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August 1, 2019

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BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Stony Brook University has been awarded more than $2 million in grants that will go toward funding mathematics, engineering, physics and other science education.

On July 26, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) announced the university had been awarded five grants.

“Whether it’s educating the next generation, helping us protect our planet or pioneering the future of mathematics, Stony Brook University is on the front lines of research and innovation,” said Zeldin in a press release.

“Driving this critical federal funding back to some of the brightest minds of our generation, located right here on Long Island, will go a long way in helping these scientists carry out their vital work.”

Of the five grants, the university’s engineering academy will receive the most funding with more than $1.1 million going to the program.

The academy’s stated goal is to increase students’ motivation to pursue careers in fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The program will prepare middle school students for advanced science and math

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courses as well as potential engineering careers down the line.

“The programs we have in place targeting K-12 students, teachers and counselors, as well as undergraduate and graduate students at Stony Brook, are key building blocks in constructing a diversity pathway in STEM,” said Fotis Sotiropoulos, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “Targeted to middle school students and teachers, this unique program will engage them in the excitement, challenge and opportunity in engineering as a field of study and potential career.”

The remaining funds will go toward research studies. More than $365,000 will be used to study physics and climate regulation.

Also, researchers will look into understanding radiative balance and precipitation changes in tropical weather patterns.

Close to $300,000 will fund a study spearheaded by Anatoly Frenkel, which will look at electro-chemo-mechanical processes at the atomic level. According to Sotiropoulos, Frenkel’s research has the potential to transform a wide range of vitally important technologies, ranging from focusing devices in the cameras of cellular phones to fuel injectors in automobiles.

In addition, more than $300,000 will be used to fund two mathematics studies through the mathematics department.

“There is no greater catalyst for scientific discovery than research universities,” said Michael Bernstein, the recently appointed Interim President of Stony Brook University.

“The grants we have received allow us to address society’s most pressing challenges. As Long Island’s sole public research institution, we remain committed to advancing scientific knowledge throughout our region and around the world.”

The five grants were awarded by the National Science Foundation, an agency created by Congress in 1950, which promotes the progress of science; advances national health, prosperity and welfare; and works to secure national defense.

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Town

Mount Sinai hosts vigil for losses in the community KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The heart of Mount Sinai still aches, and for those who attended a vigil at Cedar Beach for the four recent deaths of their community members, tears could be seen behind the dark of sunglasses.

On Tuesday, July 30, well over 100 community members came together at Cedar Beach West to celebrate the lives of three young Mount Sinai natives who perished in a single car crash along Mount Sinai-Coram Road July 9. Dorien Lashea Brown, 23, of Mount Sinai; Rebecca Minunno, 24, of Hampton Bays and Casi Fricker, of Port Jefferson, all died as the SUV they were driving hit a utility pole, which toppled over the vehicle and the electricity caused the car to catch on fire.

“I never pictured this is where we’d be, The friends and families of those lost in July mourned their loss and remembered those who passed. Photos by Kyle Barr I would lose my closest friends,” said Gianna Rubino, a friend of the girls. “Everywhile doing his morning routine July 19. He forward to speak, remembering the girls as the one’s lives have been flipped upside down.” was 49. youth they were. Brown was often called a “fireAs residents were still trying to come to Families and friends laid out near the bluff cracker” who could make a person laugh with terms with their deaths, the community expe- spread a collage of photographs, showing the just a look. Fricker was called “strong,” willing rienced another loss. Robert Grable, the princi- girls and the principal in the prime of their to make sure her friends were treated well at hair pal of the local high school, died unexpectedly lives. Friends and close family members came salons and the like, and also having a unique

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“Casi and Dorien, you were iconic, you were both so bright,” said Nicole Branca. “You had the kind of energy that some of us just could not keep up with, and I think that’s what we loved about you.”

Minunno had become active in the retro model pinup scene with The Luscious Ladies, a group of vintage pinup enthusiasts with chapters across the world.

One of those who spoke, who goes by the name “Dizzy Doll” in the pinup world, said the entire community was mourning her.

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Friends and families of the people who died in July paid respects and wrote notes of love to the family. Photos by Kyle Barr

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“When a pebble is thrown in a lake, the entire lake is affected.

Every life has a wider effect in people’s lives then we realize,” she said. “Becca was and still is an inspiration to us.”

Renee Petrola, a retired teacher in Mount Sinai, taught both Brown and Fricker, and read the poems they wrote for a contest in sixth grade, both titled “How did I change?”

The vigil was organized by a small community group dubbed the “angel squad,” which included several community members and best friends of the girls who passed. Opening remarks were made by Donna Murph, the lead planner for the squad who had been guidance counselor to Brown and longtime coworker of Grable.

“Mount Sinai is profoundly saddened by the loss of these four beautiful souls,” Murph said. “May these families feel the support and love of this community and a reminder they are never alone.”

A few stepped forward in the grey twilight and bending over they laid their flowers in the gentle tide of the Sound. First, a little more than five came forward. Then, unbidden, members of the families came forward to the beach’s edge. The Brown family kneeled over, and sank their flowers into the Sound. Their heads low, then rising, they tossed theirs into the water.

The faces turned to the waning sunset and walked forward, first 10, then well over 100.

They were largely silent, except for the music in the background and their soft murmurs, muttering memories of the loved ones they lost.

As the sky went dark, the families attempted to light floating lanterns for their deceased though the wind played against them. The Brown family managed to get theirs lit, and the lantern rose 20 feet up, hovering above the surf before gently sinking into the water, the light of the lantern’s fire staying lit for several minutes, even on the black waters of the Sound.

Stepping forward to speak, Joe Caggiano said he had worked with Fricker at the Jamesport Brewery, adding he came to see her as his closest friend at work. The day of July 9 was one they shared with laughs, also having talked on the phone with Minunno, making a joke by saying “hi” to each other, over and over.

“We had a lot of fun on that Monday — she laughed a lot,” he said.

They shared a beer with each other after work, where they spoke about “life, where we wanted to be, what we wanted to do and the people in our lives, and all those things … that was a really special time in getting to sit with her.”

Ciaria Colson, Brown’s cousin, then came up to the mike, and talked of her family member as the pinnacle of what being a friend could be.

“She made a point to have a relationship with each and every one of her friends,” she said. “My little cousin was nine years younger than me, but she inspired me … me and my cousins have a closer bond now because of her.”

Colson asked all her friends to step up and come together.

They gathered together, nearly 20 in all. She asked them all to hold each other and to support each other.

“I want you guys in this time, to grab a hold of each other, support each other and develop relationships with each other,” she said. “If you have a close relationship, have a closer relationship … because I know I didn’t live my best life — I didn’t live it, my cousin lived it.”

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Town

Taxpayers to receive refunds from defunct water districts Sound Beach Water Supply District

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Town of Brookhaven residents can soon expect a check in the mail after the Town Board unanimously voted to pass a resolution that would return remaining fund balances to taxpayers in six dissolved special water districts.

“This is part of the $20 million grant that the town got to consolidate shared services to improve efficiency,” Ed Romaine, town supervisor, said at the June 27 town meeting.

The Municipal Consolidation and Efficiency Plan is designed to consolidate town services and create shared services with other local municipalities to help cut costs. The dissolution of the six water districts was part of that consolidation, and when they were dissolved there were outstanding fund balances.

The plan dates back to the 2018 $20 million grant that was awarded by New York State, which went toward modernizing services while reducing the burden on taxpayers by reducing redundancy in local governments and pursuing opportunities for increasing shared services.

“All of that money is going back to the residents of those water districts,” the supervisor said. “They will get a check in the mail — [the amount] will vary from district to district.”

The town supervisor mentioned one of the benefits of consolidating services and eliminating the special districts, is that people who are now covered by the Suffolk County Water Authority but were once part of paper districts will get some of that money back.

In total, the town will return approximately $500,000 to taxpayers. The money is from remaining fund balances from fiscal year 2018 that earned interest in 2019.

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Miles who were served by the dissolved Sound Beach Water Supply District. The district, as of December 2018, had a remaining fund balance of $274,018.97.

Kevin Molloy, Brookhaven Town spokesperson, said residents of the special district that covered over 3,000 parcels will get an average refund of $89. The range of the refunds for Sound Beach varies from as low as 49 cents to as high as $2,638.

The West Setauket Water Supply District had a remaining fund balance of $71,363.35, and each resident is expected to receive an average refund of $126, according to Molloy.

Refunds will range from 14 cents to $476.

Molloy said the amount residents get will depend on the evaluation of their property in their respective district.

The refund will be handled by the town’s commissioner of finance who is authorized to remit all remaining fund balances of the dissolved special water districts, plus all accrued interest to the Town of Brookhaven tax receiver.

“Residents will be getting a check in the mail starting the beginning of [this] month and no later than August 31,” Molloy said.

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New Jersey’s Investors Bancorp acquires Long Island bank chain in $63M deal

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Investors Bancorp, Inc., based in Short Hills, New Jersey, announced its acquisition of Islandia-based Gold Coast Bancorp, Inc. last week.

According to a press release from Investors Bancorp, consideration will be paid to Gold Coast stockholders in a combination of stock and cash valued at $63.6 million. The deal is based on Investors’ July 23 closing price of $11.20. Gold Coast had assets of $563 million, loans of $463 million and deposits of $486 million as of March 31.

“We are pleased to partner with Gold Coast, a commercial bank with deep ties to the Long Island community and a strong track record of growth,” said Investors’ Chairman and CEO Kevin Cummings in the press release. “This transaction strengthens Investors’ current suburban Long Island franchise and deepens our presence in this large, affluent market.”

Gold Coast founder John Tsunis said in a phone interview that the Long Island bank chain needed larger facilities to support its business.

He said it could only facilitate up to $10 million in business as it had a cap.

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Tsunis, the current CEO and chairman of Gold Coast, said Investors Bank is the largest commercial bank in New Jersey with

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Investors Bank will be able to offer more services than the smaller community branches of Gold Coast, he said. The new offers will include points and larger facilities.

“With seven branches we’re limited in our reach and our scope around our branches,” Tsunis said.

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Tsunis will stay on as chairman of the regional advisory board. He said he would continue to facilitate the growth of the relationships Gold Coast has established in its communities. All of the Gold Coast board members have been offered a board position on the Investors board on Long Island as well.

Tsunis said he feels the move will be a good one for Gold Coast customers.

“We endeavored to be a community bank in the areas we serve, and they subscribe to the same philosophy,” Tsunis said.

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Missing Centereach man found deceased in West Islip A Centereach man who was announced missing earlier this month was found dead in his car July 25, police said.

Thomas Kelsey, 45, of Centereach was found by a man who saw a vehicle in a ravine off Route 231 in North Babylon, and then called 911, Suffolk County police said. Third Precinct detectives said they believe Kelsey was driving his 2015 GMC Yukon north on Route 231 in North Babylon when the car left the roadway, crossed the median and crashed

Above, Thomas Kelsey was announced missing earlier this month. Below, a photo of a red GMC Yukon, the car Kelsey drove. Photo from SCPD

into the ravine in West Islip. Kelsey was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said they believed the incident to be non-criminal.

Kelsey was last seen leaving Venetian Shores Park, located at 850 Venetian Boulevard in Lindenhurst July 7 at around 10 p.m. in his vehicle. He was reported missing by an acquaintance July 9 at 1:30 a.m.

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Longtime music teacher reflects on 35-year career

While Gross ultimately decided not to stay at Bethpage, he had heard there was an opening for a music teacher at SWR and called to see if the job was still available.

“They told me it was still available. The superintendent didn’t like the person we sent up,” he said. “I met with the assistant principal and principal — and boom, I was hired that day. Just a few days before the school year [in 1984].”

Gross said during his first year he wanted to build up the chorus program in the middle school. After one year it went up from 48 kids to

BY DAVID LUCES more than 100 kids participating.

DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM After his first year in the district, Gross be“It was a good time. I enjoyed the opportu- gan splitting time at the high school and middle nity to teach a lot of talented kids,” said Artie school as a traveling teacher. During his time at Gross, reflecting on a more than three-decade the high school he was involved in music direcmusic teaching career, much of it spent at Shore- tion for shows as well as taking charge of the chorus. Starting in 1990, he came back to the ham-Wading River.

Gross, who has been a mainstay in the Shore- middle school full-time.

Linda Jutting, a former orchestra teacher at ham-Wading River school district as a middle school vocal music teacher for the past 35 SWR, first met Gross during his first year on years, retired at the conclusion of the 2018-2019 the job in 1984.

“It wasn’t until 2002, when I came back to school year.

“I just knew it was time,” he said. “Thirty-five the district, that I worked with him at the middle school for 15 years until I retired,” she said. years is a good number.”

Jutting said her own three Gross said that since he children had Gross as a teachwas a kid he knew he had a er and said he had an amazing passion for music. As a young work ethic. man he remembered constant“He was really dedicated ly playing guitar and singing. to his craft and his students,” “I would bring my guitar she said. “He went above and to school — I was the class beyond.” musician, I got involved in Gross said he had a strong some of the school’s shows passion for what he did and and plays,” he said. wanted to share it with the When it came time to dekids. cide what he wanted to pur“I think one of my strengths sue as a career, Gross said he is being able to connect with knew his parents wouldn’t middle school kids and treat pay for guitar lessons.

Artie Gross. Photo from Gross family them like young adults,” he “It was pretty obvious said. “I think one of the most I wasn’t going to school to be a guitar perforimportant things is believing in them and getting mance major,” the Port Jefferson resident said.

Despite that, Gross found his answer while them to believe in themselves.”

Kevin O’Brien, district band director at being in a high school chorus class.

“My high school chorus teacher made such SWR, said he can’t say enough good things an impression on me and I was like ‘This is what about Gross.

“I worked with Artie in the same building for I want to do,’” said Gross.

12 years.

He mentored and helped me during my After graduating high school, he went to the University of Rhode Island for one year before first couple of years in the district,” he said. “He transferring to SUNY Buffalo to complete his was the ultimate professional.”

Gross mentioned when he retired, he rebachelor’s in music education. Gross would then ceived a signed poster from former students. He go get his master’s degree at Ithaca College.

From there, Gross got his first gig teaching realized all the people he had affected positively.

“I was just doing my job, I didn’t think I was in the Bethpage school district, filling in for a doing anything special,” he said. “One girl told music teacher who was out sick for the year.

“From February to June of that year I was full- me, ‘I became a social worker because of the time teaching strings,” he said. “I ended helping way you treated me.’”

Gross said he is looking forward to practicout with shows and doing a little bit of singing.” ing playing his guitar more and hopes to visit The following year, Gross initially thought he would be going back to Bethpage but the district his children in Wyoming and Australia. The Port told him it was now a brand-new position and Jefferson resident also hopes to be involved in the middle school shows in the future and is curwould bring him down to starting sub-salary.

“They told me I’d be teaching seven ele- rently giving private lessons.

“I had a good career. I got to share something mentary school classes a day and I was like, this that I loved, which was music,” he said. doesn’t sound good,” he said.

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MTA addresses homeless issue

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM As a part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s transformation plan announced July 24, the agency will create a task force to combat the ongoing issue of homelessness in New York City subway system with similar plans underway for the Long Island Rail Road.

The announcement comes on the heels of a recent audit done by the NYS State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (D), which revealed that Bowery Residents’ Committee, the nonprofit provider of homeless housing and services for the MTA, had only done limited outreach to the homeless. On multiple occasions, workers appeared to intentionally close their office and isolate themselves, closing off services to clients seeking assistance, the audit found.

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According to the MTA, the homeless population in the subway system has risen 23 percent in 2019 to date.

“Homelessness is a growing problem on the subway, with a growing impact,” said Veronique Hakim, MTA managing director. “Through this

task force we’re going to bring together a broad and empowered group that will help us to develop an expedited plan to keep our customers and workers safe and our trains moving — while providing much-needed resources and assistance to this vulnerable population.”

The task force will have 30 days to design a plan, focusing on housing alternatives and increased resources that MTA officials believe will lead to a significant reduction in homelessness and panhandling by the end of 2019.

Similarly, the Long Island Rail Road has faced criticism from the state comptroller on the issue of homelessness at its stations. In an audit sent to the LIRR earlier this year, DiNapoli found that the company that the agency contracts, Services for the UnderServed, were not doing an adequate job.

In the report, officials said that SUS failed to assist homeless people to the extent possible under its contract responsibilities and clients were not receiving the services they needed.

During one visit, the comptroller’s office observed SUS workers drive up to a train station parking lot and sit in the vehicle for approximately three minutes before leaving.

The workers neither walked the platforms nor visited the station’s waiting room, according to the audit.

In a response to the comptroller’s finding, the LIRR responded saying that are already complying with DiNapoli’s recommendations and are implementing steps to improve oversight and performance of SUS.

Local sisters to host beach clean-up Two 14-year old sisters Cayla and Iris Rosenhagen will be doing their part to clean up Mount Sinai’s premier beach the first weekend of August.

The sisters are offering community members the opportunity to participate in the Beach Bucket Brigade beach clean-up at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai. The program is designed to promote community participation in beach clean-ups and further educate about wildlife protection and environmentally friendly practices.

The Rosenhagen sisters described themselves as nature lovers, avid birders and conservationists.

“For as long as I can remember, my sister and I have loved animals and nature,” said Iris. “We’re super-passionate about protecting the environment and educating

others on how they can help. I hope that Beach Bucket Brigade is a huge success in reaching out to the community and involving all generations.”

The event will be hosted Aug. 2 and Aug. 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Supplies will be made available near the playground area.

“We’re very excited to kick off our very first Beach Bucket Brigade clean-up,” Cayla said. “Looking forward to a great turnout and a great day coming together to enjoy and clean up one of Long Island’s beautiful beaches.”

For more information about the event, people can contact Town of Brookhaven Councilwoman Jane Bonner’s office at 631-451-6964 and councilwomanbonner@ brookhavenny.gov or Cayla and Iris at twinroses1@yahoo.com and facebook.com/ BeachBucketBrigade.

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BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Motorists are discovering a new trend and distraction on local roads. Across the North Shore, teenagers on bicycles have been playing chicken with cars — pedaling into oncoming traffic, swerving their bikes close to vehicles and popping wheelies in the middle of the road.

Sometimes they are in pairs and other times in groups of up to a couple dozen.

Children playing chicken with cars has become a hot topic in various Facebook community and parents groups. Members of the Smithtown Moms Facebook group have witnessed 20 children on bikes spreading out across Meadow Road in Kings Park, doing wheelies. In the Three Village area, junior high schoolers were seen cutting off cars at Bennetts Road and Route 25A and laughing about it.

County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) has also heard of incidents in her district, and she said she encourages residents to call 911 when they see children taking chances on busy roads.

“They’re creating a hazardous condition on the roadway,” she said.

What police officers are doing about it

When it comes to the incidents, Suffolk County Police Department’s 4th Precinct is hoping to get ahead of potential injuries and fatalities in its community as well as the whole of Suffolk County. Officers have compiled a video with clips of teens creating havoc on streets such as Meadow Road in Kings Park, Commack Road near the entrance to Northern State Parkway in Commack and Lake Shore Drive in Lake Ronkonkoma. While the video includes clips from Smithtown, 4th Precinct officers said the cases can be used as examples at any precinct.

The purpose is to use the video to educate parents after officers stop a youth for reckless bicycling. In these circumstances, the law enforcers confiscate bikes and bring the teenagers to the precinct. Parents are then called, according to Deputy Inspector Mark Fisher. He said many ask why the police department is putting so much effort into the trend.

“The realities are it’s a tremendous danger,” Fisher said. “I would say it is as deadly as heroin. In some ways, on a particular day and time, because you are going in front of cars, and you are risking people-on-the-road’s lives.

In a lot of ways, it’s a tremendously big deal, because if one 14-year-old gets killed or his life changes dramatically because he’s crippled for life. We want to avoid that.”

Commanding Officer Michael Romagnoli said it’s not a new problem, but the number of incidents has increased over recent months. The police department does not want to dissuade people from riding their bikes, he said, they

just want them to do it safely.

“We’re not against them riding their bikes,” Romagnoli said. “Bicycling is actually a great sport. I’m not even opposed to the stunts provided that they are not doing it in the middle of a highway or a road. It’s not the location to do that. They are subject to vehicle and traffic regulations.”

Romagnoli said many teenagers might not realize how dangerous it is.

“The control of the bicycle is the steering, the handlebars,” Romagnoli said. “Right now, they are relying on balance, and they are relying on a motorist not to hit them when they are doing that swerve. Because they can’t predict how the motorist is going to react to their actions.”

Captain Karen Kolsch agreed.

“They are not doing the Teenagers across the North Shore have been seen playing chicken with motorists by cycling into oncoming traffic, popping wheelies in the stunts on the side of the road middle of the road and more. Photo from SCPD to see how long they can do a “The last thing we want to do is go to a the officers said drivers should treat reckless wheelie,” Kolsch said. “They’re going in front of traffic, trucks, cars. It’s like home and tell their parents that your child was bicyclists as they would any other hazard in the thrill of being in that unsafe position that struck by a vehicle,” Romagnoli said, adding the road. Slow down, stop if you have to and an accident between a car and bicycle would be let the hazard pass. They also said to call 911 they’re looking for.” and to be as descriptive as possible, including The officers said the intent of the 4th a tragedy to the motorist too.

Romagnoli said as the sun goes down it descriptions of bikers and bicycles, location, Precinct’s video, compiled by Officer Kelly Neeb, is to provide an opportunity to educate becomes difficult for drivers to see with little to number of riders, if they were swerving, parents on how dangerous the situations are no adequate lighting on many roads. Due to this, crossing double lines, standing on their bikes instead of punishing the riders. In turn, they bicyclists need to have lights or reflectors on their or anything else that will help officers.

Romagnoli suggested treating an incident with are hoping the video will create a conversation bikes, so they can be seen. The commanding officer added that to compound the problem, a reckless bicyclist the same as “following behind between parents and teenagers. someone who may be an intoxicated driver.”

Just like many teens take to social media many riders are not wearing helmets.

Fisher said parents should be aware that If pedestrians encounter problems with to post their stunts, Neeb takes to the same a bicyclist on a sidewalk or while they are resources to see what the bicyclists are doing on most rides start out harmless.

“A lot of this starts as a bike ride, and then crossing a road, they also should call 911. roads and how parents are reacting to the tricks Motorists should avoid altercations with the in Facebook groups. The officer even found it progresses to the stunts,” Fisher said. “They one bicyclist post a flyer that was circulating want to outdo each other. They have some bicyclists, and if an accident occurs, especially on social media warning children and parents games where they get points for certain stunts.” when a rider has been hit, Kolsch said drivers Neeb also suggested that parents check involved should not leave the scene and make about the dangers. On the Instagram account their children’s social media activity from sure to get all witnesses’ contact information.

631vinny, the user posted about the flyer, time to time since some post videos of their Anyone with information about such “That’s funny. I can honestly care less.” stunts or invitations to meet up. She said even incidents also can call 631-852-COPS. “To them, it’s a big joke,” Neeb said.

Recently, after the Meadow Road incident conducting general research online can help Spreading the word where the officers brought the group of bicyclists to parents educate themselves as to what is going In addition to the 4th Precinct officers the 4th Precinct, parents were upset at the officers on with young bicyclists. One YouTube account open to sharing the video with other precincts, when they first arrived to pick up their sons. Fisher 631.BikeLife shows some of the stunts.

Fisher said they also are reaching out to school Kolsch said it’s understandable that parents districts to see if they can show the video in said once they explained what the teenagers were doing on the roads, and they showed the parents are glad to see their teens outside doing something schools to let parents know this is happening. physical and may not realize what they are up to. the video, their anger subsided.

The officers said while there can be incidents “They’re thinking they’re not sitting inside where bicyclists can be brought up on charges or What parents can do with the Xbox all day and so happy to see them The officers said parents need to sit down with doing something they think is good,” she said. parents can be fined, depending on what transpired and the age of the teenager, they’re hoping to their children and ask who they are spending time avoid such a situation with the educational video. with and discuss the rules of the road. Bicycles How motorists can be vigilant “We’re not looking to arrest people,” Kolsch The first step is for motorists to be aware are treated as vehicles, and their handlers must that this is happening on local roadways, and said. “We’re looking to keep people safe.” follow the same laws as cars and trucks.

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Shoreham-Wading River Central School District’s Roundout campers with recreation specialists Maria Mistretta, back left, and Emily Kravitz, back right. Photo from SWRCSD

District hosts annual Roundout program The Shoreham-Wading River Central School District’s Roundout summer program is once again in full swing with games, art, physical activities and blossoming friendships, all part of the fun.

Taking place at Miller Avenue School under the direction of community programs coordinator Bob Szymanski and headed by recreation specialists Maria Mistretta and Emily Kravitz, the program serves students entering kindergarten through sixth grade.

Students in grades 7 through 9 also join in as assistants to the counselors and work their way up to becoming assistant and head counselors.

In addition to festive theme days, testing their athletic abilities and enhancing creative expressions and critical thinking skills through hands-on art activities and board games, the students work collaboratively toward the program’s culminating team spirit week and a race for each grade level to capture the spirit cup.

SWR junior Blake Wehr. Photo from SWRCSD

SWR junior rises to the occasion Junior Blake Wehr from Shoreham-Wading River High School recently competed in the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Track and Field championships in Sacramento, California.

Competing in the Boys High Jump 15-16 Division, he took seventh place at the national competition.

“We are all excited and proud of Blake and his amazing efforts at this event,” said Mark Passamonte, the district’s director of health, physical education, athletics and nurses. “His ongoing achievements and passion for his sport along with his academic accomplishments align with our district’s commitment to excellence on all levels.”

Above left, Rocky Point senior Trey Miller scores a run June 3; above right, Miller Place pitcher Hannah Burton throws from the mound April 22; bottom left, Rocky Point’s Kyle Bonesteel lines up a shot March 19; bottom right, Miller Place junior Lauren Mancini clears the ball March 23. Photos by Bill Landon

Rocky Point and Miller Place high schools honored by state sports association The Rocky Point and Miller Place school districts were recently noted by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association for their students’ performances in academics and athletics.

Miller Place High School was named a 2018-19 School of Excellence winner, being among 135 schools throughout the state selected.

“This recognition is a testimony to our student-athletes’ and administration’s talents and determination on the field and in the classrooms,” said Miller Place Superintendent Marianne Cartisano.

“These students are models of the standard of academic and athletic excellence characteristic of our school district.”

Rocky Point High School was recognized as a 2018-19 Scholar-Athlete

School of Distinction recipient by NYSPHSAA. Rocky Point was recognized for having 100 percent of its varsity teams qualify for and receive the Scholar-Athlete team award during their respective sports seasons. It was one of only eight Section XI schools in Suffolk County and 35 statewide to get the honor.

“To be honored in this capacity points to the commitment of our coaches and students who understand the importance of excellence in academics as well as in athletics,” Charles Delargy, the district’s director of health, physical education, athletics and intramurals said. “We thank them all for their teamwork and dedication to their studies and their sport. Additionally, as a district, we are very proud to have received this honor for the past three years.”

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

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SERV ICES AFFORDABLE NEW SIDING! Beautify your home! Save on monthly energy bills with beautiful NEW SIDING from 1800 Remodel! Up to 18 month, no interest. Restrictions apply.

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631-751-0751 Suffolk Lic. #48714-H, Ins. See Our Display Ad CLIMATE CHANGE causing your roof and siding to leak?

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In Home Service!! Handy Howard. My cell 646-996-7628 LONG HILL CARPENTRY 40 years experience All phases of home improvement. Old & Historic Restorations. Lic.#H22336/Ins. 631-751-1764 longhill7511764@aol.com THREE VILLAGE HOME IMPROVEMENT Kitchens & Baths, Ceramic Tile, Hardwood floors, Windows/ Doors, Interior Finish trim, Interior/Exterior Painting, Composite Decking, Wood Shingles. Serving the community for 30 years.

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CARL BONGIORNO LANDSCAPE/MASON CONTRACTOR All phases Masonry Work:Stone Walls, Patios, Poolscapes. All phases of Landscaping Design.

Theme Gardens. Residential & Commercial. Lic/Ins. 631-928-2110

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Editorial Give bikers a chance

There was a time when we were all children, and while some of us may claim to have been perfect saints of juvenile life, many of us surely broke the rules.

Long Island is a particularly strange place to grow up. Its suburbia is often bordered by mini-metropolitan areas, but for long stretches of the North Shore, there is nothing but roads and the trees that border them.

That brings us to the bikers, the terrors of the streets. Pedals pumping, wheels in the air, driving in and around traffic, these young bikers have left an impression on local Facebook groups, to say the least. We hope parents will have a conversation with their children about bicycle safety relating to our article in this week’s edition of the paper.

But what has changed to create this fad of running bicycles in dense areas? Really, has anything changed?

There’s been no new bike technology that makes popping a wheelie easier. There’s no singular popular figure emphasizing kids take their bikes to the streets. In fact, you would likely have a harder time finding a house on Long Island that doesn’t have at least one bike in its garage.

The thing is, there is no real safe place for the youth to ride their bikes in this manner. If a person started biking from Rocky Point, it would take traveling all the way to Huntington or Riverhead just to find a single skate park that can accommodate a more adventurous biker than hike and bike trails can handle.

That’s not to mention just how dangerous our roads truly are.

According to a 2015 report, seven out of 10 of New York state’s most dangerous roads are right here on Long Island, including such roads as Route 25.

Not to give any sort of pass to the young people playing chicken with a vehicle four times its size with twice as many wheels, but the case of these bicyclists is just one story that is the saga for youth having nothing to occupy them on the North Shore.

No, the kids should not be allowed to bike in and out of traffic, intimidating those behind the wheel. They are a danger to themselves and others, but ask what they should be doing instead? There is a significant lack of skate parks in which people can ride their bikes.

The Rails to Trails project, which will create a hiking and biking trail from Wading River to Mount Sinai, is a good start, but we still do not have a confirmed date when that project will begin, let alone at which end of the trail construction will kick off. There is also the Greenway Trail from Port Jefferson Station through Setauket, but again, that will only scratch the itch of those into a relatively leisurely ride.

For years now, kids on the North Shore have had very little in terms of outdoor sports for those who are not into the classic school-based team sports.

Perhaps it’s time North Shore parents, officials and business leaders think about finding a better place for those kids to bike, where they won’t drive into traffic. There is obviously a market for it.

Or maybe we should start an organization like the Peace Corps, only local in scope, to encourage our young to aid the elderly and the needy. All that youthful energy could be put to a more noble purpose.

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Letters to the Editor

Finding a cure for political disorder Trump Derangement Disorder is a deep-seated condition of denial. It was first diagnosed immediately following the 2016 presidential election results and had rapidly reached epidemic proportions. To this day, millions of deluded people are still suffering with the “never Trump” syndrome.

If President Donald Trump [R] discovered a cure for cancer, those same people would be outraged, and chanting, “Trump infringes on my constitutional right to die from cancer!” or “Curing cancer is racist — cancerous tumors have rights too,” or “My cancer entered illegally, but it’s here and we should nurture it.” And I don’t have to tell you how CNN (Clinton News Network, arm of the DNC) would spin it.

And then we have our do-nothingexcept-resist-sensible-legislation U.S. Congress, the majority of which are suffering from advanced stages of TDD. It is more believable that divine intervention,

and not Russian, intervened with the 2016 election results, yet most of Congress and the media are so delusional from the disease that they keep pushing their false narratives.

Trump is not perfect, and neither are you nor I, but he doesn’t have lobbyist money controlling him. He doesn’t have political correctness restraining him. And he’s not an accomplish-nothing career politician; that’s why he was elected. He is unconventional, certainly, but unconventional is what is needed at this point in time to move “our country” in the right (small “r”) direction.

Unfortunately, many of this paper’s readership will vote for one of the almost two-dozen blithering idiots competing for the Democratic Party’s nomination, for no valid reason other than voting against Trump. However, I perceive that the average intelligence quotients of people in the Three Village area are of a number which is sufficient to have them seriously

look into whoever the front-runners are. So far, none have a solid platform on which to run, except beat Trump, and give away everything free — no solutions, no sensible policies for anything.

So, how do we cure TDD? We can start by ingesting a dose of reality. The reality that the current administration’s policies are working to benefit us all. The reality that most of the media and most of our U.S. Congress are blinded by their hatred for our president, and can’t see the reality before their eyes. For example, that the situation on our southern border is not a “manufactured crisis,” etc., etc.

If this derangement disease is not drastically curbed by the time of the 2020 election, I fear that the people who are still afflicted with it may implode when, not if, but when Donald J. Trump wins again.

Art Billadello East Setauket

A patient-owned health care alternative A recent discussion about Medicare for all must be applauded for its socially responsible, tax-supported approach to universal health care. This would circumvent having commercial entities choose profitability over health care expenditures.

Unfortunately, it would also diminish both health care quality and Medicare solvency. Hospital and provider systems negotiate commercial reimbursements that are as much as two to three times Medicare rates in order to cover losses incurred by caring for Medicare, Medicaid and nonpaying patients. Increased life expectancy has lengthened the period of senior Medicare coverage by seven years beyond its intended duration when the program was initiated in 1965. Extending its solvency beyond 2026 would actually require reducing the projected number of new enrollees by increasing eligibility to an actuarially responsible age. Including millions of new uninsured individuals would significantly increase every taxpayer’s tax burden. Medicaid, the other socialized

government health care program, is supported by state and local governments and must continue to provide a safety net for citizens who can neither qualify for government programs nor afford other forms of insurance.

An alternate use of tax-deductible health care premiums would be to create a low-cost, patient-owned plan that leaves participating patients and providers responsible for medical decisions without commercial intrusion. Participating providers and institutions would agree to follow Medicare’s rules and regulations, and its resource-based relative value scale fee structure. It would be established as a high deductible catastrophic plan with a mandatory health savings account. Reimbursements would be fixed at whatever multiple of the Medicare rates are needed to cover the costs of providing quality care. Imagine the savings in profits and unnecessary office personnel after eliminating bureaucratic profit-oriented commercial insurance procedures.

All noncatastrophic care would be paid out-of-pocket, and HSA funds would be available, if needed, for payments after deductibles are met. Add a flexible spending account and out-of-pocket expenses largely disappear. Upon reaching Medicare eligibility, a percentage of the unused premium contributions would be redirected to Medicare rather than being left on the table for commercial profit. Accumulated health savings would be available for supplemental Medicare insurance, long-term care and pharmaceutical expenses. Similar to life insurance, an actuarially based premium would need to be calculated for applicants with pre-existing conditions.

Some individuals might prefer a managed care product or choose to add third-party commercial coverage.

Health care programs for Americans would then include: the new patient-owned alternative, commercial insurance products, Medicare and Medicaid.

Al Cossari Port Jefferson

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Opinion

Taking our senses on a trip to a LI beach

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efore the summer ends, go to the beach and close your eyes. Most of us are visually dominant, so we go somewhere like West Meadow Beach and look at everything from the boats and ferries out on the Long Island Sound to the young children running back and forth in and out of the water to the light sparkling across the waves.

While all of D. None those are spectacof the above ular sensory stimBY DANIEL DUNAIEF uli, they are only a part of experiences we might otherwise take for granted at a local beach.

Our ears can and do pick up so many seasonal cues. We might hear a seagull calling from the top of a bathroom hut to birds flying along the shore. Apart from the music that emanates from phones and radios along the crowded beach, we can hear the wind rustling through umbrellas, the sound of a young couple laughing about the ridiculous thing their friend did the night before, or the splashes a skimming rock makes as it gets farther away from shore. On a day with limited visibility, we can listen to boats calling to each other with their deep horns.

Our skin is awash in cues. As clouds float overhead, we appreciate the incredible temperature difference between the sun and the shade. Combined with a sudden gust of wind, our skin feels unexpectedly cool as we wait for that same wind to escort the cloud away.

We take off our shoes and allow our feet, which carry the rest of our bodies hither and yon, to appreciate other textures. We dig our

toes into the warm sand and lift our heels, allowing the grains of sand to trickle back to join their granule brethren.

We walk to the edge of the water and feel as if we’ve left the office, the shop, the lawn or the screaming kids far away. The lower water temperature draws away the heat that’s built up inside of us. If the surf kicks up, we can slide into the soft sand, sinking up to our ankles in the moistness.

Our feet can appreciate the fixed ripples on a sandbar that are smooth, soft and uneven.

As we walk up the beach, we can test the ability of our soles to manage through rocks often smoothed over by years of wave and water. We bend our knees more than normal to cushion the impact of a hard or uneven rock.

Our noses anticipate the beach before we leave the house. We lather coconut-scented sunscreen on our bodies and across our faces.

As we get closer to the beach, we may pick up

the marshy whiff of low tide. When we pull into a hot parking lot, the sweet and familiar ocean spray fills our lungs.

Once we’re swimming, our taste buds recognize the enormous difference between the waters of the Sound and a chlorinated pool. When we leave the sea, we head to the warm blanket or towel to partake of foods we associate with the beach, like the sandwiches we picked up at the deli on the way over, the refreshing iced tea or the crispy potato chips.

We saunter over to the ice cream truck, looking at a menu we’ve known for years.

While we scan the offerings, we lick our lips and imagine the taste of the selections, trying to get those small bumps on our tongues to help us with the decision. We know how fortunate we are when the most difficult decision we have to make resolves around choosing the right ice cream to cap off a day that reminds us of the pleasures of living on Long Island.

How to make money in this economy Amid the talk of a quarter-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve is the worry that the economy, doing well the past few years, may be heading into recession. Typically, the Fed cuts the rate, making money easier to come by, when recession looms. This makes it easier for business people to take loans to expand their businesses and encourages would-be homeowners to take out mortgages.

But we are not living through a typical scenario.

Rates are already low. Business is already humming along, the GDP or gross domestic product is expanding although more Between slowly than last you and me year, and doesn’t

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF appear to need a

stimulus. Unemployment is remarkably low, which usually triggers higher wages, which in turn can trigger inflation, which then prompts a rate hike, not a cut. But that also isn’t the case.

So what does the Fed know that we don’t?

Perhaps it’s just time for a recession to begin. After all, it’s been 10 years since the end of the Great Recession, which makes this the longest expansion in America’s history. Recessions do come. If we knew when, we could sell our stocks at their high and wait to buy our real estate at their low. The thing is, no one knows how to time the economy.

But this past Monday, in The New York Times Business section, there were four indicators listed that could sound the alarm. And lest you think not a lot of people care, just know that this was the best read article in the newspaper that day. So if you missed the indicators, I will share them with you now.

First tip-off could be from the unemployment rate. Even a tiny increase can be a telltale. When

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this rate rises quickly a recession is near or has already begun. But even a 0.3 percent increase in the rate over the low of the past 12 months is significant, and a 0.5 percent jump probably means we are already in recession. Now, however, the rate is not only low, it is trending downward.

Historically that means a less than a one-in-10 chance of recession within a year.

The second indicator is the yield curve, about which I have written earlier in the year.

When the interest rate on a 10-year Treasury bond is lower than the rate on a three-month bond, the yield is considered inverted. Just think about it. Wouldn’t the risk of tying up your money for a longer period be greater than for a short term? And if the risk for a longer period is greater, shouldn’t you be compensated with a higher interest rate? But no. That’s not the case. Longer term Treasuries have been offering the lower rates. In the past, however, “it has taken as long as two years for a recession to follow a yield-curve inversion,” according to The Times.

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The third marker is the Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Index, which is a survey of purchasing managers about their orders, inventories, hiring and other operating activities. When that index reads above 50, the manufacturing sector of the economy is growing; below it is contracting. This is a report that comes out the first of every month and is a leading indicator. But remember, manufacturing no longer drives the American economy. And with the global economic slowdown we are seeing and the trade tariff battles, the index may start to descend.

Last but certainly not least is consumer sentiment, which makes up some two-thirds of the economy. If we are not spending, the economy is not growing. A decline of 15 percent or more in the consumer confidence index would be worrisome. In that regard, so far so good. The index is pretty much the same as a year ago, although it has fallen since late last year.

So where are we? Your guess is as good as mine. Good luck to us.

INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTOR Ellen Segal BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross

CREDIT MANAGER Diane Wattecamps CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtney Biondo

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