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PORT TIMES RECORD P O R T J E F F E R S O N • B E L L E T E R R E • P O R T J E F F E R S O N S TAT I O N • T E R R Y V I L L E

Vol. 33, No. 33

July 9, 2020

PJSD forms committees to address challenges of reopening in the fall A3 A Q&A with SBU’s head of epidemiology about continuing virus challenges A5 Conservative group hosts Fourth of July parade in Port Jefferson A11

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Village of Port Jefferson

Updates on PJ Village as LI Moves into Phase 4 BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

As Long Island started with Phase 4 opening Wednesday, July 8, Port Jefferson village is active in debating a number of topics both related to the pandemic and not. Here are a few updates from the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s July 6 meeting. â&#x20AC;˘ Metered parking started up again in Port Jeff July 1. Monday through Wednesday will remain free parking, and parking ambassadors are going around on heavily trafficked days to disinfect meters. Some meters have been converted so people can pay with their phones by tapping their devices with either Google or Apple Pay to the meters. Main Street remains open for curbside pickup only on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Otherwise it is open for 1 hour parking only during those same times. â&#x20AC;˘ Village officials agreed to pay Andy Fortier Fine Woodworking and Design $10,857 to finish up the last designs for the Harborfront Park stage. This includes permanent railings up to the stage and postings at the edges of the stage footprint which will handle the decorative sails meant to cover over the stage. The sails will be rigged up like on a sailboat so they can lift and cover the stage. The money is coming out of the Farmers Market Trust Account, which is made up of the fees merchants pay the village to set up their stalls. â&#x20AC;˘ Texaco Park in Upper Port is open, though

the basketball hoop was taken down to dissuade contact sports. Reopening other parks in the village is a little more controversial. The trustees debated opening up Rocketship Park, with Mayor Margot Garant and trustee Stan Loucks concerned with the amount of traffic the park gets. Trustee Kathianne Snaden argued that beaches are already open with kids playing there as well, and that the village could try and open it to â&#x20AC;&#x153;see how it goes.â&#x20AC;? The village parks department is said to be spraying down benches and other equipment in the mornings as a kind of â&#x20AC;&#x153;routine maintenance,â&#x20AC;? according tovillage administrator Joe Palumbo. Officials also talked about adding free-standing hand-sanitizing stations to park entrances or potentially limiting park hours and capacity while having a person on staff monitoring how many people are in the park at a time. â&#x20AC;˘ Garant said the village is working to codify a new rule setting a moratorium on any new parades for the foreseeable future. This comes after this past week when a right wing Facebook group Setauket Patriots filed a permit for their own parade for the Fourth of July weekend after the fire department canceled its annual event. That parade was in part a political response to a Black Lives Matter march that came through Port Jefferson two weeks before. Village officials approved that march, though officials also had reservations about that event. While the village still has to set up a date for

PJ School District Forms Committees Over Distance Learning Quandaries

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With this school year coming to an end, the Port Jefferson School District is looking back on the last few months of school to figure out what did and what didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work regarding distance learning. Though Superintendent Jessica Schmettan said she would rather call the rush to create a learning apparatus for students at home an â&#x20AC;&#x153;emergency remote instruction,â&#x20AC;? she added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did the best we could considering the circumstances.â&#x20AC;? It was a case, she said, of creating something from nothing. Now with some experience under its belt, the district has commissioned a committee to help establish its reopening agenda. The nearly 50 members of the task force are broken up into four subcommittees, Schmettan said, including facilities, curriculum and instructional, social and emotional wellbeing, and personnel. Included on the committees are representatives from the teachers union, clerical union, facilities

parade after having been polled on the decision remotely. All approved the parade except Garant, who had previously recused herself from that original decision. â&#x20AC;˘ The village re-upped its contract with Social Butterfly, a web and social media agency based in Port Jefferson for $2,000 a month. Garant said the agency does posts to the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page and establishes events for the page. They also work with Port Jefferson and the country clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website regarding events. Snaden asked if the agency can give more upto-date statistics for page views and offer ways to work with Facebookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s algorithms so more people can see village posts. â&#x20AC;˘ Port Jefferson approved at a monthly cost of $1,000 Garland Industries for IT services for the operation and maintenance of the Foreup system software. Foreup is software for managing tee times and other marketing for golf clubs. Brian Macmillan, the general manager of the Port Jefferson Country Club, said it will streamline current services and send out emails to market country club membership. The village capped the services for four months through October, with a chance to reevaluate the program after that time.

A Port Jeff parking ambassador sanitizes a parking meter. Photo from Port Jefferson Village

a public hearing on a moratorium, Garant said they are adding an emergency order for village employees to put any new parade applications under stay, for the time being. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we made a mistake, and we need to just stop now and be careful about how weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving forward,â&#x20AC;? the mayor said. At the July 6 meeting, the board also retroactively publicly approved the Setauket Patriots T

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SBU’s Donelan Discusses School Openings, Virus Challenges

BY DANIEL DUNAEIF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Dr. Susan Donelan, medical director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony Brook University Hospital, spoke by phone with TBR News Media about reopening schools, the importance of face coverings and host of other issues related to COVID-19. Here are her thoughts on the pandemic and the virus. TBR: At what point would the spread of the virus be contained? Donelan: Let’s look at it this way: If you accept the concept that even if the virus doesn’t change or change so significantly that any exposure before will be useless going forward, if it remains static and doesn’t morph or mutate, you need 70 percent of persons to be infected in such a way that the vast majority don’t get repeatedly infected. That’s a whole different story. It takes time for the world population to reach that 70 percent. TBR: How do you get to that level? Donelan: You can get to that 70 percent, being a relatively typical cutoff [for herd immunity], by one of two ways: by natural infection, or you can get it from a successful vaccine. TBR: How does the process of distributing the vaccine work? Donelan: Having enough is not the same as having it equitably distributed throughout the world. Ideally, [it would be] given to all of those who have reliably never been exposed. [There are a] lot of logistics: Having enough and having it distributed well and having it distributed equitably are different parameters. While this all gets figured out, the virus will hop along and continue to spread to the extent we give it the opportunity to spread. TBR: Are people who get the virus getting reinfected? Are some antibodies not providing resistance? Donelan: That is not clear. There are different kinds of antibodies. With a neutralizing antibody, you get infected or you get vaccinated, the antibody you develop neutralizes the virus when it comes calling again, or when it comes calling for the first time. There are antibodies that are just kind of bumper stickers in your immune system. They show that you’ve been exposed. This is early in the pandemic, It’s really not clear at this point what types of antibodies most people are going to develop and how helpful they will be when the virus comes knocking at their door. TBR: Anecdotally, we’ve heard that some people may be less susceptible to the

worst of the viral symptoms, if they have a certain blood type, for example. Do you know if any of that is true? Donelan: I’ve seen tidbits here and there — you can be willy-nilly and not careful. I would caution anyone who picks up these reports to not assess their own individual risk in such a way that would make them less likely to follow the basics of trying to avoid getting sick or transmitting it. TBR: Would a second wave be milder than the first because more people would have some resistance? Donelan: I’m hesitant to declare if we had a milder second wave it’s the virus as opposed to other factors. In the 1918 [Spanish flu] versus the 1919 wave, the 1919 wave was bigger. TBR: How did the protests affect infections? Donelan: The protests are one of many, many instances of people with lacking social distancing, perhaps not wearing masks or wearing masks incorrectly. It’s maybe the most public one, not the only one. Every time I go out, I see people being noncompliant. As I understand from recent data, New York has an R0 [the average number of people who will get a disease from a single infected person] of under 1. We know that there’s going to be a slow creep in the infection. We’re right up against 1. That’s clearly less than the R0 of 2 or more that was early in the pandemic. By the time we see a bump in hospitalizations, a bump in positive cases, the protests are going to be muddled in with the graduations, the beach parties, the bars and the restaurants. TBR: What don’t people know about the disease? Donelan: The biggest misconception about utilization of face coverings, is that the face covering is for me. I think it must be really be emphasized. I wear my face covering to protect you. You wear it to protect me. TBR: What do you think of the risks in youth sports, which are starting up again? Donelan: There’s no uniform understanding of what’s right or wrong. There are other countries that have been ahead of us in terms of the pandemic and then are now easing themselves back into a more normal society. I think that those of us who are interested in what happens in sports, might keep a clear eye on what’s going on in those countries. Any time you interact, it’s not a zero-risk concept. TBR: What do you think about

Medical Director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony Brook University Susan Donelan. Photo from SBUH

schools? Donelan: I’m working with the state and the campus and my own local school district on what school will look like. I have two kids that are heading to college, another one heading for a Ph.D. program. I have a particular interest in what’s going on. I think the schools have been working hard to optimize social distancing, with mouth and face coverings to the extent that each student at different levels is able to. I told them a couple of months ago, at the state and local level, I don’t see how schools cannot plan on having a hybrid learning platform [one that includes a mix of in-person and remote classes]. TBR: What advice would you give schools? Donelan: The most important thing is to make sure however school looks like for the next two or three semesters, [that there is] a hybrid learning platform, with the ability to pivot quickly to a full-distance learning plan. TBR: How do you think this will play out for colleges? Donelan: [Many schools will] start in August. Come Thanksgiving, kids will go home and don’t come back [until the next year as influenza-like illness starts to circulate.] Thanksgiving is the first great cross-pollinator event in the winter season, with people traveling, coming back, picking up whatever is going on wherever they traveled to. I wouldn’t want students coming back to school after Thanksgiving recess, then cross-pollinating more. If there’s anything that people should be encouraged to do, it’s get a flu shot — and get it early.

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an open letter, which was published in the July 2 issue of the Port Times Record, saying that instruction was uneven across different teachers, where some held live sessions, others would use prerecorded sessions while others only posted content to Google Classroom. The letter suggested a number of items the district could improve on, including live or prerecorded teaching time that matches what students would receive on a normal school day, and clear schedules for students to follow, including time for outdoor activities. Schmettan said much of that is likely to be discussed within the committees. There were differences between staff members in how they were able to adapt, she said. Most teachers were using Google Classroom for schoolwork along with Google Meet and Screencastify for hosting teaching broadcasts, though some did use other online subscriptions to have students complete coursework. Schmettan said the biggest lesson the district has learned is that not all students are going to respond the same way to the same instruction. Likely, she said, the district will set minimum expectations for both teachers and students as far as what each will be required to do in that distance learning plan. What that will look like will be part of the committees’ discussions. “We have to differentiate for all the learners involved, and we have to account for their individual needs on a much greater scale than we were able to do the first round,” she said. Though practically all districts prefer in-person classrooms to distance learning, the Port Jeff superintendent said the thing students most lack from online education is the social aspect of school. The committee will have to consider how that might be amended, as well as how better to facilitate the physical component of education if students are not around for phys-ed teachers guidance. “When you’re in a distance learning model, you’re isolated, you may not have that same interaction you have within a classroom, or you may not have that ability to discuss concepts with your age-appropriate peers,” Schmettan said. “So much is lost from not having that social impact and play, it’s a detriment to a lot of our students.” All this still depends on what state guidance will be, whether schools will have to take a hybrid model of in-person/remote education at different parts of the year, if schools will remain virtual or go back to a full in-person learning experience. The problem is, there are different levels of government potentially giving contradictory advice. At the state level, there is already the NYS Education Department’s reopening task force, as well as Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) reimagine education council. Meanwhile, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released school guidance for how best to distance children. This week Betsy DeVos, secretary of education, has effectively demanded that all schools reopen and become “fully operational” on a conference call with governors, despite southern and western states seeing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in the past month. “We have to plan for three different scenarios and hope that we can have [the students] back in the classroom full time,” Schmettan said.

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County State Illegal Fireworks Continue to Be a Nuisance for Long Islanders BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM For the past month or so, the sounds of fireworks have rang throughout the night in many parts of Long Island. Despite fireworks being banned in New York State for decades, Suffolk and Nassau officials have acknowledged seeing an increase in the number of complaints to police departments about illegal fireworks. The increase could be attributed to the lack of official Fourth of July firework display due to the coronavirus pandemic, or simply boredom. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone held a media briefing with Suffolk Police Chief Stuart Cameron prior to July 4 to warn residents about the dangers of using illegal fireworks. During the event, they showcased the dangers and destruction of fireworks by ignit-

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Residents in Port Jefferson Station set off fireworks during Fourth of July, 2018. File photo by Kyle Barr

ing a collection of pyrotechnics in a camper. This past holiday weekend there have been several firework injury incidents in Suffolk County. A man in Port Jefferson Station was inILLEGAL FIREWORKS Continued on A12

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PUBLIC NOTICE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the fiscal affairs of the TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT for the period beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2019 have been examined by an independent public accountant and the report of said external audit has been filed in the Office of the Treasurer of the Fire District. Said report is available as a matter of public record for all interested persons, who may obtain access to it at said firehouse, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 19 Jayne Blvd., Port Jefferson Station, New York, pursuant to Section 35 of the General Municipal Law. The Board of Fire Commissioners may, in its discretion, prepare a response to the report of the independent public accountant and file said response in the Office of the Treasurer of said Fire District, as a matter of public record for inspection by all interested persons. Dated: June 29, 2020

Terryville, New York By ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Frank Triolo District Secretary 688 7/9 1x ptr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN Please take notice that the Town of Brookhaven Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a virtual public hearing streamed live at Brookhavenny.gov/ meeting on Wednesday, JULY 15, 2020 at 2 p.m. Interested parties may participate in the public hearing via chat at Brookhavenny.gov/ join. Written comments may be submitted prior to the public hearing by going to the Board of Zoning Appeals online contact form at above referenced website pursuant to the provisions of Article IV, Sec. 85-55 (B) of the Building Zone Ordinance of the Town of Brookhaven. PORT TIMES RECORD THE

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WILL BE HEARD AT 4 P.M. 45. Randy & Christine Werner and Cliff & Melissa Lorenzo, c/o Traci’s Permits 80 Terry St., Patchogue, NY. Location: East side Kensington Way 1350’+/- South of Casey Lane, Port Jefferson Station. Applicant requests permission to move lot lines between two plots, 1 and 2, requiring lot area variance for existing one family dwelling on plot 1 due to the conveyance of portion of property south. (0200 23000 0100 030002 & 044016) 46. Randy & Christine Werner and Cliff & Melissa Lorenzo, c/o Traci’s Permits 80 Terry St., Patchogue, NY. Location: East side Kensington Way 1450’ South of Casey Lane, Port Jefferson Station. Applicant requests lot area variance for existing one family dwelling on plot 2 due to the conveyance of portion of property north. CASES WILL BE HEARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. PAUL M. DE CHANCE CHAIRMAN 697 7/9 1x ptr

NYSDOH Report Says Nursing Homes Infected by Staff, Not New Patients

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM When the initial COVID-19 surge occurred in New York State, nursing homes were the site of rampant infections and deaths. According to a New York State Department of Health report released earlier this week, the infection was spread by community transmission and asymptomatic staff members. The agency aimed to study the impact of the state’s March directive that nursing homes could not refuse admission or readmission to patients because of a confirmed or suspected coronavirus infection. The directive was meant to free up space in overcrowded hospitals as the pandemic intensified. The number of nursing home staff reporting COVID-19 symptoms peaked March 16, 23 days prior to the peak of nursing home fatalities, which occurred April 8. “It is likely that thousands of employees who were infected in mid-March transmitted the virus unknowingly — through no fault of their own — while working, which then led to resident infection,” the report states. Critics of the directive argue that it allowed infected patients to return or come into these facilities and in turn spread the virus to other individuals. The findings of the study show 37,500 workers — one in four of 158,000 nursing home workers — were infected with COVID-19 between March and early June. A number of elected officials took issue with the guidance given to nursing homes by the state. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) disputed claims that the state was simply following the federal government’s guidance. He said the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal regulator for nursing homes, had previously issued guidance stating that not only should nursing homes only accept patients for which they can care for, but that nursing homes should focus on “prompt detection, triage and isolation of potentially infectious residents.”

Zeldin also called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and CMS to launch an investigation into New York State’s adherence to appropriate health and safety guidelines within nursing homes and long-term care facilities. In a statement following the release of the NYSDOH report, Zeldin reiterated his stance. “An internal review by the State of New York is OK for them to initiate, but this is not a situation where the state is going to be able to objectively investigate itself,” he said. “These facilities should not have been required to accept patients who were diagnosed at the time with coronavirus, especially if they did not have the ability to protect the rest of their vulnerable population. It was also a fatal policy to prevent nursing homes from administering coronavirus tests to patients returning from hospitalization. Our seniors and their families deserve answers, and an independent investigation is clearly necessary.” A statewide nursing home survey conducted by NYSDOH shows that between March 25 and May 8, a total of 6,326 COVID-19 hospital patients were admitted into 310 nursing homes. Of those facilities 252 already had either confirmed or suspected positive patients, confirmed or presumed fatalities or infected workers, prior to admission of someone with the coronavirus. Stephen Hanse, president and CEO of the New York State Health Facilities Association said at the onset of the pandemic, nursing homes and assisted living facilities were not the top priority. Bolstering hospital resources and ramping up hospital bed capacity were. “Policymakers now know that the men and women residing in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are the most at risk of infection from the COVID-19 virus,” Hanse said in a statement. “Consequently, it is essential that nursing homes and assisted living providers receive the full support and assistance from elected officials and policymakers to ensure they have the necessary resources to defeat this virus and safeguard their residents and staff.”

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SBU Medical Residents Come Into Their Own During Pandemic BY ODEYA ROSENBAND DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Stony Brook University’s newest class of medical residents began their careers head first, graduating early to take on the fight with COVID-19. Renaissance School of Medicine at SBU led a virtual graduation ceremony that took place two months ahead of schedule, in early April. In line with other medical schools such as Hofstra University in Hempstead and New York University, SBU resolved to graduate their medical students in early spring in order to readily transition them into the workforce. This decision was “definitely a natural step,” said Dr. William Wertheim, vice dean for Graduate Medical Education at Renaissance School of Medicine at SBU. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) “took away a lot of roadblocks in helping us utilize the staff that were capable of doing this, so that was really helpful.” Starting in April, 52 residents began volunteering at SBU Hospital and predominantly focused on emergency COVID-19 cases, rather than their specialties. While resident education typically consists of 80-hour work weeks, the Renaissance School adopted a shift schedule that included five days off following every five

SBU Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education Dr. William Wertheim. Photo from SBUH

days working, given the heightened emotional difficulty residents were facing. Beginning July, Stony Brook Medicine welcomed over 300 medical residents across SBU, Stony Brook Southampton and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island hospitals. This number included the residents who had been volunteering with COVID-19 patients. “Residents are interesting in that they both are doctors taking care of patients, and they are

learners in an educational program,” Wertheim said. Aside from in-person training in personal protective equipment, the residents learned other essential information such as employee benefits and payroll over virtual modules. “Top to bottom it’s a different place than we were in one year ago,” the vice dean said. The continued focus on education was also felt by the new residents. Dr. Kelly Ieong, a urology resident and 2020 graduate of the medical school, said, “Going into my residency, I had the expectation that I’m just going to work, not learn much, and just help out as much as possible. But all of the teams did carve out time for our education and we had virtual meetings over Zoom, even during lunch. I felt very safe during my entire shift, unlike my friends who worked in other hospitals.” Additionally, she said residents were each assigned a specific mentor who provided the residents with an extra layer of support. After feeling helpless when some of her family were diagnosed with the virus earlier this year, Ieong knew she wanted to be a volunteer when given the opportunity. “I definitely think volunteering was a helpful experience because a lot of the difficult conversations that I was having with my patients and their family members are something that you can’t learn in the books,” she said. “You don’t

learn it in medical school, it’s something you have to learn through experience.” Although Wertheim said “everything is a bit slower when you can only put two people in an elevator,” he added that SBU was quick to adapt and optimize their eager students. Online platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams helped meet the demands for educational conferences, especially as residents may be on rotation at other hospitals. It’s clear that these platforms are here to stay, according to him. “Medicine in general tends to adopt things slowly unless we have to… and we really had to,” he said. In thinking about the possibility of a second surge in coronavirus cases, Wertheim noted, “now that we’ve been through this experience once, as hard as it was, it is going to be easier to swiftly redeploy all of those residents as well as all of the other doctors.” Regardless of the future of the coronavirus, there have been benefits for the medical residents, according to the vice dean. “I think the fact that all of these residents from different specialties had to work together to the same end, even though it was an arduous task, gives them a sense of mission that you don’t always get when everyone’s doing their own thing,” Wertheim said. “And I think that that’s definitely a positive that comes out of all of this.”

Loan Program Extended, Local Business Advisers Expect Uptick in Applications BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Local businesses will now have more time to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans as the aforementioned program has been extended until Aug. 8. President Donald Trump (R) signed a bill into law July 4 that ensures the loan program’s application deadline will run for another five weeks. The bill’s passage allows the U.S. Small Business Administration to resume approving PPP applications, as the agency previously stopped processing forms on June 30. At that date, the SBA had approved nearly 4.9 loans with total funds over $520 billion. In New York state, close to 324,000 PPP loans had been made, totaling $38.3 billion, according to SBA data. Despite that, the SBA had approximately $130 billion in unallocated funds when it momentarily shut down. “The surprise for us and a lot of regional bankers is that there is still so much money that remains in the program,” said Bernie Ryba, regional director of the Small Business Development Center at Stony Brook University. “We had seen a huge surge of applications coming in before, but it has stayed flat the past few weeks. It’s been a complete reserve.”

Due to the changes the administration made to the program back in June, businesses that are seeking to qualify for loan forgiveness now have 24 weeks instead of the previous eight weeks to spend PPP funds. The portion of the loan that must be spent on payroll has been reduced from 75 to 60 percent. Businesses won’t be penalized if employees who have been offered their jobs, including same pay and hours, don’t return. The SBDC regional director said, with the updated terms, businesses who didn’t choose to apply initially could now decide to do so now. “The terms are better, that’s a real positive,” he said. “Some of the companies we’ve been working with said they felt constrained during the original eight-week period. It is a welcomed change.” Ryba said in some cases he has heard of local and regional banks reaching out to businesses who still haven’t applied for the program. “It’s puzzling to them, like, ‘Why aren’t more of these businesses taking advantage of these terms?’” he said. The federal program loans up to $10 million with an interest rate of 1 percent and a five-year term. Ryba expects to see a mini-surge in application submissions as the Aug. 8 deadline gets closer. “There are some businesses who might think

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they can skate through this and don’t need to apply,” he said. “As the deadline looms they might change their minds.” In addition to Trump’s extension this past holiday weekend, a group of U.S. senators from the Senate Banking Committee tabled a bill that gives automatic forgiveness to businesses. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona), introduced the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act, which would forgive PPP loans of $150,000 or less if the borrower submits a one-page attestation form to their lender. According to the group, approximately 85 percent of PPP loans would be eligible for this simplified loan forgiveness process. The cost of

applying for forgiveness for a PPP loan of this size is $2,000 for the small business and $500 for the lender. The senators say the bipartisan legislation could save small businesses $7.4 billion and banks nearly $2 billion. With the updated terms, the application to have PPP loan forgiveness has been simplified. Ryba said the application requires fewer calculations and documentation. It has helped quell some of the concerns owners have had. Small businesses have until Dec. 31 to file their forgiveness applications. “The process has been simplified, but there still continues to be a lack of clarity of how to treat certain expenses,” he said. “We hope that gets cleared up, we are trying to stay informed as possible and give our clients the best guidance.”

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The Days After Normandy: Fighting in France Post D-Day Landings

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BY RICH ACRITELLI DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Between the invasion of France and the fall of Paris in the summer of 1944, the Allies were not prepared for the vicious fighting that ensued directly after the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his planners prepared for every type of problem before Operation Overlord, but they were shocked at the brutality of the warfare that awaited their land forces against the well-hidden German military. As more men and materials were dispatched from England to this area that was known as the “Bocage,” Eisenhower and his key subordinate General Omar N. Bradley were dismayed over the extreme losses and puzzled over how to handle this costly opening offensive campaign in France. They did not fully know how to engage an enemy who was difficult to see and was eager to make the Allies pay for their successful landings. At a time when Eisenhower looked to push his leaders like that of Bradley and Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery to gain military results against the enemy, progress was slow. The Germans dug in and they halted the advance of the Americans, British, and Canadians. Whereas General George S. Patton was a talented, but controversial leadership figure, he was absent from the Normandy landings. Through the Slapping and Knutsford Incidents, Patton added to the immense pressures that was placed on Eisenhower. He was not dismissed from the service, but Eisenhower kept this feared tank commander in the dark as how he would be used within the future military campaign in France. It was not until well after D-Day that the Third Army became operational and Patton would be its commander. He eventually directed this army that pushed the enemy across France and towards the Rhine River. And through the historic Battle of the Bulge, Patton’s armor would eventually drive back this German surprise attack to the relief of Bastogne and the paratroopers that were surrounded by Hitler’s forces. Before D-Day, General George C. Marshall, supported Eisenhower’s threat to send Patton home in disgrace, but he also informed this figure that nothing should be done to weaken his hand in fighting the difficult German military machine. Patton was not an easy general to guide and his mouth often put him in trouble, but he was the most talented armored leader that the United States had in its ranks. There were some points during the Normandy Campaign that Eisenhower openly stated that he wished that Patton’s unyielding presence was there to fight this difficult battle, but this was wishful

Brookhaven environmental staff member Andrew Hochstrasser with a barrel sorter used for separating shellfish by size. Photo from TOB

Brookhaven Completes $400,000 Upgrades to Mount Sinai Mariculture Facility General Montgomery, right, with generals George Patton, left and Omar Bradley (center). Public domain photo

thinking, as allied tanks played no pivotal role during this tenacious battle. With the huge amount of resources that Eisenhower had at his disposal in the hedgerows, the Germans extracted some 40,000 casualties against the Allies. Through a maze of vines, bushes, and trees that seemed to be connected, there was no telling if a German was hidden within the foliage of Normandy. Several weeks after D-Day, Eisenhower and Bradley were frustrated at the lack of progress and the increase in casualties. As the Germans stymied the Allies, the Wehrmacht was unable to reinforce their own lines and they lost the immense leadership skills of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel who was seriously wounded by British fighter planes. This was a hard time for the Allies as Montgomery was known for moving too cautiously and he lived up to this negative reputation when he failed to take the French city of Caen. Bradley lost his patience and he fired several generals through their inability to overrun the Germans. On July 4, 1944, as American soldiers celebrated Independence Day, an intense artillery barrage of fire hit the well covered Germans. It was a strenuous campaign that tested Allied officers and soldiers to push the Germans out of their strategic defensive positions. Although the Allies were less than a year from winning the war, there were always strains on the military relationship between the Americans and British. Marshall believed that Montgomery received far too much credit for being an army commander that had to be prodded to move. The Army Chief of Staff wanted stability within the alliance, but not at the demise of American prestige. With our nation providing the bulk of men and materials on the Western Front and taking the recognizable direction against the Germans, Marshall

was concerned that Eisenhower favored the British a little too much and he ordered him to leave England and set up his command in Normandy, where he would take over the direction of this intense fight. At same time when some senior German military figures tried to assassinate Hitler in East Prussia on July 20, 1944, Patton arrived in France. He was told by Bradley that a massive carpet-bombing assault was to target the stubborn German positions and break open their lines to be exploited. It was the expectation that “Operation Cobra” would create a large enough corridor to allow American armored forces to penetrate deeply within the open lands east of Normandy. After 3,400 tons of bombs were dropped, this campaign successfully developed when four American armored divisions pushed through this opening in the lines. This allowed the Americans operate south westward and take the French port of Cherbourg and to drive in a different direction to liberate the major prize of Paris. Once Patton’s tanks were employed, the German Higher Command in France never stood a chance in defeating the sheer pressure from air and land that Eisenhower, Bradley and Patton had at their disposal. The summer of 1944 was a dangerous year for the Germans, as the immense amount of force that the Americans delivered against Hitler’s beleaguered armies. And while Eisenhower had a difficult relationship with Patton, keeping him in command paid large dividends towards victory in Western Europe against the Nazi Regime. Rich Acritelli is a social studies teacher at Rocky Point High School and an adjunct professor of American history at Suffolk County Community College.

Last week, the Town of Brookhaven completed significant upgrades to the Mount Sinai Harbor Shellfish Facility in Cedar Beach with funding provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) Shellfish Expansion Program. Directed by Craig Strong, bay management specialist, the improvements included upgraded electrical supply, expanded seawater pumping, a new wave break and a new floating shellfish grow-out system that will supplement the existing land-based system. The town received the $400,000 grant for the projects back in 2018. All components are funished except for the floating upweller system, or FLUPSY, system, which is still being fabricated. Officials said the improvements will allow the town to grow and seed its bays and harbors with millions of oysters and clams for years to come. The program is managed by the town’s Division of Environmental Protection while volunteers with the nonprofit Coastal Steward uses the facility for educational monitoring programs. Officials said the shellfish seeding program is vital to the improvement of water quality by replenishing shellfish populations in surrounding waterways and sanctuaries on both the North and South shores. Bivalve shellfish such as oysters and clams are filter feeders that help to clean water and improve the coastal environment. This year 275,000 oysters that were over-wintered have been distributed to town partners including the Coastal Steward, Friends of Bellport Bay, Moriches Bay Project and the Stony Brook Yacht Club for grow out, and 350,000 clams will be given directly to New York State’s expansion program. This month 1.5 million seed clams started the growing process in the onshore up-weller system, with 1.5 million oyster seed on the way.

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Suffolk Legislators Pass Bill to Prevent County Parkland Encroachment BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A resolution passed in the Suffolk County Legislature will place the onus on contractors when a structure encroaches onto county parkland. The resolution, titled A Local Law to Ensure the Protection of County Parkland, passed in the Legislature June 23 and will take effect immediately after it is signed by County Executive Steve Bellone (D). The legislation requires a contractor working on private property that abuts parkland must obtain a copy of the land survey of the private parcel from the homeowner. The legislation also requires that the private property owner must submit a written affirmation that there have been no changes to the property since the survey. An affidavit must be filled out stating the work being performed is within private property and neither encroaches on or physically disturbs the adjacent parkland. It’s required that the affirmation be signed by the contractor and notarized. Fines for violation of the law are $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second and $250 for three or more. The legislation was co-sponsored by county legislators Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), Susan Berland (D-Dix Hills), Samuel Gonzalez (D-Brentwood), Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) and Jason Richberg

(D-West Babylon) and was first introduced at the beginning of 2020. The legislation was inspired after a case in Smithtown where homeowners built a gazebo partly made of brick that was situated on a small piece of land that is part of Arthur H. Kunz County Park. The owners also had placed a putting green next to the structure. “Suffolk County has long been a leader in protecting open space and parkland,” Berland said in an email. “As Suffolk residents, we all bear the responsibility of being stewards of our environment.” Berland added that many residents encroached on public lands during her time as Town of Huntington councilwoman, where the town took some legal actions. “These actions come at significant cost to taxpayers and can be avoided by ensuring that all involved in construction at these homes are certain that property boundaries are being observed,” the legislator said. “Suffolk County has a record of spearheading initiatives to safeguard the environment, earning us a regional and national reputation for innovation on this front. This resolution serves to further bolster that reputation.” Hahn said it makes sense for contractors to take extra precautions when building near parkland. “If you’re a contractor, and you’re about to put down a fence, and the property next to you is 100 acres, you have to take a look and say, ‘Oh,

A small bridge in Arthur H. Kunz County Park, above, allows residents to take advantage of its many trails. Photo by Rita J. Egan

what land is that,’” she said, adding it’s simple to determine what’s public parkland looking at online maps. “It’s common sense,” the legislator said. “We don’t want people building and taking advantage of land that we’ve spent a lot of money to preserve for the residents of Suffolk County. We preserve it to prevent building on it.” Hahn said the legislation will not only prevent intentional and unintentional encroach-

ment but will also protect both the homeowners and contractors. She said the protection of parkland is more important than ever as more residents search for outdoor activities during the pandemic. “I think it’s abundantly clear how important [parklands] are to the health of our communities — our mental health, our physical health, community well-being — and it’s important to protect them in every way we can,” Hahn said.

Local Tick Expert Shares Advice as Residents Begin to Venture Outdoors Many Illnesses Carried by Ticks Share Symptoms with COVID-19 BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With summer close by and as New York State continues to relax shutdown restrictions, residents will naturally want to get some fresh air. But while open spaces like parks and nature preserves provide a temporary reprieve from the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also home to ticks. These arachnids can carry Lyme disease and other serious tick-borne illnesses. Experts say this is the time when ticks are most active and when their numbers increase. “We have already passed a month of tick activity here on Long Island,” said Jorge Benach, distinguished Toll professor of Molecular

Genetics & Microbiology and Pathology at the Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University. “With minimal contact because people were staying indoors due to the pandemic, we have seen less cases.” Benach said that could change in the coming summer months, especially with an already large tick count this year. Currently, we are entering the second phase of tick season, which is when the arachnids are in the nymph stage and are harder to spot. “For some reason Long Island has a heavy population of ticks,” Benach said. “It has the perfect environment for them and they really thrive.” Three species of ticks call Long Island home. The deer tick can carry Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and other illnesses, while American dog tick can carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The lone star tick can transmit tularemia and ehrlichiosis. “The lone star tick, we believe, is the most aggressive of the three species, and we didn’t know it existed until 1980,” the distinguished professor said. “And then it somehow found its way to Long Island.” A 2019 study, headed by Benach and Rafal Tokarz, assistant professor of epidemiology

The common deer tick can carry Lyme disease. anaplasmosis and other illnesses. File photo

at Columbia University, with co-authors from SBU and Columbia, found prevalence of multiple agents capable of causing human disease that are present in three species of ticks in Long Island. Another concern this season is that tickborne illnesses like Lyme disease and anaplasmosis have symptoms that overlap with those of COVID-19, including fever, muscle aches and

respiratory failure, but without persistent coughing. “It is true that they have overlap in the initial symptoms, but once you get past that first stage it should be easier to diagnose if that person has a tick-borne illness,” Benach said. Tick-borne diseases are usually treated with antibiotics. The effects range from mild symptoms that can be treated at home to severe infections that if left untreated can lead to death in rare cases. The distinguished professor stressed the need for people to be aware of ticks when they are in certain areas outdoors. Repellents and wearing long-sleeve pants and shirts can be good deterrents for ticks. Other tips include walking along the center of trails, washing and drying clothing when you come home and keeping pets from areas that could be tick infested. Benach said there is a misconception that humans get ticks from dogs. Instead, it is more likely one gets a tick from being in the same space as your dog. “You should be checking yourself, and if you spot a tick get it off as soon as possible,” he said. “If you develop any symptoms or illness contact your doctor.”

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A caravan of cars, motorcycles and other vehicles drove down Port Jefferson’s Main Street to celebrate the Fourth of July. The Patriot Day Parade, which was hosted by the Setauket Patriots, a local conservative group based on social media, was put together fairly quickly as organizers were able to obtain the necessary permit and approval from the village within the past week. Despite the local fire department’s decision to cancel its annual parade, the Setauket Patriots group previously stated it wanted the opportunity to do something to mark Independence Day. A representative from the group said the parade would not be a political event. The majority of people who lined the sidewalks waved American flags and wore red, white and blue. Though

there were a handful of individuals in red MAGA hats and some participants who drove past with Trump 2020 and Thin Blue Line flags. James and Flo McAvey, of Port Jefferson, were a part of the crowd and were glad there was an event to commemorate the important American holiday. “The village’s [annual] parade always has a big turnout, but I’m glad there is something going on to show patriotism toward America,” James McAvey said. “I know this was kind of last minute, I don’t think a lot of people knew about this. I think there could have been more spectators if they had more notice.” Barry Issberner, of Port Jefferson, said he thought the decision to not have the usual annual Fourth of July parade was a big mistake. “I understand the concern, but to call off the whole Fourth of July parade because they were worried people weren’t smart enough to protect themselves was wrong,” he said. “I’m glad someone else picked it up and ran with it.” Issberner was seen waving a big American flag throughout the parade, adding that it was important to be at the event. “I wanted to come out and help celebrate the birth of America,” the Port Jeff resident said. “It’s important for the country to pull together. I thought the turnout was pretty good, we had a good amount of cars go by. For something that was last-minute organized, it got a good crowd to come out.”

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County

Pandemic Negatively Impacts Wedding Industry BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Part one of two It’s not unusual to find a flow of wedding invitations following spring’s arrival. This year, however, COVID-19 has put a damper on celebrating love as engaged couples continue to postpone their big days.

A Bride’s Story

Huntington’s Kim Mangels, 30, said she and her fiancé Alex Yatron, 29, were set to tie the knot July 12, a date they chose in March of 2019. Then the mandatory shutdowns due to the pandemic began. Mangels said fortunately they were able to move their ceremony and reception to July 11, 2021. When the pandemic first hit the U.S., the bride-to-be said they didn’t think it would last so long and affect their wedding date. “We never imagined that it would end up being what it is now, that it’s changing everything, even life, for quite a while,” she said. In the middle of April, she said they reached out to their venue, Crescent Beach Club in Bayville. They were optimistic at the time about weddings taking place in July. Two weeks later, the venue told her if they would prefer to postpone, they had to let them know by May 15. Mangels said that’s when they decided to change the date and weren’t up charged for the change. She said it was easier for her and her fiancé since they were still in the middle of planning, and her dress wasn’t altered yet, so it would have been difficult to finalize aspects outside of the venue. As they look toward a new wedding date, Mangels said she and Yatron are pleased that they have more time to plan. “We’re excited to celebrate after how crazy this whole year has been and to be able to see everyone we love in one place,” she said.

Empty Venue … for Now

Lise Hintze, manager of The Bates House in Setauket, located in Frank Melville Memorial Park, said she worked with many couples who not only had to postpone due to the pandemic but also some who were unable to continue planning their weddings with various vendors. One was a bride, she said, who found out a couple of months ago that her dress wouldn’t be ready for a July wedding even if it could be held. As of now, all weddings that were scheduled for 2020 at The Bates House have been pushed to 2021. “The loss was tremendous for the park,” Hintze said. The venue manager said a place like The Bates House has more pieces for the couple to take care of including caterers and decorators. “There are so many more players in the circle with you so it’s hard,” she said. “It’s really hard.” Hintze said while at first couples who had events scheduled for later in the year tried to

take it day by day, many began to postpone their receptions as they feared a second wave of the coronavirus may come in the fall. Couples have told her how they don’t want to put older guests at risk of catching the virus or didn’t want to put guests in the uncomfortable position of making the decision themselves as to whether to attend or not. Hintze said she has done her best to give couples various options, including getting married in a smaller, socially distanced ceremony outside, even though the venue itself cannot be used. She said some couples are still getting married on the day they originally chose and postponing the big party, while others are delaying both ceremony and reception. The Bates House, which typically holds a wedding every weekend from the beginning of May to the end of October, is completely booked for 2021 as it already had weddings scheduled and then filled the open dates with postponed 2020 nuptials. Hintze said she left everyone on the calendar for 2020 though in case the state expands the parameters for large gatherings and couples decide they still want to have their parties on their original date.

Florists’ Dilemmas

During the pandemic, planning floral arrangements and bouquets has been one part of the wedding puzzle that is difficult for couples to complete as many florists have been forced to close their doors. Amanda Hagquist-LaMariana from Village Florist & Events in Stony Brook village said that sometimes flowers are one of the last things couples consider. In addition to cancellations due to the pandemic, being unable to plan in recent months has also slowed down businesses as many couples haven’t been able to tour their wedding venue or shop for dresses and tuxedos, among other things. “A lot of things are usually in place before they come to meet with me,” she said. During the shutdowns, Hagquist-LaMariana would send couples a questionnaire to fill out to get a feel for what they were looking for and spoke with them via phone and Zoom. She has been able to give a few estimates based on those conversations, but it’s a process that she said isn’t as organic as meeting in person where she and customers could look over photos, especially of events the florist has supplied flowers for in the past, to ensure everyone is on the same page. “There are so many facets of the design that we do,” she said. With Long Island entering Phase 3 of reopening, the florist said she looks forward to meeting with customers again. The cancellations that have occurred over the past few months have been a big financial blow to the business. She said that during the first week of the

Among the Long Islanders who have needed to postpone their 2020 weddings are Alex Yatron and Kim Mangels. Photo from Mangels

shutdowns the florist had three weddings scheduled. At that point, the flowers and greenery, many of which are shipped internationally, were already purchased and could not be returned. While the events will still take place in the future, the florist will not charge the couples any additional fees. “That was quite a loss,” she said. “It could have been worse timing, but it wasn’t great timing.” To make the best of a bad situation, HaqquistLaMariana, whose last wedding was March 7, used Facebook Live to sell the unused flowers in order to make up some of the costs. Brian McCarthy, James Cress Florist owner,

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jured when he attempted to light a firework that explored and injured one of his eyes. Additionally, a 29-year old man in Central Islip was severely wounded in the hand from an exploding firework. The man was at home on Tamarack Street when the injury occurred around 9:10 p.m. He was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital. Facebook community groups have also taken notice of the increase in illegal fireworks, People on community Facebook pages have made a number of posts throughout the past couple of months with complaints over fireworks. People not only

said both the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Station locations that employ 40 full-time employees were required to shut down during the pandemic. Like the Stony Brook florist, he also has to order flowers from places out-of-state such as California, Holland and South America. McCarthy said as things began to unfold, some vendors worked with them, and they were able to cancel a few orders last minute. “The growers have been dealing with us for decades,” he said. “They were very kind to us.” McCarthy said there will be days in 2021 when they will need the help of drivers from at least one of their nine sister stores in other states to help with deliveries, because of the additional help, they haven’t had to turn anyone away who has rescheduled for 2021. He said the biggest challenge is witnessing brides and grooms not having any definite answers. During the closure, shop manager Liz Guido helped couples plan future events by keeping in touch with all of them, and virtual wedding appointments are still available for initial consultations. McCarthy said while they have had couples postpone until next year, they have also heard of couples that reduced the number of people at their ceremonies so they could still take place on the planned date. “Our heads have been turning with the different ways that people have been managing to do things,” he said. With seeing extremely scaled-down weddings and Sweet 16 parties, McCarthy said he thinks people are going to continue finding creative ways to have their special events. “One thing about New Yorkers is they are as optimistic and creative as any place in the country,” he said. “They really are, and they’re determined to make sure that all these events that were planned are going to take place whatever time they can.” recognized the negative effect it had on animals, but others mentioned a child with special needs constantly being woken by the loud bangs outside. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 230 people a year are treated in emergency rooms because of injuries caused by fireworks. In 2017, sparklers caused 1,200 injuries. “Every year, we do these reminders and talk about the dangers of fireworks,” County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said during a call with media after the holiday weekend. Suffolk County Police Department Chief Stuart Cameron said the county did have a higher incidence of fireworks-related calls, due to the limitations on large crowds at the usual fireworks shows.

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SERV ICES Cespool Services MR SEWERMAN CESSPOOL SERVICE All types of cesspool servicing, all work guaranteed, family owned and operated since 1985, 631-924-7502. Licensed and Insured.

Cleaning COME HOME TO A CLEAN HOUSE! Attention to detail is MY PRIORITY. Serving the Three Village Area. Call Jacquie 347-840-0890

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Electricians ANTHEM ELECTRIC MASTER ELECTRICIAN Quality Light & Power since 2004. Commercial, Industrial, Residential. Port Jefferson. Please call 631-291-8754 Andrew@Anthem-Electric.net SOUNDVIEW ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Prompt* Reliable* Professional. Residential/Commercial, Free Estimates. Ins/Lic#57478-ME. Owner Operator, 631-828-4675 See our Display Ad in the Home Services Directory

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Fences SMITHPOINT FENCE. DEER PROBLEM? WE CAN HELP! Wood, PVC, Chain Link, Stockade. Free estimates. Now offering 12 month interest free financing. Commercial/Residential. 70 Jayne Blvd., PJS. Lic.37690-H/Ins. 631-743-9797 www.smithpointfence.com.

Floor Services/Sales FINE SANDING & REFINISHING Wood Floor Installations Craig Aliperti, Wood Floors LLC. All work done by owner. 28 years experience. Lic.#47595-H/Insured. 631-875-5856

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Landscape Materials J. BRENZINSKI INC. Landscape Material Delivery Service. MULCH, SOIL, STONE. Delivery 7 days a week. Prompt and courteous service. Call with your Material Needs. 631-566-1826 SCREENED TOP SOIL Mulch, compost, decorative and driveway stone, concrete pavers, sand/block/portland. Fertilizer and seed. JOS. M. TROFFA MATERIALS CORP. 631-928-4665, www.troffa.com

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Masonry CARL BONGIORNO LANDSCAPE/MASON CONTRACTOR All phases Masonry Work:Stone Walls, Patios, Poolscapes. All phases of Landscaping Design. Theme Gardens. Residential & Commercial. Lic/Ins. 631-928-2110

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LEONARDO’S MASONRY RESTORATION Why buy new when you can restore it? We do stoops, walkways, belgian blocks, polymetric sand etc. 631-875-7947. See Display Ad for more info.

ALL PRO PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Power Washing, Staining, Wallpaper Removal. Free estimates. Lic/Ins #19604HI 631-696-8150. Nick BOB’S PAINTING SERVICE 25 Years Experience. Interior/Exterior Painting, Spackling, Staining, Wallpaper Removal, Staining and Deck Restoration Power Washing. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins. #17981. 631-744-8859 COUNTY-WIDE PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Painting/Staining. Quality workmanship. Living and Serving Three Village Area for over 30 years. Lic#37153-H. 631-751-8280 LaROTONDA PAINTING & DESIGN Interior/exterior, sheetrock repairs, taping/spackling, wallpaper removal, Faux, decorative finishings. Free estimates. Lic.#53278-H/Ins. Ross LaRotonda 631-689-5998 WORTH PAINTING “PAINTING WITH PRIDE” Interiors/exteriors. Staining & deck restoration, power-washing, wallpaper removal, sheetrocktape/spackling, carpentry/trimwork. Lead paint certified. References. Free estimates. Lic./Ins. SINCE 1989 Ryan Southworth. See Display Ad. 631-331-5556

ALLY’S HOME ORGANIZING SERVICE. Help with clutter, cleaning, bills. Former Librarian, 6+ years experience. Weekly-BiweeklyMonthly. References. $30/hr 631-740-6997.

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Editorial Letters to the Editor Keep Local Journalism Alive PJ’s Reopening Offers Vision of Village’s Future When The New York Times recently published an editorial titled “Don’t Cancel That Newspaper Subscription,” it caught our attention. Not just because of the subject matter — anything about the general decline of local newspapers is, of course, something we’re very concerned about — but because of the struggles each reporter and editor faces while trying to do their jobs. The beginning of the editorial tells the story of John Seigenthaler, initially a young reporter with The Tennessean who saved the life of a man he was interviewing back in the 1950s. Seigenthaler went on to become editor and then publisher for the local paper and was at the forefront of civil rights coverage in the heart of the segregated South. However, the piece is not a love letter to the local papers of the 20th century; it’s a cry for help for the publications of today. The editorial touches on how newspapers and their newsrooms have become smaller over time, even before the coronavirus pandemic diminished the amount of advertising, the main source of revenue papers rely on. Over the years, local publications have been suffering as more and more readers take to the internet to get their daily or weekly dose of news. It also doesn’t help that the false moniker of “fake news” is thrown around by too many without a care for the consequences such an impetuous statement can create. According to the editorial, newsrooms across the country lost half their journalists between 2008-19. Citing a recent Business Insider article, the writer Margaret Renkl, said “a staggering” 7,800 journalists lost their jobs in 2019. The writer goes on to tell the story of how The Tennessean recently ran an ad that many found appalling and racist, but she urged people not to cancel their subscriptions. She not only cited how the publisher quickly tried to rectify the situation by pulling it from future editions and firing the sales manager that approved it, but she pointed out many other things, too. Despite the extreme lack of judgment in placing the ad, even with a shortage of journalists due to cutbacks over the years, the paper still covers and publishes a variety of topics that show it is still doing everything in its power to maintain a balanced and reputable publication. We get this. There have been times when some may not have been pleased with an article, letter or editorial in our newspapers. That is perfectly fine, and we invite reasoned criticism from all in our letters to the editor. But as Renkl wrote in her editorial, “As the ‘first rough draft of history’ journalism will always be prone to mistakes.” We, perhaps beyond any other industry, not only invite justified review of our papers, but we also actively try to improve, working many, many hours to try to get the story of local happenings. We cannot be everywhere and cover everything, but we do our best. Canceling your subscription to a newspaper only hastens the death of journalism. We’ve written it before on this page, and we’ll put it out there again: If newspapers and journalists didn’t exist, who would tell you what leaders are up to? Who would be there to challenge their responses when something doesn’t sound quite right? And this is even more important with our local leaders, especially as more news networks focus on the national side of our society. Without local papers, where would readers go to find out what fun activities are going on right in their own town? Who would celebrate the academic and athletic achievements of our local students? Unfortunately, the days of local newsrooms brimming over with editors and reporters, who could run out and cover every incident in town, may be over, but pulling out a newspaper from the mailbox or picking one up on the newsstand doesn’t need to end. Let’s work together to keep local journalism alive. With each subscription, just like with each ad, we are empowered to continue and enabled to cover more of our communities’ activities for the benefit of all.

Doesn’t Port Jefferson look nice with the tables and umbrellas along the streets and in place of parked cars? There is a nice sense of pedestrian priority. No parking in Chandler Square next to Slurp with people sitting next to Mill Creek. It all seems great except the complaints about loss of parking. Well, as some of us have said for years, and once endorsed by the Business Improvement District, we could claim a lot of pedestrian open space by consolidating parking. To quote the Port Jeff BID’s 2006 PUTTING THE PARK IN PARKING flyer: “QUALITY OF LIFE Residents, businesses and visitors alike will benefit from an improved quality of life in the village. The car park facilities will eliminate surface parking and create more green space … REDEFINE BEAU-

TY An increase in green space, the elimination of surface parking lots and improved pedestrian walkways will lead to a much improved ‘look’ for the entire village. Views of parked cars will be a thing of the past, as they will now be hidden away in car park facilities that will conform to aesthetic building requirements.” The unfortunate quarantine has brought

us a new vision of a possible future. There are parking solutions proposed in the Comprehensive Plan Update, which also includes a design to remove a lane of parking and widen Main Street sidewalks. Michael Schwarting Campani and Schwarting Architects Port Jefferson

I don’t like Donald Trump. I will probably die not liking Donald Trump. Does that mean I have the right to destroy the country our ancestors have spent so many years creating? Destroy the country so many of our ancestors, of all creeds and colors, have fought and died to preserve? For me that is an emphatic no. Why then do so many in politics and the media think it is OK? What do they have personally to gain? I have wondered about things like this ever since, as a young student, I learned about the Spanish American War and

William Randolph Hearst’s reported part in using his huge, powerful, newspaper holdings to perpetrate a false picture of the sinking of the United States battleship Maine. In those reports Hearst got his war with Spain. What did the American people get? Why does an American newspaper, in which a wealthy foreign national has huge holdings, continue to paint a dubious picture of the goings on in our government? These articles are, once again, referring to “unnamed sources.” Many of this newspaper’s previous “unnamed sources” have

not held up in the light of day. Once again, as a young student, I learned investigative reporters were supposed to investigate. The news was not supposed to smear or insinuate or express a personal or editor’s or publisher’s political point of view. It appears to me the editors and publishers of the New York Times may not have taken that class. But, as always, that’s just one man’s point of view. What do you think? Francis G. Gibbons Sr. Terryville

The closing of Our Lady of Wisdom School, formerly Infant Jesus School, is a great loss to our community. For over 80 years, this has been an excellent institution of Christian and academic learning. The school was not just a place to learn, but a place where students were respectful and kind to others, a concept that was fostered through the example of their teachers, staff and parish. The Daughters of Wisdom were the religious order who founded and staffed the school for many years. Sr. Joan Levy served as principal of the school for numerous years and always found a way to make each family feel special

and accepted. Our Lady of Wisdom also consisted of many devoted, nurturing, lay teachers who treated the students like family. Mrs. Livingstone devoted countless hours preparing students for the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. The songs that Mrs. Livingstone taught had a way of reminding her students, no matter how old they were, the basic foundations of their faith and education. Mrs. Carney taught fourth grade for many years and was loved for her sense of humor and fairness. It was a tradition of Mrs. Carney to attend the Little League games of her students, which was always fol-

lowed with a trip to get ice cream. In addition to the warm friendly environment at Our Lady of Wisdom School, the academic achievements of the students were superb. Although the building may not have been modern, the quality of the education and the values instilled in the students made up for it. Port Jefferson and the surrounding communities have lost a great educational institution and a place where children felt secure, loved and valued. My children and hundreds more former students and parents mourn this loss. Claire Hartill-Lee Port Jefferson

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ook, we’re out of practice. It’s totally normal. We’ve spent so much time talking to kids who don’t listen, to pets who need a break from us and to computers that seem determined to sabotage our efforts to work from home that we may have lost a step or two in our social graces. Slowly, like hermit crabs emerging from their shells, we are stepping out into the phased world, in which we can do D. None this, but can’t do that of the above and where we are BY DANIEL DUNAIEF seeing more threedimensional people and not those two-dimensional ﬁgures who ﬂash across all manner of electronic devices.

As a quick refresher, I’d like to offer a reminder of the things that should give us pause if we’re about to share them with others who may be a bit sensitive. The following should serve as verbal red flags: Not that I’m looking, but ... if whatever comes next is something you shouldn’t be staring at, such as anatomical areas, private letters or emails, you shouldn’t finish the sentence. Don’t take this the wrong way ... well, if a part of you recognizes that what you’re about to say could be problematic or painful for the listener, consider saying it in a different way or not saying it at all. Obviously ... this can go in one of two directions. A truly obvious statement doesn’t need sharing. A statement you think is obvious but isn’t so clear to the listener becomes a way to offend that person, who may have a reflexive defensive response. I’m no expert, but ... we all often talk about subjects in which we have no expertise. We

might be anywhere from slightly informed to ill informed. We should be able to share what we think we might know, but we may not want to challenge someone who designs buildings on the best way to put together a LEGO house. This is such a minor point that I hesitate to bring it up ... maybe instead of hesitating, you should just not. Correcting the day of the week on a story about an event that occurred over 10 years ago seems unnecessary and distracting. I don’t want to take the wind out of your sails ... you’re probably about to do what you say you’re not doing, so own it and say you disagree completely or let me continue to sail off into my happy sunset. What do I know, but … This expression suggests that you are about to do one of two things. You’re likely preparing to deliver serious criticism, but want to couch it by suggesting that it might not be based on anything other than a disdain for you, your wardrobe choices, your career path, or anything in between. Alternatively,

you’re about to say something that seems supportive — “what do I know, but your idea for submersible homes seems compelling to me” — but that really suggests that you’re hiding behind false humility. If someone follows your advice, the “what do I know” expression is your way of dodging any responsibility for their mistakes. I don’t mean to offend you, but ... this is one of my favorites. It suggests that you know you are about to be offensive and that you don’t mean it, but you just can’t help it. You’re about to share something that may dress up as helpful, like a Trojan horse, perhaps, but that will likely cause damage. Holding our tongues can be incredibly difﬁcult, especially when we’d like to tell the person in front of us how we want to make a minor, but likely obvious point that we hope doesn’t take the wind out of their sails or offend them. We also don’t know what we’re talking about because we’re not experts. Still, it was sort of good to see them.

The Economic Rollercoaster Ride Continues

hose businesses that qualiﬁed for a paycheck protection program (PPP) loan have had a bit of a honeymoon from the novel coronavirus these last eight weeks. They were allowed to apply to the government for two months plus 50 percent of their labor costs. From that money they had to pay at least 60 percent to workers to cover payroll, with the remainder underwriting other expenses like utilities, payroll taxes and leases. So the employers who received the payments could Between relax during those two months, and you and me the employees BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF could also stop holding their breaths, knowing that their salaries would be paid. And the government

would keep the workers employed. At least that was how it was supposed to work, and it did, except when the weekly unemployment insurance payments were greater than the weekly salaries and proved too much of a temptation to the employee. In those cases, the employer was in competition with the government and, depending on the worker’s loyalty and long term concern about holding onto a job, the employer would often lose. But the program was essentially a good one. The funds, paid to the businesses and-in turn to their employees, kept the work force together and saved the workers from the frustrations of trying to collect unemployment. The original thinking was that the pandemic would probably lessen after two months and businesses could resume as normal. Well, we now know how that turned out. The pandemic is still with us, although New York is in a much better condition at the moment than most of the rest of the country, but economic activity has not returned to anything like normal, and with social distancing, looks unlikely to return soon. For many of those businesses, the PPP

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honeymoon is almost over. How do we prevent a return to the layoffs, loss of company health insurance and nail biting of the pre-PPP days? The good thing about a pandemic is that the whole world is in the same situation, and we can look around and see how other countries are coping or trying to cope. The U.S. has relied on an expanded program of unemployment insurance to tide over workers until the economy resurrects itself. Many European countries have prevented joblessness by essentially nationalizing payrolls and enabling workers to continue to be paid and businesses to resume whenever that happy day comes, without having to rehire and possibly retrain. Workers are often furloughed if there is no work at the shuttered shops and factories, meaning that their jobs will be held for them and they continue to receive their salary, although generally at a reduced amount. In short, Europeans have been pursuing an extended PPP. Workers have not overwhelmed the unemployment insurance system, caused websites to crash, phones to go unanswered, lost health coverage, nor have they stood the requisite six feet apart in the hot sun on long

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lines in parking lots, waiting to get into benefit offices. There is also the intangible but priceless advantage of workers not feeling jobless, with the fear and loss of identity that often brings. And today, many feel just that. The U.S. number in June for jobless was 11.1 percent. That’s an increase of some eight percent since February. In the aforementioned European countries, the jobless rate has increased by less than 1 percent. In human terms, that means some 20 million Americans are unemployed. While that’s better than 23 million in April, probably almost all of those people have families who also will feel the effects as tenants begin to be evicted and queues form for food banks. We don’t know what is going to happen in the next few weeks, as government programs for business and unemployment benefits run out if not extended. The $600 federal unemployment boost is supposed to end July 31. Congress is debating whether to extend the time or modify the payout, even as some worry that paying workers more than their salary is a disincentive to work. Just remember, we are in this together. Hang on and stay safe.

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