The Times of Smithtown - May 3, 2018

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During American Stroke Month, May, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association encourage Long Island residents to join together to end the leading cause of death in New York. Despite striking more than seven million adults in the United States annually and being a leading cause of serious, long-term disability globally, stroke is largely preventable and treatable. According to the American Stroke Association,80percentofstrokesarepreventable. Prevention is key. High blood pressure is the most common controllable cause of stroke. If you have it, you need to check it and keep it under control to help prevent a stroke. If you’ve had a stroke, you should ask your doctor for guidance on preventing a second one. Normal blood pressure is below 120/80 mmHg. Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, according to recent AHA/ASA Hypertension Guidelines, which redefined high blood pressure as 130/80 mmHg. Eating healthfully, being active and, for some stroke survivors, following an aspirin regimen can help prevent another stroke. Education is also key when it comes to treating stroke. Immediate medical care is crucial to access lifesaving treatment in many cases. The American Stroke Association’s Together to End Stroke initiative, teaches the acronym FAST to help people recognize the most common stroke warning signs and what to do if one occurs: • F: face drooping — does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. • A: arm weakness — is one arm weak

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TOWN SUE HANSEN TOWN OF SMITHTOWN

Left, former Smithtown Animal Shelter Director Susan Hansen. Above, Smithtown Public Safety officials investigate and take over of the animal shelter Feb. 7, 2017.

Former Smithtown animal shelter director sues town BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The former director of the Smithtown animal shelter is suing the town, her former co-workers and Councilwoman Lisa Inzerillo (R) who she claims were personally hostile in their actions toward her. Rocky Point resident Susan Hansen, who served as the supervisor of the Town of Smithtown’s Animal Shelter and Adoption Center for under two years, filed a lawsuit April 25 in United States District Eastern Court. Hansen is claiming her First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated when she was arrested for alleged criminal trespassing at the shelter after she was suspended as director in February 2017. “They caused criminal proceedings, including arrest and prosecution, to be instituted against Hansen, not for any legitimate concerns to seek justice, but rather for collateral and malicious purposes,” reads the lawsuit. Hansen, who supervised the town’s animal shelter from August 2015 until February

2017, was arrested for allegedly criminally trespassing at the facility during a volunteer orientation session Feb. 18, 2017. Upon arriving at the volunteer orientation, Hansen said she was informed by her former co-workers that she was not allowed to be in the building and willingly left. She was later arrested by Suffolk County police March 10, 2017. The criminal trespassing charges against Hansen were later dismissed upon the Suffolk County district attorney’s request. Hansen claims she began being harassed by Inzerillo shortly after she was elected to the town board in 2016. Hansen said the councilwoman, who serves as co-liaison to the shelter, inappropriately criticized her management style in front of visitors during a Feb. 11, 2016, tour of the facility. This continued through several emails and confrontations, according to the court records, before Hansen had an attorney reach out to former Supervisor Pat Vecchio to address the situation in January 2017 — weeks before she was suspended. Inzerillo said she had no comment on

the lawsuit, stating that she had not yet been served the papers or a chance to read it. Smithtown Town Attorney’s office had no comment on the pending litigation. The lawsuit also alleges that the town purposefully “hamstrung” Hansen’s work by not giving her the necessary funds and staffing to improve the heavily criticized conditions at the animal shelter. “Long after Hasen’s departure from the animal shelter, independent animal rights advocates were expressing their opinions that the animal shelter was not being run properly, thus, it is more likely than not that Hansen was correct that conditions at the shelter (which were abysmal long before Hansen arrived) were caused by upper management’s failure to assist the animal shelter ...,” reads the lawsuit. Hansen had taken over the shelter from former Director George Beatty, who stepped down in June 2015, after more than 30 years. His resignation came after heavy criticism from Smithtown residents who alleged he was doing an inadequate job and the conditions animals lived in and how they were cared for

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at the shelter were unacceptable. It cites the town increased the shelter’s budget by 14.6 percent in 2017 once Hansen was gone. As of April 30, town spokeswoman Nicole Garguilo confirmed the town has spent $76,086.10 on upgrades to the shelter since February 2017. These upgrades include renovating the former director’s offices into a meet-and-greet area, a complete renovation of the veterinary office, new dog beds and replacement of the cat condominiums. The town has also promoted two part-time animal control officers to full-time positions, according to Garguilo, accounting for some of the budgetary increase. The town does have plans to replace the water main leading to the town property — also the site of the firematic training grounds and senior citizen center — to improve service. This would allow for future installation of a fire sprinkler system in the animal shelter, Garguilo said. There are also plans to construct a TNR building to house its trap, neuter and return program in 2019.

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Suffolk County’s most wanted Suffolk County police are looking for anyone who may have information on the whereabouts of Juan Rivas. Rivas, who is also known as Juan Contreras, is being sought by the 2nd Precinct Crime Section for arrest warrants stemming from domestic violence charges and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Crime Stoppers. Crime stoppers offers a cash reward of up $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about case #S-1885, can contact Crime Stoppers to s ubmit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220TIPS (8477) or texting SCPD and the message to CRIMES (274637). All communication will be kept confidential. — SARA-MEGAN WALSH

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blacksmith and cheesemaking demonstrations, and various food trucks to sample. Children could enjoy special activities, as well as arts and crafts. The historical society works to preserve the historic properties in the town and witseeks to expand and improve upon programs for both adults and children while sharing Smithtown’s rich history. — SARA-MEGAN WALSH

Police are seeking help identifying the woman, pictured above, who allegedly stole a mixer from a Commack store.

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Smithtown residents were invited to celebrate spring’s arrival on the farm. The Smithtown Historical Society held its annual Spring Farm Festival April 28 on the society’s grounds off East Main Street. The family-friendly event featured sheep herding, sheep sheering, fleece hand washing, spinning and weaving activities. There was also a petting zoo, music, vendors,

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a Commack store in March. The woman allegedly stole a Kitchen Aid mixer from Kohl’s, located on Crooked Hill Road, March 28 at approximately 1 p.m. Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this incident can contact Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220-TIPS (8477) or texting SCPD and the message to CRIMES (274637). All communication will be kept confidential. — SARA-MEGAN WALSH

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Puzzle Break hopes to open escape room in Smithtown A new interactive game center has the green light to excite and perplex Smithtown Main Street shoppers this coming summer after eight months of extensive negotiations with town officials. Puzzle Break Long Island will offer escape-the-room style games for individuals eight years of age and older in its new Smithtown location. Participants, working in teams of up to 12 people, are stuck inside a room and must work together to solve a number of unusual puzzles in order to make it out of the room within a one-hour time limit. “We got into the escape room business because we wanted to bring people together in a fun, interactive environment,” said Ian Kelly, general manager of Puzzle Break LI, said in an email statement. “We’re excited to bring a fun, family friendly establishment to Smithtown that’s good for everything from birthday parties to corporate team building events.” Smithtown Town Board members voted unanimously April 26 to give the project a special exception permit to create the 4,432-square-foot game center located in the shell of what once was Cornet Music on Main Street. The building was zoned for retail use only, and the company was required to demonstrate meeting 17 zoning requirement to allow the game center to open as well as a parking variance.

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Other highlights from April 26 Smithtown Town Board: • New zoning code restricts any new vape, hookah shops from opening within 1,500 feet of any park, playground, religious institution or school.

Philip Butler, an attorney with Weber Law Group in Melville, demonstrates one of the clues that might be inside one of Puzzle Break Long Island’s rooms. “This was one of the more enjoyable applications because the applicant and the town were on the same page,” said Bram Weber, an attorney with Melville-based Weber Law Group representing Puzzle Break LI. “I know Smithtown is looking for new ways to have vibrant downtowns, and this is a perfect use Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) said he is excited to see if this new type of business in the area will help increase traffic to Smithtown’s downtown businesses. “I think it’s going to be good for the

business community,” Wehrheim said. “I think we have to move toward things like that, that make a destination point for the business district. Generally, once you have them there like this, they’ll use one of the restaurants, ice cream parlor or something like that.” The company hopes to build four different puzzle rooms, each with its own theme and challenges. In its current Syosset location, the escape rooms themes are modeled after “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” a carnival, exploring inside an

• Town officials put out call for architects to design $2.2 million renovation of Flynn Memorial Park slated for 2019. ancient Egyptian tomb and one is based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Representatives for Puzzle Break LI said renovations are getting underway, with hopes of opening for business this summer. Their puzzles are harder than your average crossword, according to Kelly, with only a 15 percent managing to successfully escape. “Our escape rooms are definitely challenging,” he said. “Our escape rooms bring people together without the use of Siri or Google. Yes, that means people actually interact with one another.”

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State Legislature to vote on ban of plastic bags BY DESIRÉE KEEGAN DESIREE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Environmental advocacy group’s survey shows a decrease in plastic bag use after 5-cent fee Though there are still people in Suffolk County who regularly kick themselves for forgetting to bring their bags into stores, a newly released survey says the law that enforces a 5-cent per bag fee has so far been effective. “And this is only in three months since the law passed,” Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said to the Suffolk County Legislature Health Committee April 19. “This is a great success. Public behavior is changing.” In November and December of last year, her environmental advocacy group conducted a study that showed 70 percent of 20,000 Suffolk County shoppers surveyed left a store with a plastic, nonreusable bag in tow. Only 6 percent of customers surveyed used a reusable bag. After a new survey of 6,000 people this month in 20 grocery stores throughout the county, just 30 percent of those surveyed purchased plastic bags and 43 percent were now carrying reusable ones; 21 percent of people shopping in those grocery stores decided not to take a bag. “As we celebrate Earth Day it’s great to have news that the bag fee is effective, said Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport). “I know that there were concerns with adopting the bag law, but to see real, tangible results in such a short period of time, I think it’s very exciting.”

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Adrienne Esposito, on left, shows the decrease in single-use plastic bags (in blue) from a survey done last December to one done this April. Ocean plastics have become a concern to a number of environmental scientists and advocacy groups, and Esposito said the next goal is to see if there’s a way to reduce the use of other sources, like straws and utensils. “Plastic is becoming a real threat to the environment,” she said. Rebecca Grella, a research scientist and teacher at Brentwood schools, surveyed Flax Pond Marine Laboratory in Old Field last October and said the amount of plasticsfound in the pond’s water was troubling. “At Flax Pond in 1 square meter [were] 17 grams of microplastics, which are plastics under 5 millimeters [large],” Grella said. “In the entire shoreline of Flax Pond — over a

mile of shoreline — we extrapolated there is about 400 pounds of plastic.” The microplastics are from larger pieces that have eroded along the sea floor until they are smaller in size. They are often ingested by sea life, which not only endangers aquatic creatures but any creature which eats them, including people. Spencer said that while a total ban on bags would have been more efficient, there was no way to get it passed by the Legislature. “I think in order to get to this point after years of negotiation, the nickel offered a successful compromise,” Spencer said. “I think the law has worked so well because people don’t want their nickels going to the store.” “By charging people 5 cents there seems to be a lot of people getting angry and agitated,” Grella said. Despite successes, Esposito admitted there is a chance to eventually see an increase in purchased bags as people get used to the law. “We do get concerned about people getting used to the nickel and just paying it,” she said. “Rhat’s why we keep up public education.” Citizens Campaign for the Environment is planning a survey in November and December to gather a much larger sample size, surveying more than just grocery stores.

At the state level, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced a bill to ban single-use plastic bags across the state April 23, which would begin in January 2019 if passed. The threepage bill, introduced by the governor a day after Earth Day, comes a little more than a year after he blocked a 5-cent surcharge that New York City had sought to place on plastic bags. Cuomo described the measure as an effort to counteract the “blight of plastic bags” that is taking “a devastating toll on our streets, our water and our natural resources,” he said in a statement. Seeking re-election for a third term in the fall, Cuomo then quoted an adage: “We did not inherit the Earth, we are merely borrowing it from our children.” If the bill were to pass, New York would join California, which approved a statewide ban of plastic bags in 2016. Hawaii has a de facto ban on plastic bags; all of its counties have instituted bans. But the measure faces an uncertain path in the Legislature, where leaders of the Assembly and the Senate had opposed the city’s bill. The measure would very likely face a stiffer challenge in the Republicanmajority Senate. Under Cuomo’s proposal, a variety of bags would be exempt from the ban, including those that contain raw meat, fish or poultry; bags sold in bulk; those used in bulk packages of fruit and dried goods; those used for deli products; newspaper bags; trash, food storage and garment bags; and takeout food bags. The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation would also be allowed to exempt certain bags through regulations. The news comes after advocates from across the state gathered the same day in Albany to hold Cuomo accountable for meeting his climate and clean energy commitments. “Today, New Yorkers delivered a message to Governor Cuomo: Walk the talk on climate action; follow through on your words, because lasting change only happens through action and putting goals into law,” said Peter Iwanowicz, executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York. “New York has a remarkable opportunity to be an international leader on climate if, and only if, we embrace a future powered by renewables. The people of the state will continue to remind Governor Cuomo of this opportunity until he takes advantage of it.”

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OBITUARIES Smithtown to host Thomasina Caputo

Roy W. Day

Roy W. Day, 85, of Smithtown, died March 15. He was a math teacher in the Hauppauge school district for 31 years. He was the beloved husband of the late Johanna; loving father of Kathryn (Joe) Martino, John (Eileen) and Susan (Peter) Day-Holsinger; adored grandfather of Joseph, Gabrielle, Colin, Hayden, John Scott and Matthew Roy; and dear brother of Earl. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church in Smithtown. A private cremation followed. Arrangements were entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown.

school safety forum

Smithtown parents are invited to come out and learn more about the children’s safety in school next week. The Smithtown school district will host its spring Parent University: School Safety Forum May 7. All Smithtown residents are invited to attend this event as district, county and law enforcement representatives will discuss the district’s emergency planning and responses in the event of a threat to student safety. The forum will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at Smithtown High School West, 100 Central Road, Smithtown. Topics to be discussed include: district safety and security practices, emergency response in the event of an active school threat, parents’ roles in school safety and security, communication with the community and parents, and reunification plans after an emergency. The district has also created an online form for residents to

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Thomasina Caputo, 89, of Nesconset, died. She was the beloved wife of the late Leonard; cherished mother of Louis (Margaret) Caputo and Jamie (Joseph) Guzowski; loving grandmother of Joseph, Jenny, Jonathan and Laura; and dear great-grandmother of Aiden, Avery and Adelyn. A memorial Mass was celebrated at St. Louis de Montfort R.C. Church in Sound Beach. Entombment followed at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale. Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place.

Smithtown High School West entrance presubmit questions for the forum. To access the form, please visit the district’s website at www.smithtown.k12.ny.us. The form can be found under Parents/Students: Parent University.

Elsa M. Jannace

Elsa M. Jannace, 101, of Hauppauge, died March 9. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter and devoted mother of Linda and the late Peter. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Thomas More Parish in Hauppauge. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton. Arrangements were entrusted to Moloney’s Funeral Home in Hauppauge.

Vita Mascali

Vita “Tuzza” Mascali, 82, of Commack, died April 11. She was the beloved wife of Luigi; loving mother of Rose Rafanelli, Santa (Jon) Tush, Maria (Thomas) Pfundstein and Josephine (Jon) Hyman; adored grandmother of John, Matthew, P.J., Michael, Louis, Samantha, Joseph, Russell and Max; and dear sister of Giuseppe and Rosa. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Christ the King R.C. Church in Commack. Entombment followed at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale. Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made at www.ucp-li.org.

Patricia M. Perroncino

Patricia M. Perroncino, of Smithtown, died April 13. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph; loving mother of Doreen (Kurt) Reith, Debbie (and the late Paul) Cassano, Stephen and the late Joseph Jr.; and cherished nanny of Tyler, Jacqueline, Kyle and Anthony. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church in Smithtown. Interment followed at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale. Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown.

Deborah Prianti

Deborah Prianti, 62, of Commack, died Feb. 19. She was the beloved wife of Melville; loving sister of Linda (Henry) Maibach, Nancy Albert, Betsy Bungart and Richard (Melinda) Albert; and cherished aunt of Brett, Kevin, Heidi and Bridget. A funeral Mass was celebrated at the Church of St. Patrick in Huntington. Interment followed in the parish cemetery.

Rosemarie Vastola

Rosemarie Vastola, 85, of St. James, died April 9. She was the beloved wife of the late John; cherished mother of Helen (David) Berube, Charla (Dan) Doherty, Dia (Michael) Gee, Crista (Andy) Oppemheim and the late Donna; loving grandmother of Tyler, Zachery, Jensen, Xander Taylor, Paige, Christian, Sophia and Grace; and great-grandmother of Sebatian and Luna. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Sts. Philip and James R.C. Church in St. James. Interment followed at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale. Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown.

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SCHOOL NEWS

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Finding peace in art Three Smithtown Central School District student-artists were honored April 25 for their submission to the Shanti Fund annual art competition. Smithtown Elementary School student Kayla Pardini, Nesaquake Middle School student Juliana

Paparella and Smithtown High School East student Ilysa Sirota took top awards in this year’s competition. They were recognized for their efforts at the peace celebration in honor of Mahatma Gandhi. Pictured above from left: Jennifer Bradshaw, assistant superinten-

dent for instruction; Juliana; Erica Lewis-Kerim, Smithtown Elementary School art teacher; Barbara DiSalvo, art teacher at Nesaquake Middle School; Sirota; Timothy Needles, art teacher at Smithtown High School East; family members and Kayla.

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Hitting the right note Students in Dianne Shanian’s digital media arts class at Smithtown High School East were given the opportunity by orchestra teacher Brian McCoy to create a T-shirt logo for the school’s musical performance at Carnegie Hall April 19. The winning design, created in

Adobe Illustrator, was submitted by ninth-grader Jack Whalen. The design, chosen by the Smithtown High School East musicians, was printed on the back of the shirts and worn during their performance. Pictured above: Shanian and Whalen holding the T-shirt that he designed for the event.

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Slimy experiments Full STEAM Ahead

Showing off the many interactive, hands-on learning experiences available throughout the district, the Maker Space Club from Smithtown High School East invited students and their families to Bull STEAM Ahead evening April 20. Maker Space activities — with topics covering science, technology,

engineering, art and math — were offered for students to experience. They checked out 3D printing technology, made their own math origami, worked with circuits and used virtual reality glasses. Technologies of the past also made an appearance as some students had fun learning to use a type-

writer. STEM professionals from local businesses were on hand to answer questions, and the Mechanical Bulls robotics team set up outside the cafeteria to showcase their creations. Admission was free with a nonperishable food donation, which the Maker Space Club collected for a local food pantry.

Third-graders at Tackan Elementary School in the Smithtown school district got sticky and slimy as part of a hands-on lesson presented by the Parent Teacher Association’s Cultural Arts program April 25. A representative from the Long Island Science Museum visited the school for the slime, goo and ooze presentation. Students learned about the different states of matter — solids, liquids and gases — and their different properties. To make the slime, the students had to turn a

liquid into a gel, a state of matter in between a liquid and a solid. Each student had the opportunity to make two different types of slime. The first slime used glue, Borax, food coloring and water to create a “gak” slime, which was stretchy and sticky. The “flubber” slime they created next had a different texture, and students observed its different properties. At the end of the program, the third-graders were able to take their creations home to enjoy.

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BILL LANDON

SPORTS

Clockwise from left, Marc Barbiglia swings away; Michael Ciminiello slides safely into third base; Ciminiello swings away and drives the ball deep; Tyler Loft walks off the field with the win after striking out three batters over one-and-one-third innings; and Matthew Weirtheim dashes toward third.

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Smithtown East 7, Whitman 5

Barbiglia hits two-run single

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BY BILL LANDON Marc Barbiglia is used to giving Smithtown East fans something to cheer about. On Tuesday, the senior’s bat was the difference maker. Barbiglia belted a two-run single to right center with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning to help the Bulls to a 7-5 road win over Walt Whitman.

Tyler Loft, who earned the win, took over on the mound in the bottom of the sixth, allowing no runs on no hits, striking out three and walking none. “Whitman’s a very good team — they’ve got very good pitching, they played well, they battled, but we just came out on top,” said Barbiglia, who leads his team in RBIs (14) and is batting a .415 on 41 at bats. “We just wanted to play strong defense, stay behind the pitcher — we know he’s got great stuff — we stayed positive out there, kept the ball in front for easy plays.” Loft said his team was in similar situations through two close wins over Half Hollow Hills East (7-6 and 8-7) back in April. He said he knew his game was all mental. “I stayed confident, believed in my pitches,” Loft said. “I felt great out there today. I was hitting my spots [with] whatever the catcher was setting up — it was one of those days.” Smithtown East let a three-run lead slip away when Walt Whitman scored in the bottom of the fourth, and the Bulls came out scoreless in the top of the fifth still leading 3-1. The Bulls gave up four more runs before head coach Ken Klee summoned Nicholas Harvey to take over on the mound with one out. He walked his first batter, working with his twin brother Justin his battery mate, but the pair was just warming up. Nicholas Harvey struck out the next batter for the second out, and Justin Harvey fired the ball to second base in time for the Walt Whitman runner to be tagged out to end the inning down 5-3. Walt Whitman gave the Bulls a gift in the top of the sixth when a passed ball at the plate helped sophomore Michael Ciminiello score from third to make it a one-run game, 5-4. “[Whatever the record is you] go in and play hard — you can’t take any team lightly,”

Ciminiello said. “You go out there, do [your] best and keep playing the game.” With the 7-5 win Smithtown East improves to 14-1, but Klee said the goal is much bigger than that. “We need to get better — that sounds like it’s nitpicking, but we want to be the best team,” the coach said. “But obviously the last couple of innings we showed grit to come back again for the second day in a row. It’s certainly a credit to the kids.” Especially Barbiglia, who hit big for the second day in a row. He went 2-for-3 and scored the game-tying run in the sixth inning in a 3-2 win over Bay Shore April 30. “Mark got that big hit that’s two days in a row — he’s the guy we know is going to come through in a situation like that,” Klee said. The senior’s bat just keeps on cracking, and the crowd continues to supply some additional noise.

Keeping score Smithtown West 1, Bay Shore 0

Joe Pilewski drove in Christian Amoruso with a safety squeeze in the fourth inning to lead Smithtown West’s baseball team to a 1-0 shutout

of Bay Shore at home May 1. Winning pitcher Alex Gross gave up two hits, no walks, and struck out seven over seven innings as the Bulls improve to 6-9 in League III.

Kings Park 17, Bellport 4

home win over Bellport April 28. Michael Ingrassia made eight saves in the win, and his brother Mark, Andrew Medeiros had five goals and one assist, and Vince D’Alto added three goals and three a sophomore, scored his first varsity goal to help assists in the Kings Park’s boys lacrosse team’s 17-4 the Kingsmen improve to 6-4 in Division II.

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OPINION Editorial

Letters to the editor KEVIN REDDING

School budget votes count As we sit crunching numbers for 2018-19 proposed school budgets, we can’t help but wonder how many parents and taxpayers are paying attention. We already know the answer — not enough. School taxes make up more than 60 percent of the average homeowner’s property taxes in Suffolk County, according to a 2017 analysis done by ATTOM Data Solutions, a real-estate information firm. Despite this fact, voter turnout for school budgets remains dreadfully low year after year. In May 2017, the ballots cast by a mere 412 people determined how Port Jefferson School District would spend its more than $43 million to educate about 1,000 enrolled students. Now, its taxpayers face coming to terms with a settlement of Long Island Power Authority’s lawsuit over the tax assessment of the power plant and what it might mean for their wallets. To cast an educated vote May 15 on your district’s proposed 201819 school budget is a test of every Long Island taxpayer. There’s a little more than a week left, so start studying. Ever since the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting Feb. 14, this year has been marked by tense debates between students, parents and school administrators over school safety. On March 14, Rocky Point High School students participated in the National School Walkout despite knowing they would face in-school suspension. These students brought their dissention to the board of education trustees. Elections for these vital positions are held annually during the budget vote. Unfortunately, only 909 people in Rocky Point voted in 2017 on who would be determining if the students’ punishment was fair. The most direct way to make changes in a school district’s policy is to vote and become involved. The elected trustees on a board of education participate in the lowest form of government, smaller than the town or county government, but that shouldn’t reflect on the importance of the job. By running and winning a seat on the board, one can propose changes to a school district’s security measures or educational policies. This civic involvement is vital to bringing about change. Yet all too often board of education races have little to no contest. The board of education trustee races tend to have even fewer ballots cast than the annual budget. If Long Islanders want to be a force of change behind the factors creating high property taxes and have a say on poignant issues like school security, get out and vote. Ask questions of your board of education candidates to find out where they stand. Attend budget presentations to see exactly how your tax dollars are being spent. The polls will be open Tuesday, May 15. Take five minutes while dropping off or picking up your child from school to cast your ballot. It can make a difference in their education, and then you too can say you’ve done your homework.

Jim Soviero’s letter on the opioid tragedy, “Redirecting energy toward overdoses” in TheTimes of Smithtown April 26 edition, is filled with non sequiturs and a few glaring omissions. What is his point? Is it to suggest that Jeff Sessions’ justice department reverse its new punitive approach to drug, particularly marijuana, users, and return to Obama’s more lenient policy? No. To show mercy to those jailed during the crack cocaine epidemic, let alone those jailed for marijuana possession? Never. To demand further prosecution of the Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma, which knowingly flooded our nation with OxyContin — the alternative to crystal meth and the real start of the opioid crisis — far in excess of legitimate medical needs? No. Purdue was fined $600 million in 2006 for criminally marketing OxyContin “with the intent to defraud or mislead,” a drop in the bucket of the $13 billion fortune it extracted from the crime. So? Drug abuse is driven by despair: economic uncertainty, poverty and the family crises these provoke. And it costs about $500 billion a year. Does Soviero propose any government plan to ameliorate, let alone solve, these social problems? Of course not. Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Elijah Cummings’ bill provides for treatment, support and research. Soviero’s only goal here is to draw attention away from gun control by minimizing the effects of gun violence and incidentally, accusing the March for Our Lives

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protesters, whose success clearly disturbs him, of moral turpitude in not switching their campaign to opioids. Soviero first notes that overdose fatalities exceed gun homicides. And AR-15s account for only 400 of them. Tell that to the parents of teenagers in Parkland, or the parents of 20 six-year-olds in Newtown, Connecticut. So, what? Lung cancer kills 150,000 annually, but we hear no criticism of tobacco companies. Soviero also does not mention gun suicides, about 22,000 annually: If there’s a gun handy, people will use it. Soviero makes no mention of gun trafficking at all: How illegal guns from lax “red” states kill in

Chicago and New York, as Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found. In short, Soviero is a fervent supporter of the second half of the Second Amendment and an equally fervent opponent of the first half, which reads, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State.” We know this from his earlier letters opposing New York’s Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act regulating handgun magazine size and prohibiting assault rifles. Let him continue this advocacy but spare us the crocodile tears about opioid abuse.

Arnold Wishnia Setauket

Personal attacks are unproductive It is useful and permissible for our fellow townspeople to write letters to this fine newspaper so that various ideas, especially those involving political issues, can be openly discussed. However, I have come to believe that we should strictly avoid personal attacks on our neighboring citizens. Such attacks are usually pointless and unproductive, and they create unnecessary tensions. In recent years I have tried to avoid regarding our newspaper as a boxing ring, as I sometimes

regrettably did in the past. I now believe that personal attacks on our neighboring villagers should be avoided. On the other hand, it is perfectly acceptable to discuss publicly what politicians say, do or undo. We need to praise or criticize their words or deeds, since officeholders’ utterances and actions invariably result in beneficial or disastrous consequences for the public. Politicians must never be ignored; they must be openly lauded or corrected

because what they do or say or plan affects everyone, positively or negatively. Consequently, their statements, scribblings and ideas must be openly analyzed, debated and subjected to the judgment of the American people.

Elio Zappulla Stony Brook

Editor’s note: The editorial staff at TBR News Media agrees with Mr. Zappulla. Letters that focus on differing points of view as opposed to personal attacks are the best examples of letters to the editor.

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OPINION

Top 10 speech mistakes to avoid

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his is the season for speeches. We’re about to enter the graduation and wedding time of year, when principals, best men, maids of honor and valedictorians stand in front of a group of people and share their thoughts during these momentous occasions. For those about to grab the microphone, I’d like to offer my top 10 list of things not to do in a speech — in reverse order. 10. Don’t make inside jokes that no one, outside of your best friend By Daniel Dunaief and maybe your sibling, understands. Looking at your friend after you’ve made a joke that no one gets and pointing back and forth between this other person and you only endangers that friendship.

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9. Don’t make a speech without practicing. Find someone who can be helpful and not someone who thinks you shouldn’t change anything you do, ever. That honest person might prevent you from saying, “The groom is so lucky. He gets to sleep with Karen — I always wanted to sleep with Karen. I can’t wait to hear about it.” 8. Don’t correct yourself on small details, such as, “Remember when we had that school snowball fight in second grade? No, wait it was first grade, right? No, no, it was second grade. I was right the first time.” Most people won’t care about those details. They’d rather you got it wrong than hear you go play a one person game of memory ping-pong. 7. Don’t forget to thank everyone you should thank. You can acknowledge your friends for helping you get through those tough years, the writers of your favorite movies for giving you a chance to laugh, and the woman at the supermarket for encouraging you to submit an application that got

you into a summer program. Never forget to thank your parents, any relatives who are in attendance and the teachers who somehow managed to educate you despite your insistence that their subject was irrelevant. 6. Don’t imagine that alcohol makes you a better singer. It doesn’t. Besides, there’s always an enormous collection of cellphones at any wedding. You can’t erase that horrible rendition of “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.” Ever. Strangers will come up to you and screech at you. 5. Don’t quote someone else extensively. Winston Churchill was a tremendous speechmaker, JFK said some memorable things, too, as did Martin Luther King Jr. Audiences can read and have no desire to hear you butcher an extensive collection of words someone else delivered. 4. Don’t try to sell something. You’re there to support the graduate, the bride and groom and numerous families. This isn’t the time to suggest that people moved by your speech can pick up tissues at your store

because you sell the softest tissues in town. 3. Don’t talk about how difficult it is for you to give a speech. Chances are the audience supports you anyway, so there is no need to tell them, over and over again. If you aren’t particularly good at public speaking, they’ll notice. 2. Don’t look down at your poorly written notes during the entire speech. If you look up once in a while, you won’t sound like you’re muttering anecdotes and advice in your sleep. 1. Don’t give a long speech. The most important part of any speech is to keep it short. Sure, you might be funny and have some words of wisdom that people will remember. And, yes, you might recall an anecdote that sheds light on the people in your class. People want to eat dessert, go to a party, or throw their ridiculous square hats with tassels into the air for the annual picture of stupid hats in the air. A good rule of thumb for speeches: When in doubt, leave it out.

The invisible hand of China behind the current Korean dance

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or those of us who remember the savage Korean War (195053) and the various attempts at a peace treaty over the years, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un’s pirouette from warmonger to statesman is astonishing. All of us remember the test missiles that were fired from North Korea, some over Japan, into the sea as recently as last year. We also remember the bellicose rhetoric about being able to By Leah S. Dunaief reach the continental United States from North Korea with those missiles. What happened? First there was President Donald Trump’s equally bellicose rhetoric, some of it personally aimed at North Korea’s leader, referred to as “Little Rocket Man.” Trump was severely

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criticized at the time for sounding like a schoolyard bully rather than a diplomatic leader. The world watched in horror, wondering if we were on the edge of nuclear war. All the while North Korea’s ongoing tests were apparently successful. Probably the most concerned was South Korea’s new leader, Moon Jae-in. Next came the Winter Olympics serendipitously and President Moon’s invitation to the North Koreans to participate under one flag. This too was unprecedented. Kim accepted and perhaps more tellingly sent his sister as his representative. She seems to be one family member he trusts. We all witnessed the diplomatic success at the Olympics. In retrospect, something seems to have changed after that. Was it a new perspective for the two Koreas as a result of the games? Or did it have some connection to the subsequent visit Kim made to China in the middle of one night? I believe that was Kim’s first trip out of his country, and of course it is significant that he chose to visit Premier Xi Jinping. Was Kim invited or did he

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request the meeting? What advice was he given by the powerful Chinese leader, who seems to have established a rapport with Trump? What will the Chinese, with their long-term view, want to happen now? At this point, Kim has been counseled, Moon has been galvanized and the tenor of the Korean debate begins to shift. Kim invites Trump to meet with him, and over the objections of our diplomats, Trump immediately accepts. There is no doubt that Trump is partially responsible for this shift. The two Korean leaders then enter into a diplomatic choreography with lots of positive dialogue that plays well for the people of both Koreas, and the rest of the world for that matter, who want peace. In war, it is humankind that suffers terribly, and the people can only hope and pray for their leaders to keep the peace. So what does North Korea want, as far as we can tell? Certainly Kim wants to stay in power as the No. 1 priority. So far his most visible achievement is his development of nuclear missiles. He also professes to want an improved economy. In fact,

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he was surprisingly forthright about the woeful condition of his roads and infrastructure in talking with Moon. When North Koreans went to the Olympics, they were apparently impressed by the South’s trains — and probably everything else that attests to a good economy. The South wants to eliminate the threat of nuclear war and confrontation. And perhaps it wishes to invest in the economic recovery of the North, where there will be money to be made. The Chinese would like to see the United States leave the Korean Peninsula. I would be keenly interested in what else China expert Henry Kissinger thinks the Chinese want. Undoubtedly the South would also like to see us go if peace is somehow assured. There are some 30,000 American troops still stationed in South Korea. And what would we like? We would first like the removal of nuclear weapons from North Korea and finally a formal peace treaty ending the 65-year conflict. Those goals have seemed irreconcilable until now but perhaps what we will get is a prolonged peace.

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