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December 13, 2018

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The Smithtown Historical Society helped kick off the holiday season for the community with two festive events last weekend. On Nov. 30, the historical society hosted its 57th annual Holiday Luncheon in the Frank Brush Barn. Catered by Elegant Eating, this tradition brought together people from across the Smithtown community to thank them for their generous support for the restoration of the society’s historic buildings. The spirit of the season kicked into high gear Dec. 1 as the historical society hosted its annual Heritage Country Christmas. The event featured live musical performances by the Smithtown Community Band, Long Island Blue Grass Group, Paul Antonios, Dirty Stay Outs and Sampawams Creek. Santa made an appearance to greet children both young and old in his workshop, a shadow puppet show brought “T’was The Night Before Christmas” to life and Lionel trains mesmerized guests as they looped on their track.

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Cleary School for the Deaf seeks help to build a new playground A Nesconset school that provides educational opportunities for deaf children is pleading for the public’s help in funding a new playground for its students. The yard outside Cleary School for the Deaf in Nesconset lies barren, as old split railroad ties square off desolate sections of rock devoid of any slides or swings. Jacqueline Simms, the school’s executive director, said the school was forced to remove its 30-year-old wooden playgrounds in May after an engineer determined they were “inappropriate” and did not meet New York State Department of Education’s safety requirements. Since then, parents of its deaf students have launched a GoFundMe campaign seeking to raise $100,000 toward a playground. “These are school-aged children with disabilities who don’t have a playground,” Nicole Abbene, of Smithtown, said. “They already feel different in regard to their disability, so for them to have a playground would allow them to have the same opportunity as every other child.” Abbene said her son, Liam, has attended Cleary since he was 3 months old in their Parent Infant Program, designed for children with profound hearing loss from birth through age 3,

with their families. Now, at age 4, he’s in a fullday preschool program for children ages 3 to 7 that has approximately 50 enrolled students from 36 school districts across Suffolk County. “We have a growing enrollment — a huge growing enrollment — that we are meeting with our [state] legislators to see if we can do something about,” Simms said. The executive director said the state’s funding for the school has not increased proportionally to the influx of students, leaving it tight on funds for capital improvements and the latest technology needed to assist its hearing-impaired children. Simms said she has applied to several grant programs but has yet to be awarded any money. “We’ve been trying to do everything to accommodate our population and help with the struggle of not having a playground,” she said. The school’s staff has set up a small portable jungle gym, a few sand tables and set out tricycles and foot-powered minicars for the children to play on the blacktop. It has created a small play loft in its library, but Principal Katie Kerzner said these don’t fully fill the gap with the opportunities the children would have with an outdoor playground. “I took them outside, and we started to play hideand-seek,” she said. “There was no place to hide.” Kerzner said teaching her preschool children

games has been difficult without a playground. In addition, the principal said students’ interaction on playground equipment can provide vital life lessons. “For children with hearing loss, they need opportunities to practice having those language experiences,” she said. “For our kids The remains of a playground at Cleary School for the Deaf it’s all about language. “We are all aching to have something for the They need more typical, realistic situations to spring,” the principal said. “Our goal is when the practice their skills.” The GoFundMe campaign launched by kids open that door, after the snow melts, there’s Abbene has raised more than $6,000, as of press something out there that will facilitate their play.” In recent weeks, the GoFundMe campaign time, for an age-appropriate playground for children ages 3 to 7. Cleary’s executive director has captured the attention of some local said the school once had three playgrounds businesses, who have stepped forward offering divided by age group: birth to age 3, ages 3 to aid, and community residents. Simms said one 7, and a third for older school-aged children in generous individual stepped into the school to its full-time summer programs. The school has donate $150 in person, not sure how to give via received an estimate of $150,000 to replace the website. While she is “extremely grateful,” one playground, according to Simms, and Cleary still needs to raise significant funds. would require significantly more funds to “The playground presents itself as a must,” purchase new age-appropriate, handicapped- Kerzner said. “It’s not something on a wish list. accessible equipment for all its students. It’s a have-to-have.” SARA-MEGAN WALSH

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Town President George H.W. Bush’s last wish for Sully to serve other veterans A service dog raised in Smithtown won the hearts of thousands across the nation by demonstrating, perhaps, why dogs may truly be man’s best friend till the very end. An Instagram photo of Sully, a 2-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, laying besides the flagdraped coffin of the late President George H.W. Bush posted by his spokesman Jim McGraff with a simple caption of “Mission complete” from Houston Dec. 2 went viral, quickly receiving more than 270,000 likes. The dog’s trainers at America’s VetDogs in Smithtown could only watch from a distance with mixed feelings. “It hit us all very emotionally,” Brad Hibbard, chief program officer for America’s VetDogs said. “It was very sad for him, for George H.W. Bush’s family and Sully. Sully had quite a bond with the president, he slept in his room every night. It was so emotional, very sad but also with pride.” Sully, named after the former airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III who safely landed a damaged jet on the Hudson River in 2009, was trained by America’s VetDogs earlier this year for Bush. The sister nonprofit organization to the Guide Dog Foundation trains and places guide dogs for veterans and first responders who are blind, have impaired

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vision or have lost their hearing. In addition, they train service dogs for those who suffer physical disabilities or have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Hibbard said starting with Bush’s very first phone call to VetDogs about receiving a service dog, the 41st president expressed his concerns what would happen to the dog should

something happen to him. After a lengthy discussion, the former president expressed that he wanted Sully to serve at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he had first learned about the nonprofit organization. “There was no doubt in our minds what the president’s wishes were,” Hibbard said.

Sully will go to work alongside two fellow VetDogs graduate canines, Sgt. Dillon and Sgt. Truman, at Walter Reed medical center next year, according to Hibbard, to help assist thousands of servicemen and women who pass through the facility while undergoing physical and occupational therapy. “Sully will be able to have a huge impact there,” Hibbard said. After the late president’s funeral, the 2-yearold service dog was brought back to the VetDogs’ Smithtown campus, located on East Jericho Turnpike, for some well-deserved rest and decompression during the holidays before making his next transition. Hibbard said the nonprofit is currently in communication with Walter Reed about the facility’s needs, and Sully will undergo any necessary additional training, possibly in the area of assisting with occupational training, before heading back to work ine early2019. Once in Maryland, Sully will officially join the U.S. Navy — the same branch George H.W. Bush served in — and be given an honorary military rank as per tradition according to Hibbard. Sully’s fans may be happy to know his trainers are seeing if it’s possible to keep his Instagram account, @sullyhwbush, running. To learn more about America’s VetDogs, donate or volunteer, visit www.vetdogs.org or call 631-930-9000.

BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk Legislator Rob Trotta confirmed he will throw his hat in the ring for county executive in 2019 — by launching a grassroots campaign, if necessary. Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) said he wants to run against incumbent Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) next November in an effort to tackle a series of what he called wasteful spending decisions, illegal fees and poor contract negotiations that have negatively impacted Suffolk taxpayers. “No one can afford to live here anymore, kids are leaving in droves,” Trotta said. “I think I could make a difference.” The representative of Suffolk’s 13th District denounced several of the county’s 2018 capital projects as “wasteful spending.” He rattled off examples including the approved plans for construction of a new fingerprint lab in Yaphank, a study for a guardrail outside Rocky Point High School and a resolution to spend $150,000 for the design of a new K-9 headquarters and kennel for Suffolk County Police Department — which ultimately was voted down in July. Trotta said significant

taxpayer money could have been saved if the design work, planning and studies for current and future capital projects were performed in-house rather than hired contractors. “Do you think we have architects capable of designing a dog kennel? Of course we do,” he said. “That is what’s wrong with the county. That is why I want to run for county executive, because it would never happen.” The legislator alleges the county’s financial woes are a direct result of Bellone’s negotiation of the 2012 police contract. The eight-year contract gave approximately 400 of Suffolk’s top ranking cops a 28.8 percent pay increase, according to Trotta, over the course of six years costing taxpayers from $55.4 million to $72.3 million. Negotiations between Suffolk County and Police Benevolent Association for the next contract will start in 2019, with the next county executive to expected to play a main role. “The reality is we can’t afford to pay them what we’re paying them,” said Trotta, who retired as a Suffolk County detective in 2013. “If they had gotten a cost of living increase — which everyone else on the planet would be happy with — we’d be in much better fiscal shape.” Since the 2012 contract, the Republican pointed out that Moody’s Investors Services has

lowered the county’s bond rating by five ranks from March 2012 to this September. The county has borrowed $171.3 million from its sewer fund and $384.4 million from the state pension fund in order to keep paying its contractual salaries and pensions — mainly the Suffolk County Police Department, according to Trotta. “It’s unsustainable,” he said. Trotta has spoken out against a number of county fees including the red-light camera program, the alarm registration fee, mortgage recording fee and cremation fees, many of which he alleges generate money Suffolk needs to pay its cops. He’s filed legislation to limit the county’s fees in 2017 and 2018, which failed both times. The county-executive hopeful said he plans to launch a grassroots fundraising effort by creating a website where supporters can donate to his campaign, with a suggested contribution of $80 because it’s the equivalent of a red-light camera ticket — a program he’s called for to be suspended, if not shut down. Trotta said he cannot morally accept funds from any public sector unions he’d be expected to negotiate contracts with, such as the Police Benevolent Association, although not prohibited by campaign finance laws. “I might not get elected because of that,” he

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said. “I might not be able to get my message out.” John Jay LaValle, chairman of Suffolk’s Republican Committee, confirmed Trotta is a possible candidate for county executive, but the party will not make any official decision until January. The legislator wasn’t concerned about vying for his party’s nomination. “I think competition is good,” Trotta said. “I think hearing different people’s views are good. Ultimately, the party will come together and pick someone, whether it’s me, [county Comptroller] John Kennedy or whoever else.”

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and 4th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a Commack store. A woman allegedly stole two televisions, worth a combined value of $236, from Walmart, located on Crooked Hill Road, Nov. 2 at approximately 12:55 p.m. A cash reward of up to $5,000 is offered by Crime Stoppers for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS (8477). All calls will be kept confidential.

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County

LI environmental groups receive funds to heal Sound Local environmental groups are anticipating expanding Long Island Sound education and cleanup initiatives, thanks to both state and federal funds. As part of the 14th annual National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Long Island Sound Futures Fund initiative, federal and New York State officials announced Dec. 3 that 36 new grants totaling $2.57 million will go to environmental groups in Connecticut and New York, and $586,000 of those funds will benefit New York organizations. “The funding is seed money investment for launching additional resources, pulling people together and bringing people together in conversation,” said Pete Lopez, the regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Lynn Dwyer, the program director of the fund, said the projects were selected by an unbiased, unaffiliated group of environmental experts. The money is reaching these groups as experts say the marine life in the sound has come under threat. In September the Long Island Clean Water Partnership, an advocacy collective supported by the Rauch Foundation, released its yearly report that

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showed dangerous amounts of poisonous algae blooms in coastal regions from Port Jefferson Harbor to Huntington Harbor. In addition, more and more areas are expressing hypoxia, or a lack of oxygen in water necessary to support marine life. Experts in the partnership said both of these are due to excess amounts of nitrogen in the water, mostly due to aging septic tanks and cesspools all across Long Island. Several of the projects center on beach cleanup and environmental stewardship. The North Fork-based nonprofit Group for the East End will be receiving $67,542 to remove invasive

plants and develop habitat restoration plans for the Hallock State Park Preserve in Riverhead. Environmental advocacy group Citizens Campaign for the Environment received $45,000 in grants to conduct a public education campaign to reduce plastic pollution on local beaches in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Adrienne Esposito, the director of CCE, said the project will gather 500 pledges to reduce throw-away plastic use and engage close to 200 volunteers in coastal cleanups on beaches across the North Shore. The group will be adding an additional $45,000 in matching funds from its own funds for the project. “We will be distributing reusable metal straws, so people can use those in place of plastic straws,” Esposito said. In addition to the public education campaign, which will start in January 2019, she said the advocacy group is commissioning a local artist to build a giant metal wire-mesh turtle to be placed in Sunken Meadow State Park. The turtle will be filled with all the plastic debris the volunteers pick-up during their beach cleanup to be viewable by the public. Esposito said she expects the beach cleanup and mesh turtle to be done during summer 2019. The New York chapter of the National Audu-

bon Society is receiving $41,009 from the fund for its continuing Be a Good Egg environmental education program encouraging people to share the waterside with shorebirds. The society will be focusing its efforts on a number of beaches, including at Hallock State Park Preserve, Stony Brook Harbor and along Nissequogue River. Sharon Bruce, the communications manager for Audubon New York, said some of the birds they wish to protect include the piping plover, least tern and American oystercatcher, all of which nest directly on the sand. “These birds depend on our Long Island beaches to safely nest, rest, forage and raise their young without the threat of disturbance,” Bruce said. Other projects look to beautify and increase biodiversity in coastal areas. The Long Island Explorium, located in Port Jefferson Village, is receiving $43,626 in grant funds to install native plant rain gardens in high visibility areas such as in front of its building on East Broadway and the corner of East Broadway and Main Street. “There’s a visual component to it and an educational component,” said Angeline Judex, Long Island Explorium executive director. “It will show to the 800,000 visitors to [Port Jefferson Village] how rain gardens improve the water quality of the harbor.”

History Close at Hand

Shopping with a twist of history this holiday season BY BEVERLY C. TYLER The upcoming Christmas and winter holiday are good times to purchase a few of the wonderful gifts and books about the local area and to pay a relaxing visit to a few not-for-profit shops that deserve special support.

St. James General Store, 516 Moriches Road, St. James This “old-fashioned” general store is run by the Suffolk County Parks Department, Division of Historical Services. Here are two floors of 19th- and 20th-century goods and lots of homemade goodies. They have an extensive collection of old-style candies, many brands dating back to the 19th century. Be sure to try one of their delicious molasses pops. On the second floor are books on Long Island covering many local communities, as well as lots of wonderful children’s books. This is now one good, close, independent bookstore.

The back room has an extensive collection of ornaments, some of which are reproductions of antique decorations. Back on the first floor, there is a large selection of toys, dolls and games for children that also harken back to the 19th century. The St. James General Store is open every day 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 and open until 3 p.m. Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.) For more information, call 631-854-3740 or visit www.facebook.com/ St.JamesGeneralStore.

The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook The gift shop in the Visitors Center includes books and prints on The Long Island Museum’s exhibits and permanent collections. There are also jewelry, pottery and hand-blown glass items made by local artists as well as hand-turned wood items by local artist Harry Wicks. The Visitors Center includes children’s Revolutionary War era gift items. The current

exhibition, Elias Pelletreau: Long Island Silversmith & Entrepreneur, will close Dec. 30, along with the companion exhibition Shaping Silver: Contemporary Metalsmithing. The museum, Visitors Center and gift shop are open Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 pm. (Closed Dec. 24 and 25 and Jan.1.) Visit www. longislandmuseum. org for more information.

Reboli Center, 64 Main St., Stony Brook

The Reboli Center has a large collection of wonderful paintings by Joe Reboli. Around the Reboli Center are four sculptures by Long Island artist/sculptor David Haussler. The current exhibit The Gift of Art celebrates the amazing contribution to civilization that art gives, the wonderful gift to friends and family of a piece of art and the generous donors of this year’s gifts to the Reboli Center art collection. In the Reboli Center, wonderful art and crafts are available for visitors to enjoy; and in the Design

Shop, paintings, folk art, craft and sculpture are available for purchase as gifts or to decorate your home for this or any season. The Reboli Center is open Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. (Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.) For more information, call 631-751-7707, or visit the Reboli website at www.rebolicenter.org. There are lots of unusual gifts at these four gift shops. If you are buying a gift for someone, you will almost certainly find something to suit every taste. Finding a special or unusual gift is not only a good idea, it also supports our local businesses and brings us closer together as a community. And you never know who you will run into by shopping locally. Beverly C. Tyler is Three Village Historical Society historian and author of books available from the society at 93 North Country Road, Setauket. For more information, call 631-7513730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

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On behalf of the 3 Village Parade Committee, we would like to thank and congratulate our 2018 Holiday Parade Grand Marshal, John Tsunis. John is a longtime resident of the Three Village community and involved with many local charitable organizations as well as being a board member of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce and Stony Brook University Seawolves United. In 2011 he was awarded “ Man of the Year” by The Village Times Herald. John is the founder of Gold Coast Bank as well as the owner of the Stony Brook Holiday Inn as well as being very active in his Church. Thank you John for your dedication to our community. We would also like to recognize and thank Aronica Lawn and Tree Care for their spectacular job decorating the Kiwanis Park for the holidays and Miller-Mohr Signs for our new parade signage.

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Sports

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the Bulls first win of the early season. Pictured, clockwise from top left, Peters gets mugged in the paint fighting his way to the basket; Senior forward Chris Goria goes to the rim with a shot; Chandler with a jumper scores 2 points; Goria drives an open lane; Makowski goes to the rim scoring 2 of his 12 points on the night; and Chandler drives to the basket for the score beating Sachem North. The East Bulls will hit the road to kickoff their 2018 league season Dec. 17, 5:45 p.m. against Deer Park.

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If the Smithtown High School East boys varsity basketball team’s performance in the early non-league games are any indicator, the East Bulls are ready to take charge of the court. The team managed to hold off Sachem High School North, 66-58, in their non-league match Dec. 11. Junior Zac Chandler had the hot hand for Smithtown East netting 5 field goals, 4 three pointers and 5 free throws for a total of 27 points to lead his team to victory. Senior guard James Peters and senior forward Mike Makowski each chipped in 12 to notch

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In a letter to the editor titled “Zeldin: We must do better for our veterans” appearing in the Dec. 6 issue of The Times of Smithtown, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-Shirley] bemoans the problems affecting veterans at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This is all fine and well, but I think it’s fair to ask Zeldin what he has actually accomplished in correcting them. These kinds of problems aren’t resolved by producing pious letters to the editor

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Cleary School for the Deaf in Nesconset is the only statesupported school in Suffolk County for more than 50 preschool children who are deaf or profoundly hearing impaired. It has become apparently clear to us the state assistance it does receive doesn’t seem to be nearly enough. As a parent pointed out, Cleary’s full-time students ages 3 to 7, despite being young, are keenly aware that they are different from their peers. While facing the challenges of learning how to overcome hearing loss, often in combination with visual impairments and other disabilities, they are separated from peers. This is a classic case of separate but not equal. Cleary School for the Deaf was forced to take down its 30-year-old wooden playgrounds and has taken to GoFundMe to raise the money needed to replace them. Young children have a natural desire to want to run, jump and play outside. A playground provides them with the opportunity not only to get exercise and build gross motor skills as they try to negotiate the monkey bars, but a chance for social interaction as well. In taking the risk of asking another child to play, they learn how to negotiate making friends and, unfortunately, deal with rejection. It can also be a chance to be creative by playing make believe. Parents researching various preschool and kindergarten programs have every reason to want to know what activities and resources will be available to their children — including what opportunities will be available for play. Katie Kerzner, principal at Cleary, said she’s already faced the difficult questions from parents such as “Will my preschool or kindergarten-aged child have the same opportunity as those at public schools? The opportunity to play on a playground?” The answer, we all know, should be an unequivocal “Yes.” Unfortunately, the future isn’t so clear. The state-supported school’s staff say enrollment has boomed in the last five years and state aid isn’t keeping up. Parents of Cleary’s students have launched a GoFundMe campaign in an effort to raise the funds necessary to build a playground. In addition, the school hosted fundraising breakfasts and raffles while local businesses and community members have stepped forward to help, but it’s not yet clear if their fundraising efforts will be enough. New York State officials need to get on this, provide support and do more. It’s not right to have children who already feel different as they fight to overcome disabilities left out on a fundamental part of growing up. Our Long Island schools, both public and state-supported, need to receive their fair part of state funding. It’s a battle cry we hear from teachers and school administrators at the start of every budget season in January. This time, we’re sounding the rally cry early for Cleary and its students.

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Zeldin talks a good game on veterans expressing concern. If he’s so concerned about veterans, why did he give up his seat on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to grab a seat on the House Financial Services Committee? It’s true that on the latter committee he’s able to exert more influence on legislation designed to help big campaign donors in the financial industry. But it seems kind of hypocritical to claim to be standing up for veterans after making this choice.

By walking away from the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Zeldin gave up his seat at the table, and the power of direct oversight over the VA. Producing letters to the editor decrying the problems at the VA may burnish the image he likes to project, but it does little to actually help veterans who are affected by these problems. As they say, talk is cheap. David Friedman St. James

Vaping poses a dangerous threat to youth In recent weeks, e-cigarette use among our youth has captured the attention of public health care leaders locally and across the nation. An alarming new report has indicated that over the course of a single year, there has been an 80 percent increase in e-cigarette use of high schoolers and 50 percent of middle schoolers. The vaping industry has grown this young consumer base by methodically appealing to them with flavors such as cherry, fruit punch and cola. In addition to the enticing flavors, the industry has claimed that their products are less addictive and not as harmful to users health as traditional cigarettes are. Despite such claims, there is growing evidence that vaping is potentially more dangerous than cigarettes and as addictive since the primary agent, in both regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes, is nicotine. It is indisputable that these products are putting the health of our youth at risk. I’ve heard from parents, educators and health care professionals, all expressing a profound concern for the

rapid proliferation of e-cigarette use among students. As a legislator, doctor and a father, I’ve made it my business to educate myself on this issue to understand the dangers associated with vaping. The evidence shows that in addition to high levels of addictive nicotine, e-cigarettes contain a mixture of chemical compounds including propylene glycol, a colorless solution that gives nicotine products their sweet taste. According to the American Journal Society of Physiology, scientific research has shown that the chemical flavorings and food additives can cause significant inflammation within the lungs. The research also demonstrates that even short-term use of e-cigarettes can lead to significant inflammatory lung damage. In terms of the risk of addiction, the data reveal that kids who are using e-cigarettes are more likely to eventually use combustible cigarettes, which have been proven to cause disease and death. The evidence is clear: E-cigarettes are addictive and damaging to the users health. To protect our most vulnerable, our children, from becoming

a generation hooked on these devices; action must to be taken. With nearly 90 percent of adult smokers starting when they were kids, we know that to break the cycle of addiction our work must begin with prevention. I have sponsored a local law to limit the sale of flavored liquid nicotine that has been shamefully designed to entice our youth to vape. If passed, kid-friendly flavors like bubble gum, cotton candy and gummy bear will no longer be permitted to be sold in Suffolk County, and in so doing the number of young people starting on the road to addiction will be reduced. It is imperative that we raise awareness of the dangers of vaping, continue to spotlight scientific research which reveals the truth about the health impacts and pass legislation to protect our youth. William “Doc” Spencer Suffolk County Legislator 18th District, Centerport

Voter fraud hurts everyone North Carolina needs to find a resolution to its voter-fraud event swiftly for the good of us all. Allegations of election irregularities and fraudulent activities endanger our

view of elections altogether. Find out who did what to whom and put folks in jail if laws have been broken. Leaders need to respect the collective wisdom of the people or just get out.

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ld school. It’s a phrase that suggests someone, like yours truly, does something one way, even if there might be an easier, more efficient or modern alternative method for doing things. Take reading a book. My teenage children think nothing of doing their assigned reading for classes on electronic devices. That just doesn’t work for me. For me, reading has always been a multisensory expeD. None rience. I enjoy finishing a page and of the above flipping to the next BY DANIEL DUNAIEF one, anticipating the next set of words even as I know how many pages are left in the book by the size of the stack

to the left and right. When I was young, I used to figure out the exact middle of a book. I had an understated celebration when I reached the midpoint, even though the prologue, or introduction, often tilted the balance slightly. Of course, I could do the same thing with an electronic version of a book. And yet it’s just not the same for me. I also liked to see the names of the people who read the book in school before me. These students had perused the same pages, found the same shocking revelations and associated with the characters as they moved through the same year in their lives. When I reread a chapter, searched for symbols or literary devices, I could recall exactly where on a page I might have seen something. In an e-book, every page is the same. None of the pages is slightly darker, has a bent corner where someone might have stopped, or has a slightly larger “e” or a word that’s printed above the others on a line. The virtual pages are

indistinct from each other, except for the specific words on the page or the chapter numbers. I suppose people like me are why a store like Barnes & Noble can still exist, despite the ease and low cost of uploading books. And, yes, I understand when I travel how much lighter my suitcase would be if I uploaded 100 books without lugging the weight of the paper. I also understand that e-books are more environmentally friendly. Once a paper book is produced, however, it no longer requires constant battery recharging. Passing along books read by earlier generations connects us to our parents and grandparents. We can imagine them holding the book at a distance as their eyes started to change, falling asleep with the book in their laps, or sitting on the couch until late at night, eager to finish a book before going to bed. We can also picture them throwing a book that frustrated them across the room or out the window. Among the many Titanic stories that sticks out for me is the tale of Harry Elkins Widener, a 27-year-old book collector who boarded

the ill-fated ship with his mother and father in Cherbourg, France. Legend has it that he died with a rare 1598 book, “Essays” by Francis Bacon, that he had bought in London. Harry and his father died aboard the ship, while their mother survived the sinking. After her son perished, she donated $2 million — an enormous sum in 1912 — to Harvard to construct a library which is still on the main campus. While I’m sure it’s possible to pick a random section of an e-book, I have grabbed books from a shelf and leafed to a random page, trying to figure out where in the story I have landed. I am delighted to hold children’s books, including many of the Dr. Seuss collection. Also, I remember my children searched each page of “Goodnight Moon,” by Margaret Wise Brown for the mouse. There’s probably a mouse in the virtual version and touching it may even make the mouse grow, scurry across the virtual page or offer lessons about rhyming couplets. Still, for my reading pleasure, I’m old school: Hand me a book and I’ll carry around a friend.

many wild rides through the neighborhoods. He cut a fine figure in his scarlet hunting jacket at the head of the pack. And he probably broke every bone in his body at least twice in his many falls, always with good humor during the phone calls as he related the latest mishap to his wife on his way to the hospital. The other left NYU just shy of a doctorate in 1950 and ultimately found a job in 1951 with the Electronic Computer Corporation, a shop of engineers in Brooklyn. In between she married a tall Brit named Israel Wilenitz, who was a chemical engineer. She figured out how to design various computers including one that made range calculations for the U.S. Defense Department, another that kept accounts in business offices and one for an airline reservations system for United Airlines. She also built and marketed the world’s first computerized word processor. She went on to found her own computer company with two male colleagues, which was located in the Hauppauge Industrial Park, and eventually was bought out by Burroughs Corporation. For fun she loved attending cultural events, especially the American Ballet Theatre in New York City where she

held a subscription. Recently she joined us with a subscription to the Metropolitan Opera. Our best times together were probably on her back deck in Poquott, where she served us elaborate brunches of French toast, bagels and lox from the famous Russ & Daughters on the lower East Side of Manhattan and regaled us with historic events she had witnessed during her long life. She had something interesting to say about every subject, past and present, and was totally engaged in current events right up to the end. The last time I called her, she told me she had to get off the phone because she was watching “60 Minutes.” He was also my orthopedist and shared with me a precious bit of wisdom: “You Americans feel that there should be a cure for every pain that you may feel. But the body isn’t like that. Pains, minor pains, are a part of life and can be borne without rushing into surgery to have them fixed, which is a risky thing to do in the first place.” They were companions and their lives were an inspiration for me. I am diminished by the loss of my dear friends.

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wo exceptional people, Edmunde Stewart and Evelyn Berezin, died this past week, one day apart. The funeral for one was at Bryant Funeral Home in East Setauket on Monday, for the other at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York City on Tuesday. Although quite different, they were both well known for their talents. I was privileged to know them as friends. Their deaths leave a void for the world and a hole in my heart. The first was a Scotsman, an orthopedic surgeon who lived for many Between years in Old Field you and me and whose office BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF was in Port Jefferson. He was 80 years old, and during his half-century of medical practice, he touched the lives of thousands

of people. Educated well, he came to the United States to cap off his training, fell in love with one of the first women he met at Stony Brook — and Scotland’s loss was our gain. She was there, at his bedside all those years later, when, struggling to breathe, he finally succumbed to COPD. The second was born in the East Bronx and was 93. She was one of three children raised in an apartment under elevated railroad tracks. It was so small that the uncle who boarded with them, while he finished medical school, had to sleep on a mattress under the dining room table. She was bright enough to finish high school at 15 and attended Hunter College at night while she worked. Unusually tall for her generation, she lied about her age in order to get her job. Under a World War II City University program that allowed women to study calculus and other specialized subjects at an all-male school, she then transferred to Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and ultimately earned a degree in physics from NYU in 1946. Needless to say, she was in a distinct minority in her classes. He, when not practicing medicine, and as a passionate lover of horses and riding, participated in the Smithtown Hunt for many years and on

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Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.