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Tesla Center Reveals First Real Renovation on Historic Lab BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Last Saturday was a day of firsts, both in the proverbial and the concrete. On a day which showed the first real touch of cool fall weather after an oftentimes blistering summer, so too did the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe put its finishing touches on what’s expected to eventually be a full museum and learning center for the North Shore. On Sept. 19, the center unveiled its newly reconstructed chimney sitting atop the historic building constructed by the brilliant but notorious architect Stanford White in 1902. The small crowd of volunteers and local supporters cheered as the newly reworked 1,200-pound black-iron crown, also known as a wellhead, was lowered down onto the chimney via crane. The iron crown was originally repaired by a local blacksmith while a team of volunteers worked to give it a fresh sheen. It was a touching moment for the several volunteers who came to watch the final piece laid on top. Many of those have been with the project since the local nonprofit Friends of Science East bought the property through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign in 2013. They have helped clean the grounds, landscape the property and be there for the multiple fundraising events. If you asked the volunteers gathered there, they would tell you the chimney was originally used to vent heat and exhaust from a Westinghouse dynamo that famed scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla used to generate power for his experiments in wireless energy and communications. As excited as those gathered were, the ceremony came just a little more than a week after Suffolk County police said an unknown person or persons broke into the science center earlier this month and graffitied the inside and smashed windows just underneath the nowreconstructed chimney. Police said the vandals entered the science center, located at 5 Randall Road, Shoreham, sometime between Sept. 7 and 12. Whoever it was apparently spray-painted “WTF” on one of the walls and another acronym on a toilet. The damage was valued at approximately $3,000. But by the weekend following the vandalism, all windows had been fixed, and there wasn’t one downcast face amongst the spectators. Marc Alessi, executive director of the science center, said the chimney restoration in total cost around $230,000, and much was covered thanks to a grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. Original plans were just to reconstruct the top portion of the chimney, but structural issues quickly became apparent, and they ordered that the entire piece be remade. Work originally started in May, but

the ongoing pandemic pushed back construction awhile. The center tapped Long Island City-based building restoration company Skyline Restoration to perform the task. Kevin Cahill, a project manager for Skyline, said each brick was designed to match both the color and size of the original structure. Though the company is hired on other historic projects, this one, he said, is special. “It’s exciting bringing back something that’s so old and keeping it to what it was originally was,” he said. “We redid the windows exactly how they originally were — the brickwork, matching the mortar colors, bringing it back to the exact dimensions it originally was.” Though in doing the reconstruction, Cahill said numerous other significant discoveries were made while doing construction June 5. Inside the building, beneath the chimney is an arched-brick opening in the base, something that connected several tunnels leading off in different directions. Finding those, Cahill said he crawled through in the dark, wondering what he would find. Unfortunately, the path was blocked by some collapsed brick, but that might have covered up another entryway. Alessi said these tunnels could have had something to do with Tesla’s famous Wardenclyffe Tower, which the lab site was originally built for. It was designed to allow electricity to travel wirelessly, but so much is still unknown of how it would work. He added the site’s hired historic architect may make more details on that available in the near future For Jane Alcorn, president of the science center’s board of directors, it was a stunning moment watching the iron cupola lowered down onto the chimney. She was at the head of Friends of Science East when it originally bought the property, and though it has been slow coming to this moment, she said this project was never something they wanted to rush. “We said we were going to do this right, not fast,” Alcorn said. “This is really the first section of the lab that’s been restored, so we are well on our way.” The center has raised around $10.2 million for its museum and science center project, about halfway toward its total $20 million goal. It’s enough to get started, Alessi said, and the next stage of the project is to remove the large metal-walled building abutting the historic lab, leaving the building looking like it was originally intended to. After that, it’s on to constructing a welcome center where an old house sits on the southwest end of property and developing its programs. The Tesla Science Center’s executive director added they are still in the process of getting demolition permits from the Town of Brookhaven, but hopes that part should be finished around the end of October.

The restored chimney is capped with an iron wellhead, finishing the first official renovation to the Nikola Tesla’s famed Shoreham laboritory. Plans are continuing to create a museum and science center in the space. Photo by Kyle Barr

Rocky Point

The new firehouse along King Road in Rocky Point has been in construction since May of last year, but fire district officials said they need more funds in order to fully complete the project. Photo by Kyle Barr

RPFD to Host Virtual Community Forum on Firehouse Bond Proposal

The Rocky Point Fire District has set the date for a virtual forum to discuss an upcoming $1 million bond referendum to help finance new firehouse construction. The forum is set to take place via Zoom Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. The Rocky Point Fire District is asking for the community to consider a $1 million referendum to fund the remaining construction costs of the North Shore Beach Firehouse. In. a news release, district officials said an informational mailer has been sent out to residents. In a previous TBR News Media article, fire district officials said construction delays and a

pandemic-induced drastic increase in material costs have mandated the need for new funds. Residents are asked to submit any questions they have about the project to the district via email at esbrpfd@aol.com by Tuesday, Oct. 6. Fire District officials promised to address all items submitted during the forum after providing an overview of the project. To join the meeting live, people can launch Zoom and enter the meeting ID: 823 0778 6425 and password: 767240. The upcoming bond vote will take place Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Shoreham Firehouse, located at 49 Route 25A.

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St. Charles Unveils Post-COVID Outpatient Rehab Unit BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

So much attention has been paid to the people who come down with COVID-19, the inability to breath, being put on a ventilator and the struggle to deal with the massive influx of patients seen just a few short months ago. However, not nearly as much focus has been paid to those who struggled and survived the ordeal, particularly those with lasting health impacts. That’s something St. Charles Hospital is trying to rectify with a new Post COVID Rehabilitation Program, which offers physical therapy for those who are still feeling the health impacts of living with the virus. The rehab program officially started Sept. 7, and currently has two people starting their recovery. Hospital rehab officials said they are hosting evaluations with more people to initiate them into the group setting. Laura Beck, St. Charles’ vice president of rehabilitation, said there is very little available data that discusses exactly what are the health impacts of people after they’ve already suffered through the virus, but anecdotally, people have

Obituary

Dr. Mark Cherches

Dr. Mark L. Cherches, of Port Jefferson, died Sept. 18. He was 85. The well-known area dentist was born Sept. 22, 1934 in the Bronx. After graduating from New York University College of Dentistry in 1959, he served in the U.S. Army as a captain and was stationed in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He moved to Rocky Point in 1962, and then moved to Port Jefferson in 1969. Dr. Cherches practiced dentistry in both Rocky Point and Port Jefferson for 55 years. He was fiercely devoted to his patients and provided dental education programs to both the Rocky Point and Port Jefferson school districts. Dr. Cherches was a past recipient of TBR News Media’s Person of the Year award for Health and Medicine and received the Theodore Roosevelt Award from St. Charles Hospital for his extraordinary commitment and volunteerism to the hospital. For decades, he donated his time as director of the dental residency program at St. Charles Hospital and as a supervising dentist at the Cleft Palate Clinic at St. Charles. He

described profound muscle weakness, joint pain and many issues with patients’ ability to breath, even long after they have come off a ventilator. One study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association back in July, showed that close to 87% of hospitalized COVID patients reported lingering symptoms for two months or more after the fact. Building off the rehabilitation program the hospital has for pulmonary patients, St. Charles has designed the new COVID rehab with the same mindset. “The most frequently reported symptom that does exist is shortness of breath and fatigue, followed by joint pain,” she said. “All three of those things are frequently addressed by physical therapy, and were commonly addressed in our pulmonary rehab program. We had the staff and experience to address these things.” Post-COVID patients are given an initial evaluation and then are put into a group setting to be treated by a physical therapist, similar to what St. Charles does in other rehab settings. Toward the end of each patients’ time they are given another quality of life assessment as well as an endurance test to see how much they improve physically.

was also on staff at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, now called Mather Hospital. He was an active member of the Port Jefferson Lions Club for over 55 years and was an active member of the North Shore Jewish Center since 1962. He was an avid skier, golfer, tennis player, bicyclist, photographer, boater and fisherman. He had a lifelong passion for learning. Later in life, he volunteered his time to the Long Island Veterans Home in Stony Brook. Cherches was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley. He is survived by his son, Gary (Kate); his son, Eric (Barbara); and by his two beloved granddaughters, Joanna and Carly. He is also survived by his beloved sister, Helen Weissman; and by many loving nieces and nephews. Arrangements were entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapels in Smithtown, and internment took place at Washington Memorial Park. Donations in Dr. Cherches’ memory can be made to North Shore Jewish Center or to the Dental Clinic at St. Charles Hospital.

Laura Beck, the VP of rehab at St. Charles, says they have taken what they learned from other rehab programs and used them for COVID patients. Photo from St. Charles

A few outpatient care facilities have launched post-COVID rehabilitation, but St. Charles is one of the first major hospitals on Long Island to offer an in-house clinic in a traditional group setting. How many physical therapists eventually

get involved depends on how large the program becomes. Currently the class size is kept small to try and space people out and adhere to social distancing. For patients that cannot tolerate a group program, Beck said they do plan to offer a more one-on-one situation until they can be put into the full exercise class. Director of St. Charles’s Rehabilitation Services Pattianne Ruppel said most likely people who are feeling lasting effects of COVID are older, though that’s not always the case. Those who were young and/or asymptomatic likely wouldn’t feel any lasting symptoms. Because so little is known about what are the true lasting health effects from being crippled by the coronavirus, the St. Charles officials in charge of rehabilitation said this is also a chance to start gathering data on what is common amongst post-COVID patients. If they get enough people in the program, the St. Charles officials said they could even look to put out their own information. “We would all love to say that some time in the future we won’t need this program,” Ruppel said. “We still see people with these lasting respiratory symptoms, so I definitely see a need for sure.”

VFW Golf Outing Raises Thousands for Vets The Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 held its 13th annual golf outing at the Baiting Hollow Country Club Sept. 21. This year, the VFW raised around $10,000 for the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook and $2,500 for the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program for veterans.

The Rocky Point VFW Post had more than just a day of golf in store for many of its members and friends. Photo from Joe Cognitore

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Suffolk Republicans Put Onus on County Exec over Police Cuts BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said Friday that this year’s budget will cut about $20 million from police spending, which includes the loss of an entire police recruitment class of about 200 officers. During a press conference held at the Police Academy located on the Suffolk County Community College Brentwood campus, Bellone reiterated his plea for the federal government to pass additional aid for local governments. The cut to the police class is expected to save approximately $1.5 million and will shutter the academy for what amounts to a year and a half. “Six months into this pandemic, the federal has failed to deliver disaster assistance to state and local governments,” Bellone said. “My message to Washington is simple: ‘Don’t defund the police — don’t defund suburbia by your inaction.’” The county executive used language very reminiscent of President Donald Trump (R), who has previously asserted that if Democrats win in November they will “destroy the beautiful suburbs.” While Bellone indicated he does not agree with the defund-the-police movement — which aims to take funds away from traditional law enforcement and put them toward other social services or create new, nonpolice response units — he said that is “essentially what the federal government is doing” by not passing any new aid bills. Bellone added the county budget, which is expected to be revealed in the next two weeks, will also include cuts to the student resource officer program that has trained cops for work in schools. Those officers will be reassigned. Additional cuts include the community support unit, suspending promotions, and cuts in county aid to independent East End police departments. These cuts, and potential further cuts hinted in the upcoming budget, could mean less officers and patrols on county streets, according to the county exec, though by how much he did not say. Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said during the press conference that the loss of the SROs and other specialized officers would be a

Above, Legislator Rob Trotta, a retired Suffolk County Police detective, claimed the police budget should be relatively stable due to its independent line on resident’s tax bills; top left, Steve Bellone, center, along with Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart, left, and Police Chief Stu Cameron, right, said Sept. 18 that without federal funds, they would need to cut the next police academy class. Photos by Kyle Barr

great loss to the public. “They are instrumental in intervening, intervening and addressing gang violence, opioid addiction and active shooter threats, while serving as a visual deterrent to illegal and dangerous activity,” she said. Though Suffolk County received $257 million in CARES Act funding back in April, which Bellone said is used as part of the response to the pandemic, a financial report issued by Suffolk earlier this year estimated the county could be as much as $1.5 billion in the hole over the next three years. In response to Bellone’s thrust that the federal government has not given enough, Republicans from the county Legislature stood in front of the Police Academy Sept. 22, instead claiming Bellone has not been transparent on Suffolk County finances. Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga), along with other Republican legislators, swore there was a way to keep the trainee cops program rolling, insisting that police are funded by a separate line on people’s taxes, and that unspent CARES Act funds can help cover the cost. “What it’s like is a guy who has a credit card and he’s maxed out and he owes millions of dollars, then all of a sudden the coronavirus happens, and what does he do?” Trotta said. “He pays a little bit off and now he wants more money to make up for what he did before anybody heard about this.” Legislator Steve Flotteron (R-Brightwaters), POLICE BUDGET Continued on A--

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With reports of five people who have been infected with flesh-eating bacteria across the Long Island Sound in Connecticut, area doctors answered questions about the dangerous pathogen. For starters, the bacteria in Connecticut is ‘If you swim and you called Vibrio vulnificus, have an open wound and even though it’s extremely rare, it is and it looks different especially problematic for people who have an hour or two after While there have been no reported open wounds and have cases on Long Island, five people gone swimming in warm, you get home ... seek in Connecticut recently were insalty or brackish — a fected with flesh-eating bacteria. combination of fresh and medical attention File photo salty — waters. Vibrio infection typically Smaller cuts aren’t as quickly’ much of a likely entry —Dr. Sharon Nachman receive at least two antibiotics either orally or point for these bacteria, intravenously. Some other but open wounds such as skinned knees or elbows are, said pathogens in the water also can look as bad as Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of Division of Vibrio, but they need different antibiotics, which Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook include Aeromonas. These other bacteria also find their way into bodies through open wounds Children’s Hospital. Those residents with open wounds who and can cause rapidly progressing infections. “When you go to the hospital, [medical have swum in salty or brackish water can lower the risk of infection by washing their wounds personnel] may say that it looks like one of with soap and freshwater soon after coming out these [bacteria], and we are going to give you two to three antibiotics and see what happens,” of the water. “Soap and water work,” Nachman said. Nachman said. Once the medical staff determines the “If you have no access to soap, regular water cause of the infection, they will likely cut the would be great.” Vibrio is a rapidly spreading bacteria and is antibiotics back to the one that’s more effective for that specific bacteria. often visible soon after swimming. With fewer people on the beach as school “If you swim and you have an open wound and it looks different an hour or two after you has restarted and people are engaged in more get home than it did that morning, seek medical fall activities, potential infections from Vibrio have decreased. attention quickly,” Nachman advised. While antibiotics are effective, they take The wound tends to get hot, is tender and red, and makes people who contract the time to beat back the bacteria. With over 25 years in practice, Nachman bacteria feel sick. Getting ahead of the spread has seen several cases of children who have is particularly important. Residents who are concerned that their contracted Vibrio. The children have been very wound might be changing can take a picture of sick, but have recovered. People who have certain conditions can be the area and then, an hour later, compare that more vulnerable to Vibrio, including people picture to how the injury looked. While everyone doesn’t need to race to an who have diabetes, are obese, or have heart or emergency room for a possible wound that kidney problems. Vibrio typically appears through wastewater. may look different after a swim, Nachman suggested people approach possible exposure Shellfish, which are filter feeders, effectively clean the water. Warmer temperatures, with “thoughtful concern.” An untreated infection can become much however, or a big storm can cause shellfish more serious, sometimes leading to amputations beds to get upended, where pathogens might and even death. The five Connecticut cases be dumped back into the water. For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/ haven’t involved any such dire developments. Residents whose wounds appear to have a vibrio/wounds.

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Obituaries Peter Murray

Peter J. Murray, of Ridge, passed peacefully Aug. 29. He was 90. Peter was a dedicated Police Officer, proudly serving as the Chief of the Suffolk County Police Department. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary; the loving father of Kevin, Michael, Peter Jr. and Gerard; adored father in law of Susan, Linda, Angelica and Bernadette; cherished grandfather of eight; and great grandfather of five. A funeral mass was celebrated at the St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church in Rocky Point. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery with military honors. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place and Vigliante family. An online guest book is available at www.branchfh.com

Sidney Weihs

Sidney C. Weihs died Aug. 2 at his home in Ridge. Sidney is a proud WWII veteran in Pacific & European theaters. He also accomplished many things while working at Grumman Aerospace in his position as an engineer, including working on the Lunar Module that rescued Apollo 13 Astronauts, working on most military aircrafts and he even prototyped the United States mail trucks that we see and use today. Sidney will be missed greatly by his family and friends. He was the beloved husband of Claudia Weihs; loving father of Donna (Denis) Weber, Lori (Allen) Clonch, Robert (Patricia) Weihs and David (JoAnn) Weihs; adored grandfather of Daniel (Ann Marie) Weber, Devan (Thomas) Sullivan, Jonathan (Tiffany) DeLeo, Michael (Michael) DeLeo, Thomas (Katherine) DeLeo, Christopher Weihs, Meaghan Weihs & David Weihs; dear great-grandfather of Benjamin Weber, Ryan Weber, Colton Sullivan, Maxwell DeLeo, Artemis Millwood-DeLeo and Cyprus Millwood-DeLeo. He is survived by many other family members and friends. Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Francis Cabrini R.C. Church in Coram, and his interment with military honors followed at Calver-

ton National Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place and Vigliante family. An online guest book is available at www.branchfh.com

George Daly

George Daly, of Miller Place, died Aug. 19. He was 93. Daly was a proud U.S. Navy Veteran. He enlisted into the Navy in 1945 when he was justy 17 years old. He received training at the Sampson naval training base in Sampson, New York. He became a coxman aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, which was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier and the longest naval vessel in the world at the time. He was shipped overseas aboard the enterprise where he swept for mines and visited locations such as Bikini Atoll and Okinawa, Japan. Daly was stationed in Oahu, Hawaii when a tidal wave hit in 1945. He was 19 when he was discharged, and he then re-enlisted in the naval reserves for eight years. Daly’s grandson, Glen Moody, served in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps from 1999 to 2005 and is also listed on the wall of honor. He is also a retired Steamfitter Local 638 Union Member for 74 years. He was the beloved husband of Eleanor for 69 years; loving father of Kathy (James) Tamburino, Eleanor (the late Vinny) Smarrelli, Diane (Glen) Moody, Patricia (Steve) Matonti and Lynn Anne Daly; the cherished grandfather of Joseph (Janet), Kathleen, Jimmy (Amanda), Arne (Niki), Evan (Gina), George (Sarah), Jennifer, Patricia, Jon, George and the late Glen; adored great grandfather of Dylan, Marie, Arne, Evan, Aidan, Ava, Shane, Jake and Julius; Dear brother of Alice (and the late Cookie), the late William (Mary), Eileen, Dorothy (and the late Marty), Frankie (Kathy), Joseph (and the late Geraldine), the late Margaret (and the late William), the late Kathy (Thomas), the late Richie (Ginger), the late Geraldine (the late Bill) and John (Naomi). In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Gerard Majella R.C. Church, 300 Terryville Rd, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Louis de Montfort R.C. Church in Sound Beach, and an interment followed at Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Mount Sinai. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place and Vigliante family. An online guest book is available at www.branchfh.com

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An Inauspicious Start? Some School Districts Deal With Multiple Positive COVID Cases

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Over the past two weeks, multiple North Shore schools have had to deal with students testing positive for COVID-19, though unlike other districts, none have closed schools, at least not yet. In the small hamlet of Rocky Point, a positive COVID case Friday, Sept. 18 sent district officials scrambling. Superintendent Scott O’Brien wrote in a letter to parents Sept. 18 that a student at the high school had tested positive for COVID-19. The district said it was in contact with the county Department of Health, and “all appropriate areas are being cleaned and disinfected over the weekend.” The school reopened Monday to follow the school’s hybrid schedule. “As per the Suffolk County Department of Health, the individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 was last in the building Thursday, Sept. 17, and will not be allowed to return to school for at least 10 days after a negative test result has been provided to the district,” the school’s statement read. The district is assisting the county DOH in contact tracing. Those approached by the DOH will need to remain quarantined for 14 days from last exposure to the individual. Port Jefferson School District officials sent a message to parents that same Friday saying that, after dismissal, the district was notified a middle school student had tested positive. On Sunday, parents were updated in a letter signed by Superintendent Jessica Schmettan saying that after the middle school student was determined as positive for COVID, the Suffolk County Department of Health quarantined a number of other students and staff who were determined to be in contact with the individual. All the individuals have been notified by the district. The DOH also determined students were cleared to return to the building on Monday. Staff not made to quarantine are supposed to report Monday as well as the students scheduled to be in school for learning that day. “The situation today is a reminder about the importance of social distancing, the use of masks and proper hygiene,” Schmettan said in her letter. “The community needs to remain vigilant to avoid closures in the future.” The situation came only a few days after another positive case was announced for the Edna Louise Spear Elementary School. In the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 16, the district reported a

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student had tested positive for the virus, and the school was closed and subsequently disinfected. That night, the district sent another message to parents saying the New York State Department of Health had already interviewed the family. It advised the district that classrooms were cleared to reopen, saying the student was not infectious while on school grounds. Students who had close contact with the student concerned have been notified, and contact tracing is underway, according to the district. But the small district of Port Jeff is not the only one to list minimal positive cases. As of Sept. 23, Comsewogue High School was listed by the state COVID-19 Report Card dashboard as having two positive cases from Sept. 14 out of 1,192 on-site students, teachers and staff. Comsewogue Superintendent Jennifer Quinn described the situation as two siblings who had tested positive for COVID in another country, though she said the name of the country was not released for fear of the students being outed to their peers. They were cleared by the state Department of Health to come back to school, though while in school another test taken came back positive. Quinn said health officials told the district the two students were likely positive because of the viral load still in the body, though they were not infectious. Both students have volunteered to stay home in the meantime. On Sept. 20, Quinn sent another call to parents saying a staff member in the Norwood Elementary school also tested positive for COVID. That staff member, she said, had originally got a negative test and had been cleared to return. She added this may have been due to the rapid test she received, though the staff member is now quarantining herself. Two days later, she said the DOH is still investigating though the district was officially told to ask some individuals, both students and staff, to quarantine as well. Teachers will be working virtually and there will be a substitute teacher in those rooms as well. None of the people

Rocky Point High School was one of several schools on the North Shore that had to quarantine a student and start contact testing for COVID-19. It’s likely this will become a trend as the school year goes on. File Photo

who were asked to quarantine has yet shown symptoms. The Middle Country School District posted to its website Sept. 21 that two seperate Newfield High School Students tested positive for COVID-19. The first student was last in school Sept. 14, according to Superintendent Roberta Gerold. A second positive student was announced the same day, and the district announced it had temporarily closed school Monday, Sept. 21 and declared it a “virutal learning day.” The district said it was assisting the DOH in contact tracing. The Three Village School District has also had two separate positive cases confirmed in just two days. Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich

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a member of the Budget & Finance Committee, said he and other legislators have asked the exec’s office to make a presentation to them about the county’s financial state but a person from Bellone’s office never showed. Trotta insisted the county has only spent a relatively small amount of the funding it received from the federal government, and that the money should go to pay law enforcement payroll. Suffolk County has previously reported most of that money has already been allocated or spent. When asked where Republicans are getting their data, Flotteron said he and others have seen it in reports from places like the county comptroller’s office, but could not point to anything specific. Republicans have consistently gone after Bellone on county finances, making it a cornerstone of then-candidate and current Suffolk Comptroller John Kennedy Jr.’s (R) run against the Democratic incumbent in 2019. Their assertion now is that Suffolk had long

relayed Sept. 14 that a high school student or staff member, declining to specify which, had tested positive. The letter stated the person had not been in the building since coming in contact with another person who was positive for COVID-19. The district said it has cleansed “all affected areas,” and started the contacttracing process. The following day, Sept. 15, one Minnesauke Elementary student was confirmed to have tested positive. All students and the teacher in that class were made to quarantine. Pedisich said those students would be transitioning to a virtual platform. Suffolk County’s COVID-19 infection rate is hovering around 1 percent as it has for the past few weeks, according to New York State data. been in financial trouble even before the pandemic hit, citing the county’s Wall Street bond rating downgrades over the past several years. New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) called Suffolk, with Nassau, the most fiscally stressed counties in the state last year. Other Long Island municipalities have also begged the federal government to send aid. On Sept. 14, federal reps from both parties stood beside several town supervisors to call for a bipartisan municipal aid bill. The Town of Brookhaven, for example, is requesting close to $12 million, as it had not been an original recipient of the original CARES Act funding. At that press conference, Kennedy said the county is financially “on the verge of utter collapse.” Suffolk, Bellone said, would need a $400 million windfall to stave off these massive cuts, and potentially up to $650 million to aid with economic hardship next year. “We have seen death and devastation … and we are moving forward, but we know we face years of recovery.” he said.

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Miller Avenue School music teacher Cara Brown made music with students in Renee Gilmore’s second grade classroom. Photo from SWRCSD

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Students in Shoreham-Wading River’s Miller Avenue School are learning new musical terms, including legato, staccato and rondo, and have some simple dance moves to help them. Music teacher Cara Brown recently worked with second graders and taught them a scarf dance to the music of composer Leroy Anderson’s “The Syncopated Clock,”

which is often featured as part of many pop orchestras’ repertoires. The students danced in a socially distanced manner around the room with the scarves and experienced how the notes connected and detached and ran into the next note being played. “They have been loving it,” Brown said, and shared that they were excited and requested to do it again.

SWR Duo Selected as Finalists for SSEP Mission 14 Patch Design Two students in the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District were selected as finalists in the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. Their artwork entries represent the SSEP Mission 14 to the International Space Station. Albert G. Prodell Middle School sixth grader Ben Evans and Shoreham-Wading River High School junior Lauren DeRosso created patch designs for the program and are among only 50 students whose work was selected from more than 20,800 submitted designs across the country, Brazil and Canada. Ben’s design celebrated the mission and the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. He used colored pencils for his patch that features two rockets with clouds of smoke coming out of the boosters in the shape of a five and a zero. Lauren’s work prominently features the school district’s colors and initialism. The mission patch competition helped to

Above, junior Lauren DeRosso’s artwork; below, Middle School sixth grader Ben Evans’ drawing, both for the national patch design compeition. Photos from SWRCSD

foster districtwide awareness and engagement in the Student Spaceﬂight Experiments Program and forged interdisciplinary connections between STEM ﬁelds and art and design, resulting in a true science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics initiative.

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High School senior Owen Beran was named commended student. Photo from SWRCSD

From left, Anthony Chen, Elaina Varriale and Katelyn Zheng were all named commended students in teh 2021 National Merit Scholarship program. Photos from MSSD

Three Mount Sinai Students Commended In 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program

Mount Sinai High School Principal Peter Pramataris announced Tuesday, Sept. 22 that Anthony B. Chen, Elaina J. Varriale and Katelyn Zheng have been named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, was presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.

About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2021 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, commended students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. “Those being named commended students

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SWR’s Owen Beran Recognized as National Merit Commended Student The Shoreham Wading-River Central School District announced SWR High School senior Owen Beran has been named a Commended Student in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Owen is recognized for the exceptional academic promise demonstrated on his outstanding performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. He received a Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program.

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SERV ICES MR SEWERMAN CESSPOOL SERVICE All types of cesspool servicing, all work guaranteed, family owned and operated since 1985, 631-924-7502. Licensed and Insured.

Cleaning COME HOME TO A CLEAN HOUSE! Attention to detail is MY PRIORITY. Serving the Three Village Area. Call Jacquie 347-840-0890

Clean-Ups LET STEVE DO IT Clean-ups, yards, basements, whole house, painting, tree work, local moving and anything else. Totally overwhelmed? Call Steve @ 631-745-2598, leave message.

Decks DECKS ONLY BUILDERS & DESIGNERS Of Outdoor Living By Northern Construction of LI. Decks, Patios/Hardscapes, Pergolas, Outdoor Kitchens and Lighting. Since 1995. Lic/Ins. 3rd Party Financing Available. 105 Broadway, Greenlawn. 631-651-8478. www.DecksOnly.com

Electricians SOUNDVIEW ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Prompt* Reliable* Professional. Residential/Commercial, Free Estimates. Ins/Lic#57478-ME. Owner Operator, 631-828-4675 See our Display Ad in the Home Services Directory

Exterminating SCIENTIFIC EXTERMINATING SERVICES let’s all stay safe, ecological protection, ticks, ants, mosquitoes, termites, Natural Organic products 631-265-5252-See Display ad for more information.

Fences SMITHPOINT FENCE. DEER PROBLEM? WE CAN HELP! Wood, PVC, Chain Link, Stockade. Free estimates. Now offering 12 month interest free financing. Commercial/Residential. 70 Jayne Blvd., PJS. Lic.37690-H/Ins. 631-743-9797 www.smithpointfence.com.

Floor Services/Sales FINE SANDING & REFINISHING Wood Floor Installations Craig Aliperti, Wood Floors LLC. All work done by owner. 28 years experience. Lic.#47595-H/Insured. 631-875-5856

Furniture/Restoration/ Repairs REFINISHING & RESTORATION Antiques restored, repairing recane, reupholstery, touch-ups kitchen, front doors, 40 yrs exp, SAVE$$$, free estimates. Vincent Alfano 631-707-1228

Gutters/Leaders GREG TRINKLE PAINTING & GUTTER CLEANING Powerwashing, window washing, staining. Neat, reliable, 25 years experience. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins.#31398-H. 631-331-0976

Handyman Services HANDYMAN SERVICES AND PAINTING. Dependable, Honest, Professional. No job too small. Call Steve 631-831-3089. See Display Ad

Housesitting Services TRAVELING? Need someone to check on your home? Contact Tender Loving Pet Care, LLC. We’re more than just pets. Insured/Bonded. 631-675-1938

Home Improvement ALL PHASES OF HOME IMPROVEMENT From attic to your basement, no job too big or too small, RCJ Construction www.rcjconstruction.com commercial/residential, lic/ins 631-580-4518. BLUSTAR CONSTRUCTION The North Shore’s Most Trusted Renovation Experts. 631-751-0751 We love small jobs too! Suffolk Lic. #48714-H, Ins. See Our Display Ad LAMPS FIXED, $65. In Home Service!! Handy Howard. My cell 646-996-7628

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J. BRENZINSKI INC. Landscape Material Delivery Service. MULCH, SOIL, STONE. Delivery 7 days a week. Prompt and courteous service. Call with your Material Needs. 631-566-1826

MJD BONILLA CONSTRUCTION All Phases of Construction! Masonry, Blacktop Driveways, Decks, Fences, Waterproofing, roofing, Retaining Walls, Painting. Danny 631-882-7410.

SCREENED TOP SOIL Mulch, compost, decorative and driveway stone, concrete pavers, sand/block/portland. Fertilizer and seed. JOS. M. TROFFA MATERIALS CORP. 631-928-4665, www.troffa.com

Home Repairs/ Construction URBAN VILLAGE CONTRACTING, INC Roofing, windows, entry doors, siding, masonry, foundation waterproofing, free estimates since 1998, 631-484-8161. See our Display Ad for more information.

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Legal Services BOY SCOUT COMPENSATION FUND - Anyone that was inappropriately touched by a Scout leader deserves justice and financial compensation! Victims may be eligible for a significant cash settlement. Time to file is limited. Call Now! 844-587-2494

Masonry CARL BONGIORNO LANDSCAPE/MASON CONTRACTOR All phases Masonry Work:Stone Walls, Patios, Poolscapes. All phases of Landscaping Design. Theme Gardens. Residential & Commercial. Lic/Ins. 631-928-2110

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Power Washing POWERWASHING PETE Sanitize your home professionally- house, deck, fence, roof, driveway, pavers and outdoor furniture. $50 off any job! Free Estimates. Call 631-240-3313. Powerwashpete.com. See Display Ad for more Info. WORKING & LIVING IN THE THREE VILLAGES FOR 30 YEARS. Owner does the work, guarantees satisfaction. COUNTY-WIDE, Lic/Ins. 37153-H, 631-751-8280

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Letters to the Editor

Honoring Notorious RBG Stop for Stopped School Buses: It’s the Law

It’s difficult to comprehend that women didn’t always have the rights that they have now, and many of those rights were only gained a few short decades ago. Imagine when women weren’t able to open a bank account, have credit cards or a mortgage without a man’s signature until the passing of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act in 1974. Considering a woman founded our media company in 1976 and still sits in the publisher’s seat, the thought is unfathomable to many of us. One of the trailblazers who worked for women’s rights to manage their own finances and their own lives was Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She accomplished this feat as the co-founder of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union. The void her death leaves behind is immense. Let us remember all the work that’s been done and is still being fought for true equality. Now with her seat locked in political turmoil, we believe her legacy needs to be respected more than ever. What we need to remember is sometimes the champion for equal rights, Ginsburg, needed to represent men to work toward the goal of all being treated equally. In 1972, Ginsburg argued in front of the Supreme Court when she and her husband represented Charles Moritz, a bachelor who was unable to take a tax deduction for taking care of his sick mother as a woman or a divorced/widowed man would have been able to do. It was an ingenious tactic, showing how any discrimination on the basis of sex was harmful to the whole, rather than one select group. Throughout her career, Ginsburg was the champion of many causes that have had a positive effect on both men and women of all colors and orientations. She believed that everyone has a right to vote, to access health care including birth control, to obtain an abortion, and that when two people of the same sex fall in love, they have the right to get married just like everyone else. Replacing Ginsburg will be no easy task, and it shouldn’t be taken lightly. President Donald Trump (R) said he will nominate a woman to the seat and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) is eagerly waiting in the wings for the process to begin, despite arguing in 2016 that Supreme Court nominees should not be put to the bench in an election year. He and other Senate Republicans did not even hold a hearing for former President Barack Obama’s (D) court pick Merrick Garland that year. It’s the kind of House Rules situation you would expect more from a shady casino owner than the highest legislature in the land. It’s the kind of political skullduggery that does irrevocable lasting harm to democracy itself. Locally, vigils held by two separate left-wing groups on Long Island’s North Shore have called for Ginsburg’s replacement to wait until after the election, and we’re inclined to agree. The dangerous precedent the U.S. Senate has engendered goes well beyond politics, but to the heart of democracy itself. There cannot be one rule for one party and another rule for the other, effectively eschewing several basic tenets of the Constitution. There is a reason Ginsburg held on for so long, much longer than any of us would have stayed in such a stressful and highprofile position despite having five bouts with the cancer that eventually led to her death. One of her last statements dictated before her death was, “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.” The American value of equality for all is one that seems to be lost in our divisive times. We must honor Ginsburg’s legacy by remembering this ideal by moving toward the future and not slipping back to the 1950s where it was believed that women were only capable of being, as the saying goes, barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. If that were true, we would have never experienced people like RBG.

Like most elected officials, my friend and colleague Legislator Tom Muratore had a few issues that were especially close to his heart. School bus safety was one of them. He was responsible for having April 27 declared as “Operation Safe Stop Day” in Suffolk County to increase awareness of the dangers associated with passing a school bus illegally, and he established an annual school bus safety poster contest for elementary school children. In a heartbreaking loss for the Suffolk County Legislature, Tom passed away Sept. 8, but his advocacy for bus safety lives on. Back-to-school season is here, and I want to remind everyone of the law when it comes to school buses on the road. Motorists must come to a full stop when approaching a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended. It does not matter whether you are approaching the bus from the front or are behind it — you must stop, even if you are across a divided highway or on school grounds. Flashing lights mean the bus is

picking up or dropping off students, who frequently must cross the street to reach their destination. And yet, an estimated 50,000 cars illegally pass school buses every day in New York, according to the New York Association for Pupil Transportation. I watched it happen recently when I was putting my children on the bus. As a parent, I can attest to how horrifying it is to see someone’s reckless behavior put your child’s life at risk. School buses transport more than 2.3 million children each day. Over the course of an average school year, children board or exit a school bus approximately 1.65 billion times. That’s more than a billion accidents waiting to happen if motorists ignore the law rather than waiting for the all-clear. To stop drivers from engaging in this dangerous behavior, some school buses in Suffolk County will soon be fitted with cameras. If a motorist is captured on camera illegally passing a school bus,

the car’s registered owner will receive an automatic ticket. The fines will be $250 for the first offense, $275 for a second offense within 18 months, and $300 for any subsequent offenses within 18 months. This school bus photo violation monitoring initiative was made possible through state legislation allowing counties to implement the program with school districts that choose to participate. So far, 22 of the 72 school districts in Suffolk County have signed on and 18 others are expected to opt in this month. The rest of the school districts are still reviewing the program, but we expect them to be on board as well. Districts could be fully outfitted as early as next year. Let us all take the baton from the late Tom Muratore to help protect our most cherished resource — our children. Our message is simple: Protect our children. Stop for stopped school buses. Rob Calarco Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer

I find nothing on Real Clear Politics or the Federal Election Assistance Commission on the increase of voter fraud using mail-in-ballots as the writer of last week’s letter “The Benefits of InPerson Voting” [VBR, Sept. 17] states. However it has been documented again and again that voting by mail does not increase voter fraud. The letter writer simply repeats President Donald

Trump’s (R) lie that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. See FactCheck.org which says, “President Donald Trump repeatedly has falsely claimed that the Democrats are mailing out ‘80 million unsolicited ballots’ for the November election.” He has even tried to sabotage the USPS so that mail-in ballots will not arrive in time. The purpose of this is transparent:

since more Republicans will vote in person (due to another of Trump’s lies that COVID-19 will just go away) than Democrats who will tend to vote by mail, he wants to declare victory on election night and claim that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. Clearly, our democracy is at stake. Adam D. Fisher Port Jefferson Station

The death of liberal icon Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be a point of reflection for people of goodwill, regardless of their political party and who they plan to vote for in November. As I have read the Letters to the Editor over the past several weeks, I am reminded of two of my favorite RBG quotes: “Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time,” and “You can disagree without being disagreeable” — a sentiment she shared with Republican President Ronald Reagan. Many people may be surprised that Ginsburg was close friends with the late conservative icon Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia. The Jewish and Roman Catholic Brooklynites socialized outside

the court and also traveled together. There is a great picture of the two of them riding an elephant in India in 1994. Their friendship reminds us all of the wisdom of Thomas Jefferson who famously wrote to a friend in 1801, “I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” Among the most moving tributes to Ginsburg were from Scalia’s sons. Christopher Scalia said, “I’m very sad to hear about the passing of my parents’ good friend, and my father’s wonderful colleague, Justice Ginsburg. May her memory be a blessing.” Gene Scalia shared, “Today we lost a great jurist, a pioneer, a loving wife and proud mother and grandmother, and a

dear friend to my family. We pray for the justice, her family and a reunion with her beloved husband Marty.” Shortly before Anton Scalia died, one of his former law clerks visited him and discovered he had bought two dozen roses for Ginsburg’s birthday. “What good have all these roses done for you” he asked. “Name one 5-4 case of any significance where you got Justice Ginsburg’s vote.” Scalia reportedly responded, “Some things are more important than votes.” Rest in peace Justices Scalia and Ginsburg. May the story of your friendship inspire us to tolerate the divergent political views of our friends, family and neighbors. Dan Kerr Stony Brook

Trump and Other’s False Claims on Mail-in Voting

Two Friends Riding an Elephant

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Opinion

Republican Senators Will Vote ‘Yippee’ Regardless of the Candidate

epublican senators have abdicated their responsibility for vetting a candidate for the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump (who is a Republican, as if you didn’t know) could nominate a toothpick, a swimming pool, or a face mask and those objects, appealing though they may be, would become the ninth member of the Supreme Court, replacing the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The process D. None was over before of the above it began. The BY DANIEL DUNAIEF president, who is so fond of calling any event that might not proceed in his favor “rigged,” has exactly what he wants: a collection of at least 50 senators willing to rubber stamp the nominee to the Supreme

Court, a lifelong appointment, for myriad reasons, not the least of which is to break a possible contentious election tie if and when the waters are muddy enough in the presidential election. You have to hand it to them; they know a power grab when they see one, and this is a spectacular opportunity to reshape the court with Trump’s third nominee. South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham didn’t say that his party agreed to consider the candidate when he spoke to one of the Republicans’ favorite publicists, Fox News’ Sean Hannity. No, he said, “We’ve got the votes to conﬁrm Justice [Ruth Bader] Ginsburg’s replacement before the election,” according to a report in the New York Post. That doesn’t preclude the inﬁnitesimally small possibility that one or more of them might actually consider the merits of any candidate Trump, who is, in case you missed it, a Republican, might nominate, but it certainly suggests that the game is over well before it began.

Yes, I’m sure many people are as confident that the Democrats will all vote “no” on the candidate as that the Republicans will vote “yeah, hooray, yippee, we won.” But that doesn’t make the votes from either party, and, specifically, the votes by each individual senator any more legitimate. The Republicans have so effectively lined up the members of their party that none of them will question the magnificent incredible choice of the justice-to-be-named later. They have so much confidence that the choice will be the best possible candidate for the highest judicial appointment in the land that they have no real need to consider the merits of her candidacy. This has become an all out sprint to fast-track their candidate directly onto that important bench, without even the token consideration for her past decisions, her views on the Constitution, or her thoughts on important legal precedents. If Republican senators have so much faith in the president’s choice, they should forfeit their salaries, go back home and

allow the president to vote for them on every issue. I suspect the president wouldn’t object to adding such responsibility to his daily routine. I understand that we live in polarized and divided times. I get that Senators reﬂect and amplify the differences that are pulling this nation apart. Each of them has an opportunity, no, a responsibility, to consider the job they are supposed to do, and not the party they are expected to support. I don’t even need a Republican to vote against the president’s candidate to give me hope that someone in that esteemed chamber gets it. I just need a Republican to ask a genuinely difﬁcult question. The hearings will go something like this: Democrat: You’re unqualified and here’s why. Republican: My Democratic colleague is wrong, offensive and disgraceful (see my last column for the search for grace). You’re the best person to protect the legal interests of every American. Candidate: Was there a question in there?

A few residents are even taking vacations to destinations mainly within driving distance. As we wait for vaccines and anti-COVID medicines, we seem to have come to some semblance of equilibrium with the virus. Of course we are greatly helped in this by the low numbers of those falling ill in New York. That is not to say that we have forgotten the thousands who have died or their families who will suffer the pain of their loss for a lifetime. Nor do we disregard the many unemployed and the men, women and children on food lines. So many people are holding their breaths with rent coming due and monthly bills to be paid, yet there is no Congressional relief funding in sight. Churches and community organizations have mobilized to offer food. Local governments have stepped into the breach, and to some extent, offered financial help. The U.S. Small Business Administration and regional banks have also provided low interest financing. Nonetheless, for some there is true panic. And for many, salaries, hours of work and budgets have been reduced. Behind the scenes, we at the newspaper and website offices are busy at work. We believe the

latest relevant information we bring to the public and the sense of community that is defined by functioning local media are essential to coping in these unprecedented times. While our offices continue to be closed to the public, we still maintain our five-day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. hours. Some of our staff work remotely part or all of the time, and unwillingly we have thinned our ranks. We can be reached by every sort of communication: telephone, email, texting, Facebook and just by knocking on our door. If the purpose for your visit is compelling enough, we will let you in, as long as you are wearing a face mask and that you maintain correct social distancing. As we support our communities, we offer our resources and help to you, our readers and advertisers. For example, for several months we have run lists of restaurants open for curbside pickup and of other essential businesses open to the public at no charge. If we can help you with our communications platforms, please just ask us. If it is possible for us to do so, we will. Even as we struggle to survive, we are committed to serving you.

Glimpses of Life in Our Villages

alf a year in, how are things going? There are signs of normalcy returning. The world outside the home is slowly coming back to life. I just returned from the first general membership meeting of a local chamber of commerce that was held in person for the first time in six months and not via Zoom. I must say, it was wonderful to see people whom I routinely work with in three dimension. We all Between felt like hugging, you and me but we didn’t. We stayed apart and BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF we were outside, under a three-sided tent. By having the fourth side open, the meeting qualified as “outside.” So we sat at picnic tables, four apiece, or stood outside the tent, and we wore our masks, which

we intermittently unhitched as we sipped our coffee graciously supplied by Starbucks. And we got some real business accomplished even as we enjoyed the new reality of it. New stores and businesses are opening. Three cheers to those optimists who are starting up during a pandemic-caused recession. Clearly they feel the time is right for them. There were over half a dozen that just joined the chamber, some of them pivoting from their prior businesses that did not sustain them. Owners of established stores in Port Jeff Village were looking better than glum. Children are receiving some combination of regular education, in person and remotely, which makes them and their parents and teachers a lot happier. Restaurants have largely managed to survive thanks to outdoor dining and curbside pickup, but now their owners worry about the coming colder weather. Outdoor heaters will be allowed, a la Paris, with appropriate permits from local ﬁre department ofﬁcials to ensure safety. Shoppers with masks and hand sanitizers are routinely grocery shopping. Following medical guidelines, we have learned how to cope in such situations.

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