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Trotta targets red light cameras Photo by Phil Corso

a county report says indian head road and Jericho turnpike in commack saw crashes increase since a red light camera was installed in 2014. BY phil corSo

When it comes to Suffolk County’s red light camera program, Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) said he’s seen enough. Trotta took to the intersection of Indian Head Road and JeriNorth Shore voters sound off as race for cho Turnpike in Commack on Monday to call on the county to U.S. president hits New York state pull the emergency brake on its Page a7 red light camera initiative and reevaluate, citing an increase in traffic crashes with injuries at that location. The legislator picked the Indian Head Road red light camera location because the county’s 2014 Red Light Safety Program report showed crashes with injuries had gone up more than 100 percent there, making it a prime

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spot to prove Trotta’s point. The annual report said the yearly average of reported crashes with injury went from 8.7 before the camera’s installation to 19.3 after. The camera at that intersection was installed in January 2014, giving the 2014 report 11 months of traffic data to work with while comparing it to traffic patterns recorded over three years between 2007 and 2009. Back in October, Trotta joined with other Republican lawmakers from Suffolk County to solicit input from the public about the red light camera program. At the time, he said residents alerted him about an increase in rear end crashes since people were stopping abruptly at yellow lights to avoid being ticketed. The 2014 annual report on the red light

program proved that notion. According to the report, rear end crashes increased by 42 percent since the cameras were installed. “Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has turned the residents of Smithtown into crash test dummies,” Trotta said on Monday. “This is just another example of [the Bellone administration’s] attempt to raise revenues through ‘taxation by citation.’” However, the county’s Red Light Safety Program was enacted in 2009 — years before Bellone assumed the county executive position in 2012. The annual report said the county collected $27.5 million in citation payments in 2014 and paid $9.5 million to the vendor ReD LIgHTS continued on page a12

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Zeldin stumps on North Shore for veteran health bill By PhiL CoRSo

The fight to expand veterans health services made a pit stop in Stony Brook before hitting Washington, D.C. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) took to the Long Island State Veterans Home last Thursday and stood before a room filled with veterans standing to benefit from a piece of legislation he said would expand disabled veterans’ access to adult day health care. He garnered widespread support from the local level before taking the fight to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, which scheduled a hearing on his bill for April 20. “It must always be a top priority of Congress to ensure that all veterans receive the proper treatment and care they deserve after fighting for our country,” Zeldin said. “My bill, which has strong bipartisan support in Congress, with over 45 co-sponsors including the entire Long Island Congressional Delegation, is just one more way that we can expand care for veterans.” H.R. 2460 was written to enhance care for service members who are 70 percent or more disabled from a service-connected injury, which Zeldin said often required hands-on assistance in order to complete everyday tasks. In Stony Brook, the Long Island State Veterans Home is only one of three facilities nationwide to offer a pro-

gram called adult day health care, which delivers an alternative to nursing home care for disabled veterans and their families. But the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs does not cover such an expense at state veterans homes, putting a greater burden on service members’ wallets. If passed, Zeldin said, the legislation would help expand this program, which could be offered at any of the 153 state veterans homes across the country. Fred Sganga, director of the Long Island State Veterans Home, said the legislation would fix a harrowing disparity that disabled vets face on a daily basis. “Since the original legislation to provide no-cost skilled nursing care to our veterans who are 70 percent or more service connected disabled was passed into law in 2006, those veterans who could possibly be served by an alternative like medical model adult day health care have been shortchanged of this wonderful opportunity,” he said. “Congressman Zeldin had the resolve to recognize this issue and bring an appropriate fix not only for the Long Island State Veterans Home, but for the other 152 state veterans homes across the country.” Noreen Saladino, whose husband James receives adult day health care to help combat the effects of being exposed to Agent Orange while serving during the Vietnam War, said the program has

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U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, standing, visits with James and Noreen Saladino after the couple shared how adult day health care has helped them face service-related health issues.

given her a new life. “My personal life changed when James entered adult day health care,” she said. “It keeps him safe and comfortable. Dr. Kenneth Kushansky, dean at the School of Medicine and senior vice president of Health Sciences at Stony Brook University, said the congressman’s bill advocated for a critical piece of veterans health care exercised at both Stony Brook Hospital and the 350-bed Long Island State Veterans Home.

“Stony Brook Medicine wants to acknowledge Congressman Zeldin for submitting this legislation on behalf of veterans and their families,” he said. “Providing funding for a long-term care alternative, like medical model adult day health care, will give our veterans and their families much deserved choice. Stony Brook Medicine serves as a model for the rest of the nation as it relates to long-term care for our nation’s heroes, and we are proud to be a part of this initiative.”

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Financial trouble looms as Smithtown adopts budget BY Alex PetroSki

District administration fears financial “doom and gloom” might be on the horizon for the Smithtown school district. The Smithtown board of education voted unanimously to adopt Superintendent James Grossane’s proposed $236,027,619 budget for the 2016-17 school year at a meeting Tuesday. Thanks to a full restoration of the Gap Elimination Adjustment, which was enacted six years ago in an effort to close a state budget deficit by deducting funds from each school district’s state aid allotment, the budget includes some additional expenditures for 2016-17, despite what could be a perfect storm of financial stress for the district. That decision added approximately $3.2 million in revenue to Smithtown’s budget for the upcoming school year. However, both Grossane and Andrew Tobin, the district’s assistant superintendent for finance and operations, said they are concerned that will be the final increase in state aid they will receive for the foreseeable future. “The reality is, where is the future aid going to come from?” Tobin said during the board of education meeting Tuesday. “We know foundation aid historically has been directed to high-need districts, not to districts such as Smithtown. So

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we’re concerned, just like we were with the [Gap Elimination Adjustment] that we’ll be last in line to get future foundation aid increases. That’s the general concern going forward, that we might be solely reliant on tax levy revenue to help out our budgets going forward.” In addition, the district benefitted during this budget season from a relatively low pension payment requirement, a perk that can’t be counted on every year. Grossane said he’s bracing for the possibility of a negative tax levy increase cap at some point in the coming years, because the district has a $2 million bond from the early 2000s coming off the books. That will result in an equal reduction to both expenses and revenue, though it will impact the tax levy increase cap. The district will look to rebuild their depleted capital reserve funds to address building repairs at multiple schools that have been neglected. “These are all realities, and when they’re going to happen, we’re not sure,” Grossane said. “Hopefully never, but they are happening [to other districts in the state]. We can’t say that they’re not. It is very important, as we plan for the future, that we keep those things in mind.” School board trustee Grace Plourde spoke Tuesday about the years leading up to the enactment of the state-mandated cap on tax levy increases in 2011.

“In the years running up to the tax cap, we had members of the board of education, who are no longer here, whose view was basically that anytime a school district put a little money in the bank, that was akin to theft,” Plourde said. “So they turned the district’s piggy bank upside down and shook it.” Plourde also spoke about state laws that incentivize school district residents to vote against budgets that pierce the tax levy increase cap as well as limits on unassigned fund balance. “It’s a little frustrating that every place we try to look to head off a problem, to prevent the day where we are going to have to make deep and painful cuts in program — like we’ve had to do in the past when we’ve had budget crises — every time we try to put a little money away or to do something to head off a crisis like that, we are thwarted by the state of New York,” she said. The adopted budget will distribute money received from the restoration of the Gap Elimination Adjustment to onetime expenditures for 2016-17, rather than using it on programs that require yearly funding. Those expenditures include elementary and secondary staff development for teachers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) curriculum and investment in materials to help that development. The board of education voted to close

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one of the district’s eight elementary schools for the 2017-18 school year as a cost-saving method in February. Parents against the closure spoke during the meeting in the hopes of convincing the board of education to reverse that decision in light of the unexpected spike in state aid for 2016-17. District administration and members of the board of education gave no indication that they would reconsider the closure. The vote to approve the 2016-17 adopted budget is on May 17.

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Cops find body of missing man off North Shore harbor By Phil Corso

Police have identified the body found near a beach off Setauket Harbor on Monday morning, linking him back to an emergency crash-landing that happened nearby in February, Suffolk County cops said. Gerson Salmon-Negron, 23, was last seen shortly after 11 p.m. on Feb. 20 when the Piper Archer four-seated airplane he was in went down in the waters of Setauket Harbor with three others on board. His body was finally found on Monday morning after a 911 call told dispatchers about a body spotted on the beach near Brewster Lane in Setauket around 9:10 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. The three other men, student pilot Austricio Ramirez, 25, Nelson Gomez, 36, and Wady Perez, 25, were rescued by nearby neighbors and officers soon after the crash. The small plane had taken off from Fitchburg, Mass., en route to Republic Airport in Farmingale, but went down near the vicinity of 108 Van Brunt Manor Road in Poquott. The incident spurred residents living on the Strongs Neck side of the water to jump into action as soon as they noticed emergency vehicles making their way into the small North Shore community. As the incident unfolded, residents living along the shoreline started offering up their personal kayaks for rescuers to use to lift the survivors out to safety. “Where this occurred, there are only

Emergency responders prepare to remove the plane from the harbor the day after it crash-landed in February.

a few homes, but instantly the neighbors pulled together,” resident Margo Arceri said in a previous interview after the crash occurred. “They say, ‘it takes a village,’ and these neighbors showed a real sense of community. We all pulled together immediately. I just wish it had a happier ending.” In a report released in March, the National Transportation Safety Board said that 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 stopped, but 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,

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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 nosefirst to the bottom of the harbor, the NTSB said.

Huntington salutes Stanley Cup-winning Islanders coach By AlEx PEtroski

Huntington residents had the chance to say goodbye to an unforgettable champion. On Friday, April 8, New York Islanders fans and former players gathered at the Church of St. Patrick in Huntington for a Mass celebrating the life of Al Arbour, the team’s late head coach who led the team to four straight Stanley Cup Championships starting in 1980. The Islanders are the only American team to ever do so in the National Hockey League. The 19-year coach, a former Cold Spring Harbor resident, died in August, 2015, at 82 years old. He and his family were members at the Church of St. Patrick in Huntington for more than 30 years. Arbour won 119 playoff games with the Islanders, which is an NHL record for most wins by a coach with one franchise. During the 1980s, Arbour led the Islanders to 19 straight playoff series wins, which is still a record for all of North American professional sports. He was elected to the NHL Hall of Fame in 1996. “Al was a man of respect, integrity and honesty,” said Joe McMahon, the team’s former equipment manager and one of the organizers of the week’s events, during a phone interview last Thursday. “He had a massive impact on the community. For kids that are playing hockey

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New york islanders coach Al Arbour died last year.

now on Long Island, I don’t know if you’d even be playing hockey on Long Island if it wasn’t for Al. Who knows if hockey would have survived on Long Island.” Some Islander greats, including Clark Gillies, Bobby Nystrom, Denis Potvin, Chico Resch and Pat LaFontaine, attended the Mass. McMahon said he and other alumni

chose April 7 and 8 for the events because playoff time was very special to Arbour, and the Islanders-Rangers game at Madison Square Garden last Thursday night presented a perfect opportunity for fans and alumni to come together to remember the legendary coach while watching the game. Former Islanders’ goaltender Glenn “Chico” Resch, who played from 1973 to 1981, called Arbour kind, merciful, patient and full of humility. “Al certainly wasn’t perfect, but in my life, he had the greatest impact, and it was because of those qualities that we loved our beloved coach so much,” Resch said during the Mass, struggling to fight back tears. Gillies, who was elected into the NHL Hall of Fame in 2002 and played under Arbour for more than a decade and was a key contributor in all four Stanley Cup seasons, delivered the eulogy Friday. After sharing stories and laughs about his time spent with Arbour, Gillies read from a poem. “I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend,” Gillies read. “He referred to the dates on his tombstone that dated from the beginning to the end. He noted that first came the date of his birth, and he spoke of the following date with tears. But he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years,” Gillies continued. “Al, thank you for letting me share

‘For kids that are playing hockey now on Long Island, I don’t know if you’d even be playing hockey on Long Island if it wasn’t for Al.’ — joe McMahon

your dash,” Gillies said at the conclusion of the poem. The Mass came on the heels of a celebration last Thursday at the Fox Hollow Inn in Woodbury that included dinner, cocktails, appearances by current and former Islanders players and televisions broadcasting the Islanders 4-1 victory over the Rangers. Panel discussions hosted by Islanders broadcaster Jiggs McDonald carried on between periods of the game. All net proceeds raised by the events were donated to the Al Arbour Fund, which benefits dementia research. McMahon said dementia contributed to Arbour’s death. The Islanders concluded a successful regular season in their first year playing at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center, after 43 years at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. The team will start a playoff run for its elusive fifth Stanley Cup this week. “We lost a legend,” McMahon said.

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Merchandise missing A 47-year-old woman from Lake Ronkonkoma was arrested at about 5 p.m. on April 9 for stealing assorted merchandise from Khol’s in Lake Ronkonkoma, police said. She was charged with petit larceny. Sky-high at Upsky Police said a 28-year-old man and a 31-year-old man, both from Queens, had marijuana on them while sitting in a 2012 Chevrolet in the parking lot at Upsky Long Island Hotel in Hauppauge on April 9. They were arrested and each charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana. Drugs & Buster’s On April 9 at about 8:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Dave & Buster’s in Islandia, a 31-year-old man from West Islip, in the driver’s seat of a 2013 Chevrolet, possessed marijuana, police said. He was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Coke in a Caddy On April 8, police said a 51-year-old man from Middle Island was seated in a 2004 Cadillac at the Gulf gas station on the North Service Road in Islandia and in possession of cocaine. He was arrested just after 6 p.m. and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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65 items of clothing from Khol’s in Lake Ronkonkoma, police said. They were arrested in Smithtown on April 8 and both charged with fourth-degree grand larceny. Beauty kit bandit busted Police said a 46-year-old woman from Kings Park stole a Clinique beauty kit from T.J. Maxx in Islandia at about 1:30 p.m. on April 7. She was arrested and charged with petit larceny. Craigslist bait and switch On March 25, an unknown person accepted payment for an excavator on Craigslist but never delivered it, police said. Money was transferred from the buyer’s T.D. Bank account in Lake Grove to the seller’s account, but the item was never sent, according to police. Insufficient funds On Jan. 25 at about 9 a.m., an unknown person used someone else’s bank account number to withdraw money from T.D. Bank on Arlington Avenue in Saint James, police said. Robin Hood for pets A 29-year-old man from Brentwood stole pet medication from Walmart in Commack at about 7 p.m. on April 8, police said. He was issued a field appearance ticket. Khol’s, but no cigar At Khol’s on Crooked Hill Road in Commack at about 7 p.m. on April 8, a 31-year-old woman from Central Islip stole clothing and jewelry, according to police. She was arrested and charged with petit larceny. Smoke up On April 8 at about 10 p.m., a 30-yearold man from Smithtown stole a pack of cigarettes from Walgreens on West Main Street in Smithtown, police said. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny. — Compiled by Alex petroski

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New York preps for important presidential primary Voters to pick their nominees on Tuesday, April 19

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The 2016 U.S. presidential candidates from both sides of the aisle made their way to New York to continue rallying support this week. And by next Tuesday, New Yorkers can make a difference when they vote for their nominee in the closed primary. Suffolk County Republican Chair John Jay LaValle said this is the first primary in three decades where New York State’s vote is this relevant. “By the time the vote gets to New York, it’s usually over and it’s a functional exercise when the candidates run,” LaValle said. When asked how running in New York

differed from campaigning in other states, LaValle said, “New Yorkers like to hear it straight.” The Republican chair added that voters in this state are very engaged, intelligent and are more skeptical when it comes to casting a vote. But Lillian Clayman, chair of Brookhaven’s Democratic Committee said “unless there’s this huge ideological chasm with the candidates,” running in New York isn’t much different than in other states. The presidential primaries allow voters to help determine the presidential nominees for their respective parties. Of the nominees, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is doing well on Long Island, LaValle said. He added that people are getting tired of hearing the typical political rhetoric they hear from the other 2016 presidential candidates. Although Clayman said she doesn’t know what’s to come for next week’s primaries, she said Democratic nominees, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) have energized residents, even those who usually don’t vote during the primaries. Registered voters can choose their nominees on Tuesday April 19. For more information on deadlines and where residents can vote, visit elections. ny.gov for more information.

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Q: Will you vote in the primary? A: Yes Q: Why? A: Because it’s too dangerous not to vote. It’s a very important election. I believe Donald Trump is a very dangerous man. I believe that every vote counts against him. If you don’t vote, it’s a vote for Donald Trump.

Q: Will you vote in the primary? A: Yes. Q: Why? A: Because I think that the country is in dire straits right now, and the more people that get out and vote for who they prefer, the better the country will be. Hopefully we can bring this country back.

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Q: Will you vote in the primary? A: Yes. I want to choose who I want to vote for [and] who I want to be the nominee for the Republican Party. So I would vote in the primaries to make that choice. [It’s a] very interesting election this year.

Q: Will you vote in the primary? A: I’ve never voted in the primaries before but I want to. Q: Why? A: I’m fed up with politicians. Look what [U.S. President Barack] Obama has done to this country. He’s destroyed it. I want somebody not like him.

North Shore farm pushing back after petition to save cow BY Phil Corso

An East Setauket farm’s way of life has been under attack, and its owners are fighting back. An online petition with more than 2,000 digital signatures spurred protestors to take to Benner’s Farm in East Setauket this week with hopes of convincing its ownership to save 2-year-old Minnie the cow from slaughter to feed the Benner family, which has lived there for 40 years. But Bob Benner said the outcry was misled and not in-step with the sentiments of those actually living in the Three Village community. “There have been literally thousands of people who have supported us and a majority of them live right here in the community,” he said. “The people that are trying to impose their values on us do not live here. We’re talking about a national group of people who have a direction — they’re trying to tell us how to live.” The group Benner mentioned included names from all over the United States that made up the online petition calling for Benner’s to keep Minnie as a pet. A private Facebook page, “Save Minnie from Slaughter,” was also launched and collected more than 700 followers within days. The entire debate started on April 2, when Jean Benner was taking a birthday party group on a common educational tour around Benner’s Farm, answering questions about what it is like to live on

a farm. One mother, Kimberly Sherriton of Commack, asked about the fate of the cow, and was told it would be used to feed the Benner family. “Jean tried to explain the difference between an animal on a farm and a pet, explaining that our farm was a homestead where we raise animals for meat, as it has been since 1751,” Bob Benner said. “We grow and produce food for our family on our property.” The next day, Sherriton and Bob Benner continued the conversation via telephone, ending in disagreement, the farmer said. Since then, the Benner family has been “inundated and harassed with phone calls, Facebook posts, bad reviews and threats, all aiming to change our mind,” Bob Benner said. “She is used as the face of the farm for all their educational programs, birthday parties and festivals ... the events are too numerous to name,” the Change.org petition said. “She is quite personable and has been a wonderful animal ambassador for the ‘farm.’ The public was led to believe that this was a resident cow.” Protestors with signs set up at the farm over the weekend, drawing attention to the East Setauket spot more commonly known for its peaceful landscape. But the Benner family said that while it was saddened by the public outcry, it was also touched by the support coming from Three Village natives. “They understand that we care for the

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animals we raise, and also understand that some of them are being raised for meat,” Bob Benner said. “In part because of our farm, the families who spend time with us are able to have this connection to where food comes from. We are sym-

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pathetic that many people today do not have a direct connection to their food source. We get it. There is a disconnect for people, and that is hard. But we are farmers, and we do have that connection to our food.”

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Times Beacon Record wins a total of 7 prestigious awards at this year’s New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest The Times Beacon Record News Media family is pleased to report that the New York Press Association bestowed 7 awards on us at the annual 2015 Better Newspaper Contest in Saratoga. The New York Press Association, whose members are community newspapers from counties covering all of New York State, annually gives awards for news, features and photography.

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“ROOKIE” REPORTER OF THE YEAR HONORABLE MENTION • The Village Times Herald, Setauket Giselle Barkley “From bees to cats, she shows versatility and a knack for making the reader care about her subjects.”

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up for election — LaPointe’s and The “unity” slate cleaned that of Trustee Adrienne Kessel, who did not run for up in the Port Jefferson another Vil- term. The three candidates lage election Tuesday ran night, at-large for those spots. with Mayor Margot Garant Loucks, a longtime volunteer and Trustee Larry LaPointe seat the Port Jefferson curing additional terms Country Club on the and a retired athletics board of trustees and newcomer teacher and administrator in Plainview-Old Stan Loucks winning his first. Bethpage schools, garnered Garant, who will start the her most support of any fourth term this summer, beat vying any seat, with candidate out challenger Dave Forgione, 1,205 votes. a LaPointe came in 15-year resident and the second out owner of a billing and accounting of the trustee candidates, with 1,160 votes, and secured business in upper Port, a third with term on the board. 1,162 votes to his 753. In third place was challenger Matthew “I’m just really elated that the a 10-year village residentFranco, people are entrusting and al- pediatric occupational and a lowing me to continue to therado the pist for Nassau BOCES, who fell work that we do for the village,” short with 822 votes. Garant said about her win in LaPointe emphasized phone interview Wednesday.a in phone interview Wednesdaya “Super psyched.” morning “just how gratified Forgione did not return a and grateful I am to message seeking comment. my friends and neighbors for coming There were two trustee out to seats eLeCTION continued on page a12

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Times Beacon Record Newspapers’ six community papers received seven awards in the 2015 New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest this past weekend. Sports editor and Village Beacon Record editor, Desirée Keegan, won sports writer of the year for her coverage of athletics from all over the North Shore. A judge said, “I was impressed by Desirée Keegan’s versatility as a sports writer and her ability to draw the reader into her stories with creative, inviting and yet simple leads. Once you started reading, you wanted to know more about the subjects of her stories.” Elana Glowatz, who is editor of The Port Times Record, won second and third place for best feature story in her division for two stories judges described as “well told, with perfect quotes” and “very interesting ... with much human interest.” Giselle Barkley, reporter for all six Times Beacon Record papers, received honorable mention for rookie reporter of the year under The Village Times Herald flag. The judges said they were impressed with her versatility in subjects she covered. Heidi Sutton, editor of Arts & Lifestyles, received honorable mention for a

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one of Bill Landon’s award-winning photographs, which won second place in sports action.

picture story with The Village Times Herald. “Giving a local camera club a couple pages for some terrific photos gives back to readers,” judges said of Sutton’s work. For sports action photos, freelance photographer Bill Landon earned second and third place in his division under The Times of Smithtown newspaper. “Great tight action,” judges said. “The framing makes it a very interesting shot.”

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a 13-year-old to help aidan donnelly, Service Project above, neighbors gather complete his eagle Scout student from centereach, for his efforts. donnelly is recognized in Stony Brook. Below,

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A Long Island scout stepped up for Stony Brook’s osprey population. Neighbors and members of PSEG Long Island helped Aidan Donnelly, a 13-year-old honor student at Dawnwood Middle school in Centereach, Sercomplete his Eagle Scout May 9 vice Project on Saturday soon after the boy approached inthe utility company about stalling an osprey nesting West pole out of harm’s way at Meadow Beach.

the In order to achieve in the highest rank attainable earn Boy Scouts, scouts must and at least 21 merit badges complete an extensive service plans, project that the scout organizes, leads and manages. meetDonnelly organized the Island ings with PSEG Long and the Town of Brookhaven, fellow then planned and led his in the scouts from Troop 362 nest construction of an osprey platform, adding to his current total of 48 merit badges.

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Belle terre Village File photo by Wendy Mercier may the local population. allow bow hunting of deer in an effort to reduce

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this week. “We’ve had from the population an outcry Belle Terre residents to please are up in do something.” arms, or ready to take up arms, According to over a village government pro- State Departmentthe New York posal to allow bow of Environhunting as a mental means of reducing Conservation, which the nity’s deer population. commu- manages the state’s Long Island deer deer, the The village board population set a public hearing of trustees has been steadily increasing for Sept. 15 since to consider a law the amendment or culling1980s. It calls hunting, that would allow deer “still the most the hunting, ficient efa notion that has and cost-effective split way to munity, with some the com- stabilize or reduce deer populacalling more “humane” approaches for tions and alleviate associated to damages to the issue. private and natural resources.” property The deer population, But calling bow absence of predators, in the hunting “a has in- very cruel creased such that way to kill,” resident “people are Natalie having multiple Brett said she worried deer on their lawns at night sleeping an injured deer would wander and eat- into her ing all their vegetation,” yard and die. and Brett said she has making driving noticed in the area deer more treacherous, population increase the Trustee Bob the animals eat her plants, and Sandak said in a phone interview but DEER continued on page A14

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act. pointed Senate majority leader to Unitarian help pass The Unitarian Universalist FellowUniversal- session the Dream Act before ship at Stony able to turn that around.” ist Fellowship of Brook, stood in Stony Brook cates ended June 17. The advo- the crowd A June 2015 report was among the outside Flanagan’s from the many North state’sheld up signs in protest of the fice Thursday of- Fiscal Policy Shore groups to sluggish pace in making Institute found and said the state flood the had to act there were 526,000 fice of state Sen. John the of- legislation a reality for before thousands immigrants the (R-East Northport) Flanagan 146,000 undocumente nearly of up-and-coming immigrant living on Long Island, making d immi- children up 18 percent of as advocates called last week grants across New York are locked out of who on the and 20 percent the population his fellow lawmakers him and uated from public high grad- higher education process. of the economic schools to pass the but are output. Of those immigrants, “Allowing our New York State Dream unable to access federally New York most State ‘dreamers’ who 100,000 are undocumentealfore legislative session Act be- funded financial aid for d college. ended. courage, creativity are full of — about half living in The bill, which has Various faith leaders Suffolk and intel- County passed in lect to from the Assembly and half in Nassau. access funding for congregations across in February by a higher Long Island vote Victoria Daza, of education gathered in prayer of 87-45, would the workopen up the future is a way of ensuring ers advocacy outside group Long Island nagan’s office on Thursday Fla- state aid for the students. of New York State,” Jobs with Justice, with she said. “It makes Peggy Fort, a retired hopes of nudging the said Flanagan absolutely no was teacher sense to recently ap- and an ideal Long Island continue this policy social justice chair lawof the no action. of maker to head But I think we will up the Dream be DReAM continued on page A12

Commack fire shut s down strip center

The Commack Fire DeCommack firefighters partment responded sent to re- crews to ports of fire at the roof and found the Tree store on LarkfieldDollar the source of the fire to and Jericho Turnpike Road an air conditioning unit be that day afternoon aroundon Sun- malfunctioned. Firefight2 p.m., ers checked a spokesman said. for extension to help battle the Firefighters arrived blaze, and on the fire was the scene to a heavy smoke and under soon contained condition from control. About the roof 25 firefighters responded, and smoke coming the store’s ductwork.out of with three engines, two ladThe der trucks Dollar Store and and a heavy rescue ing businesses were adjoin- truck under the command of ated, including Traderevacu- Chief Andy Babajko. Joe’s, The Cabo Fresh Grill and Nisen Marshal Huntington Fire Sushi. PSEG crews is investigating . the scene and the were on stores lost power for several — phil corSo members of the commack Fire Department hours. Sunday

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• Do you love history? Curious what career a history degree may prepare you for? Join us as Dr. Susan Hinely (J.D., Harvard Law School, 1983; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987) of Stony Brook University discusses what it is like to study history at the college level. Hinely has taught a wide range of university courses, penned various articles and lectured nationally; perhaps a degree in history will be your path to success as well. All students, parents and educators are welcome. This program is scheduled for Wednesday, April 20, at The Smithtown Library Main Building from 7 to 8 p.m. The Smithtown Library Main Building is located at 1 North Country Road in Smithtown.

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PEOPLE Gianna Verdi chosen for master class

On April 5, seventh-grader Gianna Verdi, of Harbor Country Day School in St. James, was given the opportunity be the subject in a piano master class led by world-renowned Kawai pianist and instructor, Junko Ueno Garrett. The class, which took place at Frank & Camille’s Melville piano showroom, was attended by numerous piano instructors and community members from Suffolk and Nassau counties. One of only two students from Long Island who were invited to participate, Gianna performed Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2. In addition to her piano instruction, Gianna is a member of The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York concert choir and will be participating in the New York State School Music Association solo festival on voice as well as piano. She was a member of Harbor Country Day School’s spring musical last year and will play the lead role of Martha in this year’s musical, “We the People.”

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OBITUARIES Gabriella Beals-Reid Gabriella Rose Beals-Reid (Gabi), 13, died unexpectedly on Monday at Stony Brook University Hospital. Gabi joins her twin brother Timmy. Her death is mourned by her parents, Robert and Diana, and siblings, Colin, Olivia, Gemma and Matthew, as well as many relatives and friends. Gabi is remembered as an incredible light in the lives of those who love her. She was kind, loving, funny and thoughtful, and had a special way with younger children and animals. Gabi exhibited a quiet confidence and approached school, the French horn, art and writing with both determination and creativity. Our grief is heavy, but our love is stronger. We invite you to celebrate her life. A visitation will be held on Friday, April 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the St. James Funeral Home, 829 Middle Country Road in St. James. The funeral will be held on Saturday, April 16, at 2 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, on North Country Road in St. James. A reception will be held at the church following the funeral. Please consider donating to Stony Brook Children’s Hospital or The Children’s Hospital

of Philadelphia in memory of Gabi.

Joan Every

religious service was held. Interment followed in Smithtown Cemetery. Donations in Joan’s name may be made to the Lustgarten Foundation (Pancreatic Cancer Research), 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714. An online guest book is available at www.branchfh. com.

Helen Schiaffino Joan A. Every was born April 12, 1947, and passed on March 31, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Throughout her illness, she gave us strength and prepared us for what was to come. Joanie loved life and brought laughter to everyone who knew her. Joanie was predeceased by her dad, Henry Feldmann, and is survived by her husband of 27 years, Milo; mom, Anne Feldmann; sisters, Jayne (Matty) Kondenar, Laura (James) Connors, Suzanne (Steve) Gillan; and brother Henry (Andrea) Feldmann. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews who love her dearly. Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home in Smithtown, where a

Helen Rachel Schiaffino, 91, of Hauppauge, died on March 2. She was the devoted wife of the late Anthony; cherished mother of Andrew (Barbara), Allan (Linda), Theresa (Robert) Popp and Andrea; adored grandmother of Anthony, Lauren, Devin, A.J., Kristyn, Bryan and Sonya; loving greatgrandmother of Norah; and beloved sister of Marie (the late Joseph) and the late Vincent Agresti (the late Murial). Arrangements were entrusted to Moloney’s Hauppauge Funeral Home. Interment was in Calverton National Cemetery. An online guest book is available at www.moloneyfh. com.

Carl Schoelermann Carl Schoelermann, 69, of St. James, died on Feb. 23.

He was the beloved companion of Elizabeth Golden; loving son of Louise and the late Henry; cherished brother of Neil and Eric (Karen); and adored uncle of Keith, Craig (Jess) and Kerri. Arrangements were entrusted to Moloney’s Hauppauge Funeral Home. Interment was in Calverton National Cemetery. An online guest book is available at www.moloneyfh. com.

Brooks, Maria DiMonti, Regina Kass, Tina Pfeiffer, Alesandra Posillico, Leonora Steger and the late Angela Silverman; and cherished grandmother of 30. Arrangements were entrusted to Moloney’s Hauppauge Funeral Home. Interment was in St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale. An online guest book is available at www.moloneyfh. com.

RoseMarie Klimar

RoseMarie Klimar, 96, of Smithtown, died on March 22. Frank DeLise, 77, of Kings She was the beloved wife Park, died on March 8. of the late Alexander; devoted He was the beloved husband mother of Alexander (Dee), of Collen and devoted father of George (Cathy), Christine, Janice Olsen and Fern. MaryAnn Goldberg and Arrangements were enAndrea Marinozzi (Carlo); trusted to Moloney’s Hauppauge loving sister of Bertha Dwyer, Funeral Home. Interment was Joan Napier and the late John, in Westbrookville Cemetery in Philip and George Zulkofske; Mamakating. cherished grandmother of An online guest book is Timothy, Mark, Jonathan, available at www.moloneyfh. Ryan, Brianna, Jacqueline, Nicom. cole and great-grandmother of Alyssa, Brendan, Liam, Riley and Ava. Hilda Ronga Arrangements were Hilda Ronga, 86, of entrusted to Moloney’s Hauppauge, died on March 28. Hauppauge Funeral Home. She was the beloved wife Interment was in Holy Rood of the late Antonio; devoted Cemetery in Westbury. mother of Francesco, Edward, An online guest book is Marco, Antonia Boornazian, available at www.moloneyfh. Guendelina Saglimbeni, Lisa com.

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North Shore fighters react to state’s MMA approval By ALex Petroski

Discussion of mixed martial arts elicits a wide range of opinions, though very soon one thing will be indisputable: it will be legal in New York. The State Assembly passed a bill that will lift a near 20-year ban on the sport on March 22 with a 114 to 26 vote. New York is the only state in the country where it is illegal to take part in a mixed martial arts event. The bill will become law after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs off, though he has expressed support in the past. Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (RSt. James) was one of the 26 that voted against the bill. “The legalization of mixed martial arts fighting in New York is the perfect example of what former Senator Patrick Moynihan would characterize as ‘defining deviancy down’ and normalizing a dangerous blood sport in the name of economic development,” Fitzpatrick said in a press release. “This is not the economic development our state needs. I am concerned about the health of fighters and what message normalizing and lauding violence sends to our children and families. Just because 49 other states do it doesn’t make it right for New York. Legalizing MMA is the wrong move for our state.” Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R-

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Huntington Station) cosponsored the bill. “I am thrilled that the Assembly has finally passed legislation to bring this highly skilled sport to the arenas and venues across New York State,” Lupinacci said in a press release. “There are many fighters native to New York who have been forced to leave the state to pursue their dream of competing professionally. Legalization will allow them to stay in their hometowns and compete in front of their families and friends.” Reactions to the vote reverberated across the MMA community. “I truly appreciate the New York State Assembly as a whole to finally get this bill passed,” Baldwin native and active Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Chris Weidman said in an email through his media contact. UFC is the premier MMA governing body in the world. “Along with the UFC, I campaigned very hard to get this done and made sure the people of New York were educated about mixed martial arts and how important it is for the sport to be regulated in our state,” Weidman added. “The people of New York have spoken and I think in the very near future I will be able to showcase my craft and my hard work to the people of New York. I’m sure the UFC has big plans for the first UFC event in New York in history. I have no idea what they’ve got in the works, but I

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Fighter Chris Weidman shakes hands with state Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci.

think an event at Madison Square Garden has to happen. I would love nothing more than to defend my title on my home turf in that arena.” North Shore native and United States Marine Corps veteran Devin Mollberg, who has trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing as a pastime since his return from service in Afghanistan in 2014, offered his perspective on the decision by the State Assembly. Mollberg, 28, has said he hopes to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.

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“It’s about time,” Mollberg said in an interview. “It’s a great thing for all NY fighters and definitely a positive thing for the state. It should have happened a long time ago but now there is nothing but good things to come from here.” The decision will generate 525 permanent jobs and about $70 million in annual spending, according to Lupinacci’s release. Assemblymen Andy Raia (R-East Northport) and Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) both voted in favor of the bill.

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to operate the program. The net proceeds were credited to the county’s general fund. Backing up Trotta was Lawrence Zacarese, assistant chief of police and director of the Office of Emergency Management at Stony Brook University. In his remarks, speaking as a paramedic who has served Suffolk for decades, Zacarese said the Indian Head Road and Jericho Turnpike intersection was a dangerous spot in Commack and red light cameras only made it worse by forcing drivers to jam on their brakes at yellow lights in order to avoid tickets. “People are confused,” he said. “The data shows that clearly.” Paul Margiotta, executive director of the county’s Traffic and Parking Violations Agency, defended the county’s program while citing the report’s evidence of decreasing crash figures coupled with increasing trends of distracted drivers. “The Suffolk County red light camera program has reduced crashes involving injuries at intersections with cameras and dramatically reduced right-angle crashes, which have the highest potential for serious injuries or even fatalities, by more than 20 percent,” he said. “Intersections with red light cameras on average are safer than intersections without cameras. Unfortunately, crashes throughout all of Suffolk County have increased, primarily because of distracted driving which

has more than doubled since just 2012. It is clear that Suffolk County needs to do more, not less, to address traffic safety.” At intersections where cameras were installed, overall crashes decreased by 3 percent, right-angle crashes went down by 21 percent and crashes involving injury decreased 4 percent, according to the county report. Trotta’s pleas came on the same day repeat offender Stephen Ruth, of Centereach, was arrested for allegedly tampering with 19 of the cameras throughout the county. Ruth was first cuffed in August for allegedly using a pole to reach several red light cameras in Ronkonkoma and turn their lenses away from the road and toward the sky. He was charged with criminal tampering and obstructing governmental administration. Police said Ruth “cut wires and manipulated equipment” on 18 of those cameras between April 9 and 10. The 19th camera incident in question dates back to Jan. 18, police said, when Ruth allegedly cut down a camera pole at the intersection of County Road 83 and Old Town Road in Coram. According to a police estimate, the incidents caused at least $25,000 of damage. Ruth, 43, has been charged with two felony counts of second-degree criminal mischief. Hauppauge-based attorneys William J. Keahon and Craig Fleischer are representing him on those charges but are not commenting on the case, according to their law office.

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Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta goes over legislation to suspend the camera program.

Ruth’s arrest comes about a week after another man was arrested for allegedly tampering with red light cameras. Bryan Valentine, of St. James, has been charged with two counts of second-degree criminal tampering after police said the 26-year-old placed plastic bags over red light cameras at the signal in the Main Street and Landing Avenue intersection in Smithtown.

Attorney information for Valentine was not available. In interviews Ruth — whom his supporters have dubbed the “Red Light Robin Hood” — has stood behind his actions. He has received praise from people who oppose the county’s red light camera program and say it is simply a money grab, as the county receives much revenue from the tickets generated.

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Photos from Ohio State University athletics

Above, Jeff Boals, at right, cheers on the ohio State University men’s basketball team. left, Boals coaches the guys on the sideline.

Boals named SBU men’s basketball coach

Joins the Seawolves after spending the past seven seasons as an assistant at Ohio State Jeff Boals, who spent the last seven seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio State University, has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Stony Brook University. “[I am] extremely excited to become a part of the Stony Brook community and university,” Boals said. “[I am] grateful for the opportunity that Dr. Stanley and Shawn Heilbron have given me and I look forward to working with the team, building upon the success of last season and continuing it into the future. I can’t wait to get started.” That success last season was Stony Brook’s first Division I NCAA men’s basketball championship appearance, after an 8074 victory over the University of Vermont in the America East championship. With the win, the Seawolves earned their 26th singleseason victory — a new Division I program record for the Seawolves. The No. 13 Stony Brook team played No. 4 University of Kentucky in the NCAA tournament’s opening Round of 64 but fell 85-57. Boals was officially introduced Monday as the 11th head coach in the program’s history to the Stony Brook community at a press conference at SBU’s Island Federal Credit Union Arena. “Jeff Boals will be a great addition to the Stony Brook community,” the Boston Celt-

he Smithtown East girls’ golf team traveled to Northport Monday and shut out its opponent.

ics’ player Evan Turner said. “His commit- tory. He also coached Turner, the 2010 Nament, passion and knowledge of the game tional Player of the Year, during his colleis second to none. I’m excited to see the rise giate career with the Buckeyes. of the Stony Brook basketball program.” “My focus during this search was to A member of Thad Matta’s staff since find the right person who could lead 2009, Boals helped guide Ohio State to Stony Brook men’s basketball to new seven postseason appearances, including heights, and Jeff Boals is the right guy at six NCAA Tournaments. The Buckeyes, the right time,” Heilbron said. “He is prewho won or claimed a share of three Big 10 pared for this opportunity, which comes titles, advanced to the Final Four in 2012. at a critical time in our history following Ohio went 193-62 during our first America East Boals’ time in Columbus. ‘Jeff Boals will be a great title and NCAA tour“Jeff has done a re- addition to the Stony nament appearance.” markable job at The Ohio Prior to Ohio State, State University in his Brook community. His Boals spent three seasons seven years as a Buckeye commitment, passion at the University of Ak— he is certainly ready to ron, Ohio, as the team’s and knowledge of the be a head coach and has recruiting coordinator an amazing opportunity game is second to none.’ while working with playat such a fine institution,” — Evan TurnEr ers. The Zips advanced Matta said. “Jeff has a to three Mid-American great basketball mind and will bring en- Conference championship games, winergy and enthusiasm to the great situation ning the title in 2009. It was Akron’s first that Stony Brook University offers.” NCAA tournament berth since 1986. Boals was instrumental in bringing “The first thing about Jeff is that he’s some of the top players in the nation to won everywhere he’s been,” said Keith Ohio State, including current NBA stars Dambrot, Akron’s men’s basketball coach. Jared Sullinger of the Boston Celtics and “I like to think of Jeff as a diversified coach. D’Angelo Russell of the Los Angeles Lak- He’s a terrific recruiter, understands iners, along with Aaron Craft, the all-time game strategy and is relentless.” steals and assist leader in Ohio State his“Jeff has coached at the highest level as a

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member of Thad Matta’s staff at Ohio State and he understands what it takes to win,” Heilbron said. “I am excited for our players to learn from him on the floor and, more importantly, he will serve as a strong mentor to our student-athletes in all areas of their lives outside of basketball.” Boals spent two seasons (2004-06) at Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania and four years (1999-2003) at Marshall University in West Virginia. In his final season at Robert Morris, the Colonials posted their first winning record in 15 seasons. He spent a total of four seasons at Division II University of Charleston, also in West Virginia, in two different stints. A 1995 graduate of Ohio University, Boals was a two-time captain and four-year letter winner for the Bobcats, who advanced to the NCAA tournament in 1994. The following year, Ohio University won the Preseason NIT championship after wins over Ohio State and Virginia, as well as George Washington and New Mexico State. “Knowing that he is pursuing his dreams to be a head coach is big time,” the Lakers’ Russell said. “He has always been super supportive and a major mentor to me and my family throughout my process. P.S. [I] just became a Stony Brook fan.” — Stony Brook AthleticS

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FARMWORKERS: RICHTERS ORCHARD IN NORTHPORT, NY 2 temp jobs 4/18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11/10 Rate $11.74/hr, &/or piece rate per bu. $.75 apples & pears, 3 mths exp. Manually prune, plant, cultivate & harvest fruits. Tools/equipment supplied at no cost. Employment guaranteed for .75% of work contract. Free housing to workers not able to return home same day. Transportation/subsistence provided by employer upon 50% completion of work contract. Apply One Stop Office: 877-466-9757 Job #NY 1160908

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Decks DECKS ONLY BUILDERS & DESIGNERS Of Outdoor Living by Northern Construction of LI, Inc. Decks, Patios/Hardscapes, Pergolas, Outdoor Kitchens & Lighting. Since 1995. Lic/Ins. 3rd Party Financing Available. 105 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-651-8478 www.DecksOnly.com See our ad in the Home Service Directory for complete details.

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SOUNDVIEW ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Prompt * Reliable * Professional Residential/Commercial Free Estimates Ins/Lic#41579-ME Owner Operator 631-828-4675 See our Display Ad in the Home Services Directory

Fences SMITHPOINT FENCE. Storm Damage Repairs. Wood, Chainlink, PVC, Stockade. Free Estimates. 70 Jayne Blvd., PJS Lic./Ins. 631-743-9797 www.smithpointfence.com.

Furniture/Restoration/ Repairs REFINISHING & RESTORATION Antiques restored, repairing recane, reupholstery, touchups kitchen, front doors, 40yrs exp, SAVE$$$, free estimates. Vincent Alfano 631-286-1407

Handyman Services JOHN’S A-1 HANDYMAN SERVICE Crown moldings/Wainscoting/raised panels. Kitchen/Bathroom Specialist. Painting, windows, finished basements, ceramic tile. All types repairs. Dependable craftsmanship. Reasonable/rates. Lic/ I n s . # 1 9 1 3 6 - H . 631-744-0976 c.631 697-3518 THE TOOLMAN HANDYMAN SERVICES Fix it! Build it! Change it! Repair it! Paint it! The big name in small jobs, lic#-454612-H & insured Call 928-1811.

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Home Improvement MEIGEL HOME IMPROVEMENT Extensions, dormers, roofing, windows, siding, decks, kitchens, baths, tile, etc. 631-737-8794 Licensed in Suffolk 26547-H and Nassau H18F5030000. Insured.

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631-766-5758 Huntington 631-766-1276 Port Jefferson 631-329-8663 Hamptons Celebrating Our 10 Year Anniversary DREAM FLOORS *Dustless sanding and refinishing of wood floors. *Hardwood, Laminate and Vinyl Installations and repairs. *Base and Crown Molding Installation. Owner Operated. Call, 631-793-7128 www.nydreamfloors.com J. MAKARIUS CONSTRUCTION Renovations, kitchens, window/doors, decks, bathrooms. Construction management services. BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1980 Lic# 8479H, 631-928-0483. NPC CARPENTRY, INC. Kitchen/Bathroom Alterations Additions/Extensions Fine Interior Millwork Nick Chepinskas www.npccarpentry.com nick@npccarpentry.com 516-658-8523 Lic#39386 /Ins. BBB

PRS CARPENTRY No job too small. Hanging a door, building a house, everything in-between. Formica kitchens/baths, roofing/siding/decks. POWER WASHING. Serving North Shore 40 years. Lic/Ins. 631-744-9741 THREE VILLAGE HOME IMPROVEMENT Serving the community for over 30 years. See ad in Home Service Directory. Rich Beresford, 631-689-3169

Home Repairs/ Construction AMAZING BATHROOM REMODELING 30 year’s experience. Expert Workmanship. Free estimates. No subcontracting. Partial repairs or full upgrades. Lic.# 52720-H/Ins. 631-579-2740

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SETAUKET LANDSCAPE & DESIGN Stone Driveways/Walkways, Walls/Stairs/Patios/Masonry, Brickwork/Repairs Land Clearing/Drainage, Grading/Excavating. Plantings/Mulch Rain Gardens Steve Antos, 631-689-6082 www.setauketlandscape.com Serving Three Villages

DISCOUNT DIRT WORX OF LONG ISLAND Finish grades, new lawns, sod/seed, land clearing, retaining walls, RR ties, re-grades, bluestone driveways, equestrain rings. Lic/Ins. 631-432-3876 G & E LANDSCAPING Spring cleanings, lawn maintenance, thatching, seeding, shrub trimming, mulch, organic lawn applications. 631-473-6131 LIC#24706HI /INS Groundbreakers Group Why Pay More? Wholesale Grower & Landscape Design, Build & Installation. Serving all of Long Island. Free Estimate and Site Analysis Report. www.GroundbreakersGroup.com 631-316-4023 LANDSCAPES UNLIMITED SPRING CLEAN-UPS Property Clean-ups, Tree Removal, Pruning, Landscape Construction, Maintenance, Thatching & Aeration. Commercial/Residential Steven Long, Lic.36715-H/Ins. 631-675-6685 LUX Spring Clean-up Specials Suffolk County, full service Landscaping, family owned/operated, on-site manager. Call or email 631-283-2266, luxorganization@gmail.com. PRIVACY HEDGES FORSYTHIA (Yellow flowering) Blowout Sale! 3-4 Ft. Reg. 39.00/each, NOW only $6.99/each. FREE Delivery while supplies last. www.LowcostForsythia.com 844-592-3327 PRIVACY HEDGES SPRINGBLOWOUT SALE! 6ft Arborvitae (cedar). Regular $129, now $59. Beautiful Nursery Grown. FREE installation/FREE delivery. Limited supply/ORDER NOW! 518-536-1367 www.lowcosttrees.com RED CLOVER LANDSCAPE DESIGN. Lawn maintenance starts $20/wk. Plantings, bobcat, mulch, feeding. 20 yrs experience Lic.#24636hi./Ins. Owner operated. 516-578-0190, 631-882-5700 RICK’S SERVICES LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, INC. Complete lawn maintenance. Spring cleanups, mowing, aeration, mulch/pruning. Serving the North Shore from Stony Brook through Shoreham since 1982. Lic/Ins. #9342-H5. 631-821-1548

SWAN COVE LANDSCAPING Lawn Maintenance, Clean-ups, Shrub/Tree Pruning, Removals. Landscape Design/ Installation, Ponds/Waterfalls, Stone Walls. Firewood. Free estimates. Lic/Ins. 631-689-8089

Landscape Materials LOCAL ORGANIC COMPOST Available to be picked up by the yard or in one cubic foot bags in St. James. www.sosforyoursoil.com 516-581-7882

Masonry ALL SUFFOLK PAVING & MASONRY Asphalt Paving, Cambridge Paving Stone, Belgium Block Supplied & fitted. All types of drainage work. Free written estimates. Lic#47247-H/Ins. 631-764-9098/631-365-6353 www.allsuffolkpaving.com Carl Bongiorno Landscape/Mason Contractor All phases masonry work: stone walls, patios, poolscapes. All phases of Landscaping Design. Theme Gardens. Residential & Commercial. Lic/Ins. 631-928-2110 ISLAND PAVING AND MASONRY Specializing in Driveways, Patios, Interlocking pavers and stones, steps, walkways and walls. Free estimates and design. 25% Off Any Job for Spring. Suffolk Lic #55740-H. 631-822-8247

Miscellaneous KILL BED BUGS AND THEIR EGGS Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/Kit. Complete Treatment System. Available: Hardware Stores. The Home Depot, homedepot.com

Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper ALL PRO PAINTING Interior/exterior. Free estimates. Powerwashing, staining, wallpaper removal. Lic/Ins#19604HI. NICK 631-696-8150

Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper BOB’S PAINTING SERVICE 25 Years Experience Interior/Exterior Painting *Spackling *Staining *Wallpaper Removal *Powerwashing. Free estimates Lic/Ins. #17981 631-7448859 COUNTY-WIDE PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Painting/Staining. Quality workmanship. Living/Serving 3 Village Area Over 25 Years. Lic#37153-H. 631-751-8280 LaROTONDA PAINTING & DESIGN Interior/exterior, sheetrock repairs, taping/spackling, wallpaper removal, Faux, decorative finishings. Free estimates. Lic.#53278-H/Ins. Ross LaRotonda 631-689-5998 WORTH PAINTING “PAINTING WITH PRIDE” Interiors/exteriors. Faux finishes, power-washing, wallpaper removal, sheetrock tape/spackling, carpentry/trimwork. Lead paint certified. References. Free estimates. Lic./Ins. SINCE 1989 Ryan Southworth, 631-3315556

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Power Washing SUNLITE PRESSURE WASHING Roofs, Cedar Shakes, Vinyl Siding, Cedar Planks, Patios, Decks. Reasonable rates. 30 years in business Lic.27955-H/Ins. 631-281-1910 WORKING & LIVING IN THE THREE VILLAGES FOR 25 YEARS Owner does the work & guarantees satisfaction. COUNTY-WIDE Lic. & Ins. 37153-H 631-751-8280

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RANDALL BROTHERS TREE SERVICE Planting, pruning, removals, stump grinding. Free Estimates. Fully insured. LIC# 50701-H 631-862-9291

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Out of County MANHATTAN APARTMENT FOR RENT Nicely furnished (or unfurnished.) Quiet, 4 bedroom, 2 bath, living room, dining room, exceptionally clean, upper East Side pre-war residential building with high ceilings and elevator, washer/dryer, A/C. 4 blocks to Metropolitan Museum of Art and Central Park, 3 blocks to East River and Carl Schurz Park. 4 blocks to express subway stop, P/T doorman. No smoking. Wired for internet and cable. $6600/mo. Call Ann: (days) 631-751-5454 (eves) 631-751-2030.

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ROCKY POINT Completely renovated 2 BR Ranch. New appliances, plus W/D. Large fenced yard, partially finished basement, 4-car driveway, lawn sprinklers and alarm. $1650 plus utilities. Refs/credit check. 631-833-1724.

SATURDAY 4/16 12:00PM-2:00PM OLD FIELD 1 Old Field Woods Rd. 3,000 sq. ft. cedar contemp in the woods with walls of glass. $949,000. 2:00PM-4:00PM E. SETAUKET 16 Fox Rd. 4-BR, 2.5 bath Colonial. Over 1/2 Acre Level Yard With Privacy And Pool. $539,000. 2:30PM-4:30PM STONY BROOK 12 Malvern Ln. Expanded Jamestown With Renovated Basement. 4-BR, 4 baths. 519,000. SUNDAY 4/17 12:00PM-2:00PM BELLE TERRE 11 Crooked Oak Rd. 4,000 Sq. Ft. Colonial. Har-Tru Clay Tennis Court. 6 BR. $999,900. STONY BROOK 19 Quaker Hill Rd. Brick and Cedar 4-BR Colonial On .6 Acre, with Pool. $769,000. 1:00PM-4:00PM E. SETAUKET 16 Fox Rd. 4-BR, 2.5 bath Colonial. Over 1/2 Acre Level Yard With Privacy And Pool. $539,000. 3:00PM-5:00PM SETAUKET 10 Preston Ln. Waterfront post-modern home built 2006, understated and elegant. $3,990,000. HICKEY & SMITH 631-751-4488

SATURDAY 4/16 12:00PM-2:00PM HEAD OF THE HARBOR 629 North Country Rd. 5-BR, Pine Floors, 2-acres. SD #1. MLS# 2822690. $549,000 STONY BROOK 3 Heron Hill. 4-BR, 3.5 bath Colonial, Stony Brook Village. 3VSD #1. MLS# 2837923. $850,000. 12:30-2:30PM EAST SETAUKET 167 Lower Sheep Pasture Rd. 4-BR 1.5 Bath Colonial.Updated Kitchen, 3VSD #1. MLS# 2837288. $410,000. 1:00PM-3:00PM SOUND BEACH 139 Shore Dr. L.I. Sound Views, MBR w/Balcony. RPSD #9. MLS# 2842160. $499,000. 2:30PM-4:30PM STONY BROOK 197 Christian Ave. Updated Victorian. Open Floor Plan, 3VSD #1. MLS# 2828275. $579,000. SUNDAY 4/17 11:30-1:30PM SETAUKET 14 Cedar Ln. Water views on Conscience Bay, Cape, 3VSD #1. MLS# 2840923. $799,000. 12:00PM-2:00PM SETAUKET 17 Bruce Pl. New to market, beautiful 4-BR, 3-bath Cape. MLS# 2840300. $425,000. SETAUKET 61 West Meadow Rd. Colonial, Pristine, 2+ acres, CAC, 3VSD #1. MLS# 2795247. $730,000. SHOREHAM 39 Circle Dr. 5-BR, open flr plan, heated IGP. SD #1. MLS# 2828484. $544,000. 1:00PM-3:00PM BLUE POINT 55 Blue Point Ave. 4/5 BR. Wood Flrs. Close to Beach. SD #5. MLS# 2821194. $899,000. OLD FIELD 155 Old Field Rd. Price Reduction! On Conscience Bay. 3VSD #1. MLS# 2796021. $888,000. KINGS PARK 23 Lakebridge Dr. New gas heat/CAC, 1.5 baths, MBR balcony. MLS# 2805717. $559,000. 2:30PM-4:30PM SETAUKET 141 Quaker Path. 4-BR, 3bath, CAC, Finished bsmnt., 2-car garage, 3VSD #1. MLS# 2830266. $565,000. DANIEL GALE SOTHEBYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S INTERNATIONAL REALTY 631.689.6980

SATURDAY/SUNDAY Open House By Appointment PORT JEFFERSON VILLAGE 415 Liberty Ave. Sales Office #6, starting at $799,000. New Villa Vistas. 631-724-1000 for appt. VILLAGE OF OLD FIELD 159 Old Field Rd. Water Front, Custom Built Contemporary, chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen, $1,299,900. SETAUKET 32 Fieldhouse Ave. Gated Three Vil Club, IGP, Conservatory, FFBsmt w/OSE, $879,000. BELLE TERRE 147 Cliff Rd. Colonial, 1.27 Ac, New to the Market, EIK w/Wolf gas cooking, 4 BR, $725,000. SATURDAY 4/16 1:00PM-2:30PM SETAUKET 25 Caroline Ave. Winter water views, Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kit, 3 Frpls, New to market. $1,165,000. SUNDAY 4/17 12:00PM-1:00PM MOUNT SINAI 175 Hamlet Dr, Balmoral, Former Model. Main Flr Mstr BR, custom patio w/pergola $725,000 1:00PM-2:30PM MT SINAI 100 Hamlet Dr. Gated. F/Finished Basement, Large lot, 5 BRs, Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kit, $825,000. Dennis P. Consalvo LSA Aliano Real Estate w w w. l o n g i s l a n d - r e a l e s tate.net 631-724-1000 Email: info@longisland-realestate.net

SETAUKET 1 bedroom furnished apartment, Full bath, large LR w/fireplace, EIK, Very, private, off-street parking. Close to university. $1475/all. 631-751-2416

SETAUKET Lovely 3 BR 2 bath Ranch, near West Meadow Beach, updated kitchen w/granite, hwd. floors, good closets, large bsment. Terrific landloard. Available 7/1 $2700/mo. 631-751-5454

STONY BROOK Furnished Duplex APT. LR, Kitchen, Bath, Large Bedroom upstairs. Off street parking. $1150. Incl. utilities/cable. Off Rt 25A. 631-903-0716.

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2 MILES FROM STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY 1 bedroom cottage, EIK, LR, loft for storage, full bath, HW floors, W/D hookup, private yard/off-street parking, Available 5/1. $1,050. +ELECTRIC. 631-241-8415

EAST SETAUKET Furnished room with bath, refrigerator. Off street parking, private entrance, no smoking/pets. Security, references. $650/month. 631-335-3734.

MILLER PLACE Historic District Beautiful, 1 bedroom basement apt. Windows, LR/kitchen combo, light cooking, full bath, private entrance, driveway parking, Direct TV. Walk beaches. 1st/last months security. No smoking/pets. References. $900/all. 631-473-2179 after 6pm. MOUNT SINAI Clean, light, airy 1 B/R apt. Quiet neighborhood. Private entrance, ground level, A/C. $1100/all. No smoking/pets. References. Call/text, 631-926-0337. PORT JEFFERSON retail store 25X100, 1530 Main Street, rear parking, 3 months rent concession, $2,000. 631-680-2101.

STONY BROOK Furnished room for rent $650/all. One Block SUNY. Share kitchen & bath. Available immediately. 631-689-9560

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OPINION Not about money

Photo by Phil Corso

A red light camera on Route 25A

EdiTOriAL

Too late to brake Suffolk County Legislator rob Trotta (r-Fort Salonga) put the county’s red light camera program back under the microscope this week, as he should. We appreciate his watchdog approach when it comes to the county’s finances — he went so far as to call the red light camera program, which photographs and tickets cars that run through red lights or don’t come to a full stop before turning right on red, “taxation by citation.” This newspaper has been historically critical of the program, and when the county released its 2014 annual report on the matter, it reminded us why. in 2014 alone, the county collected $27.5 million from about 321,000 citations issued. Most of that was profit — Suffolk paid the camera vendor only $9.5 million to operate the program. And the county’s net revenue that year represented an exponential increase from when the cameras went live in 2010. We are not ignoring the statistics, though. We recognize that overall accidents decreased by 3 percent, right-angle accidents went down by 21 percent and accidents involving injury decreased 4 percent. rear-end accidents, however, went up 42 percent. Suffolk County has gotten into a dangerous habit. While some lawmakers and residents remain critical of the cameras, our government now has several years of ever-increasing citation dollars going to the county’s general fund. if we were to nix the red light camera program, it would leave a gaping hole in the county’s pocketbook. rather than cutting equal expenses, we all know where our government would turn to make up the difference: taxpayers’ wallets. At this point, the best solution would be to go back in time and never allow the program to pass in the first place. instead, we urge our lawmakers and neighbors to continue to be critical of the red light camera program and keep it honest as it evolves across our county. if there’s no way to dismantle it without passing the buck onto taxpayers, we hope together we can at least find a happier medium.

TO ThE EdiTOr: This week the television media has been providing a Long island man with a ridiculous amount of air time. What did he do to get this coverage? he cut the wires leading to several red light cameras. i would like you to visualize something i experienced many years ago as a Suffolk County auxiliary police officer in the Town of huntington. There had been an automobile accident at an intersection. A paramedic friend of mine was carrying a 2-yearold from one of the wrecked cars to an ambulance. The 2-year-old put his arms around my friend’s neck, said “i love you, daddy,” and died. i can’t remember that night without crying. Try to imagine that 2-year-old is your child or grandchild. Then imagine someone who thinks we don’t need red light enforcement has indirectly caused that “accident.” Now visualize a 19-year-old girl who had waited for a green light to pull out of a parking lot. A 23-year-old runs the red light. When i reached the scene, what was left of the young girl’s car was back in the bushes. She was alive and semi-alert. The problem was her car had been so badly smashed and driven into her body that it was hard to tell what was part of the car and what was part of her

Bare minimum TO ThE EdiTOr: State Sen. John Flanagan (r-East Northport) has done it again. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (d) has gotten a 67 percent increase in the minimum wage enacted without so much as a peep from Sen. Flanagan or his cohorts. While prudent increases in the minimum wage certainly make sense, such an extreme increase has the potential to not only put many small businesses out of business, but also to hurt those it professes to help through higher costs and the elimination of many lower skilled jobs. in fact, i have already begun to hear from clients of mine that they will be eliminating jobs in the future because of this unprecedented increase. in addition, i wonder how many are asking if a part of the impetus

File photos

Stephen Ruth, above, has stood behind his actions after being arrested for tampering with red light cameras like the ones at the intersection of Routes 347 and 112, at right.

body. She also died. Once again imagine that young girl is your child, grandchild, wife or sister. Then also imagine, once again, someone who thinks we don’t need red light enforcement has indirectly caused that “accident.” We live in or near communities having some of the worst roads and drivers in New York State. route 347 in Port Jefferson Station and Terryville has the highest accident rate of any similar road in the state. route 25 in Smithtown has the highest fatality rate of any similar road in the state. Why? in my opinion, it is the uncaring, unthinking, self-serving behind this development is to help with a severely underfunded 1199 union pension fund? i had contacted Sen. Flanagan’s office and been informed that he “shares my concerns.” i was also informed by him at a hauppauge industrial Association event that a middle ground would be negotiated. Based upon my past experience with him, i was afraid of what this meant and it was proven to be true. From my experience, it is my opinion that he is a consummate politician who will do what is necessary to enhance his career and not necessarily what is good for his constituents. Sure enough, he went behind doors with Gov. Cuomo, as had his predecessor, who will be spending time in jail, and worked out a deal that has the potential to do extreme harm to our local economy.

Letters …

persons like this, the “red Light robin hood.” i think he should go to jail and then be forced to spend a minimum of a year cleaning up the most gruesome accident scenes available. To paraphrase Bill Clinton, the issue isn’t money, stupid, it’s lives. That’s just one man’s opinion. Francis G. Gibbons Sr. Terryville The writer is the chairman of the Traffic, Transportation and Pedestrian Safety Committee of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association. i was sorry to see in our local newspapers that in their outrage over this development, local leaders tried unsuccessfully to get state Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (r-St. James) to run against Sen. Flanagan in the next primary. While i have not always agreed with all of his views, i have always had the highest respect for Assemblyman Fitzpatrick, because his actions are always guided by what he believes in and not what will enhance his political career. Perhaps if enough money could be raised to allow him to mount an effective challenge against Sen. Flanagan, he could be persuaded to change his mind? i certainly hope so.

Jim Bartunek Nesconset

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Celebrating the medical team behind the college heroes

D. none of the above By DanieL Dunaief

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y nephew will never be on a Wheaties box. He won’t be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, either, and he won’t be in a team picture that glows with the warmth of broad, confident smiles at the end of a championship season. Nonetheless, he works just as hard and puts in just as

much time, dedicating himself to college sports at his Division I school as do many of the athletes whose natural talents and achievements thousands of students, alumni and fans applaud at arenas, fields and stadiums around the country. My nephew is an emergency medical technician and is studying the field of kinesiology, which is the science of human movement. Someday he will either be a doctor, a trainer or some combination thereof where his knowledge of the way the body works will enable him to help athletes and nonathletes alike overcome injuries, stresses and strains or their own physical challenges. He is a part of the team behind the team. He doesn’t lead chants and he doesn’t scream for the adoring fans to get out of their seats. He helps get athletes back on their feet again back in the stadium, and back to doing what they love when the inevitable battle of wills

brings two people into the same space at the same time. Every morning he gets up some time around sunrise, as he slowly slinks out of his dorm room to the training center. There, he waits patiently, hoping his services aren’t necessary but ready, willing and able to help any of the injured athletes who need immediate medical attention. He is like so many of the other medical and emergency response crews who close their eyes not knowing whether they’ll be able to rest for two minutes, two hours or 10 hours when they go to sleep. He works with amateur athletes who might one day make an Olympic team, a professional team, set a school record in an athletic event or simply bring glory to his college for one magnificent day. He dedicates himself, day after day, to his fellow students. We recently visited him at his school, where he had a

rare day off because the team he’s helping didn’t need him that day. We twisted his arm to watch a softball game on an unusually cold afternoon. The team played a doubleheader. My nephew saw his counterpart on the field during the first game of the doubleheader. The next day, he said he found out that his friend arrived two hours before the first game and didn’t leave until at least an hour after the second game ended, which means he spent about nine hours of a weekend day focused on supporting these athletes. This is great training, building his professional endurance, giving him opportunities to see sports injuries — and helping him figure out where on the medical sports spectrum he’d like to dedicate himself. Still, I couldn’t help remembering some of the slow, lazy mornings in college, the hours tossing a baseball back and forth on a lawn,

My first workshop in the morning was a valuable one dealing with good organizational management. What’s that, you might ask? To me that means working in a corporate or nonprofit group of any kind, productively, happily and successfully. It means optimizing resources and achieving a group’s lofty goals in a way that is most satisfying both to members of the group and to its clientele. It also means innovating to embrace future change even while preserving the core of the business. What has that to do with us at the newspapers? Stay with me and I will reveal a nice surprise. In the past, in what we now call “the old industrial age,” the manner in which organizations ran was hierarchical, meaning from the top down in a vertical fashion. You’ve undoubtedly seen such graphics depicting the CEO at the top, followed below by the next row of managers, with further rows below them. Those workers in each row reported to the manager immediately above them, with

final decisions coming down from above. That was how the company managed its decisionmaking and workflow. Today the model for better management has dramatically changed. Corporate flow charts have flattened and been transformed into more of a web than a ladder. The group chart is horizontal rather than vertical, perhaps influenced by the internet. Employees at all levels of a company or group are vested in the decision-making process, to the greater success and satisfaction of personnel making the product or performing the service and its quality for the end user. That is optimal organizational management today, led by Silicon Valley high technology companies in the larger corporate world, who took away titles, reserved parking places and physical partitions, and created the sense of equal participation and valued input that constantly push toward change while still maintaining the traditional business. So now for the nice surprise.

We at Times Beacon Record News Media, celebrating our 40th anniversary this month, have always run the business as a web rather than a ladder. Why? Because the people who have worked here, a great many of whom are still with us, have been respected for their talent and commitment and encouraged to offer their best ideas, concerns and input. We have been very lucky with the type of person who chooses to work with us, and we are most appreciative of our good fortune in that regard. Now comes the best part. While we have had many talented men working here, and we still do, we are nonetheless an organization with a majority of women. And I learned in business school, many years ago, that webs rather than ladders are instinctively more typical of women. Along with the networking concept go ideas like job sharing in order to combine work and also manage sick children, flexible hours, working at home and being innovative in order to

Ready, willing and able to help any of the injured athletes. and the carefree joy of watching my school’s hockey team win a big game. My nephew, by choice, spends hours he could be studying or hanging out with buddies playing an important supportive role well behind the bench. Athletes defy gravity, each other and their own limitations to become the kinds of heroes we celebrate each day. At the same time, when those limitations catch up with them, they turn to people like my nephew and a deep bench of medical talent to bring them back to the games they love. My nephew may not be on the field but he, like so many others at these big schools with winning athletic programs, plays an important role off of it.

New management concepts in a new industrial age

Between you and me By Leah S. Dunaief

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aratoga Springs had snow on the ground when I arrived at dusk for the start of the New York Press Association convention a week ago Wednesday. Coming from Long Island, where daffodils are brightly nodding at passersby, forsythia are beacons of the coming spring and buds are finally on the tips of skeletal tree limbs, I had left the world of winter behind. So it was a bit of a shock to see how far we at home had advanced.

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We at TBR are an organization with a majority of women. do more in less time. The final products, which is what our work is about, have been stellar. In the early years, when a couple of experienced older men had joined our sales team, they were deeply puzzled by our management style. “Just tell us what you want us to do, and we’ll go out and do it,” they urged more than once at our ideas-generating meetings. They came from the old school in believing that dictatorship is the most efficient form of management, as I suppose it is. By the time I left Saratoga Springs Sunday morning, the snow had disappeared. I could hear a bird singing through my open car window, and against the blue sky, I believe I caught sight of a few tiny buds on trees limbs. Sometimes it just takes a little extra time for different parts of the world to catch up.

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