The Times of Smithtown - May 24, 2018

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May 24, 2018

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Hauppauge Boy Scout Troop 343 held its ninth annual Troop Meeting and Campout at Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve in Commack.

The annual event is designed to welcome new members to the troop while allowing them to bond with other Scouts and work on their rank advancements with each other.

This year, there were three Webelos Scouts who had bridged into Boy Scouts

who were joining Troop 343 from the local Cub Scout packs. Various activities included setting up tents, a sunset flag ceremony and taking turns making grilled cheese for dinner over the campfire.

“It was a huge success” Assistant Scoutmaster Joe Merritt said. “The older Scouts and younger Scouts worked side by side on rank requirements, we walked through cooking demonstrations as well as patrol cooking.”

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BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

A vote that may determine the future fate of a St. James firehouse has been set for June 19.

The board of commissioners of the St. James Fire District voted to move forward with holding a June 19 public referendum on the sale of the Route 25A firehouse to the St. James Fire Department, a nonprofit organization that is made up of the volunteer firefighters and EMS workers.

The white, two-story firehouse at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Route 25A was purchased nearly five years ago by the St. James Fire District — which consists of elected officials who are responsible for setting taxes to provide and maintain the buildings and fire and EMS service equipment the volunteers use. The district’s hope was that purchase of the building would help reduce its annual expenses, as it was paying rent for space to the St. James Fire Department.

“Given the current state of the building and the fire district’s needs, maintaining ownership of this property is no longer a fiscally prudent option,” Commissioner Ed Springer said.

The Route 25A firehouse, built in 1922, has not been significantly renovated or updated in more than 50 years. The fire district said the antiquated building cannot house a majority of its current fire engines

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due to height restrictions of the garage bay, so only one truck operates out of the location.

Under the original contract of sale, there was a clause that stipulated the St. James Fire Department would be given the first chance to repurchase the building should the district put it up for sale. This contract has been upheld by the New York State Supreme Court and the state attorney general’s office.

“Selling it back to the department would carry a number of benefits: the department, as they are under different laws and regulations than the fire district, would be able to expedite repairs and improvements to the facility, through the use of its budget,” Springer said.

If the building’s sale is approved June 19, there will be no tax rate impact on fire district residents.

The proposed sale has led to widespread concern through the St. James community about the future of the firehouse and whether it would still be an active station.

Earlier this year, Head of the Harbor Mayor Douglas Dahlgard voiced concerns about the district’s proposed plans to consolidate all operations out of its Jefferson Avenue headquarters. Dahlgard said he feared it would significantly increase response times for his residents, placing them at increased risk, as that station is farther away.

Bill Kearney, vice chairmen of the St. James Fire District board, said the goal of

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The St. James Fire District’s Jefferson Avenue headquarters possible consolidation would be to improve emergency response times by bringing key personnel together at one location.

To better assess the community’s needs and concerns, the fire district launched an online survey asking residents, taxpayers and business operations in St. James and Head of the Harbor to anonymously provide feedback on their fire rescue services by April 30. A preliminary draft of the survey’s responses has been given to the fire commissioners, according to spokeswoman Jessica Novins, but had not been released to the public as

of May 22. The fire commissioners have not had time to review the preliminary draft yet, according to Novins.

A community forum for residents within the fire district will be held Wednesday, May 30, at 7 p.m. where information will be presented about the sale, future plans for the Route 25A building will be addressed and to answer any questions regarding the referendum. The location of the May 30 meeting is to be determined by May 24 and then posted on the fire district’s website at www.stjamesfd.org.

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) and Dr. James Tomarken, commissioner of the county’s Department of Health Services, invite residents who are at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes to participate, free of charge, in the county-administered National Diabetes Prevention Program.

The program supports moderate behavior changes and has proven to reduce risk in those who are at risk for Type 2 diabetes.

“We seek to reverse in Suffolk County the nationwide trend toward increased rates of diabetes,” Bellone said. “This program addresses the behaviors that contribute to diabetes, a disease that exacts enormous costs to the individual, the family and the community.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as Type 2 diabetes.

Approximately 84 million American adults — more than 1 out of 3 — have prediabetes. Of those with prediabetes, 90 percent don’t know they have it. Prediabetes puts you at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Minority populations are at especially high risk.

“Though diabetes puts people at risk for many serious health conditions, the good

news is that moderate changes in lifestyle can result in significant health benefits,” Tomarken said.

The program is based on a research study led by the National Institutes of Health. The study showed that with intensive counseling and motivational support, participants were able to make behavioral changes, reducing their risk for developing Type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. Lifestyle changes worked particularly well for participants aged 60 and older, reducing their risk by 71 percent.

The Suffolk County Diabetes Prevention Program is led by a trained lifestyle coach. It meets one hour per week for 16 weeks, then monthly for the remainder of one year. The free classes will meet on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. beginning June 6 and run through Sept. 26 at the county’s Office of Health Education, which is located at 725 Veteran’s Memorial Highway, Building C-016 in Hauppauge. Those individuals who are interested should contact Debora at 631-8532928 to register.

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Huntington NYPD officer dies in wedding-day crash Two New York City police officers from Long Island, one a groom celebrating his wedding day, were killed in an upstate car crash May 20.

Huntington Station resident Michael Colangelo, 31, and John Martinez, 39, of Hauppauge were both killed in a single-car crash Sunday in Shandaken. New York State police said Martinez was driving a 2018 Maserati southbound on Oliveria Road at approximately 11:23 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, striking a large tree and flipping the car. The vehicle came to a stop on its roof.

Both Colangelo, the front seat passenger, and Martinez were pronounced dead at the scene. A third passenger was transported to Albany Medical Center with non-lifethreatening injuries, according to state police spokesman Trooper Steven Nevel.

Colangelo was a member of the NYPD’s canine unit who had married his sweetheart, Katherine Berger, earlier that day at the Full Moon Resort in the Hudson Valley. Martinez worked for the NYPD’s 84th

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At left, two New York City police officers were killed when their car struck a tree, in Shandaken, pictured above, May 20.

Precinct’s detective squad.

The men had departed from Full Moon Resort, but their planned destination was not known, according to Nevel. He said the stretch of Oliveria Road is very rural, curves

and has no street lighting. State police said based on skid marks left on the roadway that the vehicle was traveling well in excess of the posted 40 mph speed limit at the time of the accident.

“We don’t know the exact speed they were going at this time,” Nevel said. “We are looking to get that information from the black box of the Maserati.”

State police said they did not know if drugs or alcohol may have played a role in the deadly crash, but an investigation remains ongoing. An autopsy of the driver was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. May 21, but the results would not be immediately available.

“We’ve interviewed several people at the wedding reception, and everyone was very distraught,” Nevel said.

Colangelo and his wife had planned to travel to Costa Rica for their honeymoon, according to their www.honeyfund.com site, which read, “We’ve lived together quite a while with all our pots and pans, and as we don’t need very many home goods we’ve got another plan. We know it’s not traditional, but it would be a lot of fun, to have some items on our wedding list that will help us catch some sun.”

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has information on the events of May 20 is encouraged to contact the state police’s Catskill barracks Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 518-622-8600.

St. James artists try to create Lake Avenue art district Among the empty storefronts, cracked sidewalk and blighted buildings along Lake Avenue, local artist and longtime St. James resident Arline Goldstein drives down the road and pictures something better, something that will draw crowds and make the area vibrant with art and music.

“When I ride down Lake Avenue, I don’t see [the blight], I see boutiques and cafés and art galleries,” Goldstein said. “I use my imagination.”

In a new twist on St. James revitalization, local artists are putting forth the idea of creating an art district along Lake Avenue in an effort to make St. James a hot spot for art and culture. Goldstein presented the idea to Town of Smithtown officials at the May 8 board meeting.

“It’s in my heart for artists to show their work, and for others to see that work,” she said. “This project is the culmination of all my ideas about art.”

In April, Golsdstein and Eric Neitzel, the owner of DeBarbieri Associates Real Estate agency, went up and down Lake Avenue from Moriches Road to Woodlawn Avenue.

Together, they counted nearly 20 empty storefronts along the approximately .8 mile stretch of road. Nietzel hopes the project could not only increase interest in the arts, but bring in restaurants, retail and other businesses.

“I think we could make a prosperous little downtown here in St. James,” Neitzel said.

The artists involved in the project believe this project could be a way to bring business back to downtown St. James.

“I think it is one thing that will help save this town,” photo artist Jack Ader said. “It has been proven all over the country that

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St. James artist Arline Goldstein stands with a piece of her work in Studio 455. when places get together and create an art district, it revitalizes the town, it helps the local businesses.”

On June 12, Goldstein and some of her compatriots will meet with the town board and town planning department in a work group so she can fully explain what she has in mind. She said that if all goes well she hopes they could form a committee to truly start work on creating plans for the project.

Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) has already shown support for the idea.

“In my opinion it’s a great idea for St. James, and I think it could really work well,” Wehrheim said. “Once it gets advertised, and people come and see it, word of mouth goes

around and it really attracts people to it.”

Smithtown historian Bradley Harris said there are a number of historical underpinnings of art in St. James, including the St. James Calderone Theater off Lake Avenue that was built in 1929 and hosted many early vaudeville shows.

“There were a couple of individuals, artists and musicians who made a big impact in the area,” Harris said. “We’re still rediscovering that history in what was devoted to the arts in the past.”

Even with the excitement she’s seen from the community and town board, Goldstein said she knows that creating an art district could take quite a long time. In March, the

Village of Patchogue named Terry Street an art and culture district, but the revitalization of the area into the artistic hot spot it is today took many years. Not only that, but making Lake Avenue an art district would require not a small amount of legal commitment. It would mean a total rezoning of the area, and Goldstein predicted there would likely need to be incentives for businesses to open along the road and for landlords to upgrade buildings while not increasing rents.

Wehrheim said the St. James revitalization project, slated to begin this month, has been pushed back approximately a year to allow the installation of dry sewer mains at the same time. The revitalization plan calls for the renovations of Lake Avenue from Moriches Road to Woodlawn Avenue. This will include new sidewalks, planting of trees, installation of street lighting, curbs, concrete gutters and crosswalks, driveway aprons, asphalt, driveway aprons, benches and other decorative amenities.

Goldstein said she believed that if all goes according to plan and everything from the sewers to the new sidewalks are installed in time, then this project could really get underway.

Natalie Weinstein, the owner of Natalie Weinstein Design Associates and Studio 455 Art Gallery in St. James, said they are not going to wait for the sewers and revitalization to move forward. The artists are already looking to create events to promote art on Lake Avenue this summer, at the St. James gazebo.

“The art district will not be able to occur before we have the sewers hookup,” Weinstein said. “While we are waiting for that we are not sitting on our duffs. We’re doing exciting things to excite people and help spread the word.”

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Police are looking for the public’s help identifying the above-pictured man who allegedly stole drugs from a Smithtown store.

Smithtown drug thief wanted Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Smithtown store in March.

A man allegedly stole 12 bottles of Advil PM tablets from Walgreens, located on Smithtown Bypass, April 12 at approximately 10:20 a.m.

He was seen driving away from the store in a 1999 blue Toyota Corolla. The stolen merchan-

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Help identify Commack shoplifter Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole merchandise from a Commack store in February.

A man stole a Dewalt Hammer Drill from Lowe’s, located on the Long Island Expressway Feb. 3 at approximately 3:00 p.m. The stolen merchandise is valued at approximately $119.

A reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest is being offered by Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. Anyone with information about this incident can submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220-TIPS (8477) or texting SCPD and the message to CRIMES (274637). All text messages and calls will be kept confidential..

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I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the SMITHTOWN TOWN HALL, 99 WEST MAIN STREET, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787, on June 08, 2018 at 10:00AM, premises known as 172 R JEFFERSON AVE, SAINT JAMES, NY 11780: District 0800 Section 084.00 Block 05.00 Lot 011.001:

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Commack store in February.

A man allegedly stole a Dewalt tool combo kit and a Troy-Bilt pressure washer from Lowe’s, located on Long Island Expressway, Feb. 10 at approximately 5:40 p.m. He was seen driving away from the store in a maroon Toyota Camry. The stolen merchandise is valued at approximately $978.

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

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Smithtown eyes Irish Viking for town parking lot

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The Irish Viking pub in St. James

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The doors have been closed and the windows shuttered on the Irish Viking pub on Lake Avenue in St. James for nearly a decade. Town of Smithtown officials are considering turning the eyesore into a parking lot.

Smithtown Town Board voted unanimously at its May 8 meeting to hire John S. Goess Realty Appraisal Inc. to appraise the value of 369 Lake Ave. property to see the viability of turning it into a municipal parking lot.

“That building’s been vacant for years,” Councilwoman Lynne Nowick (R) said. “I have to be honest, even when the place was open the place was an eyesore. It’s really time for this thing to become something better.”

Smithtown spokeswoman Nicole Garguilo said that if the property owners agree to sell at the appraised value the town will look to turn the site into a parking lot that would include a center pavilion that could be used by local chamber or civics groups for many different kinds of events.

“This will help generate tourism, revenue and aid in the goal to encourage residents to shop local,” Garguilo said in an email.

Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) said that the town will wait for a return on the appraisal before moving forward with contacting the property owners. He also said the parking lot could become an aspect of the St. James revitalization project, which is set to begin work early next year after the town installs a sewer system along Lake Avenue.

“Additional parking is a key part of the revitalization efforts and is one of the main issues our residents want addressed, along with speeding and safety,” Wehrheim said in a statement. “By providing both the parking space and a venue that can be used for small business, markets and showcasing the arts, we can be proactive in our efforts to ensure that Lake Avenue will be an epicenter for arts and entertainment, while maintaining its quaint, historic charm.”

Town Attorney Matthew Jakubowski said that he expects the appraisal to be completed in three to four weeks.

Nowick said the town hopes to get a grant from the county in order to build the parking lot, if the town wants to acquire the property.

There are two municipal parking lots in the area. One is down the road from the Irish Viking property used by the St. James Long Island Rail Road train station. There is a second municipal parking lot behind Spage’s Pharmacy, hiding behind the front facing businesses along Lake Avenue. Nowick said there is a definite need for more parking along that road.

“Cars often line up on both sides of the road where two cars in opposite lanes cannot pass through after that,” Nowick said.

“You really cannot go through, and if you have a truck trying to get through, because there are trucks that need to deliver to King Kullen, it’s nearly impossible.”

Kerry Maher-Weisse, the president of the Community Association of Greater St. James said that while she likes the idea of a municipal parking lot, she also believes that Lake Avenue needs more restaurants to make the area more attractive to both businesses and customers.

“Here we are having people who are very interested to open up business in town, and [the Irish Viking property] would be a great place for a burger joint in the middle of town,” MaherWeisse said. “I do like the idea of parking, and we want people to walk to places and it is in the center of town. We still want to have more businesses to come in.”

The town is required to buy the property at the appraised value. If the property owners decide they don’t want to sell, Nowick said there is not much the town could do and the only way the town would apply for eminent domain is if the aging building is posing a danger to the community. It would then take several hearings involving the owner.

“He’s still paying his taxes and it’s his property,” she said.

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SBU scientists unveil new home nitrogen filter prototype

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Scientists and engineers from Stony Brook University are planning to use two plentiful Long Island resources to save its coastal waters from nitrogen pollution: sand and wood chips.

Members of the New York State-funded Center for Clean Water Technology at Stony Brook University unveiled their nitrogenreducing biofilter April 26 at a Suffolk Countyowned home in Shirley.

“We have made a huge commitment to protect and preserve our land as we are protecting the groundwater below,” said New Howard Walker, co-director of Stony York state Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson). Brook University’s Center for Clean Water “We are zeroing in on our water, and we are Technology, demonstrates how sand is making a major commitment with systems used in a prototype of a new nitrogenreducing biofilter April 26. like these.”

Through the system, waste from the home is first pumped into a septic tank. After the tests of the system have reached well below septic tank the effluent is moved into a sepa- that threshold. rate system that trickles down by gravity, first “We’re seeing less than 10 milligrams per going through a sand layer where bacteria liter of total nitrogen coming from the systems turns the nitrogen into nitrite and nitrate. The in the prototypes we’ve been testing for the waste then goes through another layer of sand past year and a half,” Walker said. “The results and wood chips designed to turn the nitrite/ that we’ve gained have been very exciting.”

The purpose of the prototypes is to gauge nitrate into nitrogen gas that will go into the atmosphere, instead of into the ground and the effectiveness of the system as well as find ways to reduce the price and thus Long Island’s water. size of the filter. The center The system being built hopes the system will be in Shirley is one of threwe ‘We’re seeing less affordable since all the the center is testing as part than 10 milligrams parts could be bought from of Suffolk County’s bid to per liter of total plumbing or pool supply create a nitrogen reducing nitrogen coming stores. Gobler said the syshome wastewater system. tem currently costs several “We have outstanding pro- from the systems in tens of thousands of dollars fessionals who are helping to guide these efforts,” Deputy the prototypes we’ve in its prototype stage, but he hopes the cost will come County Executive Peter Scul- been testing for the down with more tests. ly said. “We should be able “This is nonproto involve ourselves in the past year and a half.’ prietary — all other designing of the next genare built off of Long eration of this technology, — Howard Walker systems Island and then brought bringing the cost down [and] here, this one is using Long making the technology more Island materials, Long Island labor,” Gobler effective.”

One of the biggest problems for Long said. “Ultimately without having to run a Island’s coastal waters has been hypoxia, a company or without having to buy somestate caused by excess nitrogen, where the thing off the shelf, there’s a promise to oxygen level in water is below the necessary make these highly affordable.”

Other nitrogen filters have problems levels to support life. It affects fish, clams and any underwater plant life. Last year when it comes to people flushing any kind co-director of the Center for Clean Water of bleach, pharmaceuticals or other harmful Technology, Christopher Gobler, and other chemicals because they kill off the bacteria researchers from the Long Island Clean that remove the nitrogen from the effluent, Water Partnership, concluded there were according to Gobler. He said the design of cases of hypoxia in Stony Brook Harbor, SBU’s nitrogen-reducing biofilter will be Northport Bay, Oyster Bay, Hempstead Bay less prone to failure because the waste is as well as waters all along both the North spread over a large area, and because it seeps through the layers of sand at a slower and South shores.

In 2015 Suffolk County Executive Steve rate the killing effect of chemicals would Bellone (D) called nitrogen pollution the be reduced.

“One bad flush is not going to upturn county’s “environmental public enemy number one.” Since then the county has worked the apple cart,” Gobler said. “We’ve tested with local scientists and engineers to craft more than 30 different organic compounds, technology that could replace Long Island’s pharmaceuticals, personal care products, drugs, and in all cases its removing 90 old cesspool and septic tanks.

The benchmark for total amount of percent of those compounds, sometimes 99 nitrogen allowed from any of these new percent. In certain cases, it’s just as good or systems is 19 milligrams of nitrogen per li- even better than a sewage treatment plant.”

The Center for Clean Water Technology ter. Co-director at the Center for Clean Water Technology, Howard Walker, said that initial hopes to have concrete results in a year’s time.

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BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It was something straight out of science fiction.

On May 2, the residents and patients at Long Island State Veterans Home on the campus of Stony Brook University put on stubby virtual reality goggles and headphones. After just a few seconds, they were transported to another place entirely.

Vietnam veteran Al Anderson moved his head from side to side, up and down.

He was no longer on Long Island but in Mozambique, Africa. To the left was a baby hippo and to the right grass plains of golden brown. One of the home’s recreational therapists spun Anderson around in his wheelchair, and then the VR changed, and he was suddenly in a suburban backyard where hummingbirds were feeding from a trough hanging above his head.

“It puts you right there, and if I had this available to me when I started to have some problems with [post-traumatic stress disorder], it would put me out of where I am to another place,” Anderson said. “If I woke up in the middle of the night, and I had this available to me, I could put it on and probably fall right back asleep without having a problem.”

Residents and patients of the veterans home were able to try one of the new 10 MyndVR devices now part of the home’s recreational therapy tools. MyndVR is a company based out of Dallas, Texas, that tries to provide VR technology to the elderly in retirement communities and home health care services. Directors at the home hope this will become a part of

regular therapy.

“It’s not just a video game, it’s actually very therapeutic,” said Michelle Cheslak, the director of therapeutic recreation. “It stimulates their cognitive ability to recall a memory. Maybe it unlocks a memory of Paris, maybe a honeymoon that they’re now reliving. Think about it. They’re probably not going to be able to go to Paris ever again; now they can travel wherever they want, right from their seat.”

The VR headset allows those who wear it to experience full sensual awareness as the headset tracks head movement and changes audio direction based on where the person is facing.

Jonathan Spier, deputy executive director of the veterans home, said it is the first in the country to use VR for therapy.

“My goal is to really try to use this with my veterans who suffer from depression, anxiety and PTSD,” Spier said. “Some [residents] are just too physically disabled to go out into the community, so this is some technology to let that veteran go anywhere in the world.”

The money for the VR headsets was provided through a grant from the nonprofit Bowlers to Veterans Link, an organization made up of bowlers and bowling alley owners who raise money for veteran causes.

“For the people who do the work, and try and heal the veterans, [local veteran centers] are the most appreciative of the value from that,” said John Laspina, the chair of the BVL board of directors and president of Maple Family Centers.

Some of the different VR experiences include NASCAR racing, a tour through Paris, taking off in a fighter jet and

While Vietnam vet Al Anderson, at top, is transported to a garden where hummingbirds fly thanks to a new virtual reality device at the Long Island State Veterans Home, another veteran, above, experiences what it would be like to be in a fighter jet. swimming with dolphins among several others. Though the devices are not physically intensive, Spier said people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders will not be able to use the devices.

“It’s like I’m there, either taking off and landing,” said Vietnam veteran and adult day health care patient James Saladino about the fighter jet experience.

Veteran Ronald Kelson served in England from 1954 to 1956. He never got to visit Paris, but with virtual reality, he was able to get a small tour.

“I saw all of London, but I didn’t get to see all of Europe,” Kelson said. “You feel like you’re part of it.”

Executive Director Fred Sganga said he wants technology like this to help remove the stigma that nursing homes are

depressing, monotonous places.

“We’re thrilled to be cutting edge,” Sganga said. “A nursing home should not be a boring place. I have an obligation to provide my residents with an outstanding quality of life. We like to say our residents have better social lives than we do.”

Cheslak said that as younger veterans arrive at the veterans home, there is a growing desire and need for more technologically based therapy.

“We’re getting more younger veterans coming in who are computer savvy,” Cheslak said. “They have iPhones and iPads, and they’re looking for that new technology, for that action. People in their 60s and 70s want to go scuba diving again, they want a thrill.”

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PERSPECTIVES

Withdrawal from deal gets Iran closer to nuclear weapons Your turn

BY JACK HARRINGTON

The 2015 international accord known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and colloquially as the Iran Deal, brought the United States and the world closer to the goal of a nuclear weapons-free Iran than any other initiative since 1979.

The agreement negotiated with the U.S., the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia and China was the re-

sult of principled and tough American-led diplomacy. After recertifying Iranian compliance with the deal on multiple occasions, the Republican Trump administration formally announced May 8 the U.S. was withdrawing from the JCPOA to the consternation of many of our closest allies. The president’s decision is shortsighted.

The administration’s argument in part against the deal — an argument that began as campaign rhetoric and crystallized into policy — is that the JCPOA does not address other bad acts by the Iranian regime. Everyone is aware that the Iranian government has been responsible for destabilizing the Middle East, sponsoring terrorist organizations and repressing human rights. However, that was not the purpose of the Iranian nuclear deal. Iran’s dark history is exactly why the Obama administration prioritized preventing the Iranian regime from developing nuclear weapons. This has been and must continue to be our primary objective.

In its short existence, the JCPOA has seen 17,000 centrifuges and 95 percent of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile removed and Iran’s only plutonium reactor disabled, according to the Arms Control Association, a national nonpartisan organization. Meanwhile, the deal has ensured that the best nuclear inspectors in the world watch Iran’s entire supply chain — from the mines to the

laboratories — to ensure the Iranian regime cannot produce or transport such weapons under the radar. All of this was achieved because the U.S. rallied allies and other partners to the negotiating table, and it was done without firing a shot. If the deal collapses, Iran will have no limits or inspectors on their nuclear program, meaning they could rush for a bomb, in turn setting us on a path for another incredibly destructive conflict in the Middle East.

The Iran Deal is not built on trust, but rather verification. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.S. intelligence community and leading military figures in the Trump administration — including Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford — have all at various times assessed that Iran remained in compliance and was not building a nuclear weapon.

We have other tools in our toolbox, including sanctions within the parameters of the JCPOA, to counter Iran’s missile programs and terrorism sponsorship. The United States should not abandon the JCPOA’s progress toward full denuclearization because it doesn’t simultaneously cure all other ills.

At a broader level, the decision to withdraw from the JCPOA is the latest example of an administration retreating from its position of global leadership. We continue to alienate our staunchest allies and are sending a terrible signal to other bad

actors —including North Korea — about the value of American leadership and diplomacy. We will also create the space for China and Russia to profit diplomatically and economically by engaging with Iran if we will not. Campaign rhetoric notwithstanding, America cannot bomb away a country’s understanding of nuclear science. We owe it not only to the international community but also the proud men and women of our own armed forces to exhaust every diplomatic action before going to war. This is certainly true given that the JCPOA has yielded more progress than any other initiative to date.

In response to President Trump’s announcement, President Obama (D) said, “In a democracy, there will always be changes in policies and priorities from one administration to the next.” Obama’s statement continued: “But the consistent flouting of agreements that our country is a party to risks eroding America’s credibility, and puts us at odds with the world’s major powers.” President Obama is correct: America must remain in and improve, where possible, the Iran Deal.

Jonathan “Jack” Harrington is an attorney, a fellow at the Truman National Security Project, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve, and former Democratic Party nominee for Brookhaven Town supervisor. He lives in Stony Brook. The views expressed are the author’s alone, and do not represent those of the U.S. Department of Defense.

Building a better Suffolk through infrastructure investment Suffolk County families have seen tough economic times in recent decades, with the erosion of our middle class and the disappearance of good-paying jobs. The lack of industry, scarcity of high-quality jobs, and high cost of real estate force too many of our young people and families to move out of the county.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. We can create a future where people want to move to Suffolk for its high quality of life, not away from it. As an entrepreneur and businessman with 30 years of experience building and growing businesses, I know that neither government nor private industry will solve these problems alone.

We must forge private-public partnerships and make critical investments to redevelop our economy.

Imagine a Suffolk County that’s economically revitalized with a modernized infrastructure. Improving the Long Island Rail Road, rebuilding our highways and bridges, modernizing our sewer and septic systems, and investing in renewable energy sources are key infrastructure investments we can make to drive economic opportunity in the county.

The LIRR is vital to Suffolk County and it must be modernized and improved. We should invest in improving LIRR signal systems that will reduce the delays that plague commuters. We also need more tracks so that the North and South forks can have

fuller service. Electrifying the LIRR in Suf- infrastructure will make us more efficient folk will mean more connectivity and faster, and make it less expensive to do business, more reliable service. And more aggressively, leading to more economic investment and we can build a freight good-paying, middletunnel connecting class jobs in our comLong Island and New munities.

Jersey. Finally, we We also must must fully fund the make upgrades to recent proposal to modernize our septic connect the LIRR and sewer systems. directly with New Nitrogen waste is Jersey Transit and a huge problem Amtrak. By providthroughout the county ing easy access to that has resulted in the whole Northeast dying fish, toxic algae Corridor, this conblooms and closed nection will drive beaches. There are business investment in existing programs to Suffolk while reducing combat the nitrogen transportation costs, waste situation, but a major inhibitor to we must do more. If business growth here we don’t fix our waste in Long Island. treatment systems We need to soon, Long Island’s rebuild and repair our waters will become crumbling roads and completely polluted bridges with projects and we will all suffer.

BY PERRY GERSHON that put Americans to Prevention and investwork at good-paying, ments now will pay union jobs. Suffolk dividends in the long County has waited term. too long for upgrades to our roads, bridges Harnessing the renewable enerand tunnels. Think about the potholes dis- gy revolution sweeping the country is appearing, and that is just a start. Better critical. Suffolk County has high energy

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costs today, but we do have windy coasts and lots of sun. These natural assets give us the opportunity to invest in the fastest growing energy source — wind power, both onshore and offshore. By investing in wind, as well as solar energy, we will not only be investing in Suffolk manufacturing and construction jobs to build and install turbines, but also driving down residents’ energy prices, all while helping the environment. The more we reduce energy costs, the more sense it will make for manufacturing firms to operate in the county.

Improving LIRR, rebuilding our roads and bridges, cleaning up our waste systems and investing in renewable energy will not only improve our quality of life and improve our economy, but also will provide well-paid union jobs to Suffolk County workers. These projects require a combination of federal, state and county, and often town, cooperation and funding.

But working together, we can rebuild our infrastructure.

This future, with infrastructure investment and economic growth, can be a reality. Together, we can actually make bold, progressive ideas to invest in our infrastructure and grow our economy.

Perry Gershon is an East Hampton resident and a Democratic candidate running for Congress to represent New York’s 1st Congressional District.

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SCHOOL NEWS

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Fourth- and fifth-grade students in the Cares Club at Mills Pond Elementary School in the Smithtown school district participated in a walk-a-thon May 17 to support

Medical Mission International.

Medical Mission International is a nonprofit organization that runs a hospital for a poverty-stricken community in El Salvador. The event

garnered more than $1,300.

Cares Club advisers Diana Lanze, Kristin Quail and Melissa Taylor and many Mills Pond teachers joined the effort.

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Pounding pavement for a cause

National Merit Scholar Smithtown High School East senior Cindy Li has been selected as a winner of a National Merit $2,500 Scholarship.

Li was chosen as one of 2,500 winners for the Merit Scholarship award among 15,000 finalists based on their abilities, skills and accomplishments. The National Merit Scholarship Competition evaluates participants on their academic record, school’s curricula and grading system, two SAT scores, school official’s written

recommendation, the finalist’s extracurricular activities, leadership and personal essay.

Li is a member of the Smithtown High School East science research program, math team, Math Honor Society, National Honor Society and German Honor Society. Next fall, she will attend Brown University, where she will pursue an undergraduate degree in applied math.

Pictured above, from left, is Cindy Li and Kevin Simmons, principal at Smithtown High School East.

Positive strides for Diversity, Equality Kings Park High School student Daniel Boring won the best student project in the category of Diversity and Equality at the 2018 New York Youth Summit.

The New York Youth Summit is a year-round educational program for high school students. It is a partnership between high schools, Northwell Health, Berkeley College and a number of other public and private organizations. The first Youth Summit occurred on Long Island and took place in Oakdale in 2009. Today, close to 500 students submit projects for the program, and about 250 students are selected to participate in the summit’s annual conference.

In 2017, the program was renamed the New York Youth Summit to reflect the participation of high school students from New York City, Long Island and Westchester.

The program is designed to give high school students the opportunity to do research and arts projects that deal with important issues that impact communities in the New York City Metropolitan area and in the United States. Students who have submitted the best projects go on to participate in the summit’s annual conference where they work with top experts to develop solutions to a host of socio-medical, environmental and social issues.

The purpose of the summit is to

engage young people as early as possible in thinking about and solving the problems related to local and regional social, economic and environmental issues.

The summit aims to develop research, creative and social skills of high school students by allowing them to work together with leaders in business, government and nonprofit sectors. It also aims to bring together students of diverse backgrounds from different schools, giving these students an opportunity to interact and propose solutions together.

Pictured above, from left, adviser Brett Clifford, Boring and Kings Park Prinicpal Lino Bracco.

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Making mindful connections During the first week of May, students at Smithtown Elementary School in the Smithtown school district participated in yoga classes during their physical education periods.

Thanks to the school’s arts and education committee, Yoganomics in Medford provided students

with a physical outlet to practice mindfulness. The instructors taught students to focus on their breathing, connect with their body and master challenging poses that some thought would be impossible. Using strength, balance and focus, students were able to take their yoga practice to the next level.

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SPORTS BILL LANDON

West lax heads to county semifinals

BY DESIRÉE KEEGAN DESIREE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Marc Cottage scored three goals and one assist to lead No. 2 Smithtown West’s boys lacrosse team to a 10-7 win over No. 10-seeded visiting Riverhead in the Suffolk Class A quarterfinal May 18.

John Hoffman added two goals and two assists, Conor Calderone won 14 of 18 faceoffs and Kyle Walker made six saves to help the Bulls improve to 15-1 this season.

Smithtown West faces No. 3 Half Hollow Hills East Thursday, May 24, in the semifinals at Islip High School at 4:30 p.m.

The two teams have met once previously this season. The Bulls came out on top 11-6 April 12 during the team’s 10-game winning streak.

Sophomore Sarah Chapman, making a play in a previous game above, tied the game against Smithtown East, 2-2, on an RBI-single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Junior Abigail Canelle, below, earned the win after pitching seven innings.

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BY DESIRÉE KEEGAN DESIREE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Abigail Canelle proved she can pitch.

After taking the loss in No. 4 Smithtown West’s 5-3 defeat at the hands of No. 13 Lindenhurst May 18 in the Bulls’ first game of the Suffolk County Class AA playoffs, the junior put on an outbracket show.

Canelle allowed two runs on three hits, struck out five and walked one in a 4-2 home win over Smithtown East May 21 to keep her team in postseason play.

Junior outfielder Dani Badillo hit a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead Smithtown West (15-6).

Sophomore third baseman Sarah Chapman hit an RBI-single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the score at 2-all.

Smithtown West traveled to No. 3 North Babylon Wednesday, May 23, but results were not available by press time.

If the Bulls win to continue to stay alive, they’ll face the winner of the No. 7 Sachem East-No. 9 West Babylon matchup Friday, May 25 at home at 2 p.m.

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Smithtown East’s Catherine Farrell is fast.

The junior ran the 800-meter run in 2 minutes, 20.77 seconds to take the top spot at the Suffolk County girls track and field division championships May 21 at Connetquot.

She also place fifth in the 3,000 run, and wasn’t the only Bull to stand atop the podium, as Smithtown East finished with 32 points for the top spot in Division II. Junior Sasha Young placed second in the 100 hurdles in 16.63 seconds, and her sister Grace Young finished second in the triple jump with a 37-05 leap. Sophomore Emily Ginty came in third in the 3,0000 run, and junior Kaitlin Yurick came in third in the discus.

Smithtown West senior Madison Mulder earned the top spot in the 400 dash, crossing the finish line in 1 minute flat, and senior Sarah Wilkinson came in third in the 400 hurdles.

The West Bulls also saw senior Angelica

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OPINION Editorial

CREDIT

Local action while waiting for legislation

Letters to the editor

While we wait for the federal government to do something about gun control, kids are dying in America’s schools.

For children and school staff members to be filled with fear and anxiety every day thinking they may get killed is unacceptable.

Fortunately, there are things that can be done on the local level, even in our homes, to make schools — places that should foster learning, not fear — safer in the short term.

Fox News recently reported nearly 40 deaths and various injuries resulted from school shootings since the beginning of 2017 in 15 elementary and secondary schools. CNN, which includes universities in its reports, said 22 learning institutions have been the site of shootings in 2018 alone, accounting for more than 30 deaths. Hitting closer to home, Suffolk County Police Department Capt. Kevin Williams spoke at a May 8 Smithtown Town Board meeting and said since the Parkland, Florida, shooting Feb. 14, the 4th Precinct has received a threat against Smithtown-area schools approximately once a day. He said that trend holds true across Suffolk County.

What do we do on the local level? We have covered a number of school board meetings where parents have been allowed to debate about what they feel are the best solutions to keep their children and staff members safe. While some of these board meetings have gone on for hours, due to resistance to ideas like armed guards and metal detectors, keeping our children safe is worth every hour spent at these meetings and every penny the district pays for new measures that will help keep kids out of harm’s way. We encourage parents to keep speaking up. As a result of responding to concerns, many school districts have added additional psychologists to their staffs, too, to allow for easier accessibility. New York State Legislature passed a package of bills in the wake of Parkland allotting more dollars to security and mental health services to districts that want them.

Another example of parents and school administration working together to find solutions occurred at the Shoreham-Wading River’s March 6 board of education meeting. Superintendent Gerard Poole outlined measures the school was taking after the shooting in Parkland. Among the plans was installing a Raptor Visitor Management System in all buildings, a web-based monitoring software designed to track visitors and electronically check them against public databases.

The same meeting also included a forum for students to express their concerns and give suggestions on how to better protect their schools.

A web-based app called “report it,” which many Long Island school districts are using, was also introduced earlier this month to help encourage students to speak up when they see or hear things that trouble them or make them uncomfortable.

School is not the only place where something can be done while we wait. If you own a gun, and keep it in your home, keep it locked up and keep the bullets secured in a separate location. Most of all, explain to your children and teens that a gun is not a toy. Too many news reports begin with a child getting a hold of a parent’s gun. If you are resistant to stricter gun control laws, we beg you to at least ensure you’ve taken all of the possible steps necessary to lock up your weapons.

There’s the issue of bullying, too. Antonios Pagourtzis, the father of Santa Fe shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, claimed his son was bullied at the school. The best conversations about how to treat people can occur at home. Talk to your children about being kind to others and to speak up when they see someone being harassed. Most of all, set a good example.

As journalists, we plan to do our part by continuing to report on the conversations going on at local schools, whether they are happening at a board meeting or during a student-organized walkout.

When it comes to legislation, we have no choice but to wait — but we won’t idly sit by and neither should you.

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Zeldin on Jewish-American history In December 2005, a resolution recognizing May as Jewish-American Heritage Month passed the House and then the Senate three months later. In a unified front, President George W. Bush reaffirmed this month-long celebration with a presidential proclamation in April 2006. There are few things in our nation’s capital that are agreed upon unanimously, but there is no question when it comes to the contributions of the Jewish people to the fabric of American life.

The history of the Jewish people spans thousands of years, marked by adversity, triumph and a unique Jewish identity that has outlived the Roman Empire, transcended the Middle Ages and prevailed in the face of genocide.

They have made some of the greatest contributions to science, medicine and literature, forever changing our entire way of life while maintaining a community that is uniquely their own.

The scientific advancements pioneered by the Jewish people have revolutionized everything we know about our world from how we view it to its very existence. At just 26 years of age, Albert Einstein, a German-born Jew who continued his work in New Jersey, published four groundbreaking papers that laid the foundation of modern physics and spurred the development of his theory of relativity. Einstein’s reputation for academic achievement is so renown that, today, the name Einstein is synonymous with genius.

Einstein’s academic accomplishments pioneering modern physics are unparalleled, but

Einstein is far from the only Jewish-American who has had a profound effect on even the most commonplace aspects of American life. In 1829, Levi Strauss was born to an Ashkenazi Jewish family in Germany. At the age of 18, Strauss traveled to the United States where he would invent and patent the quintessential American garment — the blue jean — and found the world-renowned denim company Levi’s.

In his success, Levi Strauss went on to become one of San Francisco’s biggest philanthropists, giving to the Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum and Home, Eureka Benevolent Society and Hebrew Board of Relief.

Levi Strauss’ success, generosity and passion for giving back to his community is representative of the Jewish people as a whole. Throughout hundreds of years, Jewish-Americans have worked to make our nation a better place for their fellow Americans, advocating for women’s rights,

marching alongside the leaders of the civil rights movement, serving in every branch of the military and working at every level of government.

The passion, spirit and character of the Jewish people is something I have aspired to foster in our community and our nation’s capital. In the same way Jewish-American History Month was founded, the importance of passing on the traditions of the Jewish people to the next generation should be agreed upon unanimously.

Founded in its rich culture and history, the JewishAmerican community has shaped the soul of our country, their ideals sewn into the very fabric of American life. Through their actions and willingness to stand shoulder to shoulder with their fellow Americans, they have truly made our nation and our entire world a better place for mankind.

Lee Zeldin U.S. Representative 1st Congressional District

Thank your veterans on Memorial Day As we approach Memorial Day weekend, it is important we join together to pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. These men and women — and surviving families — must be honored and remembered.

That is why it is so important that we take time this weekend to show our appreciation by commemorating their lives and their service.

To help families in our local community participate in the numerous Memorial Day events, my office has set up a Memorial Day page that contains a list of the

events in our area. This special section can be accessed by visiting our website at www.flanagan. nysenate.gov and clicking on the Memorial Day link on the home page.

Wherever you are or whatever you do over the upcoming weekend, it is my hope that we all take a moment to say thank you to the men and women of our armed forces and to remember those who perished fighting for our freedoms.

That could be as simple as saying thank you to a veteran in your life or in your community, or attending a community commemoration.

Our military veterans and active duty personnel are the reason we enjoy the life we do as Americans and it is imperative that our nation never forget these true heroes. Every day, they protect and preserve our rights and freedoms and they should know how grateful we are for their service. Thank you very much and please have a safe Memorial Day weekend.

John Flanagan State Senator Senate Majority Leader

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MAY 24, 2018 • TIMES OF SMITHTOWN • PAGE A27

OPINION

Notes from a 2017 interview with the late Tom Wolfe

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ow often do you get to talk to someone whose legend loomed large over your childhood?

Last year, I had the privilege of interviewing author Tom Wolfe, who died last week at the age of 88. Wolfe wrote “The Right Stuff,” “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” and “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” among others. I spoke with Wolfe about astronaut Scott Kelly, who was so inspired by “The Right Stuff” that he directed a life he considered somewhat aimless toward

By Daniel Dunaief becoming a fighter pilot and, eventually, an astronaut.

My conversation was rewarding and memorable, so I thought I’d share my interview with the legendary author.

DD: Kelly credits you with putting him on a path that led him to spend almost a year aboard the International Space Station. Is there a satisfaction that comes from that?

TW: Nothing else I’ve written has

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had such a beautiful result. He told me he’d been floundering around trying to figure out what to do with his life. He hadn’t been doing well in school. Then he just got the idea of going into space and became an astronaut.

DD: Did you know he took “The Right Stuff” with him?

TW: He sent me from the space station a picture of the cover on his iPad. That was one of the greatest messages I ever got.

DD: Do you think Kelly’s mission increased the excitement about space?

TW: There’s been a general lack of a sense of heroism in much of the post-World War II era and there were people who responded to the space program in general in that fashion.

DD: How does the excitement now compare to the early days of the space program?

TW: John Glenn’s return created a lot of excitement. At that time, we seemed to be at war in space with the Russians. That was what kept the space program going. There was always this threat. It’s very hard to hit the Earth from space. You’ve got three speeds: the speed of what you fired the rocket with, then you’ve got the speed at the end of that opening shot and you’ve got the speed of hitting the

Earth, which is moving.

DD: How do you think people will react to Kelly’s mission?

TW: It remains to be seen whether it inspires young people the way the Mercury program did.

DD: What drove the space program until that point?

TW: Wernher van Braun [a German engineer who played a seminal role in advancing American rocket science] spoke in his last year.

The point of the space program was not to beat the Russians. It was to prepare for the day when the sun burns out and we have to leave Earth and go somewhere else. It’s hard to imagine everybody shipping off to another heavenly body.

DD: Getting back to Kelly, how difficult do you think Kelly’s mission was?

TW: Scott Kelly’s adventures were a test of the human body and the psyche. Being that removed from anybody you could talk to and see must be a terrible stress. That’s what he and others in the space station are chosen for.

DD: Do people like Kelly still need “the right stuff” to be astronauts?

TW: It’s the same except anyone coming into the program is more confident that these things can be done. For Mercury astronauts, these

things were totally new. The odds against you, the odds of death, were very high.

DD: What advice did you give to Kelly when he started writing his book?

TW: Begin at the beginning.

So many of the astronauts and other people who have memorable experiences will start with the adventure to get you interested.

Then, the second chapter, suddenly you’re saying, “Harold Bumberry was born in 1973,” and it makes you take a deep breath [and say], ‘OK, here it comes.” Whereas starting at the beginning always works.

DD: What do you think of the movies made about your books?

TW: I think they’re terrible. Three of my books were made into movies and I disliked them all. The reason being they didn’t do it like I did.

You can’t do a lot of things in a movie that you can in print. You’re better at presenting themes, better at dialogue. You can hear it, you can’t get inside a mind of a character the way you can in print. Movies don’t have time.

DD: What impact did Scott Kelly’s being inspired by your book have on you?

TW: It’s the best compliment I’ve ever gotten.

and one for the road.”

6. Two cannibals are eating a clown.

One says to the other, “Does this taste funny to you?”

7. “Doc, I can’t stop singing ‘Green, Green Grass of Home.’” “That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome.” “Is it common?” “Well, it’s not unusual.”

8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, “I was artificially inseminated this morning.” “I don’t believe you,” says Dolly. “It’s true, no bull,” exclaims Daisy.

9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.

10. Déjà moo: The feeling that you’ve heard this bull before.

11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day, but I couldn’t find any.

12. A man woke up in the hospital

after a serious accident. He shouted, “Doctor, doctor, I can’t feel my legs.”

The doctor replied, “I know, I amputated your arms.”

13. I went to a seafood disco last week ... and pulled a mussel.

14. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.

15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says, “Dam!” 16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Not surprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it, too.

17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office, and asked them to disperse. “But why?” they asked, as

they moved off. “Because I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer,” he explained to them.

18. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt, and is named Ahmal. The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him Juan.

Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, “They’re twins. If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.”

19. A dwarf, who was a mystic, escaped from jail. The call went out that there was a small medium at large.

20. And finally, there was the person who sent 20 different puns to his friends with the hope that at least 10 of the puns would make them laugh.

No pun in 10 did.

Puns intended

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ere are some chuckles from the internet. Hope you enjoy them.

1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.

2. A jumper cable walks into a bar.

The bartender says, “I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.”

3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.

4. A dyslexic man walked into a bra.

5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm, and says, “A

By Leah S. Dunaief beer, please —

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