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Vol. 45, No. 2

March 5, 2020

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BY DONNA NEWMAN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM In remarks to the 140 people who gathered for the Play Groups School 75th Anniversary Gala at the Old Field Club Saturday, Feb. 29, Director Maddy Friedman spoke about what she feels is the secret of Play Groups’ success.

“I believe that our school has reached this amazing milestone because of the magic formula that has continually promoted and perpetuated its success,” Friedman said.

“What is this magic? Since 1944 educators, business professionals and parents have been working together to provide young children with the best possible preschool experience. ... It has always been a team effort.”

More than that, she said, “the right people always seemed to appear at the right time.”

Friedman then described how she needed to find a new location for the school in 1986

(when the Stony Brook Community Fund sold the original building along with the adjacent horse farm property) and financing to pay for a new school building. With the help of then board members Barbara Ebin and Barbara Gentilesco, she approached Dave Liebens at the Marine Midland Bank.

They realized it was a stretch to think they’d get a loan. But Liebens happened to be a Play Groups alum — and he granted it.

“And the Cinderella story [of Play Groups] began,” said Friedman.

Listening to comments made by gala guests, it became clear that another factor in the school’s success was the leadership provided by Friedman over the past 30 years. The deep relationships developed that keep students and parents connected to Play Groups throughout their lives is a tribute to her ability to create a real family, rather than just run a school.

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Village

Ward Melville Grad, Cancer Survivor Gives Back to Medical Center

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

While receiving treatment for leukemia, Dave Wolmetz distracted himself with plans to open an indoor adventure park, and now that business is allowing him to give back to the center that enabled him to carry on with his dream.

Wolmetz, of Commack, and his business partner and childhood friend, Keith Handler, have pledged to raise $100,000 for the Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplant team at Stony Brook University Cancer Center over the course of five years. On Feb. 27, they presented doctors and nurses with the first installment of $20,000 at their Urban Air Lake Grove adventure park. The business opened in November 2019 and includes an indoor coaster, ropes course, indoor playground and more.

Dr. Huda Salman, director of both the Hematologic Malignancies Service and the CAR T Cellular Therapy Program, said Urban Air’s pledge will be a big help to the research program, which recently received approval for its first trial by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

At the Feb. 27 press conference, Wolmetz called the members of the medical team at Stony

Dave Wolmetz, second from left, and Keith Handler, second from right, owners of Urban Air, have pledged to raise $100,000 for research at Stony Brook Medicine. Dr. Huda Salman, left, and Dr. Theodore Gabig, right, join the business owners at a press conference Feb. 27. Photo from Stony Brook Medicine

Brook “heroes.� The date of the installment presentation had a special meaning for him. “My motivation was to recognize that I have a second opportunity around — second birthday today, Feb. 27, it’s the date of my stem cell transplant,� he said. “And this serves my purpose on the Earth at this point, to give back and create lives for cancer survivors.�

Wolmetz underwent total body irradiation and chemotherapy at the hospital after being

diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia in 2018. His treatment at Stony Brook inspired him to start the nonprofit Why Not Us Foundation, with the hopes of raising funds for the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell research program at the cancer center. The program supports Stony Brook scientists who work on developing personalized cell therapy to treat blood cancers.

Wolmetz said patients spend a lot of time alone and planning Urban Air with Handler

helped him get through some difficult times.

The business partners, who both graduated from Ward Melville High School in 1988, said they were tired of seeing so many people engaged in a digital world. It inspired them to create a place where children could get out and be physical, which plays into healthy habits. “We talked about things over the years, but we never got serious until two years ago, and one thing led to another,� Handler said, adding the best reviews they get are when parents say they got their best night’s sleep because their children slept in after running around the indoor park.

Wolmetz and Handler said the decision to donate locally was an easy one for them.

Wolmetz said it was excellent medical care, a positive attitude and faith that got him to a place where he could think of other things, including giving back to those going through the same experience that he had. “We both agreed it was an important initiative that when we serve the community with our business to give a percentage and proceeds back to a meaningful campaign,� he said.

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County

Regional Council, Panel Try to Solve Solid Waste Crisis About 100 people crowded into the lower level of a Melville office building Feb. 27. All were there to talk about what ends up in the trash bin. Yet, despite the dry subject matter, all knew that garbage will be the talk of Suffolk County and beyond in just a few short years.

The Long Island Regional Planning Council hosted a meeting about what Long Island does with its garbage and, in particular, how the region will dispose of millions of solid waste when the Town of Brookhaven landfill closes in 2024.

The discussion brought together local elected officials, environmentalists, waste management company representatives and the state Department of Environmental Conservation, among others.

Michael White, vice chair of the planning council, outlined the issue to attendees in a presentation.

Currently, the Brookhaven landfill handles over 350,000 tons of ash annually from energyfrom-waste facilities, in addition to handling 720,000 tons of solid waste.

“Solid waste management is achieved through a public and private sector partnership,” White

said. “Trash is either burned or exported to four energy-from-waste facilities on the island.”

The facilities in Hempstead, HuntingtonSmithtown, Babylon and Islip are all operated by Covanta Energy. The Babylon location handles about 50,000 tons of waste.

“The remainder of the residential trash is shipped off on trucks to upstate landfills,” the vice chair of the planning council said.

White said waste from Oyster Bay, the Town of North Hempstead, Riverhead, Southampton and East Hampton get driven off the island.

“We have thousands of tons of waste shipped off Long Island every day, resulting in further stress on our aging and congested highway and bridge infrastructure,” he said. “And this approach is bringing us everincreasing costs.”

In a panel following the presentation, experts and officials discussed potential solutions and ideas to what was called a “looming crisis.”

“The amount of waste generated on Long

Island is increasing,” White said. “With the current volume at the Brookhaven landfill, that means 720,000 tons a year of waste has to find a home somewhere, and another 350,000 tons of ash from the energy from waste facilities will have to find a home somewhere.”

Will Flower, the vice president of regional trash carting company Winters Bros., said statistics show each person produces about 4 1/2 pounds of waste a day. Each day 2,000 trucks transport —Ed Romaine waste off the island.

An option mentioned was increasing the use of rail cars to transport solid waste. About 6,000 rail cars carry 600,000 tons of waste off the island.

Other attendees and panelists said stakeholders need to come up with more innovative ways to handle waste. Ideas included turning ash into building materials and pulverizing recyclable glass to use in road materials.

Flower showed a piece of landfill equipment damaged by glass as a result of it being put with

‘It’s not a looming crisis — It’s now.’

other waste, adding that glass can be and should be recycled.

Since China’s 2018 decision to ban the import of most plastics and other materials used by its recycling processors, a number of municipalities have altered programs and in cases have reduced or eliminated recycling. Suffolk County has recently created a Regional Recycling Assessment Task Force in an effort to tackle the issue.

Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) called for a regional effort.

“It’s not a looming crisis — It’s now,” he said.

“Either we get together as a region to resolve this and have a path forward, or this is going to be yet another thing that makes Long Island less desirable to live and work.”

The supervisor stressed that the region needs to act to find ways beyond either burning or storing waste in landfills.

“I can’t believe in 2020 that’s the only two ways to deal with waste; we need to do something now before we run out of time,” he said.

Officials from the planning council said they plan on forming a subcommittee to look at the solid waste management crisis and asked attendees to help them develop further recommendations.

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County

Civic Groups Rally for a More Rigorous Environmental Study on Gyrodyne Land He described the potential development as “akin to building a new Smith Haven Mall on this rural, country stretch of Route 25A.” Civic groups from two neighboring The civic group president gave examples townships joined forces March 2 to advocate of former aviation manufacturers such as for additional studies of a development along Lawrence Aviation and Grumman that he Route 25A. said, “operated behind a huge wall, often in Members of the civic group We Are secrecy, and in the end, they all left a legacy Smithtown organized a rally on the corner of of pollution and toxic plumes.”

Mills Pond Road and Route 25A in St. James “Here is what we do know,” he added. to protest the proposed Gyrodyne property “Gyrodyne was a defense manufacturer in development at the site. The group was joined those pre-Earth Day years of the 1950s, 1960s by representatives from the Greater Stony and 1970s when America wasn’t exactly Brook Action Coalition, Three Village Civic careful about what went in the ground.”

Association, Town of Brookhaven Citizens The civic president also expressed concern Advisory Committee for Route 25A, Setauket that through the decades auto repair and Harbor Task Force and Smithtown activist photography businesses have operated on the Amy Fortunato.

Gyrodyne grounds as well as above-ground vehicle The company is hoping ‘What goes into storage among others that to build an assisted living may have released chemicals home, hotel, medical offices and sewage treatment plant our groundwater into the soil. The property is short distance from Stony on the property. quickly winds up aBrook Harbor.

James Bouklas, president “What into our of We Are Smithtown, said as our drinking groundwatergoes quickly winds up all in attendance opposed the development and were water. There is as our drinking water,” he said.

“There is no margin for error.” concerned about possible In addition to environmentoxins in the soil of the former no margin for tal concerns, Bouklas cited helicopter manufacturer’s error.’ traffic congestion on both 25A land, along with a list of and Stony Brook Road. other concerns.

—James Bouklas Justin Bryant, who grew up He and other protesters in Smithtown and now lives called on the Town of in Stony Brook, said he too is Smithtown and New concerned about chemicals in York State Department of Environmental Conservation to take action the ground at Gyrodyne, saying it’s been too and conduct an independent and rigorous long since a forensic environmental analysis was done. forensic environmental study.

“It’s important to remember where about 2,000 feet behind you a Superfund site, regulated by the [Environmental Protection Agency],” he said. “This site is on the national priorities list, which means it’s a site most at risk to the people who live in the area.”

According to the EPA, there is a groundwater contamination site in the villages of Nissequogue and Head of the Harbor. Since the pollution was discovered in 1997, the agency has been monitoring the area’s ground and surface water.

Herb Mones, chair of the Three Village Civic Association land use committee and a 30-year resident of Stony Brook, said the historic corridor should be protected and preserved and any development should be done in a reasonable and sensible way to protect the surrounding communities.

George Hoffman, 1st vice president of the Three Village Civic Association, was co-chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Route 25A, where the Town of Brookhaven met with

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James Bouklas, president of We Are Smithtown, leads a protest against Gyrodyne March 2. Below, George Hoffman, 1st vice president of the Three Village Civic Association, and others call for an independent environmental study of the property. Photos by Rita J. Egan

residents to gather their thoughts about what needed improvement on the corridor.

“You can’t save one part of the highway without saving the entire highway,” he said.

“This is a really historic corridor.”

He pointed to an environmental study done more than 10 years ago, when the State University of New York bought 250 acres of Gyrodyne property, that found several chemicals in the soil. However, both Hoffman and others at the rally said the chemicals did not show up in the recent environmental study Gyrodyne paid for in the location of the potential subdivision.

“We’re really suspicious of how one part of the property could have had a lot of chemicals in it, where this part of the property now has apparently been given a clean bill of health,” he said.

Cindy Smith, chair of the Greater Stony Brook Action Coalition/United Communities Against Gyrodyne, held the first protest against the Gyrodyne development on the steps of Smithtown’s Town Hall Nov. 2017.

After the March 2 press conference, she said she is pleased with the bond that has been formed with “like-minded civic groups in Smithtown and Brookhaven.”

As a member of Friends of Stony Brook Road, she has helped addressed the impact of the overcapacity street.

“We knew that the additional traffic from the proposed Gyrodyne development would cause even more quality-of-life and safety

issues on our road, not to mention the increased financial burden to Brookhaven residents,” she said, adding she is also concerned about water quality, historical impact, increased taxes and more.

Smith said the organizations have given both town residents voice, and Greater Stony Brook Action Coalition/United Communities Against Gyrodyne has worked with environmentalists, including Carl Safina, Dick Amper of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society and John Turner conservation chair of the Four Harbors Audubon Society.

Smithtown spokesperson Nicole Gargulio said in a statement that the Town has been vigilant in following New York’s State Environmental Quality Review Act requirement and law, “It would be negligent, not to mention a dangerous, unethical precedent to ask the hard-working taxpayers of our community to foot a $500,000 (minimum) bill for a private property owners’ Environmental Impact Statement. Especially, when the EIS process requires the Town’s planning, engineering and environmental professionals to thoroughly review and verify the analysis,” Gargulio said.

A representative from Gyrodyne could not be reached for a comment about the protest or environmental study.

At the Suffolk County Legislature’s March 3 general meeting, a vote for a comprehensive planning study for the corridor was tabled until March 17.

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LEGALS

VILLAGE OF OLD FIELD GENERAL ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the general election of the Inc. Village of Old Field, Suffolk County, NY, will be held at the Keeper’s Cottage, 207 Old Field Road in said Village, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020; that the hours of opening and closing the polls thereof shall be 12:00 Noon to 9:00 PM, and that during such period of nine consecutive hours, the polls shall be kept open for the purpose of choosing and electing candidates for the offices listed below. The names and addresses of all those who have been duly nominated in accordance with the provisions of the Election Law for the Village office whose petition of nomination has been filed with the Village Clerk and the office and term of such office for which they have been nominated are as follows: Office and Term Mayor for a term of two years Party Point of Balance Name and Address of Nominee Bruce Feller 88 Old Field Road Old Field, NY 11733 Office and Term Trustee for a term of two years Party Point of Balance Name and Address of Nominee Thomas Pirro 115 Mt. Grey Road Old Field, NY 11733 368 3/5 1x vth Notice is hereby given that a license, number Pending, for beer, cider, wine, has been applied for by Sei Ramen to sell beer, cider, wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 244 Route 25A, East Setauket, NY 11733 for on premises consumption.

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Sara & Steven Sciotto, c/o CKG Permit Service Inc. P.O. Box 87, Bellport, NY. Location: West side Spencer Lane, 408.5’ South of Sycamore Circle, Stony Brook. Applicant requests side yard variance for existing shed located in the required side yard. (0200 33100 0100 001000) 4.

Glen & Tara Grippe, c/o Traci’s Permits, 80 Terry Street, Pachogue, New York.

Location: Northwest corner of Sheep Pasture Road and Ashford Lane, Setauket. Applicant requests front yard setback variance from Sheep Pasture Road for existing sports court located in the front yard (not permitted); also, rear yard and side yard variances for existing shed; height variance for existing 6’ high fence (to be moved to property line) located in the front yard (Ashford Lane).

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Jennifer Didonato and John Duffy, 80 Sycamore Circle, Stony Brook, New York. Location: West side of Sycamore Circle 344.08’ East of Seward Lane, Stony Brook. Applicant requests rear yard and side yard variances for proposed inground swimming pool located directly under overhead electrical wires (25’ required).

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David Cohn & Carmela Taliercio Cohn, 2 John’s Road, Setauket, New York.

Location: Southwest corner of Bridge Road and John’s Road, Setauket. Applicant requests height variance and front yard setback variance from John’s Rd. for pro-

posed 18.6’ high, 640.1 sq. ft. detached garage located in the front yard (John’s Rd.) (not permitted); side yard variance for existing chicken coop located in the front yard (Bridge Rd.) (not permitted). (0200 04300 0300 003000) 13.

Margaret Mazzaferro, 15 Midwood Rd. Stony Brook, NY Location: North side Midwood Rd. 169.1’ East of Hillside Rd. (Beach Rd.), Stony Brook.

Applicant requests rear yard and minimum and total side yard variances for proposed wraparound one story residence additon; minimum and total side yard variances for proposed roofed over second story deck; and side yard variance for proposed 2nd story deck. (0200 10700 0300 009000) 20.

Michael & Stephanie Dechenaux, c/o Woodhull Expediting, 1031 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY. Location: Southwest corner Sycamore Circle and Shadetree Court, Stony Brook. Applicant requests permission for existing shed located in the front yard (Sycamore Circle) (not permitted); rear yard variance for existing roof over; also, height variance for existing 6 ft high fence located in the front yard (Sycamore Circle).

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Paul and Denise Mallia, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main Street, Port Jefferson, New York.

Location: Northwest corner of Fieldhouse Avenue and Poet Lane, East Setauket.

Applicant requests minimum side yard variance for existing attached garage addition; rear yard variance for existing outdoor roof over kitchen; also, side yard and rear yard variances for existing hot tub. (0200 27700 0500 001021) 35.

Janine & Victor Stabile, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY. Location: North side Patriot Court, 310’ East of Pembrook Drive, Stonybrook.

Applicant requests permission for existing two story accessory apartment exceeding 850 sq. ft. permitted (1030 sq. ft.) and exceeding 30% habitable space permitted (34.3%). (0200 36100 0600 005000)

Police

East Setauket Woman Killed in Crash While Assisting Separate Collision

Police said an East Setauket woman, who had been trying to assist people involved in a separate crash in Islandia, was struck and killed by a passing vehicle the morning of Monday, March 2.

Suffolk County police said a 2005 Toyota was rear-ended by a 2002 Toyota on eastbound Suffolk Avenue, west of Casement Avenue, at around 5:40 a.m. Jennifer Burgess, 36, of East Setauket, who was not involved in the crash, stopped to render assistance to the involved drivers.

A 2014 Toyota and a 2003 Chevrolet then struck the 2005 Toyota, causing Burgess to

step into the westbound lane of Suffolk Avenue where she was struck by a 2018 Honda.

Burgess was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead.

The driver of the Honda, Chris Cardinale, 59, of St. James, was not injured.

The Honda was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the 3rd Squad at 631-854-8352.

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John & Julie Keenan, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main Street, Port Jefferson, New York.

Location: East side of Gables Boulevard 258.11’ South of Old Town Road, E. Setauket.

Applicant requests minimum and total side yard variances for existing one story residence addition (sunroom).

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Christopher & Wendi Mathews, 3 Sedgewick Lane, Stony Brook, New York. Location: East side of Sedgewick Lane 102’ South of Sycamore Circle, Stony Brook. Applicant requests permission for existing hot tub and proposed inground swimming pool located less than the required 25 ft. from overhead electric wires (3 ft. to hot tub; 10 ft. to pool).

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County

LI Officials Call on MTA to Rescind Planned LIRR Fare Hike

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Local and state officials, along with citizen advocates voiced a collective message to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City during a press conference at Ronkonkoma train station on March 2: “Stop shortchanging Long Island.”

The group called on the MTA to abandon its plan for a systemwide 4 percent fare increase in 2021 for Long Island Rail Road customers, including those in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

The decision was a part of the NYC Outer Borough Rail Discount plan which offers an up to 20 percent discount for city riders.

“Long Island is not the cash cow for New York City,” said Ed Romaine (R), Brookhaven Town supervisor. “This is unconscionable, this is a handout to the city at the expense of Long Island.”

Romaine said a typical Ronkonkoma LIRR commuter who purchases a monthly parking pass, monthly train ticket and unlimited ride Metrocard would have to pay $7,224 annually.

“The MTA has not made the capital investments it should on Long island — what about our riders?” Romaine said.

The supervisor added that Long Island has already been shortchanged regarding electrification, as there is no electrification east of Huntington and none past the Ronkonkoma station.

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Legislature as a condition of its approval of congestion pricing legislation, which would create new tolls for drivers in Manhattan to help fund the authority’s $51.5 billion capital program.

The plan will go into effect in May of this year.

Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) also took issue with the MTA’s decision.

“We had the congestion pricing vote, which I voted against it,” he said. “This is completely counterintuitive to the folks using the trains.

Congestion pricing was meant to get individuals to start using public transportation and not use their vehicles.”

He added that the MTA has billions of dollars of subsidies from the state and federal government.

“This is a New York City problem — we should not bear the brunt of it,” he said. “Mayor [Bill] de Blasio [D] should pay for this — they are overwhelmingly serviced [by the MTA].”

The MTA board is made up of 21 stakeholders appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), including people recommended by unions and municipalities such as the city and surrounding counties. Kevin Law represents Suffolk County, and was nominated by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D). The other Long Island representative, David Mack, represents Nassau.

Despite their differences, officials continued to agree with the planned change at a Feb. 26 board meeting, saying they expect the up to 20

Brookhaven Town officials, with Supervisor Ed Romaine at the microphone, join local representatives from the state and nearby townships to protest the LIRR’s planned fare hike. Photo from TOB

percent discount to entice Queens and Brooklyn commuters to use the LIRR if they live far from a subway line.

MTA officials say this is a pilot program up to one year’s duration.

However, on Long Island, other local officials voiced their displeasures.

Ed Smyth (R), Huntington Town councilman, said commuters will essentially be paying for their ticket and for somebody in NYC. “Everything is being pushed out to Long Island in terms of expenses and it won’t be long until you’re expected to buy them a coffee and a bagel as well,” he said.

Kevin LaValle (R-Selden), Brookhaven Town councilman, said the MTA plan would negatively affect the progress they’ve made to

bring transit-oriented development to the area.

“On a town level, this is something we’ve been working on for years,” he said. “The Tritec [Ronkonkoma Hub] development is an example of that. It will make it easier for Long islanders to get into the city. With these fee increases it will make it harder for them to afford to live here and ride here.”

Palumbo added he will be writing a letter to Cuomo in the coming days and will ask Long Island representatives from both political parties to sign it. The assemblyman is hopeful the plan can be changed before the NYS budget deadline next month.

“Hopefully he can see it, and this can be fixed on April 1 — I’m just hoping that it doesn’t fall on deaf ears,” he said.

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BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With six cases of coronavirus Covid-19 in New York state confirmed as at March 4, state, local institutions are preparing for the potential spread of the virus.

New York lawmakers earlier this week passed a $40 million spending bill. The funds will allow the Department of Health to hire staff, purchase equipment and gather additional resources to address a virus for which a travel ban no longer seems sufficient to ensure containment.

A 50-year old Westchester man tested positive for the virus, even though he didn’t travel to areas of contamination, which include China, South Korea and Italy, and didn’t have known contact with anyone who has traveled to those areas.

Through the so-called community spread of the virus, which has a mortality rate of more than 3 percent, can infect a wider range of people.

Northwell Health Labs said earlier this week it expects to begin testing for Covid-19 within

a week. The health facility, which announced the future testing at a news conference March 2 with U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), said manual testing could involve 75 to 100 tests each day. After it automates the tests, the facility could process hundreds and even thousands of tests on a daily basis. Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson is part of Northwell Health group.

Meanwhile, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Stony Brook University have made recommendations to staff who might travel to areas of infection.

BNL is following the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and the State Department regarding health notices and travel advisories. The U.S. State Department has a donot-travel restriction on trips to China and Iran, along with specific areas of Italy and South Korea, while it also recommends reconsidering travel to Italy, South Korea and Mongolia.

Also, BNL is asking visiting scientists if they

traveled to China or live with someone who visited China within 14 days. If the answer to either question is “yes,” these individuals have to complete a 14-day period away from China without symptoms before returning to the lab.

BNL canceled the International Forum on Detectors for Photon Science conference, which was scheduled for March 29 through April 1 at Danfords Hotel in Port Jefferson. The conference was expected to have 40 participants.

CSHL has told participants from these same countries that they may not attend any upcoming meetings or courses unless they provide certification that they have left those countries 15 days prior to the event. The lab has provided access to conferences through video streaming.

The Cold Spring Harbor-based lab is also canceling all upcoming events that bring visitors to its campus until April 5.

Also, CSHL is cleaning common areas including bathrooms, counters and dining areas more frequently, is providing more hand sanitation stations, is enhancing the readiness

of its Center for Health & Wellness and is providing secure transfer protocols for at-risk people with potential symptoms of the virus.

SBU discouraged school-related and personal travel to China, Italy, Iran and South Korea. The school also created a mandatory preapproval requirement for all publicly funded university-sponsored travel plans to China, Italy, Iran and South Korea. SBU has not canceled the Florence University of the Arts program, since the university is continuing classes as usual and the Tuscany region doesn’t have any reported cases of the virus.

On a national level, the Federal Reserve, in a move similar to decisions from other central banks, cut interest rates by half a percentage point, the biggest cut since the financial crisis of 2008. The cut was designed to stave off an economic slowdown caused by business disruptions from the coronavirus.

“The coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity,” the Federal Reserve said in a statement.

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Perspective

Exposing Lee Zeldin’s Record on Health Care Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) is a master at telling half-truths. He goes to great lengths to tell his constituents that he supports health care coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and lowering prescription drug prices, but his voting record says differently. Zeldin voted against coverage for pre-existing conditions, and just recently, shot down a bill for prescription drug coverage reform and prescription drug coverage reform. He even has the audacity to take credit for programs he voted against. A quick look at his record, however, is quite revealing.

Zeldin voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He has cast several such votes in his three terms in office, most recently May 2017 (and he openly urges the courts to overturn the ACA now). The federal requirement to provide coverage for people with pre-existing conditions comes directly from the ACA, so Zeldin’s opposition to coverage for pre-existing conditions is right there in his votes. Zeldin and President Donald Trump (R) claim to offer ACA replacement legislation that provides for pre-existing condition coverage, but these bills do not protect consumers, especially those with pre-existing conditions. They provide no

requirement that these individuals will not be “newsletter” stated that he secured $3 million penalized in pricing and availability of coverage. of new National Institutes of Health grants to When Congress, in Dec. 2019, passed its bill Stony Brook for medical research, and he cites a bipartisan letter he signed to make prescription drugs more requesting a budget increase affordable, Zeldin voted against specifically for NIH research. the bill (HR-3). His position What Zeldin does not tell you on this critical issue is again is that when the actual budget demonstrated by his vote. The came to a vote on July 25, only effective way to control 2019, he voted against it. His the cost of prescription drugs own voting record proves that is to let Medicare, the largest Zeldin did not vote to increase consumer, negotiate drug prices NIH appropriations, or increased directly with the manufacturers. funding for Stony Brook.

It’s no surprise that Zeldin But Zeldin’s biggest continues to prohibit Medicare deception of all is that he is from negotiating because much has listened and knows what of his campaign contributions

By Perry Gershon his constituents need for their comes from drug makers and health care. Again, the facts their affiliates. This isn’t me saying this, it’s right there in his campaign belie that. Zeldin’s last public town hall was in finance reports that he is legally obligated to file April 2017, before his vote to repeal the ACA. with the Federal Election Commission. Given He has not held one since then. He has no idea Zeldin’s benefactors, it’s no wonder he opposes what his constituents want or need!

Town halls are meant to be open to all true prescription price reforms.

Zeldin takes credit for funding medical constituents who want to attend. There should be research at Stony Brook. His most recent February no prescreening of questions or questioners (to

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I have held five open town halls since last September, and I will hold five more before the end of June. I take questions from Democrats, Republicans — whoever attends and wants to ask a question. As a matter of fact, I take each and every question asked of me and I give truthful, fact-based answers. There is no prescreening and no spin at my town halls.

People on Long Island deserve a representative who will listen to them when they speak out about health care. I want to see universal health care for everyone — and I believe we can do it with the ACA supercharged with a public option. We need to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices to achieve true pricing reforms. This November, we have a chance to give NY-1 a representative who will fight for us in Washington and tell us the truth here at home.

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School News

Obituaries

Minnesauke Elementary School

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Minnesauke Elementary School students worked to bridge the distance between East Setauket and Australia this winter as they conducted several community service projects to aid the country deeply affected by the harsh wildfires.

Third-graders worked to help the Australian animals by participating in a charity read-a-thon.

Receiving pledges from family and friends, the students cuddled up with their pets or stuffed animals pretending they were an Australian animal and read to raise money. Collectively, the grade level raised $1,662.45 as part of the project.

In a project dubbed Operation Hope for Australia, fifth-graders in Kate Hunter’s class

completed extra chores around their house to raise funds for a startup action plan.

The students used the collected funds to purchase supplies to make friendship bracelets in red, white and blue — the national colors of both the United States and Australia. Each bracelet included a 3-D printed charm, designed and printed using the Tinkercad software in the school’s STEM lab with the help of teacher Sean Dowling. Hunter’s class marketed the bracelets in the cafeteria and sold them to friends and teachers. The class collected more than $1,159 for the Australian Red Cross, which they sent overseas along with several of the completed bracelets to show their support.

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Alan R. Cerny, of North Palm Beach, Florida, and formerly of Port Jefferson Station, died Feb. 6.

He was a proud 50-year member of the Terryville Fire Department and was an exchief and excommissioner.

He was the beloved husband of Jane; the devoted father of Alan (Lisa), Peggy Gironda (Mike), David (Kathy), Leah Abela (Joe) and John (Connie); the cherished grandfather of nine and great-grandfather of one; the loving brother of Linda Commander, Sharon Ogden and Robin Sico (Louie).

A memorial Mass was celebrated Feb. 22 at St. Gerard Majella R.C. Church in Port Jefferson Station. Interment of cremated remains followed in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram.

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Panagiotis “Pete” Koridis, of St. James, died Jan. 24. He was 93.

He was the beloved husband of the late Anna Dorothy.

In addition, he was the cherished father of Chris (Thomas) Cantone-Stadier and Nicholas (Catherine) Koridis; the loving grandfather of Nichole Cantone, Melissa Simpson, Carissa Siry, Melina Pascual, Nicholas A. Koridis, Gregory John Koridis; great-grandfather of Calvin, Kaia, Kevin, Kayla, Elena, Madison, Roce Astor; dear brother of Irene, Helen, Maritsa, Eleftheria and the late Monia; and he is also survived by many other family members and friends.

Religious services were held at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption in Port Jefferson. Interment followed at Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Mount Sinai.

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

An online guest book is available at www. branchfh.com.

Constance Marie Reimer, a longtime community resident, died Jan. 15. She was 87.

She was born Jan. 21, 1932, in

Queens, and was the daughter of Dorothy and John Elderd.

“Connie” was a retired payroll manager for NY Te l e p h o n e . S h e was also a member of a senior club, enjoyed painting, drawing, knitting, playing Bingo and spending time with her family.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Karen; son, Donald; grandchildren, Michelle and Erik; greatgrandchildren, Christopher and Hailey; brother, George; along with many other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald.

Services were held at Bryant Funeral Home Jan. 24, and interment followed at the Calverton National Cemetery.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket.

Visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.

Contributions made to the North Shore Animal League, Good Shepherd Hospice or Save-A-Pet in her memory would be appreciated.

Eugenie Corolla

E u g e n i e Corolla, of Port Jefferson Station, died Jan. 11. She was 80.

She was born July 24, 1939, in Brooklyn and was the daughter of Nancy and Gerard Pacella.

“Genie” was a retired high school monitor.

People called her a great cook, particularly her chicken cutlets and brownies. She also enjoyed gardening, spending time with the grandkids and enjoyed family gatherings.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Charles; daughter, Nanette; sons, Robert and Andrew; six grandchildren; along with many other family and friends.

Services were held at the Port Jefferson Infant Jesus R.C. Church, Jan. 18, while interment followed at the Pinelawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Farmingdale.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket.

Visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.

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County

Suffolk Nonprofits Attempt to Galvanize LI Populace for Census other counties have been encouraged to create their own committees. County Executive Steve Bellone (D) was named to the New York State It’s a once-in-a-decade request, and this year’s Complete Count Committee by Gov. Andrew census could determine just how much local Cuomo (D).

“Suffolk County is not only the largest subschools, governments and nonprofits get in aid from the federal government. Not to mention, this urban county in the state of New York, but we year’s count could determine if New York could have the fourth largest and hardest-to-count popbe sending one or two less U.S. representatives to ulations in New York state,” Bellone said during a 2019 meeting with the Suffolk Complete Count Washington out of its current total of 27.

It has enough officials worried that New York Committee. Approximately 40 percent of county State is funneling money around to different residents live in hard-to-count areas, he said.

County officials have hosted census job fairs counties to get people to fill in the survey. Suffolk County is expected to receive $1.019 million this year and last, with positions paying $17 to toward its efforts. Officials have called for $23 an hour.

Governments at both county and town level additional funds toward the census in this year’s budget, though most don’t expect the money to have started putting notices of the census in ofmaterialize before the census starts rolling in ficial emails and releases. Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson mid-March. New York State Station) had been drafted to has made $20 million available partner with the complete of a total of $60 million to go count committee. She said the toward engagement efforts in town is working on a project local municipalities. $15 million with the tax receiver’s office is going to the state’s 62 counties. to send out a reminder in the This year, galvanizing the midyear tax receipts that goes populace to take the census has out to every household in become a phenomenon, with They have also players at the state, county and — Martha Maffei Brookhaven. started to include information local level putting a heavy emabout the census in town prophasis on this year’s survey.

On the line, advocates say, is a correct polit- grams hosted this year and had representatives ical representation on a federal level as well from the census table at town events.

“Undercounting of communities can have a as $675 billion annually in federal funds for prioritizing road work, school aid, grants and domino or ripple effect on community projects and issues for years to come,” the councilwoman Medicaid funding.

Due to the 2010 census, New York lost two said in an email. “A complete and accurate count congressional seats, and some have said this of your community can result in improved infrayear’s count could lose the state one or two structure and schools, better community health more. Local groups, both small and large, have and programs and much more.”

Steven Collins, who works for the U.S. Departthe task of energizing enough people to gain an ment of Commerce as a partnership specialist for accurate headcount. the census in Suffolk, said the big game changer Like herding cats, that’s much easier this year is the now-four different ways residents are going to be able to respond to the census. Peosaid than done Suffolk County Complete Count Committee ple can now respond over the internet, over the was created in 2019 in part by the nonprofits phone or using the usual mailed in paper survey.

Health & Welfare Council of Long Island and The fourth way is when all other options are exLong Island Community Foundation to generate hausted, and when census operators have tried to reach an individual by several other means, an engagement for those efforts.

Rebecca Sanin, president of HWCLI, said enumerator will knock on one’s door.

Though not all see the incentivized online they have around 300 groups, including nonprofits, religious organizations, business organi- component as a good thing. Sanin said there are zations and governments, participating at least to many who have a general distrust of putting insome degree in outreach among 11 subcommit- formation online, due to the many examples of tees. The nonprofit has also established guide- private companies being hacked to get access to books and graphics for everyone from immigrant a user’s personal data. There is also a large digital divide, and many still do not have easy access or leaders to hospitals to senior citizens.

“We’re really trying to build momentum, understanding how to use the online component. where the end is a 10-year funding impact to our Despite the online component, census region,” Sanin said.

The committee has become a hub for join- promotion still requires boots on ing up the disparate groups looking to promote the ground Stony Brook University has been active in the census. The state has its own CCC, and

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‘It’s the principle that we count, and we should be counted.’

People will start to see this year’s census mailed out in mid-March, and the census process continues for the next several months. Stock photo

trying to get students signed up for the count but have also started concerted efforts to encourage indigenous groups, especially those living on Long Island’s South Fork, to sign on for the census.

Despite how seriously census takers have been in requesting surveys, that still has not stopped multiple areas coming back with low response rates, some barely above 50 percent.

In Suffolk County presentations to the complete count committee, some communities are shown as much harder to count than others.

While much of the North Shore shows a response rate of 70 percent or better, a large area in Huntington and Huntington Station, with sizable minority populations, have a response rate of 60 percent, at worst.

At www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us, researchers have used previous census data to track which areas showed lower census participation.

In Brookhaven, one area with low turnout happens to be around the hamlets of Ridge and Upton and in Selden and Centereach, especially in the area along Route 112 that has a previous response rate of only 60 to 65 percent.

There are portions of Long Island with much worse representation. There are certain parts of West Babylon with a response rate as low as 0 to 60 percent.

SEPA Mujer, a nonprofit immigrants rights advocacy group, has chapters in several of the areas that show low response rates, including Riverhead, Huntington Station and Patchogue.

Martha Maffei, the executive director of the nonprofit, said they have formed coalitions at two of their three chapters specifically to energize the community for the census. Many of their organizers and members have advocated for local

immigrants to take the census which comes with the task of convincing the immigrant community the information will not be used against them by immigration enforcement.

“It’s the principle that we count, and we should be counted,” Maffei said.

Usually, she said, organizers take the tack of arguing that filling out the census will mean more funding for their school districts and how it will offer them better political representation.

The complete count committee has organized 13 total groups on the immigration subcommittee who have all pledged to move through these communities. The issue, she said, is money, compounded with the amount of ground these volunteers have to cover, with only the some $1 million to be spread amongst all of Suffolk.

Still, she’s optimistic these hard-to-count areas will be more active than 2010.

The census is meant to track everyone, including those undocumented immigrants, in order to get a full understanding of total population, but in 2019 the potential for a citizenship question to appear on the census created a tornado of partisan bickering, with opponents saying such a citizenship question would specifically target Latino groups and incentivize them to not respond to the census, thereby limiting the political capital such groups could wield. Officials said the pro-citizenship question was needed to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965, designed to help blacks overcome legal barriers to voting during the Jim Crow era.

In November of last year, The New York Times reported on disclosures from the White House hinting that Republican strategists had political reasons for encouraging a citizenship question, that it would increase Republican influence and political power once totals for the census were drawn by undercounting residents in largely Democratic areas.

Judges ruled under Title 13, which states the government can only use data from the census for statistical purposes. Collins reiterated there will be no citizenship question on this year’s census, and all information is kept extremely confidential and secure.

Yet the idea still lingers in the minds of some residents, and it is something census advocates said they have had to work around.

Sanin and Maffei said the citizenship question has undoubtedly had a cooling effect toward the census, though to what extent is hard to gauge.

“We feel we are going from one attack to another,” Maffei said. “There is a lot of trauma in this community.”

The general distrust in government and in government systems is high, and trying to encourage people “living in the shadows,” as Sanin put it, is where much of the past year’s efforts have gone.

“Fear nurtures an undercount, and an undercount nurtures our continued inequity,” she said.

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Wood has her sights set for her next competition at the New York State Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island.

“The next step is to show up to states and be

a competitor next Saturday,” Wood said. “I’ll try to get in some higher reps in the beginning of the week but then we’ll tone it down so I’m well rested for the day”.

Teammate Allison D’Angio, a senior, clocked at 9 minutes, 44 seconds in the 55-meter hurdle event, and sophomore Arianna Gilbride placed fourth in the 300 dash in the Frosh/Soph event with 43.70.

Pictured clockwise from above, Ward Melville’s D’Angio, right, clocks a 9:44 in the 55 hurdle event; Wood places third in the weight throw event with a toss of 43’3”; Wood’s firstplace performance in shot put throwing 42’ 3”; and Gilbride competes in the 300 Frosh/Soph event with a fourth-place finish.

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Letters to the Editor Editorial The Trash Imperative Moratoriums Protect the Planning Process It’s now become obvious that Long Island has a garbage problem. It’s an issue that’s not going away.

The Town of Brookhaven is set to close its landfill in 2024, and after many municipalities altered their recycling programs when China’s decision to ban the import of most plastics and other materials used by its recycling processors in 2018, our communities can’t avoid the problem anymore.

The Brookhaven landfill alone handles about 350,000 tons of ash annually from energy-from-waste facilities, in addition to handling 720,000 tons of solid waste.

A representative from a local carting company at a recent Long Island Regional Planning Council meeting said that one person can produce 4 1/2 pounds of garbage a day and that 2,000 trucks daily transport waste off the Island.

While waste is transported off Long Island to upstate New York, opting for more trucking leads to more traffic and exhaust fumes exacerbating already poor air quality, plus damage to the roads. Transporting more garbage by rail can be a better option.

In our easily disposal world, overflowing garbage pails wind up going to landfills that are near capacity. It’s important for residents not only to ask their legislators to think outside of the box to come up with a solution but also to look inside their homes and be mindful when discarding rubbish. We’re not talking about anything radical, like fitting all of your trash from a year in a jar, but many products are thrown out when they can be fixed. While it may not make a huge dent in the number of stuff thrown out yearly, repair cafés, like the one recently hosted at Comsewogue Public Library, are an option instead of just buying something new. If one of these events can’t be found in an area, YouTube is filled with videos on how to repair various items. A simple Google search really can do wonders.

New York State’s ban on plastic bags is a good step, but there needs to be a new way of looking at buying items, possible forgoing one-use items like plastic water bottles for refillable, reusable on-the-go drinkware and being vigilant about separating garbage. Requesting towns to revert to better recycling programs, where glass is part of the process, is also a must.

Long Island is just that, an island, and the problem is that we have no real way to take our garbage and simply take it somewhere else. Shipping our trash off the Island will only mean more traffic and broken roads. Indeed, we on Long Island have to look at other places that are more like us in geography for solutions.

In Japan, residents and visitors to the country are expected to separate their waste into combustible, incombustible, oversized garbage and then glass bottles and cans. The precise separation of waste leads to more post-consumer use recycled items, and the country is an example of how it can be done. In nearby South Korea, which has only half a peninsula for itself, has little room for additional dumps or landfills. In restaurants or even food courts, people are expected to use metal utensils and cups which are cleaned and reused.

State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) recently introduced legislation to amend the state Environmental Conservation Law to establish a New York State goal where no less than 85 percent of solid waste to be reduced, reused, recycled or composted by 2030. That is an ambitious goal, but even looking to reach those heights could do us a wealth of good. Municipalities, waste management services and our local residents should get on board.

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In a recent TBR News Media article [“Elected Officials, Residents Eye Route 25A Potential Developments,” The Village Times Herald, Feb. 27] it was reported that the civic group We are Smithtown has requested a building moratorium to closely examine the impacts of the recent wave of redevelopment across the Town of Smithtown while the master plan is still being drafted.

A Smithtown spokesperson dismissed the request for a moratorium out of hand as “reckless,” asserting the town’s fiscal stability was at risk without the anticipated taxes from theses properties and that taxes were needed to avoid “catastrophic” impacts on the residents and small businesses.

Needless to say, that argument makes no sense. The town’s fiscal stability evidently was better under Supervisor Pat Vecchio [R], who kept taxes, debt and expenses low without the need to overdevelop. This

is in contrast to the present Town Board, which aggressively pursues maximum development unrestricted by any plan and recklessly spends taxpayer dollars by giving large raises to themselves.

The bigger issue, however, is that the spokesperson is just plain wrong.

Moratoriums have been used extensively in Suffolk County as part of the planning process. Patchogue and Southampton have recently had building moratoriums in place, as have Brookhaven and Sag Harbor.

Not only are building moratoriums not “reckless,” they are responsible planning tools to take the pressure off planners as area master plans are being developed. The absence of a moratorium while a master plan is in development is much more “catastrophic” and will open the floodgate to inappropriate development before community consensus on a plan.

These megadevelopments that are now

barreling toward approval throughout the town are the same zombie projects that have been lurking for decades, half-dead but halted under Vecchio and now very much alive under present leadership: the Watermill Hotel, prior iterations of the socalled Preserve at Smithtown in Nesconset and, of course, Gyrodyne, to name a few.

We managed to get this far without these projects, with money in the bank, little to no debt and the highest bond rating anywhere in Suffolk at the end of Vecchio’s long tenure.

The outcry against moratoriums and corridor studies usually comes from developers who do not want to be constrained by town planning. That’s what makes the recent criticism by the town spokesperson on the request for a moratorium so telling.

Whose side is the town on?

James Bouklas President of We Are Smithtown, formerly We Are Nesconset

Long Island Must Oppose Planned LIRR Fare Hike We are writing to express our concern with the recently ratified NYC MTA Outer Borough Discount plan. As elected representatives of residents who reside on the eastern end of Long Island, we cannot support a plan that discounts fares for those closer to New York City, while increasing fares for many of our constituents here in Suffolk County who commute daily, as well as those who travel by rail to New York City for pleasure. Both support the economy of the New York City while living on Long Island.

As the entity responsible for mass transportation in New York State and as the largest regional transportation system

in the country, the MTA is aware that transportation pricing and other major MTA decisions have a large-scale regional effect.

Tasked with providing public transportation for all of New York State, the MTA must ensure that major decisions, including those about pricing, are fair and equitable.

Transportation is one of the top expenses for Long Islanders, right after housing costs. While we understand that this plan may benefit certain individuals, it cannot be to the inequitable financial burden of Long Islanders. This is a nonpartisan issue facing all Long Island LIRR commuters who have been saddled with this 4 percent fare increase. Therefore, our state senators,

assembly members, county legislators, town and local elected officials must stand together to demand that the MTA abandon their plan for a systemwide 4 percent fare increase and find a more equitable method of discounting pricing for transport to New York City that does not place an undue economic burden on Long Island. We strongly push the MTA to reconsider this plan today.

Valerie Cartright Brookhaven Councilwoman (D) Kara Hahn Suffolk County Legislator (D) Margot Garant Village of Port Jefferson Mayor

Three Village Community Trust Invites Residents The Three Village Community Trust invites the community to its 2020 annual meeting at the Setauket Neighborhood House Wednesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m.

Learn about this year’s progress on restoring our properties — the Hawkins Homestead, the Tyler House, the SmithdeZafra House — along with a review of trust events during the year.

We’ll also share some exciting plans we have for 2020, including ideas for new volunteering opportunities. And we’ll present awards recognizing those who have made special contributions to the Three

Village community.

The highlight of the evening will be a short talk by naturalist and educator John Turner, conservation chair of the Four Harbors Audubon Society and the Town of Brookhaven Open Space Program coordinator, overseeing the Town’s $150 million open space and farmland acquisition program. John has been involved for decades with groups working on environmental conservation and open space issues. He was a co-founder of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society and one of the driving forces behind the creation of

the Long Island Pine Barrens Protection Act, which protected more than 100,000 acres of rare and ecologically valuable Atlantic coastal pine barrens habitat in eastern Long Island. As a spokesman for the Preserve Plum Island Coalition, Turner has been active in trying to prevent this environmentally sensitive island from being sold and developed.

Please join us for an interesting evening.

Wine, cheese and desserts will be served.

We hope to see you.

Three Village Community Trust East Setauket

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Anyway, the reaction from my son was almost as enjoyable as the present itself. When he saw me wearing them, he said, “How did you get those?” as if the question were an accusation. “My friends all have them.”

My daughter did a test run with me, chatting with me on FaceTime while she stared at my ears instead of at my uneven sideburns or the hairy bridge connecting my eyebrows. It’s increasingly rare these days for anything I do, say or wear to be considered “up to date,” so this wonderful gift hit the mark.

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over the water fountain.

The best part, though, is that they allow me to talk with someone while I’m walking my dog and picking up his droppings. I don’t have to worry about the wire coming lose when he suddenly pulls hard on the leash to chase a rabbit or to run away from the sudden noise a desiccated leaf makes when it blows in the wind behind us. Yes, despite his 90-pound body, he finds the unexpected noise from leaves threatening.

While I insisted to my wife that she didn’t need to buy anything for me, she purchased several items of clothing, like shorts and shirts that fit, look good and are incredibly comfortable. She also got this terrific jacket that repels the white dog hair that has rendered the rest of my outerwear ridiculous when interacting with members of the general public.

This birthday we ventured to the Big Easy, where the ubiquitous music still resonates.

We took a paddleboat ride and heard about

the Mississippi River and the site of the Battle of New Orleans. The oak trees lining the bank are about 250 to 300 years old, which means that the same trees stood in the same spot during the battle.

My teenage son, who isn’t always the picture of patience with his demanding dad, played with me and allowed me to hug him in public during the weekend. That was better than any gift he could have purchased. My daughter, meanwhile, celebrated vicariously from college. A few of her friends wandered into the screen and wished me the best.

Finally, I connected by phone with college roommates, nephews, brothers and my mom, who was a critical part of that day so many years ago. Birthdays have, at times, made me feel older and displaced. This one, with the meaningful conversations, the laughter with my wife and children and the chats with friends and relatives, as well as the “cool” gifts, made me feel so young.

Early Voting Equality for All Women and Men, Regardless of Race

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n this year of celebrating a century since women were granted the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment, I will tell you a true tale from the dustbin of history.

Women voted for three decades after the American Revolution. They voted from 17761807 alongside men in, of all places, New Jersey. How do I know? Jennifer Between Schuessler tells you and me me so in the Feb. 24 edition of The

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF New York Times.

The women

were only stopped from voting after “rampant fraud and corruption.” For example it seems that some men put on dresses to vote multiple times. New Jersey passed a law then, limiting voting in 1807 to white men.

Was it an early expression of gender equality or a legal loophole that enabled women — and African Americans — to vote at the dawn of our country? Or was that a myth?

The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia located new-found poll lists that show women voted in “significant numbers” before they were denied. In August of this year the museum will open an exhibit called ironically, “When Women Lost the Vote,” featuring those documents. This is a great triumph for the museum and the tale.

While other states limited the vote to “freemen” or male inhabitants, New Jersey gave the right to vote to all “inhabitants” as

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long as “they” could show they had property worth 50 pounds. That ruled out most married women, whose property or income went to their husbands when they married.

However, the law enfranchised many women, regardless of race, in New Jersey — or so the early story went. But where was the proof?

Then, an 1801 poll list from Montgomery Township, found in the New Jersey State Archives in Trenton, was the first real modern-day evidence of numerous women voters. The state archives had acquired the lists in 2016 “from the descendants of a long-ago county clerk.”

Now there are 18 poll lists from four New Jersey townships from 1797-1807 that have been found. Nine of them include 163 unique women’s names. The women had cast about 7.7 percent of total votes. On some lists, it was as much as 14 percent.

An interesting corollary is that the

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women’s names almost always appear in bunches, suggesting that women came to the polls in groups. Maybe that had something to do with the polls often being located in taverns “awash with drunkenness and guns,” according to The Times.

Philip Mead, chief historian at the Museum of the American Revolution, explained that there was difficulty in determining who met the property requirements, which contributed to the end of gender and race equality in New Jersey.

Still, Mead sees a positive message in this research for the museum’s exhibit: “In early New Jersey, we have women voting and African Americans voting. This is a story both about what we might have been, and about who we’ve become.”

It is a fitting tale to mark the end of Black History Month and the beginning of Women’s History Month.

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