The Times of Smithtown - January 12, 2016

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Kings Park gets millions for sewage as part of revitalization plan By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com The Kings Park revitalization effort received inspiring news this week, as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced his intention to invest $40 million to build sewers in Smithtown and Kings Park. “These major, transformative investments in Long Island’s core infrastructure invest in the future resiliency and strength of the region,” Cuomo said. “Vital water infrastructure projects will support environmental sustainability and bolster economic growth. With these projects, we equip Long Island with the tools and resources to drive commercial activity, create jobs and build a stronger Long Island for generations to come.” Sean Lehman, president of the Kings Park Civic Association, said before the governor’s announcement that revitalization of the Kings Park downtown seemed impossible without enough money to build a sewer system there. “Any movement depends on [Kings Park] getting sewer money,” Lehman said in a phone interview. “Everything hinges on it.” Lehman estimated the hamlet would need “between $16 and $20 million just to bring sewage to the business district in Kings Park.” Kings Park Civic Association Vice President Linda Henninger said this money marks a new chapter of the revitalization effort. “This is really the beginning of not only revitalization of our hamlet, which holds so

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a view of the current downtown area in Kings park much potential, but we shouldn’t forget the positive impact it will have on the environment,” she said in an email. “Sewering is not only important for economic reasons, but also environmental. We’re very happy and look forward to rolling up our sleeves and continue to work hard for and with the community.” Supervisor Pat Vecchio (R) agreed hearing of the possibility of receiving funds is a

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step toward bettering the Kings Park and Smithtown communities. “It’s a great thing,” he said in a phone interview. “I’ve been asking the county for the last three years for sewers in Kings Park and Smithtown.” At a recent civic association meeting, the group was also enthused by news that Suffolk County put forward an economic stim-

ulus package including $200,000 in grant money for Kings Park revitalization efforts. “We’re excited by this,” Lehman said. “Anything that can help us move forward is good, and we appreciate the county’s effort.” Vecchio said the town has not yet drafted a specific plan on how they will use the $200,000 grant from the county, intended to study traffic impacts and parking for revitalization, since no real specifics have been given to the board yet. In November of last year, the civic association presented the Smithtown board with its plan for revitalization, created by Vision Long Island, an organization that works to create more livable, economically stable and environmentally responsible areas on Long Island. The plan studied the demographics, and commercial areas of Kings Park, and includes recommendation and suggestions from the many meetings the organization had with Kings Park residents.

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“We are now safer than we have ever been before in Suffolk County and that’s because of the hard work of the men and women of the Suffolk County Police Department,” Police Commissioner Tim Sini announced recently. Sini reported on the final 2016 crime statistics at SCPD Headquarters Jan. 6, which showed the county ended the year with the lowest levels of crime ever recorded in the history of the department — with the exception of homicides. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) joined the commissioner in presenting the historic crime drop. “Public safety is my top priority,” Bellone said. “I know I speak for everyone in Suffolk County when I say we are proud of the police, proud of the work they do every day for us, proud of the courage and bravery they demonstrate and proud that they’ve clearly made the county one of the safest places to live anywhere in our country. These statistics speak very clearly about the work they’ve been doing.” According to Sini, who just wrapped up his first year as the youngest SCPD commissioner ever appointed, compared to crime stats in 2015, violent crime (rape, robbery and aggravated assault) decreased by 10.9 percent and property crime went down 5.2 percent, with an overall 5.7 percent reduction of total crime. “We see the crime going down and enforcement going up and that’s, obviously, not an accident,” Sini said. “We are a problem-solving police department. When [we] came into office here, my leadership team and I made it clear we’re going to be focused on opiate addiction, firearms and gang violence, as well as traffic fatalities.” Under Sini’s leadership, the SCPD launched several initiatives and utilized 21st century policing methodologies that gave way to precision policing, intelligence-led policing and community-based

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policing. In tackling the opiate epidemic sweeping Suffolk the last few years, Sini reengaged a partnership with federal law enforcement officers, including five detectives, to target high-level drug dealers active in the communities. He also loaded up on staff in the department’s narcotics section to roll out a hotline (631-852-NARC) where residents can anonymously report drug dealings going in areas where they live and even get cash rewards for any tips that lead to arrests. So far, since launching the hotline, the department has received more than 1,300 tips from anonymous civilians. In a previous interview with TBR News Media, Sini said the hotline has led to a 140 percent increase in the amount of search warrants issued by August; 400 drug dealers have been arrested; the police department has seized more than $1 million in drug money; and is on pace to confiscate more illegal firearms than ever before. Additionally, SCPD has saved approximately 779 individuals using Narcan, the anti-opiate overdose antidote. Narcotics search warrants alone have increased by 118.2 percent — 192 in 2016 compared to 88 in 2015.

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This year, the Smithtown High School West DECA club organized an anti-bullying campaign known as “Follow Our Lead.” Items on display are Follow Our Lead coloring pages completed by Smithtown Central School District elementary school students for the purpose of spreading the campaign’s message. This exhibit will be on display through the month of January. For more information, please call (631) 360-2480 ext. 235.

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Want to start a business or improve the performance of an existing business? Meet with a member of The New York Small Business Development Center for high quality business consulting and training. Registration is not required and appointments are available on a first-come first-served basis. This program is set for Monday, Jan. 23 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s a free program. For more information, please call (631) 360-2480 ext. 235.

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police Continued from page A4 Sini said there’s been an initiative in partnership with the Highway Patrol Unit to help reduce distracted driving, aggressive driving and speeding, educate the public about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving and reach out to municipalities in relation to improving conditions on the road. This has also proved effective. Suffolk has seen a decrease in motor vehicle crashes by 2.5 percent, motor vehicle crashes resulting in fatalities by 29.9 percent and pedestrian fatalities by 29.4 percent. SCPD Chief Stuart Cameron said the reality of Suffolk today in regards to safety has long been dreamed about. “Throughout my 33 years with SCPD, I’ve heard people wistfully referring to the olden days of yore where you could leave your doors unlocked and things were much safer ... as statistics bear out, we’re living in those times right now,” the chief said. “Not that I’m encouraging anybody to leave their doors unlocked, but crime stats have truly never been better. And without the public, we wouldn’t have been able to achieve these results.” While homicides have risen, with 34 recorded in 2016 compared to 25

in 2015, Sini said that number can be largely attributed to heavy MS13 gang activity in areas like Brentwood, for which aggressive strategies have been enforced by Sini to “decimate MS13 and these other gangs.” “We collect intelligence of known gang members in the county, assign gang officers and gang enforcers to particular [communities], and we’ve seen a dramatic decline in crime and gang violence since the initiative,” he said. Through Sini’s creation of what he calls the Firearms Suppression Team — a mix of officers and detectives who have worked to prevent gun-related violence — SCPD has had a 50.9 percent increase in illegal firearms seizures, 507 recovered in 2016 compared to 336 in 2015, as well as a 4.4 percent decrease in shooting incident and trigger pulls. By taking away a criminal’s tool of the trade — firearms — the commissioner said “you can make a significant dent in violent crime.” Despite the uptick in homicides, he said preventing them is a top priority. “If you look at all the hamlets and overall crime reduction, we’re very proud of what we’ve accomplished but we’re not complacent,” Sini said. “One homicide is one too many and we’re going to keep doing what we have to do to ensure the safety of Suffolk County residents.”

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Garage fire in Smithtown spreads to second story The Smithtown Fire Department responded to a garage fire on Brooksite Drive at 3:17 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8. The department said the fire spread from the garage area up to the second floor of the two-story dwelling, upgrading the call to a working structure fire. Units on scene worked from both the exterior and interior of the home to contain the fire to the garage and rooms of the dwelling above it. Commack, Kings Park, St. James,

Nesconset and Hauppauge fire departments also helped stop the fire. The homeowners were able to leave their house before the fire began to spread. There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Smithtown Fire Marshal. All units returned to quarters at 5:56 a.m. — victoria espinoza

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of 143F Realty, LLC Art. of Org filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/4/16. Office location: Suffolk Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1108 Route 110, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Purpose: any lawful activities. 653 12/15 6x ts NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY PENNYMAC against

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TODD ADWAR; LISA J. ADWAR ,et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered AUGUST 8, 2016 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the SMITHTOWN TOWN HALL, 99 WEST MAIN STREET, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787 on FEBRUARY 2, 2017 at 9:30 A.M.. Premises known as 10 HOLLY LANE, SAINT JAMES, NY 11780. District 0802 Sec 009.00 Block 01.00 Lot 005.000. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Nissequogue, Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is

$1,843,945.81 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 061638/2014 . DARRIN BERGER, ESQ. , Referee 695 12/29 4x ts Mobilitie, LLC is proposing to construct two new 120-foot utility pole telecommunications tower facilities within the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, NY. Project #6116004628 will be located on Terry Road, 270 feet south of Middle Country Road, Smithtown. Project #6116004660 will be located on Doyle Street, 120 feet south of Jericho Turnpike, St. James. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facilities may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6116004628-MAB or 6116004660-MAB c/o EBI Consulting, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, or via telephone at 781-418-2325.

P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about October 17, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Smithtown Town Hall, 99 West Main Street, Smithtown, NY 11787. On February 9, 2017 at 10:00 am. Premises known as 22 GLACIER DRIVE, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787 District: 0800 Section: 095.00 Block: 03.00 Lot: 025.00 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Smithtown, Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known as and by Lot No. 17 on certain

Map entitled, “Map of Crown Estates Smithtown, Section 1, located at Smithtown, Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, and State of New York” filed in the Suffolk County Clerk`s Office on October 3, 1963 as Map Number 3880. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $466,521.88 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 067803/2014 Charles F. Kenny III, Esq., REFEREE 729 1/5 4x ts

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Clockwise from left, Suffolk County 6th Precinct Crime Section Officer Anthony napolitano prepares to hurl a dodgeball; children goof around with cops outside Sky Zone in Mount Sinai; 6th Precinct Community Liaison Officer Casey Hines talks to kids; napolitano takes a photo with Rocky Point resident Justice Rodriguez; and kids play with nerf guns and dodgeballs with the local officers as part of Police Unity night.

Night of fun brings together kids, local police By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com Officers within the Suffolk County Police Department replaced their handguns and black shoes with Nerf blasters and orange “sky socks” Jan. 4 for a night of bouncy Nerf battles with local kids at Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Mount Sinai. When the officers and kids weren’t crouched behind inflatable bunkers dodging foam darts, together they dodged balls in “dodge-a-cop” matches, shot basketballs and leaped into a giant pit full of foam cubes. SCPD’s young friends were even invited to sit in the front and back seats of the patrol cars, were shown how to turn on the sirens and lights and were allowed to use the car’s PA speaker. Donned Police Unity Night, the event will take place the first Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. It started as a one-night dodgeball event over the summer by Sky Zone Director of Events Nicole Tumilowicz, as a way of showing support for SCPD and helping bridge the relationship between law enforcement and the people it serves. It was such a big hit among the community, she said, she and her organization decided to host the event in collaboration with community liaison officers from the 3rd and 6th Precincts on a monthly basis in Mount Sinai. Events are also hosted with local police departments at the Sky Zone in Deer Park. Officers and their own children always jump for

free, and each month the event will feature food donations from a different local business. For $20, families poured into the popular indoor park for two hours of fun, community camaraderie and food — Brooklyn Bagels & Cafe of Rocky Point served sandwiches, bagels and cookies. “This is our way of giving back and really getting involved,” Tumilowicz said. “We want to get the community together, have fun, increase police relations and give our guests a chance to interact with [the SCPD] on a different level and see them in a different light. It’s a win-win situation for everybody.” Sixth Precinct Community Liaison Officer Casey Hines, a former social worker who frequently speaks on public safety at local school districts, and has partnered with Sky Zone in training its staff on what to do in dangerous situations, said it’s important to her that the public isn’t intimidated and guarded when it comes to interacting with the police. She wants people to know their names and see them as people they can go to for help. “When these kids have a problem or they have somebody bullying them or they just need somebody to talk to, I want them to feel they can say ‘you know, I’m gonna call Casey about this and see what she says,’” Hines said. “It’s wonderful to be able to have a rapport with the community in a positive environment.” She’s also having fun. “We’re jumping, and defenses are down [here],” she said. “The kids and parents know that we’re here to help them.”

Officer Todd Bradshaw, of the 6th Precinct’s Community Oriented Police Enforcement unit, echoed Hines’s feelings when reminiscing about the dodgeball event over the summer. “I remember a few of the kids — one or two in particular — were really kind of nervous and taken aback by the fact that police were there playing dodgeball and bouncing with them,” he said. “But after a while, they saw us being goofy and loosening up, and then they felt comfortable smiling next to us and playing with us and then wailing dodgeballs at us. They realized we were approachable.” Eufrasia Rodriguez, from Rocky Point, shared the Police Unity Night post on Facebook, and in doing so, wound up winning a free ticket for her son Justice, a 14-year-old boy with autism. “I shared it because we have a charity called Justice 4 Autism and we figured this would be a great opportunity for kids to play with and meet the police,” Rodriguez said. “Justice was so excited to come and meet the police and jump. On our way here we heard police sirens and he was like ‘is that them?’” Her son was quick to run up and take a picture with 6th Precinct Crime Section Officer Anthony Napolitano at the entrance. “They’re all a bunch of good kids,” said Napolitano. “This means a lot to them; so hopefully it keeps them off the streets and inside.” Cameron Tyburski, a 12-year-old from Shoreham-Wading River Middle School, came to the event with some of his classmates. “It’s great because there’s free food and I showed some of the cops how to do front

flips,” Tyburski said. “I feel protected,” Amanda Lahey, 12, said. Kelly Riess, 12, whose dad is a cop, said this was her second time at one of the events. “It’s really fun, and it’s great to go around and meet the cops and all the families,” she said. “I think it’s a good idea to do this.” To end the night, in Sky Zone’s largest trampoline-covered arena, Hines and fellow officer Jennifer Mackey led their team of kids into a full-fledged Nerf war against Napolitano and his own group. Bouncing back and forth between trampolines, taking cover and loading up on foam darts in between shots, Hines’s “red team” took the victory. “You can’t walk out of here without a huge smile on your face and feel awesome, it’s just great,” Hines said. “There’s nothing like having these little kids running up to you and being like ‘I shot you’ or ‘you got me ... can you play again?’ It’s them just being real with us, and I love it.”

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Students at Branch Brook Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District held a New Year’s Eve Ball Jan. 6.

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Smithtown students ring in the new year Students at Branch Brook Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District kicked off the new year with a New Year’s Eve Ball Jan. 6. While everyone celebrated the new year

with their family and friends Jan. 1, the ball was a special time to ring in 2017 with their Branch Brook family. Dressed in their best party attire, students celebrated during their lunch periods by taking photos

and dancing with their friends. The Branch Brook Parent Teacher Association handed out popcorn and apple juice to toast the new year. At the end of the ball, students counted

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down as they watched a recording of the ball dropping in Times Square, and the school even designed their own ball to drop in the cafeteria.

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SPORTS

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Clockwise form left, Ryan donohue dribbles around an opponent; Johnny Pohlman shoots; and aidan Keenan moves the ball up the court.

Cougars can’t counter Ward Melville’s defense By Bill landon Ward Melville led from the opening tipoff, and despite a late push by Commack’s boys’ basketball team, which pulled within nine points late in the third quarter, the Patriots maintained the advantage and won 57-41. With the win, the Patriots remain tied atop the League I leaderboard. The Patriots came out fast, and quicly jumped out to a 13-4 lead midway through the first quarter, prompting a Commack timeout. Ward Melville’s defense swarmed, looking as if there was an extra man on the court. The shot clock worked against the Cougars, which struggled to let the ball loose in time. Ward Melville senior Noah Kepes had the hot hand early, scoring three three-pointers in the opening quarter, and classmate Dom Pryor pitched in two field goals and a threepointer of his own, to help the Patriots to a 20-6 lead at the end of eight minutes. Kepes said his team’s focus is always defense first. “We’re just hungry on defense,” he said. “Everyday in practice we work on these drills — whoever’s on the floor first is going to get the ball first, so it’s that kind of the mentality. When they began to make their push coach told us they were going to do that, and how

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you react to that push is who’s going to come out with the win.” Commack countered with four unanswered points, but again the shot clock expired, turning the ball over to the Patriots. With just over three minutes left in the half, Commack senior Christian Volatile fell. Injured on the play, he sat out the remainder of the game. Commack sophomore Aiden Keenan went the free-throw line shooting two and banked both points, but the Patriots answered back and then some, when senior Matt Hudzik drained a three, as Ward Melville edged ahead 25-14 by halftime. The Patriots’ defense remained unrelenting. The Cougars still couldn’t get the ball to the rim, and turned the ball over as the 35-second shot clock expired. Ward Melville head coach Alex Piccirillo said he likes what he saw. “On the defensive end we communicated well, we rotated well, we switched on screens; so we did everything we needed to do on that end,” Piccirillo said. “We struggled offensively from time to time, every team will go on a scoring run, it’s how we weather it and how we stop it that’s important.” The fouls began to eat up the final minutes of the third quarter, and momentum shifted Commack’s way. Keenan sank four field goals and a pair of free throws, and with help from senior Ryan Donohue, who added four points, the Cou-

gars pulled within nine, 37-28. “Ward Melville’s a good team and they’ve got a lot of guys who can knock down the outside shot, so we tried to plan for that, but unfortunately, we left some guys open in the first half,” Commack head coach Peter Smith said. “We adjusted nicely in the second quarter. We did OK in the third, but their defense is very good.” It would be as close a Commack would come. At 6 feet, 7 inches, the big man for the Patriots, junior Alex Sobel, battled in the paint muscling his way to the rim, scoring three times. Sobel went to the charity stripe three times too, and never missed. “We knew they’re a good team, especially the last two years,” Sobel said of Commack. “We came out strong and held a little gap. We got a little worried when they got close in third quarter, but we picked it up and closed the game out strong.” Hudzik hit a field goal, Pryor swished a three-pointer and sophomore Ray Grabowski banked a field goal along with a free-throw point to close out the scoring for the Patriots. With the win, Ward Melville improves to 9-2 overall and 5-0 in league play, sharing the top spot with Brentwood. Sobel topped the scoreboard for the Ward Melville with 20 points and Kepes tacked on 15. Keenan led the scoring for Commack with 12 points and Donohue finished with nine. With the loss, Commack drops to 5-5 over-

all and 1-4 in the league. “We’ll put this game behind us quickly,” Smith said. “We have practice tomorrow and we have to rebound. We need to get a home win against Pat-Med.” Commack hosts Patchogue-Medford Jan. 12 at 5:45 p.m. Ward Melville will travel to William Floyd Jan. 13. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

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OpiniOn Editorial

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin greets veterans.

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Zeldin should have been considered for Veterans Affairs seat President-elect Donald Trump’s (R) cabinet appointments to this point have raised some eyebrows, but we had a perfect solution for one of the departments which was still in need of leadership as several selections begin the confirmation process this week. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) seemed like a no-brainer to serve as the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Although Trump nominated David Shulkin, the current undersecretary for health of the VA, when he addressed the media Jan. 11, we think Zeldin’s name should be kept in mind for the position should any snags arise in Shulkin’s confirmation. Trump has met with or considered about a dozen people to run the second-largest federal department, according to The Washington Post, prior to landing on Shulkin. Although it has been proven to be one of the toughest segments of government to run and run well — with accountability, budget management issues and more plaguing the current administration — you don’t have to look far to see why Zeldin would have fit the bill. Zedlin, a veteran himself, has been fighting to expand disabled veterans’ access to adult day health care in and away from home, even helping construct a new veterans health care clinic in Manorville. He also created the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer peer-to-peer support program to fight PTSD and veteran suicide rates, helping those who return from combat ill prepared to handle the physical and mental scarring. Zeldin was in strong support of the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act, which mandates that crisis center responders be available to answer a dedicated phone number 24 hours a day, seven days a week. President Barack Obama (D) signed it into law in November, after the bill garnered unanimous support in the House. In 2016 Suffolk County joined the ranks of only a few select regions in the U.S. to bring an “effective end” to veteran homelessness, according to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and Zeldin worked with many groups who helped achieve this status. He’s a member of the Veterans’ Affairs and Foreign Affairs committees and continues to serve as a major in the Army Reserves. Zeldin has also been a strong supporter of curbing the drug crisis plaguing the country. The congressman strongly endorsed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, to combat Long Island’s heroin hitch, signed into law by President Obama this past summer. Zeldin is also a member of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic. All of these achievements were reached in Zeldin’s freshman term as a congressman, and we believe his input in this area should be valued going forward no matter who holds the cabinet position. Zeldin supported Trump in the presidential campaign, and said he sides with the Republican on many issues in our in-house candidate debate; so it seems like a Trump decision to pick Zeldin would have been fitting. As for our editorial board, we saw it as not just fitting but a strong and wise choice.

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Understanding the work of a plower First snow of the season and I am happy to say I’ve had many new potential customers contact me. I meet two types of people in need of snow removal. Those who do and don’t understand that, unlike in other businesses, I can’t be in different places at the same time. Most customers cannot be first, but generally, they’re happy to see us — are even okay that we woke them in the wee hours, clearing their driveways, cars and walkways. I can usually get to everyone within six hours of an average snowfall, although through human error, we have been known to forget part of a route, and for that I generally give a free plow after taking over 24 hours to get to a contracted, long-standing account. Then, there’s the customer I meet who calls the day before a storm, or as the snow is falling, and wants a price over the phone, and for me to plow their driveway sight unseen and without installing markers. Then, if I am not there as soon as the snow stops, I get repeat phone calls and angry texts because I “failed”

to keep my end of the contract — a contract they may or may not have even received yet, because I’ve not had time to make one at the last minute. I am far from perfect. My employees and I have made mistakes — from forgetting to clear a walkway or mailbox, to forgetting to clean off a senior’s car, to missing a customer completely either because they are brand new or because we’d been working 18 hours with no sleep and needed to get home to catch some shut-eye before going back out for another 12 hours or more. I want people to understand that I try my very best to enable everyone to get out of their homes and to their jobs. I’ve been known to break my route if a senior calls with an emergency — or advanced warning of a doctor’s appointment that can’t be missed. Time is of the essence. Most people want to be out of the house between 6 and 8 a.m. I can do that if the snow stops by midnight. But if it starts at 4 a.m. and is coming down at an inch or more per hour, I’m obligated

to keep my commercial accounts open. Businesses pay me to plow every two inches to ensure they stay open and customers are safe. Residential accounts pay for me to clear their driveways and walkways according to how many inches reported by the National Weather Service. Yet I’ve had people who refuse to pay for an entire season because I only plowed once per storm. They feel I only deserve $50 each time; whether I clear six or 23 inches. If you sign a contract, I must assume you’ve read it. I’ll do my best to uphold my end and I expect you to uphold yours. I also have customers who bake cookies, or make us quarts of hot soup — or tip my shovelers at the door. I get many thank you texts from people who are just glad we made it through. If people would just take a moment to see the business through my eyes, I’d hope they’d understand it’s impossible to please every customer all the time, though I sincerely wish I could.

Candysue Maeder East Setauket

Lesson learned pending trip to doctor In response to Publisher Leah Dunaief’s Jan. 5 column “A s-ticky start to 2017,” I, too, found what I thought might be a tick, in my case, on my leg. Anxious to learn if it was in fact a tick, and, if so, of the variety to cause concern, I placed it in a

plastic bag and went upstairs to dress for a visit to my doctor. When I returned to the kitchen, I found that the suspect had eaten its way out of the plastic bag and disappeared to places unknown. Lesson to be learned: pending a trip to the doctor, place the

“tick” in a secure container, i.e., one that cannot be chewed apart to allow the creature to escape. I thought my experience would tick-le you.

Barry Warren Port Jefferson

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OpiniOn Seeking greatness through wins and losses

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e the people are clearly a group as diverse as the sea to shining sea. At the same time that we have dry, magnificent landscapes in Bryce Canyon in Utah, where the orange and red rock columns sometimes look like stacked chess pieces, we also have Highway 1 in California, where the mountains and the sea come together, offering a winding view of an inspiring coastline. These days, it seems there’s a great deal that separates us: the By Daniel Dunaief haves and the have-nots, the blue and the red states, the angry and the angrier. We are an outraged nation that has turned in on itself. We are guaranteed the right to complain, to

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question and to criticize anyone we choose, whether that’s our favorite football team or our national political leaders. We seem so intent on defending ourselves that we go on the offensive before our many adversaries speak because the best defense is a good offense. One of my favorite lines from the movie “Wedding Crashers” is, “Shut your mouth when you’re talking to me.” We have reached a new level of frustration in our lives and with each other. I hope the president-elect can deliver on his goal to Make America Great Again. However, I suspect, even the notion of greatness is something this diverse country would debate in the wee hours of the night, particularly on Twitter, which seems to be the shortcut equivalent of white papers. Need a bottom-line analysis? Go to Twitter, where, within a few words, leaders can attack, excoriate, vilify and lambast each other,

leaving the rest of us to wonder who won this war of words and whether the sense of optimism and hope that defined the founding of the country can return. We don’t seem to win well or lose well these days. The hand wringing, fear and disappointment about the national election doesn’t and won’t change anything. Yet, each day, people seem to relive a loss they couldn’t imagine when they looked at those old, reliable polls. It’s real and not just reality TV: Donald Trump will be the president soon. I’m not suggesting everyone line up with signs supporting a man who ran a campaign that selectively embraced everything from WikiLeaks to the National Enquirer. No matter the outcome, this would have been an election in which half the divided nation expressed outrage. But, as I ask my children when they lose points on their tests: What did you learn? What are the lessons you missed and how can you improve the next time? Yes, I know pundits have offered

numerous explanations about divisions in the country that the coastline-centered media missed. Is it possible to lose graciously while learning more about the process, the policies that matter and the messages people want to hear? Outside the world of politics and inside the painted lines, professional athletes sometimes don’t react to losses well, punching walls and throwing tantrums. At the end of youth sports games, where the energy and excitement of the parents are often at least as high as they are for the kids, the boys and girls line up, shake hands and congratulate each other on a “good game.” As a part of that line, I’ve seen faces filled with elation and with tears. Most of the time, even in games won at the last second with a buzzer beater, the players acknowledge each other and recognize the excitement of a hard-fought battle. Perhaps, regardless of the outcome in tightly contested races, we can respect the battle, learn from it and come together.

Journalistic scoop takes luck and talent

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erhaps it was the scoop of the last century, if not one of the most startling stories for any journalist to break. And it was largely dumb luck. In the heart of every dedicated journalist, there beats the ambition to be the first, to author a truly important story that other journalists rush to cover. Being in the right place at the right time is the lucky part. Understanding what is happenBy Leah S. Dunaief ing and communicating it to readers is the talent. Clare Hollingworth, who died this week in Hong Kong at the age of 105, had both on Aug. 28, 1939. She had just been hired on Aug. 25 at the age of 27 as a war correspondent for the British newspaper, The Daily Telegraph.

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She flew to Warsaw the next day. Europeans knew that war was near, but the expectation was for later. Hollingworth had managed to get an official car from the British consul general there, and with the Union Jack flying, she drove across the border alone into Germany, presumably for a good look. It was windy that day, and as she drove between Gleiwitz in Germany and Katowice in Poland, a distance of some 20 miles, she looked over at a tarpaulin that the Germans had erected along the shoulder of the road to screen off the valley below. The wind caught the edge just enough for her to catch a glimpse of “large numbers of troops, literally hundreds of tanks, armored cars and field guns” hidden in the valley, as she later wrote. Driving quickly back to Poland, she telephoned her editor the news that was, for her newspaper, a world exclusive on Aug. 29. Despite the insistence of officialdom in Britain that war was weeks away, she revealed otherwise. The Guardian, another British newspaper, called it “prob-

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ably the greatest scoop of modern times.” We can just imagine what Hitler called it, hoping, as he likely was, for the element of surprise. On Sept. 1 the Germans invaded Poland. World War II had started. Again Hollingworth was in the right place, and she telephoned her editor that the Germans had crossed the border. Awakened in Katowice, she could see German bombers overhead and artillery fire in the distance. Her editor wasn’t persuaded until she held the phone outside the window and he could hear the German tanks roaring past. She continued to cover the news during WWII from Eastern Europe, the Balkans and North Africa. For her work, she was not given a byline. Few reporters were then. Clare Hollingworth was born in central England to a “well-heeled” British family, according to the obituary in The New York Times. Her father ran the family’s boot and shoe factory, and together they would take trips to historic battlefields in England and France. She visited plenty of battlefields on her own

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when she traveled the world for over 40 years as a war correspondent. In addition to the two British newspapers previously mentioned, she also wrote for The International Herald Tribune and The Wall Street Journal. She reported on the Greek and Algerian civil wars, the hostilities at the end of the British mandate in Palestine and the Vietnam War, among other military actions. So keen was her nose for covert information that she was accused by both the British and local governments of being a spy and sometimes arrested. She was one of the first to report regularly from China, covered military action between India and Pakistan and “obtained the first interview with Mohammed Reza Pahlavi after he became the shah of Iran in 1941 and, what was very likely among the last, after he was deposed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979,” according to The Times. She enjoyed other scoops, married twice, endured danger and loved her work. She was rewarded with a long life.

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