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Long Island Communities March For Stable Housing

Activists launched their new coalition with an all-day trek

JANET BURNS

On Saturday, September 17, Long Island community members, housing advocates, and clergy marched through Nassau County to demand safe, stable housing opportunities and to encourage their neighbors to join that fight.

The new coalition of community groups, known as the Housing For All Long Island (H4ALI) Coalition, started their day with a rally in Commack, Suffolk County, before relocating to Nassau for a more than 10mile march from Rockville Centre through Baldwin, Freeport, Roosevelt, Hempstead, and finally Mineola.

The marchers, whose number ranged from several dozen people to (briefly, in the hottest part of the day) just a handful of activists, chanted and sang along Nassau County sidewalks for nearly seven hours. Dozens of cars honked in support, and workers at many businesses along the route stopped to watch their progress, often with an encouraging smile or comment.

Representatives from nearly a dozen community organizations spoke and marched throughout the day, including William Bailey, Community and Education Organizer for New York Communities for Change, Bob Eilbott of the New York State Poor People’s Campaign, members of New Hour Long Island and the Flatbush Tenants Coalition, and Pastor Arthur L. Mackey, Jr. of Roosevelt’s Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cathedral.

At one point, Pastor Mackey led the exuberant and determined marchers (whose ranks included one toddler and one dog) in a series of melodic, call-and-response chants for almost 15 minutes straight that reached out to passers by and to drivers at stoplights in his warm, slightly growling baritone voice. Pastor Mackey was one of many who kept the energy flowing, ever-marching in the warm sunshine with a mic in one hand and his cane in the other; as the group approached Freeport’s LIRR station for a planned rally and break there, he and marching companion Gerline Jones-Harris, a member of his church and a retired NYS Corrections nurse, led marchers in harmonized, often housing-related verses of “This Little Light of Mine.”

“Housing inequities & insecurity are impacting people from a variety of racial and socio-economic backgrounds,” commented Nia Adams, Operations & Project Coordinator for the Long Island Progressive Coalition, one of more than a dozen organizations to support and join the Housing For All Long Island Coalition, in an email to Anton Media Group following the event.

“In fact, Long Island is often left out of the larger housing justice conversation, but the truth is the entire state is in crisis. The gaps in these inequities are only growing, yet we are not seeing growth in people’s salaries or benefits ... instead they are being buried under school and medical debt whilst luxury developments go up and displace local communities.”

“We have already seen that the predatory practices of red-lining still prevail in Long Island. When you add this to the ever-rising rent rates, unethical rental practices, and lack of infrastructure and access, you essen tially create a class war where only wealthy individuals can prosper,” Adams continued.

“Housing is a human right that impacts mental-emotional wellness and economic opportunity and justice, as well as being a public safety necessity. We need actions taken now to provide real solutions for working class people, with the understanding that when we address root causes we help create thriving and sustainable communities for all.”

Dozens of marchers, housing advocates, and community members wrapped up the day at the county seat in Mineola. (Courtesy of Housing For All Long Island and Long Island Poor People’s Campaign)

Pastor Arthur Mackey, Jr. and other community elders stayed with the march through Nassau County for several sunny miles.

jburns@antonmediagroup.com

Residents Invited To Fall Oyster Bay Harbor Cleanup

Fun environmental initiative features new scavenger hunt for kids, great volunteer opportunity for students

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Laura Maier invite residents to participate in the Fall Oyster Bay Harbor & Beach Cleanup, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, at the town’s North Shore beaches. The event, held rain or shine, is co-sponsored by the Town of Oyster Bay, the North Oyster Bay Baymen’s Association (NOBBA) and Friends of the Bay. Volunteers – including individ uals, groups, families and friends – should meet at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (off Larrabee Avenue in Oyster Bay) near the waterfront gazebo beginning at 9 a.m. Community Service Certificates are available upon request for students seeking to fulfill volunteer requirements.

“This great environmental cleanup initia tive features volunteers and town employees rolling up their sleeves and working sideby-side to remove litter and debris from the beaches and shoreline areas along Oyster Bay Harbor,” Saladino said. “We invite residents of all ages to pitch in and help make a difference in our community. This year’s event will also feature new fun for the family, as a new scav enger hunt will be featured for kids.”

Volunteers are invited to participate in the cleanup, which will run from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The central meeting place will be Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park launching ramps and waterfront gazebo off of Larrabee Avenue, Oyster Bay. Addi tional locations for the clean-up include Theodore Roosevelt Beach in Oyster Bay, Stehli Beach in Bayville and Centre Island Beach in Bayville. Typically, in year’s past, harbor and beach clean-up events have resulted in about 40,000 pounds of debris collected by volunteers.

Councilwoman Maier stated, “Each year, countless amounts of paper, food, plastics and other trash are discarded on beaches or dumped overboard from recreational and commercial vessels. Allowing this litter to remain on our shorelines will only lead to increasingly worse damage for the environment.”

Individuals and groups who are interested in registering for this environmental cleanup should visit www.oysterbaytown. com or contact the town’s Department of Environmental Resources at 516-677-5943.

—Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

Bring in the fall with a harbor cleanup. (Photo courtesy Tbk1101 via Wikimedia Commons)

Free Halloween-Themed Movie Nights Coming Soon

Not-so-Spooky family films come to Town of Oyster Bay parks with games, free popcorn, inflatables and more

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the town board are excited to announce two special Halloween-themed movie nights at Town of Oyster Bay parks. Movie nights include fun pre-movie activities and are held outdoors, weather permitting. Residents and families are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets for their viewing comfort.

“What better way to kick off the fall season than a fun Hallow een-themed movie night at your local town park,” said Saladino. “We hope all residents and their families join us at these not-so-spooky and fun movie nights.”

Movie Schedule

• Friday, Sept. 30: The Addams Family 2 at Ellsworth W. Allen Park, 45 Motor Avenue in Farmingdale. The event includes games, free popcorn, inflat ables and more.

•Saturday, Oct. 8: The Nightmare Before Christmas at Syosset-Woodbury Com munity Park, 7900 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury. The event includes games, free popcorn, inflatables and more.

Movies begin at sundown with pre-movie activities beginning at 4:30 p.m. Movies are subject to change and will be held weather permitting. Call 516-797-7925 for updated information.

—Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

The Breakfast Club Meets Again

North Shore Biz Network (NSBN) held its latest Breakfast Club networking meeting at Gemelli Gourmet Market North on Sept. 13.

Attendees from the North Shore area and beyond came to network, enjoy a great breakfast from Gemelli’s and share in the North Shore community. Spotlight member Mindy Lampert of C2 Education in Greenvale shared her educational expertise with the group and took questions on college

admissions, test preparation, study skills and overall student success.

All attendees were invited to enter a business card-based raffle. Carol Wohl was the winner of a $25 gift card for a return trip to Gemelli Gourmet Market North.

Visit visit www.oysterbaytown.com for more information on NSBN.

—Submitted by the North Shore Business Network

Spotlight member Mindy Lampert speaks to attendees. (Photos courtesy the North Shore Business Network)

Watch “The Nightmare Before Christmas” on Oct. 8. (Photo courtesy The Walt Disney Company via Wikimedia Commons)

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MONDAY, OCT. 3

In-Person Sensational Playtime

Registration for this event will close on Oct. 3 and a library card is required. At the Jericho Public Library, 1 Merry Ln., children ages 18 months to 3-years-old are invited to a pro gram that emphasizes learning and develop ing motor skills through play, movement and storytelling. The event will take place in the Children’s Room from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 6

Seniors of Syosset Drop-In Session

In the Main Lobby of the Syosset Public Library, 225 S Oyster Bay Road, from 1:45 to 3:30 p.m., local seniors will have the chance to connect and have their needs met. Fund ed through New York State Office for the Aging, Seniors of Syosset is a Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Commu nity Program. The program will offer social work support, community health nursing, volunteer-based transportation to local medical appointments and shopping and other activities and services, including at the library. Whether a senior in need of support, or someone who wants to volunteer helping the community, or even just someone who wants to learn more, all are invited to drop by and get involved. This program is only for local seniors above the age of 60.

In-Person Art Workshop

On Oct. 6 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, 1 Merry Ln., get ready for the scary Halloween season through an art workshop in the Meeting Room. Come have fun learning how to draw an old spooky mansion. No art experience is required. This program is for children in first through sixth grade.

MONDAY, OCT. 10

NSASA’s Annual Bounce for Autism

The Nassau/Suffolk Autism Society of Amer ica’s Annual Bounce for Autism fundraiser at Bounce Family Entertainment Center, 300 Michael Dr., Unit 30 in Syosset, is back. From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., enjoy a fun day filled with activities while helping to raise money to support NSASA’s programs for individuals with autism. Email vgarcia@nsasa.org for more information or to sign up.

THURSDAY, OCT. 13

The Wonderful World of Woodpeckers

In an online event hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited of Syosset, Stella Miller, a Com munication, Education and Outreach Manager

at Wild Birds Unlimited of Syosset and the former president of Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon, will educate attendees about the various species of woodpeckers that call Long Island home. She will also answer the age-old question, “why don’t woodpeckers get headaches?” The event is an hour long, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Visit www.syosset.wbu. com to learn more.

FRIDAY, OCT. 14

Local Author Showcase

Meet Syosset and Woodbury authors at the Syosset Public Library, 225 S. Oyster Bay Road, as they share their books with attend ees at 7 p.m.. Enjoy a presentation by each author, followed by a meet and greet. Books will be available for sale and signing, courtesy of the Friends of Syosset Library. Registration is for authors only. For more information, contact Evelyn Hershkowitz, Readers’ Ser vices Librarian at 516-921-7161, ext. 255.

ONGOING EVENTS:

High Holiday Services At North Ritz Club

All Jewish people are welcome to come to the North Ritz Club, 274 Jericho Tpke. in Syosset, for prayer and celebration, regardless of religious background, knowl edge or level of observance, through Oct. 5. No membership is required, Hebrew/ English prayer books will be available, and the Heimish atmosphere will be perfect for the soulful and joyful experience with great

commentary from Rabbi Shmuel Lipszyc. Visit www.jewishtob.org for more informa tion.

Kinky Boots At Cultural Arts Playhouse

Watch Kinky Boots on stage at the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset, 170 Michael Dr., until Oct. 9. Kinky Boots is a musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the 2005 British film Kinky Boots, written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth and mostly inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price. Having inherited a shoe factory from his father, Charlie forms an unlikely partnership with cabaret perform er and drag queen Lola to produce a line of high-heeled boots and save the business. In the process, Charlie and Lola discover that they are not so different after all. Visit culturalplayhouse.com for tickets and showtimes.

Thursday Night DJ

Come to Rare650 at 650 Jericho Tpke. in Syosset for a live DJ performance on Thursday nights starting Sept. 1 in the conservatory at 9 p.m. Dining reservation is required. Call 516-496-8000.

Ladies Night

Ladies join the Milleridge Inn, 585 No. Broadway in Jericho, for 1/2 price drinks. This event is on Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 516-931-2201.

Founded 1929

Friday, September 30th

6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Mill River Rod and Gun Club

5 West Harbor Drive, Bayville, NY 11709

THE EVENT WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE • ALL AGES WELCOME – SORRY - NO PETS

- We will recognize prominent Patrons.

- We will express our appreciation for the volunteers who continue to help NSWS.

- We will share experiences as neighbors and patrons.

- Attendees will learn more about this unique organization, its work and priorities, and ways to support and contribute and participate in that work.

- There will be raf es and items for silent auction in addition to the food, beverages and music.

From Locust Valley: Bayville Road to Bayville Avenue. Follow Bayville Avenue to Ludlum Avenue. Turn right onto Ludlum Avenue, then left at the blinking light before the drawbridge onto West Harbor Drive. The Club is approximately 3-tenths of a mile on the right – just after the West Harbor Beach ball elds.

*Directions to the Mill River Rod and Gun Club

P.O. Box 214 Mill Neck, New York 11765 www.nswildlifesanctuary.org

The North Shore Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc. is a 501(c )3) corporation.

Donations Are Appreciated

From Oyster Bay: West Shore Road over the drawbridge. Make a left at the blinking light onto West Harbor Drive. The Club is approximately 3-tenths of a mile on the right – just after the West Harbor Beach ball elds.

Downy woodpeckers are among the woodpeckers native to Long Island. (Photo courtesy Ken Thomas via Wikimedia Commons)

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After Sheriff Resigns, Blakeman Taps Sposato For Jails, Surprising Many

Corrections officers and local media seem equally skeptical

JANET BURNS

uci novo, similis duci seneci. Or, as Pete Townshend famously put it: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”

Such is the case in Nassau County jails following the resignation of Sheriff James Dzurenda on Sept. 6. The Office of County Executive Bruce Blakeman didn’t publicly give a reason for Dzurenda’s resignation, but did quickly announce that Undersheriff Anthony LaRocco would be Nassau’s new acting Sheriff and that Michael Sposato will serve as Commissioner of Correction for Nassau County Correctional Center, a facility Sposato was previously responsible for during his own tenure as Nassau County Sheriff.

“I wish Sheriff Dzurenda good luck in his future endeavors,” Blakeman said in

facilities during his roughly 30-year career.

sheriff before retiring), had been seeking to make needed reforms to Nassau’s main jail but ultimately didn’t find support, or ability, toward that goal. Meanwhile, the county’s Corrrection Officers Benevolent Association (COBA) called Dzurenda an “absentee administrator” following his resignation, but seemed to take far greater issue with the appointment of Sposato to head county corrections.

“To say we disagree and are skeptical is the understatement of the year,” wrote COBA president Brian Sullivan in a statement on the officers’ org. website.

“Again, our long and adversarial history with Sposato speaks for itself. I was also contacted by the news media today after news of Dzurenda’s departure broke, where I vehemently voiced our displeasure with the inclusion of Sposato in this new administration. There is no reason to sugar coat any of this.” COBA recently voted to reject its latest proposed contract agreement with the county, adding to local tensions.

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a statement. Dzurenda was appointed Nassau Sheriff in 2020 by former County Executive Laura Curran, and previously worked in Connecticut and Nevada

Some in the county suggest that Dzurenda, like his immediate predecessor, Vera Fludd (who also served two years as

Former Nassau County Sheriff and newly appointed Commisioner of Correction Michael Sposato speaks during a press conference outside Nassau County Correc tional Center on September 13, 2022.

Sullivan also commented to the Long Island Herald, “Knowing the history of this place, wasn’t there anybody better that could have been a fiscal watchdog than a guy that had all of his baggage in this place for 10 years?”

As Mallory Wilson reported for the Long Island Herald in September, “Sposato was first appointed under [now incarcerated] former County Executive Ed Mangano, but when former County Executive Laura Curran took office she didn’t reappoint him, instead going with Fludd. Sposato has a dubious track record with concerns about correctional facility safety issues, and inmate healthcare, among other issues.”

The editorial board over at Newsday also expressed significant consternation about Blakeman’s choice to head Nassau Correctional Center.

“The 10 years from 2008 to 2018 when Michael Sposato oversaw the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department were marked by big cost savings, waves of inmate deaths, and fierce opposition to his leadership by the Correction Officers Benevolent Association and prisoner advocates. Nassau officials would have been wise to take a closer look at that record before giving him the keys again,” Newsday staff wrote in an early September editorial.

Newsday also noted: Sposato started work at the jail in 1994 as a cook, then became a kitchen supervisor. In 2005, then-Sheriff Edward Reilly made Sposato his chief of staff. He was later promoted to undersheriff, the jail’s No. 2 spot. The union fought Sposato’s elevation on the basis that he’d never been a correction officer and that he rose thanks to political connections. And COBA rebelled against his leadership because, union leaders said, he had cut expenses so severely that it endangered members and inmates. The four suicides among inmates at the Nassau jail between January 2010 and January 2011, which represented 10 percent of all such suicides in the state over that span in a facility holding just 1.7 percent of New York’s prisoners, seemed to bear that out.

Despite fairly widespread criticism over the appointment, or perhaps because of it, Blakeman and Sposato nevertheless seem

to be diving into this new era of administration without apprehension.

A few days after Sposato’s appointment, Executive Blakeman’s office invited local news outlets to a press conference outside Nassau County Correctional Center to reveal the results of a “raid” the jail had conducted seeking contraband inside.

At the press conference itself, however, held about two days after press invites went out, jail officials instead referred to the activities as a “sweep” for contraband. Items displayed for press included a small ‘Exacto’ knife blade, a shaving-size razor, a hollowed-out book used to conceal something, several small slips of paper that may have contained a fentanyl analogue, and what was said to be a shiv, wrapped in a towel before it was placed in an evidence bag.

When Anton Media Group asked how long it had taken the assembled officers (and/or their canine units) to perform the “raid” that produced these items from among the jail’s nearly 800 inmates, Sposato responded, “Oh, it’s still going on.”

When asked whether, in a ‘postCOVID-19’ world, Sposato anticipated making any changes or improvements to the jail’s medical standards, Blakeman stepped in, and responded that the jail is in compliance with all federal and state regulations.

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A small array of contraband items, including razors and and possible drugs, were displayed during a press confer ence outside Nassau County Correctional Center on September 13, 2022.

Corrections officers and canines who Sposato says conducted the “raid” or “sweep” of the jail for contraband stand assembled during a press conference outside Nassau County Correctional Center. (Photos by Janet Burns)

Rocking The Road For A Cure 13th Annual Motorcycle Run For Breast Cancer

Rocking the Road for a Cure’s 13th Annual Motorcycle Run for Breast Cancer will take place on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 9 a.m. Motorcycle Run and After Party proceeds will be dedicated to the continued provision and delivery of food donations, post-surgery kits, PPE and inhome wellness services to breast cancer patients in Queens and Long Island.

Event sponsors include Order Sons of Italy in America, OSDIA NYS Grand Lodge, The Romano Foundation, AMA, Pollichino Family Foundation, American Legion Post 1066, The Richard Capri Foundation, Universal Coordinated Care, Anton Media Group, Capital Supply Company in Memory of John Ambrosini, For Our Friends Dog Rescue, Tuff Tails Animal Rescue, and American Vendetta Custom Motorcycles. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and kickstands are up at 11:30 a.m. The starting location will be at Marjorie R. Post Community Park located 451 Unqua Rd. in Massapequa. The after party, will be held at American Legion Post 1066 located at 66 Veteran’s Blvd. in Massapequa. Registration Fees are as follows VIP Rider: $110/Passenger w/VIP

Rider $25; Pre-registration is: Rider: $25/ Passenger: $20; Day-of: $30/Rider, $25/Passenger. Visit www.rockingtheroadforacure.org to pre-register, make a donation, sponsor a rider or sign up for the run.

Rocking the Road for a Cure is a nonprofit

organization offering home-based health and wellness services and support to people receiving breast cancer treatment. The organization’s mission is to enhance and restore the strength, confidence and well-being of breast cancer patients. Rocking the Road for a Cure provides delivery of food donations, PPE, and post-surgery kits as well as medical

case management, restorative yoga and meditation, nutritional consults, and beauty consultations, including free wigs, acupuncture and more. All services are provided by licensed professionals.

Visit www.rockingtheroadforacure.org for more information.

—Submitted by Rocking the Road for a Cure

Westbury Kennel Association Dog Show

Oct. 2, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Attention dog lovers. Plan on visiting Planting Fields Arboretum for a full day of canine competition hosted by the Westbury Kennel Association. See your favorite breeds vie for American Kennel Club championship titles. Wellbehaved, on-leash, family dogs are welcome. Doggie U K9 Academy instructors will offer “MY

Dog Can Do That” guided agility runthroughs for inexperienced dogs to try. Plus canine obedience and trick demos, vendors with pet-related merchandise, guided show tent tour, education booth, raffle prizes and food concessions. INFO: 516-922-3541. ADMISSION: $15 per person or $20 per carload. Children 12 and under, free. Walk-ins, $10.

—Submitted by the Westbury Kennel Association

A Forgotten War? An Afghan Eulogy

Review of: The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan

JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

jscotchie@antonmediagroup.com

That gem was tacked on to page 211 of Elliot Ackerman’s latest book. The Afghanistan War began three months after Sept 11, 2001. It became The Forever War, then The Longest War. Is it now another Forgotten War? Five months after the late August withdrawal from that country, the United States, without missing a beat, was off to war again, this time in proxy fashion against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Ackerman is a novelist and The Fifth Act reads like a suspense thriller. The book concerns an effort by the now-civilian author to secure passage to the United States for an Afghan friend and his family. Chapters present flashbacks to the author’s combat experience. The prose is spare, direct, terse and elegiac. Not all the conclusions are pessimistic, either.

Ackerman acknowledges defeat in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The War on Terror, he contends, was won. In the two decades since 9/11, no major terrorist attacks have taken place on American soil.

A new skyscraper stands where the Twin Towers once dominated. The author also considers the price. From Sept. 11, 2001 and for the next two decades, American foreign policy was centered on the Middle East. Who thought about China? The rise of the Middle Kingdom, Ackerman correctly states, is the story of the 21st century. And the stunning transformation was, in part, a result of the War on Terror. For decades, successive American administrations and congresses granted Most Favored Nation trade status to China. Part of it was to counter the Soviet Union. In time, however, both parties swallowed the argument that a prosperous China would result in a secular, democratic China.

In the meantime, the staggering costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars took its toll. The American economy slowed. Unwise lending practices by federal agencies lead to a subprime mortgage crisis. The 2008 stock market crash marked the turning point. The economies of America and Europe grew stagnant. The Chinese economy soared. Was America asleep at the switch? And is it too late?

Any war memoir is bound to be a homage to those Band of Brothers who fought and died together. The Fifth Act is no exception. Authentic American heroes— the fellows down the street that you grew up with—are everywhere: The wise-talking, good-natured workingman from South Boston, a gloomy southerner who cites Faulkner, a Texan inspired to serve after reading James Webb’s novel, Fields of Fire. For Ackerman and his generation, the response to 9/11 represented their

war—and they wouldn’t dare sit on the sidelines. There’s more than just one Greatest Generation in American history.

Most unforgettable is a Marine, Doug Zembiec. The latter was a real-life Tom Maverick, boasting of his fellow Marine Reconnaissance unit: “men want to be us and women want to be with us!”

Zembiec has his girl. He also has his war. In 2007, he died during a commando raid in Baghdad. His death calls for searing self-reflection.

“In the days after Doug was killed…many of us who’d been his friends found some solace in believing that Doug likely would’ve been okay with dying the way that he did, on a raid, in a desperate exchange of gunfire, leading a group of commandos. The more time that’s passed, the more I’ve wondered if this was actually true. Would he have been okay knowing that he’d never get to see his daughter grow up? Or that he had to leave behind his wife? Or that his parents would outlive him? I want to believe…that Doug is looking down at us from Valhalla and laughing. I want to believe that, in the end, the time you have means less than what you do with it or how you’re remembered; it’s pretty to think so.”

The Fifth Act is a bitter book: The world’s greatest superpower being driven out of Afghanistan by a terrorist-filled army of only 75,000 men. There’s plenty of blame to go around: Barack Obama for announcing a surge and a withdrawal all at the same time, Donald Trump for negotiating with the Taliban only and keeping the Afghan government out of the talks, and Joe Biden for having the withdrawal to be pushed back until Sept. 11, 2021, clearly a symbolic move.

Was The War on Terror a real war? Trillions were spent, thousands of lives were lost. Was there a home front? Was there a draft? Did the government ration gas and foodstuffs? More bitterness. “It’s often been said that while America’s military has spent the last 20 years at war, America itself has been at the mall,” Ackerman observes. The War on Terror involved no sacrifices. Americans could duly “support the troops” and that was that.

The last time the United States declared war on another country was on Dec. 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor. Afghanistan joins Korea, Vietnam and Iraq as undeclared wars that ended badly. As Pat Buchanan has constantly noted, democracies can’t fight undeclared wars. You need the public firmly in your corner. Korea ended early, thanks to President Eisenhower’s leadership. The draft existed during the 1950s and ‘60s. Vietnam was lost when college-educated Americans turned against the war. The draft, too, was abolished. And so, Iraq and Afghanistan ended with the public barely noticing. Does the future bring more undeclared wars? It’s something to ponder.

The Fifth Act is a soldier’s report. As with soldiers throughout the centuries, the author can never forget all the great guys that didn’t make it home.

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Elliot Ackerman

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No battle is ever won…They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.’’

---William Faulkner, The Sound and The Fury

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Bring It Down A Gear

Stress seems to be in every one’s life like ants in the kitchen or dodging potholes on our chewed-up roads. I don’t care if you’re a stud athlete or in phenomenal shape eating only salads, out of nowhere, stress slams you down like a hand swatting your friend’s head after wrecking your car. Add to that the rise in prices for everything, while your paycheck doesn’t move, and who wouldn’t be stressed? Besides meditation, medication or the punching bag, maybe people should try the concept of bringing it down a gear.

Take where we live—the sub urbs of New York. Seventh gear is the preferred gear no matter what the mission. A trip to a store 30 seconds away calls for the need for speed. Plant that pedal to the metal as you slice up the lovely, tree-lined suburban street doing 45 while kissing side-view mirrors of parked cars. If garbage cans

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are in the street, too bad, they’re considered a casualty of your mission. Yes, it’s insane. I’d like to help by giving out some free ad vice. Seventh gear is unnecessary.

Let’s get hold of that mental gear shift and push down from seventh to maybe fourth. Go work your job, cut the hedges, drive to a hundred places and tell me if you get the same amount of work done. The answer is yes.

And there lies the logic. If you can accomplish the same goals in a lower gear, why waste energy? Lack of energy leads to stress. When your energy level sinks, you do things that are not normal for you. You throw the candy wrapper toward the garbage can not caring if you make the shot. You sleep in when you’re supposed to drop your brother off at the airport.

Whatever you do for living: gambling, dog walker, or pump ing gas, chances are, if you have a shred of integrity, you’re wasting energy by working too hard.

Think about it. If you’re going to get aggravated why not do it in a lower gear? Less sweat involved. With that extra energy, you can enjoy the after-work cocktail without your eyes shutting during the toast. Lower the gear and lower the stress. Golfers know that by slowing your swing, you hit the ball just as far. That’s a

fact. Also, try driving in the right lane avoiding the autobahn mindset of left lane driving. Yes, annoying as you watch turtles outrace you, but that lower mental gear will have your nerves thanking you.

Bottom line is working in a lower mental gear makes too much sense not to give it a shot. You’ll be shocked and delighted that you are actually accomplish ing the same goals in a lower gear. That major accomplishment should catapult you into crashing down other obstacles like wolfing down a pint of ice cream at midnight or smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. End of story.

What did you think of this story? Email tfiction@hotmail.com to share it with Tom Kuntzmann. He is an outdoorsman with main interests in hiking and golf. His column focuses on local outdoor events and suburban stories.

Tax Relief For Nassau Homeowners

I am pleased to report that our ongoing efforts to increase the senior citizen tax exemption bracket for eligible Nassau County residents is finally becoming a reality.

This hard-fought battle first started over five years ago, when a bill to grant Nassau seniors and individuals with disabilities the same income eligibility levels as those in NYC was first proposed and went nowhere in the state legislature. In August, under pressure from the Legislative Majority and other elected officials, the governor signed a revised version of this legislation increasing the income limits. Recently the Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved a local law I co-sponsored, opting into the bill, which was then sent to County Executive Bruce Blakeman for his signature.

The new law will allow qualified homeowners to apply for the tax exemption if they earn less than $58,400 per year. Previously, the income cap level to receive a property tax reduction had been set more than $20,000 lower. The amount of the exemption depends on how much a person earns. The

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increased exemption income limits apply to the county portion of your taxes. Other mu nicipalities must also opt-in for the exemption to apply to taxes from those jurisdictions. If you think you may be eligible for an exemption, please contact the Department of Assessment at 516-571-1500 for more informa tion and how to apply.

Currently, the Department of Assessment is also conducting tax exemptions workshops cov ering a variety of other available programs to help Nassau County homeowners reduce their prop erty tax burden. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about exemptions and to accept applications on-site

from homeowners wishing to file for veterans, senior citizens, Cold War veterans, volunteer firefighters/ambulance workers, limited income disability and home improvement exemptions. Enhanced STAR applications will also be processed for resi dents who have been enrolled in the STAR program prior to January 2, 2015.

Homeowners are encouraged to make and bring copies of their 2021 federal and state income tax forms, driver’s license, and any other docu mentation that is required prior to attending these workshops. Applications and specific doc umentation requirements are available on the Department of

Assessment’s website at: www. nassaucountyny.gov/3575/ Exemption-Forms. There, you can also find a complete calen dar of dates where workshops are being held throughout the county. The workshops are free, and no advance registration is required to attend.

With inflation raising prices across the board those on a fixed income are being hit particularly hard. It is gratifying to know the new legislation will help provide meaningful tax relief to those among our senior and disabled population who need it most.

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Massive JUUL Settlement Illustrates How ‘Big Vape’ Targets Our Children

After a two-year investigation determined that vaping giant JUUL engaged in the unconscionable practice of marketing harmful and addictive nicotine products directly to our youth, the company has agreed to pay a whopping $438.5 million in settlements to 34 American states and territories. This outcome is hardly surprising to those of us who have been part of the fight to protect our youth from the dangers of vaping and nicotine addiction.

And while such a massive settlement sends a clear message that bad actors will be held responsible for their actions, it remains infuriating that any industry would so brazenly target our youth and put profit before public health and common decency.

Extensive research illustrates the devastating impact that smoking and vaping have upon the human body and in particular how nicotine harms adolescent brain development through a young person’s early- to mid-20s.

It is also well established that if a person can make it past the age of 25 without using nicotine, they are highly unlikely to ever pick up the habit during the rest of their lives. Nevertheless, JUUL targeted underage users with free samples, slick social media campaigns, launch parties and ad campaigns filled with young-looking models.

Most tellingly, they also used flavors to make the vaping experience more palatable and to get our kids hooked. It’s hardly

a stretch to imagine how cotton candy, bubblegum, cola, and fruit-flavored vapes could be attractive to underage consumers—and how unscrupulous entities could use these alluring flavors as a Trojan horse for the nicotine contained within.

To confront this threat, Nassau County in 2019 passed my bill to ban the advertising of age-restricted products—such as cigarettes, tobacco and vapes— within 1,000 feet of establishments commonly frequented by youth. Later that year, in the face of strenuous opposition from vaping industry special interests, I sponsored, and Nassau County passed, a ban on the sale of flavored vaping products - a measure that was later adopted statewide.

Before that, Nassau County passed a measure that I spearheaded to raise the age for purchasing tobacco products to age 21. Not only were the public health implications profound for our region, it was also a source of great personal satisfaction that

I was able to bring a signature effort that was initiated by my predecessor, the late Judy Jacobs, to fruition.

Our sustained pressure has worked. Since 2019, JUUL has dropped its advertising in America, pulled fruit and candy flavors from store shelves, and a total ban from the American market is still looming. While recent studies show that adolescent vaping is on the decline, we must remain vigilant for emerging

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challenges such as the disposable e-cigarettes that are growing in popularity with youth. I remain confident that we will prevail in our efforts to protect public health, and I will never waver in my commitment to our shared mission of keeping our kids nicotine-free for life.

Arnold W. Drucker, of Plainview, has represented the 16th District of the Nassau County Legislature since 2016.

Max Morro is a junior at Schreiber High School. Morro joined the Boys Cross Country team in his sophomore year of high school. On the opening day of the season, Max ran a 17:06 5K and is currently ranked seventh in the County Class for 5K. On Saturday, Sept. 17, he helped lead Port to a varsity victory in a competitive race at the Bob Pratt Invitational at Sunken Meadow.

In middle school, Morro ran on the

Athlete of the Month

Schreiber High School’s Max Morro, Cross Country

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school team and stopped as a freshman in high school. But sophomore year, he gave the sport another try. Morro’s love and dedication to cross country grew in his sophomore year.

“I felt defeated and like I needed redemption after last year,” Morro said. “So I became very invested in the sport.”

His mother, Dina Maiella-Marro, remembers that “...since Max was a little kid, his grandfather noted that he had a runner’s gait.”

Although Morro is just beginning his second year on the high school cross country team, he has quickly become one of the top contributors to the team. Boys Cross Country Coach Jeremy Klass commends Max for his strong mentality and ability to self-reflect to improve himself both physically and mentally.

“Max has a mental toughness that is superior to most athletes,” Klass said. “He pushes through grueling workouts without any complaints and looks forward

to challenging himself in future practices. Max is also always looking to improve as an athlete, whether it be his summer training, nutrition or race strategy.”

While Morro’s dedication to cross

country has made him an incredible asset to the team, his sportsmanship and bright attitude are equally important.

“Max leads by example and is a great role model for the rest of the team. He attacks his workouts and races with a smile,” Klass said. “In a rather stressful sport, Max has a calmness about him that wears off on the other runners. He was the first athlete to be given a Green Status in our Lead ‘Em Up Leadership Program at Schreiber.”

While Morro’s dedication and hard work led him to become a great athlete, he recognizes how his inspiration comes from other student-athletes.

“I have been incredibly inspired by last year’s senior Port distance running legends, Colin Funk, Will Lane, Terry McGinty, Maxwell Meehan and Kevin Taylor,” Morro said.

His commitment to cross country and his enthusiasm for the sport will only lead him to more success as a student-athlete.

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Max Morro.

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Max during a Cross Country meet.

One Tooth At A Time

Pediatric dentists open local office with mission to change dentistry

BY CHRISTY HINKO chinko@antonmediagroup.com

“Floral Park feels like a Hallmark town,” said Dr. Cristina Georgescu, co-owner of the newly opened pediatric dentistry office, Smile Starters. “Everyone is so helpful and welcoming.”

Georgescu, more affectionately known to her patients as “Dr. Cristina” said local parents have been stopping by to welcome them to the neighborhood and check out the new, bright, modern and cheerful space on Verbana Avenue, just south of Tulip Avenue where the previous Chase Bank previously occupied.

The receptionists at Smile Starters are happy to give a quick tour of the practice, answer questions and enroll new patients for an appointment.

“Floral Park has been very receptive to our opening,” said Dr. Eileen Calamia, also co-owner of the budding Smile Starters. “It is very family-friendly here.”

The board-certified pediatric dentist duo has a reputable presence in their original and still-existing practice in Harrison up in Westchester County and has already garnered glowing reviews for their services in Floral Park.

“We hope that one day when the kids we treat grow up, they actually say, ‘I like going to the dentist,’” Georgescu said.

Both she and Calamia said they did not have such great experiences with dentists while growing up.

As a young child, Georgescu said she did not have access to proper dental care while growing up in Romania which resulted in numerous procedures and visits to the dentist. Experiencing first-hand the stress and anxiety of a dental visit she decided to pursue pediatric dentistry.

Similarly, Calamia, who was born in the Philippines, has experienced first-hand the consequences of a high sugary diet and lack of proper dental care. She has always believed that children deserve to have specialty care when it comes to going to the dentist. It is their mission to change the way their patients relate to dentistry.

“A lot of the times it is the parents who come in with a fear of the dentist and are afraid of dental treatment that their kids might need,” Calamia said. For generations, a fear of the dentist and dental work is all too common.

Both dentists are trained to treat children with special needs.

With five years under their belts in Harrison, the doctors unveiled their newest office in Floral Park less than five months ago.

“We love it because it is a storefront in the heart of the village and it is near the village offices, library, shopping, restaurants, the fire department and it is right off the train [Floral Park station],” Calamia said.

The office has nine exam chairs and stateof-the-art equipment, including X-rays.

“We tried to make it, not only kid-friendly, but somewhat relaxing and not too overwhelming for the parents too,” said Calamia.

There is a massage chair for parents to use while they wait and complimentary coffee and tea.

“Going to the dentist can be very stressful so hopefully parents can be a little bit at ease,” Calamia added.

There is even a prize station for an after-exam reward for their patients.

“I don’t want to take it to the extreme and say it should be fun to go to the dentist,” Georgescu joked. “It should be as comfortable as it can be.”

The dental office has its own parking lot, which makes it easy for appointments instead of having to search for street parking, which is not always easy in the bustling downtown during regular business hours and when special events are happening in the neighborhood.

Smile Starters Pediatric Dentistry is located at 15 Verbena Ave. in Floral Park. The Westchester office is located at 450 Mamaroneck Ave. in Harrison.

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Happy Teeth

Dr. Cristina and Dr. Eileen share their top five tips to help parents take care of their children’s teeth.

. Take your child to their pediatric dentist by age one.

2. Brush your child’s teeth twice a day with a soft bristle toothbrush and a smear of fluoride toothpaste.

3. Never put your child to sleep with milk in their bottle.

4. Try to avoid sticky, chewy candy and sweets on an everyday basis. Save those treats for Halloween and special occasions.

5. Aim for a diet of mostly water, but if you do give juice...dilute it with mostly water to avoid excess sugar.

Visit www.SmileStarterspd.com to read more about Georgescu and Calamia including information about their practices, services and a helpful dental e-library.

The office is bright and fun.

The exam rooms are spacious and comfortable.

Parents will enjoy the complimentary amenities while they wait during appointments.

Doctors Eileen and Cristina have opened their pediatric dental office in the heart of Floral Park.

Free Medicare Open Enrollment Assistance

Medicare is a federally run health insurance program for people who are 65 years of age or have collected Social Security Disability for 24 months. It is also available for individuals with permanent kidney failure or Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

If you are not yet collecting Social Security, you have to apply for Medicare during the three month period before your 65th birthday. You may apply for Medicare through Social Security Administration (800-772-1213 or www.ssa.gov/medicare).

If you are already collecting Social Security, you will receive your Medicare card automatically in the mail.

OPEN ENROLLMENT STARTS OCTOBER 15

Navigating Medicare and choosing a plan that best meets your needs can be tricky. Health care needs change over time, and a plan that worked for you one year may not be the best choice going forward. That’s why you should carefully consider your foreseeable health care needs each year during Medicare Open Enrollment season, which runs every year from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7.

To avoid any unpleasant and potentially expensive surprises, it is important to carefully study any materials that come to you

from your existing plan. These documents will spell out in detail the updates for the coming plan year. Some of these revisions may describe premium changes, updates in prescription formularies (which may change the availability or price of your previously covered drugs), co-payment changes and changes to networks of providers. Make sure to check that your health care providers are still part of your plan each year.

If you feel that these changes make your plan a less than optimal choice for the coming year, now is the time to reevaluate and compare available plans. This can be done through the Medicare website (www. medicare.gov). You can review your current plan and compare it with others that serve Nassau County to see if another plan works better for you.

FREE HELP AVAILABLE THROUGH FCA

If you don’t have ready access to a computer or you otherwise need assistance, Family and Children’s Association (FCA) can help guide you through the process with free help available by calling the Nassau County Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) at 516-485-3754. A counselor will be happy to assist you. HIICAP is a free service that has trained counselors who can provide you with unbiased expertise on what Medicare plan can best meet your individual needs. HIICAP counselors can help you switch plans,

in many cases over the phone. In person appointments are also available.

For Medicare beneficiaries who are in a Medicare Advantage Plan (HMO or PPO) and don’t change their plan by Dec. 7, they have an additional opportunity to switch Medicare Advantage plans between Jan. 1 and March 31.

FCA can help. Answers to your Medicare questions are just a phone call away.

Barry Klitsberg is an asssistant health insurance information counseling and assistance coordinator at FCA in Garden City and an aging services program specialist at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Barry Klitsberg

Asssistant health insurance information counseling and assistance coordinator

Five Strategies To Help Avoid

Unexpected Medical Bills

BY DR. DONNA O’SHEA specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

Nearly everyone wants to save more money, including when it comes to paying for medical care. To help en courage that, various recent federal regula tions have spurred a greater focus on health care cost transparency, both by hospitals and health insurance plans.

The No Surprises Act is designed to help reduce the likelihood of receiving an unexpectedly large medical bill in certain emergency or surprise scenarios, something that more than half of Americans have experienced. Other recent regulations require hospitals to post prices online, while health insurers have been mandated to do the same.

COMPARISON SHOP

As of July 1, health plans are required to publicly disclose contracted rates with health care providers and facilities. This is only a first step in the process, with requirements for more consumer-friendly disclosures slat ed to start in 2023. Some health plans already offer transparency resources featuring quali ty and cost information, available online, via a mobile app or through customer service. Before scheduling a medical appointment, check with your health plan to review quality

Avoid an unexpected medical bill.

and cost information, ideally for estimates based on actual contracted rates and cus tomized based on your individual plan.

REMAINING RISKS

There are still a few potential risks to be aware of. Many health plans cover preventive services, such as wellness visits, mammo grams or colonoscopies. However, some advanced screenings may not be considered preventive services and can result in an outof-pocket charge. Confirm with your health plan that any services or tests are covered under your benefits. You can also work with your health care provider to complete a preauthorization form in advance, as well as check with your health plan to determine

the status of the request. Ambulance services were not included as part of the No Surprises Act, which means these rides could result in an out-of-network charge.

NEGOTIATE SURPRISE BILLS

In the event of a surprise bill, there are several steps to pursue. Talk with the support staff at the hospital or doctor’s office to request that the charge be waived or reduced. If needed, some health plans offer access to resolution support to help negotiate on behalf of members with hospitals and care providers. If you receive a surprise bill from an out-of-network care provider, call the number on the back of your insurance ID

card to alert your health plan and check on assistance.

STAY IN-NETWORK

Receiving care from an out-of-network provider or facility can lead to a surprise charge, with the total cost of this type of care exceeding $40 billion for Americans each year. It’s important to always start with in-network health care professionals and fa cilities for nonemergency care. That includes when referred by a primary care physician to labs for bloodwork, imaging and other tests.

UPFRONT PRICING

Another way to help save on health care costs is by enrolling in a health plan that offers upfront pricing. Rather than receiving medical care and then waiting for the bill to arrive weeks or months later, some new health plans enable members to review— and pay for—out-of-pocket expenses before medical care is delivered. In view of increased price sensitivity due to rising inflation and other factors, considering these strategies may help contribute to your phys ical and financial well-being while reducing the risk of a surprise medical bill.

—Dr. Donna O’Shea is the chief med ical officer of population health at UnitedHealthcare.

September Is Yoga Month

Five common myths about yoga

Though the International Yoga Day is observed on June 21, the U.S. dedicates September as the National Yoga Month. Many of us have preconceived notions about yoga, and it prevents them from practicing yoga and enjoying wellness. It’s important to know the facts, and not act on assumptions. Here are five very common myths about yoga, busted.

YOGA IS NOT AN ‘ACTUAL’ WORKOUT’

Did you think that yoga is a very gentle series of stretches with no efforts involved? Do you also believe that practicing yoga, you won’t get a proper workout and it does not benefit your muscles? Or do you want to choose yoga because you have been asked to exercise, and this seemed like the easiest? Think again.

From strengthening muscle groups and making them more supple to improving your balance, posture, and lung capacity, yoga can help you deal with a large number of health, lifestyle and nervous system-related complications.

It’s true that you won’t be lifting weights or doing your normal cardio routines while getting regular on yoga sessions. However, yoga is an excellent combination of

strength, balance and coordination. What’s more, you will most likely use muscles that you’ve never used before in your life.

And we haven’t covered yet that yoga exercises your mind and soul! Yoga is the practice of patience, peace and fortitude. It’s definitely not just stretching, it’s a focus on strength—both the mental and the physical.

YOGA IS A RELIGIOUS PRACTICE

While it’s true that yoga has its origin in Hinduism, the practice itself is more

spiritual than religious, and attempts to create a meaningful bond between your body and mind. You are not required to perform any worship of any deity, or any religious ritual.

Yoga means ‘yoke’ literally, in Sanskrit. Hence, we can say that yoga is an act of uniting your body and mind. It can help in attaining peace, increasing your patience, and controlling your breathing patterns.

It can help improve not just physical, but also mental strength. On the whole, it’s all about self-realization and awakening your consciousness from within.

I’M NOT FLEXIBLE / YOUNG ENOUGH FOR YOGA

Yoga can be done by any individual regardless of age or flexibility. Don’t start panicking at the sight of individuals in poses that make it seem like they are made of rubber. Obviously, some people are more flexible than others, but this does not mean that you cannot do yoga.

In fact, you are not really required to bend, stretch or flex to the point of pain and discomfort. You can hold the pose in the position you are comfortable in. Yes, yoga can be performed at your own speed and comfort level. Of course, you should challenge yourself, but it can be done gradually. Balance it with ease.

ONLY WOMEN DO YOGA

Many people, men especially, seem to be under an impression that it’s a very female practice.

Most participants are also observed to be female, making men not so comfortable to join the class. The best way to bust this myth is to see who the first people to introduce yoga were.

They were all men.

A good way to break this miscon ception is for women to get the men in their families to do yoga with them. Father, husband, brothers, and sons— get them all to your yoga sessions.

They will soon feel the difference in their bodies and advocate it to other men too.

ALL YOGA IS THE SAME

There are different forms of yoga, practiced in the country of its origin, India—Hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga, Bikram yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Vinyasa yoga, Power yoga, and many more.

The most popular form is Vinyasa yoga, and it focuses primarily on link ing movement and breath, achieving breathing control, and fluid move ments. This is what is taught in most studios. However, there are places that teach other forms of yoga. You can choose and learn the yoga form that suits your lifestyle and requirements.

One of the unique things about yoga is that there is no competition and comparing greatness. There are no teams, nobody wins or loses. It’s up to each participant to focus on their consciousness and enhance their own strength—be it mental, physical or spiritual. It’s an activity that almost everyone can safely pursue and enjoy the benefits.

—EPIC Health

Tips For Alzheimer’s Caregivers: Take Care Of Yourself

Being a caregiver can be extremely rewarding, but it can also be overwhelming. Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia takes time and effort. It can feel lonely and frustrating. You might even feel angry, which could be a sign you are trying to take on too much. It is important to find time to take care of yourself.

HERE ARE SOME TIPS THAT MAY OFFER SOME RELIEF:

• Ask for help when you need it. This could mean asking family members and friends to help or reaching out to local services for additional care needs.

• Eat nutritious foods, which can help keep you healthy and active for longer.

• Join a caregiver’s support group online or in person. Meeting other caregivers will give you a chance to share stories and ideas and can help keep you from feeling isolated.

• Take breaks each day. Try making a cup of tea or calling a friend.

• Spend time with friends and keep up with hobbies.

• Get exercise as often as you can. Try doing yoga or going for a walk.

• Try practicing meditation. Research suggests that practicing meditation

may reduce blood pressure, anxiety and depression, and insomnia.

• Consider seeking help from mental health professionals to help you cope with stress and anxiety. Talk with your doctor about finding treatment.

—U.S Department of Health and Human Services

WE LOVE OUR PETS

Which Popular Fall Plants Are Safe For Pets?

Though we are already a week into fall, if you’re still asking where summer went, you’re not alone. It’s hard enough keeping up with seasons changing in what seems like the blink of an eye, so it may be even harder for pet parents to keep track of what plants are safe to have around pets each season. But not to worry, that’s what the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) is here for.

To keep your four-legged friends safe, happy and healthy as the weather gets cooler, the APCC has created this list of the top 10 most popular fall plants so you can see which are pet-friendly and which are not.

Mums

Mums (Chrysanthemum spp.) are certainly the most popular fall flower, but they are considered toxic to dogs, cats and horses. If ingested, symptoms can include vomiting, diarrhea, hypersalivation, incoordination and dermatitis.

Red Maple

Red maple (Acer rubrum) trees are beautifully vibrant during fall and are considered non-toxic to dogs and cats. However, these trees’ leaves are toxic to horses—especially when wilted. If consumed, symptoms can include anemia, weakness, dark urine, difficulty breathing, abortion and possibly death.

Ginkgo Trees

Ginkgo trees (Ginkgo biloba) produce gorgeous yellow foliage in the fall, but it’s important to know that there is a difference between male and female

ginkgo trees. Males are considered non-toxic to pets, but the female trees have seeds that contain ginkgotoxin which is considered toxic to pets. If ingested, there is a potential for vomiting, irritability and seizures. The easiest way to tell the male and female trees apart is by the fruit. The female tree’s fruit carries an incredibly unpleasant smell, which would also be nasty if your pet decided to roll in it.

Fountain Grass

Fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) are beautiful in bloom and are considered non-toxic to pets so, plant away.

‘Karl Foerster’

Feather Reed Grass

‘Karl Foerster’ feather reed grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora) while this grass is great to grow in your yard and non-toxic to pets, it does have sharp points that could scratch your pets, so be careful.

Asters

Asters (Callistephus chinensis) are typically sold around the same time as mums, but unlike mums, these plants are considered non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses.

Rayless Goldenrod

Rayless goldenrod (Haplopappus heterophyllus) isn’t considered toxic to dogs and cats, but this yellow plant is toxic to horses. Horses eating one to 10 percent of their body weight in the plant can have potentially deadly effects. Onset of signs can occur after two days or up to three weeks and includes: incoordination, muscle weakness and tremors, elevated heart rate, cardiac arrhythmias, fluid accumulation and swelling of the nervous system, profuse sweating and inability to swallow.

Russian Sage

Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) is a purple plant considered non-toxic to pets.

Caryopteris

Caryopteris (Caryopteris clandonenis), another purple plant, is considered non-toxic to pets so feel free to add it into your garden this fall.

Pansies

Pansies (Viola tricolor var. hortensis) are also considered non-toxic to pets and can even live through a little frost. Add these pet-safe plants to bring gorgeous fall colors to your yard.

While considered “non-toxic,” all plant material consumed by pets may cause mild gastrointestinal problems, so it’s best to try and prevent them from consuming plants in or around your home.

If you suspect your pet has been exposed to any poisonous substances or potentially toxic plants, contact your veterinarian or call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435 immediately.

—ASPCA (aspca.org)

Blessing Of The Animals

Trinity Episcopal Church in Roslyn invites all to its open house and blessing of the animals service on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring their pet (or a photo of their pet) to share for a blessing.

“Come bring your family and your pets and find out more about our special community where all are welcome,” said Father George Sherrill. “For anyone looking to make meaningful connections or seeking a community where you can belong, we invite you to come visit us.”

At the open house, a reception with food for all,

including pets, will be served following the service.

A historic landmark, Trinity Church was designed by architect Stanford White and features Tiffany stained-glass windows. It holds Sunday church services at 10 a.m.

Please email the church office for two- and fourlegged guest attendance on Oct. 2 so that refreshments can be planned accordingly.

Trinity Episcopal Church is located at 1579 Northern Blvd., in Roslyn, just east of the Roslyn viaduct. Email office@trinityroslyn.org, visit www.trinityroslyn.org or call 516-621-7925 for more.

Mitts and Annie

Jimi Hendrix Experience (1966 to 1969)

“The Jimi Hendrix Experience is an obvious one. I love everything about the group all the way from the musical prowess of Hendrix to the fact that he hired Noel Redding to play bass because of his hair and he was a guitar player before that. He had an image, an approach and a style that he wanted to meet and he did it. He ended up being a lot of people’s favorite bass player and he was a guitar player.”

Robin Trower Band (1973 to 1976)

“That’s a great three-piece with bassist/vocalist James Dewar. You listen to [Twice Removed from Yesterday] and Bridge of Sighs and that’s a really great example of a power trio.”

The James Gang

(1966 to 1977; 1991; 1996; 1998; 2001; 2005 to 2006; present)

“They really changed the game up because Joe Walsh would play organ or guitar. To me, it was really proto-punk rock the way Joe Walsh’s vocals were. Listening to Rides Again and Live in Concert, when they were playing live at Carnegie Hall. “

Marcus King’s

GIL de RUBIO

When Marcus King decided to re-team with Black Keys founding member Dan Auerbach to produce Young Blood, the former’s second solo outing that came out earlier this year, the stylistic cue was to plug in and bang out a sound hearkening back to vintage rock power trios like Cream and Mountain. And while there are definite four-on-the-floor riffs and cuts emanating through this 11-track collection, the thematic inspiration comes from an emotional self-assessment King experienced when COVID-19 caused a global pause button to be hit. Forced isolation combined with a tenuous relationship with his then-girlfriend spilled over by the time King and

Auerbach hit the studio in May 2021 to cut the new record.

“I think what was interesting about the pandemic and something I didn’t expect was that it was this moment for me to reconcile these abandonment issues I’d struggled with my whole life,” King said. “It was an opportunity for me to get into therapy and to start growing. It was a real opportunity for us to hit reset and look within a little bit further.”

King’s catharsis was channeled into a six-day recording binge that yielded gems like “Rescue Me,” where the opening lines “All I need, all I’m wanting/Is something sweet, to take all this pain that’s been haunting me/Hold me down, don’t let me get any higher/Turn me around, pull me away from the fire” are wrapped up with a sinewy guitar riff and hypnotic rhythm reflecting King’s admitted physical state at a time where he admitted,

Marcus King (Photo by Danny Clinch)

Fave Power Trios

“I don’t think I’d slept in a week. I was concerned with how I felt and needed someone to help me. I even called a doctor.” That pain can even be heard in more upbeat fare like “Dark Cloud,” a Free-flavored shuffle with plenty of cowbell that belies the gravity of couplets like, “When you get that feeling like/You’re lost and never found/There’s always a dark cloud hanging round/ Bringing you down.” In reuniting with Auerbach, who also produced King’s more rhythm and bluessoaked 2020 debut El Dorado, King knew he had the right ride-or-die producer to guide the creative direction of Young Blood

“Dan really curated the band because he knew what we were going for, the direction we wanted to go and during the writing process, it even more so took shape as it does,” King explained. “What you’re hearing on the record is a lot of live takes and it’s a lot of aggression and

anguish I was trying to get it out in any way that I could. And that’s the best way that I know how.”

As someone who started out as a guitar prodigy playing on his father Marvin King’s album at the age of 11, only to go on to studying jazz theory and jazz performance at the Greenville Fine Arts Center after dropping out of high school as a junior and earning his GED, King continues to push boundaries and challenge himself creatively. Live shows are packed with the kind of twists and turns not unlike Southern forerunners and peers like the Allman Brothers Band and the Tedeschi-Trucks Band would bring to the concert stage. King’s recent two-date swing through the Beacon Theater found him breaking musical bread with longtime friend/Lettuce vocalist Nigel Hall while tossing covers of Crowed House, Joe Cocker and the aforementioned Allmans into the

set list. This go with-the-flow approach is especially gratifying for the newly engaged 26-year-old.

“I’m trying to be open to the moment,” he said. “Keeping my wits about, but being open to the opportunity. It’s easier said than done because it’s almost going against everything mom and dad taught you. Don’t trust anyone, but be open to the situation.”

In the meantime, he was more than happy to share with Long Island Weekly his favorite rock trios.

Visit www.longislandweekly.com to read a longer version of this story along with a full feature on Marcus King.

The James Gang from left: Joe Walsh, Dale Peters, Jim Fox (Public domain)

Jimi Hendrix Experience from left circa 1968: Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell (Public domain)

Battle Of Endorsements Heats Up In The Third

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The alleged deficiencies of bail reform, pushed by the Democratic super majority in the state legislature and taking effect in 2020, have been fodder for Republican candidates ever since. It is believed that voter concern over rising crime and the GOP’s publicizing of several notorious examples of defendants committing more crimes while free on cashless bail, led to the defeat of incumbent Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Republican Anne Donnelly’s victory for the open district attorney seat.

In general, law enforcement unions have backed the Republican candidates this election cycle, so it was surprising when former New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton endorsed Robert Zimmerman, the Democratic nominee for Congress in New York’s 3rd Congressional District seat.

George Santos (R–Queens) (Contributed Photo)

The Democrat is facing George Santos to succeed three-term Congressman Thomas Suozzi, who chose not to run and instead challenged and lost to Governor Kathy Hochul in a Democratic primary. Santos lost his bid to unseat Suozzi in 2020.

Bratton led both the NYC (twice) and Los Angeles police departments, and his policing philosophy is credited by supporters as helping bringing down crime, especially during his 1994-96 stint in NYC.

In a statement, Bratton said, “I am proud to endorse Robert Zimmerman for Congress. I am confident that Robert is the right candidate to keep our Long Island and Queens communities safe. Robert has a track record of a level-headed approach to issues and an

ability to bring people together to solve problems—especially when it comes to balancing criminal justice reform with public safety. In Congress, Robert will work tirelessly to stop the flow of illegal guns and prevent gun violence, fight hate crimes in our communities and support law enforcement and work to improve community-police relations.”

Zimmerman said,“I am so honored and proud to be endorsed by Commissioner Bill Bratton, a national leader in law enforcement. Commissioner Bratton’s legacy is defined by heroic public safety accomplishments, diversity in the police force, and strengthening community-police relations.”

On Sept. 21, Santos’ campaign announced two key endorsements from major law enforcement agencies in Nassau County: The Nassau County Police Detectives’ Association (DAI) and the Nassau County Police Superior Officers (SOA).

“With George Santos as a Congressman in the House of Representatives, rest assured law enforcement will have an ally and voice in D.C. For too long, our men and women in blue have not had real leaders prepared to stand up for them. We want to elect unapologetic candidates like George Santos.” said Nassau County Police Superior Officers

Association President Ricky Frassetti.

“I am proud to receive the endorsement from the members of the SOA and the DAI as they courageously protect the residents of Nassau County,” Santos said. “I pledge to work collaboratively with members of law enforcement at the local level to ensure safe streets and thriving communities. We can’t let radical pro-criminal elites, like Robert Zimmerman, be elected to office. Robert Zimmerman’s policies are dangerous for our families.”

Santos’ other endorsements include Congressman Lee Zeldin (running for governor against Hochul), Congressman Ronny Jackson (R–Texas), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the Republican Party of Nassau County and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R–NY).

Among those endorsing Zimmerman are both of the state’s senators, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the man who once held the seat, Steve Israel.

The Third District encompasses all of the northern portions of Nassau County and parts of eastern Queens and western Suffolk County.

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John Stearns: A Postscript

batting cage on Old Timers’ Day. That just showed you how much of a competitor he was.” Lee Mazzilli.

Tributes from former New York Mets stars poured in upon the news that John Stearns, a catcher who played with the Mets for 10 years and earned four All-Star selections, had died in Denver, CO after a long battle with cancer.

Stearns was the starting catcher during the lean years of the late 1970s and early 1980s. His career with the club ended in 1984, only two years before the team won the 1986 World Series. He was a coach on the 2000 pennant-winning squad.

Stearns’ death was more poignant by the fact that the man, although seriously ill, made it his business to attend the recent Old Timers Day at Citi Field, one commemorating the franchise’s 60th anniversary. “Dude” even got into the batting cage to take a few swings. His memory remains evergreen.

“I am heartbroken. John was just a joy to be around. He loved the game so much. I was amazed when he went to the

“I’m so glad we had a chance to talk at Citi Field a few weeks ago. No one played the game harder than John. He never came to the park in a bad mood. All he wanted to do was win. To be a four-time All-Star is something special.” Joe Torre.

“John was such a key part of our staff. He had a unique way of lighting a fire under the guys. Every time we spoke by phone, he kept telling me he was going to beat this thing. That was John Stearns to a tee.” Bobby Valentine.

“John loved the game. As a coach, he always had your back. I saw how sick he was at Old Timers’ Day and I think he was holding on just to get back to the ballpark and see some of the guys one more time.” John Franco.

Stearns’ death wasn’t the only bad news that the Mets family has had to en dure. On Saturday, Sept. 14, Joan Hodges, the widow of Manager Gil Hodges, died after a long illness. She passed away 10 days short of her 96th birthday. Gil Hodges died 50 years ago at the age of 47.

“We are thankful that Joan was able to see Gil inducted into the Hall of Fame

in July. That meant so much to her and the entire Mets and Hodges family. She was a true baseball fan and still followed her two favorite teams, the Mets and Dodgers. We send our condolences to her daughters, Irene and Cindy, her son Gil Jr. and the rest of the Hodges family.”

While Mrs. Hodges was the gracious face of the Mets, Stearns was a firebrand, the product also of a brilliant football career at the University of Colorado. He was even chosen by the Buffalo Bills in the 1973 NFL draft before opting for baseball.

For two unsuspecting New Yorkers, that gridiron experience came in handy. In July 1977, New York City was blitzed with a massive Con Edison blackout that resulted in rioting and looting throughout the city. The Mets game was postponed. Stearns duly pulled away from Shea Stadium in his automobile. On the way out, he saw two fans being mugged. Stearns jumped out of his car and the gave the muggers…. well, you can imagine what a football star can do to such miscreants. Would-be criminals take note: Don’t commit crimes in the presence of a college football star. Bad for your health. John Stearns, RIP.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your most powerful mode is always going to come from an integrated state of mind in which you accept your weaknesses and strengths alike. To compensate would take energy and probably draw attention to the very aw you’d rather hide. So instead, you’ll be upfront, honest and beautiful in your vulnerability.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You don’t feel entirely secure in the way things are, and your vision of the future is hazy, too. But if there’s one thing you can count on, it’s your ability to elevate any situation. You’ll lift the adequate to stellar. You’ll put a brilliant spin on the subpar and wind up with something uniquely great. Your attitude makes it so.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Being in a position to keep up appearances can be excellent if the way you want people to see you also happens to be the best version of who you really are. Would you do the same thing if it was just for you and there was no one else to impress? e answer will guide you to your next winning move.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Serving the needs of others is truly one of the most ful lling things you can do with your time. But it isn’t always so easy to nd the ones who need precisely what you o er. It’s time to look outside of your immediate circle. New opportunities will give you the con dence to let go of situations that aren’t the right t.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can’t always regulate your thoughts as closely as you would like to. Some ideas pop to mind willy-nilly and without rhyme or reason. You will, however, feel in total control of the way you value your thoughts. You’ll brush o negativity and give a high value to useful ideas, which will keep you on a successful track.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People will miss the mark with you, and when they don’t treat you right, it seems humiliating to have to ask them to. Try modeling instead. Keep in mind that the behavior you’d prefer isn’t a universally known standard. But with your patient and consistent modeling, it could become well known in your world at least.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s a busy time! Events are both many and much! Everything seems important, and maybe it is. Prioritizing becomes a challenge. Where should you focus? e timeworn adages will ring true, like, “safety rst” and “blood runs thicker than water.” Also, the ever-useful “measure twice, cut once” could save the day.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Social situations can be nerve-wracking. ough you’ve often made a winning impression, you’d still like to be more consistent in the way you show up, summoning charisma on command. Before you go out, you’ll think ahead so you can get yourself into the right mood, and you’ll plan and practice what you’ll say.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). is week, you’ll become a master at setting the mood, instead of responding to the one that was already in the room when you got there. e way you feel will shift the way you’re acting, which will dictate the response you get, demonstrating time and again that, without a doubt, your feelings matter.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). ose with a limited perspective may say confusing things as though they are stating obvious facts. ey assume their inner world experience is the one everyone experiences. eir terrible commu nication isn’t your fault, but to come to an understanding, you’ll need to work patiently and without judgment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You like your relationships the way you like your vocabulary -- clearly de ned. You’ll stick your neck out emotionally to nd out how the other person sees things. Loosen up on your interpretations. Leave room for poetry. Complexity, contradiction and uncertainty can exist inside profoundly loving ties.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Because you’re attractive, extra energy will be directed your way. is is a chance to make something interesting happen, but not every interesting thing should. e decision to ignore someone or engage with them can alter destiny. Use your truly prescient imagination to envision the future of your decisions.

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Your life has been building to some well-earned rewards, which you’ll now accept. is opens resources and the freedom to approach projects di erently. You’ll break out of limiting constructs to fashion routines that suit your need to stretch. A sweet soul will be a companion and the mirror that sharpens your perspective. Let your attractions guide you and do what it takes to bring ideas to life. You’ll develop an ability beyond what you or anyone expected would be possible. You could make money at this, but don’t chase it. e venture will pursue you if you let it.

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therefore bid only one diamond, hoping to improve on his chances of reaching a potential slam con tract if his partner had a moder ately good hand.

As it turned out, South had to play well just to make five dia monds. West led a spade, declarer following low from dummy, and when East won the trick with the king, South played his queen on it! Declarer later successfully finessed dummy’s ten of spades to acquire his 11th trick.

Had South played the four of spades on East’s king — certainly the more “natural” thing to do — he would have scored only one spade trick and gone down one.

Opening lead — five of spades.

There are times when declarer must make what appears to be an unnatural play because that is the only way to make his contract. South did exactly that in this deal and scored a game as a result.

First, a word about the bidding. South had a problem of sorts in choosing his opening bid. He con sidered the possibility of opening with five diamonds, but decided, correctly, that his hand was too strong for a pre-emptive bid. He

While it is true that dropping the queen of spades under the king is an unusual play, since it appears to reduce declarer’s number of spade tricks from two to one, the queen play is correct because if offers the only real chance to score two spade tricks. It is therefore not as odd a play as it might at first seem.

Most declarers holding the South cards would probably play low from their hand at trick one from force of habit, but this merely emphasizes the fact that there’s almost no such thing as an auto matic play in bridge.

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dents. The schools impacted will be Robbins Lane Elementary School, Village Elementary School, South Grove Elementary School and Baylis Elementary School. The district will receive $183,646 under this grant, and $33,887 will be shared with in-district pri vate schools and Mercy First.

health support and address the ever-chang ing needs of our student population,” Goldthwaite said. “We spent countless hours during the pandemic by building physical layers to enhance our protection. Our social workers are the mental health layers.”

ins. In Tier 3, which makes up to 1 to 5 per cent of students, the students are provided with significant and intensive interventions such as individual and group counseling, home visit or crisis interventions.

The Syosset Central School District held a meeting on Sept. 12, which consisted of two presentations.

The first of the presentations was on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Part A Federal Grant Program. ESSA is a federal law that specifies how states and schools can use federal grant money to support districts and students in need.

“The law emphasizes equity in education for all students and expands measures for school accountability and student success,” said Raymond Loverso, the assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment.

There are five ESSA annually recurring grants:

Title I, Part A: To support academic programs that provide all children with an opportunity to succeed. This funding is based upon the number of students from low-income families in the district.

Title II, Part A: To support and improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and school leaders, to further increase student achievement.

Title III, Part A: To support language enhancement and academic achievement for English as a New Language Programs which support English Language Learner students.

Title IV, Part A: To support teaching, learning, and academic enrichment in order to provide additional enhancement for the academic program.

Title V, Part A: Low-income, rural education.

Syosset is not eligible for Title V, Part A. Districts are required to use a formula to allocate funding, as additional monies must be shared with in-district private schools and Mercy First in Syosset.

“Every June we have a meeting with many different constituency groups, including our PTA, parents and families of Title I students, as well as our in-district private schools,” Loverso said. “It’s done virtually. There’s probably up to 100 people on that call and it’s done in June in the beginning of our application season, which runs through August. The money can be spent from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31 the following year.”

Syosset Central School District will use the Title I, Part A funding to support academic programs that will provide all children with an opportunity to succeed. This funding is based upon the number of students from low income families in the district. The dis trict will implement the funding by continu ing support for Elementary Reading Program and Services and services for homeless stu

Under Title II, Part A funding that works to support and improve quality of faculty, monies will go towards a teacher mentor program and curriculum and instruction professional development aimed at promoting student achievement. The district will receive $85,217 under this grant and $3,324 will be shared with in-district private schools and Mercy First.

Under Title III, Part A, which aims to support language enhancement and academic achievement for English Language Learner students, $36,716 will be allocated towards partial funding of two middle school English as a New Language tutors.

And under Title IV, which aims to support teaching, learning and academic enrichment of all students, $12,522 will be allocated towards partial funding for a dedicated elementary Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teacher who will focus on enhancing the kindergarten through fifth grade science program. Shared with in-district private schools and Mercy First will be $488.

In total, Syosset Central School District will receive $355,800 from these grants. Last year, the district received under $320,000.

Following Loverso’s presentation was another presentation about mental health literacy and wellness from Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Service Erin Goldthwaite and school social workers.

“School social workers are the mental health professionals who provide both direct and indirect support to be able to help our students’ social, emotional and life adjust ments to school,” Goldthwaite said. “They are the link between home, school and the community; supporting our students’, our families, as well as our school personnel to be able to promote and support students academic and social success here. They play a vital role in addressing the various needs of our students in the social setting.”

According to a pre-pandemic national study of children’s health, there was an increase in diagnosed mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. There has also been an uptick in behavioral and conduct issues.

And the new challenges posed by the pandemic have only exacerbated these troubling trends.

“It is here that we have to come together as a community to enhance our mental

Throughout the pandemic, students may have felt isolated and they may have felt that they missed out on important life events. As the pandemic comes to an end, school social workers are seeing an increase in requests for counseling and an increase in depression and anxiety in students.

Pupil Personnel Services Director MaryLou Sapienza explained the district has a com prehensive framework to provide targeted support to struggling students called Multi-Tiered System of Support. In Tier 1, which makes up about 80 to 90 percent of the student populations, students are assisted through core instruc tion and school wide interventions. In Tier 2, which makes up to 5 to 15 percent of the stu dents, they are provided with moderate and targeted interventions such as small group counseling and group or individual check-

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“The goal of this framework is to intervene early so that students can catch up with their peers,” Sapienza said. “The essential outcome is to provide our students the tools necessary to make academic, social and behavioral growth. It is designed to help schools identify struggling students early and intervene quickly.”

The key to this system is resources, which include an increase in social worker staff that allows students to move through these tiers more readily. As the Pupil Personnel Services department has grown to seven social workers, there is more space for preventative interventions.

The kindergarten through 12th grade buildings have implemented a mental health literacy curriculum after the New York State acknowledged the importance of addressing mental health in schools four years ago.

“When students learn about mental health as an important aspect of overall health and well-being, the likelihood increases they’ll be able to effectively express their feelings and emotions related to mental health issues and know where to turn for help,” Sapienza said.

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A Fun Day At The Fair

Food, games and music at the Syosset-Woodbury Street Fair

BY SYOSSET-JERICHO TRIBUNE STAFF editors@antonmedigroup.com

Jackson Avenue near the Long Island Rail Road Station in Syosset was packed with people, vendors and

food trucks on Sunday, Sept. 18 until 5 p.m. as part of the Syosset-Woodbury Street Festival hosted by the SyossetWoodbury Chamber of Commerce.

More than 100 vendors, many of which were local businesses, lined the street

and attendees enjoyed festival fare from food trucks. There were also inflatables and games for children, and even some giveaways and raffles for the adults.

The festival was a treat for the ears, too. Near the railroad station, musicians

from the School of Rock played music in a band of vocals, guitar and drums. And down the road, members of the Children Orchestra played some classical music.

The weather was perfect for an event like this, and everyone enjoyed their day.

The Syosset-Woodbury Street Festival was the scene of fun, food, shopping and music. (Photos by Jennifer Corr)

St. Mark’s Coptic Church hosted its annual Egyptian festival on Sept. 16, 17, 18 and Sept. 23, 24 and 25.

This cultural experience in cluded:

St. Mark’s Coptic Church Hosts

•An exclusive interactive tour through the all new Egyptian Pyramids Exhibit.

•Dressing up as Egyptian Pharaohs in the Egyptian theme photo booths.

•Delicious authentic homemade Egyptian dishes.

•A variety of interactive cultural displays.

•Traditional live music and entertainment.

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•Shopping in the all new “El Souk” (Egyptian bazaar/market) full of various Egyptian artifacts and souvenirs.

•A guided tour of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

•Bouncy houses, along with many more exciting games, activities, crafts and prizes for kids.

—Submitted by St. Mark’s Coptic Church

Law the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Jericho Fire District confirmed that the Annual Fire District Budget Hearing will be conducted with reference to the Annual Fire District Budget for fiscal year 2023 on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Fire District Headquarters Building located at 424 North Broadway, Jericho, N.Y. and WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners is required to adopt a proposed budget at least 21 days before October 18, 2022 so that it is available for public inspection prior to the budget hearing.

NOW, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Jericho Fire District has adopted a proposed Annual Fire District Budget for 2023 as of this date for purposes of discussion and review at the Budget Hearing to be held on October 18, 2022 and a copy of the proposed budget is available at the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Oyster Bay and at the office of the Jericho Fire District Secretary at Fire District Headquarters, 424 North Broadway, Jericho where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours. In addition, a copy of

the proposed budget is posted on the fire district’s website, and copies of the proposed budget will be available on the night of the said hearing.

NOW, therefore, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Jericho Fire District will hold the Annual Fire District Budget Hearing to be conducted with reference to the Annual Fire District Budget for fiscal year 2023 on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Fire District Headquarters Building located at 424 North Broadway, Jericho, N.Y.

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There was much to do at this Egyptian Festival; including enjoying a variety of food, playing games, participating in a painting class, shopping and viewing Egyptian art and artifacts. (Photos by Jennifer Corr)

Jericho High School Student Shines In Competition

Jericho High School student Agastya Mittal recently competed at the International History Olympiad, in Princeton, NJ, and won the Championship Trophy and Gold Medal in the International History Bowl World Championships.

The International History Olympiad is hosted by International Academic Competitions, an international organization spanning dozens of countries globally. There were competitors from 20+ US states and multiple countries such as Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Iraq, Singapore, Ecuador, Poland, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Thailand, Switzerland, Canada and the Philippines. He competed against 52 other competitors at the Junior Varsity level who came from all over the world to compete in the world championship.

Additionally, Agastya won four individual and team events:

1. Championship Trophy and Gold Medal- International History Bowl World Championships (Team event)

2. Gold Medal- South Asian History Exam. (Individual)

3. Silver Medal- Hexathlon Team Competition (Team Event)

4. Bronze Medal- Sports History Bee (Individual)

Agastya Mittal and his teammates cele brate.

(Photo courtesy Jericho Public Schools)

5. Bronze Medal- New York City History Exam (Individual)

Congratulations.

—Submitted by Jericho Public Schools

Sixteen Syosset High School Seniors Named 2023 National Merit Semifinalists

Syosset Central School District is proud to announce that 16 Syosset High School students have been named Semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The students qualified for this distinction by scoring among the highest in the state on the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

Congratulations to seniors Shi Fang Chen, Imran K. Gangat, Sabrina Guo, Alan Q. Huang,Vatsal Kalola, Stella B. Kim, Mako Kobayashi, Maggie Liu, Maximus H. Lu, Colin Rosen, Jaydin T. Sharma, Vivek C. Turakhia, Alex L. Wang, Jonathan S. Wong, Abigail Wu and Yiyu Zhang. They are among the approximately 16,000 high school students nationwide who were named Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), representing less than one percent of all U.S. high

school seniors.

Syosset High School Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante congratulated the students saying, “We are so proud of our National Merit Semifinalists for all of their accomplishments, both in their classrooms and in the Syosset community.”

The Semifinalists have qualified to compete for approximately 7,500 National Merit scholarships totaling approximately $30 million. To advance as a finalist, the Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay and earn qualifying SAT/ACT scores. Finalists will be announced in February 2023, with the National Merit Scholars to be named later in the spring.

—Submitted by the Syosset Central School District

Jericho High School students presented a check of over $1,000 after raising money for the Long Island Crisis Center. (Photo courtesy Jericho Public Schools)

Jericho High School Students Raise Money For LI Crisis Center

Jericho High school students who are in the Jericho Mindfulness Ambassador Council (JMAC) raised more than $1,000 by selling handmade bracelets with inspiring words and baked goods to support Long Island Crisis Center. The donation was made for the students to join in on the “Let’s Walk Let’s Talk: Stepping together to prevent suicide” walk on Sunday, Sept. 18, in Long Beach. Proceeds from this event will be used to raise awareness of suicide

prevention in our community. Also, LICC has supported the Jericho Community for well over a decade in providing workshops to staff and students. Jericho High School Psychologist Danielle Smith and Jericho High School Principal David Cohen join the students in presenting the check to representatives from the Long Island Crisis Center, who were very appreciative of the efforts.

—Submitted by Jericho Public Schools

Jericho’s Theater Program Receives Special Honor

Congratulations to Jericho High School for being selected the only school in New York State to be able to perform the musical “Frozen.” One school from each state was

selected. Visit www.schooltheatre.org/ frozen/ for a full list of schools.

—Submitted by Jericho Public Schools

The Jericho High School students find out about this amazing accomplishment. (Photo courtesy Jericho Public Schools)

Syosset High School Assistant Principal Christopher Ruffini and Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante congratulate the District’s National Merit Semifinalists.

(Photo courtesy of Syosset Central School District)

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