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LI Officials Call on MTA to Rescind Planned LIRR Fare Hike BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Local and state officials, along with citizen advocates voiced a collective message to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City during a press conference at Ronkonkoma train station on March 2: “Stop shortchanging Long Island.” The group called on the MTA to abandon its plan for a systemwide 4 percent fare increase in 2021 for Long Island Rail Road customers, including those in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The decision was a part of the NYC Outer Borough Rail Discount plan which offers an up to 20 percent discount for city riders. “Long Island is not the cash cow for New York City,” said Ed Romaine (R), Brookhaven Town supervisor. “This is unconscionable, this is a handout to the city at the expense of Long Island.” Romaine said a typical Ronkonkoma LIRR commuter who purchases a monthly parking pass, monthly train ticket and unlimited ride Metrocard would have to pay $7,224 annually. “The MTA has not made the capital investments it should on Long island — what about our riders?” Romaine said. The supervisor added that Long Island has already been shortchanged regarding electrification, as there is no electrification east of Huntington and none past the Ronkonkoma station. The discounts were mandated by the state
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Legislature as a condition of its approval of congestion pricing legislation, which would create new tolls for drivers in Manhattan to help fund the authority’s $51.5 billion capital program. The plan will go into effect in May of this year. Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) also took issue with the MTA’s decision. “We had the congestion pricing vote, which I voted against it,” he said. “This is completely counterintuitive to the folks using the trains. Congestion pricing was meant to get individuals to start using public transportation and not use their vehicles.” He added that the MTA has billions of dollars of subsidies from the state and federal government. “This is a New York City problem — we should not bear the brunt of it,” he said. “Mayor [Bill] de Blasio [D] should pay for this — they are overwhelmingly serviced [by the MTA].” The MTA board is made up of 21 stakeholders appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), including people recommended by unions and municipalities such as the city and surrounding counties. Kevin Law represents Suffolk County, and was nominated by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D). The other Long Island representative, David Mack, represents Nassau. Despite their differences, officials continued to agree with the planned change at a Feb. 26 board meeting, saying they expect the up to 20
Brookhaven Town officials, with Supervisor Ed Romaine at the microphone, join local representatives from the state and nearby townships to protest the LIRR’s planned fare hike. Photo from TOB
percent discount to entice Queens and Brooklyn commuters to use the LIRR if they live far from a subway line. MTA officials say this is a pilot program up to one year’s duration. However, on Long Island, other local officials voiced their displeasures. Ed Smyth (R), Huntington Town councilman, said commuters will essentially be paying for their ticket and for somebody in NYC. “Everything is being pushed out to Long Island in terms of expenses and it won’t be long until you’re expected to buy them a coffee and a bagel as well,” he said. Kevin LaValle (R-Selden), Brookhaven Town councilman, said the MTA plan would negatively affect the progress they’ve made to
bring transit-oriented development to the area. “On a town level, this is something we’ve been working on for years,” he said. “The Tritec [Ronkonkoma Hub] development is an example of that. It will make it easier for Long islanders to get into the city. With these fee increases it will make it harder for them to afford to live here and ride here.” Palumbo added he will be writing a letter to Cuomo in the coming days and will ask Long Island representatives from both political parties to sign it. The assemblyman is hopeful the plan can be changed before the NYS budget deadline next month. “Hopefully he can see it, and this can be fixed on April 1 — I’m just hoping that it doesn’t fall on deaf ears,” he said.
NY State Earmarks Funds, BNL Cancels Conference Due to Coronavirus BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With six cases of coronavirus Covid-19 in New York state confirmed as at March 4, state, local institutions are preparing for the potential spread of the virus. New York lawmakers earlier this week passed a $40 million spending bill. The funds will allow the Department of Health to hire staff, purchase equipment and gather additional resources to address a virus for which a travel ban no longer seems sufficient to ensure containment. A 50-year old Westchester man tested positive for the virus, even though he didn’t travel to areas of contamination, which include China, South Korea and Italy, and didn’t have known contact with anyone who has traveled to those areas. Through the so-called community spread of the virus, which has a mortality rate of more than 3 percent, can infect a wider range of people. Northwell Health Labs said earlier this week it expects to begin testing for Covid-19 within
a week. The health facility, which announced the future testing at a news conference March 2 with U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), said manual testing could involve 75 to 100 tests each day. After it automates the tests, the facility could process hundreds and even thousands of tests on a daily basis. Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson is part of Northwell Health group. Meanwhile, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Stony Brook University have made recommendations to staff who might travel to areas of infection. BNL is following the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and the State Department regarding health notices and travel advisories. The U.S. State Department has a donot-travel restriction on trips to China and Iran, along with specific areas of Italy and South Korea, while it also recommends reconsidering travel to Italy, South Korea and Mongolia. Also, BNL is asking visiting scientists if they
traveled to China or live with someone who visited China within 14 days. If the answer to either question is “yes,” these individuals have to complete a 14-day period away from China without symptoms before returning to the lab. BNL canceled the International Forum on Detectors for Photon Science conference, which was scheduled for March 29 through April 1 at Danfords Hotel in Port Jefferson. The conference was expected to have 40 participants. CSHL has told participants from these same countries that they may not attend any upcoming meetings or courses unless they provide certification that they have left those countries 15 days prior to the event. The lab has provided access to conferences through video streaming. The Cold Spring Harbor-based lab is also canceling all upcoming events that bring visitors to its campus until April 5. Also, CSHL is cleaning common areas including bathrooms, counters and dining areas more frequently, is providing more hand sanitation stations, is enhancing the readiness
of its Center for Health & Wellness and is providing secure transfer protocols for at-risk people with potential symptoms of the virus. SBU discouraged school-related and personal travel to China, Italy, Iran and South Korea. The school also created a mandatory preapproval requirement for all publicly funded university-sponsored travel plans to China, Italy, Iran and South Korea. SBU has not canceled the Florence University of the Arts program, since the university is continuing classes as usual and the Tuscany region doesn’t have any reported cases of the virus. On a national level, the Federal Reserve, in a move similar to decisions from other central banks, cut interest rates by half a percentage point, the biggest cut since the financial crisis of 2008. The cut was designed to stave off an economic slowdown caused by business disruptions from the coronavirus. “The coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity,” the Federal Reserve said in a statement.
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Brookhaven Animal Shelter Celebrates ‘St. Pet-rick’s Day’
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Town and Teachers Federal Credit Union Announce 2020 Recycling Events Partnership On Feb. 10, Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine and the town council accepted a $2,000 check from Brad Calhoun, president and CEO of Teachers Federal Credit Union to co-sponsor the Town’s 2020 recycling events. This is the sixth consecutive year that TFCU has partnered with the town. Each year Brookhaven holds recycling events that include paper shredding, e-waste disposal and a supervised prescription drug drop-off program
in every council district. The 12 recycling events to be held this year will help residents properly dispose of sensitive documents which, when improperly discarded, can fall into the hands of identity thieves. Besides the green benefits of shredding and recycling paper, officials said they value the security benefits. Residents can also get rid of e-waste and expired prescription drugs in an environmentally safe manner. These
recycling events are open to all Brookhaven town residents and small businesses. For more information, call 631-451-8696. Pictured from left: Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D); Councilman Michael Loguercio (R); Councilman Dan Panico (R); Supervisor Ed Romaine (R); TFCU President and CEO Brad Calhoun; Councilman Kevin LaValle (R); Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R); and Councilman Neil Foley (R).
The Town of Brookhaven Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, 300 Horseblock Road, Brookhaven will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with its “Irish I Had A Home” promotion, offering $65 adoptions March 16 and 17. The normal adoption fees are $137 for a dog and $140 for a cat. Adoptions will also include free neuter or spay, vaccinations, microchip, license, heartworm, flea and fecal tests. Come meet Helga (in top photo), Jocyln (above) and all their friends. The shelter is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 631-451-6950.
Field Trip to Town Hall
Selden Cub Scouts Pack 362 paid a visit to Councilman Kevin LaValle’s (R-Selden) office at Brookhaven Town Hall in Farmingville Feb. 6 as part of their requirement to achieve a “Building a Better World” pin. “I was happy to help these boys fulfill their requirement for the ... award pin by teaching them about my job as a councilman and discussing what is going on in our community,” LaValle said. “Thank you to the scouts and parents of Pack 362 for your interest in getting involved and for asking great questions!” Photo courtesy of LaValle’s office
Whole Foods in Lake Grove to host Junior Iron Chef event
Come cheer on aspiring young chefs at the 8th annual Junior Iron Chef competition at Whole Foods Market, 120 New Moriches Road, Lake Grove this Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Middle and High school-aged student teams will create recipes and compete in the one-day cooking challenge. For more information, call 631588-1466.
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School News Newfield and Centereach Robotics Teams Join Forces
The Newfield Roverines and the Centereach Cougars robotics teams came together to win the Tournament Champions trophy at Vaughn College of Aeronautics on Saturday, Feb. 29. In addition, Newfield received the Excellence Award and Centereach took home the Think Award. The Roverines and Cougars will be heading to the VEX Robotics New York State Championships Saturday, March 7, in Katonah. Members of the Middle Country robotics teams are vying to return to the VEX Robotics World Championships in April. Photo from the Middle Country Central School District
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ShopRite in Selden Robbed Suffolk County police officers are looking to identify and locate a man who allegedly stole from a Selden store in November. A man entered ShopRite, located at 71 College Plaza, on Nov. 30 at around 7:50 a.m. and allegedly stole a shopping cart full of food. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this incident can contact Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220TIPS (8477) or by utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.p3tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.
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East Setauket Woman Killed in Crash Police said an East Setauket woman, who had been trying to assist people involved in a separate crash in Islandia, was struck and killed by a passing vehicle the morning of Monday, March 2. Suffolk County police said a 2005 Toyota was rear-ended by a 2002 Toyota on eastbound Suffolk Avenue, west of Casement Avenue, at around 5:40 a.m. Jennifer Burgess, 36, of East Setauket, who was not involved in the crash, stopped to render assistance to the involved drivers.
A 2014 Toyota and a 2003 Chevrolet then struck the 2005 Toyota, causing Burgess to step into the westbound lane of Suffolk Avenue where she was struck by a 2018 Honda. Burgess was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the Honda, Chris Cardinale, 59, of St. James, was not injured. The Honda was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the 3rd Squad at 631-854-8352.
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County
Regional Council, Panel Try to Solve Solid Waste Crisis Brookhaven’s Landfill Set to Close in 2024, Romaine Says a Plan is Needed Now
and bridge infrastructure,” he said. “And this approach is bringing us ever-increasing costs.” In a panel following the presentation, experts and officials discussed potential solutions and ideas to what was called a “looming crisis.” “The amount of waste generated on Long Island is increasing,” White said. “With the current volume at the Brookhaven landfill, that means 720,000 tons a year of waste has to find a home somewhere, and another 350,000 tons of ash from the energy from waste facilities will have to find a home somewhere.” Will Flower, the vice president of regional trash carting company Winters Bros., said BY DAVID LUCES statistics show each person produces about 4 1/2 DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM pounds of waste a day. Each day 2,000 trucks About 100 people crowded into the lower transport waste off the island. An option mentioned was increasing the level of a Melville office building Feb. 27. All were there to talk about what ends up in the trash use of rail cars to transport solid waste. About bin. Yet, despite the dry subject matter, all knew 6,000 rail cars carry 600,000 tons of waste off that garbage will be the talk of Suffolk County the island. Other attendees and panelists said stakeholders and beyond in just a few short years. The Long Island Regional Planning Council need to come up with more innovative ways to hosted a meeting about what Long Island does handle waste. Ideas included turning ash into with its garbage and, in particular, how the region building materials and pulverizing recyclable will dispose of millions of solid waste when the glass to use in road materials. Flower showed a piece of landfill equipment Town of Brookhaven landfill closes in 2024. The discussion brought together local elected damaged by glass as a result of it being put with officials, environmentalists, waste management other waste, adding that glass can be and should company representatives and the state be recycled. Since China’s 2018 decision to ban the Department of Environmental Conservation, import of most plastics and among others. other materials used by Michael White, its recycling processors, a vice chair of the plannumber of municipalities ning council, outlined have altered programs the issue to attendees and in cases have reduced in a presentation. or eliminated recycling. Currently, the Suffolk County has recently Brookhaven landcreated a Regional Recycling fill handles over Assessment Task Force in an 350,000 tons of ash —Ed Romaine effort to tackle the issue. annually from enerTown of Brookhaven gy-from-waste faciliSupervisor Ed Romaine (R) ties, in addition to hancalled for a regional effort. dling 720,000 tons of solid waste. “It’s not a looming crisis — It’s now,” he “Solid waste management is achieved through a public and private sector partnership,” White said. “Either we get together as a region to said. “Trash is either burned or exported to four resolve this and have a path forward, or this is going to be yet another thing that makes Long energy-from-waste facilities on the island.” The facilities in Hempstead, Huntington- Island less desirable to live and work.” The supervisor stressed that the region needs Smithtown, Babylon and Islip are all operated by Covanta Energy. The Babylon location to act to find ways beyond either burning or storing waste in landfills. handles about 50,000 tons of waste. “I can’t believe in 2020 that’s the only “The remainder of the residential trash is shipped off on trucks to upstate landfills,” the two ways to deal with waste; we need to do something now before we run out of time,” vice chair of the planning council said. White said waste from Oyster Bay, the Town he said. Officials from the planning council said of North Hempstead, Riverhead, Southampton they plan on forming a subcommittee to look and East Hampton get driven off the island. “We have thousands of tons of waste shipped at the solid waste management crisis and off Long Island every day, resulting in further asked attendees to help them develop further stress on our aging and congested highway recommendations.
‘It’s not a looming crisis — It’s now.’
Above, New York State DEC Regional Director Carrie Meek-Gallagher speaks about what it will take to impact the looming garbage crisis; below, an aerial view of the Brookhaven Landfill. Above photo by David Luces; below photo from Google Maps.
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Owners of Urban Air, Dave Wolmetz and Keith Handler, center, have pledged to raise $100,000 for research at Stony Brook Medicine. Dr. Theodore Gabig and Dr. Huda Salman (holding check) along with SBU staff join the business owners at a press conference Feb. 27. Photo from Stony Brook Medicine
Brook “heroes.” The date of the installment presentation had a special meaning for him. “My motivation was to recognize that I have a second opportunity around — second birthday today, Feb. 27, it’s the date of my stem cell transplant,” he said. “And this serves my purpose on the Earth at this point, to give back and create lives for cancer survivors.” Wolmetz underwent total body irradiation and chemotherapy at the hospital after being
diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia in 2018. His treatment at Stony Brook inspired him to start the nonprofit Why Not Us Foundation, with the hopes of raising funds for the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell research program at the cancer center. The program supports Stony Brook scientists who work on developing personalized cell therapy to treat blood cancers. Wolmetz said patients spend a lot of time alone and planning Urban Air with Handler
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While receiving treatment for leukemia, Dave Wolmetz distracted himself with plans to open an indoor adventure park, and now that business is allowing him to give back to the center that enabled him to carry on with his dream. Wolmetz, of Commack, and his business partner and childhood friend, Keith Handler, have pledged to raise $100,000 for the Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant team at Stony Brook University Cancer Center over the course of five years. On Feb. 27, they presented doctors and nurses with the first installment of $20,000 at their Urban Air Lake Grove adventure park. The business opened in November 2019 and includes an indoor coaster, ropes course, indoor playground and more. Dr. Huda Salman, director of both the Hematologic Malignancies Service and the CAR T Cellular Therapy Program, said Urban Air’s pledge will be a big help to the research program, which recently received approval for its first trial by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. At the Feb. 27 press conference, Wolmetz called the members of the medical team at Stony
helped him get through some difficult times. The business partners, who both graduated from Ward Melville High School in 1988, said they were tired of seeing so many people engaged in a digital world. It inspired them to create a place where children could get out and be physical, which plays into healthy habits. “We talked about things over the years, but we never got serious until two years ago, and one thing led to another,” Handler said, adding the best reviews they get are when parents say they got their best night’s sleep because their children slept in after running around the indoor park. Wolmetz and Handler said the decision to donate locally was an easy one for them. Wolmetz said it was excellent medical care, a positive attitude and faith that got him to a place where you could think of other things, including giving back to those going through the same experience that he had. “We both agreed it was an important initiative that when we serve the community with our business to give a percentage and proceeds back to a meaningful campaign,” he said. For an appointment with Stony Brook University Cancer Center, call 631-722-2623. For information about the CD4 CAR T-cell clinical trial, call 631-728-7425.
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Editorial Letters to the Editor The Trash Imperative Long Island Must Oppose Planned LIRR Fare Hike It’s now become obvious that Long Island has a garbage problem. It’s an issue that’s not going away. The Town of Brookhaven is set to close its landfill in 2024, and after many municipalities altered their recycling programs when China’s decision to ban the import of most plastics and other materials used by its recycling processors in 2018, our communities can’t avoid the problem anymore. The Brookhaven landfill alone handles about 350,000 tons of ash annually from energy-from-waste facilities, in addition to handling 720,000 tons of solid waste. A representative from a local carting company at a recent Long Island Regional Planning Council meeting said that one person can produce 4 1/2 pounds of garbage a day and that 2,000 trucks daily transport waste off the Island. While waste is transported off Long Island to upstate New York, opting for more trucking leads to more traffic and exhaust fumes exacerbating already poor air quality, plus damage to the roads. Transporting more garbage by rail can be a better option. In our easily disposal world, overflowing garbage pails wind up going to landfills that are near capacity. It’s important for residents not only to ask their legislators to think outside of the box to come up with a solution but also to look inside their homes and be mindful when discarding rubbish. We’re not talking about anything radical, like fitting all of your trash from a year in a jar, but many products are thrown out when they can be fixed. While it may not make a huge dent in the number of stuff thrown out yearly, repair cafés, like the one recently hosted at Comsewogue Public Library, are an option instead of just buying something new. If one of these events can’t be found in an area, YouTube is filled with videos on how to repair various items. A simple Google search really can do wonders. New York State’s ban on plastic bags is a good step, but there needs to be a new way of looking at buying items, possible forgoing one-use items like plastic water bottles for refillable, reusable on-the-go drinkware and being vigilant about separating garbage. Requesting towns to revert to better recycling programs, where glass is part of the process, is also a must. Long Island is just that, an island, and the problem is that we have no real way to take our garbage and simply take it somewhere else. Shipping our trash off the Island will only mean more traffic and broken roads. Indeed, we on Long Island have to look at other places that are more like us in geography for solutions. In Japan, residents and visitors to the country are expected to separate their waste into combustible, incombustible, oversized garbage and then glass bottles and cans. The precise separation of waste leads to more post-consumer use recycled items, and the country is an example of how it can be done. In nearby South Korea, which has only half a peninsula for itself, has little room for additional dumps or landfills. In restaurants or even food courts, people are expected to use metal utensils and cups which are cleaned and reused. State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) recently introduced legislation to amend the state Environmental Conservation Law to establish a New York State goal where no less than 85 percent of solid waste to be reduced, reused, recycled or composted by 2030. That is an ambitious goal, but even looking to reach those heights could do us a wealth of good. Municipalities, waste management services and our local residents should get on board. 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 letters to dluces@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to TheTimes of Middle Country, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.
We are writing to express our concern with the recently ratified NYC MTA Outer Borough Discount plan. As elected representatives of residents who reside on the eastern end of Long Island, we cannot support a plan that discounts fares for those closer to New York City, while increasing fares for many of our constituents here in Suffolk County who commute daily, as well as those who travel by rail to New York City for pleasure. Both support the economy of the New York City while living on Long Island. As the entity responsible for mass transportation in New York State and as the largest regional transportation system in the
country, the MTA is aware that transportation pricing and other major MTA decisions have a large-scale regional effect. Tasked with providing public transportation for all of New York State, the MTA must ensure that major decisions, including those about pricing, are fair and equitable. Transportation is one of the top expenses for Long Islanders, right after housing costs. While we understand that this plan may benefit certain individuals, it cannot be to the inequitable financial burden of Long Islanders. This is a nonpartisan issue facing all Long Island LIRR commuters who have been saddled with this 4 percent fare increase. Therefore, our state senators,
assembly members, county legislators, town and local elected officials must stand together to demand that the MTA abandon their plan for a systemwide 4 percent fare increase and find a more equitable method of discounting pricing for transport to New York City that does not place an undue economic burden on Long Island. We strongly push the MTA to reconsider this plan today.
Prediction: President Donald Trump (R) will blame the Democrats for the coronavirus health crisis and its impact on the economy. He will call them “Do nothing Democrats.” He will label the media that doesn’t back him (or just sticks to accurate journalism) “fake news.” He will claim that we are “winning.” He and his cronies will shout that those who oppose him are “politicizing” the story. Have I gotten it right so far? Oh … one more thing, Fox News will be his mouthpiece. Fact of the matter is, at a time when the federal government needs true science more than ever before, Trump has at the
very least a credibility crisis. This is the president who tried to ban the CDC from using certain words including: vulnerable, diversity, entitlement, transgender, fetus, evidence-based and science-based. This is a man who has called climate change the greatest hoax of all time. And most relevant to the current situation, Trump has supported the notion that childhood vaccines cause autism. He changed his mind on the latter when he saw the political fallout and not because of scientific analysis. He has consistently scorned the scientific community, but now he needs them. Trump’s definition of truth is based on
only one thing — how it makes him look, facts and thoughtful analysis be damned. Having lived this nightmare for more then three years, now that we have a real health crisis that requires real science to resolve, Trump has a credibility problem and so long as Trump remains president, humanity has a problem too. I would like to be able to say Trump will step up to the plate and do what is right for all Americans. We’re all susceptible to coronavirus, but with Trump’s history, how can anyone have confidence? Dave Hensen Miller Place
The 2018 elections gave Democrats full control over New York State’s three branches of government. Dem candidates, especially those running for Senate as “moderates,” promised to resist the hard left influence of New York City pols. On April 1, 2019, that caucus ignored dire, bipartisan warnings from Republicans, law enforcement personnel and district attorneys, ramming through legislation radically reducing by roughly 400, the number of offenses requiring bail. Democratic Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. confirmed some of his colleagues worst fears, by citing 301 inmates released, including 41 connected with brand-name gangs. “We’re not talking about the first time offender.” Toulon doesn’t want people with a record of assault or robbery returning to their community so easily, saying, “That’s not fearmongering. That’s just pure common sense.” His concerns have proven to be well founded. Less than two weeks after Jordan
Randolph, already convicted of two felony DWIs, was charged with tampering with an ignition lock designed to keep him from driving drunk, he killed 27-year-old Jonathan Flores-Maldonado. Randolph, charged with drunk driving, was freed the next day. Under the new law, seconddegree vehicular manslaughter doesn’t require posting a bond. On Jan. 29, six suspected drug dealers, accused of running a $7 million Bronx fentanyl distribution operation, were released without bail. Authorities described hundreds of thousands of envelopes packed with the powder in the apartment. Assistant District Attorney Michael Di Paolo said, “None of the defendants are eligible for bail.” Somehow, this crew flooding New York and New England with $7 million of deadly poison, qualified as nonviolent felony defendants. The new law mandated they be let go. Perhaps the most clear-headed assessment of no-cash bail reform came from two
unrepentant criminals, Gerod Woodberry and Charles Barry. Released after [allegedly] robbing his fifth bank, Woodberry reportedly opined, “I can’t believe they let me out. What were they thinking?” Barry, sporting a history of 139 arrests — six this year — was even more candid. “It’s the Democrats! The Democrats know me and the Republicans fear me. You can’t touch me! I can’t be stopped!” You’d hope that kind of humiliation, along with the miscarriages of justice cited above, would drive local Democrats to keep their promises and break from radical New York City pols on this increasingly problematic law. As was the case last April 1, and despite efforts to misdirect voters toward some mythical GOP boogeyman, overwhelming Dem legislative majorities give them, if and when they choose, complete power to make statutory changes. It should be done ASAP. Jim Soviero East Setauket
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For starters, before my birthday celebration kicked in, my sister-in-law and brother-inlaw sent me AirPods. I knew I was supposed to open the gift on my birthday, but I’m not exactly the most patient person when it comes to opening presents. Gee, I wonder where my kids get that trait? Anyway, the reaction from my son was almost as enjoyable as the present itself. When he saw me wearing them, he said, “How did you get those?” as if the question were an accusation. “My friends all have them.” My daughter did a test run with me, chatting with me on FaceTime while she stared at my ears instead of at my uneven sideburns or the hairy bridge connecting my eyebrows. It’s increasingly rare these days for anything I do, say or wear to be considered “up to date,” so this wonderful gift hit the mark. I’m enjoying using the AirPods at the gym, where I don’t have to worry about the wire bouncing around when I’m running or after I’ve exercised, when I’m panting as I
lean over the water fountain. The best part, though, is that they allow me to talk with someone while I’m walking my dog and picking up his droppings. I don’t have to worry about the wire coming lose when he suddenly pulls hard on the leash to chase a rabbit or to run away from the sudden noise a desiccated leaf makes when it blows in the wind behind us. Yes, despite his 90-pound body, he finds the unexpected noise from leaves threatening. While I insisted to my wife that she didn’t need to buy anything for me, she purchased several items of clothing, like shorts and shirts that fit, look good and are incredibly comfortable. She also got this terrific jacket that repels the white dog hair that has rendered the rest of my outerwear ridiculous when interacting with members of the general public. This birthday we ventured to the Big Easy, where the ubiquitous music still resonates. We took a paddleboat ride and heard about the Mississippi River and the site of the Battle
of New Orleans. The oak trees lining the bank are about 250 to 300 years old, which means that the same trees stood in the same spot during the battle. My teenage son, who isn’t always the picture of patience with his demanding dad, played with me and allowed me to hug him in public during the weekend. That was better than any gift he could have purchased. My daughter, meanwhile, celebrated vicariously from college. A few of her friends wandered into the screen and wished me the best. Finally, I connected by phone with college roommates, nephews, brothers and my mom, who was a critical part of that day so many years ago. Birthdays have, at times, made me feel older and displaced. This one, with the meaningful conversations, the laughter with my wife and children and the chats with friends and relatives, as well as the “cool” gifts, made me feel so young.
Early Voting Equality for All Women and Men, Regardless of Race
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n this year of celebrating a century since women were granted the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment, I will tell you a true tale from the dustbin of history. W o m e n voted for three decades after the American Revolution. They voted from 17761807 alongside men in, of all places, New Jersey. How do Between I know? Jennifer you and me Schuessler tells me so in the Feb. BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF 24 edition of The New York Times.
The women were only stopped from voting after “rampant fraud and corruption.” For example it seems that some men put on dresses to vote multiple times. New Jersey passed a law then, limiting voting in 1807 to white men. Was it an early expression of gender equality or a legal loophole that enabled women — and African Americans — to vote at the dawn of our country? Or was that a myth? The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia located new-found poll lists that show women voted in “significant numbers” before they were denied. In August of this year the museum will open an exhibit called ironically, “When Women Lost the Vote,” featuring those documents. This is a great triumph for the museum and the tale. While other states limited the vote to “freemen” or male inhabitants, New Jersey
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gave the right to vote to all “inhabitants” as long as “they” could show they had property worth 50 pounds. That ruled out most married women, whose property or income went to their husbands when they married. However, the law enfranchised many women, regardless of race, in New Jersey — or so the early story went. But where was the proof? Then, an 1801 poll list from Montgomery Township, found in the New Jersey State Archives in Trenton, was the first real modern-day evidence of numerous women voters. The state archives had acquired the lists in 2016 “from the descendants of a long-ago county clerk.” Now there are 18 poll lists from four New Jersey townships from 1797-1807 that have been found. Nine of them include 163 unique women’s names. The women had cast about 7.7 percent of total votes. On some lists, it was as much as 14 percent.
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An interesting corollary is that the women’s names almost always appear in bunches, suggesting that women came to the polls in groups. Maybe that had something to do with the polls often being located in taverns “awash with drunkenness and guns,” according to The Times. Philip Mead, chief historian at the Museum of the American Revolution, explained that there was difficulty in determining who met the property requirements, which contributed to the end of gender and race equality in New Jersey. Still, Mead sees a positive message in this research for the museum’s exhibit: “In early New Jersey, we have women voting and African Americans voting. This is a story both about what we might have been, and about who we’ve become.” It is a fitting tale to mark the end of Black History Month and the beginning of Women’s History Month.
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