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School budget vote delayed Balloting on spending plan, trustees pushed back to June board trustees,” Johnson said. “I think the state will make a concerted effort to make sure that For the past three months, the the positions on school boards, Rockville Centre Board of Edu- and every other elected official cation and administration have in New York state, has an opporbeen fine-tuning the tunity to run, and 2020-21 school disthey will make every trict budget, and effort to make sure were prepared to an election takes move forward with a place this year.” public discussion When that eleclast week. The budt i o n m i g h t t a ke get vote and school place, he said, “is a board election, howwhole other story.” It eve r, h ave b e e n could be in June, or delayed until at least it could be pushed June 1 because of back as late as Septhe coronavirus pantember, which, Johndemic, by an execuson said, “many [in tive order issued by Albany] feel is better G o v.

Andrew than no election at Cuomo. They had all.” been scheduled for “And if that’s the May 19. case, there’s no reaAt the district’s son why a budget virtual board meet- DR. WILLIAM wouldn’t be a part of i n g o n Ap r i l 2 , JOHNSON that ballot,” he said, Superintendent Dr. adding that he William Johnson Superintendent expected to have said he had heard more information in rumors that school board elec- the coming weeks. tions could be canceled this year, “Any school board, library but he added that he did not board, or village election schedbelieve that would happen. uled to take place in April or “I have seen an emphasis May of 2020 is hereby postponed placed at the state level on making sure there is a vote for school CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Staying connected with students Teachers and administrators in the Rockville Centre School District are coming up with creative ways to maintain a connection with their students. Staff from the district’s elementary schools created a video to share with students to show how much they miss them. Above, Riverside Elementary School Principal Erik Walter and his wife, Kimberly, with their message.

In holiday season, bakeries adopt new marketing methods

By BRIANA BONFIGLIO bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Rockville Centre bakeries are adapting to what has become an unusual spring holiday season, to say the least.

Due to coronavirus concerns, Front Street Bakery is closed until further notice. The shop notified customers on its social media pages on March 21, and will be monitoring the situation to decide when to reopen. Before

it closed, the shop was allowing in only eight customers at a time.

Several other bakeries in the village are open, however, while taking extra precautions and adjusting the way they do business. They are offering curbside pickup, limiting hours and staff and changing menus.

At Polka Dot Pound Cake, the morning rush for coffee happens closer to 9 a.m. than 7 a.m. lately, owner Lisa Umansky said. So she has started to focus on her

to-go lunch menu.

As far as Easter and Passover are concerned, “It’s definitely sneaking up on us,” Umansky said, “because we’ve been preoccupied with all that’s going on.

Now we’re busy thinking of new products and new ways to sell what we have.”

Most of the shop’s orders are phoned in, she said, adding that all holiday orders, including pasCONTINUED ON PAGE 3

e’re hoping the numbers they gave us as a worst case possible will hold, but we can’t guarantee that at this point.

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

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School board election, budget vote delayed until at least June 1, 2020,” Cuomo’s order stated, “and subject to further directive as to the timing, location or manner of voting for such elections.”

If there continued to be many new cases of the coronavir u s , t h e vo t e could be delayed further, state officials said.

Pushing back the vote will also give state and local officials a clearer picture of New York’s finances after tens of thousands of businesses were forced to close and sales tax collections plummeted. The govROBERT ernor had earlier predicted a $10 BARTELS billion to $15 bilAssistant lion gap in the Superintendent for state budget, Business which is unprecedented.

The State Legislature passed a $177 billion budget April 1, but it is riddled with uncertainty because no one knows how long the pandemic will last, or what form it will take in the near future. Cuomo has said that

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he pandemic adjustment that they have for us is about $427,000, which looks like the worst-case mid-year cut that we would have.

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BUDGET DISCUSSIONS ARE on hold until a new date is set for voting. modeling predicts the peak of cases in New York will occur within the next seven to 14 days, but the state could continue to see cases into August.

The district was planning to propose a $122.86 million budget, $2.6 million more than the current year’s spending plan, with a 2.01 percent tax levy increase, and had not anticipated any program cuts.

School board President Tara Hackett said trustees would hold off on budget discussions until the date of the vote gets closer, but requested an update on the state aid potentially expected for next year.

“Right now,” Johnson said, “the numbers we have seen are surprisingly good.”

State aid is projected to be frozen at this year’s levels, due to the federal stimulus package, though Johnson said there could be mid-year cuts if the economy does not improve. The district had anticipated an increase of $300,000 in state aid.

“The pandemic adjustment that they have for us is about $427,000, which looks like the worst-case mid-year cut that we would have,” said Robert Bartels, assistant superintendent for business and personnel. “Obviously, it’s all up in the air. Anything can happen.”

Bartels said even if the number is that low, it will be “just under what the district had budgeted for” in its spending plan. “So it shouldn’t be a devastating hit, budget-wise, for us,” Bartels said.

“That’s good news,” Hackett said. “We had really come to a balanced budget. We were happy with where we were at this year.”

“In reality, this is all based on revenue,” Johnson cautioned, and, referring to the State Legislature, added, “It’s based on what they’re hoping they will have to support schools next year. They don’t really know that for sure.

“We’re hoping the numbers they gave us as a worst case possible will hold, but we can’t guarantee that at this point,” Johnson said. “We are going to have to be very conservative in the way in which we move forward with regard to our expenditures in the next fiscal year.”

Local bakeries prepare for holiday rush “As long as people continue to get taketries, cookie decorating kits and her new out, I have no doubt we’re going to power tea party-in-a-box, can be ordered ahead through and won’t have to shut our doors.” and picked up curbside.

Sugarberry Bakery and Cafe has seen At the Flour Shoppe Café, owner Sean a spike in its delivery orders through O’Donnell has had to cut Grub Hub and Door Dash staff and adjust hours to — about 50 more per day, accommodate the commuowner Peter Kambitsis nity’s changing needs. reported. Since many famiInstead of closing at 4 p.m., lies and friends cannot celethe shop now stays open brate birthdays together, he until 5:30 to sell pre-made said, they are sending dinners. birthday cakes to loved O’Donnell is also the ones’ houses as a surprise. head chef and baker, so he Though business isn’t can take on the tasks of what it used to be, Sugarworkers he’s had to let go, berry is plugging along he said. At the same time, with this shift toward delivhe has had to stop making eries, Kambitsis added, some of the more intricate encouraged customers to bakery items that require SEAN O’DONNELL pre-order for the holidays. more preparation.

“People want to eat. PeoThe shop also offers Flour Shoppe Café ple want their sweets. Peocurbside pickup and an ple want their coffee,” Kamonline ordering system that bitsis said. “People still offers customers 15 percent have birthdays. We’ve got to off.

“We’re appreciative of the support of celebrate the birthdays, and Easter is Rockville Centre and surrounding towns coming. Don’t lose the faith.” to keep our doors open,” O’Donnell said.

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e’re appreciative of the support of Rockville Centre and surrounding towns to keep our doors open.

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POLKA DOT POUND Cake is offering plenty of festive baked goods, including bunny cookies for Easter and flourless bread for Passover.

Churches celebrate Easter in new ways

By JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com

Easter will be very different this year.

The Christian holiday is the holiest of the year, with additional services offered almost daily throughout the week. The faithful tend to spend multiple additional hours in pews during this time, but social distancing guidelines have forced both churches and their parishioners to adjust.

In Rockville Centre, churches have been offering services virtually for the past few weeks and people are making it part of a new Sunday routine.

“Our parishioners have been very appreciative,” said Father Kevin Morris, reverend of the Church of the Ascension, an Episcopal church on North Village Avenue. “Some families sit and watch Mass together, just as if they are going to church. I think it’s important for them to keep some kind of routine in their lives, and weekly worship is part of that ritual.”

Morris has been recording his Masses at home, then editing the video, adding music, posting on the church’s website and emailing the video to parishioners.

“It’s a lot more work,” he said, “but I’m grateful we have the type of technology to do this.”

Even more difficult, however, is the social aspect. On average, about 120 people attend his Sunday sermons. He, like all preachers, is accustomed to looking at the faces in the room and seeing their reactions.

“I miss the personal connection,” he said, “so I’m really thankful for responses I get from parishioners.”

The church has also turned to the Zoom videoconferencing app for the occasional coffee hour where people can socialize. Instead of the Easter egg hunt this Sunday, a Zoom “coffee hour” will take place, and the Easter Bunny is scheduled to make an appearance.

“It might bring some smiles on Easter Sunday morning,” Morris said.

Pamela Heywood, who has been a member of the church for the past 12 years or so, and serves as the senior warden, said she has been impressed with the online services. “The services Father Kevin has put out there are unbelievable,” she said. “It really feels like I’m in church.”

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AN EASTER CARAVAN is planned for parishioners of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Participants will wear Easter bonnets and hats.

Heywood has been participating in the church’s “coffee hour” through Zoom, which she said has been catching on: the first week had six participants, and the following week had more, including families.

“It’s great to be able to see faces and hear voices,” she said.

At Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, parishioners have also been tuning in to the live-streamed services. Pastor David Grainson said he has seen a gradual increase in the number of viewers over the past few weeks.

“Faith is important to people, especially now,” Grainson said. “The message particularly resonates this Easter; the power of God is to bring hope and light into a situation that seems hopeless and unending.”

Aside from the online services, he said it is important to have a concrete celebration. On Palm Sunday, a group of about a dozen cars joined in a caravan to spread joy to home-bound parishioners. Another one is planned for this Sunday, with people donning Easter hats and bonnets while joining in the caravan.

“It’s easy to forget the joy of the season in the midst of all that’s happening,” Grainson said.

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School board discusses distance learning

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By JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com

THE ROCKVILLE CENTRE Board of Education held a virtual meeting on April 2, providing an update on remote learning.

The consensus, not just within the administration, but also around the county, is to grade by pass or fail for the third quarter, he said. “We’re trying to make decisions incrementally,” Johnson said. “There are many things connected to the grades and we’ll have to deal with them as we move forward.”

Board President Tara Hackett said the board had been getting a lot of questions via email from parents, specifically about grades. She said a portion of the third quarter had already been graded and asked for more information on how the decision to move to pass/fail came about.

The biggest problem at the high school, Johnson said, was Red and Blue. He said that, during the weeks leading up to the Red and Blue competition, “there was truly a dip in test grades,” and students usually spend the weeks following catching up and raising their grades. This year, however, there was no chance to make up. “We felt that it was not necessarily a good reflection of many of the kids’ work,” he said.

Addressing the status of the school facilities, Johnson said they had tried to keep them open for community use, proactively closing all playgrounds early on, yet keeping the fields and track open. However, he said, they became too crowded as people were not following the social distancing recommendations, and were forced to close them on Friday, March 27.

“We are a system and are trying to be responsive to the needs of the community,” Johnson said. “It is an ever-evolving response that we have…we welcome emails to the district…to the extent that we can, we try to address [questions and concerns] in the correspondence we send out three times a week. We are doing everything we possibly we can to ensure the integrity of instruction is maintained over time.”

At this time, anyone with questions or concerns is encouraged to email staff members, as they cannot access their

phones from outside the buildings. Board Vice President Susan McNulty asked if they could have phone calls forwarded to email, and Dr. Christopher Pellettieri said he would look into it.

Trustee John O’Shea said a lot of people

were wondering what will happen with prom and graduation, and Johnson responded that no plans have been made yet.

“We’re not cancelling anything at this point,” Johnson said.

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The Rockville Centre Board of Education and administration came together on Thursday, April 2, for a different type of public work session: a virtual videoconference, live-streamed to the public.

The five board members and central office administrative staff joined the meeting from their homes, allowing the community to watch via the district’s YouTube channel. The meeting, kept to under an hour and on point, centered around a discussion on the district’s move to distance learning.

“We’re trying to maintain a system,” Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said, “and make sure that children who are attending our schools are being provided with opportunities to be instructed every single day.”

Johnson said the central office staff meets daily for two to three hours to review what is going on with students and classroom teachers.

“We examine and reexamine all of the lessons and the way in we are presenting the lessons to children,” Johnson said, “and we are continuing to look at it as an evolving process.”

He said the district has received a lot of inquiries about moving to live instruction, which is not yet in place. “I’m not taking it off the table at this point,” Johnson said. “I think all of us working with this recognize that, as we move through this instructional period of time, it will become more important for teachers to maintain live contact with kids.”

He said that building principals and classroom teachers have been able to maintain a connection with students. For students with special needs, however, he said, “there’s a whole other layer of service.”

Dr. Noreen Leahy, assistant superintendent for personnel and pupil services, said the staff “has risen to the occasion” to accommodate a distance learning format for students with disabilities. “Students with disabilities need to be provided with special education and related services that are consistent with IEPs,” Leahy said.

“However, that service may take different forms and format during this time period.

The bottom line is that our job is the same as when we are in the building and that’s that students must have access to the curriculum.”

Leahy said that speech teachers, occupational and physical therapists and counselors are “strongly encouraged” to have faceto-face contact with their students in order to better assist with assignments.

“I think it’s really important we maintain face-to-face interaction whenever we can so that the students not only get the material explained,” Leahy said, “but so they to maintain a relationship with their teacher.”

Johnson also gave an update on the grading process. “We have been struggling with the idea of what kind of grades we should be providing to students at the high school and the middle school,” Johnson said, noting that it’s not an issue at the elementary school. “At the elementary level, what’s important is providing meaningful feedback.”

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

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The week that was: coronavirus in Nassau

By SCOTT BRINTON sbrinton@liherald.com

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

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

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

Friday, April 3

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

The votes were to have taken place May 19.

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

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

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

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

GOVERNOR CUOMO SAID over the weekend that the center of the Covid-19 epidemic appeared to be shifting away from New York City toward Long Island.

Friday, April 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday, April 4

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

New York County includes all of Man-

hattan.

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

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

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

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

Suffolk County had 11,370 cases.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday, April 4

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

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE state report that indicated 396 people had died in Nassau. The county Department of Health was working with local hospital officials to quantify the exact number, she said.

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

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

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

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

Sunday, April 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Urgent care centers debut rapid Covid-19 test

By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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NEWS BRIEFS Dean Skelos, citing coronavirus fears, wants out of prison now, not later

By JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com

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

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

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

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

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

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NASSAU COUNTY IS hiring a consulting firm to develop an “economic portrait” of the county after the coronavirus crisis has abated.

PEOPLE HAVE UNTIL Aug. 14 to respond to the U.S. Census.

Be counted — the 2020 Census is under way

By SCOTT BRINTON sbrinton@liherald.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

you, even temporarily.

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

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

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

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

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

County hires consultant to study the economy Hempstead Town waiving water fees

By SCOTT BRINTON sbrinton@liherald.com

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

The news were grim.

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

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

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

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

But, she noted, “we will need more.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Community group aims to prevent suicide

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By BRIANA BONFIGLIO bbonfiglio@liherald.com

The Rockville Centre community is sending a message of hope with a new billboard by the Recreation Center on Oceanside Road.

“You are not alone,” it reads, “Pause and remember, there is always hope.” Below is the Long Island Crisis Center’s 24/7-hotline number, (516) 679-1111.

Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth, which advocates for substance abuse prevention and mental health awareness, partnered with the Rockville Centre Police, School District and Youth Council, as well as the Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation, for the sign.

The goal was to make the billboard spring-themed, with a feeling of “renewal and new beginning,” said Ruthanne McCormack, the Coalition for Youth’s project coordinator.

“It serves a great purpose,” JOHN O’SHEA said John O’Shea, vice president Ryan Patrick of the Ryan Patrick O’Shea O’Shea Foundation Foundation, which he started with friends and family of his late son, Ryan, who died by suicide in January 2019.

“It’s a beautiful and perfect message,” O’Shea added, “just to tell people that there is help for them.”

In light of recent suicides, the community has pulled together different projects to educate the community about suicide and mental health and bring awareness to resources for those who are struggling. However, due to coronavirus, some of those initiatives have been put on hold for now.

The school district had been set to start its “Sources of Strength” program, which would identify support systems for students navigating their mental health. The Coalition was going to meet with the MTA to discuss signage on the LIRR platforms and beautification of the station.

“All these plans will happen,” McCormack assured.

“They’re just on hold for a while. When things go back to

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THE BILLBOARD IS visible driving southbound on Oceanside Road near the Recreation Center. normal, we will meet with the railroad.”

The coronavirus pandemic in itself can overwhelm those facing mental health problems, O’Shea said. “People struggle dealing with life when it’s good,” he noted, “it’s a scary time, and that creates more issues.”

While medical institutions are focused on treating coronavirus patients, McCormack and O’Shea agreed that those facing a mental health crisis could be falling by the wayside. They hope that the billboard brings mental health issues back to the forefronts of people’s minds.

Although many may not see it in person due to social distancing, the groups are sharing it online via social media, they noted.

In addition, the Northwell Health-Cohen’s Children’s pediatric behavioral health center, which opened in February to students from Rockville Centre and other surrounding school districts, is still operating during this time. The center is accommodating virtual visits and scheduled walk-ins. For more information on the center, call (516) 927-1630 or email rvcbh@northwell.edu.

“Help is available for those struggling during this difficult time of social distancing,” Coalition members wrote in an email. “Please reach out to your family and friends. Share this information. There is help and always a person to speak to.”

RVC Library continues programming online

By BRIANA BONFIGLIO bbonfiglio@liherald.com

The Rockville Centre Public Library may not physically be open, but its services are readily available online.

“While the building is closed,” said Sarah Siegel, program coordinator, “the library is open as far as online presence, which has always been strong.”

People can access Ebooks, digital magazines, audiobooks and video streaming all through the library’s website. In addition, patrons have access to tutor.com, a service that provides a virtual tutor for students from elementary school through college.

The services are accessible with a library card. For those who need one, the library is currently offering digital library cards through its website, Siegel said.

In-person pro g rams have been replaced with Facebook Live sessions.

Last week, the library recorded live video of a friendship bracelet-making demon-

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stration for one of its children’s programs. It will also be bringing back the “Music for Aardvarks” children’s program and cooking classes online.

On the library’s website, there are meditation and yoga classes on video that are accessible at any time. Plus, the library is working on creating a Zoom account to meet with the community for discussion-based programs such as The Constitution and Current Events.

“These are all things to look forward to,” Siegel said. “It’s a new world for some of us, but we hit the ground running and are looking forward to hearing from the community about what they would like to see.”

At this time, the library is not charging overdue fee on any materials. It has also extended library card expiration dates to May 1.

For the most up-to-date information, sign up for the Rockville Centre Library newsletter through its website. For questions, email info@rvcpl.org.

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THE ROCKVILLE CENTRE Public Library is shifting its programming to online formatting while it is closed indefinitely due to the coronavirus.

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Greg Van Roten grew up a New York Jets fan in Rockville Centre and Baldwin and always looked forward to attending training camp at Hofstra and catching some games at the Meadowlands.

Come September, the 30-year-old guard who made 27 starts for Carolina over the past two seasons will fulfill a lifelong

dream of playing for Gang Green after officially signing a three-year contract April 2.

“The Jets got involved in the free agency process early and I knew it was going to be difficult to entertain any other offers,” said Van Roten, a 2008 Chaminade High School graduate who lives in Long Beach. “They were targeting me and showed they wanted me right away,” he added. “I’m excited for the day I can get

over to the facility and meet the staff and get back to football,” he added.

Van Roten started playing at the youth level with the Baldwin Bombers as a fourth- and fifth-grader before moving to Rockville Centre. He was the quarterback of South Side’s Middle School team for two years and had aspirations of continuing at the position in high school. “Once the coaches noticed my size, I didn’t throw the ball once at Chaminade,” he joked.

Undrafted out of the University of Pennsylvania, Van Roten bounced around before finding stability with Carolina.

The 6-foot-3, 305-pounder signed a rookie deal with Green Bay and spent two years there, appearing in 10 games. He was one of Seattle’s final cuts in 2014 and then headed north of the border, playing for Toronto in the Canadian Football League in 2015 and 2016.

“Going to the CFL helped me gain experience and confidence,” he said. “To become a better football player, you need to play. I learned a lot and did everything I could to give myself another opportunity in the NFL.” Carolina gave him that chance in 2017.

After playing mostly special teams in his first season with the Panthers, Van Roten cracked the starting lineup and enjoyed a breakthrough 2018. He started all 16 games at left guard and was on track to repeat the feat a year ago before a toe injury sent him to injured reserve with five games remaining.

Pro Football Focus named Van Roten the Panthers’ most improved player following last season and ranked him 15th among left guards. He’s one of a handful of offensive line additions made by Jets general manager Joe Douglas.

After agreeing to terms, Van Roten took to Twitter and wrote “I’m coming home. #TakeFlight,” followed by a childhood Halloween photo with him dressed in a Jets uniform. Soon he’ll get to wear the same colors as some of his all-time favorites, such as center Kevin Mawae, quarterback Vinny Testaverde, and wide receivers Wayne Chrebet and Keyshawn Johnson.

“Putting on that uniform and running out of the tunnel for the first regular-season home game will be a special moment,” Van Roten said. “It’s hard to imagine.”

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We will get through this together -- just remember to follow social distancing rules, listen to our health authorities, and WASH YOUR HANDS. If you need anything, please reach out.

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Your well-being matters to us. We are all in this together.

We want to thank everyone on the front lines of this pandemic, working to keep our communities safe. We are thinking of everyone who is ill or who is caring for at-risk populations, and we send you our best wishes for a quick recovery. social distancing and quarantine do not have to mean lack of connection. it’s more important than ever to stay connected through the ways we have — phone, social media and email communication. let us keep in touch with one another and look out for everyone. Courtesy, kindness and support of one another matter; especially during this difficult time. and, once we come out on the other side of the pandemic, we will be fully operational and ready to assist you with your real estate needs.

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OCEANSIDER CHRIS EVANS, an owner of Press 195 in Rockville Centre, donated 50 bags of prepared meals to healthcare workers at Mercy Medical Center on April 2.

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Rockville Centre’s Press 195 closed March 27 due to coronavirus, but its owners spent the weekend preparing food to donate to healthcare workers at Mercy Medical Center.

“We were doing takeout and delivery for a bit,” said owner Chris Evans, of Oceanside, “but out of concern for our staff and customers, we decided we needed a break.”

With the leftover food, Evans helped

prep 50 grab-and-go bags with soups, knishes and oranges. He delivered them to Mercy’s staff on April 2.

“You hear the stories of how hard they’re working,” Evans said, “and I can imagine the stress that they have going on and all these odd schedules for them because of shortage of workers …

“So we thought the least thing we can do for our local hospital is feed them food,” he continued. “And we do get a lot of business from the hospitals, so it was a way for us to give back and show gratitude.”

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On Sunday, March 29, Bob Clyne was inside his Rockville Centre home when the doorbell rang. Upon answering the door, he got a birthday surprise: his children and grandchildren were standing on the curb, holding up signs, then began singing “Happy Birthday” to him.

Around the country and in Rockville Centre, families have had to get creative when it comes to maintaining connections, and the unexpected moments can have a big impact.

Clyne, who turned 76 on Sunday, and his wife Mary have been self-isolating at home for the past three weeks Courtesy Bob Clyne while their children bring them groMARY AND BOB Clyne of Rockville Centre ceries. He said they were both surprised – and thrilled – to be greeted by hold signs made by their children, wishing his daughter and son-in-law, Danielle Bob a happy birthday. and Michael Ray of Rockville Centre, recommendations. In addition to the surwith their sons Matthew, Andrew and Spencer, and his son and daughter-in-law prise visit, Clyne said about 25 family Steven and Lisa Clyne, of Lynbrook, with members from around the country contheir children Nicholas and Julianna, nected for chat through Zoom later in the evening, making for a very memorable who then gave him the homemade signs.

Normally, Clyne said, the family gets day.

“It felt fantastic,” Clyne said. “It’s what together to celebrate every birthday. This year, they adapted to the social distancing family does in trying times.”

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As we joyfully celebrate Easter, the greatest feast in the Church’s liturgical year, I invite all of us to reflect on how we can dramatically encounter, love, and follow the Risen Lord Jesus. Truly, this Feast of feasts and Solemnity of solemnities provides us the blessed opportunity to grow in discipleship.

In Luke 24:13-35, our resurrected Lord appears to the disciples on the road to Emmaus. The two disciples did not recognize Jesus at first, even though He was literally walking with them! We know that eventually the disciples open their eyes and see Jesus “in the breaking of the bread.”

However, notice how Jesus prepared the minds and hearts of His disciples prior to their life changing realization: “He interpreted to them what referred to Him in all the Scriptures.” Thus, an understanding of Sacred Scripture played a crucial role in the disciples’ encounter with the Lord.

Jesus is both the Word made flesh and the Bread of Life. As Catholics, we have the sublime privilege of encountering God in both Word and Sacrament. Nowhere is this more true than in the Mass.

How exciting was it to celebrate for the first time, Sunday of the Word of God (during the 34 Sunday in Ordinary Time earlier this year)? As I have in the past, I encourage all of us to become deeply biblical Catholics who not only pray with Scripture (via lectio divina, Ignatian contemplation, etc.) but seek to understand it as well. Reading and studying the Bible is one of the best ways to learn about Jesus and who He is.’ It is no coincidence that the word “disciple” comes from the Greek word “to learn.”

Fundamentally, a disciple is one who learns.

If we desire to authentically love and follow the Risen Christ, we must not only encounter Him but also learn about Him. A disciple cannot love Jesus without first knowing who He is. How can anyone love a person without knowing them?

Furthermore, the more one learns about who Jesus is, what His mission is, what He taught, what He has done, and

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what He will do, the more one can genuinely love Him. There is a direct relationship between knowing Jesus and loving Him because there is a direct relationship between the mind and the heart. This virtuous cycle of knowing and loving Christ is not a closed loop, but it necessarily extends to following Him as His disciple.

This model of discipleship of encountering, learning, loving, and following the Lord Jesus is a lifelong process. Discipleship is not easy by any stretch of the imagination, but at the same time, it is an awesome and life-giving adventure to be embraced.

Brothers and sisters, we must never forget that the Risen Christ accompanies us on our journey to our heavenly homeland and will never abandon His Church. He is always faithful and continues to nourish us with His Word and the Sacraments. His glorified wounds heal and illumine our wounds and the wounds of the Church.

Fully aware of the current challenges that we are facing today, I am convinced more than ever: there is no better time to be a missionary disciple of Jesus Christ!

God has called us personally in this particular point in time to exemplify and to live out the very best of discipleship. Over and over again, throughout the rich history of the Church, it was precisely during the times of seemingly unsurmountable turmoil and trial that the outstanding disciples and saints of our tradition have emerged. Indeed, holy men and women have always been God’s answer for the renewal and purification of the Church in the past – today His answer is no different.

What a great time to be alive and to be a disciple of Jesus Christ in and for the Church on Long Island and beyond! Following the example of our Blessed Lord on Easter morning, we RISE with Him out of our “tombs” of ignorance, disbelief, distrust, or whatever it is that is preventing us from becoming holy as God is holy. We become the missionary disciples and saints God is calling us to be.

May this Easter Season be a time of great joy in the Risen Lord for you and your families.

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Taxes in the Towns of Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and the City of Glen Cove and the City of Long Beach, and for the 2020/2021 levy of school taxes in such Towns and in the City of Long Beach.

A certified electronic copy of the roll was filed with the Department of

Assessment on April 1, 2020. The electronic roll may be examined on public terminals located in the offices of: DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT NASSAU COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING 240 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, FOURTH FLOOR MINEOLA, NY 11501

where the same will remain open for public inspection for fifteen days.

Dated this 1st day of April, 2020.

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The ‘good news’ on Easter Sunday

By REV. KEVIN MORRIS Nobody expected good news on that first Easter Sunday.

On that first Easter Sunday morning, no one had heard yet about empty tombs, or mysterious angels in a garden, or stones being rolled away.

Nobody knew the story of Mary Magdalene seeing Jesus alive again outside his tomb. People had not heard the tale of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus that encountered the risen Jesus along the way. Peter had not yet reported finding the empty burial shroud that had been wrapped around their beloved leader.

Nobody was headed to church on that first Easter Sunday morning. There were no high altars covered with lilies. There were no fancy processions with candles.

There were no large buildings for people to comfortably and safely gather in to read a familiar story.

People were not heading to brunch with their families. There were no Easter egg hunts. No fancy hats; no shiny new clothes.

Nobody was expecting good news on that first Easter Sunday. And why would they?

Jesus’s followers had hoped that he would fix the world. They had hoped that his leadership would usher in a new regime that would change their lives for the better. They had rejoiced on the previous Sunday when this new king, this messiah, this Son of David had entered their city because they thought that this was the good news they had always wanted; finally, their suffering was over. But then, Friday came.

Friday came and as the disciples watched their leader die on the cross, their hopes died with him. Nobody expected good news anymore. On that first Easter Sunday morning, most of Jesus’s followers were locked inside the house. Locked inside, that is how most of Jesus’s followers woke up on that first Easter Sunday morning: locked inside.

There was no church service on that first Easter Sunday morning, but there was a sermon. In fact, it was the best sermon ever preached in the history of the world and it was only three words long.

Three words long! As a priest and a pastor, you always struggle with what words to say on big occasions like Easter Sunday, but this year I find myself almost at a loss for words. Easter this year will be unlike any Easter any of us have ever celebrated. We cannot gather in public the way we normally would. Most of us will

be more or less locked inside. A month ago, none of us would have imagined this situation. Now, I dare say, many of us have grown weary of watching the news; weary, because so much of the news we hear of late has been bad, heartbreaking, exhausting or terrifying. I am willing to bet that many of us don’t expect good news anymore.

I know that I don’t have all the right words to make sense of the situation our world is in right now. As I said, I am almost at a loss for words, almost. But the words I do have, and the words I will share with my parish by whatever means I can on Easter Sunday, are the three words of that first Easter sermon: “He is risen!”

Those words were first given by an angel to a heartbroken woman who had come to anoint the body of her dead loved one. She ran to share those words with the other disciples who were locked inside their home. Those words were pondered by the two disciples walking by themselves on the road to Emmaus. At first nobody would believe the news.

Nobody could believe the message of those three words, much less understand what they truly meant. But when the disciples experienced the truth behind those words, well it completely changed their lives and the world they all lived in. These three little words of good news changed the way people dealt with all the bad news.

I don’t have many words to offer you this year, but I have three and they are very powerful. They are good news. They are the best news you will ever hear. This good news can change how you deal with all the bad news. These words have power behind them. Christians might be used to saying them in church on Easter Sunday as congregations gathered together, but maybe we need to start practicing saying them as individuals and as families again.

Maybe these words need to be on our lips as we face death and uncertainty. Don’t just read these words, say them. Share them. Because in a world where it seems like death and bad news have the upper hand people need to hear good news. And not just some good news, THE GOOD NEWS. All it takes is three little words.

Why don’t you practice saying them now?

He is risen.

The Rev. Kevin Morris serves as the rector of The Church of the Ascension at 71 N. Village Ave. in Rockville Centre

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We live near the water and have vertical plank siding. I’m told it’s cedar. It’s been there many years, and we noticed that it’s rotted from the back side and ready to crumble. We like the look and even have it on our family room ceiling, which still looks new, but we’re concerned about how long it will last if we have new outside planks installed. Is there a better material to get the same look or a way to prevent the rotting?

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I was looking at my ceiling just the other day, since you mentioned it. It’s not the best ceiling in the world, but it’s definitely up there.

In the early 1980s I must onte eeper have designed dozens of homes near the ocean that were covered in vertical tongue-and-groove interlocking siding. All cedar, it was coated with opaque stain that did a pretty good job of covering it and penetrating the wood. There were two problems I noticed. As often as possible, I tried to prevent potential rotting from the back side when I was either able to see the job or at least advise the owner to look for the method I specified for installation. The planks were to be installed over staggered horizontal wood strips that created a half-inch air space to allow inevitable moisture to drain downward, preventing mold and rot. The other item was to make sure the siding, and especially the joints, were fully stained to protect them.

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

And you need not worry about the possibility of flame spread due to the chimney effect in the air space. Studies were done by several public and private agencies over the years, and they showed that flame consumes the oxygen in such a small airspace before it can replenish. It turns out that it takes at least an inch of airspace to support continuous combustion.

The alternative that will still give you the nautical look is vertical cement board, which also comes prefinished in numerous colors, can’t rot or support mildew, can’t burn and won’t chip, peel or crack. Following the manufacturer’s instructions, you still need to provide a moisture barrier that has enough spacing to drain from behind the panels. The best choice for this is a drainage fabric that resembles the intertwined look of an air conditioning filter. The best part of this choice is that the cement board siding is wind-rated for hurricanes. Enjoy your home!

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

They could use our financial support.

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

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

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

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

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

Keep up the social distancing

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

apart.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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hey are doing not just a job, but a true service to their fellow New Yorkers.

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

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

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

MARCIA DITIERI North Merrick

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Longing for a comforting voice from a true leader

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dear President Trump: This is killing us

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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safety of millions of vulnerable Americans.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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