The Nassau County sample was genetically related to a case of paralytic polio previously detected in Rockland County, showing that the disease is spreading.
Polio affects the nervous system and causes muscle weakness. In severe cases, it can cause paralysis or death. It is also extremely contagious. Even if a person is not sick or has symptoms, they can transfer the virus.
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The New Hyde Park area joined the North Shore in remembering the lives lost during the attacks on the World Trade Center 21 years ago.
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While there is no cure, immunizations can help prevent the disease. Since 2000, the United States has only administered the inactivated poliovirus vaccine. When given all the prescribed doses, it protects 99 out of 100 people against severe sickness, according to the CDC.
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“Parents of children need to ask their health care providers about what the status of their polio vaccine for their kids is,” he said.
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The poliovirus has been found throughout the Town of North Hempstead’s wastewater, officials announced on Friday.Nassau County is the latest area in the state to have the virus discovered in sewage samples. Officials say it was detected in Manhasset, Port Washington, Glenwood Landing and Roslyn as part of normal wastewater monitoring.
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Because of this, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency on Friday morning. The executive order increases the resources to protect New Yorkers against the paralytic disease.
“There is no reported, active case of polio in Nassau County,” he said. “We
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At a press conference, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said there is no health crisis. But, he said the county is not brushing off the situation.
Interim Nassau County Health Commissioner Andrew Knecht said this is a crucial time, with one polio case already emerging in Rockland County.
On Saturday, the New Hyde Park Fire Department held a remembrance ceremony on Jericho Turnpike.Officials, including North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer
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Nassau County has a polio immunization rate of 79.15% as of Aug. 1 compared to the New York average of 78.96%. The state is now aiming for “well over 90%.”
need to be vigilant. We’re being very, very cautious and monitoring the situation.”He said the state Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working with the county. Together, they are responding to the recent revelations by raising vaccine awareness and connecting with local doctors.
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Last year, officials said, the town used more than $22 million in reserve funds to balance its budget. That portion of the money came from $26 million in federal aid, according to officials.Moody’s said a “significant increase” in long-term liabilities and the use of reserve funds to balance the budget are contributing factors to a potential downgrade in its bond rating. The town, according to the report, is expected to dip into its reserve funds to balance the budget next year as well.
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Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the Town of Hempstead’s bond rating from Aa1 to Aaa, the highest level, following federal funding the municipality received during the coronavirus pandemic.
Veronica Lurvey requested DeSena release details and documents from the review, which DeSena called “po-
litically charged” and “ironic.”
“I walked into an empty office that at one point had four staff members in it, but those employees that used to work for Supervisor Bosworth moved their computers, took their files and moved them down the hall into a locked area that used to be
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“Over the past six months, my staff and I have reviewed the operations of the department and have found a deeply flawed department that has been plagued by scandal and continually fails our residents and business owners, earning it the moniker the ‘worst on Long Island’,” DeSena said in July.She clarified she was referring to issues the Building Department faced 15 years ago.
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boosted rating reflecta town officials running a “tight ship” and “crunching the numbers every month.”
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The Series A bonds provide financing for various capital projects, Series B bonds will finance bond anticipation notes to fund litigation and Series C bonds will finance the Franklin Square Water District, according to officials.
“Prior to my arrival, nearly a decade’s worth of records and files from the previous administration were mysteriously removed from the Supervisor’s Office and have not been returnedDeSenasince.”told Blank Slate Media in August about her initial arrival.
Says docs taken at the outset of her term in office
The comment came during the public portion of the meeting in response to a resident who said he submitted a FOIL request for DeSena’s findings on the Building Department, which is being audited by Nassau Comptroller Elaine Philips after DeSena requested one in July, and asked what scandals she found.
“My comments are based on the past, and as far as what records I have. When I took this position in January, there were no records in my office, everything was removed,” DeSena said in response to the resident. “So I am also trying to get to the bottom of why there are still problems in the Building Department.”OnJuly11, DeSena, a Republican, held a press conference outside the Building Department calling for an audit, saying she conducted a complete and thorough review into the department she called scandal-plagued.
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The organization cited a wealthy tax base in the town, along with record-high housing prices and lauded its ability to manage costs while simultaneously managing debt.
All five were later convicted, including former Building Commissioner David Wasserman, who was sentenced to one year in jail in 2008 after pleading guilty to grand larceny and falsifying business records.Following the July press conference, Democratic Councilwoman
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The town’s financial outlook, according to Moody’s, appears to be stable and should “remain sound over the next two years given strong management.”Thetownwill have approximately $522 million in general obligation limited tax bonds, an estimated $57 million in public improvement serial bonds, which are categorized into three sections, according to officials.
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Officials said the town received more than $180 million in federal funds over the past two years from the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the funds were given to local hospitals, first responders, schools and universities. The town is also expected to receive future revenue from various projects, including the Nassau Hub.
North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena again referred to missing files upon taking office during a town board meeting on Sept. 1.
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Local officials gathered outside the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola Thursday, calling on municipalities throughout Long Island, including the Village of Williston Park, to repeal various abortion restrictions.
“If we’ve learned anything from the extremist Supreme Court’s reckless decision to steal our Constitutional
State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) said it is “shocking” that more than one million Long Islanders live in an area where abortion rights are restricted. She urged other localities
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A week after the Town of North Hempstead unanimously voted to repeal longstanding legislation which limited the locations where pregnancies could be terminated, elected officials throughout the town and Nassau County urged other municipalities to do the same. Aside from the Village of Williston Park, other local governments with various restrictions include the Town of Hempstead, the Town of Oyster Bay, the Town of Huntington and the Village of “NobodyFreeport.should be putting up barriers on a woman’s right to choose,” North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey said. “At the Town of North Hempstead, we repealed an antiquated and misguided restriction that placed an undue burden on individuals and medical professionals.”
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Williston Park’s local law also requires that any pregnancy termination “shall be performed only in a hospital duly licensed and accredited” by the state’s health department and have the equipment and facilities that would be deemed acceptable by the state’s Hospital Review and Planning Council, according to the village code.
Local officials called on village and town governments across Long Island to repeal their laws restricting abortions.
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Exit 34 on the Long Island Expressway. According to fire officials, one individual was killed in a crash on the Long Island Expressway near North Hills.
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Following a lifetime serving his community, Lance Corporal Matthew “Mr. Manhasset” Falcone was posthumously honored with a bridge over the Northern State Parkway bearing his nameHundredsSaturday.of local residents and elected officials gathered at the Mary Jane Davies Green to honor the past president of the Marine Corps League who died in September 2020 from the coronavirus. He was 83.
His other civic engagement included the Church of Saint Mary, Manhasset Community Club, Knights of Columbus, Manhasset Public Library and the Kiwanis Club, among others.
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, Falcone graduated from The City College of New York before working 65 years in the electrical industry, where he retired as superintendent for Forest Electrical Corporation.
The ceremony featured performances from the Manhasset High School string quartet and the Nassau County Firefighters Pipes and Drums. The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department also provided a large American flag for the ceremony.
Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena described Falcone as “an institution” in the Manhasset community and “a man dedi-
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American Legion Post 304 led the Presentation of the Colors, with Falcone’s daughter, Denise Cestone, in attendance for the ceremony.
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Falcone was a past president of the Marine Corps League, a member of North Hempstead’s Veteran’s Advisory Committee and president of American Legion Post 304 in Manhasset. State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) said she wanted to find a “larger-than-life” way to honor Falcone.“Matty was a larger-than-life kind of a guy,” Kaplan said. “I thought a bridge would be a fittingly big way to recognize him, but most importantly, bridges bring communities together, and that’s what Matty was all about.”
tivist. Mr. Falcone was affectionately known as Mr. Manhasset,” state Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti said. “His community service and achievements, along with today’s dedication, is a testament to all he has done for our community and
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“I Googled ‘transparency’ and its definition is it’s easy to see or detect and the only thing that’s easy to see right now is that the public is being purposefully excluded from participating in this process,” Mejias said in an opening statement. “By either not being told what the law or facts are, being told to go to the wrong place at the right time or the right place at the wrong time.”
also served in the same capacity a decade ago after being appointed by then County Executive Ed Mangano, disputed Mejias’ claims. He said the county distributed legal notices to at least 450 locations and the outdated 2013 agenda is an error being worked on.
David Mejias, a former Democratic legislator who served from 2003 to 2010 representing the 14th District in Farmingdale, said the public has been purposefully excluded from the process thus far.
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The five majority appointees include Peter Bee, John Reinhardt, Maureen Fitzgerald, New Hyde Park Mayor Christopher Devane and Eric Mallette.Minority appointees include Mejias, Jared Kasschau, Andrena Wyatt, James Magin and MichaelRedistrictingPernick. Chairman Francis Moroney, who
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Moroney provided the public URL on the county’s public index notice, which includes the public notice for Thursday’s meeting including the date, time and email for public comments.
“Maybe that’s the difference between the 120 people we had in the last meeting and the number of people we had in the room here today,” Mejias
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Mejias said the redistricting commission failed to properly provide meeting dates, times and agendas, relevant laws and statutes and a dedicated email address for public comments in a timely manner.Onthe commission’s website, the most recent agenda available is from Jan. 3, 2013. The Thurs-
Ex-Democratic legislator claims public has been purposefully excluded from process
The Nassau County Temporary Districting Advisory Commission held their second of six public hearings Thursday night amid more calls for transparency in the process from Democraticappointed commissioners and members of the public.The hearing, held at North Hempstead Town Hall, featured the commission composed of five members appointed by the Legislature’s Republican majority, five by the Democratic minority and a non-voting chairman appointed by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
Of the 19 districts, at least two are minoritymajority districts, which was a point of concern to keepLeslietogether.Davis, president of the Westbury NAACP, asked the commission not to recommend any maps that would break up the Westbury and New Cassel.“We are concerned that consideration may be given because there was an attempt to do so 10 years ago,” Davis said. “Swift and negative reaction from the community stopped the option from being given further consideration and the proposal was Jameswithdrawn.”Oppenheimer held a picture of his district, Legislative District 14, and echoed the need
James Oppenheimer presents a map of his legislative district to the Nassau County Temporary Districting Advisory Committee.
day night meeting was being live-streamed via a link made available on the county website.
Every 10 years, the county participates in the redistricting process to revise districts to ensure none contain a substantially disproportionate difference in the voter population compared to other districts.Asit stands, Nassau County currently has 19 Legislative Districts where Republicans hold a 11-8 majority over Democrats.
In the agenda for Thursday’s meeting, there is no specific mention that the meeting was being held at North Hempstead Town Hall, located at 220 Plandome Road in Manhasset.
continued. “Which is far less than 120 people that we had at our last so nothing has been changed.”
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The North Hempstead Town Board meeting is expected to have four resolutions involving the town’s Board of Ethics on the Sept. 22 meeting agenda, according to a spokesman for the supervisor BrianBeforeDevine.commencing the Sept. 1 meeting, Supervisor Jennifer DeSena withdrew from the agenda resolution items to consider confirming Francisco Vazquez, Melissa Slobin and Derek Chan to the board.
Of those seven, only Bolling, Chaudry
and Perl are serving on defined terms. The remaining four are serving unexpired terms and can be removed at any time.
Leventhal has served multiple municipalities in different legal roles, including Manorhaven, Flower Hill, Massapequa Park and Lattingtow.
Town to address ethics board members
Professionally, Vazquez is senior counsel to Norton Rose Fullbright, Slobin is a speech-language pathologist for Manhasset Public Schools and Chan is president of Greater Hudson Financial.
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Those three will be on the agenda again next Thursday along with confirming Steven Leventhal as counsel to the board.The seven-member Board of Ethics is responsible for implementing the provisions of the Town’s Code of Ethics, according to the Town’s websites.
Its responsibilities include approving and reviewing financial statements, rendering advisory opinions to town employees on the Code of Ethics and enforcing the code while determining penalties, among other Unabbreviatedthings.terms for the board are fourAsyears.ofnow, the Town’s Board of Ethics is made up of Chair Joseph Sciame, Robin Bolling, Isma Chaudry, Rabbi Anchelle Perl, Rabbi Robert Widom, Justice Richard Kestenbaum and Betty Leong.
A resolution confirming Steven Leventhal, of Roslyn, as counsel to the town board of ethics will be on the agenda on Sept. 22.
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Chaudry, a current holdover from the previous administration, will finish her term on Dec. 31, 2023, after being confirmed in May. Westbury/New Cassel NAACP President Robin Bolling and Chabad of Mineola Rabbi Anchelle Perl were also confirmed in May and will serve until Dec. 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.In the Sept. 1 agenda, the resolutions confirming Vazquez, Slobin and Chan said their respective terms were Vazqeuz until Dec. 31, 2022, Slobin until Dec. 31, 2024 and Chan until Dec. 31, 2025.
Council will vote on appointing Francisco Vazquez, Melissa Slovin, Derek Chan next meeting
Leventhal, of Roslyn, has professional experience, including Nassau’s ethics board counsel, Town of Hempstead ethics counsel, president of the Nassau County Bar Association and consultant to the United Nations Ethics Office.
If confirmed, Vazquez would replace Kestenbaum, Slobin would replace Leong and Chan would replace Widom.
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Last month, the Department of Justice charged and arrested Hector Rosario, a detective with the Nassau County Police Department, for allegedly collecting money from a Lynbrook-based Mafia organization.Inexchange, they said he purportedly agreed to organize police raids on competing gaming establishments.“Iurge our County legislature to direct its Public Safety Committee with an investigation into these troubling allegations,” Lavine wrote.
State Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) has requested that the county Legislature’s Public Safety Committee look into corruption claims within the Nassau County Police Department after a detective allegedly accepted money in an illegal MafiaLavineoperation.tweeted a copy of the letter he sent to Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park), the Nassau County Legislature’s presiding officer. In it, he says that Nassau residents have reason to be concerned when they suspect public officials of corruption.
He said that the Public Safety Committee is “uniquely qualified” to look into these allegations of corruption.However, in a statement to Patch,Nicolello said he wouldn’t look into the matter.
“It would be absolutely improper for the Legislature to insert itself into an active federal investigation,” he said. “However, if Assemblyman Levine is so concerned with crime in New York he should consider repealing the dangerous bail reforms enacted by New York State Democrats.”
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State Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) has asked the county Legislature’s Public Safety Committee to investigate allega tions of corruption within the Nassau County Police Department after a detective allegedly took money in an illegal Mafia operation.
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Police suspect Singh was responsible for two other arsons that both took place on that same morning of Sept. 10 involving a dumpster and potted flower pots, which were set on fire at two different locations on Jericho Turnpike.Singh is charged with petit larceny, arson of the first degree and two counts of arson of the fourth degree, police said.
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A homeless man was charged with arson in three incidents that took place in North New Hyde Park Saturday, police Jatindersaid. Singh, 29, is alleged to have left the Five Below on Hillside Avenue with a shopping cart containing items from the store he did not purchase before setting the cart on fire, according to police.
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Among the things Singh gave the county executive were a $454,000 “no-show” job for Linda Mangano, free meals and vacations at posh hotels, two luxury chairs, hardwood flooring for the master bedroom in the couple’s Bethpage home and a $7,300 wristwatch for one of their sons.
Since they were convicted in 2019, Mangano and his wife had lived at home and at least during part of that
rich, powerful and well-connected not be allowed to assert their rights under the law. But we are saying that there is a need to make the legal system fair to all people here in New York and across the country.Thisshould include guaranteeing everyone a reasonable degree of legal representation and ways to level the playing field in civil actions. In New York, we can begin with opposing the elimination of cashless bail as Republicans have promoted to great advantage in Nassau County and around the state.Democratic state legislators approved much-needed reforms to the state’s bail laws in 2019, ending the assessment of cash bail in most cases involving misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. Unfortunately, the reforms were first made as part of the state budget and were not subject to public review. The result was a package that included cashless bail for too many crimes and a review of bail by judges in tooThefew.state Legislature addressed those problems in April 2020 and
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time he worked at Oheka Castle, a high-end hotel and restaurant located in a Gold Coast mansion “resting majestically on the highest point of Long Island” that “emanates the elegant refinement of a chateau in France,” according to its Meanwhile,website.Republican officials who have remained silent about the Manganos’ long road to justice, have continued to press for the elimination of cashless bail for people who have been charged — but never convicted — of a crime in New York. That is to say to send people never found guilty of a crime to jail, while the former county executive who was convicted in 2019 of repeatedly violating his public trust remains free three years later.
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assau County’s former first lady, Linda Mangano, started her 15-month prison sentence Friday at a federal prison in Danbury, Ct., nearly six years after authorities arrested her and her husband in a bribery scandal as he led Nassau County’s government.
The former Nassau County executive received a few more days at-large than his wife. A federal appeals court judge on Tuesday denied his motion to remain on bail pending his appeal. He was ordered to surrender immediately
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again this year at the behest of Gov. Kathy Hochul with the omission of “dangerous” as a reason to withhold bail the source of most debate.
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Union of New York’s laws suggested that relatively few people released under the new law went on to be rearrested for serious offenses.Reviewing state data on pretrial releases between July 2020 and June 2021, the newspaper found that just 2% of 100,000 cases in which someone was released pretrial led to an arrest for a violent felony.That means 98,000 people who did not then commit a violent felony after their release would have needlessly stayed in jail even though they had not been convicted of a crime. People who had been accused of the very same crime were released because they could afford bail.
Before making any more changes to state bail laws, legislators should also consider the catastrophic toll on the lives of those arrested who cannot afford bail and their families beginning with lost jobs, eviction from homes and broken families.
Critics blame cash-less bail for an increase in violent crime. But no evidence exists to support the claim that New York’s bail reform is responsible for increases in violent crime, which have occurred nationwide, including in jurisdictions without bail reform, during the Nassaupandemic.Countyrecently reported that authorities rearrested about 7% of defendants who were released without bail during the second quarter. But that included nonviolent crimes such as possession of controlled substances, larceny, criminal mischief and not showing up at trial.
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Ed Mangano was convicted of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, federal program bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, honest services wire fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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Her surrender to prison officials followed three postponements amid two failed bids to stay free on bail as she challenges the 2019 conviction that followed two trials in U.S. District Court in Central Islip.
Prosecutors at Ed Mangano’s trial showed that from 2010 to 2015 he accepted bribes and kickbacks from Singh in exchange for favorable official actions, including steering contracts to Singh and helping him secure about $20 million in loans.
A jury found Linda Mangano guilty of two counts of lying to the FBI, conspiring to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice in a case involving her husband, Ed Mangano, the former Nassau County executive, and politically connected former restaurateur Harendra Singh, a longtime family friend.
This is true in both civil and criminal cases. Small businesses and most individuals in many cases cannot afford the cost of taking on large corporations with an army of lawyers at their command. Try suing Amazon, Apple or Facebook if you doubt this.
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As the French poet Anatole France said, “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal their bread.”
They should also find a way for those without the financial means to get something approaching the protections given the Manganos.
A federally mandated change in the misdemeanor bail policy of Harris County, Texas, has resulted in fewer low-level offenders in jail and improved public safety, according to a new study released by the Quattrone Center for Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Newsday, which described Linda Mangano as “the stylish former politician’s wife,” reported that she will be allowed to have up to five pairs of shoes, including shower shoes, slippers and athletic shoes — the latter “with a maximum value of $100” — in a prison often referred to as a country club. Those people charged – but not convicted – of a crime who cannot afford bail do not get the same accommodations.There is something very wrong with this scenario, but it is not unusual.
The rich, powerful and well-connected are able to take full advantage of their rights under the American legal system – and perhaps then some – because they can afford the cost of the legal representation. Everyone else – particularly the poor – cannot.
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tired 73-year-old dad was here helping out.”“He’s a retired contractor?” quizzes Jasmine.“No.A73-year-old retired podiatrist. He has no idea what he’s doing.” Jasmine tells us a little later that she actually didn’t feel safe standing for very long inside the incompetently gutted structure, and that this was one of those times when she fought to
am not a gambler. Occasionally, I buy a lottery ticket, but I have never won more than $5. I haven’t been to a racetrack in 15 years and if my memory serves me correctly, I once won $20. I ran for the state Assembly 12 times and won. I definitely consider that gambling. The only gambling term I know is the word “trifecta,” which means you bet on three horses and if all three win their races, you cash in your winning tickets.
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brag about on the campaign trail.
These three good Democratic bets are causing havoc in the Republican
Party. Their early overconfidence has turned into deep worries about the fate of their candidates. While the party regulars are counting on a House majority, a Senate majority dream is on shaky grounds, due to the nomination of candidates with controversial backgrounds. In most of the states with expected close contests, the Democrats have raised large amounts of money and have more appealing candidates.Because of the Democrats’ good fortune, the Republican Party has made a last-minute decision to come up with a platform of proposals, instead of relying on inflation and crime to carry them to victory. Most of the new ideas to come are actually the old planks of a once moderate party. Elections are a horse race and the favorites can be losers if the turf gets too bumpy. And any gambling addict will tell you that nothing is a sure thing until your horse passes the finishing pole.
I’ve dabbled in watching a number of these shows, and I must say this one’s better than most.
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For one thing, the “Before” situations are so completely dreadful that I even find the “After” infinitely better. My favorite excerpt so far features a young husband who has gutted the living room, raised the roof joists and somehow installed what he thinks is a supporting beam. (Spoiler: he is wrong.)“Oh my gosh, what happened?” says the star and creator of the series, Jasmine Roth, with forced cheeriness.
So who is Larry?
Worst of all, I almost always like
“My dad,” says the wife. “My re-
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put his party in a weak position with swing and suburban voters. The Republican Party wants the 2022 election to be about such issues as crime and inflation and instead Mr. Trump continues to keep the party on defense. The Trump wailing about 2020 has caused deep divides in the party and is causing party candidates to break away from their still popular formerSomepresident.Democratic partisans will tell you that the Roe v. Wade controversy is enough to get the party over the November finish line. But that decision, by itself, is not enough to turn the tide totally in the party’s favor. The passage of so many meaningful laws at a time when the public has little or no faith in government has given the party’s image a major boost with many voting groups. Laws that help so many different groups are a bonus prior to any election.
“What’s going on?” I asked him, a little concerned. “Are you all right?”
“First difference: You would never think of installing a support beam without an engineering analysis.”
the “Before” version better.
What impresses me most is that Jasmine undertakes some emotional repair work, along with the more tangible kind. Instead of simply tossing that balky toilet into a dumpster, she laid it out on a tarp in the backyard and gave the husband a sledge hammer. Smash therapy! Later on, after a few false starts, she was able to coach the couple into successfully installing a new one — together. I have no doubt she saved that marriage.
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Another thing I like about this show is that they use believable figures —last night’s construction had a budget of $71,000 which got completely used up.
I watched it all, riveted by the awfulness of what this couple was living with, but eventually I noticed that my husband was shaking, sitting on the couch with me.
“I’m just fine,” he managed to gasp.Turns out he’d been shaking with laughter. “I was just trying to imagine what you’d be like in that kind of a situation.”Somehow I didn’t think this was going to be a compliment. “Bear in mind,” I said sternly, “there’d be two big differences if this show were about“Really?us.” What?”
The third leg of the party’s platform has been given to them by Trump’s continued insistence that the 2020 election was stolen. His endless rage about his alleged defeat has
Several things impressed me about “Help! I Wrecked my House.”
I am always amazed that the couples in these shows stay married.
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In most other shows, an army of electricians, plumbers, contractors and decorators troop through a property, redoing everything about it from cellar (if there is one) to chimney top (ditto), and rendering it unrecognizable in the process. But — and here’s the part that drives my husband wild — it all somehow gets done for about $50 in labor, and maybe $35 in supplies.In short, unbelievable. Not even close. Even the venerable granddaddy home improvement show of them all, “This Old House,” is getting harder and harder to believe.
“I’m glad you realize that. And second?”“Ifyou tried, I’d be gone.”
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“What happens when the family hates the redo?” my beloved asks. “Do you think they just scrap that show?”“IfI know anything about TV production,” I tell him, “they’re never scrapping a frame of that footage. I think they probably just bring new families through the house until one of them likes it — families who look enough like the first.”
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In the final analysis, I’m watching these shows like some people watch traffic accidents, just to see how bad things can get.
“I got in a little over my head here,” the husband admits. “Me and Larry did all this.”
This program is just one of many real-estate-based offerings on the HGTV channel and has already started its third season.
In last night’s episode (Season 1, Episode 6), they were still together in their small home, even though the husband had utterly failed at reinstalling the toilet in the main bathroom. The episode was actually titled “The Toilet is Still in the Hallway.” The couple had apparently been friends and sweethearts since childhood, but there is a limit to everything.
ast night, I found myself watching a TV show with the intriguing title of “Help! I Wrecked My House.” Purely for vicarious thrills, you understand — my own particular house is fine, thank you very much.
This coming November will be a challenge to both political parties, but the Democratic Party needs its own trifecta to help them come out on top. The first thing that works in the party’s favor is the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court throwing out a woman’s right to choose under Roe v. Wade. The second part of the trifecta is the passage of three major bills by the Democratic congressional majority that will improve the lives of millions of Americans. And the third part of their political hopes is continued
In the meanwhile, it makes for quite an amusing time.
bad news for former President Donald Trump.The Supreme Court’s action has succeeded in galvanizing women voters all over America. State after state has reported a dramatic upsurge in women registering to vote in November. The court’s action has thrown hundreds of Republican candidates off balance and forced many of them to remove any anti-abortion language from their websites. In January, Republicans were looking forward to a “red wave” but now it’s anybody’s guess.The second change in circumstances has been the ability of the Democratic Congress to pass major bills in areas such as local infrastructure moneys, climate control, Medicare benefits and President Biden’s latest executive order forgiving college loans. As late as April, the party had a few legislative wins. but the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 gave the party a great deal to
A different kind of homewrecker on T.V.
Devlyn Thompson, a 28-yearold Seattle man, was sentenced to 46 months in prison after he attacked a police officer with a metal baton. He threw objects at police officers and grabbed their riot shields to prevent them from protecting themselves.
In fact, politics is less sport than an incredibly profitable industry – billions of dollars worth – and the “coaches,” the political consultants — are laughing all the way to the bank. The industry has grown exponentially since the radical activist, anti-democratic Supreme Court majority overturned precedent along with the spirit and letter of the Constitution and democracy in its Citizens United decision in 2010. By equating cash with free speech, they effectively give soulless corporations and pseudo-PACs more political sway than living, breathing people.
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On Sept. 1 Donald Trump floated his intention to pardon convicted Jan. 6 rioters. He said, “If I decide to run and if I win, I will be looking very, very strongly about pardons. Full pardons … because we can’t let that happen. And I mean full pardons with an apology to Duringmany.”his waning days in the White House, President Trump had considered a blanket pardon for all individuals who participated in the Capitol riot. Alas, at the time, he was too busy packaging hundreds of classified national defense files for transport to his Florida beach house.
Emily Miller, the federal prosecutor who led the evidence-collection efforts for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., reported to Politico that “based on a review of the body-worn-camera footage conducted by our office, the footage displays approximately 1,000 events that may be characterized as assaults on federal officers.”Ina March 7, 2022, report released by the Government Accountability Office, Capitol Police reported 114 officers were injured on Jan. 6. Police officers were pushed down stairs, trampled, punched with fists and pummeled with various objects such as bicycle racks and metal poles. Their injuries included concussions, swollen ankles and wrists, bruised arms and
legs, and irritated lungs from bear and pepper spray. At least four officers died from suicide in the months following the attack.“Icouldn’t believe my eyes,” testified U.S. Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the riot. She compared the scene to a war zone: “There were officers on the ground,” she continued, “they were bleeding, they were throw-
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ing up … I saw friends with blood all over their faces, I was slipping in people’s blood. I was catching people as they fell. It was carnage, it was chaos. I can’t even describe what I saw.”
Here’s my most controversial proposal: Limit the amount that can be donated from outside the constituency, regardless if federal, state or local to, say 20 percent, including PACs and lobbyists. Every election should not be nationalized; people should have more say in their own elections. This would also bring back campaign spending to more earthly levels.
To be clear, Donald Trump created the context and provided the inspiration that led to their rioting and violent assaults against police officers, leading to their arrests, convictions and imprisonment.And, now there are MAGA Republicans — election deniers who supported the violence, whose feelings are hurt because President Biden referred to Trumpism as “semi-fascism.”
Election-related spending from nonparty independent groups ballooned to $4.5 billion over the decade. It totaled just $750 million over the two decades prior,” Open Secrets, a research orga-
absence of congressional action (the House has passed the Disclose Act twice in 2021; the Senate hasn’t been able to overcome the filibuster), President Biden can use his executive authority to require large federal contractors to disclose their political spending.Truth
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smoke detectors and 11 gas-filled Mason jars used to make napalm.
Maybe, along with mass pardons, the former president can provide certificates of commendation for their patriotic efforts.
resent the way political players characterize elections as sport –“running out the clock,” “a flag on the play,” “a race” – when who wins and what policies they enforce have such a direct impact on people’s lives. Government is not a game. Democracy is not a game. And politics should not be played like a game.
Reverse Citizens United. Pass the Disclose Act – voters
Lonnie Leroy Coffman, a 72-yearold veteran, received a 46-month prison sentence. He came from Alabama with more than a banjo on his knee. The truck he traveled in to the Capitol contained fully loaded, unregistered firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, a crossbow with bolts, machetes, a stun gun, camouflage
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Thomas Webster, a 56-year-old retired NYPD officer, is the prize winner for longest sentence thus far — 10 years in prison. He used a metal flagpole to viciously assault one of the police
nization tracking money in politics, reported. “Despite promises from the [Supreme] court that monied interests would be required to reveal their political giving, the ruling gave new powers to dark money organizations. Groups that don’t disclose their donors flooded elections with $963 million in outside spending, compared to a paltry $129 million over the previous decade.”
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Bill Seitz, the majority leader of the Ohio House, jeered at his Democratic opponents after literally running out the clock to have gerrymandered redistricting kept in place. “Too bad so sad,” he tweeted. “We win again the game is over and you lost.”
n my early days working as a clinical social worker, I was referred a pre-adolescent boy who was described as incorrigible. One of his pastimes was sawing off parking meters and cracking open the change box for the cash inside. He was never caught in the act. Yet he decided to turn one over to the police. He told them that he found it in the street. He received a certificate of commendation at a ceremony held in the local town hall.
They seem nice.
Leo, has just gotten a “gift” of $1.6 billion for his Marble Freedom Trust from a single billionaire donor, Barre Seid, likely the largest ever made in politics (and why billionaires and corporations don’t pay their fair share of taxes).In contrast, you, as an individual and a voter, are limited to donating $2,900 per candidate per election; $2,000 per candidate committee and $5000 for PAC or multi-candidate. No wonder policies that are wildly popular (gun safety, climate action, voting
officers.Julian Khater, a 33-year-old smoothie shop owner, faces up to 20 years. He used pepper spray on police officers, including Brian Sicknick, who collapsed, suffered two strokes and died the next day.
It must have been Antifa, but it wasn’tFollowing are a few of the very fine people awaiting Trump’s promise of pardons, including their crimes and sentences, as reported by Time and Newsweek magazines.
rights, women’s rights) are deep-sixed. Is there anything more absurd and anti-democratic in a country supposedly founded on “We the People” than giving a soulless corporation, whose existence is entirely based on maximizing profit and exists in a singular selfinterest, the ability to spend an unlimited amount of Other People’s Money to literally buy politicians and policy that might actually go against the best interests of shareholders, employees/ workers, clients and customers, the community and society in which they live?“Tens of millions of dollars in anonymous money propped up the SCOTUS nominations of Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett,” Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse writes. “Who wrote those checks? Do they have business before the court?” He adds, “My Disclose Act will shine a light on who’s funding this operation. The American people need to know who is pulling the strings in their government.”Campaign finance is so lucrative, it has also become a racket, a grift, a con. Trump actually raised $500 million AFTER losing the 2020 election on his “Big Lie” — $250 million alone after the Jan. 6 insurrection and millions more after every criminal charge, indictment or investigation, like the raid to recover top-secret documents from Mar-a-Lago.Enough is enough. Restore some semblance of democracy:
in Political Advertising –campaign ads should be subject to same rules and standards as consumer products; it should be illegal to knowingly hype falsehoods about an opponent or issues; to defame, libel, commit fraud or deceive voters about elections (wrong date, place, threatening arrest if they vote with an outstanding parking ticket).Havethe FEC actually function, monitor, regulate and hold accountable violations of campaign finance law.
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handing out full pardons and apologies to? More than 900 people have been charged in the terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol. To date, 376 have pleaded guilty. Their crimes include assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers by using dangerous weapons and inflicting bodily injury.
“The Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark Citizens United v. FEC case overturned decades of precedent, deregulated corporate campaign spending, and allowed billions of dollars in dark money to flow into our election,” writes Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff. “This terrible decision resulted in an endless deluge of sensationalized and misinformed political ads which have divided and disillusioned our country. Dark money has weakened the voices of our people and opened the door for anti-democratic interests to sway the tides of public opinion.”Leonard A. Leo, who has been basically choosing the extremist justices and judges for a decade as head
of the Federalist Society, “helms a web of dark money groups that have raised over $580 million in recent years and has been trying to roll back decades of precedent on reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental protections, the separation of church and state, and more,” as the nonprofit news organization truthout.com reported.
should always know who is sponsoring, benefiting from ads, and material and who is responsible for statements. The Disclose Act (S.443) would close major loopholes in the current donor disclosure laws, strengthen bans on using foreign money for electioneering purposes, require campaign ads to list the top donors who underwrite advertisements.Inthe
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Political spending in the 2020 election totaled $14.4 billion, more than double the record-breaking 2016 presidential election cycle. Two-thirds of that came from “dark money” groups – that is, huge pots of money where the public is kept in the dark as to who makes the donations (like the Kochs and the Heritage Foundation). Spending in state and local campaigns now is also off the charts, effectively nationalizing every election.
In the decade since Citizens United, “the balance of political power shifted from political parties to outside groups that can spend unlimited sums to bolster their preferred candidates.
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Pain and suffering at the U.S. Open
Drought days of summer on Long Island
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Drought tends to be a cyclical phenomenon, but generally the East Coast with high humidity, rainfall and snowfall doesn’t experience the ex-
Even without the pressure of drought, we need to be careful with our freshwater, as we live on top of our only source of drinking water, and we must share that precious commodity with the plants and animals who don’t have the option to run down to the store and buy a case of bottled water.
with dry feet.
Which begs the broader question of what are human beings seeking as they sacrifice blood, sweat and tears to get to the end? What do they expect to find there? The Holy Grail? Are they pleased when they find it? Better yet, do they ever find it?
f you have never been to the National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, you ought to go just once. The place is a majestic testament to human ingenuity, creativity, will power and engineering. I recall with fondness the quaint, old, 13,000-seat Forest Hills Stadium where I first saw Bob Dylan in concert. Those pretty green tennis courts are a thing of the past.
The play “Faust” by Goethe is about a man who has an unquenchable thirst for more knowledge and sells his soul to the devil to find it. “Moby Dick” by Melville is about Ahab, a man who is insanely searching to find and kill Moby Dick, the great white whale. John Guare’s play “Nantucket Sleigh Ride” was about the writer’s endless quest to find ultimateAndknowledge.thegreat psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas coined the term “transformational objects,” which describes mankind’s endless search for an experience that will finally give them some peace. Sartre’s existential novel “Nausea” is about the same hopeless quest to find an answer to the question of why we are alive and how to grasp some joy that always seems just out of reach. In the novel the protagonist’s favorite song is by
Great tennis players, young and old, writers, lyricists and probably all adults in general are looking for the ultimate answer to life’s big question, which is how to find a little happiness. Happiness is the Holy Grail of life that seems forever hidden away and just out of reach.
And then we have the players. Serena Williams gave us a tearful goodbye and though Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were nowhere
poor survival rate of the endangered Piping Plovers chicks who then had to make their way to the shore to feed.
There have been many great works of art that have asked this question of the heart’s desire to
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The two new stars met in the semi-finals and I watched their marathon match to the bitter end. All those grunts and groans. Five sets of pain over a four-hour period. And I wondered what keeps these guys going.
in sight, there is new blood in the form of players like Carlos Alcatraz of Spain. He’s the kid with movie star looks, indefatigable energy and a power serve. Then we have the sweetness of Frances Tiafoe, the first American to make it to the semis at the U.S. Open since Andy Roddick back in 2006.
achieve the impossible. In the musical “Man of La Mancha,” the song “The Impossible Dream” begins with the lines: “To dream the impossible dream,To fight the unbeatable foe, To bear with unbearable sorrow, To run where the brave dare not go”
The National Tennis Center now has Arthur Ashe Stadium with a seating capacity of 23,517 right next to the Louis Armstrong Stadium with a seating capacity of 20,000. That’s 43,000 seats compared to Forest Hill’s 13,000. Indeed, things just keep on getting better. The two weeks of the U.S. Open bring in perhaps $300 million, if not more, which is an impressive number. A stroll through the grounds provides you with all the champagne, chocolate mousse and Quiche Lorraine you could ever desire. It’s quite a show.
One must say in the end, that whether you win the U.S. Open or whether you lose it or whether you just watched it on the tube, we all are in the same boat — this thing we call life. So I guess the answer is to enjoy the ride for it will not last forever.
the kingdom. Probably the Chretien de Troyes version is the most honest, however.Asone of my patients told me after he won a PGA event, “Is that all there is?” Exactly right. That’s all there is. A winner’s check, a trophy and time to go back to the hotel to get some much needed sleep. The whole affair is a bit disappointing.
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hen you hear about drought in the news, it’s generally the West Coast and Southwest with images of dried-up reservoirs, cracked earth and terrifying wildfires. But up until the rainstorm after Labor Day, Long Island had been in drought conditions since July. Not just the island, but along the East Coast running from the New Jersey shore up to Maine, encompassing sevenThestates.recent rainfall will help restore stressed plants and wildlife if we continue to get rain at regular intervals. But not all areas of the island got relief. A friend on the South Shore farther east didn’t have the one inch I had in my backyard rain gauge, only getting light drizzle as the storm stayed north and west.
Small ponds and streams dried up, forcing wildlife to seek other sources of fresh water. I noticed that in many of the parks where I go looking for birds, water features had evaporated. In Hempstead Lake State Park, Schodack pond is a mud puddle growing a crop of smartweed, and the stream that flowed out of it can be walked
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In the first version of “Perceval, the Story of the Holy Grail” by Chretien de Troyes, Perceval never found the grail at all. In all the later versions of the grail story, a pure and chaste knight does find the grail and brings it back to the king to restore health to
At Nickerson Beach the freshwater pond next to the parking lot is down to a few inches of water and the pond in the dunes dried up in the spring, possibly contributing to the
Here on Long Island, drought can have long-term effects that won’t be felt for years. The only replenishment of our sole source aquifer is rainfall and snow melt. Drought at a time of greatest withdrawal from the aquifer — mostly to irrigate turf grass lawns — can trigger saltwater intrusion into our only source of drinking water. Turf
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In the film “Annie Hall” Alvy Singer opens the film with a monologue: “There’s an old joke that goes like this: Two elderly women are in a restaurant, a Catskills restaurant. One of them says, ‘Boy, the food in this place is terrible.’ The other one says, ‘Yeah, I know. And such small portions.’ Well, that’s how I feel about life. Full of misery, loneliness and suffering and unhappiness. And it’s over much too quickly.”
The pond at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve was reduced to a muddyThepuddle.impact of the drought has rippling effects. The dying plants provide less food to birds, insects and wildlife. Fortunately, most birds had raised their broods before the drought really set in, but those young birds and a wave of migrant birds seeking insects, fruit and seeds to nourish them on their long journeys to the south are finding very reduced supplies.
tremes of the West. The last long-term drought brought on watering restrictions that still remain in place, though rarely enforced. But even the short period of drought recently experienced had Treesimpacts.responded to the lack of rain by drawing moisture out of leaves, which made it appear fall was coming early. Some were so stressed that they died. Fruit and berries dried up on the branch and vine. Agriculture suffered — at this time of year, supermarkets and farm stands usually have huge bins of local sweet corn, not sealed packs of $1 an ear corn.
Ella Fitzgerald, which starts with the words of the title: “Some of these days you’re gonna miss me, honey.”
grass is meant to be dormant (brown) during our hot summers — it’s native to the cooler, wetter climes of northern Europe.Alongthe North Shore where we did just get an inch of rain, only potted plants should be watered unless we don’t get more rain within a week. If you have an irrigation system, it should have a moisture sensor installed. All too often I’ve seen sprinklers going during a rainstorm or watering the street because they aren’t properly oriented.
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“We were feeling a little bit helpless here trying to do our part,” she said. “We’re dentists, so this is the only way we can do something and give back Cleanings,somehow.”crowns, veneers and Invisalign are just a few of the services the practice provides. These and more services will be available to Ukrainian kids between the ages of 2 andKellerman-Volk18. said almost all refugees lack access to basic dental health care. She believes that to enhance refugee children’s dental health, dentists should focus on educating their parents, creating awareness and adopting best practices.
“We started realizing and seeing more and more refugees coming into New York,” she said. “There are so many and we started thinking well what’s happening? What is the government doing for them and what kind of help are they getting?”Inwhat has become Europe’s worst
“We have a bunch of Ukrainian patients in our practice,” she said. “People that know people, other refugees. Hopefully, we can get the word out that we’re here and we want to help them in any way we can.”
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The difculty the practice faces now, she said, is getting the word out. They are solely relying on word-of-mouth marketing as they have not partnered with any organizations to spread the news.
“Thesethem. children lost everything, their friends, some of their family members,” she said. “To be completely left with nothing. I can’t even imagine something like that.”
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Schumer, Gillibrand endorse Zimmerman
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand endorsed Great Neck resident and fellow Democrat Robert Zimmerman for Congress Monday.
If elected, Zimmerman would become the frst openly gay member of Congress from Long Island and Queens as would his Republican challenger, George Santos.
Robert Zimmerman was endorsed by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer on Monday.
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Zimmerman, 67, is co-president of ZE Creative Communications on Bond Street in Great Neck, a public relations frm he started 33 years ago with Ron Edelson and a Democratic nationalZimmermancommitteeman.received 9,482, or 36%, of the votes. Kaiman fnished second with 6,884 votes for 26%. Lafazan was in third place with 5,296 votes, D’Arrigo received 4,197 votes and Rasool received 661 votes.
A total of 20,147 votes were cast in Nassau in the 3rd Congressional primary and showed that Zimmerman had less of a lead over Kaiman and Lafazan than in Queens. Zimmerman received approximately 34% of the Nassau votes, while Kaiman and Lafazan received 27% and 22%, respectively.InQueens, a total of 6,373 votes were cast in the primary, according to state fgures. Zimmerman received approximately 43% of the votes, with Kaiman receiving 23% and Lafazan receivingZimmerman13%.
“In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade, we need members of Congress that will stand steadfast in their support of a woman’s right to reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy. Robert will be that person,” Gillibrand said in a statement. “In Washington, Robert will be a vital partner in protecting our democracy from those who seek to dismantle our institutions and restrict voting rights.”
Officials laud Great Neck resident for being a women’s rights, LGBTQ+ advocate in release
The two New York ofcials lauded Zimmerman for being an advocate for women’s rights and enhanced gun safety legislation, among other issues his platform stands for. Schumer expressed his excitement to work with Zimmerman to combat the issues facing the 3rd Congressional District following the November general election.
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“Robert is an efective advocate and ferce fghter for hardworking, middle-class families and our democratic values,” Schumer said in a statement. “I look forward to working with Robert in Washington on important issues like fghting for common sense gun violence prevention legislation, tackling the climate crisis, protecting LGBTQ+ rights, and creating jobs for Nassau and Queens residents.”
expressing his gratitude for the endorsements.
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Stephanie Bello, who joined the team of caring funeral directors of the Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home in August 2018 has been promoted to location manager of the Williston ParkVictorlocation.LoGiudice, managing partner stated, “We are thrilled to give this well-deserved promotion to Stephanie who has been caring and compassionate to the families we have served. She will also continue to work with our funeral directing staff in New Hyde Park and Floral Park locations as well.”
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Nobuko Saji graduated from the Jyoshibi Art College in Tokyo with a Graphic Design major and started her career in advertising at All Nippon Airways in Tokyo.
Nobuko Saji will be displaying her ethereal art in two collections: “Infinity” is a compilation of contemporary mixed-media paintings using materials such as plasters, gels, acrylics, and oil paints.Her art is connected with the universe and inspired by her meditations on the cycles of life and how every creature emits a powerful light, full of love and hope. “Old Memories” will showcase her traditional oil paintings inspired by the scenery of her travels.
After she moved to San Francisco as a freelance writer for Japanese magazines, she became a senior textile designer for home furnishings in New York City for more than 25 years.
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Celebrating Air Force’s 75th anniversary
Nicknamed “Second Chance,” this is an original C-47B built in 1944 and supplied to the U.S. Army Air Force. Each D-Day flight features a mission briefing; a chance for passengers to wear authentic military field jackets, helmets, and gear throughout the mission.
chase on Secondsite.Chance, an original WWII C-47B, was transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1945 and flew in the Berlin Airlift (1948 — 1949) with the RAF, serving until 1950. The aircraft next served in the Belgian Air Force for two years.In 1952 she went to the French Air Force, serving two years in Viet Nam, as well as in India, Algeria, Morocco and the Congo. In 1967 she was sold to Israel and flew in the Israeli Defense Force 32 years.
To commemorate the United States Air Force 75th Anniversary, American Airpower Museum’s Douglas C-47B “Skytrain” is set to perform Living History Flight Experiences on Saturday, Sept. 24.
a special anniversary promotion, Cockpit USA has over-stocked the gift shop with discounted flight jackets; 10 percent of all sales will be donated to AAM!
Historians and participants line up and board AAM’s WWII Douglas C-47B Skytrain Second Chance
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To reserve a seat, go to AAM’s website at www.americanairpowermuseum.org and click “Book Flight Experience” tab. Call (516) 5313950 or (631) 454-2039. Or just visit AAM’s gift shop Wednesday to Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Hangar 3, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale.As
On Sept. 26, 1947, by order of the secretary of defense, personnel of the Army Air Forces were transferred from the Department of the Army to the newly established United States Air Force!Due to popular demand for American Airpower Museum’s C-47B program, flights are also set for Saturday, Oct. 8.
Four flights are scheduled each Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A few seats are left, but they book up fast.
Once on board AAM’s C-47B, passengers watch pilots operate their aircraft as “paratroopers” get ready for battle. It’s so realistic and unforgettable, right up to the moment when passengers hook their parachutes up to the static line and get ready to jump. Don’t wor-
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Airborne Living Historians, provides passengers with a sense of what 101st and 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers felt on their incredible 1,200-plane D-Day assault.
The public can visit Hangar 3 all day on Sept. 24 and Oct. 8, to watch each flight and tour AAM’s many exhibits. Watch as “paratroopers” (Living Historians) and passengers suit up, apply face black-out, don their parachutes, check weapons and board Second Chance.
AAM acquired the aircraft in 2000. In addition to AAM’s D-Day flights, she also performs at regional air shows in classic WWII D-Day markings with the original “D8” code. One of the last C-47Bs still in stock military configuration, this aircraft has just over 17,000 hours in the air, one of the world’s lowest flight times ever!This is a family-friendly program for all ages and a wonderful way to educate young Americans about WWII and how U.S. military veterans fought to defend our freedom. Support AAM’s mission to honor veterans and military aviation history by helping maintain and preserve the Museum’s historic aircraft.
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Residents can expect to see a showing of local businesses, organizations and the villages on Hillside Avenue between Willis Avenue and the railroad tracks.
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The street fair has been a tradition spanning over three decades, said Nancy Zolezzi, the Chamber of Commerce treasurer.
we’ve had a great response,” Zolezzi said of the spots for vendors. “A lot of new businesses have opened up so they’ll be participating.”
Sangria 71 will be showcasing their five-foot paella pot with music from Los Cintron, a flamenco act tributing music to the Gipsy Kings.At Memories 2 Bar & Grill, Some Guys will be playing on their stage in their side parking lot from noon to 2 p.m. with FiveStone playing from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Willistons ready for sold out street fair
The Willistons are hosting their street fair on Sunday, Sept. 18 on Hillside Avenue east of Willis Avenue to Williston Park’s LIRR station.The fair, named Williston Day, is being hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of the Willistons and will begin at 11 a.m. and run to 5 p.m. The national anthem will kick things off and be performed by Julie O’Donnell.Performances will include Hillside Avenue’s Hidden Talent Dance at noon, Charles Water Karate & Fitness at 12:30 p.m., Albertson’s TaeCole Tae Kwon Do & Fitness at 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. and the Hannah Kroner School of Dance at 2 p.m. before ending with music from Herricks students at 3:30 p.m.
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Outdoor music, food, performances on tap for Williston Day on Willis Avenue Sunday
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Williston Day returned to a big turnout in 2021, the first fair since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.Zolezzi said last year the chamber originally had 200 spaces for vendors, businesses and community organizations. However, the total number exceeded that by a considerable margin.
Hildebrandt’s, the iconic eatery that was bought earlier this year, will also feature an ice cream station outside its location.
Additional outdoor music will be performed outside Willistons,’ which will also be featuring outdoor seating and drink and food specials during the fair.
“We’re practically sold out,
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A girl throws at the East WIlliston Fire Department’s dunk tank during the 2021 Williston Day.
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Last year, the first responders simulated removing a victim from an automobile, using various tools, such as the jaws of life, as the crowd grew. Once the “victim” was saved, the department went ahead and transformed what was an SUV into a convertible.
Christopher Devane said it has been a priority of the village to organize highquality events that are fun for the whole family and that every event the village has are welcome to everyone, regardless of where they live, free of charge.
The event will be held on Jericho Turnpike from New Hyde Park Road to Lakeville Road.Attendees can expect village merchants and restaurants, children’s carnival rides in the Central boulevard parking lot and more than 150 vendors, local businesses and community service organizations to be on hand.
The street fair returned in 2021 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and LIRR construction in 2019, where it sold out each of the spots available for vendors.Thestreet fair is being organized in conjunction with Craft-A-Fair Long Island. The rain date is scheduled for Sept. 24.
Devane said the fair itself will be condensed by a few blocks compared to years past in order to make it easier to walk for attendees.“We know there are events that people mark their calendars for,” Devane said. “We are working to make New Hyde Park’s events are something that people mark their calendars for, not just people in our community, but everyone.”Thereis no set schedule for events, but attendees can expect to see an extrication display from the New Hyde Park Fire Department and martial arts and dance performances throughout the day.
From 10 a.m. to noon, Ray McKnight will provide live music as the DJ, while the live band Birds in the Boneyard plays from 1 p.m. to 4Mayorp.m.
“We recently had a meeting on the fair and are expecting a bigger turnout than last year,” Nijjar said. “It’s been a great effort between the village and Craft-A-Fair to put this on for the community.”
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Deputy Mayor Madhvi Nijjar said the village is excited to return the fair to a sense of normalcy for the second year in a row.
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The 25th annual New Hyde Park Street Fair will take place on Saturday, Sept. 17, beginning at 10 a.m.
The New Hyde Park Street Fair returned to Jericho Turnpike for the first time in two years in 2021.
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Not only will the attendees be dancing and enjoying food and drink at the Village Club of Sands Point, they will also have the opportunity to take part in an art auction. We are thrilled to have so many well-known artists donate works that attendees can purchase with bids beginning at just $100!
The Art Lover’s Fling will be held on Friday, October 14th at The Village Club of Sands Point. We are so proud to be honoring the women that made the last 20 years possible, our co-presidents Shelley Holtzman and IleneShelley’sSilberstein.passion for art can be traced back to childhood, leading her to earn a BFA from the University of Michigan. Shelley built a career at Brouillard Communications as Art Director, group creative director, and senior Vice president.
As co-president since 2009, Ilene’s body of work is evident in her commitment to advancing the visual arts in ourForcommunity.https://www.ilenesilberstein.com/informationaboutTheArtLover’sFling,including purchasing tickets, sponsorships, donations or to become a member, please visit www.theartguild.org, call 516-304-5797 or email info@theartguild.org.
In 1995, Shelley and her family moved to Port Washington. Shortly after that, The Art Guild started when a group of artists met in Terri Skhuda’s kitchen to discuss art. Shelley was there from the onset as TAG became a non-profit, held its first show, found a building to call home, and survived a fire and a global pandemic.She also serves as preview co-chair for the Port Washington Library Art Advisory Council. She is an active volunteer in community graphic design projects.
Ilene Silberstein attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, receiving an AS degree in fashion design. After a career in clothing design, she left to raise a family and complete a BS degree in Visual Arts at SUNY College at Old Westbury.
The Art Lovers Fling returns to Sands Point
Shelley has been co-president for the past ten years. For over two decades, Shelley has been an integral part
From the first time she gathered with members to paint the gallery walls in 2007 to steering TAG through the global pandemic, TAG continues to grow and thrive under Ilene’s leadership.
Ilene was also honored by being appointed to The Art Advisory Council of The Town of North Hempstead. Ilene continues to travel to The Art Guild to paint and work with the board of directors, executive committee, and staff. Ilene is an award-winning painter and member of American Women Artists.
Now residing in New York City, she was a resident of Port Washington for thirty-six years and raised her family there. Ilene has always been active in Port Washington and beyond. She served as the development director for the Landmark Theater, design director for the Port Washington High School Gambol, a member of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce, and on the Harborfest Committee.
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of what The Art Guild is today — a vibrant, visual arts community center.
Shelley is an award-winning oil and watercolor painter and member of American Women Artists.
The Art Lover’s Fling, last held in 2018, is one of the most highly anticipated fundraisers of the year. We are thrilled to fi nally have the opportunity to celebrate our 20th anniversary!
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The government limits federal borrowing by undergrads to $31,000. Twothirds of students at public colleges graduated with an average of $26,900 in loan debt. Some 68% of private college graduates had average debt of $31,450. More extreme, propriety college students left with an average of $40,000 in debt. Only 7% of borrowers owe more than $100,000. They owe about one-third of all student debt and a large proportion of this is for graduate education, especially
Additionally, Hans Asperger, the Austrian physician it was named after, was a Nazi collaborator who handed over his autistic patients for extermination if he deemed them not of use to the Third Reich. Referring to someone as “having Asperger’s syndrome” is the equivalent of telling them the Nazis would have considered them worthy of life. It is utterly abhorrent.
finish college with little or modest debt: about 30% graduate with no debt and more than one-half of borrowers owe $20,000 or less. About one-third owe less than $10,000, but many of these students left college without aThedegree.majority of student loan debt in terms of dollars is held by households with higher earnings and a graduate degree. For example, the highest-income 40% of households (those with incomes above $74,000) owe almost 60% of student loan debt. These borrowers make almost three-quarters of student loan payments. The lowest-income 40% of households hold just under 20% of student loans and make only 10% of the payments.TheBiden Plan targeted the large number of borrowers with relatively low amounts of debt, no degree, and therefore more difficulty in finding a job to help pay the debt.
When I asked a federal official at a meeting of college presidents why the interest rate on federal student loans was higher than the commercial rates for home mortgages, and why they charged interest on the interest payments, he said the government was using the money to pay down the federal deficit! About 25% of all debt is debt accumulated on interest.
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The Biden Plan is a good start because it focuses on those most in need. Biden Plan 2.0 should focus on the policy concerns about costs and loan administration detailed above.
To be clear, I do not know if Outlaw, herself, is a member of the disabled community, as her corporate biography doesn’t mention that she is; but, even if she were disabled, her position within SCO’s leadership would still be disqualifying.
Further, calling someone “highfunctioning” is the equivalent of telling them they’re still seen as subhuman when compared to their nondisabled peers, but not as subhuman as those “low-functioning” people over there. It is also utterly abhorrent.
Imagine if institutional eligibility for government aid was based, at least in part, on predicted and actual graduation rates. Colleges would be more accountable for the students they admit, the academic and other support services they provide to foster student success, and their retention and graduation rates, especially of students who enrolled with the assistance of federal student loans. They also should be held to account for their cost structures by boards of trustees, accrediting agencies, and both state and federal student aid programs.
the council has already proven itself to be a complete and utter sham, dedicated not to empowering Nassau County’s disabled residents, but rather silencing us and spreading ableist stigma.
Something tells me that if the purpose of the council were to advise the county on issues pertinent to the Jewish community and was titled, “Advisory Council on People with Jewishness,” there would have been an uproar. However, members of the disabled community are rarely af-
If you think I’m being alarmist, one of the voting seats has been filled by Jennifer Outlaw, the chief program officer of the SCO Family of Services,
Biden’s student debt plan a good start
Firstly, the very name of the council is ableist. “Disabled” is not a dirty word, and using person-first language (“people with disabilities”) both treat it as one and suggest that one’s disability is an accessory that can and should be separated from one’s identity.
Nassau’s advisory council falls far short
These are not students who attended posh campuses. One-half of debtors attended public two-year and four-year colleges, more than the number who attended private and for-profit colleges combined. They are those who dropped out of local colleges or predatory forprofit career schools with no proven job placement records. These students were poorly advised about the schools and the debt, and the schools and the government took advantage of them.
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whose website is peppered with ableist slurs and misinformation about the autistic community.
especially for low-income and minority group students. It is a scandal that only 60% of four-year college students graduate after six years. One million students drop out of college each year, of which three-quarters are first-generation students, two-thirds are from low-income households, and one-half were in associate degree programs. Many of these students took out loans for college expenses and will not have the income to repay the loans. They deserved better advice.
As for “high-functioning autism,” this is a complete misrepresentation of the autistic spectrum, which is
advisory council. They do not speak for the autistic community or the disabled community at large and will clearly use Outlaw’s appointment as an opportunity for self-promotion.
The icing on the cake is a promotional video live on SCO’s website, in which an autistic beneficiary of their services (who was presumably diagnosed prior to 2013) states, “I may have Asperger’s, but Asperger’s doesn’t have me.”
ver the past ten years, the cost of undergraduate college tuition has increased by about 30% at public colleges and universities and just over 25 % at private institutions. During this same period, student loan debt increased by 107% to nearly $1.7 billion. The amount of total dollar debt held by students who enrolled in a college gains big headlines, usually with a statement comparing it to credit card debt.
n your Sept. 9 print edition, you published a press release announcing the first members of Nassau County’s so-called Advisory Council on People with Disabilities had beenUnfortunately,appointed.
More disturbing is that the law that created the council is designed to ensure that those who try to speak over and for disabled county residents can sit on it instead of anyone with the actual life experience of being disabled.At the discretion of the county legislature’s presiding officer and minority leader, some or all voting seats can be filled by “a representative of an organization that provides services to or advocacy on behalf of” disabled people.The Legislature apparently thought it had to allow for the possibility that, among the handful of disabled categories listed in the law, there might not be a single disabled person in all of Nassau County capable of filling a seat. This is absolute infantilizing nonsense.
ROBERT A. SCOTT, Ph.D. My Turn
bedrock of public higher education opportunity and the principal launch pads toward a middle-class life. The states and counties responsible for community colleges should do more to ensure that transfer agreements between the twoyear schools and four-year colleges are seamless.Third, the federal government should use a form of “clawback” provision, as used in the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme case, to seize profits and compensation from the owners and executives of predatory for-profit schools and colleges to cover the cost of loan forgiveness. Many of these so-called “colleges” have closed, but the ill-gained money can be traced. Fourth, student loan debt should be eligible for bankruptcy protection, just as every other form of debt is covered. Federal and private student loans for educational purposes face an unusually high burden for discharge and this should be changed. Amending the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act would be a way of reducing the debt without incurring the current costs of forgiveness.Fifth,theBiden Plan should address the problems in the federal administration of the income contingent reimbursement program and the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program. Both have been mismanaged.Sixth,the Biden Plan provided an opportunity to advance a policy objective concerning college graduation rates,
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What is not talked about is why public college costs increased as state support declined. In addition, colleges spent money on staff to meet federal and state compliance requirements, improve facilities and add programs to attract students during a demographic decline, meet increasing competition, and discount tuition to supplement financial aid funding.
No one associated with SCO should be sitting on this or any other
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structured like a color wheel and not a left-to-right functioning scale.
forded the same respect as members of other marginalized groups.
These students deserve the Biden “break”.But the Biden Plan does not go far enough. First, there should be more support for college and financial counseling for students at under-resourced public schools. Second, there should be funding to strengthen community colleges, the
Robert A. Scott, Ph.D is president emeritus, Adelphi University, and author, “How University Boards Work,” Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Book Awardee, 2019
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For example, all over the site, SCO makes reference to “Asperger’s syndrome” and “high-functioning autism.”For those unaware, Asperger’s syndrome has not been a diagnosable medical condition in the United States since 2013, when the American Psychiatric Association retired it due to its inconsistent application by doctors and the barriers to educational and healthcare access it often created.
I shouldn’t have to explain this to Outlaw or any of your readers, but portraying autism or any other disability as something to be fought against or overcome (rather than accommodated) is deeply ableist, and that video alone proves that SCO views its autistic clients and the autistic community at large with nothing but paternalistic contempt.
To the very few disabled residents whom legislators Rich Nicolello and Kevan Abrahams deigned worthy of sitting on the council, I would ask this.Either quit the council in protest or raise your voices when ableist organizations and their representatives try to speak over or for the disabled residents of Nassau County. We’re counting on you. We certainly can’t count on any of our bigoted elected leaders.
Matthew Zeidman New Hyde Park
So, yes, college prices increased, and students and families borrowed money to pay the bills. But who borrowed? Nearly 45 million Americans have outstanding student debt. Who holds the most debt?
Nearly a dozen different manufacturers built some 50,000 Sherman tanks during World War II, making them available to the Allies and American forces fighting in Europe and the Pacific. While not as well armed as its German opponents, the Sherman proved to be reliable, rela-
N.Y. Tech jumps in rankings
Seeking Sherman tank crews
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* #22 Best Regional Universities (North), up from the #34 position it held for the past two years* #50 Top Performer in Social Mobility (Regional Universities — North), up from #60 last year and #73 the prior year* #2 (tie) Campus Ethnic Diversity (Regional Universities — North) for the third year in a row* #9 Best Colleges for Veterans (Regional Universities — North), up from #10 last year and #15 the prior year* #65 Best Value Schools (Regional Universities — North) vs. #68 last year* #49 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (National — no doctorate)“Once
On the 80th anniversary of the iconic Sherman tank that spearheaded America’s liberation of Europe during World War II, the Museum of American Armor is seeking to honor those veterans who crewed these legendary vehicles.
man tank is an important part of that story and we are asking tanker veterans to come forward and help us preserve their legacy.”
Sherman veterans are invited to reach out to the museum through its callwww.museumofamericanarmor.comwebsiteor516-454-TANK(8265).
This is a great opportunity to support those who have given so much of their lives for freedom. The outing returns for the first time in three years since the pandemic.
tively fast and produced in great numbers. As combat developed during the conflict, American tankers changed their tactics to confront and defeat the enemy’s superior armor.Michael Sapraicone, a senior Armor Museum trustee, said, “This museum is a unique commitment by public and private sectors to preserve and present a seminal chapter in the history of our world that is still defining current events around the globe. But to put that in perspective, we need to hear from our veterans who crewed the Sherman so there is a firsthand perspective on our nation’s heritage.”
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Neela Mukherjee Lockel, the president and CEO of EAC Network stated “Substance abuse disorder is not an individual’s issue to face alone. At our New Path facility, we help those suffering from substance abuse, their families, and support network to assure a new path to recovery.”
This year’s annual McNamara Charity Golf outing will be held at the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course on Monday, Sept.
Registration19.and Breakfast:
• Help individuals achieve and sustain long-term recovery
In celebration of Recovery Month, Neela Mukherjee Lockel along with New Path Treatment Center Staff will meet with the community to educate them about the services available at the center and let them know that help is available while distributing school supplies and other items to the Theneighborhood.crisisofopioid misuse and overdose and opioid use disorder (OUD) is causing a devastating health problem in the United States. Current national trends show that each year more people die of overdoses. In Nassau County, to help counter the issue, EAC treats yearly
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September is the National Recovery Month. To commemorate, EAC Network is holding a Meet and Greet at the New Path Treatment Center on 175 Fulton Ave., Hempstead on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.“Over 1.9 million New Yorkers (1.77 million adults and 156,000 youth ages 12-17) have a substance abuse problem”, according to the New York State Department of Health. EAC’s New Path Treatment Center is an Office of Addiction and Services and Support (OASAS) licensed outpatient program designed to assist individuals struggling with a substance use disorder.
• Identify and attain vocational and educational goals
EAC Network is a non-profit, diverse human services agency that responds to the needs of over 54,000 individuals with over 100 critically necessary programs and direct support services throughout Long Island and New York City.
• Design person-centered recoveryplans conducive to meeting the needs of the individual
again, these rankings exemplify the institutional prioritization of the student experience at New York Tech,” notes President Hank Foley, Ph.D. “Strategic initiatives to enhance teaching and learning, linking curricula to career outcomes, and enhancements to engagement, advisement, student services, and teaching innovation have all had a direct impact on our retention and degree completion.”
The Armor Museum has put out an “All Points Bulletin” for Sherman tank veterans to join the Armor Museum in observing the milestone anniversary this coming Veterans’ Day by participating in an oral histories project that memorializes their experiences.ArmorMuseum’s founder and president Lawrence Kadish stated, “The Armor Museum continues to offer a powerful presentation that keeps alive the legacy of our nation’s military and the gift of freedom they have given all of us. The Sher-
Welcome and Shotgun Start: 1:00 Cocktailp.m.Hour and Dinner: 6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.
hundreds of patients from the use of varieties of substances from alcohol to drugs.Sherri Flournoy Program Director EAC New Path Treatment Center stated: “In recognizing that recovery is possible and is a lifelong journey, we can help to reduce the stigma of substance use and mental health disorders. Our role at New Path is to assist individuals to achieve and maintain their recovery goals. Our services follow a recovery model whereby participants are encouraged to develop their intrinsic motivation to make healthy lifestyle choices.”Thegoals and objectives of the New Path Treatment Center, among others, are to:
The center facilitates a myriad of recovery groups and conducts individualComesessions.andjoin us at the meet and greet on Sept. 20 in our demarche to educate the community about the diverse programs available to help recover from substance abuse.
For the 12th consecutive year, New York Institute of Technology is ranked among the top 50 universities in the North in the U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings announced today.
In the last 10 years, the outing has raised over $600,000 for its charity partners. The funds raised ensure that our veterans and first responders return home safely and assimilate back into the civilian world.
New York Tech’s 2022-2023 rankings include:
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The Museum of American Armor is aiming to celebrate those veterans who crewed these legendary vehicles on the 80th anniversary of the iconic Sherman tank that drove America’s liberation of Europe during World War II.
Proceeds16. from the outing benefit veteran nonprofit organizations including Paws of War, Tunnel to Towers, The Wounded Warrior Project, The Independence fund and other charities.
Reducing stigma of substance abuse Outing to aid veteran charities
to the university’s continued efforts in improving overall graduation and retention rates, as well as the financial resources per student.
In recognition of its considerable importance, the Armor Museum’s acquisition of a Sherman tank was one of the first actions undertaken by Mr. Kadish when he undertook the creation of the museum. “You can’t effectively tell the story of American courage during World War II without this particular tank on operational display,” observed Mr. Kadish.
The university improved its position to No. 22 in the regional rankings, up from No. 34 last year. In addition to criteria that distinguish the institution from its peers (low student-to-faculty ratio, small class sizes, value, and diversity), the strong ranking positions also are attributable
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The Beauty of the Fall Garden with Vinnie Simeone, noted garden writer and lecturer, currently Director of Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park. Vinnie will lead participants around the garden, highlighting the many wonders of the fall garden on Long Island. The workshop fee is $10 per person.
Walks will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 at on Long Island (Babylon Town Hall, 200 Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst) and Sunday, September 25 in New York City (Battery Park Esplanade, 75 Battery Place, Manhattan).
Walk for Alzheimer’s awareness
bers, who take pride in displaying and describing their classic, modern and custom corvettes. AAM officials will be available to explain the unique capabilities of various jet aircraft parked alongside the corvettes and guided tours of vintage WWII aircraft in AAM’s Hangar 3 will be given.Events like these help keep AAM operating while offering the public an opportunity to enjoy classic cars and vintage aircraft, plus learn about Long Island’s storied history of flight and aircraft manufacturing.
Park visitors can enjoy the beautiful plants and pollinators in these gardens and provide vital resources for native pollinators like butterflies, bees, hoverflies and “Protectingbeetles.and preserving our environment is a top priority for the Town of North Hempstead and these pollinator gardens go a long way towards supporting our native pollinators, as they are an important part of our ecosystem,” Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena said. “I am proud that the Town is taking the lead on initiatives like this one, as they serve to increase the biodiversity of theTheTown.”planting of these gardens benefits the endangered monarch butterfly (declared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature) and aids in the Town’s efforts to create habitat through the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program.
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Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Both walks kick off at 10 am, with registration opening at 9 am. Learn more and register to walk by visiting www. alzfdn.org/walk.There is no registration fee, however, walkers are encouraged to raise funds, either individually or as part of a team, through the walk website at www.alzfdn.org/walk. Proceeds raised through the walks will support AFA’s programs and services for families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and research toward better treatment and a cure.“No matter how long or far you walk, every step taken on September 24 and 25 provides help for today and hope for tomorrow,” said Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., AFA’s president & CEO. “These events are a way
The gardens were planted with many native nectars and host plants, including butterfly milkweed, which is a host plant for monarch caterpillars and an important nectar source for a variety of other pollinators. Additional plant species included mountain mint,
to honor those who have been affected by Alzheimer’s, heighten awareness, and raise funds that will make a difference for families in their time of need. We invite everyone to join us.”
Gerry Garden. Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board has announced that various pollinator gardens were established this spring at Whitney Pond Park in Manhasset and Gerry Pond Park in Roslyn.
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There is no charge to register for the walks. Individuals and organizations should visit www.alzfdn.org/walk to get more information or to register to walk on September 24 and/ or September 25 and create their fundraising pages. Those who are unable to attend but would still like to support the walk can make a donation at www.alzfdn.org/walk.
Sunday, Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For more information and to make an appointment, contact Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton’s office at (516) 571-6211 or ton@nassaucountyny.gov.dderiggiwhit-
and Water Conservation District for this rebate program. A limited amount of funding for the program remains for 2022. Fall is a great time to plant since it has cooler temperatures and higher amounts of rainfall.
Town adds pollinator habitats
This year, the Town received $10,000 from the Nassau County Soil
sured women based on eligibility guidelines. Women with health insurance may be required to make a copayment. Women who have gone more than a year since their last mammogram will be required to get a prescription from their doctor (if they have insurance) and provide any past films (if available).
North Hempstead’s Clark Botanic Garden has a wide selection of events for this fall. Participants are encouraged to sign up for one of many lectures and events that are held each month.Upcoming events include: Wednesday, Sept. 21 – The Marie Jensen Bick Herb Day Lecture: An English Tea. The event will celebrate the 2022 Herb of the Year Viola and will feature a tea cup exchange, tea sandwiches and sweets along with raffles. Reservations are due by Wednesday, September 14. $40 for Auxiliary Members and $45 for Wednesday,Non-Members.Oct.19–Autumn Luncheon & Artisan Boutique – Enjoy lunch, raffles, artisan wares and a garden tour led by Master Horticulturist Bonnie Klein. Reservations are
Vettes & Jets annual car show Events at Clark Botanic Garden
On hand will be LICOA mem-
Modern Chevrolet Corvette Convertible next to AAM’s Fairchild Republic A-10 Warthog.
Proceeds from these events go toward the Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden Inc., which works to help preserve the Clark legacy as a thriving botanic garden for the community.
due by Monday, October 10. $45 for Auxiliary Members and $50 for Sunday,Non-Members.Oct.16—
Alzheimer’s disease is a growing public health issue. More than 6.2 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease right now, and that number is expected to more than double by 2060, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Locally, approximately 680,000 individuals in the tristate area are living with Alzheimer’s disease, a number which is projected to grow in the years ahead.
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is inviting residents to participate in its Alzheimer’s Walk in the Park to raise Alzheimer’s awareness and funds to help families affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
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Free mammograms will be made available to women over the age of 40. Appointments include a breast exam from a nurse, a mammography and self-examination instructions.Appointments are required and mammograms are free for unin-
Don’t miss the American Airpower Museum’s (AAM) event on Sunday, Sept. 18 as we showcase dozens of classic and modern Corvettes on our ramp for the annual Vettes & Jets Car ComeShow! see a vast assortment of Corvettes, from inception up to the present day, alongside jet fighters of the same eras. Organized by the Long Island Corvette Owners Association (LICOA), this show is a fundraiser for OwnersAAM.wishing to display their cars should meet up with other participants no later than 8:30 a.m. in front of Gold & Meyer’s Deli at Airport Plaza in Farmingdale (at the southeast corner of Route 110 and Conklin Avenue), to line up their cars and then caravan to the Museum. Your $30 per car entry fee includes museum admission for the driver and one passenger. Please make checks payable to: “Long Island Corvette Owners Association, Inc.”
Refreshments, live music, and family-friendly activities such as face painting will also be part of the day.
Vettes & Jets is free for AAM members with valid membership cards. For the public, regular admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and veterans and $10 for kids five to 12. Your contribution supports AAM’s mission to honor our veterans and U.S. aviation history by preserving the aircraft and their legacy for futureDategenerations.andTime:
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Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) is partnering with NuHealth to bring the breast cancer screening van to the Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club on Thursday, Sept. 15.
For more information about the Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden Inc. or to learn more about the upcoming workshops, please visit: www.clarkbotanic.org/events.html
Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board are happy to announce that this past spring habitats for pollinators were created as multiple pollinator gardens at Whitney Pond Park in Manhasset and Gerry Pond Park in Roslyn.
Virginia rose, turtlehead, Canadian columbine, spotted beebalm and asters.
In addition to creating habitat on Town properties, the Town is working to expand the use of native plants throughout residential areas by offering $350 rebates to residents to install a native plant garden in their yard.
For more information and details on how to apply, please call 311 or abilitywww.northhempsteadny.gov/sustain-visit
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The higher the rates the more demand will cool off and in turn home price deceleration. For prices to decrease, our inventory has to grow to at least six months. The speed in which this will advance will depend on how fast and far rates will accelerate and the side effects of our future inflation. New construction is also slowing as overall costs to build have accelerated due to supply chain issues and the lack of availability with the Covid-19 complete shutdowns in China.Moderately priced housing is a huge issue as the higher local prices have shut down the dreams of many looking to purchase their first homes and has fueled the demand in less costly states.
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There are a number of layoffs occurring across many industries—tech (28,000 since the beginning of 2022) and retail shopping (100,000 from Amazon alone in the second quarter), according to insiderintellegence.com. Unlike the last two years, the slowing of business growth combined with higher wages has forced most companies to rethink their strategies going forward and to begin the layoff process in earnest.
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Although price adjustments have been occurring, the luxury market is faring better as the 5-10% of those buyers aren’t as affected by the economy or by mortgage rates. However, the key component in selling is pricing correctly and realizing the time it takes to find a buyer will no longer be an overnight occurrence and will take considerably longer.
Some still downplay and believe that we aren’t yet in a recession. But as history has shown us two quarters of negative GDP, which we experienced in the first half of this year, indicate that we are technically in one right now and it’s getting worse.Will it deepen to a situation that is far more serious and worse for our economy?
You’ve probably heard of the Internet of things, but thought, “what does it mean to me?” To answer that exciting question, let’s first understand the term itself:
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Long Island unemployment in July was 3.3% (Nassau County 3.2% and Suffolk County 3.4%) up from 2.9% in June—below the national average of 3.6% as per the New York State Labor Dept.The unemployment rate for July 2022 was well below the unemployment rate recorded in July 2021 of 4.7%. The number of jobs created in July 2022 was 33,100 over July 2021. According to the Labor Dept., the following sectors created the most activity: 8,900 jobs were added in the leisure and hospitality industry, 7,600 jobs created in professional and business services and 7,500 in trade, transportation and utilities.
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Across the United States. at least 48.1% of homeowners in the second quarter had at least 50% equity in their homes compared with 34.4% a year earlier in 2021, according to real estate data company Attom.com. More information can be obtained on andtheretionalinsights/ic.com/intelligence/homeowner-equity-https://www.corelog-Alsotodaythereisabasicfounda-strengthtothecurrentmarketasareagreaternumberofsubstantialcreditworthypurchasers.
be an excellent supply of tenants who either left the market or no longer qualify to purchase; or they may be feeling the cost in purchasing no longer makes any economic sense.
The individuals in the service sector will need to rent, which will most likely be their only way going forward due to inadequate income or substandard credit to purchase. The speed in which the housing inventory will increase will be determined in whether continued increases in interest rates (next increase supposedly will be 3/4 % at the next Fed meeting at the end of September) to control our inflation will be successful.
Owninglax. rental property or multifamily units is and will be the most beneficial hedge against the recession for those who own. Moreover, the value of those properties will increase in value due to the stronger demand as there will
crease in housing inventory may turn our still current seller’s market into a more balanced one or possibly a buyer’s market.
We already monitor our home security via smart camera devices and troubleshoot appliance repairs by connecting directly to technical support. But there are even cooler IoT applications in the works!
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Currently, this is being experienced more in the overvalued locations out West and down South, where prices over the last year increased by over 25%. But interest rates and inflation have had their negative effect on the market since the beginning of the year. Although Long Island’s economy has generally been very self-sufficient and stronger than the national average, future layoffs and an in-
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I believe that there is and will be a future correlation between the number of layoffs and the continued reduction and softening in housing prices.
“Soon, the Internet of Things will meet Gucci in the form of smart clothing. For example, swimwear can include UV sensors to prevent overexposure to harmful radiation. Smart footwear may improve your running technique or monitor the mobility of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Manufacturers might embed haptic feedback into textiles to correct your posture or improve your yoga pose. And don’t forget the accessories, such as the Ray-Ban Stories smart sunglasses (that provide a window to social media when the user is otherwise offline).” - William Diggin, Accenture
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At the time, North Hempstead had limited abortion access just to hospitals along with the cities of Glen Cove and Long Beach, the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay and the Suffolk County towns of Babylon and Suffolk, according to The Times.
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“If you or your child are unvaccinated or not up to date with vaccinations, the risk of paralytic disease is real,” she said. “I urge New Yorkers to not accept any risk at all.”
DeSena further clarified her complete and thorough review was via interviews, meetings and other day-to-day duties as part of her responsibilities and not created through a tangible report she is Thewithholding.nextNorth Hempstead Town Board meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22.
She advised those unvaccinated to get im-
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in August. “She has a wealth of institutional knowledge at her disposal in the Town commissioners, department heads, and staff. Her failure to respond to resident requests or even communicate with her colleagues cannot be blamed on a manufactured controversy. I’m still waiting for her to provide any information from her ‘complete and thorough’ review of the Building Department.”
“Supervisor, I was disappointed that you weren’t able to be here last time because I know that so many of our residents are eager to hear whether or not you support a woman’s right to access an abortion in the Town of North Hempstead,” Kaplan said at the meeting.
Brian Devine, spokesman for the supervisor, said the scheduling for meeting dates differs from previous administrations.
Lurvey said in a statement at the time DeSena has as many resources as she needs.
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DeSena slams town Democrats for missing files
“There is no actual effectiveness, it is unenforceable,” Chiara said. “It is a law in the books that is contrary to state law.”
Children in New York must receive the polio vaccine to attend school. Normally, one receives it through a series of four shots.
munized as soon as possible. This includes infants under two months old, those who are pregnant and anyone who has not finished their previous polio vaccination series.
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“The sad truth is that when this year’s board meeting schedule was crafted in December 2021, no one on the Town Board majority bothered to reach out to the newly elected supervisor or her transition team to gauge her availability for the potential dates being considered, which is in stark contrast as to how meeting dates were seemingly scheduled directly around the lives of the Town Board majority.”
Kaplan, during the town’s Sept. 1 meeting, criticized DeSena for her absence in August and the change in the reason she gave.
Kaplan, who is running for re-election to the state Senate and previously served on the Town Board, later questioned DeSena’s claim that she missed the August meeting because she was on vacation.
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The local law was adopted on Aug. 10, 1971, one year after the state Senate legalized abortion up to the 24th week of pregnancy and two years before the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade, which permitted abortions during the first two trimesters of pregnancy in the United States.
called the Town Board Suite.”
North Hempstead Town Hall. The poliovirus was discovered in the wastewater of the multiple villages within the town, officials said on Friday.
“Eight months into her term, the supervisor’s blaming her inability to manage the Town on paper files she believes are missing,” Lurvey said in a statement to Blank Slate Media
Dr. Mary Bassett, the state’s health commissioner, said in a statement that immunization is vital. She saidthe vaccine is both safe and effective.
Officials urge municipalities to repeal abortion restrictions Polio found in North Hempstead wastewater
scheduling conflicts, and Supervisor DeSena did not mention she had a conflict when the critically important item was added to the agenda for the August meeting,” Kaplan said.
“As has previously been reported, the supervisor had a longstanding prior family commitment out of state that was scheduled a year in advance. This is not new information, as this was included in Deputy Supervisor Scalero’s opening remarks on August 4th,” Devine said in a statement.
“It’s worth noting that the Town of North Hempstead sets board meeting dates at the beginning of the year to avoid such personal
not necessary at the outset of the meeting in response to a request by Supervisor Jennifer DeSena to describe the local law, Chapter 41A, its history and how applicable it is today.
Since the law’s passage in North Hempstead, its applicability has been superseded by the New York State Public Health and education laws that overrule it, Chiara said.
SUPERVISOR, I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU WEREN’T ABLE TO BE HERE LAST TIME BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SO MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE EAGER TO HEAR WHETHER OR NOT YOU SUPPORT A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO ACCESS AN ABORTION IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD.
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Additionally, handwashing with soap is also important. Many alcohol-based sanitizers do not work on some germs, such as polio.
The Town of North Hempstead held its Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at Manhasset Valley Park on Sunday.
cated to his family, community and service.”
fulfill our promise to never forget.”
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Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava led the program as council members recited the names of the victims from their districts. Attendees also observed two moments of silence at 8:46 a.m.. when Flight 11, slammed into the North Tower, and 9:03 a.m., when Flight 175 hit the South Tower.Mayor Bonnie Parente of East Williston recited a resident’s poem, “Angels of America.” The St. Mary’s Chamber Choir also performed
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“Sadly, the list of lost family members continues to grow as our heroic police and firefighters succumb to serious illnesses caused by exposure during post 9/11 recovery efforts. I saw a mother use this solemn ceremony and monument to reinforce to her young daughters what happened this day 21 years ago and many junior firefighters learning yet one more important community service that the New Hyde Park Fire Department provides. They help
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“No amount of words said can truly capture the horrors we witnessed on Sept. 11, 2001,” said DeSena. “It’s one of the few moments in history where all of us will forever have crystal clear memories of where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news.”
Contributing reporting by Steven Keehner.
At Manhasset Valley Park Sunday, North Hempstead held memorial services for the 56 North Hempstead residents who died in the attacks and the overall casualty list of the 2,996 whoPoliticalperished. and religious leaders shared their memories of that terrible day during the event. The park’s Sept. 11 memorial, a 19-foot beam from the World Trade Center, served as a backdrop as residents and first responders in attendance looked on.
“I will forever be thankful for his wisdom, guidance, and generosity in helping me establish the St. Vincent de Paul Society,” DeSena said. “This posthumous dedication in his hon-
“America the Beautiful” and the National Anthem.Rabbi Osher Kravitsky of Chabad of Great Neck was among the three religious leaders to speak. During his remarks, he spoke of community and the fragility of life.
In Floral Park, the Board of Trustees joined the Fire Department at the Relic Memorial located in front of village hall to honor those who lost their lives.
of his family. We miss him and we are privileged to honor him in this way.”
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“Each and every one of us is responsible for our own homes, our own communities, for each other,” said Kravitskty. “It’s very easy to blame others, but we need to be accountable. This is a wake-up call for us to love each other, to respect each other regardless of where we come from or where we are going. We’re all here in this modern world to make it better.”
or is a well-deserved tribute to his enduring legacy.”Town Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey said she first met Falcone through his involvement with the Kiwanis Club, the American Legion Post and North Hempstead’s Veterans Advi-
sory“MattCommittee.Falcone was a dedicated community member who served our country and community faithfully his entire life,” she said. “He loved his friends, his fellow veterans and his county. Most of all, he loved and was so proud
The bridge bearing Falcone’s name spans the Northern State Parkway in North Hills, carrying Shelter Rock Road.
New Hyde Park remembers Sept. 11
Hyde Park Fire Department’s service at its beautiful Sept. 11 monument. I thank them for providing a place not only for their members but for the whole community to come and grieve together,” DeSena said.
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“This is not a contiguous district and doesn’t have a commonality of interest,” Oppenheimer said, referencing the rules redistricting needs to follow. “You need to come up with something better than this.”In 2014, Republicans held a 10-9 advantage when the current district maps were voted on party lines. At the time, Democrats had a 20,382 advantage among registered voters – 344,078 to 323,696. The commission has a deadline of Nov. 10 to
for transparency for the public to study available data and to make it more compact.
trust in this process by making redistricting a fair process,” Esterqeust said.
Wink said he hopes the commission follows the same process as the independent redistricting commission for North Hempstead, which recommended bipartisan maps ahead of time to the town board that the public was able to see.
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Future hearings include Sept. 21 at Hempstead Town Hall, Sept. 28 at Long Beach City Hall and Oct. 3 at the Albany Avenue Community Center in North Massapequa.
Manhasset is currently broken up into three legislative districts and both Roslyn and Hicksville are divided into four districts.
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“Our voices are fractured, please ensure our
Wayne Wink, a former North Hempstead clerk and county legislator, cautioned the commission of gerrymandering while reminding them he was one of two legislators nearly a decade ago to be redistricted into the same district.
The next hearing for Nassau County Temporary Districting Advisory Commission was slated for Sept. 14 at Glen Cove City Hall but has been canceled with a new date to be announced for either Sept. 18 or 20.
Calls for transparency in redistricting county
The major difference I see between North Hempstead’s commission and the one here is that Nort Hempstead’s submitted four maps they voted in a bipartisan manner for the town and public to consider before they were voted on,” Wink said. “I pray, although I don’t hold much hope you will follow that lead of North ManhassetHempstead.”residentJudy Esterquest, of Legislative District 9, asked the commission for a fair process while advocating for a map that brings together the communities of Manhasset, Port Washington and Roslyn in a better manner they are now.
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Barack Obama to serve on the National Council on theTheHumanities.businessman referred to numerous pieces of legislation in state governments aimed at compromising voting, abortion and the LGBTQ+ community’s rights, among other things, as threats to the country’s fabric.
New district maps were submitted recently by a court-appointed special master and have been viewed as more neutral compared to ones that were rejected by a state appeals court earlier this Whileyear.the 3rd Congressional District under the new proposal does not extend as far west as the Bronx or Westchester, it does stretch to more southern parts of Nassau County, such as Hicksville and Massapequa. The new lines do exclude the parts of the district that now stretch into Suffolk County, mainly Huntington and Smithtown.
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Schumer, Gillibrand endorse Zimmerman
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Notable endorsements for Zimmerman include Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, former Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, state Assemblyman Charles Lavine and state Comp-
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Kahoot Trivia : Welcome Fall – Virtual Monday, Sep tember 19 at 7 p.m. All Ages — Family Fun! Join us for an evening of Fall based trivia! A prize will be awarded to the night’s trivia contest winner! *Please remember Kahoot Trivia works best with 2 devices — any combination of a computer/laptop/tablet/ipad/phone will work.
Legislature, will be hosting a series of Property Tax Ex emptions Workshops beginning on September 6 through October 27 at libraries and community meeting halls throughout the county. One-on-One assistance is available on a frst come-frst served basis. Please go to the library’s website for a list of needed documents, and other relevant information.MysteryBook Club – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor and Virtual Wednesday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m. The book being discussed is: Find Me by Alafair Burke. “The disap pearance of a young woman leaves her best friend reeling and an NYPD homicide detective digging into her own past in this twisty mystery about the power of female friend ships.”Hearing Loss Seminar – Virtual Thursday, September 22 at 1 p.m. Presented by: Dr. Maja Svrakic of Northwell Health. Bring your questions! Dr. Svrakic will discuss your questions, plus the prevalence of hearing loss; why hearing loss should be treated and what happens if it is not; who should you see and when; what are some hearing device options and do they work; when is surgery an option for hearing loss. This program is brought to you courtesy of Nassau Libraries Health Share.
In-Person Downton Abbey at the Library! – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor Thursday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. Presented by Monica Randall The British TV series Down ton Abbey has taken the world by storm with its sprawling manor house and Upstairs Downstairs intrigues. When the American tycoons and robber barons, during the turn of the last century, turned to European nobility for inspiration on how to live in style, they constructed their own show places such as Planting Fields, Old Westbury Gardens, Mill Neck Manor, Oheka Castle, to name a few, by copying the great English manor houses. This presentation will display how the Long Island Gold Coast continues to carry on these English traditions.
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Director of Fine and Performing Arts Anissa Arnold. She went on to share, “Herricks Tri-M has been designated “winner” by NAfME many times in the past years but fnds this particular year specifcally meaningful as it demonstrates and recognizes the ability of Herricks students to persevere through challenging times while continuing to share their music in our community no matter what.”
Floral Park Memorial High School ninth grader Dylan Ryan is pictured with his book, “Robo and Friends.”
Herricks High School Tri-M Music Honor Society, Chapter 1975 has been recognized as the 2021-2022 New York State Chapter of the Year Winner by The National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
Library Board of Trustees Meeting – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor and Virtual Tuesday, September 20 at 7 p.m.
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“We are honored to be recognized by NAfME for our students’ hard work in sharing their music in the community, musical excellence and student leadership,” said Herricks
Floral Park Memorial High School ninth grader Dylan Ryan has published his book, “Robo and Friends.”Since last year, Ryan has perse vered through the process of self-
Brain Fitness Fun for Everybody! – Virtual Thursday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. This class is uniquely designed for those who are interested in being proactive in main taining and enhancing their cognitive functioning! The Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center’s Brain Fit ness Workshop is intended for those who do not have a diagnosis of memory impairment. At the Long Island Al zheimer’s and Dementia Center, “we believe you’re never too young or old to start a brain ftness regimen in a safe, friendly, and socially stimulating environment”.
Fall Fun: Story & Craft! – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor Thursday, September 22 at 4:30 p.m. Ages: Pre-K & Kin dergarten (with parent/caregiver). Join Mrs. S. & Mr. B. for some fall stories and fun adventures with a simple craft!
Stony Brook Health Education Series: Cancer Preven tion & Screening – Virtual Wednesday, September 21 at 12 noon. Don’t delay your cancer screenings. Join Health Educators from Stony Brook Cancer Center to learn about what cancer screenings are available for you, when to get screened, and best practices for cancer prevention. *This program is brought to you courtesy of Nassau Libraries HealthIn-PersonShare.
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The Hillside Public Library is sponsoring a Basic First Aid Supplies Drive to support Ukraine. Needed items in clude Band Aids, Sterile Eye Dressings; Gauze Dressings; Safety Pins; Tweezers and Scissors; Skin Rash Creams; Pain Relievers and Digital Thermometers. There is a bin at the library for your donations, and we thank you for your generosity.Hillside Public Library is partnering with Long Island Coalition for the Homeless in a Lunch Box Drive. Needed items include the following: Lunch Boxes, Juice Boxes, and non-perishable food items, such as granola bars. Donation boxes are at the library.
Life Mapping with Lou Ann – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor Fridays, September 16, 23 and 30 at 10:30 a.m. Life Mapping is a positive exercise that can help a person track down the things and ideas that they value in life. It can help them to spot the positive thoughts that drive their life. A person can add their achievements, beliefs, challenges. Life Maps can be of diferent types. This is an example of the workshop that we ofer. It’s a visual timeline; a person can create a whole map describing memorable moments of theirPaintlife.Night: Celebrate the September Harvest Moon – Virtual Friday, September 16 at 7 p.m. Sketching and Acrylics with Alma. For beginners to advanced sketchers and painters. Everyone is welcome. Enjoy a fun and relax ing evening painting in the comfort of your own home! For a list of supplies needed, please go to the library’s website.
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publishing and has recently received copies of his book. His former Eng lish teacher Emma Martin assisted him in the writing process, providing continuous guidance and encourage ment from the day he shared his idea.
Floral Park self-publishesstudentbook
Nassau County Property Tax Exemptions As sistance Wednesday, September 21: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Con tact: Nassau County Department of Assessment (516) 5711500 ncassessor@nassaucountyny.gov. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, in partnership with the County
Herricks High School Tri-M Music Honor Society, Chapter 1975 recognized as the 2021-2022 New York State Chapter of the Year Winner by The National Association for Music Education.
A Day in the Life of a Healthy Brain with Dr. Fern En gelson – Virtual Tuesday, September 20 at 11 a.m. This empowering and unique class that combines lecture and movement is an opportunity for you to learn how you can play a more active role in improving and maintaining your brain health through the use of brain balancing exercises, Qi Gong movements, calming breathing techniques and other healthy tips. This program is brought to you courtesy of Nassau Libraries Health Share. To register, please go to the library’s In-Personwebsite.Medicare Updates and Options – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor Tuesday, September 20 at 2 p.m. The Nassau County Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) is ofering an informa tive session on Medicare Updates and Options. including Social Security and Medicare cost of living and premium increases. This program is designed for existing and new Medicare members. *Also held on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:30pm. *This program is brought to you courtesy of Nas sau Libraries Health Share.
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The Village is again making an application for the “Downtown Revi talization Initiative” grant for up to $10mm. By way of background, each year New York State awards $10mm to a community in each of the 10 state regions, one of which is Long Island. The basis for Floral Park’s application is centered on input from our Business District Advance ment Committee (which consists of residents and business owners) and input from our outside consultant
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You can also enjoy it all on the Floral Park Centennial Gardens Face book page, beautifully created by Ann Moynagh.
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DPW has been deeply involved in roadway projects and preparations for the opening of school. This includes the repaving of South Tyson Avenue (in conjunction with 3TC, the third track contractors), along with new line strip ing near our schools.
In September, the entire Department will spend four evenings at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy in Beth page. There, they will engage in instruc tive, hands-on practice with interior at tacks in structures similar to those in our Village and nearby. FPFD’s commit ment to ongoing training is impressive andThanksappreciated.alsogo to our Kiwanis Club for recently honoring our Volunteer Fire Department and frst responders.
Trustee Frank Chiara Building Department
MTA/3TC
Trustee Jennifer Stewart Pool
The Village Board along with Vil lage Administrator Gerry Bambrick continue to engage with the MTA/3TC to ensure the promises made for resto ration after this project are adhered to and to mitigate the negative impacts of any construction on our commu nity. I encourage all residents with concerns to log into MTA.org, scroll to ‘Give Feedback” and leave your com ments.
15th, the Library is ofering a de fensive driving course. This six-hour course is a great way to reduce your insurance rates. Other Library events include Pilates on the Lawn, Yoga, Chess Club, Knitting Group, Baby Club for babies 9-17 months, and Chefs of d’Future. Details for these and many other events are listed on the Library website: www.foralparklibrary.org.
Fall athletics are underway. I’d like to thank the representatives from all our leagues for a productive feld usage meeting. A note to all, we ex pect construction to begin on the multi-purpose rink this fall, be on the lookout for notifcations from your leagues. Thank you to all our coaches and managers who volunteer their time to mentor our youth through athletics. They are truly a gift to our community.
Onfuture.August 22nd — 24th, a group of young children participated in the Library Civics for Kids. Children in grades 2-5 learned about the his tory of Floral Park, what civics are all about and took a tour of Village Hall. They learned about the Police and Fire Departments as well as how the ad ministration of the Village functions. Thank you to Laura Trentacoste and Kathy Guidal for this great program for the kids. Thank you to everyone who works at Village Hall and my fel low board members for being there, making the kids feel welcome and helping to educate them about our Village.This weekend, the Library will re sume normal hours with 9am-5pm on Saturday and 1pm-5pm on Sunday. Friday September 9th from 10am to 12 noon, the Library will host another shredding event in the continuing ef fort to fght identity theft. The maxi mum amount you can bring is 5 boxes. The Friends of the Library Book Club has returned after the summer. They will meet the frst Monday of each month. Thursday September
4VS currently has openings for High School Students, residing in the four-village area, to join the staf as television production crew mem bers. No experience is necessary. This is a great opportunity for any one interested in learning about the technical positions and equipment used to create our programs. For nearly 25 years, local student staf members have gained invaluable experience in a real-world setting. This experience has assisted in col lege acceptance and post-graduation employment in the media industry. If interested, please contact the stu dio by email: 4vs@4vs.org or call 516-326-1150. A new edition of the Floral Park Mayor’s report will debut Monday September 12th at 9:30pm and repeat on Thursday September 15th at the same time. As always, please visit www.4vs.org for the complete list of shows, dates, and times.
NV5.Our three business districts are Jericho Turnpike, Covert Avenue and Tulip Avenue. This year, the Vil lage is seeking community input via several avenues: 1) an e-mail blast going out this week to residents with a 20 question survey; and 2) a special meeting on September 13 at 8pm regarding the application, seeking information from the audi ence. I would like to thank Building Superintendent Renee Marcus and
Floral Park Library
Communications Trustee Stewart mentioned the email blasts being a key tool that the Mayor & Board of Trustees regularly use to keep residents, businesses and the public updated on current news in the Village. I am happy to report that over 3,000 residents have suc cessfully subscribed for online notif cations. Residents can read the most up-to-date bi-weekly Board Reports and other topical Village-wide news including the Building Department (BZA/ARB) agendas by visiting the Village website and/or by signing-up for personal notifcations by going to the Village website: fpvillage.org, click on Quick Links: Important Noti fcations. The direct link is: https:// fpvillage.org/notifcations/
Four Village Studios (4VS)
*The full versions of the Mayor & Trustee Board Reports are available online at www.fpvillage.org.
Trustee Lynn Pombonyo
Department of Public Works
It’s been a busy summer for the Fire Department, including July’s 123 total calls for assistance, 84 ambulance calls and four mutual aid calls. Recently, the Department responded to a smoke de tector alert at a home where there was smoke in the home, and the owners were away. FPFD’s quick response and the working smoke detectors prevented any fre damage, making a big difer ence in the outcome. Please make sure your smoke detectors are working, too.
The Architectural Review Board (ARB) meeting for this month will be split into two sessions due to the number of cases and the complex ity of the projects. Tentatively, the Covert Avenue project and other applications will be on Wednesday, September 21 and the Centennial Hall project along with others will be on Wednesday, September 28. The fnal agendas will be published on the ARB website next week.
I am happy to report good news. NYRA passed a resolution to desig nate the Triangle located at the Cro cus Avenue – Floral Park Bellerose School (FPBS) boundary area as an open space (not to be absorbed as parking). This will enhance the Bel mont/Floral Park border by creating a bufer for the school near the play ground and for the residents nearby. I would like thank the Franchise Oversight Board (FOB), Assembly woman Michaelle Solages, former FPBS Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Sottile, and Village Administrator Bambrick for helping to accomplish this. I would especially like to thank the residents on Crocus and Larch Avenues for having your voices heard throughout the process to bet ter help the Board achieve and main tain quality of life in the West End.
Great appreciation goes to Mrs. Laura Trentacoste who envisioned, developed and teaches this unique Gardens pro gram.Our extended weekend hours of 9am to 7pm (or dusk, whichever comes frst) will continue through Septem ber. Weekday hours remain at 12-5pm. Gaze at sunsets through the trees dur ing our weekend twilight hours. This is truly the BEST OF NASSAU.
Thank you to Felix Procaccia of ‘Just the Facts Media’ and to Brandon Dufy, Blank Slate Media (on Zoom) for attending. It is appreciated.
Best Wishes
Our 2022 Pool season ofcially ended today with the annual Senior Luncheon. The rain did not damp en the fun! Yesterday hundreds of members participated in the annual Last Jump at 5pm at the Floral Park Pool. So much fun was had by all. We look forward to seeing all our members back for Summer 2023!
Trustee Michael Longobardi
A huge thank you to our lifeguards and supervisors for an extraordi narily safe summer and to Pool Di rector Tom Dillon and Recreation Superintendent Kurt Meyfohrt for all they do to ensure a fun and safe summer for all members.
Fire Department
Our present and past Children’s Gar dening Classes got together at the Gar dens for an end-of-summer reunion pic nic. There they delighted in the colorful fowers and greenery they had planted.
With our schools reopening, the Police Department would like to remind our residents that there are school speed zones by all of our schools. The speed limit in the school zones is 20 mph while schools are in session. Please drop of and pick up your children in a safe manner and observe all of our trafc regulations. Keep a watchful eye out for our children and drive safely.
Conservation Society & Centennial Gardens
Chambers of Commerce
We send our best wishes for great success and joy to students of all ages who are returning to school, those courageously entering mili tary service, and all joining the work force. Please remember that we are always here for you.
At tonight’s board meeting the con tract for the new ADA compliant ramp and main entrance to the Library was awarded to Aventura Construction Corp. This will be both a beautiful upgrade to the front of the building as well as improved direct access for all. Construction will be starting in the near
The Spooner Street and parking lot road reconstruction (with curb, apron and drain reconstruction) is under way. This complex project will take about sixty days. Because of the delayed start due to changes in the road contractor assigned to the job, subsequent projects on Hinsdale and Clayton Avenues will be delayed until the spring, more details to follow.
Police Department
Celebrate Fall at the Covert Av enue Chamber of Commerce Street Fair on Saturday, October 15th. It’s bigger and better than ever, so bring your whole family!
Deputy Mayor Lynn Pombonyo for their hard work this past week, and as always, thanks to Village Admin istrator Gerry Bambrick. With the deadline soon approaching, we feel that Floral Park’s application will be a strong one inclusive of some con crete initiatives that can have signif cant value in increasing the viability of our business districts. We look for ward to hearing from our residents and businesses in the next week to fnalize the submission.
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