The Times of Huntington-Northport - February 1, 2018

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February 1, 2018

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McNaughton foundation fundraiser going strong after 13 years BY KYLE BARR Bill McNaughton, a retired NYPD officer, army veteran and Centereach resident could hear the party outside the small back room. The music was loud and upbeat, the crowd was hundreds strong and their bodies nearly filled every inch inside Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh. The event attendees were all out there celebrating the life of McNaughton’s son James, an NYPD officer and Army reservist who while stationed in Iraq was killed by sniper fire in 2005. He was 27. “You know what it is, even though we’ve been doing this for years, this is like the first every time,” Bill McNaughton said. “It’s nice, but it brings back everything. And you know everybody else goes home tonight, but it stays with us.” Pictures of his son, known to most as Jimmy, were hung out on the dance floor and on televisions around the room. Every year since January 2006, half a year from when he was killed, family and friends have come together to celebrate his life and raise money for veteran aid groups. “Jimmy, he’s still helping guys today,” McNaughton said. “That’s what this is about,

he’s still helping his men. All those people out there show how he touched so many lives, and as a father you can’t ask more than that. It is an honor to see it.” The annual event honoring McNaughton marked its 13th anniversary Jan. 27. The donations from sponsors helped raise money for nonprofits Wounded Warriors Project and PTSD Veterans Association of Northport. Jimmy McNaughton graduated high school in 1996, and having early enlisted, immediately joined the Army. When he returned home after being honorably discharged, he joined the reserves and the NYPD, where both his dad and stepmother worked as officers. He helped in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and was sent oversees with the reserves in 2004 and 2005 — he was killed in August of that year. The event was created by the veteran’s childhood friends, including Vincent Zecca, who worked to ensure the memory of his friend was never lost. “We tried to think of something that he would want,” Zecca said. “He wouldn’t want us to be somber and hold a traditional benefit, he would want something that everyone could enjoy.”

At top, Michele and Bill McNaughton lost their son James, in photos, in 2005. He was killed in Iraq by sniper fire. Above, friends Eric Wiggins, Anthony Palumbo, Vinny Zecca and Danny Leavy celebrate the life of their childhood friend.

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McNaughton’s stepmother Michele agreed it’s a celebration that further strengthens her son’s memory and memorializes his story. “Jimmy wouldn’t want people to cry in the corner, that’s just not how Jimmy was,” she said. “He always had a goofy smile on his face. I’m not going to say it’s easy for Bill or myself or even his friends — it’s hard to keep yourself together, and it doesn’t get any easier with time — but Jimmy was a really fine and funny kid, always laughing, he was never down in the dumps. This is how we remember that.” The deejay, Michael Paccione, was a childhood friend of McNaughton. One of the bands that played two sets, Plunge, has donated its time for several years. The band was joined by New York Shields Pipes & Drums, which played “Taps” on ceremonial bagpipes. Attendance at the event has remained consistent at the 1,000-person mark over the last few years. Eric Wiggins, another longtime childhood friend, saw McNaughton as one of the most loyal people he ever knew. “He would do anything for you,” he said. “We’re all one big group of friends, and doing this like this, with this party, and how many people come, just shows us returning

that loyalty.” Lou Puleo makes the photo slideshow, and mixes them up every year. “He was the selfless type,” Puleo said of his old friend. “He was the type of guy that when he was overseas, he would get care packages, but if there was something good, he would give it out to everybody.” Brothers Mike and Ross Borello grew up across the street from the McNaughtons. They remember their neighbor as the youngest kid of the group, always up for playing outside. “I don’t get to see these guys too often,” Ross Borello said. “So I love coming here every year. The montage and slideshow at the end brings it all back. It shows just how much he did for our country.” Bill McNaughton said not a day goes by he doesn’t think about his son. He has Jimmy’s face tattooed on his arm so when he shakes a person’s hand, they just might ask who he is. His name and likeness are also stenciled in both his large Army Humvee and his ’69 Chevelle. “I remember that colonel walking on my lawn,” he said. “That’s my way of dealing with it. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do any of that stuff. You know how I deal with it? I take that Humvee and I drive.”

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Walt Whitman Birthplace may owe county $21K

BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County is seeking more than $21,000 in repayments from the nonprofit Walt Whitman Birthplace Association after an audit allegedly found multiple issues with its financial practices. Suffolk Comptroller John Kennedy (R) performed an audit of the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association, a nonprofit organization that operates the state historic site and interpretive center in Huntington Station, after receiving an anonymous hotline complaint and tips from people he described as “those familiar with its operation.” The Jan. 19 report alleged the birthplace association overbilled the county by $24,365 in 2015. “I have the utmost respect [for nonprofits]; they put in a tremendous amount of hours for benefit of the local community and educational community,” Kennedy said. “There is also a select segment who seem intent on gaming the system.” The comptroller said he found it “absolutely horrendous” the organization’s executive director doesn’t keep time sheets or oversight of employee hours, which were byproducts of the audit. Kennedy said despite selling tour tickets and running a gift shop, the organization had no point of sale system or manual bookkeeping. He said his staff also found an active credit card still in the name of a former trustee. “We have a curator who was submitting his hours on the back of looseleaf paper,” he said. “It’s crazy, absolutely crazy.” The association receives roughly half of its funding through Suffolk’s hotel motel tax, which sets aside 8 percent of the tax revenue for “the support of museums and historical societies, historic residences and historic birthplaces.” The organization receives 1.5 percent of that 8 percent set aside, under county law, for a total of $138,789 in 2015. “We had hoped this would be a collegial and cooperative enterprise when they said they would audit us,” said William Walter, president of the organization’s board of trustees. “We thought we would find some improved procedures and not this type of report where they want to take money back from us that we need to run our programs.” Kennedy said the nonprofit has 30 days to come up with a plan to repay the funds. In response to the county, the organization has admitted to overcharging more than $2,000 in expenses but disputed most of the audit findings. Walter said Executive Director Cynthia Shor is a salaried employee, not subject to time sheets under state law. The $2,587 disallowed by the audit for paid lunches to its parttime staff has been a standing company policy, according to the board president. “We have no health insurance for employees, no pension, no benefits, no vacation,” he said. “The one thing we thought we could give them was a paid lunch hour, which is a half hour.” The nonprofit board president also pointed to several policy changes enacted since 2015. An audit committee was formed in September 2017 to provide oversight of the organization’s finances and a point of sale system has been installed in recent months. That credit card in a former trustee’s name Walter said is slowly being paid off so the organization can close it out and replace it with a debit card. The comptroller said he will be forwarding the county’s audit both to Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (D), as both provide funding to the organization. Huntington spokesman A.J. Carter confirmed the town gave $21,000 to the birthplace in 2017, an amount that has remained consistent since 2015. Walter said the organization has hired an attorney, Melville-based Tenenbaum Law, to defend itself against the county’s allegations. “We’d rather not have to take it to court or get into an adversarial position with them,” he said.

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Plan to demolish Valencia Tavern splits generations BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A proposal to demolish Valencia Tavern to create a mixed-use complex is dividing Huntington residents by their generation. The Town of Huntington has temporarily stalled a developer’s proposal to demolish the more than 100-year-old Wall Street bar in order to build a threestory building with retail storefront and apartments in Huntington Village. Conceptual plans submitted to the town last November by the developer, 236 VT Wall Street LLC, call for 7,840-square-foot retail space with a total of 24 apartments on the second and third stories. This would require the developers to acquire more than 9,000 square feet of town land along West Shore and Creek roads in Huntington. As an alternative, the developer also put forth a plan to redevelop without purchasing the town land for a smaller retail space, but the same number of apartments. To move forward, the developer would need a number of variances approved for a 13-to-15 parking space deficit, mixed-use zoning, building above the two-story height restriction and possible vision obstruction. James Margolin, a Huntington-based attorney who represents the developer, said they received a letter of denial from the planning board in January. “We hope to acquire the surplus town land and move forward with the application,” Margolin said, saying there is no set time frame to submit plans to Huntington’s Board of Zoning Appeals. The proposed plans have divided the community between those calling for the building’s historic preservation and those seeking affordable housing. A copy of an online petition titled “Save the Valencia Tavern” was presented by Bob Suter to the Huntington town board Jan. 23 in an effort to save what he called one of the town’s most iconic taverns. “Now this historic establishment, the one-time haunt of famed Long Islanders like Billy Joel, is being threatened by developers,” Suter read from the petition. “They want to tear down the Valencia and build yet another generic mixed-use property in its place. We feel that demolishing the Valencia would do irreparable harm to the fabric of the community.” Calls to save the tavern were met by opposition from younger residents, millennials who currently work and play in Huntington hoping one day to call it home. Dan Busci, a Huntington native, returned to the area after graduating from the University of Vermont with a degree in green building design and sustainable development looking for such apartments. “I’ve looked at apartments around Huntington where I want to live and work,” Busci said. “The high prices have dissuaded me and made it impossible for me to move out.” He encouraged the board to allow the developer’s plans to move forward and pushed for construction of a green, energy-efficient building in its place. “Huntington Village has enough bars, what we really need are rental apartments,” Nicole Hoyt said. Hoyt, a 24-year-old graphic designer, said she has an hour to hour-and-a-half commute daily to her job in Huntington after an unsuccessful hunt for an affordable apartment in town. “I wish people opposing this new development would take a step back and consider the progression of the community as a whole,” she said. “To pass on this opportunity would be a mistake.”

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Supermarket donates plastic bag fee to Huntington Hospital BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

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A Fort Salonga business owner has found a way to put a positive spin on one of Suffolk’s newest mandated fees for the Huntington community. Charlie Reichert, owner of IGA Fort Salonga Market, announced Jan. 25 that he will be donating all proceeds from the county’s new 5-cent fee for plastic bags to benefit Huntington Hospital and Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport. He is calling for other business owners to do the same. “It came to me when people were really complaining about the plastic bag, ‘Why are you charging a nickel? Why are you getting the money?’” Reichert said. “That gave me the idea, why don’t we give the money to charity.” The new 5-cent fee, approved by the Suffolk County Legislature in September 2016, applies to the single-use plastic or paper bags provided by cashiers at the end of a sale and used to carry goods from the store. Reichert who owns five IGA supermarkets in Bayville, Fort Salonga, Greenport, East Northport and Southold, said he’s already seen a 50 percent decrease in consumer use

A woman purchases a plastic bag at IGA Fort Salonga Market. of single-use plastic bags since Jan. 1. “It’s amazing how people are walking in with the reusable bags again,” the supermarket owner said. He noted his stores gave away 3,000 reusable bags in January. Reichert said he expects the nickel surcharge to generate approximately $6,000 to

$7,000 a month for charity. Dr. Gerard Brogan, executive director of Huntington Hospital, said the funds will be used to help toward building and renovating the hospital’s facilities — most immediately, the hospital’s maternity ward. “It’s kind of a double privilege for me

as a doctor who works at Huntington Hospital,” said county Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport), who sponsored the initial legislation. “Huntington Hospital is a hospital I’ve called home, where I’ve worked for 20 years. Their mission is to improve the community. It’s a perfect match.” Suffolk Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) said he has reached out to other stores in his district to discuss the initiative. Trotta said he’s gotten ShopRite locations in Hauppauge and Patchogue to support the cause, donating proceeds of the fee to Hauppauge-based Long Island Cares, specifically to benefit local veterans in need. He’s currently in conversations with several big-box retailers including Walmart, Target and CVS. “I hope it spreads like wildfire,” Trotta said. “I think this has the potential to put millions of dollars in local Suffolk County charities.” When asked if this charitable initiative would work well with the law’s original intent of reducing plastic waste in our environment, both Trotta and Spencer called the situation a “win-win.” “If this fails, it means people aren’t purchasing plastic bags, which is a win,” Spencer said. “If there is a lot of money and it’s going to charity, it’s also a win.”

EDUCATION Students design LEGO robots to solve water quality issues BY KAREN FORMAN

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If you ever thought LEGOs were only children’s toys, creative students may cause you to think twice. Students from across Long Island gathered at Great Hollow Middle School in Nesconset to compete in FIRST LEGO League qualifiers last month. FIRST is short For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. More than 75 teams from Nassau and Suffolk counties took on the challenge Jan. 20 and 21 of designing and building their own robot using a LEGO Mindstorms kit that they could pilot to perform a series of missions. The tournament focused on hydrodynamics, where students ages 9 to 14, had to identify a problem in the human water cycle and find a solution. “We heard about FIRST LEGO League through the Greenlawn library,” said Beth Rumore, a coach for her Greenlawn-based team called Harborfields. Her two sons, Gavin and Trey, are both members of the group. Rumore said some members of the team have been participating in FLL for four years, but this was the first time she said they really came together as a team. The group has met on Monday nights for an hour and a half since September. “We even got to go on a tour of the Greenlawn Water District, where we learned, among other things, that the rainwater from 1938 is first getting into our system now — that it takes 90 years for rainwater to filter down,” Rumore said. There are three Greenlawn teams par-

ticipating in this year’s FLL, according to the coach. The other two teams, the OMS Tornadoes and the Hydro Heroes, are competing in the Mineola qualifier Feb. 3. Each of the teams competing in the Nesconset event identified different problems in the human water cycle to tackle. The RoboRogues, a team from The Laurel Hill School, a private school and daycare located in East Setauket, did a presentation to raise awareness about oil spills and the impact they have on the ocean and marine life. Stephanie Stern, one of the event managers said that some of the teams competing will win an award but not move on to the championship or vice versa. “A team can win an award for having a good robot, a good project or good core values,” she said. “The children learn that friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and that helping one another is the foundation of teamwork.” Stern said FIRST LEGO has coined the phrase “coopertition,” which it hopes student competitors will come to understand. It means, “displaying unqualified kindness and respect in the face of fierce competition. It means that teams can and should help and cooperate with each other even as they compete,” according to the event manager. The Jericho-based RoboFalcons is one of the experienced teams that are expected to advance to the FLL Championship tournament, scheduled for March 4 at Longwood High School. In 2017, the RoboFalcons took second place for robot performance at the championships.

Currently, there are more than 190 teams in Nassau and Suffolk that take part in this international program. In addition to FLL, there are two programs at the high school level — the FIRST Robotics Competition for students in grades nine to 12 and FIRST Tech Challenge for grades seven to 12 — in addition to the FIRST LEGO League Jr. for students in kindergarten to fourth grade. “At the end of the day, it’s not just about winning,” said Colby Kusinitz, 16, a student volunteer who also competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition. “This competition opens the doors to other things. We make so many friends and connections here.” Those interested in learning about FIRST LEGO and joining or starting a team should visit www.sbli.org or email info@firstlongisland.com.

At top, Students prepare for FIRST LEGO League competition in Nesconset Jan. 20, with robots, pictured above.

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LEGALS Notice of formation of ROYALTY LASH BAR, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of New York SSNY on Dec 4, 2017. Office located in Suffolk. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy any process served against the LLC 315 Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington NY, 11746. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 966 1/4 6x thn Notice of formation of Strategic Risk Management LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on November 28, 2017. Office located in Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against Strategic Risk Management LLC P.O. Box 20344 Huntington Station NY 11746. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of Skinsavvy, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/21/2017. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 11 Larkin St, Huntington Station, NY, 11746. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of SMNEWTON LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/22/2017. Office location, County of Suffolk. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 4 Orchid Ln., Commack, NY 11725. Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of formation of 315 Orinoco LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 12/13/2017. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 85 Ralph Avenue, Copiague, New York 11726. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE FOR FORMATION of a limited liability company (LLC). The name of the limited liability company is 659 MONTAUK LLC. The date of filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State was January 4, 2018. The County in New York in which the office of the company is located is Suffolk. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to The LLC, 5 Darby Drive, South Huntington, NY 11746. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York.

Notice of authority of Foley Carrier Services, LLC to do business in State of New York. Application for authority filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Jan 22, 2018. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to Cogency Global Inc.: 10 East 40th Street, 10th Fl., New York, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 85 2/1 6x thn

POLICE BLOTTER Incidents and arrests Jan. 20–26 Crash and dash

On West 21st Street in Huntington Station, at around 10:55 p.m. Jan. 20, a 31-year-old man from Huntington Station driving a 2004 Nissan Armada was allegedly involved in an unreported car accident, wherein he crashed into two unidentified parked cars, police said. He was arrested and charged with driving while impaired.

Cannabusted

At around 6:40 p.m. Jan. 20, a 21-year-old woman from East Northport was allegedly burning marijuana in open view on Sweet Hollow Road in Melville and in possession of cannabis oil, according to police. She was arrested and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

License suspended

A 46-year-old man from Bay Shore was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima on West 22nd Street in Huntington Station Jan. 20 at around 3:20 p.m., when he was pulled over and allegedly found to have a suspended license, police said. He was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Dangerous driver

At around 9:10 p.m. Jan. 22, a 33-year-old woman from Lindenhurst was allegedly driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee recklessly on Route 110 in Huntington Station. Police said the woman was allegedly found to be intoxicated when she was pulled over. She was also allegedly in possession of cocaine. The woman was arrested and charged with reckless driving, aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, driving while intoxicated and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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Police said an unknown person allegedly stole an impact drill, a hammer and a saw, all from Home Depot on New York Avenue in Huntington Station at around 6 a.m. Jan. 20. The incident was reported Jan. 22.

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At Macy’s on Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station, an unknown person allegedly ran out with 10 pairs of Adidas jogging suits at around 6:25 p.m. Jan. 25, police said.

Pretty larceny

Police said a 48-year-old woman from Northport allegedly stole perfume from Lord & Taylor on Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station at around 6:40 p.m. Jan. 26. She was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

Food shopping

Police said at around 1:40 p.m. Jan. 25, a 27-year-old man from Brooklyn allegedly stole a shopping cart full of groceries from Stop & Shop on Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

Home break-in

A 25-year-old man from Huntington Station allegedly broke the rear window of a home on West 11th Street in Huntington Station Jan. 24 at around 3:30 a.m., according to police. He was arrested and charged with criminal mischief.

Unlawful driving

At around 9:10 a.m. Jan. 22, a 48-year-old man from East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania was allegedly driving a 2017 Ford pickup truck north on County Road 35 in Huntington without a license, according to police. He was arrested and charged with thirddegree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Vendetta against a vehicle

The passenger side of a 2016 Hyundai was allegedly intentionally damaged with a 2-foot scratch on New York Avenue in Huntington Station at around 9 p.m. Jan. 25, according to police. The incident was reported Jan. 26.

Smashed window

An unknown person allegedly broke the window of a 2003 Toyota parked in front of a home on Main Street in East Northport at around 10:50 p.m. Jan. 26.

Burglary

According to police, at around 1:04 p.m. Jan. 25, an unknown person allegedly stole 18 Burberry shirts worth more than $1,000 in total from Bloomingdale’s on Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station.

Where’s your license?

A 55-year-old woman from Baldwin drove a 2015 Nissan with an allegedly suspended license on New York Avenue in Huntington at around 9:20 a.m. Jan. 24, according to police. She was arrested and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle. — COMPILED BY KEVIN REDDING

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Blue Devils track on cusp of new era In other action •Sophomore Gary Barash was welcomed into the over-40 club when he tossed the shot put 40 feet, 6 inches. The effort was good for third place and a bronze medal. •In the varsity weight throw, Sam Bergman improved his personal best to 53-04, which gave him second place and a silver medal. Junior Eric Sands finished in 10th place with a toss of 4206.25 feet. Bergman’s weight throw ranks him No. 1 in Suffolk. Bergman later tossed the shot put 45-06.50. •Levi Leach threw the weighted ball 44-10 feet and Sands tossed it 43-05.25 feet. •Freshman Aidan Heller competed in the freshman mile, running a personal best time of 5:01, coming close to reaching his goal of breaking the five-minute mark. •Sophomore Justin Stevens ran a personal best in the 800-meter run, finishing in 2 minutes, 6 seconds, narrowly missing a medal. City’s Medgar Evers made a move while at the same time Joseph was making his. Joseph passed both Roberts and Miller and outlasted them to the finish line, crossing the tape in a New York No. 1 freshman time and new freshman meet record of 51.76 seconds. Joseph is No. 3 overall in Suffolk. Joseph later earned another gold medal and etched his name in the record books once more. He teamed up with Melendez, Turner and Youngblood in the 4x200 freshman relay to make history. “What a race,” Wilson said about the relay. Leading off and giving the Blue Devils a clear lead was Youngblood, who handed off to Turner. He increased Huntington’s advantage before passing the baton off to Melendez, who maintained a 60-meter lead over the rest of the field. Melendez

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Ron Wilson likes to travel and put the athletes on his team to the test. So the Huntington boys’ track and field coach loaded his squad on the bus and made an early Saturday morning trek to the Ocean Breeze Invitational at Staten Island, where some of the most talented teenagers in the northeast converged for an all-day competition. Wilson believes that by having his athletes constantly challenging themselves they will train harder and learn to compete like champions. Put simply: they will rise to every occasion. The Blue Devils program is on the cusp of a new, successful era with an array of young talent. “Just a couple of weeks ago, our underclassmen won the Suffolk County freshman title in dominant fashion,” Wilson said. “We wanted to see just how good our freshmen were, so we entered this unique meet that featured other great freshmen from the northeast region.” First on the track in the 55-meter dash was eighth-grader Josiah Melendez and true freshmen Jason Turner and Nasir Youngblood. Youngblood won his heat in 7.01 seconds and Turner took his heat in 7.03. Melendez placed a photo-finish second in 7.25. While Youngblood and Turner both secured spots in the finals, Melendez just missed. In the finals, Turner finished in second place in a personal best of 6.91 and Youngblood was fifth in 6.94. “It was an exciting race to see,” Wilson said. Freshman Mekai Butts was also impressive, shining in shot put. The teen reached the finals in the event, placing third with a throw of 38 feet, 07.75 inches. Back on the track, Huntington’s freshmen runners continued to earn medals. In the 800 run, Isaiah James ran an impressive 2:08.59 to capture a bronze medal in a race that featured 64 runners. Anthony Joseph entered the freshman 400 dash, the budding Blue Devil faced off against top ninth-graders from New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Joseph broke second behind Henry Miller of Conestego in Pennsylvania. Jahi Roberts of New York

Huntington’s 4x200-meter relay team members Jason Turner, Nasir Youngblood, Anthony Joseph and Josiah Melendez porudly display their race baton after coming in first and breaking the meet record. had a perfect exchange to Joseph, who crossed the finish line in a time of 1:35.27. “This time beat out the record of Coatseville High School of Pennsylvania of 1:37.42 that was set last year,” said Wilson, beaming with excitement. “The announcer said that their time would have beaten the sophomores, whose best time of the

day was 1:35.93 by East Meadow. It was a great meet and certainly worth going to.” The Blue Devils are prepping to compete in the county championships Feb. 6 and state qualifiers Feb. 12. Both meets will be contested at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood. — HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School

Elwood-John H. Glenn senior Nathaniel Larkins has commited to the United States Military Academy at West Point and signed to finalize his decision. Larkins will be playing football for West Point’s Division I football team during his time there. Athletic Director David Shanahan welcomed all in attendance, and thanked them for being there for Larkins’ special day, congratulating him for all of his hard work before, during and after school that brought him to this moment. “The duty, honor and dedication you’re going to learn at West Point is going to last you a lifetime,” Shanahan said, “We wish you the best of luck in the future.”

Coach of the year

Elwood-John H. Glenn boys soccer coach Lou Hanner was recently awarded the Section/Region 1 Coach of the Year award by the The National Federation of High Schools. Hanner is one of 11 coaches throughout New York that received sectional awards for the 2016-17 school year. Coaches nominated and awarded the honor have outstanding coaching records, display dedication to their sport and their community and have been serving as a coach for their district for many years. “We are extremely proud of Lou for all his hard work and dedication to our students,” said Athletic Director David Shanahan.

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America: a nation of immigrants

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Health care remedy In the wake of a political battle that characterized 2017, it appears solutions for potentially improved and more affordable health care may be on the horizon. While federal lawmakers bicker over the Affordable Care Act, three corporations are teaming up to resolve the issue for their employees. If the companies are successful in creating an effective health care system, it’s possible their idea could benefit all Americans. Online retailer Amazon, holding company Berkshire Hathaway and bank JPMorgan Chase issued a press release Jan. 30 announcing plans to start an independent health care company. The statement provided little detail about the joint venture except that “the initial focus of the new company will be on technology solutions that will provide U.S. employees and their families with simplified, high-quality and transparent health care at a reasonable cost.” The hope is that it will balance rising health care costs with enhanced patient satisfaction and outcomes. The release also mentioned a desire to transition away from a profit-based health care system. After the announcement of the initiative, stock prices of major health insurance companies dropped, and rightfully so. If it expands in the future, the new partnership may create much-needed competition in an arena fraught with overpricing, complicated procedures and an abundance of paperwork. Competition is always a good thing. It prevents medical costs from being controlled by just a handful of insurance providers, and in an important area like one’s health, everyone should have coverage options that will ensure receiving the highest quality of care possible. “The ballooning costs of [health care] act as a hungry tapeworm on the American economy,” said Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffet. The joint venture also creates opportunities for other employers to join forces with the giants, or attempt to come up with their own answers to provide better health care options for their workers. But this isn’t the first time a corporation has become involved in health care. In December, CVS Health bought health insurance giant Aetna for $69 billion with a similar goal — to remake the consumer health care experience and build a health care platform around individuals. In an era where many Americans fear that one accident or illness will drastically alter their financial future — because they can’t afford health insurance to assist with potentially high medical expenses — the idea that legitimate solutions are being sought is refreshing. What’s even more uplifting is that these companies understand the importance of their employees being able to afford health insurance and, in theory, politics will be held out of the discussion. Considering all three corporations have enjoyed immense successes in their respective fields, the potential for innovative ideas from the three giants is exciting. We look forward to seeing if the private sector can produce what elected officials were stuck in the mud trying to accomplish all of 2017.

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Donald Trump and his followers are intolerant of one of the basic characteristics of our country: immigration. America is a nation of immigrants and the descendants of immigrants, as all of us surely must realize. I dug up a few quotes from famous American leaders, both Republicans and Democrats — words that reassert the idea that immigration is one of the outstanding aspects of our nation. George Washington: “I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong. … Let the poor and the needy and the oppressed of the Earth … resort to the fertile lands of our country and there dwell in peace.” Ronald Reagan: “Anyone, from any corner of the world, can come to live in the United States and be an American.”

Thomas Jefferson: “Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this one, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your right to join us in our society.” Franklin D. Roosevelt: “Remember, remember always that all of us … are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” Thomas Paine: “The United Sates should be an asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty.” Lyndon Johnson: “The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources — because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.” Mitt Romney: “We are a nation of immigrants … the children and grandchildren and greatgrandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, those who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in that place called

America could be better.” John F. Kennedy: “Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life.” George W. Bush: “It says something about our country that people around the world are willing to leave their homes and leave their families and risk everything to come to America. Their talent and hard work and love of freedom have helped make America the leader of the world, and our generation will ensure that America remains a beacon of liberty and the most hope-filled society this world has ever known.” Will Donald Trump and his followers ever cease to ignore or downplay or degrade or oppose the fact that America is a unique nation of immigrants and the descendants of immigrants, “yearning to breathe free”?

Elio Zappulla Stony Brook

LIBI CEO on LIPA overtaxation When the Long Island Power Authority decided to study Long Island’s four soon-to-be obsolete power plants last year, they did all of Long Island a favor. For more than five decades, the overwhelming majority, 98 percent to be exact, of utility customers have been footing the bill and subsidizing four school districts that surround the Northport, Port Jefferson, E.F. Barrett and Glenwood Landing power plants. If we continue on this trend, the taxes on these overtaxed power plants will exceed $2 billion over the next decade. That overtaxation has been central to litigation that

has been ongoing since 2010, as it benefits roughly 20,000 electric customers, at the expense of PSEG Long Island’s other 1.1 million. Port Jefferson, for example, has a school tax mill rate 76 percent below the Town of Brookhaven’s average, while neighboring school districts receive no benefit from LIPA’s overpayment of property taxes on the Port Jefferson power plant. The plant is so overtaxed it’s as if there are 20 power plants in Port Jefferson rather than one. Instead of paying for other people’s school taxes, we should be better spending this money on reducing our electric rates, invest-

ing in clean energy and storm hardening the electric grid. Let’s face it: The energy landscape on Long Island is changing for the better. And these plants are worth less each year, with their use forecast to decline up to an additional 70 percent by 2030. These host communities deserve taxes based on fair tax assessments. And the other 1.1 million customers deserve to pay no more than their fair share of school taxes for the communities hosting the plants.

Mitch Pally Chief Executive Officer Long Island Builders Institute

Be the change you want to see Over the past week, I was given the opportunity to reach inside myself and live out those qualities that I thought made America great and makes Americans human: compassion, love, empathy, joy, respect, integrity, humility and courage. I had the opportunity to kick off the Town of Brookhaven bucket challenge campaign, putting together emergency cleanup buckets for those whose lives are destroyed by natural disasters in our country. Then we had the Women’s March rally in Port

Jefferson Station, showing what democracy looks like, featuring women standing up and taking their share of responsibility for this country. We also started our sixth annual flash mob campaign to stand up against abuse/violence against women and girls. I am grateful that I’m given these opportunities to be who I’m meant to be, and I think that’s what this country is all about. Wait, you couldn’t get involved because you’re too busy working, paying bills, worrying that your parents are going to lose their

Medicare or if your children and family will have health care or can even afford a health crisis? Or how you will afford to send your child to college? Or how you will pay your mortgage given this new tax “cut?” Or if your pension and Social Security will be there when you need it? All while the billionaires and corporations live on easy street. Is that what we’re here for? Who are we? We can do better.

Kathy Greene Lahey Organizer 2018 Women’s March LI Port Jefferson Station

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RIP dairy: Thanks for the mint chip memories

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heese, milk, butter, ice cream, yogurt. You were all such good friends. I was lucky to have known you at all. Long ago, I developed an intolerance for you. It’s not as if you’d kill me but, let’s just say, you’d incapacitate me for a prolonged and agonizing period of time if I ever decided to ignore all the earlier experiences and indulge again. That doesn’t mean, however, that I can’t appreciate the quality time we shared together, the memories you embedBy Daniel Dunaief forever ded in my taste buds and in my satisfied stomach. I’ll start with the unexpected. Yes, you, in the corner, looking all innocu-

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ous. Stand up custardy yogurt and let me recall the smooth, cool feel and consistent taste. My favorite was banana, even though I lost the secondgrade spelling bee when I thought there had to be an extra “n” in there somewhere. Someone with as many vowels as there are in the name Dunaief should have recognized the superfluous nature of consonants, but alas I was too young. Then there’s macaroni and cheese. The soft noodles and almost too-sweet cheese was like a warm, sweet bath for my mouth. After throwing snowballs at my brothers or coming in from the walk along Mud Road from Gelinas on a rainy day, the hot mac and cheese revived me enough to break out my homework and try to figure how to find a second derivative or identify feldspar (a rock-forming mineral). Then there’s that tall carton of milk. How awesome were you with Oreos and chocolate chip cookies? I’d dip the cookies deep into the milk, hoping they’d break apart. At the

end of that refreshing glass, I’d have a blend of cookie crumbs supersaturated in milk at the bottom. I tipped the cool glass toward my mouth and let those mushy morsels land gently on my unfolded tongue. And then there’s ice cream. After a movie at Stony Brook Loews, I’d sit with my buddies at Friendly’s on Route 347 and wait as patiently as I could for everyone else to figure out what they wanted. I pretended to read the menu, particularly when I was on a date and was considering what to say next, but the choice was always the same: the mint chocolate chip sundae. During cold winter days, particularly after a day of skiing with my family — who were patient enough for me to stop getting frustrated when I fell, learn from my mistakes and enjoy the ride — I looked forward to onion soup. Oh, the melted cheese on the top of that soup. As my wife would say, what’s better than that? Busboys risked serious injuries to their fingers if they tried to take the

Crock-Pot before I’d finished picking every piece of cheese off the sides. When I finally looked up from my cheese removal operation, I saw my mom flashing that same annoying grin I show our children when I see how satisfied they are in a moment. Since we’re discussing cheese, how about a grilled cheese? Buttered bread with soft American cheese was an irresistible delight. I’d order several of these sandwiches at the old Jack in the Box at the corner of 25A and Main Street in Setauket. When I was young, one of my late father’s favorite sandwiches was Swiss cheese on rye with lettuce, tomato and mustard. The first time I tried it, I smiled politely and gave it back to him. Before the end of the dairy road for me, I ordered it again and thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe it was an acquired taste or maybe it brought me closer to my father, who I could imagine enjoying the life and the food as much as I did. Oh, those dairy delights.

State of the Union: Can you hear America singing?

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s I write this column, Tuesday, I am thinking of the State of the Union address that President Trump is scheduled to give to Congress and the nation in the evening. What does each of us think about the state of the union at this time? Do we know enough about what’s happening in the country to offer a credible picture in this first month of the year 2018? We know we have problems. Big problems, if you follow the newscasts. We have a Congress that people seem to agree is “broken,” a president By Leah S. Dunaief and without precedent. We have an economy that is the largest in the world, yet our citizens are divided into those enjoying its fruits and the rest who have been left behind. We have a remarkable health care system that

Between you and me

is not accessible for everyone. Our schools are uneven in their teaching, especially in subjects like math and science. We have to deal with racism, bigotry, sexism, ageism and lots of other “isms,” as well as gun violence, drugs, gangs, North Korea, Russia, the Taliban, you name them. It’s enough to addle the mind. Then I think of the other side of the story, the story of what America means to me. When my grandchildren have their children, they will be sixth generation Americans. We are deeply rooted here in our country but not so much that we have forgotten how we got here and especially why we came. My father’s family arrived in the second half of the 19th century from Riga, the capital city of Latvia set on the Baltic Sea. We don’t know much about them except they were dairy farmers, and they managed to buy property and continue with that life after they landed and settled in Connecticut and upstate New York. My dad, the middle child of nine, left the farm for the big city when he was 14, got a job at the bottom of the ladder in a hardware store, lived in a

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boarding house in Brooklyn near his older brother, worked hard and for long hours, saved his pennies and ultimately started several hardware stores on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It was about then that I came along, the middle child of three. We know more about my mother’s side of the family. Her uncle, her mother’s brother, left the army in the Ukraine after a perilous stint at the beginning of the 20th century. He joined his uncle in Corona, Queens, who taught him how to use a sewing machine in a clothing factory. He realized he could earn more if he owned a machine and could hire himself out to the highest bidder, then understood he could do better still if he owned the factory. His four children all graduated from college, his daughters became teachers and his son served as a judge in the District and Criminal Courts of Suffolk County. My mother’s grandparents and parents, alarmed at the unrest in their homeland in the first decade of the 20th century, followed the family chain, established themselves financially in New York City, and saw to it that their offspring were educated so

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that they might further contribute to society and share in its benefits. This is the American Dream. This is the route that countless individuals and families followed for 400 years to reach their goals amid the freedom and security of the United States, Has that dream been achieved by everyone here in America? Certainly not, and the situations where people are chained to the past or even the present are heartbreaking. The national goal is to bring the American Dream to all living within our borders. Except for Native Americans, we all started out as immigrants, foreigners in a foreign land, and those who came voluntarily — along with those who didn’t — aspired for more. Some came with more skills and resources, some with less. Some had supportive family networks, some arrived alone. The American siren song still exists. The formula does work. I see it realized by people locally every day. For all the cynicism and the partisanship, whatever the shortcomings and injustices, this is still America. On the day of the State of the Union, this is what America means to me.

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Michael R. Weber, MD | Cardiac Electrophysiologist St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. To prevent heart disease and increase awareness of its effects, St. Catherine of Siena proudly participates in American Heart Month during February.

Sometimes I experience little flutters or extra heart beats in my chest-what is this?

Why should I consider seeing an Electrophysiologist and how will he treat me?

A. Most of the time “palpitations”, which can be described as cardiac arrhythmias or irregular heart rhythms are nothing to worry about. These episodes can come and go and while generally they are not life threatening, they may represent a more serious arrhythmia that may require evaluation. One common arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation, which is a serious medical complication that can increase your risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. Your doctor may order an electrocardiogram to determine if your symptoms are related to atrial fibrillation or another heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia). If palpitations last for more than a minute and involve shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness or chest pain—seek emergency medical assistance immediately. Chest pain could signal that you’re having a heart attack.

A. Cardiologists with expertise in the treatment of rhythm disorders of the heart are called electrophysiologists. They are trained to perform interventional and surgical procedures to treat cardiac arrhythmias and work closely with other cardiologists. After careful evaluation of symptoms the electrophysiologist will need to do some diagnostic testing of the heart. Non-invasive tools such as holter monitors—a battery operated portable device worn for 24-48 hours are examples of non-invasive technology used to detect and record heart rhythm problems and electrical activity.

I have heard that eating a heart-healthy diet can stave off all types of heart disease, stroke and other atrial fibrillation risk factors—what do you recommend?

A. At St. Catherine your electrophysiologist will meet and consult with you as well as follow up with you during and after treatment. Many of the patients who have had procedures here on the campus tell us they have developed good relationships with physicians. They often tell us how convenient the medical center is and are impressed by the expert care and friendliness of the staff. Also, St. Catherine of Siena is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, which means they have direct access to other quality hospitals such as St. Francis and Good Samaritan where more complex heart procedures can be performed, if needed.

A. While eating the correct foods have been shown to decrease the risk of heart disease and stroke in general, once the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation has been confirmed in many cases blood thinners become necessary. However, with other types of arrhythmias, by avoiding certain foods you can limit or even eliminate your symptoms. Knowing exactly which type of abnormal heart rhythm you have, and seeing a cardiac electrophysiologist who is an expert in those rhythms, is the best thing you can do to get the correct recommendations.

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