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Education

School districts’ budgets passed as new trustees are elected to boards of ed

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM In the Town of Smithtown, voters in all school districts approved the 2021-22 budgets, while three out of the four boards of education will see new faces.

Commack Union Free School District

Commack school district residents passed the $205,126,576 budget, 1,981-620.

Challenger Gustave Hueber beat incumbent Jarrett Behar. Hueber received 1,465 votes, while Behar garnered 1,085.

Hauppauge Union Free School District

The $119,963,719 Hauppauge school district 2021-22 budget was approved, 1,154-415.

A resolution to repair the Forest Brook Elementary School roof at a cost of $675,000 was adopted, 1,291-270.

Gemma Salvia and Colleen Capece won the two seats on the board, with 767 and 883 votes, respectively. Incumbent Michael Buscarino received 735 and Megan Asseng 585.

Kings Park Central School District

The Kings Park school district budget of $98,054,941 passed, 1,458-642.

Incumbents Kevin Johnston and Diane Nally retained their seats with 1,169 and 1,102 votes, respectively. Challengers Cynthia Grimley and Clayton Cobb received 962 and 826, respectively.

Johnston in an email said he was pleased that he and Nally were reelected, “especially after a contentious campaign.”

“Most important was the passing of the

Stacy Murphy, Karen Wontrobski-Ricciardi and John Savoretti challenged incumbents Charles Rollins, Jeremy Thode and Mandi Kowalik for their seats and won three seats on the Smithtown school district’s board of ed. Photos from candidates’ Facebook campaign page

budget,” he said. “Diane and I are proud of the accomplishments Kings Park Central School District has made, over the past six years, including lowering class sizes to more manageable levels; adding school psychologists and social workers; having a graduation rate of 99%, with 94% of students opting for postgraduation education; and the return of students, during the COVID pandemic, in a safe and responsible manner. Together, Diane Nally and I look forward to overcoming the financial and educational challenges in the next three years.

Finally, we are cognizant of the community’s ability to finance the students’ education, as we

kept the [tax cap levy] below 2%.”

Smithtown Central School District

Smithtown school district residents approved the budget of $262,319,665, 5,180-3,245 The incumbents Jeremy Thode, Charles Rollins and Mandy Kowalik were voted off the board as residents chose challengers John Savoretti, Karen Wontrobski-Rollins and Stacy Murphy for the three seats up for grab.

Seat of Charles Rollins: Charles Rollins – 3,868 votes John Savoretti – 4,645 votes Seat of Jeremy Thode: Jeremy Thode – 4,000 votes

Karen Wontrobski-Ricciardi – 4,504 votes Seat of Mandi Kowalik: Mandi Kowalik – 3,854 votes Stacy Murphy – 4,651 votes The 2020-21 school year began with a tumultuous start for the Smithtown school district when local parents rallied in front of the administration building before various board of education meetings demanding schools to be opened five days a week for in-person learning during the pandemic.

The charge was led by the Facebook group Smithtown Parents Watchdog Group, which BUDGETS CONTINUED ON A12

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Town/County

Hahn, community groups ask for commission guidelines to be amended

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On a bright spring day May 13, community advocates were joined by a Suffolk legislator in St. James to shine some light on one county commission’s procedures.

At the Suffolk County Planning Commission’s May 5 meeting, the commission members reviewed revisions to a proposal to subdivide the 75-acre Flowerfield property in St. James owned by Gyrodyne LLC for development. Despite residents from Brookhaven and Head of the Harbor, which is a village in the Town of Smithtown, submitting letters and speaking during the public session, remarks from people in those areas were discarded according to the committee’s guidelines.

The county commission ultimately didn’t pass the resolution, 5-4, and the decision goes back to Smithtown’s Planning Board without a recommendation from the county.

Suffolk County legislator and deputy presiding officer, Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), and community advocates called for reforms at the May 13 press conference.

Hahn exploring options

“As chair of the Legislature’s Economic Development, Planning and Housing committee, I was deeply disappointed in the planning that has been on display during the review of this proposed project,” Hahn said. “I am exploring options as to what can be done legislatively to fix the key problem identified during the Gyrodyne planning debacle.”

Hahn said she believes conditions need to be broadened so neighboring municipalities can object to a project being reviewed. She also suggested that the distance from 500 feet of a proposed development should be changed regarding those whose comments could be considered.

“I would imagine there could be a size and scope scale that would be maybe up to a 2-mile radius of important projects,” she said. “If I can run it in less than a couple of minutes, you can travel in the car in a split second, and it will impact neighboring communities.”

She added that rules need to be changed as far as public participation, which she said may involve a change to state law.

“Right now, my understanding is that only paperwork from the referring municipalities can be considered, and this is ridiculous,” the legislator said. “I am calling for a full review of the rules to maximize community input, and opportunity for neighboring municipalities to have their concerns addressed for the benefit of the planning process.”

Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn speaks at a May 13 press conference while George Hoffman and Herb Mones from the Three Village Civic Association and Judith Ogden, spokesperson for Saint James-Head of the Harbor Neighborhood Preservation Coalition, look on. Photo by Rita J. Egan

Community groups speak out

George Hoffman, president of the Three Village Civic Association, said people made the effort to speak to the commissioners at the meeting only to find that their concerns were disregarded.

“We just couldn’t believe the rules they claimed bound them to discount everything that the public said during the hearing,” Hoffman said.

He added concerns range from the failure to consider the county’s new subwatershed plan; whether the proposed sewage treatment plant would release nitrogen into Stony

Brook Harbor; and traffic increases on the Route 25A corridor that both towns share.

Hoffman called it a bad day in Suffolk planning and that concerns from Brookhaven and Head of the Harbor should have been considered.

Judith Ogden, Head of the Harbor trustee and spokesperson for the Saint James-Head of the Harbor Neighborhood Preservation Coalition, said she lives right down the —Kara Hahn street from the proposed development.

Ogden was one of the people who wrote a letter to the town Planning Board stating Head of the Harbor’s concerns about the proposed development, which it feels doesn’t fit Smithtown’s current development plan.

‘If I can run it in

less than a couple of minutes, you can travel in the car in a split second, and it will impact neighboring communities.’

“I’m currently standing in the historic district, Mills Pond Historic District,” she said. “My property is included in part of that and part of the Gyrodyne application, onethird of it, is in the historic district, and it includes putting a hotel and parking lot in the historic district.”

Cindy Smith, of United Communities Against Gyrodyne, said when she was in high school in 1976 she worked on a project asking residents what they wanted to see in their town. She said community members listed more parks and open spaces, more arts and culture that families could participate in.

On the top of the list, they wanted residents to be heard by their elected officials.

“Flash forward to today and what happened last week at the Suffolk County Planning Commission, right up front, we were told, your voices would not be heard,” she said.

Herb Mones, head of the Three Village Civic Association land committee, said it felt as if they were told to sit down and shut up, and when a project is so vital such as Gyrodyne, he said he feels all concerns should be considered.

“You would think everyone would want to hear the voices of concern about the specifics as to how it impacts the community — not Suffolk County Planning Commission,” he said.

James Bouklas, president of We Are Smithtown said the various concerns need to be heard by Suffolk planning.

“That means a collaborative process where town officials, residents and civic leaders, environmental groups and others are brought to the table with developers to make sure proposals are vetted through a citizens advisory board — as part of the commission’s process — and that means real public hearings that have real impacts on projects and not kangaroo courts where the fix is in before the hearing even starts,” he said.

Current plan changes

Recently, Gyrodyne’s plans were changed to include the preservation of slightly more than 15 acres to be a separate lot, and a proposed sewage treatment plant to be on a separate lot of more than 7 acres instead of on the open space lot. While a proposed medical building will take up more square feet, and there will be an increase of units for an assisted living building, the revised plan also includes a reduction of rooms in a hotel structure.

Gyrodyne has also eliminated from the plan a proposed 150-seat restaurant, a foot day spa and a 500-seat conference center for the hotel from the plan. Instead, the hotel will include a 133-seat, 4,000-square-foot multipurpose room.

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Health

County has favorable covid numbers despite some vaccine reluctance opportunity to receive vaccinations. Pigott said about 80% of this population in Suffolk County have been vaccinated.

Thanks to vaccines for COVID-19, the The elderly, who were among those percentage of positive tests recently dropped representing the larger groups hospitalized or below 1% for the first time since the third killed by the virus, were the first group eligible week of October. to receive the vaccination. Children as young “That’s a big deal,” said Dr. Gregson as 12 are now eligible to receive a vaccine.

Pigott, commissioner for the Department of The medical community has been Health Services in Suffolk County. wondering how to “cross this barrier” to Indeed, Adrian Popp, chair of Infection encourage more people to receive a vaccine Control at Huntington Hospital/Northwell that could continue to reduce the risk of the Health and associate professor of medicine spread of the virus, Popp said. at Hofstra School of Medicine, said the Popp urged medical professionals to have infection rate was closer to 10 percent in the conversations with each person to figure middle of the winter. out why he or she might be reluctant. He The current positive tests represent a attributed some of the fears of the vaccine “really low number,” Popp said. to misinformation spread on the Internet or Infections are coming over social media. down even more than Popp recognized that they did last year amid some of those who are the economic shutdown unwilling to consider because of the vaccine, the vaccine don’t have Pigott said. a personal or regular Pigott added that the connection with a vaccines have proven member of a medical effective against the most community they trust. predominant mutated He suggested that form of the virus, B117 doctors and nurses should or the UK variant, which visit people at cultural is also the most common centers and schools.

— Dr. Gregson Pigott mutation throughout the Among workers at country.

Huntington Hospital, the “We haven’t seen rate of vaccinations has evidence of resistance slowed and is about 73%. to the vaccine,” he said. “The vaccine is “We did quite well” to get to that point, but working against it.” the hospital “can not go much further” without The number of people hospitalized with overcoming some resistance, Popp said. the virus also has been declining in recent Pigott said that the halt in the use of the weeks. Throughout the county, under Johnson & Johnson vaccine on April 13 150 people were in the hospital battling tamped down on the vaccination rate. symptoms of the disease that caused the When the Centers for Disease Control pandemic. That’s down from a high of 863 and Prevention and the Food and Drug on Jan. 19.

Administration stopped the use of that vaccine The age of those hospitalized is generally pending an analysis of rare side effects, the younger than the people who needed urgent county “never recovered momentum.” medical care in 2020. They are in their 40s Pigott said he has participated in webinars and 50s, and they generally don’t stay in the and has encouraged people to gather hospital for long. information to make informed decisions.

Because they are younger and healthier, “The best you can do is show the even if they are hospitalized, they generally numbers,” Pigott said, as the number of are discharged sooner, Pigott said. people who are over 65 who have been “I expect we’ll be under 100 soon,” Pigott said. hospitalized has declined dramatically as a Indeed, area hospitals reported lower result of the use of the vaccine. numbers of Covid patients. As of May 10, Reopening in stages Stony Brook Hospital had 42 COVID-19 Employers throughout the county have patients, with 13 in the Intensive Care Unit. been monitoring the health of their workers As of the same date, Huntington Hospital and keeping track of the vaccination rate. had 17 COVID-19 positive patients.

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‘We haven’t seen evidence of resistance to the vaccine. The vaccine is working against it.’

Vaccinations

The population of people who are older than 65 have generally embraced the

working its way through various phases of reopening, from phase 1, which occurred on June 1 and involved bringing back most of

County Executive Steve Bellone, right, with Dr. Gregson Pigott in front of the vaccine pods in Hauppauge. Photo by Julianne Mosher

the scientists, to phase 2 in late September, with the return of more administrators, to phase 2A, which started May 3 and involved bringing back even more people.

The lab, which has historically hosted well-attended scientific meetings that bring together some of the best researchers from around the world, has not yet entered phase 3, when it would be open without any restrictions.

On any given day, the lab probably has 60 to 65% of its staff working on site, according to John Tuke, the chief pperating officer.

“We aspire to be 100% vaccinated, but we’re realistic to know that that’s probably not going to happen,” Tuke said. “Before we move into phase 3, we’re going to want to see that percentage be very high.”

The lab is hoping to bring some conferences back in the fall on a limited basis.

In the last week, the lab tested 400 people, with one test coming back positive.

The highest the positivity rate ever got was around 1%.

The percentage of people who have received

the vaccine at CSHL is in the low 80s.

While the lab has restrictions on travel, it has made exceptions for staff members to travel through requests to the director of research, the president of the lab or to Tuke.

BNL, meanwhile, continues to have about a third of its staff on site, while most of the staff continues to work remotely. Like CSHL, BNL is not requiring staff to be vaccinated.

BNL is not planning any in-person events this summer or fall. The lab has slightly expanded user access to facilities on a caseby-case basis. BNL has had 10 positive tests in the past month.

At Stony Brook University, about 82% of health care workers have been vaccinated, while 77% of students are vaccinated, with 16% looking to get it sooner rather than later, according to a spokeswoman. As with other SUNY and CUNY schools, Stony Brook will require a vaccine for everyone who returns to school in the fall.

Stony Brook is no longer requiring fully vaccinated people to wear a mask outdoors, except in crowded settings or venues.

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County Officials create legislation designating Down Syndrome Awareness Day in Suffolk County

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County Legislator Sam Gonzalez (D-Brentwood) was joined with local and national officials this week, urging Suffolk County to adopt a bill he spearheaded that would make March 21 Down Syndrome Awareness Day. “The idea behind this was something that has been in the works for some time now,” he said.

There are three phases to it — county, state and eventually federal.

“This day is acknowledged around the world and by the United Nations,” Gonzalez said. “I just couldn’t understand why it wasn’t something that was recognized here.”

During the press conference on May 18 outside the county offices in Hauppauge, elected officials from both parties supported their colleague who passionately has moved the bill forward. They proudly stood next to

advocates with Down syndrome, like Brittany Schiavone, founder of Brittany’s Baskets of Hope, Daniel Fletcher of the Special Olympics World Games and John Cronin founder of John’s Crazy Socks.

“This resolution declaring March 21, as Down Syndrome Awareness Day is long overdue,” said Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport). “It’s been recognized all over the world to bring attention and to create a voice advocating for the rights, inclusion and the well-being of people with Down syndrome.”

Spencer added that Down syndrome occurs in one in 700 births. There are currently 400,000 people living in the United States with Down syndrome — half of those people with heart defects.

“Down Syndrome Awareness Day is to encourage more people to learn about this condition, to celebrate those living with it, and to recognize the ways in which medical advancements can boost their quality of life,” he said.

Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) felt a personal connection to the bill. She said her cousin grew up with Down syndrome.

“We have to get the word out,” she said.

“We have folks who have Down syndrome that are superstars, that can do amazing, things that can inspire us.”

And by establishing a date that reminds people about this community only betters them in the future.

“What’s also important about having a

Above, Daniel Fletcher, Brittany Schiavone, Leg. Sam Gonzalez, Janissa Lloyd and John Cronin. Left, Leg. Sarah Anker with Schiavone. Photos by Julianne Mosher

day like the Down Syndrome Awareness Day is talking about the needs of our community members going forward,” said Legislator Rob Calarco (D-Patchogue). “Some of these young men and women, as they grow older, they’re going to be looking for housing services, they’re going to be looking for ways to get out on their own and establish their own lives.

And we need to make sure that we have those underlying resources available to them. We won’t do that unless we are talking about what those needs are.”

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“I am excited for my kids to be recognized and for awareness to be brought to their disability,” she said. “I just couldn’t be happier.”

Legislator Nick Caracappa (R-Selden) knew this was special, too.

“I don’t see inability,” he said. “When you have the ability to love, when you have the ability to appreciate, make something and give back to your communities. That’s not inability — that’s inspiring.”

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Sports

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 Ward Melville 12 Smithtown East 7

Battle of the unbeaten at Ward Melville

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Bulls of Smithtown East came to Ward Melville May 13 looking to keep their 4-0 undefeated season alive. They had after all outscored their opponents, 63-44, through four games, but the Patriots also at 4-0 scored 55 goals allowing only 14 this season.

Ward Melville had the upper hand through three quarters of play when the Bulls rallied scoring four unanswered goals in the fourth

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quarter, but the Patriots prevailed to win the Division I matchup 12-7.

The win lifts the Patriots into second place in their division behind Huntington through five games.

Pictured clockwise from above left, Smithtown East defenseman Chris Trebing charges up the sideline with Trevor Dunn in pursuit; Smithtown East senior Ryan Feigenbaum gets a shot off up close; and Smithtown East defenseman Michael Desano wards off a Patriot challenger.

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Town

Historical society welcomes spring with farm festival The Smithtown Historical Society hosted a Spring Farm Festival on Sunday, May 16.

Families were able to enjoy all the historical society’s farm has to offer with children’s

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Obituary

Budgets

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Ronald L. Sage Sr.

On Wednesday, April 28, Ronald L. Sage Sr., of Smithtown, peacefully passed at age 74.

He was born in Queens County, New York, to Charles and Satia (Skorupski) Sage. After graduating from Hauppauge High School in 1964, he attended Murray State University.

Upon his return from college, he married the love of his life, the late Margaret-Rose (Billotto) in 1967. Together they raised four children.

Ron had a smile that would light up a room, his friendly and humorous nature earned him a lifetime of friends. Affectionately dubbed “The Mayor” wherever he went, Ron loved to talk.

Growing up, his children were often subjected to long monologues of “Sage” advice on life, love and the pursuit of being your own boss.

Ever “Old Reliable,” he kept his word once he gave it — always. His motto was “Say what you mean and mean what you say.”

Gifted with an artistic eye and talent for designing, creating, and building, he was the quintessential renaissance man, and his advice was sought after.

His passion for genealogy yielded a lineage back to the revolutionary war and he would later be a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.

After the death of his beloved wife, Ron found love and companionship with Carol Cleary for 17 wonderful years and was blessed

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In an email Thode said the “community support of the budget” was the number one priority.

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Editorial

Letters to the Editor

A return to civility Police officers deserve our respect

While many are hoping to return to normal after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, we’re hoping for a return to civility.

Last week a woman we know was attending an outdoor event. Like many, she made sure she put her mask on in the car so she wouldn’t have to fiddle with it at the gate. While walking along the street, with a couple of people in front of her and a few behind, a man in a pickup truck yelled, “Take off your masks.”

Why was this necessary?

On a national level a video, showing actor Ricky Schroder harassing a Costco employee because he asked the actor to wear a mask, has gone viral. Even though the actor later apologized for his behavior, why did he get in the face of someone who was just doing their job.

Why did he feel it was important for him to force his belief system on someone who was just being cautious during a major health crisis?

Yes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing themselves, except in certain crowded settings and venues, such as when taking public transportation. There is also another caveat, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal or territorial laws, rules and regulations apply. This exception also includes local business and workplace guidance.

The new CDC guidelines were adopted by New York State May 19. However, people who are not vaccinated still need to wear masks. Unfortunately, not everyone has the integrity to be honest about not being vaccinated.

As we move forward, there also will be people who, even though they are vaccinated, are still anxious, especially since there is a small chance they can still come down with COVID-19 to some degree. Let them wear their masks without being harassed.

Listen, we understand: No one was prepared to be enlisted to fight in a war against an invisible enemy — a virus that spreads without warning. But we American soldiers this time around weren’t asked to give up our everyday lives to risk those same lives on a battlefield. We were asked to hunker down to decrease the chances of people getting seriously ill, even die, from a new virus. We were asked to live life differently so our hospitals wouldn’t be overcrowded, where patients would have to wait for care, or health care professionals would be put in a position where they would need to decide who to treat.

While many feared our rights would be taken away from us, Americans still have all of their rights intact more than a year later after we were asked to stay home as much as possible and mask up when we left our homes.

It’s a shame that a health crisis had to be made political, making our country even more divisive. It’s time to realize that everyone’s journey has been different during the pandemic, and everyone’s fears during this pandemic varied. Some were fortunate that the virus didn’t touch their lives while others lost loved ones.

Every once in a while it pays to take a step back and consider how others feel, maybe even respectfully ask them where they are coming from in the situation.

We still need to practice patience as we slowly but surely come out of this pandemic, although we may be subject to a new, unsuspected virulent strain. Showing a little respect for others and being a bit kinder never hurts to make things a little more bearable.

Across the U.S. last week, May 9-15, we celebrated National Police Week and extended our deepest gratitude to the law enforcement officers who selflessly protect and serve our communities each day. However, one week of appreciation is not sufficient to ensure police officers can do their jobs without their basic rights being threatened.

Unfortunately, we live in an era where calls to defund, undermine and dismantle police departments are commonplace from leftwing activists, but also among many elected officials who should know better than to amplify this dangerous anti-police rhetoric.

That is why I recently reintroduced House Resolution 283, which denounces these calls to defund, disband, dismantle or abolish law enforcement, and encourages states to adopt statutes to establish essential rights for law enforcement officers. This resolution comes on the heels of multiple levels of government, from the federal government to local municipalities, undermining protections for our police officers, including the termination of qualified immunity, the implementation of

cashless bail and calling for social workers to respond to domestic violence 911 calls instead of sending cops.

A bill of rights for law enforcement will lay the groundwork for police officers nationwide to better carry out their duties to keep our communities safe while protecting themselves and others, and being entitled to the same due process that all Americans deserve.

Fifteen states have adopted some form of a bill of rights for law enforcement and my resolution includes language to protect the public and respect the rights of law enforcement personnel, including but not limited to: • Affirming an officer’s inherent right to self-defense against physical threats • Ensuring legal recourse if a civilian attempts to assault the law enforcement officer • Forbidding physical harassment targeting law enforcement officers • Providing officers equipment necessary for personal protection • Guaranteeing the presence of counsel and/or a union representative at any interview conducted as part of an investigation

into an officer.

My resolution has been co-sponsored by 11 of my House colleagues and earned the endorsement of the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association, Fraternal Order of Police and National Association of Police Organizations.

H.R. 283 makes it clear we will not stand idly by while some attempt to dangerously defund law enforcement units and officers. Our nation’s law enforcement officers put their lives on the line each and every day to defend ours, and they have earned nothing but our full support. In doing so, we must ensure that both our great law enforcement officers and the people they serve are protected.

Thank you to all the law enforcement officers in Suffolk County and throughout New York and the U.S. who sacrifice so much to keep our communities safe.

Police officers help maintain the rule of law and ensure justice is upheld, and this resolution works to make sure they can continue performing these essential services to our society and have their basic rights and protections upheld.

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1)

Calling for planning commission reform I agree with the Three Village Civic Association and We Are Smithtown community leaders who are calling for a reform of the Suffolk County Planning Commission after [the May 5] planning commission hearing on the Gyrodyne application.

What transpired at the recent Suffolk County Planning Commission was disheartening to me and other elected officials, community leaders who took the time to attend the meeting and provide important input about the negative impacts of a mega development on the rural 25A corridor.

To willfully ignore the comments of the Town of Brookhaven and the Village of Head of Harbor was a flawed interpretation of the job of the planning commission to be a regional planning agency that makes recommendations to improve proposed developments among affected towns and villages.

We must make sure that this does not happen in the future.

I am supporting calls by local community leaders to revamp the rules of the planning commission to require consideration of comments by elected officials and community

leaders from adjacent communities in order to prevent something like [the May 5]planning debacle, where the commissioners were directed not to consider comments from the community and then failed to provide any guidance to local planners.

I told the local civic leaders who are fighting the good fight against an out-of-scale development in the wrong location, not to be discouraged and to keep shining the light of truth on this ill-conceived development.

Bridget Fleming (D-Sag Harbor) Suffolk County Legislator

Appreciation for our local paper I have always looked forward to the arrival of our local paper on Thursdays in the mail. It’s nice to see the local happenings and people who are making news. However, often, my favorite part of reading The Village Times Herald is the

editorial by Leah Dunaief. My mom told me decades ago how she always enjoyed reading Leah’s little stories on the back page but one. Leah always seems to hit home in a few paragraphs with personal anecdotes and charm. I was particularly

joyed by her latest essay called “Spring: a season for all five senses.”

Thank you, Leah, for keeping our local paper going and sharing your little stories.

Steve Antos Setauket

The opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. They do not speak for the newspaper.

Opinion Unsolicited thoughts for 2021 graduates

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o one asked me to give a graduation speech. I haven’t done anything to merit standing in front of a group of people who have poured their blood, sweat and tears into their education and who are eager for a memorable, but short send-off. If they’re like me, some of them are probably trying not to sweat on or wrinkle their diploma while they wonder who came up with the idea of turning a piece of cardboard into a hat.

D. None Anyway, I can’t help imagining what of the above I might say to graduBY DANIEL DUNAIEF ates who have ended one phase of their lives and are preparing for another.

I’d start by urging people not to get angry.

Adults have mastered the fine art of being angry, yelling at each other, expressing outrage at the way other’s drive, think, live and date.

We can and should learn to be as patient with others as we would like them to be with us. You know those student driver bumper stickers?

Maybe we should treat each other as if we’re students of life. Let’s assume, for just a moment, that the worst of what you think someone else might have said to offend you or to cause you to gnash your teeth and pull at your hair isn’t actually what they intended.

After all, during the course of your education, you likely wrote or said something in class that your teacher might have misinterpreted or that a fellow student might have taken the wrong way. Perhaps an effective metaphor here might be to imagine that you are laying out the road ahead of you. Wouldn’t it be better to create streets with turnoffs and that allowed traffic in two ways, instead of building

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an express lane to the world of outrage, anger and disappointment?

I would also urge you, the current graduates and the keys to an effective future, to listen to ideas and opinions that don’t mirror your own.

It’s easy to live in an echo chamber, where people say what you want to hear or what you already think, but you don’t learn and grow much listening to the same ideas and expressions endlessly.

Think about your audience when you share an insight, an idea or even a joke. Your boss is probably not the best person for bawdy humor or a racy compliment, no matter how cool he or she seems. While some story might be incredibly funny to people who were there with you at the time, were inebriated, or have concluded that you couldn’t possibly offend them no matter what you said, the same preconditions don’t exist for your boss or a potential customer. Humor is like flavors of food. What constitutes funny varies greatly, with some people nearly

falling over in hysterics watching someone stumble on a sidewalk and others failing to see the amusement from physical humor.

Now, this one might be the toughest to hear, but, just because your parent said it or did it doesn’t mean it’s wrong. As graduates, you have likely decided to turn your parents’ words into the sounds of teachers from the Charlie Brown animated series. While that may help you create enough distance to leave the nest, you should remember that those flawed humans who have loved and supported you from your first steps until this one are on your side and are trying to help.

Finally, I’d like to suggest that what you do is almost always much more important than what you say. It’s easy to throw words and labels in the air — “I’m an environmentalist” or “I love animals” — but it’s much more important for you to turn those words and ideas into actions. Your best intentions are great, but your best actions are that much more valuable.

How we overcame COVID-19 & other challenges at TBR

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ncredible as it seems to us, we are celebrating with a special section this week the 45th anniversary of our newspaper and media group now called TBR. Where did those 45 years go? When we reconstruct the events of both the news and behind the scenes at the newspapers over those 2340 issues, we have a chronicle of the passing time between the first edition of The Village Times and today. In this week’s issue, you will find, in a highly abridged fashion, our attempt to do just that.

We hope it brings back good memories for you Between because, if you have you and me lived here during any

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF of that time, it bears witness to what was happening around you as well.

For me the section puts into tangible form the extraordinary work of so many dedicated and

talented people who have worked at the paper to gather and present the news in a balanced and cogent fashion. Some of the news has been of happy events: our children’s academic and extracurricular triumphs, our neighbors’ efforts enriching our villages through their civic, political and artistic involvement, the interesting lives we have been able to highlight, our shared history, the businesses and what they had to offer in their ads. Some of what we have printed is of necessity not happy stories. But always all the individual issues defined and held together our hometown. It has been said that what marks the boundaries of a community are its school district and the local newspaper.

Newspapers and other media are more than their reporters and editors. Almost all publications, whether print or digital, have basically the same structure: five departments.

Those are editorial, advertising, art and production, business and distribution. Some of the departments are supportive of others, but I can tell you emphatically that all, with their different staffers’ skills, are vitally important and must function in tandem in order to produce

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the final product.

Many of our staffers have gone on to larger media companies and distinguished themselves on a bigger stage. Sometimes they come back for nostalgic visits and to let us know how they are doing. We are proud of them. Hometown papers and digital platforms are often stepping stones that provide experience and hone skills in the communications industry. But I believe none of those larger arenas is more important than the local papers, where we have to meet and answer to our readers and advertisers in the supermarkets and at the ballfields. And while there are many larger media that carry the national and international news, there are only the local newspapers and websites that tell what’s happening and what’s relevant in our daily lives.

This past year with civic unrest, and with COVID-19, has been particularly difficult for readers and business people alike. It has also been difficult for our staff. With small businesses and their advertising, the main source of our revenues and business model falling by the wayside as residents remained in lockdown, we have had to innovate repeatedly

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel MANAGING EDITOR Rita J. Egan EDITOR Rita J. Egan LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton

COPY EDITOR John Broven ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathleen Gobos ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Elizabeth Bongiorno Robin Lemkin Minnie Yancey SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER Kathryn Mandracchia

in order to survive. We were forced to reduce the number of employees, and those that remain have taken on more responsibilities even as their hours have been cut. It would have been easier to close down and wait for the pandemic to pass, but we couldn’t do that. We are essential workers, keeping our readers informed of vital information about the disease and the responses of our health systems, our educators and our government. We also needed to let people know where to buy food and supplies when so much of routine commerce had shuttered.

How were people coping, what organizations needed help, where would volunteer efforts be most needed, were all critical facts to know for our combined survival, and we had to come in to work and go out amidst the virus and the protests to gather and then communicate the news. We also were able to reassure with our coverage that ordinary life was continuing, despite the hardships.

On this occasion, when we briefly shine the spotlight on ourselves, I want to salute, among all the essential workers, the brave and committed staff of TBR. THANK YOU.

ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Beth Heller Mason PRODUCTION Janet Fortuna Sharon Nicholson CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTOR & SUBSCRIPTIONS MANAGER Sheila Murray

CLASSIFIEDS Joann Brady BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtney Biondo INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano

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