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Johnson claims Butera’s sexual harassment scandal was escalated by ‘bad actors’ (See page 4)

Sixth Precinct National Night Out Event held at Whitney Pond Park (See page 6)

Kayak Run a huge success (See page 8)

Gladys McConnell recounts how Manhasset has changed (See page 3)

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Longtime Resident Turns 100

Gladys McConnell shares stories from England to Manhasset BY JENNIFER CORR

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ladys McConnell lives a quiet life in her house in Manhasset that she’s lived in since 1955 with her family. As someone who has survived multiple wars, and now a pandemic, she celebrated her 100th birthday on Aug. 8. McConnell was born in London in 1921. During her college years, she balanced being an educated young woman studying home economics and staying safe during World War II bombings. “My college evacuated in the beginning of the war,” McConnell said. “I was at London University and then I graduated and I, of course, had to return to London because that’s where my home was. I was in London through all the bombings and I was teaching in the East End of London that got the most bombings of all.” But, McConnell said, she survived. She’s included her experience of World War II in memoirs she’s written with the memoir group she founded at the Manhasset Public Library. “I wrote one about being in London during the war,” she said. “It’s called ‘Business As Usual,’ because that’s how it was. After a while, the air raid [signal] went off and you took shelter. You didn’t think about it.” McConnell did not care for teaching in the treacherous area of the East End of London, so she began volunteering with Ministry of Food in 1945. “That was something,” McConnell said. “We had to teach people how to cope with what little food that we had. We never saw an egg for years during the war. We had powdered eggs and powdered milk. I really do not know how we survived, because we had two ounces of butter, about half a stick of butter, to last the week. And we had meat for one meal during the week.” McConnell said the English were happy to get the meat rations that Americans typically disliked; liver, heart, kidneys and brains. “Then at one point, things got really, really bad,” McConnell said. “If you lived in the country, you used to go out in the fields and pick stinging nettles... If you pulled them and touched your skin, you came out with a rash and it itched... we used to pull

Gladys McConnell, when searching for her home with her husband Morton, said she needed a fireplace because it reminded her of her hometown London. Atop the fireplace are her family photos. Photo by Jennifer Corr

those and boil them and ate them. That killed all the poison.” It was when she was volunteering that she would meet her soon to be husband, Morton McConnell, who died 11 years ago. “He wanted me to come to America,” McConnell said. “But I have never been abroad before and I’ve never really been away from my family. I just thought I could never come to America.” It was not until 1949, after years of writing back and forth to one another, that McConnell would decide to travel by boat, a pleasant six day trip, to Chicago and marry her husband Morton, a special effects director and student at the University of Chicago, in 1950. “I found all these jobs for [home economics],” McConnell said. “I got a job with a food photographer. I wrote cookbooks and it was wonderful.” After Morton graduated, the McConnells had to decide between moving to California, known for making blockbusters in Hollywood, or New York, known for theaters and television. “So we came to New York and I think we made the best choice,” McConnell said. The McConnells moved to Manhasset in 1955 after living in Manhattan and Brooklyn. They settled in the same house on Cambridge Lane that McConnell and her son

David McConnell reside in now. “Why we came to Manhasset is because my husband loved to sail,” McConnell said. “And he said he had to be somewhere near the water and he had to be in the studio at all different times...Manhasset Station is one of the best stations to get to New York at all times.” And, David added, the train station is a five-minute walk from their house. Morton used to walk to the train station every day, David said, as he did himself once he began working in New York City. “At the time, the elementary school was where Mary Jane [Davis] Park is now,” David said. “So I went to the elementary school and I walked to school and the high school is there too. So it’s all five minutes away. Back then, there were three supermarkets in Manhasset. Again, all in an easy walking distance. And the library was a walk.” To make their hometown even better, McConnell added, Manhasset reminds her of England with its hills and massive amounts of trees. Being there reminded her of her home country and that was important to McConnell. It was also a challenge, and a large expense, to travel there with four young boys to care for. “I said I needed two things when we were looking for a house: I need a fireplace in the living room because in England, all the rooms

have fireplaces, and I need a decent kitchen,” she said. “And I have a nice kitchen and I have my fireplace.” Framed photos of the McConnells four sons are placed atop the fire place. Only two of them are alive today. In front of the fireplace, the slipcovers atop the sofas were made by McConnnell herself and in the kitchen, located adjacent to the living room, is where she spent countless hours preparing meals for her family of six. She said that her neighborhood has changed since she was a mother of four boys rather than four men, as women are no longer raising their children from home and are instead working. “I knew everybody in the neighborhood,” McConnell said. “We pushed the babies in the perambulators and babysat. Kids would come over and play and now, I do not know anybody in the area.” Neighbors may not know that McConnell is among the longest-time residents in Manhasset. Because she can not walk far and is unable to see much due to macular degeneration, much of her days are spent at home, occasionally cooking for the week with the help of an aide. She is surrounded by her original paintings. She took up a painting class after falling into depression because she was unable to have a daughter. “Somebody said to me once ‘what do you do for yourself?’” McConnell said. “And I said I do not have time to do anything for myself. She said ‘well you have to do something. Why don’t you look at the adult education and see if there is anything there in the evening that you would enjoy doing.’” She painted for 50 years, a craft that took her to art shows and made her an art teacher to her friends. She also took up volunteering at North Shore University Hospital for 25 years. “I was thinking about how I got from there to here,” McConnell said of her life journey. “I had to depend on myself. And when a problem came, Morton and I had to solve it ourselves... There’s lots of things you have to solve with four boys.” What did you think of this story? Share it with me at jcorr@antonmediagroup.com

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Johnson Claims Butera’s Sexual Harassment Scandal Was Escalated By ‘Bad Actors’ Parents, Johnson request Board of Education to keep Butera on as superintendent

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osemary Johnson, the deputy superintendent for business and operations at the Manhasset School District, used the routine Aug. 3 board of education meeting’s public comment section to urge the board to keep on Superintendent Dr. Vincent Butera, who has been on leave since May following a sexual harassment scandal that she alleges was exacerbated by “bad actors.” Prior to coming to Manhasset in 2017, Johnson said, Butera had earned his “stellar reputation” with an “unblemished career spanning three decades.” “Dr. Butera embarked on a mission to firmly ground the Manhasset Public Schools in the 21st century,” Johnson said. “Based on his mantra of continuous improvement and focus on the goal of creating the highest performing and the most caring district in New York State.” But this mission of his was interrupted when the Manhasset Press article published in May revealed allegations of sexual harassment from a former Shelter Rock Elementary School teacher. The teacher had written to the board of education back in September, 2020 detailing her experience with the superintendent, which included more than six alleged cases of sexual harassment and stalking by Butera over the span of two years. According to Johnson, “unknown parties” had circulated this letter, as well as the subsequent findings of the investigation into the matter. “The harassment started in October of 2018 at my former principal’s retirement party,” the teacher wrote in her letter to the board of education in September 2020. “Dr. Butera cornered me and, in very close proximity, engaged in what was initially a surface-level conversation about work. Any attempt that I made to exit the conversation, he quickly continued to speak with me and I was unable to get away. At one point, [someone] came to rescue me from the conversation and

Manhasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Vincent Butera Photo courtesy of the Manhasset School District

I thought all was over. As soon as [the person] walked away to join others on the dance floor, Dr. Butera was once again right in front of me. Upon my return to school the following Monday, I was met with concerned coworkers about what he was talking to me about and why he was so close to me. I shrugged it off as maybe too much to drink.” From there, she alleged that Butera would make an effort to hug her and show up at her classroom often. It came to the point that her coworkers would allegedly warn her if they saw him in the building. The board, upon receiving the letter, hired independent counsel on Sept. 23, 2020 to do an investigation, as the allegations violate the district’s sexual harassment policy including “unwelcome physical contact or closeness that is sexually suggestive, sexually degrading or derogatory, or sexually intimidating such as unwelcome touching of another’s body parts, cornering or blocking an individual, standing too close, spanking, punching, following, stalking, frontal body hugs.” The independent counsel Elizabeth Ledkovsky on Nov. 30, 2020 wrote to the former teacher that Butera had, indeed, violated the district’s sexual harassment policy. “Based on my findings, the board has determined that the unwelcome attention you received did violate District Policy 0110,” Ledkovsky said in a letter to the former teacher on Nov. 30, 2020. “Because this is a

personal matter, the board and I are precluded from disclosing the corrective personnel action to be taken with respect to the respondent. However, as a direct result of this investigation, the board has determined it will undertake a comprehensive review of its sexual harassment policy and regulations. The board is committed to developing a more robust sexual harassment training program for all district employees, and to take steps necessary to instill confidence in the efficacy and importance of complaint reporting procedures.” Johnson said there is no dispute that these events occurred. “There is, however, a dispute regarding Dr. Butera’s intent versus the perception of the complainant,” Johnson said. “The subjects of the complainants letter to the Board of Education was also circulated by unknown parties, and the investigator’s findings were published in the Manhasset Press, as well as multiple media outlets. The result of this inexplicable action and questionable timing was, in my opinion, that the complaint and the nature of the investigators findings... were twisted completely out of proportion. And I can not discount the deliberate actions several bad actors, with thoughts of retribution for decisions made and with intent to do Dr. Butera and the district harm.” She believes those “bad actors” succeeded in their “mal intent.” “As leaders in this community, I

implore you to exhibit courageous leadership that Dr. Butera has demonstrated during his four years here,” Johnson said to the board, asking that the board stick to its original decision of keeping the findings private and maintaining Butera as school superintendent. The board, she said, should work with him to “maintain his reputation.” “Any other outcome would be an injustice to Manhasset,” Johnson said. “And to those bad actors, you know who you are. May God help you.” Johnson was not the only one coming to defense of Butera during the meeting, as community residents spoke up during public comment. “I think that the board did exactly the right thing,” Coleen Hyland, a Manhasset resident, said during public comment. “You did your investigation, you hired outside council, you followed what outside council recommended you to do.” But it’s not fair to “ruin someone’s life,” Hyland added, “when the board knows of specific details.” While she stands in support of the board’s decisions, she is hoping the board will bring Butera back. “This could be your husband, your sons, my sons, anybody’s,” Hyland said. —Additional reporting by Marco Schaden What did you think of this story? Share it with me at jcorr@antonmediagroup.com

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he community showed up on Aug. 3 at Whitney Pond Park for music, educational resources, give-a-ways, community vendors, refreshments and much more as part of National Night Out. National Night Out, according to the initiative’s website, is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police and community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. Millions of neighborhoods hold their own National Night Out events across the United States, U.S. territories and military bases every year. The event was first introduced in August of 1984. “That’s exactly what this is for: building bridges and breaking down those walls and those barriers, getting to know each other,” Patrick Ryder, the Nassau County Police Department commissioner, said. “We’re letting them know who we are, letting them know what we have available and it helps us build that future recruitment too.”

Patrick Ryder, the Nassau County Police Department commissioner, center, stopped by the Sixth Precinct’s National Night Out event. Photo by Jennifer Corr

The Nassau County Police Department Sixth Precinct set up a table with free toys and activity booklets for children inside Whitney Pond Park. They were surrounded by booths from local organizations, such as the Kiwanis Club of Manhasset-Port Washington, the Manhasset Chamber of Commerce, the Knights of Columbus 2122 and the Shelter Rock Food Pantry. “Our mission is to serve our community, our parishes and our family,” Daniel Garcia of the local Knights of Columbus said. “We’re very happy to be here to do what needs to be done

and it’s a way to see the organizations here that can use a helping hand from the Knights. We’re all about doing that.” Gina Kang of the Shelter Rock Church food pantry said she was also happy to raise awareness about the services the pantry could offer the community, as well as raise community support by the means of monetary and food donations. “We’re open every Tuesday, we’ve been here for years,” Kang said. “We used to serve 75 families in the area before the pandemic and after the pandemic we served up to 550 families.

Right now the number has come down to 160 families, which is manageable.” Today, those families can actually come to the Hagedorn Community Center from 4 to 6 p.m. located at 65 High St., to shop inside the food pantry. Community members attending the National Night Out had the chance to learn more about the pantry through the table set up by the church, as well as a fun game they hosted. “We’re always excited to be participating in the community and helping out in anyway that we can,” Kathy Levinson, of the Kiwanis Club of Manhasset-Port Washington, said. She was sitting at a booth with Jeff Stone of the Kiwanis, right across from Shelter Rock’s table. “When you bring the community and families together, then people can see that they can support and be helpful to one another. And that’s always a good thing, a healthy thing.” After surviving a long pandemic, Ryder said it is a “good to get out there again and enjoy one another’s company.”

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n Saturday, July 24, 85 people in 65 kayaks participated in the 17th annual Kayak Run on Manhasset Bay, presented by the Community Chest of Port Washington and the Town of North Hempstead. Participants of all ages enjoyed the beautiful day out on The Manhasset Bay, as they launched from the Town Dock, Manorhaven Beach and other locations around the bay to complete the five-mile loop. “The Kayak Run is not a race, it is a great way for everyone to get on Manhasset Bay and to feel safe kayaking longer distances than usual with assistance always nearby,” Dr. Joel Ziev, Community Chest Board Member and Kayak Run Co-Director, said. “The Town’s Bay Constable patrol boats, Port’s fire boat, Nassau Marine and the Coast Guard were terrific, keeping a watchful eye as participants completed the course. We also had wonderful volunteers who provided encouragement from land as the kayakers passed each checkpoint.” Passing the checkpoints enabled

Celebrating the Kayak Run success are from left: event Director Joel Ziev, Peter and Jeri Dejana Foundation administrator Jean Marie Posner, Councilwoman Marianne Dalimonte, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Assemblywoman Gina Siletti, and event co-Director John Neil. Not pictured, John Thompson of Atlantic Outfitters, event co-director. participants to qualify for a drawing for the prize of a brand new kayak, and Lisa Unger was the winner of the kayak. The Kayak Run also received major support from the Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation. Additional sponsorships and support were provided by Atlantic

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Hands-On Learning Continues Throughout Summer In Manhasset

anhasset students in Club M.A.X. (Manhasset Afterschool Xperience) are participating in hands-on learning this summer. Students recently worked with Snapology, an organization that offers year-round programs focused on STEM and STEAM concepts, to learn about robotics and programming. Kindergarten through second-grade students in Club M.A.X. created their own alligator-inspired robots using Legos. The lesson focused on motion sensors, which were incorporated into each alligator. Using a laptop, the young learners were given step-by-step instructions on how to build

their alligator and program the motion sensors to make their creations move. Third through sixth-graders in the summer program participated in a similar project, creating dolphin robotic models that moved with wheels and axles. The Club M.A.X. summer program is held at Shelter Rock School and provides a safe environment for students, where they can continue to learn and grow after the school year. Participants take part in a number of activities including arts and crafts, cooking, music, STEM projects and outdoor events. —Submitted by the Manhasset School District

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Manhasset students in Club M.A.X. (Manhasset Afterschool Xperience) are participating in hands-on learning this summer. Photos courtesy Manhasset School District

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DRUNK DRIVING: IT’S UNHEALTHY, UNSAFE AND AGAINST THE LAW Summer is here, everything is open and teen parties and celebrations are back. After enduring the challenges of the pandemic, our kids need and deserve to celebrate. Unfortunately, many parents will give alcohol to teens at some of these parties, even though it is unhealthy, unsafe and unacceptable to give alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. For students who drink, studies show that the most common place to drink is in private homes. Though you may think youth are safe if they drink at home, the facts say that providing alcohol to underage drinkers’ backfires. In “Parenting to Prevent Childhood Alcohol Use,” a publication by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

and Alcoholism (NIAAA), it is stated that some parents wonder if allowing their kids to drink at home can help them develop “an appropriate relationship with alcohol.” “In a study of sixth, seventh and eighth-graders, researchers observed that students whose parents allowed them to drink at home and/or provided them with alcohol experienced the steepest escalation in drinking,” the NIAAA article says. Giving teens alcohol increases their risk of addiction, injury and death. It can interact with their medications, harm their brain’s development and can lead to other risky behavior or injuries. Far more effective than allowing drinking at home is to model good drinking behavior and to have

strict rules about underage drinking, the NIAAA found. Underage drinking and social hosting are against the law. Both can cause disastrous effects to our youth, families and the greater community. The Nassau County Social Host Law states that you and/or anyone over the age of 18 are breaking the law if you give alcohol, marijuana or opiates to your teen’s friends who are under the age of 21, under any circumstance. Also, if you and/or anyone over the age of 18 knowingly allow them to remain in your home or on your property while consuming or possessing alcoholic beverages, marijuana and opiates, you are subject to prosecution under the Social Host Law. A Social Host Law violation is a

misdemeanor—a criminal conviction punishable by progressive fines and penalties. In addition, you can be sued civilly for any damage or injury that occurs as a result of the underage drinking. Parents, protect yourselves and your kids—don’t be a party to teenage drinking. Giving kids alcohol does not help them learn to drink responsibly. It teaches them that their parents are okay with them drinking, which only encourages them to push those boundaries further and to experiment more. There is no safe way to drink underage. Our community is so proud of our young people; do your part to ensure safe celebrations and keep our community safe for everyone. —Connie Bruno, Manhasset CASA

COVID-19 AND SENIOR CITIZEN HEALTH: BEYOND THE VACCINE “The corn is one dollar each,” Kay Ee Siew, a community nutrition educator from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, said “and make sure you get coupons from the other side.” At St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Port Washington, Siew is selling local produce to our senior population through the New York State Farmers Market Nutrition Program, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., with produce such as broccoli, cauliflower, corn and lettuce for the picking. Ever since the outbreak of the pandemic, government programs such as these have been employed to reduce the inconveniences on our senior population and aid them where they most need help. Though Nassau’s Office for the Aging has developed some solutions to some of these problems, our existing programs must be improved and updated in order for our communities to thrive.

Life in Nassau County depends on a vehicle, and this way of commuting is ideal for most adults. However, when it comes to our seniors, many can no longer drive due to physical disabilities. Though transportation is provided to and from St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, it remains one route to one food bank in an expansive county. Our county’s senior citizens would benefit tremendously from a larger network of buses that connected people to these key nutritional centers. Food pantries, as well as school programs were the most used access points for obtaining produce. Connecting our seniors with these nutritional distribution sites through a larger network would allow more people to access key services. Aside from a lack of reliable transportation methods, the demand for quality produce has increased since the outbreak of the pandemic. Long

Island Cares reported a 73.8 percent increase in food insecurity from March to September of last year alone. One practical solution already put in place is the farmers’ market hosted by the Cornell Cooperative Extension. Their mission is to bring fresh produce from local farmers to the needy. It’s a win-win for both the farmers and our seniors. However, the surging demand for fruits and vegetables means that food banks will require more produce to fill their shelves. Building strong and lasting relationships with local growers would ensure that food banks communicate the ever-changing needs of the Long Island population. Providing fresh fruits and vegetables is a great start to improving our county’s overall health. However, seniors in particular may not be able to cook high quality meals due to physical ailments or a lack of access to a caregiver who can cook for them, which is often

not covered by Medicare. Being able to cook meals quickly and easily is a priority for our seniors, and providing this service will require a change in our approach beyond distribution from a food bank. Companies such as Blue Apron have developed a meal delivery service with recipes that require only 35 minutes of preparation on average. Packaging foods together that can be made into meals in 40 minutes or less would lessen the burden on both the elderly and their caregivers. Access has become a defining issue for every community, now more than ever. COVID has disproportionately affected segments of our county’s population, especially the elderly, and we owe it to our seniors to create safe and reliable programs to meet the gaps in critical care that prevent seniors from living their most healthy lives. —YuFeng Lin, a senior at Manhasset High School

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‘Protectors Need Protection’ Legislature enhances first responder law

BY FRANK RIZZO

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ots of fingers were pointed at Legislator Josh Lafazan over the course of a long Nassau County Legislature meeting at the government center Aug. 2. The Independent from Woodbury, who generally caucuses with the Democratic Minority, had introduced a bill that adds civil protections for on-duty first responders. But law enforcement was the focus of the contentious and at times raucous public hearing to discuss the proposed bill. Brian Sullivan of the Corrections Officers Benevolent Association spoke According to its provisions, it will out in favor of the bill. (Photo by Frank Rizzo) impose fines of up to $50,000 to suspects if first responders are injured or would create a private right of action such misconduct.” harassed in the course of a riot. for first responders claiming to be He added, “But those acts of It was nearly 8:30 p.m. when the aggrieved under the law and empow- misconduct by law enforcement can legislature, by a 12-6 vote, with one er the County Attorney to commence never under any circumstance justify absence, passed Clerk’s Item 187-21, a civil action to enforce fines against the vilification of all law enforcement described in the agenda as “A local violators.” and any acts of violence whatsoever law to amend the Nassau County directed at law enforcement, inUnion Chiefs In Favor Administrative Code in relation cluding the correction officers that I Commissioner of Police Patrick to amending the Nassau County Ryder did not speak on the bill at the represent.” Human Rights Law to preclude disSullivan asserted that law enforcehearing, but said in a statement, “The crimination against first responders.” ment underpinned constitutional protections of our first responders, The bill will now go to Nassau protections and to leave its members residents and communities must County Executive Laura Curran for open to injury or harassment without always be a priority. The legislature her signature. She told Anton Media recourse would undermine everywill have an opportunity to Group the following day that one’s civil liberties. discuss and evaluate this she has some questions bill on its merits and about it. In a statement, Minority Voices we look forward to its she said, “I’m proud Tracey Edwards, Long Island decision.” of the dedicated first regional director of the NAACP, was Four law enThe threat of police responders who’ve unsparing in her criticism of the bill’s made Nassau the officers being attacked just forcement union main sponsor. heads weighed in safest county in “He has lost his way,” she said, because they’re police on the bill, giving America and I will pointing at Lafazan. “Enough of this, officers is a bunch of it their unqualified Josh. Run a fair campaign and lose continue to stand nonsense. And you support. Brian against defunding or win on your merits. You stand know that. Sullivan of the the police. My up and do what’s right. Don’t be a — LGBT Network Corrections Officers administration is comhypocrite. You are dragging all of your CEO David Kilmnick Benevolent Association mitted to protecting the colleagues into this because of your argued that “It’s the judgbrave men and women of law political cowardice. Shame on you.” ment of this legislative body and the enforcement who keep us safe. There Addressing Presiding Officer direct experience of those of us in law Richard Nicolello, Edwards said, were many speakers [Aug. 2] who enforcement that the recent pattern questioned this legislation. Now that “Don’t have this [law as] the legacy of of widespread attacks and lawlessit has been passed by the legislature, Nassau County because Josh has lost ness and intimidation directed at law his way. He has lost the respect of our I will be making an inquiry to the enforcement has undermined the Attorney General’s Office to review communities forever more, but all of civil liberties of the communities at and provide some advice.” you have not.” large. This legislature, in its intent, In her letter to Attorney General LGBT Network CEO David disavows any excuse to minimize the Kilmnick mentioned several groups Leticia James, Curran described the gravity of incidents of law enforcelaw as making it “an unlawful disthat needed protection, pointedly ment misconduct that have occurred adding, “The threat of police officers criminatory practice for any person anywhere in this country, especially to harass, menace, assault or injure being attacked just because they’re an individual due to such individual’s those that may have been motivated police officers is a bunch of nonsense. by racial intolerance. Law enforcestatus as a first responder and would And you know that (applause).” ment does in fact join in condemning prohibit such practices. Further, it He accused the legislature of failing

to add the transgender community as a protected class “How dare you sit here today and tell all the transgender community that a profession is more worthy of protection than their lives?” Kilmnick charged. “Do the right thing. Vote no on this bogus bill that is flawed in every way, and while you’re in the mood to look at human rights and discrimination, add gender identity and expression into the Nassau County human rights law.” Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D–Glen Cove) was troubled by some of its constitutional implications and urged legislators to table the bill until more residents can become aware of it and weigh in on it.

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“I sponsored this bill and I support this bill,” Lafazan said at the start of the legislative debate and vote. “My bill takes behavior which is already criminal—and has been for many years—and simply adds a civil component under the human rights law.” He reminded his colleagues that they had voted unanimously to make first responders a protected class in 2019. “Police have been authorized by the state to sue for negligence and intentional harm since 1996, [so] this [bill] should not alarm anyone,” he continued. “Moreover, the crime of harassment and menacing have been on the books for a long time and yet we’ve never seen them used to suppress freedom of speech like the critics have alleged. Why do we think that it will have that effect now? And why shouldn’t we trust the American judicial system to apply these laws in a constitutional manner civilly, just like they have been applied in a criminal context?” Co-sponsors Arnold Drucker (D– Plainview) and Ellen W. Birnbaum (D–Great Neck) withdrew their sponsorship and voted against the bill. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D–Glen Cove) voted in favor. A vote to table the bill fell short, 9-8, with Denise Ford abstaining. She is a Democrat who caucuses with the Republicans. To comment on this story, email frizzo @antonmediagroup.com

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Levels, Great Neck Library’s Teen Center, Presents Shakespeare’s Comedy L evels, the Great Neck Library’s teen center, is presenting their first live, in-person theatre production since 2019, William Shakespeare’s hilarious comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The show will take place outdoors on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12, 13 and 14 at 6 p.m. behind the Library’s Main Building at 159 Bayview Ave. in Great Neck, 11023. Admission is free and the show is open to the public, though tickets are strongly recommended to guarantee seating as space is limited. For online tickets, visit Levels’ website at greatnecklibrary.org/levels-is. Audience members are asked to bring blankets and towels as there will be a large blanket seating area. An area of chairs will also be provided for those who need it. Once upon a summer evening, four young lovers flee into a forest. Elsewhere in the forest is a group of amateur actors struggling to rehearse a terrible play. What none of them know is that this enchanted woodland is home to the always-fighting king and queen of the fairies, and an array of mythical creatures, including one particular prank-loving imp named Puck. When fairies and humans meet, there’s magic, mayhem and mistaken identity – but in the end, everyone’s lives are transformed in strange and wonderful ways. Teen director Nina Zar updates the classic tale with an LGBTQ+ twist and a modern sense of humor, setting it all to a jazzy original score by teen composer Adam Schiff. The cast of local high school and

Cast and crew members from Levels Teen Center’s outdoor production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream pose in front of their all-natural “stage.” middle school students includes Eva Corrales, Daisy Duan, Talia Elyaho, Aliza Fine, Anna Goldman, Clara Goldman, Ava Hoffman, Kylie Hoffman, David Kagan, Sophia Kuang, Marisa Levine, Shira Lichter, Sarah Munson, Ben Pitt Stoller, Emely Renteria, Lizzie Sokolova, Jessica Tamari, Valerie Varkonyi, Katie Wang, Kevin Wang, Maverick Williams, Jonathan Wu, Maurice Zalta and Ben Zar. Costume designer is Ava Hoffman and makeup designer is Maurice Zalta. Production artwork

is by Adam Schiff and choreography by Emely Renteria. Leah Schader and Qu are sound operators and Tyler “T-Rex” Hakimian is technical coordinator. Levels, the Library’s cultural center for teenagers established in 1974, presents several fully-staged theatrical productions a year, giving teens the opportunity to learn leadership and responsibility through the arts. Levels productions are directed, produced and performed by students in seventh grade through college-age

under the guidance of Levels’ staff of accomplished adult artists. During lockdown, Levels pivoted to online Zoom theatre, putting on four virtual productions – Midsummer will mark their return to live theatre with an in-person audience. For more information (and for rain date info in case a performance needs to be cancelled due to weather), contact Levels at 516-466-8055 ext. 216 or email levels@greatnecklibrary.org. —Submitted by the Great Neck Library

PAL Announces The Retirements Of Several Board Of Trustee Members The Great Neck Police Activity League (PAL) announced the retirements of Steven Kossover, Steven Hope and Sunil Sani from the Great Neck PAL Board of Trustees, which went into effect on Aug. 1. Over the course of 18 years, Kossover has led Great Neck PAL and served a critical role in its continuing success in Great Neck

and most recently served as the board’s president. He has steered PAL through many changes and challenges, from changing demographics and sports preferences, to the recent guidelines needed to keep our players and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sani and Hope have been involved with PAL for more than 15 years,

serving as the board’s Treasurer and Soccer Commissioner respectively. Kossover, Hope and Sani have been invaluable assets to Great Neck PAL. They have served admirably despite the fact that all of their children have long outgrown the programs. Great Neck PAL wishes them well and thanks them for their devotion and dedication to

the organization and community at large. The Great Neck PAL is one of many neighborhood units that fall under the umbrella of the Nassau County Police Activity League (NCPAL). Great Neck PAL is a yearround program that engages youth in many different sports. —Submitted by the Great Neck PAL

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With the joyful tune of Christmas he Bethpage School District carols playing in the background, Extended School Year program they doled out holiday-themed recently introduced ESY EATS, treats and drinks to their customers. a new onsite business promoting Additionally, ESY students were also vocational skills for students in the completing deliveries inside the ESY program. In ESY EATS, students school and adminshop for, prepare istration buildings and sell baked for Bethpage staff. goods and drinks Dayna Vollmuth to Bethpage staff teaches these and community students throughout members. the year and also Each week, stressed the imporCoordinator tance of instilling of Vocational vocational skills, Experiences Ryan while keeping the Catterson creates activities light and Bethpage High School Principal a Google Form engaging. Nick Jantz was a customer at and distributes “I think my the ESY EATS “Christmas in July” it via multiple students and our themed pick up. platforms. Then, class put the FUN in students visit the functional academlocal ShopRite to ics,” she said. “The pick up groceries pandemic had a based on the ormajor impact on our ders placed. They ability to perform bake and package vocational activities the goods and in the community every Thursday, and I believe what we community and are doing is the way staff members are back to developing welcome to pick those skills that up their treats. Students in the ESY program deliv- are necessary for ered baked goods and drinks to “The idea the students to be Bethpage administration and staff. successful.” for ESY EATS stemmed from a Proceeds from goal to provide authentic vocational ESY EATS will go toward Special experiences for our students,” Ryan Olympics, with whom the ESY said. “Not only have they learned program will be putting on an event a tremendous amount from this this coming August. program, but they are having a great To learn more about ESY EATS and time along the way.” follow along with weekly sales, visit For the week of July 19, the theme the Twitter page at https://twitter. of ESY EATS was “Christmas in com/ESYEats_BUFSD. July.” At pick up on July 22, students —Submitted by the and staff dressed in festive outfits. Bethpage School District

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Help Save The Life Of 4-Year-Old Ayden Paredes

yden Paredes is a four-year boy from Glen Cove who loves painting, soccer, watching movies and playing in the park. His first year of pre-K got sidelined when his parents Mark and Barle received the terrible news of his (ALL) Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia diagnosis on Feb. 7, 2021. Leukemia is blood cancer and Ayden has been receiving intensive chemotherapy treatments and blood transfusions at Cohen’s Children’s Hospital, but the doctors say it isn’t working

and he needs a blood stem cell/ bone marrow transplant to save his life. Ayden is mostly of Hispanic descent (Colombian, Puerto Rican and Guatemalan), which makes finding a match difficult, at only 48 percent. Ayden’s mother, Barble, a psychotherapist, along with her husband Mark, an NYPD detective, are requesting people to attend a registration event to see if they match him or the thousands of patients like Aiden looking for a matching lifesaving donor. His older sister holds his hand as

he begins this road of battling and defeating cancer. A series of blood drives will take place around New York and New Jersey in August with the goal of finding a matching donor. To make an appointment visit the New York Blood Center website at www.nybc.org/donate or call (800) 933-BLOOD. To join the registry, donors must be between the ages of 18 and 44. See a list of drives and events below: Wednesday, Aug. 11 - NYC

Health Hospital/Jacobi – Bronx. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20 - Brentwood Legion Ambulance – Brentwood. 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31 BronxCare Health System – Grand Concourse, Bronx. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. —Submitted by Roni Jenkins Ayden Paredes, 4, of Glen Cove, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in February. Photo courtesy the Paredes family

Morgan Park Summer Music Festival Returns Morgan Park Summer Music Festival (MPSMF) will mark the third event on Aug.15, with a performance from David Cedeno & His Orchestra, of its return to the park following the cancellation of last year’s season due to COVID restrictions. The summer of 2021 Morgan Park Summer Music Festival celebrates its 62nd season of free high-quality performances for family audiences in the magical setting of Morgan Memorial Park, overlooking the Long Island Sound. MPSMF is a not-for-profit organization governed by all-volunteer executive and advisory committees that program,

between Landing Road and McLoughlin Street. The public is welcome to attend the concerts and picnic on the lawns. There is no admission fee but donations to MPSMF are accepted. In case of inclement weather on any of these August evenings, check with MPSMF’s hot line, 516671-0017 or visit MPSMF’s Facebook page. David Cedeno & His Orchestra presents a lively evening of nonstop Latin music featuring salsa, Latin jazz, merengue and mambo, even some songs from the ‘50s, re-imagined with a salsa beat and English lyrics. Photo courtesy Morgan Park Summer Music Festival

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& His Orchestra. This big ensemble presents a lively evening of nonstop Latin music featuring salsa, Latin jazz, merengue and mambo, even some songs from the ‘50s, reimagined with a salsa beat and English lyrics. The band is noted for such international hits as Lady in Red, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow and Sealed with a Kiss.

Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. Lonesome Traveler: David Cedeno & The Concert His Orchestra: A journey down the river An Evening of Salsa Time to perfect your salsa and streams of American Folk. because you’ll definitely —Submitted by the Morgan want to get up and dance to Park Summer Music Festival the irresistible David Cedeno

Glen Cove EMS Honored At National Night Out BY ANTON MEDIA GROUP editors@antonmediagroup.com

The National Night Out on Aug. 3 hosted by the City of Glen Cove and the Glen Cove Police Department was a success, as community members enjoyed activities, local vendors and other activities in the downtown area. Glen Cove EMS was the honoree of the night. “Thank you to everyone for coming out to support National Night Out last night,” City of Glen Cove Mayor Tim Tenke wrote on his official Facebook page.

“The 2021 [National Night Out] honoree was Glen Cove EMS. Congratulations on a well deserved award. Thank you to the Glen Cove Police Department for organizing and to all of our sponsors.” National Night Out, according to the initiative’s website, is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police and community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. Millions of neighborhoods hold their own National Night Out events across the United States, U.S. territories and military bases

every year. The event was first introduced in August of 1984. “Last night our EMS were honored at National Night Out for their heroic work during the pandemic,” wrote City Councilman Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews on his official Facebook page. “With a father who served as an EMT and a mother who was a public health nurse, I have a special place in my heart for those who serve our community during times of crisis. Thank you to our EMS and to all of our first responders. You make us proud.”

First responders, including the Glen Cove Police Department and Glen Cove EMS, were in attendance at the Aug. 3 National Night Out. Photo courtesy City of Glen Cove

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Fishkind Running For North Hempstead Board

ollowing Councilperson Lee Seeman’s decision not to seek reelection, Peter Fishkind of Great Neck is running for town council in North Hempstead’s Fifth District. His candidacy has been endorsed by Councilperson Seeman, New York State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Nassau County and Town of North Hempstead Democratic Party Committees. Fishkind has a passion for our town and serving our community. When he saw an opportunity to serve the community that he loves, he left his job at a large New York City law firm to run for town council. In addition to his years of law-firm experience, Peter has been involved with a number of local community groups, has served as a Nassau County Democratic Party Committee member, and holds several leadership roles as a young professional in various American Jewish organizations. “I want to bring my passion for public service and love of our community to town government. In the past year we have faced challenges that were previously unimaginable. I am running to ensure that our community makes a full recovery and, not only remains a desirable place to live, but becomes an even more coveted place to be. Toward these ends, if elected to town council, I will advocate zealously for our community’s interests and deliver responsive services from our government while being fiscally responsible. I will strive to maintain our town’s AAA bond rating and utilize my ability to bridge divides to achieve consensus and obtain positive results for our residents,” said Fishkind. Wayne Wink, currently the North Hempstead town clerk and the Democratic candidate for supervisor, said, “Peter brings energy to everything he touches. He is a leader at a young age that will give the town a new view on how we are doing things. His record of volunteerism and leadership are what makes him a great candidate for town council. I’m excited for his candidacy and look forward to campaigning with him this cycle.” Key issues and initiatives that

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Fishkind hopes to accomplish if elected are as follows: Maintaining the town’s AAA bond rating, the highest that can be awarded to a municipality; ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality services and programs within the town, like Project Independence; supporting community and business recovery efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; promoting and expanding upon the “Not in Our Town” initiative to stop hate, racism and bullying, and build safe, inclusive communities for all; supporting environmental efforts to promote sustainability programs and prevent water pollution; and serving as a transparent and accessible representative to constituents who need an advocate in their local government and want their voices heard. Fishkind was raised in Roslyn Heights and born into a union household. He now resides in Great Neck Plaza. He is a graduate of the George Washington University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. During his time at the University of Pennsylvania, he served as student government president. His impressive array of professional experience includes working at the American Federation of Teachers, and as a litigation attorney at a large law firm in New York City representing prominent individual and institutional clients in complex commercial litigations as well as on several pro bono cases involving civil rights and immigration issues. —Submitted by Peter Fishkind

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Judy Merrick Named Cantor Of Plainview Jewish Center BY RACHEL DOBKIN

20s, Merrick moved to New York City with dreams of s of Aug. 1, Judy being a performer. Once she Merrick is the new settled down with her family Cantor of the Plainview in Huntington, her father Jewish Center. Merrick suggested she work for the takes on this role with great Huntington Jewish Center, enthusiasm as the first female where she later taught music Cantor of the synagogue. to young children. Merrick With her upbeat musical also started to perform as background and her guitar, an Israeli singer around the Merrick is bound for a fresh same time, with her cabaret new take on her role in the show “Israel Up Close and clergy. Personal”. Merrick was born and Plainview Jewish Center raised in Israel, descending will be Merrick’s third synfrom a Holocaust survivor agogue as a Cantor. In 2000, of Auschwitz [father]. She is Merrick became the music proud of her heritage and director for Temple Sinai of believes her native language Roslyn where she began her of Hebrew adds an authentic learning from the Cantor of touch to her songs of prayer. the synagogue. From 2006-12, Merrick has been a singer Merrick held her first Cantor since she was four years old, position at Temple Beth and started playing guitar Sholom in Smithtown. Then at age 13 after it was gifted from 2013-2018, she was the at her Bat Mitzvah. In her Cantor at a small temple in editorial@antonmediagroup.com

Judy Merrick is the new Cantor of the Plainview Jewish Center (Contributed photo)

Cold Spring Harbor, Kehilat Shalom Synagogue. Once the pandemic hit, Merrick needed to find something to fill her time, so she took up Jazz and started a music group called, “The

Judy Merrick Trio”. Merrick is a vocalist and bassist for the group. She had plans to retire and gig around with her jazz trio until the Plainview Jewish Center called. This had been the third time in three years that they had called to offer her the position. Although she had performed for the High Holidays at the center, she was nervous to take on such a big role since the synagogue was so large. Merrick thought to herself, “This keeps coming to me, if it’s coming to me, then it’s beyond me. It’s from God.” So, she took the position. Merrick is the change that the Plainview Jewish Center is looking for. Most of the big synagogues across Long Island have male Cantors. “For a woman to take the position, it’s a big deal. I’m very honored,” said Merrick.

Merrick said she will bring a “new energy” with her guitar and her interactive, folk style. She believes this is what the community needs right now to attract new, young families. Merrick also believes the community will greatly benefit from this type of interaction after a year of virtual observations and activities. The energy Merrick hopes to spread stems from more than just her music. “For me as an Israeli girl, that really grew up in Israel, a daughter of a Holocaust survivor, it’s very meaningful to be able to bring the Jewish heritage [and humility of the country to America] ...it’s a big mission and I definitely see myself as a messenger.” —Rachel Dobkin is a contributing writer for Anton Media Group

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Additional job responsibilities would include: • Managing customer relationships throughout the ordering process • Coordinate with off-site production on a high volume of orders • Possess a high processing speed as a routine part of daily activities • Organize and prioritize a wide variety of tasks • Efficiently and effectively enter and process sales orders using our industry specific software Requirements: • Minimum 2 year college degree required, 4 year college degree preferred • 1-2 years of proven customer service experience in a fast paced environment • Extensive knowledge of all aspects of Microsoft Office, with knowledge of Quickbooks a plus • Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written • Highly organized team player who strives to provide unparalleled customer service • “Can do” friendly attitude with the ability to self-manage • Detail oriented and ability to meet deadlines Job Compensation: • Starting salary of $40,000+ for full time candidates, commensurate with experience • Health benefits • Profit sharing • 401K • M-F weekday work schedule, no weekends Interested candidates should submit resume with cover letter to vfavuzza@athleticstyle.com

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This year, the Long Island International Film Festival will feature 125 independent films from Long Island, New York and from around the world starting on Aug. 10 through Aug. 15. Some locals participating in this year’s festival are: • “Finding Distance”—Documentary— Mineola, school and fencing studio— Jodi E Levitan • “Probability”—Syosset—Zachary Cyran

• “Mid Life Conversations”—shot in Levittown—Lives in Glen Cove— Filippone, Maria M. • “The Meadow”—Baldwin, Manhattan and Jericho—Lives in Jericho—Dev Mitra • “Seven Fishes”—Massapequa, Iavarone Brothers in Wantagh—Keller, Ali • “Let Go Let God”—Massapequa; Lindenhurst (Studio Theater Owner David Dubin house)—John J Oliva For more information about the Long Island International Film Festival, visit www.LongIslandFilm.com.

any people are concerned about the emergence of a new illness causing crusty eyes, tremors and paralysis among songbirds in several eastern states. This illness and the uncertainty around it are upsetting. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology does not have experts studying the situation, but have prepared this statement with the help of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine to summarize the state of knowledge of experts in affiliate agencies. As of mid-July, it appears that the incidence of the illness may be waning. No human health or domestic livestock/poultry issues have been reported. The illness is not caused by any of the major known bird diseases such as West Nile, salmonella, avian influenza, House Finch eye disease, Trichomonas parasites, etc. The species most frequently affected are juvenile Blue Jays, Common Grackles, European Starlings and American Robins, along with a few other species. Symptoms include crusty eyes and neurological signs such as tremors or partial paralysis. It is unknown if the illness is caused by a disease organism or if it is the result of a toxic substance in the landscape. The method of

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transmission is also unknown at this time. It might be directly transmissible from bird to bird or might require a vector (such as with malaria, transmitted via a mosquito). Avoid handling birds unless necessary, especially sick or dead birds. If you must handle them wear disposable gloves or an inverted plastic bag over your hand to pick up a dead bird. Keep pets away from sick or dead wild birds as a precaution. Report the sick or dead bird to your state wildlife conservation agency for further instructions and to help them track this event. Because of the lack of confirmed cases in the state, the Cornell Lab is not recommending that feeders in New York be taken down at this time. Audubon New York, however, has recommended taking down feeders. There is no harm in doing that out of caution. It’s always a good idea to regularly clean your feeders with a diluted bleach solution. Source: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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ack in 1946, German immigrant Julius Seelig opened the Farmingdale Meat Market after a stint with Swift and Company in Newark. Fast forward 75 years later and grandson Lee has become the third generation to run the family business after his father Kent brought him aboard roughly 14 years ago. In the wake of the pandemic, Farmingdale Meat Market has done a number of things marking this major milestone including having a ribbon-cutting earlier this year, setting up an online website where people could post their memories and a number of various sales promotions. For the younger Seelig, whose deep respect for his customer base led to his commissioning a banner in the store that reads “Thanks to you for 75 years,” the most impactful thing he and his team did was give out $75 gift cards for 75 straight days from the beginning of March through the middle of May. While the grand total came out to $5625, the payoff was immediate and meaningful in a way that went far beyond being a mere publicity stunt. “We would just walk into the store at a random point of the day and hand someone a gift card,” Seelig explained. “People would ask what we were talking about and we’d tell that person they just won a $75 gift card. Some people started crying. They would tell us that COVID-19 has been so hard on them and this meat helps them a lot. Other people may not be financially struggling, but they thought [the act] was so awesome. We were just spreading the love. I thought this was a fun way to give back.” The father of two wasn’t always slated to run the family business. After graduating from the University of Michigan Business School, Seelig spent a decade in the music industry working as a band manager and booking agent for jam bands. (“I tell people I was in the minor leagues of the music industry.”) While an eightyear stint spent managing Boston’s Addison Groove Project found the Syosset native booking his group at Irving Plaza and the Bonnaroo Music Festival, he wound up with his then-girlfriend and future wife Lainie living in Burlington, VT, wanting to start a family, but knowing he’d hit the music industry ceiling.

The Farmingdale Meat Market hit the three-quarter century mark in 2021. (Photo courtesy of NY Marketing Masters)

Late Farmingdale Meat Market founder Julius Seelig looks on as son Kent has at it with a meat saw. (Photo courtesy of the Farmingdale Meat Market) “[Addison Groove Project] did national tours, got solid, did okay but never got huge,” Seelig recalled. “We probably could have kept doing it and been poor. But the wife and the kids—after 10 years, I didn’t know if I was taking it further. I’ve taken it to this level and I while I could have kept doing it, my wife said if we were going to have kids, there were financials we had to consider. At that same time, the business here was crushing. My dad was doing awesome and said if I wasn’t sure of what I wanted to do, maybe I should go and work for him.

He said he could use me and given they were super busy and had a lot of workers, he said he could use someone to help on the management side of things.” Seelig started out in the plant making hamburgers, driving and making deliveries, running the Cryovac machines and learning how to do basic meat cutting. As he worked his way up through the company, he moved into doing more sales, marketing and buying, eventually becoming, “...the guy who is overseeing everything.” Currently boasting an employee roll

of 58, Farmingdale Meat Market did a major pivot when the pandemic hit. With restaurants and country clubs at the core of Main Street Wholesale Meats (the other business portion of the market that provides the bulk of the revenue), these clients weren’t ordering when the lockdown was instated. Seelig and his team acted fast, building out a website enabling them to do e-commerce and further expand the geographic footprint throughout the Tri-State area. While the business is back to roughly 75 to 80 percent of its pre-pandemic revenue, major pain points included the inability to handle the increased demand. “The pandemic forced us to develop the website at rapid speed versus it being something we thought we should eventually get around to doing,” Seelig said. “The main reason for the website was to have a way to automate the order-taking process. As much as we want to talk to everyone and take every order over the phone, you’ve got to evolve with technology. A lot of people don’t want to order on the phone because it’s annoying to them. To be totally honest, I would a million times over wish this wouldn’t have happened.” While managing the personalities of customers, vendors and employees is quite a challenge on top of running his business day-to-day, Seelig finds plenty to be proud of given his current role. “I didn’t seek out to be in the meat business; I’m in it because this is my family business and that’s what I have pride in,” he said. “I’ve always thought of my role as keeping it going and not screwing it up. I tell my kids that I’m the steward of what [my grandfather and father] did. I say to them that their opa and my opa created this awesome thing and now it’s my job to make sure that we carry this on and do a good job. The growth happens organically. We don’t plan to grow 15 percent this year. We just do our thing. It’s rewarding and the best thing about the job is seeing it continue to exist, be healthy, do well and employ people.” The Farmingdale Meat Market is located at 210 Main St. in Farmingdale. Visit www.farmingdalemeatmarket. com or call 516-249-8200 to find out more information. What did you think of this article? Share your thoughts with me by email at: dgilderubio@anton mediagroup.com

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Lafazan said. “Working with community partners, we were able to raise thousands of dollars in Jason’s memory to support the critical work that North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center does on Long Island.”

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ast month, family and friends of Jason Witler, a 2011 graduate of Syosset High School, gathered at the high school baseball field to celebrate the life of a young man who died this past April from an accidental overdose of a drug laced with fentanyl. The event, the Jason Daniel Witler Memorial Home Run Derby, raised funds to support the work of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island’s leading children’s mental health agency, which has an outpatient adolescent chemical dependency program. Three of Jason’s closest friends— Ashley Sullo, Jordan Slavin and Max Ferro—came up with the idea of the Home Run Derby shortly after Jason’s death, explains Slavin, who had been close to Witler since kindergarten. “Several of us talked about getting together to share memories of Jason, but we realized that he would want us to do something to make people in the community happy, because he loved to make everyone laugh and smile,” Slavin said. “We also wanted to raise money for an organization that was important to Jason and his family that

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Bonnie and Jason Witler provides help for people struggling with addiction.” The trio asked their Syosset High School classmate and Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan to help, and he was quick to join the effort, which drew more than 100 attendees. “I am overwhelmed with gratitude to all who came out to show support and participate in the Jason Daniel Witler Memorial Home Run Derby,”

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According to Bonnie Witler, Jason’s mother, her son’s addiction issues began in his mid-teens. “One night, Jason came home after being out with his friends and my daughter came running into my room and said, ‘Mom, come downstairs! Jason’s barred out.’ I had no idea what she meant, but later learned it meant he was high on Xanax.” For her part, Witler’s sister Dana had seen many friends with addiction issues, so she knew the signs when she saw them in her brother. “Addiction devastates families,” she says. “It usually starts small, with drugs like Percocet and Roxies [both opioids], but eventually they move on to cheaper and easily available drugs, even heroin, because they don’t have the money to keep up with it.” Sadly, Witler’s addiction struggles are all too familiar for many families on Long Island and across the country. According to government reports, nationwide overdose deaths reached a record 93,000 in 2020. On Long Island, fatal drug overdoses rose 34 percent in Nassau and nearly 12 percent in Suffolk, and many experts believe the pandemic played a role in that increase. Our country has been facing a worsening and deadly overdose epidemic for the past several years, and fentanyl—the drug responsible for Witler’s accidental death—is a huge factor. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl was involved in more than 60% of nationwide overdose deaths last year. “Fentanyl is a powerful pain pill that’s being cut into heroin, cocaine and other drugs,” says Dr. Nellie Taylor-Walthrust, Director of the Leeds Place, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center’s Westbury facility that houses its outpatient chemical dependency program. “It’s up to 100 times stronger than morphine, which makes it extremely cheap—and extremely deadly.”

Syosset High School in his senior year, to the delight of his many friends. He was sober—but Bonnie Witler soon realized that her son’s issues were complicated. “As we were getting ready to shop for Jason’s senior prom, he had a meltdown,” she explained. “I took him to the emergency room, and they said he’d had a manic episode.” This was the first time anyone had suggested that Jason had a mental health condition. “I then knew that he’d been misdiagnosed most of his life,” says Witler. Indeed, mental health challenges and addiction struggles often go hand in hand, says Taylor-Walthrust. “With the increased number of youth and adolescents seeking treatment for co-occurring disorders, the most effective outcome is to treat both disorders simultaneously,” she explained. Witler eventually moved to Florida for treatment, and Sullo, Jason’s girlfriend from Syosset, moved down to live with him. He got a job in real estate, and his life seemed to be on the right track. “Jason was doing so well,” Sullo said. “He was clean and sober for five years, and he was dedicated to helping others stay drug-free. He was such a kind soul.” She shares just one example: “Jason saw a guy he knew from a 12-step meeting at a gas station, and the kid didn’t look well,” Sullo recalled. “Jason made a point to get his number. For weeks, he called him every day, and they went to meetings together. He really cared about other people.”

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No one is sure what happened that caused Witler’s relapse, according to his mother and friends. The pandemic isolation may have been a factor, they say, but that’s only a guess. As for Bonnie Witler, who moved to Florida a few months prior to Jason’s death to be near her son, her devastating loss has been made more bearable by her new role as an activist in the battle against addiction and the fentanyl crisis. “I call myself a MOM, for ‘Mom on a Mission,’” Witler said, who is an active participant in various committees focusing on substance abuse, mental Mental Health health and the fentanyl crisis. Witler And Addiction was honored to be included in Sober Witler’s family sought help from a House Task Force meetings created in variety of addictions specialists during July 2016 by Palm Beach County State his teens. After a year-plus stretch Attorney General Dave Aronberg. in inpatient rehab, he returned to The task force’s work has led to new

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freedom, connection and fun with skateboarding,” she added, who liked uri Cruz, who is also known as to break the stigma of a typical skater. ‘The Gnarly Nurse’ might not “Some people think skaters are just look like your average skatetroublemakers and people who like to boarder, but her kickflips say otherwaste time, but I’ve met and seen skatwise. She’s defying skater stereotypes ers who are business owners, amazing while teaching others about the fun artists, other medical professionals, and safe skating community. and now Olympians. Skaters come Skateboarding has soared in in all shapes and sizes and what we popularity during the pandemic and do takes a lot of skill and discipline to is now included in the 2021 Summer master tricks.” Olympics for the first time in history. As a nurse, Cruz loves helping peoCruz is one of many who got into the ple and she believes skating achieves sport recently. this goal outside of work. “I wasn’t so happy with my current “I have also seen skaters praying life situation,” Cruz said. “During a together, giving to someone in need, casual conversation with some family and doing other high-quality things,” friends, I randomly decided to pick up Cruz said. “Skating can actually be a skateboarding on a whim and it was very fun and healthy sport, so the more one of the best decisions ever.” I can convince someone to appreciate Skateboarding became a stress rethe beauty of skating, the happier I am.” liever for Cruz during nursing school in Besides being a great communithe middle of a pandemic. Cruz would ty-builder, skateboarding also has great teach her classmates to stand on her health benefits. board and she would share her skating “Cardio exercises in general are attempts with her friends. associated with lower blood pres“I felt a sense of accomplishment, sure, [lower risk of] diabetes, weight editorial@antonmediagroup.com

management, better moods, and better sleep,” Cruz said, who also sees skateboarding as a great mood booster, along with other mental health benefits. “The mental stimulation it takes to learn a new skill, memorizing the steps of certain tricks, utilizing your executive functions to work out the best solutions to problems you may have with your tricks, quickly reacting to your skate environment can all positively affect your cognition.” If you are interested in picking up this new skill, Cruz has released her new skateboarding journal Kickflips and Chill: Your Inspirational Guide to Becoming an Excellent Skater. In this journal, you will find three beginner skating tips. Number one is to buy the right board.

Cruz recently released her new skateboarding journal Kickflips and Chill: Your Inspirational Guide to Becoming an Excellent Skater. (Photos courtesy of Yuri Cruz)

“Get fitted with the proper board for your size and style of skating, and purchase it from a local skate shop,” she said. Her second tip is to protect yourself and learn to fall safely. “Don’t be afraid of falling,” she explained. “You’ll do it a lot if you want to really progress, but it’s important to develop a proper falling technique to reduce risk of injury. Of course, padding and protection can really help with that.” And Cruz’s last tip is to master the basics. “Create a list of tricks that you can easily perform and attain,” she said. “I use my progress journal to track my progress easily. The new edition is set to be released later this month and it describes basic tricks, which are necessary to build on when learning to progress in skating.” Although a new skill may be daunting to learn, Cruz believes with the right motivation and support, anyone can learn. “Sometimes you might feel like you’re not learning quickly enough, but you’re not alone,” she said. “I’ve been there and countless of others have been there as well. You may also feel like there are no other skaters that look like you or that learn like you, but you may be pleasantly surprised. There are all kinds of fun, inclusive, and safe events and skate communities where you can learn, connect and grow at your own pace.” You can get Cruz’s journal Kickflips and Chill: Your Inspirational Guide to Becoming an Excellent Skater on Amazon.com —Rachel Dobkin is a contributing writer for Anton Media Group

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Wellness trend gets comfortable on Long Island BY CHRISTY HINKO

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ou may think of stretching as something performed only by runners or gymnasts. But we all need to stretch in order to protect our mobility and independence. Ahmed Mohamed has brought Stretch Zone, a national wellness franchise, to Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. Stretch Zone recently opened in June, a first for New York, and is just one of 130 studios across the country. “We’ve had great success and support from the local community,” Mohamed said. “It’s been such a warm and amazing welcome.”

While on an extended stay in Dallas last summer, Mohamed’s lower back gave out. “I was in pain; I wasn’t sleeping well,” Mohamed said. While looking for options to relieve his backache, he discovered the local franchise, Stretch Zone in Texas. “I am a client and that is why I love this,” he said. “I am back up to jogging, running with the kids, swimming and bike riding.” At Stretch Zone Manhasset, stretch practitioners lead you through a series of dynamic stretches to increase mobility and muscle function and make daily movements more efficient. The studio is an open-room

Sessions are aided by Stretch Zone’s proprietary band system. layout, allowing for the most efficient use of your time and the space needed for the practitioner to work around the stretch table. “Fitness and health run in my family; both of my parents are physical therapists,” Mohamed said. “I was groomed to go into physical therapy, possibly into medicine after, but I was more into the business aspect, going to school for computer science and business.”

Who needs it

“It has nothing to do with age; we all need to stretch,” Mohamed said. “Every person, no matter their lifestyle, can benefit from stretching.” Mohamed remarked that every client comes in with a range of reasons why they are interested in this wellness practice, ranging from recovering from knee or back surgery, wanting a better golf swing,

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Mohamed said. “This is a proactive measure, something that you should do on your own.” A daily regimen will deliver the greatest gains, but typically, you can expect lasting improvement in flexibility if you stretch at least two or three times a week. “There’s a difference between self-led stretching and assisted practitioner stretching, like what we do at

Stretch Zone,” Mohamed said. “You can only go so far doing your own stretches; once you hit that little pain that you fear, your nervous system kicks in and you jam up.”

You want to be comfortable while the stretch therapist is maneuvering your body. Avoid wearing clothing that restricts movement, such as jeans and slacks.

Benefits

Before The Stretch

The benefits of an effective and consistent stretch are wide-ranging according to a study by Harvard Medical School. Stretching is an excellent thing you can do for your health. Stretching consists of simple, effective moves that can help you limber up for sports, improve your balance and prevent falls, increase your flexibility and even help relieve arthritis, back and knee pain. Stretching also helps you: · Feel lighter and younger · Relieve stiffness and soreness · Enhance athletic performance · Increase range of motion · Enhance physical skills · Improve mental health and mood

What To Wear

As it is centrally located near a bustling healthcare community, it is common for clients to stop by during their lunch break or after their shift, many still in work clothes. Show up wearing your workout clothes (yoga pants, sweatpants, T-shirt) or use the available changing rooms, so you can change into less restrictive clothing.

The introduction demo and consultation session takes approximately one hour and includes a brief wellness interview, reviewing past injuries, goals and gathering a baseline of your range of motion to measure progress and set session limitations. Clients range in age from 14 to 100. At Stretch Zone, you can choose a walk-in appointment, but the most effective way to benefit is through a monthly regular session, up to three-month packages. Stretching once today won’t magically give you perfect flexibility. For the best results, you need to do it over time and remain committed to the process. “It is so simple; you just show up in your comfortable clothes and socks,” Mohamed said. “You’re heading out for a cup of coffee and you stop by to get stretched.” Stretch Zone is located at 981 Northern Blvd. in Manhasset, near the intersection of Community Drive. They are open seven days a week. Visit www. stretchzone.com to book a free session or call 516-600-0167 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

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It appears that people with any form of liver disease who contract the Delta variant are at even greater risk than the general population of developing severe disease requiring hospitalization and intensive care unit admission. Even some people without underlying liver disease who recover from severe COVID are now progressing to severe cholestatic liver disease with at least one of these patients requiring a liver transplant to treat the COVID-induced liver disease. So how do we prevent the development of severe disease, prevent hospitalization, prevent death, prevent the spread of disease, protect our neighbors and colleagues and prevent the further mutation of the COVID virus into strains that are potentially not protected by our current vaccination, i.e., the Lambda variant? The most important thing to do is to get fully vaccinated as soon as possible. Face masks and social distancing can also provide additional layers of protection and respectively. While these numbers are common sense should dictate their good, they are not good enough and use. If a vaccinated person is to come we have a long way to go to protect our in contact with unvaccinated people, residents. Children and young people including children, it is prudent for are at high risk of Delta and for the them to don a mask. This will become first time, we are seeing children being even more important once schools hospitalized across the country for reopen and children are exposed to severe COVID disease. The symptoms each other in school. The predictions of Delta appear to be different from for the fall are not pretty as our area those associated with the initial has already seen a more than 700strains. Cough and loss of smell are fold increase in cases over the past less common while headache, sore month. Aggressive implementation of throat, runny nose and fever are more prevention measures now will hopecommon, with one to two of these fully change the course of the disease symptoms being seen in more than 90 in the months to come and prevent percent of Delta cases. another unpleasant fall and winter. David Bernstein, MD, FAASLD, FACG, AGAF, FACP, is the vice chair of medicine for clinical trials and chief of hepatology at the Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases.

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Northwell Health Appoints Regional Director Of Urology

ay T. Bishoff, MD, has been busiest trauma hospital in the world. named Director of Urology Bishoff went on to serve in the U.S. Air for Northwell Health’s Central Force Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel Region, with oversight of urology from 2006 to 2011. sites in Nassau County and parts of Prior to joining Northwell, Bishoff eastern Queens. He also is a professor was director of Intermountain of urology at the Donald and Barbara Urological Institute at Intermountain Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Health Care in Salt Lake City, UT, Northwell. His appointment was where he also held other clinical leadeffective on Aug. 2. ership positions over a 15-year span. Based at Northwell’s The Smith Bishoff earned his medical degree from Institute of Urology, with affiliations the Uniformed Services University of at North Shore University Hospital the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD; and Long Island Jewish and completed his residenMedical Center, Bishoff cy in urology at the Wilford treats urological cancer Hall Medical Center in patients using the latest, San Antonio, TX, and least invasive robotic and fellowship in endourology laparoscopic techniques at Johns Hopkins Medical available. He is an expert Center in Baltimore, MD. in developing programs Bishoff is a fellow of for quality improvement the American College to increase better health of Surgeons; American outcomes. His areas of Urology Association; research and interest Western Section AUA; include cancer of the Endourology Society; and Jay T. Bishoff, MD prostate, kidney, adrenal Society of Government gland and testis. Service Urologists. He also is the “We are very fortunate to have recipient of numerous honors and recruited Dr. Bishoff to help lead our awards including: Outstanding Faculty prostate cancer efforts in the central Award for Air Force Faculty, Air Force region,” said Louis Kavoussi, MD, Commendation Medal Meritorious chair of urology for Northwell Health. Service and medalist, Smithsonian “He has an outstanding international Computer World Permanent reputation and his technical skills Collection International Telesurgery. are unparalleled. His addition to our Bishoff is the author or co-author of faculty will allow Northwell to offer numerous peer reviewed publications, an unrivaled program for patients book chapters and surgical text books diagnosed with prostate cancer.” focusing on topics such as laparoscopic Bishoff is an innovator in his field and robotic surgery, adrenal imaging, with more than 30 years of urological minimally invasive urology, diagnostic surgery experience, a sought-after imaging, and laparoscopic kidney course instructor, lecturer and surgery, among others. researcher. He was a United States He is also the author of Boots of Air Force surgeon, where he served War: Unforgettable Experiences from a from 1998 to 2006, including during Front Line Surgeon During Operation Operation Iraqi Freedom. There he Iraqi Freedom. treated patients at Balad, Iraq, then the —Northwell Health

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Addiction In The Age Of Killer Drugs regulations of sober homes and treatment centers in Florida that have become the model for other states. Witler, who recently appeared on WSVN news channel in Florida, is also working with the head counsel of the American Medical Association to lobby congress to pass legislation related to the fentanyl crisis. “Although many drug users have heard about the dangers of fentanyl, their addiction is too strong,” Witler said, “They are playing Russian Roulette.” She adds that, because of fentanyl, “drugs are now weapons of murder. Dealers are actually charged with homicide.” Acknowledging the widespread impact of addiction, Witler’s sister Dana said, “This is not just a Witler family problem, it’s a community problem, and that’s why sharing his story is so important. People need to realize that there’s help out there. We need to end the stigma, so people don’t think they have to handle this all alone.”

A Community Comes Together

The Jason Daniel Witler Memorial Home Run Derby provided a

The Witler family from left: Jordan, Dana, Bonnie and Jason (Photos courtesy of the Witler family)

wonderful opportunity for Jason’s friends and family to comfort each other and to honor the life of a young man who cared deeply for others. The community responded in a big way. That day, more than $8,000 was raised, but through the generosity of the

incredible people who made contributions in Jason’s memory before and after the event, the total reached more than $35,000, which will support the Guidance Center’s important work. Ken Witler, Jason’s father, was awed by the large turnout. “It was all

because of the hard work of Ashley, Jordan and Max, along with Josh Lafazan and his staff.” He added, “We’re glad that the proceeds will go to the Guidance Center, knowing they will be used to help kids and families struggling with addiction issues.” Bonnie Witler says that she was “elated” for most of the day at the memorial, as so many young people and parents approached her about how much they felt her son was a part of their family and that “they loved having him around, with his great smile and big laugh.” By the end of the day, however, the grief overcame her as she explained, “It comes in waves, and you have to feel your feelings.” But she feels best when doing all she can to prevent other families from undergoing the tremendous loss that she and her family now live with every day. “The pain of losing a child is so enormous that some days I just don’t think I can make it,” she said. “But if I can help another life, it gives me reason to go on. Maybe Jason’s life will save hundreds of others.” —Jenna Kern-Rugile is the Director of Communications at North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center

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Roslyn’s My Father’s Place To Benefit From COVID-19 Relief Grant C

ongressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) recently announced that 94 live entertainment venues on Long Island will receive a total of more than $51 million from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants program (SVOG). Since the pandemic began, Suozzi has been a strong advocate for the establishment of the relief program, rallying with venue operators across New York in calling for relief for live venues. The SVOG program was initially plagued by technical challenges, which have since greatly improved. In Congress, Suozzi routinely advocated for improvements to the program. His efforts were successful, and the SBA has now approved 9,884 grants nationally, including 1,142 in New York and 94 on Long Island. Grants will continue to be distributed on a rolling basis. “On March 22, 2020, non-essential businesses in New York shut down. The reopening and recovery of businesses has been uneven ever since,” Suozzi said. “I am relieved that the Small Business Administration heeded our call to improve and expedite

pandemic. We deeply appreciate Congressman Suozzi and his staff’s time and efforts to advocate for us and our fellow arts presenters. I know this would not have happened without him,” Laura Mogul, Executive Director of Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington, said. “Thank you to Congressman Suozzi for all his tireless dedication on behalf of helping my Father’s Place continue to operate. It’s a miracle come true,” Michael “Eppy” Epstein, owner of My Father’s Place in Roslyn, said. —Submitted by Congressman Tom Suozzi’s office

The SVOG press conference was held at the Landmark on Main in March. (Photo courtesy of Congressman Suozzi’s office)

the approval process to deliver this critical aid to impacted businesses as soon as possible. Local businesses like these contribute too much to the spirit and culture of our communities and economy for us to do nothing.” Local businesses that will benefit from the SVOG program include the Landmark on Main Street and Soundview Cinemas in Port Washington, My Father’s Place in

Roslyn, along with talent and booking agencies, event planners, and entertainment, film and television production companies in Bayville, Great Neck, Locust Valley, Plainview, Port Washington and Roslyn. “Landmark on Main Street is so relieved to have finally received our SVOG. It was a very long time in the works, and it will help put us back on our feet as we emerge from the

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Floral Park Resident Named VP Of Environmental Investigation & Remediation

Frank DeVita of Floral Park (Contributed photo)

&B Engineers and Architects, the venerable engineering organization founded in 1965 and headquartered in Woodbury, has changed its corporate structure and also announced the appointment of six new shareholders as part of its new “Vision for the Future.” D&B Engineers and Architects President Steven A. Fangmann, speaking on behalf of the D&B Board of Directors, stated, “We elected to change the firm’s corporate structure from a P.C. (Professional Corporation) to a D.P.C. (Design Professional Corporation) in response to our

Five SCOPE Award Winners In NHP-GCP New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District announced that four staff members and one community member earned SCOPE Education Services awards in June. New Hyde Park Road School teacher Jennifer Banks earned a SCOPE Award for Excellence in the Teacher Service category, New Hyde Park Road School nurse Ann Burger earned a SCOPE Award for Excellence in the Support Staff category, former board of education trustee Jennifer DeRocchis earned a SCOPE Award for Excellence in the School Board category, Director of

Special Education Kim Levy earned a SCOPE Award for Excellence in the Administrator Service category, and community member Joyce Wheeler earned a SCOPE Award for Excellence in the Community Service category. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jennifer Morrison sent in nominations for the five award recipients in March. Due to the pandemic, the annual SCOPE dinner to recognize the winners was not held, however, they received plaques in recognition of their awards at the end of the school year. —Submitted by the NHP-GCP School District

continuing strong growth and business evolution. The change represents a new vision of the future, creating both a direction and a pathway to achieve this vision. While there is a commonality of sustainable engineering and environmental solutions in all our project areas, this move creates a solid foundation for success by advancing new market sectors and practice areas.” The new shareholders of D&B Engineers and Architects, D.P.C representing the firm’s new “Vision for the Future” include Frank DeVita of Floral Park, who is now Vice President

of Environmental Investigation & Remediation. President Fangmann added, “D&B’s practice concentrations are rooted in dynamic life cycle business segments that range from water and wastewater to civil engineering and environmental investigation as well as remediation. We honor our firm’s legacy by deploying a process of continual improvement as a defining part of our culture, as well as by enabling upward movement for talented employees within our corporate structure.” —Submitted by D&B Engineers and Architects

Town Spotlights Sweet Charlie’s Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Councilmember Peter Zuckerman, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, and the town board are proud to feature Sweet Charlie’s in the town’s Small Business Spotlight initiative, which is designed to profile our local businesses and promote the goods and services they provide. Sweet Charlie’s is located at 3336 Hillside Ave., Suite 2 in New Hyde Park. They offer wonderful treats for families including ice cream and frozen yogurt with some tasty and unique flavors that everyone can enjoy. For more information about Sweet Charlie’s visit their website at www.

sweetcharlies.com or give them a call at 516-493-9697. As part of the town’s Small Business Spotlight program, highlighted businesses will have their photo and business listing included as part of a directory on the town’s website. The program is open to all businesses in the Town of North Hempstead. Businesses looking to participate in the town’s Small Business Spotlight initiative can apply by visiting www. northhempsteadny.gov/spotlight. For a complete listing of highlighted businesses visit www.northhempsteadny. gov/smallbusinessspotlight. —Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

Denton Avenue Bridge Replacement Hits Snag The completion of the Third Track Project is right on schedule, but just one project is running behind—the Denton Avenue Bridge Replacement. In a letter that was sent out to residents, 3TC, who are the building contractors for the project, said it is waiting for the Village of Garden City to issue the permits needed to begin the critical infrastructure upgrade. “Some of you have been following this story in the news and are aware of a lawsuit brought by the village against the MTA,” the letter said. “That case was summarily dismissed by a State Supreme Court judge. While that lawsuit pertained to a separate issue, we are optimistic that its dismissal will facilitate approval of these delayed

permits. We’ve worked with communities throughout the Main Line to advance this transformative project— an investment in the future of Long Island—while making local improvements for community betterment. Our conversations with the villages and towns have not always been easy, but they have always ended in compromise and collaboration.” The project’s prior collaboration with Garden City led to a host of improvements—including a renovated Stewart Manor station; MTA funding to repave the Nassau Boulevard Station parking lot; elimination of the New Hyde Park Road grade crossing; a community-driven reconfiguration of the Clinch Avenue intersection; replacement of

Nassau Boulevard Bridge; sound attenuation walls with architectural finishes selected by the Village; renovation of the Merillon Avenue Station and ADA upgrades; a customized pedestrian underpass at Nassau Boulevard; taller sound attenuation walls along Greenridge Avenue; and so much more. “3TC intends to carry on and finish the job we were hired to do,” the letter concluded. “We remain on time and on The existing Denton Avenue Bridge budget and are determined to keep it that way. The MTA has informed us they on the border of the villages of are moving forward with the legal reme- Garden City and New Hyde Park. courtesy of The LIRR Expansion dies necessary to enable us to begin the (Photo Project Team) Denton Avenue Bridge Replacement. It hasn’t always been easy to have us in and patience.” your neighborhood, and we’re grateful —Information provided by the for your commitment, understanding, LIRR Expansion Project

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Black Sheep Requires Vaccination Proof

County also launches traveling vaccination for local businesses BY ANTHONY MURRAY

another said they’ll never step foot in the establishment s the Delta variant ever again because of the new causes COVID-19 requirement. cases to surge around “Absolutely agree with the country—and the proof of vaccine rules,” one county, local businesses are commenter said when the taking initiative to keep their Mineola American asked customers and their staff as residents about what they safe as humanly possible. thought about local businessThe Black Sheep Ale House, es requiring proof of vaccinawhich is located on the corner tion in order to enter. “People of Roslyn Road and Second who are not vaccinated need Street in Mineola, is one to understand that this deadly local establishment that is virus needs to be contained.” requiring customers to show Another commenter said, proof that they have been “Until the vaccine [is] FDA vaccinated against COVID-19 approved, you can’t force in order to enter. In addition, anyone to get it.” The Black Sheep’s staff has Last Tuesday, New York also been fully vaccinated. City Mayor Bill de Blasio Reaction to The Black mandated vaccinations for a Sheep’s decision on social range of indoor venues such media has been mixed. With as restaurants, gyms and enmore than 1,000 comments tertainment centers. Staff and posted online, some thanked customers must be vaccinated the establishment for for COVID-19 in order to protecting its staff and patrons enter. De Blasio said the order calling it a smart decision. goes into effect Aug. 16, with One commenter said that full enforcement beginning the decision makes their Sept. 13. New York City will stomach turn because they begin inspecting businesses cannot receive the vaccine for compliance in mid-Sepdue to medical issues while tember. All customers and amurray@antonmediagroup.com

The Black Sheep Ale House is requiring proof of vaccination to enter. (Photo by Anthony Murray)

workers can either show their vaccination cards or upload their proof of vaccination to the state’s Excelsior Pass. As we get closer to the fall, it’s expected that more businesses on Long Island

Teacher Selected As Quarterfinalist For Music Educator Award Mineola High School music teacher Marc Ratner has been named a quarterfinalist for the 2022 Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum. Ratner is among 219 music teachers from 204 cities who were chosen as quarterfinalists. The Music Educator Award recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education

and who demonstrate a commitment to maintaining music education in schools. Ratner finds out if he is one of 15 semifinalists in September. The winner of the Music Educator Award will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 64th annual GRAMMY Awards and a range of GRAMMY Week events. —Submitted by the Mineola Union Free School District

Mineola High School music teacher Marc Ratner (Contributed photo)

will enact this type of requirement. The Engeman Theater in Northport is also requiring patrons to provide proof of vaccination in order to attend its shows. Recently, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran launched a new program in order to help staff in various establishments get vaccinated to increase safety and vaccination rates. The program offers onsite vaccination events to businesses, administered by the county’s Department of Health. The program is open to all sized businesses, restaurants and shops, and will offer free in-house vaccinations by appointment to all eligible employees and their family members. Employees must be eligible (18+). Appointments can be made by calling 516-227-9570. The county’s vaccination rate continues to lead the state with nearly 70 percent of the population, and more than 82 percent of adults, with one or more shot—even though the positivity rate in the county is slowly rising

once again. “Nassau County continues to lead the way in vaccinations in New York State and the nation, but we committed to keep up the pace and offer new initiatives to get shots into arms,” Curran said. “This new on-site vaccination program will bring the vaccine directly to places of employment—in hopes to further increase our vaccination rates and protect our residents, and the progress we have made, from COVID-19.” Curran also announced another new program to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to multiple county offices. The Department of Health will set up vaccination pods in county buildings to vaccinate employees and their families on-site. All employees who participate will be entered in a raffle to win $200, which is sponsored by Stew Leonard’s. What did you think of this article? Share your thoughts with me by email at: amurray@ antonmediagroup.com

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he Garden City Public Schools welcomes new administrators Lauren Kaufman and Michael Vespe as Stratford Elementary School assistant principal and director of literacy K-12, respectively. They both commenced their new roles this month. With more than 14 years of experience in educational administration, Kaufman has held roles as a middle school literacy specialist, instructional coach and reading specialist in the Long Beach Public Schools. She served as an instructional leader in four elementary buildings, contributed to a comprehensive middle school plan, organized units of study for reading and writing, led many curriculum initiatives and planned literacy activities, among other responsibilities. She has led a wealth of professional development presentations and mentorship activities to support faculty members, and also supervised the district’s Creativity Camp. Kaufman obtained her Educational

Lauren Kaufman

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Leadership Certificate from Stony Brook University, her Master of Science Degree from Hofstra University and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from CUNY Hunter College. She taught second grade for several years in Queens prior to her work in Long Beach. Vespe comes to Garden City from the New York City Department of

In that capacity, he supported, led and collaborated with administrators and staff members on curriculum projects and instructional practices. Earlier in his career, Vespe was a literacy coach/staff developer and teacher in I.S. 238 Susan B. Anthony Academy. He holds an Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership from the College of Saint Rose, a Master of Science Degree from Dowling College and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from SUNY Stony Brook. “As many members of the district and community know, we conducted Michael Vespe a thorough search process for both of Education District 25, where he served these positions and spent time interas instructional support specialist viewing many qualified candidates,” and pilot coordinator. He facilitated Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum professional learning pilots, models Sinha said. “Ms. Kaufman and Mr. and opportunities that addressed the Vespe impressed us with their backschools’ needs. Previously, he was a grounds and commitment to student regional common core achievement learning, and I am pleased to have coach for the NYC Department of them on our team—they will both be Education’s Children First Network valuable assets to our schools.” 531 and Children First Network 535. —Submitted by Garden City Schools

Village Police Have ‘A Night Out’ The Garden City Police Department participated in the 36th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event on Aug. 3 at the Garden City Pool. During this program, detectives Roumeliotis and Hennessy greeted residents and discussed issues that affect the safety and welfare of this community. National Night Out involves more than 16,000 communities from all 50 states. The annual event is a community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and is designed to: Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime efforts; Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community relationships; and send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Speed Indicator Signs To Be Delivered

There have been some delays in the delivery of speed indicator signs for certain areas in the village, according to Commissioner Kenneth Jackson. The police department is still expecting delivery of the New Hyde Park signs this month. The signs

help mitigate speeding in the village. Commissioner Jackson and the mayor want residents to drive safely and at the posted village speed limits. The village is stepping up traffic safety enforcement on all village roads and anticipates the final recommendations from the Cathedral Avenue Traffic Study to be issued shortly.

Board of Trustees Meetings

Regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meetings for 2021-22 continue on Thursday, Aug. 19. Note all meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. Zoom meeting links will continue to be made available on the village website and Facebook page ahead of the meeting, for anyone interested in attending. The links will no longer be made available to the public at large if anyone calls in to the Zoom meeting and is disrespectful, vulgar and/or abusive in any way. For the rest of the year, meetings Commissioner Jackson, Detectives Roumeliotis and Hennessy and Village are on: Sept. 16; Oct. 7; Oct. 21; Nov. 4; Trustee John Delany (Contributed photo) Nov. 18; Dec. 9. For 2022, meetings are on: Jan. 13, 2022; Feb. 3, 2022; Feb. 15, for Stewart Avenue, in the vicinity of which indicate the posted speed limit 2022 (Tuesday is also the Grievance the Garden City Country Club, and and your speed as you approach them, Day hearing); March 3, 2022; March Rockaway Avenue, in the vicinity of are already located on Clinton Road 17, 2022; April 4, 2022. the Cherry Valley Club, are delayed. and Rockaway Avenue, near Garden —Submitted by the Commissioner Jackson is hoping for City High School. These additional Village of Garden City delivery by September. The signs, signs will serve as another tool to

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County Executive Announces Clean Water Initiative

assau County Executive Laura Curran was recently joined by Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker and members of the Plainview, Bethpage, Hicksville, Massapequa, and Roslyn Water Districts to announce that grant funding in the amount of $1.5 million is being made available to assist water districts in providing potable drinking water to their customers free of contamination from emerging contaminants such as 1,4 Dioxane and PFO/PFOA’s (perfluorooctanoic acid). The water suppliers are tasked with constructing expensive water treatment facilities to meet federal, state, and local drinking water standards specific to removing these emerging contaminants. Grants in the amount of up to $50,000 will be made available to water suppliers in Nassau County to assist with costs associated with treatment and removal of contaminants. These tasks could include, but not be limited to: • Administration and oversight of distribution of grant funds to ensure compliance with ARP/US Treasury guidelines • Study, planning/design of emerging contamination occurring within the water district • Purchase of equipment, materials and supplies to advance the removal of emerging contamination from the

• Defray the cost of laboratory testing for emerging contaminants “Nassau County is committed to providing communities with the resources they need to make critical upgrades to their water systems. By assisting water districts with these important infrastructure improvements, we will ensure cleaner water for residents while preventing costs from being passed onto ratepayers,” Curran said. Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association President Amanda Field added, “On behalf of the Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association, we express our gratitude to the county for allocating funds from the American Rescue Plan towards emerging contaminants and water conservation. Every dollar counts towards offsetting the cost of designing and constructing treatment systems.

As Water Commissioners representing 21 voter-elected districts serving 620,000 consumers, we have a fiduciary responsibility to protect our residents while delivering the highest quality water at the lowest possible rate. This grant program will greatly assist with that mission. We look forward to continuing to work collectively with the county to address any emerging issues and challenges.” Long Island Water Conference Chairman Andrew Bader said that the conference is proud to partner with the county in providing support for a more sustainable environment. “We appreciate the County’s allocation of these funds to help us fight our battle against emerging contaminants and applaud their recognition and dedication to assisting Nassau County residents reduce their overall water use,” he said. Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker added, “Today’s announcement is yet another example of how Nassau County is wisely leveraging its American Rescue Plan funding to deliver long-term benefits for residents. I commend County Executive Curran for supporting a vital initiative that will go a long way toward ensuring that every Nassau family continues to enjoy unfettered access to safe, pure and affordable drinking water.” —Submitted by the office of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran

for Nassau County,” Dave Kapell, Consultant to Rauch Foundation, said. “Mobility lies at the heart of economic and social development and we encourage all to complete the survey to insure that it reflects the ideas and preferences of Nassau residents, businesses and organizations.” The SMMP will focus on transporAs part of her continued efforts the evolving commuting and travel tation options that are shared among to enhance roadway efficiency and patterns spurred by the pandemic. The users, such as flexible or on-demand public transportation opportunities, surveys can be accessed on the new transit (NICE’s Elmont Flexi), bike Nassau County Executive Laura Curran project website www.NassauMobility. sharing (Citi Bike, Bethpage Ride), has introduced two new surveys com and will be open until Friday, scooter sharing (Lime), ride hailing that will help guide the county’s Sept. 3. (Uber, Lyft), and car sharing (Zipcar). Shared Mobility Management Plan “This project underscores my The plan will identify and outline (SMMP)—a project of the Department commitment to addressing longstand- opportunities for introducing new and of Public Works’ Planning Division ing gaps in the county’s transportation enhanced mobility services to compleaimed at improving access to shared network,” Curran said. “Increasing ment and extend the reach of existing transportation options for residents, opportunities for shared transportation transit services in Nassau County. workers, students, and visitors, services not only helps ease congestion The county, with a consultant team particularly for those populations that on our roadways while benefiting our led by WSP USA Inc., will conduct a are underserved. environment but boosts our local econ- comprehensive stakeholder engageThe surveys—one intended for omy by making businesses, education, ment strategy that will offer a variety of residents and one targeted to memedical facilities more accessible.” opportunities to solicit public input for dium-to-large employers in Nassau “Rauch Foundation is pleased to the SMMP and share project informaCounty—will provide insight to support County Executive Curran’s ef- tion, including: changing transportation needs and forts to solicit public input in the devel- • Deployment of the employer and preferences, with consideration for opment of a shared mobility program public surveys launched today

• Creation of a Stakeholder Committee to represent regional and local interests, including other Nassau County departments as well as local organizations representing social equity, civic, environmental, business/economic development, and transportation interests; • Consultations with municipalities and technical advisors to help guide the direction of the project; and • Launch of a project website (www. NassauMobility.com) to house project information and notice of opportunities for public input (including public meetings) throughout the SMMP study period. “We want to hear from a diverse cross-section of Nassau County residents, employees, students, and visitors over the course of this innovative project to help shape future transportation investments,” Curran said. The SMMP is expected to be finalized and presented for implementation by late spring 2022. —Submitted by the office of County Executive Laura Curran

Grants in the amount of up to $50,000 will be made available to water suppliers in Nassau County to assist with costs associated with treatment and removal of contaminants. (Contributed photo) water supply of the district • Installation of equipment to advance removal of emerging contamination from the water supply • Purchase of support equipment such as Information Technology (IT) related to systems integral to treatment process within the district’s distribution system • Development of operations manuals/ guidelines/materials for use by water supplier personnel specifically pointed to the removal of emerging contamination • Maintenance activities of systems already on-line and removing emerging contamination. Such activities could include the removal of spent materials used in the treatment of contamination, or the purchase of new materials to be used in the treatment process, such as Activated Carbon.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PANDEMIC President Biden’s and Mayor De Blasio’s well-intentioned plans to reward pandemic-of-the-unvaccinated hold-outs with $100 bribes to save their own lives

may backfire when greedy anti-vaxxers further postpone getting jabbed until the “jackpot” is desperately raised to $200, $300 or even $1,000. Meanwhile, public-spirited

Americans who once spent weeks online (sometimes in the middle of the night) trying to obtain appointments to get vaccinated—often driving hundreds of miles to help

the country begin to reach herd immunity—were only rewarded with “I got vaccinated” stickers for their patriotic efforts. —Richard Siegelman

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Happy 57th Birthday To Public Transportation On Long Island Last month marked the 57th Anniversary of federal government support for public transportation. The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late President Lyndon Johnson’s greatest accomplishments which continues benefiting many Americans today. On July 9, 1964, he signed the “Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964” into law. Subsequently this has resulted in the investment over time of several hundred billion dollars into public transportation. Millions of Americans today utilize various public transportation alternatives on a daily basis. They include local and express bus, ferry, jitney, light rail, subway and commuter rail services. All of these systems use less fuel and move far more people than conventional single-occupancy vehicles. Most of these systems are funded with your tax dollars thanks to President Johnson. Today we have the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its various operating agencies, including New York City (NYC) Transit subway, bus and Staten Island Railway, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, MTA Bus along with Nassau County’s NICE bus system. Chartered by the State Legislature in 1965 as the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority, it was created to purchase and operate the bankrupt LIRR. The MCTA changed its name to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968 when it took over operations of the NYC Transit

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President Lyndon Baines Johnson pumped billions of dollars into mass transportation via the “Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964” (Photo by Arnold Newman/ White House Press Office [WHPO])

Authority. Previously, in 1953 the old NYC Board of Transportation passed on control of the municipal subway system, including all its assets, to the newly created NYC Transit Authority. In Nassau County, we have Nassau Inter County Express (NICE) and City of Long Beach bus systems. In 1973, Nassau County purchased equipment, routes and some facilities of numerous private bus operators, most of whom were experiencing financial difficulties. These private bus operators included Bee Line, Rockville Center Bus

Corporation, Utility Lines, Schenck Transportation, Inc., Hempstead Bus Corporation, Jerusalem Avenue Bus Lines, Universal Auto Bus, Roosevelt Bus Lines, Stage Coach Lines, Hendrickson Bus Corporation and others. Nassau County followed up that same year entering into a lease and operating agreement with the MTA to continue providing local bus service. This resulted in creation of the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority. MSBA was followed by Long Island Bus and as of January 1, 2012 Nassau Inter County Express. Many of the same routes operated by MSBA, LI Bus and NICE can be traced back to the various private bus operators. Suffolk County has Suffolk County Bus and Town of Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART) Bus. There is also New Jersey Transit, Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) subway, NYC Departments of Transportation, Staten Island Ferry and Economic Development Corporation private ferries. Using MTA Metro Cards provides free transfers between the subway and bus. This has eliminated the old two fare zones, making public transportation an even better bargain. Purchasing a monthly LIRR or MTA subway/bus pass reduces the cost per ride and provides virtually unlimited trips. Employers can offer transit checks which help subsidize a portion of the costs. Utilize this and reap the benefits. It also supports a cleaner environment. Many companies allow

employees to telecommute and work from home. Others use alternative work schedules which afford staff the ability to avoid rush hour gridlock. This saves travel time and can improve mileage per gallon. Join a car or van pool to share the costs of commuting. The ability to travel from home to workplace, school, shopping, entertainment, medical, library etc. is a factor when moving to a new neighborhood. Economically successful communities are not 100 percent dependent on automobiles as the sole means of mobility. Seniors, students, low and middle-income people need these transportation alternatives. Investment in public transportation today contributes to economic growth, employment and a stronger economy. Dollar for dollar, it is one of the best investments we can make. What better way to honor the late President Johnson and all that has been achieved these past 57 years in public transportation by continuing to fund the federal Highway Trust Fund and Mass Transit Account? Happy Birthday. —Larry Penner—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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Reminiscing About Water Parks There is nothing in the world like an amusement park. A trip to Adventureland, Hershey Park or Disney World brings thrills and chills that any lover of attraction rides can appreciate. There is nothing as anxiety producing and exhilarating as the wait for a ride, especially after the ride is over. “Let’s do that again!” is a phrase with which most parents relate, especially as eager children clamor for a second turn on a much-coveted ride. I was never a huge fan of roller coasters. I will never forget a trip that my husband’s friends and I took to Great Adventure in our college days. Most of Hubby’s friends were fans of all things fast and furious. One of the lines that will go down in history was uttered by our friend, George, as we were literally screaming our heads off during a runaway train ride: “I think we lost two friends back there.” Another time, we experienced the worst case of whiplash after sitting in the front seat of Disney World’s “Space Mountain” ride. I could not move my neck for three days after. Water parks, however, are a totally different animal. On a hot day, one can literally pass out while waiting on long lines for a roller coaster. However, while awaiting water rides, one can receive a

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bit of relief as the cool splash of water hits one’s overheated body. The best part about water parks on a hot day is getting drenched and walking around the park with little effect from the heat. Hubby and I recently discussed some of our favorite water rides last week while reminiscing about some of our past visits to different water parks. I recalled a visit to Adventure Island in Tampa Bay. Hubby had been working and I went to the park with my brother-in-law, sister-in-law and their two young children. My sister-in-law convinced me to go on a water slide that had to be at least 100 feet high. As we climbed the tower, I swore I could see for miles. My sister-in-law, ever the comic, went down the slide first. As she folded her arms across her

chest, she smiled at me. “Take care of my children for me,” she giggled. Then she disappeared. So did my nerve. I was next. I cannot begin to tell you the anxiety I felt when I walked up to the launch area. As I came down that slide like a rocket, I felt my folded arms being pulled apart by the sheer force of the descent. It felt like I was going down at a 90 degree angle. When I landed on the ground, I was shaking like I had ingested too much caffeine. It was a rush, but one that I would not repeat. My sister-in-law stood beside the exit, laughing until tears rolled down her cheeks. When Hubby joined us for the following day at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, storms were forecast. Many of the water rides were closed, but once the storm passed, they quickly reopened. We stood for what seemed like hours on the “Tanganyika Tidal Wave”. When it was our turn, Hubby and I piled into the front seat with our nieces. Brother- and sister-in-law

awaited our return on the ground. The ride itself seemed tame enough as we began to float gently through rock formations along the “river.” I marveled at the sights of robotic animals, tiki totems and shallow caves and thought, “Wow! I can do this!” The sound of the waterfall lulled me into an artificial calm, until we began the ascent to the top. I remember hearing a small child behind me who was screaming, “I don’t want to go!” I could completely appreciate that feeling. We went over one tiny bump and I thought it was over. Until the end, where we went down a large flume and got completely soaked. The child behind me shrieked all the way down, yet cajoled his parents to let him go repeat the ride afterwards. This was my husband’s all-time favorite water ride, and yes, we repeated it several times. Sea World was another favorite place for water rides, especially Infinity Falls, a multi-person rafting

adventure. Hershey Park offered quite a few water rides on their Bayside Pier, which was a lot of fun. Our favorites were Coal Cracker and Tidal Force, though I seem to remember a sky ride where patrons on the ground could soak you with a jet-propulsion style hose. After a day of water rides, we were refreshed and exhausted at once. Other water parks in the area include Action Park in Vernon, NJ, Aquatopia in Tannersville PA, Dorney Park in Allentown PA, and Enchanted Forest Water Safari in Adirondack State Park, NY. When our daughter was younger, we took her and a friend or two over to Adventureland in Farmingdale. Her favorite rides were the Rescue Boats and Adventure Falls. She went to Splish Splash in Riverhead with a group of friends years later, and said that it was a lot of fun but “kinda gross.” I am guessing her days of water parks are behind her. Water parks are a great way to beat the heat. Many places have lifted restrictions and have increased cleaning protocols for rides to keep patrons safe. The best benefit is that water parks bring out the kid in all of us, regardless of how old we are. —Patty Servidio is an Anton Media Group columnist

Who Was That Masked Man? Readers of a certain age will remember listening to or watching the adventures of the Lone Ranger who rode throughout the West fighting outlaws. He wore a mask— which I imagine was uncomfortable in the hot desert sun and probably restricted his vision. But it was what made him memorable and cool! Today, we’re in the midst of new conversations about wearing masks of a different kind in an effort to combat the outlaw called COVID-19. I’ve thought that mask-wearing was over once I got the vaccine and I was resistant to even considering masking up again. But like the stories of the Lone Ranger, the COVID situation seems to be more like a serial adventure rather than a one-time tale. So for the past week or so I made sure to put my mask back on when I

unvaccinated—especially children who can’t get the vaccine. I was as heartbroken as everyone else to have buried those who died from this disease and I don’t want to be even unknowingly responsible for infecting another person. I have no idea whether there will be mask mandates in the weeks ahead, whether from the state, the diocese, the schools, the merchants, etc. But I suspect that there Fr. Ralph Sommer will be a number of people who will declare these manwas indoors at stores or other dates to be outrageous and an assault on our freedom. locations. Not surprisingly for me, I No, it wasn’t required any turned to the Bible to get a more than the Lone Ranger perspective that might help. was required to wear his Jesus told his disciples, mask. But I think it is as noble. “If anyone is willing to Apparently those of us who are vaccinated can be carrying come after me: let him deny the virus even though we don’t himself, and take up his cross every day and follow me.” have any symptoms. And we (Luke 9:23) What if we were could be spreading it to the

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to substitute the word “cross” with the word “mask”? Could we see that denying ourselves and wearing a mask to make things safer for our community is one way to live out this call from God to love our neighbor? There is nothing outrageous about the masked men, women and children fighting the dangers of the new variant of the virus. Indeed this is as noble as it is annoying. I can put up with annoying because I see my mask as a sign of care rather than as a sign of oppression. Think of all the other noble things we’ve done that were just plain annoying: changing diapers, driving our kids to countless practices, games or other events, food shopping…the list can go on and on. True, we do these things out of necessity but we

realize that as annoying as they are, these chores serve a bigger purpose than our own inconvenience. Whether you choose to wear a mask or not, whether there will be new mandates or not I urge everyone to at least be civil about it. Declaring mask wearing to be some kind of “heinous oppression” is a sign of frustration that we haven’t gotten clear of this pandemic yet, and it is also one more effect the disease is having on our society and our own mental health. This disease can turn us against each other and spread a communal contamination that each of us can stop by being care-filled in how we speak or post. —Father Ralph Sommer is the pastor of St. Bernard’s Church in Levittown and is an Anton Media Group columnist

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NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Nassau County Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum (D–Great Neck) is launching her back-to-school drive for elementary school children in the 10th Legislative District. This year’s drop-off locations are: the main branch of the Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Ave., the Parkville Branch of the Great Neck Library, 10 Campbell St., New Hyde Park; the Lakeville Branch of the Great Neck Library, 475 Great Neck Rd. and the Shelter Rock Public Library, 165 Searingtown Rd, Albertson. During normal library hours, donors are encouraged to drop off new and unused school supplies such as: backpacks, folders, binders, notebooks, number 2 pencils, colored pencils, colored markers, crayons and glue sticks. Donors can also make contributions on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Manhasset-Lakeville Water-Fire District Office, 170 East Shore Road, Great Neck, N.Y. 11021. Donations at all locations must be received by Tuesday, Aug. 24. The school supplies gathered will be distributed on a first-come, firstserved basis during an event at the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department, Company No. 2, located at 2 Community Drive East, Manhasset, N.Y. 11030. The

New Business Comes To Levittown The Levittown Chamber welcomes Artie Verdi and his staff at the grand opening/ribbon cutting of Levittown Pretzel, located at 154 Center Ln. (Photo courtesy of the Levittown Chamber of Commerce)

Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum hosts back-to-school supply drive for local elementary school students. (Contributed photo)

facility is located behind Macy’s off of Community Drive. For additional information, call Legislator Birnbaum’s office at 516-571-6210 or email ebirnbaum@ nassaucountyny.gov.

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Hicksville High School was named a winner of the fifth annual High School Music Department Recognition Program presented by the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF). The 2021 awards shifted to a virtual application process for the first time. The Hicksville High School Chamber Singers submitted a video performance to be reviewed by a panel of music educators. As a result, Hicksville was one of 12 high schools on Long Island to be honored for 2021. The High School Music Department Recognition Program is designed to identify Long Island high school music programs that are creating notable experiences for their students, while incorporating national and New York State standards for the arts in creative and meaningful ways. The Hicksville High School Chamber Singers submitted a virtual performance for the LIMHoF High School Music Department Recognition Program. Hicksville was one of 12 schools on Long Island to be named a winner. (Photo courtesy of the Hicksville School District)

Massapequa Park Board Celebrates National Night Out Mayor Daniel Pearl and Trustee Dana Durso joined with the Nassau County Police to celebrate National Night Out. This national celebration allows for the community to interact with the local police and develop a closer relationship with the officers that patrol the neighborhoods. Back row, from left: Officer Barpe (Mounted Unit); Officer Morrisey (Mounted Unit); Officer Shanahan (Highway Patrol, Motorcycle Enforcement); Officer Vara (Highway Patrol, Motorcycle Enforcement); Trustee Dana Durso; New York State Assemblyman Michael Durso; Village of Massapequa Park Mayor Daniel Pearl; Inspector Alan D, Hirsch (Commanding Officer, Seventh Pct. Nassau County Police Department); Deputy Inspector Massaro (Seventh Pct. Nassau County Police Department): Officer Zylinski (Marine Bureau) Officer E. Carlsen (Marine Bureau): Officer Valentino (Bicycle Patrol); Officer Luthy (Bicycle Patrol); Officer Prisco (POP Unit [kneeling]); A.M.T. Brevogel (Ambulance Bureau [kneeling]); Officer Zimmerman (POP Unit [kneeling]). (Photo by Ed Cox)

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Saturday, Aug. 14

The Live Kennedys Held at the Landmark Lot, 232 Main St., at 7 p.m. The Kennedys are Pete and Maura, singers, songwriters and guitarists. Expect an evening of energetic and uplifting songs with heavenly harmonies and a hot guitar. Tickets are $20/reserved, $15/general admission. Tickets and information at www.landmarkonmainstreet.org or call 516-767-1384. Living Fossils Walk Hosted by the Garvies Point Museum & Preserve, 50 Barry Dr., Glen Cove. From 11 a.m. to noon and 2 to 3 p.m. Discover living fossils on the nature preserve. Ages 7-plus. Included with museum admission, $5 adults, $3 children. Group size is limited—call to reserve your spot. Call 516-571-8010 or visit www.garviespointmuseum.com. Movie Night The Town of North Hempstead will screen Monsters Inc. at 8:30 p.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park, 175 West Shore Rd., Port Washington. Cars

will be admitted beginning an hour prior to show time. Advance registration for the film showing is not required, but residents must show proof of residency before entering the park. Movies are free but attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable/canned foods as part of North Hempstead’s food donation drive. Restroom facilities will be available. For more information, call 516-869-6311. Guided Nature Walk From 10 to 11 a.m. at the Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Rd., Sands Point. The expert guides, environmental educator Hildur Palsdottir and Port Washington Monarch Alliance Founder David Jakim, bring a range of perspectives for each outdoor adventure. This walk is titled “Life Between the Tides: Plants and Animals’ Amazing Adaptations for Survival.” Non-member tickets are $15 per adult, $5 per child; includes parking. Payment received at the Gatehouse.

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Bird Walk Sponsored by the North Shore Audubon Society at Hempstead Lake State Park Lot 3, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Limited registration. Must register via email to nsaudubonsociety@gmail. com, and you will receive a confirmation email if there is an opening. Wear water-resistant footwear, bring binoculars and drinking water. Wear long pants and socks so you do not touch poison ivy. “Leaderless” walk, may be canceled in inclement weather.

Ferns are one of the oldest plants and can be considered a living fossil. Find out more on Aug. 14. (Adege | Pixabay)

Car Wash Fundraiser A car wash from noon to 4 p.m. will aid the Special Olympics. It will be held at 555 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck.

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Michael Sahn, Chairperson Ronnie Shatzkamer, Village Administrator Flower Hill, New York LEGAL NOTICE Dated: August 11, 2021 PUBLIC HEARING 8-11-2021-1T-# 226219LEGAL NOTICE MAN N OT ICE IS HEREB Y GIVEN that a public hearing LEGAL NOTICE of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Flower NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVHill will be held on the 18th EN that, after a public hearing day of August, 2021 at 7:00 duly held by the Town Board PM, at Village Hall, 1 Bonnie of the Town of North HempHeights Rd., Manhasset, NY stead, the following ordinance was ordered adopted: 11030. ORDINANCE NO. l Application of Mr. Anl u f e ChestT.O. 24- 2021 drew Grabiner, 59 y l Get ofn n or o NY MANHASSET, NEW YORK nut Road,ea Manhasset, r y known as Section Section l. All motor or oth11030 also 5, Block 156, Lot 16 for a er vehicles of any kind shall with the following earcomply variance of §240-11(C) of regulations: next yof e Village the Codeetofth the FlowergHill. The applicant PROPOSAL; RESCIND: seeks to maintain eaPro portion mo 1. T.O. #41-2007 (Us XTS) Y of a finished basement where 1 e Cod the existing floor area is Adopted December 11, 2007 4,095.04 s.f. or 0.3258 and MANHASSET AVENUE – the maximum permitted is NORTH SIDE – ONE HOUR PARKING – 7:00 A.M. TO 4,022.40 s.f. or 0.32. Persons who may suffer from 7:00 P.M. - EXCEPT SATa disability which would pre- URDAY, SUNDAY, AND vent them from participating HOLIDAYS – in said hearing should notify From a point 275 feet west of Ronnie Shatzkamer, Village the west curbline of Plandome Clerk, at (516) 627-5000 in Road, west to a point 200 feet sufficient time to permit such east of the east curbline of arrangements to be made to Manhasset Avenue (which is enable such persons to partic- the L.I.R.R. bridge) ADOPT: ipate in said hearing. 1.MANHASSET AVENUE By Order of the Zoning – NORTH SIDE – NINTEY Board of Appeals MINUTE PARKING – 7:00

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A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. - EX- EN that, after a public hearCEPT SATURDAY, SUN- ing duly held by the Town DAY, AND HOLIDAYS – Board of the Town of North From a point 275 feet west of Hempstead, the following the west curbline of Plandome ordinance was ordered adRoad, west to a point 200 feet opted: east of the east curbline of ORDINANCE NO. Manhasset Avenue (which is T.O. 27 - 2021 the L.I.R.R. bridge). MANHASSET, Section 2. All ordinances or NEW YORK regulations heretofore adopted Section l. All motor or othin conflict with this ordinance er vehicles of any kind shall are hereby repealed. comply with the following Section 3. PENALTIES: “A regulations: violation of this ordinance PROPOSAL shall be punishable by a RESCIND: fine not in excess of Thirty 1. T.O. #42-1970 ($30.00) Dollars, plus any Adopted June 9, 1970 surcharge payable to other P L A N D O M E R O A D – governmental entities.” EAST SIDE – ONE HOUR Section 4. This ordinance PARKING 7 A.M. TO 7 shall take effect ten days from P.M. EXCEPT SUNDAYS & the date of its publication and HOLIDAYS posting pursuant to Section From a point 30 feet north of 133 of the Town Law of the the north curb line of Gaynor State of New York. Avenue, north to a point 30 Section 5. This ordinance feet south of the south curb shall be incorporated in the line of Vanderbilt Avenue. Uniform Traffic Code of the ADOPT: Town of North Hempstead. 1. PLANDOME ROAD Dated: August 5, 2021 – EAST SIDE – NO STOPManhasset, New York PING ANY TIME BY ORDER OF THE From a point 30 feet from the TOWN BOARD OF south curb line of Vanderbilt THE TOWN OF Avenue, South, for a distance NORTH HEMPSTEAD of 53 feet. Tribune WAYNE H. WINK, JR. 2. PLANDOME ROAD – TOWN CLERK EAST SIDE – TWO HOUR 8-11-2021-1T-#226250-MAN PARKING 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. EXCEPT SUNDAYS & LEGAL NOTICE HOLIDAYS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- From a point 30 feet north of

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New songs take singer-songwriter down a reggae path BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

out in 2020. In February, we delivered the advancement of equality, has not and found a home for it. In March, we only donated upwards of $1 million to ith a nation still divided in planned our release date and also in various nonprofits supporting these the aftermath of a contenMarch, we realized we weren’t going ideals, but will announce at least 25 tious presidential election to be doing anything. Last summer, we other nonprofit organizations that will topped off by a year-and-a-half long were all getting our asses handed to be receiving micro-grants of $2,000 pandemic, positivity is something that us in education, American history, the each. As for the hard stylistic turn is both in need and in short supply. reawakened advancement of equality Mraz took on his latest project, his love To that end, Jason Mraz couldn’t and hardcore marching in the streets. of reggae dates back to a childhood have picked a better time to come out Politically, we were shifting. It was exploring his stepfather’s extensive of the lock-down with Look For the hard to be creative CD collection. Good, a collection of songs steeped in and say, ‘Look at me’ Mraz never thought optimism and filtered through a sieve at a time like that. I recording a reggae of rock-steady reggae. Produced by really wanted to stay album would go Michael Goldwasser, the founder of out of everybody’s beyond being a vanity indie reggae imprint Easy Star Records, way because I didn’t project he could sell who has also worked with the likes of feel like it was the from the merch Matisyahu, Steel Pulse and Toots and time to be distracting table at his gigs. A the Maytals, Mraz’s seventh studio anyone. We all had chance meeting with album was originally released in June the right to choose Goldwasser made 2020. The Virginia native had started what we were going this notion more of a working on it wanting to bring some to put our eyes reality. lightness and joy through his work in on and spend “Recording a regLook For the Good is Jason Mraz’s anticipation of what 2020 was shaping our time thinking seventh studio album. gae album was alup to look like in the aftermath of a about. But I didn’t ways something on nasty presidential campaign. But even feel like it was my time to be out there my vision board, but I wasn’t sure how Mraz couldn’t have anticipated the saying, ‘Hey look at me and listen to I’d pull it off,” Mraz said. “But in 2017, I global impact of COVID-19 and the my music.’ It wasn’t my year.” got introduced to Michael Goldwasser, collateral inequality that would kick To that end, Look For the Good was who produced the album. He’s from up in its wake causing him to decide released on Juneteenth 2020 and in an amazing outfit called Easy Star to take a step back from the normal the theme of Mraz’s ‘This ain’t about All-Stars. Famously, they filter tribute promotional cycle that comes with the me,’ he diverted any revenue from albums through the reggae lens and release of a new project. the album into Black Lives Matter, do it really well. They work with reggae “When I started working on the Grassroots Law Project, Equal Justice artists all the time and have amazing songs in 2019—demoing and experiInitiative and several organizations musicians that understand that pocket. menting—they were coming together in the San Diego area. Going forward He did a remix for me and we got along really well,” he recalled. “It was power- with his social consciousness, his Jason and thought we should do more of ful stuff and I felt like we needed to find Mraz Foundation, whose mission it is this. We’d create songs and Michael a home for these songs and put them to support inclusive arts education and would send me grooves and ideas that dgilderubio@antonmediagroup.com

I could write to. Or take songs that I was working on and see if I could filter them through that danceable groove of reggae. It was just an awesome feeling. It happened very quickly and I would say that we really started in February 2019 and were recording by August of that year.” Mraz’s latest wound up topping Billboard’s Current Reggae Albums Chart and has made him more enthused about bringing his Look For the Good Live! tour to the masses. In addition to bringing his 13-piece studio ensemble on the road, Mraz is eager to experiment with the genre he’d long been looking to delve deeper into. “We’ve done some prep, about a week of rehearsals and a little bit of performing through live stream and some drive-in shows,” he said. “I think all we need to do is hone in on this entertainment aspect, but musically, it’s solid and tight. It’s the album come to life. Live, I’m hoping to do some live remixing and dubbing, allowing me to venture out into the freestyle realm and audience with the interactive experience, which I love to do. I like to do some storytelling, but with a groove. I’ve never done a show where I have such a funky groove to rely on. I’m hoping that it’s really like a Zumba class. I hope people come ready to dance because I’ll be dancing the whole time. That’s another thing I get to do, which I’ve really never done before. It should be fun.”

Jason Mraz will be appearing on Aug. 21 at Rooftop at Pier 17, 89 South St., NYC. Visit www.pier17ny.com or call 212-732-8257 for more information. Visit www.longislandweekly.com to read a longer version of this story and to find out about Jason Mraz’s favorite reggae artists.

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POLICE REPORT Man Arrested For Touching Women In Local Walmarts

Third Squad detectives report the arrest of a Uniondale man on July 31 at 6 p.m. for forcible touching. According to detectives, officers responded to Benjamin Walmart, located at Francis (Photo courtesy 1220 Old Country of NCPD) Rd., in Westbury, on July 30 for a report of a 27-year-old female who was forcibly touched by a male inside the store. Upon arrival, officers began to search for the suspect while additional units canvassed the outside of the building with negative results. A subsequent investigation that followed led police to locate and arrest the suspect, 32-year-old Benjamin Francis, without incident on July 31 at his residence. During the thorough investigation, it was determined that Francis was also responsible for the following incidents: June 13, 2021—A 28-year-old female victim, was forcibly touched while shopping in Walmart, located at 1123 Jerusalem Ave. in Uniondale. July 11, 2021—An 18-year-old female

fleeing the scene. The male victim was eventually able to free himself and call for help. He suffered a head injury and bruises from the restraints that were tied to his wrists. Upon police arrival, the male victim further described the subjects as four black males, wearing all black colored clothing and ski masks covering their faces. The investigation is currently ongoing. Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above Police Investigate Home incident to contact the Third Squad Invasion In Garden City Park at 516-573-6353 or Nassau County Third Squad detectives are invesCrime Stoppers at 1-800-244-8477. All tigating an incident that occurred on callers will remain anonymous. July 31 at 5 a.m. in Garden City Park. According to detectives, a 37-yearBethpage Man Arrested old male victim states he heard loud For Public Lewdness banging on his door. The victim The Public Information Office left his bedroom to investigate and reports the arrest of a Bethpage man observed four male subjects, all armed for public lewdness on Aug. 1 at 2:10 with handguns, forcibly enter his p.m. in East Meadow. Churchill Drive residence and run up According to officers, police the stairs toward him. Once inside the responded to Eisenhower Park residence, the subjects threatened the located at 1899 Hempstead Tpke. victim and tied him up, demanding for a 34-year-old male and 36-yearcash. The victim was then led to the old female who observed a man sit bathroom and placed in the bath tub, down at a table inside the children’s after he was hit across his head with playground area of the park, while he a pistol. The subjects removed an reached underneath his shorts and undisclosed amount of currency and began touching himself. proceeds from the residence before Upon police arrival, officers located victim was forcibly touched while shopping in Walmart, located at 2465 Hempstead Tpke., in East Meadow. Francis is charged with three counts of forcible touching and will be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Aug. 1. Detectives request if anyone believes they may have been a victim of the above defendant, you are requested to contact Third Squad Detectives at 516-573-6353.

defendant 25-year-old Nicholas Natalie and placed him under arrest without incident. Natalie is charged with public lewdness. He was issued a desk appearance ticket returnable to First District Court on Sept. 21.

Police Investigate Fatal Accident In Elmont

Homicide Squad Detectives are investigating a fatal auto accident that occurred on Aug. 3 at 1:51 p.m. in Elmont. According to detectives, a 22-yearold male was operating a 2008 Chevrolet southbound on 238th Street in the vicinity of Dutch Broadway and lost control of the vehicle before striking a residence on Dutch Broadway. As a result of the collision, the vehicle caused major structural damage and the operator had to be extracted. The male suffered head and chest trauma. He was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased by a staff physician A 36-year-old male was home at the time, but did not suffer any injuries. The vehicle was impounded. The Town of Hempstead Building Department responded and deemed the house unsafe. The investigation is ongoing.

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BAYVILLE Richard W. Herz of Bayville, died on July 15, at age 93. Proud Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. and retired NYPD police officer. Beloved husband of Mary. Dear brother-in-law of James Fitzpatrick (Maureen), Paul Fitzpatrick (Maria), Janice Edstrom (Carl) and the late Joan Wolf (Al), Thomas Fitzpatrick (Sally) and Johnny Fitzpatrick. Loving uncle of Barbara Zeiden (Carl), John Fitzpatrick (Anna), Christina Reisgen (Doug), Patricia Chlap (Peter), Jacqueline Fernandez (Eric), Paige Jones (Brett), Colleen Fitzpatrick and the late Diane Crowley (Robert). Devoted companion of his pets Spotty and Morris. Visiting was held at Oyster Bay Funeral Home. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Bidawee.

and Bridget Hershy. Cherished uncle of 19 nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. He was loved by his family and friends. Memorial visiting was held at Whitting Funeral Home. Mass was held at St. Rocco’s Church, Glen Cove. Burial of ashes followed at Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury.

LEVITTOWN Gregory Kenney of Levittown, passed away in February at age 94. He was predeceased by his wife, Irene, and is survived by his children, Patricia O’Reilly, Karen LoCasto, Maureen Kenney and Mary Ellen Kenney; his grandchildren, Kevin, William and Knox O’Reilly, and Amy LoCasto; and his brother, Leo Kenney. Greg grew up in Astoria and lived there until he, Irene and their daughters moved to Levittown in 1964. Greg GLEN COVE was retired from IBEW Local #3 and he Daniel E. Mercadante, 70, of Glen was a longtime member of the Knights Cove, passed away on July 29. Loving of Columbus Hartigan Council. Greg brother of Richard (Cathy), Tom, was a proud WWII Navy Veteran Robert, Paul (Margaret), Mary Jo and is buried at Calverton National Finnegan (Vincent), Nora Mercadante, Cemetery.

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Barbara Read Saunders of Vero Beach Florida, formally of Plandome, NY died peacefully on July 25, 2021. Barbara was born in Great Neck, NY on August 8, 1932 to Charles and Mabel Read. She attended Great Neck High School and went on to graduate from Endicott College. She entered the business world at the Mercantile Stores as a buyer. She married John Saunders (d. 2000) and raised their family in Manhasset, NY. While in Manhasset she volunteered at The Viscardi Center/Abilities and worked as a buyer for R.G. Schnoor & Co. Barbara was known for her love of fashion and shopping and chocolate and parties. She and John loved throwing large memorable Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. She treasured her friends from childhood, North Hempstead Country Club, Manhasset and she and John’s travels. Her later years were spent in John’s Island, FL enjoying volunteering, friends and bridge. She is predeceased by her beloved husband John and brother Leslie H. Read. She is survived by her son, David Saunders (Susan) ( and daughter, Leslie (Karl) Hueglin of Wilton CT. Grandchildren, Kathryn (Todd) Nicholas, Karl (Alexis) Hueglin IV, Allison Hueglin, David Saunders Jr. (Gabby), Hillary Saunders, Colton Saunders and 3 greatgrandchildren. A Celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Donations in Barbara’s memory may be made to: VNA & Hospice Foundation 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960 or Women’s Care Center, P.O. Box 691081, Vero Beach, FL 32963 226224 M

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LEGAL NOTICES continued from page 36 fy the Village Clerk-Treasurer in sufficient time to permit arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate. Meeting can also be accessed via ZOOM teleconference. Login details will be available on the Village website: www.manorhaven.org. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF MANORHAVEN Joanie Corbo. Hanna, Esq. August 6th, 2021 8-11-2021-1T#226157-PORT LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING LEGAL NOTICE N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Flower Hill will be held on the 18th day of August, 2021 at 7:00 PM, at Village Hall, 1 Bonnie Heights Rd., Manhasset, NY 11030. Application of Mr. Andrew Grabiner, 59 Chestnut Road, Manhasset, NY 11030 also known as Section 5, Block 156, Lot 16 for a variance of §240-11(C) of the Code of the Village of Flower Hill. The applicant seeks to maintain a portion of a finished basement where the existing floor area is 4,095.04 s.f. or 0.3258 and the maximum permitted is 4,022.40 s.f. or 0.32. Persons who may suffer from a disability which would prevent them from participating in said hearing should notify Ronnie Shatzkamer, Village Clerk, at (516) 627-5000 in sufficient time to permit such arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate in said hearing. By Order of the Zoning Board of Appeals Michael Sahn, Chairperson Ronnie Shatzkamer, Village Administrator Flower Hill, New York Dated: August 11, 2021 8-11-2021-1T-# 226218PORT LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Baxter Estates will hold a public hearing at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at the Village Hall, 315 Main Street, Port Washington, New York 11050, with respect to: Bill No. 5 of 2021, a proposed local law adopting new Chapter 148 to the Code of the Village of Baxter Estates, entitled “Smoking and Vaping Prohibited in Public Places”. Section 1. Legislative Intent. This chapter is enacted for the purpose of preserving and improving the health, comfort and environment of Village residents by limiting their exposure to potentially dangerous substances and chemicals emitted from smoking and vaping. Section 2. Prohibition of Smoking and Vaping in

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Public Places. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Baxter Estates hereby adopts Chapter 148, “Smoking and Vaping Prohibited in Public Places,” of the Code of the Village of Baxter Estates, to read in its entirety as follows: “Chapter 148 Smoking and Vaping Prohibited in Public Places § 148-1. Purpose. This chapter is enacted for the purpose of preserving and improving the health, comfort and environment of Village residents by limiting their exposure to potentially dangerous substances and chemicals emitted from smoking and vaping. § 148-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings indicated: SMOKING Smoking means the burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter or substance, including but not limited to any illegal matter or substance, or any matter or substance which contains tobacco or cannabis as defined in section 222.00 of the New York State Penal Law, or cannabinoid hemp as defined in section three of the New York State Cannabis Law. VAPING Vaping means the use of an electronic cigarette. ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE Electronic cigarette means an electronic device that delivers vapor which is inhaled by an individual user, and shall include any refill, cartridge and any other component of such a device. § 148-3. Smoking and Vaping Restrictions. Smoking and vaping shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke or vape in the following areas within the Village of Baxter Estates: 1. any public sidewalk; 2. any public street; 3. within any building or facility owned or operated by the Village of Baxter Estates 4. any park, field, playground, or meeting area, owned or operated by the Village of Baxter Estates; and 5. any other public space owned or operated by the Village of Baxter Estates. § 148-4. Penalties for Offenses. Each and every violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this article shall constitute a violation, punishable as follows: for a conviction of a first offense, by a fine up to but not more than $250, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment; for a conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed within a period of five years, by a fine not less than $250, nor more than $500, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment; and for a conviction of a third or subsequent offense, all of which were committed within a period of five years, by a fine not less than $500, nor more than $1,000,

or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation hereunder.” Section 3. Effective date. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State. Pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131, this local law is subject to a permissive referendum and thus may not be filed with the Secretary of State until the applicable time period has elapsed to file a petition or a referendum has been conducted approving this local law. Persons who may suffer from a disability which would prevent them from participating in said hearing should notify Chrissy Kiernan, Village Clerk-Treasurer, at (516) 7670096 in sufficient time to permit such arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate in said hearing. Dated: Port Washington, New York July 14, 2021 By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Baxter Estates Chrissy Kiernan, Village Clerk-Treasurer 8-11-2021-1T-#226241PORT LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Baxter Estates will hold a public hearing at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at the Village Hall, 315 Main Street, Port Washington, New York 11050, with respect to: Bill No. 4 of 2021, a proposed local law pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131 opting out of licensing and establishing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments within the Village of Baxter Estates: Section 1. Legislative Intent. It is the intent of this local law that the Village of Baxter Estates opt out of hosting retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments within its boundaries. Section 2. Authority. This local law is adopted pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131, which expressly authorizes a village to opt out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments to locate and operate within its boundaries. Section 3. Local Cannabis Retail Dispensary and/or On-Site Consumption OptOut. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Baxter Estates hereby amends Part I, “Administrative Legislation,” of the Code of the Village of Baxter Estates, by adding thereto immediately following the end of Section 54-1 thereof, a new Chapter 56, “Local Cannabis Retail Dispensary and/or On-Site Consumption Opt-Out,” to read in its entire-

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LEGAL NOTICES ty as follows: “Chapter 56: Local Cannabis Retail Dispensary and/or OnSite Consumption Opt-Out Section 56-1. It is the intent of this local law that the Village of Baxter Estates opt out of hosting retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments within its boundaries. This local law is adopted pursuant to New York State Cannabis Law § 131, which expressly authorizes a village to opt out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments to locate and operate within its boundaries. Section 56-2. The Village of Baxter Estates opts out of licensing and establishing cannabis retail dispensaries and/ or cannabis on-site consumption establishments within its boundaries.” Section 4. Severability. If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this local law or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional, the court’s order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this local law, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this local law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered. Section 5. Effective date. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State. Pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131, this local law is subject to a permissive referendum and thus may not be filed with the Secretary of State until the applicable time period has elapsed to file a petition or a referendum has been conducted approving this local law. Persons who may suffer from a disability which would prevent them from participating in said hearing should notify Chrissy Kiernan, Village Clerk-Treasurer, at (516) 7670096 in sufficient time to permit such arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate in said hearing. Dated: Port Washington, New York July 14, 2021 By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Baxter Estates Chrissy Kiernan, Village Clerk-Treasurer 8-11-2021-1T-#226242PORT

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NEW YORK Section l. All motor or other vehicles of any kind shall comply with the following regulations: PROPOSAL ADOPT: 1. ELM STREET – REVERE ROAD – FULL STOP All Traffic south bound on Elm Street shall come to a Full Stop at its intersection with Revere Road. Section 2. All ordinances or regulations heretofore adopted in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 3. PENALTIES: “A violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine, or when applicable, by imprisonment, not in the excess of the amount set forth in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, or by both such fine and imprisonment, plus any surcharge payable to other governmental entities, and late payment, if applicable. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect ten days from the date of its publication and posting pursuant to Section 133 of the Town Law of the State of New York. Section 5. This ordinance shall be incorporated in the Uniform Traffic Code of the Town of North Hempstead. Dated: August 5, 2021 Manhasset, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF tNORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK 8-11-2021-1T-#224246PORT

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, after a public hearing duly held by the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead, the following ordinance was ordered adopted: ORDINANCE NO. T.O. 26 - 2021 PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK Section l. All motor or other vehicles of any kind shall comply with the following regulations: PROPOSAL ADOPT: 1. REVERE ROAD – BIRCH STREET – FULL STOP All Traffic east bound on Revere Road shall come to a Full Stop at its intersection with Birch Street. Section 2. All ordinances or regulations heretofore adopted in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 3. PENALTIES: “A violation of this ordinance LEGAL NOTICE shall be punishable by a NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- fine, or when applicable, by EN that, after a public hear- imprisonment, not in the exing duly held by the Town cess of the amount set forth Board of the Town of North in the Vehicle and Traffic Hempstead, the following Law of the State of New ordinance was ordered ad- York, or by both such fine opted: and imprisonment, plus any ORDINANCE NO. surcharge payable to other T.O. 25 - 2021 governmental entities, and PORT WASHINGTON, late payment, if applicable.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect ten days from the date of its publication and posting pursuant to Section 133 of the Town Law of the State of New York. Section 5. This ordinance shall be incorporated in the Uniform Traffic Code of the Town of North Hempstead. Dated: August 5, 2021 Manhasset, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK 8-11-2021-1T-#226247PORT LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, after a public hearing duly held by the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead, the following ordinance was ordered adopted: ORDINANCE NO. T.O. 28 - 2021 PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK Section l. All motor or other vehicles of any kind shall comply with the following regulations: PROPOSAL RESCIND: 1. T.O. #17-2000 Adopted May 16, 2000 HIGHFIELD AVENUE – WEST SIDE – NO PARKING ANY TIME From a point 291 feet south of the south curb line of Radcliff Avenue, south for a distance of 75 feet. ADOPT: 1.HIGHFIELD AVENUE – WEST SIDE – NO PARKING ANY TIME From a point 291 feet south of the south curb line of Radcliff Avenue, south for a distance of 60 feet. Section 2. All ordinances or regulations heretofore adopted in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 3. PENALTIES: “A violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine, or when applicable, by imprisonment, not in the excess of the amount set forth in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, or by both such fine and imprisonment, plus any surcharge payable to other governmental entities, and late payment, if applicable. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect ten days from the date of its publication and posting pursuant to Section 133 of the Town Law of the State of New York. Section 5. This ordinance shall be incorporated in the Uniform Traffic Code of the Town of North Hempstead. Dated: August 5, 2021 Manhasset, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK 8-11-2021-1T-#226248PORT

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may have a clash of communication styles, but it needn’t impede your work. Keep in mind that people with a gruffer, blunter or more direct style aren’t necessarily being difficult or disrespectful. Perhaps they just haven’t learned a better way to get their point across. Also, the style you project will rub off on people. CANCER (June 22-July 22). What you think would make you happier isn’t really the thing that will. You know yourself well, but humans are notoriously mistaken on the happiness matter, liable to chase the shiny lures and be caught off guard when more fulfilling sources of happiness come from unexpected places. Such will be your story this week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The facts stand; the numbers pencil; the information supports -- and yet, people still only ever do what they feel. To be human is to be guided by emotional currents. It’s a waste of energy to flail against them, and to passively submit to their flow is equally dangerous. Your best bet is awareness and strategic positioning. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). “Nobody beautiful ever hurries,” poet E.E. Cummings said. Though his syllables were broken up differently on the page, with letters spaced as if to align with the unique timing of the unhurried. You can do the same this week -- use spaces and breaks to create breezeways and alter the rhythms of your world. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Most people are reluctant to give honest feedback if they think it’s going to be uncomfortable or hurt someone’s feelings. You perfect exchanges like this, elevating them to an art form with your constructive, light touch on the truth and charming way of putting it across. No tricks -- just warmth and genuine love. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The big picture is something to grasp in a moment. Linger too long there and you’ll be overwhelmed. Production will halt. You cannot live there because it’s not where the work gets done. This week affords you the view. Go to the top of the tower; look out; get oriented; then climb down and get back to work. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Instead of trying to predict how people will behave, put your energy into leading them toward the behavior you would like to see and shaping experiences and environments in your preferred way. You are masterful at this and will gain even more skill as you handle the challenges of the week. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As a supporter, friend and champion, you will search for the right uplifting words. Nothing new is needed. Simply remind them of their own greatness and of the strength and fortitude they have already shown. You are the keeper of forgotten treasures, which are powerfully activated when you bring them to mind. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll imagine the most likely pitfall of an endeavor and how to go around it, deal with it or cut it off before it happens. Prevention, recovery, pivots and detours... it might not go to plan, but it will unfold with more confidence and grace because a plan was in place.

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Division Avenue Conference III Champions Garner Post Season Accolades L evittown’s Division Avenue High School varsity baseball team, who captured the Conference III Championship, is proud to announce that 10 players received post season awards from the Nassau County Coaches Association. The coaching staff and the district congratulates the following players on an outstanding season: Matt Bolton (All-League); Will Guiliani (All-Conference); Matt Klass (Honorable Mention All-League); Mike Knapp (All-County); Chris Lettiere (All-League); Chris Powers (Honorable Mention All-League); Nick Roselli (All-Long Island, All-County, Diamond Award Finalist and League MVP); Lou Sabino (All-League); Colin Siegel (All-County); and James Sill (All-Conference). —Submitted by the Levittown School District Division Avenue High School baseball players (top row, from left) Lou Sabino, Colin Siegel, James Sill, Chris Powers, Mike Knapp, Matt Bolton; (front. from left) Will Guiliani, Matt Klass, Nick Roselli and Chris Lettiere (All League garnered post season honors from the Nassau County Coaches Association. (Photo courtesy of the Levittown School District)

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The MacArthur High School lacrosse team anchored the annual Shootout for Soldiers lacrosse fundraiser at the Field of Dreams in Massapequa. The Generals played the midnight game, which bridged the gap between July 22 and July 23. Shootout for Soldiers is a 24-hour lacrosse event benefiting American veterans. The event features 24 continuous 1-hour lacrosse games. MacArthur is the only high school team to participate in the games since it’s inception. Mike Nelson is an assistant varsity lacrosse coach at MacArthur and the co-chairmain of the event. He’s been running Shootout for Soldiers on Long Island for seven years. He also coaches the wheelchair, special needs and veterans teams for the event. “This is more than just fundraising

The MacArthur High School lacrosse team after competing in the annual Shootout for Soldiers event. (Photo courtesy Colleen Napoli) for the event, it’s important that today’s youth recognize and understand the struggles and conditions that our veterans face when returning from service.” Nelson said. “The Shootout is a way to connect those veterans with

today’s youth.” The military charities that Shootout for Soldiers benefits are the Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund, the Long Island Air Force Association, Team Red White and Blue and the Joseph J.

Theinert Memorial Fund. “The MacArthur coaches encourage us to give back to our community in many ways,” MacArthur midfielder James Napoli said. “Every year the Generals lacrosse team fundraises for Autism Awareness and participates in Shootout for Soldiers. This is a great event because it raises money for veterans that have sacrificed for us.” Recon Lacrosse, a travel lacrosse organization which many MacArthur athletes play for, is also a sponsor of this event. “I was lucky to not only represent the MacArthur Generals but to also play for my travel team Recon 2022.” Napoli said. “We had a lot of fun but most importantly we raised money for those that served our country and need our help.” —James Rowan is a Levittown resident

Massapequa Athletes Earn Statewide Academic Honor Massapequa High School has been named a 2020-21 ScholarAthlete School of Distinction from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, recognizing the dual commitment to athletics and academics among students. To qualify as a School of Distinction, 100 percent of a school’s varsity teams must receive the Scholar-Athlete team award during their respective sports

seasons. Massapequa was one of only 64 public high schools in the state to earn this designation. The purpose of the School of Distinction award, which was created in the 200203 school year, is to unite varsity coaches in challenging their teams to achieve a statewide academic honor.

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said. “The School of Distinction Award embodies the essence of a student-athlete: a young adult who is determined to achieve at the highest level, academically and athletically. We are extremely proud off all our scholar-athletes as individuals and all our teams for demonstrating the highest level of commitment to their academic and athletic programs.” —Submitted by the Massapequa School District

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Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker O 516.627.2800 | M 516.241.9848 irene.rallis@elliman.com IRENE RENEE RALLIS At Douglas Elliman Real Estate

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