The Times of Smithtown - January 25, 2018

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St. James landmark may change hands again A3 KP downtown analysis study to be unveiled A4 Suffolk officials weigh in on #MeToo movement A6 & 7 Smithtown resident joins 2018 Olympic team A10

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Smithtown residents’ warmth and generousity will go far in helping families in need this winter.

Through the generosity of the constituents in district of Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) and its neighboring communities, as well as the students, parents, teachers and staff at the Fort Salonga Elementary School, several hundred winter coats, sweaters, scarves, hats and gloves were collected and distributed to various organizations that provide assistance to individuals and veterans in need.

“With the very cold weather we have been experiencing, I am grateful to everyone who took the time to go through their closets and to donate their gently used coats for people of all ages who are in need of warm coats,” Trotta said.

Trotta is pictured with some of the coat donations, as well as with a brand new jacket from NASA that was given along with other coats by his friend and neighbor Rob Rine.

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The center is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is located at 420 Middle Country Road in Smithtown. Those with questions can contact the center at 631-360-7616.

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Future of Historic St. James firehouse uncertain

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a commissioner for the fire district, said it would have been closed Oct. 26, 2017, if not for pressure from Head of the Harbor Mayor Douglas Dahlgard. The village has a threeyear contract for fire and ambulance services from St. James through Dec. 31 of this year.

“I am not happy having response times lengthen by moving all operations down to Woodlawn Avenue on the other side of the Long Island Rail Road tracks,” Dahlgard said. “It makes no sense to me.”

Kearney said Dahlgard and residents’ fears of increased response time if the Route 25A firehouse closes are unfounded. Volunteers responded to more than 1,400 alarms last year; according Kearney, only 96 were for incidents north of the railroad tracks. He said out of those 96 calls, crews from the historic Route 25A firehouse responded to only 38 due to a lack of personnel. Kearney said it’s a challenge at best, and hazardous for volunteers trying to navigate traffic to reach the historic firehouse to respond to a call, at worst. He claimed consolidating to one center, on Jefferson Avenue, will actually speed up response times.

“The idea of consolidation is ... to get the first piece of equipment out on the road as quickly as possible to get them to your house,” the fire district commissioner said.

St. James residents saw their taxes for fire services increase for 2018, and Kearney said the failed bond votes have left the district with a Jefferson Avenue building in need of

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As ownership of a historic St. James landmark prepares to change hands again, residents are watching anxiously to know what its future holds.

The St. James Fire Department has been approached by the St. James Fire District about purchasing back the Route 25A firehouse. The firefighters will have to vote to approve the purchase, but the St. James community expressed concerns about the building’s future use at a Jan. 22 civic association meeting.

“I have dedicated myself to do many things to bring this community’s historic life alive again,” said Natalie Weinstein, owner of Uniquely Natalie Quality Consignment on Lake Avenue. “To lose this historic property for what it is would be a travesty.”

Glen Itzkowitz, chairman of the board of the St. James Fire Department, the 501(c)(3) organization consisting of those volunteers in the St. James fire and EMS services, said a date has not been set for the referendum on whether the fire department will purchase the building. When the department sold the firehouse to the district for $500,000 in 2013, there was a clause put into the sale agreement that the department was to be given a first right to the property if it was ever put on the market.

“We want the property back,” Itkowitz

said. “We think we can be the best stewards of that property as we’ve been the best stewards of that property since 1922.”

In that year, a Nissequogue resident donated the land to the fire department to help house fire engines and equipment, which now fall under the oversight of the fire district. The fire department and district are two separate entities that work together.

While the Route 25A property is part of St. James Historic Corridor by New York State, according to fire department member Anthony Amato, this does not protect the building.

It would require a local law against its demolition made by the Town of Smithtown.

Given the firehouse’s history, Itzkowitz said he personally would like to see it continue operating as a base for fire services.

He admitted the 100-member strong volunteer department had not reached a determination on what to do with the property if it agreed to purchase it back.

Itzkowitz denied public rumors that the historic firehouse would be torn down or destroyed.

“It bothers me and so many members of the department that that is the sentiment that’s out there,” he said.

The St. James Fire District, consisting of publicly elected officials who are responsible for oversight of the St. James firehouses, fire and EMS service equipment, has made clear it does not plan to continue operating out of the Route 25A firehouse. Bill Kearney,

Chairman of the St. James Fire Department board Glen Itzkowitz. major repairs and upgrades to suit its needs.

But he highlighted that Head of the Harbor residents don’t pay the same taxes as St. James residents for emergency services, and actually pay less due to the negotiated contract. Kearney said he is hoping the district will be able to negotiate a “fair contract” with Dahlgard moving forward.

The Community Association of St. James said it had no position on the issue, but encouraged the fire district and departments to host a public forum on the issue.

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BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Hauppauge Industrial Park’s future may include new apartments and recreational spaces as it looks to move into the 21st century.

The Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island announced Jan. 19 at its annual conference that it is launching an opportunity analysis study that will attempt to identify ways the park can maximize its growth and competitiveness — with a focus on keeping millennials on Long Island.

“We have the ability to really keep these kids on Long Island,” said Terri Alessi-Miceli, president and CEO of HIA-LI. “We see the Hauppauge Industrial Park as an opportunity to do that. We are looking to make better connections to how they get jobs, where they get jobs and where they live.”

The year-long study will be led by the Regional Plan Association, a nonprofit research, planning and advocacy firm dedicated to the tristate area’s business growth and sustainability, which will work with Stony Brook University and the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency. It

aims to build off the results of an economic impact study of the park completed last year by SBU. “The Hauppauge Industrial Park is the second largest industrial park in the country, second to only Silicon Valley,” said Joe Campolo, board chairman of HIA-LI. “That’s an amazing statistic if you think of how much notoriety Silicon Valley gets and how little notoriety Hauppauge Industrial Park gets.”

Campolo said the two-year economic impact study, included research performed by three SBU graduate students, concluded that Hauppauge’s business economy lagged behind due to Silicon Valley’s partnership with Stanford University.

“A light bulb went off after that phase of the study to say, ‘How do we now collaborate with Stony Brook University directly?’” he said. “Because from a business owner’s perspective the No. 1 challenge is getting and keeping good talent here on Long Island, and the No. 1 challenge Stony Brook has is making sure their graduates have good, solid jobs.”

The opportunity analysis will consist of surveying and gathering input from current

Stony Brook students of what changes they would like to see made to the park to make it more attractive to live and work here, according to Campolo, citing successful revitalization of Patchogue and Port Jefferson.

In addition, there will be a series of meetings with current Hauppauge businesses to discuss what they need to grow.

“There’s no reason the HIA and the Hauppauge Industrial Park cannot also be a tremendous success in integrating where people work and where people live and where people recreate,” said Mitchell Pally, CEO of the Long Island Builders Institute.

One major factor the study will look at is the creation of multistory apartments in the industrial park in mixed-use buildings or along neighboring Motor Parkway. AlessiMiceli said this is a new possibility since the Town of Smithtown created a zoning overlay district in 2015 that allows buildings along Motor Parkway up to 62 feet in height and along Northern State Parkway up to 50 feet.

Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) said the overlay zoning is a “vital component to the success of the park” as the area saw a 2015 development spike after the zoning change, largely in recreational businesses

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TOWN Hauppauge Industrial Park considers housing, recreation

Terri Alessi-Miceli. and programs moving into the area.

If this new study confirms more zoning changes are needed for the park’s future growth, Wehrheim said he would welcome the HIA-LI to discuss it with the town.

Smithtown spotlights downtown revitalization plans

BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Smithtown’s new town administration is pushing forward with a strong emphasis on downtown revitalization for 2018.

A special report and final marking analysis of downtown Kings Park will be unveiled at the Jan. 25 town board meeting set for 7 p.m. at town hall.

Larisa Ortiz Associates, a Jackson Heightsbased market analysis and community-based planning firm that put together the report, gave an initial presentation to Kings Park community members in November 2017, but has since updated it with further input and recommendations from residents.

“As a result of this preliminary research, we have a greater understanding of the key elements, marketing opportunities and how to implement a plan that will deliver a thriving downtown business district,” said Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R), who resides in Kings Park.

Key findings expected to be discussed include how there’s sufficient demand to support additional retail spaces, the critical role of restaurants and bars, and improvements to walkability. The market analysis findings also suggest adding new residential buildings to Kings Park, if sewer improvements can be made, to increase the spending power of its local economy.

Tony Tanzi, president of Kings Park Chamber of Commerce, said the preliminary report in November was encouraging news for Kings Park.

“It’s actually quite eye-opening some of the things it found, some of what we had suspected it proved out,” Tanzi said. “It’s educational in that you’ll learn a good bit about what the potential can be for Kings Park and other hamlets in Smithtown overall.”

The hamlet of St. James and its residents may take a particular interest in the Kings Park analysis, as they push forward with their own downtown revitalization project.

The Community Association of Greater St. James invited Eric Alexander, director of Vision Long Island, as a guest speaker at its Jan. 22 general meeting.

“You will have to have some hard discussions on what you want your business district to look like,” Alexander said to St. James residents. “You need to create clarity on what you want your downtown to be.”

Smithtown Town Board approved a $2.3 million bond at its Jan. 9 board of water commissioners meeting to replace water mains along Lake Avenue, the first step toward reconstruction of the Lake Avenue business district. Councilwoman Lynne Nowick (R) said the water main installation is slated to start May 1, with the goal of installation by June 30 and road reconstruction starting in July.

“I think everyone has the same idea about St. James downtown,” Nowick said.

“It’s not multilevel housing but an active, vibrant downtown.”

Breathing new life into a downtown business district is also the aim of Smithtown United Civic Association. President Timothy Small will also publicly present the civic group’s proposed plan for the New York Avenue Smithtown school district property and western Smithtown Main Street to the town board Jan. 25.

Smithtown United’s plan for the downtown area focuses on key points including consolidation of the town offices into the New York Avenue school building, retaining the sports fields for public use, road improvements and construction of transit-oriented housing.

The group is seeking public feedback on the proposed plans.

A rendering of Smithtown United Civic Association’s proposed plan for Main Street.

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Kings Park against LI Sound bridge

BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Kings Park residents and their elected officials find the idea of building a bridge or tunnel from their backyard to Connecticut illogical and nearly comical.

State Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R-St. James) has come out as a strong opponent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) statement that it’s time to pursue building a bridge or tunnel to connect Long Island to Connecticut to help reduce traffic — with an eye on Kings Park as a potential site.

“I find it inconceivable that you would destroy Sunken Meadow State Park and put truck traffic on the Sagtikos [State Parkway] to get over to Connecticut,” Fitzpatrick said.

“It’s one of these things that everybody in theory thinks is a good idea but no one wants the disruption.”

Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) called the governor’s suggestion of building a tunnel “outlandish” given the state is facing a budgetary deficit. He echoed Fitzpatrick in “it’s not going through the center of a state park.”

In his State of the State address Jan. 3, Cuomo revived the decades-old idea of building a bridge or tunnel that would connect Long Island to New England.

“We should continue to pursue a tunnel from Long Island to Westchester or Connecticut,” Cuomo said. “DOT has determined it’s feasible, it would be under water, it would be invisible, it would reduce traffic on the impossibly congested Long Island Expressway and would offer significant potential private investment.”

The concept of a bridge across the Long Island Sound was proposed by Sen. Royal Copeland (D-NY) in the 1930s and has been tossed around for decades. A 1957 Oyster Bay-Rye Bridge study was conducted but never moved to fruition.

In December 2017, New York State Department of Transportation released a final draft of a Long Island Sound Crossing Feasibility Study that examined the potential of building a bridge or bridge-tunnel combination at five different sites. The 87-page study concluded that a bridge or bridge-tunnel combination could be economically feasible at three different locations: Oyster Bay to Port Chester/Rye; Kings Park to Bridgeport, Connecticut; and Kings Park to Devon, Connecticut.

The study concluded that the DOT should move forward with the next step: A five-year environmental evaluation process looking at the impact construction and the bridge would have on the three proposed locations.

“Gov. Cuomo has directed DOT to conduct additional engineering, environmental and financial analysis to determine the best path forward for this transformative project, which could reduce traffic on Long Island,” said DOT spokesman Joseph Morrissey in a statement. “DOT will closely examine any potential impacts as well as benefits to the local communities as part of the process.”

Tony Tanzi, president of the Kings Park Chamber of Commerce, said that he is not in favor of the project. He doesn’t see any benefit for Kings Park.

“I think physically these generally wind up with a blighted area,” Tanzi said. “Historically, when you see a bridge, tunnel or major interstate built you wind up with blight.”

Fitzpatrick agreed, citing that the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge forever changed the character of Staten Island. The assemblyman said he’d rather see Cuomo focus on the $5.6 billion Long Island Rail Road transformation plan to electrify the Port Jefferson line and build a third rail to improve traffic conditions.

Trotta suggested the state consider road widening to add lanes and reduce congestion, or start by fixing potholes on Route 25A. If the state moves forward with construction plans for a bridge or tunnel in Kings Park, it is sure to face opposition.

“If the state tries to jam it down our throats, they’re in for one hell of a fight,” Fitzpatrick said. “It’s not the right place for it.”

A map showing the potential bridge sites studied by New York State Department of Transportation.

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#MeToo: Applying a national Laying down the law on workplace harassment County legislators Sarah Anker, Kara Hahn and Leslie Kennedy;

BY ALEX PETROSKI accused of harassment to be legally held liable Valerie Cartright, Huntington Town Councilwoman Joan Cergol, as a deterrent in justice being achieved for ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM victims. She said when formal complaints are Mesidor and activist Cindy Morris visit TBR News Media for Like a tidal wave slamming into the shore made by employees, cross examination follows the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, born that takes on the tone of “slut shaming.” She of high-profile sexual assault and sexual ha- said that in itself is enough to prevent many about laws, and share personal stories and ways in which we

rassment cases becoming public, are decimat- women from filing initial complaints, thus ing decades-old culturally accepted standards harming their harassment cases in the future. regarding behavior in the workplace and oth“I’ve seen a trend of cases come into our erwise. In an effort to keep up with rapidly office of women who are in forced sexual shifting societal norms, lawmakers from local relationships with their bosses over time,” town governments all the way up through the she said. “They’ve been taught to believe that federal level are examining existing laws per- performing sexual favors for their bosses is taining to workplace sexual misconduct while part of the job.” also crafting new ones to cover potential lapses Employees and employers in the private sec— in government and the private sector. tor are often unaware of their rights and what Laura Ahearn, an attorney and the execu- constitutes harassment that would hold up tive director of The Crime Victims Center, a in court, according to Mesidor. She said New nonprofit dedicated to the prevention of sex- York City Human Rights Law doesn’t require ual abuse and rape, as well as formal complaints, and should providing support for victims be looked to as an example for of violent crimes, said she writing harassment laws. views the #MeToo movement Bills are currently in comas a valuable opportunity. mittee in the U.S. Senate and “The #MeToo movement House of Representatives that has created an ideal climate would amend the Congressiofor us to call upon legislators nal Accountability Act of 1995, to help us change a culture a law passed to require Conwhich has minimized sexual gress to follow employment harassment and a society or and workplace safety laws environment whose prevailing applied to the business world. social attitudes have the effect The Senate version of the bill, of normalizing or trivializing sponsored by Sen. Kirsten sexual assault and sexual Gillibrand (D-New York), if harassment,” she said, adding passed, would reform proher organization, which runs cedures for investigating the Parents for Megan’s Law harassment complaints in website, has many state-level Congress and require public legislative priorities currently announcement of the offendin the works. er and the dollar amount in While cases of harassment, the cases where settlements assault and general sexual are reached. This week, — Marjorie Mesidor Newsday reported more than misconduct involving prominent men in government and $10 million of taxpayer monthe entertainment industry are resulting in ey has been used to settle 88 sexual harassserious consequences, through loss of em- ment, discrimination and other related cases ployment or social pariah status, low-profile in state government over the last nine years. offenders, especially from the private sector, Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie are likely avoiding them. Creating concrete Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) said she ways to punish offenders operating out of the would like to see laws put in place requiring public eye will be a challenge for lawmakers businesses to adopt best practices when it going forward. comes to sexual harassment, rather than simAccording to Suffolk County Legislator ply providing legal cover for the ones that do.

Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), the county Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) agrees. passed legislation in December mandating “What about someone working in a deli, all elected officials and department heads be the restaurant waitress — their jobs, their life trained on sexual harassment and assault by depend on that paycheck from the boss who the Office of Labor Relations. might just be making them uncomfortable,” The law mandates elected officials and she said. “It might be much worse.” department heads be trained starting 2018, In October 2015, New York Gov. Andrew and again every two years. Anker said she’s Cuomo (D) signed legislation to prevent hoping to amend the law to make it mandated harassment in the workplace. The legislation that every new hire be educated once taking directed the state Department of Labor and a position.

Division of Human Rights to make training Marjorie Mesidor, a partner at New York available to employers to help them develop City’s Phillips & Associates law firm, which policies, procedures and their own training specializes in employment discrimination and to address and eliminate discrimination and sexual harassment cases, said she was floored harassment in the workplace. Cuomo signed to hear the law was only just put in place. legislation “Enough is Enough” that year, “Great progress,” she said. “I’m not mock- which requires all colleges to adopt a set of ing it, but my stomach is churning.” comprehensive procedures and guidelines, Mesidor pointed at state and federal laws including a uniform definition of affirmathat require a complaint to be filed in order for tive consent, a statewide amnesty policy and businesses with management-level employees expanded access to law enforcement.

Women have ‘been taught to believe that performing sexual favors for their bosses is part of the job.’

Moving forward with momentum

BY DESIRÉE KEEGAN DESIREE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM While pregnant and riding the subway in New York City, attorney Marjorie Mesidor was grabbed from behind. Despite describing herself as typically abrasive, or as she put it, “the literal bull in the china shop,” in that moment, she froze.

“I became so fearful and so frozen because I wanted to protect my child,” Mesidor said, noting that it was also around the time frequent slashings were being reported in Manhattan. “I’ve thought about that instance more during these #MeToo discussions, and it’s given me a taste of what it feels like Page A22 to be caught off guard in a moment, and your immediate reaction means everything.”

The fear that Mesidor — a partner at Phillips & Associates, a law firm that specializes in workplace sexual harassment cases — described is unfortunately common. Women across the world show up for work or ride public transportation or otherwise exist in public knowing their own #MeToo story could unfold at any moment. But like many moved by the worldwide shift in perception created by the movement, the promotion of self-reflection and empowerment in the hopes of amending the culture of objectification is fully underway in the eyes of Mesidor and many other women, especially those elected to serve by the public.

Government officials have shared personal encounters that at times resulted in little to no justice. While noting women’s rights have come a long way in the last century, the women echoed the need for long-term remedies to truly change the culture.

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ing to take leaders to make sure that the attitudes are changing to where they need to be,” said Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), who noted the importance of educating the next generation of boys and girls about proper conduct around the opposite sex. “We need to make sure people are held accountable for their actions and behavior, and label what is wrong and what is right — we need educational components available for school districts.”

County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) said she is hoping from the movement to see observers of inappropriate sexual conduct empowered to speak out when they see someone being victimized, eliminating the acceptance of things like “locker room talk.” Hahn shared an emotional memory, recalling when a boy grabbed her breasts when she was in fifth grade. She said other students witnessed the incident, but she decided not to speak to a parent or teacher.

Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) pointed out a bigger problem with Hahn’s story, which included admitting the boy talked about her breasts for months after the incident.

“She may not say anything, but everyone else around her is watching and not saying anything,” Cartright said. “And then she goes home and says to herself, ‘Well, I guess I’m supposed to let that happen, because everyone else says it happened and no one said anything.’ Are we doing what we need to do to make sure women feel there’s a continued safe space? Because retaliation is very real.”

Mesidor said she thinks a culture fitted around the idea of “going with the flow” when it comes to sexual encounters has contributed to the toxicity.

“When we soften it up and we make it flowery and pretty, we raise boys who don’t know how to recognize consent, who do not ask before leaning in for a kiss,” she said.

“There are so many moves made without permission, and it puts us in murky waters and we continue to extend and extend consent. Girls are brought up thinking you should be flirty instead of frigid, not requiring permission for someone to touch or interact with your body.

Nonprofit programs are here to help

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Nonprofits are working toward creating stronger support for females.

L.I. Against Domestic Violence provides a range of services to Long Island adults and children, helping them escape from abusive relationships and build new lives.

I-tri girls, a free program, works to raise the self-esteem of middle school-aged girls on

the Island’s East End by training them for a triathlon. “[We need] to bring young girls into this discussion and to recognize that this isn’t just happening to us in our 20s and 30s and 40s, but this is happening to our 10-yearolds and our 12-year-olds, it’s so important,” said Cindy Morris, chief operating officer of i-tri girls.

Many of the children in the program don’t know how to swim or ride a bike.

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“We not only teach them how to set a goal, but we teach them how to work toward a goal,” Morris said. “And when you have done something that you think is impossible once, you are so likely to see yourself capable of doing that [again].”

Bethpage-based The Safe Center LI, Islandia-based Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk, and The Suffolk County Crime Victims Center all work to help victims of domestic abuse.

County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) said nonprofits are vital in educating young people and women. Many provide

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I’m not promoting extremism, that’s certainly not what I’m saying, but we need to recognize the totality of the issue, not only with our laws but with the way we raise our children and what we deem acceptable.”

County Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) advocated for teaching self-esteem, especially to young girls. She said being brought up to stick up for herself worked to her benefit when handling her own incidents of sexual harassment. Kennedy said she was in third grade the first time she was forced to experience inappropriate sexual behavior.

While riding her bike in Commack, a man wearing an overcoat in the middle of the summer disrobed to unveil his naked body to her. Kennedy said she raced home to tell her mother, who called the police. Then, years later, while working at a supermarket at age 17, the owner grabbed her breasts.

“Even though I’d lose the perfect hours to help me work around school and sports, I called the guy a pervert and I left,” she said.

“We need to teach self-esteem. I think it’s because of my personality, or maybe because I went to Catholic school, we were taught everyone’s body is a temple. By not sticking up for yourself, or by posting promiscuous pictures, you’re saying, ‘Please disrespect me.’”

While some may not want to rock the boat or come off as overly sensitive, Mesidor said women need to look within to help progress the cultural shift currently underway, working as allies for other women.

“Everyone should be self-reflecting and ask themselves, ‘How am I potentially contributing to these types of cultures? What am I seeing that I may not be speaking out on? What am I experiencing that I may not be responding to?’” she said. “And we can’t be letting a man think it’s OK to say something offensive to the next person.”

Kennedy is a proponent of making men aware of the things they say, even if a supposed “joke” might be funny to a woman.

“We should be making teachable moments,” she said. “If you find the joke funny, you laugh, but then you make a comment saying many other women would not find that funny.”

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Cindi DeSimone, of Farmingville, and her 5-year-old twins Kate and Jake participate in the Port Jefferson Station Women’s March Jan. 20.

Cergol (D) recalled stories her mother told about her days as a stewardess, hearing how she needed to maintain a certain weight to be able to fly, have her legs checked for stubble and nose for powder, and docks to her pay for failures to comply. A common practice associated with bartenders and waitresses, they also were discouraged to wear wedding rings, ensuring to keep alive an air of availability for male customers.

At 30 years old, Cergol, then working in a law firm, was called into her boss’s office after hours. According to the councilwoman, he asked her to close the door because he had a personal question. Instead of taking a seat in front of him, she sat in a chair closest to the door, and listened to his question about her and her husband’s preferred birth control method, explaining that the intrauterine device his wife was using was resulting in painful sex for him.

“This was my career, this was a boss who could make or break me, but I told him I educational programs in schools.

“Women and children should not be afraid to speak up,” Anker said. “I think it’s really important presentations start in schools.”

Executive director of LIADV, Colleen Merlo, said in a phone interview local legislators are receptive to receiving advice on taking measures to end domestic and sexual abuse.

“This is the start of what’s going to be a years-long process to try to bring Long Island to a place that really is safe,” Merlo said.

“Where men and women can feel safe from sexual assault. It’s going to take more work.”

wasn’t going to have this conversation, I got up and left, and ultimately took it to the managing partner only to find out this man was doing this to many women,” she said. “It all starts with stories — our own personal stories we can look at and say, ‘Yes, that’s what #MeToo is.’ We’ve come very far, but yet we haven’t.”

By opening up and sharing personal stories and working on new legislation, education and training models, Stony Brook resident Cindy Morris, founder of The Benson Agency, which works to expand on the effectiveness and interests of the nonprofit sector, said she hopes women can stay ahead of the news cycle and seize the powerful moment in time.

“This movement is consciousness raising,” she said. “We need to stand up while this is the topic of the day, and to stay standing up when the next news cycle comes around so it doesn’t go away. The whole goal of this is to draw people in, because this moment in history gives us an opportunity. What we do with it is up to us.”

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To translate the #MeToo social media movement into real world action, The Safe Center LI and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, with Suffolk County legislators, business owners, nonprofits and cultural organizations will gather at Stony Brook University Jan. 28 in an effort to build greater support for the safety and empowerment of all women and girls.

“People are so appalled with what others have been getting away with for so long, and what level it’s rising to,” said Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket). “What’s important about the #MeToo movement is it’s an attempt at a cultural shift.”

Hahn is leading a roundtable discussion from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. with Burke and nonprofits for 40 members of town, county and state government. They will share ideas about legislation that can create a safer environment for victims of abuse. It is not open to public or media.

At 12:45 p.m. student leaders will have lunch with Burke to discuss ways to protect university students. From 2 to 3:30 p.m., a public forum will be held in the Student Activities Center, where Burke will be questioned by three kids who have gone through i-tri girls, a free program across six school districts on the East End that empowers girls through the completion of a triathlon. A safe space will be opened from 3:30 to 5 p.m., where Crime Victims Center rape and trauma counselors will be available.

The discussion will lay groundwork for a 10X10X10 initiative, which will gather input from 10 youth-based organizations like schools or nonprofits; 10 government officials; and 10 Long Island-based companies. It is modeled off British actress and activist Emma Watson’s HeForShe IMPACT 10X10X10 initiative, put in place to galvanize momentum in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The plan is for follow-ups to the event, and a website to pool the resources into one place, and showcase models, ideas and strategies to tackle the issue.

“We want to create models that can be shared and replicated across sectors,” said Cindy Morris, chief operating officer of i-tri girls. “There are people and organizations that are doing this beautifully, powerfully and with impact. We want to focus on education and empowerment, policy and best practices, and possible legislation ideas at all levels.”

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Police are looking for the public’s help identifying the above-pictured man who allegedly left the scene of an accident.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the driver who allegedly fled the scene of a motor vehicle crash in Nesconset without stopping.

A man driving a gray SUV exited the parking lot of 7-Eleven, located on Gibbs Pond Road in Nesconset, when his vehicle allegedly crashed into a passing car Dec. 30, 2017 at 7:25 p.m.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this incident can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220-TIPS (8477) or texting SCPD and your message to CRIMES (274637). All communication will be kept confidential.

— SARA-MEGAN WALSH

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March 1, 2018 at the Smithtown Town Hall, 99 West Main Street, PO Box 9090, Smithtown, County of Suffolk, State of New York, at 10:00 A.M., the premises described as follows:

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FRANK MCGARRIGAL A/K/A FRANK MC GARRIGAL, SUSAN MCGARRIGAL A/K/A SUSAN MC GARRIGAL A/K/A SUSAN C. MCGARRIGAL A/K/A SUSAN CIMINO MCGARRIGAL, et al., Defendants NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Suffolk County on October 2, 2017, I, Patrick A. Sweeney, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on

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The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 605907/2016 in the amount of $292,374.82 plus interest and costs.

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Suffolk police are offering a $5,000 fast cash reward for information that helps identify the individuals pictured above who allegedly broke more than 30 windows.

$5K for mischief makers Suffolk County Crime Stoppers, 2nd and 4th Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the people who allegedly committed more than 30 incidents of criminal mischief.

During the overnight hours between Jan. 13 and 14, vehicle and residence windows were broken in East Northport and Commack.

Detectives said they believe the driver of the vehicle was a female and the vehicle was a white Ford Expedition with a moon roof.

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Police are looking for help identifying the above-pictured woman who allegedly stole from a Commack retail shop.

Crafty thief strikes Commack store Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a store in Commack last October.

A woman entered Hobby Lobby, located on Veterans Highway, Oct. 25, 2017, at approximately 2:10 p.m. and allegedly stole approximately $385 worth of craft supplies. The woman placed the crafting supplies into her bag and left the store without

paying for the merchandise.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this incident can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220-TIPS (8477) or texting SCPD and your message to CRIMES (274637). All communication will be kept confidential.

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The women were described as black between 30 and 35 years old.

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SPORTS FROM JOHN DALY

Daly ‘never really lost it. It was quite amazing to see.’

— Tuffy Latour

Smithtown skeleton racer stepping out of retirement and back into Olympic spotlight

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Four years ago, Smithtown resident James Daly took his son John aside. The younger Daly had been in position to realize a long-held dream, only to see that dream slip away, as if it, and his sled, had slipped into a nightmare on Russian ice.

Competing in his second Olympics in the fast-paced sport of skeleton racing, John Daly was in fourth place in the Sochi Winter Olympics going into the final run of a fourheat race when his sled popped out of the grooves at the top of the mountain. That slip cost him time he could not afford to lose, sending him down to 15th place, and after the race, into retirement.

Daly’s father grabbed him and said, “What happens to you today will make you the man that you’ll be tomorrow,” the son recalled.

At the moment, Daly barely registered the words, as the agony of defeat was so keen that he walked away from a sport that had helped define his life over the last 13 years.

His retirement, however, only lasted two.

Daly wanted to rewrite his Olympic script.

The Smithtown native recently learned that he would represent the United States for a third time at the Winter Olympics, completing a comeback that required him to make marathon nine-hour drives from Virginia, where he’d gotten a job as a sales representative at medical technology company Smith & Nephew, to Lake Placid, where he returned to familiar stomping grounds.

A race official for bobsled and skeleton, the elder Daly continued to trek to the top of snowy and wind-whipped mountains, recognizing in the back of his mind that the middle of his three children might one day return to a sport where competitors sprint with a hand on their sled for five seconds and then dive headfirst onto a brakeless vehicle that can reach speeds in excess of 80 miles per hour.

John Daly, above left, is a professional skeleton racer. Competing on the slope, above right, he is racing again after a slip on the course in the Winter Olympic games in Russia cost him a potential medal. Daly, pictured directly above with father James, has had a successful season leading up to the Olympics in North Korea, grabbing gold in Lake Placid last year.

When he learned his son made the Olympic team that will compete in Pyeongchang, South Korea next month, Daly couldn’t contain his enthusiasm.

“I’ve been telling everybody,” the retired EMS worker for the FDNY said with a laugh, even including random people he meets at the gym.

“When people watch the Olympic games on TV, they see a person from a town they never heard of,” James Daly said. “Now, all of a sudden, they see Smithtown. It’s great.”

The racing Daly, who is now 32, had a long road back to reclaim a spot on the American team. For starters, he had to go back to North America Cup races, the junior circuit of racing.

Daly “never really lost it,” said Tuffy Latour, the head coach of the USA skeleton team.

“It was quite amazing to see. We were quite pleased.”

In January of last year, Daly earned a gold medal at Salt Lake City and followed that up with a gold and silver at Lake Placid.

Not only was his proud father there to celebrate John’s return, James also put the hardware around his neck.

“He’s been there from the time I went down the mountain the first time,” John said.

“He’s always been there and for him to be there again, to put the medal on me for my first race back, it felt right.”

The pair joked while celebrating the first of several America’s Cup medals that the success felt familiar, like Daly was never gone.

At this point, Daly said he feels that the track in South Korea where he will square off against veteran sliders, including his longtime friend and teammate Matt Antoine, plays to his strengths. Latour said the American team is in a similar position preparing for South Korea as it was going into Sochi.

“We had a test of it last year in the World Cup,” the coach said. “The results were similar to what we had [in 2014].”

Latour said it sometimes helps to walk away for a few years and come back refreshed.

He highlighted Daly’s experience as an asset in preparation for the 2018 games.

“He has nothing to lose,” said Latour, who appreciates how Daly’s comedic side helps steady his teammates during competition. He said Daly has the same energy he had before he left the race. “It’s great to have him around.”

Daly said he’s proud to represent the United States. After he retired, he went to the gym, where he’d see people wearing sweatshirts emblazoned with the names of the colleges they’d attended. His sweatshirts read “USA.” “That USA represents every college,” said Daly. “It’s a good feeling to wear it.”

At the South Korea games, Daly will be without teammate and friend Steve Holcomb, who died last year at 37. Holcomb’s story, including a recovery from an eye disease that made him nearly blind to a gold medalwinning driver of the celebrated Night Train sled, inspired people around the world, as well as his teammates.

As with his fellow bobsled and skeleton racers, Daly will be flying down the mountain in a suit that has Holcomb’s initials on it.

Daly will spend a next few weeks preparing for one more chance in the Olympics.

During the training to get back, Daly said his body and his mind demanded to know why he’s going through this work again.

He told himself: “I’m here to finish my career off the way I’d like.”

Bennarda Daly, who will attend the Olympics with her husband, said the South Korea Olympics will give her son something he didn’t get from the games in Russia.

“In South Korea,” she said, “he will finally get closure.”

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Smithtown West 57, Newfield 42

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Crespo finishes with 16 points

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Bulls are 8-1 in conference play

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Crespo sends message with Bulls 8th League III win

BY JIM FERCHLAND Senior guard Chris Crespo was the catalyst for Smithtown West in a 57-42 victory over Newfield Jan. 23. He had 16 points on the night, scoring seven of the Bulls’ 19 first-quarter points.

Newfield head coach Anthony Agostino said Crespo made solid plays for his team all game.

“He makes everybody else around him better,” Agostino said. “He sacrifices his own individual points to get the ball where it needs to be. That’s why he’s a scholarship player.”

Crespo said he loves getting everyone involved in the game.

“I’m pretty sure every single one of my points were a layup or a foul shot,” Crespo said. “We hit a lot of threes today. When everyone is involved like that, it makes things a lot easier. It definitely feels good to get the ball moving and everyone scoring.”

Three players scored in double figures for the Bulls. Matt Behrens and Michael Gannon each added 11 points and combined for five 3-pointers. The team made eight triples on the night.

With the win, Smithtown West improves to 8-1 in League III, just behind undefeated

Half Hollow Hills East, which outscored the Bulls in the county finals last year.

“It’s really about playing good basketball and us being able to hit our stride toward the playoffs,” said Smithtown West head coach Mike Agostino, Anthony’s brother.

“We played well. The core kids who got a lot of playing time played great.”

Senior Paul VonVoight contributed for

Clockwise from top left, Connor Bratt reaches for the rim; Chris Crepo squeezes between defenders for a bucket; and Denis Sullivan carries the ball toward the basket. nearly half of Newfield’s points. He led all “Teams tend to struggle when playing scorers with 20. He got rolling in the fourth us man-to-man,” Crespo said. “We have a quarter, knocking down lot of weapons. When three 3-pointers to help teams play zone, we Newfield outscore the Bulls like to shoot threes.

16-6, but it wasn’t enough.

That’s what I like about Newfield falls to 2-7 in us. When you play us, League III play and 4-11 we play defense as hard overall. The Wolverines as we can. We play a have lost three of their last team-oriented style of four games. Despite the loss, basketball. In Suffolk Tony Agostino took some County, we are a domipositives from the game. nant force. That’s why “My guys fought till the we’ve won back-to-back league titles.” very end,” he said. “Our Newfield is schedgoal was to keep them unuled to play at Hunder 59 points. They scored — Anthony Agostino tington (2-7, 3-12) Jan. 57, so we achieved one of 26 at 6:30 p.m. Smithour goals.” town West will host Crespo said Newfield sat in their zone defense, which Smithtown West crosstown rival Smithtown East (3-6, 6-9) is used to seeing, so his team exploited that. the same day at 5:45 p.m.

‘[Chris Crespo] sacrifices his own individual points to get the ball where it needs to be.

That’s why he’s a scholarship player.’

Keeping score Kings Park 58, Hauppauge 52

Sam Schultz scored her 1,500th varsity point in the fourth quarter. She finished with 34 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Kings Park girls basketball team Jan. 23. The Kingsmen are now 10-2 in League V.

Smithtown West 45, Newfield 35

Jill Meaney had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Natalie Condzal added five points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to lead Smithtown West girls basketball team Jan. 23. The Bulls move to 4-5 in League III.

Kings Park 69, Hauppauge 61

Andrew Bianco had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead Kings Park’s boys basketball team Jan. 23. Jack Garside had 14 points and six assists and Brendan Kehoe scored 20 points. The Kingsmen improve to 8-3 in League V.

Copiague 72, Smithtown East 67

John Cawley finished with 21 points, Joe Neto had 14, Brian Cosgrove added 13 add Mike McKee 11 in Smithtown East’s Jan. 23 loss. The Bulls drop to 3-6 in League III.

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OpiniOn Editorial

Letter to the editor

On deporting nonviolent immigrants

ALEX PETROSKI

Participants at the 2017 Women’s March in Port Jeff Station.

Learning from #MeToo

Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben once said, “With great power comes great responsibility.”

Over the course of the last several months, we’ve seen the dominance of men in power being stripped down. The day-to-day climate regarding sexual harassment and misconduct have surely changed, but we need to keep this #MeToo dialogue open.

TBR News Media hosted female local government officials, lawyers and activists at our Setauket office to speak about their feelings regarding the behavior of men, and we thank them for their openness and raw stories, sometimes relating to men of high status.

While high-profile allegations and apologies mount, it’s not the actors, politicians and TV stars with whom we should be most concerned. It’s the people around us. We’ve found most often that it’s just when we share our stories, big or small, that we’re really getting somewhere. Getting people together — especially women in power — we can come up with strategies to enact change. We hope that what’s lasting from this remarkable moment in history is not just the list of famous men left in the rubble, but rather the idea that leveraging power to diminish someone else’s selfworth is a thing of the past.

Hearing the wide array of stories from women who have been elected to lead communities, from being grabbed during a middle-school class to being asked inappropriate questions by a boss, the truth is that these things can happen to anyone. And it’s clearly time for a cultural overhaul.

We hope that a byproduct of this moment is also prevention, which can come in the form of education to ensure our boys don’t grow up to become the sexual abusers of tomorrow. To guarantee that this happens, we would like to see school districts and colleges create stricter rules and hold kids accountable for their actions, whether they’re the star lacrosse player heading to the championship or the valedictorian of their class.

In the process of this shift, we don’t want to run out of steam. An issue so long ingrained in society needs a multipronged approach. With that, women shouldn’t fear sticking up for themselves — think about it not as your job being on the line but your principles on the verge of breaking.

While the bad behavior of powerful men is what has created this movement, raising confident girls and creating an environment for them to flourish into strong women is another antidote.

Women are, at last, being heard. But we want to make sure that every woman is heard. The focus should be on the prey and not the predator.

Just because your abuser wasn’t famous doesn’t mean your story doesn’t need to be heard. To keep steering the #MeToo ship in the right direction, we will continue to run stories on the development of the issue. If anyone, male or female, would like to share a story, anonymous or not, call 631751-7744 or email desiree@tbrnewsmedia.com. The only way to get to a better tomorrow is to share the stories of yesterday and today, to heal, to learn from our actions and to create stronger reactions in the hopes of continuing to rip down the abuse of power that has landed us in this mess.

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Recent news has surfaced on the Trump administration’s round up of undocumented immigrants: an Irishman in Boston who came here when he was 12 and is now 19 and married to an American; a Polish doctor, husband and father in Michigan who came here when he was 5 and has been here nearly 40 years; a Mexican who came here when he was 10, and 30 years later is a father, husband and small business owner.

None of these individuals are violent criminals. They were deported for being here illegally, nothing more.

According to its end-of-year immigration enforcement numbers, in 2017 Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 125,000 undocumented immigrants who had no criminal conviction or pending criminal charge (another 100,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal histories were also deported). These undocumented

immigrants with no criminal charge were deported for crossing the border in search of a better life for their family or as children. In many cases they were fleeing unsafe circumstances in their country of birth.

There are some among us who think the Trump administration is doing what’s right — upholding the rule of law and removing those who came here illegally. I, however, have a tough time understanding that perspective. It just makes me very sad. Our government is literally ripping families apart.

The majority of evidence suggests that immigrants are good for America. According to the right-leaning Cato Institute, these young men and women fill jobs that most Americans will not do, are less violent than American citizens, and are overall good for the economy. Many are entrepreneurial. In fact, 20 percent of CEOs from Fortune 500 companies are immigrants, hailing

from countries including Cuba, Zambia, Russia, Turkey, Bosnia and Croatia, just to name a few.

Here on Long Island we have a world-renowned heart surgeon, Harold Fernandez, who came as a boy fleeing violence in Colombia. Should ICE send him home?

Do we want to be a country that tells refugees fleeing danger and violence that they are not welcome here?

Do we want to be a country that tells our citizens that their relatives from the Middle East or other parts of the world are not welcome here?

Do we want to be a country that tears families apart when their only crime is coming to this country illegally to try to make a better life for their children? Or if they were brought here as children, do we now want to kick them out? I can think of little that is crueler than this.

Jaymie Meliker Port Jefferson

Offshore drilling threat to LI’s coast, economy As Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, I am deeply concerned regarding the U.S. Department of Interior’s draft proposed plan to permit offshore drilling leases along the Atlantic coast and other protected areas of the outer continental shelf despite mounting opposition from states, coastal residents, environmental groups and businesses, and individuals whose livelihoods will be jeopardized.

The National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program would be devastating to Long Island’s coastal communities by damaging marine life and precious natural resources, increasing the chances for a catastrophic spill and threatening pristine coastal areas.

In addition, the environmental impact of offshore drilling for New York State and the ecologically significant coastline of Long Island, where water quality drives not only the fishing and boating industry but a large part of the tourism and recreational sectors, can potentially damage

the economy for years to come.

Healthy oceans contribute to a healthy economy. Tourism on Long Island is a $5.6 billion industry that supports close to 100,000 jobs and accounts for 54 percent of traveler spending according to a 2016 report prepared by Tourism Economics; an increase of 3 percent from 2015 to 2016. Tourism on Long Island generated $1.8 billion in direct labor income and 6.1 percent of all employment on Long Island is driven by tourism.

Suffolk County alone produced 54.7 percent of the region’s tourism base generating $700 million in state and local taxes.

The prospect of 47 lease sales on both coasts, the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska combined with the relaxation of safety measures designed to prevent catastrophic spills like the Deepwater Horizon in 2010, signals a lack of concern for the environment that has the potential to alter the future for years to come.

U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD)

joined Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and 13 Senate co-sponsors to introduce the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act which would ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean saying it is commonsense, antipollution legislation that would prevent short and long-term marine and coastal damages and protect and preserve shore economies.

Several governors, including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), have requested exemptions from this ill-conceived proposal, especially in light of the U.S. Department of the Interior granting Florida an exemption.

As presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, I am committed to fighting to prevent offshore drilling and to protecting our residents, our coastline and our economy from this environmentally destructive plan that has the potential to cause irreparable damage to Long Island’s coastal resources.

DuWayne Gregory Presiding Officer Suffolk County Legislature

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OPINION

Smithtown’s comeback Winter Olympian

H

e was so close and then, poof, everything he’d worked for and imagined for 13 years disappeared in an instant.

John Daly, a Smithtown native who hates the cold, was competing in his second winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and was in fourth place, in the hunt for a medal after three of the four legs of his skeleton race.

In skeleton, athletes sprint at top speed hunched over with their hands on the sleds for five seconds, then dive headfirst on the sleds, navigating the curved

By Daniel Dunaief around icy track by shifting their weight while traveling at speeds of more than 80 miles per hour.

And then, in the fourth race, at the top, where he needed to generate the

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kind of speed that would allow him to race against his rivals and the clock, Daly’s sled popped out of the grooves in the ice, slowing him down and sending him back to 15th place.

After such a crushing defeat, Daly decided to move on with his life, retiring from a sport where he’d won numerous other medals and where he was one of the country’s best sliders.

For two years, he stayed retired, taking a job in Virginia at medical technology company Smith & Nephew.

Then, a funny thing happened in retirement. Daly missed the sport. He didn’t have the same passion for other parts of his life, the bitter cold from mountains around the world notwithstanding, that he felt when he was racing.

He spoke to numerous people about what he might do.

People his age, he’s 32, could understand the hesitation about throwing himself back into a sport that required physical and mental commitment. To get back into prime condition, Daly would need to make nine hour drives from Virginia, where he was living, up to Lake

Placid, a familiar training ground and site of the 1980 Miracle on Ice. People older than he is, however, couldn’t understand the agony of the decision.

“Why wouldn’t you go back?” they asked. When you’re older, they argued, “Do you want to look back and say, ‘I might have gotten a little further ahead at work,’ or do you want to go back for one more Olympic games?”

Unlike other competitions, the Winter Olympics only occur once every four years. And, unlike the World Cup competitions, a global TV audience seems to pause to watch the games.

The Olympics can make the improbable possible, including the unexpected warming of tensions between North and South Korea, who are marching together in the opening ceremony and sending a combined women’s ice hockey team to the games.

As we age, we don’t always spring out of bed the same way and we may lose a step or two in our reaction time.

We gain, however, the benefit of each year of life experiences, observing how

we, and the world around us, change.

Daly decided to return to the sport, where he has made his third Olympic team. The poet Horace, who published the immortal Latin phrase “carpe diem,” meaning “seize the day,” would be proud.

No one knows how Daly will do in a few weeks. Could he medal? His coach Tuffy Latour thinks so.

Latour said that Daly “never really lost it.”

Sometimes, Latour said, the time away helps athletes better prepare for the next Olympics, allowing them to gain a fresh perspective.

Coming back, however, may prove equally important for Daly, who is hoping to rewrite the final chapter of a sliding odyssey. Many years from now, he hopes he may one day offer the same kind of support to his kids that he received from his parents James and Bennarda, whom he jokingly called “sliding enablers.”

Regardless of the outcome, that older version of himself may thank him for giving it one more try.

Racism in America: A letter to my grandson

D

ear Grandson Adam, Thank you for lending me your book last weekend. While you were off skiing with the rest of the family, I was totally absorbed reading your high school homework assignment, “A Raisin in the Sun,” in front of a crackling fire in the lodge. Lorraine Hansberry wrote the play, you know, in 1958, which was the year I graduated from high school, so I can tell you how remarkable her characters and themes are for that time.

The story takes place in

By Leah S. Dunaief Chicago, on the city’s gritty South Side, and tells of a poor black family living in a three-room flat with a bathroom in the hall that is shared with others. The grandmother, Lena, whose apartment it is, sleeps in one bedroom with her daughter, Beneatha, who is in college. Walter, Lena’s

Between you and me

35-year-old son, is a chauffeur for a wealthy businessman, and he shares another room with his wife, Ruth, who works as a cleaning woman in different homes. Travis, 10, is their son and he sleeps in the living room/kitchen on a sofa that is made up for him each night, which means that he doesn’t get to sleep until any visitor leaves.

When we meet them, the family is excited about the imminent arrival of a “big check,” that turns out to be the proceeds from an insurance policy on the life of Big Walter, Lena’s late husband.

The value is $10,000, which in today’s money would be about $160,000. The introduction of this money into the plot is the fulcrum around which the characters, their roles in the family dynamic and their situation in society are defined.

Walter desperately wants to start his own business with the funds, viewing entrepreneurship as a way to rise above a humiliating life stretching out before him as a chauffeur. There are tense exchanges between him and Lena, as he passionately explains to his mother that he can go into partnership in a liquor store with a shrewd friend who has figured out the financing, but they need startup capital.

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Lena, for her part, thinking back to their not-so-distant ancestors of slaves, values freedom more than financial success, and certainly doesn’t appreciate the prospect of selling liquor to their neighbors. However she wants to see her son as the prideful head of the family and recognizes his despair at the life in which he feels trapped in mid-century America.

Ruth, who is pregnant, loves her husband and understands that his grind, as they enter middle age, is eroding their marriage. She is the life-giving mother of the next generation and it is she who ultimately urges optimism after Lena makes her pivotal decision. I hesitate to tell you what that decision is because I don’t want to ruin the plot for you. This is a play well worth reading if you have the chance, if only for the messages that continue to be so relevant today.

Beneatha is a most interesting character, attracted by the romantic allure of the distant continent from which her people originally came, albeit unwillingly, yet determined to make her own way through education, the upward mobility ladder presumably offered by the American Dream. She eschews the

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel MANAGING EDITOR Desirée Keegan EDITOR Sara-Megan Walsh

LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton SPORTS EDITOR Desirée Keegan ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathryn Mandracchia DIR. OF MEDIA PRODUCTIONS Michael Tessler

idea of advancing herself through the traditional female strategy of marrying rich, much touted for her by Walter.

At a time when most medical schools were admitting only one or perhaps two women in each freshman class, she is planning to become a doctor. She will need money to pay for that education, and Lena recognizes that fact.

The play is about poverty, masculinity, femininity, opportunity, integration, honor, tradition and especially racism in American, and looks into the future with remarkable prescience. Has much changed in our country over the ensuing 60 years? In 1959, the play received standing ovations and critical acclaim. It was, after all, the first play offered there by an African-American woman, only 28, that purported to tell the truth about black lives. Hansberry came from a wealthy family and could present her initially optimistic message of a different life.

In answer to the question, it could be said she at least started the conversation on Broadway. Racism discussed is, however slowly, racism destroyed.

It is up to your generation, Adam, to continue the fight.

ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Beth Heller Mason INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTOR Ellen Segal

BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross CREDIT MANAGER Diane Wattecamps CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtney Biondo

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