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February 18, 2021

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Lupinacci cleared in sexual harassment investigation BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Last week the Town of Huntington released a report that cleared town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) of any wrongdoing after an investigation that looked into allegations of sexual harassment by Lupinacci directed toward an unidentified lower-level town employee. The investigation was conducted by the New York City-based Jackson Lewis law firm and a memo to the Town Board members came from Diane Krebs. In the report, Krebs said she was unable to substantiate the sexual harassment allegations. “However, I believe that individuals were untruthful during the investigation process or refused to respond to my questions, which impeded my ability to obtain the whole story,” she wrote. According to the report, the law firm was first contacted by an unidentified person that said Lupinacci invited a lower-level employee for drinks at his house at 2 a.m. When the employee declined, the supervisor said the person was “ungrateful.” The same account came to the law firm from members of the Town Board. There were other text messages in the investigation discussed where Lupinacci allegedly would text in the middle of night asking to come over, but there were no sexual advances in the texts, according to the report. Various people were interviewed during the law firm’s process, and names were

Town of Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci was cleared of any wrongdoing in a recent investigation of sexual harassment rumors. File photo by Lina Weingarten

blacked out in the redacted report. Huntington Republican Committee chairman, Tom McNally, in a press release, accused town Councilwoman Joan Cergol

(D) of using “her position on the Town Board to instigate the investigation against a political adversary based on a fourth-hand rumor without a shred of evidence. Every

person involved in the alleged behavior denied the events ever occurred, including the supposed ‘victim.’ No complaint was ever filed yet a year-long investigation into a rumor followed.” The town was charged nearly $47,000 by the law firm who prepared the report for investigating the allegations. “The best the lawyer can say is she thinks the people she interviewed are withholding information,” McNally wrote. “Perhaps that’s her perception but it’s also an old lawyers’ trick to keep an investigation open.” McNally said the incident will have long-term effects, and he suggested Cergol reimburse the town for the $47,000 or resign. Cergol said the Town Board initiated the investigation last year with a 5-0 vote, including two Republican councilmen. Responding to the Huntington Republican Committee’s press release, Cergol said, “McNally has to be reading the Disney version of this investigative report because by anyone’s read and estimation of it, there is no fairytale ending.” She added that the chair’s statement was “a paper-thin political ploy intended to distract from the investigator’s disturbing conclusion of being ‘stymied’ by uncooperative witnesses.” Lupinacci is currently facing sexual harassment allegations in a separate civil case. Brian Finnegan, the supervisor’s former legislative aide and chief of staff, filed a lawsuit in 2018 with the Suffolk County Supreme Court.

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Former Huntington town employee indicted by Suffolk DA BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

A Huntington resident, who until recently worked for the town and serves as a Village of Huntington Bay trustee, is facing charges for allegedly falsifying his work experience on a Suffolk County Department of Civil Service application and conspiring with another individual to corroborate the false claims. On Feb. 10, county District Attorney Tim Sini (D) announced the indictment of Dominic Spada, 58, according to a press release from Sini’s office. The charges include offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree; making a punishable false written statement; falsifying business records in the second degree; and conspiracy in the fifth degree. All are class A misdemeanor crimes except for offering a false instrument, which is a class E felony. Spada stepped down as the director of Maritime Services for the Town of Huntington Feb. 5, according to town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R), who accepted the resignation. The supervisor

made it clear in an email statement that the charges have nothing to do with Spada’s position with the town. “Based on Mr. Spada’s accomplishments during his short time in office, he may be the best director of Maritime Services the town has ever had, which is what makes this loss so significant,” Lupinacci said. “Mr. Spada’s stellar record includes making our waterways and shorelines safer than ever before for residents, beachgoers and boaters, taking the cost burden off the taxpayer in the process, returning federal and state tax dollars back to Huntington through grantfunded emergency response boats, and his complete in-house, under-budget renovations of our marinas and waterfront facilities that were neglected for 20 years. What Mr. Spada achieved for the town and all of our residents is unparalleled and we thank him for his service,” the supervisor added. According to the DA’s office, in August 2018, Spada, who is also a Town of Islip harbormaster and the first assistant chief of the Halesite Fire

Department, filed an application with the Department of Civil Service to take the open competitive examination for a bay constable position. Applicants must have a minimum of two years maritime experience to qualify, and Spada allegedly claimed on his application that he had worked for a Huntington-based maritime towing company, according to Sini’s office. Spada also allegedly claimed he worked for five years for the company, and he asked the owner of the company to corroborate his false application. According to Spada’s profile page on the Village of Huntington Bay’s website, the village trustee has been a Huntington resident for 10 years. In 2007, he was recognized as the Halesite Fire Department Firefighter of the Year. He also was listed on the website as coaching youth lacrosse and football, and playing lacrosse in an over-40 league. He is married and has two children. Spada was arraigned Feb. 10 and pleaded not guilty. He was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court March 16. If convicted of the top count, Spada can face four years in prison.

Dominick Spada now faces up to four years in prison if found guilty on charges such as offering a false instrument. File photo from Town of Huntington

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Notice of formation of Siolas Onc-Consulting LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on October 24th, 2020. Office located in Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 208 W 22nd St, Huntington, NY 11743. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 5760 1/14 6x thn

Notice of formation of MLDP Capital LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/29/2020. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: MLDP Capital LLC at 15 Golf Ln, Huntington, NY, 11743. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 5780 1/14 6x thn

Notice of formation of Little Daddy LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 31, 2020. Office Location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 293 6th Street, East Northport, NY, 11731. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 5800 1/14 6x th

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Notice of formation of Cutting Edge Painting and Power Washing, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 30th, 2020. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 200 Dickinson Ave. East Northport, NY 11731. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 5930 1/28 6x thn

NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET VOTE & TRUSTEE ELECTION APRIL 6, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meetingof the qualified voters of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School Districtwill be held at both branches of the NorthportEast Northport Public Library on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, commencing at 9:00 a.m. ending at 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting upon the following items: 1. To adopt the Annual Library District Budget for the fiscal year 2021/2022 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of said School District; and 2. To elect one (1) Library Trustee for a five-year term commencing July 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2026, as a result of the expiration of the term of office presently held by Margaret Hartough. FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the voting at such meeting on April 6, 2021, shall take place in two election districts at the two polling places designated below between the hours of

9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time: ELECTION DISTRICT NO 1. POLLING PLACE: Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York, shall be bounded as follows: On the South by the centerline of Route 25A; On the East by the library district boundary; On the North by the library district boundary; On the West by the library district boundary. ELECTION DISCTRICT NO. 2. POLLING PLACE: East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport, New York, shall be bounded as follows: On the South by the library district boundary; On the East by the library district boundary; On the North by the centerline of Route 25A; On the West by the library district boundary. FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that nominating petitions for the office of Library Trustee shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Library Vote located at 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York, not later than 5:00pm on Monday, March 8, 2021. Each nominating petition must be directed to the Clerk of the Library Vote, and, unless modified by Executive Order of the Governor of the State of New York, must be signed by at least 114 qualified voters of the District—that number being two percent (2%) of the voters who voted in the previous annual election of the Trustees of the Library, pursuant to Education Law §§ 260(8) and 2018(a) —and must state the name and residence of the candidate and the signers thereof; and FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required and no person shall be entitled to vote at the meeting whose name does not appear on the Register of the School District prepared therefor. All persons who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special School District meeting or School District election and who shall have voted at any such annual or special meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) years prior to April 6, 2021, are not required to re-register for this special district meeting. In addition, all those who are

registered to vote with the Board of Elections of Suffolk County prior to March 26, 2021, shall be entitled to vote at this special district meeting, notwithstanding any failure to have previously registered with the School District. FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that personal registration is available any day that school is in session; at the office of the School District Clerk, 158 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In order to vote at the meeting to be held on April 6, 2021, personal registration must be completed on or before March 26, 2021, and FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the Register will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Vote at 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the School District on each of the five (5) days prior to April 6, 2021 excluding Sunday and holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; and on April 6, 2021 from 9:00 a.m.to 9:00 p.m., and FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the Library Board of Trustees will hold a public information meeting for the purpose of discussion of the proposed Library budget on March 23, 2021 at the Northport-East Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York 11768 at 7:30 p.m.; and FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that copies of the proposed Library budget and the annual estimated expenditures to be voted upon shall be available at the both library branches (addresses above) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. commencing on March 9, 2021, and each weekday through April 6, 2021; and FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that absentee ballots to vote on any questions and propositions that appear on the voting ballot may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the Library Vote, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York during regular business hours. Such applications must be received

by the Clerk of the Library Vote seven days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or by 5:00 pm, prevailing time, on the day prior to the vote if the ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvased, unless it shall have been received in the Office of the Clerk of the Library Vote, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York no later than 5:00 pm, prevailing time, on the day of the election. FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked as permanently disabled by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the Clerk of the Library Vote, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York on each of the five (5) days prior to April 6, 2021, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays. FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the School District. Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot applications must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday March 11, 2021. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is received by the Office of the Clerk of the Vote by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

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HARBORFIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY of GREENLAWN, NEW YORK NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Harborfields Central School District of Greenlawn, New York, will be held in the Public Library of the Harborfields Central School District of Greenlawn, New York, 31 Broadway, in said School District, on the 6th day of April, 2021 at 2:30 p.m., local prevailing time, for the

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following purpose: 1. To elect one member of the Board of Trustees for the Public Library of this School District. The position is for a term of five (5) years, expiring on June 30th, 2026, to fill the position presently occupied by MR. DAVID CLEMENS. 2. To consider and vote upon the annual appropriation for the expense of the Harborfields Public Library for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, to be raised by tax on all taxable property in the School District. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before such meeting. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the voting will be by ballot on voting machines, if they are available, and if not available, on paper ballots, and the polls will be open in the Harborfields Public Library at 31 Broadway on the 6th day of April, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., local prevailing time, and will remain open until 9:00 p.m., local prevailing time. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Harborfields Public Library will hold a special Budget Information Meeting for the purpose of discussing the expenditure of funds of the Harborfields Public Library and the budgeting thereof on Thursday, March 25th, 2021, at the Harborfields Public Library, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn, New York at 7:00 p.m., local prevailing time. A copy of the detailed budget pamphlet may be obtained by any taxpayer at the Library’s Business Office between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the April 6th, 2021, Annual Budget Vote and Trustee Election. Detailed budget pamphlets will be available at

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to Section 1716 of the Education Law, copies of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2021, may be obtained by residents and taxpayers of the District at the Library at 31 Broadway, Greenlawn, New York, from February 26th, 2021, between the hours of 10:00 a.m., and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, local prevailing time. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that candidates for the office of Library Trustee may be nominated only by petition. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the Harborfields School District; shall be signed by at least eighty-five (85) qualified voters of the School District, which is 2% of those who voted in the last election for members of the Library Board of Trustees; shall state the residence of each signer; shall state the name and residence of the candidate; and shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of Trustees of the Harborfields Public Library for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent. Each petition shall be filed with the Clerk of the School District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the 8th day of March, 2021. Forms of petition may be obtained at the Reference Desk of the Harborfields Public Library beginning Friday, February 5th, 2021. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, Absentee Ballot Applications for the selection of Library Trustee, and for the adoption of the Annual Budget, may be applied for in-person at the Business Office of the Harborfields Public Library, Monday

through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or an application may be obtained on the Library’s website www.harborfieldslibrary.org, on or after February 5th, 2021. Such application must be received by the Library Director at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom Absentee Ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Business Office of the Library on each of the five (5) days prior to the April 6th, 2021, election, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and such list will be available for inspection, upon request prior to the vote, in the office of the Acting District Clerk during regular business hours. No Absentee Voter’s Ballot shall be canvassed unless it was received not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HARBORFIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY Greenlawn, New York DATED, February 9th, 2021 BY: Ryan Athanas, Library Director 7770 2/18 4x thn

BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE HARBORFIELDS de GREENLAWN, NUEVA YORK AVISO DE REUNIÓN ESPECIAL DEL DISTRITO SE DA AVISO QUE una Reunión Especial de Distrito de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Harborfields de Greenlawn, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Pública del Distrito Escolar Central de Harborfields de Greenlawn, Nueva Yo r k , 3 1 Broadway, en dicho Distrito

Escolar, el 6 de abril de 2021 a las 2:30 p.m., hora local vigente, con el siguiente propósito: 1. Elegir un miembro de la Junta de Fideicomisarios para la Biblioteca Pública de este Distrito Escolar. El cargo es por un período de cinco (5) años, que vence el 30 de junio de 2026, para ocupar el puesto actualmente ocupado por MR. DAVID CLEMENS. 2. Considerar y votar la asignación anual para los gastos de la Biblioteca Pública de Harborfields para el año fiscal que comienza el 1 de julio de 2021, que se recaudará por impuestos sobre todas las propiedades sujetas a impuestos en el Distrito Escolar. 3. Para realizar cualquier otro negocio que pueda venir antes de dicha reunión. POR FAVOR, TENGA EN CUENTA que la votación se realizará por votación en las máquinas de votación, si están disponibles, y si no está disponible, en papeletas de votación, y las urnas estarán abiertas en la Biblioteca Pública de Harborfields en 31 Broadway el 6 de abril de 2021, a las 3:00 pm, hora local vigente, y permanecerá abierto hasta las 9:00 pm, hora local vigente. POR FAVOR, TENGA EN CUENTA de que la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Harborfields llevará a cabo una Reunión especial de Información Presupuestaria con el propósito de discutir el gasto de fondos de la Biblioteca Pública de Harborfields y su presupuesto el jueves 25 de marzo de 2021 en Harborfields Biblioteca pública, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn, Nueva York a las 7:00 p.m., hora local vigente. Cualquier contribuyente puede obtener una copia del folleto presupuestario detallado en la Oficina Comercial de la Biblioteca entre las 10:00

a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., de lunes a viernes, durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores al 6 de abril de 2021, Votación Presupuestaria Anual y Elección de Fideicomisarios. Los folletos detallados del presupuesto también estarán disponibles en la reunión de información presupuestaria. POR FAVOR, TENGA EN CUENTA que de conformidad con la Sección 1716 de la Ley de Educación,copias del estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal a partir del 1 de julio de 2021, los residentes y contribuyentes del Distrito pueden obtenerlos en la Biblioteca en 31 Broadway, Greenlawn, Nueva York, a partir del 26 de febrero de 2021, entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., lunes hasta el viernes, hora local vigente. POR FAVOR, TENGA EN CUENTA de que los candidatos para el cargo de Administrador de la Biblioteca pueden ser nominados solo por petición. Cada petición se dirigirá a la secretaria del Distrito escolar de Harborfields; deberá estar firmado por al menos ochenta y cinco (85) votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar, cual es el 2% de los que votaron en las últimas elecciones para miembros de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca; deberá indicar la residencia de cada firmante; deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato; y describirá la vacante específica en la Junta de Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca Pública de Harborfields para la cual se nomina al candidato, cuya descripción incluirá al menos la duración del mandato y el nombre del último titular. Cada petición deberá presentarse ante la Secretaria del Distrito Escolar a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día 8 de marzo de 2021. Los formularios de petición se pueden obtener en la Oficina Comercial o en el Mostrador de Referencia de la Biblioteca

Pública de Harborfields a partir del viernes 5 de febrero de 2021. POR FAVOR, TENGA EN CUENTA que de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación, las solicitudes de boletas en ausencia para la selección de los Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca, y para la adopción del Presupuesto Anual, pueden solicitarse en la Oficina Comercial de la Biblioteca Pública de Harborfields, de lunes a viernes de 10:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., o se puede obtener una solicitud en el sitio web de la biblioteca w w w. harborfieldslibrary.org, a partir del 5 de febrero de 2021. Dicha solicitud debe ser recibida por el Director de la Biblioteca al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al votante. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrá emitido una boleta en ausencia estará disponible en la Oficina Comercial de la Biblioteca en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la elección del 6 de abril de 2021, entre las 10:00 am. y 5:00 p.m., excepto los sábados, domingos y feriados, y dicha lista estará disponible para inspección, previa solicitud de la votación, en la oficina de la secretaria interino del distrito durante el horario comercial habitual. No se registrará ninguna boleta de votante en ausencia a menos que se haya recibido antes de las 5:00 p.m. en el día de la elección. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE FIDEICOMISARIOS BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE HARBORFIELDS Greenlawn, Nueva York FECHA, 9 de febrero de 2021 POR: Ryan Athanas, Director de Biblioteca 7840 2/18 4x thn

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USDA extends free lunch waiver to local school districts BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

School districts across Long Island have been offering free meals to children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and the policy from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the program to the end of the school year. Over the summer, at the height of the pandemic, the USDA allowed school districts to apply for free meals for all students. Usually, districts only provide free breakfasts and lunches to students who qualify for free or reduced lunch. But the coronavirus prompted the federal government to create child nutrition waivers based upon available funding at the time to end in June, then December and now throughout the 2020-21 school year. And it’s benefiting hundreds of students, local school representatives said. Mara Pugh, Elwood school district food services director, said when the pandemic started in March, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue gave schools the flexibility and waivers to be able to serve lunches to everyone in the community who were

learning from home. “Back then, we had a grab and go for any family,” she said. “No matter what the financial eligibility was, they would get a free lunch.” Before the pandemic, families who were struggling or below the middle-class line were able to enroll their children in the free or reduced-lunch programs. The pandemic, however, affected everyone, and some students who came from middle-income households were now struggling. When the waiver was passed again at the end of the 2020, Pugh said it was “a relief.” “It definitely will help to ensure all the children in our district and community have access to the nutritious foods they need,” she said. Whether the student is remote learning or in-person, everyone is eligible if they so choose, no questions asked. “We have around 2,500 kids in our district,” she said, “And about 30% to 40% of them are taking advantage of it.” Remote families are able to pick up their meals at the school, where the district packages meals for two or three days at a time, she said. “There’s no enrollment needed,” she added.

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“With these times, people who were well-off last year may not be well-off this year.” In a release last year, USDA stated that the challenges facing the country called for an effective way to feed children. The waiver allowed changes, like serving meals in all areas at no cost, permitting meals to be served outside of the typically required group settings and mealtimes, waive meal pattern requirements and allow parents or guardians to pick up meals for their children. “As our nation recovers and reopens, we want to ensure that children continue to receive the nutritious breakfasts and lunches they count on during the school year wherever they are, and however they are learning,” Perdue said. “We are grateful for the heroic efforts by our school food service professionals who are consistently serving healthy meals to kids during these trying times, and we know they need maximum flexibility right now.” Three Village school district also has taken advantage of the waiver. Jeffrey Carlson, deputy superintendent for business services, said that he thought it was “a great idea.” “I’ve felt for a long time that school lunches should be free for all schools,” he said. “Either the district pays for it or the federal government pays.” Carlson said the free lunches also have gotten better than when parents were in school. “It used to be a lot more obvious as to which kids were getting free lunch and then the stigma comes along with it,” he said. “So, if every kid just got lunch in school then we wouldn’t have to worry about that anymore.” While there are still snacks and extras that must be bought à la carte, he said that daily participation in the program has increased. “I think it’ll go up even more after

COVID,” he said. “People will be more comfortable with food being prepared for their children again.” Beth Rella, assistant superintendent for business at Middle Country school district, said they are “thrilled” to be able to offer the program to all of their students — whether they attend in-person, virtual or hybrid classes. “Although we began the year starting a little lighter than typical, which was anticipated due to COVID, we have noticed an increase in the number of meals served daily as the school year has progressed,” she said. “We see more and more students enjoying tasty breakfasts and lunches each day. We hope that students, who may have not tried out the food services program previously, use this as an opportunity to taste the various menu items.” Carlson said that when USDA extended the program, there wasn’t a big announcement about it. Rella added that her district has “utilized ConnectEd messages, board of education meetings, printed flyers, the website and have even encouraged faculty and staff to spread the word about the program.” Middle Country students even had the opportunity to design and compete in a “Free Meals for All” poster contest, where the winning poster was used as a promotional display. Smithtown school district publicized the program via email to parents. Superintendent Mark Secaur wrote back in September, “The USDA recently announced that all school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program could temporarily serve free lunch to all students until Dec. 31, 2020. We have now also received approval from NYSED to participate in the free lunch offering.” Memos were sent out to residents within the Port Jefferson School District, too, and Deputy Superintendent Sean Leister said that while “around 10% or 15% of students are remote, this brings a level of normalcy to them.” Leister added his district has also seen an increase in families participating. “There’s always a gap of people who don’t feel comfortable with signing up for the reduced lunch program,” he said. “But the federal government, state and Port Jefferson School District all realize that not having a meal is important to keeping students engaged and attentive — and no one will know they got it for free.” Rella said Middle Country offers a week’s worth of frozen meals so students can continue to enjoy hot meals during their time off. “Having the USDA free meals for all program has not only allowed more students to participate in the program, it has helped to lessen the financial burden that was produced,” Rella said.

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Northport Lady Tigers Basketball team, new stars open season with huge win “Yeah, we lost a few players,” said the affable Castellano in a fit of understatement. “But every team does. We try to put five girls The Power Triangle may be gone, but on the floor who can score and five girls who success roars on for the Lady Tigers. can play defense. If we share the wealth and The Northport girls basketball team picked share the basketball, we are successful. And up right where they left today we were.” off pre-pandemic, as The players have they opened the short obviously bought in season last Friday with to this style of ball as an 80-32 dismantling ten different Tigers of the Lindenhurst registered points in Bulldogs. this opening day rout that took place at Daniella Pavinelli, Lindenhurst. Kelly McLaughlin and Juniors Sophia Bica Kerry Dennin, highly and Sophia Yearwood decorated players that led the way, combining led the Lady Tigers for 40 points and 15 to the Suffolk County rebounds. As the first championship in 2020, half lead ballooned are now freshmen to 20, it was Sophia in college. However, Coach —Richard Castellano and Sophia slicing and dicing through Richard Castellano has Lindenhurst’s defense, seen this movie. He has which seemed to be been putting together in no mood to guard championship caliber teams for four decades and is fully aware that anyone. Bica had 21 points to lead Northport each player’s tenure with the team, no matter with Yearwood booking 19. They both rested the entire 4th quarter. how talented they are, is so very finite. Junior forward Allison Soule was a terror around the rim with 10 rebounds and 4 blocks, and team captain Emma Blanco had 10 points. Natalia Donofrio and Rachel Mincone added a thick layer of icing on the cake combining for 12 points in the 4th quarter, with Donofrio canning two 3-pointers, and Mincone injecting her signature brand of energy despite the lopsided score. Lindenhurst forward Kelly Griffin, who led all scorers with 23, scored 18 of those in the first half, as the Tiger defense clamped down on her as the game wore on. The rest of Griffin’s teammates combined for only 9 points for the entire game and the Bulldogs failed to score even a single point in the 4th quarter. “She (Griffin) was second in Suffolk County in 3-point goals last year, and we knew we had to key on her,” Castellano said. “We didn’t defend as well as I know we can in the first half.” That might seem a little bit of a harsh critique for a team that pitched a shutout for an entire quarter of basketball, but Castellano has built both a reputation and a program that constantly strives for excellence. He and his Lady Tigers are never satisfied. “I’m blessed to have girls who buy into the design of sharing the ball and finding the open person,” he said. “It’s something that we as a program always take pride in.” To punctuate this resounding victory, the BY STEVE ZAITZ DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

‘I’m blessed to have girls who buy into the design of sharing the ball and finding the open person. It’s something that we as a program always take pride in.’

Pictured clockwise from above, Northport Junior Sophia Yearwood drives to the hoop; Northport Junior Emma Blanco shoots over Lindenhurst’s Rachel Healy; and Northport Junior Rachel Mincone drives to the hoop. Photos by Steve Zaitz

next day, Bica and Yearwood were listed in Newsday’s Top 100 girls basketball players on Long Island for 2021. Lindenhurst’s Griffin is also on the list. “It is an honor to be mentioned along with these talented female athletes,” Bica said. “It is very encouraging to see that with hard work and dedication, you can achieve anything you put your mind to. I have been fortunate enough to work with great coaches and trainers who helped me develop into the player I am today.” As has been the protocol, there were no fans in the stands as Section XI is doing everything in its power to allow high school athletics to continue uninterrupted. They have provided livestreams to many high school events that can be found on the Section XI website, www.sectionxi.org. The Lady Tigers have a grueling schedule in the next 10 days, playing seven games. “It doesn’t make for a lot of practice time,” Castellano said. “But these are crazy times for everyone, and we have to make the best of it.”

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Tigers lose a heartbreaker at the buzzer BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With 11 seconds left in regulation, the Northport Tigers boys basketball team clung to a 1-point lead hoping to run out the clock on the road against Bay Shore Feb. 16. But the 1-point victory was not to be, when Bay Shore grabbed an offensive rebound, passed to Jamari SmithElie who drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to snatch a 46-44 win. Northport tasted its first defeat of the season having handily defeating Lindenhurst 80-31 in their season opener and besting Central Islip 5540 Feb. 15. Northport senior Patrick Healy scored 3 from

the floor, a triple and 3 from the stripe to lead the Tigers with 12 points. Jason Ahlstrand followed with 11 and teammates Nicholas Watts and Jake Santamaria banked 8 points apiece. In this COVID-19 abbreviated season, the Tigers have five games left in the next eight days as the regular season wraps up Feb. 25, before post season play begins. Pictured clockwise from above; Healy floats for the score on the road against Bay Shore; Northport senior Santamaria at the rim; sophomore forward Andrew Miller battles his way to the basket; Robert Kennedy drives the baseline; Northport junior Watts battles down low against Bay Shore; and Ahlstrand shoots. — Photos by Bill Landon

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Black History Month, UK COVID-19 vaccination success story a time to learn BY RICHARD TAPP

Black History Month, which initially started as a weeklong commemoration in the early 20th century, has been a way to remember and celebrate important people and events in African American history officially for more than 50 years. After a tumultuous 2020, with several alleged police brutality cases against people of color across our nation, it’s more important than ever to recognize the contributions of Black Americans. We’re not just talking about Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks or former President Barack Obama (D), but also those who the spotlight hasn’t shone on enough or not at all. There are veterans who served in our armed forces, even when their fellow countrymen didn’t accept them as equals. There are entertainers who once were applauded when they were on stage but weren’t able to eat dinner at the same restaurant as those who were delighted by their performances. There are those who made great strides in science and aeronautics, who are barely mentioned in our history books. The month is a reminder to reach out to our neighbors, coworkers, acquaintances and former classmates and listen to their stories. People just like us who work hard every day to provide a good life for themselves and their loved ones, and who dream of a better tomorrow. Yet, every day many Black Americans face obstacle after obstacle because they find — before they utter a word or make a move — they are being judged by the color of their skin. Many of us can’t even comprehend being judged based on our bloodline. We heard the stories of our parents, grandparents or other ancestors who were once called derogatory names or turned away from jobs, some not even applying due to signs such as NINA (no Irish need apply) hung on workplace doors. But today, many of us couldn’t imagine this happening to us. However, it’s happening every day, in our country, in our towns, even in our schools to those who are Black. This past summer, journalism-style guidebooks used by papers across the country decided when describing Americans of African ancestry to no longer use “black” but “Black.” The call was made because lowercase is a color but uppercase signifies a culture. Capitalizing Black celebrates people who share history and culture just like Germans, Italians, Asians, Native Americans, Latinos and more. Let’s not let this month pass without learning about our fellow Americans’ cultures and about them as human beings. Months dedicated to certain cultures provide the opportunity to learn more about the history of people outside of our inner circle and everyday lives. It gives us a chance to broaden our horizons and understand that we are all in this thing called life together, only if we realize just how similar and equal we are. We are inviting readers to share their reflections about this year’s Black History Month in perspective articles. Submissions should be approximately 500 words, and we welcome photos to accompany the piece. Send articles and photos to Rita J. Egan at rita@tbrnewsmedia.com.

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Many TBR News Media readers have been frustrated at the slow, uneven COVID-19 vaccine rollout. With seemingly every friend in England saying, “I’ve just been vaccinated, how about you?” and with no personal appointment in sight, I asked Richard “Dickie” Tapp, of Burgess Hill, West Sussex, why he thought the U.K. vaccination scheme has been so successful. As of mid-February, it is estimated that 21% of the total U.K. population has received the first dose, but with less than 1% fully vaccinated. In the U.S., the relative figures are 10% and 3%. I would add that the U.K. has a wider vaccinationacceptance culture, dating back to the smallpox and polio eras. Still, there could be rollout lessons for President Joe Biden (D) and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). The main difference is that U.S. citizens are having to fight overwhelmed state and big pharmacy websites for a paucity of appointments whereas, in the U.K., appointments are made by invitation for dedicated age groups. And the categories are not extended until each one is almost completed. — John Broven, TBR News Media copy editor The rationale for the “working down through the age-groups” approach is to relieve pressure on the National Health Service [the publicly funded health care systems], which is on its knees. The “Kent” COVID mutation has driven the current surge in cases, proving to be far more contagious. Consequently, there have been far more hospital admissions than in the first wave in spring 2020. Intensive Care Unit doctors and nurses are exhausted, so it has been imperative to reduce the pressure on them. The older you are, the more likely you are to need hospitalization and possibly intensive care, hence the strategy to get the over-70s vaccinated as quickly as possible. The main reason for the success of the U.K. vaccination campaign is that has been entrusted to the NHS, rather than one of

the private sector companies with close associations to the governing Conservative Party which have made a mess of track and trace. The NHS is well versed in vaccination programs — for example, the annual winterflu vaccination rollout — and so it’s right it should be entrusted with the task. Thanks heavens they got this one right. After a slow start, the NHS has been “on the money” although it is only fair to point out: 1. The army has been helping with the supply logistics, especially delivery. 2. The paperwork and supervision at vaccination centers are being largely handled by volunteers, such as the Lions and Rotary clubs. Also volunteers with some suitable experience — such as the Red Cross, St John Ambulance, retired nurses, etc.— have been trained in administering the vaccine. So, the burden hasn’t fallen totally on the NHS, which wouldn’t have been able to run the exercise just using its own resources. The campaign works by the “patient” being contacted by their doctor’s office and offered an appointment, in the same way they would for a flu jab. However, in addition they are also contacted by their local NHS trust with a “we have reached your age group” letter offering an online link and a free telephone number by which to make an appointment. So, it’s a twopronged approach. The strategy has been to work down though the age bands, first the over-80s, then in five-year bands ending with the 50-to-55 age group. To save general practitioner surgery telephone lines being overwhelmed, the instruction was to wait to be contacted and this has worked well. Dedicated vaccination centers have been set up at local community halls and venues — not just at hospitals and health centers. The aim was to vaccinate all the 70-andabove group by Feb. 15. I had my doubts initially but the exercise has gone so well that on Feb. 8, Health Secretary Matt Hancock (Conservative) said that anyone over 70 who had not been contacted about an appointment should now get in

touch with their GP surgery and/or phone the NHS free telephone number. That’s a reversal of the previous advice to wait to be contacted. Indeed, in some areas the rollout has gone so well that the 65-to-69year-olds are now being vaccinated. I heard on local radio that the large seaside town of Eastbourne in Sussex is already calling forward this age group. According to the Department of Health and Social Care, a quarter of adults have already received one dose, including around nine in 10 over-70s. My view is that the fiveyear age-banding strategy has been a good one. “Don’t bite off more than you can chew in one go” is a good adage. I think I must add a couple of caveats: 1. The overall age-group percentage figure will be lower as there is still some resistance to the vaccine, especially in Black and Asian communities. 2. The U.K. figures look good as they are those who have had the first jab. Very few have had the second jab. The U.K. vaccination committee took a gamble in moving the second jab to 12 weeks rather than the three weeks recommended by Pfizer and AstraZeneca. The gamble has paid off as the first jab is being shown to provide 50%to-60% protection — enough to prevent serious illness — and the strategy has been endorsed by the World Health Organization. Of course, the rollout to the under-65s will slow as the 12-week anniversary of those who’ve had their first jab comes into play. While I am proud of the vaccination rollout and the way volunteers have come forward, the downside is that is that it has given Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Conservative) his “get out of jail card.” People seem to have forgotten the disgraceful mortality figures and passing 100,000 deaths just four weeks ago. It’s a number which shames the country with so many of these due to the mistakes Johnson’s government made, yet the daily deaths — only recently under 1,000 per day — are now barely mentioned.

Letter to the Editor

Republican senators demonstrate shameful cowardice A former president, while in office, foments an insurrection against the United States of America, and cajoles his followers to invade the Capitol, the seat of our democracy. His actions cause destruction, injury and death and violates his oath of office. He is impeached by the House of

Representatives for this offense and tried by the Senate and found guilty by 57-43, but then acquitted on a false constitutional argument. All 43 “not guilty” votes came from Republican senators who have now truly demonstrated their shameful cowardice toward the nation they took

an oath to protect. The seven Republican senators who voted guilty are courageous heroes for serving country over party. They are truly “profiles in courage.” When will this nightmare end? Dee Hensen Miller Place

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Opinion

Skiing provides a refreshing break from the routine

f you can do it, I highly recommend getting away from your life, even if it’s just for a day or a weekend. Despite the ongoing threat from COVID-19, we took a weekend ski trip. We called the small inn where we hoped to stay and asked if they required masks of their guests. “When you get here, you’ll see that there’s almost no common space,” the innkeeper said. “You’ll be in a small hallway.” That was music to our ears and, as it D. None turned out, exactly of the above as he described. We only saw two other BY DANIEL DUNAIEF guests that weekend and that was in the parking lot.

Upon check in, we called the family that ran the inn, who directed us, unseen and contactless, to our room, where an old fashioned key, not a key card, awaited us on the kitchen table. After we emptied the luggage from our car, we raced up a foggy mountain ﬁlled with hairpin turns to the ski slope after 9 p.m. to pick up our equipment. I had read that the ski slope recommended getting the gear the night before to save time the next morning. With only two other customers at the rental center that night, we maneuvered through the process quickly. Something about getting away from the sameness of the last year was incredibly liberating. We woke up later than usual, had a light breakfast and headed to the slopes. Assured that the three parking lots were full, my wife suggested driving to the closest lot, where a friendly parking attendant suggested we could take our chances and circle the lot. Sure enough, my wife spotted someone pulling out of a spot just as we arrived.

The only remaining obstacle between us and blazing a trail down the mountain was a lift ticket. Clearly, we weren’t the only ones pining for an outdoor sport, as an enormous line awaited. My wife discovered that the line was for rentals and that the ticket line had only two other people. Grateful for the time we saved procuring equipment the night before, we put on our skis and shuffled toward one of the closest lift lines. Sitting on a lift for the first time, dangling above skiers and snow boarders who did everything from carving their way down the mountain to sliding on their backside as their skis popped off, we shed the sameness of home life, home responsibilities and home entertainment. The first time down the mountain, we reminded ourselves to keep our weight forward. My feet and legs, which have spent far too much time tucked underneath me in a chair at home, appreciated the chance to set the pace and direction.

My ears delighted at the shushing sound, and my eyes drank in the magniﬁcence of mountains gently piercing through a blanket of clouds that changed from white and grey to orange and pink during the approaching sunset. We had a few challenging moments. Numerous skiers went maskless until reminded by a lift attendant, while some people seemed genuinely disappointed when I didn’t agree to share a lift with them. When I explained to one of them that I was being “COVID-safe,” she said she was already vaccinated. I told her I hadn’t and was being careful. A few errant snowboards passed perilously close to my legs before colliding into a tree, while lift lines were sometimes too crowded for comfort. Still, the ability to get away from a life that, as my daughter describes, “remains on pause even as it moves forward,” provided a refreshing and memorable change to our routines.

Where did COVID-19 come from? What role did China play? A Super Vaccine?

year ago, most of us were going about our usual lives, shopping for food, carpooling our children, occasionally eating out, going to a movie or a play, traveling with our families during Presidents’ Week, entertaining friends in our houses, and working at our job sites. Today the only pursuit still left on that list is shopping at the supermarket. We didn’t know that within two weeks, our lives would start to change, and that a month later the Between entire world would you and me be altered. BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF The change agent? The novel coronavirus was the villain, otherwise known as COVID-19. Seemingly out of nowhere, the virus launched itself onto the human population. Where did it come from? How did it start? Was China somehow at fault?

A World Health Organization team of scientists returned last week from Wuhan, China, considered to be the first place with a coronavirus outbreak. Dr. Peter Daszak, who has worked with the Wuhan Institute of Virology and is president of EcoHealth Alliance in New York, was a member of the team, and was interviewed about their findings by The New York Times. They walked around the Huanan Seafood Market, which is regarded as the source and is still blocked off to all but disease investigators. According to Daszak, the Chinese are “absolutely petrified of this virus catching hold again.” They were following severe protocols of testing, isolating and quarantining even as they were working closely with the W.H.O group. The market was closed on December 31 or January 1, and a team of Chinese scientists then went in and swabbed every surface, collecting over 900 samples. Many were positive, including some animal carcasses. “A farm with rabbits [that was at the market] could have been really critical,” Daszak said. Or bats, stray cats, rats, live snakes, turtles and frogs, all

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of which were there. There were 10 stalls that sold wildlife, some peopled by vendors from South China provinces where the virus is found in bats. Some of the earliest patients with the disease had links to other markets as well, and some had no links to the Huanan market at all. The ﬁnal hypothesis of the W.H.O. team, and the Chinese scientists who worked with them throughout their visit, was that the viral pathway was wildlife, through a domesticated wildlife link, into Wuhan. In particular, Daszak suspects bats, from Southeast Asia or southern China, of getting into a domesticated wildlife farm. The viruses then jump from infected animals on the food supply chain or from their handlers to the dense population of humans that buy the animals at the markets. There are actually many strains of this abundant family of coronaviruses, and bats and other mammals carry them. The SARS and MERS versions are just a couple that spilled over the species barrier and infected humans. So inevitably there will be more after COVID-19, and they could even cause future pandemics. Aware of that reality, some infectious disease scientists are working to produce a vaccine

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that will nullify all coronaviruses. Researchers are calling for a global effort to develop such a one-shot vaccine or a super vaccine. There have even been some promising early results. Coronaviruses were first identified in the 1960s, but were initially thought only to cause mild colds. Then in 2002, a new coronavirus appeared. That was SARS-CoV, named for severe acute respiratory syndrome, and it was deadly. In 2012, a second species of the coronavirus spilled over from bats, causing MERS, which stands for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, first reported in Saudi Arabia, and today we have SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. As we now know from the graphic of the virus shown by the media, the virus has spikes, which are proteins on its surface. If an antibody can be formed that sticks to the spike, it can prevent the pathogen from entering human cells. A genetic molecule, created by BioNTech called messenger RNA, works that way in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19. Now we need a pan-coronavirus vaccine. It’s on the way.

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