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The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office held a graduation ceremony for 19 new correction officers July 9 at the Van Nostrand Theater on the campus of Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood. The event was streamed live on Facebook and can still be viewed by visiting the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SuffolkSheriff. These new correction officers spent the last ten weeks in a rigorous training program that included instruction in security and supervision, defensive tactics, legal issues, implicit bias training, essential services, chemical weapons and firearms, role play and more. These officers join a force consisting of 812 Suffolk County Correction Officers working in the Riverhead and Yaphank Correctional Facilities. Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. congratulated and welcomed these new correction officers to the sheriff’s office, reminding them that “as employees of the sheriff’s office, you are now part of our extended family, and we have your back. And I can assure you that as your

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Sheriff’s office holds graduation ceremony for new correction officers sheriff, I have your back.” Toulon spoke about his recollection of his own graduation from the New York City Correction Academy on Oct. 8, 1982, and reminded them that the job of a correction officer has changed over the years. “No longer are you just men and women working behind the four walls of the jail supervising inmates,” he said. “You are now trained professionals who will be gathering intelligence to help solve and prevent crimes. You will be helping those addicted to drugs and alcohol overcome their issues, and you will be working with these same men and women so they never return to jail.” The ceremony included bagpipes from the Suffolk County Police Officer’s Emerald Society Pipe Band, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, and large collection of distinguished guests including Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy (R), county clerk Judith A. Pascale, acting Suffolk County Police Commissioner Stuart Cameron and many Suffolk County legislators.

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Government

Freshman state senator discusses new role

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State Sen. Mario Mattera’s (R-St. James) life looks a whole lot different than it did last year. The decision to run for senator in November 2020 was one that he had to make quickly. During a recent visit to the TBR News Media offices, he said he remembers when Jesse Garcia, chairman of the Suffolk County Republican Committee, gave him a call March 26 last year asking if he wanted to run for New York State Senate. He had to make his decision in 24 hours. Mattera said he was surprised to be asked to run for the Senate because he thought there was a possibility he would be asked to run for a more local office. Garcia told him, “You get along with everybody, so you will work on both sides of the fence.” Mattera, who describes himself as “an elected official and not a politician,” agreed as he has friends on both sides of the political aisle. He said he wasn’t going to stop working with those he has met along the way who care about labor and people. “I have friends on the other side and I’m not going to ruin that relationship, because politics gets ugly,” he said. “I’m not that way. I’m the bare bones, let’s get the job done, roll your sleeves up and let’s work together and get it done.” Mattera represents the 2nd District, which includes Smithtown and parts of Brookhaven and Huntington. He is a former Suffolk County

Water Authority board member and has been a business agent with the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters with Plumbers Local #200 for more than four decades. A Smithtown resident for more than 50 years, he moved from Nesconset to St. James in 1996 where he lives with his wife, Terry, and his two daughters Jessica and Jayme. The state senator serves as the chief Republican on the Consumer Protection Committee, as well as the Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee. He is also a member of the Labor and Transportation standing committees. The last few months the new senator has been researching and working on a few crucial local matters.

COVID-19

Like most elected officials, Mattera has been dealing with COVID-19 issues. The senator said he is proud of the work his staff has done in making sure residents found vaccination appointments. “Our office was amazing at finding out who had [the vaccines],” he said. “They were going on social media to find out where the vaccines were being held and working with the veterans hospitals.” Regarding schools, Mattera said he believes all children need to return to school five days a week in person in the fall. He pointed to districts such as Three Village and Hauppauge for successfully providing the option this past academic year. He added he feels it will be important to have staff on hand to provide

State Sen. Mario Mattera talks with constituents at an outdoor concert in Nesconset, above. Photos from Mario Mattera’s office

emotional support for students, as returning after a long period of virtual or hybrid learning may be difficult for some children. “Mental health is very serious,” he said. “You have no idea what happened during this

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Huntington Militia’s Colonial Market Faire makes a comeback BY KIMBERLY BROWN KIMBERLY@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Huntington Militia warmly welcomed the Long Island community Sunday, July 11, to learn about Colonial-era history by recreating and reenacting 18th century civilian and military life on the grounds of the Arsenal museum in the Town of Huntington. Visitors of all ages were able to enjoy demonstrations of papermaking, sewing, weaving, cooking, horn work, silversmithing, cannon and musket firing, all while receiving an in-depth history lesson about the crafts from the reenactors. After a year of not being able to host events such as the Colonial Market Faire due to the pandemic, visitors and militia members were excited to be back on the field again. “It feels good to be back again, and it feels good to have people around to ask questions that I can answer,” said Paul Gasparo, a member of the militia. “We may be reenactors but we’re also an educational unit, so we try to educate people on the time period and what Huntington was really like back then.” The militia was formed in 1653 by the Town of Huntington and is one of the oldest military units in the country. Originally, the militia defended against the hostile Dutch settlements and practiced recurring public training exercises on the Town Common. Over the years the militia served honorably in the French and Indian wars and later fought the battles of Long Island, Harlem Heights and White Plains. In more recent times, the militia now stands as a New York State education corporation. One of the reenactors who helped present

and fire the 18th century cannon and muskets, Marvin Glassman, said he’s always had a passion for history. “As a kid I was always interested in history,” he said. “I think my favorite part about being in the militia is that I feel more connected with the town and community.” A feature at every Colonial Market Faire event is the musket drill, where children and adults are given wooden practice muskets and taught to march, drill and fire. “For me, it’s the personal interactions with visitors,” said Patrick Mantle, commander of the militia. “It was definitely obvious that the vast majority of people who were there this time had not come to one of our events in the past, so it was great to answer their questions and see how captivated and interested they were in being there.” Due to COVID restrictions, the Arsenal museum was not fully open to the public. However, visitors were allowed to look through the front door to get a glimpse of the living area. The militia members said they are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Arsenal so tours to the public can resume. With a strong focus on the significance of informing youth on 18th-century Colonial-era and military life, Mantle said having the children involved in the demonstrations is something that will stick with them forever. “It’s extremely important to educate the kids, because these upcoming generations are the ones who will preserve and protect our history,” he said. Any enthusiasts interested in watching local history come to life while participating in Huntington Militia’s events and reenactments can contact Patrick Mantle at 631-223-8017 for further details. — Photos by Kimberly Brown

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Health

Local doctors discuss the Olympics and the delta variant

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Starting on July 23, Tokyo will host the Summer Olympic Games with athletes from around the world without any spectators. Already postponed a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the games will look much more like the National Basketball Association bubble games and Major League Baseball’s empty stadiums than the current version of professional American sports. “There is tremendous vaccination disparity throughout the globe,” said Susan Donelan, medical director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony Brook University Hospital, in an email. “Despite what many Americans believe, the global pandemic is very much alive and problematic. Superimpose this on the fact that another state of emergency has just been declared in Tokyo due to rising COVID-19 cases, and it is not difficult to understand how this decision was arrived at.” Indeed, the Olympics draw athletes Sunil Dhuper, chief medical officer at St. Charles Hospital, Susan Donelan, medical director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony Brook University Hospital, and Adrian Popp, chair of from close to 200 countries and territories, Infection Control at Huntington Hospital/Northwell Health, weigh in on the delta variant. Photos from hospitals with thousands of competitors representing themselves, their families and their countries. different qualities. after vaccination, citing data from the Israel and immunity. In Japan, just over 15% of the population Indeed, Popp said several vaccinated The delta variant, which started in India Ministry of Health, according to Dhuper. is fully vaccinated, which is still “low in December of 2020, has become the The World Health Organization, however, people who have come to Huntington Hospital compared with 47.4% in the United States dominant strain in the United States and, indicates that “more data are needed before recently have tested positive for the virus. and almost 50% in Britain, The hospital discovered the cases, all but likely in Suffolk County, reaching the same conclusion,” Dhuper according to Sunil Dhuper, in part because an infected explained in an email. A recent study in two of which were asymptomatic, because chief medical officer at St. person can transmit it much the journal Nature found evidence that the they tested for the virus for people who were Charles Hospital. “That coming to the hospital for immune response to more easily. greatly increases the other reasons, such as a The delta variant vaccines is “strong and probability of an explosion broken hip. Two of the “concentrates in the upper potentially long lasting,” in the number of Covid cases had mild symptoms, respiratory cells, which is which is based on the data infection cases especially while the others were one of the reasons why it that the germinal centers if the Olympic stadiums asymptomatic. transmits so much easier in the lymph nodes are are packed or even at 50% “The effectiveness of the among people and why it’s producing immune cells capacity.” current COVID vaccines is a concern,” said Adrian directed at COVID-19. While people in quite high,” Dhuper wrote. At this point, officials Popp, chair of Infection the United States are Control at Huntington from the Food and Drug —Sunil Dhuper “In fact, it is much higher increasingly relaxing than some other vaccines Hospital/Northwell Health Administration and the restrictions after the we commonly receive.” for Disease and associate professor of Centers —Susan Donelan medicine at Hofstra School Control and Prevention increasing availability of He contrasted this with the vaccines, health officials are unwilling to provide an emergency use annual flu vaccine, which has an effectiveness of Medicine. throughout the world have of around 40 to 60% from year to year. Indeed, the delta variant authorization for a booster. not only had to contend Dhuper also explained that antibodies are These government agencies believe people is 50% more transmissible with the uneven availability of the vaccine in than the alpha, or UK variant, which was about who have been vaccinated are protected from only part of the immune response that makes different countries, but also with the spread 50% more transmissible than the original, severe disease and death, including variants vaccines effective. T-cells and memory B of the more infectious delta variant. cells are also involved. Some researchers like delta, Dhuper wrote. Donelan wrote. The original virus, or so-called wild type, Popp expressed confidence in the CDC have found that T cells in the blood of people came from Wuhan, China. Over time, viruses Boosters to determine when a booster might be who recovered from the original version Amid the spread of the delta variant, necessary, as the national health organization of COVID-19 recognized the three mutant mutate, typically during replication, when they incorrectly copy one or more of the base companies like Pfizer have been meeting reviews data for the entire country. strains of the virus, which could reduce the with federal health officials to discuss the pairs in their genes. Someone who is vaccinated in the United severity of any subsequent infection. While most mutations are harmless, some potential need for a booster shot. Based on the available data and current States should have “decent immunity” Pfizer’s rationale for a booster is that the against this altered virus, according to Popp. information in Japan, Popp said he would can make a virus more problematic. Termed variants, viruses that differ from the original vaccine’s ability to prevent infection and The immunity will vary from person to likely participate in the Olympics in Tokyo if can produce different symptoms or have symptomatic disease seems to wane six months person depending on the underlying health he were a member of an Olympic team.

‘Despite what many Americans believe, the global pandemic is very much alive and problematic. ’

‘The effectiveness of the current COVID vaccines is quite high.’

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Infrastructure

Mattera said he is looking for his district to have the best sewage treatment plant. He has been working with state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) to find a good solution for Smithtown and the surrounding area. While there has been talk about Gyrodyne LLC., which owns the Flowerfield property in St. James, having a proposed sewage treatment plant and the potential for sewer lines from Lake Avenue in St. James to be hooked up to it, nothing has been promised by Gyrodyne and Mattera said he doesn’t believe this is the best solution. The pipes that were put down at Lake Avenue can be hooked up to the north or south, and he said there are other potential locations for a sewage treatment plant that could be beneficial not only to St. James but other parts of Smithtown, especially the Route 25 corridor. He said it’s important to avoid problems such as brown tide and negatively affecting the shellfish and wildlife. One of the concerns of residents and environmentalists in both Smithtown and Brookhaven is the effect a sewage plant on the Gyrodyne property would have on Stony Brook Harbor “Let’s compromise,” he said. “Let’s find the right location that we’re going to replenish the aquifer, not that we’re going to keep on dumping any kind of discharge from a sewage treatment plant that’s going to be going out to the ocean 3 miles, and it’s going to be going up and dumping out into the Sound anymore.” He pointed to Nassau County that has big sewage problems, he said, because they didn’t plan properly and discharge dumps both into the ocean and Sound and the need to avoid such problems in the area. As for Lake Avenue, he said a revitalization project first started when former state Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) was able to secure $3.9 million of state funds to put down dry sewer lines. However, the town has not received the funds yet due to procedures stalling during

the pandemic. He said he’s been working on getting Smithtown the $3.9 million as soon as possible. Mattera said despite being a freshman senator he’s not afraid to keep asking. “I will not stop until the town receives that money,” he said, adding just a signature is needed. He also pointed to the roadwork done on Route 25A from Nicolls to Port Jefferson being severely needed and called some local roads “a disaster.” He and his chief of staff recently checked out the road near St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown and recorded cars avoiding the potholes. He said many constituents have called in complaining about the flat tires that they have gotten. On the day of the TBR interview, roadwork was scheduled for that area but had to be delayed due to rain. “That shouldn’t be an emergency situation that we call DOT up,” he said. “It should be something that, in other words, guess what guys, you should be looking at all of our roads and saying this is a necessity for all of us.”

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The Brookhaven landfill will be closed in 2024, and Mattera said he is concerned as many in the district are affected by this. He said one option that’s been brought up for dealing with the garbage is incinerator plants and sending the ash out, but it’s not feasible due to environmental reasons. “We need to fix this problem now,” he said. He’s conduct research and sat down with a waste disposal business to talk about the possibility of packaging garbage in boxed railroad cars out east. They would then go directly to a site in Pennsylvania or Ohio. “The only solution right now, and I’ve done my research, is to have a facility like this,” he said. He is currently looking at how it would affect the community, the jobs such a facility would create and how it would affect the area it is potentially going to in another state. “In the meantime, we are protecting our environment in a way here,” he said. “Are we protecting it somewhere else? That’s the only thing that I’m lost about.”

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Delia J. Arthur, 95, of Northport BY VICTORIA STONE Delia J. Arthur, of Northport and formerly of Kings Park, died July 5 at age 95, on home hospice. We will miss her greatly. How to describe Delia? Resolute, independent, fun, generous and outgoing, with a sense of adventure and a keen sense of humor. She described her last days as a “Monty Python” routine. In the 1960s she bought her first new car — a VW Beetle — and would travel anywhere. On one exciting journey with her mother and young daughter in tow, she was unfazed by the car breaking down in traffic, and the next day, driving headlong into a tornado right out of “The Wizard of Oz.” The car was nearly blown off a bridge, then pelted with rain and hail as she drove through forked lightning. The World War II slogan “Keep Calm and Carry On” was made for Mum. We say Mum because she was British, born on July 27, 1925, in Leamington Spa, England, the only child of William and Bessie Alcock. She survived the London Blitz, sheltering in the Underground (subway), or at home behind backout curtains, or in an underground bomb shelter built by her dad. One morning they emerged to find an unexploded incendiary bomb in their garden. During the war she was a well-known entertainer, “Delia Dolores,” part of a tap-

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The Harborfields Board of Education, along with Superintendent Rory Manning, celebrated 27 retiring staff members at the district’s Retirees Reception on June 16. Manning welcomed attendees and was followed by the building principals and departmental directors who expressed fond memories of the retiring staff members. The district would like to extend their sincerest gratitude for each of these individuals and wishes them the best in their new chapter. — Photo from the Harborfields Central School District

dancing duo performing in variety shows throughout the U.K. Later, as part of Entertainments National Service Association, they entertained British troops. That’s how she met Robert Guy Arthur, an American in the Army Signal Corps. A year later, in 1945, they were married and as a British war bride she emigrated to the U.S. They were married for 52 years. Delia and Bob enjoyed worldwide travel and were lifelong theatre devotees. Delia gave up her career to raise two daughters and was a devoted friend to many. For eight years, she acted as caregiver for her bedridden mother who had suffered a stroke. With a lead foot, she would drive solo to Naples, Forida, into her mid-80s and kept driving until she was 93. She delighted in her four grandchildren Tobias (Amy), Heidi (Shawn), Gordon (Courtney) and Julia Stone, and her seven great-grandchildren Caleb, Chloe, Vivienne, Oliver, Hazel, Violet and Ivy. She was a loving mother to Cheryl Johnson (Kent) and Victoria Stone (Marty). And she was as devoted to her kitties Sasha and Belle as they were to her. Visitation was held July 11 at Clayton Funeral Home in Kings Park. Internment was on July 12 at Genola Rural Cemetery, East Northport. Donations in her name to VNS and Hospice of Suffolk or Salesian Missions or St. Jude Children’s Hospital would be appreciated.

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President Theodore Roosevelt visits Huntington on the 250th anniversary of the town’s founding July 4, 1903. Photo from Huntington Historical Society

Roosevelt visits Huntington In a recent e-newsletter, the Huntington Historical Society shared a story about President Theodore Roosevelt visiting the town. On July 4, 1903, the Town of Huntington was abuzz with excitement. A three-day celebration of the 250th anniversary of the town’s founding was underway. Attending the event as guest speaker was President Theodore Roosevelt. He arrived in Huntington on the presidential yacht which had

set sail from his estate at Sagamore Hill. His speech was delivered in an open field just north of the present-day intersection of New York Avenue and Gerard Street. Many of the weekend’s festivities were arranged by a group of Huntington women, known as the Colonial Women’s Committee. Pictured above seated behind President Roosevelt, these women would then form the “Colonial Society,” the first embodiment of the Huntington Historical Society.

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Schools reopened The other problem of kids in cages and reimagined

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BY ELIZABETH KAHN KAPLAN

Huge sighs of relief can be anticipated when local public schools reopen their doors this September — exclamations of relief not only from children and teenagers eager to resume inperson learning full time alongside their friends, not only from teachers exhausted from long hours shaping lessons onto distancelearning platforms, not only from parents, weary from assisting struggling students glued to laptops, iPads or iPhones at home while juggling or, worse yet, resigning from paid jobs, and also from business owners glad to have their employees back. But will pre-pandemic and post-pandemic classroom learning be the same, and should it be? Should “distance learning,” supported by expanded technological resources, be granted a larger role within the classroom, with less teacher-led instruction? Which medium of delivery ensures a greater payoff of maximum learning for the resources invested? Two Three Village residents, educators at the top of their profession — Jacqueline Grennon Brooks, professor emerita of Teaching, Learning and Technology, Hofstra University, and her spouse Martin Brooks, executive director of Tri-State Consortium, an association of over 40 school districts in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — agree that the key to whether or not learning takes place is not how information is delivered but if knowledge is constructed. Whether it is a teacher or a book or a computer that provides a formal lesson, the students must connect the lesson to what they already know or have experienced for true learning to occur. “Content alone is insufficient as a motivator for student learning: It must be combined with purpose ... seen as meaningful by learners. Students learn best when engaged in learning experiences rather than passively receiving information,” according to the authors. That theory of learning, called “constructivism,” suggests that you cannot directly impart knowledge, but you can facilitate experiences in which students construct knowledge. Jacqueline and Martin Brooks agree that the job of the teacher is to create meaningful experiences that enable the learner to do just that. “There are kids who struggle to learn if what is being taught is not offered in a way that is particularly relevant to them. In order to figure out ways for them to have ownership of their learning, skilled teachers, interacting in person with these students, focus not only on content but concentrate on approaches that lead to critical and creative thinking.” What many parents and children learned during the pandemic is that at-home distance learning in front of a laptop, iPad, or iPhone cannot replace in-person classroom experiences created by skillful teachers. Virtual classrooms also denied children the opportunity to develop social skills through interaction with their peers. When schools reopen in September, students, parents and teachers will welcome the opportunity for true learning to begin again. Further reading: “Schools Reimagined: Unifying the Science of Learning with the Art of Teaching,” by Jacqueline Grennon Brooks and Martin G. Brooks (Teachers College Press, 2021). Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan is the former director of education at the Three Village Historical Society and an educator, writer and lecturer on art, artists and American history.

The other problem of “kids in cages” is happening across our country: juveniles stuck in our criminal justice system. Our criminal justice system incarcerates an appalling number of juveniles who committed crimes as teenagers. These prisoners are overwhelmingly male and disproportionately minority. These are the forgotten “kids in cages” that we need to shine a light on and stop the school-to-prison pipeline. The first step is keeping teens out of the criminal justice system in the first place. Successful approaches to reducing juvenile crime, particularly among young men, are few. However, a stable, nuclear family and regular school attendance consistently result in drastically lower

rates of juvenile offenses. Outside the home and classroom, a wide array of “diversionary programs” have also proven successful. The most common is school sports and activities. Although not conclusively proven, studies suggest a teen participating in organized athletics is far less likely to get into trouble than his idle friends. At the local level, proactive programs are offered through a variety of government agencies, public/ private partnerships, and charitable organizations. The Huntington Human Services Department works in conjunction with the Huntington Youth Bureau, Family Service League, TriCYA, and REACH supporting families

in need and teen programs. Our Parks Department supports countless seasonal activities and sports teams. Every town on Long Island has similar agencies and programs. Police athletic leagues across the country know it’s better to coach teens than to catch them. Criminality peaks around age 19, then drops off significantly. These programs are vital to reducing teen offenses from happening in the first place. As we emerge from the pandemic, we must continue to support these programs and strongly encourage our kids to participate in them – and keep them out of cages. Ed Smyth Town of Huntington Councilman

Northport garden tour returns The Northport Historical Society is thrilled to announce the return of our Summer Splendor Garden Tour! After closing our doors for over a year, we are excited to feature this outdoor, self-led tour of six beautiful gardens in Northport, Fort Salonga and Asharoken. Each garden reflects a personality, family history and style unique to each property, and our mid-July date will showcase them in all their glory. The 2021 Garden Tour will be held on Sunday, July 18 (rain or shine) from 12 to 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased

on the Events page on our website, and sponsorship opportunities are also available at northporthistorical.org Tickets: $35 for members, $45 for non-members, and $50 on tour day. Tickets can be picked up in the museum gallery the day before and day of the event. Your tickets and sponsorships support the society and our important work preserving, interpreting, and presenting the unique stories of our community represented in Northport, East Northport, Fort Salonga, Asharoken, Eaton’s Neck

Thank you for the reminder Thank you for the editorial which was published in the TBR News Media newspapers on July 8 (“Fourth of July: Exciting or daunting”), which reminds readers that the sound of fireworks can be very difficult for individuals such as combat veterans and first responders. Our family experienced this firsthand this year while spending Independence Day with my father, age 85. The boom of loud fireworks echoed throughout

the day — not pretty fireworks which decorate a night sky, but the type which make loud, jarring noises for no purpose except to be loud. Finally, in frustration, my father summed it up perfectly in one sentence: “Whoever is making this noise never spent one night in Vietnam.” My father worked in Vietnam for three years during the war, laboring in the construction of infrastructure such as roads and airstrips which aided the

and Crab Meadow. The museum re-opened to the public for the first time on June 2 since closing last March because of COVID-19. We have a brand-new exhibit “Immigrants of Northport and East Northport” open to visitors Wednesday through Sunday 1 to 4:30 p.m. The Museum Shop will be open on Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4:30 p.m. Please check our website: northporthistorical.org for the most upto-date information. Northport Historical Society

U.S. military effort. Other relatives, neighbors and friends were drafted to serve in combat. Thank you for reminding us all to show kindness, consideration and appreciation to those individuals who, past and present, put themselves in harm’s way so that the U.S. can celebrate Independence Day. Frances Hanlon East Setauket

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Opinion An alien lands, part 2: a chat with the dog

few weeks ago, I wrote about a conversation I imagined having with an alien who I envisioned landing in my backyard. Here’s how I figure a conversation between an alien who speaks the language of my dog and our beloved pet would go: Alien: Tell me about those humans? Dog: They talk to each other constantly. Alien: Does the noise bother you? Dog: It’s not particularly problematic, but it is D. None hypocritical. Alien: What do you of the above mean? BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Dog: When we’re in the backyard or out for a walk, they tell us

to be quiet or something much meaner when we speak to other dogs. They don’t want us to bark with other dogs, and yet they talk nonstop like they have so much to say. Alien: What else is different about humans? Dog: They never smell each other’s butts. By the way, do you mind if I hump your tentacle? Alien: That’s fine. So, why is smelling each other’s butts important? Dog: We get all kinds of information, about where the dog has been, what grass it’s eaten. Speaking of which, are you planning to feed me sometime soon? I’ve been making those cute eyes at you during our entire ride and you haven’t felt the need to toss me food. Alien: So, what do humans do all day? Dog: They seem to be slaves to some small object they hold. Every time it buzzes or beeps, they immediately look at it, as if they will get in trouble if they don’t. Sometimes, they say something, like “Oh my gosh, I forgot,” or “Oh no, you don’t,” and then they

run somewhere. I think that object gives them directions. Alien: Are they pleasant? Dog: Sometimes. They seem incredibly happy when they scratch our bodies and we move our legs. Once in a while, I do it if I think one of them is having a tough day. Alien: Do they seem intelligent? Dog: Hard to say. They don’t understand the value of sleep. They spend hours each day with the things in their hands or staring at a flickering screen. At night, they look at another screen on the wall in their bedroom. Alien: What’s your favorite game to play with them? Dog: There’s a big difference between my favorite and their favorite game. They love to play something they call “fetch.” They can be pretty simple and easy to please. When they like something, they keep doing it. Alien: And your favorite game? Dog: I call it the “mud game.” When everyone

is wearing something fancy, nice or white, I go into the backyard and find the darkest mud. I come in and jump on them or spread mud on the floor. Alien: Any other observations? Dog: Just as they start to bring compelling smells into a room, they spray or roll on the scent of flowers over their bodies. I tried to copy them by rolling in the flowers outside, but they didn’t like that. Alien: What do they say to you? Dog: They seem especially fond of the word “sit.” Whenever someone comes into the house and they don’t know what to say to the other person, they tell me to “sit” and the other person laughs and nods. Alien: Do you like humans? Dog: Humans, in general, are fine. I am not all that fond of those people who make unhappy faces and say they are not a “dog person” but a “cat person.” Who could possibly find those hissing creatures more appealing than dogs?

We stopped for dinner one night on the way up the seashore in Portland, where we met with an editor who had worked at The Village Times 30 years ago. She took the ferry over from one of the offshore islands and had a lobster roll with us in DiMillo’s restaurant. That eatery used to be the Martha Jefferson, a Mississippi River paddle cruiser for sightseeing and parties on Port Jefferson harbor more than 50 years ago. The present owners bought the old boat, tidied it up, anchored it permanently at the Portland docks and have over the years turned it into a seafood palace. We spent three days in Camden, a charming fishing village with loads of tourist stores to wander in and out of, which we didn’t do but did enjoy a sailboat ride in a 36-foot schooner that we shared with a family from Alabama. There were a number of people visiting from the Deep South whom we met and chatted with, several owning summer homes in Maine. They drove the considerable distance, like us, enjoying the liberating journey. I want to salute an especially fine restaurant there, in Rockland, called Primo, started by a woman originally from Long Island, that serves farm-to-table

food in delicious fashion. Diners can also tour her lush gardens in the rear. Ask for the Russian kale salad for an unusual treat. And if it’s your thing, enjoy the Farnsworth Art Museum, with its impressive collection of three generations of Wyeths. We loved our time in Bar Harbor (or as they say, Bah Hahbba), and especially Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. If you go, know that you will need a ticket in advance if you wish to see a famed sunrise or a sunset from the summit of Cadillac Mountain. I have always enjoyed chatting with strangers while waiting in lines or riding in elevators, among other conducive situations. I learn all sorts of information, usually useless but not always, this way. Friends I have been with will bear witness to this voluble habit. I hadn’t realized how much I had missed those casual conversations until this trip. I certainly agree with the theory of collective effervescence put forth by Durkheim a century ago. And we awarded the title of best lobster roll, after many samplings, to McLoons Lobster Shack of South Thomaston, in the friendly state of Maine.

More than just another vacation

acations are wonderful. That’s stating the obvious. But vacationing now, in largely post-pandemic times, brings a special kind of joy. I felt it because I have just come back from vacation with a sense of happiness and peace that I wish I could bottle. And I just happened to read an article that speaks to this very subject, the “rush of a real vacation.” Now you might think it’s the result of breaking out after almost a year and a half of pandemic distancing, of masking and zooming and otherwise limiting and isolating ourselves. We did that, these last 10 Between days, driving up the you and me New England coast BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF slowly and spending quality time in Maine. We certainly enjoyed the freedom of the open road, stopping where we had a notion, taking

back country routes on impulse, drinking in those picturesque harbor towns, eating lobster rolls, taking pictures of lighthouses. After relative confinement, that was exhilarating. But there was more to the experience than that. The article I read, “There’s a Specific Kind of Joy We’ve Been Missing,” by organizational psychologist Adam Grant in the July 10 issue of The New York Times, talks of collective effervescence. This is a concept introduced in the early 20th century by the sociologist Emile Durkheim describing “the sense of energy and harmony people feel when they come together in a group around a shared purpose.” So if you are participating in a brainstorming session with colleagues, enjoying a baseball game or a movie with new seatmates or even chatting with a stranger on a train, there is the joy of connection. That didn’t happen during the dark days of COVID-19, although there was some of that early in NYC when people were clapping and banging pots and pans with spoons at 7 p.m. every night to honor hospital workers. And it didn’t happen on Zoom, where the common response after several meetings was fatigue.

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