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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

August 20, 2020 KYLE BARR

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PJ Power Plant Displays Suspicious Emissions at Least Twice in Two Months

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Port Jefferson Generating Station on the shores of Port Jeff Harbor has displayed emission issues at least twice in the past two months, photo evidence and a statement from Long Island Power Authority have shown. While plant operators said they were minor incidents, local environmentalists were much more uncertain.

On Aug. 1, past president and current member of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Tim Hopkins, was out on the water in PJ Harbor when he took a picture of one of the chimneys belching black smoke into the air.

Hopkins, who as a Village of Old Field trustee from 2016-18 chaired its environmental committee, said he goes out on the waters of Port Jeff Harbor on average six times a year, and this was the first time he saw the stack make that sort of cloud. He watched the stack exude the black smoke and snapped the picture at 7:40 p.m. The smoke, he said, continued to pour from the stack for some time before he left to go to Flax Pond.

When he returned to the harbor, he saw the cloud had drifted over into Long Island Sound, where it lingered for some time.

John Turner, a local environmentalist who

previously worked as Brookhaven Town’s director of the Division of Environmental Protection, said during a phone interview that, living on Long Island for 65 years, he could not recall seeing Port Jeff’s or any other power plant expelling emissions “that looked that disturbing, that’s potentially problematic from a health perspective.”

He said he also strongly suspects the black smoke could contain particulate matter, or dust and particles other than the normal gaseous emissions, that could be potentially damaging to breathe.

“That can’t possibly be just carbon dioxide or nitrogen oxide or other gases — that has to be particulate matter, which could be very troublesome to people’s lungs,” Turner said.

State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) is also the Assembly environmental committee chair. When first he saw an image of the plant’s emissions, he said, “It looks deadly,” adding, “This is not a good day to breathe.”

What it looked like to the assemblyman, a geologist and ardent environmental advocate, was black particulate mixed with the emission plume.

Englebright said the emissions were as bad as he’s ever seen in the three decades he’s been in office, and it far exceeds normal opacity standards. Normally when the plant is active there may be a white plume coming from the stack, especially visible in

Old Field resident Tim Hopkins took this picture late on Aug. 1 saying the black plume came out of the stack for some time before later drifting out over the Long Island Sound. Photo by Hopkins

winter when much of the visibility is the hot vapor interacting with cold air to create condensation.

The plant is operated by United Kingdom-based utility company National Grid, and LIPA said in a statement National Grid is aware of all environmental regulatory requirements

and the plant normally operates in compliance.

In an email response to inquiries, a spokesperson for National Grid said that the Aug. 1 incident was caused when Long Island’s electric system began to vary load and the unit became unbalanced.

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Port Jeff’s new parking app has shown to be a hit with out-of-towners, according to village officials.

The Honk app allows users to pay and track their parking. People can also tap their phones to pay at kiosks at multiple spots within the village.

Kevin Wood, Port Jeff’s parking and monility administrator, said in a release that “since adding Honk’s tap and app payment options on July 1, usage has skyrocketed and our help center has received very positive feedback.”

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The black particles, National Grid said, were “most likely unburnt carbon due to the boiler imbalance,” adding it is similar to what can happen to a home heating system.

The statement said the situation lasted for six minutes while the operator made adjustments to correct the situation. Hopkins reaffirmed he saw the stack smoking for much longer than that.

In response to the assemblyman’s inquiries, LIPA sent an answer instead about another emissions failure which occurred on a separate date, July 11.

LIPA said for 12 minutes, the plant exceeded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opacity limits on that early July date. The electric utility said the incident was a result of the plant “combusting a mix of natural gas and residual oil,” while increasing load to meet demands on the grid. While increasing load, LIPA said the boiler “experienced an upset, resulting in a temporary interruption of the fuel supply and subsequent loss of load. This caused the unit to smoke (opacity) for a short period.”

LIPA said the emissions on that date were made of various gases such as nitrogen and nitrogen dioxide, but the power authority claimed they were below regulatory limits. It also claimed the plant is unable to measure the amount of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide released by the emissions.

National Grid’s statement said the plant’s automated monitoring system notified the control room about the issues. Opacity incidents are reported to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 60 days following the end of each quarter. The company added that while opacity exceedance does occur, it maintains compliance a vast majority of the time.

“The plant is well maintained and operates in compliance with environmental regulations greater than 99% of the time,” National Grid’s statement read. “National Grid operators are highly skilled, receive ongoing training and

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Port Jeff’s new parking application has generated 43 percent more revenue since switching over. Photo from Honk

operate the units to maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements. … However, there is no fail-safe item that will guarantee no events in the future.”

In a statement, the DEC said National Grid has reported about the Aug. 1 boiler issue but has no record of a July 11 event. The agency said plant emissions are run through filters to remove particulates before they are released into the atmosphere.

“DEC reviews the data logs from these monitors as part of our rigorous oversight of these facilities to ensure protection of public health and the environment from long-term particulate matter releases,” the agency wrote in its release.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a statement the New York DEC is the primary regulator of the facility and sets opacity requirements, though all facilities must follow federal guidelines set by the Clean Air Act. The EPA website lists that it last inspected the Port Jeff site June 16, where the plant passed its compliance inspection.

The units entered service in 1958 and 1960, and have since gone from using coal to diesel, and now runs as a hybrid that takes in both natural gas and oil. The plant only operates a small percentage of the year, but use often peaks during the heat of summer, as more people run their air conditioners, and in the winter when more customers are working their heating systems.

Port Jefferson Mayor Margot Garant said in an email she had not been made aware by LIPA about the opacity violations. She said the sight of the black cloud was highly unusual, as the only time emissions are normally visible at all is during the winter.

Garant and other village officials have been working with an engineering firm in drafting a report to argue for retrofitting the power plant with newer technologies, including a hybrid battery to store energy in case of demand.

“You have old iron here, and when you need help to offset the peak demands, a cleaner plant would be an improvement at the site,” the mayor said.

The Port Jefferson School District is exploring options for a distance learning program after an outcry from multiple parents who were concerned over the spread of COVID-19.

The district received multiple letters and petitions from parents demanding they have an option to have students learn from home instead of participating in either in-person or hybrid learning. Several letters read aloud to the board spoke of fears for elderly family members or people with health risks living in the same home, and the risk their kids may spread the virus if they attend school regularly. Many of these petitions were read at the school board’s Aug. 11 meeting.

According to the district’s survey of parents, 15 percent said they would not return their students to in-person instruction. Of those, 97 percent said they would be interested in a remote learning option.

The district said that parents of 95 students, most of whom were in elementary school, were interested in a remote option.

Of those who were concerned about kids returning, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Christine Austen said the number

Assistant Superintendent Christine Austen broke down PJSD’s new distance learning option for parents. File photo

one fear was concerns of social isolation.

A number of the options were costly, according to Austen, who said a full school year BOCES online program could cost approximately $1 million if it were supplied to all 95 students. Some parents did indicate they were willing to homeschool their child.

Every child will be granted a Chromebook, whether they are in school or be taking remote learning. Students will have synchronous instruction three days per week, with students in the middle and high school following their in-person schedule period by period. Students PJSD REMOTE LEARNING Continued on A6

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LEGALS 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, AUGUST 26, 2020 at 2 p.m. Interested parties may participate in the public hearing via chat at Brookhavenny.gov/join. ke down Written comments may be nts. File photosubmitted 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 Philip Carlucci & 5.

Kenneth Carlucci, c/o Woodhull Expediting, 1031 Main St., Port Jefferson Station, NY. Location: Southwest corner Hallock Ave. & Sycamore St., Port Jefferson Station. Applicant requests division of a parcel into 2 plots, 1 & 2, requiring lot area, lot frontage (Sycamore St.) & rear yard yard variances for existing one family dwelling on plot 1.

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Philip Carlucci & Kenneth Carlucci, c/o Woodhull Expediting, 1031 Main St., Port Jefferson Station, NY. Location: Southwest corner Hallock Ave. & Sycamore St., Port Jefferson Station. Applicant requests rear yard & total side yard variances for existing one story residence addition; front yard setback variance from Sycamore St. for proposed detached garage located in the required front yard on plot 1.

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Philip Carlucci & Kenneth Carlucci, c/o Woodhull Expediting, 1031 Main St., Port Jefferson Station, NY. Location: West side Sycamore St. 100’ South of Hallock Ave., Port Jefferson Station. Applicant requests lot area, lot frontage and front yard setback variances for proposed one family dwellng on plot 2.

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Donna Denner, c/o Traci’s Permits, 80 Terry Street, Patchogue, NY. Location: West side of Kool Place 430.58’ North of Dyckes Court, Port Jefferson Station. Applicant requests rear yard variances for existing one story residence addition and existing roof over deck; also, side yard variances for 2 existing sheds located in the required side yards. (0200 20600 0600 009000) 49.

Eden M. Rodriguez & Dominga Nicodemos De Rodriguez, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY. Location: East side Huron Street, 250’ South of Clinton Avenue, Port Jefferson Station.

Applicant requests minimum and total side yard variances for existing one story residence addition; also, rear yard variance for existing roof over wood deck. (0200 28100 0600 025000) CASES WILL BE HEARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. PAUL M. DE CHANCE CHAIRMAN 779 8/20 1x ptr TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Port Jefferson Station, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners, Terryville Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, being duly convened in the regular meeting on August 13, 2020 after due deliberation thereupon did adopt the following resolution: ‘RESOLVED THAT an expenditure not to exceed the sum of $8,000 to be made from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Cap-

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Dated: August 13, 2020 Port Jefferson Station, New York Frank Triolo District Secretary 783 8/20 1x ptr Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, on the 24th day of July, 2020, bearing Index Number 20-01906, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 310 Center Drive, Riverhead, NY grants me the right to assume the name of Elliott Lopez Farquhar. The city and state of my present address are East Setauket, NY; the month and year of my birth are January, 1996; the place of my birth is San Francisco, CA; my present name is Emily Lopez Farquhar.

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Cartright Nominated for State Supreme Court Seat

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) announced her nomination for New York State Supreme Court justice in the 10th District, which covers both Nassau and Suffolk counties. She has been cross-endorsed by both parties, and is almost guaranteed a seat on the bench come November.

The slate of judicial nominees was made at the Democratic Party judicial convention earlier this month. Cartright made the announcement official.

“The principles of fairness and equality under the law have been the foundation on which I built my career — first as a trial attorney and then as a town councilwoman,” she said in a statement. “My experience as an attorney, a community advocate and a legislator drafting laws and policy with community involvement uniquely positions me for judgeship.”

Cartright has been the lone Democrat on the majority Republican Brookhaven Town Board for the past six-and-a-half years. She has also been the only person of color on that board in that same time.

Rich Schaffer, the Suffolk Democratic Committee chairman, said in a statement the committee was “proud to present this diverse slate of distinguished jurists that includes a candidate of Councilwoman Cartright’s caliber and experience.”

A number of nominees have been cross-endorsed by both major parties, and are almost guaranteed their seats. The Republicans had their judicial convention early this week. Cartright — along with Kathy Gail Bergmann, a Suffolk County Family Court judge; Tim Mazzei, state Supreme

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will have another two days of asynchronous instruction for assignments or projects or recorded videos. Teachers will be in the physical classroom every day. Students will also have daily check-ins to ensure attendance.

Austen said the plans for elementary students are still tentative, but plans are currently for them to be given about one hour of English and one hour of math in the morning.

They will be given some time to meet with teachers before lunch, then later have time for social studies or science lessons. Teachers will host small group instruction for remote students at the end of the day.

The Google learning platform will be standard throughout the district, and teachers

Valerie Cartright, who ran unsuccessfully for state senate, has been nominated for NYS Supreme Court. File photo

Court justice; and Derrick Robinson, an acting county court judge — have all been cross-endorsed. Justice seats are on a 14-year term.

Before running for town councilperson, Cartwright had spent years as a civil rights attorney at the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington. She also is an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s College.

In the past few months, the councilwoman ran for the Democratic nod for the New York State Senate 1st District seat that has long been held by state Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson). She came in second place in that race with a vote tally of 6,569 compared to her Port Jeff opponent Laura Ahearn’s final number of 8,427 votes.

State Supreme Court nominees names will be on ballots come election time Nov. 3. If her seat is left vacant after that, the Brookhaven Town District 1 seat would need to be put up for vote in a special election to finish off the remaining three years of Cartright’s term. have been taking professional development to better use the platform.

Superintendent Jessica Schmettan said the district must work with teachers to conform with what their union contract allows them to do.

“Teachers have worked very hard this summer, a lot of these ideas come from the teachers,” said elementary Principal Tom Meehan. “Some of the ideas were really good, and I have to give them all the credit in the world.”

Still, the district said all plans are tentative, and more comments will be accepted up until the first day of school.

The district hosted meetings for elementary, middle and high schoolers and parents specifically about their kids’ return to schools.

All videos are available from the district’s website. School is set to start Sept. 8.

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Port Jefferson UFSD (Local School Food Authority) today announced a free and reduced price meal (Free Milk) policy for Port Jefferson

Shoreham-Wading River Central District have todayadopted announced a free andfamily reduced pricecriteria meal to(Free Milk) policy for Shorehamarea school children.

Local School school officials the following eligibility assist them in determining eligibility: Wading River area school children. Local school officials have adopted the following family eligibility criteria to assist them in determining eligibility: 2020-2021 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS OR FREE MILK

2020-2021 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS OR FREE MILK Free Eligibility Scale

If children or households receive benefits under Assistance Programs or Other Source Categorically Eligible Programs and are not listed on the notice of eligibility and are not notified by the School Food Authority of their free meal benefits, the parent or guardian should contact the school or should submit an income application.

Other Households: Households with income the same or below the amounts listed above for family size may be eligible for and are urged to apply for free and/or reduced price meals (or free milk). They may do so by completing the application sent home with the letter to parents.

One application for all children in the household should be submitted. Additional copies are available at the principal's office in each school.

Applications may be submitted any time during the school year to the Deputy Superintendent. Please contact Natalie Pego at 631-791-4231 with any questions regarding the application process.

Households notified of their children’s eligibility must contact the School Food Authority if they choose to decline the free meal benefits.

Households may apply for benefits at any time throughout the school year. Children of parents or guardians who become unemployed or experience a financial hardship mid-year may become eligible for free and reduced price meals or free milk at any point during the school year.

Reduced Price Eligibility Scale

ANNUAL NEWS RELEASE - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Free Lunch, Breakfast, Milk Reduced Price Lunch, Breakfast

For up to 30 operating days into the new school year (or until a new eligibility determination is made, whichever comes first) an individual child’s free or reduced price eligibility status from the previous year will continue within the same SFA. When the carryover period ends, unless the household is notified that their children are directly certified or the household submits an application that is approved, the children’s meals must be claimed at the paid rate. Though encouraged to do so, the SFA is not required to send a reminder or a notice of expired eligibility.

Port Jefferson UFSD (Local School Food Authority) today announced a free and reduced price meal (Free Milk) policy for Port Jefferson area school children. Local school officials have adopted the following family eligibility criteria to assist them in determining eligibility:

Annual

Twice Every INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES Twice 2020-2021 per Two Household FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS OR FREE MILKper Monthly Month Weeks Weekly Size Annual Monthly Month

Every Two Weeks

Weekly

1

$ 16,588

$ 1,383

$ 692

$ 638

$ 319

1

$ 23,606 $ 1,968

$ 908

$ 454

2

$ 22,412

$1,868

$ 934

$ 862

$ 431

2

$ 31,894 $ 2,658 $ 1,329 $ 1,227

$ 614

The School Food Authority does, however, have the right to verify at any time during the school year the information on the application. If a parent does not give the school this information, the child/children will no longer be able to receive free or reduced price meals (free milk).

3

$ 28,236

$ 2,353

$ 1,177 $ 1,086

$ 543

3

$ 40,182 $ 3,349 $ 1,675 $ 1,546

$ 773

Foster children are eligible for free meal benefits. A separate application for a foster child is no longer necessary. Foster children may be listed on the application as a member of the family where they reside. Applications must include the foster child's name and personal use income.

4

$ 34,060

$ 2,839

$ 1,420 $ 1,310

$ 655

4

$ 48,470 $ 4,040 $ 2,020 $ 1,865

$ 933

5

$ 39,884

$ 3,324

$ 1,662 $ 1,534

$ 767

5

$ 56,758 $ 4,730 $ 2,365 $ 2,183 $ 1,092

6

$ 45,708

$ 3,809

$ 1,905 $ 1,758

$ 879

6

$ 65,046 $ 5,421 $ 2,711 $ 2,502 $ 1,251

Household Size

$ 984

SNAP/TANF/FDPIR include children receive the$ 6,112 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 7 $ 51,532Households: $ 4,295 Households $ 2,148 $that 1,982currently $ 991 7 who$ 73,334 $ 3,056 $ 2,821 $ 1,411 (SNAP) but who are not found during the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP), or households that currently receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) must complete an application listing the8child's name, a valid SNAP, FDPIR$case and the signature adult household Eligibility for free meal benefits $ 57,356 $ 4,780TANF,$ or 2,390 2,206number $ 1,103 8 of an $ 81,622 $ 6,802member. $ 3,401 $ 3,140 $ 1,570 based on participation in SNAP, TANF or FDPIR is extended to all children in the household. When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified of their children’s eligibility for free meals based on their participation in the SNAP, TANF or the FDPIR programs. No application is necessary if the household was notified by the SFA their children have been directly certified. If the household is not sure if their Each Add’l Each Add’l children have been directly certified, the household should contact the school.

person person add Source$ 5,824 $ 224to the$School 112 Foodadd 8,288 will $ 691 $ 346 $ 319 eligibility $ 160for free Other Categorical$ 486 Eligibility:$ 243 When known Authority, $households be notified of any child’s

The information provided on the application will be confidential and will be used for determining eligibility. The names and eligibility status of participants may also be used for the allocation of funds to federal education programs such as Title I and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), State health or State education programs, provided the State agency or local education agency administers the programs, and for federal, State or local means-tested nutrition programs with eligibility standards comparable to the NSLP. Eligibility information may also be released to programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) or the Child Nutrition Act (CNA). The release of information to any program or entity not specifically authorized by the NSLA will require a written consent statement from the parent or guardian.

Under the provisions of the policy, the designated official will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of the designated official, he/she may make a request either orally or in writing for a hearing to appeal the decision, Deputy Superintendent, whose address is 550 Scraggy Hill Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777, has been designated as the Hearing Official. Hearing procedures are outlined in the policy. However, prior to initiating the hearing procedure, the parent or School Food Authority may request a conference to provide an opportunity for the parent and official to discuss the situation, present information, and obtain an explanation of the data submitted in the application or the decisions rendered. The request for a conference shall not in any way prejudice or diminish the right to a fair hearing.

Only complete applications can be approved. This includes complete and accurate information regarding: the SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number; the names of all household members; on an income application, the last four digits of the social security number of the person who signs the form or an indication that the adult does not have one, and the amount and source of income received by each household member.

In addition, the parent or guardian must sign the application form, certifying the information is true and correct.

Beginning July 1, 2019, students in New York State that are approved for reduced price meals will receive breakfast and lunch meals at no charge.

Nondiscrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign

meals based on the individual child’s designation as Other Source Categorically Eligible, as defined by law. Children are determined Other Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech Source Categorically Eligible if they are Homeless, Migrant, Runaway, A foster child, or Enrolled in Head Start or an eligible pre-kindergarten disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in SNAP/TANF/FDPIR Households: Households that currently include children who receive the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program program. languages other than English.

SNAP/TANF/FDPIR Households: Households that currently include children who receive the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

(SNAP) but who are not found during the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP), or households that currently receive Temporary (SNAP) but who are not found during the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP), or households that currently receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) must complete an application listing Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) must complete an application listing the the child's name, a valid SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR casecase number andand the the signature of anofadult household member.

Eligibility for free mealmeal benefits child's name, a valid SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR number signature an adult household member.

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When known to the School FoodFood Authority, based participation in SNAP, TANF or FDPIR is extended all children in the household.

When known to the School Authority, No No households will will be notified of their children’s eligibility for free meals based on their participation in thein SNAP, TANF or the programs. households be notified of their children’s eligibility for free meals based on their participation the SNAP, TANF or FDPIR the FDPIR programs. application is necessary household notified by the children directly certified. the household not sure if their application is necessary if theif the household waswas notified by the SFASFA theirtheir children havehave beenbeen directly certified.

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Other Source Categorical Eligibility: When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified of any child’s eligibility for free meals based on the individual child’s designation as Other Source Categorically Eligible, as defined by law. Children are determined Other Source Categorically Eligible if they are Homeless, Migrant, Runaway, A foster child, or Enrolled in Head Start or an eligible pre-kindergarten program.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http:// www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

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mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

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Si los niños o las familias reciben beneficios bajo programas de asistencia u otros programas donde son Elegibles Categóricamente por Otras Fuentes y no están incluidos en el aviso de elegibilidad y no son notificados por la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares sobre sus beneficios de alimentos gratuitos, el padre de familia o tutor debería ponerse en contacto con la escuela o debería enviar una solicitud de ingresos.

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LEGALS

To Place A Legal Notice

Otras familias: Las familias con ingresos similares o menores a los montos indicados abajo por tamaño de familia pueden ser elegibles y se les exhorta a que apliquen para recibir alimentos gratuitos y/o a precio reducido (o leche gratuita). Pueden hacerlo Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com llenando la solicitud que le enviaron a casa con la carta a los padres. Se debería enviar una solicitud para todos los niños de la familia. Hay copias adicionales disponibles en la oficina del director de cada escuela. Las solicitudes se pueden enviar en cualquier momento durante el año escolar a 631-791-4231 (título del funcionario de revisión). Póngase en contacto con Deputy Superintendent en 631-791-4231 si tiene preguntas sobre el proceso de aplicación.

LIBERACIÓN DE NOTICIAS ANUALES - ANUNCIO PÚBLICO LIBERACIÓN DE NOTICIAS ANUALES - ANUNCIO PÚBLICO

Shoreham-Wading River Central School District anunció hoy una política de alimentos gratuitos y a precio reducido (leche gratis) para los niños las escuelasLocal del área de Shoreham-Wading River . hoy una política de alimentos gratuitos y a precio Port Jefferson UFSDde(Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares) anunció LIBERACIÓN DE del NOTICIAS ANUALES - ANUNCIO reducido (leche gratis) para los niños de las escuelas área de Port Jefferson, NY. Los PÚBLICO funcionarios escolares locales funcionarios escolarescriterios localesdehan adoptado los siguientes criterios de elegibilidad para ayudarles a hanLos adoptado los siguientes elegibilidad de familias para ayudarles a determinardelafamilias elegibilidad: determinar la elegibilidad: Port Jefferson UFSD (Autoridad Local de Alimentos Escolares) anunció hoy una política de alimentos gratuitos y a precio reducido (leche gratis) para los niños de las escuelas del área de Port Jefferson, NY. Los funcionarios escolares locales LINEAMIENTOS DE ELEGIBILIDAD POR INGRESOS ALIMENTOS han adoptadoLINEAMIENTOS los siguientes criterios de elegibilidad de familias para ayudarles a determinarPARA laPARA elegibilidad: DE ELEGIBILIDAD POR INGRESOS ALIMENTOS

Las familias notificadas sobre la elegibilidad de sus niños deben ponerse en contacto con la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares si optan por rechazar los beneficios de alimentos gratuitos. Las familias pueden aplicar para obtener beneficios en cualquier momento durante el año escolar. Los niños cuyos padres o tutores se queden sin empleo o experimenten una dificultad financiera a mediados de año podrán ser elegibles para recibir alimentos gratuitos y a precio reducido o leche gratuita en cualquier punto durante el año escolar.

GRATUITOSYYAAPRECIO PRECIOREDUCIDO REDUCIDO LECHE GRATUITA 2020-2021 GRATUITOS OO LECHE GRATUITA 2020-2021 LINEAMIENTOS DE ELEGIBILIDAD POR INGRESOS PARA ALIMENTOS Escala de Elegibilidad para Beneficios a Precio GRATUITOS Y A PRECIO REDUCIDO O LECHE GRATUITA 2020-2021

Escala de Elegibilidad para Beneficios Gratuitos

Reducido

Almuerzo, desayuno y leche gratuitos

Almuerzo y desayuno a precio reducido

Número de miembro sde la familia

Anual

1

$ 16,588

$ 1,383

$ 692

$ 638

$ 319

1

$ 23,606

$ 1,968

$ 984

$ 908

$ 454

2

$ 22,412

$1,868

$ 934

$ 862

$ 431

2

$ 31,894

$ 2,658

$ 1,329

$ 1,227

$ 614

3

$ 28,236

$ 2,353

$ 1,177

$ 1,086

$ 543

3

$ 40,182

$ 3,349

$ 1,675

$ 1,546

$ 773

Dos veces Mensual al mes

Númer o de Cada miembr dos Seman osde la semanas al familia

Anual

Dos veces Mensual al mes

Cada dos semanas Semanal

4

$ 34,060

$ 2,839

$ 1,420

$ 1,310

$ 655

4

$ 48,470

$ 4,040

$ 2,020

$ 1,865

$ 933

5

$ 39,884

$ 3,324

$ 1,662

$ 1,534

$ 767

5

$ 56,758

$ 4,730

$ 2,365

$ 2,183

$ 1,092

6

$ 45,708

$ 3,809

$ 1,905

$ 1,758

$ 879

6

$ 65,046

$ 5,421

$ 2,711

$ 2,502

$ 1,251

7

$ 51,532

$ 4,295

$ 2,148

$ 1,982

$ 991

7

$ 73,334

$ 6,112

$ 3,056

$ 2,821

$ 1,411

8

$ 57,356

$ 4,780

$ 2,390

$ 2,206

$ 1,103

8

$ 81,622

$ 6,802

$ 3,401

$ 3,140

$ 1,570

Por cada Por cada persona persona Familias incluyen niños que reciben ayuda del Programa de Asistencia adicional,en SNAP/TANF/FDPIR: Las familias que actualmenteadicional, Nutricional pero se encontraron de Certificación añadir Suplementaria añadirel Proceso $ 5,824 $(SNAP), 486 $ 243que no $ 224 $ 112 durante $ 8,288de Compatibilidad $ 691 $ 346 $ 319 Directa $ 160

(DCMP) o familias que actualmente reciben Asistencia Temporal para Familias Necesitadas (TANF) o el Programa de Familias ende SNAP/TANF/FDPIR: Las familias que actualmente incluyen que reciben del Programa Distribución Alimentos en Reservaciones Indígenas (FDPIR) deben llenarniños una solicitud que ayuda mencione el nombre de delAsistencia niño, un Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), peroo FDPIR que no yselaencontraron Proceso de Compatibilidad de edad.

Certificación Directa número de caso válido de SNAP, TANF firma de undurante miembroel de la familia que sea mayor de La elegibilidad (DCMP) familias que actualmente para (TANF) o deelAsistencia Programa de Familias enoSNAP/TANF/FDPIR: Las familias queAsistencia actualmente incluyen niños que reciben ayuda del Programa para obtener alimentos gratuitos basada enreciben la participación enTemporal SNAP, TANF oFamilias FDPIR seNecesitadas extiende a todos los niños de la familia.

Distribución de Alimentos en Reservaciones Indígenas (FDPIR) deben unadesolicitud que mencione el nombre del obtener niño, un Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), pero que nose seentere, encontraron durante elllenar Proceso Compatibilidad de de Certificación Directa Cuando la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares las familias serán notificadas de la elegibilidad sus niños para número odefamilias caso válido SNAP, TANF o FDPIR y la firma de un miembro de la familia que sea(TANF) mayor de edad.

La elegibilidad (DCMP) quedeactualmente reciben Asistencia Temporal para Familias Necesitadas o el Programa de No es necesaria una alimentos gratuitos con base en subasada participación en los programas dellenar SNAP, o FDPIR. Distribución dealimentos Alimentos en Reservaciones (FDPIR) unaTANF mencione el nombre delsolicitud niño, unsi la para obtener gratuitos enIndígenas la participación endeben SNAP, TANF o solicitud FDPIR seque extiende a todos los niños de la familia. familia fue notificada por SFA que sus niños han sido directamente certificados.

Si la familia no tiene la certeza si sus niños han número delacaso válido de TANF o FDPIRseyentere, la firmalasdefamilias un miembro la familia de quelasea mayor de de edad. elegibilidad Cuando Autoridad deSNAP, Alimentos Escolares serándenotificadas elegibilidad susLa niños para obtener sidoobtener directamente certificados, ponerse en contacto la escuela. para alimentos gratuitos debería basada en la participación encon SNAP, TANF o FDPIR se extiende a todos los niños de la familia. alimentos gratuitos con base en su participación en los programas de SNAP, TANF o FDPIR. No es necesaria una solicitud si la Cuando la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares se entere, las familias serán notificadas de la elegibilidad de sus niños para obtener familia fue notificada SFA quefuentes sus niños han sido directamente certificados.

Si la familia no tiene la certezaserán si susnotificadas niños han Elegibilidad categóricaporpor otras Cuando la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares se entere, las familias sido directamente certificados, ponerse en contacto la escuela. de cualquier elegibilidad de sudebería niño para recibir alimentoscon gratuitos según la designación individual del niño como Elegible Categóricamente por Otras Fuentes, según lo defina la ley. Los niños se determinan como Elegibles Categóricamente por Otras Elegibilidad categórica por otras fuentes Cuando la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares se entere, las familias serán notificadas de cualquier elegibilidad de su niño para recibir alimentos gratuitos según la designación individual del niño como Elegible Categóricamente por Otrasmigrantes, Fuentes, según lo definadelasuley.

Los niños se determinan Elegibles Categóricamente Otras Fuentes si son indigentes, se escaparon hogar, son adoptados o estáncomo inscritos en Head Start o en un por programa elegible previo al jardín de niños.

Si los niños o las familias reciben beneficios bajo programas !1 de asistencia u otros programas donde son Elegibles Categóricamente por Otras Fuentes y no están incluidos en el aviso de elegibilidad y no son notificados por la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares sobre sus beneficios de alimentos gratuitos, el padre de familia o tutor debería ponerse en contacto con la escuela o debería enviar una solicitud de ingresos. !1 Otras familias: Las familias con ingresos similares o menores a los montos indicados abajo por tamaño de familia pueden ser elegibles y se les exhorta a que apliquen para recibir alimentos gratuitos y/o a precio reducido (o leche gratuita). Pueden hacerlo llenando la solicitud que le enviaron a casa con la carta a los padres. Se debería enviar una solicitud para todos los niños de la familia. Hay copias adicionales disponibles en la oficina del director de cada escuela. Las solicitudes se pueden enviar en cualquier momento durante el año escolar a 631-791-4231 (título del funcionario de revisión). Póngase en contacto con Deputy Superintendent en 631-791-4231 si tiene preguntas sobre el proceso de aplicación.

Las familias notificadas sobre la elegibilidad de sus niños deben ponerse en contacto con la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares si optan por rechazar los beneficios de alimentos gratuitos. Las familias pueden aplicar para obtener beneficios en cualquier momento durante el año escolar. Los niños cuyos padres o tutores se queden sin empleo o experimenten una dificultad financiera

Por hasta 30 días operativos del nuevo año escolar (o hasta que se tome una nueva determinación de elegibilidad, lo que ocurra primero) el estado de elegibilidad de cada niño para recibir beneficios gratuitos o a precio reducido del año pasado continuará dentro del mismo SFA. Cuando termine el período remanente, a menos que la familia sea notificada de que sus niños están directamente certificados o la familia presente una solicitud que sea aprobada, los alimentos de los niños deberán ser reclamados a la tarifa pagada. Aunque se le exhorta a hacer esto, SFA no está obligado a enviar un recordatorio o un aviso de la expiración de la elegibilidad.

La información proporcionada en la solicitud será confidencial y se usará para determinar la elegibilidad. Los nombres y el estado de elegibilidad de los participantes también se puede usar para la asignación de fondos para los programas federales de educación como Título I y la Evaluación Nacional del Progreso Educativo (NAEP), programas estatales de salud o de educación, siempre que la agencia estatal o la agencia local de educación administren los programas, y para programas de nutrición basados en recursos federales, estatales o locales con normas de elegibilidad comparables a las del NSLP. La información de elegibilidad también podrá ser divulgada a programas autorizados bajo la Ley Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares (NSLA) o la Ley de Nutrición Infantil (CNA). La divulgación de información a cualquier programa o entidad no específicamente autorizada por la NSLA requerirá una carta de consentimiento por escrito del padre de familia o tutor.

Sin embargo, la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares tiene el derecho de verificar en cualquier momento, durante el año escolar, la información de la solicitud. Si un padre no proporciona a la escuela esta información, el niño (o niños) ya no podrán seguir recibiendo alimentos gratuitos o a precio reducido (o leche gratuita).

Los niños adoptados son elegibles para recibir beneficios de alimentos gratuitos. Ya no es necesaria una solicitud por separado para un niño adoptado. Los niños adoptados pueden incluirse en la solicitud como miembros de la familia donde residen. Las solicitudes deben incluir el nombre del niño adoptado y los ingresos de uso personal.

Según las disposiciones de la política, el funcionario designado revisará las solicitudes y determinará la elegibilidad. Si un padre de familia no está satisfecho con la resolución del funcionario designado, puede hacer una petición de manera oral o escrita para una audiencia y apelar la decisión. Deputy Superintendent (Título), cuya dirección es 631-791-4231 ha sido designado como funcionario de audiencias. Los procedimientos de audiencia están descritos en la política. Sin embargo, antes de iniciar un procedimiento de audiencia, el padre de familia o la Autoridad de Alimentos Escolares pueden solicitar una conferencia para darle una oportunidad al padre de familia y al funcionario para que discutan la situación, presenten información y obtengan una explicación sobre los datos presentados en la solicitud o las decisiones tomadas. La petición de una conferencia, de ninguna forma, perjudicará o reducirá el derecho a una audiencia justa.

Solamente se podrán aprobar las solicitudes que estén completas. Esto incluye información completa y precisa sobre: el número de caso de SNAP, TANF o FDPIR; los nombres de todos los miembros de la familia; en una solicitud de ingresos, los últimos cuatro dígitos del número de seguridad social de la persona que firma el formulario o una indicación de que el adulto no cuenta con seguridad social, y el monto y el origen de los ingresos percibidos de cada miembro de la familia. Además, el padre de familia o tutor debe firmar la solicitud, certificando que la información es verdadera y correcta.

A partir del 1 de julio de 2019, en el estado de Nueva York, los niños aprobados y elegibles para recibir alimentos a precio reducido recibirán desayunos y almuerzos completos reembolsables sin costo.

Declaración de no discriminación: Esto explica qué hacer si cree que ha sido tratado de manera injusta.

De acuerdo con las regulaciones y las políticas de la ley federal de los derechos civiles y de los derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos, (USDA), el USDA, sus agencias, oficinas y empleados, e instituciones que participan en o que administran programas del USDA tienen prohibido discriminar con base en la raza, color, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad o tomar represalias por actividades previas sobre derechos civiles en cualquier programa o actividad llevada a cabo o que sea financiada por el USDA. Las personas con discapacidades que requieran medios de comunicación alternos para obtener información del programa (por ejemplo, !2 de señas, etc.), deberían ponerse en contacto con la agencia Braille, impresión en letras grandes, cintas de audio, lenguaje americano (estatal o local) donde aplicaron para obtener beneficios. Las personas con sordera, dificultades para escuchar o con discapacidad del habla pueden contactar al USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Transmisión al (800) 877-8339. Además, la información del programa se puede poner a disposición en otros idiomas aparte del inglés.

Para presentar una queja de discriminación del programa, complete el Formulario de Quejas de Discriminación del Programa del USDA, (AD-3027) que podrá encontrar en línea en: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o escriba una carta dirigida al USDA y proporcione en la misma toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de quejas, llame al (866) 632-9992. Envíe su formulario completado o carta al USDA por: (1)

correo: Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos Oficina del Secretario Asistente de los Derechos Civiles 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2)

fax: (202) 690-7442; o

(3)

correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov.

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University

Stony Brook University Facing a $109 Million Deficit

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The COVID-19 crisis has exacted a heavy toll on Stony Brook University’s finances, creating a $109.6 million deficit on the academic and research side.

The pandemic cost the hospital and clinic an estimated $58 million, while it also cost the academic and research campus over $74.6 million in the past financial year, which includes $35 million in refunded fees, $12 million in lost revenue from cultural programs and facilities rentals, and $8.5 million in extra expenses, including cleaning and supplies, student quarantine costs and technology costs, according to message from new Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis published on her SBU president web page Aug. 12.

Through a number of steps, including hiring freezes, the university has attempted to offset these costs, but that won’t be enough. The school is tapping into its central reserve fund, essentially the university’s rainy day pool, reducing it by over 50% in one year. McInnis, in an open letter on her web page, said this “is completely unsustainable.”

Starting today, McInnis will hold a series of

Perspective

When SBU students left in campus in March, many didn’t know what would happen in the future. Now that the campus nears the start of the semester, many students have decided they will not be returning. Photo by Kyle Barr

virtual campus conversations to provide more details and address questions, while she and university leaders search for long-term solutions to address a host of challenges that have presented a serious headwind to the school’s future budget.

In disclosing detailed information, McInnis wrote that she believes such disclosures will help the campus work together towards solutions.

“I believe that it is only by being open and candid and providing clear information that we can come together as a community to tackle our shared challenges,” she wrote in her letter.

In her letter to the campus, McInnis detailed specific costs, while she also outlined the steps

Stony Brook has taken to offset some of these financial challenges.

For starters, she wrote that the university has been “told to expect a 20-30% cut in state funding this year, or $25 million.” The school also had its allocation for last year retroactively cut by $19 million.

“It is unclear when, if ever, our funding will return to current levels, let alone the levels of support we ideally receive as a top research institution in the region,” she wrote in her letter.

Federal government restrictions on travel and visas, along with COVID impacts, have created a 17.5 percent drop in out-of-state and internation-

al students, which not only reduces diversity but also creates a $20 million drop in revenue.

The number of campus residents will also decline by 40% for next semester, from 10,000 to 6,000, creating an estimated $38.9 million revenue loss.

The bottom line, she explained, is that the $109.6 million deficit on the academic and research side. This she predicts, could become significantly worse.

The measures the university has taken offset some of that decline, saving the school an estimated $55 million, but the measures still do not close the budget gap and are not sustainable.

A hiring freeze for new positions and for those that become open from staff and faculty attrition will save $20 million.

Student housing refinancing will save $31.1 million in fiscal year 2021.

An ongoing freeze on expenses covering costs for service contracts, supplies and equipment and travel will save about $2.3 million A cut to the athletic budget will save $2 million.

Senior campus leadership, meanwhile, has voluntarily taken a 10% pay cut along with a permanent hold back of any 2% raise for all SBU FINANCES Continued on A11

Qualities Our Next Councilperson Should Have to Best Serve Our Community With the likely election of Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) to the New York State Supreme Court as a justice in the 10th District this November, it will mean that residents of Council District 1 will be choosing a new town councilperson at the beginning of next year.

Before prospective candidates come forward, I thought it might be worthwhile to suggest a list of attributes that our next councilperson should possess.

1. Be active in community affairs.

Our new councilperson should be someone who is involved in the local community.

Council District 1 has numerous and active community organizations from civic groups, historical societies, chambers of commerce, volunteer fire and rescue companies, youth athletic leagues and school and library boards.

Having a background in local civic affairs means that our new councilperson knows who the community leaders are and what’s important to the community.

2. Have a nonpartisan attitude.

Our new councilperson should be someone

who builds relationships with the others rather than stirs up partisan conflict. Town government deals mostly with the delivery of services like garbage pickup, road repair, snow removal, maintaining the parks and town facilities. Most issues of the Town Board are nonpolitical and should not be used for scoring partisan points.

New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia famously said, “There is no Democratic or Republican way to pick up garbage.”

3. Makes friends not waves.

Though we are currently living in very partisan times, Americans continually tell pollsters that they want their elected officials to work together rather than fight amongst themselves and get nothing done. Our next councilperson should leave their party registration at the door of town hall and build relationships with their colleagues on the board and in town government to make our town a better place.

4. Understand the importance of our history, harbors and open spaces.

The Town of Brookhaven was first established on the shores of Setauket Harbor, 365 years ago. The people who live here are

a sense of balance in making tough fiscal choices in the next budget process.

But more importantly, our next councilperson needs to care about our town and community, and always put their interests ahead of party and self.

George Hoffman is active in civic affairs and currently serves as vice president 5. Be fiscally prudent. of the Three Village Civic Though some in our area Association and is one of the are very well off financially, founders of Setauket Harbor most of us are holding our Task Force. He recently own in an area that has a very was co-chair of the Town of high cost of living. Our next Brookhaven Citizens Advisory councilperson needs a sense Committee for the Route 25A By George Hoffman of prudence when deciding corridor. Hoffman has worked how much town government as a chief of staff in three of can spend in providing Suffolk’s biggest towns and served as a district necessary services to its residents. Now with director for a local congressman. the challenge of dealing with the impacts TBR News Media invites community of the COVID-19 crisis, town government members to submit their thoughts on what will have to restructure itself and learn to do qualities they believe the next councilperson more with less. Something much easier said should possess. Submissions can be emailed to than done. Our next councilperson will need kyle@tbrnewsmedia.com.

coastal people and want their leaders to protect this legacy. They also are proud of the role our ancestors played in early American history, helping Gen. George Washington and his armies overcome the British forces. Protecting the historic Washington Spy Trail, what we now call NYS Route 25A, is central to that history.

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BY KYLE BARR, RITA J. EGAN AND LIAM COOPER KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Stony Brook University is one of the biggest driving economic engines of the North Shore.

Not only does it offer a major learning institution for students all over Long Island, but it has facilitated a large number of housing possibilities for both faculty and students. Those students, meanwhile, are a live force generating sales for local restaurants, bars and shops.

SBU’s announcement that it is facing at least a $109 million hole has sent a shudder through the residential and business side of the surrounding community. It has put yet another stake through the heart of so many economic centers that are already struggling from their own pandemic-related hurt.

Three Village Expects Hardship

Gloria Rocchio, president of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization, recognized the effect Stony Brook University’s financial woes would have not only on Stony Brook Village Center, which WMHO oversees, but also a broader region extending beyond the Three Village area. The shops in Stony Brook are less than five miles from the university.

SBU “is the largest employer on Long Island and that needs to be addressed,” she said. “The fact is the impact is not only going to affect the local community but the Long Island community. The ripple effect will be extraordinary.”

George Hoffman, 1st vice president of the Three Village Civic Association, echoed Rocchio’s sentiments.

“Unfortunately, I do think we will see some painful impacts in the community from the university’s dire fiscal situation,” he said. “The hiring freeze will reduce the pool of people buying homes in the area. Canceling the athletic season will hurt the restaurants and pubs.

And having three-quarters of the students take courses online instead of on campus, will hurt restaurants and local shops that count on student customers. Stony Brook University has such a regional multiplier effect that their cuts and loss of revenue will reverberate through our area and through the entire Long Island community.”

Jane Taylor, executive director of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce, said the hope is that any effect on the community would be short lived.

“We’re grateful for the faculty and staff who

support our local businesses,” she said. “This is definitely going to have an impact.”

Impact on Port Jefferson Village

It’s hard to gauge how much business Port Jefferson generates from Stony Brook, though recent efforts to increase the number of students and staff into the village has already been squashed due to COVID-19. The village has been funding everything but the campus-side advertising for the PJ-SBU Shuttle for the past two years. The village was putting up around $20,000 of its funds for the project, while the Port Jeff Business Improvement District also put up $10,000 of its funds to help support the shuttle program.

The shuttle program was canceled due to COVID-19 March 15. Kevin Wood, the village’s parking and mobility administrator, said the shuttle was averaging about 150 riders a weekend before being canceled.

“We will look to restart it for the spring 2021 semester depending on the state of the COVID-19 and restrictions,” he said in an email. “We will also look to share the expense equally between the village, the BID and SBU.” Barbara Ransome, Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce director of operations, said the pandemic has already done such a number on local businesses. She said village businesses are open and are being “respectful and careful” in compliance with New York State regulations, and she hopes those shops that stayed strong will survive, barring another shutdown.

“My gut would say sure, it’s going to affect us,” she said. “The Port Jefferson Village is going to have a deficit — everyone is going to have a deficit. Everything’s going to have a trickle-down effect.”

Impact on Real Estate

Multiple local realtors in the surrounding community said the effect on the housing market surrounding the university is still uncertain, though a loss of students and faculty because of enrollment declines and a hiring freeze could put a damper on the industry.

“The surrounding real estate is yet to be determined,” Port Jefferson-based American Way Real Estate’s David Guzzetta said.

The number of campus residents has declined by 40%, which could potentially tank the market, he added.

“If demand went down 40%, it would affect lo-

Stony Brook University is facing a huge financial hole in 2020, including a loss of students and likely faculty. This could mean many challenges for local industries and businesses who rely on that influx of people. File photo from SBU

cal housing by 5 to 10%, which doesn’t seem like a lot, but it is,” he said. “Anything more than that would be devastating. It sounds like a recession.”

Though there is still time before the school year starts, the Port Jefferson realtor said the deficit could actually be good for the real estate market.

“It could be the complete opposite,” Guzzetta said. “We won’t know until the semester starts, but students may not feel safe staying in a dorm and therefore want to live in off-campus housing by themselves to feel safer, which would actually boost the local real estate market.”

Frank Edwards, a realtor from Douglas Elliman Real Estate located in East Setauket, said he believes that students will choose to stay on campus.

“These kids aren’t going to be renting homes,” he said.

Whether it be positive or negative, the East Setauket realtor said students will be the main driver in the market.

“I don’t think it’s going to really affect staff

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Management Confidential employees.

At the same time, the university faces longer-term financial challenges.

State support has declined since 2008, from $190.4 million to $147.7 million last year. That will be even lower this year. On a per-student basis, state support in 2020 was $6,995, compared with $9,570.

This year’s expected increase in tuition and the Academic Excellence fee have not been approved by the SUNY Board.

The multi-year contracts that govern faculty and staff pay have not been fully funded, McInnis wrote in her president’s message.

That has created an additional cost of $10 million for the 2020 fiscal year. Over the next five years, that compounds to $54 million.

The rainy day fund is picking up $9.7 million of that scheduled contractual salary increase raise.

The Tuition Assistance Program has been set at 2010 tuition levels, which creates a $9 million financial gap in fiscal year 2020. That

as much,” Edwards said. “It’s really going to be driven by the college students. They’re going to take up the on-housing campus too, but COVID may change that.”

Edwards said he believes the market will continue to be sustainable.

“I don’t think it’s going to really affect the real estate market,” he said. “I believe the market will be fine, when houses come up they go quickly in this area. I think we’re in a strong area. I think Three Village is a strong area.”

The uncertainty surrounding the market may come as a result of COVID-19. When the pandemic began, it seemed that the market was going to decline on Long Island, but realtors in the area have actually seen the pandemic being a positive force in the market.

“If you asked me four months ago, I would say we were going into a housing crisis but, believe it or not, Long Island is in a little spike because everyone from Manhattan with income is coming out to Long Island.” Guzzetta said. is expected to rise in 2021. Stony Brook also recently learned, according to McInnis’s letter, that TAP will be funded at 80 percent of what the school awards to New York State students who rely on the program to access higher education.

At the same time, the Excelsior Program, which began in the fall of 2017 and allows students from families making up to $125,000 to attend school tuition free, may not accept new students this year.

McInnis concluded with her hope that the university will come together in the same way it did during the worst of the pandemic in New York to address these financial challenges.

“I fully recognize that you are operating in one of the most difficult environments any of us has experienced,” she wrote. “And, we are going to have to bring the same level of collaboration and innovation that you brought at the height of the COVID-19 response to our systemic budget challenges.”

McInnis urged the staff to “work together, share the best ideas, challenge assumptions, and build on the excellence of Stony Brook University in order to continue to move this great institution forward.”

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Editorial

Sanctity of the USPS

Who uses the post office? In 2019, 143 billion pieces of mail were sent to 160 million delivery addresses, with more than 31,000 offices being operated.

Baby boomers and those who live in rural areas rely on the USPS to receive prescriptions and social security checks as well as pay bills more so than other demographic groups.

But in a presidential election year, especially one during a pandemic where many are hesitant to cast their votes in person, mail-in voting could be what allows so many the chance to participate in democracy.

Perhaps more importantly, it could possibly show just how amazing democracy can be if even more people are enfranchised.

It’s been evidenced at the very local level. Residents were sent ballots for their school district budgets and trustee elections directly in the mail. What we saw was a massive increase in the numbers of ballots cast amongst all our local districts. The Smithtown school district, for example, saw over 8,000 more people cast votes compared to 2019 numbers.

This is an example of how granting easier access to voting will result in more votes cast. How important is this? In 2016, only 58.1% of the voting age population cast their ballots, and that was during a presidential election year.

Despite fears that mail-in ballots will somehow lead to voter fraud, experts have consistently said that states that have mail-in voting systems have not experienced notable numbers of fake or false ballots more than states lacking such systems..

It is in everyone’s interest to have more people participating in democracy.

And with the White House’s constant refrain that voter fraud could occur if mail-in ballots are widely used, and with the administration having threatened to withhold funds from the USPS, it’s necessary to cast a critical eye on the controversial changes made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. His decisions have led to overtime cuts, reduced post office hours, changes to delivery policies and the removal of some sorting machines.

The changes have already led to mail delays, including on Long Island, according to the Letter Carriers Local 6000, a L.I. and Queens-based postal union. Though DeJoy announced Aug. 18 he would be “suspending these initiatives” until after the election, we must remain alert. The postal agency itself has said delivering an estimated 80 million ballots nationwide will be difficult.

Instead we should now focus on making sure the process runs as smoothly as possible. It’s true that the New York and California Democratic primaries were hurt by an inefficient infrastructure that was not made to handle the mass influx of votes. Reports say that thousands of such votes had to be discounted because of flaws by the people who cast them.

The goal of the Suffolk County Board of Elections should be to increase its capability to handle what will likely be a mass influx of both mail-in and absentee ballots. Better yet, it should be incumbent on the federal government to supply local municipalities the capability to handle the new influx of votes.

We agree with Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY3), who at a press conference Aug. 17 said we needed an “urgent call to arms to break through all the noise and focus on protecting not only the security of our elections, but the integrity and reliability of the United States Postal Service. Lives, livelihoods and our democracy are at stake.”

We need to extend this thought process to the efficacy of our democracy itself. Improving people’s ability to vote should be a no-brainer in a society such as ours. We must cut through partisanship and remember just how important it is that every person should have a voice in government, despite — or more so, because of — the ongoing pandemic.

Letters to the Editor

Can the USPS Survive New Postmaster General It’s easy to criticize the U.S. Postal Service, as an Aug. 13 letter (“Post office should consider other options”) to this newspaper does, by just making stuff up.

First, about the price of stamps. The letter writer demands the “price of stamps should be tied to the rate of inflation.” The fact is, it already is — by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. The writer wants the USPS to sell advertising space on mailboxes, post offices and trucks to raise money. What’s next? Putting up a gigantic ad on the Washington Monument to reduce the national debt?

The writer leaves out the main reason why the USPS is running in the red. It’s because of the same 2006 law, which forces the Postal Service to pay in advance for the health and retirement benefits of all its employees up to 75 years in the future.

This is an obligation required of no other government entity or private corporation.

In addition, these funds must be invested in special Treasury bonds which yield almost nothing. This is far more restrictive than the Thrift Savings Plan, the standard federal employee retirement plan. If these crippling restrictions of the 2006 law were removed, almost all of the so-called USPS deficit would disappear.

Earlier this year, Feb. 5, the House of

Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bi-partisan USPS Fairness Act, which would do precisely that. Unfortunately, the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [R], blocked this legislation.

The Senate inaction is one reason for the artificial post office “crisis.” Another and even more damaging reason is President Donald Trump’s [R] overt efforts to do everything he can to destroy it. Part of this stems from petty vindictiveness against Jeff Bezos, of Amazon and The Washington Post, which he hates because it tracks his falsehoods. Trump wants the Postal Service to exorbitantly hike rates on all of our mailed packages, because he thinks this would damage Amazon’s business model. But even worse, Trump wants to sabotage the post office so as to render it incapable of handling voting by mail, to further his scheme of voter suppression in the upcoming election.

To do this, he’s appointed Louis DeJoy as postmaster general. His main qualification is he contributed millions of dollars to Trump’s campaign. DeJoy holds major financial interests In XPO Logistics ($30 million), a USPS contractor, and in trucking company J.B. Hunt, a USPS competitor. In addition, immediately after his appointment as postmaster general, he

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bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of Amazon stock options, another USPS competitor, which would allow him to make a quick killing in the stock market if the price of Amazon stock rises.

The main actions DeJoy has taken as postmaster general are banning overtime and decommissioning high-speed sorting machines critical to processing the mail, particularly to processing a deluge of mail-in ballots. Coincidence? This already has had a drastic effect in slowing down delivery times and ending the Postal Service’s historic commitment to prompt mail service throughout the country in all sorts of conditions. I don’t think it’s just me who’s noticed the effect: Mail I’ve sent out recently has taken much longer than usual to be received, and no mail was delivered to our house for several days.

The United States Postal Service survived the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II, and continued to function without a hitch. The question is can it survive the presidency of Donald Trump?

Note: I have no connection to the USPS and worked in the private sector my entire career.

David Friedman St. James

I walk down our streets. I watch news reports on television. In each case I see people in close contact with others without the use of face masks.

Now, I’m not a virologist. I don’t even have a medical degree. What I do know is that much of the current data points toward the position that, by wearing a three part, reusable, cloth mask, I can protect others. No, it won’t protect me, but it may protect others.

It’s not that everyone who gets

COVID-19 will die, or even get noticeably sick, but some will.

Am I so selfish or self centered that I am not willing to subject myself to the minor inconvenience of wearing a face mask to possibly protect a neighbor, a friend or just another member of my community? I hope not.

The reverend Calvin Butts recently said, when asked about continuing with empty churches, that, in the face of COVID-19, even religion has to be

tempered with common sense.

To care about your neighbors.

To put up with a small amount of inconvenience to possibly protect some of your neighbors. That’s what life is all about.

As usual, that may be just one man’s opinion. Again, I hope not. What do you think?

I’ve just had an experience with our local legislator, Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), which was so spectacular I wanted everyone to know.

A friend suggested I take my problem to Sarah, a member of the Suffolk Legislature since 2011, as she had been very helpful to others he knew.

I called her office. She listened to my problem with the Department of Motor Vehicles. My car had died. I bought a new

one, but because of the delays at the DMV I could not drive it until they sent new plates, which I was told would take two weeks.

It made no sense to me that people would buy a new car, and would have to wait two weeks for plates. Many people would be like me, with a new car I couldn’t drive legally, and an old car which was dead. My only choice was to drive the new car with the old plates. I could not miss work for two weeks waiting for plates.

The next day I received a call from Anker’s office that she had spoken to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).

The following day, I received a call from the DMV that my plates were expedited and were ready to be picked up.

I was incredulous and overjoyed, and I want my neighbors to know what a fine legislator we have in Sarah Anker.

Tracie Jedlicka Sound Beach

Thanking Legislator Anker

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Opinion

Offering Zoom Birthday Wishes for a Magnificent Mom

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y mother often describes family rituals in her columns, whether they are the way we play baseball, the way we argue (remember the pancakes on my then teenage brother’s cantankerous head?) or the way we celebrate victories and help each other rise off the mat after defeats.

Ever the driven optimist, my mother can turn the most lemony lemons into something much more palatable, often, as Julie Andrews did in “My Favorite Things” with a spoonful, or D. None two, of sugar. of the above It would be easy

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF this week to lament the fact that, for the first time in decades, my family can’t see my mother on her birthday because of

the danger from bringing the virus to her home. We recognize that so many people are enduring so much more challenging disruptions to their routines and that we are fortunate to have each other and can share the events of the week with her through Zoom.

So, instead of being disappointed by the distance, I will share ways in which my mother, who will celebrate this birthday with my brothers and not me, my wife and our children, has cast a long shadow, all the way to our doorstep.

Well, for starters, my children and I can be, and often are, serious when the moment demands. And yet, a part of us can’t help imagining uproariously funny images or interruptions to a somber and important speech at just the wrong moment. I’m sure part of what was so familiar about my wife’s similarly mischievous nature comes from recognizing the moment when one of us feels compelled to answer a rhetorical question or to laugh during a silence.

My mother also has a keen ear for the words people choose to use or that immortalize them, much the way my children and I do. Of the many Winston Churchill quotes, she has, on occasion, shared this one: “I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”

I suppose that one isn’t too surprising, given her appreciation for animals which likely comes from her father, who grew up lactose intolerant on a dairy farm. Hmm, maybe that’s where she gets her sense of humor?

Moving along, my family revels in our senses. We smell something wonderful, like baking cookies or the scent of new flowers in the spring, and we take a moment to appreciate the gift of the scent and our senses, which enable us to perceive and process it.

My mother also has a spectacular appreciation for nature. A sudden dark sky isn’t cause for concern or disappointment, but is a chance to appreciate the variety of

weather that makes the coldest day warmer and the warmest day cooler.

Now, given the times in which we live, I see my mother in both of our children as they handle the ever-changing rules and realities of a world that hasn’t yet conquered the virus.

Our daughter could rue the inequities that are robbing her of a “normal” college education.

Instead, she and her resilient friends are staying in touch, supporting each other, and looking forward, as my mother would, to the day when they can return to a campus they might have otherwise taken for granted.

As for our son, despite his dedication and passion for baseball, which is a rite of passage each spring, he kept his head up and took time to train on his own, waiting for the moment when he could return, stronger and faster, to his field of dreams.

We can’t wait to sing to you this year, mom, and to let you know that, even though we haven’t traveled to see each other, we are enjoying the echoes of your joie de vivre in the halls of our home.

What’s Up Doc? Reflections on the Issues and Changes of Today

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hat’s new?” is a question asked regularly in newsrooms all across the country, as editors and reporters plan for the next edition. During the third week in August, the answer typically is, “Not much.” A lull usually sets in as people realize summer is coming to an end and this is a time to get in “last licks” of vacation before the world of serious work and school returns. But not this year. There has been nothing typical about 2020.

This year will go down in the history Between books as unique. you and me Here are some of the major

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF themes in the news today: the progress of the coronavirus as it rages across the south and west; the ongoing damage

to the economy the pandemic has caused; recognition of systemic racism in our nation and the protests that has engendered; attitudes toward the police; the growing crisis in the postal service alarming voters; the announcement of explicit diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) without first a settlement of the Palestinian question; the immigration issue again in focus with the selection of Kamala Harris as Biden’s vice presidential ticket mate; the changing face of America that nomination reflects; the reopening of schools; the reevaluation of a college degree vs. its costs precipitated by the prospect of Zoom classes and of course the Democratic National Convention held primarily via the internet.

Notice I didn’t even list the damage caused

by Isaias; the increasingly troubling relationship between the United States and China; the windstorms that wrecked Iowa’s coming harvest; the abdication of Congress in the face of public desperation for fiscal stimuli; the grand centennial celebration of the 19th amendment concerning women’s right to vote; the defiance of the current recession by the stock market;

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and the rush of New York City residents to buy houses in the suburbs and settle in for the long haul. And that’s just some issues.

Almost all of these themes to some degree directly affect us here on Long Island. The one I would like to expand on, perhaps because it is the least confrontational and we have had enough confrontation for now, is the rapid change in American demographics.

The last big wave of immigrants, who arrived at the turn of the 20th century, was largely from Eastern and Southern Europe. This time, the surge is made up of second generation Americans — the children of immigrants who came from around the world. In California, for example, almost half of the children are from immigrant homes of Asians, Hispanics and those who are biracial. For the first time in our country’s history, whites make up less than half under the age of 16, according to the Brookings Institute. According to The New York Times, more than a quarter of all Americans are immigrants or the American-born children of immigrants, the latter representing “about 10 percent of the adult population.” About 42

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million adults, or one in six of the country’s 250 million adults, are foreign-born.

What are the consequences of this shift in population?

This is nothing short of a transformation of this country’s identity “from a mostly white baby-boomer society into a multiethnic and racial patchwork,” according to The Times.

“Boomers are 71.6 percent white, Millennials are 55 percent white, and post-Gen Z, those born after 2012 are 49.6 percent white … The parents of these modern children are from the Caribbean, China, Central America and Mexico” as well as India, Korea and more.

They often came with higher education, mainly as a result of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, but it’s their children who are moving into public life. They tend to feel “very patriotic about America,” according to Suhas Subramanyam, born of Indian parents who became the first Indian-American to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.

This mix of immigrants brings cultural richness and energy to our society, not to mention great new foods.

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