The Village Beacon Record - April 8, 2021

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Vol. 36, No. 38

April 8, 2021

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A new experience is heading Down Port, with a focus on whiskey.

Thanks to a group of 10 from all across the North Shore, the entrepreneurs have taken over the former space of Fork & Fiddle, now creating The Whiskey Barrel.

Located at 138 Main St., the group of whiskey enthusiasts signed the lease just two weeks ago and are anticipating a Memorial Day weekend opening.

John Louis, owner of Maui Chop House in Rocky Point, said The Whiskey Barrel will focus primarily on brown liquors, and also feature a full menu.

“We have 100-plus bottles of whiskey, bourbon, Scotch,” he said.

And the menu will be curated by 18-yearold Maddy Bender, the barrel’s young and enthusiastic sous-chef and partner, who’s been working and gaining notoriety at Maui Chop House over the last year.

“It’s more of like a rustic American kind of thing,” she said. “We’re going to have all different burgers and wings. We’re going do a steak sandwich or pork katsu sandwich, so definitely something that would be really cool with all the different bourbons and whiskeys.”

Bender added the barrel will also have bourbon and whiskey pairings on the menu.

The recent college student said this whole experience has been surreal.

“John told me that he was looking to possibly open a new place in the village and said, ‘I want you to come in as a partner with me,’” she said. “And I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is crazy.’ And now that it’s like actually happening, John says it to me every day, that I’m not even 21 and I’m going to be owning a bar. He gave me the keys and it’s so real now.”

The group began discussing the idea less

than two months ago, Louis said, and from then it was full-speed ahead.

Now that they took over the former Southern-inspired spot, which closed right before the COVID-19 pandemic after a shortlived life on Main Street, Louis said that all they need to do is build a bar and do some cosmetic changes.

“All the fixtures, the kitchen’s in great shape, brand-new fridges I think that only had been on for six months — it’s all ready to go,” said co-owner David Tracy, of Stony Brook.

Thomas Francis, of South Setauket, said he hopes this restaurant becomes a destination.

“It’s really that old-world Kentucky cigarbar feel that we’re going for,” he said. “It’s something that when you walk in, it’s going to be a destination. It’s going to be why you want to come to Port Jeff.”

Francis, a whiskey expert himself, said that the bar will not be a place with intimidation.

“Some of this might intimidate folks,” he said. “So, hand in hand is an education aspect.

We bring people along for the experience, and shepherd them along the way.”

He hopes that it will be a place where those who are interested can learn the whiskey ways.

“We’re not just looking to open the doors and that’s it,” Francis added. “We want to be an experience, and have you come along for the ride.”

The group said they also obtained their tobacco license and will sell cigars to pair with the liquors.

But for those who can’t handle a whiskey or a bourbon, don’t worry. Another part owner, Paul Hess of Rocky Point, said there will be craft beer on tap and a wine list.

Bender said that although the group of partners and investors is large, everyone brings some-thing different to the table.

“We have a little bit of everything in here,” she said.

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A local business wanted to give back, and through fundraising was able to make children at Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, based in Wading River, smile for Easter.

Raquel Fernandez, owner of Icon Properties in Port Jefferson and member of the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, said that she always wanted to create a charity after opening her agency in 2004.

But like everything in early 2020, COVID-19 halted their plans.

In what was supposed to be their first fundraising event to create and donate Easter baskets to three nonprofits across Long Island, they had to postpone it.

That didn’t stop Fernandez, she said. Right before the shutdown in March, she with her own children, brought over 300 baskets to Little Flower’s Wading River campus for kids ages 2 to 14.

“It was such a great feeling,” she said.

“This was the last thing we were approved to do before nothing was allowed in. It gave a sense of normalcy.”

Fernandez said she wasn’t going to let the continuing pandemic stop her from helping again this year.

Icon Cares Inc. — the charitable part of Icon Properties, and a 501c3 nonprofit — was able to fundraise a bit with its second annual Hope Hops Around LI Campaign, that included hosting an event at Stony Brook’s The Bench on March 25.

The four-hour event sold out, Fernandez said, which had a guest list of 70 people. All the funds gathered were donated to Little Flower.

“We’re just trying to do something good,” she said. “It feels good to help out.”

During the event, there was a 50/50

draw, a silent basket auction and The Bench donated a portion of the proceeds when supporters bought The Blue Bunny — a specialty drink created for the event made of Stoli blueberry vodka, soda, lemonade and blue Curaçao liqueur.

“We’re really excited and hope this event becomes a staple,” Fernandez said.Her fundraising efforts raised more than $1,600.

Right before the event, 100 baskets were created and dropped off at Little Flower, which Taressa Harry, Little Flower’s director of communications, said would be gifted to the kids on Easter morning.

“Last year they reached out to us and we were really happy,” she said. “We love getting support especially when it’s from our local community.”

Little Flower is a 90-year-old nonprofit organization founded originally in Brooklyn, with its main campus in Wading River.

According to its website, the group has been committed to improving the lives and well-being of children by providing foster boarding home care, residential treatment care and, where appropriate, adoption. Their work focuses on strengthening the family so that they can provide a safe nurturing environment for raising children and to overcome a myriad of obstacles that threaten a child’s safety.

Harry said that donations like Icon Cares baskets goes a long way.

“The kids love any special treat they can get,” she said. “It shows them that there really are people who are pushing for them and cheering them on. It makes their day a little brighter, especially during the holidays where they can’t be home.”

Fernandez said the fundraising this year was a success and she looks forward to her next donation.

“We’re grateful to God that we can do something that helps out others,” she said.

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LEGALS NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SOUND HARBOR LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on January 14, 2021. 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: 37 Shore Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11790.

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Notice of formation of The Euclid Shop, LLC, filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/25/2021.

Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of the process to the LLC: 3 Constance Court, East Setauket, NY, 11733. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Stone Avenue LLC. Articles of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/22/21.

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To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 7 Salty Way, Shoreham NY 11786. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of formation of Gabianna Destination Properties LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 3/2/21.

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SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 4 Glen Way, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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ADVERTISEMENT INVITATION TO BIDDERS The Board of Education of the Rocky Point Union Free School District at Rocky Point, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York hereby invites sealed bids for: Schedule No.: 22-03 10:30 AM Land Clearing/ Tree Work Services

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Notice of formation of Sharon L Hayes LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on Feb. 24, 2021. Office located in Suffolk County.

Any bid submitted will be binding for Forty- Five (45) days after the formal opening thereof, and no bid shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education.

The contract documents, including specifications may be obtained between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., Monday through Thursday at the District Administrative Office at 90 Rocky Point-Yaphank Rd., Rocky Point, NY 11778 or by emailing the Purchasing Agent at dhoffman@ rockypoint.k12.ny.us, beginning Thursday, April 8, 2021.

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Notice of formation of Grandison Brown Consultants, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 2, 2020. 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: 457 NY-25A, St #746, Mount Sinai, NY, 11766. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept that bid which in its judgment is in the best interest of the School District.

Schedule No.: 22-02 11:30 AM Repair & Maintenance of District Motor Vehicles as specified in the contract documents.

Bids will be received until the prevailing time referenced above, on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at the District Administrative Office, 90 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York 11778, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Vendors wishing to publicly view the bid opening must wear a face covering to gain entry.

Bid title should be clearly marked on each envelope, along with the date and time of the bid opening.

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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 Public Budget Hearing will be held remotely, pending any changes in Executive Orders, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 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 2021-22 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 18, 2021.

3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York. Polls will be open to vote by voting machine upon the following items on May 18, 2021: a. To adopt the annual budget of said School District for the fiscal year 2021-22 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 elect members of the Board of Education as follows: 1. One member for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2021 to succeed Stephen Koepper, whose term of office expires June 30, 2021.

2. One member for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2021 to succeed Robert Pignatello, whose term of office expires June 30, 2021.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that for the purpose of voting at such Budget Vote/Election on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 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 2021-22, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning May 4, 2021, except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays, at the Administration Office, and at each of the school buildings.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY 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 19, 2021 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-seven (27) 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 19, 2021; 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 18, 2021 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 on and after Thursday, May 13, 2021, 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 18, 2021, 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 the day of the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Mount Sinai School District, by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to the District Office, 118 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766, by email to mpoerio@mtsinai.k12.ny.us, o r f a x s e n t t o 631-473-0905. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter reg ist rat io n ap p licat io n forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the Mount Sinai School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk by mail to Mount Sinai School District, 118 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, New York 11766, by email to mpoerio@mtsinai.k12.ny. us or by fax sent to 631-473-0905. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk, Mount Sinai

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PUBLIC NOTICE

AMENDED APPLICATION OF SUNRISE WIND LLC WITH THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY AND PUBLIC NEED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUNRISE WIND NEW YORK CABLE PROJECT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, on December 9, 2020, pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law of the State of New York, Sunrise Wind LLC (the “Applicant”), a 50/50 joint venture between Orsted North America Inc. (“Orsted NA”) and Eversource Investment LLC (“Eversource”), filed an application (“Application”) with the New York State Public Service Commission (the “NYSPSC”) for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (“Certificate”) to construct, operate, and maintain the Sunrise Wind New York Cable Project (the “Project”). The Applicant plans to file an amendment to its Application on or about April 12, 2021 (the “Amendment”).

Shoreham-Wading River soccer players honored The Shoreham-Wading River High School senior boys soccer players were applauded during their final home game on April 5.

The school district congratulates senior players Ryan Burnham-Clasen, Danny Canellys, Zach Dapolito, Kevin Doolan,

Connor Guercia, Michael Guzzone, Tyler Hawks, Aul Loscalzo, Austin Manghan, John Martirano, Josef Ochsenfeld, John Pion and Matteo Sweet for a successful season of sportsmanship.

Photo and caption from SWRCSD

CORNER ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Caring for Dogs & Cats DOROTHY HAYES, VMD JUDY LOMBARDI-DANIELS, VMD • SARAH REED, VMD

Warm Wishes for a Safe and Healthy Spring!

ACCESS TO ARTICLE VII FILING A copy of the Amendment filed with the NYSPSC will be served upon the chief executive officers of Suffolk County, the Town of Brookhaven, the Town of Islip, required NYS agencies, affected utility companies, and other entities. An electronic copy of the Application and Amendment can be found by searching for Case 20-T-0617 on the NYPSC’s website (http://www.dps.ny.gov/ New Search.html). In addition, the Application and Amendment will be available in the following local public libraries on or about the same date the Amendment is filed with the NYSPSC:

(631) 941–3500

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Sachem Public Library Neely McCahey, Director 150 Holbrook Road Holbrook, NY 11741

Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Library Kerri Rosalia, Library Director 407 William Floyd Pkwy Shirley, NY 11967

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE For information or assistance concerning the Application or Amendment, interested persons may contact the following: Hon. Michelle L. Phillips - Secretary to the Commission - New York State Public Service Commission Empire State Plaza, Agency Building 3 Albany, New York 12223-1350 - Phone: (518) 474-6530 - Fax: (518) 474--9842 - Email: secretary@dps. ny.gov Further information is available at the Project website at www.sunrisewindny.com.

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DESCRIPTION AND PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE PROJECT The Applicant executed a 25-year Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (“OREC”) contract related to the Sunrise Wind Farm (“SRWF”) and the Project with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) in October 2019. The Project will deliver power from the SRWF, which will be located in federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf (“OCS”), to the existing electrical grid in New York (“NYS”). The Project includes offshore and onshore components within NYS that are subject to Public Service Law Article VII review and will interconnect at the existing Holbrook Substation, which is owned and operated by the Long Island Power Authority (“LIPA”).

The Project’s electrical transmission facilities will be comprised of both onshore and offshore cable systems. Specifically, power from the SRWF will be delivered to the existing mainland electric grid in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York via distinct Project segments: the submarine segment of the export cable (the “SRWEC”), which will be located in both federal and NYS waters (the NYS portion of the cable is referred to as the “SRWEC–NYS”); the terrestrial underground segment of the transmission cable (the “Onshore Transmission Cable”); the new Onshore Converter Station (the “OnCS–DC”); and the underground segment of interconnection cable (the “Onshore Interconnection Cable”). The Onshore Transmission Cable, the OnCS–DC, and Onshore Interconnection Cable will be located in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County.

The SRWEC–NYS is a direct current (“DC”) electric cable (320 kilovolt [“kV”]) that will deliver electricity generated by the SRWF. The SRWEC enters NYS waters at a point 3 nautical miles (“nm”) offshore from Fire Island and will consist of one submarine export cable bundle up to 6.2 miles (10 kilometers [“km”]) in length in NYS waters to the landfall location on the eastern portion of Smith Point County Park on Fire Island in the Town of Brookhaven, and a segment up to 1,575 feet (480 meters) located onshore and underground up to the transition joint bays (“TJB”) within the parking lot for Smith Point County Park.

The transition of the SRWEC–NYS and Onshore Transmission Cable will occur where the cables will be spliced together at colocated TJBs and link boxes that will be installed in the parking lot within Smith Point County Park. The Onshore Transmission Cable will consist of one underground DC transmission circuit (320 kV) up to 17.5 miles (28.2 km) in length that will be located within existing developed rights-of-way (“ROW”) to the extent practicable in the Town of Brookhaven.

From the TJB, the Onshore Transmission Cable will run parallel to Fire Island Beach Road within the paved Smith Point County Park parking lot, crossing the William Floyd Parkway to a recreational area located to the west of William Floyd Parkway. The Onshore Transmission Cable will then be routed across the intracoastal waterway in a northwest direction to a paved parking lot within the Smith Point Marina along East Concourse Drive. From here, the Onshore Transmission Cable will be routed north and east along East Concourse Drive to the intersection at William Floyd Parkway. The Onshore Transmission Cable will then extend north along William Floyd Parkway to the intersection with Surrey Circle. The Onshore Transmission Cable will be routed along Surrey Circle and will continue north along Church Road crossing under the Long Island Rail Road (“LIRR”) to Mastic Boulevard. The Onshore Transmission Cable will travel west along Mastic Boulevard to the intersection with Francine Place and then turn north on Francine Place to the intersection with Montauk Highway.

The Onshore Transmission Cable will cross Montauk Highway to Revilo Avenue and will continue north along Revilo Avenue crossing Sunrise Highway and continuing north to the intersection with Victory Avenue. The Onshore Transmission Cable will continue west on Victory Avenue, crossing Carmans River, to Horseblock Road. The Onshore Transmission Cable will continue northwest along Horseblock Road to Manor Road. The Onshore Transmission Cable will turn north onto Manor Road and cross the LIRR to Long Island Avenue. The Onshore Transmission Cable will then be routed west along the Long Island Expressway (“LIE”) South Service Road and continue to Waverly Avenue where it will turn south to Long Island Avenue. The Onshore Transmission Cable will then follow Long Island Avenue west to Union Avenue to the OnCS–DC. Power from the Project will be delivered to the NYS electric grid via a new OnCS–DC to be constructed in the Town of Brookhaven. The purpose of the new OnCS–DC is to support the Project’s interconnection to the existing electrical grid by transforming the Project voltage to 138 kV alternating current (“AC”). Interconnection to the electric grid will occur at the existing Holbrook Substation, which is also located in the Town of Brookhaven, via the Onshore Interconnection Cable. The Onshore Interconnection Cable will consist of two underground 138 kV AC circuits, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) in length, which will connect the new OnCS–DC to the existing Holbrook Substation. The Onshore Interconnection Cable will be routed west along Union Avenue from the OnCS-DC and then continue north within utility owned or controlled properties to the existing Holbrook Substation in the Town of Brookhaven.

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 61 School District, 118 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, New York 11766. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. Military ballot application received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the office of the District Clerk at Mount Sinai School District, 118 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, New York 11766. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

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.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com qualified voter may register to vote during regular school business hours, from 9:00 o’clock a.m. to 4:00 o’clock p.m. on days when school is in session at the office of the School District Clerk, Route 25A, North Country Road, Mount Sinai, New York, through Thursday, May 13, 2021. The register 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 13, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 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 18, 2021, 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 2022 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 propositions 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 19, 2021 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 9, 2021 Maureen Poerio, District Clerk Mount Sinai U.F.S.D. Town of Brookhaven Suffolk County, New York 1600 4/1 4x vbr

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PRESUPUESTARIA, VOTACIÓN PRESUPUESTARIA Y ELECCIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR GRATUITO DEL SINDICATO MOUNT SINAI CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK NOTIFICACIÓN SE DA A CONOCER que la Audiencia de Presupuesto Público se llevará a cabo de forma remota, a la espera de cualquier cambio en las Órdenes Ejecutivas, el martes 11 de mayo de 2021, a las 8:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, para la transacción de dicho negocio como lo autoriza la Ley de Educación, incluyendo las siguientes partidas: 1) Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2021-22.

2) Discutir todos los puntos que en lo sucesivo se establecen para ser votados por las máquinas de votación en la votación/ elección del Presupuesto que se celebrará el martes 18 de mayo de 2021.

3) Realizar transacciones de otros negocios que puedan presentarse correctamente antes de la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de

Nueva York. Las urnas estarán abiertas a votación por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes puntos el 18 de mayo de 2021: a. Aprobar el presupuesto anual de dicho Distrito Escolar para el año fiscal 2021-22 y autorizar que la parte necesaria de la misma se eleve mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito. b. Para celebrar un acuerdo para Library Services. c. Elegir a los miembros de la Junta de Educación de la siguiente manera: 1. Un miembro por un período de tres (3) años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2021 para tener éxito Stephen Koepper, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2021.

2. Un miembro por un período de tres (3) años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2021 para tener éxito Robert Pignatello, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2021.

Y MÁS AVISO SE DA QUE con el propósito de votar en dicha votación/elección del presupuesto el martes 18 de mayo de 2021, en la Escuela Primaria Mount Sinai, las urnas estarán abiertas entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente.

Y SE ADVIERTE ADEMÁS que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar para 2021-22, excluyendo el dinero público, durante el horario comercial a partir del 4 de mayo de 2021, excepto sábados, domingos o festivos, en la Oficina de Administración y en cada uno de los edificios escolares.

Y SE ADVIERTE ADEMÁS que de conformidad con la ley del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles sección 495 se adjunta un “informe de exención” al presupuesto citando el monto de la valoración total evaluada del Distrito que está sujeto a la exención de impuestos, incluida una lista de todo tipo de exención (que proporciona la autoridad

legal para cada una de esas exenciones); el impacto acumulativo de cada una de esas exenciones; el importe acumulado que se recibirá de los beneficiarios de exenciones en forma de “pagos en lugar de impuestos” u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE ADVIERTE QUE las peticiones que designen candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación se presentarán entre las 9:00 a.m horas. y 4:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, con el Secretario de dicho distrito escolar en su oficina en la Oficina del Distrito del Monte Sinaí, Ruta 25A, Monte Sinaí, Nueva York, a más tardar el lunes 19 de abril de 2021 a las 5:00 p.m. Las vacantes en la Junta de Educación no se considerarán oficinas específicas separadas y las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica para la que se designe a un candidato.

Dichas peticiones deben dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito, deben ser firmadas por al menos veintisiete (27) votantes calificados del Distrito, y deben indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Y SE ADVIERTE ADEMÁS que las solicitudes de papeletas en ausencia se obtendrán durante el horario escolar del Secretario de Distrito a partir del 19 de abril de 2021; las solicitudes completadas deben ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta debe ser enviada por correo al elector, o el día antes de la elección, si la boleta debe ser entregada personalmente al elector. Las papeletas en ausencia deben ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, el martes 18 de mayo de 2021 para ser examinadas.

Una lista de personas a las que se expedan las boletas de ausencia estará disponible para su inspección a los electores calificados del

Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito el jueves 13 de mayo de 2021, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m.m. de lunes a viernes antes del día fijado para la elección anual y el 18 de mayo de 2021, día fijado para la elección.

Cualquier elector calificado puede, tras el examen de dicha lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicha lista, indicando las razones de dicha impugnación. Cualquier impugnación escrita será transmitida por el Secretario de Distrito o un designado de la Junta de Educación a los inspectores de elección el día de la elección.

Y SE DA MÁS AVISO, que los votantes militares que actualmente no están registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votante calificado del Distrito Escolar mount sinai, solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario de Distrito en persona, por correo a la Oficina de Distrito, 118 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766, por correo electrónico a mpoerio@ mtsinai.k12.ny.us, o fax enviado al 631-473-0905.

La solicitud de inscripción puede incluir la preferencia del elector militar por recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben ser recibidos en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 22 de abril de 2021.

Y SE NOTA ADICIONALMENTE QUE los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar mount sinai pueden solicitar una solicitud de una boleta militar del Secretario de Distrito por correo al Distrito Escolar mount Sinai, 118 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, Nueva York 11766, por correo electrónico a mpoerio@mtsinai.k12.ny.us o por fax enviado al 631-473-0905. En dicha solicitud, el elector militar puede indicar su preferencia

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BY BILL LANDON It was Rocky Point quarterback Cody Miller who provided the spark for the Eagles in a League VI matchup at home where the senior found the endzone three times, one of which was an interception for a 73-yard return. But it was Kings Park running back Nico Laviano who countered with a pair of short yardage runs and a 29 yarder for the 42-31 victory April 3.

Kings Park quarterback Jonathan Borkowski, a junior, found the endzone twice, and Scott McConville, a sophomore, punched in for the opening score on a five-yard run.

Rocky Point senior Charles Gerace covered 62 yards on a pass reception from Miller, and teammate Devin Cline scored from 10 yards out.

The loss drops the Eagles to 1-2 in their division, and the Kingsmen notched their first win (1-2) of this COVID-shortened season.

The Eagles retake the field April 10 in a road game against Harborfields at 1 p.m. Kings Park is back in action at home April 9 against Hills West with a 6 p.m. start.

Pictured clockwise from above, Rocky Point senior Devin Cline pounds out yardage; Rocky Point senior Cody Miller on a quarterbackkeeper; Rocky Point senior Devin Cline pounds out yardage dragging a defender with him; Kings Park running-back John Dowling plows his way up the middle; Wide receiver #27, Charles Gerace on a 62-yard pass reception and goes the distance for the touchdown.

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BY IRYNA SHKURHAN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On April 6, Stony Brook University administered 1,400 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to students living on campus. The mass vaccination day fell on the first day that New York granted eligibility for those 16 of age and older.

“I’m so thrilled that the eligibility came much earlier than we ever expected,” said Rick Gatteau, vice president for Student Affairs at SBU and dean of students.

T h e administration sent out an email to residents last Thursday with a link to sign up. Within two hours it was filled, and there is currently a waitlist of 500 students waiting for the next session.

The event took place in the newly constructed Student Union building, where students arrived at their assigned time and were guided through the process by dozens of volunteers. They will return for their second dose on May 4.

“I felt compelled to get the vaccine”, said Victor Shin, a sophomore chemistry major.

“I’m hoping that the campus will open up very soon and we can head back toward in-

person learning.”

By the end of the day, 30% of on campus residents received a vaccine. With the semester wrapping up in a few weeks, the administration is hoping to vaccinate all students who are interested so that the second dose falls before the last day of classes May 4.

“The fact that we’ve had such a huge turnout is reflective of our students’ interest in getting the vaccine,” Gatteau said. “We’re a big STEM school focused on research, and students know the value of the science and research that went into it, which is similar to their own career pursuits.”

Residents were selected first due to their risk of transmission by living in close quarters in dorms. The next group to be offered a spot will be commuter students who travel to campus and those who are fully remote but live on Long Island.

“Even if it was never required, I think we’d get to our herd immunity number just based on interest,” Gatteau said.

The decision of whether or not vaccination will be required of students returning to campus in the fall is still up for deliberation by the State University of New York administration. This week they announced that in the fall, 80% of classes will be held in person.

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 82 por recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de voto militar original por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario de Distrito, Distrito Escolar Mount Sinai, 118 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, Nueva York 11766. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud válida de voto militar en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 22 de abril de 2021. La solicitud de voto militar recibida de acuerdo con lo anterior se procesará de la misma manera que una solicitud de voto no militar bajo el artículo 2018-a de la Ley de Educación.

La solicitud de voto militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar por recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Y MÁS AVISO SE DA POR LA PRESENTE una papeleta militar original de un votante militar debe ser devuelto por correo a la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en mount Sinai School District, 118 North Country Road, Mount Sinai, Nueva York 11766. Las papeletas militares serán examinadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes de las 5:00 p.m. del 18 de mayo de 2021 mostrando una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o el servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando una aprobación de recepción fechada por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 5:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021 y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo de la mismo, con una fecha que se determina que no es más tarde del día antes de la elección.

Y SE NOTA ADICIONALMENTE QUE EL registro personal de los votantes es requerido ya sea de conformidad con S2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un elector se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en cualquier reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años, o si es elegible para votar bajo el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse.

Y SE NOTA ADICIONALMENTE QUE cualquier votante calificado puede registrarse para votar durante el horario comercial escolar regular, de 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. los días en que la escuela está en sesión en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar, Ruta 25A, North Country Road, Mount Sinai, Nueva York, hasta el jueves 13 de mayo de 2021. El registro preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la L ey de Educación y la lista de inscripción preparada por la Junta Electoral del Condado de Suffolk se presentará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en la Oficina del Distrito del Monte Sinaí, Ruta 25A, Monte Sinaí, Nueva York, y estará abierto a la inspección a cualquier votante calificado del

Distrito a partir del jueves 13 de mayo de 2021, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m..m, hora prevaleciente, de lunes a viernes, y cada día antes de la fecha fijada para la votación/elección del presupuesto anual, excepto el domingo, por cita el sábado, y en el lugar de votación el día de la votación.

Y MÁS AVISO SE DA QUE la Junta de Registro se reunirá el martes 18 de mayo de 2021, entre el horario de 6:00 a.m. y 9:00 p.m., tiempo prevaleciente, en la Escuela Primaria Mount Sinai para preparar el registro del distrito escolar que se utilizará en la Votación/Elección Anual del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo en 2022 y cualquier reunión especial que pueda celebrarse después de la preparación de dicho registro siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro se conozca o demuestre la satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro para ser entonces o posteriormente con derecho a votar en el Presupuesto de Votación/Elección para el cual dicho registro está tan preparado.

Y SE NOTA ADICIONALMENTE QUE de conformidad con una norma adoptada por la Junta de Educación de conformidad con la Sección 2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier propuesta que se presente para su votación en dicha Vo t a c i ó n / E l e c c i ó n del Presupuesto debe presentarse ante la Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito mount Sinai, Ruta 25A, Monte Sinaí, Nueva York, a más tardar el lunes 19 de abril de 2021 a las 4:00 p. m . , hora de

prevaleciendo; debe escribirse o imprimirse en inglés; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; y debe ser firmado por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del distrito escolar. Sin embargo, la Junta Escolar no aceptará ninguna petición para presentar ante los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no está dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, o cualquier propuesta o enmienda que sea contraria a la ley.

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VILLAGE OF SHOREHAM SHOREHAM, NY NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL March 26, 2021 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Assessors for the Incorporated Village of Shoreham has completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the 2021-22 fiscal year beginning August 1, 2021; that a copy thereof has been filed with me at my office at the Village Hall at 80 Woodville Road in said Village; that said roll may be seen and examined by any person by appointment until Tuesday, April 20, 2021, which day has been set this year as Grievance Day. Grievances will be accepted by appointment this day. To make an appointment call

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VILLAGE OF SHOREHAM BOX 389 SHOREHAM, NEW YORK 11786 March 26, 2021

Grievance Day for the Incorporated Village of Shoreham will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 by appointment at the Village Hall, 80 Woodville Road, Shoreham, New Yo r k .

Grievance Fo r m s are available on the Village w e b s i t e , w w w . shorehamvillage.org.

The Tentative 2021/22 Village Assessment Roll will be available by appointment only from March 31, 2021 to April 15, 2021 from 5-7pm at the Village Hall, 80 Woodville Road, Shoreham, New York.

For additional information please call the Village Hall Offices at 821-0680 or email the Treasurer at LSpillane@shorehamvillage. org.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to Article V, Section 85-55 of the Code of the Town of Brookhaven, and in accordance with NYS Executive Order 202.1, the Town of Brookhaven Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, APRIL 14, 2021 at 2:00P.M. via Zoom Webinar and streamed live at B r o o k h a ve n N Y. g o v / meeting. Interested parties may participate in the virtual public hearing via B r o o k h a ve n N Y. g o v / j o i n .

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The Village of Port Jefferson is seeking a seasonal Laborer for our Parks Department.

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Editorial

Letters to the Editor

A thank you for our restored waterfront File photo from United States Coast Guard

Give a hoot

Driving through our newspaper coverage areas, we’re surprised at the amount of roadside litter.

Fortunately, the warmer weather means various community groups coming out and cleaning up a plot of land or section of roadway. However, to quote an old Woodsy Owl ad from the 1970s, “Give a hoot! Don’t pollute.”

It’s not the responsibility of civic associations, businesses and chambers of commerce to clean up other people’s messes, even though their efforts are applauded. People need to be aware that littering is not cool and then be more mindful of how they dispose of trash.

Throwing garbage out car windows or tossing it wherever while walking is not being a responsible resident. Not properly covering cans where wind can pick up garbage in the container and send it rolling down the street also is not helping matters either.

Unfortunately, we live in a time when people think it’s OK to dump trash on the side of the road or in a park, too.

The current coronavirus pandemic has made the littering problem even worse. In an attempt to keep themselves and others healthy, people have been wearing masks and gloves. But for some reason, many of those people feel they need to discard the protective gear immediately. One of the memories that many of us will carry with us long after the pandemic is gone is how often we saw gloves and masks laying in shopping center parking lots.

Litter is not only unsightly, but it can also wind up in our local wooded areas and waterways where it can negatively impact wildlife. The debris can inhibit plants from thriving, too.

There will always be people who will mindlessly throw out garbage without a care in the world about where it winds up, as long as it’s not in their car or home. But when papers, cups, fast food bags and other items are just left in the grass or bushes, it almost provides an invitation for others to follow suit and carelessly throw unwanted items wherever they please.

Everyone is responsible to pick up after themselves. For our municipalities to clean up after residents means increased tax dollars.

Of course, that doesn’t mean we all can’t encourage our elected officials to rethink how often the departments of transportation clear the roadways and open areas of litter, if they do at all. Looking at our local roads, it’s clear that they need to be cleaned more often until all residents are playing their part in keeping their communities clean.

With Earth Day just a couple of weeks away, isn’t it time for North Shore residents to send a better message to those who visit here or think about living here? Let’s show we care about the place where we live and respect it, plus the environment. That can start today simply by ensuring garbage is properly disposed of even during times where it may feel inconvenient to do so.

I would like to thank the Town of Brookhaven, the County of Suffolk, and the State of New York for completing an essential project in our community.

For over 10 years, the members of the Mount Sinai Harbor Advisory Committee have been advocating for the repair and dredging of the Mount Sinai Inlet.

The jetties were in desperate need of rebuilding and the inlet had narrowed over the years creating a triple threat of safety, environmental and beach erosion issues. This situation made the inlet hazardous to navigate due to a narrow opening and high current velocity.

It prevented the tides from properly flushing out the waters in the harbor and greatly affected water quality.

In addition, the undermined west jetty caused the erosion and virtual disappearance of East Beach. At long last, the jetties have been rebuilt, the inlet dredged, and East

Beach has been replenished.

This situation would not have been possible without the efforts of our elected officials from multiple levels of government. State Senator Ken LaValle secured $3 million from the state for the jetty rebuild.

County Legislator Sarah Anker committed $2 million from the county to dredge the inlet.

The Town of Brookhaven led by Councilwoman Jane Bonner and Supervisor Ed Romaine contributed $5.5 million. This vital project could not have been possible without all of their support.

I would like to give extra special thanks to Councilwoman Bonner who worked tirelessly on this project for over 10 years. The Town of Brookhaven was responsible for the planning and permitting of this project and without her willingness to follow up on every

little detail, I do not know if the project would have ever been completed.

She and I talked and met countless times over the years and she was as strong of an advocate as you could wish for.

I would also like to thank the Town of Brookhaven’s Department of Waste Management, and the Parks Department under Ed Morris who worked every spring to keep the inlet as navigable as possible until the larger project could be completed.

If you are one of the thousands of boaters, paddlers, fishers, or beachgoers who will reap the benefits of this project please take a moment to show your appreciation to the people who worked to ensure that our precious waterfront can continue to be enjoyed for years to come.

Mark Hegreness President, Mount Sinai Harbor Advisory Committee

Outdated thinking ignores what we know about cannabis Gov. Andrew Cuomo [D] signed the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act into law March 31. The MRTA not only legalizes recreational marijuana, it restructures criminal penalties and regulates the drug as a controlled substance. It is long overdue legislation, and New York has now become the 15th state to legalize cannabis.

Much of the revenue generated will go back into communities who have been disproportionately impacted by the drug wars. This is part of the Community Grants Reinvestments Fund mandated in the bill. The fund will go to community organizations that provide job training and placement, reentry services after incarceration and adult education services. Money is set aside for studying long-term impacts of cannabis use, as well as funding for the state Education Department.

The MRTA begins to address the

racist systems that disproportionately impact Black and brown communities.

For Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes [D], who championed this legislation, that was the main point. Peoples-Stokes said in a recent interview on NPR, “I can assure you that it’s not important to me that people smoke it because I don’t think they should. But the fact of the matter is that they do. And they do it to the tune of multiple billion dollars a year in the state of New York. And at the same time, you know, the system has been incarcerating way too many people generationally and negatively impacting their lives. And so, for me, I saw it as an opportunity not just to legalize a product, to get access to revenue but legalize the product, get access to revenue and use it to reinvest in the lives of the people that had been destroyed due to mass incarceration.

Specifically, people of color. I mean, majority people in this country who smoke marijuana tend not to be people of color. But in terms of the who was criminalized, it generally was Black and brown people.”

There is talk of municipalities on Long Island “opting out” of this and attempting to prevent the selling of marijuana. This is outdated thinking that ignores what we know about cannabis. Alcohol and cigarettes are sold everywhere and are far more addictive than marijuana. Opting out would mean a loss of potential revenue on Long Island, which is ill advised as we struggle with deficit. I ask our local legislators to make decisions based on facts rather than feelings and anecdotal evidence. Long Islanders deserve to have the economic and racial justice benefits of the MRTA. Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket

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Opinion The conversation is over now, no now, no, wait, now

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oodbye. It’s simple and direct. You’d think it’d be easy, like changing the channel with a remote control, closing a door or pushing the keyless start button on a car.

And yet, the art of hanging up the phone, which, technically isn’t hanging up the way we used to place a phone on the wall so much as it is pushing a red button, isn’t as simple and synchronous as it ought to be.

Sometimes it feels as if two people are preparing to turn the simultaneous keys D. None necessary to start some of the above top secret process,

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF with one of them ready to turn the key while the other slowly fishes through a messy drawer, chatting away about how pushing a button to start a car takes

us even further away from the days of using a hand crank to start a car or pushing the propeller around to start a plane engine.

When people want to disconnect, they have used variations of “see ya,” “I gotta go,” or, one of my favorites from my days covering Wall Street, “I gotta hop.”

As an aside here, Wall Street loved the “gotta hop” phrase almost as much as my math professors loved QED, Latin for “thus it is said,” at the end of a proof.

Anyway, I was never especially good at disengaging. It’s as if my brain decided, “You got what you needed, now, stumble through a labyrinth of unrelated ideas.”

I’ll give you an example.

“Okay, well, thanks for taking the time to speak with me,” I said.

“You’re welcome. Have a good afternoon,” he responded.

“Right, afternoon. That’s that time after noon. Makes sense, right?” Wait, why are you still talking? That’s not even vaguely insightful.

“I suppose that’s correct,” he replied, not wanting to be rude.

“Well, anyway, it was good talking with you.

I wasn’t disappointed.” I wasn’t disappointed.

First, that’s a double negative, and second, who cares whether you’re disappointed? Does that suggest you had high expectations, low expectations or no expectations? More to the point, what’s your point?

“Glad to hear it,” he sighed.

“Well, anyway, I should let you get back to work. I have a lot of work this afternoon, too. I’ve got to write a column about people who can’t get off the phone quickly when the conversation has ended.”

“Sounds like an opportunity for personal growth,” he replied.

“Oh, I get it. That’s clever and quick. Okay, so, I hope to talk with you again some time.”

“We’ll see.”

“No, wait. I’m sorry. It won’t always be like this.” Oh, no. I’ve polluted the water for future conversations. Say something clever. Hello? Say

something! Maybe the line has gone dead. That might help. “Are you still there?”

“Yes,” he said. “But, you know, I should get going.”

“Yeah, me, too. Have a good ...”

“Afternoon? Yes, thanks. See ya!”

I have been on the other end of social interactions that won’t, or don’t, seem to end.

One of the challenges of mask wearing is that the usual nonverbal signals, like pursing my lips, twitching, or exhaling slowly, aren’t visible to the person talking with increasing urgency at me.

People sometimes seem to hit the “play” button on their monologue, sharing the quirks they find so charming about their children, as if their children are the first ones in the history of the planet ever to own a dog or to eat a grilled cheese.

Nodding and trying to feign interest, I wonder how I can disconnect without being rude.

Then, it dawns on me to borrow from my Wall Street friends.

“Hey, that’s really interesting. You know what? I gotta hop.”

Also, little did we know how many changes we would witness and endure in an industry that had not been much altered since Ben Franklin and his partner bought the Pennsylvania Gazette in Philadelphia almost 300 years ago. Under their management, it became the most successful newspaper in the colonies. They printed words on paper by setting hot type then, and printers were doing the same right up to the decade just before we began. At that point, a huge change was taking place. The industry was switching over to what was called, “cold type,” meaning words printed by a typesetter, a kind of massive electric typewriter.

In the world, the Vietnam War had finally ended, the oil crisis that had cars lined up at gas pumps for miles and high interest rates were all giving way to Ronald Reagan, the return of the Iran hostages, and the United States of America became “the shining city on the hill.”

After three years in publishing, we won the top prize in the New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. Women poured into the workplace, many providing second incomes, successful equal-pay-for-equal-work court challenges were won and it was the beginning

of desktop computers. We got our first, an Apple, to manage subscriptions in 1982.

By the end of the decade, the Berlin Wall came down, the Cold War was declared ended, we had started a second paper to the east and a third paper to the west just before the Crash of ’87, and we rented more space in our office building.

As we slid into the 90s, the Gulf War seemed easily won, cable TV broke through, President Bush (41) was not reelected and we were into the Clinton years. By then the prices for computers had come way down and we owned more than a dozen, then two dozen. Our staff, too, had expanded as the national and the local economies recovered and bloomed. We bought out the Port Jeff Record and preserved its name and legacy by calling our combined Port Jefferson papers the Port Times Record.

Then it was the end of the century, indeed the end of a millennium, and we were into the Bush-led (43) administration, thanks to the Supreme Court. Before we had a chance to recover our equilibrium from Y2K, we tragically suffered 9/11/2001. They closed the banks that day, a brilliantly sunny Tuesday,

and I was locked in for hours because I had been there early to pick up our loan for the purchase of the Three Village Herald.

By this time, radio, television and cable had all been elbowed aside in the communications and news world to admit the internet, and our website was born to augment our, by then, six newspapers from Huntington to Shoreham/ Wading River. America elected and then reelected its first Black president, who gave us Obamacare. For our part, we started making inroads on Facebook and Instagram and YouTube on behalf of our readers and advertisers.

Then we had a new president, who had never run for office before, and the cover blew off the ball of news coverage as passions became heated and epithets flew. In his last year, the pandemic arrived, sowing chaos on the world. We also made a full length movie, a historic narrative called “One Life to Give,” and it won acclaim. Now atmospherics are calmer with a seasoned politician as our current president, and we are all together watching to see where our lives and our news media will next go.

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ho would have thought that we would be marking our 45th anniversary in the middle of a pandemic? Given all that has transpired in the world over these intervening years, we shouldn’t be so surprised at this unparalleled event.

On April 8, 1976, we published our first issue, and it was a good size.

We had attracted a bit of attention. We were a handful of women starting a second newspaper in town.

Between Someone mentioned at you and me the time that we didn’t

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF stand a snowball’s chance in hell of surviving. Little did we know, inside our innocent bubble of optimism, that he was right.

Here we are then, your weekly snowball, bigger now with six hometown newspapers, a website of about 150,000 visitors, social media platforms, and a lot less innocence.

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BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtney Biondo SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER Sheila Murray INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano

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