The Times of Huntington-Northport - January 4, 2018

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Vol. 14, No. 39

What’s inside

Town receives $1.7M grant for parking garage A4

Maggie’s Mile raises $10K for cancer research A5 Sini sworn in as Suffolk’s district attorney A9 County places new limits on campaign finance A10

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New direction Chad Lupinacci takes oath of office, outlines agenda for his administration — A3

What’s YOUR New Year’s resolution?

Also: ‘Downsizing’ reviewed, Art exhibits on the North Shore, Shelter Pet of the Week

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A fisherman searches his nets for shellfish.

Conditional shellfishing in Centerport Huntington fisherman may have access to new grounds as result of improving water quality off the shores of Huntington.

The Town of Huntington and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have started a conditional shellfish harvesting program in a previously uncertified portion of Centerport Harbor.

“This is good news for commercial shellfisherman, and a further indication that the measures the Town has undertaken in the past few years to improve water quality in our harbors are succeeding,” Supervisor Frank Petrone said in a press statement. “We have now gone through a season without a red tide closure in the waters, the longclosed beach at the Centerport Yacht Club has reopened, and now we have this additional positive development.”

The program began Dec. 15, 2017 and will continue through April 20. Shellfishing will be

permitted in the area if rainfall on a given day does not exceed 0.3 inches for seven consecutive days. Additionally, the two sewage pump stations near the Mill Pond in Centerport must be operating without malfunctions that could result in the discharge of less than fully treated sewage into the Mill Pond.

The area covers a portion of Centerport Harbor bounded on the north by a line that extends from the Huntington Beach Community Association on the west to the Centerport Beach windsurfing center on the east, and bounded on the south by a line that extends from the northeastern corner of the garage serving 1 Harding Court (on the west) to the lighthouse-like structure near the shoreline of the property at 16 Keith Court (on the east).

Fisherman must call the Town at 631351-3256 after 7:30 a.m. to see if the waters are certified for that day.

— SARA-MEGAN WALSH

Photo from Legislator Susan Berland

Organizers and volunteers of the 4th annual Holiday Pet Food Drive collected 3,639 pounds of donations this year.

Pet food drive collects nearly 2 tons A Huntington pet food drive collected not one, but nearly 2 tons of food this holiday season.

Suffolk County Legislator Susan Berland (D-Dix Hills), in her former role as Huntington town councilwoman, sponsored the 4th annual 2017 Holiday Pet Food Drive with the Huntington Youth Council to collect 3,639 pounds of pet food for families in need.

The pet food drive set up 11 donation box locations throughout the Town of Huntington. In addition to these drop-offs, Harborfields High School’s Pet Awareness Club donated more than 100 pounds of food as well as cat and dog toys, dog collars, and leash-

es. Dr. Russell Frederick, of North Shore Veterinary Hospital in Northport, also gave certificates for free rabies vaccinations and first-time office visits to the drive.

“The Holiday Pet Food Drive is such a successful charitable tradition in the Town of Huntington,” Berland said. “This year we collected more than ever and we want to thank the 11 drop-off areas and all those who donated to the pet food drive.”

All items collected were donated to Baxter’s Pet Pantry at the Harry Chapin Food Bank and Humanitarian Center of Long Island Cares in Huntington Station.

— SARA-MEGAN WALSH

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The cold snap has caused ice to build up on the shores of Steers Beach in Northport.

Northport polar swim postponed

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Even Northport’s most daring can’t go swimming on ice.

Boy Scout Troop 410 postponed its 9th annual Northport Polar Bear Swim as the cold snap has caused ice to form along the shores of Steers Beach in Northport.

“Due to heavy concentration of ice at Steers Beach, it is necessary to postpone the Troop 410 Polar Bear Swim event originally scheduled for noon on January 1st,” read a statement posted on the troop’s event website.

Temperatures steadily below freezing

have caused a 2-foot thick buildup of ice along the shoreline, with the ice sheet extending outwards approximately 100 feet, according to Assistant Scoutmaster Bob Newton.

The fundraiser has been rescheduled for March 18. The event benefits the Northport Food Pantry and is registered as part of the Boys Scouts of America’s “Scouting for Food”, an ongoing annual program of the BSA that collects food for those in need.

— SARA-MEGAN WALSH

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TOWN

Photos by Sara-Megan Walsh

Clockwise from top left: Supervisor Chad Lupinacci takes the oath of office; Councilman Mark Cuthbertson speaks after his oath; an elephant that Petrone left on Lupinacci’s desk with the family Bible from Italy; and greeting town employees on his first day.

Lupinacci sworn in as Huntington’s supervisor

BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) has been officially sworn in as Huntington’s 80th supervisor, as of his first full day in office Jan. 2.

His oath of office was administered moments after the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day by Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia at his cousin’s Commack restaurant in front of his family and close friends on his grandfather’s Bible from Calabria, Italy.

Hundreds of Huntington residents and elected officials later watched Lupinacci retake the oath at the official Inauguration Ceremony Jan. 2 held at his high school alma mater, Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station. Lupinacci took the oath of office, and oaths were administered to reelected Councilman Mark Cuthbertson (D), newcomer Councilman Ed Smyth (R) and Highway Superintendent Kevin Orelli (D).

“This night has been a long time coming, a night when we return town government to the control of those with a clear vision of what defines our suburban lifestyles,” he said. “This is the night in which we begin putting into action our mandate to preserve the keys to what has made Huntington such a desirable community over the years to live, work and raise a family.”

Raia presented the new supervisor with the town’s chain of office, a 1-pound, 11-ounce ceremonial piece made of wampum and several medallions.

In his inaugural address, Lupinacci outlined staff and policy changes he intends to make over the upcoming months, particularly plans to hire a new economic policy adviser to oversee business matters in the town.

“We want to make sure that we are always open for business and work hard to create all the jobs we can, while maintaining the jobs that are here,” Lupinacci said.

The Jan. 3 town board meeting will see

the appointment of a new town attorney and on them, while identifying those that do need set dates for 2018 town board meetings — to be changed and changing them as quickly as possible.” increasing the number to One thing that will two every month, one in remain unchanged, Lupinacci the afternoon and one in announced Patricia DelCol has the evening. In coming agreed to stay on as his deputy weeks, Lupinacci said he supervisor — an announcement plans to further consider met by a round of applause. scheduling the meetings Cuthbertson, who served as at different locations a councilman for 20 years under across the town, instead Petrone, welcomed Lupinacci of Town Hall only. into the town after taking his The new supervisor’s oath of office. top priorities include in“We take a new beginning creasing the town’s use today with Supervisor Luof social media and passpinacci and the new adminising term limits for the tration,” Cuthbertson said. “I town’s elected officials. heard a lot about new beginCouncilman Gene Cook nings in the campaign, and (R) pulled his proposal I can tell you that if new beto create a three-term ginnings mean we continue to limit on all town officials, look at how we can continue including the town clerk to improve how we deliver and receiver of taxes, at — Chad Lupinacci town services and manage the Dec. 13 town board town government, I’m all for meeting before it could new beginnings. There’s always room for be voted on.

The town recently received $1.7 million in improvement at all levels of government.”

Particularly, Cuthbertson said he expects state funds to construct a parking garage in Huntington village, which Lupinacci said he the new town board will have to tackle the plans to push forward with in coming months. issues of how to help local businesses stand These new town positions and policies up to competition against internet retailers are part of Lupinacci’s campaign promise of and affordable housing for both millenials “a new direction” for Huntington, which he and seniors.

“When we make the tough decisions, we elaborated on Tuesday night.

“It does not mean tearing everything down really do move our town forward and it has and starting over. It does not mean undoing a lasting and positive impact.” Cuthbertson everything that the town government has said. “It’s something I hope we will do in the done over the past 24 years,” he said, calling coming four years.”

A small white elephant figurine was left for a round of applause for former Supervisor Frank Petrone (D). “But a new direction does sitting on Lupinacci’s desk by Petrone, as his mean identifying those policies, programs and way of wishing the new supervisor and his procedures that should remain and building administration good luck.

‘This is the night in which we begin putting into action our mandate to preserve the keys to what has made Huntington such a desirable community over the years to live, work and raise a family.’

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TOWN

Huntington receives $1.7M grant for parking garage

BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Huntington has received a significant financial boost from the state needed to push forward with construction of a parking garage for the village.

The Town of Huntington Local Development Corporation was awarded a $1.7 million grant from New York State’s Regional Economic Council for construction of a parking garage Dec. 13. These funds along with a new administration taking office have renewed efforts to resolve the parking issues that plague Huntington Village.

“The $1.7 million only makes it that much easier,” Councilwoman Joan Cergol (D) said. “It’s easier to finance as there’s less money that needs to be bonded to build it.”

Cergol said that the town’s plans to construct a new garage that would provide a total of 528 parking spaces in a lot between New Street and Green Street were intentionally held off as the November 2017 elections loomed.

“We understood we were moving into a new election with a new supervisor,” Cergol said. “The parking committee and the supervisor’s office didn’t feel it was appropriate for the town board at that time to be making those decisions. It turns out it was the best thing.”

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The New Street parking lot in Huntington Village that is the potential site for the town’s proposed parking garage.

The newly appointed councilwoman said the town had applied for the state economic grant, knowing those projects selected to receive state funding wouldn’t be announced until December 2017.

Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R), upon learning of the state grant, vowed that the

parking garage would be among his new administration’s first projects.

“It’s definitely one of those things we want to press in the next few months is a parking structure,” Lupinacci said. “Whatever state money we just received, we want more.”

The supervisor said he has plans to meet

with the Huntington Village Parking Consortium in the next few weeks. The parking committee includes members from the town, the town’s Economic Development Corporation, the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, the Huntington Village Business Improvement District and The Paramount Theater.

In February 2017, the town’s EDC approved a contract with consultants Level G Associates of Bethpage to review and update previously prepared Huntington Village parking studies and complete a conceptual design of the parking garage.

“This was a critical study because we needed to know if the project was financially feasible,” Cergol said.

The report completed by Level G in May 2017 determined it was both physically and economically feasible for the town to construct a 528-space parking deck over part of the current municipal parking lot between New and Green streets.

In July 2017, the EDC extended their contract with Level G Associates to finalize various models, estimates and projections that were used for its preliminary conclusions.

The second phase also included a functional plan for the proposed deck, various financial models and detailed revenue projections.

To date, there are no finalized plans for a Huntington Village parking garage, according to Cergol.

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TOWN

Maggie’s Mile raises $10K for cancer research despite cold

BY KAREN FORMAN The bitter cold weather didn’t stop approximately 500 courageous souls who braved the -2 “feels like” temperatures to run Maggie’s Mile at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on New Year’s Day. Kieran Gibbons, a member of Northport Running Club, stood alone at the starting line while hundreds of runners huddled indoors at the Sunken Meadow Golf Course Clubhouse waiting for the race to begin.

“I am a longtime friend of Maggie’s family,” Gibbons said, “and this is a healthy way to start the New Year and raise money for pediatric cancer research.”

According to Steve Schmidt, “The event raised nearly $10,000 for the nonprofit Maggie’s Mission,” which will donate the funds toward research of malignant rhabdoid tumors at Memorial Sloan Kettering in memory of his daughter, Maggie.

Greenlawn teen Maggie Schmidt was only 16 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, malignant rhabdoid tumors, in October 2016. She died after a nine-month battle June 1, 2017. Many who took part in Monday’s event were members

of the Northport Running Club, of which Steve Schmidt and other family and friends are members.

“After everything Steven and Donna and the family went through, we wanted to come together as a community to support them,” said Erica Fraiberg, a member of the running club.

Fraiberg finished second in the women’s division with a time under 6 minutes. The top two finishers were Alex Eletto, 20, of Stony Brook, for the men’s division who finished the mile-long course in 4:48 and Amanda Scanlon, 38, of Northport, who finished in less than 6 minutes.

Maggie’s father, a thirdgrade teacher at Maplewood Elementary School in South Huntington, ran the race dressed as Father Time with support from his students. Eight-yearolds Priscilla Kenny and Michael Ferdinando are in Schmidt’s class this year and came to run Maggie’s Mile, along with Michael’s older brother Joe, age 10.

“We love our teacher,” Michael said. “We wanted to do this. We made our shirts for the race. We have to run for Maggie’s Mission.”

Schmidt’s son, also named Steve, 20, proudly displayed a freshly inked tattoo on his arm for his late sister. He recalled how he

and his dad were hiking out West in August 2016 when they got a call that Maggie was in the emergency room at Huntington Hospital.

“Maggie had internal bleeding,” he said. “They thought she had a burst cyst and that she would be fine.”

But the late Greenlawn teen was still bleeding after surgery and had to be transferred to Cohen’s Children’s Hospital, according to her brother, where she underwent a second surgery within three days and multiple blood transfusions.

For more than two months, the Schmidt family ushered their daughter back and forth to the ER and to various doctors, without a firm diagnosis of what was wrong. It wasn’t until October 2016 when Maggie underwent a third emergency surgery during which doctors found the multiple tumors in her abdomen.

“We need to raise money to fund more research,” the brother said. “We have almost no information about this disease. It’s so rare, that there aren’t enough cases.”

To donate to or learn more about the upcoming events for Maggie’s Mission, visit the nonprofit organization’s website at www.maggiesmission.org.

Photos by Karen Forman

Clockwise from top left: Northport Running Club members before the race; Steven Schmidt runs as Father Time; women’s winner Amanda Scanlon races through Sunken Meadow State Park; Schmidt’s students show their support; Steve Schmidt with Baby New Year, and his tattoo in honor of Maggie Schmidt; Lori Slater, Jeannie Hynes, Erica Fraiberg and Sean Alexander of Northport Running Club huddle inside.

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POLICE

Former Huntington Chamber of Commerce president arrested A former president of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce was arrested for allegedly selling drugs last month.

According to Nassau County Police Department’s Narcotic Vice Squad detectives, an investigation led to a search warrant of an apartment located on Fairhaven Boulevard in Westbury. Detectives said they recovered 4 grams of crystal methamphetamine, which has a street value of $5,000, in addiPhoto from NCPD tion to heroin, cocaine, gamma Dennis Sneden. hydroxybutyric acid and various drug paraphernalia.

Dennis Sneden, 64, of Woodbury, was placed under arrest in Huntington Dec. 26. Sneden served as the president of

Huntington Chamber of Commerce until he stepped down in January 2005. He is charged with second-degree and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and four counts of fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Nicholas Hollis, 29, of Woodbury, was placed under arrest Dec. 26 at his home. He faces charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second and fourth degree.

Both were arraigned Dec. 27 at First District Court in Hempstead.

— SARA-MEGAN WALSH

LEGALS Notice of formation of GrowGr8HR, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 30, 2017. Office location: Suffolk County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 41 Meadow Rue Lane, East Northport, NY 11731. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

(SSNY) on 11/3/17. Office Location: Suffolk County.

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of State of New York(SSNY) on 10/24/17. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC : 154 Main St, Northport, NY, 11768. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of formation of West 360 Marketing, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 10/20/17. Office location: Suffolk County.

SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 4 Carto Circle, Deer Park, NY 11729. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION, 15 Brompton LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 8, 2017. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: 15 Brompton LLC, 6 Kelsey Ave., Huntington Station, NY 11746.

Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION, 14 Marion LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Sept 8, 2017. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: 14 Marion LLC, 6 Kelsey Ave., Huntington Station, NY 11746.

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Notice of formation of Fitness 4Ever, LLC. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 20th 2017. Office location: Suffolk County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 8 Woodedge Drive, Dix Hills, NY 11746 Purpose: Any lawful purpose

NOTICE OF FORMATION, 888 Pondview LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 1, 2017. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: 888 Pondview LLC, 6 Kelsey Ave., Huntington Station, NY 11746.

Purpose: any lawful purpose or activity.

Notice of formation of ROYALTY LASH BAR, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of New York SSNY on Dec 4, 2017.

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POLICE BLOTTER

Incidents and arrests Dec. 20–29

Ford felons

A 32-year-old woman and 35-year-old man from Ridge broke into and stole a 2008 Ford F-350 from outside a home on Woodbridge Drive at around 11 a.m. Dec. 29, police said. They were both arrested in Huntington and charged with third-degree criminal possession of stolen property.

Holiday shopping

On Dec. 9, at around 2:20 p.m., and again Dec. 27, at around 6:40 p.m., a 20-year-old woman from Bay Shore stole miscellaneous clothing and electronics from Target on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, according to police. She was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

Mailbox menace

At around 12:45 a.m. Dec. 20, a 19-year-old man from Kings Park stole packages containing jewelry from a mailbox on Valley Drive in Huntington, according to police. He was arrested and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny.

Reckless ride

Pole-verized

An allegedly intoxicated 31-year-old man from Huntington crashed his unidentified vehicle into a telephone pole on Broadway in Greenlawn Dec. 26 at around 3:30 p.m., police said. When he was apprehended by officers, the man was found to be carrying a switchblade, according to police. He was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Cha-ching

An unknown person stole a debit card from a home on Richmond Place in Huntington Station and used it for purchases at around 12 p.m. Dec. 28, police said. The incident was reported Dec. 29.

Christmas Grinch

On Dec. 29, an unknown person stole Star Shower Christmas lights from the front lawn of a home on Conifer Court in Fort Salonga at around 11:30 a.m., police said.

On the go

At around 12:40 p.m. Dec. 28, a 21-year-old woman from Huntington Station driving a 2000 Ford Excursion was pulled over on Bogart Street in Huntington Station because her vehicle matched a call for a reckless driver in the area, police said. She was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.

While driving a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg on 6th Avenue in East Northport at around 11:30 a.m. Dec. 20, a 25-yearold man from Huntington Station was speeding and swerving, police said. When officers tried to pull him over, he fled in his vehicle, according to police. He was arrested and charged with second-degree reckless endangerment.

New purse

Dangerous drivers

Hit and run in Huntington

Window smasher

On New York Avenue in Huntington, a 50-year-old woman from Huntington Station stole somebody’s purse and ran off with it Dec. 23 at around 2:30 p.m., police said.

Upon being arrested, she was found to be carrying Percocets, according to police. She was arrested and charged with third-degree robbery and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

While driving a 1999 Mercedes in the parking lot of Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington, a 27-year-old man from North Babylon struck a 2017 Nissan at around 7 p.m. Dec. 28 and fled the scene without exchanging insurance information, according to police. He was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

Cannabusted

On Dec. 21, at around 12:15 p.m., a 19-year-old man from Dix Hills was caught smoking marijuana in open view on Arcadia Drive in Dix Hills, police said. He was arrested and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana.

While on Goeller Avenue in Huntington Station Dec. 21 at around 12:30 a.m., a 38-yearold man from Melville rear-ended his 2008 Acura into a parked car and fled the scene without exchanging insurance information, according to police. He refused to be handcuffed while apprehended by officers, police said. He was arrested and charged with driving while impaired and resisting arrest.

A 19-year-old man from Huntington damaged the living room window of a resident’s home on Kenneth Avenue in Elwood by throwing a metal object through it at around 10 p.m. Dec. 21, according to police. He was arrested and charged with criminal mischief.

Home improvement shopping

Miscellaneous tools, including a power washer, were stolen from a 2008 Dodge pickup truck parked on Leigh Street in Greenlawn at around 6 p.m. Dec. 28, according to police.

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FIRE

Photos from Greenlawn Fire Department

Firefighters battle Greenlawn car blaze Greenlawn firefighters were quick to put out a vehicle fire this holiday season.

The Greenlawn Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle fire in front of a home on Dawson Drive Dec. 30 at around 3:24 p.m.

Upon arrival, the firefighter found that the SUV that had caught on fire was parked in the residence’s driveway.

Crews from Greenlawn’s headquarters, Engine 2-7-7 under the direction of First Assistant Chief Joe Costanza assisted by both Angelo Santomauro, second assistant chief, and Pete Miller, third assistant chief, worked to extinguish the flames, according to spokesman Steve Silverman.

Volunteers from Greenlawn’s Station One Engine 2-76 and Headquarters Quint 2-7-2 assisted on the scene of the fire.

Silverman said there were no injuries reported as result of the fire.

— SARA-MEGAN WALSH

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Amtrak Repair Work at Penn Station Will Affect Some LIRR Customers Starting January 8 Here’s what the MTA is doing to help Beginning Monday, January 8, 2018, Amtrak will be conducting repair work at Penn Station that requires changes to Long Island Rail Road scheduled service.

To help minimize the impact this construction will have on our customers, the LIRR is making changes that will allow us to maintain capacity into Penn Station. These changes include: • Rerouting five of the 98 morning rush hour trains that normally go to Penn Station • Rerouting three of the 86 evening rush hour trains that normally depart from Penn Station • Adding four trains before or after rush hours – two in the morning and two in the afternoon/evening – plus one additional PM peak train from Hunterspoint Avenue • Adding cars to five trains to increase seating capacity • Combining two evening rush hour trains with prior or subsequent trains that depart within the same time frame (approximately six to 11 minutes) and serve all affected stations What you can do For complete schedule change details, be sure to pick up our special timetables effective Monday, January 8 at your nearest station or at mta.info/lirr. In addition, all LIRR customers who travel to Penn Station should: • Consider riding at the start or end of peak hours to avoid congestion • Walk toward either end of the station platform to board the extra cars added to some trains • Consider travelling to Atlantic Terminal or Hunterspoint Avenue instead For more details about Amtrak’s construction project, and everything the MTA is doing to help, please visit mta.info/lirr.

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COUNTY

Photos by Alex Petroski

Above, Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini shakes hands with County Executive Steve Bellone after he was sworn in by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, above right., at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood Jan. 2. Below, Sini speaks about looking toward the future during the ceremony.

Sini sworn in as Suffolk’s new district attorney

BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

‘Each and every day the public will know that the Suffolk County district attorney’s office is doing the right thing.’

indicating the quote was particularly relevant for Suffolk County and should remind Sini of his duties ahead.

“The prosecutor is the representative not of an ordinary party to a controversy, but of a sovereignty whose obligation to govern impartially is as compelling as its obligation to govern at all, and whose interest, therefore, in a criminal prosecution, is not that it shall win a case, but that justice shall be done,” Kelley recited from the court’s findings. “As such, he is in a peculiar and very definite sense the servant of the law, the twofold aim of which is that guilt shall not escape or innocence

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Though calendars and thermometers will provide unmistakable evidence that spring is still several months away, new hope sprung eternal in Suffolk County Jan. 2.

Tim Sini (D) was officially sworn in by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York), the Senate minority leader, to begin his tenure as Suffolk County’s district attorney, a position Sini captured with a 26-point landslide Election Day victory over his Republican opponent Ray Perini.

Sini officially assumed the vacated position Tuesday, left open by his retired and federally indicted predecessor Tom Spota (D), during an inauguration ceremony at the Brentwood campus of Suffolk County Community College in front of town and county elected officials and friends and family of the new DA. Sini campaigned on restoring public faith to a position and office now synonymous with controversy and accusations.

Speakers including County Executive Steve Bellone (D), former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York David Kelley

and co-chairman of Sini’s campaign and transition team and the newly inaugurated DA himself, each referred to his responsibility in restoring that faith as a primary objective during his time on the job.

“The prosecutor’s mission at its core is not to seek convictions, but to seek justice,” Bellone said. “It is like many things that this person of deep faith believes to his core. Unfortunately in Suffolk County for too many years and in too many instances this truth has been overshadowed by self-dealing and chicanery. I can tell you with certainty, with as much certainty as one individual can hold, that this chain is broken today — that a new era of integrity in the Suffolk County district attorney’s office has begun.”

Though their time in the Eastern District of New York didn’t overlap, Kelley served as the head of the U.S. Attorneys office, where Sini was an assistant U.S. attorney before returning to Suffolk, where Bellone eventually appointed him police commissioner. During his remarks, Kelley cited a quote from a 1935 Supreme Court decision in which members of the court took a prosecutor to task for his conduct,

suffer. He may prosecute with earnestness and vigor — indeed, he should do so. But, while he may strike hard blows, he is not at liberty to strike foul ones.”

The theme of Sini’s message during the ceremony was to look forward.

“Today marks the beginning — marks the moment that together, we usher in a new era of criminal justice in Suffolk County, one that ensures public safety, champions the law and promotes faith and trust in our law enforcement agencies,” he said.

“Each and every day the public will know that the Suffolk County district attorney’s office is doing the right thing.”

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File photo above; photo below by Alex Petroski

The Suffolk County Legislature passed a bill that will be signed into law shortly by County Executive Steve Bellone, below, which creates a public financing option for political candidates and also imposes stricter limits on private contributions.

Suffolk Legislature passes campaign finance reform

BY KEVIN REDDING KEVIN@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Money for political candidates in Suffolk County could soon be coming from an unusual place.

With the passing of a new campaign finance reform bill by the Suffolk County Legislature, a bill that sets strict limits on the amount of money candidates can raise and spend on their races Page A22 while also establishing a fund of public dollars for candidates for office, its supporters hope for more competitive, diverse and public-friendly local elections in the future. Those who oppose it, however, believe it will only add to the county’s dire financial problems.

Legislator Rob Calarco (D-Patchogue) sponsored the bill, A Charter Law Establishing a Fair Elections Matching Fund, approved in an 11-7 vote Dec. 19, aims to set a public financing system in place for legislative candidates beginning in 2021 and county executive candidates in 2023.

Under the bill, which Calarco based on New York City’s matching funds program, legislative candidates wishing to receive public funds are limited to raising and spending $100,000 in total for an election.

To qualify to receive matching funds, he or she must raise at least $5,000 in small dollar donations of $250 or less from constituents within their district, allowing them to receive $50,000 in a 4-to-1 public match.

While current law allows candidates to accept private donations between $1,600 and $3,000 from a single source, the new bill restricts that amount to $1,500.

When the bill takes effect, candidates

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running for county executive will not be able to raise or spend more than $2 million in total and will be limited to accepting $25,000 from a single source — roughly $20,000 less than current limitations. To qualify for matching funds, they must raise $25,000 from contributions of $250 or less for a 4-to-1 match totaling $250,000.

All matching dollars will be paid for by profits from a new source of revenue: the Suffolk Off-Track Betting Corp.’s video lottery terminals in Jake’s 58 Hotel & Casino in Islandia, projected to total $20 million per year, according to Calarco.

He said he wants to have $1 million per year go toward financing the system.

Those who opposed the bill, including Legislator Al Krupski (D-Cutchogue), argued against the funds coming directly from taxpayers and not being reinvested in the county’s economy.

Calarco said with the bill he aimed to dismantle the perception that elected officials are beholden to corporations and powerful people who are able to make large contributions to their campaigns and empower all residents to play a part in elections with small dollar donations. He said he also hopes it will encourage more grassroots candidates to rise up and challenge incumbents.

“At the end of the day, money alone doesn’t win a race,” Calarco said. “We are spending more and more money on these elections that maybe is not necessarily needed. For candidates, your ideas matter, what you do matters, what you think the constituents want matters.

This is about getting the electoral process and the political process refocused on the citizens and on the voters, and giving them greater access. Giving the average person who might have commu-

nity support but doesn’t have access to a lot of money the ability to run for office and have their voices heard. It’s going to create a lot more competition. And the most important thing in a democracy is that the voters have that competition and have real choices: two real, viable candidates running against each other in an election.”

Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) voted against the bill.

“It’s a sham,” Trotta said. “It will only make campaigns more expensive rather than less expensive and it’s using taxpayer money, which should be going toward our $2 billion debt. It’s a 2-second sound bite that sounds good to some people but the reality of it is that it limits nothing. It doesn’t limit how much Democrats or Republicans can pump into a campaign.”

Lisa Tyson, the director of Long Island Progressive Coalition, a group that worked with Calarco to gain support for the legislation, said this will provide a level playing field in local elections.

“We want to be able to make sure that more women, more low-income people and more people of color can actually run for office and win and be competitive,” Tyson said, as opposed to just backing wellconnected, high-powered people for office or those willing to return favors for donations. “While it’s not going to give someone a ton of money, it’s certainly going to give them enough that if they have friends and families and people who believe in them, they just have to get a small amount of contributions in order to be part of the system. It’s not a matter [of] what you’ve done for the party, but what you’re going to do for the people.”

DuWayne Gregory (D-Amityville), presiding officer of the Legislature, supported

the bill because it will engage more residents in the local political process.

“I think people have a negative view of politicians and think that the lobbyists with a lot of money control the system to get what they want,” Gregory said. “When you lower and cap your maximum contribution, you allow for grassroots-type folks to become part of the process, and that’s very important. I think you’ll see people unseating incumbents.”

Calarco said he expects the bill will soon be signed into law by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D).

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SCHOOL NEWS Bellerose Avenue Elementary

Walking in a literary wonderland Bellerose Avenue Elementary School in the Northport-East Northport school district was transformed into a literary-themed winter wonderland Dec. 21. The doors to each room were decorated by the PTA to represent the holiday book the class had read. Some of the books read included “Snowflake Bentley” and “Mr. Popper’s Penguins.”

Christmas music played on the speakers as students, clad in their holiday pajamas, were taken on a tour of the school to view each room’s door. Inside the classrooms,

students worked on holiday crafts, to bring home to their families.

“Holiday activities are fun, but they’re so much more than that,” Principal Lori Beekman said. “They bring everyone — parents, teachers, and students — together, further strengthening our community.”

Above, fifth-graders Brendan and Nathan were proud of the homemade snow globes they created. At right, first-graders in Ms. Bernstein’s class were excited to tour the school clad in pajamas and full of holiday spirit.

Photos from Northport-East Northport school district

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Northport High School senior Nicholas Sidorowicz ran a pajama and blanket drive for the Suffolk County Child Advocacy Center this holiday season. This is his fourth year running the drive at the high school, though he has been collecting materials to benefit this organization since he was 8 years old.

When Sidorowicz and his mother were first looking to service the community years ago, he said that the child advocacy center stood out to him most, because his heart went out to the children.

“When kids are first put into foster care, they’re not really allowed to take anything with them , and I wanted to help give them something to hold on to during a scary and confusing time for them,” Sidorowicz said.

Photo from Northport-East Northport school district

Oldfield Middle School seventhgrader Caleb Kapen from the Harborfields Central School District was accepted into the Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students, and began attending this fall.

While 600 students were nominated, only 90 were selected for the program, making Kapen a part of the top one-tenth of 1 percent of math students Island-wide.

“It’s provided a good challenge for me,” Caleb said, “I think it’s definitely preparing me for the future.”

Once finished with the program, Kapen will have spent a total of 50 hours over 20 Saturday mornings studying an extensive mathematics curriculum.

Photo from Harborfields school district

Elwood Middle School

Season of giving

The Elwood Middle School student council and community service club teamed up to put together a donation tree, where students, faculty and staff could donate new and gently used coats, gloves, hats and scarves for members of the community in need this holiday season.

In addition, the community service club also ran a gifts for kids drive, collecting new and unused toys for children in the community that are less fortunate.

At right, members of the student council and community service club with the items they collected.

Photo from Elwood school district

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OPINION Editorial

Letters to the editor

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County Deputy Presiding Officer Rob Calarco discusses a public financing system for county elections Dec. 14.

Financial inspiration Suffolk County’s Legislature passed a law that will create a public financing system for candidates seeking elected offices in the county.

The bill will also create stricter limits on the amount of funds they can raise and spend. The overall goal of the legislation is to open doors for more candidates. If signed by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) in the next few weeks, the new law, modeled after election funds implemented in many parts of the country, will take effect beginning in 2021 for the majority of county candidates and 2023 for those running for county executive.

This past election year we met many newcomers to the political scene, some of whom said they were inspired by the 2016 presidential election. Creating a fund for those who may not have access to big donors is a great idea, which may provide more options when it comes to voting on Election Day. In an age where candidates seeking office have been criticized for accepting donations from wealthy, influential corporate heads and special interest groups, we feel the bill is a step in the right direction toward more allegiance to those that elected officials represent — the voters. Having the option to receive money from a public fund will hopefully inspire people to run for office who might not have otherwise.

If Bellone signs the bill, for those who wish to receive public funds, raising and spending of money on campaigns for county positions will be limited to $100,000 in total for an election, or in the case of county executive, $2 million. The bill restricts the maximum amount from one source to $1,500 for a legislative campaign, or $25,000 for county executive. Currently, candidates can receive anywhere from $1,600 to $3,000 from one source depending on their district; the new executive limit is approximately $20,000 less than in previous years.

A fund will also be set up for candidates who raise at least $5,000 in small dollar donations of $250 or less from residents in their district, essentially allowing for the public financing of Suffolk elections. The fund will allow those running for office to receive up to $50,000 in a 4-to-1 matching money. For county executive candidates, he or she must raise at least $25,000 from contributions of $250 or less for a 4-to-1 match up to $250,000.

The matched funds will come from the county’s share of the profits from Suffolk Off-Track-Betting. According to the county’s 2016 annual financial report, OTB’s capital asset net was $26,714,106. Due to the county’s current deficit, many criticizing the bill feel the money could be better utilized elsewhere. While we agree there are many areas the OTB funds can be used, this is one way to raise the money for the matching election-funding program. Considering that the new process may open the doors to a broader range of candidates, our hope is that this incentive will bring new and better solutions to the county in regard to the financial crisis and other issues in the near future.

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Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern, outside left, was one of four legislators term limited out of office as of Dec. 31 along with from left, Legislators Lou D’Amaro, Kate Browning and Tom Barraga.

Stern: Not goodbye, until we meet again At year’s end, I am writing to thank you for the privilege of serving as your legislator for the past 12 years. It has truly been the greatest honor of my life to have the opportunity to represent our community and I will be forever grateful for the confidence that you have shown in me, for the friends that I have made, and for all of your help in the successes that we have achieved thanks to your support and trust.

We have faced many challenges over these past 12 years.

But we have also accomplished great things together. Many of our legislative initiatives have been

the first of their kind in New York state and even first in the nation and have had a meaningful impact for so many of our neighbors, especially the most vulnerable: our children, our seniors, people with disabilities and our veterans.

Throughout our service, we have always worked hard to be accessible, welcoming and responsive.

Most importantly, I hope that Debbie, Mary and I have made you proud.

I will not say goodbye, but say until we meet again — I wish you and your families a very happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful New Year.

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Trump trips cost taxpayers Here we are, almost a year into Donald Trump’s term as president and he has spent 100 days at his family’s properties.

In November, USA Today reported that he spent 34 out of 45 weekends at one of his properties. The exact cost is hard to pinpoint, but between costs of Secret Service, travel and reimbursements to local jurisdictions, this travel is estimated to have cost U.S. taxpayers $100 million in 2017.

Not only is he costing taxpayers $100 million, but much of that hard earned taxpayers’

money is being funneled directly into his family’s businesses in the form of room and board for Secret Service and golf cart rentals.

We’d all, possibly, be OK with this, if he really does “make America great again.” But so far, he has been unable to get much of anything accomplished in government other than a tax cut where most of the savings go to the wealthy — including his family. Does anyone really think Trump is an answer to the corruption in Washington, D.C., or to the limited number of

good paying jobs? His campaign promises have fallen flat — just ask steel workers who are still being laid off, or all of us who have still seen stagnant wages.

Donald Trump is perhaps the greatest con man we have seen in the past 50 years. He has convinced us that he has our best interests at heart despite his long record of cruelty, bankruptcy and stiffing small business owners. So far all that his presidency seems to produce is more money for the Trump family businesses.

Jaymie Meliker Port Jefferson

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OPINION

On Colbert, Oppenheimer and fame

M

y family and I waited in the airport immigration line, eager to get back to our house, unload our suitcases and throw in the first of numerous loads of laundry.

We hoped our poor washing machine, which got a much-needed break, was up to the task.

When we reached the front of the line, a young man with a broad smile and a far-off look in his eyes greeted us.

“Hi,” we both said, trying to follow his gaze.

“Happy New Year.”

“Yeah, you,

By Daniel Dunaief too,” he said, sizing us up briefly before offering a goofy grin to people heading down the escalator.

“You know who Stephen Colbert is?” he asked, realizing that we were star-

D. None of the above

ing at him.

My wife and I responded quickly in the affirmative, worried that this was a new kind of national identity test.

“He’s up there,” the young man said, pointing to the escalator. “If you hurry, you can catch him.”

We took back our passports and immediately kicked into a higher gear.

We got to the bottom of the escalator and scanned the room. Wait! Could it be? Yes! The man, who is beamed into our bedroom on an occasional evening when we’re not watching sports, was standing in front of us under a baseball cap, waiting, as we were, for his luggage so he could move on with his famous life.

What is it about celebrities that makes us stop in our tracks, that raises our pulse, that makes us want to take out our cameras, pens and paper, and rush over to them? Do we want to share the spotlight? Do celebrities define an era, the way winning sports teams do?

Most unscripted celebrities seem considerably less interesting or com-

pelling than they do when they’re battling against evil empires, winning our hearts with their humble charm or learning to overcome their limitations.

It’s what makes those award shows so fascinating, compelling and terrifying. What if one of these actors who has impressed us with his gravitas suddenly freezes in the camera or, worse, says something we find objectionable?

What if they aren’t as wonderful as the characters they play?

We watched Colbert as he dove deep into his electronic device, head down, hat pulled low. He rarely looked up because he probably didn’t want anyone to “make” him, the way police officers make a suspect.

As Colbert exited, my phone rang.

I spoke to the person who was picking us up, hung up and snapped a picture of the talk show host, who looked displeased that my phone was tracking him.

I suppose being a celebrity has its advantages and disadvantages. People might otherwise extend themselves for you, hoping to share in the spotlight or

become friends. The downside? People want to capture their live moment with you, when you are eager to glide past the unwashed masses.

Long ago, I remember reading an anecdote about Robert Oppenheimer.

After people learned of his role as the creator of the atomic bomb and leader of the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer was asked his opinion on a range of subjects. People attached greater weight to his opinions, even in areas for which he had limited information. The man who helped split the atom limited his responses to future questions, preferring to remain anonymous in areas outside his expertise.

Today, with cameras everywhere and people eager to learn about the view of the world from on high, being quiet or ducking under a hat must be increasingly challenging. Yes, I know people like Colbert make incredible amounts of money, but I also appreciate how difficult it must be to stay incognito while rushing home with several loads of laundry.

research and repeated urgings in the media, data reveals that most Americans are sleep deprived. With so much to do each day, it is too easy to cut down sleep time. That might work for a day or two, but research shows that it is not possible to make up for lost hours in the long term. So don’t use your computer just before you go to bed, don’t even watch TV. Something about the light from those home essentials interferes with the urge to sleep.

Try to go to bed more or less the same time each night and wake up the same time each morning. Habit is a great helper. And if you tend to wake up in the middle of the night with the many chores you have for the next day ping-ponging around inside your head, put the bedside light on, make a to-do list with a pencil on a pad you have ready next to your bed, then turn off the light, and having discharged your memory, you can fall back to sleep until morning.

Another good thing to do is to eat foods with lots of fiber. “A diet of fiberrich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, reduces the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and arthritis.

Indeed, the evidence for fiber’s benefits extends beyond any particular ailment,” according to a recent science article by Carl Zimmer in The New York Times.

People who eat more fiber simply have lower odds of dying. Somehow fiber is able to reduce inflammation in the body. Long-term inflammation can cause harm, although short-term inflammation does fight infection. How fiber works is a bit of a mystery because it is not directly digestible. There is a connection between fiber and the billions of bacteria that live in our guts. In essence, we feed our microbes fiber to enable them to strengthen our immune systems. Take it on faith and don’t ask me more.

One issue that is, of course, most distressing to me is that of fake news.

Be assured, please, that whatever you might read in our hometown papers and on our well-read website, is fact and as true as we know it to be. If we err, we will correct.

Let’s keep in mind the old Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. It may be a negative for some, but for journalists, it provides jobs.

Sleep, eat and be well in 2018

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eels odd to write 2018, doesn’t it?

No more Christmas celebrations, no more vacation days, no more New Year’s parties, we’re back to the real world. And what a real world it is. The North Koreans have a button.

We have a bigger button that works.

Meanwhile both leaders have strange haircuts.

Primarily young people are rioting throughout Iran as the rulers threaten a violent crackdown.

The Palestinians don’t want to hear from the president of the United States as

By Leah S. Dunaief a result of his stand on Jerusalem, yet even as they protest they are willing to continue receiving U.S. aid dollars. The war in Afghanistan, our longest war, slogs on, with no end in sight. Brutality, death, starvation and proxy wars rage throughout the Middle East and northern Africa.

Between you and me

By contrast, here in America, more people line up to sue Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment or worse each day. Icons fall, Democrats and Republicans squabble, Republicans and Republicans squabble, governors and accountants strategize how to navigate the new tax laws, and we in Suffolk County are warned to hunker down in the face of a fierce and imminent nor’easter bringing tons of snow.

Enough already! Here’s what I say to all of that. Let’s focus on the things we have some hope of controlling and stand by to help with the rest. What do we actually control? We can start with ourselves.

On the threshold of this new year, we can pay more attention to our health. Everyone quite rightly wishes friends and family “a healthy and happy New Year.” Good things start with good health. Wishing won’t make it happen. Action will.

Most important, to me, along with lots of health professionals, is enough sleep of good quality. This strengthens the immune system, cognitive function and minimizes wrinkles — well, the first two anyway. Yet despite the

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SPORTS

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Clockwise from left, Madison Brady keeps a Deer Park opponent at a distance; Mia Triolo passes the ball; Hallie Simkins muscles her way to the rim; and Erin Tucker scores under the hoop.

Harborfields edges Deer Park in final seconds

BY BILL LANDON Erin Tucker and Hallie Simkins combined for three points from the free-throw line in the final seconds of Harborfields’ girls basketball team’s 39-37 edging of Deer Park at home Dec. 28, helping to cap off 2017 on a 6-0 undefeated streak in League V. The Tornadoes haven’t missed a

Harborfields 39 Deer Park 37

beat despite losing all five starters to gradu- the forward battled in the paint and scored ation last year. to make it a one-point game. On the next “This is a completely new team,” Har- possession, Simkins took matters into her borfields head coach Glenn Lavey said. own hands and banked two points of her “And that was a good win for them.” own to give the Tornadoes their first lead Early in the game, points were hard to since the first quarter with 2:28 left. come by for both teams, as Deer Park took “I just kept thinking, ‘We have the effort, a 7-6 lead into the second stanza, which we have the drive, but we just kept fighting is where the Falcons’ 3-point game came and pushing them by doing what we know alive. Three consecutive how,’” said Simkins, trifectas were scored bewho finished the third fore Harborfields could quarter with two conanswer, giving Deer Park secutive buckets that an 8-point lead, 16-8, cut the deficit to 31-26. with three minutes left “[We won because of] in the first half. our mental toughness Harborfields junior — we all really stayed Celia Argiriou launched headstrong on the court a long distance shot to and we never gave in.” net her first 3-pointer of With 12.6 seconds on the game to close the gap the clock, Tucker went to 16-13, but the Falcons to the line shooting two outscored the Tornadoes and banked both of her — Hallie Simkins free-throw shots to edge 17-11 in the quarter to take a 24-17 advantage ahead by three. After a into the locker room.

Falcons score, the Tor“At halftime, our coach just told us nadoes kept their cool, and Simkins split the seven points is nothing — we’ve just got to difference during her team’s final showing at keep chipping away at it, we’ve got to play the charity stripe to seal the deal. harder than them,” Tucker said. “That’s Tucker and Simkins topped the scoring what went through everyone’s mind — do sheet with 11 points apiece. Freshman forit for the team, and eventually it will move ward Madison Brady, who banked seven, in our direction. We played a zone cover- said Lavey’s encouragement at halftime age we literally put in three weeks ago, and resonated with her and her teammates, we caused some turnovers that we were who know the program’s positive playoff able to turn into points.” position it’s in year after year.

With three minutes left in regulation, “Coach said we can come back, and we

all agreed that we’re better than that first half, and we could come back,” Brady said.

“We just have to battle it out every game the whole season to win our league, and hopefully make a run at a county championship.”

Harborfields looks to continue its positive trajectory in 2018 when it hosts Hauppauge today, Jan. 4. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Northport 74, Connetquot 22

Connetquot 61, Northport 59

‘I just kept thinking, “We have the effort, we have the drive, but we just kept fighting and pushing them by doing what we know how.”’

Keeping score Huntington 48, Newfield 30

Alex Heuwetter scored 16 points to lead Huntington’s girls basketball team (1-2) in League III Jan. 2.

Paige Lennon scored 12 points and Nicole Leslie added four points and 12 rebounds in the win.

Hannah Stockman scored 15 points to lead Northport’s girls basketball team (3-0) in League II. Kerry Dennin added nine points and Tess Maline finished with seven in the win.

Huntington 48, Newfield 43

Huntington’s basketball team’s Gerard Federici and Mehki Harvey each finished with a teamhigh 12 points in a close loss to Newfield Jan. 2.

Mike Abbondandelo finished with nine points.

Parker Pierce and Sean Walsh scored a team-high 13 points each as Northport’s boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Jan. 2.

Curtis Lafond added 10 points for the Tigers (9-1).