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Stony Brook University Facing a $109 Million Deficit BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The COVID-19 crisis has exacted a heavy toll on Stony Brook University’s finances, creating a $109.6 million deficit on the academic and research side. The pandemic cost the hospital and clinic an estimated $58 million, while it also cost the academic and research campus over $74.6 million in the past financial year, which includes $35 million in refunded fees, $12 million in lost revenue from cultural programs and facilities rentals, and $8.5 million in extra expenses, including cleaning and supplies, student quarantine costs and technology costs, according to message from new Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis published on her SBU president web page Aug. 12. Through a number of steps, including hiring freezes, the university has attempted to offset these costs, but that won’t be enough. The school is tapping into its central reserve fund, essentially the university’s rainy day pool, reducing it by over 50% in one year. McInnis, in an open letter on her web page, said this “is completely unsustainable.” Starting today, McInnis will hold a series of virtual campus conversations to provide more details and address questions, while she and university leaders search for long-term solutions to address a host of challenges that have presented a serious headwind to the school’s future budget. In disclosing detailed information, McInnis wrote that she believes such disclosures will help the campus work together towards solutions. “I believe that it is only by being open and candid and providing clear information that we can come together as a community to tackle our shared challenges,” she wrote in her letter. In her letter to the campus, McInnis detailed specific costs, while she also outlined the steps Stony Brook has taken to offset some of these financial challenges.
When SBU students left campus in March, many didn’t know what would happen in the future. Now that the campus nears the start of the semester, many students have decided they will not be returning. Photo by Kyle Barr
For starters, she wrote that the university has been “told to expect a 20-30% cut in state funding this year, or $25 million.” The school also had its allocation for last year retroactively cut by $19 million. “It is unclear when, if ever, our funding will return to current levels, let alone the levels of support we ideally receive as a top research institution in the region,” she wrote in her letter. Federal government restrictions on travel and visas, along with COVID impacts, have created a 17.5 percent drop in out-of-state and international students, which not only reduces diversity but also creates a $20 million drop in revenue. The number of campus residents will also decline by 40% for next semester, from 10,000 to 6,000, creating an estimated $38.9 million revenue loss. The bottom line, she explained, is that the $109.6 million deficit on the academic and research side. This she predicts, could become significantly worse. The measures the university has taken
offset some of that decline, saving the school an estimated $55 million, but the measures still do not close the budget gap and are not sustainable. A hiring freeze for new positions and for those that become open from staff and faculty attrition will save $20 million. Student housing refinancing will save $31.1 million in fiscal year 2021. An ongoing freeze on expenses covering costs for service contracts, supplies and equipment and travel will save about $2.3 million A cut to the athletic budget will save $2 million. Senior campus leadership, meanwhile, has voluntarily taken a 10% pay cut along with a permanent hold back of any 2% raise for all Management Confidential employees. At the same time, the university faces longer-term financial challenges. State support has declined since 2008, from $190.4 million to $147.7 million last year.
That will be even lower this year. On a perstudent basis, state support in 2020 was $6,995, compared with $9,570. This year’s expected increase in tuition and the Academic Excellence fee have not been approved by the SUNY Board. The multi-year contracts that govern faculty and staff pay have not been fully funded, McInnis wrote in her president’s message. That has created an additional cost of $10 million for the 2020 fiscal year. Over the next five years, that compounds to $54 million. The rainy day fund is picking up $9.7 million of that scheduled contractual salary increase raise. The Tuition Assistance Program has been set at 2010 tuition levels, which creates a $9 million financial gap in fiscal year 2020. That is expected to rise in 2021. Stony Brook also recently learned, according to McInnis’s letter, that TAP will be funded at 80 percent of what the school awards to New York State students who rely on the program to access higher education. At the same time, the Excelsior Program, which began in the fall of 2017 and allows students from families making up to $125,000 to attend school tuition free, may not accept new students this year. McInnis concluded with her hope that the university will come together in the same way it did during the worst of the pandemic in New York to address these financial challenges. “I fully recognize that you are operating in one of the most difficult environments any of us has experienced,” she wrote. “And, we are going to have to bring the same level of collaboration and innovation that you brought at the height of the COVID-19 response to our systemic budget challenges.” McInnis urged the staff to “work together, share the best ideas, challenge assumptions, and build on the excellence of Stony Brook University in order to continue to move this great institution forward.”
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CSHL’s Week-Long Power Outage Compromised Research BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, which is trying to unlock vulnerabilities in COVID-19 that could help in the public health battle, struggled amid the shifting time frame PSEG established to restore power after Tropical Storm Isaias Aug. 4. At a press conference Tuesday morning, Aug. 18, state Sen. James Gaughran (D-Northport) spoke alongside two CSHL executives about the damage from PSEG’s changing predictions about restoring power following the storm. PSEG “failed to provide CSHL with timely and accurate estimates on the restoration of power to CSHL facilities, placing tens of millions of dollars of active biomedical research at risk,” Steven Monez, chief facilities officer, said. “CSHL wants to help PSEG improve its communication protocols so when system failures on this magnitude occur in the future, the best information is communicated and resources are mobilized to provide temporary power to critical research operations.” Gaughran described how damaging the loss of power, and the uncertain time frame for its restoration, was to CSHL, where several scientists have restructured their research efforts to try to help solve health problems caused by the virus. “They are on the front lines of dealing with trying to find solutions to COVID-19,” Gaughran said in an interview. “Their research was significantly delayed because of
not having the power they needed.” The state senator contends that the “wrong information” from the New Jersey-based utility was “very costly not just to them, but to the country,” which needs scientific efforts like those undertaken at CSHL to save lives and lessen the severity of symptoms. In a statement, PSEG said CSHL was on the critical facility list. The company’s major account consultant “escalated the job accordingly” and performed a site visit, according to PSEG. “We have agreed to hold a meeting with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to discuss infrastructure improvements.” A joint New York State Senate and Assembly virtual public hearing will address the power and communication failures from Tropical Storm Isaias Thursday, Aug. 20, at 11 a.m., with oral testimony by invitation only. Monez will provide testimony about the information PSEG shared with CSHL during the outage. PSEG will also be represented at the meeting. Meanwhile, Gaughran plans to introduce legislation that will amend public authorities law to authorize an investigation by the New York Public Service Commission during a declared state of emergency. “I have written legislation to try to cure this problem,” he said. Long Island Power Authority is “supposed to be the oversight agency. They seem to have failed us in making sure the emergency management communication system was working.” The provision will provide an amendment to allow the Public Service Commission to investigate, make findings and issue penalties
Sen. James Gaughran and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory officials at an Aug. 18 press conference. Photo from Sen. Gaughran’s office
against LIPA and its service providers for failure to follow their emergency management plan during a persistent and widespread power outage, he said. Penalties could include denial of recovery of any part of the service restoration costs commensurate with the degree and impact of the outage. Gaughran remains disappointed with numerous aspects of PSEG’s communication during and after the storm, from being unreachable after a power outage to providing updates that indicate homes and businesses had power when they didn’t. Utilities should have “so much redundancy
in their communication systems that they never have this many problems,” he said, adding this is “clearly an issue that has to be fixed and leadership [at LIPA and PSEG] needs to fix this.” The extended outage and communication problems were especially damaging to businesses that have just reopened after a prolonged shutdown triggered by the pandemic, he said. As the hurricane season continues through the end of November, Gaughran said he “wants to make sure this doesn’t happen again. We have got to avoid this.”
LIPA Extends Deadline for Town Vote on Power Plant Settlement BY RITA. J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM After an Aug. 10 Town of Huntington public forum held at Heckscher Park, Long Island Power Authority agreed to extend the deadline for the town to accept the latest settlement proposal on the Northport Power Station tax certiorari litigation to Sept. 3. “After receiving assurances from LIPA that the Aug. 11 deadline to accept the latest settlement proposal on the Northport power plant tax certiorari litigation would be extended to Sept. 3, the Town Board rescheduled both the second public forum on the LIPA proposal and the special Town Board meeting where they will vote on the offer for Thursday, Sept. 3,” a statement from the town read. The second public forum on the proposal was originally scheduled for Sept. 16, and the
Town Board meeting to vote was Sept. 29. Back in July, town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) said he had hoped scheduling the two public forums and vote, despite being after the original deadline, would show LIPA “that they know all parties involved are serious and we are vetting this agreement out.” In turn, the goal was for LIPA to extend the settlement proposal deadline. While LIPA officials said in a statement they believe their offer is fair, they agreed it made sense to work with the town. “LIPA’s settlement is a fair compromise, and it is the only option that will continue low taxes for the Northport community, protect Huntington residents from over $800 million of potential tax refunds, and begin the transition to a sustainable tax base and clean energy future for all Long Island residents,” a statement from LIPA read. “We believe the Huntington Town Board made a good
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faith effort with their decision to provide a second public forum, along with a vote on the Northport Power Station settlement agreement on Sept. 3. Because of this, LIPA has agreed
to extend the terms of our settlement offer through the board’s Sept. 3 meeting.” The proposed deal, which was approved by the Northport-East Northport school board last month, would reduce LIPA’s annual tax bill on the Northport power plant from $86 million to $46 million by 2027. The tax impact on residents would be lessened compared to the implications of a court verdict in LIPA’s favor, though several local state officials and candidates have decried what they see as LIPA’s attempts to reduce their own tax burden at the expense of homeowners. The Sept. 3 public forum will begin at 6 p.m. and will occur entirely online using a Zoom video conferencing platform. Public comments can be submitted ahead of the forum at huntingtonny.gov/lipa-forum. The Aug. 11 forum video can be viewed on the town’s website, huntingtonny.gov.
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with the SSNY on 5/6/2020. Office: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 15 Northcote Drive, Melville, NY 11747. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 768 8/20 6x thn Notice of formation of Diamond Clarity Homes, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 6/2/2020. Office Location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 32 12th Avenue, Huntington Station, NY, 11746. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 775 8/20 6x thn
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Cold Spring Harbor School District Choses Hybrid BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Students in Cold Spring Harbor will begin the school year following a hybrid model to reduce classroom occupancy by 50%. Students will be divided into two groups, according to the district’s plan, with one group attending Tuesdays and Thursdays and the other Wednesdays and Fridays. The groups will alternate in-person learning on Mondays. For those learning from home, a Zoom video conferencing program will be used. According to the district’s reopening plans, students and staff members will need to wear masks during transition times and when students cannot maintain 6-feet social distancing. Students will be able to take off their masks when they are in classrooms, and pending New York State Education Department approval, a clear protective barrier will be provided to both children and staff members to be used as a sneeze guard. Families will be asked to take students’ temperatures at home daily and then report to the school district electronically.
In a July 23 letter to the community, Superintendent Robert Fenter thanked families for their support. “We understand that the schedule we shared today will cause challenges for some of our families. I believe, however, that we must acknowledge the realities of the global pandemic, including the increased cases that have occurred in many parts of the country,” he wrote. “As time goes by and other developments occur, we will be able to revisit this approach. At this time, to maximize safety, we believe that it is most prudent to choose an option for reopening that reduces risk and maximizes safety for all students and staff.” Elementary school parents were surveyed earlier in the summer as to whether or not they would send their children to school full time if buildings were allowed to open. Out of those who answered, 72.9% answered “yes,” while 18.8% were undecided and 8.2% responded “no.” As for secondary school parents, 71.7% said “yes,” 19.9% were unsure and 8.5% said “no.” The number of parents surveyed was not stated.
Police Police Search for Man in Alleged Assault Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police 2nd Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly assaulted another man in a Huntington bar in July. A man allegedly punched another man in the face at Finley’s of Greene Street, located at 43 Greene St., July 24 at approximately 12:30 a.m. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this incident can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.
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Fuentes si son indigentes, migrantes, se escaparon de su hogar, son adoptados o están inscritos en Head Start o en un programa elegible previo al jardín de niños. Si los niños o las familias reciben beneficios bajo programas de asistencia u otros programas donde son Elegibles Categóricamente por Otras Fuentes y20, no están incluidos en el aviso de elegibilidad y & no NORTHPORTS son notificados por la Autoridad AUGUST 2020 • TIMES HUNTINGTON • PAGEdeA7 Alimentos Escolares sobre sus beneficios de alimentos gratuitos, el padre de familia o tutor debería ponerse en contacto con la escuela o debería enviar una solicitud de ingresos.
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GRATUITOS OO LECHE GRATUITA 2020-2021 GRATUITOSYYAAPRECIO PRECIOREDUCIDO REDUCIDO LECHE GRATUITA 2020-2021 LINEAMIENTOS DE ELEGIBILIDAD POR INGRESOS PARA Escala de Elegibilidad para ALIMENTOS Beneficios a Precio GRATUITOS Y A PRECIO REDUCIDO O LECHE GRATUITA Escala de Elegibilidad para Beneficios Gratuitos Reducido 2020-2021 Almuerzo, desayuno y leche gratuitos
Almuerzo y desayuno a precio reducido
Por hasta 30 días operativos del nuevo año escolar (o hasta que se tome una nueva determinación de elegibilidad, lo que ocurra primero) el estado de elegibilidad de cada niño para recibir beneficios gratuitos o a precio reducido del año pasado continuará dentro del mismo SFA. Cuando termine el período remanente, a menos que la familia sea notificada de que sus niños están directamente certificados o la familia presente una solicitud que sea aprobada, los alimentos de los niños deberán ser reclamados a la tarifa pagada. Aunque se le exhorta a hacer esto, SFA no está obligado a enviar un recordatorio o un aviso de la expiración de la elegibilidad. La información proporcionada en la solicitud será confidencial y se usará para determinar la elegibilidad. Los nombres y el estado de elegibilidad de los participantes también se puede usar para la asignación de fondos para los programas federales de educación como Título I y la Evaluación Nacional del Progreso Educativo (NAEP), programas estatales de salud o de educación, siempre que la agencia estatal o la agencia local de educación administren los programas, y para programas de nutrición basados en recursos federales, estatales o locales con normas de elegibilidad comparables a las del NSLP. La información de elegibilidad también podrá ser divulgada a programas autorizados bajo la Ley Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares (NSLA) o la Ley de Nutrición Infantil (CNA). La divulgación de información a cualquier programa o entidad no específicamente autorizada por la NSLA requerirá una carta de consentimiento por escrito del padre de familia o tutor.
Número de miembro sde la familia
Anual
1
$ 16,588
$ 1,383
$ 692
$ 638
$ 319
1
$ 23,606
$ 1,968
$ 984
$ 908
$ 454
2
$ 22,412
$1,868
$ 934
$ 862
$ 431
2
$ 31,894
$ 2,658
$ 1,329
$ 1,227
$ 614
Sin embargo, la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares tiene el derecho de verificar en cualquier momento, durante el año escolar, la información de la solicitud. Si un padre no proporciona a la escuela esta información, el niño (o niños) ya no podrán seguir recibiendo alimentos gratuitos o a precio reducido (o leche gratuita). Los niños adoptados son elegibles para recibir beneficios de alimentos gratuitos. Ya no es necesaria una solicitud por separado para un niño adoptado. Los niños adoptados pueden incluirse en la solicitud como miembros de la familia donde residen. Las solicitudes deben incluir el nombre del niño adoptado y los ingresos de uso personal.
Dos veces Mensual al mes
Númer o de Cada miembr dos Seman osde la semanas al familia
Las familias notificadas sobre la elegibilidad de sus niños deben ponerse en contacto con la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares si optan por rechazar los beneficios de alimentos gratuitos. Las familias pueden aplicar para obtener beneficios en cualquier momento durante el año escolar. Los niños cuyos padres o tutores se queden sin empleo o experimenten una dificultad financiera a mediados de año podrán ser elegibles para recibir alimentos gratuitos y a precio reducido o leche gratuita en cualquier punto durante el año escolar.
Anual
Dos veces Mensual al mes
Cada dos semanas Semanal
3
$ 28,236
$ 2,353
$ 1,177
$ 1,086
$ 543
3
$ 40,182
$ 3,349
$ 1,675
$ 1,546
$ 773
4
$ 34,060
$ 2,839
$ 1,420
$ 1,310
$ 655
4
$ 48,470
$ 4,040
$ 2,020
$ 1,865
$ 933
5
$ 39,884
$ 3,324
$ 1,662
$ 1,534
$ 767
5
$ 56,758
$ 4,730
$ 2,365
$ 2,183
$ 1,092
6
$ 45,708
$ 3,809
$ 1,905
$ 1,758
$ 879
6
$ 65,046
$ 5,421
$ 2,711
$ 2,502
$ 1,251
7
$ 51,532
$ 4,295
$ 2,148
$ 1,982
$ 991
7
$ 73,334
$ 6,112
$ 3,056
$ 2,821
$ 1,411
8
$ 57,356
$ 4,780
$ 2,390
$ 2,206
$ 1,103
8
$ 81,622
$ 6,802
$ 3,401
$ 3,140
$ 1,570
Por cada Por cada persona persona adicional, adicional, Familias en SNAP/TANF/FDPIR: Las familias que actualmente incluyen que reciben ayuda del Programa de Asistencia añadir añadir niños $ 5,824 $ 486 $ 243 $ 224 $ 112 $ 8,288 $ 691 $ 346 $ 319 $ 160
Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), pero que no se encontraron durante el Proceso de Compatibilidad de Certificación Directa (DCMP) o familias que actualmente reciben Asistencia Temporal para Familias Necesitadas (TANF) o el Programa de Familias ende SNAP/TANF/FDPIR: Las familias que actualmente incluyen que reciben del Programa Distribución Alimentos en Reservaciones Indígenas (FDPIR) deben llenarniños una solicitud que ayuda mencione el nombre de delAsistencia niño, un Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), que no durante el de Proceso de Compatibilidad de edad. Certificación Directa Familias en caso SNAP/TANF/FDPIR: Laspero familias queyseactualmente incluyen niños que reciben ayuda del Programa deLa Asistencia número de válido de SNAP, TANF o FDPIR laencontraron firma de un miembro la familia que sea mayor de elegibilidad (DCMP) o alimentos familias que actualmente (TANF) o el de Programa de Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), pero que se Asistencia encontraron duranteTANF elpara Proceso de Compatibilidad de Certificación Directa para obtener gratuitos basada enreciben lanoparticipación enTemporal SNAP, oFamilias FDPIR seNecesitadas extiende a todos los niños la familia. Distribución de Alimentos en Reservaciones Indígenas (FDPIR) deben una solicitud que mencione elelnombre del obtener niño, (DCMP) familias que actualmente reciben se Asistencia Temporal parallenar Familias Necesitadas (TANF)de osus Programa de un Cuando lao Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares entere, las familias serán notificadas de la elegibilidad niños para número de de caso válido deenSNAP, TANF o Indígenas FDPIR y la firma de un miembro la familia sea mayor de edad.delLaniño, elegibilidad Distribución Alimentos Reservaciones (FDPIR) deben llenar unadesolicitud queque mencione el nombre un No es necesaria unaelegibilidad solicitud si la alimentos gratuitos en TANF subasada participación programas de SNAP, o FDPIR. para obtener alimentos gratuitos en la participación TANF o familia FDPIR se extiende a todos los La niños de la familia. número de caso válidocon debase SNAP, o FDPIR yenla los firma deenunSNAP, miembro de laTANF que sea mayor de edad. familia fue notificada por SFA basada que sus han sido directamente certificados. Si se la extiende familia no tiene los ladecerteza niños han Cuando la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares se entere, las familiasTANF seránonotificadas de la elegibilidad sus niños obtener para obtener alimentos gratuitos enniños la participación en SNAP, FDPIR a todos niños desi lasuspara familia. sido directamente certificados, debería ponerse en contacto con la serán escuela. Cuando la Autoridad Escolares se entere, las programas familias notificadas de olaFDPIR. elegibilidad sus niñosuna parasolicitud obtener si la No esdenecesaria alimentos gratuitos de conAlimentos base en su participación en los de SNAP, TANF familia fue notificada SFA quefuentes sus niños han sido directamente certificados. Si la familia no tiene la certezaserán si susnotificadas niños han Elegibilidad categóricaporpor otras Cuando la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares se entere, las familias sido directamente certificados, ponerse en contacto la escuela. de cualquier elegibilidad de sudebería niño para recibir alimentoscon gratuitos según la designación individual del niño como Elegible Elegibilidad categórica por otras fuentes Cuando la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares se entere, las familias serán notificadas de cualquier elegibilidad de su niño para recibir alimentos gratuitos según la designación individual del niño como Elegible Categóricamente por Otras Fuentes, según lo defina la ley. Los niños se determinan como Elegibles Categóricamente por Otras Fuentes si son indigentes, migrantes, se escaparon de su hogar, son adoptados o están inscritos en Head Start o en un programa elegible previo al jardín de niños. !1 Si los niños o las familias reciben beneficios bajo programas de asistencia u otros programas donde son Elegibles Categóricamente por Otras Fuentes y no están incluidos en el aviso !1 de elegibilidad y no son notificados por la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares sobre sus beneficios de alimentos gratuitos, el padre de familia o tutor debería ponerse en contacto con la escuela o debería enviar una solicitud de ingresos. Otras familias: Las familias con ingresos similares o menores a los montos indicados abajo por tamaño de familia pueden ser elegibles y se les exhorta a que apliquen para recibir alimentos gratuitos y/o a precio reducido (o leche gratuita). Pueden hacerlo llenando la solicitud que le enviaron a casa con la carta a los padres. Se debería enviar una solicitud para todos los niños de la familia. Hay copias adicionales disponibles en la oficina del director de cada escuela. Las solicitudes se pueden enviar en cualquier momento durante el año escolar a la oficina de la Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Management Services. Póngase en contacto con la Oficina de Alimentos y Nutrición a 631-673-2107 si tiene preguntas sobre el proceso de aplicación. Las familias notificadas sobre la elegibilidad de sus niños deben ponerse en contacto con la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares si
Según las disposiciones de la política, el funcionario designado revisará las solicitudes y determinará la elegibilidad. Si un padre de familia no está satisfecho con la resolución del funcionario designado, puede hacer una petición de manera oral o escrita para una audiencia y apelar la decisión. La Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Management Services, cuya dirección es 50 Tower Street, Huntington Station, NY 11746 ha sido designado como funcionario de audiencias. Los procedimientos de audiencia están descritos en la política. Sin embargo, antes de iniciar un procedimiento de audiencia, el padre de familia o la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares pueden solicitar una conferencia para darle una oportunidad al padre de familia y al funcionario para que discutan la situación, presenten información y obtengan una explicación sobre los datos presentados en la solicitud o las decisiones tomadas. La petición de una conferencia, de ninguna forma, perjudicará o reducirá el derecho a una audiencia justa. Solamente se podrán aprobar las solicitudes que estén completas. Esto incluye información completa y precisa sobre: el número de caso de SNAP, TANF o FDPIR; los nombres de todos los miembros de la familia; en una solicitud de ingresos, los últimos cuatro dígitos del número de seguridad social de la persona que firma el formulario o una indicación de que el adulto no cuenta con seguridad social, y el monto y el origen de los ingresos percibidos de cada miembro de la familia. Además, el padre de familia o tutor debe firmar la solicitud, certificando que la información es verdadera y correcta.
A partir del 1 de julio de 2019, en el estado de Nueva York, los niños aprobados y elegibles para recibir alimentos a precio reducido recibirán desayunos y almuerzos completos reembolsables sin costo. Declaración de no discriminación: Esto explica qué hacer si cree que ha sido tratado de manera injusta. De acuerdo con las regulaciones y las políticas de la ley federal de los derechos civiles y de los derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos, (USDA), el USDA, sus agencias, oficinas y empleados, e instituciones que participan en o que administran programas del USDA tienen prohibido discriminar con base en la raza, color, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad o tomar represalias por actividades previas sobre derechos civiles en cualquier programa o actividad llevada a cabo o que sea financiada por el USDA.
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Las personas con discapacidades que requieran medios de comunicación alternos para obtener información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, impresión en letras grandes, cintas de audio, lenguaje americano de señas, etc.), deberían ponerse en contacto con la agencia (estatal o local) donde aplicaron para obtener beneficios. Las personas con sordera, dificultades para escuchar o con discapacidad del habla pueden contactar al USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Transmisión al (800) 877-8339. Además, la información del programa se puede poner a disposición en otros idiomas aparte del inglés. Para presentar una queja de discriminación del programa, complete el Formulario de Quejas de Discriminación del Programa del USDA, (AD-3027) que podrá encontrar en línea en: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o escriba una carta dirigida al USDA y proporcione en la misma toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de quejas, llame al (866) 632-9992. Envíe su formulario completado o carta al USDA por: (1)
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Other Households: Households with income the same or below the amounts listed above for family size may be eligible for and are urged to apply for free and/or reduced price meals (or free milk). They may do so by completing the application sent home with the letter to parents. One application for all children in the household should be submitted. Additional copies are available at the principal's office in each school. Applications may be submitted any time during the school year to the Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Management Services. Please contact the Nutrition Office at 631-673-2107 with any questions regarding the application process.
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Huntington Union Free School District (Local School Food Authority) today announced a free and reduced Shoreham-Wading River Central School District today area announced free and Local reducedschool price meal (Freehave Milk)adopted policy fortheShorehamprice meal (Free Milk) policy for Huntington schoolachildren. officials following eligibility criteria assist them Wading River family area school children. Localto school officialsin determining have adoptedeligibility: the following family eligibility criteria to assist them in
determining eligibility:
2020-2021 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR FREE AND REDUCED MEALS OR FREE MILK 2020-2021 INCOMEPRICE ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
Households notified of their children’s eligibility must contact the School Food Authority if they choose to decline the free meal benefits. Households may apply for benefits at any time throughout the school year. Children of parents or guardians who become unemployed or experience a financial hardship mid-year may become eligible for free and reduced price meals or free milk at any point during the school year.
FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS OR FREE MILK
ANNUAL NEWS RELEASE - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
Free Eligibility Scale
Reduced Price Eligibility Scale
Free Lunch, Breakfast, Milk
Reduced Price Lunch, Breakfast
For up to 30 operating days into the new school year (or until a new eligibility determination is made, whichever comes first) an individual child’s free or reduced price eligibility status from the previous year will continue within the same SFA. When the carryover period ends, unless the household is notified that their children are directly certified or the household submits an application that is approved, the children’s meals must be claimed at the paid rate. Though encouraged to do so, the SFA is not required to send a reminder or a notice of expired eligibility.
Huntington Union Free School District (Local School Food Authority) today announced a free and reduced price meal (Free Milk) policy for Huntington area school children. Local school officials have adopted the following family eligibility criteria to assist them in determining eligibility:
2020-2021 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR FREE AND PRICE MEALS OR FREE MILK TwiceREDUCED Every Twice
Household Size
Annual
1 2 3
Monthly
per Month
Two Weeks
$ 16,588
$ 1,383
$ 692
$ 638
$ 319
$ 22,412
$1,868
$ 934
$ 862
$ 431
$ 28,236
$ 2,353
$ 1,177 $ 1,086
Monthly
per Month
Every Two Weeks
Weekly
1
$ 23,606 $ 1,968
$ 984
$ 908
$ 454
2
$ 31,894 $ 2,658 $ 1,329 $ 1,227
$ 614
Household Weekly Size
$ 543
3
Annual
$ 40,182 $ 3,349 $ 1,675 $ 1,546
$ 773
4
$ 34,060
$ 2,839
$ 1,420 $ 1,310
$ 655
4
$ 48,470 $ 4,040 $ 2,020 $ 1,865
5
$ 39,884
$ 3,324
$ 1,662 $ 1,534
$ 767
5
$ 56,758 $ 4,730 $ 2,365 $ 2,183 $ 1,092
6
$ 45,708
$ 3,809
$ 1,905 $ 1,758
$ 879
6
$ 65,046 $ 5,421 $ 2,711 $ 2,502 $ 1,251
7
$ 51,532
$ 4,295
$ 2,148 $ 1,982
$ 991
7
$ 73,334 $ 6,112 $ 3,056 $ 2,821 $ 1,411
SNAP/TANF/FDPIR Households: Households that currently include children who receive the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) but who are not found during the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP), currently receive Temporary Assistance Families (TANF), or the Food 8 or households $ 57,356 $that 4,780 $ 2,390 $ 2,206 $ 1,103 8 to Needy $ 81,622 $ 6,802 $ 3,401 $ 3,140 Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) must complete an application listing the child's name, a valid SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number and the signature of an adult household member. Eligibility for free meal benefits based on participation in SNAP, TANF or FDPIR is extended to all children in the household. When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified Each of their Each Add’l Add’lchildren’s eligibility for free meals based
person application is necessary if the household was on person their participation in the SNAP, TANF or the FDPIR programs. No notified is not sure if their $children add by the$ SFA 5,824their children $ 486 have $ 243been directly $ 224 certified. $ 112 If theaddhousehold $ 8,288 $ 691 346 have $ 319 been directly certified, the household should contact the school. SNAP/TANF/FDPIR Households: Households that currently include children who receive the Supplemental
$ 933
$ 1,570
$ 160
Other Source Categorical Eligibility: known to the School Food Authority, households Matching will be notified SNAP/TANF/FDPIR Households: Households that who currently children whothe receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) When but are include not found during DirecttheCertification Processof Program any child’s for that free currently meals based on the individual child’s designation as Other(TANF), Source Categorically (SNAP) but whooreligibility are not found during the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP), households that currently (DCMP), households receive Temporary Assistance to Needyor Families or thereceive Food Temporary Eligible, as defined byonlaw. Children are determined Othercomplete Source an Categorically Eligibletheifchild's they are Homeless, Distribution Program Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Program must application (FDPIR) listing name, aapplication valid Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), or the Food Distribution on Indian Reservations must complete an listing Migrant, Runaway, A fostercase child, or Enrolledtheinsignature Head Start orananadult eligible pre-kindergarten program. for free meal SNAP,name, TANF, or FDPIR number member.member. Eligibility the child's a valid SNAP, TANF, or FDPIRand case number and theofsignature ofhousehold an adult household Eligibility for free meal benefits benefits based on participation in SNAP, TANF or FDPIR is extended to all children in the household. When Ifknown children or School households receive benefits underwill Assistance Programs or Other eligibility Sourceknown Categorically Eligible based on participation in SNAP, or FDPIR is extended tobe allnotified children the children’s household. When themeals School Food Authority, to the Food TANF Authority, households ofintheir for tofree based Programs and are not listed on the notice of eligibility and are not notified by the School Food Authority of their households will be notified of their children’s eligibility for free meals based on their participation in the SNAP, TANF or the FDPIR programs. No application is necessary the household was on their the SNAP, TANFshould or the FDPIR free mealparticipation benefits, theinparent or guardian contactprograms. the schoolNo or should submit an incomeifapplication. notifiedis by the SFAif the their childrenwas have beenbydirectly If the household is not sure ifIf the theirhousehold childrenishave application necessary household notified the SFAcertified. their children have been directly certified. not sure if their beenhave directly the household should contact the school. children beencertified, directly certified, the household should contact the school. Other Source Categorical Eligibility: When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified of any child’s eligibility for free meals based on the individual child’s designation as Other Source Categorically Eligible, as defined by law. Children are determined Other Source Categorically Eligible if they are Homeless, Migrant, Runaway, A foster child, or Enrolled in Head Start or an eligible pre-kindergarten program. If children or households receive benefits under Assistance Programs or Other Source Categorically Eligible Programs and are not listed on the notice of eligibility and are not notified by the School Food Authority of their free meal benefits, the parent or guardian should contact the school or should submit an income application.
The information provided on the application will be confidential and will be used for determining eligibility. The names and eligibility status of participants may also be used for the allocation of funds to federal education programs such as Title I and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), State health or State education programs, provided the State agency or local education agency administers the programs, and for federal, State or local means-tested nutrition programs with eligibility standards comparable to the NSLP. Eligibility information may also be released to programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) or the Child Nutrition Act (CNA). The release of information to any program or entity not specifically authorized by the NSLA will require a written consent statement from the parent or guardian. The School Food Authority does, however, have the right to verify at any time during the school year the information on the application. If a parent does not give the school this information, the child/children will no longer be able to receive free or reduced price meals (free milk). Foster children are eligible for free meal benefits. A separate application for a foster child is no longer necessary. Foster children may be listed on the application as a member of the family where they reside. Applications must include the foster child's name and personal use income. Under the provisions of the policy, the designated official will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of the designated official, he/she may make a request either orally or in writing for a hearing to appeal the decision. The Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Management Services, whose address is 50 Tower Street, Huntington Station, NY 11746 has been designated as the Hearing Official. Hearing procedures are outlined in the policy. However, prior to initiating the hearing procedure, the parent or School Food Authority may request a conference to provide an opportunity for the parent and official to discuss the situation, present information, and obtain an explanation of the data submitted in the application or the decisions rendered. The request for a conference shall not in any way prejudice or diminish the right to a fair hearing. Only complete applications can be approved. This includes complete and accurate information regarding: the SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number; the names of all household members; on an income application, the last four digits of the social security number of the person who signs the form or an indication that the adult does not have one, and the amount and source of income received by each household member. In addition, the parent or guardian must sign the application form, certifying the information is true and correct.
Beginning July 1, 2019, students in New York State that are approved for reduced price meals will receive breakfast and lunch meals at no charge. Nondiscrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for To file a Individuals program complaint discrimination, complete the speech USDA disabilities Program Discrimination Complaint Form,the(AD-3027) benefits. who areofdeaf, hard of hearing or have may contact USDA through Federal foundService online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, USDA office, in or write a letterother addressed Relay at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information and mayatbeanymade available languages than to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, English.
call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1)
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FAST PACED THREE VILLAGE OPTICAL STORE seeks F/T CSR/Sales associate capable of multi-tasking and working with public. Hours will vary between 9am and 7pm. Saturday availability is non-negotiable. Hourly pay rate is dependent upon experience, must have a reliable source of transportation. Email resume to StonyBrookVision@aol.com. SEE DISPLAY AD FOR MORE INFORMATION. JOB OPPORTUNITY $18.50 P/H NYC $16 P/H LI Up to $13.50 P/H UPSTATE NY CDPAP Caregiver Hourly Pay Rate! Under NYS CDPAP Medicaid program you can hire your family or friends for your care. Phone: 347-713-3553 ROCKY POINT UFSD Available Openings: FT/PT Licensed Security, FT Teacher Aide, PT Lunch Monitor, Substitutes for Custodians, Groundskeeper, Licensed Security, Food Service Workers. See Display Ad for more information. SMITHTOWN LIBRARY, PT GROUNDSKEEPER I. Applicants must possess and maintain a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in NYS. Email resume to: smithjob@smithlib.org. See Display Ad for more info.
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Who uses the post office? In 2019, 143 billion pieces of mail were sent to 160 million delivery addresses, with more than 31,000 offices being operated. Baby boomers and those who live in rural areas rely on the USPS to receive prescriptions and social security checks as well as pay bills more so than other demographic groups. But in a presidential election year, especially one during a pandemic where many are hesitant to cast their votes in person, mail-in voting could be what allows so many the chance to participate in democracy. Perhaps more importantly, it could possibly show just how amazing democracy can be if even more people are enfranchised. It’s been evidenced at the very local level. Residents were sent ballots for their school district budgets and trustee elections directly in the mail. What we saw was a massive increase in the numbers of ballots cast amongst all our local districts. The Smithtown school district, for example, saw over 8,000 more people cast votes compared to 2019 numbers. This is an example of how granting easier access to voting will result in more votes cast. How important is this? In 2016, only 58.1% of the voting age population cast their ballots, and that was during a presidential election year. Despite fears that mail-in ballots will somehow lead to voter fraud, experts have consistently said that states that have mail-in voting systems have not experienced notable numbers of fake or false ballots more than states lacking such systems.. It is in everyone’s interest to have more people participating in democracy. And with the White House’s constant refrain that voter fraud could occur if mail-in ballots are widely used, and with the administration having threatened to withhold funds from the USPS, it’s necessary to cast a critical eye on the controversial changes made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. His decisions have led to overtime cuts, reduced post office hours, changes to delivery policies and the removal of some sorting machines. The changes have already led to mail delays, including on Long Island, according to the Letter Carriers Local 6000, a L.I. and Queens-based postal union. Though DeJoy announced Aug. 18 he would be “suspending these initiatives” until after the election, we must remain alert. The postal agency itself has said delivering an estimated 80 million ballots nationwide will be difficult. Instead we should now focus on making sure the process runs as smoothly as possible. It’s true that the New York and California Democratic primaries were hurt by an inefficient infrastructure that was not made to handle the mass influx of votes. Reports say that thousands of such votes had to be discounted because of flaws by the people who cast them. The goal of the Suffolk County Board of Elections should be to increase its capability to handle what will likely be a mass influx of both mail-in and absentee ballots. Better yet, it should be incumbent on the federal government to supply local municipalities the capability to handle the new influx of votes. We agree with Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY3), who at a press conference Aug. 17 said we needed an “urgent call to arms to break through all the noise and focus on protecting not only the security of our elections, but the integrity and reliability of the United States Postal Service. Lives, livelihoods and our democracy are at stake.” We need to extend this thought process to the efficacy of our democracy itself. Improving people’s ability to vote should be a no-brainer in a society such as ours. We must cut through partisanship and remember just how important it is that every person should have a voice in government, despite — or more so, because of — the ongoing pandemic.
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Can the USPS Survive New Postmaster General It’s easy to criticize the U.S. Postal Service, as an Aug. 13 letter (“Post office should consider other options”) to this newspaper does, by just making stuff up. First, about the price of stamps. The letter writer demands the “price of stamps should be tied to the rate of inflation.” The fact is, it already is — by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. The writer wants the USPS to sell advertising space on mailboxes, post offices and trucks to raise money. What’s next? Putting up a gigantic ad on the Washington Monument to reduce the national debt? The writer leaves out the main reason why the USPS is running in the red. It’s because of the same 2006 law, which forces the Postal Service to pay in advance for the health and retirement benefits of all its employees up to 75 years in the future. This is an obligation required of no other government entity or private corporation. In addition, these funds must be invested in special Treasury bonds which yield almost nothing. This is far more restrictive than the Thrift Savings Plan, the standard federal employee retirement plan. If these crippling restrictions of the 2006 law were removed, almost all of the so-called USPS deficit would disappear. Earlier this year, Feb. 5, the House of
Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bi-partisan USPS Fairness Act, which would do precisely that. Unfortunately, the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [R], blocked this legislation. The Senate inaction is one reason for the artificial post office “crisis.” Another and even more damaging reason is President Donald Trump’s [R] overt efforts to do everything he can to destroy it. Part of this stems from petty vindictiveness against Jeff Bezos, of Amazon and The Washington Post, which he hates because it tracks his falsehoods. Trump wants the Postal Service to exorbitantly hike rates on all of our mailed packages, because he thinks this would damage Amazon’s business model. But even worse, Trump wants to sabotage the post office so as to render it incapable of handling voting by mail, to further his scheme of voter suppression in the upcoming election. To do this, he’s appointed Louis DeJoy as postmaster general. His main qualification is he contributed millions of dollars to Trump’s campaign. DeJoy holds major financial interests In XPO Logistics ($30 million), a USPS contractor, and in trucking company J.B. Hunt, a USPS competitor. In addition, immediately after his appointment as postmaster general, he
bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of Amazon stock options, another USPS competitor, which would allow him to make a quick killing in the stock market if the price of Amazon stock rises. The main actions DeJoy has taken as postmaster general are banning overtime and decommissioning high-speed sorting machines critical to processing the mail, particularly to processing a deluge of mail-in ballots. Coincidence? This already has had a drastic effect in slowing down delivery times and ending the Postal Service’s historic commitment to prompt mail service throughout the country in all sorts of conditions. I don’t think it’s just me who’s noticed the effect: Mail I’ve sent out recently has taken much longer than usual to be received, and no mail was delivered to our house for several days. The United States Postal Service survived the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II, and continued to function without a hitch. The question is can it survive the presidency of Donald Trump? Note: I have no connection to the USPS and worked in the private sector my entire career. David Friedman St. James
Early Voting in Suffolk County Still Falls Short In 2019, early voting was signed into law in New York state. Each county is responsible for implementing the law, which requires a minimum of 60 hours of early voting hours and recommends one early voting polling location for every 50,000 registered voters. Our early voting implementation in Suffolk County fell short of other counties’ efforts. For example, Nassau County has 75 hours of early voting, and more locations than we do, even though Suffolk’s population is greater than Nassau’s. Additionally, when originally implemented, Suffolk residents could only vote in the one polling place in the township they reside in. These glaring inequities galvanized a group of grassroots organizers, including myself, to lobby for a more equitable implementation of the new law. We had three demands: being able to vote at any
early voting location in Suffolk County, more polling places — particularly in higher populated towns like Brookhaven, Huntington and Islip — and more early voting hours. In fall 2019, we won the victory of being able to vote at any early voting location in the county. In December 2019, our group of early voting advocates returned to the Suffolk County Legislature to lobby for more hours and locations for early voting. We stressed that this is not a partisan issue, that every registered voter deserves equal opportunity to make their voice heard, and that our democracy is stronger when it is easier to vote. I’m pleased to share that our voices were heard and three new additional polling locations were added, including one in Brookhaven. Our work is not done. We will not stop until the Suffolk County Board of
Elections provides one polling location per 50,000 registered voters, until our hours of early voting match Nassau County’s and until it is easier for every registered voter to make their voice heard at the ballot box. I encourage you to vote early this year. You can vote at any early voting location in Suffolk County in the nine days of early voting prior to Election Day. It is a way that you can vote in person with fewer people present, and make your voice heard in our democracy, even as we grapple with a global pandemic. The right to vote has been a hard-won fight, and I implore you to use your voice to push our democracy further on the path to a more perfect union. Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket Founder, Suffolk Progressives
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Offering Zoom Birthday Wishes for a Magnificent Mom
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y mother often describes family rituals in her columns, whether they are the way we play baseball, the way we argue (remember the pancakes on my then teenage brother’s cantankerous head?) or the way we celebrate victories and help each other rise off the mat after defeats. Ever the driven optimist, my mother can turn the most lemony lemons into something much more palatable, often, as Julie Andrews did in “My Favorite Things” with a spoonful, or D. None two, of sugar. of the above It would be easy BY DANIEL DUNAIEF this week to lament the fact that, for the first time in decades, my family can’t see my mother on her birthday because of
the danger from bringing the virus to her home. We recognize that so many people are enduring so much more challenging disruptions to their routines and that we are fortunate to have each other and can share the events of the week with her through Zoom. So, instead of being disappointed by the distance, I will share ways in which my mother, who will celebrate this birthday with my brothers and not me, my wife and our children, has cast a long shadow, all the way to our doorstep. Well, for starters, my children and I can be, and often are, serious when the moment demands. And yet, a part of us can’t help imagining uproariously funny images or interruptions to a somber and important speech at just the wrong moment. I’m sure part of what was so familiar about my wife’s similarly mischievous nature comes from recognizing the moment when one of us feels compelled to answer a rhetorical question or to laugh during a silence.
My mother also has a keen ear for the words people choose to use or that immortalize them, much the way my children and I do. Of the many Winston Churchill quotes, she has, on occasion, shared this one: “I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” I suppose that one isn’t too surprising, given her appreciation for animals which likely comes from her father, who grew up lactose intolerant on a dairy farm. Hmm, maybe that’s where she gets her sense of humor? Moving along, my family revels in our senses. We smell something wonderful, like baking cookies or the scent of new flowers in the spring, and we take a moment to appreciate the gift of the scent and our senses, which enable us to perceive and process it. My mother also has a spectacular appreciation for nature. A sudden dark sky isn’t cause for concern or disappointment, but is a chance to appreciate the variety of
weather that makes the coldest day warmer and the warmest day cooler. Now, given the times in which we live, I see my mother in both of our children as they handle the ever-changing rules and realities of a world that hasn’t yet conquered the virus. Our daughter could rue the inequities that are robbing her of a “normal” college education. Instead, she and her resilient friends are staying in touch, supporting each other, and looking forward, as my mother would, to the day when they can return to a campus they might have otherwise taken for granted. As for our son, despite his dedication and passion for baseball, which is a rite of passage each spring, he kept his head up and took time to train on his own, waiting for the moment when he could return, stronger and faster, to his field of dreams. We can’t wait to sing to you this year, mom, and to let you know that, even though we haven’t traveled to see each other, we are enjoying the echoes of your joie de vivre in the halls of our home.
What’s Up Doc? Reflections on the Issues and Changes of Today
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hat’s new?” is a question asked regularly in newsrooms all across the country, as editors and reporters plan for the next edition. During the third week in August, the answer typically is, “Not much.” A lull usually sets in as people realize summer is coming to an end and this is a time to get in “last licks” of vacation before the world of serious work and school returns. But not this year. There has been nothing typical about 2020. This year will go down in the history Between books as unique. you and me Here are some of the major BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF themes in the news today: the progress of the coronavirus as it rages across the south and west; the ongoing damage
to the economy the pandemic has caused; recognition of systemic racism in our nation and the protests that has engendered; attitudes toward the police; the growing crisis in the postal service alarming voters; the announcement of explicit diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) without first a settlement of the Palestinian question; the immigration issue again in focus with the selection of Kamala Harris as Biden’s vice presidential ticket mate; the changing face of America that nomination reflects; the reopening of schools; the reevaluation of a college degree vs. its costs precipitated by the prospect of Zoom classes and of course the Democratic National Convention held primarily via the internet. Notice I didn’t even list the damage caused by Isaias; the increasingly troubling relationship between the United States and China; the windstorms that wrecked Iowa’s coming harvest; the abdication of Congress in the face of public desperation for fiscal stimuli; the grand centennial celebration of the 19th amendment concerning women’s right to vote; the defiance of the current recession by the stock market;
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and the rush of New York City residents to buy houses in the suburbs and settle in for the long haul. And that’s just some issues. Almost all of these themes to some degree directly affect us here on Long Island. The one I would like to expand on, perhaps because it is the least confrontational and we have had enough confrontation for now, is the rapid change in American demographics. The last big wave of immigrants, who arrived at the turn of the 20th century, was largely from Eastern and Southern Europe. This time, the surge is made up of second generation Americans — the children of immigrants who came from around the world. In California, for example, almost half of the children are from immigrant homes of Asians, Hispanics and those who are biracial. For the first time in our country’s history, whites make up less than half under the age of 16, according to the Brookings Institute. According to The New York Times, more than a quarter of all Americans are immigrants or the American-born children of immigrants, the latter representing “about 10 percent of the adult population.” About 42
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million adults, or one in six of the country’s 250 million adults, are foreign-born. What are the consequences of this shift in population? This is nothing short of a transformation of this country’s identity “from a mostly white baby-boomer society into a multiethnic and racial patchwork,” according to The Times. “Boomers are 71.6 percent white, Millennials are 55 percent white, and post-Gen Z, those born after 2012 are 49.6 percent white … The parents of these modern children are from the Caribbean, China, Central America and Mexico” as well as India, Korea and more. They often came with higher education, mainly as a result of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, but it’s their children who are moving into public life. They tend to feel “very patriotic about America,” according to Suhas Subramanyam, born of Indian parents who became the first Indian-American to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. This mix of immigrants brings cultural richness and energy to our society, not to mention great new foods.
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Fixed First 12 Months • No Closing Costs2
APR=Annual Percentage Rate. Rate accurate as of 8/17/2020; subject to change. 1 Rate featured is the lowest for the product. Variable rate; maximum rate of 16%. May be offered credit at a higher rate and other terms; subject to credit approval. After introductory rate, APR varies based on prime rate plus a margin; margin disclosed at account opening. Current prime rate 3.25%. Hazard insurance required on all loans. 2 Must maintain minimum balance requirements for first 12 months for introductory rate and 36 months to avoid payment of closing costs. No closing costs option only available for limits up to $500,000 for a primary residence located in Nassau or Suffolk County. Other terms and conditions apply. Membership eligibility applies. *