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Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services Dr. James Tomarken this week reported two human cases of West Nile virus in Suffolk County, the first human cases reported this year. Both individuals live in Smithtown. One resident, who is under the age of 50, began experiencing symptoms consistent with West Nile virus disease in mid-August and has fully recovered. Another individual, who is over the age of 55 and began experiencing symptoms in mid-August, is currently receiving supportive therapy at a local hospital. West Nile virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is estimated 20 percent of those who become infected will develop clinically noticeable symptoms of West Nile virus disease. Mild symptoms may include fever, headache and body aches, skin rash and swollen lymph glands. More severe symptoms include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis. West Nile virus can be fatal. Residents who experience symptoms are advised to visit their health care providers. While there is no specific treatment for West Nile virus, patients are treated with supportive therapy as needed. Individuals who are most at risk for severe infection include those over 50 years of age and those with chronic illness or compromised immune systems. These individuals are urged to take precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes during mosquito season,

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St. James residents vote ‘no’ to new $12M firehouse By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com

Bond Vote No 775 Yes 459 Total 1,234 Photo from St. James Fire district

The proposed $12.25M firehouse, as pictured above, would have allowed the St. James Fire district to operate out of a single location. and begin discussions of what our next steps might be. We will continue to keep the community informed throughout the process. As always, we will continue to respond to all emergencies in the quickest manner possible, as it is our duty and privilege to protect the residents of St. James.” Prior to the vote Sept. 19, St. James fire commissioners said they would move forward with selling the Route 25A/Lake Avenue building — which was purchased by the district for $500,000 in 2013 — regardless of what residents’ decision was. As they exited the voting booths, residents

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cause havoc on Jefferson Avenue. They have two facilities that are more than enough to satisfy the town as far as fires and I don’t think we need the expense, in this day and age, creating a new fire department. We don’t need it. We’re fine.” Victoria Johnston, however, voted “yes”. “I just feel as though it’s in our town’s best interest to go with this new firehouse so that these guys have the best,” Johnston said. “These are people who wake up at 3 a.m. to go save your family members. They give up time with their families to come out and save yours. For a little bit more, everything could be good for them and be good for so long. I don’t get how you can say no to them.”

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Residents within the St. James Fire District voted “no” Sept. 19 to tearing down the Jefferson Avenue firehouse and replacing it with a bigger and better one. The $12.25 million capital bond proposal sought to knock down the existing 7,404-square-foot firehouse on Jefferson Avenue and build an updated 22,458-square-foot structure in its footprint. The proposal was rejected by voters, with 775 “yes” votes and 459 “no” votes. The concept of the new firehouse — which would have been more than three times as large as the current building — served to accommodate for modern requirements of firefighters while also taking care of renovations and repairs within the pre-existing infrastructure, which sustained significant damage in an August 2016 storm. The estimated cost of the proposed facility would have made for an approximate increase of $118 to $198 a year for taxpayers based on their home’s assessed value. “On behalf of the entire St. James Fire District, we would like to thank those community members who came out to vote today in our bond election,” the district’s board of commissioners said in a statement. “We are disappointed that the proposal was defeated. … As commissioners, we will now regroup

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Town Smithtown chocolatier runs for town supervisor By Sara-Megan WalSh sara@tbrnewspapers.com A Smithtown business owner has put her name on the November ballot to give residents a third option when voting for town supervisor. Kristen Slevin, 40-year-old owner of Yottabyte Craft Chocolate and Candy in Smithtown, has launched her own independent campaign for Smithtown town supervisor. A prior vice president of Swan Lake Civic Association, this is her first time running for political office. Slevin, a Smithtown resident and Hauppauge High School graduate, shed light on her jump from business owner to political candidate. “As a business, we feel we are a member of the community, we have a voice and we should leverage our voices for things we believe in,” she said of her business perspective. Slevin said after seeing her community get energized by the 2016 presidential election, she launched an advocacy group on Facebook titled Smithtown Election Watch 2017. “People had all this energy and enthusiasm to get involved in national issues, meanwhile our local downtowns are disappearing right

before us,” Slevin said. Slevin and a team of approximately a dozen volunteers began July 11 rounding up 1,781 signatures from registered Smithtown voters, exceeding the minimum 1,500 required under state law, for an independent candidate to run in the general election. Her campaign slogan is “None of the Above.” The independent campaign platform focuses on fixing an “obsolete” town code, addressing blight in the downtown business areas and the creation of historic districts and town council districts. One of the first projects on her radar, if elected, would be to embark on a full review of town code, its policies and procedures, as the candidate said she had found it difficult to read through and impossible to search. “Other things I am concerned about are if the towns are suffering from intentional blight,” Slevin said. “Some landlords might have multiple properties, here or in other towns, that they allow this property to go vacant and are taking the tax credit against what they are making in more successful rentals.” If elected, she said she would consider introducing new tax codes

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‘People had all this energy and enthusiasm to get involved in national issues, meanwhile our local downtowns are disappearing right before us.’ — Kristen Slevin to increase rates on properties with long-standing vacant buildings to encourage owners to either rent or sell. Slevin said other municipalities in New York and other neighboring states have adopted such programs. In addition to addressing blight, the business owner said she’d like to see Smithtown, Kings Park and Lake Avenue in Saint James be recognized as historic districts. “Our philosophy should be that

they are quaint, small-town U.S. towns right here,” Slevin said. “While so many other places are being built up and becoming more city like, we are going to hold on to our small-town vision here.” The candidate said she’s not against the integrated development of mixed-use properties that combine retail space with apartments designed for students, singles and senior residents. Slevin

said it’s her belief that mixed-use properties would provide a more diversified business base and community that over time would strengthen the local economy. Her platform also proposes splitting the Smithtown town board into council districts, similar to the Town of Brookhaven, to improve elected officials’ accountability. “If everyone had their own councilperson elected from their district, they are both aware of the issues in their districts and they can be held accountable,” she said. Slevin said she did weigh running for the town board seat prior to launching a campaign for supervisor. However, she felt that the town codes give the supervisor position significantly more power and control over other elected town officials, something she plans to remedy if elected. Slevin will face off in the Nov. 7 against Democratic candidate William Holst (D) and the winner of the still undecided Republican primary between incumbent Supervisor Patrick Vecchio (R) and Councilman Ed Wehrheim (R). The Republican primary results will not be available until after Sept. 25.

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Town New York Ave. property sale hangs in limbo By Kevin Redding kevin@tbrnewspapers.com The Smithtown school board is not yet sold on a proposal by the town to buy its administration building on New York Avenue and surrounding property to turn them into municipality offices and a central park. “The Board of Education has made no decision as to what direction it wishes to pursue with respect to the New York Avenue property,” said the Smithtown school board in a statement Sept. 19. This comes months after the Smithtown Town Board issued an appraisal of the administration building to the school board for its review in order to kick-start a negotiation process as quickly as possible. Councilman Tom McCarthy (R), who proposed the town purchase the property to help boost its downtown revitalization efforts, said during a Sept. 5 town board meeting the school’s decision to not sell the property or meet with council members to discuss the topic at this time meant the town could not move forward with anything. He also suggested the board not proceed with its original plans to appraise six buildings — existing satellite-buildings utilized as office space by town departments — which would be vacated if services could be consolidated into one centralized location on the New York Avenue property. Nesconset resident William Holst disagreed. “I would strongly recommend looking at getting those appraisals done, looking at those buildings in terms of being consolidated, [and] reducing the number of buildings in the downtown area so you actually can generate some real revitalization in this area,” Holst said during the meeting. McCarthy responded by calling the $20,000 for appraisals a waste of taxpayer money at this time. “To spend money when they really aren’t interested at this time [to sell us the building] wouldn’t be prudent,” McCarthy said. The councilman said that he has reached out to members of the school board in an attempt to try to schedule a future meeting. “If we can get them to the bargaining table, I’m sure this board would be more than happy to do the appraisals on our outlying buildings,” McCarthy said. In an interview Sept. 18, McCarthy said, “It’s in limbo right now but I would get moving on it tomorrow if they got back to us, which I hope they do. I think they’re looking at it from a monetary standpoint for themselves and doing their due diligence. They’re a good board.” Smithtown resident Bob Hughes, a member of the civics New York Avenue Group and Smithtown United, said he has unofficially acted as an intermediary between the two boards since last year to help them find common ground on the matter. Hughes believes school board members are holding out on a decision until after town elections are over “so they don’t have to deal with two possible town boards.” “Once we get past November, there probably will be more interaction between the school and town,” Hughes said, holding out hope the project will move forward soon. “It’s about what the community wants. The New York Avenue property could be a focal point of the downtown revitalization and improve efficiency.” File photo by Rachel Shapiro

The Smithtown school district has not made a decision regarding the sale of its administrative building on new york Avenue.

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TOWN Kings Park student struck by SUV while boarding bus By Sara-Megan WalSh sara@tbrnewspapers.com A 10-year-old Kings Park boy struck by an SUV on his way to the school bus was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, according to Suffolk County police. A William T. Rogers Middle School student was walking across First Avenue, near Carlson Avenue, at about 7:54 a.m. Sept. 15 to board his school bus, police said. The bus had its flashing red lights on and stop sign activated to warn approaching motorists. Pasquale Izzo, 81, of Kings Park, was driving a 1998 Dodge Durango northbound on First Avenue when he allegedly attempted to pass the school bus, and ignored its flashing lights. Izzo failed to stop his vehicle and struck the student, according to police. The 10-year-old boy was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries, according to police. Izzo was not injured. Kings Park Superintendent Timothy Eagen notified district parents that it has additional mental health staff available at the middle school to provide support to those students who witnessed the accident, students who know the injured student and anyone else, as needed. “Unfortunately, this incident is a terrible reminder that we cannot always assume that

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a 10-year-old student of William T. rogers Middle School was hit by driver Pasquale Izzo, 81, of Kings Park, while attempting to board the bus Sept. 15. motorists will follow traffic safety rules at all times,” Eagen said in a message posted on the district’s website. Under New York State Law, drivers who pass a stopped school bus can be fined $250 for the first violation and face up to a maximum fine of $1,000 for three violations in less than three years. Individuals convicted of three violations in a three-year span may have their driver’s license revoked. Kings Park Central School District announced the bus’s route has been changed

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juries occur when children are loading or unloading from a bus, according to New York State Department of Motor Vehicle’s website, not in collisions that involve school buses. The driver’s vehicle has been impounded for safety checks and the incident is under investigation. Suffolk County’s 4th Squad Detectives are asking anyone who witnessed the accident to call 631-854-8452. The state department of motor vehicles has recently issued several safety recommendations for drivers sharing the roads with school buses: * When a stopped school bus flashes its red light(s), traffic that approaches from either direction, even in front of the school and in school parking lots, must stop before reaching the bus. Drivers should stop at least 20 feet away from the bus. * Before a school bus stops to load or discharge passengers, the bus driver will usually flash yellow warning lights. Drivers should decrease speed and be prepared to stop. * When you stop for a school bus, do not drive again until the red lights stop flashing or until the bus driver or a traffic officer signals that you may proceed. *You must stop for a school bus even if it is on the opposite side of a divided highway. * After stopping for a school bus, look for children along the side of the road. Drive slowly until have passed them.

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The staff at Tackan Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District has been doing a triple and even a quadruple take when it comes to their student body

this school year. At Tackan Elementary, there’s a set of quadruplets: in front row, from left to right, Kendall, Madison, Liam and Kaleigh Jakubowski who are just beginning kindergarten; a set of triplets, in second row from left to right, William,

James and Robert Connick in first grade; and another set of triplets entering second grade, top row from left to right, Kyle, Sophia and Xander Lisanti. They are pictured here with elementary school Principal Allyn Leeds.

Smithtown High School East and Smithtown High School West have each been named as a School of Excellence by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Schools earn a School of Excellence award by having 75 percent of its varsity teams qualify for and receive the scholar-athlete team award. Scholar-athlete teams require 75 percent of the team’s rosters to have a grade point average of 90 or above. There are only five other high schools in Suffolk County to earn this honor. The purpose of the School of

Excellence award is to unite varsity coaches in challenging their teams to achieve a statewide honor. Above from left, Smithtown Central School District’s board of education President Jeremy Thode, Smithtown High School West Principal John Coady, Smithtown High School East Principal Kevin Simmons and Smithtown Central School District coordinator of physical education, health, athletics and nursing Patrick Smith accept the School of Excellence awards from members of the NYSPHSAA.

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Sixth-graders in Michelle Labuski’s class at Great Hollow Middle School in the Smithtown Central School District got to know their fellow classmates during the first week of school by engaging in a cellphone activity. Each student received a cardboard cutout of a blank cellphone. Each phone had a space for nine apps and students chose what apps they wanted to put on their phones. In an effort to get to know

each other better, each app featured something personal about the student. For example, under the Yelp app, students wrote about their favorite restaurants. Under the contacts, students wrote about a person they’d like to meet or their family members. Twitter was 140 characters about themselves and Facebook was a picture from the first day of school. Students then shared their cellphone interests with each other.

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LEGALS

Notice of formation of Kings Custom Goods, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/26/17. Office in Suffolk Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC, PO Box 79, Kings Park, NY 11754. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of formation of LITA’S FLOWERS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 8/17/2017. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: 13 Raleigh Ln. Kings Park, NY 11754. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK HSBC BANK USA, N.A., Plaintiff against DERMOT J. PARSLEY; MARLENE PARSLEY, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered June 16, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Smithtown Town Hall, 99 West Main Street, Smithtown, N.Y. on the 4th day of October, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Said premises known as 427 Lake Avenue S, Nesconset, N.Y. 11767. (District: 0800, Section: 166.00, Block: 02.00, Lot: 034.000). Approximate amount of lien $ 179,038.60 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 3205-07. Stephen L. O’Brien, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 588 8/31 4x ts NOTICE OF FORMATION of The Jiggy Crew LLC Art. of Org filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/4/17 Office location: Suffolk Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process

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602 090717 ts 6x Notice of formation of Ignite The Lite, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/14/17. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: Ignite The Lite, LLC, 150 Highland Drive, Kings Park,NY, 11754. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 604 090717 6x ts NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff(s) vs. JACK L. MYERS, JR.; JOSE PEAN; MARIE REA; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about May 22, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Smithtown Town Hall, 99 West Main Street, Smithtown, NY 11787. On October 19, 2017 at 9:00 am. Premises known as 11 LIND-

NER PLACE, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787 District: 0800 Section: 105.00 Block: 03.00 Lot: 003.000 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk, and State of New York, known and designated as Lot Number 11 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Lindner Farms situated at Smithtown Branch, Town of Smithtown, County of Suffolk, New York”, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on June 18, 1948 as Map Number 1628. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $682,930.14 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 29867/08 Paul Sabatino II, Esq., Referee 628 9/14 4x ts NOTICE OF BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE SMITHTOWN SPECIAL LIBRARY DISTRICT TOWN OF SMITHTOWN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to the resident qualified voters of the Smithtown Special Library District (Town of Smithtown), that a Library Budget Vote and Trustee Election will be held at the below-designated polling places on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 9:30 AM, prevailing time, to vote upon the following propositions: 1. To adopt the Annual Budget of the Smithtown Special Library District for the calendar year commencing January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018 in the amount of $14,612,375.00 (which includes the annual financing costs of the bond previously approved by the electorate on March 4, 2008) with the requisite portion thereof $14,291,075.00 to be raised by a levy upon the taxable portion of the Li-

brary District. 2. To elect three members of the Board of Trustees of the Smithtown Special Library District for terms commencing January 1, 2018 and expiring on December 31, 2020. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that voting at such Budget Vote/ Election will be by voting machines and paper ballots; the polls will be open between the hours of 9:30 AM and 9:00 PM, prevailing time, on October 10, 2017. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that voting shall take place at the following four (4) polling places: 1. Smithtown Main Building Library patrons who are qualified voters residing: within zip code 11780; within zip code 11788 who live SOUTH of Route 347, Nesconset Highway; within zip code 11787 who live EAST of Blydenburgh County Park, Caleb Smith State Park and Route 25A (St. Johnland Road) and SOUTH of Landing Road (NOTE: homeowners who reside in the area serviced by the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library CANNOT vote in this election) will vote at the Smithtown Main Building, located at One North Country Road, Smithtown, NY. 2. Kings Park Branch Library patrons who are qualified voters residing: within zip code 11754 or 11768; and within zip code 11787 who live NORTH of Route 25, Old Northport Road and Landing Road, WEST of Route 25A (St. Johnland Road) and EAST of Plymouth Boulevard will vote at the Kings Park Branch, located at One Church Street, Kings Park, NY. 3. Commack Branch Library patrons who are qualified voters residing: within zip code 11725; within zip code 11788 who live SOUTH of Veterans Memorial Highway; and within zip code 11787 who live WEST of Blydenburgh County Park, Caleb Smith State Park and Plymouth Boulevard will vote at the Commack Branch, located at 3 Indian Head Road, Commack, NY. 4. Nesconset Branch Library patrons who are qualified voters residing: within

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zip code 11767; who live SOUTH of Route 25 from the Smithtown-Brookhaven border to Southern Boulevard; EAST of Southern Blvd. from Route 25 to Route 347, Nesconset Highway; SOUTH of Route 347, Nesconset Highway from Southern Boulevard to the Smithtown Greenbelt Town Park; EAST of the Smithtown Greenbelt Town Park from Route 347 Nesconset Highway to the Smithtown-Islip border (homeowners residing in the areas serviced by the Sachem School and Library Districts CANNOT vote in this election) will vote at the Nesconset Branch, located at 148 Smithtown Boulevard, Nesconset, NY. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that every qualified voter of the Town of Smithtown who resides within the Smithtown Special Library District and is otherwise qualified to vote at a General Town Election shall be qualified to vote at the October 10, 2017 Budget Vote and Board of Trustees election. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots are available now at every library building within the Smithtown Special Library District during regular business hours. Such application must be received by the Clerk of the Election at least seven (7) days prior to the October 10, 2017 vote/election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter; or the last business day before the vote/election if the ballot is to be personally picked up by the voter. Qualified voters who wish to personally pick up an absentee ballot may do so at the Community Relations Department in the Nesconset Branch, located at 148 Smithtown Boulevard, Nesconset, NY, during regular business hours beginning September 18, 2017. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be posted in the Administration Office in the Nesconset Branch on each of the five (5) days prior to the October 10, 2017 vote/ election between the hours of 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays. No absentee ballot

shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received by the Clerk of the Election not later than 5:00 PM on the day of the vote/election. By order of the Board of Trustees of the Smithtown Special Library District, Smithtown, NY. Lauren Gunderson Clerk of the Election Smithtown Special sLibrary District 640 9/21 2x ts Notice of formation of The Write Glove, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 8/14/17. Office located in Suffolk. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 7 Milleridge Lane, Smithtown, NY 11787. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 644 9/21 6x ts Notice of Qualification of Ferentinos Enterprises, LLC (LLC). Authority filed with Sec of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/27/17. Office location: Suffolk County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/5/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Articles of Organization filed with DE Sec of State, 401 Federal Building, Dover, DE 19901. Address of office in DE is c/o CSC; 211 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808. SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: Peter A. Ferentinos, 120 W. Main Street, Smithtown, NY Purpose: any lawful activity. 654 9/21 6x ts

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SBU celebrates 60 years

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“It’s important to Stony Brook to be a good neighbor and to strengthen our local partnerships,” Judith Greiman, chief deputy to the president and senior vice president for government and community relations, said. “CommUniversity Day is another way that the campus and community can come together. We hope our neighbors will come to experience all that the campus has to offer.” For more information about the event, visit www.stonybrook.edu. — rita j. egan

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Smithtown celebrates its unique heritage

Middle row, right photo from Smithtown Historical Society; bottom row, right photo by Suzanne Brodsky; all other photos by Rita J. Egan

Smithtown Historical Society held its annual Heritage Country Fair Sept. 16 which featured live music, horseback riding show, wood-carving demonstrations, pumpkin painting and even Peppa Pig stopped by to say ‘hello’ to the children.

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23-20 before Northport called timeout. “Yesterday they went down two but came back, and we were worried that they were going to do the same thing to us,” Smithtown East head coach Ray Preston said. “But we were able to battle through.” The Tigers, desperate to force a final set, scored next, but it was too little too late. Northport head coach Amanda DiPietro said she saw weakness in her lineup that will be addressed going forward. “I knew they were going to be tough — we saw them in some tournaments previously and they’re a tough team, they have a lot of talent,” she said. “Our service was pretty strong today, but we need to get better at blocking.”

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aces to get ahead once more. Both teams traded points, and Smithtown East edged ahead 23-20 before putting away set two. Northport came out fast in the third set, and mental errors cost Smithtown East the lead, falling behind 14-9. Murphy, equally dangerous from the service line, scored three aces to close within one point. “I don’t think they were playing to the best of their ability in the first two sets, but then we fell flat, we were overconfident in that third set [and it got away from us],” Smithtown East setter Kyle Shaffer said.

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Led by the power hitting of Matthew Wertheim and Daniel Murphy, Smithtown East got the best of the Northport’s boys volleyball team, taking the away victory in four sets 25-17, 25-21, 22-25 and 25-21 in Division I action Sept. 19. “We kind of let up a little bit — we didn’t play as well as we did in the first two sets, but we found a way to get back,” Murphy said. “Northport was a challenge, they came out hard. At first we had them, but then we slumped a little bit.” Both teams came to the court with identical 3-1 records. The Tigers, coming off a fiveset comeback win over Ward Melville the night before. Northport struggled to contain Murphy (14 kills) up front as the outside hitter nailed back-to-back kills to put the Bulls out front 15-11 in the first set. Wertheim (18 kills) made his presence known, and added a pair of his own kills to put the Bulls one point away from winning the match. The Tigers were able to score three unanswered points before the Bulls shut the door. Smithtown East had momentum on its side coming into the game, having won three in a row. The Bulls only loss of the season was the season opener against Walt Whitman Sept. 5. Looking to build on their momentum, the Bulls jumped ahead 9-5, only to have the Tigers claw their way back to tie the set 10-10. Smithtown East libero Bryan Kaplan slammed home four straight

“They were better than I’d thought they’d be — their middles are very good and they have great blocking.” Northport setter Ben Sandt turned the tide with a pair of monster kill shots and the Tigers finished the job to take the third. “We stepped it up and they were a little flat,” Sandt said. “We passed better, we had a lot more energy and our setter Ryan Parker pushed the ball up front so we could get some kills. We kept our serves in and we rallied off that.” The Tigers looked to duplicate what they did the night before — winning three in a row — and found themselves in a 12-12 stalemate in the fourth set. Northport mistakes put the Bulls out front 19-17, and then

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Long Island’s coastal waters, bays still suffering By Kyle Barr There’s still something in the water — and it’s not a good kind of something. Scientists from the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences released an annual report highlighting the concern over the prolonged existence of toxic algae blooms, and a deficiency of oxygen in Long Island waters caused by high levels of nitrogen. Stony Brook professor Christopher Gobler and several members of the advocacy collective Long Island Clean Water Partnership, a conglomerate of several Long Island environmental groups, revealed the findings of a study done from May to August. “In order to make Long Island sustainable and livable, clean water needs to be established,” said Adrienne Esposito, the executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “The challenge has been very great over the last decade … though the problem, unfortunately, is getting a bit worse. Algae blooms and the degradation of water quality across Long Island are serious threats to Long Island’s health.” On the North Shore, there are several severe cases of hypoxia, or a depletion of dissolved oxygen in water, which is necessary for sea life to survive. Cases were found in Stony Brook Harbor, Northport Bay, Oyster Bay and Hempstead Bay. Measured on a milligram per liter of water

scale, any case of hypoxia below 2 milligrams per liter can be harmful to fish, and almost anything else living on the bottom of the bays. There were also periodic outbreaks of blue-green algae in Lake Ronkonkoma and Stony Brook University’s Roth Pond. This algae releases a poison harmful to humans and animals, but Gobler said students at the university shouldn’t worry, because he and other scientists at Stony Brook are constantly monitoring the water, especially before the annual Roth Regatta. “[If nothing is done] the areas could expand — it could get more intense,” Gobler said. “We use a cutoff of 3 milligrams per liter, which is bad, but of course you can go to zero. An area like Hempstead Harbor went to zero, [Northport and Oyster Bays] went to zero at some points in time. There’s a usual day-night cycle, so it’s at night that the levels get very, very low.” As a result of the possibility of hypoxia expanding, Gobler said he and other scientists have also been monitoring Port Jefferson Harbor and Setauket Harbor. Though Setauket Harbor is not currently experiencing any problems with hypoxia or algae, the harbor has experienced periods of pathogens, like E. coli, some of which were born from runoff into the harbor, but others might have come from leakage of antiquated cesspools in the area, according to George Hoffman, a trustee of the Setauket Harbor Task Force, which is also

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Stony Brook University professor Christopher Gobler discusses the quality of local bodies of water at a press conference Sept. 12. a member of the clean water partnership. Next May the task force hopes to start monitoring directly inside Setauket Harbor. Runoff from lawn fertilizers can also increase the nitrogen levels in the harbor. “If our problem isn’t hypoxia, we have a problem with pathogens,” Hoffman said in a phone interview. “Prevention is really [Gobler’s] goal — to know what is happening and to start taking steps. I think people’s information levels [on the topic] are high in the surface waters that they live by.” In addition to hypoxia and blue-green

algae, some of the water quality problems found in the assessment were brown tides on the South Shore, rust tide in the Peconic bays and paralytic shellfish poisoning on the East End — all of which are also nitrogen level issues that can be traced back to cesspool sewage and fertilizers. “Make no mistake about it, this is so big that even … still, we have the problem growing worse, and it is going to get worse before it gets better,” said Dick Amper, director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society. “What’s the solution to this problem? We have to do more.” There have been several efforts to help curb water degradation on Long Island. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed legislation in April that put $2.5 billion toward clean water protection, improving water infrastructure and building new sewer systems in Smithtown and Kings Park, and adding a rebate program for those upgrading outdated septic systems. Despite doing more, the repairs will take some time. “This is going to be a long, long marathon,” said Kevin McDonald, the conservation project director at The Nature Conservancy said. There is also worry that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — announcing the dumping of dredged materials into Long Island Sound — could compound the problem. “We have more political funding and will try to implement solutions,” Esposito said. “The problems are getting worse, but the solutions are becoming clearer.”

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OpiniOn Editorial

Love thy neighbor North Shore residents have been given the opportunity to welcome people with unique challenges or auxiliary needs to their neighborhoods. Unfortunately, many have not greeted their potential neighbors with open arms. Complaints in three neighborhoods have popped up despite past successes of nonprofits that strive to create a better life for those with disabilities. While many cite traffic and safety issues, arguments seem to lead back to the same thing — fear that property values will go down. When Smithtown-based Developmental Disabilities Institute purchased a home on Henearly Drive in Miller Place to house six low-functioning autistic adults more than 21 years old, as well as three full-time staff members, many street neighbors objected. Among the issues cited were homeowners’ concerns that staff members entering and exiting the property would cause an increase in traffic and safety hazards in the area. The opposition is in spite of the fact that the nonprofit DDI successfully runs more than 30 homes throughout Suffolk and Nassau counties, many of which are located in residential areas. The organization also works with the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities in Albany to gauge the number of group homes in an area to ensure that it is not oversaturated. One resident said she was hesitant about strangers driving up and down her block multiple times and hanging out and smoking, and expressed that concern over her property value. On Sept. 5 a similar scenario played out in Smithtown as Long Hill Road residents petitioned the town regarding a future adult home for six developmentally disabled women. The residence was purchased by Catholic Guardian Services, a religious nonprofit that provides a wide array of services and support for the needy in New York. Like the Henearly Drive residents, Long Hill neighbors chose to argue the potential increase in traffic would create safety hazards. One homeowner Screenshot from Facebook claimed, “The nature and Comments in a closed group in response to the character of the surrounding area would be our Sept. 7 story on the Miller Place house. substantially altered due to these predicted problems.” In Port Jefferson last month, a lengthy debate broke out on an unofficial villagers Facebook group after a member posted a photo with an angry blurb about the eyesore that is homeless people sleeping at the Port Jefferson Long Island Rail Road station when they cannot be admitted to Pax Christi Hospitality Center. While we understand the concern over a decrease in property value in each of these three cases, these groups benefit neighborhoods and its residents. There is a track record of success and of upkeep, and we were happy to see others cry out in support of these homes. According to a thread on the Mount Sinai-Miller Place Community Facebook page, the support for the DDI home in Miller Place is overwhelming. It’s nice to see neighbors supporting neighbors, and to see those same people wanting to show that a small group of individuals and their opinions may not always speak for the thoughts and feelings of an entire hamlet or village. We’d like to preach a reminder that a little bit of compassion toward fellow citizens can go a long way in creating a healthier environment for all.

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Hundreds of residents attended St. James Summer Night Series.

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St. James reinvigorated by events The alarm clock has gone off, and St. James has finally awoken after what has seemed to be a very long sleep. Through the efforts of our newly formed civic association, our chamber members, town officials and St. James Elementary (thanks so much Mary Grace), Wake Up Lake! brought St. Jamesians together to share stories, meet new people and reunite with those who have just been too preoccupied with the demands of life. It wasn’t just a few of us, hundreds — perhaps a thousand or more— attended to listen to and dance to Nick and the Kick, an Elvis impersonator, Country Line,

Sir Cadium Rhythm and 12x Entertainment during the St. James Summer Nights Series. In addition to musical entertainment, the first Lake Avenue car show had its debut. All that chrome certainly made car aficionados smile and those new to car shows say, “Wow.” I cannot end my letter without mentioning the newly established farmers market. It has some wonderful goodies and continues to grow every Saturday. I love going there. All of these things should remind us why we moved to St. James. It is a safe town, thanks to our Suffolk County 4th Precinct

and Head of the Harbor Village police departments that balance the laws with compassion. It has always been a small, caring community where its people have worked together to lend a hand, a hug and a smile. Lastly, everyone I know wants it to be a town where our families find joy and plenty to do on those wonderful weekend nights. It is this lifelong St. Jamesian resident’s hope that we all continue to work harmoniously to make St. James great again. See you next year at the Summer Nights Series.

Erica Rinear St. James

Limits needed on public pensions Long Island’s home and business owners pay some of if not the highest property taxes in America. One reason may be that some civil service and political retirees have learned how to “work” the state retirement system. For example, they collect both very lucrative public pensions, then continue to work in the public sector by getting a “waiver” for their new job or simply go to elected positions. Either of those alternatives avoids the $30,000 maximum that public retirees are allowed to make on another public job. When they turn age 65, that maximum is eliminated and they are free to make as much money as possible. When most retired persons are at an age when they are moving to leisure villages, this growing cadre of “double dippers” are starting second careers on the public’s dime. Just look at the recent Republican primary as an example of this. Public pension records show that at least four of the nine persons that ran are already

collecting state pensions. These pensions range from $36,000 to $72,000 and to a mind-boggling $148,000. I wondered if this last pension benefit was for a local police officer or for the president of the United States. The public pension laws must be changed to: 1. Eliminate “defined” public pensions for all elected positions only and revert to a 401K retirement account. Also, no extra benefits should be added, for this time, to boost their previously existing public pensions. 2. Limit all town, city or county employee’s pension benefits to the level existing for New York State employees. Presently, the aforementioned agencies also get cash payments for unused vacation and sick leave, sometimes amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars. State workers receive a maximum of six weeks vacation pay and only credit toward their insurance premiums for their sick leave. 3. Restrict everyone’s pension calculation to their highest base

pay only, not including overtime or other add-ons. No one should be paid extra benefits, year after year, for work done just once. Every worker, public or private, hopes to provide a decent retirement for themselves and their loved ones. However, one group should not be able to capitalize on existing retirement regulations so much that millions of others suffer financially because of it. If New York State and its many municipal agencies ever hope to have a balanced budget, reasonable property, sales and income taxes, someone will have to blink first and reduce their outrageous financial demands. I invite everyone to check out the public pensions of anyone, especially our elected officials, by going to www.seethroughny.net. Remember, you the public, are paying for them.

Ron Gendron Smithtown

Editor’s note: The writer said he collects a yearly $24,000 state pension.

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OpiniOn The fine art of setting expectations

f we stepped outside tomorrow to a 52 degree day, we’d race back inside and put on a coat. If we opened the door in January to the same temperature, we might race back into the house to shed that same coat. It’s all about expectations. Our daughter figured that out several years ago. Gone are the days when she tells us she thinks she did well on a test. She doesn’t want us to ask, “What happened?” or By Daniel Dunaief hear us say, “Oh, but you thought you did well on that test.” Instead, she often tamps down our expectations, indicating that we’d better brace for the equivalent of the academic cold. If she does better than expected, she won’t have to contend

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with questions. If she met the lowered expectations, she can say that, even if she didn’t do well, she can take consolation in knowing how she performed. Yes, relationships are all about managing those expectations. Let’s take a quick look at President Trump. He’s a shoot-from-the-tweet president. He frequently misspells words, gets facts wrong here and there, and attacks his opponents, his allies and anyone in between according to his mood. Has he done the same thing as our daughter? Is he resetting our expectations? Is he pleased to redefine the notion of a modern-day president? If, and when, he seems levelheaded, deliberate and considerate, is he climbing over a bar he reset for himself, giving us a chance to applaud the manner in which he interacted with a public prepared for a stream of anger and disdain? Relationships, as Harry from the movie “When Harry Met Sally” knew all too well, are also about setting expectations. When Harry (played

by Billy Crystal) is sharing one of his many philosophies of life with Sally (Meg Ryan), he suggests that he never takes a girlfriend to the airport early in a relationship because he doesn’t want her to ask why, later in the relationship, he doesn’t take her to the airport anymore. Some people’s jobs, like stock market analysts, meteorologists and oddsmakers, involve setting expectations. Built into their forecasts, meteorologists often leave the back door open, in case they’re wrong. As in, “It probably won’t rain, but there’s a 15 percent chance of precipitation today.” While that forecast is innocuous enough, it leaves a small measure of flexibility in case the weather people missed a heavy band of rain clouds from their Doppler models, which happened recently, leaving my wife disappointed and dripping wet at her office after trudging through an unexpected shower. Of course, a meteorologist who predicted rain every day in anywhere but Ketchikan, Alaska, where the locals

say it rains 400 days a year, wouldn’t last long, as people would bristle at carrying unnecessary umbrellas through the brilliant sunshine Many years ago, my wife and I went to see a movie. When we got to the theater, the film was sold out. Instead of turning around, we bought tickets to a film on which we hadn’t read any reviews and knew nothing. We wound up watching “Shakespeare in Love.” We thoroughly enjoyed it, in part because we had no expectations. Perhaps the most difficult expectations to meet, or exceed, are our own. Raising the bar for anything — the taste of the food we cook, our performance during a presentation or our ability to stay calm in a crisis — involves risk. Then again, once we clear our new expectations often enough, we know what we can expect of ourselves and can move on to bigger challenges. The rewards, even if we never tell anyone how much more we accomplished than we expected, seem well worth the risk.

A toast to the beauty of upper New York state

his past week, we went “shufflin’ off to Buffalo.” Bet you don’t know where that expression came from. I certainly didn’t know that “Shuffle Off to Buffalo” is a song from Act II of the 1933 movie, “42nd Street,” and that it was a railroad saying even earlier. All I had to say was that I was going to Buffalo, and the response was immediate: “Shufflin’ off?” I was asked. The second reaction was also the same. “Better bring your long underwear,” I was urged. “And a shovel. Is it By Leah S. Dunaief snowing there yet?” Well, I’m going to tell you that Buffalo gets a bum rap. First of all, it was 82 degrees in the afternoon when it was only 80 degrees on Long Island. Fortunately I had passed on the suggested long

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underwear. I did bring a pair of shorts, but I did not wear them because I didn’t see anyone wearing shorts in the city. When I am traveling, I’m a big believer in the “When in Rome” adage. Actually the city looked quite pleasant to me, larger than I had imagined, clean and with a fair share of tall buildings. The population of more than 250,000 residents makes it the second largest city in the state. I understand that Buffalo, like a number of rust-belt cities, has undergone quite a face-lift. Admittedly I did not see much of it since I was there for the fall meeting of the New York Press Association, and that meant I was locked into the hotel site where the workshops were held. But we did have a chance to look around a bit when we went out to the Anchor Bar, where Buffalo chicken wings were allegedly invented. It’s a pleasant and good-sized sports bar, and most people at the tables were, sure enough, having chicken wings with blue-cheese dip and cut-up celery sticks on the side, although one lady was eating a good-looking dish of shrimp scampi. She must have been a native.

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In the way of cultural attractions, the city has an art museum, a science museum, a theater district, multiple art galleries, and the historic Martin House that was recommended for viewing. Buffalo was once the scene of considerable wealth from the auto industry, where Pierce-Arrow automobiles were manufactured, also the railroads and the Erie Canal. As a result there are a number of urban mansions. It also has a river walk on Lake Erie that houses several eateries. Food, in fact, is big. And people we met, in restaurants, the hotel and on the streets were friendly and unhurried — such a change of pace for a native New Yorker like me or even someone born and bred on Long Island. It always helps when the weather is beautiful, which it was for our entire stay. The Buffalo Transportation PierceArrow Museum was enough to make lovers of antique automobiles cry for joy. The museum, which is large and planning to get larger, also has antique bikes and motorcycles, all in seemingly shiny new condition. And it even houses a filling station designed by

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Frank Lloyd Wright. It’s a remarkable piece of architecture. It was an eight-hour drive from Bridgeport, where the ferry docked, to Buffalo, and that does not count the stops. The roads are excellent, the roadside trees just beginning to suggest autumnal colors, and we spent one night on the way up in Canandaigua, about an hour and a half from Buffalo. In the heart of the beautiful Finger Lakes region, the area is deservedly famous for its Riesling wines, which I confess to having tasted. The village, its name derived from the Seneca tribe, was the scene of the Susan B. Anthony trial in which she was accused of voting illegally in 1873, since women were not then allowed to vote. She was found guilty and fined $100 with costs, which she did not pay. Colleagues were surprised that we drove to Buffalo rather than just flying there, but I remembered from a previous trip many years ago, when I was a high school student, that the Mohawk Valley and upper New York state are truly lovely destinations. This trip confirmed that memory.

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