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A vigil for equality Some of the three dozen people who gathered in Takapausha Preserve to listen to Derek Maranzano and to contemplate inequality in U.S. society. Story, more photos, Page 3.

Phase 2 off to smooth start

But social distancing limits revenue for some

By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com

More Seaford and Wantagh businesses opened last week as Phase 2 of the state’s reopening took effect, and, as with Phase 1, the results were mixed.

Businesses qualified to reopen under Phase 2 included barbershops, financial advisers, insurance and real estate brokers, storefront retail establishments and outdoor dining. Houses of worship, which were allowed to open under Phase 1, saw the

number of permissible attendees increase to 25 percent of capacity — up from a total of 10 clergy and worshippers under Phase 1.

Some businesses, like financial planners and real estate brokers, were able to operate under earlier guidelines even while their offices remained closed.

“We were allowed to show empty houses,” said Laura Dupkin Memisha of the Realty Advisors in Wantagh, which mainly represents clients in Seaford, Wantagh and Levittown.

She added that since brokers

do much of their work in the field, rules on social distancing are less of a burden.

Tony Smith, of Wantagh’s SAS Realty, said that in addition to showing empty houses, his brokers did much of their work online, through virtual house tours. “It’s a great way to do business,” Smith said, “and I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of us in this business start doing more of it, even after the crisis is over.”

“I’m closing on a property this CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

With a total of 2,800 votes cast, Wantagh Schools’ $81 million budget was approved by voters by a margin of nearly three to one — 2,048 to 753.

Incumbent Board of Education Trustee and Vice President Adam Fisher was handily returned, with 1,509 votes, but board President Elizabeth Guber was upset by second-time candidate Tara Cassidy. Cassidy, who lost in the 2018 board contest, was the day’s biggest vote getter, with 1,715; Guber came in third, with 1,336 votes.

It was the second time in as many board elections that the presiding officer was defeated. In 2018, President Peter Montanos lost to newcomer Laura Reich in a hotly contested runoff after a near dead heat in the first round of voting.

The budget approval was a ringing endorsement of the district’s handling of uncertainty in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, as well as a vote of confidence in the board and district administration’s ability to weather the coming storms as the crisis continues.

Tara Cassidy

Adam Fisher

Budget is passed Yes: 2,048 votes No: 753 votes Trustee election: Tara Cassidy: 1,715 Incumbent Adam Fisher: 1,509 Incumbent Elizabeth Guber: 1,336

Elizabeth Guber

King Kullen, Stop & Shop nix merger after months

By JAMES BERNSTEIN jbernstein@liherald.com

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THE MERGER BETWEEN Stop & Shop and King Kullen is off, following unforeseen developments in recent months.

Two of Long Island’s largest supermarket chains have decided they could not swallow a merger, and have rung up a No Sale sign.

Bethpage-based King Kullen and Quincy, Mass.,-based Shop & Shop, said last week that the coronavirus was the prime reason to call off a merger plan, which was announced about 18 months ago.

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ceed with the acquisition because of significant, unforeseen changes in the marketplace that have emerged since the agreement was signed in December 2018, largely driven by the Covid-19 pandemic,” the two grocery chains said in a joint announcement.

They declined to comment beyond the prepared statement. The price was never disclosed.

Both companies have a significant presence on Long Island.

King Kullen, the nation’s first supermarket chain, is owned by the Cullen family.

The company has 37 stores on Long Island, including five Wild By Nature outlets. It has stores in Wantagh and Levittown.

King Kullen has about 2,600 unionized employees.

Stop & Shop has more than 8,000 employees on Long Island at 51 stores. The company has outlets in Seaford and Levittown.

The chain is owned by Ahold Delhaize, a Dutch company, that also owns Food Lion, Giant Food, Hannaford and Peapod, an online grocer.

Retail analysts who followed the grocery store industry said supermarkets across the country have experienced strong sales since the coronavirus pandemic began, since they were deemed essential businesses and were allowed to remain open.

The deal was expected to close at the beginning of 2019, but ran into delays. Neither company would say why.

But analysts speculated that the Federal Trade Commission had serious issues about the merger. The two companies themselves said the deal was continuing to undergo “closing conditions and regulatory review,” which included involvement by the FTC, which declined comment.

But Robert Newell, president of Local 1500, which represents employees at both King Kullen and Stop & Shop, said pushing through a merger at a time of such uncertainty made little sense. The decision to call off the merger, Newell said, was good news for the union.

“There would have been some contraction for sure,” in a merger, Newell said. He said the FTC’s prolonged decision-making process played a role in the decision by the companies.

“We understand the FTC has been a pretty sizable obstacle,” Newell said.

Additionally, Ahold recently announced a deal for its Food Lion chain to buy 62 Vi-Lo stores and Harveys Supermarkets in North and South Carolina and Georgia.

Lisa O’Leary, secretary-treasurer of Local 342, which represents about 200 employees at King Kullen and Wild By Nature, said she was happy there would be no job losses as a result of a merger.

“I expect King Kullen will continue to operate as always,” O’Leary said.

King Kullen is one of Long Island’s largest employers. The grocery company was founded in 1930 by Michael J. Cullen on Jamaica Avenue in Queens. King Kullen calls itself “American’s first supermarket chain.” The Smithsonian Institution confirms that.

Locals attend vigil at Tackapausha for equality

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Maranzano spreads message of accepting and accountability

BY J.D. FREDA jfreda@liherald.com

An intimate group moseyed through the waning light of a humid summer night at the pond on the grounds of the Tackapausha Preserve on June 12. They were dressed differently. They were of different backgrounds and ages. Some brought signs. All huddled around a nearby donation table, full with boxes of donated teddy bears, and waited.

The audience of perhaps three dozen was attracted to the grassy knoll by a Facebook advertisement that for the past week promoted a candle vigil was across various town group pages. It promised an opportunity to stand up against racism and inequality “of any kind.” The organizers called it a vigil.

Derek Maranzano, 33, originally from Bayside, Queens, now lives with his children in Seaford. From afar, one may call Maranzano an imposing figure. He is tall, has long hair, tattoos and piercings. As, he stepped out from behind the donation table with megaphone in hand, his soft, eloquent voice echoed through the park, and his words sobered the gathering. His challenge: Accept everyone.

“I grew up in metal and the hardcore [music] scene,” Maranzano said after the vigil. “It’s all about unity. It’s about loving one another. It’s about taking in the outcasts. And as a person, I knew I had to do something.”

Maranzano started his speech with nervous excitement. Seaford Chamber of Commerce Board Member Donna Jebaily, who helped organize the event, held his speech as he read it. Just past the audience, patrols of Nassau County Police officers could be seen. They guided the event to completion.

Maranzano had done public speaking before, but not like this. He said this was different; it was powerful and emotional. A few minutes in, his candor made an audible switch. His words told a distressed tale of inequality, but his tone was hopeful. He moved his way through an admittedly “very carefully” written speech. He said he wanted to get his point across clearly, but wanted to avoid “trigger words” that may make someone stop listening.

“Accountability must be held across the board, period,” said an emotional Maranzano.

He then addressed the popular rebuttal to “Black lives matter,” which is “All lives matter.”

“Yes, all lives matter, but by definition we shouldn’t adhere to that statement until that statement becomes truth,” he said. “We need to make it known that LGBT lives matter, brown lives matter, and yes, black lives matter!”

He begged onlookers to keep pushing against “the social ills of countless decades,” to stand for equality and unity amongst our society. He urged them to acknowledge and use their privilege.

The audience looked on and applauded the raw emotion. Some even bowed

Photos by J.D. Freda/Herald-Citizen

DEREK MARANZANO, 33, of Seaford, organized and spoke at a vigil at Tackapausha Preserve on Friday, June 12.

MANY IN THE crowd bowed their head in solidarity.

LOCALS OF ALL different ages attended the vigil.

SOME ATTENDEES BROUGHT signs.

STUFFED ANIMALS WERE donated and collected at the donation table.

fun, 11 at night. No one is bothering their heads in solidarity and reflection.

“It’s 10:30 at night, and I could walk them, because they are white. Last thing I saw on my walk is a couaround my neighborhood ple of kids in a parking and not be bothered, and lot smoking, I don’t know not have the fear or stress what, but no one is boththat I may have a gun ering them, no one is pulled on me by anybody,” making a call, because M a r a n z a n o s a i d a f t e rthey’re white.” wards. “As I took a walk He said he was so frusaround the neighborhood, I trated and ang ry that saw teenagers walking some people in a priviaround carefree. They can le ged position “didn’t do that because, let’s be realiz e the dif ference honest, they’re white.” between their lives and He continued. others.” He said he has “When I walk I wear been told firsthand from headphones and listen to friends that he has known hardcore and metal music. for years, that, in the There is a kid in a passing DEREK same circumstances, they car, blasting rap music so MARANZANO have been threatened with loud that I can hear it over violence. my headphones. No one is bothering him, because he’s white.

“I have friends that fear for their There are kids playing football in the family members, their parents, their municipal lot, joking around having friends and themselves,” Maranzano

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have friends of mine that fear for their family members, their parents, their friends and themselves.

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said. “If they walked in the neighborhood at 11 at night, even if it was a decent neighborhood, they would still walk with that fear… everyone asks the question of ‘what is privilege?’ And that is privilege.”

He finished by saying privilege has nothing to do with upbringing, salary or where someone lives, but rather the ability to undergo everyday tasks without an ever-present nagging fear.

As the event came to a close, peace was kept among the onlookers, and a positive message was given. There was no marching. There were no chants, just a constructive and palatable thoughtprovoking conversation starter, or continuer; and that was Maranzano’s plan.

Just as people began to disperse, a truck passed by and someone inside screamed an inflammatory remark at the vigil’s attendees. The group was unfazed. Its members gave their thanks to Maranzano and dispersed, back into the community.

Man dies in one-car crash on Wantagh Parkway Nassau County Police and State Police responded to a fatal one-car crash in the afternoon of Saturday, June 13.

The crash occurred at 2:37 p.m. as the car was traveling southbound on the Wantagh State Parkway, according to police. The age and name of the victim are not being released at this time. Police reports indicate that this was a one-car, onepassenger accident.

Ambulances and local fire departments responded to the scene.

The road was closed for nearly two hours after the crash. The road was reopened around 4:30 p.m.

A ONE-CAR ACCIDENT resulted in a man’s death on June 13.

Photos courtesy John Scalesi

COUNTY AND STATE police, as well as local fire and emergency medical services responded to the incident.

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WYNTA-AMOR ROGERS, 7, with the Hempstead protest organizers, from left, Raina Lewis, Tiara Adams and Jada Gillenwater.

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The girl who lit up the Twittersphere Uniondale 7-year-old adds child’s voice to Black Lives Matter protests

By SCOTT BRINTON sbrinton@liherald.com

Seven-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers, of Uniondale, stood in the shade of the red-brick Hempstead Village Hall on June 9, microphone in hand, surrounded by 200 Black Lives Matter protesters calling for justice for George Floyd and an end to systemic racism.

“Wynta?” said emcee Jada Gillenwater, of “The Jada G Show,” which is shown on Facebook Live on Wednesdays.

“Yes, ma’am?” the girl replied without missing a beat as the crowd laughed and clapped.

Why, Gillenwater wondered, was everyone there that day?

“We’re fighting for justice!” Wynta-Amor shouted, to cheers and more applause.

This young protester electrified the Twittersphere on June 2, when a video of her marching and chanting at a BLM demonstration in Merrick went viral. This reporter took the video and posted it to Twitter during the protest.

By the time the marching had ended two hours later, 25,000 people had viewed it. By midnight, a million. A week later, some 23 million, and the count continued to grow.

Since then, Wynta-Amor has appeared at demonstrations throughout the metropolitan area, leading crowds in pre-march rallies, as was the case in Hempstead on that sunny Tuesday afternoon.

“No justice, no peace!” she called out to the crowd, as she had in Merrick, and the people around her responded in kind.

Without justice, she said, “we won’t have no peace. I’m telling y’all today. We all gotta fight for justice.”

It was easy to see that day why Wynta-Amor exploded into the American consciousness — the viral video of her was shown on “The CBS Evening News,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” and the Oprah Winfrey Network special “Where Do We Go from Here?”

A student at the Roosevelt Children’s Academy, she beamed charisma, smiling easily for the crowd. She sang.

She danced. She understood comedic timing.

She practices her singing and dancing while watching

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WYNTA-AMOR, CENTER, WITH her mother, Lakyia Jackson, and Scott Brinton, the Heralds executive editor. Brinton took the viral video of Wynta-Amor.

Kidz Bop, which features children singing popular adult songs. “I be like, that’s why I’m not afraid of the camera,” Wynta-Amor said in an interview before the Hempstead rally.

In the 15-second viral video, she showed no fear. Her hands moved furiously. Her face displayed a righteous anger. In the end, she pumped her fist straight at my cellphone, on which the video was shot.

Her mother, Lakyia Jackson, said the international attention her daughter has received has been “overwhelming.” “There have been so many people” who have shown interest in her daughter, she said, which she never expected when she took Wynta-Amor to the Merrick protest.

Her daughter, having seen events unfolding on TV, wanted to take part in a demonstration, and Jackson, looking to educate her daughter about the BLM protests, brought her on June 2.

At home, Jackson said, Wynta-Amor is the same little girl she’s always been. She watches TV, does her hair and nails with her mom, bakes brownies and makes Slime.

Her favorite school subjects are arts and crafts, math and language arts. She likes to draw pictures of her friends and the night sky. “I’m a professional artist,” she said.

Wynta-Amor, her mom said, has sickle-cell anemia, a rare chronic disorder that causes red blood cells to break down. Jackson stays home to care for her. She makes custom masks and T-shirts to earn a living, but said that caring for her daughter is her “full-time job.”

Wynta-Amor’s hero, she said, is the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “He’s the leader,” she said. “He’s my leader, and I’m your leader.”

At the June 9 rally, Wynta-Amor told the crowd that she just wanted everyone to live in peace. “Can we do that?!” she called out.

“Yes!” “Can we do this?!”

“Yes!” Gillenwater said that, years from now, Wynta-Amor would remember the protesters “were here for her.”

“Our unity is our power,” she said. “Our disunity serves our enemies.”

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HERALD SCHOOLS Wantagh bids farewell to retirees It’s tough to walk away, but after years of devotion to the students and schools, 23 Wantagh School District faculty members are retiring. The district congratulated the group of administrators, faculty and staff, who announced their retirement at various board of education meetings throughout the 2019-20 school year.

Superintendent of Schools John McNamara and Board of Education trustees gave their thanks to the group of retirees. The retiring faculty members, with a combined 613 years of service, were lauded for their commitment and dedication to the Wantagh students and community.

The district congratulated the following individuals for their service: Margie Ankeles – elementary education teacher – 25 years Christopher Bermel – cleaner – 16 years Kathleen Bopp – elementary education teacher – 35 years

James Brown – Wantagh High School assistant principal – 30 years Stanley Bujacich – physical education teacher – 38 years Patricia Calosso – director of world language, business and ENL – 30 years Mary Capaccio – health teacher – 29 years John Coacci – senior maintainer – 13 years Stephanie Furey – special education teacher – 27 years Barbara Kearney – family and consumer sciences teacher – 25 years Peter Kravitz – English teacher – 29 years Dr. Roberta Kupietz – psychologist and data coordinator – 40 years Sheila LaLima – librarian – 30 years

WANTAGH SCHOOL DISTRICT cleaner Christopher Bermel, left, retired after 16 years of service and is pictured with Superintendent of Schools John McNamara.

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WANTAGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Central Administration and the Board of Education congratulated retirees Margie Ankeles, left, Donna Sullivan, Patricia Calosso, James Brown and Carolyn Breivogel during the Feb. 10 business meeting.

Janet Mark – teacher aide – 13 years Lauren Ostrow – family and consumer sciences teacher – 34 years Laurie Piumelli – special education teacher – 25 years Catherine Schmidt – typist clerk – 16 years Ellen Stern – reading teacher – 35 years Joyce Stottler – senior personnel clerk – 18 years Donna Sullivan – physical therapist – 15 years Marie Trainor – teacher aide – 33 years Eric von Bargen – social studies teacher – 26 years

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Reopening Nassau

MSK doctor: Now’s the time for a checkup

By SCOTT BRINTON sbrinton@liherald.com

The coronavirus pandemic, which swept across the New York metropolitan area from March through May, had a paralyzing effect, forcing millions of people to put their plans on hold — including plans for routine physical exams.

That, medical experts said they fear, could put people in jeopardy. Now, they insist, is the time to have exams performed, while Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are continuing to decline.

Dr. Diane Reidy, a medical oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal cancers, is the associate deputy physician in chief for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Regional Care Network. Patients, she said, have been naturally reluctant to come to hospitals and medical centers, even when experiencing symptoms at times. People delaying treatment, Reidy said, is what doctors are “most nervous about” at the moment.

MSK’s primary hospital is in Manhattan, but it has regional care centers throughout the metropolitan area, including a new 114,000-square-foot center in Uniondale, called MSK Nassau. It opened last April and is located in the southwest corner of the Nassau Coliseum’s expansive parking lot, next to Hofstra University.

Cancer surgeries are performed at MSK’s Manhattan hospital, but chemotherapy and radiation treatment are offered in Uniondale.

“Don’t forget about your health…” Reidy said. “A year could make a difference.”

She acknowledged that the nation is “in very uncertain and sorrowful times.” That does not mean, however, that people should ignore their own wellbeing — quite the

opposite.

“We did what is right,” she said. “People did go into lockdown.” Now that New York’s economy is reopening, and people are beginning to emerge from isolation, she said, “there is an opportunity to say, ‘Let me think about my health. There is a period when it is safe to come back to your doctor.”

Already, many patients have put off necessary checkups for three months or more. If people continue to wait, a second wave of Covid-19 infections could strike over the summer or next fall, forcing patients to continue waiting.

A few months of waiting would likely not affect a patient’s condition to a measurable degree, Reidy said. Putting off a checkup for another six months to a year could.

“We just want to make sure that we are not a seeing a flood of cancers later,” she Courtesy Memorial Sloan Kettering said.

DR. DIANE REIDY, associate deputy physician in chief for the Memorial Cancer patients, she said, are understandably concerned about Covid-19 infection, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Regional Care Network, is encouraging given that many are immunocompromised. people to have their routine checkups performed now, not later, in case there is a second wave of Covid-19 infections in New York and the state Not all are, however, she noted.

Anyone suffering from leukemia or lung is forced back into a shutdown. cancer is more vulnerable to the coronavitreatment. Once called, they are brought straight to a rus’s effects. Generally speaking, though, cancer patients are no more susceptible than other people. treatment room.

MSK has adjusted its practices and protocols to ensure MSK is also experimenting with telemedicine to allow patient safety, Reidy said. Patients can now check in from patients to check in from their homes, as well as well as their cars by texting MSK’s main desk once they are curb- consult with their doctors. If MSK is running behind side. They are screened for the coronavirus in their vehi- schedule, the patient need not leave home. cles, and they can then wait in their cars to be called in for “Everything we do is for our patients,” Reidy said.

NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Athletic director says ‘stay focused’ The onset of the coronavirus pandemic has brought many challenges for high school students. Student-athletes, in particular, have lost the opportunity of playing their spring athletic season. Senior student-athletes have had their careers ended unceremoniously.

In light of the students’ and coaches’ disappointment, the Section VIII executive directors and athletic directors put together a video with each participant sharing a positive thought for the student-athletes they have vowed “never to forget.”

Jennifer Keane, Wantagh School District director of physical education, health and athletics, said the video was a “heartfelt tribute to the students Courtesy Wantagh Schools unable to shine” on the athletic field or WANTAGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Athletic in the gymnasium during the spring Director Jennifer Keane participated in a season. video created by Section VIII executive direc“The video is intended to demonstrate that even though the season was tors and athletic directors with a quote from cancelled, the students still have facul- Michael Jordan. ty supporting them in this challenging time,” Keane said. athletic directors around Section VIII that Keane chose a quote from Michael Jor- included words of wisdom from popular dan. The quote read: “Obstacles don’t authors, athletes or historical figures. All have to stop you. If you run into a wall, of the messages spoke of commitment, don’t turn around and give up. Find out excellence, tenacity and strength in both how to climb it, go through it or work sports and in life. around it.”

The video is available online at There were other quotes chosen from https://vimeo.com/418105475.

Three Sacred Heart students to attend summer institute Sacred Heart Academy students Isabel Louie, Catalina Ramire z and Shadia Suha will spend part of their summer at a worldrenowned research f a c i l i t y, the Brookhaven National Labs STEM-Prep Summer Institute.

The Brookhaven National Labs STEMPrep Summer Institute is a two-to-fourweek enrichment program in the sciences for ninth-grade students of under-represented populations. About 24 students are selected annually to participate in this program.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s program will be conducted entirely online. The girls will experience twoweek-long modules covering topics in scientific computing and data science.

Since Isabel, Catalina, and Shadia comprise three of BNL’s 24 participants, this means that 12.5 percent of the STEM-Prep Summer Institute will be members of the Sacred Heart Academy class of 2023. This ties the record for the highest percentage in program history. SHA students Tori Famularo and Alexis Fernandez attended the STEM-Prep last summer, and Che Johnson-McGregor attended the institute

Courtesy Sacred Heart Academy

in 2018.

Sacred Heart is the only school on Long Island that can boast that six of its students have attended this prestigious Brookhaven National Labs STEM program over the past three years.

Isabel plans to delve even more deeply into the realm of scientific inquiry. She has been accepted to a second, monthlong program for underrepresented young men and women “of exceptional promise” at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories. CHS Labs’ STARS DNA Learning Center Summer Program for Gifted Minority Youth has also been reworked into a virtual format. Isabel will take part in lectures from physicians and doctorallevel researchers, hands-on labs via Zoom with at-home kits, interactive computing and coding exercises, and virtual field trips to Stony Brook Medical School.

Courtesy Sacred Heart Academy; compiled

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Water main break in Seaford On June 15 at 12:27 p.m., Seaford’s water service provider, New York American Water (NYAW), reported a main break near the intersection of Merrick Road and Washington Avenue.

NYAW posted that its workers were dispatched and were onsite to shut down the main and make repairs.

By 2 p.m., number of residents reported that they saw no signs of street closures or traffic detours.

Although NYAW’s initial post stated that traf fic would be “impacted,” motorists were able to drive through the intersection around 2 p.m. without difficulty.

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THE SEAFORD 9/11 Memorial Committee has canceled the Patriot Award Dinner which was originally scheduled to take place on June 30.

Seaford Patriot Award Dinner canceled

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NEW YORK AMERICAN Water reported a water main break in Seaford on June 15.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee has decided to cancel the 18th Annual Patriot Award dinner, scheduled for June 30, at the Crest Hollow Country Club.

The committee still intends to present scholarship awards to five graduating Seaford High School seniors this year.

The committee has selected three 2020 Honorary Patriot Award recipients whose “character and achievements reflect the

lives and spirit of the five Seaford alumni who lost their lives on Sep. 11, 2001.” The 2020 Honorary Patriots are Donna Jebaily, Marianne Pensa and Erin King Sweeney.

They will be recognized next year on June 29, 2021 at the Patriot Award dinner.

The Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee remains committed to remembering and honoring our fallen alumni: Tommy Haskell, Timmy Haskell, John Perry, Rob Sliwak and Michael Wittenstein.

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We have been working here together for almost two decades. We started as interns from Adelphi in 1996 when it was Schneider’s [Children’s Hospital]. We were in a bunch of different roles and responsibilities before doing what we do now. I’m an ambulatory nurse specialist and ambulatory administrator, so I work on quality and optimization for pediatric practices.

She is a pediatric hematology and oncology pediatric sickle cell nurse coordinator.

We were thinking of ways to help in the pandemic when we saw an article written by [Dr. Charles Schleien], who’s our boss at Cohen’s, and he wrote about his experience with coronavirus and how he couldn’t see the faces of any of the nurses who treated him.

If you have [Covid-19] and you’re being treated, everybody’s wearing masks and all this PPE. You could barely make out who anyone is. Imagine how scared these kids must be. I would feel the same way being an adult.

We created Project Unseen Heroes on April 11, and we’ve been making personalized nametags for nurses to wear to show the patients what they look like.

auren Horn and I had a lot of time on our hands at the beginning of quarantine, and we weren’t really sure when school would return. We’re both involved in community service, and we didn’t want to stop that.

We were looking online for different community services to join during the pandemic, and we saw that one girl in Westchester started Community Against Covid-19, a free delivery service for seniors by teens. She had just started two weeks before I called her, and there were a couple of chapters but none in on Long Island.

We woke up the next day and started making flyers and posting on social media sites.

Within a week, we already had five customers, and it’s just blown up from there.

We’ve already had kids from our school district and neighboring towns offer their help, too. It’s been amazing to help other kids our age be involved as well.

All of our customers love us because we’re different from other services, because they only deliver from specific places, but we go to supermarkets they recognize and feel comfortable in. Places like Trader Joe’s and special supermarkets don’t deliver, so we’re able to get what they want — they can rely on us.

A lot of seniors are unsure how to use technology, and during the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of those other services were backed up. People weren’t getting their food for two weeks, and people were nervous when they’d get their food.

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arolyn Breivogel, of North Bellmore, has spent almost her adult life serving the families in the Wantagh School District.

For 31 years, she filled positions from English teacher to assistant principal and high school principal. She is retiring at the end of the month, along with her deputy, Assistant Principal James Brown, and will be succeeded by Dr. Paul Guzzone.

“I went straight from my graduation [from St. John’s University] to the classroom, and while I was teaching English in the classroom, I went for my guidance certification at night.

“We’re still in the same building, but I like to say we’ve cleaned it up a lot, made it brighter and more inviting.

“I became the assistant principal under [former principal] Terry O’Connor in 2001, and when he retired in 2008, I was asked to take over as principal.

“Education has certainly become more student-centered during the years I’ve been working. [Brown and I] believed in raising rigor, making an environment where students can really reach their fullest potential.

“School leadership is about three things: people, programs and plant. So we wanted to clean up the plant, paint it, keep it bright and spirited and inviting. And we hire the very best staff we can find.

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Now, we’ve been able to do about 600 meals a day [for students in need in the Wantagh district]. Also, through the state, we’ve been able to do deliveries to family’s homes. They send me the address, tell me how many children in the household, and if they are unable to or uncomfortable picking the meals up from the school, we bring them to the house.

The thing is I actually do live in Wantagh. I’m also a part of the community. I very much enjoy helping people in the same community I live in.

I’m so grateful that I am able to help out. There are some families where both parents have lost their jobs. This is so helpful to them that we’re here at no charge.

There are quite a few families here that are so appreciative. When delivery drivers show up at house, they see families crying being so appreciative.

When this first happened, many of my employees did not want to come in. They were afraid for their safety. It was a little challenging in the beginning. You didn’t really know how many people you were going to get in a day, and we had to make a breakfast and a lunch for seven days a week.

I personally wasn’t really nervous. I was nervous for my mom and my in-laws. I did the food shopping and dropped it off to the in-laws. I didn’t get to see any friends.

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HEALTH MEMO Ten NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery physicians named to 2020 Castle Connolly list

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en of the 26 physicians associated with Neurological Surgery, P.C. (NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery) have been named to the latest edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, an annual reference guide published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a New York City research and information company.

They are: Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D. (Neuropathic Facial Pain Surgery), Jonathan L. Brisman, M.D. (Neurovascular and Brain Surgery), Benjamin R. Cohen, M.D (Spine Surgery), Vladimir Y. Dadashev, M.D. (Spine Surgery), John A. Grant, M.D. (Pediatric Neurosurgery), Roger W. Kula, M.D. (Chiari Neurology), Sundeep Mangla, M.D. (Endovascular Neuroradiology), Stephen T. Onesti, M.D. (Spine Surgery), John PileSpellman, M.D. (Endovascular Neuroradiology), and Brian J. Snyder, M.D. (Pain and Parkinson’s Surgery).

“It’s a pleasure to congratulate our colleagues and partners for receiving this honor,” said Michael H. Brisman, M.D., the chief executive officer of Rockville Centre, NY-based NSPC. “Our practice has provided patients from Long Island, and elsewhere, with the most compassionate and comprehensive brain, back, and neck care available for over 60 years. The selection of these ten physicians to the 2020 Top Doctors: New York Metro Area confirms a tradition of clinical, and patient-centered excellence, at NSPC.” For decades, Castle Connolly has been conducting a peer-review survey to select the region’s top doctors based on the theory that medical professionals are best qualified to assess the qualifications of other practitioners. Licensed physicians vote

online for those doctors they consider outstanding.

A Castle Connolly doctor-led research team then counts the nominations and vets the nominee pool with the aid of a number of screens, including confirming board certifications and investigating disciplinary histories.

The firm’s Top Doctors: New York Metro Area guide lists those whom Castle Connolly has determined to be in the top ten percent of the region’s physicians – approximately 6,000 in all.

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The chief executive of the American Red Cross’s Long Island chapter Monday predicted an active hurricane season, and said the coronavirus will make preparations this year different.

At a news conference in Mineola, Neela Lockel issued a warning for Long Islanders: “We are urging residents to adjust their preparedness planning to the new health threats brought on by the pandemic,” she said. “Make time to build an emergency kit in the event that you have to evacuate or shelter in place.”

The emergency kits should include food, water, essential medication, important documents and other special items for family members.

Because of the pandemic, Lockel said, people should pack cleaning and disinfecting items like hand sanitizers and tissues. She also urged people to use face coverings and to keep social distancing.

Additionally, Lockel said that it is vital to create an evacuation plan for families.

If people choose to stay with another family, they need to check if anyone in that family is experiencing Covid-19 symptoms.

Red Cross evacuation shelters have new safety measures, including temperature checks, health questionnaires, face masks, modified food distribution and isolation areas, if needed, she said.

Lockel was joined by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, State Sens. John Brooks and Anna Kaplan, and representatives from the county, state, Red Cross and PSEG. Patrick Murphy, the commissioner of New York State’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, said

that since 2012, the state has invested about $9.2 billion in infrastructure and public assistance to mitigate some of the hazards that could happen in the Long Island and New York City area because of coastal storms. He praised the Red Cross for its work and said the organization was “critically important” to the state.

Kaplan, whose district includes Mineola, said that she helped secure $600,000 in funding for new equipment for the Red Cross, including an emergency response vehicle, which has updated equipment and the latest technology. The “new generation” van will help the organization during times of emergency. She added that she would partner with the group on June 30 at 4 p.m. to hold an information session on Facebook Live.

Curran noted that the region is entering the hurricane season with a new reality -- Covid-19. However, she said the county has made strides since Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

“I feel that we have learned so much from Superstorm Sandy,” Curran said.

“The debris removal is streamlined and made more efficient. The disclosures and documentation is better. The ways we communicate — moving billboards around and getting the word out to our residents.”

Curran, like many of the speakers, urged individuals to volunteer to help their communities. The Long Island chapter has about 1,000 volunteers, Lockel said, but they are still searching for more.

For more information, visit www.redcross.org.

“If you want to help out your community, becoming a volunteer for the Red Cross is one of the best things you can do, Curran said. “ It’ll make you feel good, and it will be good for your community.”

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Telemedicine is here to stay

Preparing for your virtual appointment

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s more doctors’ offices move toward telemedicine for those appointments that can be held remotely, patients should know how to prepare for these virtual visits.

Sirisha Mohan, M.D., telemedicine lead for the Department of Family Medicine at Keck Medicine of USC, knows just how beneficial it is to have a remote medical appointment go smoothly.

“Telemedicine is really improving our ability to stay connected to our patients in a unique time, where social distancing itself is becoming almost a precursor to additional health problems like anxiety, depression, elevated heart rates and high blood pressure,” she explains.

“So being able to still see your doctor allows the patient and the physician to maintain that human connection.”

Even under normal circumstances, telemedicine appointments offer specific advantages.

“There are many benefits to telemedicine,” Mohan says. “Everything from saving money with parking, to saving an Uber trip or Lyft rides, to not having to take maybe the whole day off work, but being able to — in real time — see your doctor when you need him or her.”

Here’s how to have a productive visit with your doctor from the comfort of your own home.

Don’t let technology derail the visit. Make sure you have all the right software and/or hardware before the visit. Ask a relative or friend for help setting up your computer, tablet or mobile phone if you don’t feel up for the task.

Test technology ahead of time if possible and download/install any updates so you don’t lose precious face time with your caregiver. Turn off other programs that might disrupt the visit with notifications.

Also make sure that your devices are charged, volume is at an appropriate level and the microphone picks up your voice clearly.

Plan for your appointment like you would an in-person visit. Write down any symptoms you’re experiencing, make a list of questions you want answered and have your medical history readily available if this is a new caregiver or medical team you’re

seeing.

Set the scene. Find a quiet place to talk that will allow you a measure of privacy and a secure Internet connection. Although a wired Internet connection is preferred, if the most private place in the house is a closet or pantry, make sure your Wi-Fi connection reaches that far and will support a video conference.

The area should be well-lit and allow you to have the camera at eye level, so you can have a direct conversation with your care provider as if you were in the same room.

Take notes. Remember to write down any directions or treatment plans the doctor shares. Since you won’t be handed a physical prescription at the end of the visit, with directions on how to take any medication or with the next steps to follow in your treatment journey, you’ll need to have a pen and paper handy, or have access to your electronic medical chart, if available.

Remember to make sure you have a pharmacy on file with the office; they will know where to send the electronic prescription and you will know where to go to pick up your medications.

Give feedback after your visit. Let the team know what went right, what could be improved and if there are any ways the team can support your future telehealth visits.

Most importantly, have patience with the process!

If you are not comfortable with technology or find that it’s difficult to communicate naturally with the care team, ask a trusted relative or friend to help troubleshoot any technical issues, or sit in on future appointments to smooth over any communication mishaps due to connectivity issues. While it may seem scary at first, telemedicine could provide convenient access to medical care when you need it most.

“Telemedicine is allowing us to connect with anyone who is struggling with either mental or physical health issues at this time. Sick or healthy, please reach out. Your doctors want to know how you are doing,” Mohan says.

Above photo: Telemedicine can be a safe and easy way to see your doctor from the comfort of your home.

Adjusting to a ‘new normal’

As we emerge back into the world, our outlook has changed It’s always the right time to commit to healthy habits, behaviors and steps to improve your physical and mental health. With the COVID-19 pandemic creating so much uncertainty and upending so many routines, experts say that focusing on the things within your control is particularly important.

“At this particular moment -- challenging as it may be -- it is very important for all of us as individuals to recognize that our actions can and do have a collective impact,” says Dr. Patrice A. Harris, president of the American Medical Association (AMA). “A lot of people are grieving at this moment. Tragically some are grieving loss of loved ones; but people can also grieve the loss of employment, routines or the ability to be with family and friends. Everyone should know that these feelings are normal, and they should allow themselves to experience them.”

Maintaining our physical and mental health will remain challenging during the unusual times of COVID-19.

Channel your feelings of anxiety or helplessness into action. Practicing physical distancing and making sure to wash your hands with warm soapy water for at least 20 seconds are two steps that protect your health and the health of others. Create a safety action plan for you and your family. Also consider how small gestures — like offering to pick up groceries for an older or at-risk neighbor who may be anxious about leaving home — can make a big difference.

Take care of yourself physically.

Get as much sleep as you can, try to include fruits and vegetables into your diet, and make sure you move. With many gyms and parks closed and physi-

cal distancing in place, it may seem harder to work out, so consider options at home, including dancing, to stay active.

Create new routines. With more people working from home and/or caring for school-aged children, the daily lives we had before COVID-19 are a distant memory. But building routines — time for work, time for meals, time for decompressing — is critical to creating a new normal. In the world today, there are so many things we can’t control, but our schedules are something we can.

Take time to turn off social media and the news. It is critical at this moment to know what is happening in the world and to stay connected with family and friends, but if social media and 24-hour news are making you anxious, consume them in doses.

Stay connected. Social media gives us a common connection point during times of isolation, but there is real opportunity at this moment to stay connected via phone calls and video chats with friends, family, and even people you haven’t heard from in a while. Physical distancing is important, but it’s still okay to socialize.

If you have children, talk to them in an age-appropriate way, and avoid ascribing feelings to them. Don’t say, “I know you’re scared.” Kids are observant and they’re wise. They may know things are different, but they may not be afraid.

Let them know smart people are working on ways to keep us all safe. Model healthy coping.

Above photo: Reset expectations and identify what you can do rather than focusing on what you can’t.

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s the COVID-19 Dr. Adhi Sharma, Mount Sinai pandemic was South Nassau’s Chief Medical overtaking Long Island in Officer and Executive Vice early March, 26-year-old Roderick President for Clinical and Middleton of Queens noticed a Professional Affairs. “Those lump on his neck that was patients should not avoid care out growing every day. of fear of COVID-19.”

Mr. Middleton consulted with The hospital has created a Rajiv Datta, MD, Medical Director safe pathway for patients and has of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s policies and procedures in place to Gertrude and Louis Feil Cancer resume elective surgeries. We Center, who was concerned by the have taken extraordinary size and growth of the lump but measures to ensure that all could not operate due to COVID. facilities, including the On May 20th Dr. Datta determined comprehensive network of Dr. Adhi Sharma it was best to perform surgery in outpatient specialized health care If you need emergency medical the hospital’s operating room to centers, are thoroughly deep attention, elective surgery or a remove the large cyst. Thankfully, cleaned and sterilized. procedure to alleviate pain or a the cyst was benign, and Mr. The Emergency Department, medical condition, now is the Middleton was able to go home Operating Rooms and all patient time to seek care. that day. units have been terminally cleaned If you need emergency medical with EPA approved, virus-specific attention, elective surgery or a procedure for a sterilization agents. The hospital has established dedicated areas for non-COVID that are isolated from medical condition, now is the time to seek care. units housing COVID positive patients. The Emergency Many people are risking having their condition Department has been reconfigured so that patients worsen by putting off care because of COVID-19 with non-COVID-19 ailments seeking emergency fears. treatment are treated in areas isolated from the area “We are hearing from our physicians that some for patients that are being tested for COVID. patients put off seeking care during the COVID-19 Patients visiting the hospital for any procedure surge for cardiac, oncology, and other medical will be required to undergo pre-procedure COVID-19 conditions that could become more serious,” said

testing at a drive-up COVID-19 testing site. The test must be performed no more than three days before the procedure.

Hospital staff also are instructed to take all precautions, including wearing full personal protective equipment. The hospital remains under a no-visitor policy. Once visitor restrictions are lifted, the hospital will implement stringent safety policies for visitors.

Social distancing policies remain in place within the hospital. If you had an elective procedure scheduled at Mount Sinai South Nassau, please call

your physician’s office for information about rescheduling or call the hospital’s main number if you need a physician referral at (516) 632 3000.

For more information on Mount Sinai South Nassau’s services, go to mountsinai.org/southnassau.

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Man Up and Get to the Doctor Don’t miss your regular check-ups and screenings. A recent survey found that 25 percent of men who were sick or in pain would wait as long as possible to see a doctor (Is there a prize you are trying to win?) and 17 percent would wait at least a week after the first onset of illness.

If you have signs and symptoms of some of the most common diseases and illnesses, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, excessive thirst, urination problems, fevers, weight loss, numbness or persistent headaches, (basically anything that causes you to not feel like you) get yourself to the doctor. And preventative medicine? It prevents things! Keep up with your vaccines, your annual physical, and screenings like a colonoscopy. They’re important. Just because you feel well doesn’t mean that you are well.

Physical activity reduces your chance for many illnesses and diseases. It’s good for the body and the mind. Studies show that adults need at least two and a half hours of moderate intense aerobic activity every week and muscle strengthening activities two or more days a week. Feeling tense or sluggish? Regular exercise, as little as 20 minutes a day, can improve your mood and energy level, decrease stress and boost brainpower.

Make Healthy Food Choices Belly up to the produce section of your local farmer’s market or grocery store and stock up on a variety of fruits and vegetables. Consume food and drinks high in calories, sugar, salt and fat in moderation. These unhealthy foods should be an extremely limited part of your diet.

They might taste really good, but they are slowly killing you. Choose healthier alternatives for more snacks and meals and you’ll live to eat another day.

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ovid-19 has the public rethinking rethinking our behaviors and lifestyle. While we’re still in the throes of the pandemic, health experts constantly remind us to remain vigilant about overall health. So for the men out there, June is still Men’s Health Month. It serves as a reminder for the guys to be proactive about their health.

A large number of men don’t actively engage in preventative health or the healthcare system early in life. And the older you guys get, the less likely you are to get involved. There are plenty of excuses. You’re too busy. It’s too expensive. You feel fine. Or the worst of all,“I don’t get sick.”

Heart disease, cancers, unintentional injuries, diabetes, suicide and stroke are some of the top causes of death for men. Many of these have early signs and symptoms, and can be prevented and treated if caught early. But society has traditionally expected boys to be tough and ignore pain. So you push through symptoms and hide your feelings, thinking this makes you more of a man.

Unfortunately, that just makes you more likely to die from these conditions. In fact, the Men’s Health Caucus reports you will live about five years less than women.

The Centers for Disease Control and Preventation says that women are 100 percent more likely to visit the doctor for an annual exam or preventative service than you. And according to other data, reported by the New York Times, by the age of 100, women will outnumber men eight to one. There are going to be a lot of lonely women in the old folk’s home, and a handful of extremely happy and worn out men. Wouldn’t you like to be one of them?

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Find a Healthy Weight and Keep It There This goes along with the exercise and food choices. We all pack on a few extra pounds as we get older. It’s the nature of the old age beast. But know your BMI and keep an eye on it. If you’re on the last setting of your expandable waistband, it’s probably time to get some exercise, review your diet and make an appointment with your doctor.

Drink Alcohol in Moderation What exactly is moderation? Two drinks per day for men under the age of 65, and just one drink a day for men 65 and older. Some studies indicate health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, though those may not help all who choose to imbibe. In some cases, it may be safer to avoid alcohol entirely and the positives may not outweigh the risks.

But if you’re going to drink? Don’t drive.

Male drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes are almost twice as likely as female drivers to be intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or higher. And if you survive, nobody looks good in prison orange.

Smoking and Chewing Tobacco There aren’t many things that can have such instantaneous and long term benefits as giving up tobacco, resulting in a lower risk of heart disease, cancer and lung disease. The CDC says that smoking tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, yet 20.5 percent of men are still smoking.

You’re smoking yourself into an early grave, and it’s expensive. So why are you still lighting up?

Manage and Tame Stress A lot of the men are workaholics and seem to thrive on stress. Note the word “seem.” You aren’t thriving.

Stress leads to higher blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, accelerated risk for prostate cancer and even erectile dysfunction. And though ED won’t kill you, it might make you more stressed! Stress and anxiety also play a big part in depression, and many men resist getting help for depression or don’t recognize the signs.

Men’s Health Network reports that men are four times more likely to commit suicide than women, attributing much of the blame to undiagnosed depression. (The recent suicides earlier this month of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain drive home the importance of seeking treatment and finding a support system.)

Play hooky.

Stop checking your email at home or kick off early now and again. And those of you with umpteen weeks of accumulated vacation days?

You aren’t heroic. No one dies saying they wish they’d worked more.

Get Some Rest Many of you are up late at night even though you have to be up at 7 a.m. Or brag about how you don’t need more than four to five hours of sleep a night.

Not according to the National Sleep Foundation, which says that your body requires seven to nine hours of sleep a night to stay healthy.

Lack of proper rest is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and depression as well as accidents involving motor vehicles and machinery. So power down and hop under the covers. You’ll gain that extra time on the back end.

Old habits die hard, but so do men who don’t take care of themselves.

Above photo: Don’t let the pandemic prevent you guys from focusing on your overall health.

That snooze matters Healthy living begins with ample sleep Taking steps to improve your mental and physical well-being may fall flat if you’re not spending enough time recharging your body.

Now more than ever, as we deal with the stress of adjusting to our lives during pandemic, sleep experts agree: adequate, regular sleep is essential for overall health and well-being.

According to a new recommendation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and Sleep Research Society (SRS), adults should get seven or more hours of sleep per night to avoid the health risks associated with prolonged periods of inadequate sleep. For the millions of Americans who do not make regular sleep a priority, this guidance can motivate healthier lifestyle habits.

“Sleep is critical to health, along with a healthy diet and regular exercise,” said Dr. Nathaniel F. Watson, AASM president and moderator of the expert panel that developed the recommendation. “Our consensus panel of 15 of the nation’s top sleep experts found that sleeping six or fewer hours per night is inadequate to sustain health and safety in adults. We also agreed that seven or more hours of sleep per night is the recommended amount for all healthy adults.”

No limit for certain individuals Recognizing that some adults need more sleep than others, the panel did not place a limit on how much sleep people should get per night.

For example, people who may need nine or more hours of nightly sleep include young adults with

growing bodies, individuals trying to make up for lost sleep, or those who are sick.

“More than a third of the population is not getting enough sleep, so the focus needs to be on getting at least seven hours of nightly sleep,” added Watson.“In general we want people to get more sleep, not less.”

Prep for successful sleep What are some easy ways to ensure that you get the sleep you need for a productive and healthy life? Check out these five healthy sleep habits provided by the experts at AASM. Following these tips can help you develop a healthy sleep pattern: √ Be consistent. Go to bed when you are sleepy and try to wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends. √ Limit time in bed. Don’t use your bed for other non-sleep activities, such as watching television or checking email — or these days, even working! √ Make your bedroom a sleep haven. A quiet and relaxing bedroom environment will help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Keep the bedroom at a comfortable temperature but slightly cool. √ Limit the caffeine if need be. Avoid coffee, tea, soda and other caffeine sources in the afternoon and evening hours. √ Get at least seven hours. Go to bed early enough to allow yourself to sleep seven hours or more each and every night.

Live life awake and refreshed with the proper amount of sleep. You’ll be putting your best foot forward every morning.

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GETTING BACK TO OUR LIVES BEGINS WITH OUR HEALTH. To our fellow Long Islanders: For months, we’ve all endured a crisis that has reshaped our world. And, although our daily lives will be affected for some time to come, we’re beginning to move towards some sense of normalcy and optimism.

Along with the desire to protect lives, we all want to get back to living.

And living well starts with your health. Your total health.

That’s why we’ve instituted extensive safety measures throughout our hospitals and physician offices. There’s no need to ignore health issues or postpone procedures, because we’ve made it safe to get the care you need.

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Phase 2 mostly positive, despite concerns CHRISTINE D’ANGELO, OF D’Angelo’s Sporting Goods, in Wantagh, said her business is now open, after she spent an extra two weeks wrangling with the rules of Phase 1.

CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE week where the buyer has never even seen inside the actual house,” Dupkin Memisha said. “The first time they step into the house will be after they own it.”

The market is unseasonably hot, she said, due to unusually low inventories. “In Seaford, we have 43 properties listed, and 41 in Wantagh,” she said. “That’s more like what we’d expect to see in the winter.”

While Dupkin Memisha said that many of her customers were local — “even Wantagh to Wantagh and Seaford to Seaford,” she said, referring to school districts — Smith said he saw people moving both into and out of Nassau County. “People are moving from the city and Jersey,” he said, “but Tennessee is hot,” and West Virginia and North Carolina were among the preferred destinations.

Still, some limitations did apply under Phase 2. For example, Smith said, “We can only let one person into a house at a time.”

His perspective on the market was a bit more measured. Business has remained steady throughout the pandemic, although slower than usual, “and it’s going to be slower for a while,” Smith said. “A couple of weeks, maybe, then I think it’ll pick up again.”

As in other commission-dependent businesses, brokers receive payment only when their deals close. And as independent contractors, they were not generally eligible for some of the support mechanisms available to salaried employees, such as the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program or the pandemic unemployment bonuses paid by the New York State Department of Labor, with federal support.

Other businesses struggled, as the requirements of social distancing and numerical limits cut into already tight profit margins. “We can only have about half the normal number of [customers and employees] in the shops” because of social distancing, said Edward Dennehy, who co-owns Mad Men Bespoke Tailors and Barbershops with his former wife, Jessica. With locations in Wantagh, on the border with Seaford, and Williston Park, the shops had to furlough all their workers during the three-months shutdown.

“They stylists are independent contractors — basically, self-employed — so they couldn’t claim any unemployment benefits,” Dennehy said. And because the partners do not expect their businesses to reach pre-pandemic levels anytime soon, demand will not enable them to bring back their crews at anything approaching full employment.

“Altogether, we’re down to about 30 percent of our normal business because of social distancing requirements,” he said.

And as barbershops maintain a freeze on the beard care end of their business, margins are cut even further. “Beard care is about 35 percent of our barber business,” Dennehy explained.

Some businesses that were permitted to open in Phase 1 struggled to understand the rules governing the reopening.

D’Angelo’s Sporting Goods, on Wantagh Avenue, took an extra two weeks to ensure that it was fully compliant with state regulations before opening to customers. “We

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Phases 1 and 2 openings Phase 1 ■ Construction ■ Manufacturing ■ Wholesale supply-chain businesses ■ Clothing and shoe stores ■ Electronics and appliances ■ Web and mail order ■ Florists ■ Jewelry Courtesy Edward Dennehy

EDWARD DENNEY IS glad to be open again, despite projections that his two clothier/ barbershops will earn only 30 percent of their normal revenue in Phase 2. had seen [the lockdown] coming, so we were somewhat prepared,” said Christine D’Angelo, who owns the business with her husband, Mike. “We stocked up on inventory, so we were still able to help some of our regular customers.”

D’Angelo said she made personal deliveries to the store’s regulars, augmented by the occasional curbside pickup.

The store specializes in competition darts and pool and billiards accessories. It also does a lively business in baseball cards, geared toward serious collectors.

“We’ve been OK, financially,” D’Angelo said, although she said she was relieved to be headed toward more normal business conditions. Ultimately, the store will be able to do much of its business online, but “the website is still being built,” she said.

Five of New York’s seven regions have already begun operating under Phase 3. If conditions warrant, Nassau County Exec-

utive Laura Curran has said she expected Long Island to be ready to implement Phase 3 by June 26. Since it primarily benefits the hospitality industry — dine-in service in particular — this would be good news for the area’s restaurants and diners.

Hotels will be able to serve diners in their restaurants as well.

Some states have seen increases in the number of positive tests for Covid-19 as they have reopened. According to the Associated Press, rolling seven-day averages have picked up significantly in 21 states, including Arizona, California, Florida and North Carolina.

So far in New York, however, “All signs are positive,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said before the reopening of Phase 2. “They’ve made great progress.” He was clear, however, that any significant spike would be met by an immediate rollback to previous, more stringent conditions.

■ Luggage ■ Sporting goods ■ Landscaping and gardening

Phase 2 ■ Outdoor dining ■ Places of worship (at 25 percent capacity) ■ Storefront retailers ■ Professional services ■ Financial advisers ■ Administrative support ■ Insurance and real estate brokers ■ Rental and leasing industries ■ Hair salons and barbershops Source: Forbes

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WHAT’S UP NEXT DOOR AND AROUND THE CORNER

Manor teachers on parade through Seaford The parking lot of Tackapausha Museum and Preserve was filled with Seaford Manor Elementary School teachers and staff getting ready to parade around the neighborhood streets. Teachers happily readied themselves for the drive as students and families around the neighborhood matched their enthusiasm while waiting outside to catch a glimpse of the Manor staff.

In the parking lot before leaving, the teachers decorated their cars with signs, streamers and balloons.

They then embarked on an hour-long trip up and down more than 30 streets.

Principal Debra Emmerich, in the first car behind the Seaford fire truck that led the parade, brought

along a special guest. Seated beside her, playing the role of the Seaford Viking mascot, was Emmerich’s son John. Emmerich said that her staff was very emotional as they prepared for the event.

“We wanted nothing more than to see our students again and we were finally getting our chance,” she said. “When we saw the kids’ excited faces, and their families waving, cheering and smiling some of us got choked up. It was priceless.

The staff needed this, our students needed this — we all needed this. Our Manor school families are the best in the world, and it felt amazing to see each other again. It will be a day that we always remember.”

Photos courtesy Seaford Schools

KINDERGARTNERS GIANLUCA FENOALTEA and Penelope Brooks, and third-grader Sofia Fenoaltea, waited with anticipation for their teachers to pass by.

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FOURTH-GRADER BELLA DOERING, left, and sister Charley, a second-grader, were excited to see their teachers again.

SEAFORD MANOR ELEMENTARY School Assistant Principal Mary Ellen Kakalos, left, and Principal Debra Emmerich were excited for the start of the car parade through town to greet Manor students and families.

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For the Rooftop external insulated duct repair and weather seal to the WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICT STATION #1, located at 3470 Park Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793.

A pre-bid conference walkthrough for potential Bidders and other interested parties will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the Wantagh Fire District Station #1 located at 3470 Park Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793 Separate & independent bids must be received on or before Wednesday, July 22, 2020 @ 12:00 pm by the WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICT at the DISTRICT OFFICES located at 2045 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793 at which time all bids received will publicly be opened and read aloud @ 12:00 PM in accordance with §103(2), of the General Municipal Law. No bids will be accepted thereafter.

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Hard copy of the Bidding Documents, drawings and specifications, may be obtained from REV by emailing a copy of the executed deposit check to projects@revplans.com.

Checks shall be made payable to Wantagh Fire District in the sum of $100.00 (One Hundred Dollars) for each set of documents.

Include in the email the company name, address, email address, phone number and interested contract.

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All bids must be accompanied by either a) a certified check payable to the “Wantagh Fire District” in the amount of 5% of the bid price, or b) a bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the “Wantagh Fire District” in the amount of 5% of the bid price. If the bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a contract in accordance with the bid and will furnish a suitable security bond in the sum of the amount of the contract, conditioned for the faithful and prompt completion of the work specified in the contract.

If the bidder neglects or refuses to execute the contract and furnish the bonds, the deposit of 5% of the bid price shall be forfeited and retained by the Wantagh Fire District as liquidated damages or, in the case of a bid bond, the Wantagh Fire District shall enforce payment of the bond for its benefit.

Performance, Labor and Material payment bonds on the forms within the Specifications Book for the full amount of the contract are required and shall be included in the bid price.

Exclude from all bids New York State Sales Tax on materials or supplies purchased for this project.

Pursuant to §220 of the Labor Law, the contract will contain a provision that every mechanic, laborer and workman employed in or about the

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Bids are to be enclosed in a separate sealed envelope, which shall be clearly marked: Wantagh Fire District Station #1 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Rooftop external insulated duct repair and weather seal & Related Work.

Contract No. 1 - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Rooftop external insulated duct repair and weather seal & Related Work.

The Wantagh Fire District reserves the right to waive any informalities in, to accept or reject any or all bids, to award the contract to other than the lowest bidder or to advertise anew if in the judgment of the Wantagh Fire District it is in their best interests to do so.

No bidder shall withdraw his bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof.

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more unpopular than others. Who appreciates meter readers giving out parking tickets, except their few family members, or the people who make you form a line at the license bureau, but they have a job to do. Teco was a company that made metal connectors and brackets to join lumber together, strengthening structures because, unlike ordinary nailed connections, nailing at an angle to wood grain with properly spaced nails makes you safer.

You won’t find Teco connectors anymore, since they stopped producing them over 25 years ago, but you will find other brands. Simpson is the leader, and they make hundreds of specialized brackets with tested spacing of many nails per bracket to resist heavy stresses and strains, which most people don’t realize even exist. Brackets that attach roof rafters to the ridge board at the peak of the house, for example, increase the resistance of your house coming apart in high winds by as much as 30 more miles per hour.

If the house were hit by a windstorm, average homes built in 1950 to 1970 are rated for approximately 100 to 110 mph. Hurricanes and tornadoes produce winds high above that threshold, and one occurrence in your lifetime is one too many, but it can happen. When I was 12, my Toledo, Ohio, home was hit by a tornado and severely damaged. Fortythree people died in that midwestern storm on July 4, 1969, and we were fortunate that our home and family survived.

Every hole in brackets must be nailed, not just some. The insulation substitution was a pennywise, pound-foolish idea, aside from defying code, which is a law. The amount of money saved from better insulation will pay for itself, over and over, lowering utility bills. Rigid foam strengthens the structure while acting as a vapor barrier as well.

Fiberglass has lower thermal resistance, no structural value and less moisture resistance. The inspector was following common sense, and the law.

They may only have required that affected structures get connectors, but adding them everywhere is advisable. The inspector wasn’t picking on anyone, just protecting you while doing his job. Stay safe!

© 2020 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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Q. A building inspector just told our contractor the inspection didn’t pass on our renovation. We have a split and the first floor is getting a new kitchen, plus we are taking out the ceiling and making it taller. The inspector says the insulation is wrong and he only saw a few “Tecos,” but needs to see them all. The insulation on the architect’s plans was foam, which turned out to be much more expensive than fiberglass, so we switched it.

Ask The Tecos are metal straps, I Architect think, and the inspector says he wants to see them and check the nails. Is this right?

Do you think he’s being picky because he didn’t get a call before we insulated? The rest of the house doesn’t have Tecos, and he didn’t say anything about it. Is he just giving us a hard time?

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he Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” The heinous murder of George Floyd by a police officer sworn to uphold the law was an act of infamy that must again bend the moral arc of history toward justice.

Like the murder of King himself — which galvanized the 1960s civil rights movement — George Floyd’s death must galvanize America to face some of the hard and bitter truths about race relations that still plague our nation.

ALFONSE Our founders, D’AMATO imperfect though they were, laid out the self-evident moral truth that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” It has taken almost two and a half centuries to give meaning to these words for our black brothers and sisters. And still we are short of that noble goal. Too many black Americans find their liberty and their lives snuffed out by violence, too often at the hands of those who should protect them.

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I believe that the vast majority of police are decent men and women who answer the call of public service. Many of our major metropolitan police forces today are in fact majority minority. In New York City, for instance, more than half of the force is now nonwhite, comprising blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other minorities.

But a few very bad cops have poisoned policing for many black Americans.

Floyd’s murderer had numerous citizen complaints lodged against him, some for the use of excessive force. Yet time and time again he faced no consequences, and was allowed to remain on the police force.

The first hard truth we need to learn from this is that our police forces — and especially the unions that represent them — too regularly and reflexively defend indefensible police behavior.

This is a serious flaw that publicemployee unions must own up to. When bad teachers are nearly impossible to remove, students suffer. When incompetent civil servants hide behind union rights, the public suffers. But when bad cops go unpunished, people suffer, and they die. This must change.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature are making a good start by

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reforming “shield laws” that can be misused to keep police misconduct secret.

Other policing changes are also in order, including more thorough screening of recruits to identify and weed out potential problem candidates, and far better training in police academies to stress de-escalation of potentially dangerous situations and the use of minimum necessary force to effect arrests. The best cops rarely draw a gun or resort to lethal force. They remember they are peace officers.

But far-left ranting about “defunding” and even “abolishing” police forces is insane. What’s the alternative? In Minneapolis, armed “citizen patrols” of mostly black civilians — led by a city councilman who’s the son of Minnesota’s black attorney general, who is investigating Floyd’s murder — have taken to the streets to try to keep order in the aftermath of violence there.

What would happen if one of these civilian posses inevitably were to shoot and kill someone — maybe even another black person? Who would be accountable? Who would answer? Would black lives still matter then?

And there’s one other hard truth we must face as a nation. The overwhelming majority of black murder victims —

ut far-left rants about ‘defunding’ or ‘abolishing’ police forces are insane.

especially young black men — are killed by other persons of color. During the Memorial Day weekend in Chicago alone, dozens of people were shot, and 10 were killed. Most of the victims were black. Their lives matter, too. Unless the hopelessness, rootlessness and violent gang culture underlying many of these deaths are addressed, the killing is bound to continue.

President Trump made a great move when he named black Republican Sen. Tim Scott, of South Carolina, to head an effort to develop proposals to deal with police misconduct and the carnage in black communities. People should remember that it was Trump and senators like Scott who drew up and passed the First Step Act, which is freeing many persons of color from serving disproportionately harsh sentences.

The president shouldn’t shy away from building on the solid progress he has made on criminal justice issues affecting black Americans. He should double down on initiatives like “opportunity zones” to drive private investment into inner cities.

Promote hope and justice. Lead, Mr. President. Black lives matter!

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.

Thank you very much, but I prefer to remain alive

ast week I received a happy-talk email from a bridge club out of town where I used to play. This particular club hosted hundreds of players at a time in a big indoor space.

It was a veritable petri dish of germs in the best of times; in the time of Covid-19, it would be a wickedly dangerous hot spot.

The club shut down in April because of the pandemic, and continued games online. The letter last week was from the owner, who said he was reopening because it’s all good. He RANDI had been out and KREISS about, in restaurants and stores, relieved to see people mingling and getting back to business.

He said his bridge club would open immediately. He mentioned that he has rent to pay.

I wrote back, telling him that I was not willing to risk my life to pay his rent and, by the way, shame on him.

I mention this small incident because I believe the plan to breathe life back into

the economy depends on a deal with the devil. The unspoken quid pro quo is that lives will be sacrificed for financial gain, and those lives will be mostly older people, those with underlying medical conditions and those who must go back to work in high-risk industries like meat packing in order to feed their families.

What’s happening is a kind of national gaslighting, led by the gaslighter in chief, President Trump.

According to Psychology Today, “gaslighting is a tactic in which a person or entity, in order to gain more power, makes a victim question their reality. It works much better than you may think.”

The term comes from “Gaslight,” the 1944 movie starring Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman, in which an avaricious and murderous husband tries to make his new wife believe she is going insane. She insists she sees gas lights in their attic at night. He tells her she is imagining things, although he has indeed been up there every night, looking for her jewels.

Slowly, he unravels her sense of herself.

The term is still used to describe manipulation and abuse focused on mak-

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ing people question their own perceptions. The gaslighter keeps shifting the ground under the victims until they lose their equilibrium and start feeling “crazy.”

Trump has refined the process of gaslighting during his tenure.

In his version, let’s call it Gaslighting 2.0, he lies, or contradicts what he said a day or an hour or a minute ago. He dissembles right before our eyes. He tells us we aren’t seeing what we know we absolutely are seeing, like the strong-arm attack on peaceful protesters in Washington’s Lafayette Square two weeks ago.

He makes up stuff, like vaccines that are just around the corner and treatments that can work miracles. He touts his record on civil rights while every single word out of his lying mouth contradicts his claims.

This is his trick: He says the thing, then he holds up a sign behind it saying I don’t really mean this. Over and over again, for more years than we can bear, he has been gaslighting Americans with half-truths and outright lies.

Now, he and his supporters are urging folks to toss away the masks, to shop and

he unspoken quid pro quo of the reopening is that lives will be sacrificed for financial gain.

dine out and party. He is urging us to take one for Team America. He invites crowds to his rallies while requiring them to sign away their right to litigate if they get sick.

What I am observing is that even people who have been social distancing and wearing masks are coming under the influence of groupthink and starting to get together with friends and plan trips and get haircuts and enjoy dinners out.

My friends, nothing has changed since the pandemic began. Those of us who are vulnerable must take care of ourselves, because no one else will. There is no civil authority to make and enforce rules that will keep us safe.

According to The Washington Post, “More than a dozen states continue to show new highs in the number or coronavirus cases . . . The spikes provide disturbing data points in the ongoing tug of war between the economic costs of restrictions and the human cost of lifting them. ‘Worse times are ahead,’ said Joe Gerald, a public health researcher at the University of Arizona.”

Like the bridge club owner, our country needs to pay the rent. But at what cost?

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

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ustice for George Floyd came swiftly in New York.

During two weeks of intense protests at hundreds of locales across the state, Black Lives Matter protesters decried Floyd’s death and demanded systemic changes in the way policing is carried out here.

Last Friday, the protesters got their wish when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a 10-bill package of reforms passed earlier in the week by the State Legislature.

Among the reforms, the measures: ■ Repealed the state’s 1976 50-a statute, which shielded police officers’ disciplinary records from public view. (In the Floyd case, the Minneapolis police officer who killed him, Derek Chauvin, had 18 disciplinary infractions on his record.)

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■ Required state troopers to wear body cameras.

Cuomo also signed an executive order requiring local police departments to develop community-oriented policing plans that are to be formulated with public input. The governor is giving the people a role in determining how they will be policed.

Local governments have until next April 1 to redesign their police departments, or they will face the possibility of losing state funding. Those governments must account for the size of their police forces, the weapons they employ, their disciplinary procedures for punishing offending officers and a citizen-complaint process.

Nassau County and cities and villages with police departments must hold public hearings to help plot the future of policing

For goodness’ sake, wear a mask

n May 30, a Herald editor conducted an informal, small-scale survey, counting the number of people with masks whom he passed while walking at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.

The count wasn’t even close. Eightyfour people were wearing masks, while 42 weren’t. That is, two-thirds wore masks.

The same editor conducted the same survey just over two weeks later, on June 14. This time, the results were very different. Seventy-eight people weren’t wearing masks, while 20 were. That is, 79 percent of people had no face covering, while 21 percent did.

What does this tell us? Perhaps nothing

— after all, this was a small survey, conducted at one location on only two days.

On the other hand, it could indicate an attitudinal shift — perhaps people believe the worst of the coronavirus crisis is behind us, so they no longer have to wear masks.

There was seemingly no reason not to wear a mask last Sunday. The temperature was in the low 70s, with virtually no humidity and a slight breeze, so you didn’t feel stifled by the weather while wearing one.

Have people become apathetic? We hope not. The virus still lurks among us. It’s out there, waiting to strike. If we don’t take the most basic precautions, like wearing

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here. In particular, Nassau’s communities of color must be heard. Hearings should be held in their neighborhoods to ensure that the maximum number of people attend and comment.

If carried out properly, the process should be healthy. Police will face scrutiny as they never have before, but surely they will also hear from many grateful residents whom they have aided through the years. The criticism will be necessary in order to develop a set of regulations and guidelines to make sure there is never again a death like that suffered by Floyd.

The majority of police are hardworking, decent people. No doubt, they do not deserve to be lumped in with the likes of Chauvin. This process, if done right, will not do that. Rather, it will focus on the policies and protocols needed to reform a system that is long overdo for an overhaul.

LETTERS New York must reopen smartly To the Editor: Right now, we need to be cautious. I know businesses are eager to open, and we all want to get the economy going, but we need to be careful. We cannot make a mistake today that wipes out our hard-earned progress. The coronavirus remains a public health threat, and we are seeing worrying spikes in more than 20 states.

Data from California, Florida, Texas, Arizona and elsewhere show that the virus is still spreading fast.

New York is one of the exceptions. As we reopen, the numbers continue to look good. That’s because we are taking a measured approach to reopening, and relying on numbers and data to guide us. But more important, it’s because New Yorkers have been smart and diligent. We are informed, we understand the facts and we have acted responsibly. But we all need to remain vigilant to avoid the spikes other states are experiencing.

Five regions entered Phase Three of reopening on Tuesday.

masks and staying six feet apart from people other than our immediate family members, then we could very well be in for a second wave of infection.

We’re already seeing second waves in other parts of the country. A number of states reopened too fast, without coherent plans. Now they are suffering with rapidly rising hospitalization rates.

Thanks to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s leadership, New York has taken a careful, calculated approach to reopening its economy.

The state has done all it can to ensure that the infection rate remains low. Now individual actions will determine whether we remain on course to recovery — both the health of our citizens and our economy.

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hy did George Floyd’s death bring our nation to its knees? wondered Ava Marie DuVernay, the director of the 2014 film “Selma,” about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s organizing activities in Selma, Ala., in 1965.

DuVernay was speaking last week on the second night of Oprah Winfrey’s twopart special, “Where Do We Go from Here?” on OWN. I desperately wanted to hear her thoughts. The sight of Floyd lying facedown on the asphalt with a Minneapolis police officer’s SCOTT knee pressed into BRINTON his neck had haunted me for days. DuVernay’s question burned in my mind.

“I usually don’t see the officer,” she remarked.

Many times before, black men had been beaten or shot down by rogue police officers. Never, however, had we seen an offending officer’s face in the same frame as the victim. The black man was usually shown running away, or the incident took place at night, and all involved were obscured by darkness.

In this case, we could see, by the light of day, the now ex-officer — Derek Chauvin — slowly suffocating Floyd as he begged for his dead mother. The public — black and white — understood his pain, his anguish, his fear.

There could be no excuse making, no

misunderstood cues on Chauvin’s part.

Floyd was handcuffed and helpless.

Chauvin had a solemn obligation to preserve Floyd’s life. He failed.

In the very same frame, we can see both Chauvin’s and Floyd’s eyes — Chauvin, merciless, Floyd, increasingly hopeless, understanding he will soon lose his life, his face buried in the street. We understand the interplay between the two: Chauvin applying force to Floyd’s neck was a symbol of dominance over him.

In effect, the 8 minutes and 46 seconds that he held his knee to Floyd encapsulated 400 years of oppression that black people have faced in North America, first through 246 years of slavery in the American colonies and then the United States, followed by 154 years of structural racism.

Yes, systemic racism is real, Floyd’s death screamed to the nation. It was proof positive of its existence. There was no ambiguity. Only the most racist of minds would be incapable of understanding the concept — and of sympathizing with Floyd or any person of color.

I watched “Selma” over the weekend.

It’s a beautiful film, painstaking in its attention to detail and commitment to historical accuracy. King came to Selma understanding how deeply racism ran through that small southern city. He knew there would be trouble, and he hoped to have it captured for all to see in the national news outlets.

But King miscalculated the ruthless-

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t was the first time we saw the faces of both the killer and the victim in the same frame.

LETTERS Central New York, the Finger Lakes, the Mohawk Valley, the North Country and the Southern Tier were cleared by experts to enter the next phase. Phase Three allows indoor dining at restaurant and food services and personal care services, including nail salons, spas and tattoo and piercing facilities, to resume.

Each industry is subject to specific state guidelines that maximize safety and social distancing.

Starting Monday, localities could also open public pools and playgrounds at their discretion.

They must use health data and metrics as guides to inform each decision.

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Moved by the loss of Jerry’s brother To the Editor: My heartfelt condolences to

ness of Alabama state and local police, who descended on 525 protest marchers on what became known as Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965. The demonstrators tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, named for a Confederate officer who later became a Ku Klux Klan grand dragon and U.S. senator. The marchers were headed to Montgomery, the state’s capital, a 50-mile walk. Police blocked their passage, rushed at them, beat them with billy clubs and sprayed them with tear gas.

The march organizer, Amelia Boynton, was knocked unconscious. John Lewis, a student protester, suffered a concussion. He went on to join Congress in 1987, representing Georgia’s 5th District. Today, at 80, he is still in the House. King himself wasn’t there that day. He later led two marches in Selma, including the final one that led to Montgomery.

I realized I had witnessed a smaller version of Selma on Merrick Road in Merrick on June 2. A group of 150 Black Lives Matter protesters, seeking justice for George Floyd, planned to march on the sidewalk when they were stopped by a group of about 30 counterprotesters. I was covering the demonstration for the Herald.

The counterprotesters shouted at the demonstrators to go back home and pointed west to Freeport, which has a mix of black, Latino and white people.

Two young people among the counterprotesters draped themselves in the Ameri-

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Nassau County police eventually escorted the BLM demonstrators around the counterprotesters. I was focused on photographing the demonstrators. Later nous m officer on, in video footage, I saw the anger in the counterprotesters as the demonstra- act of i tors passed by. One man was seen giving moral Like them the finger, an image that precisely mirrored the reaction of one white man caught on film watching the beat-down in Selma 55 years earlier.

Some 25,000 people from around the country marched in Selma after Bloody Sunday. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, doing away with voting restrictions like the poll tax that had prevented most black people from voting in the South.

An estimated 10,000 BLM protesters came to Merrick and Bellmore from June 3 to 7. Their demonstrations were among hundreds statewide. Last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a sweeping legismoral lation package that, among other measures, did away with Section 50-a of the equal, state Civil Rights Law, which protected ator w police disciplinary records from public among suit of view.

It appears, as King noted, “the arc of two an the moral universe is long, but it bends to thes sisters toward justice.” noble g find th Scott Brinton is the Herald Community out by Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra Universi- those w ty Herbert School of Communication.

Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

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Jerry Kremer on the loss of his brother (“A tribute to all the Daves,” June 4-10). Mr. Kremer, I am sorry for the hole that his passing has left in your life. It’s wonderful that you had such a deep connection.

I think it’s important to have such a bond, and it’s sad when that goes asunder. I have typed out your article and sent it to my son and daughter. It has always been my wish that they remain close, and I’m very happy that they have, especially since they are all the family they have. Common roots and memories can’t be replaced.

May your memories keep you, Mr. Kremer. I enjoy reading your opinions. I can connect to them.

Thank you for sharing your personal moment. It is meaningful to be brought in close.

DIANA IHMANN Valley Stream

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How George Floyd’s death brought us to our knees

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