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Community: Baxter’s Pond walkways will undergo renovations (See page 4) Calendar: Celebrate Earth Day at Sunset Park on April 24 (See page 10)

School News: Sousa Elementary School honored internationally (See page 12)

Kyra’s Champions raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Column: A lesson from Ukraine (See page 18) Port Washington News (USPS 438-940)

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(See page 3) From the left; Kelly Gillen, Parks Commissioner; Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava, Téa Cotronis, Council Member Mariann Dalimonte, Council Member Veronica Lurvey, Shayna Blumenfeld, Jacqueline Franchetti, Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Council Member Peter Zuckerman, Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman, Council Member Dennis Walsh and Council Member David Adhami. (From the Town of North Hempstead)

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Pinwheels For Prevention In The Parks

Seven hundred and forty-five pinwheels planted in honor of child abuse victims

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yra Franchetti, a little girl from Manhasset, used to frequent Mary Jane Davies Green Park in Manhasset and Blumenfeld Park in Port Washington.

Her mother, Jacqueline Franchetti recalls how much little Kyra enjoyed the sprinkler area at Blumenfeld Park, splashing and laughing in the water on hot summer days.

From April 1 to April 18, 745 pinwheels populated both parks to represent children who, like Kyra, were murdered by a parent during a child custody case, divorce or separation within the last five years and 725 New York children whose deaths have been kept hidden by Child Protective Services.

Kyra was only 28 months old when her life was tragically cut short by her father during an unsupervised and court-approved visit despite the numerous warnings and eyewitness accounts of abusive, threatening and concerning behavior. April 4 this year should have been her eighth birthday.

In her memory, and to prevent what happened to her daughter from happening to another child, Franchetti has become a child-safety activist. She works tirelessly to advocate for a set of three bills called “Kyra’s Law,” which is sponsored by State Sen. Anna Kaplan. The bills would better protect children from abusive parents by making child safety the top priority in a custody case, mandating judicial training in family violence and child abuse and stopping common practices that allows abusers to get child custody.

There can not be a more powerful

Jacqueline Franchetti planted pinwheels with a team of youth ambassadors and their peers from Kyra’s Champions. (Photo by Carin Forman) statement than Pinwheels For Prevention In The Parks, as pinwheels, a sweet decoration loved by children, is the symbol for child abuse prevention. This event is for children by children, and high school student Shayna Blumenfeld, the Kyra’s Champions Youth Ambassador, was involved with the planning and staging of the pinwheels with the Town of North Hempstead. She even recruited her peers to help plant the pinwheels.

“It’s just so incredible to see how the community is supporting and getting behind our efforts in Kyra’s memory,” Franchetti said. “It can be hard to talk about child abuse. It can be hard to talk about violence. And this is a conversation starter. By doing something so simple by putting out pinwheels, we’re starting a conversation.

The number of parents and the number of people I’ve talked to at the event that are having these conversations now at home because of this is just a true testament to

the power of Kyra’s story. Violence thrives in silence. And we’re breaking the silence with this.”

These pinwheels, Franchetti added, are also a statement in the need for accountability, transparency and change.

“Right now we have six bills in Albany to protect children from abusive parents, one of which is called Kyra’s Law,” Franchetti said. “This helps raise awareness for the dire need for change now. It can be uncomfortable and people may not want to talk about family violence, but you don’t want to live it. I can tell you that right now.

So having that conversation is truly so important and this helps the community do just that.”

Adding to the powerful statement that these pinwheels are, Franchetti, who has been at the parks every day since the pinwheels have been planted, has been seeing children run through them.

“Even when we were putting up the

display, we saw a toddler run through it, which was so cute,” Franchetti said.

“Yesterday there was a 2-year-old little girl from Manhasset who was interacting with the pinwheels. It’s so beautiful to see both young children and children of all ages and adults see the display and get involved in it.

I love watching the children run through it.

It is so cute and it makes a point about how often this happens. This could happen to someone you know and love unless changes are made. It makes the entire community get involved with this in such a beautiful way to honor the memories of those children taken far too soon.”

Standing by Franchetti and her team of advocates are officials with the Town of North Hempstead. Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey said the pinwheels were a fitting tribute to celebrate and honor Kyra’s life and legacy, and that she was proud to partner with Kyra’s Champions and Franchetti once again.

“Jacqueline Franchetti is an inspiration to moms everywhere and I am so proud that the town continues to partner with and support Kyra’s Champions,” said Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena. “The installation of these [745] blue pinwheels, each one symbolizing a child in New York who has fallen victim to child abuse in the recent past, is an inventive and eye-catching way to continue to bring more awareness to child abuse prevention. There’s no better way to honor the memory of Kyra Franchetti than for our state legislators to pass ‘Kyra’s Law’ and help better protect children throughout New York. I urge them to do so.”

Along with advocating for laws like “Kyra’s Law,” which has just passed unanimously in the Senate Judiciary Committee and advanced to the New York State Senate floor, Franchetti was also

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Renovations To Baxter’s Pond Walkways

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assau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D–Glen Cove) recently met with leaders of the Baxter’s Pond Foundation at Baxter’s Pond Park to discuss future renovations and upgrades to a key central walkway at this County owned park.

In recent years, Legislator DeRiggiWhitton has secured capital improvement funding to repair parts of the walkway around Baxter’s Pond that were missing bricks and damaged by the roots of large

trees. New benches and trash receptacles are among planned improvements that will further beautify the park.

“The residents of this area care so much about the pond and, for this reason, I am glad we are able to secure the funding to move forward with this project,” Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton said.

Visit baxterspondfoundation.org to learn about this lovely pond park.

—Submitted by the office of Legislatior Delia DeRiggi-Whitton

PINWHEELS from page 3 selected to sit on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluations that came to a close earlier this year.

In New York State courts, according to the report from the commission delivered to Hochul, judges rely on forensic evaluations for some cases involving child custody and parenting time. But because there is no set rules on who may become an evaluator, how evaluators should conduct their evaluations and the incompetent and unethical approaches these evaluators have taken in cases,

the commission—made up of parents, attorneys and other court actors—recommended multiple reforms.

“I have the choice every day where I can pull the covers over my head and cry and it would be very easy because I miss Kyra so much,” Franchetti said. “Or I can get up and tell her story and see to bringing about change. I’m very fortunate that people are listening and that people see the need for change and recognize that there’s huge, massive problems and that they’re fixable.

Everything that happened in Kyra’s case was 100 percent preventable.”

To learn more about Kyra’s Champions and their advocacy, visit kyraschampions.org.

Children Learning To Help Their Neighbors

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Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (second from left) with Baxter’s Pond Foundation board members and Thomas George with the County’s DPW during a recent meeting to assess renovation needs. (Photo by Debbie Greco Cohen)

he families of the Montessori School in Port Washington donated two carloads of clothing to Ethical Friends of Children (EFOC) to distribute to Long Island families in need.

Ethical Friends of Children is an outreach program of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, located in Garden City. EFOC assists more than 2,500 children and their families each year by providing them with clothing and infant furniture at no cost. The “store”–staffed entirely by volunteers–lets families pick out the things they need, at no cost to them.

“The families were so happy about it and we hope to do future collections,” said Dr. Anita Sethi, the director of the school.

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Council Member Dalimonte Celebrates Opening Of Harbor Mart Town of North Hempstead Council Member Mariann Dalimonte joined residents of The Harborside for a ribbon cutting ceremony for Harbor Mart, The Harborside’s new convenience store, on April 4. Council Member Dalimonte

presented a certificate of recognition to celebrate the momentous occasion.

Also recognized was The Harborside resident Chuck Vasoll for 10 years of volunteer service and for his role as the founding committee member of the first

Council Member Mariann Dalimonte joins with Harborside residents for the ribbon cutting ceremony for The Harborside’s new convenience store. (Contributed photo)

convenience store. Vasoll was the inspiration for the creation of the new market and his advocacy and leadership resulted in this new addition for residents.

The Harborside is an independent senior living community. The addition of

the new store is part of their renovations of the community area and adding new amenities.

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‘Operation Clean Sweep’ To Commence In North Hempstead

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Street sweepers will clean town roads starting April 25

own of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and Town Board are proud to announce that starting April 25, North Hempstead’s Highway crews will be hitting town streets to sweep up the winter debris as the annual Operation Clean Sweep gets underway. This two-week initiative is held each spring and aims to sweep North Hempstead’s roads safe and clean.

The Highway Department needs the public’s help to make Operation Clean Sweep a success. They ask that residents refrain from parking vehicles on town roads from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. during their designated sweeping days. Businesses are asked to keep their cars off the road from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. The public’s cooperation will ensure that the roads are cleaned as thoroughly as possible.

From Monday, April 25 to Friday, April 29, all areas not within incorporated villages and south of the Long Island Expressway will be swept.

From Monday, May 2 to Friday, May 6 all areas NOT within incorporated villages and north of the Long Island Expressway will be swept.

Operation Clean Sweep dates and locations: South of the Long Island Expressway MONDAY, APRIL 25 • New Cassel • Polo Park Section • Westbury Hills • Albertson; beginning at Train Station and heading west • Manhasset Hills section, heading towards City Line •South Park, (Roslyn Heights) TUESDAY, APRIL 26 • Carle Place • Searingtown • New Hyde Park; east of Denton Avenue and north of Hillside Avenue

School and heading west • Stewart Avenue Section; from North New Hyde Park, continuing west of Denton Avenue • New Hyde Park, west of Denton Avenue., and south of Hillside Avenue, (including Barwick, Willis, Cherry & McKee) FRIDAY, APRIL 29 • Touching up, cleaning up and spot sweeping where necessary Operation Clean Sweep dates and locations: North of the Long Island Expressway MONDAY, MAY 2 • Port Washington: East side Port Washington Boulevard., beginning in New Salem, and heading north. West side of Port Washington Boulevard, beginning at Marino Avenue and heading north.

• Great Neck: University Gardens • Manhasset: South Strathmore, Strathmore Vanderbilt, Strathmore Village

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 • Country Club Section • Devonshire Section; east of Denton Avenue and south of Hillside Avenue • West Williston TUESDAY, MAY 3 • New Hyde Park, west of Denton Avenue and • Port Washington:Continuing north from north of Hillside Avenue Monday’s cut off location • Great Neck: Pembroke and Jayson Avenues THURSDAY, APRIL 28 • Manhasset: South Strathmore, Strathmore • Garden City Park, from Mineola High

Vanderbilt, Strathmore Village • Roslyn: West side of Mineola Avenue, from L.I.E. to Village line. West, North and East Parks WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 • Great Neck: Terrace Circle, Little Neck, Saddle Rock , Manor Section • Manhasset: Manhasset Park, North Strathmore, Areas west of Plandome Road and North of Northern Boulevard • Roslyn: East side of Mineola Avenue, from L.I.E. to Village line, Glenwood Landing, and Greenvale THURSDAY, MAY 5 • Great Neck: Allenwood Section, Harbor Hills, Manor Section, and Embassy Court/ Russell Woods Road • Manhasset: Bayview, Terrace Manor, West of Plandome Road and N/O Northern Blvd FRIDAY, MAY 6 • Touching up, cleaning up and spot sweeping where necessary *Please note that dates are subject to change based on weather conditions —Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

CUE THE LIGHTS, EXIT COVID-19 Battered by COVID-19 and living in the shadow of social distancing for two full years, the kids of our town have an opportunity to finally join together and celebrate with a summer of music, dance and joy.

The Port Summer Show (PSS) celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Every summer of the last half century has featured Schreiber and Weber students gathering to put on some of the greatest hits to grace broadway. With a professional production team and an army of volunteers, PSS gives every kid-onstage or backstage-the chance to feel like a star. And when all those stars come together on the Schreiber High School stage, they light up those summer nights.

COVID-19 dimmed those lights these past two years. In that first fearful summer of 2020, the show couldn’t go on and so it became a series of online courses, workshops and video performances. It was a heroic chance for the kids to learn and participate to feel a touch of their well-earned moment of stardom, but always at that necessary yet unfortunate distance.

Last year’s production of Grease brought back live performance as a bit of lighthearted fun in a time still overcast with anxiety. The kids didn’t get the reunion they deserved.

This summer looks different. COVID-19 is still around. Variants are a simmering presence. New York’s numbers look good. The best medical science suggests that the risk is low and manageable. The kids can be kids again.

The show this year will be Disney’s Mary Poppins, with music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, and a script by

Julian Fellowes. The musical is based on the children’s books by P. L. Travers. It’s family friendly and bursting with colorful characters belting classic songs.

Teens will spend all of July working together to build the production into something unforgettable and raise the curtain that first weekend in August.

Singing, dancing, acting, setting the scenery and playing the music, the kids will get to feel that spark of creativity by taking a few spare words on a script page and whipping it up into a dream for everyone to see.

With high-fives and backslaps, handshakes and hugs, they’ll finally put COVID-19 behind them.

The anniversary season will make it all the better.

This show will take its place in the extended PSS family that stretches for generations. Those former performers will be coming back to welcome the newest members, cheering from the audience and grounding the production with a special sense of community, our community.

The gears are in motion. The show’s producers will tell anyone interested how to get involved when they meet at the Port Washington Public Library on Monday, April 25 at 7 p.m. For parents who can’t make the meeting in person, a zoom meeting will follow on that Wednesday. Auditions start about a month after that. Rehearsals begin once the school year ends in June. Then the curtain rises in August.

Our kids need this. Our town needs this. Neighbors joining together with laughter and music and smiles.

Let’s lift up our kids by bringing the curtain down on the era of COVID-19.

—Submitted by Doug Parker, Port Washington Resident

ROBERT M. FLANAGAN

Robert (Bob) Michael Flanagan of Port Washington, New York and Nantucket, Massachusetts, died on April 3, 2022 at the age of 91.

Bob was adopted at an early age, and grew up in Dorchester, Boston. He attended Boston College HS, St. Michael’s College, and Harvard Business School. Between college and graduate school, he enlisted in the army, graduating from Officer Candidate School.

Bob’s wide-ranging career took him to England, Puerto Rico and Belgium. Upon returning to the US in 1971, he and his family settled in Port Washington.

Bob became CEO and Chairman of Western Union Corp in 1979, departing in 1984. Subsequently, he and a friend started a small company providing phone service to boats in the British Virgin Islands.

While getting the company up and running, Bob lived in Tortola for several years and tended the night switchboard himself. He was nothing if not hard-working.

Bob loved skiing, popular music, and port wine. But, most of all, he loved his family. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Mary (Laird) Flanagan; four children: Christopher, Kate (Richard Whitney), Sarah (Lee Bush), and Martha; and two grandchildren, Benjamin and Marina, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

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Attendees of the Village of Manorhaven’s 2021 Arbor Day ceremony. (Contributed photo)

Third Year as Tree City USA Manorhaven’s Tree Committee, Board and the Village are very proud to have been designated a Tree City USA for the third year in a row. Manorhaven is one of about 3,400 communities nationwide recognized by the National Arbor Foundation for their commitment to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.

In order for Manorhaven to maintain its Tree City designation, every year it must celebrate Arbor Day and promote the event in the community, educate the public about the importance of trees, maintain a tree

committee and tree codes and plant and care for trees with adequate funding in its annual budget.

This year’s Arbor Day ceremony will take place on Friday, April 29 at 11:00 a.m. in the Memorial Garden in front of Village Hall at 33 Manorhaven Blvd. A beautiful Japanese Tree Lilac will be planted and Mayor Jim Avena will read an Arbor Day proclamation followed by light refreshments. All are welcome to attend.

—Submitted by the Village of Manorhaven

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMUNITY TUESDAY, APRIL 26

Registration for all events is required.

Please visit PWPL.org/events for registration information.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24

Earth Day Celebration 2:00 p.m. PWPL invites residents to its second outdoor Earth Day celebration at Sunset Park. Back by popular demand, Tony Traguardo, the library’s resident musicologist and Media Librarian, will lead a band of local musicians in a rocking concert of well-known hits at the Sousa Bandshell. In addition, representatives from the Town of North Hempstead (TONH) and other Port Washington environmental organizations will be on site with important information about their latest sustainability initiatives.

Enjoy the music, the water view, and discover important ways residents can make a difference by making the community a healthy and sustainable one.

Visit PWPL.org/earthday for more information. Earth Day events are funded by the Port Washington Library FOL. Rain Date is April 30 at 2 p.m.

MONDAY, APRIL 25

Digital Privacy for the Perplexed 2:30 p.m. (Hagedorn Meeting Room) Join PWPL tech-xperts as they discuss best practices to protect the home computer, smartphone and other devices. Learn how

is eventually posted to a top-secret camp in Maryland, which trains German-speaking men for intelligence work.

After returning to their former hometown, they are haunted by ghosts and hoping to find their family. Atmospheric and page-turning, The Living and the Lost is a Tuesday Matinee: “Wings in the Dark” story of love, survival, and forgiveness of 12:00 p.m (Lapham Meeting Room) “Wings others and of self. in the Dark” (1935-76 min). Aviator Cary Copies of the book are available on Libby Grant develops a device to help pilots fly and may also be reserved for pickup at the blind-and then he loses his sight! library. Participants are invited to join us in Fifth & Sixth-Grade Book Discussion person or via zoom for this hybrid event.

7:15 p.m. (Gordon Helman Children’s Garden) Monthly book discussion. A Place WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 Art Smart To Hang the Moon by Kate Albus. Books 4:00 p.m. (Children’s Workshop) Enjoy will be available at the time of registration a story followed by an art activity. Bring in the Children’s Room. Kids should pick creativity and imagination. For children up their book and complete reading by April 26. Participants will discuss the book ages four to six years old. and watch a painted interpretation unfold A Film Movement Screening: “Wheel of through the eyes and paintbrush of our Fortune and Fantasy” guest host, Michelle Shain, watercolor art- 7:00 p.m. (Lapham Meeting Room) “Wheel ist, and illustrator. For children in fourth- to of Fortune and Fantasy” (“Guzen To Sozo”). sixth-grade.

Writer/director Ryusuke Hamaguchi presStory Time in the Garden 9:30 a.m. (Gordon Helman Children’s Garden) Join your favorite librarians in the Children’s Garden for stories, songs, and fingerplays.

to recognize scams and phishing, as well as avoid hacking attempts. This program is for beginners as well as experts. Participants are invited to join in person or via Zoom.

Eight-Week Financial Workshop Plan: Preparing Your Estate Plan 7:00 p.m. (Hagedorn Meeting Room) Do you know where your assets will go when you die? If not, Preparing Your Estate Plan will help familiarize you with the basic steps of planning for your estate, including the function of a will and the different types of trusts. An estate planning attorney will be present at this event.

Fiction Book Discussion 7:30 p.m. (Lapham Meeting Room) Millie and her brother David manage to escape to the U.S. just before Kristallnacht, leaving their parents and little sister in Berlin.

Millie attends school on a special scholarship and graduates to a magazine job in Philadelphia. David enlists in the Army and

ents three stories-“Magic (or Something Less Assuring),” “Door Wide Open,” “Once Again” about an unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction and a chance encounter with the past. In Japanese with English subtitles.

—Submitted by the Port Washington Public Library

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assau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment of a 28-year-old Uniondale woman on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide, for allegedly driving while intoxicated at a high rate of speed and crashing into a parked vehicle in Hempstead, killing the occupant, in May 2021.

Tasha Brown was arraigned Friday, April 8, before Judge Howard Sturim on charges including two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide (a B felony); second-degree manslaughter (a C felony); first-degree vehicular manslaughter (a C felony); second-degree vehicular manslaughter (a D felony); aggravated vehicular assault (a C felony); first-degree vehicular assault (a D felony); second-degree vehicular assault (a E felony); third-degree assault (an A misdemeanor); three counts of second-degree assault (a D felony); aggravated driving while intoxicated (an unclassified misdemeanor); two counts of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (an

unclassified misdemeanor); reckless drivalso sustained serious injuries in the crash ing (an unclassified misdemeanor); and and thankfully recovered,” Donnelly said. second-degree reckless endangerment (an “Anyone can become a victim of drunk A misdemeanor). The defendant driving. It is imperative that we pleaded not guilty and bail aggressively prosecute was continued at $100,000 these cases to keep our bond and $50,000 cash. roadways safe. Our If convicted, the thoughts remain with defendant faces a the victim’s family at This defendant was allegedly so maximum of up to this time.” intoxicated that she was unable to 25 years in prison.

Donnelly said, keep her vehicle on the road, veering according to the Brown is due back in court on May indictment and and crashing into multiple parked 10. investigation, on cars at more than 90 mph, including “This defendant May 29, 2021, at one occupied by 29-year-old Nelson approximately was allegedly so Fuentes who was tragically killed intoxicated that she 4:35 a.m., the was unable to keep defendant, in a as a result of the collision. her vehicle on the 2016 Toyota Corolla Nassau County District Attorney road, veering and crashwith three passengers, Anne Donnelly ing into multiple parked was driving west on Front cars at more than 90 mph, Street at the intersection of including one occupied by 29-year-old Hendrickson Avenue in Hempstead, Nelson Fuentes who was tragically killed as when she allegedly veered off the roadway a result of the collision. Brown’s passengers and struck several parked cars traveling at

a speed of more than 90 mph. One of those parked vehicles, a 2010 Toyota Corolla, was occupied by 29-year-old Nelson Fuentes.

Fuentes suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash, and the defendant and her passengers were also injured.

Brown and her passengers were taken to Nassau University Medical Center for treatment of their injuries.

The victim was pronounced dead at NUMC at 5:26 a.m.

Brown was arrested on May 29, 2021, in Hempstead by detectives of the Hempstead Police Department and the Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad.

The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Alexander DePalo of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau.

The defendant is represented by William J. Kephart, Esq. The charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless found guilty.

—Submitted by the office of the Nassau County District Attorney

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ccording to his father, Phillip Roth was an All-American boy.

He loved baseball. What’s more American? At the University of Chicago, the young Roth was on track for a literary career. Prior to that, Roth had a friend who attended Bucknell University in small-town Pennsylvania. The co-ed population included any number of attractive gentile girls. For Roth, a native of working-class Jewish Newark, this was a revelation. He too would attend Bucknell. At Chicago, Roth met Maggie Martinson, an attractive divorcee with two young children. Martinson tricked Roth into marriage via a fake pregnancy blood test. The marriage was a wreck. It gave Roth “useful fictions” for his 1974 novel, My Life As A Man. He also made him gun shy about marriage and family.

A second marriage, one to the British actress Claire Bloom, was another well-intentioned failure. Roth should have stuck to a girl from the old neighborhood.

Such domestic turmoil dominates Blake Bailey’s thick biography on the novelist. Maybe too much so. Roth’s creative journey sometimes gets lost in the process. Roth, too, could be cruel to women, at least in his fiction. “What puzzles me is your need to subjugate women,” a friend once scolded Roth.

That included women whose ethnicity Roth was down on: West Virginia hillbillies, Italian-Americans and Cuban-Americans from New Jersey and the stereotypical heiress to Wall Street WASP-dom. Such behavior probably cost him a Nobel Prize that fans and critics long felt he deserved. Through it all, Roth remained prolific, publishing 31 books over a seven-decade career. In his early work, he chronicled the JewishAmerican experience as it evolved from ethnic neighborhoods to suburbia. His 1969 sensation, Portnoy’s Complaint, made Roth rich and famous, so much so that he retired to rural Connecticut. By the 1980s, Roth was in danger of being known as the creator of literature’s most famous onanist. To his credit, he moved in new directions. Critics cite 1986’s The Counterlife as the beginning of Roth’s comeback. I would add his involvement with Eastern European writers such as Milan Kundera as a welcome change.

It got Roth out of his autobiographical

novel funk and into something historic. Eastern Europe, Roth claimed, was a place where “nothing goes and everything matters,” while the West was becoming an irrelevancy, a place where “everything goes and nothing matters.”

That statement holds true today.

Meanwhile, Roth, in this biography, goes from girlfriend to girlfriend, all with the understanding that none of the affairs could last. The older he got, the younger they were. The women seeking motherhood would eventually opt out.

What can the reader take from this biography? Roth could be an exceeding generous man, giving financial assistance to scores of friends, including college tuition for his final nurse. In his late twenties, he was a dutiful stepfather to Ms. Martinson’s two children. Indeed, he probably saved the lives of Ronald and Helen Miller (two pseudonyms). In the footsteps of his father, a successful insurance salesman, Roth followed his own spartan-like existence, putting in 12-hour days at his writing desk at the famous Yaddo writing colony in upstate New York. Newark was his great subject.

He began and ended his career with two well-crafted novels about his hometown: 1959’s award-winning Goodbye, Columbus and Nemesis, a 2010 novel about the late 1940s polio plague that infected the city. In between, Roth had the usual hits and misses: Operation Shylock (1993), which, in part, tells the story of the John Demanjanuk trial in Israel, is impossible to put down. The Plot Against America (2003) is equally dramatic, but highly paranoid. (As someone with roots in West Virginia, I can assure Jewish readers that they have nothing to fear from a drive through that state and neighboring Kentucky. Plus, the American South, in 1940, could not have voted for a President Lindbergh in the first place.) Meanwhile, Sabbath’s Theatre (1995), is the novel closest to Portnoy’s Complaint. Alexander Portnoy is incapable to giving or receiving love.

Mickey Sabbath, on the other hand, is forever wounded by the death of his beloved older brother, a fighter pilot who perished in World War II. Sabbath cannot forgive the world—or the Japanese—for his loss. As it turned out, the novel was reviewed in The New York Times by…Michiko Kakutani. Did Roth think it would be otherwise? Or was he a glutton for punishment? Sabbath bids for political incorrectness on all counts.

He is a Jew who “didn’t support Israel.”

As with Portnoy, he enjoys degrading his womenfolk. Sabbath decides against suicide, reasoning that there was “so

much in this world to hate.” Yucks aside, such despair drove the man to the brink of suicide once. Who knows if it won’t happen again?

Roth hit his peak in 1997 with American Pastoral, a novel that earned him a Pulitzer Prize. Again, Newark is the backdrop. It tells the story of Seymour “Swede” Levov, a high school sports phenom turned successful businessman, only to have his daughter get sucked into the domestic terrorism craze of the early 1970s. American Pastoral matters. If Saul Bellow’s Mr. Sammler’s Planet (1970) was the Sixties novel and if Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities (1986) was the ultimate Eighties novel, then American Pastoral did the same for the 1970s.

The novel is set partly in the 1960s and Roth finally addresses the most significant event in Newark’s modern history: The week of rioting that shook on that city from July 10 to July 17, 1967. Newark’s decline began in the 1950s with industry leaving the city, setting the stage for the mid-60s blowup. Roth’s handling of the riot was balanced, but without any illusion that the city would recover. The only weakness is Roth’s description of the times as “America berserk.” In truth, the country was turning out-and-out barbaric. Not only was there big city rioting, but also spoiled children and their terrorist bombs blasting away at destinations all across America.

Seventies America saw the spectacle of a prosperous people filling movie theaters to watch such degrading films as Deep Throat. American Pastoral, on the other hand, champions the virtues of the Levov family at a time when the traditional family unit was falling apart. Levov believes in love.

He could not save his daughter, but the effort was most heroic.

Roth stayed true to his craft.

He had chosen wisely in his reading habits. As a youth, they included Sherwood Anderson and Thomas Wolfe and later on, Saul Bellow.

Wolfe and Bellow. No writer can go wrong with those two as mentors and models. Finally, the story of Philip Roth is the Newark Public Library—and the jewels within.

Upon his death, Roth donated up to 4,000 books and millions of dollars to that institution. A Philip Roth Personal Library Collection was also created. Roth’s career should be an inspiration. A library card is the young writer’s best friend.

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The Battle For Ukraine Is Our Battle Three short months ago, the world seemed to be calming down and there was hope that things would stay that way. We were moving into a post-COVID stage and people were close to the point where masks would be removed and some of the normal types of living had come back. That was then and now we face the horrors of a new war that is hitting too close to home.

We can delude ourselves into thinking that the war in the Ukraine is not our business, but the war is on our doorstep in countless ways.

This new and ugly war is hitting us at the gas pumps and in the grocery stores. It is dominating the nightly news and there is no way to escape the horrible pictures showing the viciousness of the Russian soldiers.

If you check the 2021 census figures, you will discover that many of your nearby neighbors have ties to either Russia or the Ukraine.

Over the past 20 years, there have been numerous wars in many African and Mediterranean

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countries. There have been occasional stories of horrors committed by troops from those nations, but somehow the ugliness of those conflicts has failed to touch our hearts and minds. The war in Ukraine is different because in many ways it resembles the war in 1775 when Americans began to show their determination to shake off the control of our land by the British. Countless men joined in

that battle determined to free their country from England’s grip.

No matter how hardened some of our citizens may be, it is impossible not to be rooting for Ukrainian President Zelensky in his daily David against Goliath battle.

To think that a comedian turned politician can become his country’s Winston Churchill and is willing to die for a free Ukraine, has to hit home for the vast majority of the American people.

Over these past few years our political space has been occupied by empty talkers, corrupt politicians and numerous groups determined to divide our nation and turn citizen against citizen. It has been impossible to find that one person who personifies the Ukrainian leader who is willing to die for the liberty of his people. A recent Pew Research Center poll tells it all. Of all the world leaders, 72 per cent of Americans view Zelensky as their most popular world leader compared to six per cent to Vladimir Putin. This country will

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Former State Assemblyman Jerry Kremer is a columnist for Anton Media Group and partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek in Uniondale. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or Anton Media Group.

Twenty Seven Months Later—Why Is The New York MTA 20-Year Capital Needs Plan Still Missing?

What ever happened to the promised New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2020-40 20-Year Long Range Capital Needs Plan? Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and past MTA Chairman Pat Foye pledged that it would be released by December 2019. It is now 27 months late. Will New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York MTA Chairman Janno Lieber finally make this critical transportation planning document public?

The plan documents how much money and years or decades will be required before each MTA operating agency, including New York City Transit bus, subway, Staten Island Railway, MTA bus, Long Island Rail Road and Metro North Rail Road, have reached a state of good repair. Categories for each agency include such assets as existing bus, subway and commuter rail fleet, stations including elevators to meet Americans with Disabilities Act and escalators, track including switches, signals and interlockings, communications, line structures, painting, protective netting on elevated structures and bridges, line equipment including tunnel lighting and pump rooms, traction power,

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power substations, yards and shops and supervisory vehicles.

It is supposed to be the basis for the justification of New York MTA Five Year Capital Plans prior to their release. In this case, the $51 billion 2020-24 Five Year Capital Plan was released and adopted before anyone could receive and review the updated 20-Year Capital Needs Plan. The new 2020-40 20-Year Plan should update the previous 2014-34 20-Year Plan.

This is inconsistent with both former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s respective promises to conduct the most open and transparent administrations in

the history of state and municipal government. Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have made similar promises. This was to include independent authorities such as the MTA. taxpayers, commuters, transit advocates, elected officials and transit reporters should not have had to wait more than two years before being able to read such an important transportation planning document.

Advocates for various potential transportation system expansion projects will know by omission from this document that the MTA has no intention of advancing their project. This list of hopeful dreamers includes, but is not limited to, the $400 million Metro North Hudson Line Penn Station Access via Amtrak Empire Corridor, $258 million Phase Two Woodhaven Boulevard Queens Select Bus Service, $2.2 billion Light Rail between Jamaica and Long Island City on the old Lower Montauk LIRR branch, $8 billion restoration of LIRR service on the old Rockaway Queens branch, $3 to $9 billion new Interborough Brooklyn to Queens subway, $2.7 billion plus Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront Street Car Connector, $5 billion Utica Avenue New York

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Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer, who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office. This included the development, review, approval and oversight for billions in capital projects and programs for the MTA, NYC Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, MTA Bus along with 30 other transit agencies in NY & NJ.

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Celebrity Endorsement Fluff My first reaction when seeing a celebrity endorsement is to ask, how much are they getting paid? Unless the celebrity has some relevance to the product, I consider it endorsement fluff.

It’s like someone in the garment district sewing labels on sweaters being hired by Calvin Klein to model their fall line of clothes.

When I see Brett Favre promote athletic sleeves that take away pain, I know he’s getting a ton of money for the endorsement, but it comes off as legit. Getting hit by defensive ends weighing in at 300 pounds proves the guy knows pain. Then again, I remember first seeing Joe DiMaggio endorse Mr. Coffee. The man is a baseball idol.

But I wouldn’t go out and buy the coffee maker unless it comes with tickets to Yankee Stadium. But that’s me.

I do recognize that there is proof in the fluff. Advertisers drool over a mountain of data that points to celebrities being their big guns by delivering huge payoffs. Take Michael Jordan, the all- time heavyweight endorser.

This is true: 35 years after the introduction of Air Jordan sneakers, the brand represents 75 percent of basketball shoe sales. Another example is Jerry Seinfeld wearing the puffy shirt during a telethon for public television. The girl that designed the shirt was Kramer’s girlfriend and she had orders flowing in when word spread about Jerry’s endorsement Jordan is a rare breed with the most sought-after celebrities still having gas in the tank. Still, don’t worry when it comes to your favorite celebrity or world-famous athlete losing their physical prowess as age creeps up. It doesn’t mean they rent out their wallets to moths. Joe Montana, multi-millionaire businessman and ex-football great, rants about Medicare and how easy the phone call was to make. Yeah, right. The only call he makes is to his assistant to check his bank account.

Look at Joe Namath and William Shatner. These guys will endorse anything from hearing aids to Medicare. And then you have Tom Selleck hawking reverse mortgages while still working in television.

Smart man to get a jump on when his tank runs dry.

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causing advertisers to hug and kiss each other in celebration.

These platforms translate to millions of adoring eyeballs glued to photos showing Jennifer Lopez working out or Martha Stewart making tofu cupcakes. With this type of radar love, the loyal followers will buy any product endorsed by their idol. The celeb could be running a dog fighting ring or get caught carrying a loaded Glock into a nightclub. The orders will still flow in.

Then you have a new company that needs the spotlight to gain brand credibility to reach the top. They nail a celebrity to endorse the new product and bingo, the company can become an overnight success. But my question is why Pepsi would have Beyoncé pushing their cola. My first thought is don’t they already sell enough? Seems like marketing did a decent job without her considering they are in every major sports stadium in the world. Anything goes in the cola wars. But please explain to me the idea of companies using football players to endorse deodorant. Pretty obvious the player couldn’t care less if he smells or sweats while running full speed toward the goal line.

My answer to my question is the companies know there are some delusional customers watching the ad thinking, “Man, that is what I need to fight my sweating during sales presentations.”

Research done on this behavior shows there is a certain part of the brain that has heightened activity when we see a celebrity.

They’re still working on which part, but it ignites people to take the human form of Pavlov’s dogs.

With that answered, the next question is do celebrities actually believe in what they endorse?

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The knee jerk reaction answer would be “it’s possible.” You could win some cash by betting that companies don’t hire detectives to track celebrities to make sure they’re ingesting the food or supplements they endorse.

Finally, we are all guilty of the power of the celebrity endorsement. Women see a beautiful model or celebrity with perfect skin, why wouldn’t they go buy the cosmetics endorsed? Men see a NASCAR driver endorsing a brand of engine oil. What better source to endorse the smooth running of your car? Different story with sex. If the man or

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woman holding that bottle of cologne has the looks and the body of some Greek god or goddess, nobody could care less if the endorser is an alien or human, had never been in a movie or knows how to throw a baseball.

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FCA Honors Long Island Women In Philanthropy

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Family & Children’s Association (FCA), one of Long Island’s largest human services agencies, held its first Long Island Women in Philanthropy breakfast and fashion show. FCA honored the vision of founding mother Louisa Lee Schuyler, a great-granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton, and two modern day philanthropists, Farrell Fritz partner Domenique Camacho Moran and 11-year old inventor Mia Monzidelis. More than 100 supporters attended the event, filling the room with a palpable buzz of good cheer in honor of Camacho Moran, Monzidelis, FCA staff and consumers who modeled fashions, and women who are making history every day, working to help others and themselves achieve their potential and strengthen themselves and others in their community. Pictured from left: FCA’s VP & CFO Mary Ann Vassallo; Events and Special Projects Manager Nicole Flannery; VP & Chief Human Resources Officer Angela Montemarano; honoree Domenique Camacho Moran, Farrell Fritz; Rising Star honoree Mia Monzidelis; FCA’s VP and COO Lisa Burch; VP & Chief Development Officer Craig Pinto; FCA Board Chair Drew Crowley and President and CEO Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds.

(Photo courtesy of Family & Children’s Association)

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yosset High School Principal Dr. John Durante recently launched a podcast with the goal of providing information straight from college admissions professionals of top universities and colleges.

“I know that Syosset High School has a fabulous guidance department and the parents here are well-served, but I thought, ‘What if I did a podcast with college reps who would be willing to talk about their school, the entrance process, the essay, the application and more?’ ” he stated.

Through the podcast, named The College Admissions Process Podcast (The CAPP), students and parents can hear straight from the people who ultimately make the decisions, with insight and advice on every aspect of the college admissions process.

“Like most people, during the lockdown, we had to find things to do,” Durante said.

“One of my passions is the game of soccer; I love soccer and am a soccer coach.”

He wanted to learn more about coaching so he starting listening to soccer-related podcasts and attending Zoom sessions about the sport.

He had always been fascinated with podcasts.

“It is radio on-demand,” Durante said.

“With my schedule, I like listening to things about a specific topic that I like.”

Durante knew podcasts were the answer to a bigger question. He quickly realized what the need was and how he could address it.

Education—his own podcast specialty would be a no-brainer.

“I am a high school principal and I just went through the college process with not one, but two daughters, who are now a junior and a freshman in college,” Durante said.

He reached out to some of the college reps that he got to know well during his own college entrance journeys with his daughters.

“Seven of nine colleges that I approached with the idea said yes right away; they thought it was a fabulous idea,” Durante said. “I immediately thought ‘Holy cow, now I actually have to do my research because I had never really recorded or published a podcast.’ ” His drive to always learn something new, while also doing things the right way, proved successful in his launch.

Schools represented on the podcasts recorded to date include Cornell University, University of Michigan, Penn State, University of Florida, SUNY Geneseo, Michigan State, Iona College, Adelphi University, High Point University, Ohio State University, Sacred Heart University,

Schools are lining up to be featured on Dr. John Durante’s podcast.

Bucknell University and Syracuse University.

“You are getting top-quality information from the people who make the decisions without having to pay a penny,” Durante said.

Within the next couple of weeks, podcasts with SUNY Oswego, Boston College, University of Delaware, Muhlenberg

College, University of Arizona, Fairfield University, Susquehanna University and University at Albany will be released.

Dozens of colleges and universities are lined up to be feature on the podcast between now and July.

“I am all about helping people,” Durante said. “People are very stressed about the college application process.”

The CAPP has more than 2,500 subscribers. Most of the listeners are from New York, but Durante said that the analytics show listeners from every part of the country including Chicago, Los Angeles and Phoenix.

“By listening to the podcast, it’s going to prompt you to ask additional questions, higher-level questions so that when you meet the rep or go on a tour, you will have better questions to ask as opposed to ‘What’s the application deadline?’”

Durante, a Stony Brook University alum, has been the principal of Syosset High School for 12 years. He is also a member of the Stony Brook University Distributed Teacher and Leader Program Advisory Board. In 2016 he was named “Best Principal on Long Island” from the Bethpage Federal Credit Union and is also a recipient of the PTA Founders Day Award and Jenkins Award.

Durante started his career at Syosset High School in 1994 as a teacher of world languages.

Episodes are available every week and students and parents can send questions to be considered for future episodes to: collegeadmissionstalk@gmail.com.

The College Admissions Process Podcast is available anywhere you subscribe to podcasts (including Spotify, Apple. iHeart Radio, Google, etc.). You can also listen by visiting www.collegeadmissionstalk.com.

How To Homeschool

New book provides answers to commonly asked questions

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“In a naturally enchanting and enjoyable environment, their learning cannot fail to thrive,” he added. “The contents of this book are up-to-date, refreshingly well written and researched, with poignant relevance to the many challenges parents are facing today.”

The Varella-Cids have created and gained much recognition in Japan for the unique homeschooling methods they have developed. He and his family regularly present at educational events.

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Suffolk Named Military Friendly School

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uffolk County Community College has been named a 2022-23 military friendly school with a gold designation by Military Friendly after a comprehensive evaluation of the college’s services using both public data and responses from a proprietary survey the college completed. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2022-2023 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard.

“Suffolk County Community College has a proud history of serving and assisting veterans and military connected pursue their educational goals,” said college President Dr. Edward Bonahue. “We are proud to support those who have served our country and we are proud to be named a military friendly school.”

Suffolk County Community College is dedicated to making the transition from military service to the classroom easier for veterans and to make higher education more accessible for service members and their families.

“Suffolk County Community College provides service members, veterans and military families with the flexibility and convenience needed to excel,” said Suffolk County Community College Director of Veterans Affairs Shannon O’Neill.

O’Neill said that Suffolk recently moved its Ammerman Campus Veterans Resource Center to new space as a result of a New York State Economic Development grant. The new, modern and comfortable space, in the college’s refurbished Kreiling Hall, O’Neill said, is equipped with student computers, a spacious lounge area and resource center.

O’Neill explained that the college offers robust services staffed with experts in military and veterans benefits and community resources through its veterans resource centers located on all of the college’s campuses.

The services are available in person and virtually for active duty, guard, reservists, veterans and their dependents, according to O’Neill. The college, O’Neill

said, also waives the application fee for all individuals currently serving as well as veterans and their dependents.

Suffolk’s final ratings were determined by combining the college’s survey response set and government/agency public data sources within a logic-based scoring assessment. The institution’s ability to meet thresholds for student retention, graduation, job placement,

loan repayment, persistence (degree advancement or transfer) and loan default rates for all students and, specifically, for student veterans was measured.

The 2022-2023 Military Friendly schools list will be published in the May and October issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at www.militaryfriend ly.com.

—Suffolk County Community College

Massapequa Teen Named Boces Student Of The Quarter Massapequa student Lilli Pelli (left, pictured with GC Tech Principal Madelaine Hackett) was named Student of the Quarter for the second quarter at Nassau BOCES GC Tech career and technical education high school. Students of the Quarter have taken the initiative on class projects and are role models for their fellow students in both the classroom and the workplace. Pelli, who is studying cosmetology, was honored for her grades, attendance, work ethic and preparedness.

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e’ve all seen headlines about misconduct by teachers or other school employees. It may seem like it is simple—fire the employee. But firing a school employee may require a hearing. In addition, school officials should, and are often required to, perform an official investigation before taking

any action. How school officials investigate misconduct can affect the school’s reputation, environment, and operations. Further, the school could be exposed to liability if the investigation is not properly conducted, and appropriate action is not taken.

As an attorney who focuses on education law and public sector labor and employment law, I offer the following practical advice on how schools should handle an investigation

effectively and what the public should expect before seeing any results: Step 1: Intake Typically, the complainant, if any, will be interviewed early in the process. If wrongdoing is uncovered by means other than a complaint, the school should speak with the source of the concern.

Step 2: Gather Evidence Schools need to gather documents

and other evidence to establish a record to corroborate or disprove wrongdoing.

Evidence might include letters, memos, emails, voicemail or text messages, phone records, footage from security cameras, etc.

When applicable, computers, hard drives, flash drives, tablets and phones should be examined, and in some cases secured to protect the information.

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FREE Event at NCMA Saturday, April 30, 11 am-3 pm Nassau County Museum of Art invites people of all ages on the Autism Spectrum and their families, care providers and coaches to join us for a joyful day of theater, music and art

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Tilles Center presents: Branching Out A multi-sensory theatrical performance Registration required

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Opening Date: April 30. Exhibition Time: 11 am-3 pm Refreshments

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Additional Dates to see the exhibition: Tuesday, May 3 through Saturday, May 7. Exhibition Time: 11 am-4 pm

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Step 3: Interviews The first witness will typically be the complainant, if there is one. Other witnesses, if any, should be identified and interviewed to gather additional and/or corroborating evidence. The accused is typically interviewed toward the end of the investigation.

He/she may be entitled to certain rights during the investigation and should be given an opportunity to present his/her side of the story. A tenured teacher generally cannot be compelled to provide self-incriminating information and may be entitled to refuse to answer questions in any pre-hearing investigation.

Step 4: Evaluate the Evidence Investigations often result in conflicting information and sometimes come down to one person’s word against the word of another. Determining the credibility of witnesses is particularly important in such situations. Schools need to consider whether a witness’ statements make sense when considered alone, whether the evidence tends to support one account over another and whether any facts have been corroborated or refuted by credible evidence. Assessing the demeanor of witnesses is also appropriate in making credibility decisions.

Step 5: Reach a Conclusion and Take Action Once the school reaches a conclusion regarding guilt or innocence, they can implement corrective action as appropriate such as training, a memo to the personnel file, reassignment/transfer, separating individuals,

and discipline up to termination. Any such action must be consistent with applicable contracts and statutes.

Step 6: Advise the Parties It is a good practice (and in some cases it is required) for the school to inform the complainant of whether the allegations were substantiated or unsubstantiated, and what action will be taken. They also need to notify the accused of the investigation’s findings and the actions school officials intend to take.

Step 7: Follow Up Once the investigation is complete and corrective action is implemented, schools should also follow up to ensure that there has been no post-investigation retaliation.

Public sector employee misconduct is different in some important ways from the private sector. While it may seem like things are being “swept under the rug” or ignored, laws, confidentiality concerns, employment contracts and collective bargaining agreements often dictate the procedures that must be followed to ensure a fair and through investigation before any action can be taken.

Assumptions that nothing is happening are often incorrect.

I encourage schools to have a plan in place so they are ready if and when an incident occurs. Then follow the steps outlined above to act in a prompt, fair and impartial manner where allegations of misconduct have been raised. Doing so will protect the students, staff and school and contribute to an effective environment for all concerned.

—Lawrence J. Tenenbaum, Esq., is a partner at Jaspan Schlesinger LLP.

BOCES Appoints New Deputy Superintendent The Nassau BOCES Board of Education has named James Widmer its new deputy superintendent, effective in February. Nassau BOCES is the largest Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in New York and serves the 56 school districts in Nassau County.

“Mr. Widmer has been instrumental in the ongoing success of Nassau BOCES,” said Dr. Robert R. Dillon, district superintendent. “We are confident that he will excel in his new role and help to build the BOCES of the future.”

Widmer will provide guidance for all of the agency’s programs and services.

He will also assume the role of the district superintendent when Dillon is unavailable. He will continue to be responsible for the agency’s nearly $400 million annual budget.

“Mr. Widmer brings a long history of accomplishments to Nassau BOCES,” said board President Susan Bergtraum.

“He is masterful in his ability to make the complicated nature of the Nassau BOCES budget easily understood by administration, the board and our component districts. His dedication to our agency and its mission is beyond

James Widmer, newly appointed deputy superintendent at Nassau BOCES question. We are thrilled to have him as our deputy superintendent.”

Widmer, of Farmingdale, joined Nassau BOCES in 2003 as a senior accountant and rose through the ranks.

Prior to joining the agency, he worked in private industry for 16 years. He holds an MBA from Dowling College and earned his undergraduate degree at Hofstra University. He has school business administration and school district administration certifications.

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Homeschooling In New York

re you thinking about starting to homeschool?

Do you live in the Empire State? Then this overview page for homeschooling in New York is for you.

Time4Learning, a leader in homeschooling assistance, understands that you have a lot of questions about getting started with homeschooling in your state. What do I need to do to start homeschooling my child? Where can I find local support? What kinds of curriculum are available to me?

We want you to feel confident in your choice to take your child’s education into your own hands, but there are so many things to consider about how to homeschool your child in New York.

HOW TO START HOMESCHOOLING IN NY Once you’ve made your decision to homeschool in New York, these are the four steps you should follow: 1. File your notice of intention to homeschool with your local school district within 14 days of pulling your child from their current school (or anytime, if your

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child isn’t currently enrolled in a school).

2. Once you’ve received your confirmation and Individualized Home Instruction Plan form, you have four weeks to complete and submit your information.

3. Choose your curriculum. In New York, homeschool curriculum choice is up to the parents.

4. Begin enjoying learning together.

NEW YORK HOMESCHOOLING LAWS How does homeschooling work in New York? Simple. Homeschoolers and public school students alike are required to receive instruction from ages 6-16. The New York Department of Education (DOE) governs the subjects to be taught in your homeschool (although, you can teach additional subjects as well).

While the steps to homeschooling in the Empire State are simple, this is a highly regulated state and the DOE has clear guidelines on how to properly homeschool in New York.

NEW YORK HOMESCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS Almost every state has at least one

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE statewide organization designed to support home educators and, currently, there are two New York state homeschooling associations. While every statewide homeschool association will have different goals, they will all certainly have in common the desire to provide support, guidance and information to homeschoolers in their state.

Homeschool associations are valuable for any stage of homeschooling, but they can be especially helpful to families just getting started.

NEW YORK HOMESCHOOL GROUPS AND CO-OPS Once you’ve made the decision to homeschool in New York, you will likely want to connect with other homeschoolers in your state. Time4Learning’s New York homeschool parent forum is a great place to start, so don’t be afraid to ask questions of other homeschooling families who live in the Empire State. With the growth in popularity of homeschooling, though, you may also discover one or more local support groups in your town or region.

HOMESCHOOL FIELD TRIPS IN NEW YORK If you are thinking that homeschool means staying in and studying all the time, think again! In fact, because of their flexible schedule, homeschoolers usually have many more opportunities than traditional schoolers to get out and

explore their community and their world.

Homeschooling in such a vibrant state as New York means you have driveable access to many destinations that you can visit together as a family, and almost any outing can be turned into a learning activity. In addition to field trip options, your state and local homeschool associations and support groups will probably plan workshops, service opportunities, athletic events and more throughout the year. Plus, don’t forget to explore all the enrichment classes offered to students in your area. Please make sure to contact each site before you plan your visit, as COVID-19 may have impacted their hours of operations.

NEW YORK STANDARDIZED TESTS AND TEST PREP Starting in fourth grade, New York homeschoolers are required to take nationally approved achievement tests every other year. These serve as the year-end assessments required for those years. Then, in 9th grade, homeschoolers will begin taking the achievement tests annually. Examples of approved tests include the Iowa Basics Skills Test, the California Achievement Test, the PASS test, and the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills.

Visit www.time4learning.com/home schooling/new-york/#how-to to learn more about state requirements for homeschooling and to see if Time4Learning is a homeschooling partner for you.

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SUNY To Expand Access To Public Health Education

UNY College of Optometry and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate) announced a partnership to establish public health educational and research programs on the SUNY College of Optometry’s 42nd Street campus. This partnership will allow SUNY College of Optometry and SUNY Downstate’s School of Public Health to expand access to public health degree programs while creating collaborative research opportunities examining health care disparities and access, particularly in the area of eye and vision care.

“I am pleased to welcome SUNY Downstate to our campus to establish this one-of-a-kind extension site program bringing together the talents of the best public health and optometry faculty and students at our 42nd Street location,” said David A. Heath, OD, EdM., president of SUNY College of Optometry. “We look forward to working with the leadership and faculty of SUNY Downstate’s School of Public Health to create comprehensive and unique educational opportunities for not only our students, alumni and faculty but the public at large.”

Downstate’s School of Public Health will occupy approximately 3,000 square feet of

SUNY Optometry space at SUNY Optometry’s midtown campus supporting educational and research activities, as well as faculty and administrative offices. This partnership creates a new opportunity for students and faculty across programs to collaborate on both educational programs and through public health research, as well as provides opportunities for more New York City area residents to pursue a public health degree.

“This is a great opportunity to expand the SUNY footprint and its commitment to interdisciplinary learning,” said Wayne J. Riley, M.D., president of SUNY Downstate

Health Sciences University. “This unique partnership with SUNY Optometry goes hand-in-hand in collaborations with our School of Public health goal of seeking different perspectives for understanding and managing health challenges in communities such as the ones that we serve at Downstate.”

Downstate’s School of Public Health vision is to lead the way to urban health equity in New York and beyond and its mission is to improve the health status of urban and marginalized populations, by training the next generation of diverse public health leaders, conducting practice changing research, and

enhancing public health interventions that transforms the implementation of policy to create healthy communities.

“Interdisciplinary Collaboration is one of our school’s values, and we’re thrilled to have this opportunity to partner with our neighbor, SUNY College of Optometry, while also expanding our unique program’s reach and access to vital services beyond our home base in Brooklyn,” said Dr. Kitaw Demissie, dean and professor at SUNY Downstate’s School of Public Health.

SUNY College of Optometry serves a wide range of communities, supporting nearly 240,000 patient visits through both the University Eye Center situated on the 42nd Street campus and its network of clinical affiliates located throughout the tristate area. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University serves the healthcare needs of New York City and Brooklyn’s residents through their world-class academic teaching facilities. Through this collaboration, SUNY Optometry and SUNY Downstate will reach residents in each of the five boroughs of New York City.

The branch program is set to open in the fall semester.

—Submitted by SUNY Optometry

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New York Tech Students Are Building NASA Prototype Product

ASA research and discoveries have laid the groundwork for many products that are part of our daily lives, from the computer mouse and ear thermometer to ski boots and CAT scans.

Other products that may one day join that list include a robotic therapy vest for patients with neurological impairments and a high-tech device, known as a c-gauge, to measure cord tension in parachutes, sails, and weather balloons. And an interdisciplinary team of New York Tech students stands to play a role in realizing that goal by building prototypes for these future products.

As part of a new agreement, NASA has contracted with New York Tech, through the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences’ Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center (ETIC), to have ETIC student employees build unique technology prototypes based on existing NASA patents and create professional marketing materials that NASA can use in efforts to commercialize the technology.

“The purpose of this agreement is to provide an operational structure and framework for NASA to move various unrealized and undeveloped intellectual property further towards commercialization through prototyping and production services available at New York Tech’s Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center,” said Kris Romig, the commercialization services lead at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Currently, seven New York Tech student employees are working to fulfill the terms of the contract with NASA, which runs through August 2022. Students pursuing computer science, mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering degrees were selected to build the prototypes based on NASA patents, and two digital arts students will be developing instructional and marketing videos to help present the products to investors.

“The sky is the limit in terms of potential opportunities for New York Tech students through this relationship,” said ETIC Director Michael Nizich, Ph.D. This first contract includes seven students, but it’s possible that over time, several dozen from across the university could be working toward building or supporting NASA products, in addition to pursuing internships and perhaps a full-time position at NASA after graduation.”

“Importantly, this work is guided by a performance-based contract. It is not a grant and serves as a pilot for New York Tech to demonstrate our rich and talented resources in terms of our labs, facilities, students, and their faculty advisors,” said Babak Beheshti, Ph.D., dean, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences. For this first project, “we reviewed patents of interest provided

The NYIT doers and makers building prototype products for NASA

by NASA for viability and high probability of success. We based our decisions and selections on our skillsets and facilities, as well as our ability to complete the job. NASA agreed to the patents we selected, so we have developed a plan and statement of work, including work description, estimated hours, deliverables, and timeframe. This truly exemplifies that our students are makers and doers who are well on the way to reinventing the future.”

Undergraduates on the NASA team are Robert Maksimowicz from Bellmore, an electrical and computer engineering major, entrepreneur, and self-described electronics hobbyist; Hibah Agha, a computer science major from Bellerose who is serving as a Python and Java developer for the project; Benjamin Fuoco from Valley Stream, also a computer science major who is focusing on electronic component configuration with Python; and Lincoln Dover, a mechanical engineering student from Wyandanch skilled at robotics who will be the mechanical designer for the vest prototype and hopes to one day work in renewables like solar power.

Robert Doxey, a computer science graduate student and entrepreneur from Syosset, has already founded a company through the ETIC that develops apps for other ETIC startups.

His key focus on the NASA project will be to develop a website to manage or control various aspects of the prototypes as well as to

display data reporting the projects’ progress.

“Many of us worked in the ETIC last summer on various product prototypes on behalf of regional startups, which was a great exercise to be sure we were up to the task of working on the NASA team,” said Maksimowicz, who is also serving as student project manager and electrical design engineer for the NASA team.

Nic Luna of Fresh Meadows and Ying Shi Zhang from Brooklyn are digital arts students in the School of Architecture and Design who will help develop instructional videos promoting and demonstrating the prototypes to support commercialization efforts once the prototypes are built.

The ETIC refined it strategy a few years ago to focus on opportunities for engineering and computer science students to build early-phase technology prototypes for local and regional startup companies. In 2019, Nizich was contacted by Empire State Development on behalf of a local (Long Island) startup, Grub Guard, which needed a technology solution built from a patent it was filing.

Students working at the ETIC subsequently built the first prototype technology solution for Grub Guard and the software to control it.

During Grub Guard’s fundraising efforts for the prototype, its principals met the NASA team, who requested to speak to New York Tech after viewing the Grub Guard prototype.

“After being connected with NASA, we

worked to explain the ETIC’s programs and services and the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences’ labs and facilities, student capabilities, and engagement,” explained Nizich, who is also an adjunct associate professor of computer science.

“NASA ultimately requested a proposal for us to take various unrealized NASA patents that they see can potentially be commercialized and then create early-phase prototypes of those technologies for NASA to demonstrate to their industry partners.”

The high-performing team of students is now busy building the first series of prototypes, according to the NASA patent guidelines. The student team provides updates and reports on project and prototype progress, including text-based reports, photos and videos of their work and collaboration.

After the prototypes are built and accepted, a larger number of students will be able to contribute to additional versions of the built prototypes, and perhaps work on new prototypes as well.

“It is entirely possible that, as we are building the prototypes to specification, we’ll create some new technology or component in the process. This kind of unique New York Tech innovation could end up benefitting businesses in the region and providing additional capability to outside companies,” Beheshti said. “It’s very exciting.”

—New York Institute of Technology

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orth Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island’s leading children’s mental health nonprofit, is thrilled to announce the return of its in-person annual spring luncheon, a highly anticipated event that was canceled in 2020 and virtual in 2021 due to the pandemic.

While the 2021 online luncheon was very successful due to the dedication of longtime co-chairs Jan Ashley, Amy Cantor and Alexis Siegel, the guidance center’s devoted supporters are eager to be together to celebrate and raise funds for the organization’s work, which is more important than ever during these times of heightened anxiety and depression among children and teens.

The spring luncheon will be returning to the Glen Head Country Club on Thursday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The day will begin with mahjong, canasta and bridge, along with unique shopping boutiques from some of Long Island’s trendiest and most charitable small business owners, including Anatomie, Bonnie’s Nuts, Chintz Giraffe, Dale’s Knits, Daniella Erin NYC, DASH, Designer Sunglasses, Designs that

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prizes, including a $500 gift certificate to Americana Manhasset.

The keynote speaker for the Spring Luncheon will be Legislator Josh Lafazan from the 18th District. In 2017, at the age of 23, Lafazan became Nassau County’s youngest-ever legislator. Currently serving his third term, Lafazan has passed a record

number of bills that address a variety of issues such as the opioid epidemic, caring for veterans and being an advocate for those with disabilities.

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Registration is now open and sponsorships are available by visiting the guidance center’s website, northshorechildguidance. org/luncheon2022/ or calling 516-6261971, ext. 309.

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This completely renovated home at 3794 Charles Ct. in Seaford sold on April 4 for $905,000. It is a spacious five-level Seaford Manor split on a cul-de-sac with four bedrooms, three full baths and a two-car garage. The new eat-in-kitchen has quartz counters, a farm sink, radiant heated tile floors and stainless steel appliances.

The living room has a custom wall unit. There is a formal dining room. The huge elegant master bedroom suite has cathedral ceilings and a barn door walk-in-closet. The master bath features two separate vanities. The home has hardwood floors, crown moldings and LED high hats throughout. The Andersen windows, vinyl siding, roof, central air condioning, three-zone heat, 200-amp service are all new. The backyard patio and pvc fenced yard with in-ground sprinkler system are new also. The basement is finished and has a new washer and dryer.

This stunning expanded split with beautiful curb appeal on quiet block at 2403 Penatiquit Ave. in Seaford sold on April 1 for $714,000. It has a designer kitchen with granite countertop, stainless steel appliances, a double wall oven, a six-burner gas stove, a wine cooler and custom KitchenAid fridge. The huge den/family room extension has a cozy wood-burning stove and double French doors. The expanded primary bedroom has a huge walk-in closet. The home is freshly painted and has gorgeous refinished hardwood floors throughout, including new carpet runners, blinds and high hat lighting. It has all new interior hardwood doors with new hardware and Andersen windows. The stunning updated bathroom has a Jacuzzi tub. The roof, siding, remote garage door, gas heating system, hot water tank, central airconditioning and 200-amp

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your social acuity is on point and it benefits every part of your life. You’ve an excellent sense of how far to take a joke or how much work you can delegate to others. Knowing when to push and when to back off is not only kind but efficient. It’s how you get the best result for the longest stretch of time.

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Assume you’re in three notrump and West leads a spade. It seems natural to play low from dummy and win East’s jack with the queen, but if you do this, you go down one.

East wins your first diamond lead with the ace and returns a spade, and West’s spades become established whether you take the ace on this trick or the next one. Your cause is then hopeless, since you cannot make nine tricks without establishing dummy’s diamonds, and West still has the diamond

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However, you can make the contract by letting East’s jack hold the first trick! Once you do this, the defense disintegrates. When East returns a spade, you still have the suit doubly stopped, and now when you play a diamond, it does not matter which defender wins the trick. If West takes the diamond and returns a spade, you concede another diamond to East’s ace to acquire nine tricks.

If East wins the first diamond lead, he can do no better than return a club, since he has no more spades. If he does that, however, you rise with the ace and lead another diamond, ensuring the contract beyond the shadow of a doubt.

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It’s not as abnormal as it might seem to let East’s jack hold the opening trick. It’s virtually certain that West has the king when East does not play that card at trick one, so it isn’t necessary to win the first spade to assure two tricks in the suit.

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Sousa Elementary School Honored As A RULER Mentor School J

ohn Philip Sousa Elementary School has been chosen as one of six schools internationally to become a RULER Mentor school by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. RULER Mentor schools were selected through a rigorous application process. Sousa Elementary School has been working with Dr. Marc Brackett, the Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and his team for the past seven years. Several members of Sousa’s RULER team have presented with Dr. Brackett at educational conferences.

RULER is a systemic approach to social emotional learning (SEL) developed at the Center for Emotional Intelligence. RULER aims to infuse the principles of emotional intelligence into the culture of pre-K to 12 schools, informing how leaders lead, teachers teach, students learn and families support students. RULER, which stands for recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing and regulating emotions was implemented at Sousa Elementary School beginning in the 2016-17 school year.

Since its inception at Sousa, four key RULER tools were infused: school developed charters that spelled out how staff and students aspire to treat each other; a ‘mood meter’ that will help students and educators monitor how their emotions change throughout the day; meta-moment training, which utilizes specific strategies for dealing with strong emotional reactions; and a blueprint for managing conflict.

“RULER Mentor Schools are recognized for their expertise and their ingenuity with RULER implementation,” said Dr. Brackett.

“These are schools who we would say have infused the principles of RULER, emotional intelligence and SEL into their DNA or

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immune system of their school.”

Meg Sheehan, Principal of Sousa Elementary, expressed that at Sousa, the evidence shows that RULER has enhanced academic performance, fostered better quality relationships, created a positive shift in school climate, result in fewer instances of bullying and aggressive behavior are seen.

“I am honored to be part of the RULER mentor team and commend all the staff members, students and families for their part in fostering RULER at Sousa,” said Principal Sheehan.

Sousa Elementary School is being recognized for demonstrating exemplary practices in training and facilitating the RULER approach to SEL. Sousa Elementary School has integrated SEL into their school culture and integrated these values to the core of our teaching and learning practices.

It also recognizes Sousa Elementary School as a leader in the RULER community. They will be asked to open their doors to other schools and districts so they can experience what the RULER approach looks like, feels like, and sounds like. Sousa Elementary will also work closely with other schools in and out of Port Washington to be coaches for their implementation teams.

“We are incredibly proud of all our teachers and staff members who have embraced RULER,” said Jen Biblowitz, Sousa Elementary School Counselor and RULER Mentor Team Leader. “We are grateful to our families who have worked alongside us to build a RULER home-school connection.

We are looking forward to continuing to learn and grow in this new mentor role.”

—Submitted by the Port Washington Public School District

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RULER Mentor Team. From the left; Jen Biblowitz, Meg Sheehan, Marisa Johnson, Suzy Potucek, Maria Buffolino and Jane Candido. (Contributed photo)

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“Spike It Up” Schreiber’s Student Council organized a volleyball tournament to raise money Thirty teams participated in Schreiber Student Council’s “Spike It Up” Volleyball Tournament. The tournament raised over $1500 to donate to American Cancer Society in honor of Pierce Slutkzy. Thank you to all who came to show support and honor Slutkzy’s legacy.

Congratulations to tournament winners-The Monkeys-Ryan Epstein, Zac Silfin, David Silverstein, Alec Goodman, Tyler Duran, and Chase Pastolove.

—Information from the Port Washington Union Free School District FaceBook

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Teams practiced good sportsmanship after each round.

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Students volunteered to help out at the event. (Contributed photo)

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orth Hempstead Council Member Mariann Dalimonte and the Town Board are proud to feature Painting with Flowers in the Town’s Small Business Spotlight initiative, which is designed to profile our local businesses and promote the goods and services they provide.

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As part of the Town’s Small Business Spotlight program, highlighted businesses highlighted businesses visit: www.northwill have their photo and business listing hempsteadny.gov/smallbusinessspotlight. included as part of a directory on the —Submitted by Town’s website. For a complete listing of the Town of North Hempstead

Town Hosts Mock Town Board For Daisy And Brownie Troops North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Council Member Veronica Lurvey and Council Member Mariann Dalimonte recently hosted a mock Town Board meeting for Great Neck Daisy and Brownie Troop #612 on March 24 at Town Hall.

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their particular jobs entail, as well as how a Town Board meeting is run. They also held a mock Town Board meeting at which the Daisy and Brownie troops learned how local government works.

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

From the left; Deputy Town Clerk Ratna Bhalla, Council Member Mariann Dalimonte, Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, and Council Member Veronica Lurvey with Great Neck Daisy and Brownie Scouts. (Contributed photo)

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A Lesson From Ukraine Is the United States still united? Watching television, reading the newspaper, or listening to the conversation at the next dinner table has confirmed for me that the once shared commitment to democratic ideals and values that our nation was built upon has fallen by the wayside.

Individuals have become focused on differentiating themselves from each other. Media outlets highlight the political extremes of an issue rather than commonalities. Many Americans have forgotten that it is the shared ideology of freedom that enabled our predecessors to form this nation. The Great Seal of the United States says E pluribus unum (Out of many, one). In my mind, this means that although everyone is different (race, religion, ethnicity), we should not forget that we can stand as one.

No one country has recently reminded us more about the ability to stand together to fight for what they believe in than Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin believed that his invasion of Ukraine would be swift and unchecked.

The Ukrainian people have reminded the

have offered their trains and tracks to help fight the Russian invasion and aid Ukrainian refugees. On trips back into Ukraine from the safety of neighboring countries, volunteer fighters continue to leave their families to travel to and from the war zone that was once their home. They are tasked with the Student at Schreiber goal of helping Ukrainian citizens flee the High School in country while bringing additional supplies Port Washington into the country to aid resistance efforts.

Russian forces have become aware of the world that freedom and democracy are railways movements and continue to try worth fighting for and that Ukraine is a country made up of more than just its land. and locate and destroy these trains with the The Ukrainians have come together to fight help of satellites. To remain undetected, trains essentially operate on their own for the nation that they built together; the culture, way of life, and ability to live freely. with little to no communication between conductors. The lack of communication The effort has not only continued under between shuttles has made it impossible the leadership of President Volodymyr for railway workers to follow the traditional Zelensky but the incredible resistance of chain of command. Conductors are unable everyday Ukrainian citizens. One such group is the European railway operators and to seek the guidance of their superiors or peers when making split second decisions. technicians.

They operate independently and without the The railroads have become an integral tool in Ukraine’s fight against Russia. At least benefit of a central command. However, they a dozen state and private railroad operators all share one goal, to protect and defend the

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independence of the Ukrainian people.

The trains must stay in constant motion to make it more difficult for the Russian satellites to identify and destroy them. They need to avoid traveling on tracks which have been destroyed or damaged. Railway workers often need to disembark to repair the tracks in the middle of a firefight or during the dark of night. These workers are not trained soldiers, they are Ukrainian citizens, like the LIRR workers that many of us see every day.

They are willing to risk their lives for their continued freedom.

While the world is rooting for Ukraine and the success of its citizens in keeping Vladimir Putin from asserting control over their freedom, we should not forget that this is the same freedom that our country was built upon. History continues to repeat itself and there will always be a new bully looking for control. As citizens of the United States, regardless of our differences in opinion, we must stand together to ensure that we are always free to have these differences.

—Zack Siegel, student columnist

Council Member Dalimonte Hosts Community Office Hours North Hempstead Council Member Mariann Dalimonte is reminding the community of her mobile office hours for the residents of District 6. This initiative first began in 2021 to allow residents to connect directly with her on issues that matter to them.

“When I was first elected and took office in 2020, one of my top priorities as the Council Member for District 6 was to communicate effectively with people in my community,” said Dalimonte. “It is essential to provide easy access to information and a direct connection to Town Hall. I hope residents will make an appointment, and I look forward to meeting with everyone.”

Upcoming mobile office hours include: •Wednesday, June 22, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Port Washington Public Library at 1 Library Dr., Port Washington •Wednesday, July 13, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Port Washington Public Library at 1 Library Dr., Port Washington To schedule your appointment with Council Member Dalimonte, please call 516-869-7711.

Dalimonte also has an electronic newsletter which serves as an essential resource for the residents of District 6.

The electronic newsletter also serves as an important vehicle for informing residents about significant issues coming before the Town Board. Council Member Dalimonte

updates her residents following each Town Board meeting to ensure that her constituents are aware of the legislation discussed at each meeting. Residents can sign up for the newsletter by visiting www. northhempsteadny.gov/ district6 or by using the QR code below.

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

Town Officials Host Senior Spring Dance Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Council Members Peter Zuckerman, Dennis Walsh, Veronica Lurvey, Mariann Dalimonte, and Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava were proud to host the Town’s Senior Spring Dance at Clinton G. Martin Park on March 25.

The theme of the dance was “Spring Fling.”

More than 100 senior residents were welcomed for an afternoon of dancing, food and games. This event is part of the Department of Community Services’ full slate of programming for seniors that take place all year long.

For more information, please call 311.

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

Residents attend the Town’s Senior Spring Dance at Clinton G. Martin Park. (Contributed photo)

Town Board members joined the residents at the dance.

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