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April 29, 2021

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Local resident Melissa Paulson announces village mayor run

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A local mom, nonprofit founder and small business owner is looking to run for Village of Port Jefferson’s mayor seat.

Melissa Paulson, a Port Jefferson village resident since 2014, and owner of the onlineonly antique store, Melissa’s Cottage and Consignments, said she decided to go against incumbent Mayor Margot Garant because she believes the village needs a change.

A graduate of Hauppauge High School, she moved on to study special education and early education at Dowling College. While there, she worked for the America Reads program providing tutoring services to local children.

Paulson said after getting married and starting her family, she chose to move to the village because she had fond memories of it growing up.

“Coming here as a child and seeing how beautiful it is, but then now, I see the decline,” she said. “It’s very disheartening to see what has transpired. I specifically came here to raise my family, because the ambiance and historical history, and now we’re faced with vacancy, homelessness, acts of violence and safety concerns. So, it’s really time for leadership to really implement changes positively and effectively.”

Prior to her settling down in the village, Paulson’s daughter was diagnosed with cancer at just 18 months. It was then that the mayoral candidate decided to start up a nonprofit, Give Kids Hope Inc., in 2011 where she claims she has helped over 14,000 underprivileged families throughout the last year.

Give Kids Hope is now located in Port Jefferson Station, after finding a permanent home at 4390 Nesconset Highway last year.

Paulson said her charity work led her to consider a run for mayor over the last couple of years, when she believed the current administration wasn’t fixing the problems she saw.

“The proposed changes that were set to happen years ago unfortunately haven’t and after being here for so long, I realized it’s time for change,” she said. “I’m not a politician. I’m not a lawyer. I’m Melissa Paulson — I run a charity, but I want to be the voice for people and that’s what people need.”

She said she believes the village needs someone who’s “going to fight for them.”

“I will fight for what’s right,” she added. “I will listen to the voices of our residents, businesses and owners, even schools. We all need to work together to really make positive changes.”

Photo from Melissa Paulson

Some of those changes she is looking to work toward are making the village a safer place, and stopping its commercialization.

“It was a historical village, and now it’s being commercialized by big apartment buildings, and people want that to stop,” she said.

Paulson said she wants to hold business owners in Upper Port more accountable for graffiti by issuing fines, and to bring businesses back to Down Port. She plans to address homelessness and raise police presence throughout the village.

Although the village has created a task force to keep an eye on troublesome bicyclists, while also increasing its constable presence on the streets, Paulson said she would like to see more.

“We need police watching our residents. We need more jurisdiction of constables,” she said.

“We need to begin finding ways to allow them to have more duties to protect our village more.”

Despite a random and unfortunate incident where a man was killed on Main Street in March, a recent report at the village board of trustees meeting stated that Port Jefferson’s crime rate has been on the decline.

Paulson acknowledged that, but she still sees concerns over the teenage bicyclists who have harassed visitors and residents in the past.

“I’ll feel safer if I see police officers walking around the village,” she said.

One concern that village residents noted when Paulson announced her candidacy was the fact that her two children are part of the Three Village school district.

“I don’t have a choice to attend Port Jefferson schools,” she said.

The village vote is scheduled for June 15.

“Every day I’m working hard to become your mayor,” she said. “This is more than an election, it’s my passion and mission to be the voice of the residents.”

Keep checking back with TBR News Media for more updates on the upcoming village election.

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Selling spices by day, saving lives by night

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Loretta Criscuoli keeps herself busy as the new owner of Port Jefferson’s The Spice & Tea Exchange. But there is more to this local entrepreneur than just owning a business.

When the store located at 106 W. Broadway closes at night, Criscuoli heads home to Kings Park where she starts her second shift as a volunteer EMT ambulance driver and 1st lieutenant for the Kings Park Fire Department.

She said she has been with the fire department for 12 years.

“So, I’m here all day, and there all night,” she said.

Criscuoli was furloughed from her full-time real job during the COVID-19 pandemic and that’s when she realized she wanted to start something new. A fan of the brand, she found out through the franchise there was an opportunity in New York where the doors to the village’s spice and tea shop had been closed for about a year. She decided to take over as its newest owner.

This West Broadway location is the first and only store in the state.

“I jumped right on it and it happened very fast,” she said.

After signing the paper work in October, she officially opened up her doors on Nov. 13. The Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce — of which she is a member — hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 15.

The Spice & Tea Exchange franchise was founded in 2008 and offers 140 spices, 85 exclusive hand-mixed blends, over 40 exotic teas, naturally flavored sugars, salts from around the world, gourmet gifts and accessories. It also houses a tea bar serving dozens of hot and iced teas with classics like chai, and unique flavors with names like the Berry Bouquet, Chocolate Caramel Candy Bar and Hazelnut Cookie. There

are more than 70 franchises across the United States.

“Our blends are made in-house and we have over 75 of them,” she said.

“We do everything including peeling the lemons, oranges, limes, we dehydrate them, and we grind them and add them to all the different recipes.”

Criscuoli said she always loved to cook and was always a tea lover.

This opportunity Above: Loretta Criscuoli inside her spice and tea shop in Port Jefferson village; Left: Criscuoli was a perfect fit.

“I love it in full gear volunteering with the Kings Park Fire Department at the height of the pandemic last year. Above photo by Julianne Mosher; left photo from Loretta Criscuoli all,” she said.

“Our guests are “All the jars are here to be open and to wonderful — it’s everyone who is into cooking smell,” she said. “That’s an important part of and it’s working out really well … I am it. It really goes to all your senses. So, you have enjoying it.” to come and experience it. It’s like a field trip Part of the shopping experience there is to coming through here where you get to smell all enjoy the aromas of the different smells. the fragrances and see the ingredients.”

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Town of Brookhaven launches beach cleanup stations

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

To celebrate Earth Day April 22, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) and Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R-Rocky Point) announced a new initiative that will keep local beaches clean.

The elected officials gathered at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai that morning to unveil its new beach cleanup baskets, in which the town has partnered with Long Island-based nonprofit Relic Sustainability.

The group, from Remsenburg on the South Shore, collaborated with the town due to Relic’s Coastal Collaborative project, which encompasses seven preexisting stations across Long Island.

“Our goal is to collaborate the town, businesses and community members to collaborate in combating beach pollution that is a growing issue on the coast line of Long Island,” said Alex Kravitz, COO of Relic.

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The stations give beachgoers the opportunity to take a basket on the beach, pick up trash and deposit it into a trash receptacle.

“What better way to celebrate Earth Day?” Romaine said. “The baskets are 100% recycled plastics. You pick one up, walk along the beach, pick up some garbage and put the baskets back. … We want this in all of our town beaches and we want to keep them clean.”

While Relic Sustainability has seven stations, Cedar Beach is the first in the Town of Brookhaven to utilize its concept.

Aiden Kravitz, CEO of the nonprofit, said the goal is to reach even more beaches.

“By the end of the summer, we’re hoping to have a bigger partnership with the county with 40 to 50 stations,” he said. “The goal of the program is to help relieve the pressure of trash on the beaches by stimulating voluntary trash pickup from the community. We view the heart of the program as a collaborative between the town, ourselves, local businesses and the community members — everybody plays a role.”

Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilwoman Jane Bonner joined members of the Relic team at Cedar Beach on Earth Day. Photo by Julianne Mosher

Bonner said she was excited for the new initiative because of the “tremendous garbage problem, not only on Long Island, but in the United States.”

“I cannot think of a better way to celebrate Earth Day than to launch a program that addresses the litter that plagues all of our beaches,” she said.

“I encourage people who come to Cedar Beach

to use one of the baskets and pick up litter before they leave for home. It’s something we can all do to advocate for a better environment.”

Relic also sells organic apparel that gives back to local waters. For every T-shirt sold, they plant five oysters back into Moriches Bay. The clothing items are available at relicdesign.com.

Bellone signs new legislation for bike riders

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A new law will now keep bicyclists safe on the roadways with its 3-foot rule.

On Tuesday, April 27, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) joined Deputy Presiding Officer Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) and members of the biking community at Stony Brook’s Stony Brookside Bed & Bike Inn to sign it in officially.

Bellone said the legislation will help ensure the safety of bicyclists while out on the roadways requiring drivers to pass on the left and provide the riders with at least 3 feet of space. Violations of this law are punishable by a fine of $225 for the first offense, $325 for the second offense and $425 for any subsequent offenses.

It is the first of its kind in New York state.

“For us in Suffolk County, where we love the outdoors, many of the reasons why people choose to live here is because of our incredible natural resources: our parks, our open space and the beauty that we have here,” he said. “Bicycles are such a big part of that.

We are committed to, and we have to be committed to, making sure that cycling can be done safely, and people are protected as much as possible.”

He added that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, bike sales have “skyrocketed.”

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signs a new law that will make sure bike riders have enough room on the road.

Photo by Julianne Mosher

People want to be outside more.

“We’ve obviously been working on these issues for some time,” he said. “But the pandemic has only made it even clearer how important this is to people’s lives — and quite frankly, to all of us, even if you never get on a bike.”

Hahn added that Stony Brookside Bed & Bike Inn attracts bicyclists from around the world who come and enjoy the area’s paths, roads and trails.

“Our roads are going to be safer now,” she said. “But there is tremendous synergy between our environment and our economy,

between what we have here to enjoy where we live. And who we attract to come here as visitors, who we attract to come here as businesses, and people — especially after the pandemic — are looking for places to live, places to visit where they can recreation safely.”

Bellone noted, though, that Long Island roads can often be dangerous, and he is committed to keeping the streets safe.

“We know that bicycling on certain roads in the county can be dangerous, but we’ve been working on that issue,” he said. “We’ve taken a number of significant steps to educate drivers and improve infrastructure to create a safer environment for bicycles on the road.

So, today, our efforts go one step further.”

Attorney and board member of the New York Bicycling Coalition Daniel Flanzig said that currently only 33 states have this law. “[NY] Vehicle & Traffic Law 1122-A currently exists, but only requires a motorist to pass a cyclist at a safe distance,” he said.

“What a safe distance is to me is different to you.”

Flanzig said that the new law of a 3-foot distance is a tangible, recognizable number.

“I think 3-foot distance actually makes it easier to enforce,” Hahn said. “Now there’s a set difference. Previously, the law said drivers must pass cyclists at a safe distance and that wasn’t defined.”

County talks inclusive housing

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BY IRYNA SHKURHAN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Advocates, lawmakers, developers and tenants gathered at ELIJA Farm in South Huntington on Monday morning to announce new inclusive housing opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) reported that an additional $10 million in funding will go to the development of 10 new housing units in Riverhead through the county’s inclusive housing pilot program.

“We’ve now funded more inclusive housing units in Suffolk County than we have seen in the state,” Bellone said.

He first announced a pilot program in 2019 to fund projects designed to meet the regional need to develop new housing opportunities. After a successful trial run that saw a necessary demand, the program will now be permanent. A sum of $2.5 million dollars will be allocated every year for the next four years to fund inclusive housing projects for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The announcement came during Autism Acceptance Month, which Debora Thivierge, executive director and founder of The ELIJA Foundation, called “Autism Action Month.” It also falls under Fair Housing Month, celebrated every April.

Thivierge founded ELIJA Farm as a nonprofit project in 2016. The farm’s Community Supported Agriculture program offers methodical opportunities for diverse populations and

integrates members into the life and community of the farm.

“For us its original purpose was to empower Long Island’s journey through autism and today couldn’t be a more significant day to kind of mark that mission,” Thivierge said at a press conference in Huntington last week.

According to the New York Housing Resource Center, there are more than 25,000 adults in Suffolk County with intellectual or developmental disabilities and 63% of them live with family caregivers. Of those caregivers, 25% are over the age of 60.

Ten units in Riverhead were completed earlier this year and are now fully occupied by individuals eligible to receive services through the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Gateway Plaza, developed by G2D Group, was bought as a 64-unit apartment building in Huntington Station. Part of those units will be devoted to people on the autism spectrum.

It is the only apartment building in Huntington with a doorman and its ground floor has about 14,000 feet of commercial space.

“We’re doing everything we can so that all the individuals in our community and across our country have the opportunity to live their best lives, to reach their full potential and that they have equal opportunity to do so,” Bellone said.

Developers believe that the quality of life will be much better for these individuals if they live in an accessible and walkable area of town. With opportunities even on the first floor, residents will be exposed to integration efforts as opposed to

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Michael Kessler embrace at a press conference on April 19.

Photo by Iryna Shkurhan

living in a remote place and being isolated from their community.

Jason Harris, 22-year-old son of Thivierge and self-advocate moved to one of the Huntington units in February.

“It’s been the greatest experience I’ve had so far, and it feels like I have my independence,” he said. “But I’m not feeling alone.”

The ground floor will have a cafe and office space where residents will have an opportunity to work and be integrated in the community as well as the commercial side of Gateway Plaza.

“This is a game changer for people with autism, and intellectual and developmental disabilities,” said Patricia Calandra, master housing navigator at the New York Housing Resource Center. “We are so grateful to be able to start this bigger, better model of acceptance and inclusion for our loved

ones in the local community.”

Calandra is the mother of Joey and Jenna, who are both on the autism spectrum, and have lived independently in a community apartment complex in Coram for the last four years.

She mentioned all the ways her adult children have gained independence and a sense of community from living alone, despite their disabilities. They’ve built relationships with neighbors, taken on work opportunities in the community, and gained the confidence to get out of their comfort zone and venture out on their own, she said.

“Autism Awareness Month is now Autism Acceptance Month,” Thivierge added. “And ELIJA really feels that it’s ‘Autism Action Month’ because we have to start doing things that are really going to make change.”

pollinate our plants Hahn said in a and our flowers phone interview that and our farms,” she she watched a webinar said.

“Pollinators, about pollinators especially insects, and started thinking can’t fly very far.” about county lands, The county which she estimates at legislator said the approximately 50,000 pollinators need a acres surrounding place to take a break. county buildings, “They need to in parks and along have places where highways, and how they can stop, rest, they could be used to eat and whatever else help. She said while in they might do along the past preservation the way,” Hahn said. of land was considered for large parcels, which A honeybee feeds on a flower. Flowering and pollinating plants “They need to have a pathway of places is important for water are integral for bees to survive. File photo by Maria Hoffman that have the kind of quality, not much native plants that they need to survive. They need attention was paid to smaller plots of land.

“This webinar I saw talked about pollinators, to be close together so that they can fly from one from a perspective of the pollinators, from the to the other.”

She said anything can help from small pieces perspective of the natural environment, the habitat for animals, the habitat for insects that of land to backyards and other spots. She said she

hopes the task force will also inspire residents to start their own pollinating gardens and is planning to start one along her driveway.

John Turner, conservation policy advocate for the Seatuck Environmental Association, said in a statement that it’s important to respond to the issue and thanked the county Legislature for doing so.

“A quiet crisis is occurring throughout the world as the number and diversity of insects that provide vital pollinating services decline,” Turner said. “This legislation is one way Suffolk County is appropriately responding to the crisis by developing a blueprint for making the county suitable for butterflies, bees and other critically important but often overlooked species.”

The bill is expected to be signed by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) in the coming weeks. The task force’s recommendations will then be referred back to county officials within one year of its creation. Some of the recommendations will include information such as economic and environmental impacts. After the recommendations are presented, legislators will decide if the plan should be implemented.

Formation of county pollinator task force passed by legislature

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

A new task force will create a web of pollinating fields across the county for species such as birds, bees, butterflies and more.

On April 20, the Suffolk County Legislature unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) to form an advisory task force composed of local agencies such as Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the National Audubon Society as well as horticulturists, environmentalists and garden clubs. The goal is to develop a plan to plant productive, indigenous plants on county lands to support local pollinators.

According to Hahn, who is chair of the county’s Environment, Parks & Agriculture Committee, pollinating species have been in steady decline, sometimes because they don’t have food to feed on. The loss of them can threaten food supplies and ecosystems, both locally and globally. Bees, butterflies, bats and more play a part in flowering plants’ fertilization process.

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Legislature approves ‘Pet Therapy Day,’ Comsewogue brings in a new staffer

BY MELISSA LEVINE DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Suffolk County lawmakers last week unanimously approved a proposal by Presiding Officer Rob Calarco (D-Patchogue) to designate April 30 as “Pet Therapy Day” in Suffolk County.

Nationally recognized as a day to celebrate therapy animals through the efforts of Pet Partners — the nation’s leading organization registering therapy animals for animal-assisted interventions — Calarco felt it was important to mark the day on the county level to recognize the local groups working to improve the health and well-being of Suffolk residents through animal-assisted therapy and activities.

Legislators approved his resolution to designate Pet Therapy Day in Suffolk County at their April 20 general meeting.

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“Therapy animals and their human companions bring joy and healing to people of all ages in many different settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, schools and funeral parlors,” he said. “Designating April 30 as Pet Therapy Day is our way of saying thank you and recognizing all the good these animals and their handlers do to bring moments of joy to people in need in our community, especially given the difficulties of the last year.”

A furry friend joins a middle school class Since the onset of the pandemic, Comsewogue School District’s staff and students have endured the same challenge that thousands of schools across the globe are facing recreating normalcy in a time of chaos.

Comsewogue special education teacher and student character liaison Andrew Harris is no stranger to the many benefits that come with therapy dogs.

“Normally we visit Stony Brook Hospital’s adolescent psychiatric unit on a weekly basis,” he said. “The kids get a great deal from our visits.”

Harris has been training dogs for over 20 years, so he has grown incredibly familiar with the contagious charm and health benefits that dogs like his dog, Ramsey — a licensed therapy pooch — can bring to people of all ages.

“It’s funny because the nurses and doctors are always the ones who rush in and cuddle the dog before the kids. After all, they too might be having an especially stressful day,” said Harris.

Once invited into a particular institution, the

dog is able to comfort people in hospitals, nursing homes and schools.

After a few months of careful planning, Harris devised a therapy-dog-based proposition for the visits at the district’s schools. It didn’t take long to convince the administration to let Ramsey in.

Ramsey proudly wears his Comsewogue picture ID and therapy dog bandana upon entering John F. Kennedy Middle School.

Harris said he has taken much time to develop this program for school visits.

“We have several progressive and successive lessons each time we come into a class,” Harris sad. “On the first visit, it is more of a meet and greet and demonstration of what the dog is capable of.”

When Harris was tasked with getting his therapy dog certification, he had no idea how elaborate it would be. He went on to describe how certain tasks tested the dog’s ability to remain calm in stressful situations — something Ramsey is great at when demonstrating for students of different abilities.

Harris takes ample time to show the students the difference between a therapy dog (they are for you) and a service dog (they are for the owner).

He also demonstrates some typical things a service dog might do by performing tasks like dropping crutches and asking the dog to pick them up and bring them to him.

The dogs are capable of accomplishing many other feats too, like assisting people up staircases when requested, or alerting someone to wake up

Sixth grader Katelyn Murray with Ramsey.

Photos by Julianne Mosher

who has sleep apnea.

“When we visit a class for the second time, I have the students do more of the work, instead of the dog and I doing it all,” Harris said. “The students can start by introducing themselves or reading aloud to the dog. Then on our final visit, we sit the dog in the back of the room and have the students do full speeches or presentations.”

The most important thing for Harris is that the students enjoy and learn during the time they spend with Ramsey.

Melissa Levine is a senior at Comsewogue High School. Additional reporting by Julianne Mosher

SBU’s Saldivar encourages informed vaccine decisions

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook Medicine, Dr. Miguel Saldivar, wants residents to make vaccine decisions based on scientific information, rather than Internet speculation. Saldivar, who joined Stony Brook just months before the pandemic hit Long Island, sees improvement in the overall infection numbers, which have declined in recent weeks to about two to three percent from closer to five to six percent. In a wideranging interview (which can be seen online at tbrnewsmedia.com), Saldivar answered a host of questions.

TBR: Do you have any concerns about the number or percentage of people who are not lining up for vaccination?

Saldivar: In general, what we are more concerned about is the amount of misinformation that is out there. If you go on social media — if you go just on the internet, period — there’s a lot of people who are spreading lot of information that is really frankly inaccurate.

TBR: What are Stony Brook and others trying to do to counter misinformation?

Saldivar: There are a number of things we hear fairly frequently, probably the more common one I personally have heard, because Pfizer and Moderna are based on mRNA technology, everybody hears the term RNA and is worried that it’s going to change my genetic code and turn me into a mutant or cause a disease down the line. The first thing to understand about that, the way both of those vaccines work, it’s a set of instructions being given to the body cells, the moment it’s been delivered, the mRNA dissolves. It has no way of getting into the deeper part of the cells to change your genetic code.

TBR: Black and brown communities have a distrust of the federal government after some well known problems regarding Tuskegee Experiment and other issues. Is there broader acceptance now compared with a month or two ago?

Saldivar: Statistically, if you compare how this disease has affected minority communities, the risk of a severe outcome, hospitalization intubation and death is almost universally

Dr. Miguel Saldivar of Stony Brook Medicine said it’s concerning how much misinformation is out there about the COVID-19 vaccine. Stock photo

higher among minority communities. That has a number of factors, not just the disease itself.

It’s also the fact that within those communities, it is more frequent to find some of the risk factors, meaning diabetes, obesity, preexisting pulmonary disease so on and so forth ... What I have been personally involved with is reaching

out to the community, we have found a lot of community centers have been very ready and willing to engage in a conversation. We have found places of worship to be wonderful places to have that conversation TBR: What does the data tell you about the pandemic?

Salvidar: The last numbers I heard from the meeting this morning were between two to three percent positivity. We’ve been there for a week. Before that, we were staying pretty stable at like five to six percent or thereabouts.

It looks like finally, this may be the effect of the vaccine, the numbers are finally starting to little by little trend their way down. We’ve been cautiously optimistic. There seems to be a little bit of a light at the end of the tunnel.

TBR: You have a bachelor’s degree in classical guitar performance. How did you wind up in infectious disease?

Saldivar: Through the nonprofit circle, I landed a job with the medical center at UCLA. That’s where I met a very, very good friend and mentor. She was key to helping me shape the path. I feel incredibly lucky to be part of this profession.

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B. Tax Levy to Support Library Debt, if Applicable C. Tax Levy for Non-Excludable Propositions, if Applicable

2

D. Total Tax Cap Reserve Amount Used to Reduce Current Year Levy, if Applicable E. Total Proposed School Year Tax Levy (A + B + C - D) F. Permissible Exclusions to the School Tax Levy Limit G. School Tax Levy Limit , Excluding Levy for Permissible Exclusions

3

H. Total Proposed School Year Tax Levy, Excluding Levy to Support Library Debt and/or Permissible Exclusions (E - B - F + D) I. Difference: (G - H); (negative value requires 60.0% voter approval)

2

Public School Enrollment Consumer Price Index

1.42%

1.52% 1.23%

1 Include any prior year reserve for excess tax levy, including interest.

2 Tax levy associated with educational or transportation services propositions are not eligible for exclusion under the School Tax Levy Limit and may affect voter approval requirements.

3 For 2021-22, includes any carryover from 2020-21 and excludes any tax levy for library debt or prior year reserve for excess tax levy, including interest.

Actual

Estimated

2020-21

2021-22

(D) Adjusted Restricted Fund Balance

(E) 14,017,542

15,317,542

Assigned Appropriated Fund Balance

1,037,652

950,000

Adjusted Unrestricted Fund Balance

1,653,358

1,800,389

3.70%

4.00%

Adjusted Unrestricted Fund Balance as a Percent of the Total Budget

Schedule of Reserve Funds Reserve Type

Reserve Name

Capital

Capital Reserve

Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ Compensation Reserve

Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment Insurance Reserve

EBALR – Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Compensated Absence Reserve Retirement Contribution

ERS Reserve

Retirement Contribution

TRS Reserve

Reserve Description To pay the cost of any object or purpose for which bonds may be issued.

3/31/21 Actual Balance

6/30/21 Estimated Ending Balance

Intended Use of the Reserve in the 2021-22 School Year

998,553

1,200,000

1,000,000 for roofing replacement

To pay for Workers Compensation and benefits.

2,551,450

3,000,000

none

To pay the cost of reimbursement to the State Unemployment Insurance Fund.

2,356,220

2,356,220

none

3,902,944

100,000 for separation payments for accrued 4,002,944 time

3,588,375

3,763,375

620,000

620,000

For the payment of accrued ‘employee benefits’ due to employees upon termination of service.

To fund employer retirement contributions to the State and Local Employees’ Retirement System To fund employer retirement contributions to the New York State Teachers Retirement System

175,000 toward annual system contribution None

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LEGALS

To Place A Legal Notice

Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 2021-22 Informe de Impuestos de Propiedad

580206 - Port Jefferson UFSD Persona de Contacto:

Jessica Schmettan

Numero de Télefono:

631-791-4231

Propuestado

Propuesto Presupuesto

Cambio

2021-20

2021-22

Porcentual

(A)

(B)

(C)

Monto Total Presupuestado, Sin Incluir Proposiciones Separadas A. Impuesto Fiscal Propuesto Para Respaldar El Monto Total Presupuestado

1

44,739,855

45,009,729

37,356,454

37,886,082

37,356,454

37,886,082

1,199,322

1,305,094

36,158,586

36,581,068

36,157,132

36,580,988

0.60%

B. Impuesto Fiscal Para Respaldar la Deuda de la Biblioteca, Si Corresponde C. Recaudación de Impuestos Por Proposiciones No Excluibles, Si Corresponde

2

D. Cantidad Total de La Reserva de Límite Fiscal Utilizada Para Reducir el Gravamen Del Año Corriente, Si Corresponde E. Propuesto Total de Impuesto Fiscal Para el Año Escolar (A + B + C - D) F. Exclusiones permitidas al Límite de Impuestos de la Escuela G. Límite del Impuesto a la Escuela, Excluyendo el Impuesto Por las Exclusiones Permitidas

3

H. Propuesto Total de Impuesto Fiscal Para el Año Escolar, Excluyendo el Impuesto Para Pagar la Deuda de la Biblioteca y/o Exclusiones Permisibles (E - B - F + D) I. Diferencia: (G - H); (el valor negativo requiere 60.0% de aprobación de los votantes) 2

1,454

80

Matriculación En Escuelas Públicas

1,052

1,068

1.42%

1.52%

Índice de Precios al Consumidor

1.23%

1 Incluya cualquier reserva del año anterior por exceso de impuestos, incluidos los intereses.

2 La recaudación de impuestos asociada con las propuestas de servicios educativos o de transporte no es elegible para la exclusión según el Límite de Impuestos de la Escuela y puede afectar los requisitos de aprobación de los votantes.

3 Para el año 2021-22, incluye cualquier remanente del año 2020-21 y excluye cualquier recaudación de impuestos para la deuda de la biblioteca o la reserva del año anterior para la recaudación de impuestos en exceso, incluidos los intereses Actual

Estimado

2020-21

2021-22

(D) Saldo Ajustado del Fondo Restringido

(E) 14,017,542

15,317,542

Saldo Asignado del Fondo Asignado

1,037,652

950,000

Saldo de Fondos No Restringido Ajustado

1,653,358

1,800,389

3.70%

4.00%

Saldo Ajustado del Fondo No Restringido Como Porcentaje del Presupuesto Total

Lista de Fondos de Reserva Tipo de reserva

Nombre de reserva

Descripción de la reserva

Capital

Capital Reserva

Pagar el costo de cualquier objeto o propósito por el cual se pueden emitir bonos.

Indemnización laboral

Compensación laboral Reserva

Para pagar la Compensación de Trabajadores y beneficios.

Seguro de desempleo

Seguro de desempleo Reserva

Obligaciones acumuladas de beneficios para Ausencia Compensada Reserva el empleado Contribución previsional

ERS Reserva

Contribución previsional

TRS Reserva

Para pagar el costo de reembolso al Fondo Estatal de Seguro de Desempleo.

Para el pago de los "beneficios para empleados" acumulados debidos a los empleados al momento de la terminación del servicio.

Para financiar las contribuciones de jubilación del empleador al Sistema de Retiro de los Empleados Estatales y Locales Para financiar las contribuciones de jubilación del empleador al Sistema de Jubilacion de los Empleados Estatales y Locales

31/3/21 Saldo real

¿Cuánto se usará de la reserva durante el periodo escolar 2021-2022

30/6/21 Saldo final estimado

1,000,000 para reemplazo de techos y reemplazo del sistema de calefacción de escuelas intermedias

998,553

1,200,000

2,551,450

3,000,000

nada

2,356,220

2,356,220

nada

3,902,944

4,002,944

3,588,375

3,763,375

620,000

620,000

100,000 por pagos de separación por tiempo acumulado 175,000 hacia la contribución anual del distrito nada

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LEGALS Notice of formation of JMP Solutions LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/4/2021. 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: 100 Ronkonkoma Ave, Apt 1G, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, 11779. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEXINGTON South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, vs.

Shelley Cortes, Victor Cortes, Lori Schroeter, and Keith Schroeter, Defendants, IN THE INTEREST OF: Minor child born in 2005 Minor child born in 2008 Minors Under the Age of 18.

IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2020-DR-32-1797X SUMMONS AND NOTICE BY PUBLICATION TO: DEFENDANT SHELLEY CORTES: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and noticed of the Complaint for removal action in and to the minor children in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Lexington County on April 28, 2021, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a hearing in the above referenced matter has been scheduled in the Lexington County Family Court located on the 2nd floor of the Marc H. Westbrook Judicial Center at 205 East Main Street, Lexington SC 29072.

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that: (1) the Guardian ad Litem who is appointed by the Court in this action to represent the best interests of the children will provide the Family Court with a written report that includes an evaluation and assessment of the issues brought before the Court along with recommendations; (2) the Guardian ad Litem ’s written report will be available for review twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the hearing; (3) you may review the report at the Guardian ad Litem Program county office.

S. C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Lil Ann Gray, SC Bar No.: 2401 Becky Farmer, SC Bar No.: 101927 Attorneys for Plaintiff P O Box 84129 Lexington, South Carolina 29073-4129 Telephone: (803) 785-2960 Fax: (803) 520-1180 ________________, 2021.

Electronic signature and filing authorized pursuant to the Order of the Supreme Court of South Carolina dated April 22, 2020.

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Notice of Formation of Creating New Perspectives, LLC. Articles of Formation filed with Secretary of State of New York on March 25th, 2021. Office Location Suffolk County. Secretary of State of New York has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

Secretary of State of New York shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 5507 Nesconset Highway Suite 10-272, Mt. Sinai, NY 11766. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. by the Village Board of the Incorporated Village of Port

Jefferson TO AMEND SECTION 181-6(M) OF THE VILLAGE CODE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CANNABIS ON VILLAGE PROPERTY, a copy of which proposed local law is on file at the Office of the Village Clerk, and may be accessed at the following link: www. portjeff.com/virtualmeetings Members of the public may view the public hearing live at w w w. p o r t j e f f . c o m / virtualmeetings To submit comments for the Public Record or in relation to the Public Hearing, send your comments via email to clerk@portjeff.com up until 3:30 PM on May 17, 2021.

Barbara Sakovich Village Clerk

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. by the Village Board of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson TO AMEND SECTION 245-62 OF CHAPTER 245 OF THE VILLAGE CODE TO PROHIBIT PARKING/ STANDING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CAROLINE AVENUE FROM RANDALL AVENUE TO OAKES STREET, a copy of which proposed local law is on file at the Office of the Village Clerk, and may be accessed at the following link: www.portjeff. com/virtualmeetings Members of the public may view the public hearing live at w w w. p o r t j e f f . c o m / virtualmeetings

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. by the Village Board of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson TO AMEND SECTION 181-13 OF THE VILLAGE CODE TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF BICYCLES ON ATHLETIC FIELDS AND COURTS AND OTHER AREAS WITHIN VILLAGE PARKS, a copy of which proposed local law is on file at the Office of the Village Clerk, and may be accessed at the following link: w w w. p o r t j e f f. c o m / virtualmeetings Members of the public may view the public hearing live at w w w. p o r t j e f f . c o m / virtualmeetings To submit comments for the Public Record or in relation to a Public Hearing, send your comments via email to clerk@portjeff.com up until 3:30 PM on May 17, 2021.

Barbara Sakovich Village Clerk April 29, 2021 2068 4/29 1x ptr

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF

To submit comments for the Public Record or in relation to a Public Hearing, send your comments via email to clerk@portjeff.com up until 3:30 PM on May 17, 2021.

Barbara Sakovich Village Clerk April 29, 2021 2070 4/29 1x ptr

Inc. Village of Belle Terre 2021/2022 Budget PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that after due Public Hearing, the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Belle Terre, at a meeting held on the 20th day of April 2021 did adopt the Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2021/2022. The adopted budget is filed in my office and is open to public inspection during office hours.

Dated: April 21, 2021 INC. VILLAGE OF BELLE TERRE Joanne Raso Village Clerk-Treasurer 928-0020 2076 4/29 1x ptr

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION PORT JEFFERSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that a

budget hearing for the qualified voters of the Port Jefferson School District, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, Port Jefferson, New York, will be held at the Earl L. Vandermeulen High School in said District on May 11, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget; copies of the adopted budget will be available seven days prior to the budget hearing.

Notice is hereby given, that the annual vote/election of the qualified voters of the Port Jefferson School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Earl L. Vandermeulen High School in said District on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at which time the polls will be open to vote by machine upon the following items: 1) Proposition 1: Shall the annual budget of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District for the school year 2021-2022 in the sum of $45,009,729; as proposed by the Board of Education with the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District, as required by l a w, be adopted?

2) Proposition 2: Shall the Board of Education of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District be authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $1,000,000 from the “2015 Renovations and Upgrades Capital Reserve Fund” effective May 21, 2015 for the following purpose(s): replacement of certain sections of roof at Earl L. Vandermeulen High School and Edna Louise Spear Elementary School, including all ancillary and incidental work required to be performed.

3) Proposition 3: Shall the Board of Education of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District be authorized to establish, pursuant to Education Law section 3651, a Capital Reserve Fund, effective May 11, 2021 to be known as the “2021 Renovations and Upgrades Capital Reserve for the purpose of funding

capital improvements to the Port Jefferson School District, including but not limited to, roof replacement, classroom renovations, site work, door and hardware replacement, ADA upgrades, ceiling replacement, floor replacement, HVAC upgrades, electrical upgrades, fire alarm system replacement, refurbishment of rooftop exhaust fans, emergency generator replacement, window replacement, bathroom renovations/additions, locker room reconstruction, athletic bleacher replacement, drainage and erosion control, and portable classroom demolition.

The ultimate amount of the 2021 Renovations and Upgrades Capital Reserve Fund shall be Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) including interest thereon; the probable term shall be seven (7) years, the funds are to be transferred from the unreserved designated fund balance remaining in the general fund including a sum not to exceed $1,500,000 from the 2020-2021 budget; and thereafter, in an annual amount not more than $1,500,000 for each remaining year of the probable term.

4) Proposition 4: To elect three (3) members of the Board for a 3-year term commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2024. The candidates to be as follows: Tracy Zamek René Tidwell Shannon Handley Ryan Walker And notice is also given that the petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., April 19, 2021. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District and must state the name and residence of the candidate.

And notice is hereby given, that in accordance with §2035 and §2008 of the

LEGALS con’t on pg. 14

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Hometown History

A home away from home: The boarding house in early Port Jefferson

BY KENNETH BRADY DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Boarding houses were ubiquitous in Port Jefferson from the late 19th through the early 20th centuries.

In a typical Port Jefferson boarding house, guests rented one or more rooms, stayed for either a short-term or an extended period, and were provided with family-style meals and other amenities such as laundry services.

Some of the village’s boarding houses were small, private homes where the owners took in one or more lodgers as a way to supplement their income. Others were larger establishments, could accommodate a greater number of guests and operated strictly as a business.

In many cases, it was less expensive to live in a communal boarding house with its limited space and privacy than to stay in one of Port Jefferson’s hotels or to rent an apartment or a single-family home.

It is difficult to determine the exact number of boarding houses in bygone Port Jefferson since many of their keepers craved anonymity and were known only by word of mouth, but evidence from multiple sources confirms that boarding houses were once everywhere in the village and had a diverse clientele.

Newspapers provide a rich variety of information about Port Jefferson’s boarding houses and their lodgers. In an 1879 “Board Wanted” advertisement in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, a family noted it was seeking “comfortable and airy” rooms in the village “for the summer”

and expected a “first class” table.

The comings and goings of vacationers who boarded locally was regular fodder in the “Jottings” column of the Port Jefferson Echo which reported that 22 members of the Elks were staying at Mrs. Benjamin Odell’s on Beach Street.

Besides tourists, Port Jefferson’s boarding houses attracted unmarried workers. The diarist Azariah H. Davis recounted how telegraph operators on tight budgets boarded in rooms above Lee’s Drugstore on the village’s Main Street following the telegraph’s arrival in Port Jefferson in 1880. Census records from that year reveal that the village’s boarders also included newlyweds, transients, retirees and professionals.

Four of the village’s boarding house keepers advertised in Long Island, an 1882 travel guide published by the Long Island Rail Road. The proprietors listed, all women, were Mrs. C. L. Bayles, Mrs. E. B. Gildersleeve, Mrs. E. P. Tooker and Mrs. Hamilton Tooker.

Lain and Healy’s 1892 Brooklyn and Long Island Business Directory identified Port Jefferson’s 11 boarding house keepers, all women. The village’s female proprietors included Phoebe Beale, Ann Conk, Mary Tuthill and Mary Van Zandt.

Summer Homes on Long Island, the LIRR’s 1893 vacation guide, also listed Port Jefferson’s boarding house keepers, the majority women.

They included Mrs. S. C. Abrew who charged from $5 to $8 per week for a room and Mrs. George E. Brown who could accommodate 21 guests at her Bay Side Cottage situated at Port Jefferson’s 303 West Broadway.

Above: Mrs. S. J. Powell sits in front of her boarding house on East Broadway, Port Jefferson; Below: The Willows was run by Mrs. Hebee Fowler and located in Port Jefferson at Norton’s Corner, the intersection of East Main and Thompson streets. Photo by Robert S. Feather. Images from Kenneth C. Brady Digital Archive.

The Darlington House on Beach Street was listed in a 1908 LIRR travel guide, backed on the west shore of Port Jefferson Harbor, could accommodate 25 guests, and operated seasonally from June through September.

Renamed Shadow Lawn and kept by Mrs. Daniel Sprague, the boarding house was set ablaze on April 5, 1964 in a controlled burn by the Port Jefferson Fire Department.

The Linden House was located on Linden Place, offered residents “electric lights” and “reasonable rates,” and opened in 1915. In a glowing endorsement of the boarding house, one satisfied lodger said, “The meals are simply swell, and one gets more than it is possible to eat.”

The village’s other notable boarding houses were managed by keepers and located throughout Port Jefferson: Mrs. S. J. Powell (East Broadway); Mrs. Ellis Jones (Vineyard Place); Emma A. Rackett (Thompson Street); Mrs. Hebee Fowler (East Main Street); Louise Patterson (Belle Terre Road); Betty Greene (Bayview Terrace); and Mrs. John G. Clark (East Broadway).

While some boarding houses still survived on Thompson and other local streets as late as the 1960s, their numbers in the village had steadily declined because of several factors: Automobiles and mass transportation made it possible to work in Port Jefferson and reside elsewhere. Boarding houses, which afforded food and shelter, were replaced by rooming and

tourist houses, which furnished shelter alone, but gave their lodgers greater freedom and privacy.

With rising incomes, middle-class workers left boarding houses for their own homes or apartments, often leaving behind the poor, elderly and unemployed. Boarding houses were seen as less respectable, some arguing that their presence among single-family homes destroyed a neighborhood’s integrity and depressed property values.

Despite these legitimate concerns, boarding houses contributed to Port Jefferson’s economic growth by providing lodging for the employees in the village’s many industries, boosting ancillary businesses particularly real estate and establishing Port Jefferson as a vacationland.

Boarding houses also improved the social status of the village’s women, enabling them either to generate additional household income or make an independent living.

Perhaps most important, Port Jefferson’s welcoming boarding houses introduced thousands to the village in the comfortable surroundings of a home away from home.

Kenneth Brady has served as the Port Jefferson Village Historian and president of the Port Jefferson Conservancy, as well as on the boards of the Suffolk County Historical Society, Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council and Port Jefferson Historical Society. He is a longtime resident of Port Jefferson.

APRIL 29, 2021 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A13

School News

Port Jefferson names top two students

The Port Jefferson School District recently announced Peggy Yin and Massimo Cipriano as the Class of 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively.

Valedictorian Peggy Yin has had numerous academic accomplishments throughout her high school career. She is captain of the Science Olympiad team and has been a top medalist in both state and regional competitions.

As a junior, she helped initiate a partnership to mentor elementary students in science fair projects. She serves as the editor-in-chief of the Mast literary magazine, president of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, president of the Latin Club, captain of the Academic Team, an officer of the National Honor Society and an officer and treasurer of the Drama Club.

This year, she helped to spearhead a food drive that raised more than $3,000 and food donations for those in need.

Peggy is a founder and editor-in-chief of the news media platform, The Current, and is collaborating with Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) on several initiatives. She has served as a summer intern at both Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory, where she worked on cutting-edge projects.

Peggy is a National Merit Scholarship finalist, Battelle Scholarship recipient and a Coca-Cola Scholar semifinalist.

Music plays an important role in her life and her musical achievements are plenty with All-County, All-State and All-Eastern honors as a vocalist and flutist among them.

She has performed twice onstage as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, has been on the Manhattan School of Music Dean’s List for three years and has been a recipient of five international vocal competitions.

She is active in community and volunteer initiatives, including serving as a youth

ambassador for Concerts in Motion and a live radio show host and broadcast engineer for China Blue on WUSB 90.1 FM. Salutatorian Massimo Cipriano has excelled in many of his classes in Port Jefferson.

He was a member of the Student Organization as a freshman and sophomore and served as secretary for the Class of 2021.

Massimo served as a student representative for the district’s PTSA and three years as president of the Varsity Club. This year, he is a co-president of the Varsity Club, a very popular club at the high school. Massimo has also been a Royal, a three-sport athlete in his high school career, as a member of the soccer, basketball and baseball teams.

He was also part of the founding team members of The Current, the independent online newspaper, where he is the head of the sports column. He participates in numerous volunteer and community service actions and recently helped spearhead a pen pal program with veterans at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook.

Citing English as a favorite subject, Massimo would like to study journalism when he begins college in the fall. Massimo used his four years in high school to tap into many of the school’s offerings, helping him to become a well-rounded scholar.

He commends several high school teachers with encouraging him to continue to embrace the world with kindness, empathy and a positive mindset, and values the mentors and role models they are to him.

Massimo is also pleased to have been a student in the district since childhood, citing his gratefulness to a school community that has encouraged lifelong relationships and inspired him to keep his best foot forward.

Courtesy of PJSD

From left to right: Brennyn Veit, Kate Sommerstad and Olivia Schlegel. Photo from PJSD

Trio competes in county swim championship Earl L. Vandermeulen High School student-athletes Olivia Schlegel, Kate Sommerstad and Brennyn Veit represented the Port Jefferson Royals this weekend at the Suffolk County Swim championships at Stony Brook University.

Olivia finished sixth in the county in the

200-meter Individual Medley and third in the 100-meter backstroke.

Brennyn placed 10th in the county in the 200-meter Individual Medley and Kate finished third in the 200-meter freestyle and first in the county in the 500- meter freestyle.

Courtesy of PJSD

PJ celebrates 15 years on national Best Community for Music Education list The Port Jefferson School District has not missed a beat and again has been ranked among the National Association of Music Merchant’s Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education in America.

The honor acknowledges schools and districts across the country for their dedication to and support for music education as part of the core curriculum.

This is the 15th consecutive years that Port Jefferson — one of only 686 school districts across the nation named in 2021 — has received the prestigious national recognition.

Although many partnerships with Stony

Brook University, local orchestras and other community groups were put on hold due to the pandemic this year, the students and music educators found innovative and resourceful ways to present their music.

“This year, music played such a significant role in our students’ lives,” said Dr. Michael Caravello, the district’s director of music and fine arts. “We are grateful to our music educators for keeping music education at the forefront in our three schools and thank our dedicated students for their creativity and joy in embracing this craft.”

Courtesy of PJSD

PAGE A14 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • APRIL 29, 2021

LEGALS LEGALS con’t on pg. 10 Education Law, any referenda or proposition to amend the budget, otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Board of Education at the District Office on or before April 19, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. prevailing time, except for propositions which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting; must be typed or printed in English, must be directed to the Clerk of the school district and signed by at least sixty-nine (69) qualified voters of the District and must state the name and residence of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

Notice is also given that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required by the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the annual vote/election, at the School District Administration Office, 550 Scraggy Hill Road, Port Jefferson, New York, Monday through Friday during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, and on Saturday and Sunday by appointment.

Notice is also given that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable from the District Clerk, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received by the Clerk of the District at least seven days before the day of the election. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk at least one day before the day of the vote/election.

Ballots must reach the

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on the date of the vote/ election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for public inspection in the office of the District Clerk during regular office hours until the day of the election.

Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such ballot application or ballot. Military voter application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk of the School District no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

And further, notice is hereby given, that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote at said annual vote and election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States, (2) eighteen years of age or older, (3) a resident within the District for a period of thirty days next preceding said vote/ election. The Board of Education has adopted the provisions of Education Law §2018-c which requires all new persons offering to vote at any school district meeting or election to provide one form of proof of residency. Acceptable proof of residency shall be a

driver’s license, a nondriver’s license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill, or a voter registration card.

Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report.

Said exemption repor t, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

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AV I S O DE AU D I E N C I A PRESUPUESTARIA, VOTACIÓN PRESUPUESTARIA Y ELECCIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE PORT JEFFERSON PUEBLO DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK Por la presente se notifica que una audiencia presupuestaria para los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar de Port Jefferson, Ciudad de Brookhaven, Condado de Suffolk, Port Jefferson, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Escuela Secundaria Earl L. Vandermeulen en dicho Distrito el 11 de mayo, 2021 a las 7 p.m., hora predominante, para la presentación del presupuesto; Las copias del presupuesto adoptado estarán disponibles siete días antes de la audiencia

presupuestaria.

Por la presente se notifica que la votación/elección anual de los votantes calificados del distrito escolar de Port Jefferson, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Escuela Secundario Earl L. Vandermeulen en dicho distrito el martes, 18 de mayo, 2021 entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora predominante, hora en la que se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina sobre los siguientes puntos: 1. Propuesta 1: Deberá el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión de Port Jefferson para el año escolar 2021-2022 en la suma de $45,009,729; según lo propuesto por la Junta de Educación con la porción requerida de la misma que se recaudará por impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito, según lo exige la ley, ¿se adoptará?

2. Propuesta 2: Deberá autorizarse el Comité de Educación del Distrito de Port Jefferson a gastar una suma que no exceda los $ 1,000,000 del “Fondo de Reserva de Capital para Renovaciones y Mejoras de 2015” a partir del 21 de mayo de 2015 para los siguientes propósitos: reemplazo de ciertas secciones del techo en Earl L. Vandermeulen High School y Edna Louise Spear Elementary School, incluido todo el trabajo auxiliar e incidental que se require realizar.

3. Propuesta 3: Deberá el Comité de Educación del Distrito Escolar de Port Jefferson estar autorizada para establecer, conforme a la sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación, un Fondo de Reserva de Capital, a partir del 11 de mayo de 2021, que se conocerá como la “Reserva de Capital de Renovaciones y Mejoras 2021 para fines de financiamiento mejoras de capital al Distrito Escolar de Port Jefferson, que incluyen, entre otras, reemplazo de techo, renovaciones de aulas, trabajo en el sitio, reemplazo de puertas y h e r r a m i e n t a s , actualizaciones de ADA,

reemplazo de techo, reemp l a z o d e p i s o , actualizaciones de HVAC, actualizaciones eléctricas, reemplazo del sistema de alarma contra incendios, renovación de extractores de aire en la azotea, reemplazo de generadores de emergencia, reemplazo de ventanas, renovaciones/adiciones de baños, reconstrucción de vestidores, reemplazo de gradas deportivas, control de drenaje y erosión, y demolición de aulas portátiles. El monto final del Fondo de reserva de capital para renovaciones y mejoras de 2021 será de diez millones de dólares ($10,000,000), incluidos los intereses correspondientes; el plazo probable será de siete (7) años, los fondos se transferirán del saldo del fondo designado no reservado que queda en el fondo general, incluida una suma que no exceda los $ 1,500,000 del presupuesto 2020-2021 y, a partir de entonces, una cantidad anual no superior a $ 1,500,000 por cada año restante del plazo probable.

4. Propuesta 4: Elegir a tres (3) miembros del Comité por un período de 3 años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2021 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2024.

Tracy Zamek René Tidwell Shannon Handley Ryan Walker Y también se notifica que las peticiones que nominan candidatos para el cargo de miembro del Comité de Educación deben presentarse en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 19 de abril, 2021. Cada petición debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito, debe estar firmado por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Y por la presente se notifica que, de acuerdo con §2035 y §2008 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, que de otra manera se someterá a votación en dicha elección, debe presentarse ante el Comité de Educación en la Oficina

del Distrito a más tardar el 19 de abril de 2021 a las 5 : 0 0 p . m . h o r a predominante, a excepción de las proposiciones que deben incluirse en el aviso de la reunión anual; debe estar mecanografiado o impreso en inglés, debe dirigirse al secretario del distrito escolar y debe estar firmado por al menos sesenta y nueve (69) votantes calificados del distrito y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante.

Sin embargo, el Comité Escolar no aceptará ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determ i n a r, o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica donde el gasto de dinero sea requerido por la proposición.

También se notifica que cualquier contribuyente del Distrito puede obtener una copia del estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente con fines escolares, sin incluir el dinero público, durante los c a t o r c e d í a s inmediatamente anteriores a la votación anual/elección, en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito Escolar, 550 Scraggy Hill Road, Port Jefferson, Nueva York, de lunes a viernes de 8:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. hora predominante, y los sábados y domingos con cita previa.

También se notifica que las solicitudes para votos en ausencia se podrán obtener en la Secretaría del Distrito, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., de lunes a viernes, excepto festivos. Si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante, el secretario del distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa al menos siete días antes del día de la elección. Si la boleta debe entregarse personalmente al votante, el secretario de distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa al menos un día antes del día de la votación/elección.

Las boletas deben llegar al secretario del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. (hora predominante) en la fecha

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 14 de la votación/elección. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrá emitido votos en ausencia estará disponible para inspección pública en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito durante el horario regular de oficina hasta el día de la elección.

Los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicha solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de solicitud de votante militar deben recibirse en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito del Distrito Escolar a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 22 de abril, 2021. No se registrará ninguna boleta militar a menos que (1) se reciba en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un país extranjero servicio postal, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de la elección y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se asocia como no posterior al día anterior a la elección.

Y además, se notifica por la presente que los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar tendrán derecho a votar en dicha votación y elección anual. Un votante calificado es aquel que es (1) ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, (2) mayor de dieciocho años, (3) residente dentro del Distrito por un período de treinta días antes de dicha votación/elección. El Comité de Educación ha adoptado las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación §2018-c que requiere que todas las personas nuevas que se ofrezcan a votar en cualquier reunión o elección del distrito escolar proporcionen una forma de prueba de residencia. La prueba aceptable de residencia será una licencia de c o n d u c i r, otro documento/tarjeta de identificación, una factura de servicios públicos o una tarjeta de registro de votante.

De conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, la Sección 495 se agregó a la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un

informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor total tasado de la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de -impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas por autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

POR ORDEN DEL COMITÉ DE EDUCACIÓN Distrito escolar de Port Jefferson Kathleen Hanley Secretario de distrito 4/29/21, 5/6/21

20 King st. Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. 11776. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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ACCESSORY APARTMENT REVIEW BOARD TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN Pursuant to the provisions of section §85-258 of the Building Ordinance of the Town of Brookhaven, notice is hereby given that the Accessory Apartment Review Board of the Town of Brookhaven will hold a vir tual public hearing streamed live over the internet at BrookhavenNY. gov/join at 6:00 pm on 05/06/2021. Adjacent property owners and/or others interested in any way in the proposal may make public comments to the Accessory Apartment Review Board via the “Q&A” feature during this time at BrookhavenNY. gov/join. Anyone interested in submitting written comments to the Board may also do so via email at AARB@BrookhavenNY.gov

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Carmela Guerin, 73, of Setauket, died Feb. 4.

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She enjoyed ceramics, sewing and was a great cook. Her specialty was eggplant parmigiana.

Most of all she loved spending time with her family.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Thomas; daughter Heather; sons Thomas and Justin; six grandchildren; her mother Maria; sister Santina; along with many other family and friends.

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A response to ‘No Business Like Joe Business’ The author of a recent letter complained that President Joe Biden [D] issued “Marxist executive orders,” but didn’t say what they were.

The president issued many executive orders to reverse the harmful actions of his predecessor but none of them were remotely Marxist.

In fact, there are no Marxists on the American political scene today. Those who claim the term “Socialist” are not Marxists, but are arguing for a kind of European Social Democracy which provides a strong safety net for the needy among other things.

Those European countries are also vigorously Capitalistic. Biden is clearly a Capitalist who wants proper government involvement in developing

infrastructure, prudent regulation and joining with business in research and development.

The author also complains about lying, narcissistic, egotistical maniacs.

I don’t know the writer’s intent but she clearly described the narcissism of Donald Trump [R] who lied thousands of times during his tenure, the most dangerous of which was that he won the election which was stolen by President Biden.

It is true that Trump did fuel the rapid development of vaccines but it is also true that he denied the seriousness of COVID-19 for several months leading to many deaths.

The writer claims, against all evidence, that Biden did not have a

plan to deal with COVID-19. In fact, Biden has made it his top priority. He led the effort to inoculate millions of Americans and ameliorate the economic distress caused by the pandemic.

Finally, the crisis at our border was in large part created by Trump and the failure of both parties to legislate a rational immigration policy. Biden has only been president since January and already has done an amazing amount.

Immigration will, I am sure, be addressed very soon. Unfortunately both parties have failed to deal with the root causes of immigration: dysfunctional countries in Central America, some of which was caused by us.

Adam Fisher Port Jefferson Station

Suffolk County has been suffering from the poor disposal methods of wastewater from treatment plants into Long Island’s waterways for too long.

The decision made by some of the county’s largest sewage treatment plants to discharge wastewater into nearby rivers, inlets and bays is costing local residents the quality of the water they receive. Not only are residents facing this issue, but coastal ecosystems are also declining in health due to the highly toxic chemicals introduced from the water from these sewage plants.

This is impacting the many coastal industries Long Island’s residents rely on, particularly commercial and

recreational fishing.

Along with the health risks residents face, many marine ecosystems are at risk from this pollution. I believe that it is imperative that more direct action is taken for addressing this issue and to hold these treatment plants more accountable.

I have always had a special love and connection to the Long Island Sound and the rivers found in our community. In order to protect an integral part of our home, larger treatment plants must take action and consider utilizing the techniques Suffolk’s smaller treatment plants use for their wastewater. These plants discharge wastewater into the ground, which is a

more favorable technique for retaining the quantity of usable water in the Island’s supply of groundwater.

I ask you to join me in voicing this growing concern. Many other Long Island residents share the same sentiment regarding this issue, as it poses a health risk to our communities and to our local ecosystems. I ask you to join me in reaching out to our local elected officials and representatives in order to increase the awareness of how our water is treated, and how we can act to improve both the quantity and quality of the water we use.

Matthew Lane East Setauket

Staying the distance, but keeping your eyes open Keen on keeping our water clean This week, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) officially signed a new law stating that drivers must give bicyclists a 3-foot distance on the road.

We think it’s great, and know how important it is to share the road. No one wants to hurt someone who’s riding for leisure or exercise.

But what concerns us the most are the riders who might feel entitled, who don’t follow their own rules of the road.

Yes, vehicle drivers — especially on Long Island — can be awfully aggressive and distracted at times. But to play devil’s advocate, it isn’t just the car drivers. We have seen some aggressive bike riders, too.

There are times that sharing the road on a busy street like Route 25A or Nesconset Highway is near to impossible. The driver of the vehicle slows down traffic to abstain from the biker, who is weaving in and out of their bike lane.

Not all bike riders are bad, and again we think it’s great they are staying fit and not thrusting carbon dioxide fumes into the air. But, just as there are bad apples to everything, we are begging those riders to not take this new law in vain.

While car drivers are now more responsible for keeping a safe distance from a bicyclist, we are asking the rider to do the same.

Please don’t ride your bike in traffic, and please pay attention, yourself. Please don’t be a nuisance to the people trying to get to work during rush hour, and please, please, please stop at stop signs, too.

If we all abide by the rules of the road, all of us will be safe and laws like this won’t even have to be considered down the road.

Use common sense. Be kind. Stay safe.

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A thanks to the Unity Party I would like to take this moment to thank Trustee Kathianne Snaden and the Unity Team for following through on their promises.

At the beginning of the school year, I had reached out to Trustee Snaden and the Commissioner of Public Safety to request that the code enforcement bureau meet the train at the Long Island Rail Road Station in the afternoons when our children and well over

25 other students come home from parochial school.

Not only did she immediately respond to my request, but the code officers have exceeded our expectations by walking the train station platform to meet the train, talking to us as parents and creating a presence that is both welcoming and safe.

In fact, we now have personal relationships with the officers and

know them by first names!

We are grateful that we live in this village and for the dedicated service of Trustee Snaden and the mayor’s office who have been so responsive to our requests and who remain steadfast in their commitment to this community and the safety of our children. Thank you.

Melissa Giannola Port Jefferson

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Opinion Two men face big decisions amid the pandemic cloud

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have two friends whose sons are contemplating important choices. The first son, Matt, is trying to decide where to attend college.

He has gained admission to two elite schools.

He can’t go wrong, as his parents have told him repeatedly, with either choice. Making this decision in a normal year would be hard. In a pandemic year, it’s almost impossible.

Matt can’t stay over D. None at each school for a weekend or even attend of the above a few classes. He can’t

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF get much of a feeling for the “vibe” of the school because he can’t go into most of the buildings, even with a mask

and with his letter of admission.

He can compare the national rankings from U.S. News and World Report, check college guides, talk with his guidance counselor, chat with graduates from his high school who attend each school and stroll around each campus.

He can’t, however, fully try on the school, the way he might a tailored suit. Masks cover the faces of most of the people at each school, which makes it impossible to search for smiles on the faces of his potential future classmates.

He recently found himself leaning toward school A. The same day, his father spoke with a friend of his whose daughter was attending school B. His father showed a picture of his friend’s daughter to Matt. The friend’s attractive daughter caused Matt to rethink his tentative decision.

That brings me to my other friend’s son, Eric. In his mid-20s, Eric has been caught in the same social world that has limited the

options for everyone else.

Eric has been dating a woman for over two years and is considering the future of the relationship. He is not sure whether it’s the appropriate time to consider living together or getting married.

Eric is incredibly attached to his girlfriend, who has been one of the few people he sees regularly in real life during the pandemic.

Eric is not sure how long this altered reality, in which he works from home, speaks with family and friends virtually most of the time, and sees his girlfriend during his limited social hours, will last. In the meantime, he’d like something in his life to move forward.

Matt and Eric are weighing their options.

For Matt, the choice of college may well come down to the last picture of another student he sees before he pushes a button.

Choosing a college can, and likely should, involve more significant factors. Then again, both of the colleges line up so well that he is

likely to have a similar experience, albeit with different people around him, at each school.

Eric’s decision, however, isn’t so interchangeable. It involves a leap of faith that those of us who are married have made that relies on our own criteria. We can consult family, friends, and counselors as we weigh the pros and cons, but, ultimately, the responsibility and opportunity rest with us.

Coming up with his own questions and his own scale to evaluate the relationship is challenging, particularly when everything seems somewhere between good and great right now. He can’t possibly know what life will look like in two, five, 10 or 20 years from now.

I don’t envy either Matt or Eric as they contemplate these decisions. I do, however, agree with Matt’s parents: he can’t go wrong.

For Eric, the decision has more significant longer-term ramifications and likely reflects variables that are difficult to imagine, particularly amid the uncertainty of the present.

Be who you want to be after the pandemic

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ould you like to be different? Would you like to change your personality?

Perhaps you would like to be more extroverted. Or more open to new experiences.

Or even just more organized. Well, thanks to the pandemic, here is your chance.

People can and do successfully change their personalities even as adults. Now we are about to emerge from the isolation of lockdown and quarantine and rejoin the larger world.

Between The stage is set for you and me a new you. But this

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF transformation will take work. To start, one could embrace the “As If Principle,” proposed by Richard Wiseman, a psychology professor at the University of Hertfordshire in England. This would require one to behave as if one were already that

different person, and after a time, the new behavior and the person would sync. Famously, that is the story the debonair Cary Grant told of his early life, which started on the Bristol docks as Archie Leach and wound up at the pinnacle in Hollywood. “I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person.

Or he became me,” Grant said, according to the British newspaper, The Guardian.

An article in the April 11 issue of The New York Times took up this subject. Headlined, “You Can Be a New You After the Pandemic,” written by Olga Khazan, the story states the following. “Researchers have found that adults can change the five traits that make up personality — extroversion, openness to experience, emotional stability, agreeableness and conscientiousness — within just a few months.”

Another psychology professor, this one at Columbia University, asserts a similar theme.

Geraldine Downey, who studies social rejection, has found that “socially excluded people who want to become part of a group are better off if they assume that other people will like them.

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They should behave as if they are the popular kid. Getting into social interactions expecting the worst, as many socially anxious people do, tends to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.” In another example of change, “people were able to become more extroverted or conscientious in four months just by listing the ways they’d like to change and what steps they would take to get there,” according to the NYT article. If one wants to be more outgoing, one can make a list of upcoming events in which to interact or persons to call for lunches, and after enough such efforts, the act becomes natural.

It can help in this transformation to see a therapist, research recommends. One such example described a person with neuroticism, “a trait responsible for anxiety and rumination.”

After a short burst of therapy, in which the “warm, comforting presence” of a therapist encouraged the idea that the client is a valued person, neuroticism receded, and the studies showed the effect lasted for at least a year.

But not everyone can afford a therapist.

Mirjam Stieger, a postdoctoral researcher at Brandeis University, and her colleagues

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developed an app that “reminded people to perform small tasks to help tweak their personalities, like “talk to a stranger when you go grocery shopping,” to prompt extroversion.

The app then asks them if they had done that.

According to the study, after three months, the change had stuck.

Agreeableness, by the way, involves “greater empathy and concern for others.” And so, being agreeable after this pandemic could mean being gentler toward one another. We now know, for example, how much essential workers sacrificed during the pandemic, many even their lives. That would suggest greater kindness and patience toward someone who, during the pre-pandemic, might just have been dismissed as annoying. We don’t know what exactly has been that person’s recent experience. At least that can be a conscious thought to modify behavior in what otherwise might have been a contentious situation.

For those who wish to change or live differently, as the NYT article says, “your personality is more like a sand dune than a stone.”

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