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Vol. 16, No. 22

September 10, 2020

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Reconnecting with History

Middle Country Public Library showcases the story of Bicycle Path in Selden

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Suffolk County Legislator Tom Muratore (R-Ronkonkoma), 75, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, leaving behind a career of public service both in police and in local government.

His passing was announced by Suffolk officials Tuesday afternoon.

“For the last 10 years, he served his

constituents with passion and unwavering dedication,” said Presiding Officer Rob Calarco (D-Patchogue) in a statement. “Around the horseshoe, he was a quiet warrior. He chose his moments carefully, and when he spoke, people listened. During the COVID crisis, Tom was there for his constituents in every way – even if that meant putting himself at risk – because that is the kind of public servant he was.”

Muratore was born Aug. 19, 1945 and

graduated from Central Islip High School in 1963, according to his bio on the Legislature’s website. He has resided in Ronkonkoma with his wife Linda since 1970.

The 10-year legislator served the 4th District, which runs from the Brookhaven portions of Ronkonkoma through Centereach and Selden and as far north as portions of Port Jefferson Station. Before his start, Muratore was MURATORE OBIT Continued on A3

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SCCC Union/Non-union Staff Agree to Salary Cuts Legislator Tom Muratore was known for his support for community projects and his push for bills to examine quality of life issues. File photo

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a Suffolk County police officer for close to 35 years. He would also become an instructor at the police academy and vice president for the county Police Benevolent Association, a position that he held for 18 years.

“In a changing world with new dangers threatening our families, Tom Muratore was a continuous, experienced protector of those he served,” Suffolk County Republican Committee Chairman Jesse Garcia said in a Interim SCCC President Louis Petrizzo said the salary cuts statement. “He was a one-of-a-kind gentleare to help deal with revenue losses due to the pandemic.

Photo from SCCC website man who made the world a better place for all of us and cannot be replaced.” guild members understand the college’s fiscal The Ronkonkoma resident was elected to challenges and, more importantly, they underthe 4th District in November 2009. He served stand that a Suffolk County Community Colas vice chair for the Public Works, Transportalege education is a bridge to a better life for our tion & Energy Committee, and also sat on the community.”

Environment, Parks & Agriculture as well as Interim President Petrizzo thanked Faculty the Veterans & Consumer Affairs committees.

Association President Dante Morelli, Guild Brookhaven town Councilman Kevin LaPresident Sean Tvelia, Suffolk AME President Valle (R-Selden) got his start in public office Dan Levler and the schools faculty, senior leadunder Muratore, becoming his chief of staff ership and administrators for their help and cobefore deciding to run for office himself. operation and said these agreements will save LaValle said the longtime legislator “had a approximately $2 million and enable the college heart of gold,” who would always put himself to better manage its expenses and cash flow. out to help both his friends and staff, though “These savings are important because our the line was often blurred between the two. budget remains a work in progress,” Petrizzo “He loved representing his district, he loved said. “We still face financial stress and will need his residents — he absolutely was a dynamic to pay continued attention to our revenue and man and great leader and more importantly a spending as operations move forward. However, great mentor and friend,” LaValle said. these salary adjustments will enable us to keep In 2014, he sponsored a bill to establish an om fr full time employees on payroll and covered for Energy Utility Oversight Task Force. Among their health insurance and in the middle of a pan- $ his other accomplishments, he was instrumenmonth demic, that is very important.”

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tal in helping get a bill passed to secure a 23acre parcel on Boyle Road in Selden later developed into a Town of Brookhaven ballfield, park and walking trail called the Selden Park Complex. He also cosponsored bills to penalize illegal dumping and helped pass laws to monitor drones in county parks and to provide parking for veterans at county facilities.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) ordered flags at county facilities lowered to half-mast in his honor.

“Tom was the utmost professional, someone who was never afraid to reach across the aisle, especially when it came to working together to protect families, our veterans and our quality of life,” Bellone said in a statement.

In the community, he was known as a supporter of the Bethel Hobbs Community Farm in Centereach. The legislator was also known for his desire to secure funds for sewering in the Selden and Centereach communities. In his last election in 2019, Muratore secured his seat by almost 19 percentage points higher than his nearest opponent.

Hobbs Farm vice president Ann Pellegrino said that Muratore was more than supportive to the community farm that grows fresh produce for a network of food pantries and food programs.

“Without him being in our corner, I don’t know if it would have gone as far as we did, in fact I know we would have never gone as far as we did,” Pellegrino said, trying to talk through holding back tears. “I don’t know if anybody can fill his shoes, his passing is a great loss to our community … the flag has never flown half-mast at the farm, but today it flew half-mast.”

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Suffolk County Community College’s unions and the non-union professional staff have agreed to salary cuts and benefit deferments to help offset mounting costs from the coronavirus pandemic. The college’s president announced the news in a letter to the SCCC community last week where he thanked employees for their help and cooperation in overcoming an unprecedented economic downturn.

The majority of the college’s budget is driven by salaries and benefits, Interim College President Louis Petrizzo wrote, and that SCCC must now adjust this area in order to sustain its financial foundation.

“The College continues to employ a very aggressive strategy to ensure that it continues to meet its financial obligations,” he said in a statement, also pointing out that the college has not received 20% of its 4th quarter aid payment from the New York State and is unsure if it will.

SCCC stated that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has said that if no federal stimulus money comes to the states, the college can expect a minimum 20 percent cut in state aid for the 2020 -2021 academic year. Suffolk County has continued to meet its obligations to the college for the 20192020 Operating Budget.

Members of the Faculty Association, he wrote, will defer retroactive payments from their February 2020 full-time salary increase until the end of the contract term. The members of the Guild of Administrative Officers will take a reduction to their biweekly salaries for one year and longevity payments for both units will be deferred to a future date or upon retirement.

Exempt employees’ biweekly salary are reduced by 5% for one year, and 2021 longevity payments deferred. The Association of Municipal Employees previously agreed to defer longevity payment.

“It isn’t easy for a union president to ask members to take a salary reduction,” said Guild President Sean Tvelia in a statement. “Especially when many have been working nonstop to support our faculty and assist students. But

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A Small Taste of History: TOB Lifeguards Rescue Osprey

Albert Norton and Wheelmen’s Rest Amongst the Middle Country Public Library’s many historical artifacts are a few that explain just how far the area has come from its pastoral routes.

The pictures and story below comes courtesy of a collaborative effort among the librarian staff.

at West Meadow Beach

Lifeguards at West Meadow Beach proved their willingness to protect any living thing in distress.

Town of Brookhaven said in a release that lifeguards stationed at West Meadow Beach spotted a large bird in the water that appeared to be in distress. As the lifeguards approached, they realized the bird was not a waterfowl, as originally suspected, but a much larger Osprey that had become entangled in thick fishing line with a weighted sinker. The bird could not fly and was on the verge of drowning as it panicked to stay afloat in the water.

Town lifeguards maneuvered a rescue surfboard underneath the bird, which allowed its head to remain above water and provide it with something firm to grasp. Brookhaven’s Environmental Educator, Nicole Pocchiare, was called to the scene to aid in the rescue and was able to get the bird into a box for transport to the Middle Island Save the Animals Foundation location

LEGALS If you’ve driven down today’s Bicycle Path in Selden, you’ll be quite surprised to see how it used to look. Originally constructed in the 1890s for bicycle enthusiasts, the 14-mile path ran across Long Island from Patchogue to Port Jefferson and was a popular destination for tourists. One of the greatest contributors to the path, Selden resident Albert R. Norton, donated the rightof-way for it in front of his extensive property between Selden and Port Jefferson.

Norton ran the Wheelmen’s Rest, located midway along the route, serving refreshments to the hungry cyclists. Its visitor’s log recorded over 6,000 names, including bicyclists from all parts of the U.S. as well as England, France, Denmark and other countries. Perhaps of more interest are the entries of many Centereach, Selden and Lake

Grove neighbors and ancestors whose signatures recall their lives in the communities. The original register of visitors to the Wheelmen’s Rest can be viewed at the Town of Brookhaven Historian’s office.

Bicycle Path was a busy spot during the summertime.

The 1899 League of American Wheelmen’s Midsummer Festival program shows the elaborate events held from Thursday to Saturday.

The Cyclists’ Carnival began in Patchogue and featured sailing, swimming, fishing and a clambake on the Great South Bay. Friday featured a ride to Babylon, where Charley Murphey cycled a pacing mile alongside a locomotive. On Saturday, members rode the “Cross Island Cycle Path” through Selden to Port Jefferson, where a parade, cycle races and Fire Department contests capped off the carnival’s events.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Middle Country Central School District at Centereach, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Centereach Building of the Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York, on the 15th day of September, 2020 at 9:30 A.M. prevailing time, for the purpose of voting upon the following items:* (1) To adopt the Annual Library Budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and to authorize that the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the Middle Country Central School District; and

with the help of lifeguards on duty. The veterinarian at STAR handled the large, taloned bird while clearing the wire, flushing the wound and checking for injuries. The bird was released back near his nest at West Meadow Beach after being cleared by the veterinarian.

“Please remember not to leave fishing line, lures, or wire on the beach or in the water. Litter and debris pose a threat to the health and safety of wildlife and marine life that call our beaches home,” said Brookhaven town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R).

Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) was also impressed by the lifeguards’ quick thinking.

“Thank you to the lifeguards who came to the rescue of this osprey,” Cartright said. “I am impressed by their quick thinking and ingenuity.

Osprey are a valued part of the West Meadow Beach ecosystem, and I appreciate that these lifeguards went above and beyond to save the life of this important species.”

To Place A Legal Notice

Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com (2) To elect one (1) Trustee to the Middle Country Public Library to fill a five (5) year term commencing September 16, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2025, as a result of the expiration of the term of office presently held by Jacqueline Schott.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on September 15, 2020 the polls will open between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and voting will be held in the Middle Country Public Library (Centereach Building), 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York provided that an Executive Order of the Governor of the State of New York does not require the utilization of absentee ballots exclusively to canvass the electorate; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Middle Country Li-

brary’s purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said meeting except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from the Library, located at 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York during the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. prevailing time if the Library is open for business during those times and dates; otherwise the subject statement will be provided on the Library’ website; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the Office of Trustee of the Middle Country Public Library are available from the Office of the Clerk of the Board (designated Election Officer) located in the Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York 11720. Petitions may be filed on any weekday between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time not later than LEGALS con’t on pg. 6

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 5 Monday, August 17, 2020.

Each petition must be directed to the Election Officer, Janet A. Ross and must designate the office sought, the name and residence address of the candidate and must be signed by at least seventeen (17) qualified voters of the District setting forth their residence addresses; such petition may also be filed remotely with the Election Officer at rossjanet@mcplibrary.org if permitted by Executive Order of the Governor of the State of New York; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting within the four (4) years prior to September 15, 2020, such voter is eligible to vote at this vote/ election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet (subject to prescription of an Executive Order of the Governor of the State of New York) for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law on Tuesday , September 8, 2020 between the hours of 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm, prevailing time at the Library Building, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York and at the election/vote, at which time any person will be entitled to have his/her name placed on such register, providing that at the meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special District Meeting for which the register is prepared, and that the register so prepared pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York and the registration list prepared by the Board of Elections of Suffolk County will be filed in

To Place A Legal Notice

Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com the office of the Clerk of the Board, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to September 15, 2020 excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm prevailing time; all of the above provisions will be subject to Executive Order of the Governor of the State of New York providing otherwise; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for the election of Trustee of the Library, and for the adoption of the annual budget may be applied for at the office of the Clerk of the Library Board at 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York 11720 during regular business hours. Such application must be received by the Clerk of the Board no later than 5 pm seven (7) days prior to the vote/ election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by 5pm on September 14, 2020 if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Clerk of the Board not later than 5 pm on the day of the vote/election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Clerk of the Board’s office during regular business hours on each of the five days prior to September 15, 2020 except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (the above protocols are to be subject to the terms of any applicable Executive Orders of the Governor of the State of New York; and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a military voter who is a qualified voter of the School District may apply for a military ballot to be issued to him/her by obtaining from and submitting to the Clerk of the Library Board at 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, NY 11720 an application for such military ballot (rossjanet@mcplibrary.org). A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in his/her request for such ballot. Military ballot application forms must be received in the Office of the Library Clerk no later

than 5:00 p.m. on August 21, 2020. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is received by the Office of the Library Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 15, 2020. *Such “in-person” voting to be dependent upon whether the Governor of the State of NY issues an Executive Order prescribing the use of absentee ballots (exclusively) for such vote/election.

Dated: Centereach, New York July 15. 2020

BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY John Hoctor, President 732 7/30 4x tmc SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK INDEX NO. 611453/2017 Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK as the place of trial situs of the real property SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 5 SANDPIPER LANE CORAM, NY 11727 District: 200 Section: 370 Block: 3 Lot: 32 CIT BANK N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

JOHN HARPER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEILA HARPER A/K/A SHELIA HARPER A/K/A SHEILAH MARILYN HARPER; if living, and if she/ he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased,

any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; THOMAS HARPER, JR. AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEILA HARPER A/K/A SHELIA HARPER A/K/A SHEILAH MARILYN HARPER; BARRY HARPER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEILA HARPER A/K/A SHELIA HARPER A/K/A SHEILAH MARILYN HARPER; SUSAN ACUNA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEILA HARPER A/K/A SHELIA HARPER A/K/A SHEILAH MARILYN HARPER; THOMAS HARLOW, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEILA HARPER A/K/A SHELIA HARPER A/K/A SHEILAH MARILYN HARPER; RENE HENRICKSEN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEILA HARPER A/K/A SHELIA HARPER A/K/A SHEILAH MARILYN HARPER; RONALD HARLOW, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEILA HARPER A/K/A SHELIA HARPER A/K/A SHEILAH MARILYN HARPER; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, commit-

tees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, “JOHN DOE #1” through; “JOHN DOE #12”; the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants To the above-named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $517,500.00 and interest, recorded on March 12, 2007, at Liber M00021493 Page 179, of the Public Records of SUFFOLK County, New York, covering premises known as 5 SANDPIPER LANE CORAM, NY 11727.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described

above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

SUFFOLK County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

THIS SPACE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: August 19, 2020 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: MERVE KATI, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 799 9/3 4x tmc

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Perspectives

North Shore Residents Don’t Have to Look Far to Remember Bravery on 9/11 ‘If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.’

killed from these attacks.

This also marked the point where there has been conNineteen years ago, this tinued fighting and presSept. 11, the U.S. was atence in Iraq and Afghanitacked in lower Manhattan, stan and other parts of the the Pentagon in Washington world, where our residents D.C., and over the farm fields served with distinction to of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. protect the freedoms of Long had it been since our this nation against terrorpeople endured such a threat ism and its supporters. to the national security of Local residents widely —Sandy Dahl, wife of recalled important memoAmerica. In a matter of moments, a horrified generation Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl ries of when America was united some twenty years of citizens watched a dangerago. Rocky Point VFW ous threat oppose this country. But, almost immediately, there came an un- Post 6249 Commander Joe Cognitore fondly yielding spirit of patriotism that matched every recalled the unity that was demonstrated on the North Shore. Weeks after the attacks, there was serious historic event that gripped our people.

The above quote was from the wife of Flight an outside assembly program at the Rocky Point 93 pilot Jason Dahl, who lost his life due to this High School football field. The American flag terrorism in what was known as the “plane that that was flown at Ground Zero was presented by fought back.” Regardless of race, ethnic group, parachuters jumped over a packed crowd. Years religion or economic class standing, years ago after this event, Cognitore still gets chills from during and after this assault on our soil, all peo- this program that brought these people together ple in this country helped each other during this to cherish a flag which survived the earliest motime of sorrow. People sent goodwill packages ments of the War on Terror. to the rescue workers, firemen, and police officers that spent endless days searching for survivors and the remains of citizens from the World Trade Center. Yellow ribbons were wrapped around trees and porches, patriotic bumper stickers were on our cars and trucks and Walmart was unable to keep up with the massive requests to purchase American flags. Through this national hardship originated an immediate willingness to help others, to serve at home and abroad. People looked at the flag with an intense sense of pride.

But in our current times, the political, economic, social, racial and ethnic tensions have In the weeks after the 9/11 attacks, a parachuter jumped divided this outstanding country. Today, on both down to Rocky Point HIgh School football field carrying a sides of the political aisle, there is a noticeable flag that was flown at Ground Zero. Photo from Rich Acritelli resentment that threatens to weaken the foundations of a country that was always an examMiller Place resident Anthony Flammia is ple towards others. Regardless of our citizens’ a retired 24-year veteran of the New York City differences, our people could always count on Police Department. As a motorcycle patrolman, supporting each other through the darkest of Flammia spent over 300 hours at Ground Zero times. To friend and foe alike, American has where he assisted in the rescue and the recovery been a true source of strength and determination efforts. He has tirelessly championed local, state since 9/11. For in this country it was not that and federal legislation to aid the thousands of long ago that people lined the streets to wave to rescue workers and citizens that have been serescue workers and give them a needed boost as verely inflicted or died from the 9/11/01 related they headed towards Ground Zero. There were illnesses. As a devoted member of the FEAL the sad periods when people, especially those Good Foundation, Flammia’s mission has been from the North Shore, attended funeral services to help many people from this period that saw for those local graduates and citizens that were all people, from all different backgrounds come

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Major Martin Viera, back row third from left, along with other members of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing. During 9/11 he was an eighth grade science teacher in New Jersey, and the terrorist attacks pushed him even further to join the service. Photo courtesy of 106th Air Rescue Wing

together. Flammia recalled the devotion that his fellow officers showed to each other at this time and he stated, “It did not matter if your skin color was white, black, orange or purple. We all helped each other, and we bled blue.”

Marty Viera was a 1988 graduate of Rocky Point High School and a former lifeguard at Smith’s Point that currently serves at the New York 106th Air National Guard base at Westhampton. As a combat rescue officer, Viera has spent numerous days away from home in deployments at home and abroad. During 9/11, Viera was an eighth grade science teacher in New Jersey who was in the process of joining the military. Once the nation was hit by terrorism, Viera felt helpless that he was unable to help our people and he quickly pursued a career in the service. Always an upbeat military officer, Viera is proud of his training and combat experiences with his fellow service members who are devoted to live by the creed of this Rescue Wing, “These things we do, that others may live.”

John Fernandez was a talented student athlete that graduated from Rocky Point High School in 1996. “Spanish Lightning” went to the West Point Prep School for one year and moved onto graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York in 2001. As a young second lieutenant, he was completing training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, when terrorism hit this nation on 9/11. For Fernandez, this was an extremely personal matter for this local officer, as he recalled watching the destruction of the Twin Towers, he immediately ascertained that our country was at war against Al-Qaeda.

By 2003, Fernandez entered Iraq with some of the first American forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom. This Shoreham resident is an upbeat father of six children that was severely wounded overseas and has the constant reminders of Second Gulf War. For many years, Fernandez worked for the Wounded Warriors where he had seen incredible acts of comradery between the city rescue workers and veterans.

Years after 9/11, Fernandez observed these groups bond together through a special source of unity that was based in service. Fernandez explained that this “shared sacrifice” brought these proud Americans together that fought

both on foreign battlefields and amongst the debris of Ground Zero.

Almost two decades ago, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. (D) vividly remembers the dark moments of terrorism and its aftermath within the city. Recently Toulon recalled, “I was working for the New York City Department of Corrections as a captain assigned to the Firearms & Tactical Unit, and I remember my first thought was to secure and protect the range because the range had many millions of rounds of ammunition and thousands of firearms. As an EMT, I was then sent to respond to the scene like so many other first responders. Everyone who responded and volunteered at the site of the attack was hoping to save lives, and I was sent back to my post at DOCS because it quickly became obvious there were few survivors that day. I was able to contribute several years later in the helping to build a lasting memorial in Nesconset to all the heroes, the first responders, and all those that perished due to the 9/11 related illness. The 9/11 Responders Remembered Park was a labor of love for me and so many others who came together to recognize the sacrifices of all those who responded to Ground Zero.”

During the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt told the American people, “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” At the turn of this new century, America on a beautiful, sunny, late summer day was changed forever. It seemed like yesterday that airplanes were re-routed to Canada, national airports grounded all flights, harbors were closed, and there were numerous security inspection checks through bridges and tunnels.

But Americans came together in a positive spirit to overcome the unknown, while these current times are complicated, our citizens, including those on the North Shore, do not have to look far to recall the way that all groups of people came together during after 9/11. As in any part of our long history, the citizens of the U.S. has always proven to be a resilient people, able to rise up and defeat all daunting obstacles in its way.

Rich Acritelli is a social studies teacher at Rocky Point High School and an adjunct professor of American history at Suffolk County Community College.

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Labor Day, back to school, the 19th anniversary of 9/11 — these days had consequences before. But in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, they mean that much more — they have to.

They show how it’s no longer enough to be complacent and let the issues these days represent pass us by.

We can’t pass by Labor Day without thinking of the thousands upon thousands of people out of work. We have to remember just how much toil people in our local food pantries and soup kitchens are putting in to help the rising number of food insecure families across Long Island.

We bustle around and shop online for any Labor Day sales ignoring the purpose of the day is to not only celebrate organized labor’s accomplishments in gaining things as welcome as the five-day workweek, but to offer the future hope of additional compensation and relief to the millions who struggle even while working full time, too many times in more than one job.

We have to be able to come out of this pandemic with a new perspective. When those who were considered “essential” such as those who worked in supermarkets or other low-wage service industry jobs were not being compensated for the risk they put both themselves and their families in, we know there needs to be another look at allowing people to make a living wage when working full time.

On Tuesday, most of our North Shore schools reopened for in-person instruction for the first time since March. Parents walked their children to the bus stop, or more than likely drove them to school, with a great feeling of hope but likely some foreboding. Many stood at the bus stop in masks. At schools all across the North Shore, cars waited in long lines before finally letting their kids off, in some cases a faculty member waiting to take their temperature.

This is not going to be easy. Already we’re seeing the logistical issues of how tens or even hundreds of parents will drop off their students all at once. School districts need to iron out these issues, and parents, for their part, need to be patient while that is worked out. Though districts have been planning for this eventuality for months, no plan ever survives first contact, as the saying goes.

But parents must also recognize the fragility of the situation.

All it takes is one slip up, one instance where the regional infection rate spikes above 9% and schools will once again shut down, as required by New York State. We can’t relax on any of our mask or distancing efforts, and this especially has to be reinforced to our children. As much as many parents don’t like what school districts have planned, even a hybrid model is better than full remote learning only. We have to think of the parents who work full time and have nobody to be home for their young children to either take care of them or make sure they’re learning properly.

As we look to commemorate 9/11, we see many events hosted by our local fire departments are not available to the public. Some have taken the option to use livestream instead, but fire departments have made the bold and correct decision to try and limit as much extra contact as possible. After all, many of the firefighters and EMTs at these departments were on the front lines not two months ago. They know better than most of us the toll the virus takes.

Let us also not forget the hundreds of people with lasting health impacts of being there when the towers fell 19 years ago.

Those people are still around — folks like John Feal of the FealGood Foundation that continue to support rescue workers and other volunteers deserve our respect and backing.

This is a time that reminds us to work together in all these regards. Consequential times require conscientious action, and we believe our communities have the capability to make the right choices.

Since its founding in 1947, Brookhaven National Laboratory has grown to be a hub of world renown scientific discoveries, resulting in seven Nobel Prizes and an everlasting relationship with the U.S. Department of Energy to find solutions to our nation’s energy, environmental, and technological challenges. After more than 70 years of operation, BNL continues to serve as a shining beacon of discovery and innovation within the scientific community.

With the help of BNL’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, scientists continued to unlock the mysteries of nature, but it became clear over time that new technology was needed to delve deeper into the building blocks of the universe.

As the reality of a new ion collider emerged over the horizon, BNL, facing stiff competition from other national labs, put together an application for this project with strong technicals, strategy and community support. Along the way, I had the opportunity to provide key insight to the lab on ideas to strengthen their request.

I worked directly and very closely with Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, DOE Undersecretary for Science Paul Dabbar and BNL leadership to help steer this project to NY-1. Through the many dozens of texts, meetings and phone calls that took place between us, it was abundantly clear that Secretary

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Brouillette understood the gravity of my request and the importance that BNL be selected for this $2 billion Electron Ion Collider dream machine.

BNL has pioneered the future of clean and green energy, medical and cancer research, and astrophysics, encouraging and cultivating the minds of future generations of scientists in the process. The ground-breaking discoveries of its scientists and their unparalleled work speaks for itself, and it was an honor, as co-chair of the National Labs Caucus and BNL’s representative in Congress, to successfully advocate for BNL’s selection as the site of the Electron-Ion Collider.

This cutting edge project will inject billions of dollars and an extensive number of jobs into New York’s First Congressional District, all while churning out scores of scientific

discoveries that help us understand the world around us, harness the untapped potential of the natural world and, from human health to our national security and beyond, benefit nearly every aspect of our lives. Furthermore, this neverbefore-seen technology will make BNL and our district a destination for the next generation of scientists, attracting some of our world’s best and brightest.

The Electron Ion Collider will be used by researchers to use a strong force to collide electrons with protons and nuclei, providing researchers a never before seen view of the inner structures of the particles that make up the universe.

With this new Electron Ion Collider, the potential for discovery is limitless, and soon it’ll be right here on Long Island.

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin R-NY1

Kenosha From the View of Ex-Auxiliary Police In Kenosha, Wisconsin we have experienced just one more in a series of avoidable tragedies. A young Kenosha police officer, apparently in fear for his life, used deadly physical force, in a manner I believe to be incorrect.

Did that officer’s actions go against much of the lessons I was taught by the Suffolk County, New York, Police Department? I believe they did.

I was not a Suffolk County Police Officer but, for almost twenty years, I was an armed Suffolk County Auxiliary Police Officer. Every year I had to attend courses at the Suffolk County Police Academy.

The Suffolk County Police Department was well aware that the public

does not read the fine print on a uniform shoulder patch or the blue “CD” on a badge. In fact, two, unarmed, City of New York Auxiliary Police Officers, were killed during a bank robbery. For this and other reasons the Suffolk County Police Department went out of their way to see that we had the best training they could provide.

Because of that training I observed, on the televised video, at a minimum, three actions that I had been taught not to do. Every year I had to attend a class called “Shoot - Don’t Shoot.” This class is scary. It always left me with feeling that, under the right circumstances, I might shoot the wrong person or I might not react quickly enough and therefore

fail to protect someone I should protect.

I have seen friends, who were long term police officers, shake like a leaf when walking into a high stress situation.

Poor training. Constant assault from people like Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and the media “talking heads.” Supposed leaders in this country encouraging radical extremists on all sides. Our refusal to openly discuss the fact that not all racists are white. And the crazy idea that people in law enforcement are, or should be, some type of super being without human emotions. This is why nothing changes.

But, as usual, this is just one man’s opinion. What do you think?

Francis G. Gibbons Sr. Terryville

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Opinion

Rushing to Make A Vaccine Some Won’t Get

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hat are we all waiting for? A vaccine ranks high on the list, if you read the newspapers and hear the dialog and diatribes from that epicenter of anger, hostility and finger pointing known as Washington, D.C. But, really, how much will a vaccine change our lives?

If a vaccine were available tomorrow, would you take it?

For a vaccine to create herd immunity, a majority (70 percent or more) of the population would need to take a safe, effective D. None treatment. of the above In an unscientific

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF survey of 18 people to whom I promised anonymity, eight of them said they would take a vaccine if it were available tomorrow, while

the other 10 said they would wait anywhere from several months to a year to take it. Several of the respondents elaborated on the rationale behind their decisions.

Jody said she would take it because “absolutely anything that helps us get kids back into school and the world moving again” is worth the effort.

Melissa said she would also take a test.

Her husband is currently in a clinical trial and doesn’t know if he received the vaccine or a placebo.

While Sheila suggested she usually waits a month or two after a new vaccine comes out to determine if there are any side effects, she would take it whenever it’s available “as long as the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] backs it.”

A health care worker, Doug explained that his company won’t let him work without getting a flu shot. He wondered whether the company’s policy would be the same after a COVID vaccine comes out. Indeed, a vaccine would

create a college conundrum, as schools that require a new vaccine before students return for the spring might cause some students to choose remote learning or to take a semester off.

Stephanie would only consider taking a vaccine if Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said it was safe and effective.

Matt would not rush to get a vaccine. He said he doesn’t “buy the first model of a car or wait in line to get the newest cell phone. Let’s see how it works.”

Jacob was much more adamant, expressing concern that the urgency to get a test on the market would create a potential health hazard.

John shared Jacob’s concerns, saying he’s nervous about anything new. “I would consider taking a vaccine a year from now,” John said, but not until researchers and doctors know more about it.

Cindy, who is suffering with several other health problems, said she wouldn’t take a vaccine for a year or more. She doesn’t know

Suggested Behavior During ‘Silly Season’

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his is the beginning of what many call “The Silly Season.” That term alludes roughly to between Labor Day and Election Day and refers to the many charges, counter charges, assertions, braggadocio and hyperbole that will be uttered by candidates and their parties in an attempt to win public favor.

This year of 2020 seems like it will be an extreme example of this historic process.

Why this year?

Because more than at any point Between in the memories you and me of those still alive

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF can there be found such partisanship and acrimony in the political arena. And those strongly held opinions and emotions have spilled over into our daily lives and interfered with our closest relationships.

Just ask divorce lawyers. According to one from New York City quoted in The New York Times, “Presidential years are typically very quiet for divorces because of the uncertainty of the presidency,” said Ken Jewell. “This year has been beyond insane.” What in the past might have been reasonable discussions about politics between couples have now become ranting confrontations. “And while people aren’t citing political differences as the sole reason for divorce, the topic is certainly compounding matters,” he explained.

Couples have been known to fight about Supreme Court rulings, the handling of the pandemic, wearing a mask, immigration and the repeal of DACA — the program that protects young immigrants — and even whether to eat indoors or outdoors at a restaurant.

Dating services have felt a similar impact.

For example, according to the article by Nicole Pajer in the NYT Aug. 30 issue, 84% of the singles using Dating.com “won’t even consider dating someone with opposite political views.”

And within families, feelings can run as high about marrying outside the chosen political party as they once were against marrying outside the family’s religion and ethnicity.

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This is ultimate partisanship. This is also such a waste. Giving up on close relationships that have otherwise withstood the test of time merely because of different political opinions, is a decision that needs to be reconsidered.

Unless that partisanship is only the straw that otherwise breaks the camel’s back, as the saying goes, in a relationship with more serious problems, those different perspectives can be made into intellectual exchanges and even result in personal growth.

Knowing how the other side thinks in a disagreement is enlightening. It can also be a bottomless well for thoughtful exchanges throughout a lifetime. What must be present, however, is mutual respect. Some couples have been able to bridge and perhaps even enjoy such a divide. The first that comes to mind is the Republican consultant, Mary Matalin, and the Democratic consultant, James Carville.

Matalin was deeply involved with the GOP as a Republican strategist serving under Ronald Reagan, functioning as a campaign director for George H.W. Bush, for whom she was then assistant, and even working as counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney.

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if the vaccine might interact with medications she’s currently taking, while she’s also concerned that any change in her body might alter her overall health. Mindy wouldn’t rush to get a vaccine. “Testing takes time and if it were available that quickly, I would not trust the effectiveness and/or safety,” she said.

So if my non-scientific sample is reflective of the overall population, a vaccine, even if it’s effective and safe, would take more than the typical few weeks after it is available to provide a benefit to both the individual and the greater population.

While an available vaccine might be a relief, it also causes concerns about whether the process moved too quickly. Assurances from the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration and Dr. Fauci might help ease those worries. To borrow from the sports world, the population is eager for an umpire to call balls and strikes after the pitch is thrown, and not before, to satisfy a timeline for people eager to return to the life of handshakes and hugs.

James Carville was the lead strategist for the successful campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton for president. Carville went on to elections work abroad, including in Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Colombia and Argentina. He was also involved with Hillary’s 2008 campaign as well as media and film efforts and public speaking. He is known for his outspoken style, which includes his comparison of Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama: “If she gave him one of her cojones, they’d both have two.”

Both Matalin and Carville have said they don’t discuss politics at home. Maybe that’s one way for those in a committed relationship to deal with ultra partisan differences. Others have handled the matter differently. Wende Thoman and William Sterns, both 72, of Delray Beach, Florida, sometimes loudly disagree about politics. “But this is the sport we’ve engaged in for a long time,” Ms. Thoman said.

Mr. Sterns actually enjoys the banter. “Politics should be fun!” he said.

And yes, differing opinions can add a layer of passion to a relationship. The trick: not demeaning each other. While all’s fair in love and war, I vote for love.

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