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Fight over proposal to ban sale of flavored e-cigarettes in Suffolk A4 Smithtown officials push forward with design of St. James sewers A5 Man faces charges of manslaughter in fatal Nesconset accident A6

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This year don’t settle for a “silent night”

Kings Park alumni of ’77 pay it forward Kings Park’s graduating class of 1977 might have left its halls more than 40 years ago, but they haven’t forgotten where they came from.

Donna Provenzano Maurer led the Class of 1977 in a holiday toy drive to benefit Kings Park High School under the direction of Kim McGinley. The alumni delivered boxes of toys, games, clothes and more Nov. 29 on behalf of the entire graduating class with a special mention to now California resident Scott Briskie and John and Nancy Bittoni, of Kings Park Contracting, for their very generous donations to the cause.

Although many of the alumni have moved and spread out across the country, members of the Class of 1977 said they hoped to send a message of their love for the Kings Park community they grew up in and stay a close knit class. They hope this compassionate act will bring smiles to the faces of people struggling and having financial troubles this year.

Anyone who would still like to donate should contact Kim McGinley at mcginleyk@ kpcsd.org.

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Town

BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Whisper the Bull has long been an iconic landmark in Smithtown, standing at the west entrance of town at the intersection of Routes 25 and 25A, but recently is gaining attention at the state level.

Smithtown resident Corey Geske announced the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has determined the Whisper the Bull statue is officially eligible for the New York State and National Register of Historic Places. Geske called on Town of Smithtown officials at their Dec. 11 meeting to sign off on and complete the application that could protect the statue for generations to come.

“I’m bullish on seeing downtown revitalized with historic preservation leading the way,” she said. “So, let’s get Whisper registered.”

Geske said it was in 2017 she first proposed a three-part conceptual plan for revitalization of downtown Smithtown to elected officials. One key component was the creation of a historic corridor along Main Street/Route 25A starting at the western edge with the bull statue.

“It’s comparable to the Charging Bull on Wall Street, the famous sculpture that brings in tourists from around the world” she said. “We have something to be very proud of, it’s a worldclass sculpture.”

The concept of creating a statue for Smithtown was first conceived in 1913 by town founder Richard Smythe’s descendant, Lawrence Smith Butler, while he attended the National School of Fine Arts in Paris. He asked a fellow student Charles Cary Rumsey for help, who came up with depicting the centuries-old legend of Smythe riding the town’s boundary on a bull to claim it.

Geske said she uncovered the sculpture’s history when drafting the nearly 80-page report in April to be submitted to the state for a determination on whether it was eligible to be named a historic place.

New York State’s Registry of Historic Places is an “official list of buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites significant in the history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture of New York and the nation,” according to the state’s website. Four criteria considered by the state in evaluating the statue include: whether its associated with events that have made a significant contribution to history, associated with the life of a significant person, if it possesses high artistic value or yields information important to history.

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Geske said she received a letter in July from the state parks department that Whisper is eligible, but the Town of Smithtown must be the applicant as they are the official owner of the statue.

“We will be moving forward with the approval on that,” town spokeswoman Nicole Garguilo said. “Once it’s on the registry, we will be applying for grants to take better care of it.”

One immediate concern of both Geske and Smithtown’s elected official is a crack visible on the cement pedestal on which the 5-ton sculpture rests. It is visible immediately along “Smithtown” in the inscription and can be seen running from front to back of the platform. Garguilo said the town has plans to repair the base this upcoming spring under the direction of Joseph Arico, head of the town’s parks department.

“It’s our understanding any restrictions the historical register would require [to] be maintained pertain to the bull itself, not the base or anything around the base,” she said.

If Whisper the Bull is approved as a state historic place, Geske said it would be the first phase before applying to have it placed on the national registry. She hopes to follow up by seeking historic status for other Main Street buildings, including the 108-year-old Trinity AME Church on New York Avenue, the 105-year-old Resurrection Byzantine Catholic Church on Juniper Avenue and the 265-year-old Arthur House.

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County

Fight over proposal to ban flavored e-cigarettes in Suffolk A legislative proposition to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and vaping liquids in Suffolk County created a frenzy, packing the county Legislature last week to argue the pros and cons.

Suffolk Legislator Dr. William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport) drafted legislation that would ban the sale of all flavored vapes and e-liquids, with the exception of menthol and mint, before the Health Committee Dec. 13 for a public hearing. His proposal drew more than 75 speakers including health officials, small business owners and students.

“This is a public health emergency,” Spencer said. “We are seeing an astonishing increase in vamping among those ages 12 to 17, and to wait for the FDA or state to take action is not acceptable at the expense of more children becoming addicted.”

The legislator said studies indicate the number of children vaping in the last year has tripled, and that up to 80 percent cite flavor as the main reason. Spencer said candy and fruity flavors such as cotton candy or Cinnamon Toast Crunch paired with flashy advertising on social media is enticing young people.

“The kids don’t even have a chance,” he said.

The proposed legislation has gained momentum with letters of support from Suffolk County School Superintendents Association, Suffolk County High School Principals Association, the American Medical Association

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Suffolk Legislator William “Doc” Spencer, center, is joined by doctors and parents rallying in support of banning flavored e-cigarettes and vaping liquids.

and the American Academy of Pediatrics, according to Spencer.

“Studies show children try vaping and e-cigs because of the flavors and kids who use these products get addicted and are more likely to move on to combustible cigarettes, with all the health detriments we know are caused by smoking,” said Dr. Eve Meltzer Krief, a member and legislative advocate with New York Chapter 2 of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the use of flavoring in cigarettes. Spencer said it’s his belief the FDA will take this step with e-cigarettes next.

A number of small business owners spoke out against the proposed legislation stating the issues

of children ages 12 to 17 vaping isn’t the flavors, but rather an issue of access and enforcement of Suffolk County’s limitation on sale of tobacco product to those over the age of 21.

“Fake IDs are the biggest bane of my existence,” said Ibrahim Bal, co-owner of Cloud Vapor and Smoke vape shop in Smithtown. “I’ve come to a point where I’ve had to turn away people who have actual IDs from [New] Jersey.”

Bal encouraged members of the Health Committee to strongly consider steeper penalties for businesses that sell e-cigarettes and vapes to those who are underage. The county’s current law states a first offense is punishable by a minimum fine of $300, with a fee of $500 to $1,500 for each subsequent infraction.

“We’re all on the same page, we don’t’ want kids vaping,” Bal said.

His brother and business partner, Semih, said the children will still be able to purchase e-cigarettes, like the popular JUUL online, and said the issue of access is a matter of responsible parenting.

“Parents need to stop buying it for their kids,” he said, citing it as a frequent occurrence.

His point was strongly seconded by Ron Diamond, owner of Ronjo’s Magic & Costumes in Port Jefferson Station, who said he has recently made the move into selling vape and wellness products in the last nine months. Diamond said his clientele are mature adults attracted to the diverse flavor choices available for use in larger vapor units, not the e-cigarette cartridges favored by teens.

“We have a bigger problem in America, and that’s flavored cereals,” he said. “We have a bigger problem because all the children are obese. If you are going to take away flavor from a vapor, let’s take the flavor away from luring in children to be obese with cereal and sugary, flavors in cereal.”

Diamond said he would support stricter regulation including mandating ID card scanners be installed in each store, locking down sale to vape-specific shops rather than convenience stores, and strict enforcement of identification to prevent underage sale.

“I’m in America, you can’t tell me I can’t have a flavor,” Diamond said.

BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A proposal for Suffolk County sue former police chief James Burke over the $1.5 million settlement it paid out to his victim was tabled by the county Legislature as legal advice on the best approach to seek reparations differed.

The county’s Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing Dec. 13 on Legislator Rob Trotta’s (R-Fort Salonga) resolution to have Suffolk District Attorney Tim Sini (D) initiate a lawsuit against Burke for the settlement the county paid out to Christopher Loeb in February 2018.

Legislator Bridget Fleming (D-Sag Harbor), the chairwoman of the committee, cited a memo from county attorney Dennis Brown that advised Trotta’s proposed lawsuit “would likely be unsuccessful but could expose us to [court] sanctions and attorney fees.”

“There is no basis for it,” Brown said when questioned. “As the committee has discussed, there is no way to recover or recoup the settlement dollars paid in that lawsuit.”

In the federal civil lawsuit, Suffolk agreed to pay the $1.5 million settlement as Burke’s employer at the time for the civil rights offenses and the actions of six other police officers who participated in covering up the ex-chief’s actions. Burke retained his own private attorney and settled Loeb’s civil case against him for an undisclosed sum, according to Fleming.

Howard Miller, a Garden City-based attorney with the law firm Bond Shoeneck & King, presented a case for the county suing Burke for his wages and compensation paid by the county under the faithless servant doctrine.

This doctrine, according to Miller, dates back to the 19th century allowing employers to seek compensation back from disloyal employees.

“Here, the facts are egregious as you had not only beating of the suspect but systematic coverup of that,” he said. “This doctrine is designed to create a deterrent to future acts like this, of corruption and misconduct.”

Miller stated doing so wouldn’t necessarily require further court litigation, given Burke had pled guilty, but could help Suffolk to claw

back wages and any benefits paid to the former police chief from the date of the incident with Loeb, occurring in 2012, through Burke’s resignation in October 2015. While he admitted a lawsuit to see back the $1.5 million settlement was iffy, Miller said he has successfully represented clients at the state level who have been successful in similar lawsuits, including the William Floyd school district.

“What would be a successful lawsuit in my opinion, a plainly meritorious suit would be to go after the compensation [Burke] was paid while he was covering up his misconduct,” Miller said.

Fleming called for the county attorney to research the county’s legal possibility further and received a vote to table the discussion. Trotta has promised to submit an amended resolution to sue Burke for repayment of his salary.

Several Suffolk residents and former police department members asked the Legislature to further investigate what its legal options were for seeking repayment of the settlement, Burke’s salary or pension.

“You as the legislative body of our county

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Motion to sue ex-Suffolk Police Chief Burke over $1.5M settlement tabled

Howard Miller speaks before Suffolk County Legislature.

have a fiduciary responsibility to Suffolk residents to go after the employees whose actions harm their employees, thus harming Suffolk County residents,” Pam Farino, of Smithtown, said.

“Disgraced ex-chief James Burke did just that.”

Huntington resident James McGoldrick complimented Trotta for his intentions but asked the county’s officials to consider the cost of any legal action, considering the total funds Suffolk stood to regain might not be enough compared to the expenses of further litigation.

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Town

Smithtown officials seek contractors for St. James sewers Town moves forward with design, engineering for Lake Avenue despite uncertainty of future site hookup Town of Smithtown officials aren’t willing to risk wasting any time, so they are forging ahead with plans to sewer downtown St. James.

Smithtown town board voted unanimously Dec. 11 to issue a request for proposals for engineers to plan and design a sewer system for the Lake Avenue Business District this coming January. Three days later, the town hired Bohemia-based engineering firm P.W. Grosser Consulting to prepare the documents needed to do so.

“We’re on a tight leash with the engineering for sewer projects to be ready to go in summer 2019,” Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) said. “If we waited another two weeks, we’d be pushing back our timeline.”

Town officials are hoping to have the plans and funding necessary to sewer Lake Avenue’s business district by next summer, which the $2.4 million replacement of St. James’ aging water mains is slated for, according to town spokeswoman Nicole Garguilo. Replacement of the business district’s water mains has already been delayed once by the town with a desire to com-

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An artistic rendering of what Lake Avenue would look like postrevitalization.

plete both infrastructural projects at the same time while the roads are ripped up.

“We are going to sewer because we are opening the ground already,” Garguilo said.

“We don’t want to put residents through the inconvenience twice.”

Smithtown officials will need to have these design and engineering plans in hand and

submitted, as well as other necessary documentation, in order to receive the $3.9 million grant from the State and Municipal Facilities Program, a nonspecific discretionary pot of funding for municipal assistance, announced

by New York State Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) in October.

The town does not have any official agree-

ment with developer Gyrodyne LLC, according to Garguilo, to access the sewage treatment facility it has proposed building as part of its plans for the Flowerfield property in St. James. The developer has proposed plans to construct a 150-room hotel with a restaurant and day spa, two medical office buildings and a 220-unit assisted living complex. It is currently completing the final environmental review to present to the town’s planning board for approval.

“If we need to, we’ll find another sewer plant, hook into Kings Park or another pump station,” Garguilo said.

Many St. James business people and civic leaders have stated while they are excited by the prospect of sewers, they were also aware that construction, both the tearing and replacing of sidewalks and asphalt, could disrupt existing businesses. Wehrheim said the town could plan to doing the work in sections, separated by the connecting streets all the way down Lake Avenue.

“It’s going to be a huge disturbance, but we’re prepared for that,” the supervisor said.

Kerry Maher-Weisse, president of the Community Association of Greater St. James, previously stated the civic group believes the community will benefit more from construction.

Son uses social media to find kidney for his mother have been living in Palm Coast, Florida, a short distance from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville where she is receiving medical treatment.

A Stony Brook man is hoping for a holiday Dr. Hani Wadei of the Mayo Clinic said miracle. when a patient’s kidney function is at or below Frank Orlik has taken to social 20 milliliters per minute, or he or media to share his mother’s she is on dialysis, a patient can be medical journey. Orlik said he’s ‘This year considered eligible for a transplant. been posting about his mother’s “We do not have to wait for the search for a kidney donor on has been one kidney function to deteriorate to the Facebook and has been making the of so much point of needing dialysis to get on posts public with the hope that his the transplant waiting list,” Wadei connections will share them, and heartache for said. “In fact, studies have shown someone will be moved to donate me and her.’ that getting a transplant before one of their organs. starting dialysis is actually better as it — Frank Orlik improves post-transplant outcomes.”

“This year has been one of so The doctor said living kidney much heartache for me and her,” donors undergo an extensive he said. evaluation which “ensures that a His mother, Teresa Orlik, was diagnosed with kidney disease two years ago potential donor has a minimal risk of kidney and recently had to start dialysis. She said the disease after kidney donation.”

The evaluation analyzes potential medical, condition runs in her family and was most likely brought on by type 2 diabetes and high blood surgical and psychological complications, and pressure. Her three sons are unable to donate a anyone with risks is eliminated, according to kidney since they all have the potential to come Wadei. While a donor may still be at risk for end-stage renal disease, he said recent studies down with the disease.

Recently Orlik and her husband sold their have shown that the possibility after donation house of 46 years in Stony Brook, and they is less than 1 percent. The lifetime risk in the

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Frank Orlik, right, is using social media to find a kidney for his mother, Teresa, who is currently undergoing dialysis.

healthy population is less than 0.2 percent.

The doctor said he explains to potential donors they can live with one kidney, and they must follow a healthy lifestyle after donation that includes avoiding certain medications, monitoring their health closely and following up with their primary physician. He said after donation the remaining kidney compensates for some of the organ’s function lost from donating

the other one.

A donor can live anywhere and have initial blood work and urine testing done by their own doctors and lab services, according to the doctor. However, if they pass initial tests, in the case of Orlik, they must travel to Florida to meet her doctors. A patient’s insurance will usually take care of the donor’s medical expenses for anything involved with the donation, including up to three years of follow-ups.

Frank Orlik said during his mother’s medical crisis he has learned so much about organ donations. For example, he found out about kidney swaps where a living donor is incompatible with the intended recipient, but exchanges kidneys with another donor-recipient pair. Discovering this aspect has made him even more hopeful that his mother will get a kidney.

“I’m praying for a miracle that someone will be able to be a living donor for her,” he said.

Teresa Orlik said her son using social media to spread the word about her search has made her optimistic.

“It gives me tremendous hope that we’ll be successful,” she said.

Anyone interested in helping Teresa Orlik can contact her case coordinator, Tita BordingerHerron, at 904-956-3259.

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Adopt a pet now, bring home later Police Man charged with vehicular manslaughter in Nesconset crash The shelter has also reduced its adoption fees by 50 percent through the holidays. The special adoption rate of $30, reduced from $60, includes a spay or neuter, vaccines, microchip and necessary license.

Those residents who are interested in adoption are advised to set aside at least one hour when booking an appointment to meet and interact with a dog or cat they are interested in. After finding a cat or dog, prospective parents need to fill out an application and choose a pickup date.

Potential adoptive persons who have other pets can arrange to bring their four-legged family members to the shelter or set up an at-home visit to see how the animals interact together.

Call 631-360-7575 for more information or to schedule a meet and greet. The shelter’s hours are weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other times are available seven days a week by appointment only.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly attempted to use counterfeit currency at a Nesconset business last month.

A man allegedly attempted to use a counterfeit $100 bill to purchase cigarettes at Handy Pantry, located on Smithtown Boulevard, Nov. 15 at 12:15 p.m. Employees informed the man the bill was fake and he fled in a 1996 to 1999 green Jeep Cherokee with an aftermarket metal rack affixed to the rear trailer hitch.

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A man has been charged for allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian in Nesconset this September while driving under the influence of fentanyl and morphine.

Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini (D) announced that Jesse Santucci, 42, of Centereach, is facing three felony counts of second-degree vehicular manslaughter, driving while ability impaired by the combined influence and several other drug-related misdemeanor charges in connection with a fatal Sept. 29 accident.

“We have seen an alarming increase over the past few years in the number of motor vehicle crashes in Suffolk County where drivers are high on drugs, particularly fentanyl,” Sini said. “As evidenced by this case, this is a dangerous trend — one that is completely avoidable — that can

have fatal consequences.”

Santucci was driving a 2018 Audi A6 northbound on Rosevale Avenue in Nesconset Sept. 29 at approximately 8 p.m. when he allegedly struck a pedestrian walking in the shoulder of the roadway.

Kevin Hartnett, 26, of Ronkonkoma, was transported by Nesconset Rescue ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition. He died of his injuries Oct. 1.

Santucci was arrested by Suffolk County police officers following the crash. A blood test revealed that he was allegedly driving while impaired by fentanyl and morphine, according to the district attorney’s office, and he was also found to be in possession of cannabis oil.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Kings Park store.

A man allegedly stole assorted Gillette Fusion razor blades from CVS, located on East Main Street, Nov. 11 at 1:48 p.m. The merchandise had an approximately $935.

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Smithtown residents can bring home a new four-pawed family member this holiday season, without worrying how to keep it a secret.

The Town of Smithtown Animal and Adoption Center will be offering preholiday adoption holds on rescue cats and dogs. Residents wishing to surprise the family with a pet can now make arrangements to pick up their new family member over the long holiday weekend. The shelter will arrange for special pickups Dec. 22 and 26.

The idea came from John Valentine, the town’s chief of public safety who oversees the shelter, who wanted to promote adopting a rescued pet, rather than shopping for one, this holiday season.

“This not only promotes the Adopt Don’t Shop mentality, it gives our amazing rescues the opportunity of waking up with a furever home all their own for the holidays too,” Councilwoman Lisa Inzerillo (R) said in a statement.

Suffolk police suspect the above-pictured man of allegedly taking goods from a Kings Park store.

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County

As legal troubles swirl on the national stage over President Donald Trump’s (R) 2016 campaign, he has at least one powerful local supporter who is as staunchly in the chief executive’s corner as ever.

Despite the loss of control of the House of Representatives and the New York State Senate, Suffolk County Republican Committee Chairman John Jay LaValle — the party boss who stumped for Trump during 2016 and delivered the county to the first Republican presidential candidate since the early ’90s — has no doubts about Trump’s political capital and said he sees no reason to reexamine his party’s platform in the coming electoral cycle. That upcoming cycle features county Legislature and executive races in November 2019. Meanwhile the 2020 presidential campaign already begins to churn.

On its face, Republicans’ showing in Suffolk in the 2018 midterms last month is nothing to cause alarm, according to LaValle.

Incumbent U.S. Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and Peter King (R-Seaford) secured new terms in an environment that produced 40 new colleagues with “D” next to their names for congressmen. Entrenched state senators John Flanagan (R-East Northport) and Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) — the party boss’s cousin — also scored easy wins, keeping their decades-held seats even as the body flipped to the Democrats’ control, painting all three houses of New York’s government blue.

LaValle, speaking in an exclusive interview with TBR News Media at his Ronkonkoma office Nov. 29, displayed no concerns with the future of his party, nor a willingness to reassess messaging or strategy ahead of the next two

November elections. Jobs, the economy and immigration — along with undoing anything and everything possible from President Barack Obama’s (D) tenure — have been first and foremost policy in the Make America Great Again era of the Republican Party, and LaValle suggested that shouldn’t be expected to change.

“The Democrat Party had a better day than the Republican Party,” he said of the 2018 midterms. “If we cut out everything else in the world and we look at it in a vacuum, what occurred, certainly the Democrat Party performed somewhat better; not substantially, but somewhat better in the 2018 election cycle.”

He said it is to be expected a sitting president’s party would lose seats in Congress during a midterm election, a long-held trend that plagued nearly all presidents in the recent past. This is also despite the narrow margins of victory for King and Zeldin compared to recent cycles.

“This was a very tough climate for a lot of people, not so much for us,” he said. “We actually stemmed the tide very well. We are intact. That to me is an extremely positive sign.”

The closing message for the president on the campaign trail last month focused on immigration, specifically a caravan of migrants coming through Central America, which has for the most part dwindled. Zeldin’s campaign ads in late October warned of his opponents “radical liberal agenda,” support of sanctuary cities and desire to provide free health care for illegal immigrants. Immigration has long been a wedge issue nationally, and in Suffolk, LaValle pegged it as one of the key issues that helped Trump win during a 2017 interview.

“As far as our game plan — the Republican agenda for America is working,” LaValle said, touting unemployment numbers and an economy displaying some other positive

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Above, Suffolk County Republican Committee Chairman John Jay LaValle at his Ronkonkoma office. Below, LaValle stands with U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin on election night Nov. 6 celebrating a Republican victory.

signs. “The truth is, the Republican agenda for America, and in large part Donald Trump’s agenda for America, is not being represented accurately in the media.”

He dismissed the notion that Democrats are a more diverse party, both in the electorate and in the candidates running.

“More Americans are working today than ever before in our history,” he said, adding the left has gone out of its way to try to label the president as a racist. “For a guy that’s a racist, more African Americans are working today than ever in the history of this country. Under Barack Obama more were on social programs, welfare, and more were unemployed then ever in the history of the country. So we had a black president who failed the black community. We have now what the Democrats say is a racist president, is now employing more African Americans than ever in history. It’s totally indisputable.”

The unemployment rate for black people is at a record low, though African-American unemployment has been declining overall since 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, several years before Trump took office.

LaValle said he expects in coming elections more people of color to realize the positives Republicans have brought about for their communities.

“It’s not going to happen overnight that they’re going to wake up and say, ‘You know what, I love the Republicans,’” he said. “That’s a myth that’s perpetuated — the Democratic Party is the party of diversity. No, they’re not.

What diversity are they offering?”

LaValle suggested Trump will be in a better position going forward to advance his agenda with a Democratic-held House, saying

the president falls closer to the center on the political spectrum than many Republicans in Congress who have failed to rally behind him.

“I have a feeling at the end of the day there’s going to be a lot of negotiating and think we’re going to see some compromise and we’re going to see some progress,” LaValle said. He added he’s not sure what his involvement will be in the 2020 Trump re-election campaign but will be willing to get in the game if his name is called.

LaValle has previously been rumored as a potential challenger in 2019 against incumbent Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) but said at this point that’s unlikely to be in the cards. He named Flanagan, county Comptroller John Kennedy (R), Legislator and Minority Leader Tom Cilmi (R-Bay Shore) and Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) as a few possible Republican candidates for Suffolk’s top office. He said he expects the decision to play out in January.

LaValle called Flanagan “an excellent candidate” but said he’s unsure if the state senator would be interested in the position.

“Rob’s an interesting guy, he’s certainly willing to say whatever it is that’s on his mind, that’s a quality that people like,” he said of Trotta.

The chairman pegged legislature seats held by Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), William Lindsay (D-Bohemia), Al Krupski (D-Cutchogue) and Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) as a few he expects to hone-in on to try and flip in 2019. The Legislature is currently comprised of 11 Democrats and seven Republicans.

“I think for the most part we’re going to continue along the path that we’re on,” he said. “I don’t see any reason not to. We faired pretty well in this election cycle. We certainly bucked trends.”

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Obituaries Edna C. Alda

Edna C. Alda, 66, of Smithtown, died Nov. 18. She was the beloved wife of Louis, cherished sister of the late Robert Angulo and Diana Angulo and adoring aunt of Serina and Skila Angulo.

A religious service was held at the Branch Funeral Home in Smithtown. Interment followed at Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery in Farmingdale.

Joseph A. Becchina

Joseph A. Becchina, 91, of Smithtown, died Dec. 9. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy who served in World War II. He was the beloved husband of the late Betty; cherished father of Elizabeth (Richard) O’Linn, Joseph, Patricia O’Sullivan,

Michael (Ronna) and William (Ann); and loving grandfather of 14.

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

Rita L. Eichberger

Rita L. Eichberger, 97, of Smithtown, died Oct. 30. She was the beloved wife of the late Jack.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Thomas More R.C. Church in Hauppauge. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton. Arrangements were entrusted to Moloney’s Hauppauge Funeral Home.

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Herbert T. Leavy

Herbert T. Leavy, 91, of Smithtown, died Dec. 1. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp who served in World War II. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Leavy for 65 years; loving father of Karen Warren, Kathryn Murtaugh, Jill Cloonan and Jacqueline Lynch; adored father-in-law of Richard Cloonan; cherished grandfather of Jessica, Alex, William (Russell), Emily, Christopher, Jack, Kelly and Michael; and dear cousin of Connie Hornung and Daniel Levy.

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Cecelia M. Quinn

Cecelia M. Quinn, 60, of Smithtown, died Nov. 8. She was the beloved wife of Terence for 42 years; cherished mother of Sarah (Steve) Bond, Shannon (Kevin) Healy and Matthew (Whitney); loving grandmother of Liam, Brady, Terence, Gavin, Finn, Keira, Miles and Kellen; dear sister of the late Jimmy, Joe, John, Gina, Mike, Patrick, Bern, Kevin, Mary, Tom, Danny and Timmy; and survived by in-laws Anne and Joseph.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Parish in Kings Park. Cremation followed at Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Mount Sinai. Arrangements were entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown.

Millie Rienzi

Millie Rienzi, 100, of Hauppauge, died Nov. 3. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter; cherished mother of Joseph (Antoinette) Gualberti and Gasper (Joan) Gualberti; loving grandmother of Kim, Gary, Lisa, Gina, Lisa and Joanne; great-grandmother of Lianna, Jonathan, Kevin, Steven, Ian and Abby; and dear sister of Mary.

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Opinion

Editorial

Dear Santa of NYS

We, the taxpayers of Suffolk County, believe that as a whole we’ve been pretty good in 2018. Many of us have been busy working long hours, sometimes in multiple jobs, to make ends meet and provide for our families given the high cost of living on the Island. Suffolk police report violent crime and hate crimes are down — we’ve been doing our best to behave.

This holiday season we’re asking you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), to double, no, triple check the list we know you’ve been diligently drafting up in Albany as to who’s been naughty or nice. We understand that you have nearly 20 million residents to look out for, but we have a holiday wish list we’d like you to consider before announcing your budget for the 2020 fiscal year: ● Increase state aid to our public schools. School taxes make up the largest portion of our property tax bills. President Donald Trump’s (R) Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is about to hit this April, which limits homeowners to a $10,000 deduction of their state and local property, income and sales taxes. By increasing school funding, it will hopefully help keep future school budget increases low. ● Consider proposals to reconfigure Long Island Power Authority. Long Islanders pay among the highest rates in the Northeast for their electricity; and any reorganizational measures or changes that could bring relief would bring financial relief. ● In the alternative, push through legislation that would allow municipalities and school districts who lose a tax base from utilities, such as LIPA, to access reserved state funds to offset the impact on Suffolk taxpayers. ● Provide more state funding and grants for alternative energy. Our environment is sensitive from being on an island, and increasing our renewable energy resources would help ensure clean water to drink, safe land to live on and, hopefully, lower costs of producing electricity. ● Lay out state funding for sewers on Long Island. Many of our downtown areas are hurting financially, as business districts are struggling to consider growth without sewers. In addition, providing grants to help homeowners with the costs of transitioning from old-fashioned cesspools to modern systems should improve the area’s water quality. ● Set aside more money to repave and reconfigure our heavily traveled state roadways, such as Route 25 and 25A. Driving along these congested roadways brings several perils, including large potholes, inadequate street lighting and sections that flood in heavy rainstorms. Funds could be used to re-engineer troublesome spots that repeatedly cause accidents and repave sections that are in disrepair.

In addition, we understand that you have plenty of elves, your fellow elected officials, who can help enact changes and allocate funds to help make the rest of our holiday wishes come true: ● Start construction on the Rails to Trails project from Wading River through Mount Sinai. The project is much anticipated, but some funding and consideration must be made for neighboring property owners who want privacy of their homes and yards.

Sure, we have quite the holiday wish list this year. But we hope you can see the gifts we’re asking for will benefit all.

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 sara@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to The Times of Smithtown, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

Letters to the editor

Safety needs to be LIRR’s top priority Recent news that the Long Island Rail Road will fail to meet the Federal Railroad Administration’s Dec. 31, 2018, deadline for complete 100 percent systemwide installation of positive train control comes as no surprise to those of us who have worked in the transit industry.

The FRA originally mandated that positive train control — a system of signals and switches that could prevent potential train crashes — be installed and operable by 2015 to insure safety for the riding public. Even with a time extension to December 2018, it was always doubtful that the LIRR would meet this new deadline. Perhaps the LIRR had insufficient force account — that is, track employees — including inadequate numbers of certified signal maintainers and other specialized trade employees to support installation of positive train control. In addition, there are annual routine state-of-good-repair systemwide projects: additional work in the East River Tunnels; $2.6 billion Main Line third track; $450 million Jamaica capacity improvements; $432 million Ronkonkoma double tracking; and $11.8 billion MTA East Side Access.

It continues to be challenging for the LIRR to coordinate daily track outages

and go-slow work zones to support all of this work while at the same time providing the basic service customers pay for. There is no guarantee that these issues will be resolved anytime soon.

Now the LIRR will need another twoyear extension until Dec. 31, 2020, to actually finish positive train control. The LIRR has known since 2010 for this need.

Complete means positive train control is up and running 24/7 on all LIRR branches and service areas. It should also include completion for thousands of contract(s) punch-list items, delivery and acceptance of all manufacture component maintenance plans, release of retainage and final payment to all third-party construction contractors and vendors.

Needing another two-year extension to 2020 is an admission of failure.

Positive train control should have been the No. 1 priority for the LIRR over past years even if it meant diverting resources from other capital improvement projects.

Safety should No. 1 for commuters.

But don’t blame Washington when it comes to how the MTA LIRR decided to use federal assistance for installing positive train control since 2010. Federal support for transportation has remained consistent and is growing over past

decades.

When crises occurred — be it 9/11 or Hurricane Sandy in 2012 — Washington was there. Additional billions in assistance above and beyond yearly formula allocations from the Federal Transit Administration were provided.

In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided billions more.

In 2018, Washington made available $1.4 billion to the MTA; the same, if not more, will be available in 2019. The LIRR averages a 15 percent share of all annual federal funding received by MTA. For years, it has been their respective decisions to program virtually all of these funds to other capital projects and not to positive train control.

The MTA is paying for $550 million LIRR positive train control as part of a $1 billion federal loan. Will this loan be paid back plus any interest as part of the next $30 billion 2020-24 MTA Capital Program? What is the cost for this loan?

Larry Penner Great Neck Editor’s note: Penner is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who previously worked 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Suffolk County should ban e-cigarettes I am a pediatrician and I work, reside and am a parent in Suffolk County. On behalf of my patients and my children, I urge the Suffolk County Legislature to pass the proposed bill that will ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes and flavored nicotine in our county.

E-cigarette use is one of the leading public health issues affecting teens today with a 75 percent increase in use among teens in the last year alone. E-cigarette and liquid nicotine use is rampant here in Suffolk County. Kids are vaping in school hallways, classrooms and bathrooms and are sharing devices with friends. It is odorless and smokeless and the vaping devices resemble pens, USB drives and battery chargers making their use easily concealed.

This issue is of huge concern to parents who are worried about their children. Most of the teens simply do not know the poten-

tial harm they are causing themselves and the potential addiction for which they are putting themselves at risk. Of teens who vape, 65 percent are not even aware that the products contain nicotine. Therefore, it is our responsibility to protect them.

Clearly the fruity and dessert flavored products with colorful packaging are meant to target youth, and we know that kids who start vaping are more likely to try cigarettes. We know that the nicotine in all these products is not safe, is addictive, can harm the developing brain and is associated with addiction to other drugs. In addition the chemicals in the vapor can cause irreversible lung damage and contains potential carcinogens and heavy metals. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the flavors, design and marketing of the nicotine products appeal to youth and normalize and glamorize nicotine product use. E-cigs and liquid nicotine are addicting

a new generation of youth to nicotine and are reversing more than 50 years of progress in tobacco control.

As far as I’m concerned, with youth being the primary target of these flavored products, their sale should be completely banned from the market. We have the ability to do that here in Suffolk County with the proposed legislation. We have a responsibility to do everything in our power to make it as difficult as possible for youth to get their hands on these products.

I can say with absolute certainty that pediatricians and parents throughout Suffolk County would welcome and be extremely grateful if this bill was passed and I urge the Legislature to do so.

Eve Meltzer Krief, M.D. Executive and Legislative Advocacy Committees of NY chapter 2 American Academy of Pediatrics

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DECEMBER 20, 2018 • TIMES OF SMITHTOWN • PAGE A19

Opinion

Trying out our best and worst on family

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s we marinate in the warmth of the holidays, we have a chance to spend time with friends and family.

We’ve chosen most of our friends ourselves.

OK, maybe that’s not exactly true, as we inherit friends from our parents when we’re young: “Oh, why don’t you play with Timmy, who is the son of my best friend whom I met when I was your age”; and from our children when we’re older: “Hey, dad, can you hang D. None out with Allisa’s parents while we of the above wander through

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Great Adventure theme park.”

Despite the somewhat limited pool of people

from which to choose our friends, we often pick those people who share similar values, a sense of humor or a tolerance for politicians.

We don’t have the same luxury with our families. We have nutty family members who say and do all kinds of things that make us cringe, that cause us to laugh long after the events are over or who simply make us scratch our heads.

We often think it’s the other family members who are the oddballs but, in truth, we’re all pretty strange.

Long before people voted each other off shows or islands in situations that seemed completely contrived in reality TV shows, family members confronted the awkward moments when they saw each other, year after year, at holidays, birthdays, special occasions and, perhaps, uncomfortable or less-than-ideal moments.

Families provide us with opportunities to test ourselves and our theories without worrying about losing a job, losing a friend or losing our minds. We can challenge ourselves and our families with ideas percolating in our heads, but

that may not be exactly what we believe.

Our families receive the best and the worst of our impulses, as we step forward to help each other, but also encourage independent growth and development.

As older members of families, we hope to lead not only by our words but by our examples.

Failing that, however, we hope that our spouses, children, parents and siblings can see us for the range of our contributions to the family, and not just for that ignominious moment that we’d just as soon forget.

Families offer reality checks on the myths we create for ourselves. “No, Dan, you didn’t win that horseback-riding ribbon because you had such a great ride. You fell off the horse and the judges felt sorry for you when you landed in horse manure. Good try, though.”

These moments when families hold up mirrors to us can help ground us, keeping us from becoming too proud or mighty. On the other side, however, when we’re feeling down, families can serve as the perfect counterweight,

suggesting that we have succeeded in more difficult circumstances and that they are certain of a positive outcome, even if we harbor significant doubts.

Movies about families often run the gamut of emotions, from slapstick, to comical, to serious and even bruising, as rivalries that run amok can become the origin of dysfunction even when we step away from these familial contacts.

Certainly, therapists often start and end with the family dynamic, drawing an understanding of habits we may not know we have until we look back at the lives and roles that brought us to this point.

At their best, families can inspire and encourage, while suggesting that we can and should believe in ourselves while we pursue our goals. Ultimately, families who demonstrate unconditional love and support, even if they do laugh at us periodically, set the kind of example that makes the accomplishments of the next generation possible. Here’s to everything we give, get and laugh about from the people we call family.

The year that was at TBR, with more to come

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he end of the year has snuck up on us. Have you noticed that the pace of the passing years seems to have accelerated? This is our last regular issue for 2018, and it seems fitting to take a bird’s-eye look at where we’ve been and what lies ahead.

Most immediately coming are the next two issues of special note, that of Dec. 27 and Jan. 3. The first is People of the Year, and we call it our only all-goodnews issue. This is the 43rd year we are honoring outstanding residents for going that extra mile and thereby Between helping to make you and me our hometowns the special places they

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF are. In doing so, they quietly elevate the quality of our lives.

We solicit nominations for this issue from

you, our readers, community leaders and neighbors. The editorial board meets with focus groups in the last quarter of the year over breakfast or lunch to discuss nominees and to further inform us of what is happening here, sometimes quietly, sometimes not so much. It is a treat for us to interact with the community on such a pleasant mission. We also get suggestions via emails, texts, phone calls and even an occasional petition; our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts are available, too.

We then take those names back to our conference room and amid lively discussions, select those whose stories we print in the People of the Year issue. Sometimes the ones that don’t fit become feature stories we run in the new year. I have been told that there are collectors who have all 43 issues. What a shelf life!

The second, the Year in Review, is new this year and is done in pictures in a kind of Life magazine treatment. It is on special white stock to help enhance the photo reproduction and is in full color. Life magazine — for whom I worked when in my early 20s and is no more — eat your heart out! A chronology of the way we were, we

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suspect that it, too, will have a long shelf life.

Some special offerings of this past year certainly should include our first full-length movie, “One Life to Give,” which was screened in June at the Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University to a full house of more than 1,000 viewers. The story follows the early years of the Revolutionary War, specifically through the lives of Nathan Hale and Benjamin Tallmadge, and the start of Washington’s Culper Spy Ring that was headquartered in Setauket.

I am pleased to be able to tell you that we have filmed a sequel, called “Traitor,” that takes place four years later. It is now 1780, and with great luck the Patriots have captured British spymaster, John André. Again Tallmadge is central to the plot that reveals the discovery of Benedict Arnold’s betrayal and the ultimate fate of André. It will be screened in the spring and you will all be invited.

Another first for us this past year was the Cooks, Books & Corks event at the Bates House off Main Street in Setauket. Many local authors came with their books for sale, and many local restaurants came with their specialties for tasting

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel EDITOR Sara-Megan Walsh LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathryn Mandracchia DIR. OF MEDIA PRODUCTIONS Michael Tessler

on a sweet summer evening. There was wine and unending good food for both the body and the mind. Our engaging headline speakers were Guy Reuge from Mirabelle Restaurant, internationally famous naturalist Carl Safina and the inspirational dean of the School of Journalism at SBU, Howard Schneider. The event raised money to fund a journalism intern next summer.

In answer to the many times we have been asked, yes, we are planning to do it again.

A new print offering this past year was the sleek Washington’s Spy Trail booklet. In 1790, Washington took a slow, ceremonial coach trip along what is now 25A, from Great Neck to Port Jefferson, to honor the Setauket spies who had contributed so much to the victory of the colonists. The booklet marks the route, which this year sports road signs, with information about various points of interest along the way. We will again be publishing the story with updates.

I am running out of space, but there was a lot more that we innovated this past year with much more to come in 2019. Meanwhile thank you for your participation. We could not do any of this without you.

ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Beth Heller Mason INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTOR Ellen Segal

BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross CREDIT MANAGER Diane Wattecamps CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtney Biondo

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