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

Vol. 34, No. 52

November 18, 2021

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A Special Dickens’ Message from MAYOR MARGOT GARANT and ALLAN VARELA Welcome to the 25th Annual Village of Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival Saturday & Sunday, December 4 & 5, 2021 As fall sheds its leafy coat in preparation for winter, the first weekend in December once again plays host to the beloved Village of Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival. Join us as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary through our cherished traditions and spectacular new additions that will add a sparkle and a smile to this magical weekend. We are coming back into the light after the dark COVID days of 2020. However, we are advising that you wear a mask when at an indoor event. We will be following all New York State recommendations for masks and social distancing regulations are set for the weekend as they become available. Some venues, like Theatre Three, have strict vaccine and masking rules. The main thing is: STAY SAFE AND HAVE FUN!

Hailed as Long Island’s Best Festival for 2019 and 2020, Dickens begins on Saturday, December 4, running through Sunday, December 5. Produced by the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council in cooperation with the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson, friends and families from across the Northeast, from all 50 states and, indeed, from around the globe (over 50 guests from the EU in 2019), will gather to celebrate the beloved author as we once again turn our quaint seaport Village into a living Dickens stage.

The wondrous Festival of Trees, an artistic collection of magnificent Christmas creations are found at the Port Jefferson Village Center on the second floor and will be available for viewing the entire month. The whimsical Santa’s Workshop, an incredible tribute to Christmas of yesteryear once again created by the celebrated confection artist Pat Darling, should be on every person’s “must see” list because this magical presentation is not to be missed. Free tickets will be available on Eventbrite to avoid long lines. Look for it on the corner of Barnum and West Main Street. The Artisan Square, showing how hand-crafted works were made during Victorian England, resides in the parking lot by the blinking light where Main Street and East and West Broadway merge. The spectacular Tiny Tim’s Train Station (a Toys for Tots location), presented by the Reed Family Train Project, will dazzle at the Harbormaster’s building. The restaurants offer Dickensian inspired fare, while the wide range of shops in the Village stay open for extended hours for holiday shopping.

The Village, once again, will be rich with our troupe of Dickens’ Street Characters and alive with a host of musical, magical, and theatrical presentations. The Grand East Main Street Opening Parade on Saturday morning at 11:00 am and Pickwick’s Puppet Parade, this year featuring the new puppets worthy of a major Hollywood feature film, ends the festivities beginning at 5:00 pm on Sunday. Don’t miss either one as each parade features awe-inspiring new attractions.

So, come one! Come all! A rapturous time for the young and young at heart, the Dickens Festival is sure to delight the Scroogiest of curmudgeons.

Margot Garant Mayor, Village of Port Jefferson

A splendid time is guaranteed for all.

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Allan Varela Chair, Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council

IN MEMORY OF NAN GUZZETTA

Special recognition and heartfelt thanks to Nan’s son and daughter-in-law, Dave and Lorraine Guzzetta, who continue to support the Village with Nan’s fashion and vintage clothing collection for educational purposes and historic reenactments.

Through their efforts, her costumes continue to be shown and appreciated for their traditional and authentic value.

KAYAK RACK DEADLINE HAS PASSED Please pick up your vessels immediately

HUCK TO THE RESCUE!

Please note that we will be removing all vessels on the kayak racks at Harborfront Park, East Beach, and Crystal Brook Hollow. Please pick up your vessel immediately if you want to avoid paying a storage fee. So save yourself some time, money, and hassle and head down to pick up your vessel. Thank You!

ACCESSORY STRUCTURE CHANGES Who doesn’t love a ‘She Shed” or a ‘Man Cave”?!?!

The Village administration has created more options for our property’s accessory buildings. In addition to the PASSIVE use buildings we already have, our new bundle of joy is an ACTIVE use accessory building. Building permits are required, and Village code and state regulations must be followed. If your new addition will be an you wish to construct one of these new accessory structures or convert an existing one; you can start the process by contacting the Building and Planning Department through the resident portal https://portjeff.com/portal/ or by calling 631-473-4744.

Passive Accessory Structures are simple structures like a tool shed.

These are some highlights of the requirements: • It is not to exceed 15 feet in height • It is set back 5 feet from any lot line • It is located at least 10 feet from the principal building • It may contain electricity.

• Plumbing, heating, and cooling are prohibited.

Active Accessory Structures have more to them, like a pool house or office.

These are some highlights of the requirements: • It is not to exceed 15 feet in height • On lots of half an acre or less, the building shall not exceed 250 square feet in size.

• On lots of over half an acre, the building shall not exceed 300 square feet in size.

• Cellar or below-grade stories are not permitted.

• It is set back at least 10 feet from any lot line and at least 10 feet from the principal building.

• It may contain electricity, plumbing, and heating.

• The building may include a toilet and sink, showering facilities only permitted if accessible from the exterior of the structure ONLY. These are just quick views of some basics. Check with the Building and Planning Department for the full details on our newest family member - the Active Accessory Structure.

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Government

Republican lawmakers call for change in bail reform Suffolk County — including the success of newly elected Republican District Attorney Ray Tierney, could help send a message to majority Suffolk County Republican lawmakers Democrats to repeal the bail reform law. joined together last week calling on “Too many New Yorkers have already Democratic leaders in witnessed the ramifications Albany to repeal the state’s of this dangerous law first‘Many areas of cashless bail law. They hand, and on Election argue that it has led to an the state that I’ve Day 2021 they made it uptick in violent crime. abundantly clear that they been to support have had enough,” Zeldin Spearheaded by U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin repealing cashless said. “This fatally flawed law undermines New York’s (R-NY1) — who is also the GOP’s potential nominee for bail. They share men and women in blue, their morale, their efforts governor in 2022 — he said that while on the campaign stories about how and, most importantly, their trail, he hears from people cashless bail has authority. In the courtroom, it rips away judges’ judicial across both political parties eroded public discretion, ties their hands who agree that bail reform and forces them to ignore needs to change. safety.’ prior convictions and the risk “Many areas of the state that I’ve been to support —U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin of repeat offenders. Instead of handcuffing criminals, repealing cashless bail,” this misguided law handcuffs Zeldin said during a press justice, and every day New conference on Wednesday, Nov. 10. “They share stories about how Yorkers are the ones paying the price.”

Tierney interjected and said that a package cashless bail has eroded public safety.”

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bills, including those that reform parole and would expunge many misdemeanor convictions and lower-level felonies, fail to keep the public safe.

“We are here to say these laws do not keep us safer,” Tierney said. “And we need to repeal some of these laws and start to think about the victims and the victims’ families when we consider criminal justice reform.”

He added that during the most-recent election, he and his GOP colleagues saw that bail reform and criminal justice were huge issues that needed to be tackled.

“We saw suddenly our elected officials coming to the realization that bail reform and criminal justice reform did not keep us safe and it was not an effective law,” he said.

Zeldin and Tierney were joined by members of the state Senate and Assembly.

Sen. Mario Mattera (R-St. James) congratulated Tierney on his recent win.

“I’m so excited that the people spoke,” Mattera said. “They wanted to make sure we have the right people in place to keep our residents safe.”

Sen. Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) said that bail reform “needs to change — it’s dangerous.”

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U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin and Republican Suffolk County lawmakers held a press conference Nov. 10 to call on Democratic leaders in Albany to repeal the state’s cashless bail law.

“The people have spoken,” he added.

“They finally remember the victims who have been forgotten by the two majorities.”

Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R-Riverhead) agreed that victims and witnesses are currently not safe.

“It’s not right what happened, we need to repeal it,” she said. “Repeat offenders need to be behind bars and judges need that jurisdiction back.”

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Town

Port Jefferson remembers lives lost on Veterans Day On Veterans Day last week, the American Legion Wilson Ritch Post 432 of Port Jefferson Station honored those who served.

During a ceremony on Nov. 11, veterans young and old gathered in the Town of Brookhaven parking lot across from Port Jefferson Village Hall.

With an opening prayer, members of the legion held a moment of silence for the lives lost serving our country.

Linda Metcalf, president of the ladies auxiliary, said that on Veterans Day remembering

those who served has a larger purpose.

“We have moved forward a unity of purpose which made us stronger — forget pettiness, egotism and pride,” she said during the event.

The group was joined by elected officials from town and state governments, including Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich (D-Stony Brook) and state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket).

“This is the day of thanksgiving to the men and women who put their lives on hold,” Englebright said. “You have supported our freedom, you have made possible our quality of life, our way of life.”

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Huck is on the way! Four-legged friend joins Port Jefferson EMS

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Port Jefferson EMS has a new volunteer on staff — a golden lab named Huckleberry.

Known to his counterparts as “Huck,” the 2-year-old Canine Companions for Independence facility dog has been hired to respond to stressful situations and bring a sense of relief to those in need.

His handler Deputy Chief Michael Presta said that he became interested in adopting a facility dog when a friend — who is a police officer down in Maryland — told him about the program. Presta began researching Canine Companions and found that there are many different benefits to having a facility dog on premise.

“A facility dog would be a dog that works in an educational, legal or some sort of clinical hospital health care setting,” he said.

“For example, in the legal setting, they work as crime victim advocates for kids that have to testify and things like that, and it’s really kind of gained traction nationally in the education setting of the schools that have them.”

Presta added that hospitals like Mount Sinai and Calvary Hospital in the Bronx have facility dog programs, but Port Jefferson EMS is one of the first on Long Island within the health care industry.

Huck, above, is ready for action in the Port Jefferson EMS car. Below, Huck wears a patch on his harness to show he is part of the unit. Photo by Julianne Mosher “The dogs work with patients, work with “We’re hoping that the dog is going to be people that are receiving PT, OT services, needs. Huck can pull toy wagons, push work with kids — anybody that’s really drawers closed and retrieve all kinds of items. a great icebreaker tool to kind of break down suffered any trauma,” he said. “And that’s He has specific commands that allow him to that barrier,” the deputy chief said. “Establish interact with patients in a a lot of communication and get them into the what we’re using Huck calm and appropriate way. ambulance, get patients to the hospital.” for; we’re using him to But it’s not just fun Port Jefferson EMS is a combination EMS really engage with the and games having him agency of career and volunteer paramedics community’s vulnerable around. He has a lot of and EMTs providing 24/7/365 advanced life populations.” responsibilities while support ambulance service to the communities Presta and his new on call. “Right now, he of Port Jefferson, Belle Terre, Mount Sinai furry friend will be responds in the car with and Miller Place. working side by side me when I’m working There is also a unique live-in program for engaging with children clinically,” Presta said.

Stony Brook University students where about and adults affected by Not every opportunity 15 of them live on premise. They get free trauma who they deal is a good fit for Huck, room and board in exchange for riding in the with on a daily basis.

Presta added. If a patient ambulance 24 hours a week.

“Not every solution is extremely ill or isn’t a “They get an immersive clinical in medicine is giving a dog person, Huck usually experience,” Presta said. “They’re here all the medication or starting an stands back. But within time. They get a lot of clinical hours, which IV,” he said. “Sometimes the last few weeks — makes them really competitive for programs, we can slow down work Huck just joined the team and we get EMTs in the community here with the patients, and last month — he has which is needed.” the dog is a great tool calmed people in distress.

And Presta said Huck has made friends already off to an excellent start helping out for that.” others.

Presta said that while with each and every one of them.

Since 1975, Canine —Michael Presta “It’s been great for us,” Presta said. “He’s working with patients “In addition to his role, he helps serve the Companions has bred, who have developmental 200 people in this organization,” he added. been really engaging with the community. raised and expertly disabilities, sometimes “We see some pretty gnarly things from time We’re out in the village walking around, trained assistance dogs the lights, trucks and to time, so Huck is our de-facto licensed meeting people, talking to people from all in over 40 commands walks of life and he really has been a great designed to assist people with disabilities or uniforms can be a sensory overload for them. therapist here.”

That’s where Huck comes in.

Since his first tour in October, Huck is tool for us.” to motivate and inspire clients with special

‘Not every solution in medicine is giving a medication or starting an IV. Sometimes we can slow down work with the patients, and the dog is a great tool for that.’

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School News

A musical tribute for military personnel in Port Jefferson

Under the direction of the Port Jefferson School District orchestra teacher Vanessa Salzman, a musical tribute took place in front

of Earl L. Vandermeulen High School on the outdoor cafeteria patio.

To honor veterans, the students performed

patriotic songs, while members of the district’s Varsity Club placed American flags around the Armed Forces Tribute rock.

The impromptu event was another opportunity for Port Jefferson student-musicians to publicly showcase their talents. Photos from PJSD

Royal camaraderie in Port Jefferson

Comsewogue honors father of their own

Students and staff at Comsewogue Central School District honor Dashan Briggs, a member of the National Air Guard 106th from Port Jefferson Station who died in a helicopter crash in Iraq along with several members of his unit, every year.

His children, Ava and Jayden, above, both attend Norwood Elementary School, where a memorial is set up in his memory.

Photo from Andrew Harris

Edna Louise Spear Elementary School fifth graders visited Earl L. Vandermeulen High School for a Fall Sports Festival where they were greeted by Assistant Principal Brian Walker, waving the Royal flag to welcome them.

Student-athletes from the varsity fall sports teams set up drills and activities to provide the younger students an opportunity to experience all of the sports that are offered in the Port Jefferson School District.

The fifth graders rotated to areas throughout the high school football field and track to spend time practicing cheerleading, cross-country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer, tennis and volleyball.

The high school student-athletes worked to build a connection with the younger students and enjoyed the event as much as the fifth graders. One even commented on how much fun the younger students had and wants to do a similar event for every student.

“I was so impressed with the compassion, pride and excitement our varsity student- athletes demonstrated throughout the event,” Adam Sherrard, director of health, physical education, athletics and nursing, said. “This was a great way for students to come together to demonstrate school pride and help promote the athletic program. I am looking forward to having more events like this for all of our sports programs in the future.”

Photo from PJSD

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Movers and Shakers

Reflections on Jefferson’s Ferry’s 20th anniversary

BY LINDA KOLAKOWSKI DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM This is part one of three part series.

Over its 20 years in existence, Jefferson’s Ferry has been home to a significant number of accomplished and creative older adults who have been groundbreakers, innovators, educators and artists. All were original thinkers with a desire to do something that hadn’t been done before, and many of these residents wrote books about their work, which can be found in the Jefferson’s Ferry library collection.

Gerhart Friedlander and Barbara Strongin: scientist and activist

Gerhart Friedlander and his wife, Barbara Strongin, were among the first residents of Jefferson’s Ferry when it opened in 2001. He was a nuclear chemist who emigrated to the United States in 1936 from Munich, Germany, when the Nazis forbade Jews from attending university. Friedlander studied at the University of California, Berkeley, receiving his doctorate in 1942. After gaining American citizenship in 1943, he was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico. He later worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory for more than 30 years, conducting groundbreaking research on how high-energy particles trigger nuclear reactions. Friedlander also co-authored the textbook “Nuclear and Radiochemistry,” considered a classic in its field, with Manhattan Project colleague Joseph W. Kennedy. The book has been translated into 18 languages, and over the years, was updated twice with other co-authors. He received honorary degrees from many universities and countries and was an active elected member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Friedlander died in 2009 at the age of 93.

Strongin has spent her adult life dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls on Long Island. She met her husband when he was the chair of the board and she was the chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of Suffolk County. They both received the Family Planning Advocates of New York State award. One of three founding members of the Women’s Fund of Long Island, Strongin was also an adviser and contributor to the Herstory Writers Workshop. She has co-authored curricula and articles on the Jewish perspective of human sexuality and has been honored by the New York Civil Liberties Union (Suffolk County Chapter) and Family Planning Advocates of New York State. Also, she won in 2011 the Good Neighbor award from The Village Times Herald.

Strongin and Friedlander jointly received the Allard K. Lowenstein Memorial Award from the American Jewish Congress, Long Island Chapter, and were recognized by Newsday as “Long Islanders of the Century: Everyday Heroes.”

Strongin continues to reside in her independent living cottage at Jefferson’s Ferry.

Gerhart Friedlander, Barbara Strongin and Joyce Edward are among the movers and shakers who have lived at Jefferson’s Ferry. Photos from Jefferson Ferry

Joyce Edward: author, advocate, activist

Joyce Edward enjoyed a long career as a respected and influential social worker psychoanalyst, teacher, writer and activist. The co-editor and co-author of several books showing the value of psychoanalytic theory in social work practice as well as in the analytic consulting room, she also authored a book on her own, “The Sibling Relationship.”

Edward holds a Master of Social Work from Case Western Reserve University and earned post-master’s certificates in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.

“Therapists seek to help a patient understand what’s in their way, what’s keeping them from a congenial marriage, for example, or from exploring career options,” she said. “A therapist is a partner in the work. We do not tell you what to do but help identify what may be blocking you and what you can do for yourself to move past these obstacles.”

Edward attended Antioch College in Ohio, attracted by its then unusual work study program.

With the intention of becoming an advertising copywriter, Edward was placed in a salesclerk position at Macy’s as part of her work experience.

She was uncomfortable in the post and quickly realigned her course, gravitating toward social work after helping Southerners who were recruited to come to work in a bomber plant up North find housing during World War II. At home she was exposed to acts of kindness, generosity and caring for those less fortunate.

“My aunt, who was a social worker during the Depression, would say of the people she helped, ‘They are just people like us.’ At Antioch, there was an emphasis on helping others. For example, as students we helped integrate a barbershop and the local movie theater.”

Edward did not intend being a practicing analyst. Balancing motherhood and career, she first volunteered at a newly founded small private school for emotionally disturbed children. As the school grew, so did her role.

“It was a major and central working part of my life for 13 years and exposed me to psychoanalytic training,” she said. “As the social worker on the clinical team, I wanted more than a handmaiden role. I questioned the prevailing theory at the time that the cause of autism in children was ‘refrigerator parents’ who were cold and did not connect with their children. I saw the ‘coldness,’ when it was observed, as frequently being the result of living with an autistic child, whose needs are tremendous and time consuming. I realized that I had to get more training to gain prestige and acceptance of my ideas, so I enrolled in an analytic training course of study.”

Upon publishing an article on her thoughts and observations, Edward was asked to write a book on the subject. She wrote “SeparationIndividuation” collaboratively with two colleagues, with each contributor writing several chapters. The book was well received and provided the basis for greater discussion and ideas about the developmental process that led to subsequent studies, articles and books.

After 13 years at the school, Edward took a position in the Freeport Public Schools in a program funded by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson’s “war on poverty.” When the funding for this program ceased, she opened a small private practice and continued with this until she retired. During these years she also taught in the schools of social work at Adelphi University, Hunter College and Smith College as well as in two analytic training programs.

With the introduction of managed care into the mental health system, Edward and her colleagues founded the National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals & Consumers.

The organization sought to restore privacy and to return to the clinician treating a patient their decision-making role.

Edward has lived in an independent living apartment at Jefferson’s Ferry for more than 14 years. Over that time, she has served on the residents council and the health committee, the social activities committee, the education committee as well as others. Through Stony Brook University’s OLLI program, she enjoys courses via Zoom, which currently include a political discussion newsroom, a music course with essayist David Bouchier and a class on the work of Leonard Bernstein.

An avid reader, she participates in book club discussions, one at the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library and the other at Jefferson’s Ferry. Recent reads include “Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell, “White Teeth” by Zadie Smith and works by Edith Wharton, George Eliot, George Packer and Anne Applebaum.

According to Edward, the best thing about Jefferson’s Ferry is the people, the residents and the staff — there are many interesting, knowledgeable and accomplished people.

“More importantly is the understanding and support that we offer each other,” she said.

“The residents have an appreciation of each other gained through our ages and experiences and have come to recognize what’s important in life.”

Linda Kolakowski is vice president of Residential Life at Jefferson’s Ferry Life Plan Community in South Setauket.

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BROOKHAVEN COMSEWOGUE UFSD FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021

I. GENERAL FUND-ANALYSIS OF FUND BALANCE

IV. SCHOOL LUNCH FUND-ANALYSIS OF FUND BALANCE

REVENUES Real Property Taxes State Aid Other Real Property Tax Items Federal Sources Miscellaneous Charges for Services Use of Money & Property Sale of Property and Compensation for Loss TOTAL REVENUES EXPENDITURES Instruction Employee Benefits General Support Pupil Transportation Debt Service Interfund Transfers

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

EXCESS(DEFICIT)REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES BEGINNING FUND BALANCE 7/1/20 ENDING FUND BALANCE 6/30/21

$52,099,538 31,840,724 5,230,772 430,346 843,789 494,287 112,617 1,708 91,053,781 54,327,263 19,370,185 8,098,604 5,709,466 3,382,955 1,269,739 92,158,212 (1,104,431) 30,067,929 $28,963,498

II. CAPITAL PROJECTS-ANALYSIS OF FUND BALANCE REVENUES Interfund Revenue State Sources EXPENDITURES Capital Outlay

TOTAL REVENUES

1,000,000 406,366 1,406,366

REVENUES Cafeteria Sales Federal Sources State Sources Surplus Foods Interfund Revenue Miscellaneous EXPENDITURES Cost of Goods Sold

TOTAL REVENUES

$50,159 1,041,542 36,616 65,243 100,000 3,145 1,296,705

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

1,096,639 1,096,639

EXCESS(DEFICIT) REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES BEGINNING FUND BALANCE 7/1/20 ENDING FUND BALANCE 6/30/21

200,066 278,463 $478,529

V. MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND BALANCE REVENUES Charges for Services Miscellaneous EXPENDITURES Instruction

TOTAL REVENUES TOTAL EXPENDITURES

EXCESS(DEFICIT) REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES BEGINNING FUND BALANCE 7/1/20 (RESTATED) ENDING FUND BALANCE 6/30/21

155,858 38,850 194,708 $186,046 186,046 8,662 229,809 $238,471

VI. DEBT SERVICE FUND

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

EXCESS(DEFICIT)REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES NET INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE 7/1/20 ENDING FUND BALANCE 6/30/21

7,963,985 7,963,985 (6,557,619) 0 8,553,163 $1,995,544

III.SPECIAL AID FUND-ANALYSIS OF FUND BALANCE REVENUES Federal Sources State Sources Interfund Transfers Local Sources

TOTAL REVENUES EXPENDITURES Instruction Pupil Transportation TOTAL EXPENDITURES EXCESS(DEFICIT)REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES BEGINNING FUND BALANCE 7/1/20 ENDING FUND BALANCE 6/30/21

$1,478,349 862,897 169,739 1,561 2,512,546 2,340,266 172,280 2,512,546 0 0 $0

REVENUES Use of Money & Property EXPENDITURES

TOTAL REVENUES TOTAL EXPENDITURES

EXCESS(DEFICIT) REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES BEGINNING FUND BALANCE 7/1/20 ENDING FUND BALANCE 6/30/21

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A Small Taste of History: To Grow a Fence!

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century or more, with the original offshoots developing into large trees, still attached to the original trunk.

One of the most fascinating facts about the lopped tree fences is that George Washington took note of them on his 1790 visit to Long Island, even writing several entries about them in his diary.

Lopped fences were very popular in our area at the time, and President Washington was quite intrigued by them.

However, he did note that they were not “hog tight,” meaning that the homesteaders’ pigs could get around or under the fences. Nonetheless, the settlers of the time favored these fences because their horses and cattle were safely contained within their borders.

Landowners learned that the fences could be reinforced by weaving in vines or adding other plants like saplings and woody shrubs along existing lopped tree fences to fill in gaps and provide a more secure barrier.

Over time, most of these trees have been removed, but some have been reported to be standing on Long Island as late as 1965.

A few may be standing yet. Next time you are driving or cycling down an old country lane or exploring a wooded area, see if you can spy a tree which looks as if it may have been coaxed into growing in this special way, and you’ll see a piece of our living local history.

If you locate a lopped tree and would like to let us know, please e-mail Middle Country Public Library’s Local History Team at heritage@ mcplibrary.org.

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Amongst the Middle Country Public Library’s many historical documents and artifacts are a few that explain just how far the area has come from its pastoral roots. The picture and story below come courtesy of a collaborative effort among the library staff.

To grow a fence — If this seems like an impossible idea, think again.

If you lived on Long Island during the late 18th century and you needed an enclosure for your livestock or wanted to create a boundary line, you’d most likely grow a fence instead of purchasing one.

Today we’d take a drive over to the local home improvement store to buy the posts and other supplies to erect a fence, or perhaps we would hire a contractor to take care of the project.

Whichever way we choose to install a fence nowadays, we have goods and services at our disposal to get the job done.

Take a look at these photos and read on to learn how our ancestors went about the same task, using materials at hand — trees or young saplings already growing in the proper locations.

As local historian Thomas Bayles wrote in his 1965 booklet, “Old Lopped Tree Fences,” live trees were partially cut with their tops bent over mounds of previously piled soil, in a technique known as “lopping.”

The bent section of the tree would begin to sprout roots and continue to grow. After several years the larger upright branches would become new trees and the “lopping” process would be repeated again. According to Thomas Bayles, these living fences could be maintained for a

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Here is a picture of a lopped tree cultivated in Middle Island standing in 1940, as photographed by Albert Bayles on June 29 of that year.

Courtesy, Donald M. Bayles, Albert E. Bayles 1897-1963, A Lifetime in Middle Island, 2008.

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A Special Dickens’ Message from MAYOR MARGOT GARANT and ALLAN VARELA Welcome to the 25th Annual Village of Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival Saturday & Sunday, December 4 & 5, 2021 As fall sheds its leafy coat in preparation for winter, the first weekend in December once again plays host to the beloved Village of Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival. Join us as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary through our cherished traditions and spectacular new additions that will add a sparkle and a smile to this magical weekend. We are coming back into the light after the dark COVID days of 2020. However, we are advising that you wear a mask when at an indoor event. We will be following all New York State recommendations for masks and social distancing regulations are set for the weekend as they become available. Some venues, like Theatre Three, have strict vaccine and masking rules. The main thing is: STAY SAFE AND HAVE FUN!

Hailed as Long Island’s Best Festival for 2019 and 2020, Dickens begins on Saturday, December 4, running through Sunday, December 5. Produced by the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council in cooperation with the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson, friends and families from across the Northeast, from all 50 states and, indeed, from around the globe (over 50 guests from the EU in 2019), will gather to celebrate the beloved author as we once again turn our quaint seaport Village into a living Dickens stage.

The wondrous Festival of Trees, an artistic collection of magnificent Christmas creations are found at the Port Jefferson Village Center on the second floor and will be available for viewing the entire month. The whimsical Santa’s Workshop, an incredible tribute to Christmas of yesteryear once again created by the celebrated confection artist Pat Darling, should be on every person’s “must see” list because this magical presentation is not to be missed. Free tickets will be available on Eventbrite to avoid long lines. Look for it on the corner of Barnum and West Main Street. The Artisan Square, showing how hand-crafted works were made during Victorian England, resides in the parking lot by the blinking light where Main Street and East and West Broadway merge. The spectacular Tiny Tim’s Train Station (a Toys for Tots location), presented by the Reed Family Train Project, will dazzle at the Harbormaster’s building. The restaurants offer Dickensian inspired fare, while the wide range of shops in the Village stay open for extended hours for holiday shopping.

The Village, once again, will be rich with our troupe of Dickens’ Street Characters and alive with a host of musical, magical, and theatrical presentations. The Grand East Main Street Opening Parade on Saturday morning at 11:00 am and Pickwick’s Puppet Parade, this year featuring the new puppets worthy of a major Hollywood feature film, ends the festivities beginning at 5:00 pm on Sunday. Don’t miss either one as each parade features awe-inspiring new attractions.

So, come one! Come all! A rapturous time for the young and young at heart, the Dickens Festival is sure to delight the Scroogiest of curmudgeons.

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IN MEMORY OF NAN GUZZETTA

Special recognition and heartfelt thanks to Nan’s son and daughter-in-law, Dave and Lorraine Guzzetta, who continue to support the Village with Nan’s fashion and vintage clothing collection for educational purposes and historic reenactments.

Through their efforts, her costumes continue to be shown and appreciated for their traditional and authentic value.

Congratulations to Team Cantwell 2021 Adult Softball Snowflake League Champions

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Please note that we will be removing all vessels on the kayak racks at Harborfront Park, East Beach, and Crystal Brook Hollow. Please pick up your vessel immediately if you want to avoid paying a storage fee. So save yourself some time, money, and hassle and head down to pick up your vessel. Thank You!

ACCESSORY STRUCTURE CHANGES Who doesn’t love a ‘She Shed” or a ‘Man Cave”?!?!

The Village administration has created more options for our property’s accessory buildings. In addition to the PASSIVE use buildings we already have, our new bundle of joy is an ACTIVE use accessory building. Building permits are required, and Village code and state regulations must be followed. If your new addition will be an you wish to construct one of these new accessory structures or convert an existing one; you can start the process by contacting the Building and Planning Department through the resident portal https://portjeff.com/portal/ or by calling 631-473-4744.

Passive Accessory Structures are simple structures like a tool shed.

These are some highlights of the requirements: • It is not to exceed 15 feet in height • It is set back 5 feet from any lot line • It is located at least 10 feet from the principal building • It may contain electricity.

• Plumbing, heating, and cooling are prohibited.

Active Accessory Structures have more to them, like a pool house or office.

These are some highlights of the requirements: • It is not to exceed 15 feet in height • On lots of half an acre or less, the building shall not exceed 250 square feet in size.

• On lots of over half an acre, the building shall not exceed 300 square feet in size.

• Cellar or below-grade stories are not permitted.

• It is set back at least 10 feet from any lot line and at least 10 feet from the principal building.

• It may contain electricity, plumbing, and heating.

• The building may include a toilet and sink, showering facilities only permitted if accessible from the exterior of the structure ONLY. These are just quick views of some basics. Check with the Building and Planning Department for the full details on our newest family member - the Active Accessory Structure.

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2021 Resident Holiday Door Contest Hear Ye… Hear Ye…In the spirit of the season, the Mayor once again invites our beloved residents to participate in this year’s 6th Annual Resident Holiday Door Contest.

1st Prize: $200 Gift Certificate 2nd Prize: $100 Gift Certificate Pick your local Restaurant of choice!

Forms are available at both the Village Center Reception Desk and the Port Jefferson Library.

Submit the completed registration by December 6th to The Village Center, 2nd floor Recreation Office.

For more information contact: The Village Center, 631-802-2160 Contest includes the immediate door and three feet on either side.

Participants are requested to keep their houses decorated through January 1st so that the community may view and enjoy them.

Entries must be decorated by Friday, December 10th Judging will take place Saturday, Dec. 11th - Sunday, Dec 12th, 2021 Please have your decorations turned on by 5:00 pm.

Winners will be notified by the Mayor’s office.

residents night Mrs. dilber: Scrooge’s long-suffering housekeeper shares stories of life with the noted miser in a fun interactive event suitable for the entire family.

Fezziwig’s ball: Stomp to the sounds of an old time Fezziwig barn style contra dance! Swing your partner round and clap your hands to a knee slapping beat!

Absolute fun for those who love to dance. Ideal for all! the grand Magical wizardry show: The amazing Grand Magical Wizard will dazzle all who behold his incredible feats of fascinating scientific magic. tiny tiM’s train station: Enjoy the magic of this antique replica train exhibition at the Harbor Master Building with the whole family and the young at heart. pic ickwick’s puppet parade: Children of all ages will delight in this magnificent puppet parade finalé that marches down Main St. Bigger than life animated puppetry was created by volunteers and brings joy to all that attend. s anta ’ s w orkshop: Santa and his Elves welcome all to visit Santa’s Workshop. Meander through the whimsical rooms in our historic Drowned Meadow House. Twinkling lights, confection displays, and giant nutcrackers bring the Magic of Christmas to life! Ticket Required, through Eventbrite Only!

The Grand East Main St. Opening Parade: The opening parade will feature our extensive cast of street characters and singing groups who provide outdoor entertainment both days, and the Amityville Highland Pipe Band. The parade starts at 11:00 AM and travels from East Main and Main to The Village Center for the opening ceremony.

25th Annual Charles Dickens Festival Honorees: Mayor Margot Garant & Allan Varela, Chair of the Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council As the Mayor of Port Jefferson Village for the last 13 years, the annual Charles Dickens Festival holds a very special place in the heart of Mayor Margot Garant. Founded by her mother, former Mayor Jeanne Garant, 25 years ago. This Best of Long Island event brings joyous merriment to all Photo by Kathianne Snaden those who take part in the festivities.

Having been directly involved for those 25 years, Margot takes particular delight in carrying on the time-honored traditions so treasured by our community, while opening the door to new events and programs that can carry the spirit of the Festival throughout December. She plans on supporting the Charles Dickens Festival into the future, keeping the tradition alive in the hearts of all those who share the holiday spirit.

“Producing an event of this size truly takes a Village in every sense of the word.

Our Board members take on the many different tasks of gathering volunteers and sponsors to ensure the Festival is a grand success.” This outreach includes street play and street character rehearsals that begin in August, yielding a host of Photo by Ed Shin some 130 costumed characters roaming the streets and visiting the restaurants to the delight of the attendees. This year the production covers some 129 events from magic shows, a contra dance party and pictures with Santa, to horse and wagon rides and concerts that are, for the most part, free to be enjoyed by the public. “I am very privileged to help to lead this titanic effort put forward by so many people,” says Varela. “This Festival puts smiles on faces with appeal to both the young and young at heart.

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The community is happy to recognize these two individuals for all the time and talent applied over the years to keep the Dickens Festival alive and growing. This is why Margot and Allan are this year’s honorees.

F estival oF t rees: Featuring 25 professionally decorated trees on display at the Village Center through-out the month of December. v ictorian resident night g ala: A special dedicated Friday night of festivities for Port Jefferson residents on the eve of the Dickens’ Festival. Lite refreshments, Santa time, music and ice skating cap the entertainment. h andel ’ s M essiah : Special performance of the North Shore Chamber Choir, under the direction of Jeffrey Schneider, will perform this classic baroque oratorio. horse & carriage rides: Clop Clop Clop ...Take a scenic ride around our historic East Main and Main Street in our horse and carriages. Saturday and Sunday. Ticket Required, through Eventbrite Only! cast oF dickens characters: Our 120+ cast of Dickens’ Characters and over 50+ volunteers brave the elements all weekend to make the Dickens Festival an authentic experience. oliver twist’s artisan square: A tented area devoted to artisans demonstrating 19th century crafts.

Tradespeople will demonstrate authentic techniques and tools. special treats: Traveling around the Village will be The Dickens Carolers, Directed by Bonny Grice, and the fabulous Jewel Tones. Mandolinists Buddy Merriam and Taylor Ackley will give a concert in the Methodist Church.

Three concerts featuring traditional instruments from 1850 at the Village Center, featuring Erika the Harpist, Rose Tree (Dulcimer) and Fairchild & Becherer on Sunday.

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PJSTCC Spotlight

The First Sight of Home — The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company

BY JOAN NICKESON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It’s the first leg of vacation and consequently, the first sight of home.

The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company has transported passengers since 1883.

Most of us refer to the entire operation in port as, simply, “the ferry.” It is a fixture in the lives of Long Islanders and travel across the sound is almost second nature. There’s history here. At a recent member meeting of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce, we learned a bit worth sharing from the company’s General Manager, Fred Hall.

The founder, first company president and shareholder of the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company was P.T. Barnum. The year 1983, however, marked the modern era when the company built and put into service the first Grand Republic. What seemed megalithic proportions, the ‘new ferry’ ushered in yearround ferry service.

The addition of the Park City in 1986 and the P.T. Barnum in 1999 rounded out a three-boat system. In 2003 the second ferry named Grand Republic joined the fleet and its namesake was sold.

Currently on weekends three ferries are usually in service for our convenience and enjoyment. Fred explains, “Our annual business generally transports 450 thousand vehicles, serving a million passengers.”

Destinations north include an exciting new amphitheater just two blocks from the Bridgeport ferry dock. The venue is within walking distance, Hall said.

“We tweaked operations to stick around and slightly delay our departure from Bridgeport. We wanted Long Island passengers attending shows to get on and get home. Hopefully we will do so again next summer,” he said. “We look for ways to work with our communities. It’s one of the reasons we join the Port Jefferson Station/ Terryville Chamber of Commerce and others.

We appreciate the marketing efforts involved in connecting residents with commerce.”

This winter the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company expects to embark on construction of a new administration building.

Stay up to date on tickets, tours, schedules and steamboat news, at 88844ferry.com, by phone at 888-443-3779 or email info@88844ferry.com.

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Deer aren’t the only road hazards in the fall. Drivers also need to be mindful of pedestrians walking along the sides of roadways. Pixabay photo

Proceed with caution

As the days get shorter and the sun sets sooner, car crashes are more common. According to the American Automobile Association, after the clocks are turned back to standard time in the fall, more incidents happen between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

AAA recently reported that in 2020 there were 33,956 animal-related crashes in the state. Suffolk County, with 1,310 animal-related incidents, was the second highest in the state, tying with Monroe and behind Orange County. After the sun sets, residents are aware that animals can dart across the street, especially deer. Their sudden appearance on roadways in the fall is a regular occurrence as it’s rutting season for the creatures. It’s the time that they mate, and they have matters on their mind other than safety.

While the last thing any driver wants to do is hit an animal, there are other dangers to look out for after dark.

Pedestrians can still be walking in the evening hours.

Many people wear dark colors and are hard to spot.

The problem is compounded when they aren’t carrying flashlights that would draw attention to them.

While pedestrians can take care to wear the appropriate clothing and take a flashlight or wear some type of reflective material on jackets or shirts, experts advise drivers to pay extra attention, especially on streets that are lit dimly or not at all.

In areas where deer signs are posted or while traveling in busy areas where people may be walking, it’s best to drive slowly, of course, and keep more distance than usual between your car and the one in front of you. The same advice can come in handy when leaves are wet and can cause dangerous road conditions that make it difficult to stop. If a driver finds a deer or a pedestrian close by, or tires slipping on leaves, the best thing is not to swerve suddenly and to brake slowly.

One last note, drivers need to make sure they stay centered in the lane. Many tend to gravitate more to the side when headlights go on; however, this can place vehicles even closer to pedestrians and animals. To make sure your car is centered in the lane, try to draw an imaginary line that goes from the asphalt to the sky.

Look at the level of the horizon to stay on course if you feel you are gravitating to one side.

Driving at night can be a little tricky, but with extra care we can keep ourselves and our neighbors safe.

Letters to the Editor Biden’s flaws overlooked

It is very easy to believe that President Joe Biden [D] is really good at heart, doing his best to save this troubled country from climate change and racism, and to open our borders to millions of unfortunate illegal aliens, since we are, after all, a nation of immigrants.

Because of these noble goals, we should overlook Biden’s shortcomings, including his apparent appearance as a blithering dunderhead. We look forward to a charming and enlightening history of the Biden family’s recent political and financial exploits in an upcoming book

by New York Post columnist Miranda Devine, titled “Laptop from Hell,” as described in documentation provided

by Joe’s profligate and degenerate son, Hunter Biden.

The president is indeed fortunate to have the support of his Democratic confederates in the U.S. Congress, including socialists Sen. Bernie Sanders [I-VT] in the Senate and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY14] in the House of Representatives.

Together, they have conspired to undo many of the accomplishments of the former Trump administration, at least temporarily, and have instituted new initiatives that were not previously imagined. They have discontinued the construction of border walls, both structurally and figuratively, to allow and even encourage millions of illegal aliens to enter our country and may even pay each of them hundreds of thousands of dollars as compensation for being inconvenienced. They have reversed the Trump administration’s achievement of energy independence and transformed the United States from being an energy exporter to a nation dependent on OPEC to meet our oil requirements. As a result, the prices of gasoline and home-heating fuel oil will continue to skyrocket, with no end in sight.

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are in the process of finding ways to unnecessarily spend trillions of taxpayer dollars, under the guise of “infrastructure,” which has already begun to lead to runaway inflation. They are presiding

over the spiraling supply chain fiasco, led by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg [D] from South Bend, Indiana, where he was known as “Mayor Pete.”

South Bend reportedly had several large traffic jams during Mayor Pete’s tenure, making him clearly qualified for his present task and assuring that his recent two-month paternity leave was no problem at all.

Following his imminent solution of the pesky supply chain nuisance, Buttigieg has promised to tackle a real problem, which is the existence of our racist roadways. A good start would be with the low bridges on Southern State Parkway, which may have been designed to prevent Indigenous people in double-decker buses from making the trip to Heckscher State Park. After the new infrastructure bill has been passed, the cost of replacing these racist bridges with solar-powered drawbridges will be not even a small drop in our endless bucket.

We can also thank Biden, in his capacity as commander in chief of our armed forces, for our expeditious exit from Afghanistan, although it was unfortunate that a few lives may have been lost in the process. But the best part was all the money we saved by not having to evacuate all of those heavy tanks, trucks, planes, guns and other weapons, which Biden cleverly left for the Taliban to get rid of. Well done, Mr. President.

George Altemose Setauket

Pride in party shows unfitness for office

Rob Cornicelli, the writer of a letter to the editor [“Major victory,” Nov. 11], demonstrates a very thin understanding of U.S. democracy. He speaks of capitalism which has been a great engine of our economy but he does not seem to understand how the average person has been seriously hurt by its excesses: corporations used to have the common good in mind. Today’s corporations are only concerned about the bottom line and market share.

Capitalism needs to be tempered. At present the fabulously wealthy own

most of the wealth of this country and together with large corporations exert far too much influence on government to the detriment of the common good.

Today we have more of an oligarchy than a democracy.

Cornicelli speaks about freedom.

Does he think the freedom to own a gun is more important than the freedom of those children and educators in Sandy Hook to life and their parents to have their children? Isn’t it reasonable to ban military style assault weapons and have background checks?

He says he is proud to call himself a “Conservative Republican.”

Unfortunately, there is little to be proud of in today’s Republican party. We need a responsible right of center party ready to be involved in governing.

The late Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] was one such Republican, a man of enormous integrity and of devotion to America, who has been vilified by our past president. Instead, we have Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell [RKY] who tries to stand in the way of legislation that Republicans wanted — infrastructure — but now rejects because it was proposed by a Democrat.

Where are the John McCains today?

Instead we have a party that traffics in conspiracy theories, that attacks and threatens any Republican who deviates from the party line, who threatens violence against elected officials, which tries to stop the investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection, that wants to limit voting, claiming voter fraud when there is practically none, that denies global warming which is the most serious threat we have ever faced, that follows former President Donald Trump [R] and his former aide Steve Bannon, and others, who lie repeatedly and either voice or tolerate racism and anti-Semitism and who perpetuate the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. This is only a partial list of the depths to which a once-proud Republican Party has sunk.

Cornicelli’s pride in belonging to such a party shows that he is unfit for office.

Adam D. Fisher Port Jefferson Station

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A stream of consciousness from the first college parent’s weekend with our son

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lying? Are we really flying? Well, sure, why not, right? Everyone else is flying.

Wait, then again, everyone else seems to be flying. What if one of those other people is sick? Don’t think too much about it and breathe through your nose. Oh, you can’t because the two masks you’re wearing are pinching your nose?

Well, tough!

They’re serving drinks and cookies?

People have to lower their masks to eat and drink, right? So, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of D. None mandatory masks? Look away from everyone of the above who’s breathing. Yeah,

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF that’ll help.

Okay, finally, we’re on the ground.

Hey, this is a nice campus. The sidewalks are packed and filled with so much energy, not

all of which is positive.

“Why are all these $#@! parents here this weekend? I have several tests and I don’t need them all staring at me!”

That girl is sharing her academic anxiety with her friend and anyone else within 100 feet of her. Subtle, real subtle! Tempted as I am to let her know that parents, likely including her own, make this sometimes miserable experience possible, I refrain. She might be my son’s current or future friend.

I ask two students for the location of a building. The first shrugs and points me in the wrong direction and the second nearly draws a map. Okay, one for two.

I sit just in time for the start of a talk by successful alumni, who connect their careers to the lessons they learned at school. Clever marketing! Other parents chuckle at the jokes.

I imagine these parents as college students.

In my mind, the presenters onstage become Broadway performers. Each of the two men and two women, which I presume is a wellplanned balance of genders, does his or her

rendition of “how I succeeded,” with the subtext, just feet from the school president, of, “keep paying those tuitions!”

When the session ends, the phone rings. It’s my son! He’s strolling across a lawn. Wait, is that really him? Much as I want to run over and squeeze him, I play it cool, congratulating myself on my impulse control. Well done, Dan. You haven’t embarrassed him so far, but the weekend is young yet, even if you are not.

He adjusts his hair, a move I’ve seen him and almost all his friends do frequently, even while running back and forth on a basketball court.

What’s with all the hair adjustment? I quietly ask for permission to hug him. Yay! He agrees.

I wrap my arms around his shoulders and fight the urge to pick him up, which is probably best for my back.

As we head to his dorm, he tells me he hasn’t done laundry in nine days. I don’t know whether that’s a hint, as in, “Dad, while you’re here…” or a statement of fact.

We part company and I learn about the evolving world of the commercialization of

college athletes, who can use their name, image and likeness to make money. He’s listening to a psychology lecture about, who else, Sigmund Freud.

At a football game, I wonder how it can be this cold in Louisiana. Aren’t we in the deep south? We leave before it’s over, waiting in the cool air for 11 minutes for an expensive Uber — they must know it’s parents weekend — to take two families who are heading back to the same hotel.

10 pm. Who eats this late? I’m usually half way to sleep by now. My older brother is undoubtedly already in REM sleep. My stomach is going to hate this. Shut up stomach!

Looking around the table at these families, one thing is clear: these parents adore their children.

This is part of the story of how these boys got here and, hopefully, will help them continue to learn lessons, like how to dress for a cold football game and how to make reservations in advance before a busy parents weekend so we can eat earlier.

Researchers don’t know exactly how the deer get infected by humans, but they suggest it might occur when people in Iowa feed deer in their backyards, or through sewage discharges or anything partially chewed by an infected human, like a “splotch of chewing tobacco” that then might be licked by a deer.

The study of the deer was led by veterinary microbiologists from Penn State, according to an article in The New York Times on November 9, and they were able to make their analysis by examining the lymph nodes of dead deer.

But they have not yet been able to determine whether the animals were sickened by the pathogen. They also are going to examine other wild animals, especially mice, that live in close proximity to humans, to see if they too might carry the virus.

There is well established research that shows some pathogens do move back and forth between animals and humans, including those that cause yellow fever and West Nile.

And we do know our dogs and cats can get COVID-19.

Also in the news is something called epizootic hemorrhagic disease, transmitted by the EHD virus that can kill deer within 36 hours of infection. This often-fatal disease is transmitted by biting midges. We call them “no-see-ums.” Deer do not catch it from each other, nor can humans be infected by either deer or midges. But stricken deer bleed to death, especially in late summer and early fall when midges are abundant.

While there is no treatment for EHD, the first frost kills the midges, ending the outbreak. The virus was first confirmed in New York in 2007 with small outbreaks in the state’s northern counties, according to Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.

By 2020, the affected deer were found in the lower Hudson Valley, in other states along the eastern United States, and also in zoos.

“The dead deer do not serve as a source of infection for other animals because the virus is not long lived in dead animals,” according to the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab. Suffolk County has 139 cases reported and 8 confirmed as of last week.

Deer in the headlines with COVID-19

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alk about mixed emotions. That’s what we feel when we are driving along and suddenly see a deer running out from among the trees. They are beautiful and graceful animals, and we stop the car and point them out to our small children in the back seat, who are thrilled at the sighting, perhaps recalling Bambi. But there is a lot more to the deer story here in suburbia.

Long Island is home to more than 20,000 white-tailed Between deer, and that number you and me has been exploding

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF because there haven’t been many threats — until now. As long as they could find enough food and survive particularly harsh winters, the occasional highway collision and the short hunting season, they were largely untroubled.

However, they have been a nuisance to residents because they devour flowers and vegetable gardens. And while they can be the innocent carriers of an infected tick, whose bite causes the miserable Lyme disease, they are gentle enough souls who leap out of sight as humans approach.

Now it turns out that they may be a more serious problem to us. A new study in Iowa found that the deer seem to be contracting the coronavirus from humans and spreading it to one another. This means the deer could become a reservoir for deadly mutations of the virus that could then possibly be passed back to humans. In that event, another vaccine would have to be developed to target the new variant in much the same way as flu shots are modified from year to year.

Researchers were astonished at how widespread the infection was among the deer population there, estimated at 80%. Deer hunters and others who handle deer (as road kill) are being urged to take precautions to avoid transmission, like wearing rubber gloves and a mask.

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Perspective

Traveling on the edge of a pandemic

Taking a solo backpacking tour through Europe proves the scars of COVID-19 are deep

BY KYLE BARR DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM This is part one of a two part series.

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There was a young man in Toulouse, France, one of only two people in a hostel dorm room, the other being me. We were two in a room meant to facilitate 15. A Parisian traveler, he had taken trains and buses down to Toulouse, named the Pink City (Ville Rose) for its famous blush-red brick. We had a good sight of the street and that colored stone out of the window we shared between our beds.

“I want to see more of my country while I can,” he told me during that cool, wet night in July. He also told me he still hadn’t gotten a vaccine for COVID-19. I had, but I was sleeping just 3 feet away from him.

This should be a normal interaction for travelers through Europe but, in a space like that, the conversation inevitably moves toward the pandemic. He tells me he did not know why he hesitated to get the vaccine. It could have been nerves. It could be the kind of anti-authoritarian impulses that us Americans know only too well. He, along with so many French citizens, have railed against the French President Emmanuel Macron for their mandated proof of a vaccine or negative COVID test for everything from cafés to concerts.

On July 14, Bastille Day, protests rolled out from France’s cities. I watched one in Marseille make its way from the old docks up to the local municipal building. The protesters were shouting “Liberté!” while holding signs reading, “Mon corps m’appartient!” meaning “My body belongs to me!”

But the young Parisian man said that, despite his anger, it could actually change his mind.

“Maybe this will finally make me get the vaccine,” he told me.

Reuters’ data show an estimated 73% of France’s population has been vaccinated.

That compares to an approximate 59% in the U.S. I wonder if that young man I met in Toulouse ever got his shot, but we were traveling in opposite directions, and I don’t think I’ll ever know.

There’s only one time that something can be done for the first time. So doing a European backpacking trip is one thing — an enormous thing to do as a novice. Doing it during a oncein-a-century pandemic is another thing entirely.

This past summer I made a very sudden decision to take a two-month backpacking trip through several countries in western Europe, starting June 23 and ending Aug. 18.

Left, the statue of Ludwig I, Koenig von Bayern, King of Bavaria in Munich. Above, French citizens in Marseille protest the country’s mandate of proof of vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test. Below, the Monument to the Girondins in Bourdeaux. Photos by Kyle Barr

Beginning in France, I went south to Basque country in Spain, back into France before going into Switzerland, then Germany, the Netherlands, then to Denmark before a quick flight over to Iceland.

My trip began on the very edge of when we all thought the pandemic would subside, just after many European countries started opening their doors to overseas travelers. My trip coincidentally ended just after those same nations started to roll back those open-armed policies. France instituted a COVID passport system just weeks after I left, and it is still only really available to French citizens, meaning that it would be nearly impossible to do half of what I could do just a few months before.

Other European countries have instituted new restrictions and lockdowns. It means there was one small three-month period, one golden time slate when the classic Euro tour was still possible. That’s gone now.

Currently, rules are in flux, and Americans may find that restrictions can change between the time they book a trip and their departure dates.

Unvaccinated U.S. passengers especially need to keep on top of all the changing regulations.

I wonder now if things will ever return to that golden age of pandemic-era travel and, at the same time, whether we ever should go back. Because even during this perfect period when summer travel was (mostly) possible if one carried a vaccine card tucked inside a passport, adventuring alone in pandemicscarred lands is not as it once was. It may never be the same again.

Germany

I stayed in a total of 17 hostels, one tiny hotel, two Airbnbs and two stays at kindly people’s homes. During my visit to Hamburg, Germany, I chatted up the hostel staff and heard, like most hostels along my route, they

were doing barely 30 to 40% of what they had done in 2019. Backpacking alone relies on one’s ability to strike up conversations with strangers, to meet new people from all over and organize a day’s activities, but the pandemic has done more than hamper worldwide travel. It has also changed certain attitudes. Less people seem to be willing to sit down with strangers to have conversations while the pandemic lingers.

That’s not to say people are more obtuse or less friendly, but there is a sort of wariness hanging about all interactions. Most travelers I met spoke similarly about that general feeling hanging like a cloud above people’s heads. Part of it was the lack of people in hostels, but there also was a defining sense of separation.

Kyle Barr is a freelancer writer and the former editor of The Port Times Record, The Village Beacon Record and The Times of Middle Country.