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Vol. 44, No. 41

December 5, 2019

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Researcher Remembered Setauket Commissioner Election Set for Dec. 10

Stony Brook University mourns the loss of award-winning scientist — A3

Insurance agent and volunteer Williams challenges incumbent Yoos for district seat

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‘Frosty’ arrives at the Engeman for the holidays

Also: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood reviewed, Art Exhibits on the North Shore

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All Souls Provides Time for Meditation All Souls Episcopal Church, 61 Main St., Stony Brook, has added Gregorian chant and music of Taizé to its monthly programs, which will provide a time for quiet meditation to clear the mind and rest the soul, according to church officials.

The chapel will be lit with candles and alive with the mystical sounds of Gregorian chant and Taizé songs, Thursday, Dec. 12, from 8 to 9 p.m.

This is a unique opportunity for reflection and/or silent prayer for people of all faiths — or no faith.

For more information, call 516-607-9111.

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Obituary

Lina Obeid, Renowned Award-Winning SBU Scientist ability to impact all three missions: research, teaching and clinical care.”

Obeid and Hannun, who is the director of the An award-winning scientist, grandmother, Stony Brook Cancer Center, knew each other in aunt, mother and wife, Dr. Lina Obeid, died high school, started dating in medical school and Nov. 29 at the age of 64 after a recurrence of were married for 36 years. The couple recently lung cancer. shared a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 16th Born in New York and raised in Lebanon, International Conference on Bioactive Lipids Obeid was a State University of New York in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases distinguished professor of in October. The award medicine and the dean of represents the first time a research at Renaissance woman received this honor.

School of Medicine at Stony Supriya Jayadev, who Brook University, where she was a graduate student conducted research on cancer in Hannun’s lab at Duke and aging. In 2015, she was University and is the named as one of The Village executive director of Times Herald’s People of the Clallam Mosaic in Port Year along with her husband Angeles, Washington, Dr. Yusuf Hannun. called Obeid a “role model” for women in science. “Not A Celebration of Life only was she a strong leader memorial service for Obeid with the ability to compete will take place Dec. 7 at in a male-dominated Flowerfield in St. James — Marya Hannun field, but she retained her from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. femininity and grace.” and will include remarks Daniel Raben, a professor and a reception. Attendees of biological chemistry at are encouraged to wear Johns Hopkins Medicine, has known Obeid and bright colors.

SBU faculty appreciated Obeid’s scientific, Hannun for more than two decades.

“She had a huge impact on the sphingolipid administrative and mentoring contributions, as field because of the contribution she made,” well as her engaging style.

Michael Bernstein, interim president of Raben said. “It’s a huge loss. She was a giant.”

Dr. Maurizio Del Poeta, a professor in the SBU, said Obeid was “very well liked and respected” and that her loss leaves a “big hole” Department of Microbiology and Immunology at SBU, knew Obeid since 1995. at the university.

“I once asked her if she had any advice for Obeid “oversaw our research programs, specifically the core facilities on which all our my grants to get funded,” he recalled in an laboratory scientists depend, for sample analysis, email. Obeid suggested she didn’t know how for microscopy of cells” among other areas, to get funded, but that his work wouldn’t get Dr. Kenneth Kaushansky, dean of Renaissance funded if he didn’t submit proposals.

She “never took ‘no’ for an answer. She School of Medicine wrote in an email.

He lauded Obeid’s personable approach, would insist and insist and insist again until which he said, “rubbed off on many people,” she [would] persuade you and get a ‘yes,’” creating a “renewed sense of optimism in our he added.

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‘During my childhood, she taught me that nothing was impossible if you are determined and gutsy.’

Del Poeta said Obeid did a “marvelous” job enhancing research facilities, while she was a “caring physician” for veterans at the Northport VA Medical Center.

Obeid and Hannun were co-directors of a National Institutes of Health program in Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, which this year received a grant renewal for another five years.

Obeid’s daughter Marya Hannun recalled her mother as “warm, honest, and funny” without being cynical. Marya said her mother cared about everyone around her and was rooting for them to succeed.

“During my childhood, she taught me that nothing was impossible if you are determined and gutsy,” Marya Hannun wrote in an email.

She suggested her mother was passionate about food, which shaped how they lived and traveled. When the family visited Greece, Obeid swam out for sea urchins, cracked them on rocks and ate them on the beach.

She was a passionate cook who learned from her mother, Rosette, who wrote a Palestinian cookbook.

The Hannun family laughs “about how we plan out holidays around food and spend our meals talking about the next meals,” Marya wrote.

Obeid was part of one of the first class of women admitted into the International College High School. She earned her bachelor of arts at Rutgers University, but was also creative as a child and interested in fashion and design.

“Anyone who [saw] her wouldn’t be surprised,” Marya said.

Obeid is survived by her husband, her parents, Rosette and Sami, her nieces and nephews, her triplet children and her two grandchildren.

Obeid and Hannun’s daughter Reem is married to Dr. Khaled Moussawi and lives in Baltimore. Awni and his wife Kathy Hannun have two children, Evelyn and Yusuf, and live in New York City.

Binks Wattenberg, a professor in the

Lina Obeid spending time with her granddaughter Evelyn.

Photo by Marya Hannun

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University, believes that “people like [Obeid] only come along a few times in one’s lifetime.”

In an email, he recalled how she had a “way of looking into your eyes and persuading you to do an experiment that she thought absolutely had to be done.” He appreciated her enthusiasm, which made Wattenberg feel as if he was doing “absolutely essential work.”

Obeid regularly invited her researchers for meals at her house, where they felt as if they also joined the family, said Dr. Gerard Blobe, a professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine who earned his doctorate in Yusuf Hannun’s lab over 20 years ago.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations in Obeid’s name to the Stony Brook University Cancer Center. Potential donors can access the site at cancer. stonybrookmedicine.edu/giving.

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Town

Cartright, Town Board and County Contest over Transport for the Homeless A local town council member has put forward attempts to offer emergency transportation for the homeless when the county cannot, though not all parties are on the same page if the service is necessary or even wanted.

The Brookhaven Town Board meeting Nov. 19 showcased a rare public heated moment between members of the town council, specifically over a resolution to offer jitney services for the homeless when the county cannot.

Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) has for months been supporting a resolution to allow the town to enter an intermunicipal agreement with Suffolk County for the town to provide jitney services to transport homeless people to a shelter or other facility in an emergency situation. The councilwoman’s move to table the resolution resulted in a heated discussion over the timing and merits of the bill, and after advice from town attorney Annette Eaderesto, the councilwoman withdrew the resolution.

In a letter to the town, Suffolk County Deputy Executive Jon Kaiman said that the county had “no ability” to put forward a memorandum of

understanding regarding using municipal town buses for transporting the homeless.

“There would be a number of issues such as cost of personnel, operations and administration that we would need to explore before we would consider making any recommendations,” said the letter sent to Matt Miner, the town chief of operations.

Kaiman did not respond to requests to his office for additional comment.

The lone Democrat on the Town Board asked why she had not seen the letter until 18 days after the town had originally received it.

“I’m looking at an email that was sent to Matt Miner on Nov. 1. Today is Nov. 19,” Cartright said to Supervisor Ed Romaine (R).

In a previous interview, Cartright described an encounter with one homeless couple several months ago. After the work of convincing them to accept residence in a Suffolk County shelter, the councilwoman waited outside with them for a cab that was ordered by the county. After more than two hours of waiting, the cab had not shown and had been misdirected to Port Jefferson village instead of Port Jeff Station.

She said the event showed there was a missing piece to available transport for the homeless, who

Valerie Cartright argues with other members of the town council over transportation for the homeless. Photo from Town of Brookhaven video

are often very hesitant to accept assistance from the government in the first place. If she wasn’t there, the councilwoman said, she felt the homeless couple would likely never have gotten in the cab to go to a shelter.

“This is basically a backstop measure in case of an emergency,” Cartright said. “Everybody is clear whose responsibility [transportation for the homeless] is.”

In the letter, Kaiman wrote that he was aware of the incident in October but described it as an “infrequent occurrence.”

The county provides tokens for public transportation to the homeless in need of transit to a shelter, and on occasion Suffolk will facilitate pickup with a taxicab.

Cartright has sponsored the resolution since early October, but the bill has been tabled twice, Oct. 3 and 24. Both times Councilman Neil Foley (R-Blue Point) moved to table the resolution and was accepted by the supervisor and all council members, except for Cartright.

Romaine said he and the board initially thought they had the support of the county through Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), however, the letter, he said, disproved that assumption. The supervisor added he had no means to put forward an MOU without the consent of the county.

“I think we should defeat this until the county expresses an interest — it takes two to tango,” Romaine said. “We don’t have the willingness and cooperation from the county of Suffolk.”

He later added that transportation for homeless individuals was under the county’s jurisdiction, and not of the town’s.

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Village

Setauket Fire Commissioner Candidates Talk Finances, Paid Firefighters Paid firefighters

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Setauket Fire District residents will choose between two candidates for a five-year term as fire commissioner, incumbent Kevin Yoos and challenger Billy Williams.

The race began with four candidates, but two petitions from volunteer firefighters Tom Gulbransen and Fred Leute were disqualified by the district. Gulbransen initially planned to continue to run as a write-in candidate but later said he has pulled out of the race entirely.

In the Setauket Fire District, the addition of three paid firefighters in 2018 has weighed heavily on many volunteers’ minds, and both candidates are looking to work to boost morale while recruiting and retaining volunteers.

Meet the candidates

Incumbent Kevin Yoos Fire commissioner Kevin Yoos, 49, has served one partial and one full-term and has been a volunteer firefighter for the Setauket Fire Department for 31 years.

The lifelong Three Village resident and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters in college. He recently retired after 24 years as a lieutenant of Squad Company 270 with the New York City Fire Department, which he joined after a short stint with the New York Police Department.

His firehouse in South Queens responds to some 300 fires a year. He is a risk control consultant for fire department insurance and teaches at the Suffolk County Fire Academy of Yaphank as well as the New York State Academy of Fire Science.

He became involved in the Setauket Fire Department 31 years ago after watching his father, who joined in 1973 and was a former commissioner, respond to emergency calls.

Yoos was 14 when he joined the junior fire company, and in 1988, at the age of 18, he joined as a full member. He has served as lieutenant captain, assistant chief and chief of department twice.

He said with a lot on his plate, he came close to not running again, but when he decided to retire, he had a conversation with his wife who agreed that with him now having more free time on his hands, he should run again.

“It’s in my blood,” he said. “It’s never going to go away.”

Challenger Billy Williams Billy Williams, 52, is a State Farm Agent in Setauket. He and his wife Denise have four children — three in college and one in ninth grade. Williams moved to Stony Brook in 1998.

Watching his grandfather and uncles in the Southold department, he said he always wanted to be just like them. Having grown up in Syosset, he applied to FDNY but it took a

Setauket fire commissioner Kevin Yoos is being challenged for his seat by insurance agent Billy Williams. Photos from candidates

few years before he was accepted, and by that time he was married in Florida with a business and was unable to join. When he moved back to New York, his office was in White Plains for more than 10 years, and when he moved his office to Setauket, closer to home, the first thing he did was sign up to volunteer.

A six-year volunteer with the department, Williams said he wants to get spending under control and manage the assets they have as well as raise morale while working on recruitment and retention. He added that being a fireman has nothing to do with being a fire commissioner, who helps to run the business side of things.

“The chiefs and the department take care of the day-to-day operations of putting out the fires and getting the ambulance,” Williams said. “The commissioners do what’s in the best interest of the taxpayers.”

Finances

Williams said there is a need for leadership to run the business end and bring the departments and the district back together, adding he feels with running a business since 1994 and managing employees and balancing budgets, he would be an asset to the district. In addition to his work in the insurance industry, he is the president of the Three Village Kiwanis Club and on the board of the local chamber of commerce.

He said he also helped to bring back annual events, including the Three Village Electric Holiday Parade which was on hiatus for a year.

“I just think I know what the community needs and what the department needs,” he said.

“So, I’m the guy.”

Williams said the district spent $4.8 million net in 2015 and $8.1 million net in 2019 and there

will be a $300,000 increase in 2020. He said with construction on the Main Street firehouse and the purchase of new fire trucks and brand new radios he doesn’t know how commissioners can say it will not affect residents.

“I don’t know what they’re doing, but you don’t increase your spending by about 70 percent and say that taxes are going to stay the same and that there’s going to be no cost,” Williams said.

Yoos said there was an increase in taxes a few years back after residents approved the bond for the new headquarters building on Main Street. In addition, new portable radios, radio infrastructure, air packs, stretchers for the ambulances, added law-mandated cancer insurance for the volunteers and other items were purchased.

“The equipment replaced was costing a lot to try to maintain and becoming less reliable and unsafe for members to operate,” Yoos said.

He added that the public referendum vote for a municipal lease/purchase agreement for new fire trucks will be supplemented by funds that were put in the reserve account.

“Purchasing these vehicles in bulk in this manner is saving the community approximately $400,000,” he said. “Since the money is already allocated for the reserve account for vehicles the payments for the new engines will come out of this line item. So there will be no increase to taxes for the purchase.”

When it comes to fire services, Yoos said he and other commissioners do a lot of reading and research when it comes to trends and statistics. And at times, revisit decisions.

“As we continue to pay off the bond, we will continually revisit the budget requirements, and it is very likely we will be able to reduce taxes while maintaining the same level of service,” Yoos said.

Last year the Setauket Fire District changed paid fire coordinator positions into paid firefighters, a move that many, including Williams, said has hurt the morale in the departments.

He said while he believes the hybrid that exists right now is a good mix, he doesn’t want to see it become all paid, which he believes the current leadership wants, because he said he feels there’s no need for it with Setauket responding to more EMT calls than fires.

“We’re spending money that we don’t need to spend, in my opinion,” he said.

Yoos said it’s not true that the board wants a paid department.

“If we can handle this 100 percent as volunteers, we’re all in,” Yoos said. “The problem is our volunteers are dwindling, and we need to rebuild that somehow.”

Yoos said he hopes to make a better environment for the volunteers but going forward with the few paid firefighters was something they had to do at the time. The number of volunteers has dwindled while the amount of alarms continue to increase, he said. When he started in 1988, there were 180 members with a waiting list for those who wanted to be volunteers, and most members were firefighters with only a few members as EMTs. Today there are 59 interior firefighters, out of 109 active members, that can go inside a structure and put a fire out, whereas others can only assist outside.

“I love the volunteer fire service,” Yoos said. “We want to promote it more. We want more volunteers, but everybody is busy.”

He said the addition of paid firefighters was around $20 to $30 a year per household.

Williams said the district needs to put in some work to boost morale.

“Once they know that we’re not fast forwarding to becoming a fully paid department is one way,” he said, adding that more recruitment and retention efforts would help.

The election for one fire commissioner for a five-year term in the Setauket Fire District will take place Tuesday, Dec. 10, between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. Residents can vote at the 394 Nicolls Road firehouse.

Stony Brook Fire District residents will also have an opportunity to vote for fire commissioner Tuesday, Dec. 10.

Voting times are 2 to 9 p.m.

Current commissioner, Ernest Behnke, will be running unopposed.

For more information on Behnke and the Stony Brook Fire District election, visit tbrnewsmedia.com for the Nov. 28 Village Times Herald article.

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County

Once a facility that manufacturerd helicopter blades, Gyrodyne Flowerfield is planning a nine-lot subdivision that critics say potentially threatens the quality of life along the Stony Brook and St. James corridor. Image from the Town of Smithtown

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Developers of the Gyrodyne complex in St. James are moving forward with plans to subdivide and potentially develop the 75acre site known as Flowerfield. The Town of Smithtown Planning Board will consider a nine-lot subdivision for the complex at its Dec. 11 meeting.

“The Town Environmental has found the Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be complete and is preparing a resolution for the Planning Board to accept the DEIS as complete at their next meeting on Dec. 11,” said Peter Hans, director of the town planning department.

The 2,900 page statement is not yet publicly available. Once the Planning Board accepts the report as complete, likely at the Dec. 11 meeting, the document will be posted online and the public comment period will begin.

Subdivision plans obtained from the Town indicate that the proposed development is extensive. The 75-acre complex currently includes a catering hall, existing light industrial buildings and open space. The proposal subdivides the lot into nine parcels that include one for the existing catering hall, one for the industrial building and a third for open space.

Six of the nine proposed sublots would be for new development. Development plans include a 150-room hotel with a restaurant and conference hall, two large-scale medical office parks, one at 75,000 square feet and another at 55,000 square feet, plus two separate 110unit assisted living centers and a 7-acre sewer treatment facility.

If approved, the project will become one of the largest commercial transformations in an otherwise residential and agricultural setting along Route 25A in the St. James hamlet.

New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) said the project, if approved, is a real threat to the quality of life in this area of the North Shore, with traffic being the more immediate concern and water quality threatened over time.

“This project is a real threat to the water chemistry of Stony Brook Harbor,” he said.

He estimates that the treated sewage from the site would upwell into the harbor within two to five years. Aside from the environmental and water quality concerns, Englebright said that the project is a classic case of proposed overdevelopment.

“The whole thing is a complete traffic nightmare,” he said. “Roadways are oversubscribed. Route 25A is already crowded and by extension, we find that Stony Brook Road just can’t handle any more traffic.”

The area, the assemblyman said, is not really a heavy development zone.

The property is zoned light industrial, or LI. It does not

require a zone change, town officials said, since the identified uses are conceptual at this time. If the developers decide to move forward with a hotel or assisted living facility, those uses would require Special Exception approvals from the Town Board and site plan approval. Office buildings would require only site plan approval.

Englebright encourages people to express their concerns and appeal to the decisionmakers in Smithtown.

The subdivision process began when the Smithtown Planning Board adopted May 9, 2018, a State Environmental Quality Review Act Positive Declaration. The declaration, which is simply a determination that the project has the potential to result in a significant environmental impact, establishes that an Environmental Impact Statement would be required. The applicant has now completed a Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The Planning Board is expected to accept the report

as complete at its next meeting. The Town will then file with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation a Notice of Completion of a DEIS. The filing of the Notice of Completion opens the public comment period, which has to run at least 30 days. The Town anticipates that the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the Gyrodyne DEIS in January.

Following the close of the public comment period, a final DEIS will have to be prepared that responds to the comments received, and then the Planning Board would have to adopt a findings statement. The Planning Board will not be able to act on the pending subdivision until the FEIS and Findings Statement have been adopted. The process, though, is months away.

Representatives from Gyrodyne did not respond to telephone messages before going to print.

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County

Stores React to Small Business Saturday Some Shops Report Better Sales, Others See a Dip

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM While Thanksgiving weekend is synonymous with stuffing one’s mouth with turkey and leftovers, it has been transformed into the time when people take advantage of some of the best sales right before the thick of the holiday season.

But beyond big box stores and online, local small businesses still shuffle for room and attention amongst giants like Amazon.

From 2010-18, spending on Small Business Saturday had reached a reported estimate of $103 billion, according to data from American Express.

It was estimated that in 2018 more than 104 million people shopped and dined on Small Business Saturday generating a record $17.8 billion in reported spending — up from $12.9 million in 2017.

This past Saturday, U.S. consumers spent $19.6 billion at small businesses, according to survey data from American Express and the National Federation of Independent Business.

For small businesses, everything can be a factor for foot traffic, whether it’s the economy, the weather, even construction just down the road.

Here’s what a few business owners across the North Shore had to say on how they did on the busy shopping weekend.

A sign in front of The Gift Corner on North Country Road at Mount Sinai invites those passing by to shop.

File photo by Kyle Barr

customers [from the village] but we also had a lot of locals and repeat customers come in.

Sales were up a little bit from last year — we always try to offer great deals.

“Being in business for 40 years, I think the nice weather on Saturday really helped and I think it helped other businesses in the area as well.

“I think it's good to show that there can be a happy medium of online and small business shopping.”

in foot traffic. There is definitely a different vibe in this location. I was very happy with the turnout and sales, we had returning and new customers coming throughout the day.”

Red Shirt Comics, 322 Main St., Port Jefferson — owner Josh Darbee: The East End Shirt Co., 3 Mill Creek Road, Port Jefferson — owner Mary Joy Pipe: Pipe has been at the head of the famed custom screen-printed design shop for years, and was recently named president of the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce.

“We had a very good day and we were pleased with how many people came out. It was nice to see how customers were expressing their support for local businesses.

“My business gets a lot of transient

Niche Boutique, 430-11 N. Country Road, St. James — owner Christine Mazelis: Niche Boutique, which was once located on Lake Avenue, moved over onto North Country Road earlier this year, opening in time for the Black Friday weekend.

“The store was offering 10-30 percent off a minimum purchase of $50.

“We had a really nice day, with the new location we have definitely noticed the increase

Red Shirt Comics, which opened in 2017, has been a mainstay for the comics community in the local area. Last year, Darbee said he saw a steady stream of customers walk through his doors Small Business Saturday.

“We had Black Friday sales throughout the weekend. ... Saturday went pretty poorly we didn’t see the foot traffic and sales as in years past.

“The weather might have had something to do with it, people are not going to go out as much when it’s cold.

“We saw an initial crowd of holiday customers earlier in November. The people that did stop by [Saturday] bought a lot of books,

periodicals and comic books.”

The Gift Corner, 157 N. Country Road, Mount Sinai — owner Marion Bernholz: The Gift Corner owner Bernholz has over the last several years gone to lengths to promote her store on the Black Friday weekend. Over the past few years she reported good sales on Small Business Saturday.

“We had a wonderful day. It was one of our best Small Business Saturday [events], sales were way up. “We had so many regulars and new customers come in throughout the day.

“We have a good following [of customers] and many of them told us that they came out just to support us on Saturday.

“People are decorating their houses for the holidays, so many were buying Christmas signs, ornaments and other festive items. We have a lot of different areas in the store so a lot of customers we are trying to find some nice gifts for their families or their dogs.

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CARTRIGHT

Continued from A6 “It’s like asking the county to pave our roads, they don’t do that,” he said. “That’s why we have different levels of government.”

Hahn released a statement on the ongoing discussion.

“We are in the process of discussing the possibility of a multijurisdictional solution with cooperation between the town and county to address a specific community concern identified

by Councilwoman Cartright,” the legislator said.

“It is premature to identify details before we have an agreement between the two municipalities.”

Eaderesto said, upon speaking to county attorney Dennis Brown, that the request should have come from the Department of Social Services rather than just from Hahn, who cannot speak for the entirety of the county Legislature.

Councilman Dan Panico (R-Manorville)

asked for their intentions not to be misinterpreted.

“This has never been put together properly on the county’s side,” he said. “The deputy county executive said he has no interest. … If we can fill that need and truly fill that need, not just saying we do on paper, because it really isn’t the purview of the town government, it’s squarely the county’s purview.”

Cartright said after the meeting she is hoping the town and county attorneys can sort out differences between the two municipalities, adding she feels such a resolution is necessary, and it conforms to previous resolutions that offered town services in emergency situations with New York State Department of Transportation.

The councilwoman and other members of the Quality of Life Task Force will meet with the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association Dec. 17 at the Comsewogue Public Library, where they will discuss homelessness and other area issues.

Town

Brookhaven Shelter Waives Adoption Fees

The Brookhaven Town Animal Shelter announced its Home for the Holidays promotion with free adoptions throughout December.

Each adoption includes free neuter or spay, vaccinations, microchip, license, heartworm test, flea and other tests. Normal adoption fees are $137 for a dog and $140 for a cat.

The shelter is located at 300 Horseblock Road in Brookhaven and is open Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. through 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.BrookhavenNY.gov or call 631-4516950.

The cat named Superman is available at the Brookhaven Animal Shelter. Photo from Brookhaven Town

LEGALS CITATION File No. 2019-3592 SURROGATES COURT, NASSAU COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: The unknown maternal distributees, heirs at law, and next of kin of Michelina Pane, deceased, if any be living; and if any be dead, their respective distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest, all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence, being the persons interested in the estate of Michelina Pane, deceased as distributees or otherwise; Issue of Frank Pane, pre-deceased brother of Michelina Pane; issue of Amalia Pane, pre-deceased paternal aunt of Michelina Pane; and issue of Francisco Pane, Francesco Pane, Antonio Pane, Giuseppe Pane, Francesco Saverio, and Maria Agnes, pre-deceased paternal first cousins of Michelina Pane, if living, and if dead having survived decedent, their executors, administrators, distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, successors and assigns of any such persons, all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence;

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Jeff Port Partners, c/o Buildings Permits Plus, 19 Stillwood Rd., Brookhaven, NY. Location: North side Rt. 347 (Port JeffersonNesconset Hwy.) 1673’+/West of Rutland Ave., E. Setauket. Applicant requests height variance for proposed 19’2” high, 120 sq. ft. wall sign on west elevation (18’ high, 36 sq. ft. permitted); also, height variance for existing 18’6” high, 127 sq. ft. detached sign (12’ high, 32 sq. ft. permitted) located less than the required 22’ from Rt. 347 (3.5’) not built in conformance with permit #03B11293. (0200 27800 0600 004004) 32.

Maria Franco, c/o Tracis Permits 80 Terry Street, Patchogue, NY. Location: West side of Stony Brook Road, 386.98’ South of Hallock Road, Stony Brook. Applicant requests front yard setback variance for existing roof over portico.

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Jacqueline Aurigema, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: East side Robert Crescent 123’ North of Baron Ct., West side Pond Path, Stony Brook. Applicant requests height variances for existing 6’ high fence & existing 4’ high fence on top of 2’ high burm (6’ overall height) located in rear yard on thru lot (Pond Path); also, side yard variance for existing hot tub.

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BY BEVERLY C. TYLER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Normally I would simply encourage readers to shop locally during the holiday season and to visit the historical/cultural gift shops that need our support and provide a variety of gifts they won’t find anywhere else. This year, in addition to supporting these wonderful shops, I would encourage everyone to make a significant contribution to these nonprofit community organizations with a year-end donation. This will help these museums continue to bring to local residents the engaging and dynamic programs that have marked these Three Village museums as important places of discovery and education.

Holiday shopping at the local stores that help give our historic communities a sense of place just makes good sense. The upcoming Christmas and winter holidays are also good times to purchase a few of the wonderful gifts and books about the local area and to pay a relaxing visit to a few local not-for-profit shops that deserve our special support.

Three Village Historical Society History Center and Gift Shop, 93 North Country Road, Setauket The society’s gift shop is expanded to complement the exhibit SPIES! How a Group of Long Island Patriots Helped George Washington Win the Revolution. There you will find gifts, including many books, booklets and pamphlets on local history. A new children’s

book, “Kayleigh & Connor Detectives Inc. and King the Spy Dog,” is written and illustrated

by Dana Lynn Zotter. Two youngsters visiting their grandfather in Stony Brook discover an abandoned gravestone for a dog and learn about the Culper Spy Ring as they search for the black dog they think is a ghost. Another wonderful book for children is “I Survived the American Revolution, 1776” by Lauren Tarshis, illustrated by Scott Dawson and published by Scholastic Inc. This is the best book for youth I’ve ever read on the Battle of Brooklyn. Here we follow a young boy who is caught up in the battle. Both of these books are thoroughly researched, well written and illustrated. The gift shop is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the gift shop and exhibits are open every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. (closed Dec. 22 and 29). For more information, call 631-751-3730 or visit www. threevillagehistoricalsociety.org.

Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket The gallery is located diagonally across the street from the historical society. It is easy to park at one and walk across the street to the other. The entire gallery is a gift shop with many wonderful paintings and gift pieces by local artists for sale. The current exhibit is Deck the Halls. Local artists and artisans have created beautiful paintings, drawings, handmade jewelry, pottery, glass, decorations and much more. Gallery North also is showcasing a diverse range of

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The current exhibit, The White House Calendar, features artists who were part of the 2000 commemorative calendar celebrating the 200th anniversary of The White House.

Joe Reboli represented New York and works by 10 artists from the original 13 colonies are on display. There are also wonderful paintings by various local artists as well as a Design Shop featuring many unique gifts made by fine craftspeople. Stop in and see all the Reboli Center has to offer. The Reboli Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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The gift shop in the Visitors Center includes books and prints on the Long Island Museum’s exhibits and permanent collections. There are also jewelry, pottery and hand-blown glass items made by local artists as well as hand-turned wood items by local artist Harry Wicks. The Visitors Center also has children’s Revolutionary War-era gift items. The LIMarts exhibit Anything Goes opens in the Visitors Center on Friday, Dec. 6, and runs through Jan. 5. The exhibit features paintings, photography and sculpture by local artists and much of the art is for sale. The Visitors Center and gift shop are open Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.longislandmuseum.org.

There are lots of unusual gifts at these four museums and gift shops. If you are looking for a gift for someone, you will almost certainly find something to suit every taste. There are many other wonderful local shops in the Stony Brook Village Shopping Center, Setauket, East Setauket and the Village of Port Jefferson. Finding a special or unusual gift in these shops supports our local businesses and brings us closer together as a community. And you never know whom you will run into by shopping locally.

Beverly C. Tyler is the Three Village Historical Society historian and author of books available from the society at 93 North Country Road, Setauket. For more information, call 631-751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

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From left, Jessica Chen, Isabel Xu, Riley Gavin, Kaitlyn Ehlers and Hannah Lin from Ward Melville’s girls swimming team competed in state championships in November. Photo from Riley Gavin

Ward Melville Girls Swimming Team Caps Off Its Season with More Silverware

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Ward Melville girls swimming team has a storied history in Long Island high school sports, at one point winning 23 straight years county championships. The 2019-20 team capped off another successful season by securing another league and county crown for the school.

Chris Gordon, head coach of the swimming team for 26 years, couldn’t have been prouder of how the team did this season.

“The team has done a great job this season, the mix of the team was really good … we had some young swimmers and some with a lot of experience,” he said.

The head coach said he was unsure how the season would play out as they lost some important swimmers to graduation. He pointed to their league victory against Northport as a turning point in their season.

“They are always stepping up at the biggest meets, all the credit goes to them,” Gordon said.

He also credited the Three Village Swim Club for helping in the development of the swimmers as many of them go there for additional practice outside of school.

After winning the county championship Nov. 9, Ward Melville went on to compete in states. Riley Gavin, Hannah Lin, Jessica Chen and Kaitlyn Ehlers competed in the 200 medley as well as the 400 free relay along with Isabel Xu. Gavin also qualified and competed in the 200 individual medley and the 100 back. She went on to finish in the top 10 in all her events.

Gavin, senior captain, who will continue her swimming career at the U.S. Naval Academy said the nine-member team finished the season on a strong note.

“There were a lot of unknowns going into this season,” she said. “I think this was arguably one of the best seasons we’ve had in the four years I’ve been on the team.”

Gavin said they kept improving throughout the season and in turn grew closer with each other. She thinks the team has potential to be even better next season.

“It is bittersweet,” Gavin said. “I remember when I was a freshman it was always tough to say goodbye to the seniors back then. Two freshmen [Lin and Xu] came to states with us, I thought it was a good experience for them ...

I think they have the potential to win counties again and compete for states.”

not only possesses the know-how to run a business but also has the personality to interact with patients.

Horney wished Marsh, who is a St. James resident, well with her retirement and knows she will keep busy.

“She’s going to have a fulfilling retirement for sure, because that’s the nature of the person she is,” he said. “She’s a giver. Wherever she moves to, she’ll get involved in the community.”

In a letter to patients, Marsh said the relationships she developed during her time with the office changed her immensely.

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On Dec. 12, after more than 25 years with Koeppel Dental Group, office manager Marie Marsh is retiring. Dr. Ira Koeppel, the director of the dental group, said she gave her notice a few years ago but stayed on to train her replacement, Alexandrea Kizenberger.

Koeppel said he remembers meeting Marsh when he asked a former office manager to have someone look at financial information. He was so impressed with how Marsh interpreted the information and did everything with such care, that he knew he had to hire her.

“I told my office manager back then ‘I don’t care what it takes, hire her,’” he said.

Marsh started as a receptionist at the office and later became office manager.

Koeppel described Marsh as a caring person with an unconditional love for everyone.

“Marie cares how she helps people, whether it’s fellow employees or patients,” the dentist said. “She walks on this planet helping others.”

Koeppel said Marsh has been integral in helping the office raise more than $160,000 over the years for nonprofits such as Little Flower Orphanage, the Fortunato Breast Health Center, Carol M. Baldwin Breast Center, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Long Island Veterans Home at Stony Brook University and the Ronald McDonald House.

“I’m so grateful and thankful to have met her and her family, and for letting us be a part of her life,” Koeppel said.

Patient Michael Horney, who is also a chiropractor, said when he heard about Marsh’s retirement, he felt bad for the dentist as he understands the importance of a good office manager. Horney said Koeppel could focus 100 percent on patients with Marsh there.

“He knew that Marie did everything else in the office,” he said, adding that the manager

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Editorial

Give Well

The season for giving is here, and while North Shore residents plan their holiday feasts, it’s a good time to consider the plight of people less fortunate.

Imagine, more than 89,000 children on Long Island are hungry, according to Hauppauge-based Long Island Cares. These children aren’t dreaming of visions of sugarplums, they are wishing for substantial meals to get them and their families through the day.

Some centers, such as the Community Food Council on East 5th Street in Huntington Station, are reporting a 33 percent increase in demand over the last three months. It’s unclear why the sudden surge in food insecurities but the food banks are in need of supplies and volunteers, and counting on the local community to find ways to pitch in. So, it’s a good time to develop a plan.

When preparing to donate to a food bank, a good rule of thumb is to call the nonprofit or visit its website to see what is needed. During this time of year, many have volunteers on hand to put together holiday meals. Throughout the year, depending on donations, there may be a surplus of one item and a deficit of another.

While many may be inclined to reach into their pantry to find nonperishables, a cash donation can often be the most beneficial to nonprofits, so they can turn around and buy food in bulk. This can also save volunteers time, because they don’t need to go through items looking at expiration dates.

If one wants to donate food, a trip to the supermarket is the best bet to ensure the donated items aren’t expired. Though if your cabinets are bursting at the seams, reach in and make sure to check expiration dates on cans and boxes. Also, look cans over to ensure they are not dented or leaking and that boxes aren’t damaged. And steer away from food in glass jars as these containers can easily break.

Take into consideration more nutritious options, too, such as cereals high in fiber, whole wheat pasta and low sodium soups and vegetables. When it comes to any kind of mixes, remember many households may be out of milk or eggs, so choose a mix that can be used with water. Another thing to consider is purchasing toiletries such as toothpaste, deodorant, diapers and toilet paper.

To increase the spirit of giving, organize your local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops or religion classes or get your children involved. Or, if you already know of a group organizing a food drive, contribute your items to the event. Collecting food for those in need is a wonderful way to inspire young ones to help others and it encourages them to continue charitable pursuits when they reach their goals or succeed them.

In our coverage area, in addition to Long Island Cares and the Community Food Council, there are the Smithtown Emergency Food Pantry, St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church in Rocky Point, St. Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church in Selden, Ecumenical Lay Council Pantry through the First Presbyterian Church in Northport, St. Gerard Majella R.C. Church in Port Jefferson Station, Our Daily Bread Food Pantry in Setauket and many more.

As the lights come down in a few weeks, remember when it comes to food banks, the hungry keep coming. The spirit of giving can last all year round as these organizations are always in need of donations no matter what month on the calendar.

The gift of time, too, is also a generous way to contribute.

Letters … We welcome your letters. They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste. We do not publish anonymous letters. Please include a phone number and address for confirmation. Email letters to rita@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to The Village Times Herald, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

Letters to the Editor

Political Theatrics The Dems are running a mixed up bunch of egos that can’t quite figure out if they should make a sharp left turn, or bear left or stay in the middle, but their policies are revealing delusional ideas that will drive America off of the cliff. What has been persistent is this “resistance” movement that is destroying the core pillars of American institutions.

Let the games begin. Speaker Nancy [Pelosi, D-Calif.] continues her cunning political games, but first delegated the dirty work to U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) in the House Judiciary Committee which resulted in a failed Mueller Report to impeach President Donald Trump (R), and quickly skipped to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in the House Intelligence Committee. They have crossed all political boundaries breaking rules and standards along the way.

The seriousness of impeachment was communicated by Alexander Hamilton

in The Federalist Papers. Proper protocol of having a fair and orderly process with bipartisanship and transparency is imperative (sunlight is the best disinfectant).

This is not what we see. The Dems are weaponizing impeachment, taking their hatred for Trump and resistance into the House of Representatives. Schiff is running a kangaroo court in the dark. He leaks selective info to push their perspective.

It looks like “Trump derangement syndrome” progressed to “Trump insanity syndrome.” It’s pervasive and it’s real.

The symptoms display hatred, division and deception, and the media is complicit playing a crucial part of bolstering the antiTrump resistance promoting their weekly repetitious false sound bites. Just think of how crazy this sounds: The media stated that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi [the late ISIS leader] was an austere religious scholar,

and portrayed a 15-year-old boy wearing a MAGA hat as a terrorist.

And think, we as taxpayers are paying members of Congress to impeach a president who has accomplished more than any other president in spite of the resistance movement. The Democrats are still trying to undo the 2016 election and affect 2020 because they know the current list of candidates will never beat Trump.

This will be the first president to be impeached in the House only and be reelected to do the people’s work. Game over for the media’s political manipulation.

It is imperative we fight to maintain the rule of law, regardless of what any of us think about Trump. We have far more to lose than an election.

Carol Florio Lisa Pius Old Field

Praise for Local School District I would like to publicly praise the Three Village Central School District for opposing the human papillomavirus vaccine (known as HPV) mandate being proposed by New York State as discussed in the Nov. 21 article in The Village Times Herald. The district’s position is correct that children in public school should be protected against diseases that are easily contracted in a public school setting. The district is also correct that our schools are not places where students engage in activities that would spread HPV. Therefore we need to ask ourselves, why are some New York State legislators

using the threat of our children not being able to attend public school unless we comply with their overzealous intrusion into our children’s lives? I want to state that I am totally in favor of vaccines used to protect our children. I have to make that clear before people on the other side of this argument resort to the latest craze of labeling those that don’t agree with them “anti-vaxxers.”

However, this proposal by some “excessive progressive” legislators is total overreach. Parents that want to vaccinate their children for HPV are free to do so.

It seems as though one-party control of New York State has gone to some legislators’ heads, clouding their judgment and exposing their contempt for freedom and parental rights. I hope I can count on some of my more liberal neighbors to stand up for our children’s right to choose when it comes to whether or not this vaccine is injected into their bodies.

I have heard our governor, Andrew Cuomo [D], say that women have the right to say “my body, my choice.” Let’s see if that is true in this situation.

Charles Cozzolino Setauket

Looking for Help with Daily Walks Friends, it’s been three years since I quit smoking and while that was a good idea, replacing the smokes with Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwiches was, surprise, not such a good idea.

Now, it seems, is as good a time as any to try and shed the 40 or so pounds that those delicious sandwiches have bequeathed to me. The reason I am sharing this with you all is that I am walking

Quaker Path to work and back, and I need some help from the motorists with whom I share the road. I promise to always walk against the traffic and will always wear high visibility clothes so you can see me.

In all my perambulations so far every driver has been courteous and then some, and this is highly appreciated.

Here’s the ask, and I know everyone is busy, but if you could take a minute or two

and call Brookhaven Town 631-451-8696 and ask the Highway Department to clear the pedestrian right-of-way outside the white lines on the side of the road, it would make walking much safer for both the walkers and the drivers. Many voices often get a better response, squeaky wheels and all that.

Thanks much to all.

George Brandeau Stony Brook

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

DECEMBER 05, 2019 • THE VILLAGE TIMES HERALD • PAGE A23

Opinion

This Play Offers A Lighthearted Respite from Political Headlines

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hat is it about “The Play That Goes Wrong” that is just so right for so many people, including me?

My wife and I recently went to this farcical show, where my wife informed me that she, the couple attending the performance with us, and just about everyone around us could tell how much I enjoyed the experience.

In case you haven’t heard about D. None it and can’t figure of the above it out from the tiBY DANIEL DUNAIEF tle, “The Play That Goes Wrong” is an absurd show where everything goes so wrong — the props, the actors,

the staging, the lighting and the music. Indeed, it’s almost challenging to follow the simple murder mystery plot amid gales of laughter, much of it coming from me.

My family has numerous qualities that we have shared from one generation to the next. My late father laughed so hard at the pratfalls and theater-of-the-absurd dialogue of Danny Kaye movies like “The Court Jester” (1955) that I can still picture him gasping for air as he wiped away the tears slaloming down his face, where they joined the muddy sneaker stains, the dirty paw prints and the soda spills on a white carpet that chronicled our active lives.

The current play follows in the footsteps of Kaye, Benny Hill, the Three Stooges and a host of other characters who do anything for a laugh, stepping on rakes that slam into their heads or interacting in nonsensical ways with other actors as a part of a skit. The show makes the sketch comedy of many of today’s late night shows appear pedestrian by comparison. Granted, the plot

follows a singular theme and, once completed, can and does create a full length and ridiculous drama.

Now, some people may find the pedestrian antics of the cast too absurd. I agree that the show isn’t for everyone and doesn’t provide life lessons, memorable songs, gritty entertainment or an insightful view of existence.

And yet, it does offer much needed self-parody and perspective on a country thoroughly divided by events in Washington, D.C. The people who run our country seem intent on making their supporters cheer, while their detractors roll their eyes, shake their heads and seek solace from people who share their beliefs.

Fine, but, the actors in a show written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields of the Mischief Theatre Company, seem intent on roping as much of the audience as possible into their shenanigans.

One of the actors, who plays Cecil Haversham, seems delighted by the presence of the audience.

He plays to the crowd so often that he shares in

their enthusiasm when he does something well or when the crowd appreciates an ongoing joke.

This intentionally imperfect play isn’t perfectly imperfect, either. Some moments fall flat. The second half of the show, which is shorter than the first, isn’t quite as engaging, entertaining and uproarious.

Knowing the general plot of the story before I attended, I tried to anticipate the wide range of possible intentional stumbles and humorous moments that actors struggling to maneuver through a story might endure. The range of mistakes and blunders exceeded my expectations among numerous welcome and delightful surprises.

A play that delves in the world of funny gaffes takes real work on the part of the writers and the actors. To anyone sick of the political headlines, the conspiracy theories, the name calling, the accusations and counter accusations, this play is a welcome comedic retreat. It’s no wonder it won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards in London and is now on Broadway.

Who Will Be No. 1? A Salute to Local Businesses

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ook for something special in the newspaper and online next week. Earlier in the year, some of you may have noted we ran a contest asking you to write in your favorite business or service on the North Shore by category. We wanted to know your favorite bank, your favorite bakery, favorite hotel, hair salon, nail salon, restaurant, accountant, lawyer and so forth. The entry form, which filled a whole Between page, could only be found in the newsyou and me paper, although we

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF publicized the contest on the web and on our social media platforms as well. But you had to pick up the newspaper in order to vote

for your favorites, and we of course did that on purpose to get you to read the paper, which is today an endangered species.

Well, the contest was a big success. We received over 2,500 submissions and we have winners in more than 100 categories, including those that are in ties. We tabulated the answers on our computers and were fascinated by the results. The winners and/or nominators come from as far west as Cold Spring Harbor and Huntington and as far east as Wading River, as well as from Northport, East Northport, Kings Park, Smithtown, St. James, Three Village, Port Jefferson and Port Jefferson Station, Middle Country, Mount Sinai, Miller Place, Rocky Point and Shoreham—our entire North Shore areas of news coverage and distribution. Readers took the time and made the effort to salute their business contacts in this way.

We think our readers will benefit from this information, a kind of recommended list of some of the best businesses in Suffolk County, as they do their shopping and meet their needs around town. The “Readers Choices” will be

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named in their categories in a pullout section next Thursday, in time for holiday shopping.

And we know the various winners are proud to have been singled out in this way.

It’s pretty special to be No. 1 in customers esteem. It means the businesses, services and professionals have some sort of differential advantage over their competitors, and it gives the winners bragging rights and the spotlight to talk about their newest products even as they thank their customers. We, of course, thank the winners who have chosen additionally to advertise all that information in our supplement — although no ad was required of them — and that is part of the reason for the several weeks of space we devoted to the contest. In so doing, we are following the traditional business model that has always supported news media: Advertisers underwriting news for the readers, even as some of that news is about their products and services.

In addition to being named in the supplement, the winners will be invited to a dinner reception at the Three Village Inn in Stony Brook on Wednesday evening, Feb.

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel MANAGING EDITOR Kyle Barr EDITOR Rita J. Egan

LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathryn Mandracchia ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Beth Heller Mason

5, 2020, from 6-8 p.m. There will be valet parking, a great help in the event of inclement weather. At the historic inn, they will walk up to the podium on a red carpet, be asked to speak for one minute about their business or profession if they wish, and videoed and photographed as they do so. The videos will then appear on our website and the photographs in our newspapers and social media after the reception. In addition, there will be a drawing for the three gift certificates of $150, $75 and $50 to be used in the winners stores or offices by those who sent in nominations.

Tickets to the event may be ordered on our website (tbrnewsmedia.com) after the first of the year, by phone with a credit card (631-751-7744) or by mail (P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733).

In addition to the winners and their guests, we will also invite the customers who nominated their first choices and the general public in what we hope will be a wonderful show of support for local businesses. They are at the core of our communities and today, as we know, they too are an endangered species.

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