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August 6, 2020

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Sheriff Opens Resource Center Aimed at Helping Discharged Inmates

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Providing former Suffolk County inmates with the tools they need to be productive members of society was the inspiration for the creation of a new facility in Yaphank. At a July 30 press event, sheriff officials said the facility will assist with jobs search, housing and other needs as they head back into the community.

The Sheriff’s Transition and Reentry Team Resource Center is poised to offer a range of “practical transitional services� for inmates leaving the county jail including employment assistance, connections to housing, treatment and mental health care, among other things. It is staffed by correction officers and human service volunteers from the nonprofit community.

The START Center had a soft launch in February, stayed open during the height of the pandemic and currently serves more than 100 clients. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, previously planned for early April had to be postponed.

Suffolk Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. (D), District Attorney Tim Sini (D) and other county officials were on hand for the event.

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Above, Sheriff Errol Toulon (D) cuts the ribbon on the new resource center; below, Joel Anderson, a former Suffolk inmate, of Mastic Beach, speaks about his experiences at the Suffolk County jail’s resource center. Photos by David Luces

dream of his. At the event he spoke about his experiences working in law enforcement for more than 30 years and a moment he shared with his father. “When I was a young child, I asked my father, a warden on Rikers Island, what he did for a living. He said, ‘We rehabilitate

people,’� Toulon said.

When inmates are discharged and come into the center, they will be interviewed by one of the resource workers where they identify his or her needs. For example, if an inmate has an addiction problem, the center will connect them with the appropriate nonprofits.

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Joel Anderson, of Mastic Beach, who was released from jail in April, spoke at the press event about how the resource center has helped him get his life back on track. “I’ve been in and out of prison all my life,â€? he said. “If I wasn’t a part of this process, being benefited by the program and services I wouldn’t be here to speak today. I’m standing here today because of the men and women who run this program. ‌ I’m glad I made that call.â€?

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Continuing to Provide Amongst a Pandemic As Federal Assistance Runs Out, Pantries/ Soup Kitchens Anticipate Greater Need

BY KYLE BARR AND LIAM COOPER KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM In front of what was the old nuns’ quarters of the Infant Jesus R.C. Church in Port Jefferson, the volunteers of the church’s food pantry stand amongst bag after bag of food items. Inside, even more goods line the main hallway, all before they can be taken in and sorted.

In just a few hours on a Monday morning, a crowd of regular volunteers have brought in the new hoard. Even after they leave, several more local residents swing by the front door of the Open Cupboard food pantry, dropping off clothing items, food, toiletries — a machine of giving.

All of it will be needed, according to food pantry leaders and volunteers, as by the end of the month so much of that food will be gone.

The pandemic has led to a massive increase in food insecurity. Open Cupboard now regularly serves 30 to 60 families that come to its doors, and now they arrive every two weeks instead of every month, compared to what it was before the pandemic.

Though as the number of people needing assistance has increased during the pandemic, according to multiple local soup kitchens and food pantries, so has the number of volunteers hoping to make even the smallest difference.

Vicki Rybak, director of the Open Cupboard food pantry at Infant Jesus, has been on the job for the past 16 years. The pantry serves the surrounding area in Port Jeff, Port Jeff Station, Mount Sinai and parts of Coram and Setauket, and in her words, it serves “the working poor.”

“Now that the working poor aren’t working anymore, we’re servicing the people who aren’t getting anything — whether they’re undocumented and they’re not able to collect, or they’re essential like me and have been struggling,” she said.

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Needy Numbers Likely on the Rise

Right, volunteers Alex Valentine and Sabrina Duan, of Mount Sinai, help with the Open Cupboard pantry’s back to school drive; above, Vicky Rybak, front, stands behind the many volunteers at Open Cupboard in Port Jefferson.

Photos by Kyle Barr

the assembled group were Rybak’s “lifeline,” she said. People sent checks when she and others were limited on the number of certain foodstuffs and other essentials they could purchase.

People like Frank Davi, a retired NYPD officer who has been standing in front of the Miller Place Stop & Shop and Giunta’s Meat Farms in Port Jeff Station with his truck since March, asking people to donate food. He has given that food away to Open Cupboard and the pantry at St. Gerard Majella R.C. Church in Port Jefferson Station. He says he gets a truckload a week from people willing to help out.

“I was in Stony Brook [hospital] for six days, had some complications, came out of it fine and wanted to give back,” Davi said. “Everyone’s really generous in the community.”

The Open Cupboard is also in the midst of its back-to-school drive, and one of the downstairs rooms is piled with school supplies such as backpacks, pencils, erasers. It normally services around 185 children for back to school.

Open Cupboard volunteer Jennifer Valentine, of Mount Sinai, said in a few weeks time, most of it will be gone.

But the need will likely increase even more than that, as the pantry plans to work with local shelters as well to provide school supplies.

Harder this year is so few schools have been posting what kinds of schools supplies students will need cover September.

“Even if we don’t go back to school, they will still need the supplies at home,” Valentine said.

The pantry does much more than just food donations. It helps people apply for mortgage

and rental assistance, helps people muddle through social services applications, assists people whose insurance doesn’t cover a particular procedure, all of which have seen a renewed need because of the economic impacts of the pandemic.

The Open Cupboard director has seen people with leases on nice cars pull up to seek aid, having lost their jobs and being on unemployment, having never before stepped foot into a food pantry in need of aid, whether it’s food or help getting their budgets in line.

“They’re lost, they’ve never done this before,” Rybak said. “People don’t even have the gas to come down here anymore — we’re doing a lot of deliveries.”

Now that a federal program that gave people an extra $600 on their unemployment checks has ended, she expects even more of a need. The hard part will be deciding what the organization is capable of doing, and what it can’t with the resources at hand.

“People are just really bad off, or they’re just barely making it with unemployment,” Rybak said.

According to Newsday’s latest nextLI survey about the impact of coronavirus, of the 1,043 respondents, close to a third said their financial situation has been negatively impacted due to the pandemic.

Things could get worse for the thousands still on unemployment. New York State statistics show Suffolk County had a 12.9 percent unemployment rate in June. Data for July is not yet available.

Paule Pachter, CEO of nonprofit Long Island Cares, said LIC has seen about 75,000 people coming for the very first time to the its distribution centers looking for emergency food since March 13. Most came after losing their jobs.

In normal times, the food bank operates six stationary and several mobile distribution centers. During the worst of the pandemic, the nonprofit saw the closure of close to one fifth of pantries it distributed to. Things have gotten better, and now they see only 31 closed. The rate of people LIC has seen seeking help has also dropped some small degree.

Still, Pachter has a strong suspicion that with the loss of benefits such as the unemployment funding will lead to a new wave of people seeking aid. He estimates another 50,000 will come in for food in the long run.

“The fact that people are laid off, furloughed, permanently terminated from their jobs and these are people who historically are living paycheck to paycheck … the whole unemployment scenario has been driving people to the food pantries or food distribution centers,” Pachter said. “If we don’t pass another stimulus bill or another extension on unemployment, that’s going to drive even more people to seek aid.”

Though as of the start of August, the federal program that put an extra $600 on top of people’s unemployment checks ended. Congressional leaders from the Democratic-controlled House and GOP-led Senate are locked in a debate over reinstating that relief, along with billions upon billions of dollars in other potential aid to people, businesses and local governments. The Senate is scheduled to take a recess, but it is unknown whether congressional leaders will leave such aid hanging. Republicans have balked at the idea of additional money on top of unemployment checks, saying it disincentivizes people to get back to work.

In the meantime, local pantries and soup kitchens expect the loss of those extra funds on unemployment checks could mean even more people needing assistance.

Lori Presser, the director of Trinity Friends Kitchen, a soup kitchen that operates out of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rocky Point, said she has no doubt it will get more FOOD PANTRIES Continued on A13

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Police

Town

Two Centereach Teens Arrested Town Finalizes $1.7 Mill Paving Project After Allegedly Terrorizing PJS Gym

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Crossfit DHP in Port Jefferson Station was the site of a tense confrontation between the owners of the local gym and a crowd of children and teens on bikes. Though police said nobody was hurt, two young men were arrested for alleged intent to harm gym members.

Suffolk County Police said around 20 young people on bikes were roving around the Port Jeff Station area July 23, and that officers responded to two disturbances outside the gym at 5:30 and then around 6:15 p.m. Police said once they arrived, the groups dispersed with no injuries on either side.

Police said the young people then traveled to Wendy’s on Nesconset Highway and allegedly threw drinks and cursed at patrons.

Two tickets were issued to two of the juvenile’s parents.

In a statement, gym owners said a group of young men and women on their bikes were seen smoking weed behind the building when they started harassing gym members who were going on their run.

“We asked them to be aware of our presence but then they started hitting our members with their bikes,” the statement reads. “At that point we asked them to leave and that we would call the cops to which they said they were proud that the cops were chasing them around all day. With a lot of vulgar language and verbal harassment, they did start to leave as the cops escorted them out.”

On the way out, gym owners said one kid tried to throw a barbell at one of the gym members. The bikers left after police were initially called, but about 10 minutes later came back to harass the gym again. That is when the video was recorded, and owners said the bikers took pipes from their bikes and swung them at member’s heads.

“To go even further, several of them spit on us, which during a pandemic is unquestionably wrong,” the statement read.

On July 31, police announced they have made two arrests, namely two males, both 15 years old, of Centereach, whom police said were involved in the incident.

One of the teens was charged with 2nd degree reckless endangerment for throwing a barbell at a gym member, and the other was charged with second degree menacing for swinging a bicycle seat at another gym member.

The teens were issued desk appearance tickets and scheduled for arraignment at Suffolk County Family Court in Central Islip Aug. 14.

A viral video posted to the Comsewogue Community Facebook page has since been tak-

Police said a number of young people on bikes physically and verbally harassed members of a Port Jefferson Station gym last Thursday. Photo from Crossfit DHP

en down, but in that video the crowd of young people, most not wearing masks, surrounded the front of the gym’s parking lot where owners and a few gym members confronted them.

One unidentified young person in the video in a light blue shirt became physical with one unidentified person from the gym, seemingly throwing a punch that doesn’t connect. Young people could be heard swearing and threatening the adults. Another man stepped forward holding a rod of some kind, but in the video he does not appear to use it on the bikers.

At one point in the video, somebody tried to grab something from a woman at the gym, and a brief struggle ensued but was quickly broken up.

Owner of the gym Ryder Champouillon and his wife and fellow gym coach Jen posted a video to their gym Facebook page the day after the original video was released, thanking community members for their well wishes.

In the statement, the gym owners thanked Suffolk County Police along with Suffolk Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) for their genuine response to the incident.

In the gym’s statement, they said this is not the first episode of harassment in the local community, and many more have posted about such incidents to community Facebook pages.

Though thanks to the community, owners said they have already been able to identify many of the people in that video.

“Our sole purpose within our facility is to offer the community a single outlet to find healthcare, nutrition and exercise that improves our lives, which improves our community as a whole,” the statement read. “We spoke earlier with members of the local government about moving forward with programs for the community and youth to have an outlet surrounded by positive role models.”

Owners asked anybody who could identify the bikers to send a confidential email to coaches@crossfitdhp.com.

Town of Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro (R) and Councilman Kevin LaValle (R) have announced the completion of two major paving projects in the Centereach and Selden area totaling $1.7 million. Boyle Road was resurfaced from Middle Country Road to Hawkins Road, along with 18 roadways in a residential neighborhood just west of Boyle Road in Centereach and Selden.

During the first project along Boyle Road, crews removed and replaced just over 1,235 linear feet of damaged concrete curbing, 3,968 square feet of concrete sidewalk and approximately 2,060 square feet of concrete aprons at a cost of $130,198 paid for by the town Highway Department. In addition, 3,134 square feet of handicap ramps were removed and replaced to meet the standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act; the portion of the project involving ADA-compliance was paid for by a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $88,477. The cost to resurface Boyle Road and Coronet Court, a small cul-de-sac off of Boyle, was $339,637.

The total cost for this project was $558,312.

“Boyle Road is a very busy, main, arterial roadway in Selden,” Losquadro said in a release. “Coupled with the roadways paved in the residential neighborhood off of Boyle, we are making a great deal of progress and improving infrastructure in this area of the Town.”

In the second project, crews removed and replaced nearly 3,600 linear feet of concrete curb, more than 11,850 square feet of concrete sidewalk, and nearly 12, 650 square feet of concrete aprons at a cost of $438,382.

Superintendent Losquadro and Councilman LaValle on Boyle Road in Selden. Photo from TOB

Additionally, 18 roadways were completely resurfaced, including Buick Drive, Corvette Road, Hawk Drive, Fury Drive, Executive Road, Majestic Road, Anne Drive, Rocket Court, Savoy Court, Pontiac Road, Franco Avenue, Catherine Drive, Don Lane, Victor Avenue, Starfire Drive, Fiesta Drive, Lancer Road and Pontiac Court. The total cost for this paving project was approximately $1,156,000.

“Infrastructure projects are extremely important to our residents, and as a town board we need to remain focused on funding infrastructure projects like this to continue improving the quality of life of our residents in the Town of Brookhaven,” LaValle said in the release.

Sheriffs Find Missing 13-Year-Old from Centereach Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs responded to a call at 6:20 a.m. in Centereach Aug. 1. They were called to the scene because a 13-year-old child, who is enrolled in the Sheriff’s Project Lifesaver Program, had gone missing.

The child, who has autism, was last seen in his bedroom at 10 p.m. the previous night. The sheriff’s office said his father noticed he was not in the residence when he woke this morning.

The man immediately called 911 and the Project Lifesaver hotline, and six deputy sheriff units responded, along with officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s 4th Precinct.

Upon arrival at the scene, sheriffs conducted an expansive search using Project Lifesaver technology, which can pick up the unique radio signals emitted from the wristbands worn by the

program’s clients. The sheriff’s department said since the boy had left his home on an electric powered scooter, and traveled a distance, the signal was not picked up close to his house.

Deputy Sheriff John Hornick was eventually able to get a signal and the client was located at 10:42 a.m. He was found unharmed in Hauppauge, 4.7 miles from his home.

Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. (D) praised the deputy sheriffs for locating the missing child and returning him home safely.

“Project Lifesaver technology in conjunction with excellent police work by our deputy sheriffs enabled this young man to be returned home quickly and safely,” Toulon said. “These stories don’t always end so well.”

— Compiled by Kyle Barr

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Thank You

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County

Officials Criticize PSEG Storm Response as 440K Lose Power

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Sustained winds of over 40 miles per hour, with gusts of over 65 miles per hour from Tropical Storm Isaias, knocked out power to over 440,000 customers, according to PSEG. As of 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, fewer than 140,000 customers were still without power, as PSEG said it had restored power to about 300,000 customers.

The utility expects to restore power to 85% of its customers by the end of the day on Friday, while the remaining percentage should have power by the end of the day on Saturday. PSEG tree crews and contracts have cleared 500 locations.

Customers of PSEG were so frustrated with their inability to get through to the power company duringt the storm that they flooded the 911 phone lines, causing an increase of 400% in the volume of calls.

“That is related to communication issues that were experienced by PSE&G, where customers had a difficult time getting through or were unable to get through to report outages,” County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said during a press conference on Wednesday to provide an update after the storm.

Bellone suggested it was “too early to diagnose what the problem was” at PSE&G, but that is it “critical that we determine that for storms moving forward.”

Other New York officials, such as State Sen. Jim Gaughran (D-Northport) have called for an investigation of the public utility. Just a day after the storm, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced he was directing the state Department of Public Service to launch an investigation in PSEG Long Island, along with other utility companies in New York on what went wrong with service restoration.

While Bellone stopped short of urging an investigation into the communication problems for customers, he urged an “analysis and understanding of what happened. This was a major problem. Communications in a storm is critical.

We need to understand why it happened.”

PSEG insisted that the challenges with its communication systems didn’t impact the company’s efforts to restore power. Crews have been able to assess the damage and send teams to affected neighborhoods.

“We have overcome many of the issues with Verizon that affected our call center operations yesterday,” Daniel Eichhorn, president and chief operating officer of PSEG said in a statement.

“We understand how critical it is to share accurate and timely information with our customers and we continue working diligently to fully resolve these issues.”

PSEG indicated it understood the importance

of sharing accurate and timely information and is seeing improvements in call center operations.

The company is “working diligently to improve all of our systems to fully resolve these issues,” and urges customers to use the automated voice response system, if possible, at (800) 490-0075.

PSEG is opening four customer outreach centers, starting at 10 am on Wednesday, which is providing free water and ice in a drive-through service. The locations are at 175 East Old Country Road in Hicksville, 250 Willis Avenue in Roslyn, 288 Pulaski Road in Greenlawn and 1650 Islip Avenue in Brentwood.

The company has sent out 2,000 crews, including workers from New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Florida, Alabama, Kansas and Missouri. The crews will work 16-hour shifts around the clock until they have restored power. The teams will restore critical facilities first, then outages that affect the most people and then outages that affect smaller numbers or individual customers.

PSEG reminded customers that downed wires should always be considered live. A safe distance is at least 30 feet away. Customers who see downed wires should call 911. The company also reminded residents not to drive over or stand near downed power lines. Large pools of standing water could be dangerous because wires could be hidden in them. PSEG urged people to stop, back up and take another path if they see downed wires.

The county received 250 calls for downed trees and limbs on county roadways. Most of those were cleared by the early morning. As of mid-morning on Wednesday, five roads, including four in Huntington and one in Islip, remained partially closed. These are routes 17, 67, 86, 35 and 9.

Bellone said PSEG is aware of the outages and is working to restore power throughout the county.

Despite the calm after the storm, the county facilities, including golf courses, remained closed around midday Wednesday.

“We’re hoping to have those back online [Wednesday] afternoon,” Bellone said.

Smith Point County Park is also closed for swimming, as the outage has cut power to bathroom facilities.

Brookhaven Town’s Holtsville Pool is closed.

Brookhaven’s town beaches are open, but Davis Park, Great Gun and Ho Hum beaches all have red flag conditions, which prevents swimming and limits water access to knee-deep wading.

Access to West Meadow Beach is also limited because of fallen trees in the area.

Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) urged residents to report fallen trees, damage from town roadside trees, flooding or other storm damage to call 631-451- TOWN or go to BrookhavenNy.gov/StormDamage.

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BY DANIEL DUNAEIF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM While Stony Brook University Hospital staff were taking care of the sickest residents in the midst of the pandemic in Suffolk County, residents did what they could to return the favor.

In addition to cheering for health care workers, first responders and essential employees each night at 7 p.m., numerous residents and businesses made donations of everything from lifesaving N95 masks to food to comfort care.

After 10 weeks of accepting donations from March through early June, Stony Brook had collected nearly one million pieces of personal protective equipment, including masks, gloves and head and food coverings, 33,500 comfort care items such as snacks, hand lotion, puzzles and coloring books, 18,000 meal donations, 575 video messages of support and 435 iPads for telemedicine.

These donations bolstered the spirits of the staff and provided vital comfort during everything from the process of conducting COVID-19 tests in the South P Lot to the recharging breaks doctors, nurses and hospital staff took after caring for patients.

“The comfort piece was a bit more striking for the patients and the staff,” said Roseanna Ryan, director of Patient Advocacy & Language Assistance Services at SBU Hospital. “The need for the staff to have a respite area to recharge during this extremely challenging time was something that we might not have initially anticipated. The donations we were able to use went such a long way.”

Indeed, even some of the smaller items helped the masked men and women health care heroes throughout the hospital system.

During testing, some of the medical professionals worked 12-hour shifts, administering test after test for reeling residents. Items such as breath mints, ChapStick and even eye coverings that would help health care workers take a nap in their car before returning for the next shift proved incredibly helpful, said Colby Rowe, Trauma Center Education & Prehospital outreach coordinator. Rowe worked with the emergency management team at the university, primarily coordinating the donation center.

“I received lots of text messages from people on the receiving end saying, ‘Thank you so much.’ They felt appreciated by the community, Rowe said.

Rowe added that the hospital performed ably in ensuring that the staff had sufficient

Colby Rowe and Roseanna Ryan make a delivery of over 100 iPads to Stony Brook University Hospital for patient-family communication. Photo by Scott Lamarsh

PPE equipment to help them with their dangerous but important work.

The university took a wide range of assistance. Some donations, like snack food, found a home in the break room. Others, however, wound up helping people in different locations.

Stony Brook received more than 400 Easter baskets. Rowe was on the phone with a civilian friend from the U.S. Department of Defense, who told him that Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn had to postpone an Easter event.

Rowe loaded up his truck and drove the Easter baskets to Brooklyn. That’s not where the community spirit stopped. On the way, several baskets blew out of his truck on Route 347.

“I had about four cars pull over to help me” retrieve the boxes, Rowe said. “That’s a sign of the times.”

None of the boxes, which were donated to the children of soldiers, sustained any damage.

Rowe also said the university worked to make sure support staff, including housekeeping and the people moving the carts to usher patients around the hospital, benefited from these gifts.

The most consistent donated items were the three-dimensional printed face shields and hand sanitizer, which faculty who stayed to help frontline workers made on campus. In total, the university received more than 14,000 face shields and 509 gallons of hand sanitizer.

Ryan and Rowe said the hospital was grateful and humbled by each donation they received.

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Michael Ehrlich led, raised hundreds each week through membership donations. They shopped at Target and Walmart to buy comfort care items.

Frito-Lay donated a couple of truckloads of chips to stock the respite room, while the Three Village Dads Foundation raised money to feed frontline workers.

The donations helped fill in some gaps during the year as well. National Nurses Week and National EMS week both occurred in May. While the hospital typically honors these professionals with gifts to show their appreciation, the response to COVID-19 was the priority during those times. The donations, however, provided material for care packages.

The pandemic triggered needs the hospital never had before, Ryan said.

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For the patients, the hospital put together comfort bags, which included activities like word searches, crossword puzzles, stress balls, aroma therapy, eye masks, and dry erase boards to allow patients who were able to write to communicate with nurses outside a door, which helped preserve PPE. At this point, the university has some supplies left over, which it will likely use during the current, planned reopening of the university side of Stony Brook.

In addition to receiving donations from the community, Stony Brook also benefited from donations from people in other countries, including China, Korea and Germany.

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While the kitchen before the pandemic was serving the same recognizable faces every Thursday, a host of new people showed up at its doors every week to pick up a hot meal, some hearing it from the church’s food pantry that’s now open every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Before the pandemic, the kitchen was serving 250 meals per month, but now she estimates it serves about 350 per month.

“The $600 really helped keep everybody in a good position, but without that you will see many more people looking to stretch whatever available funds they have,” Presser said.

While the soup kitchen head said it is currently up to the task with current volunteers, she also worried about having to potentially bring more people into the kitchen should numbers pick up once again.

The Middle Island-based Island Heart Food Pantry, which hosts its food donations at the Mount Sinai Congregational Church on North Country Road, has felt the devastation of the pandemic. “It’s been the perfect storm,” director Kathy Lahey said.

The food pantry has experienced visibly longer lines since March, which is exacerbated by a decrease in volunteer staff.

“There is at least a 25 percent increase in customers,” Lahey said. “In a month we’ve fed about 500 to 600 families.”

On an average Wednesday before the pandemic, the food pantry would feed around 35 families. Now, it feeds 62. Lahey expects these numbers to continue increasing. The pandemic has caused many more families to be in need of the pantry’s services.

On top of its longer lines, Island Heart has also been trying to give more food to each family as well. With many kids doing online classes during this time, more families who depended on school food programs now need more food in the house during the day.

“Because kids were home from school, we also tried to give more food,” Lahey said.

Although the lines are getting longer, the volunteer staff is decreasing. Many of Island Heart’s volunteers remain skeptical about coming in, considering that, although they wear masks, remaining socially distant at the food pantry is difficult. Numbers are down to a skeleton crew of just three a day.

Between more patrons and less volunteers to work with, Island Heart was unsure if it was going to keep open.

“We’re taking it day by day,” Lahey said.

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What has surprised Rybak and others is just how much people have been willing to give, even while they too have been impacted by the global pandemic. While the Open Cupboard pantry normally has over 60 volunteers, even more people have put themselves out there to help since the start of the pandemic, a contrast with some of the difficulties Island Heart is dealing with.

“This is a 6,000 family parish, the volunteers really represent the heart of the parish, but we’ve noticed how more people have taken an interest since the pandemic,” said the Rev. Patrick Riegger, pastor at Infant Jesus.

Brain Hoerger, a trustee on the board of Theatre Three, and Doug Quattrock, a longtime actor with the company, have helped host two huge food collection drives with the theater in June and July, filling several carloads and the theater’s van “floor to ceiling” with items which they donated to Open Cupboard, enough to completely line the pantry’s main hallway, The theatre is now working on its third such drive for August.

“Now I come home and I find bags by my door, people just dropping stuff off,” Hoerger said.

Quattrock said he knows many of the people donating are still unemployed, yet they are still looking for ways to give back, “doing what they can,” he said.

Port Jefferson Rotary Club has also lent a hand in a big way the past few months, having been a regular supporter of the pantry for years.

In addition to their Stuff-a-Van food collection events four times a year, fall food collection and their backpack packing event for back to school, Rotarians are also expected to bring in a specific product once a month.

The Selden Hills Warriors, an online group of runners based on Facebook, have also started hosting drives for eight pantries all over Long Island. There are currently four separate teams among the several hundred members buying food with a budget of about $100 each team per week.

“We’re just trying to keep it going, especially through the summer,” group leader Lou LaFleur said. “We have a generous group, and we want to do what we can because we saw the need.”

Despite its hardships, the Island Heart director said the pantry has experienced an increase in donations, both food and monetary. Many churchgoers at Mount Sinai Congregational have even been donating fresh produce from their own gardens, just so the food pantry can remain open.

“We’ve seen so many donations from people even outside of our church,” Lahey said. “People just want to help.”

Food pantries and soup kitchens are relying on each other to keep open during these difficult times. Island Heart has gotten a lot of its food items from stores and food banks.

“Trader Joe’s, Long Island Cares and Island Harvest have been extremely helpful,” Lahey said. “We keep having to order more and more food.”

And as more needy people are potentially on the way, keeping those donations coming in could be make or break for a lot of shelters.

“We’re seeing a lot of new families coming in,” Open Cupboard’s Rybak said. “We had people who used to come to us, they were documented and they’re getting $600 a week, they’re buying us food. They’re giving back, so we know we’re doing the right thing, but the people who come in to us, they’re really getting hammered.”

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Fast paced Three Village optical store seeks individual capable of multi-tasking and working with the public. Responsibilities include: â&#x20AC;˘ Assisting clients with selection and purchase of eyewear (knowledge of fashion and current trends required) â&#x20AC;˘ Handling insurance claims, setting appointments, maintaining frame displays and light store cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent communication skills are a must.

General job duties include:

â&#x20AC;˘ Performs a variety of light and heavy manual laboring tasks in the maintenance of the grounds at all four Library Buildings. Tasks to be performed use hand and power tools. â&#x20AC;˘ Gives minor routine maintenance service to groundskeeping equipment. â&#x20AC;˘ Removes snow. Salts and sands driveways and sidewalks. Performs custodial tasks during winter months.

Applicants must possess and maintain a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State. Entry level salary is $17.00 per hour.

Interested candidates please email a letter of application, and your rĂŠsumĂŠ to smithjob@smithlib.org

Place your ad today Call 631.751.7663 or 631.331.1154

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PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EMPLOYMENT NOTICE: All employment advertising in this newspaper is subject to section 296 of the human rights law which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, sex, age or arrest conviction record or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. Title 29, U.S. Code Chap 630, excludes the Federal Govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. from the age discrimination provisions. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for employment which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that employment offerings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

FAST PACED THREE VILLAGE OPTICAL STORE seeks F/T CSR/Sales associate capable of multi-tasking and working with public. Hours will vary between 9am and 7pm. Saturday availability is non-negotiable.

Hourly pay rate is dependent upon experience, must have a reliable source of transportation.

Email resume to StonyBrookVision@aol.com.

SEE DISPLAY AD FOR MORE INFORMATION. JOB OPPORTUNITY $18.50 P/H NYC $16 P/H LI Up to $13.50 P/H UPSTATE NY CDPAP Caregiver Hourly Pay Rate! Under NYS CDPAP Medicaid program you can hire your family or friends for your care. Phone: 347-713-3553 ROCKY POINT UFSD Available Openings: FT/PT Licensed Security, FT Teacher Aide, PT Lunch Monitor, Substitutes for Custodians, Groundskeeper, Licensed Security, Food Service Workers. See Display Ad for more information.

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Help Wanted

Winnie, Wiley and Jill are just three of the adorable and adoptable kittens now available at our shelter. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing more playful and loving than a kitten - sure to raise your spirits in trying times like these.

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AVAILABLE OPENINGS:

Full-Time Licensed Security â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10-Month Position Starting Salary: $27,000 - 3 pm-11:15 pm Part-Time Licensed Security â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10-Month Position Four hour shift (9 am-1 pm) - Hourly Salary $18.00 Full-Time 10-Month Teacher Aide Positions Available Starting Salary: $18,200 Part-Time 10-Month Lunch Monitor Positions Available - $14.00 per hour Substitute Custodians & Substitute Groundskeepers - $15.00 per hour Substitute Licensed Security - $18.30 per hour Substitute Food Service Workers - $14.00 per hour Please submit a letter of interest and completed RPUFSD non-instructional application to Ms. Susann Crossan, Assistant Superintendent, Rocky Point UFSD, 90 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, NY 11778 EOE - Visit rockypointschools.org for more information. Š107478

â&#x20AC;˘ Strong data entry and computer skills required (Word proficiency preferred) Hours will vary between 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday availability is non-negotiable.

Willing to train a qualified applicant, optical experience is a plus. Hourly pay rate is dependent upon experience. Must have a reliable source of transportation.

Email resume to StonyBrookVision@aol.com

COMSEWOGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT POSITIONS AVAILABLE: PT School Monitors PT Special Education Aides PT Custodial Aides (days) Substitute Custodians (nights) Substitute Nurses, RN Preferred Substitute Teachers Monday-Friday

Please email your resume to: FPivovonsky@comsewogue.k12.ny.us

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SERV ICES MR SEWERMAN CESSPOOL SERVICE All types of cesspool servicing, all work guaranteed, family owned and operated since 1985, 631-924-7502.

Licensed and Insured.

Cleaning COME HOME TO A CLEAN HOUSE! Attention to detail is MY PRIORITY. Serving the Three Village Area. Call Jacquie 347-840-0890 DAVE’S HOME/APT CLEANING SERVICE WE HELP MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER! Cleaning, Bed Changing, Ovens, Carpets/Wood Floors, Packing/Unpacking, Window Washing, Basements, Laundry, Airport Pick-Up/Drop-Off. 347-344-9660 davescleaningservice@gmail.com

Clean-Ups LET STEVE DO IT Clean-ups, yards, basements, whole house, painting, tree work, local moving and anything else. Totally overwhelmed?

Call Steve @ 631-745-2598, leave message.

Decks DECKS ONLY BUILDERS & DESIGNERS Of Outdoor Living By Northern Construction of LI. Decks, Patios/Hardscapes, Pergolas, Outdoor Kitchens and Lighting.

Since 1995. Lic/Ins. 3rd Party Financing Available.

105 Broadway, Greenlawn.

631-651-8478. www.DecksOnly.com

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

Please call 631-291-8754 Andrew@Anthem-Electric.net SOUNDVIEW ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Prompt* Reliable* Professional.

Residential/Commercial, Free Estimates. Ins/Lic#57478-ME. Owner Operator, 631-828-4675 See our Display Ad in the Home Services Directory

Exterminating Scientific Exterminating Services let’s all stay safe, ecological protection, ticks, ants, mosquitoes, termites, Natural Organic products 631-265-5252-See Display ad for more information.

Fences SMITHPOINT FENCE. DEER PROBLEM? WE CAN HELP! Wood, PVC, Chain Link, Stockade. Free estimates.

Now offering 12 month interest free financing.

Commercial/Residential.

70 Jayne Blvd., PJS. Lic.37690-H/Ins. 631-743-9797 www.smithpointfence.com.

Furniture/Restoration/ Repairs REFINISHING & RESTORATION Antiques restored, repairing recane, reupholstery, touch-ups kitchen, front doors, 40 yrs exp, SAVE$$$, free estimates.

Vincent Alfano 631-707-1228

Gutters/Leaders GREG TRINKLE PAINTING & GUTTER CLEANING Powerwashing, window washing, staining. Neat, reliable, 25 years experience. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins.#31398-H. 631-331-0976

Handyman Services HANDYMAN SERVICES AND PAINTING. Dependable, Honest, Professional. No job too small. Call Steve 631-831-3089. See Display Ad JOHN’S A-1 HANDYMAN SERVICE *Crown moldings* Wainscoting/raised panels.

Kitchen/Bathroom Specialist.

Painting/windows/ceramic tile, finished-basements. All types repairs. Dependable craftsmanship. Reasonable rates.

Lic/Ins.#19136-H. 631-744-0976 c.631-697-3518

Housesitting Services TRAVELING? Need someone to check on your home?

Contact Tender Loving Pet Care, LLC. We’re more than just pets. Insured/Bonded.

631-675-1938

Home Improvement

Landscape Materials

ALL PHASES OF HOME IMPROVEMENT From attic to your basement, no job too big or too small, RCJ Construction www.rcjconstruction.com commercial/residential, lic/ins 631-580-4518.

J. BRENZINSKI INC. Landscape Material Delivery Service. MULCH, SOIL, STONE. Delivery 7 days a week. Prompt and courteous service. Call with your Material Needs. 631-566-1826

BLUSTAR CONSTRUCTION The North Shore’s Most Trusted Renovation Experts.

631-751-0751 We love small jobs too!

Suffolk Lic. #48714-H, Ins. See Our Display Ad

SCREENED TOP SOIL Mulch, compost, decorative and driveway stone, concrete pavers, sand/block/portland.

Fertilizer and seed.

JOS. M. TROFFA MATERIALS CORP. 631-928-4665, www.troffa.com

LAMPS FIXED, $65.

In Home Service!! Handy Howard. My cell 646-996-7628 LONG HILL CARPENTRY 40 years experience All phases of home improvement. Old & Historic Restorations. Lic.#H22336/Ins. 631-751-1764 longhill7511764@aol.com MJD BONILLA CONSTRUCTION All Phases of Construction!

Masonry, Blacktop Driveways, Decks, Fences, Waterproofing, roofing, Retaining Walls, Painting. Danny 631-882-7410.

STAY IN YOUR HOME LONGER with an American Standard Walk-In Bathtub.

Receive up to $1500 off, including a free toilet, and a lifetime warranty on the tub and installation! Call us at 1-855-465-5426 or visit www.walkintubquote.com/newyork

Lawn & Landscaping SETAUKET LANDSCAPE DESIGN Stone Driveways/Walkways, Walls/Stairs/Patios/Masonry, Brickwork/Repairs Land Clearing/Drainage,Grading/ Excavating. Plantings/Mulch, Rain Gardens.

Steve Antos, 631-689-6082 setauketlandscape.com Serving Three Villages SWAN COVE LANDSCAPING Lawn Maintenance, Clean-ups, Shrub/Tree Pruning, Removals. Landscape Design/Installation, Ponds/Waterfalls, Stone Walls. Firewood. Free estimates. Lic/Ins.631-689-8089

Legal Services BOY SCOUT COMPENSATION FUND - Anyone that was inappropriately touched by a Scout leader deserves justice and financial compensation! Victims may be eligible for a significant cash settlement. Time to file is limited. Call Now! 844-587-2494 Recently Diagnosed w/Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma? Exposed to Asbestos Pre-1980 at Work or Navy? You May Be Entitled to a Significant Cash Award! Smoking History Okay!

888-912-3150

Masonry CARL BONGIORNO LANDSCAPE/MASON CONTRACTOR All phases Masonry Work:Stone Walls, Patios, Poolscapes. All phases of Landscaping Design.

Theme Gardens. Residential & Commercial. Lic/Ins. 631-928-2110

Miscellaneous DISH TV $59.99 For 190 Channels + $14.95 High Speed Internet. Free Installation, Smart HD DVR Included, Free Voice Remote. Some restrictions apply. 1-888-609-9405 GET DIRECTV! ONLY $35/month! 155 Channels & 1000s of Shows/Movies on Demand. (w/SELECT All Included Package). PLUS Stream on Up to FIVE Screens Simultaneously at No Additional Cost. Call DIRECTV, 1-888-534-6918

Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper ALL PRO PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Power Washing, Staining, Wallpaper Removal. Free estimates. Lic/Ins #19604HI 631-696-8150. Nick BOB’S PAINTING SERVICE 25 Years Experience.

Interior/Exterior Painting, Spackling, Staining, Wallpaper Removal, Staining and Deck Restoration Power Washing.

Free Estimates. Lic/Ins. #17981.

631-744-8859 COUNTY-WIDE PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Painting/Staining. Quality workmanship. Living and Serving Three Village Area for over 30 years. Lic#37153-H. 631-751-8280 ED’S PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Wallpaper removal, spackling, sheetrock repair. Over 25 years experience.

Commercial/Residential.

Reasonable rates.

631-704-7547 LaROTONDA PAINTING & DESIGN Interior/exterior, sheetrock repairs, taping/spackling, wallpaper removal, Faux, decorative finishings. Free estimates.

Lic.#53278-H/Ins. Ross LaRotonda 631-689-5998 THE PAINT PROFESSIONALS Three Generations of Excellence. Interior and exterior services, residential and commercial. A+ rating with BBB. 631-682-9506. See Display Ad for more information.

WORTH PAINTING “PAINTING WITH PRIDE” Interiors/exteriors. Staining & deck restoration, power-washing, wallpaper removal, sheetrocktape/spackling, carpentry/trimwork. Lead paint certified. References. Free estimates. Lic./Ins. SINCE 1989 Ryan Southworth. See Display Ad. 631-331-5556

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

Squeaky Clean Property Solutions 631-387-2156 www.SqueakyCleanli.com

Power Washing POWERWASHING PETE Sanitize your home professionally- house, deck, fence, roof, driveway, pavers and outdoor furniture. $50 off any job! Free Estimates. Call 631-240-3313.

Powerwashpete.com. See Display Ad for more Info.

WORKING & LIVING IN THE THREE VILLAGES FOR 30 YEARS. Owner does the work, guarantees satisfaction. COUNTY-WIDE, Lic/Ins. 37153-H, 631-751-8280

Restorations LEONARDO’S MASONRY RESTORATION Why buy new when you can restore it? We do stoops, walkways, belgian blocks, polymetric sand etc. 631-875-7947. See Display Ad for more info.

Tree Work ARBOR-VISTA TREE CARE A 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.

Lic#18902HI. Free estimates.

631-246-5377 CLOVIS OUTDOOR SERVICES LTD. Expert Tree Removal AND Pruning. Landscape Design and maintenance, Edible Gardens, Plant Healthcare, Exterior Lighting. 631-751-4880 clovisoutdoors@gmail.com RANDALL BROTHERS TREE SERVICE Planting, pruning, removals, stump grinding. Free Estimates.

Fully insured.

LIC# 50701-H. 631-862-9291 SUNBURST TREE EXPERTS Since 1974, our history of customer satisfaction is second to none. Pruning/removals/planting, plant health care. Insect/ Disease Management. ASK ABOUT GYPSY MOTH AND TICK SPRAYS Bonded employees. Lic/Ins. #8864HI 631-744-1577

Tree Spraying ALL PURPOSE LANDSCAPING Tree spraying, exterminating, owner operated, licensed/insured, 631-924-4099 See Display Ad for coupon and more information.

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No Plan Is Perfect

Schools have been releasing their reopening plans — ranging from students attending full time to hybrid models — and many parents and teachers are buzzing with concerns.

We’re disappointed that some of our local districts did not reveal their reopening plans until the state deadline of July 31. We understand the massive undertaking it was to craft these plans and the number of people on committees involved to see it through, but many districts’ reopening data is long and convoluted. More effort can be made to present this reopening data in a digestible way.

It’s no surprise that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has not yet created a blanket school reopening plan across the state. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for our school districts during a pandemic. Each one varies in size and number of students, teachers and space available. All this, of course, with an ax hanging over schools heads with state aid potentially being cut later this year.

The same is true for within a school district. Each student’s family is different. There are those who legitimately fear catching the coronavirus to the degree that it has kept them in lockdown even after some restrictions have been lifted. And while some have the luxury of having at least one parent being able to stay home if the local district offers a hybrid model, other families will be unable to provide the supervision their child needs.

Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended that schools across the country reopen as long as they put safety first. Cuomo, after reviewing the districts’ reopening plans, will be making a final decision later this week. The governor has said that as long as infection rate averages over a two-week period stay below 5 percent, schools will be able to reopen to some capacity. Suffolk County currently hovers at around 1 percent. There is no guarantee that figure won’t increase in the future, especially considering the current case with states like California, which was heading in the same promising direction as New York until cases spiked to a current total of more than 525,000.

Here is the thing we have to understand, none of us will be happy. Nobody will get everything they want from current plans.

In a normal year, every kid would be learning in school, desks spaced only inches from each other and halls crowded with kids.

A parent who relies on schools to watch their children while a parent or guardian is at work may not be able to afford a different kind of day care. Families that rely on school reduced cost or free lunches won’t have that option without a kid in school. Hybrid models only help with a portion of those issues, but it’s better than nothing.

Some parents ask why the district can’t provide learning options for students who stay home 24/7 while the rest go into their full-time or hybrid schedules. Districts are already hurting financially due to the pandemic. Many are taking from their fund balances just to afford the additional staff and resources needed to have some students in the classroom. Asking them to put further resources into the extra time it takes to help students at home may not be feasible for so many districts.

We are now in a situation where each family needs to look at their school’s plan and then adjust it to their reality. Districts should do all they can to keep residents in the loop on a consistent basis. Parents, for their part, must acknowledge no plan will be perfect. It will take both parties and compromise to get the best outcome for students while keeping the virus under control.

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Mail-In Voting Should be Maintained The writer of the letter (“Mail-in Voting Should Be a No-Go” Times of Middle Country, July 23) is absolutely wrong in her contention. According to the respected fact-checker, Snopes, “analysis by elections experts shows that fraud is slightly more common with mail-in voting than in-person voting at polling places. All types of voter fraud in U.S. elections is minuscule in comparison to the number of ballots cast, according to elections experts.”

Further, in-person voting has been made difficult by purposely reducing the number of polling places especially in areas where many black and brown people live, causing waits of up to seven hours to vote. In addition, it has become difficult to adequately staff polling places because they are staffed mostly by retired people who are at high risk for COVID-19. Voter ID laws have been used to suppress voting. In New York, both applications and absentee ballots

simply require signatures just as in-person voting does.

Many Republicans are trying to make voting very difficult for those they think will vote Democratic. In my view Mr. Donald Trump (R) is repeating the false claim that vote by mail leads to fraud so that if he loses the election as currently predicted, he can claim voter fraud.

Don’t buy in to that falsehood.

Adam D. Fisher Port Jefferson Station

Change Needed to SUNY Reopening Plans for Safety

I am Charlie McAteer, a retired member of Stony Brook University and United University Professions, the union that represents the faculty and staff at the State University of New York. As a UUP member, I am writing to alert the public to the concerns that our members have about the reopening plans for SUNY campuses.

The reopening plans for the fall semester, which SUNY campuses are individually devising and are now releasing, vary in detail but do have one thing in common: They do not go far enough to make our campuses safe for students, parents, faculty, staff and visitors when classes resume in the fall. Generally, they do not meet the guidelines recommended by Dr. Howard Zucker, the New York State commissioner of health, for dealing

safely with the coronavirus pandemic.

We believe that unless SUNY adopts a uniform standard for reopening, students, faculty, staff and our communities that host SUNY campuses would be at increased risk of coronavirus infection, and that campuses may once again have to shut down because of outbreaks of COVID-19. My union believes that this scenario can be avoided by following a few basic safety practices: testing, tracing, physical distancing, mandatory mask wearing in class and in public areas and telecommuting whenever possible. Campuses must have baseline and surveillance testing. They must have a way to trace the contacts of infected individuals.

Private colleges in New York are preparing these plans. Why aren’t

SUNY campuses doing the same? The same goes for physical distancing and mandatory mask wearing. Campus libraries must restrict their access and utilize online access to members of the campus community, and masks must be mandatory in classrooms. It amazes us that this one simple step, which is the most effective way to help stop the spread of the coronavirus in public settings, has not been adopted by SUNY. United University Professions supports the reopening of the SUNY campuses. But we also know that this must be done in the safest way possible, to protect students and those who work with them. We have yet to see a reopening plan for a SUNY campus that will be done in the safest way possible.

Charlie McAteer Port Jefferson Station

Proud to Partner on Historic Legislation For far too long, our local communities on Long Island have faced unprecedented environmental threats from criminals making huge profits by illegally dumping toxic materials in our vast and vulnerable open spaces. These dangerous offenders have taken advantage of weak laws and dispose hazardous materials near our homes, parks, playgrounds and waterways and cause extreme harm to our most vulnerable neighborhoods, our sole-source aquifer and our suburban quality of life. We can no longer afford to stand by and allow these criminals to evade responsibility.

That’s why I was so proud to partner with state Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and Assemblymembers Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) and Phil

Ramos (D-Central Islip), champions of Long Island’s environment, on historic legislation to strengthen New York State law and impose the stiffest possible penalties on dumping violations. This bill, which unanimously passed the New York State Assembly last week, empowers our law enforcement to crack down on these crooks with meaningful penalties and ensures that dumping is no longer just a part of doing business.

The legislation stems from a series of investigations conducted by state and local law enforcement agencies that resulted in the issuance of almost 200 tickets for illegal dumping of contaminated construction demolition debris and other safety violations. In 2018, the Suffolk County District

Attorney uncovered a massive illegal dumping scheme on Long Island. The investigation, known as “Operation Pay Dirt,” resulted in a 130-count indictment against 30 individuals and nine corporations for illegally disposing solid waste at 24 locations.

A very special thank you to Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini (D), the outstanding men and women of “Operation Pay Dirt” and the Suffolk County Police Department for their efforts in support of this initiative. I proudly stand with them and remain strongly committed to protecting our precious environment and the water we drink, now and for generations to come.

Steve Stern(D) New York State Assembly 10th District

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A Suggested Teen to Tot Education Plan

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e will undoubtedly run into times in the next few weeks and months when our kids can’t stay in school.

Yes, sure, I understand how and why people want their children in school. Most of the time, they can and will learn more in a conventional classroom setting than they will sitting in their beds in a collared shirt with pajama bottoms, texting friends all over the country D. None with their phones of the above while they pretend

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF to be taking notes.

I also understand the need for schools to provide a structured schedule for each day, offering parents a chance to finish assignments for their jobs, pay bills without a well-intentioned child turning the checks into a coloring pad, or have

a few moments when they don’t need to clean up the mess on another floor.

And yet, we aren’t that much further along than we were in March, when schools closed for the first time, in protecting the health of teachers, students, and everyone else who enters or lives with someone in an academic setting.

Sure, the hospitals may have better treatments than they did when they didn’t know about the likely progression of the disease, but there is no cure and most of us don’t have any immunity.

So, given that we’re not likely to do much traveling and our kids are likely to spend some time at home, we can and should develop Plans B, C and D. Plan B could be a fallback into the kinds of learning our children did in March, when school administrators and teachers tried to educate our children with modified, distancebased lesson plans. Certainly, schools have spent considerable time preparing for either a blended version of in-class and remote learning or an all-remote experience.

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Those lessons and the material covered will hopefully be thorough enough to match what they would have learned in the customary inperson setting.

Plan C, however, may involve some supplemental educating and, perhaps, education-driven day care, depending on the age of our children. Where can we find that?

In every community, children of all ages may be home. For older teenagers, this may be an opportunity to provide guidance to younger counterparts whom they might drive by on their way to school, soccer practice or a group gathering.

Parents of younger children may want to connect with parents of high school children, either directly or through their schools. After all, these high school students are much closer to learning modern math than parents who may be decades from the same material that was taught in a different way in an earlier era.

Through a voluntary and distance-based teens-to-tots tutoring, younger students can find mentors, tutors and friends in

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teenagers who can, perhaps earlier than they anticipated, give back to the communities that supported them.

With more time on their hands because so many extracurriculars might be canceled, these teenagers can become an important resource in an educational system, supplementing what the younger students learn in class.

A neighbor recently told me about a family exchange he and his brother managed.

His 20-something son became frustrated living and working at home, while his brother’s 20-something daughter shared the same sentiment. He sent his son to live with his brother, while he hosted his niece. The change of scenery has proven healthy for everyone, giving them all a chance to exhale amid the uncertainty.

Disruptions over the next several months to a year seem inevitable. If we come up with creative ways to plan for them, we might contribute to our communities and enjoy the time while we wait for the viral all-clear signal.

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