Arts & Lifestyles - May 6, 2021

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‘Plalking’ while walking around Setauket Harbor

BY AIDA VON OISTE

In 2018 the Swedes coined the phrase plogging “plock a upp” to encourage picking up roadside garbage. In 2019 Colorado added “plalking while walking” to persuade walkers to do the same.

I live two blocks south of Setauket Harbor. The joy of each morning is walking around the harbor to breathe in the beauty of nature and feast in its seemingly tranquil existence.

As Spring arrives, I look and listen for the mating call of the red-winged blackbird as they return in mid February, along with the geese who fly in formation above me. Up until the red-winged blackbirds arrival, I often hear the call of the red cardinal and watch its brilliant red flash, along with the blue jays squawking year round and robins and sparrows who have been here throughout the winter.

Summer brings out the mockingbirds singing their varied songs. Wrens and crows surface and an occasional little yellow warbler flies by teasing me with its bright yellow. Summer is filled with nature exploding and reproducing. The swans and geese nest, the hawks and owls terrorize the small birds and chipmunks. You see many a bird fighting to protect its territory and keep its mate. Deer families cross the road, a turkey followed by her babies. Not to be outdone are the geese crossing the road with their babies following stopping traffic. The seagulls are here year round.

Fall brings the departure of the redwinged blackbirds, but the harbor is filled with a swan “convention.” Beautifully colored male ducks and their drab mates, and an occasional crane or heron graze nearby as the boats leave their summer

lodgings for winter storage. The gun shot of hunters ring out through late fall and winter. A dreaded sound!

The last few months I’ve taken to walking with a plastic bag to pick up the debris strewn by passing cars who throw their garbage out their windows. Empty cigarettes and cigar packages are the most numerous offenders followed by cans and glass bottles of soda, sparkling water, beer cans, and vodka bottles. Discarded tissues and napkins, McDonald’s meal debris, paper bags filled with leftover wrappings from a local deli and lots of plastic bags. Some are filled with dog waste and dumped on the side of the road.

My bag fills up quickly. Cardboard boxes blown by the wind don’t fit so I put them under my arm. But, I leave the dead fish for the seagulls.

Once it was an occasional can I could pick up on the side of the road. Now a bag is quickly filled up each way. We can’t stop the “jerks” from throwing out their trash when they drive through, but we can carry a trash bag and go “plalking while walking.” So, please join me in keeping our home pristine!

HARBORMEN CHORUS SINGS VIRTUALLY FOR MOTHER’S DAY

Coming off a successful Virtual Singing Valentine program, the Stony Brook-based Harbormen Men’s Chorus is back in business with their offer of online entertainment for all beloved mothers. Call 631-644-0129 to order this special Mother’s Day love song by an ensemble from the Chorus. It can be accessed at any time from any device for only $35. Satisfaction is always guaranteed. Keep up with the Harbormen Chorus at www.Harbormen.org

In this edition

Book Review .......................................... B11

Business News ........................................ B9

Calendar ................................................. B26

Cooking Cove ....................................... B21

Crossword Puzzle/Sudoku ............... B10

Horoscopes ............................................ B19

Kids Korner............................................. B30

Jerry G. Ninia, MD, RVT, FACPh Fellow American College of Surgeons

Making Democracy Work ................... B8

Medical Compass ................................. B7

Photo of the Week .............................. B20

Power of 3 ............................................. B22

Religious Directory ............................. B23

SBU Sports ............................................. B25

Your Turn ................................... B3, 19, 28

Email your community, business, health, class reunions and calendar listings to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com.

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Calling all photographers! Gurwin Jewish seeks entries for its popular photo contest

The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack is now accepting submissions for its 28th Annual Photo Contest. Amateur photographers, including students, are invited to submit their best photos for the chance to win award recognition, cash prizes and the opportunity to have their work permanently displayed in the Center’s renowned Tiffin Gallery for the enjoyment of residents, staff and visitors.

New this year is a digital platform for submitting online entries, and the inclusion of a “People’s Choice” popular award which will be selected based on online voting.

In addition to the popular vote, a Best-in-Show winner will be chosen by a panel of judges, as well as a Grand Prize and Honorable Mentions in each of 12 categories: Landscapes, Travel, People, Pets, Children, Wildlife, Nature, Still Life, Altered/ Enhanced, Student, Long Island/New York and Action/Sports. Gurwin residents and staff will also weigh-in on their favorites, choosing five “Resident/Staff Selection” winners from among the entries.

Photographers may submit up to seven photographs at a fee of $5 per entry via a secure portal. Contestants who prefer to send their printed photos by mail may download and print an entry form from the Gurwin website at bit.ly/GurwinPhoto and mail their 8x10 prints plus check payable to Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at 68 Hauppauge Rd., Commack, NY

11725, attention: Gurwin Photo Contest. Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2021. Photos not selected for a prize award are repurposed as reminiscence aids, for visual stimulation and art therapy, and to provide a source of comfort and inspiration, specifically for residents in the Center’s Memory Care Unit and Adult Day Care Programs, making each photo submission a “winner.”

The Gurwin Photo Contest is made possible each year by long-time sponsor The Tiffen Company, in memory of Helen and Nat Tiffen, the company’s founder and former Gurwin resident. Based in Hauppauge, The Tiffen Company is a leading manufacturer of glass filters and other fine products for digital, still, video, motion pictures and television. For more information, call 631-715-2757.

ONLY ON THE WEB:

Check out the following stories on Times Beacon Record News Media’s website, www.tbrnewsmedia.com:

» Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts to reopen on May 15

» Huntington Public Library presents program on oyster gardening

» Town of Smithtown sets new record in largest hazardous household waste collection on April 24

2020 Best-in-Show Winner “Happy Family” by Jan Golden Photo from Gurwin Jewish

Winner's Fine Art Showcase heads to Mills Pond Gallery in St. James

BY HEIDI SUTTON

It's time to celebrate the best of the best. This Saturday, the Smithtown Township Arts Council opens its annual Winner's Fine Art Showcase at the Mills Pond Gallery in St. James. The show will highlight the talents of seven artists who were prize winners in the gallery's 2019 and 2020 juried exhibitions.

It is a show that Allison Cruz, Executive Director of the Mills Pond Gallery, looks forward to every year.

"I always love the Winners Showcase! It gives us an opportunity to enjoy a larger body of work from these talented prize winning artists," she said.

"For the artists, it is an excellent opportunity to share work with gallery visitors that they either haven’t shown or maybe was not selected in recent juried exhibitions. For me, this is an opportunity to find out more about the artists … maybe find out that they work in different mediums or styles other than those exhibited in our shows. It is always an adventure!"

This year’s Winners Showcase features artists from Long Island as well as Idaho, Buffalo, Maine and New York City.

"The out of town artists will show only a few works in this show … we could not expect them to pack and ship many pieces to the gallery," explained Cruz. "We are grateful for their participation and the opportunity to see what artists across the country are creating! The public can explore a larger body of their work on our website."

Participating artists and the juried exhibits they were in are: Ron Becker (Deer Park) "Celebrating Creativity"; Caryn Coville (Greenvale) "Hand Drawn"; Lupe Galván (Idaho) "Hand Drawn"; Yuke Li (New York) "Transformations: Figures of Our Other Selves"; Joseph A. Miller (Buffalo) "Contemporary Realism"; Holden Willard (Maine) "Transformations: Figures of Our Other Selves"; and Patty Yantz (Setauket) "Water, Water Everywhere."

Cruz invites the public to come see this amazing exhibit. "There is nothing like standing in front of these original works of

art ... seeing the brushstrokes ... and feeling the passions and the messages in their pieces. Enjoy the exhibit and experience Art’s capacity to bring joy and hope in challenging times. "

Mills Pond Gallery, 660 Route 25A, St. James presents the Winners Fine Art Showcase from May 8 to June 6. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Friday from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. and weekends from noon to 4 p.m. Social distancing and the use of masks is required and limited numbers of visitors (25) are allowed in the gallery at one time (5 per gallery room). Admission to the gallery is always free.

For more information, call 631-862-6575 or visit www.millspondgallery.org.

Love Spark by Ron Becker Image courtesy of Mills Pond Gallery

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Recognizing heart attack symptoms

When we refer to heart disease, it is an umbrella term; heart attacks are one component.

Fortunately, the incidence of heart attacks has decreased over the last several decades, as have deaths from heart attacks. However, there are still 790,000 heart attacks every year, and almost three-quarters of these are first heart attacks (1).

significantly greater number of women died in hospital or near-term when compared to men. The women received reperfusion therapy, artery opening treatment that consisted of medications or invasive procedures, less often than the men.

By David Dunaief, M.D.

If you think someone is having a heart attack, call 911 as quickly as possible and have the patient chew an adult aspirin (325 mg) or four baby aspirins. While the Food and Drug Administration does not recommend aspirin for primary prevention of a heart attack, the use of aspirin here is for treatment of a potential heart attack, not prevention.

Heart attack symptoms

The main symptom is chest pain, which most people don’t have trouble recognizing. However, there are a number of other, more subtle, symptoms such as discomfort or pain in the jaw, neck, back, arms and epigastric, or upper abdominal areas. Others include nausea, shortness of breath, sweating, lightheadedness and tachycardia (racing heart rate). One problem is that less than one-third of people know these other major symptoms (2). About 10 percent of patients present with atypical symptoms — without chest pain — according to one study (3).

It is not only difficult for the patient but also for the medical community, especially the emergency room, to determine who is having a heart attack. Fortunately, approximately 80 to 85 percent of chest pain sufferers are not having a heart attack. More likely, they have indigestion, reflux or other non-lifethreatening ailments.

There has been a raging debate about whether men and women have different symptoms when it comes to heart attacks. Several studies speak to this topic.

Men vs. women

There is data showing that, although men have heart attacks more commonly, women are more likely to die from a heart attack (4). In a Swedish prospective (forwardlooking) study, after having a heart attack, a

However, recurrent heart attacks occurred at the same rate, regardless of sex. Both men and women had similar findings on an electrocardiogram; they both had what we call ST elevations. This was a study involving approximately 54,000 heart attack patients, with one-third of them being women.

One theory about why women are treated less aggressively when first presenting in the ER is that they have different and more subtle symptoms — even chest pain symptoms may be different. Women’s symptoms may include pain in the lower portion of the chest or upper portion of the abdomen, and they may have significantly less severe pain that could radiate or spread to the arms. But, is this true? Not according to several studies.

In one observational study, results showed that, though there were some subtle differences in chest pain, on the whole, when men and women presented with this main symptom, it was of a similar nature (5). There were 34 chest pain characteristic questions used to determine if a difference existed. These included location, quality or type of pain and duration. Of these, there was some small amount of divergence: The duration was shorter for a man (2 to 30 minutes), and pain subsided more for men than for women. The study included approximately 2,500 patients, all of whom had chest pain. The authors concluded that determination of heart attacks with chest pain symptoms should not factor in the sex of patients.

This trial involved an older population; patients were a median age of 70 for women and 59 for men, with more men having had a prior heart attack. The population difference was a conspicuous weakness of an otherwise solid study, since age and previous heart attack history are important factors.

In the GENESIS-PRAXY study, another observational study, but with a younger population, the median age of both men and women was 49. Results showed that chest pain remained the most prevalent presenting symptom in both men and

women (6). However, of the patients who presented without distinct chest pain and with less specific EKG findings (non-ST elevations), significantly more were women than men. Those who did not have chest pain symptoms may have had some of the following symptoms: back discomfort, weakness, discomfort or pain in the throat, neck, right arm and/or shoulder, flushing, nausea, vomiting and headache.

If the patients did not have chest pain, regardless of sex, the symptoms were diffuse and nonspecific. The researchers were looking at acute coronary syndrome, which encompasses heart attacks. In this case, independent risk factors for disease not related to chest pain included both tachycardia (rapid heart rate) and being female. The authors concluded that there need to be better ways to calibrate non-chest pain symptoms.

Some studies imply that as much as 35 percent of patients do not present with chest pain as their primary complaint (7).

Let’s summarize

So what have we learned about heart attack symptoms? The simplest lessons are that most patients have chest pain, and that both men and women have similar types of chest pain. However, this is where the simplicity stops and the complexity begins. The percentage of patients who present without chest pain seems to vary significantly depending on the study — ranging from less than 10 percent to 35 percent.

Non-chest pain heart attacks have a bevy of diffuse symptoms, including obscure pain, nausea, shortness of breath and lightheadedness. This is seen in both men and women, although it occurs more often in women. When it comes to heart attacks, suspicion should be based on the same symptoms for both sexes. Therefore, know the symptoms, for it may be your life or a loved one’s that depends on it.

References:

(1) cdc.gov. (2) MMWR. 2008;57:175–179. (3) Chest. 2004;126:461-469. (4) Int J Cardiol. 2013;168:1041-1047. (5) JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Feb. 1;174:241-249. (6) JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173:1863-1871. (7) JAMA. 2012;307:813-822.

Dr. David Dunaief is a speaker, author and local lifestyle medicine physician focusing on the integration of medicine, nutrition, fitness and stress management. Visit www.medicalcompassmd.com.

Chest pain remains the most common symptom in both men and women

Know the symptoms, for it may be your life or a loved one's that depends on it.

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The problem with plastics

BY NANCY MARR

How many plastics do you use each day — cups, straws, food containers, water bottles, toys, shoes? How many of them could you live without? How have we become so dependent on plastics – most of which we use once and then discard?

Beginning after World War II, the invention of items like plexiglass, impressive because of its durability, started the growth of the plastics industry. More recently, with the fossil fuel industry facing cutbacks, and with fracking reducing the price of natural gas, fossil fuel companies in the United States found they could make products from their waste, making it into things people could use. Since the 1960s, plastic production has increased by approximately 8.7% annually, evolving into a $600 billion global industry. Fossil fuel companies supported building more pipelines to make more plastic products.

Recycling was regarded as the way to dispose of the plastics, turning them into new products. In 1975, producers lobbied the United States government for more recycling programs. But recycling has not been a solution. Now, 400 million tons have accumulated over the world, most of it created within the last 15 years in the United States. Plastics degrade when they are recycled; the World Economic Forum estimates that only 2% has been effectively recycled to create new products. Burning the plastic waste to melt it releases toxic compounds and carbon.

The public has become aware of the problems created by plastic waste. Efforts to clean the oceans where the waste has accumulated have revealed micro and nanoplastic pellets and beads, which we are also finding in cosmetics. Other countries are responding to the problem of the waste piled on their shorefronts and waterways.

Current estimates find that oceans have 60% fish but 40% plastics. China, which received and recycled much of the plastic waste we shipped to them until 2013, passed a law refusing all shipments of waste from the United States.

Additionally, when plastics are exposed to natural forces like sunlight and wave action, plastics will degrade into microplastics. Over time, plastic particles contaminate the marine ecosystem and the food chain, including foodstuffs intended for human consumption. In vivo studies have demonstrated that nanoplastics can translocate to all organs, affecting human health.

Plastic producers say the plastics are OK, people need them; it is what the consumer does after their use that is the problem, leaving the problem to us. Local efforts to reduce the

use of plastics have had some success – cutting back on the use of plastic water bottles, for instance. But the public believes they need them, encouraged by advertising and publicity from water bottle manufacturers like the Ohio manufacturer Fiji who convincingly tells consumers that their water is safer than the public water supply.

Environmentalists have realized that change needs to start with the manufacturers, not the consumer. Freeing the oceans from the deposits of plastics and creating plastics that are compostable or biodegradable will take strong citizen action. According to The Daily Planet, “we are seeing that public demands are clear, and they want plastic waste to be addressed.”

We need to ask the Federal Government to stop giving rebates to fossil fuel companies. The Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate plastics as a pollutant under the Clean Water Act and will keep pushing for plastic pollution to be treated as the hazardous waste that it is. On a federal level, the Break Free from Plastics Act that was re-introduced recently includes a strengthened EPR policy that holds plastic producing companies accountable for their waste. It also would implement a threeyear pause on issuing permits for new plastic production facilities.

In New York State the Extended Producer Responsibility bill (S1185), co-sponsored by Assemblyman Steve Englebright and Senator Todd Kaminsky, will be addressed in the Senate most likely in June. It would require producers and manufacturers to finance the disposal of their packaging materials and plastics, with incentives for finding ways of making recycling easier. The American Chemistry Council, which represents plastic producers, would put the onus on consumers to pay taxes on plastic to pay for recycling.

Although recycling will not make the plastics go away, we should all do what we can to reduce our personal use of plastics. Contact the legislators who have written the EPR bills, Senator Kaminsky (kaminsky@ nysenate.gov) and Assemblyman Englebright (engles@nyassembly.gov) and your own state legislators, to tell them you support the EPR bill and reusable packaging to reduce the use of plastics.

Nancy Marr is first vice-president of the League of Women Voters of Suffolk County, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. For more information, visit https://my.lwv.org/newyork/suffolk-county or call 631-862-6860.

Comings and Goings

Bonahue new president for SCCC

Setauket native Edward Bonahue, the provost and vice president for academic a airs at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida, has been appointed as president of Su olk County Community College.

e appointment was announced in a press release on April 26.

Allied Physicians Group breaks ground for new location in Rocky Point

Melville-based Allied Physicians Group, an independent provider of comprehensive family health care services for both children and adults, held a “Start of Construction Ceremony” for its new Rocky Point o ce located at 346 Route 25A, Rocky Point, on April 6.

Local dignitaries and elected o cials, including Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Edward P. Romaine and Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner, joined Allied physicians and executives at the ceremony.

e 5,500 sq. ., state-of-the-art pediatric o ce will have eight employees, including 2 pediatricians and medical practitioners. Services for patients and families will include wellness care, vaccinations, sick care, a new parent helpline, breastfeeding support, telehealth services, social work access, nutrition assistance, asthma control education and community education (webinars, CPR classes). e build-out will be by the Klinger Construction Corporation, based in Coram.

e Rocky Point o ce will also feature new health safety focused enhancements to protect patients from the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses. Design elements include separated sick and well areas and a state-of-the-art HVAC system with UV lighting to improve air quality.

“Allied Physicians Group is a physician led organization committed to quality, personalized health care. Our doctors know every one of our patients and their families, this is critical for providing the highest quality of care and exceptional patient experiences. Today, we mark the start of construction of our 24th Long Island independent Allied Physician Group o ce. is location will bring much needed care to Rocky Point and the surrounding communities,” said Dr. Kerry Fierstein, CEO Allied Physicians Group.

“Allied Physicians Group’s new pediatric practice here in Rocky Point is an important new medical practice in our community. We have a growing number of families with young children in the area and as is the case with children, they need regular checkups as well as medical care. is new o ce will be convenient for families living here in Rocky Point and the surrounding area,” said Supervisor Romaine.

“Rocky Point is a community with numerous young families and children who will be well served by this new facility from Allied Physicians Group,” said Councilwoman Bonner. “ is is another

great addition to the Rocky Point community, and I look forward to their grand opening.”

Pictured from le , Brianne Chidichimo, Director of Marketing; Valentin Staller, VP of Staller Associates; Councilwoman Bonner; Kevin Edwards, Sr. Vice President of Business Development; Jason Halegoua, Allied Partner Pediatrician; Andrew Phillips, Director of Operations; Kerry Fierstein, CEO of Allied Physicians Group; Robert Creaven, Chief Operating O cer; Gary Mirkin, President of Allied Physicians Group; and Supervisor Romaine. Visit www.alliedphysiciansgroup.com for more information.

RIBBON CUTTING

On April 17, Su olk County Legislator Leslie Kennedy, along with Su olk County Comptroller John Kennedy Jr., joined with new business owner Sara Caiola to cut the ribbon for the grand opening of Lavender Cupcakery & Dessert Shoppe. e bakery and gourmet cupcake shop are located at 160 Adams Avenue in Hauppauge.

“Entrepreneurship and bold undertakings are alive and well in the 12th Legislative District,” said Leg. Kennedy.

Hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Mondays. For more information, call 631-236-5313 or visit www. lavendarcupcakery.com.

“SUNY Su olk is the largest community college in our system, serving more than 22,000 students with a highquality and a ordable education to jump start careers or provide the launching pad for further degrees, and we are pleased to have Dr. Bonahue join the SUNY family to lead this multi-campus College,” said SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras. “We thank Interim President Lou Petrizzo for making sure our students could succeed in their studies during this pandemic, and at the same time help the community as a vaccination site. Now with President Bonahue joining the team, we look forward to celebrating the end of this academic year and look forward to a fuller reopening this fall.”

“It will be a tremendous honor and privilege to serve as the next president of Su olk County Community College. SUNY Su olk is an outstanding college that changes students’ lives every day, and I look forward to being part of the Su olk community. I want to thank Chancellor Jim Malatras and the whole SUNY Board, as well as the Su olk Board of Trustees for their con dence in me,” said President Bonahue.

COVID-19 vaccine at all Rite-Aids

Rite Aid announced on April 30 it is now administering the COVID-19 vaccine at all locations, spanning more than 2,500 stores in 17 states. Following the latest guidance from the Biden Administration, all those aged 16 years or older are now eligible for vaccination. While scheduling appointments in advance is recommended to reduce wait time and guarantee availability of the vaccine, Rite Aid is now also accommodating walk-in vaccines on a limited basis in every store. Rite Aid’s certi ed immunizing pharmacists are administering the Moderna, P zerBioNTech and Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccines. For more information, visit www.RiteAid.com/covid-19.

Edward Bonahue

Photo from Leg. Kennedy’s o ce

Farmers Markets

Three Village Artisan Farmers Market

The Three Village Artisan Farmers Market returns to the grounds of the Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket on Friday, May 14 and every Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. through Oct. 1. Featuring organic produce, seafood, flowers, bread, hummus, honey, meat, eggs, preserves, baked goods, arts and crafts and more! Masks are mandatory. Questions? Call 631-901-7151

Lake Grove Farmers Market

The Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove holds a Farmers Market every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (weather permitting) in the parking lot along Middle Country Road just east of the Bahama Breeze Restaurant, rain or shine, year round. The market features pickles, hot cider, donuts, ravioli, vegetables and more! Masks are mandatory. Questions? Call Nick at 516-444-1280.

Port Jefferson Farmers Market

The Port Jefferson Farmers Market heads outdoors to Harborfront Park, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson from May 2 to Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Purchase local produce, honey, bread and baked goods, seafood, international specialties, plants and flower bouquets. Live music. Social distancing and masks required. Call 631-4734724 for more information.

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Vendors wanted

» The Smithtown Historical Society, 239 E. Main St., Smithtown hosts an outdoor Spring Village Craft Fair on May 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date May 30) Interested craft vendors may visit www.depasmarket.com for an application. For more information, call 631-846-1459.

» Gallery North, 90 North Country Road, Setauket will host a Maker’s Market on June 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 3 to 7 p.m. $75 per market with discounts applied for multiple markets. Interested artists and makers may email info@ gallerynorth.org or call 631-751-2676.

» Commack United Methodist Church, 486 Townline Road, Commack seeks vendors for its Community Yard Sale on June 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $25 per 10’ by 10’ space (tables are not supplied) with a refundable $25 clean-up fee. Rain date is June 19th. For an application and more information, call 631-499-7311.

» Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket will hold its annual Antiques & Community Yard Sale fundraiser on June 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Need a place to sell your stuff? Rent a space for $30 and sell your own garage sale items. To register, visit www.tvhs.org.

Send your Vendors Wanted listing to leisure@tbrnewspapers.com

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

THEME: Fictional Mothers

CLUES ACROSS

1. Build a collection

6. Economic measure acronym

9. *Beverly Goldberg's schmoopie

13. Use an ÈpÈe

14. Neither here ____ there

15. Tall ancient monument

16. Daisy-like bloom

17. Much of it about nothing?

18. Commotions

19. *She's 'Bow' to Dre in TV sitcom "Blackish"

21. *Mother to Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth March in novel and movie

23. Before tac

24. Ripped

25. Part of Super Bowl entertainment, pl.

28. Homesteader's measure

30. *"Game of Thrones" Lannister and mother to Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen

35. Douses

37. Adjutant

39. Article of faith

40. Genuflecting joint

41. *TV mother to Alexis and David, "friend" to Jocelyn Schitt

43. "Will be," as sung by Doris Day

44. Perform in a play

46. Load sixteen tons, e.g.

47. Peacock's pride

48. *Mowgli's adoptive mother

50. Apartment

52. Skeleton in a lock

53. Part of a jousting outfit

55. Spelling competition

57. *Mother to Carlton in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"

60. "Well, I'm a-standin' on a corner in ___, Arizona," from the Eagles "Take it Easy"

64. Country's LeAnn ____

65. Hoover's agency acronym

67. Piano practice piece, e.g.

68. Church song

69. What Usain Bolt did

70. Poisonous substance

71. *Wife to Papa, mother to Baby 72. Sum it up 73. Go on a buying spree

Answers to last week's puzzle: Sesame Street

CLUES DOWN

1. Way, way off

2. ____ Verde National Park

3. Naysayer's favorite prefix?

4. What bloodhound is after

5. Croatia's neighbor

6. Nibble away

7. Affirmative action

8. Movie trailer, e.g.

9. Elementary particle

10. *Claire Dunphy and Mitchell Pritchett's mother

11. Soothing lotion ingredient

12. Bell and Barker, e.g.

15. Christopher Kimball's "Milk ____"

20. ____'s razor

22. Part of a circle

24. Tiresome

25. Questioner

26. *"Mamma Mia!" mamma

27. Do this or forever hold your peace

29. '80s band "Quiet ____"

31. Catch one's breath

32. ____ a peak

33. Bone-chilling

34. Europe's "boot"

36. Short for seconds

38. *She played Ricky Schroder's stepmom on "Silver Spoons"

42. Defendant's excuse

45. Religious belief

49. ____ Khan

51. Plural of #39 Across

54. Below, prefix

56. Impede

Directions: Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 through 9.

Answers to last week's SUDOKU:

57. "Everywhere you want to be" credit card

58. Muslim holy man

59. Plural of velum

60. *Ellen, Scarlett's mother in "Gone with the ____"

61. Like the best accommodations

62. War god in Norse mythology

63. Make one's way

64. Dashboard acronym

66. *Kunis, Hahn and Bell as "____ Moms"

Captain Sedition: The Death of the Age of Reason

By K.C. Fusaro

Historical Fiction

Reviewed by Jeffrey Sanzel

K.C. Fusaro offers a compelling work of historical fiction with Captain Sedition: The Death of the Age of Reason . It opens in England, 1774. Joethan Wolfe barely survives a duel due to the duplicity of the woman who caused it. While he recovers, the narrative reveals Wolfe as an American ex-pat, working as a courier throughout Europe. Fourteen years earlier, his father had exiled him to England, resulting in their complete estrangement. Wolfe is a for-hire, with no particular scruples, a lothario, a charmer, and a bit of a profligate. Now, he lives in a house with none other than Benjamin Franklin — referred to with sly affection as “The Doctor.”

Fusaro establishes his approach in the portrait of Franklin, one of the most famous and beloved Americans. He removes Franklin’s halo: “Benjamin Franklin was concurrently the most selfish and the most generous man Wolfe had ever known.” Franklin is miserly with lighting candles due to his difficult upbringing and a candlemaker father. Franklin is calculating, with a fondness for living that is contagious, but he is also Machiavellian. He is present only in the earliest chapters but the portrait establishes Fusaro’s adeptness with even minor characters’ backgrounds and motivations, heralding the rich, engaging tapestry that follows.

When Wolfe learns of his father’s arrest, he spends his last eight year’s earnings acquiring a royal pardon. He sets off on a harrowing trip from Portsmouth to Nova Scotia to the colonies. He intends to deliver various missives to the Tory government in the states. Included is an important document to be placed directly into Governor-General Thomas Gage’s hands, the highest-ranking British official in North America. But Wolfe’s real motive is to seek out and aid his parent.

Wolfe is an interesting case. As an American abroad, he has found his sympathies lie with the British. But he is truly a man without a country. His ambivalence is unusual in this genre, which usually leans towards the rebels. His objectivity makes him a reliable and intriguing narrator; each interaction embroils him in a country amid monumental and violent change.

The adventure takes Wolfe from Canada to Boston and then onto Connecticut and Long Island. As he searches for his father, he encounters the best and the worst of both sides. Wolfe’s goal is to stay neutral. However, by saving a man on the road, he lands in the two-sided conflict. While Wolfe makes choices based on his better instincts, the result is that every action becomes political.

One of the most powerful takeaways is the reminder that the Revolutionary War was the first Civil War. Though perceived as the British versus the Americans, the truth is that it encompassed neighbor against neighbor, citizen against citizen. Many had fought side-by-side with the Redcoats against the French. But in 1775, these allegiances are history. This constant state of unrest manifests in both ferocious loyalty and questionable actions.

The British Government doesn’t respect the Americans: “‘They conceive to govern these colonies from across the ocean with no say from we who actually live here. They could not show us more contempt did they spit on us.” Wolfe accepts the reality that “in his experience, all Englishmen viewed Americans as lesser creatures and the British aristocracy’s disdain for Americans was the worst. By their lights, disturbances in far-flung colonies were to

be expected and dealt with, quickly and decisively. The better sort of Britons had no more tolerance for rebellious slaves in the Indies.”

Also revealed is the eagerness to fight. “‘You can’t wait for the fighting to start, can you?’ Wolfe said. Tim did him the honor of not pretending otherwise. He backed his ardor with a concise argument based on the English Constitution and especially the Massachusetts Colony Charter, but in the end, Tim wanted to fight.” The world of 1775 is dangerous and roiling, a powder keg in every sense.

The shadow of slavery pervades. Wolfe regards the ability to own slaves and yet fight for one’s own freedom as a gross stroke of hypocrisy. Says one militia commander, “‘… the people are entitled to life, liberty, and the means of sustenance by the Grace of God and without leave of the King.’ In Wolfe’s estimation, the appearance of a slave immediately after rendered the words hollow.”

The book is peopled with an extraordinary cast of characters, expertly blending the historical with the fictional: All seem real, fallible, and wholly dimensional, enforcing Fusaro’s premise that no side is completely right or wrong. Wolfe plays Devil’s Advocate with “‘… how long can Government suppress a population on the other side of the ocean against its will?’” followed by “‘We live in an age of reason. To not consider both sides would be unreasonable.’”

Fusaro’s research is extraordinary. His knowledge of everything from clothing to customs, from mercantile to mercenaries, is exceptional. Whether describing a ragamuffin tailing Wolfe, a difficult voyage, or a simple meal, he paints vivid and detailed pictures. He breathes life into the story with details that elevate the narrative. He has also found a syntax in language that honors the period but avoids sounding stilted or contrived. He also calls attention to the complicated religious landscape and the intolerance it bred within the communities.

The book’s climax is April 19, 1775: The Battle of Lexington and Concord. He unflinchingly describes the carnage —“the raw savagery.” It is in this clash that Wolfe must choose sides —“to declare.” It is a hard lesson for Wolfe, but he has reached the point of no return. He is torn but accepts the reality.

It is a powerful ending to the first volume of a proposed three-book series. One year from the beginning of Wolfe’s journey, he has returned to his place of birth, witnessed and experienced the change in his homeland, and accepted his fate. We, like Wolfe, will await what comes next.

Author K.C. Fusaro grew up in Setauket, and after many years away, recently returned to take up residence in Rocky Point. Best known for plying the rock and roll trade with the band Body Politics, along the way to writing fiction there were excursions into film, theater and television, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.

Pick up a copy of Captain Sedition at Book Revue in Huntington, barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com.

Fusaro’s research is extraordinary. His knowledge of everything from clothing to customs, from mercantile to mercenaries, is exceptional.

Author K.C. Fusaro

Creative

ways to treat your mom this Mother's Day from TBR News Media

On Sunday, May 9, millions of people will celebrate the special women in their lives, particularly the mothers, grandmothers and stepmothers who often tirelessly care for those they love.

Created by Anna Jarvis in the early 20th century and designated an official United States holiday in 1914, Mother’s Day is a special day in many families. Apart from birthdays, primary female caregivers may not always get the recognition they deserve, nor be entitled to a day to kick back and relax and let others take the helm. Mother’s Day entitles them to something special.

Even though the way people have been living has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mother’s Day may be the first holiday on the calendar when the world can finally regain some sense of normalcy. But caution should still prevail during Mother’s Day celebrations. Thankfully, there are plenty of creative ways to celebrate mothers and mother figures this year.

Get involved together. An especially meaningful way to honor a mother who is always giving her time and love is to become involved in a difference-making organization. Joint volunteerism is a great way to spend more time together working toward a worthy goal.

Dine truly “al fresco.” Outdoor dining has become commonplace, and even before it was a safety measure, enjoying a meal on a sun-soaked patio or overlooking a body of water was

popular. If you’re worried about limited restaurant space or crowds, plan a picnic at a scenic location, such as a botanical garden or county park. Include Mom’s favorite foods and enjoy the fresh air and delicious foods together.

Create a photo slideshow. Digital photos have eclipsed prints in many people’s hearts. But too often digital photos never get seen after they’re initially taken. That can change when you compile a slideshow of favorite photos from childhood and even present-day photos that Mom is sure to appreciate. Use sentimental music or Mom’s favorite songs as the soundtrack, and include some inspirational quotations or personal voiceovers. This is one gift that can be shared in person or over group meeting apps.

Enjoy her hobbies and interests Devote a day or more to trying Mom’s interests and hobbies, whether they include hitting the links, knitting, singing in the church choir, or digging in her garden.

Send an edible gift. If you can’t be there to celebrate with Mom in person, have a special meal delivered to her door. Then enjoy the same foods with her via Google Meet, Facetime or Zoom. Don’t forget a tasty cocktail so you can toast the special woman in your life.

Mother’s Day celebrations can be unique, heartfelt and customized based on family needs.

MOTHER’S DAY 2021

My mother Diane Werner was a warrior who loved unconditionally, taught her students with undeniable passion, and told it like she saw it. She was the best role model a girl could have, and her presence is felt in everything I teach my daughter. We miss her  every  day.

Stefanie Werner, East Setauket

Made for you with love by:

The Recipe for the Perfect Mom

Around the kitchen table is where we feel most at home. When we think of our mom Robin Lemkin, we think about all the love and time she pours into making a delicious home-cooked meal and making time for family. Our mom has always valued the importance of a family dinner and making sure we all sat together as one happy unit. Our mom always feels a sense of calm when she crafts a new recipe and is always eager to share it with us. So much so, that she has enabled that knack for love of the kitchen in the two of us. And for that, we say thank you and compliments to the chef! We love you, Mom! Happy Mother’s Day.

— Love, Hayley Lemkin and Meredith Lemkin, East Setauket

My mother Irene Lechner is the most special person in my life. I greatly admire her strength, integrity and work ethic. She is my rock, my protector, my compass in life, my best friend, and my personal life coach and daily therapist. She isn’t afraid to speak her mind. She loves animals, especially cats and supports many no kill shelters. My mom also has a great love for adventure, specifically roller coasters; the scarier the better! I’m forever thankful she is my mother.

Kathleen Gobos, Holbrook

Me and my mom Geraldine and I were both hard working scholars. She rode horses with my dad and went out on sailing trips with the family. She supported my sports play for a more balanced education. She was from Brooklyn and met my dad in Miller Place. They were married for 52 years raising 4 kids in Stony Brook. When we talked about the issues we always looked for a positive outcome. She passed on in 2002 with my dad, but her legacy will live forever.

— John Whitton

We asked our readers to share some memories of their mothers, just in time for Mother’s Day! Here are some of the responses:

YOUR TURN

My sister Judy builds confidence, one strand at a time

BY BARBARA ANNE KIRSHNER

Hair … It is our crown. We spend billions of dollars coiffing it.

We have it shaped, colored, highlighted, blown out, straightened, curled, and conditioned.

But what happens when our crowning jewel is threatened?

Too many hear a doctor sympathetically announce, “I’m sorry, but you have cancer.”

After that frightening diagnosis is flung into the air, what is the treatment? Many are forced to undergo the next Big-C Word-Chemotherapy.

Chemo’s harsh attack is the common choice for killing cancer and keeping it from spreading, but in so doing, it ravages the body and those once-prized locks fall out in clumps.

This shocking side effect of chemo compounds the tragedy of the cancer diagnosis.

What recourse does one have when that cherished mane disappears? Some resort to simple scarves wrapped around the now bare head or big picture hats, but there is another solution; a solution that will build the morale as it resurrects that once bounteous coif.

That’s where technicians, like my sister Judy, come into play. She works in hair replacement. Many of the people she sees each day are facing the greatest battle of their lives against the Big-C. These people are starved for a sense of normalcy. They long to look in a mirror and see their former selves before cancer took control of their lives. These valiant warriors reject disappearing until treatment is over. This is a motivating factor in seeking out someone like my sister.

I never thought about my sister’s profession. I knew what she did and figured that we both chose people-oriented careers (I am a teacher). But I never really considered what my sister did for the morale of people until I saw how she helped a dear friend of mine who was diagnosed with cancer.

The treatment for my friend was aggressive chemo. She was admitted to the hospital for a week each month and hooked up to constant chemo. This left her depleted of all energy and feeling terribly nauseous. Her hair that she had always been meticulous about started falling out.

Prior to cancer, she had it regularly colored with highlights added. She wore it straight, shoulder-length and for summers added a Brazilian treatment. She lamented

Horoscopes of the week

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Relax and settle down for a few days, Taurus. Take some time to enjoy the people around you and try to travel to some new locales along the way. A little vacation can be helpful.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Don’t be surprised if some relatively minor details cause a setback in the days ahead, Gemini. Some heightened focus might be in order. Try to zone in.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, if you need to confront someone this week, do so tactfully. Remember the adage about catching more flies with honey. You’ll find that tactic is handy.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, this week could become a tad challenging as strong astrological energies are affecting people’s emotions. Maintain your composure at all costs.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Your organizational skills are about to increase productivity ten-fold this week, Virgo. Don’t be afraid to take big chances and even grab the helm on a large project.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, write down new goals, as it seems your emotions have changed over the past several days. This way you can channel your ambitions accordingly.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, this week you dare to go against the grain and make your voice hear. Embrace your self-confidence and don’t hesitate to take on a leadership role.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

the effects of chemo, particularly the loss of her hair. She told me that she might get a wig, because she wanted to return to work. That’s when I suggested she see my sister.

With hope in her heart, she made an appointment at the hair replacement shop where my sister works, The Riviera in Syosset. She was greeted by Jack, the owner of the shop. His understanding immediately comforted her. He asked her for a photo so he had some idea of her preferred hairstyle.

When the wig was delivered, my sister went to work on her. The moment my sister replaced the bald head with luscious tresses the emotion set in. My friend dissolved in tears of joy, the first happiness that she had experienced since that dire diagnosis. She was immediately impressed by my sister’s gentle nature and care.

My friend’s confidence returned with the return of her hair. She went back to work with her upbeat nature intact. Her emotional transformation made me realize the very special and delicate work my sister does every day with people

like my friend who long for life before cancer. My sister rebuilds self-esteem; such a priceless gift.

I am thrilled to report that my friend is now cancer free and her natural hair has grown back. She has developed a bond with my sister, thankful for the return of her confidence that came at such a crucial time.

This close-up look has given me a better insight and appreciation for what Judy does every day for countless cancer patients and I’m bursting with pride that she is my sister.

Your presence will be remarkable this week, Sagittarius. You radiate confidence and energy for all to see, and the people around you could be counting on you for leadership.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

It’s not possible to transform the people you know with a magic wand or a twinkle of your nose, Capricorn. Let others be who they are and appreciate their individuality.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, if you are feeling a bit neglected and unloved this week, ask your partner for some support. He or she will take the cue and the spark will reignite.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Some conflicts within the family have you serving as peacemaker, Pisces. Negotiate with others to resolve their differences.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

It could be that you are very aware of things going on around you this week, Aries. Unfortunately, many of them will be out of your control. Still, keep an open mind.

Miller Place resident Barbara Anne Kirshner is a freelance journalist, playwright and author of “Madison Weatherbee —The Different Dachshund.”

I never really considered what my sister did for the morale of people until I saw how she helped a dear friend of mine who was diagnosed with cancer.

Judy

Photo from Barbara Anne Kirshner

COOKING COVE

Mother's Day salads for smiles and hugs

BY BARBARA BELTRAMI

Moms love salads. They order them in restaurants and for take out and carry them to work in plastic containers. They probably try to get you to eat them. So why not make Mom a special salad or two or three for her special day? It’s a project that accommodates lots of chefs and sous chefs and is fun to prepare and assemble. Here are some out of the ordinary salads that are sure to bring a smile to Mom’s face and lots of hugs to the kitchen crew.

Tomato, Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta Salad

YIELD: Makes 4 to 6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup orange juice

• Freshly squeezed juice of 2 lemons

• 1 shallot, minced

• 1 tablespoon simple syrup

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

• 2 ripe tomatoes, cut into 1” cubes

• 1/8 seedless watermelon, cut into 1” cubes

• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into 1” cubes

• 3/4 pound cubed feta cheese

• 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill

DIRECTIONS:

In a small bowl whisk together orange juice, lemon juice, shallot, syrup, oil, salt and pepper till thoroughly emulsified. In a large salad bowl combine tomatoes, watermelon, cucumber, feta and dill; when ready to serve toss with dressing and serve with toasted pita bread.

Strawberry, Spinach, Orange and Almond Salad

YIELD: Makes 4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

• 2 tablespoons minced red onion

• Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

• 7 cups baby spinach, washed

• 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries

• 1 large orange, peeled, cut into bite-size cubes

• 1/2 cup sliced toasted almonds

DIRECTIONS:

In a small bowl whisk together the oil, vinegars, onion, salt and pepper. In a large salad bowl toss together the spinach, strawberries and orange. When ready to serve toss with dressing and top with almonds. Serve with sliced grilled boneless chicken breast, lamb chops or steak and baked potato.

Southwestern Chopped Salad

YIELD: Makes 4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice

• 2 teaspoons grated lime zest

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 2 tablespoons honey

• 1 garlic clove, smashed

• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh jalapeno pepper

• 1 teaspoon ground coriander

• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

• 1 head Romaine lettuce, washed, chopped

• One 14-ounce can black beans, rinsed, drained

• 1 medium-large tomato, chopped

• 1/2 cup peeled chopped jicama

• 1 cup fresh, frozen or drained canned corn kernels

• 1 red onion, finely chopped

• 1 green bell pepper, chopped

• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

• 1 avocado

DIRECTIONS:

In a small bowl whisk together the lime juice and zest, oil, honey, garlic, jalapeño, coriander, salt and pepper; let sit and before using, remove and discard garlic. In large salad bowl toss the lettuce, beans, tomato, jicama, corn, onion, bell pepper and cilantro. Immediately before serving, peel avocado and dice, add to salad and

immediately toss with dressing. Serve with tacos, nachos, hamburgers, pizza, steak or anything grilled.

Asparagus, Pea, Radish and Bibb Lettuce Salad

YIELD: Makes 4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

• 2 to 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 1 to 2 teaspoons honey

• Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed

• 1 head Bibb lettuce, washed and torn into bite-size pieces

• 1/2 pound snap peas, cut into 1” slices

• 1 bunch radishes, washed, trimmed, sliced

• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives

DIRECTIONS:

In a small bowl, whisk together lemon zest and juice, oil, honey, salt and pepper. Steam asparagus until barely al dente, about 3 to 4 minutes; immerse in cold water to stop cooking. When cooled, place in large salad bowl and toss with with lettuce, peas and radishes. When ready to serve toss with dressing, sprinkle with chives and serve with meat, fish or poultry.

Fried Green Tomatoes heads to local theaters

Celebrate Mother’s Day with the 30th anniversary screening of Fried Green Tomatoes. The film heads to select cinemas nationwide on Sunday, May 9 and Wednesday, May 12, courtesy of Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures. Academy Award® winners Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star with Mary Stuart Masterson and MaryLouise Parker in the inspiring drama adapted from Fannie Flagg’s bestselling novel. When an unhappy housewife (Bates) befriends a lady in a nursing home (Tandy), she hears a remarkable tale of laughter, devotion and a special friendship that defies all obstacles in this heartwarming film from acclaimed director Jon Avnet. The screening includes exclusive insights from TCM host Ben Mankiewicz.

In our neck of the woods the film will be screened on May 9 at the AMC Stony Brook 17, 2196 Nesconset Highway, Stony Brook at 3 and 7 p.m. and Island 16 Cinema de Lux, 185 Morris Ave., Holtsville at 3 p.m. On May 12 the film will be screened at Island 16 Cinema de Lux and Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas, 1001 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale at 7 p.m. Running time is 2 hours and 40 minutes. Rated PG-13. To purchase tickets in advance, visit www. fathomevents.com.

Strawberry, Spinach, Orange and Almond Salad

Photo from Fathom Events

Voting Opens

Monday, April 26th in our Long Island #BankonLIArts #ColorForACause Coloring Book Contest!

Voting open: April 26th to May 10th

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The photo with the most likes in each category will be declared the winner, discretion of the judges and social media scores.

Deadline to vote is May 10, 2021. Winners will be officially announced the week of May 24, 2021.

Winners will be featured in the Times Beacon Record and in local Bank of America financial centers.

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU Eszter Boros wins $200,000 Discovery Prize for cancer research

While the potential bench-tobedside process for any single treatment or approach can seem lengthy and filled with unexpected obstacles, Beutler said he has seen certain cancers that were formerly fatal yield to innovation. “People who are battling cancer can at least be hopeful that their cancer might fall into this category,” he said.

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

And the winner is ... Eszter Boros. An Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, Boros recently won the 2021 Stony Brook Discovery Prize, which includes $200,000 in new funding.

The prize, which was established in 2013, is designed to fund higher-risk research for scientists who are no more than five years beyond tenure and promotion at the Associate Professor level or who are on a tenure track as an Assistant Professor. The research might not otherwise receive financial support from agencies like the National Institutes of Health.

Stony Brook awards the prize to a faculty member who is considered a rising star.

Boros’s proposal suggests using a radioactive light switch to activate anticancer molecules.

The goal behind Boros’s work is to target cancer cells in particular, while avoiding the kinds of painful side effects that typically accompany chemotherapy, which can lead to gastrointestinal discomfort and hair loss, among others.

Boros, who has been at Stony Brook since 2017, was pleased to win the award. “It’s really exciting,” she said. “I’m kind of in disbelief. I thought all the finalists had convincing and exciting projects.”

The four finalists, who included Eric Brouzes in biomedical engineering, Gregory Henkes in geosciences and Kevin Reed in climate modeling, went through three rounds of screening, culminating in a Zoom-based 10-minute presentation in front of four judges.

Bruce Beutler, the Director of the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, served as one of the four judges.

In an email, Beutler wrote that Boros’s work had an “inventive approach” and was “high risk, but potentially high impact.”

Beutler, who won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, suggested that the Discovery Prize may give a start to “a bright person with relatively little track record and a risky but well reasoned proposal.”

The success from such a distinction “does build on itself,” Beutler wrote. “Other scientists hear of such awards or read about them when evaluating future proposals. This may influence decisions about funding, or other awards, in the future.”

Boros said she would use the prize money to fund work from graduate students and post doctoral fellows, who will tackle the complexities of the work she proposed. She will also purchase supplies, including radioactive isotopes. She hopes to stretch the funds for two and a half or three years, depending on the progress she and the members of her lab make with the work.

The idea behind her research is to send radioactive materials that emit a light as they decay and that bind to the cancer cell. The light makes the chemotherapy toxic. Without that light, the chemotherapy would move around the body without damaging non-cancerous cells, reducing the drug’s side effects.

She is thinking of two ways to couple the radioactive

light-emitting signal with an activated form of treatment. In the first, the two parts would not be selectively bound together.

The chemotherapy would diffuse into tissues around the body and would only become activated at the target site. This may affect healthy neighbors, but it wouldn’t cause as many side effects as conventional chemotherapy. This could take advantage of already clinically used agents that she can combine.

In the second strategy, she is taking what she described as a “next level” approach, in which she’d make the radioactive agent and the chemotherapy react with one another selectively. Once they saw one another, they would become chemically linked, searching to find and destroy cancer cells. This approach would require new chemistry which her lab would have to develop.

Beutler suggested that Boros’s work might have other applications, even if cancer might currently be the best one. Some focal but infectious diseases can be treated with antimicrobial therapy which, like cancer directed chemotherapy, is toxic, he explained.

The same principle of using a drug activated by light that is connected to a site-specific marker “could be used in such cases,” he said.

Boros appreciated the opportunity to apply for the award, to bond with her fellow finalists and to benefit from a process that included several sessions with experts at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, who helped prepare her for the presentation in front of the judges. She developed her full proposal during the course of a week, over the December holiday, when her lab had some down time.

In the final stage, she met weekly for an hour with Louisa Johnson, an Improvisation Lecturer at the Alda Center and Radha Ganesan, an Assistant Professor of Medicine, to hone her presentation.

Boros said she appreciated how the Alda Center guides helped her focus on the obsession she and other scientists sometimes have of putting too much text in her slides. “I put text and conclusions on every slide,” she said. Ganesan and Johnson urged her to focus on what she wants to say, while letting go of this urge to clutter her presentation with the same words she planned to use in her presentation. “That was a huge shift in mindset that I had to make,” she said.

As for the work this prize will help fund, Boros said she’ll start with targets she knows based on some research she’s already done with prostate, breast and ovarian cancers.

Boros, who was born and raised in Switzerland, described herself as a chemist at heart.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband Labros Meimetis, Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook, and their ninemonth-old son.

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HOPELUTHERANCHURCH ANDANCHORNURSERYSCHOOL

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DeGennaro tosses 6 scoreless, Hamilton drives in 3 in Baseball Bingo split

The rivals who met in the last America East title game played to a draw at Joe Nathan Field on May 1 and 2.

Nick DeGennaro pitched six scoreless innings in the finale and Stony Brook earned a split of Sunday's doubleheader and the four-game series with a 5-1 win in the nightcap.

Binghamton had rallied for a 6-2 victory in Game 1 on Sunday.

In the second game, Stony Brook took command with a four-run second that included Stanton Leuthner's RBI single, Evan Giordano's run-scoring groundout and Chris Hamilton's tworun double. Hamilton added another RBI double two innings later.

"I just had to get back to being myself, being more aggressive," Hamilton said.

DeGennaro limited the Bearcats to four hits and three walks in six runfree innings. He tossed 97 pitches.

"We were really working on getting to the lower part of the zone, where you can't really get hurt," DeGennaro said. "Last week against NJIT I left a lot of balls up and they were able to hit the ball out of the park a lot."

Making his second career appearance, left-hander Mark Alday took over for DeGennaro to open the seventh. Alday surrendered a run in the frame, but stranded the bases loaded with a strikeout of Justin Drpich.

Then, in the eighth, freshman Andrew Ledbetter made his collegiate pitching debut. And after consecutively walking a pair of batters with one out, Ledbetter escaped the jam to preserve a four-run lead.

Brian Morrisey then closed out the game with a scoreless ninth in his first appearance since April 10.

In Game 1, Evan Fox's RBI single in the third staked the Seawolves to a 2-0 advantage. However, Binghamton answered with three runs in the fifth to take the lead. Stony Brook committed three errors in the opener.

The four-game series split allowed Stony Brook to maintain a sizable lead in America East. The Seawolves improved to 18-6 in conference play.

Moffett smashes 23-year-old record on final day at America East Championships

LOWELL, Mass.

— Senior Vann Moffett has been rewriting record books since he arrived on Stony Brook's campus.

Boateng resetting his own school record in the 400m hurdles, running the event in 51.90 seconds. Coulter also backed up his top qualifying time by taking the gold in the 800m event, finishing in 1:50.77.

Three Seawolves finished inside the top five in the 1500m event, with Moffett coming in fourth. Robert Becker (second) and Aiden Smyth (fifth) were able to secure 17 points between the three of them.

The men's 4x100 relay team also snagged a top two finish, coming in a time of 41.70 to grab silver.

Paint Night Fundraiser

The Jefferson’s Ferry Foundation in South Setauket hosts a virtual Paint Night fundraiser on Tuesday, May 18 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Create the above painting from the comfort of your own home. No painting skills necessary. All supplies will be available for pick up at Jefferson’s Ferry. Cost is $25 per person. Go to www. jeffersonsferry.org and choose the “Giving” tab. Deadline to register is May 11. For more information, call 631-675-5507.

Garden Club Plant Sale

The Centerport Garden Club will hold a Perennial Plant Sale on Thursday, May 13 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Harborfields Public Library parking circle at 31 Broadway in Greenlawn. Only cash or checks will be accepted and no change will be made. All plants will come from the members' own gardens. Masks are recommended.

Spring Line Dance

Vann Moffett

He decided to take it one step further on Sunday, breaking a 23-yearold record in the 5000m on the final day of the America East Championships, winning the event in 14:08.04.

The former record was set by Karl Rasmussen of Boston University, who ran it in 14:19.06.

One of multiple wins on the day, Moffett's performance helped Stony Brook's men finish in the top three of the league at the Outdoor Championships, while the women finished one spot behind on their side in fourth.

Richmond Boateng and Luke Coulter also snagged wins for the Seawolves, with

On the women's side, the 200m finals highlighted the day as Amanda Stead and Dana Cerbone came within 0.02 seconds of each other to snag gold and silver, respectively. Stead finished the race in 24.89 seconds.

She also took home gold in the 400m race with a much larger margin, crossing the line in 54.06 seconds and winning by 2.05 ticks.

The Most Outstanding Rookie of the 2021 Cross Country Championships, Fiona McLoughlin, also found her way to the podium at the outdoor championship, finishing third in the 5000m. She was the only underclassman to finish in the top six.

Both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay squads were able to grab silver as well, finishing 0.41 seconds back in the former and just over eight seconds back in the latter relay.

Save the date! Bethel Hobbs Community Farm, 178 Oxhead Road, Centereach invites the community to a Spring Line Dance fundraiser on Sunday, May 16 at 2 p.m. (doors open at 1:20 p.m.) Join Skip and the Country Rhythms Team for a fun, socially-distanced outdoor event with refreshments and 50/50. Masks are required. Tickets are $25 per person. To purchase, visit www.Hobbsfarm.info.

Art is Back in Port Jeff

The gallery on the second floor of the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101-A E. Broadway, Port Jefferson will present a new exhibit, Art Is Back, from May 4 to May 31. Enjoy the works of Anna Fenimore (mixed media using up cycled and repurposed materials), Kevin McEvoy (classical methods applied in a contemporary context) and Julia Hughes, an up and coming artist skilled in multiple media. Free. The Village Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call 631-802-2160.

Andrew Ledbetter made his collegiate pitching debut in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader.

Photo by Adam Rubin/Stony Brook Athletics

Thursday 6

Whaling Museum Trivia Night

Join the folks at the Whaling Museum of Cold Spring Harbor for a virtual adult Trivia Night at 7 p.m. Test yourself in the art, literature, science, geography, and history of All things May Flowers in this spring-themed event. Winner gets a $25 gift certificate for a bouquet or plant! Free to play, $10 suggested donation appreciated. To register, visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org. For further information, call 367-3418.

Friday 7

Goat Yoga in Smithtown

Join the Smithtown Historical Society for an evening of Goat Yoga today at 5 to 6 p.m. or 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. in the field behind the Brush Barn at 211 E. Main Street, Smithtown. All levels welcome. Take part in yoga with friendly, interactive goats from the Steppin’ Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. BYO mat and water. For ages 17 and older. (See children’s classes on page B30) Tickets are $28 per person on Eventbrite. Questions? Call 265-6768.

Saturday 8

Second Saturdays Poetry

All Souls Church in Stony Brook continues its Second Saturday Poetry series virtually from 11 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Suffolk County Poet Laureate Barbara Southard, the featured poet will be Susan Dingle. An open reading will follow. Access the free program at https://www.allsouls-stonybrook.org.

WMHO Master Class

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Master Class series continues with a virtual event titled Making Sense of Wine from 5 to 6 p.m. Discover your own feelings for wine as Wine Specialist from T. Edward Wines Ivan Gonzalez brings you on a mindful approach to tasting wine. Become aware of your own preferences and trust your own instincts as you smell, taste and learn to express your wine sensibilities. Lake Side Emotions Wine Boutique owner Christophe Lhopitault has carefully selected two bottles of Rosé for this program — Summer in a Bottle and a Rosé from Provence! This program is $59.99 per Zoom account and INCLUDES two bottles of Rosé. To register, please call 751-2244.

Sunday 9

Off-Stage/On-Line presentation

Theatre Three in Port Jefferson continues its Off-Stage/On-Line series of short plays at 7 p.m. with “Kill a Fellow” by Joseph Bulvid and starring Samm Carroll and Jeremy Hudson. The series is directed by Theatre Three’s Artistic Director Jeffrey Sanzel with technical production by Tim Haggerty and Eric J. Hughes. Free. Visit www.theatrethree.com to register.

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registrants will receive an invite to Clubhouse! $30 in-person includes refreshments, $25 via Zoom. To register, visit https://www. thespaceatportjefferson.com/events. For more info, text 516-939-8960.

dates

May 6 to May 13, 2021

Audubon lecture

Join the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society for a virtual lecture, Planning for BirdFriendly Cities, at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Timothy Beatley, PhD, presents new ideas around how cities can reduce dangers to birds and design buildings and urban neighborhoods that make room for biodiversity. Free. Register in advance at www.hobaudubon.org.

Thursday 13

Conversations in the Arts

The Huntington Arts Council continues its Conversations in the Arts series from 7 to 830 p.m. via Facebook LIVE with Call to Community – Art and Therapy. Moderated by Dr. Kristen Memoli, panelists include Anu Annam; Alli Berman, Paige Patterson and Ebony Nichols. Free. Visit facebook.com/HuntingtonArts/live/ to join the conversation.

Atelier at Flowerfield Lecture

Monday 10

Write America series

Join Book Revue in Huntington for the fifthteenth episode of Write America live on CrowdCast at 7 p.m. The evening will feature Pulitzer Prizewinning poet Lloyd Schwartz & journalist and author Priya Jain as they read and discuss their works and about how books and art might bridge the deep divisions in our nation. This event is free to attend. To register, visit www.bookrevue.com. For more info, call 271-1442.

Port Jeff Documentary Series

Port Jefferson Documentary Series spring series continues with a screening of “Ronnies,” about of the life of saxophonist Ronnie Scott, at Harborfront Park, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson at sundown. Come at 7:15 for a special jazz concert featuring the Tom Manuel Quintet. Tickets are $10 per person with advance registration required by visiting www. portjeffdocumentaryseries.com. Bring a chair or blanket. Rain date is May 11. Call 473-5220.

Tuesday 11

History and Horticulture

The Smithtown Library presents a virtual program, History and Horticulture: Old Westbury Gardens and the High Line from 7 to 8 p.m. Join Jessica Damiano as she explores the fascinating history behind these two gems, and discover the beautiful plant selections that make

them stand out. Free and open to all. To join this event, call 360-2480, ext. 2323.

Wednesday 12

WMHO Master Class

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization continues its Master Class series with a virtual springtime culinary demonstration with Chef Guy Reuge of the Mirabelle Restaurant from 1 to 2 p.m. Chef Guy will share his philosophy of hospitality, the ingredients he is most excited about using this spring and demonstrate a seasonal dish to bring some Mirabelle flavor into your kitchen! Call 751-2244 for more information and to register.

Cruise Nights at The Shoppes

Cruise Nights are back at The Shoppes at East Wind, 5768 Route 25A, Wading River tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. and every Wednesday through Oct. 27. Car enthusiasts from across Long Island will display their classic and coveted automobiles in The Shoppes parking lot. Free. Social distancing and masks mandatory. For more information, visit 929-3500 or visit EastWindLongIsland.com.

An evening learning ‘Clubhouse’

Wondering what the hottest new audio-based social media app Clubhouse is all about and how it can help you? Join Vanessa Gordon in person or virtually for insights, tips and tricks at The Space At Port Jefferson, 234 Traders Cove, Port Jefferson from 6 to 8 p.m. Some lucky

The Atelier at Flowerfield in St. James hosts an online lecture, American Tragedy: A 20th Century Portrait of Life in the United States by Ralph Fasanella via Zoom at 7 p.m. Artist Marc Fasanella speaks about his father, Ralph Fasanella who visually chronicled the political history of his time. Free. Register at www.theatelieratflowerfield.org. For more information, call 250-9009.

CAC live Zoom lecture

The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington presents a live Zoom lecture, Audrey Hepburn and Givenchy, at 7 p.m. Costume designer and fashion historian Jolene Marie Richardson will explore how Hepburn and renowned designer Hubert de Givenchy became friends, how they shaped the landscape of fashion and movie making, and how both have left a lasting impact long after their deaths. Tickets are $10, $7 members. To register, visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

From Ragtime to Rock ’n Roll

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Mount and Milne preserve Spy Trail perspectives

BY COREY GESKE

“When Gen. George Washington was passing through Stony Brook . . . Mother was at that time a little school girl, and stood and courtesyed [curtsied] to him while he raised his hat to her salutation — at the same time, her companions ran away.”

— William Sidney Mount, 1859

American genre painter William Sidney Mount and English born watercolorist Alexander George Milne preserved the earliest known visual and recorded perspectives near their homes of what is today known as the Culper Spy Trail, the route followed in April 1790 by America’s first president George Washington on what was ostensibly a ‘victory tour’ of Long Island. Today, circumstantial evidence begs two questions: did Mount know the victory tour was a ‘cover story’ for thanking Long Island spies who helped win the American Revolution; and did Mount know his grandfather Jonas Hawkins was a spy?

When General Washington acknowledged the salutation of Julia Ann Hawkins (1782-1841), Mount’s future mother, on an April day in Stony Brook, he was, in effect and likely without knowing it, thanking the daughter of one of his spies. About eight years old at the time, Julia exhibited courageous respect while her “companions ran away.” She personified the courage of her father, Major Jonas Hawkins (1752-1817). Although not yet achieving military rank, Hawkins risked his life from December 1778 through midAugust 1779 as a courier in Washington’s Culper Spy Ring, which gathered and relayed intelligence from British occupied Long Island to the General’s headquarters during the war.

In 1854, when William Sidney Mount (1807-1868) painted his ancestral family home, The Mount House, he chose the location where Julia may have seen Washington and the artist recorded the perspective Washington could have had from his carriage when he doffed his hat to Julia as she curtsied. Mount’s view includes a young girl seated on the roadside wall, a seeming leader of two boys who, in a visual counterpoint to his mother’s runaway companions, direct their attention toward her, while a gentleman wearing a Peter Stuyvesant-type coat surveys the scene from afar, as a distant reminder of the Hawkins family that helped found (1655) the Town of Brookhaven.

A few miles to the south in Smithtown, Alexander George Milne (1801-1865), an émigré from England c. 1834-1836, recorded, on at least four occasions, the route west in the direction Washington traveled, careful to focus on the architectural lines of the Widow Blydenburgh’s Tavern where Washington stopped about an hour after passing the Hawkins’ home. Milne’s expansive view of Smithtown, Long Island was completed in watercolors, c. 1857, three years after The Mount House. The Widow Blydenburgh’s Tavern is seen to the far right. In front of it, Milne detailed a sapling tree. Fenced for protection from roving farmstock, it was one of the nearly sixty ship-mast locust trees planted by Judge J. Lawrence Smith and Joseph Howell along Smithtown’s main thoroughfare, from April 17 to 22, 1855 and 1856, coincidentally, the April anniversaries of Washington’s tour, for the two years following Mount’s 1854 painting.

Milne’s inclusion of a sleigh with two horses halted before the Blydenburgh Tavern was a reminder of the four grey horses drawing Washington’s coach painted with his coat of arms and allegorical scenes of the four seasons by Florentine artist Giovanni Battista Cipriani. The President recorded the day in his diary: “Friday 23d. About 8 Oclock we left Roes [Tavern,

East Setauket], and baited the Horses at Smiths Town, at a Widow Blidenbergs [Blydenburgh]–a decent House 10 Miles from Setalkat [Setauket]–thence 15 Miles to Huntington where we dined . . .”

About the author: Independent Historian Corey Geske of Smithtown was researching a book on Alexander George Milne when area historic preservation became a priority following demolition (2016) of the Jonas Hawkins, Jr. home (before 1858) called Sedgemere at Head of the Harbor, Town of Smithtown. In 2016, she proposed recognition of the New York Avenue School as an historic structure and restoration of the Arthur House in situ, proposing their inclusion in a National Register Historic District in downtown Smithtown. She prepared the report resulting in the determination of the Smithtown Bull as Eligible for the National Register (2018); wrote the nomination for the Byzantine Catholic Church (1929) by McGill and Hamlin, and its Rectory, the former Fred Wagner Residence (1912) by Gustav Stickley, that were placed on the National Register (2019); and worked with church Trustees to nominate the Hauppauge United Methodist Church and Cemetery to the National Register (2020).

Mother’s courage, grandfather’s daring as Culper Spy, breathe life into Mount’s painting

Mount’s memory of his mother’s story was prefaced, “Good introduction to my sketch --,” which suggests this was an idea for what appears to have been a painting of Washington that was never done. Mount did, however, represent Washington in a finished work that offers a psychological clue to a conjectural Mount family view linking Washington’s 1790 visit to the espionage ring his grandfather Jonas Hawkins supported.

Mount’s 1852 portrait of Great-GrandFather’s Tale of the Revolution includes a Jean-Antoine Houdon-inspired bust of the General indicated by the extended hand of the 94-year-old friend of Washington, the Rev. Zachariah Greene (1760-1858) of the Setauket Presbyterian Church.

Mount portrays Greene seated at a table reminiscing to his three greatgrandchildren in a pose similar to that of Washington, c. 1789-1796, in The Washington Family (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.) by Edward Savage whose work was popularized and even reversed by later artists in an oval format that echoed Mount’s portrait of Greene. The last sitting for the President’s portrait by Savage was April 6, 1790, just before Washington’s tour, with perhaps the very same hat tipped to Julia Hawkins, placed at Washington’s extended hand upon the table where a plan for the new capital city of Washington was studied by the family. Mount translated the General’s hat as Greene’s upturned hat on a nearby chair.

In his younger days, Greene had helped pull down the statue of King George III in Bowling Green after a reading of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776; then served as a corporal for Massachusetts and Connecticut in the American Revolution, being twice wounded at the battle of White Marsh, near Philadelphia, and at White Plains. He’d later become ‘a soldier of the cross’ and preach at Setauket Presbyterian Church for 52 years, according to Mount’s notes. (WSM 1852 in Frankenstein, 32). Years after Washington’s tour, fragments of his coach were made into walking sticks, possibly like the one held by Rev. Greene.

Mount’s choice of an openbacked bust approximating a mask allows the viewer to see the reflections of the vase beyond it, the whole of which, vaguely reminiscent

The Mount House, 1854 by William Sidney Mount (1807-1868),

The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages. Bequest of Ward Melville, 1977.

of anthropomorphic composte portraits by artists of 16th Century Italy, hints not only of the shared reflections of Greene and Washington, but also Mount’s mother.

Two artists’ legacy today

Milne, who provided the earliest known views of Smithtown, rests today with his family in the churchyard of the Hauppauge United Methodist Church (1806), the oldest church building in the township of Smithtown.

The church and cemetery were recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places (2020); and Milne’s work, once collected by Nelson and Happy Rockefeller, is preserved in private collections. His work is also at the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts in The Horace P. Wright Collection; The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook; and the Smithtown Historical Society.

Looking west in his painting, not one of the buildings Milne depicts in Smithtown that Washington would have seen, still stands in situ. Washington’s carriage would have travelled around the corner where the Presbyterian church (built in 1827 after the tour) stands today, to head west to Huntington and New York City where the first capital of the new nation was then located. Farther west on Main Street, the Arthur House (1752), eligible for the

Greene bore the same Christian name as Mount’s ancestor Zachariah Hawkins, an early settler of Setauket, thereby offering the artist a parallel perspective of the great-grandchildren around Greene in the

National Register of Historic Places, is the only 18th century building in Smithtown, located where it stood when Washington passed it in 1790. It was the home of Mary Woodhull Arthur (1794-1853), daughter of Abraham Woodhull, code name Samuel Culper, Senior, Washington’s chief spy.

Owned by the Smithtown Central School District, it has been vacant for years, diagonally across from Town Hall. My calls for restoration and a recent request that its name be officially changed to the ‘Mary Woodhull Arthur House,’ to recognize Culper, Senior’s daughter, a true Daughter of the American Revolution, have received no response.

The Blydenburgh Tavern (c. 1688) was demolished in 1907; and to the near left of it in Milne’s view, the two-story Epenetus Smith Tavern was moved twice, the first time thanks to the preservation efforts of Mary Miller, mother of Captain James Ely Miller (1883-1918), the first American aviator killed in combat over France in World War I. In 2017, Captain Miller posthumously received the first Distinguished Flying Cross presented to a WWI

personas of ‘Mount’s mother’ relating her memory of Washington to ‘her son’ writing down and sketching her story.

The mask-like bust of Washington serves as an allegorical reminder of the ‘masks’

recipient. The Miller Home (built before 1873), once located across from the Smith Tavern, was demolished in the 1960s.

In 2017, the North Shore Promotion Alliance and The Ward Melville Heritage Organization were instrumental in getting Spy Trail signs installed, commemorating the importance of the Culper Ring along the route of Washington’s tour. A focal point on that trail, the William Sidney Mount House is a National Historic Landmark. The scene is set for Mount’s painting that never was.

Mount’s idea for a work commemorating Washington’s 1790 tour and the courage of Julia Hawkins would be an excellent reason for North Shore artists to open their sketchbooks and step up to their easels in a salute to the traditional autumnal ‘Spy Days’ sponsored by the Three Village Historical Society, Tri-Spy Tours, The Long Island Museum and The Ward Melville Heritage Organization.

Smithtown, Long Island, c. 1857 attributed to Alexander George Milne. Courtesy of Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts. The Horace P. Wright Collection. JohnPolakPhotography.com.

that were the cover stories, donned by spies in the field to conceal their intelligencework. Though likely unknown to Mount, but in keeping with his allusion to the Mount family story, spycraft called ‘masks’ employed by British General Sir Henry Clinton against the Culpers, used a cut paper silhouette to delineate specific words on a piece of correspondence to create a message within an otherwise harmless ‘cover story.’

Ironically, in 1856, Mount was asked to paint a mural for the Senate chamber’s eastern staircase in the nation’s Capitol building, picturing the death of Clinton’s spymaster Major John André. Dressed as a civilian behind American lines, André was searched and the documents found wedged in his boot, together with intelligence from the Culper Spy Ring, revealed Benedict Arnold’s plans to betray West Point in 1780. Andre’s capture and fate by hanging as a spy was the daily risk of members of the Culper Spy Ring under British occupation.

Great-Grand-Father’s Tale of the Revolution – A Portrait of Rev. Zachariah Greene, 1852, by William Sidney Mount. Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

SHELTER PET OF THE WEEK

This week's shelter pet is Gavin, a seven-year-old male shepherd mix up for adoption

MEET GAVIN!

at the Smithtown Animal Shelter. Gavin was picked up as a stray and never claimed. He is house-trained and very well-behaved, with excellent manners. He knows his commands and walks well while on a leash. Some of his favorite things include snacks, belly rubs, and going on walks!

Gavin is a gentle and shy pup who is slowly starting to come out of his shell. Due to his shyer nature, he would prefer a quieter home without small children. He is neutered, microchipped and is up to date on his vaccines.

If you are interested in meeting Gavin, please call ahead to schedule an hour to properly interact with her in a domestic setting, which includes a Meet and Greet Room, the dog runs and a dog walk trail.

The Smithtown Animal & Adoption Shelter is located at 410 Middle Country Road, Smithtown. Shelter operating hours are currently Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Sundays and Wednesday evenings by appointment only). Call 631-360-7575 or visit www.smithtownanimalshelter.com.

Norwood Avenue students create bird feeders from recycled materials for Earth Day KIDS TIMES

Elementary students in Northport spent the week of April 23 learning about Earth Day, which included constructing bird feeders made of recycled materials. The Norwood Avenue first graders constructed their designs in class, and finished creating them at home.

The creative and thoughtful bird feeders were designed in first grade teacher Carol Mirabella’s class before being brought home to be constructed. District Chairperson of Sncience, Technology and Engineering David Storch shared that these “young engineers embraced the call to action reminding us that the Earth and its ecosystems must be cared for to support the planet’s incredible diversity of life!”

Once the projects were complete, students presented their work to the class, explaining what recycled materials were used and how the bird feeders were intended to function.

Right, first grader Milo filled his bird feeder with birdseed and hung it on a tree outside his home for the birds.

KIDS KORNER

Goat Yoga for Kids

The Smithtown Historical Society hosts childfriendly Goat Yoga session for ages 7 to 16 on May 7 from 5 to 6 p.m. The session will take place outdoors, in the field behind the Frank Brush Barn, most easily accessed through the entrance at 211 Middle Country Rd. Must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 265-6768.

Fairy Garden Workshop

Benner's Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket presents a two-hour Fairy Garden Workshop for children ages 4 to 10 on May 8 at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and again at 3 p.m. Build your own fairy garden. Take a tour around the farm to find all the natural materials. Come find some fairies, gnomes, plants, flowers, dirt, and more! Held rain or shine. Masks are mandatory. $40 per child. To register, call 689-8172 or visit www.bennersfarm.com.

Storytime with Nana Carol

Join the Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington every Saturday at 11 a.m. for Storytime with Nana Carol. Storytime is free to attend and open to any young reader who would like to hear a story. Next event will be on May 8. Spots must be reserved in advance by calling 271-1442.

Mother's Day at the Hatchery

The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery will be open on Mother's Day, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tour two aquarium buildings and eight outdoor ponds and feed the hungry trout. Free admission for moms when accompanied by their children. For more information, call 516692-6768 or visit cshfishhatchery.org.

Mother's Day at the Museum

Mothers can enjoy free admission at the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor this Mother’s Day, May 9 from noon to 4 p.m. with the purchase of a regularly-priced child ticket. View the museum's new exhibit, Shinnecock Artists & Long Island's First Whalers and a 19th century whaleboat, scrimshaw, and much more. For more information, call 367-3418 or visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Photo from Smithtown Animal Shelter

Photo courtesy of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District

IN HONOR OF TREES

Avalon Nature Preserve hosts Arbor Day celebration

On May 1, Avalon Nature Preserve, in conjunction with the Village of the Head of the Harbor, hosted a special event in honor of Arbor Day.

Visitors to the Preserve were invited to participate in a garden workshop led by Judy Ogden, Trustee and Highway Commissioner for the Village of the Head of the Harbor and owner of Ogden's Design and Plantings in St. James. All were given a bare root sapling to take home and plant in their yard.

Ogden spoke of the importance of planting native Long Island trees, and demonstrated how to properly plant and care for a young tree. Attendees were able to choose either an American Witch Hazel or Eastern Redbud sapling to take home, courtesy of the Village of the Head of the Harbor, a Tree City, U.S.A. These two types of understory trees provide many environmental benefits including attracting honeybees, providing seeds for birds and serving as host plants for butterfly larvae.

Photos by Heidi Sutton

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The unprecedented global pandemic has forever changed how we live. During this challenging time, Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine are collaborating to create innovative ways to serve our community.

We’ve manufactured and delivered hand sanitizer and thousands of face shields to caregivers on our front lines. And our response teams have collected thousands of comfort-care items, protective personal equipment and other vital donations for our healthcare teams working tirelessly around the clock to fight the coronavirus.

A crisis can tear a community apart, but for Stony Brook it has made us stronger. Together we stand Stony Brook Strong.

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