The Times of Smithtown - May 25, 2017

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What’s inside Smithtown 5K set to raise money for children with sytoic fibrosis A3 Residents rally at State Sen. Flanagan’s office for Child Victims Act A5 Body found in Nesconset swimming pool A6

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town Smithtown race to raise money for children with cystic fibrosis Foundation created by loved ones in memory of Brittany Braun, who died at 14 with CF

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com

really big impact on my life.”

Bence said she worked with Kane to get the foundation off the ground, and she has Local nonprofit the Breathe for Britt continued to keep the nonprofit alive after Foundation will be holding its third annual Kane died in 2012. Kane was also a volun5K run/walk at Smithtown Elementary teer at the pediatric wing at Stony Brook School, and residents are encouraged to University Hospital and spent his life keepparticipate and help raise money for fami- ing her memory alive after she died. lies dealing with cystic fibrosis.

“She was just a special kid,” Brittany Braun was diagBence said. “I interacted with a nosed with cystic fibrosis — a lot of kids but she stood out to genetic disorder that affects me. She was loving, sassy, strong mostly the lungs, but also the and wise beyond her years. After — Laura Bence she passed it was like a hole was pancreas, liver and kidneys — at a young age, and eventually left in my heart.” succumbed to the disease at Brittany was a foster child, the age of 14. and Bence said she spent part of Brian Kane, Brittany’s godfather, found- her life in the Smithtown community lived the Centereach-based foundation in ing at the Avalon Gardens. According to 2008. The mission of the foundation is to a letter written by Kane, Brittany wanted honor Brittany’s life by providing joy, hope to grow up and become a doctor. She was and comfort to individuals facing the daily “greatly inspired by the doctors and nurses challenge of living life with cystic fibrosis. that took care of her,” he wrote.

“I met Brittany when I was volunteering “Britt’s last words were ‘did you ever in the pediatric wing at Stony Brook Uni- feel so tired that you just wanted to go to versity Hospital,” Laura Bence, the director sleep, but you couldn’t,’ [and] moments of the foundation said in a phone inter- after having spoken those very words, view. “She stole my heart, and has had a she did fall asleep, very peacefully,” Kane

‘She stole my heart.’

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above, Brittany Braun; top right, Brittany smiles with her godfather Brian Kane. said. “Brittany did not pass on alone or in the hospital, which one was of her biggest

fears. She was with me when she passed.”

The foundation in her memory works to brighten the lives of those with cystic fibrosis. They organize events including Gimme a Break Day, where children with the disease are treated to a spa day, a trip to Six Flags Great Adventure, tickets to concert shows and more. The nonprofit also focuses on the families dealing with loved ones who are suffering with the disease and offers programs like grocery assistance, helping prepare a Thanksgiving

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town Smithtown rally calls for legislator’s support of Child Victims Act

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com North Shore residents gathered at New York State Sen. John Flanagan’s (R-East Northport) office last week, calling on him to bring the New York Child Victims Act bill to the floor for a vote.

The bill would eliminate criminal and civil statutes of limitation for child sexual abuse, and provide a one-time, one-year window in the statute of limitations to enable victims whose claim was time-barred by the current arbitrary limitations to revive their claim.

Versions of the Child Victims Act bill have been circulating for the past few years in the state assembly and the state senate, but have never made it to the floor for a vote.

“It’s important to me, as a survivor of child sexual abuse, to see that this act passes,” Gary Greenberg, one of the participants at the rally this past weekend and the founder of Fighting For Children PAC, said in a phone interview. “It’s important not just for myself but for future generations of children. We need this act to help keep predators off the street. The look back period would help with that.”

In New York, once victims turn 23 they

can no longer make a case for child abuse against the predator in question.

According to research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. In addition, the National Center for Victims of Crime said 14 percent of sexual offenders commit another sexual offense after five years, and 24 percent after 15 years.

The National Sex Offender Public Website stated children usually delay telling someone if they have been sexually abused because they are either afraid of a negative reaction from their parents or of being harmed by the abuser. The website, which provides a free, nationwide database of sex offenders, indicated kids often “delay disclosure until adulthood.”

Greenberg said critics of the bill cite the chance victims may forget the face of their abuser if they’re identified years later or provide false claims, or the courts will become overburdened with cases.

“It’s very painful to come out and do something like that. People should have that opportunity,” he said. “The majority of sexual abuse cases for children occur with family members or close friends, and you remember who they are for life.”

protestors stand in front of state sen. John Flanagan’s office.

Greenberg shared details of his personal incident. A hospital orderly, where his father was getting treated, tried to assault him while taking him on a tour of the hospital. He and his family had no luck with finding or charging him, until 30 years

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later when he saw his face on television for other sexual assault cases.

“You can’t say people forget, you don’t,” he said. “As a survivor, we feel our souls

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history Veteran and POW from Wading River remembered ahead of Memorial Day By rich acritElli “In the room, I am putting up some Christmas ornaments and decorations. We have no trees, but do the best we can with cardboard.

Still going to Mass, hoping the war is over soon. Your son, Mike.”

These were the words of World War II prisoner of war Michael O’Shea to his family during Christmas 1944. The veteran and longtime Wading River resident died in 2009.

O’Shea was born in Manhattan in 1924 and his family moved to the Bronx during the Great Depression when he was a child. He attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan and was an avid New York Yankees fan. As the United States reeled from the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, right away O’Shea expressed his desire to leave high school to enlist in the Army Air Force.

During his earliest days in the service, O’Shea had to wait several weeks for uniforms, he trained with broom handles as weapons, and at his first duty station in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the government commandeered motels and made them into barracks. He was trained by instructors who had little to no experience in warfare. O’Shea was determined to gain his wings, earn more money through hazard pay, and was intrigued by the promotional films of noted actor Jimmy Stewart, who was later a brigadier general.

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Europe, North Africa and into the Soviet Union, O’Shea and his fellow airmen were driven to overcome the air superiority of the Luftwaffe. The Bronx native was later sent to Syracuse and onto Texas where he gained his primary instruction as a navigator. Before leaving the States, his crew was sent to Nebraska, where they picked up their B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. They flew across the country to Manchester, New Hampshire, and across the Atlantic Ocean to England.

It was not until July 7, 1944, that his crew

was ordered to conduct their first daytime bombing run over Germany, near Berlin.

While American bombers took heavy losses during the day, it was believed by U.S. High Command that these attacks hurt the German military and war machine. O’Shea vividly recalled the enemy Messerschmitt’s fighter planes and 88 millimeter guns that targeted American aircraft over the skies of Nazi Germany. For all flyers, the threat of being shot down was always a realistic concern.

Up until the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, there were more airmen than infantry held as prisoners of war by the Germans. It was often the case that O’Shea flew deep into enemy territory to attack the industrial might of Germany and its VI and VII rocket plants in Peenemünde and the Ploesti oil fields in Romania.

On Aug. 9, 1944, during his 14th mission, O’Shea’s plane was severely damaged by anti-aircraft guns. While the pilot was able to guide his plane toward Great Britain, he ordered his crew to parachute over the North Sea. While all of the men left the burning aircraft, O’Shea was left alone in the water for several hours until American P-51 fighter planes saw him. They radioed British naval vessels who rescued O’Shea from the earliest stages of hyperthermia. He spent time in a location that was established for men who were being sent home after they completed all of their missions. It was hard for O’Shea to hear these men speak about their desire to

see loved ones, attend a ball game and have a drink.

O’Shea celebrated his twentieth birthday as a prisoner of war who was now directly under German control. He had the unique experience of observing the massive wartime bombing of both London and Berlin. The German Luftwaffe sent O’Shea to a transit facility that had English-speaking German officers who interrogated all airmen before they went to the prisoner of war camps.

O’Shea vividly recalled that the enemy knew more about his chain of command and the missions than he did. While this officer tried to offer O’Shea a cigarette and chocolate, he refused to accept them, as it was a ploy to get information out of him. From the solitary confinement and the poor food, he lost 10 pounds at this Dulag Luft. He was then sent to Stalag Luft III, the same camp that was made famous through the film “The Great Escape.”

He often said the film was a little too much Hollywood as the actors looked too healthy to be prisoners and that the escape plans were not as publicized as in this film. According to his son Terry, his father was not a big fan of “Hogan’s Heroes,” which made light of the prisoner of war experience.

When O’Shea was in the camp, escapes were discouraged from the commanding officers, as they believed the Germans were losing the war and they would soon be liberated.

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school news Hauppauge Middle School

Accompsett Middle School

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Science fair

Hauppauge Middle School sixth-grader Navya Gautam recently won first place in her grade level at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Elementary School Science Fair for her project titled: “Does Shape Matter?” The sixth-grade winner said she was curious why solar panels were always a rectangular shape. “I wanted to find out if different shapes might make the panels more effective, which would help the environment and in turn help our world,” said Gautam, who hopes to someday work in the medical field helping people.

Nearly 500 science projects from 108 Suffolk County schools were entered into

the 2017 Elementary School Science Fair, which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and coordinated by the Lab’s office of educational programs. BNL scientists, engineers, technical staff and teachers from local elementary schools judged the projects.

“Congratulations to Navya Gautam on winning first place for the entire sixth grade at the BNL Elementary School Science Fair,” said Robert Wankmuller, Hauppauge’s director of science, technology and research. “We are very proud your outstanding achievement.”

Accompsett Middle School in the Smithtown Central School District is honoring its local military heroes this Memorial Day by participating in a Flags for Freedom program.

Coordinated by the school’s ParentTeacher Association, American flags were sold in honor or memory of loved ones who have or are serving in the military.

For a $25 donation, flags were available for purchase throughout the month. In total, the school sold 125 flags.

During the first weekend in May, Ac-

compsett Middle School Honor Society students and PTA parents worked to get the ground ready to display the flags, cleaning up the flower beds, drilling the holes for the flags and cutting the PVC piping. The flags are currently on display at Accompsett Middle School to add a special touch to the grounds for Memorial Day. Profits from the sale of the flags will be donated to America’s VetDogs, a local nonprofit that helps veterans with service dogs, and Boots on the Ground NY, a local veterans activity center.

Hauppauge Middle School

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Culture show

Smithtown High School West hosted the district’s World Culture Showcase May 4. Students from across the district helped to create a night celebrating the diversity within their community.

The evening featured a variety of performances in the Smithtown High School West

auditorium including dances from Ireland, El Salvador, Armenia and India, as well as songs from Israel and Turkey.

In the school’s library, attendees visited booths created by students to showcase their family’s heritage. Many of these booths included games for families to test their knowledge of various countries.

Hauppauge Middle School seventh-grader Nicholas Barshay and eighth-grader Jalaj Mehta will be participating in the New York State Science Congress, to be held June 3 at The State University of New York at Buffalo.

The students were selected based on their performance at the Long Island Science Congress competition, which was held at St. Anthony’s High School, Huntington Station.

Barshay’s project, Deter-Ant, tests how natural oils work at repelling ants compared to more traditional, chemical products.

Mehta’s project, Developing an Inexpensive Filter to Remove Microbeads from Water, investigates the effectiveness of different materials in removing microbeads found in

various skin care products.

The Hauppauge Middle School students are two of only 13 students who will advance to the New York State Science Congress from the Long Island Science Congress competition.

“Congratulations to Nicholas Barshay and Jalaj Mehta as they advance to the New York State Science Congress on June 3 in Buffalo, New York,” said Robert Wankmuller, Hauppauge’s director of science, technology and research. “We are very proud your achievements in the Long Island Science Congress and look forward to having you represent Hauppauge school district at the New York State Science Congress.”

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obituaries William Minerva

William J. Minerva, 97, died April 27. He was a longtime resident of Hauppauge and St. James.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, to Michael and Antonia Minerva, William was one of 11 children.

He was a 1938 graduate of Boys High in Brooklyn.

He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Long Island University.

William had a very distinguished career in the U.S. Army, serving during World War II in the Army Corps of Engineers throughout Europe.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service during the war. He retired from the armed forces as a lieutenant colonel.

After serving in the Army, William completed his college education and went on to work for the General Services Administration in both Washington, D.C., and then in New York City. Following a career in the federal government he went on to become comptroller for the Town of Smithtown. William was a member of the Sons of Italy Vincent Sellaro

Lodge and the Knights of Columbus Holy Mother Mary Council, Smithtown.

William was predeceased by his beloved wife of 43 years, Ida Conquet Minerva.

He is survived by his cherished daughter Clarissa Minerva. William is also survived by his beloved sister Angela Esposito, brother-in-law Rudy Conquet (Doris) and many devoted nieces, nephews and friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to: AHRC Suffolk, 2900 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia.

Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church, Smithtown. Interment followed at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Smithtown.

An online guest book is available at www. branchfh.com.

Emil V. Orlando

Emil V. Orlando, 77 of Smithtown, died April 28.

He was the beloved life partner of Penny Carroll; loving husband of the late Patricia; adored father of Lisa Lang, Nancy (Kevin) O’Neil and James (Dara) Orlando; cherished grandfather of Kelly, Jim, Morgan, Taylor, Kaylee, Kierin,

Kennedy and Kyla; devoted brother of Theresa, Mary, Louise, Doris and James.

He is survived by many other family members and friends.

Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church in Smithtown. Interment followed at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Smithtown.

An online guest book is available at www.branchfh.com.

William lown

William C. Lown, of Smithtown, died May 11, at the age of 82.

He was a retired athletic director of the Brentwood School District and a proud veteran of the U.S. Army.

He was the beloved husband of Jean; loving father of William D. (Carla) Lown and Elizabeth Pappas; cherished grandfather of Katie and Joseph; dear brother of Joan Shankel, Carolyn Lown and Dori Cacchio.

He is survived by many other family members and friends.

Religious service was celebrated at Smithtown Presbyterian Church of Smithtown. Interment with full military honors

followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the L.I. Alzheimer’s Foundation, 5 Channel Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050.

An online guest book is available at www.branchfh.com.

anna Jarmaluk

Anna M. Jarmaluk, of Smithtown, died April 24, at the age of 94.

She was the beloved wife of the late Alex; cherished mother of Bonnie A. Borella and Patricia Damers; adored grandmother of Amy, Michael, Tracy, Steven, Kelly, Jennifer and Thomas; loving great-grandmother of Ryan, Dylan, Vincent, Guiliana, Sean, Karina and two on the way.

She is survived by many other family members and friends.

Religious service was celebrated at the funeral home. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

An online guest book is available at www.branchfh.com.

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rally continued from page A5 were murdered.”

Flanagan said during his re-election campaign last year he agreed it’s a serious issue but didn’t support the one-year opener.

“This is a one-year opener that could bring cases going back 40, 50, 60 years,” he said. “We have statutes of limitations for very cogent reasons and no matter how emotional a subject may be, witness availability, evidence, all those things have a salutary effect in terms of what happens.”

When questioned again last week by reporters, Flanagan said he’s open to discussions about the bill.

“We continue to have internal discussions on that, and I know there have been steps taken outside by the Catholic Church and the Assembly has their own versions,” he said. “It’s not just isolated to one bill.

I’ve talked to Senator Lanza, to Assemblyman Cusick, and to a lot of our colleagues, and I’m comfortable that we are continuing to work on those issues. You don’t always have to have a hearing to get something done.”

The bill was a priority in the campaign of Flanagan’s 2016 challenger for his state senate seat, Peter Magistrale (D.)

During one of the severest winters on record, the prisoners of Stalag Luft III were forced to march from the eastern part of Germany toward the interior of the country. The German government did not want to have Allied fliers fall into the hands of the advancing Soviets. The prisoners had very little food and clothing to protect them from the cold. For several days, they were forced by the guards to march on the open road, where they received little rest. O’Shea’s daughter Misty recalled her father did not say much about the war, but he mentioned the hardships of this march. Misty stated that at one time her father explained how younger boys were guarding these prisoners, as most of the older Germans were at the eastern and western fronts.

The men finally made it to the German town of Spremberg, where the prisoners were placed in railroad cars and transported to Mooseburg POW camp located outside of Munich. The facility housed prisoners from Australia, South Africa, France, New Zealand, Sikhs from India and the Soviet Union. At one time, Mooseburg was only supposed to house 10,000 people, but by the end of the war, it held 80,000 soldiers.

By the spring of 1945, the Third Army under the leadership of General George Patton destroyed the camp’s main gate and liberated all of the men. O’Shea felt the jubilation of freedom and wanted to travel home as quickly as possible. On the troop ship that entered New York Harbor, O’Shea was pleased to be home, but the doctor treating the prisoners of war told him he would was not well enough to last

a city block. When he was imprisoned at Stalag Luft III, he contracted tuberculosis from another prisoner. Although he was elated to be home, O’Shea was later sent to Fitzsimmons Veterans Hospital in Colorado to be treated for his serious condition. There was no cure for the sickness and O’Shea spent five years at the hospital, where he was quarantined away from the general patients. His family believed their father suffered from PTSD. In 1951, O’Shea was discharged from the hospital. He completed all of his high school requirements and took advantage of the GI Bill to earn his college degree in California.

With the war and hospital years behind him, at 29 years old, O’Shea was a college graduate with an engineering degree. He traveled back East and was hired by Brookhaven National Lab, where he was an engineer for 10 years. It was at this job that he met his future wife Rosa and they were married in 1959.

By 1960, he built a home in Wading River, and they started their family. The couple had three sons — Mike, Terry and Tommy — and a daughter — Misty — along with a tribe of grandchildren. After many years as an engineer, O’Shea did not like sitting behind a desk, and he changed his occupation to become a steamfitter, a job he held as a young man before the war. The position offered him the chance to travel and to earn more money. For two years, he worked in Canada, where his family joined him in the summer.

O’Shea was beloved by residents he saw at the Calverton National Cemetery and through the Suffolk and Nassau County Chapter of Prisoners of War. Rich Acritelli is a social studies teacher at Rocky Point High School and an adjunct professor of American history at Suffolk County Community College.

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Louise Nicholls, a Smithtown resident, said she got involved in helping plan the 5K run/walk after learning about the foundation from Bence.

“She was telling me about Breathe for Britt and it was really impressive, all the work she did,” Nichols said in a phone interview. “I said I wanted to help. A lot of people don’t know about cystic fibrosis — including myself until Laura came along — and it really changes these patients’ whole lives.”

The Smithtown resident said the race is meant to raise money for families with children who have been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, but also to make people more aware of the disease.

“With cystic fibrosis patients don’t always seem sick,” Nicholls said. “No one really understands what they’re going through. We want to bring more awareness and bring hope to these kids.”

The race is scheduled for Sunday, June 3, at Smithtown Elementary School on Lawrence Avenue. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. and the race will begin at 9 a.m., rain or shine. To register visit www.justregister.net and to learn more about the Breathe for Britt Foundation visit www. breatheforbritt.org.

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sports

Photos by Bill landon

Clockwise from left, Thomas Harkin makes one of his eight saves; the Smithtown East boys’ lacrosse team celebrates its comeback win over Connetquot in the Class aa quarterfinals; luke Eschbach sends a shot sailing into the netting; and Brian Herber wins a faceoff and fires at the net.

Lighting delay helps Bulls regroup, win playoff opener

By Bill landon Being down early doesn’t faze the Smithtown East boys’ lacrosse team. And despite the 4-0 lead visiting Connetquot had in the opening round of the Class AA playoffs May 19, the Bulls bounced back for a 12-10 victory to advance to the semifinals.

“That’s kind of been our M.O. this year — we’ve allowed our opponent to jump up on us early in games and these guys have done a good job all year staying together, [being] positive and

Smithtown E. 12 Connetquot 10

chipping away at it,” Smithtown East head coach Jason Lambert said. “When we got down 4-0, I said, ‘hey guys, we’ve been here before, we’ve done this before — we’ll come back.’ And with our seniors and the leadership we have here, there’s never panic with this group.”

Smithtown East didn’t find the cage until two minutes into the second quarter, when senior midfielder and co-captain Luke Eschbach slammed home a solo shot. Senior Michael Latini attacked next, with 5:05 left in the first half, to cut the lead in half. Senior faceoff specialist Brian Herber won the ensuing battle at the ‘X,’ and dished the ball to classmate and co-captain Connor Desimone who buried his shot 20 seconds later to pull within one, 4-3.

At the 3:15 mark of the second quarter the Thunderbirds struck again, but so did a lightning bolt, which suspended the game for 30 minutes. Connetquot picked up where it left off when play resumed, to double Smithtown East’s score, 6-3.

“That half hour stop was almost a blessing in disguise,” Lambert said. “It allowed us to gather ourselves, talk to the kids and tell them exactly what we were seeing, and hear what they were seeing.”

Desimone passed to Latini, who on the cut shot the ball behind his back, catching the keeper off guard to make it a 6-4 game.

“I’ve done it in practice and I’ve never tried it in a game,” Latini said. “But I always wanted to try it, and today, it went in.”

After another Herber faceoff win, Latini scooped up the flick, and senior Dominic Pizzulli drilled his shot into the netting as the Bulls trailed 6-5. The four-goal deficit early in the game had little effect on Herber or the

rest of his team.

“I was a little nervous,” Herber said. “But I know this team and knew we would definitely come back — we always do.”

With 26 seconds left in the quarter, Desimone leaped from behind the cage and dove in front to bury his shot and make it a new game.

Smithtown East goalkeeper Thomas Harkin, who had eight saves on the day, commended his opponent for the tough battle.

“They brought a lot of ball movement, they moved well inside — they are very good at doing that, but we prepared for that,” Harkin said. “We knew we had to step it up, wake up a bit. We knew the next ground ball, the next pass, the next shot, the next anything, it’s ours.”

Two minutes into the second half, Desimone gave his teammate’s words meaning when he scored his hat trick goal to give his team its first lead, 7-6.

“Our guys have a ton of heart, starting with our goalie,” Desimone said.

Smithtown East’s lead wouldn’t last long though, as the Thunderbirds scored three unanswered goals for a 9-7 advantage with 2:30 left in the third.

Senior Bobby Burns put an end to the Connetquot rally, and Herber’s faceoff win led to the game-tying goal by senior Mike Marino. Marino tied the game again minutes later, 10-10, and the Bulls’ defense was strong in the final eight minutes, cutting off all lanes to the cage. “[Anthony] Voelker played great on [Connetquot junior attack George Wichelns],” Herber said. “He’s a big part of Connetquot’s team and [Brian] Cosgrove was playing great off ball, which really slowed them down.”

Desimone passed to Eschbach for the game-winning goal, and Desimone put the game away soon after.

“It all starts in our cage with our goalie Thomas Harkin — he’s been great all year, and our faceoff kid Brian Herber battling giving us chances, giving us the ball, giving us the opportunity to play offense,” Lambert said. “It was a total team effort, but those two guys, they’re the backbone of our team.”

Smithtown East will face crosstown rival Smithtown West in the semifinals May 25 at 6:30 p.m.

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Clockwise from left, nick Harvey hurls a pitch; John Cawley waits for the throw to tage out a Ward Melville runner; Matt laurelli makes a grab in an attempt to get an out; and Justin Harvey makes contact.

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By Bill landon Logan Doran delivered.

The Ward Melville player homered in the first inning, and drove in two runs in the second to give the No. 1 Patriots baseball team a 3-0 home win over No. 9 Smithtown East May 23, to advance to the Class AA semifinals.

Doran said he looking for his pitch to set the tone early.

“It was a 2-0 fastball, and I was looking fastball dead red,” he said. “I saw it high and in, and just took a big swing on it. I didn’t think it was out. I was just running and then I heard my first base coach say it’s out.”

Ward Melville threatened two batters later, when Joseph Rosselli singled into shallow left, and Michael Sepe found the gap with two outs, but Smithtown East pitcher Nick Harvey fanned the last batter to strand the runners.

With two outs, Smithtown East’s Marc Barbiglia singled in the top of the second, Ward Melville catcher Tom Hudzik fired the ball to second base to catch him on a steal attempt. The strike arrived in plenty of time for Doran to apply the tag.

“They’re a hard-hitting team — they hit well last year and they came back and are hitting even better this year,” Hudzik said. “It was Logan’s home run that got the momentum going.”

The Patriots went back to work in the bottom of the inning when Trevor Cronin singled to start things off. James Curcio followed with a fly ball to right field to put runners on the corners.

Again, Doran was the difference maker as he blasted the ball to right, plating Cronin and Curcio for a 3-0 lead.

“We played them [twice] and we knew what we were coming into,” Doran said. “We

had to stay focused like we did the first two games. Just come out hot — that’s what we’ve been talking about. I think our team played great, and we just got to keep it rolling.”

The Patriots defense was just as potent as their bats, and the boys turned a double play in the top of the third for the first two outs. Later in the inning, with a runner on base, Hudzik sent another laser throw to Doran, who again waited for the runner to end the inning.

Ward Melville pitcher Max Nielson kept the Bulls at bay the rest of the way, spreading 76 pitches over the seven innings with four strikeouts and allowing just three hits in his shutout performance. It was the second playoff victory of his varsity career.

“The key to winning today was our defense,” Nielsen said. “But Logan’s base-hit knock sealed the deal.”

— Ken Klee Ward Melville head coach Lou Petrucci also had high words of praise for Doran.

“He’s our captain ,and that’s what captains do,” he said. “That home run in the first gave us momentum.”

But he also gave other credit where due.

“Max pitched a heck of a game,” Petrucci said. “He kept their lead-off batter off base — he made quality pitches and you’ve got to give the guy credit.”

It was the third time these teams faced each other this postseason, each giving the other its first loss to send them into the double-elimination bracket.

‘Our kids hung in there — we had a very nice season — and I’m proud of them.’

“Bottom line is they played a little bit better than us, and they deserved to win,” Smithtown East head coach Ken Klee said of Ward Melville. “Our kids hung in there — we had a very nice season — and I’m proud of them.”

Ward Melville hosted the first of a threegame series on Wednesday against No. 4 West Islip, but results were not available by press time. The two teams will face off again on the Lions’ home turf May 25, at 4 p.m.

The finals are set for May 31 at Stony Brook University, 3 p.m.

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PORT JEFFERSON 1 bedroom apartment, (NOT A BASEMENT).

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OpiniOn Editorial

Letters to the editor

County’s ‘Preventative Healthcare Month’

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So you think you know your government?

Last week our editorial staff thought we’d take a break and test our brains with a little quiz about our government. We wanted to challenge our readers to the same task and see how well you know the system that runs your life: 1. Name the three branches of the federal government.

2. In which branch of government are members appointed?

3. How many amendments are there to the U.S. Constitution? Name/describe three of them.

4. What year was the sitting president elected? Which party is he from? What state? What position did he last hold? Which number president is he?

5. Which political party has control of the U.S. House of Representatives?

6. Which political party has control of the U.S. Senate?

7. Name the speaker of the House.

8. Name the minority leader in the House.

9. Name the Senate majority leader.

10. Name the Senate minority leader.

11. Name the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.

12. How many terms can the president of the United States serve?

13. Name the two U.S. senators from New York state. What parties are they from?

14. How long are their terms?

15. Name the congressman representing the congressional district in which you live. What party is he/she in?

16. How long is his/her term?

17. Name the two legislative

bodies that govern New York state.

18. Name the state senator who represents the district in which you live. How long is his/ her term?

19. Name the assemblyman who represents the district in which you live. How long is his/ her term?

20. Name the legislative body that governs Suffolk County.

21. Name the elected official from that body who represents the district in which you live. How long is his/her term?

22. Name the legislative body that governs the town in which you live.

23. What is the title of the official in charge of a town on Long Island?

24. What is the title of the official in charge of a school district?

25. Which legislative body governs a school district? How do its members attain their seats?

26. Who approves the budgets for said school district?

27. Which police precinct covers your neighborhood?

28. What is the difference between Medicaid and Medicare?

29. “Obamacare” is a nickname for what piece of legislation?

30. What does the acronym SCOTUS stand for?

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Prevention is one of the most important aspects of living a healthy and long life. However, recent studies indicate that millions of children, adolescents and adults in the United States do not receive crucial services such as routine screenings and annual checkups. Recognizing that preventive care is the key to good health and well-being, my colleagues and I have declared May “Preventive Healthcare Month” in Suffolk County.

In passing this bill, we hope to encourage residents to prioritize themselves and resolve to make healthy choices to guard against preventable chronic diseases that account for seven out of 10 deaths among Americans each year. Small changes can make a huge difference in the long run. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” — and that starts with you.

Preventive care can help patients avoid serious problems and is vital in helping to detect illness or disease at an early stage when treatment is likely to work best. The combination of an annual checkup, screen-

ings and patient counseling allows health care providers to establish a baseline for an individual’s general health, and directs them as they work with their patients to determine personal wellness goals to manage overall health. Preventive services include immunizations, physical evaluations, lab work and other medically appropriate screenings determined by factors such age, gender, overall health status, personal and family health history, and current symptoms.

Risk of chronic disease can be reduced through lifestyle choices which play a critical role. Maintaining a healthy weight, eating nutritiously, getting active, managing stress, avoiding tobacco and limiting alcohol use are some of the most simple, yet effective defense options. For example, a sustained weight loss of 1015 pounds reduces the risk of diabetes by 58 percent; a 12-13 point reduction in systolic blood pressure can reduce cardiovascular disease deaths by 25 percent; and a 10 percent decrease in total cholesterol levels

reduces the risk for coronary heart disease by 30 percent (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Suffolk County offers a variety of services and classes to help residents manage their health, including the Diabetes Prevention Program, Smoking Cessation Classes, the Immunization Action Program and the Falls Prevention Program. In addition, the Health Department through the Bureau of Public Health Nursing offers resources to help vulnerable populations with prenatal/postpartum care, chronic disease prevention and management, wound care, and also provides child abuse and neglect referrals. Visit www. suffolkcountyny.gov/health for more details.

In the spirit of “Preventive Healthcare Month,” please take the time to talk with your medical provider about what preventive care steps you can take now to protect you and your family.

Legislator William Spencer, M.D. Centerport

Clipper Ship Tea Company needs community help As many of you know there was a fire in Gunther’s Tap Room, Northport on Tuesday, May 23, at 7 a.m. [see story page A5]. The entire building is condemned due to smoke, water damage, electrical damage and unsafe structural conditions. We are currently not able to operate our business at the Clipper Ship Tea Company location. We have lost all our contents, equipment and product. It is unclear if we will ever be able to reopen in the same location. The journey to reopening or relocating will be a long and hard one.

After a decade long career sailing around the world in the Merchant Marines I decided that I wanted to move back home to Northport and open a tea shop to sell teas from around the world. In 2010 I poured my entire life savings, approximately $125,000, into opening the Clipper Ship Tea Company. I opened the doors of the tea company in the historic building at

80 Main St., Northport. This business has been my passion and my entire life for the past seven years.

Along the way I have been so lucky to be joined by employees Jackie, Mackenzie, Paul and Becca.

We have been blessed to have met and grown relationships with customers from down the street, across Long Island and across the country. So many of you have grown to be part of our business and you are the reason that we are still here. You are the reason that we have grown and thrived for seven years. My 1st grade teacher from Norwood Avenue Elementary School is one of my customers.

Friends of mine from Northport High School that I graduated with in 1994 are our biggest fans.

Without all of you, we would never have been a success.

Since our building is condemned, we have learned that it may take six months or more to reopen and get the building restored

and to code. We would love to temporarily open in another location in Northport as soon as possible.

Although we do have insurance we quickly learned this morning that it is not enough to cover all of our losses. We are looking to replace our inventory of 250 teas, replace electronics, replace product and be able to pay our staff so that they do not have to go elsewhere for new jobs. It is so crucial for us to retain our loyal and hardworking employees who have been with us for more than five years.

Thank you for the hundreds of people that have reached out to us. We appreciate any and all help. There is nothing we love more than growing and operating a small business in our hometown Northport. We hope through your help we can get back on our feet and reopen with our staff.

Melissa Wawrzonek Northport

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OpiniOn A tribute on the passing of my favorite James Bond

H

e survived all manner of close calls when he saved the world seven times but my favorite James Bond, Sir Roger Moore, succumbed to cancer earlier this week at the age of 89.

Many of my friends and contemporaries thought Sean Connery’s suave and debonair flair for the super spy with all the right moves and the smooth delivery of his “vodka martini, shaken not stirred” line was to top.

By Daniel Dunaief hard There was something, however, about my age when I saw the Bond films with Moore that put him at the top of my list in the 1970s and ’80s. The endless combination of gadgets and arched eyebrows made him a welcome distraction in the

midst of the Cold War. I didn’t have any particular need to delve into his psychological profile or his family history, topics the more modern films have tackled. Moore’s Bond was a man of action, staving off disaster from wealthy, eccentric and egotistical villains who often had colorful, mercenary sidekicks.

Watching Moore battle with Richard Kiel, who played the impossibly strong, metal-toothed Jaws in “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “Moonraker” was pure entertainment for me as an adolescent.

The Bond movies, which started in 1962 with “Dr. No” and are still going strong 25 films later, have had many memorable opening scenes. Told to “pull out” of his mission in Austria, Bond skis away from Russians determined to kill him, but not before shooting several of them, including the lover of someone who would later become his partner in the movie.

He escapes by skiing off a cliff, where he seems to fall for an impossibly long time, kicking off his

skis and flying through the air with a red backpack that seemed irrelevant until he pulls a string and a parachute with the British flag emerges, accompanied by the blaring Bond music. Moore tugs on the strings of his parachute, as he floats toward the screen.

That’s when Carly Simon’s music takes over. I suspect we’ll hear “Nobody Does it Better” in the next week or so.

Growing up surrounded by water on Long Island, I reveled in Moore’s journey into an undersea world in a car that turned into a submarine.

Moore and Barbara Bach (who played Major Anya Amasova, aka Agent XXX) battled against Karl Stromberg (acted by Curd Jürgens), whose plan involved encouraging war between the United States and Soviet Union so life could begin again in the oceans after humans destroyed themselves.

Enemies in “The Spy Who Loved Me” and for much of “Moonraker,” Moore and Kiel team up at the end of “Moonraker” after Bond con-

vinces Jaws that the villain Hugo Drax has no need for Jaws or his bespectacled girlfriend, Dolly, in his new colony of flawless humans.

When Kiel speaks at the end of the movie, saying only, “Well, here’s to us” to Dolly (played by Blanche Ravalec), his voice is almost impossibly normal and tender, adding to the ongoing tongue-in-cheek nature of these high-action films.

After Kiel died in 2014, Moore said how “totally distraught” he was at the death of “my dear friend.”

While most of us never met Moore, many fans of the franchise felt a sense of loss to hear of Moore’s death. Through his seven Bond films, Moore delivered memorable lines, often with a self-confident smirk, such as when he pushed Drax out into space, encouraging him to “take a giant step for mankind.”

While all of the seven films that starred Roger Moore weren’t equally good, there were times — especially in “The Spy Who Loved Me” — where nobody did it better.

Dear Teddy, First I want to tell you how heartsick I am to have put you down. I know that is the final act of love for a responsible pet owner when a beloved animal is suffering and no longer functioning. Nonetheless I ask your forgiveness for this ultimate act that ended our 12-year relationship. Little consolation but just know that I miss you every day.

As I think back on your

By Leah S. Dunaief life with us, there are so many vignettes that come to mind.

We selected you from a litter of 11 fuzzy golden puppies because you suddenly stretched your neck and quickly licked the tip of my son’s chin with your tiny tongue. It was the winning gesture.

You started life in our home in the kitchen, where we had a tile floor and a crate for you. In what seemed like

record time, you were housebroken and we decided that you were smart.

On the advice of a neighboring dog owner, we hired a dog trainer for a short while, and he confirmed our judgment. “This is one of the smartest dogs I have ever trained,” he said to our delight, although it did cross my mind that he was probably telling us what we wanted to hear. As time went by, however, you showed yourself quick at understanding what was expected of you. Or was it you who trained us to do what you needed when you needed it done?

Anyway, we have a lot to thank you for. Thank you for teething on the windowsills, the moldings, the bottoms of the kitchen cabinets and anything else you could fit your little mouth around.

Thank you for grabbing the hem of a favorite cashmere sweater in your tiny teeth and giving it a good rip. Thank you for finding a sheepskin glove carelessly left on the chair and digesting the index finger. And throughout that first year and the years thereafter, you always delighted us with your puppylike curiosity.

You were growing at a prodigious rate, and by the following year, you made clear your preference for the

beach. Because you were a retriever, we would throw a tennis ball along the sand and wait expectantly for you to fetch and bring it back. Proving that you were not simply one of the pack but to be appreciated for your individuality, you looked after the ball with a bored expression. “Give me a real challenge,” we read in your eyes. So we picked up a stone about the size of a squash ball and threw it half a block.

You were after it like a shot, went directly to it among the thousands of rocks on the beach and carried it back to us. But you didn’t give it up. Instead you preferred to chew it, which eventually ground down your front teeth.

That was not so smart, I will concede, but it seemed never to hamper you in any way. You also loved to chew sticks and went clamming for rocks with attached seaweed. These you pulled out and brought to the high-water line then tore off the seaweed.

You had a mind of your own, we realized early on, as you ran into the water and would not come out when we wanted to return home. You would turn to face us, water up to your knees, and dare us to come in after you. That was acceptable in summer, but not so much in the midst of winter. And you

certainly had a mischievous streak, being selectively deaf when you disagreed with a command. So much for the trainer.

You were interested in people, even more than you were in other dogs.

And you were absolutely democratic, going up to each person in a room or on the road, skipping no one, and greeting him or her. Some were uncertain, since you were rather a large dog. “He just wants to say, ‘Hello!’” I would try to be reassuring, and you would wait patiently until each gave you at least a perfunctory pat. Satisfied, you would move on. You were like the neighborhood mayor.

Our family members, friends and neighbors miss you. At least some of our neighbors do. The rest can probably manage just as well without your tearing across their lawns, looking for a “sweet” spot. Most especially, we miss you in the evenings, when you would wiggle and wag with pleasure at our homecoming. And you would flatten yourself across our knees seeking and giving affection, as we relaxed in the living room after dinner.

Goodbye, my sweet dog. Thank you for filling our home and our lives with your love. The memory will not die.

D. None of the above

A farewell letter to a beautiful Golden Retriever

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