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Sheriff’s office and Paws of War join forces for pets

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM July 29 was a hot day as 30 dogs and their owners stopped by Paws of War in the Nesconset Shopping Center for an important mission.

They were there for a free microchip and pet identification service event hosted

by Paws of War, which trains and places support dogs with U.S. military veterans. The event was sponsored by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. and Robert Misseri, president and founder of Paws of War, pictured right, were on hand to greet owners and pets.

For three hours, attendees took their dogs inside the Paws of War Mobile Veterinary Clinic to receive the microchips, which are implanted into their skin behind the shoulder blades. The size of a large grain of rice, microchip implants are radio frequency identification tags that provide a permanent form of identification and track a pet’s movements.

When an animal is lost, a microchip scanner can identify to whom a pet belongs.

The sheriff’s office’s Lost Pet Network database can also track and locate lost pets when they are microchipped.

A lost pet can wind up in an animal shelter if an owner is not found. Approximately 10 million pets in this country are lost each year, according to the nonprofit American Humane Society’s website (humanesociety.org). The nonprofit also states that out of the lost pets in

shelters with no ID tags or microchips, only 15 % of dogs and 2 % of cats are reunited with their owners.

Participants at the July 29 event received an ID card and were also able to receive free dog food, leashes, collars and more.

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office will sponsor two more free microchipping events for residents Aug. 11 outside the Yaphank Correctional Facility, 200 Glover Drive, and Sept. 17 in Patchogue, location still to be determined.

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BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A lynx was captured and brought to Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown after roaming around the Town of Islip for three days.

On July 29, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) and Suffolk County Police Department officials announced the capture of the lynx. It was first spotted on the loose July 26. The SCPD received a call on July 29 that the animal was seen on Hawthorne Avenue in Central Islip after a few sightings around the town. Third Precinct and Emergency Service Section officers captured it after it was tranquilized with the help of Frankie Floridia, from Strong Island Animal Rescue League, who brought the animal to Sweetbriar.

The SCPD has not confirmed who the owner of the lynx is.

Now named Leonardo De Catprio, after he arrived at the nature center, the veterinarian examined him and found he had some parasites, ear mites and a small wound on his face and mouth, according to Janine Bendicksen, the center’s director of wildlife rehabilitation and curator. Overall, he was in good shape and estimated to be around a year old.

She said she was in the vet’s office when Leonardo was being examined. His mouth is big, she said, with teeth 2 inches long. As he was being sedated, he swatted and roared.

“It was just scared,” she said. “I’m sure it has a very sweet side, too. You just don’t know. It’s

a wild animal.”

Bendicksen said Leonardo is currently not visible to the public as lynxes are nocturnal.

“It’s not something that wants to interact with the public,” she added.

A GoFundMe page organized by a Sweetbriar employee has raised more than $2,400 toward a $3,000 goal as of Aug. 3. The money will go toward the care of the lynx as well as for the specialized food he needs.

“It eats a lot,” Bendicksen said. “It’s 35 pounds now, and it’s probably going to double in size.”

She added owning such a pet is illegal. Lynx do not make good house pets, she said, and people shouldn’t be fooled by their cuteness.

“They’re very cute and very sweet when they are young, but when they become adults, they’re not pack animals,” Bendicksen said. “They become solitary. They become aggressive. They become territorial. They don’t want to be with their momma and daddy and family anymore. They want their own territory and do things on their own.”

The deep-wooded animals, which are not native to the area, are known to travel as far as 7 miles when they hunt, according to Bendicksen.

Eventually, the lynx will be moved to a sanctuary once an appropriate one is found.

The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation are helping in the efforts to find Leonardo a new home.

“It is an unusual thing for us to have at Sweetbriar,” she said. “We deal with native wildlife.”

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Weiss is nice: Commack QB wins first ever Long Island Quarterback Challenge

BY STEVEN ZAITZ DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On most days, it is hard to wipe the smile off the face of Commack junior Jeremy Weiss.

After his dazzling performance against the best quarterbacks on Long Island this past Sunday, it now might well be pretty darn impossible.

Weiss bested 11 of the finest high school signal callers in both Nassau and Suffolk to win the inaugural National Football Foundation’s Long Island Quarterback Challenge — slinging and smiling his way to the top of the leaderboard in the firstever event of its kind. As an added kicker, the straight A student also outsmarted the rest of the pack to take the award for highest Football IQ. It was quite a haul for Weiss, who is just weeks away from taking his first snap as QB1 for the Cougars when they open the season at home against Sachem North on Sept. 10.

“When I’m out there, in any type of competition, I give it everything I have and leave everything on that field,” said the wispy gunslinger Weiss. “I prepared for this competition to the best of my ability, and I feel that I made the most of this unique opportunity.”

On a perfect summer morning with a few puffy, cumulus clouds occasionally floating past the sun, the event kicked off at 10 a.m. sharp at Kings Park High School. Former NFL QB Matt Simms was the only judge, and he was generous with advice to all the players throughout the day. Long Island University quarterback coach Jonathan Gill ran the players through their drills, and the whole thing was organized by Suffolk County National Football Foundation Chapter president Len Genova.

“We have great high school football here on Long Island,” Genova said. “Events like this go a long way in honoring scholar athletes and promoting these great players and this great game of football.”

Weiss was not the only quarterback from northwestern Suffolk to impress Judge Simms. Senior Dante Torres from St. Anthony’s High School, one of the highest rated players at any position on Long Island, won the award for Best QB Anticipation.

Junior Brayden Stahl of Smithtown West was crowned the Most Accurate Passer.

“It’s all in the fundamentals,” Stahl said.

“Consistent work with the same form for five years will make every throw the same and accuracy more attainable.”

Northport’s Owen Johansen threw the longest ball of the afternoon — a 64-yard missile, despite participating with an injured thumb on his throwing hand. Tommy Azzara of Smithtown East also acquitted himself well, showing good agility and a nice touch on many of his corner route throws. The other quarterbacks in the competition were Devin

Commack quarterback Jeremy Weiss, left and on front page, wins the 2022 National Football Federation Long Island QB Challenge. Tommy Azzara of Smithtown East and Brayden Stahl of Smithtown West, right, compete in the challenge. Photos by Steven Zaitz

Page from Kellenberg Memorial in Uniondale, for Weiss, as he looks to use this performance Michael Wheat from St. John’s the Baptist in as a springboard to success for not only West Islip, Matt Metzger of Carey High School himself, but for all his guys back in Commack. in Franklin Square, Brady Clark of Bayport“Winning this award and competing Blue Point High School, with these great players Matt Cargiulo of Manhasset definitely gives me High School, Zion Woodhull confidence going into the Trippett of Holy Trinity in season,” Weiss said. “Not Hicksville, and Peter Liotta necessarily in the form of of North Shore High School personal confidence, but in Glen Head. rather in the way that having But this day belonged a great quarterback makes to Weiss, who in a few the team and everyone short weeks, will be given around him better. One of the keys to the Commack my main goals this year is offense, replacing to create a ‘community’ on graduated star QB our team in which we all Matthew McGurk, who led help one another.” the Cougars to a 6-2 record In that spirit of helping, —Jeremy Weiss in 2021. legendary Long Island Weiss performed well Quarterback Coach James in the grueling battery of Brady has worked with quarterback drills which included tests of Weiss and many of the other contestants accuracy, touch, agility, arm strength, x’s and who participated in Sunday’s event. He o’s, mobility, and pocket presence. The boys was not surprised by how well the Cougar were always on the move, sprinting from quarterback performed. drill to drill, only breaking for water while “Jeremy embodies a beautiful recipe for the receiving instructions from Gill on the rules making of a great quarterback,” said Brady, of each exercise. who starred at St. Anthony’s a decade and a It was an exhausting day, but well worth it half ago and has coached hundreds of young

‘When I’m out there, in any type of competition, I give it everything I have and leave everything on that field.’

quarterbacks at his Suffolk-based Elite QB Academy. “He has a load of natural talent, is incredibly smart and a sponge for knowledge.

Every time we hit the field together, I can see that he is working to master his craft. That kid’s work ethic is off the charts and my heart is so full seeing him receive those trophies with that great smile on his face. I hope he remembers this day forever.”

Ah yes, that smile. On or off the field, running, throwing, or evading giant defenders, it never disappears. Is it simply because Mr. Weiss is such a happy guy?

“I call it my focus face,” he joked. “I’ve been smiling on the playing field ever since I can remember.”

Walking out of Kings Park stadium after a full day of focus face, Weiss, as well as his parents, were ear-to-ear as they struggled to cart out all the new additions to the Weiss family trophy case.

“It was an amazing experience to be here and to compete with this group of outstanding players,” he said. “I learned a ton from this competition, and I think it will help me become a better player and thus make us a better team.”

That would, for the next four months, certainly make him, and all of Cougar Nation, all smiles.

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Perspective

Turning the corner in the battle to preserve Flowerfield Fairgrounds

BY AMY BIONDI

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University in the community

During a meeting of the Port Jefferson Board of Trustees on Monday, Aug. 1, trustee Lauren Sheprow suggested building closer ties between the village government and Stony Brook University experts.

Sheprow proposed the creation of a local think tank composed of resident experts whose specialized knowledge could be used in service to the community. We believe that this is a neat idea, worthy of the public’s attention and further exploration.

Long Islanders sometimes forget that there are worldrenowned scholars living among us. SBU is the largest single-site employer on Long Island. This institution harbors thousands of faculty members who are trained specialists in their chosen fields.

Citizens can often feel alienated from their local government. Municipal operations — reports, budgets, meetings, hearings and so on — can appear to be endless drudgery at times. Perhaps, innovative thinkers could be the source of new ideas.

With regularity, we read about various scientific and medical breakthroughs made by SBU faculty members.

From the sciences to mathematics, the humanities to the arts, SBU students and faculty are changing our world for the better. These are people of immense talent and wisdom, sometimes an untapped resource in solving local problems.

The community would tap into local experts who could offer up their insights on matters that most affect us. Specialists could advise our elected officials to make better decisions.

This is not without precedent. During the administration of SBU President John Marburger, there was a community advisory council, or CAC, in which such a relationship was forged. It was disbanded some 15 years ago. Perhaps it’s time to bring that back.

Anything that brings the government closer to the people, injecting new blood and ideas into the political process, is beneficial to democracy. We should support our local municipalities in strengthening their ties to local universities. This is good for the government, the university and the people.

When hundreds of people come together in support of a shared goal like protecting the character of their community and leaving it a better place for future generations, great things can be achieved no matter how challenging a situation may seem, so long as community residents stay focused on the end goal and refuse to give up. That is exactly what has happened with the broadly supported movement to preserve Flowerfield Fairgrounds (Gyrodyne property on Route 25A) and protect the surrounding historic district and agricultural lands that are the last remaining rural corridor in St. James.

Recent events show that we may have finally turned the corner in the ongoing effort supported by the St. James‒Head of the Harbor Neighborhood Preservation Coalition, the Village of Head of the Harbor and many local and state elected officials to preserve the fairgrounds as open space.

Gyrodyne’s proposed mega development is tied up in court — Efforts to advance a massive hotel, medical offices and an assisted living housing complex with parking for over 2500 cars as well as a sewage treatment plant are tied up in court, as the Village of Head of the Harbor and 23 local property owners filed suit earlier this year to challenge the insufficient environmental review of the proposed mega development.

Support is strong for a compromise plan to preserve the fairgrounds — hundreds of local residents and many elected officials have expressed support for a compromise plan that would preserve the fairgrounds and allow limited development on parts of the Gyrodyne property that are already occupied by buildings and parking lots in the event that Head of the Harbor Mayor Douglas Dahlgard’s plan to see the entire property preserved as a park cannot be realized.

Gyrodyne will accept offers to preserve the fairgrounds — In a significant breakthrough, Gyrodyne announced in April that it would be open to accepting offers to purchase all or part of its property, clearing the way for the first time for a concerted effort by the Village of Head of the Harbor, elected officials who support preservation of the fairgrounds and the St. James–Head of the Harbor Neighborhood Preservation Coalition to mount a concerted effort to acquire the fairgrounds for preservation.

A $4 billion state bond act can provide funding for preservation — In November, voters are being asked to approve a historic environmental initiative that, if approved, could provide funding for important initiatives like the preservation of Flowerfield Fairgrounds.

First step to see the property preserved is now underway — Long Island’s premier land preservation organization, the Peconic Land Trust, has commissioned an appraisal

of the property to establish the value of the land to engage in negotiations with Gyrodyne to acquire the fairgrounds for preservation as open space.

A community coming together to achieve a common goal — Donations from local residents have supported an environmental consultant, a traffic study, an appraisal of the property, and the first round of legal action, but more money is needed.

During July and now in August, we had and will have a series of fundraising events to help in this effort. Please join me and supporters of the preservation and go online to make a donation and view the inspirational film “Forever Wild,” which chronicles the commitment and successful efforts of the community of Telluride, Colorado, to protect the character of their community from a massive development project. For information, go to: stjameshohnpc.org.

Each of these recent achievements is significant. Taken together, they mark a clear shift in momentum in favor of preservation of Flowerfield Fairgrounds. We must continue to support the coalition and help them to work together with elected officials and responsible preservation groups to achieve the community’s goal of seeing the fairgrounds preserved and Gyrodyne fairly compensated for the value of the property.

Amy Biondi is a St. James resident and a St. James–Head of the Harbor Neighborhood Preservation Coalition volunteer.

Katrina on global warming, or climate change, or whatever term was in favor at that time. Amazingly, to the chagrin of Gore and Kerry, Manhattan Island is not yet under water, and the polar bears have not run out of ice.

And so, thanks to Mr. McMullen, it seems clear that many great problems have befallen the country during the administrations of other presidents, for which those presidents have not been held responsible. How, then, dare we now claim that President Biden should be held accountable for our current inflation and high gas prices? The answer is that these problems are not coincidences, nor have they been caused by Russian President Vladimir Putin, or former president Donald Trump [R], or systemic racism, or global warming, or anything other than President Joe Biden and his administration. He and his people have encouraged $5 gas, because they believe this will promote electric vehicles and do away with fossil fuels. This is clearly intentional on their part. They have canceled drilling leases, implemented stifling

regulations and discouraged investment, all of which have had their desired effect.

With regard to inflation, it has undoubtedly been a result of their profligate giveaways of trillions of dollars, with complete disregard for the basic rules of supply and demand.

Now that they have created inflation, they have no idea how to deal with it, and we can only hope that we will manage to survive until the elections of 2022 and 2024.

When our hapless politicians learn to keep their hands away from technology and stick to things they understand, such as naming buildings and roads after other politicians, we will all be infinitely better off.

Why they love solar power and windmills but are hysterically opposed to nuclear power, which is safe, reliable and virtually uninterruptable, is beyond comprehension.

And if we combine nuclear energy with tidal energy, as suggested by Mr. McMullen, we will have the next best thing to a perpetualmotion machine.

George Altemose Setauket

Letter to the Editor Biden administration has encouraged current economy

I would like to thank Forrest McMullen for his interesting and informative letter in the July 21 edition, “Response to ‘Evaluating the Biden presidency,’’ in which he clearly explains the liberal Democrat position with regard to the responsibility of the Biden [D] administration for the current twin pestilences of inflation and outrageously high gas prices.

Mr. McMullen goes to great lengths to explain the concept of a “coincidence,” and presents a number of outstanding illustrative examples. One of his best was Hurricane Katrina, which caused tremendous devastation during the presidency of George W. Bush [R] in 2005. No reasonable person, including Mr. McMullen, could hold President Bush responsible for the damage caused by a hurricane. We will, of course, agree to ignore any comments to the contrary that may have been offered by the likes of Al Gore [D], John Kerry [D] or other green zealots, who may have blamed

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Opinion Taking a nostalgic detour away from the muck of today

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hen times are tough, we can use nostalgia as a bittersweet salve.

Nostalgia serves as both a source of comfort, allowing us to step out of our current situations, while also providing a longing for something that may be impossible to find or rediscover.

To that end, I’d like to share a nostalgic and a not nostalgic list.

— Being out of touch. I know that may seem odd, particularly for someone whose job involves keeping D. None people in touch with of the above information, but I miss

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF the days when people couldn’t find me. I remember getting a beeper for the first time and thinking this was a slippery slope to nonstop accountability.

— Snow days. In the most intense heat of

the summer, it’s easy to become nostalgic for the unplanned gift of a day off from school and, way back when, for some time at home with my parents. The night before a snow day, I would go to a particular window in the backyard, turn on the light and assess the size of the snowflakes.

If they were too big, the temperature was likely far too warm and the snow would likely turn into rain. Smaller and super numerous snowflakes, like a colony of termites building a home, could work their magic overnight, causing the trees to bend in front of my window.

— Cultural excitement. We are so divided on so many issues these days, but I miss the general excitement that comes from blockbuster movies.

I remember the experience of seeing the movie “Star Wars” in a packed theater and the excited conversation from people as the John Williams music sent them home happy.

— The meaningful sitcom. “M*A*S*H” somehow combined humor and drama, blending comedy with intense situations in an army hospital in the Korean War. The sitcom “Mom,” which deals with addiction, friendship, familial

issues and loss, brought the same impressive acting to difficult situations softened by humor.

— Eating less healthy food. I miss the ability to eat a burger, fries and onion rings at one of my favorite restaurants (RIP The Good Steer) without having that food interrupt my sleep, create unfortunate digestive experiences or contribute to an expanding girth.

— Letting our dog roam the neighborhood.

Our current dog is rarely off his leash. Decades ago, we’d ask our dog if he wanted to go out, he’d run to the door and return to play when he heard us outside or to have his evening meal and play at night. He walked himself.

— My dad. My father had the uncanny ability to make me laugh, even and especially when I was frustrated. Seeing my sour face, he’d come toward me in a battle of wills he knew he’d win. He’d make a strange face or do something unpredictable, forcing me to smile despite myself.

Okay, so, how about a few things for which I am not nostalgic.

— The rear-facing seat of a station wagon.

The seat often didn’t have much room, because

we also packed bags and suitcases back there, and was facing the wrong way, which meant that nausea, particularly on tight turns, was a constant companion.

— The Yankees around 1990. With a respectful nod to Don Mattingly, those teams were pretty close to unwatchable.

— Marching band practice. I loved so many parts of my musical upbringing, but marching band doesn’t make the list. We sweat for hours on hot fields. During performances, our heavy, unflattering uniforms trapped heat and felt stiffer than denim that had dried too quickly.

— Going to the airport to change tickets.

Awful as today’s airline experiences are, we drove to the airport and waited in line to change tickets. Today, we can go online, where systems are busy and the airlines tells us to try back later.

— Waiting for carpools. To borrow from J.D. Salinger and William Golding, waiting for exhausted parents to pick up a collection of teenagers dripping with Holden Caulfield angst was akin to living through a sociological “Lord of the Flies” experiment.

Is hate mongering the beginning of a descent into evil?

D

riving along a residential street in what seemed from doorbell videos to be a white Prius, a man tossed a plastic bag on each lawn as he moved along. It might have been a newspaper delivery, but it wasn’t.

It was a package of hateful flyers whose words were directed against Jews. The bags contained rice or pebbles to weigh them down and keep them from blowing away in the wind.

Police have been investigating the hate messages delivered to homes in Rockville Between Centre, Oceanside and Long Beach in Nassau you and me County and have

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF blamed an anti-Jewish group for the activity, which has also occurred in other cities in the country. Whether these groups are aligned through the internet has

yet to be determined. But we do know that the internet has carried hateful messages throughout the world, a far cry from the original idea that digital connectivity could be only a positive platform for revealing despots’ brutality in far corners of the globe.

We now know the internet can be a powerful tool to radicalize otherwise ordinary people who might be susceptible to the hateful messages. But how do ordinary people become radicalized?

A book was just published that attempts to deal historically with that subject by focusing on Reinhard Heydrich, who became the head of the SD (the intelligence service) and the Gestapo as well as an architect of the Final Solution for the Third Reich. “The Hangman and His Wife,” by Nancy Dougherty, tells of a man without ideological roots, who was not a fervent believer and only joined the Nazi Party in 1931, two years after his future wife, Lina.

Yet he began what the senior New York Times book reviewer, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, who wrote the forward to the book, described this way.

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“One searches in vain for a rational explanation of Heydrich’s descent into evil. No single biological fragment satisfies.”

According to the book’s author, Heydrich evolved from a musically gifted, intelligent and lonely little boy into a monstrous, hyperrational technocrat with a photographic memory and unmatched organizational abilities. How he was perceived may have been a starting point.

He had “striking Aryan looks,” and for Heinrich Himmler, who first interviewed him, and who “was weak-chinned and squinted from behind thick glasses … a physically unimposing” figure, Heydrich fit the Nazi ideal. “For all their focus on Nordic physical perfection, the Nazi leaders were a bunch of misfits … Goering was fat and jowly; Goebbels was clubfooted.” Hitler himself did not match the paragon. Here was this tall, blond candidate for head of the SS, who would be a poster child of Aryan perfection in his new uniform. He must have loved that.

Further, a close relative had a Semiticsounding last name, and “he was shadowed by rumors that there was Jewish blood in his family and mocked during his nine years in

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the navy; one former roommate attested that ‘everyone more or less took Heinrich for a Jew,’” according to author Dougherty.

And this from another bunkmate: “there is no doubt that ambition was his characteristic peculiarity … On all occasions, he wanted to be outstanding — in the service, in front of his superiors, with the comrades, in sportsmanship and in bars.” Put that together with “his Luciferian coldness, amorality and insatiable greed for power,” according to Dougherty, and he became head of the Gestapo until he died in his Mercedes convertible from an assassin’s grenade on May 27, 1942. He received a fulldress state funeral from Hitler.

So do those personal qualities plus opportunity explain the emergence of a hate monger? Could any of these bag-tossers today become deeply evil and potentially homicidal?

Or are they merely practicing freedom of speech? Do they just wish to stand out and be seen? Is capacity for malignant behavior what Freud called the “death instinct?” Or, as the book reviewer, Daphne Merkin, suggests, is there an inherent perverse glamour in evil?

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