Freeport
HERALD Leader
freeport students enjoy the arts
honoring a local hero’s work
Reading gazebo goes online
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Vol. 85 No. 31
JUlY 30 - AUGUST 5, 2020
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District mulls reopening Education officials prepare guidelines for students’ re-entry the state order schools to reopen this fall.” Kuncham said the district rreyes@liherald.com was looking to schedule alternatThe Freeport School District ing school days, in which half was set to submit its plans for the students would come to possible reopening in September school on Monday and Wedneson Friday, as required by the day, while the other half would N e w Yo rk S t a t e attend on Tuesdays Board of Regents. and Thursdays. T h e B o a rd o f When not in Re g e n t s re c o m s ch o o l , s t u d e n t s mended that school would take classes districts develop on the district’s displans for in-person tance-learning platinstruction, remote fo r m s. F r i d ay s instruction and would also be diswhat is being called tance-learning days. “hybrid” instrucThe district is tion, a mix of in-perconsidering allowson and remote ing special-needs learning. The guidstudents, ESL stuance was distributed dents and students to school districts on KiShoRe in kindergarten and July 15. first grade to attend KUNchAM “The plans need school four days a to be comprehen- Superintendent week to meet their sive, and include specific needs. health and safety, Regents Chancelsocial-emotional learning, trans- lor Betty Rosa noted that the recportation, nutrition, staffing, ommendations came after four human resources, special educa- virtual Board of Regents meettion, English as a Second Lan- ings were held last month. guage education and so much “Life has changed radically more,” said Kishore Kuncham, for New York’s students, parents superintendent of the Freeport and educators during the School District. “We have to take everything into account should Continued on page 4
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The sounds of summer return Despite heavy rain, Turnpike Joe and the Traffic Jam played at the Nautical Mile on July 23 as part of the Long Island Arts Council’s summer concert series. Story, Page 12.
Northwell Health gets $2M grant Hopes to set up 13 Covid testing sites in TOH By RoNNY ReYeS rreyes@liherald.com
The Hempstead Town Board unanimously voted to grant up to $2 million to Northwell Health on July 28 to establish 1 3 C ov i d - 1 9 t e s t i n g s i t e s throughout the town, including in Freeport, the Five Towns, Elmont and Hempstead. Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said the town had some of the hardest-hit communities
on Long Island. It received $133 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The funding for Northwell Health is intended to prevent a second wave of the pandemic. “This is the most important thing we could be doing with the money we received,” Clavin said. “This collaboration will save lives.” Michael Dowling, Northwell’s president and CEO,
added, “We are proud to partner with the Town of Hempstead to provide antibody and diagnostic Covid-19 testing and share prevention information, as this is an important step toward stopping the spread of coronavirus and preventing another deadly cycle of the pandemic from getting a foothold across New York state.” Clavin and Town CouncilContinued on page 23
e have to take everything into account should the state order schools to reopen this fall.