The Village Beacon Record - January 25, 2017

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EDUCATION

Preliminary budget unveiled in Mount Sinai Plans include $4.2 million transfer from unallocated fund balance to pay for emergency repairs

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prioritize the district’s requested projects list and make recommendations to the board of education based on an architect’s evaluation of As Mount Sinai School District out- the elementary, middle and high school buildlined Jan. 17 the first ings, which began more than part of its budget for three years ago. the 2018-19 school year, Major proposed projects administrators hope to roll out include a partial repair to the a capital project bond to tackle high school’s roof, multiple what board of education renovations to the building’s members say are immediauditorium and replacement ate repairs needed across its of its turf. The field hasn’t been three buildings. improved upon in 15 years, The proposed $59.6 million well beyond the average life budget aims to maintain span of turf fields, and the current programs with a 0.67 bleachers are currently not percent increase and stay compliant with the Americans within the 2 percent tax cap, with Disabilities Act. and includes a transfer of School board and bond $4.2 million from the district’s committee member Edward unallocated fund balance to pay Law said while the district has for emergency repair projects. several dozen projects to tackle, The transfer — $3.6 million with “over $50 million worth needed for fixes that cannot of requests,” the group will wait, and extras currently whittle the priorities down to — Gordon Brosdal what it thinks the community being reviewed to bring the total to $4.2 million — will can support at this time.

“The committee is about the district’s faneed to be approved by the public.

A bond referendum advisory committee cility needs and not just a wish list of everymade up of board of education and commu- thing we might want,” Law said, stressing nity members was formed in spring 2017 to the repairs in the proposed bond will not go

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Mount Sinai School District is hoping extra unallocated funds can help the district make major repairs at the high school, fixing the roof, turf field and auditorium. forward without the public’s approval during a referendum vote in May. “At the end of the day, it’s not up to the advisory committee or the board of education. It’s up to the community because it’s theirs and our collective tax dollars we’re talking about.”

Superintendent Gordon Brosdal said using the unallocated fund balance for repairs will help satisfy the directives made by the state’s comptroller during an audit to bring down the

balance amount to 4 percent of the annual operating budget. The current fund balance is estimated to be $9.9 million, or 16.7 percent.

“Since we have the money, let’s do it and make it happen,” Brosdal said.

District officials said updates on the bond referendum will be presented to the public over the coming months. The next board of education meeting will be held Feb. 28 in the middle school auditorium at 8 p.m.

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ENVIRONMENT

Cuomo aims to protect Shoreham woods

Saving the untouched property comes down to passage of the governor’s 2018-19 state budget

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Suffolk County elected officials learned last week that with perseverance comes preservation.

In a surprising move, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) unveiled in his 2018-19 executive budget Jan. 16 that roughly 840 acres in Shoreham would be preserved as part of an expansion of Long Island’s publicly protected Central Pine Barrens. This proposal — which, if the budget is passed, would make the scenic stretch of property surrounding the abandoned Shoreham nuclear power plant off limits to developers — came less than a month after Cuomo vetoed a bill co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) and state Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) calling for that very action.

“We saw that he did a cut and paste of our bill,” Englebright said. “It left in all of the language from our bill for the Shoreham site and now that’s in the proposed executive budget. That is really significant because, with this initiative as an amendment to the Pine Barrens, this will really

Local government officials at all levels are pushing for the Shoreham woods adjacent to the Pine Barrens be spared from development.

A proposal was made to cut down a majority of the more than 800 acres in favor of a solar farm. have a dramatic long-term impact on helping to stabilize the land use of the eastern half of Long Island. The governor could do something weird, but as far as Shoreham goes, it is likely he will hold his words, which are our words.”

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The bill, which passed overwhelmingly The 100 acres on the Mastic property — at through the two houses of the Legisla- the headwaters of the Forge River — are owned ture in June but was axed by the governor by Jerry Rosengarten, who hired a lobbyist Dec. 18, aimed to protect both the Shore- for Cuomo to veto the bill. Rosengarten is exham property and a 100-acre parcel of pected to move ahead with plans for the Middle Mastic woods from being dismantled and Island Solar Farm, a 67,000-panel green energy development on the property. But Englebright developed into solar farms.

Both Englebright and LaValle, as well said he hasn’t given up on Mastic.

“We’re standing still in as Brookhaven Town Suthe direction of preservapervisor Ed Romaine (R), tion for both sites,” he said. pushed that while provid“My hope is that some of ing an important renewthe ideas I was advocating able energy, solar panels for during those negotiashould not be installed on tions leading up to the veto pristine ecosystems. The will be considered.” lawmakers even worked Romaine said he is on right up until the veto was Englebright’s side. issued to provide a list of “While I support the alternative, town-owned governor’s initiative and sites for solar installation anything that preserves “that did not require the land and adds to the Pine removal of a single tree,” Barrens, obviously my according to Romaine. preference would be for In Cuomo’s veto, he Steve Englebright’s bill wrote, “To sign the bill as to go forward,” Romaine drafted would be a step said. “There are areas in the wrong direction by where developments moving away from a clean should take place, but energy future instead of those two particular sites leaning into it.” Englebright are not where developsaid he and his colleagues ment should take place.” planned to reintroduce the Dick Amper, executive legislation a week or two director of the Long Island after the veto was issued Pine Barrens Society, who and was actively working has been vocal against the on it when the proposed veto and proposals for solar budget was released. on both sites, said Cuomo The legislation’s Mastic is moving in the right direcportion, however, was not with this decision. part of the budget — an — Steve Englebright tion“It’s clear that the exclusion Englebright said governor wants to avoid he wasn’t surprised by.

“During negotiations leading up to the a false choice such as cutting down Pine bill’s veto, the governor’s representatives Barrens to construct solar,” Amper said. “I put forward that we let Mastic go and just think he wants land and water protected on do Shoreham — we rejected that,” he said. the one hand and solar and wind developed “We didn’t want to set that precedent of on the other hand. I believe we can have one site against the other. So he vetoed the all of these by directing solar to rooftops, parking lots and previously cleared land.” bill. But his ego was already tied into it.”

‘We’re standing still in the direction of preservation. ... My hope is that some of the ideas I was advocating for during those negotiations leading up to the veto will be considered.’

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HISTORY

Miller House stands strong with new roof When it comes to saving the oldest existing house in Miller Place, the community has it covered.

In its 298th year, the William Miller House on North Country Road stands stronger than ever thanks to a brand new $18,300 roof made possible by donations from residents, local businesses and community groups.

The roof’s installation, by Patchogue-based Ultimate Exteriors, began Dec. 26 and was completed the following week.

Replacing the historic structure’s dilapidated roof has been a top priority for the Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society members since 2015, when a campaign was launched to complete all needed repairs in time for the house’s 300th anniversary in 2020.

“The roof was open partially — you could see the sky when you were in the attic,” said Antoinette Donato, vice president of the historical society. “It’s so nice to know that the community supports us and understands the importance of this house, because it’s not just Mount Sinai and Miller Place history, it’s American history.”

Built in 1720, the house is the ancestral residence of the family after which the town was named and is on the National Register of Historic Places, significant for its lack of interior changes over the centuries.

Historical society members said they saw a spike in community donations in May 2017 after their goal was reported by local news outlets. On the day the story got out, a resident who wished to remain anonymous approached the society and promised to donate a dollar for every $2 it raised. Local residents pitched in, as well as large contributors, including the Suffolk Federal Credit Union and PSEG Long Island.

According to members, the most memorable donor was 12-year-old Jack Soldano, who rushed to the society’s rescue by selling 1,000 comic books over the summer at Heritage Park in Mount Sinai. In the end, he raised more than $1,220 for the project, which, at the time he presented the check, brought the repair fund to $7,500. He said he did so because of his strong connection to the town landmark, as he and his family were regu-

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Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society Vice President Antoinette Donato and historian Edna Davis Giffen, shown on left, with some of the old shingles they were happy to tear down in place of new ones on the historic William Miller House, above. lars at its annual Postman Pete and Spooky Lantern Tour events.

“I remember when I was younger and having so much fun” he said. “I want the younger kids to be able to experience that too.”

Gerard Mannarino, treasurer of the historical society, announced the historical society reached its $18,300 goal in December, and shingles were delivered right before Christmas.

Society historian Edna Davis Giffen said

she couldn’t believe her eyes as construction crews began the repair.

“We’d been talking about this for years — wanting to get this roof done — and never had the money to do it,” Giffen said. “Now, all of a sudden, here it was. And now it’s all done.

It’s just so wonderful.”

The historical society hopes to tackle its second priority, restoring the house’s 16 windows, as soon as possible.

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#MeToo: Applying a national Laying down the law on workplace harassment County legislators Sarah Anker, Kara Hahn and Leslie Kennedy;

BY ALEX PETROSKI accused of harassment to be legally held liable Valerie Cartright, Huntington Town Councilwoman Joan Cergol, as a deterrent in justice being achieved for ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM victims. She said when formal complaints are Mesidor and activist Cindy Morris visit TBR News Media for Like a tidal wave slamming into the shore made by employees, cross examination follows the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, born that takes on the tone of “slut shaming.” She of high-profile sexual assault and sexual ha- said that in itself is enough to prevent many about laws, and share personal stories and ways in which we rassment cases becoming public, are decimat- women from filing initial complaints, thus ing decades-old culturally accepted standards harming their harassment cases in the future. regarding behavior in the workplace and oth“I’ve seen a trend of cases come into our erwise. In an effort to keep up with rapidly office of women who are in forced sexual shifting societal norms, lawmakers from local relationships with their bosses over time,” town governments all the way up through the she said. “They’ve been taught to believe that federal level are examining existing laws per- performing sexual favors for their bosses is taining to workplace sexual misconduct while part of the job.” also crafting new ones to cover potential lapses Employees and employers in the private sec— in government and the private sector. tor are often unaware of their rights and what Laura Ahearn, an attorney and the execu- constitutes harassment that would hold up tive director of The Crime Victims Center, a in court, according to Mesidor. She said New nonprofit dedicated to the prevention of sex- York City Human Rights Law doesn’t require ual abuse and rape, as well as formal complaints, and should providing support for victims be looked to as an example for of violent crimes, said she writing harassment laws. views the #MeToo movement Bills are currently in comas a valuable opportunity. mittee in the U.S. Senate and “The #MeToo movement House of Representatives that has created an ideal climate would amend the Congressiofor us to call upon legislators nal Accountability Act of 1995, to help us change a culture a law passed to require Conwhich has minimized sexual gress to follow employment harassment and a society or and workplace safety laws environment whose prevailing applied to the business world. social attitudes have the effect The Senate version of the bill, of normalizing or trivializing sponsored by Sen. Kirsten sexual assault and sexual Gillibrand (D-New York), if harassment,” she said, adding passed, would reform proher organization, which runs cedures for investigating the Parents for Megan’s Law harassment complaints in website, has many state-level Congress and require public legislative priorities currently announcement of the offendin the works. er and the dollar amount in While cases of harassment, the cases where settlements assault and general sexual are reached. This week, — Marjorie Mesidor Newsday reported more than misconduct involving prominent men in government and $10 million of taxpayer monthe entertainment industry are resulting in ey has been used to settle 88 sexual harassserious consequences, through loss of em- ment, discrimination and other related cases ployment or social pariah status, low-profile in state government over the last nine years. offenders, especially from the private sector, Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie are likely avoiding them. Creating concrete Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) said she ways to punish offenders operating out of the would like to see laws put in place requiring public eye will be a challenge for lawmakers businesses to adopt best practices when it going forward. comes to sexual harassment, rather than simAccording to Suffolk County Legislator ply providing legal cover for the ones that do.

Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), the county Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) agrees. passed legislation in December mandating “What about someone working in a deli, all elected officials and department heads be the restaurant waitress — their jobs, their life trained on sexual harassment and assault by depend on that paycheck from the boss who the Office of Labor Relations. might just be making them uncomfortable,” The law mandates elected officials and she said. “It might be much worse.” department heads be trained starting 2018, In October 2015, New York Gov. Andrew and again every two years. Anker said she’s Cuomo (D) signed legislation to prevent hoping to amend the law to make it mandated harassment in the workplace. The legislation that every new hire be educated once taking directed the state Department of Labor and a position.

Division of Human Rights to make training Marjorie Mesidor, a partner at New York available to employers to help them develop City’s Phillips & Associates law firm, which policies, procedures and their own training specializes in employment discrimination and to address and eliminate discrimination and sexual harassment cases, said she was floored harassment in the workplace. Cuomo signed to hear the law was only just put in place. legislation “Enough is Enough” that year, “Great progress,” she said. “I’m not mock- which requires all colleges to adopt a set of ing it, but my stomach is churning.” comprehensive procedures and guidelines, Mesidor pointed at state and federal laws including a uniform definition of affirmathat require a complaint to be filed in order for tive consent, a statewide amnesty policy and businesses with management-level employees expanded access to law enforcement.

Women have ‘been taught to believe that performing sexual favors for their bosses is part of the job.’

Moving forward with momentum

BY DESIRÉE KEEGAN DESIREE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM While pregnant and riding the subway in New York City, attorney Marjorie Mesidor was grabbed from behind. Despite describing herself as typically abrasive, or as she put it, “the literal bull in the china shop,” in that moment, she froze.

“I became so fearful and so frozen because I wanted to protect my child,” Mesidor said, noting that it was also around the time frequent slashings were being reported in Manhattan. “I’ve thought about that instance more during these #MeToo discussions, and it’s given me a taste of what it feels like Page A22 to be caught off guard in a moment, and your immediate reaction means everything.”

The fear that Mesidor — a partner at Phillips & Associates, a law firm that specializes in workplace sexual harassment cases — described is unfortunately common. Women across the world show up for work or ride public transportation or otherwise exist in public knowing their own #MeToo story could unfold at any moment. But like many moved by the worldwide shift in perception created by the movement, the promotion of self-reflection and empowerment in the hopes of amending the culture of objectification is fully underway in the eyes of Mesidor and many other women, especially those elected to serve by the public.

Government officials have shared personal encounters that at times resulted in little to no justice. While noting women’s rights have come a long way in the last century, the women echoed the need for long-term remedies to truly change the culture.

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ing to take leaders to make sure that the attitudes are changing to where they need to be,” said Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), who noted the importance of educating the next generation of boys and girls about proper conduct around the opposite sex. “We need to make sure people are held accountable for their actions and behavior, and label what is wrong and what is right — we need educational components available for school districts.”

County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) said she is hoping from the movement to see observers of inappropriate sexual conduct empowered to speak out when they see someone being victimized, eliminating the acceptance of things like “locker room talk.” Hahn shared an emotional memory, recalling when a boy grabbed her breasts when she was in fifth grade. She said other students witnessed the incident, but she decided not to speak to a parent or teacher.

Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) pointed out a bigger problem with Hahn’s story, which included admitting the boy talked about her breasts for months after the incident.

“She may not say anything, but everyone else around her is watching and not saying anything,” Cartright said. “And then she goes home and says to herself, ‘Well, I guess I’m supposed to let that happen, because everyone else says it happened and no one said anything.’ Are we doing what we need to do to make sure women feel there’s a continued safe space? Because retaliation is very real.”

Mesidor said she thinks a culture fitted around the idea of “going with the flow” when it comes to sexual encounters has contributed to the toxicity.

“When we soften it up and we make it flowery and pretty, we raise boys who don’t know how to recognize consent, who do not ask before leaning in for a kiss,” she said.

“There are so many moves made without permission, and it puts us in murky waters and we continue to extend and extend consent. Girls are brought up thinking you should be flirty instead of frigid, not requiring permission for someone to touch or interact with your body.

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BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Nonprofits are working toward creating stronger support for females.

L.I. Against Domestic Violence provides a range of services to Long Island adults and children, helping them escape from abusive relationships and build new lives.

I-tri girls, a free program, works to raise the self-esteem of middle school-aged girls on

the Island’s East End by training them for a triathlon. “[We need] to bring young girls into this discussion and to recognize that this isn’t just happening to us in our 20s and 30s and 40s, but this is happening to our 10-yearolds and our 12-year-olds, it’s so important,” said Cindy Morris, chief operating officer of i-tri girls.

Many of the children in the program don’t know how to swim or ride a bike.

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“We not only teach them how to set a goal, but we teach them how to work toward a goal,” Morris said. “And when you have done something that you think is impossible once, you are so likely to see yourself capable of doing that [again].”

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County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) said nonprofits are vital in educating young people and women. Many provide

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I’m not promoting extremism, that’s certainly not what I’m saying, but we need to recognize the totality of the issue, not only with our laws but with the way we raise our children and what we deem acceptable.”

County Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) advocated for teaching self-esteem, especially to young girls. She said being brought up to stick up for herself worked to her benefit when handling her own incidents of sexual harassment. Kennedy said she was in third grade the first time she was forced to experience inappropriate sexual behavior.

While riding her bike in Commack, a man wearing an overcoat in the middle of the summer disrobed to unveil his naked body to her. Kennedy said she raced home to tell her mother, who called the police. Then, years later, while working at a supermarket at age 17, the owner grabbed her breasts.

“Even though I’d lose the perfect hours to help me work around school and sports, I called the guy a pervert and I left,” she said.

“We need to teach self-esteem. I think it’s because of my personality, or maybe because I went to Catholic school, we were taught everyone’s body is a temple. By not sticking up for yourself, or by posting promiscuous pictures, you’re saying, ‘Please disrespect me.’”

While some may not want to rock the boat or come off as overly sensitive, Mesidor said women need to look within to help progress the cultural shift currently underway, working as allies for other women.

“Everyone should be self-reflecting and ask themselves, ‘How am I potentially contributing to these types of cultures? What am I seeing that I may not be speaking out on? What am I experiencing that I may not be responding to?’” she said. “And we can’t be letting a man think it’s OK to say something offensive to the next person.”

Kennedy is a proponent of making men aware of the things they say, even if a supposed “joke” might be funny to a woman.

“We should be making teachable moments,” she said. “If you find the joke funny, you laugh, but then you make a comment saying many other women would not find that funny.”

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Cergol (D) recalled stories her mother told about her days as a stewardess, hearing how she needed to maintain a certain weight to be able to fly, have her legs checked for stubble and nose for powder, and docks to her pay for failures to comply. A common practice associated with bartenders and waitresses, they also were discouraged to wear wedding rings, ensuring to keep alive an air of availability for male customers.

At 30 years old, Cergol, then working in a law firm, was called into her boss’s office after hours. According to the councilwoman, he asked her to close the door because he had a personal question. Instead of taking a seat in front of him, she sat in a chair closest to the door, and listened to his question about her and her husband’s preferred birth control method, explaining that the intrauterine device his wife was using was resulting in painful sex for him.

“This was my career, this was a boss who could make or break me, but I told him I educational programs in schools.

“Women and children should not be afraid to speak up,” Anker said. “I think it’s really important presentations start in schools.”

Executive director of LIADV, Colleen Merlo, said in a phone interview local legislators are receptive to receiving advice on taking measures to end domestic and sexual abuse.

“This is the start of what’s going to be a years-long process to try to bring Long Island to a place that really is safe,” Merlo said.

“Where men and women can feel safe from sexual assault. It’s going to take more work.”

wasn’t going to have this conversation, I got up and left, and ultimately took it to the managing partner only to find out this man was doing this to many women,” she said. “It all starts with stories — our own personal stories we can look at and say, ‘Yes, that’s what #MeToo is.’ We’ve come very far, but yet we haven’t.”

By opening up and sharing personal stories and working on new legislation, education and training models, Stony Brook resident Cindy Morris, founder of The Benson Agency, which works to expand on the effectiveness and interests of the nonprofit sector, said she hopes women can stay ahead of the news cycle and seize the powerful moment in time.

“This movement is consciousness raising,” she said. “We need to stand up while this is the topic of the day, and to stay standing up when the next news cycle comes around so it doesn’t go away. The whole goal of this is to draw people in, because this moment in history gives us an opportunity. What we do with it is up to us.”

Contact information: • L.I. Against Domestic Violence www.liadv.org / 631-666-7181 • i-tri girls itrigirls.org / 631-902-3731 • Suffolk County Crime Victims Center www.parentsformeganslaw.org / 631-689-2672 • The Safe Center LI www.tscli.org / 516-465-4700 • Victims Information Bureau www.vibs.org / 631-360-3730

To translate the #MeToo social media movement into real world action, The Safe Center LI and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, with Suffolk County legislators, business owners, nonprofits and cultural organizations will gather at Stony Brook University Jan. 28 in an effort to build greater support for the safety and empowerment of all women and girls.

“People are so appalled with what others have been getting away with for so long, and what level it’s rising to,” said Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket). “What’s important about the #MeToo movement is it’s an attempt at a cultural shift.”

Hahn is leading a roundtable discussion from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. with Burke and nonprofits for 40 members of town, county and state government. They will share ideas about legislation that can create a safer environment for victims of abuse. It is not open to public or media.

At 12:45 p.m. student leaders will have lunch with Burke to discuss ways to protect university students. From 2 to 3:30 p.m., a public forum will be held in the Student Activities Center, where Burke will be questioned by three kids who have gone through i-tri girls, a free program across six school districts on the East End that empowers girls through the completion of a triathlon. A safe space will be opened from 3:30 to 5 p.m., where Crime Victims Center rape and trauma counselors will be available.

The discussion will lay groundwork for a 10X10X10 initiative, which will gather input from 10 youth-based organizations like schools or nonprofits; 10 government officials; and 10 Long Island-based companies. It is modeled off British actress and activist Emma Watson’s HeForShe IMPACT 10X10X10 initiative, put in place to galvanize momentum in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The plan is for follow-ups to the event, and a website to pool the resources into one place, and showcase models, ideas and strategies to tackle the issue.

“We want to create models that can be shared and replicated across sectors,” said Cindy Morris, chief operating officer of i-tri girls. “There are people and organizations that are doing this beautifully, powerfully and with impact. We want to focus on education and empowerment, policy and best practices, and possible legislation ideas at all levels.”

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POLICE

SCPD

BY DESIRÉE KEEGAN DESIREE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County Police arrested a Rocky Point man who allegedly robbed a bank in Port Jefferson Station.

A man entered TD Bank, located at 86 Nesconset Highway, on Jan, 19 at 6:30 p.m. and presented a note demanding cash. The teller complied with the robber’s demands and the suspect fled on foot. Numerous officers and detectives from the 6th Precinct responded and located the suspect, Robert Van Helden, a short time later at the Home Depot in Selden.

Detectives charged Van Helden, 32, with third-degree robbery. He was arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip Jan. 20.

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Suffolk County Police arrested a Port J efferson woman for allegedly driving while intoxicated after a motor vehicle crash that injured a police officer and the female driver in Mount Sinai Jan. 19.

Elvia Turcios was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima westbound on Route 25A near Mount Sinai Ave. at approximately 11:30 p.m., when her vehicle struck an occupied Suffolk County Police Department patrol car parked on the shoulder of the road with its emergency lights on during a traffic stop. The Altima then struck a 2004 Jeep Cherokee traveling eastbound, and the Altima overturned. The vehicle originally pulled over in the traffic stop was not involved in the crash.

The 6th Precinct officer in the vehicle and Turcios were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

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Elvia Turcios Turcios, 30, was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, and was issued additional summonses. She was held at the 6th Precinct and was arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Jan. 20.

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The Contract will be award‑ ed to the lowest responsible bidder or the proposals will be rejected within 60 days of the date of opening pro‑ posals. Bids shall be sub‑ ject, however, to the discre‑ tionary right reserved by the School District to waive any informalities, accept or re‑ ject any alternatives, reject any proposals and to adver‑ tise for new proposals, if in its opinion the best interest of the School District will thereby be promoted.

Each bidder may not with‑ draw his bid within 60 days after the formal opening thereof. A bidder may with‑ draw his bid only in writing and prior to the bid opening date.

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SCHOOL NEWS Wading River School SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Lessons in leadership while principal for a day

A special arts-in-education science-themed presentation at Wading River School helped to excite and inspire students to embrace essential scientific concepts.

John Lepiarz, as “Mr. Fish”, created visual images for the young audience members to get them to think about cause and effect, aerodynamics, variation, diversity, structure and function. His magic tricks using props like bubbles and balloons, and skills learned as a professional circus performer, were both educational and entertaining.

According to principal Louis Parrinello, the return visit served as a catalyst to encourage and motivate students to work on projects for the Feb. 28 schoolwide science fair.

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superintendent Gerard Poole and staff of the school’s cafeteria during her tenure.

Samantha also made decisions like granting her class extra recess time and helping others resolve differences. She was celebrated among her peers, receiving support throughout the building and a round of applause by the entire fifth grade when she visited chorus rehearsals.

“Throughout the experience, Samantha learned that each of us is a leader and with that power to lead comes great joy and responsibility,” Parrinello said. “Having leaders like her gives me great hope for the future.”

OBITUARY Johanna Weed

Johanna “Hanni” Weed, died Jan. 19 after a long battle with emphysema. She had been a resident of Sound Beach from 1964 to 2010.

Born in Germany on May 30, 1933, Weed taught kindergarten in Berlin following graduation from Bethanien, a teachers university.

In 1954, she moved to the United States to marry her late husband Edward Weed, who she was married to for 51 years.

After moving to Sound Beach, Weed earned degrees from Dowling College and Adelphi University. She taught physical education at the Andrew Muller Primary School in Miller Place until 1988. Weed always loved teaching her little first- and secondgraders.

After her retirement, she and Eddie enjoyed traveling, gardening, dining, dancing and relaxing at Scott’s Beach.

Most of all she enjoyed the visits from her sons, their wives and her grandchildren.

She moved to Avery Heights retirement community in Hartford, Connecticut in 2010 to be closer to her sons.

Weed is survived by her son Doug and his wife Amy; son Bruce and his wife Jeannine; and her grandchildren, Melissa, Allison, and Shelby. She was predeceased by her sisters Rose Querry and Katie McSween.

She showed great strength, persistence and fortitude in handling the challenges presented by her emphysema over the past 15 years, having a positive attitude, and living life to the fullest.

A memorial service will be held in a couple of weeks in Avery Heights. Weed’s ashes will be interred at Calverton National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to John T. Mather Mather Memorial Hospital or Avery Heights.

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While her classmates were readying for their day of learning at Wading River School, Samantha Murtha had other work to do.

The fifth-grade student became principal for a day Dec. 1. Wading River School principal, Louis Parrinello, served as her assistant, providing her with opportunities to make the experience an authentic behind-the-scenes look at his everyday responsibilities.

Samantha, who won the honor in a raffle drawing, provided input on an upcoming elementary mathematics textbook adoption; toured the building with the security team; and met with various stakeholders including

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SPORTS

JIM FERCHLAND

Connolly clinches Eagles’ third straight county crown 

Rocky Point 37, Brentwood 33

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Eagles forfeit final five matches

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Head to first state championship

BY JIM FERCHLAND After Corey Connolly’s match-clinching win, he jumped into the arms of assistant coach Anthony Volpe. In that moment, the entire Rocky Point team surrounded them knowing what they just achieved.

“It was amazing,” Connolly said of helping the Eagles to their third consecutive Suffolk County dual meet title Jan. 20. He pinned Brentwood’s Hugo Vasquez in 1 minute, 35 seconds to give his team a commanding 37-3 advantage. “I’m so happy. I’ve waited my whole life to be county champ, and now it’s here. Training with these guys all season — hard work, it actually pays off.”

Rocky Point’s wrestling team beat Brentwood at Bay Shore High School, 37-33 even after choosing to forfeit the final five matches.

“I’m going to wrestle until we clinch,” Rocky Point head coach Darren Goldstein said of his decision to protect his final grapplers by not competing if they didn’t need to. “Then when we clinch, we are going to walk off the mat. We are going healthy upstate.”

Senior Jake Pohl (27-10 record) got Rocky Point heading in the right direction when he earned a 5-0 decision over Jean Jasmine at 285 pounds. The Eagles cruised from there.

“It felt really good just knowing I went out there and got the job done,” Pohl said. “Once one person gets going on our team, everyone else gets going. It’s a train you can’t stop.”

Nick LaMorte, a seventh-grader and the youngest on Rocky Point’s roster, won in a dazzling 12-9 decision over Fernando Romero in the 99-pound weight class to keep the train rolling. He scored a reversal and two back points in the final 13 seconds for the comeback win.

“It gave us momentum,” Goldstein said.

“That can help you build.”

Rocky Point fought in 10 matches and won nine of them, dropping the 106-pound weight class.

After the loss, sophomore Logan Sciotto answered right back for Rocky Point earning a 5-2 decision over Brentwood’s Wenchard

Rocky Point’s wresters, at top reaching for head coach Darren Goldstein, earned the Suffolk County title Jan. 20. Clockwise from above, Nick LaMorte controls his opponent; Jake Pohl has his arm raised after a win; and Corey Connolly races toward his coaches in celebration.

Pierre-Louis at 113 pounds. Sophomore Evan Matias squeezed by Richard Diaz with a 5-3 decision at 120. Senior captain Ryan Callahan won his 138-pound match and classmate Donald Hammarth took his at 145.

Goldstein said he’s excited to be one of the first to represent Suffolk County in the new state dual meet championship. Rocky Point will wrestle Jan. 27 at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse. Section XI wrestling chairman Matt DeVincenzo, athletic director at Comsewogue, said 12 teams will be competing in four pools of three teams each, with the winner of each pool heading to the semifinals.

The winners of those matchups will face off in the final. The No. 11-seeded Eagles, in the Division I pool, are grouped with Spencerport (No. 3) and Jamesville-DeWitt (No. 6).

“We are going to try our best,” Goldstein

said. “We know that we can compete with the best kids in the state — that’s really what we’ve been doing all year long. We got these kids focused, in the right mindset.”

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SPORTS

MOUNT SINAI WRESTLING

JIM FERCHLAND

Mustangs defeat Port Jeff for Division II title 

Mount Sinai 45, Port Jefferson 28

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Team takes title with six pins

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Mustangs head to state tourney

BY JIM FERCHLAND Two quick pins ignited a spark for the Mustangs, and now they’re off to Syracuse.

The Mount Sinai wrestling team earned big wins from 195-pounder Mike Sabella and 220-pounder Jake Croston en route to a 4528 victory over Port Jefferson for the Suffolk County Division II title. The Mustangs will travel upstate to compete in the first state title team championship Jan. 27 at Onondaga Community College.

“We wrestled two of our better kids,” Mount Sinai’s 18-year head coach Matt Armstrong said of the Jan. 20 meet at Bay Shore. “They have been steady, and that really got us going. We knew we had to come out and win those matches. Now, our goal is to place well in states — that would be exciting for a town like Mount Sinai.”

Sabella, ranked No. 1 in Division II with a 26-4 record, said for him, getting that first win for the Mustangs lifted a huge weight off his shoulders.

“It’s always stressful starting out the first match in any dual meet,” Sabella said. “Going out there and getting a win for my team was awesome. It was going to encourage the rest of my team to hopefully do the same.”

From weight classes 138 through 160, the Mustangs scored 18 consecutive points, giving them a commanding 45-18 advantage.

Junior Joseph O’Brien pinned Ryan Robertson in 3 minutes, 47 seconds in the 138-pound weight class. Senior Mike Zarif won a tight 2-1 decision over senior 145-pounder Joe Evangelista. Yusuf Azeem, a junior 145-pounder, beat Joe Longo with a 9-6 decision and sophomore Joseph Goodrich pinned Lucas Rohman in 2:36 seconds.

Zarif, right behind Sabella ranked second in Division II with a 28-3 record this season, usually fights at 138 pounds. He said he was asked by his coach to wrestle Evangelista, one of Port Jeff’s big guns.

“My coach came up to me and said, ‘We need you to knock off one of their best kids,’ so our team could have a better chance of winning,” Zarif said. “I just got ready with no

Clockwise from top left, Mike Zarif, escaping from Port Jefferson’s Joe Evangelista to win a close match; Zarif’s victory helped Mount Sinai to the county Division II title; Mike Sabella puts pressure on his opponent; and Joe O’Brien dominates before his pin. preparation. Joe’s a great opponent. It was a good match.”

Port Jeff head coach Mike Maletta said Evangelista is one of the best wrestlers he’s ever coached, but his match was a turning point for Port Jeff.

“He is one of the best guys I’ve had in the 10 years I’ve been coaching,” Maletta said. “He gets called for a slam. It is what it is. The guy fell on his head and it changes the match. The guy escaped on him, and that’s the match.”

Maletta said he wanted to win one more match than Mount Sinai. Port Jeff won six matches to Mount Sinai’s nine.

“Once we feel we hit a certain spot in our lineup, we know we are going to win,” Armstrong said. “We definitely have solid kids.

They stepped up and they did well.”

With two major decisions and two pins, Port Jeff trimmed the deficit to nine, 27-18, but couldn’t contain Mount Sinai the rest of the way.

Maletta said Mount Sinai was a great opponent, but he knows his team is full of competitors.

“We’re a good Port Jeff team,” he said. “We got pinned in six places — our best guys didn’t do what they were supposed to do. For us to beat Mount Sinai, everything had to work out right. It didn’t happen.”

Despite the loss, Maletta is confident in his guys competing at the league and county individual championships in February. For Sabella, his eyes are set on the matches this weekend. No. 2-seeded Mount Sinai will be facing Falconer (No. 7) and Gouverneur (No. 10) in Division II pool play.

Out of the four pool plays of three teams each, the winners will compete in the semifinal round and then move through the bracket from there.

“I think we should be a team others are scared of,” he said. “We are going to go up there to make some noise.”

Sayville 56, Rocky Point 42

Mount Sinai 68, Shoreham-WR 54

Keeping score Miller Place 49, Shoreham-WR 38

Thomas Cirrito scored 13 points and Tom Nealis added nine points and 13 rebounds to lead Miller Place to victory Jan. 23. With the win, the Panthers move to 6-9 overall and 5-6 in League VI.

Shoreham-WR 65, Miller Place 36

Erin Triandafils scored 21 points and Abby Korzekwinski added 10 points to lead Shoreham-Wading River to its Jan. 23 away win. The Wildcats move to 10-6 overall and 8-4 in League VI.

Abby Bellport had a game-high 24 points but it wasn’t enough to help Rocky Point to a win on the road Jan. 20. Clare Levy added six points. The Eagles are now 7-8 overall and 4-8 in League V.

Nick Pintabona scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Mount Sinai Jan. 18. Avery Romelien added 14 points and six assists. The Mustangs improve to 9-5 overall and 6-4 in League VI.

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OPINION Editorial

Letters to the editor

ALEX PETROSKI

Participants at the 2017 Women’s March in Port Jeff Station.

Learning from #MeToo Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben once said, “With great power comes great responsibility.”

Over the course of the last several months, we’ve seen the dominance of men in power being stripped down. The day-to-day climate regarding sexual harassment and misconduct have surely changed, but we need to keep this #MeToo dialogue open.

TBR News Media hosted female local government officials, lawyers and activists at our Setauket office to speak about their feelings regarding the behavior of men, and we thank them for their openness and raw stories, sometimes relating to men of high status.

While high-profile allegations and apologies mount, it’s not the actors, politicians and TV stars with whom we should be most concerned. It’s the people around us. We’ve found most often that it’s just when we share our stories, big or small, that we’re really getting somewhere. Getting people together — especially women in power — we can come up with strategies to enact change. We hope that what’s lasting from this remarkable moment in history is not just the list of famous men left in the rubble, but rather the idea that leveraging power to diminish someone else’s selfworth is a thing of the past.

Hearing the wide array of stories from women who have been elected to lead communities, from being grabbed during a middle-school class to being asked inappropriate questions by a boss, the truth is that these things can happen to anyone. And it’s clearly time for a cultural overhaul.

We hope that a byproduct of this moment is also prevention, which can come in the form of education to ensure our boys don’t grow up to become the sexual abusers of tomorrow. To guarantee that this happens, we would like to see school districts and colleges create stricter rules and hold kids accountable for their actions, whether they’re the star lacrosse player heading to the championship or the valedictorian of their class.

In the process of this shift, we don’t want to run out of steam. An issue so long ingrained in society needs a multipronged approach. With that, women shouldn’t fear sticking up for themselves — think about it not as your job being on the line but your principles on the verge of breaking.

While the bad behavior of powerful men is what has created this movement, raising confident girls and creating an environment for them to flourish into strong women is another antidote.

Women are, at last, being heard. But we want to make sure that every woman is heard. The focus should be on the prey and not the predator.

Just because your abuser wasn’t famous doesn’t mean your story doesn’t need to be heard. To keep steering the #MeToo ship in the right direction, we will continue to run stories on the development of the issue. If anyone, male or female, would like to share a story, anonymous or not, call 631751-7744 or email desiree@tbrnewsmedia.com. The only way to get to a better tomorrow is to share the stories of yesterday and today, to heal, to learn from our actions and to create stronger reactions in the hopes of continuing to rip down the abuse of power that has landed us in this mess.

Letters … We welcome your letters. They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste.

We do not publish anonymous letters. Please include a phone number and address for confirmation. Email desiree@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to The Village Beacon Record, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

On deporting nonviolent immigrants Recent news has surfaced on the Trump administration’s round up of undocumented immigrants: an Irishman in Boston who came here when he was 12 and is now 19 and married to an American; a Polish doctor, husband and father in Michigan who came here when he was 5 and has been here nearly 40 years; a Mexican who came here when he was 10, and 30 years later is a father, husband and small business owner.

None of these individuals are violent criminals. They were deported for being here illegally, nothing more.

According to its end-of-year immigration enforcement numbers, in 2017 Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 125,000 undocumented immigrants who had no criminal conviction or pending criminal charge (another 100,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal histories were also deported). These undocumented

immigrants with no criminal charge were deported for crossing the border in search of a better life for their family or as children. In many cases they were fleeing unsafe circumstances in their country of birth.

There are some among us who think the Trump administration is doing what’s right — upholding the rule of law and removing those who came here illegally. I, however, have a tough time understanding that perspective. It just makes me very sad. Our government is literally ripping families apart.

The majority of evidence suggests that immigrants are good for America. According to the right-leaning Cato Institute, these young men and women fill jobs that most Americans will not do, are less violent than American citizens, and are overall good for the economy. Many are entrepreneurial. In fact, 20 percent of CEOs from Fortune 500 companies are immigrants, hailing

from countries including Cuba, Zambia, Russia, Turkey, Bosnia and Croatia, just to name a few.

Here on Long Island we have a world-renowned heart surgeon, Harold Fernandez, who came as a boy fleeing violence in Colombia. Should ICE send him home?

Do we want to be a country that tells refugees fleeing danger and violence that they are not welcome here?

Do we want to be a country that tells our citizens that their relatives from the Middle East or other parts of the world are not welcome here?

Do we want to be a country that tears families apart when their only crime is coming to this country illegally to try to make a better life for their children? Or if they were brought here as children, do we now want to kick them out? I can think of little that is crueler than this.

Jaymie Meliker Port Jefferson

Threats of offshore drilling As presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, I am deeply concerned regarding the U.S. Department of Interior’s draft proposed plan to permit offshore drilling leases along the Atlantic coast and other protected areas of the outer continental shelf despite mounting opposition from states, coastal residents, environmental groups and businesses, and individuals whose livelihoods will be jeopardized.

The National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program would be devastating to Long Island’s coastal communities by damaging marine life and precious natural resources, increasing the chances for a catastrophic spill and threatening pristine coastal areas.

In addition, the environmental impact of offshore drilling for New York state and the ecologically significant coastline of Long Island, where water quality drives not only the fishing and boating industry but a large part of the tourism and recreational sectors, can potentially damage

the economy for years to come.

Healthy oceans contribute to a healthy economy. Tourism on Long Island is a $5.6 billion industry that supports close to 100,000 jobs and accounts for 54 percent of traveler spending according to a 2016 report prepared by Tourism Economics; an increase of 3 percent from 2015 to 2016. Tourism on Long Island generated $1.8 billion in direct labor income and 6.1 percent of all employment on Long Island is driven by tourism.

Suffolk County alone produced 54.7 percent of the region’s tourism base generating $700 million in state and local taxes.

The prospect of 47 lease sales on both coasts, the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska combined with the relaxation of safety measures designed to prevent catastrophic spills like the Deepwater Horizon in 2010, signals a lack of concern for the environment that has the potential to alter the future for years to come.

U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD)

joined Sen. Bob Menendez (DNJ) and 13 Senate co-sponsors to introduce the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act which would ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean saying it is commonsense, antipollution legislation that would prevent short and long-term marine and coastal damages and protect and preserve shore economies.

Several governors, including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), have requested exemptions from this ill-conceived proposal, especially in light of the U.S. Department of the Interior granting Florida an exemption.

As presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, I am committed to fighting to prevent offshore drilling and to protecting our residents, our coastline and our economy from this environmentally destructive plan that has the potential to cause irreparable damage to Long Island’s coastal resources.

DuWayne Gregory Presiding Officer Suffolk County Legislature

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OPINION

Smithtown’s comeback Winter Olympian

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e was so close and then, poof, everything he’d worked for and imagined for 13 years disappeared in an instant.

John Daly, a Smithtown native who hates the cold, was competing in his second winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and was in fourth place, in the hunt for a medal after three of the four legs of his skeleton race.

In skeleton, athletes sprint at top speed hunched over with their hands on the sleds for five seconds, then dive headfirst on the sleds, navigating the curved

By Daniel Dunaief around icy track by shifting their weight while traveling at speeds of more than 80 miles per hour.

And then, in the fourth race, at the top, where he needed to generate the

D. None of the above

kind of speed that would allow him to race against his rivals and the clock, Daly’s sled popped out of the grooves in the ice, slowing him down and sending him back to 15th place.

After such a crushing defeat, Daly decided to move on with his life, retiring from a sport where he’d won numerous other medals and where he was one of the country’s best sliders.

For two years, he stayed retired, taking a job in Virginia at medical technology company Smith & Nephew.

Then, a funny thing happened in retirement. Daly missed the sport. He didn’t have the same passion for other parts of his life, the bitter cold from mountains around the world notwithstanding, that he felt when he was racing.

He spoke to numerous people about what he might do.

People his age, he’s 32, could understand the hesitation about throwing himself back into a sport that required physical and mental commitment. To get back into prime condition, Daly would need to make nine hour drives from Virginia, where he was living, up to Lake

Placid, a familiar training ground and site of the 1980 Miracle on Ice. People older than he is, however, couldn’t understand the agony of the decision.

“Why wouldn’t you go back?” they asked. When you’re older, they argued, “Do you want to look back and say, ‘I might have gotten a little further ahead at work,’ or do you want to go back for one more Olympic games?”

Unlike other competitions, the Winter Olympics only occur once every four years. And, unlike the World Cup competitions, a global TV audience seems to pause to watch the games.

The Olympics can make the improbable possible, including the unexpected warming of tensions between North and South Korea, who are marching together in the opening ceremony and sending a combined women’s ice hockey team to the games.

As we age, we don’t always spring out of bed the same way and we may lose a step or two in our reaction time.

We gain, however, the benefit of each year of life experiences, observing how

we, and the world around us, change.

Daly decided to return to the sport, where he has made his third Olympic team. The poet Horace, who published the immortal Latin phrase “carpe diem,” meaning “seize the day,” would be proud.

No one knows how Daly will do in a few weeks. Could he medal? His coach Tuffy Latour thinks so.

Latour said that Daly “never really lost it.”

Sometimes, Latour said, the time away helps athletes better prepare for the next Olympics, allowing them to gain a fresh perspective.

Coming back, however, may prove equally important for Daly, who is hoping to rewrite the final chapter of a sliding odyssey. Many years from now, he hopes he may one day offer the same kind of support to his kids that he received from his parents James and Bennarda, whom he jokingly called “sliding enablers.”

Regardless of the outcome, that older version of himself may thank him for giving it one more try.

Racism in America: A letter to my grandson

D

ear Grandson Adam, Thank you for lending me your book last weekend. While you were off skiing with the rest of the family, I was totally absorbed reading your high school homework assignment, “A Raisin in the Sun,” in front of a crackling fire in the lodge. Lorraine Hansberry wrote the play, you know, in 1958, which was the year I graduated from high school, so I can tell you how remarkable her characters and themes are for that time.

The story takes place in

By Leah S. Dunaief Chicago, on the city’s gritty South Side, and tells of a poor black family living in a three-room flat with a bathroom in the hall that is shared with others. The grandmother, Lena, whose apartment it is, sleeps in one bedroom with her daughter, Beneatha, who is in college. Walter, Lena’s

Between you and me

35-year-old son, is a chauffeur for a wealthy businessman, and he shares another room with his wife, Ruth, who works as a cleaning woman in different homes. Travis, 10, is their son and he sleeps in the living room/kitchen on a sofa that is made up for him each night, which means that he doesn’t get to sleep until any visitor leaves.

When we meet them, the family is excited about the imminent arrival of a “big check,” that turns out to be the proceeds from an insurance policy on the life of Big Walter, Lena’s late husband.

The value is $10,000, which in today’s money would be about $160,000. The introduction of this money into the plot is the fulcrum around which the characters, their roles in the family dynamic and their situation in society are defined.

Walter desperately wants to start his own business with the funds, viewing entrepreneurship as a way to rise above a humiliating life stretching out before him as a chauffeur. There are tense exchanges between him and Lena, as he passionately explains to his mother that he can go into partnership in a liquor store with a shrewd friend who has figured out the financing, but they need startup capital.

Lena, for her part, thinking back to their not-so-distant ancestors of slaves, values freedom more than financial success, and certainly doesn’t appreciate the prospect of selling liquor to their neighbors. However she wants to see her son as the prideful head of the family and recognizes his despair at the life in which he feels trapped in mid-century America.

Ruth, who is pregnant, loves her husband and understands that his grind, as they enter middle age, is eroding their marriage. She is the life-giving mother of the next generation and it is she who ultimately urges optimism after Lena makes her pivotal decision. I hesitate to tell you what that decision is because I don’t want to ruin the plot for you. This is a play well worth reading if you have the chance, if only for the messages that continue to be so relevant today.

Beneatha is a most interesting character, attracted by the romantic allure of the distant continent from which her people originally came, albeit unwillingly, yet determined to make her own way through education, the upward mobility ladder presumably offered by the American Dream. She eschews the

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idea of advancing herself through the traditional female strategy of marrying rich, much touted for her by Walter.

At a time when most medical schools were admitting only one or perhaps two women in each freshman class, she is planning to become a doctor. She will need money to pay for that education, and Lena recognizes that fact.

The play is about poverty, masculinity, femininity, opportunity, integration, honor, tradition and especially racism in American, and looks into the future with remarkable prescience. Has much changed in our country over the ensuing 60 years? In 1959, the play received standing ovations and critical acclaim. It was, after all, the first play offered there by an African-American woman, only 28, that purported to tell the truth about black lives. Hansberry came from a wealthy family and could present her initially optimistic message of a different life.

In answer to the question, it could be said she at least started the conversation on Broadway. Racism discussed is, however slowly, racism destroyed.

It is up to your generation, Adam, to continue the fight.

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