The Village Beacon Record - March 23, 2017

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MOUNT SINAI • MILLER PLACE • SOUND BEACH • ROCKY POINT • SHOREHAM • WADING RIVER

Vol. 32, No. 35

March 23, 2017

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Going bald for a good cause

Rocky Point Middle School students shave Get your game on heads for St. Baldrick’s fundraiser — A14 Miller Place video game store owner hosts kids with special needs

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‘Jekyll & Hyde’ at the Engeman Also: ‘Beauty & the Beast’ hits local theaters, ‘Argyle Fox’ book review

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A word about our March 30 issue

Periodically, Times Beacon Record News Media will expand on important, timely local issues that have the potential to impact the area in the present and future. Next week’s issue will be dedicated entirely to climate change and its future effects on the Long Island in the coming years.

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We hope you’ll read the issue and join us in that conversation on our website, across our social media platforms or in letters to the editor. Letters regarding climate change submitted before March 28 could appear in the issue.

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Photos from Tristan Whitworth

Above, Autism Social Club & game night attendees show off their game On T-shirts.

Below, game On owner Tristan Whitworth plays a video game with a child.

Miller Place video game store a haven for special needs kids

By Kevin Redding Kevin@tbrnewspapers.com

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A local video game store sets itself apart from the rest by giving those with special needs, and their families, a night to call their own.

When Shoreham resident Tristan Whitworth opened Game On, a retro video game and toy store in Miller Place, in 2015, he did so with a few personal missions in mind. Not only did he want to send his adult customers back to their childhood when they entered the door, he also wanted to provide a communityoriented haven for kids with common interests. He envisioned a place kids could hang out, be themselves and play their favorite games together, similar to the comic book stores and arcades he and his friends would rush to after school when growing up.

So when Whitworth, 31, noticed that a majority of his loyal customers were kids, teens and young adults on the autism spectrum — all separately coming into the store with their families — he jumped at the opportunity to set up an event where they could all meet one another, make new friends and form a bond.

“At first, I started a little trial thing here at the store on Fridays where we had pizza and I told certain families to just come in, play games and hang out with us [the staff],” he said. “The kids just started communicating with each other, and the parents started to communicate with each other. The kids exchanged phone numbers and even started having appointments to hang out. It blew my mind.”

In October 2016, the trial gatherings officially became “The Autism Social Club & Game Night,” a once-a-month and completely free Game On event held at North Shore United Methodist Church in Wading River, where young people on the autism spectrum, as well as those with Down syndrome and other disabilities, can enjoy some independence and play a variety of games with their siblings,

parents and friends old and new.

On the last Friday of every month, Whitworth and members of the store’s staff venture to the church and set up tables, TV’s, and a wide range of game consoles from Super Nintendo to Sega Genesis to Playstation and Atari in a giant room for the game night, hosted between 7 and 9 p.m.

Those who are sound-sensitive, or don’t like video games, can pick from a large selection of board games like Trouble and Chutes and Ladders, and healthy foods, like fruit and hummus, are served to help boost better dietary habits. While about 10 kids showed up on the first night, Whitworth said there are up to 25 kids and parents that now attend and the event is only growing.

“I love it, I’m obsessed,” Whitworth said of the event, for which he’s made T-shirts and a logo consisting of puzzle pieces inside a brain.

“The biggest thing for me is to make sure [the kids] know they’re not alone. Some don’t have others they can relate to or have friends with

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SWR sophomores start up school’s first debate club

By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com

with interests in political science or law, her next step was to make one. After speaking to Gilroy about moving forward with the idea, her A love of law and political science, com- teacher recommended she speak with Beran. bined with the impact of recent presidential Upon meeting Kirkpatrick, Beran said “we debates, sparked the idea for two Shore- knew this was the time to act.” ham-Wading River sophomores to push for The two students, who were deeply ina debate team. vested in the atmosphere of politics last year, Thanks to the efforts of Declan Beran pointed to the coverage of the 2016 presidenand Emma Kirkpatrick, the board of educa- tial debates as a catalyst in creating the club, tion saw no argument against the idea, and wanting to use it as their template. unanimously approved the newfound club, “Mrs. Gilroy, Declan and I met after which will begin the 2017-18 school year. school weekly, collaborating on our ideas In their PowerPoint presentation during for the club and putting together a prea board meeting a month prior to approval, sentation for the board,” Kirkpatrick said.

Beran and Kirkpatrick, who will serve as co- “Through this process of creating the club, captains of the club, said the first year will many students have approached me asking serve as their “pilot year” in which they’ll me about it and when they can join.” assemble the team, hold Similar to the foundaweekly meetings with an tions of a debate, the sophoadvisor, compete in practice mores told board members debates and sharpen their that students in high school are usually timed and limskills to prepare for comited by topic when writing petition with other schools, argumentative essays, addwhich they hope to do by ing that the club could help their senior year. students taking Regents and In convincing the board, AP exams. the two students are already Skills acquired will help well on their way to being students not only in high successful debaters, said school, but in college and 10th and 11th grade English the workplace as well, when teacher Brenna Gilroy, who — Brenna Gilroy doing things like formulatwill serve as the club adviser.

“I just gave them some guidance — they ing an argument, presenting it in a clear and approached me about starting the club and cohesive manner, building self-confidence legitimately did most of the work,” Gilroy with public speaking and deepening research said. “I think [the board agrees] it’s impor- and analysis skills.

“We’ve found that as the students benefit tant for students to be able to communicate well and effectively, but in a respectful, re- from the debate team, the school will prosper,” Beran said, adding that he thinks the team will searched and knowledgeable way.”

Beran, a lacrosse player and vice presi- be made up of about 20 students overall.

High school principal Dan Holtzman said dent of his class, said he “prides himself in being an eloquent speaker.” He has wanted the required teamwork and collaboration to form a debate club since his freshman within the club will be a tremendous asset year, in the hopes the skills acquired could to the students. As for the work of Beran and help him, and others with similar interests, Kirkpatrick, he couldn’t be prouder.

“I’m a staunch supporter of students adin future career endeavors. Beran plans to be a political science major in college, to work vocating for themselves,” Holtzman said.

“The fact that Emma and Declan invested a on becoming a corporate lawyer.

When Kirkpatrick, an honor roll student great deal of time and effort into the presenwith similar career aspirations, also realized tation, it speaks volumes about their passion the school had no clubs catered to students and commitment.”

‘I think [the board agrees] it’s important for students to be able to communicate well and effectively, but in a respectful, researched and knowledgeable way.’

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GearHeadz finish innaugural robot for new league

By Desirée Keegan Desiree@tbrnewspapers.com After building a robot for six weeks, all the GearHeadz wanted to do was sleep.

The Rocky Point-based robotics team had finished building its first machine used to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition, and the teammates admit moving up from the FIRST Tech Challenge league was more work than even they imagined, but the team is ready for competition.

“Looking at the FTC robots we built compared to the FRC robot, it’s not even close to being the same,” said programmer Jade Pinkenburg, a junior at Rocky Point High School. “The only similarity is the aluminum plate base. Everything else we had to learn ourselves. It was complicated, but really enjoyable learning all the new elements.”

His father, Chris Pinkenburg, the team’s coach, said he’s thrilled to compete at Hofstra University March 22 after 42 days of hard work learning and building from 6 to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 3 to 7 p.m. on weekends — especially because the league change has been six years in the making.

“It’s been an interesting road so far,” he said. “We were a small team with a lot to do.

It was six long weeks, but I’m really proud of the kids. They really pulled their weight and everybody contributed. It was a great experience, and the kids learned a lot.”

Upon receiving the kit with materials weeks ago from FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, an international robotics competition sanctioning body, the head coach said it was like Christmas, looking at all of the new material they were to use for their machine. But the team quickly realized that a lot of ingenuity and creativity was going to be needed to build a robot from all of the foreign parts it began to categorize.

The three challenges this year, with the theme of steamworks, are to collect fuel represented by green balls and use pressure to propel them to a target, retrieve and deliver gears to a rotor, and climb a rope.

The team prioritized their focus based on difficulty and point value.

“At first we thought we knew what we were doing, but it turns out we had no idea what we were doing,” Jade Pinkenburg said laughing. He explained how he and his teammates had to put in a lot of time teaching themselves a new code language and how to use the parts to design the robot to do what they wanted it to. “It was six weeks of day after day designing, building and coding, plus homework, so it was a lot of work, but we prioritized to get it done.

I’m proud of what we’ve done as a team.”

He said he was also inspired by the challenges brought on by the new league.

“There’s more stuff to do and things that are interesting and applicable to the real world,” he said. “It builds on concepts we learn in school in physics and seeing how it works in the real world is interesting.”

Scoring a 1570 out of 1600 on the SATs and a perfect 36 on the ACTs, it’s no wonder he was able to combat the problems the team continued to face. But to the student, it’s all about staying interested and motivated.

“My quick learning helped, but it’s more about the motivation,” Pinkenburg said. “If you want to be successful, you can be.”

His teammate Jen Bradley, a sophomore, said the six weeks to build the 120-pound robot were intense, but a great experience.

Photos from Chris Pinkenburg

Clockwise from above, members of the rocky Point robotics team gearHeadz, Clayton Mackay, rex alex, Jade Pinkenburg, Julius Condemi, Jen Bradley, Julia Jacobellis, alek Zahradka and Travis Ferrie, built the team’s introductory FirsT robotics Competition robot.

“I think it’s good to have a general knowledge of simple machines, basic physics and mathematics and programming because in this day and age everything is becoming modernized,” she said. “Having this knowledge will help up, but it’s also just interesting and it’s fun for us.”

The GearHeadz continued to solve problem after problem. First, Rocky Point sophomore Alek Zahradka and junior Travis Ferrie got to work building the robot and its attachments. Unlike in the FTC, where you can only use parts made by Lego, in FRC you can use any part that’s available to the public as long as it’s not dangerous, which Bradley said made the process more exciting.

The team used rubber surgical tubes to sling around an axel and pull balls into the shooter. Two wheels accelerate the balls toward the target. It will be 10 feet high, and although Chris Pinkenburg said it is unclear if they can reach the mark, building the robot in a space in Yaphank and testing it inside the basement of the North Shore Public Library,

he’s confident in his team’s capabilities.

“We can hit the ceiling in the library in the meantime,” he said, laughing.

Rocky Point freshman Julius Condemi then worked on getting the gears moving.

With 1 minute, 45 seconds to complete the tasks, Pinkenburg said he was impressed seeing his team member placing five or six gears on the peg.

“Julius must play a lot of video games, which helps,” he said. “He’s a great driver, and the robot is very agile. In the end we managed to hang the gears and climb the rope.”

The robot is now sealed in a bag inside Pinkenburg’s living room, but the GearHeadz are allowed to continue working on the attachments. The coach said it couldn’t have been made possible without the support of the community, like the Rocky Point VFW, Rocky Point Civic Association and local residents. He said with the help and his team’s dedication, the rookie robot is comparable to many others in the league — even with eight members, compared to other teams like Longwood, that

has 60 kids on the team. Rocky Point senior Clayton Mackay and freshmen Rex Alex and Julia Jacobellis round out the roster.

“The kids really focused, worked well under pressure and got the job done,” the coach said. “It’s really professional-grade robotics.

The control modules and modems — it’s not toys anymore. This stuff is used in the industry to build robots. It’s on another level.”

His son said he couldn’t wait to show off what the GearHeadz have produced at the competition, results of which were not available by press time.

“It’s been an incredible experience unlike anything I’ve ever done before,” he said. “I say it’s the hardest fun you’ll ever have, and it’ll be cool to show what we’ve done in front of such a large audience. It’s crazy to see a bunch of teenagers with free time on the weekends building an inspiring and massive robot.

We’re not engineers, but we built something.”

For more information about the team, to join or to donate, visit the team’s website at www.rockypointroboticsclub.com.

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Police Blotter

Incidents and arrests March 14–March 21

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SWR high school threatened by student’s text message

By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com Shoreham-Wading River school district officials took action Thursday night following a threat to one of their schools.

On March 16, an anonymous text message from one student to another threatened that “something might occur” at the high school March 17. The student who received the text reported it to district administrators, who put in place procedures, which entailed searching lockers and school bags in addition to adding overnight security, upon hearing the news of the threat.

“We had a good plan in place to ensure the safety of our students,” superintendent Neil Lederer said. “Fortunately, we didn’t have to implement it because we identified the individual late last night.”

The student who sent the text will receive “appropriate consequences.”

“At this point there is no threat and the

situation has been successfully resolved,” Lederer said in a letter on the school district’s website. “We take very seriously the potential threat to the safety of our schools and immediately notified the Suffolk County Police Department. The health, safety and welfare of our students and staff are always our main priority. Please know that every precaution is taken on a daily basis to protect the safety of our students and staff and to provide a secure learning environment for all.”

According to a Suffolk County Police Department spokesperson, the child will be reprimanded by the school, because the incident was deemed non-criminal.

In January, the high school was informed of an Instagram threat. The student was immediately identified and disciplinary measures were also administered in that case. It is unclear whether the two incidents are related.

Lederer did not respond to questions or requests for comment.

Burgers and beatings

Into the woods

Cracking down

At the helm

A 21-year-old man from Wyandanch took two cellphones from Five Guys restaurant on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station at about 3:30 p.m. March 15, according to police. He also punched another man in the face before exiting.

At the same time and place, a 21-yearold woman from Port Jefferson kicked another woman in the face several times and smashed the victims face into the pavement, police said. The victim was transported to St. Charles Hospital for treatment of injuries. Both the man and woman were arrested and the man was charged with petit larceny and second-degree harassment. The woman was charged with third-degree assault.

At about 6:30 p.m. March 20, a 31-yearold man from Ronkonkoma was driving a 1997 Chevrolet on Pine Street in Port Jefferson Station when he was pulled over for a traffic stop, according to police. He possessed heroin and crack cocaine, police said. He was arrested and charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Radio nowhere

In the rear of a home on Radio Avenue in Miller Place at about 7 p.m. March 20, a 24-year-old man from Medford had marijuana sitting on the backseat of a parked vehicle, according to police. He also had medication without a valid prescription, police said. He was arrested and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Unlicensed driver

A 41-year-old man from Mount Sinai was driving a 2010 Ford on Griffin Drive in Mount Sinai at about 6:30 p.m. March 19 when he was pulled over for a traffic stop, according to police. Police discovered he was driving with a suspended license for a seventh time. He was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Street performer File photo by Desirée Keegan

The home available is similar to the Cote family’s house next door. The Cote family’s house was the 11th home built in the area for returning veterans.

Home for returning vets available in Miller Place VFW Post 6249 Commander Joe Cognitore and Landmark Properties owner Mark Baisch invite returning veterans to apply for a home in Miller Place.

Applicants can send a bio and a certificate of release or discharge from active duty form

to Cognitore at vfw6249@yahoo.com or Baisch at deb12landmark@gmail.com. It is the duo’s 12th home for returning vets.

For additional information, call Cognitore at 631-873-8272 or Debbie Baisch at 631744-5900, ext. 12.

At about 9 p.m. March 19, a 43-year-old man from Selden exited a car and walked into lanes of traffic on Route 97 in Selden, causing cars to have to come to a stop, according to police. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

Library larceny

A 33-year-old man from Port Jefferson stole a wallet with identification from Comsewogue Public Library at about 1 p.m. March 18, according to police. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

Riding off into the sunset

Three dirt bikes were stolen from the yard of a home on Champlain Street in Terryville at about 9 a.m. March 17, according to police.

At about 6:30 p.m. March 20, a 24-yearold man from Coram was driving on Route 25A in Rocky Point when he was directed to stop by a police officer who turned on lights and sirens, according to police. The driver began to pull over, then accelerated and made a right turn onto Hunter Avenue, police said. He then failed to maintain his lane, went through a stop sign, accelerated and drove into the woods. In the woods, he and two other passengers fled the vehicle on foot and were eventually apprehended by police officers. The driver was arrested and charged with reckless driving and third-degree fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle.

Near the intersection of Helme Avenue and Henry Drive in Miller Place at about 4 p.m. March 19, a 24-year-old man from Miller Place possessed heroin and marijuana according to police. He was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Employee benefits

A 24-year-old woman from Rocky Point who worked at Walmart in the Centereach Mall took cash from the register March 20, according to police. She was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

Friends like these

On five occasions between Jan. 30 and March 10, a 29-year-old man from Coram who worked at Home Depot on Pond Path in South Setauket allowed an acquaintance to take merchandise from the store and exit without paying, according to police. He was arrested March 17 and charged with five counts of petit larceny.

Colorful crime

A printer was stolen from Staples on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook at about 5:40 p.m. March 19, according to police.

Home pharmacy

Assorted medication was stolen from CVS on Route 25A in Miller Place at about 1 p.m. March 18, according to police.

Missing money

A wallet was left in a 2016 Volkswagen which was brought to Mavis Tire on Route 25A in Mount Sinai March 17, and when it was returned cash was missing from the wallet, according to police.

Sawed off

A 27-year-old man from Farmingville stole five saw blades from Lowe’s Home Improvement on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook at about 4:30 p.m. March 18, according to police. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

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Zeldin calls for Long Island Sound, Estuary Program funding

Congressman wants full funding of two programs, at least $36.5 million combined

By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com The quality of Long Island waters has been on the mind of elected officials from all levels of government recently, and a representative from the federal government has joined the fray, calling for more funding for two Environmental Protection Agency programs.

“There’s much we can do to improve water quality in the Long Island Sound and National Estuary, and I’ll continue working in Congress to ensure our waterways are preserved for generations to come,” U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) said during a press conference March 13.

Southold Town Council members and residents from the 1st Congressional District gathered at Veterans Memorial Park in Mattituck as Zeldin called on the federal government to fully fund at least $10 million to the Long Island Sound Study and $26.5 million to the National Estuary Program in its upcoming appropriations process at the end of April, and also to support the passage of the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act. He said funding for the two EPA programs is essential to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the ecological and economic well-being of Long Island’s coastal areas, such as nitrogen, harmful algae blooms and flooding or wetland loss.

“Over the years, water quality around Long Island has suffered from pollution, overdevelopment and other negative impacts ... and I’m calling on my colleagues to make sure these programs are fully supported and funded, and certainly not eliminated,” Zeldin said, highlighting the significant impacts each of the programs have had on the region.

The Long Island Sound is one of our natural treasures, the congressman said, and is a precious feature of the life, culture and economy of more than 9 million people living in the coastal communities around it. He voiced his admiration of the Long Island Sound Study for its dedication to water quality and wetlands restoration in addition to local conservation projects to restore beaches and protect wildlife.

‘I’m calling on my colleagues to make sure these programs are fully supported and funded, and certainly not eliminated.’

— Lee Zeldin

File photo above; photos below by Kevin Redding

Above, Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai, which is on the Long island Sound. Below, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks to locals while calling for federal funding for the Long island Sound and Peconic estuary during a press conference March 13.

He called the National Estuary Program “an important EPA wetlands protection program for 28 estuaries in the U.S.,” two of which being the Long Island Sound and Peconic Bay. The program was established by the Clean Water Act in 1987 to provide grants to states where nationally significant estuaries are threatened.

Zeldin said he will continue to work alongside Democrats and Republicans in the region to secure the funding as he did to stop President Barack Obama’s (D) proposed 22 percent cut to the Long Island Sound in 2016.

The Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, he said, was introduced at the last Congress by himself and former 3rd District U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) and will propose tens-of-millions of dollars in funding per year through 2020 for a water quality and shore restoration program. Zeldin plans to reintroduce the bill during this congressional session.

Setauket Harbor Task Force Trustee George Hoffman voiced support for Zeldin and his call for funding to protect local waters.

“With Congressman Zeldin’s strong advocacy and leadership, the Long Island Sound Study, a consortium of federal, state and environmental organizations has turned the corner on cleaning up the water in LI Sound and its harbors and bays,” he said. “Federal funding is critical to survival of this important and productive estuary.”

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell spoke briefly in response to Zeldin’s longtime presence in the area.

“The people of the East End and people of the first [district] have made it clear time and time again that the environment is a top priority and the congressman has been a zealous advocate on behalf of us, on behalf of the environment, and on be-

half of our natural resources,” Russell said.

“Time and time again, he’s disproved the myth that Republicans aren’t friends of the environment ... Republicans are and he is.”

Councilman Bob Ghosio took to the podium to speak about the importance of the proposed funding.

“Talking about nitrogen in the bays and creeks and knowing the Long Island Sound and estuaries [here], particularly in Southold are what drives our economy, our tourism, our jobs and our recreation, just tells me how important this is,” Ghosio said. “Getting the funds to keep this area healthy for the future — for my kids, my grandkids and generations thereafter is

very important to us.”

When asked by a resident what he thinks of some of his Republican colleagues advancing toward eliminating EPA entirely, Zeldin reminded those in attendance he voted against a 17 percent cut to the EPA last year.

“There are 535 members of Congress, all with very different ideologies and backgrounds and you get a whole lot of diversity on these issues and so I have a lot of colleagues who would support completely eliminating the EPA altogether,” Zeldin said. “But again, I voted against the 17 percent cut so to ask me how I feel about a 100 percent cut, there’s some precedent in it.”

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Notice of formation of KSA Polymer Products, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/27/17. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 25 Scout Trail, Ridge, NY, 11961. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE NORTH SHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TOWNS OF BROOKHAVEN AND RIVERHEAD, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK

940 3/9 6x vbr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF SUFFOLK HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-HE5, ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff, AGAINST CHRISTOPHER GINAS, LAUREN M. GINAS, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered April 5, 2016 I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 06, 2017 at 9:00 AM premises known as 8 REMSEN CT, MOUNT SINAI, NY 11766 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. District 0200, Section 139.00, Block 7 and Lot 2 Approximate amount of judgment $1,254,344.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #25350/07 DANIEL J. BAKER, ESQ. , Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff – 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 951 3/9 4x vbr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, SANTANDER BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL DITOMASSO, DANIELLE DITOMASSO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on November 30, 2016, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 25, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., premises known as 19 Meadowbrook Road, Sound Beach, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk

Ann Ball, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting/Election of the qualified voters of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District in the Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, and the qualified voters of the Rocky Point Union Free School District in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Central Adult Study Area of the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York, on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 9:30 a.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting by paper ballot, upon the following items: 1) To adopt the Annual Library District Budget of the North Shore Public Library District for the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of said School Districts; and 2) To elect two (2) Trustees of the North Shore Public Library District to fill two seats. a) One five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2022, to be filled by the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes. b) One one (1) year term commencing July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018, to be filled by the candidate receiving the next greater number of votes.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting/election on April 4, 2017 the polls will be open between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and the voting will be held in the Central Adult Study Area of the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the North Shore Public Library District’s purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident in either School District during the seven (7) days immediately preceding said meeting/election, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, from the North Shore Public Library, located at 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York, during the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resident of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District or the Rocky Point Union Free School District may vote on April 4, 2017, only if he/she meets the qualifications to vote, pursuant to Education Law 2012, by averring that he/ she is (1) a United States Citi-

zen; (2) eighteen years of age or older; and (3) a resident of the Shoreham-Wading River School District or the Rocky Point Union Free School District for thirty (30) days preceding the vote, and displaying identification in the form of a North Shore Public Library card, a valid driver’s license, or some other comparable and reasonable form of identification; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, absentee ballots for the election of a Trustee of the Library District and for the adoption of the Annual Budget may be applied for at the Office of the Secretary of the Library District during regular business hours. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in said Office of the Secretary on each of the five (5) days prior to April 4, 2017, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot.

Dated: Shoreham, New York March 8, 2017

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NORTH SHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY WILLIAM SCHIAVO, LIBRARY BOARD PRESIDENT 970 3/16 2x vbr NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM #17-01 MILLER PLACE FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Miller Place Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, at a meeting held on March 8, 2017, duly adopted the following Resolution subject to Permissive Referendum: The Resolution authorizes the purchase of one (1) air system and related equipment at an estimated total cost not to exceed $25,000.00, and the expenditure for such purpose of not more than $25,000.00 from monies now in the Capital Reserve Fund of the Miller Place Fire District heretofore previously established.

Dated: March 9, 2017

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MILLER PLACE FIRE DISTRICT Janet Staufer, District Secretary 984 3/23 1x vbr NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE

REFERENDUM #17-02 MILLER PLACE FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Miller Place Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, at a meeting held on March 8, 2017, duly adopted the following Resolution subject to Permissive Referendum: The Resolution authorizes concrete and related work at the Training Center located at 220 Miller Place Yaphank Road, Miller Place, New York, at an estimated total cost not to exceed $20,000.00, and the expenditure for such purpose of not more than $20,000.00 from monies now in the Capital Reserve Fund of the Miller Place Fire District heretofore previously established.

Dated: March 9, 2017

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MILLER PLACE FIRE DISTRICT Janet Staufer, District Secretary 985 3/23 1x vbr ADVERTISEMENT INVITATION TO BIDDERS The Board of Education of the Rocky Point Union Free School District at Rocky Point, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York hereby invites sealed bids for: Schedule: 18-01 In-Car Drivers Education as specified in the contract documents.

Bids will be received until 2:00 pm, prevailing time on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the District Administrative Office, 90 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York, 11778, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bid title should be clearly marked on each envelope, along with the date and time of the bid opening.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept that bid which in its judgment is in the best interest of the School District.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Check payable to the Board of Education, in an amount not less than FIVE percent (5%) of the amount of the bid.

Any bid submitted will be binding for SIXTY (60) days after the formal opening thereof, and no bid shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education.

The contract documents, including specifications may be examined and obtained between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday at the District Administrative Office, 90 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York beginning Thursday, March 23, 2017.

BY ORDER OF THE: Board of Education Rocky Point Union Free School District At Rocky Point, Town of Brookhaven Suffolk County, New York

By: Debra Hoffman Purchasing Agent DATED: March 23, 2017 986 3/23 1x vbr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Mt. Sinai Manor Development Co., LLC/Miller Realty, 213 Glen Street, Glen Cove, New York, 11542, has made application to the Town of Brookhaven Planning Board for approval of a site plan for a proposed 91 unit Planned Retirement Community with community center, recreational facilities and associated site improvements, requiring a variance for land development standards. This proposal is known as Pond View Estates @ Mount Sinai, located on N/E corner of Canal Road and Plymouth Avenue, Mount Sinai, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York and described as follows: NORTH: N/F TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN RECHARGE BASIN; EAST: N/F FONTE FRANK & BARBARA N/F PASPATIS GEORGE & TERRY N/F BERMINGHAM KIM N/F LUNDQUIST STEVEN & ELYSE N/F NIKOLAS & MARIA POULIOS IRREV TRUST N/F FIORE KAREN N/F BALDASSARE F IRACE IRREVOCABLE TRUST N/F MARINO ROLANDO & MELISSA ANN N/F WOLCSON DONNA & FORGINE ANTHONY; SOUTH: (CR 111);

CANAL ROAD

WEST:

PLYMOUTH AVENUE

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Brookhaven Planning Board will hold a public hearing in the Town Office Building 2nd floor auditorium, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York on Monday, April 3, 2017 @ 4:00 P.M., when adjacent property owners and/or others interested in any way in the proposed site plan may appear before the Board to be heard.

This notice is advertised in accordance with the requirements of Town law.

DATED: March 13, 2017 Vincent Pascale, Chairman 991 3/23 1x vbr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff(s) vs. JODI ANN ADAMEC A/K/A JODI A ADAMEC A/K/A JODI SCHULTHEIS; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about January 6, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738.

On April 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm.

Premises known as 24 CEDAR RIDGE DR, RIDGE, NY 11961 District: 0200 Section: 242.20 Block: 01.00 Lot: 034.000 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, with the buildings and improvements

thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known and designated as Lot Number 212 as shown on a certain map entitled, “Map of Ridge Haven Estates, Section 3”, filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on December 8, 1977 as Map Number 6632.

As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount of judgment $356,512.74 plus interest and costs.

INDEX NO. 29556-13 Francesco P. Tini, Esq., Referee 997 3/23 4x vbr Board of Education Mount Sinai Union Free School District North Country Road Mount Sinai, New York 11766 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Education, Mount Sinai Union Free School District, Mount Sinai, New York (in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5A of the General Municipal Law) hereby invites the submission of sealed bids on the following equipment: IN-CAR DRIVERS EDUCATION Bids will be received until 10:15 AM on March 31, 2017, at the Mount Sinai Union Free School District, Business Office, North Country Road, Mount Sinai, New York 11766, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened. Specifications and Bid Forms may be obtained at the Business Office until 9:30 AM, March 31, 2017.

Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all or to accept any part of any bid.

Gordon Brosdal Superintendent of Schools 009 3/23 1x vbr

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Nonprofit’s site to rate, track government transparency

By Alex Petroski alex@tbrnewspapers.com

the internet, there’s access to expenditure records, notices of meetings and the minutes to the meetings are available and contact inTransparency and honesty play a major formation is listed for elected officials. The role in healthy democracies, and now New municipalities will receive an overall, objecYork State municipalities will have a watch- tive grade. The grade will indicate which are dog tracking their effectiveness, providing transparent and law-abiding, as budget inforfeedback publicly to concerned citizens, by mation and records access officers need to be concerned citizens. publicly available.

Last week, Reclaim New York, a nonpar“Citizens can hold their governments actisan, nonprofit organization established to countable at every level if they have the right “educate New Yorkers on issues like afford- tools for the job,” executive director for the ability, transparency and organization Brandon Muir education,” launched a websaid in a statement. “This is site designed to rate governa truly unprecedented moment accessibility and transment for New Yorkers who parency based on an index want to reclaim ownership of recommendations. of their government. WorkThe site is part of the ing with this new site they group’s New York Transparcan make proactive transency Project, an initiative parency a reality.” launched in 2016, which To input data, users kicked off with 2,500 Freemust register with an email dom of Information Law readdress. When data is put quests for basic expenditure the system, it is vetted — Doug Kellogg into information to county, town and sited prior to going live and village governments, as well as school dis- to avoid a “wild west” feel, according to Keltricts across Long Island and the state. logg. The process of imputing data to extract “This is an accountability tool,” Reclaim a rating for municipalities has only just beNew York Communications Director Doug gun. Kellogg said it will take time to have an Kellogg said. “Anybody who wants to help do all-encompassing collection of information. something to make government more accesIn May 2016, Port Jefferson Village and sible and accountable, go spend 30 minutes Commack school district failed to comply and input ratings.” with FOIL requests as part of the organizaThe new system allows citizens to grade tion’s Transparency Project. local governments based on 29 indicators, New York’s FOIL requires governments and including whether contracts are posted on school districts respond to records requests

‘Anybody who wants to help do something to make government more accessible and accountable, go spend 30 minutes and input ratings.’

image from reclaimNy website

A view of the main page of a piece of reclaim Ny’s transparency Project. within five business days, whether with the information requested, a denial or an acknowledgement of the request. The response needs to include an estimated date when one of the latter two will occur. Denials can be appealed but not allowed “on the basis that the request is voluminous or that locating or reviewing the requested records or providing the requested copies is burdensome, because the agency lacks sufficient staffing.”

As part of a project it dubbed the New York Transparency Project, Reclaim New York sent 253 Freedom of Information requests to school districts and municipalities on Long Island. It reported on its findings, saying

that while many entities complied with state guidelines on processing such public records requests, and after the findings were released, Port Jefferson Village and Commack school district eventually complied with the requests.

Entities that it said complied included Suffolk County; Brookhaven, Smithtown and Huntington towns; Belle Terre and Lake Grove villages; and the Port Jefferson, Kings Park, Huntington, Smithtown, Mount Sinai, Miller Place and Rocky Point school districts, among others.

To become an evaluator for the website or to view data, visit www.reclaimnewyork.org and click on the Transparency tab.

Changes in federal health care law will impact North Shore residents

By Alex Petroski alex@tbrnewspapers.com Republicans in Congress have vowed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, since its inception in 2010, and after much adieu, a bill has finally been introduced to take its place.

The American Health Care Act has been met with opposition from both parties, while elected officials and hospital administrators weighed in on what the changes might mean for North Shore residents.

The most notable changes in the new health care plan compared to the existing one include an elimination of the individual mandate, which required all Americans to purchase health insurance or be subject to a fine — a sticking point for many Republicans on Obamacare; a cut of federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood for one year; adjusting tax credits based on age instead of income; and shifting Medicaid expansion set forth by Obamacare to the discretion of states instead of the federal government, among many others.

The Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization established to deliver health policy analysis to the public, has created an interactive map on its website to illustrate the estimated changes in premiums paid and tax credits for several demographics from the ACA to the AHCA. Tax credits, or the amount a taxpayer can offset what is owed in federal income tax, are a component of both the current health care law and the proposed replacement, though their implementation is very different.

According to the map estimates, a 27-yearold living in Suffolk County making $30,000

the kaiser Family Foundation’s interective map. per year would receive about 50 percent less in tax credits in 2020 if the new bill became law. A 27-year-old making $40,000 per year would see the tax credit slashed by only 14 percent, but a $10,000 raise would net that same 27-year-old an approximate additional 52 percent in tax credits.

A 40-year-old Suffolk County resident making $30,000 annually would receive 24 percent less in tax credits, while a 40-yearold making $50,000 would see a 128 percent boost in tax credits. Additionally, a 40-yearold making $75,000 annually would receive $3,000 in tax credits — under Obamacare no tax credits would be received.

image from kaiser Family Foundation website

Similarly, a Suffolk County resident who is aged at least 60 and earns $75,000 per year would receive a $4,000 tax credit under the proposed bill, despite being ineligible for a tax credit under Obamacare. A 60-year-old making $30,000 annually would receive a 2 percent increase in tax credits.

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), who has said in the past he would like to maintain certain aspects of Obamacare, like allowing people aged 26 or younger to remain on their parents’ health plans and coverage for people with preexisting conditions, weighed in on the Republican plan in an emailed statement through spokeswoman Jennifer DiSiena.

DiSiena reiterated Zeldin’s stance on kids remaining on parents plans and coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions.

“Obamacare has resulted in higher premiums, higher deductibles, lost doctors and canceled policies, among many other challenges,” she said. “Deductibles are so high, many people now feel like they don’t even have insurance anymore. One-third of the counties in our country only have one option left under the exchange. That’s not choice. That’s a monopoly.”

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) was far less supportive during an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” March 14.

“We have to continue to point out that 24 million people are going to be kicked off, that their premiums are going to go up, that there’s a transfer of cutting taxes on the wealthiest Americans, and raising premiums on senior citizens and others,” he said in the interview.

“This is really a life and death thing.”

Suozzi’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

Kevin Dahill, president and CEO of Suburban Hospital Alliance, an organization that represents the advocacy interests of Long Island health systems including St. Catherine of Siena in Smithtown and St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, issued a statement regarding the House bill March 13.

“The House bill neither truly repeals nor meaningfully replaces the Affordable Care Act,” Dahill said. “This is bad news for New York. … We cannot support this legislation in its current form.”

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the bill today, March 23. House Republicans introduced several amendments to the original legislation earlier this week.

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A look at what Trump’s budget draft could mean for LI Millions in cuts to federal programs North Shore residents use, senior and educational services

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com President Donald Trump (R) presented his blueprint for the 2017-18 federal budget and if passed by Congress as it stands, it spells out cuts to programs on which North Shore residents depend.

The draft includes more than $54 billion in cuts to federal programs and departments, with the biggest cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. State, Labor and Agriculture departments.

State officials on both sides of the aisle were quick to condemn cuts to the U.S. Department of Energy, to the tune of $1.7 billion or 5.6 percent less than last year’s funding, that could impact Brookhaven National Laboratory. BNL was established by the DOE in 1947 and has housed the work of seven Nobel Prize winners. The lab hosts public tours and special programs, as well as school science fairs and robotic competitions, also scientific lectures for community residents.

Trump’s budget blueprint intends to cut $900 million in funding to the DOE’s Office of Science, under which BNL receives its funding among other national labs.

U.S. Sen. and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a press conference on the front steps of the Brookhaven lab in Upton March 17, calling the proposed cuts a blow to the community since the lab supplies jobs for as many as 3,000 Long Islanders.

Schumer said in recent years BNL has received an annual $537.3 million in federal funds from the Office of Science budget, about $5 million in federal funds from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and about $3 million from the Nuclear Energy Office.

“This major Department of Energy budget cut is a cut to our future, a cut to our knowledge, a cut to our research and a cut to good-paying Long Island jobs,” he said.

“Brookhaven National Lab is home to some of the world’s brightest minds and most cutting-edge innovations, which both advance human knowledge and spur our economy. ...

These kinds of cuts not only hurt us today

‘This ... budget cut is a cut to our future, a cut to our knowledge, a cut to our research and a cut to good-paying Long Island jobs.’

— Sen. Chuck Schumer but they hurt the future jobs and the companies of tomorrow who would otherwise plant their roots on Long Island.”

Schumer was not the only member of Congress from the area to speak out about the president’s cuts. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (RShirley) has voiced his concerns while also assuring constituents there are many parts of Trump’s budget that are beneficial to the United States.

“I strongly oppose the proposed cuts to Brookhaven National Lab, SUNY Stony Brook and other sources of scientific research in the 1st Congressional District,” he said in a statement. “Throughout the years, we have seen some of the world’s greatest science research conducted at these facilities.”

Zeldin made sure to reiterate Trump’s blueprint is a draft with nothing set in stone.

“Regardless of who is in the White House, the Constitution puts government funding strictly under Congress to initiate through the appropriations process,” he said. “The president’s budget request is just that — a request. It has no force of law or legislation.”

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget could also see a $6.2 billion or 13.2 percent reduction, which means grants for certain local programs could be ended including the popular Meals on Wheels program that has branches in Three Village and Smithtown. Meals on Wheels is a national program providing meals to senior citizens who cannot leave their homes to shop on their own. Chapters in different states rely on funding from the

above photo by Kevin redding, below file photo

above, U.s. sen. chuck schumer speaks against the proposed cuts to funding for the Brookhaven national Laboratory; below a volunteer delivers a meal to a senior in the Meals on Wheels program.

Community Development Block Grant program through the H.U.D. In Trump’s budget blueprint he proposes eliminating the program, cutting $3 billion to community service organizations such as Meals on Wheels, among others.

Although the Three Village Meals on Wheels is not in jeopardy, as all of its funding comes from community donations, Susan Hovani, president of the Three Village branch, said it would be a shame for other communities to lose funding — like Smithtown Meals on Wheels, which relies on federal funding to operate.

“These programs are very necessary,” she said in a phone interview. “It’s sad to see [federal funding] could be cut, and I think it would be much better to cut from other places.”

Another heap of programs on the chopping block are those funded by the U.S. De-

partment of Education’s budget. Compared to last year’s budget, the department’s funding would decrease by $9 billion, or 13 percent.

Trump’s blueprint proposes completely eliminating the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, which supports before and after-school programs as well as summer programs.

“The Trump administration’s call for zero funding for the 21st CCLC after-school initiative is a betrayal of the millions of students and parents who depend on after-school and summer-learning programs,” Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant said in a statement.

Afterschool Alliance is one of the afterschool initiatives from the 21st CCLC that is responsible for many New York students after-school hours.

“It is painfully shortsighted and makes a mockery of the president’s promise to make our country safer and to support inner cities and rural communities alike,” she added.

Grant said after-school programs enable many parents to work and cutting these programs could jeopardize their ability to hold a job, as well as create a safe space for kids when they have nowhere else to go or no other positive activities to turn to.

The president said the budget proposal is meant to advance the safety and security of the American people.

“Our aim is to meet the simple, but crucial demands of our citizens — a government that puts the needs of its own people first,” he said in the blueprint. “When we do that, we will set free the dreams of every American, and we will begin a new chapter of American greatness.”

Trump said the proposed cuts are crucial to streamlining government spending and operations.

“These cuts are sensible and rational,” he said. “Every agency and department will be driven to achieve greater efficiency and to eliminate wasteful spending in carrying out their honorable service to the American people.”

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Game On Continued from page A3 common interests. At the last game night, four kids who had only met through this event organized their own little thing where they each brought in one video game and they sat in a circle and played with each other. The parents didn’t organize it, I had nothing to do with it, they just communicated with each other and that was awesome.”

Dani Sanford, a Game On employee and game night volunteer, said the event has been great for her younger sister, who has Down syndrome.

“She socializes more, everyone there is so sweet to her, so welcoming and [friendly] and so my mom loves bringing her there,” Sanford said. “She usually just plays solitaire and games she can play by herself, but now, she’s actually looking forward to playing with other people.”

Sound Beach resident Samantha Netburn and her four children have been going to Game On ever since it opened, developing a close friendship with Whitworth and being a huge reason the event was thought up in the first place.

With two of her children — Jeremy, 15,

Photos from Tristan Whitworth

Above, Autism Social Club & Game Night kids smile for a group photo at the North Shore United Methodist Church in Wading River.

Left, the owner of Game On, located at 465 Route 25A in Miller Place, started the game night for kids with special needs. and Summer, 14 — on the spectrum, Netburn said the family looks forward to the game night every month.

“It’s really amazing, Tristan’s such a good guy and he’s so good to the kids...it’s nice to get together and sit down with other kids and just have a good night for a few hours,” Netburn said. “It’s cute how the kids all have these friendships now and look forward to seeing each other. There are kids out there that don’t play with a lot of kids and don’t know how to...so they have this.”

Summer, who spends most of her time at the game night socializing and getting to know everyone, has broken out of her shy shell since attending the event.

“At Game On, I like to talk to new people and ask them questions like, ‘what school are you in?’ or ‘what kinds of stuff do you like to do?’ and it’s nice to talk to them about themselves,” Summer said.

‘It’s cute how the kids all have these friendships now and look forward to seeing each other. There are kids out there that don’t play with a lot of kids and don’t know how to...so they have this.’

— Samantha netburn

Jeremy said he’s always gravitated towards the older games because they “have a lot more character” and rely heavily on “strategy and thinking,” and thinks playing video games with others is an even more connective experience than playing sports.

Pastor Hal Low of North Shore United Methodist Church said as a father of two sons on the spectrum, he was quick to respond to Whitworth’s call asking to use the building to host the event.

“I was on board from the moment he came to me with the idea,” Low said. “I know my

sons look forward to it every month and it’s an opportunity for them to socialize and have fun in an environment with their peers and other people who are understanding of autism.”

Whitworth said while he hopes to start up a second game night in the future, he’s happy to have provided kids who love to get their “game on” with a place to go.

Game On is located at 465 Route 25A. For more information about Game On or the game night, call 631-821-GAME (4263) or check them out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gameonmpgamenight/.

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Photo from Rocky Point school district

Rocky Point’s Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School’s fifth-grade select chorus High Notes performed musical selections during this year’s Senior Citizen St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast.

Photo from Rocky Point school district

Rocky Point Middle School’s Radical Robotix robotics team earned high honors at the FIRST LEGO League Long Island championships held at Longwood High School.

Singing in St. Patrick’s Day Rocky Point Middle School Community members of all ages recently came together at Rocky Point’s Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School to celebrate during the building’s annual Senior Citizen St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast.

Served by the fifth-grade Student Council, the attending seniors enjoyed a complimentary breakfast and warm beverages and an entertaining performance by the fifth-grade select chorus High Notes.

From beloved songs such as “Danny Boy”

and “An Irish Lullaby” to fun pieces such as “Green, Green, Green,” the crowd was impressed with the students’ collective musical talents.

As part of the High Notes performances, several students showcased their individual vocal talents by singing solos and even serving as student conductors. In addition to the musical performances, audience members also enjoyed a few dance performances by local student Irish step dancers.

48 Years of Family, Tradition & Community

robotics captures awards

Rocky Point Middle School’s Radical Robotix robotics team has taken on this year’s competition season with much success, most recently, earning high honors at the Long Island Championship at Longwood High School.

Going up against 40 of the best FIRST LEGO League robotics teams from across Long Island, Rocky Point’s Radical Robotix team won the Innovative Solution Award for its project design of a pet rescue door.

The project designed automatically opens a door when triggered by a smoke detector or CO detector. The team built a working prototype based on inspiration from

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The team, made up of James Carmody, Oskar Chorzepa, Eve Hald, Madelyn Knopfka, Nick O’Shea, Leila Reidl, Marco Tanza, Misha Zaslavsky and Sasha Zaslavsky, is led by head coach Mark Moorman and assistant coach Dorothy Burns.

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O’Shea secures state 100m fly title victory Rocky Point High School senior Chris O’Shea won the 100-meter fly event at this year’s New York State Swimming and Diving Championships. His time of 48.76 in the event also earned him for All-American status.

Throughout his swimming career, O’Shea has amassed numerous swimming accolades. During this year’s state championship, he also placed second in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 49.26 and was recognized by NYSPHSAA as an All-State Scholar Athlete.

The Rocky Point school district congratulates O’Shea on his countless accomplishments and wishes him best of luck as he continues his athletic journey at Eastern Michigan University, where he plans to major in exercise science/athletic training in addition to taking part in the school’s swimming program.

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Rocky Point’s cheer team all smiles after capturing a second straight county title.

Rocky Point cheer reigns in another county title Rocky Point High School’s varsity cheerleaders are the reigning Suffolk County Champions for a second year in a row. After a third-place finish at UCA Nationals in Orlando, Florida,

Rocky Point came back recharged and refocused. During the county championships, they performed a flawlessly executed routine and came out on top of the 12 best teams in Suffolk County.

obituaries Albert Sturges

Albert Sturges, 83, of Miller Place, died Dec. 26, 2016.

He was a proud veteran of the United States Navy serving in the Korean War. Sturges was the beloved husband of Kathleen “Kitty” and cherished father of Theresa Sturges (John Von Lang) and Daniel Struges.

Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Louis de Montfort R.C. Church in Sound Beach.

Interment followed with military honors at Calverton National Cemetery.

Arrangements entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place.

Regina Terletzy

Regina Terletzky, 82, of Miller Place, died Jan. 31.

The cherished mother of Maryanne (Robert) Tschoke and John (Silvia), she was the loving grandmother of six and is survived by many other family members and friends.

Funeral Mass was celebrated at Byzantine Church of the Resurrection in Smithtown. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place.

Evelyn Cramer

Evelyn Cramer, 92, of Miller Place, died Feb. 9.

Born Oct. 22, 1924, in Port Jefferson Station, she was the daughter of Millard and Eleanor Wheeler.

Cramer was a retired teachers aide for the Miller Place school district.

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ter Diane (Larry), son Thomas (Cynthia), five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and her sister Mildred, along with other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband Robert.

Services were held at Bryant Funeral Home in Setauket. Interment followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Port Jefferson.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket.

Anthony Popp

Anthony Popp, 89, of Mount Sinai, died Feb. 17.

He was the beloved husband of Ann Marie and devoted father of Robert (Theresa) Thomas, Edward (Maria), Raymond (Yunue), Peggy Viola (Frank), Joan Maniuszko (Robert), MaryAnn Cornacchio (Charles), Nancy Estherson-Horner (Timothy) and Cathy McDonough (Kevin).

Popp was also the cherished grandfather of Jessica, Ada, Kimberly, Charlie, Christina, the late Alex, Ryan, Gregory, Anthony, Kristy, Bryan, Sean, Kyle, Dominic, Stephen, Joseph, Shane, Matthew, Carly, Samuel, Antony and Max; and greatgrandfather of Emily, Kalen, Erin, Kendall, Declan, Anna, Noah, Johnny, Evelyn, Lucas, Norah and Sonny.

Arrangements were made by Moloney’s Funeral Home in Hauppauge. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

Peggy Ann Hans

Peggy Ann Hans, 79, of Rocky Point, died Feb. 24.

Hans was the beloved mother of Philip

(Lorraine) Hans, Debbie (Walter) Ramsburg, Cheryl (Scott) McMillan, Thomas (Mary) Warren, Susan (Frank) Flynn, Douglas Hans, Carolyn (Mario) Giberti and Colleen Hans.

She was the cherished grandmother of 12 and great grandmother of 12.

Hans was the loving sister of Harry Watson, Frank Watson, Donald Watson, Margie Watson and Betty Ferris. She is survived by many other family members and friends.

If you would like to make a donation in her memory, donations can be made to the Brookhaven Animal Shelter at 300 Horseblock Road in Brookhaven or Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk, 101 Laurel Road in East Northport.

Cremation was private. Interment followed at Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place.

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Helen Coto, 92, of Rocky Point, died March 1.

Coto was born Jan. 17, 1925, in Brooklyn to the late Manuel and Amalia (Fernandez) Alvarez. She was predeceased by her husband Manuel Anthony Coto.

She was employed by Suffolk County as a clerk. She is survived by her son Jeffrey Coto of Rocky Point, brother Manuel Alvarez of Florida and granddaughter Sarah Coto of Rocky Point.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church in Rocky Point. Burial followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

Arrangement entrusted to the Rocky Point Funeral Home.

Julia Stoeckert, 62, of Rocky Point, died March 5.

Stoeckert was born Jan. 25, 1955, in Brooklyn to the late Gerard and Louis (Moore) Johnson.

She is survived by her husband Steven Stoeckert; daughters Stephanie Stoeckert of Hampton Bays and Jennifer Deian of Hawaii; eight sons, Joseph Beutel of Rocky Point, Jesse Beutel of Rocky Point, Peter Beutel of Rocky Point, Michael Barone of Rochester, Steven Stoeckert of Southold, Kyle Stoeckert of Hampton Bays, Shawn Stoeckert of Hampton Bays and Justin Stoeckert of Hampton Bays; brother Paul Mayer of Farmingdale; and four grandchildren.

Prayers were offered at the Rocky Point Funeral Home. Arrangement were entrusted to the Rocky Point Funeral Home.

Gloria Zurek, 92, of Rocky Point, died March 8.

Born Oct. 25, 1924, in Brooklyn, Zurek was the daughter of the late George and Anna (Retejuim) Upit. She was employed in sales at Macy’s in Huntington and was predeceased by her husband Edward Zurek.

Zurek is survived by daughters Barbara Hennessy, Amy Zahralban and Debbie Hagmeyer of Rocky Point; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Prayers were held at Rocky Point Funeral Home. A private cremation followed. Burial was held at Calverton National Cemetery.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Rocky Point Funeral Home.

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Photos by Kevin Redding

Clockwise from left, Rocky Point Middle School 7th-grader Kathryn Bush was the first girl during the event’s two-year history to shave her head; teachers and students participate in the St. Baldrick’s event; Rocky Point Middle School Principal Scott O’Brien with 7th-grader Quentin Palifka, whose family donated the most money, $4,120; 7th-grader Michael Maloney goes bald; and Wading River resident Silvi vega heard about the event on Facebook, came to get her head shaved and donated her hair to Locks of Love.

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After last year’s success, raising $8,000 with an originally-set goal of $5,000, Rocky Point Middle School Principal Scott O’Brien As music blasted and hair clippers buzzed didn’t hesitate to give Alemaghides the goin the packed Rocky Point Middle School gym- ahead to double the amount.

“Everybody has someone in their family or nasium March 16, teachers, students and community members lined up to get their heads community that has been touched personally by cancer, so this really is an shaved in the name of childevent that hits home for so hood cancer research. many people,” O’Brien said.

Upwards of 25 people, a “I’m just so proud of what majority of them students, our school and commuregistered to shed their locks nity continues to do ... The and raise money for the money will help give kids a school’s second annual St. second chance at life and the Baldrick’s event. Organized students, teachers and comby 8th grade social studies munity members are making teacher Erica Alemaghides, a difference.” the event encourages stuEach student who got dents to “stand in solidartheir head shaved received ity” with those struggling a certificate, T-shirt and a with childhood cancer, one bracelet. Student step dancof the most underfunded — Liam Abernethy ers and Selden’s Siol Na cancers in the world, and be h’Eireann bagpipe band performed Irish dancinvolved in community fundraising.

This year, Alemaghides said, the middle es and songs for those in attendance.

Feeling more like a rock concert than a school began raising money in February through online crowdfunding accounts, and school assembly, students from all grades filled raised more than $13,000 for the non-profit the gym’s bleachers, cheering and stomping St. Baldrick’s Foundation, surpassing its set their feet for those who sat down centerstage and got their heads shaved by members of the goal of $10,000. high school’s cosmetology program.

Seventh-grader Quentin Palifka received a special medal after he and his family donated the most money — $4,120. He said he was eager to get involved.

“I really liked the cause — it’s a great cause, and one of my family’s friends we’ve known for so long died of cancer and I just wanted to help out,” Palifka said. “I wanted to do it last year but didn’t, and then this year, I was like, ‘I have to do it.’”

Eighth-grader Liam Abernethy and his father, a teacher in the Sachem school district, decided to get bald together.

“I have a lot of family members that died from cancer — my grandfather, my uncle, even some aunts — and I think suffering through it at such a young age would be absolutely dev-

‘Middle school can be rough for some people, but when we all focus on a single cause for at least one day, it pulls us together.’

astating,” Abernethy said about his drive to donate. “Middle school can be rough for some people, but when we all focus on a single cause for at least one day, it pulls us together.”

When asked how it felt to be hairless, he said, “I feel lighter, a few pounds lighter.”

It was seventh-grader Kathryn Bush, however, who got everyone’s attention for being the first girl in the event’s two-year history to shave her head.

“I felt like it was something good to do and I also wanted to start over again with my hair,” she said. “I was nervous at first because I have a couple beauty marks on my head and people would maybe see things that I don’t want them to see, but now I’m fine with it and it’s not really that big a deal.”

Bush, who raised more than $1,000, said she hopes more girls will volunteer in the future.

Diedre Johnson, the high school cosmetology student who shaved Bush’s head, said she was impressed by her courage.

“That was so sweet; I always say I want to shave my head [for charity] but she actually did it, that was so nice,” she said, adding that the process of shaving heads was at first

nerve-wracking, but became easier and more fun as the event went along. “It’s all one size and pretty easy to do ... it was really eye-opening that so many people wanted to volunteer.”

Silvina Vega, a Wading River resident, heard about the St. Baldrick’s event on Facebook and decided to stop by and participate.

She plans on donating her hair to Locks of Love, a not-for-profit that provides hairpieces for kids struggling with cancer.

Many teachers at the school look forward to the event and seeing their students excited about doing something good.

“It’s electric and very heartwarming,” said seventh grade Spanish teacher Bruce Wolper.

“Can you imagine shaving their head at their age? It takes a lot of courage. As adults, it’s easy to see that it’s just hair and will grow back in a few months, but to kids, it seems like forever.”

John Mauceri, a seventh grade special education social studies teacher, echoed Wolper’s sentiment. “Having the kids realize how important it is to give back,” Mauceri said, “especially in this world we live in, and feel good about positive things, is amazing.”

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SALES ASSOCIATES FT/PT. Growing backyard leisure company looking for qualities such as; people person, good listener, excellent follow up skills. Training available. Salary/commission.

Farmingdale Showroom jcm@oceansprayhottubs.com

Full-Time.

Experience, Licenses and Bi-lingual Preferred For Western Suffolk Insurance Agency.

Salary + Commission.

Independent Insurance Agency looking for

PROOFREADER Times Beacon Record Newsmedia needs part-time proofreaders to work in the Setauket office. Must be available days and/or evenings. Proofreading and computer experience a plus!

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Call 631.344.5090 or email carter@bnl.gov

Must have strong knowledge of jewelry or sales experience.

Base salary plus commission and perks up to $50,000 per year. PT and FT positions available.

Must be available evenings and weekends.

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GUEST SERVICES REP Excellent Opportunity.

Responsible for welcoming guests. F/T, retail experience preferred, benefits. If interested send a video cover letter with resume to: info@ aramesalonandspa.com See ad in Employment display for complete details

THREE VILLAGE SD Summer Enrichment Program. Instructors needed for academic, recreational, arts and crafts, etc. Call 631-750-4595 for more information. See our ad in Employment Display for complete details.

DIAMOND JEWELERS ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER

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CERTIFIED LIFE GUARDS for BERA Recreation Summer Swimming Program, Brookhaven Lab, Background/Medical check required in addition to current certification. 18 & over only, P/T seasonal, but some year round hours available for the right candidate. Call 631-344-5090 or email carter@bnl.gov.

FREELANCE EDITOR for biannual newsletter on child safety/related issues. Work from home. Call evenings 631-751-7840 and/or write to editor at 15 Arbutus Lane, Stony Brook, NY 11791

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CALLING ALL THEATER BUFFS! Times Beacon Record Newspapers is looking for a theater review intern.

Please send resume and clips to leisure@ tbrnewspapers.com * The position is unpaid, but two tickets to each play are complimentary with each assignment.

SPORTS FREELANCER WANTED Looking for a freelance reporter to cover local high school sports. Sports writing experience necessary.

Must have a car and camera to shoot photos during games. Ability to meet deadlines a must.

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ART & PRODUCTION INTERN WANTED. Immediate Availability. Excellent opportunity for recent college graduate or part-time student to gain valuable work experience with a multi-media, award winning news group.

Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9am-5pm. Experience with creative suites software a plus.

THIS IS A PAID POSITION! Email resume and link to portfolio to beth@ tbrnewspapers.com

DIAMOND JEWELERS Assistant Store Mgr. Must have strong knowledge of jewelry/sales exp. P/T & F/T positions available. Call Bob: 516-250-1621 DiamondJewelers1@aol.com See Employment Display for complete details

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Please email resume and portfolio to beth@tbrnewspapers.com

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Carpet

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GOT SPRING FEVER? We have just what the doctored ordered. Our 65 years of experience, combined with a healthy dose of the finest fencing materials available.

Wayside Fence 631-968-6828 See our display ad for more information.

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

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

Insured. *BluStar Construction* The North Shoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Trusted Renovation Experts.

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Decks DECKS ONLY BUILDERS & DESIGNERS Of Outdoor Living By Northern Construction of LI, Inc. Decks, Patios/Hardscapes, Pergolas, Outdoor Kitchens & Lighting. Since 1995. Lic/Ins. 3rd Party Financing Available.

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Electricians ANTHEM ELECTRIC Quality Light & Power since 2004. Master Electrician.

Commercial, Industrial, Residential. Port Jefferson.

Please call 631-291-8754 Andrew@Anthem-Electric.net FARRELL ELECTRIC Serving Suffolk for over 40 years All types electrical work, service changes, landscape lighting, automatic standby generators.

631-928-0684 GREENLITE ELECTRIC, INC. Repairs, installations, motor controls, PV systems.

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

Fences SMITHPOINT FENCE. Pre-Season Fence Sale!

Wood, PVC, Chain Link Stockade. Free estimates.

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Floor Services/Sales FINE SANDING & REFINISHING Wood Floor Installations Craig Aliperti, Wood Floors LLC. All work done by owner.

25 years experience.

Lic.#47595-H/Insured.

631-875-5856

Furniture/Restoration/ Repairs REFINISHING & RESTORATION Antiques restored, repairing recane, reupholstery, touchups kitchen, front doors, 40 yrs exp, SAVE$$$, free estimates. Vincent Alfano 631-286-1407

Handyman Services JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S A-1 HANDYMAN SERVICE *Crown moldings* Wainscoting/raised panels.

Kitchen/Bathroom Specialist.

Painting, windows, finished basements, ceramic tile. All types repairs. Dependable craftsmanship. Reasonable rates. Lic/Ins. #19136-H. 631-744-0976 c.631 697-3518

Housesitting Services TRAVELING? Need someone to check on your home?

Contact Tender Loving Pet Care, LLC. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more than just pets. Insured/Bonded.

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

Custom cabinets, windows roofing/siding/decks.

POWER WASHING. Serving North Shore 40 years.

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

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

JOSEPH BONVENTRE CONSTRUCTION Roofing, siding, windows, decks, repairs. Quality work, low prices. Owner operated.

Over 25 years experience.

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

Lic/Ins #19604HI. 631-696-8150, Nick

Lawn & Landscaping LANDSCAPES UNLIMITED SPRING CLEAN-UPS Property Clean-ups, Tree Removal, Pruning & Maintenance. Low Voltage lighting available. Aeration, seed, fertilization & lime Package deal. Free Estimates.

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Suffolk Lic #55740-H. 631-822-8247

BOBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAINTING SERVICE 25 Years Experience Interior/Exterior Painting, Spackling, Staining, Wallpaper Removal,Powerwashing. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins. #17981, 631-744-8859 COUNTY-WIDE PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Painting/Staining. Quality workmanship. Living/Serving 3 Village Area Over 25 Years.

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Over 25 years experience.

Commercial/Residential Reasonable rates. Lic/Ins. 631-704-7547 LaROTONDA PAINTING & DESIGN Interior/exterior, sheetrock repairs, taping/spackling, wallpaper removal, Faux, decorative finishings. Free estimates.

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Nassau Lic. #H3811050000, Suffolk Lic. #43882-H 516-921-0494, 631-316-2223 classicrenovator.com

Security Services PATRIOT PROPERTY PROTECTION, INC Going on vacation? Let the professionals protect your home, safeguarding your family and home with over 25 years in law enforcement experience.

Brian Thornton 516-446-0441.

Tree Work CLOVIS AXIOM, INC. Expert Tree Removal land Pruning. Landscape design and maintenance, Edible Gardens, Plant Healthcare, Exterior Lighting.

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

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

Lic#18902HI. Free estimates.

631-246-5377

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OpiniOn Editorial

Letters to the editor

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Don’t sit out of the health care discussion President Donald Trump (R) is making the rounds in an effort to sell the American Health Care Act to fellow Republican leaders to ensure the bill eventually gets signed into law.

Millions of Americans have been waiting with bated breath for a new health care plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Once Majority House Speaker Paul Ryan (R) finally unveiled the AHCA last month, analysis and reports on the effects of the plan have been coming from every direction, some positive and some negative.

This week our editorial staff focused on comparing tax credits residents would receive in the near future under both Obamacare and AHCA. Tax credits are an amount a taxpayer can reduce in federal income tax they owe.

It’s clear when comparing this information that many citizens stand to lose a substantial amount in tax credits compared to what they had with Obamacare, if the proposed bill becomes a law, though other residents would stand to gain more money back.

We encourage our readers to check out informational websites like the Kaiser Family Foundation, which has created a map to help show residents how much in tax credits they would lose or gain depending on their age and income if AHCA is passed in Congress, as well as read a deep analysis of the proposed bill, and how it would affect people across the U.S. With something as important as health care, it’s vital to understand what might change with your coverage before Congress votes.

The House is scheduled to vote on the AHCA today, March 23. One of the few powers you have as a citizen is to voice your support or concern with policy changes to local representatives, but that power becomes useless if you wait too long.

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 desiree@tbrnewspapers.com or mail them to The Village Beacon Record, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

Thomas Cramer’s “Giving Credit Where Credit is Due” letter to the editor in the March 16 edition of The Village Beacon Record is disturbing in both its lack of factual credibility and its author’s shameful self-promotion.

First, I am the owner of the Cordwood Landing property to which Cramer feigns his considerable insight as to the goings-on with regard to its preservation by Suffolk County and Brookhaven Town.

Mr. Cramer, empowered by his Facebook bully pulpit “Friends of Cordwood Landing” and its 361 likes, has become self-appointed to know all that has transpired with regard to my Cordwood property preservation effort. Suffice it to say, he knows very little and in fact if he knew as much as he thought, he would never have put a pen to paper to opine on the topic.

Truth be known, Tom Cramer was the biggest obstacle, and still is, as to the preservation of this property. Tom has conducted himself in a pompous, omnipotent, mean-spirited manner to the point of waxing poetic his tale of growing up and living in the home his grandfather built and watching the Cordwood land transform itself from farm to forest. Ironically Tom’s day job finds him advocating for land development for his clients in the form of land divisions, subdivisions and relief from zoning ordinances, all resulting in land clearing, road construction and home building, just as I have planned for the Cordwood property.

Cordwood Landing County Park It strains credulity that as Tom passionately advocates for his clients’ land development that the feelings of the guy across the street living in his grandfather’s house is even a consideration? Kind of sounds of “do as I say, not as I do?”

If Cramer has the inside knowledge he claims, then he would have known that I was on the fence about accepting the county’s offer as it was $110,000 less than my stated price. I jumped to the “no way” side after a December call I received from Cramer where, true to form, he sarcastically derided me with “it’s only $110,000 take the deal.”

Infuriated, I informed Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker and Councilwoman Jane Bonner in writing that I would not be selling, and I made it perfectly clear that Cramer’s comments and attitude were the primary reason.

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point of proving his ignorance of Cordwood goings-on, that would be one thing, but instead, knowing that he derives the bulk of his income from representing land owners to the Brookhaven planning, zoning and Town boards, Cramer took it upon himself to politicize his bully pulpit for ignominious personal gain by attempting to garner political points with Councilwoman Bonner.

I have a very dim view for this type of gamesmanship and will not allow my private property to be used as a political ploy. I have throughout my 25 years of land development maintained an apolitical approach to local politics, and these recent antics by Mr. Cramer have given me serious pause as to my willingness to sell my Cordwood piece.

Mark Baisch Owner of Landmark Properties Rocky Point

A thank you to the Friends of St. Patrick Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The 67th Miller Place/Rocky Point Friends of St. Patrick parade was on a cold and windy day, but one could feel the warmth from all that attended. It is impossible for me to fully express the emotions and heartfelt feelings I had on that day. Just by viewing the names of the former Grand Marshalls before me made it a most humbling day.

I extend a sincere thank you to Mike Tatilianan, president of the Friends of St. Patrick; Walter Colleran, who left me speechless when he called about the honor; Brian Baisely, Joe Kessle Jr., Kevin and Hugh Mc Carrick and all the members of the Friends of St. Patrick committee too numerous to name.

Having chaired a parade in Huntington a few years back, I can appreciate fully the countless time and effort put forth by the Friends of St. Patrick. The energy and volunteer hours are exuberant. I fully appreciate all that you have committed to and I know the community also appreciates what you do. In fact, if I was to guess, your committee is already working on the 68th St. Patrick’s Day parade.

I, along with the Members of VFW Post 6249, stand and salute the Friends of St. Patrick.

God bless you and God bless America.

Joe Cognitore Commander of VFW Post 6249

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Rocky Point VFW Post Commander Joe Cognitore during the Friends of St. Patrick parade.

The opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. They do not speak for the newspaper.

MARCH 23, 2017 • THE VILLAGE BEACON RECORD • PAGE A27

OpiniOn Making March Madness fame count

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Sorry to those of you who are gagging even at these words.

No, for those without an encyclopedic knowledge of my columns — OK, all of you — I wrote that my son, who was only 5 at the time, often came home with exactly the same answer to the question about what happened in school: “Nothing.” Then, one day, a classmate was in the middle of saying

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He recounted each of the steps the teacher took to clean it up and resettle the room and then, to my shock, he shared a few things about the next lessons she tried to teach.

While I’m not suggesting the value of vomit in the classroom, I did recognize something unusual that occurs during these high-energy moments: People pay more attention.

What triggered — bad word choice here, I know — my thinking about this observation is March Madness. The NCAA basketball tournament has 64 teams entering this bracket, all of whom have fans, family and friends hoping their journey can go just one more game all the way to the championship.

Now, these games can be — and often are — ridiculously exciting, with young players pushing themselves to the limits of their speed, endurance and coordination to make impossible game-winning shots that carry their fans to the next level of ecstasy.

The winners stand in front of a microphone at the end of the game

and recount what we’ve just witnessed, taking us through the moment when they got the ball at the top of the key, faked left, passed it to a teammate, and then crashed the boards just in time to grab the rebound and slam home the game-winner.

We know what we saw and rarely, if ever, do these interviews produce much more than, “Yeah, it was great,” or “I’m so excited, I just don’t have words for this.”

So, this is where the vomit analogy comes in. Some of these players likely contribute to causes, believe in community service, have something to say about what they’ve overcome, can share the best advice they’ve ever gotten or remember a moment that still matters.

I realize it’s asking a lot of the reporters and the athletic superstar whose primary concern may be going to the bathroom, getting his uniform clean for the next game or getting to the bus on time to go to the airport.

Still, these moments, with the players, coaches and even fans could include some kind of life lesson. Players

don’t need to preach, nor do they have to demand that we participate in their favorite charity. However, they can use the spotlight to inspire and encourage us with their incredible achievements off the field, their commitments to family or their contributions to a church group.

Now, I realize Olympic coverage often includes features about people who are dedicating their efforts to a relative or who volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters. And, I appreciate how sports purists may find the effort an intrusion in the cliché-riddled wide world of sports, where the players are just happy to help the team and they take everything one game at a time and they try not to do too much.

But some day, that athlete will no longer have the microphone and some day, the world will no longer be watching. While we’re inspired and moved by their magnificence on the court, how about if, to the extent possible, they also encourage us to follow their lead in other arenas. An energized audience may see this as a chance to turn a good game into a great achievement.

Getting passionate with politics

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hether you voted for Donald Trump or not, you have to agree that he is responsible for a positive outcome from his campaign and his election. He has animated the population he serves. It is no secret that Americans have, as a country, been largely apolitical. When I have traveled to other countries, especially when I first began, I have consistently been impressed by and even envied how much politics and current events were a part of the

By Leah S. Dunaief daily conversations among the people I was visiting. But that was not so in the United States. Throughout my academic life, in high school and college, there were almost no political clubs, and those that did exist had few members who

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were regarded as a little odd for their political passions. I have not found many people who were deeply interested in our government, its processes, its politics and its politicians. Indeed, spot person-in-the-street interviews regularly revealed that most respondents did not know who held which office beyond that of the president and perhaps the governor.

Not any longer.

Imagine my surprise when the 4-year-old son of a friend came home from nursery school and announced his opinion of President Trump, complete with reasons. A 13-year-old I met knows the name of the Environmental Protection Agency chief (Scott Pruitt), and a 15-year-old announced that she wants to register as a Republican as soon as her age allows so she can help decide who the party’s next candidate might be. These are not just youngsters parroting what their parents are saying. In some cases the youngsters disagree with their parents. How do they know to do that? They are now surrounded by news, whether on television, with blasts on their iPhones,

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from talking to each other in class or hearing many adults offering different opinions. Wherever all of us go, to a doctor’s appointment, to a casual restaurant, in and out of stores (with the exception so far of supermarkets), there is a television turned on and we hear the latest comments from both parties, outrageous or not. The media are having a field day reporting quotables. And the public is deluged.

Kids, remember, are part of the public.

How long can you be at a dinner party before the talk turns to politics?

When you wake up in the morning and switch on the radio or the TV, don’t you expect to hear the latest quote from Donald Trump? The president has managed to dominate world news so provocatively that his is the most well-known name on the planet.

I think what has happened is a good thing. An informed and engaged public is necessary for a democracy to exist. Our Founding Fathers said as much. The United States has had a dismal voting record at the polls during election season for scores of years. Less than half of those eligible

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actually vote here compared with other, newer democracies where voters may risk their lives in order to cast their votes. We, living in a nation that is the symbol of democracy, are too complacent to be bothered voting or too cynical to think that our vote might matter.

So I am delighted to see young people talking about politics and asking how government works. And we in the news business are validated by the sight of grown-ups arguing government policies on street corners. Let’s get everybody involved, even if it takes incredible, unprecedented comments and actions to stir us up. I came of age in the Vietnam era when marches and, yes, riots in opposition to government policy toppled a sitting president and eventually stopped the war.

The good news is we don’t have to riot. We don’t even have to march. All we have to do is go to the polls and vote. And if we don’t get what We the People want, we do it again the next time until we get the public servants we wish to represent us. An informed and engaged populace is a beautiful thing.

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