The Times of Smithtown - February 1, 2018 by TBR News Media

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Fort salonga east • kings park • smithtown • nesconset • st james • head oF the harbor • nissequogue • hauppauge • commack Vol. 30, No. 49

February 1, 2018

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Fort Salonga store gives plastic bag fee to charity A3 Kings Park honors former athletic director A4 Kings Park study offers surprising insights A5 Fort Salonga resident begs town to reconsider code A7

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Liam Morse built a paver stone patio around a survivor tree located at Suffolk’s police headquarters in Yaphank. “I am immensely proud of Kieran and Liam for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and for building beautiful tributes,” said county Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset). “I think it is important that our youth remember the events that happened on 9/11 and how it has shaped our nation.” — SARA-MEGAN WALSH

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Nissequogue River heroes honored by Smithtown BY KEVIN REDDING KEVIN@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

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A Bay Shore-based dredging crew sprung into action while working on the Nissequogue River in December when a boat capsized, hurling five Town of Smithtown employees into the frigid waters. For their heroic efforts, the seven-man crew, responding medical professionals and first responders, were honored by Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) during a special ceremony at town hall Jan. 30. “A first responder’s primary duty is to protect all others before self,” Wehrheim said before presenting plaques to the heroes. “But, when unforeseen conditions put the lives of first responders at risk, who protects them?” It started out as a routine day for three bay constables and two parks employees as they steered their vessel around the head of the river Dec. 12 removing buoys. While attempting to pull a seventh buoy from the water, however, a rogue wave came crashing in from Long Island Sound. It flooded the boat, overturning it in a matter of seconds. All five employees struggled to swim the 40feet to shore against the rough current. “I couldn’t get anywhere, the waters were way too strong,” said Joseph Link, of one of the rescued employees. Link said he wasn’t wearing a life jacket at the time as it obstructed his work. “I was just trying to keep my head above the surface.” Sgt. Charles Malloy, a senior bay constable, said he faced different dangers when he was knocked overboard. “I was swimming away from the rear of the boat because the motors were still

engaged and the propellers were still spinning and within arm’s reach,” Malloy said. Luckily, members from Gibson & Cushman Dredging Company were about 500 yards away when the accident occurred, setting up equipment by the river’s bluff. Once they saw the boat capsize, the crew acted quickly. “We just grabbed some lines or whatever else we could find and started throwing them out to pull them toward us,” said dredger Keith Ramsey. They yanked four of the five stranded employees onto their boat. One member, Dan Landauer, managed to swim back to shore on his own. “It was just our reaction,” said dredger Che Daniels. “We saw that people were in the water. The water was cold, like 40 degrees [Fahrenheit]. The wind was blowing. We were just doing what we would do for anybody on our crew if something were to happen like that.” Upon reaching the shore, Kings Park volunteer firefighters and Kings Park EMS responders rushed to the scene. Two men were treated for hypothermia and exposure. All were transported to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center and out of the hospital within an hour without any lasting injuries. Paul Taglienti, director of emergency medical service at St. Catherine’s, was honored during the ceremony. He said his staff’s job had been about 95 percent done for them. “This was a circumstance where I think everything was done pretty much ideally,” Taglienti said. “They were rescued very quickly and we just kept an eye on them to make sure everyone was OK.” Wehrheim was joined by town council

St. Catherine medical professionals and first responders members Lisa Inzerillo (R) and Tom McCarthy (R), to present proclamations to all seven members of Gibson & Cushman — Daniel Engel, Daniels, Michael Lake, Jordy Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Ramsey and Peter Wadelton — although only Ramsey and Daniels were on hand to accept them. “I was glad when I heard they helped out, but I also would expect that from them,” said Matthew Grant, supervisor of the dredging crew’s project. “If something happens, we help out. Not many people are out on the

water at that time of year, so it was a good thing we were there.” Those rescued echoed the sentiment. “If it wasn’t for the dredge crew — use your imagination,” Malloy said. “The outcome would’ve been far more tragic.” Landauer also expressed his gratitude. “There wasn’t a hiccup in anything they did, they saw us and boom — they jumped right on it,” he said. “I hope they never have to do it again, but I’m very glad that they were there that day.”

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 of single-use plastic bags since Jan. 1. “It’s amazing how people are walking in

A woman purchases a plastic bag at IGA Fort Salonga Market. 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.”

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TOWN KINGS PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT

Kings Park school officials, the Snelders family and athletes celebrate the official renaming of the high school gym to The Arthur Snelders Gymnasium.

Kings Park honors former athletic director BY KEVIN REDDING KEVIN@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

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It’s been more than 30 years since Kings Park athletic director Arthur Snelders retired, and nearly 10 years since he passed away, but his legacy of pride and sportsmanship still reverberates off the walls of the high school’s gymnasium. It’s fitting, then, that the district renamed the gym after the man known in the district and community simply as Coach. The Snelders family, school community and former athletes gathered at the high school Jan. 23 for the official unveiling of The Arthur Snelders Gymnasium. “So many staff members and former alumni have prided themselves in the fact that they are who they are because of my grandpa and what he taught them,” said his granddaughter Leanne Snelders. Snelders — who coached basketball, soccer, baseball, football and cross-country at the school — was hired as a physical education teacher in 1956. He became athletic director in 1976, a position he held until retirement in 1986. “Art was old school — he taught every sport that came along,” said John Bogenschutz, assistant football and baseball coach at Kings Park from 1974 to 2006. “He was the ultimate gentleman. He treated everybody with respect, from opposing teams to officials to his students. He was really quite something and certainly a great mentor to me. This is long overdue and well-deserved.” After graduating from Lynbrook High School, Snelders joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in World War II and the Korean conflict. He later used his G.I. Bill to attend Adelphi University, where he was a founding member of the school’s basketball program. As a player, Snelders led in scoring, averaging 11.9 points per game, and held the school record for points in a season with 286. He was inducted into Adelphi’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975. Also an inductee of Kings Park’s Hall of Fame, Snelders brought and upheld a strong sense of respect and compassion toward the school through his coaching. Duke Durland, a current physical education teacher at the high school who played under Snelders in the 1980s, said although he was “a tough, roll up his sleeves guy who had a little edge to him,” he’ll never forget Snelders’ generosity. Durland graduated the year Snelders retired and, as a farewell gift, the district was collecting money for him. But all the former athletic director wanted was a set of golf clubs. “So he took the money, bought himself the golf clubs, and put the rest of his money in a scholarship to give to a senior — I was lucky enough to receive it,” Durland said. “That really stuck with me. I didn’t want to ever let that thoughtfulness down, so I’ve gone through life paying it forward.” Superintendent Timothy Eagen said while he regrets never meeting Snelders, he feels Snelders’ impact on the school. “To me, he’s the man, the myth, the legend,” Eagen said. “But by what I’ve heard, he was a wonderful, inspiring human being and mentor to many of our coaches. His name is a piece of Kings Park history and will [now] live on in the gym.”

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retail,” which revolves around Tanzi Plaza and Kings Park Plaza shopping centers. In a survey of residents and business Kings Park’s downtown is going to need owners, Ortiz said one of the most commore efficient parking, better walkways mon complaints was the lack of parking for and a face-lift if it wants to experience a re- customers in the downtown areas. vitalization, according to the latest studies. “There’s more than enough parking Larisa Ortiz, urban planner at the civic node where we and principal of downtown have a municipal lot,” she planning firm Larisa Ortiz said, with similar findings in Associates, presented the the other two areas slated for results of a market analyrevitalization. “It feels like it’s sis study focused on what’s tight, but when we look at the needed to revitalize downparking ratio there’s sufficient town Kings Park at a Jan. 25 parking there.” Smithtown town board meetRather, Ortiz said the study ing. While getting funding to suggested the municipal lot sewer downtown Main Street is inconveniently located far has been a long-term priority, from restaurants and stores, — Larisa Ortiz and that several parking lots there are several key points business owners and the could be restriped to fit more town could begin working on, vehicles for better efficiency. according to Ortiz. “If I had one surprise, I thought there “What we found is that you don’t have would be a lot more parking required than just one downtown,” Ortiz said. “Kings Park what was recommended by the market suris actually three distinct areas.” vey,” Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim The study broke down Kings Park’s (R) said. “We need some, but not as much. downtown into the three areas: “restaurant In that analysis, there were some parking row,” including Park Bake Shop, Cafe Red, areas, municipal and commuter parking Relish and Ciro’s; “the civic heart,” the lots not being 100 percent utilized.” area near Kings Park library and the Long Ortiz said her firm’s analysis showed Island Rail Road station; and “car-centric Kings Park shoppers have a difficult time

‘If people can’t cross from the library to Main Street, you have lost customers.’

crossing Main Street, particularly at the intersection with Church Street near the Kings Park branch of The Smithtown Library. “If people can’t cross from the library to Main Street, you have lost customers,” the urban planner said. Ortiz’s other suggestions were to improve sidewalks and pedestrian crossings, and consider relocating the farmers market held in the municipal parking lot — 60 percent of whose customers are from out of town — to a new location on the south side of Main Street. “It was exciting to see that the Kings Park farmers market creates stronger economic spillovers and benefits our local businesses,” said Linda Henninger, president of Kings Park Civic Association and founder of the farmers market. Other suggestions for downtown improvement included encouraging business owners to upgrade the look of their facade, changes to town code to allow for better signage for downtown shops and creation of a restaurant group for group marketing and greater exposure. “This market study is another tool which will be useful in our continued effort to revitalize Kings Park’s downtown,” Henninger said. Next, Wehrheim said Kings Park Chamber of Commerce and the civic association will work to combine the market study

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TOWN Better access, fresh look needed for Kings Park’s success

Larisa Ortiz results with the revitalization plan previously made by Vision Long Island to come up with a final conceptual plan. The full presentation made before Smithtown Town Board can be viewed on the Kings Park Civic Association’s website at www.kingsparkcivic.com.

Smithtown United revitalization plan hinges on sewers A conceptual plan for revitalizing Smithtown Main Street has community support, but faces a number of serious challenges. Smithtown United Civic Association debuted its proposal for western Main Street’s revitalization Jan. 25 before the Smithtown Town Board to find solid community backing. Yet, elected officials and business leaders note there are serious challenges to its implementation. Mark Mancini, a Smithtown resident and architect, presented Smithtown United’s conceptual design for Main Street which focuses on the preservation of the Smithtown school district’s New York Avenue administrative building and its fields. Public outcry halted plans to demolish the building for a 251-unit apartment complex in 2017. “It became pretty clear that we have to take steps first as a community to make something happen on Main Street that we all can deal with,” Mancini said. “We are going to develop no matter what you might think or what you may want. Everything changes.” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) assigned $20 million from the state budget for the installation of sewer mains in Smithtown, which Mancini said brings opportunity for development in which residents need to have their voices heard. The first step in the civic association’s plan is to preserve the New York Avenue building and its property as open green space. “I consider it a diamond in the rough in the Smithtown downtown Main Street

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Smithtown United Civic Association member Mark Mancini. area,” said Bob Hughes, one of the 10 members of Smithtown United. “I would like to see it as a downtown central park, to make it a destination.” Pasquale LaManna, president of the Smithtown Kickers Soccer Club board, said he backed the proposal as it preserves the fields for recreational use. LaManna said the Smithtown Kickers is the third largest soccer club on Long Island with more than 2,000 children who play at New York Avenue. “It’s extremely vital for us to have the

green space,” he said. Smithtown United calls for the town’s elected officials to purchase the New York Avenue building from the Smithtown school district and use it to consolidate all town departments and services in one location. Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) said negotiations between the town and school district over the potential sale of the New York Avenue property had broken down in late 2017, after an appraisal determined a fair market price would be $6.8 million. The

supervisor was hopeful that negotiations could be picked up in the future. “If the community in that area is amicable to having those discussions about developing the property, I think the school board would get back engaged,” Wehrheim said. Other key components of the revitalization plan call for the construction of mixeduse retail stores with apartments above on the south side of Main Street in addition to transit-oriented housing near the Smithtown Long Island Rail Road station. Jack Kulka, a real estate developer and founder of Hauppauge Industrial Association, strongly supported the construction of apartments in a new “mixed imaginative zoning” code. “If you are serious about revitalizing downtown of Smithtown, you are going to have to increase the density of population in downtown Smithtown,” he said. “You need to have creativity. I think the concept, which is very important, of having residential next to the train station ... has to come to Smithtown.” Kulka stressed that Smithtown United’s plan would not work if town officials didn’t utilize the $20 million set aside by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to install sewers in Smithtown. Wehrheim agreed on the need for sewers, stating that it is moving forward, but said he has also several meetings set for February. “I have meetings set up with a couple developers, whose names I cannot divulge, to see if there are other developers that now have an interest in looking at the conceptual plan Smithtown United drew up and see if it’s feasible to embark on a project,” Wehrheim said. “That’s the first step.”

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LEGALS Notice of formation of 319 HOLDINGS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 12/29/2017. Office located in Suffolk County. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 155 4TH ST,ST JAMES,NY,11780. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. FRANK MCGARRIGAL A/K/A FRANK MC GARRIGAL, SUSAN MCGARRIGAL A/K/A SUSAN MC GARRIGAL A/K/A SUSAN C. MCGARRIGAL A/K/A SUSAN CIMINO MCGARRIGAL, et al., Defendants NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Suffolk County on October 2, 2017, I, Patrick A. Sweeney, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on March 1, 2018 at the Smithtown Town Hall, 99 West Main Street, PO Box 9090, Smithtown, County of Suffolk, State of New York, at 10:00 A.M., the premises described as follows: 693 Short Beach Road Saint James a/k/a Nissequogue, NY 11780 SBL No.: 0802-002.0001.00-005.004 ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Village of Nissequogue, Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk and State of New York

63 2/1 4x ts Cogent &Dynamic Consulting LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/11/18. Office: Albany County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 7 Nesconset Avenue, Nesconset, NY 11767. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Suffolk police are seeking the above-pictured man who allegedly stole a thermostat in Commack.

Thermostat theft in Commack Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Commack store. A man allegedly stole a Nest thermostat valued at $199 from Kohl’s, located on Crooked Hill Road in Commack, Jan. 12 at approximately 8 p.m. He then fled in a white box truck with the lettering “Viking Plumbing Supply” on the side. The suspect is described as a medium build white male with a mustache and goatee who was wearing

glasses and a camouflage-patterned hat. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers has offered a fast cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest of those responsible. The cash will be rewarded within 72 hours of the arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800220-TIPS (8477) or texting SCPD and your message to CRIMES (274637). All communication will be kept confidential. — SARA-MEGAN WALSH

Credit cards stolen from Commack Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two men who allegedly used stolen credit cards last year. The cards were used at Walgreens, located on New York Avenue in Huntington Station, Nov. 25. Stolen credit cards were also used at other businesses located in Huntington Station and Farmingdale. The credit cards were stolen from a vehicle parked in a driveway on Fox Lane in Commack. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this incident can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220-TIPS (8477) or texting SCPD and your message to CRIMES (274637). All communication will be kept confidential. — SARA-MEGAN WALSH

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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC AUCTION Supreme Court of New York, Suffolk County. CP-SRMOF II 2012-A TRUST, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, -against- ROBERT J. RIEGGER A/K/A ROBERT RIEGGER; TONI JEAN SIGNORELLI A/K/A TONI SIGNORELLI; SLOMIN’S INC.; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE; DANA SIGNORELLI; NICHOLE SIGNORELLI, Index No. 3042/2012. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated, June 26, 2017 and entered with the Suffolk County Clerk on July 6, 2017, Daniel B. Boyle, Esq., the Appointed Referee, will sell the premises known as 176 Tredwell Avenue, Saint James, New York 11780 at public auction at Smithtown Town Hall, 99 West Main Street, Smithtown, New York 11787, on February 22, 2018 at 4:00 P.M. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk and State of New York known as District: 0800; Section: 084.00; Block: 02.00; Lot: 052.000 will be sold subject to the provisions of filed Judgment, Index No. 3042/2012. The approximate amount of judgment is $601,020.50 plus interest and costs. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P.; Plaintiff(s) vs. JILL FADLON; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, 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 December 19, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Smithtown Town Hall, 99 West Main Street, Smithtown, NY 11787. On March 8, 2018 at 9:00 am. Premises known as 24 SUNNY ROAD, SAINT JAMES, NY 11780 District: 0800 Section: 085.00 Block: 05.00 Lot: 009.000 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate, lying and being at St. James, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known and designated as and by all of Lot 75 and part of Lot 76, in a certain map entitled, “Map of St. James Manor,” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Suffolk County on November 15, 1911 as Map No. 330. 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 $266,753.22 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 602538/2016 Mark J. Goldsmith, Esq., Referee

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Suffolk County Police 2nd Squad detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a man in Commack early Monday morning. A man was driving a 2002 Subaru Impreza northbound on Commack Road, 300 feet north of Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, when the vehicle veered into the southbound lanes and struck the rear wheels of a southbound tractor-trailer at approximately 3:25 a.m. Jan. 29, police said.

The driver of the Subaru was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The man’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The male driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured. The Subaru was impounded for a safety check. — ALEX PETROSKI

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Smithtown asked to reconsider firearm code for deer hunting BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A Fort Salonga business owner has asked Smithtown officials to reconsider town code on firearms after her prized daylilies have become a high-end buffet for deer. Kathy Bluethgen, a professional landscaper, said deer have cost her hundreds, if not thousands of dollars by entering her property and eating plants cultivated for her landscape and design business. “I had $100 daylilies, and put the labor and time into developing displays in my yard for customers to come in and pick out collections,” she said. “It’s gone.” Bluethgen said she lives on more than an acre-plus residential property off Woodmere Drive, which runs adjacent to more than 10 acres of parkland located within the Town of Huntington. As a result, she regularly sees

deer cross her yard to eat foliage, most specifically, her plants. The homeowner wanted to get a permit for nuisance management of deer from New York State Department of Environment and Conservation in order to allow hunting on her private property. Her request was initially approved by the DEC after a site visit, according to Bluethgen. However, the agency refused to distribute or issue a permit thereafter, citing Town of Smithtown’s firearm code. Under Section 160 of town code, Smithtown defines a firearm as “a weapon which acts by force of gunpowder or from which a shot is discharged by force of an explosion, as well as an air rifle, an air gun, a BB gun, a slingshot and a bow and arrow.” This includes longbows used by deer hunters, and the town requires all firearms must be discharged at least 500 feet from a house or dwelling. By comparison, the DEC’s regulations rifles,

pistols, shotguns and specific types of airguns are considered firearms but doesn’t include longbows. The state reduced the setback for longbows from 500 to 150 feet back in 2014. “This must be an oversight,” Bluethgen said. “We need this. The deer are out of control.” In addition to her business, Bluethgen said she’s seen a dramatic increase in deer ticks in her yard — she said she had it sprayed eight time in 2017. If the Fort Salonga business owner lived one block further west, she would be allowed to have hunters on her property. The Town of Huntington allows longbow hunting of deer at a 150-foot setback with permission of the property owner and advanced notification to neighboring homeowners. An East Quogue-based hunting group, Hunters for Deer, also filed a lawsuit against the Town of Smithtown in New York State Supreme Court in December, claiming the

town’s required firearms code is illegal and inconsistent with state regulations set by the DEC. The suit is currently in litigation. “The town is stepping on the DEC’s toes,” said Michael Tessitore, president of Hunters for Deer. “We are saying that we already have laws being regulated by the DEC. The town is muddying the waters.” Smithtown town attorney’s court response to the lawsuit filed Dec. 18 stated the town was advised of the hunting organization’s position, but its “actions were lawful and within statutory constitutional authority.” Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) said he has received about 20 phone calls about deer hunting in Smithtown, all in favor of the current town code. “All have insisted we keep the 500-foot distance we have in town code and not change it,” he said. “This is a residential bedroom community on the North Shore.”

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Forgotten North Shore vulnerable to sea level rise BY R. LAWRENCE SWANSON

R. LAWRENCE SWANSON

The protective spits that form these bays are fed by erosion of the adjacent coastal bluffs. Much has been proposed, written and In order for the pocket bays to be maintained, even implemented to sustain, armor, adapt, spits must have a sufficient sediment supply to make resilient and conserve the low-lying overcome erosional forces and sea level rise, areas of Long Island’s South Shore since which is currently increasing at about 1.5 feet Hurricane Sandy five years ago. That coast a century in Long Island Sound, but undoubtis vulnerable to extensive inundation by ac- edly will accelerate here and globally. The gencelerated sea level rise, the vagaries of storm eral process is that the bluffs are undercut at surges and climate change. Indeed, there are their base or toe by waves and extreme tides. core areas that now flood regularly on the This undercutting will become more severe semimonthly spring tides. as sea level rises and we exThe North Shore of Long perience greater and longer Island has been largely nelasting storm surges in the glected in the sea level rise/ coming years. The bluffs then storm surge discussions and slump — about 2 feet per planning even though it is year — creating new beach equally vulnerable to these material, some of which is processes. The entire geotransported by littoral (nearmorphology of the North shore) currents to create and Shore is subject to change sustain the barrier spits. The with or without anthroposmall beaches at the toe of genic intervention. The chalthe bluffs reduce the wave lenge is to be able to manrun-up and thus bluff erosion. age this change so that the Construction of seawalls environmental services — for which there is increasharbors of refuge, beaches, ing demand along the bluff wetlands, fisheries, aesthetics BY R. LAWRENCE SWANSON faces hinders these natural — provided by the complex, processes. Beaches frontprecarious topography of the ing the bluffs will disappear North Shore remain funcso that waves will be beating directly on the tionally stable for the region, communities seawalls. Little material will be available for and private interests. transport to maintain the barrier spits with Much of the North Shore is composed of rising sea level. Those spits will then be subunconsolidated morainal bluffs — many 50 ject to overwashing — perhaps exposing the feet or higher — accompanied by down-cur- embayments behind continuously to the open rent cobble barrier beaches. These spits form waters of the Sound. the small pocket bays and harbors that are the What can be done in the way of resillocations of historic settlements. They pro- iency to preserve the character of the North vide refuge for people and marine ecosystems Shore and yet also protect individual properfrom the energy of waves and storms. The ties on the Sound — both those on the cliffs beautiful pocket bays of Mount Sinai, Port Jef- and those on the barrier spits? Is hardening ferson, Stony Brook, Northport, Huntington, the bluffs and beaches at great expense the Cold Spring Harbor and Oyster Bay are now answer? Do we let nature take its course? Do residents on the barrier beaches have rights the cultural centers of the North Shore.

Your turn

Above, an eroding bluff at Long Beach has been stabilized by constructing a stone seawall. to the sediment of eroding cliffs in much the same way that downstream California claims rights to Colorado River water? If hardening of bluffs is allowed, will there be enough sediment at the toe to maintain a beach to reduce wave run-up? New York State needs to examine this issue and develop guidance that works for all. Current policies are confusing and perhaps conflicting. This is a regional issue that cannot be solved property by property or even on a town-by-town basis. With the state of development on the North Shore, some form of intervention or adaptation is probably required; nature cannot be left totally unchecked, given the grim climate projections for this coming century. Extensive hardening of the shoreline is equally unpalatable. There are negative downstream effects from almost all anthropogenic solutions. We need to understand and minimize them. Once started, hardening will eventually result in entombing us, totally eliminating the natural beauty and functionality of the North Shore that we enjoy. Perhaps there are softer forms of resilience that will allow preservation of

natural processes yet significantly reduce the anticipated severe erosion from wind, rain, accelerated sea level rise and climate change. We need to find those techniques and implement them consistently. In the meantime, there are zoning measures that can be practiced that will reduce erosion of these steep coastal faces — establish respectable setbacks, reduce or eliminate clearing, minimize variances resulting in overbuilding and consider downstream impacts of stabilization measures. Long Island’s low-lying South Shore is at risk to the negative impacts of storm surge, sea level rise and climate change and much attention is being given to it. The North Shore, while seemingly elevated from these impacts, is not. Because its steep coast consists of unconsolidated sediments, it will experience extensive erosion. We need to understand, plan for and implement regional adaptive measures to reduce potential adverse effects to assure resilience of this vulnerable coastal environment. R. Lawrence Swanson is the interim dean and associate dean of the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.

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

Students compete in FIRST LEGO League at Great Hollow Middle School in Nesconset.

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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 participating 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.

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RITA J. EGAN

#MeToo movement is wind in sails for Suffolk’s Crime Victims Center BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Victim advocacy

Though its actual functions have evolved over the years, advocating for victims remains Ahearn’s and the CVC’s primary objective. The center, with locations in Ronkonkoma and Patchogue, is a certified rape crisis center. The group has long provided advocacy for child victims of sexual abuse, and has since added advocacy components for adult rape and adult domestic violence victims. In 2006, the mission shifted to provide support for victims of all violent or hate crimes. “These are cases that are failing between the cracks and no one was helping them,” said Ahearn said, a New York State licensed attorney and social worker. Since 2015, the organization has been fed cases from the Suffolk County Police Department and District Attorney’s office through a cloud-based computer software program, allowing the CVC to directly contact innocent victims to begin providing support under the direction of Mike Gunther, CVC’s director of advocacy and victim services. Ahearn said the CVC has helped to recoup $5.5 million for Suffolk County crime victims from a county

Tarana Burke answers questions.

Burke brings talk to SBU BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

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In a time of changing cultural and societal norms related to the treatment of victims of sexual abuse, Laura Ahearn now has a movement behind her decades-long mission. The founder of Parents for Megan’s Law and the Crime Victims Center, a not-forprofit organization, has been a relentless advocate for victims since the late ‘90s. What started as a small operation running out of her Three Village home advocating for sex offender registration has grown into a threepronged program that is used as a model by other advocacy groups. The CVC assists victims of child sex abuse and rape, provides services to victims of violent crime, and assists elderly, disabled and minor victims of all crime. Its mission is now virtually a daily part of the national conversation. “It’s a tremendous opportunity for organizations like ours that have worked with child sexual abuse and adult victims of sex crimes to be able to open up a dialogue now with a higher volume of a voice with state, local and federal legislators,” Ahearn said after attending a breakfast at Stony Brook University that featured lawmakers from across Long Island and all levels of government. The meeting was part of a daylong event designed to start a conversation about localizing the national #MeToo movement, a social media campaign started by Tarana Burke, a survivor of sexual violence. Burke also attended the SBU event. “The #MeToo movement has created an ideal climate for us to call upon legislators to help us change a culture which has minimized sexual harassment, and a society or environment whose prevailing social attitudes have the effect of normalizing or trivializing sexual assault and sexual harassment,” Ahearn said. The group has a list of legislative goals it would like to advance in 2018, like criminalizing “revenge porn” and advancing the Child Victims Act, a state law that has passed the Assembly but not the Senate, which would extend the time frame for a victim to bring forward allegations against an abuser.

‘The #MeToo movement has created an ideal climate for us to call upon legislators to help us change a culture which has minimized sexual harassment.’ — Laura Ahearn

Within the Crime Victims Center, a children’s play therapy area is designed to allow children to play out their trauma with a therapist, and to prepare for court appearances. fund to cover unexpected costs for innocent victims, as some have health insurance costs or other expenses to cover in the aftermath of a traumatic incident. Currently, the CVC has between 2,500 and 3,000 cases it’s handling, and its founder said the organization is always in need of more case managers. The group regularly sends advocates Diana Shuffler and Diana Guzman to Human Trafficking Intervention Court, a New York state initiative established to aid victims of human trafficking in every aspect of getting their life back on track, and put legal issues behind them. Prior to the program’s inception, Guzman said victims of human trafficking picked up for other crimes like prostitution were treated like criminals. The CVC even works with the FBI. Sally McDonald, a certified therapist and victim advocate at the CVC who is passionate about the work she does, said she has cases with victims ranging from 4 years old to adults in their 60s. “It’s exciting — it’s so nice to see anybody do well, but especially a child,” she said of seeing someone’s life improve as a result of her work. “You feel like ‘This is why I’m doing this.’” Ahearn stressed the importance of following up with victims and ensuring his or her traumatic incident is truly behind them. “Whenever you’re dealing with any kind of violent crime or trauma, unless there are support services, those are individuals that are going to need help,” she said. “If they’re not getting the help they need … those kids whose families were victims of violent crime are going to gravitate toward who they believe is going to protect them, and in those communities that would be the ones that, believe it or not, are the perpetrators.” The Ronkonkoma office features therapy rooms for all ages, including a child therapy room where kids are prepared for what to expect in a court setting, or play out personal trauma using a sandbox, toys or art therapy.

Sex offender monitoring

Megan’s Law gets its name from an incident in the mid-‘90s in which 7-year-old Megan Kanka from New Jersey was lured into a neighbor’s home, sexually assaulted and murdered. The culprit was a twice-convicted sex offender, and after a nationwide lobbying effort, Megan’s Law was passed in 1996 and required all 50 states to release information to the public about known convicted sex offenders. Ahearn was one of those involved in the lobbying effort, and Parents for Megan’s Law was born. In 2014 the CVC implemented a new monitoring program to keep addresses and other important information about the county’s roughly 1,000 registered sex offenders current. Ahearn’s sex offender monitoring staff is comprised entirely of retired law enforcement officers, who regularly check up on the people on the list face-to-face to ensure their information is accurate and up to date. The organization also has a Megan’s Law helpline as well as a tip line, should community members want to report anything related to a registered sex offender in their area.

Prevention

When describing the CVC’s prevention arm, Ahearn uses an analogy. Imagine you’re fishing, she says, and three separate times during the day you have to dive in the river to save people who were drowning as they headed downstream. How many times would you have to dive in the water to save a life before heading upstream to see why so many people are falling in the water and nearly drowning? Led by prevention program manager Kim Malone, the CVC provides workshops for children, teens, parents and adults designed to empower them with knowledge and skills aimed at protecting against sexual abuse and abduction. The CVC offers workshops for schools and organizations geared toward every age group. To contact the Crime Victims Center call 631-689-2672 or visit www.parents formeganslaw.org.

Long Island men and women are prepared to keep the #MeToo conversation going in their communities after an appearance by the movement’s founder, Tarana Burke, at Stony Brook University Jan. 28. More than 500 people attended a Q&A with Burke, a victim of sexual violence, led by three young women from i-tri girls, a free program working to raise the self-esteem of middle school-aged girls on the Island’s East End by training them for a triathlon. Abby Roden, Noely Martinez and Maria Chavez posed questions to Burke that covered a range of topics, from how she felt when the #MeToo movement gained momentum, to empowering survivors of sexual abuse and harassment, and how to show empathy when someone shares his or her story. “The idea behind #MeToo being an exchange of empathy is that if you tell me this thing that is already difficult to say, one of the hardest things in your life, and my first response is, ‘Me too,’ that draws you in,” she said. “Regardless, we have an automatic connection now.” After the #MeToo movement went viral Burke felt crippled. She said she stopped reading comments on her social media posts, even though most responses were thoughtful. “I had people telling me I was too ugly to get raped, sexually harassed,” Burke said, adding that she is thickskinned, and didn’t let the comments get to her. “‘You look like a man.’ Just awful, awful things.” The movement also affects the LGBTQ community — something Burke said is personal for her, as her daughter identifies as queer and gender nonconforming. “Survivors of sexual violence, we’re not victims,” Burke said. “That’s why we call ourselves survivors. We have solutions, answers and the experience.” Retired teacher Terry Kalb, of Wading River, said Burke is skilled at connecting others through experiences, calling the forum “beyond inspiring.” “I liked the fact that there was such emphasis on the intersectionality of this issue,” Kalb said. “It’s very important that the vast majority of the people who are marginalized with domestic violence, sexual harassment and sexual violence issues — all people — are afforded a voice. This just can’t be about celebrity issues; it has to be about people who are often powerless to be able to respond. That they be the focus, because that’s where the most damage is done.”

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McNaughton foundation fundraiser going strong after 13 years BY KYLE BARR

marked its 13th anniversary Jan. 27. The donations from sponsors helped raise money Bill McNaughton, a retired NYPD officer, for nonprofits Wounded Warriors Project and army veteran and Centereach resident could PTSD Veterans Association of Northport. hear the party outside the small back room. Jimmy McNaughton graduated high The music was loud and upbeat, the crowd school in 1996, and having early enlisted, imwas hundreds strong and their bodies nearly mediately joined the Army. When he returned filled every inch inside Mulcahy’s Pub and home after being honorably discharged, he Concert Hall in Wantagh. The event attend- joined the reserves and the NYPD, where ees were all out there celebrating the life of both his dad and stepmother worked as offiMcNaughton’s son James, an NYPD officer cers. He helped in the aftermath of the Sept. and Army reservist who 11 terrorist attacks, and while stationed in Iraq was sent oversees with the was killed by sniper fire in reserves in 2004 and 2005 2005. He was 27. — he was killed in August “You know what it is, of that year. even though we’ve been The event was created doing this for years, this is by the veteran’s childhood like the first every time,” friends, including Vincent Bill McNaughton said. Zecca, who worked to en“It’s nice, but it brings sure the memory of his back everything. And you friend was never lost. know everybody else goes “We tried to think of home tonight, but it stays something that he would with us.” want,” Zecca said. “He Pictures of his son, wouldn’t want us to be known to most as Jimmy, somber and hold a tradiwere hung out on the — Bill McNaughton tional benefit, he would dance floor and on telewant something that evvisions around the room. eryone could enjoy.” Every year since January McNaughton’s step2006, half a year from when he was killed, mother Michele agreed it’s a celebration family and friends have come together to that further strengthens her son’s memory celebrate his life and raise money for veteran and memorializes his story. aid groups. “Jimmy wouldn’t want people to cry in “Jimmy, he’s still helping guys today,” the corner, that’s just not how Jimmy was,” McNaughton said. “That’s what this is about, she said. “He always had a goofy smile on he’s still helping his men. All those people his face. I’m not going to say it’s easy for Bill out there show how he touched so many or myself or even his friends — it’s hard to lives, and as a father you can’t ask more than keep yourself together, and it doesn’t get any that. It is an honor to see it.” easier with time — but Jimmy was a really The annual event honoring McNaughton fine and funny kid, always laughing, he was

‘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.’

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. 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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SCHOOL NEWS Smithtown Central School District

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Honoring scholastic excellence Smithtown Central School District’s Board of Education honored three High School East students and one High School West student who were recently named Regeneron Scholars in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, the country’s oldest high school competition in the math and sciences during a

Jan. 23 meeting. East seniors Sydney Bracht, Cindy Li and Shrey Thaker and West senior Sarah Adamo were among those presented with certificates of recognition. Pictured above left, Adamo is presented with a certificate of recognition with Joanne Figueiredo,

research coordinator for West. Pictured above center: Michael Saidens, board of education vice president; Li; Thaker; Jeremy Thode, board of education president; and Bracht. The two winners from the Smithtown VFW Voice of Democracy essay contest were also

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patriotic theme, competing for more than $2 million in scholarships. State winners receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where they receive their portion of $154,000 in national awards. Pictured above right, Mattshull and Camson are presented with certificates.

Kings Park High School A Kings Park High School senior has been recognized as among the top math and science students in the country. Senior Keiffer Acoba, pictured at right, was recognized as a Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar. Regeneron STS is the nation’s most prestigious high school science competition. Entrants must complete a rigorous application process, including a 20-page research report documenting their independent scientific research. Acoba was recognized for his research at Farmingdale State College under the guidance of Bryan Field. His project involved the development of computer software to study parton distribution functions which allow for the understanding of quantum chromodynamics and behavior of subatomic particles.

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Lee’s project is titled, “Sensor Networkbased Wind Field Estimation using Deep Learning.” Forecasting of solar irradiance is significant for planning the operations of power plants which convert renewable energies into electricity. His study focused on improving short-term irradiance predictions by utilizing wind field information that commonly includes wind speed and direction. He developed a robust sensor networkbased prediction model which takes into account various factors such as topology of sensor placement, wind speeds, cloud cover moving rates, and the number of irradiance sensors deployed. Each scholar receives a $2,000 cash prize, and the high school will also receive an equal amount. Pictured above: Alison Offerman-Celentano, director of science; Singh; Richard Kurtz, science teacher; and Lee.

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Commack Regeneron Scholars Two Commack High School students, Daniel Lee and Anoop Singh, are among 300 high school seniors named as Scholars in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search. Lee and Singh’s projects were chosen from 1,818 applicants from high schools across the nation, Puerto Rico and internationally. The competition is sponsored by the Society for Science & the Public, formerly sponsored by Intel. Singh’s project is titled, “A Multilinear Approach to Forecasting the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO).” His work combines nonlinear, chaotic and linear modelling approaches in four climate systems to accurately predict the ENSO phenomenon. Understanding ENSO is a critical resource in the effort to deal with climate change, and his efficient procedure could potentially be used to predict all ENSO seasons up to one year in advance.

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OPINION Editorial

Letters to the editor

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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OPINION

RIP dairy: Thanks for the mint chip memories

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?

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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