Arts & Lifestyles - June 4, 2020

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INSIDE: Photo of the Week B3 • Netflix's Space Force reviewed B5 · Power of 3 B9 • Review of novel The Letter B11 • Cooking Cove B15

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Are Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia the Same Thing?

OUR EXPERTS ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS Christopher Christodoulou, PhD Clinical and Research Neuropsychologist, Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease

Nikhil Palekar, MD Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, Medical Director, Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease

Dementia is a term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. It has been called one of the greatest global challenges for health and social care in the 21st century.

What’s the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia?

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Dr. Palekar: Dementia itself is not a disease.

It’s a symptom of an underlying brain disorder.

There are many possible causes of dementia, some of which can be eliminated with proper diagnosis and treatment, particularly if the cause is found promptly. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 percent of cases. It’s an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.

What causes Alzheimer’s?

Dr. Palekar: While we still don’t know how the process begins, it appears that damage to the brain starts a decade or more before problems show up. During this period, while people may be free of symptoms, toxic changes are taking place in the brain. Abnormal deposits of proteins form throughout the brain, causing once-healthy neurons to begin working less efficiently.

Over time, these neurons lose their ability to function and communicate with each other, and eventually they die. As Alzheimer’s progresses, the damage spreads to a nearby structure in the brain called the hippocampus, which is essential in forming memories. As more neurons die, affected brain regions begin to shrink. By the final stage of Alzheimer’s, damage is widespread, and brain tissue has shrunk significantly.

Is it a natural result of aging?

Dr. Christodoulou: No. While infrequent, mild memory loss may be a part of aging, Alzheimer’s is not. Yet the greatest known risk factor is increasing age, and the majority of people with Alzheimer’s are 65 and older. However, up to five percent of people with the disease have early onset, which often appears in one’s 40s or 50s.

What are the most common signs?

Dr. Christodoulou: A typical early sign of Alzheimer’s is loss of memory for new information that begins to disrupt daily life. Examples include new problems with words in speaking and writing, confusion with time or space, or withdrawing from work or social activities.

Is there a cure?

Dr. Palekar: No, but early detection and treatment can help. Medications may slow the progression of symptoms, providing patients and families with the opportunity to plan for the future. There are also programs that can support caregivers to help reduce their burden and stress.

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Any advice on prevention?

Dr. Christodoulou: Strategies for overall healthy aging may help keep the brain healthy and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. These include eating a healthy diet, staying socially active, reducing stress, avoiding tobacco and excess alcohol, treating hearing loss, and exercising both the body and mind. Aerobic exercise like walking appears particularly important for prevention.

What’s the Stony Brook difference?

Dr. Palekar: The Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease is one of only 10 such centers supported in part by a grant from the N.Y. State Department of Health. And it’s the only one serving Suffolk and Nassau counties. Our clinical specialists offer assessment and diagnostic services that include individualized care plans with treatment recommendations, referrals to services and community resources, outreach to primary care and other healthcare professionals, language assistance, and information about clinical trials at Stony Brook and elsewhere.

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PLAIN TALK

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Seniors from The Stony Brook School celebrated graduation last week with a car processional.

Congratulations Class of 2020!

A new day and a new way! The world as we know it is changed forever. Hopefully, as we slowly begin to embrace the new normal life, lessons learned will not be lost in the fragmented world.

Education on every level has changed.

Time will tell if it’s

BY FR. FRANCIS for the better. Families PIZZARELLI have reclaimed and/or rediscovered the value of family life and being together. A new appreciation for the sacredness of life has emerged.

People seem to value human connecting on a whole different level, valuing intimacy over superficiality. Gratitude is much more present in big and small ways. People say thank you and express appreciation for the simple things people seem to take for granted.

This year our seniors will graduate from our high schools. Their graduation will be like no other. All the social trappings and traditions will be missing, but still we will profoundly celebrate their academic achievements. They will lead us tomorrow and hopefully change the world for the better.

During this pandemic, they have demonstrated heroic acts of kindness and compassion. They have done simple things that have made a

profound difference in our community.

Seniors, as you graduate, continue to show compassion and understanding rooted in social justice. It is more important than any science formula or social platform. Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending; teach love to those who only know hate; let that love embrace you as you continue in the world. It is the content and quality of your character that is important not merely the actions you take.

Don’t judge a book by its cover or stop at the introduction. Read it through, seeking meaning and value; everyone’s life is sacred; even those who are different from you or whom you do not like. Be more inclusive than exclusive. Don’t be blinded by those who tend to use shame, blame, and guilt to shackle people down and divide them. Set people free with your respect and nonjudgmental way.

Seniors, as you take leave, may your moral compass be grounded in integrity and respect for all human beings, no matter what their color, their race, their creed and/or their sexual orientation.

May your moral compass guide you on a path that is committed to working for peace and social justice. As Gandhi once said, “be the change you hope for this world.”

Congratulations graduating class of 2020.

Thanks for making our world a little richer, a little brighter and a little bit more hopeful place to be!

Fr. Pizzarelli, SMM, LCSW-R, ACSW, DCSW, is the director of Hope House Ministries in Port Jefferson.

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Fort Salonga residents Kristin and Barney Fortunato (pictured on right) have joined the ranks of many helping to make a difference in the lives of all the health care warriors on the COVID-19 front lines.

Maintaining a massive backyard garden that neighbors and friends lovingly call the “Fortunato Farm” is one of their passions.

Kristin, a teacher in the Huntington School District and Barney, in construction management, originally started the garden as just a hobby. Over the years, it grew into a large-scale project that continued to expand growing produce, plants and beyond. They now have 16 raised garden beds with 700 square feet of growing space.

All produce is grown from seed using organic growing practices.

This year they had an amazing bounty and wanted to share not only with family and friends but also those healthcare workers in need. They organized a huge plant sale and raised almost $700, all of which was donated to their friends Callie and Tim Brennan, owners of Crazy Beans Restaurant in the Stony Brook Village Center. This donation helped Callie (pictured in top photo on the left) and Tim in their ongoing efforts to create and deliver even more lunches to those dedicated Stony Brook Hospital workers.

“I love gardening. I love the feeling of my hands in the dirt, the ability to provide healthy food to my family and friends and community. I was able to both share my passion for gardening and healthy living with the community, while doing good and giving back to front line workers in the hospital. It was a win – win,” said Kristen.

For information on making your own donation to Stony Brook eateries, call the Ward Melville Heritage Organization at 631-751-2244.

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MOVIE REVIEW

Failure to launch: Netflix's Space Force

REVIEWED BY JEFFREY SANZEL

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teve Carell and Greg Daniels, creators of the landmark American version of The Office, have reteamed for the Netflix series Space Force. The ten episodes follow General Mark Naird (Carell) as he is appointed head of the newly minted U.S. military branch Space Force. Naird (yes, to sound almost — but not quite — like “nerd”) moves his family to White Horse, Colorado. The action jumps forward a year with a plot driven by the unseen and unnamed United States president’s desire to have “boots on the moon.”

It is revealed that Naird’s wife (Lisa Kudrow, giving a strangely middle-of-the-road performance) is in prison, serving forty years.

The reason is never revealed; this is just one of many threads that are introduced and then abandoned. Naird is now fully responsible for his teenage daughter Erin. Dianna Silvers plays the girl in a constant state of petulance; the actor, at twenty-two, does not pass for a high school junior.

Naird’s foil is John Malkovich’s scientist Adrian Mallory, a voice of reason. Malkovich gives a wry and restrained performance which generates contrast with the parade of over-thetop military and government figures. However, his relationship with Naird doesn’t so much progress as it shifts when it is convenient to the plot. Sometimes, it seems that Carell and Malkovich are in a rather strained astral buddy comedy. The inconsistency in the writing for Malkovich/Mallory only gets by because of the actor’s ability to make eccentrics accessible.

Much of the topical humor is given to Ben Schwartz as F. Tony Scarapiducci (who has an unprintable nickname) as the social media director. Schwartz is channeling his intentionally insufferable Jean-Ralphio from Parks and Recreation.

Here, Carell seems to have taken elements of [Michael] Scott and grafted them onto the gravel-voiced Naird, but they haven't fully taken.

Naird’s nemesis is Air Force General Kick Grabaston. Noah Emmerich plays him like every bullying university president trying to shut down the partying fraternity.

Tawny Newsome does her best with Captain Ali. Initially, she seems peripheral but eventually becomes more central to the story. Her growing romance with likable Jimmy O. Yang’s Dr. Kaifang is sweet but either predictably clumsy or clumsily predictable.

It seems that Carell and Daniels did not establish a unifying style and tone. It wants to be satire but tips towards spoof. There

Steve Carell takes another spin in the boss's chair as Gen. Mark R. Naird in the new Netflix series.

Photo by Aaron Epstein/Netflix

are thin political jokes that are low hanging fruit, with easy jabs at current politics. There is a less than thinly veiled congressional hearing that climaxes with Naird giving a touching speech about the importance of humanity in the space race. This is juxtaposed with characters that are poorly concealed imitations of contemporary legislators.

Political satire can be done outrageously and hilariously without losing its edge; Veep showed this. Here, the creators seem to be hedging their bets. Is it Michael G. Scott Goes to the Moon? Or Airplane III: Team Lunar?

Does it aspire to be Dr. Strangelove Redux? Yes, it is all of these — sort of. There are shades of sentimental dramedy exploring the difficulty of being a single parent. It is a send-up of all things media. Basically, Space Force is a watered down version of a whole range of tropes and genres. The result is light beer and water — all the same and less.

By not committing to a style, it becomes a string of set-ups for either ridiculous jokes (uniforms designed by the First Lady) or instants of great introspection, capped off by earnest speeches. Instead of character development, there is “The Monkey Episode,” “The Washington Episode,” “The Lunar Habitat Episode,” etc. It all feels vaguely sitcom. Eventually, the stakes are raised but, by then, it is too late.

There are many well-known television actors filling out the ensemble. Don Lake plays the one-star general who serves as Naird’s dogsbody; it’s the same bumbling, amusing performance that he has given in the Christopher Guest movies. Patrick Warburton, Jane Lynch, Diedrich Bader, and Dan Bakkedahl are various members of the

Joint Chiefs of Staff: They’re gifted actor/ comedians saddled with toothless caricatures of all that is wrong in government. Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) appears in one episode as phony Edison Jaymes, a character suggested by Elon Musk.

This was Fred Willard’s final appearance; he plays Naird’s confused father in his usual whimsical style; it is a bit hard to swallow as it is really a dementia joke.

Carell is the creator and star and obviously driving force behind Space Force. He is an actor who is long on charm and has done both exceptional comedic and dramatic work.

However, it seems that he is trying to draw equally from both wells.

What made The Office’s Michael Scott work was that he was a buffoon but consistent onto himself. He made excruciating decisions but they came from a lack of true self-awareness.

Scott was wholly human in a mundane world.

Here, Carell seems to have taken elements of Scott and grafted them onto the gravel-voiced Naird, but they haven’t fully taken. Is he a buffoon? Are the monkeys running the circus?

Too many questions and very few answers.

By the end, he seems to have “grown” but it seems strained. The final episode is a horrifying and ugly mismatch of tones — when is attempted self-immolation ever funny? — and ends annoyingly, ridiculously incomplete.

There is a moment in episode three where, with great exasperation, John Malkovich labors up and down staircases; he moves quickly but jerkily. In essence, that is the entire Space Force series: it moves forward with purpose but not without a great deal of frustration.

Horoscopes of the week GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, inspiration flourishes and you may feel some romantic sparks grow as well. Your senses are enhanced by all the things you experience around you the next few days.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 This week your efforts to take care of home and family will pay off in big ways, Cancer. You have a knack for maintaining peace and tranquility even when situations are hazy.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 This week you may be examining your relationships and seeing which areas have room for improvement, Leo. This is your opportunity to really make some important changes.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 This week you may be examining your relationships and seeing which areas have room for improvement, Leo. This is your opportunity to really make some important changes.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Lately you may be feeling more emotional, Libra.

Talk about your feelings with someone close to you. Sometimes speaking about things can help you sort through everything.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Listen to your dreams this week, Scorpio. They will guide you where you really want to go in life.

Explore all the possibilities that come your way.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, if you have been in a sociable mood, then embrace every opportunity to gather with friends or family when the opportunity presents itself.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, this is a great week to take credit for all of the things you have accomplished lately. You will gain traction on projects and may even be able to take on new ones.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 A goal to learn as much as possible is drawing you to the people who can offer you important life lessons. Take opportunities to engage in philosophical debates.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, a hint that comes your way from a friend or coworker can be the clue that you need to achieve a goal that has thus far been out of reach.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Your strong will and courage makes you capable of anything, Aries. Just be sure to use your powers for good; otherwise, it can be easy to get in over your head.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Add an extra dash of charm to your requests, Taurus. You just may find that things go your way a little more easily. Have a partner work with you on a fun task.

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MEDICAL COMPASS

Growing old Low inflammation may play a 'gracefully' significant role in healthy aging

What does it mean to you to “grow old gracefully?” For people I speak with, it means to be independent, mobile, mentally alert, and not burdened by chronic illnesses. In other words, to maintain a good quality of life.

The number of 90-year-olds is growing by leaps and bounds.

According to the National Institutes of Health, those who were more than 90 years old increased by 2.5 times over a 30-year period from 1980 to 2010 (1).

This group is among what researchers refer to as the “oldest-old,” which includes those

By David aged 85 and older.

Dunaief, M.D. What do these people have in common? According to one study, they tend to have fewer chronic morbidities or diseases. Thus, they tend to have a better quality of life with a greater physical functioning and mental acuity (2).

In a study of centenarians, genetics played a significant role. Characteristics of this group were that they tended to be healthy and then die rapidly, without prolonged suffering (3).

Factors that predict one’s ability to reach this exclusive club may involve both genetics and life-style choices. Let’s look at the research.

Exercise

We are told time and time again to exercise. But how much do we need, and how can we get the best quality? In a 2014 study, the results showed that 5 to 10 minutes of daily running, regardless of the pace, can have a significant impact on life span by decreasing cardiovascular mortality and allcause mortality (4).

Amazingly, even if participants ran fewer than six miles per week at a pace slower than 10-minute miles, and even if they ran only one to two days a week, there was still a decrease in mortality compared to nonrunners. Here is the kicker: Those who ran for this very short amount of time potentially added three years to their life span. There were 55,137 participants ranging in age from 18 to 100 years old.

An accompanying editorial to this study noted that more than 50 percent of people in the United States do not meet the current recommendation of at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day (5).

Diet

A long-standing paradigm has been that we need to eat sufficient animal protein.

However, cracks have developed in this theory,

reduced risk of dying over the next six years compared to those who were more frequent meat eaters (7). This was an observational trial with over 73,000 participants and a median age of 57 years old.

Inflammation

In the Whitehall II study, a specific marker for inflammation was measured, interleukin-6.

The study showed that higher levels did not bode well for participants’ longevity (8).

In fact, if participants had elevated IL-6 (>2.0 ng/L) at both baseline and at the end of the 10-year follow-up period, their probability of healthy aging decreased by almost half.

The takeaway from this study is that IL-6 is a relatively common biomarker for inflammation that can be measured with a simple blood test offered by most major laboratories. This study involved 3,044 participants over the age of As a general goal, aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate physical 35 who did not have a stroke, heart activity every day. METRO photo attack or cancer at the beginning of the study. especially as it relates to longevity. In an The bottom line is that, although genetics observational study using NHANES III data, are important for longevity, so too are results show that those who ate a high-protein lifestyle choices. A small amount of exercise, diet (greater than 20 percent from protein) had specifically running, can lead to a substantial a twofold increased risk of all-cause mortality, increase in healthy life span. a four-times increased risk of cancer mortality Protein from plants may trump protein from and a four-times increased risk of dying from animal sources in reducing the risk of mortality diabetes (6). This was over a considerable from all causes, from diabetes and from heart duration of 18 years and involved almost 7,000 disease. This does not necessarily mean that participants ranging in age at the start of the one needs to be a vegetarian to see the benefits. study from 50 to 65.

IL-6 may be a useful marker for inflammation, However, this did not hold true if the protein which could help predict healthy or unhealthy source was plants. In fact, a high-protein plant outcomes. Therefore, why not have a discussion diet may reduce the risks, not increase them. with your doctor about testing to see if you The reason, according to the authors, is that have an elevated IL-6? Lifestyle modifications animal protein may increase insulin growth may be able to reduce these levels. factor-1 and growth hormones that have References: detrimental effects on the body.

(1) nia.nih.gov. (2) J Am Geriatr Soc. Interestingly, those who are over age 65 may benefit from more animal protein in 2009;57:432-440. (3) Future of Genomic reducing the risk of cancer. However, there Medicine (FoGM) VII. Presented March 7, was a significantly increased risk of diabetes 2014. (4) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64:472mortality across all age groups eating a high 481. (5) J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64:482-484. animal protein diet. The researchers therefore (6) Cell Metab. 2014;19:407-417. (7) JAMA concluded that lower animal protein may be Intern Med. 2013;173:1230-1238. (8) CMAJ. 2013;185:E763-E770. wise at least during middle age.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

YOUR TURN

THEME

Lawyer Lingo

Mother Nature’s Wrath

By Ellen Mason, Stony Brook

CLUES ACROSS

Mother Nature is angry And she’s showing her wrath.

We’ve destroyed her best efforts, Walking down this wrong path.

Our health is at stake, And the health of our earth.

But we’ve not done enough To make up for this dearth.

Water pollution, Severe climate change, Endangered species, There’s a whole range Of needed improvements For what we have wrought.

We’ve squandered our riches, And look what we’ve bought!

A piping plover at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook on May 26. Photo by Jay Gao

SUDOKU

PUZZLE

Yes we’ll get through this, She’s stern but not cruel.

But we must pay attention And live by new rules.

1. Requests 5. Pub dispenser 8. Feline sound 11. HGTV’s “____ or Flop” 12. Ferdinand, e.g.

13. Like a ghost 14. *Pro ____, or in proportion 15. Miscellany 16. *Elsewhere 17. *Response to #51 Across?

19. Cher has one 20. Marine enchantress 21. Not tac nor toe 22. *Not underwear!

25. *Battery’s companion 29. Literary “even” 30. “____ it ____,” or go full force 33. Quartet minus one 34. Greyish brown 36. Common conjunction 37. Ban from school, e.g.

38. Homesteader’s measurement 39. Complete failure 41. “Stand and Deliver” singer 42. Relating to breastbone 44. Spectacle venues 46. Marcia’s jealous sister 47. Type of assistant, for short 49. Sudden and brilliant success 51. *Courtroom protest 55. Like blue sky 56. Twins, e.g.

57. Was a passenger 58. Shirking work 59. Volcano in Sicily 60. All over again 61. *____ se or ____ tem 62. Bear’s hangout 63. Quiet attention grabber

Answers to last week’s puzzle:

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

CLUES DOWN 1. Big do 2. Eastern European 3. Toy with a tail 4. Thinly spread 5. Tutu fabric 6. Mork from Ork 7. Walk, as through mud 8. Cripple 9. Major European river 10. Ancient Chinese dynasty 12. Stock exchange, in Paris 13. Mollify 16. Anisette, for short 18. Often precedes through, to search 21. Cough syrup amt.

22. Greek Bs 23. Don’t just stand there!

24. Habituate 25. Gives a hand 26. Of a city 27. Tarzan’s swing rope 28. *Reasons to sue 31. Peacock’s pride 32. Genetic initials 35. *Lie made under oath 37. Pre-Ionic 39. Belieber or Parrothead, e.g.

40. Usually not allowed in court 43. Back of the neck 45. *To lure into a compromising act 47. *To annul or suspend 48. Jinn or genie 49. Old Russian autocrat 50. Anis-flavored aperitif 51. Newspaper piece 52. Atom that lost an electron, pl.

53. Words from Wordsworth, pl.

54. Type of salamander 55. European peak * THEME RELATED CLUE

Answers to this week’s puzzle will appear in next week’s newspaper and online on Friday afternoon at www.tbrnewsmedia.com, Arts and Lifestyles

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KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS

SBU’s Nancy Reich scores $450,000 for COVID research efforts

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Even as pharmaceutical companies are working furiously to produce a vaccine for COVID-19, scientists are taking other approaches that might lead to treatment for this disease or for other viruses that might threaten public health.

Nancy Reich, a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and several colleagues at SBU recently received a $450,000 grant from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to pursue the laboratory study of two possible interventions.

Reich and her colleagues plan to investigate the use of interferonlambda, which is in clinical trials for Hepatitis D virus, and an inhibitor for bradykinin called icatibant, which is approved for angioedema.

“Although we are very hopeful for a vaccine in the near future, vaccines can take months or years” to develop and use, Reich said. “The likelihood is that there will be more emerging diseases” which increases the need for broad spectrum first line defense therapeutics that might provide relief and save lives.

A few months ago, several faculty in microbiology and immunology got together on a Zoom call to discuss what they could do to combat COVID-19. The group was “very enthusiastic” about interferon, which is a natural hormone and is the only cytokine that’s antiviral. It has the ability to prevent the spread of the virus by reducing replication.

‘Everybody realizes the sense of urgency.’

— NANCY REICH Reich will work with Patrick Hearing and Erich Mackow, who are both professors in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, on the molecular aspects of COVID-19.

Associate Professor Janet Hearing and Assistant Professor Hwan Kim are certified to work in high containment biosafety laboratories.

COVID-19 seems to have figured out how to block the action or production of interferon, Reich said, although the lower levels of the hormone haven’t been confirmed yet.

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Nancy Reich Photo from SBU Other researchers are testing how the virus that has caused the pandemic has blocked the production of this defense mechanism. The Reich-led group is also planning to test this process.

To get protection from interferon, people would likely need an increased amount of the antiviral molecule early in the infection process, Reich said. She and her team are focusing on interferon lambda, which is a specific type that primarily affect epithelial cells, which are the type of cells that line the respiratory and digestive systems.

Interferon alpha and beta cause systemic problems, which can trigger an overactive immune system to cause a cytokine storm. This can lead to severe symptoms, if the body’s reaction is strong enough.

“Because interferon lambda is more specialized in the targets it hits, it doesn’t cause this crazy, global effect in your body,” Reich said.

At this point, Reich is looking to use a pre-clinical animal model of COVID-19 to understand the processes involved with the virus and its reaction to different concentrations

of this hormone at different times after infection.

Reich has reached out to a company called EIGR Pharmaceuticals, which is the only company that produces a pegylated version of interferon lambda. By adding polyethlylene glycol, or PEG, EIGR can extend the time that the drug remains in the body, reducing the need for new doses.

The interferon lambda receptors are prevalent in hepatocytes, or liver cells. The liver is particularly important in capturing bacteria, viruses and macromolecules that might otherwise cause harm in the human body. The interest in the liver and interferon is mainly because of hepatitis viruses.

Interferon lambda’s higher specificity reduces potential side effects that other interferons trigger in the blood or in the central nervous system. EIGR has created this interferon to treat Hepatitis D. “I have contacted [EIGR] to do some COVID work and now they are,” Reich said. “They have some clinical trials going on in the United States, Israel and Australia.” In addition to their research work with

interferon lambda, the group will also study the effects of bradykinin, which is a small peptide hormone that the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (or ACE2) receptor inactivates.

The group is exploring the use of inhibitors for bradykinin, hoping to reduce a molecular trigger that exacerbates symptoms of the disease.

“We are taking two approaches; one is more about the symptoms, through bradykinin inhibition, and the other is trying to block virus replication,” said Reich.

In their research with interferon and inhibitors to bradykinin, Reich is hoping to generate data that will be ready within several months.

If both of the approaches proves effective independently, Reich said the next steps could involve combining them.

If the combination works better than either of the treatments alone, the researchers, and, down the road, the doctors, who might use this approach could use a lower dose of both drugs, which could reduce any potential side effects.

Reich said this research is possible at Stony Brook because it

has a Biosafety Level 3.“We are able to do these experiments that others may not be able to do,” she said.

The animal facility that will house the mice for her studies is still not accepting new animals. Reich hopes they start to accept them in June.

Reich appreciated the speed at which the Mathers Charitable Foundation reacted to their request for funds.

The Foundation, which was created by a Santa Barbara, California couple who donated their wealth to research in 1983, made a decision within weeks, reflecting the urgency that the public health crisis triggered by COVID-19 has created.

Many foundations typically take six to eight months to decide on funding.

Reich appreciates that she and her colleagues will have a chance to contribute to a growing body of research about a virus that has caused close to 100,000 deaths in the United States and has disrupted billions of lives around the world.

“Everybody realizes the urgency,” Reich said.

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ATTORNEY AT LAW

How Community Medicaid’s new look back period works

‘Ballerina on Malecon, Cuba’ by Roni Chastain received an Honorable Mention (People Category) in last year’s contest.

Deadline extended for Gurwin photo contest

Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack has announced it is extending the deadline for submissions to its 27th annual photo contest to June 15 in light of the stay-at-home order that has been in place during the COVID-19 crisis.

Garnering submissions from across the globe, the unique contest offers amateur photographers and students an opportunity to be recognized for their work, as well as the chance to make an impact on the lives of those who live at the 460-bed nursing and rehabilitation center.

Winning photos are placed on permanent display in the Center’s Tiffen Photo Gallery for the enjoyment of residents and visitors alike.

“We understand that the many social distancing orders in place for the sake of safety may make it difficult for some contestants to

capture the ideal shots they would like to submit. We are hoping to accommodate our many talented photographers by extending the submission deadline until June 15th,” said Dennine Cook, Chief Public Relations Officer at Gurwin, and creator of the renowned photo contest.

“We encourage all those participating to proceed with caution and take advantage of the warm weather!” added Cook.

Traditionally, a reception has been held at the Gurwin Center where winning photographers are presented with their cash prizes, award certificates and/or trophies. An award ceremony is anticipated to be held in the fall, with event details available at a later date.

Applications are available at www.gurwin. org/about/photo-contest/ or by calling 631715-2575.

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extent there are uncompensated transfers or gifting, the applicant will be penalized and not enrolled in Community Medicaid for a specific period. The divisor currently used is $13,407.00, meaning that for every $13,407.00 the applicant transferred for less than fair market compensation, he or she will be penalized for a period of one month.

For example, if it is determined that an application gifted $60,000.00 within the 30-month lookback, the applicant will be ineligible to receive Community Medicaid for approximately 4.5 months, requiring an out of pocket payment for care received for those months. This raises the question of where the money for that care will come from.

What if you gifted the money without an expectation of receiving it back and without taking into consideration your own care needs?

It is still unclear how the penalty period will run, from which date it will be calculated and how applicants will be able to mitigate any transfers they did make during the lookback.

Similarly, it is not clear if the 30-month lookback will affect those currently enrolled in the Community Medicaid program. The law does not address whether transfers made prior to the change in the law will be exempted from the lookback and whether there will be a post eligibility lookback assessed to those already on the program.

To remain eligible, a Medicaid recipient must recertify their Medicaid benefits annually.

Under the current regulations, only financial documents showing assets and income as of the date of recertification need be provided.

However, in light of the new lookback, it is uncertain if the recertification process will now require a 30-month lookback. Likewise, it is unknown whether the local department of social services will discontinue benefits for those recipients who had transferred assets in the last 30 months.

The Community Medicaid program in New York allows our seniors to remain in their home, receiving care. With careful planning this program can still allow many individuals to age in place. The changes to the Medicaid qualification process highlight the need for sound estate planning that includes consideration of asset protection planning.

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These separate requirements for Medicaid eligibility must both be met by the applicant.

To meet the Community Medicaid asset requirements, an individual is permitted to own a home, have liquid non-retirement assets that do not exceed $15,750.00, retirement savings in any amount, an irrevocable prepaid funeral account and one car. With respect to income, an applicant may retain a monthly income of $875.00 plus a disregard of $20.00. The recipient must continue to take required monthly minimum distributions from retirement accounts.

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Until recently, under the New York Medicaid guidelines, there has not been a look-back for Community Medicaid, meaning an applicant for Community Medicaid could transfer an unlimited amount of assets in one month and be eligible the 1st day of the following month.

Soon, this will no longer be the case.

An amendment was made to New York Social Service Law Section 366 subd.5 under the 2020-2021 New York State Budget, wherein a thirty (30) month lookback was instituted for Community Medicaid coverage. The change is set to roll out on October 1, 2020.

This means that an individual applying for Community Medicaid post-October 2020, will have to submit 30 months of financial disclosure for eligibility purposes. To the

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BOOK REVIEW

The Letter

By Anthony Sciarratta

Novel

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Reviewed by Jeffrey Sanzel

nthony Sciarratta’s The Letter (Post Hill Press) is a romance that examines both the power of faith and the strength of love.

Victor Esposito is a novelist who came to success in this thirties with each work featuring a very distinct female protagonist.

His readers are unaware that she is not solely (or wholly) a creation of fiction: She is based on Eva Abrams, a vibrant and quirky individual he met by chance at concert just over a decade before. Eva, married with three children, was as drawn to Victor as he is to her. The two embarked on an intense but painfully platonic affair that lasted about year. “How could you see someone you know is perfect for you and never act on your feelings?”

After meeting two and three times a week, Eva broke it off with no explanation. During the ensuing years, the two had no contact.

But she continued to be his muse, fueling his creative process: “To write a book about someone, to capture every groove of their face, curve of their body, and thought in their head, takes a great deal of studying …

It was a special bond they shared that no person would ever come to understand.”

Now in his forties, Victor is a successful writer living in a luxurious Manhattan apartment. One night, he is shot during a bodega hold-up while saving a mother and child, resulting in his ending up in a coma.

When Eva learns of this, she immediately leaves her Long Island home to be at his bedside. His mother, Barbara, immediately recognizes who this woman must be: “Victor has no children, no wife. You’re the only mark he left on this world. His life’s work is because of you.”

While sitting vigil, Eva examines the choices that have brought her to this juncture.

Coming from an abusive and unstable childhood, Eva gave up her dreams of being a musician for the constancy of domestic life, married to the steady but disconnected Stanley. While being a mother gave her great joy, the marriage was never fulfilling resulting in a gnawing sense of loss.

Meanwhile, Victor does not regain consciousness. He is transported to a limbo where he, too, examines his life choices, in particular his brief relationship with Eva

Author Anthony Sciarratta that motivated the change in his career from carpenter to writer. In this netherworld, he is guided by the enigmatic Benedict, who turns out to be someone from Victor’s earlier life.

This half-world becomes populated with important figures of his and Eva’s histories.

Throughout, the characters are revealed in all their humanity, wearing their scars just below the surface. Sciarratta is not afraid to show confrontation or petty jealousies. These moments lend further dimension and texture.

Also present is the shadowy figure of Louis, who appears just before the bodega incident, and then returns in the book’s final chapters.

He is the dark angel that lurks in the mind’s shadows: “I bet you have a lot of regrets now.

You had everything: Money, health, and a great career. Being a good guy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, huh, buddy?” He is a chilling figure that offers temptation and relief. This emissary of worst fears adds further conflict to the final road in Victor’s journey.

While the book is primarily a romance, it has elements of mystery as Sciarratta unravels his lead characters narratives.

His lovers’ consummation is unusual — if not unique — in its setting. It is both ardent and detailed. However, this does not in

any way obscure the romantic force of the novel. Eva is his “North Star, guiding him through a depression by showing him what unconditional love feels like. She had looked past his sadness, despair, and anger to find a man with a beautiful soul …” A pair of socks given at a candlelit lunch in the park become a particularly compelling totem, representing a deeper caring than even the most fervid caress can show.

The story also nods to the solace drawn from belief: “Eva protected those she loved with a shroud of prayer, hoping that God would bless the lives that meant so much to her.” It is this mix of the spiritual and the visceral that are the foundations of both the story and the relationship. Whether drawn

from religion or from nature, they find their way. In a touching episode, Victor sees himself in a wounded bird that he gently cradles in his hands; knowing that it wants to live but also accepting that death is part of the plane of human existence.

Ultimately, The Letter addresses the issue of soul mates. This is seeded at the outset and blooms in its epilogue. It is about the alchemy of love and its power to heal wounds, whether psychological or physical.

It is a bold statement in a book that tells its story with straightforward passion and wideeyed honesty.

The Letter is available at bookrevue.com, barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com.

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VISIONS OF HOME

Compliments of Tom Caruso Photos clockwise from above, ‘Tree Swallows,’ Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, Smithtown; ‘Branch Hopping,’ Bald Eagle in Centerport; ‘Northern Water Snake Staredown,’ Blydenburgh County Park, Smithtown; ‘Lilies,‘ Smithtown; ‘Sundown on the Bluffs,’ Kings Park Bluffs, Kings Park; and ‘Yellow Iris,’ Blydenburgh County Park, Smithtown On the cover: ‘Honey Bee and Cherry Blossom Flower’

JUNE 04, 2020 • ARTS & LIFESTYLES • PAGE B13

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER

Tom Caruso Hometown: Smithtown Day job: Professional Software Engineer/ Development Manager, Broadridge Financial Solutions Photographer: I developed an interest in photography at an early age, influenced by greats like Ansel Adams. My parents gave me my first 35mm camera in 1972 and my life was forever changed.

Favorite camera: The Nikon D850. I purchased it in December, 2018, and it’s an amazing camera with an incredible sensor.

Favorite lenses: I presently own two lenses for the D850. My walking around lens is an AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm 1:4 G ED and I found this to be a great workhorse giving me the flexibility I need for most shots. When I need tack-sharp images for macros or in dark settings I switch to my AF-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 G prime lens. Both lenses were refurbished by Nikon when I purchased them.

Favorite locations: I am fortunate to have several beautiful places near my Smithtown home and I visit them frequently to catch them at various times of day and different seasons. These places include Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, Long Beach, Short Beach, Blydenburgh County Park, The David Weld Sanctuary, Stony Brook Harbor, Stony Brook Duck Pond, Kings Park Psychiatric Center and Nissequogue River State Park.

Have you entered any photo contests? My first photo contest was the 2020 Friends of Caleb Smith State Park Preserve The Beauty of Caleb Smith State Park Preserve My image “Deer in Snowstorm” won Honorable Mention in the adult division. I also entered the 2020 Gurwin photo contest. The winners will be announced later this year.

Photos clockwise from top left, ‘Hunting in the Shallows,’ Great Egret at Long Beach, Nissequogue; ‘Silhouettes at Sunset,’ Kings Park Bluffs, Kings Park; ‘Rough Surf,’ Short Beach, Nissequogue; ‘Osprey,’ Nissequogue River State Park, Kings Park; and ‘First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown,’ Smithtown

Favorite aspect about taking photos: Landscape and nature photography gives me the opportunity to be outdoors. I love

Tom Caruso Favorite quote: ‘Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.’ — Ansel Adams communing with nature and I am happiest when I am wandering in the woods with my camera in hand on a beautiful autumn day. Another aspect of photography I enjoy is knowing that my images bring happiness to others.

Best advice to get that perfect shot: There are a lot of photographic rules that we are told make a great photograph. I sometimes adhere to them but I shoot more on instinct. I know a great shot when I see it whether or not it follows the rules. Always keep your eyes wide open and moving when on a shoot. When in the wild with your camera you have to engage all your senses to find your next capture, not just sight.

A faint sound of a crunching leaf turned out to be a snake which lead to one of the photos in this essay. The enormity of a forest can be intimidating but you have to see everything from the largest to the smallest subjects, from a mighty tree to a delicate spider web and all things in between. It is not enough to see the image for what it is but you have to visualize what it could become when post processing. If you do these things you don’t have to look for the perfect shot: it will find you.

See more of Tom’s photos at www.tomcarusophotography.com.

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A to Z Custom Colour 594 Rt. 25A Mt.. Sinai • 631-474-5917 Avis Budget Car Rental 999 N. Country Rd (Rte 25A) Stony Brook 631-444-0830 • avis.com Awsomotive Motor Care 594 NY-25A, Mount Sinai 631-474-5333 • awsomotive.com Chariot Collision 91 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket 631-751-1515 Lee Myles AutoCare & Transmissions 929 Middle Country Road, St James 631-724-3332 • stjamesleemyles.com Middle Country Automotive 839 Middle Country Road, Selden 631-698-4455 middlecountryautomotive.com Middle Country Automotive 2435B Middle Country Road, Centereach 631-737-4585 middlecountryautomotive.com Munch Auto Repair 999 N. Country Rd (Rte 25A) Stony Brook • 631-675-6675 Prestige Collision 70 Comsewogue Road Ste. 17 East Setauket 631-476-3792 • prestigecollision.net Ralph’s Auto Care 631-476-0100 941 Hallock Ave. Port Jefferson Station www.ralphsautocareportjeff.com Setauket Auto Body 3350 Nesconset Hwy., East Setauket 631-751-1735 Smithwest Service Center 795 Middle Country Road, St. James 631-265-9885 • smithwestservice.com Sunoco Gasoline 999 N. Country Rd (Rte 25A) Stony Brook • 631-675-6675

GROCERY

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HOTEL

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Animal Health & Wellness Veterinary Hospital 150 Main Street, Setauket 631-751-2200 • animalhealthwellness.com

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COOKING COVE

Strawberries and rhubarb: A magical dessert combination Strawberry-Rhubarb Roll

BY BARBARA BELTRAMI

There are certain magical combinations in the food world. Some are because their flavors or qualities complement each other, some are because they are what the earth and the barn and the sea provide, and some are because they grow and ripen simultaneously. And so it is with strawberries and rhubarb which are at their peak right now and abound at farm stands and in markets. The sweetness of the former and tartness of the latter form a perfect pair, particularly in desserts.

While strawberry-rhubarb pie may be the most well known one, there are some others that are just as mouth-watering, maybe more so, than that old standby.

One is a strawberry-rhubarb custard pie where the creaminess of the custard is a perfect foil for the sweet-tartness of the fruit. Another is a roll where cake and syrup create a perfect pair, especially when topped with whipped cream. And finally, a strawberry-rhubarb crisp gives crunchiness to counter the soft fruit.

They are all recipes that I remember from way back when.

YIELD: Makes 4 to 6 servings.

INGREDIENTS: • 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon sugar • 1 cup water • 2 cups flour • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder • 1/3 cup unsalted butter • 1/2 cup milk • 1 cup washed, hulled strawberries, halved • 1 cup diced, trimmed washed rhubarb • 1 /2 tablespoon cinnamon DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400 F. In a medium saucepan combine one cup sugar with water. Boil 5 minutes, until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into an 8” x 8” baking dish. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt, one tablespoon of remaining sugar and baking powder. With fingertips or a pastry blender, work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse oatmeal. Stir in milk just until mixture is thoroughly moistened.

Turn onto lightly floured board and knead 30 seconds. Roll into a 8” x 15” rectangle; spread with fruit; combine remaining sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over fruit. Starting at the long end, roll like a jellyroll. Cut into 8 to 12 slices and place in syrup

in baking dish. Bake until done, about 20 to 30 minutes. Serve hot or warm with whipped cream.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Custard Pie

YIELD: Makes 6 servings.

INGREDIENTS: • Pastry for a 9” two crust pie • 2 cups fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and halved (or quartered) depending on size • 2 cups washed and trimmed rhubarb, cut into 1 inch pieces • 1 1/4 cups sugar • 3 tablespoons flour • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter • 2 eggs, lightly beaten DIRECTIONS:

Line pie plate with two-thirds of the pastry.

Preheat oven to 400 F. Combine strawberries and rhubarb and place in pastry-lined pie plate. In a medium bowl combine, sugar, flour and nutmeg.

Cut butter into tiny pieces and add, along with eggs, to flour mixture. Mix well. Pour mixture over fruit in pie plate. Roll out remaining third of pastry dough, cut into half-inch strips and arrange in lattice design over pie filling. Place pie in oven; immediately reduce heat to 350 F. Bake until rhubarb is tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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DIRECTIONS:

YIELD: Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS: • 3/4 cup flour • 2/3 cup plus 1/2 cup sugar • Generous pinch salt • 3/4 stick chilled unsalted butter, diced • 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats • 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts or almonds • Finely grated zest of one lemon • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 quart strawberries, washed, hulled and halved • 3/4 pound rhubarb, washed, trimmed and cut into 1/2” slices

In medium bowl, thoroughly combine flour, 2/3 cup sugar and salt. With fingertips or pastry blender, work in butter until mixture resembles coarse oatmeal. Add oats and nuts and blend thoroughly. Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease or butter an 8 or 9” square nonreactive baking dish. In a medium bowl combine the one half cup sugar, lemon zest, vanilla extract, strawberries and rhubarb. Transfer to prepared baking dish; sprinkle oat mixture on top. Bake until filling is bubbly and top is golden and crisp, about 45 minutes. Serve hot or warm with vanilla ice cream or yogurt or whipped cream.

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Shadbush: The plant with many names

BY JOHN L. TURNER

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nsight as to the value placed on a wild plant by past generations can be gained by how many common names it's been given.

Typically, a plant with the minimum of just one name has it as a means by which to recognize it and to distinguish the plant from other species.

A plant with a number of names, though, suggests a species of greater significance, value, and utility, and such is the case with Shadbush, a common understory shrub or small tree which grows in Long Island’s deciduous forests.

This attractive tree goes by a few names: Shadbush, Shadblow, Serviceberry, and Juneberry. The reference to shad stems from more ancient knowledge of recognizing patterns of nature. Many years ago shad, a species of river herring, was significantly more abundant than today and the spring shad runs up major rivers to reach their spawning grounds was an important event for many people, providing an ample supply of cheap protein.

Perhaps it was the shad fisherman, or maybe others, but they noticed this tree blossomed at the time the shad were on the move. The fivepetaled white blossoms meant migrating shad, hence the connection made permanent by the common name of Shadbush.

The white blossoms of the Shadbush in late April through early May also provided another signal — that winter was done, the ground has thawed, and the dead could receive burial service with caskets sometimes adorned with sprigs of the Serviceberry blossoms.

If the flowers are pollinated, berries form in late spring to early summer, giving rise to the last of its common names — Juneberry.

The berrylike fruit is delicious and relished by numerous wildlife, including many birds. Us humans like them too and often turn the fruit into pies, jellies and jams. Technically, the fruit is known as a pome, as are apples, and this isn’t surprising since both apples and Shadbush are members of the Rose family.

The genus name Amelanchier is a french word first used to describe the species.

The Shadbush blooms in late April to early May (top photo) and produces edible fruit in late spring to early summer (above). Stock photos

Four species of Shadbush occur on Long Island, with three of the species found in rich but well drained soils and one on the eastern end located on sandier, more droughty soils. They range from being a modest multistemmed shrub just a few feet tall to a tree 20 to 30 feet high. In forest settings, given its smaller stature, Shadbush grows under taller oaks, black birch, and hickories and, where common, produces scattered “blossom clouds” of white beneath these taller trees. It has attractive smooth grey bark and its leaves are small and oval with toothed margins. Come autumn the foliage turn orange/red, adding a nice splash of color to the forest.

Whatever you wish to call it Shadbush has so much going for it — from its rich folklore, to pretty flowers, attractive bark, and tasty fruit — that I hope you make its acquaintance and perhaps try a berry or two.

A resident of Setauket, John Turner is conservation chair of the Four Harbors Audubon Society, author of “Exploring the Other Island: A Seasonal Nature Guide to Long Island” and president of Alula Birding & Natural History Tours.

Times ... and dates

Thursday 4

The Magic of Compost

Northport Public Library presents a virtual program, The Magic of Compost, via Zoom from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Compost is a win-win for increasing soil health and reducing the volume of garbage generated from households. Learn four different types of composting methods in this free workshop.

Registration and a valid email address are required to receive Zoom log in information.

Registration is underway at www.nenpl.org using program code NENA910.

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June 4 to June 11, 2020

Virtual wildlife presentations

Learn about wildlife and interact live with an educator each week on the Sweetbriar Nature Center Facebook page every Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The Center's staff will share a different animal with you — a baby bird, rabbit, opossum — along with a story or a talk. Free. For more information, visit www. sweetbriarnc.org or call 979-6344.

Friday 5

‘Waiting Game’

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts continues its online short film series with “Waiting Game” by John Fortson at noon.

Synopsis: A young man puts his life on hold to take care of his ailing father. Free. Visit www. stonybrookfilmfestival.com.

A night of opera

Opera Night Long Island will present a virtual concert of beloved arias and songs at 8 p.m.

Featured performers will include Kara Cornell, Dawn Zahralban, Maurizio Casa, Melissa Block and special guest Barbara Southard, Suffolk County Poet Laureate. Free. Visit www.operanight.org.

Saturday 6

Reptile & Amphibian Day

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium in Cold Spring Harbor presents a virtual Reptile & Amphibian Appreciation Day from 10 to 11 a.m. Learn about New York State native reptiles and amphibians with the hatchery's Herpetologist through Zoom. Meet reptiles and amphibians from the safety of your own home, learn about their amazing adaptations, and have a chance to ask the hatchery's expert staff your very own questions.

All ages welcome. Free. Registration required by visiting www.cshfishhatchery.org. * All numbers are in (631) area code unless otherwise noted.

'Rated'

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts continues its online short film series with “Rated” by John Fortson at noon. Synopsis: A woman wakes to find every adult has a Yelplike star rating floating over their head. Free.

Visit www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com.

Rorie Kelly concert

Comsewogue Public Library in Port Jefferson Station hosts an online concert on Facebook LIVE at 5 p.m. Long Island musician, Rorie Kelly, will be performing a variety of music for your entertainment! Open to all. Free. Visit https:// www.facebook.com/ComsewoguePublicLibrary.

Call 928-1212 for more info.

Wednesday 10 'Audio Play'

Lake Grove Farmers Market

HeartBeet Farms hosts a drive-through farmers market every Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., rain or shine, in the Smith Haven Mall southwest parking lot (off Middle Country Road) near Bahama Breeze restaurant through the fall.

Pre-ordering is available but not required. For more information, call 516-343-6247 or visit www.heartbeetfarms.com/farmers-market.

Tuesday 9

STARSTRUCK From left, John Fortson, Abby Ryder Fortson and Christie Lynn Smith star in the award-winning short film 'Rated' which will be screened free online on June 9, courtesy of Stony Brook University's Staller Center for the Arts.

Food distribution event

Long Island Cares holds a food distribution event at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 380 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will be directed to park and then take turns to enter the building for a few quick intake questions including demographics and family size. Each will be given a prepackaged box of food, staples which should feed a family of four for four days as well as juice, milk and pet food if they need it. Social distancing guidelines will be enforced and volunteers will be available to assist with carrying food to the cars. Questions? Call 631-582-FOOD or visit www.licares.org.

Sunday 7 Turtle Walk

Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown hosts a Turtle Walk from 9 a.m. to noon. Join in locating the Eastern box turtles that call Sweetbriar home. Wear long pants and closed toe shoes for this adventure. The turtles will be examined, tagged and released. There will be a presentation on Long Island turtles outdoors at 9 a.m. and again at 10 a.m. Coloring sheets will be available for the kids (and big kids) to take home. Meet behind the main house and wear a mask for the presentation. Held rain or shine. $10 per person. Call 979-6344 for the required reservations. Visit www.sweetbriarnc.org for more info.

Port Jefferson Farmers Market

The Village of Port Jefferson hosts a farmers market at the Mariners Way/Gap parking lot location off Arden Place (temporary location) every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Nov. 15. Featuring over 30 vendors offering local produce, honey, bread and baked goods, international specialties, plants and more.

Call 473-4724 or visit www.portjeff.com.

‘Tiffany Is a Medieval Name'

At 7 p.m. Theatre Three in Port Jefferson continues its Off-Stage/On-Line series of short works with a presentation of "Tiffany is a Medieval Name" starring Nicole Bianco and Regina Schneider and written by Sarah Rae Brown. The series is directed by Theatre Three’s Artistic Director Jeffrey Sanzel. Technical production is by Tim Haggerty and Eric J. Hughes. Free. Visit www.theatrethree.com.

Monday 8

Opioid Overdose Prevention

Northport Public Library hosts an online Opioid Overdose Prevention training class at 7 p.m.

CN Guidance and Counseling Services will conduct online training on how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and administer Naloxone (Narcan). Training is appropriate for adults, ages 16 years and older. No registration required. Join on Zoom with Meeting ID: 824 768 8282, Password 747965. Narcan kits will be mailed to participants after the class. Free.

Email info@datf.org with any questions.

At 7 p.m. Theatre Three in Port Jefferson continues its Off-Stage/On-Line series of short works with a presentation of "Audio Play" by John C. Davenport and starring Evan Teich, Brittany Lacey and Andrew Markowitz. The series is directed by Theatre Three’s Artistic Director Jeffrey Sanzel. Technical production is by Tim Haggerty and Eric J. Hughes. Free.

Visit www.theatrethree.com.

Virtual Sky Room Talk

Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington hosts a virtual Sky Room Talk, Hollywood Scandals!, streaming from 10 a.m. to June 11 at 10 a.m.

The murders and scandals inside Hollywood’s Dream Factory still has the world gasping.

Learn about the stories that shook the film industry — The Fatty Arbuckle murder case, the still unsolved killing of director William Desmond Taylor, Robert Mitchum’s pot bust and the truth about what took James Dean’s life.

Filmmaker and film historian Glenn Andreiev gives an on-line presentation of the true life stories that sometimes rattled the daydream of Hollywood. (40 minutes) Tickets are $10, $7 members. Visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

Thursday 11

Virtual wildlife presentations See June 4 listing.

Lake Grove Farmers Market See June 4 listing.

Gardening with Deer

Comsewogue Public Library in Port Jefferson Station presents Gardening with Deer, an online program open to all, at 7 p.m. There are beautiful plants deer don’t like to eat! Learn how to incorporate these perennials, annuals and shrubs in your landscape with Cornell Cooperative. Register online at https://bit.ly/ GardeningWithDeer using your Suffolk County library card and password. The link will be emailed to you for access. Free. Call 928-1212 for more information.

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TBR News Media Guide to Take-out & Delivery

Bring Your Favorite Restaurants Home. Options For Take-Out, Delivery, Curb Side, & Door Dash Aji 53 1 Miller Place, Smithtown 631-979-0697 aji53.com Akropolis 127 Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset (631) 979-0924 akropolisrestaurant.com

Ancient Ginger 556 N Country Road St. James 631-584-8883 ancientginger.com

Andersen’s Deli & Catering 41 Indian Head Rd, Kings Park 631-544-6506 andersenscatering.com

Andersens Smokehouse & Grill 20 E Main Street, Smithtown 631-292-2520 andersensgrill.com

Bagel Express 15-5 Bennetts Road, East Setauket 631-675-2770 bagelexpressli.com

Bistro Cassis 55 Wall Street, Huntington (631) 421-4122 reststarinc.com

BiVio Ristorante 1801 East Jericho Turnpike Huntington 631-499-9133 Bivioristorante.net Brezza Pizza Kitchen 5768 NY-25A suite k, Wading River 631-886-1536 facebook.com/BrezzaPizzaKitchen Buona Sera 88 E Main St, Smithtown 631-265-0625 buonaseramenu.com

Copenhagen Bakery & Cafe 75 Woodbine Avenue Northport 631-754-3256 copenhagenbakery.net

Burrito Loco Fresh Mexican Grill 128 Commack Road Commack 631-462-3030 burritologogrill.com

Crazy Beans 97 Main Street, Stony Brook 631-675-6964 crazybeansrestaurant.com

Burgerology 308 Main Street, Huntington (631) 923-2441 burgerologyrvc.com

Amici’s Restaurant 304 Route 25A Mt. Sinai 631-473-2400 AmiciRestaurant.org

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza 2302 Nesconset Hwy Stony Brook (631) 444-0818 acfp.com

Burger King 2488 Nesconset Hwy Stony Brook 631-751-1107 burgerking.com

Cafe Buenos Aires 23 Wall Street, Huntington (631) 603-3600 cafebuenosaires.net

Cafe Red 107 Main Street, Kings Park (631) 544-4500 caferedli.com

Cara Mia Restaurant 257 Echo Avenue Sound Beach (631) 849-4809 caramiarestaurantandpizzeria.com Carnival Restaurant 4900 Nesconset Hwy Port Jefferson Station 631-473-9772 carnivalrestaurant.net

Casa Luis 1033 W Jericho Turnpike Smithtown (631) 543-4656 casa-luis.com

Cest Cheese 216 B Main St, Port Jefferson 631-403-4944 cestcheesepj.com Chop Shop Bar & Grill 47 E Main St, Smithtown (631) 360-3383 chopshopbarandgrill.com

Ciro’s Italian Restaurant 74 Main Street, Kings Park 631-269-2600 cirosresaurants.com

Colosseo Pizza & Restaurant 1049 oute 112 Port Jefferson Station 631-928-4972

Country House 1175 N Country Road Stony Brook 631-751-3332 countryhouserestaurant.com

Crazy Beans 159-14 NY 25A, Miller Place 631-403-4954 crazybeansrestaurant.com Crust Brick Oven Pizza 739 Middle Country Road St. James 631-656-9800 crustbrickovenpizza.site

Cupeez Drive-Thru 30 Route 25A, East Setauket 631-751-9784

Domo Sushi 180 Route 25A, East Setauket 631-751-2299 domosushiny.com Don Jono’s 975 W Jericho Tpke, Smithtown 631-360-0178 donjonospizza.com

DP Dough 1007 Route 25A, Stony Brook 631-941-9663 dpdough.com Elegant Eating 739 Route 347, Smithtown 631-360-2211 eleganteating.com Faradays 17 West Main Street, Smithtown 631-724-1031 faradaysofsmithtown.com

Farm Country Kitchen 513 W Main Street Riverhead 631-369-6311 farmcountrykitchenli.com

Fifth Season Restaurant 34 E Broadway, Port Jefferson 631-477-8500

Hurricane Grill & Wings 1037 Route 112 Port Jefferson Station 631-509-1288 hurricanewings.com

Finnegan’s 5 Wall Street, Huntington 631-423-9696 finnegansny.com Foo Luck 122 Commack Road Commack 631-499-1512 fooluck.com

Fratelli’s of Stony Brook 77 Main Street, Stony Brook 631-751-4445 Fratellisitalianeatery.com Friendly’s Restaurant 201 Hallock Road, Stony Brook 631-751-3150 friendlys.com

Fusilli Restaurant and Pizzaria 691 Route 25A, Miller Place 631-744-3500 fusillipizzeria.com Gino’s of Commack 5990 Jericho Turnpike, Commack 631-486-9600 ginosofcommack.com

Island Empanada 601 Portion Road Ronkonkoma 631-617-6427 islandempanada.com

Island Empanada 2040 Route 112, Medford 631-307-9696 islandempanada.com

Jersey Mike’s Subs 4600 Nesconset Highway Port Jefferson Station 631-509-6700 jerseymikes.com

Golden Dynasty 416 North Country Road St, James 631-250-9888

Green Cactus Fresh Mexican Grill 1099 Route 25A, Stony Brook 631-751-0700 greencactusgrill.com

Grumpy Jacks 28 Oakland Ave, Port Jefferson 631-642-1942 Grumpyjacksportjeff.com Hatch Brunch 286 Main Street, Huntington 631-424-0780 hatchbrunch.com

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Intermezzo 10-12 Fort Salonga Road Northport 631-261-4840

Island Lake Diner 625 Portion Road Ronkonkoma 631-676-5500 islandlakediner.com

Gino’s of Kings Park 52 Indian Head Road, Kings Park 631-269-2880 ginoskingspark.com

Hertitage Diner 275 Route 25A Mt. Sinai • 631-642-370 heritagedinerli.com

Husk and Vine Kitchen and Cocktails 655 Middle Country Road, St James 631-250-9616 huskandvineny.com

Jersey Mike’s Subs 586 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Hauppauge 631-780-5656 jerseymikes.com

La Famiglia 250 W Main Street, Smithtown 631-382-9454 Lake Grove Diner 2211 Nesconset Hwy. Lake Grove 631-471-5370 lakegrovediner.com

Land & Sea Fish & Lobster Corporation 524 Route 25A, Mount Sinai 631-473-0011

Library Cafe 274 Main Street, Farmingdale 516-752-7678 thelibrarycafe.com

Locals 106 E Main St., Port Jefferson 631-509-0627 cafelocals.com Long Island Bagel Cafe 2310 Nesconset Highway Stony Brook 631-364-9200 libc.com

Long Island Microgreens Longislandmicrogreens.com Luigi’s Pizzeria 1372 Main Street, Setauket 631-751-3400 icraveluigis.com

Mac’s Steakhouse 12 Gerard Street, Huntington 631-549-5300 instagram: macssteakhouseny

Madiran Wine Bar 209 Route 25A, East Setauket 631-675-2778 madiranthewinebar.com Maureen’s Kitchen 108 Terry Road, Smithtown 631-360-9227 Maxwell’s 501 Main Street, Islip 631-210-0011 maxwellsny.com

MB Ramen 335 New York Avenue Huntington 631-923-3176

Nantuckets 9 Trader’s Cove, Port Jefferson 631-509-4848 nantucketsportjefferson.com Mission Taco 371 New York Avenue, Huntington 631-614-8226 missiontacoli.com

Neraki Greek Mediterranean Grill 273 Main St, Huntington 631 385-3474 neraki.com

New Wave Burrito Bar 2 Clinton Avenue, Huntington 631-923-2622 newwaveburritobar.com

Old Fields Restaurant 318 Wynn Lane, Port Jefferson 631-331-9200

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Old Street Restaurant & Bar 92 E Main St, Smithtown 631-979-9073 oldstreetonline.com O Sole Mio 2194 Nesconset Hwy, Stony Brook 631-751-1600 osolemiostonybrook.com Outback Restaurant 5040 Nesconset Hwy East Setauket 631-474-8700 outback.com

Painters’ Restaurant 416 S. Country Rd, Brookhaven 631-803-8593 paintersrestaurant.com Pasta Pasta 234 E. Main St, Port Jefferson 631-331-5335 pastapasta.net Pastrami N Friends 110A Commack Road Commack 631-499-9537 pastraminfriends.com

Pentimento Restaurant & Lounge 93 Main Street Stony Brook 631-689-7755 pentimentorestaurant.net

PJ Lobsterhouse 1 N Country Rd. Port Jefferson 631-473-1143 pjlobsterhouse.com

Port Jeff Bistro and Pub 201 Main Street, Port Jefferson 631-828-2550 portbistroandpub.com Post Office Cafe 130 West Main Street Babylon 631-669-9224 thepostofficecafe.com Premiere Bakery 117 Main Street Stony Brook 631-675-0909

Ragazzi Italian Kitchen and Bar 2950 Middle Country Road Nesconset 631-265-8200 ragazzi-ny.com Ramen 109 West Broadway Port Jefferson 631-509-1166 slurpusa.com

Rolling Pin Bakery 1387 Route 25A, East Setauket 631-689-6848 rollingpinbakery.com Ruvo 105 Wynn Lane, Port Jefferson 631-476-3800 Salsa Salsa of Smithtown 320 Maple Ave, Smithtown 631-360-8080 salsasalsasmithtown.com

Sandbar 55 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor 631-498-6188 sandbarcoldspringharbor.com Sal’s Ristorante & Bar 1012 W Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown 631-543-6000 salsofsmithtown.com

Sei Ramen 244 Route 25A, East Setauket 631-675-0808 seiramen.com

Se-Port Delicatessen 301 Main Street, East Setauket 631-784-2432 se-portdeli.com Seaqua Deli & Caterers 430 N Country Road St. James 631-686-6868 seaquadeli.com

Setauket Gourmet Deli & Catering 216 Rte 25A, East Setauket 631-751-1200 setauketgourmet.com

Prohibition 115 Main St., Port Jefferson 631-473-0513

Setauket Village Diner 238 Route 25A, Setauket 631-941-3826 instagram: @lakeronkonkomabeverage

Seven Quarts Tavern 688 Fort Salonga Road, Northport 631-757-2000 sevenquartstavern.com

Slurp Ramen 109 W Broadway, Port Jefferson 631-509-1166 slurpusa.com Soul Brew 556 Route 25A, St. James 631-250-9238 soulbrew.coffee Soul Brew 387 New York Avenue Huntington 631-470-4697 soulbrew.coffee

Soup’s On 1099 Route 25A, Stony Brook 631-751-8500 Southside Bar & Restaurant 5 3rd Avenue, Bayshore 631-665-9596 southsidebayshore.com

Stone Soup 232 North Belle Meade Road East Setauket 631-675-1930 stonesoupe.net Stony Brook Pizza 2460 Nesconset Highway Stony Brook 631-751-2220 StonyBrookpizza.com Subway 2350 Nesconset Hwy Stony Brook 631-675-2515 subway.com

Sundried Tomato Cafe & Pizzeria 127 Smithtown Blvd, Nesconset 631-366-6310 sundriedtomatocafemenu.com Sweet Mama’s Family Restaurant 121 Main Street, Stony Brook 631-621-7895 sweetmamasli.com Sweet Mama’s Family Restaurant 9 Alsace Place, Northport 631-261-6262 sweetmamasli.com Tend Coffee 924 Montauk Highway Shirley 631-772-4707 tendcoffee.com

Thai House 53 Main Street, Smithtown 631-979-5242 thaihousesmithtown.com

The Bench Bar & Grill 1095 Route 25A, Stony Brook 631-675-1474 thebenchbar.com The Clay Oven 601 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Hauppauge 631-724-1600 The Country Rotisserie 99 Route 25A, Shoreham 631-821-2020

The Fifth Season 34 E Main Street, Port Jefferson 631-477-8500 ext. 2 thefifth-season.com The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille 716 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown 631-656-9086 thegreeneturtle.com The Pie 216 Main St. Port Jefferson 631-331-4646 thepieofportjeff.com The Secret Garden 225-Main St. Port Jefferson 631-476-8327

The Steam Room 4 East Broadway Port Jefferson 631-928-6690 steamroomrestaurant.com

Three Bambino’s 385 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Smithtown 631-543-0110 3bambinos.com Tiger Lily 156 E. Main St. Port Jefferson 631-476-7080 tigerlilycafe.com

Toast Coffeehouse 242 E Main St Port Jefferson 631-331-6860 toastcoffehouse.com

Tomo 9 E Main St., Smithtown 631-724-1100 tomosushiny.com

Call 631-751-7744 To add your eatery to this community service.

Tweets Ice Cream Café 5768 NY-25A bldg E Wading River 631-886-1293 www.facebook.com/Tweets IceCreamCafe Via Pizza 205 Route 25A Setauket 631-689-9540

Villa Sorrento 823 Middle Country Road St. James • 631-265-9865 VillaSorrento.com

Vauxhall 26 Clinton Avenue, Huntington 631-4525-0222 vauxhallhuntington.com

Vespa Italian Chophouse 843 Fort Salonga Rd, Northport 631-651-9889 vespaitalianchophouse.com Vintage Prime Steak House 433 North Country Road St. James 631-862-6440 facebook/instagram: Vintageprimesteakhouse

Wild Ginger Smithtown 69 Smithtown Blvd, Smithtown (631) 265-2800 wildgingersmithtown.com Wunderbar Deli 148 Hallock Avenue Port Jefferson Station 631-473-8004 Z-Pita 217 Main St. Port Jefferson 631-476-7510

Zorba The Greek 572 Port Jefferson Plaza Port Jefferson Station 631-473-9220 zorbathegreekpjs.com

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Pietro Cucina Italiana 404 N Country Rd, St. James 631-862-6129 pietro631.com

Pumpernickles Deli and Market 734 Route 25A East Setauket 631-941-4200

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Religious D irectory

Byzantine Catholic

RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org FATHER VLADYSLAV BUDASH, PAROCHIAL VICAR DEACON ROBERT KNAPP JOSEPH S. DURKO, CANTOR Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 10:30 am Holy Days: See website or phone for information Sunday School Sundays at 9:15 am A Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite under the Eparchy of Passaic.

Catholic ST. GERARD MAJELLA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station 631–473–2900 www.stgmajella.org REV. GREGORY RANNAZZISI, PASTOR Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there are no public Masses and the Thrift Shop is closed.

Masses streamed on our website, www.stgmajella.org Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 10 am- 4 pm Call the office for information about Baptisms, Weddings

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 631-473-0165 • Fax 631-331-8094 www.www.infantjesus.org REVEREND PATRICK M. RIEGGER, PASTOR ASSOCIATES: REV. FRANCIS LASRADO & REV. ROLANDO TICLLASUCA To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the Rectory Confessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15 pm in the Lower Church Religious Ed.: 631– 928-0447 Parish Outreach: 631–331-6145 Weekly Masses: 6:50 and 9 am in the Church, 12 pm in the Chapel* Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 5:15 pm in the Chapel,* Sunday at 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm in the Church and at 8:30 am, 10 am, and 11:30 am (Family Mass) in the Chapel* Spanish Masses: Sunday at 8:45 am and Wednesday at 6 pm in the Church *Held at the Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone: 631–941–4141 • Fax: 631–751–6607 Parish Office email: parish@stjamessetauket.org Office Hours:Mon.-Sat. 9am - 2pm REV. JAMES-PATRICK MANNION, PASTOR REV. GERALD CESTARE, ASSOCIATE PASTOR ASSOC. PASTOR REV. JOHN FITZGERALD, IN RESIDENCE Until such time as the Governor and Bishop give their permission to hold social gatherings, no public Masses or Sacraments will be held at St. James. Please join us on our website or Facebook page at 10am on Sunday

mornings for our weekly taped celebration of the Mass.

The church will be open for private prayer and adoration before the tabernacle Mon-Sat 8am-5pm and Sunday 8am-12pm.

We offer our deepest thanks to all those on the front lines in health care - physicians, nurses, technicians, and all those involved in either direct or indirect patient care; to first responders, and our local essential businesses that have remained open to provide us with food, household supplies, postal and banking needs, and gas for our cars.

We thank you and pray God’s blessings and protection be upon you.

In light of the COVID 19 public health crisis, let us pray to St. Raphael the Archangel: … Because you are the “medicine of God” we humbly pray you to calm our fears and anxieties of the Coronavirus, grant healing to those suffering its infirmity and protection and strength to those in the medical professions offering care to those so afflicted. May we trust in the Lord, who is our Shepherd, as we walk through this ‘valley / time of ‘darkness.’ May we be anointed in the Spirit’s love and ask that you always direct us in the way of peace, safety, and salvation. Amen.

Where can the weak find a place of firm security and peace, except in the wounds of the Savior? Indeed, the more secure is my place there, the more he can do to help me. The world rages, the flesh is heavy, and the devil lays his snares; but I do not fall, for my feet are planted on firm rock. - St. Bernard of Clairvaux

ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, N.Y. 11789 Parish Office: 631-744-8566; FAX 631-744-8611 Parish Website: www.stlouisdm.org Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs.: 9 am to 5 pm Wednesday: 9 am to 8 pm; Friday: 9 am to 4 pm; Saturday: 9 am to 1 pm; Closed on Sunday Mission Statement: To proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ’s love through our active involvement as a parish family in works of Charity, Faith, Worship, Justice and Mercy. ALL ARE WELCOME! No matter what your present status is in the Catholic Church. No matter your family situation. No matter your practice of faith. No matter your personal history, age or background. YOU are invited, respected and loved at St. Louis de Montfort.

REV. MSGR. CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER, PASTOR REV. ALPHONSUS IGBOKWE, ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. MSGR. DONALD HANSON, IN RESIDENCE REV. FRANCIS PIZZARELLI, S.M.M., PARISH ASSISTANT REV. HENRY VAS, PARISH ASSISTANT Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday: 8:30 am in the Chapel Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sunday: 7:30 am; 9:00 am; 10:30 am; 12 noon.

Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm.

Please contact Parish Office for an appointment.

Reconciliation: Sat.: 4-4:45 pm or by appointment.

Anointing of the Sick: by request.

Holy Matrimony: Contact Parish Office at least six months in advance of desired date.

Religious Education: Contact 631-744-9515 Parish Outreach: Contact 631-209-0325 Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School: Contact 631-473-1211.

Catholic Traditional Latin Mass ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

Society of Saint Pius X 900 Horseblock Road, Farmingville, NY 11738 631–736–6515 • sspxlongisland.com Please consult sspxlongisland.com for current Mass dates and times.

Congregational MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • 631–473–1582 www.msucc.org • REV. DR. PHILIP HOBSON Take care of yourselves, wash your hands, wear your mask, check on your neighbors.

Grace and Peace, Rev. Phil Worship with us online! Sundays at 10 am (or anytime) on Facebook and YouTube.

Episcopal ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond Visit our website www.allsouls–stonybrook.org or call 631-655-7798 allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Sunday Holy Eucharist: 8 and 9:30 am All Souls now offers a 30 minute Inter-Faith Service Join us Sunday mornings at 8 am or 9:30 am for a 30 minute morning virtual prayer service.

This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

CAROLINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SETAUKET

THE REV. CN. DR. RICHARD D. VISCONTI, RECTOR 1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net email: office@carolinechurch.net • 631–941–4245 Please note that the Episcopal Diocese of LI has suspended all public worship services. Please check our website for the latest information or call the office.

Let God walk with you as part of our family– friendly community.

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

127 Barnum Ave., Port Jefferson • 631–473–0273 email: ccoffice@christchurchportjeff.org www.christchurchportjeff.org FATHER ANTHONY DILORENZO: PRIEST–IN–CHARGE BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOT CERTAIN IF WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE OUR SERVICES. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 12 PM (631-473-0273) FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. PLEASE DON’T CALL AFTER HOURS. LET US PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER. GOD BLESS YOU. Father Anthony DiLorenzo It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry. We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH

490 North Country Road, St. James, NY 11780 631-584-5560 www.stjamesstjames.org Parish Office email: stjameschurchnyoffice@gmail.com THE REV. IAN C. WETMORE, RECTOR During this time of the coronavirus pandemic, the church is closed but you are welcome to join us every Sunday for livestream worship from the church at 9:30 a.m. You can access it on the Facebook page of St James Episcopal Church, St James, NY. Please call the church office for information about pastoral care and other church-related activities.

Where is God calling us?

To grow in faith through Scripture and prayer, To build relationships in Christ, To serve one another and the world.

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

“To know Christ and to make Him known” REV. DUNCAN A. BURNS, RECTOR MRS. CLAIRE MIS, SEMINARIAN ALEX PRYRODNY, ORGANIST & CHOIR DIRECTOR 12 Prospect St, Huntington ● (631) 427-1752 On Main St. next to the Library www.stjohnshuntington.org ● LIKE us on Facebook Sunday Worship – Live Stream 10:00 AM – Rite II with music Morning Prayer – Live Stream 9:00 am – Monday thru Friday 6:00 pm – Evening Prayer visit our website for more information

Evangelical THREE VILLAGE CHURCH

To Know Christ and To Make Him Known 322 Main Street, East Setauket www.3vc.org • 631-941–3670 LEAD PASTOR JOSH MOODY All Services and Activities are Canceled.

Join Us As We Celebrate 60 Years Of Proclaiming The Good News Of Jesus Christ!

Greek Orthodox CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777 Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org • goc.assumption@gmail.com REV. DEMETRIOS N. CALOGREDES, PROTOPRESBYTER Sunday Services: Orthros 8:30 Am - Divine Liturgy 10 Am Services Conducted In Both Greek & English* Books Available To Follow In English* Sunday Catechism School, 10 Am - 11 Am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 Pm - 8 Pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups Banquet Hall Available For Rental* For Information Please Call Church Office*

To be listed in the Religious Directory please call 631–751–7663

PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT MANY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS HAVE CANCELLED SERVICES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE CALL OR VISIT YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP’S WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE. Continued on next page •

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Jewish

Religious D irectory

VILLAGE CHABAD

Center for Jewish Life & Learning “Judaism With A Smile” 360 Nicolls Road, East Setauket Next To Fire Dept.

631-585–0521 • www.MyVillageChabad.com RABBI CHAIM & RIVKIE GROSSBAUM RABBI MOTTI & CHAYA GROSSBAUM RABBI SHOLOM B. & CHANIE COHEN Membership Free Weekday, Shabbat & Holiday Services Highly Acclaimed Torah Tots Preschool Afternoon Hebrew School Camp Gan Israel • Judaica Publishing Department Lectures And Seminars Living Legacy Holiday Programs Jewish Learning Institute Friendship Circle For Special Needs Children The Cteen Network N’shei Chabad Women’s Club • Cyberspace Library Chabad At Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

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385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station 631-928–3737 • www.northshorejewishcenter.org RABBI AARON BENSON • CANTOR DANIEL KRAMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARCIE PLATKIN PRINCIPAL HEATHER WELKES YOUTH DIRECTOR JEN SCHWARTZ Services: Friday At 8 Pm; Saturday At 9:15 am Daily Morning And Evening Minyan- Call For Times.

Tot Shabbat • Family Services • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Seniors’ Club Youth Group • Continuing Ed • Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop Food Pantry • Lecture Series • Jewish Film Series NSJC JEWISH LEARNING CENTER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Innovative Curriculum And Programming For Children Ages 5-13 Imagine A Synagogue That Feels Like Home!

Come Connect With Us On Your Jewish Journey.

Member United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook 631-751–8518 • www.tisbny.org A Warm And Caring Intergenerational Community Dedicated To Learning, Prayer, Social Action, And Friendship.

Member Union For Reform Judaism RABBI PAUL SIDLOFSKY • CANTOR MARCEY WAGNER RABBI EMERITUS STEPHEN A. KAROL RABBI EMERITUS ADAM D. FISHER CANTOR EMERITUS MICHAEL F. TRACHTENBERG Sabbath Services Friday 7:30 pm And Saturday 10 am Religious School • Monthly Family Service Monthly Tot • Shabbat Youth Groups • Senior Club Adult Education Sisterhood Brotherhood • Book Club-More

To be listed in the Religious Directory please call 631–751–7663

Lutheran–ELCA

Methodist

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH AND ANCHOR NURSERY SCHOOL

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

46 Dare Road, Selden 631-732-2511 Emergency Number 516-848-5386 REV. DR. RICHARD O. HILL, PASTOR ERIC FARET, VICAR Email: office@hopelutheran.com Website: www.hopeluth.com We are livecasting ourworship service at our regular Sunday times- 8:00, 9:30, and 11 a.m. The service can be accessed in the three ways on the Homepage of our website: www.hopeluth.com. Our Zoom service begins at 8 a.m., and visitors are invited to join the group by using the meeting ID available on the website. Links are also posted on our Facebook “Friends who like Hope Lutheran Church” group. The YouTube channel we use is “Rev Dr Richard O. Hill,” where the service and other items are available. We have a live Zoom Bible Study on Tuesdays at 1:00 and a Hymn Sing event on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. All are welcome. We have a “Hope’s Kids” Facebook group for children to use. Our Food Pantry is open to everyone on Thursdays from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. for picking up food. Also, donations can be made from 11 a.m.-noon or by making arrangements by leaving a message on the church answering service. Offerings to support our ministry can be made through our website’s “Share God’s Mission” page. In any emergency, call the pastor at 516-848-5386.

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station 631-473-2236 REV. PAUL A. DOWNING PASTOR E-mail: Pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com Pastor’s cell: 347–423–1523 (voice or text) www.StPaulsLCPJS.org facebook.com/stpaulselca St. Paul’s is closed to the public while Covid-19 pandemic social distancing protocols are in effect.

Services are available at www.facebook.com/ StPaulsELCA and www.StPaulsLCPJS.org. You are encouraged to remain at home and tune in to our services on Facebook Live. If you have questions, call, text, or email Pastor Paul.

We continue to serve the Port Jefferson Community Now in our 102nd year

Lutheran–LCMS MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Messiah Preschool & Day Care 465 Pond Path, East Setauket 631-751–1775 • www.messiahny.com PASTOR STEVE UNGER Join us Sunday mornings on our website at 9am for hymns, prayer and God’s word.

May God’s richest blessing be upon you and may He protect you and hold you in the palm of His hand.

Please continue to call our phone number for updated information of the events of the church and go to our website.

We, as a church, are here for you and if you are in need, please call us.

Our Pastor is available and you are welcome to call the church to speak to him.

May God keep you safe and shine His light and love upon you.

33 Christian Ave/ PO 2117, E. Setauket NY 11733 REV. GREGORY L. LEONARD–PASTOR • 631-941–3581 Sunday Worship: 10:30 Am Adult Sunday School 9:30 Am Lectionary Reading And Prayer: Wed. 12 Noon Gospel Choir: Tues. 8 Pm Praise Choir And Youth Choir 3rd And 4th Fri. 6:30 Pm

ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

532 Moriches Road, St. James 11780-1316 REV. PRINCE DONKOR, PASTOR 631-584-5340 All are Welcome Sunday Service and Sunday School at 10 am Tuesday Evening is Prayer Group at 7:30 pm Wednesday Morning Bible Study at 7:30 am Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study at 1 pm Wednesday Evening Choir Practice at 7:30 pm AA Ministry Every Monday and Wednesday Evenings at 6:30 pm

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Main Street, Corner Of 25A And Main Street East Setauket • 631–941–4167 REV. STEVEN KIM, PASTOR www.setauketumc.org • sumcny@aol.com Adult Bible Study: 9am Sunday Worship Service & Church School: 10 am Holy Communion 1st Sunday Of Month Mary Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) Monthly On 2nd Tuesday At 1pm No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here!

Presbyterian FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF PORT JEFFERSON

107 South/Main Streets • (631) 473-0147 We are an accepting and caring people who invite you to share in the journey of faith with us.

THE REV. DR. RICHARD GRAUGH Email: office@pjpres.org Website: www.pjpres.org Sunday Worship Service Visit our Facebook page ‘First Presbyterian Church of Poret Jefferson/Activities and Missions,’ click on “Post’ or ‘Video’ for live Sunday service at 10 am or recorded video anytime.

NYS Certified Preschool and Daycare - Noah’s Ark The purpose of First Presbyterian Church of Port Jefferson is, with God’s help, to share the joy and good news of Jesus Christ with the congregation, visitors and the community at large; to provide comfort to those in need and hope to those in despair; and to seek justice for all God’s people.

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green 631- 941-4271 Celebrating and Sharing the love of God since 1660.

THE REV. KATE JONES CALONE, INTERIM PASTOR THE REV. ASHLEY MCFAUL-ERWIN, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PASTOR “Visit Our Website: setauketpresbyterian.org for updates on worship. Our service will be streamed live at 9:30 on Sunday mornings until further notice.”

Quakers RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS

4 Friends Way, St. James 631–928-2768 • www.cbquakers.org We gather in silent worship seeking God • the Inner Light • Spirit. We are guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. Weekly coffee and fellowship, monthly discussions, Religious Education for children.

During this time when we are asked not to gather together physically, we are gathering online for worship.

Please see our website (www.consciencebayquakers.org) for information about joining in. All are welcome.

Unitarian Universalist UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

380 Nicolls Road, East Setauket, NY 11733 631–751–0297 www.uufsb.org • office@uufsb.org REV. MARGARET H. ALLEN (minister@uufsb.org) We are a religious community that seeks diversity, individual spiritual growth, social and economic justice.

Sunday Service: 10:30 am Children’s Sunday Religious Education Classes: 10:30 am Senior High Youth Group Adult Faith Development Choir, Folk Group, classical music Vespers, Sangha Meditation, Labyrinth Walks, Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Yoga, Essentrics, Grounds & Sounds Café, Le Petit Salon de Musique

Would You Like to Join Our Religious Directory?

For More Information Please Call 631-331-1154

PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT MANY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS HAVE CANCELLED SERVICES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE CALL OR VISIT YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP’S WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE.

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This week’s shelter pet is Parker, a 9-year-old male Chihuahua mix.

Sadly, he is a COVID-19 orphan who lost his owner to the disease two months ago. His two geriatric doggy siblings went into foster care, while Parker was brought to the Smithtown Animal Shelter.

This little boy is an absolute love mush who loves all people, and most other dogs and cats! He has a heart murmur that currently does not require any medications, but this may change in the future.

Parker does have food aggression, so he cannot be placed in a home with small children. It may require a bit of extra attention and care to meet all of his needs, but the extra work is worth it when he snuggles up with you.

Parker has been through a lot in his little life, and all he wants is love, attention and a comfy lap to sleep on. We know his hero and forever home is out there for him somewhere. If you are interested in meeting Parker please fill out

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SBU SPORTSWEEK STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

JUNE 4 TO JUNE 10, 2020

America East cancels all competitions and practices through end of academic year

Effective immediately, all competition and practices for all teams and individual student‐athletes at America East Conference institutions have been canceled for the rest of this academic year, including any spring sport events that occur beyond the academic year. The decision was made in light of the recent developments, including the cancellation of all NCAA winter and spring championships, regarding the spread of the COVID‐19 virus. This is a proactive decision to protect the health, safety and well‐being of everyone.

Leighton Elliott-Sewell rounds out men’s hoops’ signing cycle

From Derby, England to Long Island, Leighton Elliott-Sewell will be a well-travelled Seawolves forward come August.

The United Kingdom native and Otero Junior College transfer will land at Stony Brook’s campus with nearly 8000 miles of travel to his name after returning home this summer but will bring an immediate impact to the Stony Brook men’s basketball team.

“We are really excited to add Leighton to our program,” Seawolves head coach Geno Ford said. “He is a high-energy player who has an exceptional ability to impact winning in many areas.

He has some unique gifts and his quickness and toughness are at the highest level. He should be one of the better rebounders we have.”

Elliott-Sewell averaged a doubledouble in 32 appearances at Otero this season, scoring 10.6 points and hauling in 10.2 rebounds per contest, while shooting 62.8 percent

Leighton Elliott-Sewell will join the Stony Brook Seawolves in the fall.

from the field. He was ninth in the country in offensive rebounds, with 135 total (4.2 per game) and 16th in total rebounds with 340.

“I can’t say enough about the positive impact Leighton had on

our program in such a short time,” his former coach, Cole Dewey, said.

“He does all the things that a coach looks for, he’s a great teammate, he works hard every day and I’ve never heard him complain about anything.

On top of him being such a good basketball player, he’s an even better person. I’m excited to follow his success the next two years with the Seawolves.”

Elliott-Sewell’s offensive highlights include a 10-for-11 shooting performance against Northern New Mexico, resulting in a 22-point, 10-rebound double double. Six of those boards came on the offensive glass. Two games later, he didn’t miss a shot going 8-for-8 against Garden City.

“I can’t wait to be part of Stony Brook and get on campus,” ElliotSewell said in a recent interview. “It’s a great program and is surrounded by great coaches and people.”

Elliott-Sewell will join a deep group of athletes that have descended upon Long Island in the last couple weeks as the Seawolves look to build on last season’s 20win campaign that saw Stony Brook University make an appearance in the America East semifinals.

Seawolves Swimming and Diving adds seven to incoming class The Stony Brook swimming and diving team is adding some fire power to its upcoming roster.

Head coach Kerry Smith has announced that Mary Kate Conway of upstate Schenectady, Sara DiStefano of Staten Island; Amanda Heinz of West Babylon; Olivia Honaker of Cary, N.C.; Erin Lamirande of Collegeville, Pa.; Briana Liew of Bellerose; and Lara Youssef of Astoria will be joining the program this fall.

“These young women each bring something special to the Seawolf family,” Smith said.

“Collectively they will help with the depth and growth of our team as we continue to build. Each of the women believe in the vision that we have for the future of Stony Brook swimming and diving and are ready to rock and roll. 2020-21 is going to be a fun year and things are only starting to heat up.”

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Football’s Kyle Nunez named second-team HERO Sports 2020 Preseason All-American

Being recognized as one of the best at your position is an honor.

Stony Brook junior offensive lineman Kyle Nunez received such an honor Thursday when HERO Sports named him second-team Preseason All-American.

Nunez earned second-team All-CAA Football honors following the 2019 campaign after he started all 12 games for the Seawolves. He helped anchor the offensive line as the right guard.

The line surrendered only 17 sacks in more than 330 passing attempts and paved the way for Stony Brook backs to average 201.2 rushing yards per game.

The East Islip native also was named second-team All-CAA Football after his freshman season and was named to the HERO Sports Freshman All-American team.

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Stony Brook Proud.

Stony Brook Strong.

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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