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North Shore congressmen engage constituents in town halls Suozzi holds in-person meeting, Zeldin speaks to 10,000 from 1st District on phone call

By Kevin Redding & Alex PetRosKi President Donald Trump’s (R) first month in office and items on his agenda thus far have sparked an activist uprising in blue and red districts alike across the United States.

Thursday, two North Shore congressmen made themselves available to concerned constituents, though the formats were different.

First congressional district U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and 3rd congressional district U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) each hosted town hall events Feb. 23 to discuss issues with the people they represent, a trend that has caught on for leaders in nearly all 50 states in the weeks since Inauguration Day. Suozzi hosted nearly 400 residents at Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center in Plainview for about two and a half hours. Zeldin spoke directly to voters in their homes in a telephone town hall.

According to Zeldin, more than 9,000 people sat in on the hour-long call, which featured questions and interactive polls.

More than 1,000 others streamed it online.

The congressman began the call with an opening statement lasting nearly five minutes, which touched on improving American safety at home and abroad; growing the local economy; supporting veterans and first responders; improving education; repairing infrastructure; repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act; and safeguard-

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U.s. Rep. tom suozzi speaks to constituents from the 3rd congressional district Feb. 23.

Below, 7-year-old Zachary Aquino asks suozzi a question during the town hall. ing the environment. He then answered 10 questions from a combination of callers and those streaming the conversation on the internet, who submitted written questions.

Groups of constituents have lobbied the congressman to host an in-person town hall in recent weeks, but have been unsuccessful. Changes have also been made to his office hours availability, which he attributed

earlier in February to the actions of “liberal obstructionists.” Zeldin justified the decision to hold a telephone town hall rather than a conventional one during the call.

“For years telephone town halls have allowed me to reach the maximum amount of constituents interested in constructive dialogue,” he said. “This is a modern way to bring a town hall directly to your home.”

He evaluated the effectiveness of the format in an email through spokeswoman Jennifer DiSiena the following day.

“These outreach efforts with the public have proven to be extremely effective and allow him to productively reach the maximum amount of constituents who are interested in constructive dialogue,” she said. “It is true that liberal obstructionists cannot disrupt the call.”

A Facebook group called “Let’s Visit Lee Zeldin,” set up by constituents attempting to speak to the congressman face-to-face, which has more than 2,000 members, followed along with the call and held a discussion on the page, regarding Zeldin’s responses. Several posters said they registered on Zeldin’s website to be called, but never received one, or received it after the town hall commenced at 7 p.m.

A post asking if any questions were not addressed during the call received more than 100 responses. One constituent asked if the congressman would put pressure on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to investigate Trump’s ties to Russia. Another asked about the shrinking middle class and growing income inequality. Someone else asked, “What will Zeldin do to assure females have safe affordable birth control/reproductive rights?”

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Welcome to the Kings Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade Come Join The Kings Park Community Celebrate Irish Heritage Where Irish Eyes Are Smiling With Kings Park Pride!

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The Kings Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade is held on the first Saturday of March every year. The parade was founded in 2011 by Kevin “The Professor” Denis, the owner of Professor’s Diner in Kings Park, New York and celebrates the Irish cultural roots of Kings Parkers. The parade features numerous bagpipe bands, floats, hundreds of marching community organizations, and a tribute to a Grand Marshal who has made great contributions to the Kings Park Community. Thousands of Kings Parkers and people from surrounding communities turn out on Main Street to see Irish eyes smiling with Kings Park Pride! Join us on March 4, 2017 at noon for a grand ‘ol time!

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The Sixth Annual Kings Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at Lou Avenue, turn left to Pulaski Rd., turn right at Main St., and proceed to Church Ave., where it will end at Old Dock Rd., behind St. Joseph’s Church.

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above, the three McWilliams sisters, Barbara Griffin, cathy Donnelly and Marge stajk, smile; right, the three sisters recreate a photo of them taken when they were young.

Meet the first-ever three St. Patrick’s Day Parade grand marshals Affectionately known as the McWilliams sisters, Cathy Donnelly, Barbara Griffin and Marge Stajk represent the first time a group or family has been recognized by the Kings Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee as grand marshals for the 2017 parade on March 4. Together, they symbolize Kings Park’s Irish roots: Each was educated and married in Kings Park and each chose to raise her family in Kings Park. Additionally, the sisters worked in Kings Park, while donating time to charitable organizations.

The parade committee said they are proud to honor these wonderful, effervescent ladies, who expressed the same sentiment that growing up in Kings Park was fun.

WIth the arrival of McWilliams sisters’ grandparents,Thomas and Elizabeth Ellen McWilliams, to America — from Belfast, Ireland — lifetimes of memories started for the sisters. Their grandparents found their way to Kings Park, settling into a cottage on Sunken Meadow Road, when Tom McWilliams started working at the Kings Park Psychiatric Center. Blessed with 10 children, son Edward, would meet Marga-

ret, née Nolan, who would raise six children — Edward, Margaret, Barbara, Joseph, Catherine and Ronald. Although the family moved to Northport for a few years, they would return to Kings Park, to a property located on the corner of Main Street and Renwick Avenue. Their dad opened the Park Diner, with their home in the back. Mom and dad worked at the diner, while the sisters and brothers attended St. Joseph’s School and graduated from the Kings Park High School.

Growing up in Kings Park has created indelible memories for the trio. One recollection centers on VJ Day, in August 1945, as the store in Kings Park was closed for the celebration. While Griffin said she remembers dancing in the streets, Stajk said she recalls plenty of kisses that day.

The sisters also remember fondly the Kings Park Fire Department and its annual Christmas party. Although the line to visit Santa wrapped around the firehouse, every child received fruit, candy and a present. All three sisters loved to sing, whether in the church choir or in local shows. For

shows they dubbed themselves The Lemmon Sisters.

Foremost, however, the McWilliams family loved the Brooklyn Dodgers. Not only did they attend games at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, they decorated the Park Diner for World Series games. Griffin and her friend Peggy named themselves co-presidents of the Pee Wee Reese/Duke Snider Fan Club. According to family lore, in 1952, Stajk’s excitement at having become engaged to her husband George was tempered until after the completion of a Dodgers game. The family continued to grow, after marriages at St. Joseph’s Church.

Griffin met her husband while both were in one of the wedding parties.

Stajk married her husband in 1952, raising four children (Greg, Edward, Ellen and Jean). She worked at the Kings Park Psychiatric Center until 1987, while living on Thistle Lane. The couple would resettle in Florida. Griffin married her husband Michael in 1961, raising three children (Michael, Rosemary and Jean) and retired from the Kings Park Central School Dis-

trict, in 1990, after 28 years. She and her husband owned a home on Indian Head Road, for more than 50 years, until a recent move. Donnelly married her husband Joseph in 1964, raising three children (Judy, Mary Kate and Gerard). She also worked for the Kings Park Central School District. The couple purchased a home on Lou Avenue. The legacy of the McWilliams family continues, as the six McWilliams siblings would give rise to 22 children, 26 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

The McWilliams sisters continued to display their love for Kings Park through their work with charitable organizations, especially the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. Despite various tribulations, the sisters have maintained their endearing smiles, wonderful humor and love of everything Kings Park. The 2017 grand marshals for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade exemplify all that is great about residing in Kings Park and all that is great about being Irish.

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Police Blotter Incidents and arrests, Feb. 18–26 License to swerve

A 44-year-old woman from West Islip was driving recklessly west on Route 25A at Plymouth Road in Smithtown Feb. 26 at about 12:45 a.m., swerving in and out of her lane, police said. Upon being pulled over, she was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.

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Police said Feb. 25 a 41-year-old woman from Farmingville was arrested for providing somebody else’s information after being involved in a motor vehicle crash Dec. 9 at about 12:25 p.m. on Route 347 in Nesconset. The woman received two summonses under the name she gave, according to police. She was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal impersonation.

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At about 7:24 p.m. Feb. 24 on Route 347 at Browns Road in Nesconset, a 35-yearold man from Nesconset was driving a 2014 Honda with a license that had been suspended three or more times and was found to be in possession of prescription medication and a hypodermic needle, police said. He was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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On Feb. 23 at about 3:09 a.m., a 43-yearold man from St. James driving a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox west on Route 25A in Smithtown drove in and out of his lane and was pulled over, according to police.

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Pain in the asphalt

A 41-year-old man from St. James threw a large piece of asphalt at a parked 1995 Ford van and damaged its rear door on Lake Avenue in Smithtown Feb. 21, police said. He was arrested and charged with criminal mischief.

Patchogue pillaging

On Feb. 18, a 39-year-old man from Brentwood was arrested in Commack for a string of burglary crimes from the beginning of this month and last month, according to police. At about 7 a.m. Jan. 6, he broke the front glass door of Panda House Chinese restaurant on Main Street in Patchogue and removed the register containing cash. Also at about 4:15 a.m. Jan. 30, he broke into Lucky Main Laundromat in Patchogue and attempted to steal cash, police said. He smashed the front glass of Bella Beauty Salon in Patchogue at about 10:41 p.m. Feb. 13 and stole the register and broke the glass door of a deli on South Ocean Avenue at about 12:32 a.m. Feb. 1, according to police. He was arrested and charged with multiple counts of third-degree burglary.

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On Feb. 26 at about 12:25 a.m. an unknown person knocked down and damaged a PVC fence on the property of a residence on Cottonwood Drive in Commack, police said.

Five-finger discount at Macy’s

An unknown person stole miscellaneous clothing from Macy’s at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove Feb. 26 at about 4:30 p.m., according to police.

One ticket to paradise

Police said at about 11 p.m. Feb. 26 on Meadow Road in Smithtown an unknown person used somebody’s personal information to buy a one-way ticket to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Swastika incident

Police said an unknown person painted a swastika on a large boulder on a roadway on Valleywood Drive in Smithtown at about 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25.

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North Shore rally for better health care in NY Protest garners support of single-payer, Medicare for all bill to bring universal care

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com With changes in health care looming thanks to the election of President Donald Trump (R), the issue took center stage in Huntington this past weekend, as more than 350 Long Island residents participated in a rally Feb. 25 to support the Affordable Care Act and advocate for a single-payer plan bill in Albany.

Organized by the group Long Island Activists with help from Our Revolution and the New York Progressive Action Network, the rally joined together residents from all nine New York State Senate districts.

Ron Widelec, a member of the LIA steering committee, said the event was intended to help educate more New Yorkers about the strengths of a Medicare for all system, as he said many misconceptions about the plan have been spread.

A single-payer or Medicare for all plan “is the only plan that actually brings us to a place where health care is a human right,” Widelec said in a phone interview. “We would see better results and it would [cost] less per person.

We can cover everyone for less.”

A single-payer system requires a singlepayer fund which all New Yorkers would pay into to cover health care costs of an individual, instead of through private insurers. In a single-payer system every citizen is covered, patients have the freedom to choose their own doctors and hospitals, and employers would no longer be responsible for health care costs.

The ACA established standards for health care in America when enacted in 2010, though it does not supersede state laws relating to health care.

Martha Livingston, professor and chair of the Department of Public Health at SUNY Old Westbury said a Medicare for all system would be an improvement to the current system.

“We know from experience looking everywhere else it works better and costs less,” she said in a phone interview. The World Health Organization conducted a study on American health care in 2014, and cited one of the reasons the U.S. health system has high costs and poor outcomes includes a lack of universal health care.

“No one would have to make the tough choice between the cost of an EpiPen and feeding their family,” Widelec said, referring to the increase in cost of pharmaceutical products patients can’t opt to go without.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals, the drug’s maker, drove the price of EpiPen up about $500 in recent years — some six times. Turing Pharmaceuticals did the same with Daraprim, a drug used by cancer and AIDS patients — although that price tag increased to $750 a pill from $13.50.

The Journal of the American Medical Association has confirmed the U.S. faces this trend of large increases in drug prices, more so than any other countries.

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above, rally participants listen to a speech saturday in Huntington. Below, congressman tom suozzi speaks at the event.

“Per capita prescription drug spending in the United States exceeds that in all other countries, largely driven by brand-name drug prices that have been increasing in recent years at rates far beyond the consumer price index,” the study said.

Livingston agreed the current system is flawed.

“Really what we want is fairness,” she said. “We’re the only country that doesn’t negotiate with insurance companies. We need to get rid of the profiteers standing between us and [health care].”

Aside from informing Long Islanders about the benefits of a Medicare for all system, the rally also focused on creating a game plan to help grow support for the New York Health Act, a bill passed in the 2015-16 New York State Assembly session but not in the New York State Senate.

Assembly bill — Ron Widelec for The the 2017-18 session, which is currently in committee, establishes the New York Health program, a single-payer health care system.

“The Legislature finds … all residents of the state have the right to health care,” the bill states. It acknowledges ACA helped bring improvements in health care and coverage to New Yorkers, however there are still many left without coverage. The legislation explicitly labels itself as a universal health plan with the intention to improve and create coverage for residents who are currently unable to afford the care they need.

If New York passed the law, residents would no longer have to pay premiums or co-pays, employers would not have to be responsible to provide health care — which currently costs business more than $1 billion annually, and all patients would be covered and could chose whatever doctor or hospital they wanted.

‘No one would have to make the tough choice between the cost of an EpiPen and feeding their family.’

According to a new study by Gerald Friedman, chair of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Economics Department, the cost of New York Health Act would be $45 billion less than what New York currently spends.

“Individuals often find that they are deprived of affordable care and choice because of decisions by health plans guided by the plan’s economic needs rather than their health care needs,” the bill states.

The New York Health Act is also in committee in the state Senate, where it has significantly less support.

“We want to flip some state Senate seats,” Widelec said. Participants also broke up into their state Senate districts to discuss plans of action to garner support for the bill in each area and put pressure on their elected leader at the end of the rally.

Steve Cecchini, a rally participant, said many people are clearly in support of the bill.

“The only thing I learned was a lot of people were excited to hear about the New York Health Act,” he said in a phone interview. “One of the goals was to get people the tools they need to understand the act

and talk about it. It’s really about getting enough support from the constituents. It’s ridiculous what we’re not getting and what we’re overpaying for right now.”

Widelec said there is a lot of misinformation about what a single-payer plan is, as many approach it as a socialist concept. But he affirmed the current system in not working and needs to be improved. According to the World Health Organization, the U.S. trailed more than 30 countries in life expectancy in 2015, and in a 2000 report by WHO, America was ranked 37 out of 191 countries for health care performance.

“It’s really exciting to see people inspired and activated,” Livingston said. “It’s looking to me like Long Islanders are eager to make a difference.”

The 3rd Congressional District U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) spoke at the rally, after meeting with the Long Island Activists group in January and signing a pledge to sponsor a single-payer bill if the Democratic Party retakes control of the Congress. He has said until that time he will continue to defend the ACA.

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Teachers Federal Credit Union works to teach children money management Teachers Federal Credit Union, one of the country’s largest credit unions, has teamed up with the beloved Berenstain Bears to teach children responsible money management and concepts including save, share, spend and earn. The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program, a youth education and outreach program created in response to the growing need for financial literacy, introduces young members of TFCU to money management in a fun, engaging way. The longtime favorite Berenstain Bears children’s storybook series features the grizzly bear family and their friends and neighbors in everyday situations to which children can relate.

Membership in the new TFCU Cub Account youth savings plan requires only a $1 balance to open a new account that offers a special interest rate for those up to the age of 18. Benefits for children ages 10 and under include a cub account with membership card, a book, “The Berenstain

Bears Visit the Credit Union,” and a bookmark. Endorsed by the National Credit Union Foundation, The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program meets national standards for financial literacy and champions the credit union philosophy People Helping People.

Robert G. Allen, TFCU’s president and CEO said the effort is intended to help as many children as possible.

“TFCU is committed to making a difference in our community through education,” he said. “Teaming up with The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program makes it possible to be more effective in teaching children how to handle money matters, which strengthens and supports the role of parents in guiding their children in understanding the day-to-day aspects of saving, sharing, spending and earning money.” For more information about The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program call 631-698-7000, ext. 6780, or go to www.teachersfcu.org.

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N’pt native bringing ‘local to table’ cuisine to Fort Salonga

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com Farm to table dining has become a popular trend, and one Fort Salonga spot intends to bring an even more localized experience to residents with Our Table.

Owner Stacey Wohl is recreating the space that has been known for the last year as Cause Café, a restaurant that offered jobs to young adults with cognitive and developmental disorders, such as autism. Our Table is not doing the same. Wohl said it was time for a change, and that change came in the form of Northport-native chef Michael Heinlein.

Heinlein came in as a guest chef while Wohl was still running the business as Cause Café, and brought up the idea of working together and creating an organic, healthy menu.

Wohl loved the idea. “I eat organic, I eat healthy food and it’s very difficult if you’re trying to eat gluten free or organic to take your kids anywhere to go out to eat — there’s very few places to go,” she said. “What we’re trying to do here is offer a nightlife place where you can meet a friend or go on a date while also having a healthy meal — instead of going to health food stores to eat clean.”

Heinlein, a Northport High School graduate, said the menu is more than just farm to table because of where the company will get its ingredients.

“Everybody uses the term farm to table and I think it’s kind of overused — I think it’s more local to table than anything,” Heinlein said in an interview.

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above, a woman enjoys a bite at our table; right, owner stacey Wohl is trying a new venture, leaving cause café behind.

And Our Table intends to bring local products, currently getting produce from farms on Eastern Long Island, but planning to buy from the Northport Farmers Market once the season begins. All the seafood is wild caught instead of farm raised, and the beef is grass fed. Wohl said the pair also intends to offer biodynamic local wine, meaning wine with grapes that are grown organically without the use of pesticides.

Wohl said Our Table’s menu is diverse and

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Photo left from Councilwoman Bonner; photos above and below left from Kelli Cutinella; and file photo below

Clockwise from left, kidney recipient Tom d’Antonio and Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner; Karen Hill, the recipient of Tom Cutinella’s heart, and his mother Kelli Cutinella; Tom Cutinella; and donate Life supporters during a rally.

State lowers organ donor registration age

By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com As of Feb. 14, National Organ Donor Day, a new state law rolled out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) permits 16- and 17-year-olds to enroll in the New York State Donate Life Registry when they apply for a driver’s license, learner’s permit or nondriver ID, potentially growing enrollments in New York by thousands.

Sponsored by State Sens. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) and Kemp Hannon (RGarden City), the legislation’s altered minimum age to sign up as an organ donor, which had previously been 18, serves as a big step for New York, which currently ranks 50th out of all 50 states when it comes to the percentage of residents enrolled to be organ donors.

At just 28 percent, New York State is “way at the bottom of the pack” when it comes to enrollment, according to Flanagan, a strong advocate for organ donations because of his late friend, Assemblyman James Conte (RHuntington Station), who was the recipient of two kidney transplants before losing a battle with cancer in 2012. “[New York] has been a leader in many ways on a wide variety of issues and we should be the premiere state in terms of organ donation,” Flanagan said. “I just want to promote organ donation, and promote aware-

ness. There are thousands and thousands of her kidney to her childhood friend Tom people who are waiting for transplants here in D’Antonio, who had been diagnosed with dithe state, kidney being the primary one. We abetes at a young age, had suffered multiple don’t have enough people signing up, and it’s health issues over the years and desperately taken too long to [get here] but I think we’re needed a transplant. moving in the right direction.”

“I said ‘I’ll do it, we’re the same blood type,’ The senator said Conte is the reason he’s and I donated blood to him when he got his a donor, and after his death, he realized he first kidney transplant,” Bonner recalled. could use his own political platform to advoD’Antonio was more than grateful for the cate for this cause and encourage others to donation his longtime friend made. get involved.

“I bounced back like a rockstar and I feel Like Flanagan, Brookhaven Town Council- great, I have more energy and determinawoman Jane Bonner (C-Rocky Point) is pas- tion,” D’Antonio said, reflecting on the exsionate about organ donation and takes every perience. “It’s my belief that there is someopportunity to raise awareness about the im- thing within a human being that takes that portance of becoming a donor when speaking step and makes that heroic move to save a publicly, regardless of the event. life; it moves me beyond a place I can eas“I could be at a civic ily describe. Not only did event talking about town im[Jane] save my life but she provement projects or town enriched the lives of those issues, and I always use it as close to me, [like my wife].” a soapbox to talk about orBut D’Antonio is not a gan donation,” Bonner said. big fan of the new law, call“Roughly 125,000 people in ing it “hugely irresponsible” the United States are waitand a “grossly inadequate ing for a kidney and there response” to appease a need are 350 million people in for more donors. the United States, seemingly “Sixteen- and seventeenwith healthy kidneys. If evyear-olds have enough erybody who could donate, making a decision — Megan Fackler trouble donated one, we wouldn’t about what classes to take as have people waiting for a kidney anymore and seniors, their minds are still developing, and lives can be saved.”

I’m appalled that this is the state’s answer,” Bonner said that under the new law, 16- he said. “What the state should do instead is and 17-year-olds can make donations upon put some money and effort into organ donor their death, and it includes safeguards where awareness and make it part of the teaching their parents or legal guardians have the op- curriculum in high school.” tion to rescind the decision if the minor dies Alternatively, Kelli Cutinella, whose son before 18.

Tom died October 2014 following a head-on “Teenagers are very passionate about so collision during a high school football game, many issues and I think this legislation was spoke in Albany to help get the law passed, made because they’re employing every toy and said she’s glad to see it in effect. in the toolbox, knowing the state is dead Tom, who wanted to register when he was last,” she said.

16 at the DMV but was ultimately not allowed The councilwoman knows a thing or two at the time, donated all vital organs, such as his about saving lives this way. heart, kidneys, liver, pancreas, bones and skin.

It was last April when Bonner donated “He was a giver in life and would do any-

‘It not only ups the amount of eligible organ donors there are to sign up and save lives, but also starts a conversation at an earlier age about its importance.’

thing for anybody, and it didn’t surprise me that he wanted to register at 16, it was just in his nature,” Cutinella said.

The mother, who has an ongoing relationship with Tom’s heart recipient and pancreas and kidney recipient, was recently notified by a New York Burn Center that a 30-year-old man from Brooklyn had received Tom’s skin after suffering severe burns in a house fire.

“Tom lives on now,” Cutinella said. “He’s not here in the physical sense, but he is with the recipients as they go on to live wonderful, fulfilling lives.”

According to Megan Fackler of LiveOnNY, a federally designated organ procurement organization, the new law is exciting.

“It not only ups the amount of eligible organ donors there are to sign up and save lives, but also starts a conversation at an earlier age about its importance,” Fackler said. “Donor family and recipient meetings have been the most touching. There are lots of things 16- and 17-year-olds can’t do, like rent a car, get a tattoo, vote, join the army, but they can save lives.”

Residents can visit the New York State Health Department’s website at www.health. ny.gov/donatelife to get more information about organ donation in New York State, including how to register as a donor.

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Nonprofit, county legislator react to county executive’s borrowing

By Alex Petroski alex@tbrnewspapers.com Suffolk County’s current and future financial outlook has been a topic of conversation for months, and a nonprofit founded to ensure government transparency is taking notice, following County Executive Steve Bellone’s (D-West Babylon) presentation to the state Senate and Assembly representatives in Albany Feb. 14.

Bellone visited the capital last week to discuss Suffolk’s “daunting” fiscal challenges going forward. Among his eight points addressed during the presentation was a request for authority from New York State to obtain bonds for separation pay of law enforcement officers for 2017 and 2018, a point of contention raised repeatedly

by Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga).

Reclaim New York, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization established to “educate New Yorkers on issues like affordability, transparency and education,” echoed a similar sentiment to Trotta’s following the presentation.

“Suffolk County has a problem: it spends too much on its police department,” a Feb. 15 post on the organization’s blog said in part. “Its 2,397 officers were paid an average of $161,463 last year, far more than any other county, or town police officers, or Nassau County’s police, for that

matter. Spending reached this level after years of political action by the police, who spent in 2015 more than $600,000 influencing local elections–from one PAC alone. Now, having fallen behind on those expenses … Bellone is proposing borrowing $60 million because the county doesn’t have enough cash for payouts on unused sick and vacation time, that Suffolk cops were promised years ago.”

Doug Kellogg, the organization’s communications director, said in a phone interview Reclaim New York doesn’t currently have plans to begin a project or campaign pertaining specifically to the police contract, which the county and the Police Benevolent Association agreed on and which runs from 2011 to 2018, but they do plan on monitoring Suffolk’s budget and financial outlook — Rob Trotta going forward.

“It’s really starting to get out of control,” Kellogg said.

“The path can get worse.”

Trotta has said in past interviews he feels like he’s alone in calling out the county’s financial situation relating to the police department contract.

“The county finances are in total shambles,” Trotta said during an interview in his Smithtown office Nov. 15. “[The other leg-

‘The county finances are in total shambles.

The [other legislators] are sticking their heads in the sand’

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suffolk County’s financial situation is raising questions and concerns.

islators are] sticking their head in the sand.

They’re not addressing the real problems.

No one wants to address the problems. You need colossal change.”

Following the meeting, Trotta said it was “typical” of Bellone to ask to borrow to pay for the retirement pay for police officers. He added he’s been in contact with Reclaim New York and plans to work with them to inform the public about the coun-

ty’s finances.

“I’m going to work with them because together we could get the word out to the public on how bad it really is,” Trotta said in a phone interview. “The title says it all — we need to take back New York.”

Vanessa Baird-Streeter, a spokeswoman for Bellone, said in a phone interview the request regarding bonds for separation pay was just a small part of his presentation, but if obtained the funds would improve public safety.

“In the future we’ll be able to hire more police officers to ensure our county is safe,” she said.

Bellone’s presentation also included a justification for borrowing to close the budget gap.

“Allowing for this five-year bonding will allow Suffolk County to protect taxpayers and public safety by smoothing out the expense associated with an anticipated increase in retirements,” he said. “Bonding will allow Suffolk County to retain the resources and fiscal flexibility to continue to hire new officers, which is critical to maintain public safety and save taxpayer dollars over several years.”

A look at the county budget by the legislature’s budget review office in October resulted in a warning.

“The county’s structural deficit is increasingly driving our decisions,” the office’s director Robert Lipp said in the review. “The county sets a bad precedent when paying for operating expenses with borrowing.”

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town hall Continued from page A3 eral other questions, about his stance on the Trump administration’s reversal of transgender bathroom guidelines set by the Obama administration — he said he supported the reversal. Another question involved Trump’s slow response to anti-Semitic violence across the U.S. since election day — which Zeldin condemned, though added he appreciated Trump speaking up this week. Several questions came in concerning the ACA and what will take its place once repealed — the congressman said he supported the proposed Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, coverage for those with preexisting conditions, allowing kids to stay on parents’ plans until age 26, and would support a voucher program for veterans.

DiSiena addressed Zeldin’s plans going forward regarding a traditional town hall.

“Way too many of the people at the moment requesting town halls across the country are doing so with the purpose of disrupting the town hall without any interest at all in decorum,” she said.

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Arizona), who was shot during an outdoor, public meeting with constituents in 2011, called on members of Congress to “face their constituents” and hold town halls in a tweet Feb. 23.

DiSiena said Zeldin is open to small meetings, though no in-person town hall is currently planned. DiSiena disclosed results of one of the five poll questions Zeldin posed to listeners during the call, showing most constituents, 23 percent, are concerned about health care above all other of the several

Photo by Kevin Redding

7-year-old Zachary Aquino asks Suozzi a question during the town hall.

choices given in the poll.

Conversely, Suozzi stood and engaged a large crowd of residents and activists, answering more than 30 questions on a variety of hot topics, including the repeal of the ACA, the relationship between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Trump’s travel restriction executive order. He also voiced his disapproval of what’s happening in the White House, and called on those in attendance to “not hate Trump supporters” and instead turn their anger into something productive.

“I think this is as American as you can get ... this is so inspiring and this country needs

this type of engagement,” Suozzi told the crowd, saying in all his years of holding town hall meetings — both as a congressional candidate and mayor of Glen Cove — he’s never seen an attendance like what he had.

“We need to take all this energy and excitement that we’ve got and use it in a constructive fashion ... to work together to win the battles,” he said. “Write letters to the editor, attend issues meetings, run for office, support people for local office. What we really need are reasonable Americans that will put their country before their party to help us to get Congressional support on [issues].

Don’t underestimate what’s working.”

A civil discourse on ideas and plenty of smiles and laughs, Suozzi’s session had a different tone than the heated ones across the country, in which angry constituents waged vocal war against Republican representatives.

Suozzi began the gathering by telling attendees — some of whom represented local activist groups like North Shore Indivisible, MoveOn.org, and Science Advocacy of Long Island — to be respectful and direct all comments to him.

Attendees raised questions about Trump’s ties to Russia, the release of the commander-in-chief’s taxes, gun violence, immigration, climate change and the state of health care.

One attendee, Jessica Meyer, who has cerebral palsy, asked the congressman if he would help those like her who fear people with disabilities might lose benefits with the potential repeal of the ACA. “People with disabilities are getting lost in this conversation,” she said.

Suozzi responded to her concerns.

“I want you to know that I will fight

tooth and nail to protect you, personally, and everybody in your situation, and I want to hear from everybody in this room who’s going to fight to protect Jessica,” Suozzi said.

Harry Arlin, a World War II and Korean War veteran from Huntington, said he lived briefly under Adolf Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in Russia, though fled both countries.

“I’m too old to run again,” he said.

Seven-year-old Zachary Aquino echoed Arlin’s sentiments.

“I don’t think this is right having Trump as president, I think it’s really bad,” he said. “I don’t know how this happened — how we got stuck in this mess — but it’s good that we’re here today ... this is a really valuable time. Fighting against Trump is very good. We’ve got to do this.”

When asked what he was going to do to restore one attendee’s faith in “American exceptionalism,” Suozzi pointed around the room.

“This is it — this is people who believe and should not walk out of here with anything but a stronger belief that by being involved, you can actually have an impact on things,” he said.

The White House has made claims recently to suggest some activists attending town halls are being paid to be there and rile up crowds, a sentiment which Zeldin echoed in a Feb. 18 Facebook post.

“Liberal obstructionists are disrupting, resisting and destructing public events all around America,” he wrote. “Our neighbors want to actually engage in substantive, productive, constructive dialogue, and the liberal obstructionists are spitting on them with their shameful shows for their own political theater.”

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Rich Lasnier, CSEA local president; Steve Lee, transportation supervisor; and Timothy Eagen, school superintendent pose with the new fuel pumps.

Photo from Kings Park school district

Kings Park cuts ribbon for new fuel pumps for school buses On Jan. 27, the Kings Park Central School District cut the red ribbon to officially open its new fuel pumps at its bus garage. This work was funded through the school district’s bond project.

Rich Lasnier, CSEA local president; Steve Lee, transportation supervisor; and

Timothy Eagen, superintendent of schools were joined by several CSEA members for the ribbon cutting ceremony.

“The old pumps were outdated and in disrepair,” Eagen said. “Our fuel levels were measured manually and fuel accountability was an issue. The new pumps are

now monitored electronically with sensors, and fuel usage can be electronically tracked and reconciled. Individual pin codes ensure that fuel usage is associated with a particular employee and vehicle.”

Lasnier and Lee expressed appreciation and thanks to the Smithtown Highway De-

partment and Superintendent Robert Murphy for allowing the district to fuel up at a town facility for the past few months.

“Without the help of the Town of Smithtown, we could have never made this important upgrade,” added Eagen. “We are very grateful for their assistance and support.”

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Smithtown students smile with their artwork.

Dozen Smithtown student-artists honored with national awards Twelve advanced placement art students from Smithtown High School East and Smithtown High School West have earned a total of 23 awards in the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. Of those 23 awards, 10 were Gold Key awards, which will be considered for national recognition. Gold Key winners

will be announced in March. The district congratulates the following student-artists: Luke Gelfman – one Gold Key in design, three Gold Keys in drawing and illustration, one Silver Key in drawing and illustration; Anna Koke – one Gold Key in printmaking; Danielle Napoli – two Gold Keys in printmaking, one Honorable Mention in

photography; Kelsey Opinante – one Silver Key in comic art; Stephanie Rowe – one Silver Key in comic art; Ilysa Sirota – one Honorable Mention in mixed media; Jamie Werner – one Gold Key in fashion; Lisa Accolla – one Silver Key in drawing and illustration; Sean Bishop – one Gold Key in drawing and illustration; Katie Kguloian –

two Honorable Mentions in drawing and illustration; Stephen Kyranakis – one Honorable Mention in drawing and illustration; Laura Minet – three Honorable Mentions in drawing and illustration, one Silver Key in drawing and illustration, one Gold Key art portfolio.

Photos from Smithtown school district

Dogwood Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District holds a sixweek Yoga Club for an hour once a week before school for its students.

Photos from Smithtown school district

Author Tracey Delio visited with students at Dogwood Elementary School in Smithtown Central School District during the month of February, to coincide with the school’s Parents As Reading Partners initiative.

Author visit promotes creativity, inspiration As part of its Parents As Reading Partners initiative, Dogwood Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District hosted an author visit and workshops with Tracey Delio throughout February.

Delio is the author of the book series “The Secret Adventures of Louie V.” Delio spoke to students about how even everyday happenings can be turned into an

adventure by just using your imagination and creativity. With the younger students, Delio hosted workshops on sharing ideas and working those ideas into a story. In the workshop sessions with older students, Delio worked on the writing and editing process and students even wrote a blog post based on a photo. Delio chose a winning post to be featured on her blog.

Dogwood Elementary students make mind-body connection Social-emotional learning is a top priority for Smithtown Central School District.

To that end, the students at Dogwood Elementary School engage in different practices throughout the school day to help keep them connected and focused.

Some classroom teachers hold morning meetings to lay the groundwork for the day and keep the class focused on the day’s activities. Other teachers engage in medi-

tation exercises before testing or to calm the class.

The Dogwood Yoga Club meets for an hour every Friday before school. Yoga teaches the students flexibility, mindfulness and relaxation techniques, and helps to connect the mind and body. Kindergarten through second grade students participate in the first six-week session, while grades three through five join the second session.

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A sign held up during the Jan. 21 Women’s March in Port Jeff Station.

Members of Congress must face constituents U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) is engaged in a standoff with residents of the 1st Congressional District, the constituents he was elected to serve and represent in Washington.

Zeldin’s support for President Donald Trump (R) and his policies during the campaign and his first few weeks in office has enraged a segment of his district. A Facebook page with more than 2,000 followers was created by people interested in getting face time with the congressman after he changed his office hours and canceled scheduled meetings due to the behavior of what he referred to as “liberal obstructionists” who are acting out and being disruptive as a form of “political theater.” The Jan. 21 Women’s March in Port Jefferson Station featured several signs and chants calling for Zeldin to disassociate from some of Trump’s policies. Although they don’t speak for the entire district — Zeldin’s Election Day margin of victory speaks louder — there is more than enough chatter to suggest they speak for a large chunk of the district that deserves to be heard.

To appease those looking to discuss his position on important issues like the Affordable Care Act, Trump’s potential conflicts of interest, ties to Russia and gun regulations, Zeldin held an over-thephone town hall in which almost 10,000 of his constituents were able to listen to their congressman answer a handful of questions from about 0.1 percent of the audience. Dozens of questions went unanswered at the conclusion of the call.

Many members of Congress across the U.S. have been faced with a similar dilemma lately — potentially hostile crowds and an uncomfortable or politically dangerous confrontation, or risk being called out for what some interpret as skirting the responsibilities of a representative.

The editorial staff believes it is incumbent upon members of Congress to stand up and face the people they represent if an issue or set of issues are important enough to fight for. Disagreements on issues are not a hindrance for a healthy democracy. A lack of transparency and accountability are. No one is asking Zeldin to take the side of protestors marching with signs outside of his Patchogue office, some of which he accused of threatening his safety. It is his responsibility to listen to them and engage in a productive conversation — more productive than the phone conference we listened in on. Kudos to Zeldin for scheduling more mobile office hours in which he promises to meet face to face with small groups, but a large public forum is not too much to ask during these polarizing political times.

The virtual world notwithstanding, we want to be in the same room as our duly elected representative during a meeting. While he should be protected by law enforcement from any extremists, he owes us no less than his presence when we offer him ours.

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We are currently at the peak of a severe flu season in Suffolk County. In the last few weeks, there has been a sharp uptick in the number of flu diagnoses, hospitalizations and unfortunately even deaths as a result of exposure.

It’s during this critical time that we should all make sure we are continuing to be vigilant about taking precautions to keep ourselves and family members protected.

The flu isn’t just a really bad cold; it is a serious contagious virus. It spreads from person to person through droplets released when someone infected coughs, sneezes or simply talks. Flulike symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue, and some people also experience vomiting and diarrhea. The virus can be passed on to others one day before developing symptoms and up to one full week afterward. That is why it is important that we all listen to our bodies and seek medical treatment and proper care when symptoms come on. The severity of your symptoms is a key indicator of whether you have a cold or the flu.

If you are experiencing high fever, extreme fatigue, body aches or severe headaches, chances are you are fighting something more than a cold and you should call your health care provider. Most offices may advise patients what steps to take over the phone so that they

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do not place others at risk by going out in public.

Despite its infectiousness, the flu can be prevented with age-old techniques that start with you: •If you have not received a flu shot at this point, but are able to, please consider getting vaccinated; it is the number one proven way to prevent the flu and it’s never too late to protect yourself. Vaccination is also the best way to protect children younger than 6 months or others who cannot receive the flu vaccine due to medical conditions.

•The easiest method to prevent passing on the flu is to wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water for 20 seconds. A helpful tip to measure amount of time needed for hand washing is to sing the song “Happy Birthday” two times through. It is also important to avoid touching your eyes,

nose and mouth with unwashed hands. If soap and water aren’t available, alcohol-based sanitizers are effective in guarding against the flu but should be followed up with proper hand washing when available.

•Be sure to disinfect frequently touched surfaces like doorknobs, computer keyboards, telephones, elevator buttons, faucet handles, countertops, railings and cellphones. Prevention also includes avoiding kissing, hugging and sharing cups or utensils with those who are sick. If possible, limit your exposure to those who are ill. Always practice good respiratory etiquette by covering your coughs and sneezes.

• Staying home from school or work when sick will go a long way in keeping us all healthy. In a recent survey conducted by South Nassau Communities Hospital, more than one-third of people admitted to going to work when they knew they had the flu. “Toughing it out” only makes your recovery more lengthy and leaves others susceptible to infection. If you are sick with flulike illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone (without the use of a fever-reducing medicine).

William “Doc” Spencer Suffolk County Legislator Centerport

Congressman Zeldin’s tele-town-hall is not a town hall Our congressman, Lee Zeldin, has canceled all town hall meetings indefinitely. Instead he’s holding what he calls “tele-townhalls.” These are actually one-hour telephone conference calls, where he responds to a few questions by screened constituents. There is no opportunity for follow-up since after asking the question the caller is muted. Last Thursday, in the first of these, he spent much of the hour on an opening statement, a softball “poll” and a lengthy response to a single question.

It seems Congressman Zeldin has forgotten that it is part of his job to answer to his constituents.

What is he so afraid of? Is he unwilling to face publicly any opposition for fear of bad publicity? If he fears his constituents so much, maybe he’s not up to the job.

It’s hard to respect a congressman afraid of his constituents.

Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, with whom I don’t agree on many issues, at least earned my respect by hosting a town hall meeting in which he faced a largely hostile audience. Afterward he stated, “I think it’s a case of making the process of representative government work. Those of us who are elected are half of the process, our constituents are the other half and we have a responsibility to have dialogue with our constituents.”

In spite of its name a “teletown-hall” is not in any way, shape or form a town hall. There is no dialogue. It’s no more a “town hall” than a mannequin in a shop window is a human being. It’s an ersatz substitute for the American tradition of real town hall meetings, a tradition going back to before the founding of our republic.

It’s phony democracy, which would be more in place in Russia, where

phony democracy masquerades as the real thing.

If Congressman Zeldin’s positions and votes as our representative have excited strong opposition from a large group of his constituents, he needs to face the music and answer for it. Those of us who are very dissatisfied with the job he’s doing are not just “protesters” who “want to get their 19 seconds of fame” as he has insultingly stated. We have not been paid or coached. We are his constituents and we are concerned about the direction of our country. He’s supposed to be representing us, not insulting us. We have every right to demand he answer in person for his positions on the issues and his votes in Congress.

David Friedman St. James

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MARCH 02, 2017 • TIMES OF SMITHTOWN • PAGE A27

OpiniOn Ode to the odometer and a magic landmark

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y son and I love the odometer. He probably appreciates it because I talk about it so often and focus on repeating numbers, patterns in the numbers or milestones.

We are approaching another landmark as our odometer edges upward from a volleyball practice, to a concert, to a visit with friends in upstate New York, to a trip to Bronx Zoo or a ride to the airport — 100,000 miles.

Where will we be when we hit that magic mark? Chances are we’ll be

By Daniel Dunaief close to home, perhaps on our way to or from school, to the train station or to a restaurant to celebrate another birthday.

Those repeating numbers, the

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99,488 or the 99,699, may bring back horrible memories of childhood, when we had to come up with a formula to describe the nth term in a sequence. The numbers also may be reminders of when we need to change the oil, rotate the tires, check the brakes or give the car the equivalent of a well visit to the doctor.

Our country has spent decades shortening the distance between two points by car. Along the way, we eat in them, change the radio station, pull off the road for a nap or park near a favorite place to commune with nature from our moving couch.

All that time in the car is what made McDonald’s possible, giving people who travel over great distances the reliability and predictability of the same meal regardless of the state.

We throw ourselves and all manner of accoutrements into our cars, including baseball bags, suitcases, or — with my father — holiday presents. Then we pile ourselves into the seats, buckle

ourselves in and hope for an open road along the 3,000 miles from New York to California.

We don’t often think about each of the miles, because we’d clog our minds with useless and forgettable information, particularly during those times when a mile becomes a measure of an interminable length of time on a stopped Long Island Expressway.

Then there are those miles when we feel as if the road disappeared below us and we are floating home, singing a song that makes the whole family laugh, especially when we share voices that are offkey, or celebrating a triumphant play or an enthralling concert. It’s why road trip movies, even poor ones, are so common.

These travel experiences offer a physical journey to match an emotional, spiritual or personal quest, giving us a chance to wake up to an ocean and go to sleep under the shadow of a mountain. Even when we no longer want to contemplate literary devices, we may see symbols in our travels that are hard

to ignore, such as the dawn of a new day, soaring birds taking flight together, a fork in the road or a lightning bolt crashing down in the distance.

While the odometer doesn’t take pictures, have Instagram or Facebook accounts, and doesn’t store information in the cloud, it does give us a moment to reflect on where we’ve been and who has shared the ride. When the odometer was still in the double digits, we looked at the backs of our small children’s heads at rear-facing car seats. As the numbers on the car, and our children’s ages and heights increased, we heard their voices drop as they described a movie they watched with friends, a visit with a boyfriend or girlfriend, or a project they planned to complete as soon as they returned home.

I’m hoping my family is in the car together when the odometer breaks into six figures, because it seems fitting to share that milestone since the four of us journeyed through those miles of life together to get there.

Passwords: Seeing my whole life flash before my eyes

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hen there is the matter of passwords. In a life that I am forever trying to simplify, passwords are the detritus on the highway. The need for them trips me up, interrupts my momentum, as I am tooling along.

Am I the only one with this frustration?

Let me illustrate by repeating some of the inane conversations on the subject. I call my credit card company to get some information. When I am lucky enough to get through to

By Leah S. Dunaief a live, warmbodied person, he or she will ask the dreaded question: “What is your password?” “Could you give me a hint?” I ask, since upon the advice of experts, I try not to use the same password more than once.

Between you and me

“It might be the name of your dog,” comes the sympathetic response — if I am lucky. “My first, second, third or fourth dog?” I ask nervously.

We then go through the list if the customer service person on the other end has the patience and feels like prompting me. The response might be, “It starts with a ‘T.’” That only helps 50 percent of the way since two of those four dogs had names that began with T. Sometimes, after I’ve run down the possibilities to no avail, the nameless, faceless voice at the other end, in a desperate attempt to move along the conversation, might volunteer, “Maybe it’s your mother’s maiden name?” “The last four digits of your Social Security number?” “Your first child’s birthday?” “The last four digits of your first phone number?”

And so it goes, with ultimate success possible but not assured.

By this time, several minutes have elapsed, during which I could have transacted the business at hand several times over.

I have tried writing down all

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my passwords. But then where do I keep the list? And protected by what password? The logical place, to me since it is usually with me, is in my cellphone. “Nooo,” caution the experts. “That is the first place a thief would look.”

OK, then, how about in my glove compartment? Being a good suburbanite, I am usually only steps from my car. Again, that is such an obvious place that, like my vehicle registration, such a list should be kept anywhere but there — despite the logical need for one’s registration when in one’s car.

But I digress, probably due to the stress of the challenge at hand. Forget about car registrations. Back to the urgent subject of passwords.

We are advised never to use the same password twice or, heaven forbid, multiple times, because once our code has been broken, our whole lives and assets lie open to villains.

We are also advised to change our passwords often. Oh, please, have mercy! If I can’t remember the original passwords, how can I reasonably be expected to remember

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subsequent generations of passwords? They are not like children and grandchildren after all.

I am anxious about the future use of passwords. Will I be expected to know a password to shop in the supermarket? To shop online, it’s already come to that. I can’t get on my computer without my password, so no online shopping. How about filling up the tank with gas? We already must provide our ZIP codes, but that may turn out to be too broad a code.

How about to visit an emergency room? Oh, but wait. We already have to produce the qualifying information on our identification cards. But if they need to follow up with the insurance company, we had better know our password before the ER can go any further. But not to worry. We can’t get to the ER anyway because we are unable to gas up the car.

This leaves me wondering: Do our passwords keep the rest of the world out or, once forgotten, do they lock us in?

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Clockwise from above, greg giordano moves the ball around a Bay shore opponent; Chris Crespo shoots from the free-throw line; Michael gannon hurriedly looks to make a pass; and Kyle Laguardia makes a leaping cross-court pass catch.

Smithtown exits in semis for second straight year

By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com Smithtown West will have a long offseason to swallow another early, albeit familiar playoff loss.

After finishing last season in the Suffolk County boys’ basketball Class AA semifinals, the Bulls were hoping to take it a step further.

The team wanted a county title, but Bay Shore had other ideas in mind. Both years, as the No. 4 seed, Smithtown West found itself up against the top dog.

Last year, the Bulls had trouble controlling a tough Brentwood team, losing 61-49.

This time around, the team may have fallen

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behind early, but picked it back up to make it a close contest, falling this time in a close 6659 battle Feb. 25 at Stony Brook University.

“We’ve been going for a long time,” Smithtown West head coach Mike Agostino said.

“It’s more than just a season, it’s a 12-month commitment. Losing here, to this team, is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s just unfortunate that they were a little bit better today.”

The Bulls, who went undefeated in League III to claim their second straight conference title, fell behind 20-10 at the end of the first, despite senior Gordon Shouler swishing two 3-pointers in the opening quarter. By halftime, the deficit grew slightly, with the Marauders holding a 36-24 advantage.

“They were hitting their shots and we weren’t,” junior Michael Gannon said. “They started off hitting three after three and jump shot after jump shot. And after the first quarter their shots weren’t really falling but at that point they had a good lead.”

Junior Chris Crespo took matters into his own hands to get the Bulls back in the game.

He banked two shots from beyond the arc, a field goal and a free throw in the third quarter. Senior Kyle LaGuardia added two buckets to help the Bulls close the gap to 50-43 after eight minutes.

“Bay Shore was a tough team — no doubt about it,” Crespo said. “Very aggressive, and a good matchup for us I thought.

What changed was we were getting stops defensively, and those stops turned to baskets, which gave us a huge momentum push.”

Senior Greg Giordano had the hot hand in the fourth, swishing two foul shots and scoring on a jumper before a field goal brought his team within four points, 55-51, its closest score since the first, and as close as the Bulls would come for the remainder of the game.

“The game was unlike any game I’ve ever played before,” Giordano said. “Especially at the end when the game was out of reach with a few seconds left, it just hit me that this is the last game I will play in a Smithtown West uniform, and that was just such an emotional feeling.”

Although the senior standout will be moving on after this year, he said he’s honored to be a part of some big Bulls moments.

“I have grown up right next to Smithtown West, and when I was in elementary school, I went to all the booster camps, would see the older guys and hoped that one day I could be like them,” he said. “It has been a dream come true to not only play for Smithtown West, but to be able to cement our team’s

legacy with two numbers on the banner.

I wouldn’t trade my playing experience for anything.”

Despite graduating nine major contributors, Smithtown West’s two scoring leaders in the loss, Crespo and Gannon, will return next season. Crespo finished with a teamhigh 18 points with four 3-pointers, and Gannon was close behind with 15.

“It was a testament to these guys, because we pulled within four at one point, and they kept battling — I’m proud of them,” Agostino said. “This wasn’t our goal, but I’m not disappointed in them at all. We wanted better results, but it wasn’t because of a lack of effort.

They’re gladiators, and they fought tooth and nail to their last breath.”