The Port Times Record - May 21, 2015

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Volume 28, No. 25

May 21, 2015

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A day of reflection on Memorial Day also, Memorial Day parades on the North Shore; local actor lands lead in ‘Oliver!’ at Theatre Three

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Write-ins take the school board Port Jefferson, Comsewogue budgets pass

BY elana Glowatz & Desirée KeeGan

Keeping crabs in their habs

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at top, school board members adam Dewitt, Kathleen Brennan, Jim laffey, Mark Doyle and Bob ramus wait to hear poll results on tuesday night. above, Vincent ruggiero goes in for a handshake after being re-elected to the board.

Two write-in candidates will become Port Jefferson school board members in July, after Tuesday night’s trustee election and budget vote ended a month of uncertainty about the future of the board.

Three seats were up for election this week but only one candidate, incumbent Vincent Ruggiero, turned in paperwork to appear on the ballot by an April 20 deadline — Trustee Mark Doyle and Vice President Jim Laffey did not, nor did any other district residents. But in the face of a deficit of candidates, Doyle announced a write-in campaign for re-election, and newcomer Tracy Zamek one for first-time election.

Tuesday night, Ruggiero was returned to the board with 468 votes, and Doyle with 178 writein votes. Zamek was elected with 246 votes.

In an interview after hearing the poll results, Zamek said she is “honored to be a voice for

our children here in Port Jefferson and my plans are to really work collectively with this team to provide the best educational experience for our students in Port Jefferson.”

Doyle said he is looking forward to his third term on the school board.

“I wanted to stay on the board and I’m happy to serve another three years.”

While Ruggiero expressed excitement about working with Doyle and Zamek in the next school year, he said he would miss having Laffey on the board of education.

“He was tremendous — a hard worker, dedicated parent and member of this community.”

Aside from the two winning write-in candidates, there were other write-in candidates who received a minimal number of votes and thus fell shy of securing Port Jefferson school board seats. The largest of that writein group was former board member Dennis Kahn, who garnered 58 votes.

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Town seeks to curb horseshoe crab harvesting

By Erika karp

With its horseshoe crab population dwindling, Town of Brookhaven officials are calling on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to ban harvesting within 500 feet of town property.

At the Mount Sinai Harbor Marine Stewardship Center at Cedar Beach on Tuesday, Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) announced the Brookhaven Town Board is poised to approve a message in support of the ban at Thursday night’s board meeting.

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Horseshoe crabs are harvested for bait and medicinal purposes, as their blue blood, which is worth an estimated $15,000 a quart, is used in the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries to detect bacterial contamination in drugs and medical supplies, due to its special properties.

While there is already a harvesting ban in place for Mount Sinai Harbor, Romaine is seeking to expand the restriction across the North and South shores so the crabs have a safe place to mate.

The crabs take about nine years to reach sexual maturity.

“We think it is time not to stop or prohibit the harvesting of horseshoe crabs … but instead to say, ‘Not within town properties,’” Romaine stated.

Brookhaven’s Chief Environmental Analyst Anthony Graves and clean-water advocacy group Defend H20’s founder and president, Kevin McAllister, joined Romaine at the Tuesday morning press conference.

Graves said the ban would help preserve the 450-million-year-old species’ population.

Preserving the species affects more than just the crabs: If the population continues to shrink, other species — like the red knot bird, which eats the crab eggs — will suffer.

“They are in some ways an ecological keystone species,” Graves said. “That

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means that they serve a function beyond their individual existence.”

East Coast waterways are the epicenter for the crabs and, according to McAllister, states like New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia have already enacted harvesting limits. The crabs’ nesting season starts in mid-May and lasts until the end of June.

Officials said the crabs are oftentimes

harvested at night and illegally.

Romaine said he has asked all of the town’s waterfront villages to support the measure. If the DEC moves forward with the ban, Romaine said the town could help the department with enforcement by establishing an intermunicipal agreement.

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Kullen’s closin’ The King Kullen supermarket on Route 25A will close its doors next month.

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East Setauket supermarket prepares to close its doors

By Phil CoRso

A North Shore grocery chain is shuttering one of its locations next month just as summer breaks into full bloom.

Joseph Brown, senior vice president and chief merchandising officer for King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc., said the East Setauket location on Route 25A will close its doors for good on June 11, answering to rumors that have been swirling through the area over the last several weeks.

The chain’s workforce, however, will be taken care of, Brown said.

“We do not anticipate a layoff of employees, as they will be offered relocation to other stores, including our nearby supermarkets in St. James and Selden,” Brown said.

The East Setauket King Kullen opened back in 2005 in the same shopping vicinity as two other grocery chains — Wild by Nature and Super Stop & Shop. The former of the two grocery chains also operates under the King Kullen brand, which Brown said

Town to talk land Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) is hosting a meeting to discuss the recently adopted Land Acquisition and Management Policy, also known as the open space policy, on May 28 at 4 p.m. in the Work Session Room, third floor of Town Hall, at 1 Independence

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was not going anywhere.

“It has been a privilege to serve the Three Village community and we remain committed to the area through our East Setauket Wild by Nature,” he said.

Andrew Polan, president of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce, said his group was sad to see the supermarket chain go after several years of service to the community. He said it was likely that oversaturation in the area could have made it difficult for King Kullen to prosper as it stood alongside two other major chains.

“Anytime something closes down, it’s a cause of concern for us. King Kullen is a longtime Long Island company and we’re sorry to see this happening,” he said. “I’m sure the increase in competition in the area has made it difficult for businesses to survive.”

King Kullen operates several other locations in communities near the North Shore area including Mount Sinai, Lake Ronkonkoma, Middle Island, Commack, Northport, Huntington and Huntington Station, among others.

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Board approves more Broadway apartments

By Elana Glowatz

A second apartment complex on West Broadway got the green light recently, when the Port Jefferson Planning Board gave conditional approval to 52 units at the former Islander Boat Center property.

The 20 conditions the board put on Overbay LLC’s project at its May 14 meeting include items to control drainage at the site off of Brook Road, which is not far above the water table, Planning Board member Barbara Sabatino said in

a phone interview. The applicant must also give the village “a final eyeball” on the structures’ elevation and colors before it can be granted building permits.

Overbay’s two buildings would go up next door to a 112-unit apartment building — the Residences at Port Jefferson — at West Broadway and Barnum Avenue, the site of the decrepit former Heritage Inn. The board approved that project, from applicant TRITEC Real Estate Company, at a meeting last month, according to minutes from April 16.

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Both sites at the western entrance to Port Jefferson Village would have parking underneath the apartments and would replace longtime community eyesores. Neither required variances for approval.

The two projects have another thing in common: Both have faced opposition from some village residents who say they are concerned about increased density and traffic.

“We don’t want to be urbanized,” Phil

Griffith said at a public hearing in March.

“It is just too much. Too, too much.”

With the Overbay apartments, cars would access the site from Brook Road, while cars visiting the Residences at Port Jefferson would enter through a driveway on West Broadway or an entrance on Barnum Avenue.

The proposal the Planning Board approved for the Overbay project does not include commercial space, which had been a component — along with more apartments — in previous proposals for the site.

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Possession and public lewdness A 49-year-old Huntington Station woman and a 45-year-old Port Jefferson Station man were arrested in Port Jefferson on May 15 on public lewdness charges. According to police, the man was touching the woman’s breasts in view of the public. The woman was also charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, the muscle-relaxer carisoprodol.

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Checked out A Strauss Avenue resident in Selden reported on May 17 that an unknown person withdrew money from his checking account without permission.

Came out swinging A man walking on Boyle Road in Selden on May 14 reported that another man got out of his vehicle and started to swing his fists at the complainant.

Sick and tired A Firestone Complete Auto Care manager in Selden reported damage to the shop’s garage door and window, which occurred between May 12 and May 13.

No property was stolen from the store.

My sediments exactly The owner of a 1998 Jeep reported the driver’s side window was shattered by a rock found in the front seat on May 11.

The car was parked on College Road in Selden and no items were taken from the vehicle.

Bottoms up A 55-year-old woman from Centereach was arrested May 15 in East Setauket and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 of 1 percent, and driving while intoxicated. Police said the woman was driving a 1994 Honda westbound on Route 347, east of Arrowhead Lane in Setauket at about 4:50 p.m. when she rear-ended a van.

Window smashed An unknown person broke the driver-side front window of a 1995 Toyota parked on Stuyvesant Drive in East Setauket on May 17, sometime between 1:15 and 7 a.m.

A bad tip Someone stole the tip jar next to the register at Se-port Delicatessen on Route 25A in Setauket at 1:25 p.m. on May 12.

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MAY 21, 2015 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A7

Library looks toward more space to learn

By Elana Glowatz

Port Jefferson Free Library is checking out architects as it moves toward expanding its facilities, officials announced last week during a breakfast meeting with local community members.

At the meeting, library staffers updated a few dozen neighborhood leaders on the library’s strategic plan, which its board of trustees recently finalized and includes ideas of how the institution will serve residents in the future.

Those plans involve branching out to two properties the library acquired adjacent to its central building at the corner of Thompson and East Main streets: a residence on Thompson and a business on East Main. The goal of expansion is to bring the Teen Center, which is now housed in a separate building across East Main Street, into the main building.

And an “inadequacy of library meeting space, in addition to parking challenges, were prime considerations,” library board President Laura Hill Timpanaro

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Port Jefferson Free library board President laura Hill timpanaro and library Director Robert Goykin present the findings of the library’s strategic plan to more than 40 community leaders on wednesday.

said in a statement.

The library is looking to hire an architectural firm that will consider the area’s historical character while designing the

potential expansion, Library Director Robert Goykin said in a phone interview last week.

“The library board is extremely committed to preserving the

historic streetscape and the historic nature of this corner of the town.”

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“We want to keep the public informed and aware every step of the way,” Goykin said.

According to a press release from the library, the adjacent property on East Main Street, which currently houses Scented Cottage Garden, measures 7,750 square feet.

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Scented Cottage Garden owner Marge McCuen did not return a call for comment.

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Washington Ave Park photos, facing page and left, from Dina Simoes; photo above from Joan Nickeson

The Comsewogue community came out in full force on a rainy Saturday to clean up their hometown. In honor of the eighth annual Great Brookhaven Cleanup, residents hit the Washington Avenue park, at the corner of Oak Street in Port Jefferson Station, and School Street Park on School Drive in Terryville, behind John F. Kennedy Middle School.

According to Dina Simoes, one of the Washington Avenue park organizers, there were more than 50 volunteers at that site, many of them students.

Above, helpers clean up School Street Park, led by Old Town Blooms founder Craig den Hartog. At left and facing page, volunteers rake leaves at the Washington Avenue park.

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Above, Renee Lemmerman waits on a service at the new tennis courts. At right, officials cut the ribbon on the new courts on Monday afternoon.

Village officials serve up new tennis courts Port Jefferson officials held a ribboncutting ceremony Monday for newly renovated tennis courts behind Village Hall that will double as a soccer field.

The village recently upgraded the three tennis courts, off Roessner Lane and across from Rocketship Park, using a $30,000 grant from the Suffolk County Downtown Revitalization Grant Program, which the village matched equally.

According to a press release from

the village, the courts’ surface is now a combination of sand and synthetic grass, making it possible for residents to take down the removable nets and use the facility to play soccer.

Doug DeGroot, owner of the Hamptons Tennis Company and a Sag Harbor resident, donated labor and new net posts.

“This project is a reflection of a great partnership,” Mayor Margot Garant said in an interview at the ribbon-cutting.

More than 7,500 people use the site annually and the village predicts usage

will double this year now that it can be used for soccer.

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MAY 21, 2015 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A11

Community volunteer leaves void

By BarBara Donlon

Edna Gerard, a longtime resident with a knack for community service and a mind for business, died on May 16 at age 86.

A 57-year resident of Brookhaven Town and the wife of former town councilman Gene Gerard, she died of complications related to esophageal cancer, her daughter Pam Ruschak said

in an interview on Tuesday.

Edna Gerard had lived in Mount Sinai, Port Jefferson and Middle Island with her husband, to whom she was married for 65 years. The couple raised five children together.

The pair’s surname was perhaps most well-known through the printing shop they owned in Port Jefferson Station, St. Gerard Printing, where Edna worked until last year, when the Gerard family

sold the local business.

But “her big love was community service,” Ruschak said.

Gerard had worked with many organizations throughout the area over the years. She was a past president of the Port Jefferson Station and Terryville chamber of commerce; a founding member and past president of the networking group Decision Women in Commerce and Professions; a former vice president of the Mount Sinai Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary; and a former Long Island Power Authority trustee.

Former LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel called Gerard a “valuable asset to the board.”

“Soft-spoken but challenging, cared greatly for ratepayers and the environment,” Kessel said. “She’ll be missed.”

Ruschak said her mother found a way to raise a family and still be involved in her community, something that makes her proud.

“She was just a beautiful, dynamic, classy, graceful woman,” the daughter said.

In addition to husband Gene, daughter Pam and Pam’s husband, Richard Ruschak, Edna Gerard is survived by her son, Paul Gerard, and his wife, Pam; her daughter, Patricia Leffke, and husband Gary; her daughter, Ann Dunn, and husband John; her son-in-law, Edward

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above, Gene and Edna Gerard were married for 65 years. at left, the couple is surrounded by their grown children — from left, Christine, Pam, ann, Patricia and Paul — on their 50th wedding anniversary.

McKenna; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Her daughter, Christine McKenna, preceded her in death.

Moloney’s Port Jefferson Station Funeral Home handled arrangements and a Mass was held at St. Frances Cabrini R.C. Church in Coram on Wednesday.

“There will be tough shoes to fill,” Pam Ruschak said. “There will be a real void in this community.”

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of support from the community.”

Over in the Comsewogue School District, voters approved an $85.2 million budget, with 1,024 votes in support and 204 votes against. That district’s second proposition, to expand bus service to include 38 more John F. Kennedy Middle School students, also passed, with 1,096 votes to 134.

Three candidates ran unopposed for the Comsewogue Board of Education: board President John Swenning was re-elected with 1,058 votes; Trustee Rick Rennard was re-elected with 1,010 votes; and newcomer Louise Melious was elected with 978 votes.

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Also on Tuesday night, Port Jefferson voters approved a $42.4 million budget for next year, with 491 votes in favor to 130 against. A second ballot proposition, to create a new capital reserve fund that would help fund roof replacements throughout the district, also passed, with 467 votes in favor and 122 against.

“We’re extremely pleased with the results of the vote,” Port Jefferson Superintendent Ken Bossert said. “We’re very happy to see such an overwhelming level

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School board member Mark Doyle is all smiles after being re-elected by write-in votes on Tuesday night.

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Local boating safety advocates push for reforms

By Rohma aBBas

Long Island boating safety advocates are trying to catch new wind in the sails of languishing state and federal measures aimed at making recreational boating safer.

Jackie Martin, commodore of the Greater Huntington Council of Yacht & Boating Clubs, said she wants to see some action on two proposed laws, one state and one federal, that would attack the issue of boating safety from multiple fronts — increasing boating safety education statewide and nationwide and mandating boat manufacturers to affix plates publicizing the maximum passenger capacities for vessels shorter than 45 feet and greater than 20 feet.

“Nothing’s been done on this,” Martin said in a recent phone interview. “I can also say I’m disappointed.”

It’s been a year since either of the bills made any waves. The bills have been referred to committees, according to their latest status updates in the State Assembly’s and the Library of Congress’ online databases.

The laws were prompted in part by the deaths of three children in Oyster Bay almost three years ago: 7-year-old Victoria Gaines, 11-year-old Harlie Treanor and 12-year-old David Aureliano died when the boat they were on capsized on its way back to shore after a July 4 fireworks show. The 34-foot cabin cruiser was carrying 27 people at the time.

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Local safe boating advocates don’t want proposed state and federal laws improving safety on the water to lose steam.

state’s tidewaters to obtain boating certification, phasing in the requirements for various age groups by 2020. It would prohibit individuals younger than 14 from operating a vessel and would eliminate the use of online classes to obtain boating certification, “due to the ineffective educational requirements of said classes,” according to the legislation.

Stephanie Quarles, vice commodore of the GHCYBC, said it is key to have a swift requirement for older boaters to conform to the proposed boating certification standards, because many acci-

dents involve older boaters.

“Once you’re a boater, there’s so much to it and it can be dangerous if you’re not careful,” she said. “And it can be an awful lot of fun if you’re in a safe environment.”

Asked why there’s been no movement on the state bill, Assemblyman Andy Raia (R-East Northport), a co-sponsor, called the situation “frustrating,” and said Albany can be “a slow process.” Raia added that there’s been some talk within the state’s parks department about the difficulty of enforcing the proposed law,

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as it would create two separate boating certification requirements — one for tidewater and another for freshwater.

He also said the bill doesn’t have a New York State Senate sponsor.

“Things don’t necessarily move until there is a Senate sponsor,” he said.

However, the bill has not been forgotten, Raia reassured.

“It’s not dead,” he said. “It’s something that we are talking about – particularly now that the boating season is upon us.”

On the federal level, U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) unveiled legislation last year called the Boating Occupancy and Teaching Safety Act. As of last May, the law was in a subcommittee.

Under the bill, states would be required to spend a share of federal funding it already receives on a recreational boating safety program.

Israel’s bill would also require boat manufacturers — as of January 2016 — to install a “capacity plate” on boats between 20 and 45 feet in length that list the maximum number of passengers and maximum gross weight it can carry. Federal law already requires this information for boats shorter than 20 feet long, so the bill would expand the regulation.

Caitlin Girouard, communications director for Israel, said the legislation was never brought to the floor for a vote in the last Congress, “but the congressman will be reintroducing the legislation and once again pushing for its passage.”

According to the Library of Congress’ database, the bill has no co-sponsors.

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Clockwise from left, Trevor Kennedy squeezes between two Hauppauge players in previous game this season; Jake Macgregor scoops up a ground ball; and Chris Pedone waits to make a play.

Young Warriors squad falls short of making playoffs Boys’ Lacrosse injury. During the midfielder’s absence, the team lost three of its last six games.

Comsewogue boys’ lacrosse head “Where we were beating teams at the coach Pete Mitchell had made the play- beginning of the season, we were strugoffs for 24 straight years. gling because we weren’t winning any Although that streak was broken this faceoffs,” the head coach said. “But I’ve season, as the Warriors finished 7-8 in got my young faceoff guy now, [Kevin League III, Mitchell is proud to see how Tiedemann], who has a lot of experience. far his younger, less experienced squad He’s only a sophomore, and he’s working has come, and is looking forward to what hard every day.” he sees as a promising future.

Along with Deutsch, the Warriors “This is the youngwill lose a handful of est team I’ve ever had, ‘This is the youngest team seniors next year, inso I think we grew; I midfielders I’ve ever had, so I think we cluding think we gained a lot Dan Creta and Chris of experience and I’ll grew; I think we gained a Pedone, both of whom have almost every per- lot of experience and I’ll the coach said played son back next year,” he well this season. said. “Some of the kids have almost every person Other important started this season for back next year.’ players included junior the first time ever — I goalkeeper Jake Mac— Pete MitcheLL started a ninth-grader Gregor, and junior deand four 10th-graders, so hopefully it’ll fenders Matt Spahr and Steven Reed. generate positive things next year.”

“Jake MacGregor, he’s one of the best During regular season play, Comse- kids out there; one of the best in the diviwogue topped three of the teams that sion, in my opinion, and he really had a made the playoffs — Sayville, Eastport- great season for us,” Mitchell said. “DeSouth Manor and Mount Sinai. The fensively, Matt Spahr and Steven Reed Warriors also came within two goals also really stood out.” of edging out Islip, and three goals of The Warriors will have plenty of senior beating Harborfields and Miller Place. leadership next year, something the head However, they lost to the seventh playoff coach thinks was lacking this season. He’s team, top-seed Shoreham-Wading River. hoping three returning seniors on ofWhat hurt the team, according to fense, along with more returning seniors Mitchell, was the mid-season loss of se- on defense, will help Comsewogue reach nior faceoff specialist Zack Deutsch to heights it couldn’t this season.

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Mitchell will also look to sophomore lefty attack Will Snelders, who started on the team last season, to continue to extend his progression into his junior year.

As a new addition to the team, Snelders scored 20 goals and added four assists.

This time around, he recorded 23 goals and 10 assists.

“Will Snelders scored a lot of goals,” Mitchell said, “but teams figured out he was our go-to guy and locked him off most games, so next year as the kids start to get better — and they will because they’re a very hard-working group — we hope to be able to create other options.”

While the Warriors’ early exit this season left a bad taste in their mouths, Mitchell is ready to prepare for 2016.

“I think we’re getting bigger and stronger, and it will bring them to the next level,” Mitchell said. “It depends on how hard they want to work, but I think they’ll get there next year. The future is bright.”

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he No. 8-seeded Comsewogue girls’ lacrosse team traveled to top-seeded Hauppauge Friday and fell in the first round of the Class B playoffs.

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Legals AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN CHAPTER 85, ARTICLE VII CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING: DUNKIN DONUTS @ PORT JEFFERSON STATION - ADOPTED

BY THE BROOKHAVEN TOWN BOARD MEETING: MAY 7, 2015 RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION – GRANTING THE APPLICATION OF DUNKIN DONUTS @ PORT JEFFERSON STATION – CHANGE OF ZONE FROM A RESIDENCE 1, MF RESIDENCE AND J BUSINESS 2 TO J BUSINESS 5, SPECIAL PERMIT FOR MAJOR RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE-THROUGH AND WAIVERS OF TOWN BOARD SPECIAL PERMIT CRITERIA ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN PORT JEFFERSON STATION WHEREAS, on May 7, 2015, a duly advertised public hearing was held to consider the application of Dunkin Donuts @ Port Jefferson Station for a change of zone from A Residence 1, MF Residence and J Business 2 to J Business 5, special permit for major restaurant with drive-through and waivers of Town Board special permit criteria, on property located at n/s Route 347, w/o Old Town Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, further identified as SCTM No. 0200- 253.00-02.00004.001; and WHEREAS, after due consideration and deliberation; BE IT RESOLVED that the above application for a change of zone, special permit and waiver of special permit criteria is hereby approved subject to the following: CONDITIONS 1.

The applicant shall provide enhanced landscaping of the New York State right-of-way immediately fronting the applicant’s parcel at the time of site plan.

Enhanced landscaping will meet or exceed special permit landscaping criteria (below) for a major restaurant. A renewed occupancy and use permit to landscape the right-of-way must be secured from the New York State Department of Transportation.

SPECIAL PERMIT WAIVERS 1. Brookhaven Town Code Section 85-467(D)(1): Minimum landscaped/natural area adjacent to road frontage: 40’ required – 13’ approved. 2.

Brookhaven Town Code Section 85-467(D)(2): Minimum landscaped/natural area: 35% required – 20% approved. 3.

Brookhaven Town Code Section 85-467(D)(7): Minimum natural/ landscaped buffer adjacent to residential district: 25’ required – 13’ approved. 4. Brookhaven Town Code Section 85-467(D) (9): Minimum required queuing spaces for drive-through: 12 spaces required – 8 spaces approved. and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Board, as Lead Agency, has determined that pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617.3 and 617.6, the proposed action is deemed to be an Unlisted Action for which a Negative Declaration has been issued.

DATED: May 15, 2015 AT: FARMINGVILLE, NEW YORK STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) I, DONNA LENT, Town Clerk of Brookhaven, State of New York, do hereby certify that the annexed foregoing is a true copy of the amendments and changes to the Code of the Town of Brookhaven Chapter 85 Article VII which amendment and change was duly adopted by a motion of the Town Board on the 7TH day of May 2015 as herein above set forth as the same appears in the minutes of said meeting on file in my Office.

IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF I have

hereunto set my hand and annexed the seal of the said Town the 15th day of May, 2015.

DONNA LENT TOWN CLERK TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN 981_052115_1x_ptr NOTICE TO BIDDERS 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 #15052 – LANDSCAPING MATERIALS----------------------------------------------------------JUNE 9, 2015 BID #15053 – HOT MIX ASPHALT MATERIALS-----------------------------------------------------JUNE 10, 2015 Specifications for the abovereferenced bids will be available beginning May 21, 2015.

Preferred Method Access website: HYPERLINK “http://www.Brookhaven.org” www.Brookhaven.org: click on link for Bids.

Follow directions to register and download document.

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

Further information can be obtained by calling (631) 451-6252.

Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer Deputy Commissioner TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN 980_052115_1x_ptr TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY NOTICE TO BIDDERS Bids will be received and publicly opened and read aloud in the Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division, 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 11:00A.M.: June 4, 2015 HISTORIC GAMECOCK COTTAGE RENOVATIONS Project Description: The project includes raising the structure and installing new helical pile foundation, utility extensions, exterior renovations, and associated site work.

A non-refundable fee of $25.60 will be charged for plans and specifications. Payment can be made by either money order, or business check (payable to the Town of Brookhaven). NO CASH, CREDIT CARDS OR PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED. Definite specifications may be obtained at the Purchasing Division, beginning May 21, 2015.

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

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

Further information can be obtained by calling (631) 4516252.

Town of Brookhaven Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer, Deputy Commissioner Purchasing Division 979_052115_1x_ptr TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Port Jefferson Station, New YorkNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners, Terryville Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, being duly convened in the regular meeting on May 14, 2015 after due deliberation thereupon did adopt the following resolution: “RESOLVED THAT an expenditure not to exceed the sum of $6000 to be made from the Terryville Fire District Buildings & Grounds Capital Reserve Fund in order to purchase: Door Phone unit $2000 Access control system $4000 FURTHER RESOLVED that this expenditure of funds from the Terryville Fire District Buildings & Grounds Capital Reserve Fund shall be subject to a permissive referendum and that the Fire District Secretary shall, within ten days from adoption of this resolution, publish the required notice and otherwise take any steps necessary to effectuate the same.”

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Dated: May 14, 2015 Port Jefferson Station, New York Frank Triolo District Secretary 977_052115_1x_ptr TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Port Jefferson Station, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners, Terryville Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, being duly convened in the regular meeting on May 14, 2015, after due deliberation thereupon did adopt the following resolution: “RESOLVED THAT an expenditure not to exceed the sum of $20,000 to be made from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Capital Reserve Fund in order to purchase: EMS/ALS Bags $4720 (3) Computers $4280 Tire changer/balance machine $11,000 FURTHER RESOLVED that this expenditure of funds from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Capital Reserve Fund shall be subject to a permissive referendum and that the Fire District Secretary shall, within ten days from adoption of this resolution, publish the required notice and otherwise take any steps necessary to effectuate the same.”

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Dated: May 14, 2015 Port Jefferson Station, New York Frank Triolo District Secretary 976_052115_1x_ptr NOTICE OF ADOPTION Notice is hereby given that the following amendment(s) to the Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances of the Town of Brookhaven.was/were adopted by the Brookhaven Town Board on Public Hearing Date 05/07/2015 to become effective ten (10) days from this publication as required by Section 133 of the Town Law. Article VII Section 26 entitled STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS is hereby amended by ADDITION of the following in the hamlet of PORT JEFFERSON STATION BICYCLE PATH SWEET WOODS CT STOP W / SWEET WOODS CT Article VII Section 26 entitled STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS is hereby amended by DELETION of the following in the hamlet of PORT JEFFERSON STATION BICYCLE PATH CAROL CT STOP W / CAROL CT STATE OF NEW YORK) SS: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) I, Donna Lent, Clerk of the Town of Brookhaven in said State and County do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the Amendment(s) to the Uniform TrafficCode with the record of the original filed in my office, and that it is true and correct copy of such record and of the whole thereof.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the seal of the Town of Brookhaven on this 11th day of May, 2015.

964_052115_1x_ptr Public Notice Inc. Village of Port Jefferson COLLECTION OF TAXES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the tax roll and warrant for the Village of Port Jefferson for the fiscal year 2015-16 has been completed, and is filed in the clerk’s office for the purposes of collecting property taxes in the Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Taxes may be paid at the Port Jefferson Village Hall, 121 West Broadway, Port Jefferson, New York between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday through Friday June 1, 2015 through July 1, 2015 without penalty.

Taxes paid after July 1st will be assessed a 5% penalty for the month (or any part thereof) of July and an additional 1% per month (or any part thereof) for each additional month that the tax is not paid Robert J. Juliano Village Administrator/Clerk May 7, 2015

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2013-TT2,

BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. SHELLA BUTT, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on January 07, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Smithtown Town Hall, 99 West Main Street, Smithtown, NY on June 22, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., premises known as 83 Old Nichols Road, Nesconset, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0800, Section 169.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 007.004. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 28143/11.

James McElhone, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff 952 5/21 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-FRE2 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES P. ROCCO, AUDRA A. FRISONE, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on March 30, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on June 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 10 Gettysburg Court, Coram, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 285.00, Block 04.00 and Lot 068.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $366,547.71 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 27783/10.

Terrence Quinn, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliott, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 929 5/7 4x ptr The annual meeting of the members of Cedar Hill Cemetery Association Inc., will be held on Wednesday May 27, 2014 at 5:00 pm at the Office James von Oiste, 505 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY. Lot owners will be welcomed.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON HEAT 2005-3, Plaintiff, vs.

EDUARDO BLANCO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on March 25, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on June 11, 2015 at 1:30 p.m., premises known as 149 Lenore Lane, Centereach, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 516.00, Block 03.00 and Lot 011.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $496,853.95 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 1823909.

Daniel J. Sullivan, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, New York 14221, Attorneys for Plaintiff 926 5/7 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006-HE1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE1, Plaintiff, against CARLOS HERRERA, ERICK VALERIO, MANUEL F. DOMINGUEZ, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 3/2/2010 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 in the County of Suffolk on 06/04/2015 at 09:00AM, premises known as 5 TUCKER LANE, Centereach, NY 11720 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Centereach, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, SBL No.: 513-2-21. Approximate amount of judgment $368,948.51 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 29890/07. Linda Morrison, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 540, Getzville, NY 14068 1140171 925 5/7 4x ptr Notice of formation of TeraDSP LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/20/2015. 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 process to the LLC: 208 South Street, Port Jefferson, NY, 11777. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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From left, Marissa Spinazzolla, Zachary Deutsch, Austin Sperl, James Thristino, Dan Colasanto and Matt Bohenek during their letter of intent signings.

Photo from Comsewogue High School athletics

Six Warriors will play Division I and II athletics On Wednesday, Comsewogue High School’s Class of 2015 had six athletes commit to take their athletic talents to the next level.

Marissa Spinazzolla will play both lacrosse and field hockey for Division II Mercy College, Zachary Deutsch will play Division II lacrosse at the New York Institute of Technology, and Austin

Sperl will be running track in Division I at the University of Albany.

James Thristino will continue his soccer career at Division II Adelphi University; Dan Colasanto will play Division II baseball at the College of St. Rose; and Matt Bohenek will play Division I baseball at Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus.

Mather Golf Classic to honor James Danowski

Photo from the Port Jefferson School District

Chairman will receive John T. Mather Founder’s Award

Port Jefferson brothers Tristin and Matteo DeVincenzo were recently named Academic All-Americans by the National High School Coaches Association.

John T. Mather Memorial Hospital’s 30th annual Golf Classic will take place at the Port Jefferson Country Club at Harbor Hills on Monday, June 1, with proceeds benefitting Nursing Education programs at the hospital.

The event has raised nearly $3 million for the hospital over the years.

This year’s John T. Mather Founder’s Award will be presented to James Danowski of Cullen & Danowski LLP, for his exemplary record of leadership, dedication and excellence to the provision of health care in the community.

Danowski is on the JTMMH board of directors and is chairman of the JTM Foundation. He is heading the hospital’s building capital campaign, and has been an ardent supporter for more than two decades, serving on numerous committees including Buildings and Grounds, Corporate

PJ brothers are All-Americans

Compliance and Finance and Fund Development.

This year’s event will also feature The Great Money Ball Drop, which will take place prior to the tournament’s shotgun start. Proceeds from the raffle benefit the Hospital Fund.

Registration for the Golf Classic begins at 9 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. shotgun start. Foursomes will be treated to a barbecue lunch on the course, followed by a cocktail reception and buffet dinner from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dessert and a raffle drawing are at 7 p.m.

The golf entry fee is $600 per person or $2,200 per foursome. Tickets for the cocktail and dinner reception only are $150 per person. Sponsorship opportunities are available. To register or for more information, contact Terri Quinn in Public Affairs at 631-476-2723 or online at www.matherhospital.org/golf.

Tristin and Matteo DeVincenzo, members of the Port Jefferson wrestling team, have been named to the 2014-2015 High School Academic All-American team by the National High School Coaches Association.

The DeVincenzo brothers are among only five students from New York to be recognized in the National High School Sports Hall of Fame, along with 114 athletes from 32 states.

To qualify, the students had to carry a minimum 3.4 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and be a state tournament place-winner, or selected as All-State at least once during their high school career.

Both brothers hold county

and state wrestling titles. Matteo DeVincenzo, a junior, is a three-time state placer and holds a 2014 championship state title and a 112-4 career record. Tristin DeVincenzo, a senior, has also placed at the state level and has a 137-19 career record. He will be attending the University of Pennsylvania in the fall.

“These two brothers are getting it done on the mat and in the classroom,” Port Jefferson wrestling head coach Mike Maletta said. “The sport of wrestling is highly demanding, and to be successful, one must be disciplined. Tristin and Matteo have set high standards for themselves in wresting and academics.”

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OPINION A tough job to fill TO ThE EDITOR: There will be an election on June 16 for mayor and two trustee seats in Port Jefferson Village. These important positions are only open to village residents and the selections are made by all village residents who take the time to vote. hypothetically, if I was tasked with writing up a job posting for mayor and trustee, the requirements would start with prior executivelevel employment, preferably in municipal government, with legislative experience as well as experience in policy making, constituent services, human resource management, finance and accounting, facilities management, coastal

management, law enforcement, land use and planning, zoning law, economic development, recreation programming, contracts and license agreements. Candidates would have to demonstrate creativity, openmindedness, progressive thinking and strong negotiation skills. The requirement for attending meetings, managing projects and handling emails is estimated to average 20 hours per week for trustee and 40 hours per week for mayor. Compensation: minimum wage.

Clearly, that is a tough job posting to fill. Fortunately, we have three willing village residents who have the necessary experience and skills to not only interview for the job, but to be hired and put to work immediately, with little to no loss

in time for training: Mayor Margot Garant, an attorney by trade, seeking her fourth term in office; Deputy Mayor Larry LaPointe, also an attorney, seeking his third term; and Stan Loucks, a former public school administrator and dedicated chair of the Country Club Management Advisory Council. For me, it’s a no-brainer hiring decision.

I worked closely with all three of these candidates during my two terms as a village trustee, and know they are all smart and capable and will represent our residents well. I urge you to vote for Garant, LaPointe and Loucks.

Please remember to vote on June 16 at the Village Center.

Lee Rosner Port Jefferson

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We would all benefit by keeping our collective cool on the road.

EDITORIAL

Take a chill pill

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State Sen. John Flanagan speaks at an education committee meeting.

Flanagan will be a ‘powerful voice’ TO ThE EDITOR: Long Island residents should be excited by the selection of John Flanagan as majority leader of the State Senate.

I have known John since his election to the Assembly three decades ago. I have found him to be a hardworking, dedicated advocate for policies and programs that are

of interest to our constituents. he has helped ensure that Long Island gets its fair share of state education aid, reformed state elections law and led the way on other important measures, such as better informing women about breast density and cancer risks and allowing students with respiratory ailments to bring inhalers to school functions. having served in both the Assembly and the Senate, John understands the issues, the legislative process and the dynamics that pro-

duce legislation aimed at bettering the lives of all of us. While holding strong beliefs on some issues, he nevertheless is willing to listen to opposing sides and consider the merits of different positions.

As majority leader, John will be a powerful voice in Albany for our local concerns. I congratulate John and look forward to working with him on the items that are central to our local legislative agenda.

Frank Petrone huntington Town supervisor

The opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. They do not speak for the newspaper.

With warmer weather comes an urge to leave the house, and we expect, as usual, there will be a lot more cars on the road, so now is a good time to remind our readers not to lose their cool behind the wheel.

Whether a driver made a mistake — as we all do from time to time — or not, it can be terrifying for that person when another motorist becomes enraged and takes it out on them.

We’ve all experienced tailgating or obnoxious horn-honking, and some of us have been victims of more dire cases of road rage, like prolonged following and actual physical violence or threats.

In the less confrontational incidents, frustrated and angry drivers often lash out because it’s easy to hide in the anonymous bubble of a car, when they would not have been so bold to display such anger in person. In the more extreme cases, the mad drivers may have had a screw or two loose to begin with and might have acted out no matter the location or circumstance.

We understand that daily stresses factor into this problem, and Long Island’s immense traffic congestion doesn’t help the frustration we might already be feeling while in the car. But consider this: The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reports that aggressive driving is a factor in more than half of all traffic fatalities, according to 2009 data. In those cases, “motorists are concerned with the others’ aggressive driving while many are guilty themselves.”

Terrible accidents involving mangled cars happen all the time, but they don’t have to happen over things as petty as payback for being cut off or revenge on a slow-moving vehicle. We urge our readers to slow down when they’re seeing red behind the wheel and take some time to think about what the other person’s situation might be before lashing out. Give each other the benefit of the doubt because we are all humans who make mistakes. Let small road infractions go with a deep exhale. Rising tempers don’t give us license to rage on the road. And the consequences can be deadly.

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‘Getting it’ in today’s crazy, mixed-up world

D. None of the above

by DaNiel DuNaief

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here do we get the “Oh, right, I get it,” moments? We’re so close to ourselves and our lives that those moments are often hard to see. It’s like in the movies, where someone has a close friend: Lo and behold, that friend turns into something much more, once personal introspection is abandoned and it

is realized how important such a friendship is deep down.

Beyond the romantic comedies, however, we can turn to dramas, action films or other forms of entertainment for a broader awareness of ourselves and our lives.

Let’s say we’re driving on the Long Island Expressway and somebody cuts us off. What do we do? Well, if we’ve got kids in the car, we might grind our teeth, hold on tight to the steering wheel and fight the urge to say things that would look something like “$#$#@%$!!!” in a cartoon.

But what did that person make us do? Did we have to hit the brake a bit when we’re on the way to a soccer game?

Did she interrupt our train of thought when we were about to cure cancer, come up with a solution for tension in the Middle East, or figure out a way to reduce fossil fuel emissions from the thousands of planes that

soar overhead?

Is it possible that she was racing home from work to take care of a kid with a stuffy nose, to hear someone’s first violin concert or congratulate her son for earning his first A in social studies?

Yes, most of the time we’re, thankfully, stuck in the world of the small stuff. If we’re fortunate enough, we’re not worried every moment about taking care of basic needs. I know people have told us many times not to sweat the small stuff and they’ve even urged us to understand that it’s all small stuff. The problem is that we’ve become accustomed to a world in which everything is available to us right now and in which we don’t want to wait for anything or anyone.

How’s all that extra time working out for us? Are we all enjoying the chance to spend more quality time with each other? We seem to have freed up our time so that we can

disconnect with the people around us, staying plugged in to a virtual world devoid of awkward silences, driven by words that pour out of our fingers instead of our mouths. We don’t have to comb our hair or check our teeth to send someone a funny text with a little premade goofy face.

This isn’t a diatribe against electronics. I enjoy the instant gratification of knowing something that comes from ubiquitous Internet access.

In movies like “American Beauty,” we see Kevin Spacey “get it” a bit too late. He doesn’t see the wonder of his life, his wife and his daughter until he can’t appreciate or show it.

In real life, even people with jobs they dreamt about often get so caught up in what they’re doing that they seem to miss “it.”

Of course, when these small, unflattering moments occur for our fame-generated celebrities, eager members of the paparazzi

Are we all enjoying the chance to spend more quality time with each other? capture them “losing it.”

It’d be difficult to smell the flowers, become energized and inspired by a child’s question, or pause to appreciate a shifting wind all the time. We wouldn’t get much done and, I suspect, might miss a bill, deadline, meeting or two.

But, wouldn’t it be nice if those “Oh, right, I get it,” moments came more often, giving us the ability to appreciate the unseen air we breathe and the world of infinite possibilities that awaits around the corner?

Daniel Dunaief’s recent book, “The Other Parent,” may be purchased online from www.tbrnewsmedia.com/ebooks.

Hear ye: new ferry from NYC to Port Jeff

between you and me by leah S. DuNaief

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f you could wave a wand and make all the summer weekend traffic on Long Island’s highways disappear, it would be a miracle, right? Well, we should prepare ourselves for a miracle, because one is about to touch down at Port Jefferson.

Specifically, it will arrive, starting tomorrow, May 22, and will last through Sunday and every summer weekend thereafter.

This miracle to which I refer is a high-speed ferry that will

carry walk-on passengers back and forth from New York City to Port Jefferson three times every Friday, once on Saturday and again three times on Sundays. In so doing, it will, of course, provide an alternate route not only to Port Jefferson but also, thanks to its alliance with the Port Jeff ferry and the Hampton Jitney, to points east and north. Do you hear the announcement, “North Shore, North Fork, Hamptons and the wineries”? What a stimulus this can be for business even as it is a long overdue benefit for passengers.

A partnership between Seastreak, the Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry and Hampton Jitney is making this new mode of transportation possible. These companies will link the tristate area, even tying into the New Jersey coast.

The seasonal weekend service is called Sea Jitney, and it will use the Port Jefferson dock as its hub. Hampton Jitney service will carry passengers to their

preferred destinations elsewhere in Suffolk, and the Port Jeff ferry can take them to Connecticut and Amtrak.

“Seastreak has been an innovator in introducing new ferry services from New York City to destinations such as Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket,” said Jim Barker, president of Seastreak, in a press release.

I know something about that service because I used it myself as a way to spend a weekend with friends who lived on Martha’s Vineyard. But in order to do that, I had to travel out east at an early hour to catch the boat.

Still, I was willing to do that to avoid the legendary traffic jams that come with driving there, and as I bet people will do to visit Long Island. According to Baker, the vessels are equipped with high-backed seating, a full bar and Wi-Fi service.

Geoffrey Lynch, president of Hampton Jitney, commented for the press release that this innovative idea from these “three established and

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respected area transportation companies ... will give people a relaxing way to enjoy the East End and Port Jefferson.”

The ferry will leave Manhattan’s East 35th Street dock and Highlands, N.J., traveling round trip.

Margot Garant, Port Jefferson’s mayor, said in the release, “We are extremely pleased to partner with the Sea Jitney to help bring people to Port Jefferson by our harbor. This powerful partnership has an extremely low impact on our infrastructure while introducing visitors to our beautiful, historic village.”

Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry general manager, Fred Hall, pronounced the Sea Jitney “a game changer for people who travel between Connecticut and the Hamptons. At two-andone-half hours from Bridgeport to Southampton, it’s shorter than going through NYC and much less stressful.”

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What a stimulus this can be for business. will be from $33 to $50, depending on the length of the ride; reservations and advance payment are required. The trip takes about two hours from the city to Port Jefferson and an hour, traffic permitting, from Port Jefferson to the Hamptons.

For a complete schedule, go to www.seajitney.com.

Aside from my patriotic enthusiasm for the new alliance, I have a totally selfish reason to be so pleased with this new turn of events.

My children and grandchildren live to the west. Their summer visits may change for them from endurance on the highways to a pre-weekend pleasure as they stand at the rail and watch the bluffs of Long Island’s North Shore slip by. I’d better start stocking the refrigerator now.

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Treatment for Tick-Related Diseases, anchored by Peconic Bay Medical Center

It’s Tick season and they’re out in force

News Alert From The New Tick-Related Disease Center at PBMC Health How to avoid ‘em:

Do you have Lyme disease?

Suffolk County is one of the nation’s busiest breeding grounds for the little buggers that spread Lyme and other serious infectious diseases. According to the Center for Disease Control, the best ways to avoid them when you’re outdoors: • Stay away from tall grass, shrubs and wooded areas • Use insect repellent • Inspect yourself frequently • Wear light colored clothing • Wear long sleeved clothing • Bathe or shower after going outdoors

Lyme can be hard to diagnose. The famous Lyme bull’s-eye rash may or may not be visible. Symptoms can include fever, chills, sweating, headaches, joint pain, nausea and vomiting. If you think you may be infected, see your doctor right away or call the PBMC Health TickRelated Disease Center to make an appointment with our specialist.

Questions?

Call 631-574-TICK (8425) The PBMC Health Tick Related Disease Center is located at 496 County Road 111, Bldg. D, Manorville and receives educational support from Cornell Cooperative Extension.

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Learn more at PBMCHealth.org/TICK