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SIxth-GRADeR SABRINA heNRIquez held a sign for her teachers as they drove by during one of the parades that Oceanside schools organized last week to lift students’ spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Parading through Oceanside Teachers greet students in ‘car caravans’

By BRIANA BoNFIGlIo bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Teachers are missing their students — and the students miss them, too.

Sixth-graders at Oceanside School No. 2 were feeling especially upset because it is their last year in elementary school, and it is uncertain if they will be back to enjoy the fun sendoff events that the grade normally takes part in.

That is, until they were

treated to a big event on March 26: a teachers’ parade.

“It really made my day,” sixth-grader Jacob DiDio said. “This has never happened ever, and they thought of this idea to see all the kids that they haven’t seen in a while.”

Teacher Donna Gales and School No. 2 Principal Erin Marone helped organize the route, and more than 20 teachers and staff members took part.

“This was a group effort,” Gales said. “The School No. 2 staff is like a second family to each other. We were talking the other night and wanted to do something special for our students — ‘our kids.’”

“Many families are overwhelmed and nervous,” she added. “Hopefully, seeing us waving to them will provide just a little security. In such uncertain times, this is what they will remember 10 years Continued on page 3 Continued on page xx

As coronavirus cases climb at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, the hospital has set up two triage tents in a parking lot, and the local business community is pitching in to help the staff.

“We have more than 100 patients who are COVID-positive,” said Joe Calderone, the hospital’s senior vice president of corporate communications and development. “The surge is here.”

The triage tents will be used to screen patients who present with coronavirus-like symptoms.

Combined, the tents can hold up to 20 cots, but the number can be doubled as needs arise, Calderone said. They were built to keep patients who have the symptoms away from others and as an extension of the Emergency Department.

Calderone cautioned that the triage area is not meant to be a testing center like the one set up at Jones Beach. If people feel coronavirus-like symptoms, they are urged to call their primary physicians and not to come to the hospital seeking a test.

The tents are fully equipped and will enable physicians to obtain electronic medical records, while also providing patients with a language transla-

tor as needed. Patients will be brought into and discharged from the tents as needed, Calderone said, and they will be brought into the hospital’s Emergency Department if they need additional care. The department has designated a space to house coronavirus positive patients as a way to segregate them from those who are suspected to have the virus, and patients who do not exhibit symptoms.

The tents were a part of hospital administrators’ emergency preparedness plan for the expected rise in patients amid the pandemic. As an additional measure, the Nassau Parkway entrance on the southern part of the hospital has been reopened for ambulatory patients after being recently closed for a construction project.

While the hospital had some issues with mask and supply shortage when coronavirus cases climbed, its partnership with Mount Sinai has enabled it to procure the needed equipment, Calderone said. In addition, the Chinese American Association of Long Island donated 10,000 surgical masks to the hospital last week, and construction workers who are not working because of the virus have also donated materials.

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Teachers keep spirits high by parading around town from now. Knowing that we love and care for them is paramount.”

Parents and students were happy to be outdoors, seeing neighbors and showing their support as their teachers came by honking their horns and waving out of car windows.

Many students said they were bored at home every day, and the event offered an exciting opportunity to make posters, see the community in person and pose for yearbook photos.

“It was really fun,” sixth-grader Jordyn Andrews said. “Everybody had posters, and they were honking down the street, and we got to see all their smiling faces.”

“I miss my friends and my teachers,” sixth-grader Sabrina Henriquez said. “I wish to be back in school with them, so it was a very good thing for my school to do.”

Oceanside Middle School teachers also paraded down neighborhoods in their cars on March 24.

“Stronger together … even when we are apart” is the new slogan in the

Oceanside School District, as teachers and staff rallied to bring a unified spirit to students while they are home from school because of the virus.

Oceanside Middle School teachers expressed that sentiment loud and clear when they drove by students’ homes in a “car caravan” parade.

More than 25 teachers and staff members greeted current and former students, neighbors, family members and friends from their cars, holding signs, honking horns and waving along the way.

Staff members divided the many school communities that comprise the district to ensure the caravan visited all neighborhoods, said Michelle Mastrande, the middle school assistant principal.

The middle school’s guidance counselor, Kathy Dunne, had suggested the idea, and world language teacher and Oceanside resident Christina Castilla-Lyson organized it.

“The staff was overwhelmed by the warm greetings that they received from the community,” Mastrande said, “and hope that it brought smiles to the faces of their students.”

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Jordyn andrews, a sixth-grader at School No. 2, was enthusiastic about the celebration.

sixth-grade Class president at School No. 2 Jacob DiDio, top left, showed his school pride with his brothers, fourthgrader Lucas DiDio and second-grader Mason DiDio.

administratiVe seCretary debbie Boha also took part in the festivities.

natalie and ViCtoria Bizzoco, above, blew up balloons for the occasion. natalie, left, and Victoria Bizzoco, in sixth and fourth grades, respectively, held signs for their teachers.

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Oceanside High School wins $15,000 for its library oceanside HigH scHool won a competition with a video highlighting the OSD Go Read initiative.

By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Oceanside High School has earned $15,000 for the school library by placing as a semifinalist in the Follett Challenge.

The school created a music video called “In the Library” late last year and submitted it to the nationwide contest. The video highlights programs in the district’s OSD Go Read initiative, which encourages students to pick up more books.

“I was so excited,” said OHS Librarian Christine Sartory, “but from the beginning, I had a good feeling. I just loved the way it turned out.”

“In the Library” uses the melody of Prince’s “Little Red Corvette” and changes the lyrics to convey the impact of OSD Go Read. OHS student Matthew Miniero stars in the video as the lead singer and performer.

About 200 peers holding books join him throughout the video.

“They just did an amazing job,” said Pete Nasta, a local Follett representative. “They had steep competition throughout the whole country. They weren’t just competing against Suffolk, Nassau and the five boroughs, so that, to me, is pretty awesome.”

The library can use the earnings to purchase new books and digital services through Follett, a content, technology and service provider for kindergarten through 12th grade. “I was thrilled,” Sartory said. “Fifteen-thousand dollars is a tremendous amount of money when you’re purchasing books.”

Nasta noted that Follett hosts the competition each year to give back and gave out a total of $200,000 to schools. OHS will now have one year to spend the winnings to upgrade the library’s collection.

In addition to buying new books, Sartory hopes to

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“genre-fy” the library, she said. This means sorting the shelves by genre, rather than author’s last name or the Dewey Decimal system. Follett offers the service to help with organization of the books free of charge, Nasta said.

“Our circulation is way up,” Sartory said, “but when kids come in, they ask, ‘Where are the horror books?’ and we say, ‘You have to go to the computer and search.’

If we can just point them in the right direction, it makes

it so much easier for them.”

Sartory said that Follett would have presented a plaque to the school, but with schools closed because of the coronavirus, she is not sure when it could happen. “[The video] is like a little slice of history,” she said.

“It will always be something I remember fondly. I’m really excited that we won, and it’s just the beginning because now I’m obsessed with this competition. Hopefully we will be back this year and be able to celebrate.”

Builders Club supports cancer research Before the coronavir us closed schools, members of Lincoln Orens Middle School’s Builders Club supported the Melanoma Research Foundation through a “Cocoa for Cancer” fundraiser.

Club members sold hot chocolate during their lunch periods to raise money for the org anization and increase awareness about the illness.

In all, $204 was donated in memory of a student’s family member. The Builders Clup is sponsored by the Island Park Kiwanis Club and meets under the guidance of teacher Karen Davis.

Courtesy Island Park Public Schools; compiled by Mike Smollins

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MeMBers of lincoln Orens Middle School’s Builders Club recently supported the Melanoma Research Foundation through a fundraiser.

Closed doors for recovery groups amid virus Laura Curran’s mental health tips

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While many agencies across the state and county are focused on the physical and financial impact of the COVID-19 virus, the mental health of the county’s 1.36 million residents is just as critically important. And recovery groups of all kinds have felt the impact of social distancing and closed doors more than most.

Speaking at a news conference in Eisenhower Park on March 19, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran spoke of the difficulties faced by recovering addicts of all varieties who had mainly been using schools and churches for meeting places, until Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s declarations limiting the number of people who could meet in one place.

But many venues had already closed their doors to outside organizations.

“None of my regular meetings are happening now,” said one longtime AA member who attends weekly meetings in Seaford, Wantagh, Levittown and Bellmore. “I found one in Wantagh that I hadn’t been to before, but it’s been suspended now, too.”

In normal times, Nassau County has more than 700 AA meetings a week, with about 30 in Seaford and Wantagh.

Other recovery groups besides AA have been similarly hard hit.

Meetings are a key tool for many recovering addicts and are especially important for those just beginning to live without their substances of choice.

“I’m really worried about the people just coming out of rehabs or treatment centers,” the AA member said. Like many in the various fellowships, he requested that his name not be used.

“They’re the most vulnerable, and the tools of recovery are new to them and pretty confusing. Without a regular support group, and especially with the extra stress of the coronavirus, I think a lot of them are going to have a rough time.”

Groups have coped in a variety of ways, he said. Some smaller groups have sought out alternative venues, including parks. Others have set up conference calls or meetings via Google Hangouts or Skype. The various fellowships’ local websites contain information on call-in numbers and access codes.

Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, chief executive officer of FCA (Family and Children’s Association) echoed both Curran and the AA member’s concerns. The FCA sponsors prog rams for recovering addicts and has shelters throughout Nassau County, including one in Wantagh.

Reynolds, whose organization has weathered many major crises in its 135 years, from the global Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 to Hurricane Sandy, said his chief concern was the speed with which mental health issues have arisen, as well as their severity. “With Sandy, it took a couple of weeks before we began to see some of the things we’re seeing now after just a few days,” he said.

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■ Keep a regular schedule. If you work at home, maintain a professional, businesslike attitude during your normal work hours.

■ Limit your news intake. Too much exposure to bad news can cause or worsen depression or anxiety.

■ Exercise. Parks are open, and the weather is warming up.

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Nassau COuNTY ExECuTIvE Laura Curran and Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein addressed mental health concerns at a news conference March 18. paper and ground beef. “Addicts are staffed” at the Department of Social hoarding heroin,” Reynolds said. The Services. Departments are still in the problem, he said, is that “they buy process of making the adjustments necenough to last them for a week and end essary to protect clients and employees, up doing it all in a weekend.” The result but every department is prepared to has been a spike in overdoses. Accord- support the needs of the county’s 1.4 ing to the state Department million residents, she said. of Health, the opioid crisis In the interim, the counin Nassau County has “sigty was in the process of nificantly worsened” since working out alternatives to the beginning of the year, procedures that, according with 6.5 overdoses per to state law, mandated face100,000 residents. “And this to-face meetings. And Mediwas already ground zero for care agreed last week to the opioid crisis,” he said. extend coverage for mental People with prescriphealth providers via teletions for pain medication medicine, she said — a first. face similar fears, Reynolds Even for those not dealsaid, adding, “Many turn to ing with directly with menalcohol as the most effective tal health issues like addicalternative.” tion, the contagion has Treatment centers were caused high levels of anxiencountering unforeseen ety and stress. Cur ran difficulties as well. “A large emphasized the need for stapart of our population has bility in the face of the disbeen mandated to us by the ruptions of work and percourts,” said Susan Klein, susaN KLEIN sonal schedules that many program director at South- Program director, now face as they transition east Nassau Guidance Cenfrom office, school or job ter in Seaford. “They’re Southeast Nassau site to home. “Keep a reguworried they won’t have Guidance Center lar schedule, and stick to access to the lab facilities or it,” she suggested. “Working other ways of maintaining from home can lead to anxicompliance.” Failure to do so might ety. When family members distract you, expose such clients to legal penalties, just say, ‘I’m at work.’” since treatment has been ordered in Curran also recommended exercise, some cases in lieu of fines or jail time. especially in any of the county’s numerThe guidance center is an outpatient ous parks. Parks are not only ideal locafacility with offices in Wantagh and Lev- tions to practice social distancing, she ittown, as well as Klein’s Seaford facili- said; fresh air and exercise are keys to ty. “A lot of what we do can be done by maintaining health. phone,” she said. “We’ve been doing Finally, Curran said that “small kindindividual counseling by phone, and nesses go a long way” in easing the tenhave been working this week to set up sions brought on by isolation and uncerteleconferencing for our group ses- tainty. sions.”

Curran was joined at the news conDespite the challenges the spread of ference by Nancy Nunziata, the county coronavirus has created Nassau Coun- commissioner of social services; Directy’s mental health services remain open tor of Community Services Omayra for business,.

Perez; Reynolds; and Nassau County Some personnel have been sent home, Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Curran said, but “all our desks are Eisenstein.

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lot of what we do can be done by phone.

We’ve been … working this week to set up teleconferencing for our group sessions.

■ Be kind. Look for opportunities to help one another. “If you bought too much toilet paper, and your neighbor doesn’t have any, give them a couple of rolls,” Curran advised. “It’ll help both of you feel better.”

Source: Nassau County Executive Laura Curran

Mental health and recovery resources ■ Nassau County mental health hotline: (516) 227-TALK (8255).

■ Alcoholics Anonymous Intergroup: (516) 292-3040 or www. infonassau-aa.org ■ The Intergroup office is closed, but it is maintaining 24/7 phone service via call forwarding.

■ Narcotics Anonymous Intergroup: (516) 898-9500 or www. nassauna.org ■ Gamblers Anonymous Intergroup (855) 222-5542 or www.longisland-ga.com Nunziata said her department had changed some of its protocols to reflect the need to avoid close contact. Documents will no longer be dropped off in person, for example, but will be deposited in sliding drawers.

But whether residents need food stamps, emergency housing or any of her departments’ services, “We are there,” she said, emphatically echoing Curran’s message.

Perez advised residents to “take breaks from all the news coverage,” which can be overwhelming, especially for children. “Talk to your children factually but calmly,” she said. And for those with existing mental health issues, she underscored the importance of keeping up treatment. For anyone needing immediate help, she recommended calling the county’s mental health hotline, (516) 227-TALK (8255).

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naSSau county ExEcutivE Laura Curran announced that Nassau is holding online webinars for those applying for FEMA assistance. and federal partners to get as much support as possible,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran in a release.

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An estimated 3,600 patients had been discharged from hospitals, including 846 yesterday. “You see a Gov. Andrew Cuomo, speaking trend line people being discharged,” Sunday in Albany, extended a direc- Cuomo said, noting that 20 percent of tive that keeps all non-essential work- COVID-19 patients must be hospitalers at home through April 15. The ized. Among those who were hospitalized and released was order came as the the so-called “patient total number of zero,” the New Rochelle COVID-19 cases stateattor ney who was the wide reached more first reported coronavithan 60,000 as of Monrus case in New York. day morning.

Cuomo spoke of the T he USNS Comtravel ban, or quaranfor t, he said, was tine, President Trump headed to New York had proposed for New and would arrive by York Saturday. The presiMonday. It would not dent backed down on the t r e a t c o r o n av i r u s plan, and the Centers for patients, but rather Disease Control and Prewould attend to other vention instead issued a pressing cases to travel advisory, asking relieve pressure on Governor andrew cuomo that New Yorkers engage New York City hospionly in essential travel. tals, a number of Cuomo pointed out that which are struggling New Yorkers are under a stay-atto keep pace with the influx of home directive that requires they COVID-19 patients.

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On March 20, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that “federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of New York to supplement states, tribes and local recovery efforts” in areas that have been affected by the coronavirus.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is urging all local hospitals, nonprofits and municipalities to “dedicate staff to apply for this very important FEMA disaster assistance.”

FEMA reimbursements will fund actions retroactive to Jan. 20 that relate to “saving lives, protecting public health and safety, preventing damage to public health and safety and preventing damage to public and private property.”

Potential applicants must complete a webinar via WebEx. The webinar has a brief application process that can be found at https://bit.ly/2UDpC87.

“We are experiencing an unprecedented situation that is causing an extraordinary financial burden on our local economy, especially essential operations throughout the County. I am strongly recommending all eligible organizations join this webinar as the first step to applying for the assistance available in order to keep these essential operations going through this pandemic. We will continue to work with our state

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news briefs

Governor Cuomo on Friday halted any “non-essential” construction work, and at any work site where construction continues, social distancing must be maintained.

Essential construction, Cuomo said, is defined as “a project necessary to protect health and safety of the occupants, or to continue a project if it would be unsafe to allow to remain undone until it is safe to shut the site.”

Other essential construction includes work on roads, bridges, transit facilities, utilities, hospitals or healthcare facilities,

Nassau County’s Coronavirus Economic Advisory Council is asking business owners to fill out a confidential survey to gauge how the COVID-19 outbreak is hurting small, medium and big businesses throughout the county.

Survey data will be sent to state officials, including Governor Cuomo, to ensure that Long Island receives future assistance dollars that it might be entitled to, Kevin Law, executive director of the Long Island Association, said Friday during a LIA webinar to help businesses survive the coronavirus outbreak.

County Executive Laura Curran created the advisory council, and appointed Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz and Nassau Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel to

affordable housing and homeless shelters.

Any sites where social distancing cannot maintained must close, and the state, working with local officials, will enforce the requirement, including with fines of up to $10,000 per violation, according to the governor.

The order does not include a single worker who is the sole employee on a job site, Cuomo said.

For more, go to liherald.com for daily updates.

–Scott Brinton

Governor:

School’s out through April 15 Schools must remain closed and learning must continue to take place online, at least through April 15, according to a new executive order issued by Governor Cuomo Friday to protect students and teachers against the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The order extends an earlier one that had closed schools through March 30.

As of Sunday, more than 60,000 New

Yorkers had been infected with the coronavirus.

Cuomo described the pandemic as historic, saying it is testing the nation and will forge character.

For more, go to liherald.com for daily updates.

–Scott Brinton

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County seeking comment on business activity head it up.

The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete, and asks questions on how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected businesses’ employees, finances and operations.

“Working together as a business community will be critical to our future success once the crisis subsides,” said Kessel, who added that the IDA is reviewing proposals from development firms to advise the county on economic recovery.

The survey may be found at hofstra. edu/economicimpact, with responses due

by April 1.

For more, go to nassauida.org.

For more, check liherald.com for daily updates.

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Belmont construction on halt

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“The progress that has been made since the groundbreaking is truly incredible, and is a credit to all of the construcConstruction on the Belmont Park tion workers that have been there every redevelopment project grinded to a halt on day,” he continued. “Those workers are all March 27, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo part of our community, and we want them announced that all “non-essential” con- safe and healthy.” struction would stop to maintain social As of last month, almost all of the aredistancing. The project was na’s foundation was installed, expected to be completed in and Anthony Lopez, senior time for the 2021 - 22 hockey project manager for Manhatseason. tan-based Sterling Project In his announcement, the Development said he expected governor defined essential the majority of the steel and construction as projects that the roof to be installed by the are “necessary to protect the summer. health and safety of the occu“By the summertime of pants, or to continue a project this year,” he vowed at the if it would be unsafe to allow time, “you’re going to see a it to remain undone.” The fully-developed building.” term includes work on bridgA new substation to power es, roads, transit facilities, the arena was also about 60 to utilities, hospitals, health care 70 percent complete at the end facilities, affordable housing lou of February, according to and homeless shelters.

Peter Montalvo, the associate laMoRiello All other projects would be project manager of PSEG, President and put on pause until April 21. and construction on a new The Belmont Park project, general manager, full-time Elmont Long Island meanwhile, includes the con- New York Islanders Rail Road station was expectstruction of an 18,000-seat ed to begin in the spring. arena for the New York LIRR officials have worked on Islanders hockey franchise, a 250-room the station’s design since last fall, Hector hotel, a community center, commercial Garcia, the railroad’s senior director of office space and 350,000 square feet of external affairs, said, and the Metropoliretail space. tan Transportation Authority board “We support Gov. Cuomo’s efforts to approved a $65 million contract for the staeliminate the COVID-19 virus,” Lou Lam- tion’s construction at the end of January. oriello, Islanders president and general The south platform, serving eastbound manager, said in a statement, calling trains, was to be completed by October Cuomo “the driving force behind the con- 2021, with the north platform finished a struction of the Belmont Park arena. year later.

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RatepayeRs in the Lynbrook Water District will not see the originally scheduled rate hike for another five months.

NYAW postpones April rate hike until September

By Mike Conn mconn@liherald.com

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, New York American Water announced on March 25 that it is postponing its scheduled April 1 rate hike until Sept. 1. The rate hike would see households in the Lynbrook Water District using 8,000 gallons of water per month In the Lynbrook service area, bills for 8,000-gallon users will jump from about $66 to roughly $70 per month.

“New York American Water recognized the need for action in these unprecedented times,” said NYAW President Lynda DiMenna, “and we are grateful to Chair [John] Rhodes and the [Public Service] Commission for their leadership and swift action to postpone the Company’s previously approved rate increase, originally scheduled to go into effect April 1, until September 1, 2020. Access to clean, safe and reliable water service is essential and we hope to provide some relief for those customers who may experience financial hardships as a result of this public health emergency.”

NYAW said it has suspended the shutting off of water services due to non-payment and service will be restored to ratepayers whose service was previously discontinued for nonpayment.

In the Lynbrook service area, the first

3,000 gallons on April 1 will increase to just more than 49 cents per every 100 gallons, compared with 46 cents before the hike.

The next 3,000 will cost 67.7 cents, up from 62.6 cents, while the next 9,000 gallons will jump to 97.2 cents from 90 cents for every 100 gallons. At the top tier, above 15,000 gallons, the cost jumps to $1.2849 from a current $1.1771 for every hundred gallons.

The pending sale of NYAW to Liberty Utilities was not set to impact the rate increases before they were postponed. In November, the company announced the $608 million sale to Liberty, a sub-utility of the Ontario-based Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., which owns and operates water, wastewater and energy utilities in 14 states, serving over 800,000 customers.

Liberty has vowed to freeze rate hikes through 2023 after the sale is complete.

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, said he was not a proponent of the rate hikes, and noted that NYAW’s sale should be an opportunity to end them. “American Water has been systematically raising rates and delivering subpar service for years, but I am working hard to stop this latest increase from being approved and am optimistic,” Kaminsky said in January. “Soon this utility will cease operating [on Long Island] and that gives us an opportunity to secure real pricing relief with whoever takes over.”

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Mount Sinai South Nassau■hospital■has■set■up■two■triage■tents■for■coronavirus■patients■amid■the■outbreak.■Together,■the■tents■can■fit■up■to■20■cots,■but■hospital■administrators■ said■the■number■could■be■doubled■if■necessary.

Community rallies around MSSN hospital Continued froM front munity has been responding to the hospital’s needs,” Calderone said.

Even though local shops have had to limit business recently, they are no less in the giving spirit, perhaps even more so than ever before.

Healthcare workers at the hospital received many food donations from local businesses as they treat coronavirus patients.

Workers from Dee’s Nursery also showed community spirit by placing carnations on every car in the physician and employee parking lot last week to express their appreciation.

Calderone said the donations have raised the staff ’s mood. “It’s extremely helpful, but it’s more than just the food,” he said. “It’s really lifting the spirits of everyone here, especially our frontline staff because they see that the community is rallying around the hospital, and that’s more valuable than the food.”

Dana Sanneman, MSSN’s executive director of public affairs, said a few community groups have raised money through Facebook and used it to pay local businesses to deliver to area hospitals.

“The community is supporting the businesses,” she said. “The restaurants that are shut down except for takeout, it’s keeping them going, and at the same time, it’s helping the frontline workers.”

The Kiwanis Club of Oceanside and the Oceanside Library have also joined forces to help the staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau and local restaurants, delis and other businesses, but they need the community’s assistance.

Volunteers from the Kiwanis and library staff are collecting donations and will coordinate with MSSN to purchase meals from local eateries to deliver to its staff. Sanneman and Calderone each expressed their gratitude to the library and Kiwanis Club for their efforts.

Tony Iovino, the library’s assistant director for community services, explained the motivation behind the col-

doCtorS and nurSeS working■in■the■negative■pressure■tents■will■be■able■to■access■patients■electronic■medical■records■from■computer■terminals■located■in■each■tent. lection.

“We have a close partnership with Mount Sinai South Nassau,” he said.

“They regularly run programs for our patrons at the library. We decided to run a fundraiser and use the money to have meals delivered to the hospital staff and to our local first responders.”

Iovino said donations poured in from more than 100 residents, as well as Kiwanis members, library personnel, the Kiwanettes of Oceanside and the chamber of commerce. The efforts raised more than $5,000 in the first week, and the plan is to deliver 200 meals at a time to the hospital.

Additionally, the project received a large donation from the Levitt Foundation, a trust that has provided the library with grants in the past. “The grant was arranged by Patricia Roth, a library trustee and Kiwanian, and will enable us to deliver a lot of meals in the weeks to come,” Iovino said.

For more information about making donations to Mount Sinai South Nassau, call (516) 377-5360.

Briana Bonfiglio contributed to this story.

Businesses that donated to MSSn: ■■ Tony■D’s■Pizzeria■(Hewlett) ■■ Hewlett■Frozen■Yogurt ■■ Lia’s■Pizzeria■(Oceanside) ■■ Massapequa■Diner ■■ F&L■Deli■&■Catering■(Lynbrook) ■■ Finn’s■ Delicatessen■ &■ Caterers■ (Massapequa) ■■ LB■Social■(Long■Beach) ■■ 24■Hour■Bagel■(Oceanside) ■■ SoBol■Rockville■Centre

■■ Blue■ Moon■ Pizza,■ Restaurant■ and■ Bar■ (RVC) ■■ Sugar■Berry■Bakery■Café■(RVC) ■■ Bagel■Boss■(Oceanside) ■■ Impression■Maker■■Berkshire■Hathaway■ Laffey■International■(Williston■Park) ■■ Vicki■Mertz■&■Mario’s■Bakery■(Oceanside) ■■ Lido■Kosher■Deli■(Long■Beach) ■■ Pancho’s■Cantina■(Island■Park)

■■ Oceanside■Library/Kiwanis■Club ■■ Bonbinos■Pizza■and■Catering■(Rockville■ ■■ Mother■Kelly’s■(RVC) Centre) ■■ Jack’s■Pizza■(Island■Park) ■■ Polka■Dot■Pound■Cake■(RVC) ■■ Flour■Shoppe■(RVC) ■■ The■Pretzel■Stop■(RVC) ■■ Front■Street■Bakery■(RVC) ■■ CJ’s■Coffee■Shop■(RVC)

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Though the coronavirus has had a negative impact on local businesses, it has not stopped them from donating to those putting their health at risk to help others.

Health care workers at Mount Sinai South Nassau have seen a wealth of food donations from local businesses as they treat coronavirus patients.

“The unsolicited response has been overwhelming,” said Joe Calderone, the hospital’s senior vice president of corporate communications and development. “The generosity and concern of the community has lifted the spirits of our front line nurses, physicians and support staff who are on the front line against COVID-19 as they care for patients.”

Donations have come in from Sugarberry Bakery, Blue Moon Pizzeria, Flour Shoppe Café, Polka Dot Pound Cake, Bagel Boss, Long Island Bagel Café, F&L Deli, Massapequa Diner, Doughologist and many others, the hospital indicated in several Tweets last week.

In addition, workers from Dees Nursery placed carnations on every car in the physician and employee parking lot on Tuesday to show their appreciation.

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Sailing a ship of hope Oceanside resident Linda Chetkof submitted this photo of a medical ship her nephew, John Lovell, is on in Manhattan. President Trump saw off the 70,000-ton Navy ship, the USNS Comfort, as it left Norfolk, Va., and headed to New York with medical staff and beds aboard to help amid the coronavirus outbreak. Lovell has been an engineer for many years and has served with the military sealift command for the past five.

We are proud of our staff who are tirelessly caring for our patients during this unusual time.

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An Oceanside man was arrested on March 23 and charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly firing a gun in his driveway.

According to the Nassau County Police Department, Thomas Zoeller, 57, allegedly fired a 22-caliber rifle and a BB gun in his driveway after aiming them across the street from his home.

The police were responding to a call informing them that there were shots fired, and found Zoeller standing in his driveway. He was taken into police custody without incident, and no injuries were reported.

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Library a vital resource online during pandemic

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Though The building has been closed since March 13, the Oceanside Library has created several online programs to keep residents active during the coronavirus pandemic. had a number of guest readers,” she said. “Sen. Todd Kaminsky and County Legislator Debra Mulé have already read for us, and County Executive Laura Curran and Assemblywoman [Judy] Griffin are scheduled to read to our children in the next week or so.”

Marra noted that the library board has been productive during the crisis.

“They immediately mandated that all employees be paid their normal compensation, including part-timers, and that our presenters be paid for the programs we are cancelling,” she said. “Many of these people, like our ‘Play Hooray’ presenters, are local people working for

themselves or small companies. We didn’t want to see anyone get hurt to the extent we can help it. Our board has supported the innovative efforts we brought to them.

For example, anyone who doesn’t have a library card can now obtain a temporary digital library card that will let them access our online resources, and our Board has let us add a lot more of those resources.”

Tony Iovino, the library’s assistant director for community services, spoke online for the Long Island Library Resource Council before 100 staff members from other Long Island libraries on Oceanside’s response.

“I spoke about our great team, and about the culture we have created which allowed us to move so nimbly,” he said. “No one else has the online programming we have, either in numbers or diversity. I have had dozens of inquiries from all over the country about our response and how other libraries can follow us.”

The library has started reading clubs for all ages, similar to the summer reading clubs held annually, with prizes donated by the Friends of the Oceanside Library.

The Library also instituted a number of events, like having staff members play Words with Friends against patrons, and a life skills challenge, where the library asks teens to post photos or Tik Tok videos of them doing chores around the house.

“Our Project Coordinator Deborah Keehner, the parent of two Oceanside students, has been invaluable in creating programs, pushing through ideas, and working on our social media,” Iovino said. “She has also given us a parent’s perspective and allowed us to mold programs to their needs.”

As for the next few weeks, library administrators intend to keep expanding its online presence. For more details, visit oceansidelibrary.org.

Courtesy Oceanside Library; compiled by Mike Smollins

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In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Oceanside library has launched dozens of online programs and projects designed to provide the community with information, education and entertainment.

As the COVID-19 outbreak continued to grow, the library closed to the public on March 13, but administrators have offered plenty of ways for the facility to remain a vital part of the community during this trying time.

“As soon as we closed, our staff held numerous teleconferences and shared ideas on how we could continue to serve the public,” Library Director Christina Marra said. “Using online conferencing services, we were able to have a wide-range of programs up and running almost immediately. We also set up a page on our website with links to reliable sources of information, something we specialize in and which is so important in these scary and troubling times.”

The library now hosts six to 10 online programs per day, including story times, lectures, exercise classes, teen readings, book chats, book discussions, poetry readings, TED talk discussions and more.

“We reached out to several of our key partners right away,” said Ocaria DiMango, the library’s adult program coordinator. “Molloy College’s Center for Mental Health and Wellness did a program on how to cope with the stress of this crisis, and Dr. Ronan of Baldwin Harbor Pediatrics did a lecture on how this affects children, and how to keep them healthy. Both of them regularly do programs for us when we are open.”

DiMango said that the library has partnered with some of its regular programmers to provide online content, including their yoga, meditation and art presenters, and that more lectures and programs are upcoming.

Michelle Samuel, the head of children’s services, is running three story times per day.

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Clavin asks governor for school tax moratorium

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In the face of massive lay-offs and rising interest rates, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin on March 26 asked N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo to issue an executive order deferring the second round of 2019-20 school tax payments to June 11 from May 11.

As Cuomo ordered a hike in mandatory lay-offs to 75 percent from 50 percent for most businesses on March 23, Clavin sought breathing room for the township’s beleaguered residents and businesses. The move was also prompted by the large number of senior citizens — the group most susceptible to the COVID19 virus — who pay their taxes in person.

“We’ve been reaching out to the governor and asking him to keep doing what he’s been doing — lead,” Clavin said.

“We believe he will [issue the order].”

The first round of school taxes has already been collected. The second round represents about 65 percent of the total the town will collect this fiscal year.

“You can pay by credit card, by phone or online — you can even send us a letter,” said Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, who joined Clavin. “But about 55,000 people — mainly seniors — still prefer to pay in person.”

The building where residents normally pay their taxes was closed because of the virus. But to underscore her point, Driscoll indicated the two collection booths behind the podium, where drivers continued to pay their taxes as she spoke.

“Thousands of taxpayers, especially senior citizens, are arriving at our offices recounting their concerns over exposure to the deadly virus,” Driscoll said.

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Tow n C o u n c i l m a n A n t h o n y D’Esposito, whom Clavin tapped to coordinate the town’s response to the virus, outlined some of the additional measures the town has taken in response to the crisis.

“We’re probably one of the only townships in the state that has a complete operational emergency medical facility,” he said. “Our most important mission is to keep everyone safe,” he said.

A t t h e s a m e t i m e, D ’ E s p o s i t o described the devastation to local businesses as “scary. Restaurants that were booming businesses just a few weeks ago are now only doing take-out and deliv-

ery,” he said.

With the start of widespread testing this week, the number of positive cases has increased dramatically, and with them, governments at all levels are beginning to feel pressure to grant tax relief. Even the Internal Revenue Service, whose indomitability is proverbial, has agreed to waive penalties and interest on federal income taxes until July 15, provided taxpayers file their returns by April 15.

California and Maryland have also granted limited tax relief. California Gov. Gavin Newsome pushed back the state’s filing deadline by 60 days, according to news reports; and Maryland has eased payment requirements on some forms of business tax.

Call our editors today 516-569-4000 or email execeditor@liherald.com

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. KENNETH ISAACSON, if he be living, if he be dead, his respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through KENNETH ISAACSON, if he be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence

are unknown to the plaintiff, et al, Defts.

Index #603816/2019.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Feb. 25, 2020, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a District 11, Section 54, Block 569, Lot 10. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, AGAINST BETHEL MURRAY, et al.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on November 8, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 14, 2020 at 11:30

AM premises known as 3112 ROYAL AVENUE, OCEANSIDE, NY 11572.

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 43, Block 203 and Lot 3 (group 3-4).

Approximate amount of judgment $544,420.65 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #14-007874.

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Town of HempsTead Supervisor Donald Clavin, left, and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito outlined their request of Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a deferral of school taxes.

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New Horizon Counseling Center in Valley Stream, one of the region’s leading nonprofit behavioral health organizations, is available seven days a week to provide support and counseling during the coronavirus crisis.

New Horizon offers a “full plate of services,” including services for adults, teenagers and families. The center takes a “compassionate, patient-centered” approach to counseling.

Particularly important during this time, New Horizon offers telemedicine, via telephone or telehealth.

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“We are navigating uncharted territory, and in times like these, many of us are suffering. It’s important to understand that we are not helpless. Now more than ever, it’s so important to maintain a connection. New Horizon Counseling is your lifeline to your emotional health. Social distancing and quarantine don’t have to mean lack of connection. Reach out to the New Horizon team and let us support and empower you during this critical time.”

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How soap helps to destroy the coronavirus

By DAVID LAROUSERIE, ERIC DEDIER and AUDREY LAGADEC A virus is a core of genetic material encased in a protective membrane. The virus reproduces itself by infecting other cells. The membrane is made up of molecules with weak connections.

On contact with water, the membrane’s molecules adhere to each other to repel the water. Surfactants like soap, chemically similar to the membrane’s lipids, lead to the destruction of the virus’ protective envelope.

A lipid is a soluble biomolecule.

Alcohol

Hand sanitizers with at least 60 percent alcohol — or alcohol itself of the same or greater strength — cause the coronavirus’ proteins to deteriorate, as well as weakening the cohesion of the membrane, because the envelope does not work to repel alcohol as actively as it does water.

Pall Thordarson, of Australia’s University of New South Wales, explained that “hand sanitizers and soap are equally efficacious.”

–Le Monde, March 24

Governor Cuomo moves presidential primary

By SCOtt BRIntOn sbrinton@liherald.com

Governor Cuomo has moved the presidential primary date from April 28 to June 23 because of concern over possible COVID-19 spread during the primary.

The move came Saturday as coronavirus cases statewide surpassed 52,000, and by the end of the weekend had topped 60,000.

Also over the weekend, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said the virus

had spread to the Nassau County Correctional Facility in East Meadow, where three inmates were infected and 13 were under “precautionary quarantine.”

Curran said another virus, with symptoms similar to COVID-19, appears to be out in the community, making detection of the coronavirus harder.

“If you are mildly symptomatic,” she said, “you can stay home and call your healthcare provider.”

For more, follow the Herald’s daily updates on liherald.com.

The Long Island Association, a regional business advocacy group, was supposed to host its spring luncheon last Friday, featuring retired Yankee great Alex Rodriguez, but instead it held an hour-long webinar to offer information and advice on how businesses can stay alive during the COVDID-19 outbreak.

Businesses “are the lifeline of Long Island,” the LIA’s executive director, Kevin Law, told an audience of 600, who listened in via the internet. “So many of our businesses are struggling.”

Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of employees have been laid off in recent weeks as states like New York have closed “non-essential” businesses to slow the rate of coronavirus infection.

Right now, Law said, the federal government is not offering direct relief to business owners, except in Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans. The loans only go to businesses that are “unable to pay ordinary and necessary business expenses” because of a crisis like the coronavirus outbreak, he said.

As of Friday morning, the SBA was still charging interest on those loans, Law said. But under federal relief legislation being considered in Congress, interest could be reduced to zero, provided a business holds onto its employees through the

crisis, he said. It was unclear at press time if that measure had passed.

Law urged business owners in need to apply for SBA loans, but suggested they might wait until there was greater certainty whether the federal government would charge interest on the loans. In this way, business owners would not have to rescind their first loan application and apply again.

There was discussion on tenant evictions for business owners unable to make their rent. Law noted that Governor Cuomo placed a stay on all evictions for 90 days. It was unclear, however, whether rent would be forgiven.

Law also noted that landlords must pay mortgages on their properties to banks. If businesses cannot make their rent, landlords cannot pay their mortgages, and banks cannot meet their obligations. Here, Law said, federal intervention would likely be needed to ensure all parties are made financially whole.

Law said digging out of the economic hole that the coronavirus crisis has caused will require a coordinated regional approach, through the Regional Economic Development Counci.

“There are certain things that we can do immediately…” Law said. “Then there are things that will require longer-term planning.”

To apply for a SBA loan, go to SBA.gov.

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How to help with appreciation packages for New York Guard soldiers The New York Guard Association wants to put together care packages for State Guard soldiers who are currently on active duty working with the National Guard on Operation COVID-19.

The association is seeking donations to make the small care packages to show its appreciation for the soldiers’ hard work and dedication. Packages will also be sent to those working behind the scenes as well, who are not on state active duty, but are volunteering their time to the Guard.

If you or a company that you work with or work for are willing to make a

monetary donation, or to donate items such as chocolates, cookies, game cards, candies, that would be greatly appreciated.

Association members are planning on making stickers that read “Thanks for your Service, Compliments NYG Association and company name” to be placed on the boxes.

To donate items or money for the “morale boosting packages” send an email to admin@newyorkguardassociation.org.

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They can avoid the anguish of having a property dispute with a new neighbor by having the stakes show exactly where the fences will go. The staking should be done close to when the fences will be done, because I’ve also seen where people move the stakes in the middle of the night. Even spray-paint the line once you know where the fence line is going, to keep things honest.

Everything you described requires a permit, and it takes time to document with plans for what you’ll be doing. If the deck is less than 3 feet above the ground, then you may be able to draw the plans yourself, according to some jurisdictions, but the plans must have enough detail and reflect the requirements in the building code to show the correct connections, structural spans and anchorage to the ground. The same goes for anything built outdoors, except the fences. For example, built-in kitchens and barbecues, awnings trellises and even air conditioning units are required to have a location plan with distances to property lines and some drawing that clearly shows the size and way it will be built.

For anyone to tell you, even during an emergency shutdown of services, that you don’t need a permit is more for their convenience than yours. It’s the most common scam in property ownership, and building departments regularly see undocumented, illegal pools, fences, decks … which need to not only be filed for, but with penalties, need to be corrected, relocated or, once in a while, removed. Because people miss the mark with notes and code compliance in their drawings, frustrated homeowners call who have already tried doing the plans themselves. The installers walk away scot-free, and the property owner has to clean up the mess, at greater cost than it would have been to do it the right way at the beginning.

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ovid-19 has completely changed the way we all live.

But along with worrying about keeping themselves and their families healthy, thousands of small business owners across New York state are losing sleep over how to keep this virus from killing the businesses they have worked so hard to build.

At the same time, lawmakers in Albany are trying to craft a budget in the face of plunging revenues. Sales taxes — much of them generated by small business — brought in a whopping $73.6 billion last year. Our schools, as well as other vital government services, rely on these funds.

When a business fails — and too many are on the precipice of failure right now — that sales tax revenue goes, too.

We believe a simple proposal could help restart local business and bolster sales tax revenues, but swift action is required by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature.

Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. Everyone wants a thriving downtown where they can shop, eat or go to a movie. The good news is that small businesses have always been engines of innovation and entrepreneurship, and we are seeing that again today as they adapt

to the new reality. Local gyms are streaming personal training sessions. Restaurants offer free delivery and online happy hours. Medical practices are expanding their telemedicine capabilities. Car mechanics are making house calls that require no personal contact at all.

Of course, it’s vital that these businesses let potential customers know about their services. That’s the role of advertising in all its myriad forms. But advertising costs money, and the sad truth is that advertising is one of the first things small businesses cut when times are tough.

Put yourself in the shoes of a local restaurateur with a stack of bills and very little money coming in. By the time she finishes paying the most urgent bills — rent, food suppliers, payroll — there’s not much left for advertising. Whatever stimulus money she gets from Washington or Albany will most likely be needed to keep the door open and the lights on. Yet studies show that how well businesses survive a downturn is in large part determined by whether they continue to market and advertise during the hard times.

Fortunately, there is a way for Albany to prime the sales-tax pump to keep revenue flowing to both small businesses and state coffers. Let businesses use some of the

money they would have sent to Albany, as sales taxes, to market their new offerings.

The formula would be simple: Every dollar a small business spends on advertising (up to some reasonable limit) would be a dollar saved off that business’s sales tax bill.

It would be a win-win-win. Local businesses would be healthier because the increased advertising would jump-start sales. The state would get more sales tax revenue because local businesses would be selling more. And media companies (like ours) would benefit from the additional ad revenue. We’d like to think that we, too, are vital to the character and strength of our communities, not to mention our democracy. Think for a moment of the critical role that journalists have played in getting vital local information out to your community during this unprecedented crisis.

The Legislature has a lot on its plate right now, and the temptation will be to bury this idea, or to take the shortsighted view that we can’t afford to do it right now.

But right now is when it’s needed. We’ve been impressed with Governor Cuomo’s levelheaded leadership in this crisis, and we call on him to back this innovative yet simple policy.

no respect for expertise. It is truly frightening, and reflects poorly upon the values of Americans.

The next time we’re looking for a person upon whom to bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom, I hope Fauci is the candidate. That might restore a little of the honor that this award is supposed to reflect.

I would like to publicly acknowledge Fauci and all of the doctors, nurses, therapists and associated medical care providers for their selfless dedication to others during a difficult time. Your efforts are deeply valued.

letters Let’s respect authority based on knowledge To the Editor: In the early 1980s I was the director of one of two infusion companies who accepted AIDS patients for care in their homes. In that epidemic we saw that the combination of ignorance and fear could do real damage and cause enormous suffering. Dr. Anthony Fauci was a leader at that time who displayed courage, calm and wisdom. He drove the effort to ensure that facts were the basis of intervention and helped de-villainize the people who suffered, both from physical illness and social stigma. He is still serving this country today, helping to balance the misinformation and political spin being spouted by the politicians surrounding him. Thank God for his presence.

If one good thing comes out of this whole pandemic, I hope that it’s a return to respect for authority based on knowledge. In today’s world of Google and social networking, it’s far too easy for people with no educational preparation or experience to assume positions of power and influence. This is always bad, but potentially disastrous in a true national emergency. As the ultimate example of this, we are facing the disaster of being led during a time that requires mature decision-making skills, humility and deference by President Trump, a man who is a willfully ignorant bully and has

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It’s time for colleges to graduate to the 21st century

he model of higher education today rests on a system created in the Middle Ages, when knowledge was highly concentrated in a few places and in a few hands. It has evolved only slowly over the centuries. And while that evolution has brought knowledge from the few to the many, it hasn’t kept pace with the rapidly changing world young people live in today.

Today’s colleges and universities operate in a time warp where higher education is over-expensive and under-performing. They are too often run by aLFonse administrators D’amaTo who sit on huge untapped endowments, and who fail to control costs, allowing tuition to climb at two or three times the general rate of inflation. They seem to assume that the willingness of parents and students to pay ever-increasing tuition is boundless.

The same goes for too many of the professors who deliver their knowledge to students. It’s more than a bit ironic that the vast majority of college instructors tilt way to the left in their political and economic philosophy, but follow decidedly mercenary policies in how they expect to work and be paid. There are far too

many examples of professors teaching 10 or 20 hours a week while raking in six-figure salaries.

In the meantime, their students will graduate with five- or six-figure college debt that will burden them for decades.

They’ll postpone starting a family or buying a house because their monthly school debt payments will eat up their paychecks.

That’s not the “better life” a college education should have provided.

Politicians have responded to this spiral of high college costs and crushing student debt in predictable ways. For years they threw more and more money at colleges in the form of government student aid. Pell Grants, Tuition Assistance Program, or TAP, aid, and subsidized student loans funneled billions of dollars to institutions of higher learning without conferring any relief on their consumers. The result: College costs climbed along with college graduates’ debt.

As this national student debt load has ballooned to over $1 trillion, today some politicians are proposing to forgive all or some of the huge debt with a massive federal bailout. It’s socialism come full circle, with government having helped fire up college costs and now “socializing” those costs with public dollars.

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LeTTers We will be stronger To the Editor: Does anyone really know what’s happening? It seems we’re all going on a trip we hadn’t planned on taking. We don’t know where we’re going or what, exactly, is coming. I believe that whether we’re young, middle-aged or old, the world as we know it today will be gone. Will our new world be better or worse? Is the cup half empty or full?

I was once nervous about the impact the internet would have on our youth.

Would they be able to think for themselves and be capable of functioning in the world? With the craziness we’re now facing, I think the use of the internet and social media are the things that will help them survive.

While some of the older generation will be cut off from what is happening in the world, the middle generation will be fighting to keep their world together and those who are younger will be keeping in touch with people all over the world to learn what is and isn’t working. They will want to be a part of the new world that is yet to come. I feel that when all is said and done, we will all be stronger to carry on.

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way to reduce student debt is to bring college costs under control. Some colleges are finally catching on that $50,000-a-year tuitions are indefensible. They’re looking for ways to freeze or even roll back those tuitions. They’re embracing rather than rejecting online learning.

They’re even holding their administrators and professors more accountable for the totality of their performance, including how their students fare after they’ve graduated.

A good example of this more accountable approach has been pursued by Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University. Daniels was the governor of Indiana before he became a college president, and he devised innovative ways of running his state that kept taxes down while delivering services in costeffective ways. That may be why he was a good fit to run a university.

At Purdue, Daniels has imposed financial discipline and academic accountability. When he became its president, he took a voluntary pay cut, and tied his future salary to “performance-based evaluation.” He has also frozen Purdue’s tuition the years he’s been there, and substantially reduced the university’s operating expenses.

Under Daniels, Purdue has fully embraced online learning, boosting the ability of Purdue students to take advan-

tage of “distance learning” (which students at every level, starting with elementary school, are learning now, amid the coronavirus pandemic). And the university established an innovative highschool-to-college program that allows under-privileged high school students from minority communities to take a faster track to college.

More colleges ought to follow Purdue’s lead, which recognizes that these institutions should enable different paths to a degree. Not everyone needs a four-year degree in subjects that offer little future employment opportunities. Many students would be far better off with technical college training that prepares them for jobs that actually need filling.

To effectively support college education, let’s focus on reducing college costs and making that education more relevant. I’m all for making public higher education as low-cost or no-cost as possible. States as politically disparate as Florida and New York are making great strides in that direction. But I also think the leaders of our private colleges and universities need to come down from their ivory towers and show some empathy for their customers, too. Let’s bring higher education into the 21st century.

Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

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Pull us together, not apart To the Editor: If I weren’t so infuriated by their actions, I would pity people like randi Kreiss, who are so blinded by their hatred of President Trump that they can’t see past it (“I wonder whether this will be our ‘year of wonder,’” March 26-April 1).

At a time like this, when we see our lives turned upside down — people we know dying from this vicious virus, schools closed, work disrupted, streets deserted, Kreiss can’t resist insulting our president.

Perhaps it took a little time to assess the situation, but Trump’s initial move to refuse entry to people coming from China was an important first step. Since then he has been praised for his strong leadership even by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, both political opponents.

The president is very much involved, and he and his top staff give daily briefings with opportunities for questions.

Kreiss never fails to make untrue accusations, and doesn’t back up with facts her opinions, such as, “He doesn’t have the capacity for the humane gesture.”

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over and over, Trump has shown his love for this country and its people. Where is your humanity, Ms. Kreiss? Instead of trying to score cheap political points, how about encouraging people to pull together

in this unprecedented crisis and just be concerned with the well-being of all Americans, regardless of political differences.

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We want to help you continue doing business. Tell us your challenges, your needs and your message.

at significantly reduced rates with higher frequency of your messaging.

The Herald team is focused on developing appropriate marketing solutions to help you, including online, print, email and social marketing solutions available

As we work and implement solutions with other local businesses, let us be your guide through a difficult time.

Email VP of Advertising Rhonda Glickman at rglickman@liherald.com

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To stay safe we are mostly working from home, but we are fully staffed and ready to help the community however we can!

UNFORTUNATELY, ORTHOPEDIC PAIN DOESN’T STOP IN A CRISIS.

With our new on-call only model, neither does the opportunity to receive care.

Balancing the need to be there for our patients with the health and safety of our staff and community, we’re temporarily becoming an “on-call” practice – offering both in-person and telehealth visits – for urgent orthopedic needs only.

If you think you have an urgent orthopedic issue, call Orlin & Cohen and a member of our team will work with you to assess whether you need immediate attention. It’s a new, creative approach to our practice: Because in this crisis, protecting each other should be everyone’s top priority.

In light of this broad accessibility to our services and for everyone’s safety, we are suspending our Merrick after-hours and weekend walk-in clinic for the duration of the crisis.

On-call, urgent orthopedic care by appointment only!

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Call for your care needs assessment:

Nassau: 516-536-2800 Suffolk: 631-706-2800

Stay safe!

orlincohen.com Rockville Centre Lynbrook Merrick Cedarhurst Garden City Massapequa Woodbury Melville Bohemia Smithtown Port Jefferson Riverhead Southampton Port Jefferson Station

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