The Times of Middle Country - April 6, 2017

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Trouble with the curve Coaches weigh in on new pitching rules — A10

Don’t dump in our parks

Legislators join in support of increased fines, jail time for illegal trash dumping

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Home rehabilitation chair donated to Selden man

By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com The Marty Lyons Foundation was among a group of donors who helped make a dream come true for Selden resident Andrew Rosa.

The foundation, a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to children who have been diagnosed with terminal or life-threatening illness, together with mother and son Eileen Valenti and Blake Burgan of Sachem and sisters Dawn and Kim Roesch of the Roesch Law firm in East Meadow, raised money to purchase a Quadriciser rehabilitation chair to assist in Rosa’s recovery.

Now 22 years old, Rosa was a collegebound teenager, junior firefighter, BMX biker and snowboarder. In 2010, he was struck by a car while he was riding his bike. The force of the impact left him in a coma for months while he fought for his life. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and became physically disabled, unable to walk or speak.

In 2013, Andrew’s mother JoAnn applied to the Marty Lyons Foundation for a wish for her son. While he was immediately approved for a wish, he and his family were not quite sure what would be the most appropriate wish. When Rosa’s occupational therapist discussed the great benefits of the Quadriciser with his family, it became quite evident that this was his wish.

“The goal is for Andrew to use the Quadriciser in the home setting on a regular basis to improve his physical capabilities,” his mother said. “It is our hope that he will eventually be able to stand and perhaps take a few steps on his own.”

Photo from the Marty Lyons Foundation

andrew rosa in his new Quadriciser, which was donated by members of the Marty Lyons Foundation and other donors.

Currently, Andrew requires 24/7 nursing care, while receiving lots of love and support from his friends and family. He is showing signs of regaining brain function as a result of the intense therapy he receives in his home.

Because this miraculous piece of equipment was way beyond the financial parameters of the organization’s guidelines, others became involved to provide outside

fundraising to help Rosa. Through the efforts of the foundation’s wish coordinators, Terri Fudens and John Gordon, multiple donors generously contributed to the purchase of the Quadriciser, including a GoFundMe page set up by the Burgans, and a generous donation from the Roesch Law firm.

“Andrew’s wish took four years to complete,” Fudens said. “But it was well worth the effort.”

The Quadriciser Rosa received stimulates the brain and simultaneously encourages muscle memory in the extremities which later results in neurological connections and advancements.

The equipment lets a patient move his or her arms and legs in patterns that closely simulate walking and crawling. For the first time in years Rosa’s arms and legs can move simultaneously.

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Legislators vote for higher fines, jail time for illegal dumping at parks

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The penalty for illegally dumping on county-owned properties may soon include jail time in Suffolk County, after legislators unanimously approved on March 28 both increased fines and the potential of up to one year’s imprisonment for anyone convicted. The bill, sponsored

by Legislators Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), Tom Muratore (RRonkonkoma), Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) and Kate Browning (WF-Shirley), now goes to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) for his signature within the next 30 days.

Once implemented, maximum fines for illegal dumping of nonconstruction, demolition and hazardous material wastes by a business or corporation will increase to $15,000 from the previous fine of $5,000. The penalty for dumping nonconstruction materials by an individual will remain at $1,000. If an individual is found dumping construction or

demolition material, the misdemeanor fine will increase to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a corporation or business. Under the change, both an individual and someone convicted of dumping material on behalf of a commercial entity may be sentenced up to one year in jail. Imposition of the ultimate fine or criminal sentence is within the sentencing court’s discretion.

“For far too long, fines associated with illegal dumping were considered just the cost of doing business,” said Hahn, chairwoman both of the Legislature’s Parks & Recreation and Environment, Planning and Agriculture Committees. “For those who choose to pursue greed over the health of the public and our environment, your cost of business has just gotten a lot more expensive. The one-two combination of increased monetary penalties and potential jail time will hopefully give pause to any person or commercial entity that believes these significant fines and the potential loss of freedom is a cost effective business strategy.”

Illegal dumping on Long Island has emerged as a serious environmental issue and threat to public health following the discoveries of potentially toxic debris within the Town of Islip’s Roberto Clemente Park, Suffolk County’s West Hills County Park and a housing development for military veterans in Islandia. In February, New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation issued approximately 200 tickets for unlawful disposal, operating without a permit and other violations during stings conducted on Long Island and the Hudson Valley that also identified nine dumping sites upstate.

“For decades, Suffolk County has worked tirelessly to preserve land in order to protect

above photo from Legislator anker’s office; file photo on left

above, some debris dumped at the Town of Brookhaven’s Tanglewood Park in Coram. Left, a no dumping sign along north Country road in shoreham. our environment and groundwater,” Anker said. “Illegal dumping of hazardous materials and construction waste on county property causes harmful chemicals to seep into our water, which negatively affects our health. It is important we do everything in our power to continue to protect our parklands and to ensure that illegal dumping does not occur. By doing so, we are not only preserving the environmental integrity of Suffolk County, but improving the quality of life for all residents.”

Trotta called the dumping a crime against the residents of Suffolk County.

“I want to make it unprofitable for contractors to dump this material,” he said, “and more importantly, I want them going to jail for this.”

Browning added that the parks are vital assets for Suffolk County residents, and one of the core recreational resources available to them. She doesn’t like seeing the destruction of quality of life. Legislature Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory (D-Amityville) agrees, saying it’s an important step to protecting parks, while giving teeth to all legislation recently passed on this quality of life issue.

“I applaud legislator Hahn for her hard work toward preventing this serious problem,” Browning said. “Aggressively attacking illegal dumping head on will ensure the sustainability of our parks and preserve one of the many reasons Suffolk County continues to be a great place to live.”

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Police Blotter

Incidents and arrests March 27–April 2 Ice breaker

A 22-year-old man from Selden punched and smashed through two large glass door freezers at a Walgreens on Middle Country Road in Selden at about 3:35 a.m. April 2, according to police. He was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal mischief.

Conceptual design for middle island’s Field of dreams park

image from legislator anker’s office

Legislature approves purchase to make Field of Dreams a reality

by desiRée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com

to transform this blighted property into a beautiful community park, which will provide a place for the Longwood Youth At the General Legislature meeting Sports Association kids to play ball, as well March 28, the Suffolk County Legislature as create an open green space for all resiapproved a procedural motion to pursue dents to enjoy,” Anker said. “This project is a win-win for all involved the acquisition of the and I look forward to blighted, old Kmart propworking with the commuerty in Middle Island. nity to create their field of With the approval, dreams on this parcel.” an offer of the real propThe county will submit erty value will be made the offer to the property to the property owner, owner. If the owner accepts, to acquire 21 acres that Suffolk County will obtain sit along Middle Country an environmental site asRoad. The real property sessment survey, which will value is determined by be reviewed by the county’s two simultaneous appraisCouncil on Environmental als and by the Suffolk — Sarah Anker Quality to ensure the site is County Environmental environmentally sound.

Trust Review Board. Suffolk County LegFollowing review and pending approval islator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) has made it her priority to move this acquisi- by CEQ, Anker will put forth a resolution to tion through the county process, with the purchase the property, which will go to the hopes of turning the parcel into an active full legislature for a vote.

For more information, contact Anker’s park with ball fields.

“I am thrilled to be leading the effort office at 631-854-1600.

‘I am thrilled to be leading the effort to transform this blighted property into a beautiful community park.’

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Traffic stop troublemakers

Unprescribed

While wandering down Imperial Drive in Miller Place at about 4:35 a.m. March 31, a 43-year-old man from Miller Place was found to be carrying a prescription bottle that didn’t belong to him, police said. He was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

On Charm City Drive in Port Jefferson Station at about 3 a.m. April 1, a 19-yearold man from Port Jefferson Station was found to be carrying marijuana while stopped for a traffic violation, police said.

He was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.

Chinese takeout

At 6:30 p.m. April 1, a 30-year-old man from Miller Place was driving a 1998 Ford on Beach Lane in Coram when he was pulled over for a traffic stop and was found to be in possession of heroin, police said. He was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

A 20-year-old man from Coram was in Kmart on North Ocean Avenue in Farmingville at 5:50 p.m. March 23 when he stole assorted shirts and a jacket from a display rack, put on the jacket and left the store, according to police. He was arrested and charged March 30 in Selden with petit larceny.

Redecorating

Rocky road

An unknown person keyed the driver’s side of a parked 2008 BMW and broke one of its headlights on Mount Sinai-Coram Road in Mount Sinai at about 12:29 a.m.

April 2, according to police.

Loose change was stolen from Ralph’s Italian Ices & Ice Cream in Centereach by an unknown person, who used a rock to pop open the sliding door April 1, according to police.

CVS criminal

Check it out

On two separate occasions, a 47-year-old woman from Patchogue stole assorted items from CVS Pharmacy on Montauk Highway in Bayport, police said. At about 6 p.m. May 13, 2016, she took numerous packs of vitamins and pedometers and at about 2:30 p.m. March 9, she took Nicorette Gum, according to police. She was arrested and charged March 30 in Coram with two counts of petit larceny.

An unknown person broke into Far East Kitchen on Route 25A in Miller Place at around 10:30 p.m. April 1 and stole cash from the register, police said.

Shopaholic

At Teachers Federal Credit Union on Deer Park Avenue in North Babylon at about 1:20 p.m. Feb. 21, a 19-year-old man from North Babylon forged his signature on a check, according to police. He was arrested and charged March 28 in Selden for second-degree identity theft.

— Compiled by Kevin Redding

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Photos by Desirée Keegan

Clockwise from above, residents look for their homes along the proposed trail; community members listen to one another asking questions; Wading river resident Kaitlin Brown voices her support; all to county Legislator sarah anker, who is heading the project.

Legislator gathers input on Rails to Trails plans

By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com As hundreds packed the auditoriums of Shoreham-Wading River and Miller Place high schools the same sentiment reverberated off the walls — there’s not only a want, but a need for a safe place for children to ride their bikes.

After the deaths of two local children, the desire for the Rails to Trails project to push forward was prevalent among the Port Jefferson Station, Mount Sinai, Miller Place, Sound Beach, Rocky Point, Shoreham and Wading River residents who live along the proposed 10-mile trail.

“I don’t know if this trail is going to move forward 100 percent, but so far it’s picking up momentum,” Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) said to the March 29 group in Shoreham. “We need the ability to ride bikes in a safe place, the ability to take a walk or push a baby carriage in a safe place.”

The legislator, who is propelling the project, brought members the Suffolk County Department of Works and engineering company NV5 to her first general meeting to gather public input and answer questions.

“I need to hear what you want, because I’m here to make it happen,” Anker said.

Steve Normandy, project manager with NV5, discussed the flat surface and location being conducive to a trail.

“There’s over 1,600 rail trails nationwide map, and it looks like one day when I have over 20,000 miles,” he said. “They’re good for kids, they’ll be able to get from our house biking, hiking, walking, safe travel to school, through back roads to the trail, and then take and studies have shown businesses thrive and the trail to the high school.”

Judy Black, who has lived in the area home values increase, it improves air quality for 47 years, said she’s been hoping the trail and enhances sense of community.”

On March 28, the county Legislature would become a reality from day one, back in unanimously approved a negative New York 2001 before plans derailed, and again in 2011 State Environmental Quality Review Act de- when Anker tried to revive the idea.

“I so hope we can come together and termination for the proposed 10-foot-wide trail, which would be opened from dawn to make this happen,” she said. “With a son dusk. The adoption of negative SEQRA deter- that rode his bicycle all over the place I was mination means that there is no anticipated always worried about him.”

She explained how she once saw a cyclist environmental impact for the project.

The path will have paver markings and fall on North Country Road trying to maneumile-markers for county miles, as well as emer- ver around a construction sign. She was in gency services to locate those in need. It will need of medical attention, and when examinalso meet Americans with Disabilities Act slope ers arrived, they asked her why she was riding requirements. The design report was submit- along a major road.

“But where else do you ride your bike?” ted to the state Department of Transportation Black said. “We need a in February. If design safe place to ride, to walk approval is received this with friends, to expand summer, final design our community connecplans will be prepared in tion, and I’m so for it.” the next year in the hopes The ideas weren’t of received final design without opposition. plan approval from the There were some NYSDOT in winter 2018. like 10-year Rocky Point Currently, the plan is resident Mary Anne Glathat construction will bedysz, who said she’s felt gin in spring 2019, for a like she’s been kept in fall 2020 finish.

“We’ve met with — Cory Fitzgerald the dark.

“I’m not in favor of quite a few partners and discussed a bunch of different aspects this at all,” she said, although adding she of maintenance, but the biggest issue we an- would probably be in favor of Rails to Trials if ticipate is really going to be cutting the grass,” she didn’t live near it.“This is in my backyard said county Department of Public Works chief 24/7; you come for an hour-and-a-half walk engineer, Bill Hillman. “We’ll be asking the and then you leave. I’m here all the time.”

Some of her concerns included if the trail community for help, to pitch in with a lot of will take property from homeowners, if cessthe different maintenance aspects.”

The hope is that a not-for-profit like the pools will be affected and what issues her Friends of Greenway, which maintains the Se- dogs barking toward the trail could bring.

Hillman and Anker reassured her that she tauket to Port Jefferson Greenway Trail, will will not be losing property, and cesspools will form to beautify and preserve the attraction.

Kaitlin Brown, who moved to Wading not be affected. As for dogs barking and noise River five years ago, said she entered the area ordinances, Hillman said it’s an issue Gladysz would have to take up with Brookhaven Town. because she loved the trees.

The trial currently doesn’t have any guard“I want to pledge my support because I think it’s a wonderful component that our rails, fences, beautification elements, toilets or community doesn’t have, and it needs,” lights budgeted into the $8 million plan.

Anker said she is working on a plan to proshe said, adding she is willing to help mow and maintain the piece of property, which tect privacy along the path, and said Eagle is owned by LIPA. “I found my house on the and Girl Scouts typically do beautification

‘The roads in Rocky Point are very narrow and hilly, so I want to give my girls that opportunity to ride whenever they want.’

projects, which could include adding benches and other useful things along the trail.

Others still worried about safety and other crime-related issues, were soothed by Sgt. Walter Langdon of the Suffolk County Police Department, and 7th Precinct COPE officer Mike Casper, who said there has been “little to no crime” at Setauket-Port Jefferson Greenway Trail, but added that there will still be a police presence along the path.

By the end of the first meeting, those like Rocky Point resident Cory Fitzgerald were heard loudest, and supported by other community members for their opinion of the trail.

Fitzgerald has daughters aged 8 and 6, and both love riding their bikes.

“We take trips to Cape Cod every summer and the rail trail up in Cape Cod is phenomenal,” he said. “My girls ride their bikes more in that one week than during the entire year in Rocky Point. The roads in Rocky Point are very narrow and hilly, so I want to give my girls that opportunity to ride whenever they want. We’ve been waiting for so long — I’ve been told this was coming and I’ve been so excited and the girls really want this to happen. It’s going to be great for our community.”

Residents in favor of the trail, which some like Wading River resident Bruce Kagan are naming the “Tesla Trail,” because it will lead to the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe in Shoreham, were unanimous on the biggest topic of discussion: kids.

“This is the most deadly county for injuries and deaths for pedestrians and cyclists,” Kagan said. “There’s no place for our kids. Let us do this for our children and our children’s children.”

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Newspaper honors Brookhaven ‘People of the Year’

Photos by Beverly Tyler

Scenes from the March 26 People of the Year celebration, hosted by Times Beacon Record News Media at the Three Village Inn. Clockwise from top left, 2016 honorees Brookhaven Town Councilman Kevin LaValle, Rob Gitto of The Gitto Group, Rocky Point Middle School principal Scott O’Brien and faculty members with publisher Leah Dunaief, Jack Smith, Kate Jones Calone, Keith Buehler (below), Nick Amarr (above) from Crime Stoppers, Ann Becker accepting for the Mount Sinai Civic Association, Christine O’Connell accepting for Alan Alda, Tom Manuel, Friends of the Greenway with Assemblyman Steve Englebright and Leah Dunaief, Celina Wilson, John Cunniffe. Center photo: Leah Dunaief with Mark Baisch and Joe Cognitore. Times Beacon Record News Media would like to thank Stony Brook University, the Three Village Inn, Dan Lafitte and the Lessing Family for sponsoring the reception, the Setauket Frame Shop for framing the award certificates and Beverly Tyler for being our event photographer.

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Newfield goes bald for St. Baldrick’s Foundation

By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com Newfield High School recently organized and hosted a St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraising event, raising over $20,000 for research into finding a cure for childhood cancer.

The two-week fundraising efforts culminated in a morning head shaving event with 50 students, Newfield High School Principal Scott Graviano, administrators and teachers all going bald for a cause.

“We are incredibly proud of all the students and staff at Newfield for their unwavering drive to participate and give back to those less fortunate,” Middle Country Superintendent of Schools Roberta Gerold said. “The efforts of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation hits close to home for our Middle Country community as several students in Photos from Middle Country school district our district have been faced with battling Clockwise from top left, newfield High school psychologist Brittany Ochs braves the shave during the st. Baldrick’s Foundation event; cancer at such a young age.

As students, teachers and administra- cosmetology teacher Toni ingarra stands with her cosmetology students; and student Victoria Fox smiles as she gets her head shaved. tors honored loved ones by getting their heads shaved, the Newfield community hill Lynch School Irish Dance and a growing in Newfield’s Cosmetology Center — turned out in high numbers with an infec- number of participants braving the shave. equipped with barber chairs, electric hair tious energy and spirit.

“The turnout and response we received clippers and a special arc of green balloons.

“It’s heartening to see everyone come over the past two weeks perfectly encapsuThe cosmetology students were tasked together to honor the students who have lates the values and character of the students with shaving all participants’ heads, servpassed, currently fighting cancer or are in at Newfield,” Graviano, said. “Our students ing as an educational experience and a lesremission,” Gerold said. are always seeking new avenues to become son in service and giving back.

The event commenced with Newfield engaged members of the Middle Country “I tell my students every day that we teacher Keith Hassett’s bagpipe perfor- community and I’m honored to have helped have the power to change lives,” Newfield mance, in traditional Irish dress. the students facilitate such an extraordinary cosmetology teacher Toni Ingarra said.

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Coaches voice concerns with new pitching standards

By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com

Petrucci also pointed out the fatigue pitchers endure when throwing a particularly strenuous frame, say 30 pitches in one inning, With elbow injuries running through all noting the rules don’t take that into account. levels of baseball at an almost epidemic-like He also had a problem with the fact that freshrate, baseball coaches in New York will now men and seniors, all adhere to the same rules. have state mandated standards to adhere to “You can bring up an eighth-grader and he in handling their young pitchers. Although a can throw 105 pitches on varsity — it doesn’t step in the right direction, some coaches don’t make much sense,” Smithtown East head coach think the new rules go far enough.

Ken Klee said. “It should be about development.”

The New York State Public High School Another imperfection is pitching on any Athletic Association unveiled its first stab at mound other than in a high school game guidelines coaches and their pitchers need to is not taken into consideration — when a follow last December. The regulations include student-athlete practices, warms-up, if he pitch counts — there’s now a cap of 105 in a takes part in an outside league, travel team single day at the varsity level — and nights of or showcases. rest needed for various pitch-count tiers, be“One of the biggest criticisms is the amount fore a pitcher can return to the mound. of outside baseball that kids play,” Port Jeffer“Action by the NYSPHSAA Executive son head coach Jesse Rosen said. “It’s difficult Committee is a giant step forward in doing to keep track of, but it’s about communication. our part to protect and support our student- I’ve encouraged kids to ask their travel coaches athlete baseball players,” state to communicate with me. It’s baseball coordinator Ed Dopp going to be a necessity.” said in a statement. “We will Centereach head coach continue to monitor and adMike Herrschaft said the just the pitch-count rules in speed at which a pitcher an attempt to always improve throws should also be taken opportunities for our studentinto consideration. athletes and address safety as “There’s a correlation bebest we can.” tween how fast they throw Pitch counts are also in and the rest they need,” he place for junior varsity and — Lou Petrucci said. “If I had a kid throwing middle school pitchers. Junior in the 70s and everything’s varsity players cannot exceed 85 in an outing. healthy I might feel comfortable with them Four nights of rest are mandatory for var- throwing 105 pitches and going on the sixth sity players throwing between 96 and 105 day, where if I had a kid throwing 90 mph, pitches. Three nights are required for those I’m never comfortable with them pitching on throwing between 66 and 95 pitches; two for the sixth day.”

31 to 65 pitches; and one for up to 30 pitches.

For some schools, especially those in the The limits change in the postseason, where lower leagues, the pitchers are typically the the maximum pitches allowed at the varsity best player on the team and play multiple polevel jumps to 125. sitions when they’re not on the mound. This “These pitch-count rules are a Band-Aid on too can wear out an arm, and isn’t measured a problem that is 2 feet wide,” Ward Melville in the first round of rules. head coach Lou Petrucci said. “What makes “I never let my pitcher catch or my catcher these doctors think that it’s alright for a young pitch,” Herrschaft said. “Those have been my kid to throw three days in a row, while it’s un- standards, especially more recently with the inder a certain amount of pitches, but Mariano crease in Tommy John surgery and concerns.”

Rivera, who is a trained professional, can’t For schools like Kings Park, they need to do it? Big leaguers don’t pitch on the third or have athletes play multiple positions. But most fourth day.” coaches try to limit their throwing in one way or another, or give those players more rest.

“To totally get them out of the lineup I think it’s impossible,” head coach Mike Luzim said. “It would negatively impact the normal day-to-day lineups and getting a team prepared to win.”

Other new rules include if any pitcher at any level reached the count limit in the middle of an at-bat, he will be allowed to finish that hitter; both teams are required to track pitches on the official NYSPHSAA form and confirm after each inning; and at the game’s conclusion, a pitch count form will be signed by both team’s coaches or designated representatives, and a record will be used to determine which pitchers are available for future games.

“There’s room for manipulation,” Klee said. “It should be put in a database where everyone can see it.”

An app called GameChanger is one that tracks this, and other stats, and is used by many coaches across Long Island, like Klee and Luzim.

“Virginia and Kentucky both mandate that high school teams use GC for this very

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The new state standards limit the amount of pitches an athlete can toss in a given day, while allotting a certain period of rest time for each increment of pitches. reason,” Game Changer representative David Kennedy said. “We would love it if New York did the same. It would streamline the process and allow each team to oversee pitch counts for players.”

Luzim said it could eliminate discrepancies that could make a difference throughout the season.

“Right now, everything goes by the home book, so if there were a number that was off by one or two pitches it goes back to the home book, and what if the home book is off by one pitch? And that’s a 95 instead of a 94?

That could change the number of days and that could lead to problems or arguments,” he said. “I think there will be a million different scenarios that come up this year that will have to be looked at.”

Other tricky scenarios include a game postponed due to darkness and doubleheaders.

Currently, when it comes to doubleheaders, a hurler competing in the first game cannot pitch in the second.

“It would be reasonable to have a kid close the end of the first game and then maybe pitch a couple of innings in the second game,” Rosen said.

Klee disagreed.

“I think that if they throw once that day

they shouldn’t come back — it’s dangerous,” he said. “I would be an advocate for making it even stricter, meaning less pitches and more rest.”

He also doesn’t like the wording of a “nights” rest, which was changed from a days rest. To him, there’s a loophole there that could count the night after the game as all the rest that’s needed.

Luzim said he’d like to see a cap on the amount of pitches per week.

“You can still end up throwing in a kid who pitches 95 pitches, right below the last level, and they could come back on the Thursday game and throw 105 pitches on that Thursday,” he said, “Then, they could really come back on that following Monday. So they could really end up throwing over 300 pitches in one week.”

For now, the coaches are just happy to see New York is trying to regulate the game to protect players.

“I get that they’re trying to address the problem, but we need to address the problem with more substantive thinking,” Petrucci said. “I think people today don’t trust the coaches. We’ve been doing this quite a while.

Us coaches care about these kids, and we’re going to continue to push for their safety.”

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OpiniOn Editorial

Letters to the editor

A call to Brookhaven residents looking for change

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The open space that state Assemblyman Steve Englebright is trying to preserve as a park in Shoreham.

Thumbs up for those preserving our land We love seeing green.

Our local government officials have been making big strides toward preserving our open space, and we applaud our legislators, town council members and town board members for the fresh air we continue breathing.

Recently, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) helped preserve a parcel of property adjacent to Cordwood Landing County Park in Miller Place and is currently working on the 10-mile Rails to Trails project, similar to the Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail, which would connect Port Jefferson Station to Wading River.

The legislator is also trying to purchase the old Kmart property in Middle Island, with the hopes of turning it into a Field of Dreams similar to Heritage Park in Mount Sinai, on which she also worked.

State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) is leading a proposal to preserve the Shoreham-Wading River Forest, which houses the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant and where LIPA is trying to build a solar farm, by turning it into a state park.

Anker along with Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), who is also sponsoring the Rails to Trails project, have increased county fines and are looking into jail time for illegal dumping in our local parks.

Huntington Town Supervisor Frank Petrone (D) recently reflected on spearheading the first open space bond act, as well as preserving more than 1,000 acres from development during his over 20-year tenure.

These measures preserve the natural beauty of our Island and keep our green space thriving amid new apartment buildings and storefronts. It can be challenging to do, but our government officials’ valiant efforts have been met with vast approval, and we side with those voices. These projects create formal and informal sport and recreation, preserve the natural environment, aid in the provision of green space and even urban stormwater management and connect our communities.

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Hello, my name is Salvatore Pitti, and I am vice president of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association.

I am a retired NYPD police officer and I helped start the Crime Awareness Committee here in my community. We currently have a crisis here on Long Island regarding crime, especially dealing with narcotics.

I am sure everyone has seen the papers or heard the news regarding narcotics and overdoses here in Suffolk County. We are the worst in the state. Living out here I would never have believed Suffolk County could single-handedly beat Brooklyn and Queens combined in drug overdoses. Due to these issues, I am having a meeting at Brookhaven Town Hall on April 11 at 7 p.m. inside the auditorium. It is regarding what we can do together to bring a stop to this plague on Long Island. My meeting will have guest speakers Brookhaven Town Hall Supervisor Ed Romaine and SCPD Commissioner Timothy Sini, along with numerous Suffolk County legislators and Brookhaven Town council people. My intent for this meeting is to bring all our communities together and help teach two methods of attack for curing this plague.

1. The climate toward police officers in many areas is luke-

warm due to many factors including politics, recent events and the media. The fact that many people don’t understand how police officers work and the guidelines that they must follow causes even more animosity toward the police department. I would like to help educate people from the various communities and their civic organizations on how to better help police. We have been doing this in the Port Jefferson Station/ Terryville area for three years now, and it has worked here in our community with my group. By teaching my community the correct way to describe crimes and things to look for, we have been able to supply useful information to the police and help get some of the criminal elements out of our neighborhood. It also helps people understand some of the responsibilities of officers, as well as their limitations. We recently had a joint meeting of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association and the Suffolk 6th Precinct attended, with Sini being present.

This meeting was a huge success in that it brought many people from the neighborhoods out to voice concerns to him directly. I have gotten much positive feedback from both the community and the police department as to the value of such a collaboration.

To this end, I would like to be

able to expand this information to all of you, and together we can discuss and possibly reduce our problems.

2. Defeating the criminal element is only the beginning. We need to educate each other on how to get help for the people already effected by either crime or narcotics. I will be inviting several help organizations to this meeting to show that there are outlets to help one another. By explaining some of the avenues we can take together, it will lead us down a path that will eventually diminish crime and narcotics here in our communities with the ultimate goal to one day eliminate it all together.

Unfortunately, time is not on my side as this meeting is fast approaching. Please respond in a timely manner so that I may know how many of us will be standing together that evening. I can be reached at boylerroadcommunity@gmail.com or by phone at 631-834-0127. I am hoping that together we can ensure a better Long Island not just for us but for the future generations that will call themselves Long Islanders.

Salvatore Pitti Vice President Port Jefferson Station/ Terryville Civic Association

Calling climate change a fact doesn’t make it such Calling something a fact doesn’t make it a fact, even if you shout. Just because you or a majority of your chosen writers and selected scientists have an opinion — that doesn’t settle anything.

Most newspapers at least make an ostensible attempt at balanced reporting, presenting responsible viewpoints for all sides of an issue. Your climate change edition was 16 pages of crafted propaganda, not journalism.

The greatest (by far) of all scientists, artists and inventors has given this assurance: “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” (Genesis 8:22) Not throwing trash on the roadside would do more for the Long Island environment than grandiose slogans like “save the planet,” government pork barrels for special interests, thinly veiled

masks for global Marxism and demagoguery-induced neuroses in impressionable captive students.

Our personal exits or Christ’s return will put a sudden end to our life on this planet long before we will need to deal with Earth’s demise by climate change. Prepare for that.

Rev. Ronald Stelzer Our Savior Church & School Centereach

Supporting the Long Island Sound I strongly support Congressman Lee Zeldin’s call for Congress to ensure continues funding for the Long Island Sound and National Estuary Program in the upcoming appropriation vote, as detailed in a March 23 story titled “Zeldin calls for Long Island Sound, Estuary Program funding.”

Last year, $26 million was secured for the National Estuary Program, but $10 million that was supposed to be earmarked for the Long Island Sound was not approved by the Senate.

We need these programs and the funds they provide to protect the Long Island Sound and Peconic

Bay from threats such as nitrogen, algae blooms, flooding and wetlands loss.

I appreciate Congressman Zeldin’s support of these vital programs.

Ed Romaine Brookhaven Town Supervisor

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OpiniOn Respecting the rule of law on the playing field

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e’s cold and he wants to go home.

He has to go to the bathroom and he can’t stand here another minute.

He’s way too hot under all that equipment and he wants to go swim somewhere.

Yes, these are just some of the sinister motives often attributed to umpires, referees or officials at games, as coaches and parents try to explain a call that they clearly saw the other way.

Yet if you ask most of the parents on the other team, including

By Daniel Dunaief those who seem like eminently reasonable people, they would tell you that

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they thought the umpire made the right call.

Here we are again, with Little League baseball underway and with championship T-shirts, sweatshirts and trophies at stake.

Standing between the starting point for all those teams and the ultimate glory are the other teams, the weather which forces endless makeup games, huge parties that take half the team from a scheduled game and, of course, the umpires.

I have tremendous sympathy for those umpires because I was one decades ago. No, I didn’t call Derek Jeter out or ring up Alex Rodriguez. My brother and I signed up to umpire Little League games.

In several games, batter after batter would get into a full count.

Invariably the hitter would take a pitch that was somewhere between the outside corner and just outside.

With every eye on the field staring at me, I had to make a difficult choice.

Yes, of course, there is a strike zone, and in the strike zone is a

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strike and outside the zone is a ball, but what if the ball is squeezing along the edge of the plate, near the bottom of the strike zone?

I aimed for consistency, but I also became involved in “make good” calls. I’d call a borderline strike a ball on the first batter, disappointing the pitcher and catcher, and then I’d call the next borderline strike a strike, deflating the hitter and his teammates.

Numerous pitches were so close that I knew the groans would come even before my arm signaled for the hitter to go to first or return to the bench.

Once, before a game, a coach came up to me and told me that he was a bit of a hothead and that I should feel free to eject him from the game. Too bad I didn’t have the foresight then to ask him what he was doing coaching 8-year-olds in the first place if he felt the need to argue calls.

Sure enough, in the second inning, he screamed at me for a

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called strike. After I ejected him, he winked at me as if we had each played our defined roles.

His players tried not to snicker as they watched him leave the field for what I understand was one of many such dismissals.

Nowadays, people complain about officiating in professional sports constantly, especially with endless video replays from angles no individual referee could possibly have at the same time, much less an umpire on a hot, dry baseball field.

I recognize that we live in a society where we have a right to express ourselves, but we also have a responsibility to accept the rule of law. Like it or not, the umpires on the field establish and enforce those rules.

Maybe, as we push our lawn chairs into the cars on our way to another game, we should remember that the umpire isn’t out to get anyone. The official is just trying to do his or her best to make sure both teams have an equal opportunity to succeed.

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