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Vol. 97, No. 19

SCHOOLS & EDUCATION

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Peirez battles Hakimi for school board seat G.N. district’s $261.4M budget also on ballot

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Great Neck Board of Education Trustee Donna Peirez is running for re-election against district resident Emil Hakimi in a May 17 election.

Voters will also decide on a $261.4 million budget for the 202223 school year that the board adopted in April.

Peirez, who was first elected to the board in 2016 to fill a vacant seat left by Monique Bloom, said in a letter to Blank Slate Media that protecting quality public education and promoting transparency throughout the district are her paramount concerns ahead of the May 17 election.

“All parents who live in Great Neck are entitled to a quality education for their children,” Peirez said.

“In order for our students to continue to excel in school and beyond, we must preserve the creative, innovative and visionary programs we offer and continue to hire and retain the best teachers.”

Peirez, who had served as a teacher at the Lakeville School for nearly three decades, said the school district’s “stellar reputation” is the driving force behind many families, including her own, to come to Great Neck. Her tenure as a board member has included helping navigate the district through the coronavirus pan-

demic and protecting the safety and well-being of its students.

“These experiences have helped me to understand the special families of this community, my community, in a unique manner,” Peirez said.

“I am first and foremost an advocate for children. On their behalf, I am seeking another term on the Board of Education to continue championing public education.”

Hakimi, who has four children enrolled in the district, said concerns surrounding the school district’s curriculum inspired him to run for a seat on the school board.

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Herricks, Roslyn movie theaters close doors Follow trend of other North Shore cinemas to shutter

BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Parkville School celebrated Pick a Reading Partner Week last week, holding events like a pajama story night and a PTO book fair.

Two North Shore movie venues have closed in recent months, following a trend that has followed the local area since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Herricks Cinemas in New Hyde

Park and Roslyn Cinema on Old Northern Boulevard have recently shuttered their doors.

Both locations were listed as for sale on LoopNet, an online marketplace for commercial property.

In November, Herricks Cinemas on Hillside Avenue had reopened

following temporary closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. But has closed since then.

The sign that stands outside of the venue’s entrance currently reads “Thank you for your patronage” with no movies listed outside or activity Continued on Page 38

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Mineola man pleads DeSena not on guilty for killing Maraj board with Tiernan Judge’s decision on sentencing draws prosecutors’ fire Bashes scandal-tainted appointment

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z

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A Mineola man who pleaded guilty Friday to killing the father of rapper Nicki Minaj in a hit-and-run will serve no more than a year in jail, according to a Nassau County judge, whose decision was opposed by the district attorney’s office.

Charles Polevich, 71, pleaded guilty to charges of leaving the scene of a fatal auto accident and tampering with evidence after Minaj’s father, Robert Maraj, 64, was killed in February 2021.

Polevich, according to multiple reports, admitted he initially stopped after hitting Maraj before he fled the scene and left Maraj on the side of the road. Maraj was taken to a local hospital, where he was first listed in critical condition, according to the police.

Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Howard Sturim said Polevich, who initially faced up to 11 years in prison, will have his driver’s license suspended and have to do community service.

Brendan Brosh, spokesman for the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, said prosecutors recommended that a sentence for Polevich be between one to three years.

Brosh, in a statement, said the office disagreed with the sentencing.

Carol Maraj, Robert’s widow, told Newsday she was “not happy” with the terms set by the judge. Marc Gann, Polevich’s attorney, told the newspaper that it was “completely out of character” for his client to leave somebody on the side of the road, saying he may have been suffering from a “medical issue” following the incident.

Polevich is the owner of an environmental drilling and water purification company located in Guam, according to multiple reports. Officials said he is expected to be sentenced on Aug. 3.

Carol Maraj filed a $150 million lawsuit against Polevich in 2021, according to court documents. She did not comment further on the lawsuit, according to multiple reports.

North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena has called on Democratic Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey to withdraw a resolution to appoint Thomas Tiernan the town’s new highway superintendent six years after he resigned following probes into his overtime compensation.

“It’s extremely clear for anyone to see that Mr. Tiernan was handpicked in a backroom deal by Councilwoman Lurvey as no prior discussion, rationale or explanation was given as to how, when, where, and why, Mr. Tiernan was chosen,” DeSena said in front of Town Hall at a news conference Monday afternoon.

Tiernan had worked with the town since 1980 and was named highway chief in 2000. In 2016, Tiernan resigned following reports in Newsday that he had amassed over $130,000 in overtime between 2011 and 2016, according to Newsday payroll data, and an internal investigation by the town.

DeSena said that since she took office this year as a Republican,there has been little talk, if any, of appointing a new highway chief.

Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey,

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Robert Maraj, the father of rapper Nicki Minaj, died after a hit-and-run incident in Mineola in February.

in a statement to Blank Slate Media, strongly denied the supervisor’s claims while saying all seven Town Board members had the chance to discuss Tiernan’s appointment.

“The Highway Department is responsible for the maintenance and repair of 300 miles of town roads, including pavement and drainage, tree planting, street sweeping, and snow removal. Mr. Tiernan did a phenomenal job as town highway superintendent, possessing nearly four decades of experience with the town,” Lurvey said. “He is someone who knows North Hempstead and cares deeply about our residents.”

Harry Weed, the town’s acting highway superintendent, has been in his role since 2021. A resolution to appoint him on a permanent basis was tabled in January to determine whether he lives in the town, as required.

Before joining North Hempstead, Weed was superintendent of public works in the Village of Rockville Centre.

Weed succeeded Richard Baker, who was the first permanent highway chief appointed after Tiernan in 2019.

Four months after his appointment, Baker abruptly resigned.

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“It’s the price you pay when you abuse drugs and alcohol,” Minaj said DAUGHTER WILL BE FAMOUS in a 2010 Rolling Stone interview.

“Maybe one day your daughter will AND TALK TO EVERY be famous and talk to every magaMAGAZINE ABOUT IT, SO zine about it, so think about that, dads out there who want to be crazy.”

THINK ABOUT THAT, DADS Minaj said she was not physically OUT THERE WHO WANT TO BE abused by her father in a 2015 interview with The New York Times, but CRAZY. said his actions caused emotional harm to her and her mother.

Nicki Minaj “I would always hear him yelling RAPPER and cursing, always,” Minaj told The Times. “And it made me feel it was In several interviews, Minaj, the way to interact because that’s whose real name is Onika Tanya how I saw him interacting.”‘ Maraj, has said her father carried Several reports indicated Minaj out various forms of abuse, ranging and her father’s relationship had latfrom drugs and alcohol to setting her er improved, with the rapper saying childhood house in Jamaica, Queens, Maraj “was very loved & will be very on fire while her mother was still in- missed.”

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Town takes first steps in redistricting Nonpartisan committee to hold 3 hearings ahead of May 30 deadline for final recommendations

BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y

The Town of North Hempstead took its first steps toward redrawing its council election districts with the nonpartisan redistricting commission holding the first of three public hearings Monday evening.

Every 10 years, the town is directed to participate in the redistricting process by town code in order to revise districts to ensure none contain a substantially disproportionate difference in the voter population compared to other districts.

As it stands, North Hempstead currently has six councilmanic districts, which are each represented by one member of the Town Board. In addition to the six elected officials, the town supervisor also sits on the sevenmember board.

According to the 2020 federal census, which was released on August 12, 2021, the Town of North Hempstead’s population grew by 11,317 people to 237,639. This is a 5 percent increase from the 2010 Census, which listed the town’s population as 226,322.

Members of North Hempstead’s Nonpartisan Temporary Redistricting committee were given again the guidelines on redistricting Monday evening at town hall to gauge public comments.

PHOTO BY BRANDON DUFFY

Members of the North Hempstead Nonpartisan Redistricting Committee hold a public hearing Monday, May 10.

The seven-member board consists of Chairperson Dana Boylan, Vice Chair Harrison Feuer, Secretary Jill Wasser, Mary Kay Barket, Sumeet Datt, James McHugh and Patricia Schneider.

“Tonight’s meeting is really intended to be singularly focused on giving the public an opportunity to be heard,” Boylan said at the start of the meeting.

A brief presentation was given by Fred Hejazi, CEO of CityGate, a ser-

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ONIGHT’S MEETING IS REALLY INTENDED TO BE SINGULARLY FOCUSED ON GIVING THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

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vice that is providing consultation on both data analysis and mapping for the committee. Hejazi detailed where the original numbers from the 2020 Census are transferred and how it relates to the town in terms of population differences.

North Hempstead participates in redistricting every 10 years and has until Aug. 12 to make appropriate changes, if necessary. The nonpartisan committee needs to give their final report to the Town Board no later than

May 30 following their three public hearings.

Jeff Wice, legal consultant to the committee, gave the committee and public in attendance an overview of the seven redistricting guidelines, which are required by state law.

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Teacher offered deal for giving vaccine Herricks’ Laura Parker Russo, 54, required to do community service if she accepts

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A Herricks High School teacher who allegedly injected a friend of her son’s with the coronavirus vaccine was offered a plea deal from the Nassau County District Attorney Tuesday, officials said.

The offer would require Herricks biology teacher Laura Parker Russo, 54, to admit to a misdemeanor charge of attempted unauthorized practice of a profession and a disorderly conduct violation, officials said.

Russo would be able to withdraw the misdemeanor plea and receive a conditional discharge for the violation if she did 50 hours of community service before her sentencing, officials said.

Russo was arrested on New Year’s Eve for allegedly injecting her son’s 17-year-old friend with the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. Nassau County detectives said they were alerted by the teenager’s mother after he returned home from Russo’s Sea Cliff residence.

The youth had gone to her home and was administered an injection by Russo, to which his mother had not consented, officials said.

After an investigation, it was determined that Russo was neither a medical professional nor authorized to administer vaccines. In a video obtained by NBC 4 New York, Russo is seen allegedly injecting a male with a COVID-19 vaccine. The male’s identity was covered in the video.

PHOTO COURTESY OF HERRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

A Herricks teacher received a plea offer from the Nassau County District Attorney’s office after allegedly inoculating her son’s friend with the coronavirus vaccine.

Russo would get three years of probation for the misdemeanor charge if she did not complete the community service before the sentencing, officials said. Prosecutors submitted the offer to Russo “based on the defendant’s longstanding ties to the community and her lack of criminal record,” Nassau County DA spokesman Brendan Brosh said.

Russo’s attorney, Gerard McCloskey, told Newsday that he expects

the Herricks teacher, who has since been “removed from the school environment,” to accept the plea dale, according to Herricks Board of Education President Henry Zanetti.

“My client has otherwise an unblemished personal and professional record,” McCloskey told Newsday.

“She’s a woman who has done a tremendous amount of community service throughout her lifetime … and has

ultimately been a positive force in her community and I think they took that into consideration.”

Lisa Doyle, the teenager’s mother, told Newsday that she believes Russo “should have a criminal record” and should not “work with kids.”

Doyle’s attorney, Karen Johnston, told Newsday that the plea offer promotes a message that “if you want to vaccinate somebody, go ahead…there

will be no repercussions.”

Efforts to reach officials for further comment were unavailing.

Zanetti, in a statement this week, said that despite the plea deal the district has its own independent process and “continues to investigate and pursue” that.

Zanetti said district officials were legally unable to comment any further.

Cornell lacrosse coach with L.I. roots dies

BY ST E V E N K E E H N E R

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Richie Moran caption: New Hyde Park native and Cornell lacrosse coach Richie Moran died at 85.

Richie Moran, a celebrated collegiate lacrosse coach from Long Island, died on April 24. He was 85.

Moran is most known for his 29year tenure as Cornell University’s head men’s lacrosse coach. During his reign from 1969 to 1997, he led the Big Red to three national championships and a 257-121 record.

But before making his name in Ithaca, his story began on Long Island.

He was born in New Hyde Park on Jan. 18, 1937. His parents were Irish immigrants and he was the youngest of eight children.

From 1951 through 1955, he was an All-County lacrosse midfielder at Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park. There he helped his team prevail in four straight undefeated seasons.

He continued playing at the University of Maryland, where he was a member of the Terrapins’ 1959 National Championship team. Moran enlisted in the United States Marine Corps following graduation.

Moran first began coaching in 1961. He led various lacrosse teams, including Manhasset High School, Elmont Memorial High School and the

Long Island Athletic Club, to conference and Long Island championships.

In 1969, he took over as head men’s lacrosse coach at Cornell University. His Big Red teams won 15 Ivy League championships, including ten straight from 1974 to 1983. Moran also set an NCAA record from 1976 to 1978 by leading his team to 42 consecutive victories.

Even after his time with Cornell ended in 1997, he would continue to be involved and coach at the international level, as he led Team Ireland in multiple World Lacrosse Championships. He had previously coached Team USA as well.

While his accomplishments as a leader on the field garnered him recognition, it was his demeanor off the field that made him stand out to many.

Despite acknowledging that he did not know him as well as some others, Bobby Anastasia, a longtime Manhasset resident and active community member, remembered him as “just always smiling and always a good guy.”

Yet for those who got to know him as a coach, the feeling about Moran was similar.

“He could have been a great coach

at any sport,” said Robert Rule, who played for Moran at Cornell. “He had that ability to make you feel confident — that’s so important.”

Rule attended Manhasset High School, but he did not play under Moran, who had recently departed to coach at Elmont. Regardless, Rule was aware of his legacy.

“In the three years he was there, he lost three games and before that, they had not won a championship in over 20 years,” he said. “That’s pretty phenomenal.”

Moran and Rule would link up at Cornell, where they won their first NCAA Tournament championship together in 1971.

After his playing days, Rule returned home and became the head coach of the men’s lacrosse team at Manhasset High School. He joked that after 38 years in the post, he “became Richie Moran.”

“I had a lot of fun and while I don’t know how successful I was, I really tried to use a lot of his stuff when I coached,” he said. “I stole it from him — I’ll admit it.”

Richie is survived by Patricia Moran, his wife of 61 years, and his three children, Kevin, Jennifer and Kathy.

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Blank Slate wins 5 press assoc. awards Columnist, opinons page, advertisement, promotion, special section cover recognized by N.Y. group

BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Blank Slate Media was recently recognized with five awards at the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.

Columnist Andy Malekoff received firstplace honors in Division 2 for best column.

“Great job of localizing a national issue,” judges said. “Great research. The words flow so effortlessly, the readers don’t even realize they are being educated.”

Layout editor and graphic artist Yvonne Farley, who has served at Blank Slate since 2016, earned first place in the Best Special Section Cover for the Williston Times. Farley’s work was praised for standout images and eyecatching visuals.

“Receiving the awards was a nice surprise,” Farley said in a statement. “It is a pleasure to create work that I am proud of and being recognized among my peers is an added bonus. I would also like to thank Blank Slate Media for submitting my work for consideration.”

The honor was one of Farley’s three from the weekend. She also netted second place for audience development promotion for her work.

“This is such a wonderful idea to build audience trust in a community,” judges said. “Every paper should try to do something like this,

Blank Slate Media earned five honors over the weekend at the NYPA’s Better Newspaper Contest.

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The third and final honor for Farley came in the Great Neck News, where she earned third-place for a large space ad.

“Everything an ad should be – great dominant illustration; good headline; good use of white space,” judges said.

Blank Slate also earned honorable mention for best opinion page. Judges said the works,

presented in all six of Blank Slate’s newspapers, give readers something extra to look forward to.

“Good job of making the editorials prominent and powerful.” the judges said. “Letters to the editor are packaged together and easy to follow. Well done! I’m betting your readers can’t wait to get their hands on the Williston Times and read the opinion page”

Steven Blank, editor and publisher of Blank Slate Media, said the honor is a first for the opinion page and is spearheaded by the engagement readers have with both the papers and their communities.

“This was the first time we won for the editorial page and had our readers included among those who have made our opinion pages must-read on Long Island,” Blank said.

“We have a very well-read and involved readership that likes to express themselves. I’ve always said if people don’t agree with something, write your own letter and we’ll be happy to publish it.”

2022 marks the second straight year that the publication has received five honors at the NYPA Better Newspaper Contest, which represents weekly and small daily newspapers across New York State. Last year, Blank Slate earned first place in the Best Editorials category, second place in the Best E-Mail Marketing, Best House Ad. Blank said the hard work of the production team has been constantly recognized throughout the years.

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Port’s Haberman a goal-scoring machine Schreiber High lacrosse star has 72 goals, 26 assists since beginning of last season

BY M I C H A E L L E W I S The urgency ramps up more every day in the mind of Henry Haberman.

The lacrosse star at Schreiber High School in Port Washington feels the days and weeks slipping away, as his glorious career on the field winds to a conclusion.

Oh, he knows he’s still got lots of goals and assists ahead of him, with a scholarship to perennial Division I power Loyola (Md.) waiting for him come September.

But the time he’s got now, with buddies and teammates like Matt Freeman and Bradley Hamroff and Gavin Jacobsen, feels very very short to him.

“It’s gone way too fast, way too fast,” Haberman said before practice last week. “We may only have a few home games left, and it’s tough to think that I won’t get to play with these guys much longer. I want to make it last.”

While Haberman may only have a few more weeks of his career, the records and highlights he’s created will last a while.

Despite a relatively small (5-foot6) stature he’s developed into one of the best attackmen on Long Island.

He scored 29 goals as a freshman in 2019, and after COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 season, he returned with a vengeance last spring, pouring in 40 goals and 14 assists for the Vikings.

This season he’s topped 150 points for his career, with 32 goals and 12 assists through games of May 5.

“He’s pretty laid-back and calm when you talk to him, but on the field he’s just so tough,” said Schreiber head coach Isaac Neal. “He’s athletic PHOTOS IS COURTESY OF SKYBOX IMAGES. and quick, but he’s more tough than anything else; “He’s always going to Schreiber lacrosse senior Henry Haberman has had one of the best careers in school history, despite get the other team’s best defender, but he still manages to dodge and get missing 2020 due to COVID. He has just passed the 150-point mark for his career. his way to the net and score. He’s just been so solid for us.” ers. he’s been playing lacrosse since he Jack, who also played at Schreiber.

Haberman’s talent and effectiveKeith played collegiately at Lime- first learned his ABCs, following in the The future Loyola Greyhound said ness may come from his parents, Keith stone (S.C.) College and Henry says footsteps of dad and Henry’s brother he first started noticing he was one and Nancy, both former lacrosse play-

of the better players when he got to middle school, and Neal said he’s had his eye on his future star since then.

“I don’t always put a lot of stock in what people say about kids that young, but I saw him in 8th grade and he clearly was someone who had talent,” Neal said. “From a young age, he always played at the same speed.

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If he made a mistake or did something good, he never changed how he played, and that is rare.”

Loyola coach Charles Toomey has been equally impressed with his future player.

“We look forward to Henry adding a strong dodging presence to our offense,” Toomey said. “His skill, vision and athleticism impressed us throughout the recruiting process.”For Haberman, who also starred as a running back on the Schreiber football team, this lacrosse season has been successful, but not as successful as he wants. He said the Vikings “have underperformed” in starting the year 7-3, blaming himself and other seniors for not taking practice as seriously as they should.“ It starts with practice, and us having more energy and leading the right way,” Haberman said. “We all need to step up if we want to win the conference and the other goals we have.”With time slipping away, Haberman knows the next dodge between defenders before a rifle shot over the goalie’s shoulder could be his last.“I’ve loved playing here, and I want it to keep going as long as possible.”

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Blakeman appoints acting assessor Democrats question county executive’s choice to have Cronin replace Laveman

BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman appointed Matthew Cronin, an assistant assessor with previous experience in the Department of Assessment, as acting assessor Thursday.

Cronin, 36, was appointed to a six-month term. He served as the county’s commercial and industrial assessor last year before being promoted to assistant assessor.

“I want to thank County Executive Blakeman for giving me the opportunity to serve as acting assessor,” Cronin said. “I look forward to making the office work better for the residents we serve and rectifying the errors that were made in the past to restore trust in the department and the county’s assessments.”

Blakeman, a Republican, did not renew the contract for Acting Assessor Robin Laveman, who was appointed to fill the shoes of her predecessor, David Moog, by former County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat.

The county executive lauded Cronin’s experience throughout the department and hopes it will positively translate into the county’s reassessment process.

“Matt is highly qualified and brings extensive experience to the Department of Assessment,” Blakeman said in a statement. “He will be tasked with making the reassessment process more fair, accurate and transparent for Nassau County taxpayers. Homeowners have endured years of errors that raised taxes

and eroded public trust in the Department of Assessment. New leadership in the Assessor’s Office will be more responsive and better serve the public.”

Curran called for the reassessment of approximately 400,000 homes in 2018, for the 2020-21 tax year, after the county’s assessment roll had been frozen since 2011.

During that period, thousands of residents filed grievances on the value of their homes, winning reduced assessments and shifting the tax burden onto others who did not challenge their assessments.

Democratic Legislator Debra Mulé said some on the legislative board question the effectiveness of Cronin, who lives in Amityville, outside of Nassau County. Mulé said Cronin’s brother, Richard, serves as the chairperson for the county’s Tax Certiorari Committee.

“Although the Blakeman administration finally heeded our call, their mishandling of this matter should concern every Nassau taxpayer — especially those who exercised their right to challenge the assessed value of their property,” Mulé said. “We also question the wisdom of selecting a person who does not reside in Nassau County — which is especially ironic since our Republican colleagues loudly objected to a prior assessor residing outside of Nassau County — and a person with such close ties to an advocacy organization whose members profit from successful grievances.”

Republican officials previously said Lave-

man’s lack of certification from the International Institute of Assessing Officers was concerning.

According to the county’s charter, an assessor has 36 months within beginning a term as county assessor to become certified.

Other requirements for the county assessor include a degree from an accredited fouryear college and one year of “satisfactory full-time paid experience in an occupation involving the valuation of real property.”

The majority also called for the county assessor to be elected rather appointed by the county executive. Republican officials said the people should decide who should lead the charge in the ongoing reassessment, which has resulted in property tax increases for 65 percent of county homeowners.

Blakeman thanked Laveman for her work as acting assessor and said his goal is to make county’s assessments “more accurate and fairer.” Laveman will have a new role working in the county attorney’s office, officials said.

“For far too long errors, mismanagement and secrecy have plagued the Department of Assessment,” Blakeman said. “My administration is committed to restoring trust in the process and making Nassau’s assessments more accurate and fairer. I have full confidence that Matt will help to further that vision. I want to thank Robin Laveman for her service and wish her well in her new position.”

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman appointed Matthew Cronin as acting assessor last week.

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WHEN THEY GO LOW

THE GREAT NECK TEACHERS ASSOCIATION GOES HIGH In the pandemic, GNTA donated $30,000 to St. Al’s Interfaith Food Pantry and the Rotary Club of Great Neck to fight food insecurity in the community.

GNTA recently sponsored a Toiletry Drive in all buildings across the district to collect essentials such as soap, toilet paper, and toothbrushes, and with the help of St. Al’s Church, they were distributed to 100 families in Great Neck.

In the pandemic, GNTA held a community book drop at South Middle School where we collected thousands of new and used books for children and young adults throughout Great Neck.

We sponsored a BINGO Zoom for GNTA members that raised money for Great Neck students to attend our summer programs.

GNTA partnered with Great Neck’s United Parent Teacher Council to provide all students with hand sanitizer and face masks as they returned to schools for the first time after the Covid-19 lockdown.

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READERS WRITE

A vote for Donna Peirez is a vote for excellence “Happiness is the full use of one’s talents along lines of excellence.” — John F. Kennedy The above quote can be attributed to Donna Peirez regarding her re-election to the Great Neck Board of Education. Donna has demonstrated her noteworthy talents, credentials and experience in the quest for excellence in her many roles as a parent, an active Great Neck citizen and in all of her elected positions. She is thoughtful and passionate about quality education, which has been her creed for each and every student. She has been a strong advocate for children, their

educational growth, emphasizing the beauty of differences in learning and inspiring their educational appreciation.

Donna has dedicated her life to instilling a standard of excellence and leadership in many ways. Her leadership was recognized resulting in her election as PTA president at the Baker Hill School followed by her election as president of the Parent Teacher Organization and then her election as the chairperson for the United Parent Teacher Conference. She taught at the Community school and for 28 years at the Lakeville school.

In 2016 she ran a successful campaign to become a member of the Great Neck School Board. Currently, she serves as its vice president.

Her focus was to “give back” to the Great Neck community for what she felt her children had so fortunately received as students. As a result of Donna’s membership as a board member, the Great Neck school district was ranked No. 1 by Niche.com.

Given Donna Peirez’s credentials as a caring parent, a former teacher within the Great Neck school system and her experience as a board

member, there is no doubt that her re-election to the Great Neck school board will be valuable assets for everyone concerned.

Please join me on May 17 to re-elect Donna Peirez to the Great Neck School Board of Education. Her re-election is essential to maintain the excellence and respected reputation enjoyed by Great Neck’s school system. We will all reap the benefits by her service.

Lois Schaffer Great Neck

Has Great Neck ed board taken vow of silence?

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ouldn’t it be nice if the upcoming Board of Education election in Great Neck was based on more than names appearing on lawn signs?

I would love to see a debate between the candidates in which they share an idea or two and give the community an opportunity to select the “best” of what appears to be available at this moment. This may just be wishful thinking on my part, as I imagine I would sooner see a unicorn galloping down Middle Neck Road than an exchange of ideas, or for that matter, any ideas offered by either candidate.

No one is talking about how to de-politicize the Board of Education and return to the previous system of elections in which individuals ran for a seat—not against an incumbent—thus empowering the community to elect top votegetters in apolitical elections. No one is talking about the need to establish a conflict-of-interest policy that prohibits sitting members of the Board of Education from accepting financial

support from the Great Neck Teachers Association (a.k.a the teachers’ union) given that these board members are responsible for negotiating contracts with the union. No one is talking about the need to expand the Board of Education to seven seats to ensure that this community is better represented by parents and taxpayers alike.

No one is talking about the need for a working group that’s charged with exploring the distribution of resources across the district, school by school—not for the purpose of shifting funds away from programs, but rather to ensure that children in every school have the same opportunities. No one is talking about what needs to be done to improve North High School’s rankings or what can be learned from South High School’s continued success. No one is talking about the exorbitant amount of money spent on tutors and academic programs outside of school in order to ensure success inside school.

No one is talking about the district’s continued failure to provide financial projections that

clearly articulate what is anticipated in future year costs so that all taxpayers can better understand the financial position of the district. No one is talking about the district’s ongoing spenddown of reserves each and every year in order to fund the operating budget. No one is talking about what it will cost to recruit new teachers at competitive salaries. No one is talking about what it will cost to bring our school buildings and athletic facilities into the 21st century.

No one is talking about the need for better and more transparent communication from the administration. And while I support the current board president, no one is talking about the vow of silence the current Board of Education appears to have taken or why this elected body has yet to implement a strategy around community engagement.

And so, here we are, left with what I view to be an impossible choice. Do we re-elect a candidate who has served in silence for years while collecting a District pension and has nothing but

meetings to show for her service? Or do we elect a candidate who has little to show with respect to community engagement or knowledge of the issues?

As someone who has stood in a candidate’s shoes before, and lost (though I still take great pride in knowing that last year’s election led to Barbara Berkowitz losing her gavel!), I recognize it is an awesome responsibility to run for office. I also recognize that that responsibility requires candidates to learn about the issues, to do their homework (just as we expect every child to do), and to engage in a process that educates the public about where they stand on Districtspecific issues.

Like it or not, an election based on lawn signs and ill-informed surrogates ultimately means that this community loses, no matter the outcome on May 17.

Michael S. Glickman Great Neck

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Opinion

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Blakeman playing politics with Israel

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ounty Executive Bruce Blakeman is not the first Nassau elected official to comment on American foreign policy – especially related to Israel.

Town and county officials have often done so. The most recent case was when representatives of both parties reacted swiftly in opposition to Ben & Jerry’s in July 2021 after the company’s founders announced that they would no longer sell their ice cream in the Israelioccupied West Bank or East Jerusalem as of 2023.

The founders were quick to point out that the company’s policy applied only to the territories Israel had occupied since 1967. Not to Israel itself.

But town and county officials said this still violated prohibitions from doing business with any company boycotting Israel in what is known as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS movement.

And this, the Nassau officials said, applied to any product sold by Unilever Corp., the company that owns Ben & Jerry’s. This covers 400 brands, including Dove soap, Lipton tea, Breyers ice cream, Klondike Bars and Hellman’s mayonnaise.

But Blakeman took expressions of support for Israel several transparently political stepsbeyond opposition to the BDS movement last week when he announced that Nassau County would sign an economic and cultural agreement with Judea and Samaria.

Judea and Samaria, whose names go back to Biblical times, is now an Israeli-designated administrative territory that encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem.

Judea refers to all the regions south of Jerusalem. Samaria refers to the area north of Jerusalem.

“This agreement will establish a long-term relationship of cooperation and friendship based on the principle of equality in sovereignty with Judea and Samaria,” Blakeman said in a press release.

It is not exactly clear what Blakeman means by “equality in sovereignty” in the occupied territories or how exactly two countries could be sovereign over the

same land.

But it strongly suggests an end to a two-state solution that would give Palestinians a homeland – the policy of the United States for many decades.

Blakeman does not call for “equality in sovereignty” over Israel – just the land that has long been expected by the United States to be part of a Palestinian state. So it certainly sounds that if he is not calling for the annexation of land taken in the 1967 war, he was calling for annexation lite.

Blakeman’s meaning is further clarified when the county executive declares “the Palestinian Authority and the international community do not recognize Samaria, which is part of the Jewish homeland.”

This followed Blakeman stating that “the international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal.”

If Blakeman is so determined to change U.S. foreign policy as Nassau County executive, he should explain how Israel can remain both a Jewish state and a democratic state with a onestate solution.

The Arab and Palestinian populations are expected to surpass the Jewish population in the not-too-distant future.

But a realistic solution to the conflict in the Mideast doesn’t seem to be Blakeman’s main concern.

Blakeman did nothing to hide his use of the Israeli-Palestinian issues for political purposes.

His release said he was joined in announcing the agreement with Yossi Dagan, the chairman of the regional council that governs Samaria, by Congressman Lee Zeldin.

Zeldin’s congressional district does not represent any part of Nassau County, only Suffolk. But he is the state Republican Party’s choice for governor.

And in case anyone missed how he was using the office of Nassau County to further his political agenda, Blakeman concluded his press release by noting that “Nassau County is home to approximately 230,000 Jewish Residents, including some of the largest synagogues in the United States.”

He added that he is Nassau’s first

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Jewish county executive and Congressman Zeldin is one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress.”

Unsaid was that there are 35 Jewish members of Congress who are Democrats, including 10 senators.

Blakeman’s pandering to Jewish voters by appearing to support some form of annexation by Israel of occupied territories is especially shameful coming during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s barbaric assault on Ukraine. Its aim? The annexation of Ukraine, which he does not consider a legitimate country.

Preventing the annexation of land by any country has been the basis of the world order since World War II. It is the reason the United States and NATO have united to forcefully oppose Russia’s invasion.

Legitimizing some form of annexation by Israel undermines that argument in Ukraine and everywhere else.

This is especially troubling in light of the support Blakeman and Zeldin have given President Trump in the past Zeldin, as we have pointed, out rose to national prominence by opposing the first impeachment of President Donald Trump.

That was the impeachment in which Trump was charged with delaying the delivery of military equipment already authorized by Congress to Ukraine as he tried to force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter for corruption that never existed.

“I would like you to do us a favor,”

Trump told Zelensky when asked for the necessary arms.

The military equipment was much the same weaponry being requested and delivered now to Ukraine, which had been fighting a low-scale war with Russia since 2014 when Putin annexed Crimea and was supporting separatists in two provinces to the east.

Zeldin called the impeachment probe into Trump a “charade,” a “clown show,” and “a cocktail” that is House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff ’s “favorite drink to get America drunk,” according to an NBC report.

In seven impeachment deposition transcripts released early in the probe, no Republican spoke more than Zeldin, who is referenced more than 550 times, according to an NBC News tally.

Blakeman was apparently untroubled by Trump’s behavior toward Zelensky. He served as the Nassau County Republican Party’s liaison to the Trump 2020 presidential campaign after the impeachment related to Ukraine.

Now, Putin is seeking to upset the world order that has existed since World War II by annexing Ukraine, saying that his unprovoked assault was intended to de-Nazify the country – a ludicrous claim whose absurdity is underlined by the fact that Zelensky is Jewish.

Both Zeldin and Blakeman have been, at best, inconsistent in their response to attacks against Jews in the United States.

Zeldin was also one of 121 House Republicans to vote against certifying

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the presidential election results in both Arizona and Pennsylvania – after a mob incited by Trump assaulted the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the presidential election.

The mob included a number of neoNazis and white supremacists sporting T-shirts saying “Camp Auschwitz” and “6MWE” – code for “6 Million Wasn’t Enough” a not so-veiled reference to the Holocaust.

Blakeman and other Nassau politicians were also silent in November when the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group known for violence, marched without a permit down Sunrise Highway and into Rockville Centre where they stormed stores shouting slogans and passing out flyers detailing the group’s racist and antisemitic philosophies.

The Proud Boys rose to prominence in September 2020 when President Trump was asked about his regularly encouraging white supremacist groups during a presidential debate.

He answered: “Proud Boys, Stand back and stand by. Somebody has to do something about Antifa and the left.”

The leader of the Proud Boys has frequently been seen giving the Nazi salute.

Now as Putin seeks to violate Ukraine’s sovereignty Blakeman and Zeldin strike an agreement intended to weaken the claims of Palestinian sovereignty for a homeland.

Is this really what Nassau County taxpayers want from its county executive? Is this really what New York state voters would want from a governor?

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KREMER’S CORNER

Justice Alito awakens a sleeping giant

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he recent announcement of a leaked opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court, highlighting a pending decision that would wipe out the protection of Roe v. Wade, immediately brought to mind two people.

One of them is the Scottish poet Robert Burns and the other is Japanese Admiral Isoroko Yamamato.

Sounds strange? Not really.

Robert Burns wrote many a delightful poem. But the abortion decision brought to mind his poem “To A Mouse.” In that poem he wrote that “the best laid plans of mouse and men go often astray.”

For the past year, the Washington Republican establishment has been predicting that the November elections would be a political wipeout and that Democratic congressional seats would disappear in massive numbers.

To bolster their campaigns they have focused on such issues as crime, immigration, parents’ rights, voter fraud and a variety of other is-

sues. Florida Gov. Ron De Santis has embraced all of those themes and added it to the passage of a highly restrictive anti-abortion law. At the same time as the Republicans have been beating their chests, the Democratic Party has been floundering, unable to settle on one particular campaign theme.

But time and tide can change things and the anticipated Supreme Court decision dismantling Roe v.

Wade is giving the Democratic Party a significant issue that could have a major impact on the November election results. The banning of abortion is not just a women’s issue. It impacts families and that includes husbands. The future of abortion cuts across party lines. It isn’t just Democratic women who are affected by this potential decision; it is women of all political groups.

The Republican strategists were just as aware as most other Americans that the Supreme Court was expected to render a decision by June on a Mississippi case that limits

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abortions to 15 weeks. But the leak of the proposed decision by Justice Alito caught them totally off guard.

The best response that the Republican leadership could utter was to express their dismay over the fact that a draft decision had gotten out into the media and there wasn’t one

word uttered about a woman’s right to control her own body.

For years, most Republican politicians have avoided taking a stand on the issue of a woman’s right to abortion. Some in the red states have been outspoken on the issue, but the ones in states that tend to vote Democratic have skirted the issue. With the debate now in the public arena, the Republican November election blueprint has been thrown out the window. There is no doubt that crime and immigration will still have an impact, but abortion will also be at the top of the issue list.

How does Admiral Isoroko Yamamato fit into the abortion battle? If you are a fan of old war World War II movies, you may recall the movie “Midway,” which is a story about the bombing of American facilities on Dec. 7, 1941. Whether it has historical proof behind it or not, after the attack the admiral states, “I fear that all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”

For the past 20-plus years, the anti-abortion movement has been making slow and steady progress towards their goal of banning abortions. Up to now, they have succeeded in getting bans passed in at least 16 states. Anxious to advance their cause, they have gotten these states to pass draconian laws that don’t even allow an abortion in the case of rape or incest. The pro-choice movement has been loud, but not effective in rallying its forces.

But the anticipated Alito decision has stirred the pro-choice advocates and the first of many public demonstrations have started and they will grow bigger and bigger.

All candidates for federal and some state offices will have to deal with a newly awakened movement that will be an equal match to the antigroups. Elections that once tilted in favor of the Republicans will now become toss -ups. In short, like the admiral stated, the pro-choice movement is the “sleeping giant” that is now awake.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

What are friends for? Well, that depends

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just came across a New York Times article which asked, “How many friends do you really need?”

Oh, great. The question stopped me cold in my tracks. I had never thought about friendship in quite this way — as something you OUGHT to do. Like finishing homework or taking vitamins.

As if I didn’t have enough “ought to’s in my life already! And almost all of them are numbers. Already, I’m supposed to worry about my goal weight; my goal number of sleep hours; my goal of 10,000 steps every day; and my goal Body Mass Index (the real goal is getting that down to merely Obese from Morbidly so). I’m supposed to keep track of my LDLs and my HDLs, my triglycerides and my A1C. And then there’s my credit score — yet another completely invisible and possibly imaginary thing that didn’t even exist when I was back in high school.

And now I have to monitor how many friends I have?

I wonder: Can I count imaginary friends into the total?

But I mustn’t scoff; this new study is about real and important stuff.

“There are health implications,” The Times article warns. “A meta-analysis led by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a professor of psychology and neurosci-

ence at Brigham Young University in Utah, concluded that loneliness is as harmful to physical health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.”

Of course, the analysis doesn’t say how dangerous it is to your health if all of your new, carefully acquired friends turn out to be smokers.

Certainly, having zero friends might not be ideal. Living alone, with or without a pandemic, I can imagine you might wonder how long it would take someone to find your body if you died in your sleep. (Yes, I will always be Morbid whether or not I’m Obese) So having at least one friend is probably important. “Going from zero to one is where we get the most bang for your buck,” says Jeffrey Hall, a professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas.

But beyond that, it’s hard to quantify scientifically even what a friendship is, let alone what role it plays in our health. Is a friend someone who takes your calls? Who answers your emails? Who makes you come out for a walk? Or, perhaps, is it someone who is considerate enough NOT to make you come out for a walk in the pollen-filled air?

One un-sung benefit of the pandemic was the complete absence of people coming to visit and saying, “Gee, Judy, just exactly how often do

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A Look on the Lighter Side you dust anyway?”

The Times article also asks, “How can you tell if you need more friends?”

Well, do you feel lonely? That’s one clue, the article says. Do you feel left out of things or isolated? That’s another.

The article acknowledges that ultimately it is quality rather than quantity that matters most in a friendship.

But there are other factors, too, that may be at work.

In 2007, a study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting that when one member of a network of friends did something like gain weight, others in their network often did as well.

This came from an analysis of data collected in the longitudinal study called the Framingham Heart Study. Using new software methods, creating diagrams that plotted both obesity and the relationships between people in the study, researchers from Harvard and the University

of California San Diego reached the surprising conclusion that “on average, having an obese friend made a person gain 17 pounds” and increased the second person’s chances of obesity by 57 percent.

“We were stunned,” says James Fowler, one of the study’s authors, “to find that friends who live hundreds of miles away have just as much impact as friends who are next door.”

They don’t say this, but the next logical conclusion is that maybe the way to shed pounds is to also shed your overweight friends—and make your six new friends from among folks who’ve been losing weight instead.

So that’s my plan.

Unless, of course, the skinny folks figure out that I’m the one making everyone else fat and dump me first.

Maybe I need to go on those walks after all. Rats!

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THE BACK ROAD

Random advice from the Twittersphere

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here is much speculation about what tycoon Elon Musk will do with Twitter now that he has a controlling interest in the microblogging and social networking powerhouse.

Musk has been tweeting some of his thoughts on free speech — the “bedrock of democracy,” he says.

He referred to Twitter as “the town square where matters to the future of humanity are debated.”

To “deserve public trust,” he added, Twitter “must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far left and far right equally.”

Does that make Musk sheriff of the town square? We shall see.

In the meantime, I came across a Twitter user who identifies himself as @WillieHandler, a “Canadian humorist and author.” Willie posted this: “I’m looking for some random advice.

I don’t need any, just want random advice.”

Advice from everyday people sounded like more fun than musings about where the Twitterverse is headed under a billionaire. So, below is some random advice people tweeted to Willie on food, gardening, selfcare, parenthood, and more.

FOOD “Always leave a little on your

plate if it was a good meal.” To which someone responded to clarify, “if you have room for more, you will get more no matter how much you argue.”

“Don’t salt fresh soft-shelled blue crab or fresh fish before frying in a cast-iron skillet. Salt only after it is done cooking. Salt leaches out the moisture causing it to be dry & can cause it to spit.”

“When cooking or baking, clean up as you go.”

“When in doubt, add cheese.”

“Never fry bacon while naked.”

GARDENING “When you cut the top off of a pineapple, then cut another inch or two? until you see dots around the outside. Stick this in a cup of water and in three weeks you will have a rooted pineapple which will grow another pineapple.”

“When your roses bloom, petals fall off, clip the stem from where the dry remains are left. Watch out, the rose bush will take off. Do this from Spring to Autumn.”

“When planting tomato plants, put a couple antacid tablets in the hole before you place the plant.”

PARENTHOOD “If you have a baby, don’t tiptoe and whisper while they nap. Carry

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on as usual. That way they get used to napping through noise.” To which this confirmation followed: “This is great advice! I kept the TV on when my son napped. Nineteen years later and he can still sleep through almost anything.”

“Find day care close to work, not close to home. That way you don’t have to go all the way toward home to pick up the kid if you have errands to run in between work and home!”

“Tell your children that you love them, even when they are adults.”

“Kids need you even more when they’re teenagers.”

SELF-CARE “Always make your bed in the morning and you never will have a day where you don’t accomplish at least one thing.”

“Stay hydrated—people are regularly dehydrated which is hard on all major organs and makes you tired and irritable.”

“All of your socks should be exactly the same. You won’t need to waste time searching for pairs when folding laundry.”

“Don’t rush home from a work trip. Take an extra day or two to actually visit the place, because while you think you’ll be back, you won’t.”

“You don’t need to squeeze a bunch of toothpaste onto your brush.

Only a small dab will do the trick.”

“When parking on a decline, turn your tires towards the curb, grass etc.

Just in case of brake failure.”

“Don’t get into debt. Pay off your mortgage asap. Always have your own bank account.”

“See a dermatologist for a complete skin check once a year.”

“You don’t have to tell your husband everything.”

DAILY INSPIRATION “Everyone you interact with has a lifetime of memories, experiences, worries, and grief you cannot see nor

will ever know. Be kind and patient.

What looks like anger is usually fear.”

“Just because someone wants to have a particular conversation with you does NOT mean you are obligated to participate.”

“Learning to apologize sincerely when you are wrong will save you a ton of problems.”

“When you’re too close to anything, it gets blurry. Back up so you can see clearly.”

“If you are a giver know your limits because takers don’t have any.”

“Never mistake kindness for weakness or silence for ignorance.”

“Surround yourself with one positive person. It is helpful.”

“Always feel comfortable with asking for advice.”

“Never miss an opportunity to say nothing.”

“Never let yesterday fill up today.”

“Life is too short to be small.”

“Always trust your gut.”

“Persistence is key!”

AND, FINALLY “When you’re on the end of unsolicited advice, smile slightly, nod slightly, like you’re taking it all in.

Thank the person for the advice, and then go do whatever in the hell you were gonna do anyway.”

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Arrival of Generation K and what it means

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ver the last 100 years, journalists, sociologists and cultural critics have taken to naming every generation by using a label which best describes its overriding character. Gertrude Stein was responsible for labeling those born between 1900 and 1925 as The Lost Generation.

That generation faced the tragedies of World War I and World War II. Then came the Silent Generation, those born between 1925 and 1945 and were characterized as conformists.

And next came The Baby Boomers born between 1946 to 1964. We got things going by protesting the wars, becoming hippies and we fostered the civil rights movement, the gay rights movement and the sexual and drug revolutions.

Let’s hear it for the Baby Boomers.

Behold the idols, for they are us.

But our time has passed and next came Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1979. They loved MTV and disco, but their reign seemed to end with the onset of AIDS. And along came the Millennials, the kids born between 1980 and 2000 with the unequivocal triumph of the Ronald Reagan, the internet, selfies, and narcissism.

The Millennials got older and next came Generation Z, born between 2000 and 2015 right on the heels of 9/11, and that generation is said to be very individualistic and fully dependent on technology. And this takes us to our current dilemma. What do we call the next generation? All those kids who were born between 2015 and now?

Here’s my suggestion. Many of the younger generation have been consumed, disturbed, and addicted to social media. The recent documentary, “The Social Dilemma,” has described the way that sophisticated artificial intelligence computers owned by Google, Facebook and Microsoft have figured out how to get them addicted to social media. A sad outcome of this is the newly established desire to become an “influencer” with lots of “followers” and a tremendous number of “likes.”

The young generation aspires to become “influencers”and then to monetize their image. In the event that you don’t know what an “influencer” is, think of someone who is world famous, makes gobs of money but has no apparent talent. That’s an “influencer.” You know these people. In fact, there are many of

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them.

My favorite family of influencers come from the Kardashian family tree.

The grand patriarch of this clan is Robert Kardashian. You may remember him as O.J. Simpson’s lawyer. “If the glove don’t fit, you must acquit” is one of my all-time favorite quotes. He was married to Kim Jenner, who seems to be very attractive. So attractive that Caitlyn Jenner and she had an affair. I think that occurred before Caitlyn Jenner changed from being Bruce Jenner, the Olympic sensation who won Olympic gold in the decathlon in 1976. Caitlyn Jenner, the former Wheaties spokesman, fathered both Kendal and Kylie Jenner, who are both definitely “influencers” and also very wealthy.

Now let’s get back to the Kardashian side of the clan. Robert Kardashian

has numerous children, including three major “influencers:” Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian. One of these three girls has been married to Kanye West, another man with a K in his name. I think he was the guy who went crazy in President Trump’s office, and I think he also makes sneakers for a living. I’m not sure of that. but I know he is both very famous and somehow connected to the Kardashian clan. Or at least he was for a while.

There are also some other major “influencers” in this family tree, including someone named Travis Jenner but maybe his name is Travis Kardashian.

Either way it’s a nice name. Then there is a girl named Sofia Jenner. And there are a handful of up-and-coming “influencers” in this family, including babies named Saint, Tyga, Dream, North, King and Chicago. In other words, this family has a lot of “influencers.”

Which finally takes us back to the initial question of what to call this next generation of kids born between 2015 and now. I christen them “Generation Kardashian,” or Gen K for short. I do so in honor of all the Kardashian influencers who have followed in the long line of influencers begun by Paris Hilton, who I don’t think is related to the Kardashians or the Jenners but she has probably had dinner with them once or twice. What I wouldn’t give to read a transcript of that dinner conversation.

I’m creative, but I can’t imagine what topics they broached.

So, I rest my case. I name this generation Gen K and wish them all the very best of luck in obtaining their dreams. Most aspire to get millions of followers, get many likes and then go viral. If you’re looking for some guidance on how to go viral, (and I’m not talking about COVID viral) here is how to do it.

If you still identify yourself as “she,” you can video yourself putting on makeup or shopping and put it on YouTube, TikTok or Snapchat. Or if you still identify yourself as a “he,” video yourself commenting on yourself playing a video game. That’s does sounds like fun, right?Things go in circles. We started with The Lost Generation then came The Silent Generation, and Baby Boomers to Gen X, Millennials and then to Gen Z. And we arrive back to the Lost Generation, now called Gen K. Most of these names are related to war. The difference is that Gen K isn’t fighting a war in Europe against an opposing nation or ideology. This generation is fighting a war with AI computers and it looks like the computers are winning. Gen K is the culmination of years of numbing, narcotic-like, selfabsorption where life is seen in its most simplistic form.

“Behold the idols, for they are us.”

Who knew that social media would bring to us the Second Coming, where Kim Kardashian becomes the most popular and the wealthiest person on the planet? We become what we behold.

Now that’s a mind-numbing thought if there ever was one.

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

The bad stuff in your water harms more than us

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efore 1978 polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, were used in electrical equipment, transformers and hydraulics as well as plasticizers and fire retardants. But then they were banned by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1978 because they are toxic to humans, animals and some plants and they build up in the environment.

In 1980, the EPA banned dioxins, used as herbicide and a byproduct of burning pulp to make paper, because they cause cancer and have been linked to reproductive issues, developmental problems and immune system damage.

Asbestos, widely used for insulation, was banned in 1989. Asbestos exposure is the primary risk factor for mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer.

In 1990 it was hexavalent chromium, used in paint and cooling towers, that EPA banned because it can cause cancer.

Today it is per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS as they are commonly known, that are the chemicals all around us, harming humans, animals, and the environment.

PFAS chemicals appear in an array of everyday items, such as food packaging, clothing, and carpeting and have been used in industries such as aerospace, automotive, construction, electronics, firefighting, and military since the 1940s. Some of the household items using PFAS are Teflon and Scotchgard.

Some refer to PFAS as “forever” chemicals because of their resistance to breaking down in the environment.

According to the EPA, a common characteristic of PFAS is they build up in people, animals and the environment over time. Exposure occurs through contaminated drinking water, eating contaminated foods (especially fish), swallowing contaminated soil or dust, breathing contaminated air and using products made with PFAS or packaged in materials containing PFAS. Current scientific research has linked these chemicals to cancers (including prostate, kidney, and testicular), decreased fertility and high blood pressure in pregnant women, birth defects, developmental delays, behavioral changes, decreased immune response to infection, including vaccine response, increased cholesterol and/or

LYNN CAPUANO Earth Matters risk of obesity, interference with body’s natural hormones, and liver damage, among other harms.

One way we each can avoid contact with PFAS is to avoid purchasing foods packaged in products containing PFAS. These are typically packaging products made of paper, paperboard and molded fiber, including paper food bags, wrappers, bakery bags, deli wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, french fry boxes, takeout con-

tainers and pizza boxes. Studies have also found PFAS in molded fiber trays, bowls, soup containers, clamshells, plates, and food trays. These products also should not be composted to avoid contaminating the compost.

Unfortunately, given the thousands of PFAS, the variation in exposure rates and ways, and changes in types and uses of PFAS over time, it is difficult to track and assess all the risks to human health these chemicals present. Only two have been studied to any extent in the United States and that research has shown exposure to them to be linked to health issues (developmental defects, cancer, liver effects, and other health concerns).

Over a hundred million people in the United States have detectable amounts of the chemicals in their bodies, in part because PFAS are in our drinking water. When we talk about exposure to PFAS, we are talking about exposure not to just one chemical but on average to six or seven PFAS compounds. The consequences of exposure to multiple PFAS chemicals is not known, though we know specific PFAS are linked to a range of health issues.

There may be as many as 4,700

types of PFAS and innumerable compounds. Recent research has found PFAS not only in lakes, rivers, and groundwater, but also in the rain. PFAS are literally all around us—under us, falling on us, in the air and for many, in us.

On Long Island, 440 facilities may be using these harmful chemicals in their manufacturing. Over 100 Long Island water districts have PFAS contamination.

Despite being aware of the dangers of PFAS chemicals in drinking water since 2001, the EPA has still not established rules for allowable amounts of PFAS in drinking water.

The current administration appears to be making progress. In December 2021 EPA published a rule requiring sample collection of 29 PFAS to improve understanding of PFAS found in drinking water systems nationwide. In April, EPA announced three clean water actions as part of its PFAS Strategic Roadmap.

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Peirez an essential asset to G.N. ed board

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he upcoming election May 17 for school board and the budget represents a serious challenge to all that has made Great Neck school district the best in the state and, remarkably third best in the nation, with both high schools in the top 1,000 of US News’ ranking of 18,000. Those of us who have lived here, raised our children here and had them go through our celebrated public schools, seeing their success in their lives and careers, must fiercely protect our district against those “culture warriors” who would destroy it.

Donna Peirez, who has spent her entire life in education and, for the past six years a trustee on our school board (notably, as vice president and Policy Committee chair), deserves the highest praise for her unwavering devotion to our students and public education writ large.

Recently, she took questions during Reachout America’s Candidate’s Forum (her opponent, Emil Hakimi, declined to participate, which I take as disqualifying), including a number of hot-button questions regarding curriculum, book banning, Critical Race Theory (which, as Peirez noted, is not part of K-12 curriculum but is a law school course), and parental engagement.

“Our curriculum is based on New York state learning standards,” Peirez responded each time the question was asked. “As a public school district, we follow the laws of the state. We are required to educate every child to the best of their ability. Our mission statement states that. We are working hard

to give every child what they need.”

As for parental engagement – another faux issue — Great Neck has been on the forefront of providing parents, students, indeed all stakeholders, opportunities to directly impact the school experience and budget – through building Shared Decision Making committees, advisory committees, the UPTC, as well as parent-teacher organizations. Every person who attends board meetings is listened to respectfully. Indeed, in response to one question, Peirez said, “That’s a good idea!” and made a note to follow up.

“Why am I running for re-election? First and foremost, I am a child advocate. I’ve spent most of my life learning about, teaching and raising children. I believe I have an obligation as a board member to assist children how to navigate their way through society, the world, to give each the tools to find their way. We don’t teach them what to think but how to think.”

Peirez spent 11 years teaching 3- and 4-year-olds at Great Neck Community School (“So many life lessons have stayed with me: how to work with others, modeling how to share, accept differences, appreciate similarities. It taught me how to use those skills with older students and adults.”). She then taught for 28 years in Great Neck Public Schools at Lakeville (“It was a miracle each year, to see 18 individuals become a unit and care for each other. Every day was an adventure, with wonder, excitement. And I learned the importance of differentiated instruction – one

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size doesn’t fit all, as my own children taught me.”)

After her retirement, her life went “full circle” as she returned to volunteering on behalf of the community and being elected to the School Board. It must be emphasized that unlike most elected positions (including Special District commissioners), our schools trustees manage a $262 million enterprise with thousands of “clients” (students), a thousand employees, a dozen building facilities, non-school stakeholders including taxpayers, having to adhere to federal, state and local law and many jurisdictions (State Ed, Health Department), when a comparable job would earn a six-figure salary.

“People have no idea the depth and breadth of topics the board deals with,” she said, noting she draws on every one of those lessons she learned as a parent, a teacher and a volunteer

serving on school committees including Shared Decision Making, PTAs and UPTC, “listening, building consensus.”

“We are living in a difficult time when so many social niceties are challenged, curriculum is attacked, teachers are questioned about how to present material. I am running for reelection because I want to be a part of the future of the first-class education Great Neck offers, and because I feel my job is not yet done,” she stated.

School Board trustees make decisions regarding the budget (as much a statement of values as enabling programming), much of which is “fixed” by contracts and state mandates, but much of which is discretionary – like the inviolate policy of small-class size, the investments that make possible extracurriculars from art, music and theater, to robotics and science research, Model UN, Model Congress and Mock Trial, that enable children to find their own talents, confidence, and success and love learning and being part of the school community; they hire and evaluate the superintendent, administrators and teachers to grant tenure and “maintain ethical standards.” Who we elect to represent us on the school board makes a critical difference.

At the end of her remarks, she added, “I wish my opponent were here so we can discuss some of our differences, similarities.”

I can only assume, because Hakimi did not bother to stand for questions as Peirez did about his views on censorship, book banning and stripping the school experience down to

nothing more “reading, writing and ‘rithmetic” that this is exactly what he advocates. Based on his interview with Blank Slate, I do not have confidence he would value small-class size nor extracurriculars that enable students to discover their talents, interests, gain self-confidence and fulfill all their abilities, or learn how to collaborate with others.

“We should be grooming the next generation of doctors, lawyers, educators, and entrepreneurs, not social justice warriors,” he told Blank Slate (https://theisland360.com/featured/ peirez-running-for-re-election-togreat-neck-school-board-against-challenger-hakimi/ ) (Interesting reading: “Our Very Own Great Neck Activists,” https://gnnguidepost.org/5046/ showcase/great_neck_activists/) His remarks suggest he does not embrace our district’s educational philosophy: “The purpose of education in our schools shall be: to kindle a desire and provide the means for intellectual, emotional, moral, social and physical growth leading to knowledge and excellent; to help all children acquire, according to their capabilities, the power and will to learn and to live a creative life as a member of a democratic society; and to help each individual student develop the will to explore and enlarge the realm of the human mind and spirit.” (https://www.greatneck.k12. ny.us/cms/lib/NY02208059/Centricity/domain/41/2022-23%20budget/ PRELIMINARY%20BUDGET%20 BOOK_FINAL.pdf) Continued on Page 39

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READERS WRITE

Tule Elk—Pt Reyes Donna Peirez has a conflict of interest Nat’l Seashore Time is slow here, and while I was late in arriving I had no idea how late, nor knew what I missed.

This land is from another realm altogether, the abyssal depths—thick layers of ocean sediment and low grade metamorphics make up the bulk of California’s coast and central valley.

Point Reyes continues to move north on hidden mechanics.

A menagerie punished in all directions, uplifted and faulted, punctuated by volcanism that began in Napa extending north to Alaska.

My favorite winery benefits from the alkaline soils of an extinct volcano.

For millennia the bays around here were settled by the Pomo, later adding Russian fishing outposts.

Then Monroe’s doctrine ran through a vast continent, this is the western shore, yet it took me but a day to travel the centuries over the same distance— I took the abbreviated course.

These elk, I expect, are relics of an ice age, yet here they are on a bare rocky headland, lashed by warm winds that can flatten timber.

Survivors.

You belong to no one.

There’s no one at your heels.

No flags.

No uniforms.

No armies.

In the day’s silence you watched me as if to say: “You know nothing but we cannot teach you.

Simply, this Ark set sail without a ruler, pray do not look for one.”

The whole time without a word carrying a voice on the wind.

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onna Peirez, candidate for trustee, is currently serving on the board despite having a serious conflict of interest.

Ms. Peirez’s daughter, Rachel Venegas, is employed by the same school district where Peirez serves as a trustee. Ms. Venegas is a teacher at EM Baker Elementary School — (https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/do-

main/117). Peirez has influence over and votes on decisions that affect her daughter’s salary and benefits.

Even if Ms. Peirezonly would recuse herself for voting on the salaries and benefits of the teachers, but she would not recuse herself for other expenditures, still, that would constitute a conflict.

In such cases, after voting against the non-

salary or non-benefit spending, there would be more funds available for the salaries and benefits of the teachers. Either Ms. Peirez or Ms. Venegas should give up her involvement with the District for the sake of the integrity and trustworthiness of the GNPS school system.

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Biden has reversed some of Trump

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isgruntled delusional Trumputin fanboys (such as your recent correspondent from Great Neck) just can’t get over the fact that Joe Biden (not MY first choice, by the way) and the Democrats have, despite the best efforts at total obstruction by the Trumputin insurrectionists, managed to repair a great deal of the damage done to our nation by the criminal Trumputin regime.

Apparently, content to be a slave to the fossil-fuel global market, the Trumputin fanboy base bemoans the cancellation of the misbegotten, ill-conceived Keystone pipeline and the temporary jobs it may have created.

The path to freedom from the tyranny of the global fossil-fuel industry is through the rapid implementation of alternative, renewable, energy sources on a smart grid, not “drill-baby-drill!”

Babies-in-cages might seem like a cure for our border issue to the Trumputin fanboy base, but the demonstrated cruelty of separating families was unforgivable and accomplished very little if anything in reducing the immigration pressure at our southern border. A more rational approach would have been to address the social and economic conditions that create the migrant “crisis.”

Trumputin’s silly steel wall, wherever it was actually built, was easily cut and penetrated by migrants. The FACTS are that immigrants of ALL varieties commit less crime than non-immigrants, but facts are problematical for the Trumputin base. Babiesin-cages are still apparently more satisfying to the Trumputin fanboy psyche than a real solution. By the way, some of those “HelpWanted” signs for entry-level jobs that might have been filled by aspiring legally processed migrants who are subject to the same Covid protocols as everyone else, there’s a

connection.

Which brings us to inflation. The absolute ignorance and malfeasance of the Trumputin regime in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic (the Trumplican Pandemic) brought our economy to its knees. Russia and China poisoned our social media with anti-vax conspiracy theories in an attempt to level the playing field with their own, significantly less-effective, vaccines, lest we be more successful than they were/are in combating the virus. The resulting global dislocations to the supply-chain and the production of goods and services laid the groundwork for inflation.

Prices were depressed. Gas prices were especially depressed, due to the lack of demand because of the pandemic. That there would be inflation as the economy came back did not take a crystal ball to predict.

This has, of course, been aggravated by the vicious Trumputin invasion of Ukraine and the necessity to progressively ratchet-up sanctions, including those on oil and gas.

The continued lockdowns in China (remember, poor-performing vaccines) continue the inflationary pressure on the supply chain.

Despite inflation, as well as supply-chain and labor supply issues (see above), the economy is healthy and vibrant!

Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, passed by Democrats, the economic wounds caused by the Trumplican Pandemic are healing (albeit slowly due to Trumplican obstruction). As we recover from the economic crisis, corporate bottom lines are getting healthier. Job growth month by month has far exceeded any growth during the disgraced Trumputin regime, wages are up, and unemployment is at historic lows! Perfect? No. Uneven, yes, but it represents an historic recovery from the mess that Trum-

putin left us in.

The disgraced ex-president set the stage for the butchery in Ukraine with his abject subservience as he received his marching orders in Helsinki. Those orders were to dismantle NATO and disable any potential Ukrainian resistance. Trumputin felt no compunction in trying to extort President Zelenskyy. Fortunately, President Joe Biden, an experienced and respected international figure, was able to repair and restore the alliance in time to support Ukraine in its valiant resistance to Russian butchery. It was Trumputin who stood by silently while his “Good Friend President Xi” was turning sand pits in the South Chine Sea into heavily armed naval-aviation bases. His other “bestie,” his pen-pal in North Korea, was at the same time perfecting his nukes and missile delivery systems.

It was also the disgraced ex-president who set the timeline for the Afghanistan withdrawal, which resulted in the unexpectedly rapid collapse of the Afghan regime.

Biden administration defense officials were fortunately able to render useless the advanced military equipment that Trumputin planned to leave there for the clearly collapsing regime.

All this corruption and incompetence came to a head with the Big Lie and the attempted coup. We are indeed fortunate that the utter incompetence of Trumputin extended to his ability to stage a successful coup. We must, however, remain vigilant, as the Neo-Fascist Trumputin personality cult remains as a toxin to the body politic, be it in the form of a Cotton, a Cruz, a Hawley, or a DeSantis.

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Candidates should not dodge political debates

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oo many incumbent elected officials at all levels of government follow the infamous Rose Garden strategy of ignoring their respective challengers by refusing to participate in as few public debates as possible.

As a sitting governor, Kathy Hochul starts out with many advantages not available to her Democratic and Republican Party primary challengers, such as Congressman Tom Suozzi and New York City Public Advocate Jumanne Williams. Incumbents have daily television, radio and newspaper exposure, press conferences, newsletters, guest columns in newspapers, letters to the editor and speaking engagements on a regular basis. Don’t forget the perks of public office, including announcements of member items (many of which

taxpayers consider local pork-barrel projects) which are used to raise name recognition and assist in greasing the wheels of re-election.

Up until the ’80s, both Democratic and Republican primary and general election candidates participated in numerous television and newspaper editorial board debates. Voters could look beyond the 30- or 60-second TV commercial sound bites to learn about real views and issues among the candidates.

Those candidates who refused to participate in these debates would be subject to critical newspaper editorials. They ended up losing any chance of newspaper endorsements and usually went down to defeat in either the primary or general election.

In the 1980s, a new Rose Garden strategy emerged embraced by incumbents or officially designated incumbent candidates of both parties. They refused to debate lesser-known, underfunded opponents in either the primary or general election. They had no interest in providing a free forum for challengers to get their message directly out to voters. Too many newspapers and good government groups failed to speak up and shame these incumbents into participating in open forums and debates. Daily and local community newspapers were the only opportunity for underdog candidates to communicate their views to voters.

Most polls show that GOP Congressman Lee Zeldin appears to be the front runner in the Re-

publican primary for governor. He should be willing to participate in a series of debates around the state with his rivals, including former Westchester County Executive Rob Astarino, businessman Harry Wilson and Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. All Democratic and Republican candidates for governor should participate in debates sponsored by daily newspapers and television stations based in major media markets. This could include New York City, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Albany, Binghamton, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo.

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Abortion rally outside Mineola courthouse

BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Long Island officials rallied for women’s rights in Mineola after the leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion revealed five justices were considering overturning abortion protections provided by the landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade 50 years ago.

The draft opinion, released by Politico May 2

and written by Justice Samuel Alito, said Roe v.

Wade “was egregiously wrong from the start.”

“It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives,” Alito continued.

Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the leak last week.

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Compassionate care for Sinai Chapels families is now available at Riverside-Nassau North Chapels.

Dear Friends, PHOTO COURTESY OF STATE SEN. ANNA KAPLAN’S OFFICE

For four generations, Sinai Chapels has served New York’s Jewish community with compassion and care.

After over 40 years of personal commitment to Sinai Chapels, I have decided to close the Fresh Meadows chapel to spend more time with my family.

Pictured (L-R) Nassau County Legislator Arnie Drucker, state Sen. Jim Gaughran, Democratic candidate for Congress Robert Zimmerman, state Sen. Anna Kaplan, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, state Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti, North Hempstead Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte and state Assemblywoman Judy Griffin.

I will continue, however, to assist families as a consultant alongside many of Sinai’s longtime funeral directors who have also joined this accomplished team. RiversideNassau North Chapels specializes in all movements in the Jewish faith, and I personally selected them to serve families that have relied on Sinai Chapels for many years.

Ex-Suffolk executive endorses Zimmerman

On behalf of all of us at Sinai Chapels, thank you for trusting us to serve you. If you have prearrangements with us, please know that your contract is safe and will be honored by Riverside-Nassau North Chapels (55 N Station Plaza, Great Neck), as well as other providers in the Dignity Memorial® network.

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BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y The campaign for longtime Democratic National Committee member Robert Zimmerman announced an endorsement from former Suffolk County Executive Patrick Halpin as he bids for his party’s nomination in the 3rd Congressional District.

Halpin, 69, led Suffolk from 1988 to 1991.

Currently, he is the chair of the Suffolk County Water Authority and has served previously as a Suffolk County legislator and state Assemblyman.

“As Suffolk County Executive, I took great pride in our bold initiatives against domestic

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Great Neck business executive Robert Zimmerman, a Democratic candidate in the 3rd Congressional District

violence, for environmental protection, and on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community,” Halpin said in a statement. “I know Robert will bring the same dedication and focus on these issues and so many others on behalf of Suffolk County residents. We need Robert Zimmerman in Congress now, to stand up for working families during these challenging economic times. That is why I proudly endorse Robert Zimmerman for Congress.”

Zimmerman, 67, is co-president of ZE Creative Communications on Bond Street in Great Neck, a public relations firm he began 33 years ago with Ron Edelson.

He is seeking the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove), who is running for governor.

Since his announcement this year, Zimmerman’s campaign has raised over $900,000.

If elected, Zimmerman would become the first openly gay member of Congress from Long Island and Queens.

Other endorsements for Zimmerman’s campaign include former Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, state Assemblyman Charles Lavine and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Others running for the Democratic nomination in the district include former North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, Melanie D’Arrigo of Port Washington and Oyster Bay’s Reema Rasool.

George Santos is seeking the Republican nomination.

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Re-elect Keefe, a dedicated East Williston trustee

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am voting for David Keefe for Board of Education Trustee in the East Williston School District.

I have lived in East Williston since 2001 and, because I am an educator, I immediately began going to BOE meetings. Throughout the years, I have found that Dave Keefe has demonstrated over and over that he is an exemplary member of this school board. Dave himself was an educator for 38 years. His

children all attended the East Williston Schools, as did his grandchildren, and he has a grandson graduating this year.

Dave has served this district as a board member for 12 years, but he has served our community for so many years more than that.

He brings to the board not only his educational expertise but also his experience serving on various New York state educational task forces, commit-

tees, and study groups in Albany. He also has served on various board positions for the National Council of Teacher Retirement.

Dave comes to the board with core beliefs but knows that to do the job well there needs to be consensus, so he is always ready to listen as well as share.

He is not a single-issue candidate with a political agenda. He knows that this a complex role that requires an extensive

amount of time and he is always up for the work.

Dave Keefe is the expert on education and continues to advocate for every child while balancing his fiduciary responsibilities to the community. At board meetings, I am always impressed with his thoughtful questions on the many controversial topics that arise. But most importantly, I have come to know Dave as a dedicated man, with a level of

honesty and integrity that is not to be matched.

These are my reasons to support Dave in this election, and I hope you will too on Tues., May 17. Our children and our community deserve a BOE member who knows the seriousness of the job and that is Dave!

Christine Cozzolino East Williston

Monterosso brings excellence, kindness to board

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am proud to endorse Christine Monterosso to continue her six-year record of excellence as a member of the Manhasset Board of Education.

During that time Christine has supported many significant improvements to Manhasset schools, including the creation of a broadcast journalism studio, an engineering curriculum and the addition of counselors and social workers.

Christine brings a proven record of intellectual accomplishment to the BOE — she graduated from Cornell and was ranked No. 2 in her Duke Law School class, but she is also that rare leader whose great intellect is leavened with empathic kindness. She brings to my mind Gandhi’s quote, “The true mea-

sure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.”

Christine will consider all Manhasset students and families when making BOE decisions, not just the loudest but also, and especially, those who struggle to find their voice.

My work as a secondary school psychologist brings me into firsthand contact with the mental health struggles of our youth, and I have discussed such matters with Christine. Her thoughtful questions and openness demonstrated to me a willingness to dig deep into this difficult and fraught area with sensitivity and empathy, to really get to understand the mental health challenges students and their families face and how best to

meet their needs.

The district I am employed by has a partnership with Northwell Health and Christine wanted to understand the process and hear how it benefitted the most at-risk students. She genuinely cares and wants to ensure Manhasset students have access to this very important and life-saving support. It is a program that has been criticized by some parents, but as a psychologist its importance is clear to me. Christine’s support for the program despite the criticism convinces me that she will act on principle, not popular appeal.

The pandemic period during which Christine has served for the last two years presented enormous hurdles for all

of us, but the BOE was particularly hardpressed. The world faced challenges unseen in a century, not the least of which the education of our children was suddenly at great risk. Nothing had prepared the board, educational professionals or for that matter, parents of school-age children for its many damaging impacts.

Yet Christine and the other board members did an admirable job in the face of often harsh criticism from an understandably concerned community.

At the end of the day, Manhasset did an amazing job of keeping our students in school safely and I applaud her and the rest of the board for being a critical part of that process.

As a parent, I am excited to hear

of Christine’s plans to research robotics programs and implement one here in our schools as well as to bring back second language instruction at the elementary level. As a parent of two secondary students, I am interested to hear more of her ideas for passion projects and making our students more competitive in the college market.

I hope you will join me on May 17 in supporting Christine Monterosso for Manhasset BOE. She will continue a standard of excellence for our schools with a big dose of kindness.

Jennifer Johnston School Psychologist Manhasset

G.N. voters deserve answers from Emil Hakimi

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here is an old adage in politics that says when a challenger faces a highly accomplished incumbent, the challenger has to dig deep to find something, to find anything, to distract from the incumbent’s many strengths in the hopes that the electorate will not see the obvious choice in front of them.

Because elections are really just choices, the question voters ask themselves is a simple one: “Is candidate A the better choice or is candidate B the better choice?”

On May 4, another member of our community wrote to argue that Donna Peirez, who for the last six years has served our community as a school board trustee, and served before that for nearly 40 years as an educator, has a conflict of interest because her daughter is a teacher in the district.

Of course, this issue never came up during either of Donna’s two previous campaigns (her daughter was teaching in the district then as well), nor was it an issue when former Board of Edu-

cation President Larry Gross and former Board Member Connie McNichol served while they had family employed by the district.

This is nothing more than an attempt to distract from the choice in front of us.

During Donna’s long period of service, she has chaired the Shared Decision Committee, the Policy Committee, and is the current vice president of the board. Simply put, Donna’s unmatched experience and expertise have served our district extremely well.

While she did not explicitly say it, clearly the author of the letter is a supporter of Donna’s opponent, Mr. Hakimi.

I have never met Mr. Hakimi (more on that later), and I am sure he is a hardworking family man, but nobody other than his most ardent supporters knows what he stands for.

He bills himself as “the voice of concerned parents.” It’s an interesting slogan, but what does it mean? Does it mean he seeks to give a voice only to

parents of current students who are unhappy with the district?

What about those of us who count their blessings that their children are fortunate enough to be educated in one of the best school districts in the nation? What about retirees who watched their children go through the Great Neck School District and go on to great things and who want to see their property values remain high? Or the young couple who just took out a huge mortgage to purchase a home here knowing that they have invested in their growing family’s future? They all get to vote in the election and they all deserve representation that will not make radical changes. Will Mr. Hakimi give them a voice as well? And what kind of teachers will want to work here knowing that there is even a possibility of radical change coming to the district?

On his website, Mr. Hakimi proclaims that the district once had a reputation for excellence. Why does he believe it no longer does? He also states that he wants to establish transparency.

A quick search of the school district’s website tells you more than you could imagine about what is going on in the district. He also states that he wants to optimize budget allocations. How? What programs does he want to cut?

Many, including myself, were looking forward to meeting Mr. Hakimi to ask him these questions when he scheduled a meet-and-greet for April 11. He would have had a wonderful opportunity to dispel the idea that he has radical positions that do not comport with the views of the majority of voters in our town. But these and other questions were left unanswered when he abruptly canceled the meet-and-greet on the day of the event. To date, it has not been rescheduled.

Last week, a local organization hosted a candidates forum to give the voters a chance to understand the differences between the candidates.

Donna Peirez appeared, but Mr. Hakimi declined the invitation. To date, he has not made himself available for a different forum with different moderators.

To borrow part of Mr. Hakimi’s slogan, this is concerning. Now of course, on May 3 Mr. Hakimi revealed that he is in favor of the budget, but why did we need to wait so long to find out? What are his positions on every other issue?

We should all call upon Mr. Hakimi to debate Ms. Peirez. We all deserve to know what our candidates stand for.

Finally, to those considering sitting on the sidelines, take it from someone who saw a bond get voted down in 2017 and watched 1,894 of our neighbors vote no on the budget in 2020. You cannot sit this one out. I lived here for seven years before I ever even thought of voting in a school board election.

If people stay at home, I fear that for the first time ever, we will have elected someone to our school board who has not told us what they stand for.

We deserve better. We deserve transparency. We deserve Donna Peirez.

Vote on May 17.

Mark Berger Great Neck

Herricks comfort station open only 24 days

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raised the issue of people relieving themselves in the bushes and around the tool sheds due to locked comfort center bathrooms at the Herricks Board meeting on Jan 14, 2021, at the community center.

The administration placed two porta-potties as a temporary solution.

Subsequently, I presented a petition with over 50 signatures to open the comfort station bathrooms for students and community members.

They stated that “the comfort station is open for all athletic events and other special events for our students that are held on the athletic field.”

The COVID-19 pandemic afforded me to follow varsity scheduled

games for the 2021 calendar year and I personally monitored all the home games played at Herrick’s turf field.

Unfortunately, these bathrooms were locked for the majority of the home games except 24 days in a whole year.

Are students expected to go inside the building to relieve themselves which takes about 15 minutes roundtrip from the comfort center or use a portable potty?

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Spring has sprung at The Art Guild of Port Washington!

Artists and community members are invited to view the upcoming exhibition, How Grows Your Garden on view from May 15 to June 4.

In these challenging times, outdoor experiences and nature have taken on new meaning. Natural beauty helps us find peace and calm and even helps us celebrate life. The Art Guild is proud to exhibit and congratulate the following artists on their inclusion in the exhibition: Mary Behling, Mary Benedetto, Sheny Bobelian, Susanne Corbelletta, Caryn Coville, Aleta Crawford, Bari Fagin, Linda Funk, Elizabeth Fusco, Jan Guarino, Stephen Hetzel, Shelley Holtzman, Marc Josloff, Randy Kraft, Suzanne Liff, John Micheals, Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, Denis Ponsot, Howard

Rose, Carol Salerno, Irene Sankari, Noel Shavzin, Jana Sheinker, Anne Siefert, Ilene Silberstein, Bob Stuhmer, Steven Vando, Margo Vignola, Robert Weiss and Theodora Zavala.

The exhibition will be on view in The Art Guild’s gallery at 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030 from May 15 to June 4. The gallery is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5PM while the exhibit is on view. The juror of awards is Susan Peragallo, Gallery Coordinator and Curator at the Art League of Long Island. The Art Guild invites artists and community members to attend the Artist’s Reception and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, May 15 from 3-5PM. The Art Guild offers both adult and kids classes; in-person and online! From oil painting to drawing, cartooning, sculpture and photography… there is a medium and style for everybody.

To view the class schedule for spring and summer, please visit www.theartguild.org.

Enroll now for Summer Camp Grades 1-12: Art Explorations, Sculpting, Cartooning, Painting and Drawing.

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Beginners Photography: Get off of Auto with Caroline Bert: May 18.

Figures in the Landscape with Robert J. Simone: May 20-22.

Semi-Abstract Watercolor Florals with Robert Vando: May 19 and 26.

Alcohol Inks with Vera Worthington: May 21.

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‘Harry Warren, Henry Mancini in Hollywood’ On Sunday, May 15 at 3:00 p.m., Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel will present a virtual program, Harry Warren & Henry Mancini in Hollywood.

Emanuel’s longtime friend and favorite singer/raconteur, Harvey Granat, will take us on a journey, in words and music, with rare film clips, that explores the life and times of these two iconic American composers for film, who garnered seven Academy Awards between them.

Granat presents one of the most popular series at the 92nd St Y, where he has hosted many of the greats of the entertainment world for the past nine

years.

Harry Warren wrote more film songs than any other composer and won three Academy Awards along

the way. His songs have been featured in more than 300 films and include: “Lullaby of Broadway,” “You’ll Never know,” “That’s Amore,” “Atchison, To-

peka & The Santa Fe” and “At Last.”

Henry Mancini won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe and 20 Grammy Awards for his unforgettable film and TV work. His awardwinning songs include: “Moon River,” “Charade,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” among many others.

Both composers were raised by Italian immigrant parents and rose from poverty to become two of America’s most successful songwriters.

Harvey Granat, accompanied by Rob Kelly, will perform a number of these songs and offer fascinating background stories. He will also share rare video highlights of some of the greats

of the entertainment world performing more of their memorable songs.

Registration for this virtual event is $10.

This program is funded by Robert & Amy Dorfman in honor of their children and grandchildren.

For further information, to register and purchase a ticket online, go to:https://www.scwculturalarts.org/ sunday-series After May 15th at 2:00 p.m., call 516.482.5701 to purchase a ticket.

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Planning for dependents with disabilities Complex issues and consequential pitfalls surround charting the best course financially JAMES F. BURDI, ESQ. For a family with a child or sibling who has an intellectual or developmental disability, planning for the future involves more than the usual considerations. What will happen to our authority as parents when our special needs child reaches the age of majority? How can we provide for them without affecting their eligibility for benefits? Who will look out for their best interests when we no longer can?

There are a few common mistakes in future planning for dependents with disabilities that should be avoided. The first is leaving gifts or inheritances directly to a person with special needs. In addition to affecting eligibility for benefits, this leaves the person open to fraud, undue influence or mismanagement.

Conversely, disinheriting the special needs family member and relying on other family members to be ready, willing, and able to provide for them. Despite the best of intentions, circumstances (both foreseeable and unforeseeable) such as bankruptcy, health, or money issues and outside influences may prevent family members from pitching in when needed.

Another is assuming that physicians, caseworkers, and financial professionals will always work freely with the family. HIPAA and other privacy laws and policies come into play once a person with special needs reaches the age of majority, which is eighteen (18). Keep in mind that at eighteen, only the patient can consent to or refuse a medical procedure, absent a guardian or designated agent.

These issues can be daunting, but there are many good solutions available, with proper planning. The sooner that they are addressed, the better.

First and foremost, an adult with an intellectual or developmental disability that renders them unable to manage their own personal and financial affairs should have a Guardian appointed by the Court when he or she reaches the age of majority.

The Guardian will have the authority to manage personal affairs and to make health care decisions. With some limitations, the Guardian may also be authorized to manage financial matters.

This requires a Court proceeding, usually brought in the Surrogate’s Court. To protect the rights of the disabled person, professional

James F. Burdi, Esq. certifications and background checks are required and the process can therefore take several months to complete, so the best time to start is well before the person’s eighteenth (18th) birthday.

The family should also consider creating a Special Needs Trust (SNT), a legal arrangement in which assets are placed in trust for the special needs person without affecting eligibility for benefits. An SNT can be “first party,” created with the per-

son’s own assets, such as proceeds of a lawsuit or an inadvertently directed inheritance, or “third party,” created with gifts or inheritances that are specifically directed to the trust by others.

There are significant differences that affect whether a provider of benefits, such as Medicaid, can assert a claim for reimbursement (“pay back”), so these trusts need to be drafted carefully. Third party trusts can be created in a Last Will and Testament or by separate Trust Agreement. Some first party SNTs require a Court order.

For many families, participating in one of the various Community Trusts or Pooled Trusts that are maintained by social services organizations and advocacy groups may be an economical and practical alternative to a privately created and managed SNT. Of course, the terms of any Trust agreement must be carefully reviewed to be sure the Trust meets the needs of the person.

For disabled adults with a source of income or assets which would otherwise render them ineligible for benefits, an ABLE Account may also be a solution. Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Accounts are created under Federal law and permit a

disabled adult to accumulate up to $100,000 while retaining benefits eligibility.

Just as important as the planning that is done for the disabled person, is the planning that other family members should put into their own affairs. This includes Wills, Trusts when appropriate, Powers of Attorney, and Health Care Proxies. These documents will ensure that the disability of their loved one does not create difficulty, delay, or additional expense in the event of their own death or incapacity.

Families with loved ones who have special needs require specific legal and financial advice and representation that is tailored to those needs. Proper planning will bring peace of mind and is an important step in assuring that the person with special needs will live life to its fullest potential.

James Burdi is a partner in Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP’s Wills, Trusts, and Estates and Elder Law Practices, concentrating in Trust and Estate Planning and Administration. He heads the firm’s Special Needs Planning subpractice. He can be reached at jburdi@vmmlegal.com and 516.437.4385 x130.

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What to know about taking a year off school Over the last two years, people from all walks of life have reevaluated their priorities in the face of a global pandemic. That reevaluation has led some students to take a break from school.

While taking a break can be the right choice for some students, certain variables should be considered before pressing pause on education. Here's a deeper look into taking a break from school.

A chance to mentally recover Many students try to press through courses even when they are unwell or trying to recover from a significant condition. This can put students at a disadvantage that could adversely affect their academic performance, which may have an effect on their graduation prospects and future success. A break gives students a chance to get their health, including their mental wellness, in order and then return to their coursework fully focused.

Enjoy a renewed vigor for academics Some students may begin courses without a solid plan for the future. In such instances, students could be paying tuition for courses they're not interested in. A break can offer students an opportunity to reassess the direction they're going in and come back to school with a fresh approach for the future.

Student loan grace period College students who have federal student loans in the United States are entitled

to one six-month grace period during which payments will not be required, according to Forbes Advisor. After a student drops below part-time status, the grace period begins.

Someone who takes a semester off from school may trigger that grace period clock.

When the student returns to school and then graduates, or if he or she chooses to leave again, repayment of the loan will begin immediately, as a second six-month grace period is not permitted.

Internships Some students take a break from school because an internship opens up outside of the time parameters set by some schools. Internships tend to occur in junior or senior years of college and could earn students college credit.

Scholarship eligibility Leaving school before the year is over may affect scholarship eligibility, as scholarships often are contingent on students attending school full-time. A student can speak with his or her school's finance office or bursar to see if a prorated repayment may be necessary and/or to defer an upcoming semester scholarship until they return.

There are many reasons students might want to take a break from academics. Before pumping the brakes on school students should be confirm the long-term effects such a break will have on their academic standing.

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Volunteer opportunities for recent grads The class of 2021 earned over $170 million in scholarships.

During the months between graduating high school and beginning college, or between getting a university degree and entering the workforce, graduates may want to explore the personal growth that comes from volunteerism.

Volunteering provides various benefits.

Some of these rewards include networking with an entirely different group of people. Volunteering also can help a person realize greater happiness by doing selfless acts for others, while they also can help one to realize a new passion. In the future, volunteering with an organization also may help with a student's job search.

There are many arenas where young people can focus their volunteer efforts. Here are some ideas. · Animal shelter: Animal shelters rely on volunteers to help with their operations. They can be a good fit for anyone with a passion for animals and animal rights activism. · Public service sectors: AmeriCorp and Peace Corps have scores of opportunities for volunteers. AmeriCorp focuses on domestic issues, while the PeaceCorp is a branch of the U.S. government that engages volunteers in international service work. Community involvement, health care, agriculture, homelessness, and combatting hunger are top priorities for

these organizations. · English as a second language: Volunteers can spend time abroad teaching English to students. Others may want to volunteer domestically by helping non-English-speaking individuals improve their language skills. · Community government: A person may choose to sit on the board of a school, a neighborhood housing association, or even explore volunteerism with a township municipal office.

This will provide valuable hands-on experience and may help one lend a voice to issues that affect his or her living situation. · Religious groups: Churches, synagogues and mosques may have volunteer opportunities focused on community outreach or programs affiliated with local nonprofits. · Conservation groups: Volunteers can work on conservation projects across the country.

From wildlife management to trail restoration to invasive species eradication, there are a wide variety of conservation-based volunteering opportunities. · Tutoring: Graduates can volunteer to tutor students in local schools or overseas.

Volunteerism can fill gap years or add to résumés for recent graduates.

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Ways to keep kids occupied over summer break Kids look forward to summer vacation every year. The last day of school gives way to less structured days when kids can spend more time outdoors and less time cracking the books.

Summer vacation can be a dilemma for parents, especially in households where both parents work fulltime. A pandemic-related increase in remote working has made that problem somewhat more manageable, but even parents working from home must find fun way for kids to stay occupied until the new school year begins. No two kids are the same, so parents may need to try various activities on for size until they find something their children enjoy doing during the lazy days of summer.

· Reading: Parents may be surprised by how much their children enjoy a good book. A recent poll from the National Education Association found that 70 percent of middle school students read more than 10 books a year. The National Literacy Trust reports that roughly 45 percent

of children between the ages of eight and 11 enjoy reading "very much."

When suggesting to children that they read more this summer, parents can note the many ways that reading for pleasure differs from reading for school. Point out that kids won't have to submit book reports and empha-

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Weekly movie nights under the stars and concerts in community squares are popular in many communities, but those same towns also may host events specifically for kids during the daytime. A simple internet search of "free events near me" may unveil a host of activities that can keep kids happy and occupied on summer days when their schedules are open. Local libraries can be great resources for free events as well.

· Day camp: Day camps provide much of the structure of school without all the homework or time spent indoors. Many parks and recreation departments run summer day camps for kids. Camps can be generalized or specialized. For example, some may offer an array of activities, including sports and nature walks, in a given day, while others may focus on a single activity, like musical lessons or science-based programs. Camps run by local parks and rec departments do not typically last all summer long, which parents should keep in mind when enrolling youngsters.

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How to involve more young people in agriculture The agricultural industry will undergo exciting changes as it looks to overcome developing challenges in the decades ahead.

Technology will continue to play a pivotal role in the agricultural sector, making agriculture an evolving and exciting career path for young professionals.

Much has been made of projections that suggest the world population is increasingly looking to urban areas to call home. Though data from the United Nations indicates urban areas could grow by 2.5 billion people by 2050, more recent UN data indicates that 90 percent of that increase will take place in Asia and Africa. All told, estimates indicate that rural areas will remain home to 3.1 billion people by 2050.

A sizable rural population and the challenges climate change and population growth will present underscores how important the agricultural sector will be in the coming decades. That means there should be plenty of opportunities for young people to make an impact, especially if more efforts are made to encourage them to consider careers in agriculture. · Encourage agriculture-based curriculum. After recognizing that the majority of Kenyan students had no access to farming training and education, the organization Farm Africa initiated a program to make agriculture more accessible to students.

Students who participated learned about everything from keeping livestock to mar-

keting produce for global markets. Similar programs can be encouraged in developed countries where opportunities in the field of agriculture figure to increase in the years to come. · Emphasize technological advancements in the field. Modern young people are growing up with technology all around them, but few may be aware of the vital role technology plays in the agricultural sector. Young people's ears may perk up upon hearing terms like "robotics" technologies are now a big part of life on the farm. Recognition of that may compel more young people to pursue careers in agriculture. · Highlight the challenges ahead and how agricultural professionals can help overcome them. UN projections indicate the global population will grow by more than two billion people by 2050. Finding a way to feed all of those people in the face of climate change will be no small task, but it's a task that will require dedicated agricultural professionals. Educators and parents can emphasize these challenges when speaking to young people about a career in the agricultural sector, noting that such careers will present real opportunities to make a difference.

Young people looking for rewarding careers in an exciting, ever-evolving field can be encouraged to consider the agricultural sector.

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Exploring a career in occupational therapy Occupational therapists are important allies for individuals with a chronic illness or those who are trying to live independently after an accident.

According to The Balance: Careers, occupational therapy involves assisting people of various ages build or restore their ability to live daily life by modifying or changing daily activities that a person wants to do.

There are three main types of practitioners

who work in the field of occupational therapy.

These include occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and occupational therapy aides. Salaries, duties and educational and licensing requirements differ between the three roles.

licensing process. Many people begin working in OT in positions of less responsibility to gain relevant experience once they have completed the associate’s level program, and then gain experience and build their résumés from there.

Individuals who want to become occupational therapists must complete a four-year bachelor’s degree and a two- to three-year master’s degree.

Individuals will then have to go through the local

· OT therapy aide: This person has the fewest educational requirements and will earn the lowest salary on an OT team. However, OT therapy aides are essential. The aide sets up treatment

rooms and prepares equipment. He or she also may perform clerical duties. · OT assistant: This person falls between an occupational therapist and an OT aide on the spectrum of responsibility. This can be a good option for someone who is uncertain about an OT career, but wants to try it on for size. Assistants work under an OT’s supervision and make sure patients are correctly performing exercises spelled out in treatment plans. · Occupation therapist: OTs oversee the operations and have the most responsibility by setting goals and developing treatment plans. An OT will do a home or work assessment to analyze a patient’s environments and make accommodations.

He or she also will suggest equipment to use in a workplace to help that patient do his or her job comfortably. To become an OT, one will need to go through a master’s program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.

Occupational therapists have many ways to specialize their careers. ExploreHealthCareers.org says OTs may work with premature babies, assist children with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, work in schools with students who have learning disabilities, or may work with older people in nursing homes or private residences. There are new specialties, too, such as training workers to use the correct ergonomics or helping people with low vision issues maintain their independence.

Occupational therapy is a great carer for individuals who want to help others maintain their independence and live life to the fullest.

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Grand Re-opening of Art League of L.I. In its grand re-opening event on August 20, the Art League of Long Island celebrates its triumph over adversity and invites the public to join them.

The pandemic almost closed the Art League for good, but through the support of the community and government programs, the Art League has managed to weather the storm. The Open House, which takes place from 11 am to 2 pm that day, kicks off the opening reception of the Art League’s Annual Instructor’s Exhibition.

The Art League’s Annual Instructor’s Exhibition features works by its many talented instructors in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery Aug. 20 through Sept. 22.

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s prices continue to escalate in the hottest market on record, interest rates have increased. A little explanation is necessary at this point to make everyone know the gravity of our financial situation. The most recent increase last week was 1/2 percentage point (1/4 point on 3.16.22) by Jerome Powell, our Fed chair. A while back he said that inflation would be transitory as we know how that prediction went. He should have started the increases in 2021 with 1/8 of a point, anticipating the future with the supply chain the way it was morphing into an extremely challenging time.

I am quite surprised that the inflation factor was not taken seriously enough. As I mentioned in last week’s column, it is definitely not running at 8 percent when you add into the CPI, food and energy, but closer to 18 percent. Just look at your food, heating and gasoline bills, which are up substantially.

I remember getting gas out on the North Folk for $1.97 a gallon in 2019 prior to the pandemic. Now it’s $4.24-$4.49. Maybe they should open up the Alaska pipeline right now to ease the price for those who

can least afford it. What is occurring right now may just really slow down our economy, adding to our already bloated national debt of $22.3 trillion. But actually if you add up all the IOUs, our debt is probably much higher.

Now we get onto whether purchasing a co-op or a condo is a better path to pursue. If you have been priced out of the home market, then either one will work. However, you need to sit down and think which approach will be the better investment over the long run. The only answer from my perspective is a condo, which is usually a luxury entity with a 24/7 doorman, indoor parking, sometimes an exercise room and always an elevator.

If you have the budget to purchase and possibly plan to keep it as an investment for the future, then you’ll have it when you’re ready to buy a single or multi-family home.

However, the differential between an often less expensive one-bedroom and one-bath co-op and a one-bedroom, 1.5-bath condo (standard for condos) ranges from $100,000$300,000, depending on which building you are considering comparing it to.

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A one-bedroom condo usually has 1.5 baths, while the co-op has only one bath. Condos are considered real property and pay monthly common charges plus real estate taxes separately. One pays monthly maintenance fees when owning a coop, which includes real estate taxes, daily maintenance in and around the building, salaries of the super and porters, payment of principle and interest on the underlying mortgage on the building and land.

A co-op also has stock ownership attached to it. There could be a flip tax and other expenses associated with a coop. However, as long as the financials of the cooperative building are solid, you should have no problem eventually selling. It is imperative for you and your attorney to check the current and last year’s financials, which will reveal the stability of the building, e.g., how much cash is in the working capital account, which is used to pay daily bills as well as the reserve fund, too.

You can also determine if there are any capital improvements that are noted currently or in the immediate future in the minutes that are taken when there is a board or building meeting. You or your attorney has the right to review them in the management’s office. This can determine an assessment or an increase in monthly maintenance and whether or not it is a short-term obligation or much longer.

Checking the offering plan with all the up-to-date amendments will also be very helpful. For the most part your co-op is somewhat restricted for renting out after you move on to a home. A condo has very little restrictions, but there may be some rules

that you would have to abide by.

As you can see there are differences between co-ops and condos.

However, your financial situation will determine which one is not only affordable, but which one will provide you the best return in the long run.

Donate to the Ukrainian Crisis and save a life or 2: IOM’s Ukraine Response OR The International Organization for Migration a 501(c) 3 Corporation: OR:http://donate.iom.int Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years of experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S). For a “FREE” 15 minute consultation, a value analysis of your home, or to answer any of your questions or concerns he can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas or suggestions on future columns with your name, email and cell number and he will call or email you back.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in

Great Neck

5 Sutton Court, Great Neck

15 Jeffrey Lane, Great Neck

5 bd, 4 ba, 3,692 sqft, Sold On: 3/30/22, Sold Price: $1,395,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Great Neck

5 bd, 4 ba, Sold On: 3/21/22, Sold Price: $1,975,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Great Neck

234 Lakeville Road, Great Neck

30 Locust Street, Great Neck

6 bd, 7 ba, Sold On: 3/21/22, Sold Price: $2,400,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Great Neck

4 bd, 3 ba, Sold On: 3/10/22, Sold Price: $1,410,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Great Neck

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Great Neck by a variety of real estate agencies. This information about the home and the photos were obtained through the Zillow.com. The homes are presented solely based on the fact that they were recently sold in Great Neck and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Peirez, Hakimi running for seat on board Continued from Page 1 Media, said he heard from parents “about the introduction of socio-political indoctrination into our children’s curriculum and instruction.”

Hakimi said a slideshow allegedly part of an 11th-grade English class at North High School, which was circulated on social media, were one of the instances that motivated him to run. A handful of parents, students and teachers addressed the slides, which featured teachings of “white fragility” and racism, at a school board meeting.

The slides were included in an article on the website of Parents Defending Education, a conservative national organization that works to ensure schools do not promote “harmful agendas,” according to its site.

The group said the slides presented in Great Neck were “steeped in the tenets of critical race theory,” and some residents who spoke at the meeting seemed to agree.

The teacher who was said to have presented the slides and the class being taught were not named.

“We’re so adamantly denying that critical race theory exists in our schools when this was literally the definition of critical race theory,” Hakimi said in a phone interview.

School district officials said in response to the complaints at the school board meeting they would launch an investigation into the matter and previously addressed the issue at prior public meetings.

District Superintendent Teresa Prendergast reiterated her support and faith in the district’s administration and educators to provide students with quality education and keep its reputation intact.

“The district’s role is to guide students to see and consider differing perspectives so that they may make informed decisions and develop personal viewpoints,” Prendergast said in a statement. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to ensure that the District provides all students with a diverse set of opportunities

WE’RE SO ADAMANTLY DENYING THAT CRITICAL

RACE THEORY EXISTS IN OUR SCHOOLS WHEN THIS WAS LITERALLY THE DEFINITION OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY.

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“I am unequivocally supportive of the budget passing, and I encourage all my supporters to vote in favor of the budget as well,” Hakimi said.

Regardless of the outcome of the election, both candidates said, parents and district stakeholders need to work together and prioritize the education the district provides to its students.

“We are all one community here, we all share the same inPHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK SCHOOL DISTRICT stinct to want what’s best for our children,” Hakimi said. “So please, let’s all be kind to each other. Regardless of the outcome of this election, we must all be united for this common cause.”

Great Neck Board of Education Trustee Donna Peirez is “Whatever our diverse beliefs, our shared faith in our chilrunning for re-election against challenger Emil Hakimi. dren overrides them all and binds us together,” Peirez said. “The job of our schools is to kindle our students’ imagination and grow and tools needed to be successful in school and in all their future their knowledge. We must pursue alliances among all stakeholders in our district, as well as work toward a consensus model of endeavors.”

“As previously shared publicly, viewpoint neutrality is the decision making. Transparency must always be our touchstone.”

The election will take place on May 17 with various polling expectation of the Board of Education of the Great Neck Public places.

Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Schools,” a statement from the Board of Education said.

There are four polling locations for school district elections: Hakimi also said his stance on the adopted $261.4 million budget for the 2022-23 school year has been mistakenly por- E.M. Baker School, Lakeville School, Saddle Rock School, and trayed through some social media posts, clarifying that he is in South High School. Registered voters will only be permitted to cast a ballot at their assigned polling location. favor of passing the budget.

DeSena wants Dems to withdraw appointment Continued from Page 2 “Supervisor DeSena nominated Mr. Weed without any discussion with her colleagues on the board, and her resolution to hire him has been on the agenda for the last six meetings, Lurvey said. “Conversely, we offered all members of the board the opportunity to discuss Mr. Tiernan’s hiring prior to placing it on the agenda. Instead of communicating with us directly, the supervisor is again playing the victim in the press.”

At the time of his resignation, Tiernan was the town’s highest-paid employee and was the only highway superintendent on Long Island to collect overtime pay due to both his union contract and the position being made into a civil service job in 2011.

Tiernan was paid $40,000 in overtime in 2015, $30,000 in 2014 and $21,000 in 2013, according to Newsday payroll data.

During the same time period, DeSena said, no other person in his position on Long Island earned overtime compensation, including Hempstead, which the supervisor said is respon-

sible for nearly five times as much roadway.

DeSena also mentioned that Tiernan was the subject of an internal investigation in 2015 through the town attorney’s office following complaints from a vendor that Tiernan verbally abused a vendor, a claim the supervisor said was backed by “credible evidence.”

He was also accused of manipulating who received town highway contracts. The investigation found that Tiernan did abuse town contractors, DeSena said.

At the time of his resignation, several members of Tiernan’s family were on the town’s payroll.

His sister, Helen McCann, is a former longtime employee of the town.

In 2018, she was sentenced to a conditional discharge for embezzling more than $98,000 from the Solid Waste Management Authority from 2014 to 2016, prosecutors said. She was ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution to the town, $48,330 to an insurance company for a claim made by the town and pleaded guilty to second-degree corrupting the government

charges.

His brother, John, was a 27-year town employee who was a highway construction supervisor. He was asked to resign in 2018 after the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board found he “knowingly made material misrepresentations” to get benefits, according to Newsday.

His wife, Jill Guiney, is a former town deputy commissioner of public works.

Following Tiernan’s resignation in 2016, the Town Board under Supervisor Judi Bosworth the next year passed anti-nepotism laws in the town, which included preventing relatives of elected town officials from being employed by the town, prohibiting a town employee from participating in any personnel decision about a relative and banning town employees from supervising a relative, among others.

DeSena said that while Tiernan’s overtime compensation was not illegal, it raised many ethical concerns while she also questioned why Democrats did not publicly advertise for the position, similar to the town soliciting resumes in

2018 for the role.

“I’m at a loss for words as to why there was no competitive job search,” DeSena said.

Upon taking office, DeSena said the town had vacancies for both comptroller and chief deputy comptroller. She said a bipartisan search committee was set up as well as advertising for the openings.

“No public job search took place here,” DeSena said. “No search committee was established for a new highway superintendent.”

DeSena said Town Board Democrats are only working to preserve political power and neglecting the best interests of residents.

“Appointing Tom Tiernan as highway superintendent again a mere six years after scandals involving him and his family engulfed this town is a very clear sign to our residents that the majority councilmembers are willing to abandon their ethical standards to hire the most politically connected candidate, not the most qualified one,” DeSena said.

The next Town Board meeting will be held Thursday, May 19.

Town takes first steps in redistricting process Continued from Page 3 denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or minority groups to vote. The committee needs to additionally consider contiguous territories that connect, are compact and avoid political gerrymandering.

Lastly, guidelines state that districts should consider “communities of interest,” which are not defined by law but describe communities that share self-described similarities and villages that comprise less than 40 percent of a single district’s population should not be divided.

Wice said state law is essentially one of four statutes that have jurisdiction over the redistricting process, including the U.S. Constitution, the Voting Rights Act and the town charter.

The next public hearing for the committee will be held Thursday, May 12, at Clinton

G. Martin Park at New Hyde Park and Tuesday, May 17,at the ‘Yes We Can’ Community Center in Westbury.

More information on the town’s redistricting process can be found at https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/redistricting.

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Herricks, Roslyn movie theaters close Continued from Page 1 inside.

The location was one of the few remaining cinemas for Bow Tie locations in the state including one in Schenectady. A location in Saratoga Springs was purchased by AMC along with several other venues in Connecticut and Maryland in late April, according to a press release.

Along with its New York locations, Bow Tie has four other venues located in Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey and Virginia.

Herricks Cinemas was the company’s last location on Long Island.

In 2018, Bow Tie sold its Manhasset and Roslyn locations.

It is unclear the exact date of the Herricks Cinema’s closing is unclear but a submission to the website Cinema Treasures suggests it was in February.

The theater originally opened in 1962 and PHOTO BY BRANDON DUFFY was acquired by Clearview Cinemas in 1996 before they were bought by Bow Tie Cinemas The entrance to Herricks Cinemas on Hillside Avenue in New Hyde Park. in 2013, according to the website. The 6,402

square foot property is currently for sale, according to LoopNet. The remaining movie theater venues for the New Hyde Park area include North Shore Tower Cinemas in Queens, AMC in Garden City and Manhasset Cinemas.

Roslyn Cinema at 20 Tower Place is currently for sale, according to a listing on LoopNet. It had briefly reopened following a grand reopening the weekend of Aug. 6 but has stopped providing showtime updates on Google in midDecember.

Currently, their marquee reads “See you soon.”

The venue was originally built in 1923 and renovated in 2000 and 2020 with a gross leasable area of 6,243 square feet, according to its listing.

Bow Tie Cinema in Port Washington closed in 2018 due to poor attendance and low revenues In 2020, Squire Cinemas in Great Neck closed down after 85 years of operations.

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Donna Peirez an essential asset Continued from Page 17 Consider this: Great Neck has always been a melting pot for immigrant families – our students come from 40 countries, two-thirds are either immigrants or first generation. Great Neck has consistently been a majority minority community, with Jews and Asians now making up the largest segments – two groups that have been the brunt of the rise in hate crimes. Would Hakimi erase teaching the Holocaust with its lessons of tolerance (mandated by New York state) as too touchy-feely? Would he ban the 1619 Project from history classes because it might spark social justice warriors?

Peirez fully pledged support for the district’s published statement of educational philosophy, to empower our educators to “make it possible for each child: to develop the ability to think clearly, reason effectively, mas-

ter the tools of learning and use them with purpose; to acquire an understanding of history, appreciate our nation’s heritage, traditions and ideals, and achieve respect for individuals and their differences and for the relationships that exist on a personal, local, national and international level, and to develop originality and creativity and maintain the integrity of the individual personality.”

The proof of the value of Great Neck’s educational philosophy is in the success of generations of Great Neck students — in their college experience, their career and their lives because our schools give them the skills they need to succeed in a diverse, fastchanging, ever-shrinking world.

Vote Tuesday, May 17 to support Great Neck’s outstanding school district and preserve its values. Vote to reelect Donna Peirez.

Comfort station open only 24 days Continued from Page 22 Did we invest thousands of dollars in the comfort center for only 24 days? Does it make sense? Certainly not. We invest in students for the students.

I know there is a cost involved. I am sure the board and administration must have budgeted for its maintenance and security when they proposed and approved this comfort center.

I requested and pleaded in person and via email with the Board of Trustees for over a year but to no avail. There are Herricks residents who agree with my assessment but are afraid of repercussions.

Now I am sharing my request with you all and pleading with the Herricks Board of Trustees to re-evaluate their policy and avail comfort center to students as it was built for them.

I also raised the concern about the $340K deficit per external audit findings for FY 20202021 by R.S. Abrams & Co., LLP back in November 2021.

I inquired further Jan. 22 and it was stated at a board meeting that this deficit is due to the pandemic cost escalation, overheads, less student participation in lunch program as well as point of sales system purchased in 2015-16 year.

I also noticed an additional $275,000 transferred from the general fund to the school lunch program in the account details received subsequently from the administration.

If $275,000 was not transferred, then the deficit would have been $615,000.

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The bad stuff in your water harms more than just us Continued from Page 17 1. better understanding the extent of PFAS contamination of drinking water, 2. publishing drinking water regulations for two PFAS chemicals, 3. further toxicity assessment of identified PFAS and publication of health advisories, 4. regulating PFAS dis-

charges and 5. more research and analysis related to presence of PFAS in marine life and risk of certain PFAS chemicals in biosolids (byproduct of wastewater treatment.

EPA has also developed a National PFAS Testing Strategy. The purpose of the strategy is to have PFAS manufacturers provide EPA with toxicity data

and information on categories of PFAS chemicals. This data will be used in future regulation of these chemicals.

It makes perfect sense to require the chemical manufacturers to provide data on the chemicals they wish to use.

Human beings and other living things should not be made to be unwitting test subjects for chemical manufacturers and

users who have not established the safety of the chemicals they are making, distributing, and using.

The current Congress is considering passage of the PFAS Action Act. The PFAS Action Act directs the EPA to take steps to address the threat PFAS presents to human health and the environment. Specifically, the act requires designation of

two types of PFAS known to be dangerous to human health as a hazardous substance. Therefore, if discharged into the environment, the discharger would be required to clean up the discharge and address any harm resulting from the discharge. The act also requires EPA to determine the toxicity of PFAS and if designated as toxic, to then establish limits

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The PFAS Action Act is only the start of what needs to be done to protect us and the environment from PFAS. Please urge your senators and congressional representatives to pass the PFAS Action Act. You can find your elected officials here: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-yourmember.

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Continued from Page 20 State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) said the draft ruling underscored the importance of New York legislators approving the Reproductive Health Act in 2019 despite the objections of opponents who said “that we didn’t need to bother” and that “Roe v. Wade was the law of the land.”

Kaplan’s office organized the “We’re Not Going Back” rally for reproductive rights Saturday outside the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola that drew a number of Long Island officials and hundreds of protestors.

“We refuse to be silent while our right to access reproductive healthcare services is stolen from us,” Kaplan said. “We refuse to be sent back to a time when women routinely died in back alleys because no doctor could provide them the care they needed. We’re going to do everything in our power to protect women’s rights here in New York and we’re going to loudly and proudly fight back against the extremists who are trying to take away our freedoms.”

The first draft was written after a consensus was reached on a Mississippi case by Alito, Justice Clarence Thomas and three of former President Donald Trump’s nominees to the court, Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Neil

Gorsuch. The justices often draw up many drafts before the court reaches a final decision on a case.

Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker (DPlainview) said over the weekend repealing the monumental decision would amount to attacks on other civil rights.

“Beyond abortion, repealing Roe would tee up an all-out assault on marriage equality, contraception, LGBTQ+ rights, and anti-discrimination rulings that have been instrumental in making our society more equal and just,” Drucker said. “History has shown that outlawing abortion will not end abortion. It will merely drive it out of medical facilities and back into the shadows of our society.

“The consequences will be catastrophic. The stakes have never been higher. As we speak, the reproductive rights of American women are in greater peril than they have been at any point in the last 50 years. Now is the time to send a message to the regressive forces in our nation who are hell-bent on turning back the hands of time.”

Also present at the rally were U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Attorney General Letitia James, state Sen. Jim Gaughran, Nassau Legislator Siela Bynoe, state Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti and North Hempstead Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte, among others.

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Alzheimer Foundation re-elects board members The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America recently reelected eight members of its Board of Directors who bring leadership and experience to their positions. Most of the Board Members also have personal ties to Alzheimer’s disease as caregivers to family members who are living or lived with it.

“We are extremely grateful to the members of our Board of Directors who continue to work with us to address this national health issue,” said Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., AFA’s President & CEO. “Their experience and dedication to the cause will be instrumental as we continue to find new ways to serve families affected

by Alzheimer’s disease.”

The newly re-elected members of AFA’s Board of Directors share its mission to provide support, services and education to individuals, families and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias nationwide, and fund research for better treatment and a cure. AFA is

dedicated to providing compassionate care, committed to innovation, diversity, education, and research, and prides itself on its culture of collaboration and philanthropy with the highest ethical standards.

AFA’s newly re-elected Board includes: Officers: • Board Chair Bert Brodsky of Port Washington, founded AFA in 2002 after being a caregiver for his mother, Anne, who lived with Alzheimer’s disease for more than a decade. He is a leading entrepreneur, active philanthropist and proud community member. He served on the boards and committees of many local organizations including Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, United Jewish Y’s and The American Jewish Committee, Long Island chapter.

• Vice Chair Lee Brodsky of Port Washington is chief executive officer of BEB Capital, a privately held, multifaceted real estate company, located

in his hometown. He also serves on the board of directors for several local community and nonprofit organizations, including ALS Association, Greater NY Chapter; UJA Federation of NY, Emerging Leaders and Philanthropists; and the Joseph Gurwin CCRC Development Board. Brodsky’s grandmother lived with Alzheimer’s disease.

• Treasurer Barry of Jericho is a founding AFA Board Member whose mother, Phyllis, lived with Alzheimer’s disease for nine years and his father, Milton, lovingly cared for her.

He is the managing partner of Nussbaum, Berg, Klein & Wolpow, CPAs LLP, in Melville, and has established himself as one of the New York tristate area’s leading advisors to entrepreneurs and their businesses • Secretary Gerald Angowitz of Boca Raton, Fla. has many years of experience counseling companies on executive matters, general business management and human resources.

Currently, he serves as managing di-

rector at Lloyd Staffing.

Board members: • Luisa Echevarria of Chicago is the former director of Community Empowerment for Univision Communications Inc. in Chicago. She has been a member of the board of directors of Chicago’s El Valor organization for over 20 years. She also volunteers her time with several Latino service organizations in the Chicago area including Association House, Casa Central, Mujeres Latinas en Acción and Arden Shore. She was inspired by her mother’s and grandmother’s battles with Alzheimer’s disease.

• Steve Israel of Oyster Bay served as a Congressman from 2001 to 2017. He was instrumental in securing passage of funding for the Defense Department to research Alzheimer’s and potential links to brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. He is currently the Director of the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at Cornell University.

• Arthur Laitman of Roslyn is a

partner with the law firm of Rosenberg, Fortuna & Laitman, LLP in Garden City, where he practices commercial, corporate and real estate litigation. He is also a member of the North Shore LIJ Health System Commerce and Industry Council, the American Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association and the Board of Directors of the Hofstra University School of Law Alumni Association.

• Nathan Halegua of Old Westbury and his family are passionate champions of the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, particularly supporting research for a cure for Alzheimer’s. Mr. Halegua’s mother, Oro Halegua, lived with Alzheimer’s disease for more than five years. He has over 40 years of experience in New York City real estate and is a principal owner of Jonis Realty, a real estate acquisition and development firm in Great Neck, and a principal owner of Citi-Urban Management, a real estate management company.

Croce Art League’s Honor Flight taking vets to D.C. new exec executive Successfully emerging from a period of unprecedented challenge, the Art League of Long Island has announced a leadership transition that will cement recent gains and continue moving the organization forward.

Executive Director Charlee Miller, who for 10 years led the Art League has accepted the new, part-time position of director of development and donor relations.

After a long careful search, the board has appointed Marianne Della Croce to be the new executive director.

With a master of arts in Anthropology from Arizona State University, over 20 years experience in nonprofit management, leadership and programming here on Long Island, and having served as executive director at the Smithtown Historical Society and Oysterponds Historical Soci-

Honor Flight Long Island, the special flight includes 37 Vietnam iconic volunteer-run Veterans’ orga- War Veterans who will receive longnization, is proud to announce the overdue recognition and thanks resumption of bi-annual flights to for their service. They’ll be accomWashington, D.C., after two years of panied on this flight by three elder ety, and as the director comrades, World War II Veterans pandemic-related restrictions. of visitor experience at HFLI’s first scheduled flight on of the ‘Greatest Generation.’ What the East Hampton HisSaturday, June 4, 2022, will take this flight really represents is a ‘Big torical Society, she is 40 United States Veterans to visit Hug’ to all our Veterans from Honor highly qualified to lead their military memorials, meet with Flight, their families and supportthe organization and to service branch representatives, com- ers who make such flights possible,” create new programs miserate with fellow veterans and Jones added. (Editors: Please feel and relationships. free to contact Bill Jones for addiexchange stories.

“We owe Charlee Honor Flight’s mission is to hon- tional quotations at 631-276-8825.)

Miller an enormous Thanks to HFLI, these 40 veteror fellow Long Islanders who gave debt of gratitude for all to defend the United States and ans will take a free, early-morning giving the Art League preserve our freedoms, by providing Southwest flight to Washington D.C. a stronger financial free, one-day trips so Veterans can Departing from Islip MacArthur Airfoundation and for port at 6:15 a.m., veterans and their visit D.C. creating new partnerAccording to Bill Jones, HFLI guardians will visit WWII and Vietships and initiatives.

President, West Point 1972 Gradu- nam Memorials, Arlington National Without her leaderate and U.S. Army Veteran, “This Cemetery for a Changing of the ship, and her ability to mobilize critical community support, we never would have survived the pandemic,” said board president Janette Simms. “As it is, we are coming back stronger than ever.

And with her knowledge and experience, Marianne Della Croce is well positioned to continue the task of reopening classes and programs, and to explore new ways of serving our community. All of us who value the Art League whether as students, attendees, teachers, staff and do- Bill Jones, Honor Flight Long Island president, speaks at Veterans’ nors can be confident Reunion after their D.C. flight. that the Art League will continue to thrive and bring the joy of fine arts to Long Island.”

Guard, and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

They return to Islip later that evening at 8:45 p.m. for a rousing welcome by the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums Band plus thunderous applause from hundreds of family and supporters!

HFLI is accepting applications from Veterans of WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Long Island Veterans are encouraged to sign up by going to the website, www.honorflightlongisland.org. It’s important to submit an application, as that will ensure placement on our list.

Veterans fly for free, thanks to donations from across Long Island.

They are accompanied by Guardians, able-bodied volunteers who donate $400 (tax-deductible) to offset their travel costs. If there is no family member to act as a Guardian, Honor Flight has volunteers ready to step up for the privilege of escorting our heroes to their memorials. Questions can be answered by calling Jamie Bowden at (631) 702-2423 or by email at JBowden@southamptontownny.gov.

HFLI invites the news media to cover our special Veterans’ flight departure and return at Islip MacArthur Airport on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Flight departure from Islip MacArthur is at 6:15 a.m.

Suggested arrival time for media is 90 minutes prior to flight departure, for interviews and photography. Media should plan on arriving at Islip MacArthur one hour before the return flight lands at 8:45 p.m.

Contact Robert F. Salant, Public Affairs, (718) 791-4758, rsalant123@ outlook.com to confirm your participation.

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Town TV gets 2 Lowell Kane Park re-opening local media awards North Hempstead TV, the Town of North Hempstead’s non-commercial government channel, recently received awards for its productions of the “Vietnam Veterans Memorial Ceremony” and “Science Museum of Long Island: Pollinators.”

The “Vietnam Veterans Memorial Ceremony” won an award for the Best of Community Events General and “Science Museum of Long Island: Pollinators” won for Instructional/Training from the Alliance for Community Media’s Northeast (ACM-NE) Region as part of their 2022 Hometown Media Awards.

The productions were created by LIXI Studios, which is responsible for all of the programming for NHTV including new and fresh content weekly, and more than 50 new programs each year.

The goal of NHTV is to inform the public about all that the Town has to offer in new and exciting ways. NHTV programming is available by tuning in to Channel 18 or 65 on Cablevision and Channel 46 on Verizon FIOS, or by logging on to www.mynhtv.com.

The town will be officially presented its award at the Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region’s Annual Conference on June 29 in Chicago, Illinois. The mission of the ACM-NE includes advocacy for the protection of Public, Educational and Government Access for all communities in the region and the nation.

For more information on North Hempstead TV please visit: www. mynhtv.com or call 311. To view these recent productions on YouTube log on to www.youtube.com/townofnorthhempstead.

The Village of North Hills held the Grand Re-Opening of Lowell Kane Park on Monday, May 2nd. Mayor Natiss thanked Park Committee Chair, Deputy Mayor Dennis Sgambati and welcomed residents of the Village to help celebrate the re-opening. Deputy Mayor Dennis Sgambati acknowledged Mayor Natiss, Trustee Elliot Arnold, fellow Park Committee members, Trustee Phyllis Lentini, Trustee Gail Cohen, Building Superintendent Peter Cinquemani, Village Administrator Marianne Lobaccaro, and the Village Staff for their assistance in completing the project.

The village park renovation consisted of the addition of new playground equipment, new rubber surfacing, new park benches, new perimeter fencing, new bollards, new paving of the parking lot and basketball court, new signage, and new landscaping.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VILLAGE

Village of North Hills officials, staff, and residents celebrate the grand re-opening of Lowell Kane Park.

Town plans program to enhance school bus safety Town of North Hempstead Council Member Robert Troiano has announced a plan to promote student safety.

Numerous studies have shown that drivers routinely violate NYS state law by passing stopped school busses as students board and unboard, putting children at risk.

It has been estimated that over 17 million stopped school busses are passed each year, through the country, resulting in more than 136,000 injuries and over 1,000 fatalities over the

last 10 years.

Troiano’s plan includes educational videos to teach children how to safely cross a street, to get on or off a bus, as well as awareness programs to inform drivers about the perils of illegally passing a school bus.

The plan also makes heavy use of technology proven to alter driver behavior. The plan has the potential to equip every school bus in the Town of North Hempstead with state-of-the-art recording systems to capture video of vehicles in the act of passing a stopped

bus and automatically issuing a notice to the vehicle owner.

“Our number one priority as elected officials has always been the health and safety of the residents of the Town of North Hempstead,” said Troiano.

“This initiative is a no-brainer. Impatient drivers who knowingly put our students’ lives at risk by illegally passing a stopped school bus must be held accountable. It is unconscionable that this problem persists, but it is our goal with our upcoming school bus safety program to educate drivers and elimi-

nate any harm that could come to our students.”

The plan could also offer parents an app that will allow them to track the location of their child’s bus and enable them to watch their child board and exit the bus.

School districts that opt-in will have the capability to access data measuring the safe-driving performance of the driver.

Implementation of the plan will begin this month with the issuance of a Request For Proposals by the town to

procure a vendor who will develop the educational components of the plan and install the required technology.

Subsequently, the town will hold a hearing to consider opting-in to New York State Law — Section 1174-A at the June 16 Town Board meeting.

Opting-in would authorize the Town of North Hempstead to create a school bus safety program, and school districts would be given the opportunity to choose to opt-in to this program.

For more information, please visit www.northhempsteadny.gov

Celebrating Israel O. Westbury commencement Independence Day On Wednesday, May 4 state Sen. Anna M. Kaplan (D-North Hills) held a celebration of Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) in the sate Capitol to honor the special relationship between Israel and New York State, and celebrate the 74th Anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel in the ancestral home of the Jewish people.

Ambassador Asaf Zamir, consul general of Israel in New York participated in the festivities along with representatives from AJC Global, AJC Long Island, AJC Westchester, and AJC New York, along with members of the community who made the trip to Albany for the special

event.

Rabbi Michael Mishkin of Temple Beth Israel of Port Washington opened the Senate session by delivering a moving invocation to the members of the Senate and the special guests who had gathered for the celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut.

During the Senate session, Kaplan passed Resolution J.2062, Congratulating the State of Israel upon the occasion of the 74th Anniversary of its Independence, and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the State of New York and Israel.

State Sen. Anna Kaplan hosted an event with Ambassador Asaf Zamir, consul general of Israel in New York

The speaker at the 56th Commencement of State University of New York at Old Westbury was today announced to be The Honorable Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson, deputy chief administrative judge for Justice Initiatives for the New York State Unified Court System.

Commencement will take place at NYCB Live: Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, May 22 at 10 a.m.

“Across her career, she has exhibited values like integrity, empathy, intercultural understanding, and a commitment to social justice that are central to the spirit and mission of SUNY Old Westbury,” said college President Timothy E. Sams, in making the announcement. “I am eager to hear her thoughts and ready to be inspired about what she believes we can achieve together in society.”

More than 1,100 students are expected to graduate from SUNY Old Westbury this year with graduate and undergraduate degrees earned in its schools of arts and sciences, business, education, and professional studies.

Mendelson leads the Office for

Justice Initiatives, tasked with ensuring meaningful access to justice for all New Yorkers in civil, criminal and family courts, regardless of income, background, or special needs.

To serve this mission, the Office for Justice Initiatives administers pro bono attorney and other volunteer programs, self-help services, Help Centers, and many other resources designed to serve unrepresented court users, including resources to assist those navigating virtual court operations ushered in by the Covid-19 crisis.

Additionally, Mendelson leads the Equal Justice in Courts Initiative, implementing the recommendations of an October 2020 report examining racial bias in the state court system, as well as the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, which works to enhance gender fairness in the New York State Courts.

Mendelson also directs several juvenile and family justice initiatives, including the New York State Unified Court System’s Child Welfare Court Improvement Project, its Advisory Council on Child Fatalities, the ongo-

ing implementation of the seminal law raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York State, and the Child Support and Guardianship Working Groups of the Unified Court System/New York State Bar Association’s COVID-19 Recovery Task Force.

PHOTO BY DAVID HANDSCHUH

Edwina G. Mendelson, deputy chief administrative judge for Justice Initiatives

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Adelphi cited for aid Farewell tribute to Rabbi Lucas to leaders of color In the inaugural Anthem Awards, the Rise Academy for Leaders of Color took home a national gold in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Rise Academy for Leaders of Color, a new program co created by Adelphi University’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership, is rising fast—and gaining global recognition.

Launched in the past year, the program received two of the inaugural Anthem Awards in February 2022, winning honors for diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the community engagement and partnerships categories.

The academy’s submission was one of nearly 2,500 received from 36 countries around the world.

“This award brings Adelphi into the conversation about how institutions of higher education can support the development of nonprofit leaders through educational and nondegree programs,” said A. Brian Leander, director of training and organization development at Adelphi, who created the Center for Nonprofit Leadership’s Leading in Community certificate program. “It certainly demonstrates a commitment on the part of the University to supporting its communities.”

Offered by the New York City nonprofit Youth Inc., Rise Academy is built around the Center for Nonprofit Leadership’s Leading in Community program, which has been preparing people of color for leadership roles in communities and nonprofit organizations since 2014.

The 10 participants in Rise Academy’s immersive 15-month experience take the three LIC learning modules—personal leadership development, nonprofit management and community leadership—and complete a capstone project developing a strategic change initiative for their organizations.

All are facilitated by an LIC instructor. Rise Academy also provides mentoring, executive coaching for

participants, and organizational-development coaching for participants’ organizations geared to promoting equity and support for leaders of color.

After completing the program and receiving a certificate in organizational and community leadership from Adelphi, Rise Academy participants enjoy continued collaboration and support as members of the LIC alumni network of close to 100 nonprofit leaders.

“The Adelphi staff are not only committed to making sure our program runs well— they’re committed to helping those in the program discover what it means to be a leader for themselves,” said Tracie Gilstrap, director of partner network engagement at Youth INC. “I’m just proud to work with them and happy to be in partnership with Adelphi for this program.”

“Leading in Community alumni have moved into senior-level positions and executive director positions; they’ve become leaders in their professional associations,” said Jennifer Rutledge, LIC program coordinator and principal in Delphi Consultants Inc. “Some have started nonprofits and several have risen to such heights in their organizations that they are now financially sponsoring the next generation of leaders to go through Leading in Community.

It’s amazing.”

Together, Youth INC and Adelphi’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership are raising the bar for how universities and supporting organizations can support emerging leaders of color to help make the nonprofit sector more equitable and inclusive.

“Rise Academy opens the door for more initiatives like this,” said Dr. Leander. “It’s a model that can be replicated across the country in partnership with other universities because the need for leadership development is everywhere. And Adelphi can become that model.”

A Farewell Weekend of events in honor of Rabbi Alan B. Lucas, Temple Beth Sholom’s senior rabbi, will take place on June 10 – 12, as the rabbi prepares to conclude 28 years as the congregation’s esteemed spiritual leader.

A prominent figure in Judaism’s Conservative Movement, Lucas is known for his scholarship, inspiring sermons, and encouragement of lifelong learning. He has served on the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, for which he wrote a response on “Tattooing and Body Piercing.”

And he authored a chapter on Jewish holidays in The Observant Life, the Rabbinical Assembly’s layperson’s guide to Conservative Judaism, published in 2012.

He and his wife, Edy, shared their love of Israel with congregants over the years by escorting multiple TBS tours there. Rabbi Lucas has also served on the Chancellor’s Rabbinic Cabinet of the Jewish Theological Seminary and has been a board member of UJA-Federation of New York and of MERCAZ, the Zionist arm of the Conservative Movement.

“Rabbi Lucas opened Temple Beth Sholom’s doors to the broader Roslyn community and beyond during crises such as Hurricane Sandy by offering a haven for people to warm up, recharge their devices, and connect with others,” said Carolyn Canova, who co-chairs the Farewell Events Committee along with Ellen Walk.

“During the Covid pandemic, he sus-

tained connection with our members by pivoting to conducting services via Live Streaming and Zoom and offering virtual learning classes. He is known for inspiring the congregation with his topical sermons that blended lessons of faith and Torah and reflected his sense of humor.”

Although Lucas is retiring from his pulpit, he and Edy will continue to live in the Roslyn community. He says they look forward to spending more Jewish holidays with their three children and their families, who are all living on the East Coast now. His son, Ari, has followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a Conservative rabbi, and has a pulpit in Caldwell, New Jersey.

Rabbi Lucas’s Farewell Weekend will begin on Friday, June 10, at 6 pm, with a BBQ Dinner and Kabbalat Shabbat Services Under the Stars.

On Saturday, June 11, Rabbi Lucas will give one last sermon as senior rabbi at Shabbat Morning Services, which begin at 9:30 a.m., and it’s cer-

tain to be a most memorable one. A L’Chaim Farewell Kiddush Luncheon will follow in honor of Rabbi and Edy Lucas.

A Grand Farewell Celebration – an evening of memories and tributes – is planned for Sunday, June 12, at 5 p,.m., and will include a cocktail reception, a formal program, and a buffet dinner. Reservations are required for the Friday night Shabbat dinner, Sunday evening Farewell Celebration, and Shabbat Kiddush Luncheon.

The synagogue has established the Rabbi Alan B. Lucas Legacy Fund to provide resources for educational programming as well as digital and recording facility enhancements that will encourage lifelong learning, inclusion, and community building, all values Rabbi espoused.

There are donor opportunities and sponsorship packages you may choose that include tickets to the Farewell Celebration on June 12.

There will also be an E-Journal in which to place ads and good wishes that will run during the event. People may choose to donate online at tbsroslyn.org/get-involved/alan-b-lucaslegacy-fund/ or may mail their check to Temple Beth Sholom, 401 Roslyn Rd., Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. EJournal ads begin at $100 for a name listing and range up to $1,000 for a full page. For further information, please visit the temple website at https://tbsroslyn.org/event/rabbifarewell/ or contact the Temple office at 516-621-2288.

Gold Coast’s student artist fest The Gold Coast Arts Center welcomed students, families, and friends to the 2022 Festival of the Arts Student Art Exhibit on Thursday, April 28 at the arts center, located in Great Neck.

State Assemblywoman Gina L. Sillitti presented awards for achievement to eleven students.

The ongoing exhibit features works of art produced by student artists, ages 4 to 17, as well as adult artists.

Brightly colored canvases of floral circular art were on display at the entrance to the Art Gallery, leading to an array of creative work on the walls of the Arts Center, even on the ceiling! Students enjoyed a unique experience of making large-scale paintings with acrylic and spray paint to create “sky murals” inspired by Michelangelo.

Regina Gil, executive director of Gold Coast Arts welcomed students and families into the Art Gallery to celebrate the achievements of the students in the school she founded in 1995.

“Congratulations to our students and their families for the diligence and work that is displayed on these walls. Congratulations, too, to our dedicated, talented teachers for their ability to inspire such creativity, and to our School Directors and administrative staff for supporting them,” Gil said. “It is a real pleasure seeing faces at the Arts Center again!”

Children as young as 4 constructed intricate 3-dimensional flower arrangements; and a stop motion demonstration of Claymation, featuring student work in the cartooning and animation class captured the imagination. Geometric portrait designs utilizing gold paint and reminiscent of African art, were features of the advanced art classes, as well as magical renderings of the Northern Lights.

“I’m so proud of all the students for their beautiful artwork, and it was wonderful to meet the honored artists to congratulate them personally. Having a thriving art scene is so important to the spirit of every community, and we are so

lucky to have the Gold Coast Arts Center in ours,” said Sillitti.

Ellen Schiff, school director, and advanced arts teacher curated the exhibit as part of the annual Festival of the Arts.

“Our arts program teaches students the foundations of art in an engaging and fun way,” Schiff said. “The language of art and a variety of skills are taught to even the youngest students.”

Festival of the Arts culminates with the annual dance recital, a year-end event held this year at Great Neck South Middle School on Sunday, May 22.

The recital showcases the talents of the school’s students.

The accomplished Dance Competition Team will also take the stage.

Many months go into the design and choreography of these performances. Genres such as Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Lyrical/Contemporary will be performed. Best of all, students will be returning to a live performance format again!

The student art exhibit will run through June.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER

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3 hearings set for USMMA volleyballers a PAL town redistricting The Town of North Hempstead’s Nonpartisan Temporary Redistricting Commission has announced the three public hearings will be held in May. The public hearings will feature a presentation about the recent 2020 Census and allow for comments from the public.

The upcoming hearings will be held on: Monday, May 9 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall (220 Plandome Road, Manhasset) Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m. at

Clinton G. Martin Park (1601 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park) Tuesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at the “Yes We Can” Community Center (141 Garden Street, Westbury) The feedback from the public hearings will be compiled and taken into account during the redistricting process.

For more information on the redistricting process, the Commission, and upcoming public hearings, please visit www.northhempsteadny.gov/redistricting.

Members of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women’s volleyball team recently donated their time to the Great Neck PAL Volleyball program.

The PAL players received instruction from USMMA senior athletes Shelby Bowman, Taylor Gilbertson, and Juliet Vendl on bumping, setting, serving and hitting.

The PAL volleyball program is a coed program for players in grades 4th-8th. In November 2021, the USMMA women’s volleyball team won the Skyline Conference Championship that earned them a qualifying bid to the 2021 NCAA National Championship Tournament.

“We were thrilled to partner with the USMMA women’s volleyball team to bring this special event to the young members of our PAL community,” said Debbie Ungaro, PAL Director, Great Neck Unit. “It was a great experience and we look forward to working with them in the future.”

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BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y In a letter to the community ahead of his retirement in June, Herricks Superintendent Fino Celano said the best part of his job was “watching our students grow, succeed and enjoy accomplishments in so many areas.”

In December, Celano announced his retirement at a board of education meeting. He has been in his current role since 2015 after taking over following the retirement of John Bierwirth.

“It was a very difficult decision deciding to retire at the end of the school year but it really has been my honor and privilege to serve as your superintendent over the past seven years,” Celano previously said. “My experiences at Herricks have been the highlight of my professional career and I am grateful to have been of service to this community.”

Celano’s retirement will take effect on June 30, at the end of the school year.

Before his current position, Celano served as an assistant superintendent in the Garden City public schools for 10 years. He also worked in the Roslyn school district as the assistant superintendent for human resources and the BellmoreMerrick Central High School District as principal of Grand Avenue Middle School, according to a press release.

Throughout his tenure, the district, which has about 4,000 students, has consistently been highly rated.

In the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 list of best high schools, Herricks High School placed No. 38 in New York and No. 327 throughout the whole country among public high schools.

As a district, Herricks was ranked No. 7 on Niche.com’s list of best school dis-

DECISION DECIDING TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BUT IT REALLY HAS BEEN MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS YOUR SUPERINTENDENT OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS,

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Herricks Superintendent Fino Celano will be retiring this June. tricts in New York according to their most recent rankings.

Celano “spearheaded” initiatives such as the expansion of social-emotional learning programs, a 1:1 Chromebook rollout for students and the Herricks Portrait of a Graduate, according to a district statement.

The district has also made recent strides toward capital improvements including the fitness center, athletic fields and cafeteria, among others.

The Herricks Board of Education thanked Celano for his work, saying he is leaving Herricks in a better place than

when he found it.

“The district has greatly benefited from the educational principles and programs that Dr. Celano has advocated,” the board said in a statement. “He has led the charge to greatly improve our facilities and our financial status, and he has fostered positive relationships in the Herricks community with students, parents, teachers, and all our amazing staff. We wish him well in retirement and in his future endeavors. We will look back fondly on his term as superintendent of our great schools and believe that he will have left us better in virtually every way.”

The board is currently conducting a search for Celan’s replacement. The district said the board is in the final stages and plans to update the community in the near future.

“It has been my honor and privilege to serve as your superintendent,” Celano said. “My experience in Herricks has been the highlight of my 44-year career as an educator. I am extremely grateful to have been of service to this wonderful community.”

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