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TIMES of MIDDLE COUNTRY C E N T E R E AC H • S E L D E N • L A K E G R O V E N O R T H

Vol. 14, No. 20

August 30, 2018

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Culper Spy Day event guide and map

Photos from the 57th annual Port Jefferson Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption last weekend

Also: Artist of the Month Rick Mundy, Photo of the Week, review of ‘Papillon’

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County

DA announces new addiction recovery program for low-level drug offenses Suffolk County now has a new drug program that judges and prosecutors hope will offer nonviolent offenders a means to get clean before they repeat offenses. Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini (D) along with several drug court judges announced Aug. 13 the creation of the new Comprehensive Addiction Recovery and Education Program that will allow people charged with low-level drug crimes to instead be sent into a drug treatment program rather than being matriculated through the standard legal system. If the participants finish the program clean, they are promised the charges will be dismissed. “We consistently heard that in some cases requiring defendants to take a plea prior to accepting treatment is a disincentive [to seek court treatment options],” Sini said at the press conference. “By connecting these individuals to treatment, we will not only be helping to tackle the disease of addiction ... we will also be improving public safety by addressing the underlying motivation to commit crimes fueled by drug abuse.” Those charged with misdemeanor drug crimes

can participate in the program without having to enter a guilty plea. Those who sign up for the program work with members of court staff to develop a treatment plan and determine what services will be available. The program lasts for 90 days, but the person involved in the program can ask for a longer term. “It should result in increased numbers who receive the benefit of treatment given the crisis that we’re facing both locally and nationally,” Suffolk County District Administrative Judge Randall Hinrichs said. What makes the program remarkable, according to Karen Kerr, the supervising judge of Suffolk County District Court, is that without having to plead guilty more people will be more willing to participate. “For many people, particularly those people with minimal to no record, it was just too much of a risk for them to take [the plea],” Kerr said. “I felt there was a group of people who really could use the help but who just didn’t want to take the chance.” The timing for this program comes as the numbers of opioid-related deaths have peaked in the past two years. Suffolk Chief Medical Examiner Michael Caplan said in June the office has data

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on approximately 360 county deaths from opioid overdoses in 2017. The office is expecting a decline in the number of deaths this year by more than 100, but officials won’t know the results until they compile all data at the end of the year. The program is open to defendants who have minimal or no criminal record and who have no history of violence or gang involvement. Those charged with misdemeanors of petit larceny,

criminal possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal trespass, criminal possession of hypodermic instrument, criminal use of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct or loitering are eligible for the program as long as the drug court determines they are addicted to any kind of hard drug. Kerr said that the district attorney determines whether a person should be screened for a drug problem and then the person is referred to the CARE court date, always held on Tuesdays, and then the court treatment team will ask a number of questions to determine if there is an issue. Officials said they expect many people to be eligible for the CARE program. District attorney spokeswoman Sheila Kelly said the office noted from April to June of this year approximately 600 people would have fit the criteria to be allowed to enter into the program. Violations of the program include being arrested on new charges, not participating in the treatment program as recommended or not reporting to scheduled court appearances. Participants are drug tested prior to finishing the program. Hinrichs said the court and the DA’s office will be monitoring the program to see results and identify its efficacy and inclusiveness.

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University

SBU celebrates successful fundraising campaign BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Stony Brook University continues to make history. After graduating the largest class in May since SBU opened, the university announced Aug. 21 it concluded the most successful fundraising effort in the State University of New York’s history. In the past seven years, The Campaign for Stony Brook raised $630.7 million, according to a press release from SBU. A total of 47,961 friends, alumni, foundations and corporations donated to help

the university exceed its campaign goal of $600 million. “Philanthropy, and the generosity of our donors, provides the margin of excellence for an R1, [Association of American Universities] public research university like Stony Brook, during a time when state support is waning, and more and more students are seeking access to excellence,” said Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr., university president, in a statement. “The Campaign for Stony Brook dramatically underscores the importance and impact of philanthropy across our campus and I am extremely grateful to my fellow campaign leaders, and to those who contributed the extra resources we need to continue

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The Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption in Port Jefferson celebrated its 57th Port Jefferson Greek Festival from Aug. 23 to 26. This year’s event featured carnival rides, traditional dance performances, live music, games and culinary delights.

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LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Town Law, a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven, at Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on the 13th day of September, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. on the findings of Cashin, Spinelli, & Ferretti, LLC that the building(s) or structure(s) located upon 68 Jay Road, Centereach, New York 11720, SCTM# 02004 4 3 . 0 0 - 0 4 . 0 0 - 0 3 7. 0 0 0 , represents a health and safety hazard and should be removed. DONNA LENT, TOWN CLERK TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN DATED: July 12, 2018 Farmingville, New York 672 8/30 1x tmc Notice of the formation of Bunker Machine,LLC. Arts of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/12/2018. Office Location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 1070 Middle Country Rd Ste 7 Unit 148 Selden N.Y. 11784. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose. 734 8/16 6x tmc LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 14th day of August, 2018, subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law. An extract of the resolution is as follows: The SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund for Buildings and Grounds, Grounds Maintenance, Repairs and Capital Improve-

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com ments known as Capital Reserve #1 under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, the installation of fencing at fire headquarters and Dare Road property, and it proposed to contract for such work in order to maintain the high standards of performance of the SELDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said work is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT. The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Section 6(g) Capital Reserve Fund #1 of the SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars for the work, and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such transfer from time to time to effect such work. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a mandatory referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law is required to be held. DATED: August 14, 2018 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN ATTEST: MARION WARREN Secretary 775 8/30 1x tmc NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SEC. 85-29 OF THE BUILDING ZONE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND AT ONE INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AUDITORIUM – 2nd FLOOR), ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

5, 2018 COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: TIMES MIDDLE COUNTRY 19. Michael Kelly Jr., c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: North side Ridgewood Ave. 70’ East of Berkshire Dr., Selden. Applicant requests side yard and rear yard variances for existing above ground swimming pool and pool deck; side yard variance for existing detached shed located in the required side yard; also, height variance for existing 6’ high fence located in front yard. (0200 54000 0500 015000) 22. Brett Holroyd, c/o Andrew Malguarneara 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: North side Washington Ave. 161’+/- West of Belair Rd., Selden. Applicant requests side yard and rear yard variances for existing shed with roof over; side yard variance for existing outdoor kitchen; also, permission for existing one story residence addition creating entire first floor area exceeding 1200 sq. ft. permitted (1529 sq. ft.). (0200 42300 0400 023000) 32. Ilan Cohen, c/o Traci’s Permits, 80 Terry St., Patchogue, NY. Location: Northwest corner Lowery Ave. & Birch St., Lake Grove. Applicant requests height variance for existing 6’ high fencing located in both front yards. (0200 53200 0100 068000) 35. Rita Giambalvo, 62 Janice Ln., Selden, NY. Location: North side Janice Ln. 59’+/- East of Pamela Ave., Selden. Applicant requests total side yard variance for existing garage addition; rear yard variance for existing one story residence addition; side yard variance for existing detached shed located in the required side yard; also, height variance for existing 6’ high fence located in front yard. (0200 49100 0700 015000) 40. Maksim Mayzus, 208 Wood Ave., Centereach, NY. Location: West side Wood Ave. & East side Pond Path, Centereach. Applicant requests front yard setback from Wood Ave. & side yard

11-year-old found in hot car in Coram dies BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The late summer extreme heat wave likely contributed to the death of an 11-year-old girl in Coram Aug. 28. Suffolk County Police Homicide detectives are investigating the death of the girl who was found unresponsive in a vehicle on Kathleen Crescent in Coram Tuesday at about 3:45 p.m., police said. The girl’s mother had been running errands with the 11-year-old and two other children,

according to police. After returning home, the girl’s mother went inside believing all of the children were out of the car. Sometime later, the mother could not locate the 11-year-old girl and checked inside of the car where she found the girl. The mother carried her inside the house and called 911. The girl’s mother began CPR. Police arrived in less than two minutes. Police and rescue personnel from Coram Rescue continued CPR and transported the girl to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Police Blotter

Incidents and arrests Aug. 23–27

Car scratched with object

A 33-year-old woman from Port Jefferson Station allegedly used an object to scratch the side of a 2008 Toyota parked on Piedmont Drive in Port Jefferson Station Aug. 26 at about 2 a.m., according to police. She was arrested and charged with criminal mischief.

Falsifying documents

At the New York State Department of Motor Vehicle office located on Route 112, Port Jefferson Station, a 54-year-old man from Coram allegedly completed and submitted documents containing false information on two separate occasions — once Feb. 26 and once June 4, according to police. He was arrested Aug. 23 in Port Jefferson Station and charged with two counts of first-degree offering of a false instrument.

Driving on drugs

A 26-year-old man from Port Jefferson was driving near the intersection of Nesconset Highway and Sylvan Lane in Port Jefferson Station Aug. 26 at about 11 a.m. when he allegedly struck a fire hydrant, according to police. In the aftermath of the crash, it was determined he was allegedly driving under the influence of a drug, police said. He was arrested and charged with first-degree operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.

variances for proposed inground swimming pool located in the required front yard (Wood Ave.). (0200 41800 0200 001000)

Donation jar taken

On Aug. 27 at Bagel Deli Gourmet on Patchogue Road in Port Jefferson Station at about 3 a.m., the front glass door to the business was smashed and a donation jar containing cash was stolen from off the counter, according to police.

Walmart shoplifting

A 41-year-old man from Amityville allegedly stole more than 30 assorted items from Walmart on Nesconset Highway in Setauket at about 2 p.m. Aug. 27, including clothing, food and household items, according to police. He was given a field appearance ticket.

Credit card taken and used

A Rocky Point woman’s credit card was taken and used at Rite Aid in Jefferson Shopping Plaza on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station Aug. 26 at about 12:30 a.m., according to police.

Pot bust

Near the intersection of Radburn Lane and Weldon Lane in Port Jefferson Station Aug. 24, a 20-year-old man from Coram allegedly possessed a quantity of marijuana greater than 16 ounces, according to police. He was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana.

— Compiled by Alex Petroski

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Town

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Firefighters serve up fun, raise funds for foundation

BY RITA J. EGAN

On Aug. 23, the Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook hosted a 4-on-4 volleyball tournament with local fire departments, including Setauket, Centereach and Selden, competing to win and raise money for the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation. The money raised will help to buy “bailout systems,” which are personal escape kits, for fire departments in need all over the country. The winners of the $1,000 prize money were members of New York City Fire Department’s Watkins Station Engine 231/Ladder 120 — Darren Fenton, Patrick Tulley, Connor Norman and Anthony Edrehi. The tournament winners and JohnPaul Sabbagh, from the Terryville Fire Department who won the event’s 50/50 raffle, donated their winnings back to the foundation. The event cost $20 to enter, and the tournament was judged by John Tsunis, owner of the hotel; Joe DiBernardo Sr.; and Leah Dunaief, publisher of Times Beacon Record News Media. Dan Keller from Stony Brook University’s athletics department served as referee. Tsunis said the hotel hopes to make the tournament an annual event, adding, “It was a lot of fun to have all the firefighters there and all the community members we recruited to play.”

Community News Middle Country Public Library

Library Thursday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m. The Women’s EXPO will take place at the library Thursday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information about both events, call Elizabeth Malafi at 631-585-9393 ext. 296. The Miller Business Center at Middle Country Public Library is located at the Centereach branch, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach.

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BankUnited has awarded Middle Country Library Foundation a grant of $3,500 as this year’s Women’s EXPO education sponsor. As part of its effort to build the business skills and capacities of participating women entrepreneurs, the EXPO provides educational programming throughout the year. Last year the EXPO education workshop was led by guest speaker Ben Smithee (photo, second from right) of The Smithee Group. An award-winning marketer, Smithee, whose clients include some of the most well-known companies around the world, such as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Del Monte, Disney, General Mills and many more, will lead the workshop again this year, sharing his mastery of social media and branding with other entrepreneurs. He will be joined by Nicole Smithee and Alex Brown, founders of Iridescent Women, who will talk about creating a lean startup from concept to creation. The workshop will take place in Miller Business Center at Middle Country Public

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Planting seeds

Emerald Magic Lawn Care, owned by Craig den Hartog (photo, left), planter of Old Town Blooms of Holtsville, has awarded a $300 sponsorship to support the new MCPL Seed Library. Patrons may check out four packets of seeds per

month from Middle Country Public Library’s selection of 100 percent organic, GMO-free vegetable, herb and flower seeds. Visit www.mcplibrary.org/seed-library for more information.

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County

Feral cat population in need of attention across Suffolk Along a right-of-way in Mount Sinai, the exact location volunteers preferred not to publicize, a number of cats stalk through the cover of tall grass on silent paws. Upon hearing human sounds, they scatter deeper into the weeds. “Babies, babies, momma’s here,” Miller Place resident Rita Miszuk called to the wild felines as she refilled water and food trays. She said she didn’t want to give away too many specifics of the location out of fear more cats will be dropped there and left in need of care. Miszuk is the president of Volunteers for Animal Welfare Inc., a nonprofit that aids feral cat colonies across Long Island. Her group tries to infiltrate cat communities, taking the animals to places where they can be vaccinated, spayed and neutered, often on the organization’s own dime. Miszuk said she sometimes spends thousands of dollars to humanely control the number of wild cats roaming free. “There were 50 here, but we’ve gotten them down to 11 — they’re all healthy and they’re all taken care of,” Miszuk said. “This is what typical rescuers do.” They’re not her cats, in fact they’re nobody’s cats. They’re considered “feral,” but that word belies the terrorized nature of these animals left in the wild. They’re shy, they’re alone, and there are more and more every year. Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chief Roy Gross estimated, using the organization’s own metrics, approximately 322,000 cats live in Suffolk County, including both feral and domesticated cats. For every four people in the county, there is approximately one cat. The number of rescue groups, along with the amount of trap, neuter and release programs that attempt to capture these animals, care for them and sterilize them before releasing them back into their original environment, has gone up of late. Still, Gross said the problem only continues to grow as cats continue to breed and people leave unneutered cats in homes as they move away. “The population is out of control,” Gross said. “[Rescue groups] put a dent in them, but there are just so many cats out there.” One female cat can give birth to three litters in a year with an average litter of five. Multiply that by their offspring and one cat can become 225 in a year. Erica Kutzing, vice president of Sound Beach-based Strong Island Animal Rescue League, suggested the problem is exacerbated by the warming climate. Where cats used to become pregnant only in the summer months, she said she is now seeing pregnant cats give birth as early as March or February as they get pregnant later in the year. “A lot of people like to say, ‘It’s not my cat,’” Kutzing said. “It’s fine that it’s not your cat, it’s not

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A feral cat in a wooded area in Mount Sinai eyes humans entering its habitat.

our cat either; however, if we don’t fix the problem thing, and we want to support that.” Otherwise getting a cat spayed and neutered you’re going to have a lot more ‘not my cats’ on could cost up to hundreds of dollars per cat, deyour property.” A number of animal shelters exist across the pending on the animal shelter or veterinarian. It North Shore, and many of them host TNR pro- means doing TNR on an entire colony could create grams. Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton provides an incredibly restrictive cost barrier. “We just did 24 cats in Stony Brook and the spaying and neutering for $50 per cat. Sometimes if the shelter is able to secure a grant, the price can final price was about $1,400,” Kutzing said. “That came from our own funds.” drop to $20. Frankie Floridia, the president of Strong Island Some shelters are expanding their TNR capabilities. In June, the Town of Smithtown accepted Animal Rescue League, said small rescue groups a grant to build a new TNR building at the Smith- are not large enough to combat the problem, and town Animal Shelter that will expand the town’s there is a need for community members to get involved with their own local feral capturing capacity, as representacat communities. tives of the shelter said they es“Without these “We get at least 20 calls a timated Smithtown hosts around 30 to 40 different cat colonies. people who take care month, such as about kittens unThe town plans to start construcof the cat colonies, der a deck or cats with an upper tion after it receives the funds in we would have cats respiratory infection,” Floridia “We handle what we can 2019, according to Smithtown starving to death .... said. but we’re a small organization.” spokeswoman Nicole Garguilo. there would just be Worse still is the proliferation David Ceely, the executive of cats has made the population director of Little Shelter Anicat bodies littered start to seem like an infestation mal Adoption Center, which is everywhere.” or a blight. This mindset has fosalso the managing organization for the Town of Huntington Cat — Erica Kutzing tered an environment in which some commit horrendous crimes Shelter, said it offers residents against cats, including maiming free TNR services to deal with and torturing the animals. All feral cat communities. Still, the problem is so large Little Shelter often relies on cats, not just domestic cats, are considered a “comvolunteers and community members to manage panion animal” by the state. Harming them is a Class E felony punishable cat populations. “We’re one shelter, so to go out there and take with a $5,000 fine and up to two years in jail. Takcare of all of them physically we wouldn’t be able ing a cat to another location is considered abanto do it,” Ceely said. “But thankfully there are donment and is a misdemeanor punishable by one people in the community who want to do the right year in jail or a fine up to $1,000.

“There are people out there who are sadistic criminals who go out and find easy prey, generally the kittens,” Gross said. “We have had people in the past drive spikes through them, behead them, impale them, poison them — just horrible acts of animal cruelty. Some of those people are just sadistic, but in cases like poison some people just don’t like these cats roaming around on their property.” Beyond acts of violence, many residents either don’t know what to do or don’t feel it’s their concern. If people do not interact with these community cats by either taking them to a TNR program or by feeding them, then either the cats numbers grow exponentially or they will start to die. “Without these people who take care of the cat colonies, we would have cats starving to death,” Kutzing said. “There would just be cat bodies littered everywhere.” Many groups and shelters like Strong Island or Little Shelter offer local residents opportunities to use their cages to trap the animals so they can later be spayed and neutered. Kutzing said if the cost prohibits a resident from acting on a cat population, they should try and get their neighbors involved and make it a community fund. After all, the community cat problem is a community issue. “If everyone gets involved, this problem will be drastically cut,” she said. Miszuk said while her group does what it can, she needs local businesses, residents and especially local government to step in and help, otherwise the problem will only get worse. “This problem has been swept under the carpet,” Miszuk said. “We need support to say that we are legitimate first responders.”

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National

Perspective

BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

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Six-term U.S. Senator, U.S. Navy veteran, former prisoner of war and more John McCain (R-Arizona) died Aug. 25 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Upon hearing of his passing, local elected ofﬁcials joined those around the world in publicly paying tribute to a man who will be remembered as one of the country’s most famous public servants. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D): “John McCain was a true American hero who valiantly served his country and dedicated his life to public service. Senator McCain served this great nation with both honor and distinction … On behalf of the over 1.5 million residents of Suffolk, I extend my deepest condolences and sympathies to the family, friends and loved ones of Senator McCain.” U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R): “Senator John McCain was a true American hero who when held as a POW during the Vietnam War was given the option to leave captivity, but he refused to leave his men. His love of country, our military, and nation’s veterans, combined with his own lifelong dedicated service to our nation, sets him apart as an American patriot. My deepest condolences are with his family and all who had the honor of knowing this exceptional American as I have.” U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D): “John McCain is a great American hero. He devoted his life to our country and put his country before his party, and before himself. Rest in peace good and faithful servant.” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D): “John McCain gave his life in service to this nation, exemplifying all that we admire in a hero. He was a warrior and a statesman, in the old-fashioned sense. In his own way, he spoke truth to power. He criticized Republicans and Democrats alike. John McCain criticized all of us. Because in his mind, those of us who are privileged to hold public ofﬁce can never work hard enough for the people of this country. He was right.” U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D): “As you go through life, you meet few truly great people. John McCain was one of them. His dedication to his country and the military were unsurpassed, and maybe most of all, he was a truth teller — never afraid to speak truth to power in an era where that has become all too rare. The Senate, the United States, and the world are lesser places without John McCain. Nothing will overcome the loss of Senator McCain, but so that generations remember him I will be introducing a resolution to rename the Russell building after him.”

John McCain Aug. 29, 1936 – Aug. 25, 2018 U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D): “We will never forget the unparalleled courage, heart and service of John McCain. My thoughts are with his family as they mourn this great loss, but also as they celebrate his incredible life. It was a privilege to serve beside John in the Senate, and he will be so greatly missed.” Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R): “There are few leaders who have sacrificed as much for our country as Senator John McCain. John McCain spent his life as a public servant, faithfully serving his country with honor both in uniform and in public office. His resolve, while imprisoned for five years in a North Vietnamese POW camp, demonstrated a character we should all strive to live up to and never forget. Senator McCain was a true American hero.” State Sen. Ken LaValle (R): “Senator John McCain was an extraordinary public servant and an authentic American hero. He was a maverick who did what he thought was right and always put his country above his party. As a captain in the Navy, McCain was shot down over Vietnam and endured unspeakable torture for five years as a prisoner of war. John refused his captors’ offers to go home because he knew that other Americans had been POWs longer amount of time. John McCain faced a brain cancer diagnosis the same way he lived his life — with courage, with toughness, and head-on. America has lost a true hero. John McCain a grateful nation salutes you.”

Earlier this month, a 31-foot sailboat sank in Peconic Bay with three people on board, who were luckily plucked from the water by a nearby motorboat, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The boat had been hit by waves and was fully submerged for 30 seconds. This should remind boaters that on occasion there is insufﬁcient time to put on a life vest in the case of an emergency. In 2009 Rear Adm. Kevin Cook, the U.S. Coast Guard’s director of prevention policy, stated nearly 75 percent of the 736 people who died in boating accidents in that year drowned, and 84 percent of those victims reportedly were not wearing a life jacket. “The two most important things boaters can do to prevent the loss of life is to wear a life jacket and take a boater education course,” he said. Statistics did not improve last year. In the Coast Guard’s 2017 statistical report on boating deaths, it was reported that 76 percent of fatal accident victims drowned. Of those who drowned, 84.5 percent were not wearing life jackets.

The National Safe Boating Council reminds boaters to “Boat Responsibly and Wear It!” “Boat Responsibly” is being alert and careful when taking out your boat, making sure you are prepared and always remember to “Wear It!” — wear your life jacket every time you are on the water. As seen in the accidental sinking of the sailboat in Peconic Bay, a boat can sink very quickly and unexpectedly so you must be geared up in order to help yourself and your passengers on board. Herb Herman is flotilla staff officer of the Port Jefferson Coast Guard Auxiliary, 014-22-06.

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Sandy Hook parents share violence prevention strategies with Suffolk schools On Dec. 14, 2012, a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, left more than 20 people dead, mostly first-graders, shocking the world and changing it permanently. Much of that change can be attributed to the efforts of those who were most personally impacted by the tragic events of that day. Parents from Sandy Hook were invited to St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue Aug. 16 by Suffolk County Sheriff’s office to share details about four programs they’ve created aimed at preventing violence in schools to a room packed with Suffolk County school district superintendents, administrators and lawmakers. Sandy Hook Promise, a national nonprofit organization, was founded by parents including Mark Barden, a professional musician originally from Yonkers who had moved to Newtown in 2007 with his wife to raise their three kids. His son, Daniel, was 7 years old when he was killed during the tragedy. “It is very real and a very personal mission that I do this work to honor that kid, who we used to jokingly call ‘the caretaker of all living things,’ because that’s how he lived his life,” Barden said of his son. He said Daniel was known for trying to connect with other kids he saw eating alone, for holding doors for strangers in public and for picking up earthworms from the hot sidewalk and moving them to safety in the grass, among other instinctual acts of kindness he regularly displayed. “That’s how I’ve chosen to honor his life is through this work,” Barden said. Sandy Hook Promise’s approach to carrying out its mission of preventing all gun-related deaths can be viewed as an extension of Daniel’s legacy of caring for those in need. Barden was joined Aug. 16 by two other members of the organization — Myra Leuci, national account manager, and Marykay Wishneski, national program coordinator — who detailed the initiatives the nonprofit pitches to school districts interested in improving their prevention strategies. The four strategies, which fall under the nonprofit’s Know the Signs program, are taught to youth and adults free of charge in the hopes of fostering an environment that empowers everyone in the community to help identify and intervene when someone is at risk. Say Something is an anonymous reporting system that teaches kids how to recognize warning signs, especially on social media, and gives them an outlet to get adults involved. Start With Hello is a training program that teaches students how to be more inclusive and connected to peers. Safety Assessment & Intervention

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program is geared toward adults and aims to teach them how to identify, assess and respond to threats of violence or at-risk behavior prior to a situation developing. The Signs of Suicide program teaches people how to identify and intervene to get help for those displaying signs of depression or suicidal behavior. The nonprofit offers in-person training for each program, though Say Something and Start With Hello are available to be downloaded and self-led by interested districts. Since assuming ofﬁce in January, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. said he has made improving school safety and developing uniform, countywide approaches a top priority. Just a few weeks into his tenure, the country was rocked by the mass shooting Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed by a lone gunman. “It’s an obligation that I feel I have as the Suffolk County Sheriff, to work with all of our partners, but I do feel I cannot stand on the sidelines and just watch,” Toulon said. “We really have to be proactive. Everyone from our police departments, our school administrators, everybody’s taking this banner on. Thankfully we’re all working together to really keep our communities and our children safe.” Toulon has offered free safety assessments on a voluntary basis to interested districts. Suffolk

Executive Steve Bellone (D) has taken several steps already to improve school safety including starting an initiative that allows interested districts to grant access to in-school security cameras to the police department, and securing funds for a mobile phone application for municipal workers and school district employees that can be activated and used in the event of an active shooter situation to notify law enforcement. Bellone announced new initiatives to increase police patrols in school buildings, assign additional ofﬁcers to the SCPD’s homeland security section and establish a text tip line to report troubling activities this month. “We are educators, so partnering with law enforcement and those with the skilled lens of how to best ensure the safety of our students has been paramount,” said Ken Bossert, president of Suffolk County Superintendents Association who leads Elwood school district. “So the focus and attention that law enforcement has paid on our schools is just greatly appreciated.” Representatives from districts across the North Shore attended the informational forum and expressed interest in implementing some or all of what Sandy Hook Promise has to offer, including Huntington Superintendent James Polansky and Port Jefferson Superintendent Paul Casciano. “A lot of what we heard today I’m going to roll out just informationally to my administrative

staff,” Polansky said, adding Huntington has taken up Toulon on his offer to assess building safety already. “We’re actually looking to pursue a lot of the initiatives Sandy Hook Promise has to offer.” Casciano expressed a similar sentiment. “It’s a great resource, and we’re very interested in pursuing it,” he said. “We’ll be making our contacts.” Several attendees commended Toulon for embracing a leadership role on school safety, including Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini (D), who was among the wide array of lawmakers at the event along with the school ofﬁcials. “It shows that our sheriff has a pulse on the public safety worries of our parents,” said county Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), who is a licensed social worker. She called Toulon’s approach incredibly important. “It shows that he has the recognition that when you have a shooter at the door of a school, it’s too late, and this really needs to be about prevention. We cannot police this, we need to prevent this. And that’s what this is about.” Bossert said superintendents in the county have been working to put together a uniform blueprint for school safety and are planning to roll it out later this month. For more information about Sandy Hook Promise, visit www.sandyhookpromise.org.

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We need to simplify politics With less than two weeks to go before New York State’s primaries, we’ve been ramping up our coverage of the 2018 elections at TBR News Media. One thing has become abundantly clear: There are a seemingly endless number of hurdles for who can run, their campaigns and how to vote. In Shoreham, Rocky Point Fire Chief Mike Yacubich has fought to stay on the ballot after citizens in the state’s 2nd Assembly District challenged his petitions to be the Republican candidate to run for the seat. Their objections were based on the fact that he and his son share the same name — and that there was no distinguishing middle initial indicated on the forms — which they argued could have led to confusion for voters. In Northport, Democratic hopeful Michael Marcantonio was found ineligible to run for the state’s 12th Assembly District after it was brought to the court’s attention he cast his vote in North Carolina in 2014. At the time, he was a law student at Duke University and didn’t realize judges may rule that ballot severed his five-year residency in New York, which is the time required to run for political office. In Huntington, Republican candidates have petitioned to create a “Stop LIPA” ballot line for the Nov. 6 elections. Their opponents have filed objections. It has raised questions about when Stop LIPA became a legitimate third party and cast doubts on which elected officials are rallying against the utility’s attempt to get the taxes lowered on its Northport plant, an issue we see as local and party-less. Throughout the summer, we’ve seen voter drives encouraging teenagers to register before heading off to college. The process of simply obtaining an absentee ballot requires completing a preliminary application that needs to be hand delivered to the Suffolk County Board of Elections Yaphank office or snail mailed at least seven days in advance, and casting an absentee ballot then requires a second trip to the post office. Also, being required to work during polling hours is not listed as a valid reason for obtaining an absentee ballot. Our state laws regarding how to run for office and how to cast a vote need to be simplified. The process needs to be streamlined and modernized. Our failure to do so hurts both Democrats and Republicans, it knows no party lines. Rather, it collectively silences the voices of aspiring politicians looking to make a difference, employees working long hours to make ends meet and uninformed youth who find too many barriers between them and the polling booths. First, information on how to run for office and eligibility needs to be made clear and more easily available to the public. A fundamental concept to our democracy is that anyone can run for office — but they have to know how and what to do. In New York state, anyone with a valid driver’s license can register to vote online and change their party affiliation. Given this is possible, we fail to see any reason why a request for an absentee ballot should not also be fileable via email or an online form on Suffolk County Board of Elections’ website with an electronic confirmation given. With the technology available today, it’s hard to believe we’re locked into pen-and-paper forms and snail mail to register political candidates for elections and to vote if temporarily out of state. It’s time we re-examine these methods. Participating in democracy should be getting easier, not more difficult. 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.

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McCain deserves respect from president One of the finest politicians of our era was Sen. John McCain, whose recent death has upset nearly all of us, with the possible exception of the current mindless occupant of the White House. Republican McCain was a superb human being and a very admirable politician — a man of great honor and integrity, who was highly respected by members of both political parties. His defense of his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, during the 2008 election, was a perfect example of McCain’s quality as a man. McCain’s deeds and words were appreciated by nearly every one of us Democrats, especially when McCain defended Obama from some absurd remarks made by ignorant people

about Obama’s country of origin. President Donald Trump’s repellent and highly insulting comments about McCain during Trump’s uniquely appalling presidential campaign should have caused Trump to be defeated in 2016. Most Republicans were indignant about Trump’s disgraceful remarks about the senator, whom he disgustingly accused of not being a hero because he had been imprisoned in Asia by the enemy of the U.S. What a monumentally stupid remark! Every day Trump somehow dishonors our nation deeply, perhaps permanently. Anyone with half a brain could understand and respect the comments, the deeds, the sacrifices of McCain, especially in the 20th

century. On the other hand, Trump’s mindless insults in 2016 will permanently remain among the ugliest nastiness in American political history. I read that the McCain family does not want the president to speak — maybe not even show up — at McCain’s funeral service. Excellent rejection! Nearly all of us, including my fellow Democrats, are now deeply saddened by the passing of the senator — a fine politician, a great American hero, a man of impeccable morals. God bless John McCain, a real American hero. He will perennially be a sterling figure in our nation’s history. Elio Zappulla Stony Brook

Senator’s death a lesson in health care I was saddened to learn of the death of Sen. John McCain this past weekend. I have great respect for McCain’s service to his country. He endured hardships in his years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam that I can’t imagine. As a progressive Democrat, I disagreed with his politics and many of the votes he cast, but he is a shining example of a man who loved his country and led a life of public service. As we talk about this man and his life, there’s something no one is discussing that is really important — and that is health care. McCain was able to treat this

very aggressive form of cancer for the past year because he had excellent health care, provided by the government. He chose to end the treatment and to enter hospice and die surrounded by those who loved him. How many millions of Americans don’t have these options? How many millions of Americans have been bankrupted by health care costs? How many times have our politicians, including our very own Congressman Lee Zeldin, voted to deny these options to the Americans they were elected to serve? Some may think it’s too political to

talk about this at the end of a man’s life, but I don’t. Politicians like McCain make decisions about health care that affect all of us. I firmly believe that every American has the right to the same health care that members of Congress have. My heart goes out to his family. Illness, loss and end of life is painful. May they find comfort and peace in the coming days. And may we finally have the justice of health care for all in this nation, the way every member of Congress does. Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket

Zeldin has ditched decency Ironically, Rep. Lee Zeldin stood on the House floor in July 2017 and made a speech advocating for a Campaign for Decency, started by Lisa Cholnoky who has a home in Shelter Island, but also lives in Manhattan. Looking on as his guest from the House gallery, Ms. Cholnoky said she hatched the Decency campaign after Donald Trump was inaugurated because she saw a lack of civility emerging in the national dialogue. Unfortunately, for those of us in CD1, Zeldin, a Trump sycophant, has since ditched decency, often preferring to embrace the mean-spirited attitude and heavy-handed actions of his mentor and hero. Decency be damned, Zeldin often resorts to name calling of his opponent, using de-

rogatory adjectives when speaking about undocumented immigrants, refused to allow constituents into his rally, and threw out members of the free press, a la Trump. Worse, he disingenuously stands for photo ops with people, causes and programs that Trump is seeking to end and whose funding or existence Lee Zeldin votes against in Congress: Meals on Wheels, climate change, a clean environment — he has a 9 percent rating out of 100 — affordable health care for all, mental health care for veterans, funding for Medicaid, etc. Instead of tax relief, Long Island lost its SALT deductions thanks to Trump and the GOP. Curiously, Zeldin declined to participate in a forum on morality and

ethics, hosted by nine East End houses of worship last year, and this month his opponent, Perry Gershon, participated. Unlike his Democrat peer in Nassau, Tom Suozzi, Zeldin also refuses to meet with all of his constituents in town halls without prescreened questions. He appears unable to defend his actions and votes. However, he has more than ample time to appear ubiquitously on cable news shows, notably Fox, and fundraisers with Donald Jr. and billionaires as well as white supremacists Steve Bannon and Sebastian Gorka. We Deserve Better than Zeldin. #PerryGershonforCongress is the remedy. Cristina Bonuso Setauket

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Opinion

Appreciating workers of all stripes

abor Day offers a chance to consider the division of labor that makes living on Long Island and in the United States so incredible. Police officers stand ready to protect and serve. They leave their homes with the best of intentions, providing safety, security and order to our communities. Similarly, firefighters offer an enormous measure D. None of protection for us individually and of the above collectively, racing BY DANIEL DUNAIEF into burning buildings to save us and keeping fires from spreading to nearby homes. Members of the military protect our interests and help residents in our communities, country

and strangers around the world. Priests, rabbis, imams and other spiritual leaders encourage us to aspire to greatness, to see beyond our frustration and anger, and to believe in a higher purpose and a grander plan. They bring out the best in us and suggest ways to give our lives meaning beyond meeting our basic needs. Psychologists and psychiatrists act as handrails for people’s minds and emotions, helping us deal with a wide range of challenges, frustrations and difficulties. Doctors, nurses and medical health professionals refuse to allow bacteria, viruses or injuries to get the better of us, standing ready to help us fight an infection, determining what that mysterious pain is and, at best, help treat the cause of the disorder and not just the symptoms. Sanitation workers enable us to keep our homes and communities clean. Supermarket workers stock the shelves, help us find gluten-free food to manage our growing list of allergies, and make sure they have the specific brand of the milk we buy.

Car mechanics allow us to reach our appointments on time and make it to our children’s concerts. Teachers feed hungry young minds, encouraging and inspiring the next generation, coming in before school or staying late to will students across another academic finish line. Beyond offering the welcoming smile at many companies, receptionists wear numerous hats, directing traffic through offices, sending phone calls to the right extension, and knowing how to find anything and everything. When we maneuver through the purchase of a home, the establishment of a will or the adoption of the newest member of our family, lawyers guide us through each process, becoming advocates for our interests and close confidants. In the wee hours of the morning, bakers start the process of creating scones, heating up coffee and mixing the batter for birthday cakes. Truck drivers spend hours on the road, carting all manner of goods, bringing foods or marble we have to have on our kitchen counters. Ferry workers usher us back and forth on

the Long Island Sound to visit family, to take ski trips, to return to college, or to visit sites in Connecticut and farther north. Plumbers, electricians and structural engineers make sure our homes and offices operate smoothly, preventing a leak from becoming a flood, a spark from becoming a fire or a weak wall from becoming an accident site. Driven by the desire to inform and to beat the competition, journalists search for news that offers valuable information. Entertainers of all stripes keep us laughing, allow us to relate to people from other places or times — or take us on fantastic journeys to places in their minds. Politicians represent our interests, debating and hopefully instituting the best policies for the rest of us. Numerous others, whose professions didn’t make it into this space, also help our communities function. While Labor Day is a chance to say “goodbye” to summer, it presents an opportunity to appreciate the hard work everyone performs.

People can’t do what they did physically when they were young. Parents die but you move on. Colleagues forget the favors you did. The race to achieve slows. But true friends are always there, no matter how long or how many miles away they are. A friend is never more distant than the reach of a need, intervening in your favor, waiting for you with open arms and in some way blessing your life. When we started this adventure called life, we did not know of the incredible joys or sorrows that were ahead. We did not know how much we would need from each other. Love your parents, take care of your family, but keep a group of good friends. Stay in touch with them. [Tell this to] your friends — even those you seldom see — who help make sense of your life. (End)

of the details already. They have aged along with us and can laugh at the same incongruities and absurdities that are specific to our generation. We can compare our satisfactions as well as our aches and pains, and share the advice and names of our physicians and our medicines. As we are reduced in stature, we are reduced together so the same relative heights hold and we continue on unperturbed. Most satisfying is the shared wisdom that has come from living a substantial number of years. We can comfort each other as we laugh about the difficulties and perceived difficulties in our lives, and we never need to feel embarrassed about our thoughts or our hang-ups. The most painful part comes with the inevitable loss of close friends. They are irreplaceable and their absence leaves a hole in our lives and our hearts. “I’m only going to befriend younger people I meet,” we declare. The same for our doctors and dentists, who have the temerity to retire or die. So to my dear friends — and yes, those professionals who keep me together — just know how I treasure you.

A thank you card to my friends

ummer is about to end, and with it the most mellow time of the year. I’d like to leave this season with a gentle and accurate message that came from the internet and resonates with me: A newlywed young man was sitting on the porch on a humid day, sipping ice tea with his father. As he talked about adult life, marriage responsibilities and obligations, the father thoughtfully stirred the ice cubes in his glass and cast a clear, Between sober look on his you and me son. “Never forget BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF your friends,” he advised, “they will become more important as you get older. Regardless of how much you love your family, you will always need friends. Remember to

go out with them occasionally — if possible — but keep in contact with them somehow.” “What strange advice!” thought the young man. “I just entered the married world. I am an adult and surely my wife and the family that we will start will be everything I need to make sense of my life.” Yet he obeyed his father, kept in touch with his friends and annually increased their number. Over the years, he became aware that his father knew what he was talking about. Inasmuch as time and nature carry out their designs and mysteries on a person, friends are the bulwarks of our life. After 70-plus years of life, here is what he, and you, and I will have learned: Time passes. Life goes on. Children grow up. They cease to be children and become independent. And to the parents, it breaks their hearts but the children are separated from the parents because they begin their own families. Jobs/careers come and go. Illusions, desires, attraction, sex … weaken.

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