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February 13, 2020

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Huntington Official Resigns over Explicit Email to Fellow Employees

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A Town of Huntington official resigned over an alleged “vulgar” email sent to other staff members about another employee. This comes after board members questioned his two-week suspension last week.

The office of Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) confirmed that Public Safety Director Peter Sammis resigned from his position Feb. 10 in the middle of a two-week unpaid suspension.

In a Feb. 4 statement, Councilwoman Joan Cergol (D) said she was contacted by members of the press who asked her to comment on “inappropriate and unacceptable behavior of a town department head.”

She said she was informed by a journalist that a department head sent an email to two male employees Nov. 26, 2019. The email, from his town account, contained “vulgar and sexual reference about a female town employee.”

“The town supervisor and town attorney subsequently confirmed the information was accurate but could do little to assuage my outrage over having learned about it in this manner and failed to provide satisfactory answers as to the many questions I have over its handling and eventual questionable disciplinary action,” she said.

In a statement last week, Lupinacci said the town could not comment on personnel matters.

“The town’s policy regarding not commenting on personnel matters is one that is very important and in place to respect the interests of all parties involved in any particular situation,” he said. “As a result, we intend to continue to honor that policy and not discuss the specifics of the matter referred to in recent media reports. That being said, we believe it is important to note that the matter at issue came to the town’s attention through its normal oversight procedures and not through

a complaint from any employee. The matter was addressed with the employee involved in a manner consistent with town practice.”

In her statement last week, Cergol said she expected answers to various questions including why, as a Town Board member, she wasn’t notified of the incident and why wasn’t the department head suspended immediately after the discovery of the November email. She also questioned whether the employee’s email account was reviewed to see if there were any other emails that violated the town’s email policy.

“The manner in which this incident was handled, its lack of transparency and apparent departure from Town of Huntington protocol demand further investigation and satisfactory answers to the Town Board,” Cergol said at the end of the statement.

After Sammis’ resignation, Lupinacci said in a statement that the town takes such incidents “very seriously” and provides “mandatory training for all employees to address and help prevent these types of situations.”

“The employee was dealt with harshly, immediately, and in a manner consistent with the advice of our director of personnel and outside labor counsel, who also advised that the Town Board’s involvement in disciplinary action was not warranted,” he said. “I would remind my colleagues that outing the alleged subject of the email, and not respecting her privacy, was completely inappropriate and initiated the victimization of this employee, who was not aware of this incident before town officials ran to the press with it, which is exactly the reason why it is our policy not to comment on personnel matters.”

On Feb. 12, state Senator Jim Gaughran’s (D-Northport) office announced in an email he would introduce state legislation “that will strengthen reporting requirements for sexual harassment complaints and violations of the Human Rights Law.”

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Saks Fifth Avenue Robbed

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Two females entered Saks Fifth Avenue, located at 230 Walt Whitman Road, at approximately noon on Jan. 28 and allegedly stole Louis Vuitton shoes and a scarf. The merchandise was valued at approximately $2,000.

Do you recognize these three people? Photos from SCPD

Puppy Stolen from Canine Corral

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help in finding the three people who police say stole a dog from a Huntington Station dog breeder in January.

Two women allegedly stole a tan and white shih tzu puppy from Canine Corral at 1845 New York Ave., around 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 23, police said. They drove off in a black Chevrolet Express Conversion van, where a third person was waiting in the vehicle. The dog is valued at approximately $2,000. The trio is wanted for grand larceny.

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LEGALS Notice of formation of Chitvan Dental PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/09/2019. Office located in Suffolk. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the PLLC: 3 Laura, East Northport NY 11731.

Purpose: Dentistry 217 1/9 6x thn Notice of formation of 70 Glen Suite 240 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/23/2019. Office located in Suffolk. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC: 3 Laura, East Northport NY 11731. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

218 1/9 6x thn NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff AGAINST SYPHAX K. MOULOUDJ AKA SYPHAX KARIM MOULOUDJ, AKA ABDEL MOULOUDJ, SANDRA MOULOUDJ, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 21, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743, on February 26, 2020 at 4:15PM, premises known as 25 BIRCHWOOD DRIVE, HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Huntington, County of Suffolk and State of New York, DISTRICT 0400, SECTION 201.00, BLOCK 03.00, LOT 061.001.

Approximate amount of judgment $395,502.61 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 623061/2017.

DONNA M. BOGURSKY-LO TURCO, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff

To Place A Legal Notice

Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 232 1/23 4x thn Notice of formation of Larry Neiman Productions LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/4/2019. 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: 16 Butler Place, Northport, NY 11768.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

234 1/9 6x thn SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, V. GEORGE BRENSEKE III; ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 15, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is the Plaintiff and GEORGE BRENSEKE III; ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the HUNTINGTON TOWN HALL, 100 MAIN STREET, HUNTINGTON NY 11743, on February 24, 2020 at 4:15 pm, premises known as 70 ELBERTA DRIVE, EAST NORTHPORT, NY 11731: District 0400, Section 171.00, Block 02.00, Lot 056.000: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 623039/2017. Donna Bogursky-Loturco, Esq. - Referee.

RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590,

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236 1/23 4x thn Notice of formation of CLStar Security & Investigations LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on December 13, 2019. Office located in Suffolk County. SSNY is designated for service of process.

SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 86 Village Hill Drive Dix Hills, NY 11746. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

250 1/16 6x thn Notice of formation of SJ 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.

289 1/23 6x thn SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK -----------------------------------------------------------------------------x Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, -againstJanice Young a/k/a Janice Gorski, heir to the Estate of Patricia J Young a/k/a Patricia Young if living and if any be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienor, heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residences are unknown to Plaintiff, Patricia J Young a/k/a Patricia Young’s respective heirs-at-law, nextof-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheri-

tance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Rosemarie T Dacosta, Capital One Bank, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America - Internal Revenue Service, Defendants.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------x Index No.: 607199/2018 Filed: 1/17/20 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $40,000.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Suffolk on January 11, 2000 in Liber 19651, Page 887 covering premises known as 4 Lane E, Huntington, NY 11743.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and

filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York January 16, 2020 Frenkel,Lambert, Weiss,Weisman & Gordon, LLP BY: Linda P. Manfredi Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-086205-F00 297 1/30 4x thn NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY. SHARESTATES INVESTMENTS, LLC SERIES BC2017-00925, Pltf. vs. M & M NYC REALTY LLC, et al, Defts.

Index #615438/18. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Dec. 17, 2019, I will sell at public auction at Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main St., Huntington, NY on March 9, 2020 at 4:15 p.m. prem. k/a 189 Candlewood Path, Dix Hills, NY a/k/a Section 263.0, Block 01.00, Lot 091.000. Approx. amt. of judgment is $744,123.78 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. DONNA BOGURSKYLOTURCO, Referee. DEUTSCH & SCHNEIDER LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 79-37 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY. #98312 303 2/6 4x thn Notice of formation of AG-42 Solutions, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January

2, 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: 8 Shari Lane East Northport NY 11731. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

308 1/30 6x thn NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES WMALT SERIES 2006-4 TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST CHRISTINE MONAHAN, JAMES MONAHAN, JR., ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 18, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743, on March 10, 2020 at 12:00PM, premises known as 7 DALTON LANE, EAST NORTHPORT, NY 11731. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Huntington, County of Suffolk and State of New York, DISTRICT 0400, SECTION 130.00, BLOCK 01.00, LOT 030.000.

Approximate amount of judgment $623,365.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 612549/2018.

DONALD S. SULLIVAN, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 318 2/6 4x thn

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County Suffolk Residents Required to Pay Taxes on Septic Grants, IRS Says

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM After nearly a year of waiting, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has ruled that Suffolk County homeowners should pay federal taxes on county grants that were used to upgrade septic systems.

In a Jan. 15 letter from the IRS, the agency said the grants count as taxable income, regardless of whether homeowners received payments or not.

The determination comes after Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy Jr. (R) requested a private letter ruling on whether the grants should be counted as gross income.

Beginning last year, Kennedy’s office sent 1099 forms to program participants, despite a legal opinion by the county’s tax counsel that advised that the tax forms go to the companies that received the funds, not the homeowners.

At the time, the comptroller’s decision led to controversy and political fighting with Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D).

The executive’s administration has cited the prototype denitrifying septic systems as a key piece of fighting nitrogen overload in coastal waters. Kennedy and Bellone ran against each other for county executive later that year.

Kennedy said at a Feb.11 press conference that the ruling has upheld their approach to issue tax forms from the very beginning.

“They [the Bellone administration] have chosen to simply claim that I’ve made an effort to politicize this issue,” the comptroller said.

He added that while his decision may “not be popular,” Kennedy blamed the tax issue on how the septic program was set up.

“There may be ways to modify this program but it’s not up to me, it’s up to them,” he said.

“We’ll continue to do the job we’re supposed to do.”

Peter Scully, deputy county executive, who heads the county’s water quality programs as

Above, Suffolk Comptroller John Kennedy Jr. hosted a press conference at the comptroller’s office Feb. 11 saying the IRS has agreed with him about taxing recipients of septic system grants; below, an example of the prototype septic system at Strong’s Neck resident Tom O’Dwyer’s home; right, Steve Bellone said in a statement that the comptroller is politicizing the septic program.

Above photo by David Luces; below file photo by Tom O’Dwyer; right file photo by Rita J. Egan.

the titular water czar, said Kennedy continues to simply play politics with the septic program.

“This program is too important; we are going to find a solution — this will be a temporary disruption,” he said. “The fact that the comptroller is essentially celebrating the ruling speaks volumes about his motives.”

Scully noted that since the comptroller’s initial decision last year, they have altered application documents to make clear to applicants that the grants they were applying for could be subject to income tax.

While some individuals have decided not to move forward with the program, homeowners are still applying for grants. In January alone 111 homeowners signed up, Scully added.

Since the program’s inception in 2017, the county has disbursed 293 grants and expended $3 million. In addition, the county received $10

million in state funding for the septic system program.

The Bellone administration has said there are about 360,000 outdated and environmentally harmful septic tanks and leaching systems installed in a majority of homes across the county. Nitrogen pollution has caused harmful algae blooms and can negatively affect harbors and marshes that make areas more susceptible to storm surges as well.

In a statement, Bellone continued to call Kennedy’s decision political.

“The comptroller’s actions have been contrary to the intent of the Suffolk County Drinking Water Protection Program, the legal opinion by the county’s tax counsel, and longstanding practices used by similar programs in Maryland and other municipal jurisdictions,” Bellone said. “He chose to politicize water quality and decimate a program that has been praised by environmental, labor, and business leaders alike. ... In the meantime, our water quality program is running full steam ahead.”

The deputy executive said their main focus is protecting homeowners as they may now be exposed to new tax liability. They are also prepared to challenge the IRS ruling.

Tom O’Dwyer, a Strong’s Neck resident and engineer, has enthusiastically installed one of these systems at his own home. He said while he was aware that the grants could be potentially taxable, he and others had been “optimistic” that they wouldn’t be required to pay taxes on the grants. “We got the 1099 in the mail the other day,” he said.

“I have a lot of friends who also upgraded, nobody really expected this to happen ... this is a blow to everyone.”

Despite the ruling, O’Dwyer still believes that he made the right choice in upgrading and thinks the septic program is still a good cost-effective option. He plans on talking to his tax adviser to discuss what his options are moving forward.

The Strong’s Neck resident also acknowledged that the ruling could end up hurting the momentum of the program.

“I think it could affect homeowners who want to voluntarily upgrade their system,” O’Dwyer said. “With the increased tax liability, they’ll have to pay more out of pocket and some might think it’s not worth it.”

The county executive’s office has plans to work with federal representatives to reverse the IRS decision. They have already had discussions with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY3), Scully said.

Suozzi has already sent a letter to IRS Commisioner Charles Rettig, saying he strongly opposes the decision and that it undermines the program’s mission.

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School News

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Harborfields Celebrates Black History Month On Feb. 5, Harborfields High School hosted a very uplifting and inspiring program to help celebrate Black History Month. Step up to Make a Difference was the theme, and the highlight of the entire evening was a very motivating speech given by former New York Giants Perry Williams.

Williams captivated the crowd with some very moving stories, including that of his humble beginnings, his career with the New York Giants, as well as his rise to realizing all his goals that he had set for himself in life. Williams told all in the crowd “If you believe, you can achieve.”

Additionally, he asked the students in the audience to listen to their teachers and parents whenever told to study hard, so that they too can one day realize their dreams and become successful.

Valentine’s Day Fun

Valentine’s Day is always a special day at school to share cards and acts of kindness with one another. Students at Lloyd Harbor elementary school worked on various projects like “no-sew” blankets by fifth graders for Project Linus, which provides blankets to

Photo by Karen Spehler/CSHSD

children with long-term illness. In fourth grade, students in Cherie Barrese’s class decided to make “shoe boxes of love” created in class on Feb. 11 to share as a surprise with their parents or a family member. They were all very proud to display their hard work.

Elwood Union Free School District Above, guest speaker Perry Williams; top photo, Oldfield Middle School choral students kicked off the celebration. Photos from HCSD

Following Williams’ address, the evening continued with a varied program of dance, poetry, song and motivational speeches from district representatives.

The evening was capped off with an autograph session given by Williams.

Skylar Weinerman, left, and Victoria Jenkins count pennies for the Pennies for Patients campaign.

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Middle School Students Count Pennies for Patients

Elwood Middle School students in Erica Giordano’s community service club counted piles of pennies, dimes, quarters and nickels as part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients campaign on Feb. 4.

The fundraiser is a service-learning program that encourages young students to raise money to fight childhood cancer. This initiative seeks to accelerate treatments so that young cancer patients can not only survive but thrive for generations to come.

After collecting funds for three weeks, the middle school students easily exceeded their goal of $700, Giordano said.

Depending on the amount of money raised by each of the school’s six teams, students received “hero gear,” including “hero squad” silicone bracelets and rings, key chains and T-shirts.

At the meeting, the students also designed Valentine’s Day cards to be delivered to veterans at the Northport VA Medical Center on Feb. 14.

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Sports

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Huntington Nips Newfield

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Huntington had a score to settle with visiting Newfield in a Feb. 6 Division III game, having lost to the Wolverines back on Jan. 14.

The Blue Devils avenged that loss with a 40-34 victory on senior night to finish the regular season on a winning note. Senior Abigail Maichin topped the scoring charts for the Blue Devils with five from the floor and seven free throws for a team high 17 points along with a dozen rebounds. Freshman guard Gianna Forte followed with eight and sophomores Katie Browne and Makayla Frazier netted three apiece.

Raiyah Reid, an eighth-grader, led the way for Newfield with nine points, sophomore Megan Spina banked seven and senior Madison Roman along with junior Chinelle Nelson each netted six.

The win lifted the Blue Devils to 7-5, 12-8 overall, as Newfield finished at 7-5, 13-5 overall. Both teams entered postseason play, which began Feb. 10.

Photos clockwise from above, Huntington junior forward Charlotte Maggio goes up for the score; sophomore Emily Plachta shoots from beyond the arc; senior guard Isabella Toscano scores; sophomore forward Junie Nostile blocks a shot; and senior Megan Byrnes scores.

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This year’s census could be one of the most consequential for Long Island in many decades. It could very well have impact us for the next 10 years and we at TBR News Media know now is not the time to throw away this year’s questionnaire once it gets to our door.

By several accounts, New York is set to lose one or two congressional seats. Long Island especially could be hit hard. Much has been said about Long Island’s loss of population. The Empire Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit Albany-based think tank, released a report in December that New York has lost nearly 1.4 million residents from migration to other states since 2010. School districts continue to show drops in enrollment, due to parents either leaving the Island or from adults waiting longer to have children.

Just how important is the census? Government on all levels prioritizes road work, school aid, grants and so many other operations based solely on the size and strength of a local population. If we complain about sections of state roads like Route 25A never getting paved, population very much plays a major role in those decision makings.

April 1 is the reference day for the census, but this year is the first-time residents will be able to reply to the questionnaire over the phone or online. It’s too early to tell how efficient such a first-time government website will be, but hopes are for nothing like a repeat of the shaky rollout of HealthCare.gov back in 2013. Still, New York State has put major efforts behind galvanizing for the census.

The state plans to make $20 million available out of a total of $60 million to go toward engagement efforts in local municipalities.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced another $10 million was earmarked in this year’s proposed budget for census efforts.

Suffolk County has put its own initiatives forward with a committee gathering several local groups to help galvanize for the census. Every one of Suffolk’s outgoing emails now contains a pledge to take this year’s census.

There is evidence that the people most needed to be counted, the people who would benefit most from being accurately counted, have previously declined to fill in the questionnaires.

The website, www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us, shows districts in every part of the U.S. that have had less than optimal counts in the previous census. Despite most of the North Shore showing a count of above 73 percent, there are areas of Port Jefferson, Rocky Point and Sound Beach that had a count of 70 to 73 percent. There are large areas of Huntington Station that show a count of 60 to 65 percent count. A large section of Selden, north of Middle Country Road along Route 112, also shows a relatively low response rate.

In these areas with high minority populations, those counts could mean the difference between local schools getting the support they need or not.

Recent efforts by the feds under President Donald Trump (R) to put a citizenship question on the census were defeated last year. The Washington Post and The New York Times uncovered evidence such efforts were intended to dampen Democratic voting areas. While the courts have put the squash to such a plan, there is still the lingering notion the census will be used to bite down on undocumented families.

All officials say this will not be the case, and whatever we may feel about people coming into the country illegally, the government knowing such people exist will only benefit the state as a whole.

While walking along the seashore the other day, I was thinking to myself about the many forms that the word “art” may take on. Whether it be a painter’s creation, a writer’s creation, a musician’s creation, a dancer’s creation, the creation generally is viewed and described as an art form. I was thinking that the communication of words between two people or a group of people may also be viewed as an art form, if viewed from the same perspective. When I observe as an individual trained and licensed in mental health, administration and leadership, I am deeply dismayed at the state of affairs some of our elected officials are displaying with regards to what I call the art form of communication.

Whatever happened to respect, kindness, caring, compassion, tolerance, acceptance, understanding, listening, etc.

The motivation of the communication seems to be loaded with one-up on one another, loaded with the desire to hurt one another and ultimately resulting in

We Need a Good Count Looking at Communication as an Art Form

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We the People getting hurt. This model of communication seems to have become the norm as opposed to understanding, respect, caring and being of the mindset to construct a meaningful dialogue to benefit and provide a model for all concerned.

Each of us individually possess the ability to develop an awareness of not accepting or tolerating what we see as a subhuman standard of hurtful communication by our elected officials.

Whatever happened to the wellknown intervention called conflict resolution, a process of resolving dispute or disagreement to reconcile opposing arguments in a manner that promotes and protects the human rights of all parties concerned? Other interventions for conflict resolution, like negotiation, mediation, may be utilized and expected by We the People. What happened to meaningful and productive communication with dignity, seemingly replaced with nastiness?

We may have allowed ourselves to

forget skills, or never took the time to train ourselves to build skills on how to conduct ourselves regarding creating productive and meaningful dialogue and communication. The concept, for example, of interweaving ideas and insights, the sharing to build a cooperative creative product between people to be shared with others, can be a beautiful process.

The ability to have powerful dialogue is part of our social DNA, many of us may have forgotten how in our busy, multitasking, Twitter, soundbite lives.

In conclusion, let us not give up the power we possess to demand and insist on a standard of communication that is a reflection of an art form, visibly laden with respect, care, compassion, dignity, understanding, tolerance, acceptance, etc.

In the words of a respectful American music group. The Whispers, in their 1979 song, hopefully, “And the Beat Goes On.” Paul Feinberg South Setauket

A Call for a 50-State Election in 2020 Many Americans are outraged that for the second time in five [national] elections, the presidential candidate who won the popular vote [in 2016] lost the election. The winner-take-all Electoral College system gives less populated states as much as four times the voting power of more populated states.

This anti-democratic outcome compels candidates to compete only in a handful of swing states, and effectively ignore voters in every other state in the union. Just four states are likely to decide the outcome of

the 2020 presidential race — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida.

Studies indicate a candidate could get only 23 percent of the popular vote and still win in the Electoral College. This potential tyranny of a minority should change, so that voters in all 50 states have a say in choosing our president.

Here is how to do it: States, when awarding their electoral votes, should appoint electors based on the percentage of votes each candidate received. This distribution of electoral

votes would create a 50-state election, without having to amend the constitution.

Not only would it ensure that the person who actually got more votes wins the presidency, but it would also require candidates to spend time, just as vigorously, engaging with voters in all 50 states, instead of a handful of swing states.

For information on how to make your voice heard go to www. nationalpopularvote.com.

Jerry Reynolds Coram

Shame on Congressional Republican Enablers I recall during the Monica Lewinsky scandal and aftermath thereof that many people were more infuriated with Hillary Clinton then they were with then-President Bill Clinton [D]. They felt this way even though it was Bill Clinton who committed the crime and even though virtually every religion and every marriage counselor encourages such couples to work things out and to solve the problem, i.e., to save the marriage. The rationale for blaming Hillary Clinton?

1. She was an enabler to the crime;

2. She was primarily interested in her own career self-interest.

OK, fair.

But let’s apply that same logic to most U.S. Senate Republicans who presided over the Trump impeachment trial. The lone exception — Mitt Romney. These Republican senators enabled President Donald Trump [R] to get away with constitutional crimes that clearly were serious and impeachable. They didn’t even allow witnesses to be heard!

Some trial. Talk about enablers. In so doing they jeopardized our democracy.

No doubt they did this because they felt it was in their “best interest,” albeit short-term best interest. Whoever follows Trump as president will have a huge challenge to restore balance to our government. I do hope those who vote remember this. I am not saying for citizens who happen to be Republican not to follow their political leaning. But please select Republican candidates who respect the Constitution, who believe in due process and who are fair.

Dave Hensen Miller Place

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wenty years ago this week, my wife and I got married.

Over the course of the next two decades, we have gone through numerous changes and challenges together, providing a united front for our children, hosting relatives during birthday parties and celebrating landmark occasions.

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educator for me.

Starting with something easy, she taught me to relax. Before I met her, I felt the need to move, almost all the time. Sitting on a beach, a bed or a rock at the top of the mountain seemed like a waste of time. Over the years, taking a moment to soak in the sun, to observe the trees and birds around us, or to talk and laugh about the events of the day have become increasingly enjoyable ways to spend time and connect.

While my wife has taught me the fine art of relaxing, she has also demonstrated an incredible work ethic, balancing between the needs of our family and the demands of her job. She finds time to respond to work emails, to read work material and to answer important calls, all while supporting our children at everything from sports scrimmages to concerts to graduations.

Neither of us is particularly fond of shopping.

She has, however, demonstrated how to speedshop in a store. She has a gift not only for finding what she or any member of our family

needs — a black shirt for a coming concert, a white dress for a party or specific socks that are cool enough for school — but also doing it in the most efficient manner, enabling the four of us to race back to the car and on to other activities.

She has also taught me how to laugh.

Of course I laughed before I met her, but the laughter wasn’t as frequent and it didn’t continue to help cement my relationship to someone as well as it does with my wife. The absurd surrounds us, if you know what to look for and how to find it.

Of course, I don’t necessarily cherish every lesson the same way. You see, my wife is a cat person, a trait she shares with her mother and siblings. When my wife was pregnant and during the months when she breastfed, I learned the fine art of scooping cat litter and, once a week, changing the pan. I learned how to do this unpleasant but necessary maintenance task as quickly as possible, leaving me with only a slight scent of cat litter on my clothes. Our young

children enjoyed watching me expectorate for a full minute after the process ended.

She also taught me the sheer joy of walking the Earth with someone. Before I met her, I was an avid walker, trekking up and down West Meadow Beach, walking around neighborhoods in Manhattan and crossing the Brooklyn Bridge.

Ever since then, we have covered thousands of miles in all types of terrain as we share our observations of everything from nature to the events of the day or week. Walking together in stride, I have felt a part of something larger and more meaningful than my own existence.

Ultimately, however, my wife taught me how to turn my dreams into a reality. When I was 13, I read about the Galapagos Islands. When I heard about how all the marine and island life ignores people, I knew I had to visit. Spurred on by my wife, we planned this journey, which in 2013 far exceeded my lofty expectations, just as each year does with the woman I married two decades ago.

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A fourth-generation Californian, he was aware, like the some 300 other residents of Downieville in the mountainous northern countryside, that the local newspaper, the state’s Between oldest weekly, was folding with the you and me retirement of its

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF publisher. We know that newspapers across America have been dying, especially in rural areas, and this Sierra County town, like a

movie set preserved from the Old West days, was about to become the latest “news desert.”

Downieville’s weekly, The Mountain Messenger, was founded in 1853 and was as constant a fixture over the years as a Thursday is in every week. Mark Twain wrote several articles for the paper that were “a few unremarkable stories,” according to the Messenger’s former publisher, Don Russell, who had run the paper for nearly 30 years and read Twain’s stories on microfilm before he sold it to Butz. “They were awful. They were just local stories, as I recall, written by a guy with a hangover.” Twain was reportedly hiding out there from the law, or so the legend goes.

Then one night Butz, a recent widower, was watching “Citizen Kane” on cable, and had an epiphany. “I can do that,” he decided. He made a deal quickly with Russell, who was a good friend, to pay in the “four figures,” plus assuming some of the paper’s debts, and he never looked at the books. Russell told him he was “a romantic idealist and a nut case,” because the paper was a losing proposition “and someone who would want it would be crazy.”

So why did he do it?

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In a letter to the readers of the first edition, Butz explained. “Simply put, the horrible thought of this venerable institution folding up and vanishing after 166 years of continuous operation was simply more than I could bear.”

The newspaper was “something we need in order to know ourselves.” The rest of the residents felt the same way, apparently, and the editor of an online news site in town said, “It was devastating for everybody that we were going to lose The Mountain Messenger.”

The paper’s publishing software, Butz learned, was from the mid-1990s. There was no website, no social media platform. The only other employee, Jill Tahija, has been with the paper 11 years and takes to work her small black-and-white dog, Ladybug. Tahija’s business card reads, “She who does the work.”

The paper relies mostly on legal notices, from the county and other government offices, which bring in about $50,000 for the bulk of its revenue, has about 700 subscribers throughout the county and a print run of 2,400. “I’m not going to lose a million dollars but I know I’m going to have to subsidize some of it,” the new owner said. “My daughter is already aware that

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her inheritance is shrinking.”

Butz’s first edition was filled with the usual complement of local news stories: a supervisor’s meeting, wildfire prevention, the upcoming census and a local poetry competition. Russell, meanwhile, was on vacation with his wife, driving his RV up the coast — probably his first time off in three decades.

Downieville has become a popular destination as an old Gold Rush town at a fork of the Yuba River in distant western Sierra County. It has a corner saloon, one-lane bridges over the river, and the newspaper is located in a second-story office above a beauty salon on Main Street and next to the fire department, whose sign on the door reads, “Oldest volunteer fire department west of the Mississippi.” Gold mining and sawmills were once the economic engine. Now it relies on mountain biking and fly fishing. And the paper is a repository of the county’s history, with its vast archives.

Carl Butz has become to the The Mountain Messenger what Jeff Bezos is to the The Washington Post: A savior who cares who we were and where we are going.

I understand him.

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