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Vol. 15, No. 36

December 19, 2019

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75 Years Later

Your Turn

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Last year, Coleen Mason’s fourth-grade students researched and found that only approximately 30 percent of nearly 100 billion water bottles that Americans use each year are recycled. They used their recently learned persuasive writing skills to draft letters to Superintendent Roberta Gerold in hopes of obtaining a water hydration station for Holbrook Road Elementary School. The stations provide free, refrigerated and filtered water.

Gerold reached out to state assemblymen

Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) and Doug Smith (R-Holbrook), who secured $61,000 in funding for hydration stations in all Middle Country elementary schools. In just three months, the hydration stations saved over 75,000 water bottles — more than 6,000 bottles a week.

At the Dec. 11 Middle Country board of education meeting, students from Mason’s class made a presentation about the process and gave the official Middle Country water bottles to the assemblymen as a token of their thanks.

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Middle Country Central School District

The Middle Country Central School District recently announced its November Students of the Month at its recent board of education meeting. Newfield High School senior Hamnah Khan, Centereach High School senior Amanda Harrop, Dawnwood Middle School eighth-grader Kiara Bosch and Selden Middle School seventh-grader Addison Rothwell were recognized for excelling in scholarship, citizenship and community service.

“It is an honor to recognize these four remarkable students: Hamnah, Amanda, Kiara, and Addison,” said Roberta Gerold, superintendent of schools. “Individually, each of these students exhibit the true spirit, passion and values of the Middle Country Central School District. The diligence and heart represented by these four honorees is rare and we are humbled each day, as we watch them act as leaders and role models for their peers. Congratulations on this much deserved achievement.”

Hamnah Khan

Hamnah was recognized as Newfield’s Student of the Month as a result of her dedication to her education and self-betterment that serves as a positive and enriching example to her peers. With a weighted GPA of 94.7234, Hamnah will be graduating with a total of 13 completed college-level and Advanced

Placement courses. In addition to her academic success, Hamnah is president of the National Honor Society, as well as a member of Gerold’s leadership club, the newspaper club, National Art Honor Society, the Foreign Language Honor Society and the book club. Outside of school, Hamnah dedicates her time serving as president and coordinator of the Muslim Girls Youth Group and works as a second-grade religious studies teacher.

While in the midst of her senior year, Hamnah is currently applying to colleges including New York Institute of Technology, Hofstra, St. Joseph’s and her number one choice, Stony Brook University. She will be majoring in health science with a goal of becoming a pediatrician, following her passion to help others, especially children.

of both the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society and served as junior class vice president. Outside of the classroom, Amanda dedicates her time as a camp counselor at Hobbs Farm in Centereach and several volleyball camps. Described by her teachers as “one of the brightest and most selfless,” Amanda “continues to look for new ways to improve” in all aspects of life. During her athletic career, Amanda earned All-League honors during the last two seasons of varsity volleyball and led her team into the playoffs while serving as captain.

As Amanda nears the end of her high school years, she is preparing to study business and marketing at one of the following universities: SUNY Binghamton, Boston University, Northeastern University, Pace University and the University of Connecticut.

Amanda’s recognition as the November Student of the Month can be attributed to her outstanding leadership skills and rigorous academics. During her time in high school, Amanda has taken seven AP courses and eight additional college-level courses, is a member

Kiara was selected as Dawnwood Middle School’s Student of the Month for her work ethic and distinguished character. Described by her teachers as a student who continues to exceed expectations, is receptive to the needs of others and goes above and beyond all

Amanda Harrop

Kiara Bosch

facets with a smile on her face, Kiara holds an overall GPA of 98.2. Outside the classroom, Kiara is the vice president of the National Junior Honor Society, treasurer of the yearbook club, a member of various extracurricular activities including the band, jazz band, plant club and tech club.

Addison Rothwell

Addison was recognized for her consistent dedication, curiosity and perseverance.

Described by her ELA teacher, Mrs. O’Shea, Addison is attentive, hardworking and self-motivated. While maintaining a quarterly average of 98.3, Addison continues to make a positive contribution in SMS through her involvement on the girls soccer team and the band. As a reflection of her strong performances both inside and outside the classroom, Addison was named Captain of the Week for her soccer team this fall and performed a level 4 flute solo at a NYSSMA competition last spring.

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Stony Brook Vets Home Honors Soldiers on 75th Anniversary of Battle of the Bulge

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM At the Long Island State Veterans Home, John Tsunis, the owner of the Holiday Inn Express at Stony Brook and board member of the vets home, briefly choke up when speaking of his father, Charles, a World War II veteran and soldier during the Battle of the Bulge, consisting of over a month of fighting from December 1944 to January 1945.

His father called the Battle of the Bulge “a hell on ice,” and Tsunis described when his father had been forced behind enemy lines where he and two of his fellow soldiers were pinned down by an enemy machine gun, helping to save several men, which earned him the Bronze Star.

“My dad took the lead and they were crawling around, keeping their heads low because there was a machine gun shooting over their heads,” he said. “He kept on crawling, not knowing what to do, until he came over some dead Germans, and under their bodies was a German bazooka. He told one of his buddies to load him up, took aim at the machine gun nest and knocked it out.”

In what was one of the bloodiest battles Americans fought in World War II, the last major German offensive on the Western Front saw 19,000 U.S. soldiers killed, 47,500

wounded and 23,000 captured. The pocket created by the Germans’ push into American lines gave the battle its name. The day’s ferocious fighting was displayed in a video of historic footage shown to the gathered local officials, staff and veterans.

The veterans home honored four veterans who experienced the battle up close and personal, James Lynam, Philip DiMarco, Frank DePergola and Thomas Struminski. Each was given a plaque, while both state and county officials presented proclamations to each in turn. Tsunis accepted the honor in place of his father who died nearly 20 years ago. He also helped name and hand out plaques honoring four men at the home who fought in one of the most consequential battles of the war.

DePergola, DiMarco, Lynam and Struminski were all there during the battle, and now that each is over 90 years old, they are some of the only people in the U.S. who can remember firsthand what happened.

Lynam’s children Kathy Corrado and William Lynam said their father didn’t speak much about the battle as they were growing up.

However, once they were older, their father, a Brooklyn native, would emotionally relate snippets of the ferocious fighting.

“A Tiger tank almost ran over him, and he said they just couldn’t get the gun down low

Suffolk County and New York State officials, along with representatives of the vets home, stand by veterans who were at the Battle of the Bulge. Photo by Kyle Barr

enough to get him,” Corrado, a Stony Brook resident, recalled.

William Lynam said such stories put graphic imagery in his head. “[My father] said [that] when the panzer division was coming, and these guys were trying to dig into ground that was frozen … he remembers so distinctly the sound of the panzers, the Tiger tanks rolling over a field of cabbage, crushing the heads of cabbage and they were all imagining skulls of men were being crushed as they were coming through,” he said.

Others in the audience remembered the

horrors of that day up close. Alfred Kempski, a World War II veteran living in the vets home, pointed to a black-and-white image of the Battle of the Bulge, of American soldiers in long greatcoats, M3 submachine guns and M1 Garands clutched in gloved fists, the soldiers peering forward in snow up to their knees.

“25,000 GIs were killed at night, the Germans came in at 2 o’clock in the morning and shot them all, they were sleeping,” he said.

“The snow was so deep, we had a hell of a time finding the bodies. I was only 19 then, and when I think of it now ...”

Local Students Band to Gather Fresh Food for Needy

BY LEAH CHIAPPINO LCHIAPPINO@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

A group of local teenagers have come together to form a local charity, which they have named Don8tions, in hopes of providing soups to families in need.

The group’s founding members consist of freshman twins Joshua and Zach Young, who both go to P.J. Gelinas Jr. High School, sisters Anna and Abby Morrongiello of Sachem and Meena Tommasino-Storz of Ward Mellville. Meena and Anna are sophomores, and Abby is in seventh grade.

Having been family friends for years, they had been volunteering at Bethel Hobbs Community Farm in Centereach throughout their childhood, which donates food to local shelters.

Yet, the group wanted to do more. They visited The Children’s Community Head Start Birth-to-Five Program in Port Jefferson and said they realized poverty and child hunger are not things to which our local area is immune.

“It was a really enlightening experience,” Zach said. “The kids often don’t get breakfast on the weekends because they don’t go to the program then. It’s not something that’s happening in some far-off country. It’s happening right here in our communities.”

The teens soon realized some homeless do

From left, Joshua Young, Abby Ross and Zach Young work at Chocolate & Honey to raise money for their home-grown group Don8tions. Photo by Leah Chiappino

not have the opportunity to cook vegetables, even if they’ve been donated to them. On top of that, they wanted to provide healthy food to families who often can only afford less healthy food.

“We didn’t want them to have an idea that was our idea,” Josh and Zach’s mother Michelle Young said. “We gave them the tools and let them brainstorm. When you give kids a purpose, it’s so empowering. They really believe in what they’re doing.”

While the organization’s founding members originally wanted to prepare the soups themselves, it proved to be too complicated, so they have partnered with Centereach-based HeartBeet Farms to donate soups to Head Start. The teens hope to inspire other kids to get involved in community service as well as to eventually open their own plot of land to grow the vegetables needed to make soups.

“Our goal is to feed as many families as we can for as long as we can through the winter,” Zach said. Since the summer, they have been donating every week.

Chrissy Reilly, the health and nutrition manager at Children’s Community Head Start, said the kids were doing good work.

“The families gave great feedback. they really enjoyed all the soups and this allowed them to try new healthy options,” she said. “We were able to give them advice on how to make the soups full meals, such as pairing tomato soup with grilled cheese.”

Each member of their small organization seems to have found their role.

“I’m more of a social person, so I love to talk to people and get the word out,” Anna said.

Josh loves to cook, and it was his idea to make the soups.

“If I can make it, at least I know I’m giving someone a nice meal,” he said.

Josh also designed the logo. Though Abby is only in seventh grade, she acts as the recording secretary for the group and writes down all of the statistics.

“My sister doesn’t like to talk a lot, so she writes,” Anna said.

Meena said she started volunteering with HeartBeet around two years ago, and after becoming affiliated with Don8tions, she and her small group have been looking to grow.

“The whole idea of Don8tions is to provide less fortunate kids and families in our communities with healthy, filling soups,” she said. “I really hope Don8tions can achieve this and help many more people.”

The kids currently work at Chocolate & Honey, a holiday concession stand in the Smith Haven Mall, and donate half of their profits to the cause. They aim to raise additional funds through distributing a flyer at Nassakeag Elementary School, R.C. Murphy and P.J. Gelinas junior high schools and Ward Melville and Sachem high schools until Dec. 24. If customers present the flyer at the stand, they get free honey sticks, and a portion of the sales goes to the organization.

For more information or to access the flyer, visit www.don8tions.com.

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Perspectives

Your Turn: Zeldin Runs for Cover on SALT Relief Last week, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY-1), who is supposed to be listening to the working people of Long Island and putting our interests first, once again failed to live up to this duty.

We all know the stories of bright young people moving elsewhere after college or military service because they can’t afford to come back home or because they can’t afford to stay here after attending our fantastic colleges and universities.

As I travel our district and talk to residents, again and again I hear that the cost of living on Long Island makes it difficult to make ends meet. I have also heard disheartening stories from retired people who raised their families on Long Island and cannot afford to remain in their homes because costs to stay are too high. The top priority of any elected official should be to help these people.

When presented with an opportunity to help, Zeldin failed to do the right thing for these Long Islanders. Last week, he refused to join a bipartisan push to unwind a major tax increase on Long Island homeowners. Until 2017, state and local taxes, also known as SALT, were fully deductible against federal income tax. The SALT deduction was of significant help in making Long Island a more affordable place to live and raise a family by putting hard-earned dollars back in our pockets — and its limitation results in double

taxation. But in 2017, a Republican Congress, one the burden of state and local taxes on everyday Zeldin was a loud and proud member of, imposed Long Islanders. In effect, millionaires in states a limit on the SALT deduction as part of a plan with low SALT are being subsidized by middleto reduce taxes for the wealthiest Americans. income taxpayers in high-SALT states. The SALT cap is basically a regional Zeldin first voted in favor of the redistribution of wealth. For a plan and then kept quiet as the New York member of Congress president and the Republicans like Zeldin to support this is put it into place, making his indefensible. final vote irrelevant.

Last week, Rep. Tom Suozzi In NY-1, the average SALT (D-NY-3), joined by 52 codeduction before the 2017 law sponsors including Rep. Peter was $18,000. Under the new King (R-NY-2) and several law, the SALT deduction is other New York representatives, capped at $10,000 per year, introduced a bipartisan bill to which means the average person eliminate the SALT cap, bringing in NY-1 is now required to pay needed tax relief to Long Island federal taxes on $8,000 more of families. The plan is funded by a their income. For most of those

By Perry Gershon restoration of a slightly higher tax affected, the itemized deduction, rate for top earners, which Zeldin which includes SALT, charitable expenses and mortgage interest, is higher than the and Trump worked so hard to lower in 2017. The bottom line is the Suozzi bill would reduce overall new standard deduction.

New York is a “donor state” to the federal taxes for most middle-class Long Island residents. government, meaning we pay more dollars to the But where was Zeldin? He refused to co-sponsor federal government than we receive back, so what the bill, complaining that it would eliminate the 2.6 amounts to an additional tax on the states already percent rate reduction previously granted to people paying more than their fair share is grossly in the highest tax bracket . Yes, you read that right: unfair. The GOP tax bill effectively doubled Zeldin is more interested in protecting millionaires

nationwide than NY-1’s middle class.

In the 2018 midterm elections, the two New York Republicans who joined Zeldin in the initial vote for the SALT changes, Rep. John Faso (RNY-19) and Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY-11), were not reelected. One can conclude that voters took notice and demanded their representatives work to unwind the SALT cap, and it makes Zeldin’s failure to co-sponsor the Suozzi bill that much more puzzling. For the sake of Long Island, let’s hope Zeldin meets a similar fate in 2020.

If you look at Zeldin’s other recent votes, you should not be surprised by his failure to stand up for his constituents on SALT. A few weeks ago, Zeldin voted against blocking Russia from readmission to the G-7, a vote where he was in the minority of his own party. Last week, he also voted against a House bill to reduce prescription drug costs. Whose interest is Zeldin serving? Certainly not middle-class residents of Long Island. We need bipartisan leadership in Congress. Representative Zeldin is not providing it. He is failing us.

Perry Gershon is a national commentator on business, trade, policy and politics. A congressional candidate for New York’s 1st District, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale and a master’s in business administration from University of California, Berkeley.

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Election 2020

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Democrat Congressional Candidates Police Looking for Selden Shoplifters Answer Constituents Questions

BY DONNA NEWMAN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Three candidates have announced their intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the House of Representatives for the 1st Congressional District in 2020. They were invited to a Dec.12 meet the candidates night held by the Three Village Democratic Club.

Club president, Virginia Capon, welcomed the audience and introduced the evening’s moderator Dave Calone, who was a candidate for the seat in 2016. Capon was pleased by the size of the crowd, which was approximately 120 people.

Questions were solicited from club members prior to the event.

The candidates are Bridget Fleming, Perry Gershon and Nancy Goroff.

Bridget Fleming (D-Sag Harbor) is a threeterm Suffolk County legislator representing District 2. She was first elected to the Town of Southampton Town Board in a special election and went on to win a full term a year later. Prior to that she served as a prosecutor in Manhattan for nearly a decade, eventually specializing in fraud in government programs. In her opening remarks she said she saw a clear path to victory next November.

“I have run and won, again and again,” Fleming said. She noted she has 10 years of experience delivering for this district — and her record speaks for itself.

Perry Gershon, of East Hampton, was a mortgage broker for commercial properties until he divested from his company in 2017 to run for office. In 2018 he won the local Democratic nomination for Congress by being the top votegetter in a field of five. Gershon lost to incumbent Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) in the general election, garnering 47.4 percent of the vote to 51.5.

Gershon thinks he stands the best chance to win this time because of his previous campaign.

“The hardest part of running for office is getting out the electorate,” Gershon said. “I’ve done it. We built up energy — we inspired volunteerism.” He believes his first experience will be invaluable.

To Nancy Goroff, Suffolk is home. She has lived and worked in the district for 22 years.

She raised her children in the Three Village area. Her research and teaching at Stony Brook University have created lots of connections, both academic and governmental. Goroff feels she can bring a new perspective to Congress by offering innovative solutions. A scientist, she said constituents can have faith she’ll make decisions based on science and facts.

“We deserve better,” Goroff said. “[It would

be good] to live in a world where government actually tries to solve people’s problems.”

The candidates fielded a question about the elimination of student loan debt.

Gershon said, “The system is broken.

[There should be] a trade-off of public service for debt assistance.”

Fleming said, “If you can refinance a car or a home, why not student loan debt?” She created a program while in law school at the University of Virginia offering loan forgiveness in exchange for public service.

Goroff said, “Make education as accessible as possible. Where [students] go should not be limited by parents net worth.”

Another question asked if the candidates would trade a border wall for protection of the Dreamers.

Fleming wanted more details. “We do need firm rules at the border that must be fair and humane. We need a comprehensive solution to immigration issues,” she said.

Goroff said, “We need secure borders, [but] our country values immigrants. We need to give people hope in their home countries, so they don’t have to walk a thousand miles.”

Gershon replied, “Yes. I would do that trade to protect people in this country already. We do need comprehensive immigration reform, too.”

In answering a question on guns, there was consensus among the three that legislation is needed, that the assault weapons ban should be reinstated, that high capacity magazines should be banned and that, if the majority of Americans support universal background checks, the NRA ought not be allowed to prevent such legislation from being passed.

Regarding a question about health care, there was agreement that the Affordable Care Act needs to be improved, that health care is a human right and every American deserves affordable access to high quality care. Goroff and Gershon said they’d favor Medicare for All — as an option.

Should military spending be decreased? All three candidates expressed a desire to restore respect for the U.S. around the world. In light of a recent Washington Post exposé on the waste and corruption of military spending in Afghanistan, Gershon and Goroff called for the military to spend more wisely — with Goroff adding, “First, increase spending on diplomacy.”

What bill would they first introduce as a congressperson?

Gershon answered, “Election reform.”

Fleming responded, “We need to fully fund the EPA.” Goroff seemed to concur, “Focus on climate-change research funding.”

Police said the man allegedly stole a Samsung television from Target, located at 307 Independence Plaza, Dec. 1. The television was valued at around $150.

Photo from SCPD

A man entered Bob’s Stores, located at 15 College Plaza, at around 6:15 p.m. Sept. 16 and allegedly stole sneakers. The merchandise was valued at approximately $65.

The suspect was described as AfricanAmerican with long black dreadlocks. He was in a wheelchair.

Photo from SCPD

Police said the man allegedly stole two pairs of Nike sneakers from Bob’s Stores, located at 15 College Plaza, Nov. 21 at around 5 p.m.

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The man allegedly stole clothing from Bob’s Stores, located at 15 College Plaza, Nov. 21 at 12:50 p.m. The clothing was valued at about $120.

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— Compiled by Kyle Barr

Top Suffolk Police Officers to Get Raises

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Top Suffolk County police officers will take home heftier paychecks beginning next year after county lawmakers passed a resolution 17-1 to approve a new contract with the Superior Officers Association Dec. 17.

The $53 million deal reached would increase pay for SOA members by 11.25 percent over six years. The deal would allow superior officers to paid between 3.59 and 17.97 percent more than police officers, according to Suffolk County Budget Review Office documents.

At a Dec. 12 county Legislature government operations committee meeting, Dennis Cohen, deputy county executive, said the deal would also amend the salary scale for officers hired after 2012-13 and the promotion scale and index would be similar to those of the Police Benevolent Association.

Officers hired this year and in the future

would only have 13 days of sick leave instead of the previous 26 days. It would also call for officers to work an extra day each year to undergo firearms training instead of scheduling it on a day off or preplanned vacation day, according to county documents.

Senior police officials are expected to get between $3,000 and $4,500 a year in overtime compensation. Longevity pay stands to increase by $25 annually for the next four years. The maximum year of service eligibility will be capped at 32 years.

Other highlights of the deal include superior officers in certain positions could receive an additional 2.5 percent stipend for wearing body cameras.

Sergeants, lieutenants, captains and other senior officers would be set to get base salaries ranging from $183,000 to $273,000 a year by 2024according to SOA officials. The base pay does not include other pay benefits such as overtime and longevity pay.

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Suffolk County Community College’s director of veterans affairs, Shannon O’Neill, told the Suffolk County Legislature’s Veterans Committee about the ways the college assists veterans with academic and post military service at the committee’s regular meeting Dec. 10.

O’Neill, third from right, was joined by interim SCCC president, Louis Petrizzo, third from left, and SCCC graduate and airman at the 106th Air Rescue Wing, Kathryn Patton, fourth from right.

O’Neill told the committee’s chair, county Legislator Susan Berland (D-Dix Hills), fourth from left, about the college’s long history of providing programs for service members.

“We now have a veterans resource center on each of our three campuses with staff that are experts in understanding veterans and active military benefits,” O’Neill told the legislators.

“In addition the college also has dedicated a formal Veterans Plaza on each of the three campuses.”

O’Neill shared a few facts about the college’s commitment to veterans with the committee: • Suffolk was designated as a Vet Success on Campus program in 2018 — one of 104 in the country and one of two in New York state.

• Suffolk’s enrolled military students for 2018-19 was 751. Suffolk County is home to the most veterans in New York state.

• The college teaches courses at the 106th Air Rescue Wing since spring 2018, offering a total of 11 courses to date.

• A total of 79 106th Air Rescue Wing members have earned a CCAF degree since the inception of the program with Suffolk and are now eligible for promotion.

• SCCC named Best for Vets for 2020, and ranked No. 22 at the associate level across the nation.

• Student centered programming throughout the semester to assist in the transition from military to civilian life such as Warrior Wednesdays, Warrior Ranch Foundation, Witness to Liberation.

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“It was an amazing opportunity and an honor to be able to help all the people involved in the charities, especially during the holidays,” Sorrentino said.

He raised more than $7,000 toward the event’s grand total of over $100,000 for those in need on Long Island.

“This year’s volunteer boxers showed everyone that they had the drive and commitment to raise money and the courage to get in the ring,” said Jeff Cohen, co-founder of the Long Island Fight for Charity. “For the first time we premiered a Long Island Fight for Charity-inspired short film, ‘What Are a Few Punches Worth?’ and the crowd loved it. This film was the vision of boxer Adam ‘The Hard Drive’ Schwam and Bert ‘The Collector’ Lurch who met in the ring immediately after the movie.”

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Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine Center

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Recently, the Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, which offers treatment to more than 15,000 patients a year, officially opened a state-of-the-art center for digital dentistry on the SBU campus, the Center for Implant and Digital Technology.

While computer-aided design and manufacturing technologies have existed for some years, these advances in dentistry can still be out of reach for many patients. The cost of CAD/CAM equipment remains a barrier for many dentists, limiting the accessibility for those interested in offering these services.

Traditionally crowns and bridges were made using uncomfortable impression trays. The entire process can now be done digitally and quickly within the CIDT. From start to finish, the creation of a dental restoration can be completed entirely onsite and in less than 24-hours.

Non-invasive, high-tech scanners are used to electronically capture images of a patient’s teeth and gums in real-time. This information is then immediately transferred to sophisticated software used by dental practitioners to design crowns and bridges three-dimensionally. Finally, designs are translated to in-house 3-D printers or milling machines for the production of the final restoration to be delivered to the patient.

The School of Dental Medicine has

Students Joseph Masseli and Nicole Bittlingmaier remove custom trays from a 3D printer, left. Right, Jasmine Sze and Mojtaba Wali begin the milling process for a crown within the Center for Implant and Digital Technology. Photos from Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine

continuously been at the forefront of the adoption of digital dentistry technology and education and was chosen in 2017 to be one of five academic institutions nationally to implement a digital dentistry curriculum by the American College of Prosthodontists.

“The Center for Implant and Digital Technology is not only a means of providing invaluable educational opportunities for the next generation of dental professionals, but also an example of

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Patients at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital got a special holiday delivery Dec. 6 when members of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Sixth Precinct Cops Who Care paid them a visit.

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America, and they delivered presents to the young patients. This was the third year Cops Who Care officers visited with pediatric patients in hopes of brightening their holidays.

Joan Alpers, director of Child Life Services at Stony Brook Hospital, was on hand to greet the officers.

Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine’s role as a pioneer and innovator in the digital dentistry space,” said Dr. Mary Truhlar, Dean. “This Center allows us to provide excellent, state-of-the-art care to the Long Island community.”

According to Dr. Ann Nasti, Associate Dean for Clinical Education, “the addition of the CIDT is mutually beneficial for the education of future dental professionals, and for the quality of care provided to patients.”

“Our patients will quickly receive highquality, precise dental appliances to enhance function, guide surgeries, and restore their smiles,” explained Dr. Truhlar. “Simultaneously, our students are educated using the latest technology and are well-prepared to enter a dynamic and changing profession.”

CAD/CAM technology can make dental care more accessible to many patients. The highprecision of scanning and design eliminates the need for multiple impressions, saving on materials and time spent at appointments to the dentist. Replicating restorations in the event of a chipped crown or lost appliance is also simple thanks to digitally stored records.

While the latest advances in treatment are significant improvements in patient care, the School of Dental Medicine will use the center for translational research.

“I believe that through digital dentistry, I can make a difference in treating patients with craniofacial anomalies,” said student-researcher Shradha Duggal. Duggal is currently studying 3-D printed prosthetic devices used to correct the defects of the lip and palate in terms of more efficiently and comfortable treating patients.

Other research projects underway at the School of Dental Medicine include the generation of data that will be used to improve the design and performance of dental implants.

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Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Lend Us Your Words Ukraine Did Not Interfere with Elections

There’s something brilliant about a letter. In fact, one of the best ways to test one’s writing skill is in the art of correspondence.

Try reading “A Life in Letters” by Eric Blair, aka George Orwell, to see the unique power of the written word.

Each and every one of our readers letters has power and each and every word counts. Just like news stories, your letters might be capable of prompting change, or inspiring another individual, typically in 400 words or less.

With that power, every letter writer also has a responsibility to readers, and we at TBR News Media would like to clarify just what is at stake when you send in a letter to us.

As journalists, we are the community’s closest connection between people and government, covering news and events that impact people’s lives on the local level. We especially welcome letters that touch on recent articles, even if it’s something as seemingly benign as roadwork near your house or a neighbor down the road setting off fireworks well past July 4.

We edit for A.P. style, which is the standard in most U.S.based news publications. If you were wondering why we only use a person’s last name after the first reference, for instance, that is why. It helps maintain coherence over the many thousands of words contained in each and every issue.

But we also edit for length, libel and good taste. These last three items that have especially been a bone of contention for some of our writers. Lately, many of our letters relate to national issues and the policies of President Donald Trump (R) and include incessant squabbling between the two major political parties. We would never alter your opinion, but we do have an obligation to make sure the facts you cite conform with the truth.

We ask that our writers provide sources or backup information with letters, so we can fact-check the information.

We’ve received letters using derogatory nicknames for Trump, former President Barack Obama (D) and other legislators and political figures. We have done our best to edit out this potentially defamatory language. Some writers might disagree with this. But, we have also received letters berating other letter writers, and we have looked to soften that language to invite more civil discourse.

Our view is the “Letters to the Editor” page serves as a form of public debate. Its purpose is to argue the issues, not personally attack an individual. Yes, please send us letters on what you think about the issues of the day, but when letters cross the line, they cheapen or even invalidate their arguments to knock at a supposed rival, or to drag people who live close to us through the mud.

We make a conscience effort to fairly represent opposing views to avoid discrimination. In fact, we find it most interesting and useful when we include letters from people on multiple sides of an issue.

The majority of letters we get today concern the national discourse, and are essentially a mirrored reflection of the tirades and proceedings we see from people who are supposed to represent the best of us, the majority of us.

Let’s raise the bar.

Instead of parroting the rhetoric of politicians and pundits, who regularly resort to insults, rely instead on the laws of logic and critical thinking. Analyzing arguments in the free marketplace of ideas is one hell of a responsibility. We the people hope we all take that responsibility seriously. Since accountability is the basis of democracy, let’s give it the gravity it deserves.

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

In the Dec. 12 article “One on One: Lee Zeldin Discusses Impeachment Hearings and More,” U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) states that it is “indisputable” that the Ukrainians interfered in the 2016 election. No, Mr. Zeldin, the Ukrainians did not interfere in the 2016 election. Russia interfered in the election, and is positioned to do so again in 2020.

American intelligence agencies have confirmed that Ukraine did not interfere in 2016. The fictional narrative about

Ukraine’s interference comes from a disinformation campaign by Russian security services. Such unfounded claims, or conspiracy theories, about Ukrainian interference have seeped into Republican talking points and into Fox News and other conservative outlets. This serves Russia’s interests, not American interests.

American intelligence officials recently informed U.S. senators and their aides that Russia had engaged in a yearlong campaign to frame Ukraine as responsible

for Moscow’s hacking of the 2016 election. Perhaps Zeldin could consult with intelligence officials before making false statements about what is “indisputable”.

It is indisputable that Zeldin is wrong and is spreading fiction. Perhaps instead of spending his time tweeting insults at anyone who disagrees with him and cheerleading for Mr. Trump, Mr. Zeldin should focus his attention on Long Island and his constituents.

Terry Shapiro Setauket

I Will Not Be Silent I am writing this letter in response to the Dec. 12 letter from Jim Soviero [“Media Has Responsibilities Too”], which brings up my former employment at the organization Taking Action Suffolk County.

My part-time work at TASC lasted for 16 months (March 2018 to July 2019), where I worked as a field organizer. My job was canvassing and engaging Democratic voters who didn’t vote regularly in an effort to increase voter turnout in off-year elections.

Any letters that I wrote, any events that I spoke at during those 16 months were on my own behalf, and not that of TASC. I have a record of writing and political organizing that predates my part-time fieldwork and has continued after I left TASC. My work was recognized in an article in the Village Times Herald in October 2017, months before my

employment at TASC. I wish that I could say that this attempt to discredit me was a new experience, but sadly it is not.

In the fall of 2018, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin’s (R-Shirley) director of communications, Katie Vincentz, did exactly this when speaking with a reporter of the online news site RiverheadLOCAL. The effort to discredit me as a private citizen exercising my First Amendment rights is problematic on many fronts. Attacking the messenger is a sign of weakness and highlights an inability to respond to the merits of my argument. It also highlights their attempt to quiet dissenting voices through intimidation, which flies in the face of our democratic values.

I cannot be certain what the motivation

of the attacks of Zeldin and Soviero are.

Perhaps it is to make me uncomfortable or afraid. Perhaps they are angered by my consistent speaking of truth, and my effectiveness in doing so. Whatever the reason, if they think that this will frighten me, they are mistaken. I believe too strongly in justice, in democracy and in holding our elected leaders accountable to be silenced.

Their attacks are proof that my words matter, and that they have power.

I remain determined and resolute in the work of citizenship. It is my patriotism, and my deep love and concern for this country and its inhabitants that drives me. I will not be silent, no matter where I work, or who I work for.

Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket

To Senate Repubs, ‘What’s Your Problem?’

Dear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow Republican senators: It looks almost certain that President Donald Trump (R) will be impeached, and the ball will be in your “court” both figuratively and literally. My understanding is that you are charged with overseeing an impartial and fair impeachment trial. This is an awesome and important responsibility, one that our Founding Fathers would have taken quite seriously. You took an oath to do this respectfully and prayerfully. This being the case, how could it possibly be acceptable for you to strategize with Trump? Isn’t he the accused? Aren’t you the ones acting as judge? Are you OK with announcing even before the trial begins, how you will vote? You must be. You’re doing just that, but would you behave this

way if it was a Democratic president who was impeached? I thought you were men of high integrity. What about that oath?

Personally, I believe our Founding Fathers are rolling in their graves over this.

Do you consider yourselves patriotic and ethical? I’m sure you do, but this does not match up with your behavior.

Not at all. What do you think about Trump’s letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D)? Are you OK with this? As for me, it makes me think there should be a requisite psych examination for anyone wanting to run for president, similar to the exam police departments use for their candidates. The winner of the presidential election is after all “the leader of the free world” and has his or her hand on “the button.” Trump said in his inauguration

address that he was the president of all Americans and that he would bring people together. I don’t see this happening and I don’t think his style of crudely attacking his opponents is likely to be effective, do you? Do you see how divided our country has become? Are you OK with this?

Do you see the hypocrisy of having one set of rules for Trump Republicans and a totally opposite set of rules for Democrats?

Yet you guys do have your followers and by all accounts they are a very loyal fan club.

You even have an entire news station, Fox News, at your beck and call. To my fellow citizens who consider themselves Trump supporters I have a very serious question: “What’s your problem?”

Dave Hensen Miller Place

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Opinion

An Unusually Tasty Rubber Chicken Event

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hey are called rubber chicken dinners for a reason. Much of the time, corporate events masquerading as social gatherings offer little in the way of flavor, taste or entertainment.

This one, however, had so much potential. A group invited my wife and me to attend a football game. The connection came through my wife, who interacts regularly with our hosts and received the invitation months D. None earlier. When we of the above read the invitation,

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF we knew she could invite our son, although we also knew he had two midterms the day after the big

game, which meant that I could escort her.

I have, on occasion, demonstrated a surprising nimbleness in jamming my foot into my mouth.

Unintentional and harmless though the effort may be, I have worked hard to pull back on (a) sharing too many details, (b) making too many jokes and (c) asking anything about controversial topics.

We walked into a suite, where our host immediately caught my wife’s eye and shook her hand. I’d met him several times and he graciously welcomed me as well, although I realize my decidedly unimpressive place in the world.

My wife had given me a rundown of the people we’d likely meet, even as I tried to look over some of their shoulders to watch the football game occurring past the tray of appetizers, the plate of sliders, the collection of untouched cookies and the bowl of half-eaten popcorn.

A woman whose name had made the list shook my hand and smiled at me. I waited the usual three seconds to see whether she was planning to bolt to chat with someone more

interesting, more powerful, taller, better dressed or more well versed in the world of football.

After all, she was wearing a football jersey and, while my son can name the rosters of most teams because of his fantasy football acumen, I’m much more limited in this sport.

She, however, kept looking me in the eye, encouraging further conversation. We described the lives of our children. That generally constitutes safe topics, so I was on terra firma.

When I asked where she grew up, she said California until she went to high school on Long Island. I’m not sure why I asked because Long Island is truly a huge place, but I wondered what school she attended.

She told me it was in Setauket and it was called Ward Melville.

Wow, I replied, I went there, too. She said she was on the tennis team and we both remembered the name of the coach who had been there years ago, Vicki Goldfarb. My new acquaintance’s father, as it turns out, was a fighter pilot who had

moved to Grumman when he became an engineer.

It became a remarkably detailed conversation.

She lived about a mile away from me for five years, until I graduated a few years ahead of her from Ward Melville.

When she excused herself for a moment, I figured that I might have overplayed the conversation. At that point, I tried to get a closer look at the football game, until my wife and I started talking with our hosts about their family’s skiing adventures.

As we started to leave, I once again found myself chatting with the Ward Melville graduate.

She shared a few more compelling stories about her family and her life, including an adventurous trip to Green Bay, where her husband celebrated a landmark birthday in the snow and cold.

This was, decidedly, not a typical rubber chicken event for me and one that I hope continues if we follow up and get together some time in 2020. And, in case you are wondering, I don’t think I committed any social faux pas.

college campuses? New Haven is not any different, neither is the University of Chicago and wherever there are universities adjacent to neighborhoods that are prone to crime.

“As of Dec.8, there had been 20 robberies inside Morningside Park or on its perimeter this year, compared to seven in the same period last year,” wrote The New York Times. The article continued, “Since June, five people reported being robbed on or near the staircase at 116th Street and Morningside Drive, near the spot where Ms. Majors was killed.”

Why, then, was the park not better patrolled by the New York City Police Department? That’s what compiling those statistics is for, yes? To send help where help is most needed? This is an issue the NYPD will have to deal with in coming days.

The other metropolitan area tragedy at the top of the news at the moment is the slaughter of four innocent people in Jersey City Dec. 10 by, according to reports, a couple of heavily armed drifters. While those investigating the murders are not saying much while they work on the case, there seems little doubt that this was a

hate crime directed specifically against both the police and one segment of the population: Jews.

Why do people hate? Particularly why do they hate strangers, people they don’t even know?

It’s a question as puzzling as why people would ever want to kill each other. For bigotry to be so strong as to result in violence is unfathomable.

For that matter, why conclude that just because people are different, they should therefore be despised? In fact, they might be thought of as more interesting for their differences.

Which brings me back to my original thought.

If everyone is praying for peace, why is there war?

Why is there violence? Why is there bigotry?

Why is peace so elusive? Is peace, real peace, impossible because of the makeup of humans?

Will there always be a Hitler and a Stalin, a Napoleon, Vikings and an Attila the Hun? Still, let us pray for peace, however hard to imagine. Let us keep this idea alive before us as a goal someday to be realized. Let us work to make our world less violent, less filled with hate, less bigoted. Maybe the operative word is “less?” That we surely can do.

Praying for Peace

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he year is rapidly coming to a close, and it is leaving us with impassioned thoughts.

At this time, probably more than any other in the year, we pray for peace: “on earth peace, good will toward men.” Never in the history of the world were people more united than in this wish. And yet, we are so far from the reality.

Tessa Majors, only 18 years old and on the threshold of adult life, bright Between with promise, is you and me stabbed to death in Morningside

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Park in Upper Manhattan.

A Barnard College freshman from Virginia, an out-of-towner, was in the park after

dark, although it was only 7 o’clock on a Wednesday evening, Dec. 11. Ostensibly the cause was a robbery gone bad. Her death is a personal tragedy for her family, her friends, the neighborhood, the Barnard and Columbia communities and all New York City. I know.

I’m a Barnard alumna and my roots are in New York. The murder tugs at my heart. I lived on the Columbia campus for two years, only a short block from the park. One thing I understood: Don’t go into the park at night.

So I have lots of thoughts, lots of questions. Why was she there? Was she not told that simple fact? At the first assembly of my entering class, the president of the college cautioned us about safety in the neighborhood, warned us where to walk and how to be safe. That was a different time, I acknowledge, over a half-century ago, when the city was a more dangerous place. But dark places in any city can be dangerous anywhere in the world. The president was trying to teach us urban smarts. Are the new students still getting that important message on many

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Northport 69 Newfield 33

Tigers Maul Wolverines, 69-33

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

On the road, Northport was too much for Newfield as the Tigers powered their way to a 69-33 League III victory over the Wolverines Dec. 13.

Northport’s Sophia Yearwood stood atop the scoring charts draining five treys, two field goals and a free throw for a team high 20 points. Kerry Dennin netted 13 points and Danielle Pavinelli banked 10.

Raiyah Reid led the way for the Wolverines with six

field goals, a triple and two free throws for 17 points.

Teammates Megan Spina and Madison Roman tacked on 6 points apiece.

The win lifts Northport to 3-0 and deals the Wolverines their first loss of the season dropping them to 4-1.

Pictured clockwise from above left, Newfield’s Chinelle Nelson battles her way to the rim against two Northport defenders; Spina with the rebound for the Wolverines; Newfield freshman Isabelle LeBron drives the baseline; Reid drives the lane; and Reid pushes down the court.

— Photos by Bill Landon