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Roslyn Is Back As A Top Ten Nationwide District

JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

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These are trying times for all involved in the Roslyn School District: Administrators, teachers, parents, and students. Solace can be found in the Roslyn family coming together. Good news can be found in recent Niche rankings which places the district as number six in its 2023 “Best School Districts In America” report.

The Roslyn district has 3,204 students in grades PK, K-12. The student-teacher ratio is 13 to 1. According to state test scores, 85 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 79 percent in reading.

Roslyn had plenty of company from its fellow Long Island districts. Great Neck Public Schools checked in as number three, Jericho as number four, and Syosset as number five.

According to Niche, “each district was given an overall grade of A+, earning top marks in the categories of academics, teachers, college prep, administration, and clubs and activities.

In the diversity category, Great Neck was awarded a B+, while Roslyn, Jericho, and Syosset were given a B grade.

In athletics, Roslyn had a B rating. So too did Great Neck. Syosset came out on top with an A rating. Jericho followed with an A- mark.

In the best cafeteria offerings category, Jericho scored an A+. Roslyn followed with an A, Great Neck a B+, and Syosset a B. Students in each district also enjoy low student-teacher ratios, according to the report.

Great Neck and Syosset each have a student-teacher ratio of 10 to 1, while Jericho’s is 11 to 1, and Roslyn, as noted, is 13 to 1.

The Roslyn, Great Neck, Syosset and Jericho districts were not the only Long Island school districts with high national rankings. The Hewlett-Woodmere district was ranked number 19, while the Herricks School District followed right behind in the 20th spot. And since many parents in the Roslyn area, including those in Roslyn Heights, send their children to the Herricks district, Roslyn has two districts in the top 20.

Niche gave Herricks A+ or A scores in academics, teachers, college prep, clubs and activities, administration, food, and resources and facilities.

Herricks has a student-teacher ratio of

11 to 1. According to state test scores, 86 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 83 percent in reading.

Although Long Island dominated the Top Ten, the top district in America, according to Niche, was Adlai E. Stevenson High School District No. 125, located in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Of the top 25 districts, both the urban Northeast and the Chicago area dominated. Further down the list, schools from California also appeared in large numbers.

As usual, Roslyn had plenty of online fans. The following are comments from the Niche website.

“Overall, I received a well-rounded education throughout my time at Roslyn,” a student wrote. “I made many incredible friends and there were so many opportunities to get involved with student life. I was a member of the marching band, the GSA, the Astronomy Club, and VEDDA. The course offerings and AP electives were plentiful and most of my professors were great.”

“Roslyn is an awesome school district,”

added another. “Administrations care about students and families. Plenty of resources and activities.”

“As a current student at Roslyn High School, I have experienced first-hand that teachers are always ready to help and see their students succeed, and form bonds with students to grasp an understanding of each students learning style,” opined yet another youngster. “The vast variety of clubs and other extracurricular activities ensure that every student has multiple ways to express their interests, and make lifelong friends. There are many places in the school where one can feel comfortable and make themselves at home with doing homework and enjoying a meal of choice. The sports and art facilities are places where people can exercise and express themselves creatively with encouraging teachers and coaches to push students to their full potential. Being a student at Roslyn ensures that you can explore every opportunity to succeed in your career(s) outside of school.”

So, too, did the Herricks district.

“Herricks is a diverse environment with a staff of people who care greatly for their students,” wrote one student. “The curriculum of this school is competitive and fair, giving students an advantage for once they enter college and beyond. Attending this school has significantly prepared me the education and difficulties that I have faced in my undergraduate education. Additionally, it is thanks to the aid I received from the faculty at Herricks that has allowed me many opportunities. The relationships formed during my time at this school have significantly influenced my recent achievements. Without this school, I may not be in the position I am in today and for that I am grateful.”

“I love being a student at Herricks because I’m surrounded by many people who help me to get where I am now,” wrote a third student. “One of my favorite things about my school is our music program. Our music department is one of the best ones in New York. Aside from that, another amazing thing that I value so much is the safety of our school. There very rarely are fights in the school hallways and there are security guards at every door in the school. It makes many people in my school feel safe, especially me. I am so grateful to be able to attend this school because they also offer many advanced classes, including a Spanish immersion program. It is a program that teaches K-5 students Spanish so that they could take the AP exam in 10th grade. It helps so much with college because after 10th grade you can take other classes other than a language class. There are so many great things about my school district and I’m proud to be a part of Herricks.”

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Jim Brown: Always Manhasset’s Favorite Brown dies at age 87

Jim Brown, a Manhasset native and the only athlete to be inducted in the Pro Football, College Football and Lacrosse Halls of Fame, died on Friday, May 19 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 87.

“To the world he was an activist, actor, and football star,” read a statement from the Brown family. “To our family he was a loving and wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. Our hearts are broken.”

Brown’s death was met with a speedy reaction from across the world of sports.

“It’s impossible to describe the profound love and gratitude we feel for having the opportunity to be a small piece of Jim’s incredible life and legacy,” added a statement from the Cleveland Browns, where Brown starred as a running back in the 1950s and ‘60s. “We mourn his passing, but celebrate the indelible light he brought to the world. Our hearts are with Jim’s family, loved ones, and all those he impacted along the way.”

“Jim Brown was a gifted athlete — one of the most dominant players to ever step on any athletic field — but also a cultural figure who helped promote change,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “During his nine-year NFL career, which coincided with the civil rights movement here at home, he became a forerunner and role model for athletes being involved in social initiatives outside their sport.”

A native of St. Simons, GA, Brown was born in 1936. Seven years later, his mother moved to New York to find work as a

domestic. The Brown family lived, first, in Great Neck before settling in Manhasset Valley. In the 1950s Long Island, gangs of feral youth roaming the streets were not uncommon. Brown and his friends belonged to The Gaylords, a juvenile gang that behaved in the manner of the day.

“We would go to other neighborhoods, go to parties, try to pick up girls,” a childhood friend, Rev. Ed Corley, told a Brown biographer. “We’d fight other gangs. Sometimes we won; sometimes we lost… One of the reasons we were all good athletes is because we were always running. We were either chasing other guys, trying to fight them, or we were being chased. Running, running, running. I was always running.”

That running came in handy. At Manhasset High School, Brown came into his own. By his sophomore year, Brown stood six feet tall and weighed 174 pounds. Brown lettered in no less than five sports: football, lacrosse, basketball, track and field and baseball. The New York Yankees scouted Brown as a pitching prospect. Brown was a halfback in football and a center lineman in lacrosse. As important, the young Brown had an ally in football coach Ed Walsh. The latter knew that Brown was college material. The young man needed to make good marks. He listened to Walsh. With Walsh, Brown had a friend for life. No matter how far Brown traveled, Manhasset would remain a pleasant memory, his true home. The village, he claimed, “was always an example of how

people should be treated.”

Colleges came knocking. Brown chose Syracuse, where he starred in both football and lacrosse.

After graduating from Syracuse, Brown was chosen in the first round by the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland wasn’t New York. It was however, a sports-crazy city of up to 900,000 residents. It was also coached by Paul Brown, an Ohio native who had led the team to championship glory in the 1940s and ‘50s.

Brown quickly conquered the NFL. No one who saw Brown play could forget the experience. In play after play, the defense knew what was coming. Brown was blessed with a solid offensive line and in Leroy Kelly, an All-Star blocking back. Brown was also a one-man show, combining speed and power like no back since Bronco Nagurski. Brown had his style. At the end of a play, he was always the last one up from the pileup. He got up slowly and just as slowly, walked his way back to the huddle. The man took countless cuts, bumps, and bruises. However, part of it was tactical. “Getting up with leisure” was a way for Brown to conceal the physical punishment that came his way.

Brown did not seek to be liked or even respected. He wanted to be feared. He wanted a defensive player to remember full well when Brown lowered his shoulder and gave him a good hit. Above all, a running

should never run out of bounds. Ever. In retirement, Brown publicly castigated such backs as Franco Harris and Kevin Mack for doing just that.

Brown produced. He averaged 5.2 yards a carry. In 1958, he set a single-season rushing record, gaining 1,527 yards in 12 games. Brown was a Pro Bowler in each of his nine seasons. He was a three-time Most Valuable Player. He set records for single-season rushing (1,863 in 1963), career rushing (12,312 yards) and all-time leader in

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Jim Brown.

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The 1956 Manhasset High School football squad; the Manhasset High School baseball team.

(Photos courtesy the Manhasset Tower Yearbook)

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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THURSDAY, JUNE 1

Take and Make Craft

From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, the Bryant Library will host a garden stepping stone project for grades 6 to 12. Paint a beautiful stepping stone for your garden. Note: This is a take & make craft, not a program. You can use the materials and instructions to complete the craft on your own time. The library will notify you when the kits are ready for pickup. The library is at 2 Paper Mill Rd. Call 516-621-2240.

FRIDAYS, JUNE 2

AND 16

Bilingual Storytime

Join Wang Laoshi (Ms. Wang) and her friend Panda Yuan Yuan for a bilingual story time. Children will learn about both Chinese culture and the language of Mandarin by exploring traditional nursery rhymes, songs and stories. Different fun topics including animals, family, numbers and seasons will be explored. No Mandarin

background is required. Online registration required. Please register individually for each session. The library is at 2 Paper Mill Rd. Call 516-621-2240.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4

Art of Collecting: The Clarks: A Family That Collects Together Show after show, Bruce and Michele Clark have generously loaned their treasures to us, adding invaluable depth to our Surrealist and Abstract Expressionist surveys. Together with their son Spencer, whose tastes run to the Contemporary, they have assembled an astonishing collection of

twentieth-century (and later) works by such distinguished artists as Nevelson, Kline, Motherwell and Tanguy. They share their marvelous scholarship (great collectors are researchers) and strategies for building a legacy in art. The program begins at 3 p.m. Free for members, $20 non-members. Please register in advance. The museum is at One Museum Drive, 516-484-9338.

MONDAY, JUNE 5

Preparing Your Estate Plan

From 1 to 2 p.m., the library will host a seminar, Preparing Your Estate Plan. Topics will cover basic steps of planning your estate including the importance of wills, trusts, beneficiary designations and other methods to handle your estate according to your goals. Presented by attorney James H. Cahill. The library is at 2 Paper Mill Rd. Call 516-621-2240.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18

Director’s Talk- Oscar Wilde: The Critic and his Artists

The endlessly fascinating Oscar Wilde, author of The Picture of Dorian Gray, was

Enjoy a take and make craft from The Bryant Library.

connected to a glittering circle of artists including such friends as Toulouse-Lautrec (who painted his portrait on the eve of his legal demise), the Pre-Raphaelites including Burne-Jones, Morris and Millais, Whistler and Sargent (his neighbors on Tite Street in London’s Chelsea), and the naughty prodigy Aubrey Beardsley. When he aimed his legendary wit at the painters he never missed: “Mr. Whistler always spelt art, and I believe still spells it, with a capital ‘I.’” This event takes place at 3 p.m. Free for Members, $20 Non-members. The museum is at One Museum Drive, 516-484-9338.

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Pride 2023: Where To Get Out And About

AMANDA OLSEN

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June is Pride month, and the variety of celebrations keep growing. Pride month has its roots in activism and organizing. According to the Library of Congress, “On June 28, 1970, on the one year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, the first Pride marches were held in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Thousands of LGBT+ people gathered to commemorate Stonewall and demonstrate for equal rights...In particular, Pride traditions were adapted from the “Reminder Day Pickets” held annually (1965-1969) on July 4 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.”

Here on Long Island, Pride events go back to the first lesbian and gay pride parade in Huntington in June of 1991. These days, there is something going on every day, from walks to bike rides to festivals and concerts. There are family oriented, daytime events and parties to rock the night away.

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Hands On History: Queer Pride & Possibility

June 3, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. King Manor Museum, Rufus King Park, Jamaica

Arts and crafts activity designing rainbow salt dough heart ornaments popularized in the Victorian Era!

Queens at the Garden

June 14, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing

Get your pride on and enjoy an evening of drag performances hosted by the incomparable queen, Marti Cummings, at the place where people, plants, and cultures meet. Food and beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) available for purchase. Included in the $20-25 ticket fee are after-hours access to the Garden, drag queen performances, DJ music, and crafts.

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Passion For Pride

June 13, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

30 Anniversary Celebration Benefit Westbury Manor, Westbury Ticket includes our patio cocktail hour, seated dinner, full open bar, a dazzling evening program of guest speakers, raffles, games, dancing, and a Drag BINGO performance.

Be The Rainbow Chalk the Walk

June 16, 4 p.m.

Baywalk Park, Port Washington Decorate the route for the Pride Walk with sidewalk chalk.

Be The Rainbow Pride Walk and Festival

June 17, 1 p.m.

Baywalk Park, Port Washington meet at Bay Walk Park and finish at the John Philip Sousa Memorial Bandshell where there will be live LGBTQ+ entertainment with Sunshyne + the Foxx, craft stations from local community partners and more.

PFY Pride After Dark 2023

Jun 17, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Garden City

PFY’s 7th annual Pride After Dark Celebration filled with drag

shows, dancing, music, big prizes, a li sync contest, and more Pride celebrations!

Trek Bicycle Long Island Pride Ride

June 18, 8 a.m. to 12 noon Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh Riders will be meeting in the Jones Beach Field 5 Parking Lot near the start of the Bike Path near the Playground, aim to start rolling by 8am. This is a ride to celebrate the LGBTQIA+

community, followed by refreshments. This casual ride is perfect for anyone who is interested in exploring the Jones Beach Bike Path. Ride will adapt to include all riders and leave no one behind. Helmets & lights are required to participate. Rain will cancel the ride.

Pride Night

June 23, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

United Skates, Seaford

Featuring hits from the 80s,

SUFFOLK

Long Island Pride

June 11, Noon to 5 p.m.

The 2023 Long Island Pride celebration will be returning home on to Huntington Village. Join thousands at the annual parade, concert, and festival celebrating, dancing, eating and drinking.

90s, and Today. Contest for best dressed for Pride. Groups welcome. Call Jenn at (516)795-5474 or email jsimonetti@usa-skating. com. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Governor’s Pride Show

June 23, 8 p.m.

The Giggle Room, Levittown Come celebrate Pride with Long Island’s best drag queens at Governor’s Comedy Club in the Giggle Room!

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Girls Inc. Adds Five Trailblazing Women To Its Board

Girls Inc. of Long Island announces new additions

Girls Inc. of Long Island is pleased to share that five innovative industry leaders have joined its Board of Directors and mission to create a more equitable Long Island for all girls.

The organization delivers research proven curriculum in after school and community programs in 26 sites that equips girls with the tools they need to be the new generation of leaders. Girls Inc. of Long Island’s holistic approach to being a modern girl encompasses health and wellness, college and career readiness, leadership skills, STEM education, civic engagement, and real life experiences aimed at breaking down gender barriers. As the leading expert on girls, Girls Inc. advocates for inclusion and equity to provide them with brighter futures.

Girls INC. welcomes the following members: Michelle Fernandez, Head of Technology Content & Marketing, Nokia; Donna Gayden, Interim Assistant Controller, Empire State Development; Sharen Cox Phillips, Director, Global News Partners, Google; Nancy Richner, Independent Consultant in the Arts; and

Crishana Runge, Operations and Finance Manager, Dove Electronic Components, Inc.

“Our Board of Directors play an essential role in the success of Girls Inc. of Long Island,” said Renee Flagler, Executive Director of the organization. “These women exemplify what it means to be strong, smart and bold in their communities. They have paved the way for the new generation of female leaders that we are building here at Girls Inc. and we are excited for them to have a hand in the future we are creating.”

—Submitted by Girls INC

Sharen Cox Phillips is Director of Global Partnerships for News Media Holding Companies at Google, responsible for managing strategic partnerships with global mass media and publishing organizations.

(Photo by Girls INC)

Donna Gayden holds advanced degrees in tax law and accounting, along with multiple professional certifications in fraud examination/prevention and governmental leadership. She currently serves as the Interim Assistant Controller for Empire State Development. (Photo by Girls INC)

Crishana Runge is the Operations and Finance Manager at Dove Electronic Components, Inc. She has a core background in finance and science with over 24 years of experience.

(Photo by Girls INC)

Michelle Fernandez has worked in the technology sector for over 20 years. She currently serves as the Head of Technology Content and Marketing at Nokia.

Nancy Richner is a longtime educator in the arts. Currently she is an independent consultant using works of art to engage with students and teachers at the East Meadow School District, with health care professionals at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, as well as with formerly incarcerated individuals.

(Photo by Girls INC)

SummerA rt Lab

Four Week Sessions for Kindergarten through age 10

July 10-14

Art and Atmosphere and “site-specific” art,

while creating your masterpieces. Engage with the outdoor sculptures and explore weathering, erosion, conservation, geology and more.

Week 2: July 17-21

Creative Creatures

A creative process where students explore our relationship to wildlife and invent new ways of representing different critters in their habitats, connecting to the history of the property and the family who lived here with their unique collection of pets.

Summer Art Lab Register for a session today.

Monday-Friday 9 am-12 pm

Week 3: July 24-28

about 5,000 years ago to modern times, while discovering your artistic voice. Learn not only the fundamentals of creating a likeness, but also find inspiration in the inner qualities of your subjects. This week will include an exploration of the exhibition, Modigliani and the Modern Portrait (on view 7/22-11/5).

Week 4: July 31-August

Action and Abstraction

Discover the interactions of line, form, color, shape, and texture. Focusing on the creative process with an emphasis in abstract styles. You will have the opportunity to explore new modes of visual expression and communication.

(Photo by Girls INC)

Legislature Votes To Approve Sands Lease JANET BURNS

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On Monday, May 22, following hours of public comment, the Nassau County Legislature voted to approve a lease contract between Las Vegas Sands and Nassau County for Sands’ use of lands surrounding the Nassau Hub for a casino and entertainment complex, pending Sands’ receipt of a casino license from the New York State Gaming Commission.

The vote, which was 17-1 in favor of approval, followed months of public campaigning both for and against the new casino. Of the Nassau Legislature’s 19-member body, only one member, Legislator Delia DeRiggiWhitton, voted not to approve the contact, which was signed earlier in May by County Executive Bruce Blakeman. Legislator Kevan Abrahams recused himself from the final vote.

During public testimony on Monday, speakers included local unions, community

members, former congressional candidate Robert Zimmerman, and a Sands security honcho, who broke down how the casino would utilize former members of law enforcement, private security and ‘plainclothes’ guards, and widespread surveillance methods to keep the property itself safe from criminal activity.

Robert G. Goldstein, Sands chairman and chief executive officer, commented in a statement: “The approval granted today by the Nassau County legislature is an important step in our company’s efforts to secure a New York gaming license and ultimately develop a world-class hospitality, entertainment and gaming destination.”

Goldstein continued, “We thank County Executive Blakeman for his vision, leadership, dedication, and commitment to Nassau County residents and taxpayers. We appreciate and are greatly honored by the near-unanimous support that the lease transfer received today from the Nassau County legislature.”

Make the most of summer with the New York Baseball Academy.

Led by Hofstra Baseball head coach and 14-year MLB veteran Frank Catalanotto and his NCAA Division I staff, the New York Baseball Academy at Hofstra provides players with an opportunity to develop their skills through daily workshops, offensive and defensive technique instruction, and game play. With one through six weeks of instruction available, players can customize their camp experience around their schedules.

Learn more about the New York Baseball Academy at hofstra.edu/nyba.

The public comment period and vote were standing-room only at the Nassau Legislative Building on May 22, 2023. (Credit: Janet Burns)

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

MALPRACTICE BILLS WILL INCREASE LIABILITY PREMIUMS FOR PHYSICIANS

New York State Legislature is again considering legislation (A.6696/S.6636) that would exponentially expand damages awardable in wrongful death lawsuits. This bill is very nearly the same as one that was— thankfully—vetoed by Governor Hochul last January.The physicians at the Nassau County Medical Society and throughout the state of New York, under MSSNY, worked tirelessly to have this bill vetoed, and this issue is now resurfacing.

As doctors, we have great sympathy for the grieving families of our patients, and we understand that this legislation seeks to help them. However, any legislation to expand costly lawsuits must be balanced to help prevent the enormous adverse impact this bill would have on our health care system. Had the aforementioned bill been signed into law, it would

have made it even more difficult for our struggling community hospitals and medical practices to continue to provide needed patient care.

While the new bill purports to respond to the Governor’s veto, it, in fact, does not.

Governor Hochul identified several reasons for vetoing the earlier bill, including that it “would increase already high insurance burdens on families and small businesses and further strain already-distressed healthcare workers and institutions” which would be “particularly challenging for struggling hospitals in underserved communities”.

Furthermore, the Governor articulated her concerns that the bill “passed without a serious evaluation of the impact of these massive changes on the economy, small businesses, individuals, and the State’s

complex health care system.”

The bill does not address these concerns. It would continue to enable the awards of new categories of damages that multiple actuarial studies show will lead to a nearly 40% growth in liability costs, which would be on top of the already unaffordable costs facing our physicians and hospitals.

Studies from Diederich Healthcare show that from 2019-2021, New York had the highest cumulative medical liability payouts of any state in the country, $1.4 billion, nearly twice as much as the 2nd highest state (Florida) and the 3rd highest state (Pennsylvania). It also had the highest per capita liability payment, 33% more than the 2nd highest state (PA). And it far exceeds states like California and Texas, which New York is competing with to retain and attract and retain the

COLUMNS

AI: A Blessing And A Curse

Artificial Intelligence, or AI as it is well known, has been both a blessing and a curse at once. Ask anyone who has the Alexa Echo Dot, and they will tell you that it sometimes feels like they are being spied upon, especially when Alexa notifies you that you are snoring or coughing. This happened last week while Hubby and I were watching “Ted Lasso” and our dog, Luna, was snoring up a storm. We both laughed when Alexa told us, “You’re snoring,” but we were also little creeped out.

A perfect example of how creepy AI can truly be occurred just a few weeks ago, when Hubby and I were discussing possible relocation plans soon. Our daughter is planning for an autumn wedding, which will most likely be followed by a move out of state. While we are saddened to potentially leave the conveniences of Long Island and the wonderful beaches and proximity of everything, we are excited to start a new adventure that might lead to less taxes, a smaller home and maybe a few extra bucks in our pockets. We began to discuss in earnest the possibility of finally realizing a Pocono home. During the discussion, Siri alerted me to a

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new notification on my iPhone: Realtor.com sent me several suggestions for housing in the Pocono region.

As if that wasn’t creepy enough, another incident occurred that made my skin crawl. We were discussing the medications Luna is currently taking. As a senior citizen, she has a laundry list of medications to take on the daily for optimal health. We began to talk about one medication she is taking for her liver health. As if on cue, the Alexa Dot flashed bright yellow. The message? “An item on your subscription list, Denamarin, has recently decreased in price. Would you like me to add it to your cart?” Creepy.

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We just completed a Budget cycle where significant steps were taken to address the stability of our various community health care providers, particularly those providing needed care in our undeserved areas. Yet this legislation would undermine the positive steps the Legislature has taken to protect access to care.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to express my concerns. I urge the State Legislature to work towards the adoption of truly balanced legislation that can expand the rights of grieving families, while at the same time preserving our patients’ ability to continue to receive needed healthcare in our communities.

Warm regards,

Dr. David Podwall Nassau County Medical Society, President

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Facebook have also noted that AI has strongly affected their dayto-day experience. For example, a friend had been looking online and in the store for a new dinette set to replace the thirty-plus year table and chairs that had adorned her kitchen since she moved into her home. Along the side of her newsfeed, she saw at least three advertisements for kitchen furniture. Another friend mentioned she had been watching an advertisement on television for cereal. Wouldn’t you know it, that identical cereal advert popped up in the sidebar of her newsfeed on Facebook about ten minutes later.

Hollywood and the film community have long been fascinated by artificial intelligence, dating as far back as 1927 with the movie “Metropolis”, a German-made silent flick that featured a robot with the likeness of a woman in the film. It has been regarded as one of the greatest and most influential flicks ever made. And who could forget HAL, that AI robot who killed the crew of Discovery in another influential film of its time, “2001: A Space Odyssey”?

AI is not necessarily evil, as the technology has made life a

bit easier for humans, especially where errors are concerned. Human error can occur due to several factors – a poor night’s sleep, spilling one’s coffee on oneself on the way to work, an argument with a loved one. AI has no feelings, so it makes less errors, especially in situations where mistakes can mean the difference between life and death. AI doesn’t require downtime and it can analyze data with lightning speed. On the downside, however, it cuts down on jobs that would otherwise be filled by humans. that’s a problem for humanity: becoming obsolete. AI also lacks creativity and the ability to think and reason, which can be a real issue if one is driving a self-governing automobile and the choice comes down to crashing into a tree or hitting a pedestrian. This is just one of the ethical dilemmas that manufacturers face when deciding whether to use AI in their products.

Personally, I enjoy using my Echo Dot for playing favorite songs. However, when I receive advertisements about my choice of tunes during one of the times that I’ve employed “Alexa”, it gets downright creepy. Can you say, “Big Brother is watching”?

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COLUMNS

The War Dead, Stolen Valor and Housekeeping

Several days will have passed before you read this, putting distance between the joyous unofficial start barbecue season and summer. NO! It is not a happy or joyous weekend at all. It is a somber observance of those who lost their lives in battle, the war dead. It is a day to reflect on the cost of freedom, and express gratitude for their selfless dedication to protecting our nation. So, technically, yes, you can give thanks and reflect on your thankfulness for your freedom to stand in your backyard and grill your burgers and that would be acceptable and appreciated. Other opportunities carved out throughout the year to honor those who are actively serving (Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday in May) and veterans (Veteran’s Day annually on November 11).

Thank you to those who read my inaugural column last month. I received plenty of starting line praise and some curiosity about my own military service and questions about some of the organizations that I mentioned. I cannot tell you the story of my own service experience in one sitting, encapsulated in 500 words, so I will share some of what I carry with me on my own journey each month, weaved into my thoughts here. Not all of it is for the retelling, whether it be my

own modesty or that it is simply not fit for public consumption.

In telling my own story about life in the military, for an 18-year-old from the Midwest, I tell it with honor and pride. I am humbled by all that I have had the opportunity to do and see. I believe in not aggrandizing it. Yes. I have the chest-full of ribbons and medals and a stack of honors that rival most, which I am, to this day, tested by my own brothers- and sisters-in-arms who want to know if I can defend wearing the Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal

or the Korean Defense Service Medal, or to civilians who are just awed by the mashup of pretty colors and want to learn what it all means. You bet. For this, I am happily willing to educate and defend my honors. I know what I achieved and what I endured. I have never felt compelled to inflate that or misrepresent that and for a long time, I believed that all of those who also served around me held their service record to that higher standard as well. I cannot understand those who inflate their stories to the point of no return, who pass themselves off as more than is true. To them I say, your selfless service to country is enough. You have what you have and it is equally honorable, whether you bagged supplies in a warehouse or you bagged bodies in the field. Stolen valor tarnishes the adequate records of many others and the stellar achievements of some. End of story.

Coming up in our veteran community:

June 3: Centennial Birthday Parade for two WWII veterans, Gennario “Gary” Iorio and John “Taylor” Diehlmann, Seaford

June 4: VFW Post 9592 Installation Dinner, Bellmore

June 6: Veterans Summer Stand Down,

Freeport

June 8: Veterans Project Yoga Flow and Mediation at the American Airpower Museum

June 10: WWII Weekend at the American Armor Museum

June 16: Scotty’s Offshore Shootout fishing tournament to benefit Hooks for Heroes, Point Lookout

June 17: Ranger Lead the Way Fund, Inc. of Manhasset Heroes Gold Classic at Plandome Country Club

July 1: Rolling Thunder of Long Island charity concert, Bellmore

–Christy Hinko, managing editor at Anton Media Group and U.S. Navy veteran

L. I. VETERANS BULLETIN Christy Hinko

HOME & DESIGN Lifesaving BBQ And Grilling Tips

As New Yorkers gear up to celebrate Memorial Day weekend, many will be turning on their grills for the first time this season. The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) recommends that all New Yorkers follow some basic rules and tips to avoid accidents and injuries. Never hesitate to call for help when needed.

Emergency departments nationwide have seen a significant rise over the past decade in the number of visits from grilling injuries, with an 18 percent rise in patients being treated in emergency departments for grilling-related injuries over the past 10 years.

Data shows that from 2014-2018, fire departments responded to an annual average of 10,600 home fires annually involving grills, hibachis, or barbecues. This includes 4,900 structure fires and 5,700 outside or unclassified fires. These fires resulted in an annual average of 10 civilian deaths, 160 civilian injuries, and $149 million in direct property damage.

“We want all New Yorkers to enjoy fun and safe celebrations, which means reviewing safety

rules and tips for grilling,” said FASNY President Edward Tase, Jr. “Your local fire department is ready to help, no matter how big or small the problem. Don’t hesitate to call your local fire department because a few minutes can make a big difference.”

Keep everyone safe by following these important tips:

• Propane and charcoal BBQ grills should only be used outdoors.

• The grill should be placed well away from the home, deck railings and out from under eaves and overhanging branches.

• Keep children and pets at least three feet away from the grill area.

• Keep your grill clean by removing grease or fat buildup from the grills and in trays below the grill.

• Never leave your grill unattended.

• Always make sure your gas grill lid is open before lighting it. Visit www.fasny.com for more information.

Recently Sold HOMES

This home at 10 Overlook Ct. in the Village of Lattintown is luxury reimagined. It sold on April 26 for $2,600,000. This exquisite and tastefully appointed custom brick Colonial offers scenic views of the lushly manicured four-acre property. A gracious two-story entry foyer welcomes you to the sprawling main level with grand entertaining as well as everyday living in mind. Bathed in sunlight and featuring sophisticated artisan detailing throughout, this residence boasts five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. There are three fireplaces and more than 6,000 square feet of living space. Your own outdoor paradise features an inground pool, a poolhouse, an outdoor kitchen, bluestone patios and a koi pond.

A winding driveway leads you to this perfect home at 8 Horse Hollow Rd. in the Village of Lattingtown. This home sold on April 20 for $1,625,000. It has a beautiful first floor master bedroom with large closets and a bathroom. There is an additional bedroom/den and bathroom on the first floor. A large family room was added to this home approximately 10 years ago, filled with light and French doors leading to the patio and beautiful gardens. The home has four bedrooms and three bathrooms in total. The home has many additional amenities including a Kohler full-house generator, Marvin windows and a water filtration system.

Homes shown here represent closed sales, sold by a variety of agencies and are selected for their interest to readers by the Anton Media Group editor. Except where noted, data and photos are provided courtesy of Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc. and Zillow.

—Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY)

Another Year Of Cradle Con

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You could feel the excitement outside the Cradle of Aviation, Long Island’s Air and Space Museum, on May 20 and 21.

Groups of families and friends, dressed in Star Wars and other pop culture icon costumes, were approaching the Cradle, ready for a full day of geeking out. And geeking out is certainly encouraged.

Inside the Cradle, amid a display of airplanes and other aviation memorabilia, complete strangers took pictures with one another over shared interests made clear with cosplay; artists sold their themed drawings, paintings, clothing and other mixed media art; panels from innovative comic book artists Russ Braun, James O’Barr, and Larry Hama informed fans; events like “Jedi Training” were held and attendees could even play a retro games from the group, Long Island Retro Gaming.

There’s so much to do at Cradle Con that it could be a little overwhelming. But the good thing about an array of activities and vendors is that there’s something for everybody.

I went to Cradle Con on May 21 with a group of pop culture fans. I’m a little more interested in things like reality shows and

music, so I was nervous that I’d be left out of the conversation. I was proven wrong.

My favorite part of Cradle Con was certainly the “Cradle-Con Arcade Age Exhibit and Gaming Area” from Long Island Retro Gaming. I think everybody, video game fan or not, enjoys playing classic arcade games. And I found out I wasn’t half bad at them.

Part of what makes the Cradle of Aviation a great spot to host expos and conventions is the people who work at the museum, Joel Albino of the Long Island Retro Gaming told the Nassau Illustrated News last spring. The backdrop of aviation and space exhibits is certainly

a plus.

“I love running shows there,” Albino said. “I love telling people about it and they show up and say ‘holy moley, this is something else.’ You go to a lot of shows and there are conventions halls and convention centers and they are great for what they are, but they are just a big box… While the Cradle makes it a little more challenging of where to place things, because there’s a lot of twists and turns, you can’t beat the decor and the aesthetic and the backdrop.”

I also enjoyed speaking with the artists. Javon O. Stokes, an author of comic books, shared with me the plot of his two series Heat and Strong

“HEAT has found a calling in making sure everyone who wants to can protest peacefully and freely,” the synopsis of the comic book Heat read. “Unfortunately, there are many powerful forces conspiring to make sure the vigilante doesn’t succeed in his mission. The government has commissioned their blackops metahuman team, Defense: Omega to restore order and rein in the Lightbearer. Cameron Clarke, aka HEAT, must now decide if he has the courage of his convictions or is he just “playing hero” like everyone believes.”

My boyfriend AJ and I watched demonstrations from Riddle of Steel, who makes

custom edged weapons. I bought a drawing of a fairy from Kymberli Janine. I’d describe her art as dreamy and mystical. I also bought a drawing of Spiderman on his web, with a backdrop of colorful clouds from Miya Crummell. She specializes in comic book drawings and even has her own WebToon (a digital comic.)

Overall I left very happy. I learned a lot, had some cool conversations and even beat my boyfriend at a few games, something I’ll certainly hold over his head until we have a rematch at next year’s Cradle Con.

To learn more about the Cradle of Aviation and Cradle Con, visit www.cradleofaviation.org.

Cradle Con is a match made in heaven between the backdrop of aviation history and current pop culture trends.

(Photos by Jennifer Corr)

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Why Did The Turtle Cross The Road?

Helping to preserve Long Island’s slowest reptiles

AMANDA OLSEN

aolsen@antonmediagroup.com

Late spring into mid-summer is the most common time to see Long Island’s turtles. Driving along through any wooded area, you might see something that looks like a rock on the road. There is a good chance, however, that that turtle-shaped rock is an actual turtle. That warm asphalt is especially appealing to these cold-blooded animals, and they often use the heat stored in the pavement to warm their bodies. Other reasons many turtles are spotted on the road at this time of year is because female turtles use soft, loose soil as nest sites, and because roads have fragmented their habitat. Turtles can take five to 20 years to reach sexual maturity and can live up to 80 years. Eggs are laid from late May to early July and incubate for two to three months.

The two most common types of native turtles seen here on Long Island’s roads are box turtles and painted turtles. Box turtles are the most terrestrial species, spending nearly their whole life out of the water. Their shell is domed and highlighted, and they are the only species able to completely close it. Males and females can be told apart by eye color - usually brown for females, red for males. Box turtles eat a variety of fleshy fruits such as strawberries and raspberries, other soft vegetation and mushrooms, worms, slugs and snails. They will also scavenge dead birds and mammals. These turtles are listed as special concern.

The painted turtle, New York’s most common turtle, is often seen basking in large groups near bodies of fresh water, disappearing into the water quickly when disturbed. Bright stripes on the neck and spots on the head can be seen when the turtle is basking.

The dark carapace is bordered with red and the plastron is plain yellow. Males have long claws on their front feet; females have longer shells. Painted turtles eat a variety of invertebrates, tadpoles and vegetation, but will also scavenge carrion.

Less commonly seen, but certainly still present, are snapping turtles. Easily recognized by its large head; long, saw-toothed tail; stocky legs with large claws; and the jagged, saw-toothed rear edge on its dark shell, the snapping turtle is New York’s largest freshwater turtle. This turtle will attack on land but prefers to flee into the water. This species is found in freshwater and brackish marshes, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams. Snappers often scavenge, but they also take live food, including small invertebrates to young waterfowl or small fish.

The other common turtle found in and around Long Island is the red eared slider. Red-eared sliders are invasive and are always the product of pet abandonment. It is illegal to release a pet-according to animallaw. info, “A person being the owner or possessor, or having charge or custody of an animal, who abandons such animal, or leaves it to die in a street, road or public place, or who allows such animal, if it becomes disabled, to lie in a public street, road or public place more than three hours after he receives notice that it is left disabled, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both.”

These armored reptiles are unique among vertebrates because of their shells. The top part of the shell is called the carapace and the bottom part is called the plastron, which is also the name of the chest pad worn by fencers. While people have often repeated the old adage that turtles don’t feel anything through their shells, this is incorrect. They

can feel every touch on that hard surface, which is made up of scales called scutes. A turtle’s spine runs along the inside of the shell, and they have nerves connecting this tough exterior to their nervous system. This is also why a turtle can’t survive without its shell. The shell is essential for defense from predators, but it doesn’t protect from fast moving vehicles or lawnmowers.

According to Hampton Turtle Rescue, the best way to help a healthy, uninjured turtle in the road or about to cross is to place them on the side of the road they were heading towards and watch to make sure they continue on their way. If placed in the direction from which they came, they will tirelessly attempt to head to the ingrained destination. Many of them have been taking this exact route for well decades and will not rest until they reach the location to which they are heading.

For snapping turtles, the fish and wildlife service recommends using a car mat or carefully holding them at the back of the shell and not the sides. Snapping turtles have very long necks and can bite your hands if you place them at the sides of the shell.

If you find an injured or distressed turtle, contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in your area. Do not remove the turtle unless asked to do so.

—With information from NYSDEC

Eastern box turtle.

(Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash) Painted turtle.

(Photo by Amanda Olsen)

Snapping turtle.

(Photo by Cory Olsen)

Faulty Voter ID Cards Names Every Nassau County Resident As Democratic

OLIVIA RAINSON

editors@antonmediagroup.com

Incorrect voter ID cards mailed to Nassau County residents created backlash recently with the primary only a month away.

In mid-May, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman told the public in a press conference that many voters who are not registered as Democrats have complained upon receipt of registration cards that listed them as such.

Blakeman acknowledged the mistake and placed the heat on Phoenix Graphics, who publicly apologized for their human error with the following statement: “This is an isolated event, but we apologize for our mistake, especially to Nassau County officials, who bear no responsibility for this problem. We have fixed the error and at no cost to taxpayers will deliver corrected Voter Information Cards as soon as possible.”

Blakeman, who is a Republican, assured the public that the error is being resolved and has admitted to receiving many calls from upset Republicans and Conservatives, as well as other independent parties.

“We’re already starting to get phone calls from people, saying ‘I’m a registered Republican, I’m a registered Conservative – how come I’m being identified as a Democrat? Who changed my registration?’ And they’re quite upset about it,” said Blakeman.

The cards were sent out in May to alert

voters of polling locations, confirm personal information and provide instructions on requesting absentee ballots.

The Board of Elections estimates about 40 percent of these voters as actually being Democratic, causing turmoil for citizens as they receive false information about their voting status.

This mistake is reportedly costing the printing company $300,000 to send out corrected ballots to voters. According to news reports at the time, Phoenix Graphics has previously made errors with absentee ballots before the 2020 election, sending incorrect applications to Brooklyn and Nassau County.

Corrected voter cards are now being sent out to Nassau County residents.

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2023 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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JUL 22Johnny Mathis

AUG 5Air Supply

AUG 8Richard Marx

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Tribute to Abba

AUG 18 Elvis Tribute

AUG 19The Fab Four:

SEP 9Lar Enterprises Presents:

SEP 23Hermans Hermits starring Peter Noone

OCT 1The Price is Right

OCT 15Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood

JULY 18

OCT 19+20 Lee Brice

OCT 21Monsters of Freestyle

OCT 21Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton

NOV 10Masters of Illusion

NOV 11Paul Anka

NOV 12Celebrating David Bowie featuring Peter Murphy, Adriant Belew, Scrote & more

NOV 19Howie Mandel

DEC 8Engelbert Humperdinck

DEC 9Daniel O’Donnell

DEC 12An Intimate Evening with David Foster & Katherine McPhee

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman with an erroneous voter registration card.

(Photo by the Office of the Nassau County Executive)

WORD FIND

HOROSCOPES

HOROSCOPES By Holiday Mathis

Holiday Mathis

This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have pleted the puzzle, there will be 11 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

INTERNATIONAL WORD FIND INTERNATIONAL WORD FIND HOROSCOPES By

By Holiday Mathis

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re a wild card this week in that you’re versatile in how you can t into a situation, and it’s totally up to you how you want to play it. Maybe you’re not trying to be an enigmatic and captivating presence in the lives of others, but that’s how it’s turning out. Be sure to wield your charisma responsibly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Reciprocal relationships boost your resources and badly matched relationships drain it. For optimum vitality, consider the transactions occurring. What exactly is being exchanged and in what quantity? Consider that the commodity might be something di erent than it seems.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). e problem with coming up with achievable goals is that they are entirely subjective. What’s doable for you is impossible for another and much too easy for someone else. Sharing with a mentor or group will give you ideas about what sounds reasonable and attainable.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Qualities like resilience, determination and grit are not comfortably attained, but you’re glad when the game gets a little harder. You know that trials are like int to a blade. ey sharpen character to the razor’s edge that will slice through challenges and take obstacles down to a manageable size.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s a day to be enchanted by the masks people wear, which includes posturing, social presentation, online persona and more. ese performances require intelligence, creativity and discipline. Instead of writing everything o as “fake,” you’ll take a moment to appreciate the e ort before returning to your quest for authenticity.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). is is not a time for striving. You’re already being challenged enough. Concentrate on doing what you do well. And look into the archives to see what resources you’ve been overlooking. ere is something that worked well for you in the past that could help you again in the future. Aries and Sagittarius are allies.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). is week, you will generously circulate your smile. It lifts and comforts people. Your smile gives a sense of warmth, safety and belonging. It works on loved ones and strangers alike. But most of all, it works on you, both improving your mood and giving you the opportunity to collect the reciprocal warmth of others.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Sudden change happens but is more unusual than the kind of transformation you are in this week, which will unfold in stages. You could say that the rst stage is sensing a happier and improved you in a parallel universe. e next stage is nding your way to it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). One way to have more energy is to avoid relationships that keep you dancing out of fear of upsetting anyone. If you’re going to dance this week, it should be for fun. If you nd yourself working hard to win someone, step back and make sure it’s really worth it. It’s not sel sh to ask, “What’s in it for me?”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll come at the main issue with a holistic approach. You’ve already thought enough about the problem. Now it’s time to feel it out. You’ll ask casual questions aimed at nding common ground. If you can identify shared interests, building together becomes a joy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Compassion is not something that is mysteriously bestowed in xed amounts. Rather, it’s a quality that develops both consciously and unconsciously as it is modeled, observed, copied and practiced. It is easy to have compassion for loved ones, but this week, you will o er it to strangers and to those you wish were.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Whether the outcome you want is in the physical world or the emotional world, action will get you there. Work things out by cleaning, clearing, xing, beautifying and building. It is much easier to change your thoughts while moving through a di erent environment than you were in when those thoughts took form.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS

You have standards! Expectations! Whatever they may be, they will be far exceeded due to your open mind and roll-with-it attitude. Life has a way of landing you in better circumstances than you dreamed of. A teacher will gure prominently. More highlights: getting to celebrate a cherished friend and enjoying reciprocity, the enchantment of a truly magical entertainment experience and the satisfaction of working toward a physical goal and achieving it.

INTERNATIONAL WORD FIND

On holidays

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WORD FIND

This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 11 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

On holidays

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CONTRACT BRIDGE

The camel’s back

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5/31/23

By Steve Becker

with the jack and continues with the king. Declarer realizes that West’s lead is a singleton, so he does the best he can by ruffing with the king instead of a low trump. If West incorrectly overruffs the king with the ace, South makes the contract, so let’s assume West discards a club instead.

Declarer now plays the queen of hearts, and West should let him win this trick also. The reason West ducks is that he can’t be sure of which suit to play next if he takes the queen with the ace.

When South continues with the ten of hearts, West wins with the ace as East signals with the eight of clubs, whereupon West leads a club to East’s ace.

It may be difficult to accept the fact that South must lose two trump tricks in today’s deal and go down one. Nevertheless, that is certain to be the outcome if the defense functions as it should.

During the play, West scores not only his ace of trump but the nine as well — and there’s nothing whatsoever South can do to prevent it.

East wins West’s diamond lead

East returns still another diamond and it is this straw that breaks the camel’s back. South has the J-8-7-6 of trump at this point, West has the singleton nine, and South cannot prevent the nine from scoring the setting trick.

By biding his time, West raises the power of the A-9-3 to the equivalent of the A-J-3. His patience is ultimately rewarded when East’s persistent diamond leads finally weaken South’s trumps to the breaking point.

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rushing touchdowns (106). He was the first player to reach the 100-rushing-touchdowns milestone.

As the 1960s approached, Brown felt he had to be more than an athlete. The turmoil of that decade moved him deeply. He found a soulmate in Muhammad Ali, who held similar views. Americans had long preferred professional athletes be low-keyed and stoical. Again, the advent of television and the explosion of a celebrity culture would change that.

Brown was the angry man. He never mellowed with the times. Ali’s main cause was his opposition to the Vietnam War and his refusal to comply with draft board orders. Brown was different. His social causes were economic. He disagreed with a solely integrationist approach. The goal, instead, should be economic empowerment. Brown was a man on a mission. He built his own media empire: A newspaper column, a radio commentator, and as founder of the Negro Industrial Economic

top of his game. No one would see him as an aging running back, getting plummeted by younger and stronger linebackers. The only memories would be as Brown dominating.

The Dirty Dozen was a promising start to Brown’s movie career. Critics hailed Brown in the language of the day as the “Negro Clark Gable.” By the early 1970s, “blaxploitation” films became popular. Brown’s niche was the “Slaughter” (no first name) character in such films as Slaughter and Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off. Brown had a string of popular movies, including Ice Station Zebra (1968), Kenner (1969), El Condor (1970) and Three The Hard Way (1974.) A biographer hailed him as the silver screen’s “first black action star.”

Brown continued acting into the 1970s and beyond. In time, the man was making news for his private life. Throughout the decades and up until the year 2002, Brown had several scrapes with the law. His legal team had to fend off some serious felony charges. Brown was a candidate for redemption. He found domestic happiness in his second marriage and the couple’s two children. His new business venture, AmerIcan, continued the earlier vision of economic empowerment.

Mostly, Brown worked out of the limelight. “Jim Brown goes into the roughest places in the country, the ugly places, and he pulls people,” said a Cleveland friend, James Fox. “He saves lives. He has saved hundreds of lives.”

Fearless on the field, he was just as fearless in the inner city. A resident of southern California, Brown was not housebound when the 1992 Los Angeles riots took place. Instead, he was on the streets of South Central, trying to keep the peace.

Brown remained as outspoken as ever.

Union, one dedicated to creating black-owned businesses.

Brown was dismayed that Cleveland, as in most Northern cities, was residentially segregated. He did not, however, look at the city’s East Side as a ghetto. Instead, he saw a gold mine of economic opportunity.

Back on the field, Brown remained unstoppable. In 1964, the Browns won their first NFL title in 12 years, shutting out the favored Baltimore Colts, 27-0. That winter, Brown ventured into movies, starring in Rio Conchos. On the set, he was introduced to Elvis Presley, who was filming his own Western. As with Presley, Brown was bitten by the movie bug. A new career beckoned.

In 1965, Brown had another stellar year. Would it ever end? Indeed, it would. In the off-season, Brown co-starred with Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen. As training camp approached, Browns management was anxious. Was Brown coming to camp? In London, where filming took place, Brown shocked the sports world by announcing his retirement.

It made sense. Brown would retire at the

He denounced black athletes for being “the most embarrassing collection of individuals I have ever known.” Brown spent a lifetime giving back to depressed neighborhoods across the country. Did other black athletes do the same? He declared the fatherless family as black America’s greatest problem. Brown has published two autobiographies. He has been subject of several biographies, plus a Spike Lee documentary, Jim Brown: All-American.

He remained popular in Cleveland, often showing up on the sidelines of a Browns game. There were more homecomings. In 2005, Syracuse established two scholarships, one for football, the other for lacrosse, in his name.

Then there was Manhasset. In April 2013, a Jim Brown Field was unveiled at Manhasset Valley Park. Brown has never been an emotional man. This homecoming was different. In all his travels around the world, Manhasset would always be home.

“This school formed my life,” he said at a packed house at the Manhasset High School gymnasium. “It gave me my foundation. It gave me my confidence. It pointed out to me the value of education, the value of knowledge and wisdom. It taught me never to give up. It taught me that all of us are God’s children.”

Jim Brown was home at last.

Blakeman: Nassau No Sanctuary

JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

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For months, busloads of migrants and asylum-seekers have been making their way north, as governors from both Texas and Florida have bused their own migrants to such destinations as New York City, Chicago and even the vice president’s residence in Washington, DC.

The federal government’s “remain in Mexico” Title 42 program has expired and with facilities in South Texas overcrowded, the government is also now busing migrants to northern destinations. That includes New York City, which is a sanctuary city. This designation prevents law enforcement officials from giving the status of a suspected illegal migrant to federal officials.

Nassau County, however, does not designate itself as a sanctuary county. That was made clear at a May 15 press conference in which County Executive Bruce Blakeman reiterated that position.

“Nassau

county and will not participate in any sanctuary programs,” Blakeman wrote on his Facebook page. “I continue to urge the President to solve the crisis at the border as it is no longer just Texas, Arizona, and California that are being materially affected by this debacle.”

New York is mired in controversy over where to send the migrant busloads. Nearly all of them are being housed in various facilities in Manhattan and Brooklyn, including the previously vacant Roosevelt Hotel. Attempts to place migrants in both Orange and Rockland counties have been met with strong opposition.

None of this is happening, at least not yet, in Nassau County. No vacant units are being used for such housing.

According to the Migrant Policy Institute, (MPI) there are up to 835, 000 unauthorized aliens in New York state. Of that number, approximately 50,000 are in Nassau County. The MPI claims that from this number, up to 82 percent are from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Up to 15 percent are from the Asian continent and 3 percent are from Europe. The numbers from the African continent are unavailable.

Next door, in New York City, the controversy continues to escalate. Mayor Eric Adams said that over “the last few months” over 65,000 migrant asylum

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lic hearings for June 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM at the Village Hall, 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills, NY 11576 to consider the following: LACEY AND JASON LAZAR request SEVEN VARIANCES for the property known as 141 TARA DRIVE designated as Section 19 Block 47 Lot 13 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map and in the R-1 District of the Village. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-30, Lot Coverage, all buildings, including accessory structures and equipment shall not over more than of the lot, or 3,882.5 sf for this property. The proposal indicates a total lot coverage of 3,983.0 sf. Therefore, a variance is requested for 100.5 sf of lot coverage. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-32(B), Yards, aggregate widths of the two side yards shall have a minimum of 40 feet. The proposal indicates a rear roof over porch 22.3 feet from the side property line. The existing opposing side yard is 7.8 feet, providing an aggregate side yard of 30.1 feet. Therefore, a variance is requested for 9.9 feet of aggregate side yard setback. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-32(C), Yards, minimum depth of rear yard is to be 30 feet. The proposal indicates the

seekers have arrived in the five boroughs. A number of male migrants have also been housed at a Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, Orange County Executive

rear covered patio to be 27.0 feet from the rear property line. Therefore, a variance is requested for 3.0 feet of rear yard setback. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-32, Front Yard Limitations, the R-1 residential district has a front yard height setback ratio of 0.6. The proposal indicates a violation of this code provision for both of the proposed se ond oor reverse ga les

Therefore, a variance is requested for 5 feet 11 inches of front yard height setback ratio for both gables. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-232, Front Yard Limitations, the R-1 residential district has a front yard height setback ratio of 0.6. The proposal indicates a violation of this code provision for the new reverse gable over the existing garage.

Therefore, a variance is requested for 11 inches of front yard height setback ratio.

Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-233, Side Yard Limitations, the R-1 residential district has a side yard height setback ratio of 1.2. The proposal indicates a violation of this code provision on the North side. Therefore, a variance is requested for 1 foot 6 inches of side yard height setback ratio. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-236(D), Exterior Wall Interruptions, at least of ea h and ever

exterior wall shall be comprised of fenestration. The proposal indicates a violation of this code provision on the South elevation. Therefore, a variance is requested for the re irement for all fenestration.

JUSTIN AND REBECCA

BEERE request a SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND SEVEN VARIANCES for the property known as 66 MIDWOOD CROSS designated as Section 7 Block 249 Lot 27 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map and in the R-1 District of the Village. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271143(A): Swimming pools require a special exception from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Pursuant to East Hills Code 271-14 (A), the maximum allowable fence height is 4 feet.

Pursuant to East Hills Code 271-143(A)(1) and (3), pool enclosure fences must of the chain link type, and be erected completely enclosing the pool at least five feet from the edge of the pool and at least 15 feet from any property line and must have only one gate. Therefore, variances are requested for the proposed 5 foot fencing, partially of the estate type and located along the property line. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-143(A)

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Steven Neuhaus said on Monday. He said the Ramada Inn is on standby to accept additional migrants.

Neuhaus said the issue is reaching far beyond Orange and Rockland counties.

“All the county executives in New York State are in panic mode,” Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus told the media. “They are either declaring states of emergency or preparing somewhere to stay. The Western Tier New York is now being targeted as the next wave to get some of these migrants and the problem is that we have, the hotels in Orange County are booked until January.”

The strongest response came from officials in Rockland County.

“This is absurd, and we will not stand for it. There is nothing humanitarian about a Sanctuary City sending busloads of people to a county that does not have the infrastructure to care for them. It’s the same as throwing them in the middle of the ocean with nowhere to swim,” said Rockland County Executive Ed Day in a statement after Mayor Adams announced that the city planned to house up to 340 adult males in Armoni Inn and Suites in Orangeburg for four months with plans to secure them work permits to integrate into the community.

“In his ‘Road Forward’ Plan Mayor Eric

Adams calls on the Federal Government to establish a strategy for each migrant’s arrival well before entry into the country that ensures this humanitarian crisis is dealt with in a coordinated manner. There is nothing coordinated about the situation but rather its duplicitous of Mayor Adams to surprise a locality that busloads of migrants are heading to their town,” Day added.

“Social Services funding is not applicable to undocumented individuals so we have no financial support to help those without a legal status and even if we did this county has a well-known housing crisis that includes both a lack of housing and lack of affordable housing that this will only compound further,” said Joan Silvestri, Commissioner of the Department of Social Services, County of Rockland. “Our current system is not built to support asylum seekers and work permits do not guarantee work or integration.”

“This screams out for solutions on the Federal level pertaining to our broken immigration system because any Federal lawmakers in support of this and Mayor Adams are not doing these folks any favors, quite the opposite; you’re not helping people, you’re hurting people,” concluded Day.

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(10)(i), all heaters and pool equipment shall be located immediately adjacent to the residence or not closer than 75 feet from the adjoining residences. Your plans indicate minimum, but do not specify the distance to the rear dwelling. Therefore a variance is requested for this 75 foot minimum, or specify the distance of separation.

Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-142(B), no pool shall be closer than 20 feet to any drywell. Your proposal indicates drywell #4 to be 16 feet from the pool. Therefore, a variance is requested for 4 feet of pool/drywell separation.

Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-30, Lot coverage, all buildings including accessory buildings, structures or equipment shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the area of the lot, or 6,283.25 sf for this property. The proposed total lot coverage is 6,796.05 sf. Therefore, a variance is requested for 512.8 sf of total yard lot coverage. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-23(A), Accessory buildings and uses, accessory buildings or structures, including accessory equipment, shall not cover more than 20 percent of the rear yard, or 2,071.38 sf for this property. Your proposal indicate a total rear yard coverage of 2,435.16 sf. Therefore, a variance is requested

for 363.78 sf of rear yard lot coverage.

SAHARNAZ ITALIAN requests A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND SEVEN VARIANCES for the property known as 20 APPLETREE

LANE designated as Section 7 Block 302 Lot 14 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map and in the R-1 District of the Village. By denial letter dated May 18, 2023 for plans submitted May 2, 2023, pursuant to East Hills Code §271-143(A), pools of permanent construction require a Special Exception from the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Pursuant to East Hills Code 271-14(A), the maximum allowable fence height is 4 feet.

Pursuant to East Hills Code 271-143(A)(1) and (3), pool enclosure fences must be 5 feet in height, of the chain link type, and must be erected completely enclosing the pool at least five feet from the edge of the pool and at least 15 feet from any property line. The application is for a 5 foot, partially metal estate-type fence (in the front), on the property line (chain link). Therefore, variances are requested for fence height, fence location and fence type. Pursuant to East Hills Code 271-143(A) (1), only one gate is permitted for a pool enclosure fence. The plans show two (2) such gates. Therefore, a variance is requested for the additional gate. Pursuant to East Hills

Code 271-14(A), no fences are permitted in the front yard. The proposal indicates an estate-type fence in the front yard on both sides of the property. Therefore, a variance is requested for the front yard fence. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-23(A), Accessory buildings and uses, accessory buildings and structures, including accessory equipment, shall not occupy more than 20 percent of the rear yard, or 1,115.8 sf for this property. The plan indicates a total rear yard lot coverage of 2,150.5 sf. Therefore, a variance is requested for 1,034.7 sf of rear yard lot coverage.

East Hills Code §271-143(A) (10)(i) requires that all heaters and pool equipment must be located immediately adjacent to the residence or no closer than 75 feet from the nearest residence. The plan indicates a distance of 65 feet from the adjacent residence. Therefore, a variance is requested for 10 feet of pool equipment setback from the adjoining residence.

BETH MCAVEY ADAM

GRAZIANI request A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND EIGHT VARIANCES for the property known as 205 BIRCH DRIVE designated as Section 7 Block 276 Lot 2 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map and in the R1 District of the Village.

Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-143(A), pools of per-

manent construction require a Special Exception from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Pursuant to East Hills Code 271-14(A), the maximum allowable fence height is 4 feet. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-143(A)(1) and (3), pool enclosure fences must be 5 feet in height, of the chain link type, and must be erected completely enclosing the pool at least five feet from the edge of the pool and at least 15 feet from any property line. This application is for a 5 foot fence around the property line, partially of the estate-type. Therefore, variances are requested for fence height, fence location and fence type. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-23(B), Accessory buildings and uses, accessory buildings and structures shall be located in the rear yard, and shall be not less than 15 feet distant from the main building. The proposal indicates the rear pool 14 feet from the dwelling. Therefore, a variance is requested for 1 foot of accessory structure setback. Pursuant to East Hills Code §27123(A), Accessory buildings and uses, accessory buildings and structures, including accessory equipment, shall not occupy more than 20 percent of the rear yard, or 1,230.4 sf for this property. This proposal indicates a total rear yard lot coverage of 1,553.5 sf. Therefore, a variance is

requested for 323.1 sf of rear yard lot coverage. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-30, Lot Coverage, all buildings, including accessory buildings, structures and accessory equipment shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the lot, or 4,560.5 sf for this property. The proposal is for a total coverage of 5,602.25 sf. Therefore, a variance is requested for 1,041.75 sf of total lot coverage. East Hills Code §271-143(A)(6) states that separate drywells are required for pool drainage/ backwash operation. The proposal indicates no such drywell, and therefore a variance is requested for not providing a separate drywell for pool drainage and backwash. East Hills Code §271-143(A)(10) (i) requires that all heaters and pool equipment must be located immediately adjacent to the residence or no closer than 75 feet from the nearest residence. The application shows the pool equipment in the rear yard without providing the appropriate distances from neighboring properties. Therefore, a variance is requested for pool equipment setback from adjoining properties.

BETH MCAVEY ADAM

GRAZIANI request TWO VARIANCES for the property known as 205 BIRCH DRIVE designated as Section 7 Block 276 Lot 2 on the Nassau County Land and

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Tax Map and in the R1 District of the Village. Pursuant to East Hills Code §27132(B), Yards, the minimum side yard setback for the R-1 residential district is 15 feet. The plan indicates four (4) air conditioning condensers in the side yard from 11.5 feet to 14.5 feet from the property line. Therefore, variances are requested for 3.5 feet to 0.5 feet of side yard setback. Pursuant to East Hills Code §271-32(B), Yards, the minimum side yard setback for the R-1 residential district is 15 feet. The proposal indicates a generator in the side yard 9.5 feet from the property line. Therefore, a variance is requested for 5.5 feet of side yard setback. Maps and plans regarding the above applications are available for inspection on the Village’s website at www.villageofeasthills.org/meetings.

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THAT on June 6, 2023 at 7:30 PM the Architectural Review Board of the Inc. Village of East Hills will hold a regular meeting at the Village Hall, 209 Harbor Hill Road, East

Hills, NY to consider the following applications regarding construction and/or tree removal: 88 Woodbine Road (Mark Jagai Julia Nebia, Section 7, Block 110, Lot 35), 205 Revere Road (Dr. Payam Farnaz Cohen, Section 7, Block 132, Lot 28) and 15 Crabapple Lane (Rachel Frank Zuckerbrot, Section 7, Block 263, Lot 3). Written comments on the applications may be submitted no later than 12:00 PM on the day of the meeting by email to evaidya@villageofeasthills. org. Maps and plans regarding this application are available for inspection on the Village’s website at www.villageofeasthills.org/meetings.

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Say It Ain’t So! Jolly Fisherman To Close

JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

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“Ahole in the fabric of Roslyn.”

That’s how one local resident described the sad news that The Jolly Fisherman, a Roslyn institution since 1957, its closing its doors.

On May 18, the restaurant’s proprietors, Lori and Steven Scheiner, announced the news on the restaurant’s Facebook page.

“The Jolly Fisherman & Steak House has been owned and operated by the Scheiner Family since 1957,” the statement read. “It’s been a good run. We have decided it is time for us to say goodbye. We would like to thank our staff, our family and our customers for their loyalty and support. We have run a successful restaurant business at 25 Main Street in Roslyn, New York across three generations of the Scheiner family. Building and maintaining and growing a successful business takes commitment and determination and hard work, from the owners and the staff. We thank all our past and current staff. We have had people work one day for us and others for 45+ years. Back of house, front of house, the staff is the heart of our business. We thank all our customers, many whose names we learned and who returned with their friends and children across generations, celebrating birthdays and anniversaries, weddings and new children, mourning loved one’s passings. We knew your preferred drinks, your preferred tables, your special food preparations. We thank you for choosing us. We thank the beautiful and historic Village of Roslyn. We started out as one of just a few restaurants in town. Sixty-six years later, Roslyn is a restaurant destination.

“Our view over the Roslyn Duck Pond has been a source of beauty and peace for us arriving at the restaurant each day. Requests for our window tables was a constant struggle between supply and demand. And some were very demanding! We welcome you to enjoy The Jolly through May and June. Have a Lobster, a piece of fresh fish or a steak, enjoy our beloved banana cream pie. We hope you will miss us when we are gone, we know we will miss you.”

The Facebook post was immediately deluged with over 150 comments, all of them mourning the passing of the institution, while remembering the good times.

“Always enjoyed going as did my grandmother and my family over the years,” wrote Jennifer L. Alway. “It will be a loss and you will be missed.”

“I was born the same year you opened. My family celebrated my (now 73 y/o) brother’s 21st birthday there,” Lee Stoller Winder added. “My mom, now 97, loves the window seat!!! You will be missedanother wonderful tradition gone.”

“My family went there since the beginning,” recalled Karen Isaacs-Goldman. “My dad, David Isaacs, prided himself on knowing his good restaurants. I think we went 1x weekly. Think you also owned North Shore Steak house? We loved the celery, olives, radishes and dressing that are on the table. My husband and I have

been going there for 20 years for his birthday dinner and he gets the biggest lobster you served. Sad to see you go. A big part of my childhood.”

“Thank you Steven and your family,” wrote Samuel McNichol. “My first job out of culinary school. I learned how to produce at my job. A lot of your father’s philosophy still drives me today.”

“I’m so sad to see this place go!” exclaimed Gabby Sobell. “My great-aunt had her recent 100th birthday there, back in March! Thank you for the amazing service and great food. This place will surely be missed!”

“Devastating news, the best shrimp scampi and lobster tails in all of Long Island,” added Marie Jean. “The banana pie is amazing. My heart goes out to the staff especially the ones who have been there forever. Will miss this place.”

“So many wonderful memories from here!!” Kerrie Anne posted in another

spree of exclamation points. “This makes me so sad! We had so many meals here with my family!!! So many!!! My parents’ and my Grandma’s favorite restaurant!!! This breaks my heart! Thank you for the memories, although both my parents and my Grandma have passed on, their memory lives on and the stories we tell always include some memories of meals we shared at Jolly Fisherman & Steak House!!!” And finally, back to Fred Kurtzman, who supplied the quote that leads off this article.

“Sorry to see The Jolly Fisherman go. I have fond memories of the many, many times my family and I dined there, as recently as last weekend, with our friends. So many fond memories of dining there. Its closing will leave hole in the fabric of Roslyn. Best wishes to the Scheiner family.”

Indeed. And some holes can never be filled. Jolly Fisherman, R.I.P.

Residents Pass School District Budget

Roslyn residents voted overwhelmingly to approve the Roslyn School District’s 2023-2024 budget. The $127,474,805 budget passed with 537 “yes” votes and 178 “no” votes.

Also passed were Proposition 2, the 2023-2024 budget for the Bryant Library; Proposition 3, giving the district authorization to purchase various school buses and vans; and Proposition 4, authorizing

expenditures from two existing Capital Reserve Funds established for the purpose of performing various projects.

Residents re-elected Meryl Waxman Ben-Levy and elected Leigh Minsky to serve as Trustees on the Roslyn School District Board of Education.

“We are so appreciative of our residents who voted in favor of the 2023-2024 Roslyn School District budget. It is their

community spirit and support that enables us to provide an outstanding educational experience for every Roslyn student,” said Superintendent Allison Brown. “We are very fortunate to have an amazing faculty and staff who work hard every day to make the Roslyn School District the very best it can be.”

—Submitted by Cynthia Younker for the Roslyn School District

The Jolly Fisherman has a view over the Roslyn Duck Pond. (Photo source Google Earth)

The popular restaurant will be closing soon.

(Photos courtesy the Roslyn Landmark Society)

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