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Vol. 14, No. 29

October 26, 2017

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What’s inside Halloween bake sale for charity in Northport A2 Four homeowners sue town over cell tower A3 Northport police intel leads to drug bust A4 New Northport police contract to save $3.2M A5

Celebrating Halloween on the North Shore

Also: Review of ‘Historic Crimes of Long Island,’ Photo of the Week, Fall Scavenger Hunt

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Photo from Legislator William Spencer

Northport celebrated the grand opening of its new information booth Oct. 15.

Info booth opens in Northport Northport residents and visitors who find themselves lost or curious about the area’s history now have a 24/7 source to answer their questions. Village officials were joined by Suffolk County legislator William “Doc” Spencer and local business owners Oct. 15 to celebrate the grand opening of their new information booth located in Northport Village Park. The booth, located in the southeast section of the park, provides information regarding a range of topics and events pertaining to the town’s downtown area and its rich history. Henry Tobin, deputy mayor, helped to organize the grand opening celebration. “This project has been successful because Northport is blessed with people and businesses who have volunteered their time, effort, professional talents, material, and money in service to our community,” Tobin said. “We are grateful to Legislator

Spencer and Keith Barrett for their efforts that obtained a significant county grant for this project.” It was a community effort to fund, design, build and coordinate the creation of the Information Booth. Lifelong Northport resident George Suddell, a registered architect and general contractor, donated his services and pulled in other professionals to contribute to the project. “We made a point to incorporate indigenous architectural details into the design of the booth to capture the history of Northport,” Suddell said. Debi Triola, the owner of Fashion in Flowers and a past president of the Northport Chamber of Commerce, said the booth is a much-needed addition. “It was an absolute pleasure to see our hard work result in a great gathering place to meet and exchange information,” Triolas said.

Photo from Halle Brenner-Perles

The annual Halloween Bake Sale hosted by the Perles family has raised more than $10,000 over the years.

Spooktacular sale for charity A costume is not required to enjoy a sweet treat in East Northport while helping support a local charity this Halloween. Northport High School senior Zoe Perles with her sisters Dylan and Kyra will be hosting her family’s 13th annual Halloween bake sale to benefit the Northport Food Pantry. The fundraiser will be held in front of 39 Kalmia St. starting at 3:30 p.m. on Halloween until they are sold out, rain or shine. Perles said she and her sisters first came

up with the idea in 2005, when she and her sister Dylan were seven and five respectively. “Our Halloween bake sale has become a prominent event in our community that many people look forward to each year,” Perles said. The family has recruited a group of students, ranging from elementary school to college bound, to help prepare for next week’s bake sale. Over the years, the event has raised more than $10,000, according to Perles.

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Four homeowners sue Town for cell tower oversight By Sara-Megan WalSh sara@tbrnewspapers.com Four homeowners are suing Huntington Town officials in an attempt to force them to take a more active role in the regulation and oversight of cellphone towers. The town’s position is that it is a federal issue, and out of their hands. Jodi and Peter Abraham, 11-year residents of Glenna Little Trail, said they were initially “shocked” when the national wireless infrastructure provider Crown Castle installed a new 30- to 40-foot tower on their property in December 2016. “When my husband walked in the door he said, ‘you are not going to believe it, but there’s a cellphone tower in our front yard,’” Jodi Abraham said. “We didn’t get any notice.” The couple’s concerns over their health and that of their two young children led them to independently research the towers. Peter Abraham said he learned wireless companies are not required to register the location of towers under 200-feet in height with the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC has a set of guidelines regarding safe limitations for radio frequency radiation transmitted by the antennas. “It’s unregulated and won’t be tested,” Peter Abraham said. “There’s no check or balances on any of the poles in the town.” He said for more than six months, the couple attempted to reach out to the town’s planning department and Supervisor Frank Petrone (D) without any resolution. The couple joined with Jo-Ann and Perry Giambruno, homeowners with a similar tower constructed on their Cider Mill Lane property, to file a federal lawsuit against the Town of Huntington and Crown Castle in June. Petrone and council members Mark Cuthbertson (D), Susan Berland (D), and Eugene Cook (R), are each named as defendants. The homeowners allege the town’s actions violate their First Amendment rights to notice and a chance to voice concerns prior to the cellphone towers’ construction. “The Town of Huntington deliberately, and in dereliction of its duty, overlooked these deficiencies as part of a plan and/or conspiracy to ensure the defendant Crown Castle would be able to install wireless telecommunication facilities throughout the town while ensuring that property owners affected by facilities would receive no notice

Photos from Jodi and Peter abraham

at left, a picture of the top of the cell tower and unit that Crown Castle installed on the abraham’s property. above, a cell tower on the same street. whatsoever the facility would be built,” the federal lawsuit reads. In addition, the plaintiffs are claiming the town’s legal interpretation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which sets federal regulations for cell phone tower placement, is unconstitutional. Town officials have informed residents they cannot consider potential adverse health impacts from wireless facilities when approving or denying placement of a new pole, but rather whether the location would pose a public safety risk if it fell over or to drivers’ backing up on narrow streets. “What we seek is a determination from the federal government that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 does not prohibit local government from imposing their own regulations to make sure wireless facilities are not exposing residents to radiation levels that exceed those deemed safe by the FCC,” said attorney Andrew Campanelli, representing the Abraham and Giambruno families. Campanelli said several California municipalities including the cities of Berkeley, Burbank and Davis have adopted their own regulations which require periodic testing of cellphone towers to ensure their residents are not exposed to radiation levels above those set by the FCC. His clients want the town to do the same. Similar movements from homeowners have been started in Florida and Virginia, according to the attorney. “They have great cause for concern, many facilities have been found to be non compliant,” he said. “Without FCC testing, towns are the first and only line of defense for their citizens if radiation levels exceed

those set by the FCC.” Huntington Town’s legal counsel has recently filed a request to dismiss the homeowners’ lawsuit. In their defense argument, the town cites the TCA of 1996, which states, “No state or local government … may regulate the placement, construction or modification of personal wireless services facilities on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions … This TCA provision is an absolute limitation on municipal power.” Instead, the town’s attorney suggested that the Huntington homeowners must directly reach out and petition the FCC if they think the cell towers on their property have violated the set regulations. The town requires any wireless provider

constructing a new cell tower or antenna to submit documentation demonstrating their equipment complies with national safety standards. Crown Castle has cited this in their defense. “As part of the permitting process Crown Castle submitted a Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Compliance Report to the Town of Huntington,” wrote spokeswoman Julie Miner. “Crown Castle has followed all laws and regulations. Crown Castle believes that after the court’s review this lawsuit, it will be resolved favorably.” The Abrahams admitted despite moving forward with a lawsuit, they have not yet purchased a meter to test emissions from the pole on their property. They plan to do so.

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at right, Central Islip resident Davon Mcnair, 25, was arrested Oct. 11 and charged with drug dealing based on intelligence gathered by northport police, pictured above.

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Northport police info leads to drug dealer By Sara-Megan WalSh sara@tbrnewspapers.com Northport police have played a key roll in providing information that may get a suspected heroin dealer off the village’s streets. Three Northport Village Police Department officers worked on a joint operation with the Suffolk County Police Department, county sheriff’s office and county District Attorney’s office to execute a search warrant on a Central Islip home Oct. 11 that led to the arrest of an alleged heroin dealer. In searching the Wilson Avenue apartment, officers found and confiscated 33 grams of heroin, seven grams of Fentanyl, $3,050 in cash along with drug scales and drug packaging materials. A 2016 Honda was also seized in the raid. Davon McNair, 25, of Central Islip, was found and arrested a short distance from his home, and found to be in possession of crack cocaine, according to police. “Anyone who sells this poison in our village can expect the Northport police to pursue them to wherever their trail leads,” said Chief Bill Ricca of the Northport Police Department. Ricca said the information that led to McNair came to light when two of his officers made unrelated arrests for drug possession in May. Upon questioning those in custody, police were able to piece together details that appeared to lead back to the same individual making heroin sales not only in Northport but throughout Suffolk County. The intelligence was brought before the county task force, which had undercover agents purchase heroin from McNair on three different occasions over several months before applying for the search warrant. McNair, a known member of the Bloods street gang, was charged with five felony counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and one misdemeanor count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He is currently being held on $100,000 bond/$50,000 cash bail. “McNair maintains his innocence, defends his reputation, and will vigorously defend himself against these charges,” said his defense attorney Pierre Bazile. In the past few weeks, Northport police have also been involved providing Suffolk County police with information that led to the arrest of Manorville resident Donald Guichard Sept. 20. Guichard was arrested for allegedly growing more than 100 marijuana plants in a subterranean home for sale, according to Suffolk police. “We like to let the public know when we can get bad guys off the street,” Ricca said. “But if there is more to gain, we don’t publicize it.” Ricca said he was confident strict enforcement policies seem to be reducing the amount of drugs in the village. “For the first time in three or four years, we’re seeing a downtick so far,” he said, noting there are three months left in the year. “We’ve been told by those we arrest or informants that the word is out — ‘stay away from Northport.’”

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Northport police sign new contract saving village $3.2M By Sara-Megan WalSh sara@tbrnewspapers.com Northport Village’s elected officials and police representatives ceremoniously signed a new 10-year contract Oct. 20. The new “groundbreaking” agreement with police will save the village approximately $3.2 million in officers’ salaries, according to Deputy Mayor Henry Tobin. He explained the new contract was necessary to avoid a potential upswing of homeowners’ taxes. “We were looking at how our budget was developing over the years and how we were moving toward some steep increases,” Tobin said. The prior contract, first negotiated in 2009 and ratified in 2011, called for yearly pay increases for the village’s police officers from 5 percent up to more than 9.1 percent in upcoming years. Tobin said that these higher scheduled raises had been in exchange for 0 percent increases during the first two years of the contract and other concessions. “The village and the PBA both saw that times were different back in 2009 and 2010,” said Northport Village Police Chief Bill Ricca.”The average person isn’t getting a substantial pay raise anymore.” Damon McMullen, Northport trustee and commissioner of police, and Len Marchese, village treasurer, negotiated with the police on behalf of the village to reach a new con-

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northport Village hall, at left, where officials were able to get police to willingly renegotiate their contract to avoid a hike in taxes, according to Chief Bill ricca pictured above. tract that would benefit both sides, according to Tobin. “It’s really an unusual solution,” the trustee said. “It’s a long-term contract that builds in savings for both of us.” Under the new contract, each village police officer will receive a series of onetime payments in the amount of $25,000 per year for three years. In exchange, the cops will receives a 2.75 percent yearly pay raise, rather than the scheduled increases of 5 to 9.1 percent.

“It’s counterintuitive that paying more upfront will save us significantly more in the long term,” Tobin said. “The return on that investment will be approximately two and a half times more.” While admitting officers left a lot on the table to keep the village’s costs down, Ricca said the PBA agreed to the changes because it provides long-term stability and a reliable salary for employees. “From a management point of view, you want to give stipends or one-time bonuses

as once they are paid they are done, done forever,” the chief said. “Those big pay raises would have compounded for years and years. This was a better way to go.” Northport will look to pull money from its reserve funds in order to help cover the $1.2 million cost of the one-time payments, according to Tobin. “We do have reserves above what we consider safe,” the deputy mayor said. “We’re able to use them now in part to hold taxes at a lower level in the long run for the village.”

Huntington officials OK changes to bow hunting regulations By Sara-Megan WalSh sara@tbrnewspapers.com

hunters to provide written notification to the town’s Department of Public Safety and local police department prior to huntHunters better take a moment to focus ing. She said proper notification from bow on the Town of Huntington’s new regula- hunters to local officials and homeowners tions before taking aim at a deer this season. could be as simple as an email or a writHuntington Town officials voted unani- ten letter stating they will be hunting on mously Oct. 17 to amend a specific property during the town code with regards the 2017 season. to fire arms, placing new “We’re not requiring restrictions on the use of them to tell [homeowners] lowbows for deer hunting. each and every time,” EdThe changes are the first wards said. “We’re not trysince the town voted to pering to create bureaucracy. mit bow hunting in SeptemWe are trying to make sure ber 2015 to address issues there is some community of deer overpopulation in notification and awareshoreline communities. ness.” . “What we wanted to Other changes to the do is come back after it firearm code include exwas implemented and to panding the definition of work with both sides, both considered a dwell— Tracey Edwards what’s people who are pro-bow ing. Under the town’s firehunters and those against arm code, the definition of it, and see what we could a “dwelling” was expanded do in order to make it safer,” said Council- to include “farm building or farm strucwoman Tracey Edwards (D). “We are try- tures actually occupied or used, school ing to learn from experience.” buildings, school playground, public strucThe proposed changes restrict the use of ture, or occupied factory or church” to prea longbow under the town’s firearms regu- vent hunters from firing at deer within 150 lations, not directly regulating deer hunt- feet of these structures. ing which falls under the oversight of New The town’s Sept. 19 public hearing on York State Department of Environmental the law drew sharp criticism from both Conservation. sides of the argument. Edwards, sponsor of the legislation, Diana Cherryholmes, an Eaton’s Neck said the changes include requiring all resident of 15 years, said in September

‘ We are trying to make sure there is some community notification and awareness .’

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Deer hunting via longbow has been a controversial topic in huntington Town since first permitted in September 2015. that she has concerns about the potential of hunters accidentally shooting a resident, their children or pets. “Currently, I’m very uncomfortable during deer hunting season taking a walk, riding my bike and I’m scared for the kids playing outside,” Cherryholmes said. Doug Whitcomb, speaking on behalf of Eaton Harbors Corporation civic group, said hunters realize there are additional efforts that must be made in a small community where they interact with neighbors who don’t agree with the sport.

“We are challenged by it as well,” Whitcomb said. “We similarly feel compromised when we have people around us when we’ve been in the woods since 5 a.m. trying to do a service to the community.” The town’s new regulations are already in effect, according to Edwards. Any hunter found to be in violation of the changes can be fined between $100 to $1,000 for a first offense, $500 to $2,500 fine for a second offense, an for a third offense within five years faces a $500 to $5,000 fine, and possibly up to 15 days imprisonment.

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Police Blotter

photo from Town of Huntington

Huntington officials recognized two individuals for their service to the town oct. 17.

Incidents and arrests Oct. 14–20

Town police, constable honored Two former Huntington officers received honors for their years of protecting and serving town residents. Supervisor Frank Petrone (D) along with Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia celebrated October as Archives Month with a ceremony Oct. 17 rededicating the Wall of Honor at town hall. It commemorates the Huntington Police Department, which served the town from 1933 until it merged with the newly created Suffolk County Police Department in 1960. This year, the name of Officer Stephen Bugala, who joined the Huntington Police Department in 1947, was added to the plaque. His daughter, Anita Hoehne, grandson Michael Attanasio and two great-grandchildren attended the ceremony. The police exhibit, which was originally dedicated in 2003, includes a plaque listing 174 names of officers who served the town. It is accompanied by a wall of historic photographs, dedicated later in 2005, showing the officers in action. The photographs had faded over the years; as part of the rededication, they

were replaced and additional photographs were added. The historic photographs had been obtained by Dr. Alfred Sforza, who has written several books on Huntington Station history, and resident Edward Zitek. Town archivist Antonia Mattheou curated the exhibit, under the direction of Raia. Special recognition was also given to former Constable George Probeck, who died in the line of duty in 1932. On Sept. 24, 1932, Probeck and his family were attending a film at the Huntington Theater on New York Avenue (now The Paramount), when three men entered the manager’s office intending robbery. The constable borrowed the night watchman’s gun and attempted to thwart the break-in. He was fatally shot by one of the robbers, who were subsequently apprehended. Three weeks later, the town board voted to create the Huntington Police Department, effective Jan. 1, 1933. — Sara-megan WalSH

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No big deal

A 25-year-old man from Huntington Station stole two Makita drills from Home Depot on New York Avenue in Huntington Station at around 11:55 a.m. Oct. 20, according to police. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

While at Target on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station, police said a 26-yearold man from Huntington stole luggage, assorted men’s clothing and two razors Oct. 19 at around 7:50 p.m. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

Drug bust

According to police, at around 10 p.m. Oct. 18, a 28-year-old man from Huntington Station was found to be carrying a plastic bag filled with marijuana on Spagnoli Road in Melville. Police said prescription medicine was also found inside his vehicle. He was arrested and charged with fifthdegree criminal possession of marijuana and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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Cocaine was found on a 20-year-old man from Huntington Station on the corner of New York Avenue and Pulaski Road in Huntington Station Oct. 16 at around 4:30 p.m., police said. He was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Unhealthy appetite

On Oct. 17, at around 1:15 a.m., a 55-yearold woman from Melville stole a bag of Ritz chips from a 7-Eleven on Broad Hollow Road in Melville and, upon being apprehended by police, bit one of the officers, according to police. She was arrested and charged with petit larceny and second-degree harassment.

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Drill delinquent

That’s me, I swear

After being pulled over on the corner of Route 110 and 25A in Huntington Station, a 39-year-old man from Huntington gave officers a fake name due to two outstanding warrants at around 7:50 p.m. Oct. 17, according to police. He was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal impersonation and false personation.

K-Mart criminals

While at K-Mart on New York Avenue in Huntington, a 47-year-old Huntington Station man stole a pair of sunglasses Oct. 17 at around 2:30 p.m., according to police. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

A 22-year-old woman from Ridge stole assorted accessories, clothing, cosmetics and a Merona bag from Target on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station at around 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17, according to police. She was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

At around 5 p.m. Oct. 14, a 53-yearold man from Huntington drove a 2011 Dodge pickup truck into a utility pole on Ciro Street in Huntington, got out of the vehicle and fled on foot, police said. He was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

Running free

A 25-year-old man from Huntington Station driving a 2004 Dodge on Maplewood Road in Huntington Station struck a street sign and fled the scene at around 12:45 p.m. Oct. 14, police said. He was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

Bejeweled thief

An unknown person at K-Mart on New York Avenue in Huntington stole a pair of earrings at around 9:50 a.m. Oct. 19, according to police.

Rocky relationship

Police said an unknown person hurled a rock through the window of a home on Railroad Street in Huntington Station at around 6 a.m. Oct. 20, causing damage.

Parking incidents in Dix Hills

An unknown person broke the rear passenger window of a parked 2007 Toyota Yaris outside a home on McCulloch Drive in Dix Hills. The individual stole a laptop from the vehicle at around 5 p.m. Oct. 18, according to police. A wallet containing a driver’s license, cash and credit cards was stolen from a 2014 Jeep parked outside a home on Colby Drive in Dix Hills Oct. 19 at around 1:15 a.m., police said. An unknown person stole Apple AirPods, two pairs of sneakers and a backpack from a 2016 Subaru on McCulloch Drive in Dix Hills Oct. 18 at around 11 p.m., according to police.

Break Infiniti and beyond

The rear passenger side of a 2008 Infiniti G35 was damaged by an unknown person at around 9 p.m. Oct. 16 on West 16th Street in Huntington Station, police said. — compiled by kevin redding

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Commack EMT dies of 9/11-related illness By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com

tal in organizing triage centers for those in need of urgent care. Although his display of courage and selfDr. Michael Guttenberg never stopped lessness that day was a defining moment in helping people and his legacy will live on. the eyes of Guttenberg’s family members, The East Northport-born, Commack- they said it wasn’t something the physician raised physician continued to tend to his saw as heroic. patients and colleagues over the phone and “Michael did it because his general guiding email despite his own years-long battle with principle in life was — you do the right thing,” pancreatic cancer. He died Oct. 17 at age 50, his older brother, Fred Guttenberg, said. “And while at The Hospice Inn in Melville. even though he spent the last few years sick, “He was a workaholic and a fighter,” his he would’ve done it again. He was incredibly younger brother, Paul Guttenberg, said. “He humble and caring.” always put his patients and the job first. Fred Guttenberg said he couldn’t reHelping people — that member a time when was always his passion.” his brother wasn’t passionate about the mediMichael Guttenberg cal field and helping grew up around health others. He said Michael, care with his father, a at an early age, would pharmacist, and mother, excitedly ride his bia nurse. He first pursued cycle to catch a glimpse his dreams as a 16-year-old of an ambulance or fire when he became a memstruck down the street. ber of the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps’ — Fred Guttenberg Guttenberg also had a fire and EMS scanner when he Youth Squad and eventuwas in elementary school. ally served as Youth Squad “Some of us go through life starting off president. After graduating from college, he became the group’s chief and remained on the loving something and then we find new avenues as life goes on,” his older brother board of commissioners until the end. “Mike has made a positive impact on said. “Michael never did that. His love just countless lives over the years and his legacy got stronger as life went on and it was one of giving back to the community will live on he never got rid of.” While attending Brandeis Univerforever,” read a memorial post for Guttenberg sity in Massachusetts, where he reon the Commack ambulance website. Described as “tough but fair, and always ceived a bachelor’s degree in sociology, prepared,” Michael Guttenberg was diag- Michael Guttenberg worked in emergennosed with cancer in 2013. The physician had cy medical services in Jamaica, Queens. experienced bouts of fatigue and abdominal He later earned his medical degree from pain which was later attributed to World New York Institute of Technology. The physician served the bulk of his career at NorthTrade Center-related illnesses. After the Twin Towers collapsed in 2001, well Health as chair of emergency medicine the Commack native spent 16-hour days at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, as well as “working the pile” at Ground Zero as a Fire medical director. John D’Angelo, senior vice president of Department of New York emergency medical service responder. The doctor was instrumen- Northwell’s emergency medicine service

‘Michael did it because his general guiding principle in life was — you do the right thing’

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Commack native Michael guttenberg, center at top, was a longtime member of Commack volunteer Ambulance Corps. line, said his colleague “was tireless and as dedicated as they come.” “Mike was extremely passionate about trying to push the envelope on quality and safety and scope of practice around the pre-hospital arena, in particular EMT’s, paramedics and 911 systems,” D’Angelo said. At the late physician’s own request, a

memorial fund has been established to benefit paramedics with aspirations to attend medical school. Donations can be mailed to: Northwell Health Foundation, 2000 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park, NY 11042. Michael Guttenberg is survived by his parents, four siblings, and eight nieces and nephews.

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School NewS Harborfields school district

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Honoring excellence

The Harborfields board of education recognized both staff and students at its Oct. 18 business meeting. Senior Emma Johnston, who was named a National Merit Semifinalist, was recognized for her academic excellence and receiving a PSAT score that placed her within the top 1 percent in the nation. In addition, music students selected for

NYSCAME All-County and NYSSMA AllState were recognized by the board for their accomplishments. To be selected for the NYSCAME, 11thand 12th-grade students must score among the top NYSSMA musicians across Suffolk County. Once selected, students then participate in three rehearsals, followed by a concert Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. at Hauppauge

High School. Students selected for NYSSMA AllState compete on a statewide level. Those selected scored among the top musicians in New York. Harborfields All-State students will travel to Rochester from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. and perform weekend concerts at the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. “We’re very proud of our school’s talent

Northport High School

Scientific honors

Thanks to hard work, research and a passion for science, Northport High School junior Katie Sierra was named a semifinalist in the 2017 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. Every year, students from around the country submit research projects to compete on a regional and national level for college scholarships. There were 491 semifinalists nationwide and, pictured at right, Sierra was one of the 56 students selected from Long Island. The project Sierra submitted sprang from her work in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University this past summer — that program in particular standing out to her because of the ecology related topics she’s studied at Northport High School.

Cold Spring Harbor High School Her lab research was part of a published study with her research partner Brian Torres from Brentwood High School. The goal of the project was to examine the effect of plastic surfactants, or the chemicals that coat most plastics, on marine environments and the creatures that inhabit them — specifically the blue and ribbed mussels. Overall, their findings showed that plastic toxins negatively affected the filtration systems and capture efficiency of both types of mussels, which can upset entire ecosystems. “It was amazing to be honored in such a prestigious competition,” Sierra said. “I put so much work into this submission, and it was incredible to see my summer at Stony Brook pay off.”

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Siemens honoree

Oldfield Middle School

Aid for Harvey

In an effort to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief, the Oldfield Middle School student government in the Harborfields school district recently screened an outdoor movie and sold tickets for $6. The chosen film, “Jumanji,” was shown on a large screen behind the school. The $1,000 raised will be donated to hurricane relief through Adopt a Classroom, which assists schools impacted by the hurricanes this year.

and dedication to the arts,” said Rory Manning, district assistant superintendent for administration and human resources. Above left, NYSCAME and NYSSMA selected students, along with Harborfields music teachers, were recognized on Oct. 18 for their outstanding achievement. Above right, Johnston received a certificate of achievement Oct. 18.

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Cold Spring Harbor High School student Thomas McGee was named one of the 56 semifinalists on Long Island for 2017 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. The Siemens’s competition is the nation’s premier science research competition for high school students and seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects. The competition fosters intensive research that improves students’ understanding of the value of scientific study and informs their consideration of future

careers in these disciplines. Every year, students from around the country submit research projects to compete on a regional and national level for college scholarships. The title of McGee’s project was “The Effects of Optogenetic Stimulation of Basolateral Amygdala Terminals in The Dorsal Striatum and its Implications for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Mice.” McGee did his research in Joshua Plotkin’s laboratory at Stony Brook University as a fellow in the Simons Summer Research Program.

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Both Elwood’s John H. Glenn High School Knights and Huntington High School’s Blue Devils celebrated victorious homecoming wins last weekend. The Knights defeated Amityville, 41 - 13, while the Blue Devils pulled off a thriller beating Riverhead, 20 - 19. Read the full story on Huntington, page 10.

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Huntington edges Riverhead in homecoming thriller By Jim Ferchland A series of fortunate events led Huntington football to a homecoming victory Oct. 21. Down the entire game, a 76-yard touchdown toss from quarterback John Paci to Alex LaBella gave the Blue Devils their first lead of the game, 20-13, with 6:22 remaining in the fourth quarter. Then, with one minute left to play, Riverhead went for a two-point conversion following a 3-yard touchdown run from Darnell Chandler that made it 20-19, instead of trying to tie the game with an extra-point kick.

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The ball was dropped by Riverhead’s Albert Daniels in the end zone on the attempt, to hand Huntington the game. “Winning is always something we look to do,” Huntington head coach Steve Muller said, adding he did not anticipate the game finishing in the fashion it did. “We take it game by game no matter who they are. We respect everybody. We’re trying to get into the playoffs.” At halftime, Huntington was down 7-0 after a 40-yard touchdown pass from Christian Pace to Chandler in the second quarter. The Blue Devils offense was lifeless in the first half. “We thought we didn’t play good Huntington football,” Muller said. “I said to my guys in the locker room that there’s really nothing to say, but we can take over this game if we want to. It’s how bad you want to be remembered for this homecoming.” Eric Sands, a Top 25 rusher in Suffolk County, had two touchdowns in the second half. The senior said he just wants to go to work every time he steps on the gridiron. “I’m always excited when my name is called,” he said of consistently getting the football. “I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do and stay focused.” Sands has 611 yards on 87 carries and 11 touchdowns through seven games this season. He scored on runs of 5 yards and 2 yards in the win, and finished the game with 132 yards on 25 carries. Paci, who completed four of eight passes for 123 yards, seemed to be the hero after heaving the big touchdown pass to LaBella for the advantage, but the junior was quick not to take all the credit. “I was scared when the ball was in the air,” Paci said. “It had some arc on it, but I was so excited when LaBella caught it.” His senior wide receiver was also sweating on the other side of the field.

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clockwise from top left, eric Sands pushes through the pack to gain yards; John Paci pulls back to launch a pass; huntington football fans come out to celebrate homecoming; and alex laBella races toward the end zone. “There was a lot of nervousness,” LaBella said. “I just had to keep my eye on the ball, run down the field and score.” Luke Eidle, who had 11 tackles and an interception, also aided Huntington. Huntington hasn’t lost a game since Sept. 23, a 20-17 loss at home against West Islip. With the win over Riverhead, the Blue Devils have won four straight and improve

their record to 5-2. “I’m always proud of my team,” Muller said. “They’re all great kids and they work real hard everyday. That’s all I could ask for.” Huntington will go on the road to conclude the season with a game at Bay Shore, which hasn’t lost its last two games, but only scored 10 points in that duration. The game will be Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m.

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OpiniOn Editorial

Letters to the editor

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Suffolk County’s elected officials and police officers should take a cue from Northport Village’s new contract.

Inspiring negotiations Failure to renew CHIP funding irresponsible

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All taxpayers should be urging their Suffolk County elected officials and police officers to take a closer look at what’s happening in the Village of Northport. Officials announced this week they reopened their contract with the village’s police officers to negotiate a new 10-year contract. These changes will save the village at least $3.2 million, if not more. The Northport Police Benevolent Association admitted the previously agreed upon 5 to 9 percent annual pay increases set for the upcoming years were off base given the current economy, according to Chief Bill Ricca. The officers agreed to take a greatly reduced 2.75 percent raise each year for the next decade, with a series of $25,000 bonuses per officer for the next three years. This new contract offers long-term stability for both the officers and the village’s finances. Nearly every single candidate running for a county office this political season has pointed to upcoming negotiations of a new contract for Suffolk County Police Department officers between the PBA and the county executive as an important landmark for the future of the county’s finances. The current contract ends in 2018, and the rates set for officers’ pay may be critical in determining the solvency of Suffolk’s finances. The county is already in dire straights; and the police department accounts for a large portion of the annual budget. Suffolk faces at least a $160 million budgetary shortfall this year, according to the latest figures, with a total debt of more than $1.4 billion as reported to the media at the end of 2016. Standard & Poor’s Global ratings downgraded the county’s bond rating from A to A- in June, the second such hit in less than two years. Taxpayers need the county to start living within its means. Taxes are already high enough. It would be unfair not to recognize that Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) announced last month that crime is down 26 percent since he took office in 2012. Our public safety is no doubt increased with more officers on the streets, but does it need to come at such a high cost? It might be possible to reduce the county’s costs by giving more overtime to younger officers who are at a lower hourly salary — just to start. We strongly encourage both our elected officials and the Suffolk PBA to take a closer look at the contract drawn up in Northport for possible ideas and inspiration as they prepare to step up to the negotiation table. Northport officials bragged about their last police contract, drawn up in 2011, which gave 0 percent salary raises for three years and increased the number of years to reach top pay from six to 12 served, and their boasting might have some merit. The current Suffolk police contract, signed in 2012, borrowed the idea of keeping salaries level for several years and increased the time period to reach top pay from five years to 12. It would be nice if both Suffolk officials and police did some research, looked at their colleagues’ agreement and once again found it a source of inspiration to act in the best interest of all.

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In a move that I can only refer to as breathtakingly irresponsible, Congress failed to renew CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, missing the Sept. 30 deadline. As Congress remains deadlocked, the health care of millions of children around the country hangs in the balance. Our children deserve better. CHIP provides health care coverage for nearly 9 million U.S. children who do not qualify for Medicaid and lack access to affordable private coverage. This includes 350,000 children in New York state and 57,000 children right here on Long Island. Along with private coverage, CHIP, Medicaid and the ACA have brought the insured rate of our children to an all time high of 95 percent. By not renewing CHIP, Congress has put this excellent health care

that our children receive at risk. Without CHIP renewal, most states will run out of funding for the program over the next few months. The New York State Legislature has warned that it will simply not be able to fill the $1 billion hole that the lack of federal funding for CHIP will leave and children will lose their health care. CHIP has become a vital program since its creation in 1997. It is specifically designed to meet the health care needs of children providing coverage for all preventive and illness visits, vaccinations, dental and mental health care. It covers access to specialists and children’s hospitals, especially important for children with underlying medical conditions. Right now, however, the health care of all these millions of children is in jeopardy and state govern-

ments face uncertainty. Our children have become the latest pawns and victims of a dysfunctional congress. They deserve better. Our children are the most vulnerable members of our community and they are our future. American children deserve to continue the excellent health care they have been receiving through CHIP. I join with pediatricians from around the country and the American Academy of Pediatrics in demanding that Congress immediately renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program, no strings attached. Congress needs to do the right thing for our children and they need to do it now.

Dr. Eve Meltzer Krief Centerport Huntington Village Pediatrics

Reasons to vote yes for ConCon There are reasons to vote for a New York State Constitutional Convention, also called ConCon. 1. Greater safety. If the normal legislative process makes bad laws, you have no recourse since your district is gerrymandered so your vote does not count. But you will be allowed to ratify or defeat ConCon’s proposals. ConCon has a built-in safety backstop which normal government lacks. 2. Ability to address problems normal government never solves. New York “democracy” has never solved these problems,

but ConCon might facilitate the following: • Gerrymandering • Outrageous virtually unlimited campaign finance loopholes • The legislature having ceded virtually all power to the “three men in a room,” which in 2008 were Republican Joe Bruno and Democrat Sheldon Silver, both convicted, and former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned. • Legislators collecting pensions while still in office • Unfair rules preventing third parties from ever winning

a seat and making it hard to get on ballot (especially if third party) — even while for over a third of races, only a single candidate runs • New York has three separate primary election dates plus a general election day, insanely inefficient. 3. ConCon might have a chance to work better than ever before, because for the first time in history, the internet will be available.

Warren Smith Stony Brook

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OpiniOn Wouldn’t-it-be-nice costume ideas for Halloween

alloween has always seemed like an opportunity to explore the creatively terrifying parts of our imagination. We put up ghosts, goblins, skeletons and spiderwebs around our houses; we dress our children as Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster and zombies; and we jump out from behind bushes, yelling “Boo” or “Happy Halloween.” Maybe, instead of indulging the frightening side By Daniel Dunaief of life that seems present almost daily, we should take this opportunity to develop wouldn’t-it-be-nice costumes. For starters, we could dress our kids, or ourselves if we’re in jobs that allow us to come to work in costume, as giant, dirty hands. When asked to explain ourselves, we could suggest that we’re helping hands, willing to

D. None of the above

get our hands dirty to help those in need anywhere. This includes Puerto Rico, where people are still without power and are seeking to meet basic needs such as food and water. It also could include a co-worker dealing with an illness or death in the family, or an injured neighbor who can’t get his recycling to the curb. While we’re at it, we could dress as a door with a giant lever people could pull to knock. What are we? We could be opportunity. Every day presents an opportunity to become what we wish, whether that’s someone who can and will lose weight, or someone who sets an incredible example for our children and for other people’s children, or someone who no longer stays silent when he or she sees any type of injustice, whether that’s discrimination, harassment or bullying. Maybe, we could send our kids out as giant ears. They could become the great listeners. We have so many aspiring great speakers who share every thought in their head, whether that’s online, in a tweet or on a TV show,

scoffing, pontificating and secondguessing everyone and everything. What does a great listener do, besides absorbing the deluge of thoughts coming his or her way? That person imagines the ideas and motivation behind those words, considers the hurt or vulnerability that those ideas might convey, and thinks of ways to change negative thoughts and behavioral patterns into something positive and inspiring. Extending the auditory idea, we could also send our kids out in togas with a bucket of fake ears. Why the togas? They could be Romans. Why the ears? Just ask Shakespeare, whose Mark Antony exhorts a crowd in Act III, scene ii of “Julius Caesar” with the opening line, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” We could encourage children to listen and read one of the greatest and most often cited speeches from Shakespeare, helping them learn about the power of rhetoric and the passion of ideas. The older children might even suggest that they are a walking exam-

ple of praeteritio, the literary technique Antony uses when he suggests he’s not going to discuss that which he shares in great detail, namely, the recently deceased Caesar’s contributions to Rome and its citizens. For those who need something with a shriek component, we could create a costume in which someone dresses up in everyday clothing. An individual could hold a small cage or a tight box containing whatever horrifying image that person imagines in connection with a disease. He or she could suggest that the disease is contained and that this illness, which is locked in a box, is being taken for a walk. As a result, a horrifying disease is minimized and contained. Finally, we could cover our kids in the kind of headlines we’d like to see, including “Peace breaks out all over the world,” “Children cure cancer,” “Bullying takes a day off,” “Endangered species recover from the brink of extinction” and “Leaders agree to work together.” What would we call such a costume? Fake news.

My enduring love affair is celebrated this week

t some point along my ancestral chain, I must have been Italian. Or Chinese. How do I know? I have an unbelievable passion for pasta. That’s not a carbohydrate lust. While I have never met a carb I don’t like, I can take or leave rice or bread and the many other forms in which carbohydrates can be found. But my soul soars for pasta. It was World Pasta Day Oct. 25, and that got me to thinking about my affair with By Leah S. Dunaief love pasta. I suppose it started in my early childhood, as almost everything does. SpaghettiOs came in a can, and my mother occasionally served it to us as part of a meal. However, the story is not that straightforward. She felt the sauce was a bit sharp, and so she

Between you and me

sprinkled the spaghetti with a little sugar. Now this is enough to make any self-respecting Italian restaurateur gag. Many did, as I would ask, “Can I have some sugar please?” of my waiter as I was served a bowl of steaming pasta. “Sugar? You mean Parmesan cheese?” he would ask. “No sugar, thank you, granulated sugar,” I would patiently explain. Then he would watch in fascination as I topped off my dish accordingly. It wasn’t until I visited Italy for the first time that I understood the miracle of pasta. The secret is in the sauce, which decidedly is not improved with the addition of sugar. Somehow the pasta itself tastes different there too, the same way water does depending on where it comes from. I remember that first trip very well, as I fell in love with the beauty of the country, the kindness of the people, the richness of its art. But what I remember best is the pasta, which I will tell you that I came to eat there three times a day. And it never tasted the same way twice because all chefs proudly make their own secret sauces. The high point occurred in

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Amalfi, in a small restaurant on the side of a mountain overlooking the sea. We were with a tour but unscheduled for lunch, and we wandered around the town looking for a likely eatery. They are all charming, you know, but one in particular attracted us and we went in to find that the luncheon special consisted of six different kinds of pasta. Six! I thought I had died and gone to heaven. The chef, who spoke no English and needed none, came out to explain that we should start with the mildest pasta on the huge plate, then work our way around much as an artist does with his paint palette, to the one with the strongest flavored sauce. The six pastas were each different and the experience was, as you can tell, exquisitely memorable. Although some think pasta was invented in Italy, others believe Marco Polo brought it back from his travels to China, where he supposedly tasted it at the court of Kublai Khan. There is record of the Chinese eating noodles as early as 5000 B.C. and, in fact, the Etruscans from western Italy seem to

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have made pasta in 400 B.C. There are bas-relief carvings in a cave 30 miles north of Rome depicting instruments for making pasta: a rolling-out table, pastry wheel and flour bin, according to the National Pasta Association. Anyway in the 13th century, the pope set quality standards for pasta. Thomas Jefferson fell in love with a macaroni dish he tasted in Naples while serving as ambassador to France and promptly ordered crates of the pasta, along with the pasta-making machine, sent back to the United States. Indeed, he may have been the one to introduce macaroni to this country. Cortez brought tomatoes back from Mexico in 1519, but it took two centuries before the marriage with pasta was consummated. There have been many imitation pastas, meaning not made from wheat, that have come along, but only one makes the grade with me, and I give it a shameless plug here for those who can’t or won’t eat the real thing. Manufactured by Tolerant, it is made of beans and called Organic Red Lentil Pasta. Buon appetito!

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