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GOP Takes Early Lead in Elections, Though Thousands of Ballots Still Need Counting Election 2020

BY KYLE BARR, RITA J. EGAN AND JULIANNE MOSHER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Capping off months of anticipation, the 2020 election came to a head Tuesday night, though New Yorkers will still need to wait weeks before they know the true outcomes of state and federal races.

As it stands, Republicans have taken an early lead based on unofficial counts of inperson polling numbers by the Suffolk County Board of Elections. Nick LaLota, Republican BOE commissioner, said absentee ballots will start to be tabulated Nov. 10 after the board has had the opportunity to remove the absentee ballots of those voters who also cast a ballot on a machine, and have bipartisan teams compare the signatures on the oath envelopes to the voters signatures on file.

There have been well over 100,000 absentee ballots received in Suffolk County for the three congressional districts alone, and there will likely be more incoming as ballots are received as long as they were postmarked

by Election Day. Election experts have also said those absentee ballots are more likely to favor Democrats.

In one of the most contested races for the NY1 Congressional seat, Lee Zeldin has already moved to declare victory. Zeldin is sitting at 61% of in-person votes while Goroff holds a little under 39%. The Zeldin campaign released a statement declaring victory at 11 p.m. Election Day. “I am deeply honored and humbled that the families of Long Island have entrusted me to continue representing our

As of Nov. 4 Republican Mario Mattera, left, holds a near 30-point lead over his opponent Democrat Michael Siderakis in the race for state Senate in District 2. In the 12th Assembly District, Republican Keith Brown, right, had more than 57% of the vote, while Democrat Michael Marcantonio had more than 42% of the votes. File photos

great Congressional District,” Zeldin said in a statement.

While in-person votes were still to be counted as of Election Day, with the thousands of absentee ballots still to be counted, she stressed it’s still too early to tell winners with any degree of certainty, but added the turnout is a good sign.

The night of Nov. 3, both Suffolk County party committees held online livestream events, rather than the usual election parties held at Stereo Garden in Patchogue for the Republicans and IBEW Local 25 in Hauppauge for the Democrats. The Dems palled around in a short hour-long Zoom call before signing off. The Republicans spent the night taking calls from candidates and committee members, relishing the early polling numbers.

Other congressional races have similarly stalled at a Republican lead. U.S. Rep. Tom

Suozzi (D-NY3) is currently sitting at 47% to Republican challenger George Santos at 53%.

Kim Devlin, a senior adviser to Suozzi’s campaign, said in a statement they believe Suozzi is guaranteed to win.

“It is clear that Tom will win reelection by a substantial margin,” Devlin said. “Democrats hold a 3-1 advantage in the nearly 90 thousand absentee votes yet to be counted and we expect Tom’s margin of victory to be over 20 thousand votes.”

For state Senate in District 2, Republican Mario Mattera held a near 30-point lead over his Democratic opponent Mike Siderakis at 64%-36% Wednesday morning. Mattera said he was grateful for all the volunteers who assisted in the campaign.

“I’m so excited for my community,” he said. “I’m so excited for our families.”

Once in Albany, Mattera, who describes himself as “a middle-of-the-road guy,” said

he will work to repeal the bail reform act and ensure funding for law enforcement.

Continuing to educate the public about precautions to take during the pandemic and helping businesses to open up fully is also on the forefront of his mind.

He added he will continue to work on improving the infrastructure in the district.

Mattera worked with elected officials and community leaders on the revitalization of Lake Avenue in St. James. He said it’s important to secure a sewage treatment plant that will allow for growth in the area and at the same time will protect local waterways.

Siderakis did not respond to request for comment by deadline.

Republican Ed Smyth, who is currently a Town of Huntington councilman, was leading Wednesday morning in the race for state Senate in SD5 with more than 55% of the votes.

Sitting state Sen. Jim Gaughran (D) at 43% is vying for his second term.

“I’m not ready to hang a missionaccomplished banner over my office,” Smyth said. The councilman said he will be watching the results closely as he knows thousands of absentee ballots still need to be counted, and from what he has heard, more Democrats than Republicans requested absentee ballots.

“There’s nothing normal about this election year,” he said.

Gaughran’s spokesperson Marissa Espinoza also said it was too early for anyone to declare victory. “There are nearly 30,000 absentee votes, the majority of which appear to be from Democrats,” she said. “It is vital that every vote be counted. I’m confident that this full count will favor Senator Gaughran.”

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North Shore COVIDpreneurs Open Up Shops/Restaurants During Pandemic

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Many stores, shops and restaurants had to close because of the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide.

Sustaining a business was just too hard, especially

ENDO Ethos: 289 Main St., Huntington Clark and Christine Ruggeri opened their first hemp and CBD storefront in Northport last year. When space in Huntington became available, they knew to jump on it, signing their second lease in November. With the intention of opening their new location in March, COVID hit and halted their plans.

“Who would have ever imagined,” she said.

“We almost backed out of it. When it came time to decide what we were going to do, we decided to go through with it anyway.”

While struggling to keep their other store afloat through e-commerce and local delivery from March until June, the Ruggeris opened their Huntington “dream location” on Aug. 1.

“I think that’s why we were able to survive the first round of quarantine, because people that we didn’t even know were ordering from Osteria Umbra: 197 Terry Road, Smithtown It’s always been chef Marco Pellegrini’s dream to open a fine dining restaurant, and when he found the space in Smithtown over a year ago, he knew it was where he belonged.

A chef from the age of 14, Pellegrini comes from the ancient Italian town of Foligno in Umbria. He and his family moved to the United States seven years ago to partner with another restaurant out on the North Fork. The partners decided to go their separate ways and Pellegrini moved west.

“Everywhere I stopped from Mineola to the south, I was not impressed,” he said.

Then he found Smithtown. He said he visited the area when he first came to the U.S. and was impressed by the family oriented community.

during the unprecedented times of the virus spread then government-mandated shutdowns of most venues and shops.

Despite these massive hardships, several so-called COVIDpreneurs, or people who opened up shop during the pandemic, decided to take a risk during a rather

our website,” she said. “This might be the opportunity for people who don’t want to buy online but feel really stressed or anxious or can’t sleep … there are people who needed this space, and that’s why we decided to do it.”

She added that as they had the space since November 2019, they already had so much invested.

“Then you have to find a way to pay that back without making an income from the space,” she said. “We kind of felt like we had no choice.”

But since they opened, although it’s been tough, the couple said they have been able to sustain their business.

“We’re hoping that post-pandemic, it will pick up again. So, for now, as long as we can stay afloat, meet new people and introduce them to our products, I think that’s the goal,” Christine Ruggeri said.

But right now, the village isn’t as crowded as it normally would be in the pre-pandemic world.

“Huntington depends very much on the bar and restaurant scene,” she said. “With the bar and restaurant scene being so minimal right now, you can definitely feel the impact of that on the street.”

Although the couple are concerned about the upcoming winter, they said it might work out in their favor since CBD, which stands for Cannabidiol, was an explosive market before COVID. “Hemp or CBD might be the thing that people need right now,” she said. “Maybe we’ll actually end up doing better than we thought because this is something that’s so needed.”

bleak time, some putting their livelihoods on the line for the sake of their passions as well as for the community.

While it’s hard to know the future of these new businesses, most owners said not even a pandemic could stop them from realizing their dreams.

“It’s more what I’m looking for,” he said.

Together with his wife, Sabrina Vallorini, and partners — Stephen, Diane and Daniel Bragoli — they signed the contract in September 2019. From that point on, they renovated the whole space, decorated it with marble, chandeliers, wine racks and an open-oven BBQ imported from Italy. Their goal was to open in March.

Although it was an uncertain and scary time, they made the most of it. Pellegrini and his wife took on the renovations themselves, painting the space and completing it at their own pace. The restaurant officially opened Sept. 9, more than six months past its planned date.

But the uncertainty of another virus wave is stressful. “I really want to try and stay open,” he said. “We just have to cross the bridge until the end of COVID right now, and run the restaurant without losing money.”

He’s still hopeful, because he stands behind his brand. Pellegrini said that the food at Osteria Umbra is different than typical Italian — everything is made on-site, from the pasta to the gelato and the authentic Italian cuisine.

“The way we do the food in Italy is little bit different than what we’re doing here in the USA,” he said. “Usually you find more authentication in the city, Long Island there are not too much.”

Druthers Coffee: 1113 North Country Road, Stony Brook Kathryne Piazzola, Zachary Russell and Michael Buchholz had their plans to open a local coffee shop set for some time. Their goal was to open Druthers right across from Stony Brook University in a new center being built, Stony Brook Square.

“We signed the lease three years ago,” Piazzola said. “And we were hoping to open actually in January.”

But there were some construction delays and then the virus hit Long Island. After a few hurdles, they finally opened officially on Aug. 14. With their opening, they had to change their plans a little to fit into the new state health guidelines, like not allowing guests to bring their own glassware while still trying to

be sustainable without many paper cups.

“Nevertheless, we’ve really developed an incredible following of regulars,” Buchholz said. “Everybody who comes by is truly so understanding about the circumstances that makes it so much easier.”

While continuously changing their opening date, and finishing the painting, decorating and preparing, they also had to go through the Paycheck Protection Program. “We knew we were going into it with a limited budget, we had to operate as intelligently as we possibly could,” Buchholz said. “So, navigating federal loan programs was not at all easy, while finding our footing and feeling confident about everything that we had spent three years planning.”

Piazzola said three months later things are running smooth.

“You start talking to people and meeting our guests when they were first coming in,” Buchholz added. “And it just turned out that it’s exactly what people needed. They wanted an experience that felt welcoming and warm, and a bit of hospitality from the heart of a small business that had the human story behind it.”

Even with support from the community, they’re beginning to get a little anxious about the upcoming winter. “Rather than planning for growth in the way that we wanted to do initially, we’re planning for winter that might be a little bit more challenging,” Buchholz said. “There’s still things that we’re wrapping our heads around, but it’s been surprisingly gratifying.”

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Paws of War Presents Service Dog in Training to Combat Vet Sometimes a dog is not just a person’s best friend but a big help in facing daily challenges.

On Oct. 30, Paws of War presented Marine combat veteran Mary McCue with a rescue dog and a comprehensive service dog training program at an event held at Oheka Castle in Huntington. Paws of War provides training free of charge to veterans and first responders.

Sergeant McCue served in the U.S. Marines from 2003-2010. While serving, Mary was on the front line as part of several combat platoons, experiencing traumatic events that would make her transition back to civilian life more difficult.

At the Oct. 30 event, she met her new friend Abby, a yellow rescued lab.

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If the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, LIRR is serious about extending electrification to on behalf of the Long Island Rail Road, will Port Jefferson over this time period, it would be not progress a planning study to look into the included within this report. Gov. Andrew Cuomo feasibility of extending electrification from (D) and the MTA promised that this document Huntington to Port Jefferson, this project may would be made public by December 2019. It is now eleven months late. never be completed in our lifetime.

Extending electrification of the Port Jefferson There is $4 million in real funding from the branch east of Huntington has MTA $32 billion 2015 -2019 been talked about for decades.

Five Year Capital Plan to pay for In the 1980s, discussions took this study. The MTA previously place between the MTA, LIRR, promised that a contract would Suffolk County and various be awarded in the summer of elected officials over which 2019. They are now 15 months branch should be electrified late in awarding a contract. first. The Ronkonkoma branch There is no new recovery was selected over the Port schedule for the contract award.

Jefferson branch.

If the MTA is unable to initiate Without electrification east a planning study, it may be an of Huntington, Port Jefferson indication that this project will branch riders may not have never go forward. a one seat ride to the future Estimated costs for elecLIRR Grand Central Terminal. trification are $18 million per Larry Penner Service is promised to begin mile. The $260 million fundby the end of December 2022. ing provided for electrification Thousands of daily LIRR riders of the 7-mile Central Branch, running east of Hicksville on the Ronkonkoma from diesel territory branches, including those line to Babylon is also on hold. This is due to commuting from stations east of Huntington to the ongoing MTA financial crisis. This capital Port Jefferson, east of East Williston to Oyster improvement would provide additional options Bay, east of Babylon to Speonk and east of for thousands of Babylon riders. They could Ronkonkoma, will still have to change at Jamaica travel from the Central Branch to Jamaica via for travel to the future Grand Central Terminal or the $2.6 billion Main Line Third Track and on Atlantic Avenue to Brooklyn.

Future opportunities for funding to progress to either Penn Station or future Grand Central Terminal by December 2022. Electrification of this project beyond a planning study will be under the Central Branch could also afford creation of upcoming MTA 2025 - 2029, 2030 - 2034 and a new north/south scoot service, running from 2035 -2039 Five Year Capital Plans. The estimated Huntington via Hicksville and to Babylon. If cost will grow over time to $1 billion or more. results from any planning studies are positive, This is necessary to pay for planning, design and the next step would be the environmental review engineering, environmental review, land acquisition process, which would cost millions more. Fund- for construction of power substations, expansion ing would have to be included under the next of commuter parking, potential relocation and/or consolidation of existing stations, new stations and MTA 2025 to 2029 Five Year Capital Plan.

The MTA 2020 - 2040 Twenty Year Long platforms, new electric Multiple Unit car storage Range Capital Needs Plan documents how much yard, new track, third rail and signals. From start money, years or decades will be required before to finish, the project could require 15 to 20 years. each MTA operating agency, including New York Based upon my past experiences on other FTA, City Transit subway and bus, Staten Island Railway, MTA and LIRR projects, I would not be surprised Manhattan Bronx Surface Operating bus, MTA if electrification of the Port Jefferson branch is not bus, Long Island and Metro North Rail Roads have completed until 2040.

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Continued from page A3 For state Assembly, there are some tight and other not-so-tight races.

In the 12th Assembly District, Republican Keith Brown had more than 57% of the vote, while Democrat Michael Marcantonio had more than 42% of the votes Wednesday morning. Brown said while he feels good about the lead but he’s not ready to claim victory yet.

“Every vote is important and has to be counted,” he said. The candidate said his campaign was one based on character and his experience with getting things done, and he was humbled by the support he received from family, friends, the Republican, Conservative and Independent parties as well as law

enforcement organizations.

Marcantonio said he was being patient with results and optimistic for him and other Democrats who are currently trailing. “This is going to look like a very different race in two weeks when all these votes are counted,” he said.

The Democrat said as of Wednesday morning four polling places in the district were not yet counted, and based on conversations his campaign has had with the board of elections and based on other data they have received, there are a little under 13,000 absentee votes that still need to be counted.

Marcantonio is down by 8,000 votes. “The race is far from over,” he said.

The candidate said he knew the race would be a close one, and he congratulated Brown on the strong showing and appreciated the Republican for not declaring victory just yet.

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HACO, established in 2001 by Harborfields alumni and established as a 501c3 not-for-profit organization in 2009, is dedicated to providing families and their children with basic necessities of food clothing and daily living essentials.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, HACO members created a flyer to raise funds and nonperishable food items for donation. Every $20 donated provides all of the “Thanksgiving fixings,” including baked breads, desserts, pies and cookies, to a family in need.

In addition to community donations, Catherine Purcell’s high school mathematics class hosted their own food drive to help benefit those in need. As of Nov. 3, the team has collected more than $1,000 in donations. With the help of Mrs. Purcell’s class,

the club hopes to reach its goal of providing more than 100 meals to Harborfields families this month.

Photos courtesy of the Harborfields Central School District

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Northport-East Northport students find unique ways to celebrate Halloween

Northport-East Northport school district students love celebrating Halloween, and that starts with their in-school activities.

The district encouraged teachers and administrators to find unique ways to continue to celebrate the holiday despite not being able to utilize traditional events, and each school stepped up to the plate with creative activities.

Across all the elementary schools, both teachers and students showed off their best costumes. At Dickinson Avenue Elementary school, PTA members arranged a pumpkin patch for students to take class photos in front of. Kids dressed in all sorts of costumes, from the classic witches to the creative monsters and even a birdhouse costume, stood in front

of the backdrop to show off their look.

Over at Bellerose Avenue Elementary school, students were able to enjoy a Google Meet session with guest Rachel Kempster Barry, local author of “The Ghostly Tales of Long Island.” Barry read a portion of the book to students and they were able to ask questions about her inspiration and writing process.

East Northport Middle School science classes created a pretend crime scene investigation, which was staged to teach students about observation, while Northport Middle School enjoyed some Halloween treats.

While the usual STEM Halloween Night event wasn’t able to take place this year, high

school students stepped up to support their younger peers by developing an interactive Halloween Board. Students and their families could use the board to find various links to different Halloween themed science activities and experiments.

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DeFeo had their art works selected for the “Nightmare on Main Street” art exhibit presented by the Huntington Arts Council.

In its ninth year, this juried exhibit invites students grades 6 to 12 to participate in “Nightmare on Main Street” with art inspired by the theme of Halloween. The art works are on display until Nov. 7.

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Smithtown Woman Discovers Mother’s Secret, New Siblings Through Shared DNA she said the tight-knit family never suspected any other close relations.

On Aug. 4, a month after sending in her This holiday season, many will have more test, Hamm said she read her results and was family members to celebrate with thanks surprised to see she had three half-siblings to popular DNA tests that not only break she didn’t know existed: John, Irene and down a person’s ethnic background but also Elaine. At first, she thought it was a fluke. connect them to people with similar DNA. She said the younger of her new halfThe tests that estimate how two people siblings, Irene, was curious and the two of may be related to each other can sometimes them were texting one day when Hamm was out on the Long Island provide some surprising Sound on her boat. She said results. This was the case she started to realize her for Smithtown resident ‘Of course, that mother may have had an Jennilyne Hamm, who was inspired to take a test little girl inside of affair. Looking at her ethnic background she noticed through 23andMe after her you still wishes she was all Italian instead daughter Isabella had done of mixed with Scottish and so. She said her daughter that she knew.’

German heritage as she was curious about her ethnic — Jennilyne Hamm thought. She gave her twin background, and her results sister her login information turned up some relatives that so she could look over the they didn’t know about. results. It was then when a One of those relatives, John, asked questions to see how they were message from Elaine, one of the newfound related, Hamm said. They couldn’t figure out half-siblings, wrote back, “We’ve known the connection, so they chalked it up to them about our baby twin sisters. We’ve been waiting for you.” being distant relatives.

“It’s turned out to be such a wonderful Hamm, who just turned 50, said when her husband, Erik, didn’t use a test she bought experience,” Hamm said. “Nothing that we ever him, she decided to use it herself. She and asked for or looked for or even knew about.”

While Hamm’s parents and older relatives her twin sister, Karla, grew up in Whitestone with their parents, sister and four older half- are deceased, the new family members have siblings from her mother’s first marriage, and been able to piece together part of the story.

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During the pandemic, Jennilyne Hamm and her newfound siblings, above, have gotten to know each other through Zoom, phone calls and texting. Below left, Hamm and her twin sister Karla through DNA testing discovered their biological father, was John Joseph Schiavo Sr., below right, and not the man Ed who raised them. Photos from Jennilyne Hamm

Elaine said she and John found out from two uncles after their father passed away that there were a set of twin girls from an extramarital affair. Hamm said she discovered that while the father who raised her, Ed, and her mother wanted to have their own children, they had trouble conceiving. Her mother and biological father, John, had an affair, even though no one knows how they met. When her mother got pregnant, she told John she wanted to raise her child with her husband. Hamm said at the time her mother didn’t know she was pregnant with twins.

“John gracefully bowed out and accepted that, and then later found out through the grapevine that it was twins, and he respected my mother’s wishes,” Hamm said. “Of course, that little girl inside of you still wished that she knew.”

Hamm and her twin sister now know that their biological father was married to a woman named Alice, and they had John and Elaine. After the affair with her mother, Hamm said father John then married a woman named Shelley and had Irene.

A 23andMe representative said the company is hearing of more stories like Hamm’s.

“With genetic testing readily available to consumers, we are increasingly hearing stories of families discovering and reuniting with newfound relatives, and of customers finding unexpected results in their reports,” the spokesperson said.

According to the company, the kits are not designed “to help people confirm parentage or find biological parents.” However, the DNA relatives tool, which is optional for customers, provides an opportunity for users to find and

connect with participating genetic relatives.

The company also lists a disclaimer that the tool may lead to finding unexpected relatives.

Hamm said the siblings meet on Zoom and talk and text regularly. With Elaine in Texas, John in Florida and Irene in Colorado, the pandemic has made it impossible for Hamm and her sister to meet them in person.

However, the hope is that in the future the twins can travel to Florida where Irene’s mother Shelley lives near their brother John, and they all can meet there.

Hamm said she loves sharing the story with everybody, and she feels a completeness.

“It’s funny how God works or the world or whatever you believe in,” she said. “That emptiness I used to feel is finally gone.”

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Editorial

Letters to the Editor

A Bulwark of Neighborly Leaning Too Far To the Left Compassion

Here is the rub, we’re in tense, dangerous times. We all feel it, a sense of unease blowing on the wind from who knows where. We don’t know what will come in the weeks following election day Nov. 3.

Absentee voting has been around for years, but the pandemic has caused a new swath of residents looking to vote remote.

In New York state, boards of elections will not even begin to count absentee ballots until Nov. 6, and that process could take weeks to finish, especially if this year’s Democratic primary is anything to go by. Some experts have said we could not see the final results until December.

Due to this, sites like FiveThirtyEight, which often analyses election polling, said New York may initially skew Republican and then edge Democratic as more absentee ballots are counted.

Effectively, as we look at the preliminary results in the days after Tuesday, we have to remember that nothing is set in stone, especially this year.

It’s only fair that every person who voted in this year’s election is counted, no matter which way they may have voted.

Anything else would be undemocratic, and nobody can judge another for deciding to stay home and cast a ballot by mail, especially if they or a person in their family is in the high-risk category for getting COVID-19.

Despite this, President Donald Trump (R) has continually called absentee votes into question, despite the likely fact that many of the people voting for him have cast absentee ballots, and that he himself has voted by mail, specifically by giving it to a third-party individual to return. He has even suggested legal action to mandate only the votes counted by Election Day are applied.

We’ve been trained to want our results election night, but no state has ever fully counted every ballot on the first Tuesday in November. Some states, like North Carolina, are counting absentee ballots that arrive as late as Nov. 12.

And lacking any bombshell reports of vote mismanagement, we have to trust the system. New York’s process double checks each absentee ballot to make sure the person also did not vote in person. Voter fraud remains rare, and multiple states use mail-in ballots as the primary way people can vote in local, state and federal elections.

And what should we expect in those days after? Are we really going to see violence? Will people really accept the outcome of this year’s election? That’s the real question, and as we write this editorial for an issue that comes out two days after the initial results, we cannot say what’s on the horizon.

We urge everyone to stay safe and stay sane. We’re all looking for someone to take the lead in asking for calm, but it seems we should be looking to those in education for a guiding light. Stony Brook University’s new President Maurie McInnis wrote: “While we wait for the results, we are bound to be anxious and tense. Practice patience, extend courtesy and be considerate. When results do come, given the variety of political affiliations that are part of our strength as a diverse community, some are bound to feel elation while others will be disappointed and distressed. I encourage you to reach for empathy. Reach for critical understanding. Reach for the profound combination of caring and intelligence.”

We know tensions will be high, we know the national news will be covering unrest in different parts of the country, but we want to believe our communities have the right mindset to move forward, and that we can stifle the most radical voices with a bulwark of civic mindedness and a sense of neighborly compassion.

Leaning too far to the left will, obviously, cause you, and our country to fall over. Over to a socialist platform, the likes of which has never been experienced in this “great country” before. In the words of Winston Churchill: “Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy.” I am referring to, in part, a prolific writer to this newspaper who touts her “progressive” agenda. Progressive denotes progress and, reading those letters, and those of some other writers, it is blatantly apparent that there is nothing relating to “progress” in their views. What are they progressing toward? It is obvious that the progressive agenda has been to remove President Donald J. Trump [R] by any illegal means possible — check the latest declassified documents — regarding collusion delusions. Of course, they also constantly vilify Congressman Lee Zeldin [R-NY1], because he supports our president.

Is “progress” believing the mostly biased lamestream media, and acting based on their false narratives? Proof positive that a leftist-leaning media is more dangerous to our country than a

virus: After the vice presidential debate, all that I saw from the extreme leftwingers — so-called progressives — on social media forums were remarks and photos of a fly on Vice President Mike Pence’s head. When you’ve lost the debate and the best you can do to save face is try to switch the subject to an irrelevant fly, that says a lot. The debate content was what was important and on that Kamala Harris (D) lost completely. “Just answer the question, Senator Harris,” and stop deflecting and lying to the American people.

In my sometimes-not-so-humble opinion, and my opinions are based on well-researched facts, not delusions: The current “socialist” (former Democratic) party, on a national level, and by no means on a local one, is not my great-grandfather’s party anymore.

It is the Democratic Party in name only. Do the attitudes implied, and the positions taken, by this current “party” align with this writing?

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the

process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped.

Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” — George Orwell, “1984” (the novel, published 1949).

Strange, but it certainly seems like fiction is becoming reality. This is why we have to preserve, and learn about our history, good or bad. Those who condone the taking down of statues are a large part of the problems we face today. And by not condemning it outright, the majority of elected officials in the aforementioned party are condoning it. Cancel culture is more pervasive now than ever and, as we hopefully all know, people uneducated in our history will vote blindly for representatives who, because of their ignorance, can unknowingly repeat its mistakes. Continued ignorance will only exacerbate the problem.

Don’t fall over for fictitious (socialist) promises. The reality is that promises made were promises kept, and not by a lifetime do-nothing politician.

Art Billadello East Setauket

The Sky’s the Limit, Food for Thought It has, over the last eight months of my life, allowed me to experience thoughts and feelings that I never experienced before. So, in words of the musician BobDylan, “The times they are a changin’.”

My reaction to these changing times has resulted in a dramatic change in my lifestyle. This lockdown, which I have chosen to adhere to faithfully, is dramatically different from my usual lifestyle. Ithas been challenging and not easy. That being said, I want to share some thoughts that others may find helpful.

Firstly, the word “behavior,” defines or refers to actions usually measured by commonly accepted standards, is

the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others — and yes “behavior does matter”. It is important to stay focused and aware of how our behavior affects others.

Secondly, the word “character,” is defined as having features and traits that form the individual nature of an individual. Good character, in general, exemplifies people who have traits like integrity, honesty, courage, loyalty, and fortitude. It defines who we are as people, which in turn influences the choices we make in our lives.

So, as we navigate through these interesting, challenging times, I suggest that we focus enthusiastically on these two words, and be aware that

they are powerful words which require constant development by us in this ever changing world we live in. Each of us are an important part of this ongoing development to chose a lifestyle that is healthy for ourselves and in turn healthy for others — to allow humanitarianism, a belief in the value of human life and to lead to humane and benevolent practices and treatment toward others.

This will not only allow us to become better humans, but will endow us with the means to provide assistance to others in order to improve the human condition moving forward.

Paul Feinberg South Setauket

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Opinion Living In a Pandemic-Triggered Time Warp

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’d like to add time to the list of things that have changed during 2020. In addition to our notion of personal space, our concept of public health and our ability to empathize with friends, neighbors and strangers around the world battling against the virus, some of us have a warped sense of time.

My brother calls it a “Groundhog Day” existence, the Bill Murray movie in which each day seems to be a carbon D. None copy of the one before, as time stands of the above still for him while

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF everyone else thinks that one day is a unique part of a continuum.

These days, with so many people working from home and our ventures away from the house fairly limited, our daily existence, even in various phases of reopening, don’t change much, either by month or by season.

Indeed, for many of us, the weekends just mean two more working days from home until Monday. Now, we might not all be working as hard on Saturday or Sunday, but we are wellequipped to get that one additional project done before the week begins.

In addition to forgetting the day of the week, some of us have also developed a less clear connection to the usual merry-goround elements of each year. Birthdays don’t involve the customary travel, we haven’t attended the same seasonal musical concert at school, and we don’t have the annual family traditions or gatherings.

That has meant both an acceleration and a slowdown in the movement of time. I am both stunned and not surprised that it is early November already.

To illustrate my point, I recently reached out to a scientist with whom I chat periodically. Not wanting to go to the same well too frequently, I try to separate my emails and calls by a few months.

Before I wrote to him, I guessed my last contact was about two weeks earlier. In reality, it had been two months since we spoke.

The mismatch between my memory of the interaction and the reality of the time that passed likely came from a host of factors, including the fact that I enjoy his insights, his sense of humor and the information he shares.

Additionally, however, the time warp is a product of the amount of running in place I do on a regular basis, whether that’s chasing down stories or providing updates on the ongoing twists and turns in our coverage of the pandemic.

Without much variability, each day achieves its own familiar rhythm, even if the days and weeks blend together.

For me, this week, with the election, arrived both quickly and not soon enough.

It’s a relief that the attack ads, the cross talk and the vitriol connected with the election will end, even if the parties lining up on both sides of the fence line continue to shout into the wind about each other.

In addition to “Groundhog Day,” I have also pondered the Tom Hanks movie “Cast Away.” When Hanks’ Chuck Noland — wait, I finally get it, Noland, as in “no land” because he’s cast away from his previous life — finally escapes and returns to civilization, I thought we missed out on the incredible opportunity to see Hanks adjust to speaking to people after four years with only a volleyball for companionship.

Once our lives return to some level of normal, I imagine we will all make numerous adjustments, including to the annual journey through years filled with more varied activities and in-person connections with people who live further away.

No President-Elect Yet. What Do We Do Next?

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owever devoutly to be wished, the election results concerning the next President of the United States of America are not yet known. Nor will they be for a good while, it would seem, as the avalanche of mailed ballots needs to be counted and recounted for accuracy. The suspense and anxiety remain.

What can any one of us do?

For starters, we do the obvious.

We wait.

As adults, we know Between we don’t always you and me get what we want

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF when we want it, and that goes for the political world as well.

This year, 2020, will be known as the year we all waited. We are waiting for a vaccine

to save us from COVID-19 too. But while we are waiting, there is a lot we can do.

First, we can calm ourselves down. It does no good to hurl accusations and invectives at each other for believing differently. We are, for better or worse, all Americans, and we will be moving forward from here. As to how we can calm down, I suggest (and it may seem ironic) that we watch and listen to less news. One or two good and brief news reports a day should do nicely. My own preference is CBS News at the top of the hour on my clock radio first thing in the morning and PBS News Hour or the BBC in the early evening. I stress “early” because I don’t want the news to be the last thing I hear before going to bed.

As for the rest of the day, besides the daily efforts to keep life going — from brushing one’s teeth to doing our best job at work and at home — we can use our energies productively instead of shouting into a void.

We can make a big difference on a local level economically and socially. We can donate food, and perhaps even time, if done safely, to local soup kitchens and food banks.

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We can also donate unused clothing and even furniture through the offices of local houses of worship. We can spend a little time on the phone, calling those we love who live elsewhere in this large country, and those who live nearby but are elderly and don’t get out much, to keep relationships vibrant and perhaps share a laugh or two. Sometimes people just need to talk with someone who will listen in order to feel better. It is a merciful thing just to be willing to actively listen.

We can shop locally, especially at this holiday time when store owners depend on revenue gained during the last quarter of the year to keep them in business. By and large, those store owners and their employees are also local residents and the first ones to underwrite educational and sporting events for our children and funds for community betterment. If we don’t want to go indoors because of the risk of contagion, we can call in to the store or restaurant and the merchandise or orders will be brought to the curb. Or we can call and ask what precautions are being taken to ensure safety

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within a store: masks, social distancing, hand sanitizing and so forth to help us decide if we feel safe there. Together we form a tight community and look out for each other.

These are all pretty obvious, but we need to be reminded, especially when there is so much noise abroad. And I will further share with you my personal ways to escape the tumult of our times. Thanks to the marvels of technology, I think of my children and grandchildren as being in the computer room, in a way, where we Zoom with each other regularly.

And I regard my smart TV as a temporary replacement for the plays, musical performances and other cultural events that have of necessity been put on hold.

Netflix and other services allow talented actors to hang out in my family room, available with their performances at the mere flick of a switch. At the moment, I’m watching “Outlander,” a love story couched in time travel. Being transported to a different time can remind us that people have had their challenges whenever they have lived, and by and large survived them.

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