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Stony Brook University is putting its stMore than 100 people filed into the Centereach Fire Department on Washington Avenue to lose their locks and raise money for the Centereach Civic Association’s third annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser on Friday. Residents could shave their heads, volunteer, or simply donate money, at the four-hour fundraiser. Attendees also had the chance to enter various raffles and get a free dinner before heading home. The civic hoped to raise
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$50,000 this year. Thus far it has raised more than $8,000 toward that goal, according to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, though it was unclear if that amount included what was raised on Friday. All proceeds go toward the foundation, which focuses on curing childhood cancers. According to event disc jockey Rob Wilson, three businessmen established the foundation to help give back to those in need. Their success with the fundraiser inspired them to create the 17-yearold foundation and sparked an annual head-shaving tradition.
Cops continue harbor search for missing man By Phil CorSo
It has been weeks since a small plane carrying four people experienced engine trouble and went down in Setauket Harbor near Poquott, but police are still on the lookout for the one man who could not be rescued. The Piper PA-28, which had taken off from Fitchburg, Mass., and was heading for Republic Airport in Farmingdale, went down on the night of Feb. 20. All four people exited the plane into
the water, the National Transportation Safety Board said, but only three were rescued. Authorities are still searching for the fourth passenger, 23-yearold Queens man Gerson Salmon-Negron. The county police said its marine bureau has been out on the water daily, weather permitting, during daylight hours in search of the man both via the surface on boats and using side scan sonar to scan the floor of the water. SeaRCH continued on page a11
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Officials butt heads over public hearing By Giselle Barkley
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POLICE BLOTTER Incidents and arrests, Feb. 29 to March 6 Put a ring on it Police arrested a 29-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station for grand larceny, for allegedly stealing an engagement ring from a residence and pawning it on Feb. 22. Police arrested him on March 2 on Route 25A in Port Jefferson.
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Axe to grind On March 3, a homeless man allegedly held a metal axe over his head as he advanced toward another man near a home on Old Post Road in Mount Sinai. Police arrested him for menacing at the scene.
ShopWrong Police arrested a Hampton Bays resident on March 6 around 10:16 p.m. for petit larceny, after the 36-year-old woman allegedly took assorted groceries without Photos can be of ponds, barn, land- paying from ShopRite at College Plaza in Selden. Police arrested her at the scene. scape, wildlife, favorite trees or more. A total of 12 winners will be chosen Bracelet blunder to have their work showcased in the A 18-year-old man from Port Jefferson Frank Melville Park 2017 calendar. The Station was arrested for criminal possesdeadline for submission is July 15. sion of stolen property, after police said the — Phil Corso man stole a 14-karat gold bracelet from All Island Jewelry & Loan on Middle Country Road in Centereach on Feb. 29 at 11:15 a.m.
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Point with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance. The man was driving a black Toyota Camry on Route 25A in Port Jefferson Station when an officer pulled him over. Police allegedly discovered the man to be in possession of heroin and prescription medication, as well as hypodermic needles. Emancipating cash On March 3 around 8 p.m., someone broke the rear window of a residence on Lincoln Avenue in Port Jefferson Station and stole cash from inside. No photos, please Police said a man took photos of a female couple on March 4 at Grumpy Jack’s Sports Bar & Grill on Oakland Avenue in Port Jefferson. When the man refused to delete the photos, one of the women hit him in the head with a bottle. The couple fled and the man refused medical attention. Crazy thief Between March 3 and 4, according to police, someone pried open the rear door of the Crazy Beans coffee establishment on Route 25A in Miller Place and stole a safe containing money. Stop that shopping Police said a woman left her purse in a shopping cart after shopping at Stop & Shop on Pond Path in South Setauket on March 6 and drove off. The purse was stolen before she returned to the store. Police said several credit cards were used. Rather safe than sorry Between Feb. 29 and March 4, someone broke into a residence on Magnolia Drive in Selden and stole money from an unlocked safe. A little housekeeping Around 1:45 p.m. on March 6, someone stole two blenders and a vacuum from Walmart on Nesconset Highway in East Setauket. Thief is on fire Police said sometime between March 1 and March 2, someone stole a Kindle Fire and coins from a car parked on Strathmore Gate Drive in Stony Brook. Sound Beach slasher Someone slashed the tires of a 2014 Hyundai Elantra that was parked outside a residence on Blue Point Road in Sound Beach on the night of March 2. I will avenge you! Around 11 p.m. on March 2, an unknown person damaged the rear window of a 2008 Dodge Avenger parked near Route 25A in Rocky Point. — Compiled by Giselle barkley
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Scenes from Sunday evening’s People of the Year celebration, hosted by Times Beacon Record Newspapers at the Three Village Inn. Clockwise from top left, Publisher Leah Dunaief with state Sen. Ken LaValle, the Setauket Harbor Task Force, Ed DiNunzio, Kevin Foley, Tracey Budd, Victoria Rybak, Chris Pinkenburg, Tom Meehan, Josephine Lunde, Kate Keming accepting on behalf of Yusuf Hannun and Lina Obeid, Carolyn Emerson and Frank Turano. Times Beacon Record Newspapers would like to thank Stony Brook University and the Three Village Inn for sponsoring the reception and the Setauket Frame Shop for framing the award certificates.
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Above, students spin plates.
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Under the big top
Minnesauke Elementary School students perfected a number of specialized skills generally reserved for the circus arena when representatives from the National Circus Project visited their school. During a week-long workshop in their physical education classes, kindergarten through sixth-grade students trained alongside the professionals to learn how to walk on stilts,
spin plates, juggle and use diablos or Chinese yoyos. As a conclusion to the school’s participation in the project, sixth-graders conducted an evening circus performance for their family and friends. They took to the center ring and performed several of the tricks they had learned, enthralling their proud audience and impressing them with their new skills.
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From left, Councilman LaValle, Gabriela Botero and Principal Thomas Bell.
Councilman honors Centereach High School student On Feb. 23, Town of Brookhaven Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) visited Centereach High School to honor the Student of the Month for February. He presented a Certificate of Congratulations to Gabriela Botero. Botero runs track and serves as the senior class secretary and vice president
of the Italian Honor Society. She aspires to become a speech pathologist. “I am happy to honor Gabriela for her hard work in the classroom and out,” LaValle said. “She has set a high standard of excellence for her peers and I wish her the best of luck in the future.”
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Dr. Seuss celebrated
Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School first-graders in Nicole Gallino’s and Vanessa Horowitz’s classes, honored the famous works of Dr. Seuss. On March 2 they celebrated the author’s birthday and Read Across America day. Dressed in red and adorning hats with
a “Thing 1 and Thing 2” theme, the two classes shared their favorite Dr. Seuss books and completed associated writing projects. Additionally, as part of their literacy lesson, they explored the author’s signature style of writing and crafted a noticing chart to outline their findings.
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Setauket commissioner cautions against addiction By Kevin ReddinG
“We have a problem, and that problem is heroin. It’s a harsh reality.” Setauket Fire Commissioner Jay Gardiner spoke at length about the heroin and opiate addiction issue that has swept Suffolk County at a Three Village Civic Association meeting at the Emma S. Clark Library on Monday night. As guest speaker, Gardiner addressed the importance of having a dialogue with teens and children about the dangerous consequences of these specific drugs and staying on top of how much medication people consume to avoid overdoses. Gardiner also said it was important that residents recognize why heroin has become so prevalent. According to Gardiner, the county’s affluence plays a large factor. “Among the most common hard drugs, including methamphetamine and crack, heroin is the most expensive,” Gardiner said. “Out on the South Shore and other areas on Long Island that have different financial demographics, cheap drugs like methamphetamine and crack are much more obtainable while heroin isn’t. High schoolers and college students in Suffolk County, whose ages make up the majority of users, might have an ability to buy the more expensive drug.” In the United States, drug overdose deaths have exceeded car crashes as the
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it’s a large area where it will be absorbed to the bloodstream and remove the opiate effects in that bloodstream quickly.” As Gardiner explained in his presentation, it’s nearly impossible to find an IV on a patient who has just overdosed because the veins are often badly sclerosed, as indicated by track marks all over the arm. On top of a quick and effective route for absorption, by using the nose as an entry, there’s a much lower risk of exposure to blood. Because Narcan is also effective against more commonly taken opiate drugs, pain reducers like morphine, oxycodone and fentanyl, older people especially should be aware of how it’s used in a worst case scenario where too many pills are taken to subside an excruciating pain, and an overdose occurs. Shawn Nuzzo, president of the Three Village Civic Association who brought Gardiner in to speak, says that despite the war on drugs in our country being a failure socially and medically, normal everyday people can make a difference now. “It’s like having a fire extinguisher in your house,” said Nuzzo. “It’s not gonna fix faulty wiring, but it’s good to have it there if you need it. It’s so important that people learn how to use antidotes like this. People need to learn how to use a fire extinguisher and they need to learn how to use Narcan.” Earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that phar-
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Middle Country Central School District high school student-athletes pose in sweatshirts that depict their college choices. The 19 students from Centereach and Newfield high schools committed to play sports at the college level by signing letters of intent. The sports the students will continue to play include baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer and volleyball.
19 Middle County athletes sign letters of intent SportS Nineteen Newfield and Centereach High School students in the Middle Country Central School District signed letters of intent to take their athletic talents to the next level. The students were joined by their families, coaches and school administrators before formally accepting the various athletic scholarships. Among the 19 students are four football players from Newfield, recently named Long Island Class II champions. Jelani Greene is the recipient of the school’s first National Football Foundation Award, presented to Suffolk
County’s top wide receiver; and Elijah Riley received the Carl A. Hansen and Tom Cassesse awards, presented to the county’s top player and the top defensive back, respectively. Greene committed to play football for the University of New Hampshire, while Riley will attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. Joe Saladino and Joe Muller will also be battling on the gridiron next season, for Utica and Wagner colleges, respectively. Newfield’s Nick Hessleberg will attend Point Park University to play baseball, and Centereach’s Justin Eck and Kevin
Callahan will be playing basketball, at the University of New England and York College, respectively. Playing field hockey, Newfield’s Shannon Doherty will attend Fairfield University. Four Centereach lacrosse players, John Kane, Declan Canevari, Ty Tracey and Christopher Coleman will be taking their talents to the next level. Kane will compete for Misericordia University, Canevari will attend St. Joseph’s College, Tracey will play for Fairleigh Dickinson University and Coleman has signed to play for LIU Post.
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Five Newfield students have also committed to continue their lacrosse endeavors. Jodryn Aiello will attend SUNY Cortland, Brian and Kyle Stemke will play for Binghamton University, David Garcia will compete for Hartwick College and Gregory Gurello will play for Centenary College. Newfield’s Karissa Rutigliano will attend St. Joseph’s College to play soccer, and Newfield’s Gabrielle Darnaby has committed to play volleyball for Canisius College. MiDDle CouNTry CeNTral SChool DiSTriCT
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At the time the plane was having engine trouble, a student pilot identified as 25-yearold Bronx resident Austricio Ramirez was flying it and turned over the controls to his instructor, 36-year-old Queens resident Nelson Gomez. Wady Perez, a 25-year-old from Queens, was identified as the other man rescued from the water that night. Suffolk police were receiving help from the Federal Aviation Administration, the NTSB, the U.S. Coast Guard, local fire departments and the town harbormaster in the rescue, missing person search and investigation in that February incident. NTSP said the aircraft reported low amounts of fuel and had been operated for about five hours since its tank was last filled. The report said the plane’s engine “sputtered” as it approached the Port Jefferson area, spurring the flight instructor to turn on the electric fuel pump and instructing his student pilot to switch the fuel selector to the plane’s left fuel tank as it flew at around 2,000 feet. The sputtering then stopped, but then started up again about three minutes later, the NTSB said, and then lost power. That was when the pilot instructor took control of the plane and tried heading to the shoreline, where he believed the plane could safely land, the NTSB report said. But
the pilot was unable to see the shoreline due to the darkness and could only guess where the shoreline began by the lights inside of nearby houses, the report said. He held the plane off of the water for as long as he could before touching down and instructing everyone to grab a life vest and exit the plane, the NTSB said. Neither the student pilot nor the passengers, however, were wearing life vests when they exited the plane, the report said. Emergency personnel were on the scene within minutes and rescued three of the four men. The airplane floated in the water for about five minutes before sinking nose-first to the bottom of the harbor, the NTSB said. Just two weeks later, a second plane with engine problems made an emergency landing on the North Shore. The Suffolk County Police Department said the passenger plane was also flying into Republic Airport in Farmingdale on Saturday afternoon experienced engine failure while flying at 2,000 feet. The pilot, who was with his daughter and returning from visiting colleges, deployed the plane’s parachute at 1,500 feet before crash-landing at an industrial park in Hauppauge. According to police, after the plane landed just feet from a building on Marcus Boulevard, the pilot pulled his passenger out of the plane. Police said both father and daughter refused medical attention. Elana Glowatz contributed to this report. Photos by Margo Arceri
Above and left, emergency responders investigate the plane in the aftermath of its emergency landing several weeks ago. Despite their efforts, one of the four men still remained at large. Police have been searching the waters every day since the passenger disappeared.
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OPINION
EDITORIAL
We need to work together
This past Tuesday was International Women’s Day, and the message behind such an occasion is still very important, necessary and timely. As we come off celebrating the day, time should be taken to reflect on the challenges that women still face today. Unequal compensation and women’s health issues are still hotly debated — but these subjects can be traced back to much earlier times. Stories come from all over the country about young female students being taken out of school for outfits deemed too revealing by administrators, even despite the widespread acceptance of boys shedding their shirts to play basketball or in the stands at football games. Girls’ sports teams have a harder time getting necessary funding for new uniforms and equipment, and many young women still get a puzzled look from others if they express interest in certain educational fields. We heard one story in which a male engineering student told a female classmate that she must be lost as she walked in for the first day, also telling her that she wouldn’t last long. It’s not only up to women to push back against sexist beliefs, thoughts or stigmas. It is also up to men. We need to teach our boys at a young age how to view women — as their equals. We need to instill in them the correct way to value women and understand that women can make just as many contributions as females can. Women can only achieve true equality if men stand by their side as partners. Let’s strive to raise a generation of men who will be proud to be those partners.
Correction
The March 3 editorial, “help is just a phone call away,” contained an incorrect phone number for a drug and alcohol abuse hotline. We regret the error.
Art by Anthony Freda
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Opt out as a village TO ThE EDITOR: It’s that time of year again. The huge roars of the opt-out movement are being heard all over New York. You’ll read about it in the papers, on Facebook and Twitter, and signs will start popping up on lawns. I urge parents to get informed and get involved. I got involved in the opt-out movement late. Two years ago, I started to take notice and slowly educated myself by reading and attending forums. The more I read and heard, the more I came to understand that these tests are doing a huge disservice to our children and our public education system. Facts to consider: The governor and education commissioner said the Common Core standards and tests are developmentally inappropriate and need to be fixed. Changes will be made next year, but they will put these inappropriate tests in front of our children this year. The New York State Education Department agreed tests are too long. Changes made include four fewer multiple-choice math questions and one less reading passage on the English language arts exam. These changes are inconsequential and will do little to mitigate the stress many children have experienced. NYSED fired Pearson, who created our tests, and recently hired
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Students in grades three through eight will soon take state tests in math and English language arts.
Questar. Questar’s tests start next year. This year our children take the inappropriate Pearson tests because we have to live out our contractual obligation. Many parents feel if you opt out, you are sending a poor message to your child, that you can opt out when things are too difficult in life. Teaching children to be resilient and hardworking is critical, but there is another important lesson children will learn when we become more informed. They will understand that if things are hard because they are unfair, age inappropriate, poorly conceived and ultimately a waste of time and
money, then you have the right to choose not to do it. I believe in testing. The purpose of a test is to provide data for the teacher to improve instruction for the child. State testing results are not received until the following school year. You’ve heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” I glean comfort from that. I have faith other parents are looking out for my children when they are in harm’s way. So I urge you as parents, as part of this village, to opt your children out of the state tests this year. Margie Keegan Port Jefferson
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An embarrassing case of a misdirected email
D. None of the above by DaNiel DuNaief
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echnology has made it possible for us to stick both of our virtual feet in our virtual mouths. Last week, I wrote about poor sportsmanship by a father at a basketball game. Before I started the column, I asked my wife if she thought he might
see the article and get upset. She said, “Wait, first, what’s the chance that he’ll look for it; and, second, it’s not like you’re going to be naming names.” She was right. I wasn’t planning to put his name in the paper or call attention to him. He made a sudden barking noise while one of the players on the other team was about to shoot a free throw. The players on the other team, their coach and, most importantly, the referee took exception to his conduct. The referee ejected him. Recognizing that there was something to share with TBR readers, I wrote about the incident. I’m sure this gentleman isn’t the only one to cross a line at a child’s sporting event. I’ve heard parents screaming at their kids, at their kids’ coaches, at referees and anyone who will listen in the heat of the moment. After all, these
games are critically important. A loss might mean their child only gets a second-place trophy that will collect dust on a shelf somewhere, while a win would mean they would get a slightly bigger trophy that collects slightly more dust on a shelf somewhere else. I wrote the column, sent it to my editor electronically and went about the usual business of my day. By about 6 p.m., it occurred to me that my editor didn’t acknowledge the column the way she usually does. Then it hit me, like a punch to my stomach. My breathing got shorter and shallower and my hands felt hot and cold at the same time. With an anxious scowl on my face, I went back to my email “sent” folder and I saw it. “Oh no!” I shouted, stunned by my blunder. You see, my editor and the wife of the man who made
a scene at the basketball game have the same first name. I had typed the first three letters of my editor’s name and the computer mischievously misdirected the column. I stand by what I wrote, but I had no intention of sending the column to this man’s wife. Realizing my error, I frantically called my wife, which compounded my mistake. In the panic of the moment, I dialed my daughter’s cellphone number, who was in the middle of volleyball practice. She raced to call me back in case something was wrong. Something was, indeed, wrong, but I didn’t want to distract her. Forcing myself to try to sound calm, I said something like, “Naheverything-all-right-bye.” I finally reached my wife, who patiently talked me back from the ledge. She suggested I write to the man’s wife and tell her that
‘Oh no!’ I shouted, stunned by my blunder. I misfired in my email. It wasn’t the end of the world and, before long, my wife assured me I’d find it funny in a “I can’t believe I really did that” way. I did what my wife suggested and the man’s wife said she thought I had sent her the column on purpose. I assured her it was a mistake. That’s where the conversation ended. I have been on the other side of such emails. One of my editors wrote to someone she thought was another editor about how annoyed she was with my story. It’s about 20 years since that email reached me and I had almost forgotten about it ... almost.
Stark contrasts at two White House lunches
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lthough I never met her, I was the beneficiary of Nancy Reagan’s good taste. I was invited to the White House by President Ronald Reagan’s press office, my second visit after one during President Jimmy Carter’s term. The contrast between the two visits could not be more stark. The former first lady died this week at the age of 94, outliving her husband by nine years. In reality she had started to lose him more than 10 years earlier in what she termed “her
long goodbye,” as his suffering from Alzheimer’s disease carried him into his own world. Theirs was a long marriage in which they seemed devoted to each other, and she passionately protected him and his image as he moved from president of the Screen Actors Guild to governor of California to president of the United States. She said that her “greatest ambition” was to have a “successful, happy marriage.” She may well have yearned for that as a result of her early childhood experiences. She was born Anne Frances Robbins in 1921, the daughter of Edith Luckett and Kenneth Robbins. Her mother was an actress and her father a car dealer who abandoned them shortly after she was born. When she was 2, her mother resumed her acting career. Then, when Nancy was almost 8 years old, her mother married a Chicago neurosurgeon, Loyal Davis, and overnight her circumstances reversed. Her life was now one of stability and privilege, and she went on eventually to graduate from an elite high school and then Smith College as Nancy Davis in 1943.
She might well have endorsed Sophie Tucker’s famous maxim: “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. ... Rich is better.” When Reagan was elected governor and the Reagans were expected to live in the governor’s mansion, which was at that time a run-down Victorian house on a busy, one-way street in Sacramento, Calif., she convinced her husband to lease at their own expense a 12-room Tudor house in a better neighborhood. Then, when Reagan was elected president, she decided to redo the private living quarters of the White House. She raised $822,000 from private contributors to do that, but she was severely criticized by the press. Although she had made a number of worthwhile efforts over the years, including welcoming home former prisoners of war from Vietnam at a time when those who fought in the war were sometimes spat upon, and involving herself in a Foster Grandparents Program for mentally disabled children — according to an obit in The New York Times — she was
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generally regarded in the press as stylish but extravagant and aloof. She was petite, slender, exercised daily and wore expensive, designer clothing at a time when the country was still hobbled with the remains of the 1970s crushing recession. Her first public relations interest was not her own image but that of her husband. So when she raised more than $200,000 from another contributor to buy a 220-place setting of new presidential china, the first since President Lyndon Johnson’s administration, she was most unpopular as a result. That seemed to reinforce her unflattering image. Nancy Reagan as first lady traveled widely to speak out against drug and alcohol abuse, especially among young people, and she is the one who coined the phrase, “Just say no.” She also publicly urged women to get mammograms every year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at a time when that disease was still whispered. And, as you might expect, she was a powerful advocate for new research into Alzheimer’s. LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton SPORTS EDITOR Desirée Keegan ONLINE EDITOR Elana Glowatz ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathryn Mandracchia
I was the beneficiary of Nancy Reagan’s good taste. This is how she affected me. When our press group visited with President Carter, we were given lunch in a cardboard box that we held on our laps as we sat in a circle in the Oval Office. It consisted of two halves of different sandwiches, an apple, a bag of chips and a hardboiled egg. I clearly recall watching the president shaking salt on his egg and alternately taking bites. Although I was thrilled to be there and I appreciated the effort to project an image of austerity, I thought it seemed more fitting for a picnic on the lawn than one in the nerve center of the most powerful country in the world. At President Reagan’s lunch, we ate in the East Wing at cloth-covered tables and were served white wine with our veal scaloppine on beautiful dishes. Now I am not particularly stylish or slender and certainly not a spendthrift, but I wanted to tell Mrs. Reagan, “Right on!”
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