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Vol. 38, No. 10

September 22, 2022

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • THE VILLAGE BEACON RECORD • PAGE A3 The Town of Brookhaven’s latest redistricting proposal, released earlier this week.

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The Town of Brookhaven has released its first proposed map to reapportion the Brookhaven Town Council.

Last week, the town’s appointed bipartisan redistricting committee disbanded after failing to adopt an official map for the six council districts. Without a recommendation from the committee, the Town Board is now responsible for redrawing the district lines.

Following the dissolution of the redistricting committee, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) met with the six representatives on the Town Council to discuss their priorities for the new map.

Jack Krieger, the town’s communications director, offered a statement outlining the methodology used to arrive at this new proposal. The supervisor could not be reached for comment.

“Over the course of the last several months, more than a dozen public hearings were held across the town by the Brookhaven Redistricting [Committee] in an open, transparent and public process,” Krieger said. “At these meetings, in emails to the [committee], and in local media, numerous residents, civic associations and community leaders voiced their concerns and opinions as to what newly created districts should include, and what they should not.” The communications director added, “The map that will be voted on includes numerous elements from these suggestions.”

In an exclusive interview, Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich (D-Stony Brook) offered some points he raised during his conversation with the supervisor.

“The supervisor outlined a couple of his priorities, like keeping communities together and making as few changes as

possible,” Kornreich said. “Another one that he expressed, which I didn’t happen to agree with, was getting as close to zero [percent deviation] as possible.” The councilmember added, “As long as it’s legal, as long as it’s within the tolerance, that [zero deviation] is just not as important to me. The other criteria are more important.”

One of the reasons for the outpouring of public resistance throughout the committee hearings was a general fear of dividing communities of interest across political boundaries and consequently diluting their voting power, leading to possible gerrymandering.

Krieger defended the new map in his statement, arguing that it “reduces the number of hamlets that are split between districts of multiple council members, has substantially equal populations with the least possible deviation, and contains clear and readily identifiable boundaries.”

He added, “The map makes only minimal changes to accomplish this, with 90 percent of residents seeing no change in the district in which they live.”

Kornreich also addressed the public’s concerns. He said the debate surrounding his district, Council District 1, has been about defending the integrity of communities rather than advancing the interest of a particular party.

“This whole thing of me trying to defend the integrity of my council district was never a political effort,” he said. “It was a bipartisan civic effort. The people who had my back in this were as Republican as they are Democrat.”

Residents will again have an opportunity to weigh the redistricting plans during a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 29, at Brookhaven Town Hall. The hearing will begin at 5 p.m.

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North Shore school districts embrace English language learners

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM School districts across the North Shore have experienced an increase in English language learners over the last several years.

English language learner refers to a student who is age 5 or older and who is learning English as a New Language — formerly known as English as a Second Language. This is an approach in which students who are not native English speakers are mainly taught in English. The respective abbreviated current terms are ELL and ENL.

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Students tackling English

The number of English language learners varies from district to district along the North Shore of Western Suffolk County. For example, the New York State Education Department reports on its website more than 1,000 students were English language learners in the Huntington school district in the 2020-21 academic year. The district is listed as having 4,236 students enrolled overall in that same year. In the Middle Country school district, a spokesperson said 639 were enrolled in the ENL program this year out of the 8,534 students attending. Smaller districts such as Cold Spring Harbor had 15 students learning English, with 1,585 students overall in 202021. Port Jefferson had 38 ELL students with an overall enrollment of 962, according to the NYSED website, during the same school year.

While some districts have seen an increase in ELL students, some have seen a decrease or have remained steady. According to a district spokesperson for the Northport-East Northport school district, the number of ELL students has remained stable. Currently, out of the 4,533 students enrolled in the district, 167 are ELL students, which is approximately 3.7% of the student population.

A spokesperson for Harborfields and Elwood school districts said Harborfields has experienced a modest decrease from 3.8% of the student population being ELL students last year to 3.6% this year. In Elwood, the percentage has increased slightly from 6.1% at the end of June to approximately 6.3% at the beginning of this academic year.

According to administrators from local districts, while the majority of students enrolled as English language learners are Spanish speaking, other languages spoken are Chinese dialects, Portuguese, Korean, Turkish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Ukrainian and Urdu, the official language of Pakistan. A smaller percentage speak Russian, Haitian Creole, Arabic, languages from India such as Tamil and Telugu and the Iranian Pashto, according to NYSED. Kerri Golini, Three Village school district’s director of World Language and English as a New Language, said the ENL population in the district has increased by 21% in the past year.

Currently, these students represent 2% of the district’s overall population.

While 13 different languages are spoken in the Three Village program, the majority of students speak Spanish and Chinese dialects.

New York State guidelines require ELL students to have integrated and stand-alone classes depending on comprehension level.

In addition to instruction, there are also opportunities for parents to partake in activities.

“All families go through an orientation when their students are screened,” Golini said.

“In the fall we host a parent academy to help families navigate the website, use email to communicate, complete forms requested by the district, [submit] applications for free and reduced lunch, and access the parent portal.”

Golini said it’s the district’s “goal to increase parent engagement.”

“Student success increases when there is someone at home who is involved in the child’s education,” she said.

Vicenza Graham, director of World Languages, ENL and Library Media Services in the Smithtown school district, said, families in the district also receive an orientation with translation services “in order to help acclimate our newcomers to their new school environment.”

As for studies, Graham said, “Students receive modified work based on their proficiency levels and lesson plans include scaffolded materials with both content and language objectives.”

Nicole Waldbauer, director of humanities at Shoreham-Wading River school district, said during her five-year tenure as director, the number of students has grown steadily by a few each year. Last year, she said there were 27 students throughout the district, and this year 29. The students represent less than 1.5% of the student population.

When she started with the district, she said there was one ENL teacher, who would travel to the different school buildings as the students are spread out throughout the grades and schools. Now there are three instructors, plus additional hours for them to work. When the hours are combined, they are the equivalent of a part-time position for the district.

Depending on their levels, determined by an assessment, the students are either in a cotaught class or general education class where the ENL teacher will be available for support.

Children who are less proficient in English will have a stand-alone period for one-on-one with a teacher.

“The way that the state regulations work, their level dictates how many minutes of one-to-one or small group instruction they get strictly in ENL versus how many minutes they get of integrated co-teaching,” Waldbauer said. “They’re not separated from the general population. That was a change over time that the state ed department had made to make sure that there was more inclusivity.”

In the fall of 2021, ENL students attending Accompsett Middle School in Smithtown, above, created welcome signs in their native languages. Photo from Smithtown Central School District

Fun ways to learn

Educators have found various ways to help children learn the English language, acclimate to life on Long Island and sometimes include the parents in leisure activities.

Golini said in the Three Village distinct a social event is held for all ELL families in the spring “to provide them with an opportunity to connect with each other and feel a part of the community.”

With COVID-19 restrictions lifted, Golini said the hope is to plan more evening events for the families. She has also worked with teachers to help increase ELL students’ participation in extracurricular activities and sports.

“We had more ELLs involved in the 3V community this past year than ever before,” she said.

Other activities in the district included elementary students visiting the library and high school students touring the Suffolk County Community College campus.

Toward the end of the 2021-22 school year, Harborfields High School’s English language learners visited Stony Brook University where they toured the buildings, lecture halls, student center and library, according to a district press release. The trip allowed students to explore post-secondary education options. While on campus, the high school students also interviewed an SBU student.

In the same district, at the end of last school year, Oldfield Middle School students went on a field trip to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City to learn about aviation and aerospace history on Long Island.

In the Smithtown school district, in the fall of 2021, Accompsett Middle School students created welcome signs in their native languages. In addition to English, the signs were written in Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian.

Waldbauer said with grant money, the Shoreham-Wading River district was able to have an after-school tutoring program for ENL students from K to 8. Last year there was also a Saturday enrichment program that included field trips for the students and their families who along with the teachers and Waldbauer, visited places such as Quogue Wildlife Refuge and the Long Island Aquarium.

“The goal of that was to get the families all together and to have them make connections, but then also giving them a safe space and place to integrate into the community with people there,” she said.

Teachers

While the increase of English language learners hasn’t been drastic, districts at times compete with neighboring communities to secure ENL teachers as the number of teachers certified in the field hasn’t kept up with the increase of students.

Waldbauer said ENL teachers are special and unique people who ensure students are receiving a proper education and any services they need, plus are in touch with parents regularly answering any questions they may have: “They go above and beyond with just instructing the kids.”

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While President Joe Biden (D) recently said the pandemic was “over,” and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, said the “end is in sight,” local health officials suggested the virus remains a threat to area residents.

“SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate throughout the world and in Suffolk County, where we are seeing hundreds of new cases each day,” Dr. Gregson Pigott, Suffolk County Commissioner of Health, wrote in an email. “We all need to continue to take this virus seriously and continue to protect our most vulnerable residents, through vaccines, boosters and non-pharmaceutical measures.”

The county had 29 deaths in September through the 19th, which is more than one death per day attributable to COVID-19. At the same time, the number of people hospitalized with COVID in the county was at 178.

“Let us not become hardened to the deaths and suffering this virus has caused,” Pigott added.

Based on what’s happening in the county in terms of hospitalizations and deaths, “I don’t think we’re near the end,” said Sean Clouston, associate professor in the Program in Public Health and the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.

To be sure, the types of symptoms from those who contract COVID are more manageable than they were during the worst of the pandemic, some doctors said.

“We’re experiencing a lull in severe hospitalizations and illnesses,” said Dr. Philip Nizza, chief of Infectious Disease at Mather Hospital and attending infectious disease physician at St. Charles Hospital Still, Nizza added that he wasn’t “ready to call anything over.” For that to be the case, the population would need herd immunity or people would have had to stop contracting the virus.

“Neither of those things has happened,” Nizza added.

Doctors recommend that people stay up to date on their boosters, including new shots from Pfizer and Moderna. These new boosters offer protection against the latest omicron strains, such as ba.5 and ba.275.

As a rule of thumb, Clouston said people lose about 15% of their antibodies every month, which means that if they are far enough away from their most recent shot, they should give serious consideration to receiving the latest vaccination.

“If you haven’t had [a booster] for a while

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and if you’re over 55 or 60, you should be looking at it,” Clouston said. “Don’t wait until November.”

If people are concerned about their vulnerability or the vulnerability of people with whom they interact, they should also consider getting better masks, such as N95s and KN95s, Clouston added.

Clouston urged those who have underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity or asthma to take steps to protect their health.

Vaccination order

While Clouston said people can get the flu and COVID vaccines at the same time, he understood that some residents would prefer to get them separately.

If that’s the case, he recommended that people receive their updated COVID shot first, and then get the flu vaccine.

“There’s a ton of COVID around and not a ton of flu,” he said.

In terms of timing, the flu typically picks up around October, as more students in school contract the virus.

Nizza said he planned to get the flu shot in late October.

The list of underlying medical conditions that might make COVID worse includes physical inactivity and mood disorders such as depression and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

Even though Dr. Stacy Eagle, director of psychiatry at Port Jefferson-based St. Charles Hospital, hasn’t seen more severe cases of COVID among patients who have anxiety or depression, she said any type of respiratory illness can be “exacerbated by anxiety.”

In broader terms, having more diseases or conditions exacerbates the effect of COVID, doctors said.

Alzheimer’s and COVID study

In other COVID news last week, a study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease by Pamela Davis, distinguished university professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, found that older people infected with COVID had a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease within a year than people of the same age who didn’t contract the virus.

The risk of showing Alzheimer’s symptoms climbed to 0.68% from 0.35% in the year after infection, according to a study Davis co-authored.

“The risk is not enormous,” said Clouston.

The study does add to the information that COVID does “damage to the body and may cause outcomes later on.”

On the whole, Clouston believes people should continue to protect themselves in the fall and winter from the flu and COVID.

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Whale sightings on the rise in local waters

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While boating alone just outside of Port Jefferson Harbor over the Labor Day holiday, South Setauket resident Bill Doherty had what he called a once-in-a-lifetime thrill. First, a big splash caught his eye. Then, another.

“I kept my eye on the water thinking it could be a boat accident or something,” he said. “I undid the anchor to get a little closer — but not too close — and realized it was a whale.”

For 15 to 20 minutes, Doherty watched in amazement as the whale put on a show spouting and breaching in the water about a mile off Old Field Point. He recorded it on a cellphone video just so he could prove to his friends this was no joke.

A big yacht and another passing boat, he said, cut their engines nearby so the passengers could enjoy the spectacle.

Whale sightings, as unlikely as it might seem, are becoming more regular events in the New York area, including the Long Island Sound.

Barrett Christie is director of animal husbandry at The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Conn.

His team has been tracking whale activity in the Sound since the museum opened in 1988.

Almost every year since 2009, Christie said, more and more yachters and fishermen are seeing marine mammals in local waters.

Since 2015 whale counts, predominantly humpbacks but also minke whales, have been ramping up. The aquarium’s annual whale counts range from no sightings at all, to one per year, up to as many as a half dozen or more.

The aquarium’s observations, he noted, are consistent with the findings of other researchers.

A Staten Island-based research organization Gotham Whale, for instance, documented in 2011 three whales and five sightings. Recently, the number was up to more than 260. The whale population has become so bountiful around the mouth of New York Harbor, Gotham Whale now coordinates research expeditions with the public in conjunction with five commercial whale watching vessels.

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Scientists praise the Clean Water Act for improving water quality to protect marine habitats. The landmark environmental law, passed in 1972, regulates pollutants from agriculture, industry and wastewater to prevent or limit discharges into waterways.

“It’s taken fish populations more than 30 and up to 50 years to rebound,” Christie said.

“We’re seeing not only more whales, but also more Atlantic white-sided dolphin, more seals, more sharks and further down the food chain more sand eels and herring.”

After a long history of decline, Christie explained that forage fish such as menhaden or bunker and alewife, both in the herring family, have returned to spawn in the many freshwater

Humpbacks, above, devour sea life during a recent whale watching expedition. Researchers attribute more whale sightings to a thriving menhaden or bunker fish population.

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tributaries that flow into the Sound.

“The turnaround is miraculous,” Christie said.

Maxine Montello is a wildlife ecologist and the rescue program director at the New York Marine Rescue Center. She teaches a marine mammal and sea turtle course at Stony Brook University.

After viewing Doherty’s cellphone video, she quickly identified that whale as a humpback.

It’s huge pectoral fins, visible as the creature leaped out of the sea, made it easy to distinguish.

Humpbacks, she said, are baleen whales — they have no teeth. To capture its prey, it swallows and strains seawater through the long and narrow strips of fingernail-like material called baleen that grows out of its jaw. Through this feeding process, it consumes krill, plankton and small fish, such as menhaden.

A flourishing menhaden population in the food chain, researchers are noticing, attracts whales.

In fact, researchers from the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, when conducting aerial surveys, track whales by following menhaden movement.

Some 15 years ago, they saw few clusters or bait balls of menhaden along Long Island’s southern coastline. Today, Rob DiGiovanni, the society’s chief scientist, said a continuous

stream of bunker stretches from Montauk to the New York Bight. Consequently, whales are more abundant there and traveling closer to shore and staying in the area longer.

Montello and DiGiovanni also praise the Clean Water Act for improving marine habitats.

But, with humpbacks near extinction in 1972, another bold act of Congress that year also deserves credit for reviving the whale population.

“I would say that the Marine Mammal Protection Act has really changed the game for marine mammals,” Montello said. “This act has provided great protection and awareness of these charismatic species.”

This law prohibits hunting, capturing, collecting, harassing or killing marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, seals and manatees.

Whaling once was one of Long Island’s most important commercial industries, according to the Cold Spring Harbor-based Whaling Museum with Cold Spring Harbor, Greenport and Sag Harbor serving as the Island’s three whaling ports.

Today, people are armed with cameras and spreadsheets instead of harpoons, and more interested in spearheading marine restoration projects that aim to protect rather than slaughter these giant marine mammals.

If you are lucky enough to spot a whale, scientists want to hear from you with photos.

Like human fingerprints, whales bear distinct characteristics on their tails. Gotham Whale has an extensive and growing archive of these tail shots. Through such photos, researchers there have been able to identify and track the activities of 269 individual whales, according to Paul Sieswerda, Gotham Whale’s executive director.

“It would be interesting to find out if whales — our New York City whales — are the same ones traveling through the Sound,” he said.

To report whale sightings, contact: Atlantic Marine Conservation Society at www.amseas. org/reportsighting; Gotham Whale at www. gothamwhale.org/citizen-science; The Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk at 203-852-0700.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration advises boaters to stay 300 feet away from any large whales. That’s so you don’t hit them, but also so they don’t breach onto your boat.

Best thing to do if you see a whale is to cut your engine, get out your camera and enjoy.

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I n d e x #020369/2015. Pursuant to an Amended Re-Dated Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered June 1, 2021, I will sell at public auction at the Main Entrance of the Town Hall of the Town of Riverhead, located at 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, NY on October 12, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. prem. k/a 39 Waterview Drive, Sound Beach, NY a/k/a District 0200, Section 012.00, Block 03.00, Lot 013.00.

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Teachers Federal Credit Union is a defendant in the case with a priority lien in the amount of $128,745.61 Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

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2007-GEL2, Plaintiff AGAINST Ronald Meston a/k/a Ronald A. Meston; Alisha Meston a/k/a Alisha A. Meston a/k/a Alisha Vargas; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 27, 2022 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on October 20, 2022 at 9:30AM, premises known as 39 Ontario Street, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200 Section 311.00 Block 03.00 Lot 038.000. Approximate amount of judgment $631,174.85 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 600667/2020. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Proper ty established by the Tenth Judicial District.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF TIKI SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. SHAYLA AZEEM, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 19, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on October 18, 2022 at 10:30 a.m., premises known as 65 Casey Lane, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 141.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 014.027.

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OF SUFFOLK 145 Carroll undersig ned Index No. 612469-2017 in the Town and State 2018 605771/ 2018, I, the Defendant(s) NATIONsell at public Dated: Septemb er 26, Esq., County of Suffolk Esq., District 0200, SUFFOLK COUNTY Referee will Jr., steps of t of of New York, Daniel J. Panico, Vincent Messina, a Judgmen Block 03.00 AL BANK, Plaintiff -against- auction on the front Pursuant to en Town Hall, Referee Section 311.00, Referee ApproxiFRISCIA, and Sale duly the Brookhav ANTHONY P. Foreclosure and Lot 007.000. ence Hill, Farm2018 I, the judgment Git30, of & Independ LLC 1 July dated will Warren, Meyer mate amount plus interest York, on DEBORA H Gross Polowy, L. FRISCIA, ned Referee the ingville, New 11:00 Cohen, Attorney s for Plain- Attorney for Plaintiff be KELLY is $352,98 5.20 living, and November 2, 2018 at 100 undersig auction at Smithin ter, P.C., Premises will s A. FRISCIA, if Drive, Suite 1 sell at public and costs.

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by Nelson and whom process against mail AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONSTAR CHAMPION follows: BEGINNING and certified BANK; CITIBANK Approximate D/B/A the Office SSNY shall plus LLC, Westerly side and filed in COMPANY, of be served.the process to the TURION DAKOTA N.A.; DONG judgment $529,119.78 point on the Avenue, dis- Pope, PremMORTGAGE of of the County SOUTH OUMJ copy Clerk ad costs. a 1967 the and YOON of N LLC, KIM; 31, 1974 to from interest Plaintiff against MCINTOSH; of Hempste feet Northerly in LLC: YUANTIASTE 1 #086, HWAN KANG, Index No. ises will be sold subject Suffolk on January L. H; tant 120 MARY measure d to HYANG filed JudgNo. 30, as defined Wehrle DR., Purpose: A. MCINTOS et Toledo Street, as of as File 013. Pursuant re provisions of the Con14221. of side 2017.

NY CHARLES ion 19391/2 JR, H 618540/ Buffalo, t of Foreclosu along the Westerly being a the Declarat entitled Artist ment Index# CHARLES MCINTOS a Judgmen lawful purpose. ad Avenue; dominium dated, January t(s). made by Any al Defendan t of Hempste and Sale duly entered with feet by 120.00 Lake Condominium, , Esq., a Judgmen Ar100.00 to Woodard and by plot under 6x ptr feet Pursuant enCorp., on Terry 30, 2018 and Sale Hall Huntley New York Real 888 10/4 County Clerk feet by 100.00 Referee Foreclosure the Suffolk 2017, Susan Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 25, 2017. ticle 9-E of the dated January 120.00 feet. d tered on July February 17, Law, ned Referee the Appointe the SALE LLC Section: Property recorded in I, the undersig Saltz, Esq., NOTICE OF 0200 public auction 14, 1974 and sell the prem- Attorney (s) for the Plaintiff d will sell at steps of the District: Block: 05.00 and Clerk of Suffolk Referee, will Office of the as 6 Oakwood 175 Mile Crossing Boulevar 1974 front 31, 098.00 known the COURT 1 E at ises York York 14624 .

Town Hall, c- SUPREM County on January Grove, New Lot: 006.000 Rochester, New2 OF SUFFOLK of conveyan Brookhaven Court, Lake Hill, Farmauction at in Liber 7581 the COUNTY 1 (877) 430-479 Independence the 7th day 11755 at public known as 86 es at Page 56, covering d. on BANK, N.A., Brookhaven Town Hall, Said premises 2018 ingville, N.Y. AVENUE, MILL- property therein describe WELLS FARGO Hall, Farm- Dated: Septemb er 21, r, 2018 at 10:00 HEMPSTEAD being known of Novembe on Independence NY describe d as Said premises Lake Drive, Plaintiff York 11738, a.m. premises certain plot, ER PLACE, ingville, New 139 Artist 4x ptr 2018 at 10:00 that New York. of lien as follows: All November 8, certain plot, 899 10/4 of land, with ate amount Middle Island, Section AGAINST piece or parceland improve- Approxim9.13 plus interest & A.M. All that 0200, (District 07.00, Lot Jennifer Grady As Executor the buildings erected, situ- $505,23 403.00, Block ments thereon being in the costs.

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Charles R. Puls, formerly of Eatons Neck, dies at 93 Charles R. Puls died on Aug. 31 at the age of 93. Those who knew him said Charlie had nine lives as he overcame many medical events over the years, including polio.

Charlie was a caring, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

Honoring his flag and country, he served in the Marine Corps. He was a lifeguard at Lido Beach, a volunteer fireman at Eatons Neck and on the tournament team at Merrick Fire Department. He kept active, walking from Penn Station to his job at the New York Telephone Company where he worked his way up from climbing poles to that of sales and marketing manager. He was president of the Property Owners Eatons Neck Association and Knollwood Beach Association, commodore and one of the founders of Eatons Light Yacht Club, fleet captain at Northport Yacht Club, and at his final home on Shelter Island, trustee of the Hay Beach Association, volunteer for the Shelter Island Historic Society and preservation of Taylor’s Island.

Inactivity was not part of his DNA and his innovative ideas could be seen in his layout design of their house in Shoreham Village and the one on Shelter Island, both of which he acted as general contractor. He enjoyed golf and sailing, but with limited free time, chose sailing. Luckily, his enthusiasm for that wasn’t in competition with his love for his wife as she too is an avid sailor. His love for the sea and boating was passed on and enjoyed by his children and grandchildren. He sailed right up until he was 82.

Charlie was predeceased by his sister Dorothy Desch, and grandchildren Gina Leigh Carr and Jennifer Sweeney. He is survived by his wife, Linda; his son Keith Puls (Mary Ann); daughter Leigh Ann Stone (Joe); stepchildren Kevin O’Neill (Carolyn), Steven O’Neill (Tracey), Kelly Gordon (Peter); 12 grandchildren; and 8 great-

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He’s left a hole in our hearts and we know he’ll have a sailboat with the compass leading him to God’s heavenly seas where fair winds and following seas await him.

A memorial service and a Celebration of Life Reception will be held at the Northport Yacht Club, Bluff Point Road, Northport, on Saturday, Oct. 8 from noon to 4 pm. The services including some words or songs by family members, military honors and a prayer will take place between noon to 1 p.m. with the celebration of Charlie’s life following. An RSVP to Linda Puls (seapulse@optonline. net) would be appreciated if you intend to participate in the reception. Donations may be made in Charlie’s name to Tunnel to Towers Foundation or Sail to Prevail would be appreciated by the family.

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Dragon boat festival returns to Port Jeff

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Dragon boats were back in the water during the 8th annual Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17.

Sponsored by The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, this event is a way to foster community togetherness. It also serves to promote Asian and Asian American culture and customs.

Barbara Ransome, the chamber director of operations, said dozens of community organizations and business groups participated during the event, bringing together hundreds more community members.

“This is six months in the making,” Ransome

said. “It’s a tremendous amount of organizing, not only with the teams … but all of this entertainment.

It’s wonderful to see this all going well, flawlessly and without a hitch.”

A total of 23 teams participated in the boat races. Among the organizations represented in the dragon boat competition were Stony Brook University, Suffolk County Police Asian Jade Society, Mather and St. Charles hospitals, and club teams from as far as New York City, among others.

The day kicked off with the ceremonial “Dotting of the Eyes.” During this ritual, team captains and local officials painted a dragon head. Among them was Port Jeff village trustee Rebecca Kassay, who described the rush of this ceremonial gesture.

“It was a beautiful moment to dot the eyes and tongue and forehead of the dragon,” she said. “You feel connected with the people around you, and I think that’s something we’re missing these days.

To be a part of something where you’re connecting with others is really special.”

This year was Kassay’s first dragon boat festival. For her, the event was an opportunity to celebrate the community’s rich culture and diverse people. “I am so delighted to see so many people come out, the diversity of people here, and the enthusiasm of everyone here for this cultural event on Port Jefferson Harbor,” Kassay said.

Town of Brookhaven Councilmember

Jonathan Kornreich (D-Stony Brook) also made an appearance. He seemed overjoyed by the festival’s sizable turnout and the many people he encountered throughout the day.

“I’m excited to see our friends here, especially my friends from Long Island Youth Development and the Chinese School at Stony Brook,” he said.

“We are excited to enjoy the awakened spirit of Port Jeff Harbor for another year.”

Kornreich also recognized the festival as a cause for celebration. He described the invaluable contributions of Asian Americans and their steadfast commitment to building a stronger community.

“The Asian American population here in our area is growing,” he said. “They have a huge presence and enrich our community so much with their culture and with their friendship, as with their dedication to the community.” He added, “They’re an amazing group of people, and we’re just excited to enjoy this day with them.”

The East Setauket-based LI Youth Development Inc., or LIYD, is a nonprofit organization founded in 2021. The organization is dedicated to supporting the community youth through extracurricular programs. LIYD instructors host weekly sessions to reinforce these skills regularly.

“We started as a way to help teach kids around our communities about different topics and subjects,” said LIYD member Luke Hou. “For

example, we have a bunch of different clubs inside of LIYD that each teach their own thing, like tennis club, art club, music club and so on.”

David Wu, one of Hou’s team members, discussed how the lessons of teamwork and cooperation learned from the dragon boat competition harmonize with LIYD’s organizational principles. “Although this is our first year competing, through the practices it has been pretty fun,” he said.

Several dance and choral groups gave moving performances throughout the day. These often paid homage to the cultural and linguistic traditions of the performers.

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Mount Sinai senior wide receiver Shea Mullahey hauls in a pass, left, and senior wide receiver Christopher Paz looks for the pass while Eric Freidman defends, right.

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Mustangs narrowly fall to Royals after late-game surge

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The Port Jefferson Royals looked to shake off last week’s shutout at the hands of Babylon during their home opener against Div. IV powerhouse Mount Sinai on Saturday, Sept. 17.

The Royals struck first when senior Anthony Pipia ripped a 65-yard TD run but led only 6-0 after they missed the point after attempt.

Midway through the second quarter, Mount Sinai’s senior quarterback Jaden Rotella threw over the middle to receiver Christopher Paz for the score. However, the Mustangs tried unsuccessfully to run the ball in for a twopoint conversion, missing an opportunity to take the lead.

The Mustangs’ passer-receiver duo scored again early in the third quarter, with Paz catching a 10-yarder from Rotella for the score. But again, the Mustangs missed the two-point conversion,

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Pictured clockwise from top-left: Mount Sinai senior running back Thomas Frycek eludes a pair of defenders; quarterback Jaden Rotella stiff arms Kasey Cob; quarterback Jaden Rotella scrambles out of the pocket; and Touchdown: Mustangs.

holding only a 12-6 lead.

With the clock running down in the fourth quarter, Port Jeff sophomore quarterback Ryan Filippi rolled out to hit Ciaran Laffey, who found the endzone to tie the game 12-12 with 1:10 left in regulation. The difference in the game would be the Royals’ kicker, Daniel Owens, who split the uprights on the point after kick to put the Royals ahead 13-12.

Despite not being at full strength, Mount Sinai attacked the Port Jeff secondary on the final possession. But the Royals held off this late game surge, securing the win.

Port Jefferson will be back in action Friday, Sept. 23, during a road game against another Div. IV powerhouse, Shoreham-Wading River.

Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m.

The Mustangs are searching for their first win of the season but will have their hands full on Saturday, Sept. 24, on the road against Kings Park. Game time is scheduled for 1:30 p.m..

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Editorial

Redistricting: a lesson in community solidarity

After months of controversy, the Town of Brookhaven’s redistricting process is nearing completion. Earlier this week, the town released its latest proposal to reapportion its six council districts.

While this new map signals progress for the residents of Council District 1, our work is unfinished. This map still splits Comsewogue School District unnecessarily. As this redistricting process enters the home stretch, let’s remember how we got here.

At the outset, powerful and unknown forces sought to crack Council District 1, targeting Port Jefferson Station and Terryville which share a school district, zip code, library, civic association and chamber of commerce. The original draft maps proposed cutting this hamlet in two, dividing our residents across different council districts. If adopted, these plans could have caused a diversion of public resources away from our area and disrupted years of progress — and future plans — made by our residents.

Seeing that our interests were at stake, the people took action.

Civic organizations and business groups mobilized the troops, sending members to public hearings to resist these plans. Many spread the word by writing letters to the editor, which appeared on this page. And our hometown paper regularly covered the issue and vigorously editorialized on behalf of our districts.

The people of Port Jefferson Station/Terryville and beyond presented an overwhelming, unified front — a force too large to be ignored.

Confronted by such stark opposition, the redistricting committee had little choice but to acquiesce to the community’s demands, restoring the boundaries of Council District 1 to their previous form.

The Town Board’s new map looks promising for most Comsewogue residents, but not all. Under this plan, the dividing line between CD1 and CD2 is Pine Street, meaning Comsewogue families in the school district east of Pine will belong to Council District 2.

This year’s redistricting controversy has brought our community together. It has demonstrated the power of civic and business groups in coordinating their efforts. It has taught us there is strength in unity. It has also illustrated the dynamic interplay between a community and a community newspaper.

When we speak with one voice, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. On that day, we must tell our elected representatives to bring our neighbors back into CD1. For the betterment of our community, let’s finish our work to the bitter end. No Comsewogue family can be left behind.

Building upon our successes, we should remember we are not alone in this cause. The Mount Sinai activists were equally triumphant in preventing the splitting of their hamlet. And in CD4, our neighbors in Coram and Gordon Heights continue to fight apparent attempts to gerrymander that area.

The Town Board has a 6-1 Republican majority, and must adopt a new map by Dec. 15. How we proceed over the coming weeks could impact Brookhaven elections over the next 10 years.

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Letters to the Editor Advocacy work unfinished for Brookhaven redistricting

Many thanks to TBR News Media, my neighbors and business constituents in “One 1776” for their dedication to calling out the attempts to crack Council District 1.

The old redistricting maps by the politically lopsided committee were bad, as were the mapmaker and counsel.

Constituents have made a dent, however.

A map just out from the Town of Brookhaven Supervisor’s [Ed Romaine (R)] office moves in the right direction.

It still has teeth marks like a critter gnawing away at neighborhoods in the Comsewogue School District off of Pine Street. Folks in CD1 and CD4 cannot rest. Advocacy looks like a tired, middleaged parent who leaves work early, skips dinner and speaks up. The next Town Board meeting on this topic is Thursday, Sept. 29, at Town Hall, 5 p.m.

Joan Nickeson Terryville

Personal sacrifice or promoting well-being

Kudos to TBR News Media for its recent editorial, “Sustainability starts in our own backyard” [Sept. 1]. As the condition of the planet continues to deteriorate, sustainability has to become an overarching priority for our and other societies of the world if we are going to successfully stem and ultimately reverse the global decline of our shared global environment. The editorial rightly recognizes that each of us can play a part by embracing sustainable lifestyle choices and activities, and not just relying on government, institutions and businesses to lead the way toward a sustainable future.

Unfortunately, by including, “Conservation practices require us to make individual sacrifices,” the editorial perpetuates the widely held and strongly negative misperception that conservation means sacrifice. While a few actions to promote conservation might require some personal sacrifice, the great majority of sustainable actions have the opposite impact: They promote the emotional, physical and financial well-being of the individual and require no sacrifice at all.

For example, is it really a sacrifice to install LED lightbulbs in place of much higher energy-consuming incandescent bulbs? Not from a financial perspective since they last much longer than oldfashioned incandescents and save significant energy resulting in reduced energy bills and they benefit the planet by requiring much less electricity, power generated by the burning of fossil fuels. Or how about regularly using reusable grocery

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bags instead of one-use plastic bags? Nope.

Or how about shutting off the water while you’re brushing your teeth? Sacrifice here?

Na. Or keeping the air pressure in your car tires at the proper level, thereby helping your car’s mpg? Another no. Rejecting the bag into which the store clerk wants to put the one item you just bought? No way.

How about another popular example?

Cutting your lawn. Most homeowners shun the idea of letting grass clippings lay on the grass thinking they’re sacrificing a beautiful and healthy lawn. Yet, many studies document the benefits of taking the mower bag off and letting the clippings recycle back into the lawn to provide moisture and nutrients — it’s a stubborn myth that clippings add to the formation of thatch as they don’t. Leaving clippings on your lawn is sustainable: Less garbage needing to be burned or buried (creating methane, a potent greenhouse gas); less water and fertilizer needed for the lawn as the clippings quickly decompose (saving money); and less time devoted to mowing the lawn. Again, no sacrifice.

Borne out by overwhelming collective evidence regarding lifestyles, environmental sustainability rarely requires sacrifice. What is required? Awareness of the environmental impact of each and every lifestyle decision we make and a desire to reduce or eliminate that impact.

John Turner Setauket

A ‘prince charming’ letter from England

I read with great interest longtimefriend John Broven’s article, “Goodbye Queen Elizabeth II, arise King Charles III” [TBR News Media, Sept. 15].

I once worked at a National Trust property, Dyrham Park, which is near Highgrove, the home of Prince Charles. On a closed day about 2005 I arrived for work and was met by the property manager.

“You can’t go home and change or have your hair done, I’ve just had a call from

Highgrove. Prince Charles has a ‘chum’ staying who wants to visit Dyrham. You and I are the only two on the property who can take them round. It is totally informal and they may not stay long.”

I tried to get my brain working as a car drew up and out stepped Prince Charles, his male friend and the driver. We toured the 17th-century mansion and I showed the prince our collection of priceless Dutch Delft ceramics and some good Dutch paintings. He was very knowledgeable and seemed genuinely interested. Half my brain was thinking, “His mother has much better collections at home, but keep going.”

We assumed after the mansion he would depart but, no, “Have you got cellars?” he asked. Yes, we have cellars and so we descended the slippery stairs to view them. “Have you roof spaces?” Yes, we have roof spaces. We all achieved the steep ascent and returned to earth. “Oh, the garden, we must see the garden.” I dared to mention tulips, which I knew the prince liked, and found myself in a lengthy in-depth talk about the tulip fire disease. Another part of my brain was saying, “This is surreal,” when the prince spotted our 13th-century church. “Is it open?” It was open so round we went. I was wondering if he would ask to climb the tower when the driver began to look pointedly at his watch. “Yes, we must go, we have taken up a lot of your time,” the prince said. Back at the car he thanked us profusely, shook hands and drove away.

The property manager and I looked at each other and had the same thought: Did that really happen? She said, “I’m not a monarchist, but he’s really rather nice.” And he was. Rare ceramics, Dutch paintings, horticultural diseases, church architecture … the prince’s knowledge was amazing — and he was totally charming. As King Charles III, I know he will be fine.

Margaret Jones Marshfield, Wiltshire, England

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Opinion Twilight Zones in which a clock pushes us into doctor’s offices

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onversations with friends, relatives and neighbors have taken a turn into “The Twilight Zone” episodes recently.

Decades ago, when I spoke with my friends, we discussed our activities, ambitions and plans. We might have complained about our bosses, described a business trip, shared an encounter with a stranger on a plane or train, or described our frustrations with our favorite sports teams.

Sure, we still do that, but, as the years pass, the discussions drift. This is where I’d cue the music.

In Episode One, D. None we have two college of the above friends who shared a

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF room for several years, who sweated through a spectacularly hot summer in Boston with no air conditioning, and who, over the decades, visited each other’s homes with and without our wives

and children.

So, these two friends recently started catching up.

“I can’t stand the hair that’s coming out of my ears,” I offered. “It makes it harder to hear and to be taken seriously by anyone looking at me.”

“Yeah, that’s pretty unwelcome,” my friend laughed. “My back is killing me. I wake up every morning and it takes me a while to feel comfortable enough to stand and shuffle to the bathroom.”

“My hip has been a problem,” I reply.

“I also don’t see particularly well. I don’t like driving when it’s dark,” he added.

“My knee is sore,” I added, “but I think that’s from compensating for my hip.”

And so it went, for about 10 minutes, until we broke the description of all that ails us and transitioned to a discussion of all that inspires, and worries, us about our college-age children.

“I hope you feel better soon,” I offered as we got off the phone.

“At this point, I’d just take not feeling worse,” he said.

Okay, so that wasn’t too terrifying, right? Two 50-ish guys chatted and shared personal details

about the aging vessels that carry us through life.

That takes us to Episode Two. Imagine, if you will, a group of older adults, representing the 50ish and the 80ish generation, chatting in person together.

“Have you been to the doctor recently?” one of the people asked.

“Which one? For what?” a second one replied.

“How many doctors do you have?” a third one asked.

And that is where the conversation became a competition. Each person, slowly and deliberately, shared the number of doctors he or she visits.

“I’ve had kidney stones, so I have a urologist,” I offered, as if I were recounting trophies on a shelf or comparing the number of friends I have with someone else in fourth grade rather than recalling a specialist who helped me deal with excruciating agony.

“Do you have an ENT doctor? I have one,” someone else said.

My competitive spirit again got the best of me.

“I have the best GI guy, who gave me a great colonoscopy. I had such a nice rest while I was under anesthesia,” I said.

I pictured a younger version of me, sitting with the group, staring, open-mouthed at the enthusiasm with which all of us, me included, counted our doctors and the reason we needed them.

In Episode Three, a man in his 30s walked his dog, limping along with a supportive black boot on his leg. Another man (me) appeared, pulled along by his oversized dog.

“Not to get too personal,” I said, “but your shoes don’t match.”

The good-natured man smiled and said he thought he had shin splints from running, but discovered he had a hairline fracture that required several weeks of rest in a boot.

“I went to my parents’ house in New Hampshire and ran over five miles on an uneven road. The next day, I could barely move. I have to rest it for six weeks,” he said.

I nodded and wished him a speedy recovery.

“Well, maybe it hurts just because I’m older,” he offered.

You have no idea, I thought, as I could feel the urge to hold back a clock that pushes each of us forward through time.

Cue the music.

The COVID that made me sick must not have heard the pandemic is over

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OVID caught me. After two and a half years of bobbing and weaving, trying to elude the virus, I finally have been felled.

It’s like being shot on the last day of the war.

I did all the right things. I avoided crowds, driving back from my South Carolina vacation at the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 instead of using my return plane ticket. I stopped going to the opera and to Broadway shows in New York City. I didn’t eat in restaurants, even after they reopened, for fear of who might be harboring pathogens at the next table. We closed the office to all but those with appointments. We Between ordered masks for the you and me staff by the dozens and

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF hand sanitizer by the gallon. We practiced social distancing at the bank, that is, before the bank closed its doors and moved away.

We stopped holding events, such as “People of the Year” and “Cooks, Books and Corks” and “Reader’s Choice” that might turn into superspreaders. My family and I zoomed rather than visited. Our family holiday celebrations and vacations were suspended. And we took to our computers, to the extent we were able, for everything from classroom learning to shopping for toilet paper.

Remember all that?

Well, as much as we would like to declare the pandemic over, as President Joe Biden (D) recently did, the virus is still with us. I stopped social distancing, then recently became casual about wearing my mask. I started getting together, first with family, then with close friends, then with business colleagues. Recently, I have been eating inside a couple of restaurants. I stopped asking every repairman to please wear a mask in my house. I pushed COVID phobia way down in my consciousness.

Then I got it.

There are, of course, some differences between catching COVID early on and now. The health care professionals know so much more now about treating the disease. Hospitalizations

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are fewer but still some 32,000 daily, intubations are less common. But people are still dying, some 400-500 a day, to put numbers on it. Through Sept. 19, Suffolk County reported more than one death per day for the month, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health.

“We’ve had two million cases reported over the last 28 days, and we know underreporting is substantial,” Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Minnesota, was quoted in the Tuesday edition of The New York Times. He continued that COVID-19 was the No. 4 cause of death in the country.

Many of us were feeling what Biden was expressing. Yes, we have vaccines and medicines now that successfully hold the pathogen at bay, and most people have every expectation of recovering. Nonetheless, it has been a dreaded disease, especially for those of a certain age or with underlying conditions. With me, it started as a little dry cough throughout the afternoon, hardly noticeable. By nightfall, the cough had deepened and a headache began. The next day, the miserable irritation at the back of the throat started. By the end of the day, my temperature

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began to climb, eventually four degrees, and my body ached.

Of course, my doctor was on vacation that week, but the backup staff responded valiantly.

They called me in for THE test, and when it was positive, they gave me three options. I could go to the Emergency Room and get an infusion of monoclonal antibodies, which would take an hour (not including the inevitable wait.) They could phone in a prescription for paxlovid, and I could take three pills in the morning, then three at night, for five days. They spelled out the side effects of both treatments, which didn’t sound too cheerful. Or I could just monitor the situation, drinking plenty of liquids, taking some Tylenol and see how it goes.

I chose the paxlovid.

Yes, it causes a metallic taste after it’s ingested.

But it seems to have worked.

Will I be as cavalier about relaxing precautions? No, I don’t think so. It is possible to get it again, and I REALLY don’t want it again. I will get the next booster when I am eligible, I will continue to wear a mask regardless of what those around me are doing, and I will limit my dining, to the extent possible, to the great outdoors.

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