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By JENNIFER CORR yea. The city’s $64.3 million 2021 [email protected] budget, passed on Oct. 27, includ- ed the layoffs of Belyea and On Tuesday, at the last Glen other city employees in the new Cove City Council meeting of year. the year, council members voted Tenke made a motion toward 4-3 against approv- the beginning of ing an additional the almost two-and- $10,000 in salary for a-half-hour virtual Glen Cove Youth just don’t meeting to discuss Bureau Director Tsirkas’s proposed Spiro Tsirkas next Isee how we salary increase. In year. the 2021 budget, his Councilwoman could do this salary was upped Marsha Silverman responsibly from $72,480 to and Councilmen $90,000, reflecting Gaitley Stevenson- at this time, an increase in Mathews, Rocco workload, Tenke Courtesy the Waters family when we’re in Totino and John said. But the direc- Slip-slidin’ away P e r r o n e vo t e d the financial tor’s salary needed ag ainst raising to be increased fur- Days after the nor’easter, Glen Covers Aidan, front, and Dan Waters, 14 and 10, spent hours play- Tsirkas’s $90,000 situation we’re in. ther, the mayor rea- ing in the snow, the first of the season. More photos, Page 4. salary. Councilwom- soned, because it en Danielle Fugazy MARSHA should have been Scagliola and Dr. SILVERMAN $100,000. Eve Lupenko Fer- “There is a tre- rante, and Mayor Glen Cove City mendous amount Tim Tenke, voted Councilwoman of work, between North Shore residents plan for the raise. the camps and the To consolidate sports run by the departments to save money, the Youth Bureau, and now the Rec- to lobby for local skate park city parks will be managed by reation Department, that I the Department of Public Works believe the salary would be a in 2021, and recreation will be proper compensation for the By JENNIFER CORR where my father didn’t believe in demic, they had extra time on managed by the Youth Bureau. amount of work that he [will be] [email protected] cable television, I read all about their hands, and they wanted to Tsirkas will remain its director, doing,” Tenke said. “Nothing has skating in magazines. I was just learn how to skate. But much to and take on the duties of Parks Jason Lane spent much of his a Long Island kid that enjoyed their father’s disappointment, Department Director Darcy Bel- CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 youth, in the 1980s and early ’90s, skating.” there were no skate parks in skateboarding in the streets of Today Lane, 42, lives in Glen Glen Cove or the surrounding Port Washington, which didn’t Cove. He often tells his children, area to take them to. win him and his friends many Devin, 12, Drayer, 10, and Stokely, “They’d always see the skate- fans among fellow residents. 7, who live in Locust Valley with board paraphernalia I have, and “There were no skate parks their mother, Emily Lane, about there was a skate park built in anywhere on Long Island,” Lane his skateboarding days when he Bethpage,” Lane said. “My kids said. “Coming from a household was their age. During the pan- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 2 December 24, 2020 — GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE comes tocreatingahome. human beings,especiallywhenit and goals—thethingsweallseekas connection throughcommonneeds witnessing justtheopposite— are polarizedtimes,butIamalso family. A placetobelong. Yes, these thing—a placetosettleandraisea backgrounds, allseekingthesame people fromdifferent culturesand In realestate,Iamalwaysmeeting stronger community. because adiversecommunitytrulyis goodbye to2020. holiday thoughtaswemercifullysay So, onthatnote,hereismyparting long and VERY challengingtunnel. hope attheendofwhatfeelslikea been anawfulyear. Yet Iseelightand The Diversity Wave happy holidayseason. Wishing everyoneasafe, healthyand [email protected]. Branch RealEstateGroupagentsat reach outtooneofourknowledgeable selling orbuyingahome,feelfreeto If youhaveanyquestionsabout stronger andkinder. building ourcommunitiestobe 2021 withpositivityandhopein rearview mirrors,let’s look towards So as2020beginstofadeintoour noteworthy! This isallveryinterestingand continues torise. minority, first-timehomebuyers couples, andthepercentageof homebuyers issecondonlytomarried percentage ofsingle,femalefirst-time to accommodateelderlyparents. The buyers areupgradingtobiggerspaces together hereintheburbs.Some and chosenfamiliesarebuyinghouses for thefirsttimeindecades.Friends generational householdsareontherise Francisco. cities –New York, Los Angeles, San the truehubsofdiversitywereourbig than ever, andthisisfantasticnews communities arenowmorediverse to saythathaschanged.Ourlocal LI, andisraisingafamilyhere,Ihave born andraisedontheNorthShoreof Let’s justputitoutthere—thishas for evidenceofthis. have todoislookatthemarketplace MOLLY DEEGAN Ask TheExpert: ADVERTORIAL 203 Glen Cove Avenue • Sea Cliff

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G.C. remembers crossing guard Sgt. Michael R. McCauley GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE — December 24, 2020

By Jennifer Corr [email protected]

Flowers were placed by Officer Ryan McCauley at the crosswalk of Maple Avenue and Dosoris Lane. It is where for years his father, Sergeant Michael R. McCauley, would help children and their families cross the street before and after school days as a crossing guard for the City of Glen Cove’s Auxiliary Police. “It was important for Ryan to pay tribute to his dad and as a way of thank- ing him for his years of devoted service to the City of Glen Cove,” the City of Glen Cove Auxiliary Police said in a statement. “Thank you both. The sarge is pleased.” On Dec. 12, McCauley died suddenly at the age of 68. The lifelong Glen Cove resident was well known to residents, as he’d serve at city events and a crossing guard for the YMCA Summer Day Camp, Friends Academy and Deasy School. “He just loved helping people,” Trav- is McCauley, Michael’s son, said. . “I see a lot of things about him on Facebook that are very nice. People left flowers at his crossing guard position out on Doso- ris Lane and Friends Academy also.” Michael was outgoing and kind, Tra- vis said. He was always looking to help, as he had a big heart. When asked to describe his father, Travis called Michael the “greatest man ever” who Courtesy Tab Hauser was always there for him. Even in LoCaL photographer taB Hauser said Sergeant Michael R. McCauley was well liked in Glen Cove. Hauser said he will miss saying hello Michael’s later years, he’d often go on to McCauley when he was on traffic duty. adventures with his son as an enthusi- ast of hiking, biking and the outdoors. working all our details,” the City of Glen Cove City School District stu- missed, Tenke said, also noting his Perhaps one of Travis’s favorite Glen Cove Auxiliary Police said in a dents also paid tribute to Michael dur- decades of service to the people of Glen memories with his father was when statement. “He was always friendly, ing last Friday’s edition of the student- Cove. they traveled to Ireland to meet family hard working and kind. Mike also run news program GCTV News. “All of “He had a very big heart,” Travis members. “Me and him took a little pil- served with honor and pride in the mili- us have probably seen Sergeant McCau- said. “Anyone in need, no matter what it grimage trip and we climbed the moun- tary. He will be sorely missed by all.” ley here in town at Deasy School, the was, if someone had a flat tire or some- tain of Saint Patrick’s together,” Travis “He was involved in a lot,” Travis YMCA and just about every event in one lost their dog, or needed help with recalled. “He enjoyed it. I enjoyed it. We remarked. “The man had quite a town,” said Reese Comitino a Glen Cove anything, my dad would help them out.” got to the top.” record.” High School senior. “We wish the family Michael R. McCauley is survived by Michael was someone who deeply The City of Glen Cove Auxiliary well and thank him for his years of ser- his wife Valarie; his children Travis cared for his family, Travis said, keep- Police offered their condolences to vice.” (Delmy), Ryan and Shauna; his grand- ing photos of his three grandchildren in McCauley’s family, adding that his ser- City of Glen Cove Mayor Tim Tenke children Angie, Kimberly and Jayla; his patrol car. vice to both his country and the resi- expressed his condolences and prayers and is also survived by several nieces “Mike was a team player who showed dents of Glen Cove will not go unfor- to the McCauley family on behalf of the and nephews. up to work every week and welcomed gotten. city’s entire staff. He will be greatly

Memories of Sergeant Michael r. McCauley George Davidson: “RIP Mike. Thanks for feeding the stray both at a local open mic at Coco Moco. He played guitar Cathy Sinowitz: “My big brother. He was there for me cats at Cantiague Park [where he was a Parks and Recre- and later on I did also. Not too long ago, there was just a from the moment our mother brought me home. He was ations employee]. Going to miss you and your guitar.” bit of time to talk. He came to my bus window and told so excited that he fed me M&Ms. When my mom saw me that on Friday night he brought his guitar downtown what he was doing, she nearly passed out. I was three and met up with a clarinet player and a saxophone player days old. He always took care of me. He was always kind Richard Potter: “Me and Mike go way back. He is [defi- and they jammed. He was clearly so happy about that and shared with everyone. He was the father of three nitely going to be] missed. 2020 is the year we lost so event taking place. [The years] 2017 and 2018 I had to beautiful children who he loved and adored. He was over many. Sleep well my brother.” make a turn every afternoon from Dosoris Lane onto the moon with love for his granddaughters. He loved to Maple Avenue in my big bus. Thanks to him I never had play his guitar for anyone who would listen. Never was Danielle Viteretti: “I’ve seen Mike for years now from the any concern. He always helped, always with a smile. there a kinder heart. I’m sure when he got to Heaven they windshield of my big bus. He always was helpful and What a great guy. I will miss him so very much. He was a had the doors held wide open for him and he has taken smiling while doing his job as a crossing guard. I just saw good part of my work day.” his place in God’s glorious kingdom.” him this past Friday afternoon. I am in shock and very sad at his passing. One evening a few years ago, we were -www.Tributearchive.com 4 December 24, 2020 — GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE WITH THE DAYWITH THE Wishing OurCustomers off from school, local children spent the daysledding.the spent children school,from local off a HappyandHealthy and OurCommunity 3 ElmStreet LocustValley, NY11560 YOUR RAILINGSANDMETAL SPECIALIST Holiday Season! www.ForestIronWorks.com HERALD WHAT’S UPNEXTDOORANDAROUND THECORNER Jill Nossa/Herald Gazette Nossa/Herald Jill NEIGHBORS

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CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE — December 24, 2020 changed. We’ve been working with him, and the amount of work that is involved with this is a lot.” Stevenson-Mathews said he was con- cerned by a discussion of personnel issues outside executive session. He made a motion to accept the $90,000 salary and then go into executive session to discuss the proposed additional $10,000, but no one supported him. Some attendees objected to Tsirkas’s proposed raise, given the pending layoffs in January. “We did have layoffs, so I don’t understand how you can tell us in one breath that we’re under financial distress and then give giant raises like this,” said Glen Cove CSEA President Maureen Pap- pachristou. “You have layoffs, mayor.” Others, including members of the Friends of the Glen Cove Youth Board, supported the additional money, saying it reflected the additional work accompany- ing Tsirkas’s new responsibilities. Christina Daly/Herald Gazette “This is above what was in the bud- THE GLEN COVE City Council voted 4-3 not to approve a salary increase for Spiro Tsirkas, the incoming recreation director, who will get,” Silverman said. “We need to scruti- also continue his job as Youth Bureau director. nize every penny of discretionary spend- ing. I just don’t see how we could do this Fugazy Scagliola said she voted in is taking on a lot more responsibilities, so come in and support this city and take responsibly at this time when we’re in the favor of a raise because she wanted to I vote ‘yes.’” over that part of that department the way financial situation we’re in.” solidify Tsirkas’s position, in line with Patricia Telese, vice chair of the that Spiro is going to take care of that Perrone said that while he understood other department heads. And Lupenko Friends of the Glen Cove Youth Board, department.” that Tsirkas was taking on a sizable work- Ferrante said, “I really want to see this described the work that Tsirkas has done Silverman emphasized that the votes load, because the measure wasn’t a bud- whole program to succeed. There’s been a for the city as “priceless.” “I can guaran- were not personal, but were based on geted item, he had to vote “no.” “I wish lot of changes in the programs this year tee you,” Telese said, “that you will not financial considerations, because the that this wasn’t the case,” Perrone added. due to Covid, and I understand [Tsirkas] find someone who, for $27,000, would additional $10,000 was not budgeted.

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By JENNIFER CORR who are more fortunate owe it not only to our friends, fam- GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE — December 24, 2020 [email protected] ily and neighbors who are less fortunate, but to our own selves to be as generous and as helpful as possible,” he John Zozzaro, the owner of Glen Cove’s Downtown said. “That’s the only way we’re going to get through this.” Café, has been hosting a Toys for Tots box for years. This Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton holiday season, with the Covid-19 financial crisis impact- shares the same spirit as Lavine. She helps host a massive ing families across Long Island, he said that ensuring Toys for Tots drive, organized by Joe Mac LaPadula of every child has a special Christmas morning is especially Martino Auto Concepts, in the parking lot of Nassau Coli- important to him. seum in Garden City. DeRiggi-Whitton said she did not “A long time ago I was presented with [a Toys for Tots expect to see cars upon cars lining up all the way to Hemp- box] and I said sure, why not,” he said. “A lot of customers stead Turnpike to donate toys that would fill up multiple from Downtown Café came and brought a lot of presents.” trucks. Photographer Peter M. Budraitis, who captured Among those who dropped a toy off was State Assem- photos for the legislator, said on Facebook that he had blyman Charles D. Lavine. He makes it a point every year never seen so many toys in one place. to donate toys, he said. “We had to get special permission from the governor The pandemic forced Lavine to cancel his annual toy this year with Covid being an issue,” DeRiggi-Whitton drive this year. But last year’s drive was so successful that said. “We had strict criteria that we had to follow regard- Courtesy Peter M. Budraitis after toys were delivered to those in need people continued ing masks and the number of people that were volunteer- to donate more toys, even after the holidays. NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATOR Delia DeRiggi-Whitton ing. We had to lower that number substantially and every- “We had a number of wonderful toys sitting in our helped to fill trucks up with toys that would help children one abided and I was happy about that.” office,” Lavine said, “and it was only right that we helped have a good Christmas morning. Nassau Coliseum were also very gracious in allowing to distribute them this year to those kids that are in need.” the parking lot to be used as a massive toy drop location, Every child should experience the joy of receiving a gin Islands. DeRiggi-Whitton said. gift, he said, adding that he is thankful to not only Toys The Nassau County Toys for Tots campaign is based in “We normally collect 50,000 toys and this year we col- for Tots for making that possible for children all across the Garden City, run by Gunnery Sergeant John Sardine. Last lected over 100,000,” DeRiggi-Whitton said of the annual nation, but also for Downtown Café for taking the initia- year, 221,351 toys were distributed and 219,000 children toy drive in its 10th year. “People were so generous. It real- tive to collect toys. were supported. ly was beautiful to see.” Zozzaro said he appreciated Lavine stopping by, helping “Toys for Tots is very well established and for many, People from as far away as Philadelphia and New Jer- to fill the box with toys. “I’ve always said it’s better to give many years for decades, has been a source for joy not only sey came out to support the cause, DeRiggi-Whitton said. then receive,” Zozzaro said. “You get more satisfaction out for those who receive the toys,” Lavine said, “but for those But what really stood out to the county legislator was a of it.” of us fortunate enough to be able to donate and contribute man who pulled up to offer a matchbox car. “He said, ‘I’m Toys for Tots, a program run by the United States the toys.” sorry I don’t have any money but I want to give you this,’” Marine Corps since 1947, distributes toys to families in Lavine said he is hoping to bring light and joy to fami- DeRiggi-Whitton said. “A lot of people know that they’re need. According to Toys for Tot’s website, local campaigns lies this holiday season, even as many are suffering physi- lucky to be okay during this time and they see that there are conducted in over 800 communities covering all 50 cally, financially and emotionally. are a lot of families that are really struggling. They want states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Vir- “We’re all facing heartbreak and every day those of us to make sure the kids have a good Christmas.” “MYALERTS SAVES ME WORRY.”

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hese are unprecedented times. We need to work extra hard to manage our emotions T well. Expect to have a lot of mixed feelings. Naturally we feel anxiety, and maybe waves of panic, particularly when seeing new headlines. Our anxiety — while uncomfortable — can be bonding, especially if we manage it well. At the same time, we must make an effort to prevent panic contagion and create peri- ods when we can be screen-free and calm, engaging our attention in normal daily activities. Seize opportu- nities to share lightness and humor. Laughter right now is a relief for all of us! You can also find moments of hope and resilience all around us despite the uncertainty. Staying in control in a It may be helpful for you to make a list of what you can and cannot control right now. Mental health experts suggest radical acceptance of the situations world that’s out of control we cannot control, and focus on what we can do. Coronavirus stress takes many Stay physically safe from the virus In this case, the biggest safety behaviors (physical forms but can be managed distancing and hand washing), which decrease trans- mission of the COVID-19 virus, are also an integral part The Covid-19 pandemic has affected some changes, but attempt to create Cross faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprec- of anxiety management. Stay home when you can. nearly every aspect of our lives, from normalcy where you can. edented number of blood drive cancellations during When outside the home, wash your hands thoroughly health and exercise to work, school, par- Stay in touch. Social distancing this coronavirus outbreak. Eligible and healthy donors and frequently. enting and socializing. According to the requirements have significantly changed are strongly urged to make an appointment to To help us make the thorough hand-washing a American Psychological Association how we connect with our friends, donate and help ensure that lifesaving blood products new habit, try this: “Wash as if you just chopped up a (APA), many Americans are experiencing coworkers and even our own family are available for patients. jalapeno pepper (without gloves) and you now have considerable stress related to the coro- members. Except for those in your to put in your contact lenses.” Don’t forget the sides of navirus. While you can’t control the virus, household, you probably aren’t seeing Create new routines and keep practicing each and every finger, the back of hands, palms, the you can take steps to control how you family as often as you used to. Children health behaviors creases and nail beds, and the back of nails. Wash for at respond to it. and teens may find it particularly difficult Routine and ritual are restorative to us. Our brain least 20 seconds — as long as it takes you to silently to be isolated from their friends and wants predictable activity so we can relax our vigilant hum the Alphabet Song, Happy Birthday, or recite the Coronavirus-related stress sports groups. nervous system. Go to bed early and go outside each Loving Kindness Prayer. If you are a speedy hummer, takes many forms It’s important to continue to find day to be active. Remember that our activities, say it twice. Covid-19 has impacted many aspects ways to connect with people when you thoughts, and mood are closely linked. If you want to of our lives, so it makes sense that our can’t see them in person, says Dr. Brackin, change your mood, change your activities and/or your Limit media to reduce anxiety reactions to it vary widely. Many people such as scheduling weekly phone calls or thoughts. By now you have heard this recommendation experience physical symptoms, such as meeting virtually on Zoom. many times and there is research behind it: Watching headaches, digestive problems or muscle Getting outside of the house can Eat well or scrolling through the media makes us even more tension. Some may have problems sleep- help relieve feelings of isolation, and Good nutrition helps our mood. Stress makes us anxious. An excess of news and visual images about a ing or may sleep too much. Others may spending time in nature has been shown seek comfort foods, and in turn high carbs and sugars traumatic event can create symptoms of post-trau- lose their appetite or overeat. to help reduce stress. Arrange to walk impact our mood. Many population-based studies matic stress disorder and poor health years later, Coronavirus-related stress can also with a friend or get together in the yard show that a Mediterranean diet has been linked to bet- according to research by UC Irvine’s Roxy Silver, Ph.D., have psychological effects. People whose while maintaining a safe distance. ter mental health and stress resilience, whereas a junk and others. income has been affected, for example, Get adequate rest. If stress makes it food western diet is linked to depression and anxiety. Try to limit Covid-19 media exposure to no more may be anxious about paying their bills difficult to fall asleep or you find yourself Try to fill your home with fresh produce, frozen vegeta- than twice a day (i.e. checking for updates in the morn- or supporting their families. Working waking up in the middle of the night, bles, and whole foods when possible. ing and before dinner) and try to avoid news about remotely and distance learning can take take a look at your sleep habits. Avoid Covid-19 before bedtime. Take a vow to not forward a toll on both adults and children who looking at your phone, tablet and other Work well enough from home (and thus propagate) alarming headlines to friends thrive on social interaction, leading to screens for an hour before you go to bed. Working from home may be new to you and can and family. feelings of isolation and loneliness. Not only can texting, watching news have its own challenges, especially in a small home Depression and irritability are common videos or playing games stimulate your with children. Don’t expect to have the same type of Get and provide warm, comforting, social support reactions. mind, the blue light from screens can productivity as usual. We are all distracted and needing Find and encourage support by video, phone, or If you don’t get a handle on your interfere with sleep. to cope with a different daily life now, while helping text. This is critical! Taking time to share your feelings stress, you can raise your risk of more Having a glass of wine may help you others. Reduce your goals for typical work that is not and to listen and support others will go a long way. health issues. relax, but it can also disrupt sleep later. If urgent, if possible. Here are some recommendations Talking with others who have our best interests at “When we’re stressed, our blood you wake up and can’t get back to sleep on how to stay focused and productive during work heart makes us feel safe. Use phone, video, text, or pressure goes up naturally,” says psy- right away, it can help to leave the bed- hours: email. Fortunately these new highways of social con- chologist Dr. Elizabeth Brackin.“That puts room and read or do something else Confine your workspace to a specific clear area in tact are unlimited resources. More than just providing you at higher risk of having a heart attack relaxing until you feel sleepy again. your home so your job doesn’t intrude on your per- social support about the current crisis, it is a good idea or stroke, or even developing cancer.” Breathe. Any time you feel stressed, sonal needs. Use this same space regularly to work. This to use these connections to talk about the things you take a few minutes to practice deep, will focus your mind and increase your productivity. normally would — host your book club online, for How to deal with stress mindful breathing. Focusing on your Control sound. Use noise cancelling headphones example — which can create feelings of connected- The pandemic has left many feeling breath can interrupt your body’s stress or earbuds, or use music or fans to create white noise. ness. Host a dinner using FaceTime or Zoom so you can a loss of control over their lives. The usual response, slow your heart rate and lower End the workday with clear boundaries. Put away talk while you eat (and talk about some positive things, routines have been disrupted indefinite- your blood pressure. Take a slow deep electronic devices and work tools at the end of your not just this crisis). Loving and caring for our pets can ly, and the future seems uncertain. breath in for three seconds, hold it for a workday and set clear hours in the day for work. be phenomenal stress reduction for us too! Coping techniques help. Dr. Brackin count of four, exhale for three seconds. Have a morning or evening check-in with a col- offers some tips to help you feel more in Repeat this a few times until you feel league or supervisor to reduce social isolation and Find ways of expressing kindness, control of your life and keep your stress calmer. provide structure to your day. Use video communica- patience, and compassion level in check. “Mindfulness meditation is a won- tions when you can. Seeing faces provides more social Be extra kind to yourself. This is a hard time for Maintain routines. No matter what derful intervention to give yourself a connection and information than just talking. everyone. Humans across the world are sharing this your age is, it can be helpful to create sense of peace, regardless of what’s hap- experience with you. We are all in this together and we some type of structure in your day. If you pening externally,” says Dr. Brackin. may all emerge with a renewed appreciation for our Above photo: Covid-19 has disrupted our routines and made exercised before work, for example, try to interconnectedness. Helping others in need is both everyday activities, such as work and caring for loved ones, continue to do so. Have meals at the Above photo: Pandemic-related stress affects critical to get through this well, and also creates more challenging. Those changes, on top of the general uncertainty same time as you did before the virus. Try people in different ways. It depends on age, purpose to our days and well-being. around this pandemic, has resulted in increased stress even for to maintain familiar routines for yourself coping skills, genetics, even a person’s finan- Donate blood if you are able. The American Red those who are generally not prone to stress-related concerns. and your family. 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‘Long Way Up,’ a deeply satisfying travelogue GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE — December 24, 2020 anding in Bulgaria nearly 30 Boorman, I was instantly taken back to fled their homelands in South and Cen- the ride. With drones, the three capture years ago, I felt as though I that steamy June day in Sofia. For the tral America and Mexico in search of a the breathtaking beauty of the terrain had stepped through a portal series, McGregor, who played Obi-Wan better life in the U.S., despite the terrify- through which the team travels. into another dimension. After Kenobi in the middle three “Star Wars” ing uncertainty of the journeys they “Long Way Up” is a perfect antidote aL 24-hour trip, I at last arrived at Sofia films, among many other roles, and Boor- must undertake. At the same time, our for the pandemic cabin fever so many of International Airport — then a dim, man, also an actor, rode custom-made intrepid hosts show us the unwavering us are feeling. The show is all about decrepit facility, a far cry from the Harley-Davidson electric motorcycles for resiliency of people living on the edge. motion — moving from one stage of the modern airport that it is today. 13,000 miles from Ushuaia “Long Way Up” is a reali- journey to the next in rapid-fire succes- There was, at the time, a definite (pronounced oo-SWAY-a), ty TV documentary that is sion. McGregor and Boorman never stop divide between Argentina, practically the one part travelogue and one anywhere for long before they’re off to West and East. southernmost tip of South TV series part buddy film. It’s about their next destination. The Soviet Union America, to Los Angeles in reminded the close friendship They linger only when they stop to had crumbled only 2019. A between McGregor and promote projects undertaken by the Unit- a year earlier, and Toward the end of the me of going from Boorman, but more so, it’s ed Nations Children’s Fund, ranging Bulgaria, a satel- 11-episode series, as the about their relationship to from providing schooling for Indigenous lite of the USSR, pair pass from Mexico into one world to the road and the people they people previously denied an education to was reeling, politi- the United States, the stark another. meet serendipitously and sheltering orphaned children fleeing vio- cally and economi- difference between the two befriend along the way. lence. McGregor and Boorman have fea- cally. Food and countries is glaringly obvi- They ride through some tured UNICEF projects in each of their SCOTT gasoline were in ous. At the border, they of the most unforgiving three travel series — the first two were short supply and meet refugees who had fled narco-vio- regions of the Western Hemisphere — “Long Way Round” (from London to New BRINTON rationed. In the lence and were camping out in makeshift particularly in Peru and Chile, where York via Central Europe, Eurasia, Russia airport, which tents, hoping, praying, to enter the U.S. It they pass through the Andes Mountains and Canada in 2004) and “Long Way was hot and sti- is a squalid scene, full of desperation. and the Atacama Desert, which is so dry Down” (through Europe and Africa in fling without air conditioning, you real- Then, after a bit of chaos at the border that NASA uses it for Mars simulation 2007). I never realized how much good ized fast that you were leaving behind the crossing, McGregor and Boorman appear, exercises. UNICEF does around the globe. I had to modernity of the West and taking a step as if by magic, in America, and all is sud- Traversing treacherous terrain, the make a donation. back in time to a still developing nation. denly well as the two ride, surrounded by two fall off their motorcycles a lot, and “Long Way Up” offers lessons in geog- Bulgaria, where I served two years as a pack of motorcyclists, into Los Angeles. stall occasionally. But they have a capable raphy and culture. More so, though, it is a a Peace Corps volunteer, has since opened The road is pristine. There is order, a backup team in producers David Alexa- lesson in basic humanity that I would to the world and modernized. Its econo- sense of lawfulness. nian and Russ Malkin, who travel behind highly recommend watching for yourself, my is now fully globalized. But I will “Long Way Up” shows us the clear them, though far out of sight most of the along with its two companion series. never forget those first startling, heart- socioeconomic differences between the time, in two 2.6-tonne Rivian electric wrenching steps onto Bulgarian soil. U.S. and the nations south of its border. pickup trucks. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Recently watching the wonderful McGregor and Boorman never intended They also bring three stellar videogra- Newspapers’ executive editor and an Apple TV+ series “Long Way Up,” with to play politics, they have said, but they phers — Claudio von Planta, Jimmy adjunct professor at the Hofstra University the hosts Ewan McGregor and Charley show us the reasons why so many have Simak and Anthony von Sek — along for Herbert School of Communication. 2020: What did you do while you waited?

or me, the theme of 2020 has Every process, from the Mueller investi- favorite is from the novel “Waiting,” by and babies to talk and trees to flower. been waiting learning to wait, gation to the impeachment, to the elec- Ha Jinn, which won the National Book During the days and weeks and months summoning the B (balance) C tion and now to the inauguration, has Award in 1999. Based on a true story, it of waiting, we have become keener (courage) and D (determina- dragged out in agonizingly slow fashion. recounts the life of an Army doctor in observers of smaller things. When you tion)F that Type A’s struggle to find. “Breaking news” generally means we China who waits 18 years to get a are homebound forever, you notice flut- If someone had will live with a story for countless days divorce from his wife in their home vil- tering red wings outside the window told me in Febru- and weeks with little or no lage so he can marry the that never caught your eye before. You ary that I would resolution. The Trump woman he loves, a nurse take the many hours of a day to put wait months to presidency has forced us to who serves with him. together the ingredients of bread, feel- see my children learn patience. Some of us ow ironic While you’re waiting, you ing the stretch and pull of the dough and grandchil- have been waiting for more that we might give it a try. because you actually have time to think dren, that I would than four years for the fool- H How ironic that we are about it. wait more than a ishness of the conspira- are the children the children of the instant- For women, the iconic wait of our year to score a cists and the racists and gratification culture. From lives is pregnancy, the time we go Shake Shack the ill-informed to be swept of the instant- Amazon addiction to Door- inward and focus attention on the seed RANDI burger, that I into the past. Now it seems gratification Dash to the ability to con- of life growing inside. The young would wait, most- more patience will be nect to others in a heart- women I know who have had babies this KREISS ly in my home, to required. culture. beat, we have been trained year seem more intensely focused on hug a friend . . . I As we wait, we hope this to be impatient. We expect this life event, more careful, and now would not have is the beginning of the end immediate satisfaction of they are waiting patiently to introduce found it credible. of the pandemic. It sinks our needs. We impatiently their new children to the world outside Our collective big wait has been for a in slowly that more than 320,000 of our waited to ride bicycles and then to drive and to other people. For many toddlers, viable Covid-19 vaccine, and now that fellow Americans have died in the past cars and to graduate from schools, and life has been confined to rooms. We are it’s here, we’re waiting for our turn in year from the disease. As we wait, we we wait to get through treatments and all waiting for them, and the teenagers, line. I remember when the Salk polio come to realize that many might have to dance at landmark birthdays and to bust loose. vaccine was administered in my public been saved if we had acted sooner. As anniversaries. I have tried to find music and art and school in 1955. They told us kids to line we wait, we grieve the personal loss of But 2020 pushed back. The demands conversation to get me through. But I up in size order in the cafeteria, and I friends and family and the suffering of of this year forced our attention outside am desperately awaiting 2021. I want to knew I would be first. Now we wait 17 million who have struggled with the ourselves. Think about this remarkable quietly close the book on 2020 and leap based on other criteria: age and general challenge of raising kids, going to work year, the year we hope to survive, the into a fresh new year. health and value to the community as and getting health care while sick with year we will never forget. front-line workers. the coronavirus. It is said that the lesson of nature is Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can We wait, too, on the political front. There are epic stories of waiting. 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cat to sleep, so I’ll share my poem. well written. This year I had to put my 17-year-oldpaws,”four Dec. on 10-16). reallyItnature hithome, andwasso of force a to goodbye (“Saying tears to me reduced poem,Oliver’s Mary with herdaughter’s lifeof dog,and Randi’sof tribute To the Editor: Remembering pets in verse us feltasthevaccines were rolled out, the body. animmuneresponseitself, by totrigger material,genetic rather thanthevirus much inthehere andnow. Bothuse cines seemsfuturistic, but it’s very taken years. sciencebehindthevac- The months toproduce what, inthepast,has treatments at breakneck pace, taking researchers who developed thesetwo vaccine.the Pfizer mediacoverage following theEUA for of theEUA cameafterawhirlwind week of Announcement shots onemonthapart. two which isadministered inaseriesof nearly 15percent inApril before drop- climbed back upintothedouble digits. package, itcouldhave out therelief was 6.7percent inNovember, but with- nationalhigh. The unemployment rate and joblossesremain unacceptably thepandemicinU.S., of the start from thecontinuing coronavirus crisis. ately neededaidtoAmericansreeling T A It’s time for renewed vigilance over the virus How does one measure a life so small Equal one pound human of flesh? Does the weight a dying of cat In this present timelosses. of Such a minor tragedy Amidst overwhelming chaos. Such a small loss Mittens ReadingRandiKreiss’s column abouttheend mdtejblto hts ayo Amid thejubilation that somany of We canonly say bravo tothevaccine The unemployment rateThe peaked at We are closing inon10monthssince the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine,the Moderna emergency-use authorization for tion lastSaturday issuedan he Food Administra- andDrug hope and trust, bringdesper-hope andtrust, that package will,we 19 relief ona$900billionCovid- agreed members t longlast,Congress LETTERS Finally, Congress offers relief HERALD moment, magically return to normal life tonormal return moment, magically tancing. through maskwearing andsocialdis- land, andistruly inescapable, except U.S. that itisnow ubiquitousacross the navirus becamesowidespread inthe thevaccines. coro- The of effect the true It willbemonthsbefore we understand thetunnel. seeing thelightat theendof dayThe before that, 3,600. dayvirus. The before that, nearly 3,300. same day, the some2,800peoplediedof here inearlyfirst reported March. That any otherday sincethecoronavirus was 250,000 new cases—more thanonnearly na vaccine, theU.S. recorded more than that theEUA wasissuedfor theModer- tinued toskyrocket. Onthesameday new Covid-19 cases—anddeaths —con- rce ateo politicalwitsthat bene- tracted battle of brainer, but insteaditbecameapro- time shouldhave no- beenabipartisan to theAmericanpeopleat such adire what tookyou solong?Providing relief ment rate. tinuing todrive down theunemploy- collapse, while con- are of ontheedge businessessmall andmedium-sized that the lawmakers hopetostabilizemany of another $900billionintotheeconomy, slowed sinceSeptember. Byinfusing jobcreation has though thepaceof ping steadily inthefollowing months, We cannotbelieve that we can,at this We would befoolish tobelieve we are We canonly say, it’s about time, and EDITORIAL We’ve beendown that road before. security. senseof lulled intoafalse hope, yes, but we mustnotbe time of themutated virus. spread of stoppingthe Kingdom inthehopeof the globetobantravel from theUnited strain there, causingcountriesaround mayvirus have mutated intoanew word from Great Britainthat thecorona- come inApril, at theearliest. could warns infectious diseaseexpert, Fauci, thefederalgovernment’s leading tion anddeath rates, which Dr. Anthony we seeaprecipitous drop intheinfec- toourpre-pandemic livesreturn until way from that. ily membersandfriends. We are along fam- — toourholiday gatherings, fullof bers of Congress set aside their partisan setasidetheirpartisan Congress bers of expected. than onlonger the pandemiccarries but morea goodstart, willbeneededif elect Joe Bidennoted,such is apackage direct stimuluspayment. AsPresident- efit and,for mostAmericans, a$600 $300-per-week supplementaljoblossben- can worker. fited noone, mostespecially theAmeri- people. theAmerican the healthandwelfare of andstopplayingdifferences with games No, thisisnotimefor apathy. Itisa Over theweekend, we alsoreceived We are notlikely astaged tobegin That iswhy it’s about timethat mem- new will provideThe aidpackage a 23 OPINIONS OPINIONS Our promise to never forget means we must wear our masks GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE — December 24, 2020 want you to remember waking up asbestos and other deadly toxins. There of Covid-19. The men and women who selves, for coming together and protect- on the morning of Sept. 12, 2001 — was nothing we would not do for them. sacrificed so much for us, who rushed to ing those who protected us. that is, if you had slept at all the Those first responders, and indeed the answer the call and who eventually Whether you’re a Republican, Demo- night before. Recall how you felt downtown community of office workers, rebuilt New York City’s financial heart, crat or Independent, we are all Long aboutI your country, your neighbors, and students, construction workers and resi- are all around you. They are behind you Islanders. Whether you believe that especially our lion-hearted first respond- dents who returned after the attacks, are at the supermarket, picking their kids masks can stop or help slow the spread of ers, whose bravery, selflessness and sacri- now disproportionately filling operating and grandkids up from school, on your the coronavirus or not, we are all Long fice we promised never to forget. Remem- rooms, chemotherapy rooms and oncolo- train, on your bus — they are every- Islanders. Whether you are a member of ber how you felt in the weeks and months gists’ offices. They are where. Yet if you just look the 9/11 community or not, we are all that followed, struggling to breathe, fight- at them, they are unidentifi- Long Islanders. when first ing cancer, fighting lung able. You may not know that And we now have an opportunity to responders and disease, fighting for their any your child’s teacher taught demonstrate the same unity we did 19 volunteers from lives. Since 9/11, 68 cancers in a school in Lower Man- years ago, by following the safety precau- Long Island and have been linked to the tox- members hattan on Sept. 11 and now, tions recommended by public health offi- throughout the ins, as well as numerous M as a result, suffers from cials: wearing masks, socially distancing, nation gathered at respiratory diseases. of the 9/11 chronic asthma. Or that washing our hands frequently and stay- ground zero to Today, the 9/11 commu- community are your co-worker was a volun- ing home when we’re not feeling well or search for survi- nity is in the grips of a teer firefighter who showing any symptoms of Covid-19. vors and victims health crisis. We have lost vulnerable to the answered the call of duty We can protect our families and com- SARA and start the diffi- more people to diseases that on 9/11, eventually result- munities, particularly those with pre- cult task of arose in the aftermath of effects of Covid. ing in a diagnosis of lung existing conditions, and we can and will DIRECTOR rebuilding. the attacks than we lost that cancer. crush this virus. The 9/11 community did We were rightly day. If today were Sept. 12, its part. It is time for us to do ours. in awe of our first What does our promise 2001, and Long Islanders Never Forget. responders, mourning those who had laid to Never Forget require of us now? The were asked to wear masks to protect the down their lives for us, and profoundly answer is simple: wear a mask. 9/11 community from the spread of a Attorney Sara Director, a native of Glen moved by their devastated brethren, who Many members of the 9/11 communi- virus, we would not hesitate. We would Cove who now lives in Locust Valley, is a spent months digging through the rubble, ty have compromised immune systems wear our masks with pride — pride for partner at Barasch & McGarry, which has atop a smoldering pile of pulverized con- and serious co-morbidities that make those first responders, and pride for our represented more than 20,000 9/11 first crete and glass, dioxin, PCB, benzene, them especially vulnerable to the effects country. And we would be proud of our- responders and survivors. - eek supplemental job loss ben- LETTERS by Alyssa Seidman esident- FRAMEWORK e is In the huge universe?

Can the tiny paw petting my arm Or her face tilted to mine - Be important enough to earn one day tisan Of mourning among a year of lamentations? ames with the American These questions hang in the air, The answer written in tears.

EVELYN KANDEL Nassau County poet laureate Glen Cove Stop the LIRR’s fare hikes To the Editor: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is planning to raise fares yet again, during a global pandemic, no less. Just as we return to work and our daily commutes on the Long Island Rail Road, the MTA plans to ask us to cough up even more cash to take the train each day. That’s unacceptable and unconscionable. We need to fight back and make sure the MTA rejects its wrongheaded plan. The MTA needs help from Washington, but it also must make the tough, necessary choices to trim fat, Read all about it! — Merrick cut waste and deter fraud. But fare hikes always seem to be its answer, no matter the problem, or the decade, or whether service is good or bad. The cost of a monthly pass from any of our com- many commuters from coming back. Now is the worst pos- proposal to charge us more for an LIRR ride. Together we munities to Penn Station over the past two decades sible time to contemplate yet another fare hike, when trust will fight the fare hikes, and work toward fairness and has doubled, far outpacing the rate of inflation. in public transit is low. affordability for Long Islanders. Indeed, a monthly pass that sold for roughly $150 in I spoke out at a recent hearing against the fare hikes, but 1999 now costs nearly $300. What’s more, hiking the when we speak loudly with one voice, we can accomplish TODD KAMINSKY cost of an LIRR ticket at this juncture would do noth- anything. So please log on to http://bit.ly/fightthefarehikes State senator, 9th Distric ing to boost ridership, and frankly could dissuade to submit your testimony to the MTA in opposition to its 24 December 24, 2020 — GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE G N I V I L Y R U X U L E R O C N E T A S U F O L L A M O R F and impeccable service all set the new standard for s for standard new the set all service impeccable and Elegant apartments, exquisite dining venues, exceptio venues, dining exquisite apartments, Elegant Live year-round, or take advantage of our short-term st short-term our of advantage take or year-round, Live Long Island. Live a life well-deserved at Encore Lu Encore at well-deserved life a Live Island. Long Holiday Fully furnished turnkey apartments are available for for available are apartments turnkey furnished Fully Wishes AL C Y T I N U M M CO L TA N E R R O I N E S A 300 Jericho Turnpike, Jericho, NY 11753 NY Jericho, Turnpike, Jericho 300 Warm AN ENGEL BURMAN COMMUNITY BURMAN ENGEL AN CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION INFORMATION MORE FOR CALL OR TO SCHEDULE A TOUR A SCHEDULE TO OR encoreluxuryliving.com 516.271.4488 Equal HousingOpportunity

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