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Long Island brides fight for different wedding regulations BY KIMBERLY BROWN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Brides of Long Island organization, state Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R-Riverhead) and other Republican lawmakers gathered at the H. Lee Dennison building in Hauppauge last Friday, April 16, to call for action by Gov. Andrew D. Cuomo (D) to lessen the overly restrictive COVID-19 regulations on weddings. Some of the state’s pandemic regulations include up to 150 guests or 50% of a venue’s capacity whichever is smaller with mandatory COVID-19 testing, distanced dancing in designated areas, congregating only at guests’ assigned tables, and wearing face coverings unless while eating or drinking. Heather Cunningham, founder of The Brides of Long Island — a website and Facebook group that consists of thousands of brides across the Island — expressed her concern for the overmanagement of regulations the state has put in place, causing brides to postpone their weddings to unknown future dates. “We take for granted that the world will wait for us, but time can take away a father who is supposed to dance with his daughter and it can send a fiancé halfway across the world in early deployment,” Cunningham said, “It may be easy for elected officials like Governor Cuomo to say that weddings are nothing but parties, but

state’s largest weddings are so employers. much more than a John Salkowparty, they are the sky, owner of days that connect Silverfox Studios us to our roots, located in Linbeliefs, values and denhurst, said the to each other.” wedding industry Ques tioning has been brought the science behind to its knees, and the regulations lessening restricaround weddings, tions will help Giglio said the bring the businessstate government es back to life. has gone too far “People make when it comes their decisions to preventing at the ballot box, COVID-19 in and hopefully the large gatherings. governor will hear “ H o n e s t l y, Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio joined Brides of Long Island founder that and realize that does the virus pack up and leave Heather Cunningham asking the state to lessen wedding restrictions. by doing the right Photo by Kimberly Brown thing and lifting after midnight or 1 these restrictions a.m.?” Giglio said, “Because that’s what the governor wants you to will do great justice to this industry,” he said. Ronkonkoma business owner of Absolute do at your wedding — pack up and leave.” Since the shutdown began last year, wedding Entertainment, Kevin McClafferty, said planning businesses have been one of the many industries a wedding is supposed to be one of the most joyous experiences for couples. that have taken a hard hit financially. However, he has found that his clients are The wedding industry on Long Island generates an estimated $6 million a year overly stressed when trying to plan their wedding in sales tax, as well as being one of the around the state’s restrictions.

“A successful day at work for us is seeing exciting, smiling, happy faces — no masks,” he said. Pointing out the flaws in the state’s regulations and restrictions on weddings, McClafferty mentioned a few of the over-managed rules he observed while on the job. One of his observations included the state’s enforcement of “dance boxes,” where guests are allowed to use the dance floor in restricted zones with only the immediate members of their party. He said this is one of the most over-managed of all the reopening strategies. “It’s a good idea in theory, but a terrible idea in application and needs to be eliminated now,” McClafferty said. Brides who joined Cunningham last Friday also expressed their disappointment in not being able to plan their weddings properly, with some brides being forced to cancel or relocate their weddings to other states in order to celebrate appropriately. “We just want fair treatment.” Brittany Burton, an upcoming bride, said, “The people who are making the rules don’t see behind the scenes or worry about financials. They see money on their end before us.” With over 6,500 signatures as of April 20 on Cunningham’s BOLI petition, titled Lessen the Overly Restrictive COVID-19 Regulations on Long Island Weddings, the brides of Long Island are waiting to see if their voices will be heard.

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County Executive Steve Bellone, center, speaks at the April 20 press conference. Police Chief Stuart Cameron, left, and Suffolk County Police Department Commissioner Geraldine Hart were also in attendance. Photo from Suffolk County

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Unsolved cases highlighted during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week The Suffolk County Police Department and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers have been highlighting several unsolved cases on the department’s social media pages during National Crime Victims’ Rights week from April 18 through April 24. Crime Stoppers is offering fast-cash rewards for information leading to an arrest in each of the cases. The rewards will be issued within 72 hours of an arrest. Crime Stoppers has been proven to be an effective crime solving program since its inception in Suffolk County in 1994. During that time, more than $665,000 has been rewarded to tipsters who reported information anonymously and close to 2,800 arrests have been made. “Our partnership with Crime Stoppers has been instrumental in solving cases during the last three decades,” said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart. “By highlighting these unsolved cases, we hope to bring justice to these victims and their families.” Cases being featured include: A homicide

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In response to the 50 mass shootings that have occurred throughout the country in the last month, the Suffolk County Police Department is enabling supermarkets and big box retailers to connect to a camera system set up to provide the police with video access to schools. Using a resource called SHARE, which stands for Sharing to Help Access Remote Entry, businesses can plug their closed-circuit systems to the police department’s Real-Time Crime Center. The connection, which will have no cost for businesses, is designed to provide critical, upto-the-minute information to police in the event of an active shooter. “We know from previous active shooter events that seconds matter,” said SCPD Commissioner Geraldine Hart at a press conference on Tuesday announcing the initiative at the Suffolk County Police Department Headquarters in Yaphank. “Seconds can save lives.” The ability to see inside a building would give the police intelligence that they could pass along to ﬁrst responding ofﬁcers, providing a description and updated location of a person or people who had weapons. “One of the things that keeps me up as county executive is the idea that we could have one of these shootings here in our county in Long Island,” said County Executive Steve Bellone (D) at the press conference. The SCPD, which has been “at the forefront of efforts to address the possibility of mass shootings is, once again, announcing a continuation of these efforts.” The collaboration between these stores and the police could go a step further, giving the police access to electronic controls that would allow them to open electronic doors remotely for emergency responders, helping them get to victims sooner and giving them a chance to maneuver around a perpetrator. “We value partnerships with the community,” Hart said. “The goal is to keep people safe.” Since 2016, the Suffolk County Police Department has done 420 active shooter

presentations. On May 2, the SCPD will hold an active shooter drill at a King Kullen in Middle Island, which is the ﬁrst time the police will conduct such an exercise in a supermarket. The SCPD has also held 67 stop the bleed training classes for residents, which teaches people to treat wounds and practice applying tourniquets. The SCPD will have the “ability to see inside those stores if, God forbid, an active shooter situation arises,” Bellone said. In 2019, Bellone, Hart and Police Chief Stuart Cameron announced the SHARE program at West Babylon high school, which gave police the ability to tap into closed circuit TVs at area schools. “This is one of the best things we can do to help save lives in an active shooter situation,” Bellone said. “We’re going to do everything we can on a local level to deal with the possibility of mass shootings.” Bellone called the number of mass shootings in the country, which exceeds one per day, “insane,” and urged Congress to adopt “commonsense gun safety measures.” Rather than wait for a provision that might solve or prevent all the problems, Bellone urged Congress to take action immediately to reduce the risk of events that rob families and the community of loved ones amid senseless violence. The police would only access cameras in the event of an emergency or a potentially dangerous situation. Last month, the Village of Port Jefferson — which has had cameras hooked up to the Suffolk County Real-Time Crime Center for over two years — was able to help police ﬁnd and arrest Joseph Garcia of Port Jefferson Station for the alleged shooting of David Bliss Jr. on Main Street. “We were proud to partner with the Suffolk County Real-Time Crime Center a few years ago to take advantage of this program that keeps our streets safe,” said Mayor Margot Garant. “It’s proven to create a quick response and help reduce crime in our village.” Businesses and Suffolk County residents can gather more information at: SCPDShield.org. Additional reporting by Julianne Mosher

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Long Island’s first ‘selfie’ museum opens up and encourages creativity It’s a new place to play and all are welcomed to it. Popup Speakeasy is an interactive photobooth museum, that allows people to come in and take as many pictures in different settings. “It really is for us a place where people can be creative,” said co-owner Catherine Ovejas. “It’s a selfie studio, you come and take your own pictures, or can come with a photographer, and you get access to the whole studio.” Located at 1860 Pond Road in Ronkonkoma, like a speakeasy of the past, it’s hidden in plain sight. From the outside of the building, one wouldn’t know what to expect when they walk through the front door — a warehouse of 14 different stations from all different eras and scenes. Ovejas said that each season the stations will change. But right now, there’s a “record room,” decorated with a wall of vinyls and a boombox, a picnic scene where friends can pretend to pop champagne, and a pink repurposed Volkswagen bus tucked away in the back.

“It’s a nod to pop culture,” she said. “I love retro things. So, you will see a lot of vintage things … things from the 70s, 80s and 90s.” She said the idea for a selfie museum came amidst the pandemic. Between production, construction and the creation of each theme, they began the process a little more than six months ago, choosing Ronkonkoma as a central location that everyone interested can get to. As far as she and her team know, she said, this is the first selfie studio in the whole state.

“There are pop-up photo experiences that have taken place in and around Manhattan,” she said. “But those are more of a museum-type experience where you’re taking pictures of the exhibits, not so much of yourself.” Oveja encourages visitors to express themselves. “We want you to go crazy,” she said. “We want you to interact with the scenes and the different themes and make it your own story.” She added, “It’s not about looking at an

exhibit and admiring it from a distance. I want you to actually bring your personality into the theme.” For just $25 an hour (at the adult rate), visitors get access to the whole studio. Using an online booking system, the space is reservationonly. Social distancing is required, as are masks — except for when a quick photo is being taken in the scene. Oveja said they are allowing one group at a time, and the whole studio (plus the props) are sanitized before and after each use. Children are also encouraged to come and enjoy the studio, where kids ages five to 12 are just $15. “This is a judgment free zone, we want you to be yourself, have a great time and bring your own personality to the table,” she said. Co-owner Jose Rivera said the ultimate goal is to franchise, and those future locations will have their own vibe. “There’s no limit to how far we can go how far we can go,” he said. “We’re looking forward to collaborating with as many businesses as we can.” To make reservations, visit popupspeakeasy.com.

but our ability to adapt and even expand our services during this pandemic made us even more of a critical resource,” Robert Woods, NSYC’s executive director, said in a press release. “Families, children especially, have been in desperate need of stability, socialization, and mental health support, so it was important that we found every way possible to continue to be that system in place.” Woods said the organization started off in someone’s home at a kitchen table. In spring 1980, a group of Rocky Point and Sound Beach parents met in Hicks’ kitchen to address the problems facing young people in the North Shore communities — and the lack of available services and substance abuse education necessary for their health and wellbeing. With rising drug abuse and teenage runaways becoming a problem on Long Island, one thing in particular became obvious to parents in the Rocky Point School District — issues with substance abuse, mental health and juvenile delinquency did not discriminate. Problems happened in any town, in any neighborhood, to anyone. Those original six parents saw the need for community cooperation and recognized that prevention programs and strategies could help youth delinquency before it became more challenging. And now, 40 years later, their mission statement stays true. Despite a global pandemic impacting nonprofits across the country, NSYC has been able to keep its head above the water and still provide assistance

to whoever might need it. The organization has moved many of its programs online, offered free tele-therapy, started community support workshops and even provided virtual recreation before returning to inperson services. NSYC’s team worked with local elected officials, school district administrations and the local Rotary Club early on in the COVID crisis to bridge the gaps by providing schoolwork printing services, laptop and earbud donations, food donations, and offering its main office and recreation room as a safe and supervised place for students without Internet to work. They successfully ran a summer camp free of COVID-19 cases, and at the start of the new school year, resumed before and after school childcare and drop-in services with numerous health and safety protocols. NSYC and its Youth Advisory Board continue to develop youth-based initiatives that benefit the whole community, including safe trick-or-treating Halloween events, holiday fundraisers, virtual talent shows, and open mic and game nights. Like other nonprofits facing funding cuts, NSYC and its

diverse staff rely on community support. “We’re rolling out a new platform for fundraising and charitable giving,” Woods said. “We work hard to cultivate relationships with our communities and keep them engaged with us because many of these kids come back year after year and grow with us. The more we know what’s needed or wanted, the better we can prepare and provide for youth and families.” Woods, himself, began coming to NSYC when he was just five years old. Now, he’s trying to help kids with their programs the way it helped him 30 years ago. “I literally grew up and have just never left,” he laughed. “You know, it’s interesting to be the director of a program that helped you grow up, and I think that’s pretty unique amongst our organization.” Right now, most of its students come to the Rocky Point location from Port Jefferson through Wading River. Woods said they’re hoping to expand. “There’s this amazing legacy of people that have come through us,” he said. “And we want to keep it going.”

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April 13 was a special day for the North Shore Youth Council. The nonprofit, which provides programs and services to enrich the lives of local children, celebrated its 40th anniversary. According to a press release from the organization, on that day in 1981, founding member Betty Hicks signed the certificate of incorporation. Their goal was to establish and implement educational, cultural, recreational and social programs for youth across the North Shore, encourage youth to participate in community activities, stimulate efforts to resolve issues and problems concerning youth, foster interaction and communication amongst other existing youth programs, and develop family life education programs to support the changing needs of families. For four decades, NSYC has been at the forefront of youth services with a holistic prevention model that encourages children and teenagers of all ages to stay out of trouble and develop the life skills necessary to become responsible, successful adults. Based right next door to the Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School at 525 Route 25A in Rocky Point, NSYC services over 1,200 individuals annually, while offering programs in school-age childcare and middle school drop-in, enrichment, recreation, counseling, social skills and mentoring services that adapt to fit the changing times and needs of families. “We’ve been a unique agency from the start,

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Insight Healing Ministries comes to Port Jefferson BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM There’s a new approach to releasing trauma and alleviating pain management. Marianne Hennigar, a pain specialist with certification in clinical massage and specialist in guided focus therapies, is making it her goal to give people support on their emotional journeys and simply feel better. The owner of a new space located at 156 E Main Street in Port Jefferson, who office is tucked away on the busy main road. Through the gates, walking down toward the door of Insight Healing Ministries, visitors are greeted by Hennigar, who’s energy immediately makes them feel at ease. Her job as a health and wellness coach is to heal her clients and help make changes in their lives. “I collaborate with the client so that I’m not telling them what to do, because we want them to comply,” she said. “It’s a very non-bossy way of helping people.” Hennigar has had an interesting career. Since 1994, she had been a clinical and orthopedic massage therapist. Although she doesn’t do massage anymore, she is still a pain specialist who is able to target different ailments through talk therapy and hands-on work. “You have your general practitioner doctor, and then you have your surgeon who does something very specific,” she said. “I’m the surgeon in that case.” She said that she can help combat things like chiropractic care gone bad, or issues that aren’t being resolved through physical therapy. “I’m really able to mobilize people’s tissues and help them get back into alignment, and live a more painful and free life,” she said, “But also give them instruction, and guidance on how they might want to use their body differently, so that they keep themselves out of pain, and they gain

Marianne Hennigar inside her new office on E Main Street in Port Jefferson. Photo by Julianne Mosher

the strength they need.” With certification from the Mayo Clinic, Hennigar helps build a plan that can work to the client’s individual needs. Some topics she’s successfully helped others with are cutting down on or stopping smoking, increasing nutrition and losing weight, changing toxic habits and getting more movement in their daily routine. Hennigar uses guided focus therapies, including Somatic Experiencing and Brainspotting — both body-based modalities which support the client harnessing their own internal wisdom through focus to discover healing — to help people deal with trauma. “Basically, I’m a one-stop shop for wellness,”

she said. “And I will do a mix of all those modalities.” If that wasn’t enough, she said she’s also working on her master’s in psychology from Liberty University. But this isn’t a new hobby, she said. Since childhood, Hennigar has been fascinated by how people work. A speaker of several languages, Hennigar moved with family to Europe at 8 years old. Raised on the Island of Crete and in Spain, she realized early on that she wanted to help people feel good and live their lives to their fullest. When she came back to the states in her teenage years, she began working toward her

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practices, gradually adding more services and certifications, while raising her family. She had a practice in Atlanta for 13 years, and then moved to Arkansas. This past summer, she and her husband moved to Coram and chose Port Jefferson village as her new office space in January. “I love that we’ve been able to build the energy in here,” she said. “I love how it feels down here, and I needed to be in a population center where there’s a lot of people coming in and out. I wanted to be a part of a community and Port Jeff just felt right.” Hennigar said the space is designed for play. Inside the office are dozens of different stations where the client can focus on objects through vision or touch, or a place where they can meditate. “The sky is the limit with this work,” she said. Right now, many of Hennigar’s clients are utilizing telehealth, but she is accepting inperson appointments. First sessions are free, and payments are made through a donation box in the front. “I accept donations, because people will come with all different economic abilities,” she said. “I offer them to go ahead and just make any type of offering that’s comfortable to them … The most important thing is that we get you to feeling better.” Hennigar said that anyone who can use a little support, and who could use a peace of mind can seek her services. “I love seeing people grow,” she said. “And even though a lot of this work is based on trauma models, what you really often want to see is people growing and blossoming, and for certain people, they come to a greater sense of their spiritual self, which really makes them happy because they feel connected.” For more information, visit insighthealingministries.com or call Marianne at 404-944-8397.

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Patriots advance to semis after they blank Cougars 5-0 BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Fresh off their win in the opening round of the Class AA playoffs, Centereach (8 seed) hit a road block in the quarterfinal against top seeded Ward Melville where the Patriots struck early and often blanking the Cougars 5-0 at home April 16. Junior midfielder Kate Ancona’s strike found the net seven minutes in followed by senior Katie Cosenza who found gold a minute later to take a 2-0 lead. Nicole Fabris was the go-to senior for Centereach but was doubled teamed all game and struggled to find a look for the Cougars. With 24 minutes left in the half, Peyton Costello’s foot spoke to put her team up by three. Abigal Foster answered the call 16 minutes into the second half when her shot found its mark for the Patriots to take command of the game, and teammate Ryley Meckley joined the scoring frenzy to ink the 5-0 win and with it, advance to the semifinal round. Centereach senior Gianna Oliveri had six saves in net and Elyse Munoz the sophomore stopped five for the Patriots. Photos by Bill Landon

Ward Melville 5 Centereach 0 Pictured clockwise from above, Ward Melville sophomore Emma Ward (L) battles freshman Grace Lien for possession in the Suffolk Class AA quarterfinal; Centereach senior Nicole Fabris with a cross.

History

A small taste of history: Selden School Cornerstone Ceremony, 1935

Amongst the Middle Country Public Library’s many historical artifacts are a few that explain just how far the area has come from its pastoral roots. The picture and story below comes courtesy of a collaborative eﬀort among the librarian staﬀ. Selden schoolchildren sang “America” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the ceremony on Nov. 9, 1935, when the cornerstone was laid for the soon-to-be-built new Selden School. Sealed within the cornerstone was a copper box containing three local newspapers of the day (the Patchogue Advance, the Argus and the MidIsland Mail), the year’s school census, a copy of the day’s program, a 1935-minted dime and penny, and an 1885 almanac. The new Selden Elementary school was completed in 1936 and replaced the one-room schoolhouse which had served the community from 1898 on. The updated structure contained

three classrooms, a principal’s ofﬁce, a well house, indoor washrooms and an oil-burning heating system. Further renovations to the building were undertaken in 1948, which ultimately accommodated almost 50 years of students within its walls. The U.S. Army surplus cannon depicted here was purchased after WWII with nickels and dimes saved by the schoolchildren of Selden. You’ll see it in front of the building if you drive by 575 Middle Country Road, where Middle Country Public Library Selden stands today.

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Editorial

Volunteers clean up the Greenway Trail in Port Jefferson Station on April 17. Photo by Herb Mones

Volunteers clean up

Volunteerism — to some degree — still exists. When it comes to Earth Day and protecting our environment, this is a wonderful thing. Two weeks ago, on our editorial page, we mentioned the increase in roadside litter along our towns’ roads and the importance of keeping garbage off the streets. In that editorial, we made a small mention of the groups that volunteer to clean up in our areas, but they deserve more than a sentence or two. With Earth Day celebrated April 22, residents may have seen people out this past weekend with bags, gloves and trash pickers along roads, in parks and on beaches collecting the garbage of others. On Saturday, the Lake Ronkonkoma Improvement Group hosted a cleanup in conjunction with Suffolk County at Larry’s Landing, and Three Village Community Trust members along with the Friends of the Greenway could be found along the Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail. Hometown Hope, a Port Jefferson nonprofit, gathered volunteers Sunday to clean up the beaches in the village. Dozens of people helped pick up trash along the four-and-a-half-mile shoreline. These are just a few of the cleanups that occur on our roads, trails and beaches throughout the year. These volunteers deserve a standing ovation for helping to improve our environment and restoring a sense of pride to our communities. We would love to see cleanups like this happen more often throughout the year. While it’s the responsibility of individuals to treat the outdoors as they would their own living room or car, unfortunately many don’t follow this common-sense rule. Groups like the ones mentioned above have the ability to organize people and get things done and pick up where towns leave off — even though we would like to see highway departments out cleaning more, too. Sadly, many organizations are in desperate need of volunteers. As more residents commute to the city or work two jobs, many civic associations, advocacy groups, nonprofits and even fire departments have seen a decrease in the number of people volunteering. Yet so many groups just ask for a bit of time to help make our neighborhoods better places to live. One individual giving up an hour here and there to help others causes a ripple effect. It could influence many to do the same and create a wave of community engagement. That wave is evident in these cleanups as not only a spot of land becomes cleaner but, in the long run, it helps our foliage and wildlife thrive and keeps our waterways clean. So, thank you to all of you who took the time out of your busy weekends to make our little space on Earth a bit cleaner.

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Letters to the Editor

There’s no business like Joe business

Sit back with a cup of Joe and watch President Joe Biden’s [D] antiAmerican show. The trailer which we saw preelection pictured him as a moderate … not so much. Marxist “executive orders” (how many is he up to now?), antiAmerican policies, COVID plans of which he had “none” but is riding on the coattails of President Donald Trump [R] are just a few acts of the theme of his show. As gas prices are rising at the pump, many American children are not back in their classrooms, restaurants locally are being fined that are on life support, voices are not being heard because of suppression of our First Amendment rights, cancel culture, a humanitarian crisis at the border (created in the midst of a pandemic?), enacting policies that

are moving America away from energy independence show us ... evil is allowed to run amok and we need courage to confront it to preserve our nation. Today we are lost in the present, rejecting the past and blind to the future. People must take their scales of “hatred” off of their eyes to acknowledge that this present administration is destroying the pillars of our nation. Outmost importance is the need for an “inoculation” against lying that many politicians, academia and the media have been doing for years … they have no shame. It is our responsibility to keep them accountable and their focus should be to protect and work for the American citizen. We have seen too much of power hungry, narcissistic,

egotistical maniacs wasting taxpayers’ money on lunacy. We go from “God bless America” to “God help America.” God needs to be in the equation for our Constitution to be respected and to keep our republic. “We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1776). As a nation, we need to step up to restore biblical moral culture that has “built” this great nation. Judeo-Christian escapism is the stuff that fallen cultures are made of … we have work to do … now. Lisa Pius Old Field

Do you really want Zeldin as governor?

The only good thing about U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin [R] running for governor of New York is that he will no longer be a congressman in CD 1, my congressional district. Zeldin would be a total disaster as governor. All you need to know is that he is a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump [R] and his dangerous lie that the election was stolen. Zeldin even tried to prevent the certification of the election after the insurrection at the capital. As a sycophant of Trump, he would work to limit voting rights in New York, would support big business over the

working class of New York state, work to prevent all New Yorkers from having good and affordable health insurance, try to roll back regulations which protect the health and wellbeing of New Yorkers, work against efforts to curtail climate change, and try to affect all the other measures Trump used to favor the rich and hurt ordinary Americans. Zeldin’s hypocrisy is stunning. After his strong support for Trump who bragged about demeaning women and has been alleged to have had a number of affairs, Zeldin has the gall to accuse Gov. Andrew Cuomo

[D] of mistreatment of women. After Trump delayed several months before admitting that COVID-19 was serious, causing thousands of deaths, Zeldin criticized Cuomo for his alleged cover-up of nursing home deaths. Do you really want Zeldin, who supported a man who brought us dangerously close to an autocracy and a personality cult, to be our governor? Do you really want a man who flirted with white supremacists to be our governor? Adam Fisher Port Jefferson Station

Experience Matters An unfamiliar name crossed my computer screen the other day of a woman who has announced her candidacy for Mayor of Port Jefferson. Who is Melissa Paulson? I later learned she has only been a resident since 2016 and her children attend Three Village Schools — not Port Jeff. Her organization is located outside the village, up in Port Jeff Station on Route 347. Her resume states her “experience” is being a “mother” and that she keeps a “household budget.”

Ms. Paulson has zero public service to our PJ community, has not served on a board or committee and I have never seen her at one public meeting. According to her media page, her backers and followers are from Setauket. What’s really going on here? As a lifelong resident, my vote and support remain with Mayor Garant and Trustees Loucks and Snaden. We may not always agree on all the issues, but I do know they have our best interest at heart and that they are

hardworking, approachable and get the job done. Their leadership is not a whim — it’s a way of life and I can say Port Jefferson is a better, safer place to live and raise a family because of their consistent and dedicated service. Vote Team Unity June 15 at Village Center 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. April Campbell Quiggle Port Jefferson

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APRIL 22, 2021 • THE TIMES OF MIDDLE COUNTRY • PAGE A19

Opinion Pondering the end of our family’s Little League era

bout 16 years ago, I stood on the warning track and held my then oneyear old son high in my arms above the blue, outfield fence in right center field of the old Yankee Stadium. We asked him to extend his glove as if he had leapt in the air to catch a home run. Now, as he prepares to graduate from high school, my wife and I are pondering the end of an era filled with the numerous triumphs and challenges of youth D. None sports. In the last few weeks, of the above while we have awaited BY DANIEL DUNAIEF the time outs, batting glove adjustments, pauses to look for signs from the catcher, and warm up tosses by each pitcher,

we have been replaying our own montage from his years on a baseball field. A few years after his Yankee Stadium debut, our son donned a baggy uniform that hung from his slight four-year old frame, standing with his left arm out, hoping to catch a ball I tossed with a slight arc toward him. As the years advanced, his skill set and intensity for the game grew more rapidly than the developmental rules of the sport. Station-to-station baseball was an abomination for him. When he was six, he caught a ball at shortstop, tagged the runner jogging from second and stepped on third for, what he considered, an unassisted triple play. He tossed the ball to the mound and jogged off the field, only to hear that everyone hadn’t batted so he had to stay on the field. I can still see the disappointed look on his face as all the runners moved to the next base. Every moment wasn’t athletic heaven. He struggled to find the strike zone when he

was pitching, swung and missed at pitches he knew he could hit and suffered through the inconsistent coaching and advice of everyone from his father to the parents of his teammates to semi-professionals eager to give back to the community. Despite playing a game of failure, he continued to venture to fields close and far for another opportunity to compete, get some exercise and join teammates who have become long-time friends. He learned how to pick up his friends after their moment in the spotlight didn’t end the way they wanted. He took us to places way off a tour guide’s map of the eastern United States, as we drove from single traffic-light towns, with their one gas station and one diner, all the way up to Cooperstown. We paced along frigid sidelines, hoping darkness or snow would grant us a reprieve from frozen bleachers and numb toes. We

drove on roads in which the car thermometer read 113 degrees. When he was old enough, he stood on a 90foot diamond, looking from third to first as if he needed binoculars to see his teammate and a strong wind to help his throw reach the target. As he got taller and stronger, the distance became more manageable. As parents, we made our share of errors on the sidelines and in the stands. While we told him it was the effort that mattered, not the result, he could see the joy in our faces after a win and the slumped shoulders after a tough loss. While he’ll undoubtedly play other games down the road, that road won’t be as close as the ones we’ve traveled together. In a recent game, our son raced back and caught a ball against the wall, in a place on the field similar to the one where he extended his tiny glove at Yankee Stadium. We have shared such a long and inspired journey between those two mirrored moments.

Labor shortages and high unemployment: what gives?

hy, if there are 9,700,000 Americans looking for work now, some six percent of our population, are there so many signs outside businesses seeking helpers? Granted, many of those signs are in front of restaurants looking for waiters and shops needing salespeople, service industries in the main, but why the disconnect? And this is not just a regional problem but one in large cities like New York, villages like Between ours, as discussed at a you and me recent local chamber BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF of commerce meeting, and even rural communities. The situation could have some unwelcome consequences as the economy tries to recover. “It could act as a brake on growth and cause unnecessary business failures, long lines at remaining

businesses and rising prices,” according to an article in last Saturday’s The New York Times, entitled “Businesses Challenged to Fill Jobs.” The story, written by Neil Irwin, goes on to offer some possible answers. First is the suggestion that benefits are too generous. “The government is making it easy for people to stay home and get paid. You can’t really blame them much. But it means we have hours to fill and no one who wants to work.” That’s a quote from a pub owner in upstate Baldwinsville, New York, that appeared in the Syracuse Post-Standard and was reprinted in the NYT. Some people can make as much or more, thanks to the expanded weekly unemployment payments and the various stimulus cash that has been delivered by the government, at least for awhile. With the reawakening of restaurants and services now, there are more jobs than applicants, which doesn’t drive workers to seek work, compared to the opposite, when the pandemic first hit and jobs were disappearing. The recipients of the cash are doing what economists hoped they would

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do: spending it. That encourages businesses to reopen, but without enough help. Hence the problem. But it may cure itself when expanded benefits run out in September. There are other reasons workers may not be inclined to rush back into the workforce. Some, especially those with public-facing jobs, may be afraid of getting sick themselves or perhaps bringing the virus home to vulnerable family members. There does seem to be a relationship between vaccinations of people and a rise in their employment rate, according to the NYT. Researchers have found that a “10-percentage-point increase in those fully vaccinated results in a 1.1 percentagepoint increase in their employment.” It would make sense that vaccinated people are more comfortable serving the public. Here is another possible explanation for the labor shortage. Some of the workers are still needed at home, especially women who might be caring for children, some taking classes remotely, or elderly members of their family. The Times goes on to quote a survey indicating that 6,300,000 million people

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“were not working because of a need to care for a child not in a school or day care center; and a further 2,100,000 were caring for an older person.” Many of those people, especially women, have disappeared from the rolls of the unemployed and are not even counted any longer. The answer here, as in everywhere else, is in conquering the virus and establishing herd immunity so schools and day care centers can open. For those businesses that have thrived during the pandemic and have been able to raise the wages they pay workers, like Amazon or construction companies, there is less of a supply problem. But those businesses take away potential workers from industries like restaurants, with thin profit margins. And those workers may not return if they have found better berths for themselves elsewhere. These issues will sort themselves out eventually, as public health improves and supply-and-demand comes to equilibrium. But one thing is certain. The return to any sort of “normal” will not happen without bumps in the road.

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