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Police officers change tactics amid pandemic tected from the virus. The LPD now prohibits them from entering the scene of a medical As the coronavirus pandem- emergency until told to do so by ic continues to take its toll, vil- an emergency medical technilage first responders are taking cian, who evaluates the situaextra precautions to ensure tion first. Officers must wear they stay safe on masks, gloves and calls. goggles provided “During this by the village’s crisis, our first Emergency Manresponders must agement Office. be extremely care“It’s awkward ful,” East Rockafor us because we way Mayor Bruno pride ourselves on Romano said. always being “They must ensure there,” Paladino that they’re fully said. “There were p r o t e c t e d wh e n so many infected responding to calls calling us, BRIAN PAlAdINo people with Covid-19 and if we respondChief, Lynbrook Police ed, many of us cases.”

Working amid a Department would be infectpandemic is new ed.” to the first L P D cl e rk s, responders. “Any office workers and call that we go on, we’re treat- dispatchers have been told to ing people as if they’re infect- stay home on paid leave. Only ed,” Brian Paladino, chief of the police force continues to the Lynbrook Police Depart- work. ment, explained. “It’s a silent “I don’t want any of my virus. No one knows who’s employees to get sick and end sick, so we’ve scaled back.” up on a ventilator,” Paladino After a few officers manifest- said. “I want them to be safe ed Covid-19 symptoms, Paladi- and healthy, which is why we no said, he knew the depart- have limited our contact with ment had to enact changes to ensure that officers were proContinued on page 3

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Sprouting positivity Flowers by Mike owner Mike Graham donated arrangements throughout East Rockaway and Oceanside after having to shut down his businesses in both communities as of March 22 because of the coronavirus. Story, Page 5.

Adapting to remote learning

New normal for teachers, students and parents

By MIke SMollINS msmollins@liherald.com

With Gov. Andrew Cuomo mandating that schools and nonessential businesses remain closed through April 29, remote learning continues to be the “new normal” for Lynbrook and East Rockaway students, staff members and parents.

Though there have been a few adjustments to ensure that all students are accommodated,

school officials in both districts said remote learning has been successful so far.

“I think the staff and students have been working really hard to try to maintain the quality of learning that we’ve been used to in our district,” said Gerard Beleckas, the Lynbrook School District’s assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment. “We’re very fortunate that we have great people in the community, the parents

and students as well as the faculty.”

Beleckas said that students at the upper elementary, middle and high school levels use Microsoft Office 365 to complete assignments, while younger elementary school students use Flipgrid and Seesaw, learning apps that are geared toward that age group. While teachers cannot lecture students as they Continued on page 3

t’s a silent virus. No one knows who’s sick, so we’ve scaled back.

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“Small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities,” said Stuart Richner, president of RCI and publisher of Herald Community Newspapers. “With Long Island quickly becoming the center of the Covid-19 crisis, we knew that we had to do whatever possible to support our small business community.

“We are a small business ourselves, so we understand the pain that small business owners are going through right now,” Richner added. “But all studies show that businesses that continue to market during down times are those that fare the best long-term. We at the Herald want to do our part to make sure that members of our business community can continue to promote themselves during this trying period.”

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Communities adapt to remote learning would in a traditional classroom, they can provide feedback and answer questions at any time of day.

“I think that the teachers are doing a really nice job at reaching out to their students and their families, and just trying to make sure they’re learning,” Beleckas said, “and also making sure that they still feel connected to the school and community. It’s important for the students to realize that folks still care about them when they’re home.”

Beleckas said there are concerns with remote learning, such as some parents and students saying there is too much work, and others saying there is not enough, but he noted teachers have adjusted their workloads to the new environment.

Mona Hecht, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction in the East Rockaway School District, said officials had time before schools closed to prepare during a superintendent’s conference for the possibility of remote learning. With that head start, she said, the district was prepared when the closure mandate came from Cuomo.

Hecht noted that each student in fifth through 12th grades has a district-issued Chromebook or laptop, and devices were loaned to any students in kindergarten through fourth grade who needed them.

“I think our teachers have been tremendous in planning and being in contact with families and communicating emotional support for students, as well as the academic learning and content that had to continue,” she said. “We tried to transition the best we can under the circumstances.”

With many parents working from home and some students dealing with family members who are ill, Hecht said, teachers are individualizing their lessons

to meet each student’s particular needs.

Students in third through 12th grade are using Google Classroom to learn, while younger students are using Wakelet.

Through each app, teachers post assignments, resource materials and instructional videos, and then follow up with students through virtual classroom meetings or in instructional sessions by phone or email. Faculty and staff have also used Zoom meetings to communicate with and check in on one another.

Hecht said she has received mostly positive responses from parents and students about remote learning in conversations and surveys.

“It’s not a one-size-fits-all solution,” she said. “The feedback has been mostly positive, and we use other feedback to provide changes to what we can.”

Officials from both districts said at press time they were unsure how fourth-quarter grading would work.

They also noted there are student support staffs and counselors for students who are feeling the mental and emotional toll of having to stay home and are unable to be with friends, peers and teachers during the pandemic.

Brian Bowes, a phys. ed. and health teacher at Lynbrook North Middle School, said, “Basically our curriculum has not stopped. Obviously, it’s a little bit less than what they’d be doing in class, but it’s still allowing us to continue to teach them and interact with them.”

Bowes said he uses Microsoft 365 to interact with his students and encourages them to post questions there even when he is not around. To meet the phys. ed. requirement, students are keeping a log of the physical activities they do throughout the week. He added that the school had prepared for a possible shutdown in the weeks before it became official.

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Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools.

Gerard Beleckas, the Lynbrook School District’s assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment, praised parents, staff members and students for adapting well to remote learning “The school district is doing a fantastic job,” he said. “This is something that came up abruptly, and we were very well prepared for it.”

LPD adjusts procedures amid coronavirus continued from paGe 1 each other.”

Each day, when police officers arrive at headquarters, only two are allowed in the locker room to change into their uniforms at a time. Paladino has also adjusted their work schedules to ensure that fewer people are at headquarters.

Paladino said that a number of officers are worried about becoming ill, and are practicing social distancing. Many socialized with one another before the pandemic, but no more, he said.

“We miss socialization, because a lot of how we do our job is talking, and we no longer have an open-door policy among one another,” he said. “Now, when we go into work, we don’t talk, and people don’t come in unless they really need to.”

Still, Paladino said, LPD officers are doing their jobs. “Our police services have not diminished, and even though a majority of calls that come in now are people sickened by the virus, our work days have been less stressful,” he said. “Hopefully going forward, things will go back to normal. You become more resourceful when you work through a tragedy, and you become more able to deliver better service.”

Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach said there have been many changes to village procedures as the virus continues to spread, including closing board of trustees meetings to the public. “That’s how it will have to be for now,” he said. “The safety of our residents and staff is our top priority.”

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officers from the Lynbrook Police Department are now required to wear masks, gloves and goggles when on medical calls. Above, Officer Patrick Scanlon took a resident’s report last Friday.

Resurrection trumps death

By The rev. BoB WAldermAN lyneditor@liherald.com

“These are the times that try men’s souls …” wrote Thomas Paine during the 1776 Revolutionary War. Those words ring true today as we find ourselves engaged in another “war,” this one against the coronavirus.

During times of crisis, whether war, pandemic, terrorism, out of fear or faith, or perhaps both, people often consider their “souls” and turn to God. During such times, we hear of “fox-hole” faith and often see churches suddenly full (now online).

People and society are forced to talk about death and dying. We don’t like to discuss such a topic. We’ll talk about anything else most willingly, but not death.

The reality is we will all die and at this time, with so much death around us, we should not avoid the topic. Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross made a career speaking about death and in so doing wrote her famous book, “On Death and Dying,” of which Life magazine referred to as “a profound lesson for the living.”

Today, right in the middle of what New York health experts predict will be the peaking of the Covid-19 virus, we have Easter. This is the pinnacle of the Christian faith and it proclaims loudly that

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there is life and hope. Yet, to get to resurrection one must experience death. The flower must die and seeds must be buried before new life arises.

According to the Bible, death was introduced by that first sin committed by Adam and exacerbated by every sin thereafter and bars heaven’s door. But of even greater import is that the gospels recognize that the life we live now is but temporary and that there is a life in eternity of either bliss or dread that awaits.

Where we spend that eternity is what is most important to God, not how long we will live here. So God needed to address the sin issue, which keeps everyone from heaven. He did this by sending his son Jesus Christ, who would live a perfectly sinless life, which no one could, and who died in place of sinners, thereby taking the punishment everyone deserved. As our substitute, Jesus offers us his perfection, while removing and paying for our imperfection.

As the Apostle John stated: “For God so loved the world that he sent his one and only son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) And Jesus said: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, relies on) me [as savior] will live even if he dies; 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me [as savior] will never die. Do you believe this?”

The good news for anyone who “believes this” is that, by God’s grace through faith in Christ, Resurrection trumps death. While we follow all the recommendations of the health agencies to protect our bodies, let’s not overlook preparing our souls. That way, whenever death comes, whether in old age or cancer, war, or Covid-19, through faith in Christ, we are assured an eternal life in his presence. In these trying times, because Jesus rose from the dead, we can join the apostle Paul and jubilantly proclaim our victory.

“Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?… But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!”

Hallelujah! He has Risen!

Walderman is the religious leader of the Lynbrook Baptist Church.

Seeking spiritual guidance during coronavirus pandemic

By Nicole AlciNdor nalcindor@liherald.com

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll, spiritual leaders in Lynbrook and East Rockaway are finding new ways to keep in contact with congregants and to celebrate their spring holidays.

Though Gov. Andrew Cuomo has banned large gatherings statewide and houses of worship are no longer meeting in-person, services and spiritual counseling are still being performed online over platforms such as Zoom, YouTube and Facebook. Religious leaders have also made themselves available to provide answers to parishioners’ questions, and ministry services have been in overdrive.

“It’s hard to maintain a sense of community in a virtual world, but it’s certainly better than nothing,” HewlettEast Rockaway Jewish Centre Rabbi Andrew Warmflash said. “Many people are asking questions and are worried about financial stability. … Being a sense of encouragement to them is exhausting and hard, but it’s nice to know people see you as a source of comfort.”

Although Warmflash said the switch to an online platform for preaching and spiritually counseling others has not come without challenges, he noted that he finds that it is also beneficial because it is more convenient. He added that there is an uptick in people seeking spiritual guidance through online platforms.

“People can more easily participate in services without having to drive over to a building,” he said. “People are asking me why God allowed the pandemic to happen and my answer is; we don’t understand God. Part of faith is trusting God.” Mark Lukens, a pastor at Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway, said he has noticed that since the switch to online platforms, he has been ministering to nearly double the amount of people he was serving before.

“People are scared and need connection,” he said. “Having an online presence is difficult, but even though the church doors are not open physically,

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they are open virtually.”

Lukens, who runs traditional mainline protestant church services, used to have lay readers, singing and congregational prayer and responsive readings.

However, since the switch to online services, they no longer encourage large participation because he cannot interact with the audience. Music has also been eliminated from his services.

“This runs counter to everything we believe in because church community matters,” he said. “It’s difficult, but we are finding new ways to worship and the most important thing is getting in touch with God’s presence.”

With many more people than usual questioning their faith and contacting spiritual leaders through online platforms, the Rev. Robert Walderman, of Lynbrook Baptist Church, said that he has continued to reassure them that God is still in control. He also noted that he is not surprised that more people are reaching out to him during the coronavirus outbreak.

“During many crises throughout history, many people have realized their frailty and they are reminded that there’s something bigger than themselves and then oftentimes they turn back to God,” he said. “People who are questioning their faith need to remember the blessings and grace of God. God is able and we should rest in his sovereignty.”

Walderman added that switching to an online presence should not be seen as a less effective form of worship.

“God doesn’t just dwell in the church building, he is there with us in spirit and in truth whenever we worship,” he said. “It’s different because we are lacking intimacy with one another, but true worship comes from the heart.”

Hundreds of more people have started viewing the YouTube channel for Hope Church in Lynbrook, since the ban on large in-person meetings, according to Pastor Fin Varughese. He said he has also noticed that more people have been contacting him with spiritual questions because of the pandemic. In order to provide the best ministry services that he can, he said, he needs to practice spiritual self-care.

“Pastors are working harder because people are losing hope and they are going through a lot,” he said. “In the same way that Jesus went away to private places to pray, I’ve been waking up at 5 a.m. every day to pray, pause, reflect, center myself, focus on God and charge up spiritually.”

With many holy holidays coming up in the next few weeks, such as Easter and Holy Week, Varughese said he is very excited to preach on Easter even if it’s online because of what the holiday means to Christians.

“Easter speaks into brokenness and everyone is suffering in some way because of this pandemic,” he said.

“Jesus suffered, died and, on the third day, he resurrected and we will see a resurrection from this pandemic.”

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The Lynbrook Excellence in Education Foundation has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce with a goal of fostering business growth in the community while supporting future education endeavors for students in the village.

“The education foundation is about not only the funding, but boosting the community,” President Ivy Reilly said. “We want to bring the community together through the support of education.”

Reilly represented the foundation and met with the chamber at Village Hall on March 12, just before coronavirus concerns in Nassau County escalated. At the meeting, they discussed a partnership in which the foundation would host shop local campaigns, and in turn, businesses would donate some of their profits to the cause.

“This is a win-win,” chamber President Stephen Wangel said.”Job markets are too competitive for our kids not to be equipped with the tools for a great education. This will also make the community aware that their local merchants and professionals support their efforts, and in turn, should be supported by the community. Once we have all the details worked out, I will encourage all of my members to participate in this program.”

During the March meeting, Reilly informed the chamber that the foundation raises money and awards grants for

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ChaMBer oF CoMMerCe President Stephen Wangel, right, said it was a “win-win” for the chamber to partner with the Excellence in Education Foundation. Above, Wangel being sworn into his term as president by Mayor Alan Beach in 2019. worthwhile student programs that are not funded in the district’s budget. The chamber board supported Reilly’s goals, and Harry Levitt, the owner of Mur-Lee Men’s and Boy’s Wear on Atlantic Avenue, said he was impressed by the foundation, but

expressed a desire to raise awareness for the business community’s support of the programs, Wangel said.

Reilly said they decided it would be best to make the partnership a “two-way street,” in which both entities support

one another. Though the coronavirus pandemic has paused talks on what the future of the partnership may hold, Wangel and Reilly expressed optimism for a successful relationship between the two entities in the future. As a show of support, the chamber board unanimously voted to donate $500 to the cause.

Reilly said that once businesses open again, the foundation hopes to create an event similar to the “Amazing Race” television show, where people are tasked with going to different stores on scavanger hunts or to complete an activitiy as a way to generate foot traffic for local businesses. During events like that, the business owners would then donate a portion of the proceeds to the foundation. She said she also hoped to foster partnerships with individual businesses.

“How can we help each other?” she said. “We’re not just looking for something. These businesses are very generous, but we want to do something to give back.”

Reilly said amid the pandemic, the important thing now is to focus on families staying healthy and supporting one another through such a difficult time. She added that it will be even more vital to support local businesses when they return to full operation.

“We need these stores to stay open,” she said. “We know what it looks like when stores close and that’s not what we want. Many of these businesses are run

by Lynbrook families.”

Flower shop sprouts positivity during pandemic

By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

Though they had to close both of their stores for being “non-essential” businesses during the coronavirus epidemic, Flowers by Mike showed just how vital they are to the Oceanside and East Rockaway communities.

After Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mandate caused him to shutter his flower shops, at 221 Merrick Road in Oceanside and 338 Atlantic Ave. in East Rockaway, owner Mike Graham made sure his flowers did not go to waste. The shop donated 50 arrangements to seniors at the Oceanside Care Center, dropped flowers on stoops of random strangers’ homes throughout the neighborhoods and offered carnations to a woman who was putting them on nurses’ cars at hospitals, including Mount Sinai South Nassau, as a way to praise frontline workers.

“We wanted to give back to the community,” Graham said. “We’re not open right now, but we can help in other ways.”

Lisa Teri was jogging down the street when Graham approached her and handed her a bouquet of flowers. She was so moved that she took to Facebook to thank him.

“A completely random, generous driveby gift while out for my run from ‘the Mike mobile,’” she wrote. “Flowers by

Courtesy Flowers by Mike

FlowerS By Mike owner Mike Graham, left, donated arrangements throughout the neighborhood, including at the Oceanside Care Center, after having to shutdown his businesses as of March 22 because of the coronavirus.

Mike, talk about putting a smile on a girl’s face. Thanks Mike, I won’t forget this.”

Residents at the Oceanside Care Center also expressed gratitude because the flowers lifted many of their spirits. The

facility is not permitting visitors because of Covid-19 concerns, so Graham said he was happy to do something to make them smile.

Graham opened Flowers by Mike in

his native Oceanside in January 2019.

Last month, he took over the East Rockaway Florist. He had just launched the new operation when he had to shut down.

Since opening, Graham has been active in both communities, and each Valentine’s Day he donates roses to MSSN so that the staff can give them to patients along with their meals.

“That was my whole goal all along was to be a part of the community,” Graham said, “to help in any way that I can, and just give to the community. It’s making people smile. It’s making people happy, whatever I can do, I’ll do it.”

Graham said closing his shops has had a devastating financial impact, including having to be dormant for Easter and Passover, two holidays where he generates a lot of business. He added that he was worried that he may be closed for Mother’s Day in May, which is usually a booming day for business.

Graham noted that he has not laid anyone off, and that the staff is working to get through the global crisis as a team. He said he wishes his customers, community members and fellow business owners well, and expressed optimism that things will turn around eventually.

“Everyone will get through this together,” he said, “and the positive in the end is we’ll get back and support our local businesses.”

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On Saturday, COunty Executive Laura Curran said, “We’re in the heat of the battle,” as she spoke about the increasing number of coronavirus cases in Nassau. As of Monday morning, the state was reporting 15,600 cases here. At back was Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggiWhitton, who represents the 11th District on the North Shore.

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The week that was: coronavirus in Nassau

By SCOtt BrintOn sbrinton@liherald.com

The coronavirus outbreak took a sharp turn this past weekend, as cases soared on Long Island. Governor Cuomo said the epidemic appeared to be shifting east from New York City.

That shift was straining Nassau’s hospitals, according to Cuomo and County Executive Laura Curran Meanwhile, the governor pushed back the May 19 school vote to June 1.

Below is a day-by-day timeline of how it all played out.

Friday, april 3

School budget votes were delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus outbreak, by order of Governor Cuomo.

The votes were to have taken place May 19.

The governor issued the executive order March 30. It states: “Any school board, library board, or village election scheduled to take place in April or May of 2020 is hereby postponed until at least June 1, 2020, and subject to further directive as to the timing, location or manner of voting for such elections.”

Whether the school budget votes take place on June 1 remains to be seen. The coronavirus pandemic is fluid, and if new cases were to continue to arise, the vote could be delayed further, state officials said.

“The state budget was difficult,” Cuomo said in his Friday news conference.

Pushing back the vote will give state and local officials a clearer picture of New York’s finances after the Covid-19 virus forced tens of thousands of businesses to close and sales tax collections to plummet. The governor had earlier predicted a $10 billion to $15 billion gap in the state budget, which is unprecedented.

GOvernOr CuOmO Said over the weekend that the center of the Covid-19 epidemic appeared to be shifting away from New York City toward Long Island.

Friday, april 3

Cuomo had warned in recent weeks that New York’s apex of Covid-19 cases was coming within seven to 21 days.

Already, though, the state had surpassed 100,000 cases as of last Friday, he said, and Thursday into Friday was the deadliest 24-hour period during the coronavirus crisis to date, with 562 new deaths statewide.

“We had more deaths,” Cuomo said, “we had more people going into the hospitals than any other night.”

In all, 2,935 New Yorkers had died of the disease.

In Nassau County, more than 12,000 people had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Friday.

The governor identified Nassau and Suffolk counties as emerging areas of concern.

He also noted that a number of Nassau County hospitals were identified as hot spots because of the high volume of Covid-19 patients they were seeing, including St. Francis Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital.

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Nassau County had the third-highest number of coronavirus cases of any county in New York as of Saturday, surpassing Westchester, Bronx and New York counties.

New York County includes all of Man-

hattan.

That was according to the state Department of Health’s newly implemented Covid-19 tracker, found at covid19tracker. health.ny.gov.

In his daily briefing Saturday, Cuomo described the virus as a “fire spreading” across Long Island.

As of Saturday, Nassau had 13,346 coronavirus cases, compared to 13,081 in Westchester, where the Covid-19 outbreak began in New York a month ago. Meanwhile, the Bronx had 12,315 cases and Manhattan, 9,300.

Queens and Brooklyn — both geographically on Long Island — had 20,114 and 17,504 cases, respectively.

Suffolk County had 11,370 cases.

Combined, Nassau and Suffolk represented 21.7 percent of the state’s 113,704 cases — up from 16 percent earlier.

Cuomo described his concern for Long Island as the growing center of the coronavirus outbreak.

“You see the Long Island number growing,” he said, “and it’s growing steadily. It’s growing more east than north.”

He also noted, “We’ve been saying for the last few days watch Long Island.”

Cuomo spoke of the increasing need for ventilators, breathing machines to keep the hardest-hit patients alive — Covid-19 is primarily a respiratory disease afflicting the lungs.

The state had ordered 17,000 ventilators, but had received only a fraction of them by Saturday, the governor said.

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Speaking Saturday afternoon, Curran reported 11 new deaths overnight of the coronavirus, bringing the total number to 149.

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continued from previous page state report that indicated 396 people had died in Nassau. The county Department of Health was working with local hospital officials to quantify the exact number, she said.

County officials were also checking whether all of the people reported dead by the state actually lived in Nassau or a surrounding area.

As of Saturday morning, the state Department of Health was reporting 13,346 people had tested positive for Covid-19 in Nassau. Many of those cases, the county executive said, had resolved, though she did not give an exact number.

“We are in the heat of battle now,” Curran said.

Some 355 patients were reportedly on ventilators to enable their breathing, Curran said. That figure was up 31 people from the day before, she said.

Sunday, April 5

Coronavirus cases in Nassau County continued to climb steadily overnight from Saturday into Sunday, nearly reaching 14,400, up from 13,346 the day before — an almost 8 percent increase, according to Cuomo.

Statewide, 4,159 people had died of Covid-19 as of Sunday, he said.

Speaking that day, Cuomo said, “There is a shift to Long Island … As Long Island grows, the percentage of cases in New York City has reduced.”

The sharp rise in Nassau cases in recent days contrasted with data that showed an emerging “plateau” of cases statewide over the past three days, the governor said.

It is too early to tell, he said, if New York was reaching the apex of cases, when the number of deaths will drop, but it appeared the high point could be reached sometime in the next week. Previously, he had said it could be seven to 21 days before the apex is reached.

Data appeared to suggest the state was nearing a plateau or the apex, Cuomo said. Overnight from Saturday to Sunday, the state saw its highest number of hospital

Source: New York State Department of Health Illustration by Christina Daly/Herald

discharges — 1,709. The total number of people who had been treated for Covid-19 and released from the hospital stood at 12,187 as of Sunday.

“Discharge is way up, and that is great news,” Cuomo said.

The state also saw its smallest number of new hospitalizations overnight, at 574. That was a 52 percent

decrease from the day before, when there were 1,100 new hospitalizations. The day before that, there had been 1,400.

The state had not seen such a low number of new hospitalizations for 16 days, according to state data.

In all, 16,400 people were hospitalized as of April 5.

Urgent care centers debut rapid Covid-19 test

By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Three urgent care centers on Long Island are among the first in the nation to debut a rapid test to detect coronavirus, which gives patients results within minutes.

The American Family Care health care providers in East Meadow, Farmingdale and West Islip began testing patients as part of a full examination on March 31, before launching regular tests the next day.

The molecular, point-of-care tests reduce wait time from days to roughly five minutes for positive results and 13 minutes for negative results.

Testing will only be available to those who are symptomatic, according to officials at the AFC Urgent Care centers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of such testing, developed by Abbott Laboratories, on March 27.

The urgent care centers began regular testing the same day Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals would

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donate 500,000 test kits to the state, in shipments of 25,000 per day. Corning Life Sciences also donated 100,000 tubes for testing and provided an additional 500,000 at a reduced cost.

As of April 1, the state had given 220,880 tests and continued to provide roughly 15,000 tests each day. Of those tested, 83,712 were positive.

“Rapid testing is the fastest way to return to normalcy and get the economy back up and running, and will also help end the anxiety that has become the most oppressive part of this situation,” Cuomo said. “In the meantime, New Yorkers must continue to comply with all social distancing protocols and stay home as much as possible to prevent spreading this virus to others.”

ThE AFC URGENT Care center on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow is one of three on Long Island to debut the nation’s first rapid coronavirus test.

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Courtesy Caroline Bert

MeMBerS of the community and firefighters rallied at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside to show their appreciation for the hardworking staff during the coronavirus.

Community rallies to thank MSSN staff

By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

The community and first responders, as well as the East Rockaway Fire Department, gathered outside Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital on Sunday night to show their appreciation for doctors, nurses and other frontline medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

Some yielding signs and wearing masks, the group cheered on hospital staff from a social distance. Members of the staff came to the hospital’s entranceway to greet those gathered.

The rally was done to show medical professionals, health care workers and essential staff members that the community appreciates their hard work, dedication and effort in treating patients during a global pandemic.

Courtesy MSSN

Part of the hospital staff, above, came to the facility’s entrance to acknowledge those gathered who expressed their appreciation.

Many of the attendees held signs thanking the staff.

DozenS of coMMunity members and firefighters attended the event.

Courtesy MSSN

Courtesy Caroline Bert

News brief

Governor Cuomo orders shutdown to continue

By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools

LHS hosts food, card drive During the coronavirus pandemic, the community put the Lynbrook Public Schools’ “Community of Caring” theme into action as they opened their hearts to local families and to heroes on the frontline of the outbreak.

The district organized a drive-by food and thank you card collection on April 3 and 6 in the high school’s parking lot. Students, staff and families showed their support while practicing social distancing by driving through the parking lot and dropping their donated items into bins.

The thank you cards that were collected will be presented to health care

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workers and first responders who have been working diligently during this stressful time.

The nonperishable food items that were donated will be distributed to local families in need to provide them with some staples for the upcoming holidays.

“We just want everyone to know that although we are far apart, we are still united as one big Lynbrook family,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa Burak, according to a district release.

Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools; compiled by Mike Smollins

was larger than previously thought. The county had projected the number at roughly 150 as of Saturday. The state, however, was reporting a higher figure.

Curran said she is now going with the state’s number, as she said it has a faster means of verifying Nassau residents who have died.

The state puts the number of dead in Nassau at 381.

“We mourn every loss,” Curran said.

On a hopeful note, the county executive said, there were 197 discharges from Nassau’s 11 hospitals — 121 more than were admitted overnight. That could indicate the hospitalization rate cuomo is dropping — and thus the county may see the peak of the crisis begin “to flatten.”

It is too early to tell for certain, however, she noted.

Curran also warned against flushing nitrile gloves and sanitary wipes down the toilet because they clog the sewer lines. The county has seen a 35 percent increase in clogs in recent days.

O n M o n d ay, G ove r n o r C u o m o ordered schools and non-essential businesses to remain closed until April 29 to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Previously, they were to close until April 15.

At the same time, the governor raised the fine for violating social-distancing rules from $500 to $1,000.

“We havre to extend the New York Pause,” the governor said. “Public health demands that we do this.

There’s a real danger in getting over-confident so quickgovernor ly.”

Restaurants and bars have been forced to offer grab-and-go service or home deliveries.

Most school children are receiving lessons by computer at home.

The news came as Nassau saw another jump in the number of Covid-19 cases, County Executive Laura Curran said. Cases surpassed 15,600 here, with 2,100 hospitalized. On Sunday, there were 14,400 cases.

Jim Bernstein contributed to this story.

Curran also said the number of dead

Kaminsky hosts emergency food drive through

the thAnk you cards will be sent to health care workers and first responders, and the food will be distributed to families in need.

Because of the Covid19 health crisis, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, will hold an emergency food drive to benefit families within the 9th Senate District.

Suggested donations include gift cards, fresh, canned or boxed food, toiletries/personal items and cleaning supplies.

“The Covid-19 health crisis is leaving too many families unable to make ends meet and lacking basic necessities,” Kaminsky said.

“If you are someone with a little extra willing to donate, please reach out to my office and we will get it into the hands of those who need it most.”

To d o n at e, c a l l Kaminsky’s of fice at (516) 766-8383 or email Kaminsky@nysenate. gov.

–Jeffrey Bessen

Courtesy Kaminsky’s office

An emergency food drive to benefit people because of the Covid-19 health crisis is being held by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.

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LynBrook fAmiLieS donAted nonperishable food items to support families in need during the coronavirus pandemic.

Donations were collected during a driveby donation event in the Lynbrook High School parking lot.

Comprehensive Audiology: ‘We’re still here for you’

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Hearing loss could cause anxiety for a person at any time, but even more so during this time of physical isolation, said Dr. Esther Fogel.

That’s why, although her Lynbrook practice, Comprehensive Audiology, is currently closed due to the coronavirus, she is still taking calls and emails to assist her patients however she can.

“During this time, many of us are home alone or with one family member, and that impacts people with hearing loss,” she explained. “Those with hearing loss, of any severity, rely a lot on face-to-face contact and visual cues.”

At the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Audiology and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Fogel closed the Comprehensive Audiology office on March 22.

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■ Drop off/pick up — If a hearing aid is in need of an emergency repair, patients can schedule a drop off and pick up time.

■ Shipping/mail — If a patient needs hearing aid supplies or batteries, they can contact Fogel to have it shipped.

In addition, the federal government is now issuing free caption telephones, Fogel noted. Fogel has partnered with the company CaptionCall, and anyone who needs one can contact her directly.

She also stressed the importance of staying connected during this time and encouraged those with hearing loss to video call their loved ones so they can see visual cues.

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By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

Though they are remote learning, the students in Shari Bowes’s fifth grade class at Waverly Park Elementary School came together digitally to thank frontline workers who are treating those suffering from the coronavirus.

The students were each asked to have a parent or guardian take a video of them reciting a line from a poem, entitled “We Are.” The parts were then spliced together in a music video, which shows pictures of doctors and nurses as the students express their gratitude.

“Our district motto is ‘a community that cares,’” Bowes said. “So everything we’ve done this school year, we’ve tried to revolve around that theme.”

Bowes said she was on a five-mile run when the poem idea hit her. She then contacted her students and their parents, and within 24 hours, the videos of them reciting their lines were sent in. The idea behind it was to show how the pandemic has impacted “the children of Covid-19,” Bowes explained, while also showcasing the students’ appreciation of the frontline workers.

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was founded by Hewlett resident Blair Longaro and aims to support local businesses and provide frontline workers, first responders and other community members with meals and treats. Since being posted, it has garnered more than 1,800 views.

“It’s just so amazing because we are doing our part,” Bowes said, “by letting them know that we care, by giving them meals and providing special treats for them while they’re at work. It just shows them that we care about them.”

The Feeding the Locals page has raised more than $30,000. Longaro has used the page to spend the money on gift cards from local businesses in order to support them during this trying time. The funds have been donated to provide meals to hospitals, doctor’s offices, sanitation workers the postal service and many others.

“People are feeding off of it,” Bowes said. “It’s just so contagious. Everybody just wants to help.”

Bowes said it was important for her students to show the essential workers that the community cares about them and appreciates their hard work and dedication.

“We wanted to share these words of encouragement,” she said, “and let them know that we care about them, that we are thinking about them and that they are heroes.”

Lynbrook High School alumnus Trevor Ambrico was recently honored as a “Helper of the Week” for his work on the frontlines during the coronavirus.

Ambrico, a physician assistant for cardiothoracic surgery at Northwell Health, was honored by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky as part of his ongoing program to recognize health professionals in the ninth district who are going above and beyond.

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF EAST ROCKAWAY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Article 14, Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, and a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, Nassau County, duly adopted at the Regular Meeting of such Board held on February 10, 2020, I, the undersigned Treasurer of the said Village, will sell at Public Auction in the manner provided by law on the 15th day of April, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. in the Public Meeting Room of the Board of Trustees in the Village Hall, 376 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway, New York, so much of each of the following parcels of real estate upon which Village Taxes for the year 2019/20 remain unpaid as will be sufficient to discharge the tax, fees, interest and charges which may be due thereon at the time of such sale and shall conduct the same from day to day until the sale is completed.

The Purchaser or Purchasers at such Tax Sale will be required to pay the amount of their respective bids to the undersigned Treasurer within ten (10) days after the sale pursuant to the provisions the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.

The following is a statement of the real estate hereinbefore mentioned as shown and described on the Official Tax Map of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York, duly adopted, approved and filed as provided by law, a copy of which is on file and available for inspection in the Office of the Village Clerk of said Village upon which taxes are unpaid together with the amount of tax, fees, interest and charges to April 15th, 2020.

NAME OF OWNER OR OCCUPANT AS IT APPEARS ON ASSESSMENT ROLL

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AMOUNT OF TAX, AS IT APPEARS ON THE FEES, INTEREST OFFICIAL TAX MAP AND CHARGES THE VILLAGE BY: SEC. BLOCK LOT(s) 32 Mildred Place 1 1 20 $2,177.97 58 Murdock Rd 1 2 4 $3,687.66 105 Garfield Place 12 1 21 $1,357.63 15 Deering Lane 13 238 6 $ 2,754.73 15 Arnold Court 13C 5 204 $ 4,362.64 41 Arnold Court 13C 5 208 $ 4,524.72 83 Arnold Court 13C 5 215 $ 4096.90 88 Arnold Court 13C 6 8 $ 2,469.73 13 Acorn Rd 14C 2 17 $ 4,258.30 15 Davis St 15 3 8 $ 1,328.04 460 Atlantic Ave 17 1 23 $ 1,498.90 21 Phipps Ave 17 2 2-E $ 2,871.86 65 Phipps Ave 19 6 1 $2,461.61 36 Davison Plaza 19 7 1 $ 4,227.58 28 Ocean Ave 19 7 11-B $ 1,935.85 14 Davison Plaza 19 7 5 $1,769.40 53 Durland Road 2 1 27 $ 1,185.25 76 Waverly Ave 2 3 7 $ 3,126.80 104 Lawson Ave 22 2 18 $ 776.94 45 First Ave 22 4 11 $ 1,498.90 2 Lawrence St 22 8 18 $ 112.47 100 Franklin St 22 8 32 $ 840.19 36 Althouse Ave 23 5 202 $ 1,652.99 34 Alexine Ave 24 1 1-A $ 1,592.53 60 Althouse Ave 25 1 125 $ 1,081.66 Bordering Lot 25 3 1 $ 148.62 60 Althouse Ave 25 5 4 $ 489.39 89 Third Ave 26 10 6 $ 1,426.62 91 Third Ave 26 10 6-A $ 111.47 75 Second Ave 26 10 9 $ 2,360.31 98 Fourth Ave 26 12 10-A $ 165.04 5 Waterview St 26 13 11 $ 330.95 Avenue & John St 26 17 1 128.36 43 Mill River Ave 6 11 11 $ 2,968.10 174 Waverly Ave 7 114 20 $ 2,001.56 10 Flint Rd 8 4 25 $ 988.03 17 Davison Ave 8 4 5 $ 2,964.71 2 Salem Road 8 5 8 $ 2,427.84

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, New York.

Patricia Renner Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: March 26, 2020 April 2, 2020 April 9, 2020 1084183 LEGAL NOTICE ASSESSOR’S NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that he has completed the 2020/2021 final assessment roll, which will be used for the 2021 levy of Town and County Taxes in the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and the City of Glen Cove and the City of Long Beach, and for the 2020/2021 levy of school taxes in such Towns and in the City of Long Beach.

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of the roll was filed with the Department of Assessment on April 1, 2020. The electronic roll may be examined on public terminals located in the offices of: DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT NASSAU COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING 240 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, FOURTH FLOOR MINEOLA, NY 11501 where the same will remain open for public inspection for fifteen days.

Dated this 1st day of April, 2020.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that April 6, 2020 regular meeting of the Board of Trustees has been re-scheduled to April 13, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that April 20, 2020 regular meeting of the Board of Trustees has been cancelled.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO, V I L L A G E ADMINISTRATOR LYNBROOK, NEW YORK 121551

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook will hold a Public Hearing to consider the application of Arcadia One, LLC c/o Cory Poccia for a Special Use Permit pursuant to Village Code §252-119 (Amusements) and §252-116 to allow a restaurant use with an arcade and live music; and under SEQRA Regulations, to determine whether the proposed use would constitute a significant negative impact on the environment; said Public Hearing will be held at 7PM on April 13, 2020 at the Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York.

All interested persons will be heard during the Public Hearing at the time and place aforementioned.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOHN GIORDANO, V I L L A G E ADMINISTRATOR LYNBROOK, NEW YORK DATED: 121550 PUBLIC HEARING TENTATIVE BUDGET 2020/2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York, will hold a Public Hearing at the Lynbrook Village Hall, One Columbus Drive, Lynbrook, New York on April 13, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. to consider the Tentative Budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year.

The Tentative Budget also includes a Local Government Exemption Impact Report of exempt amounts of real property.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2020/2021 Tentative Budget provides for compensation to be paid to each member of the Board of Trustees will not exceed as follows: Mayor $31,857.00 Trustee (1) $26,133.00 Trustees (3) $20,698.00.

A copy of the 2020 /2021 Tentative Budget and Exemption Report is available for public inspection at the Office of the Village Clerk, Lynbrook, New York, during normal office hours and on the Village w e b s i t e www.lynbrookvillage.com .

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to present oral and/or written comments on the 2020/2021 Tentative Budget during the Public Hearing at the time and place aforesaid.

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Over the years, when an installer defied our notes on the plans by placing the planks right against house-wrap paper, I would stop by and walk up to the walls, which must have looked pretty suspicious to neighbors who wondered who was peering at the house. What I observed wasn’t surprising. The boards with the airspace lasted much longer, even though they still required expensive re-staining, than the boards with no airspace, which all deteriorated from the back side outward.

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News briefs Dean Skelos, citing coronavirus fears, wants out of prison now, not later

By Jill Nossa jnossa@liherald.com

Former State Sen. Dean Skelos, of Rockville Centre, sought early release from federal prison because he was worried about the c o r o n av i r u s p a n d e m i c , according to court papers.

Skelos, 72, filed a motion in federal court in Manhattan last week, asking to spend the remainder of his 51-month sentence in home confinement to lessen the risk of contracting the virus. Skelos still has more than two years left on his sentence for political Dean corruption, which he began serving in January 2019 at Otisville Correctional Facility, in Orange County. The motion, filed under seal, was opposed by federal prosecutors in papers filed publicly, saying that an application

for release should first be filed with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, which could better assess his health situation.

The prosecutors noted that steps were being taken to stop the spread of the disease in federal prison, and said that, since Skelos lives in New York state, “the global epicenter of the coronavirus,” he has not provided any information to show that he would be better protected outside of prison. The judge, Kimba Wood, had decided as of press time.

Skelos was convicted in July 2018 of using his political power to secure roughly skelos $300,000 in jobs and fees for his son Adam, also of Rockville Centre. They were each convicted on eight counts of conspiracy, extortion and bribery. Adam Skelos was sentenced to four years in prison.

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Nassau couNty is hiring a consulting firm to develop an “economic portrait” of the county after the coronavirus crisis has abated.

PeoPle have uNtil Aug. 14 to respond to the U.S. Census.

Be counted — the 2020 Census is under way By scott BriNtoN sbrinton@liherald.com

April 1 was Census Day, when the federal government counts every person across the United States and five of its territories.

Population counts are used to allocate seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to states. The 435 seats in the House are divided up by the population of each state. The larger the population of a state, the more seats it receives.

A state’s population is also used to allocate federal funding for a variety of programs.

Federal officials are urging everyone to fill out the census online, by phone or mail. Census invitations were mailed earlier in March. You may respond after April 1.

The census is mandated every 10 years by the U.S. Constitution.

Who is counted? Here are directions from the 2020 Census website, 2020census. gov: “You should be counted where you are living and sleeping most of the time as of April 1, 2020. If you are responding for your home, count everyone who lives and sleeps there most of the time as of April 1, 2020. This includes young children, foster children, roommates, and any family members or friends who are living with

you, even temporarily.

“Please note that if someone is staying with you temporarily on April 1 due to the COVID-19 situation, they should be counted where they usually live. This includes college students, who should still be counted at school, even if they are home early because of the COVID-19 situation. If they live in student housing, the college will count them. If they live off campus, they should respond for the offcampus address and include any roommates or other people living there.”

Below is a timeline of upcoming dates: ■ April 29 – May 1: The Census Bureau will count homeless people over these three days. Census takers count people in shelters, at soup kitchens and mobile food vans, on the streets and at outdoor locations like tent encampments.

■ April 16 – June 19: Census takers will work with administrators at colleges, senior centers, prisons and other facilities that house large groups of people to ensure everyone is counted.

■ May 27 – Aug. 14: Census takers will interview homes that have not responded to the 2020 Census to help make sure everyone is counted.

■ December: The Census Bureau will deliver apportionment counts to the president and Congress as required by law.

County hires consultant to study the economy Hempstead Town waiving water fees By scott BriNtoN sbrinton@liherald.com

County Executive Laura Curran stood last Thursday at the Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola with the two heads of Nassau’s Coronavirus Economic Advisory Council — Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel and Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz —to announce results of a weeklong survey to assess the state of local business amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The news were grim.

The county received 1,431 responses to the survey, Curran said. Many businesses said they have or would need to lay off workers. Half predicted no profit for the year. And 80 percent said they would need loans to sustain their businesses.

“It’s pain now, and we know it’s going to be pain down the road,” the county executive said.

Nassau, she said, has hired HR&A Advisors, a real estate and economic advisory firm based in New York City, to develop an “economic portrait” of the county before and after the crisis. From there, the firm can create models of the county’s potential economic state in order to prove future need for federal and state aid.

Curran said she was “incredibly grateful for the help received by the state and federal government.”

But, she noted, “we will need more.”

She also said she would work closely with Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on a regional plan for future economic development after the medical crisis has abated.

The Town of Hempstead is waiving all late fees and penalties for three months for its water customers who do not pay their bills on time, according to a news release issued by the town April 1.

The measure required legislation, which was supported unanimously by Town Supervisor Donald Clavin and the other six members of the town board.

The town’s Department of Water serves 37,000 customers in the Bowling Green, Donald East Meadow, Levittown, Roosevelt Field, Lido Beach, Point Lookout and Uniondale water districts.

“People are worried and concerned about COVID-19, and are contending

with major life changes, including business and job losses, reduced income and medical concerns,” Clavin said. “Our hope is that this bill will help give people one less thing to worry about during this uncertain period.”

Customers are billed quarterly according to their metered consumption, and late payments are subject to penalties and interest. Under the new legislation, all penalties and interest charges for an individual that would norclavin mally accrue during the Water Department’s billing period – March 15 to June 15 this year – are waived.

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lease allow me to reminisce about the past. I’m no longer a young politician, but I’m very much an alert senior citizen who can clearly recall the experiences in my life that have left an indelible imprint on my heart and soul.

I refer specifically to my recollections about the presidents of my past. I vividly recall my early childhood, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president. My parents came of age during the Depression, and they worshipped Roosevelt for his soothing messages to AmerJeRRY ica during World kReMeR War II. I was a child, but I could see how his fireside chats helped my parents survive the stresses of the war.

I still can feel the tremors that reverberated across the country the day Roosevelt died. The neighborhood churches in Brooklyn rang their bells incessantly to tell the world that one of its greatest leaders was gone. My mother and father kept asking, how would their America survive?

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Along came a former haberdasher named Harry S. Truman, who assured America that all would be well. In the ensuing years, he helped end the war, and assured our country that he was in charge, and that “The buck stops here.”

He assured us that our national agony was over. He did his job but never lost sight of his local roots. Truman was a great cheerleader for America.

He was followed by former Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had helped defeat the enemy armies in the war. He became a grandfatherly symbol to Americans, and made us feel that we no longer had to worry about foreign wars.

Fast-forward to the days of President John F. Kennedy. Young and vibrant, he made the nation feel that our future would be bright and promising. He energized the White House, and made millions of young people eager to embark on careers in public service. When he died, almost everyone in our nation felt the pain.

After the failures of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan emerged as the strong father figure that was needed to soothe our new global fears. His experience in

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Hollywood helped him eloquently express his concerns for America, and he won over many of his skeptics.

The next trauma came during the tenure of Bill Clinton. On April 19, 1995, two American-born terrorists blew up a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring nearly 700 others, many of them children. Our nation went into shock after the tragedy, and President Clinton became the healerin-chief with his soothing words, assuring us that we were better than those two criminals.

I recall President George W. Bush standing amid the rubble of the still-smoldering World Trade Center on Sept. 14, 2001, assuring America that we would catch the perpetrators of the attacks three days earlier. It was a shining moment not just for him, but for all of America.

Fast-forward to 2015, when a gunman opened fire at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., killing nine people.

Afterward, President Barack Obama offered words of compassion that captured the feelings of all Americans — and even led the singing of “Amazing Grace” at the funeral of one of the victims.

adly, there’s no FDR, no Reagan, no Bush, no Obama in this White House.

Now it is 2020. We are a nation living in fear of the unknown. Caught in the clutches of a pandemic, we must seek solace from our governors and our local leaders. We cling to the words of medical experts and our clergy, because we lack a powerful voice in the White House that could tell us that we are stronger than any virus.

We survived World War II and Oklahoma City and Sept. 11 because, when challenged, we united and rose to the occasion. Facing a disease that keeps us awake at night and could wreck our economy, we’re in need of a voice from on high that would give us the strength to carry on, but sadly, there is no such voice in the Oval Office. All we hear is the echo chamber telling our president how great he is, not how great he could be.

I pray that in your lifetimes we will again have a national leader who will remind us what Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama sounded like in times of national need.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years.

He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Dear President Trump: This is killing us

f only Donald Trump had taken the same Hippocratic Oath our doctors take when they graduate from medical school: “First, do no harm.”

Instead, as we live through this global pandemic, we are caught between trained doctors, offering us fact-based science, and the White House, offering political expediency and short-sighted policy that could actually lead to more loss of life.

This is the worst, I thought as the virus spread over the past two weeks. But it wasn’t the worst.

The medical fight against the disease has been handiRandi capped by a presikReiss dent who is ignoring scientific evidence and the best advice of medical professions. He has denied, lied and deceived the public about the very existence of the coronavirus. He misled his fellow Americans about the severity of the disease. Early on, when he could have blunted the effects of a fullblown epidemic, he refused to take action, which would have mitigated the loss of life we are seeing every day.

What a week. As we move through this all-consuming emergency, ordinary peo-

ple, who want to keep themselves and their loved ones safe, are looking for advice based on sound medical practice.

The Hippocratic Oath, which evolved from the work of Hippocrates of Kos, who lived in the 5th century B.C., codifies the ethics and standards doctors still embrace. Not every doctor actually takes the oath in modern times, but some still do, and doctors around the world adhere to the tenets of selflessness, service and care.

In a bizarre turn of events, Trump has set himself up as qualified to tout experimental medicines that have been rushed through the approval process and administered to sick patients on a trial basis. He has pushed right past the obvious equivocation of the physicians standing with him during the nightly press conferences/ political rallies. Was it ever writ larger than this? Elections have consequences, and one of the unforeseen consequences of 2016 is our living through a once-in-acentury pandemic without qualified, stable or sensitive leadership.

This is a human rights issue, a political issue and a medical issue. We are stumbling through this valley hobbled by leaders who have no regard for the health and

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safety of millions of vulnerable Americans.

As I wrote two weeks ago (during this siege my column may not appear every week), the heartening news is that this ship can sail without a captain. All hands are onboard. All of us in our everyday lives are listening to the experts and trying to limit the spread of Covid-19 by observing physical distance rules and absorbing the pain of isolation and loneliness. Hundreds of thousands of us are quarantining ourselves and staying indoors to help stop this modern plague. We’re doing our part.

As always, there is inspiration and precedent to be found in literature. I’ve been reading “Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour,” by Lynne Olson. What we’re living through has similarities to the Blitz, when Germany dropped some 30,000 incendiary bombs on London beginning in September 1940 and continuing for 57 consecutive nights. The bombing did not end for eight months.

Britain had Winnie, of course. Winston Churchill helped the people of London survive the Blitz by telling them how hard it was going to be. He said it would cost

he heartening news is that this ship can sail without a captain.

them blood, sweat and tears. He spoke the truth in terrible times, asked much of his fellow Brits, and they, in turn, summoned the courage they needed.

Hand in hand with the English people were the American journalists who lived through the bombing and reported the stories of stoicism and survival back to the American public. Those reports helped pull the United States into the war, and led ultimately to the defeat of Nazi Germany.

The heroes of that era were the leaders who never faltered, the everyday citizens who crawled out of bombed apartments to go to work and the journalists who told the story. The heroes of this troubled time will be the doctors and other medical workers who turn up every day on the front lines of this epic battle, and the reporters and photographers who are telling the story, writing the first rough draft of history.

We don’t have a Winston Churchill in the White House. Trump delayed enacting the Defense Production Act until last Friday, and thereby delayed the manufacture of desperately needed ventilators. He continues to mislead the nation about the availability of testing, and the hard news about how long we will live in crisis mode.

In that, he is failing to protect and defend us.

Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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That being said, these good men and women could use more than our thanks.

They could use our financial support.

We don’t presume to speak for them, but they no doubt appreciate the cards, cheers and pizzas — keep ’em coming. Hospitals, however, have been stretched to their limits, not only in people power, but also in their finances.

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emergency medical technicians are putting themselves in harm’s way like never before. Covid-19 is a respiratory disease.

Many firefighters’ lungs are damaged because of the smoke they have breathed in while responding to calls over the years, potentially making them more susceptible to this virus.

You might also give to your local food pantries, which are running low.

Finally, the Herald is coordinating the purchase of large orders of food and goodies for our healthcare workers and first responders, as well as patients in hospitals and other care facilities. Go to liherald. com/heroes to donate. We will use all donations, along with donations from our parent company Richner Communications to purchase food and other goods from our local restaurants and businesses.

Keep up the social distancing

wo weeks ago, one South Shore school board member issued an urgent appeal to students in her district: Stop congregating. Stay

apart.

That same day, an editor of this paper was riding his bicycle through his neighborhood and couldn’t help notice groups of people gathering on sidewalks. One older man was smoking a cigar in a circle of neighbors. A family was barbecuing in their driveway, welcoming folks from surrounding homes.

These were the initial days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a stay-at-home order, which too many people seemed to treat as a mini-vacation. They had no idea what was coming.

In the days that followed, as the number of positive tests for Covid-19 climbed and

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hours reduced. Many people are suddenly scraping by after having been solidly in the black only a matter of weeks ago.

For those who can, however, please consider giving to our hospitals, which are nonprofits. We need them, and they need us.

To give to Mount Sinai South Nassau, go to https://www.southnassau.org/sn/give.

• To give to the Northwell Health Foundation, go to https://give.northwell.edu.

• To give to Mercy Medical Center, go to https://mercymedicalcenter.chsli.org/ ways-give.

• To give to NYU Winthrop, go to https:// nyuwinthrop.org/giving/.

• To give to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, go to https://ehs.org.

You also might donate to your local volunteer fire department. Firefighters and

letters We still have to care for the environment To the Editor: I have mailed, faxed and emailed Governor Cuomo’s office about the specifics of “essential” landscapers and what they are allowed to do and not do. Specifically, I’m asking about the use of leaf blowers.

With several landscaping companies using them at once, they are potentially blowing toxic air into our homes, cars and faces during this Covid-19 pandemic. I hope their use will be temporarily banned.

I’m also disappointed that the state has postponed enforcement of the single-use plastic bag ban. Plastic bangs are polluting our waterways

the sobering death totals began streaming in, people got the message. No longer do they stand side by side or in tight lines in supermarkets. Gone are the barbecues and close clutches of socializing teenagers.

The message was loud of clear: This pandemic is not a hoax. It is very real.

Over this past weekend, however, we learned that Nassau County had the thirdhighest number of coronavirus cases of any county in the state, surpassing Westchester, where the outbreak began in New York, Manhattan and the Bronx. Only Queens and Brooklyn (a.k.a. Queens and Kings counties) had higher totals.

Nassau’s and Suffolk’s fast-climbing numbers prompted the governor to warn that the outbreak was shifting from New York City to Long Island. As of Monday,

more than 15,600 people had tested positive in Nassau.

That figure may very well reflect lax social distancing practices in the days after people were first told to stay home.

We will be tempted to loosen our social distancing practices. It’s hard to remain regimented for weeks on end. We can’t give up, though. There’s simply too much at stake. Forgoing social distancing and sound hygiene practices now would only prolong the crisis.

The pandemic will end. Statewide, we saw hopeful signs on Sunday.

On the other hand, those hopeful signs could be illusory. Hospitalizations and deaths could very well climb again. Which is why we must — must — remain disciplined and continue to practice social distancing.

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s another week has passed, and as we fight through this pandemic together, I continue to think about our Long Island Rail Road workforce, which continually rises to the challenge.

They are on the front lines, playing a key role in the response to this emergency as the LIRR provides a vital service to Long Island and the region, currently the nation’s epicenter of a global health crisis.

Our employees are heroes moving heroes. The workforce shows up each day to ensure phiLLip that we can safely enG transport fellow front-line workers — the nurses, doctors, police and other first responders, as well as the grocery store, pharmacy and transportation workers, and so many others who are helping us live.

Together with our labor partners, we’re ensuring that employees and customers alike remain safe.

Since this pandemic began hitting our state, the LIRR has seen a decline in ridership of about 90 percent. Adjusting to this

drop, while ensuring that we’re able to care for our employees and still provide critical service, we enacted the MTA Essential Service Plan, which began March 27. We are still running over 500 weekday trains, maintaining a 65 percent service level compared with a typical weekday. We also have crews and equipment on standby to supplement service if necessary.

We’re constantly monitoring this new service, and staying engaged with our customers and local elected officials and community leaders, listening to their feedback and adjusting where we need to. We’ve added trains strategically where the need was greater to enable customers to maintain safe social distancing.

We have eliminated cash transactions, closed all station waiting rooms and ticket windows, shut down our Lost & Found Office and the West End concourse of Penn Station.

We continue to distribute masks and gloves to employees, and provide washing stations, hand sanitizers, disinfected work areas and other protections they need, and deserve, to stay healthy. Our courageous workforce is doing what public ser-

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Letters and harming wildlife. I don’t understand why markets can’t use paper bags for the time being.

Finally, I received a notice from the Town of Hempstead indicating that, as of Monday, there would no longer be recycling during the pandemic. The town wants us to hold on to all of our recyclables until further notice. I plan to call the town to inquire if there could at least be drop-off bins where conscientious people could deposit them.

We’re not moving in the right direction on the environment. Three wrongs will not make anything right.

MARCIA DITIERI North Merrick

Pets and the coronavirus To the Editor: Pet owners can rest easy that there is no reason to believe dogs or cats in the U.S. might be a source of infection for Covid-19 or cause its spread, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And so far, according to the CDC, there have been no reports of pets becoming sick with the coronavirus.

It appears to be transmitted primarily from human to human. Pet owners may have heard of canine coronavirus, an intestinal infection in dogs, especially puppies, and feline coronavirus, which can cause feline infectious peritonitis, or

vants do. They aren’t just doing a job; they are doing a true service to their fellow New Yorkers. I simply can’t thank them enough.

I ask my fellow Long Islanders to continue to practice good hygiene. Social distancing is key. We cannot stress enough the importance of flattening the curve and what it will mean to the recovery of New York, New Yorkers and the rest of the country.

We know how trying these times are. But it is the efforts of our customers and LIRR employees that are an uplifting boost to us as management and labor leaders. They are the backbone of this pandemic response.

LIRR management and local labor leaders are in contact daily. They’re sharing important feedback, too, and this open dialogue has enabled us to better support the LIRR workforce, as our employees and as union members. Thank you to those who have been providing us the feedback that helps us better protect you. Please know that this line of communication remains open, always, and we’re all better for your thoughts and suggestions.

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taking, it’s crucial that we continue to focus on reducing the spread of the coronavirus. This means that unless you’re an essential worker, stay home. Do not ride public transportation unless it’s absolute- can cle life tha ly necessary.

Whether you’re at home or reporting my hea I ref to work, wash your hands often for at least 20 seconds, and use hand sanitizer if about t soap and water aren’t available. Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve if you don’t have a tissue, and, most important, if you’re feeling sick, stay home.

My heart goes out to all who are affected by this illness, especially those in our MTA family. To those who are currently being treated for Covid-19, please know that you are in our thoughts, and we wish you a speedy recovery. Take good care of yourselves.

If there is a bright side to all of this, it’s that a large percentage of people, including many railroad employees, who have contracted the virus are recovering from it and returning to their daily lives. side ch Of the 378 LIRR employees who were on stresse I sti home quarantine as of last Thursday, 103 berated have returned to work.

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■ Frequently wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. Use hand sanitizer with more than 60 percent alcohol if you can’t wash.

■ Maintain social distancing outside of your immediate family.

■ Cover your mouth or nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and then throw the tissue away and wash your hands.

■ Sanitize often-used surfaces in your home and office.

The CDC recommends that you restrict contact with pets and other animals if you become sick, just as you would with people. Ask another member of your household to care for your pets while you’re ill. If you must do it yourself, wash your hands before and after you interact with your pets, and wear a facemask. The toughest part for pet lovers is that you must remember that you should not pet, snuggle or share kisses or food with your pet.

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