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Vol. 34, No. 33

March 7, 2019

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Regulars Margaret and Vinny Labate stand with pub owner Dean Scott, center, while reminiscing about a photo taken there some 20 years ago. Photo by Kyle Barr

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It could have been like any other night at the family owned DEKS American Restaurant & Taproom Feb. 28, but of course, it wasn’t. Once the clock struck midnight March 1, the staple pub in Rocky Point that has stood for 41 years closed its doors for good. “It’s the people, of course, it’s the people,” said Dean Scott, the pub’s owner. “It’s been nothing but accolades from people that say, ‘Look, thank you.’” The pub and restaurant owner is moving down to Florida to enjoy a retirement that has been a long time coming. He said it was time to take a break from the hustle of running a bar as old as his. “It’s time,” he said. “We haven’t had any life. It’s 24/7. It’s like, ‘What are we out of? What fell down? What’s broken?’” Regular Margaret Labate has been coming to the pub for decades. In one of the closets toward the front entrance, the pub workers hold onto many photographs from over the years. On one of them from around 1998, Labate and her husband Vinny stand by the bar, smiling as they did the night of Feb. 28. “This is when you had color in your hair, hon,” Margaret Labate said to her husband as she held the picture. “We’ll miss the homeliness and the comfort of this place.” Labate had come for years, back when she and her husband had started dating. She would even eventually go by herself, saying she felt safe there. There was a good amount of camaraderie to go around the closing night. Scott and his family, including his brother Kevin and daughter

Danya, know just about everyone who walks through the doors and were able to make a quick quip about nearly every one of them as they came in from the cold night outside. It was a night of bittersweet well wishes, but just a few days before, Feb. 24, the bar hosted its going-away party with live music. That night the space was packed shoulder to shoulder, and the parking lot across the street was lined by cars. By Feb. 28, most of the neon signs had been taken down while the Scott family sold off hundreds of beer taps, some from brands long forgotten. Despite his love for the patrons, Scott said he has to get off his feet. He only recently underwent below-the-knee surgery due to complications from diabetes. Natalie Stiefel, president of Rocky Point Historical Society, said the building dates back to James Hallock, whose family was a well-known influence on the area in the early 19th century, and was built in 1825. Area local Charles Bloder purchased the house in 1929 and turned it into a night spot called The Rocky Point Inn. Before Scott purchased it, the bar was originally named the Sip and Bull Tavern, he said, but it was later changed to its modern incarnation. The current pub owner can still remember a time before the bypass along Route 25A, just when the area was turning from a summer destination into a place where residents could take up roots. Overall Scott said he is happy to see so much support for what he and his family have done. “We were the place that always stayed open no matter what, somewhere you could get warm and get a hot meal,” Scott said. “It’s really wonderful, it’s a nice thing to know that people actually appreciate what you’ve done for the past 41 years. It’s been a long time — a lifetime.”

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School News

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Shoreham-Wading River students motivated by music

From left, SWR High School Principal Frank Pugliese, guest speaker Rohan Murphy and SWR school district Director of Health Mark Passomonte Photos from SWRCSD

Motivational speaker shares purpose and pride with high school students Hundreds of Shoreham-Wading River High School students and staff members recently listened to nationally recognized motivational speaker Rohan Murphy who was a welcomed guest at the school’s winter pep rally. Murphy’s message was so inspiring that he also came back to the district and presented an assembly program on overcoming adversity to sixth-graders at Albert G. Prodell Middle School. Born with a physical disability, Murphy showed his spirit and determination at a young age before becoming a star wrestler for East Islip High School and an exceptional athlete and

graduate of Penn State University. He shared that his positive attitude and work to overcome many challenges in his life were powered by his goals, motivation and perseverance. Murphy’s inspirational speeches have been featured in numerous national publications and he appeared in a Nike commercial to motivate people to create a healthy lifestyle. Sponsored by the Wildcat Athletic Club, Murphy also shared some of his daily exercise routines and winning wrestling moves. Numerous students gravitated to him after his speech to share their own goals and experiences and thanked him for his inspiring words.

Twenty-three string students from throughout the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District were selected to perform in the Intermediate and Secondary Long Island String Festival concerts recently held at Hauppauge High School and St. John the Baptist High School, respectively. Students were selected along with others from across Suffolk County on a competitive basis with New York State School Music Association scores as the main criteria along with teacher recommendations. Wading River School students Jacob Adams, Maxwell Boerum, Sophie Gunther, Ray Hidaka, Emily Kall, Megan Pendzik, Branon Smith and Terence Winters were accompanied by music teacher Erin Fasano at the Intermediate rehearsals and concert. Ray was also selected as concert master, a wonderful honor for him as well as the district. Albert G. Prodell Middle School student-performers Shiqi Cheng, Sean Dany, Sienna Faragasso, Yiya Hu, Kerrin McGuire, Caroline Panasci, Katelyn Schaefer and Dongkai Zhang were accompanied by music teacher Fred Volz. Shoreham-Wading River High School student-musicians, accompanied by music teacher Ashley O’Connor, who performed at the Suffolk

Secondary rehearsals and concerts are Natalie Acker, Grace Delseni, Sarah Kruzynski, Mika Misawa, Stephanie Searing, Kayee Thomsen and Christopher Wygonik. “Congratulations to the students for showing consistent effort and putting in the hard work to be selected as Suffolk County’s finest young string musicians,” said music teacher Fred Volz. “It is a real honor to play and the students and parents should be proud that their work has been rewarded.”

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Notice of formation of Higher Ground Endeavors, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 01/15/2019 Office location: Suffolk County SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC PMB 104 5507 Nesconset HWY STE 10 Mount Sinai NY 11766 Purpose: any lawful purpose. 238 1.31 6x vbr

247 2/7 6x vbr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. ROF III LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2015-1, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff AGAINST JOSEPH MCKEOWN, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 12, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, on March 27, 2019 at 9:15AM, premises known as 56 HAWTHRONE ROAD, ROCKY POINT, NY 11778. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, DISTRICT 0200, SECTION 054.00, BLOCK 06.00, LOT 010.000. Approximate amount of judgment $171,876.32 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for

Index# 060244/2014. JONATHAN D. BROWN, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 289 2/21 4x vbr Notice of formation of PHM Adventures, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 05/09/2017. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC: 3 Trappers Path, Wading River, NY 11792. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 342 2/28 6x vbr NOTICE TO BIDDERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Rocky Point Fire District sealed bids for the provision and installation of a Digital LED sign at the fire district headquarters will be received at the office of the Board of Fire Commissioners, P.O. Box 370, 49 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York 11786 until 7:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on the 19th day of March 2019, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids will be submitted in sealed envelopes at the above address and shall bear on the face thereof the name and address of the bidder. All bids must be submitted on forms furnished by the Rocky Point Fire District, in accordance with the specifications and instructions to Bidders. Detailed specifications regarding bidding and equipment will be available at the Fire District office, 49 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on regular business days commencing immediately. Prospective bidders may also contact the District office at 631-744-4102 to request specifications be sent to them, but the risk of non-

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delivery shall rest with the bidder. The contract for the above item will be awarded by the Board of Fire Commissioners to the lowest responsible bidder. In cases where two or more responsible bidders submit identical bids as to price, the Board of Fire Commissioners may award the contract to either of such bidders. The Board of Fire Commissioners reserves the right to reject all bids and re-advertise for new bids in its discretion and/or to waive any informality in any bid which it deems immaterial in nature. No bids may be withdrawn by any bidder for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening. Dated: February 27, 2019

Police seek people who allegedly stole from Rocky Point 7-Eleven Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County police 7th Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate men who allegedly stole merchandise from a Rocky Point store in January. Three men allegedly stole two cases of Natural Ice beer from 7-Eleven located at 59 Route 25A in Rocky Point Jan. 25 at approximately 11:20 p.m. The merchandise was valued at approximately $32.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this incident can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220-TIPS (8477) or texting “SCPD” and your message to “CRIMES” (274637). All calls and text messages will be kept confidential.

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Notice of Formation: Jacobsen Landscaping LLC, Articles of Org. filed with the Sec. of State of New York (SS NY) on 12/13/2018. Office LOC.: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to: Jacobsen Landscaping LLC, 393 Radio Ave. Miller Place, NY 11764. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE ROCKY POINT FIRE DISTRICT Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York By: EDWIN S. BROOKS Fire District Secretary 351 3/7 1x vbr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SEC. 85-55 (B) OF THE BUILDING ZONE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND AT ONE INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AUDITORIUM – 2nd FLOOR), ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019 COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW, SAID PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED OVER THE INTERNET AT http:// b r o o k h a v e n t o w n n y. i g m 2 . com/Citizens/Default.aspx, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: VILLAGE BEACON RECORD 33. Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk, 643 Middle Country Rd., Middle Island,

Man and woman sought for alleged credit card theft Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County police 4th Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people who allegedly used a stolen credit card at stores in Lake Grove last month. A man and a woman allegedly attempted to use a stolen credit card to make more than $6,000 worth of purchases at the Apple Store and Game Stop, both located inside of Smithaven Mall, Jan. 28. The credit card was stolen earlier that day.

NY. Location: South side Hampton Rd. 100’ East of Sunrise Dr., Sound Beach. Applicant requests height variance for existing retaining walls located in front yard varying in height from 3.8’ to 8.4’ with 3’ high safety fence on top (total height varying from 6.5’ to 11.4’ high) and located in rear varying in height from 6.4’ to 8.2’ with 3’ safety fence on top (total height varying from 9.4’ to

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this incident can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 800-220-TIPS (8477) or texting “SCPD” and your message to “CRIMES” (274637). All calls and text messages will be kept confidential.

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Village

Town of Brookhaven IDA offers PILOT for senior living projects

Mount Sinai civic concerned over loss of tax revenue BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A long mesh fence has gone up around the corner of Echo Avenue and Route 25A in Mount Sinai. Passing cars can see heavy construction vehicles already breaking the ground on what will be an assisted living community and senior rental space. As development and construction are underway for two projects, a 120-unit Bristal assisted living community and a 225-unit senior rental complex for individuals 55 and over on a 24-acre parcel of land in Mount Sinai, the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency earlier last month offered a 13-year payment in lieu of taxes agreement to the developer. Lisa Mulligan, the town’s director of economic development and CEO of the town’s IDA, said the projects would be a major boon to the area, adding these two projects are a $138 million investment for the township, and construction would facilitate around 800 construction jobs, according to town officials. Mulligan said that before construction began in January the developer paid around $46,000 in property taxes on the vacant land. The 13-year PILOT would see the developer continue to pay $46,000 in property taxes for the first three years while the two projects are under construction. Then in the fourth year the tax payments would increase to around $190,000 and would continue to rise to about $2.2 million

A scene of construction going on behind the fences along Route 25A in Mount Sinai. Photo by Kyle Barr

at the end of the PILOT. From there, the developer would pay the full assessed value of the properties, which is expected to be more than the PILOT payments. “We are really excited for the projects and to be able facilitate 800 jobs,” Mulligan said. Mount Sinai Civic Association has largely been supportive of the senior housing construction plans, though civic leaders are not fond of the news that the developer has received a PILOT from the Brookhaven IDA. The civic association hosted a meeting March 4 to discuss the PILOT agreement. “The Mount Sinai Civic Association has been consulted by The Engel Burman Group and approves of their plan to construct the senior

housing project currently underway on Route 25A in Mount Sinai,” the civic said in a statement provided to TBR News Media. According to the civic association, the development is a part of a 1999 legal stipulation which resulted from a lawsuit filed against the town by them on the 24-acre parcel of land, and the land has always been designated for that purpose of creating these senior facilities. However, civic members were disappointed in the loss of tax revenue due to the PILOT. “Our community has gone through many proposals for this project, and is pleased that the development is finally underway,” the civic said in its statement. “However we were very disappointed to see that a PILOT was approved by the

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Brookhaven IDA as this parcel was always intended to provide much-needed tax relief for the Mount Sinai community.” At the March 4 meeting, civic president Ann Becker reiterated that stance. “We’ve had a series of correspondence [with the town] going back two or three years about the need for this particular parcel [of land] to be generating tax income for the community,” she said. “We’ve been concerned about that for a number of years.” Becker said while they are supportive about the facilities coming to the area and understand there will be some tax benefits for Mount Sinai, they are just unsure if this was the best deal that could have been obtained. The developers, The Engel Burman Group of Garden City, are no strangers to the Long Island area with 13 other assisted-living locations on the Island, including facilities in Lake Grove and Holtsville. Census data shows the senior population will outstrip the younger generations. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2035 there will be 78 million people 65 years and older compared to 76.7 million under the age of 18. The Mount Sinai senior rental complex will include a 9,000 square foot clubhouse with a movie theater, card room, outdoor pool, living room and gym. Units in the complex, will range from studio up to two bedrooms. A spokesperson from Engel Burman said they have not determined the prices of rent yet.

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County

Bellone aims to secure Suffolk’s finances with new reform plan BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County financial reform has leaped to the tops of the minds of members of both parties in county government. County Executive Steve Bellone (D) announced proposals aimed at strengthening Suffolk’s financial future at a press conference in Hauppauge Feb. 27. As part of the Securing Suffolk’s Financial Future Act, Bellone proposed amending the county Tax Act to allow the county to collect tax revenue that is owed in January, instead of waiting until June. Officials said the plan is the latest in the county’s efforts to streamline operations and be more efficient. Bellone said the goal of the plan is to help strengthen the county’s financial condition going forward. “When we look at planning ahead, looking beyond where we are today and thinking about where we’ll be five, 10, 15 years down the road — it’s important that we do that,” the county executive said. The plan would build upon previous undertakings by the county, which include bipartisan efforts to bring the county in line with the best finance practices set forth by financial experts

County Executive Steve Bellone (D) and other Democrats speak about the county’s finances. Photo by David Luces

from the Office of the New York State Comptroller and the Government Finance Officers Association, according to Bellone. In doing so, the county would press to amend the Tax Act, which would require state legislation. The county executive said the 100-year-old law is seriously outdated. “It would ensure the county would get tax revenue that it is owed at the beginning of the year instead of waiting until June and [being] forced to borrow funds,” he said. “This is an issue that crosses party lines, this is not an issue

that is partisan or [one] that should be partisan.” The county executive called for the authorization of a four-year budget plan, which would allow the county to focus on long-term projects as well as updated debt management and fund balance policies. New computer software will be purchased to enhance transparency and accountability. Suffolk Comptroller John Kennedy Jr. (R), a known critic of Bellone, announced plans in February to run for county executive in November. His campaign has attacked Bellone on the current state of the county’s finances, placing a lot of the blame on his Democratic contender for a downgrade in Suffolk’s bond rating and for raising county fees. Kennedy said Bellone is just attempting to look fiscally responsible. “Steve Bellone doesn’t know how to spend less,” Kennedy said. In a Jan. 31 TBR News Media article, Eric Naughton, Suffolk’s budget director, said while the county’s bond rating has dropped, Kennedy were “overstating” the impact. He said Moody’s, which gives the bond grades to municipalities, was only looking at the past and not the future. Kennedy has said he plans to consolidate county offices in order to reduce taxes.

Legislator Rob Calarco (D-Patchogue), deputy presiding officer, said fiscal responsibility is the top priority when talking about taxpayer dollars. “These policies that we are laying out are common-sense ways to ensure that we are transparent with the public,” he said. The county executive also called for re-establishing an insurance reserve fund, originally created in 1980, which would assist in paying unexpected legal expenses. There was a call as well to reorganize the county’s audit joint committee and add more members. Bellone said the changes would allow for a more robust and diversified review of the fiscal condition of the county. Deputy County Executive Jon Kaiman (D), who helped piece the plan together along with a team from the county executive’s office, said its goal was to figure out how Suffolk County can be best managed and reach its fullest potential. “What we can do is to present reform in a manner to get the best out of what this county can offer,” Kaiman said. County officials indicated legislation has been filed and expect a hearing to be set at the end of March and the proposals could be up for consideration into law sometime in April.

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Mount Sinai educators square off in annual faculty basketball game BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Mount Sinai’s Middle School All Stars squared off against the High School All Stars in the 17th annual Battle of the Educators faculty basketball game March 1. For yet another year, the middle school team claims the bragging rights of the district in snatching victory in the final seconds, winning 73-72. The fundraiser was played in front of a packed house where the proceeds benefited the Mount Sinai Booster Club. Photos clockwise from top left: Andy Matthews, director of math, science, and technology and 15-year veteran of the faculty game, drains a 3-pointer; Christa Marano, a school social worker and four-year veteran of the faculty game drains a 3-pointer; it was

fun for all ages in the half-time shooting contest with a determined entrant; Dave Herrschaft, an elementary and middle school physical education teacher and six-year veteran shoots “nothing but net” on this 3-pointer; Brandon Loomis, an elementary school physical education teacher, gets mugged by high school Assistant Principal Matt Dyroff and high school math teacher Julie Bernatzky; middle school Spanish teacher Jamie Riegel, a six-year vet of the faculty game, drives past Matthews for two points; Mount Sinai Middle School All Stars just moments before tipoff; Mount Sinai High School All Stars just prior to tipoff; and rookie Morgan O’Reilly, a middle school librarian, shoots for two. Photos by Bill Landon, captions by Matt Dyroff

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Editorial

Celebrating women March is Women’s History Month, a time to honor the feminine icons who have left their mark on the world. However, when it comes to learning about accomplished women, in many ways, people need to educate themselves. A recent article from the Smithsonian Magazine cited a report from the virtual National Women’s History Museum released in 2017 titled “Where Are the Women?” The study examined the status of women’s history in state-level social studies standards seen in the K-12 curriculum and found only 178 women. This find was compared to 559 men found in the same scholastic standards. Fortunately, while school systems catch up with including the countless impressive women in history missing in their curricula, many libraries and museums offer programs dedicated to Women’s History Month offering information about the lives of so many amazing and impactful women who may not be included in a high school textbook. Of course, there are options to increase your knowledge, such as digging a little deeper on the library shelves or the internet to find out information beyond the frequently told stories of abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, civil rights activist Rosa Parks or 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Those women are out there and are not as hidden as one may think. We’ve come up with just a few powerful women who may not be referenced enough, or not at all, in the history books. Elizabeth Jennings Graham was an African-American teacher who in 1854, when Manhattan streetcars were mostly segregated, fought for the right to ride in any car. She won her case in New York courts in 1855, and by 1865 all New York City transit systems were desegregated. Margaret Hamilton was the lead software engineer for NASA’s Apollo program. Along with her team, she wrote the code algorithms for the spacecraft’s in-flight software. Apollo 11 went on to become the first mission to successfully land humans on the moon. Sonia Maria Sotomayor, born in the Bronx, become the first Latina and Hispanic justice in the Supreme Court of the U.S. when President Barack Obama (D) appointed her to associate justice in 2009. Digging even further into history and across the sea, there is Ching Shih, a female pirate leader, who lived in the late 1700s to early 1800s. History has remembered Shih as a fierce warrior who commanded more than 300 Chinese sailing ships, defeating Qing dynasty Chinese officials and Portuguese and British bounty hunters. She was so successful she managed to force the Chinese government to grant her a pardon. Unlike the careers of other famous pirates in the Caribbean, she died peacefully in her bed. Stories like these and others of women’s impact on the world and our everyday lives are out there waiting to be discovered. We encourage our readers to go out and find those stories or perhaps even make history themselves.

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Democrats should support border wall I have a good idea for all the Democratic, anti-President Donald Trump (R) letter writers who believe there is no crisis at our borders. Why don’t they all go to areas in our country that have “no walls” with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D), U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and all the rest of the Democratic hopefuls for president and

actually observe what’s going on and talk to the border patrol, homeland security and immigration officials and officers? Maybe then they will stop the rhetoric and possibly see how the Democratic leaders are using this crisis for political reasons, especially since they did agree that there was a crisis when President Obama

(D) was in office. Let’s actually keep our country safe from illegal immigrants that come into our country causing all types of crimes against our citizens, and possibly begin to think beyond political parties. Richard Esopa Miller Place

This past January at the state budget address New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) rolled out his policy proposal to potentially legalize the recreational sale and use of marijuana. In his fancy PowerPoint presentation, Cuomo highlighted the benefits from legalizing the recreational sale and use of marijuana. He proposed that the policy would increase jobs for growers, distributors, retailers and the tax revenue — the root of all evil — generated by approving this policy. Cuomo claims that the revenue from legal marijuana could generate up to $300 million annually once the policy is in full effect. What was left out of Cuomo’s plan are the risks on the general public that will follow if this policy is approved by the state. Is Cuomo dismissing the fact that marijuana is a mind-altering substance? Peer-reviewed studies have shown that marijuana use increases the risk of psychiatric disorders. Scientifically, we know that the human brain does not fully develop until the ages of 25-26. By Cuomo saying that it is perfectly legal to start recreationally smoking marijuana when you turn 21, he is basically telling you to start using a

mind-altering substance that may cause a negative impact on the growth of your adult brain. Further implications of this proposal include having an effect on parents, and on treatment professionals who are educating their children and clients on the potential dangers of marijuana use. I am both a parent of three daughters under the age of 21 and a treatment professional in the field of alcohol and substance abuse. I personally would be opposed to tell my daughters that at 21 years old they have the legal right to use a substance that I know could place them at risk to develop a psychiatric disorder, have a decrease in motivation, and possibly develop a dependence for the drug which could lead to the exploration of other mindaltering substances. Of course, supporters of this policy proposal will argue that alcohol, cigarettes and prescription opioids are legal substances that pose a health risk, but also generate revenue. As a society, have we not learned from our past mistakes? Look at what has happened since Purdue Pharma said back in the late 1990s that OxyContin

had no potential for abuse. The heroin epidemic we face today, and millions of dollars spent fighting it, are because of the mismanagement and misinformed information that was provided to the public. How is this policy going to help the current state of health care? With health care systems wanting to improve overall health outcomes from a medical and behavioral health integration model, how does the legalization of recreational marijuana help cut medical and behavioral health care costs? One could argue allowing marijuana to be used recreationally would increase the risks of individuals developing a psychiatric or medical illness, which could lead to poorer health outcomes and increased health care costs. Hopefully Cuomo can see past the dollar signs in his eyes when dreaming about this proposal, and see the potential risks and dangers that the approval of this policy can have on our state in years to come. Joseph Catalano Graduate student School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University

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In support of clean water standards Clean, safe drinking water is a human right. This year, New York State is set to establish the toughest in the nation drinking water standards. These landmark standards will ensure that New Yorkers are protected from emerging contaminants that pollute our drinking water. However, clean drinking water comes with a price tag. Those who pollute our water should be responsible for the costs of cleaning up our water. That’s why I introduced a bill to close loopholes in state law that have allowed polluters to evade fiscal responsibility for the costs of cleaning up the contamination they’ve caused. This would allow public water authorities and districts the ability to potentially recoup

hundreds of millions of dollars -- essential funds desperately needed to treat and contain emerging contaminants within our water systems. Last year Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) pledged $200 million towards cleaning up this effort. This is a good step forward, but New York State cannot and should not fund this fight alone. The federal government has once again bucked its responsibility to protect our drinking water by delaying implementation of critical standards, which determine the level at which a contaminant triggers a water authority to reduce and remove it from our water supply. These standards are too important to delay. this year New York, using expert

recommendations from environmentalists, academics, health professionals, and water authority officials, will set toughest in the nation drinking water standards. We must continue taking steps forward to protect our drinking water so that it is safe for generations to come. We must pass legislation to hold polluters accountable for contaminating our drinking water. And we must urge the federal government to make our environment a priority and share in the cost of ensuring our drinking water is clean and safe. Because that should be something we can all agree on. Jim Gaughran State Sen. 5th District

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MARCH 07, 2019 • THE VILLAGE BEACON RECORD • PAGE A19

Opinion

The ongoing search for ‘just right’

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It’s what makes the Goldilocks story so relatable. The father’s bed is too hard, the mother’s is too soft, but the baby’s bed is just right. When my family searched for new beds, we collapsed into one mattress after another, imagining a good night’s sleep, just the right book or a good movie with perfectly balanced sound. Most salespeople spend their careers trying to find the right fit for someone, whether it’s a shoe, bed, car, house or any of the myriad items that fill my email box overnight while I sleep. Life involves the constant search for just right. If we won every game we played, the competition wouldn’t be strong enough and we wouldn’t push ourselves to get better. A movie with absolutely no adversity can be charming, but it can also wear thin quickly, as the lack of suspense can lead us to wonder whether a dystopian conflict is pending.

Even in the world of friendships, we search for just-right friends. We generally don’t seek friends who want to talk to us all the time, or who can barely make time for us. We also don’t want friends who agree with everything we say. A few people, public figures and otherwise, seem eager to find people who reinforce their brilliance regularly. I would prefer to find people with viewpoints that differ from my own, which force me to defend my ideas and allow me incorporate new perspectives into my thinking or behavioral patterns. Just right for any one person can and often is different from just right for someone else, which enhances the notion that we can find someone who is a great match or complement for us. Ideally, the non-just-right shoes, weather, girlfriends, boyfriends or jobs teach us more about ourselves. Why, we wonder, didn’t that work? Once we figure that out, we have a better chance at understanding what does. Sometimes, like the bed that doesn’t feel

comfortable at first but eventually becomes the only one that affords us a quality sleep, we grow into a role and find that the previous tasks or conversations, which had seemed so odious initially, are a much better fit than we originally thought, as a result of the changes in ourselves. And, as Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “There’s the rub.” The pursuit of just right in any context can change as we age. Our high school tastes in music, clothing, cars, houses, jobs or any other choices can and do change with each landmark reunion, making it more difficult to know what we want or what we’re searching for. While I share my daughter’s guilt when a pedestrian rushes across the crosswalk to let me go or prevents me from running down that person, I’m not as frustrated by someone who slows down. I try to determine, watching that person pause in the middle of the street, how this might be a “just right” moment for the pedestrian.

Hold on, winter is not all doom and gloom

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his is the time of mixed seasonal emotions. On the one hand, the deep cabin fever that sets in with February is still with us. Winter is upon the land, the trees are skeletons, the bushes just sticks and the lawns an anemic greenish brown. Even the evergreens, instead of being a lusty hunter green, are more like a drab olive, branches hangBetween ing dutifully but you and me limply, to remind us that all color BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF has not entirely disappeared from view. That’s probably also an apt description of our souls, suffering from winter’s darkness and yearning for color and warmth. Patches of

snow, remnants of the recent storm, have also lost their luster and serve only to nudge us that winter still has us in its grip. So do the ever widening potholes. But — and this is only a tiny “but” — March is here. That means we have made it through the coldest, darkest months. This weekend, we will switch to daylight savings time, so those who work past 6 o’clock in the evening will not be stumbling out from their stores and offices into the darkness. There will still be evidence of some day left. Remember, though, to drive with extra care during the week following the change, for statistics tell us there are more car incidents after losing even one hour on one’s biological clock. With the advent of March, if we hold on three weeks, comes the official start of spring. Now we know that Mother Nature doesn’t check the calendar, and we can get wicked snowstorms after spring officially begins. But that likelihood is less and would be a grand finale rather than the beginning of a long siege. So there is the smallest whiff of hope

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for the return of better weather. Also if you look closely at the bushes, you can see buds. Buds! That means flowers will be coming, and leaves, the bright green leaves of early spring. If we really want to get delirious about color, we can trek to Philadelphia to drink in the world’s oldest and largest indoor flower show, now happening at the Pennsylvania Convention Center until Sunday, March 10. This year’s theme is Flower Power, celebrating the contribution of flowers to our lives. Sometimes on a winter day when the sun is shining, the sky is cloudless and intensely blue and the air, with its low humidity, crisp and invigorating. For those who ski downhill or through the woods, snowshoe or ice skate or even take a walk on a country road, the scene is poetic, an artist’s dream. To come inside after such activity and be greeted with the scent of hearty soup or freshly baked chocolate chip cookies is a treat most keenly appreciated when the temperature is low. As the season turns, and we think about putting away the shovels and salt — not yet

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though! — we can also cheer ourselves on a bit by conjuring up the benefits of winter. What are they, you ask? Well, no mosquitoes for one. And the ticks have disappeared. No lawn to mow, although we do sometimes have to shovel snow, so that’s probably only a trade-off at best. We can gain a few pounds and hide beneath our tunics and sweaters until the change in wardrobe forces us to acknowledge the slothful truth. There are no emergency calls to fix the air conditioner in winter. But the boiler is no angel either. It always seems to give way on the coldest nights. A dark and cold winter night can be cheered with a crackling fire, as we sit before the fireplace sipping a favorite beverage and exchanging deep thoughts with a loved one. Even the dog seems to enjoy the warmth and glow, curling up at our feet. But we are willing to cast all that away for the excitement of spring, with its birdsong, flowers and warmth. The return of light, longer with each day, is a magical salve for our moods. Just for a little while longer, dear friends, hang in there.

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Longwood Lions too much for Mount Sinai Mustangs Lady Mustangs to face Nassau’s Class A best March 9

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It was a battle of the titans Feb. 27 as the Mustangs of Mount Sinai (21-3), the Class A small school champions, squared off against the Longwood Lions (21-2), the Class AA large school winners, for the overall Suffolk title. The Lions outpaced the Mustangs for most of the way to capture the overall Suffolk crown at Walt Whitman High School with a 70-45 victory. Longwood advance to the Class AA Long Island championship round. Mount Sinai senior Gabby Sartori, who had led the way for several games in the playoffs, again set the pace of her team in scoring

with two triples, two field goals and five from the line for 15 points. Senior Brooke Cergol hit three field goals and two treys for 12 while senior Margaret Kopcienski banked 11. The Mustangs lives to fight another day by competing against Sewanhaka, first-time Nassau county champions, in Class A action March 9 at Farmingdale State College. Tipoff is at noon. Photos clockwise from top left: Mount Sinai’s Kopcienski lays up for two drawing the foul against Longwood; freshman Kylie Budke drives around a Longwood defender; Cergol scores two of her 12 points; Sartori shoots over a Longwood defender; and Kopcienski sets up a play.

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