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LIPA settles with Brookhaven Town over plant assessments

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A New York State Supreme Court judge approved the Town of Brookhaven’s settlement with the Long Island Power Authority over the Port Jefferson Power Station’s tax assessments.

In the agreement signed Dec. 14, the $32.6 million tax assessment on the power plant will be reduced by around 50 percent incrementally over the next nine years to $16.8 million, starting with the 2017-18 tax year.

It’s a not-so-final finale to what has become years upon years of grinding legal battles and anxiety over what will happen to local taxes should LIPA, which claimed its power plant has been overassessed by hundreds of millions of dollars for nearly a decade. LIPA’s lawsuit wanted its assessments reduced by approximately 90 percent.

Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said in a statement the settlement will benefit Brookhaven in the form of lower electric bills.

“This deal puts an end to the uncertainty of this plant over the course of nine years and gives finality to this issue,” Romaine said. “I have always believed that all property assessments should be fairly based on property value.”

Brookhaven officials said that without a settlement, taxpayers faced the potential of being liable for $225 million to LIPA, and the power authority has said LIPA customers will save a total of $662 million by 2027.

“It was a reasonable settlement, one we can justify to our 1.1 million customers,” LIPA CEO Thomas Falcone said.

While this settlement promises savings for Brookhaven residents, the agreement has made Port Jefferson residents, especially those living

close to the two red-and-white smokestacks, question what their taxes will look like in the near future. In October the Port Jefferson School District released a series of slides showing they annually received a $17 million payment through LIPA’s tax payments, but this would be reduced to $13.8 million by 2027. While Superintendent Paul Casciano said he and his staff are still reviewing the impact of the settlement, he sees the outcome could be even worse. He expects school programs will have to be cut in the next few years, with tax increases for residents.

“It’s going to affect the tax base,” the superintendent said. “Even if our budget was voted down, there’s a high likelihood that residents will see a double-digit increase in their tax rate.”

The settlement will also require the district to amend their plans for the 2019-20 budget next year.

Falcone said the school district already enjoys lower annual school taxes at $6,273 compared to neighboring districts calculated at little more than $10,000 based on 2015 tax data.

“It means they will go from a ‘great deal’ to a ‘good deal,’” Falcone said. “They’re still going to have the lowest taxes of their neighborhood.”

The CEO added that it was unfair for the rest of LIPA customers to have to subsidize the Port Jeff school district through their higher bills.

“I think at some point you have to say what’s fair for those 1.1 million other customers because they pay their school taxes, too,” he said.

The Port Jeff superintendent said the village has been conciliatory about letting a power plant operate within its boundaries, whereas other places in Brookhaven would have barred the plant from existing in the first place.

“Are you, as a Brookhaven resident, really going to make out on your LIPA bills? I doubt

it,” Casciano said. towns of Brookhaven and Huntington saying In April Port Jefferson Village board passed it had been overassessed for years, especially its 2018-19 budget of $10,642,146, about since the Port Jeff plant runs for so little time. $233,000 up from last year’s budget. The new The Port Jefferson School District along with budget included $107,000 in reserve funds in the Northport-East Northport school district and anticipation of the glide path agreement with Huntington Town filed a lawsuit saying LIPA LIPA resulting in reduced payments. had made past promises not to challenge the Village Mayor Margot Garant said she taxes levied on their power plants, but they were agrees with the settlement, and it could lead to dealt a blow in September when a state Supreme more use of the plant. In 2017 the facility was Court judge ruled LIPA “made no promises” only powered on for 41 days, or 11 percent of about challenging the taxes levied. the year, according to LIPA officials.

Garant and other Port Jeff Village officials Falcone said the Port Jeff have expressed past desires power plant operates based on to renovate the power plant the electricity needs of residents. once the tax assessment issue “This is an important step was settled. In September we made today to stabilize our the village board advocated tax base moving forward and for the refurbishment and the viability of any opportunity repowering of its base-load to repower our power plant,” plant to update its decadesGarant said in a press release. old technology and to justify The settlement also comes the property’s tax assessment. after big wins for LIPA in the This is despite Cuomo courts against the towns of setting a goal for 50 percent of Huntington and Brookhaven, the state’s energy to come from and Port Jeff Village, allowing renewable sources by 2030.

LIPA to move ahead with Falcone said they do not its effort to challenge its — Paul Casciano currently have any plans to assessments.

Huntington run the plant more or do any Supervisor Chad Lupinacci renovations to plant that has (R) has publicly asked New been there since the 1940s.

York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to enact Through being used so little and with the legislation that would protect residents taxes push for more green energy, residents have should LIPA get its way in court. questioned how long LIPA will keep the plant PSEG Long Island customers pay power running. The LIPA CEO said the plant will plant taxes through monthly surcharges on continue to operate for the next seven years, but their electric bills, but LIPA owns the electric in the future could be upgraded or transformed grid and has agreements with National Grid into some other space used by the power for the power plants in both Port Jefferson and authority, such as a storage facility or a new, Northport. In 2009 LIPA challenged both the modernized facility.

‘Are you, as a Brookhaven resident, really going to make out on your LIPA bills? I doubt it.’

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County

As legal troubles swirl on the national stage over President Donald Trump’s (R) 2016 campaign, he has at least one powerful local supporter who is as staunchly in the chief executive’s corner as ever.

Despite the loss of control of the House of Representatives and the New York State Senate, Suffolk County Republican Committee Chairman John Jay LaValle — the party boss who stumped for Trump during 2016 and delivered the county to the first Republican presidential candidate since the early ’90s — has no doubts about Trump’s political capital and said he sees no reason to reexamine his party’s platform in the coming electoral cycle. That upcoming cycle features county Legislature and executive races in November 2019. Meanwhile the 2020 presidential campaign already begins to churn.

On its face, Republicans’ showing in Suffolk in the 2018 midterms last month is nothing to cause alarm, according to LaValle.

Incumbent U.S. Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and Peter King (R-Seaford) secured new terms in an environment that produced 40 new colleagues with “D” next to their names for congressmen. Entrenched state senators John Flanagan (R-East Northport) and Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) — the party boss’s cousin — also scored easy wins, keeping their decades-held seats even as the body flipped to the Democrats’ control, painting all three houses of New York’s government blue.

LaValle, speaking in an exclusive interview with TBR News Media at his Ronkonkoma office Nov. 29, displayed no concerns with the future of his party, nor a willingness to reassess messaging or strategy ahead of the next two

November elections. Jobs, the economy and immigration — along with undoing anything and everything possible from President Barack Obama’s (D) tenure — have been first and foremost policy in the Make America Great Again era of the Republican Party, and LaValle suggested that shouldn’t be expected to change.

“The Democrat Party had a better day than the Republican Party,” he said of the 2018 midterms. “If we cut out everything else in the world and we look at it in a vacuum, what occurred, certainly the Democrat Party performed somewhat better; not substantially, but somewhat better in the 2018 election cycle.”

He said it is to be expected a sitting president’s party would lose seats in Congress during a midterm election, a long-held trend that plagued nearly all presidents in the recent past. This is also despite the narrow margins of victory for King and Zeldin compared to recent cycles.

“This was a very tough climate for a lot of people, not so much for us,” he said. “We actually stemmed the tide very well. We are intact. That to me is an extremely positive sign.”

The closing message for the president on the campaign trail last month focused on immigration, specifically a caravan of migrants coming through Central America, which has for the most part dwindled. Zeldin’s campaign ads in late October warned of his opponents “radical liberal agenda,” support of sanctuary cities and desire to provide free health care for illegal immigrants. Immigration has long been a wedge issue nationally, and in Suffolk, LaValle pegged it as one of the key issues that helped Trump win during a 2017 interview.

“As far as our game plan — the Republican agenda for America is working,” LaValle said, touting unemployment numbers and an economy displaying some other positive

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Suffolk Republicans staying the course through the storm

Above, Suffolk County Republican Committee Chairman John Jay LaValle at his Ronkonkoma office. Below, LaValle stands with U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin on election night Nov. 6 celebrating a Republican victory.

signs. “The truth is, the Republican agenda for America, and in large part Donald Trump’s agenda for America, is not being represented accurately in the media.”

He dismissed the notion that Democrats are a more diverse party, both in the electorate and in the candidates running.

“More Americans are working today than ever before in our history,” he said, adding the left has gone out of its way to try to label the president as a racist. “For a guy that’s a racist, more African Americans are working today than ever in the history of this country. Under Barack Obama more were on social programs, welfare, and more were unemployed then ever in the history of the country. So we had a black president who failed the black community. We have now what the Democrats say is a racist president, is now employing more African Americans than ever in history. It’s totally indisputable.”

The unemployment rate for black people is at a record low, though African-American unemployment has been declining overall since 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, several years before Trump took office.

LaValle said he expects in coming elections more people of color to realize the positives Republicans have brought about for their communities.

“It’s not going to happen overnight that they’re going to wake up and say, ‘You know what, I love the Republicans,’” he said. “That’s a myth that’s perpetuated — the Democratic Party is the party of diversity. No, they’re not.

What diversity are they offering?”

LaValle suggested Trump will be in a better position going forward to advance his agenda with a Democratic-held House, saying

the president falls closer to the center on the political spectrum than many Republicans in Congress who have failed to rally behind him.

“I have a feeling at the end of the day there’s going to be a lot of negotiating and think we’re going to see some compromise and we’re going to see some progress,” LaValle said. He added he’s not sure what his involvement will be in the 2020 Trump re-election campaign but will be willing to get in the game if his name is called.

LaValle has previously been rumored as a potential challenger in 2019 against incumbent Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) but said at this point that’s unlikely to be in the cards. He named Flanagan, county Comptroller John Kennedy (R), Legislator and Minority Leader Tom Cilmi (R-Bay Shore) and Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) as a few possible Republican candidates for Suffolk’s top office. He said he expects the decision to play out in January.

LaValle called Flanagan “an excellent candidate” but said he’s unsure if the state senator would be interested in the position.

“Rob’s an interesting guy, he’s certainly willing to say whatever it is that’s on his mind, that’s a quality that people like,” he said of Trotta.

The chairman pegged legislature seats held by Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), William Lindsay (D-Bohemia), Al Krupski (D-Cutchogue) and Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) as a few he expects to hone-in on to try and flip in 2019. The Legislature is currently comprised of 11 Democrats and seven Republicans.

“I think for the most part we’re going to continue along the path that we’re on,” he said. “I don’t see any reason not to. We faired pretty well in this election cycle. We certainly bucked trends.”

December 20, 2018 • THE TIMES OF MIDDLE COUNTRY • PAGE A5

Obituary

Town

Michael Jon Yenick

Brookhaven receives AAA bond rating and diverse metropolitan statistical area and a local stabilizing institutional influence; strong management, with strong financial Brookhaven is on solid footing when it policies and practices; and solid budgetary comes to its finances. performance with operating surpluses in the On Dec. 12 Town of Brookhaven general fund and at the total government fund Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) announced that level in fiscal 2017. There was also budgetary S&P Global Ratings, an American financial flexibility and strong liquidity, among others. services company, assigned According to S&P’s its top-tier AAA long- ‘Our financial team rating announcement, the term rating to the town’s Brookhaven’s rating is series 2018A and 2018B has worked hard to higher than the U.S. 10general obligation bonds. year Treasury note. S&P achieve this AAA The municipal bond is one believes “the town can that is secured by a local stable rating, but maintain better credit government’s pledge to use characteristics than the U.S. legally available resources, the real winners are in a stress scenario.” such as tax revenues, to the taxpayers who Councilwoman Jane repay bondholders.

Bonner (C-Rocky Point), who is the board liaison to “Our financial team has will save millions of the town’s Department of worked hard to achieve this Finance, said the rating is AAA stable rating, but the dollars in the years due to the town’s fiscally real winners are the taxpayers ahead.’ conservative ethos. who will save millions of — Ed Romaine “The AAA Stable rating dollars in the years ahead,” is clear evidence that our Romaine said. “We owe it to conservative fiscal policies them to spend their money have made a significant more wisely.”

S&P Global also affirmed the same rating impact, saving taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars,” on the town’s existing bonds. Based on recent Bonner said. “I am proud to continue working local municipal bond sales, it’s been estimated with Supervisor Romaine and the finance this rating and bond sale has resulted in a $1.65 team to help build on the success that we have million savings for taxpayers, according to a already achieved.”

Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright press release from Brookhaven township. The town plans to finance construction of ambulance (D-Port Jefferson Station) credited the board buildings, open-space acquisitions and other with working toward balancing the budget and infrastructure projects with the bonds. The responsible fiscal management.

“We tackle this process with the goal of $20.8 million general obligation bonds will be amortized over 20 years, according to the release. continuous improvement,” Cartright said.

S&P cited in its AAA ranking a very strong “Receiving the highest bond rating, once again, economy, with the town’s access to a broad is a reflection of this effort.”

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Michael Jon Yenick, 56, of Centereach, died Nov. 7. He was born on Dec. 11, 1961.

Michael was the beloved husband of Lisa; the cherished father of Ashley and Taylor Yenick; loving son of Julius Yenick and the late Patricia Yenick; and dear brother of Patricia Meers, Michele Fitzpatrick and Jean Marie Moir.

He is also survived by his sister-inlaw Joanne Lauten and brother-in-law Bart Russo, as well as many other family members, friends and his two loyal dogs, Charlie and Sophie.

Cremation was private. Arrangements were entrusted to the professional care of Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place and the Vigliante family.

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

Dear Santa of NYS

I am a pediatrician and I work, reside and am a parent in Suffolk County. On behalf of my patients and my children, I urge the Suffolk County Legislature to pass the proposed bill that will ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes and flavored nicotine in our county.

E-cigarette use is one of the leading public health issues affecting teens today with a 75 percent increase in use among teens in the last year alone. E-cigarette and liquid nicotine use is rampant here in Suffolk County. Kids are vaping in school hallways, classrooms and bathrooms and are sharing devices with friends. It is odorless and smokeless and the vaping devices resemble pens, USB drives and battery chargers, making their use easily concealed.

This issue is of huge concern to parents who are worried about their children. Most of the teens simply do not know the potential harm they are

Editorial

We, the taxpayers of Suffolk County, believe that as a whole we’ve been pretty good in 2018. Many of us have been busy working long hours, sometimes in multiple jobs, to make ends meet and provide for our families given the high cost of living on the Island. Suffolk police report violent crime and hate crimes are down — we’ve been doing our best to behave.

This holiday season we’re asking you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), to double, no, triple check the list we know you’ve been diligently drafting up in Albany as to who’s been naughty or nice.

We understand that you have nearly 20 million residents to look out for, but we have a holiday wish list we’d like you to consider before announcing your budget for the 2020 fiscal year: ● Increase state aid to our public schools. School taxes make up the largest portion of our property tax bills. President Donald Trump’s (R) Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is about to hit this April, which limits homeowners to a $10,000 deduction of their state and local property, income and sales taxes. By increasing school funding, it will hopefully help keep future school budget increases low. ● Consider proposals to reconfigure Long Island Power Authority. Long Islanders pay among the highest rates in the Northeast for their electricity; and any reorganizational measures or changes that could bring relief would bring financial relief. ● In the alternative, push through legislation that would allow municipalities and school districts who lose a tax base from utilities, such as LIPA, to access reserved state funds to offset the impact on Suffolk taxpayers. ● Provide more state funding and grants for alternative energy. Our environment is sensitive from being on an island, and increasing our renewable energy resources would help ensure clean water to drink, safe land to live on and, hopefully, lower costs of producing electricity. ● Lay out state funding for sewers on Long Island. Many of our downtown areas are hurting financially, as business districts are struggling to consider growth without sewers. In addition, providing grants to help homeowners with the costs of transitioning from old-fashioned cesspools to modern systems should improve the area’s water quality. ● Set aside more money to repave and reconfigure our heavily traveled state roadways, such as Route 25 and 25A. Driving along these congested roadways brings several perils, including large potholes, inadequate street lighting and sections that flood in heavy rainstorms. Funds could be used to re-engineer troublesome spots that repeatedly cause accidents and repave sections that are in disrepair.

In addition, we understand that you have plenty of elves, your fellow elected officials, who can help enact changes and allocate funds to help make the rest of our holiday wishes come true: ● Start construction on the Rails to Trails project from Wading River through Mount Sinai. The project is much anticipated, but some funding and consideration must be made for neighboring property owners who want privacy of their homes and yards.

Sure, we have quite the holiday wish list this year. But we hope you can see the gifts we’re asking for will benefit all.

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.

Suffolk County should ban e-cigarettes causing themselves and the potential addiction for which they are putting themselves at risk. Of teens who vape, 65 percent are not even aware that the products contain nicotine. Therefore, it is our responsibility to protect them.

Clearly the fruity and dessert flavored products with colorful packaging are meant to target youth, and we know that kids who start vaping are more likely to try cigarettes. We know that the nicotine in all these products is not safe, is addictive, can harm the developing brain and is associated with addiction to other drugs. In addition the chemicals in the vapor can cause irreversible lung damage and contain potential carcinogens and heavy metals.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the flavors, design and marketing of the nicotine products appeal to youth and normalize and glamorize nicotine product use. E-cigs

and liquid nicotine are addicting a new generation of youth to nicotine and are reversing more than 50 years of progress in tobacco control.

As far as I’m concerned, with youth being the primary target of these flavored products, their sale should be completely banned from the market.

We have the ability to do that here in Suffolk County with the proposed legislation. We have a responsibility to do everything in our power to make it as difficult as possible for youth to get their hands on these products.

I can say with absolute certainty that pediatricians and parents throughout Suffolk County would welcome and be extremely grateful if this bill was passed and I urge the Legislature to do so.

Eve Meltzer Krief, M.D. Executive and Legislative Advocacy Committees of NY chapter 2 American Academy of Pediatrics

Zeldin, King supporting bad actors in Saudi On Dec. 13, the U.S. Senate voted 56-41 to end United States support for the Saudi-led attacks in Yemen. This is a humanitarian crisis that has killed many thousands of civilians. As well, it is estimated that some 85,000 children under the age of 5 have died from malnutrition in three years of war. The U.S. has provided military support for the Saudi attacks, and in a rare show of bipartisanship the Senate voted to end our role in this atrocity.

Unfortunately, this bipartisan effort was stymied by the House of Representatives, where in a 206-203 roll call vote, a resolution tucked into the farm bill tabled this matter from even getting a vote in the House for the

remainder of this session of Congress.

Two of our Long Island representatives, Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and Peter King (R-Seaford), in effect voted for the U.S. to continue participating in the Saudi attacks. This is a little publicized vote, but it deserves our attention.

We know that Saudi Arabia is a bad actor in the region, and a frequent violator of human rights. We know that 15 of the 19 attackers on 9/11 came from Saudi Arabia. We suspect that the Saudi crown prince was responsible for the death of American resident Jamal Khashoggi. There are ample reasons that we should not be supporting a Saudi attack on the sovereign nation of Yemen, especially one that is brutally killing

civilians. And yet Zeldin and King, in their vote to table this matter, have made their decision clear. They will support bad actors in the Middle East and enable the murder of civilians, despite all the evidence pointing to the role Saudi Arabia plays in Middle East affairs.

It is crucial that we hold Zeldin and King accountable for their cowardly, immoral votes. The U.S. Congress is supposed to serve as a check and balance on the executive branch, and Zeldin and King have failed to do so yet again, instead carrying water for the Trump administration. This is a moral outrage that should not be ignored by constituents.

Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket

Stand up, it’s time to take action Now is a good time to act ... if you are fed up with attacks on health care, corruption, voting rights and influence of big money on our republic. Because of the midterm elections, we have our

leaders’ attention and need to make sure they understand what we want exactly. Mailing a letter or dropping by the office does not require you to reach out in advance and schedule

a meeting. Just show up, and deliver your message. To this, they will pay attention.

Jerry Reynolds Coram

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December 20, 2018 • THE TIMES OF MIDDLE COUNTRY • PAGE A15

Opinion

Trying out our best and worst on family

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We’ve chosen most of our friends ourselves.

OK, maybe that’s not exactly true, as we inherit friends from our parents when we’re young: “Oh, why don’t you play with Timmy, who is the son of my best friend whom I met when I was your age”; and from our children when we’re older: “Hey, dad, can you hang D. None out with Allisa’s parents while we of the above wander through

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Great Adventure theme park.”

Despite the somewhat limited pool of people

from which to choose our friends, we often pick those people who share similar values, a sense of humor or a tolerance for politicians.

We don’t have the same luxury with our families. We have nutty family members who say and do all kinds of things that make us cringe, that cause us to laugh long after the events are over or who simply make us scratch our heads.

We often think it’s the other family members who are the oddballs but, in truth, we’re all pretty strange.

Long before people voted each other off shows or islands in situations that seemed completely contrived in reality TV shows, family members confronted the awkward moments when they saw each other, year after year, at holidays, birthdays, special occasions and, perhaps, uncomfortable or less-than-ideal moments.

Families provide us with opportunities to test ourselves and our theories without worrying about losing a job, losing a friend or losing our minds. We can challenge ourselves and our families with ideas percolating in our heads, but

that may not be exactly what we believe.

Our families receive the best and the worst of our impulses, as we step forward to help each other, but also encourage independent growth and development.

As older members of families, we hope to lead not only by our words but by our examples.

Failing that, however, we hope that our spouses, children, parents and siblings can see us for the range of our contributions to the family, and not just for that ignominious moment that we’d just as soon forget.

Families offer reality checks on the myths we create for ourselves. “No, Dan, you didn’t win that horseback-riding ribbon because you had such a great ride. You fell off the horse and the judges felt sorry for you when you landed in horse manure. Good try, though.”

These moments when families hold up mirrors to us can help ground us, keeping us from becoming too proud or mighty. On the other side, however, when we’re feeling down, families can serve as the perfect counterweight,

suggesting that we have succeeded in more difficult circumstances and that they are certain of a positive outcome, even if we harbor significant doubts.

Movies about families often run the gamut of emotions, from slapstick, to comical, to serious and even bruising, as rivalries that run amok can become the origin of dysfunction even when we step away from these familial contacts.

Certainly, therapists often start and end with the family dynamic, drawing an understanding of habits we may not know we have until we look back at the lives and roles that brought us to this point.

At their best, families can inspire and encourage, while suggesting that we can and should believe in ourselves while we pursue our goals. Ultimately, families who demonstrate unconditional love and support, even if they do laugh at us periodically, set the kind of example that makes the accomplishments of the next generation possible. Here’s to everything we give, get and laugh about from the people we call family.

The year that was at TBR, with more to come

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he end of the year has snuck up on us. Have you noticed that the pace of the passing years seems to have accelerated? This is our last regular issue for 2018, and it seems fitting to take a bird’s-eye look at where we’ve been and what lies ahead.

Most immediately coming are the next two issues of special note, that of Dec. 27 and Jan. 3. The first is People of the Year, and we call it our only all-goodnews issue. This is the 43rd year we are honoring outstanding residents for going that extra mile and thereby Between helping to make you and me our hometowns the special places they

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF are. In doing so, they quietly elevate the quality of our lives.

We solicit nominations for this issue from

you, our readers, community leaders and neighbors. The editorial board meets with focus groups in the last quarter of the year over breakfast or lunch to discuss nominees and to further inform us of what is happening here, sometimes quietly, sometimes not so much. It is a treat for us to interact with the community on such a pleasant mission. We also get suggestions via emails, texts, phone calls and even an occasional petition; our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts are available, too.

We then take those names back to our conference room and amid lively discussions, select those whose stories we print in the People of the Year issue. Sometimes the ones that don’t fit become feature stories we run in the new year. I have been told that there are collectors who have all 43 issues. What a shelf life!

The second, the Year in Review, is new this year and is done in pictures in a kind of Life magazine treatment. It is on special white stock to help enhance the photo reproduction and is in full color. Life magazine — for whom I worked when in my early 20s and is no more — eat your heart out! A chronology of the way we were, we

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suspect that it, too, will have a long shelf life.

Some special offerings of this past year certainly should include our first full-length movie, “One Life to Give,” which was screened in June at the Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University to a full house of more than 1,000 viewers. The story follows the early years of the Revolutionary War, specifically through the lives of Nathan Hale and Benjamin Tallmadge, and the start of Washington’s Culper Spy Ring that was headquartered in Setauket.

I am pleased to be able to tell you that we have filmed a sequel, called “Traitor,” that takes place four years later. It is now 1780, and with great luck the Patriots have captured British spymaster, John André. Again Tallmadge is central to the plot that reveals the discovery of Benedict Arnold’s betrayal and the ultimate fate of André. It will be screened in the spring and you will all be invited.

Another first for us this past year was the Cooks, Books & Corks event at the Bates House off Main Street in Setauket. Many local authors came with their books for sale, and many local restaurants came with their specialties for tasting

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel EDITOR Rita J. Egan LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathryn Mandracchia DIR. OF MEDIA PRODUCTIONS Michael Tessler

on a sweet summer evening. There was wine and unending good food for both the body and the mind. Our engaging headline speakers were Guy Reuge from Mirabelle Restaurant, internationally famous naturalist Carl Safina and the inspirational dean of the School of Journalism at SBU, Howard Schneider. The event raised money to fund a journalism intern next summer.

In answer to the many times we have been asked, yes, we are planning to do it again.

A new print offering this past year was the sleek Washington’s Spy Trail booklet. In 1790, Washington took a slow, ceremonial coach trip along what is now 25A, from Great Neck to Port Jefferson, to honor the Setauket spies who had contributed so much to the victory of the colonists. The booklet marks the route, which this year sports road signs, with information about various points of interest along the way. We will again be publishing the story with updates.

I am running out of space, but there was a lot more that we innovated this past year with much more to come in 2019. Meanwhile thank you for your participation. We could not do any of this without you.

ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Beth Heller Mason INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTOR Ellen Segal

BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross CREDIT MANAGER Diane Wattecamps CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtney Biondo

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BILL LANDON

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Sophomore guard Chinelle Nelson, above left and below left, led her team in scoring, netting five points from the charity stripe along with a field goal for seven points. Freshman guard Megan Spina, above center and right,

along with senior forward Oliva Bond, below right, both banked triples and a field goal for five points apiece.

The Wolverines are back in action when they hit the road against Huntington Dec. 20.

Tip-off is at 4 p.m.

For more photos of the game, visit www. tbrnewsmedia.com.

— Bill Landon