Santa traveled around the Bellmores on Nov. 29, finishing his route at the Bellmore Movies on Pettit Avenue. Community members, like brothers Joseph, Dominic and Jack Carman, waited excitedly to meet everyone’s favorite man-in-red. Story, more photos, Page 16.
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo jdalessandro@liherald.com
Independent filmmaker Trish Appello, of Merrick, privately screened the first episode of her new series, “EffYou 50s,” at the Bellmore Movies and Playhouse on Nov. 10.
The episode follows protagonist Maggie and “the seasoned gals” — women in their 50s undergoing a journey of self-discovery after their children reached adulthood, making the most of their golden years.
“EffYou 50s” was filmed largely in Appello’s own home, self-funded, and made possible with a cast and crew of more than 50 members.
“I transformed my den into looking like a boutique,” Appello, 63, said. “The independent filmmaking community on Long Island taught me how to turn my house into different sets.”
The episode will be used to pitch the planned eight-episode limited series to streaming networks and other distributors.
This story was inspired by Appello’s own experiences, overcoming doubt and turning dreams into reality.
“I always had this link to the film and television world, but never really pursued it,” she said. “I thought it was unattainable. The doubt that you have going into it, especially the first time, is
By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
At the Nov. 20 meeting of the League of Women Voters of East Nassau, attendees were treated to an in-depth analysis of last month’s presidential election and what the results could mean for the future.
The league is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization that works to protect and expand voting rights throughout the country. Its East Nassau chapter encompasses Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown, Merrick, Bellmore and East Meadow. Joining the meeting were members of the Central Nassau chapter, which includes Baldwin, Freeport, Uniondale, Oceanside and West Hempstead.
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that she hoped attendees would leave the meeting, which was held at the Levittown Public Library, with a better understanding of what happened on Election Day.
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extremely important, when you start analyzing the election, to look at who actually came out and what was happening there.
“I would like them to have a broader sense of the objective details of what happened,” Leiter said. “It was a good opportunity for them to air out their individual concerns.”
Rosanna Perotti, professor of political science at Hofstra University, spoke at the meeting. Her presentation about the election touched on voter turnout, the candidates’ policies and economic trends.
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Ann Leiter, president of the Central Nassau chapter, said the organization encourages people to get out and vote, and also aims to educate voters on political topics. Leiter added
The turnout for the 2024 election, Perotti said, was similar to 2020’s, but this time with a clear advantage for Republicans. Citing reporting from The New York Times, she said that counties with the largest Democratic margins in 2020
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Through songs and story, the Bellmore School District’s Core Values and Leadership Principles were reinforced as the Winthrop Avenue School community gathered for their regular Leadership Assembly on Nov. 13.
Throughout the year, each grade of Winning Star Leaders meets in the Winthrop Avenue auditorium to reflect on positive values and altruistic actions. Starting the third and fourth grade assembly, student leaders took turns reading pages from “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” which showed their peers the Core Values of respect, teamwork and integrity. Students who displayed strong integrity and the Leadership Principle of “Be Proactive” received special recognition as they were called to the stage to receive a diploma.
Peers in the audience cheered awardees on with high-fives and pats on the back as they made their way back to their seats. Closing out the event, music teacher Maria Martucci led all students in an original song that reflected integrity followed by the school song, “Winthrop Winners.”
— Jordan Vallone
so overpowering, but my determination was louder and stronger.”
Appello first acted on her lifelong interest in filmmaking at the age of 55 by volunteering with the Long Island International Film Expo.
“I loved everything about it,” she said. “I loved the independent filmmakers, I loved their stories. I could feel the blood, sweat and tears that went into making their films.”
Appello went on to become the film expo’s coordinator for four years, and pursued other projects. She gained experience with various roles in film production, working in the background of TV shows, commercials and music videos, where she shopped for costumes, assisted talent, and even worked as a producer.
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Tracey Anarella, an independent documentarian and film producer who served as a story consultant on “EffYou 50s,” started making films later in life, coming from a background in nuclear medicine and pharmaceuticals.
“What’s beautiful about the ‘EffYou 50s’ is that it speaks to how I’ve kind of lived my life,” Anarella said. “My age is a number. It shows that there is no expiration date. You are in charge of what you want to do, and you cannot let society dictate that.”
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In 2023, Appello earned an Independent Film Producing Certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles, and recently, she was selected for the New York University Tisch Business of Entertainment program.
“This wasn’t just me writing a story — it was really mirroring my life,” she said. “This story lived inside me — it was me finding my voice later in life, and what my next chapter was going to be, and there are so many women who
Kimberly Heath-Carrico, the executive producer of “EffYou 50s,” has worked to promote the series.
“Women of a particular age deal with our children, our marriages and socializing,” Heath-Carrico said. “This all plays together in a dynamic of worrying about what everybody else has thought, and then you realize that you have a more dynamic role in your community.
“It is always good for us to support women who are in the creative space,” she added. “We are valuable to the world, in general, more so than just our families and raising children.”
Madelyn Providente and Chuck McAnulla, former East Rockaway High
attending the screening of the first episode of ‘effYou 50s’ at the Bellmore movies, from left, Jordan potash, alex majewski, matt novak, regina Hardy, trish appello, denise tomkinson, tracey anarella and rick eberle.
School teachers, recalled Appello as a student in their English classes, where they watched her creativity blossom in the school songwriting competition “Rock Rivalry.” Today, they keep in touch as friends.
“I met Trish exactly 50 years ago when she walked into my seventh-grade English class,” Providente said. “Having taught her for five years, I know her pretty well. She’s always generous, always kind, always laughing. Theater and shows were a love for her from the
very beginning, and finally she saw the opportunity to jump in and do it herself.”
“She was also funny, she was inquisitive,” McAnulla said. “She liked contributing to the community of her high school and to her town, and as far as her film goes, I think that she’s contributing to a much, much wider audience. That’s, to me, an extension of her being part of the high school community, the village community, and now the world community.”
By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
With Hanukkah on the horizon, the Chabad Hebrew School of Merrick, Bellmore, and Wantagh is gearing up to host its Hanukkah Block Party. This event, scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 8, and Wednesday, Dec. 11, invites Jewish children enrolled in Chabad Hebrew School to explore the traditions and themes of Hanukkah through hands-on, engaging activities.
At Chabad Hebrew School, learning about Judaism goes beyond the classroom and the Hanukkah Block Party offers a dynamic way for children to connect with their heritage while celebrating the holiday in a festive and meaningful setting.
The event includes a variety of activities designed to blend holiday fun with Jewish traditions. Children will participate in the Dreidel Dash, a fast-paced twist on the classic dreidel game, and enjoy Hanukkah treat tasting, which highlights the holiday’s traditional flavors. Students will also engage in Improv-Style Reporting, becoming creative “news anchors” as they retell the story of Hanukkah in their own words, and work on crafting LED sculptures, glowing decorations that symbolize the light and miracles of the holiday.
“These activities aren’t just fun —
they’re designed to teach important lessons about Jewish identity and the enduring themes of Hanukkah, such as Persumei Nisa, or spreading the miracle of the holiday,” Rabbi Shimon and Chanie Kramer, directors of the Chabad Center, said in a news release detailing the upcoming event.
“This event highlights what makes our Hebrew School special,” Rabbi Kramer said. “We don’t just teach about Judaism—we bring it to life. The Hanukkah Block Party is a celebration of Jewish pride and resilience, giving our students the opportunity to truly connect with their heritage.”
This year’s event will also feature the hashtag ShareTheLight initiative, encouraging children to share the spirit of Hanukkah with their neighbors by proudly displaying their LED crafts in their windows.
“Hanukkah reminds us that no matter the challenges we face, our light will always shine brighter,” Kramer said.
The Hanukkah Block Party will take place at Chabad of Merrick, Bellmore, and Wantagh. Jewish children ages 5 to 11 enrolled in the Hebrew School are invited to attend on either Dec. 8 or Dec. 11. Families can register by visit ChabadJewishLife.org/CHS or by calling (516) 833-3057 ext. 106.
Hanukkah excitement continues later this month, when the holiday begins on Dec. 15. There will be a community-wide celebration open to all, featuring the Grand Menorah Lighting and a special show for the holiday. Festivities begin at 5 p.m., outside of the Chabad’s Hewlett Avenue headquarters in Merrick.
Those parading will head towards the Merrick Gazebo around 5:15 p.m., where a Grand Menorah will be lit for the holiday. Families can plan to enjoy a Chinese dinner, Hanukkah crafts, a movie and more.
For more on what to expect and to register for the event later this month, visit ChabadJewishLife.org/Light.
Nassau County police arrested two men following an incident involving gunfire.
According to detectives, a disturbance occurred last month between the drivers of two vehicles traveling north on Prospect Avenue. A female victim operating a black SUV reported that a red Cadillac sedan aggressively cut in front of her near Lancaster Street and Freeman Avenue. The driver of the Cadillac then allegedly fired two rounds from what appeared to be a handgun before fleeing the scene.
Officers located the Cadillac shortly after in front of a 7-Eleven at 525 Newbridge Road in East Meadow. Following an investigation, police arrested Anthony Beltran, 33, of Bethpage, and John Messina, 45, of North Bellmore. No injuries were reported during the incident.
During the investigation, officers recovered a loaded .25 caliber handgun, a switchblade, and a substance believed to be cocaine.
Beltran is facing multiple charges, including criminal possession of a weapon, reckless endangerment, menacing, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal possession of stolen property.
Messina faces similar charges, including criminal possession of a weapon, reckless endangerment, menacing, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal possession of stolen property.
Both were arraigned last month at First District Court in Hempstead.
— Jordan Vallone
The Nassau County Police Department has arrested a Farmingville man in connection with three bank robberies that occurred in Nassau County nearly four years ago.
Detectives reported that Joseph Shamel Dumpson, 32, was responsible for the following robberies at TD Bank branches:
Dec. 22, 2020: 252 Peninsula Boulevard, Hempstead
Dec. 23, 2020: 6060 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
Dec. 28, 2020: 1600 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow
After an extensive investigation, Dumpson was located and arrested without incident in Yaphank, Suffolk County, during the early hours of Nov. 27, 2024.
Dumpson is charged with three counts of thirddegree robbery and is set to be arraigned the same day at First District Court in Hempstead — Jordan Vallone
A Valley Stream woman has been arrested and charged with grand larceny and other offenses in connection with a scheme to bill for therapy sessions that never occurred, Nassau County police said.
Kimberly Clarke, 44, is accused of forging signatures and falsifying records while working as a licensed special instruction therapist for Family of Kidz in Westbury. Investigators said Clarke forged parents’ signatures 52 times on official Nassau County documents, billing her employer for sessions she did not provide. The alleged scheme, which occurred between March 2023 and January 2024, caused a financial loss of $2,886, according to police.
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Clarke was arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead. — Jordan Vallone
1. Trusts can shield your assets from the high cost of home care making you eligible for home health aides through the Medicaid program.
2. Trusts start the five year “look-back” for institutional care, making you eligible for Medicaid benefits to pay for a nursing home.
3. Trusts can ensure the inheritances you leave will stay in the bloodline for your grandchildren and not end up with in-laws and their families.
4. Trusts can provide who takes over if you become disabled – guaranteeing you get the person you choose instead of a court-appointed legal guardian.
5. Trusts can avoid a will contest from heirs you leave out or ones that receive less than they think they are entitled to.
6. Trusts give you immediate access to assets on death unlike wills which can take months and
sometimes years to probate.
7. Trusts can provide supervision and protection for special needs and other children who have issues with handling financial matters.
8. Trusts can reduce and often eliminate estate taxes for couples with taxable estates.
9. Trusts can avoid guardianship proceedings for gifts made to grandchildren.
10. Trusts can avoid the problems of locating unknown heirs or dealing with heirs abroad.
11. Trusts can move assets out of your estate for income and estate purposes.
12. Trusts can avoid the expense, delay and publicity of a probate court proceeding for your property in New York and out of state.
13. Trusts can protect the inheritances you leave from your children’s divorces, lawsuits and creditors.
By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
New York state officials announced that funding is available to help low- and middle-income households and older adults manage heating expenses during the winter months through the Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP. The program, which can provide up to $996 to eligible households, is now accepting applications, according to a news release on the state’s website.
“New Yorkers should not have to choose between heating their home or putting food on the table, and we’re offering critical financial assistance to protect vulnerable New York households as the weather gets colder,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
HEAP, a federally funded program, is available to households with vulnerable members, including children under 6, adults aged 60 and older, and those with disabilities. Eligibility is determined by factors such as income, household size, and heating needs. For example, a family of four with a gross monthly income of $6,390, or an annual income of $76,681, may qualify — marking a significant increase from last year’s maximum of a monthly gross income of $5,838, and an annual gross income of $70,059.
Eligible households can receive one HEAP benefit per season and could also be eligible for up to two Emergency HEAP benefits, if they are in danger of running out of heating fuel or having their utility service shut off. Applications for HEAP benefits are now being accepted, while applications for Emergency HEAP benefits open Jan. 2, 2025.
New Yorkers can apply at NY.gov/Heat, at local social service offices, or through the mail. Older adults needing assistance can contact a local aging office or call (800)
Gov. Kathy Hochul and state officials announced a funding program available to help low- and middle-income households and older adults manage heating expenses during the winter months. Applications are now open for the program, called Home Energy Assistance Program.
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“HEAP provides essential financial assistance that will help hundreds of thousands of low and moderateincome households in New York pay their energy bills this winter,” Barbara Guinn, commissioner of the state’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, said.
“HEAP is a lifeline for low-income working families and older adults on a fixed income and also provides financial support to ensure those in emergency situations can keep the heat on and keep their homes warm during the cold winter months.”
Last year, over 84,000 Long Islanders, and just under 990,000 New York City residents, benefited from the HEAP program.
HEAP also offers heating equipment repair or replacement benefits, allowing up to $4,000 for repairs and $8,000 for replacements. Homeowners may also apply for a heating equipment clean and tune benefit, covering maintenance services like chimney cleaning and carbon monoxide detector installation.
The energy assistance program for heating complements other state programs designed to help low- and middle-income New Yorkers, such as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s EmPower+ program, which provides low energy efficiency services to HEAP-eligible homeowners and renters, such as comprehensive home energy assessments that help determine plans for lower home energy usage.
Laurie Wheelock, the executive director of the Public Utility Law Project of New York, a nonprofit organization that advocates for consumer protection, affordability and universal services for utility and energy relatedsources, urged low- to middle-income New Yorkers to learn more about HEAP.
“No family should have to make the financially difficult decision between paying their heating bill or going without other necessities, like food and medicine,” she said in a state release. “HEAP can help by offering immediate financial relief to help you pay your heating bill.”
To learn more about the program, and for links to apply, visit Governor.NY.gov/news.
By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com
With a largely new roster this season, fourth-year Hofstra men’s basketball head coach Speedy Claxton was expecting that the beginning of the new season could be a bit of a learning curve. The former standout Hofstra and NBA guard then saw quicker chemistry than he anticipated, providing hope that the 202425 campaign could culminate with a banner.
Hofstra won its first four games to start the new season with many new faces including a 49-48 upset victory against Big East foe Seton Hall at the Nassau Coliseum on Nov. 13. The hot start featured a number of scoring contributions with the Pride also finding ways to win games in a variety of fashions in three straight wins against Iona, Seton Hall and UMass after starting with
a blowout of Division III opponent SUNY Old Westbury.
“Those are three good wins and if you would have told me before the season we would get all three I’d be extremely happy and even if you told me I would only get one I would have been happy,” said Claxton, a former NBA guard who led Hofstra to the NCAA Tournament as a player in 2000. “It shows we can compete with anyone.”
The 4-0 start was followed up by stiff competition at Florida State and then 7th-ranked Houston. The Pride then headed to the Bahamas for three games over the Thanksgiving weekend and knocked off Rice in overtime 68-63 and edged Arkansas State 68-66 on a buzzer beater shot from graduate student forward Michael Graham.
Claxton added six transfers and two freshmen to the roster to go along with six returners from last year’s team that went 20-13 and fell to Long Island rival Stony Brook in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) semifinals.
Sophomore guard Jean Aranguren is one of the newcomers shining early as the team’s leading scorer. The Iona transfer registered a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds in Hofstra’s 75-71 overtime win at UMass on Nov. 16.
The addition of Big East transfers Cruz Davis (St. John’s) and Jaquan Sanders (Seton Hall) are also paying dividends early on this season. Sanders was clutch in the Seton Hall win against his old team with 10 second half points while Davis tallied 21 in the UMass victory.
“All three of those guys have been playing well,” Claxton said. “I think that is why we have been performing well in the early part of the season.”
Other transfers added to the roster include Graham (Loyola Marymount), senior guard TJ Gadsden (Canisius) and redshirt sophomore guard Eric Parnell (Eastern Florida State). Graham is the team’s fourth leading scorer and recorded 14 in the dramatic Arkansas State win.
The Pride are also getting a leadership boost from returning players Silas Sunday and German Plotnikov, who both
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saw key minutes last season. The 7-1 Sunday provides a big presence in the paint while Plotnikov is a long-range shooting threat who connected on 47.4 percent of his three-pointers last season.
“They’re both benefiting from being here last year and knowing how we do things,” said Claxton of Sunday and Plotnikov.
Hofstra’s December schedule is highlighted by a Sunday afternoon home game against Temple on Dec. 15 starting at noon. It will also serve as Hofstra’s annual Jewish Heritage Day game.
The CAA home schedule gets under-
way on Jan. 2 against William & Mary at 7 p.m. which will honor the 25th anniversary of David S. Mack Arena. Hofstra’s annual winter homecoming game will take place on Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. against Stony Brook.
Hofstra was picked fourth in the CAA Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll behind Towson, defending champion College of Charleston and UNC-Wilimington.
“The conference is always going to be tough with some really good teams and really good coaches,” Claxton said. “It’s not gonna get any easier once we get into conference play”
By: Maureen Fitzgerald
Reworld™ is searching for Long Island’s next generation of environmental innovators to receive the first-ever 2025 Student Sustainability Champion Award. This prestigious award honors one outstanding student from Nassau County and one from Suffolk, with each winner receiving $2,500 to support their education or future sustainability projects – presented to the student recipients at the upcoming 2025 Herald Sustainability Awards of Long Island.
Nominations are now open, inviting the community to recognize young changemakers under 16 who are making a positive impact. Submissions should highlight the student’s leadership, innovative contributions, and dedication to sustainability. Entries should include a brief description of their achievements and motivation, along with a photo or example of their work—be it a community garden, recycling initiative, or creative environmental solution.
This award is part of the larger 2025 Herald Sustainability Awards of Long Island, presented by Reworld™ and hosted by the LI Herald and RichnerLIVE, which will take place on February 26th at The Heritage Club in Bethpage.
The event will bring together community leaders, advocates, and changemakers who are driving innovative environmental solutions and fostering sustainable tomorrows across Long Island.
Despite Long Island’s environmental challenges —coastal erosion, water quality, and balancing development with conservation—stories of innovation and hope thrive. Local nonprofits restore habitats, educators inspire, and leaders prioritize sustainability. From renewable energy to advanced recycling, these efforts showcase the region’s spirit. With Reworld™ fostering this innovation and community empowerment, they’re driving Long Island toward a greener future.
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“Reworld™ is honored to partner with RichnerLIVE and the Herald to recognize the inspiring efforts of our young changemakers,” said Dawn Harmon, East Region Area Asset Manager at Reworld™. “This initiative aims to empower Long Island’s future leaders and celebrate the innovative strides our community is taking toward sustainability.”
For more information or to submit a student nomination, visit www.richnerlive.com/reworldcontest. Let’s celebrate the bright minds and groundbreaking innovations shaping Long Island’s sustainable future.
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The Asian Pacific Student Association at John F. Kennedy High School and The Hearts & Hope Project, a student-led organization, collaborated for a creative charity event on Nov. 19.
Dozens of student volunteers turned out to create origami cranes for children centers, including The Ronald McDonald House on Long Island. Senior Joleen Shau, president of both the APSA and The Hearts & Hope Project, donated all the supplies.
“This is my passion project, it’s what I enjoy doing,” Shau said.
She noted that The Hearts & Hope Project “aims to promote opti -
Joleen Shau, president of the APSA and The Hearts & Hope Project, helped the event happen by donating all supplies.
mism in community through handcrafts and basic necessities.”
Shau carefully instructed students on best folding practices and then walked around, guiding students as necessary. Other founding board members also assisted, including Farah Khan, Kristina Shau, Tazulanna Baron, Natalie Baron and Jocelyn Yeung.
The club, advised by teacher Brad Seidman, has facilitated several events that raise awareness about Asian Pacific culture to its more than 50 members. These events have included trivia contests, holidays presentations and cuisine tastings.
— Jordan Vallone
delivered roughly 2 million fewer votes for Vice President Kamala Harris than they had for Joe Biden, while Republican counties added around 1.2 million votes to Donald Trump’s total this year.
“I think it’s extremely important, when you start analyzing the election, to look at who actually came out and what was happening there,” Perotti said.
In Nassau County, Trump became the first Republican candidate since George H.W. Bush, in 1988, to garner more votes than his Democratic opponent, receiving 52 percent to Harris’s 47 percent.
The main reason why a majority of voters across the country chose Trump was simple, Perotti said: the economy. Reporting from exit polling surveys, she said, made that clear, and the economy was followed in importance by immigration. Harris’s campaign, Perotti added, focused more on cultural issues, such as abortion rights.
“Harris talked a lot about reproductive rights and about abortion, and those things were important in Senate races,” Perotti said. “They don’t appear to have been quite as important, from some of the things that I’m looking at, in the presidential contest.”
Nonetheless, across the country, abortion rights continued to have strong support. Legislation protecting
women’s health care choices, Perotti said, passed in seven out of the 10 states where they were on the ballot. In New York, the Equal Rights Amendment, which will add protections against discrimination to the state Constitution — including in the areas of pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes — won approval with nearly 57 percent of the vote.
In the 2020 election, Perotti said, 65
percent of voters age 18 to 29 voted Democratic, and 35 percent favored Republican candidates. That margin shrank this year, with Harris receiving 55 percent of the young vote, to Trump’s 43 percent. And within that age group, there was a gender gap, Perotti noted, with young women more likely to vote for Harris, and young men, with or without a degree, preferring Trump.
According to a study by Tufts University, a majority of young women voted for Harris, but 56 percent of young men voted for Trump, an increase of 15 percentage points over 2020. The main issues for young men, Perotti said, appeared to be immigration and the economy, while young women were more concerned about health care, and specifically abortion rights. Even in her own classes, she said, she noticed that younger men were more vocal in their support of Trump, which made for some tense discussions.
“There is a message of being left behind, of not being noticed, that was really powerful to young men,” Perotti said, “and a message of relatability and a tribal message that really seems to have resonated with them.”
She concluded by highlighting several concerns about the election results, which included accountability for the events of Jan. 6, 2021, opposition to vaccines, climate issues, immigration and single-party control of the government.
Peggy Stein, a member of the league’s East Nassau chapter, said she hoped attendees whose favored candidates lost would understand that that didn’t mean they should give up hope.
“They still have to be involved,” Stein said. “You can’t just say, ‘Well, I didn’t get what I wanted.’ We have to be ready to go forward, and we have to do what’s best for the country.”
By Alyssa Seidman
The scarcity of sun that marks winter’s return often brings Laurie Berkner back to her musical roots. On cozy winter evenings her family would gather ’round a songbook to recite melodies reminiscent of Christmas and falling snow.
“Music always made me feel safe, happy, and loved, and all those feelings come together around [this] time of year,” Berkner says. “Holiday songs were always something that brought up a lot of really warm feelings for me.”
It’s no surprise, then, that Berkner’s discography includes two bestselling albums about the most wonderful time of the year. Families adore her — she still wears the known as the ‘Queen of Kindie Rock’ — and can tale in her festive originals alongside yuletide classics once again when “The Greatest Holiday Hits Tour” arrives here at the Paramount, on Dec. 15.
Berkner is a veritable dynamo as singer/songwriter, author, lyricist, and founder of Two Tomatoes Records. With more than one billion total streams, over 500 million views on YouTube, and millions of albums, singles and DVDs sold, her songs have become beloved classics for families worldwide.
While working as a children’s music specialist at preschools and day care centers in New York City, she gained an instinctive understanding of kids’ natural rhythms and energy. This enabled her to launch the progressive “kindie rock” movement, a genre that is just as palatable to parents and caregivers.
Berkner has released 16 award-winning albums over the course of her decades-long career. She was the first recording artist to perform in music videos on Noggin — appeared regularly on the network’s “Jack’s Big Music Show” — and helped develop the animated musical preschool series “Sing It, Laurie!” for Sprout TV, now Universal Kids.
Berkner has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the White House, among many prestigious venues. She is regularly lauded by her peers, and has been dubbed “the Adele of the preschool crowd” (The New York Times), “the queen of kids’ music” (People), and “one of the most popular children’s performers in America” (Wall Street Journal).
This is the fifth time “The Greatest Holiday Hits Tour” will grace The Paramount stage. She first brought her holiday concert to Long Island in 2019, and has delighted kids — and kids at heart — every year since, aside from 2020.
“It feels really great to be able to come back each year and make it feel like a tradition,” Berkner says. “It’s that feeling of coming together and doing something that feels really good, fun, and joyous.
“Mostly what I try to do is hit a lot of people’s favorites and put the songs I can’t get to into a medley for the encore. I’ll also be playing my new song ‘Walking With The Penguins,’ so they’ll
DoLaurie Berkner is ready to share some holiday cheer with her fans — as only she can. Groove along to festive originals alongside yuletide classics at “The Greatest Holiday Hits Tour.
• Sunday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m.
• Tickets start at $20.50; available at LiveNation.com
• A $1 donation to Little Shelter Animal Rescue is included in each ticket
• The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington
hear that live for the first time.”
Her concert features original tunes from her popular holiday albums, “A Laurie Berkner Christmas” and “Another Laurie Berkner Christmas.” She’ll also play treasured holiday classics like “Deck the Halls,” “Holly Jolly Christmas,” “Jingle Bells,” and more.
Of course Berkner’s greatest hits — “We Are The Dinosaurs,” “Waiting for the Elevator” and “Pig On Her Head” — are always in the mix. At that point everyone is sure to be singing and dancing along with their favorite stuffed animal on their head.
The hour-long show fully involves her audience from the get-go; yet two moments in particular stand out to Berkner.
“In every show I do ‘We Are The Dinosaurs,’ and it’s very hard to not start laughing while everyone is screaming. “When I sing ‘My Family’ I will ask people to hug the person they’re there with, and it’s amazing that they actually do it.”
Cultivating these shared experiences for her mixed-age audiences is Berkner’s aim for every performance, but especially at her holiday shows.
“Those events that feel exciting to the kids [yet] still fun and enjoyable for the parents are difficult to find, but my shows fit that bill. I feel really grateful to provide moments where they can connect with one another, and have a sweet, loving memory when they leave.”
With a new year on the horizon, Berkner shares some of her plans for 2025.
“I very likely will put out another album next year, but I also have a couple projects I can’t talk about yet,” she says.“There will be new music, new videos, and definitely some surprises — probably more on my plate than I should have!”
Her fans would expect nothing less.
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Visions of sugarplums await when Leggz Ltd. Dance, presents its annual full-length production. Helmed by longtime Artistic Director Joan Hope MacNaughton, it’s as always, accompanied by the South Shore Symphony Orchestra. This year’s production stars Violeta Angelova as the Sugar Plum Fairy, who’s appeared with the Vienna State Oper and Suzanne Farrell Ballet, with George Sanders, who has danced with New York Theatre Ballet and The Little Prince Broadway, as the Cavalier. The gifted young dancers who round out the cast include 9-year-old Vivian Ng as Clara and 11-year-old Matthew Carnaval as The Prince — both Rockville Centre residents.
Friday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 7, 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 p.m. Tickets start at $35. Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Tickets available at madisontheatreny.org or (516) 323-4444.
Jason Bonham, son of the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer, showcases his musical journey and family legacy when he visits the Paramount stage. He celebrates his father with hits from Led Zeppelin’s iconic albums, while highlighting his own contributions to rock history. Encompassing tunes from the iconic band’s entire career, including albums “Led Zeppelin,” “Led Zeppelin II,” and “Led Zeppelin IV,” the concert event is a dynamic tribute to a legend. Jason always finds himself at home behind the drumkit. From this spot, he has anchored the tempo of one of the legendary artists of all-time.
Monday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m. $99.50, $89.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny. com.
The band brings their distinctive sound back to the Landmark stage, with a “Holiday Stomp,” Saturday, d ec. 14 , at 8 p.m. It’s a raucous Christmas celebration that includes timeless classics and original tunes. The Hot Sardines bring classic jazz standards with their own brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano melodies and vocals from a chanteuse who transports listeners to a different era with the mere lilt of her voice. Emerging over a decade ago from the underground parties of Brooklyn to touring worldwide and recording a string of albums that’s racked up more than 60 million streams across digital platforms, the Hot Sardines’ own “potent and assured” (The New York Times), “simply phenomenal” (The Times of London) brand of reinvigorated classic jazz landed them at the center of a whirlwind. . In the last two years, the Hot Sardines have been featured at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival, have sold out venues in New York City from Joe’s Pub to Bowery Ballroom and more than 150 tour dates from Chicago to London. They released two albums on Universal Music Classics to critical reviews and a #1 slot on the iTunes Jazz chart in the U.S. and internationally.
Their unique recipe blends hot jazz and sultry standards from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s, rich New Orleans sounds, a dash of ’40s Paris flavor, and vibrant musical surprises. It’s all steeped in salty stride piano and the music Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt and Fats Waller used to make. The result is straight-up foot-stomping jazz. Their name says it all: their iconic ‘hot’ styling will paint a vibrant picture with smoky sounds and audiences revel in the steamy, swanky influence of their art form. With their contagious brand of joy, grit, glamour and passion, the 8-piece band invokes the sounds of nearly a century ago, yet stay right in step with the current age. $65, $55, $45. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. Tickets available at landmarkonmainstreet.org or by calling (516) 767-6444.
Old Westbury Gardens’ Westbury House offers a festive glimpse of early 20th century holiday merriment, before it closes for the winter, Saturday, dec. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday, dec. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Also dec. 14-15. The “Christmas at Westbury House” celebration reflects what the festive season was like during those opulent decades of the early 1900s when the Phipps family lived there. The period rooms in which John S. Phipps — the eldest son of Henry Phipps, Andrew Carnegie’s partner at Carnegie Steel — and his family resided are impeccably decorated with wreaths, mantelpiece drapes, plenty of greenery, and other horticultural arrangements.
Take a self-guided tour through Westbury House and view specially decorated rooms for the holidays, have cookies and cider on the West Porch and meet and take photos with Santa while listening to ambient holiday music. The gardens will also be open, along with other special holiday events, including Holiday Flute Choir concert, Dec. 8, 2:30 p.m., holiday market, and more. $15, $13 ages 62+ and students, $8 ages 7-17. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or call (516) 333-0048.
The Long Island Choral Society returns its holiday tradition, Handel’s Messiah, Part 1 and highlights from Parts 2 and 3, Saturday, dec. 7, 7 p.m., at Garden City Community Church. For many Long Islanders, the holiday season officially begins with this performance. The chorus is accompanied by a professional orchestra and soloists. $25, $10 youth. Tickets are available via credit card by calling (516) 652-6878 as well as via Venmo at LICS_2022. For more information, visit lics.org. 245 Stewart Ave., Garden City.
Bellmore tree lighting
Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores hosts its annual tree lighting and Christmas celebration, Monday, dec. 9, starting at 6 p.m., at the intersection of Bedford Avenue in the village. With trolley rides, a horse and carriage ride, refreshments and so much more. A slight fee will be charged for certain activities. For more on the event, visit bellmorechamber. com.
Get ready to enjoy all the thrills of the snowy season, while staying warm and cozy as Long Island Children’s Museum’s popular “Snowflake Sock Skating rink returns, through Jan. 7. Slip on “sock skates” and take a spin on the indoor rink, made from a high-tech synthetic polymer surface that lets kids slide around without blades. Kids can stretch, twirl and glide. As visitors step off the “ice” they can jump into winter dramatic play in Snowflake Village. Become a baker in the holiday sweet shop, step inside a giant snowman and serve up some hot cocoa, take a turn in the rink “ticket booth” and “warm up” around a rink side “fire pit.” Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.
Sugar Plum Ball/ Galactic Gala
Bring the kids to celebrate the season at festivities hosted by the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Sunday, Dec. 8, noon-4 p.m., at Fox Hollow in Woodbury. Kids ages 4-12, accompanied by their adult guest (Mom, Dad, grandparent, etc.), will enjoy a unique party featuring food, fun and some special guests including princesses, fairies and visitors from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. With lunch, DJ, magic show, dancing, raffles, games, photo ops, and more, even Jedi-training. Enjoy a sit down lunch and meet characters from some favorite shows and movies. Cost for each child/adult pair is $195. Advance reservation only. All proceeds benefit CP Nassau. Call CP Nassau at (516) 378-2000 ext. 651 for reservations or visit cpnassau. org. 7755 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury.
Visit Sands Point Preserve’s Hempstead House and join in the holiday cheer, Sunday, Dec. 8, 1-4 p.m. The familyfriendly event includes activities for all ages. Meet and take photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, enjoy jazz and holiday music with Port Jazz Project, along with seasonal crafts, Dreidel Corner, “nutty” holiday scavenger hunt, reading nook with holiday and winter stories, and puppet shows with Wonderspark Puppets at 2 and 3 p.m. 127 Middle Neck Road. Admission is $40/car, members; $45/ car nonmembers, includes parking. For information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy.org or call (516) 571-7901.
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Nassau County Museum of Art ‘s latest exhibition
“Seeing Red: Renoir to Warhol,” reveals the many meanings, connotations, and associations of this powerful color in art. Evoking strong emotion, red can represent the human condition. Its myriad variations have come to signify authority as well as love, energy and beauty. Red warns us of peril and commands us to stop, but it can also indicate purity and good fortune. Red boldly represents political movements and religious identities. From the advent of our appreciation for this color in antiquity to its continued prominence in artistic and popular culture, this exhibition spans various world cultures through a range of media.
It features more than 70 artists, both established and emerging, ranging from the classical to the contemporary. American portraitists such as Gilbert Stuart imbued red in their stately paintings of prominent individuals to conjure authority. Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhardt, and other major abstract painters displayed a deep fascination with red in their commanding compositions that evoke a sense of chromatic power. And, of course, Andy Warhol is known for his bold and imposing silkscreened portrait of Vladimir Lenin saturated in bright red to his signature Campbell’s Soup Cans. On view through Jan. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Long Island Children’s Museum welcomes families to its stage, Friday, Dec. 6, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, Dec. 7, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; also Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 10-12, 10:-15 a.m. and noon. Ezra Jack Keats’ “The Snowy Day & Other Stories” celebrates the joy in the small moments of a child’s world. Experience the wonder of a fresh snowfall, the delight of whistling for the first time, and the awe of finding a special treasure. In this childhood adventure, Keats’ classic books come to life, featuring live actors and shadow puppets telling the stories of “The Snowy Day,” “Goggles!,” “Whistle for Willie,” and “A Letter to Amy.” $11 with museum admission ($9 members), $15 theater only. Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or licm.org.
The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores continued its beloved tradition of kicking off the holiday season with the Annual Santa Visit on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Children enjoyed a free movie at The Bellmore Movies, thanks to owners Anne and Henry Stampfel, and Santa made his magical arrival by fire truck, courtesy of the Bellmore Fire Department.
Prior to his arrival at the Bellmore Movies, Santa stopped at the Stop & Shop on Newbridge Road, North Shore Farms on Jerusalem Avenue, Piccolo Ristorante on Sunrise Highway, and the Ace Shopping Center on Merrick Road.
As always, there was no charge to partake in the Chamber’s festivities, and there were plenty of giveaways to go around. Families were encouraged to donate a new, unwrapped toy, to be donated to those in need this holiday season — making for a great community event that uplifted the Bellmores and gave back to others.
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF MFRA TRUST 2015-1, Plaintiff, vs. THOMAS RYAN A/K/A THOMAS M. RYAN, ET AL., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 17, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 17, 2024 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1085 Ruth Place, North Bellmore, a/k/a 1085 Ruth Place, Bellmore, NY 11710. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 51, Block 70 and Lot 24. Approximate amount of judgment is $909,655.40 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #618198/2019.
Ronald J. Ferraro, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff
Firm File No. 193427-1 150007
LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 610078/2024
DATE FILED: 6/10/2024
SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP. Plaintiff, -againstMARGARET DEVLIN, EDWARD DEVLIN, JAMES DEVLIN and MICHAEL DEVLIN, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through, MARGARET DEVLIN, EDWARD DEVLIN, JAMES DEVLIN and MICHAEL DEVLIN, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if
any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action. to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED
DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Jeffrey A. Goodstein, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered Nov. 20, 2024 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a Section 50, Block 298, Lots 52-53.
Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the
place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property.
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.
Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
Dated: June 7, 2024
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Q. We were in Manhattan recently, and learned that tall buildings actually sway back and forth. We stared at the tallest apartment building in the Western Hemisphere, at 432 Park Ave., but couldn’t really tell. Do these buildings sway? How far? Wouldn’t that be dangerous, and how come we don’t hear about it? Why would people put up with that for so much money?
A. Yes, for anywhere from $2 million upward (pun intended) to around $200 million, you, too, can get a continuous amusement ride, or the sensation of always being on a cruise, if you like that sort of thing. When people, mostly at parties, ask me whether I have designed anything tall or famous, I wince, because I’d rather be asked if I’ve ever done anything that people enjoyed seeing or being in.
Few people ever discuss the failings of the most well-known architects. Most of the buildings Frank Lloyd Wright designed leaked. Wright never really was a trained or licensed architect, but he made it to postage stamp status. When the 500-pound windows began flying out of I.M. Pei’s Hancock Tower in Boston, most people, except those who either nearly died or had to clean up the mess, never noticed. The list of the ways in which we learn from building design “aberrations” is endless, but the important thing is that we learn.
People who can afford to live in those tall buildings, above the crowds of common folk, must have to accept the soft sway of the windswept towers they rest their weary heads in. I have read many articles in technical magazines, and reports about how engineers have been tasked with trying to resolve the problems. In the case of 432 Park Avenue, two “dampers” were designed into the center of the tower, even though there is currently no code requirement for them.
The Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, which is much taller than 432 Park Avenue, has features including an aerodynamic shape to cut the wind, and a massive 660-ton pendulum that sways from cables in the core of the building. Even so, on the 163rd floor, the building sways 6½ feet back and forth. There are many different damper systems, flexible, viscoelastic collars and inserts between the rigid steel frame connections that transfer the forces by taking the heat away from the strain of the otherwise rigid joints. Without all of these shock-reducing components, sections would crack and crumble.
As it is, the residents of 432 Park Avenue have complained of air conditioning and heating malfunctions and acoustical discomfort from the creaking walls, whistling wind and stalled elevators. Most of the units are purchased for the beautiful vistas, and you can sell anything to someone who doesn’t do their homework. Many units have been leased and re-leased, bought and sold several times in the three years since the tower opened, with the prices going up and up. Better than buying the Brooklyn Bridge, right?
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Ihave always been an avid reader of newspapers, and have a great admiration for columnists, particularly Jimmy Cannon, and then Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill. That’s why I so appreciate the opportunity to write a column for the Heralds.
All of this came rushing back at me as I was reading the recently published biography “Jimmy Breslin,” by Richard Esposito. Breslin was a unique character. No one understood New York’s people, neighborhoods and streets like him.
Breslin’s New York was Queens Boulevard, not Park Avenue. It was cops, prizefighters, bookies and cold beer (until he stopped drinking, anyway). I started reading his columns years ago, in the old Journal-American, and continued with him through the Herald Tribune, the Daily News
and Newsday.
I first met Breslin in the 1980s, and we became close friends in the late 1990s. My wife, Rosemary, and I would go to dinner with Jimmy and his wife, Ronnie, at least once a month, and he and I would talk at least once a day. When Jimmy wanted to talk, he wouldn’t stop, and it was almost impossible to get off the phone with him, even if you had work to do. I found that the one way to close out a conversation was to compliment him on something. In true Irish fashion, he would get flustered, mumble a rushed goodbye and slam down the phone.
When he wanted to talk, it was impossible to get off the phone with him.
Breslin was a great guy to be with. He was tough and cynical, but had endless stories and was a true friend — when he was still your friend. He wrote several columns about me during President Bill Clinton’s impeachment that I will always cherish, and he wrote a great blurb for my first novel (which he probably never read). We commiserated after the 9/11 attacks,
attending funerals of mutual friends, giving each other support in an Irish sort of way. He came to my daughter Erin’s wedding and reception, and stayed to the very end — and that was long after he’d stopped drinking! During these good times, though, I would have in the back of my head columns Breslin used to write when he was living in Baldwin, listing people he would no longer speak with. Though he stopped issuing those lists, I wondered when my number would be up. I found out in March 2003, when Rosemary sent him a heated note, blasting him for comparing President George W. Bush to Adolf Hitler. That ended it. It was curtain time. No more phone calls or dinners. I did call him once when I heard there was a serious illness in his family.
“Jimmy, I heard the news,” I said. “I’m sorry. I’m thinking of you.”
“Yeah,” he replied, “I’ll be thinking of you, too. Goodbye.”
Later I saw him at the renowned
journalist Jack Newfield’s funeral, and we had a quick handshake. Several years after that, in 2009, Rosemary and I went to the funeral of Breslin’s daughter Kelly at an old church in Lower Manhattan. Afterward we sat and talked with him at a table in the churchyard for 10 or 15 minutes. The conversation was warm and friendly, almost like it used to be. When it was time to say so long, I said, “Jimmy, we should get together.”
“Yeah,” he said. “We should. That’d be good.” We shook hands.
We never got together. I wish we had. Breslin died in 2017, and a large part of New York died with him.
Esposito’s biography brings back the memories not just of Breslin, but of the days when newspapers and their columnists — and the written word — had such a vital role to play in our society. While much of that has died, I commend the Herald for keeping the tradition alive for the people of Long Island.
Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.
Eight years ago, about four months into Donald Trump’s first term as president, the Herald published an op-ed I wrote entitled “What American Dream?” in which I lamented the ever-growing financial burden on Long Island’s middle class.
Despite all the hard work I put in, I wrote, I was decidedly worse off than my mother and father were a generation earlier. I laid equal blame on Democrats and Republicans, who had rotated in and out of Washington all my life and done little to stop the downward spiral. “And his promises notwithstanding,” I added, “President Trump will likely do little to change our trajectory.”
He did not.
And, in all fairness, neither did President Biden.
Eight years ago I noted that my wife and I worked full time as teachers, but that she had to care for our kids alone during the week, while I tutored after school to keep up with ever-rising expenses.
Today I tutor two to three times as much as I did then. Not out of greed, but necessity. My wife continues to do the lion’s share of the work with the kids, but she, too, has taken on a second job, doing early intervention for specialneeds 2-year-olds. So, eight years ago, we basically needed three incomes to make it. Now we need four.
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Some of my colleagues at school were elated after Election Day that we have another four years of Trump coming, almost as if their team had won the Super Bowl. It has always surprised me how any teacher can support the guy whose Supreme Court appointee, Neil Gorsuch, rendered the decisive vote in Janus v. AFSCME, a case that weakened public-sector unions like the ones we belong to.
House — our lives here on Long Island are not going to get any easier.
That’s because we’ve witnessed a steady erosion of the middle class since 1973, when real wages started to fall against the backdrop of an energy crisis and pronounced inflation. The true death knell was President Ronald Reagan’s taking office in 1980. Reagan slashed taxes for corporations and the wealthy with the idea that the financial benefits at the top of the economic food chain would trickle down to the rest of us. Only they didn’t.
y the time I graduated from eighth grade in 1992, working moms were the norm.
To be fair, others at school were crestfallen.
I, on the other hand, for the first time in my adult life, paid absolutely no attention to this election, and did not watch one minute of election night coverage. Although I voted for Kamala Harris, I did not shed a tear.
That’s because I’ve heard this song before. I know how this movie ends. It doesn’t matter who’s in the White
I’m by no means an economist, but consider this: When I entered kindergarten in 1983, my mother was one of a few moms who needed to get a job to help make ends meet. The embarrassment of getting picked up by another classmate’s mother will forever be etched in my memory. Years later, my mother told me how the guilt I laid on her at the time absolutely broke her heart. Sorry, Mom. I love you.
But by the time I graduated from eighth grade in 1992, working moms were the norm. I can only recall one or two classmates whose mothers didn’t work. Things had certainly changed, and they only continued to get worse.
I’m not piling on Republicans, because there were 20 years of Democratic presidents as well between then and now. My colleagues, both jubilant and dejected after this past Election Day, might remember that the roles were reversed in 2008, when Barack Obama was first elected. Regardless of who has led the country, things haven’t gotten a whole lot better.
That’s because the people at the top — the corporate interests that really run America — don’t want them to. As the late, great comedian George Carlin said, “Our country’s a big club … and you ain’t in it!”
Nobody should have been surprised that Trump trounced the incumbentbacked Harris. Middle class voters have been drowning for 50 years, desperately hoping someone would toss them a life vest that never seems to come.
I wish I shared my Trump-supporting colleagues’ optimism, or even the Harris supporters’ melancholy, but I just don’t. I don’t think any real help is coming, regardless of who is in office.
I will gladly eat my words in four years if my wallet is fatter and prices are lower. But I doubt that’s going to happen.
Nick Buglione is a teacher, a freelance journalist and a former editor of the East Meadow Herald.
Beginning with the birth of our nation, Long Islanders have shaped the policies of America as well as our country’s impact on the world. Suffolk County’s William Floyd was one of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence. President Theodore Roosevelt, who made his home in Oyster Bay, is often cited as one of our greatest leaders. Bellmore’s William Casey served as President Ronald Reagan’s CIA director during an era fraught with Cold War tensions.
As the Biden administration sunsets and President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration begins to take shape, Long Islanders are once again positioned to influence our nation and the course of human history.
T rump has nominated Howard Lutnick, from Jericho, to serve as secretary of commerce. Lutnick, the chairman and chief executive of the global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, strongly supports the president-elect’s plans to impose tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico, which would have dramatic impacts on the global economy.
T rump has chosen Dr. Dave Weldon, a Farmingdale High School and Stony Brook University graduate, to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Weldon, a former congressman from Florida, would succeed fellow Long Islander Dr. Mandy Cohen, a Baldwin native whom President Biden appointed to the role last year. (Another Baldwin native, Karine Jean-Pierre, has served as President Biden’s White House press secretary since 2022.)
Given the recent politicization of the CDC, as well as the anti-establishment views of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom
Trump has selected as his secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — which oversees the CDC — Weldon is set to wield unique power in setting public health policy.
Biden named Dr. David Kessler, a graduate of Woodmere Academy (now the Lawrence Woodmere Academy) as the lead scientist on the coronavirus vaccine distribution efforts. Kessler formerly headed the Food and Drug Administration under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
T rump has also named Steve Witkoff to be special envoy to the Middle East. Witkoff, who was raised in Baldwin Harbor and Old Westbury, is a successful real estate developer and a major benefactor of Hofstra University, where he earned a law degree. (He shares that law school alma mater with Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-inlaw, Jared Kushner, and a convicted felon whom Trump has selected as ambassador to France.) Witkoff’s appointment continues Trump’s selection of Long Islanders for critical Middle East policy roles.
In Trump’s first term, the U.S. ambassador to Israel was David Friedman, who grew up in North Woodmere. The son of Rabbi Morris Friedman, who led Temple Hillel for 33 years and brought Reagan to the synagogue in 1984, David Friedman played a pivotal role in promoting Trump’s Middle East policies, from the decision to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, to supporting the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
T rump also announced his choice of Garden City’s Kash Patel as director of
To the Editor:
I just finished reading Randi Kreiss’s column, “Dear readers, we can’t keep it in neutral” (Nov. 28-Dec. 4). It seems that Randi is totally consumed by Trump derangement syndrome. Donald Trump is a deeply flawed soul to be sure, but when compared with Hillary and Harris, he is Abe Lincoln.
When he left office, but for the horror of Covid, the country was at peace and the economy was in great shape. Could this country endure four more years of what we just went through? Obviously not! The fake dossier, the disgraceful lawfare, and it goes on and on.
Trump establishes the Depar tment of Government Efficiency and the left mocks him unendingly. When it pays enormous dividends, they will ignore it, as they always do. Thank God the country was sickened by the last four years and overwhelmingly decided to reject it! RICHARD LAND
the FBI. Leaders on both sides of the aisle, however, have expressed concerns about that choice, because of what they perceive to be Patel’s desire to dismantle the very institution he has been tapped to lead, as well as his lack of relevant experience.
“I categorically opposed making Patel deputy FBI director,” William Barr, who served as attorney general under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Trump, wrote in his 2022 book, “One Damn Thing After Another.” “I told Mark Meadows,” Barr added, referring to Trump’s White House chief of staff, “it would happen ‘over my dead body.’ Someone with no background as an agent would never be able to command the respect necessary to run the day-to-day operations of the bureau.”
Finally, there’s former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, who, in 2022, unsuccessfully challenged Gov. Kathy Hochul in New York’s gubernatorial election. Zeldin, an Army veteran who represented New York’s 1st Congressional District from 2015 to 2023, is poised to become Trump’s administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. In that role, Zeldin would have wide-ranging powers to create or eliminate regulations that protect the environment.
Many of Trump’s selections must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. We expect most of them will be, or will serve in interim roles. Regardless, these Long Islanders are a testament to the region’s diverse influence on national politics and international diplomacy.
We hope they don’t forget where they came from, and make decisions that uplift not only our country, but also the Long Island communities they once called home.
acouple of weeks ago, i was sitting in the waiting room of a car repair shop with my dad, minding my own business, as one does while waiting to pick up a car that’s being worked on. There were a few other customers there, most of them quiet and keeping to themselves, but one man, sitting to my right, was running his mouth about politics.
sure, there are men, like the one we encountered, who have their misogynistic beliefs that women are unfit for office. But i’ve found that it’s not just men who are dismissing the ability of a likely qualified and certainly accomplished woman to run a country.
iObviously happy that Donald Trump had won the presidential election, the man said something along the lines of, “it’s a good thing Kamala Harris didn’t win, because no one would ever respect her” — due simply to the fact that she’s a woman. if i’d been in the mood for an argument, i probably would’ve said something like, “i sure hope you don’t have any daughters or a wife at home who’d love to hear you say that.” But alas, i didn’t want to get into a conflict with a stranger, so i kept my mouth shut, and on the way out the door a few minutes later, my dad and i laughed to ourselves about how ridiculous the guy sounded. Like everyone else, i had my thoughts going into this election cycle, and truthfully, it doesn’t matter whom i voted for, because it’s a done deal at this point.
To the Editor:
The Nassau County Police Department advises shoppers to be vigilant for their safety and the safety of others this holiday season.
Before leaving home, secure and engage alarms, and leaving lights on in frequented rooms to give the appearance that people are home.
Plan your shopping trips, know where you’re going and, if possible, go with someone else. Let someone know where you’re going. Park in an area that’s well lit, and make sure your valuables are out of sight. Avoid parking near vans or other vehicles with covered cargo areas. Don’t get out of your car unless you feel safe, lock your vehicle, and remember where you’ve parked.
As you shop, keep money and credit/debit cards in a front pocket, and limit the number of cards and the
er, many aunts and lots of cousins, who are successful and honest and righteous people.
it’s a shame, i think, that somewhere along the way, the man at the shop and the women who are reinforcing such a negative, internal bias didn’t have that same guidance. And if they did, then something else has failed them.
’ve heard too many women say that they could never vote for a woman for president.
it’s women, just like me, who have serious doubts about their own gender. i’ve seen and heard from many of them, “i’m a woman, and i could never vote for a woman.”
i’m seldom at a loss of words, but that has stumped me. i am extraordinarily thankful that my sister and i grew up in a household in which we were told that we could accomplish anything, so long as we set our minds to it and put in the work. i am so thankful to be surrounded by extraordinary women, like my mother, my grandmoth-
cash you carry. To avoid identity theft, be careful when exposing your cards and other identification at cash registers and ATMs. Be aware that thieves use cellphones to capture card and identity information. Be cognizant of distractions that could be staged to avert your attention.
When you return to your vehicle, don’t do so with your arms full of packages. Use a cart. Be ready to unlock your car door. Check the parking lot for suspicious-looking people, and if you see anyone loitering nearby, don’t go to your vehicle.
Carry a whistle or other audible device, and if you feel threatened, use it. Before getting into your vehicle, look around and inside it. Once inside, lock the doors, and if you have to, use your horn to attract attention.
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My entire life, i’ve been inspired by the people around me, as well as the women — the trailblazers — who are making our world a better, more inclusive place. And it really is a shame that a large chunk of our population still believes that someone who’s deserving of a prestigious role, like the presidency, should be denied that simply because she’s a woman.
i’m a big reader and thinker, and i implore anyone who thinks so negatively about the abilities and strength of women to pick up a book. read “The Nightingale,” by Kristin Hannah, and be blown away by a tale of courage. read “The Dressmakers of Auschwitz,” by Lucy Adlington, and learn a true story of sewing for survival. read “The Handmaid’s Tale,” by Margaret Atwood, and think about what life could be like if we let misogyny win.
in a world where the impossible can become possible, little girls should know that they can be whoever they want to be, career women, moms, a blend of both — or the top candidate on a presidential ticket.
The election results aside, women soldier on. We must actively challenge the biases, in ourselves and others, that continue to hold us back. Only then can we create a future in which every woman knows that her voice matters and her potential has no limits.
if you voted for Donald Trump because you believe in his policies and his vision for America, that’s fine — and that’s your right as an American. But if you voted for him simply because you found yourself unable to support a woman, for whatever reason, then, boy, are we in serious trouble. That’s an insult to every woman who’s come before you — every woman who’s willed her way through glass ceilings, and endured hardship after hardship, solely on the basis of sex.
Jordan Vallone is a senior editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Comments? jvallone@liherald.com.
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