The Village Beacon Record - May 6, 2021

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Vol. 36, No. 42

May 6, 2021

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) is encouraging residents to get their COVID-19 vaccines.

On Thursday, April 29, he joined Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Dr. Shaheda Iftikhar, deputy commissioner for the Department of Health Services and Holly Rhodes-Teague, director with the Suffolk County Office of the Aging outside the H. Lee Dennison Building to announce the second phase of the county’s “Take Your Shot” campaign.

With vaccine hesitancy on the rise, the multimedia campaign will utilize TV, radio and targeted digital advertisements to address misinformation and build trust for those still on the fence.

Bellone said at the press conference that as of April 29, there were 271 new cases of COVID-19 within the last 24 hours out of 15,628 tests.

“That’s a positivity rate of 1.7%,” he said.

“That is huge.”

He added the last time the county saw a number nearing the 2% mark was at the start of the virus’ second wave back in the fall around Halloween — before the Pfizer vaccine became available.

“We are below 2% positivity, but we’re back in that 1% range where we were throughout the summer last year, when we were still dealing with the pandemic with no vaccines,” he said. “So, this is significant.”

Bellone noted maintaining the lower number is proof that the vaccines are working.

“We want to get to the point when we say this virus is behind us once and for all, and the vaccines are the key to reaching our goal,” he said. “You need to be doing everything that we can to get people vaccinated to #TakeYourShot.”

The first phase of the Take Your Shot initiative was originally launched late last year in an effort to foster public awareness and designed to encourage county residents on the importance of receiving the COVID-19 vaccines.

The second phase launched last week will continue to help remove potential barriers for people getting the vaccine.

“As of yesterday [April 28], more than 660,000 residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Suffolk County,” he said. “That’s nearly 45% of our residents. While we’ve made tremendous progress over the last few months, at this point, there are no excuses, vaccines are available to everyone 16 and older.”

Right now, the Pfizer vaccine is the only shot eligible to teenagers, and Bellone said he’s encouraging high school juniors and seniors to do their part.

“We have a lot of school-related activities that are opening up and coming back — prom, graduation — and we’re very excited that those are going to happen,” he said. “Getting vaccinated is a way to reduce the spread of the virus and make those big gatherings safe.”

Bellone had another message to young people.

“You have a stake in this county,” he said.

“You can be part of the effort to completely defeat this virus in and help save lives.”

The county also announced walk-in vaccination appointments available at select county vaccine pod locations.

“Our residents are busy, they want flexibility,” he said.

Started on April 29, residents can visit the Selden campus at Suffolk County Community College and get their vaccines anytime between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.

“We’ve seen promising progress,” he said.

“As more of our economy continues to open up, we want to return to normalcy.”

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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 located at 250A Route 25A, Shoreham, New York, in said school district on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 7:00 PM, prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by 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 2021-2022 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 18, 2021.

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, April 27, 2021, 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, 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, New York.

AND, FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in the ShorehamWading River High School Gymnasium (250A Route 25A, Shoreham, New York), 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

RESOLVED, that the Budget, as proposed by the Board of Education of the ShorehamWading River Central School District, Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York, for the 2021-2022 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.

PROPOSITION #2 2021-2022 Health & Safety Capital Project Shall the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District be authorized to expend funds already deposited in the Capital Reserve Fund, which was established on May 16, 2017 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Education Law §3651, for the following capital improvement projects: replacement of unit ventilators at the Wading River School and High School; partial roof repair and recoating at the Middle School and High School; partial roof repairs and replacement at the Wading River School; roof replacement at the Large Group Instructional Space/ Warehouse; purchase and installation of a generator to provide backup power to certain areas at the High School; removal and reconstruction of two student toilet rooms at the Middle School; repairs, replacement, modifications, or purchase of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, ductwork, controls systems, and any ancillary or related work required in connection with such projects and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto, in an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000.00) provided that the Board of Education shall determine the allocation of cost of each project within said maximum amount?

PROPOSITION #3 Authorization to Establish a Capital Reserve

Shall the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District be authorized to establish a capital reserve fund pursuant to Section 3651 of the New York Education Law to be known as the ShorehamWading River Central School District 2021 Capital Reserve Fund for a probable term of Ten (10) years in an ultimate amount of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand ($7,500,000.00) Dollars, plus accrued interest, whose purpose shall be to fund in whole or in part, capital improvements to the facilities of the District, including but not limited to, reconstruction and renovation of facilities, Americans with Disabilities Act features, athletic fields, bleachers, auditoriums, ceilings, computers, technology systems, networks, sidewalks, curbing, doors, windows, mechanical and electrical systems, energy management systems, exterior and interior lighting, fencing, flooring, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, irrigation systems, locker rooms, gymnasiums, masonry, plumbing and sanitary systems, roofs, security systems, toilet rooms, walls, with such funds to be obtained from budgetary appropriations, transfers of unappropriated fund balances from the general fund as authorized from time to time by the Board of Education, amounts from certain other reserve funds as authorized by law, and the interest accrued on such funds over the term of the capital reserve fund?

ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS To elect two members to the Board of Education for three-year terms, commencing on July, 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2024.

You are to vote for two candidates. The two 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

2021-2022, 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 on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the office of the District Clerk, in the District Office, 250B, Route 25A, Shoreham, New York and at each school house in the District.

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 repor t, 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 g r an t e d , 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 nominating candidates 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 19, 2021, between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, prevailing time. The present incumbents whose terms are expiring are Robert Rose and James Smith. 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 30 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the 2019 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 20, 2021, at 10:00 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 Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of 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 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 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 Education Law on Tuesday, April 19, 2021 and Thursday, May 13, 2021, 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 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 13, 2021, 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 15, 2021, 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 military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786; by email to sbevers@swr.k12. ny.us, or fax sent to 631-929-3001. 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 PM on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the ShorehamWading River Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786; by email to sbevers@swr.k12.ny.us, or fax sent to 631-929-3001.

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 at 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786.

In order for a military voter to be issued a military

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 51 ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 PM, on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of 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 that a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on Tuesday, 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 PM on Tuesday, 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 pursuant to §2014 of Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 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 2022 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

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning Friday, April 16, 2021. In accordance with Education Law §2018-a, complete applications may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than Monday, April 19, 2021, and such applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven 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 or the agent named in the absentee ballot application.

Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

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 on Thursday, May 13 2021, during regular office hours, and on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, and on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. 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 District Policy #1650 adopted on April 21, 2015 by the Board of Education and in accordance with §2035 of 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 Education Law and should have been filed on or before Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 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 147 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 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.

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By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Shoreham, New York Stephanie Bevers, District Clerk 1540 4/1 4x vbr

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTO PRESUPUESTARIO Y ELECCIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE SHOREHAMWADING RIVER CONDADO DE SUFFOLK AVISO SE DA POR LA PRESENTE que una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Shoreham-Wading River, El condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Shoreham-Wading River High School Library ubicada en 250A Ro u t e 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York, en dicho distrito escolar el martes, 4 de mayo de 2021, a las 7:00 PM, tiempo

prevaleciente, para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por Education Law, incluyendo los siguientes artículos: 1. Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto propuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2021-2022.

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

3. Realizar transacciones de otros negocios que puedan presentarse adecuadamente antes de la reunión de conformidad con la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y actuar enmendando los mismos.

Una copia del presupuesto propuesto se pondrá a disposición, previa solicitud, a los residentes del distrito escolar a partir del martes 27 de abril de 2021, entre las 9:00 AM y las 3:00 PM, hora prevaleciente, excepto sábados, domingos o festivos, en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito, Ruta 250B 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York.

Y, ADEMÁS, SE ADVIERTE QUE dicha votación y elección del presupuesto se llevará a cabo el martes 18 de mayo de 2021, en el Gimnasio de la Escuela Secundaria ShorehamWading River (250A Route 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York), entre las 7:00 AM y las 9:00 PM, tiempo prevaleciente, momento en el que las urnas se abrirán para votar por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes temas:

de impuestos sobre propiedad imponible dicho distrito escolar.

la de

PROPUESTA #2 Proyecto capital de salud y seguridad 2021-2022 ¿Se autorizará a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central del Río ShorehamWading a gastar fondos ya depositados en el Fondo de Reserva de Capital, que se estableció el 16 de mayo de 2017 (“Fondo de Reserva”) de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §3651, para los siguientes proyectos de mejora de capital: sustitución de ventiladores de unidades en la Escuela y Escuela Secundaria del Río Vadeo; reparación parcial de techos y recolocación en la Escuela Media y Secundaria; reparaciones parciales de techos y reemplazo en la Escuela del Río Vadeo; reemplazo de techo en el Espacio De Instrucción/Almacén de Gran Grupo; compra e instalación de un generador para proporcionar energía de respaldo a ciertas áreas en la Escuela Secundaria; remoción y reconstrucción de dos baños para estudiantes en la Escuela Media; reparaciones, reemplazo, modificaciones o compra de calefacción , equipos de ventilación y aire acondicionado, conductos, sistemas de control y cualquier trabajo auxiliar o relacionado requerido en relación con dichos proyectos y gastar del Fondo de Reserva por ello, incluidos los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales del mismo, por un monto que no exceda el costo total estimado de siete millones quinientos mil dólares ($7,500,000.00) siempre que la Junta de Educación determine la asignación del costo de cada proyecto dentro de dicho monto máximo?

PROPUESTA #1 Presupuesto

PROPUESTA #3 Autorización para establecer una reserva de capital

R E S U E LT O , que el Presupuesto, propuesto por la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central del Río Shoreham-Wading, Ciudades de Brookhaven y Riverhead, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, para el año escolar fiscal 2021-2022, será adoptado y tanto de él como sea necesario será recaudado por un gravamen

¿Se autorizará a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Central del Río Shoreham-Wading a establecer un fondo de reserva de capital de conformidad con la Sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación de Nueva York que se conocerá como Shoreham-Wading River Central School District 2021 Capital Reserve Fund por un

plazo probable de diez (10) años en un monto final de Siete Millones Quinientos Mil ($7,500,000.00) Dólares, más los intereses acumulados, cuya finalidad será financiar total o parcialmente, mejoras de capital en las instalaciones del Distrito, incluyendo pero no limitado a, la reconstrucción y renovación de instalaciones, características de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, campos deportivos, gradas, auditorios, techos, computadoras, sistemas tecnológicos, redes, aceras, aceras, puertas, ventanas, sistemas mecánicos y eléctricos, sistemas de gestión de energía, iluminación exterior e interior, vallado, suelos, calefacción, sistemas de ventilación y aire acondicionado, sistemas de riego, vestuarios, gimnasios, albañilería, fontanería y sistemas sanitarios, cubiertas, sistemas de seguridad, aseos, muros, con dichos fondos que se obtendrán de créditos presupuestarios, transferencias de saldos de fondos no apropiados del fondo general según lo autorizado de vez en cuando por la Consejería de Educación, cantidades procedentes de otros fondos de reserva según lo autorizado por la ley , y los intereses devengados sobre dichos fondos durante el plazo del fondo de reserva de capital?

ELECCIÓN DE MIEMBROS DE LA JUNTA Elegir a dos miembros de la Junta de Educación por períodos de tres años, comenzando el 1 de julio de 2021 y expirando el 30 de junio de 2024. Usted debe votar por dos candidatos.

Los dos candidatos con mayor pluralidad de votos emitidos serán elegidos para la Junta de Educación.

Y SE NOTA ADICIONALMENTE QUE una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar para 2021-2022, exclusivo de dinero público, puede ser obtenido por cualquier residente del Distrito entre el horario de

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 62 9:00 AM y 3:00 PM a partir del martes 27 de abril de 2021, excepto sábados, domingos o festivos, en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito, en la Oficina del Distrito, 250B, Route 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York y en cada casa de escuela en el Distrito.

Y SE NOTA ADICIONALMENTE que de conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, la Sección 495 fue añadida a la Ley de Impuestos sobre la Propiedad Real, y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto del valor total evaluado en el rollo de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará todo tipo de exención concedida, identificada por la autoridad estatutaria, y mostrará: a el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención expresada como un monto en dólares de valor evaluado o como porcentaje del valor total evaluado en el rollo; (b) el importe acumulado que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y c) el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y SE NOTA ADICIONALMENTE QUE las peticiones que designen candidatos para la oficina del miembro de la Junta de Educación serán presentadas ante el Secretario de Distrito de dicho Distrito Escolar en su oficina en la Oficina del Distrito, Ruta 250B 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York, a más tardar el lunes 19 de abril de 2021, entre las 9:00 AM y las 5:00 PM, tiempo prevaleciente. Los actuales titulares cuyos términos están expirando son Robert Rose y James Smith.

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com Las vacantes en la Junta de Educación no se consideran oficinas separadas y específicas; candidatos corren en general.

Las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual el candidato sea nominado, debe dirigirse al Secretario de Distrito, debe ser firmado por al menos 20 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representan el mayor de 25 votantes calificados o el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en la elección 2019), debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Además, se advierte que los nombres de los candidatos a la Junta de Educación serán dibujados por sorteo el martes 20 de abril de 2021, a las 10:00 a.m., hora prevaleciente, en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito, para determinar la posición de sus nombres en la boleta electoral.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA MÁS AVISO de que el registro personal de votantes es requerido ya sea de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro años calendario, él o ella es elegible para votar en esta elección.

Si un elector está registrado y es elegible para votar bajo el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, él o ella también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse.

La Junta de Registro se reunirá con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación el martes, 19 de abril de 2021 y el jueves, 13 de mayo de 2021, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora que prevalece, para agregar cualquier nombre adicional al Registro que se utilizará en la elección antes mencionada, momento en el cual cualquier persona

tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea colocado en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro se conozca o se demuestre la satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro para ser entonces o posteriormente con derecho a votar en dicha elección para la cual se prepara el registro.

El Registro, tan preparado de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación, será presentado ante el Secretario de Distrito, 250B Ruta 25A, Shoreham, Nueva York, y estará abierto para su inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del jueves, 13 de mayo de 2021, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, de lunes a viernes, y cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección, excepto el domingo, y el sábado 15 de mayo de 2021, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., y en el lugar de votación el día de la votación.

Y SE NOTA ADICIONALMENTE QUE los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votante calificado del Distrito Escolar Central de Shoreham-Wading River solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario de Distrito en persona, por correo a 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786; por correo electrónico a sbevers@swr.k12. ny.us,o fax enviado al 631-929-3001. La solicitud de solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante 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 PM del miércoles 12 de mayo de 2021.

Y MÁS AVISO SE DA QUE los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Shoreham-Wading River, pueden solicitar una solicitud de una boleta militar al Secretario de Distrito en persona, por correo a 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786; por correo electrónico a

sbevers@swr.k12.ny.us,o fax enviado al 631-929-3001.

En dicha solicitud, el elector militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de boleta militar original por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en la Ruta 250B 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786. 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 PM, el jueves 22 de abril de 2021.

Las solicitudes de papeletas militares recibidas de conformidad con lo anterior serán procesadas 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 QUE la papeleta militar original de un votante militar debe ser devuelta por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en 250B Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786. Las papeletas militares serán examinadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el martes 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 un respaldo de recibo fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 PM del martes 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 de conformidad con §2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el martes, 18 de mayo de 2021, entre las 7:00 AM y las 9:00 PM, tiempo prevaleciente, preparar el Registro del

Distrito Escolar que se utilizará en la Votación y Elección del Presupuesto que se llevará a cabo en 2022 y cualquier reunión especial del distrito que pueda celebrarse después de la preparación de dicho Registro, momento en el que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea colocado en dicho Registro siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro sea conocido o probado a satisfacción de dicha Junta de Registro para ser entonces o posteriormente con derecho a votar en la elección escolar para la cual dicho Registro está preparado , o cualquier reunión especial del distrito celebrada después del martes 18 de mayo de 2021.

Y SE ADVIERTE ADEMÁS que las solicitudes de papeletas en ausencia se pueden obtener durante el horario comercial escolar del Secretario de Distrito a partir del viernes 16 de abril de 2021. De acuerdo con la Ley de Educación §2018-a, dichas solicitudes completadas no pueden ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del lunes, 19 de abril de 2021, y las solicitudes deben ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito al menos siete 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 o al agente nombrado en la solicitud de voto ausente.

Las papeletas en ausencia deben ser recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 PM, hora prevaleciente, el martes 18 de mayo de 2021.

Una lista de personas a las que se emitieron boletas de ausencia estará disponible para su inspección a los electores calificados del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito que comienza el jueves 13 de mayo de 2021, durante el horario regular de oficina, y en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al día de la elección, excepto el domingo, y el martes 18 de mayo de 2021. 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 el día de la elección.

Y SE NOTA ADICIONALMENTE QUE de conformidad con la Política distrital #1650 adoptada el 21 de abril, 2015 por la Junta de Educación y de acuerdo con §2035 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referendo o proposición para modificar el presupuesto, o de lo contrario se presentará a votación en dicha elección, debe ser presentado ante el Secretario de Distrito, Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito, Ruta 25A 250B, Shoreham, Nueva York en tiempo suficiente para permitir que la notificación de la propuesta sea incluida con el Aviso de la Audiencia Pública, El voto presupuestario y la elección requeridos por la Sección 2004 de la L ey de Educación y deben haber sido presentados el miércoles 17 de febrero de 2021, a las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente; deben haber sido tipificados o impresos en el idioma inglés; deben haber sido dirigidos al Secretario distrital del Distrito Escolar; deben haber sido firmados por al menos 147 votantes calificados del Distrito (que representan el 5% del número de votantes que votaron la elección anual anterior); y debe haber dicho legiblemente el nombre de cada firmante.

Sin embargo, la Junta de Educación no aceptará ninguna petición para presentar ante los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, lo cual es ilegal o cualquier proposición que no incluya una apropiación específica donde el gasto de dinero sea requerido por la proposición, o cuando exista otra razón válida para

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New musical meditation center opens in Upper Port What do you get when you combine meditation, mindfulness, yoga and pianos? A new piano relaxation center in Upper Port.

Vic “Sonny” Stancarone, owner of Sonny’s Pianos at 1500 Main St., decided to open another spot right across from his store, that will be beneficial to the community — especially after a stressful 2020.

On Friday, April 30, a dozen people gathered at his new Piano Relaxation Center, now located at 6 North Country Road. The idea behind it, he said, was to give people a new space to learn piano in a stress-free way.

He said that this has been something he’s wanted to do “forever.”

“I love buying and selling pianos,” he said.

“But I love working with people and now I circle back to doing what I’ve always wanted.”

At his other shop, Stancarone buys and sells refurbished pianos. From Steinways to Young Changs, he cleans them up, tunes them and helps them find new homes. He is also known for his art case collection — often vintage pianos with decorative artwork painted

throughout the instrument.

But on top of selling pianos at wholesale prices, he had an extensive career in health, fitness and wellness — while also being a piano performer.

Stancarone is a former health and fitness director for big-name corporations, adjunct professor and yoga practitioner. He said learning breathing exercises, relaxation and meditation techniques, yoga and marital arts helped cure him of crippling childhood asthma at 11 years old.

That experience always stuck with him and, with whatever career path he followed, he always tried to help others the way he was helped, before.

His piano playing and teaching methods are based on breathing with the diaphragm, relaxing with emphasis on enjoying the playing rather than playing perfectly. He calls his method “piano yoga.”

“I feel that piano playing is wonderful, creative, therapeutic, life-enhancing, stressreducing vehicle that everyone can enjoy,” he said. “The biggest problem with the piano is that people are intimidated by it, they think, ‘Oh, I don’t have talent,’ or ‘I can’t play it,’ but it has nothing to do with talent.”

He added that interested people just need

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to sit down and try. The way to success is approaching the keys like one would for meditation or mindfulness.

“I want them to read, relax and clear their heads of everything,” Stancarone said. “To just kind of connect to what I call the musician with them, so that they could just get into the flow.”

So, the new relaxation center is a new way for people to learn piano, learn how to decompress or just jam out.

“People are looking to get out of the house,” he said. “They’ve all been cooped up. So, something like this is very nonthreatening. It’s very relaxing.

It’s very easy and my approach is just now sitting

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The main thing is just to relax and enjoy the instrument.

“My mission is to let people see that everyone can do this,” he said. “And show someone that the piano is the most accessible of all instruments — you can just sit down and you’re making music.”

The space will offer classes of 10 people — each receiving their own spot at a piano.

“I teach them breathing techniques, stress management techniques, relaxation techniques,” Stancarone said. “We do a little sitting chair yoga … so, it really incorporates a lot of different things.”

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SBUH patient returns to Kenya after second stay

BY IRYNA SHKURHAN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Saline Atieno came to Long Island as a girl in 2012 from Kenya to receive transformative facial surgeries by Stony Brook Medicine doctors. On May 2, she returned home as a 19-year-old young woman with a whole new demeanor after 15 surgical procedures.

Atieno developed a facially disfiguring bacterial necrosis called Noma as a child, which often occurs in young severely malnourished children. Dr. Leon Klempner, a retired orthodontist and professor at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, met Saline for the first time in 2010 on an outreach medical trip.

“She was beautiful on the inside and through the work of Dr. [Alexander] Dagum and the Stony Brook medical team, they helped match her inside and out,” said Klempner, a Poquott resident. “So, she now has a much stronger self-image.”

Through his charity, Smile Rescue Fund for Kids, Klempner brought Saline to the United States in 2012 until 2014, where she received 10 life-changing surgeries to improve the functions and appearance of her face. Klempner and Dagum, who is chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and their Stony Brook colleagues set a plan to

reconstruct her face and mouth to improve her functions and look.

The doctors recount meeting a shy girl for the first time in 2013. Saline only attended school a handful of times because she got bullied too much.

“She’s blossomed,” Dagum said. “Little by little, she’s gained confidence in maturation and she’s grown into a young woman that we’re all so proud of her.”

Following her return to Kenya, Saline developed recurring infections and scarring from the Noma infection and the healing process of the first 10 surgeries. The charity arranged for her to return to Long Island for additional treatment from February 2019 to January 2020. During this period, Dagum performed more reconstructive procedures to reduce the risk of future infections. He also removed a developing cyst from her cheek and scarring around her lips, face and forehead.

Saline’s return to Kenya was interrupted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Her stay with a host family on Long Island was extended indefinitely as travel was banned back to Kenya.

During this extra stay, Saline had additional time to heal and recover with medical guidance from her Stony Brook clinical care team. She also took the time to perfect her English skills and enjoy her adopted home.

Saline Atieno with her host mother, Kerri Tame, of Coram, outside Stony Brook University Hospital last week.

Photo by Iryna Shkurhan

“It’s almost the equivalent of sending your child to college,” Dagum said.

When she returns home, Saline will attend a boarding school and in the future wants to receive training to become a hairstylist. This wouldn’t have been possible without the medical staff volunteering their time and the university volunteering its services. Smile Rescue Fund also has donated to help support her education when she goes back, find clean water and finance solar lights in her area.

The pandemic has given Saline added time to heal, adjust and see her future. Now she

returns home to Kenya as a young woman.

Saline’s host mom, Kerri Tame, of Coram, said that Saline adjusted well and became one of her children in the past two and a half years.

Saline was enrolled at Newfield High School in Selden where she made friends and enjoyed attending classes in person.

“She became Americanized,” Tame said.

“Just like one of our children.”

“I’m not going to be able to do the things I do here, back home,” Saline said. When asked what she would miss most about Long Island, she said, “Everything.”

SBU’s Saldivar encourages informed vaccine decisions

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook Medicine, Dr. Miguel Saldivar, wants residents to make vaccine decisions based on scientific information, rather than Internet speculation. Saldivar, who joined Stony Brook just months before the pandemic hit Long Island, sees improvement in the overall infection numbers, which have declined in recent weeks to about two to three percent from closer to five to six percent. In a wideranging interview (which can be seen online at tbrnewsmedia.com), Saldivar answered a host of questions.

TBR: Do you have any concerns about the number or percentage of people who are not lining up for vaccination?

Saldivar: In general, what we are more concerned about is the amount of misinformation that is out there. If you go on social media — if you go just on the internet, period — there’s a lot of people who are spreading lot of information that is really frankly inaccurate.

TBR: What are Stony Brook and others trying to do to counter misinformation?

Saldivar: There are a number of things we hear fairly frequently, probably the more common one I personally have heard, because Pfizer and Moderna are based on mRNA technology, everybody hears the term RNA and is worried that it’s going to change my genetic code and turn me into a mutant or cause a disease down the line. The first thing to understand about that, the way both of those vaccines work, it’s a set of instructions being given to the body cells, the moment it’s been delivered, the mRNA dissolves. It has no way of getting into the deeper part of the cells to change your genetic code.

TBR: Black and brown communities have a distrust of the federal government after some well known problems regarding Tuskegee Experiment and other issues. Is there broader acceptance now compared with a month or two ago?

Saldivar: Statistically, if you compare how this disease has affected minority communities, the risk of a severe outcome, hospitalization intubation and death is almost universally

Dr. Miguel Saldivar of Stony Brook Medicine said it’s concerning how much misinformation is out there about the COVID-19 vaccine. Stock photo

higher among minority communities. That has a number of factors, not just the disease itself.

It’s also the fact that within those communities, it is more frequent to find some of the risk factors, meaning diabetes, obesity, preexisting pulmonary disease so on and so forth ... What I have been personally involved with is reaching

out to the community, we have found a lot of community centers have been very ready and willing to engage in a conversation. We have found places of worship to be wonderful places to have that conversation TBR: What does the data tell you about the pandemic?

Salvidar: The last numbers I heard from the meeting this morning were between two to three percent positivity. We’ve been there for a week. Before that, we were staying pretty stable at like five to six percent or thereabouts.

It looks like finally, this may be the effect of the vaccine, the numbers are finally starting to little by little trend their way down. We’ve been cautiously optimistic. There seems to be a little bit of a light at the end of the tunnel.

TBR: You have a bachelor’s degree in classical guitar performance. How did you wind up in infectious disease?

Saldivar: Through the nonprofit circle, I landed a job with the medical center at UCLA. That’s where I met a very, very good friend and mentor. She was key to helping me shape the path. I feel incredibly lucky to be part of this profession.

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School News Shoreham-Wading River School District

Camaraderie tops list of peer mentoring program Students in Shoreham-Wading River High School’s RISE Program — Reaching Independence through Structured Education — work alongside peer mentors in an environment where they develop social skills and interpersonal relationships while broadening their knowledge of art.

The collaboration among students, art teacher Jason Andria and special education teacher Caitlin Gould is an opportunity for camaraderie and creativity.

According to Andria, the students really enjoy Shoreham-Wading River High School’s Hailey Petruzzi and Chris Loguercio (front working with one another table), Christian DeCastro and Brooke Roff (back table). Photo from SWR and both the art and the educational aspects are beneficial to all. one-on-one aspect and getting to know one “It has been one of the most rewarding another while working with their unique classes where students all appreciate the talents and abilities,” he said.

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Theatre Students Present: Les Misérables

Rocky Point School District

New makerspace inspires creation of a 3D-printed prosthetic hand Make something to make a difference. Six simple words that 11 Rocky Point High School students took to heart when they transformed some unused storage space in the high school into a makerspace complete with peg boards, shelves and several 3D printers.

Those printers, coupled with the inspiration of technology education teacher Mr. John Schumacher, Rocky Point High School students with teacher John Schumacher and motivated the students to painstakingly those who joined on Google Classroom. Photo from RPSD build a 3D prosthetic hand.

As traditional prosthetics normally cost The students, sophomores to seniors thousands of dollars and need to be replaced —Blake Abrenica, Thomas Anzalone, Brendon Artzt, Jacob Bazata, Robert Christensen, Gavin as children grow, the production of a printed Donovan, Justin Gersch, Gianna Imeidopf, Phoenix V-3 prosthetic hand is much more Justin Pititto, James Prendergast and Samad inexpensive because of its design: It simply Sajjad — worked during free periods and after relies on a person’s functional wrist and uses school meticulously assembling the 3D parts the palm to push against the device so the fingers close when the wrist is bent. The Rocky into a Phoenix V-3 prosthetic hand.

Schumacher said he is passionate about Point prosthetic hand will be donated to the teaching students the technology skills that organization.

Schumacher paraphrased Albert Einstein’s they can use in many career fields, including architecture, interior design and mechanical well-known thought, “In the middle of difficulty and structural engineering. He happened upon lies opportunity.”

It’s his energies and enthusiasm teaching e-NABLE, an organization with volunteer members who use open-source technology and Rocky Point students during the pandemic that 3D printers to provide free prosthetic hands for continue to inspire them to innovate and create something from nothing in the new makerspace. children and adults who need them.

Kind commitments in Joseph A. Edgar School

Dream Big. Live, Laugh, Love. Believe in Yourself. These colorful messages and others appear on rocks that Rocky Point School District’s Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School fifth graders painted, as they continue to spread messages of positivity and kindness.

Every student in Donna Banigan’s class spoke of a kind gesture with one another before placing their painted rock near a tree near the entrance to the building.

From cleaning their room without being asked, to helping a sibling with homework and holding a door for someone, the students were commended by Ms. Banigan for their generous deeds.

Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School fifth grade teacher Donna Banigan and her students placed kindness rocks in front of the school. Photo from SWR

The Miller Place Panther Players returned to stage with an all-star cast for its spring production of Les Misérables: School Edition.

While students took the stage, patrons opened their devices at their convenience to enjoy a prerecorded streaming beyond the walls of Miller Place High School.

Throughout the last six months, Miller Place’s theatre students dedicated their time after school in small groups, divided by cohorts, to rehearse their lines and become accommodated to new safety guidelines on stage.

One month prior to production, the Panther Players were able to begin full cast rehearsals with its cast, crew and pit orchestra.

The Miller Place School District said it is incredibly proud of its 78 students; TinaMarie DeFalco, director; Terrie Troyano, musical director; Katherine Butera, vocal director; Kristin Laudicina, assistant director; and Jenna Ely, stage manager; for streaming the production and giving the Miller Place community the opportunity to enjoy their performance virtually.

Photo from MPSD

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Pictured left to right: Sponsor Brian Keating, United Service Workers 355 JATF; Sharon Boyd, executive director of Dress for Success Brookhaven; Sponsor Gina M. Pellettieri Attorney at Law; Sponsor Kaitlyn Keating, United Service Workers 355 JATF; Lisa Keys, Town of Brookhaven Commissioner of General Services and Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine. Not available for the event sponsor photo was Denise Nostrom from Diversified Financial Solutions.

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Town thanks Dress for Success Brookhaven “EMPOWER Virtual Walk/Run for Success” fundraiser sponsors

On April 27, Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) was on-hand to thank two event sponsors of Dress for Success Brookhaven’s first annual “EMPOWER - Virtual Walk/Run for

Success” fundraiser.

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“During the past year, women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic and support has never been more critical,” Romaine said. “This event will help to fund the much-needed services that women need to succeed in the workplace and in life.”

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Letters to the Editor

Education prepares people for the future, helps them achieve their goals and increases their odds of living a life where they not only survive, but thrive.

As blues musician B.B. King is famously quoted as saying, “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.”

President Joe Biden (D) gets that concept, and last week he asked Congress to enact legislation that would allow Americans to attend community colleges for free. Under the American Families Plan, $109 billion would be slated to make two years of community college free for all students. There would also be an $85 billion investment for expanding federal Pell Grants, which is awarded to undergraduate students who display financial need and have not earned a degree. This is one important way to help our young people who are unprepared for the workforce after high school.

For many, a community college has given them an advantage that they may not have had otherwise. From those whose grades were less than ideal in high school to those whose can’t afford to attend a four-year university or are undecided on what they want to do with their lives, a community college provides a stepping stone that is local and affordable for most.

Here at TBR all three of our current editors attended Suffolk County Community College, which in turn paved the way to making obtaining bachelor’s degrees at other institutions more manageable.

According to the website joebiden.com, approximately six out of 10 jobs require education beyond a high school diploma.

To succeed in a world where the economy is globalized and technology driven, people are going to need more than 12 years of education.

The website also goes on to say that one can do a lot with an associate degree.

“Today in the United States there are an estimated 30 million quality jobs, with an average salary of $55,000, that don’t require a bachelor’s degree,” according to the site.

Free college tuition for community colleges would mean even more young people being able to achieve the American Dream.

It can also keep college-aged students in the area, frequenting local stores, which stimulates the local economy. And in the long term, with less student debt to pay, it may increase the odds of people staying on Long Island and settling down.

Two years can make a difference and transform a life. Our sincere hope is that Congress will take this proposal from the president seriously.

At the same time, we hope a better look is taken at our current public school system in America. Even before the pandemic, American children were not receiving an equal education from state to state as many schools are funded through local taxes. The more affluent an area a person lives in, the better the education tends to be. Also, there is a need for more pre-K classes across the country to provide children a head start in learning, both academically and socially. Most of all, everybody should be required to complete 12th grade and not be able to drop out of school at 16.

The education system in the U.S. needs a lot of fine-tuning.

Let’s start by providing high school graduates a chance to get the skills they need in today’s competitive world.

As a veteran educator with over two decades of experience in K-12/ higher education, as well as a parent of school-aged children, I was surprised to see Critical Race Theory becoming a focal point of school board races. As someone who wasn’t familiar with this topic, despite my extensive experience, I googled it.

Here’s what I found at the website for the American Bar Association: “CRT recognizes that racism is not a bygone relic of the past. Instead, it acknowledges that the legacy of slavery, segregation, and the imposition of second-class citizenship on Black Americans and other people of color continue to permeate the social fabric of this nation.”

I wondered how anyone could disagree. Our history is rooted in discrimination toward the “other”, be it Black, Muslim, Jewish, Asian, LGBTQ+, disabled, Indigenous or Latino folks.

There are measurable economic, health care,

Giving education a hand Fear mongering campaign short on facts

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no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste. We do not publish anonymous letters.

Please include a phone number and address for confirmation.

Email letters to julianne@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to The Village Beacon Record P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

and environmental disparities in communities of color.

It seems that the right wing has decided that this is the latest iteration of their culture wars. We’ve seen this before with previous buzzwords including socialism, defund, bail and abortion. It’s the same playbook: a fear mongering campaign that is short on facts but long on bigotry. It’s people who have no solutions for the problems we face, instead resorting to scapegoating to keep their base engaged and angry.

The Suffolk Police Benevolent Association has now become involved in school board races, promoting school board candidates and publicly lambasted educators who disagree with their views on their Facebook page. The PBA seems to have coordinated this with the Suffolk-based organization Save Our Schools. An excerpt from the SOS newsletter reads: “The enemy is striking at us from many angles. One of their weapons is to re-imagine policing.” The newsletter also uses the phrases “threats

New legislation for bike riders

Last week’s TBR News Media newspapers had an article about county Executive Steve Bellone [D] and county Legislator Kara Hahn’s [D-Setauket] new legislation for bike riders. To be clear, the following does not apply to bicycle riders in general, I own a car and two bicycles, the culpable know who they are.

One concern about this legislation is accuracy for reporting a violator.

Are the racing groups who display rude hand gestures should a driver toot their horn because, members riding two and

three abreast make passing impossible, best able to accurately judge three feet?

Can speeding through stop signs, red lights and riding against traffic make measuring distance easier for guilty bikers than the drivers who need to slam on their brakes to avoid an accident?

Car license plates make reporting a driver simple and, it seems this legislation allows the cyclist to be the one deciding who is a violator because they evidently have a mental yard stick. A statement by Kara Hahn was “Our roads are going to be safer now”

of student indoctrination” and warns of “increased vaccinations.”

This is all connected to loss of institutional power. With Donald Trump gone, and a supermajority in the New York State legislature, the right wing is looking to build back will be through hyper local offices like school and library boards. Taxpayers must examine who is running for these positions where they live, and keep them their influence out of our children’s education. Our nation has a troubled history, but education is how we create an equitable and just future for the coming generations.

As a lifelong educator, I believe in young people. They are empathetic, compassionate, and civically engaged. On May 18, vote for school board candidates who will commit to ensuring the education our children deserve, one based on facts and data, not fear and bigotry.

Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket

which insinuates the driver is always at fault. She must then be blind to, or chooses to ignore the abundance of two wheelers on the road who are breaking the law. In all 50 states people on bikes are required to follow the same laws as other drivers and unless these laws are enforced for bicycle riders as well, the only thing this legislation is going to do is collect fines for what could be a questionable violation.

Joanne Tereshko Setauket

A response to TBR’s April 29 editorial

Let’s get one thing straight — the kids doing wheelies in the road for the sole purpose of showing off don’t read the Record.

So, who exactly are you talking to in your April 29 editorial telling bicyclists not to ride in traffic? The tax paying citizens who help pay for the roads you want to set aside for cars?

Their tax dollars are as green as anyone else’s. State and local laws clearly allow bicyclists to use the roads when bike lanes, ever scarce, are unavailable or unsafe.

Weaving in and out of bike lanes?

Anyone who actually bikes in our area would know that our bike lanes are littered with branches, trash and potholes.

Swerving out into the road to avoid a

hazard is often the safest option available.

So, let’s be very clear — we can and should crack down on reckless stunt riding and we should also make sure that the roads are as safe for cyclists as they are for cars.

Conflating these two very different issues is not only intellectually lazy, but unproductive.

Heather Lynch Port Jefferson

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To that end, I had a few topics on the twohanded nature of our lives: The weather On the one hand, it’s a relief that we can D. None enjoy warmer weather.

The summer is of the above approaching. The calls

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF from seagulls blend with the steady rhythm of water lapping up on the shores, urging the fortunate residents

of Suffolk County to return to the peace and harmony of the water.

On the other hand, the temperature will undoubtedly climb into the hazy, hot and humid zone at some point. While the beaches are wonderful, we won’t all have time to stroll on a sandbar during the week.

Vaccinations On the one hand, many people are getting vaccinated, increasing the likelihood that we’re taking an immunological stand against a deadly virus. With a greater percentage of the population inoculated, we stand a better chance of coming together, revisiting family and friends we’ve only seen on Zoom for over a year.

On the other hand, a subgroup of people are reluctant to take the vaccines, worried about side effects, the speed at which the vaccine was developed, and a host of other concerns. If enough of them don’t get vaccinated and/or if variants evade the vaccine, we may not be able to beat back this virus as quickly as we’d like.

Graduations On the one hand, we are so incredibly proud that our children have made it through whatever stage concludes this year. We appreciate all they have done to get here and to become the incredible people they are.

On the other hand, wait, hello? How did the time go by so quickly? Did we prepare them for the real world? What is the real world? What does it mean to graduate into the second year of a pandemic and how can we prepare them for some of the unknowns and unknowables ahead?

Politics On the one hand, we can, potentially, talk about politics again without the echoes of personal animus reverberating from an angry White House. In theory, we can even agree to disagree or to consider compromise.

On the other hand, has the left become too powerful even as the right engages in party strife? Are calmer waters really around us, or

is it a temporary reprieve until the tempest returns with the elections in 2022 and 2024?

Freedom On the one hand, we are freer than we’ve been in over a year, to travel and visit family, to take our masks off outside and read people’s lips and study their smiles. We can even consider traveling outside the country.

On the other hand, after living with a fear of human contact, how much can we set aside our concerns about the public health dangers of interacting with other people?

A return to offices On the one hand, we have a chance to speak with each other in person, to share stories about our lives and our children and to discuss the surprising run of a Knicks team guaranteed to have a winning record this year.

On the other hand, we have to deal with traffic, parking spots, lines at lunch, and conversations that keep us from returning to the homes we couldn’t wait to leave.

Motherhood: The best (not always) of times

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trange as it may seem, I always wanted to be a mother. Even before I was in elementary school, I remember hoping someday to be a mother. Thinking back on my early years, I was really more of a tomboy, playing stoop ball and stick ball on the block with the other kids. I did have one doll that I loved. It was quite a progressive doll for its time. I could give it a bottle, and it would subsequently pee. My mother would make sure the baby bottle Between that had come with you and me the doll was filled with

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF water and not milk.

But other than that, I wasn’t particularly given to imaginative girly games like playing house or cooking. I just knew that when I grew up, I

wanted to be, among other pursuits, a mother.

The idea, of loving a child, teaching a child, nurturing a child, made me happy.

Then I grew up, married a man who also loved the prospect of having a child, and in a short time, we had three. That is, we had three boys within four years and two days. Ever hear the old adage, be careful what you wish for?

On the one hand, I adored my boys. I fed them, bathed them, dressed them, played with them and hugged them a lot. On the other hand, I well remember a moment when I sat at the kitchen table, my head down on the crook of my arm, and cried. The three of them were screaming “Mommy!” and chasing each other around my legs with two of them needing diapers changed at the same time. There were dishes in the sink, the next batch of dirty laundry was behind me in a pile, waiting to be put into the overworked washing machine, I had not had a chance yet to change out of my nightgown, and I was seriously doubting I would ever get out of the kitchen alive. This from someone who was

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never much for crying except in sad movies.

They were exceptionally good communicators. I was convinced that they caucused every night before bedtime and arranged for each to wake me up during the night with a loud scream at a different time. One of my neighbors, catching sight of me putting out the garbage one morning, commented to another neighbor that he had never seen anyone look so tired. Yup, that was me.

But then there was the other side of the experience. They got a little older, made friends who, it seemed, always lived at the farthest reaches of the district, and of course I drove them frequently to play dates. It gave me a chance to meet lots of other mothers. I drove them to weekly music lessons, which enabled them to join the school bands and orchestras. We proudly attended their initially cacophonous concerts that over the years turned into remarkably good classical music and jazz performances. They played baseball, joined the swim team and the tennis team, and

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we thoroughly enjoyed cheering each at bat, each match, each meet, even if we sometimes melted in the heat or froze in the cold.

Their academic efforts gave us great satisfaction. They studied diligently and sometimes won contests and awards, which gave us vicarious joy. Of less satisfaction would be a trip to meet with the teacher for discussion of any less than perfect behavior.

Then it was prom time. And suddenly, for it seemed sudden, they stood before us in tuxedos, with young women on their arms who they were squiring to the dance. They were all grown up. It was the signal that they would shortly be leaving, eagerly leaving the nest and their parents behind. Yes, they came back regularly from college to have their laundry done and for some good meals. And I like to think for some great hugs. But they were off now, busy with their exciting lives, developing their careers, finding the women they would marry. And the best prize: grandchildren.

How lucky I am that my wish came true.

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