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April 2, 2020

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Suffolk libraries donate their 3D printers to aid medical workers A4 Port Jeff village looks at an overall decrease in budget for 2020-21 A8

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An update for our neighbors in Port Jefferson

We’re modernizing the natural gas system along South Street and High Street. Beginning this month, National Grid contractor crews will be working along South Street from Main Street to High Street and along High Street from Prospect Street to Myrtle Avenue. When complete, this project will provide a modernized natural gas system that is safer, cleaner and more resilient for our customers and the Port Jefferson community.

• All businesses will remain open during construction • This will be a moving project sequenced in sections • Two lane traffic will be maintained at all times • Final paving will be completed at the end of the project The safety of the public and our crews is our first priority. Please exercise caution when traveling near and through construction zones.

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Work Schedule March - May, 2020 Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm 10 pm - 6 am for night time work (if required) National Grid responds to gas emergencies 24 hours a day. If you smell gas, act fast and call our gas emergency line, 1-800-490-0045, or dial 911.

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Town

Local Businesses Extend a Helping Hand to Hospitals Crisis Forces Owners to Get Creative BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Above, Stony Brook Trauma Center staff member Colby Rowe and Wang Center Building Manager Scott LaMarsh accept donations for the COVID-19 Donation Center; right, Renee Goldfarb of Origin of Era in Port Jefferson hosts daily livestreams demonstrating an item in her stock during the ongoing crisis. Above photo from SBU; right image from Facebook

way to revitalize some of the businesses that had to shut down and it keeps them busy when nothing’s going on,” she said. James Luciano, owner of the Port Jeff Lobster House and BID secretary, said the BID is donating up to 40 meals at a time to the hospitals on a rotating basis. “Any restaurant that is in the Greater Port Jeff area can participate,” he said. “The BID will pay them a flat fee of $500 for 40 meals. We pick up the meals and deliver them to the hospitals for free.” Luciano said they hope to continue delivering meals every day to the local hospitals. In addition, the Port Jeff chamber has set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds to help Port Jeff restaurants feed hospital workers at St. Charles and John T. Mather hospitals. GreaterPortJeff. com is sponsoring fundraising efforts for the restaurants involved and the campaign will also help local restaurants. As of today, close to $4,000 has been raised. In an effort to further help Port Jeff businesses, the Village of Port Jefferson has created a website page titled Open Today. The page contains a list of over 30 restaurants and other businesses. The BID is also sponsoring a free delivery service from 12 to 8 p.m. daily. Luciano said they wanted to have a centralized delivery system in the village during this time and at the same time have this option avail-

able to customers. “We wanted to make sure we could provide that service, and be able to employ local personnel,” he said. For some entrepreneurs, making sure customers know that they are still present is just as important, despite seeing a dip in business. Gabriela Schwender, of Long Island Crafty Ones, a mobile and traveling workshop based in Rocky Point, said a lot of business plans have had to be canceled due to the pandemic. Her craft workshops cater to face-to-face interactions with her clients. In the meantime, she has been livestreaming

craft workshops on the business’ Facebook page. While she can’t provide art materials like she usually does, Schwender said she has turned to finding common household objects that can make for fun craft projects. “Usually when I do these workshops, I’m right there to help them or guide them,” she said. “Right now, I’m answering questions through text.” Schwender said a number of viewers have already reached out to her saying that they would like to hire her once the pandemic/ shutdown is over. Gary Pollakusky, executive director of the Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce, said small businesses are going through a difficult time right now, adding the chamber has reached out to all its members in an effort to assist them in any way they can, including giving each other ideas and advice. The organization has come up with its own page titled Shop Locally, Distance Socially, which can be found on its website (www.rpsbchamber.org) where it lists a number of restaurants, retail stores and other businesses that are still open and taking online orders. The chamber is also encouraging residents to order a gift card for now, to shop with once life returns to normal. “These small businesses and mom-and-pop shops need the support of the public more than ever before,” he said.

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Local businesses throughout Long Island have been hit hard because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but it also has brought them closer together. These uncertain times have bred creative and unique ideas in an effort to keep these storefronts afloat. For Renee Goldfarb, owner of Origin of Era boutique in Port Jefferson, it meant finding ways to further connect with clients and new customers despite them not being able to come into the store. “There’s not the heavy foot traffic we are used to seeing, so instead of just sitting in an empty store why not continue to interact with customers online?” she said. Goldfarb started what she calls a “virtual shopping experience” where she showcases and models different pieces of clothing from a number of indie and female designers. In these halfhour livestreams, she said it allows customers to get that familiar experience of seeing products in real time and decide what they like. “I’m very hands on; I want them to see how these pieces look on a normal human being, not just a store mannequin,” the boutique owner said. “The viewers also leave comments and it gives me the chance to talk to them and answer their questions.” Goldfarb currently produces weekly videos on Instagram Live and Facebook. She said she has already sold a few items from her store and is getting good feedback from customers on the videos. “The business community in Port Jeff is really trying to support one another,” she said. Though times have been trying, it has not stopped local shops from supporting those who arguably need it the most. Similarly, the Port Jefferson Business Improvement District is conducting a restaurant delivery program that will send meals to St. Charles and Mather hospitals for the medical staff, to thank them for their service during the ongoing pandemic. The Greater Port Jeff Chamber of Commerce is also assisting in the effort. Theresa Skogen, liaison for the Port Jeff BID and the chamber, said they already started to drop off meals at the hospitals earlier last week. “We started last Saturday — it’s been a good

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County

Suffolk Libraries Combine Efforts to Help Create PPE Devices for SBUH

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BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Libraries across Suffolk County may be closed, but they are not done serving the community. In fact, the entire county library system has pulled together using a unique resource to benefit health care workers at Stony Brook University Hospital. The Suffolk Cooperative Library System has pulled together well over 50 3-D printers from libraries across its network into one auditorium — now a sort of 3-D printing farm — at its headquarters in Bellport. Hourly, these printers are churning out plastic parts for face shields used by medical workers. By March 30, officials had expected over 70 printers should be hooked up to the printing farm. While the first five printers were owned by the library system, a score of others have come courtesy of local public libraries. Those that did not even have one, asked the library system to order one on their behalf, saying they would own it once the coronavirus crisis has ended. Hospital workers use the face shields to avoid the splash of fluids to their faces from sick patients, and the printing farm is creating the headband portion of the protective gear. Stony Brook University’s iCREATE lab, hosted by IT professional David Ecker, has been producing these face shields for the past several days. Once the batch of headbands is printed by SCLS, Ecker accepts the devices and finalizes construction. Ecker has also included instructions for people to make their own face shields at https://nyinnovate.com/2020/03/26/face-shields-icreate/. Roger Reyes, the assistant director at the SCLS, has been working long hours getting everything up and running. While originally with fewer printers they were doing 75 a day, he said with a bevy of more printers he expects an output of about 250 a day. Each batch is delivered to Stony Brook by appointment. Each component takes around 2 to 3½ hours to complete depending on the model of the printer, but with the mass of devices at the Bellport office, they have been able to supply Stony Brook with many, many more components than Ecker was able to produce on his few machines. He added that MakerBot, a company that produces 3-D printers, has committed to donate plastic filament to the project. He was surprised by the number of libraries that went out of their way to reach out and provide their printers once the call went out. He said it was amazing for even the libraries that didn’t have printers that reached out to tell them to purchase another printer on their dime. “I know the libraries,” Reyes said. “I’ve worked with the library system for 11 years — they were struggling to close their buildings. Normally, libraries are there in emergency situations. That’s where people go for refuge, help and information, so to close their doors is hard

The cell tower has been proposed for the southwestern portion of the property. Photo from Google

The Suffolk County Library System Bellport offices were turned into a 3D printing farm for face shields. Photo from SCLS

for them. This idea is a relief for them.” Comsewogue Public Library’s 3-D printer was one of the first hooked up to the system after the SCLS set up its own internal bank of five printers, according to Debbie Englehardt, the library’s director. She said the library also provided its filament, which is the plastic the printers heat up and use to print said objects. “The library system is continuing to ask SBU Hospital how else we can assist, whether it’s with encouraging the public as to a particular cover for N95 masks or getting the info out as to what’s needed.” Tom Donlon, the director of the Port Jefferson Free Library, said they donated two of their printers, one from reference and another from the teen center. Additionally, the library has purchased an additional three printers to use on the farm. These were devices the director said his library was already planning to purchase. Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket also announced it purchased a printer for use by the SCLS.

Libraries Look to Offer Services While Closed

Englehardt said it has been hard on the staff especially once it became clear the Comsewogue library had to close. Staff were nervous, but then something unique happened. One of her staff helped library workers through a staff Facebook group in guided meditation. The members found it so successful, the library is now offering it on Facebook in periodic events for the general public. Libraries all over have had to recreate their services online during the isolation of the coronavirus pandemic. “We feel during this time that people would like a familiar librarian face to chat with,” Donlon said, also chatting up several classes including tutorials for people looking to use GoToMeeting, tutorials for how to download ebooks on Kindle and an online Teen Center Meetup, scheduled for Tuesday at 4 p.m. The library has also installed a chat app on the website that is being monitored by librarians in shifts to answer

in real time. Comsewogue Public Library has tried to bring some of its demonstrations and activities normally held in the library space online, including chats with librarians through video and cooking demonstrations. Libraries have also expanded access to sites like Hoopla and Kanopy, which allows patrons to access books and movies from home. “We’ve all had an interesting time of it — we’ve had to basically reinvent our service program in order to bring it online and to try and differentiate what we’re offering compared to what other outlets are offering,” Englehardt said. “People are working from home. It’s discombobulating and isolating with everyone working on crazy schedules. People are overstimulated, and it’s hard to force yourself to relax.” Libraries all across Long Island have had to make hard choices, especially those that hold budget votes and board elections in the spring months. The Port Jefferson Free Library announced March 25 it would not be holding its budget vote as scheduled for April 7. Donlon said in a statement they were looking at possibly rescheduling for June. Similarly, with libraries mandated closed by New York State until April 19, Comsewogue will also not be able to hold a public budget vote, though it plans to go ahead with a budget and board election in June. Though there is another option available to libraries — essentially not holding a public vote, which Englehardt said would mean reverting back to last year’s tax year numbers. This could potentially mean a drop in tax revenue and potentially financial aid to those libraries that take this route. “Each library would have to evaluate and reapproach the operating budget,” she said. “It would mean changes — we don’t know how the situation could affect state aid.” It could also mean a change in services if the library board decides to go that route. “Would hope the public wouldn’t notice any changes to service programs,” Englehardt said. “We know people will need us more than ever.”

Terryville FD Looks to Install Cell Tower at Station 1 Property BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Terryville Fire District is moving ahead on plans for a cell tower at its main firehouse, one they say could make the difference in emergency situations. The fire district has proposed creating a 120-foot monopole cell tower at the southwest portion of the property. Steve Petras, the district manager, said they are working with East Patchogue-based tower construction company Elite-Towers LP, which on its website says it specializes in working with municipalities to build these towers in conjunction with cell service providers (www.elite-towers.com). While Petras said they have not yet confirmed which provider would be on the tower, he mentioned AT&T was currently at the top of the list. The cell tower, which district officials called a “mobile communications tower,” will include apparatus to extend the reach of the fire department’s radio equipment. So far, the final engineering reports have yet to come in, according to Petras. At its last meeting, March 26, the Town of Brookhaven voted unanimously to waive the site plan requirements and building fees for the cell tower, due to the district being a nonprofit. The fire district would still need to bring such a plan before the Town Planning Board in public hearings. In May of last year, residents living near the Terryville Fire Department’s Station 2 firehouse on Canal Road vehemently protested the proposed cell tower. That tower had been proposed for the rear of the property, closer to the trees on the north side of the facility. CELL TOWER Continued on A6

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LEGALS

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION AND BUDGET VOTE OF THE COMSEWOGUE PUBLIC LIBRARY TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK

for the purpose of presenting the proposed budget of the Comsewogue Public Library on March 24, 2020 at the Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776 at 6:00 p.m.; and

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Election and Budget Vote of the qualified voters of the Comsewogue Union Free School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, on April 7, 2020, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the purpose of voting, by paper ballot, upon the following items:

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the Office of Trustee of the Comsewogue Public Library shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday, but not later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2020. Each petition must be directed to the Office of the Clerk of the Library, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District and must state the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate; and

(1) Proposition to adopt the Annual Budget for the support and maintenance of the Comsewogue Public Library for the 2020-2021 fiscal year and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District; and (2) Election of one (1) Trustee to the Board of Trustees of the Comsewogue Public Library to fill a five-year term commencing July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2025, as a result of the expiration of the term of office presently held by Corinne DeStefano; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing fiscal year for the Comsewogue Public Library’s purposes, may be obtained by any resident in the School District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding and on the day of said meeting, except Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, from the Library, located at 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, during the hours in which the Library is regularly open for business and online at www. cplib.org; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Comsewogue Public Library will conduct a Budget Information Hearing

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if the voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Registration may be effected during normal school hours when school is in session at the Office of the District Clerk, Administrative Office, Comsewogue Union Free School District, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, NY.; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of 2018-a of the Education Law, absentee ballots for the election of Trustee of the Library and for the adoption of the annual budget may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the Comsewogue Public Library during regular business hours. Such application must be received by the Office of the Clerk of the

Comsewogue Public Library seven (7) days prior to the vote/election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the vote/election if the ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed, unless it shall have been received in the Office of the Clerk of the Comsewogue Public Library no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the said Office of the Clerk of the Comsewogue Public Library on each of the five (5) days prior to April 7, 2020 except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot. Dated: Port Jefferson Station, NY February 14, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COMSEWOGUE PUBLIC LIBRARY EDWARD C. WENDOL, PRESIDENT 362 2/20 4x ptr AVISO DE ELECCIÓN ANUAL Y VOTO DE PRESUPUESTO DE COMSEWOGUE PUBLIC LIBRARY CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NEW YORK POR LA PRESENTE se AVISA de que se llevará a cabo la reunión anual de elección y voto del presupuesto para los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Sin Sindicato de Comsewogue, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, New York, en la Comsewoge

Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, el 7 de abril de 2020 entre las 9:30 am y las 9:00 pm, hora local, con el propósito de votar en papeleta de votación sobre los siguientes puntos: (1) Adoptar el Presupuesto Anual con el propósito de apoyar y mantener a la Comsewogue Public Library para el año fiscal 2020-2021 y autorizar que la porción requerida del mismo se aumente mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos en el Distrito Escolar Sin Sindicato de Brookhaven-Comsewogue; y (2) Elegir un (1) miembro de la junta directiva de Comsewogue Public Library para llenar una plaza de cinco años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2020 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2025, como resultado de la expiración del término de oficina que actualmente ocupa Corinne DeStefano; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN se AVISA, de que cualquier residente del Distrito Escolar puede obtener una copia de una declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los fines de la Comsewogue Public Library durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente antes de dicha reunión excepto los sábados, domingos y días feriados en la Biblioteca ubicada en 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, durante el horario regular cuando la biblioteca está abierta y en línea en www.cplib.org; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN se AVISA la Junta Directiva de Comsewogue Public Library llevará a cabo una Audiencia de Información del Presupuesto con el fin de presentar el presupuesto propuesto de la Comsewogue Public Library el 24 de marzo de 2020 en la Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776 a las 6:00 pm; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN se AVISA, de que las solicitudes para postular candidatos para la oficina de Miembro de la Junta de Comsewogue Public Library se deben presentar en la oficina del Secretario de la Biblio-

teca en 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, entre las 9:30 am and 4:00 pm, hora local de lunes al viernes, pero a más tardar a las 5:00 pm del lunes del lunes 9 de marzo de 2020. Cada solicitud debe ser dirigida a la Oficina del Secretario de la Biblioteca y debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, y debe indicar la residencia de cada signatario y el nombre y residencia del candidato; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN se AVISA, que la inscripción personal de los votantes es un requisito de acuerdo a § 2014 de la Ley de Educación o según el artículo 5 de la ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha inscrito según § 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en alguna reunión anual o especial del distrito en los últimos cuatro (4) años, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; si un votante está inscrito y es elegible para votar de acuerdo con el artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, dicho votante es también elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben inscribirse. La inscripción puede efectuarse durante el horario escolar normal cuando la escuela está en sesión en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Oficina Administrativa, Distrito Escolar Sin Sindicato de Comsewogue, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, NY.; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN se AVISA, de conformidad con las disposiciones de 2018-a de la Ley de Educación, las boletas de votación en ausencia para la elección del Miembro Directivo de la Biblioteca y para la adopción del presupuesto anual pueden solicitarse en la Oficina del Secretario de Comsewogue Public Library en el horario regular de oficina. Las solicitudes completadas deben ser recibidas por la Oficina del Secretario de Comsewogue Public Library siete (7) días antes del voto/elección si la boleta se envía por correo al votante o a más tardar las 5:00 pm del día antes del voto/elección si la boleta se entrega personalmente al votante. No se contará ninguna boleta de votación en ausencia a menos que se haya recibido en la Oficina del Secretario de

Comsewogue Public Library a más tardar a las 5:00 pm del día de la elección. El listado de todas las personas a las cuales se han emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina de dicho Secretario de Comsewogue Public Library cada uno de los cinco (5) días previo al 7 de abril de 2020, excepto los domingos y días feriados; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN se AVISA de que un votante calificado cuya capacidad de comparecer personalmente en el lugar de votación se ve sustancialmente afectado por una enfermedad permanente o una discapacidad física y cuyo expediente de inscripción ha sido marcado como “permanentemente discapacitado” por la Junta Electoral de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley Electoral tendrán derecho a recibir una boleta de voto en ausencia por correo de acuerdo con lo dispuesto en la Ley Electoral sin tener que hacer una solicitud por separado para dicha boleta de voto en ausencia. Fechado: Port Jefferson Station, NY 14 de febrero de 2020 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA DE COMSEWOGUE PUBLIC LIBRARY EDWARD C. WENDOL, PRESIDENTE 363 2/20 4x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF11 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against EDWARD BERG, BARBARA BERG, DARRIN BERG, ELAINE BERG, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 23, 2020. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, N.Y. on the 15th day of April, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situLEGALS con’t on pg. 7

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Perspective

CELL TOWER

Continued from A6

From left, Daniela Galvez-Cepeda, Jovanna Fusco, and Derek Order present to the Comsewogue school board about moving forward after the passing of former superintendent Dr. Joe Rella. Photo by Andrew Harris

Dr. Rella Still Lighting Torches Through Comsewogue Students BY DANIELA GALVEZ-CEPEDA DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Imagine one person tapping another, and then this person tapping another, and this one in turn tapping another, and so on. The number of people tapped increases by 1 after every person. Now imagine one initial person tapping two other people, and then those two people tapping two others each, and so on. In this case, the number of people tapped multiplied by 2 after each pass. This is exactly the difference between linear and exponential growth, the former involving only one more person every time, while the latter doubling the number of people every time. Exponential growth is, thus, more powerful, and it is especially relevant when finding ways to connect with your community. At Comsewogue High School, students light torches of optimism in an exponential way during these times of uncertainty. Right before schools were shut down, Comsewogue students, including myself, showed up at the board meeting March 2. We usually do that. This time, however, we took a little departure from our regular presentation about the latest news from our high school. We wanted to show our appreciation for Dr. Joseph Rella, the former superintendent of the Comsewogue School District who passed away Feb. 21. I started our presentation. I did a hands-on activity involving all the people in attendance, asking one person to start a “tap one person” chain (that is, in a linear growth manner) and then a “tap two people” chain (that is, in an exponential growth manner). The exercise was very illustrative. People understood that information and values can be spread out much faster exponentially, rather than linearly. And this is exactly what Dr. Rella always showed — he spread so much caring and selflessness in exponential ways. We are now bound to broaden his legacy. We wanted this meeting to be optimistic. It was our purpose to communicate to our ad-

ministrators, our community and perhaps most importantly the younger students that we need to not only keep what Dr. Rella started for ourselves, but also pass it on and make it multiply and continue to radiate throughout our district. The tapping exercise was just an illustration, the framework to understand what we students have been doing following Dr. Rella’s teachings.

Residents had complained that it would be an eyesore and decrease their property values. Leaders of the Port Jefferson Station/ Terryville Civic Association joined in the protest, saying the fire district had not properly advertised its intentions to residents. District officials disputed that, saying they had placed a legal notice in the March 16, 2017, edition of The Port Times Record on proposals for a cell tower on Canal Road and Jayne Boulevard as well as broadcasted those plans on all the digital signs outside each firehouse. “When we sat down at those meetings, nobody from the community came out,” Petras said. However, the new proposed location for the cell tower is enclosed, not by residential homes, but by retail businesses. Sal Pitti, the president of the civic, said he has not been contacted yet by the fire district, but the civic has not yet taken a stance on such a cell tower at the Jayne Boulevard loca-

tion and would have to talk to the few people residing in the area, such as those living in the Fairfield Gardens on Terryville Road. However, of the three firehouses that could house a cell tower, “that’s the most desirable one,” he said. The district manager said the fire district’s main justification in building a tower is two pronged. One is to eliminate dead zones within the district, while the other is to open up more potential revenue to the district to try and help keep taxes down. The first point could mean the difference between a quick or slow response, or life and death. “We’re having a hard time communicating with portable radios,” Petras said. “All our apparatus is outfitted with 4G, but we’re getting really bad reception in some areas — that’s a life safety issue for us … that’s unacceptable.” The district manager said he did not yet know how much revenue the district would receive from the cell tower, and, depending on which service picks it up, the fire district would not have to spend time or money on building it or its maintenance.

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Excelling in Academics and Sports

Comsewogue senior Derek Order recognized the academic achievements of the senior class and introduced me as the valedictorian of the class of 2020 — an honor I carry humbly. Many students in the district not only perform at high levels academically but also devote so much of their time, energy and focus on volunteer activities in our community. For example, Derek and I go on activities with the Athletics for All group of students with disabilities. “Through Athletes Helping Athletes, I travel with these outstanding high school students helping out special athletes every month,” said Nicole Kidd, the Comsewogue teacher in charge of the athletes. “We have students from all types of sports encouraging our differently capable students to excel.” “It seems like this kindness is something woven into our programs around here,” commented Matt DeVincenzo, the Comsewogue athletic director. Furthermore, senior Jovanna Fusco celebrated the achievements that Comsewogue athletes had this 2020. A rousing round of applause went to senior Jake Vecchio, a Comsewogue swimmer who dedicates a large amount of his time off practice to help others. Vecchio not only placed at the state finals in swimming but won the coveted Section XI Good Sportsmanship Award. “In addition to grinding out hours of practice daily, many of our athletes participate in different types of community service activities,” DeVincenzo said. RELLA’S LEGACY Continued on A9

Left, one of the ice scultpures police said vagrants harmed during the February Ice Festival; right security footage of person police said allegedly harmed the sculptures. Photos from SCPD

Police Looking for Alleged Vagrants Who Damaged Ice Sculptures in Port Jeff Suffolk County police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person or people who damaged the ice on display in Port Jefferson during the first annual Ice Festival in February. Police said a person or people damaged an ice sculpture and several blocks of ice that were to be used for sculptures on Main Street in Port Jefferson Feb. 8. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for infor-

mation that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800220-TIPS (8477) or utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips or online at www.P3Tips.com. All calls, text messages and emails will be kept confidential.

— Compiled by Kyle Barr

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 5 ate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Said premises known as 21 Carston Street, Selden, N.Y. 11784. (District: 0200, Section: 446.00, Block: 05.00, Lot: 038.000). Approximate amount of lien $ 210,974.54 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 0622483-18. Valerie M. Cartright, Esq., Referee. Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344 *For sale information, please visit www.auction.com or call 800-280-2832* 414 3/12 4x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006OPT1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006OPT1, Plaintiff against KATHLEEN BAKER A/K/A KATHLEEN M. BAKER A/K/A KATHRINE BAKER A/K/A KATHLEEN M. NORDHEIM, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 17, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, N.Y. on the 13th day of April, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings 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. Said premises known as 30 Jefferson Avenue, Port Jef-

To Place A Legal Notice

Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com ferson Station, N.Y. 11776. (District: 0200, Section: 207.00, Block: 04.00, Lot: 013.000). Approximate amount of lien $551,743.76 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 609553-16. Anthony Parlatore, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 415 3/12 4x ptr PROBATE CITATION File No. 2019-604 SURROGATE’S COURT - SUFFOLK COUNTY SUPPLIMENTAL CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: John Lampel, if living being first cousin once removed of decedent and if dead having predeceased decedent, his issue, if any; or if dead having survived decedent, his distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, executors, administrators, successors and assigns and any other persons who might have an interest in the estate of Mildred Reading, deceased, as distributees or otherwise all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence.

filed by Mary Hendrickson, who is domiciled at 55 Arbutus Road, Greenlawn, NY 11740 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Suffolk County, at 320 Center Drive., Riverhead, NY 11901, on April 28, 2020, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Mildred Reading lately domiciled at 500 Mather Drive, South Setauket, NY 11720 admitting to probate a Will dated April 20, 2016, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Mildred Reading, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: Mary Hendrickson Dated, Attested and Sealed March 10, 2020 HON. THERESA WHELAN Surrogate MICHAEL CIPOLLINO, Chief Clerk

BID #20019 LEACHATE TREATMENT SYSTEM AT THE BROOKHAVEN LANDFILL TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NEW YORK Specifications for the abovereferenced bids will be available beginning April 2, 2020 Preferred Method • Access website: brookhavenNY.gov/Purchasing: click on link for Bids. • Follow directions to register and download document. • Questions must be submitted in writing to the following e-mail: PurchasingGroup@ brookhavenny.gov The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town.

Attorney for Petitioner: Gathman & Bennett LLP Telephone Number: 631-423-7777 Address of Attorney: 191 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743 [NOTE: This citation is served upon you are required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.]

The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minority and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process.

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Richard Strahan, dead, having survived decedent, his distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, executors, administrators, successors and assigns and any other persons who might have an interest in the estate of Mildred Reading, deceased, as distributees or otherwise all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence.

Bids will be received and publicly opened and read aloud in the Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division located at the Brookhaven Town Office Complex, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, 11738, 3rd Floor, for the following project on the date as indicated at 11:00 am:

A petition having been duly

DATE: APRIL 23, 2020

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer, Deputy Commissioner (631) 451-6252 480 040220 1x ptr

THE PORT JEFFERSON FREE LIBRARY TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE HOLDING ITS BUDGET VOTE SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 7 DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS. THE LIBRARY BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY AT A SPECIAL MEETING HELD March 23rd TO CANCEL ITS BUDGET VOTE AND INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE IN JUNE. DIRECTOR DONLON COMMENTED “LIBRARY STAFF IS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEW LIBRARY SERVICES WHILE OUR LIBRARY DOORS MUST REMAIN CLOSED TO HELP PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY FROM THE CORONAVIRUS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO REOPENING OUR DOORS JUST AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE HERE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS IN NEED OF THE KINDS OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS TURNED TO THE LIBRARY FOR.” THE LIBRARY URGES ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS TO VISIT THE LIBRARY’S WEBSITE AT WWW.PORTJEFFLIBRARY. ORG TO KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS AND TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE WIDE AND FAST GROWING ARRAY OF ONLINE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGH OUR LIBRARY. By order of the Board of Education Union Free School District No. 6 Kathleen Hanley, District Clerk 485 040220 1x ptr NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. in the Division of Purchasing of the Town of Brookhaven, One Independence Hill, Third Floor, Farmingville, NY 11738, for the following item(s) on the dates indicated: BID #20015 – MACHINE SHOP SERVICES APRIL 30, 2020 BID #20020 – CATERPILLAR CERTIFIED REBUILD OF A D8 DOZER APRIL 30, 2020 BID #20021 – RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE APRIL 30, 2020 Specifications for the abovereferenced bid will be available beginning April 2, 2020. Preferred Method

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Village of Port Jefferson

2020-21 Village Budget Shows 3.19 Percent Decrease from Previous Year

Village Hires Deputy Village Attorney/ Prosecutor BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Port Jefferson village is still moving ahead with its budget agenda, this year seeing a revenue decrease thanks in part to the LIPA settlement reducing the assessed value of the Port Jefferson Power Station. The Port Jefferson village board held a budget hearing over the Internet, even including a live rendition of the national anthem by Port Jefferson student Nicholas Rodriguez, who played Oliver during the annual Charles Dickens Festival. However, the new format did not allow for any public comment. This was in accordance with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) executive order suspending portions of the public meeting law due to the coronavirus crisis. The proposed 2020-21 budget includes $9,992,565 in total appropriations, a 3.19 percent decrease from last year’s amount of $10,310,869. This takes into account a 3.5 percent Increase in the tax rate, a $111,088 decrease in assessed value of the Port Jefferson Power Station, as well as a $145,000 decrease in ambulance charges since that is now handled by the Town of Brookhaven. “Cutting our budget by over $300,000 was not an easy task,” said Mayor Margot Garant. “In cutting that budget we were effective in consolidating some departments.” One of the changes she referenced was moving one clerk typist into the position of a retiring typist, at a lower salary, without replacing the original with a new employee. As regards other village employees, the village assessor, who was on an hourly rate, has become salaried at $30,000, resulting in an increase of $26,019 from what he was getting paid this last year. The board is also hiring a full-time internal deputy village attorney as a prosecutor, for a total expense to the village of $102,000. Garant said the board agreed this was needed

to help prosecute offenses more effectively, also bringing in more revenue for the courts. “We were just not getting any real effect as a board,” the mayor said. “We collectively agreed bringing on a staff full time will have more direction over individuals. Village attorney Brian Egan said this will aid in prosecutions of village code infractions. He added that New York State’s new discovery laws, which require municipalities to present all evidence to the defense within a short time after being charged with a crime, have been difficult on small entities like Port Jeff. The new prosecutor will be in charge of handling that side of things. “This is to really put an emphasis on our code enforcement to go out and aggressively prosecute code enforcement violations,” Egan said. “Having a full-time deputy village attorney … will benefit [the village] all the time.” This year, the village is looking to raise $6,451,427 from taxes, a near $50,000 increase from last year. “Because our LIPA assessment is frozen at a settlement … the assessed value shifts from the power plant to the shoulders of our residents,” Garant said. In terms of capital projects, there are several on the horizon for the upcoming fiscal year, including building the $795,069 parking lot on Barnum Avenue. There are also plans to renovate the Highlands Boulevard retaining wall in the next two to three months using funds from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York gained through state Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson). Additionally, the village has gained Suffolk County grants to renovate the bathrooms by Rocketship Park and in the lower floor of Village Hall, to fix lingering issues, make them Americans with Disabilities Act compliant and heat the outside bathrooms so they can be used in the winter. Additionally, an $80,000 drainage project on Longfellow Drive is expected to start this year. The village has also recently received permits from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for securing the bluff on East Beach, which has been rapidly eroding over the past several years. The mayor had expected they would need to take out a small bond for that project. Another bonded project will most likely be the digitization of village records at both the building and planning department and the clerk’s department. Such a project may cost upward of $200,000. The village currently has a AA bond rating.

Obituaries Ronald J. Scalone

Ronald J. Scalone (Ronnie), of Woodstock, Georgia, and formerly of Port Jefferson Station, died March 17 after a long illness. He was the son of Rocco and Mildred Scalone of Jamaica Estates. Scalone was an aeronautical engineer for Grumman and a multitude of defense industry leaders. He was a member of the Air National Guard and worked on the Grumman F-14 as well as the Fairchild Republic A-10 among many other military aircraft. He was an avid fisherman that found great joy throughout his life, living the boating and beach life on the shores of Long Island Sound with his family and many beloved dogs.

In Memorium Kenneth M. Tuohy

Born Feb. 2, 1932, Kenneth M. Tuohy was a husband, father, sports enthusiast and a longtime member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union. Kenneth married Joan Riegler in Rego Park in 1956, had his first child, Patricia, in 1957, and moved his young family to Port Jefferson Station in 1959. His first son, Kenneth, was born in 1960. His third child, Michael, was born in 1962. Kenneth was most comfortable on the football field, in a tavern making people laugh or on vacation in Palenville, where his wife Joan had family. He was a gifted athlete and often told the story that he was voted class athlete by his peers at Grover Cleveland High School, even though he never played team sports. In 1953, he competed in the News Welfare Association Inc. Golden Gloves boxing matches and won the heavyweight subnovice class. All the neighborhood kids fondly remember when Kenneth would host impromptu football sessions. These sessions were open to everyone — boys and girls, young and old, the swift and the slow. Kenneth became a brother in IBEW and started out in housing. After earning his A-commercial license, he worked major construction projects on Long Island, New York, New Jersey and Virginia. He retired in 1990. Kenneth was the third child of Michael and Dorothy (Aylward) Tuohy. His brother, Donald, was the oldest. Muriel was the only girl, while Michael was the youngest. Kenneth died of congestive heart fail-

He was the loving father of Galen, Carla Sciara and Rocco Scalone; the beloved brother of Victor Scalone and the late Carolyn A. Widmer; the cherished grandfather of Anastazia and Alexandra Scalone and Chandler and Phalina Sciara; and the adored uncle of Rhett Widmer, Georgina Powers, Nick Scalone and Tara Ginsberg. Scalone had a devout passion for the water, nature and especially his dogs, leaving a legacy of love and respect for all God’s creatures. He shared with his family a deep gratitude to live in this great nation for which his forefathers fought hard. The family will be holding a memorial Mass at a later date when they will be celebrating his life. ure in Surge Rehabilitation and Nursing on May 28, 2019.

Joan E. Tuohy

Joan E. Tuohy was a beloved member of her Port Jefferson Station community since 1959. She raised three children (Patricia, Kenneth and Michael) and supported and guided their friends to adulthood. Later on, she helped care for her son Michael and his wife Stacy’s two children (Jake and Julie), as they grew up. Born Oct. 8, 1936, Joan was the second child of John and Lucetta (Meiswinkel) Riegler. She had an older brother, John, also known as Jack. Joan graduated Dominican Commercial High School in 1955 and worked for AT&T. In 1956, Joan married Kenneth M. Tuohy in Resurrection Ascension Roman Catholic Church in Rego Park. The newlyweds settled in Port Jeff Station in 1959. Initially, she worked as a homemaker and was nominated “best mother” on Long Island for the Suffolk Sun in the early 1960s. She taught catechism for St. Gerard Majella Roman Catholic Church, creating a safe haven for young people during turbulent times. During the recession of the 1970s, she began working outside the home for Sunrest Nursing Home, and then for H&R Block as a tax preparer. She worked with a small band of tax savvy women, who became lifelong friends. Joan made sure all her customers got the tax relief to which they were entitled. Joan’s hobbies included painting, making natural skin care products, ornamental wreath making and ceramics. She did crossword puzzles, was an avid reader and a gifted Scrabble player. Joan died of congestive heart failure and COPD in Mather Memorial Hospital Jan. 7, 2017.

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Obituaries

Former Mayor, Longtime Community Member Bob Strong Passes Away BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Former Port Jefferson mayor and longtime active member of the Port Jeff community Bob Strong passed March 15 after complications from lung cancer. He was 83 and died in the community he knew and loved. Strong was mayor for four years from 1995 to 1999, having been a trustee for four years prior to that. Though his stint as village head was relatively short, Strong would have long and lasting impacts on the village, namely his early help incorporating the easternmost part of the village, his creation of the Business Improvement District and him buying the property that would eventually become Harborfront Park. Strong was born June 16, 1936, in New York City, the son of Joseph A. and Pauline R. (Manger) Strong. He would attend SUNY Oswego and graduate in 1958. He was a member of the Beta Tau Epsilon fraternity, where he would meet his wife of nearly 50 years, Evelyn Ann (Repasky) Strong. They would have two children, Robyn and Robert Jr. People who knew them said the two were inseparable, and it was very rare to see one without the other standing by their side. Evelyn passed away in June 2006. Robyn Strong said her father was very gregarious, always there for local parties or events. The couple moved to the Port Jefferson in 1968, where the family quickly ingratiated itself into the community. Though the area was not yet in the Village of Port Jefferson, Strong quickly became known as a leading voice for incorporation. About 90 acres on the eastern end of the village was, until the late 1970s, still not a part of the village. Advocates for integration looked to change that. Unlike the village’s original incorporation in 1963, which was formed out of a desire for home rule, this new incorporation came together through a desire for united identity, according to Larry Britt, a former trustee of 11 years who worked alongside Strong once he later became mayor. “There was the same school district — all their kids went to school with our kids — and it was a big section of the village that was left out,” he said. Harold Sheprow, a former Port Jefferson mayor from 1977 to 1985 and again from 1987 to 1991, soon became fast friends, especially because of their shared advocacy to see the village extended out to Crystal Brook Hollow Road. Strong would spend his efforts knocking on doors, advertising for integration and discussing the prospect in meetings. “It was a big beneﬁt to Port Jefferson,” Sheprow said. The village’s longest serving mayor of 12 years would appoint Strong to the Zoning Board

of Appeals. Working up from trustee to deputy mayor to mayor, Strong would work on several major projects, two of which are most felt by village residents today, namely purchasing the land near the harbor that would later become Harborfront Park and the creation of the BID. Back in time, what is now parkland was filled with oil terminals, with the last owned by Mobil, which merged with Exxon in 1999 to become ExxonMobil. Sheprow said he had worked on that project for years, but Strong was the man to finally get it done, having gained financial help from New York State Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson). Sheprow said the agreement also forced Mobil to clean up any contamination in the ground, which would help set the stage for what came next. Britt, who as trustee worked alongside Strong on the project, said the actions he and the board took involved participation from both local government and residents. “It was a big focus of what we did,” he said. “I think the fact we had great resident participation was a big part of why it went through.” The mayor to take up the job after Strong was Jeanne Garant, who would help transform the area into the rolling passive park residents and visitors enjoy today. Caroline Savino, a former village clerk who would work under five separate mayors, said Strong and other past mayors were looking for ways to have the businesses themselves chip in for the betterment of other village storefronts. Britt said the creation of the BID has done much for the village, especially as seen in its current incarnation. Lately, BID members have been working with the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce to get meals from restaurants to hospital workers. “Who could have looked into the future and see what it is today?” Britt said. Otherwise, those who worked for Strong in an official capacity knew he could be just as kind in and out of the office. “Bob was a real gentleman easy to work for

— really dedicated to the village,” Savino said. Not only did she work for him, but she and Strong were also neighbors, where she said they had originally become friends. Despite him becoming mayor, she said it wasn’t hard to work for him, as he was always so courteous. Even after she retired and moved to North Carolina, Strong wouldn’t hesitate to call her and catch up on things. Strong was also described as religious, having been a principal of the Infant Jesus R.C. Church religious school for two years. Sheprow said Strong never missed a Mass. When not traipsing around the village, Strong was a middle school social studies educator in the South Country Central School District. He joined the district in 1958 and remained a teacher until 1966 when he became an assistant principal at the middle school. He became chairman of the social studies department, a position he held from 1972 until 1991. Strong was also a student council adviser Steve Willner, a fellow teacher in the South Country school district knew Strong well, having worked with him for eight years, becoming friends with him in much the same way others have, thanks to his personable attitude. “He was really highly regarded in the school by both students and faculty members as [someone who was as] professional and personable as possible,” Willner said. Friends who knew Strong all mentioned his

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Arts

Then, junior Sarah Thomas invited everyone to the upcoming music and drama events while highlighting the importance of the arts in our community. Through the school’s productions of different plays and musicals, Comsewogue students express the idea of unity. Both the music and drama departments in the high school have ﬂourished because of the dedication presented here in our district. It is our steadfast belief that these students will continue to inspire empathy in the world with their voices and unmatchable talent. Along with the creativity culminating in their brilliant minds, the music in their hearts sits restlessly, just waiting to be passed forward exponentially.

Take Away

Finally, junior Melissa Levine wrapped the meeting up with a reﬂection about Comsewogue’s outstanding resilience — a colossal example of exponential growth. From the classroom to our neighborhoods, Comsewogue has always shown adaptability and

love of history, both world and U.S., and his ability to talk about current events. Britt remembered having plenty of discussions on politics and world issues. When one was friends with Strong, they knew it well. Willner said he would invite the man to his son’s wedding and daughter’s bar mitzvah. Even when Willner moved to Florida after retirement, Strong and he would still keep in touch, communicating together up until the time of his death. When Strong’s wife Evelyn passed in 2006, friends said the former mayor took it hard. “He and his wife were very joined together at the hip and never went anywhere without each other,” said Sheprow. “They were very much attached to each other — he never got over when she passed.” Still people who knew him talked of how he would continue to call them or meet up, whether they were in the area or lived several states away. Robyn said her father and mother were both heavy travelers, having visited all 50 states and all continents, save Asia and Africa. Robyn said her father was diagnosed with lung cancer 14 months before his death in March, but that he “was a fighter to the very end.” Because of the ongoing crisis, the family will not be holding any services at this point, though they are currently developing plans for a memorial in early summer. strength, even in the most difficult times. There is no denying that Dr. Rella ignited the torch that lit the path for success for all of our students. Because of him, Comsewogue has athletes being awarded scholarships and earning spots to compete in All County events, brilliant academic minds leaving the community ready to take on the greatest challenges, and talented performers who were taught to fall in love with the music of life again and again. As an echo to the tapping activity, Melissa then encouraged everyone there, administrators, board members, parents, staff members and the whole community, to share the love Dr. Rella had for us, to pass it forward. “One torch can show us the way, but an army of them can be a beacon in the night,” said Levine. Dr. Rella taught us to take action, to grow the love, to pass optimism forward. Whether we are students, teachers, workers or stayat-home parents, we are all connected in the same community and we are all responsible for making everybody in our district better. And we have to do it exponentially, so we can see it grow efficiently for all the members of the Comsewogue family. Let’s do it together. Daniela Galvez-Cepeda is a senior at Comsewogue High School.

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In his March 27 daily COVID-19 address, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said the current pandemic will test the mettle of all residents, potentially shaping their person in the long road ahead. “This is a moment that forges character, forges people, changes people, makes them stronger, makes them weaker, but this is a moment that will change character,” he said. As we look around our coverage area, especially at the business owners, we can’t help but hope this crisis will make our communities stronger. It would have been easy for many owners to just shut their doors when multiple executive orders paused nonessential businesses from offering their services, while requiring restaurants to stop sit-down service for the time being. With many still recovering a few years after the last recession, some are still dealing with low reserve funds, and while federal relief is being made available for small businesses, some owners wonder if the help will be enough. However, most are being resilient — doing everything in their power to keep offering services to their communities. They aren’t looking at their bank accounts and saying, “We can’t do this in this environment,” they are saying they will do their best. Restaurants are adapting to the new climate providing curbside pickup and amping up their deliveries, including those who didn’t offer these options in the past. With their finger on the pulse of residents’ needs, they are also offering specials giving patrons a choice of a certain number of trays of food at a value price, so a customer can pick up a meal one night and feed their family for a couple of days. But even more than that, there are several examples of restaurants giving back to the community by offering free or discounted meals to the elderly, homebound and health care workers. Multiple businesses in Port Jeff have started delivering meals to local hospitals, aided by the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and Port Jeff Business Improvement District. Dancing schools, martial arts and yoga studios, as well as other fitness centers, are posting instructional videos to their websites and offering classes via Zoom, Facebook Live or other platforms. Even on-site tutoring businesses have embraced online tools to stay in touch with students and help parents with the current homeschooling situation. These innovative ideas will help increase the owners’ chances of keeping their doors open once America comes out on the other side of this pandemic. It’s allowed them to keep on some of their staff members and will hopefully allow them to hire back those they had to lay off. It will keep their business names on residents’ minds. The current challenges facing the business community can be an opportunity for them to grow, and many owners are realizing this. Small businesses are the heart and soul of our towns on Long Island. Thank you to the owners and their staffs for doing everything in their power to keep our communities’ hearts beating and souls hopeful.

To All of Our Friends: On March 15, after the evening performance of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Theatre Three suspended operations, a week prior to the production’s scheduled closing. We had made the decision both in the interest of the safety of our “Joseph” company and our public. We have now postponed our next production, “Steel Magnolias,” to the same time in 2021. We have moved our 50th anniversary celebration, originally to take place the first weekend of June, to next year on the same weekend. Our classes, children’s theater productions, and educational touring programs are all on hold. Like everyone in our community, we wait, day-to-day, to see what develops. We want to express our deepest appreciation for those on the front line … the hundreds of medical personnel, grocery store and pharmacy workers, those in government offices … the

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hundreds of people who are out there every day, at great personal risk, keeping the essential pieces of our lives going. You are the heroes of these challenging times. Theatre Three has been a part of Long Island culture for half a century. Theater is a place where people can gather and share in the human experience, both reflected onstage and in the very act of gathering together. While we don’t know when our next act will begin, we know it

will. We look forward to re-opening our doors to once again bring you the joy of live theater. Until that time, be safe and stay well. Jeffrey Sanzel Executive Artistic Director Vivian Koutrakos Managing Director Andrew Markowitz Board President Douglas J. Quattrock Artistic Associate

A Choose Your Own Adventure Like Never Before We are living through a time that we did not plan for, a time that we did not expect and a time that will forever change the trajectory of our lives. We are each individually a part of history in the making. The way that we respond and prepare for the next chapter will determine the content of the history books that our grandchildren will read decades from now. When I was younger, I always enjoyed those children’s books with a choice of alternate endings. I think it was because it gave me a sense of control over my story and a sense of ownership for my decisions. Over the years as I grew into my faith and Christianity, the importance of being accountable for my actions and inactions was constantly reinforced. I also learned about the need to release control to my higher power, God. I recognize not everyone believes in a higher power, so I encourage you to take a moment to focus on your individual role in determining the outcome of this situation. I ask you, in our story, which ending do you choose? Do you choose Ending 1: You follow governmental directives, stay home and stay safe. This, in turn, means keeping

your parent, child, partner and your roommate safe. OR Do you choose Ending 2: You disregard governmental directives, go out unnecessarily, get exposed, contract COVID-19 and then bring it back to your parent, child, partner, your roommate and anyone you contact. If you choose Ending 1: You did your part to save your life, the lives of those you love and those with whom you have contact. If you choose Ending 2: You have potentially placed yourself, the ones you love and those with whom you have contact in danger of losing their lives. Which ending will you choose? That decision is in your control. Your decision can make the difference between life and death for you and your loved ones. Importantly, our individual actions and decisions are helping to shape our history. I salute our frontline workers, medical professionals and first responders, who are already our heroes as they go out daily to protect us and care for us. They will forever be remembered for their commitment and sacrifice. In our story, heroism does not have to be reserved for frontline workers, medical professionals and first

responders. When our grandchildren read about these current events in their history books, let them learn that we took responsibility for what was in our control. Let the lesson be that our actions saved lives. Let the story be told that every time we made a wise choice, we saved a life — that our good decisions made us heroes. Let’s start to tell our story now. After you read this, go tell your children and your grandchildren that you are a hero because today and, in this moment, you saved a life because you stayed home and took the necessary precautions. There is no question these recent weeks have brought anxiety, fear, frustration, pain, grief and uncertainty for many of us. We cannot control everything that is currently happening with COVID-19. We cannot turn back the clock and change some of the decisions that we have already made. However, the good news is, just like in life, we can always control our actions and how we choose to respond from this day forward. There has never been a more important time to make the best choices. Valerie Cartright Town of Brookhaven Councilwoman District 1

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isclaimer: The following column is intended to provide a lighthearted response to the ongoing pandemic. In no way does it diminish or ignore the suffering or the unimaginable horror for people who have lost loved ones or who are on the front lines of the crisis. I continue to be grateful for all the help, support, and work everyone is doing to keep us safe, fed, and cared for (see last week’s D. None column). This latest column, however, of the above is designed to offer BY DANIEL DUNAIEF comic relief. I was thinking about how life has changed in small, and largely insigniﬁcant ways. Please ﬁnd below some “before coronavirus” and “after coronavirus” trivial differences for those of us fortunate

enough to be inconvenienced and not irreparably harmed by the virus and when we’re not focused on the anxiety of shuttered businesses and lost income. Where should we eat? BC: Do you want to go to the Italian restaurant with the cool music and the frescoes on the wall, or the Chinese restaurant, with the incredible dumplings and the endless supply of hot tea? AC: Should we go back to the kitchen, the dining room or the bedroom, where there are so many leftover crumbs that we could eat those for dinner without going to the refrigerator? What should we wear? BC: We could take the newly pressed suit that’s back from the dry cleaner, the slightly wrinkled suit that we wore a few days earlier, or the jeans and casual shirt that works on a casual Friday. AC: We could take yesterday’s sweatpants, the ripped jeans that don’t smell too bad, or stay in the pajamas we wore to bed. What should we do when we see people we know on the sidewalk? BC: We slow our walk, smile, shake hands or

hug and ask how they are doing. AC: We run across the street, yell in their general direction and wave as we make the same joke we made the day before about the need for social distancing. How do we start emails? BC: We might dive right in, ask an important question or ease into it, hoping all is well. AC: We often start emails by hoping the person we’re writing to and their family are safe. How should we check on our college-age children? BC: We can call them or FaceTime to see how they are doing and listen attentively as they share the excitement about school. AC: We can call or FaceTime them from behind their locked door in our house and ask them how they are doing. What do we do about the polarizing president? BC: If we love him, we can ﬁnd others who admire him. If we hate him, we can blame him for climate change, relaxing regulations, and changing the tone of discourse in Washington. AC: If we love him, we can thank our lucky stars that he’s leading us and the economy out of

this pandemic. If we hate him, we can blame him for our slow reaction and hold him to account for everything he and his administration haves said or didn’t say in connection with the COVIDcovid-19 response. What do we do if someone sneezes? BC: We offer a polite “God bless you” or, if we’re fans of “Seinfeld,” we say, “You are so good looking.” AC: We drop anything we’re carrying and race across the room. When we’re a safe distance, we turn around scornfully, particularly if the person didn’t sneeze into anhis or her elbow. What do we think is funny? BC: We follow our own sense of humor, reserving the right to laugh only when we feel compelled. AC: We look at a picture of Winnie-the- Pooh and Piglet. We see Winnie telling Piglet to “Back the f$#@$ off,” and we laugh and send it to everyone who won’t get in trouble for receiving an email in which someone curses, after we ask if they and their family are safe.

This is Coronavirus Reality we thought of this time as extended snow days? After all, remarkably we had no snow days this winter. I confess that’s something of a disappointment for me. I enjoy snow days — if they happen to occur on days when no one is inconvenienced. I accept them as a gift of time, like maybe one or two days to be homebound. That’s a chance to answer emails and cook a new recipe. But this coronavirus distancing is too much of a good thing; rather it’s a wicked thing. It’s scary because people are sickening and dying, and the governmental projections of casualties for the next two weeks are pouring oil on the ﬁre. There are two parts to our fear. Health, of course, is the ﬁrst. We should all do what we are urged to do: Stay indoors to the fullest extent possible, wash our hands, use hand sanitizer when we can’t, don’t assemble in groups of any sort, even neighbors or relatives beyond our nuclear families and stay occupied — with work or entertainment.

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The second part is economic. We read or hear that thousands are losing their jobs as business slows to a crawl or stops altogether. Businesses have no revenues with which to pay their employees. When companies like Macy’s and the Gap are furloughing most of their 125,000 and 80,000 workers respectively, how about the small business owner? They are all wondering how they will pay their rents, utilities and ven-

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dors. With no rents coming in, landlords worry about how they will make their mortgage, taxes, maintenance and insurance payments. And on and on, it’s a game of economic dominoes. There are federal loans available, ranging from a maximum of $25,000 as bridge loans for disaster-related purposes to $210 million for disaster loans. These are made possible through the U.S. Small Business Administration. FSBA, and for more information go to their website, www. sba.gov/disaster, or they can be reached by phone or email for an appointment and advice. The trouble with loans, of course, is that they have to be repaid and with interest. That is more than most small businesses would be able to do, especially those already hit by the retail downturn. While this is all incredibly worrisome, it might help to project into the future. How will we live differently? How will we work differently? Even, how will we shop for food differently? The world will change. Can we make it for the better?

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