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Brookhaven Town announced the 2018 e-waste drives, paper shredding and drug takeback events for residents to dispose of unused electronic devices, have old paper documents securely shredded and dispose of old prescription drugs in a safe way.

Items like TVs, cell phones, printers, DVD players, hard drives, calculators, cables, electronic toys, and batteries will be taken at the e-waste drive.

Documents brought in for shredding will be dumped into a 65-gallon container and then into the shredder on site in front of participants. Paper can be brought in boxes or bags, and documents can remain stapled together, but paper clips and other metal must be removed, along with any other contaminants like rubber bands.

Councilman Kevin LaValle (C-Selden) will host events April 7 from 9:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. at Sachem Public and Sept.

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Donations for pets, including those with paws, fins, wings, tails, hoofs and whiskers are welcome.

“Families in need should not have to choose between feeding themselves or their pets,” Anker said. “During times of economic hardship, it is important that families and their pets stay together.”

Established in 2009, Baxter’s Pet Pantry at Long Island Cares distributes pet food to families in need who are having difficulty securing pet food in order to avoid pets being placed in shelters.

Most needed items include 5 or 10 pound unopened bags of dog and cat food, canned food, treats, kitty litter and pet toys.

Bring food and supply donations to Anker’s office at 620 Route 25A Suite B in Mount Sinai. The office is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about the drive, call Anker’s office at 631-854-1600.

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The Town of Brookhaven’s Highway Department is hosting a free child safety seat check 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at Setauket Fire Department’s Station 2, located at 9 Arrowhead Lane.

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, along with certified technicians from the highway department, will be on hand to ensure children are riding in the right car seats for their age and size as they grow.

“In passenger cars, child safety seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers,” Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro (R) said. “Most parents are confident they have correctly installed their child’s car seat, but in most cases (59 percent), the seat has not been installed correctly.”

Safety seat checks are done by appointment only. Call 631-363-3770 to reserve a spot.

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Station with her three children. “I know that’s absurd, but at the same token I don’t have to worry anymore. It’s the best investment I’ve For 10 minutes a day, five days a week, ever made. We were at a party once and my Kristine McCarren prevents tragedies. daughter, [who was 2 at the time], fell into the As founder of the Long Island branch of pool. There were adults all over the place, but Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) — a “self- I didn’t have to panic. She just got herself to rescuing” program that originated in Florida the surface and to the side. That peace of mind in 1966 — McCarren of Mount Sinai teaches is worth every penny and hour spent driving.” children between 6 months and 6 years of age McCarren got involved in early 2013 after how to hold their breath underwater, wriggle seeing a picture of her then-18-month-old onto their backs and float on the surface until niece swimming underwater in Florida, where help arrives in the event that they fall in wa- the program had been extremely popular for ter unsupervised. Since it began, she said, the decades. A physical therapist at the time, with technique has proven to be successful in sav- a doctorate from Stony Brook University, the ing more than 800 children from drowning — lifelong lover of water quickly decided to the leading cause of accidental travel down to Florida to get death for children under the certified as an ISR instructor. age of 4 in the United States.

She went through an intensive, “People worry about their eight-week training program children in car seats and that, on top of in-water, handspreventing accidents there, but on training, included educaI don’t think they even think tion in physiology, anatomy about how big of a problem and child psychology. drowning is,” said McCarren, Melissa Larsen, who who since 2013 has provided brought her 14-month-old lessons, at ISR Seal Team son to McCarren for lessons Survival Swimming Inc. in Port in 2016, became so inspired Jefferson Station and Courtyard by her and the program that

by Marriott in Ronkonkoma. she became an ISR instructor She currently has 15 students herself, training in New Jersey. of varying ages, who each go She currently teaches ISR in through a six-week program.

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McCarren said unlike “Seeing what [McCarren] typical swim lessons, it’s best did with my own son was into teach the technique every credible,” Larsen said. “She has day in small increments so the patience and she’s thoughtful — Kristine McCarren in what she’s doing. We have a children are able to retain it.

“This program is about pool in our backyard, and even making swimming second nature,” she said. if we didn’t, I think it was a necessary skill for “If a child can learn how to crawl or walk, it’s him to have.” the same thing — it’s a motor skill just like The program has been especially essential that. The repetition gets it into their muscle and therapeutic for those in the area who memory, so as soon as they hit the water, they have suffered water-related tragedies like know to flip back and float.”

Nicole Delfino, a Centereach mother whose McCarren said parents are encouraged to 15-month-old daughter Kyleigh died after stay on the sidelines and not interfere as their falling into a pool at a family party Aug. 15, child is learning, as hard as that might be ini- 2016. Delfino said Kyleigh was in a crowded tially. The children are tested in both winter living room while she was helping her 5-yearand summer clothes, as most would be fully old daughter Liliana in the bathroom. Kyleigh clothed in a drowning situation. found her way outside and into the pool.

“Kristine is absolutely amazing and it’s in“Kyleigh was bright,” Delfino said. “She sane what she’s able to do with them,” said had her whole life ahead of her, and it was Sarah Walters, who two years ago traveled taken away in an instant.” every day from Babylon to Port Jefferson Infant Swimming Resource continued on page A6

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LEGALS Notice of formation of Reading Specialists of Long Island, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 12/27/17. Office located in Suffolk County.

SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: 208A Oxhead Rd., Centereach, NY 11720. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

003 1/18 6x tmc AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN CHAPTER 85, ARTICLE VII CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING: WESTFIELD GREEN A/K/A ISLAND GREEN RESIDENTIAL FOR AMENDMENT OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN SELDEN, NY ADOPTED BY THE BROOKHAVEN TOWN BOARD - MEETING: April 27, 2017 RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION – GRANTING THE APPLICATION OF WESTFIELD GREEN (A/K/A ISLAND GREEN RESIDENTIAL) @ SELDEN FOR AN AMENDMENT OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN SELDEN, NEW YORK WHEREAS, on April 27, 2017, a duly advertised public hearing was held to consider the Application of Westfield Green (a/k/a Island Green Residential) @ Selden for amendment of restrictive covenants filed in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk on October 26, 2011 in Liber 12675, Page 057, Paragraph 8, on property located on the n/s of Middle Country Road, w/o CR 83, Selden, New York, further identified as S.C.T.M. Nos. 0200474.00-01.00-001.003; and WHEREAS, after due consideration and deliberation; BE IT RESOLVED that the Application of Westfield Green (a/k/a Island Green Residential) @ Selden for amendment of restrictive covenants filed in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk on October 26, 2011 in Liber 12675, Page 057, Paragraph 8, on property located on the n/s of Middle Country Road, w/o CR 83, Selden, New York, further identified as S.C.T.M. Nos. 0200474.00-01.00-001.003 is hereby approved subject to the following: Conditions 1. The applicant must submit proof, to the satisfaction of the Town Attorney’s Office, that the covenants and restrictions, approved as to form and substance, referenced below have been filed with the Suffolk County Clerk’s office.

Covenants 1. Paragraph 8 shall be amended to read as follows: A minimum of 32 dwelling units shall be maintained in perpetuity as “workforce” units which shall rent or sell for an amount at or below 120% of the median

income for the Nassau-Suffolk primary metropolitan statistical area as defined by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. All dwelling unit fractions shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

Applicants/Owners shall enter into a contract with the local not-for-profit housing advocacy group to administer the affordability of the housing units. However, the foregoing provision shall be subject and subordinate to any and all mortgages on such workforce/affordable unit held by a commercial bank, savings and loan association, credit union, savings bank, national bank, licensed funding company, or its successors and assigns, and shall be extinguished by a sale of foreclosure by any of said lenders, or a deed given to such lender in lieu of foreclosure. 2. All other provisions of the Declaration of Covenants filed in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk on October 26, 2011 in Liber 12675, Page 057, remain unchanged and in full force and effect. and be it further RESOLVED that the Town Board, as Lead Agency, has determined that pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617.5(c) (20) and (27), the proposed action is deemed to be an Unlisted Action for which a Negative Declaration has been issued.

DATED: JANUARY 23, 2018 AT: FARMINGVILLE, NEW YORK STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) I, DONNA LENT, Town Clerk of Brookhaven, State of New York, do hereby certify that the annexed foregoing is a true copy of the amendments and changes to the Code of the Town of Brookhaven Chapter 85 Article VII which amendment and change was duly adopted by a motion of the Town Board on the 27TH day of April 2017 as herein above set forth as the same appears in the minutes of said meeting on file in my Office.

IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and annexed the seal of the said Town the 23th day of January 2018.

DONNA LENT TOWN CLERK TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN 64 2/1 1x tmc LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 23rd day of January, 2018, subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section

6(g) of the General Municipal Law. An extract of the resolution is as follows: The CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund for Equipment under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, the purchase of mobile data terminals and EPCRS and it is proposed to contract for such equipment in order to maintain the high standards of performance of the CENTEREACH FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said purchase is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT. The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Section 6(g) Capital Reserve Fund For Equipment of the CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars for the purchase, and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such transfer from time to time to effect such purchase.

This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a mandatory referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

DATED: January 23, 2018 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN ATTEST: Jennifer Gardner Secretary RESOLUTION PURCHASE OF MOBILE DATA TERMINALS WHEREAS, the CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT has, by appropriate resolution established a certain Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund For Equipment established pursuant to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, in an account for deposit of said Capital Reserve Fund in local banks; and WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT to purchase Mobile Data Terminals WHEREAS, the maximum cost for such purchase, including incidental fees is estimated to be Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars.

IT IS RESOLVED, that pursuant to the laws and regulations applicable and in par-

ticular, Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, that said purchase be completed, and that the cost and expense for the purchase shall be expended from the Capital Reserve Fund For Equipment upon authorization of the Board of Fire Commissioners, at the maximum estimated amount of Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars, and THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law. The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote and upon roll call the vote was as follows: Commissioner Thomas Doyle) Commissioner Joseph Losquadro) Commissioner Julia Ann Wilson) AYES Commissioner Kenneth Sandtorv) Commissioner Stephen P Corvaia, Jr.) The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.

DATED: Centereach, New York January 23, 2018 68 2/1 1x tmc NOTICE TO BIDDERS Landscaping for Middle Country Public Library, Centereach and Selden Locations The Middle Country Public Library will receive sealed bids for Landscaping at the Centereach and Selden buildings.

Sealed bids will be received at Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach NY 11720 on or before Wednesday, February 14, 2018 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. On Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. bids will be opened and read publicly. Bids shall be sent to the attention of Sophia Serlis-McPhillips, Director, Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, NY 11720.

Specifications may be obtained commencing Thursday, February 1, 2018 at: Middle Country Public Library 101 Eastwood Blvd.

Centereach, NY 11720 Tel: 631-585-9393 Specifications may be obtained Monday through Friday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder subject to the right reserved by the Board of Trust-

ees for the Middle Country Public Library, to waive any informalities in, reject any or all proposals, accept any bid in whole or in part, or to advertise for new proposals, if, in the opinion of this Board of Trustees, the best interests of the Middle Country Public Library will thereby be promoted. This invitation is an offer to receive proposals for a contract and not an offer of a contract.

All bids shall include noncollusive bidding certification or statement required

by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York and shall also contain a non-segregated facilities certificate which shall provide that the bidder does not maintain or provide for his employees facilities which are segregated on a basis of race, creed, color or national origin, whether such facilities are segregated by directive or on a de facto basis.

The Middle Country Public Library reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities and informalities in bidding.

By order of the Board of Trustees Middle Country Public Library Sophia Serlis-McPhillips Director 73 2/1 1x tmc NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff against Christine Geoghegan, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered November 15, 2016 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville NY 11738 on March 6, 2018 at 9:00 AM. Premises known as 626 Middle Country Road, Ridge, NY 11961. District 0200 Sec 295.00 Block 03.00 Lot 004.002. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $364,320.10 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 20158-11.

Anthony Parlatore, Esq., Referee CARN232 76 2/1 4x tmc

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF

ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SEC. 85-29 OF THE BUILDING ZONE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND AT ONE INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AUDITORIUM – 2nd FLOOR), ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: TIMES OF MIDDLE COUNTRY 17.

James & Mary Peterman, 18 Norwalk Ln., Selden, NY. Location: West side Norwalk Ln. 301’+/- South of Charter Rd., Selden. Applicant requests permission for existing one story residence addition and existing sunroom; front yard setback variance for 2nd existing one story residence addition; minimum & total side yard variance for 3rd existing one story residence addition; also, side yard variance for existing garage addition. (0200 33600 0500 024000) 20.

Patricia Logerfo, 11 Gerta Ct., Selden, NY. Location: North side Gerta Ct. 634’+/- East of Dare Rd., Selden. Applicant requests height variance existing 6’ high fence located in the front yard. (0200 39400 0100 028010) 21.

Kenneth Kuehn, 20 Chuck Lane, Selden, NY. Location: South side Chuck Lane, 61’ +/- West of Martha Lane, Selden. Applicant requests rear yard variance for existing enclosed patio.

(0200 36900 1000 003000) 26.

Joseph A. Chiarella, 25 Laurelton Ave., Selden, NY. Location: North side Laurelton Ave. 120’ West of Adirondack Dr., Selden.

Applicant requests permission for existing finished basement on a 50 ft. lot; minimum & total side yard variances for existing roof over basement entrance; also, side yard variance for existing deck. (0200 49200 0200 047000) 41.

Paul M. Olivieri, 15 Half Hollow Rd., Selden, NY. Location: East side Half Hollow Rd. 659’+/- South of New Lane, Selden. Applicant requests side yard variance for existing pool deck. (0200 49200 0400 038000) CASES WILL BE HEARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. PAUL M. DE CHANCE CHAIRMAN 83 2/1 1x tmc

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McNaughton foundation fundraiser going strong after 13 years

BY KYLE BARR

marked its 13th anniversary Jan. 27. The donations from sponsors helped raise money Bill McNaughton, a retired NYPD officer, for nonprofits Wounded Warriors Project and army veteran and Centereach resident could PTSD Veterans Association of Northport. hear the party outside the small back room.

Jimmy McNaughton graduated high The music was loud and upbeat, the crowd school in 1996, and having early enlisted, imwas hundreds strong and their bodies nearly mediately joined the Army. When he returned filled every inch inside Mulcahy’s Pub and home after being honorably discharged, he Concert Hall in Wantagh. The event attend- joined the reserves and the NYPD, where ees were all out there celebrating the life of both his dad and stepmother worked as offiMcNaughton’s son James, an NYPD officer cers. He helped in the aftermath of the Sept. and Army reservist who 11 terrorist attacks, and while stationed in Iraq was sent oversees with the was killed by sniper fire in reserves in 2004 and 2005 2005. He was 27.

— he was killed in August “You know what it is, of that year. even though we’ve been The event was created doing this for years, this is by the veteran’s childhood like the first every time,” friends, including Vincent Bill McNaughton said.

Zecca, who worked to en“It’s nice, but it brings sure the memory of his back everything. And you friend was never lost. know everybody else goes “We tried to think of home tonight, but it stays something that he would with us.” want,” Zecca said. “He Pictures of his son, wouldn’t want us to be known to most as Jimmy, somber and hold a tradiwere hung out on the — Bill McNaughton tional benefit, he would dance floor and on telewant something that evvisions around the room. eryone could enjoy.”

Every year since January McNaughton’s step2006, half a year from when he was killed, mother Michele agreed it’s a celebration family and friends have come together to that further strengthens her son’s memory celebrate his life and raise money for veteran and memorializes his story. aid groups.

“Jimmy wouldn’t want people to cry in “Jimmy, he’s still helping guys today,” the corner, that’s just not how Jimmy was,” McNaughton said. “That’s what this is about, she said. “He always had a goofy smile on he’s still helping his men. All those people his face. I’m not going to say it’s easy for Bill out there show how he touched so many or myself or even his friends — it’s hard to lives, and as a father you can’t ask more than keep yourself together, and it doesn’t get any that. It is an honor to see it.” easier with time — but Jimmy was a really The annual event honoring McNaughton fine and funny kid, always laughing, he was

‘He’s still helping his men. All those people out there show how he touched so many lives, and as a father you can’t ask more than that.’

At top, Michele and Bill McNaughton lost their son James, in photos, in 2005. He was killed in Iraq by sniper fire. Above, friends Eric Wiggins, Anthony Palumbo, Vinny Zecca and Danny Leavy celebrate the life of their childhood friend. never down in the dumps. This is how we remember that.”

The deejay, Michael Paccione, was a childhood friend of McNaughton. One of the bands that played two sets, Plunge, has donated its time for several years. The band was joined by New York Shields Pipes & Drums, which played “Taps” on ceremonial bagpipes.

Attendance at the event has remained consistent at the 1,000-person mark over the last few years.

Eric Wiggins, another longtime childhood friend, saw McNaughton as one of the most loyal people he ever knew.

“He would do anything for you,” he said.

“We’re all one big group of friends, and doing this like this, with this party, and how many people come, just shows us returning that loyalty.”

Lou Puleo makes the photo slideshow, and mixes them up every year.

“He was the selfless type,” Puleo said of his old friend. “He was the type of guy that when he was overseas, he would get care

packages, but if there was something good, he would give it out to everybody.”

Brothers Mike and Ross Borello grew up across the street from the McNaughtons.

They remember their neighbor as the youngest kid of the group, always up for playing outside.

“I don’t get to see these guys too often,” Ross Borello said. “So I love coming here every year. The montage and slideshow at the end brings it all back. It shows just how much he did for our country.”

Bill McNaughton said not a day goes by he doesn’t think about his son. He has Jimmy’s face tattooed on his arm so when he shakes a person’s hand, they just might ask who he is. His name and likeness are also stenciled in both his large Army Humvee and his ’69 Chevelle.

“I remember that colonel walking on my lawn,” he said. “That’s my way of dealing with it. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do any of that stuff. You know how I deal with it? I take that Humvee and I drive.”

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A child floats to the surface during fully-clothed drown-prevention training.

INFANT SWIMMING RESOURCE Continued from page A3 Only a few months after Kyleigh’s passing, Delfino enrolled Liliana in the program to make sure something like what happened to Kyleigh never happened again. Her 6-month-old daughter will begin ISR lessons in a few weeks.

“After five weeks of the intense training and a little bit of tears, she can now save herself,” she said Liliana. “It means everything to me, and she’s phenomenal in the program.

If my daughter [Kyleigh] would’ve taken ISR lessons, she could have fallen into the pool, gained her composure and floated on her back until she was able to literally swim to the side of the pool.”

She said she encourages any parent to enroll their child in the program.

“I would highly suggest it to anyone, because at the end of the day, who is responsible to save them are themselves,” Delfino said.

“All the layers of protection — you should have a gate around your pool and you should

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Video: Kristine McCarren instructs ISR swim lesson

Incidents and arrests Jan. 21–29 Pawning jewelry

Between July 2017 and January 2018, a 38-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station allegedly pawned jewelry belonging to one person valued at about $100,000 in total, according to police. He was arrested Jan. 25 in Port Jeff Station and charged with second-degree grand larceny.

Carvel robbery have an alarm — can fail, and if they do, you and only you can save yourself.”

McCarren and Delfino are in the process of starting a nonprofit in Kyleigh’s name to provide ISR scholarships to children whose siblings have drowned. For more information on the ISR program, visit www.isrnewyork. com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ ISRSealSchoolLI.

At Carvel on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station, a 32-year-old man from Bayport allegedly stole a tip jar that was on the counter Jan. 20, according to police.

He returned and allegedly attempted to steal the tip jar again Jan. 24, and then demanded cash from the register, eliciting fear from the employees, police said.

He was arrested Jan. 24 and charged with petit larceny and third-degree robbery.

Crack sale

A 29-year-old woman from East Patchogue allegedly sold crack cocaine while on Route 112 in Medford between Aug. 10 and 13, 2017, according to police. She was arrested Jan. 23 in Port Jefferson Station and charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Drug bust

While executing a search warrant at the home of a 19-year-old man from Rocky Point Jan. 25, police allegedly discovered the synthetic opioid fentanyl, drug packaging materials, scales and marijuana, according to police. He was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a narcotic drug, unlawful possession of marijuana and two counts of criminal use of drug paraphernalia.

Fentanyl arrest

A 20-year-old man from Amityville allegedly possessed fentanyl while seated in a 2015 BMW on Virginia Street in Centereach Jan. 25 at about 6:30 a.m., according to police. He was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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A snow blower was stolen from the yard of a home on Half Mile Road in Terryville Jan. 26 at about 4 p.m., according to police.

Vacuums stolen

Between Jan. 19 and 23, a 34-year-old man from West Islip allegedly stole five vacuums from Target on Pond Path in South Setauket, according to police. He was arrested Jan. 24 in Centereach and charged with fourthdegree grand larceny and petit larceny.

Target theft

At Target on Pond Path in South Setauket, a 27-year-old man from Ronkonkoma allegedly stole a blender, baby formula, clothing and shaving products at about 5 p.m. Jan. 29, according to police. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

Knifepoint robbery

At about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28, a man entered Beach Bum Tanning on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook and allegedly displayed a knife and demanded cash, according to police. He fled with the money and no one was injured, police said.

Tires taken

A tire and rims were stolen off a 2014 BMW parked on Gaymore Road in Port Jefferson Station Jan. 26 at about 7 p.m., according to police.

Package pinched

A package delivered to a Brookfield Lane home in South Setauket was stolen off the front porch Jan. 12 at 4 p.m., according to police. A police report was field Jan. 27.

Cash stolen from car

More than $1,000 in cash was stolen from an unlocked 2008 Ford parked on Piedmont Drive in Port Jefferson Station Jan. 24 at about 9:30 p.m., according to police.

Setauket larceny

A 31-year-old woman from Port Jefferson Station allegedly stole clothing from The Home Depot on Pond Path in South Setauket Dec. 22 at about 7:30 p.m., according to police. She also allegedly stole kitchen supplies from the same location at about 9 p.m. Dec. 4, police said. She was arrested Jan. 26 in Port Jeff Station and charged with two counts of petit larceny.

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February 01, 2018 • THE TIMES OF MIDDLE COUNTRY • PAGE A7

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#MeToo movement is wind in sails for Suffolk’s Crime Victims Center

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Victim advocacy

Though its actual functions have evolved over the years, advocating for victims remains Ahearn’s and the CVC’s primary objective.

The center, with locations in Ronkonkoma and Patchogue, is a certified rape crisis center.

The group has long provided advocacy for child victims of sexual abuse, and has since added advocacy components for adult rape and adult domestic violence victims. In 2006, the mission shifted to provide support for victims of all violent or hate crimes.

“These are cases that are failing between the cracks and no one was helping them,” said Ahearn said, a New York State licensed attorney and social worker.

Since 2015, the organization has been fed cases from the Suffolk County Police Department and District Attorney’s office through a cloud-based computer software program, allowing the CVC to directly contact innocent victims to begin providing support under the direction of Mike Gunther, CVC’s director of advocacy and victim services. Ahearn said the CVC has helped to recoup $5.5 million for Suffolk County crime victims from a county

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ALEX PETROSKI

In a time of changing cultural and societal norms related to the treatment of victims of sexual abuse, Laura Ahearn now has a movement behind her decades-long mission.

The founder of Parents for Megan’s Law and the Crime Victims Center, a not-forprofit organization, has been a relentless advocate for victims since the late ‘90s. What started as a small operation running out of her Three Village home advocating for sex offender registration has grown into a threepronged program that is used as a model by other advocacy groups. The CVC assists victims of child sex abuse and rape, provides services to victims of violent crime, and assists elderly, disabled and minor victims of all crime. Its mission is now virtually a daily part of the national conversation.

“It’s a tremendous opportunity for organizations like ours that have worked with child sexual abuse and adult victims of sex crimes to be able to open up a dialogue now with a higher volume of a voice with state, local and federal legislators,” Ahearn said after attending a breakfast at Stony Brook University that featured lawmakers from across Long Island and all levels of government. The meeting was part of a daylong event designed to start a conversation about localizing the national #MeToo movement, a social media campaign started by Tarana Burke, a survivor of sexual violence. Burke also attended the SBU event.

“The #MeToo movement has created an ideal climate for us to call upon legislators to help us change a culture which has minimized sexual harassment, and a society or environment whose prevailing social attitudes have the effect of normalizing or trivializing sexual assault and sexual harassment,” Ahearn said.

The group has a list of legislative goals it would like to advance in 2018, like criminalizing “revenge porn” and advancing the Child Victims Act, a state law that has passed the Assembly but not the Senate, which would extend the time frame for a victim to bring forward allegations against an abuser.

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Within the Crime Victims Center, a children’s play therapy area is designed to allow children to play out their trauma with a therapist, and to prepare for court appearances. fund to cover unexpected costs for innocent victims, as some have health insurance costs or other expenses to cover in the aftermath of a traumatic incident. Currently, the CVC has between 2,500 and 3,000 cases it’s handling, and its founder said the organization is always in need of more case managers.

The group regularly sends advocates Diana Shuffler and Diana Guzman to Human Trafficking Intervention Court, a New York state initiative established to aid victims of human trafficking in every aspect of getting their life back on track, and put legal issues behind them. Prior to the program’s inception, Guzman said victims of human trafficking picked up for other crimes like prostitution were treated like criminals. The CVC even works with the FBI. Sally McDonald, a certified therapist and victim advocate at the CVC who is passionate about the work she does, said she has cases with victims ranging from 4 years old to adults in their 60s.

“It’s exciting — it’s so nice to see anybody do well, but especially a child,” she said of seeing someone’s life improve as a result of her work. “You feel like ‘This is why I’m doing this.’”

Ahearn stressed the importance of following up with victims and ensuring his or her traumatic incident is truly behind them.

“Whenever you’re dealing with any kind of violent crime or trauma, unless there are support services, those are individuals that are going to need help,” she said. “If they’re not getting the help they need … those kids whose families were victims of violent crime are going to gravitate toward who they believe is going to protect them, and in those communities that would be the ones that, believe it or not, are the perpetrators.”

The Ronkonkoma office features therapy rooms for all ages, including a child therapy room where kids are prepared for what to expect in a court setting, or play out personal trauma using a sandbox, toys or art therapy.

Sex offender monitoring

Megan’s Law gets its name from an incident in the mid-‘90s in which 7-year-old Megan Kanka from New Jersey was lured into a neighbor’s home, sexually assaulted and murdered.

The culprit was a twice-convicted sex offender, and after a nationwide lobbying effort, Megan’s Law was passed in 1996 and required all 50 states to release information to the public about known convicted sex offenders.

Ahearn was one of those involved in the lobbying effort, and Parents for Megan’s Law was born. In 2014 the CVC implemented a new monitoring program to keep addresses and other important information about the county’s roughly 1,000 registered sex offenders current. Ahearn’s sex offender monitoring staff is comprised entirely of retired law enforcement officers, who regularly check up on the people on the list face-to-face to ensure their information is accurate and up to date.

The organization also has a Megan’s Law helpline as well as a tip line, should community members want to report anything related to a registered sex offender in their area.

Prevention

When describing the CVC’s prevention arm, Ahearn uses an analogy. Imagine you’re fishing, she says, and three separate times during the day you have to dive in the river to save people who were drowning as they headed downstream. How many times would you have to dive in the water to save a life before heading upstream to see why so many people are falling in the water and nearly drowning?

Led by prevention program manager Kim Malone, the CVC provides workshops for children, teens, parents and adults designed to empower them with knowledge and skills aimed at protecting against sexual abuse and abduction.

The CVC offers workshops for schools and organizations geared toward every age group.

To contact the Crime Victims Center call 631-689-2672 or visit www.parents formeganslaw.org.

Long Island men and women are prepared to keep the #MeToo conversation going in their communities after an appearance by the movement’s founder, Tarana Burke, at Stony Brook University Jan. 28.

More than 500 people attended a Q&A with Burke, a victim of sexual violence, led by three young women from i-tri girls, a free program working to raise the self-esteem of middle school-aged girls on the Island’s East End by training them for a triathlon. Abby Roden, Noely Martinez and Maria Chavez posed questions to Burke that covered a range of topics, from how she felt when the #MeToo movement gained momentum, to empowering survivors of sexual abuse and harassment, and how to show empathy when someone shares his or her story.

“The idea behind #MeToo being an exchange of empathy is that if you tell me this thing that is already difficult to say, one of the hardest things in your life, and my first response is, ‘Me too,’ that draws you in,” she said. “Regardless, we have an automatic connection now.”

After the #MeToo movement went viral Burke felt crippled. She said she stopped reading comments on her social media posts, even though most responses were thoughtful.

“I had people telling me I was too ugly to get raped, sexually harassed,” Burke said, adding that she is thickskinned, and didn’t let the comments get to her. “‘You look like a man.’ Just awful, awful things.”

The movement also affects the LGBTQ community — something Burke said is personal for her, as her daughter identifies as queer and gender nonconforming.

“Survivors of sexual violence, we’re not victims,” Burke said. “That’s why we call ourselves survivors. We have solutions, answers and the experience.”

Retired teacher Terry Kalb, of Wading River, said Burke is skilled at connecting others through experiences, calling the forum “beyond inspiring.”

“I liked the fact that there was such emphasis on the intersectionality of this issue,” Kalb said. “It’s very important that the vast majority of the people who are marginalized with domestic violence, sexual harassment and sexual violence issues — all people — are afforded a voice. This just can’t be about celebrity issues; it has to be about people who are often powerless to be able to respond. That they be the focus, because that’s where the most damage is done.”

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S E R V IC E S Carpentry

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GREENLITE ELECTRIC, INC. Repairs, installations, motor controls, PV systems.

Piotr Dziadula, Master Electrician. Lic. #4694-ME/Ins. 631-331-3449

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OPINION Editorial

Letters to the editor

Leg. Anker’s priorities for 2018

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Health care remedy In the wake of a political battle that characterized 2017, it appears solutions for potentially improved and more affordable health care may be on the horizon.

While federal lawmakers bicker over the Affordable Care Act, three corporations are teaming up to resolve the issue for their employees. If the companies are successful in creating an effective health care system, it’s possible their idea could benefit all Americans.

Online retailer Amazon, holding company Berkshire Hathaway and bank JPMorgan Chase issued a press release Jan. 30 announcing plans to start an independent health care company. The statement provided little detail about the joint venture except that “the initial focus of the new company will be on technology solutions that will provide U.S. employees and their families with simplified, high-quality and transparent health care at a reasonable cost.” The hope is that it will balance rising health care costs with enhanced patient satisfaction and outcomes. The release also mentioned a desire to transition away from a profit-based health care system.

After the announcement of the initiative, stock prices of major health insurance companies dropped, and rightfully so. If it expands in the future, the new partnership may create much-needed competition in an arena fraught with overpricing, complicated procedures and an abundance of paperwork.

Competition is always a good thing. It prevents medical costs from being controlled by just a handful of insurance providers, and in an important area like one’s health, everyone should have coverage options that will ensure receiving the highest quality of care possible.

“The ballooning costs of [health care] act as a hungry tapeworm on the American economy,” said Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffet.

The joint venture also creates opportunities for other employers to join forces with the giants, or attempt to come up with their own answers to provide better health care options for their workers.

But this isn’t the first time a corporation has become involved in health care. In December, CVS Health bought health insurance giant Aetna for $69 billion with a similar goal — to remake the consumer health care experience and build a health care platform around individuals.

In an era where many Americans fear that one accident or illness will drastically alter their financial future — because they can’t afford health insurance to assist with potentially high medical expenses — the idea that legitimate solutions are being sought is refreshing. What’s even more uplifting is that these companies understand the importance of their employees being able to afford health insurance and, in theory, politics will be held out of the discussion.

Considering all three corporations have enjoyed immense successes in their respective fields, the potential for innovative ideas from the three giants is exciting.

We look forward to seeing if the private sector can produce what elected officials were stuck in the mud trying to accomplish all of 2017.

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Dear neighbor, It is an honor to serve as your Suffolk County Legislator, and as I enter into my 4th term I will continue to provide leadership in our county government by prioritizing fiscal responsibility, public safety and protecting our quality of life.

As your legislator, my job is to lead our community to improve our economy and support initiatives that make living on Long Island more affordable. I have continuously voted against county fees, including the mortgage recording fee, plastic bag fee, cremation fee, security alarm fee and the increase in county parks fees. I will continue to be a strong voice for reducing government spending, growing our economy, and finding new ways to provide services.

Suffolk County continues to fight a fierce battle against drug addiction. As the chairwoman of the county’s Heroin and Opioid Advisory Panel, I have joined forces with experts to address prevention, education, increased enforcement and enhanced treatment and rehabilitation. The county must prioritize resources to assist those who are affected by mental health challenges.

As a mother of three and a former school board member, there is nothing more important than the safety of our children.

That’s why I created the School Active Violence Emergency Hotline, a panic button system

for county schools. As the chairwoman of the School Traffic Safety Commission, I partnered with local schools to identify the most dangerous roadways in school traffic zones in the county, and took proactive measures adding additional school crossing guards, traffic signals and police patrol.

I have been reappointed as the chairwoman of the Seniors and Consumer Protection Committee and will continue to address the concerns of our senior citizens by supporting county programs that provide resources.

Partnering with AARP, I will hold our utilities accountable for rate increases by supporting the creation of an Independent Utilities Consumer Advocate. I am also working with the state attorney general to provide scam awareness presentations.

Suffolk County has the largest veteran population in the state, and as the daughter of a disabled Navy veteran, I will stand strong to support our veterans.

As vice chairwoman of the Veterans Committee, I will continue to partner with the county Veterans Service Agency to ensure that our military personnel have the support they need and the attention they deserve.

I have voted to support over 2,000 acres of open space and farmland preservation, and I will continue to preserve land and protect our agricultural legacy as a member of the Environ-

ment, Planning and Agriculture Committee. In addition, I will continue to work closely with police to monitor illegal dumping in our parks and support harsh penalties for those who pollute our water.

I look forward to facilitating the creation of the Middle Island Community Park, to be located on the site of the former Kmart, as well as the Rails to Trails recreational path that will provide a safe place to walk, bike and run. I am working on many projects to revitalize our community and support local businesses, including the Rocky Point summer concert series, the Coram concert, and events at Mount Sinai’s Heritage Park. I am supporting local projects that include the dredging of Mount Sinai Harbor and renovations to our historical homes.

Throughout the year I have a number of programs planned, too, including the second annual Senior Health and Wellness Expo, a veterans appreciation breakfast and Narcan training.

Contact my office for additional information at 631-854-1600 or email contactlegislatoranker@ suffolkcountyny.gov. Resolving issues and improving our quality of life is my goal as your legislator, and I look forward to working with you to make our community a better place.

Sarah Anker Suffolk County Legislator 6th District

Romaine urges against drilling Dear Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke: Recently you announced the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program that calls for drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Alaskan Coast, and in the Pacific Ocean.

Two of the potential sites are in the North Atlantic region, which encompasses Long Island.

Brookhaven Town has the largest coastline of any town on Long Island with three distinct coastal waters: ocean, bay, and sound. As town supervisor, I do not support drilling in waters off our coastline. Like most Americans, I am concerned about the huge risks offshore drilling carries. The Long Island coastline supports nearly 350,000 jobs

and generates millions of dollars through tourism, fishing and other industries.

I am deeply concerned not only with the damage to tourism but also the potential environmental harm to Fire Island, a deeply important natural island in the Town of Brookhaven, as well as the potential damage to our marine life and water quality here on Long Island.

This proposal came just as the nine-cent per oil barrel tax to fund emergency cleanup of oil spills expired. The tax, which was renewed in 2005 as part of the Energy Policy Act, expired and there is no congressional plan to extend this tax, rendering ocean drilling riskier than ever.

In addition, the Trump

administration has announced plans to roll back regulatory protections for deepwater drilling. These regulations deal with safety checks and equipment standards on oil rigs. This will only increase the risk to our coastline from ocean drilling for oil and gas.

I urge you to exempt New York from offshore drilling and further request that your department takes a deeper look into the potentials that presently exist in renewable energies like solar and wind as opposed to our current reliance on coal, oil and natural gas.

Edward Romaine Supervisor Town of Brookhaven

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OPINION

RIP dairy: Thanks for the mint chip memories

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heese, milk, butter, ice cream, yogurt. You were all such good friends. I was lucky to have known you at all.

Long ago, I developed an intolerance for you. It’s not as if you’d kill me but, let’s just say, you’d incapacitate me for a prolonged and agonizing period of time if I ever decided to ignore all the earlier experiences and indulge again.

That doesn’t mean, however, that I can’t appreciate the quality time we shared together, the memories you embedBy Daniel Dunaief forever ded in my taste buds and in my satisfied stomach.

I’ll start with the unexpected. Yes, you, in the corner, looking all innocu-

D. None of the above

ous. Stand up custardy yogurt and let me recall the smooth, cool feel and consistent taste. My favorite was banana, even though I lost the secondgrade spelling bee when I thought there had to be an extra “n” in there somewhere. Someone with as many vowels as there are in the name Dunaief should have recognized the superfluous nature of consonants, but alas I was too young.

Then there’s macaroni and cheese.

The soft noodles and almost too-sweet cheese was like a warm, sweet bath for my mouth. After throwing snowballs at my brothers or coming in from the walk along Mud Road from Gelinas on a rainy day, the hot mac and cheese revived me enough to break out my homework and try to figure how to find a second derivative or identify feldspar (a rock-forming mineral).

Then there’s that tall carton of milk. How awesome were you with Oreos and chocolate chip cookies? I’d dip the cookies deep into the milk, hoping they’d break apart. At the

end of that refreshing glass, I’d have a blend of cookie crumbs supersaturated in milk at the bottom. I tipped the cool glass toward my mouth and let those mushy morsels land gently on my unfolded tongue.

And then there’s ice cream. After a movie at Stony Brook Loews, I’d sit with my buddies at Friendly’s on Route 347 and wait as patiently as I could for everyone else to figure out what they wanted. I pretended to read the menu, particularly when I was on a date and was considering what to say next, but the choice was always the same: the mint chocolate chip sundae.

During cold winter days, particularly after a day of skiing with my family — who were patient enough for me to stop getting frustrated when I fell, learn from my mistakes and enjoy the ride — I looked forward to onion soup.

Oh, the melted cheese on the top of that soup. As my wife would say, what’s better than that?

Busboys risked serious injuries to their fingers if they tried to take the

Crock-Pot before I’d finished picking every piece of cheese off the sides.

When I finally looked up from my cheese removal operation, I saw my mom flashing that same annoying grin I show our children when I see how satisfied they are in a moment.

Since we’re discussing cheese, how about a grilled cheese? Buttered bread with soft American cheese was an irresistible delight. I’d order several of these sandwiches at the old Jack in the Box at the corner of 25A and Main Street in Setauket.

When I was young, one of my late father’s favorite sandwiches was Swiss cheese on rye with lettuce, tomato and mustard. The first time I tried it, I smiled politely and gave it back to him. Before the end of the dairy road for me, I ordered it again and thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe it was an acquired taste or maybe it brought me closer to my father, who I could imagine enjoying the life and the food as much as I did. Oh, those dairy delights.

State of the Union: Can you hear America singing?

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s I write this column, Tuesday, I am thinking of the State of the Union address that President Trump is scheduled to give to Congress and the nation in the evening.

What does each of us think about the state of the union at this time? Do we know enough about what’s happening in the country to offer a credible picture in this first month of the year 2018?

We know we have problems.

Big problems, if you follow the newscasts. We have a Congress that people seem to agree is “broken,” a president

By Leah S. Dunaief and without precedent. We have an economy that is the largest in the world, yet our citizens are divided into those enjoying its fruits and the rest who have been left behind. We have a remarkable health care system that

Between you and me

is not accessible for everyone. Our schools are uneven in their teaching, especially in subjects like math and science. We have to deal with racism, bigotry, sexism, ageism and lots of other “isms,” as well as gun violence, drugs, gangs, North Korea, Russia, the Taliban, you name them. It’s enough to addle the mind.

Then I think of the other side of the story, the story of what America means to me. When my grandchildren have their children, they will be sixth generation Americans. We are deeply rooted here in our country but not so much that we have forgotten how we got here and especially why we came. My father’s family arrived in the second half of the 19th century from Riga, the capital city of Latvia set on the Baltic Sea. We don’t know much about them except they were dairy farmers, and they managed to buy property and continue with that life after they landed and settled in Connecticut and upstate New York.

My dad, the middle child of nine, left the farm for the big city when he was 14, got a job at the bottom of the ladder in a hardware store, lived in a

boarding house in Brooklyn near his older brother, worked hard and for long hours, saved his pennies and ultimately started several hardware stores on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

It was about then that I came along, the middle child of three.

We know more about my mother’s side of the family. Her uncle, her mother’s brother, left the army in the Ukraine after a perilous stint at the beginning of the 20th century. He joined his uncle in Corona, Queens, who taught him how to use a sewing machine in a clothing factory. He realized he could earn more if he owned a machine and could hire himself out to the highest bidder, then understood he could do better still if he owned the factory. His four children all graduated from college, his daughters became teachers and his son served as a judge in the District and Criminal Courts of Suffolk County.

My mother’s grandparents and parents, alarmed at the unrest in their homeland in the first decade of the 20th century, followed the family chain, established themselves financially in New York City, and saw to it that their offspring were educated so

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that they might further contribute to society and share in its benefits.

This is the American Dream. This is the route that countless individuals and families followed for 400 years to reach their goals amid the freedom and security of the United States, Has that dream been achieved by everyone here in America? Certainly not, and the situations where people are chained to the past or even the present are heartbreaking. The national goal is to bring the American Dream to all living within our borders.

Except for Native Americans, we all started out as immigrants, foreigners in a foreign land, and those who came voluntarily — along with those who didn’t — aspired for more. Some came with more skills and resources, some with less. Some had supportive family networks, some arrived alone.

The American siren song still exists. The formula does work. I see it realized by people locally every day.

For all the cynicism and the partisanship, whatever the shortcomings and injustices, this is still America.

On the day of the State of the Union, this is what America means to me.

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SPORTS FROM JOHN DALY

Daly ‘never really lost it. It was quite amazing to see.’

— Tuffy Latour

Smithtown skeleton racer stepping out of retirement and back into Olympic spotlight

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Four years ago, Smithtown resident James Daly took his son John aside. The younger Daly had been in position to realize a long-held dream, only to see that dream slip away, as if it, and his sled, had slipped into a nightmare on Russian ice.

Competing in his second Olympics in the fast-paced sport of skeleton racing, John Daly was in fourth place in the Sochi Winter Olympics going into the final run of a fourheat race when his sled popped out of the grooves at the top of the mountain. That slip cost him time he could not afford to lose, sending him down to 15th place, and after the race, into retirement.

Daly’s father grabbed him and said, “What happens to you today will make you the man that you’ll be tomorrow,” the son recalled.

At the moment, Daly barely registered the words, as the agony of defeat was so keen that he walked away from a sport that had helped define his life over the last 13 years.

His retirement, however, only lasted two.

Daly wanted to rewrite his Olympic script.

The Smithtown native recently learned that he would represent the United States for a third time at the Winter Olympics, completing a comeback that required him to make marathon nine-hour drives from Virginia, where he’d gotten a job as a sales representative at medical technology company Smith & Nephew, to Lake Placid, where he returned to familiar stomping grounds.

A race official for bobsled and skeleton, the elder Daly continued to trek to the top of snowy and wind-whipped mountains, recognizing in the back of his mind that the middle of his three children might one day return to a sport where competitors sprint with a hand on their sled for five seconds and then dive headfirst onto a brakeless vehicle that can reach speeds in excess of 80 miles per hour.

John Daly, above left, is a professional skeleton racer. Competing on the slope, above right, he is racing again after a slip on the course in the Winter Olympic games in Russia cost him a potential medal. Daly, pictured directly above with father James, has had a successful season leading up to the Olympics in North Korea, grabbing gold in Lake Placid last year.

When he learned his son made the Olympic team that will compete in Pyeongchang, South Korea next month, Daly couldn’t contain his enthusiasm.

“I’ve been telling everybody,” the retired EMS worker for the FDNY said with a laugh, even including random people he meets at the gym.

“When people watch the Olympic games on TV, they see a person from a town they never heard of,” James Daly said. “Now, all of a sudden, they see Smithtown. It’s great.”

The racing Daly, who is now 32, had a long road back to reclaim a spot on the American team. For starters, he had to go back to North America Cup races, the junior circuit of racing.

Daly “never really lost it,” said Tuffy Latour, the head coach of the USA skeleton team. “It was quite amazing to see. We were quite pleased.”

In January of last year, Daly earned a gold medal at Salt Lake City and followed that up with a gold and silver at Lake Placid.

Not only was his proud father there to celebrate John’s return, James also put the hardware around his neck.

“He’s been there from the time I went down the mountain the first time,” John said.

“He’s always been there and for him to be there again, to put the medal on me for my first race back, it felt right.”

The pair joked while celebrating the first of several America’s Cup medals that the success felt familiar, like Daly was never gone.

At this point, Daly said he feels that the track in South Korea where he will square off against veteran sliders, including his longtime friend and teammate Matt Antoine, plays to his strengths. Latour said the American team is in a similar position preparing for South Korea as it was going into Sochi.

“We had a test of it last year in the World Cup,” the coach said. “The results were similar to what we had [in 2014].”

Latour said it sometimes helps to walk away for a few years and come back refreshed.

He highlighted Daly’s experience as an asset in preparation for the 2018 games.

“He has nothing to lose,” said Latour, who appreciates how Daly’s comedic side helps steady his teammates during competition. He said Daly has the same energy he had before he left the race. “It’s great to have him around.”

Daly said he’s proud to represent the United States. After he retired, he went to the gym, where he’d see people wearing sweatshirts emblazoned with the names of the colleges they’d attended. His sweatshirts read “USA.” “That USA represents every college,” said Daly. “It’s a good feeling to wear it.”

At the South Korea games, Daly will be without teammate and friend Steve Holcomb, who died last year at 37. Holcomb’s story, including a recovery from an eye disease that made him nearly blind to a gold medalwinning driver of the celebrated Night Train sled, inspired people around the world, as well as his teammates.

As with his fellow bobsled and skeleton racers, Daly will be flying down the mountain in a suit that has Holcomb’s initials on it.

Daly will spend a next few weeks preparing for one more chance in the Olympics.

During the training to get back, Daly said his body and his mind demanded to know why he’s going through this work again.

He told himself: “I’m here to finish my career off the way I’d like.”

Bennarda Daly, who will attend the Olympics with her husband, said the South Korea Olympics will give her son something he didn’t get from the games in Russia.

“In South Korea,” she said, “he will finally get closure.”