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Vol. 35, No. 43

May 14, 2020

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A Tale of Two Epidemics

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

While COVID-19 has become the dominant catastrophe of the moment, other longstanding crises have taken a backseat in the public eye.

The opioid crisis, an epidemic that has taken many more lives over a much longer stretch of time, is seeing a new rash of overdoses since the start of the pandemic.

Data provided by Suffolk County Police shows overdoses have generally increased from the same months last year to this year. In March, police counted a total of 14 fatal overdoses compared to 27 in 2019. There were 108 nonfatal overdoses compared to 93 last year.

In April, the numbers jumped wildly from 15 fatal overdoses in 2019 to 30 in 2020. Nonfatal leaped from 67 to 113.

District Attorney Tim Sini’s (D) projections of overdose numbers tell an even more morose tale. With data that includes ODs that weren’t confirmed yet by toxicology reports, seeing a total increase of 19 percent of both fatal and nonfatal overdoses compared to the previous year.

Though those numbers include all overdoses, not just related to opioids.

While it may be too soon to determine a specific link between the pandemic and the increase of overdoses, drug counselors and rehabs say they have seen the marked connection between

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She said her center quickly had to scramble after the state first started closing down. Since then level. However, with most staff working from ones, people who have lost their jobs, people the center has been hosting most programs over home, all therapy sessions are done via tele- who are in financial ruin, some are losing their Zoom or in Facebook Live sessions. They have health. They have been conducting some group businesses,� Rizzuto said. “We see an increase especially tried to focus on appreciating diver- sessions virtually, though they have reduced the right now, and quite honestly I expect a huge insity, the issues of isolation and other anxieties. number of sessions from their regular schedule. crease as this continues going on and after this is They have done children’s book reading and Anthony Rizzuto is the director of provider over, if this ever happens.� puppet shows over the internet as well, looking relations for Seafield, a drug rehab with inpaWhile there are obvious downsides to telefor ways to maintain positivity. They have also tient facilities in Westhampton and outpatient health, the push is one that was in the docket connected with families by dropping off care facilities in Amityville, Medford, Mineola, Pa- for a while, and with the current pandemic, has packages and calling families each week. tchogue and Riverhead. He said they too have finally pushed many institutions into taking But while such meetings may be a substitute been hearing of the increase in overdoses and it seriously, said Dr. Christian Racine, the sefor counseling sessions, Carter said the main the increased use of alcohol and other drugs as nior director for clinics for the Family Service difficulty is preventing people from getting on more are quarantined at home.

League Long Island. The nonprofit social serdrugs, especially as so many remain cooped up “We know people will turn to drugs or alco- vices agency also runs the Diagnostic, Assessindoors, many in unstable situations. hol, and God knows right now we have plenty of “We’ve seen an increase of response hotline, stressors — we have people who have lost loved COVID-19 AND ADDICTION Continued on A4 in depression and suicidal ideations,� Carter said. “We’re still collecting data, but we’ve T H E heard of an increase in domestic abuse, an increase in substance use, alcohol abuse, as their way of coping with isolation.�

Director of Drug and Alcohol Counseling Services at the Smithtown Horizons Counseling and Education Center, Matthew Neebe, said it’s hard to gauge if there has been an increase in drug use since the pandemic as the center is not facilitating toxicology screenings. Yet, he added there is “anecdotal� evidence for the pandemic causing and increase in relapses and drug use. “Two of the biggest risk factors for substance use are social isolation and stress,� he said. “Both are consequences of the stay-at-home orders.�

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The benefits, Racine said, include allowing people who may have had mobility issues or other mitigating problems the chance to get into the system. People who call the hotline for the clinic or DASH center are now immediately put into the system, where they can connect with people to understand what the person is going through and what services they should get connected to.

It also allows for flexibility in time and location, no longer requiring a person to drive what can be a long distance to start the treatment process.

FSL’s Mobile Crisis Teams continue to operate, often going to a person’s home to talk through the door or even speak to a person through video chat or phone right on the person’s driveway.

“We didn’t see a drop in services, [but] an increase in services because of flexibility of being able to use telehealth,” Racine said. “People are being frank about increased cravings or relapses.”

Though there still are several downsides to telehealth. Perhaps the most egregious is for those living in unstable home conditions, where the person on one of the calls may not want others to listen in.

“Even if you get along with the rest of the family, you’re worried about what you’re sharing or you’re hesitant to share certain details,” he said. “Some don’t have the best relationship

with their families. It’s absolutely a concern, and we’re very conscious of that.”

While Rizutto acknowledged some of the benefits of telehealth, he said he preferred the in-person meetings where he said “a lot is being said nonverbal.”

Otherwise, with so many resources shut down, from in-person AA meetings to churches to gyms, “Zoom really played a part to give people something,” Rizutto said. “People are in those meetings who had never been to therapy, before people from all over. It is definitely meeting a need.”

Government and Police Response

Suffolk County Police Chief Stuart Cameron said cops have noticed increased incidents of drug overdoses, though despite the emphasis on social distancing police are still able to administer Narcan, a life-saving drug that halts an opioid overdose.

But with treatment and prevention as the more important component of substance abuse, the pandemic presents its own unique challenges.

“It’s not just opioids — people are self medicating, people are isolated,” said Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai). Anker is the legislative chair of the Suffolk County Heroin and Opiate Epidemic Advisory Panel.

The trend is troubling, especially compared to Suffolk County’s previous models showing total overdoses are on the decline. In January, Suffolk released a report showing 2019’s projections of opioid-related deaths was 283, compared to 2018’s 380. Those decreased numbers of deaths were attributed, in part, to the greater use and availability of Narcan.

Anker said the numbers have caused real

concerns among other members of the opioid advisory panel. In a meeting Friday, May 8, panel members discussed tapping into county forfeiture funding to create public service announcements on mental health and the different places to receive drug treatment. The panel also would look to advocate that the federal government should allow people to use Medicaid funds for teleconferencing, which it currently does not cover.

Sini said Suffolk County has not seen a decrease in drug-related activity despite the pandemic. This is mostly due to the nature of how drugs enter into Suffolk — smuggled into New York City then is sold wholesale to dealers on the ground, who usually drop it off to peoples’ houses or are picked up at select homes.

“We’re not seeing any drop except for powdered cocaine, but we’re not seeing that same situation with heroin or fentanyl,” the DA said.

Sini said while other crimes like break-ins have declined, the office has allocated more resources to the narcotics bureau, now standing at 13 narcotics prosecutors, which works closely with police to track dealers and prosecute them.

The DA’s office is also planning to roll out a new program that would work with a yet-to-benamed nonprofit and shuttle people in addiction to treatment providers. Sini said there will be more information on that program in the coming weeks.

The initial rise in COVID-19 cases forced the rehab facilities to cut back in bed capacity, especially as hospital-based detoxes turned into beds for COVID patients. Since then, as the number of hospitalizations declined, Rizzuto said now bed supply is better, but of more con-

cern is funding for these facilities.

“Either a state-funded facility, nonprofits or private entities, I think the budget is going to be ravaged and with the lack of being able to collect, they will be looking to cut,” Rizzuto said. “I think they are going to have to cut in many different areas to meet the needs financially. Historically behavioral health is one of the things that gets slashed.”

Anker said members of the advisory panel have expressed their concerns for many different programs’ funding, especially as New York State reports huge drops in income. Many nonprofit rehabs and centers rely on such funding.

“Drug addiction is not decreasing, it’s increasing and they may be taking away those resources,” Anker said. “We may not hear it now, but we will see repercussions come out as we deal with pandemic.”

Maintaining the breadth of services, from inpatient care to outpatient care to paying for nursing and other medical staff, the rehabs and prevention centers requires a heavy dose of government funding. Racine said restructuring Medicaid could provide a necessary boost of aid.

“The idea of state funding being reduced is really a concern — a lot of services are expensive,” Racine said.

Despite the efforts of both government, for profit and nonprofit organizations, officials said they don’t expect numbers to return to the way they seemed to be heading only a year ago.

“I think it would be very hard to end 2020 on a decline,” Sini said. “We will see an increase in 2020, but we will all be working to bring those numbers down in 2021.”

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Camp Owners Prepare for Possible Openings

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Many parents, children and camp owners have the same question on their minds — will camps open in 2020?

While Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) made the call to close schools throughout the state for the rest of the academic year a couple of weeks ago, camp owners are still waiting for the green light to open. While they wait, many remain hopeful, preparing for what will be a new normal this year as more protocols are put in place regarding the number of participants in activities, cleaning processes and much more.

Tom Palamara, president of HPP Rinx Inc., and Matt Pagliari, camp director at Hauppauge-based Hidden Pond Day Camp at The Rinx, said the American Camp Association and the YMCAs of the United States jointly have provided educational resources that can be used by all day and overnight camps, as well as by health departments and parents. The guide, which they are following, provides advice on topics such as communication of practices, health screening and prevention, cleaning and disinfection and more.

While The Rinx offers hockey, ice skating, preschool all year round, it closed down March 16. They are optimistic about this summer and are already working on plans with the hopes of opening at the end of June.

“We’ve been very fortunate that we’re still getting enrollments, and less than a handful of requests for money back,” Pagliari said. “I think the parents are really looking forward to their kids going to camp and we know the kids are looking forward to it.”

Todd Shaw, owner of Kids Country Day Camp, said the Mount Sinai facility is also preparing to offer camp at the end of June. He said many thought the governor would have announced camp information by now.

“So, that kind of threw us all a curveball,” Shaw said.

Yet, with knowing they will need to adjust practices for 2020, the staff has been getting ready for this summer.

“We’re planning each day as if we’ll have camp,” he said.

For the Mount Sinai camp, Shaw added parents’ reactions have been mixed. While some have already signed up, taking advantage of its early bird rate, others said they’ll take a break from camp this year.

Palamara and Pagliari said some of the key points they are addressing are arrivals, dismissals, lunchtime, use of the pool at the Hauppauge location, what to do on rainy days, sanitization and size of the groups. As far as the number of attendees, and campers in each group, they said that will come either from state or Suffolk County recommendations.

With a large piece of property, they said groups, whether with 10 or 25 campers, will not be a problem for them. They also added that the lunch area is large enough to follow social distancing protocols of 6 feet or more, and there are enough covered areas for rainy days.

“We work with 97 acres,” Pagliari said.

“We have tons of room. We can have a spread out of arrivals, spread out our dismissal.”

At both camps, staff members and campers will have their temperature taken with touchless thermometers and be sent home if it’s elevated. Shaw said employees will also have their blood oxygen levels measured regularly to ensure no respiratory symptoms are present.

Both camps will clean and disinfect more often, including the use of disinfectant fog machines, which Shaw said get into every nook and cranny.

“We’re constantly evolving, and things we knew when we were planning a month ago we now know, okay, we can do more,” Shaw said.

“We can add the safety protocol, we can add this level of sanitizing.”

Since Kids Country Day Camp is part of Kids of Mt. Sinai, a New York state licensed childcare facility and is deemed an essential business, the camp will be able to open for children up to 10 years old no matter what. In the past, the camp has needed a waiver to have 11 or 12 years old attend camp, which means those over 10 may not be able to take part if day camps aren’t allowed to open in 2020.

Shaw said employees are also looking at restructuring camp activities as some sports may not be able to be played, and more arts and crafts where campers can practice social distancing may take place or there may be more performances such as magic shows.

“We’ll be ready,” Shaw said. “We just don’t know — ready for what — yet.”

To be ready at the end of June, Hidden Pond Day Camp will be providing an online orientation for counselors. The guidelines will be a big help for counselors in handling different routines, Pagliari said.

“The kids’ safety is paramount to us, that’s going to come first,” the director said.

Legislator Sarah Anker (D) joined Homeowners Association President John Vecchio in distributing face masks to residents at Plymouth Estates in Mount Sinai. Photo from Anker’s Office

Masks Donated to North Shore Senior Communities

Multiple 55-and-older communities on the North Shore received masks from Suffolk County officials.

On May 1, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker, Chairwoman of the Seniors and Human Services Legislative Committee, distributed face coverings and gloves to seniors at the communities of Woodbridge at Strathmore Terrace, Timberidge Park at the Villages, and Plymouth Estates in Mount Sinai, and the Vineyards in Miller Place.

“I would like to thank the federal, state, and county governments for coordinating the distribution of these important products that will protect our senior citizens, who are most vulnerable to the coronavirus,” Anker said.

Obituary

John Dakers

John Dayton Dakers, of Port Jefferson, died Jan. 31. He was 74.

He was born Nov. 24, 1945 in Southampton and was the son of Caroline and Norman Dakers.

John, AKA Jack, was a retired chemistry teacher and chairman for the Sachem School District. He was a lifetime member of the Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance Corp. He enjoyed golf, boating, fishing, clamming and skiing, and was an avid New York Mets and Giants fan. In addition, he was a big dog lover and enjoyed spending time at the beach. He was a man who loved teaching, had a great sense of humor, was a great father, great husband and

The cotton washable face coverings were part of a pot of 500,000 received from the federal government, which were then disbursed to legislator’s offices. The Suffolk County Department of Public Works aided in transportation delivering the masks to different senior developments.

Anker said because so many senior community offices are closed due to the pandemic, the trick was getting in contact with community organizations in leisure communities.

The legislator’s office has a limited supply of masks left. People can call the office to set up an appointment at 631-854-1600.

People must be in the district and be 60 years or older.

will be deeply missed.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Diane; sons, Jonathan (Allison) and Scott (Jaime); grandchild, Charleigh; along with many other family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Linda.

Services were held at Bryant Funeral Home Feb. 3 with Father Richard Visconti officiating. Interment was at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Please visit www. bryantfh.com to sign the online guestbook.

Contributions made to St Jude’s Children Hospital www.st.jude.org in his memory would be appreciated.

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LEGALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE SHOREHAMWADING RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWNS OF BROOKHAVEN AND RIVERHEAD, SHOREHAM, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the Governor of the State of New York’s Executive Order 202.26 (hereinafter, “Executive Order”), a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Shoreham-Wading River School District, Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, County of Suffolk, New York, will be held remotely on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.

2. To discuss all of the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by absentee ballot pursuant to Executive Order 202.26 for the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available to residents of the School District beginning on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, on the District’s website at www. swrschools.org. While Education Law §1716(2) requires the budget also be made available at School District offices, any public library/ free association library within the District, and the polling place, this year that will not be possible due to Executive Order 202.26 and the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus and potential for spread through our personal interaction.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Executive Order 202.26, the Budget Vote and

To Place A Legal Notice

Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com Election of Board of Education members will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The Executive Order directs that the budget vote and election be conducted by an absentee ballot process in lieu of in-person voting. Therefore, there will be no voting at the polls for this year’s annual Budget Vote and Election. The District will mail absentee ballots with a postage paid return envelope to qualified voters. In order to be counted, absentee ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Thus, every qualified voter shall vote by absentee ballot on the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the school district for the fiscal year 2020-2021 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect three members to the Board of Education for three-year terms, commencing on July, 1, 2020 and expiring on June 30, 2023. You are to vote for three candidates.The three candidates with the highest pluralities of the votes cast will be elected to the Board of Education.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the New York State Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the New York State Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register online no later than May 26, 2020. There is no provision for in-person registration for this election.

Those wishing to register to vote should visit https:// www.dmv.ny.gov/more-info/ electronic-voter-registrationapplication in order to do so online.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of Section 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identify by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Executive Order 202.26, petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with and received by the District Clerk at 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786, not later than Monday, May 11, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. The petition may be filed by mailing the petition to the District Clerk at her office at 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786, or scanning the petition and emailing it to the District Clerk at dfrazier@swr.k12. ny.us. The petition must be received by the District Clerk no later than Monday, May 11, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the School District and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. As per Executive Order 202.26, there is no minimum number of signatures required on the petition for the June 9, 2020 Budget Vote

and Election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Shoreham-Wading River School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786, or by email to the District Clerk at dfrazier@ swr.k12.ny.us, or fax sent to 631-929-3001. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax, or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail to the Office of the District Clerk at 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under §2018-a of Education Law. The application for military ballots may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the office of the District Clerk at 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786.

Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to District Policy #1650 adopted on April 21, 2015 by

the Board of Education and in accordance with §2035 of Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, Board of Education at the District Office, 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, New York in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of Education Law and should have been filed on or before Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 4:00 PM, prevailing time; must have been typed or printed in the English language; must have been directed to the District Clerk of the School District; must have been signed by at least 30 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must have legibly stated the name of each signer. However, the Board of Education will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

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los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar ShorehamWading River, Pueblos de Brookhaven y Riverhead, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo remotamente el martes 26 de mayo de 2020, a las 7 de la tarde., hora prevaleciente para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo los siguientes artículos:: 1. Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2020-2021.

2. Discutir todos los temas en adelante establecidos para ser votados por votación en ausencia de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 para la Votación Y Elección Presupuestaria que se llevará a cabo el martes 9 de junio de 2020.

3. Realizar cualquier otro negocio que pueda presentarse debidamente antes de la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y los actos de modificación de la misma.

Una copia del presupuesto propuesto se pondrá a disposición de los residentes del Distrito Escolar a partir del martes 19 de mayo de 2020, en el sitio web del Distrito en www.swrschools.org.

Aunque la Ley de Educación numero 1716(2) requiere que el presupuesto también esté disponible en las oficinas del Distrito Escolar, cualquier biblioteca pública/ biblioteca de asociaciones libres dentro del Distrito, y el lugar de votación, este año eso no será posible debido a la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26 y la prevalencia del virus COVID-19 y el potencial de propagación a través de nuestra interacción personal.

Y ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, el Voto Presupuestario y la Elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación se llevarán a cabo el martes 9 de junio de 2020. La Orden Ejecutiva ordena que el voto presupuestario y la elección se lleven a cabo mediante un proceso de votación en ausencia en LEGALS con’t on pg. 7

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 6 lugar de la votación en persona. Por lo tanto, no habrá votación en las urnas para el voto presupuestario anual y la elección de este año. El Distrito enviará las boletas en ausencia con un sobre de devolución pagado por franqueo a votantes calificados. Para ser escrutados, las boletas ausentes deben ser recibidas en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes de las 5 de la tarde del martes, 9 de junio de 2020.

Por lo tanto, todos votantes calificados votarán por voto ausente sobre los siguientes puntos: 1. Adoptar el presupuesto anual del distrito escolar para el año fiscal 2020-2021 y autorizar que la parte requerida de los mismos sea recaudada por impuestos sobre los bienes sujetos a impuestos del Distrito.

2. Elegir a tres miembros de la Junta de Educación por un mandato de tres años, comenzando el 1 de julio de 2020 y expirando el 30 de junio de 2023. Usted debe votar por tres candidatos. Los tres candidatos con las más altas pluralidades de votos emitidos serán elegidos para la Junta de Educación.

Y ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes, ya sea de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y ha votado en cualquier reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años calendario, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York, dicho votante también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse en línea a más tardar el 26 de mayo de 2020. No se prevé el registro en persona para esta elección. Aquellos que de-

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Y ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de la Sección 2008, la Sección 495 fue añadida a la Ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto está exento de tributación el valor total evaluado en el rollo de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario, enumerará todo tipo de exención concedida, se identificará por la autoridad legal y demostrará: (a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención expresado ya sea como un monto en dólares del valor evaluado o como un porcentaje del valor total evaluado en la lista; (b) el importe acumulado que se espera reciba de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y (c) el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que de conformidad con la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, las peticiones que nominen a los candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación serán presentadas y recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito al 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York 11786, no más tardar el lunes 11 de mayo de 2020, a las 5 de la tarde, hora prevaleciente. La petición puede ser presentada por correo la petición al Secretario de Distrito en su oficina en 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York 11786, o escanear la petición y enviarla por correo electrónico al Secretario del Distrito a dfrazier@swr.k12.ny.us. La petición debe ser recibida por el Secretario de Distrito no más tardar el lunes 11 de

mayo de 2020, a las 5 de la tarde. Cada petición se dirigirá al Secretario del Distrito Escolar y indicará el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Las vacantes en la Junta de Educación no se consideran oficinas separadas y específicas; candidatos se postulan en general. Según la Orden Ejecutiva 202.26, no hay un número mínimo de firmas requeridas en la petición para la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto del 9 de junio de 2020.

ca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o el servicio postal de un país extranjero, o que muestren una anotación de recepción por parte de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibida no más tardar de las 5 de la tarde el martes, 9 de junio de 2020, y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se determinará no más tardar que el día antes de las elecciones.

Y ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Shoreham-Wading River pueden solicitar una solicitud para una boleta militar del Secretario del Distrito por correo a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, al 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York 11786, o por correo electrónico al Secretario del Distrito a dfrazier@ swr.k12.ny.us, o fax enviado a 631-929-3001. En tal solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de boleta militar original por correo a la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York 11786.

Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de voto militar válida en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito no más tardar a las 5 de la tarde del jueves, 14 de mayo de 2020. Las solicitudes de boletas militares recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior se procesarán de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar bajo el artículo 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boletas militares puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar por la recepción de la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Y ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que de conformidad con la Política del Distrito #1650 adoptada el 21 de abril de 2015 por la Junta de Educación y de conformidad con el artículo 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para modificar el presupuesto, o de otra manera para ser presentado para votar en dicha elección, debe ser presentado al Secretario de Distrito, Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York con tiempo suficiente para permitir que la notificación de la propuesta se incluya en el Aviso de la Audiencia Pública, el Voto y la Elección de presupuesto requeridos por la Sección 2004 de la Ley de Educación y deben haberse presentado el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2020 a las 4 de la tarde o antes, tiempo prevaleciente; debe haber sido escrito o impreso en el idioma inglés; debe haber sido dirigido al Secretario del Distrito del Distrito Escolar; debe haber sido firmado por al menos 30 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representan el 5% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección anual anterior); y debe haber indicado legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante.

Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación no aceptará ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de las facultades de los votantes para determinar, que es ilegal o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica donde el gasto del dinero es requerido por la proposición, o cuando exista otra razón válida para excluir la proposición de la boleta electoral.

Y ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que la boleta militar original de un votante militar debe ser devuelta por correo a la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York 11786. Las boletas militares serán escrutadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes de las 5 de la tarde del martes, 9 de junio de 2020, muestren una mar-

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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.

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Town A stack of 100 Chromebook computers gifted to students in the Rocky Point school district. Photo from RPUFSD

Community Orgs Help Bridge Digital Divide in Rocky Point As Rocky Point students continue with distance learning, donors both near and far have been eager to lend a helping hand so that all students have the tools they need to succeed.

Locally, the Rotary Club of Rocky Point and the North Shore Youth Council have lent Chromebooks to students, and the Organization of Latin America of Eastern Long Island donated 100 Acer Chromebooks to the Rocky Point School District to assist with online education during the COVID-19 crisis.

The donations were part of the OLA of Eastern Long Island’s initiative granting 2,500 laptops and wifi equipment to eastern school

districts. The donations to 11 different school districts totaled around $500,000 in electronic equipment.

“We are grateful for the generosity and kindness of these organizations for helping our students have this crucial access to succeed in their school work,” Superintendent Scott O’Brien said.

“These partnerships help to not only advance our students’ ongoing education, it encourages and strengthens school-community connections.”

Students without devices in their homes were able to pick up the Chromebooks last Friday as they moved forward in their educational digital instruction.

MSMP Chamber Awards Scholarships The 2020 Mount Sinai – Miller Place Chamber Alliance Scholarship winners this year are Riley Smith of Miller Place High School and Matthew Campo of Mount Sinai High School.

Each student will receive a $500 scholarship towards furthering their education or business.

Applicants were asked to submit an essay detailing how they would use the award to achieve their goals, a description of any community service or volunteer work they have participated in, and two letters of recommendation. Applications were then reviewed by the Mount Sinai – Miller Place Chamber Alliance scholarship committee.

“My sincerest congratulations to Riley and Matthew for earning this award,” said Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai). “It is important students realize that hard work and determination are necessary to reach your goals, and Riley and Matthew serve as examples for their peers. I look forward to seeing their future

Riley Smith of Miller Place High School and Matthew Campo of Mount Sinai High School were named the 2020 Mount Sinai – Miller Place Chamber Alliance Scholarship Recipients. Photos from MSMP Chamber

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Riley plans to use her scholarship towards her education at Stony Brook University, where she will be studying to become a research biologist in order to help preserve the environment.

Matthew will be using his award to further his balloon art business, which he has done voluntarily through partnerships with Atria Assisted Living in Setauket, Little Flower Adoption and Services Agency, and Angela’s House to bring joy and hope to the elderly, children with special needs, and their families.

For more information on the Mount Sinai – Miller Place Chamber Alliance and its scholarship fund, visit www.msmpchamber.com.

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Letters to the Editor

PPP Loans Potentially a Cuomo Overstates NY’s Funding Inequalities Poisoned Chalice

Small businesses are the Atlas of the economy. Too often attention is paid to the huge corporations, whose employment numbers are cited for why they need stimulus in times of crisis.

However, when money circulates at the ground level, it tracks among the small businesses, our friends, our neighbors.

That’s why it’s so disheartening to see a program meant to support those same small businesses first be shuttled through banks who simply weren’t prepared for it, then being abused by large companies it wasn’t made for, and now is seeing constant changes which may make using the loan a kind of poisoned chalice, one that looks appetizing but may just be a death blow to any who drinks from it.

The fact the Payment Protection Program was shunted through banks in the first place was a misstep. Many small business owners complained clients of the banks were given preference (and even among those, larger companies were prioritized). Smaller-sized banks themselves found they had to establish a whole new infrastructure for handling and dealing out these loans.

And then, companies with many more employees nationwide than the requisite 500 or under had received such loans because of loopholes in the lending requirements. Approximately 94 loans were made to publicly traded companies, totaling around $365 million. Reuters reported that well over 70 of these companies which received aid had months of emergency cash on hand to get them over the hump. The loans of up to $10 million were designed to tide over small businesses for eight weeks, rehiring staff in the process.

A program that started with $349 billion has grown to $669 billion after thousands were left high and dry after the first round of loans. This program that was meant to support small businesses has contorted into a mess of paperwork that has many concerned it will saddle them with debt long term.

Some owners find they have no reason to take on their furloughed labor if none of them wish to return to work anyway. With many fearing the economic impact could last much longer than eight weeks, even more are concerned they may have to lay off employees once again just a short time after spending the funds.

Some businesses have reported anxiety at using the funds at all, fearing that they will somehow make themselves ineligible for the loan turning into a grant. Many businesses rely on independent contractors, but according to loan rules, none of the money received can be used for contract labor.

Politico wrote May 8 that the watchdog agency of the Small Business Administration (the SBA administers the PPP loans) reported the federal agency has strayed away from the original language of the law in creating new restrictions. PPP requires businesses to spend 75 percent of the loan on payroll to get forgiveness and that the balance must be paid back in two years.

Both of these bylaws were absent from the original bill.

But questions still weigh heavily on the minds of business owners. Everything most people understand about the loans can still change.

All this goes to show PPP was unleashed too hastily and clarifications have been much too slow to roll out. Small business owners need specifics and they need guarantees. Guidelines need to be strict enough to avoid scams while keeping in mind the reality of modern day small businesses.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) has already called for easing restrictions. Our other local federal representatives must hear owners’ concerns, and then relay those fears to the U.S. Treasury Department and SBA. These small businesses need that help, because if we lose them, some of the best parts of our communities go with them.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) continues to blame Washington for all of our problems just like his political ancestors from past decades. His most recent complaint is distribution of trillions in federal COVID-19 funding between the states. He has an insatiable appetite for more and more federal assistance with no concern about increasing the confiscatory level of taxation to generate the revenues along with increasing long term borrowing to pay for this or how the billions of dollars are spent. He believes throwing more taxpayer dollars at problems will solve all of society’s ills.

The late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan documented how New Yorkers sent more money to Washington than we get back. Many of the 50 states could make the same argument.

This imbalance also holds true in the distribution of state aid from Albany to the 62 counties of our state. Within NYC, residents of Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx and Manhattan (or each of the fifty-nine community planning boards) don’t always get back the same amount of money sent to City

Hall, Albany and Washington. Within any of our 62 counties, you could take this analysis down to every town, village and local census tract. Cuomo should practice what he preaches when distributing billions in state dollars.

Larry Penner Great Neck

It’s unsettling to see the backlash in this country as protestors take to the streets claiming a right to not wear masks or maintain social distance. In a 100-year storm of ignorance, they miss the fact that cloth and paper masks do not offer much protection to the wearer. They protect other people from the wearer. In this crisis, it is our obligation to others to wear a mask and maintain distance.

As a baby boomer, I have taken great comfort in the ascendancy of science: space shots, a moon landing and joint replacements for the asking. My father was the first person in New York City to survive diptheria because my grandfather, a new physician with time on his hands, treated him with an experimental drug —

an antitoxin. As a child, my older siblings had sheltered in place at our summer home in Quogue to keep us safe from the polio epidemic. I knew several students in the high school class just ahead of us who were crippled by the disease from which we and everyone who came after us were spared.

The advent of the Salk vaccine plus penicillin and pasteurization assured us that we had conquered infection and had only heart disease and cancer left to fight. I have lived my life in a new age of light and science and now bear witness to a world where some people seem determined to reverse all advances and march willingly into darkness led by the badly misinformed.

President Donald Trump (R) has legitimized selfishness and meanness of spirit, but he hasn’t yet taken away courage and self-sacrifice. Upstate and out-of-state health care workers flocked to NYC to help, at great personal risk to themselves, just as NYC firefighters refused orders to stand down on 9/11 and ran into buildings to get people out. The good news is that cops, first responders, health care workers and emergency personnel keep showing up for work. Essential workers still drive the trucks, deliver the mail, dole out necessities for the rest of us.

Thank you all, and special thanks to those of you who run toward the fire.

Timothy Glynn East Setauket

I have a practical solution to the fiscal problem for New York State. How about Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D), all the senators of New York including U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D), as well as the county executives give up their salaries during this pandemic? We all know they won’t do that because they have bills to pay and they have to support their families. However, what

about the rest of the citizens who are out of work and not getting a salary but still have bills to pay and families to support?

During Gov. Cuomo’s daily briefings, why don’t any of the reporters question the governor when he blasts the federal government for not bailing him out when he used state funding to give driver’s licenses and medical benefits to the illegal immigrants as well as released criminals

out on the streets? Did Gov. Cuomo forget that New York was in a financial crisis prior to the coronavirus as well as having one of the highest state taxes in the country?

Perhaps the governor should be reminded that we are in this financial crisis due to his leadership, not because of the fault of the federal government.

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Badly Misinformed Leading Country into Darkness

Governor Ignores State Finances Prior to Crisis

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Opinion

Unlikely Lawn Signs During Lockdown

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love my neighbors. I never knew who most of them were, but I do now. I see them almost every day and they are friendlier than most of the people I’ve ever worked with. Then again, they haven’t been sitting at their desks, waiting for me to file a story, to fix some error, or to explain how I could have ended the previous sentence with a preposition.

I don’t just love my neighbors. I D. None love the trees that of the above reflect the different

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF types of spring lighting that falls on them throughout the day, as I take my exhausted dog for yet another long walk. The singing of the birds? I can’t get enough of it.

In fact, the other day, I heard three birds, all singing their repetitive songs. Meanwhile, a woodpecker was banging his head against a tree, searching for his insect prey while providing a percussion background to the sounds of the other birds chirping.

Incidentally, why haven’t clever scientists studied woodpeckers to see how they recover from nonstop concussions? How can they fly straight after all that pounding?

So, my neighbors can’t always update me on their lives, because A. they don’t always have time to chat with the guy who walks his big, white dog too many times a day, and B. they want to make sure they stay at least six feet away from me, which isn’t so easy when said big white dog pulls me and him towards them.

They do a fantastic job of updating me on their lives with the signs that grace their lawns. I’ve read about birthdays, new babies, graduations, among many other milestones and celebrations limited by our red light,

green light, one-two-three game with a virus that doesn’t seem to have turned away long enough for us to do much moving.

Anyway, I was just thinking about the signs my neighbors don’t put on our lawns, but that might reflect their current reality.

Here’s a list of a few: — No one told us we’d be entertaining three kids under 5 years old indefinitely.

— Yes, I’m working on the lawn again.

— Don’t make fun of my makeup. Yours doesn’t exactly look great, either.

— Do you want to buy any knives from our cute and enterprising daughter who just finished college finals and needs something to do (okay, we might put that one on our lawn).

— I see you staring at my house, while you’re pretending to look at the trees.

— I’m celebrating nothing today. How about you?

— If you miss sports too, try to hit this sign with a ball and win a lollipop.

— Lord of the Flies might have been fiction. This is real. Don’t, under any circumstances, knock on our door.

— This invisible fence isn’t for a dog.

Keep off the lawn.

— Does anyone know what day it is?

— Hopefully, this sign will distract you from the peeling paint on our shutters.

— We’ve been binge watching Stranger Things and can’t come to the door right now because we’re in the Upside Down. Please leave a message.

— No, wrong house. The neighbor down the street and to the left is the happy one.

— We know it sounds weird, but it’s our version of modern music.

Finally, I’d like to share an actual, handwritten sign that from a neighbor who had clearly had enough of the rest of us, with our stupid dogs on stupid leashes every day.

— No poop zone (I can’t believe I have to say this).

Zoom is a Miracle and a Cross to Bear

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ooming has become a verb in the same way xeroxing did many years ago.

When a product assumes an important role in daily life, the manufacturer’s name sometimes becomes the name for the process.

So it was for many years with photocopying. And now, I don’t know about you, but for those of us who are working remotely even part of the week, participating in calls over the Zoom platform is a Between regular occurrence. you and me Who ever

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF heard of Zoom before sheltering in place began? Well, maybe I did, but only as a possible growth stock to invest in, and running

at $100 a share, it struck me as too expensive to be interesting. When I googled (another such example) the name, it was described as “an American communications technology company headquartered in San Jose, California.

It provides videotelephony and online chat services … and is used for teleconferencing, telecommuting, distance education and social relations.” Until I actually went through “joining a meeting,” it had no relevance to my life.

Enter the pandemic and sheltering in place, and we all discovered that unlike some other high tech stuff, Zoom was easy to use and helpful for work and play. We now have departmental meetings and community board meetings via Zoom, and I enjoy weekly rendezvouses with my children and grandchildren. For now, seeing everybody is free.

Like all technical marvels, however, there are positives and negatives in connection with Zoom. After three Zoom meetings, each for two hours, in one day, I found that I was exhausted and feeling out of sorts. The first such day, I just assumed it had little to do with zooming. The next time, with a similar schedule and the same

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result, made me realize there was a cause-andeffect taking place, but I didn’t understand why.

Then I read, “Why Zoom Is Terrible,” a column in The New York Times by journalist Kate Murphy, that made a lot of sense. Before I share the particulars, I want to rush to say that I don’t think Zoom is terrible. I think it is what it is, like all new inventions that change one’s life: a miracle. However difficult our lives are today, imagine if there were no video conferencing available to us. Even physicians have embraced telemedicine as a substitute for office visits for now, but surely as a way of communicating with remote patients who cannot get to the office in a life-or-death emergency in the future.

There are, however, some drawbacks, as Murphy’s article explains, and we should be aware of them. The way the video images are “digitally encoded and decoded, altered and adjusted, patched and synthesized introduces all kinds of artifacts: blocking, freezing, jerkiness and out-of-sync audio.

These disruptions, some below our conscious awareness, confound perception and scramble certain social cues. Our brains strain to fill in

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the gaps and make sense of the disorder, which makes us feel vaguely disturbed, uneasy and tired without quite knowing why.”

This explains a lot to me. Just the audio delay alone tends to make me speak more loudly to the screen than I would normally in an unconscious attempt to get my words to the listeners faster and get their responses back more quickly. After six hours of yelling alone, I can feel pretty tired.

And when I look at the others on the grid, in a manner reminiscent of the television show, Hollywood Squares, I am not looking them in the eye. There is no eye contact, and often people are actually looking at themselves — checking out their hair and whether their collar is covering their chicken neck.

We are, as the author points out, “exquisitely sensitive to one another’s facial expressions … and [that is] essential to our understanding of one another.” But such subtleties are frozen, smoothed over or delayed on the screen, however hard we might strain to see them, hence our fatigue and even a bit of alienation.

So now you know. And by the way, Zoom is now selling at $164.55 a share. I never bought it.

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