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The quickest growing segment of the oral cancer population is young, healthy, nonsmokers, according to Stony Brook Medicine. Commonly associated with tobacco use, oral cancer can strike anyone. In younger populations the incidence of this form of cancer is on the rise in part due to exposure to the human papillomavirus, which is why oral cancer screening is important. In support of Oral Cancer Awareness Month, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine will host free oral cancer screenings April 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in

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Middle Country Public Library will host Calling All Boomers and Seniors! Products and Services Fair April 12. The annual event showcases recreational and informational resources, including complimentary health screening and senior travel opportunities. Elder law advisers, wellness counselors, members of

social service and veterans and volunteer organizations will be showcased. There will be free caption phones for individuals with hearing loss and rebuilt computers for veterans and those in financial need. The event is free and open to the public and runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library’s Centereach location at 101 Eastwood Blvd.

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‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’: North Shore’s Taking the lead of demonstrations started by people barely old enough to drive during the days of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement, North Shore students marched Saturday. Their messages were clear in their rhetoric delivered over a sound system from the bed of a pickup truck and on homemade signs: lives lost to gun violence are no longer acceptable, especially in schools, and politicians who do not agree are going to have organized and audible opposition. A local incarnation of the March for Our Lives, a movement started by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 people dead in Parkland, Florida, Feb. 14, took place at the intersection of Routes 347 and 112 in Port Jefferson Station March 24. While thousands stomped through Washington, D.C., and countless other areas across the globe, several hundred gathered locally, thanks to the organizing efforts of students from Miller Place, Port Jefferson, Ward Melville and other area high schools, to call on politicians to take action to prevent gun violence in schools and communities. Activist organizations such as the North Country Peace Group, Long Island Rising, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Building Bridges in Brookhaven assisted the high schoolers in setting up the demonstration. Calls for legislative action in speeches and on signs ranged from all-encompassing bans of “assault style” weapons seen abroad, like in Australia; to the more incremental policy changes being discussed in state houses and on the federal level, such as raising the minimum age to purchase firearms from 18 to 21; to bans on modifiers that make semiautomatic weapons function like automatic weapons; stronger background checks; and longer waiting periods for purchases. “We are infused with a passion for change — change that we hope will drain the stagnant pool of corruption in our nation,” Miller Place High School student Jake Angelo said to the crowd. “We are the hope for our country’s future — the generation of awareness, the generation of calling ‘B.S.’ and the generation of change.” Nearly all of the student speakers directed their remarks at 1st Congressional District U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and the National Rifle Association, the powerful lobbying arm whose political contributions are often criticized as the deterrent to advancing gun legislation by those who lean to the political left. Zeldin received nearly $10,000 in campaign contributions from the NRA during his reelection campaign in 2016, according to campaign finance watchdog OpenSecrets.org. “Change does not happen when the leaders deem it so,” Ward Melville High School student Scott Egnor said. “Change happens when every day folks say that enough is enough. Change happens when every day folks draw the line. Change happens when we vote Lee Zeldin out. We will take this movement, by Americans, for Americans, and we will bring it to the doors of the capital. We will not stop until Congress is more afraid of our voice than the NRA checkbooks.”

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Longwood sophomore Ariana addresses march attendees at the Port Jefferson Station sister March for Our Lives March 24. A spokeswoman for Zeldin, Katie Vincentz, said in an email the congressman has and will continue to meet with those on both sides of the gun control debate, when asked if he planned to meet with any of the NY-1 students behind the Port Jeff Station march. She said Zeldin supports banning bump stocks, fixing the National Criminal Instant Background Check System and “ensuring lunatics manifesting violent criminal intentions to murder with firearms have access to none,” among other changes widely regarded as incremental gun control steps. She did not say whether or not he would support a ban on assault-style weapons when asked. “The more people of all ages participating the better,” Vincentz said when asked how Zeldin viewed the activism of students in his district and beyond. A speaker who identified herself as Ariana, a sophomore at Longwood High School, also invoked Zeldin during her remarks.

“Why should 15 year olds have to discuss the possibility of dying at the hands of a mass shooter?” she said. “Why should we be discussing dying in school, a place where we’re supposed to be safe and protected? And what can we expect from politicians like Lee Zeldin? Apparently only prayers and condolences. Congress is not taking the necessary steps to keep students like me and my friends safe — or the 5 year olds in kindergarten, or the 11 year olds in middle school. That’s why we are here. We cannot wait for the adults in Congress to continue to let the call the shots — Jake Angelo NRA when it comes to our safety. These politicians are not listening to us because we are supposedly too young to know what’s good for us, but apparently their silence is what’s best. Or perhaps the issue here is special interests and the money they receive is more important to them than our lives.” Many of the parents of student speakers and participants in attendance expressed

“We are the hope for our country’s future — the generation of awareness, the generation of calling ‘B.S.’ andthe generation of change.

how proud they were of their children. “It’s honestly the most proud that I’ve ever been of them,” said Kathy Podair, whose daughter Emma and friend Alyssa Anderson, Smithtown High School West students, were among the marchers. “I’ve raised them to be strong women and to speak out against things that are wrong and that need to change. To see them take that initiative and stand up, I feel like I did a good job. I’m very proud of them today.” She called sending a student off to high school in today’s world “terrifying.” “They had a lockdown drill last week,” she said. “We got an email from the superintendent in the morning letting us know that there will be an unannounced lockdown drill today, and they came home from school and told me they were in the choir room when it happened, in a room that doesn’t have a lock on the [glass] door, and they said, ‘We were sitting ducks if this was real.’ There were 150 kids in this room and they said, ‘There’s nowhere safe for us to hide.’” Port Jefferson High School students Ben Zaltsman and Matt Pifko, who helped organize an indoor assembly that took place March 14, the day of the national walkout, along with classmate Gavin

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Clockwise from top left, marchers proudly displays signs during the sister March for Our Lives in Port Jefferson Station March 24. Miller Place’s Jake Angelo, in orange shirt and hean jacket, and a Ward Melville sophomore Ariana, in orange and white shirt, speak to the crowd during the event.

MARCH FOR OUR LIVES continued from page A4 Barrett, also spoke during the event. The trio said they were inspired by the solidarity they felt from seeing so many of their peers in attendance. The students helped establish a station in the high school that will remain open at which their peers can get assistance in writing letters to elected representatives. Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) and state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) were also among the attendees. “It is amazing to see the passion, the dedication, commitment of these students — no fear,” Hahn said. “It is wonderful. They are focused, they are determined, they

are smart and they’re getting things done already. And we need to follow their lead.” A smaller group of counter-protesters stood across the street on Route 347 holding signs in support of the Second Amendment, with several Suffolk County Police Department officers and their cars positioned on the median to separate the two groups, though no violence and minimal interaction occurred. A package of gun control bills passed the New York State Assembly in March and will require passage by the Republicanmajority state Senate before becoming law. All of the students asked said they intend to vote in the next election, or the first one after their 18th birthday. Organizers from the various activist groups had a table set up during the march to help register attendees to vote.

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LEGALS ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified/registered voters of the Middle Country Central School District at Centereach, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Centereach Building of the Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 9:30 A.M. prevailing time, for the purpose of voting upon the following items: (1) To adopt the Annual Library Budget for the fiscal year 2018-2019 and to authorize that the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the Middle Country Central School District; and (2) To elect one (1) Trustee to the Middle Country Public Library to fill a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2018, and ending on June 30, 2023, as a result of the expiration of the term of office presently held by Edward McMullin. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on April 10, 2018 the polls will open between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and voting will be held in the Middle Country Public Library (Centereach Building), 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York; and FURTHER NOICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Budget Hearing will be conducted by the Board of Trustees on March 28,2018 at 7 PM at the Library located at 101 Eastwood Boulevard to present the proposed 2018-19 budget; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Middle Country Public Library’s purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said vote/ election except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from the Library, located at 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York during the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. prevailing time and; FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the Office of Trustee of the Middle Country Public Library are available from the Office of the Election Clerk (Janet A. Ross being designated as the Election Officer) located in the Middle Country Public Library, 101

Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York. Petitions may be filed on any weekday between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time not later than Monday, March 12, 2018. Each petition must be directed to the Election Clerk and must designate the office sought, the name and residence of the candidate and must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District setting forth their addresses; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting within the past four (4) years, such voter is eligible to vote at this vote/ election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law on Tuesday , April 3, 2018 between the hours of 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm, prevailing time at the Library Building, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York and at the election/vote, at which time any person will be entitled to have his/her name placed on such register, providing that at the meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special District Meeting or Annual District Meeting for which the register is prepared, and that the register so prepared pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York and the registration list prepared by the Board of Elections of Suffolk County will be filed in the office of the Election Clerk, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to April 10, 2018 excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm prevailing time; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for the election of Trustee of the Library, and for the adoption of the annual budget may be applied for at the office of the Election Clerk, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York during regular business hours. Such application must be received by the Election Clerk no later than 5 pm seven (7) days prior to the vote/election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by 5 pm on April 9, 2018 if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the

voter. No absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Election Clerk not later than 5 pm on the day of the vote/ election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Election Clerk’s office during regular business hours on each of the five days prior to April 10, 2018 except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Dated: Centereach, York December 2017

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BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY John Hoctor, President 74 2/22 4x tmc LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION AND BUDGET HEARING MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT CENTEREACH, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT at CENTEREACH of the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York (the “School District”), that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, at the Newfield High School Library, 145 Marshall Drive, Selden, New York for Election Districts No. 1 and No. 2, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2018-19 fiscal year. 2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the vote on the budget and election of the members of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Prevailing Time, for the purpose of voting by machine upon those matters at Election District No. 1, located at Centereach High School, LEGALS con’t on pg. 7

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Michael Castellano of Brooklyn is accused of allegedly offering Suffolk businesses fake fire extinguisher inspections in charges brought by the district attorney.

DA says Suffolk businesses were scammed with fake inspections BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini (D) announced the arrest of a Brooklyn man March 27 who allegedly scammed approximately 30 businesses in Suffolk County into paying for fake fire extinguisher inspections. “This individual was preying on small business owners who were trying to do the right thing and protect the safety of their employees,” Sini said. “This is not just a matter of bringing a scam artist to justice; it is a matter of ensuring that our small businesses are safe and in compliance with fire safety laws.” Michael Castellano, 51, of Brooklyn, was arraigned in Suffolk County Court on charges of a first-degree scheme to defraud, a class-E felony; first-degree falsifying business records, a class-E felony; and petit larceny, a class-A misdemeanor. Bail was set at $5,000 cash or $20,000 bond. Castellano allegedly collected money from business owners for fire extinguisher inspections and falsified certificates of

inspection under business Liberty Fire Extinguisher Sales Co. from as early as August 2017. He allegedly charged businesses $20 per fire extinguisher and replaced the inspection tags without servicing the equipment. He allegedly collected approximately $1,050 from businesses located across Suffolk County. Castellano targeted small businesses owned by immigrants, according to the DA’s office, many of whom speak English as a second language. Sini urged business owners to check their fire extinguishers for inspection tags issued by Liberty Fire Extinguisher Sales Co. “If you are a business owner in Suffolk County and you were a victim of Mr. Castellano’s scam, please contact the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office at 631-853-5602 or via email at InfoDA@suffolkcountyny.gov,” Sini said. Castellano was arrested by Suffolk County police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s squad March 26. He is being represented by the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County and due back in court on March 30. The matter is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Kevin Ward.

POLICE BLOTTER

Incidents and arrests March 20–25 7-Eleven robberies

Suffolk County police arrested a Farmingville man for allegedly robbing a Farmingville convenience store twice during the past three months. Deshawn Martin allegedly entered 7-Eleven, located at 358 Mooney Pond Road, and robbed an employee at gunpoint March 20 at 12:08 a.m., according to police. Sixth Precinct officers located Martin a short time later on Route 25, near South Coleman Road, in Centereach. Further investigation by Major Case Unit detectives determined Martin also allegedly robbed the location Jan. 1 at 6:45 a.m. Martin, 21, was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and resisting arrest. He was arraigned March 20 at 1st District Court.

Stony Brook murder-suicide

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a murdersuicide that occurred at a Stony Brook home March 25. Sixth Precinct officers were called to Pembrook Drive after a family member of the residents called 911 to report the discovery of two deceased adults. Following an investigation, it was determined Raymond Foster, 79, shot his wife, Sandra, 78, and then shot himself, according to Suffolk County police. The two were pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. — COMPILED BY ALEX PETROSKI

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Commack firefighter killed in Iraq military helicopter crash BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A military helicopter crash in Iraq has hit close to home for both the Commack and Elwood communities. Commack resident Master Sgt. Christopher Raguso, 39, was among those killed in the March 15 helicopter crash. The 39-year-old was one of seven airmen on board a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter carrying out a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, an Americanled mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, according to the United States Department of Defense. The DOD said the cause of the crash is under investigation. Raguso was assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing at the Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton. His mother, Laura Raguso, of East Northport, said she pleaded with him not to go on this most recent deployment. “I begged him not to do it,” she said at a press conference, but that Raguso responded by saying if he didn’t go and do it, who would? “As a mother, he crushed me that day.” Raguso was also a 13-year veteran of the Fire Department of the City of New

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York, where he was currently serving as a lieutenant assigned to Battalion 50 in Queens. On six different occasions, he was cited for bravery and life-saving actions either for his individual actions or as part of a unit. “Lt. Raguso and Fire Marshal [Christopher] Zanetis bravely wore two uniforms in their extraordinary lives of service — as New York City firefighters and as members of the United States Armed Forces,” said FDNY Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro. “The hearts and prayers of the entire department are with their loved ones and with the families of their five fellow service members who lost their lives defending our country.” But to Commack residents, Raguso was perhaps best known for his service with the Commack Fire Department as lieutenant of Company 4, located off Kings Park Road. He joined as a volunteer in 2000, according to Commack Fire Commissioner Pat Fazio, and previously served as captain of Company 2 located on Elwood Road. “He was a devoted father, devoted husband, devoted family man and a true patriot to our company,” Fazio said. “It’s unfortunate the timing and passing of his death while serving his country and

District Administration Office located at 8 43rd Street, Centereach, NY 11720. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available beginning Tuesday, May 1, 2018, on the District’s website at http://www.mccsd. net/, and except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at each of the following school houses in the District during the following designated hours and at the Middle Country Public Library: CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL, Centereach 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. DAWNWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, Centereach 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

EUGENE AUER MEMORIAL SCHOOL, Lake Grove 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL, Selden 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. HOLBROOK ROAD SCHOOL, Centereach 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Centereach 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, Selden 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. NEW LANE MEMORIAL SCHOOL, Selden 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. NORTH COLEMAN ROAD SCHOOL, Centereach 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

fighting for the freedoms we all enjoy.” Raguso was posthumously bestowed the rank of honorary fire chief based on a unanimous vote of the Commack Fire Department’s membership March 16. He was well known in the firehouse as he played an “integral role” in training new members, according to Fazio. “It’s not for any other reason other than he would have achieved the rank of chief, no doubt,” the commissioner said. “It was an aspiration he had, it was well known and something he would have achieved.” Fazio said several members of the Commack Fire Department drove to Delaware to join Raguso’s wife, Carmela, and the family at Dover Air Force Base to see Raguso remains return home March 18. “We will forever be there for the family,” he said. “His wife and his children will forever be part of the family.” Elwood school district also mourned Raguso’s passing; he was a 1997 graduate of John Glenn High School. “The district extends its deepest condolences to Lt. Raguso’s family and friends,” wrote Superintendent Kenneth Bossert in a message on the district’s website. “He died a true hero serving our country, and we join the entire nation in mourning his passing.”

OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL, Centereach 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. SELDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Centereach 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. STAGECOACH ROAD SCHOOL, Selden 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. UNITY DRIVE SCHOOL, Centereach 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption re-

The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a Staten Island-based nonprofit in memory of New York firefighter Stephen Siller who died in the 9/11 attacks, has stepped forward to donate $100,000 toward paying off the Raguso family’s mortgage. “Our mission is to honor and support military personnel and first responders,” said spokeswoman Catherine Christman. “In Christopher Raguso, you have both in one person.” Christman said the Raguso family has undergone many recent hardships as his wife, Carmela, is a recent breast cancer survivor. He is also survived by his two daughters, Eva Rose, 5, and Mila Teresa, 6. No details on his wake or funeral arrangements were available as of this publication’s press time. Capt. Andreas O’Keeffe, 37, of Center Moriches; Capt. Christopher Zanetis, 37, of Long Island City; and Staff Sgt. Dashan Briggs, of Port Jefferson Station, were the others from the rescue wing involved in the fatal crash, according to the DOD. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) ordered flags on all state government buildings to be flown at half-staff in their honor March 19. Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci

port, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments

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for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the following propositions shall be voted upon at the annual budget vote and election: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the following proposition be adopted, to wit: LEGALS con’t on pg. 8

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 7 RESOLVED, that the 2018-19 school budget, as submitted by the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT CENTEREACH, be approved and the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District. The following shall also appear on the ballot: To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2018, and expiring on June 30, 2021 to succeed Arlene Barresi whose term expires on June 30, 2018. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2018, and expiring on June 30, 2021 to succeed Karen J. Lessler whose term expires on June 30, 2018. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2018, and expiring on June 30, 2021 to succeed James H. Macomber whose term expires on June 30, 2018. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education to fill the remainder of an unexpired term created by the resignation of Eliness Estevez, that commenced on July 1, 2017, and expires on June 30, 2020 (which is currently occupied by Kathleen Walsh whose appointment expires on May 15, 2018), with the successful candidate for such unexpired term to take office immediately upon being elected and duly qualified. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that the text of additional resolutions, if any, to be presented to the voters is available along with the budget statement at the times and places hereinabove mentioned and also at the School District Clerk’s Office. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a petition for the submission of propositions by anyone other than the BOARD OF EDUCATION for which there are no specific statutory requirements may be made upon a petition of the qualified voters of the School District, said petition to contain signatures of 104 qualified voters (representing five (5%) percent of the registered voters of the District who voted in the previous annual election of board members). AND FURTHER NOTICE BEING GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to change the number of Board

of Education members, or a bond issue for capital improvements, or any other petition required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election must be filed with the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Friday, March 16, 2018. Any other petition, except those petitions required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election, must be filed with the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on Monday, April 16, 2018. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the School District Clerk no later than Monday, April 16, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Prevailing Time. The following vacancies are to be filled on the BOARD OF EDUCATION: TERM Three (3) years LAST INCUMBENT Arlene Barresi TERM Three (3) years LAST INCUMBENT Karen J. Lessler TERM Three (3) years LAST INCUMBENT James H. Macomber TERM Two (2) years (unexpired term) LAST INCUMBENT Eliness Estevez (resigned)/ Kathleen Walsh (by appointment) Each vacancy on the Board of Education is a separate and specific office and a separate petition is required to nominate a candidate to each specific office. Each petition must be directed to the School District Clerk and must be signed by at least 41 qualified voters of the District (representing two (2%) percent of the voters who voted in the previous election for the members of the Board of Education), setting forth the name and residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate, the date of signing, and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the term

of office and the name of the last incumbent. No person shall be nominated by petition for more than one (1) office. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that candidates for the Board of Education will draw by lot on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 5:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, at the office of the District Clerk, to determine their position on the ballot. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that candidates for election to the Board of Education shall file sworn statements as to campaign expenditures with the School District Clerk and the Commissioner of Education if required in accordance with Section 1528 of the Education Law. The time for filing such statements shall be in accordance with Section 1529 of the Education Law which requires that: (a) A first statement shall be filed on or before the thirtieth day next preceding the election to which it relates (April 16, 2018). (b) A second statement shall be filed on or before the fifth day preceding the election to which it relates (May 10, 2018). (c) A third statement shall be filed within twenty days next succeeding the election to which it relates (June 4, 2018). VOTING will be by ballot on voting machines in the school houses designated in each of the separate school election districts heretofore established and the polls will remain open for voting from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., and as much longer as may be necessary for all voters present as of 9:00 p.m. to cast their votes. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the place in each Election District where said School District Election will be held, including a description of each Election District, is as follows: ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 Place of Election: CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL 14 43 Street, Centereach, New York 11720 Description of Election District: All those portions of the Middle Country Central School District having U.S. Postal Service zip codes 11720, 11755, 11779 and 11790 zip codes. ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2 Place of Election NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 145 Marshall Drive, Selden New York 11784 Description of Election District: All those portions of the Middle Country Central School District having U.S. Postal Service zip codes 11727, 11738, 11776, 11784 zip codes. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant

to either Section 2014 of the Education Law or Article 5 of the Election Law, personal registration of voters is required. All persons who have heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and, who shall have voted at any annual or special meeting or any election held or conducted during the last four (4) calendar years are eligible to vote at this election and are not required to register for the annual election to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Those persons who are not registered for any annual or special district meeting or election, as above set forth, but who are currently registered pursuant to Section 352 of the Election Law and whose names appear on the central registration books of the Suffolk County Board of Elections, Yaphank, New York, are not required to register for said annual election to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Those persons disqualified from voting under the provisions of Section 5-106 of the Election Law shall be ineligible to vote in School District elections. Registration is conducted daily at the Office of the School District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, Monday through Friday; and at each Regular Meeting of the Board of Education, between the hours of 6:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, except that no registration will be permitted for purposes of voting at the May 15, 2018 annual school district election vote after Thursday, May 10, 2018. The register will be filed in the Office of the School District Clerk. Beginning May 10, 2018 such register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of said School District on each of the five (5) days prior to and on the day set for the School District meeting, except Sunday or holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on weekdays and by appointment, and available on Saturday by appointment only. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, at each of the two (2) election districts to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2019 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of the Register. During this meeting, any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed on the Register provided he/ she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be entitled

to vote at the school district election or special district meeting for which the Register is prepared and which is held after Tuesday, May 15, 2018. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the School District Clerk shall also be present during the Annual Election and shall circulate throughout the school houses in the designated election districts for the purpose of preparing a register for School District elections held subsequent thereto. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that absentee voting will be permitted in accordance with Section 2018a of the Education Law. All applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the Office of the School District Clerk beginning Monday, April 23, 2018. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available during regular Office hours in the Office of the School District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday. An application for an absentee ballot, on a form to be provided by the School District Clerk, shall be made to the School District Clerk, at least seven (7) days before the election, if the School District Clerk is to return the absentee ballot to the applicant by mail. If the applicant is to personally pick up the absentee ballot, the application must be received by the School District Clerk at least one (1) day before the election. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed, unless it shall have been received in the Office of the School District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, on the day of the election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the School District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the results of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot. Dated: Centereach, New York February 7, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT CENTEREACH, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK Stephanie Larkin District Clerk 192 3/29 4x tmc NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF

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BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM If it wasn’t clear following six hours of Valentine’s Day testimony, the usual suspects were at it once again delivering a unified message against the possibility of offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. Representatives from the U.S. Department of the Interior were at Brookhaven Town Hall March 2 to hear public comments from lawmakers across the political spectrum demand the proposed federal plan to expand natural gas and oil drilling along coastal waters be scrapped. The Feb. 14 hearing, which did not feature participation by the Interior, was held in the Suffolk County Legislature building in Hauppauge, an alternative to the federal bureau’s original plan for a single public hearing in Albany that took place the next day. Long Island lawmakers vehemently pushed back on the single upstate hearing, demanding at least one downstate hearing due to the impact such a plan might have locally. Though the Interior Department didn’t hear the first batch of testimony on Long Island in February, Assemblyman and Committee on Environmental Conservation

Chairman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) said a transcript of the entire meeting would be submitted as written public comment on the proposal. Neither of the two local hearings featured a single speaker in favor of proceeding with offshore drilling off the coast of Long Island. First District U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (RShirley) played a vital role in securing the hearing in his home district, calling the initial one-Albany-hearing plan “unacceptable.” Zeldin and others reiterated the fact that there currently is no evidence to suggest the resources that would be drilled for exist off the coast of Long Island, in addition to the hazardous impact the plan would have on marine life. “It’s not a question of if [an oil spill will happen], but it’s a question of when and where,” said Kevin McCallister, founder and president Defend H2O. “Unlike some from New York certainly concerned about Long Island, I submit that we’ve got to keep [offshore drilling] off the entire East Coast. I think this is obviously regression when we should be moving toward renewables. To really slip back in time in environmental intelligence is quite concerning.” “Drilling in the ocean for gas or oil is foolhardy,” Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed

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Lawmakers, environmental advocates, scientists skewer gov’s offshore drilling plan U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin delivers message in opposition to the federal government’s plan to increase offshore drilling. Romaine (R) said. “We should be looking at alternative energy. This is not a Republican or Democrat issue — it’s a common sense issue.” In a Jan. 4 announcement, Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior, said developing resources on the Outer Continental Shelf would provide billions of dollars to fund the conservation of coastlines, public lands and park. “The important thing is we strike the right balance to protect our coasts and people while still achieving American energy dominance,” Zinke said in the statement. Public comments on the proposal can be submitted on the department’s website through March 9 by visiting www.boem.gov/nationalprogram-comment/#submitcomments.

Notable quotes from March 2

Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment: “We are a maritime community. We grow up with one foot in the water, one foot on the land — a fishing pole in one hand and a crab trap in the other. You might think we love living on Long Island because we love the taxes or we just love traffic, but that’s not it. We love living by the water.” Carrie Meek Gallagher, New York State DEC Region 1 director: “Seismic surveys necessary for oil and gas resource exploration include air gun blasts every 10 to 20 seconds, 24 hours per day for weeks to months at a time. The low frequency, high energy sound they produce is harmful to marine mammals like numerous endangered whales that are present off our coast.”

State Assemblyman Steve Englebright: “The state is working to shape an energy portfolio that moves away from carbon pollution toward renewable resources that will help mitigate the impacts of climate change in coastal communities. The federal proposal is incompatible with that.”

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What we know about gun violence, understanding the facts BY MARCI LOBEL Our nation is reeling from another school shooting involving a perpetrator who was psychologically disturbed. As we consider ways to prevent such tragedies from recurring, it is important to focus on what is known about gun violence. Only by understanding these facts can we develop strategies that are most likely to be effective. First, the majority of gun violence is committed by people without mental illness. This is well documented by public health experts. A person with mental illness is much less likely than a person without a diagnosable mental illness to commit an act of gun violence. In fact, mentally ill people are more likely to be victims than perpetrators of gun violence. Inaccurate claims equating mental illness with gun violence promote stigma and misunderstanding about mentally ill people and may make it less likely that they will reach out to seek help. Second, mass shootings are not as common as other acts of gun violence. Mass shootings in schools or elsewhere — churches, movie theaters, congressional softball games, music concerts — understandably receive a lot of attention because these tragedies are exceptionally horrifying, especially when children are victims. Nevertheless, the majority of deaths and unintended injuries by guns are not through mass shootings. Every day in the United

States, 93 people die from gun violence on not unlimited. [It is] not a right to keep and average, according to the key gun violence carry any weapon whatsoever in any manstatistics page on www.bradycampaign.org. ner whatsoever and for whatever purpose. Third, owning a gun or having one ... We also recognize another important accessible puts you at risk of being killed by limitation on the right to keep and carry it. According to research published in 2015 arms. Miller [a previous court case] said, as in the Annals of Internal Medicine, homi- we have explained, that the sorts of weapcides, suicides and accidenons protected were those ‘in tal gun deaths are more nucommon use at the time.’ merous among gun owners We think that limitation is and others in their housefairly supported by the hishold, especially children torical tradition of prohibitand women, than among ing the carrying of ‘dangerpeople who don’t own ous and unusual weapons.’” guns. Research also shows Fifth, merely being that states with higher gun in the presence of a gun ownership have higher gun increases aggression. This homicide rates, even after phenomenon, “the weapcontrolling for other preons effect,” is well demondictors such as poverty and strated by social psychology alcohol consumption, and research, which also finds states with gun control laws that people recognize and have fewer gun deaths. Adreact to guns very quickly. ditionally, numerous studies “Guns not only permit vioBY MARCI LOBEL comparing developed counlence, they can stimulate tries find that the number of it as well,” wrote Leonard guns per capita is a strong, Berkowitz in a 1967 study independent predictor of the number of gun with Anthony LePage. “The finger pulls the deaths in that country. trigger, but the trigger may also be pulling Fourth, the U.S. Supreme Court has the finger.” endorsed the constitutional legitimacy of To truly protect our children, our famigun restrictions. In 2008, in delivering the lies, our communities and our nation, we opinion of the court, conservative Justice must adopt measures that are consistent Antonin Scalia wrote, “Like most rights, the with what is known about gun violence. right secured by the Second Amendment is The findings described above suggest that

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improving mental health outreach and treatment, while important in and of itself, will not solve the much larger problem of gun violence in American society. Stationing armed guards in our schools is not a solution — this endangers our children, teachers and those who work in schools because of the weapons effect described above. And even well-trained professionals are known to make errors in high-pressure situations. As to the idea of arming teachers, there are many more serious flaws with that idea than can be listed here. Furthermore, addressing mass shootings in our schools does nothing to eliminate the 93 gun deaths that occur day in and day out in this country. Can we enact sensible gun policies? The Supreme Court has ruled that some gun restrictions are constitutional, and evidence indicates that gun control reduces gun deaths, even though it doesn’t completely eliminate them. The vast majority of Americans, including gun owners, support sensible gun policies. So what are we waiting for? We’re waiting for our political leaders to act. Demand action from your elected officials. Make phone calls, send letters, march, protest and vote. Get involved with organizations such as Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action. Demand action before another 93 people die tomorrow. Marci Lobel is a professor of psychology and the director of the program in social and health psychology at Stony Brook University.

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UNIVERSITY STEVE KRAMER

Clockwise from left, Berlinda in temporary casts; the teen with Steve Kramer, behind wheelchair, Lucia Anglade, left, and Dr. Wesley Carrion, right; and Berlinda crawling before the operation.

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braces with help, she has a long way to go before she can stand on her own. Kramer said she has to build up strength, and she feels a A teen born with two clubbed feet is closer lot of pain when she moves her left knee as it to her dream of walking on her own thanks to is locking up after not being used for months. the efforts of Long Islanders and Stony Brook However, he said she was pleased to be out of University Hospital. the fixators, which caused her pain at times. When Steve Kramer, a retired Brookhaven “She’s very happy now, and she’s regained National Laboratory physicist from Ridge, her smile,” he said. originally Shoreham, traveled to Haiti last Carrion said fixators can be painful, and year through Life & Hope Haiti, a nonprofit when Berlinda’s wheelchair would hit bumps, founded by Haitian-American Lucia Anglade, the pain would increase. he never knew what a profound impact his “It’s tough when you got these fixator trip would have on one student’s life. It was frames on that look like giant tinker toys while working at the Eben-Ezer School, built that you attach to the limbs,” Carrion said. by Anglade in Milot, Haiti, he met 16-year-old “They’re things that hurt. They’re things that Berlinda, who would crawl to are uncomfortable.” get from one spot to another. Carrion said it’s difficult to Moved by her struggles, determine if Berlinda will stand Kramer reached out to Dr. without braces. She had polio Wesley Carrion at Stony Brook and did not receive proper University School of Medicine’s treatment, and also has spina Department of Orthopaedics bifida. Carrion said despite a about performing surgery to hole in her spinal column, it fix Berlinda’s feet. Kramer sent hasn’t presented any problems. the doctor copies of her X-rays, “If we can get her walking and Carrion told him he felt — Dr. Wesley Carrion with braces, that’s a huge win,” he could treat her and rotate Carrion said. “She was basically the feet. He agreed to do it free of charge, crawling around her village. She was unable donating his time and equipment. to stand, so when we got her up with physical “We looked at her and felt she had a fairly therapy, those were literally her first steps.” good chance of standing,” Carrion said. Kramer said the hope is for Berlinda to stay After Carrion performed surgery on until she completes physical therapy, which Berlinda in November, fixators — external will take a few months, since she will receive frames that are attached by pins drilled into better treatment in Stony Brook than in Haiti. leg bones — were used to rotate her feet to To help with Berlinda’s airfare and outpatient stretch the tendons. After the fixators were in expenses, Kramer set up a GoFundMe page. place, Berlinda received outpatient services He said with money from that account, he can from the hospital, and she stayed at Anglade’s buy physical therapy equipment, like parallel home on Long Island, according to Kramer. bars so she can practice standing and walking The fixators were removed March 9 and outside of physical therapy treatments. Berlinda was put in leg casts until March 19. Kramer said during Berlinda’s stay in She has been working with physical therapists New York, it was the first time she saw snow, at the hospital, and while she can stand with and he showed her how to make a snowball.

‘If we can get her up walking with her braces, that’s a huge win.’

“She knew what to do with it,” Kramer said. “She wanted to throw it at me, and she did.” Kramer said Berlinda, who will turn 17 April 13, loves learning, and despite attending school for only one year, easily solved basic arithmetic problems when he first met her. “She never lost that bright smile and willingness to work with whatever she had,” Kramer said, adding that sometimes those with handicaps in her village are shunned and even her siblings have bullied her. When Kramer first approached Carrion, the doctor informed him that he would also need to get the hospital to donate some of the costs for the November surgery. It was then Kramer reached out to Department of Medicine’s Dr. L. Reuven Pasternak, who serves as vice president for health systems and chief executive officer of Stony Brook University Hospital. Pasternak said requests like Kramer’s to waive charges are not unusual

from doctors and members of the community. “We do this from time to time, and the way it usually occurs is that a physician encounters somebody, oftentimes overseas, and in the course of doing a medical mission or in their travels,” Pasternak said. “And it’s somebody who has a correctable medical condition that will make a huge impact on their lives.” While Pasternak was out of town during the surgery and hasn’t met Berlinda yet, he said Kramer and Carrion have kept him informed about her recovery and follow-up treatment. “It’s a testimony to cooperation and collaboration because it required a lot of people to step up and say that this is important to do and basically volunteer to do it,” he said. For more information about fundraising efforts to help Berilnda, visit www.gofundme. com/berlindasmiracle. To find out more about Life & Hope Haiti or to get involved, visit www.lifeandhopehaiti.org.

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E M P L OY M E N T / C A R E E R S PUBLISHERâ€™S EMPLOYMENT NOTICE: All employment advertising in this newspaper is subject to section 296 of the human rights law which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, sex, age or arrest conviction record or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. Title 29, U.S. Code Chap 630, excludes the Federal Govâ€™t. from the age discrimination provisions. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for employment which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that employment offerings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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OPINION Editorial

Keep the wheels in motion The 1980s rock band White Lion said it best when they sang: “When the children cry let them know we tried, ’cause when the children sing then the new world begins.” Children across the country ensured their cries were heard March 24 when millions of them took to the streets to call for implementation of stricter gun control laws as part of hundreds of March for Our Lives rallies. Now we have a challenge for them and the parents and grandparents who joined them — keep the momentum. The rallies were inspired by the battle cries of students who survived the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. For centuries, protesting has been a popular way to get politicians to pay attention, but those rallying calls need to be followed by action in order to get things done. We surmise many if not most of the student marchers understand this is just beginning, like Avalon Fenster, one of the organizers of the March 24 rally in Huntington. “In the long term, we want to get youth more civically involved, collaborating with elected officials to create legislation that makes our lives a priority,” Fenster said. It’s something Port Jefferson High School students Ben Zaltsman, Matt Pifko and Gavin Barrett also get. These students helped establish a station in their high school where their peers can get assistance in writing letters to their representatives. Letter writing, emailing and calling the offices of elected officials is a vital process to let legislators know what their constituents want and need. However, writing to a congressman is not the end of the line either if true change is the students’ goal. All the letters and phone calls in the world mean nothing if a person isn’t registered to vote. The March for Our Lives website, www.marchforourlives.com, has set up a form to make it easier for voters to register. It’s a rite of passage and a civic responsibility when a teen turns 18. High school students who are heading off to college in the fall need to also familiarize themselves and their peers with the process of obtaining and submitting an absentee ballot. If you are registered to vote in Setauket but go to school at SUNY Cortland, unless you’re driving home on the morning of Nov. 6, an absentee ballot is your only option. Simply showing up to fill out a ballot is not enough either. People of all ages need to ask themselves what matters most to them, and then see how their representatives in the U. S. Senate, House of Representatives and state positions vote on issues. There’s one more step 18-year-old marchers need to keep on the table as well. If you feel you and your community are not being represented effectively by those in power, consider running for office, or at least help those who represent your interests get elected. That’s what 24-year-old Josh Lafazan did last November, and he became Nassau County’s youngest legislator. For a few political offices — including New York State senator and assemblyperson — the minimum age requirement is 18 years old. To serve in the federal government, you must be at least 25 years old. Leslie Gibson, a Republican candidate for the Maine House of Representatives, is a living embodiment of what is possible. He recently dropped out of his race after receiving criticism for remarks he made on Twitter about Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students, including calling Emma Gonzalez, who has been in the forefront of the movement, a “skinhead lesbian.” He had been running unopposed, but after he made the comment, challengers sprung up from both parties, including a 28-year-old Democrat who had never considered seeking political office before. We’ve heard the children’s cries. Now the real work begins.

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Mr. President: Let the GEC do its job Dear President Trump, We write today regarding the Department of State’s Global Engagement Center. In particular, we write to urge you to enable and fully resource the GEC to effectively execute its roles and responsibilities in leading the United States efforts to counter the exploitation of the information environment by state and non-state actors aimed at undermining U.S. national security interests. The 2018 National Security Strategy acknowledges the risk weaponization of information poses to U.S. national security. Examples include the Islamic State’s successful use of propaganda for recruiting and inspiring violence and the Russian Federation’s continuous employment of global information operations aimed at undermining democratic institutions, values and principles. The 2018 NSS concludes that “U.S. efforts to counter the exploitation of information by rivals have been tepid and fragmented.” Although we agree with this statement, we note that Congress, and this committee in particular, has legislated in a manner that provides for the

synchronized, coordinated, wholeof-government approach required to effectively counter state and non-state actors’ activities in the information environment that threaten U.S. national security. Specifically, section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 statutorily established the GEC within the Department of State. Section 1287 authorizes the GEC, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and heads of other relevant federal agencies and departments, to lead, synchronize, and coordinate the efforts of the federal government to recognize, understand, expose and counter foreign state and nonstate propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining U.S. national security interests. This authorization not only expanded the original scope and mission of the GEC to also counter state-sponsored propaganda, but it provided additional authority for DOD to transfer up to $60 million to support the GEC’s efforts. The 2018 NSS identifies priority actions, such as innovation and driving effective communications that the GEC is well-poised to lead as a result of this law. We are therefore

disappointed that to date your administration has not provided adequate resources, including funding and personnel, to the GEC to carry out its mission and, furthermore, that you have not yet appointed a director to lead the agency in this endeavor. Our nation must bolster efforts to counter exploitation of the information environment. We can no longer afford to assume the risk exploitation incurs to our citizens and our democratic institutions and values. We urge you to provide adequate authorities and resources to the GEC so that it, in conjunction with relevant agencies and departments, may begin work on a comprehensive strategy and conduct associated activities to carry out its roles and responsibilities to counter weaponization of information. Finally, we implore you to immediately appoint a director of the GEC to lead our nation’s effort against this threat. Thank you for your attention to this matter and we look forward to your response.

Barron YoungSmith U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services

Students are again making a difference The March 24 March for Our Lives will be remembered most for the powerful voices and intensity of the students who marched and spoke out against great odds. They have begun a journey of activism that has the potential to permanently awaken a generation. For those young people committed to that journey, I would like to propose a next step in their self-education. Read Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1964 book, “Why We Can’t Wait.” The book is the history of the six-month struggle that led up to the March on Washington and Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. It includes the story of the major part played by brave young students who were the “foot soldiers” in that struggle. Although 1963 was the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, African-Americans in parts of the American South still

lived in a virtual terrorist state, enforced both legally and illegally. But a decade of events preceding the spring of 1963 had brought them a new sense of pride and determination, and a growing awareness by many American that things had to change. America would not have had a march on Washington or Dr. King’s speech without the successful “Birmingham campaign” in April 1963. Dr. King’s decision to tackle “Bombingham,” the city regarded as the most segregated and most violent in the deep South, was a strategic and risky gamble. And a key element of its success was the courage and discipline of thousands of high school and younger students who studied, trained and pledged themselves to nonviolent direct action. These brave students stood up against police, police dogs,

fire hoses, beatings and arrest to fill the jails of Birmingham to overflowing. Television brought this shocking struggle into the living rooms of America for the first time and virtually shamed Americans in front of the rest of the world. “Why We Can’t Wait” is an incredible firsthand narrative which nails down a turning point in history that paved the way for the many liberation movements that have followed. But it is also a primer on the power of nonviolent activism combined with the determination of courageous young people. That combination, God willing, may once again be moving this nation further toward the ultimate dream of America’s founders: “Justice for all.” Bravo.

Tom Lyon Mount Sinai

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OPINION

Voting with our wallets against toxic messages

e’ve reached a period of outrageous outrageousness. Or maybe extremes of extremism. I read recently about an advertisement by a beer company that seems overtly racist. Now, I’m not going to name the company because that might accomplish what it could have been attempting in the first place, which is to get its brand name in front of people. This company has caused quite a stir by linking the color of beer By Daniel Dunaief to its quality, which in turn is linked to race in the ad. What’s happening in the country? Have we reached the stage where all news is good news? We live in a world of such polarization, so many shrill messages and

D. None of the above

such a rapid news cycle that you almost have to be outrageous and ridiculous to get attention and to remain in the public’s eye for more than just a moment. It’s not an unprecedented phenomenon. Borrowing from the fictional world, poor Roxie Hart from the show “Chicago” is “the name on everyone’s lips,” as the song goes. But then, once the gripping trial ends, the newest crime of passion captivates the city’s attention, relegating Roxie to a less prominent place in the dramas of the Windy City. In our real world, which sometimes seems to require a reality check, people doubt everything. Why, just the other year, the current president questioned the national origin of the previous one. Doubt and cynicism are all by-products of a shrill time where people shout alternative facts from the rooftops. And to bring matters up to speed, current politicians are questioning the motives of the Parkland shooting survivors. Some suggest

that left-leaning people who want to take away everyone’s guns are manipulating America’s youth. These students are not too young to die, but are somehow considered too young to have formed such an energized national movement. Are people becoming more extreme with their time, with their emotions and with their donations? Yes, without a doubt. As the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates suggested, “desperate times call for desperate measures.” He was describing the response to life-threatening diseases and not to people who feel their lives are threatened leaving their homes. As Long Island native Billy Joel sang in 1989, “we didn’t start the fire.” While that’s true, and people have lived through periods of considerable instability and uncertainty, we are living in a time defined by extremes. At some point, We the People have to decide what we can accept and what we can’t. That beer advertisement seems to be a cheap ploy put together by a cynical advertising

executive, who has now pulled the ad after it may have served its purpose. Maybe this executive got his or her wish and more. Not only are people talking about it, but the company may also not have to pay as much for the ad, because now they’re not running it anymore. How do we combat such unacceptable messages and decide when a company has crossed the red line? One possible solution is to follow the example of the United States government. When other countries create intolerable situations for their citizens or our citizens or the world, we start by hitting these nations in their wallets and refuse to buy their products. Maybe a decline in sales at a company would send the kind of message that defeats the notion that all press is good press. Other cynical executives might get the message if the stock price or sales fell after such an advertisement polluted the company’s image. With our consumer decisions, we can send messages that it’s not OK to be offensive and outrageous just to sell another product or a toxic idea.

Save the dates: June 12, 24 for good times from TBR News Media

his year the real March Madness wasn’t basketball. It was the number of nor’easters we in the Northeast endured. This will forever be the year of the nor’easters, one right after the other with snowfalls, flooding and especially the high winds. Many old trees are no longer with us. As the first quarter of the new year ends, we are hopeful that the old adage, “March in like a By Leah S. Dunaief comes lion and goes out like a lamb,” will prove to be true. The forecasts are promising. We have some exciting plans for the community that we believe will further enliven the next quarter of the

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year. On June 12, TBR News Media — that’s us — will offer a new event. It is called Cooks, Books & Corks, and it will be held at the Bates House in Setauket. For those who might not know the location, it is that lovely house inside Frank Melville Park, near the Mill Pond, usually used for wedding receptions, and it can be reached via a driveway opposite the Emma Clark Library and just past the two entrance roads to Strong’s Neck. We will have balloons and signage marking the way. So what is Cooks, Books & Corks? It is to be a grand marriage of mind and body on a joyful June Tuesday evening, from 6 to 9 p.m., that will combine good food from local restaurants with good books by local authors, all of which will go down easily with some good wine. We are encouraging the restauranteurs to bring tastings of their favorite dishes and the authors to offer their books for sale throughout the event. The views from the bluestone patio and the picture window are beautiful and serene in the middle

of the woods, and we will hope for a soft, summer breeze to erase all memories of past nor’easters. Besides being just plain fun and a forum for our local restaurants, local wineries and celebrated authors, Cooks, Books & Corks is a fundraiser intended to pay for an intern from the Stony Brook University School of Journalism this summer. We have held such fundraisers for that purpose in the past, and the internships have helped launch several young journalists into their careers. Tickets will be $50 per person for the food and wine, and although not tax deductible, all funds will go toward paying the intern. The cost of any books you might choose to buy will be up to you. We hope there will be irresistible books for children offered for sale as well as for us adults. Further, a ticket to Cooks, Books & Corks will enable the purchaser to have a reserved seat at the Stony Brook premiere of our film, “One Life to Give,” to be held on June 24, a

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Sunday evening. The film is a prequel of sorts to the story of the Culper Spy Ring that played a vital role in the Revolutionary War. Headquartered in Setauket, Washington’s spies fed critical intelligence to the Patriots of such high value that, in one instance, information enabled French soldiers to disembark safely from their ships and join the fight in the colonies. The cable channel, AMC, ran popular stories of the spies, “Turn: Washington’s Spies,” for four seasons, which ended last year. Our full-length film, by contrast, endeavors to be historically authentic. More details about the premiere will be forthcoming. I do want to give you this heads-up for the coming enjoyable events we have planned for the community. We think they will make you proud of where you live. And why do we do this? That’s easy. We’re committed to strengthening the sense of community because we are the community paper. And website. And social media. And now producers of historical films. Happy Spring!

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