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above, Steven Matz talks with Stony Brook Children’s patient rachel dennis.

pitcher visits pediatric patients at Stony Brook

By Phil CorSo

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Three Village baseball star Steven Matz, of the New York Mets, brought holiday cheer and big smiles to the faces of dozens of Long Island’s youngest Mets fans: pediatric patients at Stony

Brook Children’s Hospital.

The Mets pitcher spent time talking to the children and encouraged them to keep getting better and finish all their treatments. Patients like Nicholas Reinoso, 9, of Bellport, shared artwork with Matz — colored drawings of Mr. Met and other Mets-themed images.

“It’s great to see these kids at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and take time to learn about

them,” said Matz. “That’s what it is all about this time of year.”

He signed their drawings and chatted with patients in the pediatric floor playroom and in some of their hospital rooms in the acute care and intensive care units.

“It was cool to meet him,” said Anmol Jaswal, 21, of Blue Point, a college student who attends Long Island University.

Decked out in her tennis

sweat suit, Anmol mentioned to Matz that it was her birthday the day before and talked about her tennis game and hopes to play for Long Island University.

He wished her a happy birthday and said he would root for her.

Matz also visited the hematology and oncology clinic at the Stony Brook University Cancer Center, signing autographs and visiting with children undergoing chemotherapy.

Arrests in car crash By elana glowatz

Two drivers have been charged with driving while impaired after an early Sunday morning crash that sent both of them to the hospital.

The allegedly drunken drivers collided on Smithtown Avenue in Ronkonkoma at about 3 a.m.

According to the Suffolk County Police Department, 22-year-old Bohemia resident Thomas Boyer, who had been driving south on the road, crossed into the northbound lane in his 1997 Toyota

and struck a 2001 Dodge.

Boyer was charged with driving while impaired by drugs and alcohol, police said, while the driver of the Dodge, 46-year-old Selden resident Timothy Miller, was charged with driving while intoxicated.

Police said both men were treated for serious, but non-lifethreatening, injuries at Stony Brook University Hospital after the crash, which occurred between Marconi Avenue and Lakeland Avenue, adjacent to MacArthur Airport. They are to

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be arraigned at a later date.

Police impounded both the Toyota and the Dodge. The 5th Squad is investigating the two-

car crash.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the squad at 631854-8552.

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To be published at the beginning of the spring semester, Bridges will be distributed to the doctors and healthcare professionals at the hospital and faculty and administrators on campus, as well as inserted into the full run of six Times Beacon Record Newspapers and published with an interactive fully searchable online version on our web site, tbrnewsmedia.com.

Included will be hospital updates on the future of healthcare, clinical programs, technologies and healthcare reform as well as university events, exhibits and the schedule of SBU games for the sports season.

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Proper disposal of unused medications is essential to protecting the environment and ensuring that old drugs don’t end up in the wrong hands.

The World Health Organization recommended reducing their entry into the environment through proper public disposal of pharmaceuticals.

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North Shore doc donates 9/11 stories to Congress

By Phil Corso

The story of Sept. 11, 2001 will live on through the eyes of emergency responders who witnessed the tragedies up close, thanks to a program based out of Stony Brook University.

Benjamin Luft, MD, the Edmund Pellegrino professor of medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine and director of the Stony Brook WTC Wellness Program, announced on Dec. 22 the donation of the first installment of a collection of oral histories provided by 9/11 World Trade Center responders to the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center. The Center will become the permanent home of the collection, known as the “Remembering 9/11 Oral History Project.”

Luft, along with colleagues, established the project by recording the histories of responders who attended the Stony Brook WTC Wellness Program, which cares for some 6,900 responders. After hearing many moving stories from his first responder patients, Luft said he came to believe that their experiences should be part of the nation’s history. In 2009, he and colleagues then began to record some their patients’ stories as oral histories.

By 2011, the Library of Congress formally expressed interest in serving as the repository for the collected oral histories and other documentation created by the project, which included stories from police officers, firefighters, paramedics, construction workers and others who worked at Ground Zero after the attacks. The project was featured on a special edition of the CBS news program “60 Minutes,” called “Remembering 911,” on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

“It is such a privilege for me to act as a conduit and be able to gift to the Library of Congress, our national repository of knowledge, our first 200 interviews with those who responded to the horrific attacks of 9/11,” Luft said.

Luft also thanked both U.S. Reps. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) and Peter King (R-Seaford) for

supporting the project, “from which the first installment of oral histories comes at a time of great anxiety considering the recent repeated terrorist attacks on our soil and elsewhere in the world.”

“No one else had the first-hand experience of being at Ground Zero on 9/11 quite like our brave first responders — their memories of that day will always be with them,” said Israel, who helped facilitate the collaboration with the Library of Congress. “Now thanks to the work of Dr. Benjamin Luft, who has collected the stories of our heroic responders, their memories will be preserved as part of the Library of Congress as a permanent collection for future generations of Americans. For those who sacrificed their lives but survived that tragic day, their memories and stories will forever be preserved as a part of our nation’s history.”

The collection includes some 200 oral histories, each one about an hour or longer, and more than 1,000 digital photographs, manuscript materials, logbooks and indexes involving the personnel who responded to the terrorist attack on the WTC towers and who worked on response to the event, including rescue and recovery work on the building debris pile.

“These stories are the responders’ gift to our nation, now and for generations to come,” Luft said. “Listening to them, with their descriptions of courage, love, sacrifice and survival, inspires us and informs us on how we need to be unified and care for one another during this time of unease.”

The donation is only a portion of what the Stony Brook WTC Program has collected, and future installments are expected, Luft said.

“After the attacks on Sept. 11, 2011, more than 50,000 workers from across the country descended on New York City to assist. Their first-hand accounts describe the unimaginable devastation of the WTC attack,” said Elizabeth Peterson, director of the Library’s American Folklife Center (AFC). “In these interviews, the responders describe the details of their disaster work, the atmosphere at their worksite, and the personal impacts of this disaster.”

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Flanagan legislation sparks fire safety win

Ed DiNunzio Vicky Rybak

New law requires all smoke alarms sold in New York to operate on batteries that function for a decade

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This time, the batteries are included.

State legislation aiming to address fire safety for New York families was signed into law this week, requiring every smoke alarm sold be equipped with a nonremovable, nonreplaceable battery that powers the device for a minimum of 10 years. State Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) heralded the new law he sponsored as a protective measure against house fires.

In a statement, the senator said the law would help ensure that smoke alarms are operational for a longer period of time and hopefully save lives.

Since smoke alarms were first mandated in the state back in 1961, Flanagan said that deaths due to fire have been cut in half, but most deaths due to fire today happen in homes with either no smoke alarm or a nonfunctioning one. Under the new law, Flanagan said, homeowners can be protected from dangerous fires for a longer period of time without constant maintenance.

“Too many families in our state have suffered the loss of a loved one due to a fire emergency, and this new law is aimed at protecting New Yorkers from this pain,” Flanagan said. “The data is crystal clear in how essential smoke detectors are in saving lives.”

Over the operational life of the average smoke alarm, the new law could also potentially save homeowners money by eliminating the need for replacement batteries every six months, Flanagan said. After the 10-year operational time period of the device, a new smoke alarm device would need to be purchased as a replacement.

Firemen’s Association of the State

of New York President Robert McConville said lawmakers, including Flanagan, have taken big steps to keep New York families safe.

“We would like to thank State Sen. John Flanagan for his leadership on this critical issue. Simply put, his efforts in passing this legislation will help save lives in New York State,” he said. “We’ve seen time and again that working smoke alarms can be the difference between life and death. Together, State Sen. Flanagan, Assemblyman Joseph Morelle (D-Irondequoit), and N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) have succeeded in making New York a safer place to live.”

The new law will go into effect in April 2019, once an agreed-upon chapter amendment between the Governor, the Senate and the Assembly is approved.

It will not apply to devices which have been ordered or that are in inventory when the law goes into effect. It will not impact devices that are powered through electrical systems, fire alarm systems with smoke alarms, fire alarm devices that connect to a panel or other devices with low-power radio frequency wireless communication signal.

Additionally, the upcoming amendment will provide the state fire administrator, through its regulatory process, the ability to designate other devices that are exempt from the legislation.

“It is critical that all homeowners who do purchase these devices in our state are able to trust them for a full decade,” Flanagan said. “The goal is to help New Yorkers protect their homes and their families, and this legislation is a great step in that effort.”

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PEOPLE

Photo from Legislator Anker’s office

The Longwood High School football team poses for a photo with Suffolk County legislators.

High school football team recognized The Longwood High School football team was honored by the Suffolk County Legislature at its December meeting for being Class I Long Island football champions. Legislators Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), Robert Calarco (D-

Patchogue) and Kate Browning (WFShirley) presented the players with a proclamation and congratulated the team on its third championship title.

“Congratulations to the Longwood Lions,” said Anker. “The team truly

demonstrates that dedication and teamwork are the keys to success. I look forward to seeing many more championship titles in the team’s future.”

The championship game against the Farmingdale Dalers was the eighth

win in a row for the Longwood Lions.

Along with earning the Class I Long Island Championship title, the team also broke the Long Island championship record for ground yards by accumulating 555 rushing yards during the game.

OBITUARIES

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Jennie Pirri Jennie M. Pirri, 91, of Ridge, died on Dec. 12.

She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred Sr.; cherished mother of Maria McGlinchey, Ralph, Alfred Jr. and Frank (Olivia); and loving grandmother of Steven, Christopher, Jason and Lilliana. She is survived by many other family members and friends.

Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church in Smithtown and interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

An online guest book is available at www.branchf h.com.

Arlene Koffer Arlene J. Koffer, 83, of Ridge, died on Dec. 26. She was born on June 7, 1932, in Brooklyn, the daughter of the late Edward and Florence (McCormack) Matthews.

She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Richard. She is survived by two loving daughters, Kathleen DeFrank and Noreen Simone; two sons, Thomas and Timothy; and nine cherished grandchildren.

Arrangements were entrusted to Rocky Point Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church in Rocky Point.

Burial followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

An online guest book is available at www.rockypointfuneralhome.com.

Adel Elsalam Adel Elsalam, 55, of Ridge, died on Dec.

He was the beloved husband of Monica; loving father of Jonathan and Andrew; cherished son of Zizi El Rouby; and dear brother of Gehan Elsalam.

Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Francis Cabrini R.C. Church in Coram and interment followed in St. Charles Cemetery.

An online guest book is available at www.branchfh.com.

Angelina Acocella Angelina Acocella, 93, of Ridge, died on Dec. 23. She was born on June 5, 1922, in New York City. She is the daughter of the late Vincent and Carmela (Curiso) Romano.

Angelina was predeceased by her beloved husband, Angelo. She was employed by the City of New York as a corrections officer.

She is survived by her two loving daughters, Mildred (Larry) Ekert and Patricia Tufaro; two dear sisters, Josephine Baldanza and Nina Margherita; cherished grandchildren, Carolann, Patricia, Lawrence Jr., Lori and Gina; and precious great-grandchildren James Paul, Paige Falon, Andrew, Trey, Jake, Michael, Alyssa, Mia and Olivia.

Arrangements were entrusted to Rocky Point Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church in Rocky Point and burial followed at St. Raymond’s Cemetery in the Bronx.

Memorial donations may be made in her name to the National Diabetes Research Foundation, 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.

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POLICE BLOTTER Incidents and arrests from Dec. 27- Jan. 2 Drifting to jail On Dec. 29, an East Setauket resident was driving a 2006 Jeep west on Route 347 in Port Jefferson Station when he failed to maintain his lane. Police discovered the man was intoxicated and arrested him on the corner of Route 347 and Jayne Boulevard. The 33-year-old was charged with driving while ability impaired. He was previously convicted on similar charges 10 years ago.

Quest for the card thief A 29-year-old man from Coram was arrested for grand larceny on Dec. 27, after he stole a credit card from an unlocked 2010 Chevrolet. The incident took place on Piedmont Drive in Port Jefferson Station, but police arrested the man on Montclair Street.

Drive away home Police arrested a 21-year-old Port Jefferson woman on Jan. 2 for unauthorized use of a car. Police said she took a 2003 Lincoln Navigator out of a shared driveway around 4:04 a.m. and was arrested later that day at her Laurita Gate home.

Gimme a break A man from Miller Place was arrested for criminal mischief on Dec. 29, after police said the 40-year-old broke a glass window to enter a residence on Woodhull Landing Road in Miller Place around 11:25 a.m. The man also allegedly gave the wrong name to officials just prior to his arrest.

Wantagh go to jail Police arrested a Wantagh man on Jan. 1 for driving while ability impaired in a 2012 Nissan after he got into a crash while going south on Howell Avenue in Centereach. Officials discovered the 28-year-old was intoxicated. Police arrested him at 3:39 a.m., less than 30 minutes after the crash.

Boozy breakfast On Jan. 1, police arrested a 26-year-old woman from Centereach for driving while ability impaired. Around 8:48 a.m., the woman was driving a 2006 Nissan when she got into a crash near the Sunoco station on Middle Country Road. Police at the scene discovered the woman was intoxicated and arrested her.

An early morning stroll Police said an 18-year-old Selden man was shouting obscenities on Jan. 1 before trespassing at the 7-Eleven on Middle Country Road in Selden. Police arrested the man for trespassing at the scene.

Party-crashers On Jan. 1 at 3:30 a.m., a resident living on Christian Avenue in Stony Brook was throwing a party when several unknown, uninvited guests struck and broke the glass front door and window of the home. Police

didn’t specify what they used to cause the damage.

Pound it Police arrested a 23-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station for criminal possession of a weapon at the Centereach Mall on Jan. 1, after they found him in possession of brass knuckles.

King of the road On Jan. 2, a 52-year-old man from Rocky Point was arrested for driving while ability impaired. According to police, the man was speeding in a 1995 GMC north on Kings Walk and failed to stay to the right on the road.

Stopped and seized A 20-year-old man from Sound Beach was arrested on Jan. 1 for criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police had made a traffic stop on Madison Street in Rocky Point and discovered the man was in possession of drugs. Police didn’t specify why the man was originally stopped.

The same old steal On Jan. 2, someone entered the Old Fields Restaurant on Wynn Lane in Port Jefferson and stole an iPod and license from the business.

Toy troubles According to police, someone entered the Kohl’s in Setauket-East Setauket and concealed a toy set in their bag. The incident happened on Dec. 30 at 9:54 p.m.

Food for the winter An unidentified person took groceries from a store on Nesconset Highway in Mount Sinai on Dec. 29.

On the fence On Dec. 28, a resident living on Kingston Road in Mount Sinai reported that someone damaged the house’s PVC fence and fence posts between 11 and 11:20 a.m.

Pumped for pickpocketing An unknown person broke the passenger window of a 2005 Jeep parked in the LA Fitness parking lot in Port Jefferson Station. Police said a wallet was stolen. The incident happened on Dec. 31 around 6 p.m.

Finance this Police said an unknown person broke a window at Soloway Agency on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station on Jan. 1, at 4:25 a.m.

Beauty knows no bounds On Jan. 2, someone took body spray and hair products from the Walgreens on Middle Country Road in Selden.

— Compiled by Giselle barkley

January 07, 2016 • THE TIMES OF MIDDLE COUNTRY • PAGE A7

Photos by Bill Landon

Clockwise from left, Jake Marzocca shoots; Kevin Callahan leaps up to the rim and places the ball in for two points for Centereach; and Ryan Dunn scores a layup.

Cougars have undefeated league streak snapped Boys’ BasketBall

Huntington . . . . . . . . 61 Centereach . . . . . . . . 35

By Bill lanDon

Huntington turned up the heat in the second half to close the door on previously undefeated Centereach, 61-35, in League III boys’ basketball action Tuesday night.

Centereach was previously 3-0 in league play and 6-1 overall, while Huntington sat at 1-2 and 1-6 before the win. The game was close after eight minutes of play, as the Cougars were ahead, 10-9, to open the second quarter, despite both teams being sluggish from the opening tipoff. The Blue Devils found their rhythm and the rim in the second, to pull ahead with the victory.

Huntington came alive behind the hot hands of senior guard Kenny Charles, who notched 10 points in the quarter after hitting a pair of three-pointers, a field goal and two foul shots. Teammate Quincy Nelson matched Charles with a pair of treys of his own to help put his team out front, 33-16, by the halftime break.

“We trusted each other and we executed out on the court, and that’s how we got the ‘W,’” said Nelson, who is also a senior guard. “They’re a very good team

and coach told us at halftime that we had Callahan hit his first three-pointer of the to take better shots.” game and added a field goal in the fourth Huntington was patient in the second quarter, while fellow senior Jack Marzocca, half, choosing to wait for the open shot a forward, found the net for two points, but rather than drive the lane. The Blue Dev- the Cougars couldn’t keep the pace. ils were content with letting their threeCentereach head coach Ed Miller, fresh point proficiency dominate the third off a recent scouting report, told his team quarter, as Charles hit his fourth and ju- that Huntington is a long-range scoring nior guard and forward Kevin Lawrence threat, but the Blue Devils were still hard hit his second, while Nelson was fouled to contain. attempting his third, sending him to the “We needed to do a better job at stepcharity stripe shooting ping out on them,” Marthree. Nelson was perfect ‘We were told that they zocca said. “And when from the line, and Hunwe did step out on them, tington surged ahead 43- were going to shoot, it didn’t help. They were 24 to begin the final eight and I guess we didn’t just hitting their shots — minutes in regulation. it was their game.” respect it, and they “We haven’t seen HunFor Huntington, the tington — we saw them punished us for that.’ fourth quarter was all seonce last year,” Cente— kevin Callahan nior guard Dan Mollitor, reach senior guard Kevin who hit his third trifecta of Callahan said. “We were told that they the game and nailed a pair of free throws, were going to shoot, and I guess we didn’t while Charles hit a pair of three-pointers to respect it, and they punished us for that.” finish with six on the night, as Huntington Charles said that knowing Centereach’s slammed the door on Centereach. record, his team expected the worst, add“They’re very, very good — I’ve picked ing that all his team thought about was them second in the league, and they’re at playing to win the game. a different level than us right now,” Miller “We’re 1-2 in the league and our record said. “I didn’t expect it to be an almost doesn’t give our team justice,” he said. “In 30-point loss, but I expected them to be very the second half, we knew we couldn’t let good, especially at their own home place.” up. The game was far from over, but we Charles led his team in scoring with 26 came out with the win.” points, followed by Lawrence, who added 13.

On the top of the scoring list for Centereach was Marzocca with 12 points, while Callahan followed close behind with nine.

Huntington hits the road today, as the Blue Devils invade West Islip, with opening tipoff scheduled for 5:45 p.m. Centereach will host North Babylon today at 6:15 p.m.

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OPINION

Let’s let every child succeed Your turn

BY GarY D. Bixhorn & SuSan a. SchneBel

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a narcan kit on display, a tool which has helped revive dozens of people who have overdosed.

EDITORIAL

Relation resolutions in the new year

Ringing in a new year comes not only with celebrations, but also with ideas of what we could do better in the future. While thinking of personal resolutions, we can also begin to think of resolutions for the towns we live in and the people who serve them.

The Suffolk County Police Department went through some major changes in 2015. Shortly before the year ended, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) tapped Tim Sini for police commissioner in light of the recent investigation and indictment of former Police Chief James Burke, who has been accused of beating a handcuffed suspect and attempting to cover up the crime.

This week, former SCPD Sgt. Scott Greene began the first of two trials for allegedly stealing cash from Hispanic motorists during vehicle and traffic stops. He is being charged with seven counts of larceny as a hate crime.

A good place to start for a 2016 resolution could be within the county’s police department.

We hope that Sini will function with transparency as he takes on his new role and keep the lines of communication with the public as open as possible. We also hope he will work well and collaborate with the Republican legislators who have already challenged his appointment.

2015 was a huge year for substance abuse programs and drug summits as well. Officials, from town board members to congressmen, lent their voice to what many are calling an epidemic. While these programs have made great strides, it seems the younger generation, where the fight is really happening, seem least connected to these talks.

Going forward, focusing on drug programs that reach high school and college students may be the best bet. Although the winter break is coming to a close, spring break is right around the corner, and, soon enough, those students will be right back on our couches, enjoying a week off. That could be the perfect time to bend their ears.

As a community, we can make 2016 better than any year before it. Let’s work together to make that happen.

After years of legislative gridlock in Washington, President Barack Obama has signed the Every Child Succeeds Act into law and called it a “Christmas miracle.” The bill had strong bipartisan support in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Educators across the country have eagerly awaited the passage of this bill, which replaces the 15-yearold Bush Administration’s No Child Left Behind Act and the subsequent Obama Administration’s Race to the Top program. In combination, these two initiatives significantly expanded the federal government’s role in educational matters traditionally subject to state and local control. It’s been New York State’s implementation of these overreaching federal initiatives that’s generated so much dissent within the educational community and ultimately resulted in a public revolt in the form of the optout movement.

It appears, based on the new federal legislation, which scales back federal involvement and restores state and local control, that our leaders have learned an important lesson: A parent will not let their child’s education become an academic research project or a campaign platform. Parents expect schools to provide a safe, secure environment where teaching and leaning is fostered and protected.

Given the new federal direction, it’s now time for the state to work with local school districts to give parents what they expect and students what they deserve — schools meeting high standards, with outstanding teachers and rich program offerings.

Clearly, now is the time to “hit the reset button” on reform efforts.

Many of the more controversial provisions of the state’s effort to reform education were put in place to align with federal requirements that are now changing. Accordingly, key members of the state legislature are beginning to voice support for a moratorium on new state legislative

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State implementation of ‘overreaching federal initiatives ... resulted in a public revolt in the form of the opt-out movement.’

requirements involving testing and teacher evaluation in accordance with recommendations of the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association and others. In addition, both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state education commissioner have established advisory councils to help sort out the tangled web of issues that have been created.

We cannot delay in taking advantage of the unique opportunity that the new legislation and a moratorium offer. We have an unusual second chance, a chance to “get reform right.” This time we must approach the issues in an inclusive, collaborative manner. In order to do this we have to identify the key issues and assign responsibility appropriately for addressing each of them.

What are the issues? Simply stated, they include the adoption and introduction of higher educational standards, appropriate student assessment, meaningful teacher evaluation, equitable school finance and state support, turning around failing schools and serving student populations with unique needs. A comprehensive, coordinated approach to addressing statewide needs in each of these six areas should begin without delay.

The Board of Regents and the commissioner of education, in concert with the governor and legislative leaders, should begin to draw up a plan to bring together stakeholders

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and form work groups focused on each of these areas. The work groups should include nationally recognized experts in the area of focus, as well as parents and seasoned practitioners.

The work group looking into school finance and state support should also include representatives of the Division of Budget, the State Education Department, the comptroller and the legislature to assure that their work is tied to the reality of the state’s budgeting process.

Overall coordination of the effort should be within a structure agreed upon by the governor, legislative leaders and the Board of Regents.

This isn’t as complicated as it may sound because so much effort has been expended in working through recent difficulties. There are many people who have a wealth of experience in dealing with these issues who would willingly contribute to such an effort.

We already know what the problems are; we’ve already made our mistakes. We should take advantage of our recent experience and immediately begin a comprehensive, coordinated, inclusive and transparent process and “get reform right” this time. The stakes are far too high to delay.

Gary D. Bixhorn is the executive director and Susan A. Schnebel is the president of the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association.

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The insane pain of the plane Almost anywhere in the country, we can look toward the heaven and see a plane bathed in sunlight at the end of the day.

Then again, someone on that plane might have just closed the blind, keeping that annoying light off the screen to watch a fictional character stuck on Mars, colonizing a planet with potatoes.

Speaking of uncomfortable situations, maybe the guy or girl D. None stuck in the last row near the bathroom is rooted near someof the above one who insists on sharing his

by DaNiel DuNaief life story, his experience with his vtimes@tbrnewspapers.com neighbors, or his laundry list of gripes. If the Long Island Rail hen the Wright broth- Road can make quiet cars, can ers invented man-made airlines designate quiet sections? flight more than a Maybe they can add a quiet century ago, I can’t imagine they button, with a picture of a flight thought it’d be a good idea for attendant with a finger over her airlines to charge for meals when pursed lips on the bulkhead? more than 200 people are stuck The flight attendant might in the same plane for over four whisper, “As you can see, the caphours. Then again, they may not tain has turned on the ‘No-sharhave imagined just how common ing terrible stories, petty frustraand popular planes would be. tions, or things you might find

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funny with the person next to you button.’ Please, zip it! While you’re at it, please stop tapping that person on the shoulder to get him to look at you. He doesn’t want to look at you. He’s trying to close his eyes.”

We are a culture that marinates in our frustrations, anger and judgments.

“Can you believe the food cart only had chicken or fish and didn’t have a vegan/vegetarian/ dairy-free option?” someone might ask.

“Would you have bought something from the cart?” we might reply.

“Heavens, no. Did you see the prices? I’m just saying they ought to offer it.”

Each flight starts with informative details. “We’ll be flying at 34,000 feet,” the captain might share in his best “The Right Stuff” voice.

“Excuse me, miss? Can we fly at 33,000 feet? My doctor suggested I stay below 33,000 feet

because anything higher triggers the side effects from the drug I’m taking because of that ad on TV.” Then there’s all the beeps.

Bing! “You can move about the cabin now but keep your seat belt fastened when you’re in your seat.” Bing! “The restroom in the front is just for the firstclass passengers, regardless of how badly you have to go to the bathroom because you ate nine hours of food so you wouldn’t be hungry and have to buy a meal on the plane.”

How about putting the people who want to invent new, safe and potentially delicious food options together with the airlines, giving people a chance to sample new foods? We’re a captive audience, watching movies, playing cards, reading and wondering whether we should be eating breakfast or dinner, depending on whether we’re trying to keep our stomachs on the local time in the place we left or the local time in the place we’re

If the Long Island Rail Road can make quiet cars, can airlines designate quiet sections? going to. While we’re sitting there, let’s watch independent films we can’t see in the suburbs and eat food that comes from the land we’re flying over.

I love those images of our plane that indicate where we are located. Too bad for Rhode Island and Delaware that the image is often bigger than the entire state. That could exacerbate a small state’s inferiority complex. The Wright brothers may have gotten us started, but we seem to have flown off course on our commercial flight conveniences. Bing!

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Leaping into another new year

between you and me by leah S. DuNaief

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ow! It’s 2016. How did that happen so quickly? We were just recently worrying about being carried by the calendar into 2000 and whether our computers would continue to work. Well, here we are, 16 years later, amid all the promises of a brand new year. At the very least we know it will be interesting because this is a presidential election year, with a new administration since our current president will be termed out. Will the new incumbent’s party also be different? We

Americans like a change of party in the White House regularly but not always. We will have to wait and see, meanwhile enduring the endless pontification, punditry and prognostication.

If the year will seem a little longer, in fact it will be. This is a leap year, with that extra day stuck onto the end of February, giving us one more day of winter.

Why didn’t they put it onto the end of June, adding to summer?

In any event, that gives us one more day to listen to our politicians before we go to the polls to vote. Perhaps it is not a coincidence that the leap years and the presidential election years coincide.

We welcomed the first business day of the new year with one of those heart-stopping stock market plunges. The trip wire this time was the double whammy of projected further slowdown in China, which has the world’s second largest economy, and the combustion between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Despite the fact that some 85 percent of the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims are Sunni, there simmers an un-

derlying rage periodically leaping into confrontation with the Shia.

This complicates our diplomatic efforts since Saudi Arabia is technically an ally in the volatile Middle East.

On the lighter side, for escapism, we can generally look forward to some of the best movies from year’s end because their producers want them to be fresh in the minds of the judges for awards in the following quarter.

This year the trend seems to be toward historical fiction that is more like documentaries.

“Spotlight,” based on fact, is the story of the investigative efforts of the daily newspaper, The Boston Globe, to bring the tawdry tale of clerical pedophiles and their cover-up within the Catholic Church to the public. The filmmakers managed to make this movie riveting despite the lack of the usual boy-meets-girl, boyloses-girl, boy-wins-back girl in the narrative.

Another excellent movie based on recent history is “The Big Short.” Using some outrageous scenes to make its point, like a woman in a bubble bath

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drinking champagne and a stripper shimmering around a pole in a nightclub, the movie does a credible job of explaining the subprime mortgage crisis and how it almost took down the world economy. Again, this is not the usual romantic or violent action fare we are offered by Hollywood, and three cheers for the enlightenment which in turn enables ours.

Then there is of course “Star Wars,” with its record-breaking box office receipts. Nothing more to be said there, except that if you wish to be part of the national conversation, you will see it.

For true escapism, we have the long-awaited, much-anticipated return of “Downton Abbey” on television. Delightful for its attempt at historic accuracy and its engaging upstairs/downstairs characters, this mighty soap opera has succeeded in capturing the attention of the world. Why? Perhaps we wish to see how the wealthy lived in the Gilded Age. Or perhaps there is also the thread of historical fiction here, as we watch how events of 100 years ago changed the world LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton SPORTS EDITOR Desirée Keegan ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ellen Recker ONLINE EDITOR Elana Glowatz

That gives us one more day to listen to our politicians before we go to the polls to vote. and set us up for life in the 20th century. The historic period lived by these characters bridges the enormous shift from an agrarian world, 25 percent of which was dominated by the United Kingdom, to the industrial and perhaps more egalitarian existence that developed under the watch of the United States.

On a personal note, we will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Times Beacon Record newspapers, whose exact birthday is April 8. What a personal satisfaction to have been here for 40 years. As you might imagine, there will more to come on that subject in future columns.

So here we are, in the early days of 2016, wishing each other wonderful things like good health, lots of love, happiness and fun. Would that wishing might make it so. In any case, Happy New Year!

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