The Times of Smithtown - November 24, 2016

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S’town residents rally at town meeting for sign removal

By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com Dozens of agitated Hauppauge residents flooded a town board meeting in Smithtown last Thursday, Nov. 17, to get to the bottom of a parking problem in their neighborhood — and as of this week, they got what they wanted.

Matthew Hettler, a Hauppauge resident, spoke for the rowdy group. He said that in October a petition was filed with the town on behalf of the residents of Stanley Place and the surrounding community calling for the immediate removal of No Parking signs installed on their block at the residential entrance of Pine Cone Park in the beginning of September. Hettler said the town board approved these signs without notifying him or any of his neighbors and did so only to accommodate the complaints of an elderly woman who lives across the street from him. She had told the Traffic Safety Department that she wasn’t capable of backing her car out of her driveway and needed the extra road space.

According to Hettler, the traffic department complied and the signs were installed much to the frustration of Hettler and his neighbors. The Traffic Safety Department did not return calls for comment.

“So the town had a deal with one resident, never notified the rest of us, and that’s why we’re here tonight,” said Hettler. He called the signs an eyesore and said they shouldn’t be there.

The petition states the signs are a “blight” to the neighborhood’s residential street and

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Matthew Hettler speaks out against a parking problem on Stanley Place at last week’s town board meeting. park entrance; the residents should have been notified and given a chance to be heard given the signs’ proximity to their homes; parked cars in the streets do not interfere with anyone’s ability to enter or exit driveways; and the complaint about driving limitations calls into question that person’s ability to maneuver a vehicle and raises safety concerns for other drivers.

Hettler presented to the board a video on his laptop that proves that the elderly resi-

dent — whose name he wouldn’t disclose — can, in fact, safely exit her driveway.

Town Supervisor Pat Vecchio (R) asked Hettler if it was possible that an accident could still occur even though the resident doesn’t leave her house all that much. Hettler said not in 22 years.

When Vecchio said the town board would take this issue up with the traffic director, he was met with a commotion among the group. Hettler said that that had already

happened. According to him, Councilwoman Lisa Inzerillo (R) already spoke with the traffic director, who said he wasn’t budging about the signs because the resident said she couldn’t get out of her driveway.

“We’re not going to resolve this tonight,” said Vecchio. “When the traffic director or engineer submits a resolution to implement a traffic control, we take it that he is an expert in the field. Now that you’re all here, we’ll take [it] up with him and see what we can do.”

It didn’t take long for other residents to chime in regarding safety concerns.

“I feel, and the community in the area feels, that it’s a safety concern,” Christopher Duffner, a resident on Stanley Place said at the meeting. “Now cars are forced to park on the north side and there’s a bend in Stanley Place, so for anybody coming east or west there’s a tremendous blindside.”

Carol Lefkowitz said she believes if a person isn’t capable of backing out of a driveway, they’re a danger to all residents of Smithtown.

“Instead of sticking up two signs, maybe we should question her ability to drive” Lefkowitz said. “If she can’t back out, how does she drive? We’re also allowing her to go into every shopping center in Smithtown, where she has to back out of a parking spot.

Why are we letting this woman endanger every single person in Smithtown?”

Hettler said in a phone interview Monday the board has agreed to permanently remove the No Parking signs by Dec. 13.

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Budget Review Office, Leg. Trotta, warn of financial doom for Suffolk

By Alex Petroski alex@tbrnewspapers.com Suffolk County’s nearly $3 billion budget for 2017 is waiting to be signed on the desk of County Executive Steve Bellone (D) after it was approved with several amendments by the Legislature Nov. 9. But legislators, Moody’s Investors Service and the director of the Budget Review Office for the Legislature have reported the county’s financial situation is dire.

The Legislature approved amendments to Bellone’s budget by an 11-7 vote. The Public Health Nursing Bureau, the Tobacco Education and Control Program and increased funding for overtime in the Sheriff’s Office were among the beneficiaries of the Legislature’s amendments.

Legislator for the 13th District, Rob Trotta (R- Fort Salonga), was among the seven who voted against the budget. He notably called for the resignations of Bellone and District Attorney Tom Spota (D) earlier this year for their roles in the promotion of former county police commissioner, James Burke, who in February pleaded guilty to charges of a civil rights violation and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

“The county finances are in total shambles,” Trotta said during an interview in his Smithtown office Nov. 15. “[The other legislators are] sticking their head in the sand.

They’re not addressing the real problems.

No one wants to address the problems. You need colossal change.”

Trotta’s primary concern is contractual pension and pay increases for county police officers. The former county police detective likened Suffolk’s current financial situation as treating a scratch on an arm that is hemorrhaging blood due to a severed hand. The county and the Police Benevolent Association agreed on the current contract which runs from 2011 to 2018.

Trotta estimated for every 200 cops that retire, it could cost the county more than $60 million. “We need to generate businesses and growth, but we can’t afford to,” he said.

Robert Lipp, director of the county legislature’s Budget Review Office, expressed many of the same concerns Trotta had in his assessment of the county budget.

“How are we able to provide services at needed levels when facing a structural deficit that is far in excess of $100 million in each of the past several years? It is a conundrum,” Lipp said in a letter accompanying his review of the budget in October. “The short answer is that the county’s structural deficit is increasingly driving our decisions. As a result, some initiatives, that may be considered crucial, are funded without regard for our ability to pay, while others are funded at less than needed lev-

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legislator rob trotta (r-Fort salonga) believes suffolk County’s dire financial straights can be traced back to campaign promises made by County executive steve Bellone (D), specifically regarding the county’s contract with the police department. els because of our deficit position.”

The budget included $26.7 million in revenue from short-term bonds to pay for sick days, vacation days and terminal pay for the police but the measure was rejected by legislators in a bipartisan vote, though the county must still fullfill its contractual requirement with the police department.

“The county sets a bad precedent when paying for operating expenses with borrowing,” the assessment said.

The credit rating entity Moody’s Investors Service has projected a negative credit rating outlook for the county due to outstanding debt and a reliance on borrowing.

The budget actually calls for the collection of $2 million less in property taxes than the maximum allowed by New York State’s tax-levy increase cap. But about $50 million in increased fee revenue from various government services is included in the 2017 operating budget, in addition to more than $42 million in increases already enacted in 2016, according the Budget Review Office.

“In light of the size of the structural deficit, in spite of the large sums of recurring revenue that some of these fees bring

Budget Review Office key points: • $26.7 million in bonds for police terminal, sick and vacation pay rejected by legislators, commitment still needs to be covered • 10 county bus routes eliminated to save $4 million annually • 2016 and 2017 administrative fee increases total over $90 million • State property tax cap allows for an increase of an additional $2 mllion more than included in 2017 operating budget

in, we are still unable to make a dent in the those who approved the budget, though he structural deficit,” the letter from the Bud- said he also sees potentially difficult times get Review Office said. “That being said, ahead. He voted in favor of the police consome of these fees have been met with a tract, and he called the decision a “tug of great deal of criticism, including the false war” between the need for additional revalarm program, the $300 mortgage fee, enue and public safety.

“I think once again the budget defithe 1-percent administrative processing fee on all contract agencies and the red-light nitely was very difficult because of the substantial structural deficit we have,” he camera program, to name a few.”

The county executive responded to con- said. “We were able to maintain services to pass the budget this cerns with Suffolk’s financyear, but we’re getting to es in an emailed statement a point where we’re going through spokeswoman to have to make some diffiVanessa Baird-Streeter: cult cuts … we still are fac“We always remain ing a long-term challenge open if people have ideas where at some point we’re to save money. Our simple going to have to make difgoal is to meet our obligaficult decisions.” tion to the Suffolk County Legislator for the 6th Distaxpayers. This is a tight trict Sarah Anker (D-Mount budget. But it is a fair budSinai), was among those get, which protects taxpaywho voted in favor of the ers, prioritizes critical areas — Rob Trotta County Executive’s budget. and avoids draconian cuts “The budget is a beast — it’s frustratto important services. We will hold the line on taxes, but we will also continue to ing,” she said in a phone interview. “We’re do everything we can to ensure the safety getting hit with different challenges. I’ll do of Suffolk County residents and make the everything in my power to keep the budget critical investments in growing our econo- as balanced as possible.”

Anker agreed with Trotta in suggesting my and protecting water quality.”

The assessment from the Budget Re- it would behoove the county and its finanview Office did project an increase of cial outlook to consider revisiting the conrevenue from sales taxes, which makes tract with the police department, though up more than half of the county’s total not at the expense of public safety. She revenue and is an indication of an uptick added the county’s deficit and borrowing in the economy. However, the office’s as- habits are concerning.

“There needs to be more negotiation sessment warned sales tax revenue can be volatile, and increases can’t be assumed with the county police, definitely,” she said.

Legislator for the 5th District, Kara Hahn going forward.

William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport), (D-Setauket) voted to approve Bellone’s budlegislator for the 18th District, was among get. She couldn’t be reached for comment.

‘The county finances are in shambles…

[The other legislators are] sticking their head in the sand. They’re not addressing the real problems.’

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obituaries Robert Lynch

Robert Lynch, 74, of Rocky Point and formerly of Valley Stream, passed away peacefully Nov. 8.

He was a proud veteran of the United States Marines.

Robert was the beloved husband of Mary; loving father of Glenna (Andrew) Westoby, Tertia Lynch, Erina (Louis) Guilfoil and Mamie (Marko) Koski; adored Poppy of Mika, Lula, Bobby, Kyla, Ella, Lucia, Mary, Maija, Maximus and Macie; and cherished brother of James (Christine), Joseph (MaryAnn), Kathy (Charlie) Christie and Virginia.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church in Rocky Point and interment with military honors followed at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale.

Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place.

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

Thomas More R.C. Church in Hauppauge and interment with military honors followed in St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

His family requests donations in his memory to DVAMC Northport, 79 Middleville Rd., Northport, NY 11768, Attn: Voluntary Services.

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

Sam Petrocelli

Sam Petrocelli, of Smithtown, passed away peacefully Oct. 23 at the age of 87.

He was a proud veteran United States Air Force.

Sam was the beloved husband of Barbara; cherished father of Debbie Mincey, Angela (Frank) Vicari and Lynn (George) Tomacheski; loving grandfather of James, Michelle and Natalie; and adored great-grandfather of Scott

Brunquell Jr. He is survived by many other family members and friends.

Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church in Smithtown and interment with military honors followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

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

Kathleen Van Cott

Kathleen Van Cott of Smithtown passed away peacefully Oct. 27 at the age of 65.

She was the beloved wife of Ronald; cherished mother of Keith (Danielle) and Kristy (Dominick) Mirando; and loving grandmother of Bryce, Jack, Joseph, Kaylee, Dominick and Caroline. She is survived by many other family members and friends.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown, where a religious service was celebrated. Interment followed at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

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Alois Rubenbauer, of Commack, died on Nov. 11 at the age of 81.

He was a proud veteran United States Army, self-employed builder for Rubenbauer Associates in Huntington and avid recreational pilot.

Alois was the beloved husband of MaryAnn; loving father of Thomas, Patricia, Barbara (Bob) Lahey, Caroline (Glen) Fannin, Marlene (Cliff) Montick and Alois Ryan; and cherished grandfather of 14 and great-grandfather of one.

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Jack Shepherd, 88, of Hauppauge passed away peacefully Oct. 26.

He was a proud veteran of the United States Navy who served in World War II. Jack was the beloved husband of the late Janice; cherished father of Janine, Keith (Kerry), Elizabeth and James; and loving grandfather of six. He is survived by many other family members and friends.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown, where a religious service was celebrated. Interment with military honors followed at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale.

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Local volleyball teams take programs to new heights

By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com

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above, smithtown West’s Thomas Keller and Kevin Kelleher leap up for a block. right, Kings Park’s Lauren Kloos connects with the ball.

Kings Park’s girls’ volleyball team and Smithtown West’s boys’ volleyball team both made state final appearances for the first time in school history.

Kings Park fell 3-0 to undefeated Walter Panas, 25-12, 25-17, 25-23, in the championship game Nov. 19 after going 4-4 in pool play the day prior.

The Kingsmen actually ended in a threeway tie for second place in the Class A state semifinals, but beat Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake and Williamsville East in tiebreaker games to reach the finals. Kings Park had to play two one-set matches to determine who would play Walter Panas, and the team outscored Burnt Hills 25-13 before topping Williamsville 25-17 in its second sudden-death set.

Lauren Kloos’ swing resulted in the clinching point for her team to punch a ticket to the finals; she averaged 6.25 kills per set. Haley Holmes was key to the offense, averaging nine assists per set.

It was King Park’s sixth straight trip to the semifinals, but the first time it survived to compete in the final. The team just wasn’t able to have the same reverse of fortune against Walter Panas, which beat Kings Park 25-22, 25-21 in pool play.

Regardless of the outcome, the team-

mates took the slogan on the back of their shirts “Protect the legacy left for you. Leave the program better than you found it” to heart, and did just that.

For Smithtown West, the team made big firsts for the program this season, earning the Bulls’ first county and Long Island titles, before making it to the state final game. The team lost to Penfield 25-15, 25-18, 25-22.

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Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, NY seeks Direct Care Workers for our Wading River Location Friday-Sunday-11 pm to 8 am (27 hours) Saturday 8 am to 4 pm and Sunday 8 am to 3 pm (15 hours) Thursday 4 pm to 8 pm; Friday 4 pm to 7 pm; Saturday 4 pm - 10 pm and Sunday 4 pm to 7 pm (16 hours) Friday 4 pm to 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday 4 pm to 10 pm (16 hours) Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 7 pm (16 hours) Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 3 pm (12 hours) Applied Behavorial Specialist; RTC Program. F/T. MA. In Related field. Experience in applied behavorial analysis.

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Permanent P/T position, 30 hours per wk, M-F. Must have experience using Microsoft Excel. Email resume to: lssetauket@gmail.com

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LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES OF NY SEEKS: APPLIED BEHAVORIAL SPECIALIST: F/T. CARE COORDINATOR: DAY HAB WORKERS: M-F DIRECT CARE WORKERS: P/T and Per Diem HR RECRUITER: F/T TEMP CHILD CARE WORKERS F/T, P/T and Per Diem RNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Per diem HEALTH CARE INTEGRATORS: F/T WAIVER SERVICE PROVIDER: HEALTH CARE INTEGRATORS: F/T, Per Diem.

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GOOD COMMUNICATOR WANTED. Excellent opportunity for right salesperson. Well established small account base to start with and build from on Suffolkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Shore.

If you are a good communicator with a spring in your step, and you want to earn a good living, please call Kathryn at 631-751-7744

For busy landscape design office in Setauket.

P/T permanent position.

Must have prior experience using Microsoft Excel at intermediate level.

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ENTRY LEVEL HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Career. Get Trained, Get Certified, Get Hired! Bulldozers, Backhoes & Excavators.

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FOOD SERVICE PJ FERRY Seeks SNACK BAR ASSOCIATES to work on-board. FT/PT, early morning & afternoon shifts available. Excellent pay/benefits pkg. Light cooking, people skills a must.

Call 631-331-2167 between 10am-1pm or fax 631-331-2547.

FRONT DESK ASSISTANT, F/T, Medical Assistant F/T. Benefits including Medical, Dental, Optical, 401K Profit Sharing Plan, Paid Vacations/Sick Days. Please fax resume to 631-928-9246 FRONT DESK/ASSISTANT TO DOCTOR Alternative Healthcare Office.

Hauppauge. Phones/filing/scheduling, interaction w/patients. Must be flexible.

M-W-F, 3-7:30pm, Sat. 8:30am-5:00pm.

Call 631-897-0299 GALLERY ASSOCIATE P/T Local non-profit seeks a person to act as registrar for art gallery/gift shop.

For complete information, please see the Employment Display section.

JUST KIDS EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER is currently seeking Teacher assistants & teacher aides to work with preschoolers.

Will provide reimbursement for trainings towards Teacher Assistant Certification.

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CLEAN QUEST High quality service at reasonable prices.

See Display ad in Home Services. 631-828-5452.

SMITHPOINT FENCE. Storm Damage Repairs.

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Cleaning

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ENJOY COMING HOME TO A CLEAN HOUSE! Attention to detail is our priority. We promise you peace of mind. Excellent References. Serving the Three Village Area. Call Jacquie or Joyce 631-871-9457, 631-886-1665

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Gutters/Leaders GREG TRINKLE PAINTING & GUTTER CLEANING Powerwashing, window washing, staining. Neat, reliable, 25 years experience. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins.#31398-H 631-331-0976

Handyman Services

FARRELL ELECTRIC Serving Suffolk for over 40 years All types electrical work, service changes, landscape lighting, automatic standby generators.

631-928-0684

JOHN’S A-1 HANDYMAN SERVICE *Crown moldings* Wainscoting/raised panels.

Kitchen/Bathroom Specialist.

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GREENLITE ELECTRIC, INC. Repairs, installations, motor controls, PV systems.

Piotr Dziadula, Master Electrician. Lic. #4694-ME/Ins. 631-331-3449

THE TOOLMAN HANDYMAN SERVICES Fix it! Build it! Change it! Repair it! Paint it! The big name in small jobs, lic#-454612-H & insured Call 928-1811.

POWERPRO GENERATORS is a full service generator company specializing in Generator installations, service and monitoring for any Home or Business.

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Housesitting Services

SOUNDVIEW ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Prompt * Reliable * Professional. Residential/Commercial, Free Estimates.

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MEIGEL HOME IMPROVEMENT Extensions, dormers, roofing, windows, siding, decks, kitchens, baths, tile, etc.

631-737-8794 Licensed in Suffolk 26547-H and Nassau H18F5030000.

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Electricians

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Lawn & Landscaping

BUDGET BLINDS Thousands of window coverings. Hunter-Douglas Showcase Dealer

LANDSCAPES UNLIMITED FALL CLEAN-UPS Property Clean-ups, Tree Removal, Pruning, Landscape Construction, Maintenance, Thatching & Aeration. Free Estimates.

Commercial/Residential Steven Long Lic.#36715-H/Ins. 631-675-6685

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PRS CARPENTRY No job too small. Hanging a door, building a house, everything in-between.

Custom cabinets, windows roofing/siding/decks.

POWER WASHING. Serving North Shore 40 years.

Lic/Ins. 631-744-9741 SUPER HANDYMAN DTA CONTRACTING WE CAN FIX OR BUILD ANYTHING. Kitchens/Baths, Tile Flooring, Doors, Windows/Moulding, Painting; Interior/Exterior, All credit cards accepted.

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Rich Beresford, 631-689-3169

Home Repairs/ Construction FULL SERVICE HOME REMODELING serving Nassau and Suffolk Counties, kitchens, bathrooms, siding, roofing, commercial, extensions, decks, complete renovations, general contracting and much more.

Wickman Constructions Inc. Call free estimate 631-846-8811.

LONG HILL CARPENTRY 40 years experience All phases of home improvement. Old & Historic Restorations. Lic.#H22336/Ins. 631-751-1764 longhill7511764@aol.com

Lawn & Landscaping LANDCRAFTERS Landscape & Lawn Service.

Shrub Pruning, Weeding, Mulch, Dethatching, Aeration, Seeding, Weekly Maintenance. Free estimates.

Lic/Ins. 631-751-3376. E-Mail landcrafters@optonline.net

SETAUKET LANDSCAPE & DESIGN Stone Driveways/Walkways, Walls/Stairs/Patios/Masonry, Brickwork/Repairs Land Clearing/Drainage,Grading/Excavating. Plantings/Mulch, Rain Gardens Steve Antos, 631-689-6082 www.setauketlandscape.com.Serving Three Villages SWAN COVE LANDSCAPING Lawn Maintenance, Cleanups, Shrub/Tree Pruning, Removals. Landscape Design/Installation, Ponds/Waterfalls, Stone Walls. Firewood. Free estimates.

Lic/Ins.631-689-8089

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631-928-8000. E-mail, johanlon@winklerkurtz.com

Masonry Carl Bongiorno Landscape/Mason Contractor All phases masonry work: stone walls, patios, poolscapes. All phases of Landscaping Design. Theme Gardens. Residential & Commercial. Lic/Ins. 631-928-2110

Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper ALL PRO PAINTING Interior/Exterior. PowerWashing, Staining, Wallpaper Removal. Free estimates.

Lic/Ins #19604HI. 631-696-8150, Nick BOB’S PAINTING SERVICE 25 Years Experience Interior/Exterior Painting, Spackling, Staining, Wallpaper Removal,Powerwashing. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins. #17981, 631-744-8859 COUNTY-WIDE PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Painting/Staining. Quality workmanship. Living/Serving 3 Village Area Over 25 Years.

Lic#37153-H. 631-751-8280

Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper JAY A. SPILLMANN PAINTING CO. Over 30 years in business.

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Interior/Exterior.

Lic. #17856-H/Ins. 631-331-3712, 631-525-2206 JOSEPH WALTZ PAINTING Interior/Exterior, Paper Removal, Powerwashing.

Owner Operated since 1981.

Comm/Res. Neat and Reliable. Lic/Ins. Lic# 26603-H. 631-473-2179 LaROTONDA PAINTING & DESIGN Interior/exterior, sheetrock repairs, taping/spackling, wallpaper removal, Faux, decorative finishings. Free estimates.

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References. Free estimates.

Lic./Ins. SINCE 1989 Ryan Southworth, 631-331-5556

Plumbing/Heating DOUGLAS FERRI PLUMBING & HEATING Lic/Ins. All types of work, small repairs receive special attention. Free estimates, reasonable rates.

631-265-8517

Power Washing EXTERIOR CLEANING SPECIALISTS Roof cleaning, pressure washing/softwashing, deck restorations, gutter maintenance.

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30 years in business Lic.27955-H/Ins. 631-281-1910

Tree Work ABOVE ALL TREE SERVICE WILL BEAT ALL Competitors Rates Quality Work at Lowest Prices! *Removal, *Land Clearing. *Large Tree Specialists. Pruning, Topping, Stump Grinding $10 & Up. Bucket Truck, Emergency Service.

Lic. #33122-H. & Insured.

Located Exit 62 LIE. 631-928-4544 www.abovealltree.com

Tree Work ARBOR-VISTA TREE CARE Complete Tree care service devoted to the care of trees.

Maintenance pruning, waterview work, sun-trimming, elevating, pool areas, storm thinning, large tree removal, stump grinding. Wood chips.

Lic#18902HI. Free estimates.

631-246-5377 CLOVIS AXIOM, INC. Expert Tree Removal.

Pruning, Planting & Transplanting. Insect/Disease Management. Bamboo Containment and Removal.

631-751-4880 clovisaxiom@gmail.com EASTWOOD TREE & LANDSCAPE, INC. Experts in tree care and landscaping. Serving Suffolk County for 25 years.

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Free Estimate and Site Analysis Report. Serving All of Long Island. 631-316-4023, www.GotBamboo.com KOCH TREE SERVICES Certified Arborists. National Accredited Tree Care Company.

Fertilization, Firewood, Pruning, Removals, Organic Spray Programs, Tick Control.

CALL NOW! 631-473-4242 www.kochtreeservice.com Lic#25598-H Insured NORTHEAST TREE EXPERTS, INC. Expert Pruning, Stump Grinding, Careful Removals.

Tree/Shrub Fertilization.

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OpiniOn Editorial

Letters to the editor

For some, Donald Trump’s victory was an answer to prayers.

File photo by Victoria Espinoza

Reverend: America has spoken, and enough is enough File photo

Turkey is not the only thing the TBR staff is thankful for this year.

Many reasons to give thanks As we approach Thanksgiving our editorial staff want to reflect on what reasons, small and big, we have to be thankful for this year.

Victoria Espinoza, editor of the Times of Huntington and Times of Smithtown

I’m thankful for my immigrant father, who came from Colombia and chose to make a life in the United States, thus giving me a life here. I’m thankful for my mother who married that Colombian “nutjob” and raised me right because she’s one hell of a woman.

And most importantly I’m thankful for my Xbox, which is one of the most beautiful inventions ever made and I will never live without one again and I love it.

Desirée Keegan, managing editor, sports editor

I’m thankful for a great World Series, especially with the Chicago Cubs coming out on top; Vice President Joe Biden’s memes that provide much-needed pick-me-ups; and John Mayer’s “Room for Squares” album.

Donna Newman, editor of the Village Times Herald

I am thankful for my grandchildren because they are the best!

Max, Arlo, Ellis and Henry bring me more joy than anyone could imagine; reasonably good health because it makes life so much more enjoyable as the years go by; and opportunities that fall into your lap at unexpected moments that keep you on your toes and encourage you to grow.

Alex Petroski, editor of the Port Times Record

I’m thankful for my mom’s stuffing and mashed potatoes; that since I replaced Elana Glowatz as the editor of the Port Times Record it hasn’t yet burst into flames; and Jacob DeGrom.

Kevin Redding, reporter

I’m thankful for my lovely girlfriend and supportive family, my new job at this excellent paper and popcorn.

Letters …

We welcome your letters. They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste.

We do not publish anonymous letters. Please include a phone number and address for confirmation. Email letters to victoria@tbrnewspapers.com or mail them to The Times of Smithtown, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

Your postelection editorials illustrate just how myopic and monolithic journalists are these days. The pervasive shock and dismay, anxiety and apoplexy over Donald Trump’s election are unhinged and undisguised.

As for me, I feel intense relief.

Relief that we are spared life under a would-be president whose corruption, mendacity, criminality and blood-stained hands have been journalistically denied, ignored, excused, minimized and enabled for decades. Relief that we may soon no longer be led by those using the Saul D. Alinsky “Rules for Radicals” playbook

fraught with fraud and fomenting divisiveness, chaos and revolution with the only moral — actually amoral — compass being whatever grabs, holds and exercises power.

And you now recommend Barack Obama for the Supreme Court as a “constitutional scholar?” One who has done all he could get away with to undermine, circumvent and distort the constitution? Amazing.

The mainstream media, entertainment industry and snooty academia have colluded with big government to enforce so-called “progressive” propaganda and

political correctness — with nothing but “Christophobic” and “Bibliophobic” disdain for the traditional beliefs and morals that have been the foundation and vitality of America — that have been going on so long, so emboldened and finally so blatantly and destructively that enough Americans were able to penetrate the fog and say “enough is enough.”

That in itself is a deus ex machina and act of God’s mercy.

The Rev. Ronald Stelzer Our Savior Lutheran Church and New American School Centereach

In response to a concerned immigrant With a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.

In response to Mr. Espinoza’s unhappiness with our nation in which he resides (letter Nov. 10, “An immigrant’s reaction to the

presidential results”), allow me to quote: “I am still puzzled over how I feel about belonging to a place that I can call home, while haven’t really felt patriotic here” while looking for a better future.

With the dilemma of a “better future,” I would suggest Mr. Espinoza revisits the land of his

birth, Colombia, and compare our “land of the free and the home of the brave.” America may not be perfect, but we are a far better nation than all others. Common sense: Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. God bless America.

Leonard Henderson Port Jefferson

To those who voted for Donald Trump Let me start by saying that I did not vote for Mr. Trump but I very much hope that he will be an excellent president.

I hope that most Americans did not vote for him because of his racist and sexist language and actions, but rather in spite of them.

Nonetheless, I feel compelled to share recent stories of hatred committed by and on fellow Americans that can only be attributed to Mr. Trump’s rise to power.

• Lehigh Valley, PA: high school students yelling gay slurs and Nwords in the halls, calling black students cotton pickers using “Heil Hitler” salutes.

• Santa Monica, CA: Gay man beaten and sent to hospital.

• Brooklyn: Man passes a woman Muslim wearing scarf, says “Your time is up sweetie.”

• Plano East High School, TX: group of boys rip off a girl’s hijab.

• Shasta High School Redding, CA: White students hand out “deportation letters” to Latino students.

• Wellsville: Baseball dugout spray painted “Make America White Again” with swastika.

These are but a small sample of the hateful actions reported in the first 24 hours after Trump was announced president-elect. I worry that this is only the beginning.

I hope that many of you who supported Mr. Trump are as nauseated by these actions as I am, and I hope you will join me in fighting this hatred. We must display and acknowledge the inherent worth and dignity of every human being, regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, etc. We must heed the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. We should celebrate the diversity among us. May kindness prevail over hatred.

Jaymie Meliker Port Jefferson

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opinion A naughty and nice Thanksgiving list

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’m going to blend the holidays, and make a naughty and a nice list of those things for which I’m thankful.

I’ll start with the nice.

I’m thankful for inspirational teachers. Every day, some teachers devote so much time and energy to their work that they ignite a passion for learning, a curiosity or a determination in their students that has the potential to pay dividends for decades. An inspired student reflects and emanates an educational light that,

By Daniel Dunaief in turn, can have a multiplier effect, encouraging their siblings, their friends and even their parents to learn and grow.

I’m thankful for the police who

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patrol our streets and who protect and serve us. They can and do tackle everything from delivering a baby on the Long Island Expressway to racing toward reports of someone with a weapon.

I’m also thankful for the firefighters, who rescue people trapped in burning buildings and who suffer through cold wind, rain and snow while doing their job.

I’m thankful for all the soldiers who, regardless of which president is in office, accept their responsibility and protect America’s interests wherever they serve.

I’m thankful for the scientists who dedicate themselves, tirelessly, to the pursuit of basic knowledge about everything from quarks and neutrinos, to the researchers who are on a mission to cure cancer, to understand autism, or to defeat fungi or viruses that threaten the quality and quantity of our lives.

I’m thankful for the sanitation workers who appear during the wee hours

of the morning, clear out our garbage and move on to the next house.

I’m thankful for the First Amendment. I’m grateful that our Founding Fathers decided we have the right not to remain silent. Our constitution guarantees us the kind of free speech that allows us to express our views, even if those opinions are contrary to those of our government or our neighbors.

OK, here’s the nasty list.

I’m thankful for the Internet, which prevents anyone from being wrong about anything, ever. Well, information on the Internet may also be inaccurate, but who cares? If it’s there and we repeat it, at least we’re echoing something someone else wrote, even if that person is an 8-year-old who is just learning to type and is posting something that looks like it could be right.

I’m thankful for all those people who honk at me when I don’t hit the accelerator the moment the light turns green. They remind me I should be efficient for all of our sakes and that I could be doing something much more

important, like looking up stuff on the Internet rather than sitting at a light.

I’m thankful I can roll my eyes in my head. How else could I deal with those events around me that I find insufferable, from listening to our political leaders rip into each other to engaging in arguments with people who know better and can show me all the information they use to back up their arguments on the Internet.

I’m thankful for the rain and the cold and the snow. OK, so this is in between a naughty and nice one, because I believe varied weather presents something for everyone. Sure, people don’t tend to like it when the temperature falls too far, but I enjoy the cold.

Besides, the winter provides a contrast to seasonable weather.

Finally, I’m thankful for prognosticators of all types, including the recent ones who seemed so sure of themselves about the results of the election.

They are a reminder that sure things don’t exist in any arena, even those with a preponderance of pontificators.

Differing opinions across the Thanksgiving table

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hanksgiving is arriving at the right time. With so much to be thankful for, it should be hard to remember one’s passions about the outcome of the recent presidential election. Yet there is talk about families who are calling off their Thanksgiving reunions around grandma’s richly laden table because they don’t want to talk politics with relatives who were on the “other” side.

By Leah S. Dunaief What a travesty, as if anything were more important or enduring than the safety net of family.

People have a right to think differently, even if they are related.

There is, after all, no accounting for the distribution of genes, and anyway that’s not important in the scheme of things. What is important is the love family members feel for

Between you and me

each other and the security that they have each other’s backs. If that is not the relationship one has with one’s family, I guess differing political opinions are a good enough reason to break off what was a meaningless business of just going through the kinship motions to begin with.

Even though the present situation is not nearly as dire, I am reminded of the Civil War or the War Between the States, which pitted brother against brother on the battlefield.

That was a tragedy of deepest proportions. Right now, we are merely dealing with the outcome of an election whose consequences are perhaps feared or cheered but have not been actualized. If matters do get worse in our nation, we are going to need each other all the more to manage. And if they get better, then we can all cheer together.

Let’s wait and see — and break bread together, treasuring the love that binds us rather than the rhetoric that divides us.

As we go forward, we should remain vigilant about what is happening in our country and speak truth to those in power. The end of the

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election, at long last, is but the beginning of the next chapter. We have the right, as Americans, to speak our minds and expect those who represent us to hear us. Indeed, we have the obligation to remain active in our society, letting our lawmakers know how we feel even as we set an example of staying informed and engaged for our children and grandchildren.

What we should take great care to do, however, is work to separate fact from fiction. Communication in today’s world is infinitely more complicated than when our founding patriots read newspapers to learn what was happening. And even then, they had to be sure whose words they were reading and whether the writers could be trusted. By comparison today, there are so many different vehicles claiming to give the “facts.”

Newspapers, radio and TV networks have been joined by cable, the Internet and dangerously, social media, where anyone can say anything without the benefit of fact-checking and their words can be transmitted to literally millions of people.

This is how jihadists woo recruits.

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel MANAGING EDITOR Desirée Keegan EDITOR Victoria Espinoza

LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton SPORTS EDITOR Desirée Keegan ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ellen Recker ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathryn Mandracchia

This is also how politicians’ supporters win voters. So how can one tell if what one is reading is fact? The answer is obvious but hard. We must use that same Internet to check out what we have read on social media, not just assume that what we are told is correct because it comes from a good friend or loved one. Facts must be corroborated by multiple news sources, not just by opinions.

Indeed, the more dramatic an assertion, the more likely it will be published in many places, not just on Facebook or Twitter.

Also, we need to talk with more than each other, by which I mean those with similar views. We need to talk to people on the “other” side of issues and ideology. At the least, we may learn how they come to the conclusions they do. And maybe we can hear something we might agree with, creating a bridge and not a wall. Some of those we talk with might even be our relatives. But that brings me back to grandma’s dining room table: Wait until everyone has finished and enjoyed dinner first before discussions commence.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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