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Vol. 27 No. 20

MAY 12 - 20, 2020

Is summer still on schedule?

Camp Lourdes faces uncertain season even as pandemic wanes

By NAkeeM GRANt ngrant@liherald.com

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CAMp louRdeS, iN Malverne, celebrated its 21st anniversary last summer.

June is usually full of excitement for children, with schools closing and summer camps starting at the end of the month. Next month may be different in not just one, but both ways, affecting the summer as well.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, whether camps will open on time — or at all — remains unknown. In Malverne, Camp Lourdes is taking a wait-and-see approach to its scheduling.

Last year, the camp celebrated its 21st anniversary in Our Lady of Lourdes parish, with more than 110 campers, 50 counselors and more than 25 counselors-in-training. The camp, at OLL, celebrates faith among children of all ages through arts and crafts, music and dance.

“We’re basically just waiting on what the governor says about summer camps to see what we’re allowed to do,” said Linda Baldacchino, the camp’s coordinator.

Baldacchino said that Camp Continued on page 13

Former West Hempstead High School principal dies at 60

By NAkeeM GRANt ngrant@liherald.com

At the start of each school year at West Hempstead High School during Alvaro Escobar’s tenure as principal, he played “Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression, Part 2),” by the legendary progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, on the P.A. system. The opening lyrics, known to music fans around the world, are, “Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.”

Escobar told the Herald in a 2018 story that for him, education is a never-ending journey.

Though he had retired that year, he said that like the “show,” edu-

cation must go on.

Escobar, who spent nearly 20 years in the West Hempstead School District, died on May 3.

He was 60. The cause of his death was not disclosed.

“As many in the community will agree, Al will always be remembered for his kind and soft-spoken approach with students and staff,” district Superintendent Daniel Rehman in a statement. “Our prayers are with his family at this difficult time.”

Escobar began his career in education in 1984, as an adaptive phys. ed. teacher, helping disabled students for the New York State Education Department. In

time with his family.

“Mr. Escobar was an educational leader who established an atmosphere of respect and kindness, and always had students’ and staff ’s best interests at heart,” said former district Superintendent Patricia Sullivan-Kriss.

Reflecting on his years in the district, Escobar, who lived in

Alvaro escobar 2000 he was hired as the athletic director at West Hempstead High. He was promoted to assistant principal in 2005, and in 2015 he was appointed principal.

He retired in 2018 to spend more

Whitestone, Queens, told the Herald that he was most proud of the high school staff for increasing the rigor of the high curriculum. His goals were for his students to become critical thinkers and to enhance their social, academic and emotional skills.

The high school launched its Continued on page 7

WE WERE HERE FOR YOU BEFORE COVID AND WE’RE HERE FOR YOU NOW.

Don’t put off seeking help for medically necessary care in fear of COVID-19.

Mount Sinai South Nassau has dedicated non-COVID patient care areas, including within our Emergency Department. All units have undergone a deep cleaning to ensure your safety. All incoming patients are tested for COVID-19 within two days prior to admission. Our frontline staff of physicians, nurses and support personnel are equipped with full Personal Protective Equipment to help halt the spread of infectious diseases.

Your health shouldn’t be defined by COVID-19.

DON’T PUT YOUR HEALTH ON HOLD. COME WITH CONFIDENCE.

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Mount Sinai South Nassau is certified as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence (CoE) by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

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Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital officials have begun a “Don’t Put Your Health on Hold” campaign, urging anyone who is dealing with a medical issue, but is afraid to come to the hospital amid the coronavirus pandemic, not to risk safety by staying home.

MSSn officials:

Hospital’s safe for non-Covid patients areaS of the hospital that housed coronavirus patients during the surge last month have been deep cleaned and sterilized.

By Mike SMollinS

muscle could weaken, causing long-term health issues stemming from a blockage in the vessel. He added that it could lead to a With the coronavirus causing many person becoming unable to enjoy hobbies South Shore residents to be afraid to visit like walking or jogging, or worse. hospitals to address other medical issues, “People are delaying care, and while it’s Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in not necessarily always fatal, it’s going to Oceanside has launched a campaign impact lives,” Sharma said. “It can be very informing the community that it’s safe to challenging for patients to feel safe, but we come to the facility. Amid a 50 percent drop want them to know that we have taken in patients visiting the hospital’s emergenevery measure.” cy department, physiMSSN is still cians and adminisawaiting approval trators are urging from the state’s residents not to risk Department of their health out of Health to return to fear. providing elective “We don’t want surgeries, but SharHave you been diagnosed with people to put their ma noted that physihealth on hold in fear Covid-19 and suffered its cians perform eight of Covid,” said Joe symptoms? Have you been to 12 procedures per Calderone, MSSN’s hospitalized because of the day to treat patients. senior vice president They include gall disease?

If so, then the Herald of corporate commustone attacks, spinal would potentially like to tell your nications and develstenosis, appendicitis opment, “and we’ve story. Contact Executive Editor or any other ailment taken the steps needScott Brinton by emailing that cannot wait for ed to ensure their sbrinton@liherald.com. treatment. On May 6, safety when they hospital administracome here. Our overtors opened a driveall message is simply through coronavirus that it is safe to come here.” testing site in the Washington Avenue As the spike in coronavirus patients has parking lot.

Patients who are undergoing lessened, MSSN officials have launched a “Don’t Put Your Health on Hold” initiative any procedure in the hospital must be testin the hope to “return to normal.” In addi- ed at the tent within two days before their tion to a deep cleaning of the facilities operation.

Calderone said the hospital had about where coronavirus patients were treated, the staff has taken many precautions to 100 Covid-positive or Covid-suspected patients as of May 7, which continued the ensure the hospital is safe for the public.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Adhi Sharma trend of decreasing cases. At one point, 80 said it could be dangerous for residents not percent of the patients in the hospital had to visit the hospital after experiencing a tested positive for the coronavirus, but the medical episode. He said if a person has number has consistently remained at chest pains that lead to a heart attack, doc- roughly 40 percent in the last few weeks. tors are usually able to open a heart vessel While many units were transformed into and treat the patient that same day, increas- facilities to treat Covid-19 patients last ing the chances of a full recovery. If they month, Calderone noted, the decrease in decide to stay home out of fear, the heart cases has helped the hospital staff to slowly msmollins@liherald.com

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empty the units and sanitize them before enabling non-Covid patients to return to the areas. Sterilizing agents have also been used in the emergency department and intensive care unit.

Over the past two weeks, the two large triage tents outside the facility that hospital staff erected in late March to treat patients during the surge have not been used. Calderone said administrators would likely keep them up into the summer and possibly through the fall in the event of another surge. Sharma said that while a second strain of the virus is likely, it’s up to the community to keep its impact minimal.

“If people are careful and wear their masks when they’re in public, wash their hands and really minimize any unnecessary meetings or gatherings, it’s that element that is going to help reduce that second surge,” he said. “It’s individual responsibility and common sense. Those can help us avoid a large second surge.”

In addition to hospital staff wearing personal protective equipment, administrators have dedicated spaces in the hospital for non-Covid patients, and a no-visitors policy remains in effect. If any patients

exhibit shortness of breath, a fever or any other symptom consistent with the virus, they are not placed in the non-Covid area, even if they are coming in for an ailment unrelated to the virus, such as a broken bone.

Though the coronavirus has stressed frontline workers, Calderone said, there have been silver linings, such as the outpouring of support from the community in the form of food and other donations, and the strengthening of the staff by dealing with hundreds of critical care patients.

Calderone added that the staff was thankful for everyone in the community who supported them, and that he also wants South Shore residents to know that it is safe to come to the hospital for non-coronavirus related issues.

“We know the public has been hearing nothing but Covid news for the last two months,” he said, “but we’ve taken all necessary steps to ensure patient safety, and if you’re feeling a symptom of a potentially serious issue, it’s going to be much riskier to stay at home and ignore those symptoms than if you came here to the Emergency Department.”

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Malverne HigH ScHool has been ranked on the U.S. News and World Reports Best High Schools list for the second consecutive year.

Malverne H.S. ranked among top schools For the second consecutive year, Malverne High School has been ranked on the U.S. News and World Report’s Best High Schools list.

“Very few schools on the list share our demographics,” Malverne High Principal Dr. Vincent Romano said in a news release. “Our diversity is our strength and something that we are very proud of. This ranking is a testament to the commitment of our teachers and staff, the support of our community, and the willingness of our students to accept no boundaries. This ranking demonstrates that hard work and strong relationships are the key to academic achievement. This is

Principal, Malverne High School

(30 percent); math and reading proficiency (20 percent); math and reading performance (20 percent); underserved student performance (10 percent); college curriculum breadth (10 percent) and graduation rate (10 percent).

Malverne High School has been ranked in the top 10 percent of schools in the nation as well as in New York, placing Malverne 29th out of 111 that made the rankings on Long Island.

a true team effort — congratulations to all.”

Schools are ranked on six factors: college readiness

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ur diversity is our strength and something that we are very proud of.

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Mayor updates village on coronavirus cases By nakeeM grant ngrant@liherald.com

Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett shared an update about the village’s coronavirus cases on April 21. As the Herald went to press on Monday, Malverne had 156 positive cases, according to Nassau County Department of Health records. Corbett said that of the cases in the village, many of those residents have since recovered.

“By Malverne residents taking the call to heart, and heeding these warnings and staying home, we’ve been able to have a minimal impact compared to other communities,” Corbett said.

Corbett also said that the village is in the process of putting plans in place to ensure a complete re-opening of the village. The process will start with the disinfecting of all public spaces in the village.

“When you do return to the village library, and to village hall, you may notice some differences,” Corbett said.

“They are things that the virus taught us that we may have to put in place. We always want to retain that small town feel that we love in Malverne, but there will be new safety measures. When we do start to return to the new normal, we want to be sure [that] we’re doing so in a safe manner.”

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Nassau honors its ‘health care heroes’ County executive comes to NUMC for National Nurses Week

By Bridget downes bdownes@liherald.com

In honor of National Nurses Day, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other county officials paid tribute Wednesday to the health care professionals working on the frontlines of the pandemic.

“These are our heroes,” Curran said at a news conference outside of the Nassau University Medical Center, joined by nurses and other medical staff. “They are the crucial part of our health care infrastructure . . . and oftentimes they take the place of the family. In people’s last days, they’re the ones there, providing care and holding the hands. It’s difficult work, it’s emotionally taxing, and it’s incredibly important.”

Some health care professionals are sleeping in RVs, staying in their basements or even camping out in tents in their backyards, the county executive noted, to maintain self-isolation orders.

Others go through meticulous self-decontamination measures, including changing

in the garage and showering before hugging family members.

“You are our warriors and we want to thank you for what you’re doing each and every day,” Curran said. “As I say, this crisis has not created heroes, it has revealed the heroes already among us.”

To date, the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management has distributed 2 million pieces of personal protective equipment to health care workers and first responders.

Dr. Anthony Boutin, CEO of NUMC, thanked Curran for coming to the hospital to celebrate National Nurses Day. “I commend our hard-working nurses, all our valuable employees working hard here,” Boutin said.

As of Wednesday, the hospital was housing 52 patients who tested positive for Covid-19, and 20 whose results were pending.

“This is a significant achievement. We have a 74 percent decline at our peak here at NUMC,” Boutin said, “and I’m happy to report some good news. We are discharging our 565th patient today.”

nassau County exeCutive Laura Curran, left, came to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow last Wednesday to pay tribute to nurses in honor of National Nurses Week.

State, Northwell test in minority communities By sCott Brinton sbrinton@liherald

New York state and Northwell Health are partnering to increase Covid-19 testing in the minority communities hardest hit by the virus in downstate New York, Governor Cuomo said Saturday. Testing will take place at 24 churches.

Two Nassau County houses of worship — the Union Baptist Church in Hempstead and the First Baptist Church in Westbury — will be among the 24.

Results of the state’s diagnostic testing and antibody testing surveys found the highest rates of Covid-19 infection in low-income and minority communities, according to the governor. Additionally, a state survey of all newly hospitalized Covid-19 patients found communities of color are most impacted. Of the 21 zip codes with the most new Covid-19 hospitalizations, 20

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t is a cruel fact that when you look at disasters and emergencies, the poorest and most disadvantaged people often pay the highest price. andrew CuoMo

New York state governor have greater than average black and/or Latino populations.

“It is a cruel fact that when you look at disasters and emergencies, the poorest and most disadvantaged people often pay the highest price, and the Covid-19 pan-

demic is no different,” Cuomo said. “The fact is that low-income and minority communities are suffering the most. It is not right, and we have to address it.”

Michael Dowling, Northwell Health’s president and CEO, said, “Given the prevalence of the coronavirus within communities of color, it’s imperative that we act quickly to prevent further spread of the virus.

Among the ways we can protect our communities — beyond social distancing, wearing facemasks, avoiding group gatherings and basic hand hygiene — is through testing.”

The governor also announced preliminary results of the state’s antibody testing survey of more than 1,300 transit workers in the New York City region. Roughly 14 percent, he said, had Covid-19 antibodies. By comparison, 16 percent, or 1 in 6 people on Long Island, tested positive for the antibodies, and 19 percent, or 1 in 5 people, were positive in New York City.

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Photos courtesy Nassau County

County and nuMC officials demonstrated proper social distancing while honoring nurses.

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Hempstead allocates $2M for food banks

By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

The Town of Hempstead has allotted $2 million of a $133 million federal aid package toward 14 food banks across the town to help ensure residents in need are fed during the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said Tuesday.

Announcement of the allocation, made with the nonprofit Long Island Cares food bank, was the first act of the town’s newly created Economic Relief Advisory Committee, which will recommend how funds from the federal government’s economic stimulus package should be distributed.

“Nobody in our town will go hungry because of the hardships they have experienced due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” Town Supervisor Donald Clavin Jr., a Republican from Garden City, said. “Between many of our residents losing their jobs and the grocery stores struggling to meet demand, this funding will keep our food banks stocked for the next couple of months so our residents can be reassured with quality meals.”

Food distribution centers, run by Long Island Cares staff, will be located in Baldwin, Elmont, Lawrence, Roosevelt and other communities, and will be open two days a week for a total of eight hours. Times are subject to change depending on community need.

For more information about where the food banks are located or how to schedule a pick-up or delivery, visit licares.org or call (631) 582-3663.

Each family will receive a 20-pound box of food that can feed up to six people for a week. Each box will contain non-perishable, nutritious food, and staples such as milk and juice. Pet food will be provided if needed, and fresh produce will be available when possible.

The federal funding will also support the Nassau Center for Collaborative Assistance, Long Island Cares’s satellite location in Freeport, and will go toward food distribution in Hempstead, Uniondale, Merrick, Bellmore and Oceanside.

Clavin thanked U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York City, and the Long Island congressional delegation for helping to secure the stimulus funding.

He added, “We’re very fortunate to have Governor Cuomo’s historic leadership at this very desperate time in our state’s history. Our town government looks forward to working with the county and state governments to ensure these funds are used appropriately and efficiently to produce the greatest possible outcome for our

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the town of Hempstead is devoting $2 million in federal stimulus funding to help feed the hungry across the town, Supervisor Donald Clavin said Tuesday. communities.”

“The launch of the economic relief advisory committee is the first of many steps that will be taken over the next couple of months to regain economic stability for our town, its businesses and residents,” said Town Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, a Democrat who represents the 1stCouncilmatic District, and who contracted the coronavirus and recovered.

The town’s Economic Relief Advisory Committee comprises leaders from business, labor, education and the community, and includes: • Joe Belluck, Attorney and Founding Partner of Belluck & Fox, LLP: Before helping to found Belluck & Fox, a firm that specializes in mesothelioma cases, 18 years ago, Belluck took on large tobacco companies as the State of New York representative.

• John Durso, President of the Long Island Federation of Labor: Durso represents workers in the supermarket, health care, pharmacy, delivery, dairy and retail food service industries. He is also international vice president of the United Food and Commercial Workers, and vice president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store

Union.

• Charles Fuschillo Jr., President and CEO of Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: Before joining the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America in 2013, Fuschillo served 16 years in the New York State Senate, drafting more than 200 laws.

• Margarita Grasing, Executive Director of Hispanic Brotherhood: Grasing is also a former board member of the Rockville Centre Education Foundation, Nassau County HIV Commission and County Coalition of Youth Agencies.

Kevin Law, President and CEO of the Long Island Association: Law is focused on fostering economic development and improving Long Island’s business climate.

He is co-chair to the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council and was formerly a trustee of the Long Island Power Authority and chief deputy county executive in Suffolk County.

• Mitchell Pally, Chief Executive Officer of the Long Island Builders Institute: As CEO of LIBI, Pally works to foster home ownership across Long Island. He was also chief counsel to the New York State Senate Committee on Transportation and the Legislative Commission on Critical Transportation Choices.

• Geoffrey Prime, Mayor of Incorporated Village of South Floral Park: Aside from his mayoral duties, Prime is a criminal defense attorney and founding partner of Prime & O’Brien in Garden City. He is the past chairman of the Nassau Community College Board of Trustees.

• Stuart Rabinowitz, President of Hofstra University: Before becoming Hofstra’s president in 2001, Rabinowitz was dean of its law school. As president, he founded the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Peter S. Kalikow School of Government and Fred DeMattheis School of Engineering and Applied Science, as well as the National Center for Suburban Studies and the Center for Entrepreneurship.

• Cherice Vanderhall, Village Attorney of Hempstead Village: Vanderhall specializes in employment litigation and family law. She previously served as Hempstead Village deputy attorney.

“The Covid-19 outbreak has affected us all,” Law said.

“As part of the Economic Recovery Advisory Committee, I am committed to doing my part to get the Hempstead community back on its feet in the wake of this pandemic. The multiple perspectives and backgrounds this committee has to offer will ensure the maximum potential for this funding is realized for Hempstead residents.”

Little Leaguers parade in Point Lookout

By Darwin YaneS dyanes@liherald.com

Little Leaguers took part in a car parade at Town Park in Point Lookout on Friday as a way to pay homage to a season lost because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The parade was put together by Town of Hempstead officials and fire departments from Merrick and Island Park. Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin and members of the Town Board were on hand to cheer paradegoers.

“This gives the local Little Leagues a chance to come down here, in a little bit of open space, and get cheered on,” Councilman Anthony D’Esposito said.

“We just tried to bring some smiles to the kids’ faces and let them know they’re not forgotten. As soon as this gets past us, we will do anything we can to get them back to whatever sea-

son we can.”

Merrick resident Al Belbol and his son Joseph, 12, took part in the parade.

Belbol, who coaches his son’s Little League team, said Joseph practices every day in the hope there will be a season this year. He added that the parade gives players a sense of hope.

“It means a lot to him to just be able to get his uniform on, feel pride in playing for the Merrick-Bellmore Little League,” Belbol said. “These kids are dying to play baseball.”

Some Little Leagues represented in the parade were Merrick and Bellmore, Long Beach, Point Lookout, Island Park and Garden City South.

New York Mets Legend Ed Kranepool, who was on the 1969 World Series team, was a special guest for the event.

“Over the years, I’ve been to many Little League functions, and this is one of the greatest you can be part of,” Kranepool said. “Everybody be safe.”

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the BelBol familY from Merrick took part in the parade on May 8.

State readies to reopen; L.I. ‘close,’ Cuomo says least partially, on Friday, May 15. Preparing for the reopening, he said, will be “what this week is going to be all about.”

Long Island is “close” to meeting the criStatewide, the number of overnight teria to reopen its battered economy, Gover- deaths dropped below 200 for the first time nor Cuomo said at his Monday press brief- since mid-March, Cuomo said. From Suning. He did not, however, elaborate. day into Monday, 161 people died, an 80 perHis statement appeared to contradict a cent decline from the state’s peak of the criprediction made Friday by Nassau County sis on April 9, when 799 people died overExecutive Laura Curran, who night. said Nassau would not be likeThe state will follow federal ly to meet the state’s stringent Centers for Disease Control reopening requirements until and Prevention guidelines that the end of June. Curran asked call for a 14-day decline in the the governor to look closely at infection and hospitalization reopening of the retail and rates before the economy can construction sectors. begin to reopen. Cuomo noted Many sectors of Long that a number of states are not Island’s economy have been following CDC guidelines durshut down since mid-March ing the reopening of their because of the coronavirus epieconomies, which many are Gov. andreW demic. forging ahead with, even On Monday, Cuomo said the cuomo though their infection rates state’s economy would open by continue to climb. region, and in phases. Rural In addition to a drop in upstate counties with relatively low num- infections and hospitalizations, New York bers of coronavirus cases would come first, state is requiring that counties and regions and several such counties are already demonstrate that adequate testing and conready to reopen, he said, adding that the tact tracing are available, and that hospiretail and construction industries would be tals have 30 percent of beds available for among the first allowed to restart opera- use in the event of a second wave of infections. tion.

Retail, however, would be for curbside Cuomo also spoke of allowing certain pickup only, no in-store browsing, the gov- recreational activities such as tennis durernor said. ing the reopening.

The state is set to reopen its economy, at

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reparing to reopen is what this week is going to be all about.

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Governor cuomo Said Monday he was excited by the prospect of New York state partially reopening its economy on May 15, as planned.

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continued from front page Silver Cord program in 2017, which encourages students to take part in community service.

Students volunteered at local hospitals, and some traveled to other countries to help build homes.

Another achievement Escobar was proud of was the diversity of the school, which he described as a living mosaic, and that students accepted one another’s differences. “I would say that as principal, I was able to give at least somewhat of a voice to a population that didn’t always have a voice, because I spend a lot of time with the [English as a New Language] kids,” said Escobar, who also spoke Spanish.

He is survived by his wife, Sue, and his two sons, Chris and Matt.

eScoBar, 60, Worked in the West Hempstead School District for 18 years.

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Covid-19

Local Hometown heroes

Dr. Nathan Rothman Critical care chief at St. John’s Hospital

ing the virus to others. Holidays and birthdays are also celebrated virtually via Zoom.

My daughter often makes dinner for me. I drive up to her house, pop the trunk, and one of my grandchildren puts the food in the trunk because they won’t interact with me personally out of caution.

Sharon Raiola Mammography technician

Coming home at night was a treat, but I never wanted to bring anything into the house, so I would leave my shoes in the car while getting changed outside and trying to avoid getting chased by raccoons.

As the chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, I am managing an intensive care unit that went from a bed count of 16 to 50, which is an additional 34 beds.

Recently, I have devoted most, if not all, of my working hours tending to Covid-19 patients, when in the past I would see patients with various illness.

As a physician, the Covid-19 pandemic has altered my professional life as well as the way I interact with my family members.

My wife and I moved to Woodmere in 1979 and raised our three children in the community. I also have 13 grandchildren living in the community. Why do I mention this? Because I have not been able to hug or kiss them since the start of the pandemic out of caution since I work with Covid-19 patients each day.

One of the biggest concerns of health care workers is the risk of inadvertently spread-

Individually, and as a community and nation, we will pull through this crisis and come out stronger than ever.

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Yma Arroyo Owner, Village Juice Garden

Things have definitely slowed down here at the Village Juice Garden and we’re working at a much different pace than what we’re used to because of the pandemic. But I think we also provide something that gives people a sense of good health, positivity and good feelings. Things have definitely been slower, but we’re going to ride this out until we can’t.

I’m going to do what I can to make sure that I can stay here. We’re just staying positive with it all. Fortunately, we’re in a great town and everybody’s supporting us, coming by and buying what they can. Any

contributions that businesses can get are helping to keep the lights on.

With everything that nurses and doctors are going through, I went ahead and called by brother, Keith Perez, who works at Mount Sinai South Nassau in the dialysis department and I thought, ‘you know, I would really love to get you guys some lunch.’ I know I’m not in the best position, but I just dropped it off. All the nurses and all the doctors and everybody that I got to see . . . they were just so happy to see that people are doing this. It’s hard for them right now and things are really crazy for them. I just thought that I’m going to pay this forward. That’s really where my heart was at. What others have done for me makes me feel like I should do more as well.

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horrible to watch. I would come home at midnight and not fall asleep until 4 a.m. I was up thinking, “Is that patient going to make it? Is that patient going to be here tomorrow?” This is so out of my comfort zone.

But, it’s gratifying to know you’re helping.

I used to work days at NYU Winthrop’s outpatient mammography office, but when NYU decided to limit the staff, I was given a choice to stay home and not make money or work at the hospital. I decided to join the hospital staff, and became a part of its Prone Team, turning patients in the Intensive Care Unit from their bellies onto their backs so they could breathe easier.

Once I really saw what was going on, it’s a mess. You’re like, “How could I not be here? How could I not help?” It was

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Mariana Peredo Nurse at Mount Sinai South Nassau

Every day we go in not knowing what to expect or what we’re going to see that day, and it’s been mentally, physically taxing for most of us. Emotionally it’s draining every day. Nursing in particular is always draining. It’s a difficult job, but I don’t think any of us expected to experience anything like this.

I’ve had to help families say goodbye to people before, but this became a whole new world where people were succumbing to the virus alone in a bed surrounded by people in masks, and gowns, and gloves and it’s just something that I never

thought I would see in my lifetime. The severity of it has definitely taken a toll.

When you’re a nurse you’re used to having a certain amount of patients with different disease processes happening, but when you have a certain amount of patients and they all have Covid, and they’re all really sick all at the same time, every single day we have to pull whatever energy we have right out and do what we have to do for these people, because I know that if my family member was in the hospital alone I would want the nurses and doctors to do everything they could.

I do want to emphasize it though that it has been an extreme team effort. We have janitorial staff, kitchen staff, doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists. It’s been a joint effort, and everybody’s been putting in 110 percent every single day, because I think we know that if we didn’t it would most certainly cost lives.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, May 21,2020 at 7:30 PM prevailing time, at the Malverne Village Hall, 99 Church Street, Malverne, NY 11565 for the purpose of discussing the Village of Malverne’s Annual Stormwater Management and Erosion Plan.

All interested persons will be heard at the above mentioned place and time.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Inc. Village of Malverne Averil Smith Village ClerkTreasurer Dated: May 6, 2020 121899

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTO PRESUPUESTARIO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE UNIÓN DE WEST HEMPSTEAD CIUDAD DE WEST HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK AVISO SE DICE, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 del Gobernador del Estado de Nueva York (en adelante, “Orden Ejecutiva”), una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de West Hempstead, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York se llevará a cabo de forma remota el 2 de junio de 2020 a las 7:30 p.m., el tiempo prevaleciente, para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes artículos: 1. Para presentar a los electores una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero, que será necesaria para el año fiscal 2020 - 2021.

2. Para discutir todos los temas en adelante establecidos para ser votados por votación en ausencia de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 para la Votación Y Elección Presupuestaria que se llevará a cabo el martes 9 de junio de 2020.

3. Para realizar cualquier otro negocio que pueda venir debidamente antes de la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y los actos de modificación de la misma.

Se pondrá a disposición de los residentes del distrito escolar a partir del 26 de mayo de 2020 una copia del presupuesto propuesto en el sitio web del Distrito en http://www.whufsd.com.

Si bien la Ley de Educación 1716(2) requiere que el presupuesto también esté disponible en las oficinas del Distrito Escolar, cualquier biblioteca pública/biblioteca de

asociaciones libres dentro del Distrito, y el lugar de votación, este año no será posible debido a la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 y la prevalencia del virus COVID-19 y el potencial de propagación a través de nuestra interacción personal.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, la Sección 495 fue añadida a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención.

Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto del valor total evaluado en el rollo de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará todo tipo de exención concedida, identificada porla autoridad legal, y mostrará: a) el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención expresada como un monto en dólares del valor evaluado o como porcentaje del valor total evaluado en la lista; (b) el importe acumulado que se espera reciba de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y c) el impacto acumulado de todas las exenciones concedidas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, el Voto Presupuestario y la Elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación se llevarán a cabo el martes 9 de junio de 2020. La Orden Ejecutiva ordena que el voto presupuestario y la elección se lleven a cabo mediante un proceso de votación en ausencia en lugar de la votación en persona. Por lo tanto, no habrá votación en las urnas para el voto presupuestario anual y la elección de este año. El Distrito enviará los boletos en ausencia con un sobre de devolución pagado por franqueo a votantes calificados. Para ser escrutados, los boletos ausentes deben ser recibidas en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes de las 5:00 p.m. del 9 de junio de 2020. Por lo tanto, todo elector calificado votará por voto ausente sobre los siguientes puntos:

1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2020 2021 y autorizar que la parte requerida de los mismos sea recaudada por impuestos sobre los bienes imponibles del Distrito.

2. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período de tres años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2020, y expira el 30 de junio de 2023, para suceder a Joseph Magaraci, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2020.

3. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación para un período de tres años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2020, y expira el 30 de junio de 2023, para suceder a Vincent Trocchia, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2020.

4. Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la Biblioteca Pública de West Hempstead para el año fiscal 2020 - 2021 y autorizar que la parte requerida de la misma sea recaudada por impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar.

5. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Síndicos de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco años que a partir del 1 de julio, 2020, y expirar el 30 de junio de 2025 para suceder a Leonard Zehnwith, cuyo plazo expira el 30 de junio de 2020.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar y el presupuesto de la Biblioteca Pública de West Hempstead para 2020 - 2021, excluyendo el dinero público, por cualquier residente del Distrito a partir del 26 de mayo de 2020 en el sitio web del Distrito al http://www.whufsd.com..

(Debido a las órdenes decierre del Gobernador, la Orden Ejecutiva y el riesgo de transmisión de COVID-19, la declaración no estará disponible en las oficinas del distrito escolar, bibliotecas públicas o el lugar de votación).).

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, las peticiones que nominen a los candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación y miembro de la Junta de Síndicos de la Biblioteca serán presentadas y recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito en 252.Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York a más tardar el lunes, 11 de mayo de 2020 a las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente.

La petición puede ser presentada por correo enviando al Secretario del Distrito en su oficina en 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York

11552, o escaneando la petición y enviándola por correo electrónico al Secretario de Distrito en tbryant@whufsd.com. La petición debe ser recibida por el Secretario de Distrito a más tardar el lunes 11 de mayo de 2020 a las 5:00 p.m.

Cada petición se dirigirá al Secretario del Distrito e indicará el nombre y la residencia del candidato y describirá la vacante específica para la cual el candidato es designado.

Cada vacante en la Junta de Educación que se llene se considerarán vacantes específicas separadas. Se requiere una petición de nominación separada para designar a un candidato a cada cargo específico separado. La petición describirá al menos la duración del mandato y contendrá el nombre del último titular.

Las vacantes en el Patronato de la Biblioteca se considerarán vacantes específicas separadas. Se requiere una petición de nominación separada para designar a un candidato a cada cargo específico separado.

Dichas peticiones de designación describirán la vacante específica en la Junta de Bibliotecas para la que se designe al candidato; debe ser dirigido al Secretario del Distrito; y, debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato. De según la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, no hay un número mínimo de firmas requeridas en la petición para la Votación Y Elección del Presupuesto del 9 de junio de 2020.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que el registro personal de los electores es requerido ya sea de conformidad con el artículo 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un elector se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con el artículo 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, él o ella es elegible para votar en esta elección. Si un elector está registrado y es elegible para votar de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección.

Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse en línea a más tardar el 26 de mayo de 2020. No se prevé el registro en persona para esta elección. Aquellos que deseen registrarse para votar deben visitar https://www.dmv.ny.gov/ more-info/electronicv o t e r- r e g i s t r a t i o n application para hacerlo en línea..

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Libre de Unión de West Hempstead, pueden solicitar una solicitud de un boleto militar al Secretario del Distrito por correo a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, por correo electrónico al Secretario de Distrito en tbryant@whufsd.com o por fax enviado al (516) 489-1776. En tal solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de boleto militar original por correo a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito en las Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York.

Para que un votante militar reciba un boleto militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleto militar válido en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m.,el 14 de mayo de 2020. Las solicitudes de boletos militares recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior serán procesadas de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleto no militar bajo la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de votación militar puede incluir la preferencia del elector militar por la recepción del boleto militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, el boleto militar original de un votante militar debe ser devuelto por correo a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito en las Oficinas Administrativas de Chestnut Street, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York.

Los boletos militares serán investigadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 9 de junio de 2020 que muestre una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o que muestre un respaldo fechado de recepción por otro organismo del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o que haya recibido a más tardar las 5:00 p.m. del 9 de junio de 2020 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo de la misma, con una fecha que se compruebe que no sea más tarde del día anterior a la elección.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con una norma adoptada por la Junta de Educación de conformidad con elartículo 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para modificar el

presupuesto, o de otra manera para ser presentado para votar en dicha elección, debe ser presentado ante el Secretario del Distrito, junta de educación en la Oficina del Distrito, 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead, Nueva York, 60 días antes de la votación; y debe ser escrito o impreso en el idioma inglés; debe ser dirigido al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; debe ser firmado por al menos 112 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representa el 5% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y debe indicar de manera legible el nombre de cada firmante.

Sin embargo, el Consejo Escolar no atenderá ninguna petición para presentar ante los electores ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los electores para determinar, que es ilegal o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una consignación específica cuando el gasto de dinero sea requerido por la proposición, o donde exista otra razón válida para excluir la proposición del boleto.

Fecha: West Hempstead 5 de mayode 2020 Por orden de la CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN DE LA WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE DISTRITO ESCUELA West Hempstead Theresa Bryant, Secretaria de Distrito 121860 LEGAL NOTICE AVISO APLAZADO DEL DISTRITO ELECTORAL ANUAL Y AUDIENCIA PRESUPUESTARIA DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR UNION FREE DE MALVERN, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO DE NASSAU, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK QUE SE REALIZARÁ EL 9 DE JUNIO DE 2020 SE DA AVISO POR LA PRESENTE, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 del Gobernador del Estado de Nueva York, la reunión anual de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Malverne, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, se llevará a cabo de forma remota el 9 de junio 2020 a las 5:00 p.m. para la transacción de tales negocios según lo autorice la ley.

SE DA AVISO POR LA PRESENTE, que la audiencia presupuestaria se llevará a cabo de forma remota el 26 de mayo de 2020 a las 7:00 p.m. con el fin de discutir los fondos para el presupuesto escolar 2020-2021 propuesto. La audiencia presupuestaria se puede ver de forma remota en la página web del distrito (www.malverne.k12.ny.u s)

POR FAVOR, TOME AVISO ADICIONAL de que el voto sobre la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos necesarios para el año escolar 2020-2021, en todas las propuestas debidamente presentadas ante la Junta de Educación, y para llenar un (1) vacante en la Junta de Educación se llevará a cabo el martes 9 de junio de 2020. Los votantes calificados deberán llenar la siguiente vacante: la oficina de Jeanne D’Esposito, miembro actual de la Junta de Educación cuyo término expira el 30 de junio de 2020, y para un nuevo período que comience el 1 de julio de 2020 y expira el 30 de junio de 2024.

Los votantes calificados también votarán sobre las siguientes proposiciones: PROPOSICIÓN NO. 1 Se resuelve que se adoptara el presupuesto propuesto del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Malverne de la ciudad de Hempstead, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York para el año fiscal 2020-2021 y que el monto de dicho presupuesto se elevara por impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar después de deducir primero los fondos disponibles de la Ayuda estatal y otras fuentes.

PROPOSICIÓN NO. 2 (Establecimiento del Fondo de Reserva de Capital III): SE RESUELVE que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Union Free de Malverne está autorizada a establecer un fondo de reserva de capital, conocido como el “Fondo de Reserva de Capital III”, en los términos establecidos a continuación, para financiar futuros proyectos de capital.

Cualquier proyecto propuesto que se emprenda con estos fondos requerirá la autorización de los votantes en una votación pública futura. El Fondo de Reserva de Capital III no afectará el presupuesto escolar ni la tasa impositiva.

Se financiará con fondos disponibles del saldo y/o reservas del fondo del Distrito, según lo autorizado en este documento. El Fondo de Reserva de Capital III se creará de acuerdo con las disposiciones de la sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación, con el propósito de financiar futuras mejoras, renovaciones y/o alteraciones en todo el distrito, que incluyen, entre otras, construcción, renovación, mejora, alteración y/o reemplazo de instalaciones y propiedades en todo el distrito, mejoras de capital relacionadas con cambios en la inscripción futura, otras mejoras de infraestructura y

proyectos similares, y la compra o adquisición de equipos y vehículos de motor, y trabajos, servicios y gastos asociados o incidentales.

Dicho fondo de reserva de capital tendrá una duración probable de doce (12) años y comenzará el 30 de junio de 2020 y vencerá el 30 de junio de 2032. El fondo de reserva de capital se capitalizará en una cantidad total que no excederá los Diez Millones de Dólares ($10,000,000), más intereses, durante el plazo del fondo. La fuente de financiamiento del fondo de reserva de capital incluirá una transferencia anual de dinero excedente, si corresponde, del saldo del fondo no asignado del Fondo General del Distrito, según esté disponible al final de cada año fiscal desde el 30 de junio de 2020 hasta el 30 de junio de 2032 y cualquier otra fuente permitida por la ley, incluyendo las transferencias de las reservas existentes.

POR FAVOR, TOME AVISO ADICIONAL de que la forma resumida de la proposición del presupuesto y el texto de todas las demás proposiciónes que aparecerán en las máquinas de votación y una declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2020-2021, especificando los propósitos y la cantidad para cada uno se prepararán y copias de los mismos estarán disponibles en el sitio web del Distrito, http://www.malverne.k12 .ny.us/, durante los 14 días anteriores a dicha elección del 9 de junio de 2020, y el día de tal elección.

POR FAVOR, TOME AVISO ADICIONAL que de conformidad con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, el distrito debe adjuntar a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención.

Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará el valor tasado total en la lista de evaluación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario, está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad legal y mostrará el acumulado impacto del tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas.

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POR FAVOR, TOME AVISO ADICIONAL de que las personas interesadas en postularse para la Junta de Educación deben declararse candidatos a la Junta de Educación, siempre que cumplan con todos los demás requisitos legales de la candidatura.

Un candidato puede presentar una carta en la que el individuo declara su candidatura, o el individuo puede completar y devolver la parte superior de la petición del candidato declarándose ser un candidato calificado.

Dicha carta o petición debe presentarse al Distrito por correo dirigido a la Secretaria del Distrito, Edificio Administrativo, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY, o por correo e l e c t r ó n i c o lridley@malverne.k12.ny. us, y recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 pm el 11 de mayo de 2020. La carta o petición debe establecer, como mínimo, el nombre y la residencia del candidato y debe describir la vacante específica para la cual está nominado el candidato, incluyendo la duración del mandato y el nombre del último titular.

Ninguna persona será nominada para más de un cargo por separado. La Junta de Educación puede rechazar una nominación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara que no está dispuesto a servir.

POR FAVOR, TOME AVISO ADICIONAL de que cualquier propuesta o pregunta que se coloque en las máquinas de votación se presentará, por escrito, mediante una solicitud suscrita por al menos 100 votantes calificados del Distrito y enviada por correo a la Secretaria del Distrito para su recepción a más

tardar 30 días antes de la reunión o elección en la que se votará dicha pregunta o propuesta, este año 11 de mayo de 2020, excepto que esta regla no se aplicará a las preguntas o proposiciones que se requieran declarar en el aviso publicado o publicado de la reunión o aquellas proposiciones o preguntas que la Junta de Educación tiene autoridad por ley para presentar en cualquier reunión anual o especial del distrito.

POR FAVOR, TOME AVISO ADICIONAL que debido a las preocupaciones de salud y seguridad asociadas con la pandemia COVID-19 y el cierre ordenado resultante de las escuelas, el registro personal con el Distrito no tendrá lugar para la elección aplazada del 9 de junio de 2020. En lugar de dicha inscripción, todos los votantes calificados recibirán una boleta en ausencia con un sobre con franqueo pagado. Las personas pueden registrarse a través del sitio web de registro de votantes del Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados del Estado de Nueva York y ser elegibles para recibir una boleta en ausencia para la elección aplazada del 9 de junio de 2020, siempre que la persona complete la inscripción antes del 26 de mayo de 2 0 2 0 (https://dmv.ny.gov/morei n f o / e l e c t r o n i c - v o t e rRegistration-application).

Además, las personas que se habrán registrado previamente para cualquier elección anual o especial del Distrito y que habrán votado en cualquiera de las elecciones del Distrito celebradas en los cuatro años anteriores (2016-2019), y/o las personas que estén registradas para votar en

Las elecciones generales dentro del Distrito de conformidad con la Ley Electoral §352 recibirán automáticamente una boleta en ausencia. Si no está seguro de si es un votante calificado y/o recibirá una boleta en ausencia, comuníquese con la Secretaria del Distrito por correo e l e c t r ó n i c o (lridley@malverne.k12.ny. us) o por correo (Secretaria del Distrito, Edificio de Administración UFSD de Malverne, 301 Wicks Lane , Malverne, NY 11565) o por teléfono (516-887-6483) con cualquier pregunta.

POR FAVOR, TOME AVISO ADICIONAL, la Secretaria del Distrito debe recibir todas las boletas en ausencia por correo a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 9 de junio de 2020.

POR FAVOR, TOME AVISO ADICIONAL que de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que sirva en el ejército, incluyendo cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en la próxima elección del distrito escolar.

Un votante militar que sea un votante calificado del distrito escolar puede obtener un formulario de registro contactando a la Secretaria del Distrito por teléfono (516-887-6483), fax (516-596-2910), correo electrónico (lridley@malverne.k12.ny .us), o correo (Empleado del Distrito, Edificio de Administración de UFSD de Malverne 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565).

Un votante militar debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando un formulario de solicitud a la Secretaria del Distrito. Las solicitudes completas deben enviarse por correo a la secretaria del distrito

y recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 14 de mayo de 2020. Las boletas militares completadas deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 9 de junio de 2020 si el votante militar y un testigo lo firman y fechan con una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección, o no posterior al cierre de las urnas el 9 de junio de 2020 si está matasellado o respaldado por una agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Un votante militar puede designar una preferencia para recibir un formulario de registro de votante militar, solicitud de boleta militar o boleta militar por correo, facsímil o correo electrónico en la solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta.

POR FAVOR, TOME AVISO ADICIONAL de que esta Junta convocará una reunión especial de la misma dentro de las 24 horas posteriores a la presentación ante la Secretaria del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la boleta con el propósito de examinar y tabular y declarar dichos resultados; que la Junta se designa a sí misma como un grupo de secretarios electorales para emitir y escrutar las boletas de conformidad con la Ley de Educación, §2019-a, subdivisión 2b en dicha reunión especial de la Junta.

Fecha: 5 de mayo de 2020 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR UNION FREE DE MALVERNE CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK LISA RIDLEY SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 121890

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BiLL Youngfert, seCond vice president of the Central Nassau County Rotary Club, delivered bags of groceries to the food pantry at St. Catherine’s of Sienna in Franklin Square.

Rotary Club aids hungry residents With unemployment growing throughout Nassau County because of the coronavirus pandemic, the need for food has increased as well. To support families, Bill Youngfert, of the Central Nassau County Rotary Club, ordered 10 bags of groceries for the food pantry at St. Catherine’s of Sienna in Franklin Square and delivered them to the pantry after they were brought to his home.

The St. Catherine’s of Sienna food pantry provides non-perishable food and daily living supplies to more than 40 indi-

viduals and families in need every week.

Donations of food and daily living supplies are always welcome and can be left in their green outreach bins at the outreach office at 995 Lutz St. in Franklin Square. For those interested in supporting the pantry, call (516) 352-0146 #6 or ext.

123. All information is kept strictly confidential.

Courtesy Central Nassau County Rotary Club; compiled by Nakeem Grant

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is a challenge in many ways. For some, a home is a place to shelter, sleep, cook and entertain. For others it’s a little more like a place to enjoy time by a fireplace and a haven to relax or turn into a laboratory of gadgets and gizmos. If you’re concerned about value versus overpricing, then, other than a basic home, more upgrades are relative to comparable homes in the area. Making your home more, I often tell homebuyers, is based on your level of expected benefit and how long you hope to live there to enjoy the rewards of your hard work.

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The traditional home, built 100 years ago up to the present, has basically the same structural configuration, either using amateur or unsound guessing to be over- or under-built or, since around the 1950s, a more enforced, regulated engineered construction. It’s pretty costly to just throw a home away, so you have to be sure to compare the existing with a replacement.

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’m trying to find the right word. Is it “hate” or “jealousy”? I’m not sure what the right label is for us East Coast residents, but it seems that a substantial number of Republicans in the U.S. Senate and House have a built-in hostility toward us. This dislike goes back many years, and may even be tied to the Civil War. Every time an eastern state asks for help from certain Congress members, it is met with a mean rebuff and a tirade. One great example is the Sept. 11 first responders, many of whom have died JeRRY from their expokReMeR sure to toxins at the World Trade Center site. Considering that 3,000 innocent people died in the terrorist attacks and thousands of first responders risked their lives trying to save them, Lower Manhattan should be considered hallowed ground.

Nevertheless, it took years before the Long Island congressional delegation and other state officials persuaded Congress to approve a long-term extension of disability payments for those heroes. The fight against that effort was led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ken-

tucky. A number of Republicans from around the country who fought against the aid request backed him up.

Republicans are now looking for ways to stick it to New York and other coastal states that are drowning in debt created by the coronavirus pandemic. The relief bills passed by Congress showed great favoritism to some Midwestern states at our expense. Businesses in Nebraska and North Dakota were treated better than suffering New Yorkers. More pandemic hospital gear went to Florida than to our health facilities, and most of it wasn’t needed.

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, which have large populations, are essentially being told that they’re not entitled to more financial assistance because they are “blue” states. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has told McConnell that we’re dealing with life and death, not party registration. McConnell has gone out of his way to single out New York, claiming that our deficit was due to high pension costs and that we had no legitimate need.

Once he staked out his position, he was joined by senators from Iowa, Wisconsin and Arizona, who pledged that the Northeast would get nothing as long as they were in the Senate. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, whose state is home to millions of trans-

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planted Easterners, chimed in with his own diatribe against the northern states.

What is fascinating about this meanspirited attack against New York is that these same senators aren’t reluctant to visit Wall Street to beg for campaign cash.

A few years ago, when Florida Sen. Marco Rubio spoke out against directing money to the dying first responders, U.S. Rep. Peter King, who represents many of us, told Wall Street money people to withhold contributions to Rubio or any other member who opposed the 9/11 aid.

New York state had more than 335,000 cases of Covid19 as of Monday morning, the most in the country. Our hospitals and their personnel have been under enormous strain keeping up with this terrible virus. We are paying a high premium for masks, gowns and other desperately needed items, and the federal government has been accused of intercepting and diverting medical supplies from several states. Police and firefighters are working long shifts in order to keep up with the emergency demands of sick people. There are sad stories about the death of first responders and thousands of other local people every day.

Another obligation of the government, in the event of a future epidemic, should be to coordinate the food supply. It is a trag-

elief bills passed by Congress favored some Midwestern states at our expense.

edy to see farmers destroying millions of pounds of crops and dumping fresh milk while hungry people are lining up at food banks all over the country. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue knows a lot about the farm business, but he has been clueless about how to move products to those in need. And, of course, Republicans in the Senate oppose expansion of the food stamp program for people in need.

As a former state legislator who crafted budgets for 12 years, I understand that state deficits are connected to the number of Medicaid patients and the high demand for human services. School districts have always been given a high priority in state spending plans, but this year they face dramatic cuts. That means higher school taxes, and guess who will pay the bill? New York state’s fiscal crisis is tied directly to the high cost of health care, education and other ways in which it meets people’s needs. The Republican claim that deficits are tied to pension costs is an outright lie.

But, if I have to choose between jealousy or hate to describe what they feel toward us coastal states, I think both words apply.

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.

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ometimes a black hole opens in a culture and civility falls in. History teaches us that sometimes, good will and decency are trumped by avarice and authoritarianism.

Read the stories of the Salem witch trials, the genocide of the Holocaust, the purges in Rwanda and the “ethnic cleansing” in the Balkans, and you begin to connect the dots. I think we are on the cusp of such a moment, and I fear for our future.

The cracks in the foundation of our culture began with the election of Donald Trump to the presidency and his very first lies about the crowd size at his inauguRandI ration, a seemingly kReIss small false note that presaged disaster. Over the ensuing years he systematically dismantled many well-functioning stanchions of government, fired legions of experienced government officials and replaced them with sycophants and hacks.

The ground rumbled as he attacked the trusted agencies to which America has turned in times of trouble: the CIA and the

FBI. When the information coming from these bureaus reflected badly on him or his administration, Trump undermined their credibility, and by doing that, their efficacy.

The crack widened with sick appeals to the racists and the know-nothings and the haters among us.

Then, because sometimes we are caught in the confluence of a perfect storm, the coronavirus pandemic struck. It is the worst time to suffer through the worst epidemic in a generation, with the worst leader who has ever risen to power in the United States of America.

Bad luck all around.

We are living through a nightmare of unnecessary deaths caused not by disease alone, but by mismanagement and incompetence. From the beginning, Trump lied about the pandemic and what government was doing to stop its spread. He missed every single opportunity to make it better.

Most disturbing, the lying and corruption at the top are trickling down. The crazies, the anti-vaxers and the hoax-mongers are having their moment. And they are being encouraged by the president, who ignores guidance from the best and brightest scientists and doctors we have in the

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Now, this week, I am seeing the black hole in our society opening wide. Who will fall in? The most vulnerable, of course.

People will go back to work, not because anything at all has changed as far as the spread of Covid-19 is concerned, but because they need to support themselves.

Because the president missed the opportunity to control the spread of disease, he tells the meat packers they have to show up. He knows they will go home to parents and grandparents and spread the disease. The cost of doing business.

This is now the acceptable sacrifice: that tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of working people and older people, especially those in nursing homes, will die so the economy can stumble forward.

It did not have to be this way.

There will be a virtual culling of old people in this country. To accept this calculated loss of life isn’t just un-American; it is depraved. Yet here we are.

The way forward from this mismanaged crisis is difficult and complicated. We need reliable testing so we can know who is sick, we need contact tracing when someone

he crazies, the antivaxers and the hoax-mongers are having their moment.

falls ill, and we need the truth, most of all, on a daily basis, from a reliable source.

Most people who need to work and have work will work. But it is the federal government’s responsibility to see that the tests and protections that can make that process safer are in place.

Enough dissembling from the president.

The fact that he has frequently deployed the “witch hunt” defense, from the Mueller investigation to the impeachment hearings to his handling of the pandemic, is exquisite irony. He is the witch hunter in chief, going after news outlets, reporters, political opponents and now even iconic scientists like Anthony Fauci, who are the only source of reliable information on the pandemic.

As one of the characters said in “The Crucible,” the story of the Salem witch trials, “I’ll tell you what’s walking Salem — vengeance is walking Salem. We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!”

Their prey may be riding different imaginary broomsticks these days, but Trump’s witch hunters are still sowing havoc and reaping revenge.

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

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he weekend was cold and windy, which likely prevented many people from venturing outside to potentially crowded spaces like the Jones Beach Boardwalk. For now, that’s a good thing. The more people stay home, the better. The coronavirus breeds among those in close contact.

We know, however, that people will grow increasingly eager to get outside and see one another as the weeks wear on. Nonessential workers have been at home for eight weeks, and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran warned last Friday that it could be another six weeks before the economy fully reopens downstate.

Hospitalizations, Cuomo explained, are declining but remain persistently high, and the fear is that opening the economy will lead to a spike in the Covid-19 infection rate — and thus the hospitalization rate, which could, in turn, increase the death rate.

Deaths have declined to a quarter of what they were at the virus’s peak on April 9, when a staggering 799 people died overnight. From May 10 to 11, by contrast, 161 died.

We mustn’t focus solely on statistics, though. Each reported death is a grandmother or grandfather, mother or father, wife or husband, sister or brother.

Someone like Mike Field, a Valley Stream emergency medical technician and 9/11 first responder. He died on April 8 at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital, of complications of Covid-19. He caught it after transporting a patient. He was 59.

Or Jim Adelis. He died April 4, at age 67.

He organized Trees for Troops each year at Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside, sending Christmas trees to our troops overseas.

And there are so many more.

We must not forget them. Their memories should haunt us over the coming

Where to find help ■ The Long Island Crisis Center in Bellmore is a 24-hour suicide-prevention hotline. Its motto is, “Any problem.

Any time. Anyone.” It can be reached at (516) 679-1111 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

■ The North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center is a nonprofit chilweeks. If they don’t, we may be tempted to let up on social distancing. We may forget to wash our hands and wear masks. But we simply can’t, or others will die.

Make no mistake: We will be tempted to let up. Warmer weather is almost here, and we’ll all feel spring fever. We will desperately want to get out of the house and spend time with family members, friends and coworkers with whom we have interacted only via Zoom for weeks.

We’ll want to return to our favorite restaurants and bars, shops and museums, ballparks and bowling alleys. We must be smart, however, and heed Cuomo’s warnings. We must understand that the coronavirus is an indiscriminate, remorseless killer. We may no longer want to hide, but until the government tells us it’s safe to return to life as normal, we must stay strong and abide by the rules.

In the end, we will eradicate this disease, but doing so will require patience and diligence — and, yes, a vaccine.

We understand the need to reopen the economy. People fear losing their livelihoods, and worry about paying their mortgages and putting food on the table. A second surge of the virus, however, could be deadlier than the first, and keeping hospitalization and death rates at the lowest

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letters Ending racial disparities To the Editor: The coronavirus epidemic has shone a bright light on already existing racial disparities in health outcomes. Our African-American and Latino communities are experiencing a disproportionate impact from Covid-19. This is unacceptable, and I wanted to take a moment to share with you how Nassau County is working to close the gap: ■ We created a hotline, (516) 396-7500, where all symptomatic residents can make appointments for Covid-19 viral testing, regardless of insurance and immigration status, in partnership with our community clinics run by Long Island Federally Qualified Health Centers. In addition to increasing testing capacity in the Freeport, Hempstead, Elmont and Westbury centers, the county is covering the cost of staff, and provid-

dren’s mental health agency. It can be reached at (516) 997-2926.

■ The Nassau County Office of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and Developmental Disabilities Services can be reached at (516) 227-7057.

possible levels is a bit like balancing a scale.

If too many people fail to socially distance, then we will tip the scale in the virus’s favor. That could lead to a second, longer shutdown of the economy, and possibly a second Great Recession, or even a depression.

The federal government has put in place a number of programs, amounting to billions of dollars, to aid desperate New Yorkers. It likely isn’t enough, and as we have written in recent weeks, more needs to be done — the government must help fund states’ annual budgets to guard against cutbacks to schools, hospitals, and fire and police departments.

There is funding, though, providing at least temporary relief, helping Long Islanders survive the next month and a half. Accessing that money may require persistence and a load of paperwork, but at least Congress allocated the funds, which are only now starting to stream through our local economy.

If you are feeling desperate, understand that you’re not alone. There are tried and true institutions here in Nassau County to aid people in need at times like these (see box).

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ew York state’s Division of Licensing Services has adopted new regulations to address widespread housing discrimination.

They take effect on June 20, and represent an important step forward. Yet much more state action is needed.

The regulations come in response to irrefutable evidence of housing discrimination on Long Island. That was the focus of a joint hearing held on Long Island in December by three State Senate committees, at which I testified on behalf of ERASE Racism.

But the problem eLaiNe isn’t limited to Gross Long Island. It is statewide and systemic. That’s why more state action is needed.

The Senate committees’ hearing was sparked by Newsday’s three-year investigation of real estate sales practices on Long Island. It exposed widespread evidence of civil rights violations, employing a research technique — involving paired testers (one white, the other “of color”) and the expertise of the Fair Housing Justice Center — that mirrored an earlier investigation by ERASE Racism that demonstrated racial discrimination in real estate rental practices.

The problem, however, is not limited to sales or rental markets, or even to real estate. Stark patterns of residential racial segregation are evident across New York and the United States. They are the result of intentional, coordinated actions of federal, state and local governments, the housing and banking industries, and other institutions over many decades. Those patterns have been sustained by those institutions, which all need to work aggressively to end them.

The new Division of Licensing Services regulations require real estate brokers and their employees and agents to notify — and obtain signed disclosure forms from — prospective buyers, sellers, renters and landlords about antidiscrimination laws. They also require the prominent display of information about how customers can file complaints about the services provided with the licensing agency.

The new regulations thereby send two clear messages to real estate agents. First, the state has underscored that they must abide by fair housing statutes, and that their license to practice is contingent on compliance. Second, the state has clarified that the Division of Licensing Services plays a vital role in fair housing enforcement.

This step should, however, be just the first of many by the state. At the joint hearing in December, ERASE Racism and the Fair Housing Justice Center proposed a five-point plan for New York, with the following core points:

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e should support programs that expand access to housing in all neighborhoods.

■ Create a well-resourced, proactive, and better-coordinated fair housing enforcement strategy. Complaints of discrimination must be investigated in a timely and thorough manner, but significant resources must also be devoted to conducting proactive testing investigations, since victims of discrimination usually don’t know what properties they were not shown.

■ The real estate industry should take affirmative steps to ensure compliance with fair housing laws. The Long Island Board of Realtors has a special responsibility here, but industry-wide action is needed. That action should include the

Letters ing testing kits, personal protective equipment and other essential items.

■ We have funded food distribution sites that have already begun providing meals in our hardest-hit communities, including Hempstead, Uniondale, Freeport and Levittown. We are adding more locations throughout the county.

■ Last year, I hired Andrea Ault-Brutus to serve as our first coordinator of health care equity. This is already helping us increase access to health care and improve outcomes in our communities of color.

■ I have conducted Zoom discussions with African-American and Hispanic community leaders, clergy and the NAACP. The conversations have been critical in understanding and addressing concerns in the community.

We will keep working to provide critical resources to every community, and we will keep fighting for better health care for all our residents — during and after this crisis.

Stay strong.

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Small businesses need relief To the Editor: The news outlets are bombarding us with

■ Fully utilize the licensing power of the state to better regulate real estate licensees. The new regulations respond to that recommendation. The Division of Licensing Services should also determine whether licensees have engaged in conduct that warrants disciplinary action, including possible suspension or revocation of licenses.

talk about Covid-19 statistics, the Small Business Administration snafu and more. Small businesses, however, are often overlooked in the media.

As a Schedule C tax filer, I am eligible to collect Pandemic Unemployment Assistance under the CARES Act. The program enables me to collect benefits even though I am a sole proprietor. I applied for PUA on March 16. I have been certifying for benefits every week.

Throughout this time my online account with the state Department of Labor says that my case is still pending.

There has been no change to my status, and with the exception of a single payment of $600, I have seen nothing. I keep receiving assurances that the system is backlogged, and that eventually I will get everything that I am entitled to back to day one. Despite my best efforts, and the efforts of my state representatives, I cannot get a definitive answer as to when I will start seeing regular payments.

Two months later, I am out of patience and money. Time and effort are being funneled into case tracking, SBA fixes and hospital preparedness. There is no discussion about greasing the process at the Department of Labor.

Many self-employed friends of mine are in the same situation. We wait patiently for an answer that is never forthcoming. The system is broken and needs a rapid fix. The governor tells us that we have to continue to

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■ New York State should implement fair housing legislative initiatives, policy changes, and support for programs that expand access to housing opportunities in ering th all neighborhoods. Among other actions, terrori respon the state should enact an “equitable share” housing plan and establish a mini- them, L ered ha mum affordable housing goal for every Nev community.

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