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BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Smithtown residents will find 15 candidates vying for three seats when they vote for Smithtown Library trustees on Oct. 11. The election will also include a vote on the 2023 budget.

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The number of candidates is the most since Smithtown residents voted for an independent library district more than 20 years ago, according to library director Robert Lusak. In 2001, 20 candidates were running for seven seats.

This year, incumbents Joseph Gregurich and Anita Dowd-Neufeld are among the candidates. Current trustee Marie Gergenti, whose term expires at the end of the year, decided not to run again.

Brief biographies and mission statements from each candidate are listed on the Smithtown Library website, smithlib.org/ library-board-candidates-2022.html.

On Monday, Oct. 3, the League of Women Voters held a Meet the Candidates Night via Zoom, which can be viewed on the library’s YouTube page through smithlib.org/libraryvote-and-trustee.html.

Regarding the trustee elections, Lusak said the desire is to have candidates with “a passion for libraries.”

“I would hope that anybody who runs for the library board cares about their library and wants to make sure that it’s the pillar of the community,” he said.

He added the library’s goal is to ensure “we provide high-quality customer service.”

The library director said previously passed budgets have allowed new services such

as a notary public, a patent and trademark research library, a passport facility in the Smithtown building, and Library of Things where cardholders can take out items not expected at a library such as telescopes.

“When our budgets in all the previous years were successfully passed, it allowed us to introduce new technologies and new

services that might not exist,” he said.

Recently, Marilyn LoPresti decided to resign from her board position. Due to the timing of the resignation, which would not allow certain deadlines to be met, her seat is not among those up for vote. The board will appoint a person to take over her position. The appointee will run in 2023 and, if

successful, will finish out LoPresti’s term, which was scheduled for Dec. 31, 2024. Residents who are registered voters will have the opportunity to say “yes” or “no” to the Smithtown Special Library District’s $17,434,000 proposed budget for 2023.

Voting takes place at all library locations from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.

Smithtown residents will be able to vote for library board trustees and on the 2023 budget on Oct. 11 at all four locations in the Town of Smithtown. Photo by Rita J. Egan

Running community gathers on a blustery Day to celebrate All Souls

BY DAN KERR OF ALL SOULS CHURCH

As state Assemblyman Steve Englebright and Town of Brookhaven Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich addressed the assembled crowd in front of the historic Stanford White designed chapel at 61 Main Street in Stony Brook on Sunday morning, the runners and the walkers “had the wind at their backs.”

The crowd gathered at All Souls Church included serious runners competing for medals, senior citizens walking through the beautiful streets of Stony Brook, young parents pushing baby carriages and children anticipating their first competitive race.

Kornreich described how he had been admiring the beautiful stained glass “Charity” window in back of the altar of the church before the race/walk began and said it “reminded him of all the many ways All Souls serves the Three Village Community and visitors to Stony Brook Village.” Local youngsters Hadleigh Pistell from All Souls Church and Avery Timm from Caroline Church of Brookhaven sang the National Anthem on the church steps just before the starting gun went off.

Adam Lindsey, from East Patchogue, was the overall race winner with a time of 22 minutes 16 seconds, and Christa Denmon from Endwell, New York, was the overall female winner with a time of 22 minutes and 22 seconds. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded in an Olympicstyle ceremony to various age groups from 13 and under to 80 years old. Father Tom Reese, the church’s vicar, upper left photo wearing hat, was on hand to give out the awards.

Local musician Bill Clark serenaded the crowd before and after the awards ceremony at the Reboli Center for Arts and History.

The annual SOLES for All Souls 5K Race/2K Walk celebrates the role of All Souls in the community and raises funds to make the historic chapel available to all. The event also collects food for St. Gerard Majella in Port Jefferson Station. The day before the race, Jennifer Donnellon, office manager at St. Gerard Majella sent an email to race director Dan Kerr: “We are praying that the rain clears up for you; your church has been a huge blessing in helping us feed families!” Their prayers were answered, the rain held off until the event was over.

— Photos by Chris Paradysz

The threat of rain and winds kept the crowds from Lake Avenue on Oct. 2, but some didn’t let the bad weather take them away from enjoying St. James Day.

The St. James Chamber of Commerce presents the event along Lake Avenue between Woodlawn and Railroad avenues. Attendees enjoyed food, listened to music, shopped for merchandise at vendors’ tables and more.

Among the vendors was Gershow Recycling, above right. The company joined the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and the Suffolk County Police Department in distributing anti-theft marking/etching kits for catalytic converters.

Photo above right from Gershow Recycling; all other photos by Joseph Cali

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Suffolk County website remains down after cyberattack

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

should be reported to the credit reporting agency and law enforcement authorities.

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The Suffolk County website is still not up and running after a cyberattack early September. A landing page is all that appears at www. suffolkcountyny.gov to provide residents with pertinent information.

The county determined its systems had been affected by a cyberattack on or about Sept. 8, according to the website.

“While the cyber assessment remains ongoing, we believe that the threat actors accessed and/or acquired certain personal information from one or more county agency servers,” the website post read.

The county hired “multiple” cybersecurity firms to assess the issue that may have exposed employees and residents information. The firms will also work to restore online services.

“The county will notify any affected individuals as required by law, and all of those affected individuals will be offered free identity theft protection services,” the notice read. “However, because the assessment is ongoing, Suffolk County wants to ensure that employees, residents and stakeholders are informed about precautionary measures they can take to help them protect themselves from becoming victims of fraud or identity theft.”

County officials advise residents to review account statements and periodically obtain credit reports from one or more of the national credit reporting companies. Fraudulent or suspicious activity such as accounts not opened by the person, personal information that differs from a person’s address or social security number

“Even if you do not find signs of fraud on your credit reports, we recommend that you remain vigilant in reviewing your credit reports from the three major credit reporting agencies,” the notice read.

County civil service exams that were scheduled for Oct. 1 were postponed, while residents and real estate agents were having trouble searching for titles and deeds.

Suffolk County Police Department public information officers soon after the cyberattack were able to send and receive emails. However, the department doesn’t not have access to its database to search for information to assist journalists with questions for news articles or police blotters.

County Executive Steve Bellone (D) provided an update Sept. 30: “The real estate industry is critical to our economy, and last week, I met with various stakeholder groups to discuss contingency plans as the county continues to assess the cyber intrusion,” he said in a statement. “In line with our rolling restoration of services, [on Saturday, Oct. 1] the Suffolk County Clerk’s office will be open for in-person title searches to allow real estate transactions to proceed.”

Bellone thanked Judy Pascale (R), county clerk, for her help “to ensure services that our residents rely on are restored in a safe and secure way.” He added Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) helped to “provide the necessary equipment to make all this possible.”

After allowing limited access on Saturday, beginning Monday, title companies were able to resume searching titles in the building, according to the county clerk’s office.

County officials recommend residents review credit reports after cyberattack. Stock photo

Hauppauge-Smithtown win in swim

BY STEVEN ZAITZ DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

In a very congenial, natatorial setting, the Northport-Commack Varsity Girls swim team took on powerhouse Hauppauge-Smithtown last Wednesday at the Hauppauge High School pool.

Hauppauge-Smithtown defeated NorthportCommack, 104-74. But in a sense, both teams were winners as many of the girls qualified for state and county championships.

Lady Hauppauge Eagle senior Leah Treglia was the star of the meet, winning the 200-yard individual medley, 100-yard butterfly and was a member of two first place relay teams to boost the home side.

Northport-Commack Junior Makenna O’Brien finished a close second to Treglia in the 200-yard individual medley. Both ladies qualified for states in this event and Treglia, along with Sofia Burns, Sarah Lucca and MaryGrace Waring are going to states for their time of 1:52.02 in the 200-yard medley relay.

Caitlyn Riordan, of Northport-Commack, won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:04.21 winning by more than two and a half seconds. Riordan also won the 100-yard freestyle in 55.99. O’Brien won the

500-yard freestyle earning six points for the team and 7th grader London Strasser placed fifth in that event. Halea Duryea-Stern was sixth for the Lady Tiger-Cougars.

Duryea-Stern led a trio of Northport-Commack swimmers to first, second and third in the 100-yard breaststroke. Dorothy Amato and Ornella Bley took home second and third in that event.

Lady Tiger Paige Schilling was competitive in her diving body of work, scoring 155.02 from the judges. Casey Ryan, of Hauppauge-Smithtown, won with 182.47

In the 400-yard freestyle relay, NorthportCommack took first and second place. Lia Edlin Miller, Paige Simon, Avalina Giehl and Caitlin Lopez were in at 4:05.86. Gianna Negli, Eleanor Johnson, Kristina Rezler and Strasser took second.

Hauppauge-Smithtown dominated in the 100-yard butterfly with Treglia, Lucca and Makayla Lee sweeping the podium for first, second and third.

Pictured clockwise from above, Casey Ryan off the diving board; Victoria Mackay in the water: Caitlin Fleece off the diving board; Kristina Rezler in the pool.

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Bad weather can’t dampen East’s spirit

The threat of rain couldn’t damper the spirit of students and faculty at Smithtown High School East for the Oct. 1 homecoming game.

Students, families, staff and community members turned out to cheer on the East football team as the Bulls faced off against Connetquot.

The football teams’ offense and defense were well-matched, but the Bulls rally fell short, falling 13-7.

The halftime show featured a performance by the East Whisperettes kickline followed by the homecoming court to announce the 2022 king and queen — Jacob Wood and Alyssa DeGregory.

It was an extra special day for Jacob, who also celebrated his birthday on that day. —Photos from Smithtown Central School District

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Editorial

‘Tis the season of precaution

Once again, Suffolk County residents find themselves in the midst of hurricane season.

Hurricanes Fiona and Ian recently reared their ugly heads. While Long Island was spared, the headlines featuring the wreckage left behind in places such as Puerto Rico and Florida remind us of how devastating these storms can be.

In the Atlantic and Caribbean, hurricane season officially begins June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30. The height of the season is typically August, September and October.

Many Long Island residents remember the wrath of Gloria in 1985, and while it was downgraded to a superstorm once it hit our shores nearly 10 years ago, Sandy started as a hurricane, leaving damage and death behind, from the Caribbean to Canada.

Though we are well into hurricane season, it’s never too late to take precautionary measures.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends preparing before a storm hits by programming all emergency phone numbers into cellphones, writing down the numbers and placing them on the refrigerator or near home phones. CDC officials also advise locating the nearest shelter and researching different routes to get there. Pet owners should also find petfriendly shelters and hotels or an out-of-town friend or relative who can take in pets during the case of an evacuation.

The CDC suggests having emergency supplies handy in case of a weather emergency. People should keep in mind that water and electricity could be cut off, and it’s imperative to have a supply of items such as batteries, bottled water, flashlights, medications and important documents that are easily accessible.

All family members should know where the fire extinguishers are in the home and how to use them. And, most importantly, families should go over their emergency plan regularly.

When a storm is predicted, the CDC says to clean up any items outside of the house that could potentially blow around and cause damage. Installing storm shutters or putting plywood on windows can prevent shattered glass coming into a home. Carbon monoxide detectors should be checked to prevent CO poisoning.

The most important tip various agencies give is to follow the advice of government officials and first responders regarding evacuating or sheltering in place at home. When evacuating, take only what you need as well as your emergency kit. Drivers should travel on roads they are instructed to use even if there is traffic, and avoid any downed wires.

Those staying at home need to remember not to go outside, even if it seems calm, until news that the hurricane has finally passed. Also, stay away from windows and, of course, always be prepared to leave if responders tell you that it’s necessary.

For those who have a trip planned, AAA cautions travelers to be proactive when a storm is predicted to hit by monitoring weather conditions of one’s departure city and destination before leaving. When traveling after a weather event such as a hurricane, it’s imperative to call hotels to get an update on the storm’s impact and to confirm if flights are scheduled to leave on time. Remember that even if an area wasn’t directly hit by a storm, it could still be negatively impacted.

A bit of preparation and caution can help a person and families navigate most storms. Hopefully, Long Islanders won’t need the advice this season.

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Letters to the editor

Addressing misinformation

A few brief comments on some of the misinformation in the recent letter to the editor, “MAGA,” by Art Billadello [The Times of Smithtown, Sept. 29].

First, about the “disinformation fed to gullible people by the correctly named ‘fake news’ media.” Question: What is more correctly named fake news — media working within the tradition of professional journalism, functioning as straight news organizations with no political agenda (examples: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal), or media outlets founded explicitly to further a particular political agenda (examples: Fox News, Breitbart, MSNBC)? You decide.

Second, about bullying state officials into falsifying the vote. Former President Donald Trump’s [R] notorious phone call to Republican Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, asking him to “find 11,780 votes” is a matter of public record. Even Trump does not deny making the call. On the same call Trump went on to suggest that failing to “find” these votes could subject Raffensperger to criminal liability. Sure sounds like bullying to me.

Third, Mr. Billadello speaks of the 74 million Trump voters like himself “who adhere to what’s written in our Constitution, and who legally voted in the last presidential election.” And what about the 81 million voters who, like myself, voted for President Joe Biden [D]? Is he saying we don’t adhere to the Constitution? Is he saying our votes are illegal? Is he saying our votes don’t count? Sure sounds like it.

Fourth, Mr. Billadello cites the film “2000 Mules” to back up his charge of voter fraud. This film was written, produced and directed by right-wing political operatives. It’s been completely debunked. In the words of the Associated Press, it relies on “faulty assumptions, anonymous accounts and improper analysis of cellphone location data.” It’s propaganda plain and simple. Its truth value is zero.

There seems to be some confusion about what’s “anti-democratic.” If a candidate claims that there are only two possible outcomes of an election, victory or fraud, that’s anti-democratic. This is precisely Trump’s claim; even before Election Day he was making this claim. If one team in the World Series or Super Bowl refused to accept the possibility of losing it wouldn’t be much of a sport. Such a team would be derided as a sore loser. This is a lot more serious than just being a sore loser though. If we refuse to admit the possibility that our favored candidate lost, we don’t really have a democracy anymore. What we have instead is the

kind of thing we see in third world countries, where when an incumbent loses he charges fraud and, backed by violence, tries clinging to power.

David Friedman St. James

We must refrain from plastic consumption

“We do not need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.”

– Ann Marie Bonneau

I was delighted to read the Sept. 1 editorial, “Sustainability starts in our own backyard.” Another way in which Long Islanders can have a positive environmental impact is by reducing plastic, a significant contributor to climate change and ecosystem destruction.

Over eight billion tons of plastic have been created since the 1950s and 40% is used for packaging. Experts agree that we cannot recycle our way out of the plastics crisis. We now have microplastics in our food, water and air. As a result, Americans may be consuming as much as the weight of a credit card in microplastics each week.

The primary solution has to come from lawmakers and/or manufacturers. Even if consumers want to buy things without plastic, we often have no other options. However, all steps individuals take to limit plastic consumption will be beneficial.

Some suggestions to reduce plastic when possible and if your finances and circumstances permit:

• Bring a reusable water bottle with you when you leave the house (store-bought bottled water has been found to contain significantly more microplastics than tap water).

• Choose beverages in glass or metal (both are highly recyclable).

• Buy loose fruits and vegetables and put them in a reusable bag (or no bag, you’ll probably wash it before you eat it anyway). Although it’s convenient to buy pre-cut fruits and vegetables, they always come in a plastic container – buy them whole and cut them at home.

• Tell restaurants that you do not

want plastic straws and cutlery. Reuse the plastic cutlery you already have.

• Bring your own to-go containers to restaurants

• Bring reusable bags to all stores to avoid unneeded bags (paper bags take significant resources to make).

• Compost your food scraps to reduce the amount of plastic bags needed for garbage and reduce methane emissions

• Use a paper leaf bag in your outdoor can and empty your garbage into it without a plastic garbage bag.

• Purchase food from bulk bins to avoid packaging altogether, and bring your own container(s) rather than using the plastic bags provided. Bulk bins can be found at Wild By Nature, Whole Foods and Fresh Market.

The plastics crisis needs to be addressed by our leaders immediately. But we as consumers can also make a big difference, too.

Jennifer Vest Setauket

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The 10 commandments of cellphone usage and etiquette for our kids

You’re

meeting with your boss, and you can feel your phone vibrating in your pocket with a new text message, an incoming email or a good old-fashioned phone call.

What do you do?

You’d be on pins and needles if someone you knew, your spouse or partner, perhaps, were expecting a baby. Or, perhaps, someone was traveling a great distance through a storm and you were eager to hear that your friend or family member had arrived safely.

So, when we are talking to our boss, we generally realize that responding to our demanding electronics probably isn’t a great idea.

But what about when we are talking to a parent, a friend, a child or a neighbor?

Given the frequency with which I have seen the tops of people’s heads as they look down at their phones instead of in their eyes, it seems people have concluded that eye contact is so 20th century.

Since when did people outside the room become so much more important and demanding than the ones with whom we are interacting? If we can’t find people who are as interesting in person as the ones far away, perhaps it is time to move to interact with some of those fascinating folks.

first phone.

We can address not only how to handle an incoming text while in the middle of a conversation, but also how to unplug ourselves and our lives from endless messages, games, movies and TV shows.

If I could go back to the time when we handed phones to our children, ensuring that the phone would eventually replace bedtime stories, dinnertime conversation and eye contact, I would consider establishing our own “Ten Commandments” of phone ownership and usage.

These might be:

you can’t use your name or stand behind what you write, you shouldn’t have written it in the first place.

6. Don’t take embarrassing pictures of your parents and share them with your friends. Older people don’t tend to look as glamorous in digital pictures as younger people, so be kind.

5. Internet fame is not a life goal.

4. When you become better at using your phone than your parents (which occurs in a surprisingly short time), share your wisdom and skills with them. Think of it as familial community service.

D. None of the above

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

But most of the time, the stakes aren’t quite as high with incoming information. In fact, some of the time, we’re getting spam that seeks our attention.

I understand that people online don’t have bad breath and messy hair and aren’t wearing the same clashing outfit that they wore last week, and that continues to threaten to give us a migraine.

Maybe we ought to consider classes in electronic etiquette that teachers can share with students or with people who are receiving their

10. Limit the time each day when you use your phone, with only extraordinarily limited exceptions. If you need to use your phone for schoolwork for two or three hours, that still counts as phone usage.

9. Leave the phone in another room when you’re not using it.

8. If you can’t say something supportive or pleasant on social media, don’t say anything.

7. No anonymous messages or criticism. If

3. Don’t assume everything you find online is true. In fact, at least once a week, or even once a day, find something on the internet that you think is false. Use trusted sources to contradict what you think an internet provider got wrong.

2. If it looks like everyone else is having a better time than you, put your phone down. They aren’t.

1. If you can tell your parents to wait while you respond to a text or call from a friend, make sure you tell your friends the same thing when your parents reach out to you.

Let’s share disturbing thoughts in the night. We’ll both feel better

Haveyou been waking up thinking at night? There is so much to think about, even to be deeply concerned about. There is COVID-19, of course. No one wants to get the disease, and if you already had it, you don’t want to get it again, as some people reportedly have. You also don’t want any of the long-hauler symptoms to afflict you: fatigue, brain fog, aches and pains, trouble breathing, dizziness, headache, and at least nine more on a reported list. In fact, the list is so comprehensive, it’s enough to give you anxiety, especially if you already have had the illness. Oh yes, and anxiety is also one of the symptoms. Then there is the Ukraine. Normally

a country that was somewhere in Eastern Europe, in the same general area as “Fiddler on the Roof,” now its whereabouts as Russia’s western neighbor are known around the world. We watched as Putin sent more than 100,000 soldiers to overrun its borders. Poor little Ukraine, horrid bully Russia. We are sending them an unprecedented amount of money and military aid, and we have lowered our national oil and gas supplies. Will we have enough resources if we are attacked? Even as we cheer the valiant resistance and success of the victims of naked aggression, we worry about Putin’s possible use of nuclear arms. He has over 2000 small such weapons, apparently, and it’s the Cold War all over again.

as well as a challenge for areas in need of Help Wanted. Indeed, I am now reading that some of the immigrants are put to work cleaning up the devastation wrought by hurricane Ian in Florida. They are even being sent back down there to help. Who knows what to believe?

hurricanes, some with even legendary force, the prospect of more and stronger blasts due to climate change has prompted scary instruction about emergency bags and escape routes.

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF

The problem of immigration was brought right to our door with the arrival of immigrants sent by southern governors of border states. They have been literally deposited here by the thousands via buses, and they have been humanely received, if we are to accept what we are told by the media. As I have written in this column before, they can represent an opportunity

If you are going into New York City, how likely are you to ride the subway? The reports of incidents underground are frightening. So are horrible, unprovoked attacks on the streets. Now, I grew up in the city, and I am used to all sorts of miserable statistics concerning crime there, but I somehow never felt fearful. With some eight million people, crime is unfortunately inevitable. And NYC isn’t even statistically the worst. New Orleans is. But somehow, these recent incidents seem more violent.

Climate change has finally penetrated national conversation. The destruction and deaths in Puerto Rico and now in Florida and the Carolinas caused by the last two hurricanes have made those of us who live on islands and along the shores more conscious of future threats. While there have always been

Inflation and its direction are also of grave concern. Going to the supermarket now seems to net about half as many bags of groceries for the usual food budget. Restaurants have decidedly become more expensive, as they have to pay more to function. And home values seem to have stopped rising and begun to cool. The stock market, while it is not the economy, has dropped like a rock. That negates the “wealth effect” homeowners and investors feel that encourages them to spend more freely.

Heck, I even worry about the New York Yankees. Yes, they have won their division, and you might say, “handily.” That’s exactly the problem. The last time they won by a big margin, they lost their competitive edge, along with the series, remember? It even happened this year right after the All-Star break. Teams do better when they have to fight until the last minute.

Awww, forgeddaboutit! Go back to sleep.