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Vol. 35, No. 52

July 16 2020

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Town finishes major revetment/ drainage project at Broadway Beach A6 Miller Place baseball team claims victory at Wood Bat Tournament A12

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From left, Rob Badalian, scholarship coordinator; Arianna McMorris of Shoreham-Wading River; Ashley Geiser of Miller Place; Megan Buchler of Rocky Point; Jordan Rosales of Longwood; and Deirdre DuBato, rotary president. Photo from Kevin Mann

Rocky Point Rotary Awards Four Scholarships

On July 7, the Rocky Point Rotary Club awarded its college scholarships to exemplary youth from Miller Place, Rocky Point, Longwood and Shoreham-Wading River high schools. The Rocky Point Rotary scholarships in the

amount of $1,000 are given to students who excel in both academics and community service Those interested in joining Rocky Point Rotary Club or would like to attend a meeting via Zoom contact Kevin Mann at kevinmannmail@gmail.com.

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Congressman Grants Chamber Leaders 10K Face Masks

On July 9, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (RNY1) visited Brookhaven Town Hall to deliver 10,000 face masks to the Brookhaven Chambers of Commerce Coalition. The face masks will be distributed to their local membership for use by employees and customers. The congressman worked with Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) and the Town’s Division of Economic Development to arrange for delivery to Town Hall and the chamber representatives. The chambers of commerce represented at the event were from Farmingville, Ronkonkoma, Port Jefferson/Ter-

ryville, Greater Port Jeff, Mastic, Moriches, Rocky Point Sound Beach, Three Village, Middle Country and Patchogue. Established in 1992, the BCCC is a nonprofit business organization representing 20 chambers in Brookhaven town, with many who are actively involved in the BCCC. Their mission is to support the vast numbers of businesses and professionals who are members of these chambers, in a uniform voice on common issues and concerns. For more information, visit www.BrookhavenCoalition.org.

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Local car club North Fork Cruisers raised several hundred dollars for VFW Post 6249. Photos Kyle Barr

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BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The sweet sounds of ’50s and ’60s pop and blues drifted out over the cars settled in front of the Port Jefferson Frigate ice cream and candy shop Saturday, July 11. Despite the humidity from tropical storm Fay passing by the day before, crowds gathered in the small parking lot to look at a host of cars in all varieties to support the local VFW post that has struggled financially from the pandemic. The nonprofit North Fork Cruisers hosted its first Car Show for Veteran Suicide Awareness, with proceeds going to the Rocky Point VFW Post 6249. The post has taken a significant financial hit due to the pandemic to the tune of approximately $10,000 to $12,000, according to post Commander Joe Cognitore. The post takes in a lot of its revenue from renting out the VFW hall during the year, but all of that was halted since March. Present at the show were classic Mercedes from the ’50s and other novelty cars like a pink Thunderbird and the much renowned Batmobile often seen around the North Shore. The music was provided by Long Island’s DJ Night

Train and Larry Hall, of Brazier Insurance Agency, donated the trophies handed out at the end of the show. Also present was Louis Falco, the founder of Operation-Initiative Foundation, a nonprofit that supports veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Peter Oleschuk, of the North Fork Cruisers, said with the event they were “just looking to do something nice for our VFW which has been closed these past few months and hasn’t been able to fundraise.” The event raised around $440 for the VFW post, which Cognitore said was generous of the numerous people and veterans who donated at the show. He also thanked Roger Rutherford, the general manager of The Frigate, for facilitating the car show in front of his business. Post 6249 is planning further ways to fundraise to plug its funding hole, including a GoFundMe page which should be available to donate to within the next week. The VFW is also planning for its 13th annual golf outing to support veterans organizations come Sept. 21. For more information on how to support the VFW, call 631-744-9106. For more on Operation-Initiative, visit www. opinitfdn.org.

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(Un)Civil Discourse How Admins on Local Social Media Groups Try to Keep Communities Together BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM While there were times when people would meet at the post office or corner store to discuss local happenings or gossip, much of that has been transferred online, specifically, for many communities, onto Facebook. Facebook, which was originally designed for college students to judge the attractiveness of coeds, has since morphed into a social media giant. Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, is worth over $54 billion. In that time the site has gained that popularity; the population of the over 2.3 million Facebook users has also skewed older as now the average user is between the age of 25 and 34. In a 2017 report by Pew Research Center and Elon University, experts in the technology world generally said they believe online discourse will be shaped even more by trolls and other bad actors. Anonymity, experts said, is a leading cause of the general negativity seen with online communication. But what should happen if that negative communication is with the person living down the street, or with a mother or father in the same grade as your own child? It’s hard to estimate just how much work goes into maintaining these community pages, and even more so, keeping individuals’ posts from spilling over into name calling, anger or worse. Community group admins, some of whom asked not to be named in this article due to the sensitivity of their jobs or their work with the community, spoke with TBR News Media about the difficulty of keeping topics online from spiraling out of control, especially those that deal with politics. It is something many admins of pages who wish to keep talk civil deal with on a daily basis. Karen Sobel Lojeski, a professor in the Col-

lege of Engineering at Stony Brook University, has talked about the impact social media has made on the professional world, but she also coined the name, The Threshold Generation, or effectively the last generation of people, aged in their 20s and upward, who knew what it was like to live both with and without these connective technologies. Many of those who run these community groups are a part of that so-called threshold generation, and have noticed what has happened to the general discourse over time. Rob DeStefano, a member of the Comsewogue school board and lifetime member of the Port Jefferson Station/ Terryville community, created and has run the Comsewogue Community Facebook page since 2010. What started as a group of just a few hundred members looking to talk about what was working or not working in the school district and local community has become 5,400 members posting about everything from local hap-

The Pew Research Center released a report last year saying more than half of U.S. adults, 55 percent, at least some of the time get their news through social media. Photo art

penings to medical advice to politics, though one’s mileage may vary on the last one. “It’s certainly gotten harder because of the different ways social media is used compared to how it was then, but you just try and hold true to what the intent of the page is,” DeStefano said. “The goal is to make sure everyone in the community knows of things that are happening

locally or beyond.” The “beyond” is where things get complicated. Every year the community is notified of the Terryville Fire Department’s carnival or route for Santa during Christmastime, but when neighbors start discussions on topics, for examSOCIAL MEDIA Continued on A13

Mather Hospital Stepping up Safety Efforts BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM As the number of COVID-19 patients continue to decrease on Long Island, local hospitals say they are working to ensure that the public and patients feel safe walking through its front doors while keeping a safe and clean environment. Kenneth Roberts, president and CEO of Mather Hospital, stressed the importance of seeking out medical care. “It is safe to come back — whether it’s coming to the hospital or going to the doctor’s offices,” he said. “People shouldn’t neglect reaching out to their healthcare providers.” The hospital has been implementing the use of tele-medicine during the pandemic, but Roberts said there is only so much you can do remotely and that some things need to be done in person. “Being a part of the Northwell Healthcare system, we’ve put into place new processes and procedures at the hospital,” the president of Mather Hospital said. For hospital employees, they must attest that they are free of COVID-19 symptoms when coming into work, temperature checks are done before each person clocks in. Roberts said all employees and doctors are required to wear face masks. Those on the frontlines who may be in contact with potential COVID patients are required to wear face shield in addition to the n-95 masks.

Mather President Kenneth Roberts. File photo

Another change at the hospital is the return of visitors. “We’re allowing two visitors per patient,” Roberts said. “Before they’re able to come in there will be required to answer a series of questions and their temperatures will be checked.” As of now, those who need to go to the emergency room are being asked to remain in their cars until a hospital employee comes to them. Roberts said patients that come in on an emergency basis who may have COVID-19 symptoms will be tested immediately. The hospital will be administered a test and be

able to get a result back in three days. In an effort to keep the facilities clean and safe, Mather Hospital will be utilizing PurpleSun devices, which use ultraviolet light to kill germs and provide rapid disinfection. Roberts said the patient feedback so far has been good and that a lot of them have confidence in the doctors and “have no fears.” With the restart of elective surgeries in May, the hospital has seen more people coming in to get important procedures done. “We’ve had over 1,000 operations that were scheduled, now we are playing catch up,” the president of the hospital said. Each patient scheduled for surgery will receive a phone call from a hospital employee and they will conduct a preprocedural interview gathering health history as well as a screening for COVID symptoms or exposures. Once that evaluation has been completed, patients receive two separate in-person pre-surgical testing appointments. The first appointment may include lab tests, EKG and x-rays. The second appointment is for COVID testing and is scheduled 48 hours prior to the procedure. Patients are instructed to self-quarantine leading up to their surgery. “They’re going really well, a lot of the patients are grateful to get these procedures, but they also want to shorten their length of stay as much as possible,” Roberts said. “We want to continue to provide a safe place for our patients.”

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Left, the Broadway Beach ramp was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012; right, the newly recostructed stairs and drainage system installed by Brookhaven town in 2020. Photos from Town of Brookhaven

Town Completes Broadway Beach Project

Last week, the Town of Brookhaven highway department announced it had completed the $1.165 million stormwater treatment and shoreline stabilization project at the northern end of Broadway in Rocky Point, finishing a slate of over $6 million projects since Hurricane Sandy ravaged Long Island’s coastline eight years ago. Town officials said the Broadway Beach sustained extensive damage including substantial sand, beach grass and vegetation erosion, as well as the destruction of the gabion-basket wall system, the beach access stairway and the concrete walkway after Sandy in 2012. At the end of last year, the town voted to enter into an agreement with the North Shore Beach Property Owners Association to start the project, which was set to start in early 2020 and finish by Memorial Day, May 25. In order to reduce risk of damage from future storm events, the gabion-basket walls were completely removed and replaced with steel bulkhead for toe of slope stability and an armor stone revetment wall. Highway officials said the bulkhead — which now protects areas of the bluff that have experienced significant levels of erosion in the past — has a much longer life span than the gabion-basket walls and will better protect the drainage infrastructure and shoreline from high storm surges, nor’easters and hurricanes. A new drainage system and stormwater treatment unit were also designed and incorporated into this project, ensuring that polluted stormwater is not directly discharged into the Long Island Sound. “The completion of this project will ensure

that we are less vulnerable to damage from future storms,” said Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro (R) in a release. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Program has approved for 90 percent reimbursement of the total project cost of $1,165,000. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) helped secure a total of $4.5 million in FEMA grants. The last 10 percent, or $116,500, comes from the town’s highway budget as a capital project. In the release, Zeldin said the project is “bolstering our area’s storm resiliency,” and is “preventing future water damage.” This project is the last of a $6 million total Hurricane Sandy response for nearly a decade. This includes: • Gully Landing Road, Miller Place — Total Cost: $1.4 million; 90 percent funded by FEMA • Shore Road and Amagansett Drive, Sound Beach — Total Cost: $1.3 million; $233,651 FEMA funded • Friendship Beach, Rocky Point — Total Cost: $1,045,648; 90 percent FEMA funded • Hallock Landing Road, Rocky Point — Total Cost: $996,829; 90 percent funded by FEMA • Sills Gully Beach, Shoreham — Total Cost: $875,000; 90 percent FEMA funded • Riverhead Drive, Sound Beach — Total Cost: $239,210; 90 percent FEMA funded • Landing Road, Miller Place — Total Cost: $145,845; 90 percent FEMA funded • Woodhull Landing Beach, Sound Beach — Total Cost: $70,000 • Hagerman Landing Road, Rocky Point — Total Cost: $43,572

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Report: Virus Caused Faster Job Losses on LI than in NYC BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM During the initial months of the pandemic, Long Island lost jobs at a faster rate than New York City, New York state or anywhere else in the nation, according to a new report from Nassau and Suffolk counties with city-based consulting firm HR&A Advisors. Long Islanders suffered the twin blows of the public health impact, and economic destruction. Long Island lost 270,000 jobs, or 21.9 percent of non-farm payroll employment, compared with a rate of 20.1 percent for New York City. “This pandemic has caused hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders to lose their jobs, shuttered businesses and turned our local economy upside down,” Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said in a statement. He and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran (D) held a press conference in Melville July 9 where they cited this report, which “makes clear that federal aid from Congress is necessary if our region is going to rebound and recover from the

worst economic crisis since the Great Depression,” Bellone added. The impact was particularly brutal for people with low-paying jobs, lower levels of education and among the Hispanic population. The worst, however, is not over, as total job losses on Long Island are expected to reach 375,000 compared to pre-COVID levels. Net job losses are expected to continue through 2021 as well, albeit at a slower pace. More than two out of three jobs lost were in sectors that pay less than the regional average annual wage of $61,600. The area that lost the highest number of jobs, across Suffolk and Nassau, was hospitality, which shed 82,000 jobs. Health care and social assistance lost 59,000 jobs and retail lost 52,000. The job decline in hospitality was especially problematic for Hispanic workers, who are disproportionately represented in those businesses. Hispanic workers represent 27 percent of the hospitality field, while they are a smaller 17 percent of the overall Long Island workforce. Although workers with a high school di-

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ploma or below constitute 62 percent of the workforce, they represented 73 percent of the viral-related job losses, reflecting the disparate effect of the virus. The overall effect of these job losses will result in a decline of $21 billion in earnings for Long Island workers and $61 billion in economic activity throughout the area. The report suggested that economic recovery would occur in several waves, with some industries showing an increase in jobs much more rapidly than others. Finance and insurance, management of companies and enterprises, professional and technical services, government and information jobs will likely see 95 percent of jobs return within six months, by the first quarter of next year. The second wave includes jobs in real estate, retail, administrative and waste services, agriculture, construction and utilities, education, health care and social assistance, manufacturing, wholesale trade and other services. Within a full year, 85 percent of those jobs will return. The third wave will take the longest and will bring back the fewest jobs. Accommodation and food services, transportation and warehousing,

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Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent Daniel Losquadro (R) and Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R-Rocky Point) announced the complete resurfacing of Lower Rocky Point Road from Woodhull Landing Road to Rocky Point Landing Road, as well as Hagerman Landing Road. Residents have noticed the repaving of the

thoroughfare over the past few weeks, which included some need for cars to take detours to avoid construction. Officials said in a press release that the paving project included the milling of nearly 38,000 square yards of roadway, before 4,400 tons of asphalt were put down on the roadway. The total cost for this paving project was approximately $448,300, a portion of which, $138,643, was funded by a Community Development Block Grant. Losquadro called the road “a very busy, main thoroughfare,” adding, “I am glad we were able to include it, along with Hagerman Landing Road, in our 2020 paving season.” Bonner said Lower Rocky Point Road is one of the most traveled in her council district. “This road and Hagerman Landing Road are much safer for drivers, bike riders and pedestrians,” she said.

and arts, entertainment and recreation will take two years to restore 75 percent of the jobs on Long Island that predated COVID-19. Half of all businesses in Suffolk County closed temporarily during the virus. An estimated 1 percent of those businesses closed permanently. One-third of industrial businesses on Long Island are at risk of closing. The report also projects that earning and spending losses may be even higher in 2021 from a slow recovery within some sectors and from expiring unemployment benefits. Along with the two county executives, the report urged the federal government to pass the HEROES Act, which provides $375 billion in budgetary relief for local governments. The act passed the House, but the Senate has yet to address it. The report urged an extension of benefits for workers and businesses and an increase in federal infrastructure funds. The report also sought federal relief for small businesses, while supporting new business development and helping businesses recover. Finally, it seeks assistance for states and counties for workforce development, job training and equity initiatives.

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State Senate and Assembly Races Fraternities Kappa Sigma, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Beta Rho were suspended from SBU over Title IX allegations. Logos courtesy of fraternities websites.

SBU Suspends Three Fraternities over Sexual Assault, Hazing Allegations

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Three Stony Brook University fraternities have been suspended after reports of sexual assault and hazing surfaced on social media. Kappa Sigma, Sigma Beta Rho and Tau Kappa Epsilon were suspended in late June after reports of Title IX violations and hazing were filed with SBU’s Department of Student Engagement and Activities, which oversees fraternities and sororities. “As a result of these reports, the university put the social fraternities identified in the reports … on interim suspension last week,” SBU said in a statement. “This is consistent with our process, as sexual assault and hazing have no place on college campuses or in our society.” The ongoing investigations into the fraternities are being overseen by the university’s Office of Equity and Access, which handles Title IX matters, and the Office of University Community Standards, which handles Code of Student Responsibility violations. Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments Act states that men and women must receive equal treatment and opportunities within education programs. Two of the fraternities’ national chapters addressed the recent news. “Tau Kappa Epsilon and the Rho-Eta [Stony Brook] chapter is fully cooperating with the university on their investigation,” said Alex Baker, chief information officer for the national chapter, in an email statement. “TKE strongly condemns sexual assault and will hold any responsible members accountable for their actions.” Phi Nguyen, executive director of Sigma Beta Rho, said in an email that the fraternity “is not currently aware of any Title IX investigation involving Sigma Beta Rho fraternity at Stony Brook University. We

are currently cooperating with Stony Brook University’s investigation into our new member practices.” “Regarding online allegations of sexual misconduct, Sigma Beta Rho condemns sexual misconduct in all forms,” Nguyen added. “Sigma Beta Rho is committed to investigating allegations of misconduct against our members and taking appropriate disciplinary action.” A spokesperson for the Kappa Sigma national fraternity did not respond for comment. The allegations against the three fraternities and subsequent suspensions came after an Instagram account, @voicesofsb, was created to share stories of sexual assault from students at the university. In a June 23 post, the account said its goal was to “give sexual assault survivors an anonymous platform to let their voices be heard.” Individuals are able to submit their stories to the account by filling out a Google form. At least two other similar Instagram accounts were created elsewhere: @shareyourstorybing, and @shareyourstorygeneso. Those accounts have shared anonymous stories of sexual assault and harassment at SUNY Binghamton and SUNY Geneseo. SBU said in a June 25 Instagram post that it “is committed to the prevention of sexual assault and violence.” The statement was met with backlash. There were over 200 commenters on the post, many criticizing the post as being “performative,” according to The Statesman, and calling on the university to do better and take cases seriously. SBU students can report incidents to the Title IX office and its coordinator Marjolie Leonard, at titleix@stonybrook. edu. Individuals can also contact Samantha August, the survivor advocate and prevention specialist for the school, at 631-457-9981.

Following tallies of absentee ballots that were completed by the Suffolk County Board of Elections July 8, Laura Ahearn and Laura Jens-Smith both won their Democractic primaries. Ahearn, a crime-victim advocate, will run in November against Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) for the seat being vacated by longtime New York State Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), who announced he is retiring after the end of this year. The executive director of Parents for Megan’s Law and the Crime Victim’s Center defeated Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartright, Southampton Town Board member Tommy John Schiavoni, Suffolk Community College student Skyler Johnson and nurse Nora Higgins. Laura Ahearn (D) “I would like to thank my voters for their support, and the other participants in this race for their hard work and determination to advance our shared values,” Ahearn said in a statement. “I look forward to the election in November, where everyone involved in this primary effort can work together and send a forward-thinking, pro-choice woman to represent this seat in Albany for the first time in its history.” In a post on her candidacy Facebook page, Cartright, who received the second-most number of votes, conceded the race and thanked voters for their support. “The results are in and the Democratic candidate chosen is not the one we hoped for … my fight for our community is outside the bounds of any one election,” she said. “Our efforts will not cease. We will be steadfast until every goal is achieved. I will continue to fight for each of you as a Brookhaven councilwoman.” Schiavoni, a Southampton town councilman, received the third-most number of votes. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to seek such an office and offer my skills and experience to the people of senate district 1,” he said. “Our democracy survives only with effort and is dependent upon the participation of thoughtful men and women voting, caring and resisting the complacency that leaves the responsibility of

governing to others.” Johnson, a young Mount Sinai resident and recent graduate of Suffolk County Community College, gained 12 percent of the total votes. “I don’t consider this a loss,” he said in a statement. “I was able to set the stage for a number of issues in this primary election.” Jens-Smith will be vying for the 2nd Assem-From left, Ch bly District seat being vacated by Palumbo, and she will face Republican challenger Jodi Giglio. She won by over 50 percent of the votes against her opponent, Sound Beach resident Will Schleisner. “I want to thank the people of the second district who have humbled me with their support, this pandemic election hasn’t been easy—but folks rose to the occasion and turned out in huge numbers … now we set our sights toward November,” she said in a statement. On his campaign Facebook page, Schleisner congratulated Jens-Smith and said he will join the campaign of Steve Polgar to compete for the 3rd Assembly District.

U.S. 1st Congressional District

After nearly two weeks of anticipation since ballots were first cast, Stony Brook University scientist Nancy Goroff has come out on top of a slate of Democratic contenders running for the 1st Congressional District after votes were finalized July 9. She will run against U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) in November. With votes still to be certified, officials at the Suffolk County Board of Elections confirmed Goroff won by a margin of 630 with 17,957 votes, after all absentee ballots were finished being counted Thursday, July 9. The 2018 Democratic contender Perry Gershon came out with 17,296 while Bridget Fleming, a Suffolk County legislator from Sag Harbor, finNancy Goroff (D) ished with 13,714. Gregory Fisher had 775 total votes. Goroff congratulated both Gershon and Fleming for the race and extolled this year’s turnout of being nearly double that of 2018. In her message to voters, Goroff also said that Zeldin had put “hyperpartisan spin over science and over the needs of our community.” DEM PRIMARIES Continued on A13

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Wedding Industry Continues to Wait for Additional State Guidelines BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Part two of two While wedding vendors are hoping for a brighter future as New York continues to reopen in phases during the coronavirus pandemic, recovery will likely take a while. Currently, gatherings such as weddings are limited to 50 people, according to New York State press secretary Caitlin Girouard. “We are working on additional guidance for these types of events but as we have reiterated many times one of the best ways to prevent the spread is to always wear a mask when social distancing is not possible,” Girouard said in an email. The shutdowns over the last few months have caused huge financial losses for businesses in the wedding industry. Among them is the Miller Place Inn, which was built in 1850 and has been a wedding site for around 100 years. Donna Regina, co-owner of the family business, said the last time a wedding was hosted at the venue was back in March, and after months of being closed due to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) executive order that shut down businesses deemed nonessential, the staff is looking forward to a small 50-person wedding that is planned for the beginning of August. “It’s been financially devastating to take five months’ worth of weddings off the books,” she said, adding that even without being opened they still had a $1,600 electric bill. She said once wedding venues had to close the owners knew the calendar had to be immediately cleared for March and April. Soon after they began receiving calls from couples who had large weddings planned for May and June who wanted to postpone due to having relatives coming out of state or older family members who are more susceptible to the coronavirus. She said some events even had to be postponed a couple of times. While many have postponed their weddings until 2021, Regina said there are still some dates available for next year. Some couples have already held small ceremonies at home and decided to hold off just the reception. “That’s the couple that’s going to have a better time because they are going to come to have a party, because the commitment, that they already made,” she said. “Whatever they want to do, we’re behind them.” The Miller Place Inn co-owner said planning to reopen has been difficult with no firm guidelines yet for event venues from the state. “It’s so frustrating,” she said. “We don’t know where to turn because there is no one or no website that has factual information.” Regina said the lack of guidelines can be frustrating as they don’t have enough

information to guide couples. However, while many may worry about dancing at weddings, she said the Miller Place Inn has a large dance floor that will allow for social distancing. She added they are also incorporating more cleaning precautions, have installed UVC lighting and employees will be wearing face coverings and plastic gloves in addition to the cloth ones they already wear.

Photographer’s Perspective

Photographer Ron Denenberg, co-owner of Renaissance Studio Photography in Smithtown along with his wife, Liz, said the last time he remembers a large number of wedding postponements was after 9/11. The studio has been located on Main Street since 1979. “This is the worst,” he said. “I’ve never seen anything like this.” Denenberg said he believes it will be a whole different world with weddings in the near future as more couples are planning smaller, less structured parties. “I don’t see people planning big, big weddings,” he said. “I think people are going to be afraid there will be a second wave.” The photographer said other milestone events have also been negatively impacted by the shutdowns and COVID-19. One bar mitzvah in March with 300 guests that his photographers were scheduled to cover, with people coming from all over the world, had to be postponed until October. He said many have also taken plans for weddings and other events and modified them to smaller occasions. Like wedding venues, there hasn’t been much income coming in for photographers the last few months. However, the photographer is staying optimistic. He said through the years he and his wife have thought outside of the box to keep up with trends and are looking to see what people want during the coronavirus pandemic. “We want to stay in business,” he said. “We love the business.”

One Couple’s Solution

Among the 2020 brides who are tackling the challenges of wedding planning during a pandemic is Stefanie Fisher, who grew up in East Setauket and now lives in Maryland. She and her fiancé, Bryan Costello, were set to wed this summer at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Maryland with about 175 people. While they decided to postpone the big reception until next year, they have planned a smaller ceremony with 26 people at Fisher’s parents’ home in East Setauket. Despite the day working out differently than expected, the bride-to-be said there are still things to look forward to with the couple’s new plan, especially since her parents always wanted her to get married at their house. “I think it’s really special to be able to

After a few months of mandatory shutdowns, the owners of the Miller Place Inn, above, are looking forward to a small wedding in August. East Setauket native Stefanie Fisher and her fiancé, Bryan Costello, below, were set to marry in Maryland this summer but postponed the large reception and will get married at her parents’ Three Village home this month. Photos from the Miller Place Inn and Stefanie Fisher

walk down the aisle in a place where I have so many wonderful memories over the years,” Fisher said. “I was excited to have all of our family and friends come down to Maryland for the wedding, but I’m especially excited to be married in an intimate setting at a place that means a lot to me. This DIY miniwedding has given us the chance to kind of put everyone to work to make it a special day.” Fisher said her sister’s husband will officiate while her nephews will play the wedding march on keyboard and piano. Costello’s brother, who owns the Hicksville restaurant Peppercorns, will cater and her sister’s friend will be taking photos. “It’s a wedding that everyone gets to feel they have a part in helping put together,” she said. “My parents’ neighbor even offered to chauffeur me from Danfords in his vintage Cadillac Eldorado. This unfortunate situation has had more silver linings than I would have thought and showed me how it really does take a village, and Bryan and I are so lucky to have such amazing people in our lives that are so excited to help make this day perfect. Our story isn’t what we expected but it’s more wonderful than we ever could have imagined.” Fisher had advice for those who may need to change their ceremony and reception plans. “Think about how you imagine your wedding, if that’s not possible right now, then wait until it is,” she said. “We all deserve to

have the wedding we’ve dreamed about since we were little girls, but sometimes we just have to wait until the time is right. Look at your partner, is that person still your best friend? Do you still want to spend the rest of your life with them? That’s not going to change whether you have your wedding in 2020 or 2021. You are lucky to have found your person and don’t lose sight of that being the most important part.”

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Panthers Take Crown at TOB Wood Bat Tourny

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Miller Place Panthers thought they would never play an inning of baseball when the COVID-19 -pandemic cancelled the spring season. That is, until the Town of Brookhaven hosted the Wood Bat Tournament July 8 through 12. The Panthers shook off the cobwebs, got down to business and never looked back. They defeated Half Hollow Hills West 3-1 in

the first round of pool play, picked off Westhampton 6-1 in the second round and edged East Hampton in a 1-0 shutout Saturday. Because of inclement weather on Friday all teams payed doubleheaders and the Panther’s blew out Sayville 12-1 later in the day and qualified for the championship round against Hauppauge. Despite falling behind early, the Panther offense came to life to erase the deficit winning the game 4-3 and with it, the Class A Championship crown.

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Shoreham-Wading River High School 2020 graduate Chris Anderson is the recipient of the Thomas Reed Fehmel Award. Anderson, who will attend SUNY Cortland in the fall, received the $1,000 annual scholarship in memory of Thomas Fehmel from the Fehmel family who reside in the school district. According to Chris Fehmel, Tom was the oldest of four boys and set a great example for his younger brothers. He also received awards for his determination and leadership while he was in high school. “My brother Tom played three sports in

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ple, about recent police protests and rallies, the dialogue becomes rough, to say the least. “Your heart hurts hearing the way some people talk to each other on social media because you know it’s very different than how they behave in person,” he said. “The most you can do with a forum is provide guidelines of what’s appropriate and what’s not and try and induce some level of civility.” Worse, is when these groups where admins try to stay nonpartisan deal with rumors, or worse, conspiracy theories. In early May, a video called “Plandemic” made its rounds on social media. In a video that called itself a trailer for a larger documentary, former chronic disease syndrome researcher Judy Mikovits talked about a large organized effort of global elites to profit off infectious diseases, despite there being no tangible evidence of this widespread conspiracy. The Pew Research Center released a report June 29 with a survey of 9,654 U.S. adults about how many people see conspiracy theories in COVID-19 news. The report said one in five of those who often rely on social media for coronavirus news say they watched at least part of the “Plandemic” video, while a comparative

high school — football, basketball and baseball,” said Chris Fehmel. He added that Tom was the first one at practice and the last one to leave, captain of the football team and the first one to cheer on his teammates, especially if they were down. “This wonderful annual gesture from the Fehmel family is another opportunity to highlight our exceptional athletic program as well as the commitment of our supportive community members,” said Mark Passamonte, the district’s director of physical education, health, athletics and nurses. 10 percent of respondents who said they don’t get COVID news through social media saw it. Among those who have heard of this conspiracy, a reported 36 percent said they think it is either definitely or probably true. “Plandemic” spread to multiple Facebook groups in the local area, and though many admins delete posts sharing the video, it wasn’t before likely hundreds of members saw it. Usually, the most volatile discussions revolve around politics, but sometimes, even cases of a local school district issue can devolve into vitriol. What’s worse is when that animosity leaps the screen and starts impacting normal life. Brenda Eimers Batter, who admins the nearly 2,500-member Facebook group UNOFFICIAL INFORMATIONAL Port Jeff Villagers, said she has seen how online dialogue can have a real impact on normal life. In 2017, with the Port Jefferson School District asking residents to vote on a $30 million bond, Eimers Batter said things got “really ugly.” “Then, even walking down the street or watching my kids games with other parents you could feel the hatred and tension,” she said. “That’s when I stepped in and tried to clean it up.” That specific Facebook group, the most popular of a village with a real-world population of just over 8,100 residents, has seen

Miller Place seniors Thomas Cirrito, left, and Danelle Rose, right. Photo from MPSD

Miller Place High Schoolers Receive Student-Athlete Awards

Miller Place High School seniors Thomas Cirrito and Danelle Rose were among Suffolk County scholar-athletes selected as nominees for the 2020 Butch Dellecave Award, a prestigious recognition given to one female and one male student-athlete who each demonstrate excellence in the classroom, on the field and within the community. Due to current public health requirements, the event hosted by The Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk Inc. was canceled this year. Cirrito has been a standout performer for cross-country, track and basketball throughout his athletic career as a Panther. He is a twotime All-State athlete in cross-country, a threetime Individual Suffolk County Cross Country Class B Champion, a three-time All-State athlete in spring track and a two-time All-County athlete in boys basketball. Most recently, he changes over time, including a recent name change to add the word “Informational.” Smaller splinter groups in the village have broken off from the most popular page specifically for politics or for more hot button issues. It still does not stop some from regularly posting about such issues anyway. For DeStefano, the objective is never to silence community residents, though he has felt he has had to delete posts when they seem incendiary. He says he tries to remind people that despite the digital divide, they remain neighbors. “You wouldn’t talk to each other like this if you were standing on line next to a person in your local supermarket — so why do it here?” the Comsewogue school board trustee said. “People tend to isolate their behavior on social media as being separate from their identity, but it’s not.”

was selected as the recipient of the Joe Keany Memorial scholarship presented by the Miller Place Booster Club and the Outstanding Male Athlete scholarship presented by MPBC and Walter P. McCoyd. In the fall, Thomas will be taking his talents to Yale University to study engineering and run track. Danelle Rose has showcased her exceptional athleticism throughout her participation in cross-country and winter track. Danelle is a two-time All-State athlete in cross-country, an All-Federation athlete in cross-country and an All-State athlete in winter track. Danelle was recently named the recipient of the 2020 Female Scholar-Athlete scholarship presented by MPBC. In her post-high school plans, Danelle will be studying health sciences at Stony Brook University and running cross-country and track.

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Gershon, on Twitter, congratulated Goroff on her winning the primary, adding, “I am confident that Nancy will offer real solutions.” “It was an honor working to be your representative in Congress and I am very sorry I will not be our party’s torchbearer in November,” Gershon wrote on his campaign Facebook page. “I will be honored to do whatever I can to assure Nancy’s victory.” Goroff, 52, has been chair of SBU’s Department of Chemistry until taking a leave of absence to campaign. She is also president of Gallery North’s board of trustees and lives in Stony Brook.

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America is a country that lives in the shallow ditch between fiction and reality. We live in a society that demands civility of all people, from those protesting injustice — even when that protest boils over into violence — to those screaming “white power” from the top of their lungs. It was something well noted by Martin Luther King Jr., who famously said in one of his letters from Birmingham jail that he found the white moderate was “the great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom,” and that “the white moderate is more devoted to order than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice.” In that small gutter we dug ourselves and have lain in, we constantly refuse to acknowledge extremism even when it’s present in our own backyards, even amongst the people we greatly respect and admire for the work they have done to benefit local residents. This past weekend, folks held a car show in Port Jefferson benefiting one of the local VFW posts, one whose funds, like many, were hit hard due to the pandemic. It was also held to promote services supporting veterans post traumatic stress disorder. This is as bipartisan as one can get. Most were maintaining some measure of social distancing. Most were wearing face coverings. Though on one car, bedecked with banners supporting President Donald Trump (R) as well as some emblazoned with the Marines’ emblem, was a sign that read “Antifa Hunting Permit: Open Season All 58 Gender Identities.” It’s not a new sign, indeed it’s available freely on the internet. It’s such a small example, but it represents an underbelly of violent intent that permeates our suburban community. “Antifa,” as it’s known, is short for “anti-fascists.” They are an ill-defined, loosely organized set of groups that usually confront right-wing or conservative groups in public, often with violence. The president has called for them to be labeled a terrorist group. Though their actions have sometimes warranted condemnation, organizations like the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism say the number of anti-fascists can hardly compare to the number of similarly or even more extremely violent racist or white nationalist groups. Beyond that is this mention of “All 58 Gender Identities.” For one, there are not 58 gender identities, there is no set number of defined identities among groups that use an identity beyond male or female. Worse, it is an active call for violence against a group, namely people who are transgender, who suffer an extreme amount of violence for their population size. It’s an attempt to conflate a fractured collective spread across the United States with a vulnerable group of people. According to the Human Rights Campaign, advocates tracked at least 27 deaths of transgender or otherwise non-gender conforming people in the U.S. just in 2019. They were targeted and murdered for no other reason than that they were transgendered. Among those deaths, the majority were of black transgender women. It’s such a small thing, just a single sign on a car in the center of more than a dozen. Though one only has to step foot on social media to witness the animosity shown toward people protesting on Long Island, despite how in over 100 protests, with more occurring every day of the week, only a handful were arrested, mostly for nonviolent offenses. One can denounce the violence on the side of Antifa and denounce the violence of white nationalist groups and the wanton harm caused to vulnerable people. One can be both for police and for police reform. One can love one’s country and still think change is needed. There’s no reason to have voices and mentalities strangled by the “either/or” divide that seems mandated in these times.

In the midst of the current protests, the voices clamoring to be heard, the ensuing violence and anarchy arises the manifestation of new self-proclaimed gods. The steady anchor of faith has been broken, and the God of the past has become obscured in the dust. Dust created by stomping feet, screaming words and the self-righteous embracing of the “I.” There is no longer a “Thou,” as in Mar-

tin Buber’s profound discourse. There is only the “I.” In this solipsistic state, perspective has dwindled. There is no gauge by which to discover Truth. There is only one’s own truth — relative, unrecognizable and often indefinable. Therefore, there are no seekers of Truth; it is not necessary to seek what one already believes to possess. We watch the newly self-anointed. The

one God has been replaced by multitudes of gods, a mass confusion of demigods competing with one another, resulting in chaos. For compromise is not part of the plan, not a suitable concept for divinity. Not realizing that in their urgent, aggressive quests, there may be a better way to manifest their visions. Georgia Poulianos Port Jefferson

“If we didn’t test, we wouldn’t have cases. We have cases because we test.” These are the words of a madman. These are the words spoken by an ignorant narcissist during a global pandemic. These are the words spoken by the president of the United States. This man who refuses to concede to the facts stated by his own Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, who won’t wear a mask because he thinks it will make him look “weak,” who continues to plan rallies that have been categorized as “superspreaders,” is the leader of the United States. Every time this man opens his mouth, he downplays the severity of the situation our country is in. He decries the words of infectious disease experts and encourages Americans to ignore the warnings necessitated by the spread of COVID-19 to wear masks and socially distance. Thank-

fully, not all governors are like Republicans Greg Abbott, Ron DeSantis or Doug Ducey, who opened up their respective states of Texas, Florida and Arizona and watched their numbers soar under the influence of their devotion to Trump. And now the people in the Sun Belt and the southwest are feeling the vice-like grip of this horrific virus. The red states that sat back and watched the blue states (chiefly New York and the Tri-state area) nearly drown in viral contamination are now choking on their blind devotion to Trump. Yes, this may come off as insensitive, but lest we not forget the treatment New York received from the federal government during our peak. And now as the Northeast has a strong foothold on our numbers with our remarkable progress, we must enforce a quarantine on those entering from states that have seen surges. Had we been led

from the start as an interconnected society, rather than 50 separate nations, perhaps we would all be coming out on the other side. Unfortunately, though, under the leadership of Donald Trump (R), a viral pandemic was politicized and became a catalyst for greater division in our country. Rather than banding together, regardless of political affiliation, we are further apart than ever thanks to the words of Trump. Fortunately, though, through the darkness we can see the light at the end of a long tunnel — Election Day. It is imperative that we elect a leader who possesses the qualities necessary to usher us out of this dark time while reuniting us as Americans. We can no longer be governed by obtuse rhetoric and egocentric rambling. We cannot afford to ignore reality. Wear a mask! Stefanie Werner East Setauket

On a lovely Tuesday morning my wife, Lori, celebrated her 65th birthday. She went out to play tennis with her friends at the Port Jefferson Country Club. She left me a list of four things to buy for her at the local grocery store. I decided to visit the new ShopRite in Port Jeff Station. I like the variety of products there and the fresh fish department. I put on my mask and entered the store and proceeded to the fresh fish department. I greeted the clerk and said, “My wife is turning 65 years old today. I would like four nice lobsters for her birthday. Do you have a nice one for her?” He smiled and said, “I have four nice lobsters for you and your wife.” He couldn’t fit them into the bag because they were so large and active. I walked around the store and filled the cart with the essentials like ice cream, Doritos (all the varieties for my grandchildren, cookies, etc.) and my wife’s four requests. The checkout clerk was nice and polite, and

she re-bagged the lobsters to keep them under control. I then went next door to the small liquor store and met the owner. I purchased three bottles of wine. He has nice French rosé wines. I wished him well in his new location. My face mask was warm and making my face perspire. I proceeded to my pickup truck in the parking lot and saw that a woman was getting into her car. I went to the far side of my truck, opened the door to put my groceries into the backseat. I sneezed into my hands. The face mask came off into my hands and I removed it and placed the mask into my truck. The lady was two vehicles away from me. She shouted out, “I hope you get the disease.” I looked up from the back door of the truck and said, “I’m sorry, what did you say?” She responded, “I hope you get corona.” I just shook my head in surprise and proceeded to finish loading my truck. I was at least 8 feet away from her and outside.

She then proceeded to drive past me and gave me the middle finger. This was a 70-year-old grandmother figure. I then left the parking lot and went to my favorite bakery in Port Jefferson. I bought a chocolate cake for my wife at La Boone Boulangerie. While I was there, I saw the owner of the building, weeding in the front of the store. I thanked him for the beautiful Port Jefferson and he smiled and said, “Someone has to clean up this place.” We both laughed, and I was back on track for a great day. I have thought about the lady in the parking lot often and maybe she was right. I should have kept my mask on. What stress she must have been on to react so forcefully. But all she had to do was ask me to cover my face and I would have covered my face. Let’s get back to being friendly and polite. Enjoy your day. Ted Lucki Belle Terre

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Opinion

Loneliness Provides Kindling for TV-Inspired Anger

veryone has a social cup that they need to ﬁll. Some have cups the size of shot glasses or even thimbles and can satisfy their need for social interactions with a few exchanges of pleasantries on a walk or by picking up the phone and dialing friends in town or across the country. Each day, these people meet their own social needs D. None with relative ease and without spending of the above much time looking BY DANIEL DUNAIEF family, friends, neighbors and even strangers in the eye and telling their tales. Others, however, need to ﬁll large mugs that may be the size of enormous water bottles. They need to hear and tell jokes, to exchange

thoughts and ideas, to laugh with others about their jobs, their kids, or the successes and failures of their cooking efforts, their favorite teams or the unbelievable acts of kindness or insensitivity they have witnessed. Recently, my wife and I listened, outside and while socially distanced, to a friend of ours who lives with a larger social cup describe the abject misery he feels from working at home. The conditions don’t bother him and his children, who are grown up and living their lives and aren’t wandering into the picture when he gets on a zoom call. For him, the challenge resides in the lack of contact with other people. When my wife and I suggested he call college friends and reach out to other people, he said he’d tried, but part of the problem is that they don’t have much to discuss. Part of the problem is the Groundhog Day nature of his and everyone else’s life. Sitting at home and working, and taking a few breaks a day to walk his dogs, he hasn’t lived the way he’d like so he can gather the kinds of stories

that refill that cup. Later in that same week, my wife and I were flicking through the channels and saw CNN deriding President Donald Trump (R), while Fox was supporting the president and tearing into the presumptive Democratic challenger for the presidency, Joe Biden. We have long lived in the world of outrage culture, where what passes for news and analysis has become an opportunity for experts to rip an issue, a person, an idea, a movement or anything apart that they can. I picture the TV producers looking at their line up of articulate but angry people in suits each morning, trying to pick the best one to stir the pot, rile up the viewers and warn the world about the dangers that await them. We don’t have many modern day versions of Mr. Rogers because calm, cool and collected doesn’t play as well as outraged and angry. But, here’s the thing: people at home who haven’t filled their social cups may direct their discomfort and angry energy in

What Will the Future Look Like After COVID-19?

ost of us like to try to peer into the future and see what may lie ahead. That’s one attraction of a world’s fair and of futurist books. One such popular book of half a century ago was “Future Shock,” by Alvin Toffler, which dealt with how people can adapt to changes and even embrace them. During this coronavirus pandemic, the first such in 100 years, consensus seems to be that life will be changed after the disease ends, that this is a deBetween fining moment in our history. you and me But how will BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF things change? A columnist for The New York Times, David Leonhardt, tried to provide a few answers this past Sunday in his article entitled. “It’s 2022. What does life look like?” Here is some of

what he has to say that you and I can probably agree with, understanding that the timing of a vaccine can, in turn, alter the most clairvoyant of predictions. Many traditional department stores will disappear. Already weakened by specialty stores like Home Depot or discount stores like Costco, the one-stop of Sears and J.C. Penny have been bypassed by shoppers, who have also embraced the convenience of the internet. Walmart and Amazon are among the world’s richest public companies today. Retailers in general have been stricken by the consumer move to online shopping. As investment guru Warren Buffett has been often quoted, “It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who’s been swimming naked.” Retail stores that have just managed to hang on will now experience a death blow. This could be devastating for shopping malls that depend on retailers’ rent. Of course, after a vaccine frees people to go shopping as something more like recreation, those retailers who provide an “experience” along with their goods for sale will have a better chance of surviving and even thriving. The demise of small retailers will have a huge impact on villages and unemployment,

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I believe. Many residents across the country work in their local stores. Another change will be in higher education, according to Leonhardt. Dozens of colleges, private and public, despite being heavily subsidized by government, are in trouble. There are a couple of reasons. While college enrollment has pretty consistently been growing in the United States since the Civil War, in the last decade undergraduate numbers have fallen, the result of fewer births and, I believe, of a reconsideration of the value of pricey college education. Colleges have lost the revenue from summer school, from food service and parking fees. Of greatest concern is the imminent reduction of state aid due to stricken state budgets. The big question now is whether colleges will be able to bring back students for fall classes. If they cannot return, revenue is likely to drop sharply. Remote learning was not as successful or satisfying as was hoped. This could have severe implications for the educational level of the next generation of Americans. The positive side of the remote coin can be found among white collar workers, many of whom will prefer to work at least part of the week from home in the future. There will be less

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destructive ways. I get it: angry people with strong opinions likely bring in strong ratings for news organizations that have become instruments of advocacy. After all, few people sold newspapers or watched TV shows without a hint of drama or conflict. In our lives, however, we have enough of conflict and drama, thank you very much. With people struggling to deal with so much uncertainty and isolation and holding empty and dried out cups that reflect how much they miss familiar contact and connection, a soothing and calm presence that supports solutions rather than tearing down other people’s ideas, is far preferable to shows that foment anger. With a contentious election on the horizon in which some portion of the population will be utterly crestfallen after the electoral votes are counted, we need news organizations to offer the kind of hope and solutions that doesn’t make people feel as if they’re holding an empty cup.

business commuting, less travel with attendant fatigue, less cost. But that will negatively affect commercial real estate, the airlines and hotels. The third at-risk industry, in Leonhardt’s view is local newspapers. “Between 2008 and 2019, American newspapers eliminated about half of all newsroom jobs. The virus has led to more job cuts — and could end up forcing dozens more papers to fold ... If that happens, their cities will be left without perhaps the only major source of information about local politics, business, education and the like.” To what end? “Corruption and political polarization tend to rise while voter turnout tends to fall,” says Leonhardt. In short, the community begins to shrivel. The solution, as we see the future, is to embrace change and make it work for us. That is why we here at the local newspapers are also the popular news website, tbrnewsmedia.com with almost 150,000 unique viewers a month. We are the sponsors of several social platforms and the innovators of such valued print products as the 2020 graduation supplement and the TBR Artists Coloring Book released in the last month alone. With, and only with your support, we at Times Beacon Record News Media are here to stay.

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