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Vol. 37, No. 22

December 16, 2021

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SUNY chancellor resigns

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Looking for a new holiday tradition that the whole family can enjoy? Every year, the Holtsville Ecology Site transforms the main entrance leading to the zoo into a winter wonderland. On Dec. 10, the ecology site hosted the Town of Brookhaven’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. As visitors walked through the decorated area, they were welcomed with hundreds of lights and a beautiful Christmas tree ready to be lit. Sponsors of the event such as WALK 97.5, WBAB 102.3, My Country 96.1 gave guests the opportunities to win prizes, while restaurants such as Moe’s Southwest Grill and Texas Roadhouse gave chances for free food. When people entered the Harold H. Malkmes Wildlife Education and Ecology Center, they were greeted with lights and garlands swirled around the entranceway and the room. Many used this area to take festive family photos to use for their holiday cards. “I’m joined with Councilman Kevin LaValle [R-Selden], and we are all here with one thing — to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas, a happy holiday and celebrate despite the pandemic and this virus,” said town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R). “We’re still here and we’re still going strong — and we’re going to have a great Christmas.” Prior to the anticipated tree lighting, children were greeted by characters including Frosty the Snowman, Chase from “Paw Patrol,” Olaf from “Frozen,” and Mickey and Minnie Mouse with whom they could take pictures with. Vendors sold light-up swords and lightsabers for kids to enjoy and play with while they awaited the arrival of the guest of honor: Santa Claus. The ecology site welcomed dancers from Michelle Ferraro’s Dance USA and Inishfree School of Irish Dance to the stage to help get the crowd ready for Santa’s big helicopter

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SUNY chancellor resigns amidst Cuomo scandal

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Jim Malatras, chancellor of the State University of New York, submitted his resignation last week following political pressure for him to step down after text messages showed him belittling one of the women who accused former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of sexual harassment. Malatras faced bipartisan backlash over the last few weeks after new evidence was released by state Attorney General Letitia James’ (D) investigation surrounding the allegations against Cuomo. Part of the evidence included text messages from May 2019 between Malatras and other Cuomo officials disparaging Lindsey Boylan, a former economic development official who accused the former governor 18 months after the SUNY chancellor sent the text, The New York Times reported. Boylan and Malatras then argued over Twitter. Since the documents were released, the chancellor decided to resign, stating in a letter to the SUNY board of trustees that the controversies were taking him away from his work. “The recent events surrounding me over the past week have become a distraction over the important work that needs to be accomplished as SUNY emerges from COVID-19,” he said. “I believe deeply in an individual’s ability to evolve, change and grow, but I also believe deeply in SUNY and would never want to be an impediment to its success.” As chancellor, Malatras was tasked with overseeing the State University of New York comprehensive system of higher education. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the state’s only college of optometry, and manages one U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.3 million students in credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. Two of those schools locally are Stony Brook University and Suffolk County Community College. “I am aware that the chancellor has tendered his resignation and respect that decision,” said SBU President Maurie McInnis. “I look forward to working with

Police Husband is charged with murder in death of Centereach woman BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County police arrested a Centereach man after his wife’s body was found in Middle Island Thursday. On Dec. 9, Suffolk County Police Department Homicide Squad detectives arrested Marcello Molinari after police found the body of his wife Melissa Molinari, 38, in the Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest off Currans Road in Middle Island. Marcello, 43, was charged with seconddegree murder. His wife’s body was transported to the Suffolk County medical examiner where an autopsy will be conducted. The mother of four children was last seen at their residence on Nov. 21 and was reported missing Dec. 2 after leaving her vehicle at home. Suffolk County police said during a press conference Friday, Dec. 10, that they were able to use K-9 units and GPS from the husband’s cellphone to place him near the forest where the body was discovered. Marcello was arraigned in Central Islip Friday.

Melissa Molinari was found dead last week in Middle Island. Photo from SCPD

Connecting Communities and Keeping It Local! Photo from SUNY the next leader of SUNY as we continue our important research and teaching mission.” A representative from SCCC added that nothing will change at the college amid the scandal, and it “will continue to work with our partners at SUNY to ensure that high quality higher education remains accessible and affordable to students.” Malatras’ resignation goes into effect on Jan. 14. “The past two years have been among the most trying in SUNY’s history — and Jim’s leadership and collaboration with our faculty and staff have allowed our institution to continue to thrive and serve our nearly 400,000 students at 64 campuses across our state safely and in person,” said a statement from the SUNY board of trustees. “He has been a champion for our students, for access, for equity, and for deeper public investment in this great institution. The entire board expresses our gratitude for his dedication and leadership.”

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North Shore school districts look for extra help BY RITA J. EGAN & JULIANNE MOSHER RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM, JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM This year as students returned to the classrooms full time, school officials are facing problems hiring enough faculty members. Even before the pandemic, organizations such as New York State United Teachers, known as NYSUT, addressed the decline of people enrolling in the state’s teacher education programs. According to its website, enrollment has declined by more than 53% since 2009. Jennifer Quinn, superintendent of Comsewogue School District in Port Jefferson Station, said that districts, like her own, are “definitely experiencing trouble in finding staff.” “There are days that we have to go down and cover things ourselves,” she added. The biggest challenge, Quinn said, currently at Comsewogue is the lack of people taking on the roles of teacher aides. “I think it’s going to continue to be a problem in the future,” she said. “Everyone is struggling — businesses, restaurants — but we as a district still have the same amount of people in our community, but we don’t have the staff to support it.” Gary Dabrusky, Three Village Central School District assistant superintendent for human resources, said the district “has experienced a shortage of teachers, which is reflective of regional and state trends.” He said there has been a general decline in “the number of employees who have chosen to seek employment in the educational field. This includes areas such as tech, family and consumer science, global languages, substitute teachers, monitors, aides and food service workers.” Smithtown Central School District is

also experiencing shortages of certified and noncertified staff members, according to Neil Katz, assistant superintendent for personnel. In the Cold Spring Harbor district, Superintendent Jill Gierasch said her schools are also among the ones facing hiring issues. The superintendent said while they haven’t had major problems with their teaching staff, finding substitute teachers, special education and library aides has been a challenge for the district that has 1,700 students, which she added is small compared to others. “We even increased the salaries to try to draw more folks for the first time,” she said. Reaching out Gierasch said while they have advertised in local publications, the district has also taken out ads in The New York Times “to try to spread our scope.” Dabrusky said he “created a human resources Facebook page to help cast a wider net in an effort to reach a greater number of potential candidates.” The search has also led to the Three Village assistant superintendent revamping the human resources tab on the district’s website and using other sites such as the BOCES online application system, SchoolFront and Indeed. In addition to online and social media, Katz said the Smithtown district also seeks “new and creative ideas on how to promote our vacancies in an effort to attract the most highly qualified candidates to join our staff.” He added recommendations are also welcomed. “While many online sources attract candidates, referrals from current staff are also very helpful,” he said. “The use of virtual interviews has also allowed us to meet with candidates from a farther distance more easily and to interview more candidates quicker in

order to expedite our onboarding process.” Solutions Katz said the district has been utilizing all staff members. “Many part-time aides are working double shifts and covering various positions as lunch monitors and classroom aides,” he said. “We have hired a number of full-time aides to provide the necessary support. Teachers are covering classes during their lunch and preparation periods. Other certified staff are providing coverage in classrooms, as necessary.” Gierasch said the Cold Spring Harbor district has put together skeleton crews to ensure each space is covered. In the past, for example, when the school librarian would go to lunch an aide would cover the break. Now, the library is closed during the librarian’s lunch period. The superintendent said they have also looked at the IEP [individualized education program] aides for students who need them to see if they require someone for all periods or just certain ones so they can adjust who the aides work with throughout the course of the day. Dabrusky said Three Village has been resourceful in managing the shortage as he described student instruction and supervision to be of “paramount importance.” “For example, in our elementary schools, every teacher volunteers for two coverage periods,” he said. “In the secondary schools, extra class coverage is offered to our teachers to cover a class during their lunch and preparation periods. In addition, we employ permanent substitute teaching staff, and human resources leadership has expended robust effort to recruit and maintain substitute teaching staff.” Possible reasons Gierasch said some of the faculty positions

another distributor. However, the amount he could order was limited. He said this distributor told him that they would have to limit orders until they could assess the situation. Cream cheese comes in 50-pound blocks, and while it’s the norm to order a few blocks at a time, he and others have been lucky if they can get one or two per order. Prestia said he also noticed the price was going up recently. He estimated, based on his experience, that it cost 20% more to buy the spread. Cream cheese blocks can last 45 days if the seal isn’t broken, so Prestia said he should be good through the remainder of the year. He added that cream cheese is not the only thing in short supply and he has had trouble finding other products, including napkins and plates. “It’s been so many different things that we’ve been short on and then when the stuff appears, then the price goes up and that’s the problem,” he said. “Prices are changing so rapidly. It’s hard to keep up with what’s going on.”

Cemal Ankay, owner of Bagelicious Cafe in Port Jefferson Station, has been experiencing the same issues as Prestia. He said he has been reaching out to different distributors throughout the state to get cream cheese. Ankay said he always tries to have two-weeks inventory, and while he hasn’t been able to get as many blocks of cream cheese as he has in the past such as four or five, he has been able to get one or two here and there. He said it’s important to be proactive as the year winds down. “Christmas week, that’s our busiest days of the year,” he said. Product shortages have seemed to become the norm lately, Ankay said. “After this pandemic happened, we always have different kinds of product shortages,” he said, adding at one point he had trouble getting bacon then cups for iced tea. He, too, has had trouble getting napkins. Ankay has seen the prices skyrocket for cream cheese. He once paid $1.90 a pound but then last week it was around $2.49, and the other day he

aren’t always high paying and many people take them for health insurance coverage. With COVID-19, she feels many are hesitant to take a position due to health concerns. “I don’t think it’s just germane to school districts,” Gierasch said. “I think, in all industries, staffing is an issue.” Dabrusky agrees that many may be reluctant to return to the field due to the health crisis. Katz also pointed to the overall decline. “It appears that fewer people are entering the profession and that has caused some difficulty with securing teachers in certain areas of certification,” he said. “The number of vacancies that are posted for school districts throughout NYS is much greater now than I’ve seen in years. There definitely seems to be a supply and demand issue.” James Donovan, assistant superintendent for Human Resources at Middle Country Central School District, said that his district has filled all teaching positions for the current year, but are experiencing shortages in the areas of teaching assistants and teacher aides. “I believe one of the underlying reasons for the shortages is because colleges and universities have been struggling with student enrollment in their Teacher Educational Programs,” he said. To work around these shortages, the district has been using substitutes while they go through the interview process. “We are continuing to use The On-line Application System for Educators as our primary resource in finding candidates, and have been very successful,” he added. “Our collegial contacts have also been helpful in finding candidates to fill some of the more difficult tenure areas.”

Local bakeries, bagel stores experience cream cheese shortage BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Across the North Shore of Suffolk County, bagel shops and bakeries have found that it has been a little difficult getting cream cheese. While customers can still get their favorite spread on a sandwich or buy a cheesecake or Danish pastry, local bakery and bagel shop owners are having a difficult time procuring cream cheese, and the price of the product has increased over the last few weeks. The shortage has been felt across the nation. David Prestia, owner of Bagel Express in Setauket, said he first heard about the shortage on the news. It was a bit concerning to him as his restaurant uses cream cheese often for their bagel sandwiches, even though they offer other options such as butter, egg salad and more. Prestia said he deals with several distributors so he has only been slightly affected by the shortage. When a couple of them couldn’t fulfill his cream cheese order, he was able to go to

was told it would be more than $3. “You’re lucky to get it,” he said. “I don’t want to say to my customers, ‘Sorry, I don’t have any cream cheese.’”

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The cream cheese shortage has affected local grocery stores, too. Stefanie Shuman, external communications manager for Stop & Shop, said, “Like many retailers, we are seeing some shortages because suppliers are experiencing labor and transportation challenges due to COVID-19. With cream cheese, Kraft specifically has been having supply issues on Philly and Temp Tee [products] due to impacts from Hurricane Ida.” King Kullen, which has stores in St. James and Wading River, is experiencing similar problems, according to Lloyd Singer, spokesperson for King Kullen. “While we are in stock on most varieties, supply is tight and is expected to remain so through the end of the year,” Singer said.

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Sports Roundup

Wildcats hold on for the win! BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Shoreham-Wading River briefly held onto a four-point lead with 2 minutes left in regulation when the visiting Baymen of Hampton Bays rallied to tie the game at 49 all with 1:54 left in the game. The Wildcats scored at the :59 second mark to take a 51-49 advantage that set up a nailbiting finish, but were able to hold on for the

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Idir drains 7 triples BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Port Jefferson’s girls’ basketball squad, although short on roster depth with only seven players suited, are long on talent when the Royals made short work of Miller Place in a non-league home game with a 67-34 victory Dec. 10. Junior point guard Lola Idir led the way for the Royals seeming to score three pointers at will,

nailing seven treys a field goal and three from the free throw line for a team high of 28 points. Senior teammates Annie Maier hit two triples and six field goals for 18 points, and Abigail Rolfe banked 9. Miller Place seniors Emma LaMountain scored 14 and Lauren Molinaro netted 13. The win lifts the Royals to 3-1 while Miller Place searches for that elusive first win in this early season. — All

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win. The Wildcats were at full strength after an extended football season sidelined some of their starters (needing to meet the required number of practices), in the first few games of this early season. Senior Liam Leonard led the way for the Wildcats with two field goals, two trey’s and five free throws for 15 points followed by teammate Anthony Osness, who banked five from the floor and one from the line for 11 points. — All

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Sports Roundup

Mount Sinai beats John Glenn in league game Emily Herr

Mount Sinai girls basketball won their ﬁrst league game of the season beating John Glenn 45-38 on Dec. 9. Previously, the Mustangs had all non-league games against Patchogue-Medford, Rocky Point, William Floyd and Ward Melville. Leading the Mustangs were Kyle Budke with 19 points and 14 rebounds and Casey Campo with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Budke’s relentless stealing of the ball and Campo’s defense against John Glenn’s top scorer, Gabby Andreacchi (5 points) were the difference in this close game.

Shoreham Wading River girls’ basketball also opened with a five-game winning streak out scoring their opponents 263-145 through Dec. 9. Rocky Point’s boys basketball program opened their 2021-22 campaign winning their league season opener for a 3-2 record, so far. Shoreham-Wading River freshman Emily Herr took home first place in the Suffolk County finals in the 100 yard and the 200-yard freestyle event at Stony Brook University Nov. 6 and 7, qualifying Herr for the New York State Championship event held Nov. 19 and 20 at Ithica College. Herr placed 2nd in the 200-yard individual medley event with a time of 2:04.18 and finished 4th in the 100-yard butterfly clocking in at 55.93.

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Pisa (Italy), The Eiffel Tower (France) and Chichen Itza (Mexico), to build and display.” Thanks to students Jake Albert, Grace Barra, Tiana Barone, Olivia Beirne, Kyra Beyersdorfer, Mary Curry, Kelsey Hughes, Caroline Lange, Morgan Lesiewicz, Hailey Lewkovich, Emma Logan, Juliana Mahan, Anna Marino, Abigail Metz, Kaelyn Metz, Riley Metz, Nina Nelson, Reese Nelson, Emma Raleigh, Kate Rettman, Allisandra Sagat, Averie Sciarrino, Reegan Shea, Eileen Sheridan, Kendall Van Houten and Erin Vedder for sharing their talents and making these displays possible.

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School News

Rocky Point student lauded as leader Rocky Point High School senior Rozlin Genc is part of a group of student leaders at The Eastern Long Island Academy of Applied Technology’s Gary D. Bixhorn Technical Center who are creating a culture of compassion and unity as a member of the BTC P.O.W.E.R. Team. Created to empower students to define the tone for the learning institution and influence their peers, instructional staff and administrators, the new team will set meetings and brainstorm events, activities, fundraisers, guest speakers and community service to support the everchanging world.

Rocky Point High School student Michael Schwamb and BOCES photography instructor Elizabeth Grafer. Photo from RPSD

Photography honors for Rocky Point student Rocky Point High School student Michael Schwamb was named a third-place winner in the Suffolk County High School Art Exhibition. Michael, a student at Eastern Suffolk BOCES’ Gary D. Bixhorn Technical Center, was honored for a photograph, “We’re Alone Now…” Michael was lauded at a reception at Suffolk

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Editorial

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It’s no surprise that face mask use is mandated once again when visiting or working in a store or venue in the state of New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said earlier this year if the COVID-19 infection rate kept climbing, the mandatory health protocol would be needed again. Until Jan. 15, 2022, Stock photo when the state will reassess, unless an establishment has a vaccine requirement, a mask must be worn by everyone 2 years old and up. The governor announced the statewide mandate that began Monday, Dec. 13, during a press conference last Friday. In addition, businesses that do not comply can face fines up to $1,000. According to a recent article in The New York Times, the state’s infection rate last Saturday reflected a 51% jump over 14 days. With more than a 7% seven-day infection rate in Suffolk County, Hochul’s new mandate seems more than appropriate for our communities. While some people still have been wearing masks either because they aren’t vaccinated or as an extra precaution, many have not since former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) lifted the initial mask mandate in the state. The news can be frustrating for those who are vaccinated and even received the booster shot. However, Americans have known since the virus first reached our shores that it would take a while to figure out how to lessen transmission, especially since a virus can mutate. With no practice 100% effective — and some people resisting not only wearing masks but getting the vaccine — the virus has continued infecting people and new variants have developed, such as Delta and Omicron. While medical researchers are still trying to understand the virus, why not take extra precautions? Even if they are not guaranteed to stop transmission, they can lessen the chances of spreading the virus. While face masks can be uncomfortable at times, the protective gear acts as a barrier to protect the wearer from droplets released in the air when someone coughs or sneezes. It also traps the wearer’s respiratory droplets. If someone is sick and they are wearing a mask, they are less likely to give someone else the virus. When Cuomo issued mandatory business shutdowns in the early days of the pandemic, New Yorkers debated if this was the right approach. A good percentage of people thought it would be the demise of many businesses. Fortunately, many business owners were able to swim with the tide and come up with innovative solutions such as curbside service and selling merchandise on social media if they didn’t have a website. Now more than ever, local businesses need our support as many of them cannot make it through another round of shutdowns. So, let’s mask up before stepping inside a favorite store, restaurant or theater so that we can keep these places not only open but give them a chance to thrive. After all, this is the season of goodwill.

Letters to the Editor Zeldin’s dog whistles

There are so many dog whistles in U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin’s [R-NY1] “Perspectives” piece appearing in this newspaper [Dec. 9] I’m surprised it hasn’t emptied out every dog kennel on Long Island. Dog whistle #1: Zeldin speaks of a “racist, hateful curriculum.” By this he actually seems to mean a curriculum which is anti-racist and teaches tolerance. Is he referring to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative? It’s impossible to know exactly what he means, because he gives zero examples from the curricula of local school districts. Pretty hard to be against DEI unless what you really favor — without wanting to say so — is homogeneity, injustice and conformity. Or is he dog whistling about something which is not taught in our schools? Dog whistle #2: “Sow racial resentment,” “promote radical ideas.” Is it impossible to teach the history of racial injustice in America, including its ongoing legacy, without somehow making white students — which is the great majority of students in our community — feel threatened? Are our students really that fragile and delicate that they can’t handle the truth? I don’t believe it. “All men are created equal,” “liberty and justice for all” — are these radical ideas? Dog whistle #3: “Promote radical ideas that aim to redefine gender.” An obvious demonization of the small minority of gay and transgender students, as if they needed any more hatred and vitriol directed their way. Exactly what “radical” ideas are we talking about? We don’t know, because in good dog-whistle fashion Zeldin is heavy on innuendo and nonexistent on specifics. Dog whistle #4: “Parents wanting to improve the quality of their kids’ education.” Would that it were so. A good education teaches the scientific method, critical thinking and a respect for facts. A good education develops open minds, and the empathy and imagination to see the world through the eyes of those unlike ourselves. Is this really what the parents who are jeering and shouting obscenities and racial slurs at Smithtown board of education meetings are looking for? Are they focused on hiring and retaining the best teachers and finding out why highly qualified teachers and other staff are in increasingly short supply in our district, as described in a news article elsewhere in the same edition of this

newspaper? Dog whistle #5: “Pitting students against one another based on their races and genders.” Although Zeldin’s rhetoric pretends to decry identity politics it achieves precisely the opposite, namely sowing more division and anger based on these kinds of antagonisms. By claiming, without evidence, that students are being pitted against one another his overheated rhetoric actually pits the adults in our community against one another. In spite of what Zeldin would have us believe the real purpose of all this isn’t getting parents “more involved in their child’s education.” Nothing has ever stopped parents who truly want to from getting involved in their children’s education, and that continues to be the case. The real purpose of this is political. Its real purpose is to help Zeldin, and partisans like him, churn up a wave of manufactured popular resentment and anger, based on falsehoods, which they can then exploit for their own ends. David Friedman St. James

Thoughts on smash-and-grabbers

An exciting new cultural phenomenon has appeared in the streets of our cities in the last few months. A convoy of cars, sometimes as many as a few dozen or so, pulls up in front of a store. In unison, the occupants exit the cars, run into the store, grab as many items from the shelves and display cases as they can carry, run back to their cars, put the items in the cars and drive away. Initially, this activity was described as “looting.” However, after careful consideration by our liberal wordsmith friends, it was pointed out that looting may be said to transpire only in the wake of a disaster such as a war or riot, and is therefore not appropriate for these activities. A much better term, we are told, is “smash-and-grab,” which sounds much less anti-social than looting, and more like

a mischievous Halloween prank than a real crime. So, what are we, those of us who are law-abiding citizens, to think about this new onslaught of smash-and-grab activity? And what do our leaders think about it? U.S. Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez [D-NY14], affectionately known as AOC, doubts that smash-and-grab is even a real thing. “A lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not actually panning out,” said AOC. “I believe it’s a Walgreens in California cited it, but the data didn’t back it up,” she added, despite the presence of numerous videos showing the smash-andgrabbers in great detail, both inside and outside the stores they have patronized. And what about President Joe Biden [D]? When his perky press secretary, Jen Psaki, was asked what the president thought about it, her reply, following a gratuitous cheap shot at former President Donald Trump [R], was, “I think a root cause in a lot of communities is the pandemic.” This presumably reflects the opinion of Biden, although he, as usual, has not made himself available to answer pesky or uncomfortable questions. To Democratic leaders, the smash-andgrab epidemic, if it even exists, must be due to COVID-19, or desperate parents wanting to feed their hungry children, or whatever other dodge may cross their devious minds. Never will they acknowledge the real reasons, which are clearly their own policies of defunding the police and abolishing the prosecution of “minor” crimes, including shoplifting and petty theft. Clearly the miscreants see an opportunity to commit a crime for which they will not be prosecuted, due to the abrogation of their legal responsibilities by feckless Democratic politicians, particularly mayors and governors, and they take them. For as long as voters in blue states continue to elect politicians such as these, the end of these smash-andgrab incidents is not in sight. George Altemose Setauket

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Opinion Walks to remember on cold nights in December

ogs need to go outside, regardless of the temperature. My dog, who has a thick coat of hair, loves the winter and is perfectly happy to linger outside, especially when it’s close to freezing. When the grass is covered with frost, he slowly lowers his right cheek and does a lawn dive, bringing the rest of his body piece by piece down onto the cold, wet surface. Once he’s completely on the ground, he rolls onto D. None his back, using the of the above blades of grass and BY DANIEL DUNAIEF the water and ice to scratch his back, while

snorting with delight. With the eye that isn’t pressed into the ground, he stares at me, waiting for me to give up the ghost on getting some exercise or coming back inside quickly. When I reach down to pet him, I can almost see him smirk as he wags his tail triumphantly. This month, he and I have seen some unusual sights. When I see something unusual, I try to take out my phone, but my reaction time, and all the extra material in my pocket, makes that a largely ineffective effort. Even when I do manage to take out the camera and point it in the general direction of something interesting, the pictures typically disappoint, because my dog who hates to move suddenly gets the urge to pull just as I’m snapping the photo, leaving me with a blurry image of the road. A few days ago, we were at the top of our street at dusk, near one of my dog’s favorite places to poop. In fact, I can take him on a four-

mile walk and, within a tenth of a mile of our home, he finds his favorite blades of grass, takes his usual tentative steps, turns away from me — he needs privacy — and does his business. This time, though, just as he was approaching his familiar spot, a hawk passed by only a few feet from my head, giving me a chance to look him, and the object he was carrying, squarely in the eyes. The hawk was holding a squirrel, which seemed especially odd to me given the relative size of the two animals. The squirrel wasn’t moving but was clearly alive. When I told my family about it, they were sympathetic to the squirrel. A few days later, walking toward the other end of the block, my dog and I observed a blow-up Frosty on one end of a lawn and a blow-up Santa on the other rise slowly from the ground as air flowed slowly into them. My dog, whose fear of unusual inanimate

objects builds around Halloween and the December holidays, stood at attention and considered announcing his presence with authority to objects that can’t, and don’t, react to his deep bark. Fortunately, he only pulled his lips back slightly and lifted his tail, allowing the neighbors to enjoy their dark, quiet evening without the sound of a panicked pooch on a poop walk. A few minutes later, I studied the stars at a distance when a light appeared in the sky, flashed toward the horizon and disappeared. Never having seen a shooting star before, I was mesmerized. When I returned and shared the story, my son, who doesn’t seem too keen on superstition but is clearly aware of pop culture, asked if I made a wish. Not wanting to pass up the opportunity for help from anywhere, I did. Maybe by next December, I’ll let you know if it came true!

“Why does coffee make me poop?” asks The New York Times. Here is my gut reaction

ll of you devoted coffee drinkers, and that includes me, might like to know the information in an article in The New York Times headlined, “Why does coffee make me poop?” Written by Alice Callahan and published on Dec. 7, the story explains cause-andeffect, providing some understanding of what is happening in our bodies when we drink java. (That’s where it originally came from, hence the name.) Not much is known about the precise mechanism of how Between coffee affects the you and me gastrointestinal tract, BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF but we do know that it can be a laxative. “Coffee is a complex beverage containing more than 1000 chemical compounds, many of which have antioxidant and anti-

inflammatory properties,” according to The Times. This is also why drinking coffee is generally encouraged since it is considered to be a healthy beverage in moderation. A gut reaction to the intake of coffee can surprisingly happen in a matter of minutes. How does drinking coffee on one end stimulate the other end of the GI tract so quickly? The answer is that a signal probably goes through the gut-brain axis, meaning that the arrival of coffee in the stomach, which happens in 4 minutes, stimulates the brain to send a signal to the colon to empty itself. The coffee actually takes an hour to travel through the small intestine and reach the far end of the colon. “This communication between the stomach, brain and colon [is] called the gastrocolic reflex [and] is a normal response to eating,” according to The Times. But coffee has an outsized effect, stimulating colonic contractions as if a full meal had been consumed. The messaging is thought to be caused by one or more of the chemicals in coffee, and may be aided by some of our own hormones. Examples of such

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hormones are gastrin and cholecystokinin, which can spike after coffee drinking. It is not the caffeine that is the stimulant, however, because those who drink decaffeinated coffee can experience the same stimulatory effect on the colon. This makes coffee a useful tool in dealing with chronic constipation, along with eating more fruits and vegetables, which are high in fiber, drinking more fluids and getting more exercise. Incidentally, a brewed cup of coffee contains a small amount of fiber, one gram for an 8-ounce cup. Fiber is necessary for good gastrointestinal activity. I have always been a coffee drinker, although my parents wouldn’t let me have some, saying it wasn’t good for children. But I found the smell of it irresistible and began drinking it in college, especially to facilitate those late-night assignments. But right around the time my second child was born, I started getting migraines that were triggered by the caffeine in coffee. This would suggest that a heightened state of hormones plus coffee with caffeine were upsetting my colon and

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causing trouble along my gut-brain axis. I have satisfied my coffee desires with decaf, but I will tell you what many of you decaf drinkers know: the taste and the effect are not the same. I do miss that lovely surge of energy to start off the morning. It’s surprising how little we know about how coffee affects us. The most valuable study of digestion, in general, was done between 1822 and 1833 by William Beaumont, an American Army surgeon, on the French Canadian, Alexis St. Martin, a boatman employed by a fur company. St. Martin was shot in the abdomen on Mackinac Island in a near-fatal accident, and the wound did not heal properly, leaving a hole in his stomach. This provided a window of sorts for Beaumont to watch the digestive process. He learned much about the stomach, gastric juices and how digestion works, and he published those observations. But he doesn’t seem to have advanced our understanding about coffee’s effects. Perhaps neither man drank coffee. To this day, I still say that the best part of coffee, regular or decaffeinated, is its smell.

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