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Jaime Baldassare, an active Mount Sinai community advocate, passed away last week after a battle with COVID-19. A retired Suffolk County corrections officer, Baldassare dedicated his life to volunteering in the Mount Sinai and surrounding communities. He served on the Mount Sinai School Board, was a past president of the North Shore Youth Council for a full decade, held the title of former vice president of the North Shore Colts and was ex-captain of the Mount Sinai Fire Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to sum up someone like him in a few sentences,â&#x20AC;? said Andrew Samour, assistant chief at the Mount Sinai Fire Department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He will be missed.â&#x20AC;? Samour said Baldassare was with the department for 26 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a dedicated firefighter for this department,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a fun guy to hang around with and had a great sense of humor.â&#x20AC;? Baldassare was previously the assistant chief at the department from 2009-2015, and most recently served as chief from 2016-2017. In 2017, he told TBR News Media that he loved helping other people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing quite like when you pull someone out of a fire or out of a wrecked car and you find out the next day that they made it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a feeling you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t describe. I love to do this. We train to be the best we can be so anytime a call comes in, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready to do whatever it takes to help the people of Mount Sinai.â&#x20AC;? When Baldassare wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t putting out fires, he was helping his wife with the Heritage Trust. Lori Baldassare founded Heritage Park nearly two decades ago, and he was right by her side.

Victoria Hazan, president of Heritage Trust, said that he could be found joking and chatting with people visiting the center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He surely will be missed, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for sure,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a great contributor to Heritage and truly well-loved by many people in the community.â&#x20AC;? Baldassare was brought to Stony Brook University Hospital in December where he was diagnosed with the virus. He was just 62 years old when he died on Feb. 4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done so much for the community,â&#x20AC;? Hazan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though he was in the background, he was an asset to Heritage.â&#x20AC;? 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. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to personally thank Jaime for all the years of service he has provided to our community,â&#x20AC;? Anker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our community has been so positively impacted by Jaime. Among Jaimeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many contributions, he was instrumental to the creation and maintenance of our beloved Heritage Park in Mount Sinai.â&#x20AC;? The North Shore Youth Council is mourning his loss, too. Robert Woods, executive director, said he will be greatly missed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jaime Baldassare served diligently for many years on our board of directors. He always served with joy during his time as president and made great strides in helping youth and families cope in our communities,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His legacy helped shape our unique prevention model, which supports hundreds of youth today. Baldassare is survived by his wife of almost 30 years Lori, and his three children, Katie, Jesse and Cody.

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State Sen. Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) has been in his new role for a little over a month now, and has made it clear that before anything gets done on his laundry list of things to do, COVID-19 recovery is the first battle. When the former state assemblyman and legislator announced he would be running for former state Sen. Ken LaValle’s (R-Port Jefferson) seat, he had some big shoes to fill. “This is not necessarily my first rodeo,” Palumbo said, adding that his new role is nearly two-and-a-half sizes larger than his previous district. Palumbo’s former Assembly 2nd District — now led by Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R-Riverhead) — runs across the North Shore from Fishers Island all the way to Mount Sinai. He was first elected in 2013 with a 57% vote. His new District 1 spans across the whole East End, beginning near Port Jefferson all the way out to Montauk. And since he took office in January, he’s been busy, he said. This past week, he helped secure about 650 vaccines at Peconic Landing in Greenport — one of the hardest hit nursing homes on Long Island at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Palumbo said that in less than three hours, 300 residents were given their

first shot in hopes to combat the virus. “The immediate goal is COVID,” he said. “It’s getting us back to business and safely opening back up.” Palumbo said in order to get there, the biggest solution is obtaining and distributing vaccines, which New York State has been ridiculed for. “Micromanaging the distribution of the vaccines has been a disaster,” he said. “And unfortunately, this is how it began. The governor [Andrew Cuomo (D)] had strict guidelines, and that was really the hiccup.” Palumbo said he has been “highly critical of the government” especially after being able to distribute the vaccines to the seniors in Greenport, with the help of Stony Brook University Hospital. “A prime example is what [we did at Peconic Landing],” he said. “Then, the hospital said they can quadruple their vaccines if they have the opportunity.” And Palumbo wants to look to ask the federal government for help. “We have the capability to do this,” he said. “Unfortunately, we were slower than most states because of the executive orders control in the government. It needs to loosen up more.” The vaccine wins at Peconic Landing last week brought him back to reality, he said. “This affects people’s lives,” he said, “And as elected officials, this is what we’re supposed to be doing — facilitating.”

Passionate about rolling out the vaccine to everyone who wants it, Palumbo said it has been frustrating. “We knew the vaccine was coming for months,” he said. “We had time to prepare.” He criticized Cuomo’s plan. Palumbo said that since other states, like Florida, have been open, they are doing OK in terms of COVID-positive numbers and deaths. “What are we doing?” he said. “We really need to get back to work.” Palumbo added that not only was the distribution an issue in terms of acquiring vaccines, but obtaining them has been a nightmare for his constituents, too. “We don’t have a website that works when we knew early on people were going to frantically go to it,” he said. And once the vaccine rollout is complete, Palumbo said things can go back to ways they were. “Big-box stores haven’t been closed for a day throughout the pandemic,” he said. “But [around] 95% of other businesses can’t open.” He mentioned that one of those industries is hospitality on Long Island. “Hospitality is the number one revenue for the city and state,” he said. “With them being closed, it’s killing us. We’re losing billions in revenue.” But while conquering COVID is the primary goal, Palumbo has other plans that he wants to

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accomplish within his new role as state senator. “We have a lot of issues that are continuing,” he said. “They’re not on the backburner — they’re a close second.” Palumbo noted that his district “has more coastline than any other district.” As a member of the Environmental Conservation Committee, he said he knows the importance of clean drinking water and runoff in his district — especially out on the East End — and plans to keep working toward them. A former prosecutor, he said he will continue monitoring issues within law enforcement throughout his term, and also wants to make sure young people stay on the Island. “People are fleeing the state in droves,” he said. “And we’re probably going to lose two congressional seats because of it.”

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In recent weeks, two large snowstorms have hit Long Island back-to-back. While Town of Brookhaven Superintendent of Highways Dan Losquadro (R) said the town is doing well, when it comes to plowing and cleaning up, some residents say otherwise. Melissa Neff of Port Jefferson Station said she has lived in the Town of Brookhaven her entire life and never saw the roads this bad. Her complaint is typical of many residents. “Ever since I could remember there’s always been plows going up and down the streets,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it needs to be drivable.” Losquadro said all of the town’s vehicles are equipped with GPS, which shows him the times the plows go to each area. “During the day we had people calling us on Monday insisting we didn’t plow,” he said. “But when you had snowfall rates of 2, 3, 4 inches an hour and plows go through areas with 40-to-50 miles-per-hour winds, they got completely covered.” And with the larger storm that occurred the first week of February, that he said lasted more than 30 hours, he claims he met his goal. “Within 24 hours of stopping, my goal is to always have every road passable — not pushed all the way back to the curb — but to have every town passable,” he said. But Neff said she lives on a main road, right off of Route 347, and it was not passable. “I’m an essential employee — I have to go to work,” she said. And when she did, she said, she ended up damaging her new car thanks to a block of ice that was not pushed far enough aside. “To see the roads like that and to damage my car — that’s not how you thank essential employees,” she said. Neff said she is mad and wants answers. “The taxes we pay in the Town of Brookhaven should cover all of the Town of Brookhaven. … We have a much larger town, and you should have enough taxpayer money to clean a town of this size.” Losquadro said that he had approximately 200 highway employees working in the field during Sunday’s latest storm. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, about 10 of his workers were quarantined. He added that after the first big snowfall, within days he was on the phone with vendors trying to secure additional equipment. “Because of the complications of two back-to-back storms, there were some areas we still are working on — but that was just because 22 inches of snow came down in one

week,” he said. “That’s a little bit irregular for Long Island. We don’t deal with it frequently, especially over the last two years where we haven’t had a lot snow.” Losquadro said that he thinks people have gotten “spoiled” with the lack of snowfalls the last couple of seasons. “This is Long Island, New York. We can get very little snow, or we can get a lot of snowfall,” he said. Neff said she believes that he needs to reach out to more private contractors. “He has the money for it,” she said. “I don’t know what he does with the money, but he should be reaching out to more private contractors before the snow occurs and pay them on time, so they come back to Brookhaven during the next storm.” Losquadro responded that the number of available hired contractors is down because of several reasons. He said the lack of snowstorms over the last couple of years has played a part: Outside contractors have gone out of business due to equipment maintenance and insurance; insurance policy rates for plow endorsements have gone up; and the pandemic. But Neff said COVID isn’t a good enough excuse for poorly plowed roads. “COVID is not the reason,” she said. “Other towns have been able to plow and clear their roads better than Brookhaven has.” Losquadro said that he knows people are unhappy when plows push snow into freshly shoveled driveways. “My staff don’t have a good answer for that other than its your responsibility as a homeowner,” he said. “Private residences are responsible for cleaning their own driveways including where it meets the roads.” He said that snow removal in the Town of Brookhaven has many moving parts. The crews make the roads passable, and dayby-day continue to widen and maintain the impacted snow on the sides of the streets. “I don’t think there is anyone who likes shoveling compacted snow,” the highway superintendent said. “It’s just something you have to do when you live in the Northeast. I think that social media and the instant gratification world we live in has led a lot of people to post things and create an unreasonable expectation of a time frame that’s just not obtainable.” He’s asking residents to be patient. “What’s the alternative? Don’t plow the roads?” Losquadro said. “We’re going to keep continuing to do what we do, and I hope people appreciate the number of hours and hard work and exhaustion that the men and women who are doing this work put in during and after each of these storms.”

When two large snowstorms hit Long Island this month, some residents are unhappy with how the Town of Brookhaven cleared the roads. Photo by Bill Landon

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Highway superintendents should be appointed engineers, not elected political hacks BY ANTHONY PORTESY Another storm in Brookhaven, another botched snow removal. How many times must residents be forced to deal with such incompetence when it comes to snow removal? Potholes and snowdrifts don’t care what political party you belong to. In the Town of Brookhaven, the superintendent of highways is elected in an atlarge election, rather than appointed as is the case in many towns in which a department of public works exists. In both of my bids for Brookhaven Town highway superintendent in 2017 and 2019, I openly criticized why pay-to play-practices are eroding our roads and quality of life, and the status of the highway superintendent as an elected position is a large part of the systemic plague eroding the department’s accountability. The fact of the matter is this position should be filled by appointment, rather than election. Many decisions on infrastructure need to be based on 10- and 20-year capital plans, and the sobering reality is that elections force a short-term vision that channels reelection interests over long-term planning. It is why we have cheap “mill and fill” paving jobs, rather than full-depth reclamation projects to address underlying structural integrity in roads. If John Q. Public sees roads getting

repaved, many do not know that pricing decisions governmental structures and the residents who like asphalt composition and curb milling have a need their services. For instance, what gives long-term impact as to whether the roads will my highway superintendent the capacity to lead a highway department when his résumé crumble after three years or last for 10 years. includes a short stint at New The reality is that towns on York State Assembly, a Long Island that have electSuffolk legislator and, before ed highway superintendents that, a claims adjuster for State have structural deficiencies in Farm Insurance. projects that develop due to The position of highway the pressure of electoral races. superintendent is a job that reTowns like mine, Brookhaven, quires expertise in equipment should put up for referendum purchasing, operation and whether to convert their highmaintenance, emergency manway departments to DPW foragement and personnel. The mats. None of Nassau’s towns elected town supervisor should elect highway superintendents, pick a person with an engineerbut with the exception of Babing background to oversee the ylon and Islip, all of Suffolk’s department and suffer the lash towns do. of voters if he or she picks an In many jobs, what we want Anthony Portesy incompetent one. In Brookhais competence. Voting for a ven, we get the finger-pointing town clerk, a county treasurer roulette, where town Superor a highway superintendent based on politics and party affiliation makes visor Ed Romaine (R) points the finger at Dan no more sense than choosing an airplane pilot Losquadro (R), who in turn points the finger at based on those criteria. The current system the supervisor. We need to look at all jobs, at every level creates nests of patronage and homes for unqualified political hacks that harm both our of local government, to determine if political

philosophy plays any part in how they should be done. Where it doesn’t, voters should pass referendums making them appointive positions — and punish the elected leaders doing the appointing if their choices fail. Part of my goal in running for this office twice in Brookhaven was to draw attention to the issues that plague my local highway department, problems that have led our roads to look like they belong in Beirut, instead of Brookhaven. Unfortunately, a well-funded incumbent with a campaign war chest of nearly $400,000 makes a political upset nearly impossible with the incumbent able to blanket the airwaves with radio ads and your mailboxes with glossy mailers by the dozens. As a result, the status quo becomes calcified. I had never intended to run the department like my predecessors had I won the election. Rather, I had intended to immediately move the town board to propose to eliminate the position in a referendum to the voters. The position of highway superintendent in my town is one plagued by political patronage, and as I said in both of my campaigns, “Politics has no place in pothole repair.” Anthony Portesy, of Port Jefferson Station, is a private attorney who ran for Brookhaven superintendent of highways in 2017 and 2019.

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After over a year off due to COVID-19 —371 days to be exact — the Mount Sinai Mustangs varsity basketball team brushed the dust off their jerseys on Tuesday night, as they easily defeated the East Hampton Bonackers 66-41. “Kids missed it, we missed it, we love being in the gym. We weren’t able to be in the gym during the offseason,” Mount Sinai head coach Ryan McNeely said postgame. “From the first day after tryouts where we were back in the gym, you could feel the energy and excitement of the kids. This was great for them.” For the first half, the Bonackers were one step behind the Mustangs, as Mount Sinai led 27-22 at the half.

In the third quarter, the Mustangs unleashed an offensive barrage that East Hampton could not contain as the deficit grew from five to 21 points. “In the first half, you could see we were a little rusty to start off the game,” McNeely said. “All of the sudden, we started getting things clicking at once.” Thomas Frycek and Mitchell Cumings led Mount Sinai’s high-powered offense. Frycek scored 25 points while hitting seven shots from beyond the three-point line, and Cumings chipped in 13. The Bonackers were led in scoring by Topher Cullen and Luke Reese, who scored 13 points apiece. The Mustangs have a practice scheduled Wednesday before they head to Sayville for a game on Feb. 11, while East Hampton heads home for a bout with Miller Place the same day.

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The Mount Sinai Mustangs went against the East Hampton Bonackers on Feb. 9 at Mount Sinai High School. Photo by Andrew Zucker

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Everyone in our family of organizations shares the same mission... ď &#x2C6;ď ?ď &#x201C;ď &#x2019;ď &#x161;ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2022;ď &#x152;ď &#x2018;ď &#x160;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x201C;ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2019;ď &#x201C;ď ?ď &#x2C6;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x161;ď &#x152;ď &#x2014;ď &#x2039;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x152;ď &#x2018;ď &#x2014;ď &#x2C6;ď ?ď ?ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2020;ď &#x2014;ď &#x2DC;ď &#x201E;ď ?ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x201E;ď &#x2018;ď &#x2021;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2021;ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2122;ď &#x2C6;ď ?ď &#x2019;ď &#x201C;ď ?ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2018;ď &#x2014;ď &#x201E;ď ?ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2021;ď &#x152;ď &#x2013;ď &#x201E;ď &#x2026;ď &#x152;ď ?ď &#x152;ď &#x2014;ď &#x152;ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2013;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2014;ď &#x2019;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď ?ď &#x152;ď &#x2122;ď &#x2C6;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2030;ď &#x2DC;ď ?ď&#x192;°ď ?ď ?ď &#x152;ď &#x2018;ď &#x160;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď ?ď &#x152;ď &#x2122;ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2013;ď&#x20AC;&#x2018; ď&#x20AC;Ťď &#x2C6;ď &#x2022;ď &#x2C6;ď&#x20AC;?ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x153;ď &#x2019;ď &#x2DC;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2020;ď &#x201E;ď &#x2018;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2014;ď &#x2022;ď &#x2DC;ď ?ď &#x153;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2039;ď &#x2C6;ď ?ď &#x201C;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x201C;ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2019;ď &#x201C;ď ?ď &#x2C6;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x201E;ď &#x2018;ď &#x2021;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2013;ď &#x2014;ď &#x201E;ď &#x2022;ď &#x2014;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x201E;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď ?ď &#x2C6;ď &#x201E;ď &#x2018;ď &#x152;ď &#x2018;ď &#x160;ď &#x2030;ď &#x2DC;ď ?ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2020;ď &#x201E;ď &#x2022;ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2C6;ď &#x2022;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x152;ď &#x2018;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2014;ď &#x2039;ď &#x2C6;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď &#x2039;ď &#x2C6;ď &#x201E;ď ?ď &#x2014;ď &#x2039;ď &#x2020;ď &#x201E;ď &#x2022;ď &#x2C6;ď&#x20AC;&#x192;ď&#x192;°ď &#x2C6;ď ?ď &#x2021;ď&#x20AC;&#x2018;

We need Direct Support Professionals. Join us!

Display Ads Buy 2 Weeks - Get 2 FREE Call Classifieds for sizes and pricing.

For immediate consideration, Call/Text Zach at 516.727.0507 or email zcorreale@ahrc.org EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

RN/LPN-STONY BROOK Flex days/hours/shifts Mon-Sun; 7am-7pm Apply: sbadministrative servicesllc.appone.com

Employment opportunities * Lunch Monitors: supervise elementary students during lunch and recess *Special Education Aides: assist students in various settings, beneďŹ ts available * Bus Driver, permanent and substitute: valid and clean NYS Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License, CDL Class B preferred will train, beneďŹ ts available for permanent employees *Substitute Custodial Workers: clean school buildings, able to lift up to 50 pounds

*Substitute Special Education Aides & Computer Lab Aides: assist students in various settings *Substitute OďŹ&#x192;ce Assistants: answer phones and perform clerical duties

Clerical exp. preferred. STONY BROOK Flex days/hours/shifts/ $18/hour Mon-Sun; 7am - 7pm Apply: sbadministrative servicesllc.appone.com

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Requirements: High School Diploma, NYSED Fingerprint Clearance, Spanish Speaking Preferred. Send letters of interest to Arlene Durkalski, Director of Personnel, 700 Osborn Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901, e-mail: arlene.durkalski@riverhead.net, 631.369.7157 ÂŠ6880

631â&#x20AC;&#x201C;331â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1154 or 631â&#x20AC;&#x201C;751â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7663

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ÂŠ5350

SALES REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED. Appointment setter, business to business financial industry. Telephone and computer experience preferred. See National CD Rateline Display Ad for more info.

Apply: info@cdrateline.com Call: 631.924.3400 x 20

HELP WANTED SPECIAL!

ÂŠ101451

ÂŠ101636

6 Newspapers/Internet Site ~ Huntington to Wading River ~ Deadline: Tuesday at noon. Call 631â&#x20AC;&#x201C;331â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1154 or 631â&#x20AC;&#x201C;751â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7663 â&#x20AC;˘ TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA â&#x20AC;˘ tbrnewsmedia.com

Telephone and computer experience preferred Salary plus commission and bonuses Health Insurance, Retirement, 401k

MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL DISTRICT School district aides, flexible hours available, send letter if interested or email to Chris Heil at cheil@mtsinai.k12.ny.us.

$.40 ea. additional word

Send letter of interest or email to Chris Heil at cheil@mtsinai.k12.ny.us

Business to Business â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Financial Industry

COVID VACCINATORS RN/LPN-Stony Brook Flex days/hrs/shifts. Mon-Sun: 7 a m - 7 p m . Apply:sbadministrativeservicesllc.appone.com

4 wks/$44/20 words

A JOB THAT I CAN ADD VALUE AND HAVE CAREER GROWTH

Flexible hours available.

ÂŠ3290

SELL YOUR USED MERCHANDISE & MAKE DOLLARS AND ROOM

SCHOOL DISTRICT AIDES

SALES REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTMENT SETTER

CITIZENS OPTIONS UNLIMITED. We need Direct Support Professionals. Call/Text Zach at 516-727-0507. See Display for more info.

7-Year Extended Warranty* A $695 Value!

OďŹ&#x20AC;er valid August 24, 2020 - December 31, 2020

TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 751-7744

FINALLY,

Mount Sinai School District

RIVERHEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT has the following positions available, school lunch monitors, special education aides, school bus drivers, substitute custodial workers, substitute special education aides & computer aides, substitute office assistants SEE THEIR DISPLAY AD FOR MORE INFORMATION.

ÂŠ5620

SATURDAY, 10/3, 8:00AM-5:00PM. 17 CLUB HOUSE COURT, EAST SETAUKET. Toys, collectableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, clothes, housewares, much more, masks required.

Health, Fitness & Beauty

ÂŠ101874

MOVING SALE SATURDAY, 10/3, 9:00-12:OOPM ONLY. 39 OVERLOOK PATH PORT JEFFERSON, parking only on Lookout Ridge Drive, mostly furniture, masks required, no early arrivals, cash only.

Boat/Marine 1974 BRISTOL 27â&#x20AC;&#x2122; SAILBOAT, inboard diesal engine, excellent condition, $2000. 631-473-4561

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Garage Sales Friday to Sunday, 10/2-10/4, 8AM TO 4PM. SETAUKET, 36 MAIN ST. Multifamily. Lots of antiques, collectibles and jewelry. Masks required.

Employment

6820

Prepare for power outages with a Generac home standby generator

From Cold Spring Harbor to Wading River â&#x20AC;&#x201C; TBR NEWS MEDIA â&#x20AC;˘ Six Papers...Plus Our Website...One Price

CAREERS

Help Wanted

EDUCATION

CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE

(631) 331â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1154 or (631) 751â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7663 Fax (631) 751â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4165 class@tbrnewsmedia.com tbrnewsmedia.com

The following are some of our available categories listed in the order in which they appear. â&#x20AC;˘ Garage Sales â&#x20AC;˘ Computer Services â&#x20AC;˘ Announcements â&#x20AC;˘ Electricians â&#x20AC;˘ Antiques & Collectibles â&#x20AC;˘ Financial Services â&#x20AC;˘ Automobiles/Trucks etc. â&#x20AC;˘ Furniture Repair â&#x20AC;˘ Finds under $50 â&#x20AC;˘ Handyman Services â&#x20AC;˘ Health/Fitness/Beauty â&#x20AC;˘ Home Improvement â&#x20AC;˘ Merchandise â&#x20AC;˘ Lawn & Landscaping â&#x20AC;˘ Personals â&#x20AC;˘ Painting/Wallpaper â&#x20AC;˘ Novenas â&#x20AC;˘ Plumbing/Heating â&#x20AC;˘ Pets/Pet Services â&#x20AC;˘ Power Washing â&#x20AC;˘ Professional Services â&#x20AC;˘ Roofing/Siding â&#x20AC;˘ Schools/Instruction/Tutoring â&#x20AC;˘ Tree Work â&#x20AC;˘ Wanted to Buy â&#x20AC;˘ Window Cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Employment â&#x20AC;˘ Real Estate â&#x20AC;˘ Cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Residential Property â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial Property â&#x20AC;˘ Out of State Property DEADLINE: Tuesday at Noon

ÂŠ5330

OFFICE HOURS Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Friday 10:00 amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:00 pm

*May change without notice REAL ESTATE FREE FREE FREE ACTION AD 20 words Merchandise DISPLAY ADS $44 for 4 weeks under Ask about our for all your used $50 15 words Contract Rates. merchandise 1 item only. EMPLOYMENT GARAGE SALE Faxâ&#x20AC;˘Mailâ&#x20AC;˘E-mail Buy 2 weeks of ADS $29.00 Drop Off any size BOXED 20 words Include Name, ad get 2 weeks Address, Phone # Free 2 signs with free placement of ad

Place your ad today Call 631.751.7663 or 631.331.1154

E M PL OY M E N T / C A R E E R S

INDEX

101872

WE ARE:

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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Place your ad today Call 631.751.7663 or 631.331.1154

Fences

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

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

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

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

BLUSTAR CONSTRUCTION The North Shore’s Most Trusted Renovation Experts. 631-751-0751 We love small jobs too! Suffolk Lic. #48714-H, Ins. See Our Display Ad LAMPS FIXED, $65. In Home Service!! Handy Howard. My cell 646-996-7628 The Generac PWRcell, a solar plus battery storage system. SAVE money, reduce your reliance on the grid, prepare for power outages and power your home. Full installation services available. $0 Down Financing Option. Request a FREE, no obligation, quote today. Call 1-888-871-0194

Lawn & Landscaping SETAUKET LANDSCAPE DESIGN Stone Driveways/Walkways, Walls/Stairs/Patios/Masonry, Brickwork/Repairs Land Clearing/Drainage,Grading/ Excavating. Plantings/Mulch, Rain Gardens. Steve Antos, 631-689-6082 setauketlandscape.com Serving Three Villages

SWAN COVE LANDSCAPING Lawn Maintenance, Cleanups, Shrub/Tree Pruning, Removals. Landscape Design/ Installation, Ponds/Waterfalls, Stone Walls. Firewood. Free estimates. Lic/Ins.631-6898089

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

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

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

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

$$$ TOP CASH PAID $$$

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

soundviewelectric@hotmail.com

Hyundai/Kia Experts New & Used Auto Parts We Pay the Highest Prices for

ask for mark • 631-258-7919

Historical Restorations Extensions & Dormers Cedar Siding & Clapboard Installation Basement Renovations Kitchens & Bathrooms Doors & Windows Finished Carpentry & Moulding

No Keys No Title No Problem

Lic. # 7112911/Ins.

New Location

FREE ESTIMATES COMMERCIAL/ RESIDENTIAL

• Free In-House 3D Design • Financing Available

Craig Aliperti, Wood Floors,, LLC

Fine Sanding g & Refinishing g

(3rd party)

Custom Built – Decks • Patios/Hardscapes Pergolas • Outdoor Kitchens • Lighting

631-283-2266

10% OFF

Wood Floor Installations Old Wood Floors Made Beautiful All Work Done By Owner

27 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Construction

Formerly Of A Huntington Father & Son’s Business Lic. #47595-H/Insured

631-875-5856

Additions & renovations, decks, windows, doors, siding, kitchens, baths, roofs & custom carpentry. We love small jobs too! Owner/Operator has 25+ years serving The North Shore

Please call our Stony Brook oﬃce today for a FREE in home consultation

www.BluStarBuilders.com Lic. #48714-H & Insured

(631) 744-1577

6840

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES DIRECTORY

Winter is Here!

PLEASE CALL US FOR DETAILS AND SPECIAL RATES.

631.331.1154 OR 631.751.7663

ADVERTISE YOUR SEASONAL SERVICES

Habla Español

(631) 445-1848

OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE

70 Jayne Blvd., Port Jeff Station (631) 743-9797

Luxdevelopmentgroup.com Licensed #55203-H & Fully Insured

FREE Pickup

Now offering 12 month interest-free financing

Owner is a Three Village Resident for Over 30 Years

CA$H FOR ALL CAR$ & CA$H FOR JUNK CAR$ WANTED

631.500.1015

DMV CERTIFIED 7002706

Specializing in all phases of fencing: Wood • PVC • Chain Link • Stockade

105 Broadway Greenlawn 631.651.8478 www.DecksOnly.com

Licensed/Insured

Hyundais and Kias

LICENSED • BONDED INSURED

DECKS ONLY®

BUILDERS & DESIGNERS OF OUTDOOR LIVING BY NORTHERN CONSTRUCTION OF LI INC.

DEER PROBLEM? WE CAN HELP.

Highest prices paid for ﬁxable vehicles. Also buy motorcycles and muscle cars.

Prompt • Reliable • Professional • Licensed/Insured Free Estimates • Owner Operated

Since 1995 Family Owned & Operated

Development Group

RANDALL BROTHERS TREE SERVICE Planting, pruning, removals, stump grinding. Free Estimates. Fully insured. LIC# 50701-H. 631-862-9291 SUNBURST TREE EXPERTS Since 1974, our history of customer satisfaction is second to none. Pruning/removals/ planting, plant health care. Insect/ Disease Management. ASK ABOUT GYPSY MOTH AND TICK SPRAYS Bonded employees. Lic/Ins. #8864HI 631-744-1577

Lic. #57478-ME

LUX

ARBOR-VISTA TREE CARE A COMPLETE TREE CARE SERVICE devoted to the care of trees. Maintenance pruning, water-view work, sun-trimming, elevating, pool areas, storm thinning, large tree removal, stump grinding. Wood chips. Lic#18902HI. Free estimates. 631-246-5377

631.500.1015

DMV CERTIFIED 7002706

631.828.4675

JUNK CARS BOUGHT

LICENSED • BONDED INSURED

USED AUTO PARTS

Residential/Commercial • Service Upgrades • New Construction • Renovations • Troubleshooting • Ceiling Fans Highhats • Generators • A/C Wiring • Pool/Hot Tub Wiring • Landscape Lighting

Place your ad today Call 631.751.7663 or 631.331.1154

All Trucks, Cars & Vans

CALL US LAST WE’LL BEAT ANY PRICE

LUX DEVELOPMENT GROUP Historical restorations, extensions & dormers, cedar siding & clapboard installation, basements, kitchens,doors & windows, finished carpentry & moulding, SEE OUR DISPLAY AD FOR MORE INFORMATION Call 631-283-2266.

Tree Work

Landscape Materials

AUTOMOTI V E SERV ICES

JUNK CARS BOUGHT

Restorations

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.37690H/Ins. 631-743-9797 www.smithpointfence.com.

ALL PHASES OF HOME IMPROVEMENT From attic to your basement, RCJ Construction www.rcjconstruction.com commercial/residential, lic/ins 631-580-4518.

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

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

Lawn & Landscaping

Home Improvement

Snow Plowing • Firewood • Chimney Cleaning • Oil Burner Maintenance Call our Classified Advertising Department at

Cesspool Services

Electricians

Place your ad today Call 631.751.7663 or 631.331.1154

SERV ICES

ALL PRO PAINTING ALL WORK GUARANTEED FREE ESTIMATES INTERIOR • EXTERIOR • POWERWASHING CUSTOM WORK • STAINING • WALLPAPER REMOVAL

EXPERIENCED AND RELIABLE

631-331-1154 or 631-751-7663

Nick Cordovano 631–696–8150

SPECIAL RATES NOW AVAILABLE

LICENSED #19604-H & INSURED

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40 Years Experience

â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchen Cabinet ReďŹ nishing â&#x20AC;˘ Upholstery â&#x20AC;˘ Table Pads â&#x20AC;˘ Water & Fire Damage Restoration â&#x20AC;˘ Insurance Estimates Licensed/Insured

631.707.1228 343 So. Country Rd., Brookhaven

INTERIOR â&#x20AC;˘ EXTERIOR

BOBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAINTING SERVICE

631-744-8859

CO N S T R U C T I O N

Power Washing

PAINTING & DESIGN

From Your Attic To Your Basement

All Phases of Home Improvement

Lic./Ins. (#17,981)

Faux Finishes

(631) 580-4518 COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL â&#x20AC;˘ LIC. #H-32198/INS | OWNER OPERATED

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Editorial

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Letters to the Editor

An open letter to Dan Losquadro Photo from Suffolk County Police Department

Jailing for wheelies When did people become so careless? Being taught how to cross the street has apparently gone out the window. Young adults and even children are riding their bikes into oncoming traffic. We’re sick of it. Long Island has some of the most aggressive drivers in the country — why do we have to worry about high schoolers popping a wheelie in front of our cars on a major county road? And they don’t care. They laugh it off, make faces or — worse — curse at us like it was our fault they chose to almost kill themselves. The worst part is, though, someone is bound to eventually get hurt — something we truly do not want to see. But we are grateful to the Suffolk County legislators who are trying their hardest to crack down on people taking advantage of our streets. Whether it’s a child or an adult riding their bike down the hill in a pack, bicyclists have become difficult to deal with. And that’s sad, because we don’t want to banish or punish them for something so healthy, but there needs to be more communication. While county Legislator Rudy Sunderman’s (R-Mastic) recent reckless bicycling bill is rather harsh by telling riders that they could face jail time for inappropriate biking, if everyone just listened to their mothers, grandmothers, fathers and teachers to not go near a fast-moving car, then this wouldn’t have been a problem. And more adults can speak up. In the summer of 2019, officers with the Suffolk County Police Department’s 4th Precinct spoke with TBR News Media about their program to educate reckless bicycle riders. The officers compiled a video with clips of teens creating havoc on Smithtown. The purpose was to use the video to educate parents after officers stop a youth for reckless bicycling. Even without watching such a video, adults know riding in the middle of a busy street is not safe. Before someone faces jail time, educate your children, speak up to the young people who harass you with their bikes. Of course, the driver of a 3-ton vehicle will be blamed if someone gets hurt, but that shouldn’t be the case. Bike riders should not be taking advantage of our streets and should not be risking their lives by showing off unnecessary tricks. We all know what wheelies look like. They’re not original, and we don’t care. Be safe.

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As a resident of the Town of Brookhaven for more than 40 years, I am writing to share my disgust over how snow cleanup and removal in this town has been handled following the signiﬁcant storms that occurred in December 2020, and most recently, Jan. 31 through Feb. 2. The neighborhood I reside in did not see a single plow for more than 24 hours and those that did bother to show up merely made a single slushy path on one side of the road. Large, icy snow mounds were left in the middle of the street and at corners where several blind spots already exist. Driveways were plowed in at ridiculous heights and the streets were impassable. This neighborhood not only has a ﬁre department in it, but an elementary school as well and thankfully the appropriate decisions were made regarding cancellations and/or delay of school days

as our children would have been in grave danger waiting at any of the many bus stops that exist on several corners. It is incomprehensible how anyone would have conﬁdence in your leadership of the Highway Department for this extremely large township. The fact that so many excruciatingly large potholes exist on many major roads and side streets, with no plan of action to repair them, is inexcusable. The addition of snow, ice, slush, etc., makes transportation in this town treacherous and, on many days, impossible. With storms on the horizon for the week of Feb. 7, I shudder to think about how long it will take for you and your department to act on removing what will most certainly be several more inches of snow. Residents of this town pay exorbitant taxes, much of which is allotted to the transportation department. My question is this: What exactly are we paying

for? You and your subordinates have proven on more than one occasion that the needs of the residents of the Town of Brookhaven are in no way your primary concern, and it is clearly apparent that a change must be made come your next bid for reelection. I am quite certain that I am not the sole resident who is appalled by your department’s lack of effort to do their job satisfactorily. It is my expectation that changes will be made, and streets will be cleaned competently with attention paid to the safety of your constituency, rather than the disgrace the job has been thus far this winter, and in winters past under your leadership. Stefanie Werner East Setauket Editor’s note: This letter was received before the Feb. 7 storm. See page A3 for an interview with Losquadro about snow removal in Brookhaven.

starvation as a weapon of war is a crime against humanity that no civil society should condone. We call on Biden and Congress to begin to repair the destruction in Yemen, to which the U.S. has contributed, with determined diplomacy to get all parties back to the negotiating table. Additionally, we call for an immediate reversal of the former President Donald Trump’s [R] administration’s decision to suspend tens of millions of dollars in aid to a country on the brink of famine. Also, Congress must invoke the War Powers Resolution, a clear check on executive power if the U.S. is engaged in a

war and must have congressional support. Our local Congressman Lee Zeldin [R] has had a dismal record on this issue. He has consistently supported U.S. involvement in the war on Yemen and the continued weapon sales to Saudi-coalition partners. We think it is safe to say that the majority of Congressional District 1 residents are against the bombing and intentional starvation of innocent children. When will Zeldin step up and represent his constituents who demand that this massacre comes to an end? Myrna Gordon Susan Perretti North Country Peace Group

Zeldin has failed to censure conspiracy theories Our congressman, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin [R], by voting against the resolution to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) of her committee assignments, has failed to censure a racist, anti-Semitic, purveyor of

QAnon loony conspiracy theories. Does he actually support her views? It would appear so. By his vote he has embarrassed himself and his district. We need a responsible right-of-center party which the Republican Party used

Missing the smells of beaches, bakeries and the Bombers

anic, which started in my stomach and had seeped so deep into the sinews of my ﬁngers that I could barely write my own name, was overcoming me. I was staring at the problem, knowing that I could do it if I calmed down, but also fearing that the answer wouldn’t come in time. I had studied this type of organic chemistry problem for weeks, had attended every extra help session Randy, my teaching assistant and the head teaching D. None fellow for the class, of the above gave, including several late in the evening on BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Sunday nights. If I froze up for too long, I ran the risk of not ﬁnishing that problem or the test. I couldn’t come up with a solution, and I couldn’t move on.

Then, it hit me. No, it wasn’t the solution. It was Randy’s overwhelming cologne. My teaching fellow was walking up and down the rows of the testing site, making sure no one was cheating, while responding to requests to go to the bathroom. Something about his cologne brought me back to one of the many study sessions, helping me break the mental logjam in my head and sending me toward the solution that was right under my nose. As we enter the 11th month of this pandemic, we can see and hear many of the cues we would get if we were continuing to live the lives we took for granted, but we are much more limited in what we can smell, especially if we are sticking with federal guidelines and staying put. So, what smells do I miss the most? While I enjoy visiting Long Island beaches in the summer, when the trio of hazy, hot and humid hovers in the air, I particularly appreciate the cold, salt spray of a winter beach, when the scent of crispy and frozen seaweed blends with air that seems to have brought hints of its cold journey across the ocean.

Then, of course, there is the missing smell of the kinds of foods that aren’t in our own kitchens or right next door. One of my favorite restaurants, the Good Steer sends out the scent of their onion rings in every direction around the building, calling to me and recalling my youth when my late father would watch happily as all three of his sons consumed our double order of onion rings, alongside our burger supremes. While all ice might seem to smell the same, the scent of Alaska’s glaciers brings a frozen crispness to an inhospitable climate. Marveling at the ice around a cruise my wife and I took over two decades ago, I inhaled the cool fresh scent of frozen water. Then there’s the food from all over the world. The enticing smells of freshly baked baguettes and fruity macarons in Parisian patisseries, the welcoming scent of ﬁsh caught earlier that day on Hawaiian beaches or the symphony of smells from places like Faneuil Hall, where Boston accents form the acoustic backdrop for the smell of ﬂowers, steaks, and baked beans. With spring just a month away, I turn to

thoughts of baseball and Yankee Stadium. Yes, of course, numerous odors throughout the stadium — from other fans who could use some of Randy’s cologne to restrooms that don’t smell like a rose garden — aren’t the first things that come to mind. I’m talking about the smell of the grass and the dirt after the grounds crew waters it. That baseball field scent conjures infinite possibilities, from triple plays to triples off the wall, from immaculate innings to grass-stained catches. The smell of hot dogs and soft buns entice us as vendors march up and down the stairs nearby. These days, we can see and hear people through FaceTime calls, but we can’t smell them. That person might love orange Tic Tacs, tuna fish sandwiches, fresh roasted coffee or any of a host of other scents — cinnamon rolls, perhaps —that define her the same way the light highlights a crooked-toothed smile. We might find Tic Tacs that remind us of them, but, without the combination of scents, including their laundry detergent, their soap or their conditioner, or their physical presence, we are missing that olfactory connection.

Thoughts upon being vaccinated against COVID-19

Starvation is a war crime The North Country Peace Group welcomes President Joe Biden’s [D] recent announcement ending U.S. support for offensive operations in the Saudi/UAEled coalition’s war in Yemen. The yearslong military effort has caused the death and starvation of tens of thousands of Yemeni civilians, many of them children. This decision is an important ﬁrst step in easing the suffering in Yemen. However, much more is needed. First and foremost, we must pressure the Saudi coalition to end its naval and air blockade that prevents shipments of food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies from reaching the Yemeni people. Using

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to be. His vote is a vote against what the Republican Party can once again be. The sooner he is voted out of ofﬁce the better. Adam Fisher Port Jefferson Station

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ast Saturday I received my ﬁrst of the required two vaccines against COVID-19. The inoculation itself was painless. The person who administered the shot was a broad-shouldered young man with curly black hair, deep brown eyes and prominent cheekbones that led to a white-tooth smile. He pinched the skin of my arm just below my left shoulder, and I knew the deed was done only when he discarded the needle into the red can. I think you can see why the entire Between experience was painless. you and me As you, who have BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF tried undoubtedly know, it was not easy to get an appointment for the vaccine. My family and friends and the children of my friends were all on the phone

or on their computer keyboards for hours trying over and over again to make contact with the right person in a reasonably close location to schedule the vaccination. Finally, the daughter of a close friend secured a time slot for me at the Javitz Center in New York City, and then my son found one sooner at Jones Beach. I know that some people are passing up the opportunity to get vaccinated. They are concerned, among other reasons, that it has not been tested sufﬁciently since it was developed with unprecedented speed. What will the long term effects of the vaccine be? No one knows because there has not been a long term so far; we do know that the immediate effects have been studied for the short term in thousands of patients in clinical trials. The results and the efﬁcacy have been excellent. So I decided that I would risk any unknown long term negative effects from the vaccine against the already known long-haul negative consequences from the disease and go for it. I had heard that after-effects were not

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uncommon during the 24 hours following the vaccination, and indeed I did experience a couple. Two or three hours after I returned home, and after my dinner, I suddenly was enormously fatigued. I managed to climb the stairs to the bedroom, despite feeling lighthead, and I slid into bed, where I then spent the night and enjoyed a sound sleep. I awoke to an aching arm, but that wasn’t the main problem. When I tried to walk, my right leg was, I thought, in spasm. I assumed I had slept in an awkward position and that I could walk it off, but the pain intensiﬁed. As the day went by, I endured only with the help of repeated Tylenol capsules, vitamins, a banana and ultimately the distraction of the big football game. The next day, little more than 24 hours later, I felt perfectly ﬁne. I was timid about walking, but there was no problem. Do I know that the leg pain was the after effect of the shot? I don’t, of course. I do have a date for the second shot, which is scheduled for early next month, and apparently there is a dose reserved for

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me to receive at that time. Will the vaccine protect me? From what I have read and been told, it takes about two weeks before the body develops any immunity, and with the one shot, that is perhaps only 50 or 60 percent. The second vaccination brings the immune system to about 94 percent — or so the evidence has shown. Now, with the new mutations that are freely developed by the viruses with each reproduction in new victims, the scientists are not sure. Vaccinations are racing against viral reproduction. There can be many minute mutations of the viruses’ genetic sequences. More worrisome is recombination. That means the coronavirus mixes large chunks of its genome upon reproduction, and that is common and surely happening. Recombination might enable different tiny variants to combine and make the virus more potent inside a victim’s body. The question is, will the vaccine hold these newly minted intruders off? Scientists are studying variants and recombination, but they don’t yet know. So far, so good.

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