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Gertrude E. (McCormack) Christy, 95, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, formerly of Smithtown, passed away on Oct. 6 at Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late William and Irene (Kenney) McCormack. Gertrude was the beloved wife of the late Thomas W. Christy. She attended St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing in New York City. Gertrude went on to work as a labor and delivery nurse in Brooklyn, Jamaica and Smithtown. She also worked as a school nurse at Hauppauge Middle School. Gertrude is lovingly remembered by her sons Thomas J. and his wife Linda, James and his wife Barbara, Joseph J. and his wife Mariann, Jerry and his wife Janet, Daniel P. and his wife Lisa; daughter Mary Christy; sister Doris Aubry; 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Gertrude is preceded in death by her husband Thomas, brother William McCormack and sister Irene Verdi. A mass of Christian burial was held on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at Sacred Heart

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Elected officials and community leaders join forces in support of sewer plan BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The steps of Smithtown’s Town Hall were packed the morning of Oct. 12 as elected town, county and state officials, as well as community leaders from the hamlets of Smithtown and Kings Park, were on hand to talk about sewers and make a plea to the state’s new governor. The group signed a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) asking her to help to secure a path to a sewer infrastructure in the town. Those speaking at the press conference spoke about the lack of a sewer system in the town having a negative impact on economic growth and the health of waterways, especially Smithtown Bay. Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) said the group has worked “tirelessly for years to make this project come to fruition.” “For nearly 50 years, the goal of providing sewers for the Smithtown business district had seemed out of reach, resulting in vacant storefronts in the downtown area and continued discharges of untreated wastewater into our environment,” the supervisor said. “Now, at long last, a clear solution has been identified. A victory is in sight for both of these business districts. This is truly a historic day for the Town of Smithtown and the future of our town.” A $20 million grant was announced in 2017 by the state that would have helped bring sewers to the town’s business districts. According to Wehrheim, a lack of a site for a system stalled the project. Recently, the Smithtown Sewer Working Group, which includes local business and community leaders, has worked for 18

Town of Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim, at podium, was joined by town, county and state officials and community advocates to make a plea to Gov. Kathy Hochul to help the town secure a path to sewer infrastructure. Photo by Rita J. Egan

months to identify a site for a recharge facility and named a parcel owned by the state Office of Mental Health at the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center as a possible location. The hopes are to connect Main Street, Smithtown and the Kings Park business district to a system. The plan would include removing an abandoned building. The facility would use only 2 acres of 17 of the land. Smithtown United President Timothy Small called the working group an “example of your government and community working together

for solutions.” He added that under current conditions the sewer recharging facility would lead to an 87% reduction of the amount of nitrogen dumped into groundwater which eventually makes its way to the Nissequogue River. He said after a complete “downtown buildout consistent with the draft Smithtown Master Plan” the nitrogen reduction would be 71%. Michael Kaufman, a member of the civic group Smithtown United and the town’s working group, said hooking up central business districts

to a sewer system is the “gold standard for solutions” to avoid environmental issues such as nitrogen from septic waste being released to nearby bodies of water. He added that a recent water quality report showed that Smithtown Bay is one of the most oxygen-deprived areas east of New York City. This deprivation means that it’s difficult for fish to survive. “That’s why no one can really go fishing in Smithtown Bay anymore,” he said. Kaufman said the damage is identical to issues the area had in the 1990s. “We know what the source is, and we also know how it gets out into the water,” he said. “Basically, [it goes] west right into the Nissequogue River and then just flows down the river and then it goes into the Smithtown Bay where it unfortunately stays for a couple of days.” Among those representing chamber and civic groups was Kings Park Chamber of Commerce President Tony Tanzi who called the proposed facility “an absolutely wonderful thing.” He said he felt it helped the community as a whole for many reasons, listing qualities such as a viable downtown, lessening pollution of rivers and protecting open space. He added from the chamber of commerce’s perspective it could restore economic viability to the downtown. “We’ve got the ability to preserve 15 acres of open space in perpetuity,” Tanzi said. “You’ve got the ability to protect our drinking water. You’ve got the ability to protect the Nissequogue River and the Long Island Sound and preserve our drinking water for future generations, which is really what we’re all here trying to do.”

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DEC officials announce completion of new marine resources headquarters

$26 million facility opens at Nissequogue River State Park BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Nissequogue River State Park has become the central hub for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Marine Resources headquarters. DEC and state park officials as well as Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) gathered Oct. 7 at the state park for the ribbon cutting of a sustainability-focused facility. Funding for the $26 million building came from New York Works, and the facility will house a U.S. Food and Drug Administrationcertified shellfish microbiology laboratory. The DEC anticipates the lab will be certified by the FDA by Spring 2022. The division currently works out of an office in East Setauket and will continue doing so while the FDA-certification process for the new Kings Park laboratory is conducted. The building also has a lobby the public can visit with a marine permit office and restrooms. Jim Gilmore, director of the division, said the project began more than 10 years ago. He said being located in a medical park in East Setauket made them a “fish out of water” as they had 20 boats but were five miles from the shore. He said one day after a meeting in Northport he took the scenic route back and decided to stop at the park. “I drove by here and saw the sign, and I came in and I said, ‘What a beautiful park and what a great place with the water access. Maybe we could move the marine division instead of having a leased

Nissequogue River State Park is the home of the new DEC Division of Marine Resources headquarters. Photo by Rita J. Egan

space, actually build something here and have a cooperative thing with the parks department and run our operations more efficiently,’” he said. “So, fast forward to today, and we have this beautiful complex, this building and this property that was a terrific, cooperative effort between two agencies.” He added that apart from the new facility making it easier to get boats in the water than the East Setauket location, it is “designed for more efficient operation of DEC marine division” and furthers its mission to understand fisheries management and manage over 30 recreational and commercial species.

Facility features • Facility is LEED silver-certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for energy efficiency construction. • It includes water-use reduction and rainwater management features, environmentally conscious and low pollution-emitting building materials, and facilitates the production of solar-generated energy. • Features at the new facility include:  Ground and roof-mounted solar panels equipped to generate about 100,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year.  LED lighting, energy-efficient electrical systems, and optimized water process used to reduce consumption.  Indoor environmental air quality

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“Things we used to be able to take a day for us to do we could do in a half day,” Gilmore said. The division annually also certifies 1.2 million acres of shellfish harvest area with its FDA lab. Basil Seggos, DEC commissioner, congratulated Gilmore on the completion of the project and said Gilmore has taken the marine division to the next level. Seggos said for years the marine district has been under threat. “It’s pollution,” he said. “It’s overfishing. It’s developing down on the waterfront. Now we start to look at some of these really big sort of existential problems that we have to handle — there’s multistate issues and fish migration and, of course, climate change and the warming of our waters, the acidification of our waters.” He said battling the issues is just not a result of policies created in Albany but also the groundwork done by the division on Long Island. “This beautiful building supports the staff that are protecting 2,700 miles of shoreline,” Seggos said, adding that it includes Long Island, the Atlantic side, all the embayments, New York City and the Hudson River. He added that 1.2 million acres of open water is taken care of by the staff, and nearly 350,000 jobs are dependent on the work that the division does. State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid said the new DEC building and the recently opened Charles and Helen Reichert Administration Building and visitors center in the NRSP are a symbol of a relaunch of the park. “I think this building and our building down the hill and the marina in the future are real signs that it’s time to reinvest in this park and make it

into the place,” Kulleseid said, adding that the park covers 521 acres. “It’s vitally important to aquifer recharge, all kinds of things, and in one of the most densely populated parts of the state,” he said. Bellone said it was a joint commitment on all levels of government, including Town of Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim (R) who was unable to attend the event due to another commitment. The county executive added that the protection of marine resources was critically important to the future of Long Island, and it was crucial to make sure those resources were sustainable. “This is the state saying that these resources are critical and that we are committed to protecting them,” he said. “I’ve talked about this before: Water is everything here. It’s our quality of life, it’s our recreation, it’s our economy. The reason, or a large part of the reason, people live here is because of the extraordinary natural beauty, the assets, the bays, the Sound, the ocean, lakes and rivers. We have an obligation to protect it, but if we don’t we’re not going to have a prosperous future. And so this dedication of a building is a wonderful thing.” After the press conference, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) sent out a press release announcing the completion of the headquarters. “From recreational anglers out for a day to commercial shellfish harvesters who have fished our state’s waters for generations, the health of New York’s marine ecosystem is critical to the economic health of our coastal communities,” Hochul said. “This new facility is evidence of our ongoing commitment to protecting New York’s diverse marine life while leading the way in the development of sustainable infrastructure.”

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The Stony Brook School sailing team off to a good start BY HARRISON FREDERICKS The Stony Brook School’s varsity sailing team competed in and won their first qualifying regatta of the season Oct. 3. Hosted by The WaterFront Center in Oyster Bay, six teams competed in the Mid-Atlantic Interscholastic Sailing Association’s New York Interscholastic Sailing AssociationNW League, namely Rye High School, Mamaroneck High School, Mattituck High School, The French-American School of New York, The WaterFront Center composite team and The Stony Brook School. Racing started slow for the day. The wind was patchy and light, as it started out of the west in the morning and clocked north throughout the day. Four races in each division were completed, with one race having been abandoned in the B fleet division due to a severe wind shift. Championed by both their A and B fleet teams, Stony Brook’s Bears battled it out for first place with their longtime competitors

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Every LI bay and estuary had toxic algae and dead zones this summer

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Water, water everywhere and far too many drops were not clean. That’s the conclusion of a recent summer water quality survey of Long Island conducted by Stony Brook University Professor Christopher Gobler, who is the endowed chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Every estuary and bay across Long Island had either toxic algal blooms and oxygen-starved dead zones this summer. This trend threatened marine life including fish and shellfish. Excess nitrogen from household sewage that seeps into groundwater and into bays, harbors and estuaries or, in some cases, is discharged directly into surface waters, causes toxic algal blooms. Double the average annual rainfall, caused by storms like Hurricanes Henri and Ida, exacerbated the dumping of nitrogen from onsite wastewater into local waterways as well, Gobler explained. Calling this the “new normal,” Gobler said the duration of the rust tide that continues across eastern Long Island is the longest since he started monitoring water quality in 2014. Additionally,

the number of dead zones is near a maximum. For the past six years before 2021, the incidence of blue-green algal blooms was higher than any of the other 64 counties in New York State, which is likely to continue in 2021. Blue green algae produce toxins that can be harmful to people and animals and has caused dog illnesses and deaths across the United States. “We’re the most downstate county and warmer temperatures are a driver,” Gobler explained in an email. “Excess groundwater discharge in Suffolk means more lakes and ponds here than in Nassau.” Heavy rains, which are expected to become the new normal amid climate change that brings wetter and slower-moving storms, flush nitrogen contaminated groundwater out into the bays. Brown and rust tides have had a severely negative impact on habitats in the area, including seagrass, and major fisheries such as scallops and clams and the coastal wetlands that protect waterfront communities from storms. Homeowners can reduce nitrogen runoff by fertilizing their lawns less, Gobler suggested. Onsite systems in Suffolk County are legal, but are also “quite polluting,” Gobler explained in an email. Gobler said Suffolk County has been more

Water quality impairments across Long Island during the summer of 2021. Photo from Stony Brook University

aggressive than any other county in the nation in requiring advanced septic systems. Additionally, Gobler suggests that the best way to combat these problems is to upgrade onsite septic systems. Nassau and Suffolk completed subwatershed studies last year that identified wastewater as the largest source of nitrogen to surface waters. Excess nitrogen stimulates toxic algal blooms which can remove oxygen from bottom waters as they decay. The New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation recommends that marine waters should not have less than three milligrams of dissolved oxygen per liter to sustain fish life. Through the summer, however, more than 20 sites across the Island fell below that threshold, which, in several cases, caused fish kills. “The research findings are conclusive,” Carl LoBue, senior scientist for The Nature Conservancy, said in a statement. “The longer we wait to fix our water quality problems, the longer it will take and the more expensive it will be.”

Cautious COVID optimism for youth vaccine, Merck treatment BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Amid a steady drumbeat of worry and anxiety, the last week produced several potential encouraging signs in the battle against COVID-19. Pfizer recently applied for emergency use authorization for a vaccine for children who are five to 11 years old, a group that has returned to school but that hasn’t yet had access to any vaccines. Pfizer will get early approval as “long as the [Food and Drug Administration] has enough data,” said Dr. Sunil Dhuper, chief medical officer at Port Jefferson’s St. Charles Hospital. “They’re going to get early approval.” A vaccine would be a welcome defense for children who now constitute anywhere between 25% and 35% of infections, Dhuper said. Vaccinations for those over the age of 12 have helped drive down an infection rate that had climbed toward the end of the summer. In recent weeks, the percentage of positive cases in Suffolk County has continued to decline, with the seven-day average falling to 3.2% as of Oct. 10, according to data from the Suffolk County Department of Health. While health officials and pharmacies

continue to administer booster doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, Johnson & Johnson has applied for Emergency Use Authorization for a booster dose that enhances the immune response to the virus. As of now, people who received J&J’s original vaccine are not eligible for the Pfizer BioNTech booster, according to Dr. Sritha Rajupet, director of Population Based Health Initiatives and director of the Post-COVID Health Clinic at Stony Brook Medicine, Meanwhile, Merck recently produced a drug in pill form called Molnupiravir that reduced hospitalizations and death by 50% when taken within the first five to eight days of developing COVID symptoms. The drug didn’t completely prevent hospitalizations or death but greatly reduced it, generating excitement in the health care community. Merck applied earlier this week for emergency use authorization for Molnupiravir. “It’s a great study,” Dhuper said. “We are very delighted that there is going to be another alternative” treatment for patients. Up to this point, hospitals, urgent care centers and doctors have not had access to an outpatient drug. When given at the onset of symptoms, Molnupiravir acts like the flu drug Tamiflu,

helping to reduce the symptoms and health challenges associated with COVID-19. This medicine could help reduce hospitalizations, providing relief to patients and enabling hospitals to manage their resources better, Dhuper said. Doctors remained cautiously optimistic about the ongoing battle against COVID-19. Dhuper added that the real challenge for the community would come within the next three to four weeks, during which time hospitals and count officials will watch carefully for any increase in infections in between when children return to schools and the FDA approves any vaccine for this age group.

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While health officials were pleased with the potential availability of additional medical tools to prevent or treat COVID-19, they said numerous residents continue to battle long haul COVID. Described as persistent symptoms that can develop four to eight weeks after the initial symptoms, long haul COVID can include fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, palpitations and a wide range of other neurological discomforts. Doctors said 10 to 35% of people who contract COVID can develop these longer-

term symptoms. Long haul COVID-19 remains a “big concern,” Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, wrote in an email. “We remind people who remain unvaccinated that people of all ages have suffered from long-range symptoms” from the virus. “We don’t know yet if these symptoms will be limited or if they may develop into chronic life-long conditions. We will be looking at the literature to learn more.” Dhuper said some of those with long-haul symptoms feel as if they are “continuously living with an illness, almost like a flu.” Such extended discomfort has an extended impact on the quality of life. Treatment of these long-haul symptoms “is tailored to the patient’s specific symptoms,” Stony Brook’s Rajupet described in an email. “Identifying the organ systems involved and the symptoms or autoimmune conditions that have manifested are essential to developing a treatment plan.” Rajupet suggested that leading a healthy lifestyle, with balanced sleep, nutrition and exercise can help in recovery. Stony Brook encourages this approach not only in the management of long-haul symptoms, but also for a patient’s overall health.

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Perspective

Preservation group offers compromise plan for Gyrodyne property

SUBMITTED BY THE SAINT JAMES – HEAD OF THE HARBOR NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION COALITION In an effort to avoid litigation that could tie up the environmental review of the massive and controversial Gyrodyne LLC development proposal for years, local community leaders Oct. 5 unveiled an alternative plan that would cluster development on part of the 75-acre property while preserving the Flowerfield Fairgrounds portion of the site for passive recreation and community events. “With intelligent planning and some creative thinking, there is no reason why we can’t have reasonable development of the Gyrodyne site while also preserving Flowerfield Fairgrounds,” said Judith Ogden, spokesperson for the Saint James – Head of the Harbor Neighborhood Preservation Coalition and Head of the Harbor village trustee. “This compromise plan will be a win-win for Gyrodyne and the community, and will help to avoid lengthy litigation over the flawed environmental review of the current mega-development plan.” Gyrodyne’s controversial subdivision plan envisions a hotel, 250 assisted living housing units, 175,000 square feet of office space and parking for 2,500 cars on the former Flowerfield site, with much of the development proposed in the area designated in 1973 by the federal government as the Mills Pond District and listed in the National Register of Historic Places due to its historical and cultural significance. The subdivision has met with fierce opposition

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from government officials in the neighboring Village of Head of the Harbor and Town of Brookhaven, as well as a coalition of residents of St. James who have been raising funds to challenge what they say is a flawed review of the project by the Town of Smithtown. Head of the Harbor Mayor Douglas Dahlgard has called for the property to be preserved in its entirety as a park. “The coalition strongly supports Mayor Dahlgard’s goal of seeing the entire Flowerfield property protected, and remains hopeful that his goal can be accomplished,” Ogden said. “If that turns out not to be possible, however, there is still a way to preserve much of the property while allowing reasonable development that would have less of an impact on the environment and the community.” Under the new compromise plan, development would be clustered on portions of the property that are already occupied by parking lots and the industrial buildings that are part of the original development of the site, while the undeveloped open space known as Flowerfield Fairgrounds would be left undeveloped and be used for car shows, equestrian events and other community activities. “The beauty of the compromise plan is that it would require relatively minor changes to Gyrodyne’s subdivision proposal but would address many of the community’s most serious concerns, avoiding the possibility of costly litigation that could tie up the property for years,” Ogden said. “The coalition looks forward to working

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Exploring time

Smithtown High School West students in Kimberly Williams’ marine biology class had the opportunity to wade into their environment on Sept. 28 as they visited Sunken Meadow Park. At one point, students donned waterproof boots/pants and headed into the water. Then, using a large net while in pairs, the group scooped up assorted fish and other marine life to study what

creatures resided there. Assorted fish were brought back to tanks in their classroom for further study. Earlier, the group also looked closely at the upper and lower salt marsh at low tide and determined what living things they could find. Among the plants and animals: smooth cord grass, herbaceous seaweed, fiddler crabs and ribbed mussels.

Map that depicts the proposed alternate use plan.

with the Town of Smithtown, the Village of Head of the Harbor and Gyrodyne to flesh out the details of a compromise plan that the community can support.” The Saint James – Head of the Harbor Neighborhood Preservation Coalition was established to promote public awareness,

community outreach and other activities intended to protect the unique ruralsuburban character of the community and to advocate for responsible actions by involved local governments to enact and administer appropriate land use policies and decisions consistent with its goals and objectives.

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Kings Park wins homecoming game BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It was all Kings Park in their homecoming game against Harborﬁelds, where the Kingsmen dominated from the opening kickoff to blow out the Tornadoes, 34-7, Oct. 9. Senior quarterback Jonathan Borkowski teamed up with John Matthew for two touchdown throws a 14 yarder and a 26-yard pass and run play. Nico Laviano grounded out the yardage with a pair of touchdowns of his own a short yardage score and a 15-yard run. Kings Park’s James O’Melia punched in from short yardage in the win.

Kings Park enters their bye-week and are back in action Oct. 23 with a road game against Comsewogue at 3 p.m. The Tornadoes retake the field with a home game against Eastport South Manor Oct. 15. Game time is 6:30 p.m. Pictured clockwise from above; Kings Park linebacker Scott McConville takes down Harborfields running back Jude Baez; the crowd cheers on the Kingsmen; Harborfields senior wide receiver Frankie Claramitaro plows ahead midfield; the band plays during the halftime show; Kings Park homecoming queen and king; and Kings Park senior Nico Laviano follows lead blocker Griffin Iglio. — Photos by Bill Landon

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Give voters a choice TBR News Media is preparing for our special election coverage editions that will be out Oct. 28. Our articles are based on debates with candidates to help voters make informed decisions when they choose their representatives. With everyone’s busy lives, it’s difficult to find a mutual day and time for competing candidates to sit down and discuss the issues and challenges that affect the office they seek. What’s even more frustrating is when we discover a candidate is just a placeholder, in other words, they’re not actively campaigning. Too many times in the past, we’ve spoken with a candidate for a one-on-one interview instead of in a debate, and it will happen again this year. Both political parties have been guilty of nominating someone to run for office and putting their name on the ballot, even though the person has no intention of knocking on doors or engaging in the democratic process to discuss their ideas. This happens often when the office has a strong incumbent where a party has a feeling their candidate has no chance of winning. However, at the same time, they know the person will get a good number of votes because they understand some people just vote down their party line. During divisive times, the Democrat and Republican committees owe the public much more. Whether an election involves federal, state, county, town or village levels, it is important for the entire process to be credible. Some may say our local elections are even more important as the decisions made by elected officials have more of an impact on our everyday lives, such as how often our garbage is picked up and whether or not our roads will be repaired. We suggest both parties take every election seriously and produce candidates who will actively campaign instead of providing a random name for those voting for a D or an R. One of the most important things an elected official can do is show up for the election from start to finish. Anyone whose name goes on a ballot should be a bona fide candidate seeking office, and not merely a token way for a party to remain visible. Before checking off whom you want to represent you for any office, do your research. Find out the races that affect your area. Read up on the candidates, and don’t vote for any candidate who places so little value on your vote and can’t bother to campaign. When you are at the polls, you don’t have to choose someone in every race. If you are not familiar with the candidates, or if you don’t like them for whatever reason, you can skip that row. Simply voting for someone just because they belong to the same political party as you is a reflection on your belief in a party or even a machine — and not in the individual. That’s like choosing a partner based on his or her last name or heritage without considering whether that person is right for you. We need candidates who are ready to represent us and our districts, and who are willing to listen to our concerns, values and priorities. Choose wisely, and in doing so, you’ll send a message that people count more than parties.

Letters to the Editor Public health and our southern border

Over the past weeks the TBR newspapers have published lots of commentary on COVID-related public health. What hasn’t been discussed is the negative, deadly impact an essentially open southern border will have on the well-being of millions of our fellow Americans. The threats will not be limited to COVID. This year, the U.S. will be watching almost 2 million people illegally pour in from Mexico, according to CNN. The nation woke up after a network drone filmed about 15,000, mostly Haitians, from South America and the Caribbean, living in squalid conditions under a bridge. Even this Democratic administration’s protective media dam grudgingly broke. Images of maskless, unvaccinated masses wading across the Rio Grande, caused a stir, forcing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to admit two critical points. First, he stated the “rate of illness” among illegal immigrants who have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months is “approximately 20 percent.” Second, those under the overpass were not tested. He said, “I do not know whether anyone was sick with COVID.” There’s another life-threatening menace this porous border holds for Americans. It’s the number of lethal drugs smuggled into our nation. Tops on that list is the killer fentanyl. Seizures during the first 10 months of 2021 are already 94% higher than all of 2020. Over 9,000 pounds have been grabbed, the potency of which could kill over 2 billion people. Why the explosion in smuggling? Simple. While a large percentage of law enforcement is processing and caring for those who enter illegally, the multinational cartels are exploiting huge swaths of unprotected terrain to make hundreds of millions of dollars. The explosion in drugs will bring a similar explosion in gang activity, along with its own threat to public safety. So, who are the elected and selected government officials we should hold responsible for their failure to avoid such a preventable threat to our wellbeing? Let’s start with Mayorkas who months ago said, “If our borders are the first line of defense, we’re going to lose, and this is unsustainable. We can’t continue like this, our people in

the field can’t continue, and our system isn’t built for it.” If you think that very dire assessment would have moved President Joe Biden [D] and Vice President Kamala Harris [D] to admit there’s a border crisis, you’d be wrong. After 50 years as a politician, it seems Biden will continue his bizarre record of having never visited our southern boundary. Harris, tasked with fixing this mess, has been basically AWOL. Here’s a case in point. While three top White House officials were meeting in Mexico City discussing border security, she was visiting a day care center in New Jersey. America can only be hurt by crushes of infected, unmasked, unvaccinated, unaccounted for illegal immigrants, a historic influx of deadly drugs and increases in gang activity. Especially with more of the same on the way from South America. It’s a full-blown crisis. Someone tell Biden and Harris. Jim Soviero East Setauket

Now, at long last, there is an opportunity to make sewers in Kings Park a reality through a vote by district residents. Only current sewer district residents will take part in the vote; property and business owners who will also be impacted by the expansion will not be able to participate in the voting. While the circumstance is far from ideal, it still represents a chance for this project to finally be realized. This vote on Dec. 14 has nothing to do with politics, it is a vote for the future of Kings Park and our environment, and I will continue to work diligently to try to ensure the proposition’s passage. Then I will do the same for both Smithtown and St. James to ensure these downtowns get hooked into sewer systems as well. This investment in our downtowns is vitally important for our businesses as well as our home values. Rob Trotta Suffolk County Legislator 13th Legislative District R-Fort Salonga

Back in 2009, as part of the county’s ongoing efforts to protect our ground and surface waters and facilitate economic growth, Suffolk County expanded the Kings Park sewage treatment plant and shortly thereafter spent $4 million on the engineering and design of the Kings Park Sewer District extension. With a plan firmly in place, a treatment plant operating at half capacity and a sewer pipe already running across Main Street, the extension of the sewer district appeared to be well on its way, yet seemingly little progress was being made in funding and advancing the expansion efforts. Then, in 2017, the State of New York made $20 million available for the project. Finally, it appeared the largest hurdles had been cleared, yet fourplus years later, still no sewers. I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised, since as part of the process it took state lawmakers two years to approve the alienation of a piece of town park maintenance property the size of a twocar garage — that wasn’t even being used as parkland — for a pump station critical to the sewer extension. However, even with all required legislative actions in place, the Bellone administration [D] still failed to reach the finish line. During this time, the Town of Smithtown was able to put a sewer pipe in St. James and that community doesn’t even have a sewage treatment plant yet.

column about using home rapid tests [“At home rapid tests can help defeat COVID-19,” Oct. 7] is a cautionary tale. According to USA Today, “Ellume has recalled hundreds of thousands of their at home COVID-19 tests after discovering that the tests delivered higher than anticipated false positive results.” My husband and I were among those affected. We were invited to an outdoor event which required a test at the last minute even thought we were fully vaccinated. It being too late to go to a walk-in clinic, we purchased the Ellume test, registered ourselves online as required for the results, then proceeded to get positive results a few minutes later. We did not attend the event. It was an angst-filled evening. We went to CityMD first thing the next morning where their rapid tests showed negative results for us. Several days later the results of their PCR tests were also negative. My understanding from Ellume is that if we are among those who purchased the recalled lot numbers, we will be contacted by email within two weeks. Maureen Baum Stony Brook Editor’s note: In her column, Dunaief mentioned “there was some issue” with the Ellume test.

The time is now for A cautionary tale about COVID tests sewers in Kings Park atMyhome response to [Leah Dunaief’s]

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Opinion Imagining pants, a pizza slicer and a flag named after Trump

hat do you name after the man who’s already named everything after himself? That is the question people will grapple with when they consider how to deploy the name of the 45th president. Did you know, apart from edifices and casinos, the Trump name has been added to a species of small moth with yellowish-white scales on its head, called the Neopalpa donaltrumpi? Additionally, a sea urD. None chin fossil is called Tetragramma donaldtrumpi. of the above What should be in BY DANIEL DUNAIEF the running to honor the legacy of a man who may extend his presidential legacy in 2024? Here are a few suggestions that, hopefully, will delight and alienate people on both sides of

the aisle equally. — A pizza slicer. Called the Trump, this great divider will cut a pie into two pieces, elevating the one on the right while crushing the one on the left into a mess of tomato sauce and crumbled cheese that wants to tax the rich. — A board game. With a rotating cast of characters, the object of the Trump Cabinet Shuffle will be for each player to hold onto as many cabinet members for as long as possible, even as many of them either want to leave or write books about their experience. — A remote control. The former president clearly found TV a relevant and important medium. People around the country could search their couches for the “Trump,” so they can change the channel to watch Fox News, which will provide the names for the Trump Cabinet Shuffle. — The Trump label maker. Borrowing from an episode of “Seinfeld,” people could develop a label maker named after someone who was fond of naming people and objects. The Trump label maker would default to the

most common words in the Trump vernacular, including “disgrace,” “beautiful,” and “fake.” — A fast-food franchise. Given the former president’s predilection for the fast food he served to college football players, it’s surprising no one has come up with Trump World Burgers. Each restaurant could have a game of darts, where patrons could sling darts at the faces or names of their least favorite democrats. Every wall would have a TV tuned to Fox News and every place setting would sit on top of the New York Post. —A magic wand. Can’t you picture it? Let’s get out the Trump wand and make everything unpleasant — impeachments, investigations, and distasteful stories- disappear. — A fertilizer company. Yeah, okay, this might seem especially harsh, but fertilizer, while it’s made from feces, is necessary for the growth of many of the foods we eat, whether we’re vegetarians and eat only greens, or carnivores and eat the meat that eats the greens. — Oversized boxing gloves. With pictures of the former president on each hand, a boxer

could put his small, medium or large hands into red Trumps to fight against the forces of evil. — An especially tall straw pole next to a smaller pole. The taller Trump pole could show how, even at a distance, he’s leading his closest competitor. “Trump is always ahead at the polls.” — A distorted mirror. Like the side view mirrors on cars, these Trump mirrors could accent certain features while minimizing others, creating whatever reality the viewer prefers. — Stiff-legged pants. With material that stiffens during the playing of the National Anthem, the Trump pants would make it impossible to kneel. — A huggable flag. Given his preference for hugging flags, someone should design a flag with arms that hug back, as in, “the Trump flag is ready for its hug.” — A “yes” puppy. You know how people have little puppies whose heads pop up and down when you touch them on their dashboard? Someone could add a sound effect to that, like “yes, yes, yes, yes,” each time the Trump head moved.

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ho typically thinks about inflation? Inflation is one of those words that cuts both ways. Low inflation is considered a desirable thing by borrowers and the Federal Reserve. A lot of inflation can be a disaster for the financial markets and for everyone’s pocketbook. Those who deal with money and work in finance keep an eye on inflation. After all, inflation refers to a general increase in the price of goods and services in the economy over time that corresponds with a decrease in what you Between can buy with the same you and me amount of money. And BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF if your money is going to be devalued, best keep that eye. Years ago, I learned a simple definition for

inflation: too many dollars chasing too few goods. Because of disruptions in the supply of goods, demand has currently outstripped supply. You can tell that from some of the empty shelves at the stores. Consequently, when products or services are scarce, we pay more for what we can still get. When that happens suddenly, we all pay attention to inflation. Pull up at the gas pump and fill your tank. What do you know? The price for the exact same gas that you used last month has gone up. Go into a restaurant and order your favorite dish. It now costs a little more. The proprietor has no choice but to charge more because he or she had to pay more for the ingredients, due to disruption in delivery. That’s inflation. The government tracks inflation with the Consumer Price Index, or CPI. They leave gas and food out of the Core Index because those tend to be more volatile from one month to the next. But we can’t leave them out. We have to pay for them. So how are we doing with inflation now? Initially, rising prices were thought of as

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transitory, the result of pent-up demand that was suddenly released with the drop in COVID cases and the increase in vaccinations, that would even itself out before long. But prices of goods and services are still up while supply continues to be disrupted. Additionally, people have had more money to spend on those goods and services as a result of the billions in government aid. As of this week, the CPI was up 5.4%. That’s how much prices have increased in a year. This is well above the Fed’s targeted rate of two percent, but so far there seems little interest on their part to raise rates and slow inflation. Social security checks, which are intended to keep pace with inflation, will be up 5.9% next year, the most in four decades. When rates are raised, it costs more money to borrow, whether for business expansion or mortgages, and that works to slow down inflation and growth. It seems the Fed still believes present inflation will diminish when current disruptions fade. President Joe Biden (D) has announced plans to keep ports open 24/7 to try and ameliorate

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the supply delays. But trucks and truckers are also insufficient. There are other, less obvious signs of inflation. I attended the New York Press Conference two weeks ago and stayed for three nights at a hotel in the center of Troy. For the same room rate, we had no room service, no one cleaned the bathroom or made the beds. Clean towels were left in a bag outside our door. Breakfast was included, but there was only coffee, some wrapped Danish and small containers of yogurt. When we asked for bread, we were told there had been no delivery for many days. So in essence, we were paying the same money but getting less, like the old trick of getting candy for the usual price but in a smaller box. That’s inflation, too. What actions should we take? We probably should do our holiday shopping now, while some of the gifts we want are still available and at current prices. We might want to nail down a mortgage rate soon if we are in the market. As for our investments, who ever knows?

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