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March 3, 2022

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Support for Ukraine

Long Islanders rally to protest invasion

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Cyrano hits local theaters

Also: Festival of One-Act Plays opens at Theatre Three, suffrage exhibit opens at Port Jefferson Village Center

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From left, Port Jefferson Middle School students Kieran Casey, Emmanuel Batuyios, Lia Donohue and Gianna Viviano with Assistant Principal Brian Walker and Superintendent of Schools Jessica Schmettan. Photo from PJSD

Port Jefferson Middle School morning announcers honored

Port Jefferson Middle School students Emmanuel Batuyios, Kieran Casey, Lia Donohue and Gianna Viviano have many diverse interests as students.

The one commonality is their daily participation as members of the morning announcements crew.

The four were cited by Assistant Principal

Brian Walker for turning something that could be ordinary into something extraordinary, with hallways buzzing with excited energy and contagious compassion and encouragement.

“These four students display character way beyond their years — their positive and inspiring voices fill the airways of the middle school every morning,” Walker said at a

recent board of education meeting.

“Each day they provide the building with words of wisdom, leadership quotes and inspirational stories.”

Interim Principal James Nolan and Walker are encouraging the group to join in the discussions for future leadership moments and the student-driven leadership club.

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State

Catalytic converter theft on the rise in Suffolk County

BY RAYMOND JANIS DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A wave of catalytic converter theft is sweeping through Suffolk County.

A catalytic converter is a valuable auto part attached near the engine of a motor vehicle. It converts harmful toxins generated by a vehicle’s exhaust system into less hazardous gasses.

“There has been an uptick in the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles in recent months,” said a spokesperson for the Suffolk County Police Department in an email statement. “The department made several arrests of individuals stealing catalytic converters in 2021 and most recently arrested a Medford man for stealing a catalytic converter from a Toyota in Bellport on Jan. 4.”

The catalytic converter contains precious metals such as platinum, zirconium, rhodium and palladium. Given its accessible location underneath the chassis, the catalytic converter has become an attractive target for thieves.

“Most catalytic converters are made with a ceramic honeycomb substrate infused with platinum, zirconium and some other Catalytic converters in cars have been stolen across the country. Stock photo metals depending on the model,” said Bobby Lemmo, certified automotive technician and resident of Smithtown, in a phone interview. just not around now,” Lemmo said. “It’s They can lay right on the floor to take it.”

“These are very rare and very expensive affecting theft insurance, too. People are The proliferation of catalytic converter metals. A replacement from a manufacturer putting theft insurance on a car that they thefts has prompted some public officials runs anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000. On the normally wouldn’t.” to propose stricter penalties for thieves and junkyard market, the ones According to a 2021 purchasers. New York State Sen. Diane that they’re stealing sell report by the National Savino (D-Staten Island) spotted this trend in between $200 and $600.”

Insurance Crime Bureau, her district that covers the north of the island Compared with other the national rate of and parts of southern Brooklyn. Her proposed auto theft crimes, catalytic catalytic converter bill would impose greater restrictions on converter theft is relatively theft has “skyrocketed” the purchase, sale and possession of stolen low risk and simple yet throughout the pandemic. catalytic converters. highly profitable. Using “We started noticing an increase in Additionally, as the value basic tools that can be of the precious metals catalytic converter thefts in Staten Island found in a hardware store, within the converters has about a year ago,” she said in a phone a catalytic converter can increased, the theft rate interview. “It’s an increasing problem not be stolen within minutes. has kept pace. Lemmo, just here but all around the state. Working According to Lemmo, whose business is based with one of my assembly colleagues, we’re criminals can support in Queens, said that he looking to crack down on it by making the a stable livelihood by replaces stolen catalytic dealerships more responsible for the sale and stealing just a few of these resale of catalytic converters.” converters regularly.

— Bobby Lemmo converters per week.

Savino said that while it is illegal to steal a “I don’t know how many “They target certain we have replaced in the catalytic converter, her proposed legislation cars that they know, where past year, but I would say a would make the crime less profitable. Her bill the position of [the catalytic converter] is car every one or two weeks and mostly four- places harsher penalties on resale vendors, easy to get to. It literally takes a minute,” he cylinder cars because they’re just easier to get those who purchase the stolen converters said. “If they grab two a night, that’s a nice to,” he said. “And that’s just us. We’re one cheaply and resell them at a premium. living on the theft market. It’s becoming very small shop.”

“If someone steals a catalytic converter, popular across the country.”

Some vehicles are at greater risk than there’s only one thing they’re doing with it,” Recent supply chain shortages and scarce others. According to Lemmo, the Honda Savino said. “They’re taking it to a chop shop, resources have also fed this spike in catalytic CR-V is the most popular model for theft. a salvage store or an auto dealer and they’re converter theft.

“The Honda CR-V is probably number reselling it. We’re making them responsible “They used to be readily available, but one,” he said. “It’s high enough off the for the product they are reselling.” they’re tougher and tougher to get. They’re ground that they don’t even need a jack.

Other than stricter penalties, Lemmo

‘If they grab two a night, that’s a nice living on the theft market. It’s becoming very popular across the country.”

believes manufacturers could alleviate the problem by serializing the converters.

Serial numbers could both disrupt the resale marketplace and make the parts traceable, so that victims of this theft may have their stolen converters returned to them.

“For some of the newer cars, they have already gotten to the point of serializing them,” Lemmo said. “Possibly it could come back or, if anything, it will discourage them from taking it.

Technically, it’s against the law for a scrap metal dealer to recycle one with a serial number.”

While Savino supports the issuance of serial numbers for new catalytic converters, she acknowledges the difficulty of targeting manufacturers through statewide legislation.

“It’s not out of the realm of possibility, but making manufacturers do something when they are not in the state of New York is just one more layer that would make it more difficult to enforce,” the state senator said.

“It’s always easier to enact legislation that you can enforce within the four walls of your own state. When you’re doing something that affects products that are possibly manufactured overseas, it’s harder.”

For those concerned about the vulnerability of their car’s catalytic converter, the NICB recommends that vehicle owners install a catalytic converter anti-theft device, available from various manufacturers; park in a garage or well-lit area; and plant motion sensor lights to deter potential thieves.

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Village

Rescheduled public hearing to be held for Mather/Northwell Master Plan

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A public hearing for the Mather/Northwell Hospital Master Plan will be held by the Port Jefferson Village Planning Board on Thursday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m.

The original hearing was initially scheduled on Feb. 10 but was postponed when during the virtual meeting it was revealed that Northwell did not post a mandatory public notice.

The hearing will discuss major aspects of the proposed master plan will include expansion of parking; updates to the emergency and surgical departments; modification of traffic patterns, and more.

The plan would be completed in three or four phases: In phase one, Mather/Northwell looks to: expand its northern parking area; expand and fit-out its emergency department; begin expansion of its surgical department; relocate and build-out its heliport; construct an exterior storage building; and complete North Country Road improvements.

As the result of traffic studies, a new traffic signal is proposed for North Country Road. In phase two, Mather/Northwell would complete the interior of their newly expanded surgical department.

In phase three, Mather/Northwell proposes to expand their main lobby on the south face of the building. If there is an increased need for parking in the future, Mather would build

a parking deck over a portion of the existing south-east parking lot as the plan’s phase four.

Phase one’s northern parking expansion is proposed for the northeast corner of the property, where there are currently multiple acres of woodland and walking trails.

In comments requested by the Planning Board, the Port Jefferson Village Architectural Review Committee suggested that the parking structure — not the expansion of the northern parking lot — should be the first form of parking expansion.

The comments read, “These issues do concern the fabric, both built and natural, which make up the architectural character of a neighborhood. We also wish to state that we do not object, and in fact strongly encourage, the building of a parking structure of the type shown. We suggest that it should be a first strategy, and therefore in lieu of the additional clearing/removal of natural habitat and walking trails which is proposed.”

In Planning Board work sessions, Mather/ Northwell has expressed that they hope not to build the parking structure because of the expense it would add to the project.

At Thursday’s virtual public hearing, viewers will be given a presentation about Mather/ Northwell’s master plan and then be able to give comments via Zoom.

The Zoom meeting link, project map, and more can be found at portjeff.com/ virtualmeetings in the Planning Board Materials section.

A rescheduled public hearing for the Northwell/Mather Hospital master plan will be held March 3. File photo

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NYSPTA Parking Conference heads to Port Jeff

In 2022, Port Jefferson will become the first Long Island town to host the New York State Parking and Transportation Association’s professional development seminar on March 15.

Port Jefferson benefits from the 50-plus attendees who will stay here, eat here and shop here for the day and overnight.

The annual conference brings together parking and transportation professionals statewide to discuss new trends and technologies.

Their events are typically held upstate New York.

Kevin Wood, director of parking and

mobility and IT for the Village of Port Jefferson, was named the executive vice president of NYSPTA. Wood is serving triple duty that day as executive vice president, host and speaker in their professional development series presenting alongside other industry experts.

“The goal is to help support the local economy while bringing a brand-new event to town, thus helping raise awareness of the village as a great place to visit and do business while bringing cutting-edge knowledge to our parking and mobility department,” Wood said.

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ATTENTION The following incidents have been reported by the Suffolk County Police.

Hauppauge Wanted for questioning ■ Shoprite on Nesconset Highway in Hauppauge reported a petit larceny on Feb. 20. A woman allegedly stole assorted merchandise valued at approximately $480.

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Resident pupils of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District #6 who will be starting to attend, continuing to attend or anticipate attending private or parochial schools are entitled to bus transportation.

To qualify for transportation the distance from the home to the private or parochial school must be less than 15 miles.

■ A resident on Twin Oaks Drive in Kings Park reported that a Fedex package was taken from their front porch by a man on Feb. 24. The incident was captured on their Ring camera. The package contained women’s clothing valued at approximately $500.

Private or parochial school transportation requests for the 2022-23 school year must be received by the district’s transportation office no later than April 1, 2022. The transportation request form must, by law, be submitted each year. A separate form must be filed for each child.

If, after applying, you wish to change the school for which you had requested transportation, you must cancel your previous request and submit a new request by the April 1 deadline.

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■ A woman reported having her wallet with cash and credit cards stolen from her shopping cart at Whole Foods on New Moriches Road in Lake Grove on Feb. 23.

Someone attempted to use the credit cards at Target and Best Buy in South Setauket later in the day but the cards were declined.

Mount Sinai

■ A resident on Coventry Court in Mount Sinai reported that someone entered their unlocked vehicle on Feb. 21 and stole a champion backpack worth $100 and cash.

■ A resident on North Country Road in Mount Sinai reported that someone entered their unlocked vehicle on Feb. 21 and stole an Uncle Giuseppe’s gift card valued at $100.

Port Jefferson Station

■ A woman shopping at HomeGoods on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station on Feb. 24 called the police to report that her iPhone and phone case valued at $525 had been stolen. The case contained credit cards which were later used at a Sunoco gas station and a Family Dollar in Port Jefferson Station in the amount of $340.

■ Shoprite on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station reported a shoplifter on Feb. 17. A man allegedly stole a floral arrangement worth approximately $100.

Rocky Point

■ A resident on Judith Court in Rocky Point reported that someone stole cash from their unlocked vehicle on Feb. 22.

Do you recognize this man? Photo from SCPD

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole a register that contained cash from K & T Foot Spa, located at 213 Lake Ave. in St. James on Jan. 24 at approximately 8:50 p.m.

St. James

■ Soul Brew on North Country Road in St. James reported a burglary on Feb. 21.

Someone forced open the rear door and stole a black drop box containing cash.

Selden

■ The Town of Brookhaven reported the theft of a generator with 200 gallons worth of diesel fuel from a construction site at a park on South Street in Selden on Feb. 17 valued at approximately $600.

■ Bob’s Store on Middle Country Road in Selden reported a shoplifter on Feb. 20. A man allegedly stole assorted clothing valued at approximately $800.

South Setauket

■ Stop & Shop on Pond Path in South Setauket reported a petit larceny on Feb. 24. Two men allegedly stole 36 packages of shrimp valued at $874.

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Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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World

Ukrainians of Long Island respond to Putin’s illegal war

BY CAROLYN SACKSTEIN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Ukrainian and Russian émigrés, Ukrainian-Americans, local elected officials and Long Islanders of various political stripes demonstrated their support for the defense of Ukrainian sovereignty and against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s illegal war initiated in the wee hours of Feb. 24 against Ukraine.

While some people rally together in their support for Ukraine, others find their way to church sanctuaries to offer prayers for the safety of Ukrainian soldiers and citizens, who are also taking up arms in defense of their homeland.

Anna Konny, from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, a dental hygienist and U. S. citizen, who lives in Woodmere, attended a rally in Lindenhurst at Babylon Town Hall with her aunt, Nataliya Soliternik, who lives now in Hewlett.

Konny, draped in the Ukrainian flag, was a vocal advocate for those defending Vinnytsia, a city in west-central Ukraine. She has been able to stay in touch with family and friends who are still in Ukraine by using free calling cards provided by Verizon, T-Mobile and other major communication carriers.

The dental hygienist showed photos of families using subway stations and basements of municipal buildings as bomb shelters. She claimed these shelters are also being used at night by saboteurs and Russian infiltrators as they hide among the patriots they seek to destroy. By day, these infiltrators use luminous paint to paint the roofs of buildings, barricades and other locations to be targeted during nighttime bombings and artillery shelling.

Long Islanders gathered at Babylon Town Hall, above, to show support for Ukrainians. Suffolk County Legislator Kevin McCaffrey, below right, was on hand for the rally.

Photos by Carolyn Sackstein

Konny advocates for weapons and ammunition to be sent to those fighting from World War I-style trenches surrounding the cities and towns. Someone in the crowd asked if she feared reprisals. Konny’s answer was a firm, “No. If these photos get back to Ukraine, I want my friends and family to know that I stand with them.”

Suffolk County Legislator Kevin M c C a f f r e y (R-Lindenhurst), presiding officer of the Legislature, saw Konny and came over to hear her pleas for aid, both military and medical first aid materials.

After speaking with Konny, McCaffrey addressed the

crowd to resounding applause. “It is appalling what Vladimir Putin is doing, how he is attacking a sovereign nation like Ukraine,” he said. “It makes us wonder who is next.

The Ukrainian people have done nothing to incur the wrath of Vladimir Putin. All of us are encouraged by the fight of the Ukrainian people, who are standing against this aggression. I believe the U.S. should do more to stand up for the Ukrainian people.”

Janet Byler, from Huntington, has children serving in the U. S. Army based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She felt compelled to attend the rally to support those serving with NATO forces in Europe. Mark Czachor, of West Babylon, said, “Every American should be supporting Ukraine’s fight. As long as we don’t give up, Putin can’t win.”

On Friday, Feb. 25, the Rev. Bohdan Hedz of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Riverhead opened the sanctuary to a resident of Texas, who was born and raised in the Riverhead area. He had returned recently to care for his very elderly parents. He had missed the service which had been celebrated earlier that day but was welcomed by Bohdan to pray in the quiet and intimate sanctuary. Unafraid of reprisals, the gentleman, who wished

anonymity for personal privacy reasons, spoke of marrying his Ukrainian wife in Kyiv.

“My wife would leave today to take up arms,” he said. “The world is called to speak and to act. Ukraine will fight!”

During this conversation, a woman from the congregation of St. John the Baptist R.C. Church in Wading River came in with an offering of a bouquet of red roses and a prayer. It was her way of giving support to the local Ukrainian community.

Hedz and his congregation have been raising funds and material support for Ukrainian defense since the Russian invasion of the country in 2014 that resulted in the annexation of Crimea. Hedz expressed the belief that “Putin will not stop at Ukraine.”

With this greater invasion into the whole of Ukraine, Hedz said the defenders of Ukraine need warm winter clothing, personal hygiene medications such as pain relievers, cold and flu treatments, and first aid supplies for treating wounds.

Donations can be dropped off any time at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church located at 820 Pond View Road, Riverhead. If the sanctuary doors are locked, one may call the reverend at 631-727-2766.

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Eye On The Street

The situation in Ukraine

BY JIM HASTINGS DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia sent shockwaves around the world. The images

of troops, tanks and bombed-out buildings have left many feeling enraged, frustrated and helpless. TBR News Media took to the streets of Port Jefferson and Stony Brook Village to get local residents’ perspectives on the situation.

Kathryn Schoemmel, Setauket “It’s scary. I have a family member over there. She’s still in Ukraine. She’s hoping she

has a home to go back to.”

Pictured with husband Leon.

Debra Saparito, Mount Sinai

“It’s going to affect us as a country, because we can’t have someone just bow to another. We allow that to happen in one portion of the world, then everybody’s going to think, ‘Well, we can do that too.’ We have to step up as a world,

whether they’re part of NATO or not. We have to do what’s right for the people. After what we’ve been through in the world in the last two or three years, we have to humble ourselves and look at each other as people.”

Ernesto Cruz, Coram “It’s pretty senseless. It just seems like there’s no real reason to be doing this.

We’re getting to a stage where, through social networking and all that, the world’s becoming that much more interconnected

Brian Israel, Setauket “It’s unbelievable that a sovereign country can be attacked, really, with no real consequences. Understanding that, you know,

any military action could cause a larger conflict, but it’s just unbelievable that it was allowed to get this far.”

and it’s like, we can feel each other’s pain.

It’s no longer what the government tells us or what the news tells us. We can see what each person is feeling, truly, through their words and their actions.”

Clara Rosenzweig, Poquott “I definitely feel horrible for the people going through it. I think it’s completely unnecessary

what’s happening over there and I hope that everything gets resolved.”

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County

Suffolk GOP endorses LaLota, shakes up congressional race

BY RAYMOND JANIS DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Last week, members of the Suffolk County Republican Committee unanimously endorsed Nick LaLota, chief of staff to the county Legislature’s Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst), in the race for New York’s 1st Congressional District.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) is vacating the seat to run for governor, triggering a primary election for the Republican nomination in that race. With the county committee’s endorsement, LaLota appears to be a frontrunner as congressional nominee.

“I’m proud that I have been unanimously nominated by more than 500 committeemen from the Suffolk County committee and from all of Suffolk County’s 10 towns,” LaLota said in a phone interview. “I intend to represent them well on the ballot.”

LaLota, of Amityville, hails from a line of servicemen, who include several police officers and combat veterans. He sees this race as an opportunity to continue the family tradition.

“I was a military officer for seven years, deployed overseas three times and visited 20 countries with the Navy,” he said. “My family has a strong sense of service. We love this country and we’re willing to fight for it and to sacrifice for it. If elected a member of Congress, I intend to do just that.”

LaLota was not alone in the field when he received the endorsement. Anthony Figliola, of East Setauket, and Robert Cornicelli, of St. James, both pursued the endorsement as well. In the wake of the announcement, Cornicelli is suspending his campaign for NY-1 and redirecting his energies to unseat Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY2).

“It was definitely not an easy decision, but this is more about the people than what had happened over the last few weeks,” said Lawrence Bialek, Cornicelli’s campaign director, in a phone interview. “For right now, we’re really focused on getting into the second [congressional district].”

Figliola remains in the primary for NY-1.

He criticized the county GOP’s endorsement of LaLota, arguing that Republican leaders are in danger of forfeiting the race to the Democrats.

“Obviously some deals were made and they chose an individual who doesn’t even live in the district,” he said in a phone interview. “I can’t help but think they’re just looking to throw this race away. For me, I believe it’s winnable for a Republican. I love my country and I want to be in a position to represent the people of the first congressional district.”

Figliola said he intends to use his privatesector background to alleviate the economic hardships Americans are facing. He cites rising inflation, gas prices and health insurance costs as motivating his candidacy.

“The reason I am in this race is because I see

the way our country is going,” he said. “I see working class men and women of this district are being forgotten and are being ignored by this administration. I want the people to know that there’s someone in this looking out for them, someone who pays bills just like them, pays their own health insurance just like them and is feeling this pinch just like them.”

Both remaining NY-1 Republican primary candidates believe their party is operating at a competitive disadvantage come November.

Each has said the new redistricting scheme will inevitably favor the Democratic candidate, Nick LaLota, shown with his family, is ready to run for congress. Photo from Nick LaLota’s also subject to a primary, campaign site in the general election. separated a lot of like communities and have made “Albany Democrats did Long Island a tremendous disservice when they gerrymandered it extremely difficult on constituents who will have this district, stretching it from west of Amityville to travel many miles just to see their congressman.”

The primary election is scheduled for June 28. to east of Amagansett,” LaLota said. “They have

County ethics board evaluates police union donations to political campaigns

BY RAYMOND JANIS DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Suffolk County Board of Ethics issued an advisory opinion Feb. 16 regarding campaign contributions from police unions to elected officials.

In May 2021, county Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) requested an opinion regarding donations made by the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association to the campaign of former District Attorney Tim Sini (D). Trotta asked the board whether Sini, or any other elected official, could accept a donation exceeding the $5,000 limit imposed by New York State election law 14-116.

“This board opines that if an elected official accepts contributions from a police union or any political action committee that have been made in violation of election law 14116, a violation of the Suffolk County code of ethics would occur,” the board wrote, adding that “a definitive ruling … falls solely within the province of the New York State Board of Elections and/or a court of law.”

The board concluded that the donation created an “appearance of impropriety” due to

the unique relationship between a prosecuting attorney and the police department.

The PBA has pushed back against these charges. In an email, PBA president Noel DiGerolamo defended the union’s involvement in the election and accused Trotta of making false allegations.

“Last year, Legislator Trotta made false allegations about the PBA’s election activities.

Every other agency in the state has rejected his nefarious claims,” DiGerolamo said. “The recent decision by the Suffolk County Board of Ethics, even if valid, does not even suggest any wrongdoing by the PBA.” Trotta, who was a police officer with Suffolk County Police Department for 25 years, said he sees an unhealthy arrangement between the county government, police department and police unions “The reason why other law enforcement agencies didn’t do anything is because they took hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars from this union,” he said. “It’s corrupting the government and it’s making it unaffordable for anybody to live here.”

According to DiGerolamo, the PBA has donated to political campaigns for decades. He

Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta at a press conference in October. File photo by Julianne Mosher

said these donations have fully complied with all state and federal election laws.

“The Suffolk County PBA has been 100% compliant with all rules and regulations regarding political contributions,” he said. “We have supported candidates in every political party for decades and will continue to do so.”

Trotta argues the existing practice of donating is precisely the problem. He claims that he and two others are the only elected officials in county government who do not accept police union money.

DiGerolamo said the BOE does not have

authority to interpret federal or state election law. He viewed the advisory opinion as a significant jurisdictional overreach.

“The advisory opinion is a tremendous overreach of the board’s authority,” DiGerolamo said. “It attempts to supersede federal and state law and undermine the democratic process. This unethical opinion cannot be allowed to stand.”

According to DiGerolamo, the PBA intends to clear its name of any wrongdoing. He said the PBA will exhaust all legal options necessary to defend itself and the voting rights of police officers.

“The Suffolk County PBA will seek all legal remedies available to ensure law enforcement’s hardworking men and women are not disenfranchised from the election process,” he said.

Last November, Sini lost his reelection bid to incumbent District Attorney Raymond Tierney (R). Trotta said he is optimistic that Tierney can root out corruption and restore electoral integrity in Suffolk County.

“I’m counting on the new Suffolk County district attorney to enforce the laws,” Trotta said. “I’m very confident he will.”

Sini could not be reached for comment.

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LEGALS Notice of formation of Moose Capital Viceroy LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New Yo r k ( S S N Y ) o n 01/13/2022. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 88 Hanrahan Avenue Farmingville NY 11738.

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Notice of formation of Moose Capital Chambers LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New Yo r k ( S S N Y ) o n 01/11/2022. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 88 Hanrahan Avenue Farmingville NY 11738.

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Notice of formation of Chaotic Good Management LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New Yo r k ( S S N Y ) o n 12/15/2021. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 3 Sound Breeze Drive, Miller Place, NY, 11764.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED P A S S - T H R O U G H C E RT I F I C AT E S , SERIES 2007-QS2, Plaintiff AGAINST WALTER SHANNON INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSEE OF THE SHANNON LIVING TRUST DATED JUNE 1, 2007, JACQUELINE BURNSSHANNON INDIVIDUALLY

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com AND AS TRUSEE OF THE SHANNON LIVING TRUST DATED JUNE 1, 2007, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 05, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Front Steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 independence Hill, Farmingville, NY, on March 15, 2022 at 9:00AM, premises known as 22 COMMUNITY DRIVE, CORAM, NY 11727. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven and County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 317.00, Block 02.00, Lot 006.002.

Approximate amount of judgment $827,319.85 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 609798/2016.

Deposit is required to be in the form of certified bank check only. Checks must be payable to Rose Farrell Lowe, Esq. Cash and double endorsed checks will not be a c c e p t e d .

T h e aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Rose Farrell Referee

Lowe,

Esq.,

Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 6904 2/10 4x ptr

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VOTERS OF UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK, ON BEHALF OF THE PORT JEFFERSON FREE LIBRARY: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a special meeting of qualified voters of Union Free School District No. 6, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk

County, New York, will be held in the Port Jefferson Free Library located at 100 Thompson Street, Port Jefferson, New York, on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time for the purpose of voting by paper ballot upon the following items: To adopt the annual Port Jefferson Free Library budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and that the Board of Education of School District No. 6 be authorized and directed to raise by taxation the necessary moneys on the taxable property of the district.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 the polls will be opened between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, and the voting will be held in the Port Jefferson Free Library Building.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Port Jefferson Free Library’s purposes, exclusive of public moneys, may be seen by any taxpayer in the School District during the seven days immediately preceding said meeting, except holidays, at the Library: 100 Thompson Street, Port Jefferson, New York during regular Library hours of service as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:30 a.m.

- 9:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.; and Sunday 1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m., prevailing time.

By order of the Board of Education Union Free School District No. 6 Kathleen Hanley, District Clerk 2/17/22, 3/3/22, 3/17/22, 3/31/22 6934 2/17 4x ptr

NOTICIA PÚBLICA AVISO DE UNA REUNIÓN ESPECIAL DE LOS VOTANTES DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE LA UNIÓN NÚM. 6, PUEBLO DE

BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK, EN NOMBRE DE LA BIBLIOTECA GRATUITA DE PORT JEFFERSON: POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una reunión especial de votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Union Free No. 6, Ciudad de Brookhaven, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca gratuita de Port Jefferson ubicada en 100 Thompson Street, Por t Jefferson, Nueva York. York, el martes 5 de abril de 2022 a las 10:00 a m., hora prevaleciente con el propósito de votar con papeleta sobre los siguientes puntos: Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la biblioteca gratuita de Port Jefferson para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar No. 6 sea autorizada y dirigida a recaudar mediante impuestos los fondos necesarios en la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que con el fin de votar en dicha reunión el martes 5 de abril de 2022, las urnas se abrirán entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. hora prevaleciente, y la votación se llevará a cabo en el edificio de la biblioteca gratuita de Port Jefferson.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que cualquier contribuyente del Distrito Escolar puede ver una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los propósitos de la Biblioteca gratuita de Port Jefferson, sin incluir dinero público. l o s s i e t e d í a s inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión, excepto los días festivos, en la Biblioteca: 100 Thompson Street, Por t Jefferson, Nueva York durante el horario regular de servicio de la Biblioteca de la siguiente manera: lunes, martes, miércoles y jueves de 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p m. ; viernes y sábado 9:30 am 5:00 pm; y el domingo de 1:00 pm -5:00 pm, horario

vigente.

Por orden del Junta de Educación Distrito Escolar Sin Unión No. 6 Kathleen Hanley, Secretaria de Distrito 2/17/22, 3/3/22, 3/17/22, 3/31/22 6935 2/17 4x ptr

NOTICE OF TAX SALE VILLAGE OF BELLE TERRE NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York and a motion of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Belle Terre, NY, adopted on the 15th day of February 2022, a public auction will be held in the Village Clerk’s office located at 1 Cliff Road, Belle Terre, NY on the 14th day of March, 2022 at 11 o’clock in the forenoon to sell so much of each of the following parcels of real property upon which taxes are unpaid in order to discharge the taxes, interest and charges which may be due on the Real Estate hereinafter described and situated in the Village of Belle Terre at the time of said sale.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT each purchaser at such sale shall pay the amount of his bid within ten days after the sale, to the Village Clerk-Treasurer who shall give to such purchaser a certificate in writing describing the real estate purchased and the sum paid thereof.

NOTICE is hereby further given that any tax liens on property affected by the Federal and or New York Soldier’s and Sailor’s Civil Relief Acts as amended or which may be affected by such acts are sold subject to the provisions of such acts.

To be sold together with the statement of the amount of taxes, fees and interest thereon.

Owner Name: Estate of Magnus Magnusson Land & Building $2,782.85 Location: 15 Club Road 0201-06.00-03.00-007.001

Dated: February 15, 2022 Joanne Raso, Village Clerk-Treasurer 7120 2/24 3x ptr

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL T RU S T C O M PA N Y, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006OPT1, A S S E T- B A C K E D C E RT I F I C AT E S , SERIES 2006-OPT1, Plaintiff, Against KATHLEEN BAKER A/K/A KATHLEEN M. BAKER A/K/A KATHERINE BAKER A/K/A KATHLEEN M. NORDHEIM, ET AL. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/17/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on 4/7/2022 at 9:00 AM, premises known as 30 Jefferson Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 and described as follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Hamlet of Port Jefferson Station, in the Township of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York District 0200 Section 207.00 Block 04.00 Lot 013.000 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $551,743.76 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 609553/2016 Anthony M. Parlatore, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Dated: 1/31/2022 File Number: 560-1842 SH 7168 3/3 4x ptr

LEGALS con’t on pg. 172

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Community News

Obituary

Remembering Patricia Higgins

BY TARA HIGGINS PORT JEFFERSON VILLAGE JUSTICE

Above: A look at Flushing Bank in Port Jefferson Station; Below: Membership Director Kristin Winter.

Photos by Joan Nickeson

Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce Spotlight: Banking on the community

BY JOAN NICKESON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM At the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce antique train car, Membership Director Kristin Winter told me about her Branch Manager position at Flushing Bank.

While decorating the car’s interior together, she sang the praises of her bank located at 4747 Nesconset Highway, Port Jefferson Station. It is near Margaritas Cafe and Katherine Jon Salon. “I love working at Flushing Bank,” she said. “At the heart of our community-based approach to banking is the philosophy that we are, ‘Small enough to know you; Large enough to help you”.

It is evident she has a skill for assessing people’s needs. Kristin is an enthusiastic volunteer for our chamber of commerce, looking for creative ways to grow and deepen member relationships. This is in line with Flushing Bank. It is a communityfocused organization having distinguished itself as a leader in serving multicultural neighborhoods.

“We are proud to sponsor cultural and charitable events throughout our markets,” she explained. “The Port Jefferson Station/ Terryville Chamber of Commerce does so much for this area, and I’m happy to be on board. It all works together.”

Flushing Bank was established in 1929. It offers the products, services, and conveniences associated with the large commercial banks. You’ll find a full complement of deposit, loan equipment, finance and cash management services with personal attention you would expect from a community bank. They serve the needs of

individual consumers, nonprofits, businesses, professionals, corporate clients and public entities. Their experienced lending teams create mortgage solutions for real estate owners and property managers.

Kristin would be happy to tell you more about it. Stop in at Flushing Bank, contact her at kwinter@flushingbank.com, or call 631-928-4444, option 0. Ask about personal and business account promotions with great rates and bonuses Joan Nickeson is an active member of the PJS/Terryville community and community liaison to the PJS/T Chamber of Commerce.

Patricia Maureen Higgins (maiden name Phillips), was born on May 6, 1931, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the first-born child to Brigid Dunne and John Francis Phillips. She was followed by her two brothers, Jack and Bob. Pat was the salutatorian of her eighth-grade class, second only to her life-long closest friend, Aunt Gebs.

When she was 15, Pat met Joe Higgins on a bus on the way to a dance at the Polish Hall.

Five years later they were married at St. Anne’s Church. Deeply devoted to their faith, they welcomed eight children into the world. They were an inseparable union for 70 years, navigating the highs and lows and challenges that life brings.

Joe worked long hours while mom worked equally hard at home, raising eight kids, the oldest in college, the baby in diapers, and every age and stage in between.

The family moved to Long Island 55 years ago. Pat insisted that they move back to New Jersey the next year, but that never happened.

She would joke that she lived on Long Island for 20 years before she realized that she was on the wrong side of Route 25A. She wasn’t concerned with those sorts of pretentious things; she was a much earthier woman. She took her role as homemaker seriously — the glue that held the family together. She was organized, efficient and diligent in her duties. She had a loving and unique relationship with each of her children and grandchildren.

Pat was an insightful woman who could assess a person’s character within minutes of meeting them. She had a kind, caring demeanor that made people divulge their problems and secrets. She was an avid reader — she read the newspaper cover to cover — and enjoyed suspense novels.

And this lady, who never left the house without her hair perfectly coiffed and her lipstick on, enjoyed her children’s sports, and was never absent from a football game, track meet, swim meet or baseball game.

This feminine lady understood stats and splits, knew a bad baton handoff from a good one, and comprehended the seemingly endless set of rules and exceptions to rules in the game of football.

She enjoyed the Jets since the days of Joe Namath and the Yankees, and of course, her beloved Derek Jeter. Pat also had a penchant for war movies, cowboy movies and disco music. It wasn’t unusual to get in the car after Pat had been driving it and hear ABBA or Donna Summer blaring on the radio.

Her house was always filled with the aroma of her delicious food. There was no takeout; Pat cooked every night and could give Julia Child a few suggestions on how to make gravy. Birthday cakes were homemade from scratch with Presto flour, never a box mix, that’s just not how it was

done. If you missed dinner, your dinner was left on the counter in a pie plate with a piece of tinfoil on it and your name written in perfect Catholic school penmanship.

The only time the house didn’t smell of Pat’s delicious cooking was when she was doing a load of white wash, in which case the smell of Clorox would simultaneously burn your eyes and nose.

Pat and Joe were devout in their faith and active members of this parish since its inception.

Now, she will be reunited with those that have left this earth before her including her parents, friends, her first son Paul, who only lived 36 hours, and of course, her dear son Bob, who was taken from this world far too early.

Pat was the beloved mother of Nancy Sardinia and her husband Ted, Patricia Paddock and her husband Ken, Tara Higgins and her husband Peter Petracca, Kathleen Higgins and her husband Joseph Farley, Joseph and his wife Marybeth, John, Paul and his wife Kate, and the late Robert and his wife Ellen; cherished grandmother of Joseph and his wife Tara, Katherine, Matthew, Marty, Marybeth, P.J., Sean, Bobby, Brigid and her husband John, Siobhan, Fiona, Julia, Colette, Aeva; and great grandmother of Liam, Emerson, and Riley; and devoted sister of Jack Phillips and his wife Sheila and Bob Phillips and the late Barbara.

Funeral mass and burial were on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at St. James R.C. Church in Setauket where she is now North of Route 25A. Donations can be made to Hope House Ministries and Three Village Meals on Wheels.

Editors note: The March 3 issue of the Port Times Record published the wrong name in this obituary. This is the correct version.

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Health

SB doctors offer advice to prevent and treat atrial fibrillation

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The butterflies that color backyards are welcome companions for spring and summer.

The ones that flutter towards the upper part of people’s chests can be discomforting and disconcerting.

In an effort to spread the word about the most common form of heart arrhythmia amid American Heart Month, the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University recently held a public discussion of Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib.

Caused by a host of factors, including diabetes, chronic high blood pressure, and advanced age, among others, A-fib can increase the risk of significant long-term health problems, including strokes.

In atrial fibrillation, the heart struggles with mechanical squeezing in the top chamber, or the atrium. Blood doesn’t leave the top part of the heart completely and it can pool and cause clots that break off and cause strokes.

Dr. Eric Rashba, who led the call and is the director of the Heart Rhythm Center at Stony Brook Heart Institute, said in an interview that A-fib is becoming increasingly prevalent.

A-fib “continues to go up rapidly as the population ages,” Rashba said. It occurs in about 10% of the population over 65. “As the population ages, we’ll see more of it.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 12.1 million people in the United States will have A-fib over the next decade.

As with many health-related issues, doctors advised residents to try to catch any signs of A-fib early, which improves the likely success of remedies like drugs and surgery.

“We prefer to intervene as early as possible in the course of A-fib,” Dr. Ibraham Almasry, cardiac electrophysiologist at the Stony Brook Heart Institute, said during a call with three other doctors. “The triggers tend to be more discreet and localized and we can target them more effectively.”

Different patients have different levels of awareness of A-fib as it’s occurring.

“Every single patient is different,” said Dr. Roger Ran, cardiac electrophysiologist at the Stony Brook Heart Institute. Some people feel an extra beat and could be “incredibly symptomatic,” while others have fatigue, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, and dizziness.

Still other patients “don’t know they are in it and could be in A-fib all the time.”

Doctors on the call described several monitoring options to test for A-fib.

Dr. Abhijeet Singh, who is also a cardiac electrophysiologist at the Stony Brook Heart Institute, described how the technology to evaluate arrhythmias has improved over the

Director of the Heart Rhythm Center at Stony Brook Heart Institute Dr. Eric Rashba is holding the new Watchman FLX device, which provides protection from strokes for people with atrial fibrillation. Photo from Stony Brook Medicine

last 20 years.

“People used to wear big devices around their necks,” Singh said on the call, which included about 150 people. “Now, the technology has advanced” and patients can wear comfortable patches for up to 14 days, which record every single heartbeat and allow people to signal when they have symptoms.

Patients can also use an extended holter monitor, which allows doctors to track their heartbeat for up to 30 days, while some patients receive implantable recorders, which doctors insert under the skin during a five-minute procedure. The battery life for those is 4.5 years.

Additionally, some phones have apps that record heartbeats that patients can send by email, Singh said. “We have come a long way in a few years.”

Dr. Roger Fan, a cardiac electrophysiologist at the Stony Brook Heart Institute, added that all these technologies mean that “we are virtually guaranteed to get to the bottom” of any symptoms.

Drugs vs. surgery

Doctors offer patients with confirmed cases of A-fib two primary treatment options: drugs or surgery.

The surgical procedure is called an ablation and involves entering the body through veins in the groin and freezing or burning small areas that are interfering with the heart’s normal rhythm. The procedure breaks up the electrical signals in irregular heartbeats.

Performed under general anesthetic, the procedure generally takes two to three hours.

Patients can return home the same day as the operation, Rashba said.

As with any surgery, an ablation has some risks, such as stroke or heart attack, which Rashba said are “very rare” and occur in fewer than one percent of the cases. Additionally, patients may have groin complications, although that, too, has declined as doctors have used ultrasound to visualize the blood vessels.

In extremely rare occasions, some patients also have damage to the esophagus behind the heart, said Rashba, who is also a

professor of medicine.

For patients experiencing symptoms like A-fib, doctors recommended a trip to the emergency room, at least the first time.

“If it’s not going away, one, you can reassure yourself, two, you can get treatment, and three, you can get a diagnosis quickly,” said Almasry.

The Stony Brook doctors said choosing the best treatment option depends on the patient.

“Everybody has different manifestations of their A-fib,” said Fan. Among other questions, doctors consider how dangerous the A-fib is for the patients, how severe the symptoms are, and how much they affect the quality of life.

Doctors urged residents to make the kind of healthy lifestyle choices that keep other systems functioning effectively. Almasry cited a direct correlation between obesity and A-fib.

Reducing body weight by 10%, while keeping the weight off, can reduce the likelihood of A-fib recurrence, he said.

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Health Amid declining COVID infections, worry about mental health remains

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in Suffolk County continues to plummet, raising expectations of more mask-optional or mask-free options for businesses and public places in the weeks and months ahead.

The percentage of positive tests, which the Omicron wave caused to crest in the mid to high twenties in the first few weeks after the start of the year, continues to plunge into the low single digits.

The seven-day average for positive tests was down to 2.2%, which is considerably lower than the mid to high 20% tests in the first few weeks of January, according to public information from the New York State Department of Health, as of Feb. 20.

“The data are very promising and supportive of the idea that masks may not be necessary in social settings,” Sean Clouston, associate professor in the Program in Public Health and the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, explained in an email.

A spring and summer that lifted some pandemic rules would relieve the strain of a public health threat that claimed the lives of community members, shut down businesses, altered school learning environments and created a mental health strain.

Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, explained that the decline in positive tests was “expected” and that it was “reassuring that the predictions held.”

The Health Service Commissioner is hoping, unless new, more virulent variants develop that “we will enter into a period of respite from COVID-19.

Pigott, however, added that Suffolk County hospitals still had COVID patients.

People over 65 have seen the greatest decrease in hospitalizations. The senior age group had accounted for 65 to 70% of hospitalizations last January.

That rate has steadily declined amid a high rate of vaccinations and boosters.

The most recent surge caused by the Omicron variant has elevated the levels of hospitalizations among younger age groups, especially for those who are not vaccinated, Pigott explained.

On the positive side, hospital stays have likely generally been shorter than in the earlier days of the pandemic as the “medical profession has learned over the course of time what interventions work best,” Pigott added.

Monoclonal antibodies and antiviral medications such as remdesivir have reduced the likelihood of significant illness when people

Doctors are concerned about how COVID-19 has impacted mental health. Stock photo from Metro

with positive tests receive these treatments soon after diagnosis, Pigott explained.

As for boosters, Pigott didn’t anticipate the broad need for additional shots in the immediate future.

“Recent studies are showing the booster shot to hold up quite well over time, so perhaps a booster will not be needed, at least not for a while,” he wrote.

Although doctors have identified a new subvariant of Omicron called BA.2 that the county is monitoring carefully, the World Health Organization has not classified it as a variant of concern.

Mental health

Even as the physical threat from COVID-19 may be receding, health care professionals suggested that the mental health toll from the pandemic may require continued monitoring and support.

Pigott cited two new CDC studies that

indicated the children’s mental health crisis has gotten worse during the pandemic.

Adam Gonzalez, associate professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, explained that young adults, in particular, have been struggling with increased rates of anxiety and depression.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Household Pulse Survey, which is a 20-minute online survey, 39.2% of people nationally aged 18 to 29 had indicators of anxiety or depression between Jan. 26 and Feb. 7 of this year.

The group with the lowest percentage of such indicators was 80 years and above, with 9.3% of that age experiencing these indicators.

“The elevated rates of mental health problems highlight the need for mental health screening, referral and treatment — incorporating mental health as part of one’s overall health and well-

being,” Gonzalez added.

Stony Brook Medicine is screening for depression throughout its practices to identify people who need mental health care support, Gonzalez wrote.

Cognitive behavioral therapy in particular is effective in helping improve mental health, with a group format proving just as effective as individual therapy, Gonzalez explained.

Gonzalez added that even a single session can help improve mental health, putting people back on a healthier path.

Gonzalez has been partnering with Jessica Schleider, assistant professor in Clinical Psychology at Stony Brook University, to teach people “how to break down problems into manageable steps.

Our overall goal is to help get people the skills they need to effectively manage their mental health.”

School News

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Above: Edna Louise Spear Elementary School students in Carleen Parmegiani’s class; Below: Edna Louise Spear Elementary School students in Darlene Wells’ class. Photos from PJSD

A celebration of literacy in Port Jefferson

Students in Carleen Parmegiani’s and Darlene Wells’ second grade classes at Edna Louise Spear Elementary School are a diverse group with varied interests.

The students wrote and illustrated their own fact-based books, choosing a topic based on their knowledge of friends, fishing, outer space, pets, sports and winter fun, among others.

They shared their advancing English language arts skills with a writing celebration to highlight their nonfiction writing curriculum.

The classes rotated sitting at tables set up so administrators and students could stop to hear the stories and see the illustrations that were created.

Visitors were encouraged to ask questions of the writers and leave a note in the paper hearts to share special comments.

“The students were so excited to share their writing,” Wells said, noting that the event also helped to build their social and public-speaking skills.

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Sports

Former area Olympians reflect on the recent games

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

After athletes from around the world raced across and flew over ice and snow in Beijing, much of it manufactured, some Olympians are likely to need to adjust to a return to their everyday life.

Two-time Olympian Matthew Mortensen, who competed in Sochi, Russia, in 2014 and in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018 in the luge, suggested that the competitors coming back needed to give themselves time to settle back into their routines.

While he cautioned that he couldn’t speak for all athletes, he described how “you are going so hard for so long during any season.

One capped by the Olympic Games brings even more adrenaline and mental stress. Once it was over for me, I just felt emotionally and mentally drained.”

Mortensen, who grew up in Huntington Station and now lives in Connecticut, spent March and April of each Olympic year focusing on his physical and mental recovery.

As with each Olympics, the 2022 Games in Beijing had its own storylines and challenges, as American athletes traveled across the world without support networks who couldn’t attend because of strict COVID rules.

“With COVID restrictions and protocols, lack of spectators, a diplomatic ban, differences in how long athletes could stay at the games after their [events] had finished, etc., I couldn’t help but feel like the athletes at this Olympics were not getting the ‘full experience,’” Mortensen explained in an email. “That being said, I’m sure it was still wonderful for them.”

Indeed, Stony Brook University graduate student India Pagan, who is a stand-out starting basketball player and is earning her master’s degree, attended her first games in Tokyo as a representative of the first Puerto Rican basketball team to compete in the Olympics last summer.

“It crossed my mind, what would these [games] be like if we didn’t have all these COVID restrictions, how much more fun it would have been,” she said.

Still, Pagan, who had routine COVID and temperature tests and had to show her badge regularly, called the experience a “blast.”

While Pagan said she, too, was “sad” when the Olympics were over, she said she was “thankful” she got to participate and appreciated the reception she received when she returned, which included a parade in her native New London, Connecticut.

“I’m an Olympian now,” she said. “It’s a different life. People see the tattoo on my leg,

Left: luge competitor Matthew Mortensen, on right in photo, with teammate Jayson Terdiman in 2018. Right: India Pagan, right, at last year’s summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Left photo from USA Luge; Right photo from Pagan

and they say, ‘Can I take a picture with you?’”

Russian skater

Mortensen and Pagan said they both were well aware of some of the storylines that dominated the Beijing games.

One of the biggest narratives involved 15-year-old Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva. After the team event, in which the Russian Olympic Committee won a gold medal while the United States earned a silver, Valieva tested positive for a banned substance.

The International Olympic Committee allowed her to compete in the individual skating event, where she was first after the short program, but fell in the long program and finished in fourth, behind two of her teammates.

Like many other athletes and commentators, Mortensen believed Valieva shouldn’t have been competing after her positive test.

“There has to be a hard line on doping, especially when it comes to the Olympic Games,” Mortensen wrote. “The adults around

her let her down and the Court of Arbitration for Sport made the wrong decision.”

He said he couldn’t imagine competing knowing that her competitors felt like she was a cheater. He expected that the mental trauma she experienced would be “long lasting.”

Pagan said Team USA officials warn athletes to be careful about anything they take that might lead to a positive drug test.

“You never know what type of substances could be illegal,” Pagan said. “You have to be very careful.”

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Mortensen said he watched the Games every day, getting up early to support his former teammates live.

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“In our sport, we find ourselves competing against most of the same athletes for our entire career,” Mortensen wrote. “We travel together, hang out together, play sports together and just spend a lot of time around each other in general over the years,” which helps build enduring friendships.

Just hours after the competition, Pagan said she and other Olympians interacted in the game room.

“We do everything we can for our country” and then they connect with other people who are doing the same, she said.

Pagan said she has stayed in touch with several members of the South African track team and with a wrestler from Australia.

One of her new friends asked her if she thought she’d be able to see each other in person again.

“Maybe life will bring us back together,” Pagan said. “It’s cool that we’re still friends.”

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As COVID-19 infection rates and deaths begin to decline, more attention to the pandemic’s effect on mental health is needed.

In “Amid declining COVID infections, worry about mental health remains” by Daniel Dunaief featured in this week’s TBR News Media newspapers and online, Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, cited two Centers of Disease Control and Prevention studies.

The research shows that the children’s mental health crisis alone has gotten worse during the pandemic. The CDC’s Household Pulse Survey also shows 39.2% of people nationally aged 18 to 29 had indicators of anxiety or depression between Jan. 26 and Feb. 7 of this year. As the group members increased in age, the percentage decreased, with 9.3% of those 80 years and above reporting mental health issues.

We have heard many times throughout the pandemic that the isolation and precautions needed to slow down the infection rate could increase anxiety and depression in people. At a press conference last week, held at the Smithtown Senior Center, elected officials discussed the importance of seniors returning to the activities they love and spending time with family and friends, which is vital for their overall well-being.

People need interactions with others to stay healthy and have someone to remind them that they are a good person and that the world is a better place with them in it. As we begin to remove our masks, it’s time to smile again and have conversations with those we encounter in our everyday lives.

Understandably, getting the virus under control during the height of the pandemic was a priority. Now, it’s more important than ever to talk about mental health and stop sweeping things under the carpet.

For most people, that could mean checking in with loved ones.

Even if an in-person visit isn’t an option for some right now, a phone call or text message can make a difference.

While it was innovative and necessary to hold doctors’ visits, including those with psychiatrists and therapists, over Zoom during the pandemic, this is not the best option for everyone. Just as some students don’t do well with remote learning, many people don’t respond well to remote therapy.

Sometimes a person needs a one-on-one conversation face-toface, not only with someone who isn’t judging them or doesn’t have an agenda, but also a professional who can see if they are making eye contact or fidgeting or not responding well to medication.

Sometimes body language needs to be read to see if a patient is being truthful or just going through the motions.

While a conversation with a mental health professional is always a wise thing to do — whether in person or online — sometimes, for the real work to be done, it needs to be one-on-one in an office. So, if you need it, don’t hesitate to ask for an office visit. Most therapists are beginning to offer them again.

During the pandemic, people learned new ways of doing things to stay healthy, and some of those ways may be better. But meeting up with a friend and talking while eating or drinking coffee, or sitting on the couch in a therapist’s office — truly connecting — that can’t be beaten.

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Letters to the Editor Truth under attack

We have all been bombarded with an overload of information from media outlets spewing false narratives in order to push a “leftist ideology” that history shows has destroyed countries and peoples’ lives.

Lies, lies, lies … with no apologies when facts are exposed. They are not news operations but propaganda machines. You would think after the “Russia collusion debacle” that was atrocious to our country they would do some recalibrating. This complicit media is undermining our country with constant sound bites that are lies, stalking the flames of division. All you need to do is flip TV channels and they are all in sync with destructive narratives working on dividing American citizens. Don’t you want to know who is behind this pack?

What else is under attack? The nuclear family. Marx believed, like religion, the nuclear family interfered with the kind of social ideological brainwashing to achieve the Marxist “paradise.” You see, Marxism, communism, Nazism all have a common bond … they leave no room for God hence, the attack on our JudeoChristian values that have built America.

People with a biblical worldview are being demonized as bigots and racists.

This radical left side that has “hijacked” our Democratic party viciously attack and defame one’s character and as a result we are losing freedom of our First Amendment right … people are being shut down, taken off of social media and characters debased.

Frederick Douglass had a great idea. He said, “It is in substance, ‘Righteousness exalteth a nation’” (Proverbs 14:34). This verse has been cited by both political and religious leaders through the years. Whether and in what condition America will continue to exist into the future is completely dependent on how strongly citizens will embrace and apply Proverbs 14 in both their private and civic lives. In all of life, actions matter more than feelings. Our “feelings based” culture is killing us.

“How do you feel?” has been substituted for “Is it right or is it wrong?” This woke thinking brings an end to ethics.

Let’s not seek a Democratic answer or a Republican answer but a “right” answer to this discord and chaotic worldwide leadership crisis. Whether you agree or not, being a believer in God, agnostic or atheist, America was founded upon the Bible with a holy “dedication” to God. Facts matter.

Lisa Pius Old Field

Biden’s record of failure remains unblemished

Robert Gates spent many years in the CIA and served as the secretary of defense in the Barack Obama [D] administration from 2009 to 2011, with Joe Biden (D) as vice president. In the respected opinion of Gates, he believed Biden has “been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.” This assessment first appeared in a book authored by Gates and was confirmed in his recent “60 Minutes” CBS television interview with Anderson Cooper, who has never been accused of being either a conservative person or a supporter of President Donald Trump [R].

Unfortunately, for the citizens of the United States and the rest of the civilized world, Biden’s record of failure remains unblemished, as he and his stumblebum handlers continue to plod their way down the yellow brick road to oblivion. On his first day in office, Biden eliminated any doubt (or hope) about his intentions when he placed a moratorium on the Keystone XL pipeline and also suspended all activities related to the oil drilling leases in Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge. Before long, as clearly predicted

by Trump, gas pump prices began their inexorable climb, on their way to $5-$7 per gallon, with home heating oil on a parallel path. At the same time, Biden moved us from energy independence, as a net exporter of oil, to a purchaser of oil, including from countries such as Russia and Saudi Arabia, at prices now exceeding $100 per barrel and likely to climb higher. Satisfied with their oil debacle, Team Biden moved on to Afghanistan, where they performed a disgraceful prescheduled military evacuation, leaving behind many billions of dollars’ worth of military equipment. If the Taliban bothered to express their gratitude by sending a thank-you card to the White House, it has not been announced.

Now we have the heart-wrenching situation in Ukraine, with the Russian incursion reminiscent of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939. In the present case, Biden and his extended family and associates, led by his profligate and degenerate son, Hunter Biden, have an extended intimate relationship with both Ukraine and Russia. They should have seen the developments on the horizon, and they should have taken concrete preventive actions in response. They could have

transferred our lost military assets from Afghanistan to Ukraine, instead of the Taliban, in a manner similar to our Lend-Lease Act of 1941, which allowed us to provide military support to the allies in Europe without violating our position of neutrality. We could have increased, rather than sabotaged, our ability to export oil at a relatively low cost. This would have allowed us to severely challenge Russia’s primary source of income, for which they are now raking in more than $100 per barrel, with Germany, one of our NATO allies, as one of their best customers.

The actual response of the Biden administration has been to issue sanctions. How are these working? Ask the brave Ukrainian mothers protecting their children in the underground bomb shelters in Kyiv. Were the sanctions intended to deter the Russians from attacking? Vice President Kamala Harris [D] said, “Yes.” President Biden said, “No.” If they were honest, both would have said, “We have no idea.”

George Altemose Setauket

Unite against Putin

I was born and raised an Irish Roman Catholic, but my father’s grandparents were Ashkenazi Jews from, what is now, the Alsace-Lorraine region of France.

When I tried to research my ancestry, I could find almost none in Alsace-Lorraine.

The Nazis had virtually eliminated all of them. Why is this important? The mostly Jewish Dutch diamond merchants have almost universally opposed financial sanctions against Russia because they fear it will negatively impact their profits.

I have heard some in the United States say things like, “Why should we help Ukraine? What have they done for us?

This is going to cost us money that could be better spent at home.”

Have they all forgotten Europe in the 1930s? Have they forgotten the some 6 million Jews, including my cousins, who were slaughtered by Putin’s “twin brother” Adolf Hitler? Have they forgotten the estimated 17 million who the Nazis slaughtered or the 70-85 million who died as a result of World War II? It is time for the people of the world to stand united against just one more insane dictator and those who look to increase their personal power and wealth by appeasement of and/or association with him.

But as I have said in the past, this, unfortunately, is just one man’s opinion.

Francis Gibbons Terryville

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Opinion Could it be about the money and the attention?

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f I knew exactly when Russian president and peace shatterer Vladimir Putin were planning to attack Ukraine, I could be spectacularly rich.

Putin, however, knew exactly when he was going to give the order to start shooting, causing markets around the world to plunge.

No stranger to making a buck or two, Putin, whose wealth is estimated in the billions, may have seen the opportunity to create suffering for everyone else, while making himself even D. None richer. of the above Have options markets

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF around the world checked the trading just before the day he started killing people in Ukraine? Does anyone know

whether he, through shell companies or, perhaps even more directly, through trades he holds in his own name, made a financial killing by destroying neighborhoods and shattering peace on a scale not seen since World War II? Maybe he positioned his portfolio just as he was moving his military. He could have also dabbled in the commodities markets, where wheat, aluminum and gold prices have soared.

While the Russian president may not need the money personally, he could offset some of the effect of sanctions through the equivalent of his own “big short” on stock markets, betting in a game he helped control that the markets would fall.

Putin could have gone to stock markets outside of Russia, where he could have set up huge trades just a few days before a move the previous president of the United States described as “genius.”

Perhaps Donald Trump, who is also no stranger to capitalizing on financial

opportunities, recognized the financial move Putin was making. Putin doesn’t appear to care much about the people he’s displacing or the Russian soldiers who may no longer return to their families to pursue a war against a neighbor whose biggest offense seems to be that they live in a democracy and want to join NATO, whose members consider an attack against one of them as an attack against all of them.As the “Between You and Me” column in these papers from last week made clear, Ukraine has abundant natural resources, which raise its appeal to Putin. At the same time, though, maybe he also saw this move as a chance to make money and to stay relevant.

It’s not every day that people write your name, even if it’s for nefarious actions, in papers throughout the world. Sitting on a stockpile of nuclear weapons that could easily turn Global Warming into a distant afterthought if he and his intended targets used them, Putin is dominating news coverage around the world, displacing COVID. Too bad there’s no vaccine for the

world’s population against Putin.

By putting his nuclear forces on high alert after disrupting peace with his attack on Ukraine, he also gets to play bully and victim at the same time. He’s a bully for sending his armed forces into a neighboring country and killing men, women and children. Bullets don’t discriminate between innocent civilians and members of an opposition’s armed forces.

He is also a victim, claiming the heated rhetoric against his military’s unprovoked attack is enough of a threat to him that he needed to put his nuclear arsenal on high alert. His despotic desperation suggests maybe he needs a hug or some counseling.

He also defies logic by calling the Jewish president of Ukraine, Voldymyr Zelenskyy a “neo-Nazi,” when some of Zelenskyy’s own ancestors died in the Holocaust.

Putin may not make sense, but, at least in the first few days after his unjustified attack, he may be making tons of money.

Better to think about John Landy and the Mile of the Century

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hese are difficult times, but we’re not going there. As President Joe Biden pointed out in his State of the Union Wednesday night, the war in Ukraine, inflation, Covid and climate change are some of the troubles before us. Further, for Pete’s sake, the owners and the players of major league baseball are so far apart in their negotiations that we don’t even have an opening day. And it seems that potholes on local roads multiply Between you and me overnight. Let’s talk about other things.

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Have you ever heard of John Landy? I had, but not by name.

Many of us know who Roger Bannister was. It was breathtaking news when he broke the fourminute mile at 3:59.4 as a runner on May 6, 1954. Until that day, humans were not expected

to run that fast. Bannister always gave credit to the guy behind him, and in the subsequent race billed as the Mile of the Century, on August 7, it was John Landy.

Landy, an Australian academic, was also a runner. Graduating from Melbourne University that famous year with a degree in agricultural science, Landy and Bannister, an Englishman and medical student at Oxford at the time, ran against each other on Aug. 7 at the British Empire Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was to be the first time two men would better four minutes in the same race. Landy had previously run on June 21, in Turku, Finland, scoring 3:57.9. (The current record, by the way, is 3:43.13, held by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco.)

They were the only two who had individually broken the four-minute mile record earlier that year, and their race generated huge excitement.

Bannister finished first. Eight-tenths of one second separated the two. Bannister saluted Landy for offering the fierce competition that pushed him just a little bit harder to win. You might wonder how I know all this. Landy died

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last Thursday in Australia at the age of 91, and there was an appropriately in-depth obituary about him in Sunday’s The New York Times, so I attribute all this information to obit writers Frank Litsky and William McDonald.

“As expected, Landy led from the start, building a 15-yard lead. But Bannister … closed in on the last lap and Landy could sense him coming. Rounding the final turn, he peeked over his left shoulder to see where Bannister was. But Bannister was on his right, and as Landy’s head was turned, Bannister stormed by him, and won in 3:58.8. Landy came in second, in 3:59.6 “Only later was it learned that Landy had run the race with a wounded foot. By his account, he could not sleep the night before the race, so he got up and, barefoot, walked the streets — only to gash a foot on a photographer’s discarded flashbulb. He allowed a doctor to close the wound with four stitches, but only after the doctor swore that he would keep the incident quiet,” according to The NYT. It was Dr. Roger Bannister, however, whose name “became synonymous with singular

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athletic achievement,” according to Wikipedia.

He died in 2018, making Landy the winner in longevity.

A testament to Landy’s sportsmanship occurred in 1956 at the Australian track and field championships in Melbourne. (Bannister, by the way, retired from competitive running in 1954, to concentrate on medicine.) As Landy was running in the race, hoping to break the record again and participate in the coming Olympics there, a 19-yeaar-old competitor, Ron Clarke, was bumped and fell down ahead of him. When Landy leapt over his body, he inadvertently spiked his right shoulder.

Landy stopped, ran back to Clarke, brushed cinders from Clarke’s knees and said, “Sorry.”

“Keep going,” Clarke said. “I’m all right.”

Clarke got up, and he and Landy started after the others, who by then were 60 yards ahead. Landy caught them and won in 4:04.2, according to The NYT. Landy, in his own words, had “an extraordinarily interesting life.” I hope you find his story uplifting in what is today a darker time.

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