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Three Village Inn part of new Green Book docuseries

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM For several decades in the 20th century, many who were Black would refer to “The Negro Motorist Green-Book” to find hotels, restaurants and more that would be accommodating when they traveled in a segregated United States. Recently, Alvin Hall, who has hosted the “Driving the Green Book” podcast about various locations across the U.S., decided to find out if any of the sites on Long Island existed. During his research, he discovered that the Three Village Inn in Stony Brook was featured in the travel guide a couple of times, and he was pleasantly surprised that the hotel was still standing. Last Friday, Hall and his documentary crew visited the Three Village Inn to film parts of a new documentary series and sat with The Ward Melville Heritage Organization president, Gloria Rocchio, and the inn’s general manager Rae Marie Renna. The group talked about the travel guide released annually from 1936 to 1966 and published by African-American mailman Victor Hugo Green from Harlem, New York City. The guidebook was the subject of the 2018 movie “Green Book,” winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, starring Mahershala Ali as classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley and Viggo Mortensen as his driver during one of the pianist’s Southern tours. The guidebook was published in the spring before people tended to go on vacation during the warmer months, Hall said. It was small enough to fit into an old-fashioned glove compartment, and businesses were able to write in to request to be in it. Hall said the production team found the Three Village Inn listed in the guide when they were looking at those issued around 1964, the year the Civil Rights Act was passed. The inn was in the 1963 and 1967 editions, according to WMHO. Places such as The Garden City Hotel, Sky Motel in Lindenhurst and Meadowbrook Motor Lodge in Jericho, which were also listed and are still open, will be part of the series, too. Hall said it’s impressive that places such as Three Village Inn and the other Long Island sites are still standing decades later as many places across the country listed in the Green Book no longer exist. Hall’s “Driving the Green Book” podcast featured him traveling from Detroit to New Orleans to search for places listed in the travel guide. “You discover in town after town that often the routing of the interstate highway system was critical to killing off a lot of these places,” he said. “It wasn’t just that the business went down.

A production crew, above, was at the Three Village Inn in Stony Brook Feb. 18 filming for a documentary about the Green Brook. Below, clockwise from bottom left, Gloria Rocchio, president of WMHO, Rae Marie Renna, Three Village Inn general manager, Ja-Ron Young, documentary creator Alvin Hall and Chrissy Robinson. Photo from Ward Melville Heritage Organization

A lot of it was just that the city decided to build the interstate highway system or major roadway right through that part of town and a lot of it was to kill off the Black business areas.” When he worked on his podcast, he was on the road for 12 days in 2021 and conducted 40 interviews. It took about a year to edit all the material for the podcast series. With the television documentary, the hope is that it can be completed in a few months. The producer said the series looks to see what changed in the North after the passing of the Civil Rights Act, what stayed the same, and how the North and South differed. “It just made sense when you heard some of the stories about Long Island during the time of segregation and Jim Crow in the U.S., and the redlining that banks did out there,” Hall said. “So, it became just an interesting place to explore as sort of emblematic of the larger America.” Hall said while many thought the North was different from the South, “in reality, a lot of the communities were quite segregated.” “When Black people came up from the South, they were often put in specific neighborhoods, and a narrative was created around their behavior, their attitudes and everything, and used to exclude them. And, Long Island was no different from the rest of America in that way. I think a lot of people came up from the South thinking it was going to be the land of milk and honey, and it turned out just to be another variation on the South.” During the visit to the Three Village Inn, Hall along with comedian Ja-Ron Young and college student Chrissy Robinson, who also appear in the documentary, learned about Dogwood Hollow Amphitheater where a festival, featuring various artists organized by Ward Melville, was held. This 2,300 seat amphitheater existed,

near where the Stony Brook Village Center’s Educational & Cultural Center is now located, from 1955 to 1970. Rocchio said at first it opened with 500 seats but on the first night 500 more people had to be turned away. Within a year, the occupancy increased. The venue offered shows with jazz performers such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Lionel Hampton. Entertainers, including Liberace and Tony Bennett, also graced the stage. “We found the contracts in the safe,” Rocchio said. “We could never do what [Melville] did. It was hundreds of thousands of dollars each season, having people like Liberace, the King Sisters.” It’s believed that the Three Village Inn was included in the book because the entertainers stayed there after shows, something that wasn’t the case in many parts of the country as many Black artists would perform in a venue, but then not be able to lodge or eat there. Hall said it was a progressive move during the era to have a show such as the music festival in Stony Brook where white and Black people performed together and sat unsegregated in the audience. “I think that by creating the Dogwood festival at the theater, having jazz and having the same people stay there, that was very unusual,” Hall said, adding the movie “Green Book” showed how Shirley’s driver had to use the book to find places for them to stay. Hall said Young was surprised when he saw one of the photos from the festival where there

weren’t segregated sections, something that was uncommon in the 1960s and earlier. “He said he was amazed at how integrated the audiences were in the photographs,” Hall said. “He says when he plays clubs it’s either generally a white audience with a few Black people, or a Black audience with a few white people. He noted that back then, at that festival near the inn, that it was more integrated than he sees today. You could tell he was quite amazed by that.” Hall said he included Young and Robinson to show them the journey many took in the 20th century. “They not only hear the stories, but it’s very important that they hear how the people coped with it, but also how the people did not get trapped in bitterness about the situation,” Hall said. “And they emerged from the opposite side of this with grace, and they acknowledged what happened, and they clearly see it, but they did not get trapped in bitterness.”

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Catalytic converter theft on the rise in Suffolk County

BY RAYMOND JANIS DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A wave of catalytic converter theft is sweeping through Suffolk County. A catalytic converter is a valuable auto part attached near the engine of a motor vehicle. It converts harmful toxins generated by a vehicle’s exhaust system into less hazardous gasses. “There has been an uptick in the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles in recent months,” said a spokesperson for the Suffolk County Police Department in an email statement. “The department made several arrests of individuals stealing catalytic converters in 2021 and most recently arrested a Medford man for stealing a catalytic converter from a Toyota in Bellport on Jan. 4.” The catalytic converter contains precious metals such as platinum, zirconium, rhodium and palladium. Given its accessible location underneath the chassis, the catalytic converter has become an attractive target for thieves. “Most catalytic converters are made with a ceramic honeycomb substrate infused with platinum, zirconium and some other Catalytic converters in cars have been stolen across the country. Stock photo metals depending on the model,” said Bobby Lemmo, certified automotive technician and resident of Smithtown, in a phone interview. just not around now,” Lemmo said. “It’s They can lay right on the floor to take it.” “These are very rare and very expensive affecting theft insurance, too. People are The proliferation of catalytic converter metals. A replacement from a manufacturer putting theft insurance on a car that they thefts has prompted some public officials runs anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000. On the normally wouldn’t.” to propose stricter penalties for thieves and junkyard market, the ones According to a 2021 purchasers. New York State Sen. Diane that they’re stealing sell report by the National Savino (D-Staten Island) spotted this trend in between $200 and $600.” Insurance Crime Bureau, her district that covers the north of the island Compared with other the national rate of and parts of southern Brooklyn. Her proposed auto theft crimes, catalytic catalytic converter bill would impose greater restrictions on converter theft is relatively theft has “skyrocketed” the purchase, sale and possession of stolen low risk and simple yet throughout the pandemic. catalytic converters. highly profitable. Using “We started noticing an increase in Additionally, as the value basic tools that can be of the precious metals catalytic converter thefts in Staten Island found in a hardware store, within the converters has about a year ago,” she said in a phone a catalytic converter can increased, the theft rate interview. “It’s an increasing problem not be stolen within minutes. has kept pace. Lemmo, just here but all around the state. Working According to Lemmo, whose business is based with one of my assembly colleagues, we’re criminals can support in Queens, said that he looking to crack down on it by making the a stable livelihood by replaces stolen catalytic dealerships more responsible for the sale and stealing just a few of these resale of catalytic converters.” converters regularly. — Bobby Lemmo converters per week. Savino said that while it is illegal to steal a “I don’t know how many “They target certain we have replaced in the catalytic converter, her proposed legislation cars that they know, where past year, but I would say a would make the crime less profitable. Her bill the position of [the catalytic converter] is car every one or two weeks and mostly four- places harsher penalties on resale vendors, easy to get to. It literally takes a minute,” he cylinder cars because they’re just easier to get those who purchase the stolen converters said. “If they grab two a night, that’s a nice to,” he said. “And that’s just us. We’re one cheaply and resell them at a premium. living on the theft market. It’s becoming very small shop.” “If someone steals a catalytic converter, popular across the country.” Some vehicles are at greater risk than there’s only one thing they’re doing with it,” Recent supply chain shortages and scarce others. According to Lemmo, the Honda Savino said. “They’re taking it to a chop shop, resources have also fed this spike in catalytic CR-V is the most popular model for theft. a salvage store or an auto dealer and they’re converter theft. “The Honda CR-V is probably number reselling it. We’re making them responsible “They used to be readily available, but one,” he said. “It’s high enough off the for the product they are reselling.” they’re tougher and tougher to get. They’re ground that they don’t even need a jack. Other than stricter penalties, Lemmo

‘If they grab two a night, that’s a nice living on the theft market. It’s becoming very popular across the country.”

believes manufacturers could alleviate the problem by serializing the converters. Serial numbers could both disrupt the resale marketplace and make the parts traceable, so that victims of this theft may have their stolen converters returned to them. “For some of the newer cars, they have already gotten to the point of serializing them,” Lemmo said. “Possibly it could come back or, if anything, it will discourage them from taking it. Technically, it’s against the law for a scrap metal dealer to recycle one with a serial number.” While Savino supports the issuance of serial numbers for new catalytic converters, she acknowledges the difficulty of targeting manufacturers through statewide legislation. “It’s not out of the realm of possibility, but making manufacturers do something when they are not in the state of New York is just one more layer that would make it more difficult to enforce,” the state senator said. “It’s always easier to enact legislation that you can enforce within the four walls of your own state. When you’re doing something that affects products that are possibly manufactured overseas, it’s harder.” For those concerned about the vulnerability of their car’s catalytic converter, the NICB recommends that vehicle owners install a catalytic converter anti-theft device, available from various manufacturers; park in a garage or well-lit area; and plant motion sensor lights to deter potential thieves.

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East Setauket fire victims recovering at SBU hospital BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

A tragic fire in East Setauket has left a father and his 10-month-old son in critical but stable condition at Stony Brook University Hospital. The fire began slightly after midnight on Feb. 18 on Old Town Road, and the home next to the Old Towne garden center was quickly engulfed by flames due to the high winds that night. Steven Ortner, 30, was able to escape with his son, Leo. However, Ortner’s fiancée Lisa Ostrowski, 31, died in the fire. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, both its homicide squad and arson section are investigating the fire. A preliminary investigation has determined the cause of the fire to be noncriminal in nature. A neighbor called 911 to report the fire at 12:01 a.m. Police officers and the Setauket Fire Department arrived on the scene a few minutes later to find the home engulfed in flames. According to SCPD, Ortner escaped through a second-floor window. While he was on the roof ledge, he handed the baby to a passerby below. A responder then took the baby while Ortner tried to go back into the house to save Ostrowski, according to

Dave Sterne, the Setauket Fire District’s manager. Sterne said when Setauket Fire Department Chief Richard Leute arrived on the scene and saw Ortner trying to go back inside the home, he advised the father not to do so. Ortner was told to jump and Leute caught him. Ostrowski was found dead once the fire was extinguished. There were no other occupants at home, and no other injuries were reported. Barbara Prass set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses for Ostrowski and to help Ortner and Leo once they leave the hospital. Prass is a longtime family friend of the Ortners, being a childhood friend of Steven Ortner’s mother Carolyn. Ortner grew up in the Town of Smithtown and Ostrowski is originally from Centereach. The GoFundMe Page, titled Tragic Fire support for Lisa, Baby Leo and Steven, as of Feb. 23, had 1,500 donors and raised more than $97,000. In a phone interview, Prass said that Ortner’s parents, Carolyn and Clayton, returned to Long Island from the Carolinas as soon as they were notified Friday and have been able to see him and the baby. Prass said it’s a painful time and something that one can see on the news but can never imagine going through. “There are no words,” she said.

Lisa Ostrowski holds baby Leo with Steven Ortner in the background. Photo from Carolyn Ortner

Prass said at first the parents were told they wouldn’t be able to visit the hospital due to COVID-19, but finally were given the go ahead to visit with Ortner and Leo. She said Ortner was able to speak the first day

when his parents called him, but he was hoarse and medicated. The father has third-degree burns on his head, face, hands and back of arms. His head had to be bandaged, and while the father was eventually put on a ventilator, he is now being weaned off of it. At first, he asked the family to come and pick up Leo. “I don’t even think he knew Leo was admitted.” she said, adding the baby is still in the hospital with second-degree burns to his forehead and hands. He also has a collapsed lung, but a few days into his hospital stay, Leo is now sitting up and eating solid food. The father and son can’t see each other due to being in the ICU burn units. She said from what the parents could gather when talking with their son, Ostrowski handed the baby to Ortner. According to the family friend, he told his parents, “I had to save the baby. I couldn‘t get back to Lisa. I tried.” Prass said she told Carolyn Ortner that she is sure Ostrowski died protecting her baby. “It’s just the worst nightmare,” she said. “I hope Steven can live through that.” In addition to the GoFundMe page, Prass said she and others are trying to find a place where people can drop off clothes and baby items as many community members have offered to do so.

Health: Amid declining COVID infections, worry about mental health remains

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The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in Suffolk County continues to plummet, raising expectations of more mask-optional or mask-free options for businesses and public places in the weeks and months ahead. The percentage of positive tests, which the Omicron wave caused to crest in the mid to high twenties in the first few weeks after the start of the year, continues to plunge into the low single digits. Indeed, as of Feb. 20, the seven-day average for positive tests was down to 2.2%, which is considerably lower than the mid to high 20% tests in the first few weeks of January, according to public information from the New York State Department of Health. “The data are very promising and supportive of the idea that masks may not be necessary in social settings,” Sean Clouston, associate professor in the Program in Public Health and the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, explained in an email. A spring and summer that lifted some pandemic rules would relieve the strain of a public health threat that claimed the lives of community members, shut down businesses, altered school learning environments and created

a mental health strain. Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, explained that the decline in positive tests was “expected” and that it was “reassuring that the predictions held.” The Health Service Commissioner is hoping, unless new, more virulent variants develop that “we will enter into a period of respite from COVID-19. Pigott, however, added that Suffolk County hospitals still had COVID patients. People over 65 have seen the greatest decrease in hospitalizations. The senior age group had accounted for 65 to 70% of hospitalizations last January. That rate has steadily declined amid a high rate of vaccinations and boosters. The most recent surge caused by the Omicron variant has elevated the levels of hospitalizations among younger age groups, especially for those who are not vaccinated, Pigott explained. On the positive side, hospital stays have likely generally been shorter than in the earlier days of the pandemic as the “medical profession has learned over the course of time what interventions work best,” Pigott added. Monoclonal antibodies and antiviral medications such as remdesivir have reduced the likelihood of significant illness when people with

positive tests receive these treatments soon after diagnosis, Pigott explained. As for boosters, Pigott didn’t anticipate the broad need for additional shots in the immediate future. “Recent studies are showing the booster shot to hold up quite well over time, so perhaps a booster will not be needed, at least not for a while,” he wrote. Although doctors have identified a new subvariant of Omicron called BA.2 that the county is monitoring carefully, the World Health Organization has not classified it as a variant of concern.

Mental health

Even as the physical threat from COVID-19 may be receding, health care professionals suggested that the mental health toll from the pandemic may require continued monitoring and support. Pigott cited two new CDC studies that indicated the children’s mental health crisis has gotten worse during the pandemic. Adam Gonzalez, associate professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, explained that young adults, in particular, have been struggling with increased rates of anxiety and depression. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Household Pulse Survey,

which is a 20-minute online survey, 39.2% of people nationally aged 18 to 29 had indicators of anxiety or depression between Jan. 26 and Feb. 7 of this year. The group with the lowest percentage of such indicators was 80 years and above, with 9.3% of that age experiencing these indicators. “The elevated rates of mental health problems highlight the need for mental health screening, referral and treatment — incorporating mental health as part of one’s overall health and wellbeing,” Gonzalez added. Stony Brook Medicine is screening for depression throughout its practices to identify people who need mental health care support, Gonzalez wrote. Cognitive behavioral therapy in particular is effective in helping improve mental health, with a group format proving just as effective as individual therapy, Gonzalez explained. Gonzalez added that even a single session can help improve mental health, putting people back on a healthier path. Gonzalez has been partnering with Jessica Schleider, assistant professor in Clinical Psychology at Stony Brook University, to teach people “how to break down problems into manageable steps. Our overall goal is to help get people the skills they need to effectively manage their mental health.”

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The following incidents have been reported by the Suffolk County Police. Centereach Wanted for questioning ■ Ocean State Job Lot on Middle Country Road in Centereach reported a shoplifter on Feb. 18. A man allegedly stole assorted items including a heater and cleaning products valued at $110.

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■ Zales Jewelry at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove reported a grand larceny on Feb. 16. A man asked to see two gold necklaces, allegedly grabbed the necklaces and ran out of the store. The jewelry was valued at $7,450. ■ Macy at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove reported a grand larceny on Feb. 12. A man allegedly grabbed a gold chain valued at approximately $4,000 and fled the store.

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reported that someone entered their unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway on Feb. 15 and removed women’s sunglasses valued at approximately $300 and a $50 gift card.

Port Jefferson Station

■ A resident on Grant Street in Port Jefferson Station called the police on Feb. 18 to report that an unknown person had entered their unlocked vehicle the night before and stole assorted gift cards and cash. ■ Staples on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station reported a shoplifter on Feb. 17. A man allegedly stole a Brother Laser Printer valued at $200. ■ A resident on Superior Street in Port Jefferson Station reported that someone entered two cars on Feb. 15 and took a total of $330 in cash. The vehicles had been unlocked. ■ A resident on Hooper Street in Port Jefferson Station reported that a catalytic converter had been removed from their 2001 Honda Accord on Feb. 15. The item was valued at $500. — COMPILED BY HEIDI SUTTON

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■ Suffolk Wines and Liquors on Middle Country Road in Selden reported a shoplifter on Feb. 14. Two men allegedly stole two bottles of liquor valued at $225 before fleeing in a car driven by a third man. ■ Aldi Supermarket on Middle Country Road in Selden reported a shoplifter on Feb. 13. A woman allegedly stole 4 containers of Tide Pods and 6 bags of frozen shrimp valued at approximately $140.

South Setauket

■ Target on Pond Path in South Setauket reported a grand larceny on Feb. 17. Two men entered the store and allegedly filled bags with an assortment of health and beauty products and walked out without paying. The value of the items was approximately $3,000.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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COVID restrictions, how much more fun it would have been,” she said. Still, Pagan, who had routine COVID and temperature tests and had to show her badge regularly, called the experience a “blast.” While Pagan said she, too, was “sad” when the Olympics were over, she said she was “thankful” she got to participate and appreciated the reception she received when she returned, which included a parade in her native New London, Connecticut. “I’m an Olympian now,” she said. “It’s a different life. People see the tattoo on my leg, and they say, ‘Can I take a picture with you?’”

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After athletes from around the world raced across and flew over ice and snow in Beijing, much of it manufactured, some Olympians are likely to need to adjust to a return to their everyday life. Two-time Olympian Matthew Mortensen, who competed in Sochi, Russia, in 2014 and in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018 in the luge, suggested that the competitors coming back needed to give themselves time to settle back into their routines. While he cautioned that he couldn’t speak for all athletes, he described how “you are going so hard for so long during any season. One capped by the Olympic Games brings even more adrenaline and mental stress. Once it was over for me, I just felt emotionally and mentally drained.” Mortensen, who grew up in Huntington Station and now lives in Connecticut, spent March and April of each Olympic year focusing on his physical and mental recovery. As with each Olympics, the 2022 Games in Beijing had its own storylines and challenges,

Left, luge competitor Matthew Mortensen, on right in photo, with teammate Jayson Terdiman in 2018. India Pagan, right, at last year’s summer Olympics opening ceremony. Left photo from USA Luge;right photo from Pagan

as American athletes traveled across the world without support networks who couldn’t attend because of strict COVID rules. “With COVID restrictions and protocols, lack of spectators, a diplomatic ban, differences in how long athletes could stay at the games after their [events] had finished, etc., I couldn’t help but feel like the athletes at this Olympics were not getting the ‘full experience,’” Mortensen explained in an email. “That being

said, I’m sure it was still wonderful for them.” Indeed, Stony Brook University graduate student India Pagan, who is a stand-out starting basketball player and is earning her master’s degree, attended her first games in Tokyo as a representative of the first Puerto Rican basketball team to compete in the Olympics last summer. “It crossed my mind, what would these [games] be like if we didn’t have all these

Russian skater

Mortensen and Pagan said they both were well aware of some of the storylines that dominated the Beijing games. One of the biggest narratives involved 15-year-old Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva. After the team event, in which the Russian Olympic Committee won a gold medal while the United States earned a silver, Valieva tested positive for a banned substance. The International Olympic Committee allowed her to compete in the individual skating event, OLYMPICS CONTINUED ON A9

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Olympics

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Members of Ted Lucki’s family were in a forced labor camp. Lucki’s grandmother Anna, left, grandfather Nicholi, second from left, are shown with their children, including Lucki’s father Michael in the back row. Photo from Ted Lucki

With Ukraine, hoping history doesn’t repeat itself

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“Good morning, Lori. How are you?” (I said to my wife.) She said, “I feel great.” I said, “You should be ready. “ “Ready for what?” “My relatives will be coming from the Ukraine.” “When?” “When the first tank crosses the Ukrainian border with Russia.” Lori said, “You worry too much.” I replied that the cycle repeats itself every 70 years or so. An old Ukrainian folk tale: What is the difference between a Ukrainian and a Russian? The Ukrainian has two shots of vodka and falls asleep. The Russian has two shots of vodka and wakes up to finish two bottles of vodka. Let’s go back in time to 1944 and stories from my grandfather Nicholi. His family was ethnically Ukrainian but lived in Eastern Poland. The borders were constantly moving by advancing and retreating armies. Welcome to the Eastern Front. My grandfather was in the Austrian army during World War I and knew the German commander in his town. The commander told him that his unit was moving out in the morning. He said that the Red Army was marching, and they were killing everybody in their way. If you were alive, you must be a traitor. This was the logic of Joseph Stalin, who governed the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953. So, my grandfather, Nicholi, woke up his wife and five children — including my father and 2-year-old sister. They loaded up their horsedrawn wooden wagon and headed west trying

to avoid the advancing Red Army. They made it to Czechoslovakia. They sold the wagon and bought train tickets to Vienna, Austria. Grandpa Nicholi was a student there after World War I and knew some old friends. They then made it to Salzburg, Austria, and were arrested. They had Polish passports and were not allowed legal passage to Austria. They were arrested and sent into a forced labor camp. They worked in the slave labor camp for two years building boxes for ammunition. When the war ended, they were fortunately liberated by the American Army and put into refugee camps. They waited for one year before they were sponsored by a medical doctor in Cincinnati, and ultimately ended up in Buffalo. They survived and they were together. They had hope for a new life. Thank God, they made it to America. Many of my relatives were killed or sent to their deaths in Siberia. Those were insane times. I thought the world was more civilized now. The Red Army is on the march again. Sounds like a very similar tune. Sounds like a similar strategy: the domination of the Ukrainian people. So, Lori, when the tanks roll, my extended family will head west. They’ll hop a train to Poland, fly to JFK, and I will go pick them up. I do not really know them. We met them 20 years ago on our trips to Ukraine. But I am sure they remember us. We were the lucky ones that got out alive. I hope history doesn’t repeat itself. Please join me in “praying for peace” and hoping that America understands its leadership role in our crazy world. Ted Lucki is the former mayor of Belle Terre and president of the Welcome Friends Soup Kitchen.

where she was first after the short program, but fell in the long program and finished in fourth, behind two of her teammates. Like many other athletes and commentators, Mortensen believed Valieva shouldn’t have been competing after her positive test. “There has to be a hard line on doping, especially when it comes to the Olympic Games,” Mortensen wrote. “The adults around her let her down and the Court of Arbitration for Sport made the wrong decision.” He said he couldn’t imagine competing knowing that her competitors felt like she was a cheater. He expected that the mental trauma she experienced would be “long lasting.” Pagan said Team USA officials warn athletes to be careful about anything they take that might lead to a positive drug test. “You never know what type of substances could be illegal,” Pagan said. “You have to be very careful.”

former teammates live. “I still love the Olympics and everything that the Games represent,” he wrote in an email. He finds them “fascinating” and enjoys cheering on Team USA. In addition to lasting memories, Mortensen and Pagan both appreciate the camaraderie and friendships that came from participating in a marquee athletic event on the world stage. “In our sport, we find ourselves competing against most of the same athletes for our entire career,” Mortensen wrote. “We travel together, hang out together, play sports together and just spend a lot of time around each other in general over the years,” which helps build enduring friendships. Just hours after the competition, Pagan said she and other Olympians interacted in the game room. “We do everything we can for our country” and then they connect with other people who are doing the same, she said. Pagan said she has stayed in touch with several members of the South African track team and with a wrestler from Australia. One of her new friends asked her if she thought she’d be able to see each other in person again. “Maybe life will bring us back together,” Pagan said. “It’s cool that we’re still friends.”

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History Close at Hand

Archaeological excavations give details of how indigenous people lived

BY BEVERLY C. TYLER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The common response of descendants of Long Island Native American indigenous people is we are still here. As detailed in my last article (Feb. 10), archaeological excavations have given us most of the details of how indigenous people lived in this area as early as 5,000 years ago. From excavations in 1955 by state archaeologist William Richie and others, we know that between 5,000 to 3,000 years ago, the native people were hunters and gatherers. This was called the Archaic period. For thousands of years, they used natural resources — plant, wood, stone, clay and animal — for food, shelter, tools, clothes and medicine. About 3,000 years ago, their way of life began changing with the introduction of three things: pottery, the bow and arrow, and horticulture. We call the native people who were the first humans to live here Native Americans or American Indians. A more accurate description might be indigenous people. Everybody else who came, beginning with the English settlers, are immigrants. It is important for me to say, “I wish to acknowledge that I am sitting on the land of the Setalcott indigenous people in Setauket and I pay respect to the Setalcott people whose land is where I live.” 1000 to 1600: We know details about native life on Long Island and along the east coast of America because the first Europeans left records of their contact with the Algonquian people living here. The Native Americans in the Setauket were called Setalcotts. That’s where the name

Setauket comes from. Vance Locke’s first mural in the Setauket School auditorium pictures a Setalcott Native American village along the shoreline during what archaeologists call the Late Woodland period from about 1,000 years ago to about the year 1600. In the mural, there is a hunter returning with a deer. To the right, two boys are playing with pups and probably giving them their first training. Near the two wigwams, a woman is making a wampum belt, and two women are grinding corn. The wigwam or wetu was constructed of saplings bent and tied with rawhide strips. This frame was covered with grass mats in the summer and with bark for the winter. An open fire could be built in the center of the wetu as a hole was left in the top to let the smoke out. The inside was covered with deer and other animal skins. The Setalcotts relied on the use of local trees and plants in their daily lives. Many of the native trees and plants can be found along the nature trails in the Frank Melville Memorial Park and Sanctuary in Setauket. Many are listed in the book “Native And Near Native” by Albert Hostek. In the back of the mural scene, men are smoking fish and spearing fish from a trap while working from a dugout canoe. In his 1643 book, “A Key into the Language of America,” Roger Williams details how indigenous people constructed their dugout canoes, “I have seene a Native goe into the woods with his hatchet, carrying onely a Basket of Corne with him, & stones to strike fire. when he had feld his tree he made him a little House or shed of the bark of it, he puts fire and followses the burning of it with fire, in the midst in many places: his corne he boyles and hath the Brook by him,

Above, participants in the 1997 Corn Festival/Powwow. Below, Setalcott Native American village mural by Vance Locke in the Setauket Elementary School auditorium. Above photo by Beverly C. Tyler; mural courtesy of the Three Village Central School District.

and sometimes angles for a little fish; but so hee continues burning and hewing untill he hath within ten or twelve days (lying there at his worke alone) finished and (getting hands), lanched his boat; with which afterward hee ventures out to fish in the ocean. . . Their owne reason hath taught them, to pull of a Coat or two and set it up on a small pole, with which they will saile before a wind ten, or twenty mile, &c. . . It is wonderfull to see how they will venture in those Canoes . . . I have knowne thirty or forty of their Canowes fill’d with men, and neere as many more of their enemies in a sea-fight.” Crafts, such as construction of canoes were dependent on the continued availability of specific trees. William Wood in his 1634 book, “New Englands Prospect,” also detailed how the indigenous people constructed their smaller canoes, “Their canoes be made either of pine [or tulip] trees, which . . . they burned hollow, scraping them smooth with clam shells and oyster shells, cutting their outsides with stone hatchets: These boats be not above a foot-and-a-half, or two feet wide, and twenty foot long.” Using stone tools and fire, Setalcotts and other Algonquian Native Americans cut down large trees and constructed dugout canoes by which they harvested the riches of the sea and traveled from creeks and bays to rivers, to Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. The indigenous people who

settled on Long Island and other coastal locations became skilled fishermen and able seamen. A corn festival is held on the Setauket Elementary School field every year or two by descendants of the Setalcotts and other Long Island Native Americans. This year the festival is planned for the July 9 and 10 weekend, according to co-chair Helen Sells. “We are inviting members of the Poospatucks, Montauks and Shinnecocks to join us. We will be performing traditional dances including the grass and blanket dances.” Sells also noted that her co-chair Bobby Thompson and others from the Setauket African American Christian Avenue community, many of whom are Native American descendants, will take part in the festival, which she also referred to as a powwow. The Setalcotts and list of sources for this story are contained in “Setauket and Brookhaven History Through the Murals of Vance Locke” and “Down the Ways — The Wooden Ship Era,” by author and photographer Beverly Tyler. The books are available from the Three Village Historical Society. Beverly C. Tyler is a Three Village Historical Society historian and author of books available from the society at 93 North Country Road, Setauket. For more information, call 631-751-3730. or visit www. tvhs.org.

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Sports

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Patriots fall to T-Birds BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Patriots of Ward Melville, after leading at one point by 12 points, clung to a 1-point lead to start the second half in a quarter-final playoff game on the road against Hills East Feb. 18. With the game tied at 41 all to begin the final eight minutes of play, the T-Birds exploded in the fourth quarter putting the game out of reach for a 70-51 victory to advance to the semi-final round in Class AA. Ward Melville senior Tommy Ribaudo led his team in scoring with six field goals and

three from the line for 15 points. Teammate Frank Carroll, a senior, netted nine points and sophomore KJ Anderson banked seven. The Patriots conclude their 21-22 campaign with an impressive 18-4 record. Pictured clockwise from above, Ward Melville senior Tommy Ribaudo drives to the basket; senior forward Frank Carroll scores from the paint; senior Jordan Goddard looks for an open lane for the Patriots; loose ball; sophomore KJ Anderson battles his way to the rim; Ribaudo drives the lane for the Patriots; and Anderson lays up for two. — Photos by Bill Landon

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Obituary

Cindy M. Smith, of Stony Brook, community leader and marketing pro

Cindy M. Smith, a Stony Brook resident who helped organize community efforts against Gyrodyne’s development efforts in St. James, died Tuesday, Feb.15, in Manhattan. She was 61 and had leukemia. A steadfast supporter of the arts, a dedicated environmentalist, and a proud advocate of the North Fork’s cultural heritage, Smith became a civic activist in order to protect the community’s quality of life, said her husband and business partner, Warren Strugatch. “Cindy linked the Flowerfield project with increased traffic congestion,” Strugatch said. “The more she looked into the planning, the more she believed there was no planning. She hated politicians building a sewage treatment plant over Stony Brook Harbor and no one stopping them.” To help civic leaders speak in a unified voice, Smith organized the Greater Stony Brook Action coalition in 2017. “The coalition came out of our conversations about Jane Jacobs and how she confronted Robert Moses in the 1960s,” said Strugatch. “Cindy enrolled eight civic organizations in the new coalition. Eight isn’t a huge number, but 30,000 is. That’s how many residents were enrolled in the civics, collectively. Now, politicians had to listen.” Smith spoke exhaustively about how the planned development would snarl traffic up and down the North Shore. “Cindy understood that medical facilities are the worst traffic generators you can imagine,” said Strugatch. “Thousands of people come in and out at all hours. Cindy pressed the fact that traffic would be at perpetual standstill.” Smith also researched sewage runoff, toxic sewage effluent, emergency vehicle access, and damage to historical continuity and quality of life. “Cindy didn’t think the project was good for either Brookhaven or Smithtown,” said Strugatch. “She felt public opinion would turn when people learned the truth. That’s exactly what happened.” James Bouklas, president of We Are Smithtown, said: “Stony Brook and Smithtown residents have lost a tough fighter and a true friend. She worked tirelessly to sound the alarm about how our water, traffic, and quality of life are in danger.” Friends and allies describe Smith as a big supporter of the arts, which she often called an economic driver. While confronting Gyrodyne over its development plans, she applauded the company’s support for onsite arts programs such as the Atelier studio and the Brick ceramics studio. She was a regular at studio openings, often leaving with spur-of-the-moment purchases. “Cindy and I became friends after running into each other at community art exhibitions, concerts and gallery openings,” said Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn. “Cindy was passionate about the arts and recognized the positive impact local artists have on enriching our community, our cultural experience and unique sense of place.” Born in Smithtown in 1960, Smith was the

daughter of Lawrence Smith Sr, who owned auto restoration shops, and Patricia (Slattery) Smith, a homemaker who eventually worked in the home mortgage industry. She and her younger brother Larry distributed Pennysavers after school in various neighborhoods, earning money their parents put toward college tuition. As a girl, Cindy attended Sweetbriar Elementary School and Avenue Junior High School. She graduated from newly constructed Smithtown West in 1979. Throughout high school she volunteered at the Smithtown Public Library and other community programs. As an undergrad, Smith attended Hofstra University where she studied marketing and communications. She interned at the Smithtown News under editor Vicky Katz, who later taught at Stony Brook University. “Everything she knew about communications, she attributed to Vicky,” Strugatch said. After graduating Hofstra, she took the first of a series of small company marketing jobs. Blockbuster Entertainment hired her in 1985 as Northeast marketing director. Her experience promoting the 50th anniversary videocassette release of “The Wizard of Oz” provided her favorite career story. Responsible for getting major media coverage of the anniversary release, Smith led a tour of midtown Manhattan for several actors who’d played Munchkins in the film. At nearly six feet tall, Smith towered over her charges. The appearance at Carnegie Deli produced major media coverage. When Blockbuster’s growth slowed down, Smith was hired by the EGC Group, a marketing and advertising firm. As a vice president she handled accounts of Brother International, HäagenDazs, the International Flower Bulb Center, the Long Island Aquarium, and the Oyster Festival. “Everything I do is about customer experience,” she once said. After EGC, Smith partnered with her husband, Warren Strugatch, creating a consulting organization called Inflection Point Associates. The company helped clients improve efficiency, increase sales and profitability, and create scalable growth solutions. The company also provided event management and marketing services to clients across the Northeast. In recent years, Smith served as vice president of Select Long Island, a pro bono effort to raise Long Island’s stature among corporate location advisors. She helped organize a groundbreaking economic development meeting bringing together Long Island’s top economic development officials in April 2019. Smith purchased a rambling home in Stony Brook 20 years ago and, with her father’s assistance, converted the purchased house into a residential showplace photographed by décor magazines. She and her husband hosted many small gatherings of local artists, musicians,

Above, Cindy Smith, left, at a press conference in 2021 helped organize efforts against Gyrodyne’s development in St. James. In the above photo she is flanked by allies in the Stop Gyrodyne movement, Judy Ogden of Save Flowerfield and Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn. Smith, below, at the New York Botanical Garden. Photos from Warren Strugatch

and arts administrators. Many featured Smith’s extensive collection of Christopher Radko holiday ornaments and 11-foot Christmas trees. Ned Puchner, executive director of Gallery North in Setauket, recalled how Smith “helped welcome me and my family into this community. She made me feel supported as both the new director and as a person trying to find his place” here. In addition to Strugatch, Smith is survived by her brother Larry, an industrial executive; his wife, Dawn Smith, and their daughters, Lauryn and Kathryn. Another cultural leader, Neil Watson, executive director of the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, described Smith as a familiar face at openings and educational programs. “Cindy was a person full of grace and deep humanity,” he said. “She had a sense of caring and knowing that shined through. She was also whip-smart. We have lost a wonderful part of this arts community.” Hospitalized in late September, Smith received treatment for leukemia at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine’s oncology program. Her husband said he held her hand just before she died, unquestionably seeing the grace of God in her forgiving face — three times. Hours later, she died as her husband retold her Munchkins-inManhattan story to a trio of visiting doctors. “I got to the end, and she breathed her last,” Strugatch said. “She finally went over the rainbow. Cindy always had exquisite timing.” Cindy M. Smith was buried Saturday, Feb. 19, and services were held at Branch Funeral

Home in Smithtown. In addition to friends and family members, speakers included state Assemblyman Steve Englebright and Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn. Cindy will be remembered for dedicated service preserving our community’s quality of life,” said Englebright. “She was a great civic leader. The work she did to hold the line on overdevelopment means a lot.” Strugatch said: “Cindy was a very gentle soul and an extraordinarily kind person. But she was a firebrand when it came to defending her community.”

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Obituaries

miss her loving support and will endeavor to carry on her extraordinary legacy by continuing to show kindness and care to others as Gail showed to them. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family asks that those who wish, may donate to Camp Good Grief in memory of Gail Shelley, www. eehcampgoodgrief.org. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Visit www.bryantfh. com to sign the online guest book. SOUTH SETAUKET

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Jane A. Roden, 91, of Port Jefferson, died Nov. 26, 2021. She was born Sept. 21, 1930, in Port Jefferson and was the daughter of Margaret and John Evans. Jane was a teacher’s aide and to know her was to love her. She was always there for her friends and family offering a helping hand. She was the beloved wife of the late Larry Roden, and the cherished mother of Anne and

Tom, Gail and Sean, Lynn and Jimmy and Penny. She was also a loving grandma of nine and great grandma of eight, she will be deeply miss by many other family and friends Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Services were held at Infant Jesus RC Church on Dec. 3, 2021. Interment followed in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book. Contributions made to Alzheimer’s Association, www.Alz.org, in memory of her would be appreciated by the family. SHOREHAM

Gail Shelley

Gail Shelley, of Shoreham and formerly of Miller Place, died on Jan. 12. after a brief illness. Gail was born on Jan. 30, 1954, to the late Robert and Mildred Carson in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the beloved wife of Michael Shelley, and the cherished mother of Cassie Shelley Sheridan, mother-in-law of James Sheridan, and stepmother of Christina Shelley Woltmann (Christopher). She was also the loving sister of Ross Carson. Gail is also survived by many dear aunts, uncles, nieces, cousins, friends, students and colleagues. Gail’s southern hospitality shone through in everything she did, always sure to see that all were welcome, their plates were full, and that there was always enough for a second helping. Gail was an English teacher in the Smithtown school district for 33 years, where generations of students benefited, not only from her love of education, literature and language arts, but also her ability to serve as a warm, confident role model and mentor to those experiencing academic or personal challenges. Gail was a natural caretaker who selflessly dedicated her life to caring for her family and loved ones, as well as serving as a devoted advocate for the underdog and voice for the disadvantaged. Gail was known for her compassion and love toward others, which she demonstrated by always offering a listening ear, helping hand, and warm smile to all those who needed it. Gail also showed care through knitting, with numerous family members, friends, and beloved pets benefiting from beautiful handmade gifts over the years. Gail’s family and friends will deeply

Rose T. Coffey, 91, of South Setauket, died Jan. 24. She was born Nov. 21, 1930, in Brooklyn and was the daughter of Julia and Anthony Prete. Rose was a retired secretary and loved spending time with her family. Left to cherish her memory are her son Steven; daughter Teresa; six grandchildren, three great grandchildren; brothers John and Vincent; and many other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Services were held at the funeral home on Jan. 31. Interment followed in the Calverton National Cemetery

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The time has come for a long overdue return to normalcy BY LEE ZELDIN

Congressman Tom Suozzi speaks at a press conference with county and state officials opposing Hochul’s acessory apartment plans earlier this month. Photo by Julianne Mosher

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Over the course of the last month, local elected officials were speaking out against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) plan to allow, potentially, accessory apartments to every home throughout the state. Members of Congress across Long Island bashed the idea, state senators and assembly members did, too. It even got to the hyper local level when Brookhaven and Huntington towns both held press conferences asking Hochul to reconsider the plan, saying that it would not fit into the landscape of Long Island. The Town of Smithtown strongly objected, too. It was bipartisan. Members from both parties said that it would impact the way we live here, parking would be terrible, property values could decrease and the already concerning sewage issues we have on Long Island would worsen. It simply wouldn’t work. And just this week, it looks like all that kicking and screaming had an impact. Hochul decided to pull the plan from the state budget. So, what does this mean? The events that led up to her decision were important. All of those press conferences hosted by our elected officials were worth the time and effort. The stories that the media reported on got other people talking, thinking and writing. This shows how important it is to reach out to our local representatives. Tell them what you want and ask them to help make a change. That’s their job. Reach out to us, your local media and write letters to the editor. Voice your concerns and demand action. Some things cannot be changed or might take longer than desired. But there are other opportunities that can be fixed before they take flight. If it wasn’t for our local elected officials looking over the state budget and noticing the line about the apartments, some of us might not have known about the issue until it was too far along to be stopped. That’s when people begin to complain, but sometimes not much can be done. Stay vigilant and be proactive instead of reactive. Use what resources are available to us now to make continuous changes that will benefit us and our families. We’re all in this together and the more we communicate, the better. But we should remember to say “thank you” to those who made it possible when you finally get your way. The opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. They do not speak for the newspaper.

We are closing in on two full years of “two weeks to slow the spread” of COVID-19. In the name of “defeating the virus,” unprecedented mandates and restrictions were placed on individuals and businesses that caused far more harm than good. COVID case numbers are plummeting all across the country, following the recent spread of omicron that caused far less severe reactions than past variants. The time has come for a long overdue return to normalcy. All COVID mandates must end. A recently published study from Johns Hopkins University concluded that lockdowns have not “had a noticeable effect on COVID-19 mortality.” The study’s findings show that not only did overly restrictive lockdown policies have little to no success in preventing COVID deaths, but they have also had devastating effects on many other aspects of life: “They have contributed to reducing economic activity, raising unemployment, reducing schooling, causing political unrest, contributing to domestic violence and undermining liberal democracy.” Johns Hopkins researchers concluded: “These costs to society must be compared to the benefits of lockdowns, which our meta-analysis has shown are marginal at best. Such a standard benefit-cost calculation leads to a strong conclusion: Lockdowns should be rejected out of hand as a pandemic policy instrument.” Many of the overreaching lockdown policies are thankfully no longer in place. However, those that remain are still wreaking havoc on many aspects of everyday life. In New York, many of our state’s health care heroes were fired from their jobs because of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s [D] statewide COVID shot mandate for health care workers. Despite the fact many of

these employees had previously contracted COVID and had natural immunity, which data suggests provides even stronger immunity than the shot, they were unceremoniously fired for their private medical decisions and are still unable to get their jobs back. Even worse is that Hochul’s inflexible mandate exacerbated our state’s health care worker shortage, forcing many hospitals to postpone elective procedures. This mandate on health care workers remains in place in New York state, despite recent declines in cases, hospitalizations and deaths, and the fact that the omicron variant largely evades immunity provided by vaccines. Even Democratic strongholds like Washington, D.C, are now lifting proof of vaccination requirements. These draconian mandates are not limited to just health care workers. A COVID shot mandate for municipal employees in New York City recently went into effect and has cost nearly 1,500 New Yorkers their jobs so far. This mandate includes firefighters and police officers at a time when crime is steadily rising and we can ill afford to have any fewer men and women in blue on the streets. New York City is also continuing to enforce its vaccine passport policy, requiring proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms, movie theaters and other private businesses for anyone ages 5 and older. Keeping this mandate in place defies the data and science and wrongly dictates to small businesses, many of whom are struggling with both the effects of inflation and the remnants of draconian lockdown policies, who they can and cannot hire and serve. Children have been especially devastated in the classroom. Remote learning, socially distanced classrooms and being forced to wear masks all day, every day, have caused harmful developmental, mental, emotional and physical impacts. It cannot be understated how much students have been affected not only academically,

but also in many other ways by these often over-the-top policies. While many blue state governors just announced they will finally ease their statewide mask mandates here in New York, Hochul, on the other hand, extended the mask mandate for school children as young as 2 years old. Once again, the demographic in our society that is least at risk to suffer serious COVID reactions is suffering the most from these draconian mandates. It’s also important to note that Hochul’s absurd mandate remains in place despite the CDC no longer recommending the use of the cloth masks that almost all students are wearing. Whether it be day care, preschool or elementary school, far too many New York children have never had a normal schooling experience, and it could be years before we fully grasp the significant developmental impact this could have on an entire generation. Former FDA commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, emphasized this point recently on “Face the Nation” (CBS News). “A lot of kids haven’t really known a normal school day for two years now, so we want to … we need to try to lean forward aggressively to try to restore that and reclaim it when we can,” he said. Hochul continuing to subject children to unnecessary mask mandates and firing health care heroes for their private medical decisions is not about science. It’s about ego, power and control. It’s not up to the government to tell parents how to raise their children, play doctor for individuals or make hiring decisions for businesses. All COVID mandates, especially on children, should be lifted today. Congressman Lee Zeldin represents New York’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, and is considered the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in this year’s New York gubernatorial election.

pay little or no taxes at all in this country. There is not a mention of the most devastating and costly health crisis in American history. Zeldin mentions the supply chain crisis but carefully doesn’t mention “American” (multinational?) corporations that have been exporting jobs and factories abroad for decades now. Near the end he brags that he will continue policies to end “out of control” spending. Meanwhile, our economy is creating new millionaires and

billionaires at a historic rate. Most of them pay historically low taxes on their accumulating wealth, while sending millions into the coffers of their favorite politicians. Zeldin’s long half-page op-ed is basically a campaign flyer without photos. It encourages maintaining the financial status quo of the wealthy and ignores the crisis facing his poor and low wealth constituents. Thomas Lyon Mount Sinai

Letter to the Editor Solutions?

If I was one of Congressman Lee Zeldin’s (R-NY1) multimillion-dollar constituents, I would be sending him a congratulatory note for his recent op-ed [Feb. 3] concerning “inflation.” He successfully blames inflation all on “reckless government spending” without any mention of bloated increases to defense contractors, a stock market that is soaring for those who can “invest,” or any mention of how many corporations

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Opinion The comical realities of modern flying

ven before the pandemic, stand up comics, who took to the air to entertain the rest of us with their clever observations, often spent considerable time describing the absurdities of airline travel. The process, as each airline and each airport appears to have somewhat different rules, has become even more bizarre. Each airline has its own baggage limitations. For some larger planes, you can take one carry-on and one personal bag. For D. None some smaller planes, of the above however, especially BY DANIEL DUNAIEF if you’ve bought the cheapest seats on smaller ﬂights, which we do as a rule, you can only bring one carry-on. You can’t even get a boarding pass unless someone comes and inspects the size of your bag.

Once you have your boarding pass, you head to security with your mask on. The first screener who checks boarding passes and IDs has to have one of the harder jobs. Everyone is trying to catch a plane, which means that, even if they are early, they are still under time pressure. Many feel the need to share their sense of urgency with people who fly under the radar in our lives unless something goes wrong. When these security agents do their jobs well, we expect it, and when they don’t, we are outraged, frustrated, annoyed and irritable. It’s a bit like being a referee or an effective traffic cop. Anyway, we shuffle up to the line with the largest possible bag that won’t require checking. When we get to the front, we hand our ID and ticket over, wait for the cue, and then lower our masks. I like watching people lower their masks. Many feel the need to smile, as if the person is taking a picture of them. It’s ironic because the photo from a driver’s license or a passport looks much more like a 6 a.m. mug shot than

a, “this-is-me, this-is-my-face, I’m-about-togo-somewhere-awesome smile.” Every so often, someone is selected for random additional screening. On a recent trip, they checked my wife’s phone on the way out and my phone on the way back. During that trip, one of the conveyer belts that enables the screener to look at x-rays of our underwear was moving especially slowly. Each time a new person approached the conveyor belt, that person could and sometimes did push his or her huge suitcase ahead of the ones from the people who were ahead of them. Fortunately for me, I travel with a small but powerful force of nature, also known as my wife. She doesn’t allow dysfunctional systems to slow us down, even if that involves shaming people who are trying to shove their suitcases ahead of the ones on the belt. My wife was so effective that the system not only worked as it should for the few minutes we stood there, but a TSA agent jumped in to reinforce what my wife was doing.

Once we get on a plane, the battle for overhead space begins, with the special people getting first dibs on that space while the people in the last groups get the leftovers. It’s so Darwinian: people who spend extra money are the Alpha Fliers, while those who fly economy get the scraps, with flight attendants telling them to gate check their allowable luggage, which will hopefully be waiting for them on the jetway when we arrive. People jockey for position at baggage check, where they want to stand directly on a line with the ramp that delivers their luggage magically from below. I’m sure that magic requires considerable lifting and hefting from the people we rarely see. The final competitive positioning occurs at the curb, where the faces of tired fliers often look much more like the pictures from their IDs than the faces they make at the beginning of their trips. The tired fliers stare at approaching vehicles, looking for their Ubers, family members, or buses to bring them back to their world.

Some things you may not realize about Ukraine

n an attempt to make Ukraine more real for all of us, this country on the far side of Europe, I am including the information below that was taken from Wikipedia on the internet. I hope it helps us visualize what the situation is there. Ukraine is an important agricultural country and can meet the food needs of 600 million people. • 1st in Europe in terms of arable land area; • 3rd place in the world by the area of Between you and me black soil (25% of world’s volume); BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF • 1st place in the world in exports of sunﬂower and sunﬂower oil; • 2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;

• 3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world; • 4th largest producer of potatoes in the world; • 5th largest rye producer in the world; • 5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons); • 8th place in the world in wheat exports; • 9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs; • 16th place in the world in cheese exports. It is the second-largest country by area in Europe and has a population of over 40 million — more than Poland. Ukraine ranks: • 1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores; • 2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves; • 2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world’s reserves); • 2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);

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and ranks • 1st in Europe in ammonia production; Europe’s 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system; • 3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants; • 3rd in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km); • 3rd in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment; • 3rd largest iron exporter in the world • 4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world; • 4th largest manufacturer of rocket launchers, in clay exports and in titanium exports • 8th in exports of ores and concentrates; • 9th in exports of defense industry products; • 10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons). Ukraine matters. These are some reasons why its independence is important to the rest of the world.

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