“It’s worth noting that the Town of North Hempstead sets board meeting dates at the beginning of the year to avoid such personal 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. Town Attorney Frank Chiara said the board’s vote was not necessary at the outset of the meeting in response to a request by DeSena to describethe local law, Chapter 41A, its history and how applicable it is today. “There is no actual effectiveness, it is unenforceable,” Chiara said. “It is a law in the books that is contrary to stateThelaw.”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 aborTO SCHOOL
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After two hours of heated debate, the North Hempstead Town Board voted unanimously Thursday to repeal a 50-year-old section of the town code that limited where pregnancies could be terminated to hospitals, facilities administered by a hospital or facilities affiliated with a hospital.
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Republican Supervisor Jennifer DeSena did not attend the August meeting, saying she had a “long-standing prior family commitment”, leaving Deputy Supervisor Joe Scalero to lead the meeting, but without any voting power.
On Thursday, DeSena revised her explanation, saying she was in Delaware with her family on vacation. State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills), who spoke in favor of repealing the law, criticized DeSena for her absence in August and the change in the reason she gave. “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. 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 lab will give students the chance to learn about the software applications that power the financial industry. Teacher Magdaleeni Milonakis, who joined the district in 2020, will instruct the new course.
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“The defendant was allegedly exceeding 100 mph in his vehicle just before impact, and never made an efort to brake before the dead ly collision,” said District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “As we prosecute this tragic case, our thoughts are with Maricela Donaire’s family.” Tanveer’s bail was set at $200,000 on bond, $100,000 cash and $1,000,000 partially secured bond and his license was also sus pended. On December 12, 2021, at 10:39 p.m., Tanveer allegedly drove a 2016 BMW 340i xDrive eastbound on Jeri cho in Old Westbury at high speeds while impaired on drugs, according to the charges, before crashing into a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. The driver of the Impala, 30-yearold Maricela Donaire, was killed in the collision and pronounced dead at the scene.Tanveer is due back in court on Sept. 15. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.
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A Floral Park teen has been charged with manslaughter for alleg edly driving under the infuence of drugs at over 100 miles per hour and crashing into a vehicle leaving West bury Manor onto Jericho Turnpike in December 2021, killing the driver. Arhum Tanveer, 19, was indicted Friday, Sept. 1, and arraigned on charges of manslaughter in the sec ond degree, assault in the second de gree, vehicular manslaughter in the second degree, operating a motor vehicle while under the infuence of drugs, reckless endangerment in the second degree and reckless driving.
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Driver allegedly topped 100 mph while high Trailblazing real estate mogul dies at 92 Muriel Broxmeyer co-founded Fairfield Properties in 1973
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Muriel Broxmeyer, who disman tled gender boundaries in the real es tate industry, died last month at 92, her family announced. Muriel Rothstein was born in 1929 to Lillian and Morris Rothstein. Along with her older brother, Leon ard, she grew up in Riverdale. At 15, she completed high school and began attending New York University. Broxmeyer married and had three boys — Mark, Neal and Gary — and moved to Westchester to raise her children.After becoming a single mom in the 1960s, she began working as a secretary at Robert Martin Company, Westchester’s largest landlord and de veloper. Eventually, Broxmeyer broke the glass ceiling by ascending to the position of vice president in the early 1970s.Broxmeyer founded and was the owner of Property Ventures Ltd., a brokerage frm that specialized in coop conversions. She also co-founded Fairfeld Properties in 1973 and she remained a partner in the company until her death. Today, it is one of the largest residential landlord companies on LongEarlyIsland.inthe 1980s, Broxmeyer and her late partner, Richard “Dick” Weil, moved to Roslyn Harbor. Later they moved to a senior community in Port Washington around 2010. Broxmeyer died surrounded by her family at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn on Aug. 16. Mark and Neal, two of Brox meyer’s sons, predeceased her. She is survived by her son, Gary (Lisa Brox meyer); daughter-in-law, Susan Brox meyer; and her grandchildren, Mi chael (Dana), Evan, Rebecca, Daniel, Marissa, Matthew, Noah, Dara Gruen berg (Jon Gruenberg), Jennifer (Ei tan Kensky) and David (Naava); and her great-grandchildren, Jacob, Jus tin, Jared, Cornelia Gruenberg, Jake Gruenberg, Nathaniel, Mason, Simon Kensky, Isadora Kensky and Nadav.
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“Unfortunately with Raise the Age…it affects us,” Raymond said. “There are no repercussions for them. What we’re seeing is a lot of younger kids, 15, 16, 17 years old, coming here, working for an organization… to steal high-end cars, bring them over to New Jersey, get paid for it and if they get arrested, nothing happens to them.” In 2017, New York raised the age of criminal responsibility to at least 18 years old. The civil age of majority and age of criminal responsibility is 18 in both New York and New Jersey. Any juvenile case for an individual 13 years or older can be transferred to an adult court in New York. In New Jersey, a discretionary and presumptive waiver can be used for youth 15 years or older that meet certain criteria.Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder also credited an overall rise in crime to the Raise the Age and bail reform laws when they announced that roughly 75% of the stolen vehicles throughout the county ended up in New Jersey this summer. “You can’t keep letting people out of jail,” Ryder said during a July press conference. “They know if they come here, they will not get arrested, but still they also apply to Raise the Age. They send 15- and 16- and 17-yearold kids to do these acts and they know if they get caught…they’re go-
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than 1,200 catalytic converters have been stolen throughout Nassau County since
Nearly 1,300 catalytic converters have been stolen in Nassau County since the beginning of the year, compared to just 131 last year, officials from the Nassau County Police Department said during a meeting of the Lakeville Estates Civic Association last week. A total of 1,290 catalytic converters have been stolen in Nassau since January, with hundreds reported in the New Hyde Park area, officials said during the meeting. Catalytic converters use a chamber to transform harmful engine emissions into safe gases before they get released in the air.While it is illegal to resell catalytic converters, Det. Sgt. Jeffrey Raymond, the commanding officer of the Nassau County Police Department’s Burglary Pattern Crime Squad, said the precious metals found in catalytic converters — rhodium, platinum and palladium — can be worth significant money.According to a report from Kitco. com, one of the world’s largest precious metal retailers, the price of rhodium is more than $12,000 per ounce, with palladium coming in at more than $2,000 per ounce and platinum worth nearly $900 per ounce as of July. The report said that the price of those precious metals has increased since the start of the 21st century. Other reports have credited the overall rise in stolen converters to how easy it is for individuals to steal them. Raymond said locking cars and parking them in a garage or protected/monitored driveway area are the two best ways to protect against people stealing the converters. He also noted that bail reform laws and New York’s Raise the Age laws make it difficult for police to ensure that the individuals who commit these crimes are not able to do so again.
WHERE: The Run/Walk will now be taking place in Jimmy’s hometown of Manhasset, Long Island. This stroll down memory lane will pass by the home Jimmy grew up in, the elementary school he attended, and the feld named in his honor.
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Nearly 1,300 stolen in Nassau County in 2022, 131 stolen in 2021
Catalytic converters now prime targets
L.I. union membership rising: Hofstra Report finds percentage of organized labor now exceeds participation rate in New York
Last month, in Great Neck nearly 100 people rallied outside a Great Neck Plaza Star bucks, advocating for a fred employee and union leader to be rehired by the company. Other report fndings concluded that unlike the city Long Island’s women are more likely to be union members. On the island, the rates of union density are now greater than they have been since the Great Recession. The assessment revealed the average rate of union membership in New York City and Long Island is also higher than the national average for all ages. The largest age group, millennials, are about twice as likely to be union members as their contemporaries. The white male union share on Long Island is 34%. But a growing majority of union work ers are now women as well as men of color. Long Island immigrants make up only 17% of the workforce and they are less likely to be union members. But, before COVID-19, the proportion of immigrants in unions increased by over 17,000 (up 43%). Immigrants who had recently joined unions accounted for 43.7% of the Island’s latest union surge. Unions in the public sector represent the greatest percentage of any major metro area, with about two-thirds of workers in New York City and Long Island. On Long Island, 237,400 public sector employees (68%) are currently members of a union, a rate that has remained consistent over the past decade.
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A rally in which about 100 people gathered outside a Starbucks in Great Neck Plaza. According to a new Hofstra University survey, Long Island unions now represent a greater share of the workforce than New York City.
“At a time when infation and pandemic job pressures have pushed public approval of unions to the highest levels in decades, work ers across the country – and even in traditional labor-friendly towns like New York – are still struggling uphill to win union rights and rep resentation,” he said. “That’s indicative of suc cessful corporate union-busting strategies and of conservative politicians’ refusal to allow la bor law reforms to level the playing feld.”
“The State of New York Unions 2022” was released by Hofstra’s Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy on Labor Day. The nonproft research institute seeks to increase public understanding of working-class issues. According to the report, labor unions on Long Island have gained thousands of new members in the last three years, with 336,246 (26.5%) employed residents enrolled in unions by 2021. The nation, including New York City, actually lost union members and lags. Of all the major metro areas in the United States, the downstate New York metropolitan area currently has the highest union member ship rate. Nearly one-ffth, or 21.4 percent of the metro area’s wage and salary workers are union members, over double the national aver age outside of New York.
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Author Gregory DeFreitas, a professor of economics at Hofstra University and the direc tor of the Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy, tracked changes in union member ship before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. He also provided assessments based on sex, age, race, ethnicity, immigration status and industry.
Long Island unions now have a larger share of the workforce than New York City, according to a new Hofstra University report.
The report revealed that wages at union ized frms in the New York City/Long Island metro area are typically 12–13% higher than nonunion pay.
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Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano leaving the federal courthouse in Central Islip in 2017.
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Manganos’ prison time delayed again Federal court grants request by ex-county exec, wife to remain out of prison while appeal made
Further delays to the sentences of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife Linda were granted in late August.Mangano, who was found guilty of corruption charges along with Linda in March 2019, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison in April by U.S. District Court Judge Joan Azrack. In early July, Arzack delayed Mangano’s 12-year sentence to the end of the month while she was considering a motion by Mangano’s legal team to have him remain free while he appeals his conviction on the corruption charges, according to Newsday. On Aug. 23, the Second Circuit court order announced that Mangano’s sentencing would not begin until a ruling is made on the motion to overturn Azrack’s order, according to the report. Linda’s sentencing was delayed to Sept. 9 after delays from the Second Circuit, Newsday said. Efforts to reach Mangano’s attorney, Kevin Keating or Azrack for comment on the matter were unavailing. Keating told Newsday his team “remain[s] confident and are looking foward to presenting our case.” Mangano’s conviction is based on a deal he made with Harendra Singh, a restaurateur on Long Island and a star witness in the trial, in which Singh kicked back money and personal benefits in return for pushing the Town of Oyster Bay to authorize loans for Singh, according to a release from the U.S. attorney’sProsecutorsoffice.said that several weeks after Mangano took office, he used his political influence to have the Town of Oyster Bay “indirectly guarantee” $20 million worth of personal loans to Singh for improvements to Tobay Beach and the town’s golf course. Mangano and his wife obstructed justice by conspiring with Singh to fabricate work Linda Mangano supposedly performed at Singh’s restaurant to prevent a grand jury investigation, the news release said. Singh in turn paid for five vacations, hardwood flooring, a custom office chair, watch and a “no-show” job worth $450,000 for Linda Mangano as a marketing director for Singh, prosecutors said. Mangano was confirmed to be working at Huntington’s Oheka Castle in 2020, owner Gary Melius told Newsday. Prosecutors previously said Mangano “led a culture of corruption that permeated throughout his administration: it rotted from the top Prosecutorsdown.” initially sought to have Mangano serve a 17.5-year sentence for accepting the bribes and kickbacks for governmental action. Mangano’s actions were far from one mistake and his “criminal conduct began the moment he was elected as Nassau County executive and continued for years” prosecutorsManganosaid. recently received pushback from federal prosecutors for his attempt to stay free on bail while pursuing an appeal of his conviction, calling it a “last-ditch effort” to avoid time in prison. Prosecutors from the Eastern District U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a letter that they and Mangano’s attorney, John Carman, agreed to the change. Carman previously told Newsday that Linga Mangano is scheduled to be incarcerated at a federal prison in Danbury, CT.
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A total of six rapes, one murder, 46 aggravated assaults, 127 burglaries and 139 motor vehicle thefts were also reported during the fiveyear stretch, according to the statistics. Another analysis conducted by Blank Slate Media shows a decrease of more than 10% in major crimes from 2017-2021 but an increase of more than 16% increase in violent crimes. Statistics show that a total of 14,039 major crimes were committed throughout the county in 2017, compared to 12,535 in 2021. The biggest year-to-year decrease in major crimes during the five-year analysis was from 2019 to 2020 with a drop of nearly 9% – from 13,387 to 12,244 -during the pandemic-riddled year, according to the statistics. Though most crimes increased from 2019 to 2020, larceny reports decreased by nearly 15%, from 10,234 to 8,741, helping drive the overall decrease.Motor vehicle thefts increased nearly 10%, from 639 to 702 from 2019 to 2020. Aggravated assaults increased 13.4% from 1,081 to 1,226 and burglaries increased 12%, from 870 to 975 from 2019 to 2020, according to the statistics. Both violent and property major crimes in-
The list of violent crimes includes murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, while the property crimes were burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft. The statistics were obtained from the state’s Division of Criminal Justice Services.After the 205 reports in 2017, statistics show a total of 201 major crimes were reported in 2018, followed by 220 in 2019, 242 in 2020 and 222 in 2021. In 2017, a total of 17 violent crimes were reported by the seven departments, followed by 13 in 2018, 17 in 2019, 20 in 2020 and 17 in 2021, according to statistics.
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A majority of the district’s property crimes came from larcenies, with 445 reported over the five-year span. In total, the departments reported 740 larcenies during the analyzed period.
The seven organizations included in the analysis were the Floral Park Police Department, the Great Neck Estates Police Department, the Kensington Police Department, the Kings Point Police Department, the Lake Success Police Department, the Port Washington Police District and the Sands Point Police Department.
The seven local police departments and districts on the North Shore of Nassau County saw an overall increase of violent and property-related crimes from 2017-2021, with a noticeable spike in 2020, according to an analysis conducted by Blank Slate Media. A total of 205 property and violent crimes were reported throughout the seven local departments in 2017, a number which increased to 222 in 2021, according to the statistics. In 2020, statistics show that 242 major crimes were reported throughout the county, the highest during the five-year analysis.
A total of 188 property crimes were reported in 2017 and 2018, followed by 203 in 2019, 222 in 2020 and 205 in 2021.
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Local police departments throughout the North Shore reported an increase in major crimes from 2017-2021, according to statistics.
A total of 31 robberies were reported throughout the local departments during the five-year period. Port Washington reported the most overall property crimes, with 505 reported over the fiveyear period. A total of 100 property crimes were reported in 2017, followed by 98 in 2018, 91 in 2019, 115 in 2020 and 101 in 2021, according to the statistics.
Floral Park reported the most violent crimes over the five-year period, with a total of 44.
A majority of Floral Park’s violent crimes came from robberies, with seven reported in 2017, four in 2018 and 2019, and three in 2020 and 2021, according to the statistics.
The Port Washington Police District, which serves the unincorporated portions of the peninsula, reported the most total crimes out of the seven departments, with more than 530 during the five-year period.
After 97 crimes reported in 2019, according to the statistics, the police district reported 123 the following year, the largest year-to-year increase for any municipality.
Local police depts. see slight rise in crime
Viscardi Center unveils aquatic center
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The Viscardi Center in Albertson has unveiled a new aquatic center designed to provide disabled children and adults with aquatic physical education programming starting this Thefall.John J. Gutleber Aquatic Center, named after the former president and CEO of Castagna Realty who served on The Viscardi Center’s board of directors for over 25 years, was updated over three years through the firm’s contributions to recent capital“Thecampaigns.Viscardi students certainly deserve this wonderful pool restoration,” said Catherine Castagna, president of Castagna Realty. “We applaud The Viscardi Center’s mission of educating, employing, and empowering people with disabilities. My parents, Rita and Frank, set a remarkable example for me, and everyone at Castagna Realty, on the importance of giving back to the community. The Viscardi Center has always been very near and dear to our hearts, and we have such enormous respect and gratitude for the amazing work that they do.” The center will include a fully accessible environment, heated pool, wheelchair ramps, lifts and specialized walls, among other features. CEO and President Chris Rosa said the new aquatic center will greatly benefit the students. “We pride ourselves on enhancing opportunities for individuals with disabilities and staying ahead of the curve when it comes to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion,” Risa said in a statement. “The John J. Gutleber Aquatic Center serves as a model of universal design that will introduce a uniquely accessible experience to our students at the Henry Viscardi School as part of their physical education curriculum.”TheViscardi Center’s K-12 school serves medically fragile and severely disabled children with a graduation and college acceptance rate of 86 percent. The center, located in Albertson, provides after-school athletic programs, transportation and modern technologies and curriculums designed to give students an accessible but rigorous academic experience.
The other side of the center offers programs to disabled adolescents and adults and school districts looking for transitioning planning services, prevocational work, testing and job placement. The center places roughly 120 people a year in competitive, integrated employment and provides support and advocacy beyond a participant’s tenure at the center. The educational and employment services the Viscardi Center offers serve 2,000 people a year from all five boroughs of the city, and Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. Founded in 1952 in a West Hempstead garage, the center moved to its current Albertson facility in the 1960s, where it then expanded services to include the school, which uses the pool in its curriculum.
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A Nassau County police boat. A 65-year-old man was rescued on Saturday from a sailboat that was sinking in Hempstead Harbor, according to authorities,
A portion of Madison Street in Port Washington from the corner of Main Street to the corner of Webster Avenue will be dedicated to longtime Port Washington resident and motor cycle enthusiast Sal ‘Ghost’ DeFeo as “Sal ‘Ghost’ DeFeo Street.” DeFeo, nicknamed “The Ghost” after the speed he used to avoid po lice on his white Harley-Davidson motorcycle, was born on May 14, 1927, in Port Washington. After graduating from Schreiber High School, DeFeo was drafted into the U.S. Army in August 1945 dur ing World War II. After completing his basic training in South Carolina, DeFeo was shipped to Europe where he was stationed in France, Belgium and Germany before being honorably discharged in April 1947. DeFeo died last year at 94 on Aug. 19, 2021. As a teenager, he repaired and sold motorcycles out of his garage before incorporating his nickname when he opened Ghost Motorcycles in 1950. Aside from motorcycle en thusiasts, competitive bikers and me chanics, the store attracted some bigtime names to come check out what DeFeo had to ofer. The Town of North Hempstead Town Board unanimously passed the resolution for the street dedica tion during the meeting on Thursday, Sept. 1, DeFeo’s mother’s birthday. Friends and family shared kind words about DeFeo, including his nephew Anthony Scaramucci, who briefy served as the communications director for former President Donald Trump in 2017. “My uncle took care of everybody, it didn’t matter if you were from Har bor Homes or from Sands Point,” Scaramucci said. “He was the type of person that greeted you and he helped every one of us as kids. I grew up in a blue-collar family and with out my uncle, I don’t think I could be where I am today and we would love to have him Scaramuccihonored.”jokingly said he’s been in the town his whole life aside from the 11-day “fasco” in Washing ton D.C., causing a big laugh from both the audience and dais. Town Councilman Dennis Walsh said during voting that he had his motorcycle serviced with DeFeo in the 1970s.VFWPost 1819 Commander John Baptiste Fiore said he cannot speak enough about DeFeo and his family. “I had the honor to have Sal DeFeo in my command,” Fiore said. “This is a man of very few words, but he spoke with his heart in the right place.”More information on the com memoration ceremony is set to be announced.DeFeois survived by Robert, Sal vatore Jr., his other son, Christopher, daughters Susan Oldford and SallyAnn Witcomb, and 12 grandchildren.
Longtime Port Washington resident Sal DeFeo died at 94 on Aug. 19, 2021.
A 65-year-old man was rescued Saturday from a sinking sailboat in Hempstead Harbor, policeThesaid.water emergency happened at 5:45 p.m. A sinking vessel near the Roslyn Viaduct was the subject of a 911 emergency call, accord ing to authorities. A witness saw a man holding onto the side of a 12-foot sailboat.
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In response, Nassau County Aviation Heli copter 4 found the boat. Nassau County Marine 11 arrived on the scene after being sent there by Helicopter 4; they stayed to monitor the situa tion and support Glen Cove Harbor Patrol. The man was helped out of the water by Glen Cove Harbor Patrol, which brought the boat to shore. The 65-year-old male was un harmed and declined medical care.
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Officials are condemning hatred after swastikas were discovered inscribed inside bathroom stalls Saturday afternoon at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford. Three swastikas had been carved into the walls of the men’s bathroom when police were called to Cedar Creek Park on Merrick Road. No arrests have been made so far.State Sen. Anna Kaplan (DNorth Hills) and County Legislator Steven Rhoads (R-Bellmore) condemned the acts. “I’m horrified by the latest discovery of antisemitic vandalism on Long Island,” said Kaplan. “I’m disgusted that once again it was found in a public park where children and families should be able to enjoy themselves without being confronted by vile displays of hatred.”Shesaid residents deserved to live in neighborhoods free of “this garbage.” She added she supports the police in their quest to identify the perpetrators.Kaplanalso urged County Executive Bruce Blakeman to ensure that every county facility is regularly checked for vandalism or graffiti.Rhoads said the acts disgusted him.“Incidents like this hateful imagery are completely unacceptable anywhere, particularly unacceptable here in one of our county parks,” he said. “Because it’s a well-traveled park, we want to make sure that imagery is removed immediately so that others would not see it and be influenced by it.” This is the latest instance of antisemitism on Nassau County’s South Shore. There were incidents of hateful fliers being placed around residential areas in August and July. The far-right Proud Boys held a march in Rockville Centre in May.A recent Anti-Defamation League report said New York continues to lead American cities in recorded antisemitic incidents. In 2021, the 416 occurrences reported made up a 24% increase over the 336 instances the organization recorded in 2020. It accounted for 15% of all reported antisemitic events nationwide. Officials urge anyone with information on the incident to contact Nassau Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
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Colton Daniels, 32, of Oyster Bay, has been identified as the man who died in an auto accident last week in Greenvale.
“The safety, security and well-being of our patients, visitors and team members are our top priorities,” Dowling said. “To help ensure a safe environment for all who enter our facilities – and as part of Northwell’s broader safety and security eforts – we’re trying this next genera tion of screening devices.” Scott Strauss, vice president of security and support systems at Northwell, said the health system already hosts hundreds of trainings that include active-shooter drills and seminars on confict de-escalation, among other things.
Colton Daniels, 32, of Oyster Bay, has been identifed as the man who died in an auto ac cident in Greenvale last week. The incident occurred at 8:58 a.m. on Aug. 29 at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Addison Lane. Daniels, who was operating a Honda motorcycle, collided with a 2002 land scaping truck, according to detectives. The truck was traveling eastbound on Northern Boulevard while Daniels was traveling westbound. Medical personnel took Daniels to a nearby hospital, where hospital workers de clared him dead at 10:08 a.m. Police said the truck driver remained at the scene. No criminality is suspected. The investigation is still ongoing.
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Pictured left to right are Michael Dowling, state Sen. Anna Kaplan, Dr. Burton Rochel son, Dr. Natalie Meirowitz, Dr. Nidhi Vohra, and Dr. Michael Nimaroff.
Michael Nimarof, senior vice president and director of obstetrics and gynecology, said the facility will be focused on providing patients with top-of-the-line care. “This unique center devoted to caring for pregnant moms and their unborn children from throughout the community is focused on collab oration and providing our patients with access to an outstanding team of maternal medicine specialists, adult medical specialists, geneticists and pediatric subspecialists all within one beau tiful facility,” Nimarof said in a statement. “Our teams at the center ensure that our moms and their pregnancies receive the highest level of careInpossible.”August, Cohen opened up a $110 million, 24,000-square-foot Pediatric Surgical Operating Complex.Burton Rochelson will oversee the new facil ity whose location stands on the original site of the United Nations. “Here we are – a team of doctors and nurses and sonographers and genetic counselors and diabetic educators and patient navigators and administrators and front staf,” Rochelson said. “Nearly 130 people all working towards one goal—a healthy mother and baby – with the absolute best care for women and their babies, no matter how complex, under one roof, at one time.”The new detection systems at Cohen will be able to screen for weapons and contraband. The walk-through system is also installed at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and Lenox Health Greenwich Village in Manhat tan as part of an overall efort to bring the tech nology to each hospital in Northwell.
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“Northwell is known for its world-class health care and it’s our mission to keep patients safe with world-class security measures,” said Strauss. “The installation of this new detection system is just the latest addition to a wide range of security protocols the health system has in place to protect those in our hospitals, minimize the risk of violence and maintain a safe working environment for our team members. This tech nology adds just another layer of safety – and improves confdence for everyone who enters these healing spaces.” The system, named Evolv Express, is manu factured by Massachusetts-based Evolv Technol ogy. It creates a touchless experience for visitors and will be monitored by a Northwell employee at all locations.
The center is a combined efort of Northwell Health and Cohen, which was cited in July by U.S. News & World as Long Island’s top-ranked children’sNorthwellhospital.President and CEO Michael Dowl ing said at the opening the center symbolizes the chance to dream and look forward. “Northwell has set the stage for innovation by creating a special program with doctors, nurses and teams of health care professionals dedicated to women, safe deliveries and healthy babies,” Dowling said in a statement. “ It took us several years to get here, but this Center teaches us to dream what is possible and to think ahead.”
Cohen Children’s Medical Center unveiled a new facility and security system this week, including a $7 million high-risk pregnancy and fetal health center and state-of-the-art screening technology.TheCenter for High Risky Pregnancy and Fetal Health, located at 1111 Marcus Ave. in New Hyde Park, features 14 ultrasound rooms and ofers comprehensive maternal-fetal medi cine care services, among other things.
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Moving people from cars to trains will also have major benefits for Manhattan where many Nassau residents work and play. New York City’s downtown business district ranked as the most congested in America in 2020 and 2021 in a report from INRIX, a private analytics company, The MTA’s executive summary notes that between 2010 and 2019, travel speeds in the Manhattan Central Business District fell by 22% from 9.1 mph to 7.1Thismph.costs time and money not to mention frustration.
The MTA has spent $14 billion in recent years on two projects that make commuting by train from Nassau County to Manhattan – East Side Access and the 3rd track.EastSide Access will save commuters headed to the East Side valuable time by taking them to Grand Central Station rather than having to double back from Penn Station on the West Side. The Third Track is the 9.8-mile expansion of rail service from Floral Park to Hicksville, a stretch that carries 40% of the LIRR’s traffic on Long Island.
“Nassau is already one of the highest taxed counties in the nation and with inflation and gas prices continuing to soar, we do not need this added tax for going to work or visiting the city,” his petitionButreads.gas prices, a major driver of inflation, have actually been declining for nearly three months – and would actually fall even further with a drop in gasoline consumption.
The petition goes on to talk about the “outrageously high” LIRR train ticket prices, “forcing commuters who choose
“Thanks to a combination of carcentric urban planning and suburban sprawl, Americans annually drive a total of3 trillion miles, the story continued. “According to the energy think-tank RMI, the United States must cut vehicle miles traveled 20 percent by 2030to keep warming below 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit” — and that is true even in scenarios of aggressive electric vehicle adoption.
The California Legislature recently passed a $1,000 refundable credit to poorer Californians who don’t own cars in an effort to discourage more driving. The move came a little more than a week after California decided to ban the sales of new gas-only powered vehicles.
The congestion pricing proposal seeks to lessen traffic and improve air quality in the city for commuters and residents as well as shorten emergency response times.
Officials also expect congestion pricing to raise $1 billion per year, which will fund public transportation improvements. Of this, 10% would go to the LIRR.Long Island accounts for 8% of the 1.3 million people who work in New York’s central business district — a little over 100,000 DiscouragingpeopleLong Islanders from driving into Manhattan would also have several benefits for people living on LongTheIsland.first is a reduction in the nervewracking, time-wasting, pollution-generating congestion faced by motorists taking the Long Island Expressway and other roadways into Manhattan. This congestion is even faced by people simply driving from one place to another in Nassau. That’s the kind of suburban experience we can all do without.Areduction in commuting by car from Nassau would also help lower gasoline consumption and the price of oil — a prime source of revenue for such bad actors as Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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The European Union is in the process of taking extraordinary steps to wean itself from fossil fuel imports from Russia, which is helping Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. Are we not ready to just take the train to work to help? And then there are the environmental benefits at a time when we are already watching the impact of climate change — extreme weather, recordsetting heat, droughts, floods and hurricanes among other things.
“The United States is unlikely to hit its climate goals without a significant decrease in personal car ownership and driving,” the Washington Post reported.
Legislator Rhoads says in a petition he created that congestion pricing amounts to a commuter tax on suburban drivers of $1 billion per year.
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The high taxes are mostly a choice made by Nassau voters to generously fund schools.
Congestion pricing right for Nassau
Republican Nassau County legislators’ first criticism of the MTA’s latest congestion pricing plan for Manhattan was that it was an attack on the suburbs. This appears to be go-to criticism by the county GOP. They have twice cited this same complaint in recent months. Who knew that the suburbs were so fragile?The first claim was made in February when Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed legislation to require municipalities to allow a minimum of one accessory dwelling unit on all owner-occupied residential zoned lots. The second came in June when two Democratic legislators from the suburbs proposed that local town and city elections outside of New York City should be held in November in even-numbered years.The tactic actually worked. Hochul quickly withdrew her plan for accessory dwellings intended to address a 750,000-unit housing shortage in metropolitan New York in the face of heated opposition. The election plan died even quicker, not getting out of committee in either the Senate or Assembly.We hope the Nassau Republicans’ third effort is not as successful. The first problem with the objection that the congestion pricing plan is an attack on the suburbs is the plan itself. It calls for a toll to be paid for cars that enter a zone in Manhattan that extends from 60th Street to the Battery. If implemented, peak-hour travel could cost between $9 and $23 in any of the seven toll price scenarios. Off-peak travel could cost between $7 and $17 and overnight travel might cost between $5 andThis$12.isan attack on the suburbs only if you consider Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island as suburbs. Under the plan, residents of the other four boroughs of New York City and all those living above 60th Street in Manhattan as well as everyone else would also have to pay a toll to enter the zone.County Legislator Steve Rhoads, who kicked off Nassau’s opposition to congestion pricing, later joined Jack Martins, who is seeking to regain his 7th District state Senate Seat, in calling the MTA proposal’s plan a “commuter tax.” This is an apparent effort to conflate congestion pricing with an old New York City tax that required commuters to pay for public services such as police, fire and sanitation. It was not a very unpopular tax in the suburbs to put it mildly and ended in 1999. But the MTA’s plan is not a commuter tax. If anything, it is a commuter tax for people who insist on driving their cars into traffic-choked Manhattan below 60th ThereStreet.arealready good alternatives. They are called trains and buses. Nassau County residents are in a particularly good position to move from their cars to trains.
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“Maybe it’s a vitamin deficiency,” I say. “Maybe there’s something I could take, and I’d know just how to use every one of these things.” “Vitamin T for Tech!” my kids shout. They are delighted by the idea.I can think of a few other vitamins I’ll need as well: Like Vitamin E, for Enduring the reading of instruction manuals; Vitamin C, for staying Cheerful when my husband tries to teach me something;Andlet’s throw in an H, for Here’s Hoping I survive it all.
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peaking of technology, it was the late Douglas Adams, author of the science fiction series “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” who observed: “1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. “2. Anything that’s invented between when you’re 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. “3. Anything invented after you’re 35 is against the natural order of things.”Iwas reminded of this some years ago, when one of my kids came to me and said, “Mom, I’ve got great news for “Really?you.”You’ve decided you don’t need to go to college after all, and Daddy and I can spend all that money on ourselves instead?” “Why would you do that? No, I’ve figured out that I don’t need the 18-giggle-bit Dipsy-whoodle, after all, because I can get all the features I need in the 17-giggle-bit Whangerdoodle, with the Ipso-Facto power pack. Isn’t that great?” Well, it might be, if I had understood a word he said. “You didn’t understand a word I said, did you, Mom?” “Maybe one. Does it matter?” “How can you live in the 21st century if you refuse to learn about anything in it?” “I have a cell phone,” I protested feebly.“And you wouldn’t even know how to mute it for movies if I hadn’t shown you.” “I use the computer,” I continued. “Only because Dad and I find your documents for you all the time.” “Is it my fault your father installed some kind of hidden directory when he set the thing up?” “You mean the one called ‘My Documents?’ You’re missing the point, Mom. You are completely technologically impaired, and you know it. You don’t even know how to use anything that was invented after 1960. It’s embarrassing.” I wanted to deny hotly that this was true. I was fine with everything that had been invented, right up to my office fax machine. It’s only since my son, himself, arrived on the scene that I lost the ability to deal with anything more complicated than a microwave oven. Still, I suppose he did have a point.At that time, we were charging up cameras, camcorders, cell phones, and music pods for a trip in the morning – or rather my children were charging everything. I just stared at it all: a dining room table full of gizmos, and I had no idea what to plug where or why. I couldn’t even recognize most of it, although apparently I had paid for all of it. “What does this thing do?” “It’s an MP3 player, Mom.” “So what’s an MP3? Some kind of weapon?”“It’sMUSIC.”“Whydidn’t you say so? Did I ever tell you guys how cool it was when transistor radios first came out? You could actually play music from a shirt pocket.” I got the look that means, “You’re babbling again. OF COURSE, we can play music from a shirt pocket. Duh!” My only consolation was that soon we’d be visiting my mother, who is even more techno-phobic than me. I used to chuckle at her for hanging on so tenaciously to her manual typewriter and dial phone. I told her that the Smithsonian was making over a wing to include her living room as an exhibit – with her in it. But lately I’ve started wondering if there will be a room for me, too, in the Tech Museum. Maybe in the room next to hers. “Technologically impaired,” people will say, shaking their heads after reading my caption. “Such a shame; she just never caught on to the Doopsy-whoodle format.” Looking at my progeny, I decide to try again. After all, these were the same young whipper-snappers I had taught to tie their shoes, not so long ago. But standing there, surveying the vast array of things I didn’t understand, I felt a bit intimidated.
One judge, The New York Post reported, called Hochul “disingenuous,” and said that crimes “once eligible for bail are no longer ‘because her former boss passed these changes that she supported.’”
As Election Day nears, most candidates for public office move toward the political center to broaden their appeal to voters from all walks of life. But not New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul. In fact, since Hochul beat a radical Progressive in the June Democratic primary, she has not only been moving further to the left, but she has also vilified large segments of the population who dare to disagree with her on various issues, particularly abortion.Going after Republicans in a recent press conference, Hochul blurted out, “ just jump on a bus and head down to Florida where you belong. OK? Get out of town. Because you don’t represent our values.” “Don’t represent our values,” does that cry sound familiar? Hochul’s disgraced predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, made a similar pronouncement on a Jan. 16, 2014 radio show that Catholics, and others with traditional moral views, were no longer welcome in New York: “Who are they? Are they these extreme conservatives, who are rightto-life, pro-assault weapon, antigay, is that who they are? Because if that is who they are, and if they are the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of New York. Because that is not who New Yorkers are.”Both Cuomo and Hochul, in unguarded moments, stated publicly what many on the left have been privately thinking for years: conservatives and pro-lifers are Ku Klux Klanlike bigots who should either shut up or getHochul,out. in effect, has written off millions of New York Republicans, Christians and Jews, as unfit citizens. I suppose the first deplorable person she would like to see move out is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. After all, as the spiritual leader of millions of Catholics, Dolan is the person responsible for defending and articulating with accuracy and clarity in the public square church teachings that so happen to clash with Hochul’s values.Hochul might be pleased if a “For Sale” sign appears on the bronze doors of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. Hochul doesn’t seem to grasp the damage her party’s extremist policies and practices are having on the Empire State’s citizenry. In the past two years, more than 350,000 New Yorkers, whose collective taxable income was over $21 billion, have fled the state. Why are they moving out? Well, there’s the statewide crime wave, awful inner city public schools, the highest state and local taxes in the nation, runaway state spending with deficits projected for years to come, high unemployment, and onerous business regulations—to name a few. What is Gov. Hochul doing to address these issues besides demanding her political opponents move to Florida? Not much. Let’s take, for example, crime. Instead of calling back the state Legislature and demanding repeal of the bail laws that are driving the surge in crime, Hochul is blaming the judges for the revolving door justice system.What nonsense.
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The leader of the state District Attorneys Association, J. Anthony Jordan, was appalled. “The risks,” he said, “posed to public safety by this law will remain until Hochul and the state Legislature give judges the ability to consider the danger posed by releasing defendants when weighing bail.”Then, to add insult to injury, the politically tin-eared governor signed legislation into law that replaces the term “inmate” with “incarcerated person.” Her reasoning for this change: the word inmate “dehumanizes” and “demoralizes” criminals. That executive action was ludicrous. Showing more compassion for the bad guys than for the victims of their crimes may please Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her minions but doesn’t sit well with law-abiding citizens in working-class neighborhoods throughout the state. On public safety, fiscal, economic and social issues, Hochul is a captive of the extreme left-wing of her party. And if voters give Hochul four more years to impose the Democratic Party’s radical agenda, her wish that those who disagree with her values leave the state will be realized. Millions will abandon New York and vast expanses of the Empire State will be reduced to municipal wastelands.
Apprenticeships and vocational training and re-training are alternatives. (Look at what happened to solve the trucker shortage that was impacting supply chain and causing inflation.)
Improving on these programs would be a much fairer and more productive (win-win-win) solution. But no one questions why student debt is so high, and why college tuitions rise each year at multiple times the rate of inflation (like health insurance premiums and drug costs). People point out that forgiving student loans is unfair to those families that scrimped and saved so that their child could graduate debt-free, those students who worked one, two or three jobs while attending school, and while you’re at it, why not forgive medical debt, too, which is beyond crippling?Also, student debt forgiveness is basically a bandage that does not address the actual problem of out-of-control tuitions and may even incentivize colleges to continue to raise tuitions at multiples of the cost of living, having nothing really to do with the cost of delivering education.
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Ironically, partly as a result of COVID, students are now rethinking the costbenefit of college tuition altogether. And many more jobs – including millions created by billions worth of infrastructure investment, as Biden loves to stress, do not require college degree.
I was not in favor of canceling student debt (though $10,000 seems a reasonable amount), favoring instead expanding and improving upon what former President Obama put in place –reasonable ways to pay it back or earn loanPeopleforgiveness.whowork in public service jobs can have their loans forgiven after 120 loan payments (but I understand that the program is so full of red tape and poorly run that very few have been able to take advantage).
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Besides the fact that state governments have shortchanged public universities, forcing them to make up the difference with higher tuition, tuitions are high because they have become a certification of a school’s prestige – a highly ranked school actually can’t afford to have a lower sticker price than a “lesser” ranked school. Colleges are a consumer product, a brand. But what some have done (out of some level of social conscience) – like Yale, Harvard that have endowments greater than the GDP of some nations – is to offer “need-blind” acceptance, where theoretically the student is accepted based on merit and then the college figures out what to charge based on the student’s means. Increasingly, instead of student loans (which need to be paid back), the richest colleges are offering outright grants based on need. The ones who pay full freight are those who can best afford it and likely were only admitted as a legacy anyway. This actually seems like a fairButsolution.thehigh cost of tuition may finally have caught up with colleges.
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More than 1 million fewer students are enrolled in college now than before the pandemic began. U.S. colleges and universities saw a drop of nearly 500,000 undergraduate students in the fall of 2021, continuing a historic decline that began the previous fall, NPR reported on “Morning Edition.”
Cancel interest on student debt, not principal After two years of putting a moratorium on paying off student debt, President Biden announced that $10,000 of outstanding student debt would be forgiven for those earning less than $75,000. It is a reasonable, fair and productiveAmericanssolution.owed a collective $1.71 trillion in student loan debt as of December 2020, according to the Federal Reserve, more than twice the $845 billion owed in December 2010. Some 45 million people have outstanding student loans; the median amount for those who graduated from a four-year school amounts to $28,400.
Progressives, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, argued emphatically that student debt is the largest single category after home mortgages; that a disproportionate number of those with outstanding debt are people of color, from low-income backgrounds, and a sizable proportion of whom never actually finished college in order to get that bump in income – the return on investment – student loans were supposed to bring.
Proponents like to say that forgiving that much debt would stimulate the economy – free up young people to purchase their first home (instead of being forever beholden to a landlord), take a job they loved that might not pay as well. In fact, student debt is possibly the only kind of debt that cannot be forgiven by bankruptcy or even death (your survivors will still have to pay up). Some proposed to allow bankruptcy to discharge student debt.
I doubt that early advocates of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972, a federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in educational institutions, anticipated that as young women and girls exploded onto the sports scene, they might one day be as susceptible to head injury as men and boys.
Public humiliation was a rite of passage. It was just my turn. What did not make it into the frame of the game film was the full-speed collision just moments before my screen debut. I took a knee to the head which left me seeing stars and staggering about, trying to maintain my balance. I was out cold on my feet. I stayed on the field, continued to play and never told a soul. It was my first concussion. More were to come. By now it is well known that concussions in sports have reached dangerous proportions, a silent epidemic and a public health issue. TikTok and YouTube routinely post sports collisions among children and adults, often head-to-head impacts, to the delight of millions of viewers.The Journal of American Medical Association reported in 2019 that 62,816 head injuries occur annually among high school varsity athletes across the country. It may surprise you to know that girls are more vulnerable to concussions than boys. JAMA reported in 2021 that, in a survey of more than 80,000 high school soccer players in Michigan, girls are nearly twice as likely to experience concussions than boys. Nature magazine cited a growing body of data, also in 2021, that suggests “female athletes are at significantly greater risk of a traumatic brain injury event than male athletes” and they “fare worse after a concussion and take longer to recover.”
s a student-athlete, I learned at an early age not to complain aboutPlayinginjuries.hurt was a mark of valor. It was a price I was prepared to pay. It offered me the benefit of advancing my status on the team and gaining the respect of my coaches and teammates.Consequently, I played with broken bones, severe ankle and knee sprains, bruised ribs, painful contusions and headIninjuries.myyears playing contact sports I never once told a coach that I was injured or hurting. It was their job to figure it out and decide whether or not I should be pulled. Playing hurt and keeping quiet were learned behaviors and values I lived with like a badge of honor. Once when watching game films, my high school football coach chewed me out when I appeared to be stumbling in slow motion during a kickoff. He ridiculed me, to the delight of my teammates who convulsed in laughter as he played the film clip over and over again.
Although male concussions occur mostly through collisions with teammates or opponents, as illustrated above, female concussions are most often the result of contact with a ball, or whiplash contact to the ground in soccer or ice surface in hockey. If this is a public health issue we must insist that all children and teenagers and their parents be educated early on about the risks, consequences, signs and symptoms of head injury. Lingering symptoms might include headache, memory loss, fuzzy thinking, difficulty concentrating, difficulty sleeping and mood issues, according to Fort Myers, Fla., pediatrician Dr. Tom Schiller. Adults who care about kids need to offer alternative models for demonstrating courage and heart. We must provide a counterforce to the dangerous and false belief that putting one’s well-being or life in danger when playing a game is noble.Competitive sports involve sacrifice, perseverance, loyalty, honor, and courage, all values that will serve one well throughout life. However, maintaining a code of silence about a serious injury that can lead to lifelong consequences is another matter. Keeping quiet about a head injury is not honorable or courageous.On the contrary, it is ignorant and a betrayal of one’s body and mind, and one’s loved ones. We must demand that those in power in youth, interscholastic and intercollegiate sports protect our children; and we must help our children, from an early age, to think critically and to develop the good sense and courage, without shame, to break the silence.
“The phenomenon of students sitting out of college seems to be more widespread. It’s not just the community colleges anymore,” said Doug Shapiro, who leads the research center at the National Student Clearinghouse, where the new data comes from. “That could be the beginning of a whole generation of students rethinking the value of college itself. I think if that were the case, this is much more serious than just a temporary pandemicrelatedOverall,disruption.”enrollment in undergraduate and graduate programs has been trending downward since around 2012, but the pandemic turbocharged the declines at the undergrad level, NPRItreported.usedtobe said that a college degree would net you $1.9 million more in lifetime earnings than a high-school diploma. But wages at the bottom rungs are rising. Indeed, a big focus of Biden’s Infrastructure Act, his Build Back Better agenda implicit in his investment in Climate action, is to create millions of well-paying jobs that do not require a college degree. Indeed, a report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce found that more education doesn’t necessarily net you higher earnings. Roughly 16% of high school grads earn more than many workers with a college degree. Food for thought.
Some teachers can have up to $17,500 forgiven after five years of teaching. Nurses can have up to 60% of nursing education loans forgiven, followed by anotherIncome-driven25%. repayment plans – an Obama initiative — are available that allow loans to be forgiven after 20-25 years of income-based payments, so that the payments are not onerous. Military members can have up to 100% of their loans forgiven. Medical doctors and lawyers have multiple options for forgiveness. AmeriCorps service members can have 100% of their loans forgiven. Also, there is a difference between the student loans that were fair (in fact, I was able to take advantage of Sallie Mae, where I paid off a year’s tuition monthly at no interest at all) and those that were exploitive with usurious terms. Just about all other loans can be restructured. The administration should create a fair way to restructure student loans, recalculate the interest accrued on the loan based on the low rates that were prevalent, and allow refinancing or restructuring at better rates. In other words, forgive the interest, not the principal.
A complex of that size will require voluminous amounts of water, with each of the 176 units having multiple sinks, toilets, tubs or showers and washing machines, and the landscape will surely be outfitted with a programmed sprinkler system. And then there is the wastewater generated that will add prodigious amounts of concerning chemicals that come from household cleaning products, laundry and personal care products and pharmaceuticals.Amongthose are the emerging threats to our water from PFAS and 1,4-dioxane, EPA priority chemicals of concern which are commonly found in wastewater from households and have created a serious dilemma for water suppliers across the country. These and other emerging contaminants can cause a range of health effects even at very low levels, including endocrine-disruption and cancer. Long Island, with its total reliance on ground water, is particularly vulnerable.
Let’s talk about the location. Shoreline communities around the world are paying close attention to the realities of climate change, including sea level rise and an increase in severe storms which may lead to catastrophic flooding and serious damage to docks and marinas, as well as waterfront buildings. Boat slips (unless they are limited only to sailboats) require infrastructure to support fueling, maintenance and possibly pump out stations. Gasoline and oil are common spills in marinas and can wreak havoc in wetlands, which are essential for aquatic species and shore birds for breeding, feeding and Speakingshelter. of wetlands, this proposed project happens to be located in one of the last remaining pieces of natural wetland habitat in the area, a place where birds, including eagles, are frequent visitors. In addition, these dwindling areas are nature’s own buffer against rising sea levels and storm surges and provide a natural surface for carbon sequestration. This summer the Port Washington Water District has been communicating with the public about conservation of water. Their message is that the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has estimated that Port Washington’s pumpage amounts may be surpassing Nassau County’s permissible yields by 15 percent. On their website it states, “If the District continues pumping at current levels, it will be jeopardizing the future sustainability of the peninsula’s water supply by introducing the irreversible effects of saltwaterOnceintrusion.”awell has been contaminated with saltwater from our surrounding waters, it will never again be operational as a drinking water source.
Our Town OUR TOWN Sadly, the summer is coming to an end. Seasonal change is inevitable. Times waits for no man and the earth keeps on rotating on its tilted axis, which is why the seasons change. That knowledge is the extent of my recall of high school biology. Change is one of life’s great challenges. At summer’s end we all must face the browning of the leaves and the turning of the page. Labor Day has come and gone and with it the end of blessed summer. As much as we might like to hold onto summer for a few more months, this is not possible.Oftenenough, time is marked by loss. We are upon the anniversary of 9/11, and everyone of a certain age knows exactly where they were on Sept. 11th, 2001. Or to go back further in time, we all knew where we were the day John F. Kennedy was shot. Other losses are far more subtle. The losses brought on by aging are like that. First there are a few more winkles, then some aches and pains, some weight gain, a growing lack of mobility and finally the expansion of your group of acquaintances, which will now include a long list of medical specialists such as podiatrists, dermatologists, cardiologists, orthopedic surgeons, radiologists, and urologists.
The developer proposes to build at 145 West Shore Road and transform the two-acre property into a “cleaner, greener destination” and “maximize its potential.” Their marketing firm has also placed ads in our local papers promising a “harborside haven for all of Port Washington to enjoy,” a public marina with 20-30 boat slips and a 300-foot educational “viewing pier” with programming “for public, family-friendly events.” In addition, they have promised a four-wheel-drive ambulance for the Port Washington Fire Department, a toilet at Port Rowing’s nearby boat house, shuttle service to the PW LIRR station, and unbelievably (at least to those of us with an elementary knowledge of habitats) a claim that more birds will be attracted to the site as well as monarch butterflies. This is greenwashing at its finest. (Greenwashing definition — “a form of advertising or marketing spin which is deceptively used to persuade the public that an organization’s aims are environmentally friendly.”)
This week was U.S. Open week at Flushing Meadow and Serena Williams said her good-bye to tennis with a heartfelt, tearful interview where she expressed gratitude for having a wonderful career and said it was time to move on. But not everyone gets to speak to journalists to say good-bye. Most of us must face and resolve loss on our own. Freud said that losses cannot be resolved but instead must be Lossesreplaced.mustbe dealt with, and the question is how. I suspect everyone has their own way to cope with loss. In Japan they have a form of therapy called The Sleep Treatment, which puts depressed people to sleep for a while. Some people drink to cope with loss. That works for some, but who wants the hangover? The culture offers slogans like “this too will pass” or “there’s always tomorrow,” but these have only limited value. Any form of art allows for one to address loss. One of the primary reasons people take photographs is to memorialize experiences. The famous photographs of Dorothea Lange such as “Migrant Mother” captured the exhaustion and the bravery of Americans during the Great Depression of the 1930s. People take photos to hold onto the past and not let it go. This is a good way to manage loss. Writers manage loss by writing. Maybe the best at this was E.B. White, who wrote the classic essays “The Ring of Time” and “Once More to the Lake.” “The Ring of Time” was about Ringling Brothers Circus rehearsing in Florida with him as witness to a big brown circus horse as it harrumphed around the practice ring under the supervision of a 40-yearold female trainer. The training session included her daughter, a scantily clad teenage girl, who jumped on the back of the horse as it made its circle round and round the ring. White managed to transform this repetitive boring little task into an unexpected moment of otherworldly enchantment by pointing out how the younger generation, the teenage girl, will someday be replacing the older generation, the mother, as time slowly moved them forward. This is great writer at his height, confronting the sad inevitability of change and aging. He is repairing that which needs repair. Artists do this kind of thing all the time. One of the reasons Julian Schnabel became a world-famous artist was due to his use of broken plates on the surface of his earlier canvases. This idea was borrowed from Antoni Gaudi, the architect genius of Barcelona who used all those mosaics on his buildings and parks. Mosaics and broken plates imply the putting back together of what was once broken. Like the Humpty Dumpty poem but with a twist since all the king’s horses and all the kings’ men do put Humpty together again.The symbol of a broken plate that is repaired is just what we all do when we lose something dear to us. We all lose things like youth or love or safety or status or something as simple as summertime and our task is to somehow fix the loss, replace the loss or get over the loss. In order to be happy and content we must act like artists and be creative enough to repair or replace what we haveAndlost.so when it comes to the end of summer, I suppose that means it’s time to get out the skis and start waxing them up. And as the green leaves are replaced by the brown leaves, I suggest you get out a pen or a paintbrush or an instrument and use some of your creative ability to fight off this seasonal loss.
DR. TOM FERRARO
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All good things must come to an end
The recently announced plans for a large seven-story, luxury, multifamily housing complex to be built on the edge of Hempstead Harbor in Port Washington should be deeply concerning to everyone. It will increase the burden on our increasingly fragile water source, escalate the demand on our energy grid, contaminate essential habitats and eco-systems and exacerbate climate-related impacts. This proposal is a stark reminder of our obligation to future generations and demands that we take action to preserve and revitalize the open spaces we have left.
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All of these proposed amenities and promises seem to have been developed to deflect attention from the well-established risks of such a large-scale structure to our fragile environment and resources.
EARTH MATTERS
PATTI WOOD Earth Matters
There should also be concerns about pollution that is common to the built environment, including the impact of runoff from non-permeable paving or hardscapes, the high intensity LED lighting that will be required for safety in large public areas, and the impact of chemicals used for regular maintenance, including the use of pesticides and high nitrogen fertilizers used on grounds. As with all large buildings containing multiple windows that obstruct an open flyway, birds can be injured or die from flying into them. Only attacks from cats kills more birds than colliding with a window. And pollution is always a problem during construction of a project of this size, when dust and diesel exhaust from big construction equipment fills the air and creates a noise problem for the surrounding area. The building will require a lot of cement, so keep in mind the cement industry is responsible for approximately 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Many other materials used in construction, from paint and caulking materials to insulation, plywood, roofing and flooring, contain chemicals that can be toxic, not only to humans but to our fragile waterfrontThoseecosystem.opposing this development also speak about increased traffic, especially through the quiet streets of Beacon Hill, and the numerous variances that the developer must seek to comply with existing building codes. They are also concerned about policies governing growth and development that are sensitive to protecting the community’s valuable natural assets as well as quality of life for all residents. As they point out, Port Washington is already struggling with overcapacity in schools and on roadways. These educated and concerned citizens have a strong and caring voice which I hope will be heard. One only needs to look across the harbor to see a similar development in Glenwood Landing to understand what could happen to our shoreline and unfortunately set a precedent. Port Washington’s natural assets does one say goodbye to summer?
Future employee pensions continue to be calculated based on the final year’s base salary inflated by overtime.
Another community asset to be called upon to support the schools is our higher education sector. Colleges and universities prepare teachers but could do more to partner with local school districts for continuing professional development of teachers and administrators, curriculum development infused with the latest in research that has been tested, and both in-school and after-school programs for students.Whilethese initiatives will not improve the pay of teachers, they can go a long way in enhancing the profession, showcasing the excellence of teaching in the community, and rallying public support.
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The MTA announced that the next 20-Year Capital Needs Plan Assessment (2025 — 2044) will be completed by October 1, 2023. They said “Engaging with the public and understanding the needs of our riders is critical to plan for the future of the transit system.” Whatever happened to the MTA 2020-2040 20-Year Capital Needs Plan? The state Legislature in 2019 directed the MTA to release this document prior to the adoption of the $51 billion 2020 — 2024 Five Year Capital Plan. They are reviewing over 20 system expansion and enhancement projects. They have not been selected or funded but will be comparatively evaluated for consideration on a levelplaying field for future Five Year Capital Programs.Notincluded on this list are any specific capital improvement expansion or enhancement projects for the Port Washington branch between Great Neck and Port Washington.
In a New York Times op-ed, a special education teacher explained “that the current teacher-evaluation push has produced an environment of pressure, humiliation, criticism, and constantThescrutiny.”2001 federal No Child Left Behind program for standards-based, assessment-based education reform had the unintended consequences of squeezing out creativity and lowering teacher job satisfaction. The program resulted in lots of tests, reduced curriculum choice, and minimal improvement in student achievement.
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The news stories about teachers and schools seem constant. Politicians, parents, and pundits criticize the teaching of American history and school board meetings repeat the political divisiveness in the country. The COVID pandemic has exacerbated ill feelings about schooling and a decline in student learning.
ROBERT A. SCOTT, Ph.D. My Turn READERS WRITE
A report in 2011 said, “Since 2001, Americans have soured on schools in general. When 1,002 adults were asked June 13 to give a letter grade to ‘public schools in the nation as a whole’, only 17 percent gave them an A or B … down from 27 percent in 1985” and this was in 2011! In 2012, the president of the American Federation of Teachers said, “that budget cuts and so-called ‘teacher bashing’ by politicians and media have savaged morale… and that 29 percent of teachers say they are likely to leave the teaching profession within the next five years – up from 17 percent in 2009.”
ocal residents have legitimate concerns about the implementation of congestion pricing. “Nassau joins congestion pricing hearing” (Steven Kehner — September 2). Some believe that the MTA is using this as an ATM machine when it comes to how it treats taxpayers and commuters.Whyis there no similar emphasis on the part of MTA Chairman Janno Lieber and supporters of congestion pricing when it comes to dealing with fare evasion, excessive overtime, pension abuse, burdensome state and federal Buy America rules and regulations, transferring of TBTA bridge and tunnel tolls to transit along with upcoming union contracts? They all collectively adversely impact the MTA capital program.Lost revenues due to fare evasion will reach $500 million in 2022. The MTA operating agencies continue to fail to control excessive employee overtime. This has grown to over $1 billion annually.
Albany’s “New York Buy America Act” and Washington’s “Buy America” requirements add to project costs. This impacts the ability of MTA to get the best bang for the buck when spending $1.5 billion in grant funding every year from the Federal Transit Administration. The Transit Workers Union is sure to ask for salary increases to match 2021’s 4% and 2022’s 8% inflation.The next TWU contract comes up in 2023. Whatever the TWU wins, other LIRR and Metro North Rail Road unions will ask for parity. The MTA has only budgeted 2% per year. Many who will be asked to pay for Congestion Pricing already pay for tolls on MTA TriBoro Bridge and Tunnel Authority bridges and tunnels. Every year, $500 million in TBTA-generated tolls are transferred to MTA transit operating agencies including New York City Transit subway, bus and Staten Island Railway, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road and MTA Bus
Some colleges and districts are broadening their reach by recruiting military veterans to become teachers. They have many of the skills and abilities necessary for ensuring productive learning environments. In some parts of the country, local universities are actually managing school districts, thereby fulfilling their public charters by being of greater service locally and regionally. We need more such initiatives.
They can help our public-school students and teachers, they can help prepare high school students for colleges and careers, and they can help colleges and universities fulfill their public charters to be of service to society.
Robert A. Scott is president Emeritus, Adelphi University; Author, “How University Boards Work,” Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019
Teacher shortages require community action
I wish I could say “that was then,” but conditions have only gotten worse. Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, with students competing for table and computer space at home and teachers shifting to remote instruction, there are 567,000 fewer educators in America’s schools for the 73 million public school children. It is estimated that over 50 percent of remaining teaching are ready to leave. The conditions in schools and the constant harping over what is taught, and how, have sapped the joy from seeing young people develop, which was and is a strong motivation to teach.Teachers are leaving, or thinking of leaving because they are burned out for a variety of reasons, including the increased testing, added workloads due to understaffing; reduced opportunities for one-on-one teaching due to larger class sizes and covering for teachers who left; and assisting under-credentialed colleagues. Teachers are also leaving due to low pay, pay that is lower than comparably educated professionals. Some school districts have loosened certification requirements, allowing people without even a bachelor’s degree to teach high school subjects. Others have shortened the school week to four days due to staffing shortages that shortchange students. Nationally, three-fourths of school districts report having fewer applicants than jobs available. The shortages vary by zip code; schools serving largely students of color and students from low-income families suffer the most.The shortages are especially critical in math, science, special education, and speech language pathology. This is true for rural as well as urban schools. On Long Island, the degree of shortage varies by location and year. Another factor in the shortage of teachers is a decline in the number who want to teach. The lack of respect for teachers and teaching by the public and politicians dissuades potential candidates from seeking a post. In addition, the rancor at school board meetings, the interference in curricula and library holdings, and the campaigns by single-issue candidates for school boards has sapped the enthusiasm of those in the profession who might be recruiters of prospective teachers.
Why doesn’t the MTA resolve all of these issues before pursuing Congestion Pricing? Collectively they could easily raise close to the $1 billion per year promised by the implementation of congestionCongestionpricing.Pricing supporter state Sen. Ann Kaplan believes that commuters will benefit from congestion pricing.Double tracking, construction of a second viaduct over East Shore Road or installation of several passing sidings between Great Neck and Port Washington could significantly improve Port Washington branch service. Why has she not been successful in including this capital improvement within the current $51 billion 2020 — 2024 Five-Year Capital Plan or upcoming 2024 — 2045 Twenty-Year Capital NeedsWhateverPlan? happened to the planning study previous LIRR President Phil Eng promised from several years ago that was going to look into either electrification of existing diesel branches or in the case of the Port Washington branch, double tracking between Great Neck and Port Washington? Adding passing sidings or double tracking is the only solution for improved bi directional service between Port Washington and Great Neck. This is actually more important than the expansion of the Port Washington LIRR Yard.Even with the expansion of the Port Washington Yard, at some point you run out of trains to run west bound in the AM peak. It would also not solve the problem of bi directional service gaps for reverse peak services between Great Neck and Port Washington. As a long-time Great Neck resident and rider going back to the 1970’s I can tell you firsthand that this has been ignored for decades.
Larry Penner Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office. Letters Continued on Page 32
How can our public schools fulfill their state charters and mission for preparing students for citizenship as well as careers if they cannot function?In New York State, the basis for free public education is contained in the state Constitution. It declares that “The Legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of this state may be educated.”In addition, the New York State Board of Regents is charged with helping school districts and BOCES develop comprehensive systems of preparation, support, and advancement for educators that are responsive to local context. The Office of Educator Quality and Professional Development of the State Education Department is intended to ensure that all students, regardless of demography or zip code, have access to great teachers and schoolWeleaders.havethe mandate, yet our children suffer when schools are devastated by a pandemic, understaffed, and required courses are not taught by certified professionals. What can we do?First, we need local interest. The Parent-Teacher Association should be alerted not only to the need for teachers but also to the support teachers need. Service clubs and chambers of commerce should be called into action.If we fail our schools, and our schools fail our children, our children will fail our communities, creating a vicious cycle of decline.
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• Live music, theatrical performances and entertainment featuring local homegrown talent, along with roaming musicians, acrobats, and a unicycle clown.
• Vying for the first-place ribbon with pie eating contests, corn husking contests and blue-ribbon competitions for produce and arts & crafts. Those interested in participating can register here.
The Queens County Fair is also the opening weekend for the world-famous three-acre Amazing Maize Maze that will run on weekends Fridays through Sundays through the end of TheOctober.theme for this year’s corn maze will have visitors trying to ‘ram their way’ through every ‘corn’er to find their way out. This year’s inspiration is legendary artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s work “Rams Head Blue Morning Glory,” which symbolizes her respect for land and culture, core values of what the Queens County Farm Museum represents. Dating all the way back to 1693, Queens County Fair activities and family favorites include:• Traditional carnival rides and games, including sack races, spoon relays, along with kids’ crafts.
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• Experiencing life on the farm with historic farmhouse tours, cooking demonstrations with locally grown produce, tractordrawn hayrides and visiting the farm’s goats, sheep, alpacas, pigs, hens, and steer.
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“As Queens County Farm celebrates its 325th year, we transport visitors and families ‘baaaaa-ck’ in time to the early days of farming with our own fun twist with the Queens County Fair,” said Jennifer Walden Weprin, executive director of the Queens County Farm Museum. “People of all ages, including family herds, are welcome to step right up to enjoy the farm and games and ram through our labyrinth of a corn maze.”
The Queens-based marching and samba band FogoAzul NYC also makes its county fair Supportingdebut. local vendors with a variety of local food and beer for purchase from Queens’ Rockaway Brewing Co., East Coast Street Tacos, Tania’s Kitchen Caribbean, CBao Asian Buns, Ed’s Polish Kielbasa, Bayside Corn, Horman’s Pickles, fresh Long Island oysters and more. Giving true meaning to the ‘big apple’ with autumn staples including apple cider donuts and a cider booth.
“We are excited to have Georgia O’Keeffe’s work and legacy shared in a new way for a new audience,” said Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Director Cody Hartley. “O’Keeffe had a long history in New York, both in New York City and at Lake George. She also had a tremendous passion for gardening, growing her own food and education – the cornerstones of Queens County Farm Museum. Seeing O’Keeffe’s work in a place where her history and her passions meet will be a treat for anyone who visits.” On the final day of the Queens County Fair, which falls on September 11th, the Queens County Farm Museum is partnering with New Yorkers for Parks’ Daffodil Project to provide Daffodil bulbs that will serve as a tribute and living memorial to those lost on 9/11.Tickets for the Fair are $14 on Friday, $20 on Saturday and Sunday ($15 ages 3-12) or $45 for a three-day pass ($35 ages 3-12). For more information on Queens County Farm Museum and Queens County Fair along with a complete list of activities, please visit www. queensfarm.org.
A taste of autumn and agriculture return to New York City as the 39th annual Queens County Fair kicks off a fun season of harvest happenings at the Queens County Farm Museum (Queens County Farm), the largest tract of farmland in New York City, from Friday, Sept. 9, through Sunday, Sept. 11 from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Friday) and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday & Sunday). Tickets for the Queens County Fair are now on sale here.
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One of the great things about reaching age 65 is becoming eligible for Medicare insurance. Medicare is a federally run health insurance program for people who are 65 years of age or have collected Social Security Disability for 24 months. It is also available for individuals with permanent kidney failure or Lou Gehrig’s Disease.Medicare coverage can be somewhat confusing for those new to the process, as there are various options to explore. Choosing the right plan requires a careful consideration of your specific needs. If you need help understanding or choosing a plan, Family and Children’s Association (FCA) can help guide you through the process with free help available by calling the Nassau County Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program at 516-4853754.If you are already collecting Social Security, you will get your Medicare card automatically in the mail. If you are not yet collecting Social Security, you have to apply for Medicare during the three-month period before your 65thIfbirthday.youdonot apply, you face delays in coverage and financial penalties. You may apply for Medicare by calling the Social Security Administration at 1-800772-1213 or on-line at: https://www. ssa.gov/medicare/.There are four basic parts of Medicare:Hospital Insurance (Part A) provides inpatient coverage in a hospital or skilled nursing or rehabilitation facility, or for skilled home care after a hospitalization. Medicare Part A also can cover hospice care in the event of a terminal illness. For most people Medicare Part A is premium free.Medicare Medical Insurance (Part B) covers physician and other outpatient services. These services include doctor visits, hospital outpatient services, lab tests; physical, speech or occupational therapy; and durable medical equipment for use in the home.
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The standard Part B premium amount in 2022 is $170.10 per month. Most people pay the standard Part B premium amount. If your modified adjusted gross income as reported on your IRS tax return from 2 years ago is above a certain amount, you’ll pay the standard premium amount and an Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount. IRMAA is an extra charge added to your premium. Prescriptions are covered through Medicare Part D when you elect Part B coverage.Medicare Part C You may opt for Medicare Advantage plans rather than using Part B. Medicare Advantage offers a variety of managed care plans including Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred ProviderTheseOrganizations.plansgenerally have a set network of providers. In an HMO you must use providers in that network. If you join a PPO, you can go out of the network, but you will have a higher copayment for out-of-network services. Medicare Advantage plans generally cover prescription drugs and often cover non-Medicare services such as vision, dental and hearing services.Medicare Part D is prescription coverage. There are 19 drug plans to choose from in New York State. These plans vary in premium cost and formularies. It’s important to make sure any maintenance prescription drugs you take are covered under the Part D plan you choose.There are Medicare supplement plans known as Medigap. These are standardized plans that can fill most of the Medicare gaps such as deductibles and co-insurance.In order to best determine which type of plan works best for you, it pays to make a free call to the Nassau County Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program, HIICAP hotline. HIICAP has no affiliation with insurance companies, agents or brokers. Call 516-485-3754. We are here to help in any way we can. Barry Klitsberg is an Assistant Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Coordinator at FCA in Garden City and an Aging Services Program Specialist at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Specialized therapies for cancer include minimally invasive robotic surgery, the latest radiation therapy techniques for prostate cancer, focal therapy with laser ablation and transperineal cryotherapy, cuttingedge clinical trials, team approach to tumor boards, clinics, personalized treatments for patients, and physician-scientists that are part of the clinical team. For more information, please call the Radiation Medicine Center at Northwell Health’s Cancer Institute at: 855-927-6622.
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The FDA-approved therapy offers hope for prolonged survival and reduced complications from cancer for those who have limited treatment options.Known as prostate specific membrane antigen therapy, it targets cancer cells throughout the body and destroys them. Developed by Novartis, the new drug, Pluvicto, also known as lutetium-177 or Lu-PSMA, is a type of radiopharmaceutical therapy. The drug zeroes in on the protein, PSMA, which is found in higher amounts in most prostate cancer cells. Acting like a magnet, the drug locks on to the PSMA protein in the cancer cell membrane, delivering radiation that damages DNA, destroying cancer cells. It is administered via injection into a vein in the arm. Patients could expect to receive one injection every 6 weeks, up to six injections.
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Northwell Health unveils new treatment for cases in which disease has spread spread
Northwell Health Cancer Institute’s radiation and nuclear medicine clinicians are offering a new radiopharmaceutical therapy to treat men with metastatic prostate cancer, which is cancer that has spread beyond the prostate gland.
“Northwell is truly bending the curve to offer personalized cancer treatment approaches to our patients with prostate cancer,” he said. One of the largest cancer institutes in the New York metropolitan area, Northwell Health Cancer Institute takes a comprehensive approach to treating prostate cancer with a multidisciplinary team of specialists who have unparalleled experience diagnosing and treating the disease.
The prostate gland is about the size of a walnut and is located in front of the rectum and under the bladder. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States. It is estimated that 34,500 deaths from this disease will occur in the U.S. this year, according to the American Cancer Society.“PSMA as a therapeutic represents a game changer for men with metastatic prostate cancer. We are proud to offer this new, cutting-edge treatment to Northwell patients as well as to men in the region needing this specialized care,” said Dr. Louis Potters, deputy physician-in-chief at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute and chair of radiation medicine at Northwell Health. “For patients that fit the criteria for this treatment, it is a big opportunity for them because we are able to offer personalized prostate cancer care when chemotherapy and hormone therapy are not PSMAworking.”therapy is offered at the Cancer Institute’s Radiation Medicine Department at the Center for Advanced Medicine, but there are plans to expand the program to other sites, in addition to related therapeutic clinical trials in development.
The PSMA therapy is usually administered in an outpatient setting and takes only a few minutes for the drug to infuse into the bloodstream. The excess drug is excreted through the bladder.Priorto treatment patients receive blood tests and positron emission tomography and computed tomography diagnostic scan and will have follow up laboratory testing and possibly imaging scans to assess the treatments.“PSMAhas shown to improve survival rates, decrease tumors and lessen the disease’s complications” said Dr. Michael Folkert, a radiation oncologist and vice chair for brachytherapy in radiation medicine at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, who specializes in procedure-based radiation oncology. He cited the results of a recent groundbreaking clinical trial known as VISION, which studied men with metastatic prostate cancer treated with the radiotherapeutic compared to other standard of care treatment.
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Although I am not a lawyer, by doing some research I found that the exact language used to describe this negligence standard, although similar, varies by state. This “criminal negligence” or recklessness that resulted in the unintentional death or killing is in fact, involuntary manslaughter. It is distinguished from other forms of homicide because it does not require deliberation or premeditation, or even intent. To differentiate, recklessness usually means that the defendant was aware of the risk that they were creating, while negligence usually means that the defendant was not aware of the risk but reasonably should have been aware of it. The level of negligence required for involuntary manslaughter requires that the defendant acted in a very unreasonable“Criminalmanner. negligence can also involve a failure to perform an act that the defendant has a duty to perform. Where a parent has a duty to take care of and protect a child, but the child dies when left in the car on a hot day, the parent may be culpable for involuntary manslaughter. Another example would be a tour operator who fails to advise his passengers of the proper safety protocols, resulting in the death of a passenger. This tour operator has failed to perform his duty, resulting in criminal negligence.”Thebase sentence for involuntary manslaughter under federal sentencing guidelines is a 10- to 16-month prison sentence and the maximum penalty is eight years imprisonment along with fines.Getting back to the criminal negligence in the death of Mrs. Bush, the question is who is responsible and should be the defendants in this case? There is no doubt that those who made these rulings or laws to regulate and ban abortions should have reasonably been aware of the risk. Such defendants should include the state lawmakers who approved of such laws. Further, who gave these state lawmakers the power to make such laws? It was the majority of Supreme Court Justices who approved the overturning of Roe v. Wade. They also should be held responsible for her death. After all, they too should not be above the law. As mentioned above, although I am not a lawyer, hopefully this approach will work or it will allow others to expand on this legal-type concept with this new and different approach.
Let’s take a case that’s closer to home; one that does not involve rape. For example, let’s assume that Mr. and Mrs. Bush, no relation to the former presidents, who have been married for 10 years and have two children, a boy age 6 and a daughter age 4, decide to have another child and happily Mrs. Bush becomes pregnant. However, deep into the pregnancy, say in the 26th week, doctors discover a hemorrhage and cardiovascular problem with Mrs. Bush and the only way to save her life is for the doctors to perform an abortion. In a state where an abortion is illegal no matter the circumstances, Mrs. Bush will die and there’s a good chance so will the baby, leaving Mr. Bush without his beloved wife and suddenly having sole responsibility to raise the children. Based upon this situation, what can Mr. Bush do and can anyone be held responsible for the death of his wife? Could this be a case of “gross negligence” or criminal negligence?”
Bottom Line: Someone must be legally responsible for the death of a pregnant individual by preventing her from having an abortion and such individual or individuals should be subject to criminal charges.
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32 Blank Slate Media Newspapers, Friday, September 9, 2022 READERS WRITE The overturning of Roe v. Wade gave the states the ability to regulate or ban abortions. Fifteen states offer no exceptions for rape, incest or both. In Texas, performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life in prison and is subject to a civil penalty of at least $100,000, plus attorney’s fees. Doctors can also lose their medical licenses if they perform abortions. Other states are also heading in that direction. For example, if a 15-year-old is raped by a stranger or a family member and becomes pregnant, she would have no choice but to have the baby. Factually, age doesn’t matter if a woman gets raped. She would have no alternative but to have the baby.
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Death of a pregnant woman denied an abortion? to take the train to pay an exorbitant amount as well, just for living on Long Island.”Well, yes, the suburban lifestyle of living on Long Island and working in New York City does come with a price. A round-trip monthly pass in the zone that includes Manhasset is $243. But compare that with the cost of parking your car in midtown. If Rhoads has a parking garage in Manhattan that costs less we hope he will let us know. And there are two alternatives — get a job on Long Island or move to Manhattan.Nassau County Republicans are not alone in their criticism of congestion pricing. Opposition to the plan is heard throughout the metropolitan area, including from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat. Their concerns should be heard and when possible changes should be made to ensure that any harm be mitigated.Not least from officials in Manhattan, whose economy has been hit hard by the decline in office occupancy caused by COVID, The congestion pricing plan is not an easy decision to make and partisan politics will only make it harder. But it is the right decision.
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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:
The big question is will history continue to repeat itself as real estate and certain hard assets have always been an excellent hedge and safer haven for wealth creation due to Orinflation?willourshaky house of cards continue to erode as our debts continue to mount and territorial conflicts aren’t resolved with no end in sight? Will our fiat currency become even more diluted and morph into something more hybrid? Will real estate lose its value? Or maybe, somehow and someway we’ll come out of this economic and tumultuous and turbulent situation stronger and smarter? Readers, what are your thoughts?
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As long as tenants pay their rent and the landlord’s expenses of ownership, then those values will increase as the cost of replacement escalates with inflation. However, one must be smart and prudent especially if you are a new investor when purchasing properties for cash flow or fixing andOneflipping.needs to crunch the numbers, watching interest rates and the price you pay, to make sure there is an adequate ROI and cushion to earn sufficient income. We are in a housing recession with respect to slowing sales and construction, as fewer permits are being applied for, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors. Although rent increases have slowed, affordability becomes a serious question, and residing where you are for now might be your best solution while waiting and hoping rates will decrease while also saving more for a down payment. We all see our world in such tremendous turmoil financially and politically.
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Inflation is here and probably will be staying with us much longer than we expect or want. The excessive printing of money from 2020-2022 was greater than all the money printed in the past 200-plus years.The unrestrained availability of money in the market with the historically low-interest rates combined with over the top demand created a buying frenzy that diminished housing inventory as well as the limited availability of consumer goods and services. According to https://whitehouse.gov the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index has risen 18.6% over the past 12 months for the largest increase since the inception of the index. Rental prices have now also increased wildly up 10.1% higher in 2021 than 2020, rising five times faster than in 2020, according to Realtor.com’s monthly Rental Report.By the end of 2021 national rents were up double digits for the previous six months. The national median rent for a one-bedroom at that time was $1,651, up 19.3% over the previous year. Rents are the highest in New York City. However, rent increases have slowed and so far in 2022 are up 7.2% compared to 14.8% at the same time last year, according to apartmentlist.com. Year-over-year rent increases have slowed to 10% compared to the high of 18% at the beginning of 2022. The only solution in the past was to raise interest rates as all the Fed chairs over the past 42 years have done. But timing is the key and the truth is no one, not even Fed Chair Jerome Powell, have been able to accomplish this feat. So far the old solution has not been as successful so far and in the short and near term or longer, we will have greater economic pain.
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Moreover, President Biden’s student loan plan forgives $10,000 of student debt from loans that had been fully dispersed by June 30, 2022 if your income is less than $125,000 and less than $250,000 for couples filing a joint federal tax return. This may be a slight benefit for those in debt, but this unfortunately will also continue to add to our inflation problems. More importantly, the forgiveness program will continue to add to our future inflation, as many now have and will continue borrowing, making an assumption that in the future a portion will also be forgiven, which is not necessarily the case according to the current rules but never say never. Inflation was increasing in 2021 to 4.7% but by December 2021 had risen to 7% and has continued to increase through August 2022. Knowing this information, I have stated in a previous column that I believed increased rates should have been implemented early in 2021, but for whatever reason, Jerome Powell waited until MarchHe2022.didn’t want to shut the economy down, but kicking the can down the road only put off the inevitable that we are currentlyHeexperiencing.allowedamultitude of new homeowners and move-up buyers to purchase at the lowest rates in history, which you would surmise would be a benefit to the economy, but at the expense of increasing inflation. With all that cheap money, stocks really became inflated, but many are now down by 20-50% and real estate is softening. Real estate has decelerated and moderated and is taking longer for offers and sales to occur. According to many sources, there supposedly will be another three-quarter point increase this month, so that will most likely further cool off the local and national real estate market. Demand will decrease and slow further, but the cost of housing will continue to increase at a more moderate rate, due to still very low inventory, until it becomes more normalized in five to six months. This will then favor neither seller nor purchaser. However, prices will eventually soften further in 2023 and potentially become more of a buyer’s market. Rental properties and real estate have generally always been an excellent hedge against inflation as a hard asset. Also, well-run profitable businesses in energy and food staples are other entities in strong positions to weather the storm and become more valuable.
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Northwell Health has announced the appointment of Joseph Leston as deputy chief marketing officer, expanding upon his role as the founder and head of Northwell’s internal agency, a highly specialized group responsible for customer acquisition, retention and engagement. Leston has worked at Northwell for seven years, first as assistant vice president of marketing and customer communications for Northwell-owned CareConnect Insurance Company, followed most recently at Northwell as vice president of marketing services. Now Leston will be responsible for brand management, market research and media in addition to his current duties leading Northwell’s highly skilled creative, communications, marketing technology and analytics teams. “I’m excited to work closely with Joe to shape this critical next chapter of our brand and help usher Northwell Health forward in a very competitive environment,” said Ramon Soto, senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer at Northwell. “Joe is an innovator leading cutting-edge work to make the health system more accessible, equitable and customerfriendly at every level.” Under Leston’s leadership, Northwell’s internal agency – one of the few of its kind in the industry – has won more than 40 awards for excellence in advertising, digital strategy and health content, along with earning an Emmy award nomination for Northwell’s Cancer Institute. Prior to Northwell, Mr. Leston worked at various marketing firms and agencies along with Maimonides Medical Center, spanning an almost 20-year career.Mr. Leston studied psychology at Wagner College and completed executive education programs at the Yale School of Management and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.
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RT 41The Roslyn Times, Friday, September 9, 2022 Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Roslyn by a variety of real estate agencies. This information about the home and the photos were obtained through the Zillow. com. The homes are presented solely based on the fact that they were recently sold in Roslyn and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers. Recent Real Estate Sales in 18 Hemlock Lane, Roslyn Heights 55 Pebble Lane, Roslyn Heights 6 bd, 5 ba, 5,000 sqft, Sold On: 7/13/22, Sold Price: $2,613,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston 6 bd, 5 ba, 4,413 sqft, Sold On: 7/6/22, Sold Price: $2,400,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston 17 Apple Tree Lane, Roslyn Heights 4 bd, 3 ba, Sold On: 7/1/22, Sold Price: $805,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola 41 Knollwood Road W, Roslyn 4 bd, 3 ba, 2,999 sqft, Sold On: 7/11/22, Sold Price: $1,320,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Roslyn
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD at North Hempstead Beach Park on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (North Lot).
The Educator of the Year Award is pre sented to an ACFE member teaching in a college or university who has made an outstanding contribution in antifraud“Iteducation.isanincredible honor just to have been nominated, much less to have been named the winner,” said Glodstein. “However, my goal is to be sure that SUNY Old Westbury students are prepared for any and all opportuni ties related to fraud examination and forensic accounting and to see them succeed. Through our M.S. in Foren sic Accounting and Justice for Fraud Victims Project, we give students the detailed, comprehensive and practical education they need to work in this fast-growing and changing feld.” Among the reasons for Glodstein’s honor was his development of the col lege’s M.S. in forensic accounting pro gram. The only program of its kind on Long Island, the 30-credit program is ofered over a three-semester arc in one calendar year and enables students both to meet the 150-credit hour re quirement to qualify for CPA licensure in New York State and to prepare for the Certifed Fraud Examiner exam.
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The Association of Certifed Fraud Examiners, the world’s largest antifraud organization, has named SUNY Old Westbury Associate Professor Da vid Glodstein as its 2022 Educator of the Year. The honor was one of the presti gious ACFE Outstanding Achievement Awards presented during the 33RD An nual AFCE Global Fraud Conference, held recently in Nashville, Tennessee.
Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena announced that the Town of North Hempstead can now opt-in to legislation that would grant town resi dents the same income eligibility levels as New York City.
Latex and water-based paints, once dried out (usually 24-36 hours after the lid is removed) can be placed in a trash bag and thrown out with your regular household garbage. Latex and waterbased paints will not be accepted at the S.T.O.P. collection site. Oil-based paints, on the other hand, are hazardous and will be accepted at any S.T.O.P. Residentsprogram.mayalso bring their sen sitive documents to the S.T.O.P. event for proper shredding and destruction to prevent identity theft. A document shredding company will shred any doc uments brought on site. There is a limit of 6 “Bankers Box” sized boxes or bags of paper per car, per day. For every 2,000 pounds of paper the Town recycles, it equates to 17 trees saved.Pharmaceuticals will not be accept ed at S.T.O.P. events, however, the Town will collect pharmaceuticals at “Shed the Meds” events. The next event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Michael J. Tully Park at 1801 Evergreen Ave., New Hyde Park. The S.T.O.P. events also have a clothing donation area. Gently used and working clothes, stufed animals, elec tronics, toys, sporting equipment, shoes, books, small area rugs, bikes, scooters, luggage, picture frames, table lamps, bolts of fabric, silverware, glassware, dishes and cosmetics will be collected. Participants must be residents of North Hempstead (no commercial vehi cles will be allowed) and need to show a driver’s license or other valid proof of residency. Only potentially hazardous household products and e-waste will be accepted.Forsafety reasons, residents also must remain in their vehicle while event staf removes items to be discarded. Please also leave pets at home so staf can safely remove items from your ve hicle.The fnal S.T.O.P program for 2022 will be held on Sunday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park (North Lot). For more information on the S.T.O.P. program, please call 311 or 516-8696311 or visit northhempsteadny.gov/ stopprogram
The next Stop Throwing Out Pollutants (S.T.O.P.) event will be held
The S.T.O.P. program ofers Town of North Hempstead residents the op portunity to dispose of dangerous and chemical wastes that are too danger ous to dispose of with routine curbside pickups.Residents can return items such as aerosols, household chemicals, pesti cides, disinfectants, fertilizers, bulbs, thermostats, rechargeable and lithium batteries, TVs and computers.
JFVP’s goal is to assist victims of suspected fnancial fraud in cases where forensic investigative services are limited or too costly. An associate professor in the de partment of accounting, taxation and business law within the SUNY Old Westbury School of Business, Glodstein has been a member of the College’s fac ulty since 1999. He has been a member of the ACFE since 2000 and a Certifed Fraud Examiner since 2001. “This is a well-deserved award for Dr. Glodstein and recognition of the quality of his eforts to impact future accountants through experiences both in the classroom and in the real world,” Shalei Simms, acting dean of the SUNY Old Westbury School of Business. “His dedication and commitment to his pro fession and academic discipline and continuous focus on the success of each and every student refects well the spir it of our faculty and the expertise they share every day.” Learn more about the M.S. in Fo rensic Accounting program and the College’s Justice for Fraud Victims Proj ect at www.oldwestbury.edu/forensic.
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North Hempstead Supervisor Jenni fer DeSena and the Town Board remind residents that the next Stop Throwing Out Pollutants (S.T.O.P.) event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park (North“ImproperlyLot). disposing of dangerous chemical wastes could potentially con taminate our water supply, so programs like S.T.O.P. are essential to continue to ensure the Town and our residents are responsible environmental stewards,” Supervisor DeSena said. “I’m proud that the Town will once again ofer this amazing program that ofers our resi dents a safe, convenient and environ mentally sound method of disposing their hazardous household waste.”
North Hempstead Town Supervi sor Jennifer DeSena today announced that after repeatedly calling on New York State lawmakers to deliver parity in eligibility requirements for senior citizen tax exemptions, the Town of North Hempstead can now opt-in to legislation that would grant Town res idents the same income eligibility lev els as New York City. Previously, Nas sau County residents were capped at a much lower rate in income on their exemptions than seniors in New York City. Under the new legislation, quali fying senior citizens and persons liv ing with disabilities will be eligible to receive up to a 50% reduction on their assessment if their annual household income is $58,399 or less.
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“Opting-in to this legislation rep resents a huge win for our senior citizens, and I’m so proud to have fought alongside County Legislator Rich Nicolello and Assemblyman Ed Ra, who has been championing this bill for years, to get this done and make sure our seniors and residents with disabilities receive all the help we can possibly give them as they look to remain in their homes on Long Island, especially as infation contin ues to skyrocket,” Supervisor DeSena said. “The Town of North Hempstead has always made our senior citizens a priority and delivering this tax relief will go a long way towards helping our residents who are living on a fxed income.”Supervisor DeSena spoke out in favor of updating the senior tax ex emptions at a press conference with Nassau County Legislators Rich Ni colello, Steve Rhoads, and Thomas McKevitt, as well as Town Council member Dennis Walsh and local se niors on August 3rd. The legislation was then passed statewide on August 8th allowing local municipalities to opt into the new income eligibility rates. The North Hempstead Town Board will consider a local law to opt into the legislation at a Town Board meeting in early October. Under the new legislation, quali fying senior citizens and persons liv ing with disabilities will be eligible to receive up to a 50% reduction on their assessment if their annual household income is $58,399 or less. This reduc tion is refected in county, town, and school taxes. A reduction of 50% is the maximum allowed exemption and requires an annual household income of $50,000 or less to qualify. The ex emption works on a sliding scale de pending on annual household income. These exemptions are more important than ever due to rapid infation, and especially in light of the fact that the last time the income eligibility rates were raised was over a decade ago (2009.)
Glodstein was also recognized for his leadership in creating The SUNY Old Westbury Justice for Fraud Victims Project. Founded in 2019, the JFVP of fers victims of fraud across Long Island support in their pursuit of restitution while also providing vital skill-building experience for the College’s students.
Town to opt-into tax exemption threshold Named Educator of the Year
Since the law’s passage in North Hemp stead, its applicability is superseded by the New York State Public Health and education laws that overrule it, Chiara said. Many residents and Democrat Councilwom an Veronica Lurvey expressed the need to repeal Chapter 41A because of the November election for governor and the uncertainty that may come with not knowing who will win. “I would like to point out that nobody knows who the governor will be at the end of the year,” Lurvey said. “The new governor, whoever that may be, may decide to change state law regard ing abortions and medical procedures.”
“This course will extend students’ knowl edge of fnancial markets through their inter section with our economy, global trade, funda mental and technical analysis,” he said. Superintendent Allison Brown said she is excited about the new endeavor.
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During the vote, Democrat Robert Troiano said the pro-repeal side was able to provide more data on their positions as opposed to as sertion and anecdotal evidence. “While I have been persuaded by the sincer ity of both positions tonight,” Troiano said. “I am not persuaded by the arguments. I’d like to say that I believe that a woman’s right to choice extends to tonight. I vote aye.” DeSena also voted yes, explaining it takes an outdated law of the books. “I support the repeal of this chapter and vote yes for it as it brings North Hempstead’s town code into conformity with state law and removes a chapter of our code which is unen forceable and superseded by the New York Pub lic Health Law.”
New York implemented bail reform laws in January 2020, with modifcations being passed in April that same year. State ofcials said the modifed laws eliminated pretrial de tention and optional cash bail in an estimated 90 percent of cases. ALL
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RT 43The Roslyn Times, Friday, September 9, 2022 tions during the frst two trimesters of pregnan cy in the United States. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe, ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the U.S. Constitution does not grant a right to abortion.
Students from Roslyn High School and teacher Magdaleeni Milonakis at the new trading floor and financial research lab. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the software programs that drive the financial sector in the lab.
Stealing cars that have garage door open ers inside are also ways to attract repeat of fenders, Ryder said, as criminals will some times rent the car but keep the garage door button to come in and burglarize an individ ual’s
creasedhome.slightly from 2020 to 2021, accord ing to the statistics. Major crimes, overall, increased less than 3% in 2021 from 12,244 in 2020. Violent crime increased 5% from 1,826 to 1,917 dur ing this period and property crimes increased less than 2%.
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The next North Hempstead Town Board meeting will be on Thursday, Sept. 22. sired, students may pass a standardized test to get a Bloomberg Market Concepts certif cation.The innovative lab area has 24 student terminals with Bloomberg Terminal software and an interactive Market Wall. From there, students will design equity portfolios and analyze risk by studying particular companies and Theindices.software platform ofers historical and real-time data and analytics. The Market Wall is a digital wall that ofers the most re cent data on indexes, currencies, stocks and bonds.Board of Education President Meryl Wax man Ben-Levy said the district is proud of this initiative. She also said it resulted from years of collaboration.“Webelievepassionately and always have in the enormous value of all aspects of expe riential education in every sector and at all levels,” she said. “Our latest iteration of our values is refected in our cutting edge, stateof-the-art fnancial lab where our students will be working and developing real world market ready competitive skills.” She said for their students to succeed, leadership and collaboration always make a diference.Michael Goldspiel, assistant superinten dent for secondary education, said the high school business and fnance students need every advantage, especially in an environ ment where the economy and geopolitics are changing quickly. Continued from Page 1 H.S. Page
In 1971, more than half of the 16,593 wom en that had abortions on Long Island used non hospital clinics in Nassau County, according to The New York Times. At the time, North Hempstead had limited abortion access to only hospitals along with the cities of Glen Cove and Long Beach, the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay and the Sufolk County towns of Babylon and Sufolk, according to The New York Times.
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The county’s overall crime report appears to contradict claims that reforms to New York’s bail reform laws had led to an increase in crime, which was a central part of Repub licans’ successful countywide campaigns in November 2021.
ing to get “Becauseout.”of laws like cashless bail and Raise the Age, people in the whole state have been less safe,” Blakeman said. “We have people who commit crime after crime in New York. They steal a car, they’re out the same day. The next day they steal a car, they’re out the next Fromday.”Jan. 1- Mar. 31, more than 300 sto len vehicle reports were fled to the county’s police department, a 255% increase from the same time frame last year, according to sta tistics.Ofcials said nearly 90 percent of the 11,000 people arrested in the county in 2021 were released without bail. More than 300 of those individuals were released without bail following a weapons-related ofense, accord ing toRyderofcials.said car thieves will drive the car around and leave it somewhere and if nobody comes near the car and it is not impounded, then the car will be rented to another indi vidual who uses it to commit other crimes.
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Pictured left to right, Nassau Region PTA Diversity Chair Pamela Green, Nassau Region PTA Director Sarah Henris, New York State PTA 1st Vice President Helen Hoffman, Searingtown Principal Diana DeGiorgio, Searingtown Elementary 2021-2022 PTA Co-President Elizabeth Dinda, PTA Board Member Maryam Azhar, PTA Board Member Aimee Rumont, PTA Co-President Seemeen Pathan, Board of Education President Jim Gounari, Board of Education Vice President Henry Zanetti, Trustee Nancy Feinstein, Trustee Juleigh Chin and Trustee Brian Hassan.
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Roslyn Board of Education President Meryl Waxman Ben-Levy and Superintendent Allison Brown welcomed the entire faculty and staff back to the district for Superintendent Conference Days held on Aug. 30 and 31. The featured speaker to kick off the new school year was Rohan Murphy from Islip, Long Island, who overcame his physical disability to compete in wrestling, graduate from Penn State, and star in a Nike commercial.Today,he travels the country as a motivational speaker. He shared his personal journey and talked about overcoming obstacles.
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Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education Michael Goldspiel, Roslyn High School Assistant Principal Dave Lazarus and Superintendent Allison Brown welcome seniors back for the first day of school.
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— Math HIGH SCHOOL Alison Hoge — Living Environment/Chemistry Marissa Ulrich — Living Environment/Earth Science Paula Picon — World Language/Spanish Jolita Gudaitis Haigis — Psychologist
Chase and Skye from Paw Patrol joined Principal Mary Wood and Superintendent Allison Brown to welcome incoming students at the annual Heights Kindergarten Bus Orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Children and their parents met their bus drivers and learned important safety information.
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— Special Education EAST AnnMarieHILLSKellan — Fifth Grade Elementary Teacher Colleen O’Sullivan — Fifth Grade Elementary Teacher HARBOR HILL Sabrina Roy — First Grade Elementary Teacher Liba Bronstein-Schwartz — Fifth Grade Elementary Teacher Dara Kaplan — Fifth Grade Elementary Teacher Jessica Kiedaisch — General Music Daniela Allegro — Elementary Teacher HARBOR HILL & EAST HILLS Amy Hasenflue — Music
At the August 25 Herricks Board of Education meeting, the Searingtown Elementary School PTA was recognized as being New York State PTA’s inaugural unit-level winner of the newly created NYS PTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. This award honors NYS PTA Units, Councils or Regions that demonstrate a leadership commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through recruitment, training and retention efforts including multicultural, genderdiverse and special needs appropriate programming or events, inclusive outreach activities, or otherSearingtowninitiatives.
SCHOOL Corey Marx — Social Studies Marichelle Weill — Music/Orchestra Rebecca Italiano — Special Education
Roslyn School District hosted a four-day New Teacher Institute to welcome twenty newly appointed teachers to the district. Following a warm welcome from Superintendent Allison Brown and a round of introductions to school administrators, the newest members of the Roslyn family jumped into training sessions that included safety and security measures, classroom preparation, IT instruction and meetings with building principals. The District extends a warm welcome to the following new educators:HEIGHTSHeatherSafo
Elementary School PTA brought to their school a variety of books from an array of different cultures through their monthly SearReads program and further hosted a culturally diverse bookfair for National Book Reading month. They also invited two children’s authors for a virtual visit to celebrate diversity and greatly supported DEI initiatives in their school and community. Herricks is very proud and appreciates the commitment of the members of the PTA throughout the district.
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Superintendent Allison Brown joined the principals of all five school buildings to welcome students back for the new academic year on Sept. 1.
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Chase and Skye from Paw Patrol joined Principal Mary Wood and Superintendent Allison Brown to greet incoming kids at the annual Kindergarten Bus Orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 24, Bus orientation kindergartenersfor
Pictured left to right: Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education Michael Goldspiel, Roslyn Teacher Association President Eleanor Russell, Superintendent Allison Brown; Speaker Rohan Murphy, Roslyn Board of Education President Meryl Waxman Ben-Levy and Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Karina Baez.
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Julianna DeAngelis Mary Ann DeMille Cynar Rita Cordeau
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Newly appointed teaching staff, pictured with Roslyn Board of Education President Meryl Waxman Ben-Levy, Superintendent Allison Brown; Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Karina Baez and Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education Michael Goldspiel.
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Still, there are lots to look forward to Rabman, including college in the fall of 2023. She’s verbally committed to play for the powerhouse program at North Carolina. The Tar Heels reached the NCAA semifinals in team competition last spring, and have been interested in Rabman for years.
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“This was a great event, and I hope this is the first of many ‘Best of Long Island’ tournaments in the years to come,” Baldwin High School Coach Darius Burton, who directed Coes Neck along with Fred Lopez, said. “I want to thank Legislator Abrahams and everyone who made it possible to have this game at the police academy.”
“It was a great experience for both of those teams,” said Devine Smith, who served as Commissioner of Bright Lights along with Tyrone Tillman. “I think we did a great job of taking the separate entities we had and bringing them together to determine an overall champion.”
PHOTO BY OFFICE OF NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATOR KEVAN M. ABRAHAMS BY MICHAEL J. LEWIS
“Thank you to everyone who came out for the ‘Best of Long Island’ Basketball Tournament hosted by minority leader and myself,” said Richberg. “It was a hard-fought game that went to overtime with the team representing Suffolk County coming out on top. Congratulations to all of the participants!” Coaches for the rival teams said the event served as a fitting culmination for their respective summer leagues.
Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Kevan M. Abrahams (D — Freeport) and Suffolk County Legislature Minority Leader Jason Richberg (D — Wyandanch) celebrated the region’s top hardwood talent by hosting the inaugural “Best of Long Island” basketball tournament at the Nassau County Police Department’s David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Uniondale on Sunday, Aug. 21. It was an exciting back-and-forth contest that went the distance — and thenAftersome.tying at 57 in regulation, Bay Shore High School, which emerged as the winners from Suffolk’s Bright Lights summer league, overcame a tenacious challenge from Rising Stars On the Ball from Nassau County’s Coes Neck Classic League to win 69-65 in overtime. MVP Mike Samuda from Bay Shore High School scored 30 points in Suffolk’s victory.
Last year at this time, Thea Rabman had no idea if she could compete with the best junior tennis players in the world.TheSchreiber High School senior was about to try to qualify for the U.S. Open Juniors tournament, and attempt to make her first junior Grand Slam, where only the best players in her age group compete. She surprised herself and many others by winning two tight matches to make it to Flushing Meadows and the famous Billie Jean King National TennisThen,Center.with her school teammates and friends watching, she advanced to the second round of the main draw before losing. It was an enormous confidence boost for the 17-year-old, something she carried with her for the next 12 months.“Last year I was overwhelmed at the Open, everything was new and I hadn’t experienced anything like that,” Rabman said recently. “I thought I was on their level but didn’t know for sure, so competing there and doing well has huge for my belief.” That belief spurred Rabman into some major successes in the past year, including reaching the quarterfinals of the prestigious Easter Bowl tournament in Florida in March, and winning a J2 juniors tournament in Canada in April. In San Diego in early August, at the USTA Girls Nationals, Rabman made it to the Round of 16 before falling. “She’s been playing really well and had good results in almost every tournament she’s played,” said Greg Lumpkin, one of Rabman’s coaches. “She’s really established herself as one of the better American girls out there, and improving all the time.” But Rabman, unfortunately, won’t get the chance to replicate her success at the U.S. Open Juniors, as on Sept. 2 she lost her first-round qualifying match to Denmark’s Natacha Schou, 6-7, 6-0, and then 9-11 in the final set tiebreaker.“Iwas definitely very nervous, because I really wanted to get back (to the Open),” Rabman said. “I’m usually pretty good at third-set tiebreakers, but she was more aggressive and she played better, and deserved to win.”
“The inaugural ‘Best of Long Island’ championship game truly lived up to its name,” Abrahams said. “Congratulations to Suffolk’s Bright Lights for capturing the crown in a thrilling game that won’t soon be forgotten. It was a pleasure working with Minority Leader Richberg and all of the coaches and athletes to host this competition — one that I hope will become a tradition.”
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When asked why she chose them, Rabman laughed “Because they’re Carolina blue!” “The coaches are absolutely amazing there; they really care about you,” Rabman said. “The girls there seem to have a great culture, and everything seems amazing about the place. It’s beautiful, the academics are great, it’s all amazing and I’m so excited to go there.”
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Neela Mukherjee Lockel, the President and CEO of EAC Networked stated “Substance abuse disorder is not an indi vidual’s issue to face alone. At our New Path facility, we help those sufering from substance abuse, their families, and support network to assure a new path to recovery.”
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Sherri Flournoy Program Director EAC New Path Treat ment Center stated: “In recognizing that recovery is possible and is a life-long 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. ”
VIRTUAL PUBLIC PROGRAM Second Fridays: Cityscapes – 20th Century Photographs of New York City This program highlights a selec tion of photographs of New York City throughout the 20th century from the 1930s to the 2000s, focusing on the built environment including images of architecture and transportation – pro gram recorded on Nov. 12, 2021.
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North Hempstead Town Supervi sor Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board were proud to host another season of FunDay Monday events for senior residents. The series culminat ed with HomeTown USA, which fea tured a special salute to our Armed Forces. FunDay Monday ofers hundreds of seniors from across the Town the opportunity to join for games, music, dancing, entertainment and exercise.
IN-PERSON PUBLIC PROGRAM Curator’s Gallery Tour Thursday, Oct. 6, 4-5 p.m. Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily LoweJoinSouthHall,CampusSusannah Ray, guest curator of New York, New York: Photographs from the Collection, for a curator-led tour of the exhibition. She will share her insights and thoughts about the photographs she selected. Admission is free. RSVP to 516-463-5672
Come and join us at the Meet and Greet on Sept. 20 in our démarche to educate the community about the diverse programs available to help recover from substance abuse.
North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board hosted another season of FunDay Monday events for senior residents. The series culminated with HomeTown USA, which fea tured a special salute to our Armed Forces.
Admission is free and open to the public. However, RSVP is required. Call the Museum at 516-463-5672 to register or for more information.
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Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) and her colleagues voted unanimously on Monday, Aug. 8 to appoint the frst members of Nassau County’s Advisory Council on People with Disabilities. Its members, including advocates, pro fessionals and Nassau residents who are living with disabilities, will call upon their experiences and insights to develop new policy recommenda tions. “I am really looking forward to working closely with the members of the Advisory Council on People with Disabilities to strengthen our laws and policies,” DeRiggi-Whitton, the rank ing member of the Health and Social Services committee, said. “By work ing together, I know that we will be able to make Nassau County an even more inclusive and welcoming place for everyone to live, work and raise a family.”
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The Hofstra University Museum of Art’s exhibition New York, New York: Photographs from the Collection, curated by photographer Su sannah Ray, has black-and-white images from 1932 through 2008.
The center facilitates a myriad of recovery groups and conducts individual sessions.
• Help individuals achieve and sustain long-term recovery • Design person-centered recovery plans conducive to meeting the needs of the individual • Identify and attain vocational and educational goals
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The exhibition features works by photographers such as Berenice Ab bott, Diane Arbus, Andreas Feininger, Harold Feinstein, Donna Ferrato, Joel Meyerowitz, Dorothy Norman, and Garry“TheWinogrand.Hofstra University Museum of Art collection contains more than 900 photographs which cover a vast array of subject matter,” said Museum Director Karen T. Albert. “The works in this exhibition capture New York City in its infnite complexity and vari ety, celebrating its iconic architecture, everyday signage, authentic faces, and dynamic street scenes.” New York, New York: Photographs from the Collection will be on view from Sept. 6 — Dec. 9, at the Emily Lowe Gallery behind Emily Lowe Hall on Hofstra University’s South Cam pus.The public is invited to an open ing reception for the Museum’s two fall exhibitions: New York, New York and Of the Press on Thursday, Sept. 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m., featuring special remarks by Ms. Ray and Ms. Albert. Light refreshments will be available.
September is the National Recovery Month. To com memorate, EAC Network is holding a Meet and Greet at the New Path Treatment Center on 175 Fulton Ave, Hempstead NY 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 Ofce of Ad diction and Services and Support (OASAS) licensed outpa tient program designed to assist individuals struggling with a substance use disorder.
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Additional specialized program ming planned with the exhibition in cludes:
EAC Network is a non-proft, diverse human services agency that responds to the needs of over 54,000 individu als with over 100 critically necessary programs and direct support services throughout Long Island and New York City. New York City is the star of the Hofstra University Museum of Art exhibition New York, New York: Pho tographs from the Collection, a show case of black-and-white images from 1932 to 2008, curated by photogra pher Susannah Ray.
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State Assemblyman Charles Lavine, Advisory Council founding mem ber Gina Barbara, and Nassau County Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton
The goals and objectives of the New Path Treatment Center, among others, are to:
In celebration of Recovery Month, Neela Mukherjee Lockel along with New Path Treatment Center Staf will meet with the community to educate them about the servic es available at the center while distributing school supplies and other items to the neighborhood. The crisis of opioid misuse and overdose and opioid use disorder (OUD) is causing a devastating health problem in the United States. Current national trends indicate that each year more people die of overdoses. In Nassau County, to help counter the issue, EAC treats yearly hundreds of patients from the use of varieties of substances from alcohol to drugs.
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