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Town of Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) invited elected officials from across Suffolk County and from all levels of government to join him Monday, Sept. 14, on the front steps of Town Hall to send a plea for help to the capital as Congress members prepare to negotiate the next federal COVID-19 package. On hand was U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1), who along with Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-NY19) introduced the Direct Support for Communities Act in the House of Representatives. The bill was also introduced in the Senate by New York Sens. Chuck Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D). Wehrheim said the legislators are calling on Congress for direct coronavirus funding while their municipalities face historic financial shortfalls. He thanked Zeldin for working across the aisle and advocating for a bipartisan proposal for the funding that local governments could use for essential services and to offset lost revenues during the ongoing pandemic. Zeldin said while there has been legislation to provide relief for families, small businesses and for state and local governments under the CARES Act, there was still more that needed to be done. He gave the example of the Town of Brookhaven, which was excluded from the last relief package. The congressman said for a town to receive CARES Act funding directly it needed a population of more than 500,000.

Local legislators joined U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R) at a press conference Sept. 14 in Smithtown. Photo by Rita J. Egan

Brookhaven has just under that number. The town had requested $12 million from the federal government, according to Zeldin. “The formula of how that CARES Act money was distributed was very strict to ensure that the money could only be used for COVID-19 related expenses,” he said. “It’s important for there not only to be more funding for state and local governments, but also more flexibility in how that money is spent.” The legislation introduced recently by Zeldin would allow a new formula to disperse relief funding based on population. Under the new

guidelines, if the act is passed, Brookhaven could potentially receive the $12 million. Zeldin said with the new formula half the money would go to the counties based on population and the other half to towns, cities and villages. “It’s very important that if and when Congress provides additional support for state and local governments, that the money that is sent from D.C. to Albany actually makes its way to the constituents represented by the men and women who are here,” the congressman said. During his speech, four protesters jeered

Zeldin as he spoke and held up signs, one of which read, “Lazy Lee Must Go! CD1 Deserves Better!” Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) also spoke at the press conference. He said the pandemic has shut down the economy and the effects will reverberate for the next 100 years. He thanked Zeldin for his help with what he called “a rescue bill.” “Government is no different than the average family,” he said. “Our revenues are down, and we still must provide services. We need some help. We need some leadership.” Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) said since the middle of March towns have provided much needed essential services such as senior centers providing meals for those in need, garbage pickup and public safety agencies patrolling the beaches and parks, which he said may have seen more visitors in the last few months than in the last 15 years. He added that the continuity of services continued without federal assistance and it’s important to remember that the future is unknown with COVID-19. Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy Jr. (R) said the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on every aspect of county and local government functions. “We are on the verge of utter collapse, and without intervention and swift intervention from the federal government, our county government and local governments will no longer exist as we know them here,” the comptroller said. “And guess what? We deserve better. We WASHINGTON Continued on A8

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Student-Athletes Protest to Get Some Fall Playing Time social media campaign. The two spoke at the event along with state Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-St. James). North Shore students say they want to play. Halpin said students were excited after More than a hundred young athletes and Cuomo’s August announcement. their parents rallied in front of 180 E. Main St. “We texted our teammates, we dusted off in Smithtown Sept. 15. The building houses the our gear and got ready to play, something we offices of Section XI, which manages Suffolk were waiting five months to do,” Halpin said. County high school sports. Purpura said she wonders why surrounding states have Last week the athletic figured out how school sports council voted to postpone can continue during the the fall sports season and pandemic but not Long Island. condense all three seasons She added how playing sports to run from January through is good for mental health, June next year. The Nassau serving as an outlet for pent-up County Council of School energy or emotions. She said Superintendents had already many times during a bad day at decided to postpone sports, school she has imagined being both councils citing the on the field, and it’s a way for potential for increased many to express themselves positive cases of COVID-19 like others may do with music as well as the costs associated and art. with meeting coronavirus “There’s more to sports than restrictions at games. The —Jenna Halpin competition, championships decision is contrary to Gov. and making friends,” she said. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) August “It goes way deeper than that announcement stating schools and serves a greater purpose.” could allow certain sports to Fitzpatrick said Cuomo and other state practice and compete starting in September, such as cross country, track and soccer, which officials have stated it’s important to follow have been deemed low to medium risk. Sports the science. “The science has shown that we can do that were originally excluded from a fall start sports and other activities safely,” Fitzpatrick included football and volleyball. The Sept. 15 rally was organized by field said, adding that practices such as social hockey players Carolena Purpura, a 12th- distancing, wearing masks and other safety grader at Harborfields High School, and Jenna protocols can be incorporated so students can Halpin, a high school senior from Locust Valley play sports like they are doing in other states. Fitzpatrick, a former student basketball High School. Halpin started the Let Them Play BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

‘We texted our teammates, we dusted off our gear and got ready to play, something we were waiting five months to do.’

Student-athletes and parents from across Suffolk County showed up at the Section XI offices Sept. 15 to protest the council’s decision to push fall sports into next year. Photos by Rita J. Egan

player, encouraged the attendees to contact their elected officials on the state, county and town levels to put pressure on Section XI to let them play. Athletes from several school districts including Miller Place, Comsewogue, Three Village, Smithtown, Hauppauge, Central Islip and more were on hand. Hauppauge’s Jamie Devine, a 12th-grader who plays soccer and basketball, said if other states are able to practice sports and local students can attend classes in person, she doesn’t understand why Long Islanders can’t participate in sports, especially soccer which is played outside. The high school senior said she played in basketball tournaments in Pennsylvania this summer where everyone wore masks to the games, and everyone was fine. “Not being able to play is really upsetting to me, because I’ve worked hard since I was little and to never get to play again upsets me,” she said. Ward Melville cross country team members Katelyn Giordano, Alexis Bell and Julia Bell said they were training all summer. Finding out they couldn’t compete this fall, they said, was disappointing, especially when last season was cut short and they weren’t able to go to winter nationals or compete in the spring. Miller Place High School senior Jonathan Flannery, who plays football, wrestling and lacrosse, said he feels robbed.

“Everyone has been dreaming of their senior year of football since we were [little], and it just feels so abrupt, and it’s just not right,” he said. “I’ll come back in the middle of the summer just to play a season. I don’t care. I didn’t play my last game yet.”

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Huntington Officials Join Families to Remember Those Lost on 9/11 BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Due to attendance limitations for gatherings during the pandemic, only a few dozen joined town officials Friday at the 9/11 Memorial in Huntington’s Heckscher Park to pay tribute to residents lost 19 years ago. Families of the 43 Huntington victims were invited to the ceremony, while visitors to the park observed the event from outside the event area. Bill Ober, chairman of the town’s Veterans Advisory Board, led the Pledge of Allegiance, while Linda Catania performed the national anthem and Rabbi Yaakov Raskin delivered an invocation.

Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R), Councilwoman Joan Cergol (D), Town Clerk Andrew Raia and Receiver of Taxes Jillian Guthman read the names of 43 residents and first responders who perished in the attacks. Ober and Fred Amore, vice chairman of the Veterans Advisory Board, delivered a bell salute for each victim. After reading the names, each town official placed roses in a vase. The event ended with a moment of silence and Catania singing “God Bless America.” Raia also read a poem titled “Remember the Towers,” which was written by his former New York State Assembly staff member, the late Jack Townsend, and Amore played taps on the electric bugle. — Photos by Rita J. Egan

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Who Decides Reforming Police

When Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) announced the 30-member police reform task force last Wednesday, Sept. 9, there was not much in the way of fanfare for what should be a big moment for the general police reform movement. Like the sound of a flat trumpet announcing the arrival of the king, it did not create any kinds of sensation other than pursed lips and a general groan from the community at large. The news has left people on both entrenched sides of the police debate uncomfortable. One side probably thinks it is a dangerous waste of time, the other believes it to be an attempt at lip service, one piloted by the same people advocates accused of sustaining bad practices within departments. The muted and sometimes hostile response to the new task force is likely due to how long it took the county to actually release its own plans. It has been over three months since Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) released his first executive order mandating that the government actually looks into this. Police reform advocates have hounded his heels since then but the county exec stood mum. Perhaps he, like others, was confused by what the county should have been doing to prepare for what is likely seen as another unfunded mandate from New York State. But this is bigger than that, or at least, it should be. Bellone and other police officials should have been upfront about what they were going to do and how they would do it. At least then they wouldn’t have been in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation as they are now. Especially because without a plan, Cuomo has promised municipalities’ police departments could lose state funding. Suffolk County police officials throughout the entirety of the police debate have touted recent advancements in anti-bias training and department reform that was happening even before Minneapolis man George Floyd was killed at the hands of police. And to say there haven’t been significant efforts would be a disservice to the several notable people within the police department who have strived to increase inclusivity and enact change for the better. Most times, however, it’s better to let the people themselves tell you if that change has been enough, rather than just sitting in the echo chamber that is bureaucracy. The 30-person task force is effectively evenly split between Suffolk County officials/police reps and other religious, racial and community groups. This disparate set of characters plans to hold eight meetings, one for each precinct plus the East End, then using another large survey the county has announced alongside the task force, craft some sort of policy plan. The Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association will of course advocate for no changes to police budgets or personnel. Their leadership has been staunch supporters of Blue Lives Matter rallies and have routinely decried any and all Black Lives Matter protests, even though in the county the vast majority have been peaceful and civil. That’s not to say police don’t have the right to speak up for themselves. We know just how much work goes into serving a community as an officer — from the holidays not spent with families to the danger they put themselves in every day. But we need to listen to communities, especially the large communities of color, for whether they feel police actually treat them the way many of us on the North Shore feel we are positively reflected. We at TBR News Media think there should be a minority report, or potentially multiple minority reports, to go along with whatever result gets crafted before the governor’s April 2021 deadline. That way we can see what was left on the cutting room floor and, more importantly, how either police reps or reform advocates feel things should be done if they had their way. It’s time to stop thinking of this task force as an afterthought and move toward some consensus that leads to real change.

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Road To Voting in Favor of LIPA Settlement To the editor, First, I want to thank you for your excellent news coverage of the Long Island Power Authority vs. Town of Huntington tax certiorari litigation. At this writing, it’s certainly old news that I, along with three other members of the Town Board, voted in favor of the LIPA settlement on Thursday evening, Sept. 3, and that the measure passed with an easy majority. Getting to that point, however, was anything but easy. Since taking office in late 2017, I resisted settling, standing firm for a resolution we could live with, however fully aware that there would be no perfect solution or “winners” in this decade-long ordeal. I believe that stance turned out to be a worthwhile strategy. By forging ahead in court until the eleventh hour, we preserved hundreds of millions of LIPA tax dollars to the Northport-East Northport school district, and to the Town. Had the Huntington Town Board settled in 2013, we would have lost all of that money. What we did this summer, specifically, the Northport-East Northport school board, and the Town Board, was huge in terms of moving the needle in a more favorable direction for our respective and mutual taxpayers. As the clock ticked toward an imminent court decision, one that by all indications, promised to be nothing short of devastating, it was time to act. We had but two choices: to allow a judge to render what we knew would be an adverse decision, or, to take control and decide for ourselves how this story could end. During late June, July and August, the school and town boards collectively pushed and challenged LIPA to help cushion the impact of the proposed reduction of the assessment of the

if’ scenarios harbored by some. Northport Power Plant. Our efforts secured a total of $14.5 The high anxieties and daunting million from LIPA to unknowns visited upon the school district, and, all of us since COVID more recently, $3 million came into our lives has from LIPA to the town — taken a devastating toll something that I directed on far too many, with our Town Attorney still, no clear resolution Nicholas Ciappetta to on the horizon. That pursue — which he is why, among other successfully brought to compelling reasons, the fruition. certainty of a sevenAnd, we averted every year glidepath, followed taxpayer’s exposure to the by five more years of payment of retroactive the same, along with taxes and interest to the numerous provisions tune of $800 million, plus. offering assurances to While no settlement us and to taxpayers, is Joan Cergol is perfect, to date, something thousands of Huntington Councilwoman residents, a majority of Huntington’s terms by far exceed those reached whom call Northport or between LIPA and any other municipality. East Northport home, not only wanted, I know there are people who believe but told me they needed. we should have rolled the dice and played Awakening to the reality that in the end hardball with the power authority, while we opted to settle in no way inspired any others conjured myriad imaginative victory laps on my part. I chose to instead “fixes” to our LIPA problem. remain in quiet contemplation, out of In the final analysis, I for one, was respect for those who felt let down, or worse, unwilling to gamble away our future by the outcome, and also in the knowledge on what, according to my own careful that our majority decision, too, comes evaluation and that of every expert I with consequences. Nonetheless, I remain consulted, amounted to a fool’s errand. resolute that I, and those of my colleagues When making decisions, especially who voted similarly, made the best possible ones of this magnitude, I believe our decision given all considerations. citizens rely on their elected leaders to Looking to the future, as our region’s perform thoughtful and thorough due outdated legacy power plants enter the diligence, including risk management twilight of their years, eventually to assessment, along with the application of be made obsolete by clean, renewable our clearest and most unbiased thinking energy sources, we will need all of the ahead of any self-interest. help we can get from our state elected As for me, this responsibility required leaders to help ease any financial facing the exceedingly stark reality of a impacts felt by our transitioning host catastrophic court decision and not allowing communities. I will be doing my part myself to give way to the attractive lure of to impart that important priority to my fantastical ideas, or, the provocative ‘what elected colleagues in Albany.

Letter to the Editor

A Back-to-School Check List Reopening our schools in the time of COVID-19 leaves many uncertainties, but the one thing that I think we can all agree on is the importance of getting kids back to learning as safely as possible. With 72 school districts in our county, each one responsible for developing their own plan within the framework of the state guidance, there exists a wide range of circumstances, perspectives and

needs that must be considered as schools reopen for the 2020-2021 academic year. During this time, many residents have reached out to my office for direction, especially in light of the critical role that the Suffolk County Health Department plays in working with school districts on the common goal to contain the virus through contact tracing. In an effort to provide families with key information to

successfully return to school, my office has put together a resource list that I hope will serve as an empowerment tool for families as they navigate this uncertain year. To access the list, please visit www. scnylegislature.us/171/William-Spencer. Wishing you all a very happy and healthy school year! William “Doc” Spencer Suffolk County Legislator, 18th District

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Readers, Please Share Stories about Grace in the Community

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ormally, I’d build towards my request, but I know you’re busy. So, here’s the request: please send stories about your observations of graceful actions in our community. When I get enough of them, I’ll put them together in an article. If they keep coming, I’ll put together additional columns. Now, onto the pitch: the challenges of today and in the uncertain times ahead continue to increase even as we are now only a few D. None months away from of the above the countdown to BY DANIEL DUNAIEF 2021. What kind of Halloween will we have this year? What kind of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or, if you’re

a fan of the show Seinfeld, Festivus, awaits? We know we can’t plan for the kinds of things that we used to, like seeing friends and family in large groups, snuggling up close to watch movies or to tell stories of the triumphs of our children or our companies. As of the date of this week’s paper, we have 47 days between now and the election and who knows how much longer between now and when an already-contested national election is actually decided. That means we will hear the word “disgraceful” bandied about as if it were the best way to take down the other side. Democrats and Republicans will call the acts, thoughts and plans of the other side “disgraceful.” While you may agree with one person or party about how your favorite politician’s opponent is, indeed, completely lacking in grace and has ideas, thoughts or expressions that are as close to an abomination as you can imagine, those words and accusations don’t elevate your hero or you, for that matter.

Sure, it feels good to find targets for the frustrations and disappointments of a difficult year. However, during challenging times such as these, how about if we share the grace with which people are handling these challenges? Teachers, principals, janitors and everyone else associated with schools are operating under extremely difficult conditions. Surely you must have seen one of the people in the education world come up with a graceful solution to these maddening moments? Then there are all the people involved in health care, from first responders, to nurses, to doctors. I suspect we could create a wall of stories that reveal the grace under pressure that not only inspired you over the course of this difficult year, but also could inspire other readers looking for positive messages. Police officers, fire fighters and other emergency services workers never know exactly what they’ll face in a day, from a cat stuck in a tree to an unstable domestic violence incident, to an escalating confrontation among protesters

on opposite sides of a boiling nation. The grace some of these people demonstrate can lower the temperature and restore calm and peace. Speaking of grace, religious leaders can and do lead by example, writing sermons and acting with patience and dignity that encourage us to find the best of ourselves. While it’s tempting to write that Mrs. Smith is a graceful teacher, please think about what she does that’s so endearing. When you show us the story, by providing an anecdote about how Mrs. Smith defused a bullying situation or encouraged your daughter to stop sucking her thumb with subtle hand gestures, you are taking our hand and leading us into that socially-distanced classroom full of masked learners. Hopefully, whatever stories you share, if you have the time, will motivate us to follow the examples of others who have found a way, despite circumstances that may seem out of their control, to reveal the kind of grace that soothes the soul and brings meaning to each day.

on the rocky island as fell on London during the Blitz. No business was discussed there because Roosevelt did not want to give the impression that the two were ganging up on Stalin. Churchill, 70 and the oldest, was also accompanied by his daughter, Sarah. The two English-speaking leaders, surrounded by heavy security from both countries, then flew on to Saki, in the Crimea, in separate planes. From there, they set out for the milder climate of Yalta in cars, some 90 miles away. The road was so filled with potholes from bombings that one of the Admirals traveling with Roosevelt complained the ride, which lasted for five hours, “was breaking every bone in his body.” Stalin, 65, made the 1000 mile trip by rail from Moscow. He disliked flying because his only experience had been a white-knuckled flight across the Caspian Sea to the Tehran Conference, the big three’s previous rendezvous. Both he and Churchill were short and stout, with Roosevelt measuring over six feet when standing. Foreign diplomats were surprised by the dictator’s seeming charm, the softness of his voice and how, unlike others, especially Churchill, he often

seemed prepared to listen to what they had to say rather than to speak himself. They concluded the conference liking him. Of the three, he was probably the healthiest. Roosevelt had two main goals that he wished to obtain from the meeting. He was determined to set the architecture for a lasting peace through the creation of a United Nations. And he desperately wanted the Russian military to join in the fighting against Japan when the war in Europe was won, which happened in April. The American casualties at Iwo Jima were huge and foreshadowed the terrible cost in lives of an attack on the Japanese homelands. He achieved both but at a loss of Eastern European countries to the Soviet Union. And as it turned out, the United States did not need Russian help in defeating Japan, although as time went on, Stalin hastened to join the fighting, so as to share in the post-war spoils. The President clearly did not understand the coming power of the atomic bomb, which was dropped on Hiroshima only six months later. There are, according to the author, disconcerting similarities between Stalin and Putin.

A Magic Carpet Escape to 1945

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omehow reading about other troubled times makes for good escapism at this weird COVID-19 period of our existence. I just finished a wonderful, non-fiction, carefully researched book by Diana Preston, “Eight Days at Yalta,” and I recommend it for your next page turner. Even though we all know how WWII came out and how the leaders of the Allies met at Between Yalta in Crimea to work out the you and me details of the BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF war’s conclusion and the postwar map, the story is still fascinating. The characterizations of Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt, their interactions, their motivations

and their deceptions make for riveting reading. And incidentally, those decisions still affect us today. Originally scheduled for the end of 1944, the meeting was postponed until February 4-11 of the following year at Roosevelt’s request. He wanted it to happen after he was inaugurated in January for his unprecedented fourth term. Despite his obvious illness, he agreed to travel thousands of miles in the middle of winter, and he got there via train, ship, plane and limo. He was the youngest of the three leaders, at 63, and would die barely two months later. His fragile condition was noted by many of the participants, and he was accompanied by his only daughter, Anna Boettiger, who tried valiantly to protect her father’s health and help him conserve his energies. Churchill insisted on first meeting Roosevelt at Malta, where the President’s ship, the USS Quincy, delivered him and his entourage to Europe. Though just 17 miles long and nine miles wide, Malta served as a strategic position in the British supply line. As a result, it was subject to constant air raids day and night by German and Italian pilots. Twice the amount of bombs fell

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