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EDUCATION SWR residents weigh in on pre-K proposal the transition to kindergarten,” Poole said. “About half of Long Island districts do offer a pre-K program.” A Shoreham-Wading River preliminary Administrators estimated $250,000 budget presentation for the 2018-19 school would be spent annually to cover the costs year March 20 included an added proposal of staffing. An additional $20,000 was also to bring a pre-kindergarten program to Miller set aside as a one-time startup cost for this Avenue School for a total $270,000 in year. The program requires a total of two contingency funds. Some teachers with pre-kinderresidents were on board for garten certification and the idea, while others wontwo teacher aides. dered if there were better These funds, they options in how to spend the stressed, do not in any district’s extra dollars. way change previously District Superintendent presented budget numGerard Poole said the board bers, which includes a of education received a slight increase of just 0.95 request last month to percent, or $701,500, consider the inclusion of the from the current year’s popular program that offers budget of $74,074,572. deeper learning and more There’s a projected tax structured skill-building to levy decrease in the young children as a way — Dan Losquadro budget draft of 0.5034 to better prepare them for percent, or $268,775 success in future educafrom the 2017-18 budget. tion. According to the presentation, the robust Pre-kindergarten would occupy two classprogram features play-based math curricu- rooms with a capacity of 72 students and be lum, English Language Arts, development of broken down into two half-day time slots — fine motor and gross motor skills and a strong 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. for one group and 12:15 emphasis on social-emotional learning. to 2:30 p.m. for the other. Implementation of “Pre-K programming, according to our the program would also potentially boost the research, offers benefits to students’ social- district’s declining enrollment. emotional learning and academics, and eases Brookhaven’s Highway Superintendent
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Shoreham-Wading River parents are split on whether to introduce a pre-K program. Dan Losquadro voiced feelings of opposition not as an elected official, but as the father of a student in the district. “I’m here to urge members of the board to not adopt the pre-K program,” he said. “Fundamentally, this program would reduce options for district parents because the money can be applied elsewhere. It has been proven time and again that when you introduce public funding into a preschool, you reduce the options, and put outward pressure on private providers. Half-day programs will also take students away from other activities.”
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‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’: North Shore’s Taking the lead of demonstrations started by people barely old enough to drive during the days of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement, North Shore students marched Saturday. Their messages were clear in their rhetoric delivered over a sound system from the bed of a pickup truck and on homemade signs: lives lost to gun violence are no longer acceptable, especially in schools, and politicians who do not agree are going to have organized and audible opposition. A local incarnation of the March for Our Lives, a movement started by survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 people dead in Parkland, Florida, Feb. 14, took place at the intersection of Routes 347 and 112 in Port Jefferson Station March 24. While thousands stomped through Washington, D.C., and countless other areas across the globe, several hundred gathered locally, thanks to the organizing efforts of students from Miller Place, Port Jefferson, Ward Melville and other area high schools, to call on politicians to take action to prevent gun violence in schools and communities. Activist organizations such as the North Country Peace Group, Long Island Rising, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Building Bridges in Brookhaven assisted the high schoolers in setting up the demonstration. Calls for legislative action in speeches and on signs ranged from all-encompassing bans of “assault style” weapons seen abroad, like in Australia; to the more incremental policy changes being discussed in state houses and on the federal level, such as raising the minimum age to purchase firearms from 18 to 21; to bans on modifiers that make semiautomatic weapons function like automatic weapons; stronger background checks; and longer waiting periods for purchases. “We are infused with a passion for change — change that we hope will drain the stagnant pool of corruption in our nation,” Miller Place High School student Jake Angelo said to the crowd. “We are the hope for our country’s future — the generation of awareness, the generation of calling ‘B.S.’ and the generation of change.” Nearly all of the student speakers directed their remarks at 1st Congressional District U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and the National Rifle Association, the powerful lobbying arm whose political contributions are often criticized as the deterrent to advancing gun legislation by those who lean to the political left. Zeldin received nearly $10,000 in campaign contributions from the NRA during his reelection campaign in 2016, according to campaign finance watchdog OpenSecrets.org. “Change does not happen when the leaders deem it so,” Ward Melville High School student Scott Egnor said. “Change happens when every day folks say that enough is enough. Change happens when every day folks draw the line. Change happens when we vote Lee Zeldin out. We will take this movement, by Americans, for Americans, and we will bring it to the doors of the capital. We will not stop until Congress is more afraid of our voice than the NRA checkbooks.”
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Longwood sophomore Ariana addresses march attendees at the Port Jefferson Station sister March for Our Lives March 24. A spokeswoman for Zeldin, Katie Vincentz, said in an email the congressman has and will continue to meet with those on both sides of the gun control debate, when asked if he planned to meet with any of the NY-1 students behind the Port Jeff Station march. She said Zeldin supports banning bump stocks, fixing the National Criminal Instant Background Check System and “ensuring lunatics manifesting violent criminal intentions to murder with firearms have access to none,” among other changes widely regarded as incremental gun control steps. She did not say whether or not he would support a ban on assault-style weapons when asked. “The more people of all ages participating the better,” Vincentz said when asked how Zeldin viewed the activism of students in his district and beyond. A speaker who identified herself as Ariana, a sophomore at Longwood High School, also invoked Zeldin during her remarks.
“Why should 15 year olds have to discuss the possibility of dying at the hands of a mass shooter?” she said. “Why should we be discussing dying in school, a place where we’re supposed to be safe and protected? And what can we expect from politicians like Lee Zeldin? Apparently only prayers and condolences. Congress is not taking the necessary steps to keep students like me and my friends safe — or the 5 year olds in kindergarten, or the 11 year olds in middle school. That’s why we are here. We cannot wait for the adults in Congress to continue to let the call the shots — Jake Angelo NRA when it comes to our safety. These politicians are not listening to us because we are supposedly too young to know what’s good for us, but apparently their silence is what’s best. Or perhaps the issue here is special interests and the money they receive is more important to them than our lives.” Many of the parents of student speakers and participants in attendance expressed
“We are the hope for our country’s future — the generation of awareness, the generation of calling ‘B.S.’ andthe generation of change.
how proud they were of their children. “It’s honestly the most proud that I’ve ever been of them,” said Kathy Podair, whose daughter Emma and friend Alyssa Anderson, Smithtown High School West students, were among the marchers. “I’ve raised them to be strong women and to speak out against things that are wrong and that need to change. To see them take that initiative and stand up, I feel like I did a good job. I’m very proud of them today.” She called sending a student off to high school in today’s world “terrifying.” “They had a lockdown drill last week,” she said. “We got an email from the superintendent in the morning letting us know that there will be an unannounced lockdown drill today, and they came home from school and told me they were in the choir room when it happened, in a room that doesn’t have a lock on the [glass] door, and they said, ‘We were sitting ducks if this was real.’ There were 150 kids in this room and they said, ‘There’s nowhere safe for us to hide.’” Port Jefferson High School students Ben Zaltsman and Matt Pifko, who helped organize an indoor assembly that took place March 14, the day of the national walkout, along with classmate Gavin
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Clockwise from top left, marchers proudly displays signs during the sister March for Our Lives in Port Jefferson Station March 24. Miller Place’s Jake Angelo, in orange shirt and hean jacket, and a Ward Melville sophomore Ariana, in orange and white shirt, speak to the crowd during the event.
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES continued from page A4 Barrett, also spoke during the event. The trio said they were inspired by the solidarity they felt from seeing so many of their peers in attendance. The students helped establish a station in the high school that will remain open at which their peers can get assistance in writing letters to elected representatives. Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) and state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) were also among the attendees. “It is amazing to see the passion, the dedication, commitment of these students — no fear,” Hahn said. “It is wonderful. They are focused, they are determined, they
are smart and they’re getting things done already. And we need to follow their lead.” A smaller group of counter-protesters stood across the street on Route 347 holding signs in support of the Second Amendment, with several Suffolk County Police Department officers and their cars positioned on the median to separate the two groups, though no violence and minimal interaction occurred. A package of gun control bills passed the New York State Assembly in March and will require passage by the Republicanmajority state Senate before becoming law. All of the students asked said they intend to vote in the next election, or the first one after their 18th birthday. Organizers from the various activist groups had a table set up during the march to help register attendees to vote.
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LEGALS
Notice of formation of Land in2 Cash, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/27/2018. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 1069 Main Street, Suite 156, Holbrook, NY 11741. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 184 3/8 6x vbr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE MILLER PLACE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT MILLER PLACE, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Miller Place Union Free School District, Miller Place, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Miller Place High School of the Miller Place Union Free School District, 15 Memorial Drive, Miller Place, New York, in said District on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money, which will be required for the 2018-19 fiscal year. 2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning Tuesday, May 1, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,prevailing time, at the Office of District Clerk, Administration Building, 7 Memorial Drive, Miller Place, New York. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value
on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the gymnasium of the North Country Road Middle School, 191 North Country Road, Miller Place, New York, during which time the polls will be open to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2018-19 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2018 and expiring on June 30, 2021. 3. That for the purpose of enabling the residents of this District to have the benefit of full library services, the Board of Education of Miller Place Union Free School District is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Comsewogue Public Library and the Port Jefferson Free Library for such library services for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 and to expend therefore during the District’s fiscal year 2018-19 a sum of money not exceeding $2,189,652.13 (Two Million, One Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand, Six Hundred Fifty Two Dollars and Thirteen Cents) and that the Board of Education be authorized to levy the necessary tax therefore. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2018-19, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. begin-
ning Tuesday, May 1, 2018, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the Administration Building, 7 Memorial Drive, Miller Place, New York, and at each schoolhouse in the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the Administration Building, 7 Memorial Drive, Miller Place, New York, not later than Monday, April 16, 2018, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law in the Administration Building, 7 Memorial Drive, Miller Place, New York, on Thursday, May 10, 2018, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The last day to regLEGALS con’t on pg. 10
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Michael Castellano of Brooklyn is accused of allegedly offering Suffolk businesses fake fire extinguisher inspections in charges brought by the district attorney.
DA says Suffolk businesses were scammed with fake inspections BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini (D) announced the arrest of a Brooklyn man March 27 who allegedly scammed approximately 30 businesses in Suffolk County into paying for fake fire extinguisher inspections. “This individual was preying on small business owners who were trying to do the right thing and protect the safety of their employees,” Sini said. “This is not just a matter of bringing a scam artist to justice; it is a matter of ensuring that our small businesses are safe and in compliance with fire safety laws.” Michael Castellano, 51, of Brooklyn, was arraigned in Suffolk County Court on charges of a first-degree scheme to defraud, a class-E felony; first-degree falsifying business records, a class-E felony; and petit larceny, a class-A misdemeanor. Bail was set at $5,000 cash or $20,000 bond. Castellano allegedly collected money from business owners for fire extinguisher inspections and falsified certificates of
inspection under business Liberty Fire Extinguisher Sales Co. from as early as August 2017. He allegedly charged businesses $20 per fire extinguisher and replaced the inspection tags without servicing the equipment. He allegedly collected approximately $1,050 from businesses located across Suffolk County. Castellano targeted small businesses owned by immigrants, according to the DA’s office, many of whom speak English as a second language. Sini urged business owners to check their fire extinguishers for inspection tags issued by Liberty Fire Extinguisher Sales Co. “If you are a business owner in Suffolk County and you were a victim of Mr. Castellano’s scam, please contact the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office at 631-853-5602 or via email at InfoDA@suffolkcountyny.gov,” Sini said. Castellano was arrested by Suffolk County police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s squad March 26. He is being represented by the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County and due back in court on March 30. The matter is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Kevin Ward.
POLICE BLOTTER
Incidents and arrests March 20–25 7-Eleven robberies
Suffolk County police arrested a Farmingville man for allegedly robbing a Farmingville convenience store twice during the past three months. Deshawn Martin allegedly entered 7-Eleven, located at 358 Mooney Pond Road, and robbed an employee at gunpoint March 20 at 12:08 a.m., according to police. Sixth Precinct officers located Martin a short time later on Route 25, near South Coleman Road, in Centereach. Further investigation by Major Case Unit detectives determined Martin also allegedly robbed the location Jan. 1 at 6:45 a.m. Martin, 21, was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and resisting arrest. He was arraigned March 20 at 1st District Court.
Stony Brook murder-suicide
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a murdersuicide that occurred at a Stony Brook home March 25. Sixth Precinct officers were called to Pembrook Drive after a family member of the residents called 911 to report the discovery of two deceased adults. Following an investigation, it was determined Raymond Foster, 79, shot his wife, Sandra, 78, and then shot himself, according to Suffolk County police. The two were pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. — COMPILED BY ALEX PETROSKI
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UNIVERSITY STEVE KRAMER
Clockwise from left, Berlinda in temporary casts; the teen with Steve Kramer, behind wheelchair, Lucia Anglade, left, and Dr. Wesley Carrion, right; and Berlinda crawling before the operation.
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braces with help, she has a long way to go before she can stand on her own. Kramer said she has to build up strength, and she feels a A teen born with two clubbed feet is closer lot of pain when she moves her left knee as it to her dream of walking on her own thanks to is locking up after not being used for months. the efforts of Long Islanders and Stony Brook However, he said she was pleased to be out of University Hospital. the fixators, which caused her pain at times. When Steve Kramer, a retired Brookhaven “She’s very happy now, and she’s regained National Laboratory physicist from Ridge, her smile,” he said. originally Shoreham, traveled to Haiti last Carrion said fixators can be painful, and year through Life & Hope Haiti, a nonprofit when Berlinda’s wheelchair would hit bumps, founded by Haitian-American Lucia Anglade, the pain would increase. he never knew what a profound impact his “It’s tough when you got these fixator trip would have on one student’s life. It was frames on that look like giant tinker toys while working at the Eben-Ezer School, built that you attach to the limbs,” Carrion said. by Anglade in Milot, Haiti, he met 16-year-old “They’re things that hurt. They’re things that Berlinda, who would crawl to are uncomfortable.” get from one spot to another. Carrion said it’s difficult to Moved by her struggles, determine if Berlinda will stand Kramer reached out to Dr. without braces. She had polio Wesley Carrion at Stony Brook and did not receive proper University School of Medicine’s treatment, and also has spina Department of Orthopaedics bifida. Carrion said despite a about performing surgery to hole in her spinal column, it fix Berlinda’s feet. Kramer sent hasn’t presented any problems. the doctor copies of her X-rays, “If we can get her walking and Carrion told him he felt — Dr. Wesley Carrion with braces, that’s a huge win,” he could treat her and rotate Carrion said. “She was basically the feet. He agreed to do it free of charge, crawling around her village. She was unable donating his time and equipment. to stand, so when we got her up with physical “We looked at her and felt she had a fairly therapy, those were literally her first steps.” good chance of standing,” Carrion said. Kramer said the hope is for Berlinda to stay After Carrion performed surgery on until she completes physical therapy, which Berlinda in November, fixators — external will take a few months, since she will receive frames that are attached by pins drilled into better treatment in Stony Brook than in Haiti. leg bones — were used to rotate her feet to To help with Berlinda’s airfare and outpatient stretch the tendons. After the fixators were in expenses, Kramer set up a GoFundMe page. place, Berlinda received outpatient services He said with money from that account, he can from the hospital, and she stayed at Anglade’s buy physical therapy equipment, like parallel home on Long Island, according to Kramer. bars so she can practice standing and walking The fixators were removed March 9 and outside of physical therapy treatments. Berlinda was put in leg casts until March 19. Kramer said during Berlinda’s stay in She has been working with physical therapists New York, it was the first time she saw snow, at the hospital, and while she can stand with and he showed her how to make a snowball.
‘If we can get her up walking with her braces, that’s a huge win.’
“She knew what to do with it,” Kramer said. “She wanted to throw it at me, and she did.” Kramer said Berlinda, who will turn 17 April 13, loves learning, and despite attending school for only one year, easily solved basic arithmetic problems when he first met her. “She never lost that bright smile and willingness to work with whatever she had,” Kramer said, adding that sometimes those with handicaps in her village are shunned and even her siblings have bullied her. When Kramer first approached Carrion, the doctor informed him that he would also need to get the hospital to donate some of the costs for the November surgery. It was then Kramer reached out to Department of Medicine’s Dr. L. Reuven Pasternak, who serves as vice president for health systems and chief executive officer of Stony Brook University Hospital. Pasternak said requests like Kramer’s to waive charges are not unusual
from doctors and members of the community. “We do this from time to time, and the way it usually occurs is that a physician encounters somebody, oftentimes overseas, and in the course of doing a medical mission or in their travels,” Pasternak said. “And it’s somebody who has a correctable medical condition that will make a huge impact on their lives.” While Pasternak was out of town during the surgery and hasn’t met Berlinda yet, he said Kramer and Carrion have kept him informed about her recovery and follow-up treatment. “It’s a testimony to cooperation and collaboration because it required a lot of people to step up and say that this is important to do and basically volunteer to do it,” he said. For more information about fundraising efforts to help Berilnda, visit www.gofundme. com/berlindasmiracle. To find out more about Life & Hope Haiti or to get involved, visit www.lifeandhopehaiti.org.
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SCHOOL NEWS Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School
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Spreading kindness starts with ‘hello’ Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School students and staff helped spread kindness and compassion this February as they took part in the Start With Hello initiative sponsored by SandyHookPromise.org. During the weeklong activity, students and staff sported name tags to encourage conversations between new friends, placed sticky notes on classroom doors to share warm thoughts, learned how to say hello in different languages and made a commitment
to a conscious act of kindness. Students and staff also wore green — the official color of the program — to support the initiative and made posters to display throughout the building. Start With Hello teaches students in grades 2-12 the skills needed to reach out and include those who may be dealing with loneliness to create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within a school, according to the organization.
Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School students in Dave Falcone’s fifth-grade class learned about the latest technologies during a recent workshop with Jussi Kajala and Paul Nix of 3-D Bear. Students learned about 3-D models, 3-D
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Encouraging positive choices, healthy habits and learning was in full force during Wellness Week at Albert G. Prodell Middle School. Coordinated by the physical education department, the week started with an assembly on bullying and diversity, presented by Suffolk County police officer Nancy Ward. She was introduced by student council members Erin Cahill, Joelle Iallacci and Hailey Lewkovich. “It is important to respect our individual differences,” social worker and dignity act coordinator Andrea Monz said. “It’s especially important that students be empowered to stand up against bullying and biased language.” The rest of the week was filled with fun activities in physical education classes, including country line dancing and yoga. PTO members brought nutritious and healthy foods for lunch.
“Wellness Week allows students to be exposed to different fitness and healthrelated activities,” physical education teacher Allison Demarco said. “Staff, parents and community members serve as role models to teach students different aspects of wellness. We hope the students come away with more knowledge and a stronger desire to be emotionally and physically well.” Locals Melissa DelGuidice, April Langella, Michele Loesch and Andrea Patterson; secretary Rosalie Burke; and teachers Katie Peters and Melissa Stallone were also involved in making the program a success.
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Logic, creativity and using analytical skills are some of the key components of computer science that second-graders in Kristen Gironda’s class are starting to learn in computer lab. Students were introduced to Code.org, a website dedicated to expanding computer science in schools. Gironda familiarized them with the layout of the site and set them each up with a login and password so they could begin working on the first set of assignments, which are geared toward teaching the basics of computer science and internet safety.
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printing and augmented reality before deploying newfound knowledge by completing a hands-on challenge. The students worked in small groups to research a dinosaur and create an environment for it to survive based specifically on its characteristics.
Students from Suffolk County were selected on a competitive basis with New York State School Music Association scores as the main criteria, coupled with teacher recommendations. “On behalf of Shoreham-Wading River Central School District, we congratulate and celebrate all these accomplished musicians,” said Wading River Elementary School Principal Louis Parrinello.
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Eleven fifth-grade students from Wading River School showcased their talents at the Long Island String Festival Association concert held at Northport High School. Andrew Costello, Siena Faragasso, Elizabeth Finter, Yiya Hu, Kerrin McGuire, Johanna Ochsenfeld, Caroline Panasci, Damian Perez, Katie Schaefer, Cameron Sheedy and Sophia Stadler were selected to perform in the prestigious concert.
“The students loved it,” said Gironda, who encourages them to investigate various problem-solving techniques as they progressed through the curriculum and learned how to code their own game or story that they can share.
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Students take parents back to school Senior has her voice heard on Joseph Sugar Day Shoreham-Wading River High School senior Alexandra Meli raised her voice at the state capitol building as part of the All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble at the New York State School Music Association’s Joseph Sugar Day in Albany. Joseph Sugar Day is NYSSMA’s yearly visit to state legislators to advocate for music education, and is named in honor longtime NYSSMA music education advocate
instrumental in creating Music in Our Schools Month. “We are all very proud of her many accomplishments,” Shoreham-Wading River High School music teacher David Minelli said of Meli’s participation. Mel, center, is flanked by NYSSMA’s Zone 14 representative David Cerullo and Wading River Elementary School music teacher, Meli’s mother Alexandra.
Students at Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School were joined by their parents and guardians for Family Fun Night, a buildingwide initiative that is intended to help families become more involved in their children’s education in a positive, stress-free way. During the event, parents and children worked together to play board games, take part in parachute activities and compete in a series of academic challenges. Students also walked their parents through the many projects and classroom activities they’ve
completed this school year. Parents and students rotated between activities, giving parents the opportunity to experience the students’ daily gym activities and test their knowledge of fourth-grade curriculum.
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What we know about gun violence, understanding the facts BY MARCI LOBEL Our nation is reeling from another school shooting involving a perpetrator who was psychologically disturbed. As we consider ways to prevent such tragedies from recurring, it is important to focus on what is known about gun violence. Only by understanding these facts can we develop strategies that are most likely to be effective. First, the majority of gun violence is committed by people without mental illness. This is well documented by public health experts. A person with mental illness is much less likely than a person without a diagnosable mental illness to commit an act of gun violence. In fact, mentally ill people are more likely to be victims than perpetrators of gun violence. Inaccurate claims equating mental illness with gun violence promote stigma and misunderstanding about mentally ill people and may make it less likely that they will reach out to seek help. Second, mass shootings are not as common as other acts of gun violence. Mass shootings in schools or elsewhere — churches, movie theaters, congressional softball games, music concerts — understandably receive a lot of attention because these tragedies are exceptionally horrifying, especially when children are victims. Nevertheless, the majority of deaths and unintended injuries by guns are not through mass shootings. Every day in the United
States, 93 people die from gun violence on ment is not unlimited. [It is] not a right to average, according to the key gun violence keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in statistics page on www.bradycampaign.org. any manner whatsoever and for whatever Third, owning a gun or having one purpose. ... We also recognize another imaccessible puts you at risk of being killed by portant limitation on the right to keep and it. According to research published in 2015 carry arms. Miller [a previous court case] in the Annals of Internal Medicine, homi- said, as we have explained, that the sorts cides, suicides and accidenof weapons protected were tal gun deaths are more nuthose ‘in common use at the merous among gun owners time.’ We think that limitaand others in their housetion is fairly supported by hold, especially children the historical tradition of and women, than among prohibiting the carrying people who don’t own of ‘dangerous and unusual guns. Research also shows weapons.’” that states with higher gun Fifth, merely being ownership have higher gun in the presence of a gun homicide rates, even after increases aggression. This controlling for other prephenomenon, “the weapons dictors such as poverty and effect,” is well demonstrated alcohol consumption, and by social psychology restates with gun control laws search, which also finds that have fewer gun deaths. Adpeople recognize and react ditionally, numerous studies to guns very quickly. “Guns BY MARCI LOBEL comparing developed counnot only permit violence, tries find that the number of they can stimulate it as well,” guns per capita is a strong, wrote Leonard Berkowitz in a independent predictor of the number of gun 1967 study with Anthony LePage. “The finger deaths in that country. pulls the trigger, but the trigger may also be Fourth, the U.S. Supreme Court has pulling the finger.” endorsed the constitutional legitimacy of To truly protect our children, our famigun restrictions. In 2008, in delivering the lies, our communities and our nation, we opinion of the court, conservative Justice must adopt measures that are consistent Antonin Scalia wrote, “Like most rights, with what is known about gun violence. the right secured by the Second Amend- The findings described above suggest that
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improving mental health outreach and treatment, while important in and of itself, will not solve the much larger problem of gun violence in American society. Stationing armed guards in our schools is not a solution — this endangers our children, teachers and those who work in schools because of the weapons effect described above. And even well-trained professionals are known to make errors in high-pressure situations. As to the idea of arming teachers, there are many more serious flaws with that idea than can be listed here. Furthermore, addressing mass shootings in our schools does nothing to eliminate the 93 gun deaths that occur day in and day out in this country. Can we enact sensible gun policies? The Supreme Court has ruled that some gun restrictions are constitutional, and evidence indicates that gun control reduces gun deaths, even though it doesn’t completely eliminate them. The vast majority of Americans, including gun owners, support sensible gun policies. So what are we waiting for? We’re waiting for our political leaders to act. Demand action from your elected officials. Make phone calls, send letters, march, protest and vote. Get involved with organizations such as Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action. Demand action before another 93 people die tomorrow. Marci Lobel is a professor of psychology and the director of the Program in Social and Health Psychology at Stony Brook University.
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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 6 ister shall be May 10, 2018. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, Administration Building, 7 Memorial Drive, Miller Place, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 10, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 12, 2018, by appointment, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the gymnasium of the North Country Road Middle School, 191 North Country Road, Miller Place, New York to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2019, and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 15, 2018. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning Friday, March 23, 2018; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk, Administration Building, 7 Memorial Drive, Miller Place, New York, on and after Thursday, May 10, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 15, 2018, the day set for
the election. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, Board of Education at the Administration Building, 7 Memorial Drive, Miller Place, New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before March 16, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the District Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 47 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name and residence of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. Dated: Miller Place, New York February 28, 2018 By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MILLER PLACE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Miller Place, New York Patricia Morbillo, District Clerk 205 3/29 4x vbr NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING/ELECTION OF NORTH SHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TOWNS OF BROOKHAVEN AND RIVERHEAD, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting/Election of the qualified voters of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District in the Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, and the qualified voters of the Rocky Point Union Free School District
No. 9, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Central Adult Study Area of the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York, on Tuesday, April 10, at 9:30 a.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting by paper ballot, upon the following items: 1. To adopt the Annual Library District Budget of the North Shore Public Library District for the Fiscal year 2018-2019 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of said School Districts; and 2. To elect one (1) Trustee of the North Shore Public Library District to fill one seat. a. One five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2023. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting/election on April 10, 2018 the polls will be open between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and the voting will be held in the Central Adult Study Area of the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the North Shore Public Library District’s purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in either School District during the seven (7) days immediately preceding said meeting/election, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, from the North Shore Public Library, located at 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York, during the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a budget hearing will be conducted on March 29, 2018 at 5 pm at the Library located on the lower level to present the 2018-2019 budget. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that residents of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District and the Rocky Point Union Free School District No. 9 may vote on April 10, 2018, only if they meet the qualifications to vote, pursuant to Education Law 2012, by averring that they are (1) a United States Citizen; (2) eighteen years of age or older; and (3) a resident of the Shoreham-Wading River School District or the Rocky Point Union Free School District No. 9 for thirty (30) days preceding the vote, and possessing identifica-
tion in the form of a North Shore Public Library card, a valid driver’s license, or some other comparable and reasonable form of identification; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, absentee ballots for the election of a Trustee of the Library District and for the adoption of the annual budget may be applied for at the Office of the Secretary of the Library District during regular business hours. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in said Office of the Secretary on each of the five (5) days prior to April 10, 2018, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and such list will be posted at the North Shore Public Library on April 10, 2018; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot. Dated: Shoreham, New York March 22, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NORTH SHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY WILLIAM SCHIAVO, LIBRARY BOARD PRESIDENT 222 3/22 2x vbr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE SHOREHAMWADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District, Suffolk County, New York will be held in the ShorehamWading River High School Library on Route 25A, Shoreham, New York, in said school district on May 1, 2018 at 7:00 PM prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 20182019 fiscal year.
2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning April 24, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the office of the District Clerk, District Office, 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, New York. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in the SWR High School Auxiliary Gym (250 Route 25A, Shoreham, NY), between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM, prevailing time, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: PROPOSITION #1 Budget RESOLVED, that the Budget as proposed by the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District, Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York, for the 2018-2019 fiscal school year, be adopted and so much thereof as may be necessary shall be raised by a levy of tax upon the taxable property of said school district. ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS There are two (2) vacancies for a term of three (3) years each, commencing July, 1, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2021. You are to vote for two (2) candidates only. The two (2) candidates with the highest pluralities of the votes cast will be elected to the Board of Education. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2018-2019, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM beginning April 24, 2018, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, New York and at each school house in the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pur-
suant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions to nominate a candidate for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the District Clerk of said School District at her office in the District Office, 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, New York, not later than Monday, April 16, 2018, between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, prevailing time. The present incumbents whose terms are expiring are Mr. Robert Rose and Dr. Michael Yannucci. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated, must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least 43 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election), must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Notice is further given, that the names of the candidates for the Board of Education will be drawn by lot on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at 10:30 AM prevailing time, at the Office of the District Clerk, to determine the position of their names on the ballot. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article LEGALS con’t on pg. 12
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‘This is a really great gift to give to our children. It’ll help them socially, cognitively and emotionally, and also help our district’s enrollment. Families that are young and new are looking for programs like these.’
Shoreham-Wading River Budget highlights •2018-19 proposed budget 0.95 percent higher than current year — $74,776,072 compared to $74,074,572 •All instructional programs will be maintained, with several additions including Project Adventure and student council at Miller Avenue; Science Olympiad and coding clubs at Wading River School; Christian club and a cheer team at the middle school; and a yoga club at the high school. •Employee salaries and benefits make up 70.9 percent of the budget’s total expenditures with $33,811,370 projected for salaries and $19,205,941 for benefits. •Superintendent Gerard Poole said: “Our budget is developed to maintain and strengthen our student programs and outcomes, and developed to protect the future fiscal health of our residents.”
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Continued from page A3 voiced opposition to the proposal, concerned about security issues that may arise from the program. Because the district would not be supplying transportation for pre-K, Heavey wondered how the school will handle the extra parents and children coming in and out of the building. “What would be the drop-off and pickup procedure?” Heavey asked. “If we went through the main vestibules at Miller Avenue, 36 families walking through at the same time would cause disruption and difficulty. And also, what about security guards? Will we have to hire an additional guard for drop-offs and pick-ups?” Alisa McMorris said she would like to see the extra funds go toward enriching and enhancing the district’s existing programs instead. “We really need to take a good look at how this will affect the entire district, and how it can be utilized somewhere else,” she said. But Courtney Von Bargen, a former teacher in the Connetquot school district, stood up in support. “Research shows that 3 and 4 year olds that attend highquality preschools are more successful in kindergarten and beyond,” Von Bargen said. “It really starts with a strong foundation, and if they’re provided with that they will be successful throughout their careers. This is a really great gift to give to our children. It’ll help them socially, cognitively and emotionally, and also help our district’s enrollment. Families that are young and new are looking for programs like these.” After the meeting, a few more residents weighed in on the issue on a Shoreham-Wading River community page on Facebook. “So many districts have pre-K programs,” Wading River resident Justine Eve said. “It helps the little ones get acclimated to their building and prepares them well.” But Stacey Tingo believes the district should have other priorities. “Let’s meet the needs of all the current students in the district before we bring on new clientele,” Tingo said. “Bring in a full-time elementary librarian, secondary grade psychologist, add another unit to the high school math and science classes … then we can talk about pre-K.” Board of education member Michael Yannucci addressed many of the concerns of residents. “We as a nation invest more in academic intervention and not enough in early intervention, where the vast majority of research shows we get more value from,” he said. “Any thought that adding a few pre-K classes would add to security threat is misplaced … we also put many dollars toward enrichment and mental health and current services are regularly evaluated for efficiency. Miller Avenue is the most logical place for [this program]. It’s our early childhood school, has the space and will be the school these children attend for three additional years.” The budget meeting was held Tuesday, March 27, and focused on curriculum and staff development, athletics, community programs, health services and personnel. The public will be able to vote on the budget in May.
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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 10 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law on May 10, 2018 (voter registration deadline), between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed with the District Clerk, 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 10, 2018, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 12, 2018, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 (the day of the vote), between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM, prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2019 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after
May 15, 2018. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 21, 2018. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots were issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk commencing Thursday, May 10, 2018, during regular office hours, and on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, and on May 15, 2018, (the day of the vote). Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, Board of Education at the District Office, 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, New York in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law and should have been filed on or before February 14, 2018 (90 days prior to vote, as per Policy #1650), at 4:00 PM, prevailing time; must have been typed or printed in the English language; must have been directed to the District Clerk of the School District; must have been signed by at least 105 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must have legibly stated the name of each signer. However, the Board of Education will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to deter-
mine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE ROCKY POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
Dated: March 21, 2018, New York
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public (Budget) Hearing of the qualified voters of the Rocky Point UFSD, Rocky Point, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Rocky Point High School, 82 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York, in said District on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:
By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Shoreham, New York Janice M. Seus, District Clerk Publish 4x: Weeks of 3/29, 4/12, 4/26, 5/3 267 3/29 4x vbr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SEC. 85-29 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, APRIL 4, 2018 COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: VILLAGE BEACON RECORD 12. Michael E. Pitts, 6 Salty Way, Shoreham, NY. Location: South side Salty Way 347’+/- West of Sandpiper Ct., Shoreham. Applicant requests height variance for proposed 20’ high, 672 sq. ft. detached garage with 9’ ceiling height in storage area (14’ high, 600 sq. ft. & 6’ ceiling height permitted). (0200 03700 0300 041000) CASES WILL BE HEARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. PAUL M. DE CHANCE CHAIRMAN 272 3/29 1x vbr Notice of formation of Ferraro World Travel, LLC. Art of Org filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/14/2018. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 27 Westbrook Rd Coram , NY 11727. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 273 3/29 6x vbr
1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 20182019 fiscal year. 2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto. A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the School District beginning April 24, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, every day except Saturday, Sunday, and holidays at the Office of the District Clerk, Rocky Point High School Guidance Office, 82 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election (Annual Meeting) will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Rocky Point High School, 82 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York, at which time the polls will be open to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2018-2019 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District. 2. To elect two members of the Board of Education for three-year terms commencing July 1, 2018 and expiring on June 30, 2021; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the
School District’s budget for 2018-2019, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, beginning April 24, 2018, every day except Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, at the District Administrative Office, 90 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York, and at each schoolhouse within the District; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the Clerk’s Office in the Rocky Point High School Guidance Office, 82 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York, not later than April 16, 2018, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Such petitions must be directed to the Clerk of the District and must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law at the Rocky Point High School, 82 Rocky PointYaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid vote/election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk,
Rocky Point High School Guidance Office, 82 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 10, 2018, and each day thereafter prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, as follows and at the polling place on the day of the vote; Thursday, May 10, 2018, and Friday, May 11, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 12, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the polling site to be used at the Budget Vote and Election (Annual Meeting) to register voters for the Annual Meeting be held in 2018, and at any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 15, 2018; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk, beginning April 18, 2018; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in order to be canvassed. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk beginning on Thursday, May 10, 2018, and each day thereafter prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, as follows: Thursday, May 10, 2018 and Friday, May 11, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 12, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and LEGALS con’t on pg. 13
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Steven Hernandez, 32, and Kurt Hall, 26, from Hope House Ministries in Port Jefferson Station, participated for the first time in Northport Boy Scouts Troop 410’s polar plunge at Steers Beach March 18. Hall, who lives at Little Portion Friary in Mount Sinai, won best costume at the annual event.
LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 12 12:00 noon. Dated: Rocky Point, New York March 23, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION KELLY WHITE, DISTRICT CLERK ROCKY POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Suffolk County, New York 277 3/29 4x vbr NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE and ELECTION MOUNT SINAI UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Budget Hearing will be held at the Mount Sinai Middle School, Route 25A, Mount Sinai, New York, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of such business as is authorized by Education Law, including the following items: 1) To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money that will be required for the 2018-19 fiscal year. 2) To discuss all of the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote/Election to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. 3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York. Polls will be open to vote by voting machine upon the following items on May 15, 2018:
a. To adopt the annual budget of said school district for the fiscal year 2018-19 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the district. b. To enter into an agreement for Library Services. c. To authorize a Capital Improvement Project. d. To establish a Capital Reserve Fund. e. To elect members of the Board of Education as follows: 1) One member for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2018 to succeed Lynn Capobianco, whose term of office expires June 30, 2018. 2) One member for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2018 to succeed Michael Riggio, whose term of office expires June 30, 2018. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that for the purpose of voting at such Budget Vote/Election on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at the Mount Sinai Elementary School, the polls will be open between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money that will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2018-19, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning May 1, 2018, except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays, at the Administration Office, and at each of the school buildings. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that pursuant to Real Property Tax law section
495 an “exemption report” is to be attached to the budget citing the amount of the total assessed valuation of the District that is subject to exemption from taxation including a listing of every type of exemption (providing the statutory authority for each such exemption); the cumulative impact of each such exemption; the cumulative amount to be received from recipients of exemptions in the form of “payments in lieu of taxes” or other payments for municipal services; and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, with the Clerk of said school district at her office in the Mount Sinai District Office, Route 25A, Mount Sinai, New York, not later than Monday, April 16, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Vacancies on the Board of Education shall not be considered separate specific offices and nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy for which a candidate is nominated. Such petitions must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least twenty-six (26) qualified voters of the District, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning April 16, 2018; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days be-
fore the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 10, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 15, 2018, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person, whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to S2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) years, or if he/she is eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he/she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. 1. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District at the Mount Sinai District
Office, Route 25A, Mount Sinai, New York, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. and at Mount Sinai High School, 110 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, New York, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the register to be used at the aforesaid Annual Budget Vote/ Election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his/her name placed on such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Annual Budget Vote/Election for which the register is so prepared, and that the register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and the registration list prepared by the Board of Elections of Suffolk County will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Mount Sinai District Office, Route 25A, Mount Sinai, New York, and will be open for inspection to any qualified voter of the District on and after Thursday, May 10, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the date set for the Annual Budget Vote/Election, except Sunday, by appointment on Saturday, and at the polling place on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Mount Sinai Elementary School to prepare the register of the school district to
be used at the Annual Budget Vote/Election to be held in 2019 and any special meeting that may be held after the preparation of said register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Budget Vote/Election for which said register is so prepared. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any questions or propositions to amend the budget or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said Budget Vote/ Election must be filed with the Board of Education at the Mount Sinai District Office, Route 25A, Mount Sinai, New York, not later than Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; and must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the school district. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition or amendment which is contrary to law. Dated: March 23, 2018 Maureen Poerio, District Clerk Mount Sinai U.F.S.D. Town of Brookhaven Suffolk County, New York 281 3/29 4x vbr
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SPORTS DAN SPALLINA
Team room comes to life at Rocky Point High School BY KEVIN REDDING KEVIN@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM For years, Rocky Point High School physical education teacher Dan Spallina had a blank canvas in the form of an old weight room-turned-football storage space. But this past February, with the help of volunteers and supporters — including parents, students and faculty members — he completed and unveiled a state-of-the-art sports team room in the space’s footprint to be used for video breakdowns of players’ performances, halftime meetings, team gatherings and other school events. As head coach of the girls lacrosse program, Spallina, a Rocky Point graduate, recalled visiting the room to pick up his players’ uniforms in 2015 and envisioned something better for the school’s athletes in the cramped and underutilized area. As the student-athletes were often relegated to unused classrooms, the hallways or the athletic field for meetings and team-building exercises, Spallina thought a more suitable space could be built in the spot — a plac for “collaboration and camaraderie.” “I just thought, what if?” Spallina said.
So, in fall 2016, after receiving approval from the board of education, he rounded up a small, determined band of parent volunteers, with the help of the district’s athletic director Charles Delargy, to help configure, spackle and paint the space. Spallina said the volunteers regularly pitched in at night, after their fulltime jobs and daughters’ lacrosse games, to help bring the roughly $4,700 project to light. Even a couple of players helped with painting. “When I say dedication, I mean dedication,” Spallina said. “The volunteers just wanted to help out and be a part in it. In my eyes, it was simply amazing.” Together, they transformed a room previously used by teams to watch gameplay videos on a small television or an old projector against a white wall into a clean, open facility equipped with a full HD 4K projector, video screen, stadium seating and strip lights on step-down levels. The new complex has also been decorated with 3-D wood objects, framed inspirational quotes and artwork of the Eagles emblem and American flag. “To have an idea, then see it being brought to life is incredible,” said Spallina, who presented the new room during a special celebration event in late February alongside Delargy. “My hope is that every athlete that steps into the room feels the sense of pride that it took to build. This is a truly special community and togive the student-athletes a
Parents and students help Rocky Point coach Dan Spallina. above right, turn high school storage space, below left and right, into a sports team room, at top.
room like this can only be positive.” Delargy said when he came to the district a year and a half ago, he and Spallina quickly saw eye to eye about the room’s potential. “One of the first things I did was stress with the teams and coaches about how helpful video is to prepare for games and for general improvement — and the storage area was the perfect place to do something like that,” Delargy said. “It turned out to be such a nice community project and the coaches and students are all extremely happy, because now they have a place to go. And with the 4K projector — it’s night and day.” John Bellissimo, the parent of senior lacrosse player Christina Bellissimo and one
of the lead volunteers who helped design the room, also noted the importance of the new facility, stating he feels every school district should have a dedicated space like the one at Rocky Point for its student-athletes. “Of course, our job as parents is to provide our kids with every opportunity to be the best they can be, and help bring the goodness out of them,” Bellissimo said. “So, by having this team room, it’s going to foster the team spirit, togetherness and confidence, and really push these kids to understand what it means to work as a team. The feedback from the kids is that they love it. Because it’s new, nobody else has had it — it’s theirs. This is the room they needed.”
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SPORTS BILL LANDON
Clockwise from left, Mount Sinai pitcher Ryan Shanian fires from the mound; Jared Donnelly slams the ball to the outfield; Nick Cergol makes contact; T.J. Werner snags a line drive; and Paul Gomes heads home.
Mustangs make short work of Amityville, twice BY BILL LANDON All you could hear Tuesday in Mount Sinai was the sounds of bats cracking. The baseball team continued to rally inning after inning en route to a 13-0 win over Amityville March 27. The Mustangs blanked Amityville 14-0 the day prior. Leading the way for Mount Sinai was designated hitter Jared Donnelly, going 3-for3 with a double, two runs and four RBIs. Even though his team possesses a potent combination of strength from every angle of the field, he thinks there’s more work to be done at the plate. “We’re going to have to be more consistent at the plate — we swung at some bad pitches,” he said. “Everyone’s a little out in front. We need to stay focused, under control and try to drive the ball the other way, but our bats have come alive.” First to get Mount Sinai on the board was right fielder Ethan Angress, who went 1-for-2 with three RBIs. He led the Mustangs in their first game with four runs scored and five RBIs after going 3-for-4. He set the tone March 27 when he drilled his first ball to right center to drive in a pair of runs in the top of the first. Donnelly was hit by a pitch that plated catcher Nick Cergol in the second, and after an Amityville conference on the mound Angress sent one outfield that drove home center fielder Paul Gomes for a 4-0 lead.
Game 1 Mount Sinai 14 Amityville 0
Game 2 Mount Sinai 13 Amityville 0
“I’ve been liking the defense and our pitching,” Angress said, but noted there will be more challenging opponents ahead. “Shoreham-Wading River and BayportBlue Point will be a challenge, but our next test is going to be Miller Place in three weeks, and we’ll need to be ready.” Amityville was fortunate that more damage wasn’t done as the Mustangs stranded three at the end of the second. The Warriors once again struggled to get the ball in play top of the third as pitcher Ryan Shanian retired the side in order. Mount Sinai coach Eric Reichenbach said it meant nothing to outscore his opponent 27-0 in the first two games of the early season.
“We’ve got to learn to get ahead in the count, pound the zone offensively — we’ve got to have better pitch selection [because] we’re not facing the better part of our schedule right now,” the head coach said. “If we have an offensive display like we did yesterday and today, we’re going to struggle down the road, so we need to stand back on the baseball and hit the ball the other way.” Mount Sinai hosted East Hampton March 28, but results were not available by press time. The Mustangs play host to Amityville one last time April 6 at 10 a.m. before returning to face East Hampton on the road April 9 at 4:30 p.m.
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LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES OF NY SEEKS: RN’S Development Associate Direct Care Workers Child Care Workers HCI Enrollment Marketer Assistant House Manager Health Care Intergrator Case Worker Valid NYS Driver’s License required for most positions. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River NY. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME & COVER LETTER AND TO VIEW VARIOUS SHIFTS AVAILABLE PLEASE GO TO WADINGRIVERJOBS@LFCHILD.ORG OR FAX TO 631-929-6203. EOE PLEASE SEE COMPLETE DETAILS IN EMPLOYMENT DISPLAY ADS
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OPINION Editorial
Keep the wheels in motion The 1980s rock band White Lion said it best when they sang: “When the children cry let them know we tried, ’cause when the children sing then the new world begins.” Children across the country ensured their cries were heard March 24 when millions of them took to the streets to call for implementation of stricter gun control laws as part of hundreds of March for Our Lives rallies. Now we have a challenge for them and the parents and grandparents who joined them — keep the momentum. The rallies were inspired by the battle cries of students who survived the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. For centuries, protesting has been a popular way to get politicians to pay attention, but those rallying calls need to be followed by action in order to get things done. We surmise many if not most of the student marchers understand this is just beginning, like Avalon Fenster, one of the organizers of the March 24 rally in Huntington. “In the long term, we want to get youth more civically involved, collaborating with elected officials to create legislation that makes our lives a priority,” Fenster said. It’s something Port Jefferson High School students Ben Zaltsman, Matt Pifko and Gavin Barrett also get. These students helped establish a station in their high school where their peers can get assistance in writing letters to their representatives. Letter writing, emailing and calling the offices of elected officials is a vital process to let legislators know what their constituents want and need. However, writing to a congressman is not the end of the line either if true change is the students’ goal. All the letters and phone calls in the world mean nothing if a person isn’t registered to vote. The March for Our Lives website, www.marchforourlives.com, has set up a form to make it easier for voters to register. It’s a rite of passage and a civic responsibility when a teen turns 18. High school students who are heading off to college in the fall need to also familiarize themselves and their peers with the process of obtaining and submitting an absentee ballot. If you are registered to vote in Setauket but go to school at SUNY Cortland, unless you’re driving home on the morning of Nov. 6, an absentee ballot is your only option. Simply showing up to fill out a ballot is not enough either. People of all ages need to ask themselves what matters most to them, and then see how their representatives in the U. S. Senate, House of Representatives and state positions vote on issues. There’s one more step 18-year-old marchers need to keep on the table as well. If you feel you and your community are not being represented effectively by those in power, consider running for office, or at least help those who represent your interests get elected. That’s what 24-year-old Josh Lafazan did last November, and he became Nassau County’s youngest legislator. For a few political offices — including New York State senator and assemblyperson — the minimum age requirement is 18 years old. To serve in the federal government, you must be at least 25 years old. Leslie Gibson, a Republican candidate for the Maine House of Representatives, is a living embodiment of what is possible. He recently dropped out of his race after receiving criticism for remarks he made on Twitter about Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students, including calling Emma Gonzalez, who has been in the forefront of the movement, a “skinhead lesbian.” He had been running unopposed, but after he made the comment, challengers sprung up from both parties, including a 28-year-old Democrat who had never considered seeking political office before. We’ve heard the children’s cries. Now the real work begins.
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Mr. President: Let the GEC do its job Dear President Trump, We write today regarding the Department of State’s Global Engagement Center. In particular, we write to urge you to enable and fully resource the GEC to effectively execute its roles and responsibilities in leading the United States efforts to counter the exploitation of the information environment by state and non-state actors aimed at undermining U.S. national security interests. The 2018 National Security Strategy acknowledges the risk weaponization of information poses to U.S. national security. Examples include the Islamic State’s successful use of propaganda for recruiting and inspiring violence and the Russian Federation’s continuous employment of global information operations aimed at undermining democratic institutions, values and principles. The 2018 NSS concludes that “U.S. efforts to counter the exploitation of information by rivals have been tepid and fragmented.” Although we agree with this statement, we note that Congress, and this committee in particular, has legislated in a manner that provides for the
synchronized, coordinated, wholeof-government approach required to effectively counter state and non-state actors’ activities in the information environment that threaten U.S. national security. Specifically, section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 statutorily established the GEC within the Department of State. Section 1287 authorizes the GEC, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and heads of other relevant federal agencies and departments, to lead, synchronize, and coordinate the efforts of the federal government to recognize, understand, expose and counter foreign state and nonstate propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining U.S. national security interests. This authorization not only expanded the original scope and mission of the GEC to also counter state-sponsored propaganda, but it provided additional authority for DOD to transfer up to $60 million to support the GEC’s efforts. The 2018 NSS identifies priority actions, such as innovation and driving effective communications that the GEC is well-poised to lead as a result of this law. We are therefore
disappointed that to date your administration has not provided adequate resources, including funding and personnel, to the GEC to carry out its mission and, furthermore, that you have not yet appointed a director to lead the agency in this endeavor. Our nation must bolster efforts to counter exploitation of the information environment. We can no longer afford to assume the risk exploitation incurs to our citizens and our democratic institutions and values. We urge you to provide adequate authorities and resources to the GEC so that it, in conjunction with relevant agencies and departments, may begin work on a comprehensive strategy and conduct associated activities to carry out its roles and responsibilities to counter weaponization of information. Finally, we implore you to immediately appoint a director of the GEC to lead our nation’s effort against this threat. Thank you for your attention to this matter and we look forward to your response.
Barron YoungSmith U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services
Students are again making a difference The March 24 March for Our Lives will be remembered most for the powerful voices and intensity of the students who marched and spoke out against great odds. They have begun a journey of activism that has the potential to permanently awaken a generation. For those young people committed to that journey, I would like to propose a next step in their self-education. Read Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1964 book, “Why We Can’t Wait.” The book is the history of the six-month struggle that led up to the March on Washington and Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. It includes the story of the major part played by brave young students who were the “foot soldiers” in that struggle. Although 1963 was the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, African-Americans in parts of the American South still
lived in a virtual terrorist state, enforced both legally and illegally. But a decade of events preceding the spring of 1963 had brought them a new sense of pride and determination, and a growing awareness by many American that things had to change. America would not have had a march on Washington or Dr. King’s speech without the successful “Birmingham campaign” in April 1963. Dr. King’s decision to tackle “Bombingham,” the city regarded as the most segregated and most violent in the deep South, was a strategic and risky gamble. And a key element of its success was the courage and discipline of thousands of high school and younger students who studied, trained and pledged themselves to nonviolent direct action. These brave students stood up against police, police dogs,
fire hoses, beatings and arrest to fill the jails of Birmingham to overflowing. Television brought this shocking struggle into the living rooms of America for the first time and virtually shamed Americans in front of the rest of the world. “Why We Can’t Wait” is an incredible firsthand narrative which nails down a turning point in history that paved the way for the many liberation movements that have followed. But it is also a primer on the power of nonviolent activism combined with the determination of courageous young people. That combination, God willing, may once again be moving this nation further toward the ultimate dream of America’s founders: “Justice for all.” Bravo.
Tom Lyon Mount Sinai
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OPINION
Voting with our wallets against toxic messages
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e’ve reached a period of outrageous outrageousness. Or maybe extremes of extremism. I read recently about an advertisement by a beer company that seems overtly racist. Now, I’m not going to name the company because that might accomplish what it could have been attempting in the first place, which is to get its brand name in front of people. This company has caused quite a stir by linking the color of beer By Daniel Dunaief to its quality, which in turn is linked to race in the ad. What’s happening in the country? Have we reached the stage where all news is good news? We live in a world of such polarization, so many shrill messages and
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such a rapid news cycle that you almost have to be outrageous and ridiculous to get attention and to remain in the public’s eye for more than just a moment. It’s not an unprecedented phenomenon. Borrowing from the fictional world, poor Roxie Hart from the show “Chicago” is “the name on everyone’s lips,” as the song goes. But then, once the gripping trial ends, the newest crime of passion captivates the city’s attention, relegating Roxie to a less prominent place in the dramas of the Windy City. In our real world, which sometimes seems to require a reality check, people doubt everything. Why, just the other year, the current president questioned the national origin of the previous one. Doubt and cynicism are all by-products of a shrill time where people shout alternative facts from the rooftops. And to bring matters up to speed, current politicians are questioning the motives of the Parkland shooting survivors. Some suggest
that left-leaning people who want to take away everyone’s guns are manipulating America’s youth. These students are not too young to die, but are somehow considered too young to have formed such an energized national movement. Are people becoming more extreme with their time, with their emotions and with their donations? Yes, without a doubt. As the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates suggested, “desperate times call for desperate measures.” He was describing the response to life-threatening diseases and not to people who feel their lives are threatened leaving their homes. As Long Island native Billy Joel sang in 1989, “we didn’t start the fire.” While that’s true, and people have lived through periods of considerable instability and uncertainty, we are living in a time defined by extremes. At some point, We the People have to decide what we can accept and what we can’t. That beer advertisement seems to be a cheap ploy put together by a cynical advertising
executive, who has now pulled the ad after it may have served its purpose. Maybe this executive got his or her wish and more. Not only are people talking about it, but the company may also not have to pay as much for the ad, because now they’re not running it anymore. How do we combat such unacceptable messages and decide when a company has crossed the red line? One possible solution is to follow the example of the United States government. When other countries create intolerable situations for their citizens or our citizens or the world, we start by hitting these nations in their wallets and refuse to buy their products. Maybe a decline in sales at a company would send the kind of message that defeats the notion that all press is good press. Other cynical executives might get the message if the stock price or sales fell after such an advertisement polluted the company’s image. With our consumer decisions, we can send messages that it’s not OK to be offensive and outrageous just to sell another product or a toxic idea.
Save the dates: June 12, 24 for good times from TBR News Media
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his year the real March Madness wasn’t basketball. It was the number of nor’easters we in the Northeast endured. This will forever be the year of the nor’easters, one right after the other with snowfalls, flooding and especially the high winds. Many old trees are no longer with us. As the first quarter of the new year ends, we are hopeful that the old adage, “March in like a By Leah S. Dunaief comes lion and goes out like a lamb,” will prove to be true. The forecasts are promising. We have some exciting plans for the community that we believe will further enliven the next quarter of the
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year. On June 12, TBR News Media — that’s us — will offer a new event. It is called Cooks, Books & Corks, and it will be held at the Bates House in Setauket. For those who might not know the location, it is that lovely house inside Frank Melville Park, near the Mill Pond, usually used for wedding receptions, and it can be reached via a driveway opposite the Emma Clark Library and just past the two entrance roads to Strong’s Neck. We will have balloons and signage marking the way. So what is Cooks, Books & Corks? It is to be a grand marriage of mind and body on a joyful June Tuesday evening, from 6 to 9 p.m., that will combine good food from local restaurants with good books by local authors, all of which will go down easily with some good wine. We are encouraging the restauranteurs to bring tastings of their favorite dishes and the authors to offer their books for sale throughout the event. The views from the bluestone patio and the picture window are beautiful and serene in the middle
of the woods, and we will hope for a soft, summer breeze to erase all memories of past nor’easters. Besides being just plain fun and a forum for our local restaurants, local wineries and celebrated authors, Cooks, Books & Corks is a fundraiser intended to pay for an intern from the Stony Brook University School of Journalism this summer. We have held such fundraisers for that purpose in the past, and the internships have helped launch several young journalists into their careers. Tickets will be $50 per person for the food and wine, and although not tax deductible, all funds will go toward paying the intern. The cost of any books you might choose to buy will be up to you. We hope there will be irresistible books for children offered for sale as well as for us adults. Further, a ticket to Cooks, Books & Corks will enable the purchaser to have a reserved seat at the Stony Brook premiere of our film, “One Life to Give,” to be held on June 24, a
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Sunday evening. The film is a prequel of sorts to the story of the Culper Spy Ring that played a vital role in the Revolutionary War. Headquartered in Setauket, Washington’s spies fed critical intelligence to the Patriots of such high value that, in one instance, information enabled French soldiers to disembark safely from their ships and join the fight in the colonies. The cable channel, AMC, ran popular stories of the spies, “Turn: Washington’s Spies,” for four seasons, which ended last year. Our full-length film, by contrast, endeavors to be historically authentic. More details about the premiere will be forthcoming. I do want to give you this heads-up for the coming enjoyable events we have planned for the community. We think they will make you proud of where you live. And why do we do this? That’s easy. We’re committed to strengthening the sense of community because we are the community paper. And website. And social media. And now producers of historical films. Happy Spring!
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