The Port Times Record - August 18, 2022

Vol. 35, No. 39 August 18, 2022 $1.00 The PORT TIMES RECORD PORT JEFFERSON • BELLE TERRE • PORT JEFFERSON STATION • TERRYVILLE tbrnewsmedia.com SPACE RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBER ADDRESS Toast Co eehouse relocates Also: Board of Trustees, PJCC, redistricting, hometown history & more A12 Honoring the local heritage PJ Village hosts 11th annual ‘Quick and Dirty’ boat contest — A4 SaraceniWalterbyPhotos Inside FocusHealthon TOPSOILMULCH& 631-928-4665 YOUR FULL SERVICE MASONRY & LANDSCAPE SUPPLY CENTER SERVING YOU SINCE 1972 FROM THE SAME LOCATION 70 Comsewogue Road, Suite 9, East Setauket www.troffa.com©102200

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A first-timer to teaching the sport of golf, Bambola expressed both optimism and enthusiasm for the future. “I just hope that I can teach to the best of my ability and help as much as possible,” she said, adding, “I’ve never imagined myself teaching pro, so I’m excited to see what it has in store.”

Bambola described what it means to her to join forces with Loucks. “It was a lovely coincidence because I’ve known him for a good amount of my life,” she said. “He’s watched me grow up on the course and now it’s come full circle back at the club.”

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VILLAGE Danielle Bambola, above, played golf at SUNY Cortland before joining the staff of PJCC. Photo courtesy Bambola

Bambola has received multiple accolades for her golfing prowess, including the 2022 State University of New York Athletic Conference Award of Valor. In 2021, she won the Long Island Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship on the Red Course at Bethpage State Park. After leaving college, Bambola went to Florida to try her hand at pro golf. Even though it did not work out, she was very happy with both herself and the experience. “I was glad that I gave it a go,” she said. “I won’t regret it in the future.” While Bambola had planned to become a schoolteacher, she was more than happy to return to the Port Jefferson Country Club and the world of golf. “I was originally planning to go into teaching in schools for physical education and health, but I never imagined going into teaching golf,” she said. “I just thought about playing, so this is a really great opportunity and I’m very excited.” Bambola was first approached for the position by Port Jefferson Village trustee Stan Loucks. After a meeting with him about teaching at the country club, she was on board. “I have known Danielle since she was very young, as she played in the MGA and PGA junior tournaments along with my granddaughter,” Loucks said. “I watched her practice at a young age and knew that she would develop into an excellent golfer. Her work ethic was beyond description.”

Bambola, who will begin her new role on Aug. 22, is looking forward to meeting new people and making connections with community members. While this may not be the job that she imagined herself taking after leaving college, Bambola is ready for this experience. “I just want to help as much as I can, and make it a happy environment as much as possible,” she said. “I know that the head pro wants to make it a very family based unit, so I’m really excited about that. And I want to just make everybody better at golf, and a happier person in their life.”

With Danielle Bambola, Port Jefferson Country Club will be welcoming a new addition to its golfing staff. Bambola, who was previously a member at the country club and worked there, will be an assistant golf instructor. “I actually started playing at the country club, and then I worked in the pro shop for a few years,” Bambola said. “Then I went off to college and I played college golf at SUNY Cortland, where I played in many tournaments and went on trips to South Carolina to play.”

The Port Jefferson School District Summer School celebrated the last day with some field day activities. The day was filled with fun and games for students and staff alike. The students culminated a successful summer school program with smiles, laughter and an alltime favorite — ice pops.

The Port Jefferson School District Summer School students and staff. Photo courtesy PJSD

The Port Jefferson School District will hold a special board of education meeting to discuss the proposed capital bond projects slated for a Dec. 12 vote.Themeeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Earl L. Vandermeulen High SchoolThisauditorium.meetingwill be an opportunity for community input as it is anticipated that the board of education will approve a resolution for the bond vote at its Tuesday, Sept. 13 meeting.Community members are encouraged to attend and participate in this open forum. For more information, portjeffschools.org/bond/homevisit: Learning in harmony at PJ Summer Music Camp

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Trustee reports Mayor Margot Garant reported that the board has entered into deliberations with members of the Masonic Lodge located on Main Street to potentially acquire that property. The Freemasons are interested in deeding the property to the village, according to theMotivatingmayor. this transfer of the property is the Freemasons’ desire to preserve the historic character of the building and to promote community-minded use of the facilities there, she added. For these reasons, Garant advocated converting the lodge into a theatrical education studio used almost exclusively for those purposes. Deputy Mayor Kathianne Snaden, the trustee liaison to the planning department, reported that during a recent meeting of the Port Jeff Planning Board, some members expressed concerns over plans for the Six Acre Park. Relaying the comments of the members in attendance, Snaden said: “They’re looking for, in a nutshell, more of an active-type park. They’re concerned about the density of the apartments uptown, how many more bodies are up there and the need for active Respondingspace.”to these comments, Garant said that a grant search has already been conducted and that one grant under consideration “would be perfect” for moving forward “with the plan as we have adopted for the Six Acre Park.” “Put it in a memo or make it part of some other formal presentation to us because the Board of Trustees has adopted the vision presented and I think we’re pretty firm on that,” the mayor advised the Planning Board.

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Parking Kevin Wood, the parking and mobility administrator, gave an hour-long presentation to the board on the state of parking in Port Jefferson. Wood was delighted to report that the addition of 25 parking spaces on Barnum Avenue has increased the village’s parking capacity for the first time in decades. “By building that Barnum parking lot and dedicating those 25 spaces, we came up about 8% on managed parking,” he said. Despite added capacity, conflict over space persists. Wood reported a recent physical altercation over a parking space, which he considered informative in seeing “how people value parking so much.” Wood said his department has implemented new technologies to alleviate competition over spots. Today, over 70% of metered parking is done digitally using cellphones. Currently, the village uses 11 meters with over 100 QR-code touchpoints for its metered parking. “If somebody actually wants to use a meter, they still can, but we keep pushing the pay-by-cell,” Wood said, adding that digitally metered parking has generated revenue for the village and has facilitated the payment process. With regards to public safety, Wood reported that there are now security cameras covering all parking lots in the village 24/7. He also discussed the possibility of further modernization of parking through automatic license plate reading, which he considers a more efficient way to handle parking. Wood believes that as the activities at the Village Center expand, there will be a greater need to direct out-of-town visitors on how to find parking options. “I can’t create parking spaces where they don’t exist, but I really feel that … we should have a dedicated person just to help part time to be out on the street by the Village Center when there’s an event,” he said.

Snaden and trustee Rebecca Kassay both reported their coordinated beautification efforts through the replacement of dead and dying street trees villagewide. “I walked around and made maps of where all the dead or dying trees are,” Kassay said. “We had a great meeting about the next steps … looking at which native trees might provide color and blossom and things like this.” Kassay also reported that there will be a free public program for the Beach Street Community Garden on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6:30Trusteep.m. Lauren Sheprow reported the progress made toward the new Recreation and Parks Committee. A draft charter for the committee is currently in the works, and Sheprow has already received recommendations for volunteers and is hoping for more in the near future. The Board of Trustees will reconvene Tuesday, Sept. 6, for a public meeting at 5 p.m. at Village Hall.

The Port Jefferson Village Board of Trustees held a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 15, to explore various issues related to parking, public spaces and upcoming programs.

Port Jeff Village board tackles parking, public space and a possible acquisition

PJSD to hold special meeting to discuss capital bond projects

The annual Summer Music Camp at Port Jefferson brought the beautiful sounds of music to the air as elementary and middle school students honed their creative skills. Over 50 student-musicians in grades 3-6 participated in this year’s instrumental camp. Group music instruction on band and string instruments, as well as ukulele, were taught by music teachers Mark Abbonizio and Christian Neubert. As always, the camp provided an enjoyable and positive atmosphere for students to begin to learn to play an instrument or continue their studies.

The annual Summer Music Camp at Port Jefferson student-musicians with music teachers Mark Abbonizio (right) and Christian Neubert (left). Photo courtesy PJSD Field Day fun in Port Jefferson

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Co-sponsoring the event was Sika Corporation, a specialty chemicals company headquartered in Switzerland, which provided the adhesives used to hold the wooden frames together. John Mark Bessada, industrial retail manager for Sika USA, detailed how the Sikaflex adhesive was used throughout the contest. “What they use in the build-a-boat challenge is our Sikaflex 291,” he said. “They drill holes in the wood, zip tie them together and then run the glue.” Bessada considered the boat contest to be a way for people to become educated about the maritime history of their community. He hopes that those involved in this competition will develop a lifelong appreciation for shipbuilding. “Events like the Sikaflex challenge and the organizations that host these events throughout the year are a great way to get involved in the boating community, to learn about the maritime opportunities and to learn just basic boatbuilding,” he said. “It’s a phenomenal effort that they put forth, and it’s a timeless education that is absolutely worth every minute you can give it.”

Alex Smith was one of the contestants competing for the second-place prize. Taking part in this event for the third time, Smith and his partner constructed a pirate boat. In a climatic finish, Smith’s boat crossed over the finish line backward, just narrowly eking out the third-place finisher. Along with the second-place prize, Smith’s pirate boat also won for best overall design. Smith gave his thoughts on the event, saying, “It’s always a great event. It’s just so great that the Village of Port Jeff and the Bayles Boat Shop sponsor such a wonderful event every Followingyear.”therace, Port Jeff Mayor Margot Garant delivered a statement. “This is one of my favorite events of the year, watching the families come down year after year, and the competition get thicker and fiercer,” she said. After thanking this year’s sponsors, Garant acknowledged the Bayles Boat Shop and LISEC for the work they perform yearround to keep the maritime history of the village“Thisalive.boatshed building is such a gift to this community,” the mayor said. “We want everybody to understand what happens in this building as part of our heritage and see what they do every day.” She ended by asking those in attendance to “just support them every day — not just today but every day because we’re proud to have them as a cornerstone of Harborfront Park.” Photos by Walter Saraceni, courtesy Len Carolan

historian Chris Ryon recounted the gradual rise of shipbuilding in Port Jefferson. “By the 1830s or so, this was starting to become a significant shipbuilding port,” he said in an Almostinterview.twocenturies since the height of shipbuilding, Ryon rejoiced that this local tradition is still alive and well. “This is what we’re all about,” he said. “These are the traditions of this community and this is what built Port Jefferson. We’re going back to our roots by building boats again.”

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Locals resurrect Port Jeff history in 11th annual ‘Quick and Dirty’ boat build BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The race The following day, Sunday, Aug. 14, contestants were back at Harborfront Park to paint their boats. By 3 p.m., the boats were in the water and they were away. Races were carried out in three heats, with two qualifiers and the finals. The championship was a hotly contested battle right to the end.

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Starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, participants from eight teams began their buildout. Teams were given a limited supply of materials, including plywood, zip ties and an adhesive sealer. Teams had only five hours to build their boats.

Proceeds from the event supported the Port Jeff-based Bayles Boat Shop, a subsidiary of the Long Island Seaport and Eco Center, a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of Long Island’s maritime and marine history. “In the boat shop, we’re hands-on building wooden boats,” Carolan said. Referring to the original Bayles Boat Shop, where the Village Center stands today, he added, “This shop was huge. They built a lot of big boats, all Villagewood.”

Shipbuilding, a centuries-old local tradition in the village of Port Jefferson, was back in action last weekend during the 11th annual “Quick and Dirty” Boat Build Competition at Harborfront Park.

Len Carolan, president of the Bayles Boat Shop, coordinated this year’s event. Carolan said programs such as this allow community members to reconnect with their local heritage. He offered the purpose and spirit of the“It’scompetition.afunevent,” Carolan said. “There’s no pressure. You do what you can do, you have fun and if you don’t sink, you’re happy.”

As of earlier this month, 38 mosquitoes had tested positive for the West Nile virus, including samples in Setauket and Port Jefferson Station.

The doctor urged people to remain vigilant about other threats that might come this fall, particularly the flu. With masks and social distancing, the incidence of the flu declined over the last few years. As people return to work and school on a full time basis, the chance for the spread of a problematic strain rises. “The flu is always bound to rear its head in the fall and winter months,” Nizza said, as he reminded people to get their shots and to continue to wash their hands before eating. Even if people feel healthy and are in low risk groups, they can and should help others the way they might lend a hand to their neighbors after a storm. “We have to protect those who have a high risk of mortality,” Nizza said. “We need herd compassion, to protect those who can’t protect themselves.”

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CDC relaxes COVID-19 guidelines, doctors discuss other threats

Doctors cautioned people in higher risk groups, such as those who are immunocompromised, have chronic lung disease or are significantly overweight to be vigilant about their exposure to the SARSCoV2 virus, which causes COVID-19. As of earlier this week, Suffolk County reported a 7.8% positive test rate on a seven-day average using lab-reported PCR tests, which doesn’t include the rapid tests. At the same time, the number of positive cases on a seven-day average stood at 33.8 per 100,000, according to the New York State Department of Health. “If you’re not a high-risk patient the danger zone is lower,” said Nizza.

The cases Nizza has seen in the hospitals are “very mild” and he hasn’t had an intensive care unit patient with a ventilator in well over a month.

Meanwhile, monkeypox continues to be a threat to the county, the state and the nation, as the availability of vaccines against the virus lags the need for shots. New York State continues to have the greatest number of cases of the virus, with close to 2,300 out of about 12,000 cases in the country, according to the CDC. Most of the New York State cases are in the city. The virus has affected men who have been intimate with other men, although the virus can spread through physical contact. Nizza described monkeypox as “generally a nonfatal infection with a high presentation rate amongst the undocumented high-risk groups,” he said. “I don’t think the general population needs to rush out and get the monkeypox vaccine, unless [you] are in a high risk group. Nizza doesn’t anticipate that the virus will spread at anywhere near the rate that COVID did. “There is a vaccine available, which is much different than COVID, which caught us unaware,” he added.

pants and long sleeved shirts. As of late last week, Mather and St. Charles didn’t have any reported cases of West Nile virus. The people who are especially vulnerable include the elderly and anyone on drugs that suppress their immune systems. Polio Health officials in Rockland County and New York City reported two cases of people with polio. This disease, which spreads from contact with infected feces, has been largely eradicated after the widespread use of an effective vaccine. “Most people have their children vaccinated as a part of a routine series,” Nizza said. “It’s a much lower risk.”

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The CDC advises students, staff members and workers who were exposed to a person who tested positive for COVID-19 to wear face coverings for 10 days and to get tested, instead of urging them to quarantine. At the same time, the CDC is no longer suggesting that unvaccinated students get tested regularly in order to attend school.

“Part of the reason they’re easing the restrictions is that the current strain that’s circulating is fairly non aggressive, there are not a lot of hospitalizations and there is not a lot of severe illnesses,” said Dr. Philip Nizza, chief of Infectious Disease at Mather Hospital and attending infectious disease physician at St. Charles Hospital.

Dr. Susan Donelan, medical director of the Healthcare Epidemiology Department at Stony Brook Medicine, suggested that the shift in the CDC guidance likely reflects the reality that non-pharmaceutical mitigation measures are of more limited use in an era when opportunities exist to receive effective vaccines, which are well tolerated, and safe therapeutics have become a tool to manage those people who are acutely affected. “The shift now appears to be focused on self-assessment of risk [for self, close family members or others who may be adversely impacted if infected] and thus individual risk mitigation,” Donelan explained in an email. Still, Nizza, among other health care providers in Suffolk County, urged people to continue to receive vaccinations and to stay up to date with their boosters. Nizza suggested that a new booster, which could provide protection against the infectious Ba.5 omicron strain that has become the dominant variant in the county and in the United States, could be a “game changer.”

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Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott recommended that people minimize outdoor activities between dusk and dawn, make sure windows and doors have screens and, at places where mosquitoes are active, wear shoes and socks and long

Amid the typical questions about returning to school, such as finding friends in their classes and navigating to the right room at the right time, students on Long Island and elsewhere are preparing for the third year of the pandemic while other health care concerns loom. As the summer enters its final weeks, health officials have found mosquitoes that have the West Nile virus, monkeypox has become a national health emergency, and Rockland County and New York City have reported cases of polio. With all those health concerns, however, medical officials emphasized numerous pieces of good news that they hope will provide less of a disruption to communities, parents, teachers and students. For starters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week eased some COVID-19 restrictions. In the past two years, some students had switched back and forth from in-person to remote learning after a positive test.

When children go back to school this year, they will no longer have to quarantine when exposed to a person who tested positive for COVID-19. File photo by Rita J. Egan

The virus was first detected in birds and mosquitoes in Suffolk County in 1999. People who contract the virus typically experience mild or no symptoms. In a small number of cases, people can have high fever, headaches, stiff necks and may have vision loss, numbness and even paralysis. Symptoms can last several weeks and the neurological effects can be permanent. The CDC recommends people use insect repellent to reduce the chance of getting bitten by a mosquito that harbors the virus. Additionally, reducing any standing water around the outside of the house cuts back on the opportunity for these virus-bearing insects to breed.

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

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■ A vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence on Joline Road in Port Jefferson Station was broken into on Aug. 8. Two wallets containing driver’s licenses were stolen.

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■ CVS on Middle Country Road in Centereach reported two shoplifters on Aug. 9. A man and a woman allegedly loaded a shopping cart with Tide detergent, diapers and paper towels before fleeing the store. The items were valued at approximately $300.

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■ A woman dining at Mario’s Restaurant on Route 25A in Setauket on Aug. 12 discovered that someone had removed a cellphone, wallet and phone charger from her vehicle. Sound Beach

■ Catalytic converters were stolen from a 2001 Honda Accord on Mahogany Road, a 2001 Honda Accord on Rock Hall Lane and a 2002 Honda Accord on Soundway Drive in Sound Beach on Aug. 7.

■ Catalytic converters were stolen from a 2004 Acura TSX parked on Mitchell Drive and a 2005 Honda Accord parked in the driveway of a residence on Sound Beach Blvd. in Sound Beach on Aug. 8.

Walmart on Middle Country Road in Centereach called the police on Aug. 12 to report that a man allegedly stole $563 worth of assorted groceries along with a Roku Express valued at $145. East Setauket

■ A resident on Sanford Lane in Stony Brook reported that someone entered his unlocked car on Aug. 9 and stole a wallet from the center console.

■ A 2021 Toyota Corolla was reported stolen from the driveway of a residence on Sheppard Lane in Stony Brook on Aug. 8. The owner was not sure if the car, which was valued at $15,000, had been locked.

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■ Macy’s at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove reported a petit larceny on Aug. 13. A man and a woman allegedly stole miscellaneous clothing items worth approximately $930.

■ A resident on University Drive in Rocky Point reported that his car was broken into on Aug. 9. Assorted tools, karate apparel, headphones and cash were stolen.

The following incidents have been reported by Suffolk County Police: Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

■ Walmart on Middle Country Road in Centereach reported that a known male shoplifter allegedly stole two Splatterball toy guns valued at $192 and a Magma hoverboard worth $144.

■ Walmart on Nesconset Highway in East Setauket reported two shoplifters on Aug. 11. Two women allegedly stole cleaning supplies, jewelry and clothing valued around $300.

■ A resident on Magnolia Drive in Rocky Point reported that someone entered his vehicle on Aug. 9 and stole power tools, hand tools and backpack. Selden ■ Rite Aid on Middle Country Road in Selden reported two shoplifters on Aug. 9. A man and a woman allegedly loaded a shopping cart with paper towels, diapers and baby formula valued at approximately $300 before fleeing the store.

■ Two motorcycles, a Suzuki DR200 and a KTM Duke 200, were stolen from a parking lot at Suffolk County Community College on College Road in Selden on Aug. 7.

■ Over 50 bags of used clothing were stolen from the PAL clothing donation bin in the Stop & Shop parking lot on Route 25A in Rocky Point on Aug. 2. The items were estimated to be worth $900.

■ A resident on Jayne Blvd. in Port Jefferson Station reported that someone entered her vehicle on Aug. 8 and stole cash, a cellphone, license and credit cards.

■ Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station reported that a man allegedly filled a shopping cart with $250 worth of assorted beer and fled the store without paying on Aug. 12.

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Photo from Brookhaven Town website commerce office,” she said. Addressing the board, she added, “I want you to remember to keep [the] 11776 [zip code] together when you go to vote.”

Also attending was Port Jeff Village trustee Rebecca Kassay. Speaking on her own behalf, Kassay told the Town Board that plans to divide Port Jefferson Station/ Terryville would impair the village’s own efforts to revitalize its uptown areas. Citing her history of coordinating with the PJS/T chamber of commerce and the civic association, the village trustee said, “To see the work slowed at all by political lines, by having these two communities needing to go to two different councilmembers, that would surely slow down the work and the progress of the area at large.” Kassay also described how a breakdown in procedure can alienate ordinary citizens from the political process, leading to cynicism and distrust of their elected officials.

“As supervisor, I’m going to tell you, I’m going to be looking for a map with less splits,” he said. “Your comments were very helpful. We’re looking for less splits.” Referring to his colleagues on the Town Board, the supervisor added, “I think they’ll sit down and they’ll take all the comments that you said … and they will consider all of them.”

Paul Sagliocca, also a member of PJSTCA, shared the historic neglect of PJS/Terryville. He said that recently, the community has begun to counteract that narrative, introducing a Shakespeare in the Park event at the Chamber Train Car Park and building momentum for positive changes to the area. Sagliocca asked that the board not impede the development of the area by dividing community members across political boundaries. “It is on the up — we do not need to be divided,” he said. “I would really wish that when it comes time to vote, that Port Jeff Station/Terryville stays in one solid community within District 1.”

The following meeting of the Brookhaven Redistricting Committee was held Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Comsewogue Public Library. For more on this meeting, see A9.

Francis Gibbons, a Port Jefferson Station resident and member of the PJSTCA, said the redistricting process has diminished the public’s faith in its institutions. “Why are we continuing with this farce?” he asked. “I believe disenfranchisement brings with it a lack of political faith in our system. When you have a lack of faith, after time it brings civilCommunitywar.” members were joined by allies from the village of Port Jefferson.

Local residents petition Brookhaven Town Council over redistricting concerns

Bruce Miller, a former trustee of Port Jefferson Village, criticized the process. He considered the multiple cancellations of public hearings in CD1 as a way to silence theMillerpublic.also suggested that the proposed maps fail to advance the interests of the town. “Just leaving Mount Sinai and Port Jefferson Station and Terryville the way they are seems to be a more appropriate strategy,” he said. “All this straining, all these machinations, result in small gains but are a bad look that angers the public needlessly.”

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“There are people who truly believe that all politicians get into office and then they serve themselves or they serve their parties, and I don’t want that to continue,” she said. “I want all elected officials to stand up and make decisions and show their allegiance to their constituents and not their party.”

Joan Nickeson, a Terryville resident and community liaison for the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce, discussed the phenomenon of cracking, a practice in political redistricting that dilutes the voting power of an area by distributing its population across districts. “It is unconscionable that you would crack our high school from the rest of its district, and crack neighbor from neighbor, and actually cleave members of the chamber of commerce from the chamber of

Supervisor’s reply Following the public comments, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) responded to those in attendance. He thanked the residents for coming out and for expressing their opinions. The supervisor affirmed his trust in the Town Board to listen carefully to constituent concerns. Romaine also discussed the criteria that he will use to evaluate the proposed maps, saying that he favors a map that offers fewer “splits” of communities of interest.

For the second consecutive week, the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville community gave a strong display of community solidarity, this time during a public meeting at Brookhaven Town Hall on Thursday, Aug. 11. Joined by neighbors from around the township, residents spoke out against two proposed maps for the redistricting of Brookhaven Town Council. If approved, the proposed maps would make significant changes to the existing boundaries of Council Districts 1 and 2, severing large chunks of Port Jefferson Station from Terryville and cutting Mount Sinai in half. Public comments Logan Mazer, a Coram resident, has proposed an alternative to the maps on the redistricting committee’s website. He told the Town Board that the only two districts requiring change are Districts 2 and 6 — the former being underpopulated and the latter being overpopulated. Because the two districts share a border, Mazer proposed the simple transfer of territory from District 6 into District 2 to correct the population imbalance. The map of least change “doesn’t really change the political alignment … it doesn’t produce any gerrymandered districts and it protects communities of interest that are being carved up in these new maps for no discernable reason,” Mazer said. Throughout the evening, Mazer’s map received favorable reactions from those in attendance. Among the supporters of the Mazer map is Lou Antoniello, a member of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association, who considered the draft proposal a way to transfer the burden of costs and maintenance into District 1. “They showed that there was a portion of Mount Sinai — a beautiful section down by Cedar Beach and the surrounding community — which is a high-maintenance area for Mount Sinai that would be swapped out for the relatively self-sufficient area of Terryville,” he said. “I am here tonight to tell you that I don’t think that map is a map that should be voted on.”

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Brookhaven Redistricting Committee goes to Comsewogue, residents fire back

Gordon Heights Civic Association president E. James Freeman spoke on behalf of the residents of Gordon Heights, who presently reside in Council District 4. He reiterated that Districts 2 and 6 are the only ones requiring change, and that any proposal to expand Council District 4 into other areas of the town would dilute the voting power and disenfranchise the people of his “Wecommunity.arealways coming in here to be able to fight, to be able to be heard, to be able to be seen, to be able to be represented,” he said. “The weight of the many is often carried by the few. You don’t have a lot of faces in here that look like me but, believe me, things will still get done as long as we have a collective voice across all people.”

The Brookhaven Redistricting Committee held a public meeting at Comsewogue Public Library on Tuesday, Aug. 16, to hear comments from residents across the township. For the third straight week, citizens of Port Jefferson Station/Terryville presented a united front, urging the committee to keep the hamlet intact on the Brookhaven Town Council.

Among those in attendance who advocated for preserving Port Jefferson Station/Terryville within CD1 was Charlie McAteer, the corresponding secretary of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association. “We are one hamlet,” he told the committee. “We have worked hard over the past 15 years — 2008 was the hamlet study for the Comsewogue district — and all of this has been brought forth to get us to this point where we’re redeveloping our area as one vision, one hamlet.”

Joining this cause was John Broven, an East Setauket resident, who compared the current redistricting process to that of 10 years ago. After investigating the 2012 process, Broven found that the committee then had worked collectively as an apolitical, independent unit. Unlike 2012, Broven suggested that this year’s hearings have been marked by controversy and that he is “genuinely worried at the prospect of gerrymandering … along with the illogical splits between Port Jeff Station/Terryville and also Mount Sinai.” Nancy Marr, president of the League of Women Voters of Brookhaven, outlined her own displeasure with how the hearings have been advertised to the public. “In this case, the publicity to inform and involve people has been inadequate,” she said. “I hope next time it’s better. Despite many hearings that were scheduled, most people in Brookhaven Town did not know about them in time to come and participate.”

Shoshana Hershkowitz, a South Setauket resident and a statewide organizer for Citizen Action of New York, discussed the findings of the 2020 U.S. Census, which indicate the changing demographics of Suffolk County residents. “It is clear that the population of New York state and the population of Suffolk County shifted dramatically,” she said. “We were at 19% minority communities in 2010. We are now at 33% in 2020. That is a 76% increase.” Despite these demographic changes, Hershkowitz said the two proposed maps on the committee’s website target the two most diverse council districts in Brookhaven: Districts 1 and 4. “Neither of these districts requires much change,” Hershkowitz said. “They’re both within that 5% deviation,” mandated under town code. She advocated for the transfer of territory from District 6 into District 2: “The logical thing is to move from 6 into 2. Do not disrupt these diverse communities.”

TOWN Above: Members of the Brookhaven Redistricting Committee hear comments from the public at Comsewogue Public Library on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Below: Charlie McAteer, corresponding secretary of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association, informs the committee of the historic ties between Port Jeff Station and Terryville. Photos by Raymond Janis

Logan Mazer, a Coram resident whose “map of least change” has received generally favorable reception in recent weeks among the public, addressed why he believes the proposed maps on the redistricting committee’s website would harm communities of interest. “The two proposed maps make a few edits to the current boundaries that are clearly not acceptable,” he said. “The first, of course, is splitting up Port Jeff Station from the rest of CD1 and including [part of] Mount Sinai. This cannot stand and any new map that this commission considers and any map that the Town Council considers must reunite Council District 1.” He added, “Our priorities need to be keeping communities together.”

‘We have worked of this has been brought forth to get us to this point where oneredevelopingwe’reourareaasvision,onehamlet.’

—Charlie McAteer

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hard over the past 15 years ... and all

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Photo courtesy of the late Billy Chereb

Photo from the Kenneth C. Brady Digital Archive

HOMETOWN HISTORY CONTINUED ON A11

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Patois, POWs and potatoes Wartime farming in Port Jefferson Station Hometown History

BY KENNETH BRADY DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Since many rural men and women entered the armed forces during World War II or found jobs in defense industries, farmers in New York state often did not have enough workers to grow and harvest their crops. To relieve the acute wartime labor shortage, Jamaicans from the British West Indies were recruited to work on Long Island’s farms. The first group of Jamaicans arrived in Suffolk County in June 1943 and were housed in four labor camps including one in then-agrarian Port Jefferson Station. Accommodating 102 Jamaican workers, the camp was managed by John E. Berney, a vocational agriculture teacher at Port Jefferson High School, and located on the grounds of the former Gordon Hospital on the west side of Route 112 approximately across from Central Avenue. The Jamaicans were initially paid 45 cents an hour for their labor, well above what they would have received in the West Indies. To obtain workers from the Port Jefferson Station camp, farmers joined a cooperative which subcontracted the help to its members. Respected local farmer Joseph Chereb chaired a committee which coordinated the placement of the Jamaicans at the various potato and cauliflower fields in Port Jefferson Station and nearby where they worked. At the expiration of their short-term visas, the Jamaican “guest workers” went back to their homeland, but the use of temporary foreign labor on Suffolk’s farms proved so popular that the 1943 program was reinstated the following year. During 1944, the farm labor camp at Port Jefferson Station registered 139 Jamaicans and operated from July 15–Nov. 20. Since the majority of the workers were Anglicans, Christ Episcopal Church in Port Jefferson held special religious services at the camp for the faithful. The Jamaicans returned to Port Jefferson Station in 1945 and 1946, but in 1947, with the impending sale of the former Gordon Hospital, the workers were housed directly on local farms. The Jamaican seasonal labor program, which ended on Dec. 31, 1947, helped win World War II on the food front. Without foreign agricultural workers, Suffolk’s crops would have rotted in the ground, the price of fresh produce would have skyrocketed and some Long Islanders would have gone hungry.Besides Jamaican farm laborers, in a little-known chapter in Suffolk’s history, German prisoners of war interned at Camp Upton in Yaphank also assisted in harvesting the local crop. The approximately 500 POWs included Helmut Maaz. Born on Nov. 6, 1924, he had served in the German Army as an “unteroffizier” (noncommissioned officer) and been captured on Oct. 28, 1944. Shortly after his arrival at Camp Upton in summer 1945, Maaz had begun working as a contract laborer on farms in the Port Jefferson Station area. Detainees were bused between Yaphank and the job site, typically put in 10-hour days picking spuds and other vegetables, were paid the prevailing wage in canteen credit and usually worked in 10-man details.

Below: Mike Chereb’s Echo Fruit Market was located on the west side of Route 112 across from today’s Speedway gas station in once-agricultural Echo (Port Jefferson Station).

Above: A 1949 aerial view looking south from upper Port Jefferson village toward Port Jefferson Station. Note the acres of farmland beyond the LIRR tracks.

Clifton H. Lee of Port Jefferson, who years later was elected as the village’s mayor, was among the noncombatants who guarded the prisoners while they worked off-base on local farms. Lee’s son, Michael, who also served as Port Jefferson’s mayor, recounted what his father told him about the POW program and Maaz: “Farmer Mike Chereb said they needed paid civilians to guard the prisoners while they worked out in the fields. My father signed on, was armed with only a pellet gun but wasn’t a bit worried about escapes. Maaz and the other Germans missed their country but were glad they were picking potatoes rather than being shot at and were in American rather than in Russian hands.” Maaz left the United States in March 1946 and later wrote Clifton Lee from Great Britain in December 1946 and from Occupied Germany in May 1947. In the second letter, Maaz recalled the “pretty time” he had spent in America, the “correct treatment” he had experienced while a POW there and the “first class of food” he hadThereceived.useof German POWs as agricultural workers contributed to the Allied war effort by freeing citizens for service in combat units or jobs in defense plants, preventing crop loss and increasing farm productivity. It also left some POWs such as Maaz with positive feelings about the country that had imprisoned them and the nature of a democracy. Kenneth Brady has served as the Port Jefferson Village historian and president of the Port Jefferson Conservancy, as well as on the boards of the Suffolk County Historical Society, Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council and Port Jefferson Historical Society. He is a longtime resident of Port Jefferson.

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Hometown History Continued from A10 Above: Portion of letter, May 6, 1947, sent from Helmut Maaz, Occupied Germany, British Zone, to Clifton H. Lee of Port Jefferson. Maaz worked on farms in the Port Jefferson Station area while a POW. Michael F. Lee Collection ISSUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 DEADLINE: AUGUST 25 FOR DETAILS CALL NOW 631–751–7744 TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA 185 Route 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 tbrnewsmedia.com Fabulous Multimedia Marketing Opportunity With Incredible Distribution and Reach! Fun in the Fall On The North Shore Of Long Island! 2021 HARVEST TIMES IS A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT OF TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA The Exclusive FREE Port Je erson Ferry Publication HARVEST Times SEASONAL SAMPLER HARVEST TIMES Attention Non-Pro ts! Send your upcoming calendar events (fairs, festivals, concerts, walking tours, etc.) from September 15 through December 31, 2021 leisure@tbrnewspapers.comto for publication in TBR News Media’s Harvest Times supplement. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 1. ©99060 Dollars Spent At Home Stay At Home A neighborly reminder from Times Beacon Record News Media Did You Know That A Local Purchase Can Benefit The Local Economy 3 Times More Than The Same Purchase At A Chain Retailer? ©148316

As friends and family chowed down, everyone seemed in high spirits. Kelly Black, one of the people in attendance, enjoyed cookie dough pancakes, along with a garden gourmet egg skillet.

After 20 years of residing at 242 E. Main St., Port Jefferson, Toast Coffeehouse has relocated to Port Jefferson Station. Formerly Mr. P’s Southern Skillet, the new location at 650 Route 112 provides a significantly bigger space. “As we’ve expanded into other locations, our model has changed, and we were struggling in the smaller spot,” Terry Scarlatos, the owner of Toast, explained.

Even though Toast Coffeehouse may be leaving its original location, Scarlatos is not. He is currently working on opening a new nighttime experience in the Port Jefferson location, which he plans to make into the perfect date spot. He expects this venture to open within five to six weeks.

Customers Leon and Sylvia Felsher are ready to order their first meal at the new location. Photo by Aidan Johnson

“The food is even better when you thought it couldn’t get better,” Black said. “It’s amazing and more comfortable. The decorations are gorgeous, but it still has that cozy feel.”

Spotlight on Business: Toast Coffeehouse heads to Port Jeff Station

“It’s super exciting,” Reinheimer said. “There’s a lot of unique touches and historical pieces peppered throughout that I’ve had the privilege of going and finding and sourcing in the Northeast, so it’s nice to have little pieces of America spread out.”

Left: Lauren Farmer, hostess at Toast. Middle: Owners Terry and Jen Scarlatos. Right: Waitress Natalie Malandrino. Photos by Aidan Johnson

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The Port Jeff location, which was the first venue that Scarlatos ever opened, originally had less than 10 employees, along with family members who helped out. “It was very much a family business with my brother, my wife and my mother,” he said. “I think we had seven employees in addition, and now we have over 160.”

Operations manager Melissa Reinheimer shared the bittersweet feeling surrounding the move, as there were 20 years of memories baked into the walls of the Lower Port restaurant. However, the new location offers a fresh aesthetic, bringing elements of a rustic farmhouse rather than a coffee shop.

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Moving into the new location was no easy feat. The space had housed many restaurants through the years, and each added something new. Scarlatos ended up bringing it back down to the bare walls and studs, replacing nearly everything. “It started out looking like it was not going to be much, but as we dug a little bit deeper we realized there was a lot of neglect,” he said.While the grand opening of the new location was held Wednesday, Aug. 17, there was a soft opening the day prior, supplying family and invited guests with free food and allowing the staff to get into the groove of working at the new location. “So far I feel like we have been well received. We’ve got a lot of positive feedback,” Scarlatos said. While many are excited for Toast’s new location, some people have been left feeling blue by the departure from the old spot. “A lot of people in the village are heartbroken, as I am,” Scarlatos said. “It was not an easy decision to move, being that Port Jefferson and the village have been so great to me over the years.”

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Let liberty lead

Editorial As citizens of a free nation, we have the right to make our voices heard at the ballot box. This coming Tuesday, Aug. 23, we will cast our votes for congressional and state senatorial primary elections. But democracy doesn’t end when we leave the polling place. In fact, that is only where it starts.Recently, TBR News Media has witnessed a flurry of popular energy within our coverage area. Look no further than Port Jefferson Station/Terryville to learn what democracy looks like while in motion. Since the inception of councilmanic districts in the Town of Brookhaven in 2002, Port Jefferson Station/Terryville has fallen within Council District 1. However, two maps on the Brookhaven Redistricting Committee’s website propose dividing that community across separate council districts. For three weeks running, the people of the united hamlet of Port Jefferson Station/ Terryville have turned out in numbers, eager to keep their community intact under a single council district. In the face of uncertainty, the Greater Comsewogue community has stood up to power, spoken out and may make a difference. While the redistricting process remains ongoing, Port Jefferson Station/Terryville has illustrated the power of a united public. Through their mobilized efforts, the people have demonstrated what democracy can and shouldPoliticiansbe. are in office to carry out the will of the people. When they defy the popular will in favor of their own agendas, it is the right and obligation of the people to correct course. Though democracy may die in darkness, it shines brightest when ordinary citizens light the way. In their moment of history, the people of Port Jefferson Station/Terryville remind us that there is no greater force in nature than a united people. Communities across Long Island should learn from this example. Through their actions, we uncover the formula for positive change in our own communities. If we all take a page out of their playbook, then there is no end to what we can achieve together. The redistricting commission and Town Board should take careful note of the wishes of We the People.

Letters to the Editor

Responding to the Aug. 11 TBR News Media story, “Zeldin, public officials push veteran peer support legislation,” Congressman Lee Zeldin [RNY1] hypocritically always makes a big show of his support for veterans. In fact, the record shows his lack of support for veterans. He was one of 174 Republicans who voted against H.R.3967 — which provides health care for veterans who were injured by burn pits. He voted against the ACA Medicaid expansion program when it is the only health care available to 340,000 veterans. He voted to slash the SNAP nutrition program even though about 1.4 million veterans rely on the program. He voted to allow veterans deemed “mentally incompetent” to own or purchase guns, even though at least half-a-dozen veterans use guns to commit The record of Zeldin’s hypocrisy speaks for itself. Adam D. Fisher Port Jefferson Station First Amendment is not absolute As another legal battle involving a sycophant of the former president, Donald Trump (R), finally comes to an end, the reality of the First Amendment continues to elude many right-wingers. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay a total of $49.3 million to the parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School student who was gunned down in the horrific massacre on Dec. 14, 2012. This is a mere pittance, as they sought $150 million in their defamation lawsuit brought in response to Jones’ despicable claim on his Austin, Texas-based broadcast and Infowars website that the mass shooting was a government hoax to force gun control. This loathsome individual spewed disgusting lies claiming that the nation’s second deadliest school shooting, in which 20 children and six adults were murdered, was faked by the government to take away Americans’ guns. This led to years of harassment and death threats against Sandy Hook families by his ignorant followers. Although this legal battle has come to an end, it is not enough. These families have not only mourned their lost loved ones for nearly 10 years, but they have had to contend with some idiot dismissing and mocking their heartache on live air. And sadly, the First Amendment crew has begun to crow about how this is the United States, and we have the freedom Um, no, no we don’t. For the naysayers, who are clearly unfamiliar with the limitations of this law, here’s a quick lesson. Speech is in no way protected when it is used to defame, incite or promote imminent violence or lawless actions. Just as individuals are not permitted to scream “fire!” in a crowded movie theater or “bomb!” on an airplane — the clear and present danger clause — they are also not free to claim that mass murders were simply made up for the government’s own agenda. This trial is proof positive that the defiance of our First Amendment restrictions will not be tolerated, and contemptible people will be held accountable. The United States continues its stagnation as a seeping cesspool of conspiracy theories, obstruction and complete disregard for democratic values and empathic compassion. Americans need to take a good hard look at ourselves and remember that the world is looking even harder. What has happened to us? When did it become permissible to denigrate the slaughters of innocents for political gain and “celebrity” status? Stop the insanity now, honor those lost and ensure the safety Stefanie Werner East Setauket WRITE TO US … We welcome your letters. They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste. We do not publish anonymous letters. Please include a phone number and address for confirmation. Email letters to: editor1@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to TBR News Media, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733 was as away —Cartoon by Kyle kylehorneart.comHorne:@kylehorneart

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I have been at baseball games where parents are at their worst when their children don’t perform as they (the parents) would like. One parent, who coached with me when his child was around 11 years old, screamed at him for not swinging at a called third strike. The other kids on the bench looked horrified, while the child sat off by himself at the corner of the bench. The error didn’t happen between the lines. It happened on the bench when the father made a potential learning experience uncomfortable.Changeandgrowth can be painful. Parents, teachers and friends shouldn’t compound the discomfort. I definitely live in a glass house. When I evaluate my parenting skills, I recognize deficiencies and have tried to improve. I have told my children that I recognize that I made mistakes when I’ve said the wrong thing to Maybe,them.before the new academic year begins, it’d help to have a conversation with our kids about the role they would like us to play. This may turn into something of a negotiation, as interactions with children often are, but at least we can have an idea before we repeat patterns that may not work for our children, of what they’d prefer.

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It took me a long time to ask my daughter what she’d like me to say in response to moments of adversity. Letting our children make every decision won’t always lead to the best outcome. They might, for example, prefer to eat cookies for breakfast and cake for dinner. Giving them a chance, however, to suggest ways we can do exactly what we’re trying to accomplish, by supporting them, encouraging them, and helping them improve, may create a better and healthier dynamic for them. The pursuit of perfection is tiring and is bound to lead to disappointment. Chasing ways to be better, however, and seeing growth opportunities can be rewarding. We as parents made countless mistakes when we were our children’s age. We can’t prevent them from making mistakes. While we might also share stories about the discomfort brought on by our errors, we can’t even prevent them from doing the same stupid, inappropriate, ill-advised and awkward things we did, no matter how much we plead with them to learn from us. What made those Greek gods so compelling were the stories of their imperfections. I’m not sure they learned from their mistakes, but, as the Greek chorus suggests in tragedies, maybe we can. None of the above BY DANIEL DUNAIEF is perfect

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Have you seen images of the Greek gods on Mt. Sure,Olympus?someofthem looked like they were having fun, like Dionysus, while others were out hunting or frolicking, annoying their spouses and causing all kinds of havoc on the Earth below.But when they weren’t getting ready for an intractable war with each other or with the Titans, they seemedPerfectionbored. wasn’t all that inspirational, peaceful or enjoyable. Maybe the Greeks knew a thing or two about perfection. Maybe we shouldn’t crave or want perfection from our kids, particularly on the verge of the new academic year. Mistakes provide an opportunity to learn, while adversity also offers a chance to grow and develop resilience. Failing, striking out, falling down, biting our lips or tongue, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, and getting a question or two wrong on a test provide opportunities to learn. Your kids and mine are bound to get something wrong. The question doesn’t need to be a reflexive, “why did you get that wrong?” The better question is: “how will you respond to that moment?”

“Born to Sparkle” is a book written, to my surprise, by a young woman with Down syndrome. The rest of the book title is “A Story About Achieving Your Dreams.” A review of the book appears in our Arts and Lifestyles section on page B23 in this issue, and it tells a heartwarming story about the author, Megan Bomgaars, who is 29 and lives in Denver. In the words of our reviewer, Melissa Arnold, the book “teaches kids that all of us are unique and have something special to share with the world, and if you dream big and work hard, you can achieveWhyanything.”amIsurprised? Because my sister, who was two years younger than I, also was born with Down syndrome, and like Megan, on Thanksgiving Day but 50 years earlier in 1942. While she was clever and wonderful in many ways, Maxine could never have written a book, in part because she would never have been imagined to do so. What a difference that half-century makes. There is a broad spectrum of Down diagnoses, and Maxine was pronounced “profoundly retarded,” which surely limited expectations for her life. While Megan’s motto is, “Don’t Limit Me!”, and she has become a motivational speaker and the owner of a business, the professionals who examined my sister Maxine told my parents to institutionalize her “because she won’t live very long anyway with that condition.” She lived to be 65. It was my sister’s bad luck to be born five decades earlier, when mental retardation was considered a stigma for a family, and the response to such a birth was to hide the innocent person. Megan Bomgaars, by comparison, shared her life’s story on television with six others in the A&E docuseries “Born This Way.”

The show went on to win an Emmy in 2016. It was my sister’s good luck to have two parents who recognized her as a fully entitled member of our family and tried to give her every advantage that existed then, which were very few. When the principal of the elementary school that I attended refused to accept her into first grade, my mother asked for the “Dick & Jane” series with which first graders were taught to read and patiently worked with my sister at home for many hours a day. Eventually, Maxine could proudly read that primer. She could also do simple arithmetic, adding and subtracting, and she was very verbal. In fact, that was the only difficult part of life with Maxine. She talked constantly and in a loud voice, as if she were on one side of a telephone conversation. Only two things could make her quiet down: music and baseball. Maxine would sit quietly in the back of the room while I took piano lessons from a teacher who came to the apartment. After he left and I got up, she would slide onto the piano stool and play the melodies of the different pieces I had gone over with the teacher. We’re talking here Bach, Czerny and Mendelsohn. She also adored music that she would hear on the radio, especially show tunes that she could sing. And sing she did, in a Jimmy Durante voice. One of her favorites was “Oklahoma!” Also, she loved to listen to baseball games on the radio and watch them played on our Sunday outings with our dad to Central Park. I don’t know if she followed the intricacies of the game, but she knew when to cheer and probably loved being part of the crowd. Megan Bomgaars loved going to school and was a cheerleader in high school. My sister also attended a school in Brooklyn that was operated by Catholic Services. A bus would pick her up, along with my mother, each day and drive them to Brooklyn. Incidentally, my mother never let her out of her sight. My parents protected Maxine from a world that could not always be kind and safe. But for Megan, a person who incidentally has Down syndrome, today society learns from her. S. DUNAIEF with Down syndrome. They help AfterNewspapersWinningAward-Year

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