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Vol. 15, No. 15

July 25, 2019

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Meet Anthony Portesy Local attorney sets sights on Brookhaven highway superintendent post for a second time

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Gracefully Chic opens at the Long Island Museum

Also: ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ heads to Smithtown, ‘The Lion King’ reviewed

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Waiting for a break Brookhaven IDA delays Heatherwood’s request for tax breaks in South Setauket — A5

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The Town of Brookhaven Youth Bureau is hosting a free substance abuse awareness and opioid overdose prevention training program Wednesday, Aug. 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville.

Narcan is a medication that can reverse the effects of an overdose. Residents ages 16 and older from all Brookhaven communities are encouraged and welcome to attend. The training class will be administered by the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.

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After completing the program, participants will receive one Narcan training packet to take home with them.

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County

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4. Never trim a pet’s coat to the skin, which can rob a dog of his protection from the sun.

5. Always provide plenty of shade and cool, clean water for animals when outdoors.

6. Bring cats or dogs inside during the hottest part of the day.

7. Make sure pets always wear a collar and identification tag.

According to the SPCA, in Suffolk County tethering a dog outside in temperatures over 90 degrees is against the law.

The SPCA advises that if someone comes across a dog in a hot car they should record the make, model, color and license plate number of the vehicle. The next step is to alert the management of the business the car is parked outside of and call 911 or the Suffolk County SPCA. They also suggest to stay with the pet until help arrives.

Leaving a pet in a hot car is a criminal offense, according to the SPCA.

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These health concerns include overheating, dehydration and even sunburn. By taking some simple precautions, pet owners can keep their pets healthy and happy in higher temperatures.

The Suffolk County SPCA shares the following tips: 1. Never leave an animal alone in a vehicle. Even with the windows open, a parked automobile can quickly become a furnace. (The agency says that more than 70 degrees outside is too hot to leave an animal in a vehicle as it can be up to 50 degrees hotter in the car.)

2. Limit exercise. Pets may slow down when the weather heats up, so the best time for exercise is in the early morning or evening, but never when it’s especially hot or humid.

3. Take care not to let a dog stand on hot asphalt, his body can heat up quickly and his

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Perspectives

Call to action: Support lawmakers’ efforts to preserve journalism

BY DONNA DEEDY DONNA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It’s often said that a free press is a pillar of democracy, a fourth branch of government, capable of shining a light on corruption to reveal truth. History is full of cases where news stories have exposed unethical or criminal behavior, essentially helping to right a wrong.

Consider the story on the Pentagon Papers, which showed how the federal government misled the public about the Vietnam War. When congressional leaders didn’t act, newspapers filled a role.

Think of the news story about lead contamination of Flint, Michigan’s water supply and the Boston Globe’s series that exposed the widespread cover-up of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic priests.

Most recently, the Miami Herald’s series “Perversion of Justice” is credited for exposing the crimes and lenient punishment of Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly operated a sex-trafficking scheme with underage girls.

These are just a few cases with incredible breadth and scope that show how journalism raises awareness and ultimately prompts change.

Countless other stories underscore the value and impact of journalism, and the news is not always necessarily grim. Aside from exposing bad actors or twisted policies, journalists also celebrate all that is good in a community and can bring people together by showing the great achievements of ordinary people.

Any way you look at it, news matters.

‘Some 1,300 communities in the U.S. now have no news coverage at all.’ — Pew Research Center. Photo from News Media Alliance

In the last decade and a half, though, it’s become increasing difficult for newspapers to survive. Newsroom employees have declined by 45 percent between 2008 and 2017, according to the Pew Research Center. Some 1,300 communities in the U.S. now have no coverage at all in what are called “news deserts.” This spells trouble for democracy.

Thankfully, Congress is now opening a door to take a look at the situation.

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Entitled “Legislation to Protect Local News,” if you haven’t seen it, it’s worth your time.

In summary, technology — think internet and smartphones — has had a phenomenally positive impact in increasing the demand for news by expanding readership and engagement. In fact, just 2 percent of the U.S. population in 1995 relied on the internet to get news three days a week, according to Pew Research Center. By 2018, 93 percent of the population accessed at least some news online. But while news is more widely circulated, this shift to online platforms is also at the root of the news industry’s struggle.

Terry Egger, publisher and CEO of Philadelphia Media Network said in the video that he recognizes the power and beauty of the Facebook and Google distribution models, but he also sees in detail how they are eroding the news industry’s ability to pay for its journalism.

“Facebook and Google are able to monetize their distribution of our content, nearly 80 to 85 cents of every dollar in advertising digitally goes to one of those two platforms,” he said.

The bottom line: News is supported largely by advertisements. By creating and distributing content to an audience, news outlets essentially broker their reach to advertisers looking for exposure. Accessing news through Facebook and Google has essentially disrupted that business model.

Facebook and Google have generated over the last year $60 billion in revenue, explains U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), chairman of the U.S. House Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee in the video.

In contrast, news publishers’ revenue is down

about $31 billion “over the last several years.”

Cicilline senses that something needs to be done to help local papers and publishers survive. He, along with Rep. Doug Collins (RGA) and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), have introduced in April a bill called Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019, H.R.2054.

The bill provides a temporary safe harbor where publishers of online content can collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about the terms under which their content may be distributed.

Collins, ranking member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, called the bill a first step to see if the nation can bring fairness to smaller and local and regional papers. So far, the legislation continues to gain momentum.

Danielle Coffey, counsel for the News Media Alliance, stated in a recent email interview that the journalism preservation bill is receiving voices of support from both sides of the aisle. The organization is looking for more sponsors to be added.

Locally, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) are not yet sponsors of the bill.

“We aren’t asking for the government to save us or even for the government to regulate or change the platforms,” said David Chavern, president and CEO of News Media Alliance.

“We’re just asking for a fighting chance for news publishers to stand up for themselves and create a sustainable digital future for journalism.”

Zeldin said that he is monitoring the bill’s progress.“A free press has been essential to the maintenance of our democracy and keeping people informed,” he said. “As the way Americans consume their news evolves, we must ensure that tried-and-true local journalists are receiving their fair share so they can continue to serve their readers for generations to come.”

Suozzi is equally in agreement.

“Our democracy is strongest when we have a free and diverse press,” he said. “From national to local news, events and happenings, we need the quality journalism of the free press to keep the public aware of what is happening in their country, state, town and local communities.”

Residents are urged to contact their congressman, Zeldin or Suozzi, and ask them to become co-sponsors of H.R.2054: Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019.

Zeldin’s Patchogue office phone number is 631-289-1097. Suozzi’s Huntington office can be reached at 631-923-4100.

Donna Deedy is the editor of The Times of Huntington & Northport and The Times of Smithtown.

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Village

Brookhaven tables Heatherwood’s request for tax breaks totaling more than $7M

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Brookhaven Industrial Development agency voted to postpone a decision to grant Heatherwood Luxury Rentals tax breaks for construction of rental housing units on its current golf course in South Setauket at a July 17 meeting.

Lisa Mulligan, Town of Brookhaven director of economic development and CEO of the IDA and Local Development Corporation, said there were more than a dozen residents who attended the meeting and approximately six of them spoke during the public hearing.

She said the comments varied from traffic concerns — which she added are outside of the office’s scope — and the tax breaks the company is applying for.

If approved at the IDA’s next meeting Aug. 21, Heatherwood could see its property taxes at the location, which falls in the Three Village and Comsewogue school districts, reduced by $3.76 million over the next 13 years. The package would also include $2,854,000 in sales tax exemptions and $420,000 in mortgage recording tax exemptions for a total savings of more than $7 million.

Last year, the Brookhaven Planning Board approved the proposed plans of Commackbased Heatherwood Luxury Rentals to build on nearly 26 acres of its more than 70-acre golf course on the southeast corner of Arrowhead Lane and Route 347. The new development will be called Heatherwood Golf & Villas and will be a 55-and-over community. The company plans to construct 200 rental housing units — 10 percent of which will be set aside for workforce housing units — and an 8,500-square-foot clubhouse with a pool.

Heatherwood also plans to redesign the golf course, reducing it from 18 holes to nine.

Development of the golf course has faced opposition from nearby residents, elected officials and local civic associations since it was first presented in 2014. That year, town Councilman Dan Panico (R-Manorville) sponsored the resolution for a zone change for the property from A Residence 5, which allows one housing unit for every 5 acres, to Planned Retirement Community, which would allow a 55-and-over community. On Dec. 16, 2014, the town board approved it by a 4-3 vote. Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station), former Councilwoman Connie Kepert (D-Middle Island) and Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) dissented.

The town board placed conditions on its zone change approval, including requiring Heatherwood owner Douglas Patrick to donate 40 acres of land to the Manorville Farm Protection Area, removing a billboard at the golf course and constructing a sidewalk

A partial rendering of the future rental units located at Heatherwood Golf & Villas in South Setauket. Rendering from Town of Brookhaven Planning Board website

John Gobler, a nearly 50-year homeowner in on the east side of Arrowhead Lane. The town accepted the 40 acres of property in 2015 in lieu Heatherwood Village South in South Setauket, of the Pine Barrens Credit redemption required is one of the residents who is concerned about traffic. At the July 9, 2018, under the Planned Retirement planning board meeting, Community code. he said the intersection of Cartright said in an email Arrowhead Lane and Route that within her district the 347 has been a problem project has been a highly for several years due to the controversial one. number of cars exiting onto “Numerous residents and Arrowhead and the timing of organizations have raised lights at the corner, where he concern about this project, has witnessed only four or five notably density and traffic cars being able to go through a concerns, especially in green light at one time. light of the existing traffic — Salvatore Pitti Salvatore Pitti, president issues at this location,” of the Port Jefferson Stationthe councilwoman said. “I Terryville Civic Association, stood with members of the said in a phone interview the community and opposed this application. However, over my objection group has been opposed to the development and vote in opposition, the application since the beginning. He was on hand for the was still granted, and open space benefits July 17 IDA meeting where he addressed were provided to other areas outside of our the residents’ concerns about Heatherwood community. The applicant has always touted applying for tax breaks.

“If you’re a contractor, and you don’t have this project as tax positive to the local school district. This application to the Brookhaven money to build a project, then don’t build it,” IDA seems to be in clear contravention to the Pitti said. “The community was against it from the get-go, and it was still able to squeak by promises made to our community.”

‘The community was against it from the get-go, and it was still able to squeak by somehow.’

somehow. So why should we be burdening ourselves with less taxes coming our way from a new development when [Heatherwood] is the one who is going to be raking in all the profit.”

Herb Mones, chairperson of the Three Village Civic Association’s land use committee, said the community has not supported the development since it was first proposed in 2014. He said he feels Heatherwood asking for tax breaks is an example of corporate greed.

“We are going to feel the effects of this high-density buildout in the Heatherwood area without any kind of benefit, and for the corporation to now apply for even more advantage, after getting what was millions of a windfall in a zone change, is almost incomprehensible,” he said.

George Hoffman, first vice president of the Three Village Civic Association, said the IDA should reject the request.

“Our civic association was concerned that the zoning was changed without any community input, and we remain concerned that this ill-conceived project now seeks taxpayer-funded incentives like property tax abatements and sales tax exemptions,” he said.

Douglas Patrick could not be reached for comments before press time.

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Police

Above, Luz Lopez and Jason Rodriguez, the family members of Albert Rodriguez-Lopez, who died July 22 last year, ask for help in catching his murderer; below, photo of Alejandro Vargas-Diaz. Above photo by Kyle Barr, below photo from SCPD

Police continue search for 2018 Port Jefferson murder suspect

Crime Stoppers now offering $5,000 reward for info that leads to arrest

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The family of Albert Luis Rodriguez-Lopez, a Selden man who was shot and killed last year in a Port Jefferson billiards hall, wailed and sobbed on the anniversary of his death, knowing that his killer was still out there.

“It does hurt a lot; he was my oldest brother,” Jason Rodriguez said at a conference held at Suffolk County police headquarters in Yaphank July 22. “He never looked for any trouble … everything he did was for his family.”

Rodriguez, 27, was killed, according to police, after an argument and altercation at Billiards DBM in upper Port July 22, 2018. Alejandro Vargas-Diaz, 36, who also goes by Papujo, Alejandro deVargas-Diaz and Robin Vargas, allegedly had an argument with Rodriguez which ended in Vargas-Diaz shooting Rodriguez three times before escaping out the front door of the billiards hall. The victim allegedly was acquainted with the suspect, and was a father of three children, now aged two, seven and nine.

Police-obtained video of the billiards hall shows the place was lightly populated the night of the murder. Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said Rodriguez was at the billiards hall with one of his brothers, his cousin and girlfriend. They would not specify on the precise nature of the argument between the two men. Both men hail from Sabana Iglesia in the Dominican Republic.

Family members at the press conference held

signs reading “No Peace,” shouting there would be no peace until their family member’s murderer was found. Luz Lopez, Rodriguez’ mother, could hardly hold back tears as she spoke.

“My heart is broken,” she said. “I will only have peace knowing the guy is in jail.”

Police have had little luck in finding Vargas-Diaz. Directly after the murder, the suspect fled the building, and was next spotted two hours later in Jamaica, Queens, near the train station. The murder weapon, a pistol, was found in the woods nearby in Port Jefferson.

Police sent a detective to the Dominican Republic to work with local police officials in that country, though police said they did not currently know where precisely Vargas-Diaz could be, adding he has family in Brooklyn, Queens, Paramus and Patterson, New Jersey and Hartford, Connecticut. Police said the suspect did not have an arrest record, and that he has had residency status in the United States, but that has since expired. He was also known to frequent barbershops and pool halls in the area.

“There is a feeling by some in the community this was an accident,” Hart said. “It was no accident. It was an intentional murder.”

The family spent the anniversary of Rodriguez’ murder at his gravesite in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Center Moriches. With emotions mixing between stern and devastating sadness, the family said they will not be content until their family member’s killer is found.

“There’s no way he can hide from this,” Jason Rodriguez said.

Security footage of man and woman who allegedly robbed South Setauket Target. Photo from SCPD

Search is on for two people who allegedly robbed Setauket Target Suffolk County police are looking to identify and locate a man and woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a South Setauket store back in June.

A man and woman allegedly stole an electric sound bar from Target, located at 265 Pond Path, on June 21 at around 12:15 p.m.

— compiled by Kyle Barr

Perpetrator of alleged road rage incident sought Suffolk County police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted another man at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai back in May. A male passenger of a black Hyundai Genesis left his vehicle and allegedly repeatedly punched a male driver of another vehicle in the face at Cedar Beach, located at 200 Harbor Beach Road, May 22 at 11:53 a.m. The man is described as white, approximately 38 to 45 years old, six feet tall, with thinning hair and arm tattoos, who was wearing a dark tank top.

— compiled by Kyle Barr

The black Hyundai Genesis allegedly used during an assault incident in May. Photo from SCPD

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220-TIPS (8477) or texting “SCPD” and your message to “CRIMES” (274637). All calls and text messages will be kept confidential.

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Town Selden-native running again for highway superintendent

BY LEAH CHIAPPINO LCHIAPPINO@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM At his kickoff fundraiser, Anthony Portesy, the Democrat who is challenging incumbent Dan Losquadro (R) for Town of Brookhaven highway superintendent, held up a piece of asphalt he found while campaigning on Holbrook Road, he said, to symbolize the condition of Brookhaven’s streets. Having run in 2017 for the same position, Portesy said he looks to bring changes to what he calls “an infrastructure crisis” in Brookhaven.

“Since 2017, I’ve knocked on between 15,000 and 20,000 doors and I hear the same thing from people,” he said. “They want more information and to know when the plow and paving trucks are coming. They call seven times to get a street light

fixed, and it still hasn’t gotten fixed.”

A native of Selden, later living in Centereach and now living in Port Jefferson Station, Portesy said he’s running because when he was growing up the roads were “atrocious,” and not much has changed.

“The same potholes I went over as a kid, I go over now,” he said in his acceptance speech for the nomination.

“I’ve seen my friends leave,” he said. “No one is going to want to buy a house if the streets are prone to flooding, and are pothole ridden.

Brookhaven is looking more like Detroit, and less and less like a middle-class Long Island hamlet.”

Portesy, who is running on the Democratic, Working Families and Libertarian tickets, currently practices employment and commercial

Summer boating safety tips from the Coast Guard Auxilliary

BY HERB HERMAN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Boating safely is more than common sense.

While you don’t have to memorize the marine Rules of the Road to be a safe boater, a careful reading would be beneficial for every boater.

Pass oncoming boats port-to-port, always have a look out, have a marine radio available and preferably tuned to channel 16. Use charts so you don’t go aground. Reduce speed in harbors and in tight quarters. Know what the buoys and other channel markers mean, and, above all, be mindful of your environment.

The Coast Guard calls this “situational awareness,” a mindset that is useful anywhere and at anytime doing anything, though it’s especially important out on the water.

These days, thankfully, boating safety courses are required in most states. These courses are given by government and private parties. The Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Power Squadron give excellent programs that are tried and true and can get a dedicated novice up to speed in a few hours. The problem is getting boaters to sign up for these courses. We have all kinds of excuses, ranging from limited time in our busy lives to talk of, “boating is like driving, all you have to do is steer the boat.”

Put simply, boating is a unique activity and one that takes some learning to be proficient at.

Granted, there is no better teacher than experience. However, most of us didn’t learn how to drive by getting behind the wheel and driving. We usually took driver training course. What, then, makes us think that handling a boat doesn’t require training?

One full day or a couple of afternoon training sessions can add immeasurably to your enjoyment on the water and may even add years to your life.

A central feature of the Coast Guard’s safety mantra is the Personal Floatation Device, i.e., life jackets. It is estimated that life jackets could have saved the lives of over 80 percent of boating fatality victims. Accidents can and do happen with terrifying speed on the water. There’s rarely time to reach stowed life jackets. These days floatation aids can be comfortable, so there is no excuse for not wearing one, except for, perhaps, your vanity.

In fact, life jackets are required for jet skiers and paddle boaters. There are other requirements for these activities, all based on common sense. But common sense is sometimes lacking on the water. Observed in Mount Sinai Harbor last summer, a young woman on a stand-up paddler with a young child sitting there, neither of whom had on life jackets. And there are kayakers in Port Jefferson Harbor, silently gliding in and out of the mooring field while an equally mindless power boater heedlessly plows his way between the mooring buoys. These situations are disasters waiting to happen.

Make your dream on the water come true and not end tragically. Have the family don their vests and tell them they look great. Don’t boat under the influence. Avoid speeding when it is clearly dangerous. Adhere to regulations that are posted for No Wake, etc.

Make certain that your mechanical systems are functioning properly. Be prepared for someone falling overboard or some other accident. And above all, have a Vessel Safety Examination by the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Contact the Port Jefferson Flotilla to arrange an inspection: email: info@cgapj.org or phone: 631-938-1705.

Have a great family summer on the water!

Herb Herman is the flotilla staff officer for public affairs, Port Jefferson Auxiliary Flotilla 14-22-06.

litigation for small-to-midsize businesses, largely in federal court. He feels this prepares him well for the position. Specifically, while studying at the New York Law School in Manhattan, he interned for city Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services.

He claims that after reviewing the contracts for projects the Losquadro has executed since he began his tenure as highway superintendent in 2013, residents deserve better.

“We can do things like potentially lowering the bonding requirements so small businesses can bid on projects and save the taxpayer money,” he said.

Portesy claims Losquadro has wasted $18 million doing “surface level mill-and-fill road resurfacing projects,” which the challenger said only work for about 30 percent of the roads that are “crumbling less than a year after the paving projects are completed.”

“Doing 2 1/2 inches of topcoat as opposed to 1 1/2 inches may be more expensive, but it can give us 25 to 30 years, as opposed to two or three,” Portesy said.

The challenger acknowledged there are issues with funding to pave properly. His solution is to work to increase funding through the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program, a state program known as CHIPS that provides reimbursement to municipalities for highway-related capital projects, which he said will “take pressure off the local taxpayer.”

His main policy platform is his Brookhaven 2030 initiative, a series of changes he feels the township should complete within 10 years, much of which focuses on expanding information technology.

The first includes his “worst to first initiative,” a program he said would bring structural engineers in to evaluate the quality of every road, and rate them from the worst to the best. The town would then resurface them based on funding, and in order of highest priority, with rapid response to potholes near schools and main roads.

He also admitted that while day paving may be inconvenient, it is more expensive to do at night, and is not financially feasible to do neighborhood roads after dark. He added there will be a public list available online so people know exactly when their roads are being paved.

In addition, the Democratic challenger said he would post the contracts and bids publicly on an online database, so “the public can be informed of who is getting the contracts and why,” as opposed to “hiding behind a cloud of secrecy that the Highway Department has done for decades.”

In response to Losquadro’s claims that posting the contracts is illegal, Portesy said that they are unfounded.

“I am a lawyer who has done my research, and if Mr. Losquadro can point out to me a statute that says it is illegal, I would love to see it,” he said.

“I haven’t found one state or town ordinance that says so.”

Anthony Portesy is running again for highway superintendent.

Photo from Portesy’s campaign website

Another initiative, Portesy said, is known as STAR, or snow tracking and removal, includes installing GPS in snowplows that cannot be unplugged, so constituents can track the plows online, and gain an estimate of when the plows will arrive. He said he will ensure that all plows have a rubber bumper to ensure the roads are not torn up.

He pledges to do quality control inspections as well as bringing much of a work back to town employees, including hiring more workers and bringing back the “black top crews” — town workers who used to handle smaller projects.

Portesy, who worked as a highway laborer to help pay for college and was a union member for 15 years, said relates to the highway workers, whom he calls “some of the hardest working guys in the business. They are out at 4 in the morning plowing the roads for ‘48 hours’ at a time, and don’t see their families. They earn every dime and deserve an honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work.”

The final initiative is the tree removal interactive management, or TRIM initiative, which would create an interactive map of all drainage and recharge basins that have overgrown shrubbery.

“No one does this if they don’t care about the community. This has affected my personal relationship, and my personal life. I could very easily spend my free time going to Greece or Italy, but I chose to be involved because I care,” Portesy said.

So far, he has a war chest in excess of $16,300.

Losquadro has raised almost $400,000, according to the New York State Board of Elections. Portesy acknowledges Losquadro has more campaign contributions and name recognition, but also points out that increased political involvement regarding everything that is going on nationally could work in his favor.

“Regardless of how you feel about the president, which I take no qualms about and express no opinion on, local elections that people did not pay attention to before are now on the minds of the average Joe who did not pay attention before,” Portesy said. “It’s tough to beat an incumbent, but we can’t wait for an open seat.”

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SERV ICES ANTHEM ELECTRIC MASTER ELECTRICIAN Quality Light & Power since 2004. Commercial, Industrial, Residential. Port Jefferson.

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Power Washing EXTERIOR CLEANING SPECIALISTS Roof cleaning, pressure washing/softwashing, deck restorations, gutter maintenance.

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ARBOR-VISTA TREE CARE COMPLETE TREE CARE service devoted to the care of trees. Maintenance pruning, water-view work, sun-trimming, elevating, pool areas, storm thinning, large tree removal, stump grinding. Wood chips.

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Editorial

Bad border policies Since congressional leaders visited detention facilities at the U.S. border with Mexico in the last few weeks, readers have been reaching out to us about the immigration issue. Overall, these letters have a common thread: Continue to cover the topic.

As a community newspaper, our focus is mainly on local news, rather than international affairs. But, local elected officials are telling their constituents that border conditions are awful. Immigrants are living in cages and unusually crowded.

We hear you and out of humanitarian concern promise to follow the issue. In turn, we ask you to stay in touch and share your perspectives. Your comments and criticism help us all become better informed.

Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives live in our circulation area: U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove), who lives in Glen Cove, runs an office in Huntington.

His district includes parts of Queens and the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau and Suffolk counties extending west to include parts of Kings Park and Commack. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), who lives in Shirley, and runs an office in Patchogue, represents most of Suffolk County.

Suozzi sits on the House Ways and Means Committee and is vice chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of 48 congressional leaders that are “not afraid to take on tough issues.”

Zeldin sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, which deals with issues related to Central America. It passed H.R. 2615, the bill that authorizes foreign assistance to fight corruption and improve economic conditions in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, nations from which many immigrants originated.

The bill currently awaits action in the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee.

People can contact Senators Charles Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D) on H.R. 2615, called The U.S. Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, and other immigration issues. You can also leave messages with the White House on your position.

One U.S. policy that may be the most unrealistic is expecting people to seek asylum in the first country they encounter.

Immigrants often leave to escape violence and not all countries are bordered by nations able to protect them.

On July 16, the Trump administration published a new rule, 8 C.F.R. Parts 1003 and 1208 on the Federal Register, stating that any immigrant who fails to seek protection from a country outside their native land before crossing the U.S. border is ineligible for asylum.

On Long Island and nationwide, Catholic Charities is one the largest providers of legal services for all people in the immigrant community. They agree that policies need to be humane. Policies should not prevent people from seeking asylum.

We the people need to bear responsibility. Call your elected officials today: White House: 202-456-1111 Sen. Chuck Schumer: 202-224-6542 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: 202-224-4451 Rep. Tom Suozzi: 202-225-3335 Rep. Lee Zeldin: 202-225-3143

Letters … We welcome your letters. They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste. We do not publish anonymous letters. Please include a phone number and address for confirmation. Email letters to rita@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to The Times of Middle Country, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

Letters to the editor

Choices define who we are You all have choices. And with the choices you make, it defines a little of who you are. Like who you align yourself with: quiet, scholarly type; athletic types; or raucous fun, adventurous folks, etc. What your chosen career is: lawyer, social worker, construction worker, artist, teacher, musician, etc. What clubs or activities you choose to join: tennis, bowling, book clubs, political organizations, planned parenthood, etc. Which books you choose to read and the restaurants you frequent. Where you choose to buy a home: New York, Maine, Alabama, California, Tennessee, etc. How you choose to dress and so on. These choices may be subtle announcements of how you have chosen to live and enjoy your life.

So say your choice of restaurant or club or neighborhood suddenly become less desirable due to new owners or unruly neighbors. Again, it is your choice to continue to support said restaurant, club or neighborhood, knowing things won’t be going well for you. You also may choose to relocate and/or find new establishments that

will continue your feeling of wellbeing. This also is a hint of how you choose to conduct your life, to stay and accept the new normal or to leave for a new beginning.

I’m stating the obvious here when I say when you make a choice to support or not support something that directly affects your life. It makes a statement to those in your life and possibly your neighborhood. Aside from having a financial burden or a strong obligation that doesn’t allow you to make any choices, you are attached to your choices as a freethinking person.

Again, I am stating the obvious when I say that any person who chooses to continue their support for this Trump administration is a racist or has racist tendencies. You cannot align yourself with an unabashed, blatant racist and claim you are not a racist. He and his father denied people of color New York City rentals, then there are his own racist comments on Twitter and at his rallies. He does not deny nor apologize for these abhorrent comments. It’s not fake news. You have made a choice to support this racist administration while

calling yourself patriotic and claiming large economic growth for the country — albeit a fractional percentage of the population — so you can tolerate his vulgarity, and as one large local Trump banner claims, “No more bullshit.”

True. Trump makes his bigotry abundantly clear.

This statement I am making is not about being a Republican. It is about supporting the current president. Why not make a bold choice and encourage another Republican to run against him?

Why not choose to say to this racist president you choose not to support his agenda of derision, hate and misogyny?

So again, the obvious. When you join a tennis club, you really like tennis.

When you read a lot of Robert Frost, you really like poetry. When you only go to Hawaii for vacations, you really like Hawaii. When you support Trump, you really like what he stands for. He is a racist full of hatred claiming to be a patriotic citizen.

Your choice now.

Susan Blake Setauket

Complexities of Brexit It’s been very interesting reading John Broven’s two articles on Brexit [TBR News Media, March 14 and June 6)]. It really is such a strange time we are all living in, where everything seems to be reduced to an acronym.

Anyway, I digress. Your writer’s perspective brings out the complexities

of the situation in a way that the American media, with its aversion to nuance, seems to miss.

It’s difficult to fathom how Brexit can end up anything but bad.

Mike Gilroy New York City

Editor’s note: Britain is due to leave the European Union on Oct. 31, but with a new Tory prime minister, Boris Johnson, appointed only on July 24, the coming months should ensure that East Setauket-resident John Broven is not short of material when he conducts his next Brexit review in early November.

Response to SBU basketball ticket holder Stony Brook Athletics is extremely grateful to all of our basketball season ticket holders for their loyalty and passionate support throughout the years that has

propelled us to the top of the America East in attendance. We always make every effort to provide our incredible fans with an outstanding game-day experience.

Stony Brook Athletics Editor’s note: This is in response to last week’s letter “Stony Brook Athletics shows no loyalty.”

The opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. They do not speak for the newspaper.

July 25, 2019 • THE TIMES OF MIDDLE COUNTRY • PAGE A19

Opinion

The view from the airlines untouchables in group 9

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irports are funny places, if you don’t have to fly anywhere. In no particular order, I’d like to share some observations after myriad recent summer flights.

Cost of food and drinks: It’s not quite as high as the U.S. Open prices, but it’s pretty close. You can buy a water for the same price as you’d buy a D. None case of 24 waters at a supermarket of the above or a drugstore.

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Jennifer Aniston still sells magazines: Every news store has numerous magazines near the instant sugar and the ways to improve bad

breath. At least one, if not all, of these editorial products typically features Jennifer Aniston because, even at 50 years old, Rachel from “Friends” still helps sell magazines.

Perfect place for claustrophobes — yes, that’s a word — to feel claustrophobic: Despite the ongoing construction, LaGuardia still features incredibly close hallways that are reminiscent of former baseball stadiums, albeit without the smell of hot dogs or the sound of a crowd roaring to life after a home run.

Caste system in the air: We board by group number because that’s what the airlines, in their infinite wisdom and desire to divide us into the “haves” and “have nots” have decided is the best way to wring a few extra bucks out of its customers. So, naturally, those of us unwilling to shell out a few extra shekels — that’s the Israeli currency, but I put it in here because of the alliteration — have to board in group 9. What I especially love about this group, which is often the largest one, is that the airline workers rarely even say the number.

After they board group 8, they’ll say, “OK, and everyone can board now.” Why even give us a number if we are “all the rest”? Just put “last” or “loser” or “cheap bastard” on our tickets and call it a day. Seriously, this group boarding system is reminiscent of the Hindu caste system, where the group 9 people are the equivalent of Harijans or “Untouchables.”

Ooh, that was a good movie which had nothing to do with flying or with the caste system, although Nitti did take an unintended flight before he was waiting in the car.

Bags: Is it just me, or have the storage spaces on the airlines become smaller even as people lug two and three pieces of furniture, I mean baggage, onto the plane? Of course, the people in groups 1 and 2 could easily store a couch in the limited overhead space, while the group 9 crowd isn’t allowed to take a miniature backpack.

Pretzels or cookies: Really? That’s what the food has come down to on airplanes? No more, “chicken or fish” from the flight attendants.

Nowadays, they seem magnanimous when they offer us a choice of carbohydrates. Sometimes, they even let us take one of each, but they wink as if we’re not supposed to tell anyone. Oops, did I just blow their secret?

Manipulative timing: Airlines finally seem to have mastered the art of under promising and over delivering. When flights leave on time, they arrive 30 minutes or more early. When they leave 30 minutes later than anticipated, they somehow arrive on time. It probably makes passengers happier to arrive earlier, but it makes the concept of “on time” less of an accomplishment. The airlines seem to have created their own timing curve.

Rating the flight: We’re barely on the ground before the airlines want to know how they did. Well, they arrived early (surprise, surprise); they gave the happy people in the higher groups of the plane the requisite pretzels; and they didn’t have time to serve drinks or pretzels to the underappreciated fliers from group 9.

laughed about how it was a microcosm of the fourth estate, that is the public press, commenting on the executive branch. We served on the student council together and became close friends. After graduation, when my husband and I were looking to settle somewhere in the New York area, it was she who I called from Wichita Falls in northern Texas to ask if Stony Brook, where her husband was a mathematics professor, was a good place to live. Little did I know that this one night she and her husband had decided uncharacteristically to retire early to bed, and with the one-hour time difference between Texas and the East Coast, I would wake them up with my question. But she waved me on. “It’s home,” she responded in her usual direct fashion, telling me all I needed to know. That is how we happened to move to the North Shore of Long Island.

After my husband died and my children all left for college, she stepped in with a surprising offer: How about joining them with an opera subscription? “Where?” I asked. “Why at the Metropolitan Opera, where else?” she smiled. “We would drive into NYC each time?” I responded

disbelievingly. “Yes, and have dinner beforehand,” she said with a gleam in her eye. And that is how I discovered one of my great passions.

But before she died, here is her most important gift to us. She was the embodiment of courage.

Even as the quality of her life deteriorated, she fought to maintain normalcy, for her sake and the sake of those around her. She went from a cane to a walker, accompanied by her husband, then to a wheelchair, then to a scooter wheelchair that she drove at breakneck speed down Broadway from their West End apartment to Lincoln Center for her subscription performances and more. And as her muscular ability to verbalize diminished, she used the internet and her computer keyboard to stay connected to the rest of us as long as she could control her hands.

Watching her struggle was a gut-wrenching anguish. It was also an inspiration. She was not going into that dark night easily. She fought for every inch of the life her parents had saved and she and her husband had made together, and in so doing she showed us not only how to die with valor but especially how to live life to the max.

A woman of great courage

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his week’s column is dedicated to courage, the particular courage of one person. That person was one of my closest friends, and she died last week. Even though she suffered for five years with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and we all knew that the end was coming, it is hard to imagine life without her. And isn’t that the height of selfishness, to think of her death as my loss? What about her loss? Never again on Earth to hug and kiss her husband, her children and grandchildren, to cheer when Between they enjoy victories you and me and to commiserate when things don’t

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF work out as they had hoped. Never

again to join friends for an evening at the opera.

Never again to enjoy cooking delicious dinner for those lucky enough to be her guests. Never again to exchange insights about the political turmoil through which we are living. Never again to share a deep belly laugh. For her, it has ended.

We met as freshmen at college. She was impressive for her strongly held viewpoints during classroom discussions of world affairs, asserting that the Cold War was not just about two superpowers but also included a third bloc of underdeveloped and uncommitted nations. She was also delightfully funny, laughing at the incongruities of life. When we were both assigned dorm rooms on the same floor of the same dorm, I got to know that she was born in Poland in the Warsaw ghetto in 1941, hardly a choice time and place, that she had escaped from the ghetto with her mother and another woman and child thanks to her father’s resourcefulness, and that she had lived out World War II in Warsaw with false papers, both mothers being under extreme duress.

My friend went on to be elected editor in chief of the college newspaper, and she sometimes wrote about my actions as class president. We

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