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Countdown to the Holidays

Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) announced he is working with SMM Advertising in Smithtown to conduct a winter coat drive for Suffolk County residents who are in need of warm winter clothing.

Residents are being asked to donate gently used or new coats, jackets, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and new socks for infants, children, teens and adult men and women.

“As people prepare for the winter and clean out their closets or plan to give a new coat as a gift, it is important for all of us to help our fellow neighbors who don’t have warm coats by contributing to this worthwhile drive,” Trotta said.

The winter coat drive will be held through Jan. 7. Donations may be dropped off at Trotta’s office, which is located at 59 Landing Ave., Suite 1, in Smithtown,weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or directions, call 631-854-3900.

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Town

Increasing fire district taxes and community involvement are among the key issues heating up the fire district commissioner races across the Town of Smithtown.

On Dec. 11, registered voters can head to the polls to cast their votes for one individual to receive a five-year term in each of the area’s fire districts. The fire districts, as opposed to the departments, are run by a body of elected officials who oversee fiscal spending of taxpayer’s money in purchasing and maintaining the firehouses, trucks, equipment and apparatus that is then utilized by the volunteer firefighters when responding to emergencies.

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After a series of failed bond votes for a proposed new headquarters and failed referendum vote to sell the historic Lake Avenue/Route 25A firehouse, commissioner Ed Springer Sr. is stepping down from his position leaving behind an open seat. Two candidates, Thomas Downs and Tom Donohue, are running in hopes of being able to bring a new voice to the district and its community.

Downs, of St. James, is a former chief of the

neighboring Nesconset Fire Department, where he has been a member for 28 years. Downs said he entered into the firematic service during a period of his life when he briefly moved to Nesconset, but has been a longtime St. James resident where he also works.

“I think with my experience in fire service and not-for-profits, I think I can make a difference,” he said. “I want to bridge the gap between the fire district, fire department and community. They are very divided. “ The candidate has proposed holding community meetings and keeping an open-door policy when it comes to discussing local issues.

Downs said he also supported keeping the Lake Avenue firehouse open and active given the upcoming construction by Gyrodyne on the Flowerfields property and other proposed future developments, which would be needed to ensure a timely response.

“We have to think about the future growth of the fire district,” the candidate said. “Selling that is not preparing for the future.”

Other issues he expects the St. James Fire District to face, if elected, include funding muchneeded repairs and maintenance to the buildings and finding a way to increase the number of volunteer firefighters joining the department.

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From left, Tom Donohue and Thomas Downs are the two candidates for St. James Fire District commissioner Dec. 11.

St. James firefighter Tom Donohue will be running against Downs for the open St. James commissioner seat in a district he’s served for more than 30 years. Donohue said he’s worked from fireman up to captain of the fire rescue company and served as chairman of Smithtown’s 9/11 memorial. He works as an engineer manager for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey where he’s overseen several

major projects including construction at John F. Kennedy airport.

“I feel I’m qualified to be a St. James fire commissioner because 30 years in the department has given me institutional knowledge of the department,” he said. “I’m very involved in St. James, and I know the culture of St. James.”

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In a politically charged time, race is seen as a third-rail issue, one that if touched leads to political headache in the case of a politician or a rough time around the holiday dinner table for everyday folks.

Which is why Elaine Gross, president of Syosset-based ERASE Racism, which wishes to examine and make meaningful change to race relations in New York, said Long Island was the perfect time and place to start meaningful conversations about race and racism, both in the overt and covert displays of prejudice.

“Even though we are becoming more diverse, that doesn’t mean we have what we want going on in our schools,” Gross said.

“Long Island is home to 2.8 million people so we’re not a small place, but tremendously fragmented.”

The nonprofit, which was originally founded in 2001, made its first stop at Hilton Garden Inn, Stony Brook University Nov. 29 during a five-series Long Island-wide tour called How Do We Build a Just Long Island? The mission is to start a dialogue about meaningful change for race relations in both Suffolk and Nassau counties. Four panelists, all professors and graduate students at Stony Brook, spoke to a fully packed room about their own research into the subject and took questions from the audience on how they could affect change in their own communities.

Christopher Sellers, history professor and director of the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, has studied what he described as “scientific racism,” of people who look at the superiority and inferiority of other races as an objective truth, an idea that was born during the enlightenment and colonial period used to justify conquering nations overseas. It’s a form of understanding identity that lives on in many people, Sellers said.

“It’s as old as western society itself,” he said.

Race is an important issue in a county that is very segregated depending on the town and school district. An image created by the nonprofit and compiled with information from the New York State Department of Education

shows a district such as Port Jefferson is made up of 80 percent white students, while in the Brentwood school district 79 percent of students are Latino and 12 percent are black.

Panelists argued that racism exists and is perpetuated through local policy. Abena Asare, assistant professor of Modern African Affairs and History said that racism currently exists in the segregated schools, in lack of public transportation, zoning laws and other land-use policies created by local governments.

“Many of the policies on our island that insulate and produce structural racism are based on a false narrative on what Long Island was, who it is was for, and the fear of where it is going,” Asare said. “Creating new futures requires that we expose the version of the past that justifies or separates an unequal status quo.”

Crystal Fleming, an associate professor of sociology at Stony Brook, spoke about how historically the idea of white supremacy is ingrained in America’s social consciousness, that lingering ideas of one race’s entitlement to security and citizenship over other races have helped perpetuate racist ideas and policy.

“When we talk about systemic racism, it’s not black supremacy, it’s not Native American supremacy, it’s not Asian supremacy, it’s white supremacy,” Fleming said. “We need to be brave and talk frankly about these matters.”

Miriam Sarwana, a graduate student in psychology at Stony Brook, said after the civil rights movement of the 1960s racism did not simply die, but it became subtle, only used in the safety of the home. This is compounded by the lack of interaction between races on a daily basis.

“These biases are influenced by the social, societal and cultural [elements] in our lives, and can be influenced both directly and indirectly,” Sarwana said. “A white adult has little or no interaction with African-Americans, and then starting childhood this person may be exposed to negative images of African-Americans.”

The panelists said that the extreme segregation in school districts has resulted in an even greater disparity of resources and attention for nonwhite races. The issue, Asare said, after the forum, was that the 125 public school districts on Long Island have remained insular, leading to communities becoming disparate and inclusive. She said the best way to deal

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“The fact that those types of discussions are not normally occurring here speaks to a larger

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A man stole a bat bag and six baseball bats from DICK’S Sporting Goods, located on Jericho Turnpike, Aug. 28 between 4:30 and 4:50 p.m. The merchandise was valued at $1,759.

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detectives, Huber was found and arrested at the Commack Motor Inn, located on Jericho Turnpike in Commack, at approximately 10:40 p.m.

Huber, 40, of Riverhead, was charged with one count of first-degree robbery. He was arraigned at 1st District Court in Central Islip on Dec. 2 and held in lieu of $100,000 cash bail or $200,000 bond, which had not been posted.

Suffolk police suspect the above-pictured man of allegedly taking merchandise from DICK’S Sporting Goods.

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International

Jazz Loft musicians escape Haiti during riots

BY TOM MANUEL The Jazz Loft ambassadors’ annual mission to Haiti to teach children how to play instruments hit a blue note as the capital, Port-au-Prince, erupted with riots.

Elvoi, a music teacher that we had hired, shared words of wisdom with us after our trip.

“Everything is OK thanks to God,” he said.

“But in Haiti we live day by day, we live one day at a time.”

We had landed bright and early on a Wednesday morning, a six-person team consisting of music educators, professional musicians and an independent filmmaker from California. This was another regular trip under the banner of The Jazz Loft to continue building the music program in a school perched high atop a mountain that is making a difference in children’s lives one day at a time.

One part of the Jazz Loft’s trifecta mission is education, and we felt that our community outreach should stretch further than how we typically define community. Our definition includes thinking globally, and a partnership with True Love Missions, of Stony Brook, and their successful school in Haiti was a perfect match.

Thanks to the philanthropic giving of Robert Lourie and Ivana Stolnik in addition to the generous giving which was the result of an annual fundraising concert, the Jazz Loft ambassadors embarked on their trip. Barrels of school supplies, instruments, clothing and food were shipped down in advance and the team packed as much as they could bring as well.

Our days unfolded one after the next with early morning rises, hikes up and down the mountain to the school, and sometimes rides on motorbikes which rival any amusement park ride known to man. Relationships were begun or made stronger, and the universal language of music transcended that of English and native Creole. Teaching

trombone was interrupted by giving out worm pills and conversations with the school principal and teachers regarding school-book needs were put on welcomed pause to feed quite hungry people. The confines of an article cannot contain nor explain the experience of a trip like this. The art of loving and being so genuinely loved in return can only be experienced by doing it.

Then 48 hours before our departure, a protest march against the Haitian government took place in Port-au-Prince. A day before our scheduled exit protests had turned to riots, and from the school high atop the mountain overlooking the city, we could see two fires that signaled something was wrong. We awoke early Monday morning, Nov. 19, ready for departure but as we assembled something was missing. The sound of Haiti had gone mute. There is an unmistakable sound of thousands of people, motorbikes, trucks and animals all joining chorus in organized chaos as the sun rises, and it had gone silent. In its stead, we heard a natural silence penetrated by the sound of vintage radios projecting singular voices speaking of riots throughout the night that had heightened. The city had been shut down.

Schools and all businesses were closed. Our van was not coming, and all vehicles were banned from the roads. A call to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti signaled greater worry as it was closed.

Fearing escalation, being stuck beyond our planned time and worry over our general safety, we explored available options and were getting nowhere fast. Hours passed, our window of opportunity was quickly fading, and our final and only choices were to stay, or bribe the police to give us an armed escort to the airport. As if defying reality — because these things only happen in movies, right? — we were quickly packing ourselves into a civilian vehicle and a police truck.

I wound up being the lone person in the police vehicle as there was no more room in the other vehicle. As we drove the final distance to the main

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Above, a teenager in Haiti learns how to play trombone from the Jazz Loft’s Tom Manuel.

drag, I thought to myself, “Am I blowing this out of proportion? Is this really necessary?”

As we hit the bottom of the street, there was an abrupt stop, and machine guns were locked and loaded, and handguns quickly appeared. We turned right, and I was amazed to see nothing but an empty street. Our speed was where the vehicle maxed out, and the sound of walkie-talkies, phones and borderline yelling filled the vehicle.

The trip to the airport takes a solid hour and a half typically on a good day, and the main drag is marked by thousands of people trying to sell their wares to buyers that do not exist. Our trip that day lasted roughly 15 minutes.

Piles of debris and tires on fire occasionally blocked the road which we would veer around.

Burned out vehicles and damaged abandoned police vehicles marked the journey. At one point we passed a black armored vehicle that moved down the street like a dinosaur.

Having made this trip many times, I noticed familiar landmarks. We were getting closer and

closer to the airport. The cop to my right was clicking a clave rhythm on the barrel of his gun.

I couldn’t help but wonder if he was nervous or if this habit was normal. Ahead, a human-made roadblock of boulders and debris appeared causing the driver to slam on the brakes, fly into reverse and head right, the only other option available, only to be met by another roadblock.

Two police officers got out and started moving the boulders. A deafening sound, unlike any other, crescendoed and two masses of people began to converge from behind from both sides of our vehicles. It’s apparent that fear set in as the cops jumped back into the car, and we rammed whatever was left of the roadblock that couldn’t be moved.

Distance was quickly gained and this all seemed to end in an instant as we arrived at the airport and made our entrance almost seemingly under normal circumstances. Our plane took off an hour early, and within a few short hours we were home. It’s a bizarre reality, to say the least, to go from such contrasting environments in such a short period. The next days in Haiti saw increasing violence. Innocent people died. The New York Times published an article Nov. 23, but little of the drama in Haiti made it to our mainstream news.

In Haiti they live day by day. They live one day at a time. When things settle down, which they will, I will return to Haiti. I will continue to love, because in the end, even if I could move those Haitian mountains, even if somehow I could magically fix their broken and corrupt government, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. Love doesn’t rejoice about injustice but rather it rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, it never loses faith, it’s always hopeful, and it endures through every circumstance. Love makes all the difference and there are many children in a little school atop a mountain in Haiti that I love very much, and they love me. And that my friend is always worth the journey.

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School News

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“Let’s Go Yankees” cheers could be heard outside of Mt. Pleasant Elementary School as students in the Smithtown school district welcomed New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone Nov. 27.

Boone visited the school as a guest judge as part of the Hess Corporation’s STEM Curriculum Guide along with Hess’ general manager, Justin

Smithtown High School East Mayer. Fifth-grade students in Jeff Faragasso’s class, who have been working with the Hess STEM program for a few years, were challenged to design their own obstacle courses as part of the program.

The Hess STEM program combines the elements of science, technology, engineering and math into hands-on classroom activities. Hess STEM engages grade school students in practical experiences that demonstrate how concepts apply in the real world.

Using Hess 2018 RV with ATV and motorcycle (which comes equipped with the STEM guide) — and being as creative with their designs as they wanted — the students showed off the obstacle courses and tested velocity, speed and kinetic energy by racing the vehicles down the ramps in the gymnasium.

Boone selected the team with the most creative design and the most challenging design. He then served as the timekeeper as the students raced all the cars down the most challenging course.

“Seeing the creativity, teamwork, intelligence and the time they have put into these courses has been really fun,” Boone said.

Mayer worked with the students on the activities within the 2018 curriculum guide that explore practical transportation issues, such as fuel efficiency, potential and kinetic energy for producing motion and motor sports.

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Donohue took an active role in fighting against a public referendum to sell the Lake Avenue/Route 25A firehouse, stating the district needs a firehouse on either side of the Long Island Rail Road tracks to ensure the best response time for its residents. He also cites the proposed Gyrodyne construction on Flowerfields property as a future concern.

“There’s been some divide in the community and department, and as a commissioner I’ll be able to bring the community together,” Donohue said. “I’ve worked on building relationships within the community.”

If elected, his goals would be to increase transparency of the fire district’s actions to the community and hold open town hall meetings.

Both Downs and Donohue agree that the study conducted

by third-party RFG Fire Rescue Consulting, run by Ron Graner, provides valuable insight and advice to move the St. James Fire District forward.

The polls will be open Dec. 11 at the Jefferson Avenue substation, located at 221 Jefferson Ave. in St. James, from 3 to 9 p.m.

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Fontana said key issues facing the district include upgrading its communications system that is more than 20 years old to improve internal communications between units and replacing its aging fire engines, as Commack intends on purchasing two new trucks in 2019.

“Commack Fire District hasn’t raised taxes in 10 years, the last raise was 2008,” he said. “As far as I’m concerned you can’t put a price on life or safety. I think that’s pretty inexpensive if you do the math and think about it.”

Fontana said these mandatory upgrades to equipment will result in a Steven Fontana tax change of approximately $23 per year for the average Town of Huntington homeowner, and about $22 a year for Town of Smithtown households.

His challenger, Monahan, said he can’t agree with the increase of taxes against Commack Fire District residents.

Monahan, a retired New York City firefighter, has volunteered for the fire department for more than 40 years and runs a local handyman business.

“I bring a lot of knowledge of the fire service with all my years of experience, both as a professional fireman and volunteer,” he said.

Monahan said the district is increasing taxes in order to build a reserve fund for future expenses, something that shouldn’t be necessary if the Commack Fire District was run like a business.

“The people who are running the fire district are running a multimillion business, and it needs to run like a business,” the challenger said. “You need to spend money like its coming out of a checking account because if you Ed Monahan live here, it’s your taxpayer money.”

Monahan said the district should focus on purchasing more emergency response vehicles, rather than fire trucks, due to increasing calls from its aging population as well as look into better bulk purchasing agreements with neighboring districts to keep costs down. He’d rather spend those funds on firefighter training.

“The more money we can save on maintenance and on apparatus is all that more money that can be put toward training,” he said. “The more important thing is teaching the firefighters how to use the equipment properly.”

The polls will be open Dec. 11 at the Commack Fire District headquarters, located at 6309 Jericho Turnpike, from 3 to 9 p.m.

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“I really appreciate the backing of the fire department and the Town of Smithtown, by being allowed to serve and do the best I can to help the people of Smithtown,” he said.

Felice has been a member of the Smithtown Fire Department for more than 40 years and is a former chief. He also works in an associated industry that produces a variety of firefighting equipment.

“Moving forward, we always need to be on the cutting edge of technology, training our members to keep them safe and sound,” Felice said.

He expects the biggest challenges the Smithtown Fire District faces to be figuring out how to best respond and serve an aging population, as well as how to recruit more volunteers.

The polls will be open Dec. 11 at the Smithtwon Fire District headquarters, located at 100 Elm Ave., from 4 to 9 p.m.

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How we’ll remember President Bush 41

Our nation’s servicemen and women have put their lives on the line in defense of the freedoms and liberties that make this country the greatest in the world.

It is thanks to them that we have the opportunity to wake up each and everyday safe and free. On the battlefield, it is critical we provide them with the resources they need to safely and effectively do their jobs, but it is equally as important to give them our unwavering support as they transition back into civilian life. It is my belief that no matter what we do today to assist our nation’s veterans that we should wake up tomorrow identifying what else needs to be done. For example, three issues of focus that must be addressed with urgency relate to the underpayment of GI Bill benefits, new service connected illnesses related to burn pits, and the closure of Beacon House in Northport. We are reminded that our work fighting for our nation’s veterans is never finished.

After the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs failed to comply with the technological upgrades mandated under the Forever GI Bill, 19 members of the New York State Congressional Delegation called on the VA to rectify this immediately as the beginning of the academic year was quickly approaching. However, last week, we heard concerning reports that the VA failed to provide the proper amount of housing stipends to student veterans, and that the VA would not process retroactive payments for underpaid or missed claims. While the VA has since promised that all veterans will be “made whole,” there have been limited

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We join the nation in mourning the passing of former President George H.W. Bush (R), the 41st president of the United States who died Nov. 30 at the age of 94.

Like all who serve in political office, Bush had his adversaries, but in the end we hope he’ll be remembered for the request he made for a kinder, gentler nation when accepting his party’s nomination for president, especially in these divisive times.

Bush was well prepared when he first took over as president Jan. 20, 1989. The World War II combat hero’s political résumé included two terms as a U.S. congressman, ambassador to the United Nations and chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China. He also served as CIA head and is credited with turning around low morale at the agency. After he lost the 1980 Republican primary to Ronald Reagan, he was appointed by the future president to be his running mate for two terms as vice president.

While some may remember Bush’s only presidential term as ending in a recession and others may criticize how he didn’t do enough to fund HIV/AIDS education programs and prevention, there are those who applaud his approach toward foreign policy while in office. Many will remember him as a strong leader who helped oversee a smooth transition after the fall of the Soviet Union and for being the commander in chief who orchestrated quick success in the Persian Gulf War. On the home front, he was responsible for the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Clean Air Act Amendments, both in 1990.

What we find most impressive about Bush’s achievements is after his term as president he took to heart in making the nation a better country by helping others.

He is most known for his charitable work with fellow former President Bill Clinton (D), with whom he teamed up in January 2005, after his son President George W. Bush (R) asked the two to help figure out how to administer aid to the coast of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand after a devastating tsunami. Later in 2005, the pair joined forces again and set up a joint nonprofit, raising millions for victims of Hurricane Katrina that had struck New Orleans.

The philanthropic partnership led to a friendship between the two former political opponents and shows how two people from different political parties can get along and even be friends. The two served as a prime example of what can be done when people are willing to reach across the political divide to work together for a common cause.

And when it came to achieving a kinder and gentler nation, Bush knew that goal started in his own home with the love he had for his wife of 73 years, Barbara, who died in April.

We hope Bush 41 is remembered for his quest for kindness, gentleness and lack of divisiveness, attributes that are most needed now.

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Zeldin: We must do better for our veterans details regarding the method and timing of giving back pay to these veterans. It is unacceptable to require any veteran to bare a financial burden due to the VA’s inability to comply with the law. Immediate, total relief must be provided to the veterans impacted.

In addition to providing educational opportunities for our nation’s veterans, the VA also bears the responsibility of providing health care for our servicemen and women, a responsibility that requires them to adapt to the ever-changing service-connected illnesses experienced by veterans. For example, in Iraq and Afghanistan, burn pits were used as a means of waste disposal on military bases, which expelled plumes of smoke into the air on the base. A recently released Augusta University, Georgia, study showed that servicemembers exposed to burn pits had a higher likelihood of contracting cancer. However, without concrete data to show a direct correlation between the two, the VA is currently covering these illnesses only on a caseby-case basis, not across the board. That’s why I supported and the president signed into law, an additional $5 million to study the effects of burn pits on our servicemen and women overseas. More must be done. While the VA continues to study the correlation between burn pits and a higher rate of contracting cancer, which could take years, they cannot leave these servicemen and women without the care they have earned.

Transitioning back into civilian life presents a host of challenges, and when

coupled with a service-connected disability or mental illness can lead to an increase in veteran homelessness. Boasting the highest number of veterans in New York and one of the highest in the nation, Suffolk County is no exception. Beacon House, right on Northport VA’s campus, has provided such a critical service, sheltering homeless veterans all while in close proximity to many other services they need, which is why its closure since last January has hit the veteran community hard and reports of its continued closure are even more troubling. Originally closed for infrastructure updates, the closure has now been extended because the building is no longer grandfathered in under the fire codes it met upon its original closure and is not in compliance with new fire codes.

Anyone who has followed Northport over the years, knows that there have been a lot of issues due to staffing shortages, aging infrastructure and so much more that come with running a huge health center like Northport, but that cannot be an excuse. The men and women who go to Northport for their care have put their lives on the line for us and they deserve the highest quality care.

From Northport on Long Island to the VA in Washington, D.C., we must do better for our nation’s veterans. Failure is not an option, and just as our veterans have never stopped fighting for us, we must never stop fighting for them and the benefits and services they have more than earned.

Lee Zeldin U.S. Congressman 1st District Shirley

E-cigarettes: Need for action is urgent The FDA is taking a good step in restricting sales of flavored electronic cigarettes, but we need more.

Right now, more than 10 million American adults and roughly 20 percent of New York high schoolers use e-cigarettes. With youth vaping increasing, the need for action is urgent.

So, while the FDA has taken a good first step, the fight against big tobacco hasn’t been won yet. We need to do more than just limit sales to a restricted section in

stores. The FDA needs to ban flavored e-cigarettes outright and stop companies from marketing products in ways that appeal to kids.

The American Heart Association is fighting to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products — including e-cigarettes — to 21 across the state.

This measure can help keep dangerous products out of the hands of children and help keep kids from becoming lifetime smokers. Kids are getting cigarettes

and flavored vaping pods from their older friends. By raising the age to 21, we can remove cigarettes from a young teen’s social circle, thereby delaying and ultimately preventing initiation.

E-cigarettes are often a teenager’s first step toward a lifetime of nicotine addiction. Let’s stop it before it starts.

Dr. Herbert Hirsch, Cardiologist Board Member, Long Island American Heart Association

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Opinion

10 modern decorative ideas for the holidays

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ver the years, I’ve seen many ways of decorating for Christmas although they are variations on the Rudolph, Santa, Frosty, Nativity themes.

This year, perhaps we could use some modern iconography to celebrate the themes and elements that are parts of our lives. Here are my top 10 suggestions for new Christmas iconography — without any connection to a religion: 10. Déjà Santa: D. None Perhaps, in addiof the above tion to Santa on a

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF sleigh pulled by reindeer, eager decorators should add another Santa, pulled by a similar-looking group of reindeer behind the leader in

an homage to the sequels that have become routine in our lives, from Wall Street to Main Street to “Rodeo Drive, baby” — yes, that’s a reference to the movie “Pretty Woman,” which in case you haven’t heard or seen the ubiquitous ads is now a Broadway musical. By the way, I read recently that “Dear Evan Hansen” will become a movie.

9. Cellphones: Somewhere on lawns throughout America, oversized cellphones could become a part of the decorative landscape. In addition to a mother and father cellphone, little cellphones could congregate around a cellphone Christmas tree, with little wrapped apps under the tree just waiting to integrate into the world of the little cellphones.

8. Ice-cream Cones: Ice-cream stores seem to be springing up everywhere, with the scent of malted cones wafting out of their doors and up and down streets, beckoning to those whose stomachs anticipate the inextricably intertwined link between sugar and celebrations. Let’s also celebrate all the mix-ins and candy toppings which have become the main course, pushing

the ice cream deep beneath a pile of multicolored candy toppings or shoving a small melting pile to the side.

7. Gyms: Yes, I know Olivia NewtonJohn and her generation celebrated “getting physical,” but with the abundance of ice-cream stores, we could use more time at gyms, which are often conveniently located next door to icecream shops.

6. The Intrepid Weather Person: We’ve watched as weather reporters race off to find the defining images of storms of the century, which appear to rip through the country almost every year. Let’s install on our lawns a windblown weather person, holding a microphone that threatens to fly out of his or her hand.

5. A Collection of Marchers: Not since the 1970s have this many people come out with a wide range of signs in support of or in opposition to someone or something. How about some marchers with “Go Santa” or maybe just “I believe in something” signs for the modern decorated lawn?

4. The Constitution: More than ever, a document ratified 230 years ago has kept the peace.

The Constitution seemed to anticipate modern imbroglios. Perhaps an enormous Constitution, or even a list of amendments, could glow on a lawn.

3. A Grand Stage: Everyone seems well aware of the cellphones pointed at them, recording their celebrations and pratfalls. People crave their five minutes of fame: Why not give them a stage on a front lawn?

2. The Driverless Car: Yes, it’s finally here, a car that drives and parks itself. A modern lawn could celebrate the long-discussed innovation with a car that pulls away from a decorated curb, circles a small block and reparks itself. I would watch the car the way I used to watch model trains.

1. The Hashtag: What was once a tic-tac-toe board or an extra button on a phone has become a calling card for self-expression. Let’s add colored lines and lights to our #moderncelebrations.

Yes, Virginia, even New Jersey has a Santa Claus

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he conversation in a New Jersey classroom of first-graders got around to the subject of Christmas, and the substitute teacher unleashed a bombshell. She told them that Santa isn’t real, that parents just buy presents and put them under a tree. On a roll, she didn’t stop there. Reindeer can’t fly, she advised the students, elves are not real, the elf on the shelf is just a doll that parents move around, there is no tooth fairy and no Easter bunny, either.

Between She summed up you and me with the news that

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF there is no magic anything and that magic doesn’t exist. Whoa!

This made the top of the news earlier this

week for CBS, NBC, Fox, USA Today and other major news outlets. No one, as far as I know, has interviewed the children to get their reactions, but the school superintendent and the principal were moved to speak, as the district apologized to the parents.

Montville superintendent of schools, Rene Rovtar, was “troubled and disheartened by the incident.” Cedar Hill Elementary School principal, Michael Raj, sent home a message to the parents in which he mentioned the “poor judgment” of the teacher and asked parents to “take appropriate steps to maintain the childhood innocence of the holiday season.” At least one parent, Lisa Simek, took to Facebook, expressing dismay. She urged that Christmas magic is real and expressed through acts of kindness, love, positivity and grace — from and for loved ones and strangers. The superintendent added, “The childhood wonder associated with all holidays and traditions is something I personally hold near and dear in my own heart.”

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we have not been told if the teacher will be allowed to substitute again. How should we react to this?

On the one hand, we know that the idea of Santa Claus brings joy and excitement to children and therefore to the adults around them.

This is hardly innocence exploited by adults but rather an opportunity for adults each to be Santa, to be their best, most generous, most loving selves. While the person of Santa is a fiction, the embodiment of all that Santa stands for most surely is not. Fictional characters can provide inspiration for the lifetime of a child as he or she grows up. Intergenerational mythmaking exists in many contexts, not only to entertain but also to inspire.

Children sooner or later catch on, especially when they see 20 Santas walking down the street together on their return from their Salvation Army posts. But on the other hand, how do children feel when they realize the adults around them have told them untruths? If they go to school expecting to believe what they are taught there, should the teacher acquiesce in mythmaking? For sure, this

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teacher handled the situation with poor judgment.

It would have been far better for her and the children had she told them to ask their parents about the magic of Santa. For whatever reason, she did not do that.

How did you feel when, as a child, you learned that Santa was a story made up by the adults closest to you? Did you understand the greater good embodied in the concept or were you left to distrust on some level whatever those adults might subsequently tell you?

Does misleading a child bring psychological questions into play?

It did not negatively affect Virginia O’Hanlon, who asked that question of her father when she was 8 years old in 1897. She said the answer inspired her for the rest of her long life. Her dad told her to write to The Sun, a prominent New York City newspaper, and added, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” The Sun’s hard-bitten, cynical editor, Francis Pharcellus Church, wrote the answer that turned into the most reprinted editorial over the next century in the English-speaking world: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”

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