The Times of Smithtown - May 11, 2017

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Fort salonga east • kings park • smithtown • nesconset • st james • head oF the harbor • nissequogue • hauppauge • commack Vol. 30, No. 11

What’s inside: The budgets and board candidates for the Smithtown area A5 Propane tank explodes in Smithtown, causing fire A6

May 11, 2017

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Smithtown supervisor refuses to slow down, looks for 14th term ‘I still love what I do and want to continue working ... to make this the best town not only in Suffolk County but maybe in New York State.’

By Kevin redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com Smithtown Supervisor Patrick Vecchio (R) was applauded in front of town hall Thursday when he officially announced his run for reelection in November. The 87-year-old incumbent, who has held the position since 1978, is the longestpresiding supervisor in the history of the state and would be serving his 14th term if elected.

“I never thought I’d ever be here this long,” Vecchio said to a crowd of residents, elected officials and council members in front of the municipal building that was renamed the Town Supervisor Patrick R. Vecchio Town Hall in 2015.

“For 40 years I’ve stood on these steps to be sworn in [and] you may be wondering why,” he continued. “I do it because I love to help people and truly love what I do and each day that I go to work has been a pleasure. [Sure], there have been times I’ve thrown the phone book on the floor and slammed the telephone down, but I still love what I do and want to continue working with these people to make this the best town not only in Suffolk County but maybe in New York State.”

Vecchio said when he was first approached to run for town supervisor in

— Pat Vecchio

Photo by Kevin redding

Smithtown Supervisor Pat vecchio speaks on the steps of town hall last week.

1977, he wasn’t exactly sure what a town supervisor was or what a person in that position did. He agreed to go forward with it regardless, despite being offered a job as police chief in Aspen, Colorado at the time.

“I didn’t make a mistake though,” he

said with a smirk. “This is a better job.”

Joking he was pressured by colleagues to make a big deal of his announcement, Vecchio said running for supervisor has become automatic to him as each new term seems to come up so fast.

“I win an election one year, then 17 months later I win another,” said Vecchio, who has won six two-year terms and seven four-year terms in his tenure. “It’s been a long journey but it’s a good journey … and I think we’ve done well for the town.”

With Vecchio’s leadership, several speakers noted, Smithtown stands as the most fiscally stable municipality in the county. There was no tax increase in 2017 and it’s predicted there won’t be for next year either.

“The man is a legend,” Councilman Tom McCarthy (R) said. “He just does an incredible job. He thinks about the people, he comes to work every day — he calls me Saturday, Sunday— because to him, it’s all about the people. He will continue

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A look at district candidates Budget breakdowns By victoria espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com

Kings Park

The Kings Park school district has only one seat available this year for a board of education candidate, and three residents vying for the opportunity.

Trustee Joe Bianco is looking to continue his work with a second term.

“I believe my experience on the board over the last three years has affirmed that given my background in accounting and law ...

I have the technical skills and exper ience to help the [board] address many of the issues it faces today,” he said in his candidate statement.

Bianco has worked as a lawyer since 1995 and has volunteered for different athletic activities in Kings Park including the Kings Park Youth Athletic Association.

“If re-elected, the board’s first priority is to finalize a new contract with our teachers,” he said in an email. “Sustainable, predictable and equitable revenue streams and contracts are critical to our long-term success as a district and to the long-term security and empowerment of our staff.”

He also talked about the importance of continuing the bond project and facility upgrades.

“We must continue to challenge ourselves, our administration leadership, our staff and our students to embrace new ideas and developments in a manner that stays true to the goals and values that are important to our community,” Bianco said.

Katy Cardinale is looking to unseat Bianco, a 10-year Kings Park resident herself.

Cardinale has volunteered for several district committees, including the facilities and legislative committees.

“Positive things are happening

and the tone is enthusiastic and collaborative [in the district],” Cardinale said in her candidate statement. “I aim to continue the momentum in that direction.”

But Cardinale said she is concerned about state and federal overreach and its effect on the Kings Park district. She said the current board’s decision to not pass a resolution rejecting Secretary of Education Betsy Devos inspired her to run.

The candidate said she also thinks the board needs to protect school funding more vigorously.

“I feel that our school board needs to be very loud when it comes to protecting every last penny,” she said in her candidate statement.

J.P. Andrade is the third candidate looking to represent the Kings Park community.

Andrade is a Kings Park graduate and recently worked as a diversity advisor and surrogate for then candidate Donald Trump. He has been a television contributor for multiple news stations. He said he also volunteers for various Smithtown groups.

Where Kings Park is concerned, Andrade said his diverse background can be an asset to the board.

“My various work in the government, political field, and the community will be beneficial in serving this community,” he said. “I want to be able to bring some youth, diversity and innovation to Kings Park.”

Andrade said he wants to continue to keep a close eye on common core curriculum, calling the implementation a “disaster,” and wants to bridge the gap between the schools and the community. “[I want to] ensure that the students are equipped with the best possible educational team, and to make sure they get the top-notch education they deserve,” he said.

Smithtown

In Smithtown three seats are up for election this May, with two of the three uncontested.

L o n g time incumbent Gladys Waldron is hoping to continue her service, with no challenger looking to

unseat her.

“I’d like to continue with the board, providing a financially responsible budget,” Waldron said in a phone interview. She also said she’s in support of many of the programs being expanded at the district now, including AP Capstone seminars and other educational opportunities for students.

“We’ve also replaced study halls with elective programs which has been a great success, and been able to maintain small elementary class sizes, all without piercing the tax levy cap,” she said.

Incumbent Vice President Joanne McEnroy is also looking to move forward with the district.

“Serving on the Smithtown Board of Education gives me a sense of pride,” she said in an email.

“I love the place that I have called home for over five decades and in particular, I love our schools.”

McEnroy, who first ran six years ago, said she is proud of what she has accomplished so far.

“I am very proud to have lived up to the campaign promises ... which was to balance fiscal responsibility with quality education,” she said. “We have remained within the tax cap while continuing to restore or build on our already outstanding educational program to make it even better. The expansion this year of our full-time integrated coteaching program so that it now encompasses kindergarten thru grade 12, is a source of pride and accomplishment for me as it was just one of the many program improvement goals that I hoped to achieve as a board trustee.”

She is also running unopposed.

Incumbent Grace Plourde is the third incumbent running for re-election; however, she does face a challenger. Newcomer Matthew Gribbin has thrown his hat into the ring.

Plourde said simply why she’s running again.

“The job is not done yet,” she said in a phone interview. “I’ve been on the board six years and we’ve gotten through some tough times.”

Plourde referred to the statemandated tax levy cap as one of the issues the district has had to work on to create a budget that still benefits the district and the students.

“It’s all about sustainability,” she said. “We have to make sure we go forward and match revenue to expenses to maintain high-quality programs while staying within the cap.”

Gribbin did not return requests for comment.

By victoria espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com

Smithtown

The Smithtown school district adopted a $239,367,205 budget for 2017-18, which includes reduced elementary class sizes, new special education resources and a new curriculum management plan.

The budget is more than $3 million higher than last year and has a tax levy increase of 1.73 percent — which is the exact tax levy cap for this year.

Long-term instructional goals for the budget include replacing study hall for eighthgrade students with an engineering course and computer science course, adding Advanced Placement Capstone courses, and increasing information and technology communication lessons to students in kindergarten through third grade. The district also intends to reduce average class sizes for elementary sections to 25 students in kindergarten through second grade and 26 students in third through fifth grade. For the media instruction budget, the district proposed increasing spending by more than $100,000 for computer-assisted instruction and school library and audiovisual equipment.

Due to declining enrollment, which led to the district’s decision to close Branch Brook Elementary School ahead of the 2017-18 school year, the district has proposed to utilize the unemployment reserves to offset unemployment payment costs, which are expected to be higher this year.

$239.4 million

Kings Park

The Kings Park school board has set a $88.5 million budget for the upcoming school year, a 2.18 percent increase over last year’s budget.

The tax levy increase is set at 2.08 percent; however, this budget does not pierce the state-mandated cap according to Superintendent Tim Eagen.

$88.5 million

The school budget vote is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16

“Our district’s levy increase limit ends up at 2.08 percent after the application of the state’s formula,” he said in an email. “Thus, this increase still keeps us within the state levy increase limit.”

In the district presentation, it showed Kings Park spends on average $23,265 per pupil, compared to similar districts the board says spend about $3,000 more.

The 2017-18 budget maintains current class sizes, all sports, extracurricular activities and clubs, as well as financial support for the middle school kick line team and the high school weight lifting club.

On top of continuing all current AP courses offered, the budget also expands and includes the AP Capstone Program, a research-based course, and includes new technology upgrades like more Smart Boards and software upgrades.

Funding is also ensured to support the Kings Park robotic programs and employee training programs.

Commack

The Commack school district adopted a $190.2 million budget for 2017-18, a 1.4 percent increase from the previous year’s budget.

It has a tax levy increase of 1.99 percent, which just narrowly stays within the state mandated levy cap.

The district is in the middle of a multiyear administrative review of transportation that includes assessing the size of the fleet of school buses, installing cameras in the buses and using roving monitors to maintain bus behavior.

According to a budget presentation, class sizes would remain about the same with the new budget, and at the high school students will be able to have access to several more college-level classes including anatomy and computer-integrated manufacturing.

The district presentation also included an expansion of special education programs, stability of elementary class sizes and more.

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Propane tanks explode, cause house fire in Smithtown The Smithtown Fire Department responded to a house fire at 8:20 p.m. May 3 on Sunrise Lane. The department said many neighbors reported hearing two explosions from the two-story home.

Two Smithtown firefighters who live in the neighborhood quickly called dispatch to upgrade the alarm due to the size of the flames.

An explosion from the rear of the dwelling, from two propane tanks, was felt throughout the neighborhood, the department said.

Kevin Pearsall of Engine Company 3, who lives a few doors down, said he was the first on the scene. He entered the home before the fire spread and escorted the homeowner from the premises. The home-

owner was later taken to the Stony Brook University Medical Center.

Units arrived on the scene and firefighters hit the fire from all exposures around the house.

A primary search of the residence proved negative for any additional residents in the home. The fire was brought under control at 9:21 p.m.

The fire caused severe damage to the home. There were no reported injuries of fire or EMT personnel at the scene.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The fire is being investigated by the Smithtown fire marshal and the Suffolk County Police Department Arson Squad.

—victoria espinoza

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NatioNal

Zeldin votes ‘yes’ on health care bill, Suozzi votes ‘no’

The second attempt passes House, will head to Senate for further scrutiny

By Alex Petroski alex@tbrnewspapers.com The battle to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, was left in the hands of the House of Representatives for a vote last week, and two representatives for the North Shore had differing opinions on the bill. The American Health Care Act passed in the House by a slim 217 to 213 margin, though before it becomes law it must also pass the Senate and ultimately be signed

by President Donald Trump (R).

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) for New York’s 1st Congressional District was among those in favor of the bill, fulfilling a campaign promise of his own and the vast majority of Republican lawmakers across the country since Obamacare was enacted in 2010.

“Almost everyone agrees that our current system is deeply flawed,” Zeldin said in a statement. “The American Health Care Act provides relief from billions of dollars of crushing taxes and mandates enacted under the ACA. Additionally, the bill repeals the individual and employer mandates, taxes on prescription and overthe-counter medications, health insurance premiums and medical devices.”

Zeldin also sought to dispel “outright lies” being perpetrated on social media and elsewhere about the new bill, the first incarnation of which he was slow to support unless important amendments were added, he said in March. One thing he specified as a misconception is the idea that people with pre-existing conditions might lose coverage, or that millions will be left uninsured.

“The bill protects people with pre-existing conditions, and gives states greater flexibility to lower premiums and stabilize the insurance market,” he said.

Critics of the bill have noted it was not subject to scrutiny by the Congressional Budget Office prior to the vote, and in the first version that nearly reached a vote in March, the CBO suggested about 24 million people were in danger of losing their coverage.

An amendment to the bill the second time around introduced by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Michigan), would establish funds for a “high risk” pool, which would be used to provide coverage for people with pre-

existing conditions.

“The high-risk pool plan is an attempt to cover up for another provision in the bill, via an amendment by New Jersey Rep. Tom MacArthur (R), that would allow states to easily waive protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions in the individual market if they experienced a gap in coverage,” according to the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan policy institute.

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove), of New York’s 3rd Congressional District, was among those critics. He voted against the bill.

“I’m disappointed that House Republicans chose not to work with Democrats to create a common-sense bill,” Suozzi said in a statement. He also called on the Senate to disregard the legislation and focus on working toward a bipartisan solution.

“It will result in skyrocketing premiums, higher out-of-pocket costs, a discriminatory age tax and will steal from Medicare,” he said. “And all of this was done without an updated Congressional Budget Office score to determine how much the new amendment to the bill will cost taxpayers.”

Suozzi also addressed what it might mean for New Yorkers.

“For New Yorkers, this legislation leaves 2.7 million people without proper access to health insurance,” he said. “$4.7 billion will be cut from our state’s Medicaid budget, putting seven million people who rely on Medicaid services and other important programs at risk. This is a bad bill for New Yorkers, plain and simple.”

The bill establishes limits on federal funding for state Medicaid programs beginning in 2020. States that exceed the cap would be subjected to reduced federal funding in the following fiscal year, according to the summary of the bill.

The most notable changes in the new health care plan compared to the existing one include an elimination of the individual mandate, which required all Americans to purchase health insurance or be subject to a fine — a sticking point for many Republicans on Obamacare; a cut of federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood for one year; adjusting tax credits based on age instead of income; and shifting Medicaid expansion set forth by Obamacare to the discretion of states instead of the federal government, among many others.

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tom suozzi, above left, and lee Zeldin, above right voted along party lines regarding the second iteration of the American Health Care Act, legislation largely tied to President Donald trump, below.

According to a map on the website of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization established to deliver health policy analysis to the public, issuing tax credits based on age instead of income will result in some lower income Americans paying more for coverage.

“Generally, people who are older, lower income or live in highpremium areas receive less financial assistance under the AHCA,” analysis of the bill by the foundation said.

“Additionally, older people would have higher starting premiums under the AHCA and would therefore pay higher premiums. Because younger people with higher incomes and living in lower-cost areas would receive more financial assistance and would have lower starting premiums on average, they would pay lower premiums on average.”

Kevin Dahill, president and CEO of Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State, an organization that represents the advocacy interests of Long Island health systems including St. Catherine of Siena in Smithtown, and John T. Mather Memorial and St. Charles hospitals in Port Jefferson, issued a statement regarding the House bill.

“The revised version of the AHCA passed by the House is not sound health reform,” he said. “About 70 percent of Medicaid spending in our state covers care for the elderly and disabled, including children. These people will still need care. And even more disheartening is the amendment to cut $2.3 billion in Medicaid funding by shifting the cost burden from the counties to the state.

This amendment was advanced by [Republican] New York Congressmen [John] Faso and [Chris] Collins and it leaves a huge hole in New York’s budget. …

Access to insurance is meaningless if premiums are unaffordable and the coverage is not comprehensive.”

Gerard Brogan — Kevin Dahill Jr.,Dr. executive director at Huntington Hospital, said he would put the ACA and AHCA in the same category as flawed legislation during a phone interview. He also reiterated Dahill’s concerns that the changes put a large number of people at risk of losing their access to adequate care because of changes to Medicaid.

“There are portions that are either not derived from sound assumptions or won’t accomplish what are the issue that we need to deal with,” he said.

‘The revised version of the AHCA passed by the House is not sound health reform. ... Access to insurance is meaningless if premiums are unaffordable and the coverage is not comprehensive.’

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PersPectives

Part three: A lesson in sugar, not so sweet — the danger of fructose Your turn

BY chris zenYuh

“Natural” is one of the most abused terms in food marketing.

Most “natural flavors,” for example, are simply chemical compounds synthesized in the same laboratories as artificial flavors using slightly different techniques and sources. Similarly, “fruit sugar” or fructose has an enticing natural sounding name, but very little of our fructose

consumption actually comes from fruit. Instead, we typically accumulate fructose via table sugar — half of every teaspoon turns to fructose in our digestive system — and/ or high fructose corn syrup found in almost all processed foods and beverages, even fruit juice. Though coffee and tea are, by themselves, free of fructose, the commonly consumed versions with syrups and flavoring from familiar national chains are more akin to soda, nutritionally.

When it comes to fructose, you should keep a few things in mind to keep a more healthful perspective. As a sweetener, fructose hits 170 on a scale that ranks table sugar at 100 and glucose at 70. It also tastes sweet faster, browns faster, and holds more moisture than other sugars.

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These characteristics have made fructose an industry favorite, especially once the chemistry behind high fructose corn syrup became cost efficient.

The only organ in your body that can process fructose is your liver. Metabolically, your body makes very little distinction between alcohol and fructose. Both are seen as poisons and both are detoxified by your liver accordingly. The primary distinction is that your brain can metabolize about 10 percent of the alcohol consumed, thus inebriation. Chronic exposure to fructose generates much of the same metabolic dysfunction as alcohol, including liver disease. Unfortunately, there is no “drinking age” for fructose, so even the youngest of children are regularly exposed to fructose.

Glucose and fructose molecules can stick to proteins in your body. This is known as glycation. The more your cells are exposed to these sugars, the more frequently this occurs. Your body does have the ability to disconnect these molecules, but too much glycation can overwhelm that system. Eventually, the attachments become permanent, known as ‘advanced glycation end-products’ or A.G.E.s (a telling acronym, for sure).

These compromised proteins cross-link with each other in a manner that disrupts their function. Collagen fibers that should slide past each other become rigid and tear under stress. Skin wrinkles, ligaments tear, and the lens of your eye can start to block light (glaucoma). Consistently high levels of exposure are recorded by your blood cells as the hemoglobin becomes glycated. Blood tests can thereby show your general glucose and fructose levels over the three months preceding the test and indicate a pre-diabetic condition.

Notably, fructose attaches to proteins seven to ten times faster than glucose, and it is harder for your body to undo these attachments. Following simple logic, that makes you age up to ten times faster, or faster than your dog.

Eating a reasonable amount of fruit is not a problem.

Beware of how easy it is to consume too much dried fruit, though. And remember that the true nutritional value of fruit resides in its vitamins, antioxidants and fiber. When consumed whole, the potential negative metabolic impact of the sugars within is greatly lessened by the presence of the other nutrients, especially the fiber. Consuming ‘fruit sugar’ isolated from these beneficial components of fruit, including fruit juice, is a far more dangerous game to play with your metabolism.

Knowing how your body responds to fructose enables you to make more healthful choices regarding food and beverages. Choose well, live well.

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school news Hauppauge High School

Tackan Elementary School

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Speak truth to power

Hauppauge High School is proud to announce that junior Frank Hufnagel recently placed second in the country in the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights — Speak Truth to Power Student Video Contest. The filmmaking competition encouraged middle and high school students to become engaged in human rights through video production. More than 800 students submitted videos for this national contest.

The competition is sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers, Tribeca Film Institute and RFK Human Rights and

is based on Kerry Kennedy’s book, “Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World.” The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights — Speak Truth to Power Student Video Contest featured an impressive panel of judges.

“The Hauppauge school district community congratulates Frank Hufnagel on achieving second place in the nation in the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights –— Speak Truth to Power Student Video Contest,” history teacher Anne Stebbins, who prompted Hufnagel to enter his winning video on Harry Chapin said.

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Food chains

After completing their unit on energy in the ecosystem, fourth-graders at Tackan Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District participated in a handson learning experience by exploring reallife food chains on April 27. The program was conducted as part of SCOPE’s outdoor environmental education program.

Using digital microscopes and tablets, students viewed the microscopic ecosystem of a water droplet. Seeing the microscopic organisms opened up a world as the fourth-graders learned about the food chain using plankton. The students recorded their observations and worked together to identify the different organisms found in the ocean water.

Smithtown Elementary School

Smithtown High School West

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Running with bulls

On April 23, Smithtown High School West Leadership students organized the Running with the Bulls race to benefit

Angela’s House. The nonprofit organization helps medically frail children and their families. This fun walk and run was an overwhelming success and more than $1,600 was raised.

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Seussical

Fifth-grade students from Smithtown Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District presented three performances of “Seussical Kids” to their school

community, senior gold card members, family and friends from April 5 to 7. Along with Smithtown Elementary School music teachers Lyndsay Payne and Esther Yoon, the fifth-graders worked for five months to learn the music, lines and dances.

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Federal, local officials united against certain Trump tax reform

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com

open discussion on the issue.

Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle have come out against the part Reforming the tax code was a major of Trump’s reform that includes eliminatcampaign promise from then ing deductions they say candidate and now President would hurt New York resiDonald Trump (R), and if his dents. recently released proposal “Taking away or even becomes law, many New reducing the state and loYorkers may be unhappy. cal tax deductions would The proposal includes be brutally unfair and hit eliminating state and local New York homeowners tax deductions. right between the eyes,” New York is one of the U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer states with the highest prop(D) said in a statement. erty taxes in the country, and “This is the wrong thing residents depend on state to do if we are serious and local tax deductions to about helping to build give them relief when paying — chuck Schumer and expand the middle their annual federal taxes. class. Under President The administration reTrump’s plan, the top rate leased a one-page document outlining the would come down, taxes that dispropor2017 plan for tax reform, which doesn’t go tionately affect the very wealthy would into much detail, reportedly on purpose go away, while middle-class and working because Trump still intends to maintain an families would be denied some of the most

‘Trump’s plan includes massive tax cuts for the very wealthy, and crumbs — at best — for everyone else.’

Obituaries DeWitt Treder

DeWitt Treder, 87, of Delray Beach, Florida and formerly Nissequogue, died May 4.

“Opie”, as he was lovingly called by his grandchildren, was born in Brooklyn March 24, 1930 to John and Marie Treder.

He married the love of his life Elinor Weyer on Sept. 15, 1951. They had an amazing journey together and created a beautiful life raising their three children Kenneth, Karen and Patricia.

Treder was a Suffolk County police officer who joined the force when it was first organized in 1960. Through hard work and his steady leadership capabilities, he rose through the ranks to become the first officer to be named police commissioner of Suffolk County in 1983. He ran the department until his retirement in 1987.

Treder is survived by his wife of 66 years, Elinor Treder; son Kenneth DeWitt (Eileen) Treder; daughters Karen Treder and Patricia (Anthony) Iovelli; grandchildren Matthew DeWitt, April Treder, Megan Treder, Bryce and Christine Iovelli and Devin DeWitt Iovelli; and greatgrandson Mason DeWitt Treder. He is also survived by his brother John (Claire) Treder of Setauket and sister Norma (Edmunde) Stewart of Old Field, along with many loving nieces and nephews.

Visitation hours and funeral services were held at the Lorne & Sons Funeral Home in Delray Beach.

Francis ortolani

Francis Paul Ortolani, 80, from Smithtown, died April 16. He was born in Brooklyn in 1936. He worked at Grumman Aerospace. He was the beloved husband of Angela; devoted father of Jacqueline, Janet, Lisa, and Paul, and sons-in-law

Thomas, Serge, Robert and daughter-inlaw Vita; and brother of Patricia and the late Vincent. Cherished grandfather of 19 and great-grandfather of three. Loving son of the late Rose and Jack. Services were held at Moloney’s Hauppauge Funeral Home, Hauppauge. Interment at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale. Donations can be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, NY 10018.

Margaret Blickhahn

Margaret M. Blickhahn, 97, from Lake Ronkonkoma, died April 6. She was born in Brooklyn in 1920. She was a homemaker. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas; devoted mother of Thomas Jr. and Margaret; dear sister of William and the late Lawrence, James, George, Charles, Regina, Mary and Veronica; and cherished grandmother of two and great-grandmother of two.

Loving daughter of the late George and Mabel. Services were held at Moloney’s Lake Ronkonkoma Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Lake Ronkonkoma.

Funeral mass St. Elizabeth Ann Seton R.C. Church, Ronkonkoma. Interment at Calverton National Cemetery.

Ann Profige

Ann Profige, 96, from Smithtown, died April 8. She was a homemaker. She was the beloved wife of the late Patrick; devoted mother of Robert, Patrick, the late John and the late Linda; cherished grandmother of three and great-grandmother of one. Loving daughter of the late William and Margaret. Services were held at Moloney’s Hauppauge Funeral Home, Hauppauge. Funeral mass at St. Thomas More R.C. Church, Interment at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale.

frequently-used deductions: the state and local tax deduction. Trump’s plan includes massive tax cuts for the very wealthy, and crumbs — at best — for everyone else.”

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) said tax reform is needed; however, he said he agreed the proposal would critically hurt New York residents.

“Our tax code is broken and desperately in need of repair,” he said in a statement.

“I am supportive of many aspects of the plan, including the reduction from seven tax brackets to three tax brackets and the repeal of the death tax. I am not supportive of eliminating state and local tax deductions. It’s imperative that our local residents aren’t subject to double and triple taxation and retain the ability to deduct local taxes and reduce their federal tax bill.

Maintaining this should be an important bipartisan priority for our entire region.”

Trump’s tax reform would create 10 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent tax brackets to categorize all Americans, maintain mortgage interest and charitable tax deductions, and eliminate the 3.8 percent tax instituted by former President Barack Obama (D) on investment income for high-income individuals to help pay for health care.

The one-page tax reform sheet from the Trump administration also included a brief outline on the process for this reform.

“Throughout the month of May, the Trump administration will hold listening sessions with stakeholders to receive their input and will continue working with the House and the Senate to develop the details of a plan that provides massive tax relief, creates jobs and makes America more competitive — and can pass both chambers,” the document states.

Local leaders have voiced concern since last month about the possibility of home owners losing deductions.

“I think it would have a disproportionate impact on Long Islanders,” Suffolk County Leg. William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport) said in a phone interview.

vecchio Continued from page A3 to serve all the people in the town of Smithtown.”

NYS State Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-St. James) referred to Vecchio as the town’s “steady hand” and said, “Smithtown is the best town to live in in Suffolk County and, for the past 40 years, the reason for that has been your leadership.”

Fitzpatrick commended the supervisor for his lifetime of service as a member of the U.S. Army, a longtime New York City police officer, and head of security detail for John Lindsay, former mayor of New York City.

He called attention to Vecchio’s environmental record, specifically making Smithtown the first municipality in the state to pass the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, as well as his initia-

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U.s. sen. chuck schumer, left, and U.s. rep. Lee zeldin, right, agree state and local tax deductions for new york residents are critical and must stay.

“I’m hoping it doesn’t pass. It threatens the American dream.”

The Long Island Association Research Institute did a study on the effects eliminating deductions might have and said it could cost Long Islander’s $4.4 billion. In a 2013 report, it found Long Island sends the federal government $23.1 billion more than it receives back in programs and services from the government, so taxpayers in all brackets would be impacted by cuts to deductions. The study said the middle class would be hit especially hard with tax increases, anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000 annually, and $3 billion would be taken away from the regional economy.

“If these proposals are given more structure and momentum it would be devastating for Long Island,” Matt Cohen, vice president of government affairs and communications for the LIA said in a phone interview.

tive to provide affordable housing for senior citizens.

“You might not run out ground balls as quickly as you used to, but you’re still hitting the ball out of the park as far as I’m concerned,” Fitzpatrick said to Vecchio. “Smithtown needs you.”

Frank Sgro, an 11-year Smithtown resident, said after the announcement he was happy he’ll be able to vote for Vecchio this fall.

“I think he has a wonderful record, he seems to know what he’s doing, he’s very sharp and we should stay with what works,” Sgro said. “He’s a very good leader.”

Mary Engelman, who’s lived in the town since 1975, called Vecchio an amazing leader.

“He has been really, really supportive trying to keep the taxes moderate and has worked to beautify the town,” Engelman said. “I’m happy. He’s been really solid.”

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“Everyone is out to get us,” Ward Melville head coach Kerri Kilkenny said. “I think this was probably one of our best games that we’ve played this season — connecting every pass, strong in transition, looking for each other. They were looking one step ahead. We knew where everyone was going to be and a good majority of our goals were assisted, which shows how well we’ve jelled and come together as a team.”

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Senior Hannah Lorenzen scored three of the first five goals for the Patriots, who continued to win draw after draw to gain crucial time of possession against the No. 3 Bulls.

“They just passed to me and I was able to finish,” Lorenzen said. “I think the draw is a big part of it. We get possession and it leads to more opportunities to score.”

Sophomore goalkeeper Samantha Tarpey’s saves in the first half also played a large role in the team’s success.

“Making those saves keeps me going and my confidence up,” she said. “It keeps team morale high.”

As the team dominated through the final minutes of the first half, three other Patriots got on the board, and Lorenzen added her fourth goal of the game, before Smithtown West scored three straight.

Ward Melville sophomore Alexis Reinhardt closed out the half with the final goal to put her team up 10-3.

“We felt it was going to be a bit of a tougher matchup,” Kilkenny said. “I’m not downplaying my kids’ skills at all, because I feel when they play together they’re unstoppable.

We controlled every step of this game, and I’m proud of them for that.”

With 13 players on the score sheet — Reinhardt, Shannon Berry and Shannon Brazier scoring two goals each — the chemistry between the team that put up 17 goals and 10 assists seems unmatched.

“We don’t have a few key players — our team is deep. We can all score; we can all play,” Lorenzen said. “We worked a lot on clearing and having people drive through and on our feeds off the draw. We moved the ball well in practice.”

Lorenzen is a part of six sets of sisters on the team, but to the senior, the entire team is her family.

“I think having those bonds and those connections help — we trust each other and be-

lieve in each other and the sisterly intuition is there,” she said. “But we all feel like sisters.”

Kilkenny said her team is right where it needs to be, and with its 15th straight win, she’s excited to see where the Patriots go.

“You don’t want to peak too soon, but we’re continuing that high level of play— the timing of this game is great,” she said. “We’re certainly enjoying the ride, but we keep ourselves down to Earth. They need to play each game like it could be their last.”

Lorenzen doesn’t see the season ending any time soon.

“We feel we have a little bit of an edge,” she said. “We might have a target on our back, but we can take the competition.”

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Mother knows best With Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, our editorial staff wanted to take a moment to reflect and give thanks for the powerful mothers and grandmothers who have shaped our lives.

Rita J. Egan: I think about unconditional love moms give, especially my own. I feel life is a little easier when you have a mother who doesn’t raise you with her own expectations as to how you should lead your life, but allows you to make your own choices based on what feels right.

Desirée Keegan: My mother is my rock. Growing up as one of two children of a single mother, I saw firsthand what hard work and sacrifice really are. She worked most hours of the day, yet made each moment with us memorable. Through bouncing from house to house — even living in a hotel for six months — my brother and I always had smiles on our faces. And she still finds a way to make me laugh. Since I was waist-high she’d spin me around the kitchen dancing to Michael Jackson or Luther Vandross, forever leading the way. I can always count on her, and I want her to know she can always count on me.

Victoria Espinoza: The first thing that comes to mind when I think of my mom is how unapologetically genuine she is. She can laugh at herself when she tries — and fails — to keep up with the times, she knows she’ll cry at any sad scene and will never hold back her tears, and she doesn’t care how many people hear her talk to her dogs (a trait I’m guilty of as well). She has taught me that above all else, the only thing I need to be in this world is authentically me.

Alex Petroski: My mom spent my entire childhood trying to make my life and the lives of my two brothers better than hers and her siblings’.

When I was a teenager, she went back to school to finally dedicate a little time to fulfilling goals she had for her own life. Her day-to-day work ethic and drive, and her refusal to give in when things were toughest were not lost on me, and I’m a better person for it. And sorry to break it to you, she’s a better cook than your mom.

Kevin Redding: My mom is my hero. She raised me on her own for the first six years of my life and, even though that couldn’t have been easy, my permanent memory of her in those days is her big bright smile and complete determination to make sure I was the happiest kid in the world. She is the strongest, funniest, coolest, sweetest, most kind-hearted, generous and encouraging person I’ve ever known. There’s never been anything I felt I couldn’t tell her and she has an unparalleled ability to turn any bad situation into a good one — anybody who’s ever crossed paths with her knows just how infectious her energy and optimism are. Not only does my mom brighten up a room, she fills it with song (“Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin being her favorite) and no-holds-barred dancing (A little mix of Napoleon Dynamite and Ed Grimley). She’s a hardcore vegan who loves and protects animals, she does everything she can to take care of the needy, can throw a baseball like nobody’s business, loves to garden, and is always there when I need her. I love ya, Mom. Don’t forget to call the mother figures in your life this weekend and thank them for all they do.

Why you should support a single-payer plan There are tons of reasons to support a single-payer health care system in New York State.

There is the moral case for health care as a human right, which argues that all Americans, regardless of their social class, should be able to see a doctor and get medicine when they are sick. If that does not convince you, there is the argument for efficiency. There are many countries that currently use a single-payer system, such as England, France, Canada, and Australia (which President Trump just acknowledged has a superior health care system to our own). Numerous studies of these systems have shown that they provide universal coverage, better outcomes, and lower costs than the American system of private health companies.

There is also a general argument for individual savings for the overwhelming majority of Americans, 98% of which would pay less in a single-payer system than they are currently paying in premiums, copays, and deductibles. The list goes on and on.

However, there is one powerful reason that is rarely men-

tioned and would be particularly helpful for those living on Long Island: the substantial reduction of property taxes. Anyone who lives on Long Island knows that we have extremely high property taxes; no conversation about life on Long Island concludes without a property tax complaint. It is one of the main factors causing a local brain drain, as many young adults decide not to return to Long Island after college because they cannot afford to live on their own. High property taxes drive up rent costs and make a future of homeownership seem out of reach.

A recent report by Darius Shahinfar, treasurer for the City of Albany, shows that passing single-payer in New York, would open the door for drastic reductions in property taxes across the state. While much of our property tax goes to education on Long Island, a significant portion goes to fund Medicare.

The New York Health Act, the single-payer bill being debated in Albany, provides a different funding stream for an expanded Medicare-for-all system, freeing up local county governments

to lower property taxes. He estimated that in Albany “city taxpayers would conservatively save 28 percent of their entire tax bills in property taxes with a single-payer system” and added that taxpayers in other counties would see comparable savings. Additionally, the higher the value of one’s home, the larger the savings would be, making Nassau and Suffolk County residents some of the biggest beneficiaries of the NY Health Act’s property tax reductions. Even those in the top 2% (families making over $400,000 a year), who are the only folks asked to pay more than they are under the current system, would be paying less overall due to the savings in property taxes.

Sick of paying high property taxes? Sick of paying huge monthly premiums, copays, and deductibles? Kill two birds with one stone. Contact your state representatives in the Assembly and Senate and tell them to support the New York Health Act today.

Ron Widelec Commack

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D. None of the above

coming out of their mouths probably started out as distinct words at some point. I’m hoping that the message they are repeating isn’t something offensive or objectionable, like, “Environmental regulation is bad, so let’s put the fox in charge of the hens at the Environmental Protection Agency. Go fox, Go fox, Go fox.” No, wait, this isn’t about politics.

A room full of children at the party, held by a family friend, made me think a bright scientist may one day figure out how to harness that energy, store it and release it at just the right time, either when someone needed to warm a house or a heart.

The next generation seems to follow a simple formula: Why walk when you can run, skip or flip, why talk when you can shout and why stay on the ground when you can challenge gravity to hold you down?

I recognize that loud parties filled with perplexing music may not be everyone’s cup of tea. The decibel level may damage hearing aids, destabilize pacemakers, or

rattle fillings or dentures.

You don’t need to attend a kids party, especially if you weren’t invited to one, to share the exuberance of youth. Have you stopped your car on the way back along familiar routes to watch a T-ball baseball game, to listen to a chorus singing music you might know, or to watch a marching band trying to master John Philip Sousa while figuring out what yard line they’re supposed to be on when they reach the high notes?

All that energy begets energy.

I’ve heard people talk about how their children keep them young.

Imagine multiplying that, even for a day or a few hours, by however many kids are celebrating the moment in a way that doesn’t get bogged down in blinking Blackberries, a pending deadline or a need to disappear into the immobile ether of the television.

And if you’re fortunate enough, you can engage with some of the next generation in questions they raise about the world. Many of us

think we are pretty knowledgeable. That may be the case, until a child asks us a question we can’t answer. Of course, we could rush to the internet to find an answer we might soon forget, or we could try to inch our way to an answer or even revisit a question we hadn’t pondered in years.

I’m sure teachers feel the same kinds of highs and lows that appear in so many other jobs. They have to discuss the Magna Carta year after year, or explain how the change in Y over the change in X represents the slope of a line.

But, then, every once in a while, a student may ask a new question that brings the material to life and gives the teacher an opportunity to learn from the student. The best answers inevitably lead to the next best questions.

Energy, insight, curiosity and joy don’t exist solely in the world of youth, but they are often easier to spot among a group of children whose joie de vivre lifts off at a party.

Surprise! Our parents are also people

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n the eve of this year’s Mother’s Day, I have a question to ask you. Do you ever think of your parents as people? Sounds like an odd question, but I mean thinking about them in terms of the times they live through, their private satisfactions, their fears and phobias, the experiences that mold them and so forth. We know the facts they choose to tell us about their lives but

By Leah S. Dunaief not their deepest thoughts and feelings.

We can’t ever really know them, even though we grow up in their home. Most of us consider them as loving to us, making our lives comfortable, caring for us when we are sick, instructing us how to behave, making our favorite birthday dinners.

But there is more to their existence than their interactions with us.

Between you and me

I sat down to try and picture myself in their shoes.

I know that my father met my mother when he accompanied his older brother to the home of his brother’s fiancée for the first time.

There, coming down the stairs in a red dress, was the sister of the fiancée, my mother. To hear my father tell it, he was struck instantly and forever by Cupid’s arrow. Although he was only 15, the sight of her took his breath away. So we know what my father was feeling, but how about her? Did she catch sight of him and feel the same overpowering love at first sight? Was she coming downstairs merely out of curiosity to meet her older sister’s intended, then to slip away for the afternoon with her friends? Did she have nervous or polite conversation with my father?

What did they talk about? By the time she was 15 and he was 17, he had persuaded her to get married during her lunch hour in Manhattan’s City Hall. They prevailed upon two men in a nearby barbershop to be their witnesses and to swear that they were both of age. They then returned to work and to their separate homes that night.

My father was triumphant, I know, because he told us so, for now he had the love of his life as his own. Did he have any idea what that meant? You know, the stuff about making a home, supporting and caring for a wife? And my mother, my always and eminently practical mother? How had he convinced her to do this without telling her parents, her brothers and sisters, especially her older sister with whom she was dearly close? Hard as it is for me to picture, she must have been wildly in love.

Theirs was a youthful marriage that worked. They were seldom apart, only during the workday, and they eagerly reunited in the evenings. I could sense the quickening of her breath as we heard his key in the front door. And they began their nightly nonstop conversations as he entered the apartment. My sister and I fell asleep each night to the hum of their voices coming from the kitchen.

My dad was born in 1904, my mother in 1906, so they had both lived through World War I. My dad was lucky to be too young for the draft, but how did he feel seeing his

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And my mother? Was she worried about the fate of her older brother? I never asked them.

My parents decided everything together. My mother was more assertive about her opinions, but if my father didn’t agree she would back off. And while he seldom disagreed with her, when he did he was not reticent to let her know. They lived through the Great Depression, but I don’t know if they worried about money or job security. Were they afraid? There was no unemployment or health insurance then. Did they have nightmares about standing on breadlines? I never asked.

I do know that by 1939 they started their first business with all the life savings they had managed to scrape together. Then came Pearl Harbor and World War II. Once again my father was saved, being just beyond draft age. Did they feel threatened by the attack and the war? What were their thoughts and feelings? How did they cope with the stress? I came along then, but at no time in their lives did I think to ask.

Now, of course, it is too late.

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