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Vol. 36, No. 11

October 1, 2020

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Work is picking up once again on the North Shore Rail Trail project, also known as Rails to Trails. Plans are for a 10-mile bike and walking path along PSEG Long Island-owned right of ways from Wading River to Mount Sinai.

Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) said Medford-based DF Stone Contracting, which was tapped for the Rail Trail

project, has finished grading and creating the subbase layer on the 10-mile pathway. Though there was a period during the pandemic when work stopped for about a month in order to create a safety plan for the project, the company should be ready to start laying down asphalt some time in October. That part of the project will run from Crystal Brook Hollow Road up to Sound Beach Boulevard in Miller Place and

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County

With Suffolk on Edge of Fiscal Crisis, Bus Routes Could Be Nixed

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM County Executive Steve Bellone (D) has continued his calls for additional federal funds, now saying bus routes and bus driver positions could be eliminated in the planned county budget to be released within the next week.

Bellone said Friday, Sept. 25, also celebrated as Car Free Day, that cutting 19 bus routes and 25% of paratransit bus availability would result in about $18 million in savings for the county’s 2021 budget. The nonparatransit routes, officials said, are equivalent to 2,500 riders a day, according to the pre-pandemic ridership levels.

Cuts would impact another 200 daily riders who use Suffolk County Accessible Transportation Services, and could also potentially eliminate hundreds of worker positions.

The routes themselves are spread out throughout the county, and though officials said they would be buses with overall less ridership, they represent some of the only buses that move through certain areas. The S62, which runs across the North Shore from Riverhead to Hauppauge and is the only bus for places like Shoreham, Rocky Point and Miller Place, will be axed. The S54, which connects Patchogue railroad station to the Walt Whitman Mall is also in the crosshairs. Together, those routes represent 887 daily riders, according to the county.

The S76, which connects Stony Brook and Port Jefferson villages and has an estimated 36 daily riders, may also get cut. The S56, which runs in Smithtown from Commack to Lake Grove with around 89 daily riders, could be eliminated.

This is all part of an anticipated 2021 county budget that Bellone said will include cuts across the board.

“Washington has failed to act,” he said.

“We need Washington to do its job, to do what it’s always done in times of crisis when local communities are hit by unprecedented natural disasters that are beyond the scope and capability of local government can handle.”

The cuts to personnel could be especially devastating, he said, considering many were the “essential workers” who did their jobs even during the worst of the pandemic on Long Island.

Many hospital and other frontline workers take the bus to work as well.

These planned cuts are despite receiving close to $26.6 million earlier this year in federal aid specifically for transportation services.

Bellone said the money has already been spent or allocated for the current year.

The total operating cost of Suffolk County Transit is over $85 million, with more than $43 million being funded by the county, around $29 million from New York State, more than $4.4 million from the federal government, and

$8.2 million in fares. The county estimates it will lose $6.1 million in farebox revenue in 2020, alongside a 20% or $6 million cut in state funding. Bellone’s office reported that the $26 million in federal funds allowed the county to operate the buses as normal during the height of the pandemic.

John Corrado, president of Suffolk Transportation Service, a private company which operates all the buses used by Suffolk County, said it lost about 40% of ridership during the pandemic, and though numbers are coming back there is no way it can stave off the massive loss in farebox revenue.

In a repeat of last week’s press conference where Bellone announced major cuts to Suffolk County police, Republicans in the county Legislature held a retaliatory press conference of their own. Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga), a member of the legislature’s Public Works, Transportation and Energy Committee, claimed the county is only down $4 million in bus fees. The GOP members of the Legislature have constantly attacked Bellone on its financial situation, with officials often citing a 2019 report from the state comptroller, Tom DiNapoli (D), calling Suffolk the most fiscally stressed municipality in the state, with Nassau County.

“To blame the federal government is a cop out,” Trotta said.

Though that aid that Suffolk received this year must be put toward current budget impacts due to the pandemic, Trotta said the numbers Bellone cited were off, and that the $26 million federal funds could be used now, and all the savings could be rolled over into next year.

While it’s nearly impossible to tell until the final 2021 budget is released, Republicans have claimed both these and other cuts to major services are unnecessary considering the CARES Act funding the county has already received to the tune of $257 million, not counting the additional public transit funds, which should be enough to cover COVID-related expenses.

Republicans said that new money is being used to pay for past financial mismanagement by the county executive.

When asked what else could be cut instead of these services, Republican legislators said they would need to see the full budget before making that determination.

Though some legislators admitted there is need for further federal aid, Legislator Anthony Piccirillo (R-Holtsville) suggested

Above, Suffolk County director of Office for People with Disabilities speaks about the importance of the county’s paratransit system, which if cut could impact 200 riders; left, Legislator Rob Trotta, center, blames past financial woes for why Suffolk is planning cuts.

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the federal government put a watchdog on the county executive to make sure the funds are spent correctly.

In response, Bellone said since the county pays more than $40 million for the bus system, that while the federal funds help, it does not cover what will be a massive $800 million deficit for this year going into next year.

The planned cuts to public transportation would also impact the Suffolk County Accessible Transportation Services buses, which residents with disabilities rely upon for service in doing things as simple as going to physical therapy or shopping for food. The service allows residents to schedule being picked up and dropped off.

Frank Krotschinsky, the director of the Office for People with Disabilities under the county executive, said “the county has gone above and beyond” for the offerings it has for disabled transport.

Krotschinsky himself uses a wheelchair and has been since he was a young man growing up in New York City. He added the questions his office most commonly receives are from people asking about transportation.

“The day these cuts are made, people with disabilities will be disproportionately affected,” he said. “We need the federal government to step up to its role.”

The same day as the press conference, Bellone hosted a call with the county executives of Onondaga and Orange upstate counties, both of whom are Republican, in emphasizing the bipartisan need for additional relief from

All Planned Route Cuts

S54 - 548 riders per day 10B - 45 riders per day S59 - 90 riders per day S57 - 139 riders per day S31 - 12 riders per day S76 - 36 riders per day S56 - 89 riders per day 2A - 106 riders per day 7A - 60 riders per day 10C - 85 riders per day 6B - 108 riders per day S47 - 73 riders per day 8A - 131 riders per day S62 - 339 riders per day 1A - 63 riders per day 6A - 78 riders per day S69 - 3 riders per day 2B - 161 riders per day S23 - 149 riders per day

Suffolk County could also be forced to reduce the Suffolk County Accessible Transportation (SCAT) Service. the federal government.

“As we put forward this budget, there is not going to be a part of this budget that involves discretionary spending that will not be impacted by Washington’s failure to act here,” Bellone said.

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Police

Alleged Perpetrator of Car Burglaries Caught on SWR High School Grounds Suffolk County Police said they arrested a Yaphank man Friday, Sept. 25 for allegedly stealing items from 13 unlocked vehicles in Shoreham and Wading River during the past month.

For several weeks, residents in the SWR community have complained about an alleged individual stealing items from people’s un-

locked cars. A man in a hat and mask was seen in several residents’ security cameras walking up to cars late at night and trying their locks.

During the course of the investigation into larcenies from vehicles since Aug. 30, police said 7th precinct officer Karen Grenia observed the alleged suspect, Patrick Fontaine, 38, in the vicinity of Route 25A at around 7:50 a.m. Fontaine was apprehended a short time later on the grounds of Shoreham-Wading River High School.

Fontaine has previously been arrested in 2015 for a string of robberies in Yaphank.

7th precinct officers, who were assisted by canine section officers, charged Fontaine with 13 counts of petit larceny for stealing items from vehicles at the following locations: • Circle Drive in Shoreham on Aug. 30.

• Circle Drive in Shoreham on Aug. 31.

• Jomar Road in Shoreham on Sept. 13.

• Reynolds Road in Shoreham on Sept. 18.

• Frederick Drive in Shoreham on Sept. 18.

• John Street in Shoreham between Sept. 18 and Sept. 19.

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Above, the house on Lower Rocky Point Road in Sound Beach where Raymond Rodio III allegedly perpetrated acts of human trafficking; below, Suffolk DA Tim Sini said the evidence against Rodio was overwhelming.

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Sound Beach Man Gets 9 and a Half Years for Sex Trafficking

A Sound Beach man who has already pleded guilty to sex trafficking, among several other charges, is set to spend the next decade behind bars.

Supreme Court Justice Mark Cohen handed down the verdict the morning of Tuesday, Sept.

29 to Raymond Rodio III, 49, of Sound Beach.

The alleged perpetrator of the sex trafficking ring had already pleaded guilty Feb. 4 to several counts of sex trafficking, promoting prostitution and drug sales. The judge also sentenced him to five years of post-release supervision on the top indictment for trafficking. He is now a registered sex offender as well.

“This defendant had a sex dungeon in his parents’ home and forced women into sex slavery,” District Attorney Tim Sini (D) said after the sentencing. “He pleaded guilty because the evidence was overwhelming thanks to the team who investigated and prosecuted this case, and today he met his fate.

Suffolk County Police Department has previously said Rodio was identified through a traffic stop back in August, 2018. Police said they identified a suspected victim of human trafficking, and the departments Human Trafficking Investigations Unit found further evidence the victim had been forced into prostitution by Rodio in the spring of 2018.

Further investigation by police and DA’s office’s Human Trafficking Team revealed that Rodio had been conducting a human trafficking operation out of the basement of his parents’ residence, located on Lower Rocky Point Road in Sound Beach, since as early as 2014.

The investigation identified more than 20 victims of Rodio’s sex trafficking operation.

The DA said Rodio would post advertisements on websites, including Backpage and Craigslist, promoting prostitution by the victims and would keep either a large percentage or all of the profits of their prostitution. Investigations also revealed he coerced victims into perform-

ing sex acts by getting them hooked on heroin and crack cocaine. Further investigations also determined he was involved in drug sales.

The investigation also revealed evidence that Rodio would occasionally keep victims in the basement for extended periods of time and force them to use a bucket as a toilet because the basement does not have a bathroom. The door to the basement has an exterior lock to which Rodio had the only key. In addition to the house, Rodio also forced the victims to perform prostitution at various motels throughout Suffolk County.

“Today he will be punished for the damage he caused to more than 20 victims,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said in a release. “Bringing justice to these women is part of the important work of the department’s Human Trafficking Investigations Unit. I commend those investigators as well as the District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Team for their dedication to combatting this issue and holding those who force women into prostitution for their own financial gain accountable for their actions.”

— Compiled by Kyle Barr

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Rocky Point

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Zeldin Shares Thoughts, Outlook for Funding Bill

The Rocky Point Starbucks is up and running, though one local business owner said the drive through line can be a little much. Photo by Kyle Barr

A ‘Hole’ Lot of Options to Get a Morning Coffee in Rocky Point

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM After more than a year of planning, Starbucks has officially opened in Rocky Point.

Last year, architects and lawyers presented to the Town of Brookhaven a plan to turn the former KFC at 25A and Hallock Landing Road into a Starbucks.

After it closed earlier this year, construction began on the space, renovating it from a former fried chicken eatery into a coffee serving powerhouse. The building’s footprint hasn’t changed, though the inside and outside exhibit the typical Starbucks look.

And what hasn’t changed is this new Starbucks’ neighbors — which includes two bagel stores minutes away.

Although the new edition to the community can be considered competition to the mom and pop bagel shops, Jennifer Bell, manager at Fresh

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should be finished by the end of the year, the legislator said.

Though the project may have to break for the winter, the hope is to have the entire path open to the public by summer of fall 2021.

“It’s literally moving along,” Anker said.

The $8.82 million trail is being funded through federal and state grants, along with Suffolk County funds. Despite major financial difficulties that Suffolk County faces due to COVID-19 and the subsequent business shutdowns, Anker said the funding for the trail is definitively set.

If anything, she said the ongoing pandemic has made even more of a case for the trail.

“The pandemic has made people understand how important it is to have outdoor recreational locations,” she said.

This week Anker and officials from the Village of Shoreham, including Mayor

& Hot Bagels, said that they haven’t seen too much of a change.

“It got a little bit slower, but it hasn’t affected us too much,” she said. “We’re different … we sell egg sandwiches and bigger breakfasts — things they don’t sell.”

Anthony Post, the owner Brooklyn Bagels & Café Inc. in Rocky Point just across from the new Starbucks, said they are doing just fine even with the early morning giant on their doorstep.

“I mean, if they want to go in there and spend $7, $8, $9 bucks on a cup of coffee that’s what they’re going to do,” Post said. “They know when they come here, they can get something else.”

The only complaint he has is with the traffic in the parking lot, especially line that now forms in the early morning at the Starbucks drive-thru.

That line, he said, can sometimes wrap around in front of his shop, with cars backed up almost into Hallock Landing Road.

Additional reporting by Kyle Barr

Brian Vail, former mayor Ed Weiss met with officials from Verizon, Altice and PSEG Long Island to discuss the trails path. Plans are to go across the old stone bridge that arches across Woodville Road. To make the path accessible, workers would need to run the electrical lines under the bridge instead of over it. The bridge would also need new guardrails and fencing, particularly fencing that curves inward so people on the bridge can’t throw items over and onto cars passing underneath.

There are some more spots along the trail that present challenges. One is a power substation at the corner of Apricot Road and King Road in Rocky Point, where Anker said the path will need to snake around the substation rather than through it. Another is along Echo Avenue in Sound Beach, a relatively highly trafficked road where the path would need to cross. The legislator said she and the county Department of Public Works would need to work with the New York State Department of Transportation in order to make such a place safe to cross.

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) has been in the thick of federal discussions about another program to support state and local governments.

He said the federal government is having “active talks with respect to there being a next coronavirus response bill … I have been advocating directly to the president and his chief of staff [Mark Meadows] and leaders in Congress about Suffolk County and our local towns and villages.”

The local congressman, whose district covers the North Fork and South Fork all the way west to most of Smithtown, said President Donald Trump (R) called his house last Sunday night and that he used the opportunity to talk about getting funding for local government. Zeldin brought up the MTA with the president.

“I’m trying to get top line numbers for our county, towns, villages, the MTA and Port Authority,” he said.

Zeldin suggested three factors affected a national funding bill. The first is that the Nov. 3 election is rapidly approaching.

“You have to have a willingness to allow your political opposition to also have a win when you have a government that’s divided between parties,” he said. “The only way for a next coronavirus response bill to become law is similarly to the way the past coronavirus response bill became law,” by Republicans and Democrats working together.

Passing another bill would give everyone, including U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Trump a win, the congressman said.

“That’s a problem for some, because there are people who really don’t want the president to get reelected,” Zeldin said. “If anyone wants to suggest that that’s not a factor, a political calculation and electioneering, they are incredibly naive to that absolute factor to these talks.”

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• Royal Way in Shoreham on Sept. 19.

• John Street in Shoreham on Sept. 19.

• Knight Street in Shoreham on Sept. 19.

• Zophar Mills Road in East Shoreham between Sept. 20 and Sept. 21.

• Randall Road in Wading River between Sept. 20 and Sept. 21.

• Zophar Mills Road in East Shoreham on

Additionally, the Republicans and Democrats have been far apart in the amount of funding. The Democrats initially had passed a bill in the House for approximately $900 billion for state and local governments out of a $3.4 trillion total aid bill, but the congressman claimed Democrats are sticking to their highball number. According to Axios, Pelosi is now aiming for a new total aid package hovering around $2.2 trillion with local assistance reduced to $436 billion.

Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have offered a $150 billion package for state and local governments.

“You can’t stick to a state and local government funding number as high as $900 billion,” Zeldin said. “That’s far more than state and local governments are asking for. If you insist on $900 billion or bust, there’s not going to be any additional state and local funding.”

The additional dynamic that comes into play is that some Democrats who were elected for the first time in Republican districts have been putting pressure on Pelosi in the last few weeks, Zeldin said.

“They want there to actually be negotiations and compromise to get it over the finish line,” he said.

With talks restarted between congressional Democratic leadership and the Trump administration, Zeldin said he was “hopeful” that the discussions would result in a new bill.

He said the amount of money the states and local governments are asking for has also declined since the original request. Indeed, New York State has cut its request to $30 billion from $60 billion.

Any bill that passed wouldn’t likely indicate how county and local governments should spend the money, the congressman said.

“I’m not looking for Congress to break up every dollar being appropriated for Suffolk County,” Zeldin said. “The best thing to do would be to provide flexibility, so that county level elected officials can determine the best use of additional funding.”

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• Thomas Drive in Wading River between Sept. 20 and Sept. 21.

Items allegedly stolen included money, electronics, identification and glasses. Fontaine was also charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and a parole warrant. Police said he will be held overnight at the 7th precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip Sept. 26.

— Compiled by Kyle Barr

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Community News Longtime Community Activist Baldassare Honored

by Suffolk Longtime local community member Jaime Baldassare was honored by Suffolk County for decades of volunteerism.

On Sept. 10, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) joined the Heritage Trust Board of Directors to honor Baldassare for his dedication and service to the community. Throughout his life, he has been an active member of the community, devoting his time and energy to various organizations, groups, projects and initiatives.

“I want to personally thank Jaime for all the years of service he has provided to our community,” Anker said. “Our community has been so positively impacted by Jaime. Among Jaime’s many contributions, he was instrumental to the creation and maintenance of our beloved Heritage Park in Mount Sinai.”

Over the years, Jaime has dedicated himself to community volunteerism by previously serving on

University

From left: Legislator Sarah Anker, Heritage Trust Vice President Brad Feldman, Jaime Baldassare, Heritage Trust Treasurer Lori Baldassare, Heritage Trust President Victoria Hazan. Photo from Anker’s office

the Mount Sinai school board, as past president of the North Shore Youth Council, former vice president of the North Shore Colts and has volunteered at local fire departments since the age of 19. Jaime previously served his community as Assistant Chief and most recently as the Chief of the Mount Sinai Fire Department from 2009 to 2017. Additionally, he has volunteered with the Heritage Center Trust since its inception 20 years ago. His wife, Lori, has also long been an advocate for the Mount Sinai park and currently serves as the trust’s treasurer.

Anker added that Baldassare’s commitment to community involvement and volunteerism has greatly impacted the quality of life of the community and its residents.

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Top, Jim Malatras, SUNY chancellor, left, speaks at a press conference at Stony Brook University Sept. 24, while County Executive Steve Bellone looks on; bottom right, SBU President Maurie McInnis welcomed Malatras to the campus. Photos by Rita J. Egan

New SUNY Chancellor Applauds SBU for Low COVID Cases, Response

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM State University of New York’s new chancellor, Jim Malatras, visited Long Island Sept. 24 to check in with the presidents of Stony Brook University and Farmingdale State College, and see how they were containing the COVID-19 virus.

During a SBU press conference, Malatras said he wanted to especially visit the school and praised how well university President Maurie McInnis and the campus community have handled both the pandemic and the school’s reopening. He added that the university continues to remain open while other schools in the state just a few weeks into the semester have had to send home students and switch to fully remote schedules, such as SUNY Oneonta.

“I want to highlight shining examples of campuses that are doing it well,” he said.

The chancellor credited SBU’s success to requiring students to submit a negative COVID test before moving on campus, its regular testing of all students and the school’s transparency with a COVID-19 tracker dashboard on its website since the beginning of the semester. The SUNY website now offers a COVID-19 dashboard tracking all of its 64 colleges and universities.

He praised faculty, staff and students for their compliance with public health guidelines such as wearing masks and social distancing.

He said the administration hasn’t found problems with students throwing parties like other schools seem to have.

McInnis also complimented the campus community’s commitment to following health and safety guidelines.

“Our students really want to be here, and

they understand what they do has a direct, positive impact on their peers and all of us at Stony Brook,” she said. “We know especially right now personal responsibility is a social act.”

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) was also in attendance. Malatras credited Bellone for working with SBU and other SUNY campuses in the county to ensure a robust reopening plan where the community could feel confident in moving forward.

Malatras said while declining enrollment during the pandemic has exacerbated financial difficulties, it was important to quickly set up protocols to contain the virus and ensure the campus community’s confidence.

The chancellor complimented what the SBU community has been doing during the pandemic from lifesaving treatments to “heroes” coming in every day to participating in clinical trials for a vaccine.

McInnis also praised the hospital and said the campus community did “a terrific job of planning to come back safe and strong.”

“SBU and Long Island were hit hard by the virus in the early days,” she said. “But our hospital was in the lead in responding to the worst of the pandemic. We knew our plans had to be informed by science and implemented with the resources to succeed.”

At the press conference, Malatras announced that SBU will be expanding its testing protocol by joining with SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse for pool testing, which uses a patient’s saliva to detect the virus instead of a nasal swab. According to the chancellor, the test is easier to administer than the nasal swabs and there is a quicker turnaround for results as numerous samples can be tested at one time.

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How do we say thank you to the nurse who during the pandemic worked tirelessly to try and save a life and then sat quietly holding his hand when that life would have ended alone, without loved ones by his side? How do we say thank you to the doctor who day after day showed unfathomable courage by putting himself and his family at risk to care for us? How do we say thank you to all those who were willing to sacrifice their own safety and well-being so that we would have essential services in our life — the grocery store clerk who kept us all fed; the postal worker who made sure some of us received our needed medicine; the nursing home worker who cared for our most vulnerable; and so many more. To all those willing to sacrifice A concept design for the essential worker tribute by their own safety and well-being in this crisis, we Brianna Florio, a young local resident who will also be are eternally grateful and we at the Sound Beach designing the cover of the cookbook pro bono.

Civic Association want to establish a standing Also included in the cookbook will be a tribute to their commitment and sacrifice.

These individuals are truly heroes — By section entitled Chef’s Specialties for those showing up for work in dangerous conditions, who aren’t cooks. Here, restaurants can tell us about their signature dishes or they helped to ensure the health possibly even share a recipe. and safety of everyone in our Although civic members will area and elsewhere. With this be given preference, all Sound in mind, the civic is launching Beach residents are invited a campaign to express our to submit their “special” gratitude and respect. In the recipes. We ask that all recipes near future, we will be installing be original. If taken from a tribute to the frontline and another publication, it must be essential workers at the adoptsufficiently adapted to make a-spot on New York Avenue. it their own. To help cover We are also in the process expenses we are asking $1 for of compiling a cookbook, each recipe submitted.

“Signature Dishes of Sound So, if you want to be a part Beach,” that will also be of this worthwhile project, dedicated to the frontline and Bea Ruberto please submit your favorite essential workers, with all recipe as well as names of profits going to help install the heroes all around us to the tribute. In a section of the cookbook entitled Heroes Are All Around be included in the book. Additionally, we are Us, we will list the names of individuals and asking for donations as well as for sponsors to organizations that worked to keep us safe. So, advertise in the cookbook.

For more information please contact Bea we are asking the community at large to let us know who they are so we can say, “Thank You.” Ruberto at Rubertob11789@aol.com.

Bea Ruberto is the president of the Sound When we look back at these months, we want to Beach Civic Association. remember all these amazing people.

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That’s the case for both children and adults, Grosso added.

Getting an influenza vaccine could also reduce the confusion that will Get a flu shot now. occur if people experience fluWhile timing a flu shot can like symptoms, which are also seem like timing the stock a hallmark of COVID-19 cases. market — buying or selling a “Getting as much of the stock now might mean missing population immunized as posout on gains later — it’s not. A sible is even more important flu shot generally provides imthan at other times,” Grosso munological coverage against said. the flu from about four weeks Each year, somewhere beafter the shot is given until six tween 140,000 to 810,000 peomonths later. ple are hospitalized from the With a flu season that flu and the death toll can range doesn’t follow a yearly calenbetween 12,000 to 61,000 peodar, residents sometimes try to ple per year in the U.S., accordbalance between minimizing ing to estimates by the Centers the possible effect of expofor Disease Control and sure to the flu in the next Prevention. few weeks with exposure Doctors recommend to the flu in the middle of that people who are 65 and the spring. older get a quadrivalent flu “It makes most health shot, which includes an adprofessionals very unditional influenza B strain. comfortable when people In a trial of 30,000 peo[suggest they’re holding ple over 65, people who out until spring] as a reareceived the quadrivalent son to delay immunization, shot had 24% fewer illas it takes four weeks for nesses compared to those protective antibodies to who got the standard shot, mature,” said Dr. Michael according to the CDC. Grosso, chief medical offiDr. Susan Donelan, cer at Huntington Hospital.

— Dr. Michael Grosso medical director of HealthInfluenza season can begin as early as November and care Epidemiology at sometimes earlier, so “any time now would be Stony Brook Medicine, said the side effects of the right time.” the flu shot can include an uncomfortable arm Medical professionals urge people to be for a few days, a low-grade fever and fatigue. even more proactive about getting a flu shot this “The vast majority of people can easily year, as the pandemic continues to lurk in the manage the minor side effects for a day or two shadows, on door knobs and within 6 feet of an with Tylenol or Ibuprofen or a cold pack on infected individual. their arm,” Donelan said.

When people contract the flu along with other Doctors said practices such as wearing a respiratory illnesses, the combination, as people mask, social distancing and frequent hand might expect, can cause significant sickness. washing, which are designed to reduce the “The novel coronavirus is just that, it’s spread of COVID-19, are also helpful in novel,” Grosso said. “We don’t know exactly cutting down on the transmission of the flu. how it will interact with influenza. We do have These measures will only help if residents significant prior experience with concurrent exercise them correctly. Masks that fall below infections with other respiratory viruses. the nose of the wearer, which may make it easier Individuals coinfected with one or more serious to breathe, are not as effective at reducing the spread of these viruses, Donelan said. respiratory viruses frequently get sicker.”

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County officials said the Joseph P. Dwyer program, which provides veterans with peerto-peer counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, is under financial pressure amid the economic collapse caused by the pandemic.

Though at the same time, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1), who helped start the program, has questioned whether the program could truly be defunded, even as local officials are facing a grim financial outlook.

A loss of the Dwyer program is especially problematic this year, as the need for these services on Long Island has more than doubled in the last six months, according to Marcelle Leis, program director of the Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) led a group of people focused on veterans affairs in the county, which has the largest population of veterans in the state, to ask for federal disaster relief.

The Dwyer program is “at risk because of tough budgets in the state,” Bellone said on a conference call with reporters. It is “critical that the federal government provides disaster aid to state and local governments so we can continue to function and provide critical services during the pandemic.”

Veterans commit about 20 suicides per day,

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which is a “national shame,” he said. The county executive cited a recent report in Newsday that estimates that veteran suicides are up by 20 percent since the pandemic began.

“All of the challenges people have faced” have been exacerbated by the “unprecedented natural disaster that we are all living through,” Bellone added.

Domestic violence, mental health and addiction issues have all become more prevalent amid the threat to public health and the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19, officials said.

Thomas Ronayne, director of the Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency, said resources for veterans in the county were “stretched to near the breaking point.”

Ronayne suggested the virus, which has changed the world during this challenging year, has been no less an enemy than any combatant veterans faced on a battlefield, in a jungle or in a desert city.

Veterans have struggled with the isolation created by calls for them to avoid social interactions, when agencies like Ronayne’s would normally encourage them to socialize and interact with the community and their peers.

Indeed, Joe Cognitore, commander of the Rocky Point VFW Post 6249, who received the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantry Badge for his service during Vietnam from 1969 to 1971, said he has typically felt relief going out and feels much more pent up by being indoors.

“Staying in and [staring at] the four walls of

Rocky Point VFW during a 2019 Veterans Day Event. The Rocky Point VFW has donated to the Joseph P. Dwyer project, but that same initiative may be losing funds without federal aid. File photo by Kyle Barr

your home takes a toll on you,” he said.

The commander said the Rocky Point VFW recently donated $2,500 to the Dwyer program.

Leis said the Dwyer program receives $185,000 in Suffolk County each year in state funding. Cutting or eliminating that funding would reduce the services veterans can access.

“We do save lives,” Leis said. “We cannot do it alone.”

Ronayne said veterans can reach out to the agency by calling 631-853-VETS (8387), adding that his staff is always available to support veterans, but that people who need help immediately should call 911.

Shoreham-Wading River Central Central School District

State Honors for SWRHS Science Teacher

Shoreham-Wading River High School science teacher Kevin Nohejl was selected as a New York State winner of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Eastern Section’s Outstanding Earth Science Teacher award.

This year marks the 19th year of Nohejl teaching earth science at Shoreham-Wading River High School. His charismatic and passionate approach to teaching science has led to a student-centered and participant-driven classroom. Last year, he was instrumental in leading Shoreham-Wading River students in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, a competition which allows student teams to design a scientific experiment to be performed aboard the International Space Station.

His passion for agriculture and sustainable practices led him to develop curriculum for a Sustainability and Agriculture program, and he was instrumental in establishing a local chapter of the New York State Future Farmers of America at Shoreham-Wading

River High School. In addition to instruction in science, Nohejl places a strong emphasis on environmental stewardship in his lessons.

“We are extremely proud to have Mr. Nohejl recognized with this honor,” Superintendent Gerard Poole said. “His enthusiasm and creative teaching skills extend beyond the classroom, and he is well-regarded in his efforts to expose the dynamics and intricacies of local and global sustainability and agricultural issues to our students.”

Nohejl was honored with a plaque, membership in the National Association of Geoscience Teachers and the Geological Society of America, access to journals and publications, and an Earth Science Week toolkit from the American Geological Institute. He has also been featured in In the Trenches, the news magazine of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, and has the opportunity to attend the 2021 Eastern Section meeting at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Shoreham-Wading River High School science teacher Kevin Nohejl was honored by the Association of Geoscience Teachers. Photo from SWRCSD

Zeldin has a “close, working relationship with the president and the White House,” Bellone said.

“That’s a critical thing. We need the president to weigh in with [U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).] We need all parties to come to an agreement on disaster aid.”

Zeldin was a state senator when the Dwyer program started and said in a phone interview Tuesday that he has continued to provide support.

While Zeldin has spoken with President Donald Trump (R) this Sunday by phone about the need for funding for Suffolk County, he has not heard about any imminent threat to statesponsored support for a program he helped create.

The Dwyer program is funded through the end of the first quarter of 2021, Zeldin said, adding he wasn’t aware of anyone inside the state executive or legislative branch who is planning to cut funding for this program.

Obituary Richard Spence

Richard C. Spence, of Selden, passed away Sept. 27. He was 64.

He was born Oct. 24, 1955, in Queens, and was the son of Robert and Frances Spence. Richard was a retired Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He will be deeply missed by his mother, Frances; brother, Gary (Denise); sisters, Jean (Kenny), Carole (Chuck), Mary (Fred); all of his many nieces and nephews; his cat, Hobo; along with many other friends and family.

Richie enjoyed taking care of his mom as much as she enjoyed taking care of him.

He was an avid animal lover and was always helping his neighbors but loved mostly spending time with his family.

He was preceded in death by his father Robert Spence and his brother William Spence.

The family will receive friends at Bryant Funeral Home, 411 Old Town Road, Setauket on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Donations may be made in Richard’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

People can visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.

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

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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

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Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper ALL PRO PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Power Washing, Staining, Wallpaper Removal. Free estimates. Lic/Ins #19604HI 631-696-8150. Nick BOB’S PAINTING SERVICE 25 Years Experience.

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Power Washing 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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Recovering Our Routes Debates Should Have Mic On/Off Switch

We get it. The only time most of us think about Suffolk County buses is when we’re stuck behind them on the oft-congested Long Island roads.

But despite how many Long Islanders complain about the traffic, those who use Suffolk County buses every week have it that much worse, as the county has announced the potential loss of 19 bus routes all across the Island affecting about 2,500 riders. A loss of routes impacts the most vulnerable people, namely the poor, elderly or handicapped folks.

This is a real crisis, and it does not seem like everyone is on the same page about just what that means. The S62 bus is the only thing that can take somebody east and west in the Rocky Point area without having to call for an expensive cab. The north/south line of the S54, which many retail and service industry workers use to get to their jobs, is on the chopping block as well.

Some lines have very few daily riders, but even if one of those people won’t be able to get to their job, to the supermarket or even to visit friends and family, it will be a loss for the greater community.

This comes a week after county officials said they will need to cut two whole Suffolk County police classes, which means 200 new recruits not being put out on the streets.

County Executive Steve Bellone’s (D) now weekly press conferences portending doom if the federal government doesn’t come through with funds for state and local municipalities are a kind of theater, yes, but they are also perhaps the only way for the county executive to make his point beyond sitting in the president’s lap and telling “Santa Trump” all the things he wants for Christmas, before the county hits the point where a budget goes through, and so do the cuts.

And that makes some local elective’s response to Bellone’s talk that much more exasperating. Republicans in the county Legislature contend the current financial woes are all the executive’s doing, and that since he already received over $280 million in federal aid, we should not be hitting up the federal government for more. That would be fine, if Suffolk wasn’t going to see at least an $800 million deficit going into next year Beyond judging just how badly the current executive has handled Suffolk’s finances, the argument falls flat when every municipality from Montauk to Orange County, every village, town and county have all said they need federal funds as well. The congressional delegation, including both Democrats and Republicans, has at least been outspoken about the need for federal funds, but the fact is the top dogs for both parties have failed to drop the animosity and create an aid package for the municipalities nationwide who need it.

It seems like the executive and minority party in the Legislature are not on the same page — as if they ever really are — but there needs to be one, and only one, message on this issue, not a cacophony of back chatter. As important as the past state of Suffolk County finances was before the pandemic, and still is after the fact, the only way that any of these local municipalities can get to the position where those arguments are valid is if we’re all on a stable financial footing.

Because we believe Bellone when he says there won’t be a single line in the budget that hasn’t been impacted by the pandemic.

The loss of police classes and bus routes might be the most physical and politically stimulating examples, but one should shudder to think what other municipal services, not even county but town as well, might be getting axed in their 2021 budgets.

We are thankful that Legislature Republicans have been keeping on top of Suffolk’s financial well-being, beyond partisan politics we know it’s necessary, but now is not the time for disunity, not when the water is slowly rising and is at our necks.

Our voices need to be one, at least in this strange moment of time. We are beating back COVID-19, at least for now. Congress should not be as hard as that was if we stick together.

I watched the debate last night as did millions of people across America. It was horrible, crude, disrespectful and, most of the time, unintelligible. But who won? No matter how poor a display of the American ethos this was, one of the candidates picked up undecided votes. So, who won? Biden did! Or perhaps better stated, Trump lost.

President Donald Trump (R) was far more aggressive in speaking out of turn and even went after the moderator. Trump doesn’t like fair but tough questions. To Trump, such journalistic behavior is what defines “fake news.” No doubt, Democratic candidate Joe Biden occasionally interjected when Trump was speaking, but in the age old justification of elementary school yard fights, Biden didn’t start it, Trump did! Moreover, Trump never eased off even after numerous reprimands from

Chris Wallace. Trump was the quintessential “bully” and it was on full display last night. I don’t see how that is going to sway swing voters. Biden won.

There were a few moments of substance that allowed viewers to form an opinion of what the candidate was all about. Trump’s refusal to call out white supremacists, his plea to delegitimize the election results should he lose and his characterization of himself as doing everything he can to get clean air and clean water stand out to me. Trump is anything but an environmentalist.

But there is such an easy solution. The moderator should have a button that controls the microphone of each candidate.

In this way, he or she could literally turn off the voice of the candidate not up. So easy. So fair. The moderator would have

Republicans Won’t Be Rioting

It is amazing to me how all the Democrats and left-leaning pundits, and even some in the middle, are saying that if President Donald Trump [R] loses in November there will be riots.

Most of the burning of stores and attacking people are coming from the left. They even try to intimidate people in

restaurants. It took three to four months for the Democrats to even acknowledge this. Even Joe Biden refused to say anything about the riots until about two weeks ago in September. The only people I feel will riot if the election does not go their way are the Democrats. It is also amazing that most of the looting and

control as should be the case. The American people would win. Why don’t they institute this? This is my plea to the commission of presidential debates to institute the on/off button.

No doubt Trump would not like this.

It would stymie his ability to bully. Can you imagine if Trump called out a moderator for asking a “nasty question” and the moderator responded simply by turning off his microphone and giving the remaining time to his rival. Trump would implode. He doesn’t do well with “fair.”

But to many of us it would be a beautiful thing. If I were Biden, I would only agree to participate in the next two debates if the moderator has a button that controls the microphone of each candidate.

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burning of buildings are happening in Democrat cities and towns. The leaders of these towns and city refuse to do or condemn this because they would be condemning Biden and Democrat supporters.

David Jacobson South Setauket

Trump Is Sowing Seeds of Chaos, Civil Strife What’s more important: “winning” or democracy? That’s the question facing every voter this election. And that’s why President Donald Trump [R] must be overwhelmingly defeated.

“We’re not going to lose this except if they cheat.” That’s what Donald Trump said. Think about that for a minute.

What kind of country deems elections valid only if one particular side wins? I think the answer is obvious. Obviously not a democracy.

Throughout his career, Trump’s motto has been “I’m always right, and I always win.” This is a man who won’t acknowledge even the possibility that he could be wrong, could make a mistake, could lose.

Who claims for himself a flawlessness usually reserved for God. If the game of baseball was played so that one particular team always won, what kind of game would that be? Even that team’s fans would see the problem with this. That’s bad enough, but when all is said and done baseball is just a game. The future of our country isn’t. We can have

the best Constitution in the world, but sadly, if there’s no spirit of fair play, it’s powerless to guarantee democracy.

Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses because he won’t allow the possibility that he could lose fair and square. He’s busy sowing seeds of chaos and civil strife by claiming that mailin ballots are “a whole big scam.” That’s a lie. He’s encouraging armed goons to show up at polling stations to intimidate voters opposed to him. He’s organizing teams of lawyers to challenge mail-in ballots on technical grounds, not because there’s anything really wrong with them, but because he doesn’t think they’ll favor him. For him, the purpose of this election is not the persuasion of voters, but the coronation of Donald Trump.

The George Washington of popular legend said “I cannot tell a lie.” Can anyone imagine that for Trump? The real George Washington refused to serve beyond two terms even though he was practically begged to do so. He was worried about the president becoming like a king. Can anyone imagine that for Trump? George

Washington warned about political parties enabling “cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men ... to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government.” Ring a bell?

The Declaration of Independence states that “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” An election which counts only if Trump wins bears no resemblance to honoring the “consent of the governed”.

I hope my fears about this election are wrong. I hope this election provides an honest and fair-minded effort to have every vote counted, whether mail-in, early, or cast on election day. I hope that after election day we see no bullying attempt to prevent all voters’ ballots from being counted. I hope that this election is decided by the voters, not by state legislatures or judges, and particularly not by justices of the Supreme Court.

How important is democracy? That’s for you to decide.

David Friedman St. James

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Yes, he eats carrots, which isn’t terribly surprising because he also eats cat poop whenever he can get to it. I’m not sure he has taste buds or that he pays attention to them.

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BY DANIEL DUNAIEF quirks.

For starters, walking in a straight line is clearly against his religion. As soon as he’s on one part of a sidewalk, he needs to cross in front of me to the other side. He is a canine windshield wiper, swishing back and forth in case there is a scent, a scurrying insect, or a frog hopping nearby that he needs to see or smell.

When he’s not sitting during our walks, because he seems to have the words “walk” and “sit” confused, he turns around every few seconds to see what’s behind us. If he is a reincarnated person, he must have been in the rear guard of a military unit, making sure no one was following him.

When we turn around to go back in the direction he was staring, he then stops to look over his shoulder in the direction we had been walking.

It’s not about what’s out there, but what’s back there that concerns him.

His breath is an absolute mystery. He consumes a bowl of chicken and rice formula twice a day. And yet, somehow, his breath smells like fish. You know how they say you can hear the ocean in a conch shell? Well, you can smell the ocean, and not the good, salty crisp air parts, but the rotting-seaweed-anddead-crabs-on-an-airless, overheated-beach parts, on my dog’s breath.

Then, there are the neighbors. They are so appealing to my dog that he pulls to go see them whenever they are outside. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that they drop a treat in front of him each time he appears.

Yes, I know I could train him, but I could also go running more often, go to bed earlier, read better books and make better choices for myself, so I haven’t trained either of us particularly well.

You know that delightful foot thing dogs do when you pet them behind the ear, on their

stomach or on their chests? It’s the one where they shake their leg as you scratch them. Well, he does that once a month, as if he wants to confirm that he actually is a dog, but that he’s a conscientious objector to flailing his feet in the air regularly.

He treats the doorbell as if it were the starting gun at a race. He jumps up from the floor, ready to greet refrigerator repair people or HVAC workers as if they had come to see him, refusing to let them pass without an ear rub.

Food is the ultimate motivator. He may not particularly want to lie down at my feet and have me pet him while shaking his paws, but he does go back and forth with me to the grill.

He always seems to be on the wrong side of our patio door. If he’s outside, he barks to come in.

As soon as he’s inside, he barks to go out.

Maybe he’s not actually a dog, but a metaphor.

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The word is: pivot. Some already have. Here are two examples to share with you.

One is a restaurant in Stony Brook village, the other is action taken by two people in their 20s.

Many restauBetween rants already have you and me moved in collatBY LEAH S. DUNAIEF eral directions.

They have developed take-out orders for curbside pickup, and while that represents only a small fraction of the volume they would normally do, we have

given up on the word “normal.” With diners unable to come inside, restaurateurs have sent meals outside.

Then many took the further step, and made the additional investment to create outside dining areas as the world came to learn that eating outside was a lot safer. They built tents, leaving one side open to qualify as “outside,” so as to serve meals in the open air, and local governments cooperated by allowing tents to mushroom in parking lots.

Residents discovered the pleasure of eating “en plein air,” much as artists have when painting. Now some restaurant owners are hurrying to add heating devices to the tents so that patrons will continue to come and be able to eat in comfort despite cooler weather.

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While these are examples of rearrangements around cooking and serving food in order to survive, Pentimento Restaurant has made a true pivot. In addition to patio dining, which they are fortunate to offer behind their intimate restaurant, they have taken out the tables and chairs in one now unused room and turned it into a marketplace instead.

Featured by the owners are fresh produce, attractively displayed, and all manner of unusual high end foods in jars and cans, many from other countries. There are also prepared foods in the freezer to take out and even some delicious ice cream.

Those who dine on the patio are a “captive” audience of potential shoppers as they pass the new offerings on their way out, and they seemed delighted by the selections.

The other example involves my oldest grandson. He is known to

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some of you as the filmmaker of the historic “One Life to Give,” telling the story of Nathan Hale, Benjamin Tallmadge and the beginnings of the Revolutionary War Culper Spy Ring that was shown at the Staller Center and is being viewed in school districts.

He had moved to the West Coast to continue his chosen career. After some initial success, but with Hollywood now locked down, he and a friend cast around for something else to occupy their creative energies and to pay the rent. Fanciful stickers caught their attention, and they started out by applying them to work calendars and back packs, taking orders to customize such utilitarian products.

They really hit their stride when they customized 32-ounce clear plastic drinking cups, the kind with covers and straws featuring stickers displaying different themes.

These they then mailed to initial customers.

Putting together their skills, they made a video of themselves creating the stickers and decorating the cups, then showed the video on the internet. A few orders trickled in, then their business took off.

He still intends to return to his dream career, but until then … bottoms up!

INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTOR Sheila Murray BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross

CREDIT MANAGER Diane Wattecamps CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtney Biondo SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER Sheila Murray

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