The TIMES of Middle Country
Serving CentereaCh
Volume 10, No. 49
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Selden
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northern lake grove
March 26, 2015
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State Assemblyman Steve Englebright is putting pressure on manufacturers to keep harmful chemicals out of child products sold in New York.
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By BarBara donlon
A new bill protecting children from toxic chemicals is making its way through the state Assembly as elected officials work to keep chemicals out of children’s products. The bill — commonly known as the Child Safe Products Act — would empower New York State to identify and phase out dangerous chemicals in products marketed to kids, lawmakers said. State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) helped craft the legislation and has been pushing it forward with hopes of keeping young people safe from what they cannot see. If the legislation is passed, the state would compile a list of high-concern chemicals made up of those known to cause health problems such as can-
cer, learning and developmental disorders, asthma and more, officials said. Then, a list of priority chemicals used in children’s products will be drafted for disclosure, lawmakers said. “This bill addresses issues of poisonous products for children,” Englebright said. “It’s very important to protect the children. And that’s what I intend to do.” The makers of children’s products would also be required to report their use of priority chemicals in their merchandise after a year, and phase out their use of such chemicals three years later. Suffolk County Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (DCenterport) said legislation like this is important because there is always a need to prevent inTOXIC continued on page A9
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Human remains were found along the Greenway Trail in Setauket.
Medical examiner investigates body By Phil CorSo
Skeletal remains were spotted in Setauket on Sunday, prompting a police investigation, officials said. Suffolk County police were seen investigating the human remains soon after they were found, around 4 p.m. on Sunday near a stretch of the hiking and biking Greenway Trail off of Gnarled Hollow Road. The cause of death was un-
known, and it was still unclear whether the remains belonged to a male or female, cops said. The medical examiner’s office is still determining the cause of death, police said. The Greenway Trail runs 3.5 miles between Setauket and Port Jefferson Station. It starts at Limroy Lane on the western end and goes to the state department of transportation’s Park and Ride lot near Route 112.