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Vol. 17, No. 54

April 28, 2022

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SCCC board freezes tuition for third consecutive year For the third consecutive year, Suffolk County Community College’s Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to freeze tuition at the State University of New York’s largest community college, citing the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial strain of inflation on students and their families.

The board adopted an operating college budget of approximately $208 million for the 2022-23 academic year at its monthly meeting that includes no tuition increase. Additionally, student fees will remain flat.

“Our students are our number one priority,” said SCCC Board of Trustees Chair E. Christopher Murray, “and despite the challenges of the waning pandemic, holding down tuition costs ensures we remain an affordable, high quality, accessible resource for Suffolk residents.”

“Even as our economy recovers, we know that many Suffolk County residents need our help starting, or re-starting, their education or a career, and we are here to help them do just that,” said SCCC President Edward Bonahue. “Our Board has ensured that the door to opportunity remains open for thousands of students.”

Both Murray and Bonahue thanked the state and county for their generous, continued support of the college and its students.

SCCC’s full-time tuition is $2,735 per semester for Suffolk residents. In addition, the board kept tuition flat for its Beacon and Early College programs at $57 per credit. “Suffolk remains the most affordable college tuition on Long Island,” Bonahue said. “We believe a Suffolk education also delivers the highest value to the working families in our region.”

Suffolk’s Beacon Program is a concurrent enrollment program that allows high school juniors and seniors to take college courses at their high school campus during regular school hours. Credits earned through the Beacon Program can be applied toward high school graduation and accepted at SCCC or transferred to other colleges and universities.

The Early College Program (ECP) is for high school juniors and seniors who attend our partner school districts to earn college credits while experiencing college life. Students enroll in college classes and interact with college faculty, staff and other students. ECP students can earn college-level credits while continuing to complete high school.

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Englebright remembers Muratore

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM This week, TBR News Media sat down with state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) for an exclusive interview to discuss the life and legacy of the late Suffolk County Legislator Tom Muratore (R-Ronkonkoma), a former police officer who served in the Legislature from 2009 until he died at age 75 in Sept. 2020.

Reflecting upon his memory of Muratore, Englebright said, “I found him to be very straightforward and honorable, a person whose door was always open, who was willing to listen. We had a warm and cordial professional relationship that was based upon our respect for public service. I came to regard him very highly and he is much missed. He was a very positive part of the world of local governance.”

Addressing Muratore’s personable style of governing, Englebright believes Suffolk residents have benefited from the example left behind by Muratore.

“He came across as sincere,” the assemblyman said, adding, “He made people feel they were being listened to, and he had a personal interest in what they had to say. I think it was all authentic, I think he was an authentically good person.

For someone with that profile to be in public office was a double benefit for the community because they had someone who they could trust.”

Englebright additionally acknowledged the moral foundation which guided Muratore. The assemblyman believes residents can learn from this example. “I think that he is remembered for being a part of a vibrant community and that leadership takes its form sometimes in subtle ways,” Englebright said, adding, “He was not a flamboyant man, but he left an indelible impression because he was a genuinely good man. I think that’s the lesson: That goodness in the way you react to and interact with others can translate into an awful lot of good for the community if you care really about it, and he obviously did.”

A message from Nick Caracappa’s office This past weekend, Suffolk County Legislator and Majority Leader Nick Caracappa (C-Selden) hosted a beautiful ceremony to unveil a new sign that signifies the renaming of Farmingville Hills County Park on Portion Road to “Thomas Muratore County Park at Farmingville Hills.”

Legislator Caracappa, who currently serves the Fourth Legislative District, where Muratore previously served from 2010-2020, introduced a bill that was adopted unanimously in June of 2021.

The bill states: “It would be fitting to name Farmingville Hills County Park in honor of Thomas Muratore to acknowledge his contributions to Suffolk County as someone who dedicated his entire life to public service and reached across the aisle to better the lives of County residents, especially when it came to working together to protect families, our veterans and our quality of life.”

Legislator Caracappa was joined by his colleagues in

Suffolk County Legislator and Majority Leader Nick Caracappa (C-Selden), above, speaks during the event. Photo courtesy of Caracappa’s office

government, law enforcement, civic and chamber groups, veterans, Boy Scouts, Muratore’s wife Linda, and many friends and former co-workers.

“This weekend’s turnout was a testament to the type of man Tom was,” stated Legislator Caracappa.

“He had a lifelong career serving and protecting the public, and

renaming this park after him will help to ensure his legacy lives on in the community he loved so much. I’d like to thank all who made this day possible, with a special thanks to the offices of the County Executive, Parks Department, and the Presiding Officer. I know Tom was smiling down on this beautiful event.”

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Farmingville Hills County Park renamed in memory of Leg. Tom Muratore

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On Saturday, April 23, public officials gathered to formally rename the 107-acre Farmingville Hills County Park after the late Suffolk Legislator Tom Muratore (R-Ronkonkoma); it will be known as Thomas Muratore County Park.

The ceremony was hosted by county Legislator Nick Caracappa (C-Selden), majority leader of the Legislature. Caracappa succeeded the late legislator by special election less than two months after Muratore’s untimely death on Sept.

8, 2020. Caracappa also sponsored legislation to rename the park in Muratore’s honor.

“Tom Muratore had a special way about him,” Caracappa said. “He knew how to touch us and mentor us and just be a good friend to us. Anyone who knew Tom knew of his passion for serving his community, his constituents and the residents of Suffolk County. Whether it was talking about politics, talking about his family or talking about the way the Yankees either won or lost, he had a passion that was unmistakable.”

The event included elected leaders from the town, county and state governments. First among these speakers was County Executive Steve Bellone (D), who emphasized Muratore’s unique ability to bring competing parties and interests together.

“You have people from all walks of life here, people from all across the political spectrum, and I think that speaks volumes about who Tom Muratore was,” Bellone said. “He was always the utmost gentleman and would work with you.

There was a way about him that I think was an example and a model for all of us to look at about how we should govern.” The county executive added, “This man was a true public servant his entire life and we need to honor public servants like that. We need more of the way that he conducted himself in public life.”

Discussing what it means to rename the county park after Muratore, Bellone said, “It’s an honor to be here today to be able to help name this park in his name so that forevermore, as we move from here, this will be a place where a

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man of great honor and a great public servant is remembered always in this county.”

County Legislature presiding officer, Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst), acknowledged Muratore’s record of public service and his example of quality leadership throughout the county.

“I got to know Tom when I joined the Legislature in 2014,” he said. “He was truly a mentor to me. He always had my back, never afraid to tell me when I was doing something right or wrong. No matter what role he took,

the politics, it was always about you.”

Town of Brookhaven Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) spoke of his experience serving for three years as Muratore’s chief of staff. LaValle said Muratore made little distinction between his public and private responsibilities, treating his staff as though they were family.

“You weren’t employed by Tom Muratore,” LaValle said. “You may have worked for Tom, but when you worked for Tom, you were part of his family and that’s how he always treated

Michael Wentz, president of the Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce, presents a proclamation to Linda Muratore, above. Elected officials gather at the newly named Thomas Muratore Park at Farmingville Hills on April 23, below.

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whether it be in government, as a police officer or serving our county … he continued to serve.”

McCaffrey added, “He didn’t just serve, he served well.”

Jason Richberg (D-West Babylon), minority leader of the county Legislature, commended Muratore for the human touch that he put on his work in county government. “Tom was always invested in you,” Richberg said. “It didn’t matter when it was, he was always walking around, talking to everyone, finding out how their family was doing, what was going on in their personal lives.” The minority leader added, “He really wanted to know how you were doing. Beyond

us.” Reflecting upon Muratore’s passing, the councilman added, “It hit us all hard because it was like losing your uncle or your dad. He always was around for us no matter what it was.

It wasn’t just about government for Tom. It was about you as a person and about your family and how you were doing. It was never about Tom.” County Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) complimented Muratore’s legislative philosophy. According to her, his leadership was defined by his love of his community.

“Tom operated and governed from a base of love,” Kennedy said. “He loved the organizations, he loved the people that he was with. He was a good human being and I know right now that he is sitting in the palms of God’s hands.”

County Comptroller John Kennedy Jr. (R) spoke of Muratore’s effectiveness as a labor leader. Kennedy believed that Muratore’s style of representation included both a sense of urgency as well as a sincere conviction and passion for the work he performed.

“Always, always he was about our workforce and about the integrity of our county.

He truly embraced that concept of service,” the comptroller said.

County Clerk Judy Pascale (R) used her memorial address to recite a quote from the late

American poet, Maya Angelou. “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel,” Pascale said, adding, “Tommy, you always made us feel very special. Rest in peace, brother.”

State Sen. Mario Mattera (R-St. James) suggested Muratore brought to county government a commonsense outlook and an approach guided by practical wisdom.

“It was commonsense government, that’s what it was when you were with Tom Muratore,” Mattera said. “He cared about a decent wage, a decent health care [plan], a decent pension for all, so that we can live here on the Island.” Sharing his expectations for the park, the state senator added, “We have 107 acres here and when anybody walks these 107 acres at Tom Muratore Park, you’re always going to remember this name. This is an absolutely beautiful park and to have a name like Tom Muratore, I am just blessed to say I knew him.”

State Assemblyman Doug Smith (R-Holbrook) emphasized Muratore’s authenticity. “Every time he would talk to you, he was never texting or doing anything like that,” Smith said. “He would be in the moment. I think more of us should live in the moment and genuinely care about each other.”

The assemblyman also highlighted Muratore’s creative strategies to solve problems and get work done. “And I really appreciate that kind of relentless attitude. I just loved that about Tom and about how he always wanted to go to bat for people.”

Michael Wentz, founder and president of the Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce, presented Muratore’s wife Linda with a proclamation that the chamber had prepared with Sachem Public Library of Holbrook. It reads: “On behalf of the Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce, we present this proclamation in recognition of Thomas Muratore, whose never-ending support of his community and local businesses will forever live on, and be remembered for generations to come.”

The presentations were concluded with a short speech prepared by Linda Muratore, who used her time to honor Caracappa’s mother, the late county Legislator Rose Caracappa: “I don’t know if Legislator Caracappa knows, but Tom was very fond of his mom, Legislator Rose Caracappa. Every time he saw her name on a building, he said, ‘That must be the greatest honor.’” Linda Muratore added, “Today his dream has come true because of all of you. Thank you again for honoring my husband. I truly know that it was his honor to serve all of you.”

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Historical perspective: Remembering our local liberators

BY RICH ACRITELLI DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM “The same day I saw my first horror camp. It was near the town of Gotha [in Germany]. I have never felt able to describe my emotional reactions when I first came face to face with indisputable evidence of Nazi brutality and ruthless disregard of every shred of decency. Up to that time I had known about it only generally or through secondary sources.

I am certain, however, that I have never at any other time experienced an equal sense of shock.” — Supreme Allied Cmdr. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower At that moment almost 78 years ago, Hitler’s Third Reich was rapidly crumbling away.

This was in large part due to the massive strength of Eisenhower’s armies, which were determined to finish the war in Europe. With the end in sight, Allied soldiers entered German soil with the hope of receiving a speedy surrender. During this advance, American soldiers quickly noticed that the enemy had some notable similarities to their own countrymen.

The German population was similar in size to the American middle class, and lived in heated homes surrounded by picturesque natural beauty from the German and Austrian landscapes.

As Allied forces continued their eastward push, however, any feelings of closeness with the enemy quickly evaporated, as they had come to learn of Hitler’s “final solution.” American soldiers, many from neighborhoods along Long Island’s North Shore, had discovered and liberated the German death camps.

For the men who witnessed this shocking brutality, these experiences would never be forgotten. Although hardened by the Battle of the Bulge and other combats against a fanatical resistance unwilling to surrender its losing cause, Americans were utterly unprepared for the scenes at these camps. Some had heard of the cruel treatment inflicted by the Nazis, but they were horrified after entering these camps. At once, the medics distributed food, water and medical treatment to save as many lives as they could.

After visiting the Ohrdruf concentration camp on April 12, 1945, a sickened Eisenhower said, “We are told the American soldier does not know what he is fighting for. Now, at least, we know what he is fighting against.” Renowned journalist and

A photograph of a tank from the Battle of the Bulge, above. File photo from Getty Images

radio broadcaster Edward R. Murrow accompanied the American 6th Armored Division into the Buchenwald concentration camp. Laying witness to the atrocities, he reported, “I pray you to believe what I have said about Buchenwald. I have reported what I saw, but only part of it. For most of it I have no words. ... If I’ve offended you by this rather mild account of Buchenwald, I’m not in the least sorry.

I was there.”

Diplomat Robert Murphy was also present to see the conditions of these camps. He recalled: “The inmates liberated by our forces were skeletons. … It was enough to make strong men weep — and some American officers did so unabashedly.” Many American soldiers were ordered to see these camps for themselves, as Eisenhower wished to prevent any future deniers of the Holocaust.

Two local heroes

Among these soldiers was the late John D’Aquila, resident of Belle Terre. A member of the 11th Armored Division, he served under Gen. George S. Patton’s famed Third Army.

D’Aquila was a native of Middletown,

Connecticut, who landed in France during the Battle of the Bulge. As a medic, he was ordered toward the strategic Belgian town of Bastogne which was surrounded by German forces. During one of the worst winters in recorded history, D’Aquila treated wounded soldiers as they turned back this German offensive. For his valiance and unceasing treatment of wounded servicemen, D’Aquila received a Purple Heart after being wounded during this battle.

Like many other soldiers at the end of this war, D’Aquila wondered if he would survive. On May 5, 1945, the 11th Armored Division entered the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. By the end of the war, those camps in Central Europe had considerably higher death rates as they were the last to be captured by Allied forces. D’Aquila remembered the inability of the local Austrian citizens to accept responsibility for the savagery committed there, despite the stench of death that hung in the air, the piles of bodies stacked up “like cordwood.”

After the war, D’Aquila attended college and later earned a degree in

law, where he defended the interests of insurance companies. Locally in Port Jefferson, he was on the board of directors of Theatre Three, and a play was later created by Jeffrey Sanzel, “From the Fires: Voices of the Holocaust.” Until his death, D’Aquila openly addressed his wartime experiences because he wanted to ensure that citizens, especially the youth, did not forget the severity of the Holocaust.

In 2008, D’Aquila described his experience of liberating Mauthausen during a Veterans Day program at Rocky Point High School. As though it had just occurred, D’Aquila spoke of his duty to medically care for the survivors of the concentration camp as they were finally being liberated.

At another program at the high school, D’Aquila joined Werner Reich, who had survived Theresienstadt, Auschwitz and Mauthausen, and was liberated by the 11th Armored Division.

Reich was a 17-year-old young man who weighed only 64 pounds at the time of his liberation. In this condition, he was not expected to survive. At RPHS, he looked at the

audience and vividly stated that if it had not been for Americans like D’Aquila, then he would have surely perished from starvation. Although from different backgrounds, both men were inextricably tied to one another through their shared experience of “man’s inhumanity to man.” For years, Reich has spoken to high schools across the North Shore to ensure that good people do not stand by when innocent people suffer from such atrocities.

Even though World War II ended long ago, the world now watches history repeat itself through the images of fighting in the Ukraine. Americans are again learning of the massive losses of Ukrainian civilians suspected of being killed by Russian forces. People such as D’Aquila and Reich made it their mission in life to alert people that history will repeat itself if good people do nothing. We must learn from the examples of the past, we must always act, protect and preserve the rights and freedoms of people everywhere.

Rich Acritelli is a history teacher at Rocky Point High School and adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community College.

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Pickleball makes a splash on Long Island

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Pickleball, a nationwide recreational phenomenon, has made its way to Port Jefferson village.

On Tuesday, May 10, village residents will be offered the opportunity to learn about pickleball and try it out for themselves. Trustee Stan Loucks said the pickleball village initiative is finally materializing.

“Pickleball has been on my agenda for about four years,” he said in a phone interview. “We have a clinic planned for May 10 at 6 o’clock that we’re advertising, and registration is through the village recreation department.”

Loucks described pickleball as a combination of several racket sports in one.

Unlike tennis, pickleball is played within a much smaller area, which has a lower impact on the body. “It’s also a sport that the elderly can play,” he said.

Loucks was first introduced to pickleball in Florida, where he said he spends a good portion of his time. There, he noticed a surge in pickleball’s popularity and sought to bring this activity to the village.

“The reason I picked pickleball is because if we use the area that we have left over at the country club, those upper [tennis] courts, I can put six pickleball courts there,” the trustee

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said. “We don’t have room for tennis up there right now and we thought we could put a pickleball complex up there.” He added, “It is a sport that has exploded nationwide. It’s a matter of popularity, expense, room, and it’s an advantage that all ages can play.”

History of pickleball

TBR News Media contacted Stu Upson, CEO of USA Pickleball, for an exclusive interview. He shared the history of the sport dating back nearly six decades.

“Pickleball started in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington [state] — just across from Seattle — by three families who were there for the summer,” Upson said in a phone interview. “The kids were antsy and bored, so they created the game of pickleball on their driveway.”

From there, the sport grew throughout the Pacific Northwest, becoming more With 4.8 million participants nationwide, pickleball is now the fastest growing sport in the United States, says Stu Upson, CEO of USA popular over time. Upson noted Pickleball. File photo from Pixabay it was particularly popular basic hand-eye coordination, especially if throughout warmer climates.

Future of the sport “Over time, it really grew in the Sun you have experience playing another racket Part of Pickleball USA’s efforts include Belt,” he said. “It’s huge in Florida, sport, you can go out on a pickleball court appealing to the International Olympic California and Arizona.” Addressing and, within an hour or so, be confident and Committee for formal recognition at the the demographics that gravitated to the not embarrass yourself.”

Olympics. Realistically, pickleball will not be sport initially, Upson added, “It was a recognized for at least another 12 years.

Rules and regulations more popular sport among seniors who “We want to help grow the sport While pickleball may look similar to wanted to remain active and probably internationally and would love for it to be other racket sports, it is governed by its own had played tennis a lot. Tennis was a recognized by the IOC and be a part of the unique set of rules and scoring procedures. little difficult for them to continue to Olympic Games at some point, but that’s quite “The scoring is different from tennis,” play because it’s harder on the body.” a few years down the road,” Upson said.

Within the last five years, Upson Upson said. “It’s a much smaller court At the local level, there is a growing demand observed a boom in the number of which is about the same size as a paddle- for the sport throughout Port Jeff. “We now picklers throughout the country. “It tennis court,” adding, “In fact, you can fit have a waiting list,” Loucks said. “We have so was growing 20% per year before the four pickleball courts in the area of one many people that have enrolled that we can’t pandemic, but when COVID shut the tennis court.” accommodate all of them.” He added, “The Also distinguishing pickleball from demand is there. I think we’re going to have world down, the sport really took off because it was so easy to play.” He its racket sport counterparts is the style in more people that want to play than we’re going added, “Even since the pandemic, the which it is played. Unlike tennis, a pickleball to have room for.”

Loucks said programs such as the May 10 sport has continued to skyrocket and is served underhand. Additionally, the game is now the country’s fastest growing follows a service-scoring format, meaning clinic are designed to introduce prospective sport with now 4.8 million people points can only be earned while one is picklers. He emphasized the importance of the serving the pickleball. Games are usually upcoming clinic, saying, “I’d like to see the local playing it.” readers show up at our May 10 pickleball clinic When asked to explain the rise played to 11 points, according to Upson.

The mission of USA Pickleball is to grow at Texaco Park. It’s free and we will have rackets of pickleball, Upson said it was the sport’s relative simplicity that made the sport,” he said. “As the national governing available. For anyone who shows up, we will try body, we also sanction tournaments, set the to get them on the court. If we can’t accommodate the difference.

Trustee Stan Loucks has been working for over four years to “It’s easy to play, but it’s also rules of the game, approve all the equipment that many people on the courts, they certainly will bring pickleball to the village of Port Jefferson. His vision is now easy to learn,” he said. “You can get — the paddles and balls — and we hold see the game being played and receive an awful becoming reality. Photo from the Village of Port Jefferson website lot of information about the sport.” out on the court and if you have any tournaments around the country.”

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Autism Awareness Month championed by small businesses month shows strength in community, with proceeds from the sale of food items going directly toward benefiting Catholic Health Spring is upon us and in times like these the and St. Charles Hospital.

“The movement right now is shifting from importance of community is paramount. April is National Autism Awareness Month and autism awareness month to autism acceptance with it Long Island’s small month,” Virtual Therapy for Kids founder businesses are partnering Joe Conlon said. “I wanted to be part of that to benefit Catholic Health change, I wanted to help shift the movement and St. Charles Hospital in to acceptance. So, I thought the best way to do Port Jefferson in helping to brighten the lives it was to get the community involved — and people love these businesses.” of children and adults living with autism.

Conlon has been credited with An estimated 5,437,988 or 2.21% of adults and 1 in 44 children in the United States have spearheading the month-long fundraiser and those businesses involved are autism and are somewhere thrilled to help in making this on the spectrum, according money-raising and moraleto the Centers for Disease boosting movement a reality.

Control and Prevention.

Located in Northport, The condition can be Robke’s Italian eatery is among debilitating, though this the seven participating eateries. is rare and otherwise Owner Louis Selvaggio manageable. Autism occurs Jr.’s sister, Mia, was in children when they are approached by Conlon with between 12-to-18 months the idea for the fundraising of age and in adolescents. effort. She said that because Despite its commonality, she works with “a lot of experts say that individuals local brands and businesses,” with autism and their she was able to help Conlon families can sometimes deal realize his goal of spreading with stigma. It’s important autism awareness and building to recognize this and move —Joe Conlon a campaign to ultimately forward with a sense of raise funds for the pediatric solidarity within our local rehabilitation program at St. communities.

Charles Hospital.

United under one cause, “So basically, him and I had a couple seven Long Island businesses are helping to combat the stigma associated with autism. of conversations, like how we can bring The observance of Autism Awareness this awareness and acceptance to this topic,” Selvaggio said. To do their part, Robke’s has created a unique rainbow mojito to sell to its patrons — 10% from each drink sold will be going toward benefiting the fundraiser.

“A lot of people think of it as autism awareness month but it’s actually autism awareness and acceptance,” she said. “Instead of the color just being blue, it’s blue and rainbow, which a lot of people aren’t aware of until Joe explained this to me.”

Selvaggio has a jewelry business that she said will also be helping the pediatric rehabilitation program.

Bean’s Bagels owner, Michael Budani, who started working in the bagel business since he was an enterprising 15-year-old shop employee, was glad to help Conlon in realizing the fundraising mission — and it all came to fruition with just one Instagram direct message.

“We’re very involved on social media with our crazy bagels and rainbow bagels,” Budani said. “I told [Conlon] I think it would be a great idea because what we’re all about is helping the kids.”

Bean’s Bagels has only been in operation for four months in St. James, according to the owner, but has already made a significant impact in the community by supporting

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‘The movement right now is shifting from autism awareness month to autism acceptance month.’

Spearheaded by Joe Conlon, below, businesses across Suffolk County are donating proceeds from the sale of food items to raise money for Autism Awareness. Businesses include Bean Bagels in St. James with its rainbow bagels and Robkes in Northport with specially-made mojitos. Photos from Joe Conlon

children’s baseball and softball games.

“When we caught wind of [the fundraiser] we thought it was awesome, it’s a great opportunity to get our name out there and, most importantly, do a good deed for people,” Budani said.

Dr. Ben Birney, a resident physician at St Charles Rehabilitation Center in Port Jefferson, said that he and Conlon were inseparable after becoming best friends in high school. Birney works in the rehabilitation unit doing clinical rotations with patients, among them children with neurological diseases.

Birney’s nephew has autism and so this fundraiser means a lot to him and his family.

He acknowledges that there is indeed a stigma associated with autism and that Conlon’s idea to benefit the community and St. Charles Hospital was a good decision.

Speaking of the fundraiser, Birney said, “I think that is huge. It gives people even a couple of seconds out of their day to think about autism awareness.”

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SBU celebrates Earth Day all week long

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Stony Brook University community members had Planet Earth on their minds all last week.

Earthstock 2022 took place on campus and virtually from April 18 to 22.

The student-focused event included lectures, panels, demonstrations, educational events and more.

The mission was to focus on the need to understand issues such as climate change and rising sea levels as well as the need to develop clean, renewable energy and to comprehend how humans affect the planet while developing ways to nurture the environment.

On April 18 Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) delivered a lecture, “Suffolk County Environmental Concerns.” There was an earlier symposium, April 12, titled “Global & Local Dimensions of the Plastic Crisis” with keynote speaker Erica Cirino, author of “Thicker than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis.”

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In addition to educational displays and exhibits, Friday’s activities included live music, rubber duck races and the Green Pledge, where students promised to make a commitment to improve and sustain the natural world and its resources.

To end the weeklong celebration, the University Police Department partnered with Student Engagement and Activities to host the 6th annual Spring Fest. The afternoon activities provided an opportunity for students and campus police to enjoy games, snacks and music together.

“It was a great day for our police department,” officer Joseph Bica said. “Our officers conversed, played games and got to know our students while everyone enjoyed themselves.”

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Write to your local paper… it’s common sense “Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.” — William Faulkner The founding of this nation would have been impossible without letters to the press.

In 1776, Thomas Paine had captured the spirit of his times and wrote the most influential pamphlet of the American Revolution, “Common Sense.” Paine was not writing to the powers that be. Rather, he addressed his essay “to the inhabitants of America.”

The Revolution was fought and won because ordinary Americans — people like Paine — had ideas they believed were worth reading. They wrote down their grievances of British rule and shared them with their countrymen. Through these revolutionary writings, a common folk resurrected an ancient principle: unearthing democracy from the ashes of antiquity.

So what happened? Why have we lost touch with this uniquely American tradition?

In this Information Age, we find that access to information has become, paradoxically, severely limited. With the introduction of the internet, we were sold the hope that new technologies would educate the masses, that instant messaging and social media would create a wider forum for democratic participation.

While this has happened, our era also is marked by censorship and misinformation.

Americans no longer trust their institutions.

Everywhere we look, we find politicians who disregard our interests and tech executives who monitor and monetize our activity online. Globally, powerful interests invest billions every year to restrict access to information and keep the people in the dark. Our technologies have become the instruments of autocrats, used to subvert democracy rather than promote it.

To the readers of TBR News Media and the people throughout this community, do not put your faith in tech moguls to represent you fairly. Regular people are left not knowing what to believe and what are the facts. This is why letters to the editor in newspapers are so crucial.

Democracy depends on ordinary Americans speaking truth to power. We must remember the example of Paine and be unafraid to let our opinions be heard. We must present our own unique ideas to our fellow Americans, reopening the robust political exchanges of the past. The staff of TBR News Media welcomes letters. Write to us because our democracy requires it.

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Happy 188th anniversary Long Island Rail Road Let us all wish a happy 188th officially chartered on April 24, 1965, by anniversary to the Long Island Rail Road. the State of New York. Prior to 1965, the On April 24, 1834, the Long Island LIRR derived almost 100% of its funding Rail Road was officially chartered for both capital and operating expenses by the State of New York. In 1900, from fares. Chartered by the state the Pennsylvania Railroad bought a Legislature in 1965 as the Metropolitan controlling interest as part of its plan for Commuter Transportation Authority, it direct access to Manhattan was created to purchase which began on Sept. 8, and operate the bankrupt 1910. The Pennsylvania LIRR. Railroad subsidized the In 1966, New York LIRR into the late 1940s.

State bought the railroad’s This provided the financial controlling stock from the basis for support of Pennsylvania Railroad expansion and upgrades to and put it under the service and infrastructure. newly formed MCTA, At the end of World which changed its name War II, there began a to the Metropolitan decline of our LIRR with Transportation Authority Larry Penner a corresponding loss of in 1968 when it took over fare-box revenues. The operations of the New Pennsylvania Railroad began to reduce York City Transit Authority. financial support as well. This played a With MTA subsidies, the LIRR part in the LIRR going into receivership modernized further and grew into the in 1949. In recognition of the role the busiest commuter railroad in the United LIRR played in the economy of both States. Over the past 50 years, several Long Island and New York City, New billion dollars in combined county, city, York State began providing financial state and federal taxpayer-generated assistance to the LIRR in the 1950s and dollars have subsidized both the capital 1960s. and operating costs for the LIRR. The Line of Dashing Dan was This included paying for many capital

improvements on the Port Jefferson Branch. In 1970, electrification was extended from Mineola to Huntington which benefited riders through to Port Jeff.

Riders must remember that fare hikes are periodically required if the MTA is to provide the services millions of New Yorkers use daily. These ticket increases are inevitable due to inflation, along with increasing costs of labor, power, fuel, supplies, materials, routine safety, state of good repair, replacement of worn-out rolling stock, upgrades to stations, yards and shops along with system expansion projects necessary to run any transit system.

In the end, quality and frequency of service is dependent upon secure revenue streams. We all have to contribute, be it at the fare box or tax revenues generated by different levels of government redistributed back to the MTA. TANSTAAFL (“there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”) — or in this case, a free ride.

Support for Englebright’s bill

and many others attacked if not outright banned in some districts. Books like these cover some challenging and uncomfortable topics. Except reading and learning is not about being comfortable. It’s about pushing the boundaries, expanding our understanding and evolving. That process is sometimes uncomfortable. If you want to be physically stronger you need to experience discomfort in your muscles — no pain, no gain. If you want to expand your knowledge and have a more complete view of the world the mind goes through a similar process.

Any candidate that chooses to run under the moniker of so-called curriculum transparency has no business being on the 3V board of education. Three Village has long been known as a beacon of knowledge and education. The key to maintaining and expanding on that is with people that embrace public education. Not someone who has a clear chip on their shoulder against the district.

Ian Farber East Setauket

Letters to the Editor Brookhaven Town strongly supports efforts to reduce the amount of solid waste that has to be incinerated or landfilled. The Town supports efforts to reduce the amount of waste entering our waste stream through the adoption of an effective Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan.

Assemblyman Steve Englebright’s (D-Setauket) EPR bill would mandate waste reduction. This bill would require manufacturer’s to redesign packaging products to be reused or recycled.

Manufacturers should also be required to utilize recycled materials in their product designs and be prohibited from using toxic materials in the manufacture of their product packaging.

Finally, New York State, not the packaging companies, should be in charge of regulating and enforcing the provision of any EPR law. That’s why we support Assemblyman Englebright’s bill.

Ed Romaine Brookhaven Town Supervisor

No ‘curriculum transparency’ in 3V

My wife and I have always been very engaged in our children’s education.

Whether it’s working on homework together, being a class parent or having detailed discussions with a teacher about progress. We have found that when a dialogue is created with our children’s teachers, they are very receptive. It’s always been very clear what is being taught in school, what the children are working on and the context in which it’s presented.

The concept of so-called curriculum transparency might sound fine on the surface. But when one considers that there never has been a lack of transparency regarding the curriculum, one must ask what is this all about. Throughout many school districts on Long Island and across the nation, this movement has been proven to be nothing more than an attempt at banning books and historical lessons that conflict with the preexisting bias that some people have failed to evolve beyond.

We have seen books like “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “Maus,” “Persepolis”

Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York office.

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Opinion The ‘Piano Man’ brings unity and welcome normalcy

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inally, two years later, we were going to see Billy Joel. We had bought tickets to a concert in April of 2020, which was canceled because of the pandemic. The rescheduled event last year was also delayed.

An anticipation had been building that reminded me of the seemingly endless three years between the end of the Star Wars film “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”

Within a few blocks D. None of the stadium, we ran into the heaviest traffic of the above we’d experienced

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF in Charlotte, North Carolina since we arrived four years ago. My wife asked if I wanted her to park the car so I could make sure I was in our seats on time. I

declined, knowing I didn’t want to experience any part of the evening without her.

While we sat in our car, waiting for the slow line to move, we watched as many of the people heading to the stadium were our age or older.

We were either being nostalgic or hoping Billy Joel’s music could be our musical time machine.

We arrived at the stadium well before the 8 pm start time, where every seat gradually filled. When Joel started the concert at 8:30 with “My Life,” the packed crowd roared its heartfelt approval.

The weight of time — the two years anticipating this concert and the decades that passed since I first enjoyed the song’s lyrics and melody — quickly slipped off my shoulders.

Flashing lights from the stage and enlarged images of Billy Joel’s 72-year old fingers dancing across the piano keys created a visual spectacle. Accompanied by saxophone and trumpet players who would have blown the roof off the building if there were one, Joel thanked the crowd for coming after a long delay.

With songs from several albums through the 70s and 80s, Joel shared some of his biggest hits. People in the crowd played their own version of the show “Name that tune,” shouting out the song’s title as quickly as possible.

Thanks to Linda Ronstadt, who Joel said encouraged him to play “Just the Way You Are,” he included that love song. Joel said he and his wife, for whom he wrote that song, got divorced, so people shouldn’t listen to him.

But listen to him and his music we did. When the lights were off, the packed crowd swayed back and forth, holding up cell phones with lit camera lights, the way previous generations of concertgoers held up their lighters.

As he’s done at other concerts I attended, Joel stopped singing and the band stopped playing during “Piano Man” while the audience sang the chorus, “Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feeling alright.” I’m sure I wasn’t the only one with a smirk and goosebumps.

Swaying and singing in our seats, we were active participants in this long-awaited evening out, allowing ourselves to enjoy moments of unity.

Not as spry as he’d been decades ago, Joel moved more gingerly. He still shared his storytelling and lyrical voice, captivating an appreciative crowd. In between tunes, he noodled at the piano, as if he weren’t in an enormous football stadium in North Carolina below the image of a ferocious panther but was, rather, in a piano bar somewhere in New York City. He said the “key” to his longevity was “not dying.”

When the nighttime air got too hot for us, a light wind, which is uncharacteristic for Charlotte, washed over our skin. Leaning in, my wife smiled and whispered, “cue the breeze.”

The music itself reached much deeper than the wind, refreshing our souls and allowing us to revisit people like Sergeant O’Leary, the old man making love to his tonic and gin, and the “Big Shot.”

I imagine this is exactly what Olmsted envisioned for his park

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man I never met had a profound effect on my early life. Indeed, I could not have met him since his 200th birthday was this past Tuesday.

There are millions of others whose lives he has touched and continue to touch all over the country. His name is Frederick Law Olmsted, and along with a colleague, Calvert Vaux, he designed Central Park in the late 1850s. He went on to design many Between other parks and public you and me spaces, but Central

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Park was his first.

Olmsted was more than a landscape architect, and his philosophy and appreciation of community and human nature were built into his designs. Proving that I am not the only one who feels his importance, I was pleased to notice a special section about Olmsted

published in Tuesday’s New York Times.

All subsequent quotes are from that section, written by Audra D.S. Burch, with sayings from essays of Frederick Law Olmsted.

“In plots of earth and green, Olmsted saw something more: freedom, human connection, public health…Olmsted’s vision is as essential today as it was more than a century ago. His parks helped sustain Americans’ mental and physical health and social connections during the darkest days of the pandemic. As COVID-19 lockdowns unlaced nearly every familiar aspect of life, parks were reaffirmed as respite, an escape from quarantine.”

And this from Olmsted: “The park should, as far as possible, complement the town.

Openness is the one thing you cannot get in buildings… The enjoyment of scenery employs the mind without fatigue and yet exercises it, tranquilizes it and yet enlivens it; and thus through the influence of the mind over the body, gives the effect of refreshing rest and reinvigoration to the whole system…

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and feeling nothing of the bustle and jar of the streets, where they shall, in effect, find the city put far away from them.”

When people ask me where I grew up, I answer, “New York City,” but I should answer “Central Park.”

Almost every Sunday without inclement weather, my dad would take us to the park for the day, giving my mom time for herself.

It worked out splendidly for him because he grew up on a farm and never liked the urban surroundings in which we lived. It also gave him some uninterrupted time with us since we didn’t see much of him during the work week. And of course it was welcomed by my mother, who then had a chance to sleep in and tend to her own needs.

Dad would awaken early, make us a creative breakfast that always involved eggs and braised onions plus whatever other ingredients happened to be in the fridge.

Never were two Sunday breakfasts the same.

Then we would go off, my younger sister and I with him, to “The Park.”

There were many different destinations once we left the street and stepped into the

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greenery. We roamed along countless paved paths, over charming bridges and through tunnels (always yodeling for the echo effect), climbed rocks, crossed meadows, watched baseball games on several ballfields, played “21” on the basketball courts (if we had remembered to bring a basketball), watched older men competitively play quoits (pitching horseshoes) and munched on crackerjacks — my dad limiting the three of us to one box. I usually got the prize since my sister wasn’t interested.

On beautiful days, when longer walks beckoned, we would visit the merry-goround and ride until we were dizzy. Or we would spend the afternoon at the small zoo.

My dad taught me to row on the Central Park lake. And always the air was fresh, the seasons would debut around us, the birds would sing and the squirrels would play tag through the trees.

By pre-arrangement, my mom would appear with a pot of supper, some paper plates, forks and a blanket, and we would eat in a copse or a thicket of brush. Then, as the sun was setting, we would walk home together.

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