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April 7, 2022

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The return of the St. James parade — Photos A4

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On April 5, Kings Park Central School District Superintendent of Schools Timothy Eagen notified students, parents and guardians that earlier in the day the district was informed of the passing of Karen Lessler, Kings Park High School’s principal. “This loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns and questions for our entire school, especially our students,” he wrote in a letter posted to the district’s website. The high school made its Crisis Intervention Team available to students, parents and school personnel Tuesday and Wednesday. “We are tremendously saddened by the loss to our school community and will make every effort to help you and your child as needed” Eagen wrote. According to her obituary on the St. James Funeral Home website, Lessler passed away on April 4 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, just a few days after her 65th birthday. She recently retired as the board of education president in the Middle Country

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Central School District. “She was a dynamic leader and friend to all,” according to a post on the district’s website. In a May 2021 TBR News Media article, Lessler said she lived in the Middle Country school district for almost 40 years, leaving Northport to settle with her family in Centereach. She has two adult sons with children of their own.

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Even amid slightly higher COVID numbers, local doctors endorse return to normal life Clousten added that the symptoms can also appear more like a bad stomach bug.

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Dr. Gregson Pigott went to the movies this week. While the activity would be considered mundane in 2019, the decision to go to the theater to catch a flick is yet another example of how local doctors, or, in this case, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, is practicing what he preaches. “We need to learn to live with the virus,” said Pigott, who has also been to a few Brooklyn Nets basketball games. Pigott, who is not using a mask except in situations where it is required, such as on a plane or on public transit, suggested people are “trying to resume life as it was pre-COVID.” While the percentage of positive tests has risen, the numbers haven’t raised any alarm bells. The percentage of COVID positive tests increased to a seven-day average of 2.6% as of April 2, according to figures from the New York State Department of Health. That figure is higher than it had been in the weeks prior, when the percentage dipped below 2%. “I certainly expected this,” Dr. Sean Clousten, associate professor of Public Health at Stony Brook University explained in an email. “I suspect this increase is due to unmasking at public schools because many kids who are infected are asymptomatic or the symptoms are different.” Pigott said the current symptoms for the newer variant of omicron, called BA.2, which is becoming the dominant strain across the country and through much of the world, includes stuffy noses, scratchy throat and a slight cough.

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Recently, the Food and Drug Administration approved a second booster for people over 50 and for those who are immunocompromised and who had a first booster more than four months ago. Pigott said he would urge people who are over 65 or those who are immunocompromised to consider getting another jab. “Most of the general population is fine with the three-shot regimen,” Pigott said. “Your body will recognize any kind of COVID infection and deal with it quickly.” Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, indicated in an email that Stony Brook has been “advocating for switching vaccines.” Switching vaccines could mean triggering a different response to the shot for the second booster, Nachman added. Data about a second booster shows that the shot provides “good protection” against serious COVID, Nachman said. “Will it protect against any infection (meaning you might get a runny nose, cough or upper respiratory infection)? Not really.” Nachman urged people to consult with their primary care doctor to decide whether to take a booster. What people are doing and where they are going can and should affect that decision. Finally, daily activities such as going back to a crowded office or starting to take New York City transit could be “excellent reasons” to get a booster, she said. Nachman plans to get a booster, although she is working on the best timing for another shot. “Before I travel abroad is key to making

Many doctors are suggesting people learn to live with the virus and begin returning to usual activities such as going to the movies. Photo from Pixabay

sure I have my booster and am protected,” Nachman added.

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Nachman is encouraged that people are returning to in-person conferences and other activities. “It will be great to have people starting to get back to routine living, and that means being with other people,” she explained in an email. She urged people to stay at home if they don’t feel well. “Now is not the time to push to go to that

meeting or get together with extended family, since you might just be responsible for getting someone else sick,” she explained. She suggested people should be patient and understanding of others who choose to wear masks or continue to practice social distancing. “Don’t shame anyone who is wearing a mask,” Nachman advised. “If that is what it takes to get them together with you in public, go for it.” In another sign of a return to a pre-pandemic life, Pigott suggested that the Health Department was planning to direct more resources to tracking illnesses like Lyme disease.

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No rain on this parade BY RITA J. EGAN After canceling the St. James St. Patrick’s Day for two years in a row due to COVID-19, the parade had to be postponed from March 12 to April 2 due to inclement weather. The sun was bright and the temperatures were mild this time around. On April 2, St. James residents were joined by their neighbors from surrounding towns and hamlets to celebrate the

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return of parade. Hundreds lined the streets and put on some green to celebrate the tradition. State Sen. Mario Mattera and Kerry Reilly DeJesus, pictured upper right with state Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (left), shared the honor of grand marshal. The parade also included bagpipes, Irish step dancers, firefighters from St. James and surrounding areas, representatives from various civic associations, businesses and more. — Photos by Rita J. Egan

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Smithtown planning board gives Gyrodyne first green light BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The Town of Smithtown’s Planning Board voted unanimously March 30 to give Gyrodyne preliminary subdivision approval for its property located on Route 25A in St. James. Before the company receives final subdivision approval from town officials, which would then allow development on the property, it must secure approvals from Suffolk County Department of Health Services and Department of Public Works, New York State Department of Transportation and final subdivision map approval from Smithtown, according to a press release from Gyrodyne. The pending approvals require the company Community members and public officials have taken an interest in the proposed development of Gyrodyne’s property in St. James for years. In January 2020, people gathered in to provide additional engineering analysis due Smithtown for a public hearing on the development. File photo by David Luces to a proposed sewage treatment plant, traffic changes on local roads, storm drainage and cannot and should not be evaluated as if these minded on this issue, follow the town’s draft development goes against the town’s draft master more on the property known as Flowerfield. other properties and their likely development master plan that promotes retaining open space plan, and he feels the traffic and environmental The March 30 Planning Board vote came will not impact traffic or other issues.” and maintaining the character of a community. impact reviews have been insufficient. after nearly two-and-a-half hours of testimony He and others have said the environmental I speak to you as a neighbor, as a resident of He added 300 feet from the property is the from Smithtown residents as well as Head of the impact statement conflicts with the town’s draft both the Town of Smithtown and the Village of Stony Brook Historic District and therefore Harbor Mayor Douglas Dahlgard and Town of master plan, citing that the plan calls to enhance Head of the Harbor.” Brookhaven resources will be used by those Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) during the historic, cultural and architectural character of Matthew Aracich, president of the Building traveling to and from the development, and a Zoom public hearing. Many have been against Smithtown. The plan also calls for development and Trades Council of Nassau & Suffolk Stony Brook Harbor would be in jeopardy due the proposed development of the 75-acre parcel. in existing downtown areas and heavily traveled Counties, spoke in favor of the proposed to the sewage treatment plant. Opponents have cited concerns about the highway corridors. Many residents have said subdivision. He said the council represents Natalie Weinstein, a St. James business owner possibility of excessive traffic on Route 25A, the Route 25A property does not meet those 65,000 members, with many since 1985 and resident since the proposed sewage plant requirements. According to a of them living in St. James 1973, said in earlier years dumping sewage effluent town zone study, the hamlet and Smithtown. Aracich said the town’s administration into Stony Brook Harbor and of St. James has only 1.6% the proposed development wasn’t open to progress but have criticized the town’s of open space and the rest of represents hundreds of the new one since 2017 has environmental review, Smithtown has an average of jobs in the future that will been. Weinstein added that calling it flawed. In addition 18%, which opponents say provide not only salaries but no matter how residents feel to local criticism of the is an additional reason the pensions and health care. about the plan, they all love current proposed plan, the development goes against He added senior housing St. James. community advocacy group the draft master plan. is important on Long Island “I think that we all are St. James-Head of the Harbor Bollhofer said that as the available units in looking at it from a different Neighborhood Preservation a few people have been Suffolk and Nassau counties vantage point,” she said. Coalition has suggested working for more than are insufficient. “I, as a business owner and an alternative plan and are two years to create a plan “We want to keep people someone who has been planning to file a lawsuit, where Gyrodyne would be who have lived here their actively involved in creating which could delay the current compensated for the parcel whole life and want to change in the Lake Avenue process. and development would be continue to live here to see historic business district, Gyrodyne plans to avoided, and it has received their grandchildren and their sees the value of things that —Ed Romaine support from state and children,” he said. “We have divide its land into lots that —Matthew Aracich occur that are well controlled can be used for, in addition county elected officials. to make sure projects like and well documented.” to a sewage plant, a hotel, “I urge town officials these are both sustainable Nicole Garguilo, assisted living facility with authority to join with and able to be built.” Smithtown public and medical offices. There are currently no those state and county officials, and private parties Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine information officer, said in a phone interview, prospective buyers. who are also interested in this, and concentrate (R) said there are many people in his town “who that it’s important to remember the plan is Joseph Bollhofer, a lawyer and chair of the their efforts on finding the money to compensate are adamantly opposed to this development.” conceptual in order to determine the possible Head of the Harbor Zoning Board of Appeals, Gyrodyne for its property and make what I He said one of the main concerns is that impacts if the property was developed. The spoke during the Zoom hearing. He said in consider to be the only logical solution of reality Route 25A and Stony Brook Road cannot handle preliminary subdivision application approval addition to traffic and environmental concerns — preservation of the open space,” Bollhofer said. any more traffic. While he agrees in some ways is just the beginning of the process as no that could occur due to development on the Dahlgard said during the public hearing that with Aracich, he said development is not fitting development is approved or pending at this time. Gyrodyne parcel, he is also worried about other Gyrodyne being zoned for industrial use is wrong for the particular area. Once a lot is bought, the owners will also properties in the vicinity of Flowerfield that could and the Village of Head of the Harbor will be “Not every square inch of Suffolk County be required to go through the land use process, be developed and the any buildout of Stony Brook affected negatively as the company is liquidated. needs to be developed, and this is one area that which will include presenting site plans and University Research and Development Park. “The town as the lead agency on this doesn’t need to be developed to the maximum,” going through the environmental process. “All of these properties essentially are application has the responsibility to protect our Romaine said. She added it could be up to six months contiguous with Gyrodyne’s parcel right in community’s character,” he said. “We asked The Brookhaven supervisor said that he agreed for Gyrodyne to file its final application with the middle,” he said. “Gyrodyne’s application the members of the Planning Board to be open with many Smithtown residents that the proposed the town.

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‘Not every square inch of Suffolk County needs to be developed, and this is one area that doesn’t need to be developed to the maximum.’

‘We want to keep people who have lived here their whole life and want to continue to live here to see their grandchildren and their children.’

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The following incidents have been reported by the Suffolk County Police. Commack Wanted for questioning

■Ulta Beauty on Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack reported a grand larceny on April 1. Two men allegedly stole 30 assorted bottles of perfume valued at $5,394. ■Home

Depot on Crooked Hill Road in Commack reported a shoplifter on April 2. A man allegedly stole a chop saw, circular saw, sawmill and a HP air compressor. The merchandise was valued at $815.

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Depot on Jericho Turnpike in Commack called the police on March 28 to report that two men allegedly walked out of the store with two ECHO chainsaws worth $780 without paying for them.

■Target

on Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack was the victim of a pattern storewide gift card scam on March 29. A person pretending to be from corporate called and requested that gift cards be loaded in the amount of $5,200.

East Northport Detective John Oliva and Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta at the podium. Photo from Trotta’s office

Trotta awards proclamation to wrongfully-convicted police detective SUBMITTED BY ROB TROTTA’S OFFICE A standing ovation from the members of the Suffolk County Legislature and the audience was music to the ears of former Detective John Oliva and his previous FBI Gang Task Force member and current legislator, Rob Trotta. All 18 members of the Legislature signed a proclamation congratulating Oliva on his vindication and the dismissal of the charges previously filed against him, which forced him to retire, according to Trotta’s office. In 2014, then Detective Oliva retired from the Suffolk County Police Department due to trumped up charges orchestrated by former and now convicted felon Tom Spota, according to Trotta’s office. It was revealed during the federal corruption trial of Spota and his former top aide, Christopher McPartland, that they and former Chief of Police James Burke initiated and coordinated the charges against Oliva, who they suspected was revealing

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previously unreported serious gang crimes to the media, which embarrassed Burke and Spota. Burke, Spota and McPartland all received lengthy prison sentences. Throughout his career, Oliva was closely engaged with the communities he served and was an asset to the FBI Gang Task Force as he was fluent in Spanish. At the March 29 meeting of the Legislature, Oliva noted that he loved his job, would still be working today and that he was very successful in locating and arresting members of the MS 13. He pointed out that gang members have regular 9-5 jobs in our neighborhoods, but on nights and weekends, they become a different person. Trotta added that the current trial that is going on with the killing of several young men by the MS 13 could probably have been avoided if Burke did not dismantle the county’s police department’s partnership with the FBI task force. “John Oliva was a terrific cop with a great arrest record and he served the department and the residents with distinction,” Trotta said.

■Walgreens on Fort Salonga Road in East

Northport reported shoplifters on March 30. Two men allegedly stole assorted Crest whitening products valued at $732.

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■ A resident on Columbine Lane in Kings Park called the police on March 30 to report that his was stolen from his driveway on March 20. The vehicle was valued at $45,000.

Do you recognize this man? Photo from SCPD

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s assistance to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole assorted merchandise from Target, located at 98 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, on March 20 at approximately 1:45 p.m.

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■A 2019 Kia Stinger worth $35,000 along ■Figaris’s

with a laptop and cell phone inside was stolen from a residence on Jasmine Lane in Kings Park on March 31.

■A purse containing cash and credit cards was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in front of a residence on Columbine Lane in Kings Park on March 30. Nesconset

■Giorgio’s Pizzeria on Smithtown Blvd. in Nesconset reported a burglary on April 2. An unknown man threw a brick through the front door around 1 a.m. and stole cash.

■Costco on Middle Country Road in Nesconset reported a shoplifter on March 27. A man allegedly stole a yellow and yellow SE Fat Ripper bicycle valued at $900.

Wine and Liquor on East Main Street in Smithtown reported that a man entered the store on April 2, took two bottles of Bacardi Rum off of the shelf and left without paying. The liquor was valued at $40.

■A resident on Jillit Drive in Smithtown reported the theft of a 2013 Kia Optima on April 1. The unlocked vehicle had been parked in the street with the keys inside. Stony Brook

■Lowes on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook reported a shoplifter on April 1. A woman allegedly stole three 500 foot AWG stranded commercial electric wiring The merchandise was valued at approximately $450. — COMPILED BY HEIDI SUTTON

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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Comsewogue Warriors win season opener BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Comsewogue Warriors opened their 2022 lacrosse campaign with a home game against Kings Park where the Warriors gained a four-goal advantage to open the third quarter. The Kingsmen chipped away at the deficit but Comsewogue matched them goal for goal to win the Division II league game, 11-8, Mar. 30. Comsewogue attackman Michael Katz topped the scoring charts for the Warriors with five goals, Justin Bonacci scored twice and teammates Brayden Arias, James Krieg, Thomas Kennedy and Kenny Summit each scored. Adam Wachholder had eight saves in net. Midfielder Mark Griffin led the way for the

Kingsmen netting three goals with teammates Brian Green, Thomas Cassar, Nico Laviano, Sam Myung and Andrew Plate scoring one goal apiece. Kings Park keeper James Treacy stopped nine. The Warriors took the field April 5 with a road game against East Islip, where Comseqogue won 14-8, and the Kingsmen traveled to Harborfields April 1, with Kings Park winning the game, 10-9. Pictured clockwise from above; Kings Park attackman Brian Green looks for a cutter; Kings Park midfielder Mark Griffin fires at the cage; Comsewogue midfielder James Krieg breaks loose; Thomas Cassar, right, tries to get by Matt Sparhuber; and Comsewogue attack Michael Katz draws a crowd. — Photos by Bill Landon

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Wildcats stave oﬀ Smithtown West Bulls BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Although the Wildcats of ShorehamWading River never trailed, they had their hands full holding off the Bulls of Smithtown West in a Division II matchup at home at the Thomas Cutinella Memorial Field. Trading goals most of the way the Wildcats edged the Bulls, 11-9, April 2. Senior midﬁelder Fransisco Cortes led the way for the Wildcats with four goals and three assists, and teammate Alec Gregorek netted four goals and one assist. Alec’s younger brother Liam Gregorek scored as

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE GE-WMC ASSET-BACKED P A S S - T H R O U G H C E RT I F I C AT E S , SERIES 2005-2, V. MARY CONTE, ET AL.

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR ELLINGTON LOAN ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff AGAINST JOAN E. SCARLATA, et al., Defendant(s)

NOTICE OF SALE 7277 3/17 4x ts NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 6, 2020, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE GE-WMC A S S E T- B A C K E D PA S S THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2 is the Plaintiff and MARY CONTE, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the SMITHTOWN TOWN HALL, 99 WEST MAIN STREET, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787, on April 15, 2022 at 9:00AM, premises known as 5 KENT PLACE, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787: District 0800, Section 078.00, Block 03.00, Lot 005.034 and District 0800, Section 078.00, Block 04.00, Lot 027.001:

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ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF SMITHTOWN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 24, 2021 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Smithtown Town Hall, 99 W. Main Street, Smithtown, NY, on April 27, 2022 at 11:00AM, premises known as 100 PADDINGTON CIRCLE, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of SMITHTOWN, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0800, Section 106.01, Block 03.00, Lot 117.000. A p p r ox i m a t e amount of judgment $501,418.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 601347/2018. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is leading the charge to prevent changes at Northport VA that could slash services. Photo from Schumer’s office

Fighting for our vets

After the release of a recent report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recommending the slashing of services at veterans hospitals, including Northport VA Medical Center, local elected officials have demonstrated exemplary behavior to ensure our veterans are properly cared for. Among the recommendations in the report are the downsizing and reorganizing of the Northport location, which will transition into a subacute care facility. Inpatient medical and surgical procedures will be moved from Northport to Stony Brook University Hospital and NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola. Services that are offered now in Northport will be provided by St. Albans VA Medical Center in Queens and its community partners. The VA has cited the changing needs of local veterans and millions of dollars of repairs needed for the Northport VA as their reasons. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is taking action, unveiling an advocacy plan with the hopes of defeating these recommendations. His first call of action is to circulate a petition across the Island. In a press release, the senator said he would present the signatures in a personal meeting to those who proposed the Northport reductions, also including closing two New York City VA hospitals. He will ask local hospital officials to express concerns about treating veteran-specific conditions and will then take the matter to the VA. Schumer said he will bring the matter to President Joe Biden (D) if necessary. In a press release, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) said that he will work with the Long Island veterans community to figure out the “best path forward.” U. S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY3) also criticized the report, saying that elected officials were not consulted on the recommendations. The report has evoked bipartisan support for the VA hospital and rightfully so. Our veterans have given up so much to protect their fellow citizens. When they enlisted, they risked their safety and sometimes their lives to guarantee the rights of all Americans. Thanks to our vets, we can criticize the government, assemble freely, and enjoy the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Through their words, Americans often thank our veterans for their service. Now is the time to thank them through action. Residents should call the offices of their U.S. senators and representatives and demand that they join the fight to keep veterans health services as local and accessible as possible. Veterans-specific care needs to be expanded, not slashed. Thank a veteran today by taking action.

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Every day should be Earth Day

There are many pressing issues in the world — wars, political division, climate disasters — but driving and walking around the Three Village area, I have noticed excessive amounts of trash strewn along our streets, highways and wooded areas. Some loose trash can be explained away: Trash cans looted by raccoons; bins whose lids weren’t properly secured getting blown around by the wind; trash that accidentally fell from garbage trucks during collection; tissues, masks or other items falling out of someone’s pocket accidentally. But I find it hard to believe that these are the primary reasons. It must be that enough people carelessly throw garbage (coffee cups, cans, candy wrappers, food containers, water bottles, fishing lines — deadly to waterfowl and other animals) on the ground, as though it’ll disappear into thin air. I also find it difficult to believe that anyone — especially an adult — would toss trash out a window, but I recently witnessed a grown woman doing just that as I drove

along Nesconset Highway. I could hardly believe my eyes. Weren’t we all taught from childhood not to litter? I walk regularly around the East Setauket area and am disheartened by the excessive litter I see everywhere. I often pick up garbage as I walk along, but it’s exhausting and endless. I’ve registered complaints with Town of Brookhaven officials, to no avail. This is a huge problem. We live in a beautiful area, yet it’s getting trashed — literally. The problem will require more than just Earth Day cleanups, and until people begin pitching in and our local authorities address the problem — No Dumping signs don’t seem to deter people — and we cease senseless littering, things will only get worse. I know I’m not the only person who cares about our wildlife, our natural surroundings, our waterways, our quality of life. I propose a few potential solutions. Stronger laws against littering that are enforced; trash bins with tight-fitting lids as well as more and better covered trash receptacles around our county. And this one will be toughest for us all, but it’s essential. We all need to use fewer nonbiodegradable items. At minimum, we must dispose of — or recycle — items properly so they don’t end up in our woods and waterways. This is a solvable problem, but it will take more public awareness and leadership from our local town, county and state legislators, as well as action from caring citizens. Adriana Lubarsky East Setauket

LIRR hardly a Dashing Dan with new rail cars

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s [D] recent audit concerning vendor delays and defects associated with the LIRR $734 million contract awarded to Kawasaki Rail Car in 2013 for the purchase of 202 new M9 electric replacement cars comes as no surprise to me. MTA LIRR, Metro North, NYC Transit Federal Transit Administration or locally funded commuter rail or subway car procurements are seldom completed on time, within budget and without contract change orders. One should not be proud of accepting new

rail cars with over 9,000 defects or deficiencies. Most should have been caught and resolved at the Kawasaki facility rather than the LIRR Hillside Maintenance Complex. The original inservice date for all 202 cars was 2019. According to LIRR, as of this March, only 126 out of 202 cars are in service. This has resulted in many M3 cars — the oldest in the fleet — remaining in service beyond previously planned retirement dates. Taxpayers and riders deserve to know the final outcome in at least $5.5 million to $12 million potential contract-liquidated damages, calculated by DiNapoli’s office, that the MTA might collect from the vendor. When it comes to purchasing new rail cars, the line of “Dashing Dan” reminds me of a slow-moving sloth. Larry Penner Great Neck

Vigilance is the price for freedom

Devastation and carnage have been brought to Ukraine by a power-seeking despot, a marauder without conscience who destroys structures indiscriminately and extinguishes innocent souls by the thousands. This tyrant is Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Men, women and children have been decimated by these Russian assaults. Cities, towns and villages have been reduced to ruins. Lacking food, water and basic medical supplies, survivors now cling for their lives. Hospitals have become the targets for bombings, with many victims now trapped inside the buildings leveled by the enemy. Responsibility for this demoniac attack must be placed directly in the hands of Putin, now a war criminal. He must stand before a tribunal of his peers as was done in the Nuremberg trials of 1945-46. Evil is the absence of God. Darkness is the loss of deity. God bless America. Leonard J. Henderson World War II veteran Port Jefferson

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Opinion These are a few of my favorite birds

huge fan of our avian neighbors, I have collected numerous anecdotes during my travels on Long Island and around the world. As we delve deeper into the spring, I’d like to share a few. The brood parasite: Many years ago, OK, decades, I did some research on the brownheaded cowbird. This bird, whose scientific name is Molothrus ater, which means “black vagabond,” shares D. None a lifestyle with the cuckoo. You see, the of the above cowbird, which spends BY DANIEL DUNAIEF considerable time eating food near farms or settled lands, doesn’t build nests. It lays its eggs in the nests of other birds and contributes nothing to the parenting of its young.

When I was in college, I wondered how these birds knew they were cowbirds and didn’t form attachments to the numerous other species who unwittingly contribute to its success. Their hosts raise these aggressive young that sometimes outcompete their own chicks for food. Speaking with people who lived in Mammoth Lakes, California, where I performed my research, I met several people who were in their early 20s, who listened attentively to the story of my research. When I finished, one of them smiled and said, “Wow, what terrible parents. They must only live in California, right?” The beak smackers: When I attended Gelinas Junior High School, I learned about the Galapagos Islands. I couldn’t wait to visit a place where sea lions barely budged when people walked near them. I finally traveled to these wonderful islands, made famous by Charles Darwin’s trip where he posited the theory of evolution. As I hiked with my family

on a tour, our guide stopped and told us to listen. Smacking sounds, as if people were sword fighting with whiffle ball bats, came from just over a ridge. When we reached the top, we saw albatrosses engaged in extended beak smacking. Once pairs of these white birds finished their ritualistic and individualized pattern, they started again. Closing my eyes, I could imagine the rhythm of several of these courtship routines becoming the percussion section of a song. Seeing red: When I studied birds in college, I recalled hearing about the dominance hierarchies of the red-winged blackbird, which occupies marshy areas all around Long Island. With red stripes on their shoulders, these birds are also distinctive for their loud and extended squeaks. The size of the red color reflects the dominance of the birds. Without the bright red indicating the equivalent of a social rank, even the most dominant bird loses his status and preferred spot in a habitat.

Foul play: The black cormorants, which sit low in the water, are excellent divers. They are not, however, particularly well-suited for their watery lifestyle. Their feathers are not waterproof, the way a duck’s are. After they get sufficiently waterlogged, they stand on docks or pilings with their wings outstretched, as if they were holding their feathers on a drying line. They use the wind to dry themselves out. It seems especially cruel and maladaptive for a bird that lives in the water to endure extended periods of being waterlogged. You want a coke with that? My family was enjoying a meal in Miami after a morning in the sun. Sitting outside, where we had an unobstructed view of the beach and where the wind provided welcome relief from the hot sun, we ordered burgers and fries. I picked up a French fry and lifted it near my head to make a point. Accustomed to human patterns, a seagull saw the opening, grabbed the fry without touching my hand, and flew off to consume his prize.

As 2nd booster wanes, COVID cases mount. What to do?

ust as we are trying to decide whether to get the second COVID booster of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna that is now authorized by the FDA for those over 50, the color-coding system that tracks the rate of contagion has turned from green to yellow in New York City, indicating an increase in cases. We know that what happens in the city eventually spreads to Long Island, so that would encourage us to get that fourth shot, yes? To further complicate the decision, a study Between you and me published in The New England Journal of BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Medicine Tuesday suggests that “additional boosters are likely to provide fleeting protection against omicron infections in older recipients, and are consistent with evidence that vaccine effectiveness against

infection wanes faster than against severe disease,” according to The New York Times. I say, what? Let’s consider this carefully. The results of the large new study from Israel are telling us that a second booster shot does provide protection against omicron infections and severe illness among older adults. It is also saying that such protection against infection is short-term and wanes after four weeks, then almost disappears after eight weeks. That doesn’t sound so good, right? But hold on. Protection against severe illness-—again, severe illness— did not lessen in the six weeks after receiving the second booster, but the follow-up period has been too short to know if that second shot continues to offer better protection against severity. By the way, the study involved those ages 60 and older, with nothing on younger populations. So “vaccine effectiveness against infection wanes faster than against severe disease,” concludes The Times. And a previous study from Israel that has not yet been published in a scientific

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journal, according to The Times, “found that older adults who received a second booster were 78% less likely to die of COVID-19 than those who had received just one booster shot.” The methodology of that study has been criticized, however, with scientists pointing out that those who have received one booster are already likely to be protected from severe illness and death. In the new study of 1.2 million adults, “the rate of confirmed infections was twice as high in the three-dose group as in the four-dose group. By eight weeks after the fourth shot, the additional protection against infection had almost disappeared, the researchers found. However, “rates of severe illness were 3.5 times higher in the three-dose group than the four-dose group four weeks after the booster shot. That protection did not appear to wane and actually ticked up slightly by the sixth week after the shot, when rates of severe disease were 4.3 times higher in the three-dose group.” Still don’t know what to do? Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, said on

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Tuesday that her agency “really would encourage people who are over 50 who have underlying medical conditions and those over the age of 65” to get a second booster shot. There is controversy among immunologists and vaccine experts over whether to recommend that fourth shot, at least for those under age 65. Twenty million people 65 or older are now eligible and 10 million between 50-64, according to the CDC. So if you have decided to get the second booster, which would you get? Dr. Peter Marks of the FDA suggested in a podcast that there was “a little bit of data” that switching vaccines may provide better protection, but “probably the more important thing is just to get boosted with whatever vaccine you can get.” I will be getting the second booster this week. My thinking is that in the face of newly rising infection rates, even eight weeks could provide a substantial barrier against falling ill and then having the additional worry of incurring long-haul Covid. But reaction across the country is mixed. With limited data, we are left on our own.

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