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Remembering the 9/11 fallen
At the Malverne Sept. 11 ceremony were, above from left, Neil Cronin of the FDNY, an unidentified Marine, Port Authority Police Officer Earnest Bohringer and NYPD officer Gerard Ford. At right, American Legion Post 44 members paid their respects. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Panthers are about more than basketball
By NIColE FoRMISANo nformisano@liherald.com
The Long Island Panthers basketball program, which started out as a basketball clinic for Lorenzo Jenkins’s three young daughters nearly 30 years ago, has become a fixture in the Lake view community — and Jenkins is determined to keep it that way.
CJenkins, who played basketball while growing up in Brooklyn, trained each of his daughters as they played for Malverne High School. When he helped his eldest, Tanesha, earn a basketball scholarship, he realized he could do the same for other youths as well.
people as well.
oach has been so consistent — 20-plus years and he’s still in the same community
KENETTA MuhAMMEd
The Panthers started out focusing on training young women, but has since expanded to become co-ed, while also offering a tennis program. Jenkins trains children from third grade through high school in the Malverne school district, teaching them how to become not only good athletes, but good
“I see them learn how to be mentors and leaders,” Jenkins said. “We just try to encourage that leadership foundation, and understand that we’re all the same, we’re all one. We help each other just be good sports — win, lose or draw.” Jenkins coached Kenetta Muhammed from seventh grade through her senior year at Malverne High, before she went on to play basketball at North Carolina A&T University, and eventually Post University, on a full scholarship. Muhammed described Jenkins as an uncle to her, and when she tore an anterior cruciate ligament, he coached her through the entire rehabilitation process.
“He became part of my family,” Muhammed recalled. “Him coaching me, it was just natural and organic.
“He always reminded us how to act off the court — from how to carry ourselves as young women, and then how to act in
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Want inspiration, read ‘Ping-Pong Shabbat’
By TAYLOR GRAYSON tgrayson@liherald.com
West Hempstead neighbors may remember the name Estee Ackerman, and her sudden rise to local stardom. At only 11, she rose to prominence for choosing her religion over a chance at a national table tennis title. Ann Koffsky, also of West Hempstead, was inspired to write a children’s book on Ackerman’s story.
Ackerman had the athleticism and discipline required to play in a national gold-medal championship game as an adolescent. This catapulted her image from talented schoolgirl to ‘hometown hero.’ She was hailed for her tenacity, humility, and having strong values at such a young age.
Koffsky, a friend of the Ackerman family, was delighted to turn this town news clip into a newly released children’s book, titled, ‘Ping Pong Shabbat.’
The book was released on Sept. 10, and can be found on Amazon as well as in the West Hempstead library. Koffsky and Ackerman attend the same synagogue.
Ackerman is the daughter of one of Koffsky’s friends. Their relationship predates Ackerman’s fame.
“I got to watch her play,” Koffsky, when asked why she wrote the book. “We were both booked as entertainment for this Passover program. When I saw her play, I was blown away, it was ping pong on a whole other level.”
Ackerman has played table tennis against some national champions, tennis Hall-of-Famers and still won. Playing and winning in the U.S. Open as a teenager gave her the experience necessary to be the subject of this book.
Having a preordained bond with the author was also
helpful in the writing process, according to both Koffsky and Ackerman. They both prioritize giving back to the youth.
“Stories give us meaning,” Koffsky said. It’s what brings us together, makes people smile. The fact that I
get to be a part of that is awesome.”
Koffsky just hopes that people put effort into reading it. Ackerman and Koffsky often visit schools together, and on Sept. 13, they are set to visit Yeshiva University High School for girls.
Ackerman’s old stomping grounds seemed like the perfect place to present the book to an audience that would appreciate it. It’s even more inspiring that Ackerman is in her early 20s, so the high schoolers may feel like her goals are achievable for themselves, and not far-fetched.
Choosing her religion over her love of the sport, was a huge decision for Ackerman to make, one of the biggest ever.
“I’d put in a lot of time and effort into ping pong, missing school and family functions,” she said. “As much as I wanted to compete, I found that Judaism is and will always be my number one priority. I felt that playing that Friday night would not have been in the spirit of the Sabbath. At that moment, I understood my values in life. Upholding my faith in all situations propelled me to a lot of exciting opportunities only after I made that hard choice.”
Ackerman hopes the youth is inspired to dream big and feel like anything is possible to accomplish.
“Get inspired,” she said. “Get motivated. Find a hobby or passion in this world.”
Ackerman wants her supporters to know that they too can be Olympic hopefuls, by putting in hard work and prioritizing one’s beliefs.
She has been an inspiration to kids and athletes on Long Island, but she credits her own inspirations to her family. Sandy Koufax’s and some other top athletes were mentioned but the real credit goes to Ackerman’s parents, grandparents, and the way they came up.
Curing a rare heart disorder with a short life expectancy.
Performing a life-changing brain surgery without a single incision.
Helping a new mom give birth and receive a new liver.
At Northwell’s North Shore University Hospital, the nation’s most brilliant minds come here to conquer health care’s greatest challenges. So that whatever comes through our doors: challenge accepted.
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Ann Koffsky, left, and Estee Ackerman with the book ‘Ping-Pong Shabbat’ on Ackerman’s sports life.
Malverne, West Hempstead honor 9/11
By TAYLOR GRAYSON tgrayson@liherald.com
Each year, Malverne and West Hempstead join together to remember the lives of those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks that occurred 23 years ago.
The candlelit ceremony in Malverne was held at the village’s Gazebo Park. Each community has a custom memorial with a recovered piece of the World Trade Center, with inscribed names of those lost in the attacks.
Malverne and West Hempstead lost a total of 15 residents. Some were firefighters who are also honored by their respective New York City firehouses each year at the vigils.
Since 2002, Malverne has held a remembrance ceremony. Tim Sullivan, who is now the village’s mayor, is one person who always attends. Families, including children who aren’t old enough to remember the tragedy fill the space with love to honor the memories of the fallen annually.
Event organizers emphasized the importance of educating kids on wehat happened in Sept. 11, 2001, when 3,000 lives were lost in New York, Washington D.C., and in Shanksville, Pa. The village ceremony was broadcasted live for those who could not make it in person.
Sullivan spoke touchingly about the loss of life. A group prayer, residents bringing candles up to the altar and a song were all part of the remembrance. Village trustees, Malverne police and members of the armed forces were present and paid their respects to the fallen.
Sullivan said that even his young daughter understood the value of the memorial, without personally knowing someone who passed during the tragedy.
“Your loved ones, our community, your children and grandchildren live through my daughter,” he said. “The only way we will never forget, is to keep teaching the next generation about what happened that day, who we are as a country, a community and how to make this world a better place.”
West Hempstead had its own remembrance ceremony, complete with candle lighting, laying down carna-
tions and a wreath for their own fallen community members. Malverne had a violinist. West Hempstead had trumpeter Daniel Wagner. It was estimated that up to 300 people attended the West Hempstead ceremony. Malverne had a bit smaller turnout of roughly 125.
Pastor Ray Lorthioir did the invocation at West Hempstead; Joe Mahoney sang the national anthem. Maureen Greenberg-Mahoney led the WH services at Halls Pond.
“It went very well,” she said. “We will never forget, these events are the only way to ensure that.”
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Malverne Boy and Girls scouts from Troop 24G/24B stood proudly at the 9/11 ceremony at Gazebo Park in Malverne on Sept. 11.
Father James Stachacz, Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malverne, recited the Prayer of Remembrance.
Tierna Schutta, 10, with one of many candles that were lit in tribute of the 9/11 fallen.
Malverne Mayor Timothy Sullivan welcomed everyone to the Evening of Remembrance.
MALVERNE/WEST
HERALD — September 19, 2024
Planning For and Executing Inheritances (Part Two)
Early on, we learned the estate planning phrase “There’s nothing so unequal as the equal treatment of unequals.” Who has children that are all the same?
Some children have received signifcant help from parents during their lifetimes while others haven’t. Many parents choose the “forgiveness provision” to address this situation at death, to either “equalize” any gifts made to some children during lifetime with those who did not or, in the alternative, to “forgive” any loans made to children and then make a gift in like amount to each of the other children by inheritance, before the estate is divvied up in equal shares. Lifetime gifts may also be ignored. Next up is the problem of children who are partially or wholly estranged. Many clients wish to leave them a token amount but there are pitfalls to consider. One who is left considerably less than their siblings will often be angry and upset. They may demand that their siblings disclose what they received and even to pony up their equal share. Not only that, but the burden of telling that estranged child they are getting
less and delivering the paltry amount is left to the children who you wish to favor!
In our view, it is sometimes better to leave an estranged child out altogether than to stir up all the issues surrounding an inheritance much smaller than equal.
There are many valid reasons, however, to treat children differently. Some may have alcohol or substance abuse issues, learning disabilities or special needs, they may be immature and irresponsible, poor at handling money or a “soft touch” and, fnally, they may have a spouse that dominates them and you do not want to see that controlling spouse get your money.
Sometimes parents leave more to the “needy” child, the old adage being that “the tongue always turns to the aching tooth”. If so, other children’s feelings may need to be addressed. A letter to be opened after your death, explaining what you did and why, may go a long way towards soothing hurt feelings and avoiding misunderstandings, what we term the “emotional legacy”.
HERALD SchoolS
Malverne Mules welcome
new teachers to the pack
The Mule family just got a little bigger. The Malverne school district has welcomed 16 new teachers and faculty members for the 2024-2025 school year.
Before starting the year on Sept. 5, the teachers were officially welcomed into the district on Aug. 29 as part of the annual new teacher orientation day. The new team members participated in a series of workshops where they were introduced to the district’s mission and culture, and were offered guidance on practices, initiatives, curriculum overview and expectations. They also met with administrators and directors, including Superintendent Lorna Lewis, and took a school bus tour of the school facilities throughout the district.
Malverne’s new educators
■ Karolyn Frangiadakis
■ Marisa Franze
■ Breidy Ortiz Gonsales
■ Lindsay Hudson
■ Travis Martin
■ Lindsay Ostroff
■ Cindy Pernett
■ Jamie Posner
■ Cathleen Rakeman
■ Caitlyn Salstein
■ Pallavi Sarva
■ Emily Schain
■ Sarah Stiehl
■ Meagan Taylor
■ Antonia Tripi
■ Bruce Velazquez
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The Malverne school district welcomed 16 new teachers at the beginning of this school year.
Lucky lobster rescued, reunited with sisters
Clementine the orange lobster lives to swim another day in its supermarket tank
A tank of lobsters is a common sight at Stop and Shop — but one of the crustaceans in the Southampton grocery store stuck out. Humane Long Island, an animal advocacy group founded in Malverne, rescued the lucky lobster from its demise just in time.
Clementine the lobster arrived at Stop and Shop in time for the Fourth of July — the national holiday of freedom and independence — and was placed in the store’s display tank. There, she waited with her brothers and sisters to be bought and eaten — but she was just a little different from the other lobsters in her tank.
Clementine has her name for a reason. The bright orange lobster is one in 30 million — 15 times more rare than a blue lobster. The cute crustacean became a local celebrity with shoppers and staff alike. She was a favorite of the manager’s young daughter, who nicknamed her “Pinky,” and the grocery store staff, who fed shrimp to her.
“Lobsters are sensitive, intelligent animals,” said John Di Leonardo in a statement. He is an anthrozoologist and executive director of Humane Long Island, and lived in Malverne for 30 years. “Like all aquatic animals, lobsters will pain and suffer when taken from their ocean homes to be eaten or confined to cramped aquariums.”
Clementine is a rare one in 30 million orange lobster. She would have been killed and eaten, if not for Malverne-founded animal advocacy group Humane Long Island.
Clementine had made her way into the staff’s hearts, and they sought to spare her from her fate, reportedly offering her a pardon at the Long Island Aquarium. The aquarium, however, rebuffed their offer. That’s when Humane Long Island, an animal advocacy group originally formed in Malverne, learned of her story and planned
to return Clementine to her home in the ocean.
After the Southampton Animal Shelter alerted Humane Long Island to the unusual crustacean, Humane Long Island’s executive director reached out to Stop & Shop management, who quickly agreed to donate the rare lobster for rehabilitation and release to
the wild.
Humane Long Island consulted a veterinarian, readied a cold saltwater tank for rehabilitation, and set itself on reacclimating the lucky lobster to the sea. Within hours, Clementine was swimming, foraging, and exploring the Long Island Sound. She even playfully followed her rescuers around before disappearing into the ocean depths, where she’ll travel as far as 100 miles or more each year.
But the story doesn’t stop there.
After Clementine’s story made waves, Humane Long Island started receiving an influx of calls about two more orange lobsters, one at a Stop and Shop in East Setauket and another at Northport Fish and Lobster.
The mutation that leads to the one in 30 million coloring is hereditary, and the two lobsters arrived on Long Island at the same time as Clementine. The three orange lobsters are most likely sisters who were caught at the same time, Di Leonardo realized.
The two other crustaceans — aptly named Tangerine and Navel — were released at the same location as Clementine, and may one day be reunited with their long lost sister in the vast Long Island Sound.
–Nicole Formisano
Courtesy Humane Long Island
LUKE VILLELLA
Oceanside Senior Football
A TWO-TIME ALL-COUNTY selection in baseball, Villella is looking to accomplish the same accolades this football season while leading the Sailors to a deep playoff run in Nassau Conference I. He set the tone on opening night Sept. 6, rushing for a pair of touchdowns and throwing for a score in Oceanside’s 42-39 home victory over defending county and Long Island champion Massapequa. He threw for 189 yards, going 8-for-13 through the air.
GAMES TO WATCH
Thursday, Sept. 19
Girls Soccer: Lynbrook at Wantagh 5 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Oceanside at Garden City 5 p.m.
Boys Soccer: V.S. South at Seaford 6:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Long Beach at Mepham 6:45 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: South Side at Massapequa 6:45 p.m.
Girls Volleyball: Farmingdale at East Meadow 6:45 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20
Girls Soccer: Freeport at Uniondale 4:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer: East Meadow at V.S. Central 5 p.m.
Boys Soccer: Carey at Calhoun 5 p.m.
Boys Soccer: Kennedy at Elmont 5 p.m.
Football: Elmont at South Side 6 p.m.
Football: Wantagh at Locust Valley 6 p.m.
Football: Plainview at East Meadow 6:30 p.m.
Football: Oceanside at Syosset 6:30 p.m.
Football: New Hyde Park at MacArthur 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Football: Carey at Long Beach 11 a.m.
Football: Plainedge at West Hempstead 1 p.m.
Football: V.S. South at North Shore 2 p.m.
Football: East Rockaway at Lawrence 2 p.m.
Football: Clarke at Hewlett 3 p.m.
Football: Freeport at V.S. Central 3 p.m.
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Rockin’ Mules impressing on pitch
By BRIAN KACHARABA sports@liherald.com
A new era has begun for the Malverne-East Rockaway girls’ soccer team and, so far, the results are quite different from a year ago.
Alexa Adduci, the assistant coach of the girls’ lacrosse team, inherited a group that only mustered one tie in 2023. But this season, the team has gotten off to a 3-1 start, including three straight shutout victories to start the campaign by a combined score of 12-0.
“We wanted to go in as the new coaching staff, letting the girls know that we were there for them and we all wanted this turnaround really badly for the program,” Adduci said. “So, we put a lot of hours in outside of coaching, trying to figure out how we could turn this around as the new coaching staff. We had tryouts for about a week and we really thought about where people could play.”
The season began with a 6-0 win over Sewanhaka on Sept. 3 and continued with a 1-0 blanking at Freeport three days later behind Nicole Buzzetta’s goal and 15 saves by new goalkeeper Kiera Stephens. The run continued with a 5-0 whitewash of Hempstead on Sept. 10 before the Rockin’ Mules finally surrendered a goal in a 3-0 loss at Uniondale on Sept. 12.
“After that first win, I think they trusted us and they believed in us and we went from there,” Adduci said.
Covid ravaged the team the past week – even Adduci missed the Hempstead game with an illness – leaving the team shorthanded against Uniondale and having its Sept. 14 game against Westbury postponed to Thursday.
Adduci implemented a diamond defense with senior sweeper Sophia Pappas, sophomore stopper Dayanara Jose Merino, speedy senior Alicia Thompson, eighth grader Scarlet Minnick, freshman left middie Jacquelyn Brienza and junior Danilynn Fardella, who is adept at clearing the ball with her strong foot, providing the coverage.
Stephens also had a nine-save shut -
out against Sewanhaka and Adduci is excited to see how she develops.
“She is an absolute beast,” Adduci said. “She has been killing it. She has a great mindset. She helps our defenders a lot. I’m excited to see what she’s going to bring to the table the rest of the year.”
The Rockin’ Mules are also getting a balanced offense with five players scoring at least two goals this season, including a team-leading three by freshman newcomer Alysha Lopez and sophomore Paulina Cuthbert, who had a pair against Hempstead. Lopez had two goals
and an assist against Sewanhaka.
“She’s worked amazing with the girls,” Adduci said of Lopez. “She’s extremely aggressive. Every time that there’s a ball down and it’s a 50-50, we know that she’s going to be the first one to it. She always has that really good cross and has a lot of assists also.”
Senior Katherine Cronin scored both of her goals against Sewanhaka and eighth grader Ariana Chinchilla and Buzzetta also have two tallies apiece.
The Rockin’ Mules also visit Roosevelt on Friday before their rematch against Freeport at home on Sept. 26.
Justine Stefanelli/Herald
Paulina Cuthbert scored two goals against Hempstead and has helped the Rockin’ Mules roll out of the gate with three wins in four games.
Loved covering Lakeview, Malverne, West Hempstead
For the past year and a half, I have had the genuine pleasure of being the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald reporter. I knew I would one day have to move on — so why is it so difficult to say goodbye? It is with incredible bittersweetness that I am leaving this position that I love so dearly. But before I do, I wanted to take a moment to speak to you, the neighbors of Malverne, Lakeivew and West Hempstead, directly.
I was a bundle of nerves when I joined the Herald last April. I was 23, with an unshakeable imposter syndrome. No one is going to take me seriously, I thought. These people are lifelong friends, families, neighbors, and I’m just some girl who showed up one day with a notebook and a purple pen.
Instead, I was greeted with a genuine warmth that I’ve since learned is the defining feature of your communities. To this day, I remember the first stories I did with each neighborhood. For West Hempstead, it was a public meeting to discuss the problem of Woodfield Road. I was shocked at the
dozens who came out to voice their support for more safety measures after the deaths of three young people. I had expected the politicians, of course — they kind of had to be there. But I hadn’t expected countless neighbors, from children to seniors, to take the time out of their night to hear a Public Works update. Things are different here more than I realized. People care.
My first Malverne story was about a gentleman named Bob Mackreth who turned 100 years old and was being honored at village hall. I grew up in Merrick, a hamlet. I’d never seen or been to a village hall in my life, let alone met a mayor. The whole concept seemed, to me, so serious and proper — two things that I am not. But within the first couple of minutes, Mackreth and Mayor Tim Sullivan were joking around with me like old friends. I had expected a village to feel
like I was on the outside of some longstanding inside joke. Instead, it felt more like neighbors had invited me to laugh along with them.
My first story with Lakeview was the Family Kickball Day at Harold Walker Memorial Park. The kickball event honored positive male role models. The honorees weren’t inaccessible politicians or bigshot businessmen — they were coaches and community civil rights lawyers. Because Lakeview, time and time again, recognizes that the individuals with true impact are those that help the people around them. That first kickball game, I sat awkwardly on the bench, worried that I’d annoy people by asking for too many quotes. A year later, I was on the field with the players, taking photos from home and first base.
One might think community journalism doesn’t have the same sensational stories as a national outlet. Yet
every week, it seemed, I learned about another neighbor doing something amazing. Chris Tucker, of Lakeview, gave away dozens of free turkeys to families in need for Thanksgiving. The kids in the Pride of Malverne Marching Band won the national “For Whom the Band Tolls” Metallica contest with an unbelievable (seriously, look it up) rendition of “Enter Sandman.” Members of the West Hempstead Boy Scout Troop 613 performed CPR 30,000 feet in the air and saved a man’s life. These are stories I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t been your reporter.
I can’t wait for you all to meet your new reporter, Taylor Grayson. She’s an excellent journalist and storyteller, and I feel better knowing I’m leaving the paper in such capable hands. I know you’ll all show her the warmth you showed me when I was new. She’s now learning what I had the privilege to learn — you all show up for each other. You help each other. You care. I feel blessed to have witnessed it. Thank you for having me.
Nicole FormisaNo
Stony Brook hockey set to begin new era
By ANTHONY DICOCCO
Special to the Herald
Starting with the 2025-26 season, the Stony Brook hockey team will begin a new chapter of its story that may aid in expanding its recruiting reach across Nassau County.
Last month, the Seawolves announced that this upcoming season would be the team’s 14th and final year in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League. Beginning with the 2025-26 campaign, Stony Brook is set to join a brand-new conference — the Atlantic Coast Conference Hockey League.
The ACCHL will have North and South divisions. Stony Brook, Pittsburgh, Delaware, Syracuse and Oswego State in the North. The South will consist of Alabama, Louisville, North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina.
Due to the conference relocation, Stony Brook players from Nassau County are hoping that more players from their area will be inclined to join the program. Currently, there are just three Nassau County residents playing on the team.
After initially failing to get into the university, the Massapequa native attended Farmingdale State for a year to “take care of business on and off the ice” before transferring to Stony Brook prior to last season.
As someone who identified Stony Brook as the total package for both academics and athletics, Valenti hopes that joining the ACCHL can be a needle mover for other Nassau County residents.
“After playing junior hockey in Connecticut for two years, I realized that I had everything that I needed regarding academics and hockey at home,” Valenti said. The new conference, he added, “is definitely exciting . . . and people need to realize it’s a (State University of New York) school. We’re going to be in a very competitive league and you get what you pay for. Stony Brook is a very good school for everything, and hockey is just the icing on the cake.”
“If you just see the logo of Alabama or UNC, it acts as an attractor for players in Nassau County and really everywhere,” Gusavitch said. “We have schools like Syracuse and Delaware
Forward Jake Gusavitch, a Massapequa native and first-year student, understands his peers’ reluctance to attend Stony Brook but hopes the name notoriety of the other schools in the conference, along with the opportunities they can bring, can help change that.
joining us along with the schools down south, so I think that’s a great opportunity to get some looks from scouts who are coming for the bigger schools. All in all, there are a lot of positives.”
Bethpage native and forward Lucas Puccia echoed that sentiment.
While the Seawolves are guaranteed to finish their tenure in the ESCHL with the most championship wins (five) and regular-season championships (four), the last two seasons have not been kind to them. They have posted a combined 25-28-8 record, missing the American Collegiate Hockey Association National Tournament during each campaign.
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“There’s a lot of talent down there in the south,” the sophomore student said. “I think playing those teams will be pretty cool and competitive. Stony Brook is one of the top programs and a really good option for anyone on Long Island.”
Gusavitch also emphasized the bonuses of a limited traveling schedule, as teams in the North will only compete against the South’s teams during the playoffs. Due to Stony Brook’s hyperfocus on academics, he raised the point that less travel on the weekends allows for more time to get schoolwork done, which can be enticing for new recruits who live farther away in Nassau County.
Choosing to concentrate on the new season, the Seawolves are putting the upcoming league change on the backburner, as they hope to capture their sixth ESCHL championship and their first national title.
“The mission is always the same,” Valenti said. “We had a very unsuccessful year last year. This year we’re playing in the same conference, and hopefully we can prove ourselves as a program. Then next year, when we move on to a different conference, those teams should fear us.”
Stony Brook will open its ESCHL farewell tour at The Rinx, where it will face off against the New York University Violets, on Oct. 4.
In defenseman Teddy Valenti’s case, Stony Brook was always at the top of his college wish list despite living just under an hour away from the school.
Anthony DiCocco is a reporter with the SBU Media Group, part of Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism’s Working Newsroom program for students and local media.
The Town of Hempstead has unveiled an antisemitism task force that aims to investigate the rise of assaults on Jewish people across the town.
“I’m delighted to have so many people that are joining me to participate in what we find to be something that is needed, and warranted with what is transpiring in our society now,” Town Supervisor Don Clavin said at the Hebrew Academy of West Hempstead on Sept. 12.
The task force will comprise members appointed by Clavin, along with its co-chair, Congressman Anthony D’Esposito. D’Esposito is currently up for re-election and is running against Laura Gillen.
“The presence of everybody here should signify the importance of what today’s announcement really is,” Clavin said, “the unprecedented and definitely noticed rise of antisemitism throughout our country, and particularly here in the Town of Hempstead.”
According to Clavin, the Town of Hempstead has the second-largest Jewish population of any municpality, behind New York City.
As the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel approaches, the creation of the task force comes at a time where communities have been facing a surge in acts of antisemitism.
“I feel strongly that this advisory council, with its role of not only indentifying antisemitism, (is) trying to determine where it’s festering from, how it’s getting in our communities, and how we educate people to recognize the hatred that is being fostered in our communities,” Clavin said.
Councilwoman Melissa Miller said she was thrilled that the town was taking on this initiative.
Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, center, discussed the creation of an antisemitism task force alongside members of the town board, elected officials and religious leaders, on Sept. 12.
“It’s just unacceptable — if we replaced the population that is being targeting with any other population, there would be an uproar by government, law enforcement and the universities,” Miller said. “It is not acceptable — we should not be just sitting back and fearing what’s going to happen next. Continue to send this message, that we at the Town of Hempstead do not tolerate this and we will continue to fight back.”
Rabbi Ouriel Hazan, of the Hebrew Academy of West Hempstead, expressed his gratitude for the strong partnership between the county and community leaders.
“Today, we speak with one united voice against the veils of antisemitism, and the message is very clear:
We will not tolerate nor stand idly by, or remain silent in the face of hate speech or hateful actions against our community,” Hazan said. “The children deserve to be educated in peace and security.”
As the Jewish holidays approach, the antisemitism task force will be proactive in indentifying and combating signs of hate attacks. There will also be enhanced police patrols at temples and places of worship, according to Clavin.
“This panel has a big responsibility — we’re seeing it foster in our communities, zero tolerance,” Clavin said. “This advisory board has to get it done, be diligent and have the passion that they’re going to go out and get people educated.”
Melissa Berman/Herald
New trail access point on the South Shore
By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
A new water access point part of the South Shore Blueway Trail Plan is now complete, according to the New York Department of State.
The trail is a safe, legal network of water access points for human-powered boats and sail craft, allowing people to experience Long Island’s South Shore, while protecting wildlife and their habitats, as well as the safety of trail users. The newest access point was recently completed at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore.
The recently-completed access point connects the trail directly to another water entry spot, at Seamans Neck Park in Seaford, and to the rest of the trail, which spans the southern coast of Nassau County, encompassing the Western Bays of the South Shore Estuary Reserve. Estuaries are partially enclosed bodies of water where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salt water. The South Shore Estuary provides habitat for hundreds of wildlife species.
Boaters in the East Bay, which is part of the estuary, can also access the trail at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick and at Wantagh Park in Wantagh.
In total, dozens of ramps and stoppage points span Nassau’s coast from Woodmere to Massapequa.
The access points at Newbridge Road Park and Seamans Neck Park include ADA-compliant mats, called “mobimats” — ensuring that anyone, regardless of their physical ability, can safely get in and out of a boat, according to the state. The access areas feature new, native plantings, slope stabilization efforts, silt fencing and habitat protection measures, which are all part of goals outlined in a South Shore Estuary Reserve Comprehensive Management Plan.
The South Shore Blueway Trail was first touched on in a Nassau County Environmental Bond Act Program in 2006. In 2008, the Village of Freeport joined with the county and obtained funds from a state grant, allowing the project to begin. Since then, the trail has greatly expanded in size.
The additions support Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “Get Offline, Get Outside” initiative, launched earlier this summer to promote physical and mental health by encouraging New Yorkers to enjoy recreational spaces. They also support her Master Plan For Aging, providing access to water-based outdoor recreation for people of all ages and abilities.
The Newbridge Road Park access point was made possible through government partnership at a local level.
“The Town of Hempstead is proud to work with New York state in implementing resources to help residents enjoy our local waterways,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said in a news release. “I look forward to this continued partnership in protecting, preserv-
ing and enjoying the waters of Hempstead Town.”
Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, a nonprofit organization that advocates for local, state and federal environmental policy, said Long Islanders love the bays and harbors, and that public access “is a meaningful part of island life.”
“Providing access points allows more residents to enjoy the scenic beauty and recreation value of our wetlands, bird life, and thriving marine life,” she said. “The more connected we are to our waters, the more we will seek to preserve, restore and protect them for future generations. The South Shore Estuary Reserve Blueway is a great way to get outdoors, be active and connect with nature.”
The state’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program has aided efforts along the South Shore Blueway Trail. The program provides grants to eligible villages, towns, cities and counties along New York’s coasts or designated inland
Fast facts
The water-based South Shore Blueway Trail is designed for kayakers, canoeists and other nonmotorized boaters along the South Shore of Long Island. It spans the coastal waterways of Nassau County, connecting scenic spots, nature preserves, parks and other access points between the western part of the county near the Western Bays, extending toward Suffolk County.
The trail provides a way for paddlers to explore the diverse coastal ecosystems, including marshes, wetlands and barrier beaches, while offering opportunities for recreation, wildlife observation and environmental education. It features multiple launch sites and stops for paddlers, with varying difficulty levels depending on the weather and tidal conditions.
waterways for planning, design and construction projects to revitalize communities and waterfronts.
“Long Island is home to many scenic natural wonders, and this Blueway Trail not only allows people to witness these water-based marvels firsthand but also encourages them to engage in outdoor recreation,” Nassau County Legislator Michael Giangregorio said. “I want to thank New York State for their work on this water network and for making it ADA accessible, ensuring that all residents can enjoy our island.”
For more on the South Shore Blueway Trail, and to see a full list of access points, visit SouthShoreBlueway.com.
Herald file photos
The trail provides access points along Nassau County’s southern coast, from Woodmere to Massapequa. Above, paddle boaters take in the scenery of the county’s bays.
The South Shore Blueway Trail now has dozens of ramps and stoppage point across Nassau’s coast. Above, Town Supervisor Don Clavin in a kayak at a launch point, with the late-Town Councilman Chris Carini.
STEPPING OUT
a vision of the power of the YONIA FAIN’S JOURNEY —
HUMAN SPIRIT
By Danielle Schwab
An artist’s life can take many twists and turns. Certainly that is case of Yonia Fain. He reinvented himself repeatedly, yet his dedication to art remained unwavering throughout his 100 years.
Hofstra University Museum of Art welcomes fall with a look at the esteemed artist, poet, author and educator, through its new exhibit, “Yonia Fain (1913-2013): Tracing History.”
The museum’s assemblage of Fain’s art and personal ephemera offers a comprehensive view of his life and global influence, on view through Dec. 16. Fain was a member of Hofstra’s Fine Arts, Design and Art History faculty from 1971 until his retirement in 1985; he was named faculty emeritus on his 100th birthday.
Around 50 of his works — he bequeathed his archive to the museum — are on display, curated by Assistant Director of Exhibitions and Collections Kristen Dorata, including paintings, drawings, sketchbooks, and poetry.
• Now through Dec. 16
• All programs require advance registration; call (516) 463-5672 or visit events.hofstra.edu to RSVP
“This exhibition is focusing on his journey, offering a vision of the human spirit,” says Museum Director Sasha Giordano. “We wanted to emphasize the aspect of being a refugee, being a displaced person having to move from place to place. The works of art that were chosen are from the many different places he traveled.”
Born in Ukraine in 1913, Fain fled Bolshevik Russia with his family to Warsaw, Poland. After the Nazi invasion in 1939, he and his first wife fled on foot to Vladivostok, Russia. There he was conscripted into the Russian army as an artist.
Refusing to create propaganda art as demanded by the Nazis and Russian authorities, Fain, with his wife, obtained falsified documents, traveling from Siberia to Japan, eventually landing in the Shanghai Ghetto for the remainder of World War II.
Fain continued to use art as a form of expression, making a living painting portraits of Japanese soldiers and their families, also writing poetry.
“Firsthand experience is key to understanding Yonia Fain’s prolific artistic oeuvre, from his early drawings in prewar Warsaw to the many paintings in New York after 1953,” Jan Burzlaff, postdoctoral associate in Holocaust Studies at Cornell University, writes in the exhibit catalogue.
She continues: “To paint is to share the experience,” Fain reflected in a testimony given to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 1999. His work seeks to lend voice to all Jews who experienced Nazi rule, the vast majority of whom did not leave a trace. … The exhibition allows for precisely such a window into historical experience. In the process, because his creations do not fit neatly into the two dominant categories of abstract or realist representations, they also invite a much-needed reevaluation of Holocaust and postwar art.”
After the war ended, Fain set his sights on mural painting in Mexico, becoming friendly with fellow artists Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo. In 1953, he immigrated to the U.S.; his works featured in prominent museums. Fain also continued writing, authoring five books of Yiddish poetry and serving as the president of the Yiddish Pen Society.
“His journey speaks to those who are displaced and pushed to the margins and stripped of identity in society,” Giordano says.
Fain’s art mixes representational technique with elements of abstract expressionism, employing
broad brush strokes, diagonals and dark marks.
“He really can’t be put comfortably into one style of art,” Giordano adds.
One of Fain’s prominent pieces “Occupied City, 2008,” shows an abstract landscape with overlapping buildings drawn in the background.
“It gives a sense of people living on top of each other in an enclosed space, in a trapped space, which reflects his lived experience,” Giordano notes.
Fain also used color to invoke deeper reflection. “Despite the subject matter being very traumatic, he uses a lot of bright and soft pastel colors. It plays to this dichotomy that exists in his work. He’s showing you hope, but he’s showing you despair. He’s showing you betrayal, but he’s showing you empathy.
Museum visitors can also interact with biographical material, including a timeline of the artist’s life and a video recording in which he discusses life in the Shanghai Ghetto. Additionally, everyone is invited to read Fain’s poetry and then submit a poem in response to the exhibit experience.
Fain’s extraordinary conviction to art during a time of adversity shows the enduring strength of human resilience and beckons us to explore the past.
“We should revisit history. We should re-examine these stories. We should consider people whose stories may trace a similar path of hardship today,” says Giordano.
As always, related programming enhances the viewing experience, including an exhibit tour on Oct. 23.
1964 … The Tribute
‘The “British Invasion” returns anew, when “1964 The Tribute” takes its audience on a musical journey back to that unforgettable era in rock history. Since the early 1980s, this reincarnation of the Fab Four has been thrilling folks all over the globe with what Rolling Stone Magazine has called the “Best Beatles tribute on earth.” Choosing songs from the pre-Sgt. Pepper era, “1964” astonishingly recreates an early ‘60s live Beatles concert, with period instruments, clothing, hairstyles, and onstage banter. The band focuses on the quintessential moment in history, when The Beatles actually played before a live audience. Only a precious few got to experience when The Beatles toured the world in the early ‘60s. Who actually felt the “mania” that brought them to world acclaim. “1964” meticulously re-creates the “magic of those live performances with artful precision and unerring accuracy.
Friday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m. $65, $40, $30, $19.64. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.
‘…
Rollin’ on the river’
Step into a virtual time machine and journey back to the glory days of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s with Commotion — the electrifying Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band. The musicians pride themselves on their commitment to faithfully reproducing the iconic CCR sound. From the soulful voice of Steve McLain to the mesmerizing guitar solos of Jimmy Ryan, every riff, melody and rhythm comes to life with precision. McLain possesses a vocal prowess rivaling the one and only John Fogerty. With his husky timbre, emotive delivery and uncanny ability to recreate Fogerty’s raw energy, be transported back to when CCR ruled the airwaves. They are joined drummer Mark Ellis and bassist George Foster, who deliver those infectious beats that were CCRs trademark.
Friday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45. Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Tickets available at MadisonTheatreNY.org or (516) 323-4444.
Photos courtesy Hofstra University Museum of Art; Gift of the Estate of Yonia Fain Yonia Fain’s life is represented through his contemplative art, such as “Occupied City” (top left), “rouble Moving Into Harmony and Light,” (top right) and “Rage” (bottom right).
THE Your Neighborhood
Jessie’s Girl
Take out that neon once again and give your hair its best ‘80s ‘do. Those crazy days are back — as only Jessie’s Girl can pull off, on the Paramount stage, Saturday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m. The band of NYC’s top rock/pop musicians and singers gets everyone into that “Back To The Eighties” vibe with the latest edition of their popular concert experience. With a lineup including four pop-rock vocalists dressing and performing as ‘80s icons, backed by a dynamic band, this is the definitive 80s experience. Throw on top of that: a load of super-fun choreography, audience participation, props, costumes, and confetti — and you have a party that audiences don’t want to leave. Jessie’s Girl has mastered over-the-top renditions of the some of the most unforgettable songs, all while dressed up as the iconic characters of that decade.
Theater meets live music, covered in ‘80s glitz. There’s no decade like the ‘80s — and no one does that era quite like Jessie’s Girl Throw on your best neon, use extra hair spray and head to Back To The Eighties — because it’s time to party like it’s 1989. $45, $37.50, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com.
Explore Long Island History
Join author Richard Panchyk for fascinating look at life in the Westbury area just before and after the completion of the Phipps mansion, Westbury House, in 1906, at Old Westbury Gardens’ lecture program, Thursday, Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m.
Placing the building of the estate in context with the events and innovations of the time reveals a rapidly changing landscape, both figuratively and literally, and a better understanding of what Old Westbury Gardens represents. With refreshments. $15 nonmembers, $5 members. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information and tickets, visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.
Hempstead House tour
Sands Point Preserve is the backdrop to explore the elegant Gold Coast home that’s the centerpiece of the estate, Wednesday, Sept. 25, noon-1 p.m. Visit the grand rooms inside the massive 50,000-squarefoot Tudor-style mansion, the former summer residence of Gilded Age financier Howard Gould and later Daniel and Florence Guggenheim. Tours are limited in size and tend to sell out. Arrive early to purchase tickets. $10. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy.org or call (516) 571-7901.
Tribute concert
Plaza Theatricals’ tribute series continues, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2:30 p.m., with Shades of Buble. An exciting trio brings the swinging standards and pop hits of Michael Bublé to the stage in an unforgettable high-energy event. This act consistently wows audiences with their harmonies, smooth choreography and charming good looks.
Enjoy big-band standards from the jazz era, classic hits from the 1950 through ‘70s, as well as Billboard chart toppers from today in this high-energy show that generates standing ovations from sold-out crowds. See the show at 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $40, $35 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.
Village-wide garage sale
Out with the old and in with the new. Malverne families are invited to participate in a village-wide garage sale, Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m.4 p.m. Register by Sept. 20 to be part of the interactive garage sale map. The fee is $12.51. Register at tinyurl.com/ MalverneGarageSale.
Art explorations
Converse, collaborate and create at Family Saturdays at Nassau County Museum of Art. The drop-in program returns for a new season, Saturday, Sept. 21, 9, noon-3 p.m. Get inspired by the art and objects in the galleries and then join educators at the Manes Center to explore and discover different materials to create your own original artwork. Kids and their adult partners connect while talking about and making art together. A new project is featured every week. $20 adult, $10 child. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. Visit NassauMuseum.org for more information and to register or call (516) 484-9337.
Self-Care Saturday
September is national Self-Care Month. Make natural products you can use at home to enjoy some you-time on Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 -11:30 a.m., at Hempstead State Lake Park. Eagle Ave, West Hempstead. For adults ages 18 and up. Registration is not required.
Sept. 25
Afternoon tunes
Eisenhower Park’s Noontime Concert series concludes, Wednesday, Sept. 25, noon2 p.m. Enjoy the classic oldies group The Tercels, reliving those great tunes of the ‘50s and ‘60s, plus more, at Field #1. Bring seating. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.
Alzheimer’s Walk in the Park
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America hosts its annual Walk in the Park fundraiser, at Eisenhower Park, Saturday, Sept. 28. The walk kicks off with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. at Field 6. Those who raise $100 or more will have an opportunity to meet retired baseball player Dwight Gooden, who’s joining the walk’s efforts as an ambassador. For more information, visit ALZFdn.org/ walk.
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Fascinating Fungi
Bring the kids to make some discoveries about mushrooms at Long Island Children’s Museum’s drop-in program, Sunday, Sept. 29, 1-3 p.m. Did you know that some mushrooms can glow in the dark? Learn about the 113 species of mushroom that are considered bioluminescent, due to a chemical reaction that attracts bugs to help spread mushroom spores. Stop by to learn about these amazing fungi and make a glowing mushroom craft to bring home. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.
Person of the Year
West Hempstead Community Support Association names their Person of the Year at a community meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. at American Legion Hall. 233 Woodlawn Road, West Hempstead.
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Hundreds attend FCA’s Senior H.O.P.E. Fair
Family & Children’s Association (FCA), one of Long Island’s largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, hosted a highly successful Senior H.O.P.E. Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the Samanea N.Y. Mall in Westbury. The free event, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, drew a large crowd of seniors and their families, offering a wealth of information and services aimed at improving their quality of life.
H.O.P.E., which stands for Happiness, Opportunity, Positive, Energy, was specifically designed to provide older adults with resources and knowledge to enhance their well-being. More than 50 vendors participated, offering attendees valuable insights into a wide range of services, including Medicare, mental health support, scam prevention, and substance use awareness. The fair also featured four educational workshops, technology training for seniors, and opportunities for caregivers to learn about support options. Additionally My Three Sons Bagels provided a free boxed lunch for the first 300 attendees.
FCA President and CEO Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds emphasized the importance of events like the Senior H.O.P.E. Fair, especially as Long Island’s population continues to age. "It’s no secret that Long Island’s population is aging. Every year, our senior division helps more than 10,000 seniors improve their quality of life. The H.O.P.E. Fair allowed us to share these resources, and many others, with the broader Long Island community,
Reynolds said.
Lisa Stern, FCA’s Assistant Vice President for Senior & Adult Services, expressed her gratitude to the event's partners and the diverse group of vendors who made the fair possible. “We’re thrilled to have brought the H.O.P.E. Fair to Long Island’s senior population and their families. We couldn’t do this without our valued community partners, and we were happy to have vendors from diverse backgrounds offering a multitude of services to the senior community,” she said.
For those unable to attend, FCA offers continuous support to Long Island’s senior population through its many programs, reaching over 10,000 seniors each year. For more information about FCA’s services or future events, visit www.fcali.org.
On exhibit
Nassau County Museum of Art ‘s latest exhibition “Seeing Red: Renoir to Warhol,” reveals the many meanings, connotations, and associations of this powerful color in art. Evoking strong emotion, red can represent the human condition. Its myriad variations have come to signify authority as well as love, energy and beauty. Red warns us of peril and commands us to stop, but it can also indicate purity and good fortune. Red boldly represents political movements and religious identities. From the advent of our appreciation for this color in antiquity to its continued prominence in artistic and popular culture, this exhibition spans various world cultures through a range of media.
It features more than 70 artists, both established and emerging, ranging from the classical to the contemporary. American portraitists such as Gilbert Stuart imbued red in their stately paintings of prominent individuals to conjure authority. Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhardt, and other major abstract painters displayed a deep fascination with red in their commanding compositions that evoke a sense of chromatic power. And, of course, Andy Warhol is known for his bold and imposing silkscreened portrait of Vladimir Lenin saturated in bright red to his signature Campbell’s Soup Cans. On view through Jan. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
Art League of L.I. exhibit
Sept. 28
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Art League of Long Island presents “Retrospect - The Individual Art of Collaboration in Reconstructive Surgery.” The exhibit delves into the interplay between personal artistry and collaborative efforts in the context of breast reconstruction, showcasing how the healing process can transcend medicine to become an inspiring narrative of restoration and personal resilience. This unique exhibition explores the intersection of medicine and art through the lens of two accomplished breast reconstruction surgeons, Dr. Ron Israeli and Dr. Jonathan Bank, whose careers and artistic endeavors are deeply intertwined.
The works on display show the multifaceted nature of artistic expression in medicine and surgery. Their work emphasizes the importance of collaborative creativity in the healing process, offering viewers a unique perspective on the emotional and physical aspects of breast reconstruction. On view Sept. 28 through Oct. 18. Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery at Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills. Visit artleagueli.org for more information.
(LEFT TO RIGHT) Paige O’Brien VP & Chief Development Officer and Kim Como, Marketing & Communications Director at FCA.
DR. JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS, CEO & President of FCA
GUESTS visiting the over 50 vendors to earn a wealth of new information.
Photos by Tim Baker
H.O.P.E. balloon arch greeting guests at the entrance.
FCA VAN outside the venue taught attendees about technology
PERSON TO PERSON
Voidance: Not as easy at it seems
Avoidance is often the easiest way to resolve an uncomfortable situation. You’re nervous about flying, don’t do it. You’re uncomfortable asking your boss for a raise, put it off. You get flustered doing a difficult task, why bother? Avoidance is the easy way out. But only until the day comes when you pay the price.
Sometimes the price is something specific. Everyone in your family is looking forward to your cousin’s wedding in San Diego — except you. You’ve been so uptight, jittery, and nervous, because of your fear of flying. So, you either miss the wedding or you go but suffer so much anxiety before, during and even after, that you’re not sure it was worth it. You’re aware that other family members are experiencing the wedding as a joyous occasion while you’re praying that you’ll just get through the day.
thing. Fine. Until you buy a new phone and don’t know how to use it. Or a new TV and can’t turn it on. Or miss out on family news because everyone’s communicating via text or social media.
Sometimes the price is realizing how much you have changed — for the worse. You’ve been so uncomfortable asking your boss for a raise that you never asked. Great; you’ve avoided the discomfort. Until you notice you’re often feeling resentful. Resentful of your boss: why can’t he give me what I deserve? Resentful of your job: I work so hard; I should be better compensated. Resentful and envious of your friends: How come they can afford to go on this trip, and I can’t.
Sometimes the price is a growing awareness (and embarrassment) that you’ve fallen behind the times. If you said you didn’t know the first thing about computers 20 years ago, you would have had a lot of company. But now? Now, people look at you like, why not? Preschoolers are computer literate. And if you thought, so what, I’ll stand my ground; tech stuff is just not my
At any specific time, avoidance may be an OK strategy. Sometimes those butterflies in your stomach are telling you something you should listen to. Perhaps your timing is wrong. Or your approach is off base. Or you need more time to figure out how to get the ball rolling. Fine. But it’s not fine, indeed it’s far from fine, if avoidance becomes your primary strategy for handling life’s difficulties. Sidestepping issues, dodging the truth, and finding excuses for not doing what you should be doing may relieve your discomfort for the moment, but remember – you will pay a price.
You may wake up many mornings to discover that your world has become small and pedestrian.
You may wake up many mornings with a chronic feeling of emptiness. Avoidance has created a void — in you. Avoidance is the easy way out, only for the short term. For the long term, you need to confront what makes you feel uncomfortable, meet head-on what makes you feel ill at ease, and embrace what makes you feel nervous. That’s how we learn. That’s how we grow our self-muscle.
Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach, and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives, and overcome debilitating anxiety, procrastination, and depression. Contact her at DrSapadin@ aol.com. Visit her website at PsychWisdom.com.
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Town sues Florida sanctuary over dogs
The Town of Hempstead is taking legal action to recover four dogs from an animal sanctuary in Florida, claiming the organization violated the agreement plan to care for them. The dogs were originally placed in the town animal shelter in Wantagh.
In July, the town filed a lawsuit against PawsEver Home, a nonprofit facility in Fort Lauderdale to recover the dogs, which were transferred to the sanctuary by the town. The town had given the dogs to PawsEver after years of unsuccessful adoptions.
In a June letter addressed to sanctuary President Michael Breitsprechert, the town told the sanctuary that it had ended its agreement with PawsEver, and demanded that all town animals in its possession be returned.
PawsEver began caring for the dogs after Breitsprechert signed an agreement in February to become a “placement partner” with town animal shelter. Town spokesman Brian Devine said the town had cut ties with the shelter after learning about multiple legal proceedings against PawsEver. –Charles Shaw
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Public Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU
U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE4, Plaintiff, Against
MARIA E. PENA A/K/A
MARIA PENA, GEORGE CAVALLERO A/K/A
GEORGE R. CAVALLERO, ET AL.,
Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 04/27/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on 10/3/2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 44 Archer Road, West Hempstead, New York 11552, And Described As Follows:
ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in The Town Of Hempstead, County Of Nassau And State Of New York.
Section 34 Block 316 Lot 180 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $904,804.04 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 15-005130 Joseph Terino, Esq., Referee. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction. This Auction will be held rain or shine.
MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573
Dated: 7/31/24 File Number: 14-301433 SH 148658
Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 30, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 48 Wright Avenue, Malverne, NY 11565. Sec 38 Block 7 Lot 8 (LOT GROUP 8-10). All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Malverne, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $559,801.37 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index No 607986/2023.
During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”
Jeffrey W Toback, Esq., Referee File # NY202300000068-1 148660
STREET, WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552; and the following tax map identifcation: 35-377-40 & 41. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE, OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT WEST HEMPSTEAD, IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index No.: 601557/2018. Janine T. Lynam, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 148655
LEGAL NOTICE
Tekio Enterprises LLC, Articles of Organization fled with the Sec. of State of NY on 8/20/24. Offce in Nassau County. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against Tekio Enterprises LLC. Purpose: any lawful purpose 148586
NASSAU;”JOHN DOE #1-5” and “JANE DOE #1-5” said names being fctitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants.
Mortgaged Premises: 6 BACK COURT STORMVILLE, NY 12582 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a defciency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
NASSAU COUNTY
MORTGAGE ASSETS
MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiff against
BEVERLY J. FRASER A/K/A
BEVERLY FRASER, et al
Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016 and 1131 Route 55, Suite 1, Lagrangeville, NY 12540.
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered July 5, 2024, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., -againstJUANA E. BONILLA, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Offce of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on October 19, 2023, wherein MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. is the Plaintiff and JUANA E. BONILLA, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on September 26, 2024 at 2:30PM, premises known as 234 SYCAMORE
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -vsSUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 602286/2023 THE ESTATE OF CONSTANCE JOHNSON A/K/A CONSTANCE T. JOHNSON; KEITH JOHNSON A/K/A KEITH WILLIAM JOHNSON; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF CONSTANCE JOHNSON A/K/A CONSTANCE T. JOHNSON; DAWSON DAWSON; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; INCORPORATE VILLAGE OF LYNBROOK; CAPITAL ONE BANK USA, N.A.; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; COUNTY OF
If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who fled this foreclosure proceeding against you and fling an answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.
Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises.
Dated: January 22, 2024
VICTOR SPINELLI, ESQ. FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff 28 EAST MAIN ST., SUITE 1800 ROCHESTER, NY 14614
LEGAL NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CASCADE FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST HB4, Plaintiff,against- TROY M. COLEY AKA TROY MALCOLM COLEY, AS ADMINISTRATOR AND AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN D. COLEY AKA CAROLYN DOLORES COLEY; MARK F. COLEY, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN D. COLEY AKA CAROLYN DOLORES COLEY, if he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-atlaw, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10,” said names being fctitious and unknown to plaintiff, intended to be possible tenants or occupants of the premises, or corporations, persons, or other entities having or claiming a lien upon the mortgaged premises, DefendantsIndex No.: 604093/2019 Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of
service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being fled pursuant to an order of the court dated August 7, 2024.
NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME - If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who fled this foreclosure proceeding against you and fling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CASCADE FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST HB4) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Rhonda E. Fischer, A.J.S.C. Dated: August 7, 2024 Filed: August 13, 2024. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 717 Janos Lane, West Hempstead, NY 11552. Dated: June 17, 2024 Filed: August 20, 2024 Greenspoon Marder LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Monica G. Christie, Esq., 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022 P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 No Service by fax) Service purposes only: Trade Centre South 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (888) 491-1120 F: (954) 343-6982 148766
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Offcers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead
will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 09/25/2024 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:
THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 AM 607/24. WEST
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matters as may properly come before it.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 1st day of October, 2024, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following location: UNIONDALE PAMLICO AVENUE (TH 398/24) East SideSection 202-12 TWO HOUR PARKING 8AM TO 8PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS & MONDAYS - starting at a point 22 feet north of the north curbline of Front Street, then north for a distance of 75 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following location: WEST HEMPSTEAD WILLETS AVENUE (TH 253/10) South SideSection 202-20 NO PARKING 9AM TO 9PM EXCEPT SUNDAYSstarting at the east curbline of Morton Avenue, then east for a distance of 108 feet. (Adopted 09/21/10) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: September 17, 2024 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 149000
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU SANTANDER BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST JONATHAN ANGULO, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 19, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 23, 2024 at
Aiming to keep the hoops program around
front of other coaches and teams,” she added. “He always stayed on us about our character traits as people, too, being kind to people.”
Muhammed works as an accountant and financial adviser in Georgia, and now wants to use her talents to give back to the program that was so important to her. She helped organize the Panthers into a nonprofit organization with a board of directors, which she serves as secretary, and is helping the program secure additional funding and resources. Up to now, Jenkins has often supplemented the program from his own pocket.
“Sometimes you have kids and parents that may be struggling, that don’t have the finances to get the kids what they need,” Jenkins said. “So I figured, you know, help relieve some of that pressure from the parents.”
“The least I can do is help him,” Muhammed said. “Coach has been so consistent — 20-plus years and he’s still in the same community. He’s been anchoring down in a community, forging relationships with people, and he’s well respected. He hasn’t run; he hasn’t gone anywhere. When the going gets tough, he gets tougher. The least I can do is lift some of that off his shoulders.”
Jenkins said he has no plans to slow down, and wants the Panthers to provide access to financial-literacy programs, and Athletes Helping Athletes for tutoring.
“It’s just me not knowing how to sit my butt down,” he said. “My program and these kids are my ministry. It’s my calling. It’s what God put me here to do. I don’t know how to not care about their well-being.”
On Aug. 25, the Panthers hosted a “Back to School Bash” at Harold Walker Memorial Park, donating 200 backpacks filled with school supplies to kids who needed them. They also announced the winners of three $500 scholarships. During the event, kids played basketball and neighbors enjoyed free snacks — one even decided to cook several dozen hot dogs and hamburgers for the participants. Excitement was in the air — and next year the event is going to be much bigger, Jenkins said.
“To see these kids getting the sup -
2:30PM, premises known as 146 Malverne Avenue, Malverne, NY 11565. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Malverne, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 35, Block 22, Lot 4. Approximate amount of judgment $709,732.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold
the panthers program is more than a basketball clinic — it keeps young people involved in their community, as was the case at the Back to School
plies they need, it was amazing,” he said. “I don’t think I was able to sleep that night, I was so happy.”
Jenkins said he knows he has provided the kids in his program with a safe place to grow into adults, and the Pan-
the food
thers’ new organizational structure will ensure that the program will continue to be there for the children of Lakeview and Malverne for generations to come.
“It’s very exciting to see that the program has a chance to continue to grow,
subject to provisions of fled Judgment Index #603397/2023. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are
or
concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the
even if I’m not here,” Jenkins said. “That is my mission at that point, is to make sure there’s still a program here. Whether coach Jenkins is a part of it or not, I want it to continue in the community.”
now that the panthers are an official nonprofit with a board, which includes president michele Jardin, far left, founder Lorenzo Jenkins and treasurer Kenetta muhammed, it can last for generations to come.
Photos courtesy Lorenzo Jenkins
in the Back to School Bash, the Long island panthers donated 200 book bags full of school supplies to kids in need.
all of
at the panthers’ Back to School Bash, which took place at Harold Walker memorial park, was free for families to enjoy.
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A column went ‘clunk’
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TQ. We were sitting in our living room and heard a loud clunk. We went to investigate, thinking something spooky or structural had happened, maybe in our attic. It turned out that a steel post in our basement had just rusted out and fallen over, probably from saltwater during the hurricane flooding we had. Should we be concerned? The floor seems to be level, and not bouncy or anything. What should we do? Can we replace the column to save money?
A. Sometimes things do go bump in the middle of the night. (People sometimes ask me if these questions are real. You actually called me about this, as a former client, and I was able to stop over and look at the problem.) You were right to be concerned, and to react quickly instead of waiting to see what could happen next.
I can report that your crawl space went through a significant amount of repair, but is in otherwise pristine condition after the flooding occurred. Unlike many people I meet with, you took pictures of the stripped bare structure, and could show me the ones you kept in a computer file. That was important in determining what to do next, because the main beam supporting the house is partially enclosed with marine plywood and has several adjustable columns, which I never recommend for permanently supporting loads, especially in a potential flood-prone crawl space under a home.
Now I have photos to prove what I have often said about adjustable columns, the ones with either pegs or adjustable screws or, like your columns, both pegs and a large adjustable screw at the top. I am in favor of full steel columns that aren’t lightweight, but rather have heavyweight sidewalls of ¼-inch-thick steel.
It isn’t that the adjustable columns aren’t strong enough. My concern is that they be installed correctly and how long they will last, especially in a corrosive environment. Almost every adjustable column I have ever seen is installed incorrectly, upside down. The manufacturer specifically instructs that the adjustment portion of the column should be at the bottom, not at the top. After installing a correctly calculated spread footing, the column is installed so that when the floor slab is poured in place, the concrete will enclose the screw adjustment section of the column.
In a flood zone, I always recommend that plastic be in place around the base of the column before the concrete pour is made, to keep saltwater from directly contacting the steel. Even though the steel must be coated with rust-preventive paint, concrete acts like a sponge, and the salt builds up and remains around the steel after each flooding episode. Even better, I recommend solid concrete block columns to support the beam in a flood hazardprone area. They will last a hundred years longer than the steel. You can do the work yourself and avoid things that go bump in the night. Good luck!
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It’s a good
time to review back-to-school safety
As we enter the fall season, our roads are once again at full driving capacity. With school underway, the addition of buses picking up and dropping off students, kids on bikes hurrying to school, and harried parents dropping their children off before work or picking them up after school adds to that congestion. With that in mind, I thought it would be a good time to review some back-to-school traffic safety tips. Most of them aren’t new, but they can serve as a reminder to drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians as they navigate our busy roads.
JoHn GiUFFRÉ
School zone driving safety tips
n Always keep to the speed limit in a school zone.
n Watch out for school crossing guards, and obey their signals.
n Slow down, and follow all traffic laws when entering a school zone.
n Always stop for school buses that are loading or unloading children.
n Never pass other vehicles while driving in a school zone.
Riding your bike to school
n Keep your phone in your pocket, silenced, while riding.
n Always wear a bike helmet.
n Obey the rules of the road. They are the same for all vehicles, including bicycles.
n Stay on the right side of the road and ride in the same direction as traffic.
n If possible, ride with someone else. There’s safety in numbers.
n Never ride a bike while wearing headphones, talking on a cellphone or texting.
Walking to and from school
Dn Go straight home after school. Don’t go anywhere else without parental permission.
n Don’t talk to strangers, and never get into a stranger’s vehicle.
n Parents, teach your children to recognize and obey traffic signals and signage.
ownright scary statistics on accidents and deaths should give us all pause.
n Keep your phone in your book bag, silenced.
n Leave early enough to arrive at school at least 10 minutes early.
n Always use available sidewalks and streets.
n Walk with other students. There’s strength in numbers.
n Cross streets only at designated crosswalks.
n Always look both ways before crossing.
n Never cross streets between obstacles (parked cars, bushes, etc.).
ASchool bus safety tips for motorists
n If you are approaching a school bus from either the front or behind, and its yellow lights are flashing, the bus is preparing to stop.
n When a bus’s red lights are flashing, you must stop. It’s the law. This includes buses that are on the opposite sides of divided highways, on multiplelane roadways, in parking lots and on school grounds.
School bus safety tips for students
n Remember to look carefully in both directions — left, right and left again — when crossing a street.
n Wait for the bus at a designated bus stop, and stand well back from the curb.
n Make eye contact with the driver and wait for the driver to signal you before crossing in front of the bus.
n When getting off the bus, look to the rear of the bus before stepping off the bottom step.
To reinforce the important of traffic safety, recent data released by the state Department of Transportation shows that Long Island’s roads have become more dangerous and deadly. Last year alone, there were over 84,000 vehicle crashes on Long Island roads, an increase of 4 percent over 2022.
Those crashes resulted in 216 deaths and more than 26,000 injuries, including 1,400 serious or life-threatening ones. In Nassau County, 66 people died in crashes, and in Suffolk County, which is larger geographically and has more roads, there were 150 deaths.
DOT data for the first five months of 2024 showed nearly 23,000 collisions, with 51 deaths and 356 people seriously injured. There were 379 reported pedestrian collisions and 185 collisions involving bicyclists from January to June.
Those are downright scary statistics, and will hopefully give all of us pause, and motivate us to make a concerted effort to keep traffic safety top of mind throughout the school year ahead and beyond as we carry forward with our busy lives.
John Giuffré represents Nassau County’s 8th Legislative District.
Seeking post-pandemic healing in the woods
cold wind, as loud as a trumpet, whipped across the summit of Mount Marcy, New York’s highest peak in the Adirondacks, on Aug. 17. I could see only feet in front of me, because the mountain, at 5,344 feet above sea level, was enveloped by clouds. Then a light rain started to patter across the rocky slab at my feet.
I was in a dreamscape, surrounded by massive boulders and tall piles of rocks called cairns, intended to guide hikers through stormy conditions. Then, out of the fog, two 20-something hikers appeared like apparitions, wearing nothing more than shorts, T-shirts and sneakers, each carrying but one small water bottle.
The two moved across the steep, slippery rock like cats, seemingly unfazed by the increasingly concerning weather. One pulled out a short joint and inhaled it all at once. He and his hiking partner stood at Marcy’s highest point and joked that they were the highest men in New
York. Then they asked if we — my son, Andrew, my soon-to-be son-in-law, Matteo, and I — would like our photo taken at the summit. We did, and the fellow toking the joint obliged.
The pair were from Massachusetts, but mostly hiked in New Hampshire, they said. They had never climbed Mount Marcy before. I remarked that I had last made the ascent 45 years ago.
“What were you, 3?” the smoker asked.
“Actually, I was 12.”
“Whoa.”
I’m a nearly lifelong Long Islander accustomed to a virtually flat landscape, and the Adirondack High Peaks region has lived in my imagination since I first visited the area as a Boy Scout with Troop 79, in Suffolk County, during my middle school years. I could never reconcile in my mind the massiveness of the mountains, the sheer grandeur of them. Even as a child, I understood how special they were, and how fortunate I was to visit them.
take in the spectacular view (on a clear day, it’s said you can see Mount Royal, in Montreal, 65 miles away, from Marcy’s summit), but my older self understood how privileged I was to be in this place. To be consumed by the weather was an experience unto itself, one part eerie, one part mystical.
D espite the fog atop Mount Marcy, I understood how privileged I was to be there.
I had decided during the coronavirus pandemic that I wanted — I needed — to return to Mount Marcy, and I wrote about that desire in a Herald column in March 2021, “Reflections on a pandemic year.” I was the Heralds’ executive editor at the time, and like so many people then, I was exhausted, mentally as well as physically, having covered the pandemic for a year. My mind often wandered to the forests of my childhood, both on Long Island and in the Adirondacks and Catskills. I longed for the quiet and solitude of the woods.
I climbed Bear Mountain, in New York’s Hudson Highlands, with my wife, Katerina, in June. It was a distressingly hot day, but we made it. Then Andrew and Matteo proposed that we climb Marcy this summer, and I was all in. I didn’t hesitate. Now it’s on to Katahdin, in Maine, hopefully in one of the coming summers.
The experiences of climbing Bear Mountain and Mount Marcy were made more special and lasting in my memory because I shared them with family. Only my daughter, Alexandra, was missing, but I’m certain she will be trekking with us into the mountains in the near future.
Like so many, I was hyper-focused on my work during the pandemic. It was all we had. I still love my work — now as a full-time Hofstra University journalism professor. But to this day, more than a year after the official end of the “Covid19 emergency” in May 2023, my mind often drifts to the woods, to nature. It is there that we find the psychic and spiritual healing that so many of us still so desperately need.
On the day Andrew, Matteo and I made our ascent, the weather was less than ideal. A younger version of me might have been disappointed not to
“I hope to climb Bear Mountain, Mount Marcy and Mount Katahdin again, and perhaps others as well,” I wrote. “I hope. I hope. I hope. We must keep hope alive to remember why we should do all we can to survive these terrible and terrifying times.”
History is often perceived as something static — a collection of events consigned to textbooks, memorialized in museums, or commemorated on anniversaries. It can feel as though history lives on dusty bookshelves, far removed from our daily lives.
But history isn’t merely a record of the past, frozen in time. Rather, it is a living, breathing thing, continuously shaping the present and influencing the future.
History evolves as it is interpreted, re-examined and passed down through generations. One way to understand its dynamic nature is by noting how institutions like fire departments are now hiring young people who were born after Sept. 11, 2001 — a day that still feels so recent and vivid to many of us.
This milestone is a potent reminder that history is an ever-evolving force that defines generational perspectives, values and narratives.
Many of us remember where we were and what we were doing on 9/11, as do members of older generations who remember where they were when they heard that President John F. Kennedy had been shot, or that Pearl Harbor had been attacked.
For firefighters — and especially those who serve in New York City and on Long Island — no date holds deeper meaning than Sept. 11. The bravery of the many first responders who ran
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toward the hellish chaos at the World Trade Center, intending to save lives, has become emblematic of the courage and sacrifice inherent in their profession.
That fire departments are now hiring people who were not alive when the towers fell highlights the inevitability of generational change and the idea that history is always moving forward, even when it feels as if time has stood still.
These young recruits are entering a world shaped by the consequences of 9/11, yet they engage with it in a different way. For them, Sept. 11 is, yes, history, but not a memory — a chapter learned in school rather than a harrowing, indelible life experience.
This generational shift forces us to confront the duality of history: it is at once deeply personal and profoundly collective. For those of us who lived through 9/11 — and particularly the millions who could see the smoking wreckage from their homes or offices, with no need of a television screen — the event has become part of the fabric of our lives. For those born afterward, it is something learned about and appreciated through second-hand accounts.
Nonetheless, their presence in firefighting gear yet to be soiled signals that history is alive, breathing new life into the institutions that helped shape it. Eerily similar to the refrain repeated by Jewish people immersed in their
own living history since the Holocaust, “Never again,” fire departments across the United States, as far removed from New York as Alaska, echo the phrase, “Never forget.”
There, the Kenai Fire Department — more than 4,500 miles from ground zero — commemorates 9/11 every year as if its members, too, were just a truck ride from where the planes hit.
“The greatest thing we can do to honor the lives lost on 9/11 is to strive to be the people we were on Sept. 12, when we all came together, we all felt like one nation, one people,” Jay Teague, chief of the Kenai department, said at its Sept. 11 ceremony last week, as reported by KDLL public radio. “We get lost in the daily strife, the daily frustrations, and we lose that sometimes, but I think that’s probably the best sentiment we can end on, is that we should strive to be the people we were on Sept. 12.”
As young recruits join firehouses in New York City, on Long Island and across the country, they bring with them a new understanding of public service, informed not only by the legacy of 9/11, but the challenges they have faced in the post-9/11 world, marked by heightened security, shifting global politics, a pandemic and a divided country.
This generational handoff underscores the vitality of history. It is not static; it does not belong solely to the past. Rather, it lives on through the people who reinterpret it and shape it anew.
As election season heats up, the League of Women Voters of Central Nassau and partners such as New Yorkers for Equal Rights and the New York Civil Liberties Union continue to advocate for and educate about Proposal 1, appearing on state ballots in the upcoming election, through postcarding, phonebanking, canvassing and public appearances. We remind New York voters to “flip their ballot” on Nov. 5 and vote on Prop 1, which expands on the current state Equal Rights Amendment to include protections against discrimination for all New Yorkers.
Moreover, LWVCN recently joined the Sign4ERA. org team — which advocates for the long-overdue certification and publication of the federal ERA — when the organization’s chair, former New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, and her colleagues visited Garden City on Sept. 1 to ask U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito for his support. D’Esposito, who represents the 4th Congressional District, is one of a few remaining members of Congress needed to sign a House discharge petition that would bring HJ Resolution 25 — removing the deadline for
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Honoring our immigrant ancestors
immigration has been a contentious topic for the past few years, as the migrant crisis at the southern border has continuously grabbed headlines, prompted intense debate and served as a major policy point for candidates in elections across the nation.
While Americans have always, and likely will always, disagree on how to handle this issue, there’s no denying the increasingly vitriolic, outlandish and in many cases outright racist language used to describe these immigrants.
Every American is a descendant of immigrants, whether your ancestors came here on the Mayflower, through Ellis Island or, in recent decades, on a plane. My ancestors came from Italy, Scotland, England, France and Germany, some as early as the 1600s and some as late as the early 1900s.
So it’s disappointing, as someone who was raised to take pride in my family’s history, who learned about the struggles that my Italian and Jewish relatives faced when they arrived, to see how willing many Americans are to assume the worst about all immigrants.
There are some who will say, “I don’t hate all immigrants — just the illegals who come to our country to steal our jobs and murder us.” While I can appreciate the very real worries about gang members or criminals arriving in our neighborhoods, I’d like to ask a simple question.
How do you think your immigrant ancestors would feel if someone accused them of eating dogs?
iI can promise you, most of our ancestors did face discrimination when they came to this country. In the mid-1800s, when waves of Germans and Irish arrived, and decades later, when Italian, Greek, Russian, Jewish and more people came here in droves, they faced the racist backlash that many immigrants are still facing today.
their journey over. They drew caricatures, published cartoons calling Irishmen “wild beasts,” and ran political campaigns on a platform that the Irish were not fit to be members of civilized society.
t’s frustrating to see many Americans assume the worst about immigrants.
According to Kevin Kenny, a professor of history at Boston College, “Native-born Americans criticized Irish immigrants for their poverty and manners, their supposed laziness and lack of discipline, their public drinking style, their Catholic religion, and their capacity for criminality and collective violence. In both words and pictures, critics of the Irish measured character by perceived physical appearance.”
Sound familiar?
The Know Nothing Party of the 1850s was a nativist political movement that opposed Catholic immigration into the country. They ran on a platform of keeping America Protestant and “pure,” rejecting the notion that Catholics and non-Anglo-Saxon peoples had anything to offer our young nation.
The Know Nothings used slurs to insult the many Irish immigrants who had fled the Great Famine, many of whom endured hellish conditions on
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Since Virginia was the 38th state to ratify the ERA in 2020, we have the threefourths majority of states needed to affirm it as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. As of Sept. 1, the discharge petition had been signed by 214 House members, and needed 218 signatures to move to a floor vote. So if you live in District 4 — which includes Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Carle Place, East Meadow, Elmont, the Five Towns, Floral Park, Franklin Square, Freeport, Garden City, Garden City Park, Hempstead, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Malverne, Merrick, New Hyde Park, Ocean-side, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Seaford, Uniondale, Valley Stream, Wantagh, West Hempstead and Westbury — and you support the ERA, contact D’Esposito’s office, at desposito.house.gov, as soon as possible, and ask him to sign Discharge Petition No. 6. This federal equal rights legislation is long overdue, and we are close to making history by seeing it finally published in the Constitution, where, arguably, it always should have been.
On Tuesday, which, auspiciously, was both Constitution Day and National Voter Registration Day, representatives of the LWVCN, the National Council of Jewish Women and the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women were scheduled to visit D’Esposito’s office to
discuss the urgency and significance of the federal ERA, not only for New Yorkers but for all Americans.
SUSAN CUSHMAN, PH.D. LWVCN advocacy chair
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Funding from Washington and Albany is crucial to LIRR’s operations
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The Long Island Rail Road still needs to reach a state of good repair for its existing fleet, stations, elevators, escalators, signals, interlockings, track, power, yards and shops. That also includes more stations reaching compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. Maintenance programs for all operating assets also need to be fully funded, and completed on time, to ensure riders safe, uninterrupted, reliable service.
Since its creation in 1964, the Urban Mass Transit Administration — which since 1991 has been known as the Federal Transit Administration — has provided billions of dollars to pay for many of these capital improvements. The LIRR’s share of the FTA’s annual grants to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
of Independence — which features the signatures of eight immigrants — to today. From early arrivers like Tadeusz Kosciuszko, who built Fort West Point and helped the Americans win the Battle of Saratoga, to later ones like Andrew Carnegie, the tycoon who dominated the steel industry in the 19th century — neither of whom had ‘legal’ documentation when they arrived — immigrants have always had an outsized impact as workers, innovators and leaders.
Arguably the most famous immigrant in our history, Alexander Hamilton, came to New York as a boy with nothing, and ended up one of our most influential Founding Fathers. I wonder what people these days would call the immigrant orphan child of a prostitute from the Caribbean with no formal schooling.
I’m not saying people don’t have a right to be concerned about illegal immigration. It’s a serious issue that has remained unresolved through far too many administrations of both parties. But we must remember that our words have meaning, and that when we make blanket judgments about people or groups, we are, as the adage goes, cutting off our nose to spite our face. Because immigrants have always been the backbone of this country, from the day of the signing of the Declaration
Immigration is difficult. It is a quagmire that provides immeasurable benefits while, conversely, creating serious social, economic and political pressures. But we should never resort to reductive and hateful stereotypes.
Every immigrant, no matter how he or she came here, is a human being, and should be treated as such. Don’t make the same mistake the people who called my relatives “wops” and “dagos” did, and assume they have less to offer.
Will Sheeline is a senior reporter covering Glen Cove, Glen Head, Oyster Bay and Sea Cliff. Comments? WSheeline@ liherald.com.
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averages 15 percent. In 2024, this should total $270 million of $1.8 billion in federal grant funding.
The state Department of Transportation also provides Statewide Transportation Operating Assistance on an annual basis to the MTA and the LIRR. Let’s give thanks to both Washington and Albany for continued financial support for our LIRR, the
nation’s largest commuter railroad. LARRY PENNER Great Neck
Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously served as a director of the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.
Pride sculpted in sand — Town Park Point Lookout
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