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Reboli Center pays homage to the horse Also: Stony Brook Film Festival winners, ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ reviewed, ‘Shrek The Musical’ opens in Northport

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Celebrating unity

Local Chabad hosts ninth annual Jewish Summer Festival — photos A3

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COUNTY Suffolk officials celebrate trail funding

MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WELCOMES NEW MINISTER

BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM After years of work getting the project off the ground, lawmakers had reason to gather and celebrate July 27.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D), Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) and Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) were among those gathered in Shoreham Friday to sign a bill approving the bonding of funds to advance the Rails to Trails project, a longplanned 10-mile recreational biking and hiking path that will run parallel to Route 25A from Mount Sinai to Wading River.

“It’s been a long journey after waiting 50 years since the Rails to Trails Recreational Path’s original inception, but I’m happy to say we are currently on track to move forward with construction of Long Island’s most

After nearly one year and thoughtful consideration of eighteen ministerial profiles, a search team of nine members has recommended Reverend Philip Hobson to be the 27th minister at Mt. Sinai Congregational Church since its organization in 1789.

In the tradition of the Congregational Churches of our country’s founders, the members of Mt. Sinai Church voted unanimously on April 29th to call Rev. Hobson to be the church’s new senior minister. He arrived in Miller Place with his family in late July and will begin his service to the church on August 1st, preaching at two worship services on Sunday, August 5th, at 8:30 and10:00 a.m.

anticipated recreational project,” Anker said.

The bill authorized the county to borrow about $9 million to fund construction of the path, the vast majority of which will be reimbursable through federal grants, according to a press release from Anker’s office.

“As an individual with a genuine passion for nature, I look forward to seeing the completion of this project and hope that it encourages more people to explore all of the exciting recreational activities Suffolk County has to offer,” Bellone said.

The trail is in its final design phase and the county plans to release a bid for construction in the fall of 2018, with a contract expected to be awarded by the end of the year, according to a press release from Bellone’s office. Weather dependent, the project could see a shovel in the ground in winter 2018 or spring 2019.

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Rev. Hobson grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a town that made history as part of the Manhattan Project in WWII. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Japanese Studies from Earlham College in Indiana, a Master’s of Divinity from the Chicago Theological Seminary, and continues his work toward a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching at that institution.

He served as minister at St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas, before being called to the First Congregational Church in Charlotte, Michigan, in 2003. As the new minister at Mt. Sinai Congregational Church, Rev. Phil and his wife Mary, an attorney and author, and their daughter, Mira, will reside in the church’s parsonage in Miller Place.

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Blood product inventories across the country decrease to low levels following the Fourth of July holiday, according to the blood bank.

Donating blood at the blood bank at SBU takes less than an hour and since all of the blood products that are donated at the hospital stay at the hospital, donations can save the lives of up to three patients in the community. Donating blood often brings up images of a high school gymnasium packed with chairs, and technicians tending to lines of people eager to donate.

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The overcast skies may have kept some people away July 25, but even a little drizzle didn’t dampen the spirits of attendees at the ninth annual Jewish Summer Festival sponsored by Chabad at Stony Brook at West Meadow Beach.

The evening included a kosher barbecue, concert with Israeli singer Yoel Sharabi and entertainment for all. A lively game of Simon Says with Steve Max kept adults as occupied as the kids.

The festival may be the last summer gathering before Chabad finishes the construction of a new state-of-the-art building on Nicolls Road in Stony Brook. A

13,000-square-foot facility will open in the coming months.

“It’s an exciting time for the Jewish community in central Suffolk County,” said Rabbi Motti Grossbaum. “We will be able to offer more Jewish classes, programs and events for all age groups, fostering increased Jewish opportunities, services and celebrations for all.”

For more information about Chabad at Stony Brook or to hear about available dedication opportunities in the new center at 360 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, visit www. chabadSB.com or call 631-585-0521, ext. 101.

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During an 18-year span, an East Setauket financial adviser allegedly scammed at least 17 people out of more than $13 million, according to a federal indictment.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York has announced Steven Pagartanis faces nine federal charges.

The owner of Omega Planning Associates, was arrested and arraigned in federal court in Central Islip July 25 and was charged with security fraud, mail and wire fraud conspiracies, as well as money laundering for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme, according to a press release from the EDNY office.

The government alleged Pagartanis solicited individuals to invest in variable annuities, mutual funds and similar investments, according to court documents.

The at-least 17 individuals between January 2000 and March 2018 invested more than $13 million collectively with the defendant. The victims believed the money was for real estate investments, including a Canadian land development company, referred to as Company 1 in court documents. The individuals sustained losses of more than $8 million. The investors are listed as Jane and John Does in the court documents and live in various areas including Long Island, New Jersey, Illinois, California and Florida.

“Rather than investing in Company 1 and other investments as promised to the victims, the defendant Steven Pagartanis used the investment capital to repay prior investors and for his own personal benefit,” the court documents read. “For example, Pagartanis used the victims’ investment capital to pay for his personal and family expenses, and to purchase luxury items such as clothing, jewelry, airline tickets, massages and cigars.”

The defendant used interstate communications including telephone calls and emails to induce the victims to invest and to prevent them from withdrawing their investments, according to court documents.

“As alleged, Pagartanis conned vulnerable members of the community who had entrusted him with their hard-earned savings,” said Richard Donoghue, U. S. attorney, in a statement. “Protecting the elderly and the community at large from predators like the defendant is a priority of this office and the Department of Justice, and with our law enforcement partners we will continue to pursue that mission.”

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Steven Pagartanis, owner of Omega Planning Associates in East Setauket, faces both county and federal charges for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme.

May 30 for allegedly stealing millions from elderly victims in a Ponzi scheme, according to a statement from the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini (D). The financial adviser was arraigned in county District Court in Central Islip on two counts of first-degree grand larceny, a B felony, and two counts of seconddegree grand larceny, a C felony. According to the district attorney’s office, Pagartanis allegedly stole approximately $7.5 million from his victims in the county case.

A family member of one of the victims brought the case to the attention of the district attorney’s office. The four victims included in the felony complaints, who range in age from 64 to 83 years old, began investing in the scheme in 2013, according to the statement from Sini’s office.

Pursuant to a concurrent investigation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., Pagartanis was barred from acting as a securities broker April 10, according to FINRA’s website, brokercheck. finra.org. The site lists customer disputes as well as a judgment/lien against the former broker. In addition to the criminal charges, a civil lawsuit was filed against Pagartanis May 30 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Sini’s office.

Attorney Kevin Keating of Garden City is representing Pagartanis. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the latest charges. Keating did not respond to a request for comment.

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Trails to check out Paved paths:

• Nissequogue River Trail 5.1 miles Nissequogue River State Park, Kings Park • Kings Park Hike & Bike Trail 1.5 miles Nissequogue River State Park through Old Dock Road, Kings Park • The Greenway Trail 3.4 miles Setauket through Port Jefferson Station

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Gary Wladyka, front, and Tony Kuczewski bike through the Rocky Point Mountain Bike Trail.

Into the woods: How to break into biking

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With the ever-expanded development along the North Shore of Long Island, it’s easy to underestimate just how many wooded trails and biking paths there are available for those who want to enjoy leisurely outdoor activities off congested roadways.

“We have so many trails on Long Island — more than 175 miles of them,” said Michael Vitti, the president of the Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists, an organization dedicated to the growth of the activity it’s named for.

With County Executive Steve Bellone (D) finally signing the long-awaited bill allocating funds for the Port Jefferson Station to Wading River Rails to Trails project, which will create a 10 mile walking and biking trails along the rights-of-way parallel to the North Shore and north of Route 25A, this might be an opportune time for people to finally put foot to pedal.

Neal Passoff, president of Campus Bicycle in Stony Brook said a prospective biker looking to pick up the hobby should start off riding on paved paths such as the Setauket to Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail, rather than bumpy terrain.

“There’s still some challenging hills on [the Greenway Trail] but it’s great for people or families starting out that don’t want to worry about traffic,” Passoff said.

Of course, tackling a trail is a tall task without the right kind of bike. While some bikes are able to handle both roads and offroad, bike shop owners said it’s best to buy a bike specific to the style of riding a rider intends on doing. The difference, from the speeds to the shocks to the general design, will dictate how well the bike will perform on the different surfaces.

“People should think of what they plan on doing, not necessarily what they’re doing today, but what they plan on using the bike for,” Passoff said.

Bike shop owners stressed the need for a bike that feels good and fits to a rider’s body rather than forcing a fit.

“Get a bike that fits, forget about specific bargains, have one that’s fitted to you,” said Richard Partenfelder, owner of The Cycle

Company in Smithtown.

After people get experienced and look to take their bikes off-road they should certainly look for beginner loops in local parks.

“Every park has different terrain, and the more difficult trails are located north of the Long Island Expressway, and any trails that are south of the expressway are easier.”

Vitti said. “The expressway runs along the glacial moraine, and that makes the north side more hilly.”

Gary Wladyka, the owner of Rocky Point Cycle, said the hardest parts of most trails are how sharp the turns are and the steepness of the trail’s incline.

“For the most part the more difficult trails have more hills that are, to an inexperienced cyclist, something they end up walking up instead of riding up it,” Wladyka said.

He suggested starting on the easy parts of the Rocky Point Mountain Bike and Sunken Meadow trails because they have low inclines without any exceptionally sharp turns.

“Try to keep to the beginner loops because they are relatively flat,” Wladyka said.

“They don’t switchback turns, instead they have wider, ‘flowier’ turns.”

In terms of expert trails, both Wladyka and Passoff agreed that some of the hardest to tackle are the East Setauket Trail in Laurel Ridge Nature Preserve and the Overton Trail in the Overton Preserve located in Coram. Those trails have steep hills and sharp switchback turns that can really do a number on a novice biker if they’re not paying attention, they said.

If going into the woods, Vitti suggested people should wear high socks and spray their shoes with permethrin, a tick repellent for clothing.

Some trails are mountain bike only, and some are multiuse trails. Vitti said that while riding on these multiuse paths riders should learn proper etiquette for riding around hikers or other bikers, such as announcing your approach and pulling over to the side so others can pass if they are going in the opposite direction.

For more information about trails and riding etiquette, visit CLIMB’s website at www.climbonline.org.

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Dana Lynn Doyle, 91 Old Selden Stage Rd., Selden, NY. Location: Southeast corner Edna Ln. & Old Selden Stage Rd., Selden. Applicant requests rear yard variance for existing hot tub; front yard setback variance from Old Selden Stage Rd. for existing detached shed located in the required front yard; front yard setback variance from Old Selden Stage Rd. for existing jungle gym located in the required front yard; also, height variances for existing 6’ high fence located in front yard (Old Selden Stage Rd.) not built in conformance with permit #10B61678 & existing 6’ high fence located in front yard (Edna Lane). (0200 36800 1000 001000) 6.

Frank Cassano, 5 Dexter St., Selden, NY. Location: East side Dex-

A 54-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station allegedly dumped numerous loads of nonexempt material on commercial property near the train station in Central Islip without consent from the property owner, causing damage, June 12, according to police. He was arrested July 25 in Port Jefferson Station and charged with fourthdegree criminal facilitation.

Robbery in Centereach

At about 4:30 p.m. July 19, a 24-yearold woman from Ronkonkoma allegedly kicked a man and stole his wallet near the intersection of Route 25 and Mark Tree Road in Centereach, according to police.

She was arrested July 24 in Centereach, at which point police discovered she allegedly possessed an electronic dart gun, marijuana and fentanyl, according to police.

She was charged with second-degree robbery, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of marijuana and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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At ShopRite in College Plaza, Selden, July 29 at about 6 p.m., a 28-year-old woman from Rocky Point allegedly stole assorted health and beauty, nonfood items, according to police. She was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

Drugs and shoplifting

A 23-year-old man from Ridge was seated in a 2000 Toyota near the intersection of Granny and Mill roads in Coram July 26 allegedly with crack cocaine in his possession with an intent to use it, according to police.

He was arrested and charged with seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance and loitering for the purpose of using a controlled substance. Upon his arrest, police discovered he allegedly stole dog food and other assorted merchandise from Walmart on Middle Country Road in Middle Island Jan. 18, according to police. He was also charged with petit larceny.

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CVS shoplifting

Assorted merchandise was stolen from CVS on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson at about 1 a.m. July 30, according to police.

Car stolen

A 1997 Chevrolet parked on Sheep Pasture Road in Port Jefferson Station with the keys in the car was stolen at about 7 p.m. July 29, according to police.

Bike theft

A bicycle was stolen from outside of a home on Poplar Street in Port Jefferson Station July 27 at about noon, according to police.

Gift Corner grifted

At Gift Corner on North Country Road in Mount Sinai July 29 at about 11:30 p.m., property was removed from the store, according to police.

Stealing from drugstore

A blood pressure machine, drug testing kit and electronic shaver were stolen from CVS on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station at about 1 p.m. July 30, according to police.

Gas and go

Someone pumped gas at USA Gasoline gas station on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station at about 10 a.m. July 28 and left without paying, according to police.

Internet scam

A woman from Stony Brook was involved in what she thought to be a legitimate dealing with a company to rent an RV July 25, and sent a check to a company she said she found on the internet, though when she went to pick it up no one was there to complete the transaction, according to police.

Home break-in

At about 3:30 a.m. July 28, someone broke down the door of a home on William Street in Port Jefferson Station and stole a safe containing money, according to police.

Tools taken

On May 28 at a location on Middle Country Road in Centereach, a 20-year-old woman from Centereach allegedly punched another woman in the face, according to police. She was arrested July 24 in Selden and charged with third-degree assault.

Assorted tools were stolen from Lowe’s Home Improvement on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook June 30 at about 6:30 p.m., according to police. The incident was reported July 27.

Heroin possession

A 42-year-old man from Coram allegedly operated a 2006 Scion on Route 25A in Rocky Point July 26 at about 1:30 p.m. while under the influence of drugs, according to police. He was arrested and charged with first-degree operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.

After being involved in a motor vehicle crash on Nicolls Road in Stony Brook July 29 at about 7 a.m., police discovered a 26-year-old man from Mastic who was involved in the crash allegedly had heroin in his possession, police said. He was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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Ward Melville, Commack alumni give job aid to homeless

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported in 2017 there were more than 550,000 homeless in the country. Three alumni from Ward Melville and Commack high schools have asked a simple question: How many are stuck that way simply because nobody can see their résumés?

“You never really know why someone became homeless,” said Dan Graziosi, 22, a Ward Melville graduate. He is chief executive officer of Lazarus Rising, a nonprofit created in 2015 that helps homeless people write their résumés and get ready for job interviews.

“A lot of the people don’t necessarily see the skills that they themselves have, and sometimes showing this person that they have value is almost more important than making a résumé for them,” Graziosi said.

Co-founders of Lazarus Rising, Ward Melville alum Matthew Sobel, 23, and Commack alum Matthew Rojas, 23, gave birth to the organization wondering, as sophomores at the University of Delaware, that if creating a résumé for them was difficult — two people who considered themselves privileged — then how tough would it be for a person without access to resources such as a computer?

“There’s a really unfortunate number of people who are experiencing homelessness,” Rojas said. “While some are unfortunately addicts, a lot of them don’t have basic things like a printer, Microsoft Word or they just haven’t had an interview in a long time.”

As they first walked into a Delaware homeless shelter in 2014, just a block away from their freshman dorm, the two did not have much in the way of community service experience. Yet at the shelter they met a man named Jeff, that while he had fallen on hard times since the 2008 recession, he also had years of experience managing

Dan Graziosi, Matthew Sobel and Matthew Rojas are the key players in the nonprofit Lazarus Rising, where volunteers help the homeless compose their résumés to help in their quests for employment. more than 20 people at a warehouse. The only problem was his résumé was five pages of a single-spaced biography rather than the commonly accepted single page bulleting a person’s most applicable skills.

“It kind of took our breath away knowing that an employer is throwing that right out the window,” Sobel said. “It’s not Jeff’s fault — he just didn’t know what standards there are in résumés.”

In 2015 Sobel, Rojas, Graziosi, along with several other friends and compatriots, incorporated their talents into the nonprofit Lazarus Rising, all while they were still undergrads.

“There is a subset of the homeless population that have the skills to be an amazing employee, but they simply lack the skills that we take for granted like being able to write a résumé,” Sobel said. “We all realized we came from super-fortunate situations, being from where we came from and what schools we came from. I came into college with minimal community service. It’s one

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Lazarus Rising has grown to host more than 200 volunteers offering their services either in school or during their free time.

They have college chapters at Binghamton University, University of Delaware, University of Maryland and the University of Pittsburgh and professional chapters in New York City and Philadelphia. Graziosi estimates that the organization has aided more than 300 homeless participants.

Volunteers for Lazarus Rising often spend approximately one hour with a homeless person working on his or her résumé. They then spend more time after completing mock interviews or even help the person navigate applying for jobs online.

Rojas said that it is one of the greatest satisfactions of his life having helped these people get back on their feet.

“It’s a feeling that what I’m doing actually makes a difference,” he said.

Meanwhile the group hopes to expand its

reach in New York state and eventually Long Island, most likely through local colleges like Stony Brook University.

All three alumni are out of college and have either found jobs or starting ones, but that has not stopped any of them from being active in the organization. While Graziosi will soon be taking on a job as a technology consultant for Ernst & Young, a professional services organization, he still plans to run as the nonprofit’s CEO into the foreseeable future.

Graziosi’s mother Sheila, a Setauket resident, said what her son and his friends have been able to accomplish has not only changed their lives, but the lives of many homeless.

“He’s amazing — I’m just so proud of him,” Graziosi’s mother said of her son.

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Lazarus Rising is looking for more volunteers. For more information about volunteer opportunities or to donate to Lazarus Rising, visit lazarusrising.org.

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Nesconset Tesla showroom to double as educational center Partnership struck between dealer and Farmingdale State College to create student internships on luxury electric vehicles

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

SARA-MEGAN WALSH

The Tesla Inc. showroom on Route 347 in Nesconset will offer students a chance to delve into the nuts and bolts of how the luxury electric cars work.

The planned $700,000 renovation to the former Sixth Avenue Electronics shopping center at the corner of Route 347 and Hillside Avenue for a new Tesla dealership will initially work as a showroom, a service center as well as an educational and experimental center in an ongoing partnership with Farmingdale State College, according to Mohamad Zoghi, the acting chair of the automotive technology department at Farmingdale State College.

“We are working with Tesla recruiters,” Zoghi said. “They recruit based on the demand of technicians at their locations.

So, once there is availability at Nesconset location, [we will have interns there.]’’

The showroom would be the eighth Tesla-owned facility to open in New York.

Normally, New York State law requires all car manufacturers to sell their vehicles through franchises. However, Tesla struck a deal with the state to permit it to operate up to five of its own dealerships.

There is pending legislation in both the state Senate and Assembly that would allow Tesla to open an additional 15 dealerships within the state as long as five of the new

The site of the former Sixth Avenue Electronics will be taken over by Tesla Inc. locations are in upstate New York. Both bills are currently stuck in committee.

In the meantime, Tesla will use this space for its continued educational partnership with Farmingdale students that was first announced in August 2017.

Based on the needs set by Tesla, students in the two-year and four-year automotive

management programs can potentially obtain an internship working on Tesla’s electric vehicles and other products.

Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) said the renovations will give life to a long blighted area off of Route 347.

“They were given permission to go inside and clean up that building, and now

that they have their site plan they can go in and start the interior renovation and the exterior facade renovation,” Wehrheim said.

“It’s cleaning up a real blighted section of that area.”

The plans call for a more than 40,500-square-foot showroom with an attached service center in the renovated footprint of the old electronics store. The exterior lot would be relined to provide parking space for more than 300 cars in Tesla’s inventory as well as spots for potential customer use.

The company behind the Tesla property development 1000 Nesconset LLC had its site plan finally approved at the July 17 Smithtown town board meeting. The company filed for a change of zone application for the property to transition from commercial business and neighborhood business to wholesale industrial in order to accommodate the outdoor storage a car dealership needs. Attorney Vincent Trimarco Sr., who is representing the development company, said that zoning on the property has already been changed and construction is close to beginning.

“It’s imminent now that they’re going to start,” Trimarco said.

Other Tesla-owned locations on Long Island include a display gallery inside Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station and a dealership in East Hampton.

Smithwest Service Center changes hands after 45 years After 45 years, a family-owned St. James auto maintenance and repair shop has been sold to a new owner.

St. James resident Greg Vassar, 67, has been the owner of Smithwest Service Center since 1973. Vassar’s shop offers a wide variety of services and has performed even the most complex automotive jobs.

“From changing the oil to changing the motor,” Vassar said, “New York State inspections and alignments, we do it all.”

Vassar’s father, John, originally started the business in a Mobil gas station located at the corner of Maple Avenue and Route 111 in Smithtown. Vassar began working at the shop in 1968 at 17 years old. He started out pumping gas, but by 1971 he was working as a full-fledged automotive mechanic.

Vassar took over the business two years later when his father retired and moved to Florida.

He relocated the business to Middle Country Road in St. James in 2013 due to the aging nature of the original building. The new location was more up to date, offered more affordable rent, and was in a more accessible location, allowing Vassar to grow the business beyond what was possible at the Maple Avenue location. This summer, Vassar sold the business to fellow St. James resident Angelo Scaglione.

“He is eminently qualified to take over this business. Angelo has a youthful attitude and the energy that goes along with

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At left, Greg Vassar and Angelo Scaglione stand outside the Smithwest Service Center, pictured above. it,” Vassar said. “My customers will be in very good hands.”

Scaglione, 45, hopes to modernize the space and eventually add an auto body shop to the business’ offered services. He is a certified master technician under the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, who has been in the automotive repair industry his entire career.

The new owner previously worked for and

managed King Bear Auto, an independent repair shop in South Jamaica, Queens, from 1995 to 2014. Scaglione was also a regional manager for Mavis Discount Tire since 2014, where he oversaw 14 shops.

Scaglione has started the process of modernizing the business, having purchased and installed a state-of-the-art laser alignment machine in order to provide a more accurate alignment service for his customers

and their vehicles.

“I want to make it a one-stop shop,” he said. “I want to make it where customers won’t have to go anywhere else but here.”

Longtime customers can still expect to see Vassar, as he will still be working part time as a service writer, a liaison between the customer and the shop’s mechanics.

Smithwest Service Center is located at 795 Middle Country Road in St. James.

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PERSPECTIVES

Do your part to keep plastic out of oceans “The charmed ocean’s pausing, the waves lie still and gleaming, and the lulled winds seem dreaming,” wrote Lord Byron, an 18th-century British poet.

Yet is our ocean, in which scientists estimated in 2014 that there are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris, still charmed? Of that, 269,000 tons float on the surface, while some 4 billion plastic microfibers per square kilometer litter the deep sea. The United Nations estimated in 2006 every square mile of ocean contains 46,000 pieces of floating plastic. According to a University of Georgia study, about 19 billion pounds of plastic trash winds up in our oceans each year.

Durability is one of plastic’s chief properties, which is the reason plastics present a seemingly endless threat to the marine environment. And the oceans are not the only repository of pollutants. Approximately 40 percent of the lakes in America are too polluted for fishing, aquatic life, or swimming. More than 1 million seabirds and 100,000 sea mammals are killed by plastic pollution every year.

One of the main culprits of this high level of ocean, lake and river pollution is from industrial sources, an abundant source of plastics in various forms. Further contributors to pollution are municipalities’ garbage, a significant quantity of which ends up in our waterways. But boaters are not by any means innocent.

Virtually all boaters have plastic bottles, Styrofoam — Lord Byron cups, plastic wrappers and more onboard. Much of this detritus finds its way overboard instead of into designated garbage bags, which should be removed when departing a boat.

Remember, plastics are not degradable. And while plastic bags and other items may be labeled as biodegradable, in most cases they will only break down at temperatures over 50 degrees Celsius, a temperature not normally reached in the ocean.

Hurricane Irma resulted in an enormous number of fiberglass boat wrecks in the Florida Keys. In an effort to clean up after the hurricane, many of the boats were crushed, giving off fiberglass particulates. This airborne pollutant made many people ill, to the extent that a number of residents had to be hospitalized. There is no acceptable way to recycle fiberglass, although means for doing just that are widely sought.

Further, plastic microparticles less than 5 millimeters in size, have shown up in the stomachs of marine life.

These particles can be consumed by humans, causing still not clearly understood health problems, although it is believed these toxins can cause cancer and stunt the growth of fetuses. The U.N. has further recognized the possibility of these plastic microparticles acting as vehicles for transporting diseases such as Zika and Ebola from animals to humans.

So, you might ask, why bother us, the boating public with these lectures about keeping the trash in the boat and disposing of it responsibly? It might seem that boats contribute a marginal amount of pollution. However, for example, during an average summer, Port Jefferson Harbor has almost 600 resident boats and some 6,000 transients and is a busy cruising destination from May through October. One can imagine the amount of plastic pollution this number of boats could contribute to this beautiful body of water.

“Take it with you” should be emblazoned on all boaters’ minds.

Herb Herman is the public affairs officer for the USCG Auxiliary Port Jefferson Flotilla 014-22-06. He is a distinguished professor emeritus at Stony Brook University.

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OBITUARY

Dr. Leo Dvorken, above, reading to his grandchildren Jakob and Katrina in an undated photo. Right, Dvorken, who loved to fish, on his boat in Port Jefferson Harbor.

Family, colleagues remember former local pediatrician Dr. Leo Dvorken, former Setauket resident, founder of Selden pediatric group, dies at 86

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Years after he retired from his Suffolk County practice, a pediatrician and former Setauket resident is being remembered fondly by those who knew him.

Dr. Leo Dvorken, the founder of what is now known as Kids Care Pediatric Medicine P.C. in Selden, died July 21 at the age of 86.

At a funeral service July 24, Rabbi Stephen Karol and Rabbi Paul Sidlofsky addressed the mourners who filled Temple Isaiah in Stony Brook and read eulogies from Dvorken’s family members filled with anecdotes and praise.

His former practice partners were also on hand to pay tribute to a man they considered a valuable colleague and close friend.

In a eulogy written by his daughter Rachel, she described being in the presence of her father as a gift, calling him gentle, kind and possessing a joie de vivre, a French phrase meaning a joy for life.

“Whether it was pancakes at the diner, lobster fest at Bay Road East [Strong’s Neck], midnight boat rides, rainy day hikes, ski trips, sing-alongs in the car, watching our kids’ games or concerts or just hanging out — it was always fun,” she wrote in the eulogy. “I just loved being with my father.”

While Dvorken spent his final years in New Jersey, Temple Isaiah was the appropriate place for his funeral service.

His daughter wrote that her father, who was committed to Judaism and loved Israel, cared deeply about Temple Isaiah. When the temple couldn’t obtain a mortgage to

construct the building in the late 1960s, Dvorken was one of 13 members who personally guaranteed the mortgage, according to his daughter.

Born Oct. 19, 1931, he was the third child of Harry and May. Leo’s first brother, Simon, died before he was born, and his brother Henry was a few years older than him. When Leo was a child, he excelled in oration, chess, singing, art, Boy Scouts and chemistry. He loved to play football, basketball and baseball. Later in life, he became interested in tennis, skiing, music and fishing.

He first attended Haverford College in Pennsylvania but then left the school to pursue an advanced degree in chemistry from New York University after being inspired by a conversation with a medical school professor at the college. Dvorken was 27 when he decided to go to medical school, but many of the New York area colleges thought he was too old, so he applied to and was accepted to a prestigious school in Geneva, Switzerland.

He first had to take courses in French since all the classes were in that language.

Before he traveled to Switzerland, he met his wife, Doris, a Columbia University undergraduate. The two, who recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary,

met at a party in the Bronx, according to his wife’s eulogy. The first time she met him his wife said she knew she would marry him.

“From the minute I met him and talked to him, I felt like I didn’t need to ever talk to another person again,” his wife wrote.

“It was like we were in a room alone, even though we were surrounded by others.”

After studying in Switzerland, Dvorken spent his residency in a Jewish hospital in Brooklyn. In 1969 he moved out to Setauket and opened the pediatric group in Selden. His friends that he met during his residency, Dr. Arie Aloni and Dr. Boris Lustik, soon joined the practice and bought homes in Setauket, too.

“It was the best decision of my life,” Lustik said.

Aloni and Lustik, who Doris Dvorken are both retired from the practice, in phone interviews described Dvorken as a wonderful person and physician, and the doctors formed a strong bond.

“Our practice was unique in a sense that not only were we colleagues, but we were also friends who became an extended family,” Aloni said. “So much so that my kids call him Uncle Leo.” Lustik described Dvorken as an astute physician who was gentle with his patients, while Aloni said the doctor didn’t have a

‘From the minute I met him and talked to him, I felt like I didn’t need to ever talk to another person again. It was like we were in a room alone, even though we were surrounded by others.’

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bad bone in his body.

“He was the glue of our practice,” Aloni said.

When other practices refused to take patients on Medicaid, Aloni said Dvorken ensured the practice was open to everyone whether they could afford medical care or not. When a 7-year-old asked him for an interview once, Dvorken answered his questions and showed him around the office. The doctor became a mentor to the boy who later went on to become a pediatric oncologist, according to Aloni.

Lustik remembered Dvorken’s love of music and going to see the New York Philharmonic with him, while Aloni and the doctor would play tennis a few times a week at the Three Village Tennis Club until they retired.

Tennis continued to be a passion in Dvorken’s life. Aloni said the two would talk on the phone during big tennis tournaments discussing strategies and critiquing the players. On Dvorken’s last day, they were on the phone chatting about Wimbledon, he said.

In a eulogy written by Dvorken’s grandson Fran Rosenberg, he summed up the gifts his grandfather left with him and others.

“My grandfather taught me through example how to be a man who produces, loves and serves his family, serves the community, follows his heart, lives his passions and respects everybody — no matter where they come from,” Rosenberg said.

Dvorken is survived by his wife Doris; son Gregory; daughter Rachel; son-in-law Harry Rosenberg; and four grandchildren, Fran, Zach, Katrina and Jakob Rosenberg.

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Finds Under 50 1 OAK FOLDING CHAIR with cushion seat $2.00 Call 631-744-3278.

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Pets/Pet Services HELPING PAWS Daily walks, socialization, Pet Sitting and overnights.

Custom plans available.

Licensed/Insured Call Milinda, 631-428-1440.

2 HAMPER BAGS $25.00 each, very good condition 631-751-1145.

ANTIQUE 1875 THREE DRAWER DRESSER, simple East Lake Style, made from an ash tree, $50.

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Familiarity with Excel. M-F. Email resume to: humres@doveonline.com See Employment Display for complete information ELECTRICIAN; HELPER/ MECHANIC needed for growing company. Must have clean driver’s license. Some experience and own hand tools required. Send resume/contact information to anthemelectric@aol.com

TEACHER PRIVATE SCHOOL, Upper Elementary. Fax resume: 631-874-3549

LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES OF NY SEEKS: IRA Manager RN’S Direct Care Workers Child Care Workers Care Coordinator PT Waiver Service Providers Submit Your Resume & Cover Letter and to view various shifts available please go to: WADINGRIVERJOBS@LFCHILD.ORG OR FAX TO 631-929-6203. EOE PLEASE SEE COMPLETE DETAILS IN EMPLOYMENT DISPLAY ADS

SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CSD Multiple Vacancies; Custodians, Groundskeepers, Security.

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ELECTRICIAN Seeking experienced help.

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Rocky Point UFSD AVAILABLE OPENINGS: FT Licensed Guard(s), PT Licensed Guard(s), FT Custodian, Night Shift, 1:1 Extra-Curricular Activity Chaperone, Substitute Teachers, Substitute Food Service Workers, Substitute Custodians. Rocky Point UFSD For complete information, please see our Full Ad in the Employment and Careers Boxed Ads

FT SECRETARY FIRE DISTRICT SECRETARY. Applicants must reside within District. Strong organizational/ computer skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office. Knowledge of Fire Department routines, functions, terminology, procedures. Send resume to careers@setauketfd.com

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The Setauket Fire District seeks a full time Fire District Secretary. Applicants must reside within the Setauket Fire District and possess strong organizational skills with the ability to pay close attention to detail. The ideal candidate will have strong computer skills and have proficiency in Microsoft Office.

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OPINION Editorial

Letters to the editor METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION

Keeping print media alive More than a week after the New York Daily News slashed half of its editorial staff, including writers and photographers, the news still stings.

Many of the journalists at TBR News Media aren’t residents of the areas we cover, but we feel like honorary members of the communities. We can imagine how heartbreaking it must be for the former staff members of the Daily News to be ripped from the neighborhoods that probably once felt like home to them.

But there is a bigger issue. Both daily and weekly newspapers face the same battle every day — how to keep serving the public effectively while staying afloat financially. Once upon a time, print media only had to worry about radio and television news shows when it came to competition, but newspapers usually had the edge because they were portable. There was a time when it wasn’t unusual to see someone walking out of a stationery store or deli with a newspaper tucked under their arm.

However, in a time of infinite niche websites and social media, finding ways to stay current and viable is a daunting task. Most people have some type of portable device where they can quickly pull up a news site or see what articles their friends are sharing on social media. It also doesn’t help when many feel that if a media outlet doesn’t agree with their views, then it must be “fake news.” To compound the issue, the president of the United States has refused to take questions from journalists representing certain media outlets. Most recently at an international press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May in England, Trump said he wouldn’t take questions from CNN’s Jim Acosta and NBC’s Kristen Welker.

Despite the problems print media and even the media in general are facing, there are solutions — even though we feel a bit uncomfortable with the suggestion of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for an unspecified bailout of the Daily News. A news outlet receiving money from an entity the writers report on may lead to problems in the future.

Which leads to the only people who can save print media: the readers, both current and potential.

There are the obvious things people can do to save the industry such as buying newspapers and frequenting the businesses who advertise in them. And readers can educate themselves. There may be “fake news” out there, but pieces of false information can be weeded out.

It is incumbent upon and a requirement of citizenry to know the difference between information intentionally manufactured to mislead and factual information presented from a viewpoint different from one’s own. If journalism were as simple as making up sources and quotes to fit a desired narrative, we’d like our time back spent late at night at civic association and school board meetings, for example, and all of the other hard work that goes into informing the public. It is offensive and dangerous to lump this in with deliberately false drivel circulating on say, Facebook and Twitter.

Most of all, readers can remember they are part of a newspapers’ family, especially when it comes to TBR News Media’s publications. If you have something you want to see in our pages or have a news tip, our phone lines are always open.

A paper is only as good as its sources and, most of all, the readers it serves.

Letters … We welcome your letters. They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste.

We do not publish anonymous letters. Please include a phone number and address for confirmation. Email letters to rita@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to The Times of Middle Country, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

Zeldin only cares about allies In response to the letter titled “Proud to be on Zeldin enemies list” in The Village Times Herald July 12 edition, I would like to commend Ms. Gordon for the amazing poise she displayed in light of the treatment she received via the Zeldin goons. The unbecoming conduct that was exhibited at this pathetic campaign event is a tribute to what this most absurd congressman stands for. Lee Zeldin is nothing more than a “Chump” puppet who lacks the ability to contribute one original viewpoint that would in any way improve the lives of the constituents that he is supposed to represent. Zeldin is only concerned with his own upward mobility, echoing every viewpoint that this administration utters and clamoring for a pat on the head by

his hero in the White House.

This latest stunt at Smithtown Elks Lodge is proof positive that Zeldin only cares to hear the voices of those that stroke the president’s fragile ego and stand in agreement with his thoughtless policies. His frequent stints on Fox News are direct manifestations of his never-ending desire to simply be seen spouting Trumpisms in a most public forum. He ignores calls from those he deems unworthy, makes appearances at hand-picked establishments where he knows his minions will show up for photo ops and has consistently refused to hold a bipartisan town hall as a representative of the people should do.

Zeldin seems to forget that he is not simply a representative

for the right-wingers who pant over the president’s every word, but works instead for everyone in Congressional District 1. Threatening to arrest members of the press and other individuals who went through all of the proper channels to attend a campaign event for a public official is simply a bullying act of cowardice that comes as no surprise to those who demand excellence and equal commitment from those who represent us in the U.S. Congress. This behavior is nothing short of disgusting and a complete contradiction of the decorum expected of a federal officeholder. It will be my pleasure to repeal and replace Lee Zeldin come November 2018.

Stefanie Werner East Setauket

President’s actions sickening President Donald Trump’s recent inhuman act of forcing the separation of children from their parents among certain potential immigrants has been sickening.

Such an action, besides infuriating most of us, has also alienated many people in nations around the world.

Furthermore, his statement that Democratic presidents — Obama and Clinton — stressed this child/ parent separation is a total exaggeration. Twisted accusations of that kind, as well as lying depictions and disgusting

policies, are typical of Trump, who endlessly and severely alters the truth and thereby tarnishes the image of our beloved country.

In recent months, his miserable comments aimed at certain foreign leaders have begun to turn heaven knows how many nations against us. Furthermore, his close relationship to Vladimir Putin is nothing short of disgusting, for that man is unworthy of admiration or praise from normal people.

As for Trump’s obvious antipathy towards immigration, let me

say something similar to what I have said earlier in these pages: We Americans are either immigrants or the descendants of immigrants — Trump included. Even the ancestors of Native Americans came here from Asia eons ago.

Let us pray for those children and their parents who have been forcefully and cruelly separated from one another by this wholly insensitive, selfish, inept, truthtwisting president.

Elio Zappulla Stony Brook

Beware of Russian denials of guilt President Donald Trump has joined Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt in being convinced of Russian innocence; in this case by Vladimir Putin’s “extremely strong and powerful denial” of any Russian involvement in our 2016 election. At the height of World War II, in March of 1943, then Soviet Foreign Minister, V.M. Molotov, sent a highly detailed

written denial of Soviet culpability for the execution of 15,000 to 20,000 Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyn Forest several years earlier. Besides their denial, the Soviets went on to accuse the Germans of the very same crime.

There were skeptics, but Churchill and Roosevelt accepted the Russian denial. In 1990, when Western researchers gained access to secret

KGB files, they found that the original Soviet denial of guilt was a total lie; the Soviets, themselves, had perpetrated what has become known as the infamous Katyn Forest Massacre. Extremely strong and powerful lies are standard operating procedure for ex-KGB operatives.

Donard Pranzo Port Jefferson

If you want health care, replace R’s Recent reports emphasize the number of individuals on Long Island with cancer as higher than virtually anywhere in New York.

But that hasn’t prevented our leaders from engaging in continual efforts to demolish our health care system, voting over and over to make it harder for people with cancer to get the treatment they need.

Our leaders are ignoring the needs of Long Islanders. Instead, they are taking the positions of Washington Republicans, as well as the insurance industry, who only care about their profit margins. So, when you’re wondering why your premiums and prescription drug costs are going up, while the quality of information coming from the

medical community, about your condition, is going down, you don’t need to look any further than our present leaders, worrying more about their donor class than the health of Long Islanders.

It’s shameful, and we need to replace them.

Jerry Reynolds Coram

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OPINION

Unconventional back-to-school stickers

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encils, notebooks, batteries, calculators, binders, blah, blah, blah. The back-to-school shopping list, after more than a dozen years, becomes tedious. Or, maybe, it’s just that teenagers turn shopping for anything into a toxic brew of frustration, impatience, and we-knowbetter-but-westill-want-you-toget-involved-too experiences.

This year, in addition to all those standard school supplies, I’d like to shop for a collection of unconventional stickers or messages to put the breakfast

By Daniel Dunaief on table — assuming the kids have breakfast — or in the bathroom, that they can read each day.

How about: “No, she doesn’t hate you.” Your teacher may have had a bad day and she may have a difference of opinion with you, but the chance that she hates

D. None of the above

you isn’t all that high.

“There is no such thing as ‘fake homework.’” It’d be nice not to have to do some subjects, but falling behind creates more work tomorrow, when you’ll be even more exhausted.

“Turn off your phone.” Yes, you might need the phone for homework, but you spend way too much time pretending to do homework on it while you’re killing virtual people or sending pictures of yourself to the world.

“Take a shower.” You smell, you’ll get away from your homework or job for a few minutes and you’ll make everyone else’s lives better after you no longer smell like a locker room.

“Smile, even if you don’t feel like it.”

It’s amazing how much better you and everyone else will feel if and when you stop scowling.

“Don’t write in all CAPS!” It’s annoying and it makes you look like you want to shout.

“Yes, I’m sure he’s your brother.”

We brought both of you home from the hospital and we intend to keep both of you.

“Neatness counts.” This is true at home and at school.

“Don’t waste too much time today.”

Yeah, we all know that we won’t be efficient all the time. How about if we strive for less inefficiency today?

“Say something nice.” That is, to someone other than your best friend(s).

“Assume Santa Claus is watching you today.” Kids get presents regardless of whether they’ve been naughty or nice, which leads them to believe the song about Santa watching all the time is wrong. They may, however, suspect that he could focus on a few times or days. Today could be one of those days “No, everyone is not an idiot.” Not even you.

“Laugh with someone more than at someone.”

“Clean up this crap.” You made a mess and you can clean it up, even if it’s more fun to watch a parent do it.

“Even if no one else knows, you’ll know.” Isn’t that enough?

“Everything might not matter, but something should.”

“Close the door and scream.” Shouting can release tension.

“Make more mistakes today.” Your errors present opportunities to learn.

“If you feel like you’re falling asleep when you shouldn’t, ask a question.”

And no, it shouldn’t be, “Will this be

on the test?”

“Your ideas are fine. Your breath could use improvement.”

“Yes, we have to have winter again.”

“Are you sure you want to cross that line again today?”

“Do you really believe your own argument?”

“Are you sharing more with strangers than family?”

“Try to say ‘please’ out loud as often as you send an instant message.”

“Yes, that clock is accurate, so move along.”

“Just because it’s on the internet doesn’t mean it’s true or false. It could be both.”

“Help someone other than yourself today.”

Maybe a few of these stickers will make a teenager’s world and those of us who live around it into something that smells better, is neater and contains a few extra social graces. Then again, perhaps aiming lower, a sticker could suggest: “Try not to roll your eyes when you read this.”

Can the watched and the watchers coexist?

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t’s no secret that newspapers, large and small, are financially hurting.

We know the reasons as well. The internet makes shopping possible from our bedrooms and sometimes at a cheaper price than a downtown store.

We can send birthday gifts to our grandchildren and friends while we are still in our pajamas and slippers, and the items will arrive nicely wrapped and on time.

This in turn makes retailing difficult, from box stores and

By Leah S. Dunaief malls to neighborhood shops.

So many of the large (like Toys “R” Us, Genovese Drug Stores) and the smaller (like Swezey’s) and mom-and-pop stores have given up. While the larger stores advertised in the dailies, these smaller

Between you and me

businesses reached their customers in the immediate vicinity through the local papers, and they were the backbone of the hometown newspapers’ financial model. Fewer such businesses are left, and some of those place their ads only on the internet. The nature of shopping and of advertising has been profoundly disrupted.

So we have a publication like the New York Daily News, once the paper with the highest circulation in America, cutting half their editorial department in order to survive. And we have any number of community newspapers closing their doors and leaving their hometowns without an effective voice to protect them. Failure to adequately monetize their own investments in the internet by struggling papers has been part of the problem.

The difference between larger dailies and smaller weeklies is more than size. When a daily cuts back or gives up, there are other news sources that can fill the gap for national and international news. But when the community papers and websites disappear, the local issues that arise at school board

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or town board or civic or chamber of commerce meetings, or on a particular block with high crime or tainted water or garbage dumping or illegal development, those are not necessarily picked up by the remaining bigger news outlets. The stop signs and potholes are local matters, and for the most part they need local coverage.

That recognition is the reason that the State of New Jersey has now put up millions of dollars in its budget to help pay for community journalism. Say what? How can that be? After all, news media are supposed to be the watchdogs of the people against those who would take advantage, especially those corrupt officials in government. So how can government subsidize media and the residents still expect the media to independently investigate government?

Since the earliest days and the first leaders of our republic, people have known that a democracy cannot exist without independent news sources.

That is why the First Amendment — the first before all others — protects freedom of the press. It is the only industry enshrined in our Constitution. And for

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those local legislators and executives and judges, the local newspapers are the ones who disseminate the news of what our officials are doing to help us.

So it is not so odd that local officials want to come to our aid. They need us just as we need to watch over them.

Can this relationship exist in an independent, nonpartisan fashion?

I think it can if there is a neutral party between us. Public television, like my favorite PBS “NewsHour,” and radio stations get funding (not a lot) from the government. “It’s not about saving journalism in New Jersey,” Mike Rispoli, director of an advocacy group on behalf of local media, said in The New York Times. “It’s about making sure our communities are engaged and informed.”

So if funds are awarded to media by boards made up of representatives from the communities, like state universities, community organizations and technology groups as well as government officials, the goal of independent journalism can be met. There is a fine line here not to be crossed.

See editorial for another view on this topic.

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