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Incumbents Fischer and White to run unopposed for village board seats BY IRYNA SHKURHAN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM In the Village of Head of the Harbor, two trustee incumbents, Daniel White and Jeffrey Fischer , are running for another two-year term March 16. Both candidates are currently serving in their eighth year as trustees for the village. As a result of the pandemic, this past year brought new budget challenges due to a shortfall of court and sales tax revenues. But both candidates credit working effectively and diligently with their team to prevail through unforeseen circumstances. “The village faces significant problems this year because we have a very tight budget as a result of a pandemic, and I think that I can contribute to the overall effective functioning and improvement of life in the village,” White said. During his service so far, White worked with his fellow trustees to initiate modern radio communications for the highway trucks. Most recently he also helped secure funding for reflective stainless steel clips on the fire hydrants so the firemen can find them easily, even when covered with snow. “It seems very small, barely worth mentioning, but it can make a significant difference in a situation where if it’s not there, it could be a problem,” White said. White, 66, has worked as a fidelity lawyer for Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC firm for the past three years, specializing in fidelity and surety law. His past law experience includes serving as assistant district attorney in Kings County.

Jeffrey Fischer and Daniel White are running for their fifth terms as trustees in Head of the Harbor . Photos from candidates

He has lived in St. James at intervals since 1965. Currently White and his wife reside in the home he grew up with their two labradors, Daisy and Holly. White also served as president of Preservation Long Island, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Long Island’s diverse cultural and architectural heritage, and completed his extended term in June. He also served on the organization’s board for 13 years. White and Fischer align with the village statement on the proposed Gyrodyne development project in St. James, which raised concerns about negative traffic and environmental impacts on the village. They are concerned about the possible consequences of a proposed treatment plan on the property so close to Stony Brook Harbor and drastic

changes to historic Route 25. “I think that the historic corridor along Route 25A in that section is a resource that we must conserve and that we must preserve,” said White, who views the proposed location of the site as the “wrong place.” Gyrodyne has proposed to subdivide its 75-acre-property to build a 150-room hotel with a restaurant, two assisted living centers, two medical office parks in addition to a 7-acre sewage treatment plant. Fischer believes that a moratorium needs to be placed on this project until further studies are conducted on the environmental impact, as well as from a traffic standpoint. “Our biggest concern right now is the potential Smithtown masterplan Gyrodone property,” Fischer said. “It can have such a

negative impact on our village.” Fischer, 64, has lived in St. James for the past 27 years with his wife and two children. He is the president and CEO of Atlantic Business Systems, an IT company in Hauppauge that he started 33 years ago. During the past four terms as trustee, he served on the finance board and is responsible for maintaining and balancing the budget. “With the financial shortfalls that were unforeseen, due to COVID, it’s been challenging,but you know, we’ve prevailed,” Fischer said. He has also served on the zoning board of appeals for 17 years, for ten of those years he was chairman of the board. Fischer spearheaded the joining of the St. James fire district for the village, rather than being a customer of the fire district. The initiative was approved this year, giving residents the opportunity to vote in the fire district elections and join as volunteers or commissioners. “I love doing it,” Fischer said.“I work with a great team of people. Our mayor and my fellow trustees are outstanding people to work with, and we’re getting a lot accomplished. And, I really enjoy it.” Voting will take place March 16 at Head of the Harbor Village Hall located at 500 North Country Road, St. James.. The polls will be open from noon to 9p.m. “We live in a wonderful community and people are willing to help in all kinds of ways, and I want to work to focus on getting participation even greater, so that we can make things better,” White said.

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Smithtown high school students help their peers through tutoring BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM During the pandemic, three Smithtown High School East juniors recognized their fellow students needed a helping hand when it came to their studies. Aman Mistry, Jonathan Chung and Justin Hippler started PeerLab Tutoring for high school students in the pandemic and have extended help to those in middle school. The one-on-one tutoring is free of charge, and to stay healthy during the pandemic, virtual. Chung said the three recognized that some students were struggling with remote learning and knew during the pandemic was a good time to start offering virtual tutoring. “Some students may have difﬁculty adapting,” he said. He added the tutors are ready to help with schoolwork or studying for a test. The three said that, in general, paying for tutoring can become expensive, even if only seeking an hour of help. After a student interested in tutoring ﬁlls out the form on the website [see below], the student is matched with a tutor who can help them. The

tutor and student are connected so they can email each other directly. Currently, 40 high school tutors are offering their services for free through the service and, in return, they receive community service hour. So far, the tutors have conducted 120 sessions and helped more than 30 students in Suffolk County. Mistry said tutors are in AP and honors classes. “We made sure that they had an A-minus or above in the class they wanted to tutor,” Mistry said. They have found that students respond well to receiving tutoring from a peer and think they may be less intimidated talking to a high school student than an adult. “They’re more like a role model for them — to have someone that went through the same classes that you went through and succeeded,” Hippler said. “So, they have their own experiences that they can share, also strategies and techniques.” Next week the high school juniors will return to school in-person full time as the Smithtown Central School District is in the process of returning all secondary students to the classroom in phases. Elementary students returned in October. Tutoring through PeerLab will continue to be virtual. “For right now, we do want to keep it virtual

Artist Lee Krasner in her East Hampton studio in the 1950s

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The Atelier at Flowerﬁeld in St. James continues its webinar series with an online lecture titled Moving In/Moving On: Lee Krasner’s Work in Jackson Pollock’s Studios on Thursday, March 18 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The event will be hosted by Helen A. Harrison, director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in East Hampton. During Lee Krasner’s 14-year relationship with Jackson Pollock, she worked in close

proximity to him, either under the same roof or in his former studio in their house in Springs. After his death, she took over his barn studio on the Springs property. Harrison will discuss how Krasner’s artistic development was influenced by working in those spaces. To register for this free program, please visit www.theatelieratflowerfield.org. For more information, call 631-250-9009.

Smithtown High School East juniors Aman Mistry, Jonathan Chung and Justin Hippler are the founders of PeerLab Tutoring. Photos from PeerLab Tutoring

to keep it safe, and even with going back to school, we know a lot of kids have gotten really behind in their classes because they might not be able to pay attention as well virtually,” Mistry said, adding a lot of big tests are coming up such as AP exams and Regents. The three encourage students to reach out for help when struggling with studies. “Take advantage of the opportunities you have, if you are struggling always reach out for help. There’s nothing wrong with asking

other people for help. And, you know, ﬁnding opportunities.” Mistry said. Hippler agreed. “You always have a community behind you, and whether you think you’re the only one struggling, you just got to know that there’s other people in the same boat as you,” he said. “And we all just want to help each other get better and get out of that struggle.” For more information, visit peerlabtutoring. wixsite.com/network.

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School News Dogwood Elementary School

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Little engineers

Second graders at Dogwood Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District worked as young engineers during a recent Project Lead the Way lesson. As the final activity in their properties of matter module, students designed and built containers to keep the heat out and

their ice pops frozen. The students explored states of matter, learned about insulators and conductors, and planned in groups to make models to solve the problem. They are looking forward to testing the models to see which one of the structures saved the ice pops.

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Weather extremes

Robin Baker’s fourth grade class at St. James Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District is learning about extreme weather conditions. Working together in small groups, the students researched different extreme weather — such as blizzards, tsunamis, earthquakes,

droughts, hurricanes and tornadoes during a two-week period. They read books and gathered notes during the research period. At the end of their research, the groups will create their own hard-cover book about their chosen weather condition and share it with the class.

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push up field and was unable to answer when Ingrisano rocked the box for the insurance goal with 8:52 left off an assist from Lauren Prats, her second of the game. Newfield senior goalkeeper Kaylee Dermody had a busy day with 16 saves. Smithtown West opened their season with three back-to-back home games. They played against Ward Melville March 10 and will play Half Hollow Hills March 16. March 10 results were not available at press time. Pictured clockwise from above, Newfield sophomore forward Ella Sharrock, left, drives on Smithtown West’s Ariana Blain; Smithtown’s Emma Ehrhard fires at the box; and Kayla Fernandes, left, battles Blain.

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Editorial

Lessons learned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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