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Vol. 43, No. 46

January 10, 2019

Library ready for prom

KARINA GERRY

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The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Planning Committee will host its third annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Day of Service Luncheon Monday, Jan. 21, at Mill Pond Country Club in Medford. The luncheon, sponsored by the Town of Brookhaven, is a tribute to the late reverend and a way for the community to remember his legacy through community service projects. An onsite service project will follow the lunch where participants will package personal care items for hygiene kits that will be distributed to families in need due to natural disasters, poverty and violence. “The goal of the Day of Service is to encourage and highlight local community service participation and contributions,” Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) and Marvin L.

Colson, co-chairs of the service planning committee, said in a press release. Participants will update attendees on community service projects they have completed, and the organizers will highlight individuals, community service groups and organizations who followed through on their 2018 community service pledge. The event will be held from 12 to 3 p.m. and tickets are available through the town’s website, www.brookhavenny.gov. The proceeds from the event will go to supporting future Day of Service events. Cartright’s office will be collecting washcloths and hand towels for the hygiene kits until Jan. 18. Hand towels must measure approximately 15×28 inches to 16×32 inches (no fingertip, bath, dish towel or microfiber). To coordinate delivery with Cartright’s office, call 631-451-6963.

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Village

Setauket library invites nonresidents to prom boutique Three Village residents are teaming up with the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library to help students have the prom of a lifetime. On March 9, the library will debut a oneday shopping event called Project Prom Dress where teenagers can walk away with a free gown. Irene Berman, a retired Minnesauke Elementary School teacher, said she was watching a television show featuring a segment about teenagers purchasing prom gowns for a small fee at a library in Parsippany, New Jersey. The dresses were collected by the library’s friends group to help students in need. “It was so uplifting,” Berman said. “I was actually crying watching it.” The retired teacher thought it was a good idea to bring to her own area, and she and Kathryn Hunter, who currently teaches fifth grade at Minnesauke, presented the proposal for a prom boutique where students can get dresses for free to a library board trustee. Library Director Ted Gutmann said the board thought it was a good idea and then formed a team that includes Nanette Feder, teen services

librarian; Lisa DeVerna, public relations and community engagement; and Jen Mullen, librarian and public relations. Berman said the boutique will be opened to residents and nonresidents and is ideal for those on a tight budget or those who want to go green by wearing a recycled dress instead of buying a new one that will most likely only be worn once. Feder added the boutique is also a good opportunity for younger students who are being invited to the senior prom for them to save money on a gown. The teen services librarian said the library started collecting dresses Jan. 1, and they already have more than 60. “I’m looking forward to having the students coming in and seeing what the community donated,” Feder said. Berman said she and Hunter recently visited stores in Stony Brook Village Center to see if any businesses could donate racks to hold the dresses. Ann Taylor Loft, Madison Niche and Chico’s managers offered racks. Once Chico’s manager heard they were trying to help 60 students, she said she will look into the store donating necklaces for each of the promgoers. In addition to local stores and residents

donating dresses, Feder said the night before the prom boutique event, teens will help sort through the dresses and accessories, earning community service credits for their time. Gutmann said based on the number of dresses received and the response of residents so far, he is optimistic about the prom event and is grateful to Berman and Hunter for reaching out to the library. “It shows that our community is active in these kinds of things and wants to help out,” Gutmann said. Residents and nonresidents can drop off prom gowns and accessories at the library through Feb. 14, and donation racks are located in the library lobby. Dresses must be cleaned and in excellent condition with no stains or tears, and the garments must be brought in on a hanger. Purses, shoes, jewelry and other prom accessories will also be accepted. The library will hold the shopping event Project Prom Dress in the Vincent O’Leary Community Room March 9. Students can schedule an appointment for the Prom Dress Boutique where they can check out the donated prom gowns, try them on and take one home free of charge. Each shopper is limited to one

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Emma S. Clark Memorial Library has already collected more than 60 gowns for its upcoming Project Prom Dress event.

guest to assist them. Registration begins Feb. 4 for Three Village residents and Feb. 19 for nonresidents, if spots are still available. Snow date is March 23. To reserve a time slot, call 631-941-4080, ext. 127. The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library is located at 120 Main St., Setauket.

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The Ministry of Consolation, St. James R.C. Church would like to say Thank You to the businesses, friends and families that contributed to our very successful sold out 7th Annual Harvest Moon Basket Raffle The proceeds are distributed to various community projects including: Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, the local food pantry, the St. James Youth Group and various interfaith programs in the community. A special thanks to Fr. James Mannion, Pastor & Fr. Jerry Cestare, Associate Pastor of the St. James RC Church and St. James Parish staff for all their help and support.

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Village Fire department unearths huge rock, prepares for opening of firehouse BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

KARINA GERRY

Residents driving along Route 25A in Setauket are discovering firehouse construction has unearthed something huge. In the last few weeks, a large rock has been the focal point of a soon-to-be landscaped corner on the northwest portion of the Setauket Fire Department’s Route 25A property. David Sterne, district manager of the Setauket Fire District, said the rock was visible on the property in the past, and there is a more massive rock that workers couldn’t dig out. Sterne said no one has measured the unearthed rock yet. “To me, the most interesting part is that for years and years only about the top quarter of the rock was what was visible out of the ground,” he said. “It was always a fixture near the rear entrance of the firehouse, but it wasn’t until this project that we were able to fully dig it up and realize how big it was.” State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket), who has a master’s degree in geology, said the rock is called glacial erratic, which is a piece of bedrock that has been transported from a site other than where it has been discovered. Glacial erratics found in the area such as Patriots Rock on Main Street in Setauket most likely originated in the Long Island Sound. He said the firehouse rock’s

structure suggests that it is a metamorphosis sediment, and it can be anywhere between 500 million and a billion years old. “It’s quite possible that this was originally a sedimentary rock with layers that has been buried very deeply in the earth, possibly in the base of an ancient mountain chain now eroded away,” he said, adding the lines suggest that when it was at the base of the mountain chain it was most likely subjected to great weight that pushed it down to the mantle of the earth, which caused mineral deformation and reformation of the rock. “To have it associated with our fire department, with its strength and resilience, and it being one of our oldest institutions in the community and position of strength and endurance, I think the symbolism is very positive, very strong,” he said. Sterne said the firehouse plans to add benches near the rock for residents to enjoy the garden or to sit and view parades. When it comes to the construction of the new firehouse, the fire district manager said many residents have commented that the house seems larger than what they anticipated, but he added the building design hasn’t changed since a $14.9 million bond was approved in April 2014. Along Route 25A, the actual footprint is only 6 feet wider than the original firehouse. Sterne said it may appear larger due to the truck room on the east side now having two stories in

Setauket Fire District is prepared for a soft opening of the Route 25A firehouse in mid-February. A soon-to-be landscaped corner features a glacial erratic rock that was unearthed on the fire department’s property.

both the front and back. In the original building, there was only one story closer to the street and a second story toward the back. This new twostory structure includes offices, meeting and training rooms, and Sterne said the meeting room will be available for community use. A new apparatus bay on Old Town Road was completed in February 2018, and the structure is connected to the original firehouse on Route 25A. Trucks now exit and enter on the Old Town Road side instead of Route

25A. After work on the bay was completed, construction began on the 25A side. Sterne said the facade of the western portion of the Main Street building, the original 1935 structure, is the same. While the hopes were that the firehouse would open in November of 2018, Sterne said it now should be ready for a soft opening by mid-February and, when the warmer weather arrives, the fire department plans to host a ribbon-cutting and community ceremony.

Stony Brook Square gets partial approval for field changes

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Construction can resume at a future shopping center. At the Dec. 17 Town of Brookhaven Planning Board general meeting, the board members handed down a split decision for Stony Brook Square, a shopping center under construction across from the Stony Brook train station on Route 25A. In the summer, Little Rock Construction and its president Parviz Farahzad received a stop-work order after significant field changes were discovered by the town. The changes made to the approved construction plans included widening of a driveway, two buildings’ locations shifting a few feet and the addition of 19 parking stalls at the rear of the property. Farahzad’s attorney, Hauppauge-based Tim Shea, said at the Nov. 5 planning board meeting that even though numerous professionals and town officials had previously reviewed the site plans, once construction got underway the new engineer and general contractor realized changes needed to be made. “It went under construction, and it turned

Town of Brookhaven Planning Board approved a few field changes to Stony Brook Square construction. However, they did not approve the structure known as building 5 being constructed a few feet back from the original planned location.

out it wasn’t going to work and raised traffic and safety issues,” Shea said. In addition to three planning board meetings in the last few months, representatives from Little Rock Construction met with the Three Village Civic Association in October to discuss the field changes. In 2017, the developer had met with the civic association and residents during Route 25A visioning meetings and discussed community members concerns regarding the shopping center on the state roadway. At the Dec. 17 meeting, the board members approved some modifications, including the location of the most western structure, known

as building 1, toward the front of the shopping center being shifted a few feet from the original plan, widening of the curb cut onto Route 25A and driveway access from 24 to 30 feet. The board denied the revised building location of a second building, which was constructed a few feet back from its original planned location, and construction of 19 previously land-banked parking spaces. The denial means the developer must construct the structure, identified as building 5, at the location originally approved by the board, which will bring it in line with building 1. The recommendation states the land-banking of

the 19 parking spaces, which will be adjacent to the northern property boundary, require a minimum of a double row of evergreen plantings 7 feet high and 5 feet in diameter. In the last few months, members of the civic association have been vocal in their opposition to field changes at the construction site. “It’s fortunate that the town planning board understood the importance of the original site plan — a plan that was mutually agreed upon by the town, the community and the developer,” said Herb Mones, land-use committee chairperson for the civic association. “The Planning Board decision mandates the adherence to most aspects of this original plan and is an important reminder to developers to follow the rules.” Civic association vice president George Hoffman echoed Mones’ sentiments. “We are pleased that the town’s planning board stuck to its guns and rejected Mr. Farahzad’s request to modify his site plan after he was found to have made significant changes that were not in conformance to the site plan that was a product of discussions with the civic association.” Farahzad declined to comment on the planning board’s decisions.

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Obituary

Lawyer and former Stony Brook resident, Helen Lefkowitz Helen Lee Lefkowitz, née Kaufman, died Dec. 28. She was 79 years old and a longtime resident of Stony Brook before moving to Florida. She was the devoted mother of Charles (Lisa), Michael (Tatiana) and Julie (Todd) Mendik, and the beloved sister of Arthur Kaufman. She is also survived by her six loving grandchildren. Helen was the founding partner of the law firm of Lefkowitz and Poulos. Her practice focused mainly on issues of domestic violence, child abuse and juvenile delinquency. She established the P.E.A.C.E. program in Suffolk County to educate parents about how to better support their children during the stressful process of divorce. She was a board member of Girl Scouts of Suffolk County and a Scout mentor, as well as a former member of the New York task force for the prevention of child abuse. Prior to her law career she worked as an elementary school and special education teacher throughout Long Island. As a program planner for Suffolk County Youth Bureau, she developed after-school programs for children at risk. As an avid supporter of many educational

institutions, she primarily focused her giving on her alma mater Syracuse University, and she was recently recognized by the university as a recipient of the Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award. Helen was well traveled in many regions of the world, particularly Mexico. She collected Mexican and Latin American artwork for decades and owned the former Mexican Artisan Gallery in Smithtown. She loved her family, friends and community. Her passion for life and wise, considerate counsel will be greatly missed by all. She was passionate about sports and attended many sporting events at Syracuse University, and was a season ticketholder for the Miami Dolphins for many years and loved tailgating parties. In his eulogy at the funeral service Dec. 30, her son Michael Lefkowitz said his mother’s life was defined by her love of life, family, friends, art, culture, learning and her partnership with her husband, Joel. Joel Lefkowitz was a former Brookhaven Town councilman who was elected to town supervisor in 1979. He served one term and

decided to seek judgeship. He served as a Suffolk County District Court judge and county court judge from 1983 until his retirement in January 2000. “What was so inspiring and showed to me her strength was my mom’s ability to have a voice, express that voice, have a sense of who she was, and at the same time be by my father’s side and let him lead,” Michael Lefkowitz said. Son Charlie Lefkowitz also delivered a eulogy at his mother’s funeral service and said she went back to law school when she was in her 40s studying at Touro Law School. He remembered the many vacations the family shared together. “We crossed the Panama Canal or flew in helicopters or dog sledding in the glaciers in Alaska,” he said. “My boys would always say they have the coolest grandmother in the world.” The funeral service was held at the North Shore Jewish Center. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Syracuse University Hon. Joel L. Lefkowitz and Helen Lefkowitz Endowed Scholarship Fund.

— Rita J. Egan

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County

Suffolk County outlines phone scams targeting residents Suffolk County police and elected representatives are saying if you think the person on the other end of a phone call may be a scam, hang up as quickly as possible and call the authorities. According to Suffolk County officials, 2018 has seen a steady increase of telephone and digital scams, especially those targeting the elderly and non-English speakers. In 2018, there were 68 incidents reported, and the largest amount of money taken was $800,000 between 2017 and 2018. Of the 68 victims, 40 were elderly. In 2019, nearly half of all calls to mobile phones will be scammers looking to fraudulent gain access to financial information, according to a report from telecommunications firm First Orion. At a press conference Jan. 4, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said the trend is alarming. “Simply put, this is the 21st century definition of highway robbery,” Bellone said. “These scammers are targeting a vulnerable group of people.” According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the median loss people experienced

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County Executive Steve Bellone, center, SCPD Commissioner Geraldine Hart, left, and Chief of Department Stuart Cameron, right, present common phone scams.

from a phone-based scam in 2017 was $720. Bellone said thieves will sometimes call victims using an automated message to demand money or threaten to call the local authorities. “Our message to the public is to not give personal financial information when someone is calling you over the phone,” Bellone said. Suffolk County Police Department chief Stuart Cameron said these scammers call threatening to stop certain utilities, claiming bills were unpaid. With tax season close by, Cameron cautioned the public to be on the lookout for scams mentioning the IRS as well. “They also call claiming a relative is seriously

injured or in danger,” the chief said. It is difficult to hold these scammers accountable because most are either out of state or out of the country and are using technology to mask their identity. Cameron said payment is usually requested through gift cards. “No government agencies are going to ask for gift cards,” Cameron said. “If you get a call like this, call law enforcement.” Bellone mentioned that many of these crimes go unreported because victims feel embarrassed or simply ignore the calls. “We are trying to do everything we can to protect residents from these scams,” the county executive said. At the press conference Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart also informed the public on five robberies — one as recent as New Year’s Eve — involving the LetGo app, a digital marketplace that allows users to buy and sells items locally on their phones. Four out of the five robberies involved meeting up to purchase an iPhone, according to Hart. “In every case we are going to tell people if they are utilizing an app like LetGo to please do it in a public place, meet in daylight hours and don’t go by yourself,” Hart said. “Make sure you can

verify the seller.” A majority of the robberies occurred in the Mastic Beach area beginning in August 2018. During that month, a victim arranged to sell a cellphone to someone outside a home in Mastic Beach at 10 p.m. The suspect took the phone and told the victim he would return. The suspect fled into the backyard and never returned with the money. On Nov. 30, a suspect and a victim agreed to meet to sell an iPhone. The suspect showed an iPhone in a box and the victim gave him $400. The suspect told the victim he had to get a SIM card and fled through a backyard and onto an adjacent street. The most recent incident occurred at the Mastic-Shirley train station. The victim gave the suspect money and was pushed to the ground. When the victim attempted to follow the suspect, a second man threatened to shoot him. “Thankfully no one was seriously injured,” Hart said. The suspects involved appear to be connected to all five robberies and got away with several thousand dollars. Officials said if residents have information on phone scams and the robberies to call 800-220TIPS (8477).

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Donald Joe Caldwell, beloved husband, father and grandfather died Dec. 29 at the age of 88. Born April 16, 1930, in Wichita, Kansas, Donald was the son of Lucille and Harold Caldwell and brother of George Caldwell. Donald’s life passion was music. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Wichita State, followed by postgraduate work at Indiana and Boston universities. Donald played with several orchestras during his career, including the Seventh Army Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and Ostschweizer Kammerorchester in Switzerland. After the birth of his five children, Donald and his wife, Mary, settled in Setauket, where for 25 years he served as orchestra director in the Three Village Central School District. He was president of the Long Island String Festival Association and vice president of the NYS American String Teachers’ Association. In 1988, Donald was The Village Times Herald Man of the Year in Arts Education. After retiring, Donald most enjoyed spending time at his lake house in Bristol, New Hampshire. A prolific hiker, he was proud to have climbed every 4,000 footer in the White Mountains. Donald is survived by his wife, Mary; his daughters Jeanne (Dan), MaryPat, Cynthia and Jennifer; his son Michael (Danielle); and his grandchildren Matthew and Andrew Cottam, Teddy and Zachary Price, Nikolay and Elias Caldwell, Jeffrey and Mary McLamb and Graham, Christopher and Noah Caldwell. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. at the Setauket Neighborhood House, located at 95 Main St., Setauket. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Save the Music Foundation.

— Michael Caldwell

Anna Johnsen

Anna Knutsen Johnsen died Nov. 18 at the age of 98. Born in Brooklyn to Norwegian immigrants, Anna grew up with her four sisters and four brothers in a three-bedroom house in Huntington Station. She married James

Kenneth Johnsen, “Ken,” in 1946 after he returned from World War II. They spent most of their married life in Stony Brook in the house that Ken built in the new Long Hill section. There they raised their three children. She was a loving mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, known for her cookies and fairness to all. An active member of the St. James Lodge of the Sons of Norway, she also worked as a salesperson at A&S when the Smith Haven Mall first opened. When Ken became ill and required full-time nursing care, they moved to Maryland to be near their daughter’s family. At 71, after a lifetime on Long Island, she drove over the Verrazano Bridge for the first time and made a new life for herself at the Charlestown Retirement Community in Maryland. Anna survived her husband, all her siblings and many old friends; still, always resilient, she found joy in new friendships and in her role as “Gigi” to her two great-grandsons. Anyone wishing to make a donation in her name may contribute to the Benevolent Care Fund, Charlestown Retirement Community, 719 Maiden Choice Lane , Catonsville, Maryland 21228.

— Shirley Rompf

Cecelia Murray

Cecelia Murray (Dr. Young), 86, a longtime resident of Stony Brok, died Dec. 29. Born and raised in Rockaway Beach, she was the beloved wife of the late Dr. James W. G. Murray, loving mother of Michael (Stefanie), James (Eileen) and the late William. She was also the cherished grandmother of Reagan, Quinlan and Jamie. She is survived by many other family members and friends. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Sts. Philip & James R.C. Church. Private cremation followed. Arrangements were entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Smithtown. Visit the online guest book at www.branchfh.com.

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A product of circumstance: Brookhaven Town, Three Village Civic discuss recycling

A photo from 2014 of Brookhaven’s single-stream recycling facility in Yaphank captures the amount of recycling collected by the town. Below, an aerial shot of the facility.

isn’t surprising. Fasullo took a tour of the single-stream facility and was surprised by what she saw. It was an “eye-opening experience,” Fasullo said. “It wasn’t as lean of a separation as I thought it would be.” While Fasullo noted single stream did encourage more recycling overall, she said she believes dual stream produces a cleaner stream, yet she insists the problem we should be concerned about isn’t single stream versus dual stream, the real issue plaguing our country is plastic. “The biggest industry going that prevents major changes is the plastics industry,” Fasullo said. “We’re being overrun by plastic. Even our clothing now is plastic. And all of this stuff is just building up our garbage piles.” When Brookhaven announced its decision to move back to dual stream the town placed ads in a number of papers including TBR News Media newspapers. Later the town broadcast its new policy through radio, television, social media and newspaper ads. Still, many residents said they were not properly contacted and informed about the changes. “You know, there are so many forms of media now to communicate to,” Andrade said. “So, it’s a challenge.” A popular concern that was continuously brought up at the meeting was the issue of glass, which is no longer being picked up curbside, much to the dismay of residents. Instead, satellite locations have been set up throughout

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The Town of Brookhaven returned to a dual-stream recycling model — where paper, plastic and metals are separated —at the end of November to alleviate problems in the recycling market, but the switch has left some Brookhaven residents confused and frustrated. The Three Village Civic Association hoped to ease residents’ worries and concerns at its Jan. 7 meeting by inviting Chris Andrade, commissioner of Brookhaven Town’s Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management, and Erich Weltsek, town recycling coordination aide, to speak at Emma S. Clark Library in Setauket about the new dual-stream recycling schedule and explain why the change was necessary. “We decided to focus our monthly meeting on changes in the town’s recycling program because the changes are significant,” George Hoffman, vice president of the Three Village Civic Association, said. In October 2018, Green Stream Recycling, Brookhaven’s recycling contractor, terminated its 25-year agreement to operate Brookhaven’s recycling plant in Yaphank. The recycling market was deeply affected by China’s National Sword policy, implemented in January of last year, which bans the import of 24 types of solid waste and has set strict contamination limits on recyclable materials. China has been the leading world importer of waste, at one point taking in more than 50 percent of the world’s plastic recyclables. As a result of National Sword, recycled material has piled up at recycling facilities across the country, like Brookhaven’s in Yaphank. “Switching from single stream to dual stream was not something we wanted to do,” Andrade said during his presentation Monday night. “But it was a product of circumstance.” Andrade went on to explain recent changes to the recycling marketplace were unexpected, noting that no one thought it would happen on the scale that it did and so quickly, too. “In my opinion, the buyers need to own some of it,” Andrade said. “There were domestic mills when I started in this business. There were domestic processing plants. They started paying less money than the overseas plants and so everybody started shipping material overseas. People put all their eggs into one basket and then when China shut down there were no homes for us anymore.” While Andrade notes the future for domestic mills seems likely to turn the market around, he doesn’t believe it will happen for at least a year. As the markets took a downturn, cross contamination of recycling became an issue. For Old Field resident and Sierra Club Long Island Group chair Jane Fasullo, the problem

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the town where glass can be dropped off free of charge. So far there are seven locations, including the town’s parking lot across from the Three Village Inn in Stony Brook, the Rose Caracappa Senior Center in Mount Sinai and Brookhaven Town Hall in Farmingville. Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartwright (D-Port Jefferson Station) expressed her appreciation for the commissioner coming to speak to the community and providing background information to help people understand the switch from single stream to dual stream. “This education is key to the success of recycling with the town,” Cartright said.

“This office will continue to promote further education and work with residents to address any complaints or concerns they may have during this transition.” After the meeting was over, Andrade expressed a positive outlook on the results from the meeting and future meetings that he and his colleague Weltsek hope to hold with civic associations around the town. “I think overall people want to do the right thing,” Andrade said. “And I think they will do the right thing. It’s just a matter of giving them enough time and enough information to do the right thing.”

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Suffolk Republicans are staying the course post-midterms BY ALEX PETROSKI

ALEX PETROSKI

As legal troubles swirl on the national stage over the 2016 campaign of President Donald Trump (R) and with the current government shutdown, he has at least one powerful local supporter who is as staunchly in the commander in chief’s corner as ever. Despite the loss of control of the House of Representatives and the New York State Senate, Suffolk County Republican Committee Chairman John Jay LaValle — the party boss who stumped for Trump during 2016 and delivered the county to the first Republican presidential candidate since the early ’90s — has no doubts about Trump’s political capital and said he sees no reason to reexamine his party’s platform in the coming electoral cycle. That upcoming cycle features county Legislature and executive races in November 2019. Meanwhile the 2020 presidential campaign already begins to churn. On its face, the Republicans’ showing in Suffolk in the 2018 midterms in November is nothing to cause alarm, according to LaValle. Incumbent U.S. Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and Peter King (R-Seaford) secured new terms in an environment that produced 40 new colleagues with “D” next to their names for congressmen and congresswomen. Entrenched state Sens. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) and Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) — the party boss’s cousin — also scored easy wins, keeping their decades-held seats even as the body flipped to the Democrats’ control, painting all three houses of New York’s government blue. LaValle, speaking in an exclusive interview with TBR News Media at his Ronkonkoma office late last year, displayed no concerns with the future of his party, nor a willingness to reassess messaging or strategy ahead of the next

two November elections. Jobs, the economy and immigration — along with undoing anything and everything possible from the tenure of President Barack Obama (D) — have been first and foremost policy in the Make America Great Again era of the Republican Party, and LaValle suggested that shouldn’t be expected to change. “The Democratic Party had a better day than the Republican Party,” he said of the 2018 midterms. “If we cut out everything else in the world and we look at it in a vacuum, what occurred, certainly the Democratic Party performed somewhat better; not substantially, but somewhat better in the 2018 election cycle.” He said it is to be expected a sitting president’s party would lose seats in Congress during a midterm election, a long-held trend that plagued nearly all presidents in the recent past. There were also the narrower margins of victory for King and Zeldin. “This was a very tough climate for a lot of people, not so much for us,” he said. “We actually stemmed the tide very well. We are intact. That to me is an extremely positive sign.” The closing message for Trump on the recent campaign trail focused on immigration, specifically a dwindling caravan of migrants coming through Central America and a border wall. Zeldin’s campaign ads in late October warned of the “radical liberal agenda” of his Democratic opponent, Perry Gershon, due to his support of sanctuary cities and desire to provide universal health care. Immigration has long been a wedge issue nationally, and in Suffolk LaValle pegged it as one of the key issues that helped the Republicans win, during a 2017 interview. “As far as our game plan, the Republican agenda for America is working,” LaValle said, touting low unemployment numbers and an economy displaying positive signs. “The truth is,

Suffolk County Republican Committee Chairman John Jay LaValle, above, at his office in Ronkonkoma. Below, LaValle stands with U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) on election night Nov. 6 celebrating a Republican victory.

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the Republican agenda for America, and in large part Donald Trump’s agenda for America, is not being represented accurately in the media.” He dismissed the notion that Democrats are a more diverse party, both in the electorate and in the candidates running. “More Americans are working today than ever before in our history,” he said, adding the left has gone out of its way to try to label the president as a racist. “For a guy that’s a racist, more AfricanAmericans are working today than ever in the history of this country. Under Barack Obama more were on social programs, welfare, and more were unemployed then ever in the history of the country. So we had a black president who failed the black community. We have now what the Democrats say is a racist president, is now employing more African-Americans than ever in history. It’s totally indisputable.” The unemployment rate for black people is at a record low, though African-American unemployment has been declining overall since 2010, several years before Trump took office, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LaValle said he expects in coming elections more people of color to realize the positives Republicans have brought about for their communities. “It’s not going to happen overnight that they’re going to wake up and say, ‘You know what, I love the Republicans,’” he said. “That’s a myth that’s perpetuated — the Democratic Party is the party of diversity. No, they’re not. What diversity are they offering?” LaValle suggested Trump will be in a better position going forward to advance his agenda with a Democratic-held House, saying the president falls closer to the center on the

political spectrum than many Republicans in Congress who have failed to rally behind him. “I have a feeling at the end of the day there’s going to be a lot of negotiating, and I think we’re going to see some compromise and we’re going to see some progress,” LaValle said. He added he’s not sure what his involvement will be in the 2020 Trump re-election campaign but will be willing to get in the game if his name is called. LaValle has previously been rumored as a potential challenger in 2019 against incumbent Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) but said at this point that’s unlikely to be in the cards. He named Flanagan, county Comptroller John Kennedy (R), Legislator and Minority Leader Tom Cilmi (R-Bay Shore) and Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) as a few possible Republican candidates for Suffolk’s top office. He said he expects the decision to play out this January. LaValle called Flanagan “an excellent candidate” but said he’s unsure if the state senator would be interested in the position. “Rob’s an interesting guy, he’s certainly willing to say whatever it is that’s on his mind, that’s a quality that people like,” he said of Trotta. The chairman pegged county Legislature seats held by Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), William Lindsay (D-Bohemia), Al Krupski (D-Cutchogue) and Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) as a few he hopes to flip in 2019. The Legislature is currently comprised of 11 Democrats and seven Republicans. “I think for the most part we’re going to continue along the path that we’re on,” he said. “I don’t see any reason not to. We faired pretty well in this election cycle. We certainly bucked trends.”

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History Close at Hand

First Three Village settlers set the tone for independence, adventure BY BEVERLY C. TYLER THREE VILLAGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Many of the people who grew up in the Three Villages over the past three centuries can trace their independent and adventurous nature to some of the first settlers. The colonists who came to Setauket in the 17th century were selfemployed farmers, ship captains, storekeepers, tradesmen and craftsmen. These self-sufficient colonists, especially on Eastern Long Island, lived in an area physically separated from the mainland, and with direct access to the sea set up an efficient, effective and profitable transportation network. From the very first years of settlement the Plantation at Setauket had a direct association with New England. But, by 1664, Long Island found itself torn from its natural roots and was made a part of New York. This was never a completely satisfactory relationship, and in the 17th and 18th centuries Long Islanders barely tolerated the interference of the royal governor of New York in their affairs. Even the relationship with Connecticut was often strained. On Oct. 6, 1659, Setauket petitioned the General Court at Hartford “to accept the said Plantation of Setauk under its jurisdiction, soe for as they may not in any way intrench upon the Articles of Confederation with the other three Colonies.” At the time, Setauket was under the Colony of New Haven — the other two colonies were Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay. On May 16, 1661, Setauket was accepted by the Colony of Connecticut based in Hartford. From the beginning of the settlement in 1655, the people of Setauket were more tolerant than the earlier settlements on Eastern Long

Sylvester Hulse, above with the reigns, at his East Setauket farm in 1922 at the age of 92. He is driving his horse Maggie, and in the wagon is his grandson Forrest West. Standing is farmhand William Hannon. Hulse, below right, cutting and splitting wood at his farm in 1924. Painting the steeple on Setauket Methodist Church, below left, is Clinton West, left, and his crew Herman Aldrich, right, with Ray Tyler, on top of steeple.

Island and in New Haven. They welcomed into the community many who held different religious and political views. It also might be said that some of the best people in Setauket came here after they were kicked out of some place else. One of the first of these best people was Richard Smith, who arrived in Setauket about 1656 from Southampton. He had left there for “unreverend carriage towards the magistrates.” He soon became a leading citizen of Setauket and later settled and established Smithtown. Another leading citizen of the area was John Thompson, who came to Setauket — then called Brookhaven — in 1672 as the town blacksmith. He had been the blacksmith in Oyster Bay but was accused of a “breach of Covenant” for selling land there. After he was already in Setauket, Thompson was described as “deffective, in severall perticelers.” Yet, Thompson was well enough thought of to be elected Brookhaven constable in 1684 and a selectman in 1686. His son Samuel built the Thompson House in Setauket, and the Thompson family was one of the leading families in Setauket during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Rev. Zachariah Greene first came to Setauket as one of a force of Patriots who, Aug. 22, 1777, attempted to dislodge a company of Tory troops who had turned the Presbyterian Church in Setauket into a fort. The Americans fired on the Tories for four hours before returning to Connecticut with a few prisoners and British supplies. In 1797 Greene returned

to Setauket to become pastor of the very same Presbyterian Church. He continued in that job for 53 years before retiring to Hempstead in 1850. He died at his daughter’s home in 1858 at the age of 98. Descendants of those who settled here in the 17th and 18th centuries reached out to connect this area with the world. Sloops, schooners and square-rigged vessels were designed and built by local shipbuilders and were sailed to every corner of the world by Setauket and Stony Brook captains. One of the men who got an early start was Percy Smith. In 1899, at the age of 7, he was driving the stage from the Stony Brook railroad station to the village. Three years later he was a cook on a sailing vessel out of Stony Brook Harbor. Smith worked two summers as a ship’s cook. He later held many other jobs in the community and was the butcher in Stony Brook for many years. Local residents not only started working at an early age but kept working for almost their entire lives. Sylvester Hulse was a farmer in East Setauket who was still tending his fields past the age of 90. On one particular day, Hulse, at the time between 90 and 96 years of age, drove a team of horses into his field on the other side of the railroad tracks. He was sitting on a cultivator with his feet in stirrups. While he was working the field the train whistle blew and one of the horses, a former racing horse named Gary, bolted and threw Hulse to the ground. When he fell, his foot caught in one of the stirrups, and he couldn’t get it loose.

The team ran back over the field, across the railroad tracks and into the barn, dragging the elderly Hulse along on his back. Except for the inevitable bruises on Hulse, the three of them escaped serious injury. Hulse’s grandson Clinton West was a painter by trade and prided himself on the quality of his work. Most of the men he hired for various jobs were also local residents. Not all of them were as fearless as Raymond Tyler, though, who posed for his picture while standing on the steeple of Setauket Methodist Church. Beverly C. Tyler is Three Village Historical Society historian and author of books available from the society at 93 North Country Road, Setauket. For more information, call 631-7513730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

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Patriots fall in ﬁnal seconds Ward Melville boys basketball lost a heartbreaker in the ﬁnal seconds of a League I matchup against Central Islip on the road Jan. 4 despite leading by nine points earlier in the game. The Musketeers battled their way back to tie the game at 66 when Central Islip junior guard Ty-Shon Pannell drained a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc with 2.1 seconds left in regulation. The Patriots in-bounded the ball and took the Hail Mary shot without success, dropping the league game, 69-66. Robert Soto, below right, led the way for the

Patriots with three field goals, a trey and nine free throws for 18 points. Ray Grabowski, below, followed with two triples, two field goals and four points from the charity stripe netting 14 points. Also pictured, Ward Melville junior guard Giancarlo Serratore, above, with a no-look pass; junior forward Paul Otto Nicholson, above right, scores against a Central Islip defender; and, below center, junior forward Myles Brown drives to the basket and flies to the rim, scoring two of his seven points.

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Opinion

Editorial

Imagine if your week’s paycheck were hung on a hook from a high ceiling, dangling there within sight but not within reach, all because your boss wanted something the rest of the company said he couldn’t have. The federal government has not had a spending bill pass the House of Representatives for approximately three weeks, and for that stretch of time, hundreds of thousands have been furloughed, been sent home or have had to work without pay as of press time. That includes thousands of Transportation Security Administration officers at airports and air traffic controllers. It’s hard to estimate how many Long Islanders have been affected by the shutdown, but they are certainly out there. Recently, the Suffolk Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced it would provide free pet food to government workers who couldn’t afford it due to the shutdown. Long Island Cares, a Hauppauge-based nonprofit food bank, said Jan. 4 it was reaching out to federal employees affected by the shutdown to provide food assistance. This is the third government shutdown in the past decade and the longest running. There are 800,000 federal workers furloughed or working without pay because of the shutdown, and experts have said there may be a multiplier effect the longer the shutdown goes on, considering the family members of those government workers going without pay. The problem may even impact the larger local economy, harming businesses whose customers must cut back on spending, along with the tourism and travel industries with reports that thousands of TSA officers are calling out sick rather than work without pay. This latest shutdown has been caused by a laser-targeted policy decision, namely $5.7 billion in funding for a wall on the U.S. and Mexico border. This policy has been near-singularly championed by one official, President Donald Trump (R). Trump got on national television Jan. 8 to explain to the nation his reasoning on why the U.S. needs a border wall. He made a number of points that have already been fact checked by other news organizations, but suffice it say he claimed, “The federal government remains shutdown for one reason and one reason only: Because Democrats will not fund border security.” This is simply untrue. Democrats put up a $1.3 billion funding bill for border security measures, including additional surveillance and more fortified fencing. The president would not sign it. It didn’t fund a 2,000-mile border wall. And that’s what it comes down to — a wall — whether the U.S. will spend billions of dollars on a wall. This is hostage politics. The Democrats in Congress simply won’t support a wall. The exact specifications for the wall aren’t even set down on paper, and the president is asking the American taxpayer to foot the bill for something immigration experts have outright said will have limited effect on border crossings. Long Islanders should tell our representatives like U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) to pressure the president to end this dispute, otherwise the effects of a government shutdown will only multiply. As a country, we have gotten over shutdowns before, and we will get over this one, but while we at TBR News Media feel it is imperative that the border be policed, we believe in bridges, not walls.

Setting the record straight on Zeldin In the generous spirit of a holiday season, it seemed only right to postpone responding to Shoshana Hershkowitz’s anti-Zeldin Nov. 15 letter, “Keep a close eye on Zeldin this term,” in The Village Times Herald. But now it’s time to correct the record. While Ms. Hershkowitz seemed righteously indignant over awful graffiti painted on signs of Lee Zeldin’s opponent, she failed to mention the congressman strongly denounced both the vandalism and anyone connected to it. By comparison, it’s interesting to note two things. When a Nesconset man was arrested for threatening to kill Zeldin supporters and nearly hit a campaign worker with his car, both she and her candidate remained mute. The Democratic nominee did, however, find his voice when supporting a widely distributed, hide the young children, vile mailer that displayed a wire coat hanger with the words, underlined in red, “Lee Zeldin’s plan for women’s healthcare.” Ms. Hershkowitz’s claim Lee’s never served in the minority and “has not formed relationships across the aisle” is misleading. When Zeldin ran for state Senate in 2010, Albany was fully controlled by the Democratic Party. After Zeldin’s win the GOP took tenuous control over the upper body but remained in the minority

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Bridges, not walls

Letters to the editor

Congressman Lee Zeldin celebrates after his win this past November.

overall. In spite of that, he was able to find common ground on some extremely critical legislation. During his tenure the MTA payroll tax was dramatically reduced; the Joseph P. Dwyer program for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was begun; middle class tax rates reached their lowest rates in decades; and a 2 percent property tax cap was passed. Running for Congress in 2014, Mr. Zeldin once again defeated an incumbent Democrat whose party had control of all

three branches of government. Hardly expecting the House and Senate would flip, he campaigned on a record of crossing the aisle on behalf of his constituents. In spite of D.C.’s polarized political climate, Zeldin still managed to work with such stridently partisan Democrats as senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Gov. Cuomo. They’ve reached agreement on important CD1 issues, including but not limited to the Long Island Sound, Suffolk County’s Francis S. Gabreski Airport and funding for counterterrorism and emergency preparedness. Most recently, and for the fourth straight Christmas, Rep. Zeldin was part of a bi-partisan group of House members visiting American troops deployed in the Middle East. The representatives served lunch and dinner, with Lee providing our hometown heroes with delicious chocolate chip cookies from Long Island’s very own Tate’s Bake Shop. For eight years Lee Zeldin has successfully worked with Democrats on issues he thought would benefit his constituents. As an Iraq War veteran, and now major in the Army Reserve, Zeldin has shown not just a willingness to fight for his district but for his country. All in all, that’s a pretty good resume. Jim Soviero Setauket

Additions to requests of the governor

Thank you for the wish list you ran in the Dec. 20 editions of TBR newspapers, “Dear Santa of NYS” (aka Gov. Andrew Cuomo). You had some very good ideas. Thank you for calling attention to the greatly reduced deduction homeowners who pay in excess of $10,000 in property taxes [and state income taxes] each year will face. High property taxes are one reason for a continuing exodus of retirees to southern climes. No, it’s not just the weather. You wrote, “By [the state] increasing school funding, it will hopefully help keep future school budget increases low.” Really? You’d need to address that issue with the local school superintendents. As enrollment declines, costs continue to rise. I’m with you on the cost of electricity on Long Island. Something needs to be done.

However, “push through legislation that would allow municipalities and school districts who [sic] lose a tax base from utilities, such as LIPA, to access reserved state funds to offset the impact on Suffolk taxpayers” is not an idea I can go along with as an area resident for more than 45 years. Taxpayers in those municipalities and districts enjoyed significant savings for years, while those of us in districts with virtually no commercial tax base have been paying full freight. Welcome to the real world. I’d like to add a few additional wishes, if I may. The rules for voting in New York State do not match the relatively progressive nature of our government. It’s time for an update. Especially as regards early voting and casting ballots by mail to make it easier for New Yorkers to execute

their responsibility to vote. (Notice I did not say “right.”) In the 2018 election a record number of us cast ballots: about 50 percent of us. I think that is shameful. And it should absolutely not require an eight-month time frame to change your party affiliation in order to be eligible to vote in a primary. The rules for elected leaders could use some scrutiny as well. A lack of term limits has enabled a stodgy and sometimes corrupt system. New blood and fresh ideas can bring vitality to any institution, though I’m guessing it will be difficult to get any traction for the idea. A mandatory retirement age, perhaps? Donna Newman Stony Brook Editor’s note: Donna Newman is the former editor of The Village Times Herald

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Opinion

College essay reveals the whiff of a winner

have no doubt “Alice,” which is not her real name, is a dedicated dancer. I haven’t seen her perform, I haven’t read reviews of a show or even seen a sparkling résumé with copious awards. I also have no way, just by looking at her, of recognizing whether her movements are so reﬁned and controlled that she clearly expresses the majesty of music through movement. How do I know about her talent? A recent family acquaintance, Alice D. None is a senior in high school who is apof the above plying to college. BY DANIEL DUNAIEF When I asked about her essay, she generously shared it. As a condition for reading her work and writing about it, I agreed

to allow her to remain anonymous. The college application process forces young adults to distill their lives onto the lines of a page. They have the unenviable task of sifting through experiences, memories, hopes and aspirations as they try to figure out what to include and what to exclude. The latter is perhaps more challenging. Most of us could tell stories about our lives, mentioning the day of the week, the time of year, the names of other people on a trip to New Zealand or the food we ate that day. Those details could be relevant if they indicate something specific about the writer, or they could provide a dense fog through which a reader struggles to find a truth, passion or personal meaning. Tempting as it might have been for Alice to mention her dancing success or memorable performances, she excluded those details. Alice honed in on a sensory experience linked to her practices, performances and passion for dance: the smell of her shoes. Indeed, the first line of her essay draws the reader into her world

immediately, suggesting that she’s worried about the foul aroma of her shoes spreading through her car. Beginning an essay with a sensory experience generates an immediately relatable experience, even among those of us who have never stood under hot lights on stage and contorted our bodies in carefully choreographed productions. Readers, whether they are admissions officers, high school teachers or contest judges, have all had moments when they worry a smell can give us away. It doesn’t have to be an unpleasant scent, as we may have cooked a surprise dinner for our partner and don’t want that person to know about it until mealtime. Alice goes on to describe how the smell reflects the hard work, pain and beauty connected with her dancing. We all have seen the bright light moments when people perform, whether they’re dancing ballet, catching a ball on a Major League Baseball field or sharing a poem they’ve written. These moments and concerns in between the

performances occur more frequently and capture more about Alice’s inner thoughts and drive. The smell becomes an unpleasant but hard-earned badge of honor. Alice goes on to describe how these shoes mirror her participation in a pursuit that requires her to reach a level of perfection she suggests the body doesn’t achieve naturally. She adds an awareness of the individual nature of the performance, coupled with the fact that she’s never alone, surrounded by others whose feet have the same smell. Through descriptions like these, Alice is revealing ﬁne details of what she’s doing, the by-product of the effort she exerts and the shared sense of purpose she has with her fellow dancers. College essays require a mental perspiration akin to that which affected Alice’s shoes. Through those efforts, however, writers not only reveal more about themselves, but they also create lasting impressions for readers searching for evidence of commitment and passion.

Women: older, wiser and (sometimes) leading the way

his new year may come to be known as the Year of the Older Woman. That was my thought as I read The New York Times article by Jessica Bennett, “I am (an older) woman. Hear me roar.” The story goes on to cite Nancy Pelosi, Glenn Close and Susan Zirinsky, the newly named head of CBS News, among others, as examples of powerful women over 60 in the spotlight. IT’S ABOUT TIME. Pelosi survived a serious challenge to her leadBetween ership from the you and me energetic freshBY LEAH S. DUNAIEF men Democratic members, to once again become speaker of the House of Representatives. That makes her the most powerful

elected woman in the United States. Pelosi is 78. Long-serving Representative Maxine Waters (D-California), is the first woman, and incidentally the first African-American, to chair the Financial Services Committee. Waters is 80. Donna Shalala (D-Florida) is the oldest freshman in the House. Shalala is almost 78. Zirinsky, who worked at CBS in almost every conceivable news position for 40 years, is not being shunted into retirement. Instead she is now the first woman to head the prestigious news division. She is also the oldest person to hold that position. Zirinsky is 66. Glenn Close, regarded as an underdog in the best actress in a motion picture, drama category of the Golden Globes, beat out four younger women. Close, long a favorite actress of mine, is 71. How much of this has been as a result of the #MeToo tsunami? Older men have long held power into their 70s and 80s. But some of them have been spectacularly toppled: Charlie Rose is 77 and Les Moonves, newly ousted from CBS Corporation, is 69. So age, of in itself, has not been seen as a barrier to power, but gender has.

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Those fallen men have vacated positions at the top that now can be ﬁlled by equally qualiﬁed women. Christiane Amanpour, who will be 61 this week, has replaced Rose on PBS. Gender coupled with age was always toxic for female advancement, but not in every culture. Native Americans, I believe I recall, would admit only post-menopausal women to the highest circles of power within their tribes. Slowly the rest of our country seems to be realizing the value of older, and presumably wiser, women for positions of leadership. This is most encouraging for the women over 50, of whom there are more than at any time in our U.S. history. And why shouldn’t they have the same opportunities at leadership and power as men? They are healthier, working longer and earning more than ever. Well, in fact, it seems like they are advancing. In the words of Susan Douglas, a professor of communications at the University of Michigan, according to The Times, “a demographic revolution” is occurring. More women are working into their 60s

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and beyond, and are being appreciated for their talents and experience. In the late 1980s, some 15 percent were still working. Today it is nearly one-third of those 65-69. Those 70-74 and working have jumped from 8 percent to 18 percent. The Times article goes on to point out that working longer is more common among women with higher education and savings. Presumably some are in the workforce by choice and are valued there. This all reminds me of an exchange that occurred shortly after we started The Village Times, our first newspaper, in 1976. I was 35-years-old, with more gray hairs than now, and hiring staff, when a man came to interview for one of the positions. After a positive conversation in my office, I was about to hire him when he paused, then asked, “Are you the boss?” When I told him that I supposed I was, he looked confused, then explained, “I’m sorry, I didn’t realize. I couldn’t work for a woman boss.” With that he stood, picked up his coat and hurried away. I didn’t even know enough then to be flabbergasted.

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