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Honoring a sports legend Budget votes and BOE races Voting results from local school districts

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Winner’s Circle exhibit heads to Gallery North Also: FLIP Circus comes to town, Shelter Pet of the Week, Review of The Duke

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Town of Huntington officials, New York Islanders, the Clark Gillies family and representatives from the Clark Gillies Foundation were on hand May 14 for the renaming of the Dix Hills Ice Rink to the Clark Gillies Arena to honor the former member of the New York Islander sand Greenlawn resident. Gillies passed away earlier this year. Photo from Town of Huntington

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School budgets pass, majority of incumbents retain seats throughout town

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Along the North Shore of the Town of Huntington, the majority of residents who turned out to vote May 17 in school elections approved their district’s budgets. They also voted incumbents back in to retain their seats on the boards of education, except in Cold Spring Harbor.

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Cold Spring Harbor Central School District

Cold Spring Harbor school district residents passed a $73,420,423 budget, 817 to 276. The budget reflects a $1,403,005 increase from the 2021-22 budget of $72,017,418 and reflects a 1.64% tax levy which is below the cap.

Incumbent and current president Amelia Walsh Brogan lost her seat with 496 votes.

Incumbent Julie Starrett did not seek reelection.

Alex Whelehan, 888 votes, and Bruce Sullivan, 648, will be joining the board as new trustees.

Commack Union Free School District

The $ 214,645,326 budget for 2022-23 was passed with 2,392 votes. There were 815 who voted “no.” Proposition 2 to decrease transportation limits in grades three through five from 1/2 mile to a 1/4 mile was also passed, 2,376 to 814.

The budget for next academic year is an increase of 4.64% over last year. This will result in a tax levy increase of 1.95%, under the tax cap of 3.82%. This includes a state aid package of $43 million.

Incumbents Steven Hartman and Justin Varughese retained their seats with 2,277 and 2,247 votes, respectively. Newcomers Pauline Fidalgo received 877 and Christopher Jurkovic 893.

Elwood Union Free School District

The $69,181,071 budget for the new academic year was passed in Elwood, 804 to 396. The dollar amount reflects a $2,267,492 increase and 3.39% increase over the previous budget of $66,913,579. The budget represents a tax levy increase of 2.9% which is under the district’s allowable tax levy of 3.4%.

Incumbent Deborah Weiss retains her seat with 965 votes. Local student Sean Camas received 183 votes

Harborfields Central School District

In Harborfields, residents approved the $92,895,995 budget, 1,655-353. The budget is $2,579,731 more than the 2021-22 budget of $90,316,264, which comes to a 2.86% increase. The budget is within the district’s allowed tax levy increase of 2.28%.

Incumbents Hansen Lee and Colleen Wolcott retained their seats with 1,490 and 1,530 votes, respectively. Challenger David Balistreri received 603 votes.

Huntington Union Free School District

The $142,968,343 Huntington school district budget passed with 834 “yes” votes and 150 voters saying “no.” The approved budget will be an increase of 2.62% over the current spending plan. However, it does not raise the tax levy. According to the district’s

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website, the lack of an increase to the tax levy is due to a $4,087,007 increase in state aid to $26,253,748, low debt and the district lessening expenditures.

Two capital reserve propositions passed, 860-117 and 854-124.

Incumbents Bill Dwyer and Michele Kustera ran unopposed with 823 and 838 votes, respectively.

Northport-East Northport Union Free School District Residents approved the $177,856,084 Northport-East Northport budget, 2,285-1,674.

They also passed proposition 2, by 2,983-958, to authorize $5,694,660 to be used for building projects including HVAC renovations, asbestos abatement and replacement of bleachers at Northport High School.

The approved budget represents a budgetto-budget increase of 1.81%. The tax levy increase is 0.61%, which involves an additional sum to average taxpayers of $49.79.

Incumbents Larry Licopoli, Allison Noonan and Thomas Loughran retained their seats on the board with 2,528, 2,676 and 2,729 votes, respectively. Challenger Frank Labate received 1,754.

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County legislators unveil legislation to reinforce term limits

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM County legislators met on the floor of the William H. Rogers Legislature Building in Hauppauge May 12 to announce legislation that would solidify term limits for elected officials in Suffolk County.

If passed, the proposed legislation would limit the offices of county executive, comptroller and legislators to a total of 12 years. Proponents argue the measure will remove a loophole in the law that allows individuals to exceed the 12-year threshold.

Term limits were first instituted in Suffolk County in 1993 by voter referendum. However, the statute was ambiguous, according to Legislator Stephanie Bontempi (R-Centerport).

“In 1993 Suffolk County voters went to the polls and approved term limits that dictate an elected official in the Legislature, the comptroller or the county executive could not serve in the same office [beyond] 12 consecutive years,” Bontempi said. “However, that still leaves the possibility for a candidate to run for that office again after a break in the 12 years.”

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Bontempi’s proposed legislation would close this loophole. If enacted, the law would mandate that no person could serve more than 12 cumulative years in office.

Last year, former county Legislator Kate Browning (D-Shirley) campaigned in a special election for the 3rd Legislative District. Despite previously serving in the Legislature for 12 years, Browning received the Democratic nomination following an appellate court panel ruling. She was defeated in that race by current Legislator Jim Mazzarella (R-Moriches) by a 55-45% margin and again in November’s election by 63-37%.

Mazzarella said this legislation will prevent a similar scenario from unfolding in the future, cementing 12-year term limits in Suffolk for good.

“A year ago when I first ran for office, a former legislator who had already served 12 years tried to game the system and run again,” Mazzarella said. “I could tell by being out there with the voters that the electorate at the time felt duped. Ultimately, the voters did make their feelings known at the ballot box and I was elected as legislator.” He added, “This law needs to be put in place to guarantee that voters are properly represented.”

Republican leaders at the William H. Rogers Legislature Building in Hauppauge, above. Photo by Raymond Janis

Bontempi said the purpose of the legislation is to bring fresh blood into the political process and to add more opportunities for newcomers in county government. “The goal here is for the majority to provide Suffolk County voters new candidates who can bring new ideas and new perspectives to their offices,” she said, adding, “Our communities are ever changing, and leadership should reflect those changes.”

Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey

(R-Lindenhurst) said voters approved term limits in 1993 with an understanding that it would prevent elected officers from serving more than 12 years. He considers this new legislation a way to reinstate the law’s original intent.

“In 1993 the voters overwhelmingly approved and passed term-limit laws,” McCaffrey said.

“Their intent, as was our intent, was to make it a 12-year term.” The presiding officer added, “We want to make sure that we codify it. We’re going to put it up as a referendum for the voters after this resolution is passed, and we expect them to overwhelmingly support this referendum.”

While this legislation will impose definitive term limits on several offices, there are some notable exemptions. The offices of county sheriff, county clerk and district attorney are each mandated by the state constitution and thereby cannot be regulated by county law, according to McCaffrey.

“Those are state-mandated offices and we do not have the ability to control them,” the presiding officer said.

A vote on Bontempi’s legislation is expected in early June. If the resolution is passed by the Legislature, voters will have final say on the matter in a referendum this November.

Putin’s Folly: The many blunders of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

BY RICH ACRITELLI “On the day of victory over Nazism, we are fighting for a new victory.”

— Volodymyr Zelensky These were the words of the Ukrainian president, who reflected recently upon the moment when the Allied forces defeated Hitler’s Third Reich, May 9, 1945.

Since Feb. 24, Ukraine has engaged in a bitter struggle against the overwhelming strength of the Russian army, which has decimated the now-fallen city of Mariupol, and is widely suspected of targeting civilians in towns such as Bucha.

The Ukrainian resistance has defended its homeland valiantly. Current estimates project that over 25% of the original invading forces have been either killed, wounded or captured. At the start of the invasion, many Russian soldiers were unaware that they would even fight their neighbor.

Some fighters have notified their families that they were misled by upper command, that the true intent of the invasion was never disclosed to them.

With rising casualties, the absence of a just cause and declining morale, it seems this invasion has become a disaster for Russia.

Since President Vladimir Putin took over in 2000, he has attempted to project a new brand of Russian power around the world. For some time, tensions have been brewing between Russia and the West as Putin has tried to exert greater authority and reestablish his country as a global superpower. However, Russian credibility has

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The present occupation of Ukraine is now a public relations nightmare for Putin. The military campaign is humiliating, showcasing his ineptitude as a military commander. Despite its multitude of tactical advantages, Russia so far has been unable to defeat a clearly weaker nation.

At the outset of the invasion, foreign policy experts estimated Kyiv would fall within a few days. Instead, the Ukrainian capital has become the epicenter of the resistance movement, a symbol of the triumph of freedom and democracy against tyranny and oppression.

Zelensky has rallied nations around the world to send weapons and aid. He has persuaded friendly governments to impose sanctions that are crippling the Russian economy. The Ukrainians have the Russians in retreat as Putin pulls troops out of Kharkiv, with his major offensive in the Donbas region stalling as well.

Reports indicate some Russian soldiers have refused to fight. Witnessing the carnage to their own force, these soldiers see their probability of death increase the longer they stay in Ukraine.

Between seven and 12 generals have already been killed in attempts to push their soldiers forward.

Before the world, Putin and senior Russian officials have demonstrated a lack of military skill and an inability to command an army. If the Russians continue to be undisciplined, their casualty count will only rise even further.

Putin’s leadership questioned

Over the last three months, one disaster after another has sent shockwaves through the Russian

military. These blunders have shaken confidence in Putin’s leadership both at home and abroad. The world watched as Ukrainians assaulted the guidedmissile cruiser Moskva. This flagship, an emblem of Russian naval might in the Black Sea, was destroyed by Ukrainian forces. On the ground, it is estimated Russia has lost more than 650 tanks and about 3,000 armored personnel carriers. American officers are now studying the glowing deficiencies in logistics, supplies and communications that have hampered Putin’s ability to continue the assault on Ukraine. For all of his past bluster and bravado, Putin and his forces have failed miserably at waging war in the face of growing resolve in Ukraine.

On the international front, Putin has proven unable to thwart American and allied supply lines into Ukraine. American Javelin and British antitank missiles have made it costly and dangerous for Russian armor to operate within Ukraine. Over 200 Russian aircraft have been destroyed by American weapons, according to some estimates. Western military support, coupled with the determination of Zelensky’s forces, have contributed to this great Russian quagmire.

With growing evidence that Putin has no exit strategy and no foreseeable chance of success, the once-vaunted Russian army is on the brink of a possible historic and humiliating defeat. At home, his efforts to sell this conflict to the public have lacked success. Thousands have been arrested and jailed for protesting their government. Parents across Russia have received messages from this government that their loved ones have been killed in combat.

All the while Putin has attempted to prevent

foreign agencies from covering the conflict.

Unlike during the Cold War between 1947 and 1991, people today are fully aware of the injustice of this invasion. Through his belligerence, Putin has strengthened the alliance of the Western democracies, and the NATO force is only getting stronger. Countries neighboring Russia are not waiting around for Russian aggression along their borders. Finland and Sweden, two nations that have always maintained a policy of neutrality, have just formally applied for NATO membership.

Looking at this conflict from afar, China, which has for decades shown aggressive political and military actions toward Taiwan, must wonder if an attack against this island-nation neighbor will be worth the cost. Today, Russia is a pariah state within the global community, its economy is declining and the country is a target for American intelligence. China is an economic superpower which has yet to conduct any modern military operations of its own. Unlike the U.S., which took over and occupied Iraq and Afghanistan through fighting in the last two decades, China is a major power that has not fought any significant battles since the Korean War in 1950-53.

It is very possible that history will repeat itself if China invades Taiwan. On a daily basis, Chinese officials should watch the military and political blunders taking place in Ukraine. The Russians are failing on all fronts, and its massive costs are only adding up.

Rich Acritelli is a history teacher at Rocky Point High School and adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community College.

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North Shore businesses featured on new state registry

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Three businesses on the North Shore of northwestern Suffolk County were recently recognized by New York State for their longstanding service to their communities.

In 2020, state legislation established the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry and nominations were accepted in 2021. Among the more-than-90 businesses on the inaugural list released recently are Tim’s Shipwreck Diner in Northport, The Smithtown News and Tilda’s Bake Shop in Rocky Point.

Businesses operating for 50 years or more can be nominated by elected state officials to be on the registry, and the first round is currently featured on an interactive map found on the state’s website.

Nominations are being accepted by the state on a rolling basis, and the registry and interactive map will be updated at the end of June and then quarterly with more historic businesses. The state Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation administers the noncompetitive program, where nominees will be added to the registry as long as they meet the criteria.

Tim’s Shipwreck Diner

The diner was built in 1909 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The building was moved to the Village of Northport in 1924. Initially called the Northport Diner, it had a couple of different owners until it was bought by Otto Hess in the 1970s. His son Tim Hess took over the business in 1996 and continues the diner’s tradition of serving breakfast and lunch.

The diner made its Hollywood debut in the 1997 movie “In & Out” starring Kevin

Tim Hess and his father Otto, above, behind the counter at Northport’s Shipwreck Diner in 1988, and below left, the diner in 1976. Below right, a historic photo of Tilda’s Bake Shop in Rocky Point. Photos from New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation

Kline and Tom Selleck. It was also featured in the Food Network’s “American Diner Revival” with Ty Pennington in 2015.

Tim Hess said he was honored to be nominated by state Assemblyman Jim Gaughran (D-Northport). Hess said he sees being featured on the list as an asset to the diner and the village.

The diner owner hopes people use the interactive map and come visit Northport.

“It just gives a little recognition from a different aspect,” he said.

The Smithtown News

The newspaper has been published every week for more than 75 years. It was first published in 1945 when it was owned by Robert Malone. In 1960, Bernard Paley, who passed away earlier this year, bought the paper. His daughter Jennifer Paley and sonin-law David Ambro are at the helm today.

State Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R-St. James) nominated the newspaper.

In a phone interview, he said he had fond memories of The Smithtown News. He said when he was a Town of Smithtown councilman and the newspaper was printed on site, elected officials would go over to the office Wednesday night to get the paper early. He said he remembers stopping by many times and chatting with Bernard Paley

and Ambro, sometimes even answering questions for a future article.

“It’s always been a good community newspaper, and their longevity is a testament to the quality of the product,” he said.

When Fitzpatrick’s father ran for supervisor in 1969 his Democratic opponent was Bernard Paley. The assemblyman remembered when he and his father would stop at the Old Street pub on Main Street and see Paley there, and he would watch his father and the publisher needle each other over politics but would have fun.

“There was absolutely no bitterness or anything like that,” he said. “You were friends. You just differed on politics.”

He said he also likes that the newspaper is still a family business. He hopes that the registry may bring new businesses to those featured, and in the case of The Smithtown News and other newspapers that may be featured in the future, someone new may subscribe to it.

Tilda’s Bake Shop

Tilda’s Bake Shop was founded in 1955

by Ernie Kasten, according to the registry profile, and was bought by Eddie Maher in 1980. Through the decades it has expanded and was recently purchased by Dan Reinwald, whose family has owned Reinwald’s Bakery in New Hyde Park and Huntington.

State Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R-Riverhead) nominated the bakery.

“This local business helped to shape the history and heritage of the Rocky Point community which is why they received my nomination as one of New York State’s historic businesses,” Giglio said in an email. “People come from near and far for the fabulous baked goods at Tilda’s where they have purchased culinary delicacies for over half a century.

This designation is truly deserved.”

To view the interactive map, visit parks. ny.gov/historic-preservation/business-registry.

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in Melville reported a petit larceny on May 13. Two women entered the store, grabbed five items of clothing and fled in a getaway car driven by a man. The merchandise was valued at approximately $300. on Broadhollow Road in Melville on May 12 to report that someone stole her purse containing cash and credit cards from the passenger seat of her car while she was unloading groceries in the trunk.

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man who allegedly stole a woman’s purse containing a credit card and cash from a shopping cart inside BJ’s Wholesale Club, located at 2 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, at 1:50 p.m. on April 20.

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Fans come first for Long Island Ducks

BY JAMES TEESE DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

“Fans come first.”

Buddy Harrelson’s oft-stated line was true when he and Frank Boulton founded the Long Island Ducks and ”fans come first” remains a baseball and business mantra for a thriving organization that still draws legions of fans to the ballpark — over eight million since the team played its inaugural season in 2000.

With deep community ties — Boulton from Brightwaters, Harrelson in Hauppauge — the high school baseball player turned successful bond trader and New York Mets World Series champion — created and grew what has become one of Long Island’s great attractions. And the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB), also founded by Boulton, became a reality as an independent league as the owner negotiated to bring a ballpark and a team to Suffolk.

“So, I started working on the Atlantic league in the early to mid 90s,” Boulton said. “It took me about five years to get everything put together in the ballparks and the ballparks being built for the Atlantic League.”

Already an owner of minor league teams, Boulton always wanted to bring a ball club to his Long Island home, seeing the potential as he had elsewhere.

“We saw that [in other locales] we had the same kind of families in Wilmington, Delaware as in Long Island … very similar,” he said.

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He saw similar “socioeconomic groupings” and “thought that with our density of population [on Long Island] and the fact that we really didn’t have anything like [a minor league team].”

“At the time, you know, there was no aquarium,” he said “People would go to the beaches … we were an island … with beaches, sailing, even water skiing. But being a baseball guy, I just saw the demographics were just too ripe here.”

“And I wanted to take what I learned on the road,” he added. “Just like a Broadway show when they first take a show on the road.”

In fact, part of the move to create the ALPB and the Ducks was spurred by the New York Mets organization vetoing an unaffiliated minor league team within 75 miles of their own ball club. Boulton had originally hoped to move his New York Yankees farm team to Suffolk; the Yankees were OK, the Mets were not.

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Now known as Fairfield Properties Ballpark, in 2000 the Ducks played under the banner of EAB Ballpark. It was, and remains owned by Suffolk County, which also collects the monies from the naming rights.

Boulton has nothing but praise for the state and county officials who helped make the stadium a reality.

“As a young man, I had been involved with the YMCA,” Boulton said. “I’ve been involved in many different community endeavors …

So I got to meet a lot of elected officials. I had worked with [State Senator] Owen Johnson and … without Owen Johnson, this ballpark probably wouldn’t have been built.”

Johnson went to the New York State Empire Development Corp.

“We gained $14.3 million dollars, economic state, a grant for which Suffolk County [gained the benefit],” he added. Bob Gaffney was the County Executive at the time, and he and his guy [Deputy CE] Eric Kopp … were very instrumental. They were both big baseball fans, Bob and Eric. The county level [of government] was great!”

Then-Commissioner of Public Works for the County, Charles Bartha, remembered a fastpaced project. “[The ballpark] was designed and built in just 14 months from when the grant was signed,” the engineer said.

The lead architectural firm was BD Harvey, he said, a national firm that was one of only a handful that did work on big ballparks.

The county’s officials had “a strong feeling and confidence in Frank [Boulton’s] ability to promote and run [the team and ballpark.]”

The county, said Boulton, “has seen a return on its money from day one.”

Lined up for tickets

After a decade, the fans still lined up. In 2012, this reporter recalls, some light snow and low temperatures did not deter faithful fans on a Saturday morning for the opening of the

Frank Boulton, third from right in front row, cuts the ribbon with County Executive Robert Gaffney, second from left in front row, state Senator Owen Johnson, third from left, and other officials in April 2000. Below, Patrick Czark, 10, of Setauket, shows off the bat he received for being the first child in line for tickets in 2012. Above photo from the Long Island Ducks; below photo by James Teese

then-named Bethpage Ballpark ticket office.

The Czark Family from Setauket comprised the first fans in line for a second consecutive year, having arrived Thursday morning.

“I was not ready [for the snow] but we got through it. We were online about 48 hours,” Christopher Czark said. “The kids just enjoy coming out to the ballpark. The Ducks always have something new every year. The girls like Sundays when they get to run the bases and meet the players. It’s a great experience for them.”

Getting fans and community involved

During games, fans are a part of the show.

In-between every inning, the Ducks hold what they call “fan-interactive promotions” on the field. The activities, which fans sign-up for, are sometimes sweepstakes, other times funny contests such as ’dizzy bats” or ”musical chairs,” and sometimes a celebration of a young fan’s birthday — joined by QuackerJack and serenaded by the on-field host.

Even for family members less enthusiastic about baseball, there is constant action and entertainment. Sunday is Family Funday, including the post-game opportunity for kids to line-up by first base and run the bases to home plate.

And special games are followed by numerous Postgame Fireworks Spectaculars, a favorite for thousands of fans who regularly fill the ballpark for the pyrotechnic display.

More seriously, at every home game the team recognizes local veterans as well as active-duty service men and women, this year with the Suffolk County Office of Veteran Affairs and New York Community Bank, in a program called “Heroes of the Game.”

“The feedback we received from fans,

veterans, sponsors and the community has been tremendously positive,” said Ducks President and General Manager Michael Pfaff.

In fact, when the public address system marks the moment, the fans — in a county which is home to nearly 100,000 veterans — consistently rise to deliver a standing ovation.

Outside the ballpark, QuackerJack and team members are often seen in the community, participating in local parades and charity drives, visiting hospitals, schools and more.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ducks hosted numerous donation events at the ballpark, and acted as a vaccination site.

Programs to aid the community are ongoing and effective fundraisers, whether its “Home Runs for Hunger” or “Breast Cancer Awareness Night,” the Ducks are a vibrant and contributing force in the surrounding communities.

Ducks fans all

After being refused the chance to relocate his Yankees farm team, Boulton had a realization: “If I had had a Yankee team, I would have been splitting the baby. So, now we have Yankee fans that are Ducks fans, and we have Mets fans that are Ducks fans.”

And just plain Ducks fans, of course.

Whether it’s through promotions, the reasonably priced tickets and concessions, or the free parking, the Ducks endeavor to provide a cost-effective choice for a family’s scarce disposable dollars.

Twenty-one seasons and counting, and fans still come first.

James Teese has written for numerous Long Island news outlets and has covered the Long Island Ducks since their first Opening Day.

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Editorial

It takes a village

Across the TBR News Media coverage area, on the minds of many board of education candidates running for trustee this election cycle has been the need for greater access to mental health services for students.

In general, the topic of mental health continues to come up more and more as the number of people suffering from this affliction increases. Americans are feeling the impact of COVID-19 shutdowns and of the isolation and loss of control that have followed. The news of more shootings nationwide has brought the issue and its repercussions to the forefront.

The mission of providing mental health assistance or increasing that aid to children and adolescents makes sense and the reasons to do so are countless. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in six U.S. children aged 2–8 years has been diagnosed with a mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. During the period of 2018-19, among adolescents aged 12-17 responding to a study, approximately 15% had a major depressive episode and nearly 37% had persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness.

Adolescents today are also having more violent thoughts than they had in the past. It’s now increasingly vital to sit down with young people and get to the root causes of violent ideation. What is triggering such thoughts and how can we address them adequately?

Before the pandemic, mental health problems were already rising, exacerbated by people, especially young ones, sitting in front of computer screens and smartphones, comparing their lives to others. For many, COVID-19 shutdowns only compounded their miseries with more quiet time to sit with their feelings yet without opportunities to express their thoughts in a safe place.

While many therapists offer virtual appointments through Zoom and other platforms, sometimes a patient, especially an adolescent, can feel even more isolated in such a forum as it can be difficult for some to connect with another through a screen.

This general disconnect from society can be detrimental to anyone, especially a child who is just starting to figure out what life is all about and the part he or she plays in it.

Our nation is in the midst of Mental Health Awareness Month, which has been observed in the U.S. since 1949. Now more than ever, it’s important to educate ourselves on the signs of mental health problems and how we can all help. Sometimes it’s as simple as letting those whom we love and who look to us for guidance know they are not alone. People who are struggling need to know they have someone to talk to so that they don’t feel alone and desperate.

At other times, we need to identify the proper balance between keeping one’s secrets and asking for help, even if it means reaching out to a parent, teacher or professional.

Discussions on how to provide our children the best mental health services need to continue past budget votes and BOE elections. Reach out to your board of ed, attend school board meetings and ensure that providing students the help they need is not a talking point but a priority.

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Letters to the Editor A domino effect

The draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito striking down Roe v. Wade strikes at the heart of the right to privacy. What’s next? Recriminalizing gay sex (illegal in some states until 2003)? Recriminalizing contraception (illegal in some states until 1965)?

Recriminalizing interracial marriage (illegal in some states until 1967)?

However you cut it, the repeal of Roe v. Wade would be the first time in our history a constitutional right has been stripped away from Americans.

If this politicized Supreme Court is so willing to trample on settled law and so eager to take away constitutional rights it disapproves of based on its religious preferences and ideology, what’s to prevent it from stripping Americans of other rights as well?

Alito’s contorted and highly tendentious draft opinion shows just how easy this would be. In it he foolishly claims that it’s OK to overturn Roe because there was no “traditional” right to abortion. By this reasoning if you can’t prove that your constitutional freedom from state coercion is rooted in what was “traditional” in the 18th or 19th centuries, it can be stripped at will by five judges on the Supreme Court. Be careful what you wish for because you may get it. And, depending on the court, you may not like it.

The so-called pro-life crowd claims “abortion is murder.” But just saying something is so, much less shouting it and screaming it, doesn’t make it so. It’s a religious belief, not a fact. Abortion has never been broadly equated with murder at any time in human history. If it were, a whole set of preposterous consequences would follow, such as executing a woman who takes a morning-after pill in states that have capital punishment — or jailing her for life in the rest, requiring death certificates and proper funeral arrangements for all miscarriages, sentencing to jail a woman who gives birth to a stillborn baby for “concealing a dead body” — as happened recently in Virginia — and so on.

The plain fact is that criminalizing abortion in all or almost all circumstances is imposing the religious beliefs of some on everybody. So much for the separation of church and state. Alito’s regard for the Constitution plainly does not extend to the First Amendment, which supposedly guards us against precisely this kind of religious tyranny.

Where are the usual protests about government overreach? What happened to the demand for small government?

The hypocrisy is staggering.

The so-called pro-life movement loves to sanctimoniously talk about enacting social programs post-Roe to help women forced to give birth to unwanted children.

This, too, is staggering hypocrisy. I wouldn’t bet one single cent that once Roe is overturned it will then focus on this. The politicians who’ve ridden the pro-life movement to power show zero interest in paid family leave, generous child benefits, single-payer health care, or any of the rest of it. Instead, the prolife movement will move on to loudly demanding a national ban, so that even in states such as New York, where women are now able to make for themselves the most private decision imaginable, they are stripped of that right.

Criminalizing abortion will not end it. It will just result in countless women suffering ruined lives, injury and death, all completely unnecessary, in the service of the religious beliefs of others.

David Friedman St. James

The reality of the aftermath

Are we really so callous and blind that we must chain women’s reproductive decisions to the whims of the state? The reversal of Roe v. Wade will mean women and girls will essentially become pawns of politicized legislatures. Although the nation’s majority supports the right to abortion, the state and federal Congress is largely controlled by Republicans who have a decidedly different view of abortion. Women will be forced to accept unwanted pregnancies for unwanted children, impelled to act against their wills and subject to the varying restrictions of each state. Furthermore, these will not be rules that apply equally or end abortions.

The fate of women burdened by unwanted pregnancy should not be determined by politicians. Reversal of Roe v. Wade would be a stunning class and race-based political act. The reality of these restrictions will be a return to back-alley abortions, injuries, deaths and unwanted children for those of poor socioeconomic circumstances. The well-to-do people among us will continue to be able to do whatever is necessary to obtain abortion services. Furthermore, the loss of freedom to make a decision regarding termination of a pregnancy will seriously disrupt the lives of countless women and families.

Further, the shredding of precedence and undermining the legitimacy of the courts that Roe v. Wade’s reversal would entail will be done in the face of contrary

majority support for a woman’s right to choose. It is a frightening reality that those opposed to the legalization of abortion can be so concerned about ending the life of a fetus yet be so callous regarding the absence of adequate prenatal and postnatal care and opposed to public support for children’s needs.

A politician recently stated that “all that is needed is love for those saved from abortion.” But there has been no coherent response as to how to provide the underpinnings of love — adequate nutrition, education, housing and medical care. Foster care facilities are completely overrun. Those so opposed to abortion appear not to decry the absence of adequate services for families struggling to raise children under difficult circumstances.

Let us focus on the rights of the women and children we love and cherish — and the needs of those around us — to survive with dignity and humanity.

John C. Robinson, M.D., Setauket

For all the Biden supporters who think he is doing a great job

Let me list some of Joe Biden’s [D] accomplishments so far as president.

Open borders, stopping the building of the wall, allowing illegal immigrants to enter our country without being vaccinated, allowing criminals to cross the border, allowing illegal drugs to enter our country, highest drug deaths, stopping oil production, highest cost of gas, oil, food and cars in history, highest crime rate, defunding the police, no bail, releasing criminals to commit more crimes, freedom of speech and Second Amendment being taken away, parents being labeled “domestic terrorists,” school children forced to wear masks in school as well as mask and vaccine mandates.

In addition, first responders, police, firemen, health care workers and military personnel being fired over vaccine mandates, highest inflation and unemployment under Biden, teaching critical race theory in schools, fake Russia collusion, not arresting and jailing Black Lives Matter and antifa rioters only the Jan. 6 protesters, Afghanistan and Ukraine disasters and, of course, the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.

These are just a few of his accomplishments so far, so if any Biden supporters can add any more accomplishments please let everyone know.

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Opinion Making a list of doable daily achievements

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ome people live from one list to another, checking off boxes only to create new tasks and new goals.

Some of the things on the list are manageable, like picking up medicine from the drug store, shopping for the ingredients to cook dinner, or bringing a friend to or from the airport.

Others are much broader and appear on the list almost daily, even if we take small steps to get closer to D. None them, like getting a job, losing weight, of the above or moving to a new

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF apartment or a new city.

Those bigger goals, while important, can make these lists cumbersome and, seemingly,

never-ending. Perhaps we need a few easily achievable tasks that reflect the reality of our lives. To that end, how about a few items from the practical, the mundane and the absurd: — Walk into a room, forget what you needed, stand in the room for a moment, shrug and walk out. While that doesn’t happen every day, it has certainly happened to me. I’ve also seen it happen to others. Somehow, putting it on a list makes it seem like an accomplishment, rather than a reflection of the distracted state in which we live.

— Pet an animal while working from home instead of finishing an assignment.

While deadlines help us accomplish our goals, petting our dogs and cats, or staring at our fish, lowers our blood pressure and soothes us. Take a moment to enjoy the fur of a pet who will likely appreciate the attention.

— Turn off the light in a room when no one is there. Yes, this is small, but it lowers the electricity bill. Checking off this box should be

easy and it increases our checked off list. The devilish among us might “accidentally” turn the light off when someone is in the room.

— Take a power nap. Instead of feeling guilty about walking away from your desk or your dog, feel good about the few minutes you get closing your eyes to restore your peace of mind.

— Use a new word, like feckless as often as possible. Feckless sounds kind of angry and frustrated, which can reflect the frustrations of a feckless manager.

— Throw something. Try not to break anything or cause any damage, but the sheer pleasure of throwing something like a football, baseball or even a balled-up piece of paper at a garbage can offer a satisfying outlet and a way to offset the figurative paper cuts we endure each day.

— Stop at a yellow light. I know we’re all in a hurry, but if we put this one on the list, we can feel good about stopping when the light is

about to turn red.

— Smile at someone. This one is so easy, and yet it’s worth putting on a list because we might make someone feel better during the day or offer support in an important moment.

— Be grateful. Anger is everywhere around us, particularly on TV, where talking heads share the latest outrage from here, from there, from everywhere. Be grateful for the person who stocks the shelves at the grocery store, the person who takes your insurance information at the doctor’s office, or for the emergency workers who stand by ready to help the rest of us.

— Watch nature do something cool. Enjoy the sight of a wave on the beach, the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves, the parade of ants climbing a tree, or the shades of yellow and orange light that the sun casts on trees and the sides of buildings as it sets at the end of the day and as you’re checking off your list of manageable achievements.

How many close friends do we need to conquer COVID’s effects?

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id you hear? Ted has come down with COVID and is in the ICU.” The words hit me in the gut.

This gentleman, with whom I serve on the board of directors of a local community group, has now been admitted to the local hospital.

I sat next to him at the monthly meeting a couple of weeks ago. We exchanged pleasantries and made Between small talk. Neither of you and me us wore masks. (Ted

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF is probably in his 70s.

I have not used his real name.)

Just when we think our virus-riven world may be returning to some semblance of normal, the pathogen acts up again. We seem to be going two steps forward and one step back

as weeks and months go by. Yes, we have the vaccines, the boosters, the antiviral mediations and plenty of test kits now. But the contagion is not over, not even close, no matter how much we would like it to be and pretend it is. Neither is the fear that rises and falls. Those of us who have been spared thus far really don’t want to catch the disease, and those who have fallen ill don’t want to be the virus’s victim yet again.

It’s spring. Finally, spring, with the flowers and leaves, the emerald green and the birdsong.

The comfortable temperatures allow us to sit out on our patios and back decks. Once again we can feel the joy spring brings. But it is also the third spring we are living under the black cloud of a pandemic.

Yes, we have learned a lot as a result. We have become more aware of the tiny miracles, the blossoming of each flower on the azalea bushes along the roadside as we walk, the warbling of the mockingbird stationed on the top of the tree beside our garage. The pace of life has slowed as a result of COVID, allowing us to become more appreciative, more mindful

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of our existence from moment to moment.

Many of us have embraced remote work habits and thrive with more at-home time. These are silver linings.

But I can’t help mourning the loss of our before-virus lives. We haven’t been to a Broadway play in three spring seasons now.

We have dropped our opera subscription.

Contemplating a performance of Carmen at Lincoln Center, preceded by a scrumptious dinner in a Manhattan restaurant, makes me feel a bit dizzy with desire.

I am still not relaxed enough, even with a mask, to indulge in my former existence. If we have been fortunate enough not to have lost a loved one to the disease, nonetheless, the virus has stolen from our lives, stolen not only events and spectacles but more painfully, time with family members and friends at those events. Time missed with those we are closest to, as we live our lives, cannot be made up. Our dear ones don’t live forever. Sometimes loved ones die, from the infection or other causes, and the hours we would have spent with them

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are lost to us forever.

Recently, researchers have interviewed thousands to answer the question, “How many close friends can one have?” The answer, the mean average and not counting family, is 3-6.

Those friends are irreplaceable. When one dies, there isn’t another to step forward and take his or her place because such friendships take years to develop. I know. When I read that study, I immediately fell to counting my closest friends and came up with four. It would have been six but two have died, though not from COVID. I want to spend as much time with those who remain as possible, and I deeply resent the virus for getting in the way.

Friendship, we know, is important for good health. The opposite, isolation and loneliness, often the by-products of COVID, can be as harmful to us physically as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to Psychology Professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad, at Brigham Young University.

We must make every effort to stay connected to our family and friends.

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Sports

Take me out to the ball game The history of the Long Island Ducks — A7

The first Ducks game in 2000 at then EAB Ballpark. Photo from Long Island Ducks