The Times of Middle Country - October 20, 2016

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Vol. 12, No. 27

October 20, 2016

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Library unites Friends of MCPL connects the community with featured events

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Setauket Artists’ Exhibition turns 36 ALSO: One-on-one with Chef Guy Reuge; ‘Urinetown The Musical’ in Smithtown; Northport’s William Connor competes in Chopped Jr.

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Centereach Fire Department firefighters extinguish flames during a live demonstration.

Learning about fire safety On Oct. 15, 2016, the Centereach Fire Department held its annual Fire Prevention Open House for the community. Over 500 community residents were in attendance. “It was great to see such a turnout from the community, and see them willing to learn fire prevention and fire safety from their local Fire Department, which gives us a great opportunity to educate the community on fire safety in the event of an emergency,” Assistant Chief Robert Corley said. During the event, firefighters demonstrated the extinguishing of a dryer fire as well as how they extricate a victim from a car accident. Suffolk County Fire Rescue Services supplied its Fire Prevention smoke maze for

the day. This allowed residents to navigate the trailer under smoke conditions to highlight the safety of having a working smoke detector. This year’s fire prevention theme was centered on having working smoke detectors, which can save a life by giving those inside an early warning. In addition to demonstrations, attendees were also provided many other fire prevention safety tips, kitchen safety, exit drills in your home, stop drop and roll, etc. The Centereach Fire Department reminds residents to check the batteries in smoke alarms and make sure they are in proper working order. Early warning of a fire could be the matter of life and death.

Celebrate fall at Selden Dog Park On Oct. 22 at 10:00 a.m., join community members for the Fall Festival for our four-legged family members at the Selden Dog Park on boyle Road. Town of brookhaven Councilman Kevin laValle (R-Selden) will be hosting the dedication of a new park bench, donated by the Gallagher family of ShopRite in Selden, to honor Suffolk County K9 Officer Ace, who recently passed away. Fellow Suffolk County police dogs and their partners will be at the unveiling, conducting demonstrations for attendees to learn more about the valuable work Officer Ace provided for the

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residents of Suffolk. To celebrate, lI-DOG, Central Suffolk Paws and community members will host the festivities with raffle baskets, a Pet Costume Parade at noon (complete with a Halloween setup for photos) and goodies from sponsors. For anyone looking to expand their family, the Town of brookhaven Animal Shelter will be there with adoptable dogs. The mutt Club of the middle Country library will also be collecting donations of dog and cat items for the middle Country Pet Pantry. Donations will receive one free raffle ticket.

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MCPL’s Friends bridge a gap between the library and community By Kevin Redding Middle Country Public Library stands as one of the busiest and most admired institutions not just on Long Island but in the country. A “dynamic community hub” that’s constantly offering up unique programs and services to benefit residents of all ages, the library also provides visitors with impressive decor and hallmarks, like

the aquarium and outdoor “girl and cat” bench. This is all due in large part to the Friends of Middle Country Public Library, a noncommercial organization made up of loyal volunteers who strive to keep the library strong and the community happy — which they’ve been doing since they started more than 20 years ago. Currently made up of 155 active members, the Friends serve as “ambassadors” to the library. Whether it’s getting the word out about programs or hosting fundraising events and membership drives to raise money for purchases that the library wouldn’t normally be able to afford as a taxpayer institution, the group utilizes its spirit and volunteerism to help enhance the library any way it can. “Generally, we don’t raise money for a specific project,” said Kathryn Sekulo, a former president of the Friends of Middle Country Public Library, who takes care of group membership. “What we do is we raise money and really look for guidance from the library staff, like what they would like to see in the library. We have some really great support from the staff, so we work closely with them. We really bridge a gap between the library and the community and supply funding that they can’t.” The Friends’ hard work has helped enrich the library’s overall appearance, con-

Photos from Middle Country Public Library

Above, Robert Montano, and left, grace Miller, perform at the Middle Country Public Library last weekend. The two also performed at island idol this year. tributing many things like a custom-made dollhouse to sit in its early childhood area, a Chase Waterfalls display to hang on the wall, matching dragonfly benches to adorn the outside fountain area and a Yamaha grand piano for the Centereach branch. Most recently, the group provided the library with a mural in the Heritage Area in Centereach, iPads for the children’s de-

partment, a new fish tank and iPods for the Music and Memory program — which helps patrons that have Alzheimer’s. A majority of its funds come from two book sales held in April and November of each year — which normally raises a combined $4,000 — and an annual garage sale that occurs on the first Saturday in August —

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Brookhaven Town mulling solar amendment code Brookhaven Town is all for going green — but not at the expense of green. The town board held a public hearing to discuss a resolution that would amend its solar code during a meeting Sept. 29 and would make land clearing for solar energy production illegal. If passed, solar energy production equipment could only be installed on land that was cleared prior to January 2016. “It is a starting point and that is the best part,” Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said of the amendment in a phone interview. “We will not be clearing trees to create solar farms in business and industrial zones. … While I’m a believer in solar power, we don’t want to trade one green for another green.” Community members spoke in favor of the amendment during the public comment period of the meeting. “We need not sacrifice forests for solar,” Richard Amper, executive director of Long Island Pine Barrens Society, said in an interview. “It’s equivalent to destroying the environment to protect it. We don’t have the open space to

meet the requirements of Governor Cuomo’s ‘50 by 30’ initiative, without alternative transmission lines such as offshore wind farming.” The Clean Energy Standard of Cuomo (D) requires that 50 percent of New York’s electricity comes from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar by 2030. Amper said he is in favor of alternate energy sources, and welcomed the amendment. “We need renewable energy sources, solar is important,” he said. “We just need to be careful where it’s sited. It shouldn’t be on forested land, on farms where food is grown or in residential communities. It should be on rooftops, parking lots and previously cleared lands.” Other members of the town board expressed their support — Ed Romaine for the amendment. “My constituents in Council District 1 have expressed support for renewable energy and smart energy alternatives,” Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (DPort Jefferson Station) said in a statement. “They want to ensure that government is thinking strategically about how to limit and reduce nonrenewable energy, improve air quality and diversify power sources.” Additionally, the amendment would re-

‘We will not be clearing trees to create solar farms in business and industrial zones. ... While I’m a believer in solar power, we don’t want to trade one green for another green.’

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clearing trees to build solar farms, like this one in shoreham, would be illegal in Brookhaven Town if a proposed amendment passes. duce the amount of acreage allowed for solar farming, from 10 to 5 acres in business and industrial zones. Restrictions in the town’s solar code also require a buffer zone of 25 feet around all mechanical equipment and solar panel arrays for aesthetic reasons. Director and vice president of the East Moriches Property Owners Association, Jim Gleason, spoke in favor of the amendment during the meeting, but advocated for increasing buffer zones. “Solar panels are ugly,” he said. “A 25-foot minimum buffer is not enough, 7-foot ever-

greens are not tall enough. Some panels are 20 feet.” Councilwoman Jane Bonner (C-Rocky Point) disagreed. “I think that shopping centers and housing developments are more unsightly than solar panels,” Bonner said. “There’s no noise, no traffic, no pollution and no long-term health risks for residents in communities where solar farming and energy production is located.” The town board will vote on the resolution at the meeting Thursday, Oct. 27.

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Selden native serves aboard USA warship By Ricky BuRke A 2004 Plainedge High School graduate and Selden native is playing a key role in supporting the newest and largest amphibious warship in the Navy. Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Alpi is a logistics specialist serving aboard USS America (LHA 6), based in San Diego, Calif. America is the fourth warship to be named for the United States. As a logistics specialist, Alpi is responsible for issuing, receiving, storing and processing supplies and materials for the ship. “My job is great and very unique because it provides flexibility and opportunities to be stationed in a variety of places and see the world,” Alpi said. America is equipped with a fuel-efficient hybrid electric propulsion system, which is an energy initiative designed to increase range, endurance and longer deployments enhancing America’s combat capability. It’s 844 feet long and 106 feet wide and weighs nearly 45,000 tons, with two gas turbine engines that push the ship through water at more than 22 knots. The vessel’s mission is to support a wide spectrum of military operations and missions, including putting Marines ashore for

combat operations, launching air strikes, keeping sea lanes free and open for the movement of global commerce and delivering humanitarian aid following a disaster like the typhoon that devastated the Philippines in 2013. Alpi said he is proud to be a part of the U.S. Navy. “Serving on this ship is an honor and gives me a great sense of pride being here,” he said. “It does have its challenges, but it is worth it because of the prestige that comes along with this ship.” Sailors’ jobs are highly varied on America, according to Navy officials. Their job includes keeping all parts of the ship running smoothly, including everything from maintaining aircrafts and engines, processing paperwork, to handling weapons and flying the aircraft. Serving in the Navy, Alpi is learning about being a more responsible leader, sailor and person through handling numerous responsibilities. “The Navy has matured me a lot,” Alpi said. “It’s made me grow, learn and adapt quicker than I would have. I’ve also learned how to be accountable for my actions because my choices affect more than just me.”

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Selden native chris Alpi, a petty officer and logistics specialist for the Navy, is serving aboard the uSS America.

Centereach Fire Dept.

hosts Teddy Bear Clinic

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Above, Jessica Byers educates a small child on how to be safe in the event of an emergency and how to properly clean a cut during centereach Fire District’s second annual Teddy Bear clinic. Right, children who took part in the event.

Over the last two weeks, members of the Centereach Fire Department took part in its annual Teddy Bear Clinic for the Middle Country School prekindergarten classes. This is the second year the fire department has participated and went to both Unity School and North Coleman School, located within the Centereach Fire District. Middle Country school district also has two schools in Selden’s Fire District, which were visited by volunteers from Selden’s Fire Department. During the visit, children learned how to call 911 in the event of an emergency. They also learned the importance of proper hand washing and how to clean and bandage a small cut. Many of the children had never seen an ambulance before and were quite nervous; however, they changed their

minds when they realized it wasn’t scary. “The opportunity to educate children in the community is something our members look forward to each year,” Assistant Chief Robert Corley said. “It gives our EMS members a chance to share their knowledge and educate the community. A majority of our calls are EMS related and it’s important the community not just associate us with fire response.” Jessica Byers, EMT at the Centereach Fire Department, was one of the many volunteers who participated this year. “One little girl was so scared,” she said. “She said that the ambulance was so big and she was so little. I love doing these events. That little girl walked away that day and wasn’t afraid anymore.”

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A 23-year-old man from Centereach stole two internet routers from Target on Horseblock Road in Centereach at about noon Oct. 10, according to police. When he was arrested Oct. 15 he possessed heroin, police said. He was charged with petit larceny and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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LEGALS PUBLIC NOTICE SUMMONS File # 124748 Docket: V-04258-16 FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK ––––––––––––––X In the Matter of a Custody/ Visitation Proceeding Heather McClee, Petitioner, -against Donnell Thomas, Respondent. ––––––––––––––X IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To: Donnell Thomas 64 Dare Road Selden, NY 11784 A petition under Article 6 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court requesting the following reliefs: Order to Show Cause and Custody; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court on Date/Time: November 2, 2016 at 9:00 A.M. Purpose: Arraignment Part: 9 Riverhead Floor/Room: Floor 2/Room 2028 Presiding: Hon. George F. Harkin Location: Arthur M. Cromarty Court Complex 210 Center Drive, 2nd Floor Riverhead, NY 11901 to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with Article 6 of the Family Court Act.

On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest. Dated: September 22, 2016 Michael J. Williams Chief Clerk TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. George F. Harkin of the Family Court, Suffolk County, dated and filed with the petition and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of the Family Court, Suffolk County. NOTICE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for Order to Show Cause and Petition for Custody. The relief sought in the within action is an order awarding custody

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37. Louis Vecchia, 3 Quail Rd., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: West side Bear St. 215’+/- North of Eagle St., Selden. Applicant requests permission for existing 2nd story residence addition and existing conversion of garage to habitable space; side yard variance for existing detached garage; side yard & rear yard variances for existing detached shed; rear yard variance for existing hot tub; also, height variance for existing 6’ high fence located in the front yard. (0200 49200 0600 027000)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SEC. 85-29 OF THE BUILDING ZONE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WILL HOLD A WORKSESSION ON OCTOBER 24, 2016 (BZA CONFERENCE ROOM – 1ST FLOOR) AT 3:00 P.M. AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016 (2ND FLOOR AUDITORIUM) COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. AT ONE INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL

26. Licinio Marques, 39 March Ct., Selden, NY. Location: East side March Ct., 328.80’ South of Wanda Place, Selden. Applicant requests side yard variance for existing pool deck; also, rear yard variance for existing detached shed. (0200 47300 0200 004000) 36. Leeward Corp., c/o Bryan Whelan, P O Box 3008, E. Quogue, NY. Location: South side Van Bergen Blvd. 410’ East of Evelyn Ln., Centereach. Applicant requests front yard setback variance for existing roof over porch exceeding 4’ x 8’ permitted (7’ x 27.7’); also, rear yard variance for existing detached shed. (0200 53400 0100 016000)

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At about noon Oct. 10, a 46-year-old man from Coram stole two internet routers from Target in Centereach, police said. He was arrested Oct. 12 in Selden and charged with petit larceny.

A clean getaway

A vacuum was stolen from Walmart on Nesconset Highway in Setauket at about 5 p.m. Oct. 15, according to police.

Shopping spree

A man and a woman entered Walmart on Nesconset Highway in Setauket at about 6 p.m. Oct. 15, put assorted items in a shopping cart and left the store without paying, according to police.

At about 4 p.m. Oct. 12, a 32-year-old man from Farmingville was looking in cars and checking to see if they were locked in the parking lot of Walmart in Centereach, police said. When he was stopped and questioned by police he pushed an officer, swung his arms and grabbed the officer’s head and radio, police said. He also possessed marijuana. He was arrested and charged with second-degree harassment, unlawful possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.

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On Sept. 26 at about 7 a.m., two 21-yearold men from Selden stole money, jewelry and a 2006 Lexus from a home on Smith Lane in Nissequogue, police said. The car was found at about 9:30 a.m. on fire at Lake Ronkonkoma County Park, according to police. Two people inside the home at the time of the burglary were uninjured. The men were arrested Oct. 14 in Selden and each charged with third-degree arson and burglary.

Hit-and-run

At about 8:30 p.m. Oct. 7, a 49-year-old man from South Setauket was driving a 2006 Jeep on Route 25 in Selden when he collided with a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle and fled the scene, police said. He was arrested Oct. 14 in Selden and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage.

Paper trail

A 21-year-old man from Selden stole a car trailer from a home on Middle Island Road in Medford in July, according to police. He was arrested Oct. 14 in Selden and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny.

A scratch-off lottery ticket was stolen from Mar-Kay’s Wine & Spirits on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station at about 10 a.m. Oct. 14, according to police.

Break the glass

At a home on Roe Avenue in Terryville at about 2 a.m. Oct. 14, the windshield of a 2004 Toyota was broken and a mailbox was damaged, police said.

The window of a 2007 Toyota was broken while it was parked outside of a home on Clinton Avenue in Terryville at about 8 p.m. Oct. 13, according to police.

Jewel thief

Jewelry was stolen from a safe in a garage at a home on Hopewell Drive in Stony Brook at about 8 a.m. Oct. 1, according to police. The jewelry was reported missing Oct. 13.

Stolen bling

Sunglasses and earrings were stolen from a 2005 Toyota parked outside of a home on Ross Lane in Mount Sinai at about 8 p.m. Oct. 11, according to police.

Unfair fight

A woman was jumped by several people while at an unknown home in the vicinity of Wilson Street in Port Jefferson at about 9 p.m. Oct. 10, according to police. She was treated for minor injuries at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson. —Compiled by Alex petroski

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Suffolk County bans new deadly opioid drug By VictoRiA espinozA Victoria@tbrnewspapers.com A victory was gained in the fight against opioid abuse this month, as the Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved a new bill that prohibits the sale and possession of U-47700, a highly addictive synthetic opioid drug. The pink pill contains fentanyl, another addictive and dangerous opioid, and is resistant to treatment with Narcan, a drug used to revive people who have overdosed. Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) created the bill, which passed Oct. 5. “We must do everything in our power to protect our young people from synthetic opioids like U-47700 that we know lead to addiction, serious health effects, graduation to heroin and potential death,” Stern said in a statement. Stern’s office said U-47700 was originally developed by the pharmaceutical industry as an alternative to morphine but was never marketed when it was determined to be more than eight times as potent as morphine. The drug is manufactured overseas,

mainly in China and is sold at a low cost on the internet, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. It can be smoked, snorted or orally ingested and can cause respiratory depression, coma, permanent brain damage and death. The DEA temporarily listed the drug on Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act in September because of the imminent hazard it presents to public safety. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse, are not currently accepted for medical use in the U.S. and are deemed unsafe even under medical supervision. Other drugs in the Schedule I list include heroin, LSD and ecstasy. Many states, including Georgia, Ohio and Wyoming, have banned the drug. The DEA confirmed at least 15 fatalities from the use of U-47700, and according to news sources, at least 50 deaths nationwide can be linked to the drug. According to the bill, any person who knowingly violates the law will be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to one year of imprisonment. The law goes into

U-47700, a new opioid drug, has reportedly led to more than 50 overdose deaths across the country and is resistant to Narcan treatment.

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suffolk county legislator steve stern moved to ban this new drug quickly. effect immediately after the Office of the Secretary of State files it. The legislation to prohibit its sale was supported by the entire legislature, as well as Health Commissioner James Tomarken

and Police Commissioner Tim Sini. “I thank my colleagues on the Legislature for joining me in taking meaningful action to protect the health and safety of our communities,” Stern said.

History

Ugly elections aren’t new By Rich AcRitelli As our nation moves closer to the 2016 presidential election, Americans are watching a heated campaign between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It is a contest that has been highlighted by a great deal of mudslinging by both candidates. While these leaders are battling for the Oval Office, this type of political fight has happened in the past. It was President Abraham Lincoln’s goal to preserve the Union, and while he achieved this national goal, he was assassinated shortly after the Civil War. Vice President Andrew Johnson from Tennessee was a Democrat turned Republican, and a tailor turned politician. He was the only senator from the South not to secede from the Union. Right away, he clashed with Republicans over the enhanced rights for African-Americans and was not overly harsh on the southern states. Both the president and Congress tenaciously opposed each other with historic numbers of vetoes and overrides. Matters grew worse for Johnson when he violated the Tenure of Office Act. The law prohibited him from firing any cabinet member appointed by Lincoln. Johnson believed the law was unconstitutional and tested its merits when he fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. At once, major congressional leaders initiated impeachment charges against Johnson.

During the crisis, Commanding General of the Union Army Ulysses S. Grant distanced himself from the unpopularity of Johnson. While Grant was a controversial, but successful general tabbed to run against Lincoln for the presidency, Grant liked Lincoln and refused to run against him. He detested Johnson, and entertained the notion of opposing him. Grant believed the South should follow its constitutional responsibilities to support the enhanced rights for blacks in America. Although Johnson was not impeached, he was a “lame duck” figure and was seen as a political outcast. In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes, from Ohio, represented the Republican Party against Democrat Samuel Tilden from New York. This was a difficult election for Hayes and the Republicans, as many citizens were leery of the Grant Administration’s checkered record. Hayes was seen as an honest man who was respected for his services during the Civil War. At 40-years-old, this successful lawyer left his four children and served with distinction during many bloody battles. At the end of the war, his friends believed he should request a furlough in order to run for Congress. Hayes missed his family, but he denied these political aspirations, and continued to fight until the South surrendered in 1865. For his efforts, this future president was promoted as a brigadier general. After the war, he won a seat in Congress and fought for rights for African-Americans on the state and federal

Donald trump and hillary clinton didn’t invent bitter campaigns. levels of government. Once it was understood Grant would not run for a third term, Hayes was seen as the reformer needed to fix the image of the Republican Party. Hayes barely defeated Tilden. In order for Hayes to win the presidency, he had to end Reconstruction, allow southern states to handle civil rights for African-Americans, and to place Democrats in his cabinet. While Hayes was viewed as an honest man, he never shed the perception his presidential victory was tarnished by compromises and side room deals. Compared to other leaders, Grover

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Cleveland had a unique political experience. This Gilded Age president was a twoterm leader that did not serve consecutively. He was also different from other candidates at this time because he hadn’t served during the Civil War. Cleveland was an assistant district attorney during the war and paid a replacement to take his place within the Union Army. During this time of great economic growth and corruption, Cleveland was seen as a reformer and an honest politician. His enemies believed that he intentionally evaded the draft when he was called upon to preserve the nation.

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Newfield takes over top spot in League III standings Game 1

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The Newfield boys’ soccer team continued to prove that it is Smithtown West’s Achilles heel. In the second matchup between the two teams Oct. 14, sophomore midfielder and forward Nicholas Gomez scored his second of two goals off a long throw-in by senior forward Mike DiDominico just over six minutes into the first overtime to put Newfield (11-1-1 in league play) in the lead and ultimately, give the team the win. Smithtown West senior forward Brandon Erny tied the score at 1-1 10 minutes into the second half, and the two teams continued to battle aggressively until the final minutes. In the team’s following game against Centereach Oct. 17, Gomez tallied a goal and an assist, junior defender Adrian Izzaguire had two assists, and senior forward John Li-

bretti, senior defender Jarret Meyer and sophomore midfielder Rafael Celanti each added a goal. The Wolverines led the conference by one point over Smithtown, before the team traveled to Smithtown East Oct. 19 for the battle to remain atop the League III leaderboard. Results from the matchup were not available by press time.

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above, adrian izzaguire dribbles while blocking. Left, nick gomez chases after a pass that got by him.

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Newfield celebrates homecoming By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com

Photos from Middle Country school district

scenes from newfield’s homecoming celebrations. Clockwise from top left, the homecoming king and queen ride through the parade; running back Maximillion Mastroianni rushes; a parade float; Jesse McKeever followed behind a lead blocker; Mike Longo passes the ball; and the band marches in the parade.

The Newfield football team hosted North Babylon for homecoming Oct. 15 and fell, 54-19. Junior quarterback Mike Longo started off the scoring with the help of senior wide receiver Jesse McKeever, who caught a 78-yard touchdown pass. With senior kicker and punter Thomas Robinson’s extra-point attempt successful, the

N. Babylon 54 Newfield 19

Wolverines took the 7-0 lead. After North Babylon evened the score and tacked on another touchdown for the lead, Longo came through again. This time, he completed an 80-yard pass to senior running back Maximillion Mastroianni. Robinson failed on the kick, to bring the score to 14-13. Things went from bad to worse, as North Babylon scored the next five touchdowns, failing on just one of the extra-point attempts. Longo completed a 19-yard pass to senior running back Isaiah Israel for the final score. Again, the extrapoint attempt failed.

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Bellone: Close loopholes to protect against sex offenders Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) was joined recently by Parents for Megan’s Law and advocates to call upon New York State lawmakers to protect the county’s Community Protection Act — the nation’s toughest sex offender registration and verification law. The county executive called on the state to codify the Community Protection Act and to close current loopholes that currently exist within New York State law. “I have always been committed to ensuring that our residents are protected against sex offenders who have committed crimes against our most vulnerable, our children,” Bellone said in a statement. “Sexual violence knows no boundaries, and could affect all of us regardless of age and gender. That is why I am asking our lawmakers to take a stand and to codify these laws that will continue to enforce the strict monitoring, enforcement and verifications standards that we adopted in Suffolk County.” Bellone and advocates are calling on New York State lawmakers to: • Mandate that all Level 3 sex offenders and offenders who have committed an act against a minor must not reside within 1,000 feet of a school facility. • Authorize counties or their designees to verify the residency and job sites of registered sex offenders. • Authorize local municipalities to require homeless sex offenders who seek housing through the county to call the Suffolk County Police Department each night to confirm their domicile for the evening. • Require an affirmative obligation of all sex offenders to cooperate and confirm

information required as part of their sex offender designation. Suffolk County’s Community Protection Act was adopted in 2013 and became the nation’s first public-private partnership ensuring that the region’s children and residents were protected. In addition to becoming the nation’s leading sex offender enforcement and management program, it provided ancillary resources to ensure and verify that registered sex offenders were in compliance with all elements of state and county laws. In working with Parents for Megan’s Law, the county developed a national model to ensure sex offender registration compliance and to prevent registered sex offenders from re-offending. Since the Community Protection Act’s inception, nearly 300 Facebook pages — more than 200 of them Suffolk County registrants — have been removed by Facebook after leads were provided by CPA staff. Some 98 percent of Level 2 registrants and more than 94 percent of Level 3 registrants are in compliance with photograph requirements. Parents for Megan’s Law’s sex offender management team has transmitted more than 3,000 leads to law enforcement personnel that has led to updates to the sex offender registry, open investigations or arrests for failure to register. Since the act was put into place, Parents for Megan’s Law has conducted more than 10,000 in-person home verification visits for Level 1, 2 and 3 registrants. To date, nearly 95 percent of Level 2 and Level 3 offenders were brought into compliance through home address registration. Nearly 91 percent of Level 2

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone wants New York State lawmakers to codify the Community Protection Act. and Level 3 registrants were brought into compliance with work address registration requirements. Compliance with sex

offender registration in Suffolk County has reduced recidivism by 81 percent. — DESIRéE KEEGAN

Community rallies to improve NYS child sex abuse laws BY TED RYAN AND VICToRIA ESPINozA Residents of the North Shore gathered at Veterans Memorial Park in Smithtown Oct. 15, to raise awareness of sexual abuse of children in New York state. Democratic candidate for the state Senate race in the 2nd District, Peter Magistrale, hosted the rally. He is advocating for a change to the current statute of limitations that restricts when a child rape victim can come forward with a civil or criminal case against their abuser. In New York, once victims turn 23 they can no longer make a case for child abuse against the predator in question. According to research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. In addition, the National Center for Victims of Crime said 14 percent of sexual offenders commit another sexual offense after five years, and 24 percent after 15 years. The National Sex Offender Public Website stated children usually delay telling someone if they have been sexually abused because they are either afraid of a negative reaction from their parents or of being harmed by the abuser. The website indicated kids often “delay disclosure until adulthood.” Magistrale said he thinks the restriction is unjust and wants to turn the tide on child abusers by removing the statute of limitations through the Child Victims Act. The bill

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Peter Magistrale speaks in support of the Child Victims Act at a rally in Smithtown. would eliminate both criminal and civil statutes of limitation for child sexual abuse, and provide a one-time, one-year window in the statute of limitations to enable victims whose claim was time-barred by the current arbitrary limitations to revive their claim. A similar version of this bill failed to make it past the state Senate floor during the legislative session this past June. “A kid takes on average 21 years to come forward [to admit they were abused],” Magistrale said at the rally. “The average age

that a child is raped is 8 or 9. By the time they build the courage and get over their psychological scars, time is up. We have to pass the Child Victims Act to do two things: Lift the statute of limitations completely, and then give a one-year look back window for people who were abused and unable to come forward in the past to point out who did it to them so we get them [the predators] off the street as well.” Several victims of child abuse spoke at the rally, as well as members of anti-child abuse

organizations. They told their stories of the abuse and their subsequent frustration with the restrictive statute. Among the speakers was Melanie Blow, COO of the Stop Abuse Campaign. “It’s simply ridiculous it’s taken us 10 years to pass the most significant bill to prevent child abuse,” Blow said. “But we’ve got survivors coming together right now to get the word out, to tell parents that this is an issue, and this piece of legislation will help.” John De Vito, Democratic candidate for the state Senate’s 3rd district, also spoke at the rally. “So many people here who are victims of sexual violence might never have a day in court to seek justice,” De Vito said. “But if we pass the Child Victims Act, our children will be awarded that opportunity going forward.” During an interview at TBR News Media’s office in East Setauket, state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-East Northport) said he agreed with Magistrale, who he is running against for re-election in the 2nd District, that this is an important issue but he does not support the legislation. “There are significant protections in the law right now,” he said. “This is a oneyear opener that could bring cases going back 40, 50, 60 years. We have statute of limitations for very cogent reasons and no matter how emotional a subject may be, witness availability, evidence, all those things have a salutary effect in terms of what happens.”

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Domestic violence awareness event In an effort to bring awareness to domestic violence, all New Yorkers are being asked to wear purple Oct. 20 as part of National Domestic Awareness Month. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office will be joining with other government agencies and nonprofit groups Oct. 20 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge for the 26th annual Commemoration Day to honor those who have been affected by domestic violence. There will be information about victims’ services, as well as speakers who will discuss their personal stories. The public is encouraged to share their Commemoration Day photos and stories using the hashtag #TurnSuffolkPurple. Sheriff Vincent DeMarco wants to bring awareness to the VINE and SAVIN-NY programs, which help protect victims of domestic violence. The Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification, or SAVIN-NY, program permits victims to register to be notified when a Family Court Order of Protection has been served on their abuser. The Victim Information and Notification Everyday system, or VINE, allows victims to register by phone or online to be notified when an offender is released from jail. VINE is available nationwide and may also be accessed through a downloadable app. Both services are offered completely free of charge and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. More information and links to

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the systems are available on the Sheriff’s Office website at www.SuffolkSheriff.com. “Victims of domestic violence and other crimes often live in fear,” DeMarco said. “The VINE and SAVIN-NY applications can provide some peace of mind to victims and family members and we need to spread the word about these important services. I am also encouraging residents to do their part to help reduce the number of people who are unsafe in their homes and relationships. If you suspect child or adult abuse, take action so that a professional can look into the situation. It never hurts to make a confidential call, and that one simple act could help save a life.” •Child Abuse Hotline Number: 1-800-342-3720 •Adult Abuse Hotline Number: 1-844-697-3505 152376

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FRIENDS OF MCPL Continued from page A3 which normally raises over $1,000. With help from sponsors King Kullen and the Allstate Foundation, the Friends have also established and funded the Island Idol contest, a full-fledged music concert and competition that takes place every summer wherein local teens entertain a crowd of hundreds with their range of talents, get evaluated by a panel of judges and have the opportunity to go home with a $500 prize. On Oct. 16, in recognition of National Friends of Libraries Week, the Friends kicked off a series of activities with

13-year-old Robert Montano playing piano in the library’s lobby. Once a month, as part of the group’s Sunday Sounds events, the Friends reach out to local school districts in search of pianists, guitarists and singers looking for a venue in which to play. On Nov. 10, a fundraiser Laughter for a Cause will be held at McGuire’s Comedy Club in Bohemia and all proceeds will go toward the needs of the library. “They’re very committed; they’re very loyal to the library and they really have the best of intentions,” said Sophia SerlisMcPhillips, the library’s director. “Their goal is to help us and to help provide and extend our services and our resources — and they really do that. They are like the true definition of a Friends group. We’re definitely grateful for the relationship that we have with them.” Founded in 1994, the Friends were just a small group of local patrons who loved the library and came forward to help when it needed it most. According to group founder John Hoctor, there was a pack of angry residents at the time who were bent on reducing taxes and going after public institutions — complaining especially about the library — as taxes have always been its main source of income. They were extremely disruptive and resorted to picketing, Hoctor offered his help to Sandra Feinberg, the library’s director from 1991 to 2012. He had read up on Friends groups, which had existed

within different libraries throughout the country, and worked to ensure that Middle Country Public Library had its own. “The library is such an important part of the Middle Country community,” said Hoctor, who currently serves as vice president of the library’s board of trustees. “We don’t really have a town hall or a village center, so the library became the community center of Centereach and Selden and the Middle Country district. It’s a way to share resources, whether it’s books, computers, video, DVDs … there are lots of outreach programs. The Friends group is there as a place for very positive encouragement to show that we have a strong library and the wherewithal to take care of all the patrons in the community.” Donna Smosky, a former elementary school teacher who served as president of — John Hoctor the Friends for many years, and currently helps develop their quarterly newsletter, feels great pride for what the group has accomplished as “cheerleaders” for the library. She says that Middle Country Public Library is a jewel and that not many people realize it’s received national recognition, with librarians coming from all over the country to learn about programs that have been developed there with hopes of replicating them elsewhere. “[The library] has been very important to me,” she said. “That’s why I’ve been involved all this time. It’s such a wonder-

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BY Bruce stasiuk Ahem. The subject of this talk is American education; or, as I sometimes call it … artificial intelligence. Full disclosure: I admit that I don’t know much about what goes on in high school, having spent only four distracted years at that level. This presentation refers to the foundational years — the K-6 building blocks where I invested six seasons as a parochial student. After completing the requirements at Adelphi Suffolk University, I was invited to teach a few graduate courses there. Afterwards, I spent 34 enjoyable, yet disorganized seasons as a classroom teacher, then eight more years instructing a course called Thinking Inside the Box for K-12 teachers, which gave me the opportunity to examine the species up close and personal. That comes to about 50 years in fuzzy numbers. But, who’s counting on me? You’re urged to disagree with anything expressed here, because I make mistakes regularly, myself being a product of the American industrial-education complex. Let’s start with the premise that all knowledge is worthwhile and desirable. There is no benefit to not knowing something. Ignorance is not blissful. However, all knowledge is not of equal value. The ability to read about the inventor of the cotton gin is of more value than knowing and memorizing his name. Likewise, although there would be some usefulness in recalling every number in the Manhattan phone book, and the cognitive exercise would be an accomplishment, it would mostly be a huge waste of “edu-minutes.” Knowing how to alphabetically look up a phone number is a more valuable and transferable skill. At least until it’s made obsolete in our advancing digital world. So, can we agree that some knowledge is of lower value, some is of higher value, and some is rapidly approaching an expiring shelf life? Since schools operate by the clock and calendar, there is a finite amount of class time for learning. There is so much to learn, but students can’t learn it all. So, choices must be made. Schools need to adopt a regular policy of knowledge triage. There’s got to be jetsam and flotsam in order to make room for the important cargo. But even if schools agreed to do it, would they flotsam the right jetsam? Ask your local administrator what’s the

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Middle country students participate in an educational activity at the Middle country Public Library. last thing added to the curriculum. Then ask, what was removed to make room for it. If there’s no answer, it means the program was diluted (unless the school day or year was expanded — not a chance) or in a misguided way, the usual ballast of art and music were reduced. Like the roach motel, once something enters the schoolhouse door, it can almost never leave. Schools change very little. If you were in the fifth grade 25 years ago and you visited a class today, it would look very familiar. Computers and tablets are used like electric paper, but the substance is the same. Oh, the blackboards are now smarter … but are the kids? Old wine in new bottles. Remember, the learning clock is ticking. Time is passing. As a child, I had a fantasy of every person, at birth, receiving a huge hourglass. Except it wasn’t designed to measure an hour. It was constructed as a lifetime-glass. The top bulb contained all the sand representing one’s life according to actuarial tables. It was inverted at birth and the sand started trickling through the narrow stem passageway. One could see the top bulb dripping sand into the bottom bulb. Even at night, opening one eye, one could visualize their lifetime with the lower heap growing while the upper kept draining smaller. I wondered if a life would be led differently with such a visual aid. Schools have to think that way. They must sort out, rummage through, and evaluate all available knowledge and select those age-appropriate things that will help develop students into educated people with transferable skills and functional wisdom. Ideally, layer upon layer will build up until enough practical knowledge and related talents enable graduates to negotiate life in a fluid and uncertain world — a very moveable feast. A friend recently told me the experience of his dental school orientation at the University of Maryland. The dean advised the new students that 50% of what they’d learn would no longer be true by the time they graduated. Furthermore, he advised, they won’t know which 50% it was. So what did we learn in school? Read-

ing. Of course reading. And math. Although I never did divide 4/7 by 3/9 ever again, I remember some lessons quite well. Pilgrims wore funny hats and buckled shoes. We drew pictures of them. They were brought home and taped to refrigerators — or iceboxes —remember, this was the South Bronx in the ‘50s. “Mary’s violet eyes … ” helped us learn what was, at the time, the order of the planets. But of what

practical value is there in knowing that Jupiter is nearer to the earth than Saturn? So little time … so much knowledge. Bruce Stasiuk of Setauket continued to teach after retirement. He currently offers workshops to seniors (citizens, that is) as an instructor in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, housed on the campus of Stony Brook University. Look for part 2 in next week’s edition.

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Direct Care Workers for our Wading River Location Friday-Sunday-11 pm to 8 am (27 hours) Saturday 8 am to 4 pm and Sunday 8 am to 3 pm (15 hours) Thursday 4 pm to 8 pm; Friday 4 pm to 7 pm; Saturday 4 pm - 10 pm and Sunday 4 pm to 7 pm (16 hours) Friday 4 pm to 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday 4 pm to 10 pm (16 hours) Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 7 pm (16 hours) Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 3 pm (12 hours) Human Resource Assistant: F/T Wading River location. BA and Exp Req. Day Hab Workers: Mon-Fri-8:45 am to 2:45 pm.-Wading River-HS diploma Caseworker for RTC in Wading River-Req: MSW or MA in related fi eld Behavior Intervention Specialist Supervisor: Must have 5 yrs providing supervision and training of behavioral plans with OPWDD population. Must be LCSW or Licensed Psychologist HR Recruiter – F/T- TEMP-through March for our Hauppauge office Care Coordinator Supervisor – MA Req; Min 2 yrs exp of case coordination and managed-care environment. Medicaid Service Coordinator – P/T-New Life Program-BA and exp req. Child Care Workers -F/T, P/T and Per Diem; High School Diploma and NYS Driver’s License RN’S –Per diem for our Infi rmary working with our youth 9–21 years. Waiver Service Providers – Per Diem for our Bridges to Health Program-BA; MA preferred Health Care Integrators - F/T- for our Bridges to Health Program - MA req. Assistant House Manager-F/T- for Wading River to work with our adults in the OPWDD program-BA and Supervisory exp req Cottage Supervisor- to work with our youth in the RTC ages 9-21-BA and Supervisory exp. req

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SMITHPOINT FENCE. Storm Damage Repairs. Wood, Chainlink, PVC, Stockade. Free Estimates. 70 Jayne Blvd., PJS Lic./Ins. 631-743-9797 www.smithpointfence.com.

Carpet Carpet Cleaning Specials! Deals you can’t refuse! CLEAN QUEST High quality service at reasonable prices. See Display ad in Home Services. 631-828-5452.

Cleaning A CLEAN ABODE LETS THE SUN SHINE IN! Meticulous, Immaculate, Reliable. CLEAN BY CHRISTINE 631-849-5048 ENJOY COMING HOME TO A CLEAN HOUSE! Attention to detail is our priority. We promise you peace of mind. Excellent References. Serving the Three Village Area. Call Jacquie or Joyce 631-871-9457, 631-886-1665

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, Inc. Decks, Patios/Hardscapes, Pergolas, Outdoor Kitchens & Lighting. Since 1995. Lic/Ins. 3rd Party Financing Available. 105 Broadway, Greenlawn 631-651-8478 www.DecksOnly.com

Electricians FARRELL ELECTRIC Serving Suffolk for over 40 years All types electrical work, service changes, landscape lighting, automatic standby generators. 631-928-0684 GREENLITE ELECTRIC, INC. Repairs, installations, motor controls, PV systems. Piotr Dziadula, Master Electrician. Lic. #4694-ME/Ins. 631-331-3449 POWERPRO GENERATORS is a full service generator company specializing in Generator installations, service and monitoring for any Home or Business. Call 631-567-2700 www.powerprogenerators.com SOUNDVIEW ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Prompt * Reliable * Professional. Residential/Commercial, Free Estimates. Ins/Lic#41579-ME. Owner Operator 631-828-4675 See our Display Ad in the Home Services Directory

Floor Services/Sales FINE SANDING & REFINISHING Wood Floor Installations Craig Aliperti, Wood Floors LLC. All work done by owner. 25 years experience. Lic.#47595-H/Insured. 631-875-5856

Furniture/Restoration/ Repairs REFINISHING & RESTORATION Antiques restored, repairing recane, reupholstery, touchups kitchen, front doors, 40 yrs exp, SAVE$$$, free estimates. Vincent Alfano 631-286-1407

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Place your ad today Call 631.751.7663 or 631.331.1154 Home Improvement J. MAKARIUS CONSTRUCTION Renovations, Kitchens, Windows/Doors, Bathrooms. Construction Management Services. Since 1980. 631-928-0483. Lic#8477-H. jmakariusconstruction.com PRS CARPENTRY No job too small. Hanging a door, building a house, everything in-between. Formica kitchens/baths, roofing/siding/decks. POWER WASHING. Serving North Shore 40 years. Lic/Ins. 631-744-9741 SUPER HANDYMAN DTA CONTRACTING WE CAN FIX OR BUILD ANYTHING. Kitchens/Baths, Tile Flooring, Doors, Windows/Moulding, Painting; Interior/Exterior, All credit cards accepted. Senior discount. daveofalltrades @yahoo.com 631-745-9230 Lic#-37878-H/Ins

JOHN’S A-1 HANDYMAN SERVICE *Crown moldings* Wainscoting/raised panels. Kitchen/Bathroom Specialist. Painting, windows, finished basements, ceramic tile. All types repairs. Dependable craftsmanship. Reasonable rates. Lic/Ins. #19136-H. 631-744-0976 c.631 697-3518

THREE VILLAGE HOME IMPROVEMENT Serving the community for over 30 years. See ad in Home Service Directory. Rich Beresford, 631-689-3169

THE TOOLMAN HANDYMAN SERVICES Fix it! Build it! Change it! Repair it! Paint it! The big name in small jobs, lic#-454612-H & insured Call 928-1811.

FULL SERVICE HOME REMODELING serving Nassau and Suffolk Counties, kitchens, bathrooms, siding, roofing, commercial, extensions, decks, complete renovations, general contracting and much more. Wickman Constructions Inc. Call free estimate 631-846-8811.

Home Improvement MEIGEL HOME IMPROVEMENT Extensions, dormers, roofing, windows, siding, decks, kitchens, baths, tile, etc. 631-737-8794 Licensed in Suffolk 26547-H and Nassau H18F5030000. Insured. *BluStar Construction* The North Shore’s Most Trusted Renovation Experts. 631-751-0751 Suffolk Lic. #48714-H, Ins. See Our Display Ad BUDGET BLINDS Thousands of window coverings. Hunter-Douglas Showcase Dealer www.BudgetBlinds.com /huntington

631-766-5758 Huntington 631-766-1276 Port Jefferson 631-329-8663 Hamptons Celebrating Our 10 Year Anniversary DUMPSTERS 10-40 YARDS, Bobcat service, no job too big/small, fully licensed and insured, serving all of Suffolk, Islandwide Industrial Services inc. 631-563-6719,516-852-5686.

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LONG HILL CARPENTRY 40 years experience All phases of home improvement. Old & Historic Restorations. Lic.#H22336/Ins. 631-751-1764 longhill7511764@aol.com

Lawn & Landscaping LANDCRAFTERS Landscape & Lawn Service. Shrub Pruning, Weeding, Mulch, Dethatching, Aeration, Seeding, Weekly Maintenance. Free estimates. Lic/Ins. 631-751-3376. E-Mail landcrafters@optonline.net LANDSCAPES UNLIMITED FALL CLEAN-UPS Property Clean-ups, Tree Removal, Pruning, Landscape Construction, Maintenance, Thatching & Aeration. Free Estimates. Commercial/Residential Steven Long Lic.#36715-H/Ins. 631-675-6685

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

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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 ISLAND PAVING AND MASONRY Specializing in Driveways, Patios, Interlocking pavers and stones, steps, walkways and walls. Free estimates and design. 25% Off Any Job for Spring. Suffolk Lic #55740-H. 631-822-8247

Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper ALL PRO PAINTING Interior/Exterior. Powerwashing, Staining, Wallpaper Removal. Free estimates. Lic/Ins #19604HI. 631-696-8150, Nick BOB’S PAINTING SERVICE 25 Years Experience Interior/Exterior Painting, Spackling, Staining, Wall-paper Removal, Powerwashing. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins. #17981, 631-744-8859 COUNTY-WIDE PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Painting/Staining. Quality workmanship. Living/Serving 3 Village Area Over 25 Years. Lic#37153-H. 631-751-8280 GREG TRINKLE PAINTING & GUTTER CLEANING Powerwashing, window washing, staining. Neat, reliable, 25 years experience. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins.#31398-H 631-331-0976

Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper JAY A. SPILLMANN PAINTING CO. Over 30 years in business. Spackling/Taping, Wallpaper removal. Quality prep work. Interior/Exterior. Lic. #17856-H/Ins. 631-331-3712, 631-525-2206 JOSEPH WALTZ PAINTING Interior/Exterior, Paper Removal, Powerwashing. Owner Operated since 1981. Comm/Res. Neat and Reliable. Lic/Ins. Lic# 26603-H. 631-473-2179 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 WORTH PAINTING “PAINTING WITH PRIDE” Interiors/exteriors. Faux finishes, power-washing, wallpaper removal, sheetrock tape/spackling, carpentry/trimwork. Lead paint certified. References. Free estimates. Lic./Ins. SINCE 1989 Ryan Southworth, 631-331-5556

Plumbing/Heating DOUGLAS FERRI PLUMBING & HEATING Lic/Ins. All types of work, small repairs receive special attention. Free estimates, reasonable rates. 631-265-8517

Power Washing EXTERIOR CLEANING SPECIALISTS Roof cleaning, pressure washing/softwashing, deck restorations, gutter maintenance. Squeaky Clean Property Solutions 631-387-2156 www.SqueakyCleanli.com SUNLITE PRESSURE WASHING Roofs, Cedar Shakes, Vinyl Siding, Cedar Planks, Patios, Decks. Reasonable rates. 30 years in business Lic.27955-H/Ins. 631-281-1910

Tree Work ABOVE ALL TREE SERVICE Will Beat ALL Competitors Rates Quality Work at Lowest Prices! *Removal, *Land Clearing. *Large Tree Specialists. Pruning, Topping, Stump Grinding $10 & Up. Bucket Truck, Emergency Service. Lic. #33122-H. & Insured. Located Exit 62 LIE. 631-928-4544 www.abovealltree.com ARBOR-VISTA TREE CARE Complete Tree care service devoted to the care of trees. Maintenance pruning, waterview work, sun-trimming, elevating, pool areas, storm thinning, large tree removal, stump grinding. Wood chips. Lic#18902HI. Free estimates. 631-246-5377 EASTWOOD TREE & LANDSCAPE, INC. Experts in tree care and landscaping. Serving Suffolk County for 25 years. Lic.#35866H/Ins. 631-928-4070 eastwoodtree.com GOT BAMBOO? Bamboo Containment & Removal Services with Guaranteed Results! Free Estimate and Site Analysis Report. Serving All of Long Island. 631-316-4023, www.GotBamboo.com KOCH TREE SERVICES Certified Arborists. National Accredited Tree Care Company. Fertilization, Firewood, Pruning, Removals, Organic Spray Programs, Tick Control. CALL NOW! 631-473-4242 www.kochtreeservice.com Lic#25598-H Insured NORTHEAST TREE EXPERTS, INC. Expert Pruning, Stump Grinding, Careful Removals. Tree/Shrub Fertilization. Disease/Insect Management. Certified Arborists. Insured/Lic#24,512-HI. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. 631-751-7800 www.northeasttree.com RANDALL BROTHERS TREE SERVICE Planting, pruning, removals, stump grinding. Free Estimates. Fully insured. LIC# 50701-H. 631-862-9291

CS MAEDER Snowplow, Salt & Sand. Commercial Residential. Walks, Dog Runs, Shoveled. Yearly Contract/Per Snow. Sr. Discounts. Serving 3 Villages, Stony Brook, Port Jefferson Areas. Lic.3150HI/Ins. 631-988-9211

SUNBURST TREE EXPERTS Since 1974, our history of customer satisfaction is second to none. Pruning/removals/planting, plant health care. Certified Arborist on every job guaranteed. Unsplit firewood For Sale by the truckload. Bonded employees. Lic/Ins. #8864HI 631-744-1577

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SUNLITE WINDOW WASHING Residential. Interior/Exterior. “Done the old fashioned way.” Also powerwashing/gutters. Reasonable rates. 30 years in business Lic.27955-H/Ins. 631-281-1910

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OpiniOn Editorial

Letters to the editor

Two reasons to vote for Donald Trump

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Is it time to rethink public education? With last month’s release of a new draft of learning standards for Common Core in New York, the state Education Department may be trying to put lipstick on a pig. The standards were updated to give students more time to understand curriculum and make student expectations and lesson plans clearer to parents. But some educators and superintendents across Long Island said these changes are merely superficial and will have no real impact on improving the heavily criticized learning system. Public comment on the draft standards is being collected on the SED website (nysed.gov/aimhighny) through Nov. 4. It will be interesting to see how parents and teachers continue to respond. In a democracy, when policies like Common Core are met with overwhelming disdain even across party lines, change should not be so difficult. Maybe it’s time we all gave a little more thought to what we’re really trying to accomplish via schooling. What, exactly, should be taught in the 21st century? And how can it best be delivered to our future leaders? It’s probably not a bad idea to have some baseline of what everyone needs to learn — and, some mechanism for assessment — but not at the expense of eliminating music and art that contribute to creating well-rounded individuals. And certainly, not at the cost of preventing teachers from using their own creativity and enthusiasm to inspire a thirst for lifelong learning in students. We hope residents across Long Island will continue to voice their concerns and participate in this survey if they feel Common Core is still not doing their children justice. As Bob Dylan wrote, long ago, “The times, they are a-changing.” It’s as true today as it was back then — only time is changing faster. Let’s make sure our educational system has the capacity to change with the times, and change for the better.

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Why would anyone vote for Donald Trump? For two good reasons: He is not Hillary Clinton, and he has a chance to win. The problem with Hillary is that she is a hard-core card-carrying socialist, and her goal is to complete the stated mission of the current president, which is to fundamentally transform America, with reckless disregard for our Constitution. She has stated that she will defend and extend President Obama’s executive actions with regard to illegal immigrants, providing them with illegal executive amnesty. The United States Congress has acted on “comprehensive immigration reform” and has rejected it. Hillary and Obama have chosen to ignore the constitutionally mandated process by which laws in this country are established and enforced. She has promised to deliver, among other things, immediate access to Obamacare and welfare benefits, a clear path to full citizenship and voting rights to aliens in our country illegally at the present time. As if that were not enough, she also plans to admit a minimum of 105,000 refugees annually from the Muslim world. Like all good socialists, Hillary is dedicated to the proposition of redistribution of wealth, through exorbitant tax burdens on those who have earned it, to be doled out to various constituent groups of her party. She favors putting coal companies and

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Donald Trump is the Republican presidential candidate for 2016. their employees out of business. When challenged on her claim that she was a friend of the West Virginia coal miners, she replied, “I don’t know how to explain it other than what I said was totally out of context from what I meant, because I’ve been talking about helping coal country for a very long time. And it was a misstatement, because what I was saying is that the way things are going now, we will continue to lose jobs.” During her tenure as secretary of state, her appalling ineptitude showed

that she is unfit for any position of authority and responsibility, certainly including the president of the United States. Her actions regarding Benghazi caused the deaths of four American diplomats, and she then lied to the American people about the cause of it. She described Syrian dictator Assad as a “reformer.” She set up a private email server to allow her to combine classified government business with her criminal Clinton Foundation activities, and was saved from prosecution only though political interference with the FBI, thereby demonstrating that she is correct in her belief that she is truly above the law. Donald Trump has indeed made some regrettable remarks, which can reasonably be construed as unsubstantiated braggadocio from a billionaire playboy entertainer. However, he does show the insight to realize that we, as a nation, are heading in the wrong direction, particularly with regard to our national sovereignty, constitutional government, energy policy, health care reform and American exceptionalism, and I believe that he will do his best to make America great again. Hillary, who was accurately characterized by William Safire as a “congenital liar,” will do her best to make America socialist.

George Altemose Setauket

Let’s change the tenor of our discourse Driving home from work yesterday, I wish I could say I was stunned to hear on the radio that a group of Trump supporters were calling for repealing the 19th Amendment (giving women the right to vote). What have we come to? What a disgrace. But then, once home, I read the Village Times Herald and found a balm in the well-reasoned, cogent letter of Susan Blake (Letters, Oct. 13).

As a parent myself, and as an adjunct professor at a local college, I am very concerned with the effect of this election cycle (and the fallout from it) on the hearts and minds of our young people. The vitriol, the isolationism, misogyny, xenophobia, racism — the sheer meanness is just not to be believed. Please, all people of goodwill, let’s at least change the tenor of the discourse between ourselves. I

would also like to suggest that when one hears outlandish accusations, if they don’t have time to try to investigate on their own by reading from the sources, they take the accusations to Snopes or Politifacts fact-checker websites. By the way, you can check Snopes right now to see that the call to repeal the 19th Amendment went nowhere fast.

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Christina O’Keefe Setauket

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n your mark, get set ... Wait! I know we’ve never seen an Olympic sprinter or swimmer take off his goggles, stand up from the starter’s block, scratch his chin, shrug his shoulders and walk away. After all, these athletes have spent years preparing for races that sometimes last less time than it takes us to order lunch. Like it or not, most of us are in races of all kinds. Some of them are positive and can even be necessary, while others may not be as producBy Daniel Dunaief tive. We race against the bully in the playground to prove that we can cross the lawn faster than he can, we race against the car at the other end of the parking lot so we can get the closest spot — and we

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race to our seats in a movie theater so we don’t miss the previews. Some of these races clearly offer us an incentive to improve our lives, the lives of those around us or just to make us feel better. Beating the fastest kid on the block may not be something we put on our resumé, but it can give us confidence in other arenas. Races can be inspirational. Watch any Olympic Games and every media outlet is in search of an incredible story. Witness Wilma Rudolph. She had polio when she was 4, which caused her to have infantile paralysis. Through her recovery, she wore a brace on her leg until she was 9. She went on to become an Olympic track star in 1956 and 1960. Races can also encourage people to climb out of bed each morning, recognizing the urgency to do important work. Scientists, for example, frequently describe the race to cure cancer and to provide relief from other diseases that destroy our friends and relatives quickly, or slowly take them away from us. The scientific researchers know, without looking at a clock, that people

are suffering day and night with limited treatment, which also motivates them to work late at night or through weekends. Rescue workers, including the police, firefighters and the Coast Guard, race into storms or treacherous conditions to help people. Seconds can mean the difference between life and death. With everyone racing to something every day, it’s easy to see how some of those races, particularly the ones with little at stake, seem more like a battle of wills than a race. Do I need to race to the shortest line in the supermarket before that other person, with the same intent look in his eyes? What happens if I lose that race? Am I stuck in this other line for an extra 20 seconds or, gasp, even a minute or more? When we’re driving, we recognize that an ambulance racing past requires us to get out of the way. That’s not only the law, but it’s also the way we help our society function. When confronted with someone in a spectacular hurry, it’s possible and even likely that the person may be racing against or toward something we can’t see or understand.

And then there are the times when we are racing out to do something that may not, on second thought, be important or even all that helpful. Yes, movement might be positive and, yes, we might benefit from cutting down the time to accomplish something, but might we have found a shorter route or even a different path without all that running around? If we see our lives as a series of races, maybe we can pick the ones we truly want to run, while also recognizing that we can define a successful race for ourselves. Many years ago, I attended a press conference before the New York City Marathon. One of the reporters asked a Kenyan athlete, who was likely to finish in the top 10, about winning. The runner, whose pace per mile for more than 26 miles is faster than most people can sprint for a single mile, took his time to answer. “To finish the race is to win the race,” he said grinning, taking much more time between words than he would between strides the next day.

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friend of mine, who is about my age and grew up on Long Island, was somewhat timid about going into the Big Apple on her own because she didn’t feel she knew how to get around, but she now is empowered by her car service. She is a member of the customer base of Uber or Lyft or Via — one of those and others that she can summon with her cellphone to take her on her errands around the city. The By Leah S. Dunaief service comes within two or three minutes, and she gets in and gets out, sometimes sharing the ride with another passenger, without having to so much as reach for her wallet. The fee and tip are automatically charged to her credit card and the price is significantly cheaper than an ordinary taxi. It is as if she had a chauffeured limo at her beck and call. As a result

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she uses the service more often. When a store charges prices that are generally considered too high by shoppers, the store invites competition to come into the neighborhood. The same rule of economics applies to manufacturers and to industries. Sometimes that competition takes the more profound form of disruption by competitors who are aided by advances in technology, like the cellphone. In the instance of my friend and many like her, the car services have severely disrupted the taxi industry, dropping the NYC medallion price considerably. Another vulnerable industry is higher education. As the cost of a college education has gone up over the last 50 years by about twice the rate of inflation, the ability to secure a bachelor’s degree has moved beyond the reach of the average household. The result has been an untenable explosion of student — and parent — educational debt. This trend has also exacerbated the widening gulf between the haves and have-nots. Those without a four-year degree earn less over the course of their lives. While there are good public universities and community colleges, like

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Stony Brook University and Suffolk County Community College, that are more reasonably priced and often allow the student to live at home and avoid room and board fees, there is another, growing option for students. Some colleges, including those with more well-known names, are offering bachelor’s degrees online. Although this may have struck many as snake oil in the past, today an online degree has become a viable option thanks to enormous technological gains — with more to come. Professors can stand in front of a class of students numbering from a handful to several hundred on campus. But thanks to webinars and other advances on the web, their student listeners may number in the thousands. Ah, you say, but they miss the live interaction of a classroom setting. Wrong. The students can now hear each other, as well as the professor, speak to each other and even see each other. There is more interaction over the Internet, in fact, than there is typically in large lecture classes. Shortly the speed of the Internet will reach unimaginable numbers to accommodate the instant transmission of incredible

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amounts of information. Professors attest to the high quality of response from the online students handing in assignments. There is even technology for locking down computers during tests to prevent cheating. Online education has already disrupted traditional education, and not just for special one-off events that are typically used by businesses and special-interest groups but for longterm degrees. Just Google “online degree programs USA,” and you will find 10 pages of names for starters. These include 2016 Top Online Colleges & Degrees, The 50 Best Online Colleges for 2016, List of Accredited Online Colleges & Universities, U.S. News & World Report 2016 Best Online Programs, Boston University online programs and so forth. Habits change more quickly today than at any other time in history. Just ask me how people get the top of the news each day: It’s not so much from newspapers or radio, or from network television or even cable TV — we get up in the morning and eyeball our mobile phones. Pay attention, college administrators and trustees, serious disruption is near.

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Congressman. Soldier. Family Man.

LEE’S “NEW ERA OF AMERICAN STRENGTH” AGENDA: - Protecting America’s Security at Home and Abroad

• Defeating ISIS and other terrorist threats, correcting a flawed Iran Nuclear Agreement, strengthening our borders and improving relations with our allies.

- Helping Grow Our Economy

• Improving the business climate to create more good paying, private sector jobs.

- Supporting Our Veterans and First Responders

• Expanding the PFC Joseph Dwyer Program for veterans with PTSD. Standing strong with our police and first responders. Delivering the highest quality of care to our nation's veterans.

- Improving the Quality of Education

• Rolling back federally mandated testing in our schools.

- Repairing Our Nation’s Infrastructure

• Funding critical projects to maintain and upgrade our roads, bridges and other means of transportation.

- Improving Healthcare in America

• Repealing and replacing Obamacare. Advancing America’s pursuit of cures and treatments to diseases both well known and rare.

- Safeguarding Our Environment

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