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January 30, 2020

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State

Anthony Palumbo Announces Run for SD1

BY KYLE BARR AND DAVID LUCES DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

State Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) announced he would be looking for a step up in Albany, as he’s now seeking the hotly contested State Senate District 1 seat. The seat has opened up since 44-year incumbent Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) announced he was not seeking reelection in November. “It is apparent that the one party rule up in Albany is not working for those here on Long Island,” Palumbo said as to the reason he decided to run. “They have been instituting a progressive left agenda that is contrary to the way of the life here in SD1.” Palumbo, 49, whose Assembly 2nd District runs along the North Shore from Fishers Island all the way to Mount Sinai, was first elected in 2013 with 57 percent of the vote and has easily retained that seat in the next three elections by large margins. Suffolk County Republican Committee chairman, Jesse Garcia, was enthused to see Palumbo moving in as the Republican front-runner. “For the people of Senate District 1, this is great news,” Garcia said. “Anthony’s record is second to none.”

Seven-year North Shore legislator Anthony Palumbo announces he would make a run for the open seat of State Senate District 1. File photo

Though the seven-year legislator is moving from what has been considered a safe seat into what could be a fiercely contested race, Garcia said he wasn’t concerned. “He is giving up a safe seat and is answering to a higher calling,” the Republican chairman said. “He will listen to the people and has the experience to lead SD1.” Palumbo, a former prosecutor, will have to take on whoever comes out on top of a Democratic primary that sees well-known names like Laura Ahearn, Parents for Megan’s Law founder and Port Jeff resident, and Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station). Also running for the Democratic ticket is Skyler Johnson, Suffolk County

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Community College student and Mount Sinai resident, and Tommy John Schiavoni, a Southampton Town Board member. In a prior interview with TBR News Media, Palumbo said he originally had reservations about seeking the higher office. One was the age of his children, one 12 and the other 15. The other was his current leadership position in the Assembly. “It was a big decision for my family and I, but it is important that we hold onto Senate District 1,” the assemblyman said. Garcia said this race is one of the big ones of the Republican Party trying to wrest back control of the State Senate from the Democrats. Two items, he said, are at the highest importance in his run. One is bail reform, which Republicans across the island have called for the law’s removal. “There was need for tweaking of criminal reform, but this goes beyond safe or smart,” he said. “The new discovery reform also went too far. It will cost millions of dollars in unfunded mandates.” Palumbo added he wants to focus on taxes and bringing in more jobs to the district. “The county is losing people in droves — I want to do what’s right for the district — I want my kids to be able to live here.”

State North Shore Bike Co-Op Offers Help on Two Wheels BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A local nonprofit has blossomed in Flowerfield with the mission to provide bicycles for those in need. The all-volunteer Brookhaven Bike Co-Op opened at Flowerfield in St. James this past fall. The co-op provides a space for unwanted bikes to be refurbished and then given to those in need. The co-op also provides the public access to tools and spare parts to fix their own bikes and provides a community space for gatherings and meetings both bike and nonbike related, according to founder Greg Ferguson. BIKE CO-OP Continued on A7

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Health

LI Health Ofﬁcials Monitoring Coronavirus Threat

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

While the risk from the new deadly coronavirus that has closed cities in China remains low in New York, Long Island hospitals, including Stony Brook, are working with the New York Department of Health to prepare in case it makes its way to the New York area. The respiratory virus, which originated at a seafood market in Wuhan Province in China during contact between humans and an animal that reportedly could have been a snake, has claimed the lives of 132 people as of Jan. 29. The virus has spread to three states, with single cases in Seattle, Washington, and Chicago, Illinois, and two cases in California. The reported deaths from the virus are all in China, although people have also tested positive for coronavirus in countries including Australia, Canada, France, Japan and Vietnam, among others. As of earlier this week, New York State had sent samples for nine people to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing. Four samples tested negative, while the state is awaiting results for the other ﬁve.

“These ﬁve individuals remain in isolation as their samples are tested at CDC,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said in a statement. “While the risk for New Yorkers is currently low, we are still working to keep everyone informed, prepared and safe.” China has been working to contain the virus by enforcing lockdowns in cities like Wuhan. Indeed, an unnamed Stony Brook scientist, who was visiting his family, has been unable to leave China to return to Long Island. Through a spokeswoman, Stony Brook said it is grateful for the help of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the State Department and the university community in trying to bring him home. When he returns to the United States, the professor will remain in quarantine until he could no longer be a carrier for the virus. Area hospitals, meanwhile, are watching carefully for any signs of coronavirus. “There are procedure plans in place in every hospital,” said Dr. Bettina Fries, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine. “There is always a concern when these outbreaks are announced.”

At this point, however, the World Health Organization has not declared the outbreak an emergency. The CDC has classiﬁed the new coronavirus threat level as “low.” The coronavirus, called 2019-nCoV, is in the same family as sudden acute respiratory syndrome and the Middle East respiratory syndrome. The initial mortality rate from the current coronavirus is lower than the 10 percent rate for SARS, which spread in 2002, or the 30 to 35 percent rate from MERS, which started in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The timing of the virus is challenging because the symptoms are similar to those for the ﬂu, which has become more prevalent in New York and around the country this winter. Coronavirus symptoms, according to the CDC, include coughing, fever and shortness of breath. While airports like John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens are screening people who arrive from Wuhan, efforts to determine whether they may be carrying the virus could be limited, in part because the incubation period could be as long as two weeks, during which time an infected person could be contagious. Infectious disease experts suggested practicing the kind of hygiene that would

Turn to page A6 for a Q&A with an SBU doctor LI doctors and hospitals are preparing for if the coronavirus comes to New York. Stock photo

reduce the likelihood of contracting the ﬂu. This includes: washing hands for at least 20 seconds, using hand sanitizer and maintaining a distance of about 3 feet from anyone who has the snifﬂes or appears to be battling a cold. Infectious disease experts also suggest cutting back on handshakes, especially with people who appear CORONAVIRUS Continued on A6

Stony Brook Hospital Head Discusses Initiatives to Curb Infections BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM In a Q&A with TBR News Media, Carol Gomes, interim chief executive ofﬁcer at Stony Brook University Hospital, discusses a variety of topics including patient safety, quality control and curbing infections. Here is what she had to say. 1. Being the interim chief executive ofﬁcer at the hospital, how important is patient safety and quality control to the day-to-day operations? Stony Brook Medicine physicians and staff are committed to providing high-quality, safe patient care. Quality and patient safety is priority number one, and we focus on safe patient care every day. The Stony Brook Medicine team convenes a safety huddle that is part of the day-to-day operations in every area, which includes critical leaders from all over the hospital. We start the day with approximately 35 care team members from nursing leadership, physician leadership and operational leadership who report on important safety or quality opportunities. Our huddles are highly structured meetings that allow the hospital to focus on process changes with direct follow-up. This drives accountability to help ensure that adequate safety measures are in place for our patients at all times. 2. Interim SBU President Michael Bern-

SBU Hospital CEO Carol Gomes discusses what the hospital is doing to reduce infection potential. Photo from SBU Hospital

stein mentioned to us that you were making an effort to curb infections at the hospital among other things. Could you discuss some of the initiatives you’ve been implementing to improve in that area? Stony Brook University Hospital has three primary strategic quality priorities — clinical outcomes, patient safety and the patient experience. Proactively, Stony Brook works to provide safe and effective care to every patient via our patient safety work groups. These groups analyze processes, review relevant data and imple-

ment process changes to enhance patient safety and prevent patient harm. The vast majority of projects and improvement efforts are aimed at reducing hospital associated infections. There are teams that implement best practices for CLABSI, or central line associated bloodstream infections; hand hygiene; CAUTI, or catheter-associated urinary tract infections; C. diff, or Clostridium difﬁcile infections; SSI, or surgical site infections; and sepsis. Working groups incorporate real-time data to implement best practices to ensure hospital units continue to drive improvement efforts in achieving patient safety goals. 3. In general could you talk about the threat of infections to patients at hospitals? Most people view hospitals as a place of recovery and necessarily don’t think of other germs, sick people around them. Can you speak on that and the challenges you and others face? As a matter of standard practice, the hospital adheres to rigorous infection control guidelines every day to ensure a clean environment for patients, staff and visitors. These practices are especially important during the ﬂu season. Being within the close quarters of a hospital, there is an increased incidence of transmission for infections. Many patients have recent surgical wounds, IVs and other catheters placing them at higher risk of infection. These risks may

be enhanced by the acquisition of an infection from a visitor. Family members and other visitors who suspect they may have the flu or other viruses are advised to not visit the hospital. To lessen the spread of the flu virus, hand hygiene and attention to reducing the effects of droplets from respiratory illnesses such as the flu can enhance patient safety. Hand washing prevents infection. It is one of the most important actions each of us can implement before and after every encounter with a patient. The goal is to minimize that transmission while the patient is in the hospital. 4. Other practices/guidelines at the hospital? The flu virus most commonly spreads from an infected person to others. It’s important to stay home while you’re sick, not visit people in the hospital and to limit close contact with others. Visitors should wash their hands before entering a patient room and after seeing a patient, whether or not there is patient contact. As added protection, patients who have been identified as having infections are isolated appropriately from other patients in order to prevent accidental spread. Therefore, if a patient has the flu or flulike symptoms, the hospital will place them in respiratory isolation. Likewise, a patient with measles or chicken pox is kept in appropriate SBU PREVENTION Continued on A6

Mount Sinai

MSSD Begins to Unevil 2020-21 Budget BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Mount Sinai parents will begin to see portions of the school district’s 2020-21 proposed budget figures in the next few months. At a Jan. 15 board of education meeting, district officials unveiled 12 percent of the budget, which included central administration, insurance, central printing, BOCES, transportation, technology and debt services among others. The tentative total budget figure for 2020-21 looks to be $61,009,700, a slight increase from last year’s number. Board of education/central administration costs would be increasing by $19,000 in the upcoming school year. Superintendent Gordon Brosdal said the chunk of that increase would go into costs for an additional budget vote and cover the translation of all documents/public notices into Spanish.

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That would cost the district $14,000. “It is a state mandate that hit us and other districts this year,” he said. “Any election/public notices has to be translated into Spanish. The state says we have to do this, but they are not giving us any money to do this.” Another mandate that will be implemented is the addition of a data protection officer in response to a number of school districts experiencing hacks last year. Purchasing cost will increase by $2,050 in 2020-21 due to the district utilizing a co-op organization that assists in securing materials and supplies. “We have been using Educational Data Services — they do a lot — they work with vendors and we don’t have to do the bidding,” Brosdal said. “In the long run it will save us money.” Technology will see an increase of over $65,000, in part due to the district getting rid of antiquated equipment as well as adding sets of laptops, replacement items like projector lamps, printer repairs, iPads and smart board parts. Tax Anticipation Notes for 2020-21 are estimated at 3 percent. Debt services would decrease by over $6,000. Central printing, insurance, BOCES administration will increase collectively by $22,000. The next budget meeting will be Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. Topics discussed will be pupil personnel services, building principals, instructional and adult ed/driver’s ed.

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Obituaries

Long-Serving Miller Place Fire Captain Dies at 78

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM One of the Miller Place Fire Department’s longest serving captains, Paul Greenberg, died Jan. 22. He was 78. Greenberg was born July 4, 1941, in Manhattan to the late Sidney and Ida Greenberg. Greenberg has been captain for 10 years, according to Commissioner Larry Fischer, and has been with the Miller Place department for around three decades. In addition to his service with the department, he also had a 37-year career with the Civil Service Department of Suffolk County, according to his obituary from O.B. Davis Funeral Home. In his free time, it was said he enjoyed building model boats. Miller Place Fire Chief Rick Batchelder said he had known Greenberg since 2004, saying that he “has always been involved in department functions.” “He was always a great guy, and he always approached me with questions that needed answers,” the chief said. He had especially been involved with the Miller Place Fire Police. Lieutenant Tom Van De Kieft served with him for several decades in the fire police section, adding that Greenberg was active as one of the ambulance drivers. “He was good with all the members,” Van De Kieft said. “He was very active as a leader — well liked.”

Paul Greenberg, a longtime Miller Place fire captain, died Jan. 22. Photo from Miller Place Fire District

He was the husband of Tasha Greenberg (née Hewett), who is the secretary for the fire department; the father of Glenn (Anna) Greenberg and the late Diana Hewett-Ridgewell; the adoring grandfather of Michael Greenberg and his fiancée Tiana Rooney and Brian Greenberg; the brother of Marty (Jo Ann) Greenberg; the uncle of Mark Greenberg and great-uncle of Tyler and Caleb Greenberg; and brother-in-law of Charles Hewett and his partner Charles Olbricht. A memorial visitation for Greenberg was held Jan. 26 at O.B. Davis Funeral Homes in Miller Place.

Joan Boyd

December Coupons for Character recipients Alex Villanella, Noah Squires and Jake Siegel Photo from MPSD

MP Students Recognized with Coupons for Character

Last year, Miller Place’s North Country Road Middle School kicked off its Coupons for Character initiative to reward its students who serve as positive role models, promote respect and help the middle school build a caring school community. Each month, students who have demonstrated exceptional character have their name placed into a container in the main office and at the end of the month, three students’ names are randomly selected to receive a prize

for their leadership. Additionally, each student whose name made it into the jar receives a letter home in recognition for their commitment to school. For October, NCRMS’s recipients were Edwin Rubio, Rowan Elder and Adrian Tamayo. For November, the recipients were William Spagnolo, Jason Murray and Erik Flannery. Most recently, December’s recipients were Alex Villanella, Noah Squires and Jake Siegel.

Joan H. Boyd, of Wilmington, North Carolina, died Jan. 22 at Liberty Commons Nursing Center. She was 90. She was born in West Haven, Connecticut, on March 15, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Walter Charles Hoffmann and Janet Blenner Hoffmann. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington. She was a volunteer with The Literacy Council, The Red Cross and at First Presbyterian. Boyd loved to cook, having been the author of four cookbooks, knitting hats for preemies, sailing, reading and swimming. She loved volunteering at The New Hanover County Library. She is survived by her husband, James Boyd of Wilmington, North Carolina; three children, daughter, Janice (Peter Purcell) of Milford, Connecticut, son, James (Denise) of Port Jefferson and daughter, Jocelyn (David Pinson) of Wilmington, North Carolina; nine

grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Charles Hoffmann of Thomasville, North Carolina. A memorial service was held Jan. 26 at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington. Memorials may be made to The American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37839, Boone, IA 50037-0839. Condolences may be shared at www.andrewsmortuary.com.

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1. Is the outbreak plan for this new coronavirus any different than the plan for SARS or MERS at Stony Brook? The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019nCoV), a new virus that causes respiratory illness in people and can spread from person to person, shares a lot of similarities to other coronaviruses we have seen such as SARS and MERS-CoV. At Stony Brook Medicine, our teams are incorporating best practices from the Pandemic Influenza Plan. These practices are especially important during the flu season. 2. Is everyone in the emergency room taking a history on admission, particularly for people presenting with respiratory infections and a fever, that includes questions about travel to China? As a matter of standard practice for many years, the hospital has asked all patients with any influenza-like illness [ILI] about recent travel history and is well versed in obtaining this information. Additionally, regardless of the presence or absence of travel, any patient

presenting with an ILI immediately will be given a surgical mask to place over the nose and mouth, in order to limit the spread of any respiratory pathogen they may be harboring. 3. How much space could Stony Brook make available if the hospital needed to isolate people who might have this virus? Stony Brook Medicine has already performed a walk-through of our facility to identify where patients could be cohorted if there were suspicions for this illness, and should they need hospitalization. As per the [CDC], people confirmed to have the 2019-nCoV infection, who do not need to be hospitalized, can receive care at home. 4. What is the current recommended treatment plan if someone either has or is suspected to have this virus? Currently, there is no vaccine available to protect against 2019-nCoV and no specific antiviral treatment is recommended for the infection. People infected with 2019-nCoV should receive supportive care to help relieve symptoms.

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we’re taking better care of our patients. Stony Brook Medicine initiated a major initiative to improve clinical outcomes. We have multidisciplinary groups improving outcomes in the following areas: • Increasing our time educating patients prior to their discharge in order to prevent hospital readmissions. • Improving the care of our patients receiving surgery to reduce postoperative complications. • Enhancing the diagnosis and care of patients with diabetes. • Improving the speed of diagnosis and treatment of sepsis. In short, great effort is expended in identifying opportunities for improvement with a detailed and focused approach on enhancing patient outcomes.

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to be battling a cold. “If you have immunocompromised people, they should be extra careful,” Fries said, adding that the CDC, which has been regularly updating its web page, www.cdc. gov, has been working tirelessly with national and state health officials to coordinate a response to this virus, wherever it hits. “The New York State Department of Health and the CDC need to be praised for all the work” they are doing, she said. “They have a task force that doesn’t do anything else but prepare for patients coming from outbreak areas.” Scientists around the world have also

been working to develop a vaccine for this new virus. According to a recent report in The Washington Post, researchers anticipate developing such a vaccine in as little as three months, which is considerably shorter than the 20 months it took to develop a vaccine for the SARS virus. The Post, however, suggested that the development of a vaccine would require testing before it received approval. Fries said the concern about the coronavirus comes less with the current death toll than it does with the effect as it continues to spread. “It’s important to see how far it spreads and what the real mortality is,” which is tough to track because the outbreak is still at the beginning and scientists and public health officials are still processing new information, she added.

isolation. Visitors may be asked to wear masks on certain units. 5. How do patient safety grades affect how the hospital looks to improve its quality? Stony Brook University Hospital supports the public availability of quality and safety information about hospitals. We are constantly looking for ways to improve and ensure the highest quality of care. There is a wide variation of quality reports with different methodologies and results. Clinical outcomes define our success as a hospital. Better clinical outcomes means

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BIKE CO-OP

Continued from A3 “It’s a place to sort of create a little bicycling community,” Ferguson said. The original plan for the co-op was to enter into a public-private partnership with the Town of Brookhaven, hence the name, according to the Setauket resident. However, when the space the town allocated for the 501(c) didn’t work out, it was decided to open in the current location. It’s a spot Ferguson said is perfect for the co-op, with other surrounding nonprofits located nearby. Ferguson, a lawyer who runs the Ferguson Foundation with his brother Chris, said there is a need in Suffolk County for free transportation such as bicycles. One example is around East Patchogue and Manorville where there is a sort of “food desert,” he said, with few grocery stores and many in the area without cars. With a bike, a person can get to stores, doctors and jobs easier than if they were walking. He said there are successful bike co-ops around the country, including in upstate New York, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Connecticut. Ferguson, who jokes that he is a slow

bicyclist, said he joined the cycling club Suffolk Bicycle Riders Association where he found a thriving organization and members who were helpful in teaching him and other volunteers at the new co-op. “I was surprised at how willing people were to come out and teach us how to fix bikes — donate parts and bikes,” he said. “It’s been a very positive experience.” The founder said the co-op has been working with Ward Melville High School’s DECA Club, which is planning a bike drive and is helping with the nonprofit’s social media. He said he has also been in touch with representatives from Stony Brook University to collect bikes that are left behind by students after the semester ends. The nonprofit also plans to work in some way with Brookhaven in the future. Ward Melville DECA faculty adviser Ilene Littman said the club heard about the co-op from one of its board members Jim Komosinski. After a site visit to the workshop, she reported back to the DECA members and helped form two teams of interested students. “I personally feel that the students connected with this mission because they all have bikes and want to help others who are less fortunate and do

A volunteer rolls up his sleeves and grabs his tools at the co-op location in St. James. Photo from Greg Ferguson

not have the means or resources to buy a bike of their own,” Littman said. “By doing so, they are not only providing transportation, they are enabling a fun and healthy activity for those in need.” Recently the co-op began offering free bicycle repair classes and a course on how to ride properly in groups. Volunteer Richard Dittmar, a bike mechanic and former bike shop owner, leads the classes. Dittmar said he found out about the co-op through SBRA’s newsletter and started sharing his expertise to pay it forward. “I thought it would be a great thing for me

to pass on,” he said. Dittmar said the level of difficulty when it comes to repairing bikes ranges from easily fixing a flat tire to more complex jobs like problems with the gears. The bike mechanic said he looks forward to volunteering with the co-op and said future partnerships with junk removal companies will be a big help. “There’s probably bicycles in every garage they walk into when they’re hauling a family’s junk away,” he said. “They don’t know what to do with the bikes, so at least there’s an outlet for that now.” Volunteer and board member Lori Neiste said the co-op is also an example of being environmentally friendly as old bicycles will be refurbished and used again instead of being thrown in the trash. Ferguson said while the original plan was to distribute bicycles at food pantries, they have had social workers reach out to them for clients. Bicycles in all conditions are accepted, Ferguson said, even rusty bikes as parts can be used. Those interested in donating can drop off bikes at the co-op at 8 Flowerfield, Unit 18, in St. James, or have volunteers pick them up by calling 631-371-3886.

LEGALS Non-Public School Transportation Resident pupils of the Mount Sinai School District #7 scheduled to attend, continue to attend or anticipate attending an accredited NonPublic School are entitled to bus transportation in accord with voter authorization up to 29.5 miles. To apply for transportation for the 2020-2021 school year, the district’s Business Office must receive a Request for Transportation form no later than April 1st, 2020. This form must, by law, be submitted each year. A separate form must be filed for each child. If, after applying, you wish to change the school which you had originally requested, you must cancel your previous request and submit another request by the April 1st deadline. Children residing within the district who will be five years old on or before December 1st are eligible to receive transportation. Children entering Kindergarten must submit an original birth certificate with a raised seal for verification of their date of birth and proof of residency (deed or tax bill) is also required. This also

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BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Syracuse, here they come, and not for the ﬁrst time. On Saturday, Jan. 25, Mount Sinai wrestlers beat Shoreham-Wading River in the ﬁnals of the Suffolk County Division II championship 47-24 to advance to the New York State Division II wrestling championship in Syracuse. Mount Sinai won an earlier match against Shoreham-Wading River in the regular season. The seniors again dazzled the capacity crowd by scoring pins at their respective weights. They were led by seniors Matt Campo at 170 pounds (34-2), Joe Goodrich at 182 pounds (35-0), Mike O’Brien at 138 pounds (33-4) and Adham Shata at 195 pounds (34-3), who each won their match.

Taking charge at the lower weights was Brayden Fahrbach at 99 pounds, who won by a pin, while Derrek Menechino, Jack Tyrell and Brenden Goodrich all reversed earlier losses against Shoreham-Wading River to score decisive wins. Contributing to the team effort were middle weights Ryan Shanian at 145 pounds and Tristan Nardi at 160 pounds, who each won their matches. On the SWR side, the team ends league play with 7-6-1 and 19-4-1 overall. This was the third year in a row that Mustang wrestlers won the Suffolk County Division II championship. Mount Sinai will advance to Syracuse for the New York State Dual Meet Championship at the SRC Arena Feb. 1, where they will defend their New York State title, which they have won the past two years.

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The Wildcats had a score to settle against visiting Bayport-Blue Point Jan. 24, having lost to the Phantoms by eight points earlier in the season. Senior Abby Korzekwinski and Sophie Costello, the freshman, combined for a powerful one-two punch netting 15 points apiece winning the League VI matchup 5750. Shoreham-Wading River senior Hayden Lachenmeyer ﬁnished with eight points and

freshman GraceAnn Leonard banked seven, and with it, clinched a playoff berth. The win lifts the Wildcats to 8-5, 10-7 overall with three games remaining before post season play begins.

The Wildcats retake the court with a road game against Amityville Jan. 31. Game time is 6:30 p.m. Above photo: sophomore Mia Rosati battles in teh paint for the Wildcats at home against Bayport-Blue Point. Photo by Bill Landon

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The Rocky Point Middle School cheerleading team took ﬁrst place recently at West Islip High School and ﬁnished the season undefeated. Photo from RPUFSD

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Editorial Perspective Deny Fear, Think Practically Your Turn: Growing Up at ‘Kobe Bryant’s High School’

“Fear is the mind killer.” It’s a recurring phrase found in the seminal writing of Frank Herbert’s 1965 book “Dune.” Despite the complicated jumbling of sci-fi jargon and galactic themes of power, religion and politics, the one phrase sticks out, touching on a basic fact of human existence, and the ever-present element of terror in the hearts of humanity. We experience that same overriding fear again and again, such as now when reading about the current outbreak of the coronavirus from China. There have already been five people announced to have caught the virus in the U.S. That is out of 110 people who are currently being investigated for having the virus, where over 30 have come back negative. New York City has yet to have seen a particular person come forward with the virus, but city hospitals are making preparations knowing it’s only a matter of time, according to The New York Times. Long Island is in much the same way making such preparations, with Stony Brook University Hospital and other Long Island health centers putting plans into effect. This isn’t some kind of new, alien virus. The coronavirus has been around for many years, and causes respiratory illnesses in animals, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This new strain of the virus is being called the 2019 novel coronavirus. Deaths, experts say, have mostly been the elderly or those with underlying health conditions. There’s something primordially horrifying of the prospect of disease, and despite our modern sensibilities we still have not eclipsed that fear. There was swine flu during 2008 and 2009. There was Ebola in 2018. However, the coronavirus is not something to simply tune out. The death toll has now exceeded 132 persons, all of them in China, and there have been a reported approximately 4,500 cases confirmed, with some scientists saying the number of infections could be higher. That is not to say these diseases do not kill people, nor that they did not have to be met by concerted efforts of government and civilian medical professionals. But panicked reactions to such outbreaks rarely help. Factcheck.org posted its own data points of misinformation spread about the virus, with some on social media inaccurately saying there are 10s or 100s of thousands dead, when that’s simply not true or at all confirmed. The U.S. has already strongly suggested canceling any nonessential visits to China. Transport within the epicenter for the virus is already heavily restricted by Chinese officials. The CDC has said the virus can travel from person to person, so the agency has suggested that if one must travel, then they should avoid contact with obviously sick people, as well as with animals, both alive or dead, and animal markets. A person traveling should also wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or with hand sanitizer if no soap is available. Of course, we at TBR News Media will try to keep abreast of any new developments of the disease from the local angle and put any such updates on our website, but we also ask you don’t let the fear kill you, body and mind.

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People sometimes ask, “Where did matchup between the Lakers and the Sixers in Philly, so that Kobe would already be in you grow up?” I grew up in Lower Merion, an unas- town. The black-tie event featured a perforsuming quiet suburb about 20 to 30 min- mance from popular local rapper Chiddy utes outside of Philadelphia. I attended Bang, and a myriad of celebrities were in the local public schools, including Lower attendance, including several members of Merion High School, or just LM for short. the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team who Most would probably agree that LM is an showed up to support Kobe, and nearly the above-average public school, but they’d entire Lakers team came, too. Tickets for also probably agree that it’s not particularly students and community members were in extraordinary, except for one reason. Kobe the hundreds of dollars. I’m not going to lie: When I first saw evBryant went to Lower Merion High School. My freshman year coincided with the erything I thought it was way over the top. I opening of LM’s brand new school build- thought he was just another celebrity personality in the middle of a big ing. The old building had publicity stunt. But then I been there for more than heard the stories from old 100 years, and the district teachers who had taught had decided to start anew. him way back when. StoOn my first tour of the new ries about how friendly and school when I was still an eager he was to learn — he eighth-grader, one feature still kept in touch with his stood out to me above the English teacher. Stories rest: the soon-to-be-named from former classmates Kobe Bryant Gymnasium. and students who had seen The gym, paid for in part him, always smiling and by a substantial donation laughing, in the halls or had from Kobe, was to be a the opportunity to sit down testament to the storied and talk with him. He alhistory of Lower Merion Benji Dunaief ways made time to talk sports since the school’s with alum. Then I joined founding in 1894. the basketball team, the Of course, that history is heavily punctuated by Bryant’s Aces — to film games and create video highown legacy. The perimeter of the gym lights and definitely not to play — and saw is plastered with murals of Kobe in LM how he still guided and influenced that team jerseys, his name is scrawled in massive 18 years after he took his last fadeaway in the cursive lettering over the entrance and maroon-and-white. He aided the team both a glass case housing memorabilia from physically, by gifting crates upon crates of his Kobe’s LM career is located just outside branded warm-up attire, jackets and sneakers the gym. A very well-vacuumed LM em- — even creating special “Aces Edition” Kobroidered rug was placed at the foot of be’s — and spiritually, by frequently tweeting the case, and my friends and I used to to support the Aces and inviting them to his joke that its real purpose was for students basketball camps. His relationship with head coach Gregg to pay respects by bowing down to the Downer remained strong, and the two fre“Kobe shrine.” A few months into my freshman year, quently talked. Kobe called Downer the in 2010, LM planned a gym dedication most influential coach in his entire career. ceremony for the ages. The ceremony was Studying Downer’s gritty, give-everythingscheduled to coincide with a basketball you-got coaching philosophy, it’s not hard

Kobe Bryant attended Lower Merion high school from 1992 to 1996. Photo from Google Maps

to see that it helped to shape the scrappy and relentless style of play Kobe became famous for. Most high schools have notable alumni. For example, Cheltenham High School, which is just on the other side of town, has an insane number of famous alumni, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, 15-time Grammy Award winner Michael Brecker and rapper Lil Dicky. But you would probably not have first associated those people with Cheltenham. When I’m out somewhere wearing Lower Merion apparel, whether in Europe, Canada, Chicago or Los Angeles, people will recognize the name, and it’s usually followed by a “Huh, Kobe.” Kobe Bryant isn’t just an alum of Lower Merion. Kobe Bryant took an active role in shaping the culture and the ideals of Lower Merion and he simultaneously allowed himself to become shaped by it, to the point where there was hardly a way to separate one from the other. Kobe Bryant made Lower Merion his own. When people ask me “Where did you grow up?” I say, “Lower Merion, I went to Kobe Bryant’s high school.” Benji Dunaief is director of TBR News Media-produced films “One Life to Give” and its sequel, “Traitor: A Culper Spy Story.”

Letter to the Editor

Taking Over Empty Stores Difficult After reading the Jan. 23 TBR News Media editorial “Fill in the Spaces,” I see no reason why anyone would want to try to take over an empty store in the Town of

Brookhaven. Besides the high taxes, they have to deal with the town’s regulations. I hear many stories how it has cost thousands of additional dollars once

the town inspectors come in even after approval. David Jacobson South Setauket

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Opinion

Top 10 Republican Solutions to the Bolton Problem

hat should the Republicans do about former National Security Adviser John Bolton? In this topsyturvy battle in Washington, Bolton has become a lightning bolt with his claims about his recent boss, President Donald Trump (R). So, the Republicans, particularly under Trump, have a playbook for dealing with disaffected former staffers. That’s not D. None terribly surprising, given that the of the above president’s previBY DANIEL DUNAIEF ous job involved letting people know that, “You’re ﬁred!” Here are my top 10 options for dealing with Bolton. 10. Pretend no one knew him and that he

wasn’t signiﬁcant. The president has used that approach with other people with varying levels of success. The problem is that there were far too many pictures and meetings. For crying out loud, the guy was the national security adviser. Disavowing any knowledge or contact with him strains the willing suspension of disbelief required for so many other excuses. Let’s pass on that one. 9. Claim he’s trying to make money on a book. That’s what some have suggested, ignoring that he might be trying to make money and be telling the truth. 8. Insist that the book is a national security threat. That’s a technique the president has said he’d use to keep everyone else from testifying during his hotly contested impeachment trial. 7. Suggest that Trump would “love” to have him testify, but that someone else — a lawyer, a member of the FBI or CIA, or someone in the shadows who the president and his staff feel has a valid argument — has suggested that his testifying would destroy the Constitution, ruin the presidency or alter the course of history in

a negative way for everyone. 6. Create a new, outlandish and riveting conspiracy theory. Maybe he’s still John Bolton, but the Democrats, and in particular House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, got a hold of him and somehow ﬁgured out how to reprogram him. This is doubly delicious, like a cheeseburger with extra bacon, deep fried in lard, because it unites Bolton with Pelosi and suggests that he’s lying and has sold his soul to a lower form of political being. 5. Develop a diversion. (Don’t you love alliteration?) Come up with a Mideast peace plan, a Chinese trade policy, a cure for coronavirus or a way to provide energy that removes the hippy-dippy greenhouse gases and cools the Earth. The short attention spans will seize on this as the one and only part of the news that’s worth covering. Surely, with all the events of the world, the drama, the excitement and the immediate need to feed the news beast, there must be some way to send eyeballs elsewhere, turning Bolton into an afterthought.

4. Ban anyone with a bushy, white mustache from entering the Senate chamber. The Democrats and all their supporters picked on Bolton mercilessly when he became national security adviser, focusing on his facial hair. Surely it’s fair to suggest that this deﬁning characteristic makes him untrustworthy? 3. Give him the wrong time and day to show up. When he doesn’t arrive, suggest that he must have had a change of heart and it’s time to move on with a process that has a predetermined ending anyway. 2. Someone to whom Bolton lied could claim that the former national security adviser didn’t always tell the truth, which would undermine anything Bolton claimed the president said. 1. Let him testify. Bolton was always part of a Republican plan anyway. Once Republicans allow him to come before the Senate, he can deny the “leaks,” undermining the credibility of the media and the Democrats. In return, he can get another position, like maybe an ambassadorship?

Invitation to Our Readers: Come to the Party!

ere is our first invitation for you in the new year. You are cordially invited to a lovely reception at the historic Three Village Inn in Stony Brook village next Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m., during which time we will honor the first prizewinners of our TBR Readers’ Choice 2019 contest. Tickets are $60 a person. Last year we asked you to fill in a questionnaire telling us your favorite businesses and professionals in some 100 categories, ranging from Between accountant, attoryou and me ney and acupuncBY LEAH S. DUNAIEF turist through the alphabet to winery, women’s clothing, yoga studio and veterinarian. We supplied you with an entry form, a full

page in our six newspapers — and only in our newspapers rather than on our website and social media — to encourage you to pick up the newspapers and see what you have been missing if you have only been reading us online. That meant you had to mail in or bring in the completed entry forms to our ofﬁce, an added task in this age of transactions routinely completed over the internet. Most of the entries were mailed in via the U.S. Postal Service, what we have come to call “snail mail.” We didn’t know what to expect. To our delight, we received 2,525 nominations over the course of the weeks the contest ran. After we tabulated the responses from Huntington, Greenlawn and Northport, Smithtown, Kings Park, St. James and Lake Grove, Port Jefferson and Port Jefferson Station, Sound Beach, Rocky Point and Miller Place, Yaphank and Centereach, Stony Brook and Setauket and more, we were delighted to publish the winners in a special supplement at the close of the year. Now we are celebrating those “No. 1’s” at the aforementioned reception next Wednesday evening. In addition to the individual businesses and services, we are celebrating much

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more. We are proudly calling attention to the fact that retail is not dead. That newspapers are not dead. That the Post Office is not dead. That communities, of which businesses are a central part, are vibrant. And that shopping locally is an important part of our residents lives. I think we made a point. Several points, in fact. Now comes “Thank You.” Thank You to all who took the time to express their appreciation for their favorite businesses, business owners and managers by sending in the entries. Thank You to those business owners and professionals who faithfully serve their clientele — the winners and the many who were also nominated but perhaps lost by a vote or two. We are mentioning the latter group in this week’s issue with their own supplement. And Thank You to the fabulous staff of Times Beacon Record for the many hours they put in to tabulate the results, design and send out invitations and certificates, field calls asking for information and countless other tasks, including selling advertising in support of the effort to salute local shopping. So consider these two supplements — the winners and those also nominated — as lists of preferred local establishments whose services

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come recommended. And think of others who might have been improperly overlooked but who can be voted in for the Best of 2020. While you are thinking, come to the party. There will be music, lights, camera, action and, of course, food. A red carpet will be provided for the winners to walk on as they come to the podium for their framed certiﬁcates. They will be videoed and then shown on our website for the next couple of months, photographed and appear in subsequent editions of our newspapers and otherwise be toasted. Best of all, this is another chance for the community to get together and enjoy each other. We, as the publishers of the community newspapers and digital media, work to enhance the sense of community in the areas we serve. This is the ﬁrst of several events we plan to offer you this year. We hope to see you, our readers, the winners, those also nominated, the many who sent in the nominations, and other members of the neighborhood at the party. Valet parking will be provided. Go to our website, tbrnewsmedia.com, or call us at 631-751-7744 and order tickets now. Thank You.

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