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May 21, 2020

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Rallying to Reopen Suffolk County residents line Commack thoroughfare once again to protest nonessential business closures during pandemic — A5

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For the upcoming 2020-21 school year, Northport-East Northport school district has a $172,752,759 budget. The total would be a $1.6 million increase from last year’s total. School officials are planning on reducing some expenditures and applying budget surplus from 2019-20 to offset any future reductions in foundation or state aid. In the event of future foundation aid reductions, the district will look to defer a number of expenditures. The total could

come out to over $1.8 million. In a worst-case scenario, the district could eliminate late bus runs, eliminate/reduce school trips, reduce athletic opportunities (games, teams), and reduce full-time equivalent employee hours, among other things. Trustee Elections Board president David Badanes and trustee Donna McNaughton will seek reelection for another three-year term June 9. Victoria Bento is the sole challenger this year. Voting will be done through ballots mailed to residents, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and are due back to the district by June 9.

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KEVIN CRAINE FOR SMITHTOWN BOE

Education

"Changing Times, Evolving Education"

PRIORITIES

PERSONAL PROFILE I am a lifelong resident husband, and father to three young children. I have been teaching in the Cold Spring Harbor School District for the last twenty years. I hold certifications in nursery through high school, and have earned a district level administrative license.

Safety and Security in Our Schools Social motional Learning Comprehensive Reading Programs Digital Literacy Fiscal Responsibility A Shared Vision Commitment to Our Community

Susan Hermer, Mike Weisberg and William Hender are running for board of election trustees. Photos from candidates

Three Candidates Vie for Two Seats in the Commack School District

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During these difficult times, tips to reduce anxiety: • Practice deep breathing and relaxation • Meditate • Connect with friends and family by telephone or online • Use visualization & guided imagery • Exercise, try to take a walk • Distract yourself by setting small goals • Mindfulness

REMEMBER TO KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THAT THIS WILL END If you would like a confidential, compassionate professional person to talk to,I am a psychotherapist working with adults, couples and families who are dealing with anxiety, depression, bereavement and trauma. Wishing you serenity and good health,

Nancy F. Solomon, LCSW, P.C. 47 Route 25A Setauket, NY 11733 631-941-0040

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Commack School District Board of Education has two seats up for grabs with incumbent Susan Hermer and Mike Weisberg running for one position. As for the second seat, incumbent William Hender is running unopposed. Voting will be done through ballots mailed to residents, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and are due back to the district by June 9. Susan Hermer Last year, Hermer beat out Jennifer Scully for a one-year term after the resignation of former board member Jennifer Carpenter. The attorney, with a general practice firm in Bohemia, said being on the board has been fulfilling for her. “I am running for my first full term because I enjoy being on the board advocating for our students and teachers,� she said. “And all members of this board get along and respect each other. I love our kids and the school district, and I relish being back in the schools since I no longer have kids in the district.� She said she is concerned that some programs may need to be cut from the budget due to the reduction in state aid. “I also want to make sure our special-needs students get all the help they need,� she said. “I am happy with the lease we worked out with Long Island University and the Marion Carll property, and I am pleased with the capital projects bond we recently passed.� Last year the district worked out a deal with LIU for the educational institution to use the Marion Carll Farm, which was left to the district decades ago and fell into disrepair as it became difficult to keep up with the expenses to maintain the property. Mike Weisberg A lifelong resident of Commack and school psychologist in a neighboring district, Weisberg said he believes his professional experience, as well as being a parent and working in a school district, will be an asset to the trustee position. He said with the stress and uncertainty of the

COVID-19 pandemic, he feels there will be an increased need to support students socially and emotionally. He added he believes there will be more issues regarding the negative effects of an overdigitalized world. “Now we’re dealing with a global crisis, with an emphasis on social learning,� he said. “I really believe even before we got into this pandemic, we were seeing an increased need in dealing with this overdigitalization.� Weisberg had originally planned to run last year, and said he postponed his candidacy to become more involved in committee work in the district. He said his main concerns are maintaining the programs and the number of classes currently offered in the district. “Commack has done a great job of providing a lot of that,� he said. “I would really like to do whatever we can to maintain that diversity, because educating a student is much more than teaching math equations or learning a specific skill. It’s really about helping children to develop into their full potential as adults, and schools really play a vital role in that.� William Hender This will be the second term on the board for Hender. He said he brings an “important and necessary skill set to the position.� “Having spent the past 20 years in education, as a teacher and administrator, I have a good understanding of what is necessary to continue to provide access and opportunity for all our students,� he said. “I think we have developed a great team here in Commack and I am happy to be part of it. I am a product of the Commack School system and attribute many of my successes to the education that I received. I want all students, including my own children, to have the same wonderful experiences for years to come.� Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Hender said he had no concerns regarding the budget. “However, now I have many concerns, such as will the governor continue to make cuts to school aid throughout the year, and if so, how much?� he said. “In addition, I am concerned about what changes in programs and cuts we will need to make once the actual cut in state aid is announced.�


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County

More than 100 protesters, above, lined Veterans Highway in Commack to protest the continued closings of some New York businesses. At the rally, protesters confronted News 12 reporter Kevin Vesey, below right, about his report on the prior May 1 rally in Commack, while a retired dog groomer, below left, brought her dog to share a message. Photos by Rita J. Egan

Reopen NY Proponents Rally Once Again in Commack BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Many drivers were honking their horns at the intersection of Veterans Highway and Route 25 in Commack May 14, but it wasn’t due to traffic. More than 100 people rallied in front of the Macy’s parking lot in support of businesses deemed nonessential during the coronavirus pandemic opening up as soon as possible. While many were honking in support of the participants, a couple of drivers yelled disapproving comments out their windows. The Reopen NY rally was the second one to take place at the location this month with the first one held May 1. The May 14 event was posted on the website Meetup by Olivia M. who asked attendees to decorate their cars,

wave their flags and wear patriotic colors. Many held signs with messages such as “My constitutional rights are essential,” “My sons are not lab rats for Bill Gates vaccine” and “Cuomo to businesses: drop dead.” One large dog wore a sign that read, “Dog grooming is essential.” The dog’s owner, Debbie Wilson, who traveled from Freeport, said she was a dog groomer who came out of retirement to take care of some people’s pets. “Dogs need maintenance,” she said. “Grooming dogs is not a luxury. It’s a necessity. For the life of me, I’ll never understand why they shut down dog groomers.” She added it’s important to maintain many dogs’ ears and nails for health reasons and this is done while grooming. During the rally, News 12 Long Island reporter Kevin Vesey was filming participants with his smartphone live on Facebook. He had concluded interviews with his cameraman and was documenting the event for social media. While describing the scene, one woman confronted him saying she noticed he was wearing a mask which she said he didn’t do at the May 1 rally. Vesey responded he did wear a mask last time. The woman was quickly followed by another female, and both had megaphones. The duo was questioning him about his reporting of the May 1 Commack rally saying he was trying to paint the narrative instead of reporting it and said his report prompted people to call the May 1 protesters “murderers.” One man yelled that Vesey was not a real journalist but a “political operative.” As Vesey kept backing up, continuing to film them, about a halfa-dozen people kept following him aggressively, criticizing his reporting

and asking why his job is considered essential and theirs are not. During the verbal confrontation, a few police officers were standing nearby and evaluating the situation. The May 14 rally had a strong police presence, and before it started, an announcement by the Suffolk County Police Department was made to remind participants of the importance of wearing facial masks and social distancing. Across the street, a nurse took in the rally and said she was surprised by how many people participating, especially children who were there, were not wearing masks. “I guess they don’t know anyone who died from this,” she said. After the event, the Setauket Patriots, who were among the organizers, took to Facebook and apologized to Vesey for their fellow

protesters’ behavior. “We can tell you that the few who decided to harass you and try to prevent you from doing your job are not members or affiliated with the Setauket Patriots group in any way, shape or form,” the post read. “We were looking forward to you giving us fair coverage with what you documented when we first arrived. But as with all mass rally events, you will always get a few idiots to disrupt an otherwise peaceful, pleasant demonstration and they should have been removed by police.” At press time, Long Island still had not met the seven health metrics required by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to reopen the region. The state’s pause order was extended until May 28 for regions that didn’t meet the requirements to reopen May 15.


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LEGALS Notice of formation of S.J. Cavagnaro Mason Supply, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 6, 2020. 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: 19 Brightside Ave, E. Northport, NY 11731. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 518 041620 6x thn Notice of formation of All Brands Apparel LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/19/2020. Office located in Suffolk County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC for service of process . SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: All Brands Apparel LLC at 273 Walt Whitman Road Suite#177, Huntington Station, NY 11746. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 559 5/7 6x thn NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE HARBORFIELDS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HARBORFIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEE ELECTION TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the Governor of the State of New York’s Executive Order 202.26 (hereinafter, “Executive Order”), a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Harborfields Central School District, Town of Huntington, County of Suffolk, New York, will be held remotely on June 2, 2020 at 7:45 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. 2. To discuss all the items

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by Absentee Ballot, pursuant to Executive Order 202.26, for the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning May 26, 2020, on the District’s website at www.harborfieldscsd.net. While Education Law Section 1716(2) requires the budget also be made available at school district offices, any public library/free association library within the district, and the polling place, this year that will not be possible due to the Executive Order and the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus and potential for spread through personal interaction. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Executive Order 202.26, the Budget Vote and Election of Board of Education members of the Harborfields Central School District, Town of Huntington, County of Suffolk, New York, will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The Executive Order directs that the budget vote and election be conducted by an absentee ballot process in lieu of inperson voting. Therefore, there will be no voting at the polls for this year’s Annual Budget Vote and Election due to the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus and potential for spread through personal interaction. The District will mail absentee ballots with a postage paid return envelope to qualified voters. In order to be counted, absentee ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk, 2 Oldfield Road, Greenlawn, New York by 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020. Thus, every qualified voter shall vote by absentee ballot on the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the tax-

able property of the District. 2. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education, each for three year terms commencing July 1, 2020 and expiring on June 30, 2023. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, as part of and contemporaneous with the Budget Vote and Election, a vote will be conducted by absentee ballot for the Harborfields Public Library on the following: 1. To elect one (1) member of the Harborfields Public Library Board of Trustees for a term of five years commencing July 1, 2020 and expiring on June 30, 2025, as a result of the expiration of the term of office presently held by Renee Boyer. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s 2020-2021 budget may be obtained by any resident of the District beginning on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, on the District’s website at www.harborfieldscsd.net. (Due to the Governor’s closure orders, the Executive Order and the risk of transmission of COVID-19, the statement will not be available at school district offices, public libraries or the polling place). Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attached to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the School District for public notices and on any website maintained by the School District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Executive Order 202.26, petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with and received by the District Clerk, not later than Monday, May 11, 2020 by 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. The petition may be filed by mailing it to the office of the District Clerk, 2 Oldfield Road, Greenlawn, New York, and/ or scanning the petition and emailing it to the District Clerk at whelans@harborfieldscsd.org. The petition must be received no later than Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the School District and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. As per Executive Order 202.26, there is no minimum number of signatures required on the petition for the June 9, 2020 Budget Vote and Election, provided, however, that candidates meet any other requirements necessary to be placed on the ballot. Candidates will appear on the ballot in alphabetical order. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Harborfields Central School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk by mail to Harborfields CSD, 2 Oldfield Road, Greenlawn, New York 11740, by email to whelans@harborfieldscsd.org, or by fax sent to 631-754-5318. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail to the office of the District Clerk at Harborfields CSD, 2 Oldfield Road, Greenlawn, New York 11740. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 14, 2020. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military

ballot application under Section 2018-b of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail fax or email. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the office of the District Clerk at Harborfields CSD, 2 Oldfield Road, Greenlawn, New York 11740. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that only qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote at said annual vote and election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen years of age or older, and (3) a resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the annual vote and election, and not otherwise prohibited or disqualified to vote under New York Election Law §5-106. Dated: Greenlawn, New York May, 2020 By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE HARBORFIELDS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Greenlawn, New York Sharon M. Whelan, District Clerk

LLC to 5 Ocean Ave Northport, NY. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 582 5/14 6x thn LEGAL NOTICE Board of Education Huntington Union Free School District Town of Huntington Suffolk County, New York Sealed Bids for: Auto Parts Custodial Supplies Plumbing Fixtures, Parts and Supplies Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Will be received by the Purchasing Department, Huntington Union Free School District, Huntington, New York, at the Purchasing Office, Jack Abrams School, 50 Tower Street, Huntington Station, New York 11746 by 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, and then at said time and place publicly opened and read aloud. Information to bidders and bid forms may be obtained at the Purchasing Department Office, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Board of Education, Huntington Union Free School District, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any or all bids. Joanne Miranda, District Clerk Board of Education Huntington Union Free School District Huntington, New York 594 5/21 1x thn

577 5/7 2x thn Notice of formation of Little Spirit Films, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/30/2020. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 6 Notice of formation of BH HOME BUYERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/22/20. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: 1085 RT., 55, # 222, LAGRANGEVILLE, NY12540. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 595 5/21 6x thn AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, REUNIÓN ANUAL, VOTO PRESUPUESTARIO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE HARBORFIELDS Y ELECCIÓN DE FIDEICOMISARIOS DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE HARBOURFIELDS CIUDAD DE HUNTINGTON, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK SE DA AVISO POR LA PRESENTE que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 del Gobernador del Estado de Nueva York (en adelante, “Orden Ejecutiva”), una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Harborfields, Ciudad de Huntington, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo de forma remota el 2 de junio de 2020 a las 7:45 p.m., hora vigente, para la transacción de negocios autorizada por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes elementos: 1. Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2020-2021. 2. Discutir todos los puntos en adelante establecidos para ser votados por Boleta

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com en Ausencia, de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, para la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se realizará el martes 9 de junio de 2020. 3. Para tramitar cualquier otro negocio que pueda venir adecuadamente antes de la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y los actos complementarios a la misma. Una copia del presupuesto propuesto se pondrá a disposición, previa solicitud, a los residentes del distrito escolar a partir del 26 de mayo de 2020, en el sitio web del Distrito en www. harborfieldscsd.net. Si bien la Sección 1716 (2) de la Ley de Educación requiere que el presupuesto también esté disponible en las oficinas del distrito escolar, cualquier biblioteca pública/biblioteca de asociación gratuita dentro del distrito y el lugar de votación, este año no será posible debido a la Orden Ejecutiva y la prevalencia del virus COVID-19 y potencial de propagación a través de la interacción personal. Y SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, el Voto de Presupuesto y la Elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central de Harborfields, Ciudad de Huntington, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo el martes 9 de junio, 2020. La Orden Ejecutiva ordena que la votación y elección del presupuesto se realice mediante un proceso de votación en ausencia en lugar de la votación en persona. Por lo tanto, no habrá votación en las urnas para la votación y elección del presupuesto anual de este año debido a la prevalencia del virus COVID-19 y el potencial de propagación a través de la interacción personal. El Distrito enviará por correo

las boletas en ausencia con un sobre con franqueo pagado a los votantes calificados. Para ser contados, las boletas en ausencia deben recibirse en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, 2 Oldfield Road, Greenlawn, Nueva York antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 9 de junio de 2020. Por lo tanto, cada votante calificado deberá votar en ausencia en los siguientes artículos: 1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2020-2021 y autorizar que la porción requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito. 2. Elegir a dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación, cada uno por un término de tres años a partir del 1 de julio de 2020 y hasta el 30 de junio de 2023. Y SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que, como parte de y contemporánea con la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto, se realizará una votación por voto ausente para la Biblioteca Pública de Harborfields sobre lo siguiente: 1. Elegir un (1) miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Harborfields por un término de cinco años a partir del 1 de julio de 2020 y que expire el 30 de junio de 2025, como resultado del vencimiento del mandato actualmente en manos de Renee Boyer Y SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, de que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto 2020-2021 del Distrito Escolar a partir del martes 26 de mayo de 2020, el el sitio web del Distrito en www.harborfieldscsd. net. (Debido a las órdenes de cierre del Gobernador, la

Orden Ejecutiva y el riesgo de transmisión de COVID-19, la declaración no estará disponible en las oficinas del distrito escolar, las bibliotecas públicas o el lugar de votación). De conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, la Sección 495 se agregó a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también se convertirá en parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto del valor tasado total del rollo de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumere cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera que sea recibidos como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito Escolar para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito Escolar. Y SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, las solicitudes de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación deberán ser presentadas y recibidas por la Secretaria del Distrito, a más tardar el lunes 11 de mayo de 2020 a las 5: 00 pm, hora predominante. La petición puede presentarse enviándola por correo a la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, 2 Oldfield Road, Greenlawn, Nueva York, y/o escaneando la solicitud y enviándola por correo electrónico a la Secretaria del Distrito a whelans@harborfieldscsd.org. La petición debe recibirse a más tardar el lunes 11 de mayo de 2020 a las 5:00 p.m. Cada petición se dirigirá a la secretaria del distrito escolar y

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When the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic truly hit home back in March, after businesses were forced closed from state mandates, many turned to their insurance providers and filed for business interruption insurance, which they expected would be used for just this sort of occasion. Only many received notifications back that their claims were denied. The reason: Insurance companies put in provisions within their policies that excluded coverage due to damages “caused by or resulting from any virus, bacterium or other microorganism that induced or is capable of including physical distress, illness or disease,” according to the Insurance Services Office, an insurance advisory organization. Though business owners and small business advocates such as The Ward Melville Heritage Organization President Gloria Rocchio pay the premiums year after year, she said they and so many others were denied coverage despite the fact that small businesses didn’t close because they or their shops were confirmed with the virus, but government orders forced them to close. “Very simplistically, [business owners] buy themselves a job for the community, and now they’re made to lay off people, keep their business closed, pay all fixed overheads and maybe they don’t have a reserve at home,” Rocchio said. “Everything the government is putting forth is not helping the small businessman — the one who doesn’t have a million in the bank and is paying fixed expenses.”

Efforts on Local and State Levels

The provision in many insurance policies was instituted little less than two decades ago after the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, epidemic of the early 2000s. It is only now, almost 20 years later, that owners filing claims learn of the provision despite them having paid premiums for years. There is a combined bill in the New York State Assembly and Senate to require companies to accept current interruption claims. WMHO submitted a public letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) April 22 requesting he supports the Assembly and Senate bill. “An insurance policy is a contract between the insured and the insurer that clearly spells out those conditions covered and excluded,” the letter reads. “In recent years, because of severe losses, insurers have added exclusions to their policies, slowly diminishing the very purpose of insurance.” The state Assembly bill is being sponsored in part by Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) and Fred Thiele (I-Sag Harbor), and there is a concurrent bill in the state Senate. It would require insurance agencies to cover businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and would renew any policy that would have

covered businesses during shutdown if they expired in the meantime. New York is just one state of seven which is proposing bills to mandate coverage. “Insurance is controlling risk, that’s what insurance companies do,” Englebright said. “What we’re saying is risk transfer needs to occur with this type of policy in a more predictable manner and a more eligible manner than the fine print currently allows.” The bill is still in the Assembly Insurance Committee, but Englebright, a ranking assemblyman, said it is picking up widespread support in the Democratic-controlled state Legislature. He added he does not believe what insurance companies say when they argue accepting businesses claims would bankrupt their agencies. “What we’re saying is to do business in our state, we in the state government do have the power to make sure contracts are fair and equitable,” Englebright said. Multiple local government and industry groups have come out in support of such a bill. The Long Island Builders Institute released a letter supporting the legislation, saying that if a business has been paying for its insurance, it should honor the claims. Mitch Pally, CEO of LIBI, said the insurance companies denying these claims will only create a deeper hole in the economy, which will be an even greater burden to the insurance companies if they go under and no longer can pay their premiums. He also predicted dire consequences to many businesses if claims continue to be denied by June 30 “because the people who bought them didn’t assume their business can be interrupted by something that doesn’t apply [to the insurance].” The Brookhaven Town Board and Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) also signed a letter asking Cuomo to throw his support behind the bills.

Federal Efforts

There is a bill currently lingering in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY3) that would require insurance companies in the future from denying company’s claims based on a pandemic, but even that has seen “tremendous pushback from the insurance industry,” he said during a Zoom call hosted by Discover Long Island May 19. “It’s very controversial — I’m getting the crap kicked out of me by certain people.” Suozzi, who was appointed by President Donald Trump (R) to the economic reopening task force, said he did not believe anything regarding interruption insurance will see the light of day in some of the large stimulus bills Congress is currently working on. Some policyholders nationwide have sued their insurance companies for denying their claims. A barbershop owner in San Diego

Shops in the Stony Brook Village Center are just a few of the many who found their interruption insurance claims were denied by insurance agencies. State lawmakers say insurance companies should honor those claims. File photo

has created a class action lawsuit against his policyholder, Farmers Insurance Group, for denying his claim under such virus damages provisions. Several other class-action lawsuits have been filed in the past month and a half against several other insurance companies. Though such lawsuits take months if not years to get going, and especially with many court systems largely shut down from the pandemic, it will be a while before any cases see a judge. “By the time those lawsuits get done, those businesses will be out of business,” Pally said.

Insurance Providers Respond

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association has said if governments required the companies process these claims, it would mean companies would have to process over 30 million businesses suffering from COVID-19related losses. APCIA President David Sampson was quoted on Twitter saying requiring so would “significantly undermine” their abilities to cover such things as wind damage, fire or other losses. The industry as a whole currently sits on an $800 billion surplus, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. That business group released a report May 15 with statements from 50 experts from the Wisconsin School of Business insurance panel that if local governments force insurance companies to accept the claims, it will “threaten the solvency of the insurance industry.” Though the report is sponsored by the association through its independent research division, most experts on the panel largely agreed the private marketplace could not handle all the losses with the current surplus in the industry. Though in that same study, some experts, 13 percent of the 50, argued the industry could be able to handle the claims, depending on how federal legislation was enacted. Industry lobbyists have said the federal government should be providing help, but one

example of small business aid, the Paycheck Protection Program, which was supposed to help keep many small shops in business, has been mired in problems since its inception, and many owners are simply refusing to use the funds fearing they will have to pay back the money long term as a loan. The Washington Post reported last month that insurance associations and business groups are hiring lobbyists specifically to play out this fight in Washington, D.C. What some are hoping for is some kind of middle ground, a place where insurers and the federal government’s interests meet. One suggested draft bill, the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020, would pay agencies losses when those exceed $250 million and capped at $500 billion over the calendar year, though that bill would only cover future pandemics, and more insurance companies have come out saying it should be the federal government which needs to handle such calls for aid, according to The Wall Street Journal. Suozzi said he agreed most insurance companies would be “wiped out” trying to cover interruption claims during the pandemic, but also put stock in a public-private partnership, including the possibility of using the infrastructure of the insurance industries to funnel money back into these businesses. “The bottom line is there’s no relief right now — it’s not going to solve anybody’s problems right now — and I don’t want anybody to get their hopes up,” the congressman said. “But it’s something I’m conscious of and other people are working on it — we just don’t know what the right answer is yet to get it done, because there is so much incredible pushback from the other side.” In the meantime, Pally said it’s best for businesses to continue writing their state and federal officials. Rocchio suggested that owners, despite the fact some agencies are advising not to bother to file a claim, should apply anyway should anything change in the near future.


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Why the Media Is Essential A Bone to Pick with Two Letter Writers At a recent rally, protesters of the lockdown asked why a reporter’s job was deemed essential when theirs weren’t. The question is a fair one, even though the way it was posed at a May 14 rally in Commack had reporters fearing for their safety. Dissatisfied with the way News 12 Long Island’s Kevin Vesey reported a previous rally that took place May 1, protesters began to approach him aggressively as he took video footage with his smartphone for Facebook Live, which quickly went viral over the internet. First, there were two women with megaphones and then a few others joined in the shouting match. Vesey’s response was to keep backing up as he answered them calmly and continued recording. One of our editors was also reporting on the scene and was on hand for the confrontation, moving in closer to hear the protesters’ concerns. It was concerning the way the small crowd questioned “who was essential” with such anger. With distrust in the media growing for years, exacerbated by constant “fake news” remarks, there seems to be less and less places safe enough for local reporters to simply report the news. If our reporter could have answered the question posed by the angry protesters and interrupted Vesey’s replies, she would have told them that if the media wasn’t deemed essential during this time, elected officials would only communicate with the public if they felt like it. They could put out whatever information they wanted to without being challenged. President Donald Trump (R) did not calm the situation when he took the viral video of Vesey being confronted and lauded the small band of protesters, giving them and others the green light to their anti-free press rhetoric and intimidation. What should happen if Trump’s words result in violence toward journalists? What if that violence was directed at one of our members at our local newspaper? If we weren’t deemed essential, there would be no one there to ask the questions that are on people’s minds. You see, journalists are not creative writers. We don’t decide what we want to write every day and then make it up as we go along. We attend press conferences, we conduct interviews, we research — and we ask the questions that we believe are on our readers’ minds. And when those in our coverage area have something to say, we print their letters to the editors, and we cover their events and rallies as best as we can. We do everything in our power to get the facts straight and to represent both sides of an issue if people on each side are willing to talk. The Setauket Patriots, one of the organizers of the protests, apologized to Vesey for his treatment, saying they hope the reporter will offer fair coverage of the group’s events. That is what reporters set out to do. Though we are forced to recognize we are human, and sometimes we make mistakes, a rally in Commack, New York, is not a place for such tense conflict. No reporters on such a scene should be fearful for their safety. We are there to relate what is on protesters’ minds in their own words. While it’s understandable that people are in distress about their livelihoods, Vesey should have been approached in a less aggressive manner and with respect to personal space, especially when he obviously tried to respect the health of the people around him by wearing a mask and trying to keep 6 feet away. Americans ask that the media be fair; we ask the same of Americans. 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 Village Times Herald, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

I have a bone to pick with two letter writers, Francis G. Gibbons, Sr. (“Idiocy of Some Youth During Coronavirus”) and Larry Penner (“Cuomo Overstates NY’s Funding Inequalities”) in the May 14 TBR News Media newspapers. The reckless youths protesting social-distancing policies in COVID-19 hotspots like Miami and Suffolk County, callously endangering the rest of us, are indeed idiots, but they are right-wing idiots, like the right-wing militia types carrying assault rifles who stormed the Michigan Legislature and hang Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in effigy (“These are very fine people”, said President Donald Trump (R), who also tweeted “Liberate Michigan!”). How does that lead to an attack on young supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), supposedly seduced by “Bernie’s free giveaways?” Sanders’ main issue is “Medicare for all,” that health care is a human right, not a

commodity you buy if you can afford it. If Mr. Gibbons had lived in such a country, or even in France or Great Britain (with rightwing governments), he would have been spared much anguish and struggle, if not the pain of losing the companion of his life. Medicare is paid for by payroll deductions (I’ve been paying since 1965). Adding “for all” would indeed require tax revenue, just like all public services, best paid for by progressive income taxes on us old folks and everybody else (that’s solidarity: in Republican President Eisenhower’s day, the top marginal income tax rate was 91 percent, now it’s 37 percent; the capital gains tax was 25 to 30 percent, now it’s 15 to 20 percent). Sanders’ other big program is free tuition to public universities. Most of us accept that preK-12 is a universal public good to be paid for by everybody. But somehow many have been gaslit into believing that in this high-tech era

post-high-school education is a market commodity that benefits only the customer, so of course he/she should pay what the market will bear. Likewise, Mr. Penner is correct that a richer New York should normally pay a poorer Kentucky’s Medicaid bills, ditto downstate for upstate; that’s solidarity, why we’re the United States, and Cuomo’s claim is a ploy. But Trump and McConnell aren’t interested in solidarity. Unlike every other national leader, who committed their central governments to obtain and distribute the necessary anti-COVID-19 test kits and other resources, Trump to this day won’t do it (remember “I take no responsibility at all”?), making a few, usually publicityrich, gestures. Can you imagine Franklin Roosevelt telling governors to find their own tanks to buy? Arnold Wishnia Setauket

In Praise of Congressman Lee Zeldin There’s an old expression that goes, “actions speak louder than words.” Nothing highlights that saying more than something like the COVID-19 crisis. Whether literally on the ground on Long Island or in D.C., Suffolk County has greatly benefited from the actions of Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY1). He has been a driving force behind the delivery of more than one million pieces of personal protective equipment, most of it without charge, to frontline medical heroes and other courageous

essential workers. Zeldin has also been instrumental in getting over $250 million in desperately needed federal funding for our county. While doing these things the congressman has offered a helping hand to local leaders of both parties. Republicans and Democrats alike are glad he’s “looking out for” their constituents and been grateful for the generous aid. Those constituents would include minorities. While some people may “have friends in the black and brown

community,” Lee actually lives, and has lived for years, in a racially diverse area. He bought a house within few blocks of where grew up, started a family and enrolled his twin daughters in the same public schools he attended. I want to thank Congressman Zeldin for the swift, decisive actions he’s taken on behalf of his suffering neighbors in Suffolk County and Congressional District 1. Joanne Tereshko Setauket

Feds Should Encourage Medical Innovation

As the owner of an oral surgery practice, I am acutely aware of the dangers posed by the COVID-19 virus, as well as the economic impacts for business owners and everyday citizens. Instituting public policy that balances safety and prosperity is challenging, but critical, to restarting the economic engine that has made America a world leader in so many respects. Ensuring that our hospitals and medical providers have adequate funding to maintain their level of readiness is perhaps the single greatest action that Congress can take to aid in safely reopening our country. Congress has the opportunity and ability to put frontline

health care workers at the forefront of the COVID phase 4 stimulus. Our doctors and nurses need all the funding they can get. While the CARES Act was a step in the right direction, we must continue where we left off and send more financial support to the front lines. The federal government should also encourage medical innovation by supporting the biopharmaceutical industry. We will find effective treatments for COVID-19, and perhaps a vaccine, if we allow the unparalleled ingenuity of America’s biopharmaceutical companies to bring their resources to bear. Many of the proposals being considered by Congress

would devastate the very foundation that nurtured this exceptionalism. Just as we did during 9/11, we are asking a professional sector of our society to see us through. In the days following Sept. 11, first responders and armed service members led the recovery and justice efforts. During the era of the coronavirus, doctors, nurses and health care workers are the heroes this nation is depending on. Congress must set them as priority number one in the COVID phase 4 stimulus package. Dr. Keith S. Fisher, DDS Middle Country Oral Surgery & Implantology

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Opinion

A Salute to the Fallen Heroes of Today This Memorial Day

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he weapons and uniforms are different, but the goals are the same: to protect the interests of Americans everywhere and to save lives. Every year, Memorial Day presents an opportunity to honor the men and women who served our country in the military, as we appreciate their courage and sacrifice during battles against a range of enemies. This year, we have a large group of people who are D. None laying their lives of the above on the line for the BY DANIEL DUNAIEF benefit of society. They are the first responders, who arrive at the homes of people stricken with symptoms of a disease that can

make breathing difficult, that can give them a fever for days or even weeks. They are the nurses who not only take the pulse and blood pressure of their patients, but also provide a human connection when those with the virus can’t have friends and family visit. They are the doctors who use the best medicine at their disposal to provide comfort until a new standard of care is developed or a vaccine is created. They are also the police and fire rescue teams that set aside their personal concerns about interacting with members of the community who might be sick to help strangers and the family members of those strangers. Without these health care workers prepared to help in the struggle against a virus that never takes a weekend off or for which chicken soup, sleep or a hot shower are inadequate to ameliorate the symptoms, Long Islanders would be struggling on their own, infecting each other, and dying at even higher levels.

At the same time, people who work in other fields have been vital to the ongoing functioning of our society in the midst of the pandemic. The people who deliver packages and the mail have connected us to an outside world we can’t visit. They travel through our neighborhoods, wearing gloves and masks and bringing everything from Mother’s Day cards for the mothers and grandmothers we dare not visit lest we are an unsuspecting carrier of the deadly disease, to the paperwork we need to sign. Those who work in grocery stores stock the shelves with the necessities and luxuries we snap up every week, as we continue to feed families huddled in our homes. Bus drivers and transit workers enable first responders, grocery store clerks, and others to get to and from their jobs. In addition to accepting their normal responsibilities, these people also go to their jobs in a new normal that requires many of them to wash their clothing and shower before they interact with their family, which some of them only do while wearing masks.

Some of them have died in the line of duty. They have made the ultimate sacrifice because their difficult jobs haven’t provided them with an immunity from a virus that threatens everyone. This Memorial Day, we should honor the fallen from past wars, the soldiers who fought in Europe 75 years ago, the ones deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, those who trudged through the jungles of Vietnam, and the patriots who ensured our freedom during the founding of the country. We should also honor the fallen victims of the virus who were on the front lines, armed with personal protective equipment such as gloves, gowns and face coverings. When we wave our flags and honor those who gave their lives, we should pray for and thank the heroes of the last few months as well. They put themselves in harm’s way and inspired the rest of us with the same kind of courage we celebrate each year from our armed forces.

The True Story of a Female French Resistance Fighter

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ere is a script for the next Academy Award-winning film whenever we get back to making and viewing movies. It has all the right elements: white-knuckle suspense, bad guys, good guys, some who were both, Nazis, women of courage, men of valor, Charles de Gaulle, a love story, Auschwitz, a close family, children, heartbreak, resilience and especially a tale that truly happened. What’s it about? It is the life of Between Cécile Rol-Tanguy you and me before and during BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF WWII. You probably never heard of her. I hadn’t until I read her obit. She died earlier this month at the age of 101 in Monteaux, 130 miles from Paris. Born Marguerite Marie Cécile Le Bihan April 10,

1919, she was the daughter of Francois, an electrician who served in the French Navy and was a co-founder of the French Communist Party (PCF) in 1920. Cécile was raised in a highly politicized family that frequently hosted foreign communist agitators on the run from Italy, Germany and eastern European countries. As a communist, her father was arrested for the second time by the Nazis in 1943 and was sent to Auschwitz, where he died. Cécile dropped out of school in 1936 and got a job with the Comite d’ Aide a la Espagne Republicaine, an organization helping the Republicans against Franco in Spain, and there she met Henri Rol-Tanguy, who was 11 years her senior and a fellow communist. He volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War, returned wounded in 1938, and they married in 1939 when she discovered she was pregnant. Sadly, she lost the baby girl in June 1940, two days before Paris fell to the German army. Shortly thereafter her father was arrested for the first time, and her husband, Henri, joined the French Resistance (Forces Francaises de l’Intérieur, or FFI). Cécile too worked for the resistance, and when she gave birth to a second girl, Henri asked

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her to work elsewhere and leave the baby with her mother in case both of them were arrested. She refused. They were separated during the war and were forced to hide their identities and their relationship, only communicating using code names. Cécile would adopt disguises and frequently change her hair style. She moved around Paris often hiding guns, grenades and clandestine newspapers in the baby’s stroller. She worked to set up a command post in an underground shelter, from which the couple received and distributed information and orders. Henri continued to move about the city, but Cécile felt confined to the headquarters, sending out communiques. Then Aug. 19, 1944, the couple published and distributed a pamphlet calling the citizens of Paris to arms for a general mobilization, and, on Aug. 25, Paris was indeed liberated by the French division of the Allies’ army. In the underground, she said she could not hear the bells but she and the other women there celebrated by having a pillow fight. Her husband went on to become an officer in the French Army, and while she was initially recognized for her efforts, Cécile felt that the

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many other women who had participated in the French Resistance at great peril to their lives were not. After the war and throughout the rest of her long life, she represented and advocated for recognition of the role of women in the French Resistance. After 63 years of marriage, Henri died in 2002, and in 2008, Cécile was asked to become the Grand Officer of the Légion d’Honneur. Reluctant at first, she accepted the great distinction in the name of all the women resistance fighters whom she said were too often forgotten by history. Cécile Rol-Tanguy died May 8, remarkably on the exact day of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe, known as VE Day. As she went along, giving lectures and interviews during her last years, she continually stressed the importance of fighting for one’s freedom. She wanted future generations to receive that message. Fortunately, she lived long enough to see the reopening of the Musée de la Libération de Paris moved, in August 2019, to Place DenfertRochereau, the location of the underground from which she and her husband launched the insurrection that helped in the liberation of Paris.

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