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Kings Park pride was on display over the weekend as the community came out in big numbers for its st. Patrick’s Day Parade. The North shore event is one of the biggest of its kind. This year, the parade featured Bob Creighton, inset, as its grand marshal. See photos on pages A2, A3.

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For the second time in weeks, a plane with engine problems made an emergency landing on the North Shore. The Suffolk County Police Department said a passenger plane flying into Republic Airport in Farmingdale on Saturday afternoon experienced engine failure while flying at 2,000 feet. The pilot, who was with his daughter and returning from visiting colleges, deployed the plane’s parachute at 1,500 feet before crash-landing at an industrial park in Hauppauge. Police said that after the plane landed just feet from a building on Marcus Boulevard, the pilot pulled his passenger out of the plane. Police said both father and daughter refused medical attention. CRASH continued on page A10

A plane that crash-landed in hauppauge was still at the scene a few days later.

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Kings Park pride Photos by Greg Catalano

Scenes from Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Kings Park.

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St. Baldrick’s Foundation has Commack abuzz

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From left, Dan Revera, Jack Scaduto, Bill Scaduto and Lee Tunick prepare to have their heads shaved for charity at a Commack event for St. Baldrick’s Foundation; Jack Scaduto sneaks a peek at his dad Bill’s new haircut; Burr Intermediate School student Jack Giovannini in the middle of his St. Baldrick’s haircut. By ALex PeTRoSkI

Commack school district teachers, administrators, students and community members gathered at the high school on Friday to shave their heads in the name of childhood cancer research. About 175 people “braved the shave” to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. This is the seventh year that the district has hosted the event, which is organized by Commack High School teachers Lee Tunick and Bill Scaduto. Tunick

said that the district eclipsed $500,000 raised since they began the annual event seven years ago, with more than $66,000 and counting coming in 2016. More than 700 people have had their heads shaved at Commack since they began. “The community feel is terrific,” Tunick said. “The community just gets behind this like you wouldn’t believe.” Huntington Town Councilwoman Tracey Edwards (D) was in attendance to take part in the festivities as well. “In comparison to what children are

going through with cancer, it’s nothing,” Edwards said about the bravery required to have her head shaved in front of a gymnasium full of people. “It’s breathtaking. It’s easy to write a check. We do that all the time. Not enough people do that probably, but when you’re doing something like this, you’re going for it. You believe in it. You’re passionate about it,” she added. Commack High School senior Chris Walsh had his head shaved in St. Baldrick’s name for the tenth year Friday. He has personally raised more than $20,000.

Scaduto came to the event with a thick mane of brown hair, but left with far less. “We have a lot of quality teachers here who really volunteer their time to make this happen,” Scaduto said. “Administration, kids, everyone gets involved and it’s just amazing.” Sports memorabilia items to be bid on as another fundraising source were donated by Triple Crown Sports Memorabilia in Hauppauge. For more information about the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s cause, or to donate, visit www.stbaldricks.org.

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has served the village as a public servant and police chief since 1995. That tenure, however, comes to an end in April, when Thompson announced he would retire. An open house ceremony in his honor is scheduled for Sunday, March 13, at 1 p.m. at Village Hall, located at 500 North Country Road in St. James. Light refreshments will be served.

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Parking lot party On March 4, a 55-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman from Ronkonkoma were arrested while seated in a 2009 Lincoln outside of Kohl’s in Lake Ronkonkoma. Police said there was crack cocaine in plain sight in the car, and pills found on the man, which he did not have a prescription for. The man was charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and the woman was charged with one count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. You can run, but you can’t hide At about 10:20 p.m. on March 4, a 21-year-old man from St. James, a 19-year-old man from Brentwood and a 19-year-old man from Nissequogue were

approached by Smithtown Park Rangers while parked in a 2011 Nissan Maxima at Short Beach Town Park in Nissequogue. As the Rangers got closer to the vehicle, the driver took off and eventually crashed into a utility pole and flipped the car into the woods on Short Beach Road, police said. The driver and front seat passenger were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital by St. James ambulances and treated for non-lifethreatening injuries. The rear seat passenger was transported via Nissequogue ambulance to the same hospital but was listed in critical condition. The driver was charged with first-degree driving while under the influence of drugs and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Headlight out, handcuffs on On Nesconset Highway in Smithtown, at about midnight on March 3, a 24-year-old man from Medford was pulled over by police for driving a 1999 Honda with one headlight out, police said. He was later found to be driving without a license. He was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Lucky to be alive A 35-year-old man from Dix Hills crashed a 2012 Acura at about 11 p.m. on March 3 while driving on Johnson Avenue in Ronkonkoma, police said. He was charged with driving while intoxicated with a previous conviction in the last 10 years. Bug bombed At about 1 a.m. on March 2, an 80-year-old man from Islip was arrested for throwing three 32-ounce cans of indoor fogger, used to kill insects, through a window of a home on Grand Boulevard in Islip, police said. He was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief with the intent to damage property. Careful who you steal from At LA Fitness on Veterans Memorial Highway in Hauppauge, an unknown person stole money and credit cards from a 2014 Jeep parked there on March 5, just after noon, police said.

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Spencer suggests plastic bag ban By Victoria Espinoza

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right, suffolk county Legislator William “Doc” spencer wants to see an end to single-use plastic bags, shown on the left.

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One North Shore legislator is looking to make plastic bags a thing of the past. Suffolk County Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport) introduced a bill at the Legislature’s general meeting on March 3 that would ban single-use plastic bags throughout Suffolk. The lawmaker said the idea has already received support from community members, business owners and environmental groups. “It is something that has been on my radar since I first took office,” Spencer said in a phone interview. “I’ve heard the frustration about how they end up as unsightly litter on our roadways and in our waterways after being used for all of 12 minutes.” Spencer said that retailers spend $4 billion each year to give plastic bags to consumers — a cost passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices. New York City alone spends $10 million disposing of plastic bags annually, he said. After about 12 minutes of usage, Spencer said, a plastic bag could easily become pollution that litters parks and blocks storm water drains or can pose a serious threat to wildlife. Spencer there is more plastic than plankton in our ocean. “Fish eat plastic bags, which cause them to choke,” Spencer said. “An animal could die from that, and the plastic bag will still remain intact, going on to kill another animal. This is killing our planet.” Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, echoed the sentiment. “Plastic bags pollute our beaches, bays, roadways, parks and neighborhoods,” Esposito said. “They kill thousands of marine mammals and shore birds every year. Last year, volunteers removed 10,500 plastic bags from the South Shore Estuary. The answer to this ubiquitous pollution plague is simple — ban the bag.” The CCE conducted a survey of more than 650 Suffolk County residents, and 80 percent supported either a ban or fee of plastic bags. “The time has come to simply ban them and practice BYOB – Bring Your Own Bag,” Esposito said. Business owners have also lent their support. Charles Reichert, owner of five IGA grocery stores, including locations in Fort Salonga and East Northport, said he believes all of New York should abide by this bill. “It’s inevitable, so let’s have a countywide bill,” he said in a statement. “Honestly, I think it should go statewide as opposed to having these different laws, but I’d be happy with a countywide bill.” For grocery store shoppers who fear they will now have to buy reusable bags, Spencer said fear not. He and several other organizations said they planned to give away many free reusable bags if this bill takes off. “Plastic bags just came on the scene in the last 30 years,” Spencer said. “We got along fine without them. This is good stewardship of the planet.” A public hearing for this bill is scheduled for March 22. If adopted, there will be a 12-month period before implementation of the law, and within those 12 months, Spencer said he would propose a companion bill to provide a comprehensive education and awareness campaign to assist the public and retailers with the shift. “We want to ensure customers and retailers will have a successful transition and are fully aware of the alternatives,” he said. “The campaign will also highlight the pivotal role the public will play in reversing the detrimental effects these plastic bags have had on our planet in such a brief period of time.”

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Smithtown cross-country runner Matthew Tullo addresses the Board of Education with members of the team and community standing in solidarity.

Legals SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, INDEX NO.: 605444/2015 Filed: 5/22/2015 -againstJames Henderson a/k/a James F. Henderson, Margaret Henderson a/k/a Margaret M. Henderson, Georgette Misa, United States of America, Clerk of the Suffolk County District Court, People of the State of New York, Credit Acceptance Corporation, Isidra Henderson, Willie Y. Terrell, American General Financial Services Inc., New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10”, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to the plaintiff, the person or parties intended being the persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants. SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANT(S):

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THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure up to the principal sum of $220,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of SUFFOLK on October 30, 2007, in Liber 21627, Page 598, covering premises known as 296 Rose Lane, Smithtown, NY 11787. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York April 30, 2015

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The Smithtown boys and girls crosscountry team is facing the possibility of a split, following the release of Athletic Director Patrick Smith’s budget for 2016-17 which includes a recommendation to separate the one unified team to create individual high school East and West teams. Cross-country is one of four sports in the district that includes athletes from both East and West on one unified team. An online petition to keep the team together had more than 1,100 signatures at the time of this publication. In a phone interview Wednesday, Smith said that Section XI, Suffolk County’s sports-governing body, encourages the district to split any combined teams within districts with multiple high schools that are not under budgetary, facility or participation constraints. Smith said that none of those factors are a problem for Smithtown cross-country at this time. He recommended splitting the teams as a means to create more opportunities for student athletes. Section XI recommends splitting teams when possible, though Smith said it is not a mandate. “It’s based on the philosophy of the district,” Smith said. “We wanted to provide more opportunities for kids.” Smith said allowing more athletes the chance to be starters and share in the spotlight if the teams were separated would only increase the community- and family-feel that the athletes have said they fear losing. Smith also said thinking behind the change was to provide chances for more athletes to earn interest, and ultimately scholarships, from colleges.

Members of the team and parents have attended the last two school board meetings, on Feb. 23 and Tuesday, to voice their opinions about the potential split. About 40 members of the team and the community stood in solidarity with the athletes who spoke during the public commentary period of the meeting Tuesday. “We, as athletes, find this decision to be devastating to our sport,” sophomore runner Matthew Tullo said on Feb. 23. “Our sport has a sense of community we have created by being unified by the Smithtown team.” Tullo addressed the board again Tuesday night. “We just want to know why this is happening,” Tullo said. “We don’t understand it. We’re a family. We act as one. We’re closest as friends can be, and to split this up, it’s nonsense. We all, standing here, showing our support, it should be moving.” Junior cross-country runner Samantha Catalano expressed a similar sentiment on Tuesday, suggesting that East and West are rivals in most sports. Cross-country, gymnastics, swimming and bowling are the only high school sports that have one team for the two high schools. “The team is a family, yet it is also an identifying aspect of our community, and keeping it combined simply makes sense,” Catalano said. The district’s Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Karen Ricigliano, and Smith said the director plans to address the athlete’s concerns publicly at a board work session on Tuesday, March 15. The decision to split or keep the team unified will ultimately be decided by a school board vote.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade The St. James Chamber of Commerce will hold their 32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 12, 2016 along Lake Avenue beginning at 1 pm. It is with great pleasure that the Board of Directors of the St. James Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce their selection of Edward K. Springer, Sr. as the 2016 Grand Marshal. A lifelong resident of St. James, Edward K. Springer, Sr. has dedicated 45 years of his life to the community of St. James as a Chief, Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Commissioner. He is a proud Military Veteran who served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War with the 101st Airborne Division. Over the past 10 years he has achieved many acclamations such as past Fire Chief of the Northport Veterans Administration Fire Dept., Past Re-

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gional Director of the New York State Homeland Security office, Retired Chief Fire Marshal for Suffolk County with a degree in Fire Protection Technology; he is a New York State Certified Safety Officer, Peace Officer, Code Enforcement Officer, Hazardous Materials Technician, Fire Instructor and Fire Inspector. He has overseen the Fire Extinguisher and Fixed System Licensing Board and the Juvenile Fire Setters Intervention Program for Suffolk County; over-

seen the Weapons of Mass Destruction program, the Decontamination program and the Suffolk County Urban Search and Rescue Task Force at Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services. As a member of the Suffolk County Incident Management Assistance Team for Suffolk County, he is presently working on a town-wide radio communications system that will realize over $100,000 in saving to the St. James taxpayer. He is a member of the American Legion, Fraternal Order of Police, Suffolk County Fire Marshals Association, Fire Department Safety Officer’s Association and the National Fire Protection Association. He is truly an unsung hero for the countless hours and selfless dedication to our county and especially our town - St. James. He has indicated that he is deeply honored to have been chosen as Grand Marshal for the 2016 St. James

St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Congratulation to Edward K. Springer, Sr. Grand Marshal of the 32nd St. James Chamber of Commerce St. Patrick’s Day Parade. ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE The parade will kick off at 1 pm starting at the Smithtown High School East Parking lot on Wood-

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Above, emergency responders investigate a plane in the aftermath of its emergency landing in Setauket Harbor several weeks ago.

The crash-landing happened exactly two weeks after another in Suffolk County, which occurred when a small plane carrying four people experienced engine trouble and went down in Setauket Harbor near Poquott. That incident did not end as safely. The Piper PA-28, which had taken off from Fitchburg, Mass., and was heading for Republic Airport in Farmingdale, went down on the night of Feb. 20. All four people exited the plane into the water, the National Transportation Safety Board said, but only three were rescued. Authorities are still searching for the fourth passenger, 23-yearold Queens man Gerson Salmon-Negron. The county police said its marine bureau has been out on the water daily, weather permitting, during daylight hours in search of the man both via the surface on boats and using side scan sonar to scan the floor of the water. At the time the plane was having engine trouble, a student pilot identified as 25-year-old Bronx resident Austricio Ramirez was flying it and turned over the controls to his instructor, 36-yearold Queens resident Nelson Gomez. Wady Perez, a 25-year-old from Queens, was identified as the other man rescued from the water that night. Suffolk police were receiving help from the Federal Aviation Administration, the NTSB, the U.S. Coast Guard, local fire departments and the town harbormaster

in the rescue, missing person search and investigation in that February incident. In a report released this week, the NTSP said the aircraft reported low amounts of fuel and had been operated for about five hours since its tank was last filled. The report said the plane’s engine “sputtered” as it approached the Port Jefferson area, spurring the flight instructor to turn on the electric fuel pump and instructing his student pilot to switch the fuel selector to the plane’s left fuel tank as it flew at around 2,000 feet. The sputtering then stopped, but then started up again about three minutes later, the NTSB said, and then lost power. That was when the pilot instructor took control of the plane and tried heading to the shoreline, where he believed the plane could safely land, the NTSB report said. But the pilot was unable to see the shoreline due to the darkness and could only guess where the shoreline began by the lights inside of nearby houses, the report said. He held the plane off of the water for as long as he could before touching down and instructing everyone to grab a life vest and exit the plane, the NTSB said. Neither the student pilot nor the passengers, however, were wearing life vests when they exited the plane, the report said. Emergency personnel were on the scene within minutes and rescued three of the four men. The airplane floated in the water for about five minutes before sinking nose-first to the bottom of the harbor, the NTSB said. Elana Glowatz contributed to this report.

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PEOPLE PARP-inspired dress up

As the culminating activity in the Pick a Reading Partner program, students at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School in Smithtown dressed as their favorite book characters on Feb. 25. The students reached a goal of reading 110,000 minutes during the three-week PARP celebration.

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Smithtown High School West students received an honorable mention in the New York State Bar Association’s We the People Competition on Feb. 27.

West students shine in competition Smithtown High School West students in Joe Gatto’s AP Government class won an honorable mention in the New York State Bar Association’s We the People Competition on Feb. 27. We the People is a mock congressional hearing competition where students research, write and collaboratively present on constitutional issues and current issues in government. Prominent judges and lawyers from all over New York State evaluated the students’ presentations and were impressed with the quality of their work. Prior to the competition, the students toured the Empire State Plaza Museum and the New York State Assembly, met with the staff of Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R-St. James), and toured the New York State Senate, Sen. John Flanagan’s (R-East Northport) office and the New York State Court of Appeals.

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Patrick Burdi Patrick J. Burdi, 91, of Smithtown, passed away on Feb. 7. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army. Patrick was the beloved husband of Theresa; cherished Students show off their costumes.

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father of Saverio (Maryanne) and Francesca (Thomas); and devoted grandfather of Michael, Kevin, Christina, Jeanmarie, Noelle and Thomas Jr., with whom he loved to play. He is survived by many other family members and friends. Pat loved to sing and entertain and was a member of the Sons of Italy and Beato Giacamo. Arrangements entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St Patrick’s R.C. Church in Smithtown and interment followed in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. An online guest book is available at www.branchfh.com.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL

We need to work together

This past Tuesday was International Women’s Day, and the message behind such an occasion is still very important, necessary and timely. As we come off celebrating the day, time should be taken to reflect on the challenges that women still face today. Unequal compensation and women’s health issues are still hotly debated — but these subjects can be traced back to much earlier times. Stories come from all over the country about young female students being taken out of school for outfits deemed too revealing by administrators, even despite the widespread acceptance of boys shedding their shirts to play basketball or in the stands at football games. Girls’ sports teams have a harder time getting necessary funding for new uniforms and equipment, and many young women still get a puzzled look from others if they express interest in certain educational fields. We heard one story in which a male engineering student told a female classmate that she must be lost as she walked in for the first day, also telling her that she wouldn’t last long. It’s not only up to women to push back against sexist beliefs, thoughts or stigmas. It is also up to men. We need to teach our boys at a young age how to view women — as their equals. We need to instill in them the correct way to value women and understand that women can make just as many contributions as females can. Women can only achieve true equality if men stand by their side as partners. Let’s strive to raise a generation of men who will be proud to be those partners.

Correction

The March 3 editorial, “help is just a phone call away,” contained an incorrect phone number for a drug and alcohol abuse hotline. We regret the error.

Art by Anthony Freda

‘Hillarump’

Opt out as a village TO ThE EDITOR: It’s that time of year again. The huge roars of the opt-out movement are being heard all over New York. You’ll read about it in the papers, on Facebook and Twitter, and signs will start popping up on lawns. I urge parents to get informed and get involved. I got involved in the opt-out movement late. Two years ago, I started to take notice and slowly educated myself by reading and attending forums. The more I read and heard, the more I came to understand that these tests are doing a huge disservice to our children and our public education system. Facts to consider: The governor and education commissioner said the Common Core standards and tests are developmentally inappropriate and need to be fixed. Changes will be made next year, but they will put these inappropriate tests in front of our children this year. The New York State Education Department agreed tests are too long. Changes made include four fewer multiple-choice math questions and one less reading passage on the English language arts exam. These changes are inconsequential and will do little to mitigate the stress many children have experienced. NYSED fired Pearson, who created our tests, and recently hired

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Students in grades three through eight will soon take state tests in math and English language arts.

Questar. Questar’s tests start next year. This year our children take the inappropriate Pearson tests because we have to live out our contractual obligation. Many parents feel if you opt out, you are sending a poor message to your child, that you can opt out when things are too difficult in life. Teaching children to be resilient and hardworking is critical, but there is another important lesson children will learn when we become more informed. They will understand that if things are hard because they are unfair, age inappropriate, poorly conceived and ultimately a waste of time and

money, then you have the right to choose not to do it. I believe in testing. The purpose of a test is to provide data for the teacher to improve instruction for the child. State testing results are not received until the following school year. You’ve heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” I glean comfort from that. I have faith other parents are looking out for my children when they are in harm’s way. So I urge you as parents, as part of this village, to opt your children out of the state tests this year. Margie Keegan Port Jefferson

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An embarrassing case of a misdirected email

D. None of the above by DaNiel DuNaief

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echnology has made it possible for us to stick both of our virtual feet in our virtual mouths. Last week, I wrote about poor sportsmanship by a father at a basketball game. Before I started the column, I asked my wife if she thought he might

see the article and get upset. She said, “Wait, first, what’s the chance that he’ll look for it; and, second, it’s not like you’re going to be naming names.” She was right. I wasn’t planning to put his name in the paper or call attention to him. He made a sudden barking noise while one of the players on the other team was about to shoot a free throw. The players on the other team, their coach and, most importantly, the referee took exception to his conduct. The referee ejected him. Recognizing that there was something to share with TBR readers, I wrote about the incident. I’m sure this gentleman isn’t the only one to cross a line at a child’s sporting event. I’ve heard parents screaming at their kids, at their kids’ coaches, at referees and anyone who will listen in the heat of the moment. After all, these

games are critically important. A loss might mean their child only gets a second-place trophy that will collect dust on a shelf somewhere, while a win would mean they would get a slightly bigger trophy that collects slightly more dust on a shelf somewhere else. I wrote the column, sent it to my editor electronically and went about the usual business of my day. By about 6 p.m., it occurred to me that my editor didn’t acknowledge the column the way she usually does. Then it hit me, like a punch to my stomach. My breathing got shorter and shallower and my hands felt hot and cold at the same time. With an anxious scowl on my face, I went back to my email “sent” folder and I saw it. “Oh no!” I shouted, stunned by my blunder. You see, my editor and the wife of the man who made

a scene at the basketball game have the same first name. I had typed the first three letters of my editor’s name and the computer mischievously misdirected the column. I stand by what I wrote, but I had no intention of sending the column to this man’s wife. Realizing my error, I frantically called my wife, which compounded my mistake. In the panic of the moment, I dialed my daughter’s cellphone number, who was in the middle of volleyball practice. She raced to call me back in case something was wrong. Something was, indeed, wrong, but I didn’t want to distract her. Forcing myself to try to sound calm, I said something like, “Naheverything-all-right-bye.” I finally reached my wife, who patiently talked me back from the ledge. She suggested I write to the man’s wife and tell her that

‘Oh no!’ I shouted, stunned by my blunder. I misfired in my email. It wasn’t the end of the world and, before long, my wife assured me I’d find it funny in a “I can’t believe I really did that” way. I did what my wife suggested and the man’s wife said she thought I had sent her the column on purpose. I assured her it was a mistake. That’s where the conversation ended. I have been on the other side of such emails. One of my editors wrote to someone she thought was another editor about how annoyed she was with my story. It’s about 20 years since that email reached me and I had almost forgotten about it ... almost.

Stark contrasts at two White House lunches

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lthough I never met her, I was the beneficiary of Nancy Reagan’s good taste. I was invited to the White House by President Ronald Reagan’s press office, my second visit after one during President Jimmy Carter’s term. The contrast between the two visits could not be more stark. The former first lady died this week at the age of 94, outliving her husband by nine years. In reality she had started to lose him more than 10 years earlier in what she termed “her

long goodbye,” as his suffering from Alzheimer’s disease carried him into his own world. Theirs was a long marriage in which they seemed devoted to each other, and she passionately protected him and his image as he moved from president of the Screen Actors Guild to governor of California to president of the United States. She said that her “greatest ambition” was to have a “successful, happy marriage.” She may well have yearned for that as a result of her early childhood experiences. She was born Anne Frances Robbins in 1921, the daughter of Edith Luckett and Kenneth Robbins. Her mother was an actress and her father a car dealer who abandoned them shortly after she was born. When she was 2, her mother resumed her acting career. Then, when Nancy was almost 8 years old, her mother married a Chicago neurosurgeon, Loyal Davis, and overnight her circumstances reversed. Her life was now one of stability and privilege, and she went on eventually to graduate from an elite high school and then Smith College as Nancy Davis in 1943.

She might well have endorsed Sophie Tucker’s famous maxim: “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. ... Rich is better.” When Reagan was elected governor and the Reagans were expected to live in the governor’s mansion, which was at that time a run-down Victorian house on a busy, one-way street in Sacramento, Calif., she convinced her husband to lease at their own expense a 12-room Tudor house in a better neighborhood. Then, when Reagan was elected president, she decided to redo the private living quarters of the White House. She raised $822,000 from private contributors to do that, but she was severely criticized by the press. Although she had made a number of worthwhile efforts over the years, including welcoming home former prisoners of war from Vietnam at a time when those who fought in the war were sometimes spat upon, and involving herself in a Foster Grandparents Program for mentally disabled children — according to an obit in The New York Times — she was

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generally regarded in the press as stylish but extravagant and aloof. She was petite, slender, exercised daily and wore expensive, designer clothing at a time when the country was still hobbled with the remains of the 1970s crushing recession. Her first public relations interest was not her own image but that of her husband. So when she raised more than $200,000 from another contributor to buy a 220-place setting of new presidential china, the first since President Lyndon Johnson’s administration, she was most unpopular as a result. That seemed to reinforce her unflattering image. Nancy Reagan as first lady traveled widely to speak out against drug and alcohol abuse, especially among young people, and she is the one who coined the phrase, “Just say no.” She also publicly urged women to get mammograms every year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at a time when that disease was still whispered. And, as you might expect, she was a powerful advocate for new research into Alzheimer’s.

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I was the beneficiary of Nancy Reagan’s good taste. This is how she affected me. When our press group visited with President Carter, we were given lunch in a cardboard box that we held on our laps as we sat in a circle in the Oval Office. It consisted of two halves of different sandwiches, an apple, a bag of chips and a hardboiled egg. I clearly recall watching the president shaking salt on his egg and alternately taking bites. Although I was thrilled to be there and I appreciated the effort to project an image of austerity, I thought it seemed more fitting for a picnic on the lawn than one in the nerve center of the most powerful country in the world. At President Reagan’s lunch, we ate in the East Wing at cloth-covered tables and were served white wine with our veal scaloppine on beautiful dishes. Now I am not particularly stylish or slender and certainly not a spendthrift, but I wanted to tell Mrs. Reagan, “Right on!”

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Two Kings Park atheltes sign letters of intent Kings Park seniors Mickey Hopkins and Genevieve Carpenter recently signed letters of intent to take their athletic talents to the next level. Hopkins signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Pace University next fall. He was a captain for the Kings Park football team this past fall, where he was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player. Hopkins was a three-year starter on the Kingsmen’s football team. He is a three-time First Team All Division, twotime All-County, Second Team All-Long Island and Empire Challenge Game selection. This past season, he had 94 tackles, three sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and seven touchdowns. Carpenter, a captain for the Kingsmen’s soccer team, scored 20 goals and contributed five assists in last year’s season, including a hat trick in both games against Bellport. The 20 goals tied a school record for goals in a single season, and her 25 points ranked her ninth overall among points leaders in Suffolk County last season. The All-State honoree will compete for Binghampton University next fall.

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Left, Mickey Hopkins, and right, Genevieve Carpenter, signed letters of intent to play football and soccer, respectively, at the collegiate level.

Photos from Smithtown Central School District

Above and below, the Washington Wizards spent the day at Smithtown West, competing in an All-Stars basketball game and entertaining the crowd.

West kickline wins nationals The Smithtown High School West Whisperettes varsity kickline team took first place in the 2016 National Dance Alliance high school dance team championships from Feb. 26-28 in Orlando, Florida Crowned the 2016 NDA Small Kick National Champions with its Dante’s Inferno routine, the team also placed 17th in large varsity pom and seventh in medium varsity team performance. For pom, the team performed its Rock of Ages routine, and for team, Beyonce.

The Whisperettes received the superior showmanship and technical excellence awards for their kick routine. Led by captains Melanie Chonis, Lauren D’Agostino, Richelle Fassler and Melissa Ginex, the team was also nominated for the NDA sportsmanship award. NDA is a sister company of the National Cheerleaders Association. Photo form Smithtown Central School District

The Smithtown West Whisperettes were named the 2016 NDA Small Kick National Champions.

Wizards take on Smithtown West All-Stars Smithtown High School West’s Distributive Education Clubs of America hosted the annual Harlem Wizards verses Smithtown All-Stars basketball game on Feb. 25. More than 900 community members enjoyed a fun night out watching their teachers and administrators rally against the Washington Wizards. Smithtown West’s DECA runs and is involved with many school and community events, most of which can be used as community service hours and help the community as a whole.

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