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In partnership with Long Island Cares, Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) will be hosting a personal care item drive to benefit veterans in Suffolk County from now until July 30. All donated personal care items and household cleaning supplies will then be donated to Long Island Cares’ Veterans Project and distributed to veterans in need across Suffolk County. The Veterans Project was established in 2010 to assist veterans who might be having financial difficulties and to provide humanitarian aid to our veterans. Hahn’s office will be accepting packaged sponges, household cleaning supplies, dish detergent, laundry detergent, hand towels, shampoo and conditioner, soaps, toilet paper, paper towels, sanitary items and other new and unused personal care and household cleaning items. All donations must be unopened, in its original packaging with no rips or tears and

Kara Hahn at her office with pet supply donations accepted for a previous drive for Long Island Cares. Photo from Kara Hahn’s office

should be dropped off Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 306 Main Street in Port Jefferson by 4 p.m. on Friday, July 30.

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Port Jefferson A small taste of history: Middle Country and Horseblock Roads

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. An organized system of roads was needed for many reasons as the population grew. Though most homesteads were self-sufficient at that time, people would barter for goods and gather together to socialize. Mail needed to be delivered across the Island, and prior to the establishment of the U.S. Postal Service in 1775, England’s Royal Mail System was utilized. Before reliably passable roads were built, that mail was delivered from Connecticut by boat. It was faster and easier to travel 19 miles by water than 120 miles overland from New York City. As the farmland was cultivated and enriched over time, it produced more than one family or village could use and farming became a burgeoning industry. Means to transport the surplus produce was required. Farm to Market Road (also called Horseblock Road) filled this need. Farm owners would load their wagons full of fruits and vegetables to ship by rail to New York City. The term “horseblock” refers to a block of stone or wood used to help a person climb high enough to mount a horse or to enter a stagecoach with ease. With many homes, farms and taverns located along these miles of roadway, horseblocks were a familiar sight. We call this same Farm to Market Road by its old nickname, Horseblock Road to this day. Through the years, several popular taverns and rest stops were located on Horseblock Road. As far back as Revolutionary times, Sam “Horseblock” Smith owned and ran a tavern at the intersection of Horseblock and Middle Country Roads in Centereach. A Smith genealogy relates that on March 2, 1806 Sam sold the inn and land to Lake Grove resident, Titus Gould. It appears that part of the tavern was dismantled and moved to another location. Generations later, Alfred Elsmann ran Al’s Tavern, at the corner of Horseblock and Granny Roads. It was advertised in the Patchogue Advance of March 7, 1946 as specializing in home cooking and “the best in beer, wines and liquors,” and was a popular destination for local festivities for several decades.

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Suwassett Garden Club partners with Port Jefferson library for plant swaps BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Sharing is caring. Recently, the Suwassett Garden Club partnered up with the Port Jefferson Free Library to bring the community together with plants. “What we’re doing is we are encouraging the community to swap plant cuttings,” said Susan Lobacz, co-president. “We’re asking people to bring them in, and then take a new one home.” Inside the library, a small table stands with mason jars filled with leaves and roots. Plastic cups are on the bottom shelf, so people who want to plant something different at home can bring a piece of it back with them. The fun and different idea comes with the hope that new members could potentially join. “We’re hoping that with this collaboration, we’ll be able to encourage people to become part of this Suwassett Garden Club,” said co-president Kim Olenick. “So, there’ll be applications right next to the plants.” The Suwassett Garden Club is a small local club, started in the 1940s, that serves Port Jefferson, Belle Terre and the surrounding communities. Known for their annual fundraisers, Antiques and Garden Weekend — with the historical society — and wreath

makings for holidays and the Port Jefferson Dickens Festival, things were different over the last year. Lobacz said that pre-pandemic, the club would host field trips and hands-on gardening tips. They have sponsored fashion shows, luncheons and participate in an annual “garden therapy” program with veterans at the Stony Brook Veterans Association. Alternate years, the garden club plants a tree in either Port Jefferson or Belle Terre and on Arbor Day this year, they planted a new one by the basketball courts near Rocketship Park. On top of all that, the Suwassett Garden Club also sponsors a high school scholarship and maintains the flower garden at the Mather Museum. They are currently supporting a new children’s garden that is being pursued by the village. Meetings are usually the first Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. in the Belle Terre Community Center. Due to COVID, meetings have been held via Zoom. Past co-president Joanne Wright said she joined the club years ago because it sounded different. “I had recently retired and wanted to meet new people,” she said. “Even though I was local, I didn’t know a lot of people and it was a

Susan Lobacz, Joanne Wright and Kim Olenick at the new Port Jefferson Plant Cutting Swap Station inside the library. Photo by Julianne Mosher

good way to meet new people.” Other perks are learning new things with different workshops.

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New BYOG spot opens up Down Port BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

It’s time to bring your own glass to Port Jefferson village. Lisa Harris — owner of several village dining spots including Torte Jeff Pie Co., East Main & Main donuts, Prohibition Kitchen and the new taco shack at East Beach — has just opened up her newest endeavor, BYOG Wine Bar. “I haven’t seen anything like this on Long Island yet,” she said. The idea, Harris said, is for customers to bring their own glass and taste from 20 different wines she and her team handpicked. “The reason that it’s bring your own glass is because we can’t have a dishwasher

here,” she said. Glasses are available, but if a customer brings their own there’s a discount. In the space, five machines hold four different bottles of wine. Customers redeem their credit cards for a wine card, which allows them to taste, sample or grab a full glass of any of the 20 wines. “We did a pretty extensive research to come up with 20 of what we think are the best wines that are a blend of very affordable, up to a little bit more exclusive,” she said. “They are bottles that you would never normally be able to taste by the glass unless you purchase the bottle, so this system allows you to do that.” But it isn’t just wine — charcuterie boxes are available to snack on, as well as desserts, like their donut fondue. BYOG Wine Bar is now in the spot where Harris’ donut shop originally was at 250 E. Main St. “The synergy between the pie shop and the donut shop during COVID made the most sense to cut back on staffing and be able to incorporate the two businesses together,” she said. After combining the two earlier this year, she thought about what could go in her new empty space. “I thought because

Above: Customers use these tech-savy machines to sample, taste and pour any of the 20 different wines; Below: A group of happy customers at BYOG’s opening night. Photos by Julianne Mosher

of the limitations, there aren’t a lot of businesses that can run in this type of space,” she said. While visiting South Carolina, she found a place with a similar experience. “We fell in love with it,” she said. While Prohibition Kitchen also has a collection local of wines, Harris said BYOG will have a different variety. “It’s more about the smaller batch lines that you won’t necessarily see in national

distribution,” she said. “They’re more exclusive and unique.” Compared to other spots throughout the village, she said the new wine bar is just a different setting for wine drinkers. “I think this is a different type of experience,” Harris said. “This is an experience that you can share with friends when it comes to your tastes, purchase something you really enjoy, and also chat about the wine.”

Finally reopened, PJ Cinemas makes up for lost movie time After many gloomy months in quarantine, movie theater-starved citizens can now return to PJ Cinemas. The Port Jefferson Station-based theater, owned by Phil Solomon, officially reopened May 28 after tentative operation and eventual closure during quarantine. PJ Cinemas has long been a cornerstone of Port Jefferson life. Many Port Jeffersonians grew up in front of its screens, snacking on popcorn, splurging on candy and laying back in the dimmed theater to enjoy a movie with family and friends. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic suspended its operation, halting these happy excursions. Deprived of their local movie theater, many residents have not seen a film on the big screen in more than 15 months. Most businesses were affected by the

COVID-19 virus, and PJ Cinemas was no exception. Although closing was less than ideal, manager Brian Fiederlein recognized that it was necessary in order to “do our part for the community” and “ensure the safety of the staff as well as the patrons.” With the worst of the pandemic behind us, Fiederlein is optimistic and excited about reopening. However, the process has not been easy. Seven months after the initiation of quarantine, PJ Cinemas experimented with reopening for a brief time in October, but was forced to close again soon after. Kyle Barr

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In regards to this latest reopening, Fiederlein said that it is “energizing to get back to working” but the process of getting acclimated to the state guidelines required “a lot of hustle.” This time around, however, reopening is more promising. Fiederlein said he has a “more solid belief that things are safe.” In December there was no “light at the end of the tunnel” — vaccinations were not yet released and there was not any indication of the virus alleviating, so remaining open was unsustainable. Fiederlein feels that he and his staff have

a moral obligation to secure the safety of moviegoers. So, in determining when to reopen, Fiederlein posed the question: “How can we get people back to the movies safely?” Increasing vaccination rates helped answer this question. The PJ Cinemas staff had several factors to consider in the reopening process: infection rates, hospitalization rates, product and vaccination availability. Presently, the movie theater is under little restriction — patrons can watch a movie mask-free, as long as they are vaccinated. Since reopening, the theater has been awash in accounts of filmgoers’ excitement to be back. “Every day there are more stories about how long people have been waiting,” Fiederlein said. He added that although incoming business is “nowhere where it was pre-COVID,” he is happy to be “getting excitement back into the place — but also safely.” “There is a buzz in the community,” Fiederlein said. “It’s good to be back.”

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The SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund for Buildings and Grounds, Grounds Maintenance, Repairs and Capital Imp r ov e m e n t s known as Capital Reserve #1 under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, brick and masonry work at Fire Headquarters, and it proposed to contract for such work in order to maintain the high standards of performance of the SELDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said work is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the SELDEN FIRE D I S T R I C T. The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Section 6(g) Capital Reserve Fund #1 of the SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed Seventy-Five Thousand ($75,000.00) Dollars for the work, and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such

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Village Port Jefferson Fire Department Independence Day Parade finally makes a comeback BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With restrictions finally lifted, people from across Suffolk County — and even Connecticut — were able to finally celebrate the Fourth of July with a favorite tradition. The Port Jefferson Fire Department Independence Day Parade was cancelled, along

with most other events, last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But this year, things seemed back to normal with hundreds of people gathered on the sidewalks of Port Jefferson village, decked in their most patriotic wear, to celebrate America’s birthday. “I’m just glad that we’re back to some sort of normalcy,” said Todd Stumpf, department chief. Continued on page A8

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Independence Day Parade is Back Continued from page A7 “We’re glad to see the public back together to help celebrate the country’s birth.” Vintage cars drove down the road, waving American ﬂags out of their windows as excited kids and their families waved from the sidewalk. Children ran to their parents who marched in uniform when they spotted them from the sidelines. Dancers waved red, white, and blue pom poms whiles pipes and drums played their sounds. Even the Batmobile made an appearance.

Although the parade included Port Jeff and Terryville, members from South Shore, eastern, and western Suffolk County departments joined together to march along Main Street on July 5. Since the Fourth of July was on a Sunday this year, the ﬁre department decided to host the parade a day later, on Monday, to respect the local churches throughout the village. “From our end it ran really smooth,” said Steve Erland, third assistant chief. “It’s just so nice to bring it back to the community.” ALL PHOTOS BY JULIANNE MOSHER

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Are you awake or woke Fourth of July: Exciting or daunting

Fourth of July is a time meant to be spent with friends and family while barbecuing some of the best American meals. It’s also the one holiday a year where lighting off fireworks from morning to night time is completely acceptable — even encouraged. This countrywide celebration of America may be enjoyable for most but for others, such as combat veterans and first responders suffering with Media Origins captured post-traumatic stress disorder, it can the fireworks from the be an extremely stressful day. And Village of Asharoken. when fireworks are set off on other days, it can be even more unnerving for them and others. Is celebrating this national holiday at the cost of our own heroes? According to a National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, 87% of veterans have been exposed to at least one potentially traumatic event and experience on average of 3.4 such events throughout their service. The National Institutes of Health also recorded that an estimate of 400,000 first responders in America have at least some symptoms of PTSD. The degree of exposure varies from person to person, therefore affecting the magnitude of their illness. The sounds of fireworks — loud, sudden and reminiscent of traumatic events — may trigger PTSD, making it difficult for some who experience symptoms to enjoy their holiday. Lighting off fireworks throughout the month or late at night could additionally put a veteran or first responder into a bad spot. Even weeks after the Fourth of July is over, sleeping troubles or nightmares may persist. Paws of War, located in Nesconset, rescues and trains shelter dogs to become service dogs for Long Island veterans and first responders. With the mental pressure of dealing with the holiday, a service dog can also serve as a calming aide to those coping through a PTSD episode. One way to make sure a veteran doesn’t become triggered is to involve them in lighting the fireworks so the shock of hearing the fireworks won’t be unexpected. Many veterans choose to light fireworks for their family. There are many other ways to celebrate the Fourth of July and summer that don’t involve setting off fireworks. Fishing, boating, visiting historical parks, watching patriotic movies and barbecuing are just some of the alternate options that families can do together to celebrate. However, if you’re still itching for fireworks, sparklers are noise free and easy to bring anywhere you go. So next Fourth of July, being sensitive to veterans and first responders could turn their nerve-racking holiday into a happy one.

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Change for the sake of improvement or common-sense advancements is good. Change, just for the sake of change, is not. Changes being proposed by the radical left-wing puppeteers of the “Socialist” (former Democratic) Party in our inept U.S. Congress, and dictated through their puppet’s executive orders, are dangerous to the future of our constitutional republic. Even the courts are turning a blind eye to core fundamental constitutional issues. Is every branch of our government corrupt? They’re obviously not representing “We the People.” Those who don’t have voters remorse by now must be glad that gas prices are shooting up faster than a Biden vote count at 2 a.m. The “wokeness” agenda which has become so pervasive in today’s society keeps chipping away at societal norms which have held our country together for generations. And those “woke” so-called people’s representatives are catering to that segment of the population who believe in unwarranted change. Corporations are following suit in order to placate the ridiculous demands of a

delusional few. How does removing Aunt Jemima from a syrup container improve anything? And, of course, removing a Native American image from a butter package will definitely improve the lives of all Americans, Native or otherwise. Can we still order black coffee? Are brownies being taken off the shelf? Is White Castle changing its name? Can we still play Chinese checkers? Cracker Barrel will probably be boycotted unless it changes its name. When will this foolishness end? Even Coke is woke. Executives of Coca-Cola have recently advised their employees to be “less white.” What is that supposed to mean? Should they use a product called Man Tan in the winter when they can’t tan on the beach? Oh, that’s right, that will not be allowed until the product name is changed to “Neutral Gender Tan.” Ridiculous. Manwich will be the next product to be deemed offensive. It will probably be changed to “Gender Neutral Meat Sauce.” Following this trend, the Mr. Potato Head toy is being rebranded by dropping the “Mr.” from the name. Seriously.

The up-and-coming board members of like-minded corporations were likely exposed to wokeness indoctrination in schools and universities, so it may only get worse. I am reminded of an editorial cartoon which I had seen. The voice of a teacher saying, “And that’s why white people are bad.” One student says to another, “What class am I in? I’m supposed to be in calculus.” The other student replies, “This is calculus.” I know, that may be a little far fetched, but there certainly seem to be many students who have been systematically indoctrinated with leftist ideas by the time they graduate and enter the workforce. In the future, the woke generation might be looked upon as a failed generation because it was burdened with a socialist ideological belief which always fails. I hope not. I am generally optimistic, as well as politically incorrect — and proud of it. Become more awake to what’s going on, America. And let woke fall by the wayside. Art Billadello East Setauket

Bill failed to pass for good reason The proposed Elder Parole Bill before the New York State Legislature failed to pass for good reason, it treats every incarcerated person the same, regardless of the crime they committed. If passed, the Elder Parole legislation would give a green light to all incarcerated people aged 55 and older to go before the NYS Parole Board for release consideration, regardless of their crime, as long as they have served 15 years of their sentence — even if they have not served their minimum sentence. Crimes are differentiated in the penal code for good reason. As the severity and societal impact of the crime increases, so too does the crime degree and subsequent potential sentence when convicted of a crime. There is a stark difference between an opioidaddicted offender in need of treatment who commits a non-violent property crime to feed an addiction, and a sexual predator who abducts, rapes, murders and dismembers a child, or someone who executes a police or other law

enforcement officer, or violent gang members who hunt down teenaged girls and hack them to death with machetes, as occurred here in Suffolk County. These offenders cannot and should never be treated the same for purposes of possible release. Advocates in support of the Elder Parole Bill argue that every offender should be treated the same, and that if passed, the law would not allow for offenders to be released, but would instead give them an opportunity to plead their case before the parole board. If that were to happen, then victims, surviving parents and families of those who were victimized would have to argue their case every two years before the parole board as well — in fact, maybe decades before they would have had to, depending upon the original sentence that offender received. The proposed law would in essence be clawing back on the original sentence and granting those violent offenders who committed horrific crimes eligibility for parole hearings every two

years — requiring victims, surviving family members, and in some cases, entire communities to relive horrific traumas in ongoing fights to continue to keep violent predators behind bars, when in fact they should have never been eligible for that parole hearing in the first place, but for this new law. Let’s not forget that victims have rights too, as do the families that suffer for generations after a heinous victimization occurs. According to Cornell Law, criminal justice is a term that refers to the laws, procedures, institutions and policies that come together before, during, and after the commission of a crime. Changes to any part of the criminal justice system must not ignore or dismiss the impact that any such change will have on a victim, their surviving family members, and the communities that support them. Laura A. Ahearn Port Jefferson Executive Director of The Crime Victims Center, Inc.

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Opinion FANTS, HEFY and EFTEW: a few new acronyms for a new age

recently spoke with several scientists about work they were doing for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA. In chatting with them, it became clear that researchers love acronyms the way my dog loves anyone willing to toss him a few morsels of food. I was just thinking about how much time I’d save in my life if I could start my own set of acronyms, all designed to create word efficiency and to develop the equivalent D. None of an insider’s club. For starters, how of the above about OKWAM? As in, BY DANIEL DUNAIEF this place is definitely OK without a mask because they don’t mind if you walk around with your face uncovered. Then, perhaps, there’s MAPH as in masks are

preferred here. You don’t necessarily have to wear a mask, as you might on, say, a commercial airliner, but you would make the owners of the establishment happy and feel safer if you did. In the world of politics, President Joe Biden (D) merits his own set of acronyms. If you think he’s bringing back civility, you might appreciate the chance to tell someone that you believe BMAC, for Biden makes America civil. Now, of course, Biden, as with his predecessor, has numerous detractors. The New York Post is as eager to capture his daily verbal stumbles as the left-leaning papers and news organizations were to seize on former President Donald Trump’s (R) “covfefe” and other scrambled words. In that case, you might see Biden as a PINOE, as in a president in need of an editor, or a PINOC, as in a president in need of a compass. Trump deserves his own set of acronyms. Borrowing from the redundant wording of the movie “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” (2004), supporters of the 45th president might say TIARA, as in Trump is

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always right, always. Those who find the former president slightly off kilter, however, might believe he has a FANTS problem, as in facts are not Trump’s strength. TOSID seems appropriate for both sides. That one stands for the other side is deceptive. That applies to Democrats and Republicans, each of whom sometimes reflexively suggest that the other side can’t possibly be honest because, if they were, the argument they’d like to make isn’t as powerful. In the wonderful world of summer weather, how about HEFY, as in hot enough for you, or perhaps, CIRN, as in can’t it rain now? Yankee fans are probably bracing for another mediocre, at best, half of the baseball year. Sure, we have talent, and we get periodic glimpses of adequacy, but we wind up looking like a fourth-place team. I have the feeling it’s NOY or not our year. Parents have spent almost two years struggling with child care, education and their sanity amid a pandemic that has caused

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their children to become more like homebased barnacles than school-based students. To that end, and you can pronounce this one however you’d like, how about FCTKSIS, for fingers crossed to keep school in session? Children, of course, couldn’t control whether their schools opened, which left them even more powerless to act out against the rules, tests or social pressures that follow them around like Pigpen’s dust storm from the Charlie Brown comics. They are now struggling with the need to EFTEW, or to emerge from the electronic world. Many of us made normal hygiene habits optional. These days, we should consider recommending a SMIYL to our friends, as in a shower might improve your life. While disconnecting during a phone call, turning off our video momentarily or covering our computer camera were options from home, we sometimes find ourselves stuck in conversations or interactions that aren’t working for us. We might need to beg someone to SAM or stop annoying me.

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