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Radio DJ and local brewery team up for suicide prevention BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

A local radio personality and a brewery owner are combining forces to combat suicide. Brian Orlando, a DJ with Connoisseur Media’s 94.3 The Shark, has made it his mission to bring awareness to depression and to help those who are struggling. Back in 2017, when his hero, and Soundgarden front man, Chris Cornell took his own life, Orlando was devastated. He began writing a song hoping to shine a light on the taboo topic of suicide, and to show that music can heal all wounds. He teamed up with Northport native (and the lead singer of 90s band Wheatus) Brendon B. Brown, Vinnie Dombroski of the band Sponge, Kevin Martin from Candlebox, and One Direction touring drummer Josh Devine to create “Choose Song.” In January 2019, the group, along with dozens of Long Island locals, filmed its music video at 1940’s Brewing Co. in Holbrook, starring Orlando’s friend, and fellow Shark DJ, Ashley Massaro, of Smithtown. Massaro lost her own life to suicide a few weeks before the video was set to release. “We watched it together,” Orlando said. “It was just a couple of weeks before she passed, and I know that she loved the video. She loved being here.” When Massaro passed away, everyone thought it was too soon to release the video online. Eventually, in July 2020, they decided to post it to YouTube, and share her story with the world. “There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think

about her,” he said. “I want people to realize that when they do see the video, they’re looking at somebody that fought to the end, even though she had problems, she was trying to help other people. That’s why she was here.” Massaro rose to fame in 2005 after winning WWE’s Diva Search. Two years later, she was a contestant on “Survivor: China.” In 2016, she was one of several former wrestlers who sued the WWE, alleging they sustained head injuries on set that were not properly cared for, causing her severe depression. “When people see the video, they realize anybody from any walk of life can suffer from depression,” Orlando said. “And hopefully that’s an inspiration to reach out on that can and get help so you don’t become a statistic.” The can he mentions is the new beer that 1940’s Brewing Co. crafted this month. Jon Brengel, head brewer and owner, was instrumental in the movement, since the video was first filmed inside his brewery. Brengel, of Huntington, approached Orlando about creating a beer and a logo that he hopes can save lives. “As you try to bring people together with music, we tried to do the same thing with beer,” he said. “I thought it’d be really appropriate to have something to support mental health.” For every sale of the “Never Alone” beer, proceeds will go to suicide prevention. They also added a QR code to the label, which brings customers to the music video’s page, and other information like the National Suicide Hotline. Brengel said the idea to create a beverage for a

A shot of Orlando holding the new bear, created by 1940’s Brewing Co. in Holbrook. Photo by Julianne Mosher

cause was thought of in December. By February, they brewed a brand-new citrus New England India IPA (flavored after Orlando’s favorite drink, tequila), and created the symbolic design. The light blue label features a concert setting, with hands reaching up (to the singer or symbolizing reaching out for help). Crinkled paper decorates the background, symbolizing every note

written and never sent. In red ink, it reminds anyone looking, “With music, you are never alone.” Blending the duo’s love for music, hanging out with friends and having a good time, along with the reminder that help is available for whoever needs it, the craft beer was born. Brengel said he hopes his beverage will rekindle friendships and bring more people together. “Living in the world we live in now, not having that contact, and not being able to see people as often as you want, I think the song really is a reminder to reach out to that person you haven’t spoken to in a while,” he said. “We were very cautious of the stigma of alcohol and mental health matters, but I think the idea is that this QR reader and label will be a reminder for you to reach out to the people you miss.” Orlando said there is always going to be a stigma about drinking, “But the truth of the matter is, breweries like this are just the places to go to and be together — listen to some good music and be with good people.” The ultimate goal, he said, is if the person consuming the drink is feeling down or having a bad day, the QR scanner is right there on the lable, and will direct them to an inspirational video, reminding them they are never alone. Orlando said that since the video’s release, nearly 20,000 people have viewed, shared and commented on it, saying that the song helped save their life. “That’s what the song is supposed to be there for to help people,” he said. The Choose Song beer is available at the 1940’s Brewery and at local distributers.

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Lupinacci names Smyth as deputy supervisor BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Slightly over a week after the Town of Huntington’s supervisor announced he wasn’t running for reelection in November, he has chosen a deputy supervisor — the councilman who will be running in his place. Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) announced in a press release March 8 that he appointed Councilman Ed Smyth (R) as deputy supervisor, which is a ceremonial position. A day after Lupinacci in late February stated he would not run for reelection but would complete his term, Huntington Republican Committee Chairman Thomas McNally sent out an email announcing that the committee endorsed Smyth for its candidate. Lupinacci and Smyth were both elected to the Town Board in November 2017. Last November, Smyth ran unsuccessfully for state senator against Jim Gaughran (D-Northport). “I am proud of what Councilman Smyth and I have accomplished together in three short years, and we will continue to provide cost-effective, accountable government

services to residents and businesses by listening to the needs of our community, taking a creative approach to problemsolving and continuing conservative budgeting practices,” Lupinacci said in the March 8 statement. During Lupinacci and Smyth’s tenures on the Town Board, the town resolved a decadelong LIPA litigation. Back in September, the Town Board voted 4-1 to support a settlement that will cut LIPA’s taxes to $46 million from $86 million over the next seven years. The majority of the board felt the possibility of a judgment would hurt the town’s finances. In the March 8 press release, Lupinacci listed other accomplishments of his and the councilman’s including delivering on their promises to enact term limits for all Town elected officials, increasing government transparency and improving communication between the Town and residents. Smyth said in the press release he was honored to be appointed deputy supervisor. “Although largely a ceremonial position, I will assist the supervisor to reopen Town Hall and provide improved services to our residents,” he said.

On Election Day, Nov. 4, Town of Huntington Councilman Ed Smyth, center, went to vote with his family. Photo from Smyth

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Huntington Hospital infectious disease expert discusses latest COVID news BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWMEDIA.COM Adrian Popp, chair of Infection Control at Huntington Hospital/Northwell Health and associate professor of Medicine at Hofstra School of Medicine, spoke with TBR News Media newspapers to discuss vaccinations and COVID-19. Please find below an abridged and edited version of the discussion. If you’d like to listen to the entire interview, please go to tbrnewsmedia.com and click on the interview. TBR: Why do some people have a stronger reaction to a second shot? POPP: These two vaccines are very well tolerated. Yes, there are some side effects after getting the shots. Indeed, even in the trials, it has been shown that the second shot is sometimes more prone to have side effects. There is pain, tenderness at the site of the shot. Sometimes people can get fatigue, fever and even a chill. It is rare to have something more severe than that … From my experience, most people tolerate them well, including the second shot. TBR: Should people try to take at least a day off, if they can, after the second shot? POPP: That is not necessarily unreasonable. A lot of my colleagues did take the shot later in the afternoon and then go home and rest for the evening. If you can afford to have a day off the next day, that’s probably not unreasonable. TBR: Does having the vaccine free people up to interact with others? POPP: What we know from the Moderna and Pfizer trials is that the effectiveness of the vaccination is 95 percent to prevent symptomatic disease … Can a vaccinated person develop a light form [of the disease]? In theory, yes. There are not completely safe in [not] transmitting the disease to someone else. TBR: Have the Black and brown communities, which have been somewhat resistant to taking the vaccine, been included in the clinical studies? POPP: Those studies with Pfizer and Moderna included these populations. They are well represented in these studies. There’s no significant difference in the side effects in African Americans, or less efficacy in the Black and brown communities …. [The Black and brown communities] should feel comfortable that it’s as safe or as efficacious as it is in a Caucasian person. TBR: Have people from the Huntington Hospital or Northwell community asked you about the safety of taking the vaccine? POPP: I do have conversations like this every day with different members of Huntington Hospital [as well as] the community at large … I bring up one very

recent study that will probably help in kind of showing a few things. I’m going to bring in Israel, a smaller country with a centralized health care system that has been very good in vaccinating people …. More than 50 percent of their population has received the COVID vaccination. Specifically, the senior population, 65 and above, has received the vaccine in percentages even higher … In a study in the New England Journal of Medicine of more than 600,000 people who received the vaccine, [they] compared the incidence of COVID without the vaccine. They found the protection is more than 90 percent … That tells us the vaccine is very effective. TBR: What do you hear about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? POPP: The best thing about the [J&J] vaccine is that it’s only one shot and the second thing is that it can be stored at normal temperature compared to the other vaccinations [which require deep freezing] … That allows it to be distributed more easily … It will probably be a good vaccine as well. TBR: After the shots, what is the immunity? POPP: After the first shot, approximately a week or two weeks after the first shot, you develop quite a significant level of antibodies. There is a certain amount of protection. With the second shot, the level of antibodies shoots up probably 10 times higher than after the initial shot … Full immunity is one week after you receive the second shot. TBR: Some reports suggest that people who have COVID and develop antibodies may only need one shot. Is that true? POPP: There are infectious disease experts looking into this. We do know that after getting COVID, you do develop a certain level of antibodies … That varies widely from person to person … The jury is still out on this one. Truly, we have to look at it in a more scientific way. We’ll find out if this will be an option down the road. At this point, as the recommendation stands, you do have to get both shots, even if you had COVID disease before. TBR: Do we know more about why one person gets very sick and another has only mild symptoms? POPP: Up to 50 percent of people who get COVID are either asymptomatic or have really minor symptoms. There are risk factors for developing a serious disease. We know that obesity, hypertension, diabetes and specifically certain immunocompromised conditions are risk factors for more serious disease. I have seen older people in their 90s who do have a mild form of the disease, then I’ve seen somebody in his 40s who has very severe disease … There is no real good way of saying who will develop a more severe

disease versus somebody else who will have a milder form. TBR: What about the aftereffects of COVID? POPP: I have seen quite a few cases of people who … develop quite severe symptoms. On the milder end, people have a loss of taste and smell. This can last for some time … From my experience, most people will recover from this. On the other hand, people with more severe illness, people who get hospitalized, I have to say that the virus can take a significant toll on that person. I have seen patients who have lost 20 to 40 pounds over a period of a month or a month and a half … Recovering from such a hit of being sick for such a prolonged period of time takes a toll on people. Some patients also develop some degree of cognitive impairment. TBR: What keeps you up at night? POPP: Even though [the infection rate] is coming down in New York, it is still not insignificant. It’s still an issue. Until we get … a significant number of our population vaccinated, we’re still going to be in trouble … The only way we can stop the whole thing is by vaccinating as many people as we can.

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SBU scientist finds nitrogen filter also reduces possible carcinogen BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Water, water everywhere and several scientists want to make sure there are plenty of drops to drink. Christopher Gobler, director of the New York State Center for Clean Water Technology, and Arjun Venkatesan, the CCWT’s associate director for Drinking Water Initiatives, recently published two studies in which they highlighted how their efforts to reduce nitrogen also cut back on 1,4 dioxane, a likely carcinogen. Gobler, who is also endowed chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, is leading a center whose mission is to solve the nitrogen overloading crisis in Long Island’s groundwater and surface water by developing alternative onsite septic systems. Nitrogen, which comes from a host of sources including fertilizer, creates the kind of conditions that lead to algal blooms, which can and have closed beaches around Long Island. Nitrogen also harms seagrass meadows and can cause the collapse of shellfisheries like clams and scallops. In the meantime, 1,4 dioxane, which is a

potential health threat in Suffolk and Nassau counties, comes from household products ranging from shampoos to cleaning products and detergents. Manufacturing on Long Island in prior decades contributed to the increase in its prevalence in water sources. Indeed, recent studies from the center showed “very high levels of 1,4 dioxane have been detected in our groundwater,” Venkatesan said in a recent press conference. The chemical doesn’t easily degrade, conventional wastewater treatment doesn’t remote it, and household and personal care products contribute to its prevalence in the area. A one-year study “confirmed this suspicion,” Venkatesan said. “The level of 1,4 dioxane in a septic effluent is, on average, 10 times higher than tap water levels.” This finding is “important” and suggests that the use of these products can ultimately end up polluting groundwater, Venkatesan continued. At the same time, the increasing population on Long Island has contributed to a rise in the concentration of nitrogen in groundwater, Gobler added during the press conference. The center hoped to create a septic-enhancing system that met a 10, 20, 30 criteria.

They wanted to reduce the concentration of nitrogen to below 10 milligrams per liter, the cost to below $20,000 to install and the lifespan of the system to 30 years. The center developed nitrogen removing biofilters, or NRBs. In a second paper, the researchers showed that the NRBs removed 80 to 90 percent of nitrogen. At the same time, the NRBs are removing nearly 60 percent of 1,4 dioxane, driving the concentration down to levels that are at, or below, the concentration in tap water, which is 1 part per billion. This is the “first published study to demonstrate a significant removal of 1,4 dioxane,” Gobler said at the press conference. NRBs have advanced “to the piloting stage.” The center anticipates that the NRBs could be available for widespread installation throughout Suffolk County by June 2022. The center currently has 20 NRBs in the ground and will have over 25 by the end of the year. In 2022, anyone should be able to install them, Gobler said. Residents interested in NRBs can contact the center, which is “working toward being prepared for widespread installation,” Gobler

explained in an email. Residents interested in learning what financial assistance they might receive for a septic improvement program can find information at the website www.reclaimourwater.info. Gobler said the microbes in the NRBs do the work of removing nitrogen and 1,4 dioxane, which continually reside within the filters. He explained that they should continue to be functional for decades. Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, which has offices in five locations and is committed to an environmental agenda, was pleased with the research Gobler and Venkatesan presented. She was “beyond thrilled with the science released today,” she said during the press conference. This research on the effectiveness of the NRBs “validates all of the work going on for the last four years.” Esposito urged the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation to test wastewater from laundromats, car washes and other sources to determine the amount of 1,4 dioxane that enters into groundwater and surface water systems. Esposito is “thankful for science-based work that allows us to attain clean water.”

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The last responders, funeral homes adapt during pandemic BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM They worked considerably longer hours, sometimes alongside people who came to help from other parts of the state during a time of need. They buried their own family members, sometimes urging out-of-state relatives to stay where they were. They counted the number of people who entered their funeral homes, making sure they complied with changing rules about the number of people allowed at the time. And, as with many other businesses, funeral directors maneuvered through the challenges of procuring personal protective equipment and supplies during the difficult and tragic early months of the pandemic. Funeral homes, which have sometimes been described as the “last responders,” have had to react to changing state regulations, protecting the families of those who come to pay their final respects — and their own staffs. During prepandemic times, “we might have had three or four wakes at one time,” said Fred Bryant, president of East Setauket-based Bryant Funeral Home. “That doesn’t happen now.” Bryant converted three rooms into one large room, which made it possible to have 50 percent of their capacity. Sergio Benites, managing partner at Bryant Funeral Home, said the business has allowed between 80 and 90 people at a time in the facility. Like other public gathering places, funeral homes initially could have up to 10 people. Over time, as the number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths declined, the state, through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) office, relaxed regulations, first increasing the limit to 33 percent of capacity and then raising that to

the current 50 percent. Even with the higher capacities, funeral home directors have sometimes asked people to wait for someone to leave the facility before allowing new people to enter. “It happened more than several times,” said Michael Connell, who runs the M.A. Connell Funeral Home in Huntington Station which was started by his grandfather in 1923, five years after the Spanish flu pandemic. As with many other funeral homes during COVID-19, M.A. Connell has had mourners wait in line in the parking lot. “When we reach our number, we make an announcement inside,” Connell said. Indeed, funeral directors have received guidance from several organizations during the pandemic. “It is encouraged that folks paying respects keep the time in the chapel to a minimum,” wrote Michael Gorton Jr., president of the Nassau-Suffolk Funeral Directors Association, in an email. “Pay your respects, offer condolences, have a comfortable conversation and be considerate of those who may be waiting to come in and pay respects. Because of capacity limits, there could be people waiting outside the building.” During the worst of the pandemic, Gorton, who is a licensed funeral director at McManusLorey Funeral Home in Medford, said funeral directors from outside Long Island came to the area to help. “The governor’s office allowed us to ‘deputize agents’ and allow nonlicensed people to help us with transfers as long as they were under the direct supervision of a licensed funeral director,” Gorton added. Funeral directors appreciate how mourners

Funeral service personnel at one of the Moloney Funeral Home locations wait for family to arrive for a drive-thru viewing, one of the ways to give mourners a chance to say last goodbyes during COVID-19. Below, a family gathers under an outdoor committal tent at one of the Moloney Funeral Home locations awaiting the completion of the cremation for their relative. Photos from Moloney Family Funeral Homes

have understood the circumstances of the pandemic and have shortened the time they spend on site. “People are tending to come and go at a faster rate,” said Peter Moloney, co-owner of Moloney Family Funeral Homes, which has eight locations, including in Port Jefferson Station and Hauppauge. “People are aware of the fact that other people may want to come in.” Some families have chosen to reduce the number of people who attend funerals, asking relatives who might be coming in from out of state to join the service through live streaming. When Connell’s mother Betty Ann died in May, he said his family went through the same difficult decision that hundreds of other families have had to make. “We decided we weren’t even going to have a public wake,” Connell said. “We had 10 people attend [who were all] immediate family.” The Connells spent an hour visiting at the funeral home, had a short prayer service and then went to the graveside. Some people met the family in the parking lot and followed in the procession, without getting out of their cars at the cemetery. Connell’s father, John, who had been married to his wife for close to 60 years, visited with his grandchildren, in a socially distanced setting, at his house. Like many others, Connell has not set a date for a celebration and memorial for his mother’s life. “Until we know we’re home free [with the virus], we’re not going to start the planning process,” he said.

Benites said Bryant Funeral Home still has about a dozen families that have postponed a larger event for their loved ones. “They still aren’t ready” for any larger or more elaborate gathering as a part of a memorializing event,” Benites said. “When they’re ready, we’ll go back and try to give them a celebration of life.” At times, grieving families have also had to wait to hold a service until close members of the family either have recovered from quarantine or have tested negative for COVID-19. Benites said around three to five families are waiting for their next of kin to finish quarantine before they hold a service. While these funeral homes are accustomed to thorough cleaning efforts, directors and owners said they have also complied with rules regarding disinfecting their sites between visits. Funeral homes, some of which have held services for more than one member of the same family over the past year during the pandemic, have provided their customers and visitors with help managing their grief. “We have more grief literature available to families during this time,” Moloney said. “The COVID pandemic has been very disruptive to the grief process. We’re all aware of the fact that people are grieving differently today.” After all the challenges of the pandemic, funeral directors anticipate that more residents on Long Island and throughout the country will likely consider preplanning funerals. “After we go through COVID, there will be a more obvious increase in the numbers of preplanned funerals,” Benites said.

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School News

Northport-East Northport Middle Schools

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Taking courses to a new level

Northport-East Northport middle schools have taken their technology and engineering courses to a new level this year with an expanded curriculum and refinished labs. Both Northport Middle School and East Northport Middle School offer courses in robotics and automation, architectural design and wood technology for sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Students are learning the ins and outs of coding, and then applying those learning to real life examples. From finding creative ways to run a model car, to developing stop motion stories, students can explore different ways bring their creations to life. The newly renovated labs have expansive space for both creating physical models and coding on the computer, and contain a vast array of materials for students to utilize in

their designs. Similarly, the wood tech labs offer equipment that is age appropriate yet challenging to prepare students for the opportunity to take advanced courses at the high school. “We’ve really taken 21st century technology and are implementing it with traditional tools,” said District Chairperson of Science, Engineering and Technology David Storch. The program, currently being led by technology teacher Christopher Smith, is hoping to grow further next year with expanded MakerSpace STEM labs and opportunities for technology and engineering clubs. The hope is that students will go on to take advanced courses at the high school level, which offers Academy of Information Technology, Project Lead the Way, and advanced robotics, technology and engineering courses

Old Field Middle School Conserving water

At Oldfield Middle School, seventh and eighth grade students in Laura Hurney’s English class recently finished reading “A Long Walk to Water,” by Linda Sue Park. The book helped to raise students’ awareness of the 3,800 Sudanese “Lost Boys” in South Sudan in 1980. The novel followed the story of Salva Dut and his lack of access to clean, safe drinking water. To further increase students’ understanding of water conservation, Hurney welcomed ENL teacher Nayara DeMarco to her classroom. DeMarco, a native from Brazil, spoke of her own experiences and struggles with access to clean, safe water. She prepared slides and videos, which she presented to students. “We learned so much with her energetic and informative stories,” Hurney said. “She truly broadened our appreciation and global understanding of water conservation.”

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Elwood School District students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School have been busy making memories. Despite restrictions and health protocols put in place due to COVID-19, students have had countless opportunities to interact with their classmates and participate in exciting activities and academics. On Feb. 12, third graders in Susanne Woods’ class participated in a writing workshop to discuss the book, “Because of Winn-Dixie,” by Katie DiCamillo. Students recognized one of the book’s themes: “thoughtfulness,” and shared examples of how they can be thoughtful in their own lives. Down the hall, third graders in Beth Noon’s class worked hard on improving their mathematics skills with a lesson in measuring area. Similarly, Jacqueline Musto’s fifth graders refined their math skills as they compared fractions, mixed numbers and decimals. Musto’s students also recently completed a fun writing assignment to commemorate the New Year. Students shared their New Year’s resolutions and chose 10 things that they couldn’t live without in 2021. Answers ranged from dogs and art to family and friends. Chris Warren’s fourth grade students recently celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Each designed a book and filled its pages with stories about Dr. King’s childhood, his influence on the Civil Rights Movement and the importance of honoring those contributions today. Third, fourth and fifth grade speech students in Samantha Siefert’s class recently wrote and illustrated personal letters that they

sent to older adults in the community. In an effort to give back, students shared stories about their studies, as well as activities both in and out of school. On Feb. 12, fifth graders in Marsha McLeod’s class read the children’s book, “Tadpole’s Promise,” by Jeanne Willis to culminate their unit on research skills and credible sources. To test their knowledge, students listed facts about caterpillars and tadpoles using the internet and their own personal experiences. McLeod’s students also recently completed a writing assignment designed to teach them about mindfulness. Students wrote about their goals for the future, which ranged from becoming a better reader to being prepared for middle school.

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Last week marked milestones that most Long Islanders would prefer to forget. It was March 5, 2020, when the first confirmed case of the coronavirus was reported on the Island in Nassau County, and then a few days after, there was one in Suffolk. A year later, while we can somewhat see the light at the end of the tunnel, we’re not quite there yet. Many people would say we lost a year of normalcy with a good majority of employees working from home, restaurants and other businesses operating at reduced capacity — some even shuttering their doors for good. The biggest loss to COVID-19 was more than 3,000 people in Suffolk County in the last year dying from the virus. This means 3,000 families have lost their loved ones. We’ve come a long way since the novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, China. Scientists and researchers had to scramble to find ways to protect people from a virus that was unfamiliar to the human body, so much so that it not only could make them incredibly ill but also take their lives. There were shutdowns, social distancing guidelines, the requirement of facial coverings and frequent handwashing to keep us healthy, while pharmaceutical companies were on the fast track creating vaccines that would teach our bodies how to clobber the silent and invisible enemy. But was this year really lost to any extent? We have come out of adversity stronger and wiser. Those of us who are reasonably healthy have learned so much. More than ever, we know not to take our health and loved ones for granted. We have discovered just how resilient we can be, finding alternatives to celebrating special events, having meetings with coworkers, buying groceries and more. Many business owners have come up with innovative ideas so they can keep their doors open. We have also seen disparities during the pandemic, especially when it comes to public health, as Black and brown communities have had more cases than others. These disparities are unacceptable and remind us that we can and must do better by our neighbors. So many of us know someone who has been affected by the coronavirus, whether they had mild or severe symptoms, were hospitalized or died. And as we find ourselves at the one-year mark, even with the vaccines being rolled out, we still must curtail our activities, social distance, wear masks and frequently wash our hands. But as more and more people get vaccinated, the light at the end of the tunnel will continue to get brighter. Our residents will carry on — maybe with masks in hand and keeping their distance, but at the same time applying the lessons they have learned and honoring those who can no longer do so.

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Black History Month is over, now what? This was a Black History Month like no other for Long Islanders. Interest was high, connection was easy and content was unmatched in quality, historic relevance and potential to bring lasting change. We learned a lot as our screens lit up with panel discussions, book talks and performances. We learned of enslavement at Sylvester Manor in Shelter Island and Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor, both provisioning plantations for sugar plantations in Barbados. We learned about America’s first published Black poet, the Long Island enslaved man Jupiter Hammon. We learned that Blacks were essential to the Long Island whaling industry because nonblacks refused such treacherous work. We learned about John Shippen Jr., the Black Long Island teenager who became America’s first professional golfer. We saw new connections between past and present. The Black men and women who overcame the obstacles of their day often died poor, alone and unknown. Blacks were consistently denied opportunities to build generational

wealth through land ownership, access to capital, education and commercialization of talent. Hammon was not paid for his poetry; Shippen was buried in an unmarked grave. The effects of this history live with us today, in the form of housing and school segregation, wealth disparities and environmental racism. It also lives in the massive wealth created by enslaved people, whalers, indentured servants and low wage workers — wealth that built much of Long Island. History illuminates these connections and, if acted upon, lights the path for remediation. Now that Black History Month is over, we must ask: What are we going to do with the information laid at our feet? These events are not merely for our edification — they are a call to action. It’s a call to rethink education. How can we call ourselves a “well educated” community with so much history still untold? The historians have been hard at work — it is now up to us to tell the stories, update our curriculum, invite speakers to classrooms and bring

students to places like Sylvester Manor and Lloyd Manor. It’s a call to redefine community. What does real representation look like? Who is missing from the table? Are we supporting Black institutions in our towns? Long Island cemeteries for enslaved people are in need of restoration and repair. Historic buildings are being sold because the upkeep is too expensive. We need to rally around these historic lands and the communities who live on them or were forced to flee them. Most importantly, it’s a call to use our privilege — in whatever form — to empower communities bearing the heaviest burden from this shared history. Whether it be hiring, spending, educating or representing, we can all do our part to remediate the injustices of opportunities denied. Black History Month is not just for Black Americans. In many ways, nonBlacks need it even more. We need to be reminded of the work still left to do. Then, we need to act. Allison Singh East Setauket

‘The People’s Plan’ for police reform I am writing in response to Suffolk County Presiding Officer Rob Calarco’s [D-Patchogue] March 5 press release regarding the county Legislature’s public hearings on police reform. I appreciate that the Legislature has provided three opportunities for public hearings on this matter [March 11, 16, 18], and I urge everyone who watched in horror the alleged murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis last May to attend and make their voices heard. Calarco mentioned that only two plans will be considered, those from the county Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office. I urge the Legislature to consider a far superior alternative: “The People’s Plan.” It is a comprehensive document written by those directly impacted by police misconduct: a collective of retired law enforcement, civil rights attorneys, advocates and activists.

These are the stakeholders that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s [D] Executive Order outlines as who needs to be at the table. The plan is comprehensive and covers transparency in its creation of a civilian complaint review board. It addresses the bias in traffic stops that is well documented in Suffolk County data. It calls for an end to the schoolto-prison pipeline, and an investment in community resources and education. The plan seeks an end to police responses to mental health crises, so deaths like Daniel Prude’s in Rochester do not happen here. “The People’s Plan” demands full accountability for police brutality. This is more important than ever, given the county police’s alleged attacks on Christopher Cruz in Mount Sinai Feb. 24. If not for a supervisor who had happened to review body camera footage, this police brutality would have never been reported on. According to the footage,

there were a dozen officers present, yet none interfered in the beating, kicking, punching and racial slurs their colleagues engaged in. None of these officers reported the incident. It is clear that the “blue wall of silence” prevailed, and it is why we must adopt “The People’s Plan” over the plans of the county Police Department, which clearly has a ways to go in policing their own. To read “The People’s Plan,” please visit: liafpa.org/the-peoples-plan. This is the police reform this county needs, and I urge the Legislature to listen to the dozens of people who collaborated to create a plan that achieves long overdue justice and accountability. Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket Editor’s note: The writer is a member of the Long Island Advocates for Police Accountability. The organization is one of three organizations that wrote “The People’s Plan.”

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Opinion Self doubt, self loathing and the 2004 Red Sox make my cancel list

would like to cancel some things from my past and my own life. Here are some things I’d put on my cancel list: Self doubt: Movies (remember when we used to go out to movies, pay way too much money for popcorn, candy and enjoy previews for upcoming ﬁlms that looked better than the one we were about to watch?) often encourage us to overcome self doubt. What if we never had those D. None doubts in the ﬁrst place? We might of the above become arrogant BY DANIEL DUNAIEF and insufferable, but we also might truly become our own

versions of “The Little Engine that Could.” Wait, that hasn’t been canceled, has it? Well, if it has, I’m going to ignore the latest cultural eraser. Self stufﬁng: When self doubt crept into our minds, how often did we reach for the kind of comfort food that just didn’t do us any favors? Sure, those cupcakes, cookies and sugar cereal might have tasted good in the moment, but was the momentary satisfaction really worth it? Did the eight vitamins and four minerals do us any good? Let’s cancel that urge and impulse, making it impossible to continue unfortunate patterns. Self loathing: I admit that the self loathing that has crept in at times in my life has helped me get off the couch and do some sit-ups and push-ups, has driven me to be more productive and has put me on more of the “right track,” to borrow from that Little Engine. Still, maybe all that energy would have been more effective if I used it earlier.

The 2004 Red Sox: Yeah, I know you can’t cancel a team or sports history, but that would be one of the first teams I’d erase from my memory. The Yankees were winning 3-0 in the series and no team had ever come back from such a deficit, plus we had the curse of the Bambino. None of that mattered, as the Sawx not only took the next four games, but then went on to win the World Series. Blech! Now I know how all those New Englanders felt about Bucky Dent, which probably stings a lot less. Bucky Dent is like trying to tease your younger brother with something that makes him smile even more broadly than you do. Mirrors: We should cancel mirrors. After all, they keep showing how much older and more exhausted we’re getting. Sometimes, like when we conquer the self stuffing and the self doubt, we see the version of ourselves we’d like to be. Other times, though, the mirror tells us, albeit in a backwards way, that we aren’t who we’d like to be and that we need to climb

back onto that train car to get to our desired destination. Report cards: Students, parents and teachers can’t win. If a teacher gives everyone A’s, the teacher will be popular, but the students probably wouldn’t learn as much as they could or should. The teacher who has more of a bellshaped distribution of grades may reﬂect the reality of the class as a whole, but he or she may put someone who belongs on the right side of the curve on the left and vice versa. Let’s cancel report cards and let the students prove what they know in some other way. The great thing about this version of cancel culture is that it doesn’t require me to replace it with something that works. Bad parenting: We’ve had moments when we have the right intention, but the wrong result. Let’s cancel those unfortunate parenting errors. If kids can get a do-over on the playground, we should get to cancel one or two of our mistakes.

Vaccinated against COVID-19! Now what can and can’t we do?

he second time around, of course, I knew the routine: where to drive, what paperwork to ﬁll out, how quickly the shot would be administered into my designated vaccine arm, my left, then how I would have to wait in case of an immediate reaction. After the allotted 15 minutes, there being none, I left and drove myself home, picking up a sandwich for supper at the deli along the way. Shortly after I ﬁnished eating Between and got up from you and me the table, however, I started to feel a BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF bit lightheaded. By the time I had cleaned everything up, I was decidedly dizzy. I climbed the stairs to the

bedroom, got into pajamas and, book in hand, tucked myself safely into bed. After a couple of hours, when my inoculation site began to hurt, I took two Tylenol and ultimately fell asleep. The next morning, Sunday, the dizziness had stopped and I was wolfishly hungry. Thinking that was a good sign, I hurried out of bed only to realize that my left upper arm seriously ached, and upon inspection, was red, hot and swollen. It remained that way throughout the day and the next, until it finally dawned on me to apply ice to the area. Almost immediately the swelling was reduced. Otherwise, except for a slight and short-lived headache, the kind one might get when coming down with a cold, I had no further difficulties. Now that I have had both vaccines, what does that mean? First, it means that I have to wait 14 days before the full preventive effect of the vaccines take effect. Then, and only then, a curtain will lift and I will be able to walk out into the sunshine. At least, that is how I would like to think of my life changing two weeks from

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now. But not completely, I have learned. Yes, I will be able to socialize in small groups in homes with others who have also been twice inoculated. That means friends around my age. We will not have to wear masks nor remain socially distanced. Hallelujah! I will also be able to meet with my unvaccinated family in single family units at a time — son, daughter-in-law and their children — if they have been living together the whole time and are basically healthy. According to CDC guidelines, this can happen in a home and without requiring masks or our standing six feet apart. The very thought of hugging them makes me dizzy again, this time with pleasure. In public places, however, we should continue with the same precautions of masks, social distancing and frequent hand washing, as well as avoiding poorly ventilated spots. Scientists do not yet understand if we can still carry and inadvertently transmit the virus. Also they don’t know exactly how well or for how long the vaccines protect against the disease. There are, as we know, ongoing

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multiple mutations by the virus, some of them more contagious and more virulent than the originals, and scientists are not sure how well vaccines will protect against those variants. Meanwhile, we who are vaccinated need not get tested or quarantine if we are exposed to the virus, unless of course, we come down with symptoms. We are advised not to gather with unvaccinated people from more than one household and should avoid joining medium or larger groups. Further, we are still advised not to travel long distances and to stay home if possible until more facts are known. This is disappointing, but travel brings exposure to more people and the possible spread of variants. Every time there is more travel, there is a surge of cases, the experts point out. If we go to a gym or restaurant, the risk is lower, but we should still be aware and take the usual precautions, like wearing a mask on the treadmill or while waiting for a meal. So we are returning to normal life but slowly and with great care.

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