The Village Times Herald 45th Anniversary - May 20, 2021

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45th Anniversary Issue — May 20, 2021

‘How privileged we feel,’ says publisher Leah S. Dunaief

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF

When we started The Village Times 45 years ago, we had the goal of serving our community “according to the highest ideals of a free press.” Implicit in that idea was that we would, in at least our small corner of the world, make a difference; that we would help make the world a tiny bit better for our being here. Have we met our goal? Have we served our community well? That is for you, our readers, to decide. Indeed, you decide every time you pick up our newspaper.

So much has happened since the last Anniversary Issue five years ago. It almost seems as if changes have accelerated. Yes, we have published more special supplements, including our prize-winning Graduation section and our prize-winning local artists' Coloring Book. We have also started making movies, including One Life to Give and Traitor, stories of the Culper Spy Ring of Revolutionary War fame. And we initiated Cooks, Books & Corks, a public event featuring local authors accompanied by gourmet food from local restaurants.

The biggest change, however, is the dominance of digital publishing for publishers.

The number of our followers has soared. Last month alone, we had 179,457 page views. It is now possible to read our publications from anywhere there is internet, and our staff has learned to work remotely.

Below you wil find words I have written for past anniversaries listing some of our efforts. But more than ever, the future promises rapid change.

1. Men and Women/People of the Year This issue has been published at the end of the year since 1976 and is our only “all

good news” issue. In it we feature the efforts of people who make our community the exceptional place it is. Year after year, it is an honor roll of selfless effort and community service of which we can all feel proud. Not incidentally, it celebrates the place in which we live and thus serves to strengthen our sense of community. We think that’s an appropriate activity for a community newspaper.

2. Neighborhood Watch Unless you have lived here for a score of years or more, you might not know that The Village Times started Neighborhood Watch in Suffolk County. We certainly had help: Joe Cassidy and the Suffolk County Police Department strongly believed in the idea of raising people’s consciousness to “frontier levels,” in which neighbors keep a benign eye on each other’s homes. Neighborhood Watch remains an effective deterrent to crime.

3. Don’t Drink and Drive (DDD) This too was a consciousness-raising campaign aimed at students right around prom

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time to keep them from getting behind the wheel of a car if they had been drinking. Initially financed (anonymously) by philanthropist Dorothy Melville, DDD involved high school juniors and seniors signing pledges not to drink and drive. The pages of signatures were then published in the paper.

4. Pens and Pencils This annual supplement features outstanding student writing and artwork sent to us by teachers in our school district. Pens and Pencils celebrates and encourages our children’s talents.

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5. Support for the library expansion In 1978, the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket was bursting at the seams and expansion seemed inevitable, but a handful of passionate residents opposed the expansion. The vote, which brought a record turnout, was close, with The Village Times the only community newspaper championing the expansion. Can you imagine if the library had not expanded?

6. Coverage of corruption in Three Village Central School District Our hard-nosed reporting, primarily by reporter Ellen Barohn, led to the resignation of the assistant superintendent for business and won us first place in the nation for investigative reporting.

7. Lawsuit to discover name of teacher who took excessive leave 8. Support of Suffolk County Bottle Bill 9. Opposition to steel-jaw leg traps used to capture animals 10. Support for allowing homes for the developmentally disabled in the community 11. Support for sex-education programs in the schools 12. Ongoing strong support for the environment 13. Support of Suffolk Interreligious Coalition on Housing and workforce housing for residents 14. Support of council districts in the Town of Brookhaven.

15. Election supplement An annual compilation of who’s running, what they believe in and what issues are on the ballot, this supplement is a huge editorial effort received by residents as “a valuable voter guide” and includes a sample ballot.

16. Major informational supplements over the years dealing with significant local issues, including, among others: The Shoreham nuclear plant The State University at Stony Brook The Year 2000 (written in 1987) Water (the original supplement) The LI Museum’s 60th anniversary 17. Informational seminars for the community An example is the Seminar at Sea with the cardiology department at Stony Brook University Hospital.

18. Cosponsorship of events for the benefit of the community, including: Walk for Beauty in Stony Brook The Charles Dickens Festival in Port Jeff The Seawolves of SBU Cardiowise Café at Mather Hospital The Staller Film Festival Port Jefferson Conservancy fundraisers The Three Village Historical Society The Long Island Museum

The Women’s EXPO at the Middle Country Public Library Metropolitan Opera broadcasts at the Staller Center The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport 19. North Shore Homes Our real estate magazine, a household word in real estate buying and selling since 1978.

20. Summer Times Our magazine, with the summer’s offerings and relevant articles. This exclusive and free publication is distributed over a wide area and on the Port Jefferson Ferry.

21. Harvest Times Ditto, for the fall.

22. Time for Giving Our annual holiday package with gift suggestions, divided by category. A multiyear first-prize winner at the Better Newspaper Contest of the New York Press Association.

23. Bridges A magazine started in 2013, linking Stony Brook University and the community 24. Lifestyle Another in our magazine group, offering contemporary insights to life and style on Long Island.

25. The Village Beacon, started in 1986 26. The St. James Times, 1988 27. The Port Times, 1989 28. The Smithtown, Northport, Middle Country and Huntington Times editions, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2007 29. A walking map of Port Jefferson and driving maps for the Three Villages and Huntington 30. Community Guides for Port Jefferson 31. Hark the Herald Last-minute holiday gift guide 32. Internships for journalism students and graduates.

33. Focus on Health, Our House and Prime Times supplements 34. Comprehensive website Featuring the latest news, blogs, postings and videos: www.tbrnewsmedia.com 35. An unshakable commitment to community service This is so integral to our thinking that it is part of our mission statement (see page B3) and defines us as a hometown newspaper.

There is much more that I could offer and much more over the coming years that we will. Have we made a difference by being here? I like to think so. I hope you have found what we have written and what we have sponsored of relevance to your lives.

I think I should stop here, with a heartfelt “thank you” to our supporters and staff for 45 fabulous years.

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Thanks to our talented and committed staff

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1976 QUOTABLE

‘[The Three Village area] is a nice place to come home to.’

— BEVERLY C. TYLER

COMMENT & OPINION AS YOU WERE SAYING…

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he School Board members are volunteers and unpaid. However, they do represent all the residents. Their obligation dictated respect for the taxpayers’ concern, and they most certainly should have tabled the teachers’ contract to allow the taxpayers to express their views in more detail.

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Charles V. Brown

ut if community residents are angry enough about the recent [teachers’ contract] settlement, they can still act out their frustration. They can organize to defeat a school budget. In the final analysis that won’t affect the teachers or board members. It will eliminate athletics, library services, transportation of students. In fact it can make losers of the only group that at this point remains unaffected — the school children.

Victor D. Villandre, President Three Village Teachers Association

AS WE WERE SAYING…

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e urge the creation of a standing committee made up of the same cross section of the community as sat on the citizens budget advisory committee that would concern itself with the issues of education. Such a committee could consider programs, teacher tenure, merit pay, equipment and supply inventory, and test scores. Even more important, such a committee could function without the inhibiting pressure of a time limit. … Our taxes are a “purchase price” for a product. We have all concerned ourselves with the bottom line figure, and it is time to direct attention as well to what we are getting for the price we are paying.

History came to life for the Three Villages — and the rest of the country — with festivities lasting for two years to celebrate the Bicentennial. Photos by Ivan Dunaief

ON THE CALENDAR OCTOBER 24, 1976 WHY SHOULD I VOTE? is a discussion topic led by Frank Meyers at 10:30 am at the Unitarian Fellowship House, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook.

PENNY AUCTION at 1 pm, VFW Post 3054, Jones Street, East Setauket. Sponsored

by Ladies’ Auxiliary. All are welcome.

SENIOR CRAFTS The Town of Brookhaven is sponsoring an “Elder Craftsmen Show and Sale” in time for the holiday season. The show is open for participation to any person 60 years or older. Individual craftsmen will keep all profits. Entry blanks may be picked up at any of the town’s six recreation centers or clubs.

IN THE NEWS PEOPLE

 Howard Klein, author and music critic, and his wife, artist Pat Windrow, produced a Three Village Guidebook.

 Barbara Swartz was appointed to head the citizens advisory committee for the study that was charged with figuring out what to do about the sewage problem.

 Lorraine Planding, president of the Civic Association of the Setaukets, kept sewage and planning issues before the public eye.

century. The Fourth of July celebrations, overseen by the Historical Society, brought still more jubilation.

 Town supervisor John Randolph followed the example of his predecessor, Charles Barraud, and refused to sign a new lease for the cottages that sit on public land at West Meadow Beach. Thus began the still continuing legal battle between the cottage owners, who wanted to stay, and those who wanted to get the cottages off the beach and return the land to public use.  Passions raged over the sewage question. The Port

 Robert DeZafra headed the Greening of 25A Jefferson sewage treatment plant was outdated, the committee of the historical society that planted the trees along that road.

LOCAL ISSUES

 It was the Bicentennial year, and the Three Village

area celebrated enthusiastically. Festival ’76, The Museums’ contribution, brought 25,000 people to Forsythe Meadow to experience a day in the 18th

lines to the University frequently broke, and the Strathmore plant was also inadequate. The problem was clear. The solution was not.

 A boy drowned when he went swimming at Sand Street Beach in early May.  Twenty-eight women filed a sex discrimination suit against the University, charging discrimination in hiring, promotion and salary policies.

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MAN AND WOMAN OF THE YEAR Beverly C. Tyler

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As a member of the Three Village Historical Society, Bev Tyler spearheaded the highly successful Three Village Bicentennial celebration.

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1976

Nancy Howard

As curator of education for The Museums at Stony Brook and an artist in her own right, Nancy Howard represented the creativity and sense of purpose reflected by many women.

Beverly C. Tyler

Nancy Howard

IN THE NEWS ...

SCHOOL DAYS

 Taxpayers were protesting the ever-higher school

budget and school taxes. A two-year teachers’ contract that provided a one-year wage freeze in exchange for a guarantee that no jobs would be eliminated roused furious complaints when the board approved the contract before the budget advisory committee was heard from.

 A citizens advisory committee on what to do for gifted and talented students was established.

 One economy measure taken by the board was the

elimination of the position of assistant superintendent for curriculum, leaving the district with three other assistant superintendents.

 The expected school tax rate of $32.57 (per hundred of assessed valuation) on the $25 million school budget was an increase of $3.76. The budget passed.  For the first time in the district’s history, full busing

was no longer the rule. Children in grades four and up had to walk if they lived close enough to school.

AROUND THE TOWN

 The town board had a very unusual Democratic majority, headed by supervisor John Randolph.

 Councilwoman Karen Lutz pushed for a leash law

in Brookhaven and got it. Dogs were no longer allowed to roam free. But the town turned down the idea of a spay-neutering clinic.

Hurricane Belle provided Three Villagers with several years’ worth of firewood, knocked out power and phone lines, and generally disrupted life before departing. Photo by John Cunningham

AD-VENTURES

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 The town established a department of environmental

STONY BROOK GLADSTONE S-Section colonial with family room, fireplace, formal dining room and 2-car garage. Wooded, large trees, nice area and good condition. Owner anxious. Vacant. $45,990.

 Historic districts were proposed for the town, and some local residents were enthusiastic.

’69 VOLKS BEETLE Lt. blue, auto, rear window defroster, AM-FM radio, 8 track, in-door speakers, good condition. $950.

THE CHANGING TIMES

’65 MUSTANG, 3 spd, convert., no options, new tires. Asking $185.

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 Leah Dunaief and Marcia Schwen co-founded the

Village Times in April. By the end of the year, more than 30 people contributed to the paper — taking care of business, selling advertising, and working as artists, writers and photographers. The newsstand price was 10 cents.

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1986 QUOTABLE

‘I am determined that our town is going to be clean.’

— HENRIETTA ACAMPORA, BROOKHAVEN TOWN SUPERVISOR

Sunwood, the Old Field mansion that had been left to the university by Ward Melville and used for guests, conferences and concerts, was destroyed by fire. Built in 1919, it had originally been the summer home of Thom McAn shoe magnate Frank Melville. Photo by Robert O’Rourk Right, a car careened off Hulse Road and ended up just 13 1/2 inches from the house of Paul and Art Malussena. Photo by Grover Sanchagrin

ON THE CALENDAR

COMMENT & OPINION

OCTOBER 23-30, 1986

AS YOU WERE SAYING…

CHOCOLATE AND CANDIES. In the kitchen at the Continuing Education Program, Three Village Central School District, starting on Oct. 27 for four Mondays. Create gifts and holiday centerpieces. Work with molds and dipping.

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would like to publicly commend our local 7-Eleven stores for … their decision to stop selling pornographic magazines. … They deserve public recognition and appreciation for their willingness to help stop moral decline in our society rather than make millions on the degradation of women and children exploited by the pornography industry.

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Mary Nell Coblentz

he letter lauding our local 7-Eleven stores for their decision to censor certain magazines illustrates a dangerous trend that must be stopped. … When will the urge to protect society from pornography turn into the compulsion to shield us from “dangerous ideas”?

Laurence M. Person

AS WE WERE SAYING…

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comprehensive family life and human sexuality program is as valid a topic for education as any other. What subject, after all, is more universal?

he clock is ticking. Soon it will be too late to save Suffolk County’s open space, crucial guardian of our water supply, elbow room for the human spirit … We urge support for the 4,833acre open-space program — which would cost each county resident only $3 a month.

ART AND CRAFT FAIR. To benefit senior class of the Stony Brook School, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 25 on campus at Route 25A and Quaker Path, across from the Stony Brook railroad station.

MINI-COLLEGE DAY. Oct. 27 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Ward Melville High School cafeteria. Forty colleges will be represented. Seniors invited.

INTRODUCTION TO SHELLING. Background for those interested in beginning a shell collection. Oct. 23, 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. annd field trip on Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences Stony Brook.

BABYSITTERS' SAFETY COURSE. For ages 12 and up, offered by Setauket Fire Department, Main St., Setauket. Free. Advance registration required.

IN THE NEWS PEOPLE

 Len Phleiderer, Setauket fire commissioner and a science teacher at Murphy Junior High, was convicted on charges of forgery and grand larceny for using fire district funds to buy $15,000 worth of things for himself.  Andrew Lane, a senior at Ward Melville, was the

first Three Village student to be named a semifinalist in the nationwide Westinghouse Science Talent Search.

 Chen Ning Yang, professor of physics at Stony Brook University who won a Nobel Prize in 1957, was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Ronald Reagan.

 Val Harto, assistant superintendent for personnel, retired after 34 years in the Three Village School District.

LOCAL ISSUES

 The land along Route 25A west of the post office, where moderate and low-income housing had once been proposed, was sold to a developer who planned to build offices there. Ten years later, the land remained undeveloped.  A 13-year-old Gelinas student died when a fire swept through his family’s home. A kerosene heater was suspected as the cause of the fire.

 State University trustees approved plans for a conference center and hotel at the State University at Stony Brook.

 Construction began on the university sewage

treatment plant to handle sewage from both the campus and 300 homes.

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MAN AND WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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Steven Englebright

As chief advocate of the county’s open space program, Steve Englebright worked to protect and preserve the underground water supply and the natural beauty of Long Island.

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1986

Jennifer Confoy and Courtney Foster

Steven Englebright

While juniors at Ward Melville High School, Jennifer Confoy and Courtney Foster began the movement that led to the implementation of a sex education program in Three Village schools.

Jennifer Confoy

IN THE NEWS ...

SCHOOL DAYS

 Following last year’s strike by school bus drivers, the district hired a new bus company.  The $53,873,692 tentative budget adopted by the

school board included money for an optional all-day kindergarten program and a tax rate increase of $5.75.

It passed.

 A before- and after-school program, a success in its first year at Arrowhead, was expanded to all the elementary schools.

AROUND THE TOWN

 Congressman William Carney, Conservative turned Republican, decided not to seek a fifth term.

He was succeeded by Democrat George Hochbrueckner, who said his primary goal was to get rid of the Shoreham nuclear power plant.

 The Suffolk County Legislature passed a $60 million open space program to preserve 4,833 acres of pine barrens and wilderness areas.

Police detectives met with residents of the Strathmore M section who wanted increased patrols in the area. Photo by Gina Motisi

 Carrefour S.A., a French company, proposed building a hypermarket on Route 347 east of Smith Haven Mall. There was lively opposition, and the plans came to naught.

AD-VENTURES

cottage owners that their leases were up and they had 90 days to remove the cottages. The cottage owners sued and a lengthy legal battle ensued.

SETAUKET. Circa 1810. By owner. 3 bedrooms, huge family room, parlor, 2 baths, central heat — plus great cottage on large lot. Old Post Road. $215,000.

 Town attorneys notified West Meadow Beach

 Suffolk Housing Services and the Brookhaven NAACP went to the state Court of Appeals in what seemed the final step in their 11-year battle with the Town of Brookhaven. They charged that the town abused its zoning powers to exclude low-income families.

THE CHANGING TIMES

 Grover Sanschagrin, who was still a student when

he worked with us, became a professional photographer and has won numerous prizes.

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Lovely in-ground pool, low taxes. Walk to university. $196,000.

1984 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. Loaded. Warrenteed to 50K, has 32,000. Excellent $8900.

1974 VW SUPER BEETLE. Good condition. Runs excellent. 35K, rebuilt engine. New carb/muffler/ heater boxes. AM/FM cassette. $1,100 negotiable.

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1996 QUOTABLE

‘You’re talking about a disastrous amount of money.’

Above, Ward Melville High School celebrated Homecoming 1996, left, with a brand new parade and a brand new stadium, courtesy of fundraising efforts led by Setauket obstetrician Dr. Mark Funt. Photo by Robert O’Rourk

— RICK BELYEA, SPEAKING ABOUT THE REFUND OWED TO LILCO

COMMENT & OPINION AS YOU WERE SAYING …

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oes it [Ward Melville] award high school diplomas to its graduation classes, or is it a prep school … offering a special selection of courses to above-average students to prepare them for college …? Over the past 30 years, while the Three Village community, to a large degree, slumbered on in blissful indifference, the school district administration, a compliant school board and the teachers union turned Ward Melville into a de facto prep school.

John Brant

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e must not become ‘just another school district.’

Before any programs are cut, an intelligent and thorough examination of all district expenses needs to be made so that we can determine where we are spending in excess. We need to look at the bureaucracy, excess administrative staff, excess offices, procedures and purchasing policies, before cutting programs.

Terry Shapiro

AS WE WERE SAYING …

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he Town of Brookhaven has spent the last year indulging in fiscal sleight of hand to convince the residents of Brookhaven that they were going to get a tax cut. The town kept saying, “Your taxes are going down.” Well, it turns out we’re not getting half a million dollars back. What we are getting — when such details such as the highway tax and massive tax refunds to Lilco and Northville are included — are millions and millions of extra dollars to be paid in taxes by Brookhaven residents. … Residents of the Town of Brookhaven deserve better.

Charles Wang, CEO of Computer Associates, donated $25 million to the State University at Stony Brook to build an Asian-American cultural center. University President Shirley Strum Kenny was delighted with the donation. Photo from SBU

ON THE CALENDAR OCTOBER 25, 1996

ARBORETUM BREAKFAST TOUR A breakfast tour will be conducted at the Three Village Garden Club House, Bates Road, Setauket from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

HADASSAH ART AUCTION Three Village Hadassah sponsors a fundraiser at Temple Isaiah, 1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook. Preview at 7:15 p.m.

Refreshments will be served.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS DINNER United Nations Day is celebrated at a dinner held at Alice D'Amico's home. Guest speaker is Les Paldy.

IN THE NEWS PEOPLE

 Dr. Kenneth Becker, Christopher Scholl and Melissa

Garcia, all of Setauket, went to serve in Bosnia as members of the U.S. Army Reserves. Meanwhile, East Setauket dentist Pam Combs returned from a humanitarian mission to Honduras.

 Paul J. Gelinas, a psychologist and public educator for whom one of the district’s junior high schools is named, died at the age of 91.

 Dr. George Raniolo, who practiced in Stony Brook

and St. James, pleaded not guilty to a 21-count indictment charging him with sexually abusing 12 female patients. Ten months later, two days before he was scheduled to go to trial, Raniolo was found dead, an apparent suicide.

 Harold Pryor, a major figure in the Three Village community whose many accomplishments won him the Richard Woodhull Award in 1990, died suddenly at the age of 76.

 Brooke Ellison, a local student who was paralyzed from the neck down when she was struck by a car in 1990, was accepted to Harvard.

 Old Field garbage carter Dennis Hickey was

arrested on federal charges of running a racketeering scheme with organized crime ties. Eventually, in 1999, he was convicted and sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison, and he was ordered to pay $599,000 in back taxes as well as $6 million upon forfeiture of his carting business.

LOCAL ISSUES

 The newly designated Long Island Heritage Trail was unveiled. In 1998, the designation was official and received approval from the state. In 2000, the historic corridor was extended to Orient Point.  Federal charges were brought against three local

teenagers for burning a cross on the lawn of their Haitian neighbor in South Setauket. Local residents were outraged at the crime and rallied against racial and religious intolerance.

 The teen summer program at West Meadow Beach began. Despite neighbors’ concerns that the teens would litter and be disruptive, the program was a success, giving young people a safe place to congregate after sunset.

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IN THE NEWS ...

SCHOOL DAYS  Ward Melville students’ bid to place one of their peers on the school board of education was defeated by a board vote of 5-0.  The Ward Melville girls’ swim team won their fifth consecutive Suffolk County championship.

They went on to win this same championship in 1997 and 1998 and 1999 and on and on until their 15th straight in 2005.

AROUND THE TOWN  The LIRR delivered 23 new diesel-electric locomotives, thereby eliminating the need for riders on the Port Jefferson branch to change trains when traveling to Penn Station.  Felix Grucci sued Tom Oberle, his former opponent in the race for town supervisor, for $40 million, charging defamation of character. The suit was eventually dropped and then Oberle sued Grucci for “acts of harassment.”  Through legislation proposed by Assemblyman Steven Englebright, the West Meadow Beach cottages, slated for removal in 1999, were granted a new lease of $6,000 a year per cottage to be paid to the Town of Brookhaven through the year 2004, at which time they were to be torn down.  Brookhaven residents started paying the county for the Lilco deal through their tax bill. The bill was $7,647,194. Also, Brookhaven residents were hit with an extra increase in taxes to repay overassessed taxpayers like Northville Industries, increasing the amount to be repaid to $1 billion.

THE CHANGING TIMES  The Village Times celebrated its 20th year of

publishing, bringing home 13 prizes in the New York Press Association’s 1995 Better Newspaper Contest. Managing editor Joan Cipriano retired after 17 years.

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Smiles followed the formal announcement of the creation of the Stephen D. Matthews Preserve in April. From left, Poquott Mayor Barbara Donovan, Kathy Matthews, Councilman Steve Fiore-Rosenfeld, Assemblyman Steve Englebright, LIPA Chairman Richie Kessel, KeySpan Chairman Bob Catell and Three Village Community Trust President Cynthia Barnes.

Right, Bonnie Bryant of East Setauket, in period costume, addressed tourgoers in the annual Spirits Tour, sponsored by the Three Village Historical Society. in October. Photo by Nino Ruisi

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AS WE WERE SAYING…

Left, Air Force Reserve Major Stephen Schnell, Ward Melville graduate in 1986, piloted the last landing ever of the C-141 Starlifter transport plane at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

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Every year, Target, Wal-Mart and the other retailers have the Christmas items up earlier and earlier. We don’t mind the commercial side of the holidays, believing that there’s plenty of room for both piety and profit, goodwill and good deals.

The point is that with the ever-earlier focus on Christmas, Thanksgiving seems to have been kicked to the curb. …

Christmas should come riding into town after Thanksgiving.

So in that spirit, let’s give every holiday its due.

ON THE CALENDAR OCTOBER 12-19, 2006

FARMERS MARKET will be held in front of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational and Cultural Center. Stony Brook from noon to 3 p.m. on October 12.

2006 SPIRITS TOUR through both the Setauket Presbyterian and Caroline Church cemeteries. Tours, by the Three Village Historical Society, begin at 5:30 pm on October 14 and leave every 15 minutes until 8:15 pm.

IN THE NEWS PEOPLE

 Olga Belleau was named Volunteer of the Year for the

Three Village area, was sworn in as deputy presiding officer in January. In November, she was defeated in her bid to become Suffolk County clerk.

 Praveen Chaudhari announced he would step down as Director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory Brookhaven lab in April.

 Vivian Viloria-Fisher, county legislator from the

 Jim Simons, President of Renaissance Technologies, donated $13 million from his own pocket in January to Brookhaven Lab’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, which was under threat of shut-down due to federal budget cuts. In May, he announced a gift of $25 million to Stony Brook University for a new math and physics institute.

 Brooke Ellison, paralyzed in an accident in 1990,

5th Legislative District of Suffolk County in June.

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 Lessings Inc. purchased the lease to the Three Village Inn from the Miaritis family in March.

 Ten acres in Poquott and Port Jefferson were protected and preserved in memory of Stephen Mathews.

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visited her former school, Murphy Junior High School, with an inspiring story. She had graduated from Harvard and was now a graduate student at Stony Brook University.

 A spy letter written by George Washington was

Island Regional Planning Board in May after 41 years on the job.

state funds in October for improvements to Old Town and Gnarled Hollow roads.

 Lee Koppelman resigned as director of the Long

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 State Senator John Flanagan secured $1 million in

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The local philanthropist was honored for his contributions to Brookhaven National Lab and Stony Brook University, as well as for the creation of Avalon Park & Preserve in Stony Brook.

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IN THE NEWS… SCHOOL DAYS

 The school budget, which increased spending by 6.4 percent and the tax rate by 7.73 percent, was approved by voters in May. John Diviney and Laura Hamilton were elected to the board.  Ward Melville High School graduated the class of 2006 on Monday, June 25 rather than the traditional Sunday, due to rain.

 Bill Connors retired in July after 12 years on the school board. In 2012 he was asked to run again and as of 2016 was still on the school board.

ON THE CAMPUS

 The state health department suspended Stony

 Fire broke out in August at the Chapin apartments and engulfed one end of a building that housed 67 graduate students.

AROUND THE TOWN

 In January Brookhaven Town swore in its first

Democratic supervisor, Brian Foley, and majority town board in over three decades.

 A proposal to give landmark status to three rubber

factory houses on Old Town Road reignited debate between the fire department, which opposed the move, and the town.

 In September, Brookhaven Town and Suffolk

County bought the development rights to Smoke Run Farm in Stony Brook.

THE CHANGING TIMES

 Lee Lutz took over as executive editor of Times

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ON THE CALENDAR OCTOBER 20-27, 2016

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RUMMAGE SALE will be held at the Caroline Church of Brookhaven, 1 Dyke Road, Setauket Oct. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Oct. 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the church's outreach programs.

ON WHY TAXPAYERS SHOULD APPROVE AN ADDITIONAL $1 SURCHARGE PER 1,000 GALLONS OF WATER

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Setauket’s Old Field Club is placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine designated March 9 as Old Field Club and Farm Day in honor of the club’s newfound status. Photo by Giselle Barkley

LONG ISLAND'S GOT TALENT FINALS will be held on Oct. 23 at the Ward Melville Heritage Organization's Educational & Cultural Center, 97P Main St., Stony Brook at 6:30 p.m. Come see the 7 finalists perform for the ultimate title.

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 Setauket resident Blanche Tyler Davis died at the age of 102.  A small plane, a Piper PA-28, carrying four people crashed  Setauket United Methodist Church welcomed a new pastor into Setauket Harbor in February. One person died. in July, the Rev. Steven Kim.  An elevated deck holding upwards to 100 people during  Setauket arborist Erik Halvorsen died in a tree cutting a party at an East Setauket home collapsed. Two people were accident at Avalon Nature Preserve in Stony Brook. He was 45.

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 The newly formed North Shore Artist Coalition hosted its first annual Artist Open Studio Tour. The public was able to visit the studios of 12 local artists.

Setauket resident and 27-year New York Jets beat reporter Rich Cimini was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame.

 BNL physicist I-Hung Chiang of Stony Brook died at the age of 75.

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 Setauket was ranked 4th as the happiest place in New York

 A coalition of community groups gathered at the Stony Brook Train Station in November to support the Black Lives Matter movement.

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 The North Brookhaven chapter of the Barbershop Harmony

Society, the Harbormen Chorus, celebrated its 50th anniversary.

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The Ward Melville Heritage Organization celebrated its 75th anniversary with a day of festivities and a special exhibit titled It Takes A Team to Build A Village.

The Reboli Center for Art and History in Stony Brook opened its doors to the public in November.

 The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook and the Setauket Presbyterian Church were named beneficiaries of a $100 million charitable trust through the Kingsley Gillespie Charitable Trust.

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IN THE NEWS ...

John Cunniffe has lent his architectural expertise to historical projects in the Three Village area for organizations including the Three Village Community Trust, Frank Melville Memorial Park, and The Long Island Museum, and is noted for his extreme generosity of time and spirit. His personal commitment to volunteerism is a gift that enhances our sense of place.

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SCHOOL DAYS  The Three Village Central School District celebrated its golden jubilee this year.  Three Village residents approve a $198.8 million school budget, with 2,603 voting in favor and 997 against.  The Setauket Elementary School band performed the national anthem at Citi Field before a Mets game.  Ward Melville High School math teacher Pam O'Brien was named an Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award winner.

ON THE CAMPUS  SBU made it a priority to offer all-gender restrooms in new building projects across campus.

 Stony Brook's Center for Planetary Exploration opened.  The founding chairman of Stony Brook University's

Department of Chemistry, Francis Truesdale Bonner, died at the age of 94.

AROUND THE TOWN

Residents of the M-section of Strathmore houses in Stony Brook rallied to save the sycamore trees lining their streets from being cut down by the Town of Brookhaven. Photo by Donna Newman

Stony Brook Community Church hosted its 12th annual Vintage European Sports Car & Motorcycle Display in August. The oldest car on display was a 1926 Bentley 3-Litre, above, with 18 documented owners during its lifetime Photo by Malcolm Bowman

 Assemblyman Steve Englebright is named Legislator of the Year by EPL/Environmental Advocates.

 Congressman Lee Zeldin presented World War II

veteran Frederick C. Stone of Stony Brook with the Purple Heart Medal.

 Suffolk County launched a new full-service substance abuse hotline which officials called a lifeline to residents battling drug addiction.  A Little Free Library, built by Emma Clark Library in partnership with the Town of Brookhaven and Park Ranger Molly Hastings, was installed at West Meadow Beach.

THE CHANGING TIMES  TBR News Media celebrated its 40th anniversary

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QUOTABLE ‘This is not yet the world that Martin Luther King envisioned. If we want to change the world, we must have the courage to change ourselves.’

— REV. FARRELL GRAVES SPEAKING AT A CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF MLK AT THE BATES HOUSE

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ur high school, Ward Melville, decided to alter the traditional graduation attire from different colors separated by gender to one single color in order to foster a more inclusive school community. ... We support the school’s decision to introduce uniform gowns because we believe that everyone should feel comfortable on graduation day and should be celebrated for their accomplishments without being divided by gender. We must continue to adapt and ensure that every member of our society is well respected and allowed to express themselves in whatever way they choose. We hoped to introduce a more peaceful platform to those who advocate this change with us, and to encourage acceptance and equality for all, so that no student is left feeling uncomfortable on their commencement day.

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ake news is one of the many terms gaining relevance in the post-2016 presidential election world we live in. News was created to inform the public and meant to be a public service, but no service is without flaws. Be an informed, conscious and curious reader.

Understanding the difference between a fake news site and a credible news organization may just be one of the most important skills citizens will need in the coming years. In the words of Martin Luther King Jr., “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

SAVED! The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Three Village Community Trust and local elected officials announced the state’s acquisition of 17 acres of woodlands stretching from the corner of North Country Road and Watson Street in Setauket. The property expands the already 28.3-acre Patriots Hollow State Forest, which runs adjacent to Route 25A and is located across from Setauket’s Stop & Shop. Photo by Rita J. Egan

ON THE CALENDAR NOVEMBER 16-23, 2017 THIRD FRIDAY AT THE REBOLI CENTER, 64 Main St., Stony Brook with guest speaker Assemblyman Steve Englebright will be held on Oct. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Englebright will present a talk titled Celebrating Visual Interpretations Drawn from the Nature of our Community.

SUNDAY STREET CONCERT, The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook in collaboration with WUSB and the Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council will host a Sunday Street Concert on Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. in the Carriage Museum's Gillespie Room. Featured singer will be James Maddock (Americana).

The community came out for a March for Science rally at Stony Brook University on April 22 to show their support for federal funding for science. Photo by Jenn Solomon

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 Civic leader Robert de Zafra died at the age of 85, leaving

 Bethel AME Church in Setauket celebrated its 175th anniversary.

 Ann Sneed, formerly of Stony Brook, died at the age of 87.

Sneed founded the nonprofit foundation International Art of Jazz in the 1960s and organized concerts in the Three Villages.

 Dozens of rallies were held in the community throughout

behind a lasting legacy in the Three Villages.

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Audrey Hirschmann was honored at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library for 40 years of service.

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David Woods retired as executive director of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce.

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Olga Zilboorg, who taught generations of cello students in the Three Village and Port Jefferson, died at the age of 83.

the year in support and in protest of President Donald Trump.

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Stony Brook University's WUSB 90.1 FM Radio celebrated its 40th anniversary.

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Imagination Pre-School in Stony Brook closed its doors after 20 years in business.

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A fire destroyed the historic 300-year-old Micah Jayne barn on Ada Lane in East Setauket in June.

 St. George's Golf and Country Club turned 100.  The Three Village Historical Society hosted its

 Stony Brook siblings Joseph and Maddie Mastriano raised thousands for Stony Brook Children's Hospital with their Three Village Kids Lemonade Stand event.

annual Awards Dinner at the Old Field Club.

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Kenny Rogers of Stony Brook embarked on a 277-mile walking trip to raise money for the Open Door Exchange.

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Members of the community headed to Washington D.C. or New York City to take part in the Women's March.

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lawn of the Stony Brookside Bed & Bike Inn for Hanukkah.

The celebratory event included a car parade.

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John Turner has been involved with numerous groups whose focus is on either open space preservation or environmental conservation. As the co-founder of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, a spokesman for the Preserve Plum Island Coalition, and the conservation chair of the Four Harbors Audubon Society, he is considered one of the finest naturalists on Long Island.

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Margo Arceri As owner of Tri-Spy Tours, Margo Arceri shares her passion for Revolutionary War history and the Culper Spy Ring with her walking, biking and kayaking tours. As founder of Culper Spy Day, she created an annual collaboration with the Three Village Historical Society, the WMHO, the LIM and many other local organizations.

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PUPPETS ON PARADE Legends and spies from history such as Culper Spy Ring members Major Benjamin Tallmadge and Caleb Brewster, prominent shipbuilder Jonas Smith and philanthropists Ward and Dorothy Melville joined the Stony Brook Village Center for its 38th annual Holiday Festival. Photo by Mark Sutton

SCHOOL DAYS  Ward Melville High School seniors wore unified gowns

for graduation in support of transgender and gender-fluid students.

 Three Village residents approved the school district's proposed $204.4 million budget, with 1,708 voting for the budget and 719 voting against.  The Patriots varsity boys lacrosse team captured the Class A state championship title with a 10-9 win over Pittsford.

ON THE CAMPUS  Stony Brook University awarded actor Michael J. Fox with an honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts.  SBU Assistant professor Thomas Allison won this year's $200,000 Discovery Prize for "Molecular Movies."  The university celebrated its 60th anniversary with a CommUniversity Day.

AROUND THE TOWN  The Town of Brookhaven adopted a tree advisory committee to establish guidelines between trees located on town property or in the town's rights-of-way.  Suffolk County Legislator and Parks & Recreation Committee Chair Kara Hahn kicked off the A Park a Day in May Challenge to encourage Suffolk residents to visit the county’s many parks. Using social media to spread the word, Hahn highlighted a park a day during May.

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A total of 26 signs along the Route 25A corridor from Port Jefferson to Lake Success, including one in front of the Brewster House in Setauket, were designated as the Washington Spy Trail, thanks to local legislators and members of the North Shore Promotional Alliance

THE CHANGING TIMES 

Rita J. Egan became the new editor of the Village Times Herald in March, replacing Donna Newman. TBR News Media won 10 awards in the 2017 New York Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest. The editorial staff devoted the March 30 issue to addressing the issue of climate change and its future effects on Long Island in an exposé titled Treading Water. Former Arts & Lifestyles editor Ellen Barcel passed away at the age of 71, forever in our hearts.

A video posted on Facebook of East Setauket resident Mark Freeley's dog Storm saving a drowning fawn from Port Jefferson Harbor went viral.

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‘Ward Melville is a great institution filled with incredible students and amazing staff.’

— ALAN BAUM AS HE STEPPED DOWN AS

WARD MELVILLE PRINCIPAL AND BEGAN A NEW POSITION IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT’S OFFICE.

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t is useful and permissible for our fellow townspeople to write letters to this fine newspaper so that various ideas, especially those involving political issues, can be openly discussed. However, I have come to believe that we should strictly avoid personal attacks on our neighboring citizens. Such attacks are usually pointless and unproductive, and they create unnecessary tensions.

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merica’s bees appear to be dying at an alarming rate, impacted by toxic pesticides often unleashed by multinational chemical giants. We can’t afford to lose bees — not when one out of every three bites of food we take depends on pollinators like them. That is why we need to restrict the use of dozens of bee-killing pesticide products.

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ON THE CALENDAR OCTOBER 18-25, 2018

AN EVENING OF JAZZ The Jazz Loft, 275 Christian Ave., Stony Brook welcomes Rich Iacona’s Bad Little Big Band on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. Pianist Rich Iacona leads this 15-piece jazz band with Madeline Kole on vocals.

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STRAIGHT OUT OF A FAIRY TALE: Ward Melville High School seniors were given the royal treatment at their prom. Photo by John Dielman

e were among those excited to hear the longdiscussed 10-mile bike trail from Mount Sinai to Wading River Rails to Trails project finally seems to be getting off the ground. With work expected to begin in spring 2019, the LIPA-owned property will be put to great community use with countless benefits for both locals and visitors to the area. We have heard complaints from residents whose properties abut the trail, and we’ve also heard of issues at other comparable trails on Long Island. We hope this new trail is like the Setauket-Port Jefferson Greenway Trail. It is incumbent on the organizers of this project to not only hear but also act on resident concerns all along the way.

HARVEST FESTIVAL Benner's Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket will host a Harvest Festival on Oct. 20 from noon to 4 p.m. Enjoy pumpkin picking, vendors, hayrides, live music, big swing rides, sample apple cider, make a craft and visit with the farm’s animals.

GRIST MILL TOURS The historic Stony Brook Grist Mill, 100 Harbor Road, Stony Brook will be open Saturdays and Sundays in October from noon to 4:30 p.m. Visit a charming country store and take part in a guided tour of the mill.

IN THE NEWS

Stony Brook University graduated the largest class in its history, with a record-breaking 7,350 students donning caps and gowns.

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LOCAL ISSUES

 The East Setauket branch of Gold Coast Bank announced that kindergartner Charlotte Plagainos of Arrowhead Elementary School was the first prize winner of its Oldest Penny Search after she found an 1802 penny. Bank representatives awarded her $100 for her discovery.

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Terrence Netter, founding director of the Stony Brook University Fine Arts Center ( Staller Center) and on the board of trustees at Gallery North, died at the age of 89.

The Setauket Neighborhood House celebrated its 100th anniversary with a Taste of the Neighborhood event.

 The Ward Melville Heritage Organization hosted the 25th annual Walk for Beauty in Stony Brook Village.

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A car crashed into Via Pizza in Setauket, shattering the window and damaging the front wall. The 71-year-old female driver was treated at the scene.

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 Charles B. Wang died at the age of 74. Wang donated $52 million to Stony Brook University, which led to the opening of the Charles B. Wang Center in 2002.

 Multiple fire departments including the Setauket Fire Department responded to a fire at the Brookhaven Cat Hospital. Two cats were found deceased, and a third was unaccounted for.

Three Village Flower Shoppe owner Chin Young Lee retired and closed the shop’s doors after 34 years in business.

 Louise Wasilevitch of Stony Brook turned 107.  Günther Lützen, former owner of Se-Port Setauket, died at the age of 85.

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The Setauket United Methodist Church celebrated its 175th anniversary.

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Gloria Rocchio

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As president of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization, Gloria Rocchio strives to continue the legacy of philanthropists Ward and Dorothy Melville, with the ultimate goal of community enrichment as she and her staff develop educational and cultural events related to history, science and the arts.

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Linda Johnson took over as manager of the Three Village Artisan and Farmers Market in Setauket and has been applauded for its reinvention as a place of healthy healing, not only through its fresh produce but because of the fellowship and friendship it offers.

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IN THE NEWS ...

SCHOOL DAYS  The Three Village school budget of $209.8 million passed for the 2018-19 school year.

 Patriots boys lacrosse won their second national championship and 10th state title.

 Members of the group WM Students Take Action,

participated in a national walkout to call for commonsense gun legislation and to remember the victims of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting.

ON THE CAMPUS  Stony Brook University’s Larry Swanson, Malcolm

Bowman and Carl Safina were chosen to be part of the new state Ocean Acidification Task Force which examines the effect of acidification on New York’s coastal waters.

Above, the Three Village Historical Society hosted its 40th annual Candlelight House Tour. The holiday event featured a tour of five residences and a rare look inside the Setauket Grist Mill. Photo by Pam Botway

 SBU unveiled its new Medical and Research Translation building (MART) where Stony Brook University Cancer Center will be the primary occupant.

Left, the Setalcott Nation held its annual Native American Corn Festival Pow-Wow at Setauket Elementary School.

AROUND THE TOWN

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 Errol Toulon Jr. took the oath as Suffolk County

sheriff, making him Long Island’s first African-American elected official in a nonjudicial countywide position. He is sworn in by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

 Congressman Lee Zeldin fended off a challenge from

first-time candidate Democrat Perry Gershon, winning re-election by securing more than 52 percent of the vote.

 The Town of Brookhaven dedicated a 46-acre parcel of woodlands in Stony Brook in honor of Lee Koppelman, who served as the first Suffolk County planner, a position he held for 28 years.

THE CHANGING TIMES  TBR News Media hosted the first screening of its

Revolutionary War feature film, One Life to Give, at Stony Brook University's Staller Center for the Arts. The paper's 1st annual Cooks, Books & Corks fundraiser was held at the Bates House. A Washington Spy Trail Guide was introduced and the newspaper won 12 awards from the New York Press Association's Better Newspaper contest for 2018.

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QUOTABLE ‘As an unapologetic and extremely fortunate native Islander, in my opinion, the single most positive attraction of our Island is its people. The diversity, empathy and resourcefulness of our neighbors is something of which we can all be proud.’

— TONY PARLATORE, STONY BROOK

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he leaders of almost all of the nations in the world have heeded the advice of the climate scientists and agreed to try to put us on a path of decreasing the CO2 that we put into the atmosphere. One of the most important things that can be done is to temporarily use natural gas as fuel, since for the same amount of energy, it releases only half as much CO2 as does burning coal or oil. Weaning the economy from oil is much harder. ...These transitions will not be easy. ... But one thing is absolutely clear: For the good of the world and for the future of our grandchildren, we must do it, no matter that our president and others substitute their gut feelings for facts and rationality.

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Old Field Farm hosted the Suffolk Classic Horse Show in July. Photo by Steven Zaitz

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization hosted its 29th annual Halloween Festival at the Stony Brook Village Center. Photo by Rita J. Egan

ON THE CALENDAR OCT. 17-24, 2019

CLASSIC CAR SHOW Mother Teresa Council Knights of Columbus presents a Classic Car Show in the parking lot of the St. James R.C. Church, 429 Route 25A, Setauket on Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TAYLOR ACKLEY IN CONCERT Stony Brook Community Church, 216 Christian Ave., Stony Brook welcomes Taylor Ackley and the Deep Roots Ensemble with special guest mandolin player Buddy Merriam in concert on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m.

PIANO CONCERT Le Petit Salon de Musique, located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket opens its 10th season with a concert by award-winning pianist Dasha Bukhartseva on Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. The program will include works by Bach, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Long Island's own Peter Winkler.

IN THE NEWS PEOPLE

 The Rev. Mary Speers retired as pastor of the Setauket Presbyterian Church.  Setauket resident Jack Raybin celebrated his 100th birthday in July.

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he federal government has not had a spending bill pass the House of Representatives for approximately three weeks, and for that stretch of time, hundreds of thousands have been furloughed, been sent home or have had to work without pay. This is the third government shutdown in the past decade and the longest running. This latest shutdown has been caused by a laser-targeted policy decision, namely $5.7 billion in funding for a wall on the U.S. and Mexico border. As a country, we have gotten over shutdowns before, and we will get over this one, but while we at TBR News Media feel it is imperative that the border be policed, we believe in bridges, not walls.

 Rabbi Joseph Topek, director of the Stony Brook University's Hillel, retired after 37 years.

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The community enjoyed the annual Three Village Electric Holiday Parade in Setauket. This year's grand marshal was Michael Ardolino of Realty Connect USA, a longtime sponsor. Photo by Rita J. Egan

John Damianos of Damianos Realty Group died unexpectedly in his Old Field home at the age of 67.

 Rich Mora celebrated 30 years as owner of Mora’s Fine Wine & Spirits in East Setauket.

 The Long Island Museum presented an eye-opening Long Road to Freedom: Surviving Slavery on Long Island exhibit.  The Three Village Garden Club celebrated its 90th anniversary at the Bates House.  Caroline Church of Brookhaven in Setauket held a rededication of its restored 1887 Carriage Shed. 

Village Chabad unveiled a new Center for Jewish Life & Learning on Nicolls Road in East Setauket.

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Firefighters battled a kitchen fire at Mario's restaurant in East Setauket that traveled into the ceiling, causing extensive damage. Innovative Nutrition next door suffered water damage.

 Ned Puchner became the new executive director at Gallery

 Researchers with the Lamar Institute visited Patriots Rock, Setauket Presbyterian Church and the Village Green in Setauket in search of war artifacts.

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 The Ward Melville Heritage Organization celebrated its 80th anniversary with a series of special events including a Jewels & Jeans Gala.

North, replacing Judith Levy who recently retired.

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The Setauket Fire Department’s Engine Company #1 celebrated its new 23,000-square-foot Main Street facility with a ribbon cutting. A large glacial erratic rock was unearthed during renovations.

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The Three Village Historical Society was the recipient of the 2019 Award of Excellence from the American Association for State and Local History for Founders Day.

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A former teacher at Setauket Elementary School and the current director of education at the Three Village Historical Society, Donna Smith has gone above and beyond to ensure that residents of all ages are educated on the importance of the area’s history, creating a sense of place.

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The owner of Bagel Express in Setauket, David Prestia consistently takes time out of his schedule to give back to the area in the form of donations, volunteerism and community engagement.

He is on the board of the Three Village Community Trust and the Three Village Chamber of Commerce and is involved with the Three Village Historical Society and the Seawolves United at SBU.

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SCHOOL DAYS  Three Village School District expanded its prekindergarten programs to all elementary schools. 

Three Village residents approved a $215 million budget for the 2019-20 school year, with 1559 for and 528 against.

ON THE CAMPUS  Stony Brook Medicine launched Long Island’s first mobile stroke unit program.  Dr. Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., M.D. stepped down as the president of Stony Brook University; Provost Michael Bernstein became interim president.  Actor Alan Alda received an honorary degree at SBU’s 59th commencement ceremony.  Lina Obeid, a distinguished professor of medicine and the dean of research at Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, died at the age of 64.  Stony Brook Medicine opened a state-of-the-art Children's Hospital.  The Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University held a memorial service for its benefactor Erwin Staller, who died at the age of 97.

AROUND THE TOWN  Suffolk Comptroller Kennedy Jr. threw his hat in the ring

for county executive.

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Suffolk County officials opened a nearly half-mile recreational trail at Old Field Farm.

 The Town of Brookhaven constructed a 180-foot boardwalk at East Setauket Pond Park.  The Village of Poquott debuted its new community dock at California Park.

THE CHANGING TIMES  TBR Media Productions hosted a special screening of Traitor: A Culper Spy Story, the sequel to One Life to Give, at Stony Brook University’s Staller Center in June. The paper held a Readers Choice contest and won 17 press awards in the 2019 New York Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest including first place for Best Column, Between You and Me, by Leah Dunaief.

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s a country, we are in a very difficult time in our history, but our great nation will rise above it as it has done in the past. ... We want to thank all of our health care providers, emergency responders and others on the front lines of this health care crisis. Words are inadequate to communicate our gratitude for their service. We don’t know the current timeline for these challenges, but as a community we will be stronger as we all come together. Be safe and healthy.

Jane Taylor, executive director Charles Lefkowitz, president Three Village Chamber of Commerce

and-painted stones with artistic colors and designs have appeared on the ground under mailboxes in Strong’s Neck. Hopefully this letter will convey a sincere thanks for this wonderful reminder that in this time of social separation we are not alone and there are still people who care more for the community good than personal inconvenience through lawn signs thanking health care workers, increase of donations to food banks, takeout support from local restaurants and wearing masks to protect others from infection.

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 Many organizations turned to video-conferencing software company Zoom to host meetings or present their programs virtually in a COVID environment.

 Harold (Hap) Barnes, longtime building and grounds manager at Frank Melville Memorial Park, passed away at the age of 84.

 Hundreds of protesters gathered along Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook to protest against racial injustice and police brutality after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

 Setauket resident Kara LoDolce donated her kidney to Father Jerry Cestare of St. James R.C. Church. 

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Play Groups School in East Setauket celebrated its 75th anniversary with a gala at the Old Field Club.

Dr. Oded Gerber, a physician and resident of Setauket, died at the age of 74.

 Investors Bank donated $100,000 to Stony Brook University

 Steven Pagartanis of East Setauket was sentenced to jail for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme.

 Stony Brook Square, a shopping center on Route 25A in

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Hospital to aid during the height of the COVID-19 crisis.

Stony Brook, welcomed its first tenants.

 The Village Green at the Stony Brook Village Center was renamed in honor of Jennie Melville, the mother of philanthropist Ward Melville.

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Many North Shore businesses made and donated face shields to help health care workers in the beginning of the pandemic when PPE supplies were low. Photo from Dr. John Folan

This year TBR News Media honored the men and women within our community who helped the rest of us get through this challenging year, essential workers including health care workers, first responders, EMTs, paramedics, government workers, school employees and others.

We also recognized organizations including food banks, chambers of commerce, church pantries, and restaurants who helped those with food insecurities; businesses that lent a helping hand during mandatory state shutdowns; nonprofits that provided childcare; and veterinarians and animal shelters who took care of our pets.

For going above and beyond, we honor you and we thank you.

SCHOOL DAYS  The Stony Brook School hosted a car processional along Chapman Parkway to celebrate the class of 2020. 

Ward Melville High School held 11 socially-distanced graduation ceremonies to comply with New York State COVID guidelines.

ON THE CAMPUS  Maurie McInnis was named SBU's sixth president.  Carol A. Gomes was appointed chief executive officer of Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH).

 Ex-SBU researcher Geoffrey Girnun plead guilty to stealing $225,00 in grant funds. 

Stony Brook University was chosen by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a drive-through testing center for the coronavirus.

 The University held its first virtual graduation ceremony.

The celebration was live-streamed on Facebook.  SBUH celebrated its 40th anniversary in February.

AROUND THE TOWN  State Senators Ken LaValle and John Flanagan announced they would not be seeking reelection in November.

With wind gusts of over 65 miles per hour, Tropical Storm Isaias raced through the Three Village area on Aug.4, knocking down trees and power lines. The Bayles Minuse Mill Pond Park in Stony Brook Village was hit particulary hard, losing over a dozen trees. Photo from WMHO

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library under the guidance of Library Director Ted Gutmann reopened its doors in July with extra safety measures and limited activities. Photo by Heidi Sutton

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Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright left her position at the end of the year to serve as a state Supreme Court Justice.

 New York State's ban on single-use plastic bags went into

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This Place, the Three Villages by John Turner This Place, the Three Villages, underlain by a basement of bedrock and a sandwich veneer of sand, gravel, and clay that was a gift from the northern glacier 20,000 years ago, which shaped her surface contours — her hills and dales and her bluffs as high as 100 feet in some places rising high above Long Island Sound which in the winter hosts loons, grebes, and sea ducks hailing all from the Arctic; This Place, the Three Villages, bounded to the north by water with its convoluted interdigitating shoreline — the productive, sheltered embayments that so nourished Native Americans and the first residents of the Three Villages and which today help underpin the quality of life of the area — the expansive Stony Brook Harbor and the Port Jefferson Harbor complex with the main harbor and its sisters: Conscience Bay, Setauket Harbor, and Little Bay; and the once fresh but now salty Flax Pond; all places where many species of waterfowl overwinter, where night herons and egrets gracefully feed, ospreys soar above, and diamondback terrapins brumate in the mud and whose bobbing heads can be seen in the summer months as they float on the surface soaking up the warmth of the sun;

This Place, the Three Villages, home to one famous boulder known as Patriot’s Rock, having been in the center of a skirmish between the British and Continental Armies, one of the few Revolutionary War engagements that took place in Suffolk County; and home to another boulder recently excavated during the construction of the new Setauket Fire Department;

This Place, the Three Villages, with its large boulders, formally known as glacial erratics, although there’s nothing erratic about their distribution here, having been plucked from exposed bedrock at the bottom of Long Island Sound by the strength and force of the continental ice sheet; they grace us here and there in fields, forests, and along our roadsides with their 450-million-yearold presence; each one is a classroom and a window to learning about the forces that created our planet;

This Place, the Three Villages, so rich in historical homes that connect us to our colorful and deeply consequential past — the Brewster House where today tall visitors bump heads on door beams and which has an interesting small, off-to-the-side window on the south side of the house that I puzzle about every time I drive by, wondering what might have been its purpose; the classic “saltbox farmhouse” of the Thompson House, the Setauket Neighborhood House, the Timothy Smith — Robert DeZafra

This Place, the Three Villages, a place of patriot espionage through the work and intrigue of the Setauket-based Culper Spy Ring that made such a difference in winning American Independence; This Place, the Three Villages, home to true American heroes, who risked death, before there was an America — Abraham Woodhull (aka Samuel Culper, Sr.) and his dad Richard, a founder of the town, Major Benjamin Tallmadge the leader of the Spy Ring, Lieutenant Caleb Brewster and Anna Smith Strong with her advanced communication system of signaling with petticoats and handkerchiefs hanging from a clothes line (and who cares if there’s some creative license at work here and not fully true — it is such a great story), Captain Austin Roe, and many others;

Above, Frank Melville Memorial Park, Setauket, April 17, 2021 Photo by Gene Sprouse

House (“the house on the hill” and if I recall correctly Brookhaven Town’s first town hall), the Stony Brook Grist Mill, the David Eato House and Laurel Hill Cemetery, the Gamecock Cottage, the Hawkins Homestead and the William Sidney Mount House, the Sherwood-Jayne house with its majestic black walnut tree on the front lawn, the Caroline Church built 50 years before the Revolutionary War with its famous lodged bullet(s?) from the Battle of Setauket, and the Roe Tavern where George Washington slept on the evening of April 22, 1790, coming to Setauket to thank those who spied for the cause of American Independence, Washington writing in his diary about the tavern: “thence to Setakit . . . to the House of a Captn. Roe which is tolerably dect. [decent] with obliging people in it”; This Place, the Three Villages, with so many cultural institutions and organizations — The Ward Melville Heritage Organization, Three Village Historical Society, Three Village Civic Association and the Long Island Museum, the Reboli Center, Benner’s Farm, Gallery North, and The Jazz Loft and, of course, the Three Village Community Trust which has done so much to protect and restore special buildings and places and whose assets include the Rubber Factory houses and the Tyler House, which is a simple joy to look at every time I pass it; This Place, the Three Villages, so rich in parks and preserves too. The thickly wooded Avalon Nature Preserve filled with Oak, Hickory, and Beech trees, the ribbonlike Greenbelt trail snaking east to Port Jefferson, the less well-known parks named in honor of former County Legislator Nora Bredes and Suffolk County Planner Lee Koppelman, the Stephen D. Matthews Preserve in Poquott,

the newly acquired Patriot’s Hollow parcel providing visual green space along State Route 25A, the aforementioned Flax Pond property furnished with a new boardwalk, and, of course, the diamond in the Town of Brookhaven’s park system — West Meadow Beach, a mile-long peninsula with Smithtown Bay flanking to the west and the creekfringing salt marshes to the east, and where in the sandy places in late Spring we watch the renewal of life with the blossoms of beach plum and the four inch wide bright buttery yellow flowers of prickly pear cactus and the female terrapins that crawl from the creek to lay their eggs in the sand near these plants; This Place, the Three Villages, with Frank Melville Memorial Park, in some measure the “Central Park of the Three Villages,” with its picturesque pond and stone bridges, the focus of so many bride and groom wedding pictures, the Grist Mill, the Bates House, the pond with its collection of winter waterfowl and brazen kingfishers, and where from August 27th through October 6th each year enthusiasts of the Common Nighthawk, a bird related to the Eastern Whip-poor-will, stand on the southern stone bridge with eyes skyward to count them, mesmerized by their beauty in flight, as these birds with white blazes in their wings leave Canada and New England in North America and migrate to the Amazon Basin in South America where they’ll spend our winter, true hemispheric globetrotters, and at this one spot on the stone bridge we see the Three Villages tie together two continents; and lastly This Place, the Three Villages, such a blend of natural, historical, architectural, and scenic threads seamlessly woven into one rich and distinctive tapestry, creating an unparalleled sense of community and place.

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