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DeSena: no progress with Dems Partisan split remains in town BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena said no progress has been made in keeping partisan politics out of the town since a highly contentious public meeting this month. DeSena, who spoke at the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations last Wednesday night, said a shift that moved board members from a shared room into “wings” separated by political parties remains in effect. She said, to her understanding, the Town Board had occupied the shared room for more than 50 years before the switch. The newly elected supervisor also said she visited Town Hall on Dec. 30, before her inauguration, and saw the offices being shifted around and asked for it to be stopped. DeSena, a registered Democrat who ran on the Republican line in November, said her request was denied. Having elected officials hear from their constituents, she said, Continued on Page 35

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Firefighters respond to a fire Friday night on Second Street in Mineola.

Mineola fire displaces dozens Apts., 2 businesses destroyed as 22 departments fight blaze that rekindled day later BY B R A N D ON DUFFY

100 firefighters, oﬃcials said. On the following day it apparently rekindled and firefighters A fire tore through a build- were forced to turn out again ing on Second Street in Mine- to extinguish the flames. No one was injured. ola on Friday, displacing about According to Nassau Couna dozen residents before being brought under control by over ty Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro, 22 departments responded to a mutual aid call on Friday after the Mineola Fire Department received an alert to respond to a scene involving

heavy smoke conditions. The fire in the two-story building at 178 Second St., which has apartments on the second floor and two businesses on the first floor, Metro PCS and the Discount Store, took about two hours to get under control, Uttaro said. Mineola Fire Department Chief Andrew Martone, who was in charge of the fire scene Friday, said that no occupants were trapped at the time of

the call and that whoever was present in the building was able to leave by a staircase. The Red Cross helped the displaced residents who lived on the second floor, where the fire began, according to Uttaro. An investigation into the cause of Friday’s fire was underway, Uttaro said. Arson and bomb squad detectives were at the scene, according to officials. Continued on Page 34

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DeSena, board Dems Pennsylvania men dispute fund source arrested in W.P. Offer different accounts on money for appointee

Allegedly stole catalytic converter in NHP

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The Town of North Hempstead supervisor’s office says a personnel resolution passed at the first Town Board meeting in 2022 transferred $93,407 worth of payroll from the Yes We Can Center in Westbury to the Department of Services for the Aging, which the office says is the amount needed to cover a political appointee’s transfer from the clerk’s office. The resolution, passed by the Town Board on a party-line 4-3 vote with Democrats in the majority, moved nine Democratic political appointees from the office of the supervisor and town clerk to noncompetitive and union jobs, totaling about $800,000 worth of transfers. The specific transfer involves an employee who has been transferred from deputy town clerk to secretary to the commissioner of the Department of Services for the Aging, the supervisor’s office says. Brian Devine, a spokesman for the supervisor’s office, said the resolution is a misuse of funds. “It’s appalling that the councilmembers who approved this resolution feel that this budgeted payroll is better served protecting a political appointee than helping the residents who utilize the Yes We Can Center and all its great programs and services,” Devine said in a statement to Blank Slate Media. Also included in the personnel resolution is a transfer of two additional employees for the center, coming over from the supervisor’s office and the aging services department, respectively, increasing its staffing in the Department of Parks and Tecreation. Gordon Tepper, a spokesman for the Town Board, disputed the claims made by the supervisor’s

Three men from Pennsylvania were arrested in Williston Park last week after allegedly stealing a catalytic converter in New Hyde Park, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Detectives from the Burglary Pattern Squad said police were on a routine patrol in Williston Park just before 4 a.m. on Thursday when they spotted a black BMW 4. Officials said the car fit the description of one that was used in the larceny of a catalytic converter from New Hyde Park earlier that day. Police said they stopped the vehicle and removed the

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Supervisor Jennifer DeSena’s first public meeting in office was Jan. 6. office. “The budget transfers from last Thursday’s meeting enabled the town to move forward with a realignment that allowed the supervisor to bring on her handpicked staff,” Tepper told Blank Slate Media. “The town did not use contingency funds or appropriations of reserves. We simply adjusted operational savings. The transfers had a net-zero impact on the budget, resulting in absolutely no additional cost to taxpayers.” Tepper also said that the Yes We Can Community Center, which has made recent improvements to community, leadership and safety development, did not suffer any funding loss. “There were absolutely no cuts made to the Yes We Can Community Center,” he said. “The services have actually been expanded.” Tom McDonough, the safety coordinator for North Hempstead’s Civil Service Employees

Association Unit 7555, questioned the intention of the resolution and where money was coming from. “I can rip this budget apart if I wanted to, but I won’t,” he said at the Jan. 6 meeting. “I find it amazing that we were able to find funds to support these positions but we haven’t been able to replace several union positions within the past couple of years.” McDonough added that several town departments, including parks and recreation, are severely understaﬀed. Another position change that drew comments from Republicans was appointing a chief research assistant to the Town Board. According to the resolution, Jeanine Dillon, the former chief of staﬀ to Judi Bosworth during her time as supervisor, will take the position at a salary of $157,890. Upon her hiring in 2018, Dillon earned $135,000 in her previous job. Continued on Page 34

three men from Pennsylvania, 22-year-old Andy De Jesus Rosario, 22-year-old Andy Concepcion Encarnacion and 26-year-old Alexander Morales. Officials said Rosario and Morales are residents of Hazelton, while Encarnacion is a resident of Shenandoah. Each of the men was charged with second-degree auto stripping, third-degree criminal mischief, possession of burglar tools and attempted petit larceny, according to a news release. Officials said the three were scheduled to be arraigned last Friday at First District Court in Hempstead, but efforts to reach law enforcement officials for an update on the matter were unavailing.

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G.N’s Zimmerman joins Congress race National committee member, public relations exec endorsed by Bosworth, other Democrats BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y

Council on the Humanities.! He said the issues he sees as a priority Robert Zimmerman, a longtime Demo- include Medicare for all, women’s reprocratic National Committee member from ductive health, supporting Israel, climate Great Neck, said he is running for his par- change, gun safety and restoring the state ty’s nomination in the 3rd Congressional and local tax deduction (SALT) on federal taxes, a major focus of Suozzi.! District. Zimmerman also says that he is part of The seat is being vacated by Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) as he runs for gov- a “new generation” of candidates that will not accept corporate PAC contributions. ernor.! Former North Hempstead Town SuZimmerman, 67, is co-president of ZE Creative Communications on Bond Street, a pervisor Judi Bosworth and current council public relations firm he began 33 years ago.!! members Veronica Lurvey and Peter ZuckAccording to his campaign, he has re- erman have endorsed Zimmerman. “With immense government knowlceived endorsements from a bevy of North edge, decades of experience, and relaHempstead officials. If elected, Zimmerman would become tionships with officials across the country, the first gay member of Congress from Long Robert Zimmerman is uniquely qualified to represent us,” Bosworth said, according Island and Queens. “I see people being alienated and dis- to a press release. “A dear friend for many connected from their government and los- years, Robert is someone I know we can ing faith in the government in every aspect trust to have our back in Congress. He will of life,” Zimmerman said. “My life’s work be there when we need him, and he won’t has prepared me for this moment. I’m not back down.” Ex-County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum a novice.” Zimmerman previously worked as a and retired Councilwoman Lee Seeman congressional aide on Capitol Hill for Con- have also pledged their support. “Robert is an intelligent, articulate, and gressmen Lester Wolff, James Scheuer and Gary Ackerman. His advocacy has also led congenial individual who I would be proud to his being nominated by President Bill to have represent us in Washington, DC,” Clinton to serve on the John F. Kennedy Birnbaum said. “He is someone who we can Center for the Performing Arts Presidential count on to do the right thing and bring reCommission on the Arts and by President sults to our district.” Zimmerman joins a race for the DemoBarack Obama to serve on the National

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Great Neck’s Robert Zimmerman announced he is running in the 3rd Congressional District. cratic nomination that includes ex-North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan, Oyster Bay’s Reema Rasool and Melanie D’Arrigo of Port Washington.! George Santos is seeking the Republican nomination. Regarding the contested field for the June primary, Zimmerman says he is running for oﬃce, not against people.! “I’m running on my experience and my

record of advocacy for Long Island,” Zimmerman said. “My record of experience working on Capitol Hill and in business have put me in a unique position to understand what the constituents need and what Long Island needs.” Zimmerman said the campaign is a culmination of his life’s work, standing up for people who were either overlooked or unseen.! “I remember going to a high school educator who told me ‘there are doctors who can make you better,’” Zimmerman said, describing his experience growing up gay. “For a young person to hear that they’re sick is something it’s hard to shake. In many ways, political activism gave me my voice, a sense of mission and purpose in my life.” Zimmerman said he’s confident in what the campaign will have to offer and events and fundraisers will be announced soon. The 3rd Congressional District incorporates Nassau’s North Shore and parts of Queens and Suffolk counties. Later this year, legislators will announce reshaped congressional districts that may affect the district.! “Whether it’s veterans, who are our national treasure, middle-class families trying to balance the pressures of everyday living or our senior citizens, people in our communities deserve a member of Congress that they can trust to have their back,” Zimmerman said. “I will be that congressman.”

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Family seeks $100M from Durst estate Lawyer for kin of NHP’s Kathleen McCormack Durst to file wrongful death suit BY R OB E RT PELAEZ A lawyer representing the family of Kathleen McCormack Durst, the first wife of recently deceased real estate scion Robert Durst, said he will soon file a wrongful death lawsuit against his estate. On Saturday, Lake Successbased attorney Robert Abrams said he plans to file the suit against Durst’s trust, seeking more than $100 million. Abrams also said he would continue to pursue legal action against those who, he believes, helped cover up Robert Durst’s alleged murder of Kathleen Durst. Abrams declined to comment further. A graduate of New Hyde Park Memorial High School, Kathleen McCormack Durst disappeared on Jan. 31, 1982; her body was never found. Thirty-six years after her disappearance, she was declared dead by a Manhattan court in 2017. Last year, the Westchester County district attorney’s oﬃce reopened the cold case investi-

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The lawyer representing the family of Robert Durst’s first wife, New Hyde Park native Kathleen McCormack Durst, plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the Durst estate. gating Kathleen Durst’s disappearance. “Not a single day goes by that we do not think about our beautiful, smart and kind sister Kathleen,” the McCormack fam-

ily said in a statement to News 12 in September. “Today, more than ever before, it is clear that she was murdered by Robert Durst in Westchester County. The justice system in Los An-

geles has finally served the Berman family. It is now time for Westchester to do the same for the McCormack family and charge Durst for the murder of his wife, Kathie, which occurred almost forty years ago.” Eﬀorts to reach the McCormack family or Durst’s legal team for comment were unavailing. The California Department of Corrections said Durst, 78, died of natural causes on Jan. 10 while being treated at a hospital. In October, Durst contracted COVID-19, days after being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for killing his longtime friend Susan Berman in 2000. Robert Durst has long been suspected of being responsible for Kathleen Durst’s disappearance, a case he was indicted for last year on charges of seconddegree murder. Durst, who in the 2015 HBO miniseries “The Jinx” was recorded saying, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course” on a hot microphone, previously denied the allega-

tions. Kathleen McCormack, the youngest of five children, married Durst in 1971. Seven years ago, Kathleen Durst’s sisters and then-101year-old mother filed suit in state Supreme Court in Mineola against Durst, alleging that he had murdered Kathleen and caused the family “extreme emotional distress, humiliation, mental and physical anguish, as well as economic losses” by keeping her body hidden. Prosecutors claimed Robert Durst murdered Kathleen Durst, who was looking to divorce him, and years later shot Berman to cover his tracks. Berman, a journalist, was found dead in 2000 on Christmas Eve, lying in a pool of blood after being shot in the back of the head in her Los Angeles home. Robert Durst was also acquitted in the 2001 slaying of Morris Black, his elderly neighbor in Galveston, Texas, whose body was dismembered with an ax and bone saw. Prosecutors tied the Black slaying to alleged attempts by Durst to cover his tracks.

Shuttered urgent care facility reopens BY B R A N D ON DUFFY

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Mineola’s CityMD Urgent Care (not shown here) reopened following a temporary closing due to staff shortages.

Following a temporary closing for 12 days, the CityMD Mineola Urgent Care on Herricks Road reopened on Jan. 10. The branch, which offers rapid and PCR tests for COVID-19, was one of several closed due to staffing shortages related to the virus, the company said in a statement. “Continuing to provide these services to the community is a top priority; however, our physicians and teammates are also a priority,” the company said at the time. “To preserve our ability to staff our sites, we have temporarily closed certain locations. It is our hope that closing sites now will best allow us to avoid future closures as this surge continues.” The clinic at 292 Herricks Road was one of four to be closed on Long Island, including locations in Bay Shore, Merrick and Patchogue. CityMD, which has over 100 sites, operates in New Jersey and New York.

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Suozzi calls for probe of Hochul travel Governor announces record haul of $21M as her challenger touts $5M in his war chest BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y

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Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) is running against Gov. Kathy Hochul in a Democratic primary later this year.

Congressman Tom Suozzi’s campaign announced that he has over $5.2 million in cash on hand in the first filing report, days after he called for a probe into whether Gov. Kathy Hochul misused state-owned aircraft to campaign during her gubernatorial run. Suozzi, a Democrat who is running against Hochul in a Democratic primary for governor, held a virtual news conference last Thursday from his Glen Cove home to ask state Attorney General Letitia James to launch an investigation into her travel. “Open and ethical government, it’s one thing to make a pronouncement,” the former Nassau County executive said. “It’s something else to actually follow up on that. Actions speak louder than words.” On Tuesday, Suozzi released his fundraising numbers, which he previously said will prove he is “viable” in this race. “I think my race is going to demonstrate that I’m viable,” Suozzi said last Thursday. “I believe it’s going to be a very credible number and I’ll continue to raise money going forward to have a great campaign to get my message out that I’m a proven executive with a

common-sense approach towards governing.” Of Suozzi’s reported $5,245,224.64 cash on hand, $3,322,790 is made up of contributions toward his gubernatorial run, six weeks after his announcement. He also transferred $2,101,572.75 from his congressional campaign account. According to filings, 87 percent of contributions toward his campaign have come from New York state. Since launching her campaign in August, Hochul has raised $21.6 million, a state record for a single filing period. Suozzi’s campaign showed a video during the news conference, which has been posted to Twitter, of a clip where Hochul says transparent government will be a hallmark of her administration. A diagram of Hochul’s travel was then shown. “Governor Hochul took 45 state aircraft trips in 45 days,” the video said. “They claimed it was ‘state’ business but there were 64 campaign events.” According to a report by the Albany Times Union, Hochul’s oﬃce was told by a state oﬃcial that taxpayerfunded trips for campaign events potentially violated state ethics codes. According to the governor’s of-

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GOP nominating convention in Nassau County GOP to host statewide event at the Garden City Hotel from Feb. 28 to March 1 BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The Nassau County GOP was selected to host the New York Republican Party’s statewide nominating convention at the Garden City Hotel from Feb. 28 to March 1. The announcement was made last Friday by Nick Langworthy, chairman of the state’s Republican Party. He touted the work of Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph Cairo Jr. in getting Republicans elected on a county and town level in November. “I’m thrilled that Chairman Cairo has agreed to host us,” Langworthy said in a statement. “He is the ultimate strategist who is a key part of our team helping to lead our candidates to victory. This convention will put a huge spotlight on how we plan to replicate Nassau’s victories statewide.” “We enjoyed some great victories in 2021, sweeping the countywide elective oﬃces, increasing our majority in the Nassau Legislature, taking back

townwide oﬃces and council seats in North Hempstead, dominating in the towns of Oyster Bay and Hempstead, as well as winning convincingly in the city of Glen Cove,” Cairo said. “I think that Long Island is a great place to host the state convention.” In November, Republican Bruce Blakeman defeated Democratic incumbent Laura Curran in the race for Nassau County executive by more than 2,000 votes. Blakeman tallied 142,626 votes and Curran received 140,476. In the race for North Hempstead supervisor, Jennifer DeSena, a Democrat who ran on the Republican line, defeated Town Clerk Wayne Wink, a Democrat, by less than 1,000 votes. Republican Ragini Srivastava defeated Viviana Russell, a Democratic member of the Town Board, in the race for town clerk, and Republican candidates David Adhami and Dennis Walsh were also elected to the Town Board after defeating Democrats. Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, a Republican, won re-election in a contest

against Democrat Jason Abelove. Clavin had 93,550 votes to Abelove’s 49,095. The Republican Party also picked up an additional seat in the Nassau County Legislature, with challenger Mazi Melesa Pilip defeating 10th District

incumbent Ellen Birnbaum, a Democrat. “There is no better place to host our convention than Nassau County,” Langworthy said. “They sent shockwaves around the state last November with their tremendous Republican victories

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Nassau’s COVID-19 positivity rate falls Hochul says virus cases have decreased by 75% throughout N.Y. since start of winter surge BY R OB E RT PELAEZ On Jan. 5, nearly 7,000 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Nassau County, which had a seven-day positivity rate of 26.1 percent, according to the state’s Department of Health. As of Monday, the most up-to-date figures, fewer than 1,200 new cases were confirmed and the county’s seven-day average decreased to 16.9 percent, a trend seen throughout New York, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. On Tuesday, Hochul announced that positive coronavirus cases across the state have decreased by 75 percent since the start of the winter surge in December due to the omicron variant. Despite the encouraging statistics, Hochul reminded everyone to get vaccinated and receive a booster shot, if eligible, to help maintain the decrease in cases. “As numbers continue to move in the right direction, we need to remain vigilant against the winter surge by getting the vaccine and boosters, continuing to use masks, and staying home if you feel sick,

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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday that there has been a 75 percent decrease of coronavirus cases throughout New York since the beginning of the winter surge. so we can keep our fellow New Yorkers safe,” Hochul said. “Let’s not undo all of the progress we’ve made.” Dr. David Hirschwerk, the executive vice chair of North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center’s Departments of Medicine, said people who are fully vaccinated have about a 40 percent protection rate against the omicron variant. Those with a booster shot have roughly a 70 percent protec-

tion rate against the variant and about a 90 percent protection rate against developing severe illness. “We can only say that those receiving boosters are much less likely to become infected compared to those receiving one or two shots,” Hirschwerk said in a statement to Blank Slate Media. “And with that, they are less likely to become transmitters of the virus. If they do become infected despite vaccination, they do remain contagious to others.”

Port policeman dies in Northern State crash BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z

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Port Washington Police Officer Brandon Wilson died in a car crash last week.

Brandon Wilson, a 34-year-old police officer of the Port Washington Police District, died after a car crash on the Northern State Parkway last week. Before officials confirmed Wilson’s identity, state police reported that one person was killed on Thursday afternoon traveling eastbound on the parkway. Officials said the car swerved into the southbound shoulder near Exit 34, hitting two trees and a light pole. Officials later confirmed that Wilson, a Westbury resident and five-year member of the Port Washington Police District, was the driver and was pronounced dead on the scene. The Port Washington Police District released a statement on Friday about Wilson’s service. “It is with deep regret and sadness that the Port Washington Police District acknowledges the untimely passing of Police Officer Brandon Wilson,” the statement said. “He honorably served the Port Washington community for the past 5 years. Police Officer Wilson made a profound impression on the many lives he touched. He will be sorely missed by all those who had the privilege to serve alongside him.”

Hirschwerk, who also serves as an associate professor of medicine at Hofstra/Northwell’s School of Medicine, said the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines “have performed better with respect to reducing transmission” than the Janssen J&J vaccine. In Nassau County, more than 377,000 people had tested positive for the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic as of Monday, according to state health statistics. More than 5,300 people had died from the virus in Nassau. Statistics from the state Department of Health show that Great Neck’s 11020 ZIP code led the way on the North Shore with 93.3 percent of its population receiving a completed vaccination series as of Wednesday. The 11042 ZIP code of New Hyde Park continues to have the lowest rate at 16.4 percent of people with at least one shot, according to statistics. That area, however, consists primarily of businesses south of Northern State Parkway and along Marcus Avenue. The next lowest rate on the North Shore is the 70.5 percent in the 11024 ZIP code of the Great

Neck peninsula, which includes the Village of Kings Point. The next lowest one is also in Great Neck, with the 11023 ZIP code at an 73.7 percent rate, according to the figures. This area incorporates parts of the villages of Great Neck and Saddle Rock, along with Great Neck Gardens and Harbor Hills. The statistics also show rates of 89.9 percent in Roslyn, 87.7 percent in Albertson, 87 percent in Port Washington, 86.6 percent in Mineola, 86.4 percent in New Hyde Park’s 11040 ZIP code, 85.9 percent in Williston Park, 84.7 percent in Roslyn Heights, 82.8 percent in Great Neck’s 11021 ZIP code, 80 percent in Manhasset and 77.5 percent in Floral Park. In total, the 14 North Shore ZIP codes average a 78.7 percent rate of people who had a completed vaccination series as of Wednesday. Without the 16.4 percent figure in the 11042 ZIP code, the average for the remaining 13 ZIP codes increases to 83.5 percent. Statistics also showed that 100 percent of the population in 10 ZIP codes on the North Shore received at least one vaccination dose as of Wednesday.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Camp announces scholarship search Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts, the acclaimed summer day camp for the arts, today launched the fifth iteration of its popular scholarship search, Uniquely U. The program celebrates the creativity and self-expression of creators in grades 2 through 12 (ages 7 through 18), oﬀering six young artists each a full eight-week scholarship to Usdan for the Summer 2022 season. Interested creative writers, visual artists, and performers from across New York City and Long Island are asked to submit a video of themselves sharing what makes them unique, along with samples of their work, to be considered for a full scholar-

ship, including tuition and transportation to the campgrounds in Wheatley Heights, Long Island — a value of $8,200 per student. (All UU full scholarship recipients are then eligible to attend camp at 75 percent tuition for the remainder of their eligible Usdan years.) In addition, the school responsible for the highest number of submissions will be able to choose a student to receive a full scholarship. Applications and search parameters are outlined on UU.Usdan.org. The deadline to apply is 11:59 PM on April 1st. This year’s recipients will be announced the week of May 2nd. This year’s camp season runs from June 27th through August 19th. “Artists always see the world diﬀerently from those around them; this is true of the youngest artists too,” says Lauren Brandt Schloss, executive director of Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts. “All you creators out there: If you have a particular passion, think creatively, or see yourself diﬀerently from others around you, Usdan is the place for you. Apply for this scholarship, show us who you are, and most importantly, always be Uniquely U.”

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Catholic schools are popular options for education Education is a personal decision for every family. Families have many education options to choose from, and that includes private institutions. When considering private education, families may consider Catholic schools. The family and parenting resource Verywell Family indicates that Catholic schools have the highest enrollments and the greatest number of schools in operation of all private schools in America.

The first Catholic parochial school opened in Philadelphia in 1783 and was called St. Mary's School. Interest in Catholic education soon started to grow, especially during the mid-19th century, when the United States welcomed an influx of Catholic immigrants. By 1920, there were around 1,500 Catholic schools in the United States, reaching peak enrollment and total number of schools in the 1960s. Catholic schools still present a viable education option for students in the 21st century. Each year during National Catholic Schools Week, which is the last week of January, the country celebrates Catholic education. It's also a time when

many Catholic institutions host open houses and sponsor recruitment campaigns for the upcoming school year. CSW is now entering its 48th year, and 2022 events will include special masses, assemblies and other activities for students, families and parishioners, according to the National Catholic Educational Association. With CSW on the horizon, consider these points of interest about Catholic education. · The NCEA says academic excellence is a hallmark of Catholic education, but it is directed in a way to foster the growth of the whole person - mind, body and spirit.

· Service is fundamental to Catholic education and is a core teaching of the Catholic faith. Students enrolled in a Catholic school can expect to participate in service projects. · Many people are drawn to Catholic schools because of the smaller, more intimate campuses and class sizes. NCEA indicates the average student/teacher ratio in Catholic schools is 13:1. · Statistics for the 20182019 school year indicated there were 6,289 Catholic schools operating across the country. · Catholic schools enjoy diverse populations and have a history of welcoming and supporting lower-income students. The NCEA says the Hispanic/

Latino population accounted for 20.7 percent of Catholic school populations in 2017. · While many of the students enrolled in Catholic parochial schools are practicing Catholics, it is not necessary to be Catholic, or even Christian, to attend. Catholic schools require a significant financial commitment. Niche, the school comparison and rating company, and the NCEA indicate the average cost of Catholic elementary schools in the U.S. is $4,400 per year, while Catholic high schools cost around $9,840 annually. However, many families feel the cost is well worth it because of the education students receive at Catholic schools.

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Opinion

OUR VIEWS

Silence of Nassau Republican lambs

lank Slate Media letter writers have engaged in recent weeks in a lively and often heated exchange about comparisons between former President Donald Trump and German dictator Adolf Hitler. Trump certainly does not compare to Hitler in what he has done. Hitler presided over a genocide against Jews in which six million people died and started a world war in which an estimated 70 million to 85 million perished. There has been nothing in history to compare to this horror. But there are disturbing comparisons to Trump, Hitler and many autocrats past and present and what allowed them to succeed. Trump was the first president in the history of the United States who would not concede his loss in an election, falsely claiming it was stolen. The fact that he lost was proved in repeated state audits and more than 60 court cases. Trump then incited an assault on the Capitol in an effort to stop Joe Biden from taking office and instead install him as president. In what was the worst attack on the Capitol since the War of 1812, the lives of his vice president and members of Congress were threatened, more than 140 police officers were injured and five people lost their lives. Who says Trump incited a riot? Well, at the time leaders of both parties. “January 6th was a disgrace. American citizens attacked their own government,” then-Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in explaining his impeachment vote. “They used

terrorism to try to stop a specific piece of democratic business they did not like.” “They did this because they had been fed wild falsehoods by the most powerful man on Earth — because he was angry he’d lost an election,” McConnell continued. The evidence is now growing by the day that the attack on the Capitol was part of a coordinated plan to undermine a basic pillar of our democracy – the right to vote. This has been a prime target of authoritarian governments from Nazi Germany to presentday Russia. Just last week, 11 members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia were arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 insurrection. This charge means they tried to “overthrow, put down or to destroy by force the government of the United States.” Democrats both nationally and here in Nassau County reflected last week on the one-year anniversary of Jan. 6 – the lives lost and threatened, the damage to the Capitol, the threat to the sanctity of our election process. “In commemorating the fallen police oﬃcers who died defending our democracy at the insurrection of the Capitol last January the 6th, we must recognize that still today – perhaps even more so – our democracy is at risk,” said Jay Jacobs, the Nassau County and state Democratic chairman. “Whether we remain a democracy or devolve into fascist state remains, unfortunately, an open question.” Congressman Tom Suozzi and state Sen. Anna Kaplan, both Democrats, stressed in press re-

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leases the importance of Americans remembering the Jan. 6 attack on the nation’s democracy and the need to protect free and fair elections in the future. “Those of us who believe in American freedom owe it to future generations to do everything in our power to strengthen and protect our democratic values from cowardly bullies and thugs who seek to dismantle our proud traditions and our way of life in our country,” Kaplan said. But Republicans here and nationally – with the exception of Congresswoman Liz Cheney, her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and a few others – were silent. Here the comparison with Germany and other authoritarian countries is apt. Silence in the face of assaults on democracy encourages the threat to grow. Blank Slate Media requested comment on the anniversary of Jan. 6 from three prominent Nassau County Republicans — County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who had served as the Nassau County Republican Party’s liaison to the Trump presidential campaign, county Legislature Presiding Oﬃcer Richard Nicolello and

state Assemblyman Ed Ra. None of them replied. The local GOP’s silence on Jan. 6 is part of a pattern of local GOP leaders failing to respond that goes back all the way to Jan. 6, 2021. Nicolello did call for the prosecution of those who committed criminal acts shortly after the Jan. 6. insurrection. But Nicolello has yet to say anything about the identity of those who assaulted the Capitol or the man who incited them. To his credit, Ra did publicly state that he agreed with McConnell, who found Trump responsible for the insurrection at the Capitol. But since then he has said nothing. The Republicans’ lack of response to Jan. 6 is in contrast to their joining the Blue Ribbon campaign to support police following the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests that followed. Ra said in an op-ed article following Floyd’s death that he was “deeply concerned about the damaging rhetoric, radical actions and misguided policy proposals we’ve been hearing from the left.” In November, no local Repub-

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lican condemned the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group known for violence, when they marched without a permit down Sunrise Highway and into Rockville Centre where they stormed stores shouting slogans and passing out flyers detailing the group’s racist and antisemitic philosophies. The Proud Boys rose to prominence in September 2020 when President Trump was asked about his regularly encouraging white supremacist groups during a presidential debate. He answered: “Proud Boys, Stand back and stand by. Somebody has to do something about Antifa and the left.” Matthew Greene, the leader of the Proud Boys who was “among the first wave” to rush up the Capitol steps, recently pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from the attack and agreed to cooperate with the government, federal prosecutors said. Blakeman did have time last week to visit Albany with Republican leaders of the state Legislature to call for the repeal of cashless bail, citing the threat to New Yorkers. Continued on Page 43

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KREMER’S CORNER

For now happy days are here again

or the past 40-plus years, there has been an ongoing debate about how much money New York State gets from the federal government compared to what we send to Washington. Thanks to two major initiatives of President Biden, that argument will have to be put on hold. As of this week is it estimated that the state will have gotten over $150 billion in various types of federal aid that is guaranteed to set oﬀ a major feeding frenzy. The battle over federal money will intensify now that Gov. Kathy Hochul has released her first state budget. Her tentative fiscal plan calls for a record-setting $216.3 billion budget, no doubt the largest in New York State history. I use the word “tentative” because she must now deal with a state Legislature that will have dozens and dozens of ideas on how the money can be spent. During the past two

years, progressive members of the Assembly and Senate have asked for billions for their pet programs, some of which were approved. That group, which is gaining more influence each day, will be pushing hard for tenant assistance and funding for workers aﬀected by the COVID pandemic. The moderate Democratic caucus has its own priorities mostly geared towards aid to education and funding for mass transit. That clash will escalate because Gov. Hochul has proposed $2.2 billion in property tax relief. It is too early to determine what types of property tax relief the governor has in mind, but it is likely that there will be two programs on the table. One will involve giving the suburbs a healthy dose of school aid and the possibility of rebate checks for middle-class homeowners. City legislators who are constantly battling with

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suburban representatives will probably push for many of their priorities and, in some cases, will oppose the funds for outof-city members. This promises to be a bruising battle. To add to the likely conflict, Hochul has her own plans, which include $1.4 billion to subsidize childcare for about 400,000 families, $150 million to expand tuition assistance

programs and $1.2 billion in bonuses for the state’s exhausted health care force. And much to the relief of many local governments, she is proposing $32.8 billion for infrastructure programs. These numbers are overwhelming but the amount of money that New York State has collected over the past year is equally staggering. On top of the influx of federal dollars, the legislature last year imposed a new income tax on high earners. That tax has produced a windfall and the state’s rising recovery has brought in more revenues than anticipated. With all these dollars, flying in the air it is fair to ask what steps is the state taking to shield itself from any future calamity? The governor has proposed that the state set up a new reserve of 15 percent of all revenues just in case a new crisis hits us. Over the years, the

state has not done a very good job of putting away rainy day funds. Maybe it will happen this time. It is hard for me personally to imagine New York State being so flush with cash. When I served as chair of the Ways and Means Committee, the legislators would argue bitterly over any little pot of money they could find and most of the time we were faced with massive deficits. To have a healthy surplus is a dream come true, but there is a warning sign attached to those dollars. If you spend like a drunken sailor, the state’s taxpayers will wind up with the worst possible hangover. So at least for the next 11 months, happy days are here again. How happy and how long the happiness will linger will be up to the governor and state Comptroller Tom Di Napoli, whose job is to make sure that the fiscal bonanza is not squandered.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

A love story about a Manhasset bar

f you want a nostalgic film that leaves you feeling good, drop by “The Tender Bar.” “The Tender Bar” is a memoir by J.R. Moehringer and now a movie directed by George Clooney, about the journey into manhood of a boy who grew up fatherless in Manhasset, L.I. The title is Moehringer’s tribute to his mom’s brother Charlie, the “tender bartender,” who brought him up in spite of their dysfunctional extended family, and with the help of a second extended family composed of the staﬀ and patrons of the bar where Charlie worked. The book was published in 2005, and I remember joining a book group discussion at the real-life Manhasset bar in question, which then (and now again) was called Publicans, at 550 Plandome Road. But I don’t remember much from that discussion — perhaps appropriately for a bar in what Moehringer describes as “my hard-drinking hometown — Manhasset, Long Island,” which is “famous for two things — lacrosse and liquor.”

The film is charming, as is Daniel Ranieri, who plays Young JR at about 9 years of age. His mom (nicely acted by Lily Rabe) has left her violent husband and returned with JR to her parents’ ramshackle home in Manhasset. Daniel almost steals the show but not quite, because this is definitely Ben Aﬄeck’s movie. In a star performance as JR’s Uncle Charlie, Aﬄeck is a dispenser of beverages and, more importantly, advice — including on one subject that’s vital to the fatherless boy: “The Male Sciences.” One day at the bar, Charlie explains: “You got your drink; your pack of butts (cigarettes); don’t keep your money in your shirt pocket like a drunk, that’s not correct. You know what you also do? You take care of your mother. And one more thing — very important. Never, under any circumstances, hit a woman. Even if she stabs you with scissors.” Clooney directed and for the most part did an excellent job — by which I mean that he did not indulge in very many episodes

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A Look on the Lighter Side of the kind of directorial “showing oﬀ ” that distracts your attention from the story. But there were a few such hiccups. For one, Manhasset residents will surely notice that the bar in the film looks nothing like their Publicans. In fact, Clooney shot everything in Massachusetts, including the scenes later on in the film, when JR finally justifies his mother’s irrational faith in him, and (spoiler!) gets into Yale, with a campus and dorm that I can tell you look nothing like Yale.

I’ll cut Clooney some slack on that, since it was all shot during COVID; perhaps he wanted to keep locations to a minimum in deference to cast and crew. Still, he should know that some great work has been shot here from the film “Meet the Parents,” to the TV series “The Royal Pains.” I found another hiccup in some of the casting — notably the actor who plays JR’s blasé, preppy roommate Wesley. Here, Wesley is played by a baby-faced Rhenzy Feliz, who doesn’t seem to age a day in four years at Yale—and is Black. It was hard for me to “buy” the scene where Wesley tells JR about his summer vacation. Wesley’s father had said “pick a city” to reward him for good grades and sent him to Venice, where three weeks somehow turned into all summer. My skepticism sent me back to the book, where I confirmed that Moehringer’s roommate was indeed a “legacy,” both at prep school and Yale — and definitely white. I was at Yale, too (albeit a de-

cade before Moehringer’s Class of 1986), and even in what my kids call prehistoric times, there were plenty of African-American and other minority students at Yale. But in all my time at Yale, I never came across anybody remotely like the film’s Wesley. Let me stress that Rhenzy Feliz’s acting is flawless — but he is asked to do the impossible, here. And I blame Clooney. I feel that Clooney arbitrarily cooked up an unbelievable character—not to serve the story, but simply to burnish his own liberal credentials. I like being liberal myself. But in this case, it distracted me from the story and broke the spell. Luckily, not fatally. “The Tender Bar” is a tenderhearted movie, with more bits of wisdom than most, and an enjoyable story. I hope Mr. Moehringer comes up with more tales, be they memoir or fiction, that someone can turn into equally enjoyable films in the future. Perhaps they will even see fit to film one on Long Island. If so, I know a good bar where they can feed and water the crew!

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THE BACK ROAD

Death threats and the ongoing terror campaign

Queens, N.Y. man was arrested earlier this month on charges that he threatened to kill Donald Trump. The man stated that he was upset with Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election. Countless others have received death threats related to 2020 election fraud conspiracy theories, but no arrests have been made. In their study “Anatomy of a Death Threat,” Reuters documented more than 850 threatening and hostile messages directed at election workers and oﬃcials. The threats were associated with Donald Trump’s false claim that the election he lost was stolen. To further flesh out the context for these threatening messages, consider Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani’s false charge that Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, a mother and daughter, engaged in election-rigging. Giuliani’s false charge was used as fodder for Trump in his January 2, 2021 call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raﬀensberger, in which

he pressured Raﬀensberger to “find 11,780 votes” to change the state’s result in his favor. During the call, Trump singled out Ruby Freeman, calling the 62-year-old grandmother a “professional vote scammer” who “stuﬀed the ballot boxes.” Shortly thereafter, Freeman and Moss received threatening phone calls containing racial slurs. Freeman also reported repeated occurrences of loud banging on her door. She called for help pleading, “Lord Jesus, where’s the police? I don’t know who keeps coming to my door.” In Reuters’ study, they gathered threatening emails, voicemails, texts, letters and Internet posts that originated from 16 states that were among the most hotly contested in the 2020 presidential race. Practically all 850 messages referred to the widely discredited contention that the 2020 election was stolen. The messages collected represent only a sample of all threats to election workers nationwide, of which nearly 1 in 4 suggested the targets should die. One target that Reuters docu-

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mented was Jim Condos, Vermont’s Secretary of State, who retrieved the following voice mails: “This might be a good time to put a f—ing pistol in your f—ing mouth and pull the trigger.” “YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL BE KILLED VERY SLOWLY.” “WE ARE NOW WATCHING YOUR CHILDREN. Your daughter is beautiful. It would be a shame if something happened to her.” Attorneys believe that 110 of the hostile messages meet the federal threshold for prosecution, mes-

sages thought to constitute “true threats, generally defined as those intended to put a person in fear of death or bodily harm or to inflict severe emotional distress.” Many more encouraged violence but did not threaten to take action. Threatening an election worker or official has rarely led to an arrest even when a true threat was made. The Supreme Court has yet to define a “true threat,” tying the hands of police and prosecutors. Reuters noted that, “Law enforcement officials often look for language or context that reflects a clear intent to act or instill fear, rather than simply suggesting a frightening outcome. For instance, many prosecutors would consider “I will kill you” as a clear threat, but “you should die” as legally protected speech.” After reviewing the messages, Georgetown University law professor Erica Hashimoto stated, “I’d be terrified by some of these messages, but if it’s protected by the First Amendment, there’s basically nothing you can do about it. How it makes a person feel doesn’t really make a difference.”

One election supervisor was warned, “Detonations will occur at every polling site set up in this county.” A worker involved in a recount was threatened, “You better not botch this recount. Your life depends on it.” Several officials received this brief but ominous message: “Click…Click Boom.” To date, Trump has not vehemently condemned the flood of threats being made in his name. This is just a variation of his waiting hours to call the dogs off during the January 6 insurrection and a continuation of his campaign of terror. In June, the U.S. Department of Justice formed a task force to investigate and bring charges against anyone who threatens election workers. Thus far, while Trump’s harasser was arrested, there haven’t been any arrests of those who made death threats against election workers and officials who feel unsafe in their jobs. Many have since resigned. Who will replace them? If fear wins out, then Trump partisans will.

E A R T H M AT T E R S

Talking tough (in a nice way) to people

y son and I enjoy listening to audiobooks together. We’re currently listening to one that features a wealthy, right-wing talk show host’s attempt to have the local public animal welfare agency issue a permit to allow the hunting of a mountain lion accused of killing his small dog. The main character is a high schooler who has a knack for solving mysteries. He’s been engaged to investigate the dog’s death. Despite clear indicators early in the story that the mountain lion had nothing to do with the dog’s death, there is overwhelming public demand for issuance of the permit. The public and the government oﬃcials all accept the version of events as told by the radio talk show host after the government oﬃcials’ halfhearted investigation before deciding whether to issue the permit. As we listened to a clip of the talk show host ranting about the incompetence of government officials (because they haven’t issued the kill permit) and that he is the only one saying the truth and that his listeners should not listen to anyone else, I remarked how true to life this is. We briefly discussed why people accept and believe misrepresentations, despite evidence to the contrary. This led, of course, to my making a connection to environmental behavior and why people often don’t do what needs to be done

despite knowing better. I’m not a psychologist or sociologist, so I won’t try to explain people’s behavior. But examining why people do what they do and studying how we can change their behaviors are important eﬀorts that impact our daily lives. The inquiries are not because we want to be right, but because we know certain things, based on science, and we know how we need to act in response. One of these realities we need to address is climate change. Climate change is a fact and it’s a fact we have known about for decades. Yet we are still disagreeing about how much we need to do in response, despite the volumes of research providing clear guidance on what needs to be done to arrest the progress of climate change’s consequences. In the course of my eﬀorts to learn more in this area, I’ve read some and taken some classes. I’ve learned that knowing information is not enough to change most people’s behavior. This blew my mind when I was first exposed to this concept. But then I thought about it, and it made perfect sense. How often do we eat something even though we know it’s not good for us? How many people smoke even though they know the risks? There are many reasons we do things even though we know bet-

LYNN CAPUANO Earth Matters ter. Often the reasons we do these things are the very ways that will get us to change behavior. For example, people often smoke in social situations, because everyone is doing it. Social connections are a powerful mechanism for changing behavior. Consider how we maintain our homes and how much of that is influenced by our neighbors and the unspoken expectations for what the neighborhood should look like. These expectations about the neighborhood are norms set by a community and are very indicative of people’s behavior. If everyone in a particular community or social circle dresses a certain way, it’s unlikely any one individual is going to go against that norm and dress very diﬀerently.

It is the same with environmental behaviors. They can be influenced through norms, social connections, and other factors such as feeling connected to and invested in your community as a place that meets your needs and satisfies your interests. Some other factors that influence environmental behavior are how eﬀective you believe your behaviors will be and the values that guide your behaviors. I recently read an opinion piece in The New York Times by Adam Grant about reasoning with someone who holds a diﬀerent opinion from yours. He described something called motivational interviewing which involves using openended questions to understand a person’s opinion. It occurred to me that what he described applies to influencing environmental behavior. Through the process of questioning, you try to uncover the person’s goals and help guide them to see how an alternate opinion can help them reach their goals. It is important to focus on how questions rather than why questions (for example, asking how will their opinion work in practice rather than why that is their opinion) and look for indications of a willingness to change. Grant wrote about talking to a friend opposed to COVID-19 vaccinations, but the method can be applied in any context, including discussions about

climate change. The desired outcome is to understand where the other person is coming from and not on winning the debate. Through the process of questioning, you look for indications that the person is open to other opinions. It’s not necessarily about changing minds, but about opening minds to other ways of thinking and thereby creating the opportunity for people to change their minds. I was struck by this approach because, at its root, it is drawing on what I have learned about influencing environmental behavior and how those efforts need to first address other outcomes, like social connections, norms, values, efficacy and connection to place. Those are the things that motivate people and influence their opinions. If we can listen to people talk about their opinions, how they will work when put into practice and, most importantly, listen for those indications of open-mindedness, we can offer alternative opinions tied to those motivating factors influencing their opinions. That suggests an effective, powerful and admirable approach that demonstrates respect and sincerity without avoiding facts and without getting distracted by proving your rightness. It may not make for a good children’s book, but it may make for a better world by changing people’s behavior

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Ballot harvesting allowed in G.N. Park District

he reason why former President Trump seems to refuse to believe he lost the 2020 election is because he rigged it — as we are finding out daily – but all the mechanisms he used simply weren’t enough to do what worked for him in 2016. And the mechanism he focused on most were the mail-inballots because rules were made to accommodate the historic global pandemic that had already killed 300,000 Americans by Election Day. Despite sending his agent, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, to sabotage the U.S. Postal Service, Trump lost the election that still produced turnout of about 66 percent – highest in decades. Trump and his supporters equated all mail-in ballots with “voter fraud” – assailing what is known as “ballot harvesting” – where a candidate literally goes out and collects the absentee

ballots, often by the hundreds or thousands. New York State has been extremely restrictive in its use of absentee ballots (as well as having no early voting at all), which is why New York had had some of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country. That is, until the coronavirus pandemic, when New York recognized a concern for contracting COVID as a reason to obtain an absentee ballot – contributing to strong turnout numbers. As a result, New York attempted to make “no-excuse” absentee voting permanent, but in the 2021 Republican wave, the measure was defeated. The state’s restrictions against the use of absentee ballots have been even more onerous for special district elections, like the Great Neck Park District, eﬀectively disenfranchising even doctors or nurses working at North Shore Hospital whose shifts did not allow them to vote

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in person between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. because they were in-district. But those rules were tossed aside this election cycle because of COVID-19. Ironically, this opened the floodgates to literal ballot harvesting and also questions about election integrity. There are 2,868 names on the list of “disabled and absentee” voters. All but a few were

issued and all but a few hundred delivered directly to candidate Vanessa Tamari and all but a few beyond that returned by Tamari (the victor out of a field of five candidates) to the park oﬃce. A total 1,102 of Tamari’s 1,803 votes (including 713 out of the 1,135 votes she garnered in Kings Point and 256 out of 449 in Great Neck) were cast by absentee ballot. This compares to 546 absentee ballots out of 1,121 votes for Dorothy Feng, the next highest vote-getter (notably, none of the absentee ballots were actually picked up or delivered by Feng). We spoke to one fellow who said he never votes in the park election, but Tamari showed up at his door, oﬀered him the application for mail-in ballot, returned with the ballot and waited for him to fill it out, so she could deliver it for him. (He said he had been undecided before.) This is the definition of

“ballot harvesting,” which the Republican National Committee called an “obvious threat to our nation’s elections.” The RNC added, “Republicans remain committed to outlawing this sinister practice.” https:// republicans-cha.house.gov/ threat-ballot-harvesting While there are triple layers of security in the general election to confirm the identity of voters who send in their ballot by mail and to ensure their vote is counted only once, there are no such security mechanisms in place for the Great Neck Park District. The Park District gets its voter books from the Nassau County Board of Elections, but unlike the general election, these books did not contain the voter’s signature in order to compare it with the voter who signs when they vote in person or significantly to compare against the mail-in-ballot envelope. Continued on Page 43

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Family humor is no joke. It helps us keep sane

am in the arduous process of writing a book entitled “Unpicking Depth Sport Psychology: Case Studies in the Unconscious.” There’s a section of the book called “Defenses athletes use to win.” Athletes use things like banter, horse play and jokes to break the stress and tension before and during games. This may seem obvious to you, but nary has a word been written about the use of humor by sport psychologists. Sport psychology is by no means the only field to ignore the value of humor. In fact, I cannot recall much attention to humor in all those textbooks on family or marital issues either. Yet ask anyone alive what drew them to the person they love and one of the first things mentioned is a good sense of humor. The ability to laugh, joke around and make light of life’s many stresses is a very big thing indeed. Years ago, I met David Essel, an author, life coach and motivational speaker, and he told me of the time he interviewed mystic genius Maharashi Yogi, the guy who made transcendental meditation famous by teaching the Beatles about it. When he described the interview, Essel said every question was prefaced with light-hearted laughter. David called back the Maharashi three weeks later because he

couldn’t seem to remember much of the content of the interview except for the laughter, to which the Yogi’s assistant said: “Congratulations, you have learned of how the Maharashi lives joyously in the moment.” True wisdom I would say. Sigmund Freud noted the lack of philosophical interest in humor and wrote the book “Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious.” He thought the use of humor was one of mankind’s highest and most mature defenses, allowing us to express, get on top of and overcome some of our painful emotions. The film industry takes humor seriously as well. Proof of this is seen in the fact that Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler are among the two highest paid actors on Earth. Advertising takes joking seriously too, with about 25 percent of all commercials using comedy and humor to charm and woo potential customers. Who doesn’t love the Geico caveman or that odd Liberty Mutual man dressed in yellow with his ostrich sidekick? It is strange that family therapy doesn’t seem to focus on humor because some of the fondest memories I have are about those quirky family jokes that develop over the years. I don’t have the best of memories, but I do recall with clarity the joke that kept getting more elaborate about the worst drivers on Earth. My father, my brother and I

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were always in a hurry to get places and when we encountered slow drivers, it got us very mad. And after careful observation we slowly determined that the world’s slowest and worst drivers were men of about 70 years of age, drove Nash Rambler two-door wagons with wood paneling on the side, ways wore a hat, had glasses and smoked a pipe. We hated those drivers for delaying our swift passage from home to wherever. And there is only one joke I can recall without a problem, and it was the one from my little sister Chris. The joke went as follows: A girl named Jeannie was walking along the railroad tracks and was suddenly hit by a train. Her body parts were all over the place and Chris came along picked up an arm, a leg, the torso, the other arm, the head and shouted “Jeannie,

pull yourself together!” to which my sister would laugh hysterically. From that point on I knew my sister was a little touched in the head. And it was years before I realized that all the comments my parent were making as they watched a television show were actually not to be taken as what they actually thought but meant the opposite. When they would say things like “Isn’t she attractive?” referencing some slightly overweight singer on TV, they did not really mean she was attractive but actually meant she was rather fat and ugly. This mental confusion was what probably drove me into the field of psychology. And to this day there are only three people who can make me laugh uncontrollably, one of whom is my older brother, then my best friend Billy Cullen and my friend David Weiss. who was a television

host and part-time comic. I recall once being at the PGA Expo in Orlando and David was interviewing me for a show he was hosting. Every time he would open his mouth and ask a question I knew how his mind was working behind the question and I would burst out laughing. This went on for a few minutes and thank the Lord the show was not live. Life is a grim aﬀair filled with anguish and anxiety. And then it ends. This is yet another cruel joke. Sartre said: “Hell is other people” with which most people agree. One of the best ways to conquer all this anguish and anxiety is to hang with people who joke around and laugh easily and frequently. I bet that if you think about it, your family had their own unique, quirky jokes that developed over time and helped you to remain sane and intact.

Even Presidential families like to joke around.

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READERS WRITE

Perihelion Lack of heat imperils families UV Sun I There’s the blackness of space to cross, its void of cold and distance, 8 minutes to reach us like blessings warm and human. Falling on my eyes, hair, skin, this light contains all the possibilities of physics and heaven. Goodness touching everywhere. One day I went into the yard and saw a jet fly across the sun like an arrow in the sky, in passing. I have been wondering since, back to the streams that flow into another, the way love and beauty take their time to perfect— I turn my back on neither. The way to life, easily enough. Stephen Cipot Garden City Park

t is quite sad about the fire in the Bronx and the many who died and were injured. Now as reported, this fire was caused by a space heater. The reason for a space heater is because of lack of heat in the dwelling in the winter. Well, I understand that only too well. You see without heat in the winter puts a person and families are put in the most painful circumstances. Added to that we have senior citizens whose health is in dan-

ger under these conditions. I truly can feel their pain. In the 1970s after I finished in the United States Navy, my girlfriend and I rented an apartment in a Bayside complex that I will not mention by name. During the winter the apartment was extremely cold although we complained a lot to management. We had to commit to extreme measures to stay warm. We ran a space heater and had the stove on while boiling water to stay

warm. We eventually moved, but many people can’t aﬀord to do that. But being cold and getting sick from a cold apartment is not very pleasant. This is what many of our poor residents are going through now. Something must be done or more families will be forced to engage in extreme measures trying to keep warm. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola

Expel officials who backed bail law

ll decent and fair-minded people recognize the evil of BDS Boycott/Divestment / Sanction activity as a discriminatory policy directed at Israel, with no similar actions against genuine crimes of humanity by evil regimes around the world. To his credit at the time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made BDS illegal. State Senator Anna Kaplan is busy, as she says, trying to “codify” this law. That’s all very nice, but I’d prefer a state sen-

ator doing his or her job comprehensively rather than choosing this issue to “cover her tuchis.” The fact is that, like Todd Kaminsky on the South Shore, she has sold out our safety through her support of the “no bail” law to curry favor with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. Our great city across Little Neck Parkway is once again a near-1970s netherworld of criminal violence,

further accelerated by an imbecilic pseudo-intellectual Harvard DA in Manhattan—and it is leeching all over the state. Do not be distracted, deterred or fooled: throw out EVERY state senator and Assembly member who sponsored or voted for the “no bail” law. Hint: They’re the Democratic members. Jeﬀrey Wiesenfeld Great Neck

Bringing diverse G.N. together

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ecent press coverage, along with the Martin Luther King anniversary, has brought attention to the issue of racial, ethnic and political diversity on Long Island, including in my home community of Great Neck. The Great Neck peninsula has a population of more than 40,000 and is highly diverse. Our challenge, as is the case in cities and towns across the country, is how to more eﬀectively bring

people together among our constituent groups and stimulate discussions that lead to increased understanding of our diﬀering views on critical matters of the day. Our particular challenge on this peninsula is that it is composed of nine villages and a number of unincorporated jurisdictions. Lacking a central government and leadership, it is especially diﬃcult to connect people and organizations representing diverse sub-

communities.. Who can best take a leadership role in bringing large numbers of people together here and organizing conversations among us? Is that a role for our religious organizations? For major not-forprofit agencies? Or, perhaps, it is a role this newspaper can play in some way. Are there ideas from this readership? Larry Siegel Great Neck

Only fools compare Donald Trump to Hitler

read with amazement recent letters comparing President Trump with Adolf Hitler. How seemingly intelligent people can be so ignorant of history is astounding. When Hitler wanted to cement his power he used his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebels, to do that. Goebels had found

how to control people by using a very strong human emotion: hate! Goebels said that if you repeat a lie over and over again, people will eventually accept that as the truth. As a result six million innocent Jews died. Corrupt Democrat politicians of today use that same strategy

in order tocontrol people’s minds. They have repeated many lies about Donald Trump over and over again. Initially they said that Trump is an anti-Semite, but he is the best friend in the White House that Israel ever had. They lied that Trump is a racist, yet Trump did more good things for Blacks than

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Obama did, and Biden has a proven racist past. They lied about what Trump said about Charlottesville: He said that there were good people on both sides meaning that people there with opposing views were demonstrating peacefully. In that same speech he condemned “white supremacists” and “neo-Nazis. His words, but you never saw that on CNN. The latest lie about President Trump is that he told rioters to attack the Congress. What he actually said was to “protest peacefully and patriotically.” Those last words purposefully omitted by the leftwing media. The diﬀerence between people

like Joe Biden and Trump is this: Biden, being a corrupt politician, will tell you what you want to hear, but then his actions are strictly for the sake of maintaining his power. Trump, not being a politician, will speak his mind, but then his actions are strictly on behalf of America and its people. It is obvious that many people don’t understand the diﬀerence, especially those who would compare Trump to Hitler. They call people like me “Trump suckers” I call them brainwashed fools! Milton Brody East Hills Letters Continued on Page 31

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YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING

MAYHEW’S NEW TAKE ON LANDSCAPE PAINTING The Heckscher Museum of Art will feature the work of artist Richard Mayhew (b. 1924, Long Island, NY) in a solo exhibition, the first-ever organized so close to Amityville, where the renowned artist grew up. Richard Mayhew: Reinventing Landscape will be on view from January 20 through April 24, 2022. The exhibition will highlight more than two dozen vibrant paintings and works on paper created by the artist over the past six decades. Richard Mayhew: Reinventing Landscape explores how Mayhew reimagined nineteenth and twentieth-century American landscape painting through auniquely personal style that expresses his perspectives about African American and Native American history and culture. The exhibition is drawn from private collections and institutions such as Hudson River Museum, National Academy of Design, and the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art. (Image above: Richard Mayhew, Jazz Solo II, 1988, oil on linen canvas. Courtesy of the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art. (c) 2021 Richard Mayhew; Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York)Coinciding with the exhibition, The Heckscher Museum announces the acquisition of one of Mayhew’s vivid paintings, Pescadero, 2014. The Museum already holds a number of Mayhew’s lithographs. “The purchase of Richard Mayhew’s Pescadero is an important springboard into the Museum’s second century,” said Curator Karli Wurzelbacher. “We are honored to have the opportunity to share the stunning and thoughtful work of this major artist with our audiences, both now and in the decades to come. Mayhew’s work will allow us to tell a more complete and compelling story about the histories of abstraction and landscape painting in America.”Richard Mayhew’s paintings express his African American and Native American heritage. “It’s a dual commitment to nature. The land is very important to both cultures, in

hew would watch them: “I was fascinated by the artists dipping their brushes into the paint like a magic wand; the beautiful images that came out on the end of it were amazing.”Following military service in the South Pacific, Mayhew spent time as an illustrator, ceramic painter, and a jazz singer. In 1951, he began courses at the Brooklyn Museum School of Art. A degree in art history from Columbia University added to his framework of artistic reference. Studies in Europe fostered deeper appreciation of the old masters and for the Impressionists’ mastery of light. Mayhew’s first solo exhibition was organized by the Brooklyn Museum. During the Civil Rights movement, he joined Spiral, formed in 1963 by a group of Black artists who met to discuss the relationships between Black identity,American culture, and politics. These debates solidified his commitment to working in an abstract style while also engaging with concepts of race and social justice.

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Jazz Solo II, 1988, by Richard Mayhew. Oil on linen canvas. (c) 2021 Richard Mayhew; Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York. terms of stimulation and spiritual sensitivity, and it’s very important to me,” he said. The Heckscher Museum, located less than 15 miles from the artist’s birthplace, will introduce people from Long Island and the greater New York metropolitan region to Mayhew’s art within the context of Long Island’s diverse cultural history. Wurzelbacher notes that the artist’s subjects may suggest the appearance of natural forms, but they are symbolic only of his emotional interpretation. He conceives his painting as “mindscapes.” Mayhew intuitively uses evocative color and diﬀused form to explore, in his words, “desire, ambition, love, hate, fear—

that’s my painting.”Although Mayhew has resided in other parts of the country (currently in Santa Cruz, CA), his place of birth remains at the center of his work. Here, his love of nature and artistic talents were first stimulated. He took from the Long Island landscape a life-long response to the spiritual essences of nature and delved into complex emotions that permeate his canvases. Richard Mayhew grew up in Amityville, on Long Island’s South Shore. It is among the oldest Black-Indigenous communities on Long Island. During the 1930s and 40s, artists visited the area in the summertime to paint en plein air along the ocean coastline, and the young May-

RELATED PROGRAMS Panel on Environmental Justice on Long Island April 5, 2022, 5:30 pm A virtual panel discussion with Jeremy Dennis, a contemporary fine art photographer, tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, and founder of Ma’s House, and Dr. Mark Chambers, Professor of Africana Studies at Stony Brook University. The panel will discuss Mayhew’s work and the intersections of environmentalism and racial justice on Long Island. Organized by Justyce Bennett, M.A., Curatorial Assistant, The Heckscher Museum of Art. ALSO ON VIEW Moonstruck: Lunar Art from the Collection January 20 to September 18, 2022 From the nineteenth century to the present, artists have gravitated to the moon for reasons scientific, mythic, and symbolic. Drawn from the Museum’s Collection, this exhibition features a broad range of artwork that explore the enduring fascination with the moon in all its phases.

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NYC Winter Outing, running from Jan. 18 through Feb. 13, 2022, is an opportunity to enjoy vibrant wintertime experiences for dining, Broadway, museums, cultural institutions, attractions, performing arts and tours, as well as hotels at attractive prices. The program, presented by preferred payment partner Mastercard, brings together three signature programs of NYC & Company, the destination marketing organization and tourism bureau: NYC Restaurant Week, NYC Broadway Week and NYC Must-See Week, plus the first-ever NYC Hotel Week.

Deals include:2-for-1 tickets to Broadway shows, attractions, museums, cultural institutions, performing arts and tours; prixfixe menus at hundreds of exceptional restaurants and neighborhood favorites across the five boroughs and 22 percent oﬀ hotel stays across the city. Among the restaurants that are participating in New York City Restaurant Week is the legendary Cuban restaurant Victor’s Cafe in Times Square. Family owned and operated since 1953 (and one of only 10 restaurants participating this year which were part of the original Restaurant Week in 1992), Victor’s is oﬀering a $39 pre-fix dinner menu featuring some of their signature dishes like their famous Ropa

Vieja (+$6), Lechon Asado, Ceviche De Camarones, and Croquetas Corral. The special menu is available for dinner Wednesday-Friday from 5-11 pm. (236 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019, 212-5867714, victorscafe.com). Mastercard cardholders, when dining with a preregistered card during NYC Restaurant Week, receive an exclusive $10 statement credit (for up to 10 transactions, totaling a $100 rebate) when spending $39 or more on-site at participating restaurants) subject to NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2022 terms and restrictions). Details are available at nycgo.com/ winterouting. Bookings for NYC Restaurant Week, NYC Broadway Week and NYC MustSee Week can be made for experiences from January 18 through February 13. Reservations for NYC Hotel Week deals are at nycgo. com/hotelweek for stays through February 13. It’s National Plan to Vacation Day! National Plan for Vacation Day, organized by the U.S. Travel Association, encourages Americans to plan their vacation days for the entire year at the start of the year – this year, taking place January 25th. After nearly two years of pandemic stress and fatigue, NPVD is an opportunity for Americans to look ahead to brighter days and make plans for getaways or vacations over the coming months. And planning is the key to taking time oﬀ and traveling. “The research reflects what so many

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have known for quite a while—that the stresses of the past year can, at least in part, be lifted by thinking about and planning time away to recharge and experience something new,” said U.S. Travel President and CEO Roger Dow. “There are real benefits to getting vacation plans on the calendar at the start of the year which include the happiness associated with travel and committing to take off all the time that is earned for a well-deserved break.” Data also shows that while vacation is essential to Americans’ mental health and well-being, it is also a crucial benefit for American workers. Nearly 70% of U.S. workers agree that their ability to take vacations is an important factor in keeping them in the workforce. In fact, paid time off is the second most important employee benefit an employer could offer after health insurance benefits. “Americans say it is important to use their paid time off to travel. Vacation gives us a chance to recharge and reconnect with family and friends, as well as explore more of our beautiful, diverse country,” added Dow. Financial Tips for Saving for Vacation Whether you’re saving for your next spring break trip, a getaway weekend, family trip, or anything in between, you want to avoid unexpected financial surprises. Leading banking app, Monifi has put together their list of their top financial tips for saving for your next vacation in celebration of National Plan for Vacation Day on January 25th. The goal-based banking app, Monifi (monifi.com), makes it easy to save. Features like personalized goals, its spend and save structure, and its trackable transaction tags so users can categorize their spending. Set a Budget and Stick to It: Be open about what you are willing to save and splurge on. Creating a budget helps you to hold yourself accountable. Plan, Plan, Plan: Setting a firm plan early on for airfare, hotels, car rentals, and dining allows you to not be surprised and unprepared for these vacation costs. Create a plan of when you will eat in or go out as well as attractions and experiences you will do each day. Create a Vacation Savings Fund: Using the Monifi app, users can create savings “buckets.” Earn interest on these personalized buckets to help you reach your financial goals faster. Continued on Page 43

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Getting started on your home remodeling I

f you are looking to upgrade your home, now is the best time to do it. You can save a ton of time and money by starting your next home remodeling project sooner rather than later. Prices for home remodeling products like windows, doors, siding, roofing, masonry, and more are continuing to increase monthly. some of these products have increased over 50% the past year.

If you start your project now, you will be able to save and lock in the current price of products before the next price increase. Not only are the prices of materials increasing but so is the labor costs. Labor for home remodeling projects has seen increases of over 10% between 2019 and 2021.

This means with the increase in pricing and increases in materials. a job you could have gotten done in 2019 is not over 60% more expensive today. With all of this said, the sooner you are able to sign a contract for your next home remodeling project the better off you will be. The other reason you want to start your home remodeling project as soon as possible is because of the delays in manufacturing. With the raw material shortage in the world right now, products are taking months to be made, shipped, and delivered.

Some products have seen limitations placed on certain styles or colors in order for the manufacturers to increase the production of supplies to meet the current demand. Starting to decide on the specific styles, colors, and materials you want for your project now is smart. You want to make sure everything you want is available and placed on order as soon as possible to ensure your project is done in time for Spring. Story provided by Steven DiMare of Unified Windows

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pen-concept homes have become increasingly popular in recent years. An open-concept home is one in which the rooms flow into one another with limited obstruction from walls or other barriers. According to the National Association of Home Builders,

A smaller home can feel much larger if it employs an open concept. The square footage is not divided into smaller quarters, which sometimes are rooms (such as formal dining rooms) that are only used a few times per year. This eliminates underused spaces and opens up sight lines in the layout.

While they may seem like a new trend, open floor plans are anything but. Early American homes featured open, often one- or two-room units built around the central kitchen/hearth. This maximized warmth and functionality. Homes evolved as incomes grew, and soon homes had several smaller rooms with specialized functions.

Disadvantages of open floor plans

84 percent of new singlefamily homes have fully or partially open layouts.

What’s old has become new again. However, before diving head first into a new home purchase or a big renovation to realize an open-concept dream, consider the pros and cons of this type of setup to determine if it’s really right for you.

Advantages of open floor plans Open floor plans facilitate the flow of natural light throughout a space and can promote air flow, helping to reduce warm or cool pockets of air in otherwise closed-off rooms. Open homes make socializing easier, even when people are doing different things. While someone is cooking dinner in the kitchen, he or she can still interact with someone else playing video games in the family room or paying bills in the home office. Entertaining also is easier, as mingling with guests is much more convenient when walls are not getting in the way.

The value of real estate has risen dramatically since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and prospective buyers may prefer an open-concept plan because it can help them minimize building costs.

Open layouts are not for everyone. The same sense of space that occurs when walls are taken down may make rooms feel cavernous and less cozy, particularly in homes with ample square footage. In addition, privacy can be hard to come by when all rooms feed into one another. When the kitchen is not separate from the family room space, that makes it easy for noise to compromise the area’s comfort levels. There is no hiding from noise in an open floor plan, as sounds from voices, television shows and appliances tend to echo and blend together. And if the home is a single-story layout, those noises from the main living areas also may carry to adjacent bedrooms. Smoke and smells are another thing to consider. When something on the stove spills over, a small range hood will not be practical for clearing smoke from a large space. Though the aroma of freshly cooked food is enticing, it can make it hard for cooks to keep guests out of the kitchen. Open-concept homes are popular, but homeowners should weigh the pluses and minuses to see if this trend is truly right for them.

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omes symbolize many different things, including an investment in one’s future.

Bank of America says a home equity line of credit, often referred to as a HELOC, is a line of credit secured by your home. It is a revolving credit line that can be used for various expenses. The Credit Union of Southern California reports that a HELOC credit line is issued by a lender and has a limit and variable interest rate that is secured by the equity in your home. A HELOC is similar to a credit card in that they both provide revolving credit. Investopedia says revolving credit is an agreement that permits an account holder to borrow money repeatedly up to a set dollar limit while also repaying a portion of the current balance due in regular payments over time. But unlike credit cards that may have high interest rates, the interest rates of HELOCs often are lower — a significant advantage when paying off large amounts of borrowed money. Home equity accessed through a HELOC can be a great source of value for future renovations, large purchases such as cars, educational expenses, and alternative debt repayment. The credit limit of a HELOC depends on your credit standing and unpaid debts. It also is determined by the market value of the home and how much you owe on your mortgage. According to Credit Karma, banks tend to limit the amount borrowed to no more than 85 percent of the appraised value of the home, minus what is owed on the mortgage. HELOC terms also vary, but they can run for as long as 30 years. Even though there are many benefits to HELOCs, there is a downside to using a home as collateral. Investopedia says home equity lenders place a second lien on the home (in addition to the first mortgage lien). Defaulting on HELOC payments can result in legal action and a home being repossessed. Another potential pitfall is a lender may reduce or freeze your credit line after missed payments. Even though banks attempt to limit how much can be borrowed through HELOCs to help avoid potentially negative situations, they are not without risk. Borrowers considering a HELOC have other options, including home equity loans. Homeowners can speak with financial advisors to learn more about their options for maximizing equity in their homes.

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Popular kitchen flooring materials costly than other types of flooring. But its budget-friendliness is not the only benefit of vinyl flooring, which HGTV notes is easy to clean, making it an ideal choice for families that routinely confront spills and stains. HomeAdvisor notes that vinyl is the best waterproof material among all kitchen floors.

itchens have long been considered the most popular gathering spaces in a home. That popularity compels millions of homeowners to renovate their kitchens each year, and the return on those investments is often significant.

A number of variables, including the value of neighboring homes and how quickly homeowners sell their homes after a renovation, affect the return on investment with a given project. According to Remodeling magazine’s “2021 Cost vs. Value Report,” homeowners recouped roughly 72 percent of their investment in a minor kitchen remodel at resale. That’s a sizable return that outperformed other popular upgrades, including vinyl siding replacement and wood deck additions. When renovating kitchens, homeowners will have to consider various components within the room, including the floors. Average flooring costs can be hard to calculate because they depend so heavily on homeowners’ choice of materials. The following are some popular flooring materials that homeowners can consider as they plan to renovate their kitchens. • Vinyl: Vinyl flooring is popular thanks in large part to its cost. According to the home remodeling experts at HomeAdvisor, vinyl flooring installation is much less

• Porcelain/ceramic tile: HomeAdvisor reports that the average cost to install porcelain or ceramic tile flooring is between $885 and $2,994. That’s less than the average cost to install stone or wood flooring. Porcelain or ceramic tiles can be slippery when they get wet, though HGTV notes that some porcelain flooring tiles have been certified as slip-resistant by the Americans with Disabilities Act. • Hardwood: It’s hard to beat hardwood when it comes to aesthetic appeal. Hardwood can be especially suitable in homes with open-concept floor plans that already have hardwood floors in surrounding rooms. HomeAdvisor notes that hardwood flooring installation can be costly, which might make it a less realistic option for budget-conscious homeowners. According to HGTV, engineered wood planks may be something to consider in the kitchen, as these are designed to be less susceptible to humidity and temperature. That’s an important component to consider in the kitchen, where temperatures can fluctuate while meals are being prepared. • Stone: Natural stone tile is another popular kitchen flooring material. HomeAdvisor traces that popularity to its wide variety of styles and price points, which make it a realistic option for homeowners working with budgets big and small. Stone tiles also provide a unique look because no two look the same, which might appeal to homeowners who want their kitchen floors to create a one-of-a-kind impression. Kitchen flooring materials vary widely. That variety ensures there’s a material for any style and budget homeowners are working with.

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Low-cost ways to revamp living areas

ome improvement projects require substantial financial investment. But just because a homeowner wants to bring a fresh look indoors doesn’t mean he or she has to break the bank along the way.

Update the flooring.

Living rooms are some of the most frequently used spaces in a home, and they can use an update from time to time to stay on trend or to make the area more functional for a changing family dynamic. Here are some budget-friendly ideas for breathing new life into living room designs.

Tired, outdated carpeting or other flooring can use an overhaul. While solid hardwood flooring may be preferable, there are many types of laminate flooring that mimic the looks of popular wood colors and styles for a fraction of the cost. Plus, many are sold at home improvement retailers and even at warehouse clubs or online for reasonable prices. Laminate flooring also may be a potential DIY job for a skilled homeowner, saving even more money.

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Homeowners should figure out how many dollars they can designate to a living room makeover before purchasing supplies or hiring out the work. Figure out the scope of the remodel, visit stores or suppliers to price out materials, get estimates from contractors, and then plan for some unforseen circumstances along the way to determine if this type of renovation is affordable. If not, scale things back until the project more closely aligns with your budget.

Change the paint color. Lighter and brighter colors are on trend. A can or two of paint can do wonders for updating a space without a large financial commitment. Pair that new paint color with new window coverings and complementary throw pillows to pull the theme together with minimal expense.

Fireplaces were once hot commodities, but that popularity waned in the 1970s and 1980s. Homeowners with chimneys may discover a fireplace was boarded over and the bare bones still exist that can be renovated to bring back character. There also are ventless freestanding units that are quite affordable that can mimic the look of a built-in fireplace.

There’s no need to throw away quality furniture if the fabric is the only thing impeding design. New upholstery or even a slipcover can update designs.

Conquer clutter. Rather than adding something to the living room, remove clutter to give the room a more airy feel. This can instantly change the look of the room. Use cord covers to tame plugs for electronics and remove unnecessary furniture from the room.

Improve lighting. Another easy and often inexpensive fix is to change lighting fixtures, including using brighter, more energy efficient LED bulbs, and to assess lighting needs to eliminate dark corners of rooms that can make the space seem drab. Living room spaces in need of an update often can benefit from improvements that go easy on the wallet.

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READERS WRITE

Curran’s missteps doomed her re-election

ormer County Executive Laura Curran whining about President Biden and other Democrats on Fox News concerning her loss to Bruce Blakeman is selfserving and wrong. She ran a

lackluster campaign in which she failed to show how Biden’s stimulus program prevented layoﬀs of police and other county workers. In addition, his covid stimulus funds prevented the LIRR

from having to cut service. This never would have happened if Blakeman’s candidate, Trump, had won. Why couldn’t she make this obvious connection in the campaign? Her weakness in implementing Gov. Ho-

chul’s mask mandates laid the groundwork for Blakeman’s extreme stance on masks. When vaccinations came into eﬀect, she never advocated for centers in Nassau and as a result county residents had

to go to NYC for vaccinations. Wishy-washy Democrats can’t get their constituency to vote, and as a result they lose. David Torby Great Neck

Attacks on Trump unfair, ignore his successes

e live in a country where we still have a First Amendment. Your readers can write as many letters comparing our 45th President to Adolf Hitler as they please. They have, and continue to be, obsessed with 45 and will never admit the great things he has done for our country (and others) in the 4 years in oﬃce.

So instead of throwing those same hate bombs to the current administration with its weak and inept tactics and failing regime, or to hold Dr.Fauci accountable for his 2-year flip flop sham of a plan, they continue on with their jealous rages. This past issue (January 14, 2022) there were 4 letters about this topic. They talk about repeat-

ing a lie often enough and it will be believed. Well that’s not true! Just look at how many times they have written about this topic, yet I honestly don’t think they changed anyone’s minds. As I said, we have a First Amendment, so let them rage on. However, what is upsetting, is the fact that Blank Slate Media decides to publish this attack. Are

you in support of their message or are you unbiased? Is poor press better than none at all? Will you publish letters stating Biden’s ties to George Wallace and Robert Byrd? Or Obama’s to Frank Ayers and Jeremiah Wright? etc. These relationships are fact and well documented, and not wild and desperate comparisons.

Are you catering to a base that is weakening and this is an attempt to gin it up? I hope for the sake of the community you serve, you have more discretion and fairness in what you decide to print. Yes, you can unify us if those in Washington wont. Simon Klarides Port Washington

Parole justice for elderly prison inmates

recently spent the morning on a virtual advocacy day focused on two bills in committee in the New York State legislature—both concerning parole justice. Now I know that incarcerated people don’t always rise to the level of highest priorities for many and that is exactly why this advocacy is so important. One bill provides for individuals who have been incarcerated 15 years or more and have reached the age of 55 to be granted a pa-

role hearing. Not a get out of jail free card, just the opportunity to show, if apt, that they are not the same person they were when their criminal act was committed. Let me just share a few reasons for this: First, 55 in prison is considered elderly in NYS due to the conditions in prisons which age people prematurely. (In many other states it is 50!) Second, All of the data shows that for people from 50-65 the recidivism rate is

less than 2 percent and for people older than that essentially zero. Third, This is the age when incarcerated people begin developing age-related illnesses, which prisons are largely incapable of treating appropriately. These conditions, of course, worsen with age especially without proper treatment, causing in eﬀect death by incarceration. Fourth, the cost to NYS taxpayers per elderly imprisoned person is the astonishing figure of $240,000 annually as op-

posed to $60,000 for people who are younger. The second bill called “Fair and Timely” would allow people already eligible for parole to receive a meaningful hearing, which would identify a person’s readiness for release. Currently much of the limited time for these hearings is taken up with a relitigation of the oﬀense, often one which took place decades earlier when the person was a teen or young adult instead of considering what

that person has done while incarcerated. Remember the oﬀense is the one immutable thing—the parole seeker cannot change that, but can change what they have done with their lives while incarcerated. Please consider writing to your NYS Assembly member and senator urging them to co-sponsor and support these bills. Shelley Sherman Great Neck

Deflating mass media’s inflation coverage

here’s been a lot of talk about inflation in the past few months, and it provides a perfect example of how mass media can take a complex subject and feed it to the public like cheeseburgers. And it’s all based on ginned-up urgency. The latest “headline” CPI figure over the last 12 months is 7 percent. The index minus food and energy, benchmarked separately thanks to their volatility, is 5.5 percent. About those indexes: They’re based on a basket of products that are intended to mirror an average family’s expenses, but that’s hard to pin down. Components within the indexes are weighted as well, so if used car prices are up 37 percent over last year, as reported for December, the index doesn’t reflect the full heft of that increase when it’s factored in the mix. Of course, if you’re not in the market for a used car, it doesn‘t

matter anyway. Air fares are included in the index, but again not something you buy every day. What else is up sharply? Hotel stays, but here prices are picking themselves up from last year’s washout, so on a year-over-year basis, you’re looking at a 23 percent hike. But this isn’t inflationary, it’s simply a reversion to normalized pricing. Gasoline prices are up around 50 percent from last year. But look closer. Gas prices are benchmarked from the low base rate seen in December 2020 and miles traveled are up over 30 percent this year since people are driving more and avoiding mass transit thanks to Covid. That “demand pull” influences pricing, aside from other factors like OPEC’s manipulation to achieve their own ends. Gas prices are politically treacherous, but Americans have no one to blame but themselves.

The top three selling vehicles in this country are full-sized pickups, and even though these behemoths get better mileage than they did 10 years ago, they serve to spike demand well beyond an appropriate level. America also has the cheapest gasoline prices in the developed world by far. Prices are over two to three times higher in Europe as they are in the U.S. To show how the media can amp up the story, “Meet the Press” displayed an infographic on price hikes. It showed egg prices were up 11 percent over last year from $1.48 per dozen. However, as recently as 2015, the price was $2.75, down to $1.82 in 2017, trickling down to the $1.48 level last year. So the correct observation is that the price of eggs has been on a deflationary tangent for six years up until now. Even so, on a weighted basis in the index, eggs are not a big factor.

What is? Housing costs. CPI only covers rents, not purchases of homes, because a home is considered a capital investment and not a consumable. But Covid has triggered accelerated migration patterns and some smaller cities are experiencing explosive population growth. The Tampa-St. Pete area is a prime example. Median rents have soared by 34 percent over last year and housing costs are VERY heavily weighted in the index, so that one lone factor can drag the aggregated CPI number sharply upward. Rents had also plummeted to low levels due to Covid, so again we are looking at price rebounds from low base rates. The housing price index is a national read, so a few outliers can swing those numbers to an outsized degree. Given our wretched zoning policies and selfish NIMBYism, decades of underbuilding serve to fuel prices

even sharply higher. But again if you haven’t moved anywhere, you’re untouched by this. For most people, inflation hasn’t aﬀected them as hard as the media narrative repeatedly tells them it has. And yet they can’t stop pumping the story. “Inflation,” as the media is calling it, is not a monetary phenomenon, and we’re not headed to a Weimar-like state any time soon. The repeated stop and start phases of supply chain disruptions fueling these price swings will, at one point, dissipate. Markets are wonderful things. In the coming months, supply and demand will find their equilibrium, and it will be onto the next manufactured crisis. Donald Davret Roslyn Letters Continued on Page 36

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Business&RealEstate

2 out of 3 Americans own homes The percentage of historical homeownership rates has risen from 47.80 percent back in 1890 to 65.4 percent by 7/1/21, according to statistics found in a digitized Census Bureau report from the 1970s from The University of Minnesota as well as the Census Bureau at the St. Louis Fed’s economic indicator database. During and after World War II, the U.S. economy was on fire and with all the new jobs being created many more were able to enter the market to purchase a home. This continued through the Sixties as we were the major dominant car, equipment and goods manufacturer of the world. However, the highest increase in rates occurred during the easy mortgage period during the early 2000s right through July 1, 2006 when it hit the high of 69 percent. The easy lending requirements, rules and regulations by the Fed enabled more individuals with lower-than-normal credit and income to secure mortgages. Alan Greenspan, the Fed chairman at the time, let things continue as they were based on his 40 years of experience. Banks had carte blanche

to be very creative to the point of some illegal lending and predatory practices. The prevailing mood and attitude indicated that the government seemed to want everyone to own a home to build their future wealth, no matter what. The plethora of so many sub-prime loans that were approved and provided to those who didn’t really have adequate credit, income or even debt/ income ratios boosted the normal ownership rate to levels not seen or experienced previously. When the stock market finally imploded due to defaults on those loans, so too did the real estate market. These loans became greater than the actual value of the homes (under-water mortgages) and millions stopped paying or just abandoned their homes and moved. Over-leveraging and borrowing against the value of one’s home was also occurring. Everyone thought that prices would continue to increase and wouldn’t recede and come down. Millions of foreclosures became the norm. Homeownership rates fell to levels not seen since 1998 and a far cry from the high of 69.9 percent in late

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

2004. However, a research paper issued a week before by Morgan Stanley analysts, Oliver Chang, Vishwanath Tirupattur and James Egan said the homeownership rate was incorrectly stated by the U.S. Census Bureau. When factoring in the delinquent mortgage borrowers, the ones who most likely would lose their homes at some point, the actual homeownership rate was 59.2 percent. This was the lowest recorded level since 1965, when the Census Bureau kept quarterly records. Prior to that time, it was recorded yearly. Leaving out the true accurate facts sounds familiar in the

methods that they use today to explain inflation. By not factoring in food and energy costs, due to their volatility, they say inflation is 7 percent, but isn’t it more like 12-15 percent or at times fluctuating higher, when adding in those important items? Maybe it makes us feel less worried when the real number isn’t conveyed to us. But the tragic events of late 2008 came crashing down on the stock market as well as housing. The government’s “To Big to Fail” bailout came about to stabilize the stock market and add liquidity for the banks. However, inventory increased to more than an 11-month supply, prices headed in the opposite direction and it took much longer for homes to sell. Homeownership rates have increased since then and are back to normal in the 65 percent range. Today, with the lowest interest rates that have been set in motion by the Fed over many years and the Covid-19 pandemic fueling the exodus from cities to more space and safety and work-at-home environments, this has accelerated the buying frenzy, reducing housing inventory to historic levels. This

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has caused prices to increase at a much faster-than-normal pace over the last seven years. However, lending requirements due to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 made borrowing harder unless you had the adequate income, credit and debt/income ratios. It also protected those against predatory and creative lending. Only 33 percent of new purchasers are Millennials and first9time buyers. Currently 64.8 percent of the U.S. population are homeowners. Going forward the number will fluctuate depending on the 2.2 million who were in mortgage forbearance, not included in the percentage. Now those will be as they have to begin paying their monthly payments.Lastly, the homeownership rate may possibly decline as interest rates and prices continue to increase locally and homeownership continues to exceed buyer’s budgets. Salaries and wages will continue to tailgate the market especially for Millennials and Gen Z’s and others coming into the market. They will either opt to become long-term renters if and when they have enough money saved to purchase or leave higher cost states to those locations that are much more affordable, such as Ohio, Indiana, Oklahoma, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri and other popular and warmer climates such as North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Texas. My belief is the percentage of renters will increase going forward, however, unless house prices adjust downward. Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years of experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S). For a “FREE” 15 minute consultation, a value analysis of your home, or to answer any of your questions or concerns he can be reached by cell: (516) 6474289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas or suggestions on future columns with your name, email and cell number and he will call or email you back.

The Williston Times, Friday, January 21, 2022

Recent Real Estate Sales in the

Willistons

42 Weybridge Road, Mineola

455 Garfield Avenue, Mineola

5 bd, 3 ba, Sold On: 12/8/21, Sold Price: $690,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

5 bd, 2 ba, 1,772 sqft, Sold On: 12/13/21, Sold Price: $670,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

340 McNeil Place, Mineola

33 Meritoria Drive, Williston Park

4 bd, 3 ba, 1,652 sqft, Sold On: 12/15/21, Sold Price: $667,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

5 bd, 4 ba, 3,300 sqft, Sold On: 11/5/21, Sold Price: $1,549,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in New Hyde Park, the Willistons, Mineola and surrounding areas by a variety of real estate agencies. This information about the home and the photos were obtained through the Zillow.com. The homes are presented solely based on the fact that they were recently sold in New Hyde Park, the Willistons, Mineola and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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34 The Williston Times, Friday, January 21, 2022

Two nights of fire on Second Street Continued from Page 1 According to Mayor Scott Strauss, companies that were dispatched included all units of the Mineola Fire Department and the Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corps. In addition, first responders from Williston Park, East Williston, Garden City and Carle Place arrived at the scene. Departments that were notified to stand by in Mineola included Albertson, Stewart Manor and Floral Park Centre. Also involved in firefighting operations were departments from Westbury, Floral Park, Roslyn, Elmont, Port Washington, Manhasset-Lakeville, Jericho, New Hyde Park, West Hempstead, Hempstead and South Floral Park. A rekindling, the relighting of a previous fire, most likely is the cause for the second incident Saturday at the building around 6 p.m., around the same time as Friday’s fire began, Uttaro said. Ten

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Firefighters perform salvage and overhaul Friday night at a fire in Mineola on Second Street. companies responded Saturday, switching out with other departments following shifts, he said. The Saturday night fire was

the second at the building that day that the Mineola Fire Department responded to, Strauss said. According to Strauss, the de-

partment spent about an hour responding to a minor fire that grew slightly with increased winds. “We responded to the same building Saturday morning because a firefighter from a nearby department told us that there was a thin, wispy smoke coming out the building,” Strauss said. “We put the small fire out with a few hand lines but really could have done so with a few water buckets. By the end of that call, we didn’t see any potential issues.” The building was fully engulfed by fire hours later, and Strauss said he was surprised how quickly it grew. First responders on Friday and Saturday were not able to enter the second floor of the building because it was unstable. Ladder trucks fought the fire from outside the building through the windows, and on Saturday the roof, which had collapsed. By Saturday, the first floor was

completely boarded up. “It was too dangerous to send firefighters up there at that point,” Uttaro said. “They surrounded it with their equipment and performed a surround and drown in order to soak the building.” Uttaro said the Village of Mineola will determine whether the building will be knocked down, and Strauss said he has not made a decision yet. Martone thanked all those that helped Mineola in the freezing temperatures. “We had a suﬃcient amount of manpower from the Mineola Fire Department and surrounding departments that lent a hand to help attack this fire before it spread to any other buildings,” Martone said. “We were able to control the fire. There were difficult weather conditions but the numbers we had let us perform our task and control the fire adequately.”

Town Dems, DeSena differ on personnel Continued from Page 2 “The Town Board has never had a chief research assistant at $160,000,” DeSena, a Democrat who was elected in November on the Republican line, said during the discussion on the resolution. “In the past, the Town Board has had one legislative aide per councilperson. That’s all you get.” The new position is one of

many that were passed along with the resolution. In the supervisor’s oﬃce, new positions for her department include special counsel, a director of finance and a director of communications. Democrat Robert Troiano Jr., who was elected to a second stint on the Town Board in November, said unforeseen circumstances can bring changes to the budget,

which was approved in October under Bosworth. Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey, a Democrat, said the transfers were to maintain continuity. “With a new supervisor taking oﬃce, it is important to help that person get acclimated to the new role and to provide muchneeded support,” Lurvey said. “The realignment of some posi-

tions helps ensure a smooth transition. It acknowledges the critical importance of institutional knowledge and government experience possessed by individuals in key leadership positions. It also allows the new supervisor to bring in her own people to dedicated positions that will report directly to her.” Devine said that the resolu-

tion is just playing politics. “It’s irresponsible of the councilmembers to pass this resolution and essentially play politics with the public’s purse strings as they fight tooth and nail to protect these political appointees that previously comprised the bloated, top-heavy management of the Town of North Hempstead,” he said.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Northwell appoints Silver chief quality officer Northwell Health has appointed Dr. Peter Silver as senior vice president and chief quality oﬃcer. Silver spent the last 35 years in the health system as part of the Department of Pediatrics, serving most recently as medical director of Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Silver was part of a leadership team that helped Cohen Children’s achieve its status as the top children’s hospital in New York State and directed Northwell’s pediatric response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). After beginning his medical career as a resident at Cohen Children’s, Silver eventually rose to serve as the hospital’s medical director beginning in 2016. He succeeds Dr. Mark Jarrett, who will remain at Northwell as a consultant and senior health

advisor after a distinguished 39year career in the health system. “Northwell will look to Dr. Silver to roll out strategies to improve quality and patient safety, ensuring that the health system continually raises the bar on safety standards and clinical processes while placing patient well-being first,” said Dr. Jill Kalman, senior vice president, chief medical oﬃcer and deputy physician-in-chief at Northwell. “He will play a lead role in guiding Northwell’s response to current and future public health crises while serving as an integral member of the system’s clinical advisory group.” Silver received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, his medical degree from Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine, and a master’s degree in healthcare ad-

ministration from the Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business. He is a fellow in the American College of Critical Care Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians, and American Academy of Pediatrics. Silver led a recent quality initiative sponsored by the Joint Commission’s Center for Transforming Healthcare. He also spearheaded several

Children’s Hospital Association collaboratives focused on the early recognition and treatment of sepsis and the elimination of central line associated bloodstream infection, earning him a Northwell President’s Award. In 2019, he was awarded the Excellence in Healthcare Award for Quality Improvement by the United Hospital Fund. In his new role, Silver will work closely with Karen Nelson, RN, senior vice president and deputy chief quality oﬃcer, Donna Armellino, senior vice president of infection control, and Dr. Bruce Farber, chief of infectious diseases. Jarrett spent four decades serving the region, first at Staten Island University Hospital, and for the last decade, as Northwell’s chief quality oﬃcer. He proved to be a visible and vital

member of New York’s medical community through his longstanding role as a go-to clinical spokesperson. “Dr. Jarrett has demonstrated exemplary leadership in strengthening patient safety while implementing strategies aligned with the national health care agenda,” said Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health. “Dr. Jarrett’s invaluable insight and expertise helped prepare and guide our clinical responses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ebola outbreak in 2014, Zika scare in 2015 and 2016, our ongoing flu prevention program and a multitude of other public health crises and quality and safety initiatives. I want to extend my deep gratitude to Dr. Jarrett for his unwavering commitment and dedication.”

The Williston Times, Friday, January 21, 2022

DeSena says no halt to hostilities seen Continued from Page 1 may be the most eﬀective way to end the examples of partisan politics she outlined. “We can’t aﬀord to let this turn into Washington,” DeSena said. “I don’t know how we’re going to make progress, but I really think that the town council members have to hear from their constituents that they want to get back to work.” Various town residents expressed that sentiment during the Town Board’s meeting on Jan. 6. Former state Sen. Jack Martins, a Republican, said that the previous supervisor, Judi Bosworth, a Democrat, would not have stood for what took place. “What changed between the administration of Jennifer DeSena now and the administration of Judi Bosworth a week ago, where something like this could actually be done?” Martins asked. “Judi would never have done it. And I am surprised that it would have been done in the way that it was by members of this board.” Tom McDonough, the safety coordinator for North Hempstead’s Civil Service Employees Association Unit 7555, said: “I’m very disappointed this week. As I thought I worked for and with professionals, I’d find that I was very mistaken. I witnessed the most partisan politics that I’ve ever seen. No transparency, no conversations or plans on how things should be run. Dina De Giorgio, a Republi-

can who previously served on the Town Board, said what happened was not right. “We all occupied that Town Board suite, and while all didn’t agree on everything and had maybe some spirited disputes, we always kept it professional, civil and bipartisan,” De Giorgio said. “I never felt disrespected, I never felt that my colleagues on the Town Board, although they didn’t agree with me, were being disrespectful.” Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte, a Democrat, said after a meeting filled with controversy surrounding various staff appointments, “We’re all going to be one big happy family.” Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey, a Democrat, also previously said she hopes that the newly elected and incumbent council members can work together so they can effectively serve the North Hempstead residents and keep Washington out of the town governance. Lurvey said she has reached out to DeSena several times to try and meet to discuss how to effectively serve the town, but did not get a response. “We on the Town Board are moving forward on the substantive initiatives for residents. It is the supervisor that is wasting time,” Lurvey said in a phone interview. “Bipartisanship is not a catchphrase, it means working together and reaching out and responding for requests to meet and talk about things. We have been and remain focused on be-

ing collaborative and moving forward.” Richard Bentley, the president of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations, encouraged DeSena to continue speaking to the press to increase transparency and avoid the town having governance similar to what occurs on the national level. Andrew Schwenk, the president of the South Strathmore Civic Association, who attended the Jan. 6 meeting, said he was “very upset” at how the meeting was conducted, saying board members became confrontational with one another. “I’m a little bit worried about what’s going to be going on around here moving forward,” Schwenk said. “There’s going to be some conflicts we need resolutions for and we want to make sure that the town is working together like it has in years past to do everything that it can for all of North Hempstead.” Schwenk also touted the work of Dalimonte and Lurvey throughout their tenures and reiterated that he and others present on the Zoom call were not looking to instigate anything, rather remedy tensions that have been escalated. DeSena said she would also prefer to have in-person meetings as long as it remains safe to do so, but also have the livestreamed aspect convert to Zoom so that individuals not physically present can ask questions.

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North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena said no progress has been made in rearranging council members’ offices that were moved around after she was elected.

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Red Cross on L.I. picks Dominguez as CEO The American Red Cross on Long Island recently announced the appointment of Jose Dominguez as its new CEO. Dominguez oversees Red Cross program management, represents the organization, and manages daily Red Cross activities across the island. Dominguez will work with the Long Island Red Cross Chapter Board of Directors to eﬀectively mobilize support and resources for the Red Cross mission and with volunteers to enhance service delivery. The American Red Cross on Long Island provides emergency relief after local disasters, deploys team members to emergencies across the country, helps prepare local communities for the unexpected, helps retired and active service members (and their families) navi-

gate the challenges of military life, and supports international Red Cross programs. “I am thrilled to have someone of Jose’s caliber and experience to step up and lead the American Red Cross on Long Island,” said Mary J. Barneby, Regional CEO, American Red Cross in Greater New York. “Jose is known for his ability to tailor his decisions to the needs of the communities we serve and make swift adaptations to policies and practices as needed to ensure the delivery of our critical mission. His experience building and managing teams—including volunteers— as well as his commitment to the Red Cross will be invaluable asset to our team.” “Jose impressed the selection committee and our board of directors with his vision for

strengthening our capacity to reach vulnerable communities, his knowledge of the Red Cross and his spirit of service. We are certain his passion, drive, and experience will help elevate our work across Long Island,” said Red Cross on Long Island Board co-chairs, Matthew Thompson and Anthony Acampora. “The mission of the Red Cross inspires me every day and I am thrilled to serve in this new capacity to lead the amazing work of our organization across Nassau and Suﬀolk counties. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to work with the amazing Red Cross team on Long Island in this new role and look forward to connecting with our partners and supporters from the north shore to the south shore,” said Dominguez. Dominguez assumes this

role after a 15-year career with the Red Cross. In his most recent position as Regional Volunteer Services Officer for the Greater New York Region, he oversaw the engagement and recruitment of more than 5000 volunteers annually, the backbone of the Red Cross. He previously served as the regional disaster officer and volunteer services officer for the Central and South Texas Region.

During his tenure, Dominguez has deployed to support more than 54 national disaster relief operations, most recently the response to Hurricane Ida in Louisiana and the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Fla. In 2017 after Hurricane Maria, Dominguez was stationed on the Virgin Islands for more than six weeks helping to manage and coordinate hundreds of relief volunteers. During deployments, Dominguez has shared his expertise in various operational management activities, including Staﬀ Services Management and as the Assistant Director of Workforce Cares. A native of Texas, Jose received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance from Southwest Texas State University.

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ine years ago, on Monday morning Jan. 7, 2013 I was able to board the first bus departing from the Little Neck Long Island Rail Road station. The Q36 resumed weekday service on the old Q79 Little Neck Parkway bus route. My wife and I had the opportunity to be the last two riders prior to the demise of our old NYC Transit Q79 Little Neck Parkway bus. Thirty-six months earlier on Saturday, June 25th, 2010 at 6:23 p.m., right on time, we boarded the Q79 bus departing Little Neck for its last run to Jericho Turnpike in Floral Park. Many of my neighbors residing in Great Neck within walking distance of the City Line periodically utilized this bus route. Service began on June 4, 1950. The newly created NYC Transit Authority in 1953 assumed operations. Growing up in the neighborhood during the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was known back then as the Q12A. and was part of my life and that of many others. On April 12, 1990 it was renamed the Q79 probably due to avoiding confusion with the Little Neck to Flushing Q12 route.

The 1960s were a time when bus drivers actually had to make changes and drive all at the same time. No one dared bring any food on the bus or leave any litter behind. Air-conditioned buses were just becoming a more common part of the fleet as older non-airconditioned buses were retired. After I finished college and began commuting on the LIRR, the Q79 provided other options. On cold winter nights or hot summer days – rather than walking up Little Neck Parkway to either home or the old Scobees Diner on Northern Boulevard – I would frequently take the Q79. As my train pulled into the Little Neck Station, a quick look out the window would confirm if the bus was waiting. When the MTA introduced Metro Cards in 1996 with free transfers between subway and bus, riding the Q79 became an even better bargain and become a more frequent part of my journey. If service was suspended or seriously delayed on the Port Washington Branch, the Q79 was my secret lifeline. I would use the Hempstead Branch Floral Park Station. A quick threeblock walk to Jericho Turnpike would

reunite me with my good old friend the Q79. Extending the Q36 route from its previous terminus on Jericho Turnpike at the City Line north along Little Neck Parkway to the Little Neck LIRR station restored all the old Q79 connections and added many new ones. This enhanced Q36 bus service continues to provide a new one-seat bus ride for riders boarding along Little Neck Parkway with a direct connection to the Hempstead LIRR branch at the Queens Village Station and F subway line at either the 179th St or 169th Street Hillside Avenue stations. There are also numerous other local bus connections available along the Jericho Turnpike and Hillside Avenue portions of the Q36 bus route. Don’t forget all the other connecting bus routes available at the 165th Street Bus Terminal A great example of MTA is going your way at a bargain price!. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Oﬃce.)

Biden deserves blame

f masks and vaccines are the answer why is COVID super spreading in schools? Why in your editorial you don’t mention President Biden’s failure to control the virus? Why in your editorial don’t you mention President Biden’s neglect response to the testing crisis? Why in your editorial don’t you mention that Florida is doing a better job controlling the virus? I guess it’s because orange man bad …corrupt politician good. Frank Smith Great Neck

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Silence of Nassau Republican lambs Continued from Page 14 There are several explanations for the Republicans’ silence on Jan. 6 and since. One is that they believe that the vote for president – but not Senate and House seats – was rigged and the assault was justified. Another is that notwithstanding all the speeches celebrating the Fourth of July on honoring those who died defending our freedom on Memorial Day, the oﬃcials don’t really believe in the first three words of the

U.S. Constitution — ” We the people” — in how we should choose our leaders. And still, another reason is that they do not want to lose the support of the 60 percent of Republicans who believe the election was stolen. And, their leader, Trump. It goes without saying that if people like Blakeman, Nicolello and Ra told voters the truth, that the presidential election was free and fair, the number of Republicans who believed the lie about the past election would

be a lot lower. Instead, 19 Republican-controlled states across the country have used the lie to pass laws to suppress the vote of Blacks and other Democratic-leaning groups and, even worse, to change who counts the vote from nonpartisan people to partisan people. As Trump said this week, “sometimes the vote counter is more important than the candidate.” The final similarity we see with Nazi

Germany and other autocratic nations is people failing to recognize the threat before them before it is too late. Some saw Hitler early on for who he was. Others accepted the threat in return for personal benefit. And still others dismissed the threat posed and those ringing the alarm. The question now is what cost will we bear by the silence of our leaders about the current threat to our democracy.

Ballot harvesting allowed in G.N. Park District Continued from Page 17 “GNPD’s election workers are not investigators, advocates, judges or juries. Their duty is to ascertain whether a voter appears qualified to vote based upon the limited information legally available to election workers during an election,” Chris Prior, attorney for the park district, said in a written response to a series of questions. Also troubling is the extraordinary discretion that election workers have to accept or deny an absentee ballot – a tactic being used to allow partisans control over who and how votes are counted and if they are counted at all. My question as to how many of the

park district absentee ballots were rejected for some error or because the person voted in person was not answered. Nor was my question about whether all the ballots and in-person votes were counted against the actual total. The Trumpers have been crusading to question election integrity for years – Trump elevated it in 2016 when he said he would only accept the results of an election he won and demonstrated that in 2020 – and Republicans have been using this battle cry of “voter fraud” to advance voter suppression. But this is a strategy, like gaming the ref, forcing Democrats to accept even nar-

row losses where they were expected to win as in Nassau County and North Hempstead without calling for a recount or audit. The New York State Senate just passed a measure aimed at improving access to the ballot- expanding absentee-ballot drop-oﬀ locations, making it easier to vote at a second residence and expanding early voting locations. Another bill in committee would make ballot harvesting illegal. This would benefit all New Yorkers, but echoing the Republicans in Washington, state Republicans are assailing the measures. “Dems think such measures will lead to more votes for them, cementing their hold on political oﬃces long into

the future. They simply don’t care if those votes are cast illegally, say, by people mailing or dropping oﬀ absentee ballots on behalf of others (harvesting).” Prohibiting ballot harvesting and bolstering the election integrity should not be excuses for laws aimed at putting obstacles in front of voters or exposing elections to actual subversion. Republicans like to charge that “voter fraud” robs them of their vote. But the raft of voter suppression and election subversion laws sweeping the country not only give unequal voice to some while suppressing others, but nullify the votes in whole states, including New York.

Winter outing deals in New York City Continued from Page 20 Recognize Potential Splurges: Statistics show that 68% of people overspend when on vacation. Identifying the potential splurges like an expensive dinner, Uber rides, a coveted experience, etc. before your vacation will set you up for success. Having a savings net to lean back on is always beneficial for these costs. VISITED Travel App Helps Travelers Keep Track of Where They’ve Been, Where To Go Next The mobile app development company, Arriving in High Heels Corporation, based in Toronto, Canada (arrivinginhighheels.com) has launched three new features in its VISITED travel app that are specifically designed to motivate travelers to find new experiences and help the travel industry recover from the stay-at-home coronavirus pandemic. The new features are Inspiration, Lists, and City Maps. Together they highlight those places not necessarily popular

but worth a trip, as well as well-known tourist attractions. They allow travelers to swipe photos of famous and not so famous places to add to their own picture database of destinations they have experienced or want to visit. VISITED has over 1.2 million users. For individual travelers, the VISITED Inspiration feature tracks personal travel stats, such as percentage of the world visited, number of countries and cities visited, as well as regions on a personal wish-list. The List feature names capitals of the world, wonders of the world, and art museums. Museums and other attractions are constantly added to provide even greater options to choose from. The City Maps feature is invaluable in planning upcoming itineraries. The app enables travelers to keep personal stats on the number of countries visited, percentage of the world or country seen by region, how you rank against other world travelers, number of cities

visited, percentage of the world that you WANT to see vs. where you are in your travel journey. How to use VISITED:• Download the app for free via App Store or Google Play Store• Sign up with email• Input where you live, countries visited and countries you wish to visit• The map will display the selections. You can then click on each country to see additional information such as regions and cities, and input notes for that destination.• If you click on cities (Paid Feature) you can select diﬀerent cities by tapping on the country.• You can see on the dashboard the top countries you visited, how you rank against other international travelers as well as the top 10 countries that are most visited from the country you live in.• You can swipe to see photos of places and add them to your wish or been list.• You can click on experiences and see the diﬀerent lists such as capitals of the world, art museums or world wonders, etc. In addition, you can

also see the percentage of the world you have visited. You can also tap on experiences (such as hiking, skiing) and can select all the countries you have been to and doing that activity. For example, if you select: Canada, the US, and Switzerland for skiing it will display the 3 countries where you skied. You can also select where you want to ski. The VISITED app can be downloaded for free on iOS from the App Store and on Android from Google. © 2022 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear.com, www.huffingtonpost.com/author/karenrubin, and travelwritersmagazine.com/ TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar.wordpress.com and moralcompasstravel.info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@aol.com. Tweet @TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook.com/NewsPhotoFeatures

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Happening at the Williston Park Library We are no longer accepting donations at this time. We hope to begin in late Spring, but the date is still to be determined. New titles added to the collection: Midnight Lock—Jeﬀery Deaver Still Life—Sarah Winman Net for Small Fishes—Lucy Jago Little Hope—Ethan Joella Boy Underground— Catherine Ryan Hyde Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir—Sharon Gless Twenty Years Later—Charlie Donlea Defense Lawyer—James Patterson Sea Hawke—Ted Bell Darkness Falls—Robert Bryndza Book of Hope—Jane Goodall Sharpe’s Assassin—Bernard Cornwell Sentence—Louise Erdrich Our Daily Hours Are: Browsing & Vestibule Pick-Up: Mon-

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Adult Programs Reiki—Thursdays—January 20; February 3 & 17—6 pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. $10 p/person. Knitting Circle—Thursday—January 20; February 3, 17 & 31—11:30 am1:30 pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Book Club—Wednesday—January 26—7pm via Zoom. Copies of There Your Heart Lies are available at the Circulation Desk. Join our book club at this link https://adelphiuniversity.zoom. us/j/96885670102?pwd=VGtSYnkyUW 9acVJyV0tyNUtUZnMyZz09Meeting ID: 968 8567 0102 Passcode: WPBookClub Or just call 1-929-205-6099 on your phone and it will ask for the meeting id and password above. Falls Prevention Workshop—Mondays—January 31; Thursday—January 18—11 am-12pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Limited to 20 partici-

pants. Please arrive 15 minutes early for a balanced assessment. Register at willistonparkprograms@gmail.com Children’s Programs Tie Dye T-shirt workshop—RESCHEDULED—Saturday—January 29—11:30 am-12:30 pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children ages 4+. Limited to 15 participants. $15 material fee (includes t-shirt) Register at willistonparkprograms@gmail.com or call the library at 742-1820. Please specify shirt size. Masks are required. Lego Tower Challenge—Thursday— February 24—11 am-12 pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children of all ages. Masks are required. Limited to 12 participants. Register at willistonparkprograms@gmail.com Come into the Library for a free children’s craft every Monday for Take and Make Mondays.

Alumni Day at Mineola High School More than 20 members of the Mineola High School Class of 2021 came back to their alma mater to share their college struggles and successes with the district’s current seniors. The alumni shared their first semester experiences and answered questions from their former peers on college life and workload. The annual tradition was held on Monday, Jan. 10.

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Neurosurgery practice debuts mobile service NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery, Long Island’s largest, independent neurosurgery practice group, debuted a “mobile oﬃce” service on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at the oﬃces of the Town of Islip. Nearly a dozen town employees were examined by two NSPC neurosurgeons during a day-long visit to Islip. According to Dr. William S. Sonstein, president of NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery, the new

service was created to make it easier for people with an acute or chronic spine condition to get examined by an experienced neurosurgeon. Housed in a customized 26-foot van, the NSPC “mobile oﬃce” is equipped to visit work sites, public oﬃces, and other locations anywhere in Nassau, Suffolk, or Queens Counties. “The launch of NSPC Mobile was driven, in part,” notes Dr.

Sonstein, “to accommodate patients who might be reluctant to visit a medical oﬃce because of Covid-19 concerns.” In addition, he points out, many patients delay seeing a physician because they believe “they don’t have the time for an appointment.” “I’ve been in practice for over 20 years,” observes Sonstein, “and the reason many patients do not consult with me sooner is the diﬃculty associated with

taking time oﬀ from their job or finding time in their personal schedule to make an appointment. Bringing a doctor to the workplace changes everything.” According to Sonstein, “The NSPC Mobile oﬃce provides patients with a convenient alternative to a conventional office because it will be available during the business day. Best of all, this new service may allow us to quickly determine if a more

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WE ARE HAPPY TO HOST YOUR NEXT EVENT AT GRIMALDI’S PARTY PACKAGE Includes Coffee • Tea • Soda Mixed Green Salad/Caesar Salad Antipasto/Tomato & Mozzarella Assorted Pinwheels One Large Calzone per Table with side of sauce Unlimited Pizza with Toppings

$28.00

PER PERSON

Add a Pasta Course

$30.00 PER PERSON

Add a Chicken / Eggplant Entreé

$36.00 PER PERSON Beer / Wine Package

Add $18.00 PER PERSON Open Bar Package

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Bay Shore | 4 BR, 2.5 BA | $479,000 Web# 3367073 Anna Niola: M 516.639.4578

Hicksville | 4 BR, 1 BA | $599,000 Web# 3361039 Sibel Huryilmaz: M 516.650.2966

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