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Adjusting to the new norm Maintain mental health with fresh routines, experts advise same time they would if they were in school.”

Fred added that the pressure Amid the rapid spread of is on parents to establish new coronavirus, staying inside for a routines for their children. “It’s majority of the day has quickly important to establish an organibecome the norm. Parents are zational structure such as a bedworking from home time, wakeup time and children, who and learning time,” are out of school, he said. “Families are “distance learnshould sit down on a ing” — doing schooldaily basis to talk work remotely. about plans for the This sheltering day, since parents can take a toll on will be working as mental health. To well.” aver t such probFred suggested lems, a trio of that those wonderexperts said that ing whether the panmaintaining psychodemic will ever end logical stability durshould limit their ing a time of sudden television watching. change begins with should be no RABBI DR. sAul “There predictability and obsessive watching c r e a t i n g a n e w HAIMoFF of news all day orderliness to life.

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Laurie “News only frightZelinger and Dr. ens kids and mesFred Zelinger are married psy- merizes parents.” chologists in Cedarhurst. They Laurie released a YouTube both said that routine and orga- video on March 15 titled “Please nization are essential for fami- Explain Coronavirus To Me: A lies. “It’s important for parents Video for Kids,” which aims to to try to maintain a schedule for educate children about the pantheir children that is consistent demic. Parents should not with their school schedule,” Lau- divulge too much information to rie said. “An example would be having them eat lunch at the Continued on page 8

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MoRToN’s oWNER sTEVE Silverman said he was allowing one customer at a time into the Cedarhurst store before Governor Cuomo ordered non-essential businesses closed. Silverman helped Addison Dugan, 8, who was shopping with his grandparents.

Businesses working to get over the COVID-19 bump

By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

This time of the year is a busy one for stores as shoppers prepare for holidays such as Passover and Easter.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic and governmental orders to close all but “essential” businesses and services, that shopping has ground to a halt.

Five Towns businesses are

adjusting to the mandate.

Morton’s Army Navy Store, on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, had to temporarily close, and its owner, Steve Silverman, said that business had been slow for two or three weeks before that. “Some days we would have three customers in a day, and other days there would be no customers coming in,” he said. “There has been no significant revenue for us in the past month.”

Silver man added that before the store closed, he allowed just one customer in the store at a time. “We need to take all the necessary precautions at this time,” he said.

“We all have to get used to what the new normal is.”

The Under 5-10 clothing store in Cedarhurst has an online-first approach to its business. Nonetheless, CEO Elie Robinson said he wasn’t Continued on page 8

hildren are very resilient, and actually can benefit a lot from this new lifestyle.

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Feeding local heroes and friends on the South Shore

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to make the Herald aware of Longaro’s group. “I think the group is great,” Rosen stated in an email. “I know the children of some of the owners of the businesses in our town. I forwarded this to my local friends on Facebook so they can also help their community. I feel fortunate to be doing OK financially during this crisis. I would hate to see these kids and their families suffer.”

Many businesses have been “served” meals and just as many are a part of the purchasing rotation. To thank all those that have contributed to buying meals, Longaro bought wristbands that are decorated with hearts on either side of the word LOCAL. “We’ll keep it up until the restaurants can welcome back patrons,” she said.

Helpers includes Christine MurelloBavaro, Sarah Karcinell Fried, Jennifer Lazarus Hagelberg, Kelly Schell McMahon, Heather Jacobson Williams, and many others. Long aro deflects the kudos she has received for the group’s work. “Everyone keeps thanking me and it’s so kind,” she said. “I’m not amazing, I just know amazing people.”

Monetary contributions can be made through Venmo, @BLongaro, PayPal, paypal.me/blongaro. People connected to the group are also using Zelle. If you have contributed, send a private message to Longaro with your address and she will send you a wristband.

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By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Support for restaurants in the Five Towns and other South Shore communities has blossomed in a brief time to hundreds of contributors paying for meals — breakfast, lunch and dinner — to be delivered to essential businesses and services, ranging from doctors’ offices to CVS, hospitals, and police precincts, amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Blair Freiberg-Longaro, a Hewlett resident who grew up in Lawrence, began on March 20 what she called the “Feeding local heroes and friends” Facebook group which has grown into a cottage industry of donors that has purchased more than $7,000 worth of food. The private Facebook group page has 694 members, as of press time.

Meals bought in several Five Towns eateries and in East Rockaway and Lynbrook have been delivered across those communities and in Malverne, New Hyde Park, Oceanside and Valley Steam, to show appreciation for the people providing needed services during the health crisis.

It all began with Longaro ordering as much food as possible for her family to eat and to support area restaurants Her thought she said was, who else could use some food at this trying time? First, she bought lunch for Dr. Brian Blinderman’s Hewlett office. Blinderman was Longaro’s pediatrician and now her two sons’ physi-

Feeding local heroes and friends

hEWlEtt RESidENt BlaiR Longaro created the ‘Feeding local heroes and friends’ group that has purchased and delivered more than $7,000 worth of food to businesses and service-oriented entities. cian. Her sons are helping with the group, Longaro said.

“So, I put up a post explaining what I wanted to, that it was an experiment to order from local businesses and send food to people who couldn’t be home,” she said.

The purchasing of meals has become a literal feeding frenzy. Her posts between March 20 and now detail which places have received meals and where the food was purchased from.

“The contributions come in and go out,

it’s 24/7,” Longaro said. “I have my own job, so I recruited a few people.” She is the transportation coordinator for the HewlettWoodmere School District.

“This actually made me cry, love this,” Eileen O’Gara Linzer posted on the group page. “So grateful to be a part of it.” “So happy to be a small part of this,” Melissa Rose Leder wrote, “you are doing an incredible job!”

Melanie Rosen, who also works for the school district, was the first person

Triple meal deal at Lawrence schools in the Lawrence district receive meals daily during the school week. On March 18, the first day of distribution, Lawrence Superintendent D. Ann Pedersen said The van pulled into the area near a blue tent sent up that 168 lunches were handed out at the Number Two over two tables at Lawrence UPK at the Number Two school and 86 at the Lawrence Primary School at the School in Inwood on March 18, and Whitsons Culinary Number Four School, also in Inwood.

Group General Manager Beth Drayer and driver Paul Lawrence Middle School eighth-grader Emelin O’Malley unloaded the packed crates filled with break- Flores was picking up the meals for her family, which fast and lunch for three days: Friday, Saturincludes four children. The meals “help day and Sunday. Islandia-based Whitsons the community,” the young Inwood resiprovides the food for Lawrence schools. dent said. “It makes it easier.” She added At 9 a.m., Drayer bagged the needed that that the impact of the health crisis on number of meals as Lawrence School Disher and her peers is simple: “No educatrict residents with children in tow lined tion.” up to collect the food. Breakfasts included At the Five Towns Community Center cereal and fruit, and lunches, chicken patin Lawrence, Inwood resident Sasha Young ties and yogurt. There was also apple juice, posted on local Facebook group pages on milk water.

March 18 that there were was a limited “We will be doing this indefinitely until amount of frozen yogurt mix, bread and we’re told no more,” Drayer said, adding cleaning supplies, including bleach.

BEth dRaYER that 1,200 meals were being distributed.

Young said on March 19 and 20, “a small Meals were also distributed at the Number Whitsons general group of volunteers bagged our remaining Four School, also in Inwood. That number manager items to distribute to our 50 most in need rose to 1,800, Assistant Superintendent for families at Gammy’s Pantry. We contacted Operations Jeremy Feder said later on our families and dropped emergency bags March 20. to those most in need and in danger of not having food Amid the coronavirus outbreak, all schools across for the family for the next three days.” Along with New York state are closed at least through April 1. Gammy’s Pantry, a donation place set up by Young and Both Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence schools are dis- Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap IT Up!, run by Syd tributing the federally supported meals that would Mandelbaum, also dropped off items. have been handed out and eaten if school was open.

“Just making sure to do our part,” Young said. “At Hewlett-Woodmere district meals are being distributed this time, it is essential to band together to ensure the at the high school from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with pickup at stability of our community members most in need ... a drive-through window. The entrance is through East We are in need of donations and can always utilize volRockaway Road. unteers.”

Seventy-eight percent of the roughly 2,800 students The Community Center is at 270 Lawrence Ave.

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e will be doing this indefinitely until we’re told no more.

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WhitSoNS GENERal MaNaGER Beth Drayer and driver Paul O’Malley unloaded the breakfast and lunch meals that were distributed at the Number Two School in Inwood on March 20.

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Cedarhurst group partners for food with MSG Rock and Wrap It Up! the Cedarhurst-based anti-poverty think tank and food distribution organization collaborated on what CEO Syd Mandelbaum called a “massive donation and food recovery” with Madison Square Garden and after two days of work three other partners who recover Sports Wrap! donations food was distributed on March 17 to those in need amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Mandelbaum said that 118,795 pounds of food were recovered that was converted into 15,662 meals,

while 10,206 pounds of greenhouse gas was diverted from landfills and 8,570,520 gallons of water was saved by not having to grow and manufacture the food.

“RWU and MSG managed to turn frowns into smiles for at-risk New Yorkers,” Mandelbaum said in a Facebook post. “So much thanks to MSG for caring and having faith in us to accomplish this massive feat.

Thanks James Dolan and family. We met in 1995 and still work together to help those in need.”

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ThE LawRENcE ELEmENTaRY School students, teachers and Nassau police officers John Zanni, second from left in the back and Joseph Sgroi, third from right in the back.

A promising start to learning about character jbessen@liherald.com

Off the school bus they came, 40 third- and fifth-graders from Lawrence Elementary School marched into the 4th Precinct in Hewlett on March 11 delivering two boxes filled of goodies for the Nassau police officers.

The visit is part of the character education component of the curriculum that teaches students compassion and appreciation of others. The community helper care packages filled with chips, cookies, fruit and Gatorade were a thank you to the police for what they do in the community.

“Character education is part of our promising practice in school,” LES Assistant Principal Jacqueline Beckman said, just before the students and their chaperones — third grade teacher Rebecca McCabe, fifth grade bilingual teacher Gilynn Cromartie and reading specialist Shirley Warren — walked into the police precinct building.

As part of the promising practice, the theme for this school year is to build a better relationship with law reinforcement and in tur n the students would develop the confidence to challenge the skepticism shown in some communities to not trust the police.

Nassau police officers Joseph Sgroi and John Zanni, both part of the Problem Oriented Policing unit, spoke to the children about the job of a police officer and the kids peppered the officers with questions.

“We are people too, just have a different job,” said Zanni, a 17-year veteran of NCPD. He explained why their unifor ms — polo short and khaki

pants and fewer items on the utility belt — are different from a majority of the of ficers the children see. “It’s called a ‘soft uniform”, Zanni said.

Sgroi, a 13-year veteran, told the students about looking for missing kids. “You know where we find everyone, in the house,” he said. “Have to let your parents know where you are.”

The officers also showed the children the holding cell area, where peop l e wh o a r re s t e d a re h e l d u n t i l released or moved to another jail.

Five students appeared to have mined a few good lessons from their visit to the 4th Precinct. “I lear ned that police of ficers and detectives work together,” said Sophie Franzese.

“We got to see a jail cell and it did not look comfortable.” “I lear ned that police officers help people and I want to be a police officer when I grow up,” said fellow third-grader Christopher Reyes Gramajo.

Adrian Ordenana Garcia said in Spanish: “Fue un paseo impresionante porque aprendí que si estoy perdido o en peligro, la policía siempre está aquí para ayudarme.” Translation: “It was an impressive field trip because I learned that if I am lost or in danger the police is always there to help me.”

Another fifth-g rader Jostin Parrales Sevilla said: “Fue una experienca informativa porque aprendí que la policía lleva un distintivo con un número de identificación.” “It was an infor mative experience because I learned that all police officers wear a badge with an identification number.”

“The trip was fun because I learned that if I’m in a bad situation, I should immediately call 911,” said classmate Keyla Martinez Zavala.

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cEdaRhuRST-BaSEd Rock aNd Wrap It Up! joined forces with Madison Square Garden to collect and distribute that produced 15,662 meals.

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JCC’s SHOP serves up a large helping of aid

By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

No stranger to helping through crises, whether it be the financial downtur n in 2008 and 2009, Hur ricane Sandy in 2012 or the day-to-day assistance it always provides, the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and its Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Panty at the SHOP has been serving as a pickup and delivery service with food for older adults and those enduring hard times amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Since mid-March, the SHOP – Sustenance Hope Opportunities Place – in Cedarhurst has been humming with a core group of volunteers directed by Gural JCC Associate Executive Director Stacey Feldman putting together food deliveries for Five Towns residents, other Long Island communities and people in Brooklyn and Queens.

“Two weeks ago, when I started to put extra items in my own cart, I decided we should overstock the pantry so our clients would always have supplies on hand and not have to worry,” Feldman said.

Emphasizing that the JCC is practicing social distancing, the idea that people should be six feet apart to not spread the virus, Feldman said that only six to seven people, the same people, are assembling the orders as the clients were contacted by email, text and phone that the service was available.

“With the help of a few dedicated staff and volunteers we have given out almost 200 food packages to the elderly and to those most in need in our community, with another 250 going out over [last week],” JCC Chief Executive Officer Aaron Rosenfeld noted in an email.

Rosenfeld also highlighted what the JCC is doing during the health crisis.

“Our social workers are in touch and ‘virtually’ seeing all their clients including over 200 Holocaust survivors

and elderly Russian Jews. Our amazing pre-school teachers have made hundreds of videos and projects for parents to share with their children, helping to maintain some continuity to their pre-school experience.” Zoom video programming is being used by the teachers.

In conjunction with Young Israel of Woodmere and Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst, the JCC is looking to supply catered, cooked meals for anyone with food insecurity and older adults. “We are it in for the long-term and will have more initiatives as soon as needs are identified,” Feldman said, adding that they are also matching clients with volunteers who are willing to get prescriptions from the pharmacy for clients and the feedback from the clients is that they are “beyond appreciative and truly thankful.”

She added that the SHOP social workers are creating content for the website with ideas on how to maintain mental and physical health during the outbreak. And now with people losing their jobs, Feldman said, “ Having experience with the financial downturn and Hurricane Sandy, we have a well-equipped infrastructure to accept additional families who need our help.”

“The JCC has been operating a kosher food pantry since 2005 and we will be there for the community as long as there is a need,” Feldman said.

“We are most grateful to the UJA- Federation of New York for the support of many of your programs including the SHOP and to Community Chest South Shore for not only suppor ting us through our clients in need through its Neighbors in Need program.”

To volunteer email Stacey.Feldman@guraljcc.org. To help support the JCC with a secure online donation, go to https://bit.ly/3bdQHFx.

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GuRal JCC voluNtEER and Oceanside resident Renee Russo ‘shopped’ to put meal orders together at the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Panty.

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Herald ScHoolS Taking stock of what matters amid coronavirus On March 16, the life of every student at Hewlett High School was drastically changed. That Monday was the first day of distance lear ning for students through a mandatory two-week closure period in Nassau County, before an even more widespread statewide closing of schools until at least April 1, because of the coronavirus pandemic.

There is no aspect of our everyday lives that has not yet changed. Classes and schoolwork no longer take place in person; many teachers have resorted to using the online application Zoom, where teachers can carry out instruction in a video chat format.

Work is being assigned to students across a variety of platforms – Schoology, Google Class-

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room, Infinite Campus Parent Portal – are all being used to share infor mation with students. Missing from students’ days, however, are the meaningful interactions that may be over looked until they’re gone. A smile from your favorite teacher in the hallway. Going achel out to get coffee during a free period with your friends. Running into friends in the hallway. All of that is no longer an exciting thing to look forward to each day.

With all these losses in mind, I think it is more important to think about what we have gained from this experience.

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With more down time, students have the opportunity to relax and reflect, and families have more time to be together. As families are quite literally being stuck in their house, more time is spent with family. In my house, at least, family movie nights have become a illeR daily tradition as part of this new way of life.

Video chats with family from across the country during dinner time are now possible as we all have the time to take a step back and enjoy the break from our fast-paced daily lives. And with not much else to do, my family

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has been taking advantage of the ability to enjoy the outdoors.

Taking my dog for long walks or going on family bike rides have been a great ways for us to make use of our time together. I have certainly been trying to look at the positives of this situation rather than dwell on the negatives, as with an ongoing pandemic, the negatives never end.

With this in mind, I encourage everyone to try to focus on being able to spend time with family and use this time to unwind. If everyone does their part and stays home as much as they can to prevent the spread of this virus, hopefully we will be able to move past this and return back to normal life sooner rather than later.

Bonding and solving real-world problems

By AidAn WArshAvsky nassaueditor@liherald.com

The Hewlett High School robotics team Roboboogie meets every Friday for six hours to prepare and discuss its plans for the season. Divided into groups of for to six, the 21 students work on the programming, building and outreach components of the program.

Roboboogie competed at the Long Island Championships First Tech Challenge tour nament March 7, where they placed 19th in the rankings overall. This was the last tournament of the season for the team. The tournament, hosted by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology is a nonprofit organization based in Manchester in New Hampshire that supports scienceoriented educational competitions for grades kindergarten to 12th.

The team builds and programs the robot, putting the robot through a series of mock trials to learn how well the robot functions. Builder Addison Star, a freshman, said that being thrown into a foreign experience could sometimes be a good thing, “… It is a hands-on experience that forces you to think on your feet.”

A good portion of the students describe being part of the team as more of a bonding experience, where you learn to communicate

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heWlett high school robotics team Roboboogie. From left were Nicholas Inglima, Peter Getsin, Russell Lipsky, Addison Star, Rachel Poutre, Vicky Evola, Alex Tang, Gina Carrillo, Alessondro Bordone, Avikar Khakh, Alice Fried, Daylin Layne and Yoni Sheerit. with your peers more than learning to code or building the robot. Ethan Abelev, another freshman at Hewlett High described the process as “… more teamwork. [You] depend on working with a team. [I] feel valued.

I’m not wasting my time.”

Part of the team’s mission is making other people aware of FIRST through community outreach. “We do this not just to learn

how to show people code and teach to program robots, but to go into the community and make STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art, and math — more well-known,” freshman Brian Chen said. The students teach engineering and programming classes to younger students in the Hewlett- Woodmere school district, as well as the general

community.

The team taken an active role in building its brand. At Hewlett High School, they held a gaming tournament for Hewlett High sophomore John Sabu who died in September just as the school year began. The money raised was divided equally between a memorial made by the team for the student and the Sabu family’s GroupFundMe page.

Other team fundraising activities included attaining sponsorships from Pizza Place and Eyes on Broadway, both in Hewlett as well as raising $8,000 for the Parent Teacher Association, which in turn uses a portion the money to support the team.

Senior Rachel Poutre has been through the program all four years of high school.

“Coming in as a freshman, I can be a mentor to the younger students just like former students were for me … Even though everyone is doing different things, we work together as a team [and that’s something I’ve enjoyed all four years.]

Fellow senior Alex Tang said he has gained a more expansive education being part of the team.

“It’s about working with all backgrounds and expertise. You learn a lot in about real-world problems here than you do in a school environment.”

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What’s up next door and around the corner

NASSAU HERALD — March 26, 2020

Herald neigHbors Handing out coronavirus on the street

Whether you are professional sanitation worker from Sanitary District 1 who is paid to pick up the trash in the Five Towns, a business owner trying to keep the space outside clean or a child who might think picking up a glove is fun, leaving this five-fingered debris around is not good for anyone during the coronavirus outbreak.

As the worldwide pandemic has forced entire countries to shut down and this nation’s largest city to be in a virtual lockdown, it appeared a portion of people were not taken the severity of the health crisis seriously in at least eight different locations in Cedarhurst.

Disease and illness spreads when there is poor sanitation. Medical experts have repeatedly said that coronavirus persists on surfaces from a few hours up to several days. So, an editorial plea. If you find the photos bothersome or disgusting, please do not throw gloves or anything that might have come in contact with the virus away unless properly packaged.

Photos by Monica Rzewski/Herald

–Jeffrey Bessen

The inTersecTion of Spruce and Central avenues.

AT The inTersecTion of Cedarhurst and Willow avenues. on summiT Avenue across from Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park.

A Triple ThreAT. On Cedarhurst Avenue between Central and Willow avenues.

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Creating new norms amid COVID-19 cooking, art and outdoor exercise.”

Laurie Zelinger noted that even with children, she said. social distancing, people should remain “Ask children what they do know about in contact with family and friends. “You it and what they want to know about it,” she said. “I wouldn’t give more informa- should keep the same contact that you tion then they’re asking for. Kids don’t had before with your support group, as feelings of isolation can suppress an need every single detail of information.”

Rabbi Dr. Saul Haimoff, a clinical psy- immune system,” she said. “People also chologist and the head rabbi at the should still reach out to their therapists, even if it’s a quick phone call Brandeis School in Lawrence, or text-message conversanoted that people must accept tion.” the current reality in order to Families spending time at handle it better. “This situahome together may be a good tion is forcing everyone to thing, but couples with a hismake major lifestyle changes, tory of domestic violence can and trying to fight it will likebe at risk for further incily lead to frustration, at best, dents. The National Domestic and despair, at worst,” he Violence Organization stated said. “Once we accept that that social distancing can be this is a worldwide crisis that a negative for these couples. is out of our control, then we “It’s already an intense situarelinquish the pressure to try tion when a survivor is isolatto fix everything.” dr. laurie ed by their abuser,” the orgaThere are positives for nization tweeted on March 20. both parents and children, Zellenger “When social distancing duraccording to Haimoff. “Chil- Psychologist ing this time, staying home dren are very resilient, and may compromise their safety actually can benefit a lot from this new lifestyle,” he said. “For instance, further.”

Fred Zelinger acknowledged that many children are experiencing better mornings, since they don’t have to wake couples who had problems prior to up as early to go to school and don’t have the pandemic could potentially make them worse. “I think it depends on to rush to eat their breakfast.”

Haimoff added that it can be great for how long this goes on,” he said. “Peoparents to spend more time with their ple prone to stress, and relationships children. “Parents should embrace this that have flaws to be gin with, are opportunity, rather than trying to main- more prone to domestic violence — tain the schedule from before the pandem- unless they can come together and ic,” he said. “You can use these days as realize that this is an emergency sitopportunities to become more involved in uation.”

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Cedarhurst-based psyChologists dr. Fred and Laurie Zelinger said that routine and organization are essential for families during the coronavirus pandemic. health services remained available to residents. “If you’re struggling with depression, addiction, or domestic violence at home, know that we are still here for you,” Curran said. “Nassau County’s mental health care and

support services continue to be accessible to our residents virtually.”

The county’s mental health crisis phone number is (516) 227-8255. To view Laurie Zelinger’s video, go to shorturl.at/knyWY.

Small businesses adjust to state mandates sure about business activity going forward. “Our online business has been great in the past week,” he said. “But I’m worried that if this continues, with some people inevitably getting laid off from their jobs, they’re not going to want to shop at all.”

Robinson added that the unknown future of the pandemic worries him. “We can’t project the future right now, since news is changing by the hour,” he said.

“If the whole country were to shut down for 30 days, at least I would know the next month would be terrible, and after those 30 days we would ramp back up to normal.”

Jamal and Julie Ahmad, who own Dolce Confections, a sweet shop in Hewlett, said they were adjusting to the closing by delivering goods to customers.

“Dolce will still take orders on our website, and continue to take orders over the phone,” Jamal said. “We’ll also offer free deliveries to those living in the Five Towns and Valley Stream.”

Nick Scarella, who has owned Di Nicola’s Italian restaurant, in Hewlett, for over a decade. He said he was staying open for

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takeout orders. “We’ve declined a little bit in revenue, but our takeout service has soared,” Scarella said. “I find that using social media helps let people know that we’re still open for business.”

Working is Scarella’s escape from the pandemic’s bad news. “When I’m working in the kitchen with the five guys that have been with me since Day One, everything feels the same,” he said. “Except at 4 p.m.,

when there are no servers or bartenders coming in and I see a dark dining room.”

Scarella added that working in the kitchen was like “home” for him. “I’m trying not to watch too much news, so I run to the kitchen at this point,” he said.

“Hearing the rattling of pans, the clanking of metal and joking with the guys has kept me positive throughout this pandemic.”

Small businesses in the state may be eligible for some relief, as the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering lowinterest federal disaster loans to small businesses. Jovita Carranza, the SBA’s head administrator, stated in a March 16 news release that small businesses that have been financially impacted since Jan. 31 may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses.

“The SBA is strongly committed to providing the most effective and customerfocused response possible to assist New York small businesses with federal disaster loans,” Carranza stated in the release.

“We will be swift in our efforts to help these small businesses recover from the financial impacts of the coronavirus.”

Despite the likely financial setback, Scarella remains positive about the future. “The Five Towns area has been through so much with 9/11, Hurricane Sandy and now the coronavirus,” he said.

“I think we’ll be able to get through this.

We’ve been tested so many times, and this is just a bump in the road.”

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Atlantic Beach closes beaches and playgrounds ing this time.

Trash and recycling collection schedules remain the same. However, 2020 parking decals will not be issued at this time; the 2019 decals will remain valid until further notice. Landscape licenses should be mailed in; 2019 licenses remain valid.

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“What we are doing, our task, is to take care of the sick patients with a higher level of care that we can provide because we are so specialized,” said Dr. Donald Morrish, St. John’s chief medical officer.

“We are providing focused acute care for those who are COVID-19 positive.”

With testing increasing, the number of people who will contract this strain of the coronavirus will most likely peak in May, Morrish said, noting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 45-day window. “We are communicating with hospital CEOs on how to approach that and our preparedness, Morrish said.”

That begins with the hospital staff being ready and understanding their role to help soothe the community’s concern over the health crisis. “It is a crazy time, from the hospital’s perspective everyone working here is prepared not panicky, the community gets the time to be well taken care of as the staff exhibits calmness.

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Concerning staff, Thomas Melillo, St. John’s director of marketing and strategic planning, said: “Staff is permitted to continue to treat patients while wearing masks and gloves unless they develop symptoms. If they do, they must self-quarantine.”

Renee Hastick-Motes, St. John’s vice president of external affairs, said that Cuomo’s constant communication is a boost to all. “The governor with his daily

briefings has been very helpful,” she said.

“As you know people get anxiety with not understanding. With the governor communicating, less of that takes place.”

In the early going of confirmed coronavirus cases being reported, St. John’s treated an individual, its first case, and that person discharged, Melillo said. “We have had successful outcomes,” Morrish said.

That has not come without challenges.

Keeping supplies such as the needed protective equipment, facemasks and Purell, the hand sanitizer, well stocked is an issue,

said Morrish even for frontline care providers like St. John’s.

Another challenge is having people understand who is eligible to be tested.

Morrish said that there are two levels of criteria: A person with a fever who has a lower respiratory tract infection and known contact with a COVID-19 patient and a person with a fever, a respiratory tract infection and some communitywide exposure.

Quarantining also involves two groups. People who were just exposed can have normal contact, but not leave the house. Going outside in a backyard or on a terrace is OK, Morrish said. The other is being COVID positive. Person should wear a facemask and have limited contact with others.

The hospital is following New York City Department of Health guidelines and not performing elective surgeries, Melillo said, patients for physical therapy, emergencies and everything else is “up and running.” St. John’s is abiding by the no visitors policy and is doing screenings of people at the main entrance, other entrances are closed, and the pharmacy is still filling prescriptions.

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE NOTICE OF SALE OF LIENS FOR UNPAID VILLAGE TAXES AND/OR ASSESSMENTS REMAINING UNPAID FOR THE YEAR 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Village Code §18717 and the New York Real Property Tax Law as applicable to the Village of Lawrence (“Village”), and pursuant to direction of the Village Board of Trustees, the undersigned Village Clerk-Treasurer/Village Administrator will sell at Public Auction in the manner provided by law on April 2, 2020 at 10:00 am local prevailing time in the Village Hall, 196 Central Avenue, Lawrence, New York so much of each of the following parcels upon which Village Taxes and/ or Assessments remain unpaid for the year 2019 as will be sufficient to discharge the taxes and/or assessments, fees, interest and discharges which may be due thereon respectively at the time of such sale, and shall continue the same from day to day until the said sale shall be completed. The Village reserves the right to withdraw any property prior to the sale of its lien.

PLEASE ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE WILL PURCHASE ALL LIENS FOR SALE, AND NO PUBLIC BIDDING WILL BE PERMITTED. Such real estate will be sold subject to any unpaid tax liens purchased and held by the Village. The purchaser or purchasers of such tax sale will be required to pay the amount of their respective bids to the undersigned within TEN days after the sale pursuant to the provisions of Section 1454 of the New York Real Property Tax Law and Village Local Law #12-1994.

THE VILLAGE DOES NOT PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE TO ANY LIEN PURCHASER REGARDING ANY ASPECT OF THE PURCHASE OF OR FORECLOSURE UPON ANY LIEN. The following is a list or statement of the Real Estate upon which such Tax and/or Assessments are unpaid for the year 2019 with a statement of the amount of tax and/or assessments, fees, interest and charges thereon: Section Block Lot(s) Address Base Total 40 00B 227-222 260 Central Ave $ 780.91 40 00G 049 100 Bannister Ln $ 1247.07 40 00H 017 154 Victoria Pl $ 3155.21 40 084-002 002 30 Rosalind Pl $ 2086.99 40 084-002 025 26 Rosalind Pl $ 2206.18 40 085 029 6 Herrick Dr $ 1416.20 40 085 031 6 Herrick Dr $ 24.07 40 090 006 124 Fulton St $ 2335.16 40 090 207 124 Fulton St $ 72.21 40 103 007 178 Broadway $ 1908.21 40 108 011 1139 Harris St $ 916.32 40 120 506 206 Sage Ave $ 65.15 40 120 508 206 Sage Ave $ 1797.21 40 176 218 16 Beechwood Dr $ 1499.86 40 181-002 476 63 Causeway $ 1507.16 40 181-002 872 230 Juniper Circle N $ 1967.14 40 189 021 13 Lakeside Dr W $ 5102.01 40 190 047 180 Lakeside Dr S $ 1125.74 40 198 016 221 Juniper Circle N $ 213.50 40 198 028 229 Juniper Circle N $ 1529.24 40 205 001 191 Harborview N $ 1970.47 40 208 010 25 Weston Pl $ 841.06 41 00H 431 270 Breezy Way $ 38.18 41 00H 432 270 Breezy Way $ 3554.89 41 00H 484 Willow Way $ .83 41 048 026 25 Frost Ln $ 2652.00 41 048 238 357 Central Ave $ 2887.27 41 056 004 340 Ocean Ave $ 722.10 41 067 002 190 Briarwood Xing $ 4374.10 41 086 141 86 Washington Ave $ 1969.30 41 086 169 10 Stuyvesant Pl $ 796.81 41 089 077 345 Broadway $ 774.41 41 095 019 115 Monroe St $ 1186.25 41 097 230-112 376 Central Ave Apt 1S $ 536.40 41 114 007 44 Bayberry Rd $ 1004.74 Dated: March 12, 2020 Lina Fusco Tax Assessor Ronald Goldman Village Administrator/Village Clerk-Treasurer 1083250 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF TAX LIEN SALE VILLAGE OF ATLANTIC BEACH NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1452 and 1454 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of NY that the following is a list of real estate tax in the Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach upon which 2019/2020 taxes are unpaid as shown in the tax list on file with the Village Clerk, together with amounts of the tax, interest and charges thereon.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that on April 1, 2020 at 10:30 AM in the forenoon of said day, a lien on the aforesaid parcels of real estate will be sold at public auction in the Atlantic Beach Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach, NY, to discharge the tax, fees, interest and charges of aforesaid which may be due thereon at the time of such sale.

All parcels located in Section 58 BLOCK LOTS LEGAL ADDRESS TOTAL 18 42-43 Charles Scott Fries, 72 Daytona St$ 1,563.34 75 34 Tutus, 2010 Park St $ 298.80

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EMILY SINISCALCHI, VILLAGE CLERK HERBERT A. KLIBANOFF, TREASURER DATED: MARCH 9, 2020 120830 LEGAL NOTICE Plaintiff, STATE OF NEW YORK vs.

SUPREME COURT: JACOB ASSARAF, COUNTY OF NASSAU RAYMONDE ASSARAF, WELLS FARGO BANK, SHELDON MARQUES, et N.A. AS SUCCESSOR BY al., MERGER TO WACHOVIA Defendants MORTGAGE, FSB,

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on November 6, 2017, I, Peter Menoudakos, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on April 14, 2020 at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 11:30 A.M., the premises described as follows: 115 Monroe St Lawrence, NY 11559 SBL No.: 41-95-19, 20, and 21 ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Lawrence, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 013078/12 in the amount of $1,187,864.04 plus interest and costs.

Richard S. Mullen, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, New York 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 120884

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE Notice of Finalization of Assessment Roll NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the completed and verified assessment roll of the Village of Lawrence for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2020 will be filed with the undersigned on April 1, 20210 and the roll will remain on file subject to inspection for fifteen days thereafter.

Dated: March 19, 2020 Lina Fusco Deputy Village Treasurer Ronald Goldman Village Administrator 121342 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED 2020 – 2021 GENERAL BUDGET AND STORMWATER MGMT. REPORT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Two (2) Public Hearings will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lawrence at Village Hall, 196 Central Avenue, Lawrence, New York 11559, on the 2nd day of April, 2020, at 8:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, with respect to the following matters: In accordance with New York Village Law 5-508(3) the tentative Village Budget for the fiscal year commencing June 1, 2020 and ending May 31, 2021, a copy of which is available at the office of the Village Clerk where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours.

The Annual Report to be filed by the Village for the year 2020 relating to the Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer Systems (MS4) as to compliance by the Village with the Storm Water Management Program (SWMP).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT copies of the proposed 2020 – 2021 Tentative Budget and a copy of the Municipal Stormwater (MS4) Report described above are on file in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of Lawrence, NY, where the same is available for public inspection during regular office hours.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard on said proposed Local Law at the place and time

aforesaid.

If anyone needs special accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village Clerk at least 5 days before the public hearing.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lawrence will convene in public meeting at the place and time aforesaid for the purpose of conducting a regular meeting where general business will be conducted, and for the purpose of conducting a Public Hearing on the proposed Local Law described above and, as deemed advisable by said Board, taking action on the enactment of said Local Law. Dated: March 17, 2020

By Order of the Board of Trustees Village of Lawrence, NY Ronald Goldman Village Clerk/Treasurer 121343 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NASSAU CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., Plaintiff against JEFFREY KIMERLING A/K/A JEFFREY M. KIMERLING; OSHARTIE KIMERLING; HANNAH KIMERLING, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on May 30, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 7th day of April, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. premises 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 section known as Fair Oaks, Lying and being at Lawrence, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Said premises known as 244 Union Street, Lawrence, N.Y. 11559.

(Section: 40., Block: 31, Lot: 24).

Approximate amount of lien $ 610,884.07 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 0609492-18.

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee.

Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344 *For sale information, please visit www.auction.com or call 800-280-2832* 120530 Search for notices online at: www.mypublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-30CB, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-30CB, Plaintiff AGAINST IGOR B. MONASTYRSKY IF LIVING, AND IF HE/SHE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, CLAIMING, OR WHO MAY CLAIM TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN, OR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS ACTION; SUCH UNKNOWN PERSONS BEING HEREIN GENERALLY DESCRIBED AND INTENDED TO BE INCLUDED IN WIFE, WIDOW, HUSBAND, WIDOWER, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DESCENDANTS, E X E C U T O R S , A D M I N I S T R ATO R S, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF SUCH DECEASED, ANY AND ALL PERSONS DERIVING INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON, OR TITLE TO SAID REAL PROPERTY BY, THROUGH OR UNDER THEM, OR EITHER OF THEM, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE WIVES, WIDOWS, HUSBANDS, WIDOWERS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DESCENDANTS, E X E C U T O R S , A D M I N I S T R ATO R S, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNS, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES, EXCEPT AS STATED,ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, JULIA MONASTYRSKY, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated January 15, 2020 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on April 07, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 1491 PENINSULA BOULEVARD, HEWLETT, NY 11557. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 39, BLOCK 69, LOT 72. Approximate amount of judgment $373,353.63 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 17-002754.

MARK S. RICCIARDI, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 120500 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library at the Business Office located at 1125 Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557 for the HVAC Equipment Replacement Project.

SED # 28-02-14-03-6-013-009 HVAC Equipment Replacement The bids shall be in accordance with the Specifications, Drawings and Terms of the proposed Contract. All Proposals shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the Bidder, addressed to Mr. William Ferro, Library Director, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557 and endorsed “ HVAC Equipment Replacement” until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on Friday, April 10, 2020 and immediately thereafter the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the said office.

No proposals will be accepted after said time and date.

OBTAINING DOCUMENTS The Contract Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, may be viewed after 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

A link to the FTP site for free downloading PDF files of the contract documents will be available to bidders upon email request to the Construction Manager, Calgi Construction Company, Inc. Attention: Mr. David Chen Email: dchen@calgiconstruction. com. If you would like to purchase hard copy sets of the plans and/or specifications please contact the printer for this project. Plans4Less.com E m a i l : plans@plans4less.com Phone: 855-752-6745 Attn. Brian Burke.

BID SUBMISSIONS Bids shall be made on the Proposal forms furnished with the Specifications, and must be accompanied by a Bid Bond acceptable by the Library, in the amount of not less than 5% of the total amount of the Bid. Bidders who submit certified checks must accompany them with a Consent of Surety from a recognized Bonding Company. Checks shall be made payable to the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library and are to be held by the Library as a guarantee for the proper execution and delivery of the Contract and bonds to secure the faithful performance thereof. In default of such execution and delivery of Contract

and Bonds, the amount of the deposit represented by the check shall be forfeited and retained by the Library as liquidated damages. No Bidder shall withdraw his bid within sixty days (60) after the formal opening thereof.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in any proposals, or to reject any or all proposals and to advertise for new proposals. The accepted low bidder(s) will be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Labor and Material Payment Bond.

Pre-Bid Meeting A Prebid meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at the site, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett, NY at 11:00 a.m. Attendance for this meeting is highly recommended for all bidders.

Dated: March 17, 2020 By: William Ferro Library Director 121145 121145 LEGAL NOTICE SUMMONS IN TAX LIEN FORECLOSURE-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - COLONIAL HOLDING GROUP LLC, Plaintiffs, against Mildred Small as Administrator and Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Alfay Small, et al., Defendants.

Index No. 605231/2017.

To the above named Defendants -YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty days after service is completed if the summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Plaintiffs designate Nassau County as the place of trial.

Venue is based upon the county in which the property a lien upon which is being foreclosed is situated. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Julianne T. Capetola J.S.C., dated March 3, 2020. The object of this action is to foreclose a Nassau County Tax Lien covering the premises located at Section: 40 Block: 77 Lot: 124; on the Tax Map of Nassau County and is also known 118 Bayview Avenue, Inwood, New York.

Dated: March 9, 2020 BRONSTER LLP, Attorney for Plaintiffs, COLONIAL HOLDING GROUP LLC, By: Nina Khaimova, Esq. 156 West 56th Street, Suite 1801 New York, NY 10019 (212) 558-9300 121003

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COMBINED INSURANCE EXPANDING Long Island operation! Full time W2 sales agent opportunity full company benefits and leads provided. Call Bob (516) 567-7733 for immediate interview.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY $18.50 P/H NYC $16 P/H LI Up to $13.50 P/H UPSTATE NY CDPAP Caregiver Hourly Pay Rate!

Under NYS CDPAP Medicaid program you can hire your family or friends for your care. Phone: 347-713-3553

Year Round. Cleaning, Compounding & Wax, Bottom Paint. Must Be Handy With Tools, Carpentry Experience A Plus.

Must Be Reliable, Have Valid Drivers License, Own Transportation.

Oceanside 516-764-2552 Fax Or E-mail Resume To: 516-678-9087 butchbpms@aol.com OFFICE HELP WANTED FULL TIME

For Order Taking, Phones, Light Data, Commission, Entry, Will Train! $800.00 Per Week, Medical, Dental, 401K, 2 Weeks Vacation, Holiday Pay. Please Apply In Person MondayFriday Bet: 9AM and 7PM At CALLAHEAD CORP. 304 Cross Bay Blvd.

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Richner Communications, one of the fastest growing media, event and communications companies on Long Island is seeking a Sales/Marketing candidate to sell our digital, events, sponsorships and print media products.

Salary, Commission, Eligible for Health benefits, 401k and paid time off.

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Teachers & Assistants Needed FT & PT Infant/Toddler Teachers and Assistants needed for our Merrick and Wantagh Childcare centers. CDA Credential a plus, will train. High School Diploma and two years of experience working with children required. FT Hours available – 7:30am – 4:30pm, 8:30am – 5:30pm. PT Hours – 7:00am – 12:00, 1:00pm – 6:00pm. Call for interview (516) 867-7404

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A sampling of recent sales in the area

Baldwin $670,000 Bertha. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Open layout.

Formal dining room. Master bedroom suite. Family room leading to deck.

Waterfront views. Many updates.

Taxes: $14,534 Bellmore $347,000 Centre. Colonial. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Updated eat-in kitchen. Large living room with high ceilings and fireplace.

Spacious yard and deck.

Taxes: $15,870.73 East Meadow $572,000 Durham. Split. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with skylight. Living room with vaulted ceiling. Downstairs den level with bathroom, laundry and garage access. Central air conditioning.

Taxes: $11,672 Lynbrook $400,000 Farnum. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Formal dining room. Near LIRR and parkway.

Taxes: $9,330.08 Merrick $637,000 Sycamore. Split Ranch. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. New eatin kitchen with quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. Den with fireplace. Attached 2 car garage. Inground swimming pool. Central air conditioning.

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Taxes: $14,102 Oceanside $475,000 Windsor. Colonial. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eatin kitchen with oversized pantry. Living room with fireplace. Dining room with built-in bench seat. French doors to porch area. Deck with Jacuzzi.

Landscaped yard with inground swimming pool and oversized garage.

Taxes: $10,160.59

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Valley Stream $550,000 Birch. Tudor. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Living room with gas fireplace.

Three season room. Near shopping and LIRR. Taxes: $9,836

living and entertaining. Master Suite

Woodmere $460,000 Hartwell. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Enclosed front porch. Formal dining room. Walk to all. Taxes: $15,253

laundry. Upstairs apartment has a

plenty of closets! The first floor offers an open concept living and dining room, plus a new eat-in-kitchen for with spectacular bath and closets, another large bedroom and new full bath. Lower level has a den area, home office, bedroom with egress window, half bath and new kitchen, living and dining room, bedroom, full bath and large deck to sit out and relax or BBQ. SD #21.

MLS# 3208867. $875,000

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Rockville Centre $1,075,000 Raymond. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Gourmet eatin kitchen with center island. Open concept layout. Unique architectural details throughout. Master ensuite and custom closets. Taxes: $22,437.46

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OCEANSIDE: CUSTOM BUILT Energy Efficient Smart Home 4 BR, 2 Bth Center Hall Colonial. One of the Largest Lots in To w n . $ 1 . 2 9 5 M . V. I . P R O P E R T I E S 516-791-1313 ROCKVILLE CENTRE: RENOVATED SPLIT. 3 BR, 2.5 Bth, Deep Proper ty, Many Updates, $736K. V.I.PROPERTIES 516-791-1313

CoOps & Condos/Sale LAWRENCE: 2 BR, 1 BTH CO-OP In Majestic Building. Beautiful And Clean Apartment. Very Large Master, Large And Spacious Living Room, Updated Kitchen. $239K. V.I.PROPERTIES 516-791-1313

CoOps & Condos/Sale ROCKVILLE CENTRE 1 BR, 1 Bath CoOp. New Kitchen, Lots Of Storage, Parking S p o t . $ 3 0 5 K . V. I . P R O P E R T I E S 516-791-1313

Apartments For Rent CEDARHURST APARTMENTS PRIVATE HOUSE First 3Bds, 2 FBths, EIK Granite/ SS Appls, Finished Basement, W/D, Driveway Parking. $3400 Second 3Bds, 2 FBaths, EIK Granite/ SS Appls, W/D $3000 516-660-2944

Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299

During this unpreceDenteD time i want you to know that i am here for you. anything you neeD, please feel free to reach out.

Be safe!

EAST ROCKAWAY 44 West Blvd, BA, NEW EXCLUSIVE! Renovated 2 BR Home with New EIK/ Great Rm, & LR. Pull Down Attic. New Vinyl Siding,Roof & Pavered Circular Driveway,Gas Heat %& Electric. SD#19. Low Taxes .......................... $309,000 9 Cathay Rd, BA, NEW EXCLUSIVE! PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! Move Right Into This 5 BR, 3 Bth Exp Ranch with Open Floor Plan on Double Lot in SD#20.Chef's EIK, Large Main Flr Mstr Ste ........................................ $849,000 HEWLETT HARBOR 3 payne circle, Ba, 5 Br, 3.5 Bth spacious split on Beautiful street in cul de sac. state of the art eik, 2 Dens, Bsmt, & 2 car gar. sD#20 ... $1,190,000

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HEWLETT BAY PARK 30 Heron Dr, BA,NEW!Magnificent 8500 Sq Ft Waterfront Home on 2 Acre Resortlike Prop w/ Pool, Tennis/Sport Ct, New Landscaping w/ Waterfall & 3 BR Guest House w/ Kit,LR,Den. 300 Ft New Bulkhead. 4 Car Htd Gar.SD#14.

REDUCED! ......................................................................................... $4,850,000 90 ANCHORAGE RD, BA ,Over an Acre of PRIME WATERFRONT Prop on Macy Channel, 135" Bulkhead, Open Layout,Main Flr Mstr Ste, Potential for Expansion.......................................................................................... $1,999,000 70 Heron Dr, BA,HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! 6 BR Contemporary with Open Layout on an Acre of Parklike Prop! Move Right in! SD#14 ............ $1,699,000

EAST ROCKAWAY: 2ND Floor Offices For Rent. 100-1500Sq. Ft. 24/7 Access. All Utilities Included. New Paint, Carpeting, Ceiling, Lighting. Starting At $350/ Month.

Owner. 516-637-2182

HEWLETT NEW EXCLUSIVE!Spacious 5 BR, 3 Bth Exp Ranch on Beautiful St in SD#20.

Fin Bsmt. HW Flrs, Crown Moldings, CAC ........................................... $825,000 1580 Stevenson Rd, BA, REDUCED! 4/5 BR, 4.5 Bth Colonial on 1/4 Acre in SD#14. LR/Fpl,FDR,Den, EIK, Office & Finished Bsmt. 2 Car Gar ...... $899,000

Space For Rent HEWLETT: FOR RENT 500 Sq.Ft. For Storage. Near Fire House. $350 Plus Electric. 516-297-6535

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WOODSBURGH 891 Keene Lane, BA, REDUCED & MOTIVATED!! Magnificently Renovated While Retaining Charm, Stone Cottage. 3 BR, 2.5 Bth with Tremendous Potential for Expansion.Over 1/2 Acre Property!Near All ................$1,199,000 WOODMERE NEW EXCLUSIVE! Spacious & Renovated 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop In Luxury Elevator Bldg. Updtd EIk, LR, FDR & Entry Foyer. Hi Ceilings. W/D, Indoor Pkg & Storage................................................................................................. $389,000

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n 2017, President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It was supposed to supercharge the economy, bringing new manufacturing jobs to hardhit areas, and no doubt, it brought some success. Job gains weren’t higher than they were during the Obama administration, but there were steady gains — until there weren’t.

The latest unemployment figures, released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, are from March 6 — when unemployment stood at 3.5 percent — but we know that figure is sure to rise as tens of thousands of Americans are forced out of work because of the coronavirus and will file jobless claims.

The unemployment rate is only expected to increase. People will need relief.

At press time, Congress was debating a

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nearly $2 trillion relief package that, when passed, was expected to put somewhere between $1,000 and $2,000 in each American’s hands. The measure should provide a desperately needed shot in the arm to a national economy that is fast seizing. On Long Island, however, it’s hardly enough.

In high-tax regions like New York and California, the weight of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was already causing enormous fiscal strain for many homeowners, who lost all but $10,000 of the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known commonly as the SALT deduction.

Loss of that single deduction in high-tax regions has cost people thousands of dollars. Many Long Island taxpayers reported that their federal tax bills rose $3,000, $5,000, $8,000 or more last year. Those bills are not expected to abate this year, unless Congress acts.

It should immediately reinstate the SALT deduction. People here will certainly take $1,000 or $2,000, but restoring the deduction would do far more for many homeowners who are suffering because of the coronavirus.

Most homeowners accepted higher taxes because they believed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was boosting the economy — and thus their 401(k) plans. Last week we saw the foolishness of Trump’s tradeoff, as the stock market tumbled and those 401(k)’s sank to the level they were when Trump took office. That is, all of the stock market gains realized over the past three-plus years were erased just like that. Now many Long Islanders are stuck with oversized tax bills.

The time to act intelligently has come.

Give the SALT deduction back — now, not later.

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he American Red Cross is urging healthy, eligible people who are feeling well to give blood or platelets to help maintain a sufficient blood supply and prevent shortages as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Even before COVID-19 swept across the country in recent weeks, the cold and flu season had already hurt the nation’s ability to maintain its blood supply, according to the Red Cross. As the number of coronavirus cases grows in the U.S., the number of people eligible to give blood could decrease as well.

“We’re asking the American people to help keep the blood supply stable during this challenging time,” said Chris Hrouda,

president of Red Cross Blood Services. “As communities across the country prepare for this public health emergency, it’s critical that plans include a readily available blood supply for hospital patients.”

But, Hrouda noted, “As fears of the coronavirus rise, low donor participation could harm blood availability at hospitals, and the last thing a patient should worry about is whether lifesaving blood will be on the shelf when they need it most.”

You can make an appointment to donate blood by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling (800) 733-2767. Type O and platelet donations are especially needed now.

Donating blood is safe, and people

letters State responds to COVID-19 To the Editor: New York state is working around the clock to expand hospital capacity and acquire life-saving medical equipment as we continue to test tens of thousands of New Yorkers for the novel coronavirus. Right now we are facing a generation-defining challenge.

But America is America because of our ability to overcome adversity and challenges. I believe that to the bottom of my soul. We will overcome this, get through this and come out even stronger.

I am calling on the federal government to implement the Defense Production Act to direct companies to produce medical supplies like ventilators and masks. New York state is scouring the globe for these supplies, but we need more than we can find. Currently, states are competing with other states, hospitals

should not hesitate to give or receive blood, according to the Red Cross. There is no evidence that the coronavirus can be transmitted by blood transfusion, and there have been no reported cases of transfusion transmission for any respiratory virus, including COVID-19.

A blood donation takes about an hour from start to finish, but the actual donation only takes eight to 10 minutes. To donate blood, you should have a blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification. People who are at least 17 years old (16 with written parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may donate.

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hen the bubonic plague struck England in 1665, a young pastor convinced the people of his villagAe to self-quarantine in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading to neighboring towns. The story of that time became “Year of Wonder,” by Geraldine Brooks. Today, over 300 years later, the story resonates with new meaning.

As you might expect, people behaved as humans do in crisis. Some were the toilet paper hoarders of their day. Some turned randi murderous and kreiss mean over food supplies. Many found grace in the crucible of fear and infection.

We are now in the throes of a destabilizing national emergency. As we go to press, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus is increasing hourly. The federal response has been profoundly disorganized, leaving citizens with little access to tests that could inform them about the progress of the disease. Central command is out of touch, literally and metaphorically.

The remarkable thing is how well we are doing — we regular folks who go to work and put food on the table and care for others. Initially, we turned to President Trump for leadership and for an organizing plan to deal with the crisis.

But the president has failed us, as he descends into an epic spiral of selfaggrandizement and miscommunication. He doesn’t have the capacity for the humane gesture that this moment demands.

The miracle, to me, is that even without the blessing of sane and sound leadership, we, the people, are getting the job done.

We are witnessing an incredible validation of the American spirit. Citizens are stepping up, helping neighbors, quarantining themselves when necessary and taking all the steps a functioning federal task force would advise. (Except for the spring breakers in Florida, but they’ll catch up.)

We have governors and mayors and municipal leaders at every level who are taking charge of their communities and making sure that schools are closing when necessary, events are postponed, and civil order is maintained. This is a demonstration of democracy at its best.

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e’re seeing a validation of the American spirit.

People are stepping up.

Letters with other hospitals, and there is significant price gouging. The federal government must nationalize the contracting and acquisition of medical supplies.

Non-essential businesses were closed as of 8 p.m. Sunday. Essential businesses like pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations and more will stay open.

I accepted the Army Corps of Engineers’ recommendations for temporary hospital sites in New York state, and we were ready for construction to start Monday. Hospitals at our SUNY campuses in Old Westbury and Stony Brook will be built indoors, with outdoor tent support, and on-site health care staff will stay at the dormitories. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will erect an additional four federal 250-bed hospitals. Each FEMA facility will be fully staffed by the federal government.

We are acting to maximize existing hospital capacity. I am requiring all hospitals statewide to develop plans that expand their capacity by at least 50 percent, with the goal of expanding overall capacity by 100 percent. (State regulations on capacity have been temporarily waived.) The state also leased a nursing home in Brooklyn to convert to a 600-bed hospital. Finally, all elective, non-critical surgeries have been canceled, effective March 25, which will free up around a quarter of existing hospital beds.

Drug therapy trials were scheduled

No one had to tell The New York Times and The Washington Post to take down the pay walls on their websites so that anyone who needs the news can access it for free. No one had to order the closing of all the social and entertainment venues that vendors shut down themselves to slow the spread of disease. No one had to order people to stay home if they feel sick.

One singular hero of the moment is Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. He has spoken truth to power, often and early, deftly calling out the dangerous lies coming from Trump and urging a robust response to Covid-19 while the president was predicting an easy and early end to the pandemic.

We are being tested, as individuals and as a nation. According to Fauci, we are in for a rough patch for some months before the virus starts to burn out. If the federal government, specifically the Centers for Disease Control, can get tests out faster and find out how many are sick and where they live, we can begin to mitigate the effects of the pandemic as it spreads, state by state.

I read a piece in The Times by Jon Mooalem about the devastating 9.2 earthquake in Anchorage in 1964. He wrote about the horrific death and destruction, and how people behaved during the aftershocks. Instead of running for safety, they ran into danger to help their neighbors. Ordinary folks were putting out fires and moving beams and filling in at the police department.

Mooalem wrote about our present national disaster: “Washing your hands, staying home when you’re sick, limiting travel, keeping yourself healthy, not touching your face — little of what we’re being told to do feels particularly heroic or world-changing … But for a lot of us, it is, in fact, the job that’s in front of us right now — the role that these disordered circumstances are calling each of us, at a minimum, to play… “…There are, and will be more, situations where helping more directly becomes possible and necessary — especially if we’re not getting coherent leadership, or even honesty, from those in charge. But we can’t afford to feel that canceling a school band concert, or suspending a basketball season, is a withering retreat; we must see them as parts of an empowered, collaborative undertaking.”

Copyright 2019 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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to start Tuesday. The state has acquired 70,000 doses of hydroxychloroquine, 10,000 doses of Zithromax and 750,000 doses of chloroquine.

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MSSN needs masks and volunteers To the Editor: Our front-line teams of doctors, nurses and support staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital need personal protective equipment, specifically surgical and N95 masks. If you have masks you are willing to donate or work for a business that has extra supply, please contact Tim Matejka, executive director of development, at (516) 377-5360, or Timothy.Matejka@snch.org.

Also, all retired South Nassau physicians, nurses, pharmacists and respiratory therapists who are able and willing to volunteer their services during the COvID-19 crisis should contact Mary Golden, assistant vice president of human resources, at (516) 632 4080.

We are grateful for your support of our hospital. Stay healthy!

DANA SANNEMAN Executive director of public affairs, Mount Sinai South Nassau

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