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February 18, 2021

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3V board of ed prepares residents for a pierce on the tax levy increase A3 Free lunch waiver extended in local school districts A5 Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn discusses goals for 2021 A8

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Education

Three Village 2021-22 budget expected to pierce cap BY ANDREA PALDY DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was preparing to release its recommendations for the nation’s schools to safely reopen, the focus of the Three Village school board meeting Feb. 10 was on sustaining its in-person learning. Seating was limited in accordance with current distancing guidelines. Even as parents and students expressed gratitude for the district’s September in-person reopening, there was general acknowledgment of the emotional and financial challenges associated with opening schools every day in the middle of a pandemic. “It costs a lot of money but the message we had gotten going back to last summer was, ‘Do what you need to do to get our kids back to school and do it safely.’ And we’ve done that,” said Jeff Carlson, deputy superintendent for business services. But there is a continuing cost. Carlson prepared residents for a 2021-22 budget that would pierce the cap on the tax levy increase. He said Three Village spent about $6.5 million in COVIDrelated expenses to support last fall’s reopening to all students who wanted to return in-person every day. The school district also provided fully remote

instruction to students whose families requested it. More than $4 million went to hiring more teachers to decrease class sizes so that classrooms would be less crowded, and students could maintain a distance of 6 feet, the deputy superintendent said. The attention to social distancing also meant that as the school year progressed, the New York State Department of Health did not require entire classes to quarantine when someone contracted the virus. Funds also went toward paying for masks, janitorial staff, cleaning supplies, Chromebooks and desk barriers, Carlson said. Next year’s budget anticipates similar costs to keep the same protections in place. Though the increase to the budget would be below 2 percent — 1.85 percent — it would exceed the district’s tax cap of 1.37 percent, Carlson said. The deputy superintendent said the district was able to cover the expenses this year, in part, because Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a bill allowing school districts and local governments to transfer money from their reserve funds to their operating budgets to pay for pandemic-related expenses. He added that Three Village will have spent between $4 million and $5 million from its reserves, and in compliance with the bill will need to pay back the funds within five years. In the coming year, the governor’s preliminary

budget shows a small decrease in aid to the district. Additionally, Three Village will begin repaying about $800,000 to its reserves. Carlson said that these pandemic-related expenses, along with the usual increases in health insurance and employee retirement funds, also contractual increases, will make it impossible to put together a budget that stays within the cap. Since the budget will be above the tax cap, it will need a supermajority — a vote of 60 percent in favor — to pass. The last time the district exceeded the cap was in 2012, the first year such caps were put in place. At that time, $1.95 million in cuts had to be made, because the budget was not approved by a supermajority. “It’s a different time,” Carlson said of the upcoming budget. “We want to keep schools open. If not for COVID, we wouldn’t even be talking about this.”

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At the same time that parents and students thanked the district for a full reopening, they also voiced frustration about some of the losses in the past year. Speaking to the board about allowing spectators at sporting events, one parent noted that too much has already been taken away from students.

Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich assured parents that they have the support of the school district, which has registered a vote with Section XI in favor of allowing spectators at sporting events. And while “school in person was a huge win,” said Jesse Behar, a Ward Melville senior and student representative to the school board, seniors are looking at lost milestones such as homecoming and Senior Day. They are also concerned about whether there will be a prom or “any modified in-person events,” as well as celebrations for students moving up from the sixth and ninth grades, Behar said. “I feel positive you will make graduation happen, because last year, when many districts threw their hands up, you guys made graduation happen,” he said. Pedisich responded to these concerns by saying, “We know that those are significant milestones for our seniors and also our ninthgraders moving up, as well as our sixth-graders. We are not giving up hope.” She added that the governor’s pending approval in March of weddings of 150 people is a good sign and reason for optimism. “We are looking at options that will make this as special as it can be for our seniors,” Pedisich said.

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Education

USDA extends free lunch waiver to local school districts BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

School districts across Long Island have been offering free meals to children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and the policy from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the program to the end of the school year. Over the summer, at the height of the pandemic, the USDA allowed school districts to apply for free meals for all students. Usually, districts only provide free breakfasts and lunches to students who qualify for free or reduced lunch. But the coronavirus prompted the federal government to create child nutrition waivers based upon available funding at the time to end in June, then December and now throughout the 2020-21 school year. And it’s benefiting hundreds of students, local school representatives said. Mara Pugh, Elwood school district food services director, said when the pandemic started in March, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue gave schools the flexibility and waivers to be able to serve lunches to everyone in the community who were learning from home. “Back then, we had a grab and go for any family,” she said. “No matter what the financial eligibility was, they would get a free lunch.” Before the pandemic, families who were struggling or below the middle-class line were able to enroll their children in the free or reduced-lunch programs. The pandemic, however, affected everyone, and some students who came from middle-income households were now struggling. When the waiver was passed again at the end of the 2020, Pugh said it was “a relief.” “It definitely will help to ensure all the children in our district and community have access to the nutritious foods they need,” she said. Whether the student is remote learning or in-person, everyone is eligible if they so choose, no questions asked. “We have around 2,500 kids in our district,” she said, “And about 30% to 40% of them are taking advantage of it.” Remote families are able to pick up their meals at the school, where the district packages meals for two or three days at a time, she said. “There’s no enrollment needed,” she added. “With these times, people who were well-off last year may not be well-off this year.” In a release last year, USDA stated that the challenges facing the country called for an effective way to feed children. The waiver allowed changes, like serving meals in all areas at no cost, permitting meals to

be served outside of the typically required group settings and mealtimes, waive meal pattern requirements and allow parents or guardians to pick up meals for their children. “As our nation recovers and reopens, we want to ensure that children continue to receive the nutritious breakfasts and lunches they count on during the school year wherever they are, and however they are learning,” Perdue said. “We are grateful for the heroic efforts by our school food service professionals who are consistently serving healthy meals to kids during these trying times, and we know they need maximum flexibility right now.” Three Village school district also has taken advantage of the waiver. Jeffrey Carlson, deputy superintendent for business services, said that he thought it was “a great idea.” “I’ve felt for a long time that school lunches should be free for all schools,” he said. “Either the district pays for it or the federal government pays.” Carlson said the free lunches also have gotten better than when parents were in school. “It used to be a lot more obvious as to which kids were getting free lunch and then the stigma comes along with it,” he said. “So, if every kid just got lunch in school then we wouldn’t have to worry about that anymore.” While there are still snacks and extras that must be bought à la carte, he said that daily participation in the program has increased. “I think it’ll go up even more after COVID,” he said. “People will be more comfortable with food being prepared for their children again.” Beth Rella, assistant superintendent for business at Middle Country school district, said they are “thrilled” to be able to offer the program to all of their students — whether they attend in-person, virtual or hybrid classes. “Although we began the year starting a little lighter than typical, which was anticipated due to COVID, we have noticed an increase in the number of meals served daily as the school year has progressed,” she said. “We see more and more students enjoying tasty breakfasts and lunches each day. We hope that students, who may have not tried out the food services program previously, use this as an opportunity to taste the various menu items.” Carlson said that when USDA extended the program, there wasn’t a big announcement about it. Rella added that her district has “utilized ConnectEd messages, board of education meetings, printed flyers, the website and have even encouraged faculty and staff to spread the word about the program.” Middle Country students even had the opportunity to design and compete in a “Free Meals for All” poster contest, where the winning

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poster was used as a promotional display. Smithtown school district publicized the program via email to parents. Superintendent Mark Secaur wrote back in September, “The USDA recently announced that all school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program could temporarily serve free lunch to all students until Dec. 31, 2020. We have now also received approval from NYSED

to participate in the free lunch offering.” Memos were sent out to residents within the Port Jefferson School District, too, and Deputy Superintendent Sean Leister said that while “around 10% or 15% of students are remote, this brings a level of normalcy to them.” Leister added his district has also seen an increase in families participating. “There’s always a gap of people who don’t feel comfortable with signing up for the reduced lunch program,” he said. “But the federal government, state and Port Jefferson School District all realize that not having a meal is important to keeping students engaged and attentive — and no one will know they got it for free.” Rella said Middle Country offers a week’s worth of frozen meals so students can continue to enjoy hot meals during their time off. “Having the USDA free meals for all program has not only allowed more students to participate in the program, it has helped to lessen the financial burden that was produced,” Rella said.

Stony Brook man arrested for 10 commercial burglaries On Feb. 16, a Suffolk County Police Department officer arrested a Stony Brook man for burglarizing 10 businesses since late last year. Canine Section Officer Sean Clarke and his canine partner Brock were on patrol in Stony Brook in response to recent overnight burglaries when Clarke observed Michael Parise allegedly break the glass door of Subway, located at 2350 Route 347, at approximately 1:25 a.m. Clarke and Brock chased Parise who, after a physical struggle, was taken into custody. Following an investigation by 6th Squad detectives, Parise, 45, of Stony Brook, was charged with 10 counts of burglary 3rd degree for allegedly burglarizing the following locations: • Subway, located at 2350 Route 347 in Stony Brook, Feb. 16 at approximately 1:25 a.m. • Bambu, located at 2350 Route 347 in Stony Brook, during the overnight hours of Feb. 14 to Feb. 15. • LI Bagel Café, located at 2310 Route 347 in Stony Brook, Feb. 13 at approximately 1:30 a.m.

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Bambu, located at 2350 Route 347 in Stony Brook, during the overnight hours of Jan. 10 to Jan. 11. • Red Tiger Dumpling House, located at 1320 Stony Brook Road in Stony Brook, Jan. 21 at approximately 9 a.m. • Hoshi Sushi, located at 1320 Stony Brook Road in Stony Brook, during the overnight hours of Jan. 21 to Jan. 22. • Iron Ramen, located at 2350 Route 347 in Stony Brook, between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Jan. 11. • Smoke Paradise, located at 2350 Route 347 in Stony Brook, at approximately 5:50 a.m. Jan. 11. • Lan Wo, located at 2460 Route 347 in Stony Brook, at approximately 1 a.m. Jan. 10. • Ssambap Korean BBQ, located at 2350 Route 347 in Stony Brook, at approximately 5 a.m. Nov. 17. Parise was also charged with resisting arrest. He was held overnight at the 6th Precinct and arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip Feb. 17.

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The 2019 Kids Bookmark Contest winners, Madison from Nassakeag Elementary School and Evelyn and Raymond, both from Minnesauke Elementary School, pose with their bookmarks. Photo from Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Library announces bookmark contest Emma S. Clark Memorial Library is once again hosting a Kids Bookmark Contest for children in the Three Village Central School District, kindergarten through sixth grade. Winners receive the honor of having their bookmarks professionally printed. To pick up an official entry form and bookmark template, kids may stop by the Children’s Reference Desk or download the form at kids.emmaclark.org. The entry deadline is March 31. Winners will be chosen in three categories (K – 2, 3rd and 4th, and 5th and 6th grades) and announced Monday, May 3 to kick off Children’s Book Week. All contestants’

entries are displayed in the Children’s Department for the entire community to enjoy. The children of Three Village inspire others to read with their original bookmark entries, and the Emma Clark librarians have seen over 200 unique bookmarks over the past few years. Questions about the Kids Bookmark Contest, can be emailed to marcela@ emmaclark.org or call 631-941-4080, ext. 123. Emma Clark library employees, trustees and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter. Emma S. Clark Memorial Library is located at 120 Main St., Setauket.

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Historic All Souls Church, located at 61 Main St., Stony Brook, is open for prayer and reflection every day. The church recently added a weekly interdenominational Rosary to its existing list of community outreach programs (i.e., monthly poetry readings, concerts, Gregorian Chant, Native American Drumming, and Tuesday interdenominational Morning Prayer). Although many people think of the Rosary as something only Roman Catholics do, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Native Americans, Hindus, Muslims and Orthodox Christians also pray their own versions of the Rosary. The Interdenominational Rosary will be offered every Wednesday at 12 p.m. in the historic Stanford White-designed chapel. The group recitation of the Rosary will take less than 30 minutes and will include prayers drawn from the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Episcopal and Orthodox traditions as well as

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All Souls Church in Stony Brook recently began offering a weekly interdenominational Rosary every Wednesday. Photo by Susan Kerr

Bible readings related to the four mysteries of the Marian Rosary: The Joyful Mysteries, The Sorrowful Mysteries, The Glorious Mysteries and The Luminous Mysteries. If visitors do not have a Marian Rosary, All Souls will give one as a thank you for joining fellow Christians in prayer. For more information, call 631-655-7798.

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Town

A Kenyan school bus that could save lives BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

An initiative built a school for kids in Kenya, and now they need a way to get there. Kyle Spillane, a graduate of ShorehamWading River High School and board member of the local nonprofit Hope Children’s Fund, recently set up a GoFundMe fundraiser online to buy a minibus to safely get Kenyan students to school. “It has the potential to save lives,” he said. Incorporated in 2003, Hope Children’s Fund is a New York State licensed 501(c)(3) that provides for the physical and emotional needs of some of the most vulnerable AIDS-affected children who had been living on the streets of Meru, Kenya. With the goal to provide food, clothing, shelter and medical care to enable children to be enrolled in local schools, the Jerusha Mwiraria Hope Children’s Home was built in 2005, taking in children that are HIV affected or who come from tragic backgrounds with families who can no longer care for them. According to Spillane, two of the group’s kids unfortunately — and tragically — lost their

lives while walking home from school, due to the dangerous surrounding area. Their names were Glory and Michell. “We wanted to fund a vehicle to transport our kids and doctors to and from the school,” he said. “We have never had a vehicle, and it’s been very costly for us to rent taxis and buses for them.” Over the years, the organization lacked a vehicle to transport the children to and from their regular activities of attending school, shopping for food and supplies for the home, and visiting medical providers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, public transportation is no longer the safest option for the group’s immune-compromised children, who regularly travel to the doctor. Spillane said the GoFundMe, called A Vehicle for Hope, which was posted early last month has raised more than $4,600 to date. The total cost for a 16-seater minibus, from a Toyota dealership in Kenya, will cost $42,000. They have received a $10,000 grant from World Orphan Fund and received a partnership from an anonymous donor who has offered to match the first $5,000. “We just got over 50% of our goal,” he said.

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The 26-year-old Shoreham resident found out about the Setauket-based organization through the Global Awareness Club at ShorehamWading River High School. Since becoming a part of it, he has been to Kenya four times, returning more recently in 2017 and 2019. “This is an organization I hold close to me,” he said. “They have really grown to be what I consider my family, and I wouldn’t still be interested if I didn’t believe in those children. The amount of growth I’ve seen them go through is amazing.” Hope Children’s Fund is a completely volunteer-based nonprofit. “The education is what they really want,” he said about the students. “It’s incredible — these students are coming from nothing and are becoming doctors. They are not taking anything for granted.” Spillane is asking the community to donate and help keep these students safe. “This GoFundMe will support and provide protection to some of the brightest youth minds, who are also some of the most vulnerable AIDSaffected children in Meru, Kenya,” he said. To donate, visit www.gofundme.com/f/ vehicleforhcf.

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County

Suffolk Legislator Kara Hahn talks long-term goals

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Before she gets to the long list of initiatives she wants to act on this year, Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) said combating the coronavirus is priority number one. After just four weeks into the new year, the deputy presiding officer for the county Legislature said that while she has a lot of goals to accomplish before the end of 2021, COVID-19 is the biggest hurdle to overcome. “The most important thing that anyone can be working on right now is COVID response and recovery for residents, for businesses, for communities as a whole,” she said. “A lot of things have been kind of put on the backburner because of the need to focus on COVID.” Hahn said that while the pandemic has been ongoing for nearly a year now, she keeps reminding the county Department of Health Services that notes need to be taken and research must continue. “We have to be looking at this not only in the now,” she said. “What are we learning from this? How can the next time this happens — because there will be a next time, it’s just a matter of when — how can we have learned from this?” Hahn said in order to move forward, the virus and the issues it brought on throughout 2020, like food insecurity and evictions, will have to be addressed even after the vaccine. “Getting through this from a health perspective, and then recovering from it for every person’s financial impact, mental health … people are just going to start to hurt even more,” she said. “We haven’t seen the full repercussions.” Hahn made it clear that while the county recovers from the aftermath of COVID-19, she keeps busy with some of her other plans to help the environment, reduce traffic and keep people safe on Long Island.

the LIRR has been discussed by many and will continue to be debated, along with the possibility of EPA Superfund site, the Lawrence Aviation property, to become a rail yard for electric trains. “So that if that happens, it is the most critical thing that could happen for my district from an infrastructure perspective,” she said. “Right now, the electric train stops at Huntington and the time it takes to get into Manhattan to Penn Station more than two hours.” With the electrification, she said, 20 to 25 minutes will be cut off the journey, with no switches in Huntington. “They can go a little bit faster, they are much more efficient in energy and obviously less polluting,” she added. “Once you cut off almost a half an hour from that trip, the property values around those stations go up significantly, just being within that kind of vicinity to Manhattan.” Hahn said that electric trains could help students at Stony Brook University, revitalizing the downtown, and allowing students to live in the village, close enough to hop on a train to class. “You can create —Kara Hahn different things with an electric line that would make for better movement of people between Huntington and Stony Brook, Huntington and Port Jeff, or Port Jeff and Stony Brook,” she said. And that could help eliminate traffic on Nicolls Road. The overpass there, which has also been heavily discussed for years, is another project she’d like to see through. “The intersection of Nicolls Road and 347 is incredibly unsafe,” Hahn said. “There are accidents there all the time. I’ve witnessed more than one in my lifetime.” The overpass would be federally funded and wouldn’t be completed for many years, she said, but it would be critical in alleviating traffic that comes from the university and the hospital. “Having that intersection function better is critical to a number of regional objectives,” she said. “So, having those funds would be terrific.”

‘The most important thing that anyone can be working on right now is COVID response and recovery for residents, for businesses, for communities as a whole.’

Infrastructure

Hahn is hoping that the federal government with disperse funding to county infrastructure projects, she said, and two of the most prominent projects in her district include the electrification of the Long Island Rail Road from Port Jefferson Station, and an overpass on Route 347 going over Nicolls Road. The decades-long debate about electrifying

Retail recycling

As chair of the Environment, Parks & Agriculture Committee in the county Legislature, as well as chair of the Economic Development, Planning & Housing Committee, Hahn hopes to see the launch of a recycling retail campaign called Reclaim Our Land.

Kara Hahn being sworn into office earlier this year. Photo from Kara Hahn’s office

“Every year the amount of land left to preserve and protect is smaller and smaller,” she said. So, in an effort to buy back land for greenery and parks, Hahn said the vision is to reclaim areas that have been built on and have abandoned. In terms of development, reclamation costs more than preservation, she said, so building on an empty acre is cheaper than buying a previously built building, demolishing and rebuilding something new. But now with constant bankruptcies and the fall of bigbox stores, Hahn said the number of vacant buildings across Suffolk County, alone, is constantly increasing. “I’ve been noticing it in the last two years prepandemic, but COVID just really accelerated it,” she said. Bookstores, supermarkets and stores like Sears or JCPenney in the Smith Haven Mall have left huge spaces with nothing to fill. “When JCPenney was going out of business,

I thought, ‘This is great place to have some housing, have some maybe office space,’” Hahn said. “It’s large, it’s got parking, it’s got sewers, it’s got electric — it’s already there. There’s already a bus that goes to the university campus.” With problems of students living in communities or causing issues with illegal housing, Hahn said there has been discussion on how to create a place that young people can live, that’s convenient and appealing. “Wouldn’t it be great if we could encourage these stores that have been vacant for a long time to be recycled into something the community needs?” she said. By creating affordable micro apartments for single, young people, it could help smaller shops and reduce traffic. “That’s what was so important to me about the recycling retail,” she said. “Let’s try to incentivize developers to recycle what already exists, so that we don’t have to build on the green space.”

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9/11 first responders are now eligible for COVID vaccine BY KIMBERLY BROWN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The first responders of 9/11 have officially been put on the list as eligible to receive the vaccine this past Monday, but some feel the responders have been left on the back burner throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As the coronavirus vaccine slowly becomes more available to Long Islanders, John Feal, founder of the FealGood Foundation who is also a 9/11 responder and advocate, explained how he thinks compromised 9/11 responders who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, among other long-term illnesses, should not only receive eligibility but be a priority for the vaccine as well. “Yes, absolutely, compromised responders should get priority for the vaccine,” Feal said. “On September 16, [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency head] Christine Todd Whitman said the air was safe to breathe and the water was safe to drink. It created a relaxed atmosphere where people didn’t feel the need to wear their masks anymore. If

they weren’t lied to, then I wouldn’t see them as a priority, but definitely see them on the list. However, these men and women were lied to, and they got very sick.” Weeks ago, Feal began urging members of Congress, Gov. Andrews Cuomo (D) and state senators to help the 9/11 responders who have not been getting vaccinated. He doesn’t believe responders should be able to jump the line or take away the vaccine from others who need it. However, there are still affected responders who are sick from two decades ago and are too afraid to leave the house as they are already in danger from their previous illnesses. “All of these responders who have debilitating illnesses from the toxins left in the air after 9/11 deserve to be included in the 65-and-up group,” Feal said. “The fact that they haven’t been included, is proof that America has tried to move on from that horrific day.” Despite what the foundation has been able to accomplish throughout the years, not everything can be accomplished without some help from the federal and state governments. Feal explained how he’s

spent more than a decade talking to elected officials who haven’t shown much urgency when it comes to aiding the 9/11 responders in the aftermath they have had to face. His passion and determination for 9/11 responders is shown through his work. So far, 13 pieces of legislation have been passed in various legislatures, according to him, and a memorial park built in Nesconset. The foundation has also donated over $5 million to 9/11 responders and organizations. “My mother raised me to never back down from a fight, but to also be respectful,” Feal said. “When we got our first bill passed we were like the little engine that could, and now 13 bills later we’re like that big engine that did.”

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would win on the rebound. We’d get on the free throw line and ice the game from there.” Ice the game they did. With a COVID-19 shortened season, Piccirillo was grateful that his team would see any playing time this season. “I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank all of our administration at Section XI for allowing us the opportunity to get back on the court, with all of the safety measures in place and allow us to get this done for the kids it’s an amazing opportunity for them,” the coach said. With the abbreviated season, the Patriots will play their remaining six games in 11 days-time before playoff season begins Feb. 26. Photos clockwise from above, Ward Melville senior Trevor Dunn looks for the rebound; Ribaudo muscles his way to the rim; Shank banks two of his 18 points; Ribaudo lays up for 2; freshman KJ Anderson shoots from the top of the key; and senior guard Asher Heilbron with a baseline pass against Central Islip. — Photos by Bill Landon

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UK COVID-19 vaccination success story BY RICHARD TAPP DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Many TBR News Media readers have been frustrated at the slow, uneven COVID-19 vaccine rollout. With seemingly every friend in England saying, “I’ve just been vaccinated, how about you?” and with no personal appointment in sight, I asked Richard “Dickie” Tapp, of Burgess Hill, West Sussex, why he thought the U.K. vaccination scheme has been so successful. As of mid-February, it is estimated that 21% of the total U.K. population has received the first dose, but with less than 1% fully vaccinated. In the U.S., the relative figures are 10% and 3%. I would add that the U.K. has a wider vaccination-acceptance culture, dating back to the smallpox and polio eras. Still, there could be rollout lessons for President Joe Biden (D) and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). The main difference is that U.S. citizens are having to fight overwhelmed state and big pharmacy websites for a paucity of appointments whereas, in the U.K., appointments are made by invitation for dedicated age groups. And the categories are not extended until each one is almost completed. — John Broven, TBR News Media copy editor The rationale for the “working down through the age-groups” approach is to relieve pressure on the National Health Service [the publicly funded health care systems], which is on its knees. The “Kent” COVID mutation has driven the current surge in cases, proving to be far more contagious. Consequently, there have been far more hospital admissions than in the first wave in spring 2020. Intensive Care Unit doctors and nurses are exhausted, so it has been imperative to reduce the pressure on them. The older you are, the more likely you are to need hospitalization and possibly intensive care, hence the strategy to get the over-70s vaccinated as quickly as possible. The main reason for the success of the U.K. vaccination campaign is that has been entrusted to the NHS, rather than one of the private sector companies with close associations to the governing Conservative Party which have made a mess of track and trace. The NHS is well versed in vaccination programs — for example, the annual winter-flu vaccination rollout — and so it’s right it should be entrusted with the task. Thanks heavens they got this one right. After a slow start, the NHS has been “on the money” although it is only fair to point out: 1. The army has been helping with the supply logistics, especially delivery. 2. The paperwork and supervision at vaccination centers are being largely handled by volunteers, such as the Lions and Rotary clubs. Also volunteers with some suitable experience —

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such as the Red Cross, St John Ambulance, retired nurses, etc.— have been trained in administering the vaccine. So, the burden hasn’t fallen totally on the NHS, which wouldn’t have been able to run the exercise just using its own resources. The campaign works by the “patient” being contacted by their doctor’s office and offered an appointment, in the same way they would for a flu jab. However, in addition they are also contacted by their local NHS trust with a “we have reached your age group” letter offering an online link and a free telephone number by which to make an appointment. So, it’s a twopronged approach. The strategy has been to work down though the age bands, first the over80s, then in five-year bands ending with the 50to-55 age group. To save general practitioner surgery telephone lines being overwhelmed, the instruction was to wait to be contacted and this has worked well. Dedicated vaccination centers have been set up at local community halls and venues — not just at hospitals and health centers. The aim was to vaccinate all the 70-andabove group by Feb. 15. I had my doubts initially but the exercise has gone so well that on Feb. 8, Health Secretary Matt Hancock (Conservative) said that anyone over 70 who had not been contacted about an appointment should now get in touch with their GP surgery and/or phone the NHS free telephone number. That’s a reversal of the previous advice to wait to be contacted. Indeed, in some areas the rollout has gone so well that the 65-to-69-year-olds are now being vaccinated. I heard on local radio that the large seaside town of Eastbourne in Sussex is already calling forward this age group. According to the Department of Health and Social Care, a quarter of adults have already received one dose, including around nine in 10 over-70s. My view is that the five-year agebanding strategy has been a good one. “Don’t

bite off more than you can chew in one go” is a good adage. I think I must add a couple of caveats: 1. The overall age-group percentage figure will be lower as there is still some resistance to the vaccine, especially in Black and

Asian communities. 2. The U.K. figures look good as they are those who have had the first jab. Very few have had the second jab. The U.K. vaccination committee took a gamble in moving the second jab to 12 weeks rather than the three weeks recommended by Pfizer and AstraZeneca. The gamble has paid off as the first jab is being shown to provide 50%to-60% protection — enough to prevent serious illness — and the strategy has been endorsed by the World Health Organization. Of course, the rollout to the under-65s will slow as the 12-week anniversary of those who’ve had their first jab comes into play. While I am proud of the vaccination rollout and the way volunteers have come forward, the downside is that is that it has given Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Conservative) his “get out of jail card.” People seem to have forgotten the disgraceful mortality figures and passing 100,000 deaths just four weeks ago. It’s a number which shames the country with so many of these due to the mistakes Johnson’s government made, yet the daily deaths — only recently under 1,000 per day — are now barely mentioned.

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Perspective

Black History Month, BRT project must have a full environmental review a time to learn

Black History Month, which initially started as a weeklong commemoration in the early 20th century, has been a way to remember and celebrate important people and events in African American history officially for more than 50 years. After a tumultuous 2020, with several alleged police brutality cases against people of color across our nation, it’s more important than ever to recognize the contributions of Black Americans. We’re not just talking about Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks or former President Barack Obama (D), but also those who the spotlight hasn’t shone on enough or not at all. There are veterans who served in our armed forces, even when their fellow countrymen didn’t accept them as equals. There are entertainers who once were applauded when they were on stage but weren’t able to eat dinner at the same restaurant as those who were delighted by their performances. There are those who made great strides in science and aeronautics, who are barely mentioned in our history books. The month is a reminder to reach out to our neighbors, coworkers, acquaintances and former classmates and listen to their stories. People just like us who work hard every day to provide a good life for themselves and their loved ones, and who dream of a better tomorrow. Yet, every day many Black Americans face obstacle after obstacle because they find — before they utter a word or make a move — they are being judged by the color of their skin. Many of us can’t even comprehend being judged based on our bloodline. We heard the stories of our parents, grandparents or other ancestors who were once called derogatory names or turned away from jobs, some not even applying due to signs such as NINA (no Irish need apply) hung on workplace doors. But today, many of us couldn’t imagine this happening to us. However, it’s happening every day, in our country, in our towns, even in our schools to those who are Black. This past summer, journalism-style guidebooks used by papers across the country decided when describing Americans of African ancestry to no longer use “black” but “Black.” The call was made because lowercase is a color but uppercase signifies a culture. Capitalizing Black celebrates people who share history and culture just like Germans, Italians, Asians, Native Americans, Latinos and more. Let’s not let this month pass without learning about our fellow Americans’ cultures and about them as human beings. Months dedicated to certain cultures provide the opportunity to learn more about the history of people outside of our inner circle and everyday lives. It gives us a chance to broaden our horizons and understand that we are all in this thing called life together, only if we realize just how similar and equal we are. We are inviting readers to share their reflections about this year’s Black History Month in perspective articles. Submissions should be approximately 500 words, and we welcome photos to accompany the piece. Send articles and photos to Rita J. Egan at rita@tbrnewsmedia.com.

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The Nicolls Road (County Road 97) Corridor is of substantial importance to the residents of the Town of Brookhaven, which is why I am concerned about the potential adverse environmental impacts that may result from Suffolk County’s Bus Rapid Transit project. The proposed project includes the construction of shared BRT/HOV lanes in the southern portion of the Nicolls Road corridor, as well as the construction of four BRT stations along the road itself. Proposed bus routes will also be implemented along the existing roadway network, connecting the BRT routes along Nicolls Road with Long Island Rail Road stations in Patchogue, Ronkonkoma and Stony Brook. Thirteen additional BRT stations will be constructed to serve the proposed BRT routes along the existing roadway network. This project will disturb several acres of land and it will increase the impervious surfaces in the area. The proposed project is located within the South Setauket Woods Critical Environmental Area, the South Shore Estuary Reserve, the Long Island North Shore Heritage area and the South Setauket Woods Special Groundwater Protection Area. It will result in 74 acres of disturbance, 33 acres of which are existing meadows, grasslands or brushlands that will be eliminated for the median widening, construction of parking lots, pedestrian bridges and new BRT stations. The grass swales located in the medians to allow infiltration of stormwater directly to surface soils will be replaced in favor of expanding the existing recharge basins. This will reduce the significant

stormwater pollution prevention aspects that are currently provided by these areas. The county is proposing massive noise abatement walls along this route that are significant and will impact local residential areas. These 21 noise barriers, consisting of a total of 29,216 linear feet and amounting to a total of 427,262 square feet, need to be evaluated as to their ability to mitigate the noise and their impact on aesthetics in the community. In the past, residents experienced unexpected noise impacts from noise barriers that has resulted in perceived increases in noise by families living near them. Ten properties owned by the Town of Brookhaven are listed within the project area for acquisition as part of the project and are anticipated to impact town parks within the project corridor. The New Village Recreation Center which is located in the northeast corner of Wireless Road and Hawkins Road in Centereach, and Strathmore Park positioned near the southeast corner of CR 97 and Sycamore Drive/Oxhead Road in Stony Brook are considered for use in development of the project. The town has no intention of selling these lands and will strongly oppose any effort by the county to seize these lands. Interestingly, the study area spans over multiple Brookhaven Overlay districts, including the Route 25A Transition Overlay District, the Planned Conservation Overlay District and the Lawrence Aviation Overlay District. It has not yet been determined if the proposed CR 97 BRT project will comply with the land use plans associated with the creation of the districts. The town, however, will

insist that the county complies with the land use plans. Alternatives to the proposed project need to be determined and properly evaluated. The SEQRA process allows for public input to develop true alternatives to the project rather than the project itself and a “no build” alternative. Since the inception of the Nicolls Road BRT Project, it has already been amended to include a high occupancy vehicle component and the town would recommend consideration of the Middle Country Road and Portion Road corridor for integration — and not just a shuttle service between the Patchogue and Stony Brook communities. How could a project of this size and cost pass by a heavily populated and dense commercial corridor such as this? Who is this bus intended for? The public must be a part of this process and be given an opportunity to help shape it for their communities. The proposed Nicolls Road Bus Rapid Transit Project has had two public information meetings. Significant comments on the project were received at both meetings. More public outreach on a project of this caliber is needed. This is a project that should not go forward without a full environmental review and public outreach. The civic associations, chambers of commerce and other community groups should be brought into the process. Edward Romaine (R) Town Supervisor Editor’s note: See the Feb. 4 TBR News Media article “Community members share concerns over bus rapid transit along Nicolls” at tbrnewsmedia.com

Letter to the Editor

Snow clearance not like it used to be

Anthony Portesy’s piece on highway superintendents in the Feb. 11 The Village Times Herald is spot on in every respect! I have now lived at my address for 41 years. I worked for New York State for over 20 years and was responsible for snow removal at our agency facilities. In the 1980s, I was a private contractor plowing for the Town of Brookhaven. They often start plowing early, but always quit before the event is over. During the recent nor’easter at the turn of the month, the town plowed during the initial

10 inches or so, and then disappeared, until I wrote a note of disgrace on the town’s Highway Department Facebook page, the afternoon following the snowfall. There was still about 8 inches of snow on Pine Street in Port Jefferson Station, with deep tracks of vehicles, causing many to get stuck, including some SUVs and even FedEx. The town also no longer plows curb to curb, as well. When I plowed as a private contractor for them in the ’80s, we were instructed: Curb to curb, and push corners back.

Oddly enough, a caravan of town heavyplow trucks showed up after sunset, and just a few short hours following my comment to them. Not just one truck — but quite a few, along with a supervisor in a pickup truck. Then the recent 2 inches event had heavy trucks on Pine again, repeatedly going back and forth on dry roadway. Maybe someday they’ll get it right — I just wonder if I’ll ever see it. Disgraceful supervision. Henry Doll Port Jefferson Station

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Opinion

Skiing provides a refreshing break from the routine

f you can do it, I highly recommend getting away from your life, even if it’s just for a day or a weekend. Despite the ongoing threat from COVID-19, we took a weekend ski trip. We called the small inn where we hoped to stay and asked if they required masks of their guests. “When you get here, you’ll see that there’s almost no common space,” the innkeeper said. “You’ll be in a small hallway.” That was music to our ears and, as it D. None turned out, exactly of the above as he described. We only saw two other BY DANIEL DUNAIEF guests that weekend and that was in the parking lot.

Upon check in, we called the family that ran the inn, who directed us, unseen and contactless, to our room, where an old fashioned key, not a key card, awaited us on the kitchen table. After we emptied the luggage from our car, we raced up a foggy mountain ﬁlled with hairpin turns to the ski slope after 9 p.m. to pick up our equipment. I had read that the ski slope recommended getting the gear the night before to save time the next morning. With only two other customers at the rental center that night, we maneuvered through the process quickly. Something about getting away from the sameness of the last year was incredibly liberating. We woke up later than usual, had a light breakfast and headed to the slopes. Assured that the three parking lots were full, my wife suggested driving to the closest lot, where a friendly parking attendant suggested we could take our chances and circle the lot. Sure enough, my wife spotted someone pulling out of a spot just as we arrived.

The only remaining obstacle between us and blazing a trail down the mountain was a lift ticket. Clearly, we weren’t the only ones pining for an outdoor sport, as an enormous line awaited. My wife discovered that the line was for rentals and that the ticket line had only two other people. Grateful for the time we saved procuring equipment the night before, we put on our skis and shuffled toward one of the closest lift lines. Sitting on a lift for the first time, dangling above skiers and snow boarders who did everything from carving their way down the mountain to sliding on their backside as their skis popped off, we shed the sameness of home life, home responsibilities and home entertainment. The first time down the mountain, we reminded ourselves to keep our weight forward. My feet and legs, which have spent far too much time tucked underneath me in a chair at home, appreciated the chance to set the pace and direction.

My ears delighted at the shushing sound, and my eyes drank in the magniﬁcence of mountains gently piercing through a blanket of clouds that changed from white and grey to orange and pink during the approaching sunset. We had a few challenging moments. Numerous skiers went maskless until reminded by a lift attendant, while some people seemed genuinely disappointed when I didn’t agree to share a lift with them. When I explained to one of them that I was being “COVID-safe,” she said she was already vaccinated. I told her I hadn’t and was being careful. A few errant snowboards passed perilously close to my legs before colliding into a tree, while lift lines were sometimes too crowded for comfort. Still, the ability to get away from a life that, as my daughter describes, “remains on pause even as it moves forward,” provided a refreshing and memorable change to our routines.

Where did COVID-19 come from? What role did China play? A Super Vaccine?

year ago, most of us were going about our usual lives, shopping for food, carpooling our children, occasionally eating out, going to a movie or a play, traveling with our families during Presidents’ Week, entertaining friends in our houses, and working at our job sites. Today the only pursuit still left on that list is shopping at the supermarket. We didn’t know that within two weeks, our lives would start to change, and that a month later the Between entire world would you and me be altered. BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF The change agent? The novel coronavirus was the villain, otherwise known as COVID-19. Seemingly out of nowhere, the virus launched itself onto the human population. Where did it come from? How did it start? Was China somehow at fault?

A World Health Organization team of scientists returned last week from Wuhan, China, considered to be the first place with a coronavirus outbreak. Dr. Peter Daszak, who has worked with the Wuhan Institute of Virology and is president of EcoHealth Alliance in New York, was a member of the team, and was interviewed about their findings by The New York Times. They walked around the Huanan Seafood Market, which is regarded as the source and is still blocked off to all but disease investigators. According to Daszak, the Chinese are “absolutely petrified of this virus catching hold again.” They were following severe protocols of testing, isolating and quarantining even as they were working closely with the W.H.O group. The market was closed on December 31 or January 1, and a team of Chinese scientists then went in and swabbed every surface, collecting over 900 samples. Many were positive, including some animal carcasses. “A farm with rabbits [that was at the market] could have been really critical,” Daszak said. Or bats, stray cats, rats, live snakes, turtles and frogs, all

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of which were there. There were 10 stalls that sold wildlife, some peopled by vendors from South China provinces where the virus is found in bats. Some of the earliest patients with the disease had links to other markets as well, and some had no links to the Huanan market at all. The ﬁnal hypothesis of the W.H.O. team, and the Chinese scientists who worked with them throughout their visit, was that the viral pathway was wildlife, through a domesticated wildlife link, into Wuhan. In particular, Daszak suspects bats, from Southeast Asia or southern China, of getting into a domesticated wildlife farm. The viruses then jump from infected animals on the food supply chain or from their handlers to the dense population of humans that buy the animals at the markets. There are actually many strains of this abundant family of coronaviruses, and bats and other mammals carry them. The SARS and MERS versions are just a couple that spilled over the species barrier and infected humans. So inevitably there will be more after COVID-19, and they could even cause future pandemics. Aware of that reality, some infectious disease scientists are working to produce a vaccine

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that will nullify all coronaviruses. Researchers are calling for a global effort to develop such a one-shot vaccine or a super vaccine. There have even been some promising early results. Coronaviruses were first identified in the 1960s, but were initially thought only to cause mild colds. Then in 2002, a new coronavirus appeared. That was SARS-CoV, named for severe acute respiratory syndrome, and it was deadly. In 2012, a second species of the coronavirus spilled over from bats, causing MERS, which stands for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, first reported in Saudi Arabia, and today we have SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. As we now know from the graphic of the virus shown by the media, the virus has spikes, which are proteins on its surface. If an antibody can be formed that sticks to the spike, it can prevent the pathogen from entering human cells. A genetic molecule, created by BioNTech called messenger RNA, works that way in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19. Now we need a pan-coronavirus vaccine. It’s on the way.

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WANTED! SNOW PLOW CONTRACTORS!

“When it comes to our mission of keeping Town roads safe and passable, the more resources we have to deploy at a moment’s notice, the better. I strongly encourage all qualified snow plow contractors to contact the Highway Department to assist your community in times of bad weather.” For further information on our competitive rates, please call Linda at the Brookhaven Town Highway Department at (631) 451-9230 or apply in person at 1140 Old Town Road, Coram between the hours of 8:30am and 3:00pm, Monday through Friday.

Daniel P. Losquadro Superintendent of Highways 7560