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Each year, students who earn a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 or higher choose a representative to speak at graduation. This year Luke Muratore received the honor. Muratore earned a final GPA of 4.52 and will attend University of Maryland, College Park, in the College Park Scholars program. He plans to major in computer science with a minor in business and hopes to work as a software engineer or program manager in New York City one day. Throughout high school, Muratore served as president of the National Honor Society and as captain of varsity crosscountry and varsity track. He was also the public relations officer for the Math Honor Society, Relay for Life team captain and was involved in Athletes Helping Athletes and DECA. Muratore says his favorite high school memory was competing in the Business Olympics. “It was such an exciting moment to smile and present my team’s idea in front of a crowd of friends, family and teachers,” he said. “Later on in the night when it was announced that we won, I felt such a massive rush of energy.” The honor speaker said he has his parents to thank for helping him succeed. “My parents have always been comforting, helpful and inspiring and are a huge reason why I push myself to work hard in everything I do,” he said. He added that he is grateful for the education he received at Smithtown West. “I’ve never had a ‘bad teacher’ at Smithtown West,” he said. “Every teacher, coach and club adviser I have met has impacted the way I think in a unique and positive way.” He added that the district’s efforts to try to “normalize” senior year helped him
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stay positive in the wake of having events canceled due to COVID-19. Muratore encourages next year’s seniors to stay positive and to savor their time in high school. “Make sure to smile, laugh and make the best out of every moment of high school,” he said. “Keep a positive mentality and don’t let the bad moments ruin your year. While we may be having more bad days in coming months, we must focus on the best parts of our lives rather than dwell on the worst. Achieving happiness means brushing off negativity and striving to do well as a person and community.” Next week meet Smithtown East’s Class Honor Speaker Erin Holler.
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Suffolk Legislators Pass Bill to Prevent County Parkland Encroachment BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A resolution passed in the Suffolk County Legislature will place the onus on contractors when a structure encroaches onto county parkland. The resolution, titled A Local Law to Ensure the Protection of County Parkland, passed in the Legislature June 23 and will take effect immediately after it is signed by County Executive Steve Bellone (D). The legislation requires a contractor working on private property that abuts parkland must obtain a copy of the land survey of the private parcel from the homeowner. The legislation also requires that the private property owner must submit a written affirmation that there have been no changes to the property since the survey. An affidavit must be filled out stating the work being performed is within private property and neither encroaches on or physically disturbs the adjacent parkland. It’s required that the affirmation be signed by the contractor and notarized. Fines for violation of the law are $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second and $250 for three or more. The legislation was co-sponsored by county legislators Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), Susan Berland (D-Dix Hills), Samuel Gonzalez (D-Brentwood), Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) and Jason Richberg (D-West Babylon) and was first introduced at the beginning of 2020. The legislation was inspired after a case in Smithtown where homeowners built a gazebo partly made of brick that was situated on a small piece of land that is part of Arthur H. Kunz County Park. The owners also had placed a putting green next to the structure. “Suffolk County has long been a leader in protecting open space and parkland,” Berland said in an email. “As Suffolk residents, we all bear the responsibility of being stewards of our environment.”
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Berland added that many residents encroached on public lands during her time as Town of Huntington councilwoman, where the town took some legal actions. “These actions come at significant cost to taxpayers and can be avoided by ensuring that all involved in construction at these homes are certain that property boundaries are being observed,” the legislator said. “Suffolk County has a record of spearheading initiatives to safeguard the environment, earning us a regional and national reputation for innovation on this front. This resolution serves to further bolster that reputation.”
Hahn said it makes sense for contractors to take extra precautions when building near parkland. “If you’re a contractor, and you’re about to put down a fence, and the property next to you is 100 acres, you have to take a look and say, ‘Oh, what land is that,’” she said, adding it’s simple to determine what’s public parkland looking at online maps. “It’s common sense,” the legislator said. “We don’t want people building and taking advantage of land that we’ve spent a lot of money to preserve for the residents of Suffolk County. We preserve it to prevent
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Rally in Smithtown Calls for Respect Toward Law Enforcement BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Supporters gathered to show solidarity for law enforcement at the Branch Plaza parking lot at the Village of the Branch July 3. This comes weeks after protesters filled Smithtown’s Main Street in support of Black Lives Matter calling for an end to police violence and racism. In the latest gathering, many waved and held signs of support reading “Back the blue” and “Respect our law enforcement.” American, Thin Blue Line and Trump 2020 flags also filled the parking lot. Participants said they have seen a significant increase in anti-police sentiment and violence toward police officers. The rally drew a sizable crowd, though a majority of participants did not adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines as many did not wear masks or keep 6 feet apart despite organizers’ requests to do so. Robert Cornicelli, event organizer for the dubbed Smithtown Freedom Rally, said that the demonstration wasn’t a protest to counter Black Lives Matter or other groups. “This is a rally to show that we are Americans,” he said. “We love our freedom. We’ll defend it and fight for it till the end.” Smithtown resident Cris Melendez, a former New York City police officer, said there should be more support for law enforcement. “I have never seen anything like this,
that the government is not supporting our police officers,” he said. “It’s a disgrace, it’s heartbreaking — I can’t even watch the news anymore. It’s terrible.” Noel DiGerolamo, Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association president, blamed “weak” elected officials for the shift in attitude toward law enforcement. “There is no institutional problem in law enforcement,” he said to the crowd. “The institutional problem is with our elected officials who are too busy trying to keep their jobs instead of doing the job. Start showing some respect for people who are willing to lay down their lives for you every day.” Jim Jernigan, a retired Suffolk County detective from Central Islip, was also concerned by the recent anti-police sentiment. He joined the department in 1979 and said since 9/11 he has seen the public attitude continue to worsen. “People loved us, what happened in those 19 years?” he said. “It’s politicians.” Smithtown Councilman Thomas Lohmann (R) and Mario Mattera, a St. James union leader who is running on the Republican ticket for New York State Senate, also spoke at the event. In addition, first responders, veterans and health care professionals were honored. Bela Snow sang during the rally performing the national anthem, “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless the USA.” — Photos by David Luces
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and selfless tailors there is,” Bassi said. “He’s just the nicest man. Everyone in the community loves him.” To add to the business’ struggles, Marinelli has been in and out of the hospital, making the business’ daily operation even more difficult to manage. “It’s just me and three part-time kids trying to keep this place afloat,” Bassi said. Because they didn’t have updated bookkeeping to prove income, the cleaners did not qualify for government assistance or a payment protection program loan. Due to a dispute with Verizon, they were also forced to shut down their credit card machine and can only accept checks, cash or Venmo payments, adding to the business’ struggles. If the current sales stay the way they are, Bassi said she does not foresee the business being able to operate past the fall. They are looking to raise $10,000 in order to fully get back on their feet. “From the bottom of our hearts, we are so grateful to the community,” Bassi said. In the coming weeks, the dry cleaners is planning on having an outdoor fundraiser sponsored by a customer and several local businesses.
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Smithtown Teen Honored for Saving Her Family from Fire BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A 15-year-old’s heroic actions were recognized July 6 at Smithtown Fire Department’s main facility on Elm Avenue. The fire department, elected officials and the Smithtown Children’s Foundation presented Hailee Hurtado with awards and presents for helping to save her entire family from a devastating house fire June 26. If her actions would have been delayed by a few minutes, the outcome could have ended in tragedy, according to the fire department’s public information officer Rick Torre. “We can all agree today that Hailee’s quick instinct and fast actions define her today as a hero,” Torre said. It was in the early morning hours of June 26 when Hailee thought she smelled smoke in her Stuyvesant Lane home. Her first response was to wake up her father, Jonathan Hurtado, who discovered there was a fire in the garage. As the father evacuated his wife, Evelyn, and younger daughter, Madison, Hailee ran downstairs for her grandmother. After getting his wife and younger daughter to safety, Jonathan Hurtado returned inside the house where he found Hailee downstairs assisting her grandmother who uses a cane. When the family was all safe outside, the garage became engulfed in flames and the fire had spread up the exterior to the upper level. Despite the fire department responding in minutes, the home was left uninhabitable with the total destruction of all keepsakes, clothing
and electronics. Torre said while firefighters are trained and participate in drills, Hailee didn’t have that luxury. “In the early morning hours of June 26, the skills of the classroom or drills didn’t come into play for Hailee Hurtado,” he said. “It was instinct.” Department chief Kevin Fitzpatrick presented Hailee with a plaque, and she received accolades and certificates for her valor from Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY1), state Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-St. James), Suffolk County Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset), County Comptroller John Kennedy Jr. (R) and Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R). Zeldin congratulated Hailee on her bravery and counted her among the town’s finest as several of the department’s firefighters were on hand for the event. “It really says a lot about what Hailee did when you have hometown heroes calling you a hero,” he said. John Kennedy said his office has internships and then handed Hailee his business card and said she was welcomed to call at any time if she were interested in interning in his office. Wehrheim joked that Hailee asked her parents if she really had to attend, he said, “Now you know why you had to come.” “The Hurtado family have lost their home, their memories and their keepsakes, but they still have each other thanks to Hailee doing the impossible,” Wehrheim said. “It’s a privilege to honor her today.” After his speech, Wehrheim and councilmembers gave Hailee and her sister
Hailee Hurtado, left, holds the plaque she received from the Smithtown Fire Department as Congressman Lee Zeldin (R) congratulates her on her bravery July 6. Photo by Rita J. Egan
skateboards. Mario Mattera, who is running for State Senate in November and is the business agent for Local Plumbers Union 200, presented four bicycles for the whole family. Christine Fitzgerald, co-founder of the Smithtown Children’s Foundation, said an iPhone 11 was on the way for Hailee. The foundation has provided relief for the family after the fire and neighbors have started a GoFundMe page to help. While Hailee was too shy to speak, her father Jonathan Hurtado said the tragedy has been surreal, and he thanked his neighbors and
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Editorial Letters to the Editor Keep Local Journalism Alive Happy 56th Birthday to Public Transportation on LI When The New York Times recently published an editorial titled “Don’t Cancel That Newspaper Subscription,” it caught our attention. Not just because of the subject matter — anything about the general decline of local newspapers is, of course, something we’re very concerned about — but because of the struggles each reporter and editor faces while trying to do their jobs. The beginning of the editorial tells the story of John Seigenthaler, initially a young reporter with The Tennessean who saved the life of a man he was interviewing back in the 1950s. Seigenthaler went on to become editor and then publisher for the local paper and was at the forefront of civil rights coverage in the heart of the segregated South. However, the piece is not a love letter to the local papers of the 20th century; it’s a cry for help for the publications of today. The editorial touches on how newspapers and their newsrooms have become smaller over time, even before the coronavirus pandemic diminished the amount of advertising, the main source of revenue papers rely on. Over the years, local publications have been suffering as more and more readers take to the internet to get their daily or weekly dose of news. It also doesn’t help that the false moniker of “fake news” is thrown around by too many without a care for the consequences such an impetuous statement can create. According to the editorial, newsrooms across the country lost half their journalists between 2008-19. Citing a recent Business Insider article, the writer Margaret Renkl, said “a staggering” 7,800 journalists lost their jobs in 2019. The writer goes on to tell the story of how The Tennessean recently ran an ad that many found appalling and racist, but she urged people not to cancel their subscriptions. She not only cited how the publisher quickly tried to rectify the situation by pulling it from future editions and firing the sales manager that approved it, but she pointed out many other things, too. Despite the extreme lack of judgment in placing the ad, even with a shortage of journalists due to cutbacks over the years, the paper still covers and publishes a variety of topics that show it is still doing everything in its power to maintain a balanced and reputable publication. We get this. There have been times when some may not have been pleased with an article, letter or editorial in our newspapers. That is perfectly fine, and we invite reasoned criticism from all in our letters to the editor. But as Renkl wrote in her editorial, “As the ‘first rough draft of history’ journalism will always be prone to mistakes.” We, perhaps beyond any other industry, not only invite justified review of our papers, but we also actively try to improve, working many, many hours to try to get the story of local happenings. We cannot be everywhere and cover everything, but we do our best. Canceling your subscription to a newspaper only hastens the death of journalism. We’ve written it before on this page, and we’ll put it out there again: If newspapers and journalists didn’t exist, who would tell you what leaders are up to? Who would be there to challenge their responses when something doesn’t sound quite right? And this is even more important with our local leaders, especially as more news networks focus on the national side of our society. Without local papers, where would readers go to find out what fun activities are going on right in their own town? Who would celebrate the academic and athletic achievements of our local students? Unfortunately, the days of local newsrooms brimming over with editors and reporters, who could run out and cover every incident in town, may be over, but pulling out a newspaper from the mailbox or picking one up on the newsstand doesn’t need to end. Let’s work together to keep local journalism alive. With each subscription, just like with each ad, we are empowered to continue and enabled to cover more of our communities’ activities for the benefit of all.
July 2020 marks the 56th anniversary of federal government support for public transportation. The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late President Lyndon Johnson’s greatest accomplishments that continues benefiting many Americans today. On July 9, 1964, he signed the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 into law. Subsequently this has resulted in the investment over time of several hundred billion dollars into public transportation. Millions of Americans today on a daily basis utilize various public transportation alternatives. They include local and express bus, ferry, jitney, light rail, subway and commuter rail services. All of these systems use less fuel and move far more people than conventional single-occupancy vehicles. Most of these systems are funded with your tax dollars thanks to President Johnson. Depending upon where you live, consider the public transportation alternatives. Try riding a local or
express bus, commuter van, ferry, light rail, commuter rail or subway. There is MTA LIRR, NYC Transit bus and subway, Suffolk County Transit bus and Town of Huntington Area Rapid Transit Bus, Nassau Inter County Express (NICE) and City of Long Beach bus. Using MTA Metro Cards provides free transfers between the subway and bus. This has eliminated the old twofare zones, making public transportation an even better bargain. Purchasing a monthly LIRR or MTA subway/bus pass reduces the cost per ride and provides virtually unlimited trips. In many cases, employers can offer transit checks, which help subsidizes a portion of the costs. Utilize this and reap the benefits. It supports a cleaner environment. Many employers now allow employees to telecommute and work from home. Others use alternative work schedules that afford staff the ability to avoid rush hour gridlock. This saves travel time and can improve mileage per
Letter Starts with a Poison Pill Jim Soviero (“Mourning the Murders of Two Good Men,”TBR News Media, June 25) writes a poignant requiem for two honorable men — David Patrick Underwood, 53, a Federal Protective Service guard, murdered in a drive-by shooting in Oakland, California, May 29, and retired police Capt. David Dorn, 77, shot by an armed robber in St. Louis, Missouri, June 2. Both men left grieving families behind, and, as Soviero notes, both were Black. But Soviero’s letter starts with a poison pill: “During the recent riots,” mischaracterizing the millions of almost entirely peaceful demonstrators protesting George Floyd’s murder, a common racist “us vs. them” police culture that protects such killers, and its root, our country’s 400-year-old systemic racism. In fact, the murders had only an ironic relation to the protests. In Mr.
Underwood’s case, police have arrested Air Force Sgt. Steven Carrillo for his murder and also for the June 6 murder of police Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller of Santa Cruz County. Carrillo is associated with the right-wing white-supremacist terrorist Boogaloo movement that seeks to foment a race war by killing police officers. In Capt. Dorn’s case, Stephan Cannon, a felon convicted of robbery, and two accomplices allegedly drove to the pawn shop, broke in and packed stolen TV sets into their waiting car. When Capt. Dorn arrived, Cannon shot him multiple times with a 9mm automatic. The three thieves then drove off, presumably as planned. No “looting” protesters were involved. Mr. Soviero might have decried our country’s unique gun culture (more guns than people) that makes us 20 times more likely to be murdered by a firearm
gallon. Join a car or van pool to share the costs of commuting. The ability to travel from home to workplace, school, shopping, entertainment, medical visits, library etc. is a factor when moving to a new neighborhood. Economically successful communities are not 100 percent dependent on automobiles as the sole means of mobility. Seniors, students, low- and middle-income people need these transportation alternatives. Investment in public transportation today contributes to economic growth, employment and a stronger economy. Dollar for dollar, it is one of the best investments we can make. What better way to honor the late President Johnson and all that has been achieved these past 56 years in public transportation than by continuing to fund the federal Highway Trust Fund and Mass Transit accounts. Larry Penner Great Neck
than Europeans, adding Mr. Underwood and Capt. Dorn’s names to our 10,000odd annual firearm homicide list; or lets armed right-wingers invade the Michigan Capitol (no arrests — Freedom of Speech!) to protest anti-COVID-19 safety rules, or even Cliven and Ammon Bundy’s (successful!) armed defiance of federal land law. It is perhaps relevant that President Donald Trump (R) has systematically denied that the protesters have any legitimate grievance, calling them “thugs” and “looters” (“When the looting starts, the shooting starts”), has praised brutal repression of protests by police, and even suggested vigilante violence: in Tulsa he told the audience “When you see those lunatics all over the streets, it’s damn nice to have arms.” Arnold Wishnia Setauket
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As a quick refresher, I’d like to offer a reminder of the things that should give us pause if we’re about to share them with others who may be a bit sensitive. The following should serve as verbal red flags: Not that I’m looking, but ... if whatever comes next is something you shouldn’t be staring at, such as anatomical areas, private letters or emails, you shouldn’t finish the sentence. Don’t take this the wrong way ... well, if a part of you recognizes that what you’re about to say could be problematic or painful for the listener, consider saying it in a different way or not saying it at all. Obviously ... this can go in one of two directions. A truly obvious statement doesn’t need sharing. A statement you think is obvious but isn’t so clear to the listener becomes a way to offend that person, who may have a reflexive defensive response. I’m no expert, but ... we all often talk about subjects in which we have no expertise. We
might be anywhere from slightly informed to ill informed. We should be able to share what we think we might know, but we may not want to challenge someone who designs buildings on the best way to put together a LEGO house. This is such a minor point that I hesitate to bring it up ... maybe instead of hesitating, you should just not. Correcting the day of the week on a story about an event that occurred over 10 years ago seems unnecessary and distracting. I don’t want to take the wind out of your sails ... you’re probably about to do what you say you’re not doing, so own it and say you disagree completely or let me continue to sail off into my happy sunset. What do I know, but … This expression suggests that you are about to do one of two things. You’re likely preparing to deliver serious criticism, but want to couch it by suggesting that it might not be based on anything other than a disdain for you, your wardrobe choices, your career path, or anything in between. Alternatively,
you’re about to say something that seems supportive — “what do I know, but your idea for submersible homes seems compelling to me” — but that really suggests that you’re hiding behind false humility. If someone follows your advice, the “what do I know” expression is your way of dodging any responsibility for their mistakes. I don’t mean to offend you, but ... this is one of my favorites. It suggests that you know you are about to be offensive and that you don’t mean it, but you just can’t help it. You’re about to share something that may dress up as helpful, like a Trojan horse, perhaps, but that will likely cause damage. Holding our tongues can be incredibly difficult, especially when we’d like to tell the person in front of us how we want to make a minor, but likely obvious point that we hope doesn’t take the wind out of their sails or offend them. We also don’t know what we’re talking about because we’re not experts. Still, it was sort of good to see them.
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hose businesses that qualified for a paycheck protection program (PPP) loan have had a bit of a honeymoon from the novel coronavirus these last eight weeks. They were allowed to apply to the government for two months plus 50 percent of their labor costs. From that money they had to pay at least 60 percent to workers to cover payroll, with the remainder underwriting other expenses like utilities, payroll taxes and leases. So the employers who received the payments could Between relax during those two months, and you and me the employees BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF could also stop holding their breaths, knowing that their salaries would be paid. And the government
would keep the workers employed. At least that was how it was supposed to work, and it did, except when the weekly unemployment insurance payments were greater than the weekly salaries and proved too much of a temptation to the employee. In those cases, the employer was in competition with the government and, depending on the worker’s loyalty and long term concern about holding onto a job, the employer would often lose. But the program was essentially a good one. The funds, paid to the businesses and-in turn to their employees, kept the work force together and saved the workers from the frustrations of trying to collect unemployment. The original thinking was that the pandemic would probably lessen after two months and businesses could resume as normal. Well, we now know how that turned out. The pandemic is still with us, although New York is in a much better condition at the moment than most of the rest of the country, but economic activity has not returned to anything like normal, and with social distancing, looks unlikely to return soon. For many of those businesses, the PPP
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honeymoon is almost over. How do we prevent a return to the layoffs, loss of company health insurance and nail biting of the pre-PPP days? The good thing about a pandemic is that the whole world is in the same situation, and we can look around and see how other countries are coping or trying to cope. The U.S. has relied on an expanded program of unemployment insurance to tide over workers until the economy resurrects itself. Many European countries have prevented joblessness by essentially nationalizing payrolls and enabling workers to continue to be paid and businesses to resume whenever that happy day comes, without having to rehire and possibly retrain. Workers are often furloughed if there is no work at the shuttered shops and factories, meaning that their jobs will be held for them and they continue to receive their salary, although generally at a reduced amount. In short, Europeans have been pursuing an extended PPP. Workers have not overwhelmed the unemployment insurance system, caused websites to crash, phones to go unanswered, lost health coverage, nor have they stood the requisite six feet apart in the hot sun on long
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lines in parking lots, waiting to get into benefit offices. There is also the intangible but priceless advantage of workers not feeling jobless, with the fear and loss of identity that often brings. And today, many feel just that. The U.S. number in June for jobless was 11.1 percent. That’s an increase of some eight percent since February. In the aforementioned European countries, the jobless rate has increased by less than 1 percent. In human terms, that means some 20 million Americans are unemployed. While that’s better than 23 million in April, probably almost all of those people have families who also will feel the effects as tenants begin to be evicted and queues form for food banks. We don’t know what is going to happen in the next few weeks, as government programs for business and unemployment benefits run out if not extended. The $600 federal unemployment boost is supposed to end July 31. Congress is debating whether to extend the time or modify the payout, even as some worry that paying workers more than their salary is a disincentive to work. Just remember, we are in this together. Hang on and stay safe.
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