The Village Beacon Record - February 20, 2020

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February 20, 2020

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Town Ridge Woman Saves the Memories of Vets in Self-Published Book BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It’s been little less than a year since Mary Ann Fox, of Leisure Glen in Ridge, finished her book of veterans in her own small community, titled “Proudly We Served.� There are a few hundred homes in the 55-and-older gated community of Leisure Glen, and the stories of 63 veterans of that community lie within those pages, tales of both horror and heroism, of people who constantly and consistently told her they were proud to serve their country, hence the book’s title. In the time since the book was officially released last April, 325 copies have been printed, and Fox has brought her books and those stories to local vets groups, schools, libraries and other civic-type groups. But the time since her book’s release has also been heartbreaking. She has seen several of those men whose lives were memorialized in the pages of her book pass away. On April 28, 2019, she held a ceremony in Leisure Glen that displayed her work to a packed room, including several elected officials. Just two months later, one of the vets, Andy Estrema, died. His story is one of the most harrowing described in the book. As a Marine during the Korean War, he fought in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, where soldiers struggled against not only enemy machine guns but also a bitter cold that reached as low as -30 degrees Fahrenheit. He fought off waves of the enemy that struggled up the hill in the face of American machine gunners. He fought barefoot and lost all of his toes from frostbite. He was shot and injured during the battle in his lower back and only survived thanks to the men who fought alongside him. Yet, Fox knew, this was the reason she wrote the book. The stories of those 63 veterans from Leisure Glen would, if not etched in stone, be forever contained in the glossy pages of her book. It would remain in the hands of the veterans’ families for as long as they could keep it. “I felt very privileged,� she said. “They were sharing stories with me [that] some had not even shared with their family.� She had been invited to Estrema’s military funeral, where she sat with the family as the ceremonial officers snapped the flag 13 times into a tight triangular fold. There, she said she could not help but tear up knowing the honor she was witnessing for the first time, firsthand. Though it was the first military funeral she personally experienced, it wouldn’t be her last in the several months since her book was released. That is the reality of the book she wrote, as she knows the stories contained within would outlast the men who told them. It has become a boon for the families whose loved ones have served, helping to prompt conversations about such events that they had rarely experienced before. Even during the writing process, Fox saw

the effect that simply listening could have. “They were waiting for someone to say, ‘I know you served in World war II ‌’ [I say] you served your country, tell me what you did, tell me your story and let me weave it into a story of your service to the country,â€? she said. “I say ‘tell me what you want me to write.’â€?

The Writing Process

Fox never had it in mind to write a book such as this. Before retiring, she owned a travel agency in Middle Island. She retired and moved to North Carolina in 1998. After 12 years, when her husband passed, she decided to move back to Long Island to be closer to her daughter, picking a spot quite close to the center of Leisure Glen. It was 2018, Memorial Day, and American Legion Post 352 held a meeting at the gated community that would etch the idea in Fox’s mind. The post commander said that one should get to know the stories of the veterans around them, because come Memorial Day next year, many would not be around any longer, their lives and stories taken by the march of time. “He said, ‘Look at us, we get smaller in number every year, and we’re not going to be here forever.’â€? Fox recalled. “And then he finished by saying, ‘and you know what and nobody is going to know we were here.’â€? It was the first time she had ever even thought about publishing a work such as that. Before writing the book, she said, like most people, she had no real idea just what it was to have gone through war. Listening to their stories, she said she could tell just what kind of person it requires to go through that experience. Some stories hit her hard, such as Estrema’s. He had written everything out himself, what ended up being five pages in her book. During their conversation, she had to excuse herself. “I went into the bathroom and I cried my heart out,â€? she said. “What they went through in this battle ‌ he thoroughly believed that somewhere in battle, the blessed mother came to him — a very religious man, and he was until the day he died.â€? With the massive number of interviews under her belt, with the piles and piles of notes on her desk, she quickly learned she needed somebody to help her unpack all the jargon and help her with grammar. That’s where Jack Grady came in, a 93-year-old World War II Army vet who also sees himself as an amateur military historian. Fox would drop off the pages to him, and then a day later he would call her back to give her the pages dotted with red pen marks and questions, asking her to go back and confirm some information with those fellow vets. Before Fox, he said he had never been asked much about his own story. In his mind, it is mostly du to people’s desire to move on from such grave history. “It was in the past,â€? Grady said. “The war was over, and of course we had Korea and, unfortunately, Vietnam, so World War II faded into [the] distance ‌ it’s not that people were callous

The 63 veterans and their families from Leisure Glen in Ridge whose stories were published in a book by Mary Ann Fox. Photo from Fox

writing the book, many of those family members finally got to hear the story of their service. After doing the first stint of a two-day interview with Korean War veteran James Dragone, his daughter followed Fox outside, quickly wrapping her arms around her with tears in her eyes. Fox thought, at first, she must have done something wrong, asked the wrong question or said the wrong thing, but then the daughter started thanking her, saying it was the first time she heard that story of her father. VETERANS BOOK Continued on A8

or anything, but they have their own concerns, and they don’t want to listen to these kinds of things unless somebody broaches the subject.� The elder veteran looks at the book now as a testament, a means to forever keep their stories alive. “We’re gone, almost,� he said. “She heard our voices before our voices were stilled.� If Fox couldn’t talk to the veterans themselves, such as several who had recently passed, she received their stories from their wives. She got to know the tales of so many vets, and in T

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Shoreham Village on the Cusp of Joining the RP Fire District

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Rocky Point Fire District will soon extend its coverage area to include the Village of Shoreham. Town of Brookhaven officials have already scheduled a public hearing later in the month for the resolution, which is expected to pass. In conjunction, as part of the village merging into the fire district, officials passed a resolution that authorized the tax assessor to consolidate the district’s three separate tax zones into one. Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R-Rocky Point) said both the Town and fire district could not get it done without the other. The change in tax zones will essentially make for a more streamlined process for the district. “After the public hearing, if it was supported by my colleagues, [the fire district] would include the Village of Shoreham,” said Bonner. “It is essentially an easier process and less paperwork for both of them.” The two latest decisions come after a monthslong process where Shoreham officials requested home rule applications to extend the fire district boundaries to encompass the 0.5-squaremile village. In May 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a bill introduced by state Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) and Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) that authorized the fire district extension. Rocky Point Fire District attorney, the Port Jefferson-based Bill Glass who represents the

fire district, said the change wouldn’t affect the day-to-day operations of the fire departments and district. “Operationally there will be no change at all within the district,” he said. “There will not be a significant change to the amount the village already pays for emergency services.” Glass said the process should be seamless as the village has contracted out to the fire district for the past decade. He said he doesn’t expect the tax rates for residents to change that much and would probably be similar to the amount that they paid when Shoreham was contracting them. On the subject of the consolidation of the three tax zones, the lawyer said the decision was necessary as there was no point in having three separate tax districts anymore. “The tax zones were put in place because at one point there were three different water companies [in the area] who had their own tax rates,” Glass said. “That stopped with the Suffolk Water Authority — this helps streamline a lot of things.” For Shoreham, being a part of the fire district could allow the village budget to decrease as they are not using funds for fire/emergency services. A representative from the village could not be reached for comment. In addition, bringing the village into the fold would allow Shoreham residents to run for positions like fire commissioner. The Town will hold a public hearing for the fire district extension Feb. 27.

The Rocky Point cheerleading squad shows just who is number 1 after their victory at the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship. Photo from Anna Spallina

Rocky Point Varsity Cheerleading Leaps to National Champions BY JULIANNE MOSHER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Rocky Point’s varsity cheerleading squad won the national title earlier this month after an intense and successful season of victories. The team has won all five of its competitions

this year and then made its way to Orlando, Florida, to participate in the 2020 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship at Walt Disney World held last week. “The girls executed a flawless routine and hit everything in sync,” said Anna Spallina, team coach. “It’s what every coach dreams of.” Since 2011, the school has been in the top three at the national cheerleading championships and held this highest ranking three times prior to this win: 2011, 2012 and 2014. Competing in the medium varsity Division II category, the girls knew how important it was to hit every movement and tumble. “We were going to have some tough competition,” Spallina said. “That’s what makes cheerleading so exciting and amazing,” she added. “It’s the biggest stage of the year and they were totally prepared ROCKY POINT CHEER Continued on A9

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Suffolk Nonprofits Attempt to Galvanize LI Populace for Census other counties have been encouraged to create their own committees. County Executive Steve Bellone (D) was named to the New York State It’s a once-in-a-decade request, and this year’s Complete Count Committee by Gov. Andrew census could determine just how much local Cuomo (D). “Suffolk County is not only the largest subschools, governments and nonprofits get in aid from the federal government. Not to mention, this urban county in the state of New York, but we year’s count could determine if New York could have the fourth largest and hardest-to-count popbe sending one or two less U.S. representatives to ulations in New York state,” Bellone said during a 2019 meeting with the Suffolk Complete Count Washington out of its current total of 27. It has enough officials worried that New York Committee. Approximately 40 percent of county State is funneling money around to different residents live in hard-to-count areas, he said. County officials have hosted census job fairs counties to get people to fill in the survey. Suffolk County is expected to receive $1.019 million this year and last, with positions paying $17 to toward its efforts. Officials have called for $23 an hour. Governments at both county and town level additional funds toward the census in this year’s budget, though most don’t expect the money to have started putting notices of the census in ofmaterialize before the census starts rolling in ficial emails and releases. Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson mid-March. New York State Station) had been drafted to has made $20 million available partner with the complete of a total of $60 million to go count committee. She said the toward engagement efforts in town is working on a project local municipalities. $15 million with the tax receiver’s office is going to the state’s 62 counties. to send out a reminder in the This year, galvanizing the midyear tax receipts that goes populace to take the census has out to every household in become a phenomenon, with They have also players at the state, county and — Martha Maffei Brookhaven. started to include information local level putting a heavy emabout the census in town prophasis on this year’s survey. On the line, advocates say, is a correct polit- grams hosted this year and had representatives ical representation on a federal level as well from the census table at town events. “Undercounting of communities can have a as $675 billion annually in federal funds for prioritizing road work, school aid, grants and domino or ripple effect on community projects and issues for years to come,” the councilwoman Medicaid funding. Due to the 2010 census, New York lost two said in an email. “A complete and accurate count congressional seats, and some have said this of your community can result in improved infrayear’s count could lose the state one or two structure and schools, better community health more. Local groups, both small and large, have and programs and much more.” Steven Collins, who works for the U.S. Dethe task of energizing enough people to gain an partment of Commerce as a partnership specialaccurate headcount. ist for the census in Suffolk, said the big game Like herding cats, that’s much easier changer this year is the now-four different ways residents are going to be able to respond to the said than done Suffolk County Complete Count Committee census. People can now respond over the interwas created in 2019 in part by the nonprofits net, over the phone or using the usual mailed in Health & Welfare Council of Long Island and paper survey. The fourth way is when all other Long Island Community Foundation to generate options are exhausted, and when census operators have tried to reach an individual by several other engagement for those efforts. Rebecca Sanin, president of HWCLI, said means, an enumerator will knock on one’s door. Though not all see the incentivized online they have around 300 groups, including nonprofits, religious organizations, business organiza- component as a good thing. Sanin said there are tions and governments, participating at least to many who have a general distrust of putting insome degree in outreach among 11 subcommit- formation online, due to the many examples of tees. The nonprofit has also established guide- private companies being hacked to get access to books and graphics for everyone from immigrant a user’s personal data. There is also a large digital divide, and many still do not have easy access or leaders to hospitals to senior citizens. “We’re really trying to build momentum, understanding how to use the online component. where the end is a 10-year funding impact to our Despite the online component, census region,” Sanin said. The committee has become a hub for join- promotion still requires boots on ing up the disparate groups looking to promote the ground Stony Brook University has been active in the census. The state has its own CCC, and BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

‘It’s the principle that we count, and we should be counted.’

People will start to see this year’s census mailed out in mid-March, and the census process continues for the next several months. Stock photo

trying to get students signed up for the count but have also started concerted efforts to encourage indigenous groups, especially those living on Long Island’s South Fork, to sign on for the census. Despite how seriously census takers have been in requesting surveys, that still has not stopped multiple areas coming back with low response rates, some barely above 50 percent. In Suffolk County presentations to the complete count committee, some communities are shown as much harder to count than others. While much of the North Shore shows a response rate of 70 percent or better, a large area in Huntington and Huntington Station, with sizable minority populations, have a response rate of 60 percent, at worst. At www.censushardtocountmaps2020.usa, researchers have used previous census data to track which areas showed lower census participation. In Brookhaven, one area with low turnout happens to be around the hamlets of Ridge and Upton and in Selden and Centereach, especially in the area along Route 112 that has a previous response rate of only 60 to 65 percent. There are portions of Long Island with much worse representation. There are certain parts of West Babylon with a response rate as low as 0 to 60 percent. SEPA Mujer, a nonprofit immigrants rights advocacy group, has chapters in several of the areas that show low response rates, including Riverhead, Huntington Station and Patchogue. Martha Maffei, the executive director of the nonprofit, said they have formed coalitions at two of their three chapters specifically to energize the community for the census. Many of their organizers and members have advocated for local

immigrants to take the census which comes with the task of convincing the immigrant community the information will not be used against them by immigration enforcement. “It’s the principle that we count, and we should be counted,” Maffei said. Usually, she said, organizers take the tack of arguing that filling out the census will mean more funding for their school districts and how it will offer them better political representation. The complete count committee has organized 13 total groups on the immigration subcommittee who have all pledged to move through these communities. The issue, she said, is money, compounded with the amount of ground these volunteers have to cover, with only the some $1 million to be spread amongst all of Suffolk. Still, she’s optimistic these hard-to-count areas will be more active than 2010. The census is meant to track everyone, including those undocumented immigrants, in order to get a full understanding of total population, but in 2019 the potential for a citizenship question to appear on the census created a tornado of partisan bickering, with opponents saying such a citizenship question would specifically target Latino groups and incentivize them to not respond to the census, thereby limiting the political capital such groups could wield. Officials said the pro-citizenship question was needed to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965, designed to help blacks overcome legal barriers to voting during the Jim Crow era. In November of last year, The New York Times reported on disclosures from the White House hinting that Republican strategists had political reasons for encouraging a citizenship question, that it would increase Republican influence and political power once totals for the census were drawn by undercounting residents in largely Democratic areas. Judges ruled under Title 13, which states the government can only use data from the census for statistical purposes. Collins reiterated there will be no citizenship question on this year’s census, and all information is kept extremely confidential and secure. Yet the idea still lingers in the minds of some residents, and it is something census advocates said they have had to work around. Sanin and Maffei said the citizenship question has undoubtedly had a cooling effect toward the census, though to what extent is hard to gauge. “We feel we are going from one attack to another,” Maffei said. “There is a lot of trauma in this community.” The general distrust in government and in government systems is high, and trying to encourage people “living in the shadows,” as Sanin put it, is where much of the past year’s efforts have gone. “Fear nurtures an undercount, and an undercount nurtures our continued inequity,” she said.

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Town Police Brookhaven Celebrates Black History Month Selden Man Arrested for Alleged Drunk Driving with Kid in Car Chairperson Jennifer Martin presents a proclamation to Hon. Derrick J. Robinson. Photo from the Town of Brookhaven

The Town of Brookhaven’s Black History Commission hosted its 29th Annual Black History Month celebration on Feb. 7 at Town Hall. This year’s program included presentation of academic achievement awards to more than 77 top African-American high school seniors from 14 school districts who achieved a cumulative grade point average of 90 or higher. The commission also recognized its honoree and keynote speaker, Derrick J. Robinson, acting Suffolk County Court judge presiding over Drug Court and Mental Health Court. He is also president-elect of the Suffolk County Bar Association.

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The theme of this year’s Black History Month celebration was African Americans and the Vote. The evening included musical performances by the Brookhaven NAACP, the Faith Baptist Church Choir and Taylor Niles, as well as a dance performance by Eugenia Woods. Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie M. Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station), the first woman of African American descent to serve on the Town Board, also serves as the Town Board Liaison to the Town’s Black History Commission. The Black History Commission’s next event is the 6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration June 20.

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Suffolk County police arrested a man Feb. 13 in Selden for an alleged DUI under Leandra’s Law with a 15-year-old child in the vehicle. Police said a 6th Precinct officer observed a 2014 Honda Civic fail to stop at a stop sign and initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Riviera Drive and Belair Road at around 9 p.m. When the officer approached the vehicle, he observed a 15-year-old boy in the front passenger seat of the vehicle. The driver, Jared Banfield, was arrested for DWI under Le-

andra’s Law. The 15-year-old was released to the custody of his mother at the scene. Detectives charged Banfield, 35, of Selden, with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger 15 years old or younger (Leandra’s Law) and endangering the welfare of a child. He was held overnight at the 6th Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned at 1st District Court in Central Islip Feb. 14. Attorney information for Banfield was unavailable.

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Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Used Stolen Credit Card Suffolk County police said they are asking the public’s help to locate a man they say allegedly used a stolen credit card in Selden last year. A man used a stolen credit card at Valero, located at 1274 Route 25, Nov. 20 at 11:20 p.m. The credit card, along with other items, was stolen earlier that night from a vehicle in the Planet Fitness parking lot, located at 321 Middle Country Road in Selden.

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Police said a man in this vehicle used a stolen credit card to buy gas. Photo from SCPD

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Stony Brook Hospital Celebrates 40 Years BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Stony Brook University Hospital has come a long way in its four-decade history. On Feb.14, past and current employees of SBUH gathered at the Medical and Research Translation building to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of the facility. The idea of the region’s academic medical center was an ambitious undertaking, beginning in 1973 when construction began. Five years later, the two iconic hexagonal structures were completed. From there, a yearlong mass recruitment process began in which about 800 people were hired. Many of the hospital’s first employees didn’t know what to expect or in some cases how to get there. “They said you take the Long Island Expressway then go north on Nicolls Road and when you get to the Star Wars set you’ll know you’re there,” said Lawrence Hurst, professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at the Renaissance School of Medicine. Hurst came to SBU in 1979 with the intent of being the hospital’s first hand surgeon. “It was an exciting adventure, the opportunity

to become the first in a specialty was something I couldn’t pass up,” he said. “I was lucky enough to take full advantage of it.” Extensive logistical planning began before the hospital opened the following year. “When we came here, there were no patients, no equipment, we had a very small group of physicians in the beginning, now we have over 500,” Hurst said. As part of the celebration, hospital officials showcased a video presentation highlighting the facility’s accomplishments throughout the years and included interviews with employees who shared their favorite memories. Some notable accomplishments included: doctors performing the first kidney transplant surgery on Long Island in 1981; the first Suffolk County police helicopter touching down on the hospital’s helipad in 1989; and in 1990, New York State designating the hospital a Level I Trauma Center. This past year, SBU opened the Children’s Hospital and MART Building. In addition to the presentation, a time line and exhibit were on display throughout the building showcasing the hospital’s history. Kenneth Kaushansky, senior vice president for health sciences and dean at the Renaissance School of Medicine, spoke about the reason he

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left San Diego to come to Stony Brook. “I saw incredible potential when I decided to come here 10 years ago,” he said. “It had a good medical school and good health care facilities.” Kaushansky said the further development of the medical school and the hospital over the years has been a “powerhouse.” “We have become one of the best hospitals in the country, a premier health center,” he said. Going forward, the senior vice president of health sciences said that SBU will continue to strengthen the hospital network throughout the Island and continue to advance the Renaissance School of Medicine. “As technology improves, I believe the future of health care will be more geared toward telehelp, tele-EMS and wearable devices,” he said. Carol Gomes, CEO of Stony Brook University Hospital, said she met many lifelong friends and colleagues when she began to work in the laboratory in 1985. “I’ve been very fortunate to meet people along the way that have become great mentors to me,” she said. “I’ve been able to connect with them on a daily basis.” Gomes said as she has progressed in her own career the hospital has done the same. “We have continued to flourish as a

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Each of the stories tells not just of a man, but a man within a community. It speaks of their children and grandchildren, of men like Daniel Testa, a Korean War vet’s amazing homemade mozzarella. Dragone’s story says Leisure Glen members knew him as the Flag Man because “for 20 years he raised and lowered our flags daily.” Why had they not talked about it before to their families? Fox said in many cases it was the past, and these men wanted to move on. “The World War II men — they saw so much they wanted to put it behind them — they were still young men — and start their life,” Fox said. “The Korean War veterans — they, I think, pretty much felt the same … The Vietnam veterans, they came home wounded, mentally, physically, but mostly mentally.” Of the three wars covered in the book, the Vietnam War section is the shortest. She thinks that was due to the war they fought, and the things they must have witnessed during the fighting, and most simply they were proud to serve. “There’s a Vietnam veteran in there who has three Purple Hearts, and when I introduced him at the ceremony, the one thing he asked me to do was not mention that,” she said. “They’re not looking for any glory.”

Ceremony and Reaction

At last year’s ceremony, which finally displayed more than a year’s worth of effort, a packed crowd listened to the introduction of all service members included in the book. The ceremony was joined by Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) and Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R-Rocky Point), Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), state Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) and a representative from U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin’s (R-NY1) office. Little less than a year since then, Bonner said seeing all the work that went into such an event, and all the effort Fox put into the book, it was hard to come away not being dazzled by her efforts. “I was just so impressed by her passion to undertake something like this,” she said. “Her contribution to her community has been very significant — it was a labor of love you rarely see.” The book is a coil-bound glossy print, with a cover designed by her daughter. The ceremony’s program cover was designed by Carl Schmidt, a 95-year-old World War II veteran who was Fox’s first interview. The event was officiated by Monsignor Charles Fink, himself a Vietnam veteran and the author of the famous poem “Bury Me with Soldiers.” After all names were called, Fink was recognized for his service, and once Fox said the Catholic priest was a Purple Heart recipient, all men who could stand stood, and all applauded.

Fox has taken her book nearly everywhere it has been requested, including Comsewogue and North Shore public libraries, the Tesla Science Center, the Long Island State Veterans Home and Albert G. Prodell Middle School for their annual Living History Day last May. She said she plans to attend this year’s event and hopes to bring with her a veteran from World War II, Korea and Vietnam. She also hopes she may be able to start a letter-writing campaign between the students and veterans. Last year at the Rocky Point VFW Post 6249, she was also awarded a plaque for her work by the Town. Joe Cognitore, the Rocky Point VFW post commander, called Fox “a very dedicated woman.” She came to one of the VFW’s meetings last year with several of the vets described in her book, and a few even decided to become members of Post 6249. He had even seen her at the Long Island Veterans home, handing out ornaments to some of those living there. “I couldn’t thank her enough for all her work of preserving veterans’ history, especially the World War II veterans,” Cognitore said. Before it was printed, two publishers were interested in the book, but the issue was it would have taken six to seven months for them to produce a finished product. For the veterans whose stories needed to be told, she knew she needed to print as soon as possible. Since April 2019, Estrema, Dragone and several other vets or their wives who provided the stories for the book have passed away. She knows she made the right choice, and she currently plans to keep it self-published with any additional printings. Grady said Fox was one of the few people who could pull off a work like this, but of course, there are always more stories to tell. “Most fellas don’t want to talk about those things, and it takes prodding to get the story done,” he said. “Mary Ann did 60, and I bet you she could do another 30 who didn’t answer the original ad.” The VFW has asked if she could do a similar work for them, but she is still unsure since the men whom she wrote about in her book were from her own community, and it would be different venturing out to neighboring places. In Leisure Glen, newly arrived residents and others who did not originally respond to the first book requests have asked if they too could be included in later editions, and she said she is still trying to wrap her mind around what could be next. For now, she’s simply looking to spread the stories of the veterans, her friends, the members of her community. She hopes other people look to the veterans in their communities and look to learn their stories as well. “To be honest, before the book, I didn’t really grasp the concept of what these men went through,” she said. “You have to sit across from them, you have to see it in their eyes, and it just comes pouring out.”

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ictoria Espinoza, a former editor of the Times of Huntington & Northport and the Times of Smithtown, wed Alex Petroski, former TBR News Media managing editor and editor of the Port Times Record and the Village Beacon Record, on Friday, Feb. 14. They were married at Huntington Town Hall as part of the town’s marriage marathon event, a tradition in Huntington for more than 30 years. The couple met while working together at TBR News Media five years ago. Espinoza used to cover the marriage event at Town Hall.

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Foreign Language Honor Society members showcase different language options to sixth-graders. Photo from MPSD

Middle School Crafts Interest in Second Language

Sixth-grade students at North Country Road Middle School recently immersed themselves into an international journey to explore foreign language course offerings with members of the Foreign Language National Honor Society from the high school. As part of the district’s efforts to create a deeper understanding of and appreciation for humanity and culture, at the end of sixth grade students are required to select one of three languages — Spanish, French or Italian — to pursue throughout the seventh grade.

To prepare NCRMS’s young students as they begin their course selections, the FLNHS led indepth presentations, detailing various aspects of what each language course offers, such as the study of basic vocabulary and the food and other traditions of the culture. Miller Place’s sixth-graders gained valuable knowledge about what each language option entails, providing them with a solid foundation to begin their cultural education and confidence as they finalize their schedules for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Mustangs wrestling gave it their all at this year’s Division II wrestling championship Feb. 14. Photo from Mel Jacoby

Five Mount Sinai Grapplers Win D-II Championship SWR Also Panthers Boys Basketball Pounce, Gives Strong Downing John Glenn 66-52 Showing BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It was a trifecta for Miller Place in the opening round of postseason play Feb. 12, having defeated Elwood John Glenn twice during the regular season. The Panthers made it three in a row, taking down the visiting Knights 66-52 to survive to play another day. Miller Place senior Daniel Berrios was lights-out driving the lane seemingly at will and netting a team high of 22 points. Matt Frank’s eight points in the third quarter extin-

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to take the mat.” Training all summer, the team of 19 was ecstatic to hear that they were the new national champions again. “I can’t even explain the feeling… they were so happy and were crying happy tears,”

guished a Glenn rally, banking 14 points on the night while teammate Justin Leichter did his damage from long distance draining four triples for 12 points. The Panthers are seeded No. 4 and had their work cut out for them when they collided in a road game against Amityville, the No. 1 seed, Feb. 19. Results not available at press time. Above photo: Leichter drives his way to the basket for the score; inset picture: Berrios goes to the rim.

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Spallina said. “The parents too, they made a lot of sacrifices this year for the team and they were thrilled.” But what was especially exciting was that the graduating seniors were able to receive several different titles after some were brought onto the team in the seventh grade. “The one thing they needed was a national title before they leave,” she said. “And they got it. I’m so happy for them.”

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Center Moriches High School was home to the Dr. L Robert “Doc” Fallot Memorial Suffolk County Division II Wrestling Championship Friday, Feb. 14. Competing in the tournament were teams from Mount Sinai, Shoreham-Wading River, John Glenn, Mattituck, Hampton Bays, Bayport-Blue Point, Port Jefferson, Southampton and Babylon. A capacity crowd was in attendance to watch the boys compete for the coveted championship and a trip to Albany for the New York State Championship finals. In a close battle at 99 pounds, Brayden Fahrbach of Mount Sinai narrowly defeated a tough Chris Colon from Shoreham-Wading River 2-1. At 106 pounds, Craig Jablonski of Shoreham-Wading River took down Anthony Mirando of John Glenn 2-1 in a tight battle. At 120 pounds, Joe Sparacio of BayportBlue Point outlasted Connor Pierce of Shoreham-Wading River, 8-3.

The 126-pound match featured Jordan Titus of Center Moriches, who ranked third in the nation, against Jack Tyrell of Mount Sinai. Titus won in a tech fall 18-3. The boys from Mt. Sinai won the next two matches with Brenden Goodrich outlasting Jake Jablonski of Shoreham-Wading River 6-2 and Mike O’Brien overwhelming River Orlando of Hampton Bays 15-4. Mount Sinai powerhouses Matt Campo, at 170 pounds, and Joe Goodrich, at 182 pounds, who have been pinning machines all year, won their respective matches by pins. Campo stuck it out, winning over Ben Brown of Southampton in 1:25, with Goodrich defeating Ethan Schmidt of Mattituck in 4:53. Mount Sinai’s five winning wrestlers will compete in Albany Feb. 28 and 29. The Rick Herrmann Most Outstanding Wrestler Award in the tournament went to Joe Sparacio of Bayport-Blue-Point, while the Jack Mahoney Champion of Champions Award went to Goodrich of Mount Sinai. The Most Pins in the Least Amount of Time Award went to Campo of Mount Sinai, ending with a total of four pins in 2:7. The Bill Knapp Award went to the Mustangs, whose team score was 261 to Shoreham-Wading River’s 248. John Glenn had 219 while Mattituck had 201. The New York State Championship will take place Feb. 28 and 29 at the Times Union Civic Center in Albany. Mount Sinai will be sending the most wrestlers from either Division I or Division II to the tournament.

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Editorial

Letters to the Editor

Don’t Eliminate Bail Town Needs to Do More on Deer Issue Reform, Fix It

Sometimes change can take a bit of time. Months after state legislators moved to eliminate cash bail for low-level crimes, issues with the law, plain for all to see, have created another partisan fight in Albany. Democrats have said they wish to take a closer look at the criminal-justice reform measures originally passed as addenda to the state’s 2020 budget. Republicans, despite knowing the bill was coming down the pike for months since it was passed in the middle of last year, started calling for complete repeal at the outset of the law being enacted. They should have given input earlier. We agree that taking a closer look at this law is a necessary measure and, while it shouldn’t be repealed, it can be made stronger with revisions. We understand the basic intentions of the bail reform law. In the past, many who were arrested for allegedly committing a low-level crime were unable to make bail, while others with fatter wallets could simply walk out and continue with their lives until their trials. Those who couldn’t afford to pay up and had a job would lose days at their workplace and potentially could lose the job itself. Pretrial incarceration can also be detrimental regarding child custody. Of course, sticking a person in prison for extended periods may even incentivize innocent people to take a plea deal just to get out, now with a crime on their record. And despite bail bond companies cries of loss of revenue when it comes to a suspect’s stay in jail, the costs are on the taxpayers. Several local Democrats have asked to revise the law, including state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) and state Sen. Jim Gaughran (D-Northport). Englebright’s focus is on barring dangerous criminal defendants from being released. We agree. There needs to be some kind of direction for judges to hold those who can be a danger to others, whether they are repeated arsonists, stalkers, domestic or child abusers or have stacks of DWI arrests. Republicans and Democrats need to take things a step further and review the more-than 400 offenses — most misdemeanors and some felonies — that enable one to be released before trial without paying bail. There are differences between acts such as gambling offenses, unauthorized use of a credit card and bribing a witness compared to the reckless assault of a child, committing a hate crime or vehicular manslaughter. Those who have had their mugshot taken time after time also should be treated with more scrutiny than a first-time offender. But Republican calls for a complete repeal do not help engage with what has long been a broken and lopsided system, that obviously benefits the rich above the poor. New York should look toward New Jersey, whose bail reform, enacted in 2017, was supported by none other than Republican Gov. Chris Christie. Even their rollout wasn’t completely clean but statistics have shown crime has gone down, and offenders are no more likely to skip out on court dates than they had been in previous years. The New York reform bill started on the right track, looking out for those who were unable to pay bail, but it needs closer scrutiny. A closer look is needed to give judges more leeway to keep those who are a danger to the public off the streets and, on the other side of the issue when it comes to deciding on a bail amount at arraignment, to take into consideration not a person’s flight risk but their income and severity of the alleged crime. It should be noted that taking a closer look at this law will take time and, while Election Day 2020 is looming in the background, decisions on such a bill where lives are at stake shouldn’t be rushed to appease some voters.

The article [“Brookhaven residents say town needs to do more on deer issue,” Village Beacon Record, Feb. 6] regarding the increase in the deer population in Brookhaven asked, “What more can be done?” I believe the article missed much more of what’s being done by the deer. I’ve been living here for 27 years, near the university, and never saw a deer until about five years ago. Now I see them all the time. They are costing me, as a homeowner, thousands of dollars in ugly fencing, sprays, powders and other needed

constant deterrents. Also, the droppings, which are far larger than “drops,” make the lawn a land mine throughout. Why should “changing town code regarding fencing to make more residents able to buy higher barriers” be even considered a solution? As a homeowner, I do not want these ugly gulags all over my yard to protect expensive shrubbery — which I’ve had for many years that are now down to bare sticks because the deer will eat through anything. I want to see the picturesque garden that I’ve created with my hard-earned money and time, so

my family can enjoy it without looking at ugly fencing or stepping in “droppings.” The more serious issue is car accidents. Last year my husband’s car sustained $5,000 in damage from a deer that pushed him into oncoming traffic on Route 25A. At this point, I am sure there are those in our area who have had such accidents or know someone who has. The problem is the deer, not the height of the fencing. Fix the cause of the problem. Susan Kerr Stony Brook

A Thank You for TBR’s Readers’ Choice Award On Feb. 5, Leah Dunaief, publisher of Times Beacon Record News Media, presented the TBR 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards to scores of winning local businesses and professionals from the North Shore of Long Island. Winning this award was doubly meaningful for us, as winning was based solely on the write-in votes of loyal customers and clients for each of the businesses. The

event clearly demonstrated TBR’s support and commitment to community, business, and our shared values and goals. Not only did the award winners get to meet their fellow professionals and business owners, we all felt valued and appreciated as an integral part of our larger community. It was a wonderful and rewarding experience, and we at Ecolin Jewelers want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you who voted for us.

Also, we want to especially thank Leah Dunaief for once again being a champion of local commerce. We look forward to continuing our relationship with TBR, maintaining relationships with longtime business friends, as well as those winning business owners we just met. Linda Baker, Owner Ecolin Jewelers Port Jefferson

Losquadro Calls on State to Increase Road Funding I am incredibly honored to have been elected by my colleagues as president of the Suffolk County Highway Superintendents Association. This two-year term coincides with the start of my new four-year term of office as superintendent of highways for the Town of Brookhaven. The purpose of this organization is to promote the free exchange of ideas between members of our industry and, perhaps most importantly right now, advocate for state and federal infrastructure money on Long Island, specifically for Suffolk County. We are at a pivotal point in New York state. Our road system is in desperate need of additional funding to bolster the local investments made by our municipalities. With our chronically underfunded infrastructure, it is no coincidence that our state continues to lose population to other parts of the country. Brookhaven, Babylon and many other towns across Long Island have significantly increased our local share of funding for road work; it is high time for the state to do the same.

While the governor and state legislature seem to announce major projects for New York City and other parts of the state every year, Suffolk County and other suburban parts of the state are left fighting each year just to maintain funding levels that are far too low. Unfortunately, this year was no exception. In the governor’s State of the State address, he announced $6 billion in capital funding for an expansion of Penn Station and another $300 million to “reimagine” the Erie Canal. While every project proposed holds benefits, where are the transformational projects for Long Island, for Suffolk County, for the townships here fighting to keep pace with stagnated infrastructure funding? The latest press release from the governor’s office references the nation-leading infrastructure investment they are proposing. This funding, statewide, does not even equal resurfacing the total lane miles of road in the Town of Brookhaven. We all know that high profile projects make for good headlines. A new bridge, a new train station or a rebuilt airport all serve

the needs of a large portion of the population, that much is obvious. What is lost in the glitz and glamour of those ventures is that the residents who use them still have to traverse woefully underfunded local infrastructure to get to these new facilities. The mechanism by which aid is distributed to municipalities by New York State is called the Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (known as CHIPS). The base allocation stands at $483 million statewide and has not been adjusted — for inflation or otherwise — in many years. I am calling on the governor and state Legislature to, at minimum, double this allocation to provide local departments of public works the funding we so desperately need to improve local roads. For years my colleagues and I have been advocating for exactly this. The time is now for our representatives to deliver for Long Island. Daniel Losquadro (R) Town of Brookhaven Highway Superintendent

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Opinion

Recognizing the Stresses Beyond Our Control

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he could feel the tension mounting. She had been down this road, or, more specifically, on this runway, numerous times before. Flying didn’t bother her. She had taken many flights before she met her husband. Since they’d been married, they had also taken trips each year. That’s when the trouble started. He didn’t blame her, D. None but as someone who of the above shared his feelings and wanted to help BY DANIEL DUNAIEF him when she could, she often felt at a loss as this moment approached. She looked at the stranger next to her, eager to encourage a new person to enter the

dialogue and distract him from his frustration. At first, the stranger didn’t engage in conversation, preferring to read his book and to look through the movie offerings on his phone. The ride around the airport took a while, as the plane stopped a few times to let other flights land. Unable to break the ice with the man on the other side of her, she turned to her husband and hoped the game they’d developed might help. “Hey,” she said, “how long do you think it’ll take this time?” He grumbled something between his gritted teeth. “Well,” she said, not bothering to ask him to repeat himself when she felt that the words were less relevant than the angry emotion that built up inside of him. “I’m going with eight.” “Eight?” he spit back at her incredulously. “No way! It’s going to be at least 12.” When the plane stopped and the Jetway came out to meet it, the man started his

stopwatch, holding it up so she could see. After three minutes, the passenger on her other side, who had heard the abbreviated conversation and could feel the tension rising between them as the man glared, unblinking, at the front of the plane and all the passengers between him and the next step on his trip, decided to break the frustrated silence in their row. “Are you guys guessing how long it’ll be before you get off the plane?” he asked. “Yes,” she sighed, grateful for the relief from watching and taking care of her husband. A flight attendant made an announcement. “Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, we’re waiting for a gate attendant to fix the lock on the other side. It should only be a few minutes,” she said. The man near the window shook his head. The woman shrugged at what she hoped was her new ally. “Well, we’ll just start now,” she offered, as she set her own stopwatch on her phone and encouraged him to follow the new timing.

“You see,” she said, “he gets angry when people aren’t ready to go after the plane lands.” He turned away from the front of the plane long enough to explain himself to the stranger near the aisle. “They turn off the seatbelt sign and people don’t get their luggage,” he snarled, gesturing with his palm at all the offending passengers between the door to the rest of his travels and the seat that barely contained his irritation. “Look at them, sitting there. It’s going to take each of them a while to get off. They have to find their bags, pull them out and get off the plane.” The stranger offered the weary wife a supportive look. She appreciated the gesture, even as she made sure all her items were ready to go. “These things are beyond your control,” the stranger offered. “That’s true, but it still bothers him,” she sighed as she held her bags tightly in her hand.

overheard saying that they didn’t want to get married or to have children were dismissed as simply being odd. Looking back on it now, it took courage to make either declaration in most of the 20th century. Welcome to the 21st century, where marriage is considered something of a quaint option. Living together? How romantic! Been together 10 years? You must like each other. Have two children together? How nice. No one thinks to call them by a derogatory name. There is no shame in their unmarried parental state. Oh, decided to marry after these many years? Lovely. Your younger daughter can be the flower girl, your son the ring bearer. In fact, according to the NYT article written by Hilary Sheinbaum, we’ve gone even further from the centuries’ old norm. Many women are opting out of relationships and finding they prefer to be single, is the latest word on the subject. “Instead of moping over singledom or aggressively trying to find partners with arbitrary deadlines in mind, they are declaring to be happily unmarried and proudly find solace in living solo,” she said. This is despite the many dating apps, matchmakers

and sometimes astonishingly frank and graphic love advice out there in magazines, books or Google. And despite raging hormones. “When you’re not seeking partnership, you are in a very relaxed calm inner space and generally more comfortable with who you are,” said Carla Manly, a clinical psychologist who specializes in relationships and self-awareness and was quoted in the Times. “A lot of times in relationships, you need to make sacrifices. You don’t have any sacrifices to make when you are on your own. You make all the decisions,” said Genesis Games, another therapist. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as recently as 2016, 110.6 million U.S. residents at least 18 years old were unmarried. That is about one-third our population. Women made up 53.2 percent of that number. Many of them might agree with that sentiment. So, being the self-proclaimed expert on the subject, how do I feel? Yes, being in complete control of one’s own life, at least as far as relationships go, has its satisfactions. It makes for a wonderfully selfish existence. Best of all, however, is to have a choice.

A Rush into Marriage No More

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his coming Monday my husband and I would have celebrated 57 years of marriage. Except we won’t because he died 32 years ago, just shy of our 25th anniversary. This means that I have been unmarried longer than I was a wife, which makes me something of an expert-of-one on the subject of marrying or being single. It also explains my riveted reading of “They’re More than Happy Not to Get Married,” in the Sunday Styles section of this past week’s New York Times. Say, what? First, we ought Between to consider how you and me the idea and institution of marriage BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF have incredibly changed over the last century. Indeed, we have lived through a

marriage revolution. I was 22 when I became a bride, considered young today. At the time, my mother told me just before the ceremony, as she was helping me get into my gown, that “I had just missed being an old maid.” After all, she was entitled to that perspective since she married in 1925 at 17. There was never any question that I would marry. Pretty much all of us in my class expected to marry shortly after graduation. The only question was whom we would marry, and the answer was usually whoever we had been dating — usually chastely — for the preceding couple of years. And we certainly wanted to have our children before we turned 30 and, as women, our reproductive prospects began to dim. One close friend even married before senior year ended and was already pregnant as she crossed the stage to receive her diploma from the college president. It was the same expectation for men. My husband-to-be was in his last year of medical school. Yup, time to get married. We followed the script, set down by our respective parents and society. The one or two people we

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