The Village Beacon Record - October 22, 2020

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The Last Ride of Chris Pendergast BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Chris Pendergast, a Miller Place resident and founder of ALS Ride for Life, died Oct. 14. He survived 28 years with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis when most only live for five. In that time, he created an organization that has raised millions for ALS research and awareness. He was renowned in the community for his annual rides, originally from Yankee Stadium to Washington D.C. and later from Riverhead to the Bronx to help fundraise for his organization.

“He’d be touched to see everyone here,” Miller Place local Patricia Poggio said. “He was also humble, but he would be really touched.” Nancy Murray, another Miller Place resident, agreed, saying Pendergast was “a warrior” for ALS and for her friend who was also diagnosed with the disease. “What a wonderful man,” Murray said. “What an amazing, wonderful man.” Jack Soldano, a 16-year-old Miller Place student, said he met Pendergast in one of the Ride for Life founder’s visits to his school. Soldano had created a fundraiser, Comics for a Cause, in 2017 to help support ALS Ride for

When Pendergast’s funeral Mass ended around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, police escorted a line of Pendergast’s loved ones and his casket down Route 25A to Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Mount Sinai, something friends and family designated “his last ride.” People who had been touched by the late ALS activist lined the street cheering him on and saying their last goodbye. Some people knew Pendergast for decades, some knew him for only a year. But nonetheless, even in a short amount of time he made his mark. Several lined up on Route 25A in Miller Place to pay their respects.

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Life after being moved by Pendergast’s story. His fundraiser also supported the Miller PlaceMount Sinai Historical Society. “I’ve had my nose in a comic book since I was little,” he said. “So I know a superhero when I see one.” Kathy Sweeney, who knew Pendergast through St. Louis De Montfort R.C. Church in Sound Beach, agreed that he made his mark. “He encouraged people all over the world,” she said. “God left him on this Earth for all these years to help people. He was such a role model.” See More on Page A7

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Rocky Point Mom Turns Grief Into Support for Suffolk County Women BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Elizabeth Kennedy lost her second child when she was 28 weeks and six days pregnant. On Feb. 25, 2018, she heard the words from her doctor that their unborn child Grace Anne’s heartbeat could not be heard. Struck with grief, Kennedy, a Rocky Point resident, felt she needed to find an outlet to help her cope with her loss, so she began researching different infant loss support groups. Through her online search, she found the Star Legacy Foundation. “I’ve gotten in touch with other women and families who have lost babies and it’s been such a relief to know that I’m not in this alone,” Kennedy said. “It has made me want to let other people know that they are not alone, either.” When she found the strength through the organization, she knew she had to give back and help other women who have gone through the same thing. Last year, through the nonprofit, Kennedy took the initiative to try and make Oct. 15 a countywide Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Awareness Day. The month of October was proclaimed with the same basic title by President Ronald Reagan (R) in 1988. Earlier this year, she met with Suffolk

Elizabeth, Evie, Madelynn and Kevin Kennedy preparing at their home for Thursday night’s virtual Wave of Light to remember their lost daughter and sister, Grace Ann. Photo by Julianne Mosher

County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), who sponsored the resolution. The legislator said Kennedy’s story moved her in a personal way. “Many other families in our county have experienced this kind of tremendous loss,” Anker said. “I hope that designating this day will help

provide necessary support to those who are grieving and remind them they are not alone.” The resolution was approved unanimously by the county Legislature Oct. 6. Anker said the allocated day will increase awareness of the causes and impacts surrounding pregnancy and infant loss. It is also a means to improve understanding as well as offer support and potential resources for those who grieve the loss of a pregnancy or infant. The Star Legacy Foundation indicates thousands of families in the United States experience pregnancy and infant loss each year. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are approximately 24,000 stillbirths, or one in 160 births a year. In addition to stillbirths, current research suggests that between 10% and 20% of medically confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage, “It’s not just the experience that’s traumatizing for families,” Anker said. “It’s everything after, too.” Kennedy is also using her new platform to establish a support group collaboratively with Stony Brook University Hospital. “I want to put as much information out there as possible, so when people go through this they don’t just crawl into a ball and feel that they’re by themselves,” she said. “To be

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Volunteers Plant 400,000 Oysters Around Mount Sinai Harbor

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Not only are they delicious, but they’re good for the environment, too. On Sunday Oct. 18, several volunteers from Coastal Steward Long Island who work at the Mount Sinai Marine Environmental Stewardship Center planted 400,000 oysters in and around the harbor. “Fifteen years ago, there were no oysters in Port Jefferson Harbor,” said Bruce Folz, CSLI director of shellfish restoration. “When my kids were little, we were walking down the beach and they were picking up oyster shells, but there were no live ones. … We want to change that.” According to Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R), Long Island used to be a saturated with shellfish. “There was a time 50 years ago when you could just walk down the beach and grab oysters or clams,” he said. But because of poachers and pollution, clams and oysters that once covered the sands have become difficult to find. Every year, in a collaborative effort with local groups and the town, shellfish are grown in netted cages with the expectation to plant them back in the local waters, north to south, including Mount

Volunteers from the Coastal Steward Long Island group getting ready at Cedar Beach to set sail and plant oysters in Port Jefferson Harbor. Photo by Julianne Mosher

Sinai Harbor and Bellport Bay. Back in August, the town announced the supply of 50,000 seed clams for planting in the South Shore. Earlier this year, the town finished several upgrades to the Mount Sinai mariculture facility, thanks to a $400,000 state grant. “We make sure the seeds are distributed to other groups to plant and spread them out,” Romaine said. CSLI originally got started restoring the shellfish population back in 2000, and now it has a steady group of volunteers who come to the mariculture facility in Mount Sinai Harbor

every two weeks, May through October, to maintain both the facilities and the seed beds. As they have done every year, volunteers come down to the harbor early in the morning to head out by boat and drop the oysters into the water with hopes they survive and thrive. “We put them in cages and bags, or as I like to call them ‘condos,’ then every couple of weeks we check up on them,” Folz said. “They have an 80-to-90% survival rate in the cages, but only 10 or 15 while in nature.” By planting the shellfish, they won’t only be harvested for commercial use, but will help clean

up the water as a natural ocean vacuum. The shellfish program is becoming ever more important for water quality, as locations as close as Stony Brook Harbor have experienced hypoxia, or a lack of oxygen in water, just this year, according to the annual Long Island Water Quality Impairments report. Shellfish such as oysters and clams are great for filtering out organic particulates. “Adult oysters can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day,” Folz said. “We’ve talked to a couple of baymen and I’ve gotten the feeling it’s become a viable product — it’s increasing the oyster count.” Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R) said that organizations like the Coastal Steward have played an important role in bringing shellfish back to local waters. “The Town of Brookhaven has beautiful and bountiful waterways that are so much a part our economy, community and the environment,” she said. “We must do everything we can to take good care of these natural assets, so generations to come will benefit by our actions to preserve and protect them.” Since the planting program began, well more than one million shellfish have been planted in Port Jefferson and Mount Sinai harbors, helping the ecosystem and cleaning things up. “We’re not giving up, we believe in our environment and that’s crucial,” Romaine said

Mount Sinai School District Reopens to Five Days with Phase Two Plan BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Mount Sinai Union Free School District recently changed its phase two reopening plan, tasking some teachers to work directly with remote students and by easing in-person students back into its halls. As of Oct. 19, grades K-4 added Wednesdays back into an in-person, weekly schedule making attendance at school five days a week. In a letter to the community posted on the school district’s website, Rob Catlin, principal of Mount Sinai Elementary, said this change will help make things more normal. “This is a win-win for all of our students, both in-person and remote, as we are able to ensure all of our students get the maximum amount of instruction we are able to offer,” he wrote. Catlin wrote in-person students will not have much of a change on a daily basis, except for the possibility of a different P.E., art or music teacher adjust with the schedule. The district added two teachers to help support its remote students, and who will be working solely as remote teachers. Starting Monday, teachers Emily Bellacera (for K-2) and Kaylee Foley (for 3-4) will be teaching live every day for at least one hour with remote students through Google Classroom.

“Each teacher will provide at least 60 minutes a day of live instruction for our students working remotely,” he said. “This will also allow the remote kids to have a true classroom of friends and classmates. Currently each teacher was working with 1-to-3 students at a time on Wednesdays. I felt this was isolating for our remote kids who need socialization more than ever being at home.” With the new remote program, remote students will have live Google Meet sessions with seven to 15 other kids. Catlin noted though switching to a new teacher is not ideal, current teachers will be in contact with the remote teachers to ensure a smooth transition for everyone involved. “While switching teachers is not an ideal plan the end result will be a better experience and more enriching academic program for all,” he said. The website stated middle school students were going to experience a similar change. Remote learners in grades 5 and 6 started with their new remote instructors on Oct. 19. Inperson fifth and sixth graders started attending school all five days. Students in grades 7 and 8 will have remote instructional day through Google Classroom every Wednesday starting Oct. 21 and will follow their period buy period schedule.

Mount Sinai Elementary school has returned to five days in-person classes as of Oct. 19, while grades 7 through 12 had their phase 2 plan slightly altered. File photo by Erica Karp

Attendance will be taken in the homeroom and first period class for the day. Superintendent Gordon Brosdal said the district initially anticipated that grades 7-12

would be back to school five days a week on a rotating schedule, but last week he and they decided to halt the reopening plan until Nov. 18. “We knew it was going to change as we went along,” he said. “After speaking to a dozen superintendents in our area, everyone is evolving and adjusting.” He stated the reasons to delay are so they can closely watch and see if the number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase, and that the middle and high school buildings don’t have as much room to repurpose. “If you had all the kids in, and divided the class in half, then for social distancing you would need almost double the class space,” he said. So, they decided to wait until the end of the quarter. Currently Wednesday provides a break between the two cohorts, and an additional day for cleaning and sanitation. To accommodate a transition, remote learning will be available to all students, not just ones deemed as remote, and attendance is required. As of Oct. 19, two teachers and zero students in the high school tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 14 days. Overall, a combined five individuals have tested positive in the district since the start of schools in September.

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The nonprofit has seen the number of people looking for help rise while the number of donations go down, and Ryan said they are in need of food, clothing and monetary donations before the large November blitz. Specifically, they are looking for any Thanksgiving food one might find around the family table. “COVID has been blasting people this year,” Ryan said. “As we start getting closer to the holidays, the concerns for this year is if we can meet need for Thanksgiving.” The pastor said they have been practicing social distancing at each of their outreach locations, such that it has actually meant a surprisingly better organized day. Volunteers stand masked and gloved behind the food. People are invited forward to select what they need while people are kept separate. Anybody who shows up without a mask is offered one for free. For more information or on how to donate, visit www.lighthousemission.com.

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Young Rocky Point resident Geoffrey Psillos said he is brining mobile fitness to the local area in a new way to exercise post-pandemic. Photo by Julianne Mosher

Rocky Point Resident Opens Mobile Fitness Franchise BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It’s time to lose the “quarantine 15” — and it can be done outside. Geoffrey Psillos, a 22-year-old Rocky Point resident, recently became the first AWATfit (All Weather All Terrain Fitness) franchisee. The Hamptons-based mobile fitness concept uses equipment entirely out of a 20-foot truck, and allows people to exercise in a park, parking lot or outside their home in the driveway. “Working out outdoors is a natural mood booster,” Psillos said. “And to have the means to open this franchise is a really big goal I never knew I had.” Back in September, he met with the founder of AWATfit, Rich Decker, who encouraged him to become part of the new concept. On the truck itself are 25 pieces of exercise equipment and, by using them, a person can do between 800 and 900 different workouts, according to the new francisee. “At the end of the day you are the machine,” Psillos said. “As soon as someone tries it once, they love it. I’m a bodybuilder and I get a better workout on the vehicle than I do at the gym.” Before getting involved with AWATfit, Psillos was a project engineer but lost his job during the height of COVID-19. Fitness has always been important to him, especially as a former competing bodybuilder. By bringing this franchise to the North Shore, he said he wanted other people to experience its benefits — especially during a time when people might not be entirely comfortable working out in an indoor gym. “I think it’s going to change the persona of fitness,” he said. “You don’t get the results you want from a cycle class or a Pilates class. This

is different.” Right now, for a few days during the week, he partnered with Miller Place’s Body Source store on Route 25A where he parks the truck in the parking lot, so clients can work out. Elizabeth Sagarin, co-owner of the vitamin supplement store, said that because of the COVID-19 crisis, her shop has seen a decline in customers, but by collaborating with Psillos, she hopes to bring more people in and help everyone get healthy. “We paired with these guys in the hopes of just giving people a space to work out, feel good, get healthy and just build community,” Sagarin said. “He approached us, and it is a great fit.” Sagarin, who often participates in the class, said she appreciates the facility. “It’s a great workout,” she said. “And it’s all ages, you don’t have to be at any level. It’s fun, you’re outside and he’s a great trainer.” AWATfit’s workout stations attached to the truck address strength, flexibility, core, agility and cardiovascular matters, as well as the mind-body-spirit connection. Now that Psillos has been in business for about a month, he said his clientele is beginning to grow mostly by word of mouth. “It’s hard to get people since it’s a new concept,” he said. “But once anyone tries it, they’re hooked.” He’s planning on bringing a workout truck to communities from Smithtown to Shoreham-Wading River. He’s also looking to bring the truck to retirement homes and senior centers so people can get fit safely. “Gym facilities in senior citizen community centers are fully closed right now,” Psillos said. “We would love for us to come and provide them with an outdoor answer to meet their needs and by engaging them to be healthy.”

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Defying the Odds and Defining Courage Chris Pendergast Passes at 71 BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM At St. Louis de Montfort R.C. Church in Sound Beach, Monday, Oct. 19, those who came to mourn the passing of Chris Pendergast filled the pews, or at least as much as they could while trying to distance due to COVID-19. Founder of ALS Ride for Life and renowned North Shore figure, Pendergast passed Oct. 14 surrounded by friends and family. He was 71. The nonprofit he founded reported Monday, Oct. 12, that Pendergast was starting to receive home hospice care. The organization announced his death Wednesday afternoon. ALS Ride for Life started when Pendergast embarked on a ride with his electric scooter from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx to Washington, D.C., 22 years ago to raise awareness about the disease and raise funds for research. After a few years, the ride was contained to New York state — from Riverhead to the Bronx — where participants stop by schools along the way that take part in the organization’s presentations throughout the school year. Pendergast, a Miller Place resident and former Northport elementary teacher had lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, for 28 years. When doctors diagnosed him, they thought he only had a few years to live. Many who gathered together to pay respects to the Ride for Life founder have been touched in some way by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a debilitating condition that, over time, paralyzes a person and eventually leads to their death. Father Francis Pizzarelli, director of nonprofit Hope House Ministries, led the funeral Mass at the church, and said to those gathered that his own brother had been diagnosed with the disease at 36 years of age several years ago. Without even knowing it at the time, the Pendergast family reached out to his brother to offer him advice and comfort, something that made “a profound difference in his life.” (See page B3 for Pizzarelli’s thought’s on Pendergast’s passing). Not only did he defy those odds, but he would spend more than two decades after his diagnosis raising millions for ALS research and spreading awareness for it. Chris’ wife of close to 50 years, Christine Pendergast, said beyond all the work he’s done over the past two decades in advocacy and fundraising, he will be remembered by her and her family as a loving father. “While everybody is remembering Chris as an ALS advocate and fighter, at the end of the

day he was my husband, our children’s father and our grandson’s poppy,” she said. Monday’s funeral Mass was one of somber remembrances, and tissue boxes were always close at hand. But at the same time, both Pizzarelli and the Pendergast family looked for ways to say though he may be gone, his life should serve as an example. Pendergast’s daughter, Melissa Scriven, said during the funeral Mass her father was a supremely intelligent man, one who was exacting when it came to her homework as a child. Before he was diagnosed with the paralyzing disease, Pendergast was a handyman, able to “fix anything, even if it was with duct tape.” Her dad’s favorite meal to make when his wife was working late was “tuna noodle casserole, warm, with crushed Doritos … so my brother and I didn’t really like it when my mom worked late.” During a funeral that was filled with music, some of which were songs Pendergast loved in life, Scriven played one she said was her dad’s favorite, John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” in which everyone’s tears dried ever so briefly as they joined in the chorus: “Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.”

Pendergast Leaves Lasting Mark

The founder of ALS Ride for Life became an icon and symbol for the North Shore for never giving up. Even as he lost the ability to speak and had to communicate with an eye-to-speech device, his determination never seemed to relent. Just this year, Pendergast, alongside his wife Christine, released the book “Blink Spoken Here: Tales from a Journey to Within” about his life since his diagnosis in 1993. Ray Manzoni, chairman of the board for ALS Ride for Life based in Stony Brook University, knew Chris for many years, as both their kids went to school together in Miller Place. It was one day after both he and Pendergast were together after Mass that the educator told Manzoni he was likely to die in a few years, and that he wanted to raise awareness. Since then, the organization has raised over $10 million for advocacy and research. Their yearly Ride for Life trips were later accompanied by visits to close to 90 school districts on Long Island. “Anyone who knew him, I believe he helped us all to live a better life,” Manzoni said. “He was a teacher of gifted and talented kids, and he took this terrible disease and turned it into amaz-

Left, Chris Pendergast celebrated his 70th birthday last year with friends and family; above, community members gathered along Route 25A in Miller Place to watch Pendergast’s last ride Oct. 19. Left, file photo by Elliot Perry; above photo by Julianne Mosher

ing positive life.” Paul Weisman, a member of ALS Ride for Life, was diagnosed with the disease in January 2013. Getting introduced to Ride for Life, he started going out with the nonprofit’s founder during their school trips. He would also visit some districts without Pendergast. The organization and its founder gave him a real purpose, “something to strive for, something bigger than myself, to raise as much awareness to fight this disease.” “Meeting Chris, he gave me hope that three to five years might not be true, that there may still be life here,” Weisman said. Pendergast had four mantras: Never give up, never lose hope, always remain optimistic and be willing to defy the odds. Weisman loved that last one so much he had it tattooed on his left arm. Upon showing his new ink to the Ride for Life founder, Weisman said his mentor and friend smiled. “Chris could smile and light up a room,” he said. “We all want to do something with our lives, but he certainly did.” Pendergast’s roots on the North Shore ran deep, so much so that he became renowned in local school districts. He traveled from classroom to classroom, auditorium to auditorium, helping young people from elementary on up understand ALS but, more importantly, serve as a role model for what bravery truly looked like. Manzoni said students would often embrace Pendergast after these talks. As the years fell by, young students who were inspired by the Ride for Life founder would internalize his message. The board chairman said one time an EMT stopped by the side of the road during the annual ride and told Pendergast how his example inspired them to want to help others. “If you had the honor of meeting him, riding

or walking next to Chris in his ALS Ride for Life from Montauk to Manhattan, or hearing his story of determination, you walked away a better person,” Miller Place Superintendent of Schools Marianne Cartisano wrote in a statement. “He left you with the lasting impressions that made you want to be more tolerant, kinder, more understanding and compassionate toward others. His fight against the devastation of ALS left you inspired, knowing him filled your heart and being in his presence left you humbled.”

ALS Ride For Life Talks Future Efforts

Despite the passing of its founder and leader Chris Pendergast, ALS Ride for Life isn’t thinking of slowing down anytime soon. Manzoni said the organization wants to continue its fundraising efforts, starting with himself getting on a bike later this month and hitting the road, going to school districts they have visited before the pandemic. He plans to spend enough time at each to wave to children and “hopefully greet someone who has supported our program and to say ‘thank you’ to them, give them banner in recognition.” The organization has also developed a revised packet on how, even during a pandemic, people can support ALS over the school year. “ALS is not going away, and we have to continue the fight,” he said. There are even talks of doing a documentary film on Pendergast’s life, something Manzoni said the organization is wholeheartedly all for. Weisman, still an active member of Ride for Life, said one of his last conversations he had with Pendergast was “to keep going until we found that cure for ALS,” he said. “He firmly believed, as I do, that there’s a major breakthrough coming somewhere around the corner … it’s up to us to finish it.” Weisman added that while the pandemic has made their normal school trips much more difficult, they have some preliminary ideas to host online talks instead. “Chris laid down 28 years of work,” he said. “Now it’s up to us.”

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LEGALS NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HUNT CLUB AT CORAM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, against JOHN P. BRENNAN a/k/a JOHN BRENNAN a/k/a JOHN BRENNAN, JR.; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK; CAPITAL ONE BANK USA NA; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC; CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAFFIC AND PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY; TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; and “JOHN DOE” and “JANE DOE”, Defendants. LEGAL NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF SALE Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated October 30, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, on November 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. premises being at Coram in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known and designated as Unit No. 190 on a certain map entitled, “Map of the Hunt Club” filed in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on the June 14, 1974, as Map No. 6113. Said premises being known as 2 Dove Path, Coram, New York, (District 0200, Section 316.00, Block 08.00, Lot 024.000). Said premises will be sold subject to zoning restrictions, covenants, easements, conditions, reservations and agreements, if any; subject to any state of facts as may appear from an accurate survey; subject to facts as to possession and occupancy and subject to whatever physical condition of the premises may be; subject to any violations of the zoning and other mu-

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NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on the 1st day of September, 2020 and approved as a Proposition at the Special Election duly called and held on the 13th day of October, 2020. The validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Rocky Point Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. EDWIN S. BROOKS FIRE DISTRICT SECRETARY BOND RESOLUTION OF THE ROCKY POINT FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 1, 2020, AUTHORIZING THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING FIRE STATION LOCATED AT 90 KING ROAD AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRE STATION AT SAID SITE; STATING THAT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF, INCLUDING PRELIMINARY COSTS AND COSTS INCIDENTAL THERETO AND THE FINANCING THEREOF, IS $8,250,000; APPROPRIATING $1,000,000, IN ADDITION TO THE $7,250,000 HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE; AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,000,000

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Community News Rocky Point Wants More Names of Veterans to Add to Wall of Honor

The Rocky Point High School is looking for graduates of the school district and any employees who have served in the armed forces to be recognized on their

Wall of Honor. The Wall of Honor was created in 2018 to recognize the many people and their families who have served their country. In 2019, the district added 50 names to the wall in a ceremony held in November. There are now over 110 honorees displayed near the front entrance to the high school. Funding for the wall is provided by local sponsors, but all work is done by school district employees and students. Rocky Point history teacher Rich Acritelli asked interested persons to send a military picture, the year they graduated

and, if necessary, the job title they held in the Rocky Point School District by Nov. 11. People can send all information to racritelli@rockypoint.k12.ny.us.

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On Sunday, Oct. 18, 15 Rocky Point Rotarians helped gather food for their neighbors in need at the Miller Place Stop and Shop. All donations were delivered to the Island Heart Food Pantry in Middle Island. Island Heart is trying to raise enough food for 150 families this Thanksgiving holiday. Island Heart also operates out of the Mount Sinai Congregational Church, where they anticipate to host their Thanksgiving Food Drive Nov. 14, 21 and 22 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The Lil' Club that can, Rocky Point Rotary, raised close to $500 in gift cards and over 1,000 pounds of non-perishable food items. The rotary offered a special thanks to all that donated and to the manager of Stop and Shop for allowing this food drive. For further information of Rocky Point Rotary Club contact club president Deirdre Dubato at 631-275-8727.

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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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Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper ALL PRO PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Power Washing, Staining, Wallpaper Removal. Free estimates. Lic/Ins #19604HI 631-696-8150. Nick

Painting/Spackling/ Wallpaper BOB’S PAINTING SERVICE 25 Years Experience. Interior/Exterior Painting, Spackling, Staining, Wallpaper Removal, Staining and Deck Restoration Power Washing. Free Estimates. Lic/Ins. #17981. 631-744-8859 COUNTY-WIDE PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Painting/Staining. Quality workmanship. Living and Serving Three Village Area for over 30 years. Lic#37153-H. 631-751-8280 ED’S PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Wallpaper removal, spackling, sheetrock repair. Over 25 years experience. Commercial/Residential. Reasonable rates. Call Ed Bernstein 631-704-7547 JAY A. SPILLMANN PAINTING CO. Over 35 years in business. Spackling/Taping, Wallpaper removal. Quality prep work. Interior/Exterior. Lic. #17856-H/Ins. 631-331-3712, 631-525-2206

Power Washing EXTERIOR CLEANING SPECIALISTS Roof cleaning, pressure washing/softwashing, deck restorations, gutter maintenance. Squeaky Clean Property Solutions 631-387-2156 www.SqueakyCleanli.com 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.

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LaROTONDA PAINTING & DESIGN Interior/exterior, sheetrock repairs, taping/spackling, wallpaper removal, Faux, decorative finishings. Free estimates. Lic.#53278-H/Ins. Ross LaRotonda 631-689-5998

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RANDALL BROTHERS TREE SERVICE Planting, pruning, removals, stump grinding. Free Estimates. Fully insured. LIC# 50701-H. 631-862-9291

WORTH PAINTING “PAINTING WITH PRIDE” Interiors/exteriors. Staining & deck restoration, power-washing, wallpaper removal, sheetrocktape/spackling, carpentry/trimwork. Lead paint certified. References. Free estimates. Lic./Ins. SINCE 1989 Ryan Southworth. See Display Ad. 631-331-5556

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Beyond the interruption to Saturday business for stores, some of whom are hanging on for dear life by their pinkie, beyond the traffic and the noise, where is this going? Because we are two weeks before an election, likely one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, and the Trump caravans taking over roads not just on the North Shore as they did last weekend, but from both east and west, have told us one thing: There are real efforts to take the general antipathy seen on the national stage and transport it to here at home. Seemingly in response to a single Black Lives Matter march in Port Jefferson back in June, local right-wing group Setauket Patriots has hosted three events since July. One was a sanctioned car parade for Fourth of July. Another was an unsanctioned parade for 9/11. Now we have the most recent caravan supporting the reelection of President Donald Trump (R) last Saturday. All these events have contained many examples of people waving flags supporting Trump, but this latest parade finally dropped any pretense. In videos shared online, some patriots members have displayed animosity to local officials, to neighbors or effectively anyone who doesn’t agree with them. One video highlighted an actor portraying Trump calling Port Jeff Mayor Margot Garant “evil” for issuing the group a summons for marching without a permit. In another, a member of the caravan jokes about shooting counterprotesters. Grown men and young children got into public shouting matches on the side of the street. There were reported examples of people in the caravan using gay slurs at any who showed disagreement. And, of course, not every example of bad behavior was carried out by Trump supporters. One counterprotester flipped the bird at all those gathered at the street corner, drawing jeers from the crowd. Are these examples just small bites of a larger, more intricate context? We hope so, but there’s a real danger to thoughts like these. Yes, you can and should disagree with the decisions of public officials like the mayor of a small incorporated village, but what is the point of pejoratives? Where is this going? Is there going to be something like the planned armed coup by residents against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)? Not likely but, then again, officials like U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) have joined in on attacks against the mayor seemingly on political grounds. These attempts at further dividing a local community are not welcome. And beyond that, if you joke about shooting your political opponents, no matter if they are protesters, officials or police, you no longer deserve the kind of public platform you currently enjoy. Divided. That’s what we call ourselves now. We say we are polarized and distinct, with one red America and one blue America. Why? Why do we push this polarization as if it’s inevitable? This month, TBR News Media has been hosting debates with candidates running for local elections. Would you be offended or glad to know just how often these people from two separate parties actually agree on local issues? Both Republicans and Democrats agree with how important it is to maintain our North Shore bays and the Long Island Sound in general. Both parties understand the issue of Long Island’s brain drain and the need to keep both old and young here. They might disagree on the particulars, but that is why we have the debates in the first place, isn’t it? Even on the so-called hot-button issues like police reform, there is real nuance and ideas from candidates you likely won’t see on any nationally televised debate stage. There are people, even in our local community, who are trying to twist us and divide us. We ask that we all look past that and attend to the facts to guide our political decision-making. Check back with TBR News Media Oct. 29 for our upcoming preelection issue.

There was a time being part of a blue collar family meant virtually everyone voted Democrat. They were teamsters, skilled tradesmen, factory workers, laborers, mechanics and members of law enforcement. Most belonged to unions, earned a pretty good living doing difficult jobs, and figured they owed that party their loyalty. But, increasingly troubled by the Democrat’s move towards policies no longer in the best interests of their family’s slice of the middle class, they began casting ballots for Republicans. That blue collar exit grew into a movement that helped elect President Donald Trump (R). This year, Dem congressional leaders are distancing themselves even further from what used to be their base. They’re demanding our nation adopt the kind of failed policies ruining the very cities currently being run by their extremist, ideological soul mates. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris hail from a blighted, anything goes San

Francisco, while Chuck Schumer stands mute regarding an historic, deadly leap in New York City crime. How many, common sense, working class folks would want pols representing these badly mismanaged towns, now hemorrhaging residents, spreading those schemes throughout our the nation? If you’re living in Congressional District 1 you may be happy to learn, as of this writing, some 35 unions, representing thousands of members and their families are not buying what Democrat coastal elites are peddling. They are “proudly” endorsing Congressman Lee Zeldin. The endorsements run the gamut. A quick look finds Lee receiving thumbsup from operating engineers, heavy construction laborers, masters, mates & pilots, plumbers, carpenters, boilermakers, sheet metal workers, steamfitters, electrical workers, fire officers, and transportation workers. In addition to those trades people there is now a stunning total of 16 unions affiliat-

ed with law enforcement urging you to vote for Zeldin. Given current circumstances this level of support is completely justifiable. They know Lee has their back. These men and women also know his opponent is joined at the hip with a political party taking dangerous, radical positions on policing. For months Dems ignored looting in rioting. Cong. Nadler called Portland’s 100 days of mayhem a “myth.” Worse still, as crime spiked nationally, Democrats demanded and got the early release of prisoners, cashless bail, defunding of police (Minneapolis) and a dramatic slashing of monies for cops in NYC. With so much at stake in this election, CD 1 residents might do well to follow the lead of the police and trade unions, who’ve looked at the facts, reviewed the data, checked with their working class peers, and concluded they’ll support Congressman Lee Zeldin. Jim Soviero East Setauket

I can’t help but notice that car caravans, usually SUVs and pickup trucks carrying the American flag on one side and Trump flag on the other, have become symbolic of Trumpism. These caravans are impressively large but equally terrifying for those of us who truly believe in democracy and who take the ethical message embodied in the bible seriously. Many of the cars are adorned with pro President Donald Trump (R) political messages and anti-Joe Biden. Many of these messages are not fit for children. I was on the other side of the protest line this past weekend. I saw the face of evil and racism. Consistently, when the Trump vehicles were stopped at a red light, the participants seized the opportunity to roll down their windows, scream and curse at us, give us

the middle finger (very popular if a car had the misfortune of not being stopped by a red light). Also popular was the unfounded suggestion that Biden and all the Democrats are pedophiles. Apparently, this is a malignant conspiracy rumor being propagated by QAnon, an online group that erroneously believes Democrats and other celebrities are involved in a worldwide pedophile ring. Facts, evidence and common sense be damned. But what disturbed me the most was not this. I have a friend, a fellow Democrat, who happens to own a pickup truck. Yes — some Democrats do own pickup trucks. She had the audacity to put an American flag on her car but also Biden paraphernalia. Sure enough, in a manner that would make any dictator proud, she was stopped and verbally assaulted by Trumpsters.

“Hey, you can’t do that you filthy b***ch ... This is our flag, our emblem.” She was outnumbered and legitimately concerned for her safety. In the interest of self preservation and to live to see another day, she took down the flag and Biden paraphernalia. She retreated, emotionally shook up but alive. Sadly, President Trump would have been proud of his supporters. He has encouraged such behavior and has done nothing to squelch it. Consider, for example, his response to the foiled kidnapping attempt of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D). My question to other Americans: “Is this your idea of a great America?” For those of you who are appalled by such behavior I have one suggestion — VOTE. Dave Hensen Miller Place

President Donald Trump (R) is in very high class company based upon his recently exposed tax “avoidance” tactics, but at least he got audited. Economist Lawrence Summers estimates that 70% of U.S. income tax underpayment is by the top 1% of filers. Yet, in the past decade, Congress has slashed the IRS budget so much that IRS audits of tax returns with reported income above $1 million have dropped by 81%. It seems the IRS rarely bothers

to audit wealthy people any more because their high-powered lawyers beat the system almost every time. According to Tax Notes, an online tax news website, the IRS is now spending more time targeting families whose income is so low that they file for the earned income tax credit. Last year, the five counties with the highest audit rates in the US were all predominately African American counties in the South with average

annual incomes around $30,000. Summers also concluded that increased auditing of higher income returns by the IRS could recoup $1,000.000,000,000 over a decade, because each additional dollar invested in enforcement returns $24 on average. Let’s hope that whatever politicians we elect this year will address this serious scandal. Tom Lyon Mount Sinai

A Caravan to Nowhere

Police and Trade Unions for Zeldin

The Decked-Out Pickup — Symbol of Trumpism

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Opinion An Unusual Haircut With A Dose of Perspective

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ill has been cutting hair for 38 years. She has owned a few salons, but these days she has been scheduling hair cutting appointments at people’s homes. She wears a mask, asks her customers to do the same and does her work outside or in the shelter of a garage, where the wind isn’t as strong. An immigrant from Lebanon, Jill is completely professional, asking for extension cords through the garage, setting up a chair for her customers, and carrying her sterilized scisD. None sors, electronic clipof the above pers and comb. BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Reflecting on the decades she’s spent

chatting with customers while she works, she has an easy, purposeful manner about her efforts, while she rolls her “r’s,” sharing linguistic hints on her life. These days, she lives with her daughter, sonin-law and her three grandchildren. She has her own space in the house, but is hoping, before too long, to rent or buy a small place where she can call the shots. She shared a story with me that offers some perspective about life and our reactions in the moment to our wins and losses. Back in February, Jill had decided it was time to own a salon again. She pooled all her savings and placed bid on a property. She was excited about the prospect of serving more customers, hiring staff and growing a business that would help her make money and increase her savings towards retirement. She knew she was close to winning the bidding and had started imaging how she’d reinvent the space and the people she’d hire. But, then, the people selling the property informed her that

they had chosen another bidder, who had deeper pockets and was a part of a larger chain. She was incredibly disappointed and felt as if she’d lost out on a business she knew she could run. She spent several weeks irritated by the situation. A month after she lost the property, she joined the rest of the world in the pandemictriggered lockdown. Initially, she couldn’t get out much. As the days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months, she realized how lucky her loss on that property had been. She would have had to carry a $4,000 monthly mortgage for a location that was producing no revenue for months. She considers herself an incredibly lucky loser. Back in February, of course, a mere month before the virus changed the United States, she had no way of knowing that her loss would save her from a mountain of unmanageable debt. She feels as if a force from on high was looking out for her, protecting her from a

financial burden and responsibility that would have been hard to manage, even with whatever government program she might have turned to for help. Down the road, when the world returns to something resembling the experiences of 2019, she may, once again, consider buying a salon. Until then, however, she’s perfectly happy without the debt and the uncertainty of managing through a difficult small business and economic environment. In the meantime, she will continue to show up at people’s homes, brushes, clippers and scissors in hand, ready to provide on-site haircuts to people who prefer, or can’t, leave their homes. The challenges and obstacles that disappoint also sometimes protect us, even if we can’t see that in the moment, particularly when we know how much we want something. Many of us will confront frustrations in the future over which we have no control. Sometimes, we may gain perspective on what, at first, appears to be an unfortunate outcome.

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friend is planning to retire at the end of the year. His wife is already retired, and we three talked about the future. Since none of us has jobs with pensions, they are understandably trying hard to discern economic trends for the investments they hope will carry them through their golden years. Currently their money is mainly in stocks, which are doing well enough, but they, and the rest of us, have duly noted the disconnect between the stock market and the economy. Between The stock you and me market, of course, BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF is not the economy but rather is thought to be one predictor of future economic trends at least six months ahead. There are others as well,

and one place to get some insight is the PBS program, “Wealth Track with Consuelo Mack.” She is the host of this weekly financial program, and in the tradition of “Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street Week,” which ran on the same channel (13) and in the same time slot (Friday, 7:30 p.m.) from 1970 to 2002, a guest each time discusses with her their area of expertise. Originally broadcast on Oct. 9, a recent guest was economic guru Nancy Lazar, and she spoke of four forces she sees as driving the economy to a powerful comeback. The first is, as you may have guessed, technology, which helps make companies more profitable. Lazar emphasized the importance of reinvestment in their companies by executives in order to stay up to date and to increase productivity. As an example, she offers the sad story of Sears vs. the strong growth of Amazon. Businesses must keep up or be left behind. Technology, especially software, is a critical driver in a strong recovery. Banks are another example. Their movement to online services has been enabled by software developments and now COVID considerations using that software. And as she points out, the United States is the

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technology leader. A second driver is housing, which brings with it so many related businesses and jobs: carpenters, painters, spacklers, roofers, plumbers, electricians, cesspool servicers, landscapers, driveway pavers, furniture and carpeting salesmen, and on and on. Housing is doing well, driven by exceptionally low mortgage interest rates, demand from Millennials and now single family homes for COVID refugees from the cities. A third driver for Lazar is manufacturing. She refers to the Rust Belt as her “favorite emerging market.” Disruption in the supply chains due to the pandemic have made companies aware how much safer it is to make it here if they are going to sell it here. This has even become something of a national security issue. She counts 176 companies that have moved back to or started up in the United States since the start of 2020. States like South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama have benefited. And the fourth is capital spending. Lazar believes that the reinvestment that companies have made in their businesses as a result of the huge tax cuts has been under reported and

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under appreciated. While many companies have indeed increased their dividends and bought back shares, she has tracked reinvestment from some of that windfall and feels that will result in higher productivity, higher profits and more jobs. In order to grow, companies must reinvest, and when they do, the economy grows. A business cycle spurred by reinvestment — building new plants, hiring and training new workers lasts 30 years. Meanwhile many are out of work and there is a lot of pain. Lazar also recognizes that in every recovery, not all sectors improve. But she advocates for more business reinvestment to produce more jobs and believes that will lower unemployment to half by next year. Without a further stimulus package, she envisions a hand off from government to the private sector as a driver for healing unemployment. Consumers, meanwhile, are turning more conservative, having been hit by two shocks in the last decade: Recession in 2008 and COVID now. While Nancy Lazar is not an investment advisor, but rather an economist, she has pointed out areas that might be ripe for investment. Good luck to us all!

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