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March 10, 2022

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Obituary

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Eileen (Lee) Breen Cassidy, a longtime resident of Setauket, died peacefully on March 7. She was 75.

Lee, always fun-loving and witty, even managed to light up the nursing home in her weakest days when she was in the end stage of chronic kidney disease.

Lee enjoyed the early part of her life in Garden City with her brother Robert and her parents Dr. Edmund and Katherine Heenan.

Soon after her graduation from Marymount College, Lee married the love of her life, Tim Breen, and they chose Setauket as their destination to start a family and raise their three children. Sadly, Tim died at an early age from melanoma, which motivated Lee to advocate for, and donate to, many research hospitals and organizations that are working to cure cancer.

Thirty-one years ago, Lee married the other love of her life, Tom Cassidy. Lee then welcomed Tom’s three sons into her family and added two new grandparents for her children, Betty and Joe Cassidy.

Lee always tried to make a positive difference in peoples’ lives, whether it was family, friends, neighbors, or customers when she worked at Ace Hardware in Setauket.

Beloved by Tom, her adoring husband, Lee was the loving mother of Sean, Kevin and Norah, stepmother of Brendon, Kieran and Sean, daughters-in-law Aileen, Rachel and Olga,

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son-in-law Jason and grandchildren, Timothy, William, Patrick, Caroline, SJ and Nicole.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cycle for Survival at www.cycleforsurvival.org.

Visitation will be held for Lee at Bryant Funeral Home in Setauket on Friday, March 11, from 3 to 7 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held at Saint James R.C Church in Setauket on Saturday, March 12.

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Village

Three Village Historical Society breaks ground at Dominick-Crawford Barn

BY RAYMOND JANIS JR.EDITOR@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On Saturday, March 5, the Three Village Historical Society held a groundbreaking ceremony near the site of the planned Dominick-Crawford Barn, marking its next chapter of education and historical preservation of the area.

The barn is a 175-year-old edifice that once stood in Old Field.

TVHS plans to resurrect this barn at 93 N. Country Road in the field adjacent to the society’s East Setauket headquarters. It is an ambitious preservation project that will also accommodate expanded archives, an exhibition and education center, and a gift shop.

—Jeff “The barn is supposed to serve as a hub, as a community space for our surrounding area,” Mari Irizarry, director of TVHS, said. “We’ll have rotating exhibits, an education space, a new and robust gift shop and it will be a venue for members and friends alike to come and join.”

According to Irizarry, TVHS was originated by members of the community

who recognized the need to preserve their local heritage. She said the construction of the barn is just the next iteration in that community tradition. Over half a century after its inception, TVHS presents a vision whereby history and community will converge at a single point.

The barn project is made possible by two significant grants. The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has put $350,000 toward the construction of the barn and state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) secured another $300,000 in state funds for the project.

Kathryn Curran, executive director of the Gardiner foundation, commended TVHS for its outreach initiatives and its commitment to the preservation of its local heritage.

Schnee “The Three Village Historical Society is really a model for other groups on how to engage the community,” Curran said.

“That’s why we chose them. An educational facility like this will expand who they can reach and how many people will be able to come here. That’s really what the Gardiner foundation is looking for to promote our history.”

‘This is going to be transformative for our organization.’

Pictured clockwise from above, Three Village Historical Society Director Mari Irizarry and President Jeff Schnee address attendees; Brookhaven Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich presents Schnee with a certificate from the town; and a sign on the TVHS property shows a rendering of the exhibit and education center. Photos by Raymond Janis

For TVHS, community residents and donors alike, there is a consensus that the barn project will transform the character of the area. Jeff Schnee, president of TVHS, said this dream has been 20 years in the making and is now finally coming to fruition.

“This is going to be transformative for our organization,” he said. “This is going to give us the ability to bring in busloads of students, other nonprofits and other humanities organizations to use our 1,500 square-foot exhibition area. It will give us the ability to have graduate students as well as writers who are very interested in our archives.”

Schnee views the barn as a collective achievement, the product of collaboration between generous donors, engaged community members and a TVHS motivated to preserve its history for posterity.

“If we want to preserve history, there has to be the need, the desire to do that,” he said, adding, “If we don’t educate the next generation, then we lose that need and desire to preserve it.”

According to Irizarry, TVHS hopes the Dominick-Crawford Barn Exhibit and Education Center can be operational by 2023. The project is currently more than halfway to its overall fundraising goal of $1.3 million.

To donate, visit www.tvhs.org/buildthebarn.

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County

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Suffolk County Community College was recently named a Hispanic-Serving Institution, also known as HSI, the first school in the county to receive this designation.

The U.S. Department of Education defines HSIs as institutions of higher learning that accommodate a student enrollment of at least 25% Hispanic full-time equivalent students.

This distinction is a reflection of the evolving cultural makeup of the area.

“We’re fortunate that we now have a proportional number of students that are here and that we serve,” said Christina Vargas, chief diversity officer and Title IX coordinator of SCCC, in a phone interview.

“It makes me very proud and it makes the college really proud that we serve the needs of the community.”

The most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the Hispanic population accounts for approximately 20% of all Suffolk County residents. That figure is up 2% since 2013.

“When you think about what the census has told us about the changing demographics of Long Island, we’ve kind of known this is coming,” Vargas said. “This is where we are. We have a diverse, rich set of cultures represented at our college.”

Vargas believes that higher education is the proper venue for Hispanic communities to strengthen their understanding of their own cultural background. She says that SCCC maintains close touch with these communities through its partnerships throughout the county.

“Our president recently met with leaders of the Brentwood community, including the school districts of Brentwood and Central Islip and the Brentwood library,” she said.

“This will give us more energy and direction to make sure those partnerships continue to be strong and that we understand what our high schools need, what our community members need and that we are in tune with the issues of the community.”

Two-year colleges such as SCCC accommodate some of the largest student populations and offer a stepping-stone for academic and professional advancement.

Additionally, the HSI designation reflects a modern approach to higher education, one which highlights foreign language skills and cultural awareness as critical for meeting the demands of the 21st-century job market.

“When it comes to the job market, for

Christina Vargas, Suffolk County Community College’s chief diversity officer, discusses the school’s designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Photo from Suffolk County Community College

example, I can’t imagine that bilingual skills won’t be on the top of people’s lists,” Vargas said. “We want to be inclusive and respectful and helpful to all individuals that we serve.”

Vargas said this HSI designation marks the next chapter for SCCC in its mission to support those populations.

According to her, students no longer have to leave Suffolk County to receive a quality two-year education.

“To be able to say that right in your backyard, at the college that you choose to go to, we can be there for you to meet your educational goals and dreams, I think it means a lot to us,” she said. “That’s what we’re here for. We’re here to transform lives and provide real educational goals for anybody that comes to our doorstep. We’re here to help them grow in every way possible.”

SCCC also has been named one of the nation’s Top 10 2-Year Schools by Region 2019-2020 by Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine. In addition, it is the top SUNY institution for Hispanic students in the rankings released by the magazine.

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County

Sheriff Toulon supplies bulletproof vests to Ukraine

BY RAYMOND JANIS JR.EDITOR@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Leaders gathered for a second straight week outside of the office Dr. David Buchin, director of bariatric surgery at Huntington Hospital and coordinator of the Long Island Ukraine Emergency Response Drive, to announce a new round of donations to the Ukrainian war front.

Buchin and his wife, Helene, launched the supply drive last week. Helene Buchin recounted her husband’s flight from Uzbekistan, a former Soviet bloc nation, when he was very young. Having experienced Russian belligerence firsthand, the Buchins consider humanitarian aid to Ukraine as a family priority.

“My husband is an American immigrant who fled Russia when he was 2 years old,” she said. “This cause is very much in our hearts.”

Along with the thousands of pieces of essential supplies already donated, this week’s donation included tactical defensive equipment from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. (D) announced that his office will donate nearly

450 bulletproof vests to protect the Ukrainian people in their armed struggle against the Russian invasion.

“We stand with the people of Ukraine and want to help in any way that we can,” Toulon said. “I’m proud to announce that the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office has been able to step up and provide materials that can help keep them safe.”

College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving also joined the initiative. College Hunks representatives announced that the company would repurpose its moving trucks to transport the donated materials to a New York City processing facility. From there, they will be sent to New Jersey and finally Poland, where they will be distributed to the Ukrainians.

Ted Panebianco, local co-owner of the College Hunks franchise, thanked the people of Long Island. He believes Long Islanders have once again demonstrated that they can answer the call whenever suffering people are in need.

“Every time there is a chance to go out and help people, the Long Island community comes out in a big way and donates generously,” he said. “At College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving, our purpose is to

Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr., at podium, announces the addition of tactile defensive equipment from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department to donations already collected for Ukrainians. Photo by Raymond Janis

move the world. We are honored and grateful to have this opportunity to do it in probably the biggest way we ever have.”

Serge Sklyarenko, of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, has recently emerged as a visible figure of

Ukrainian solidarity on Long Island. With a Ukrainian flag draped around his neck, he said the flag reflects his love of country and his close attachment to the cause of Ukrainian resistance.

“It feels like I have a piece of Ukraine right next to me, that it’s close to my heart,” Sklyarenko said, adding, “I have a lot of family in Ukraine in many different cities.

They have gone through rough times, going in and out of bomb shelters. Some of my friends are on the front lines, some without any military experience.”

While the faces surrounding him may change from week to week, Sklyarenko’s message remains firm and unaltered. He warns that the Ukrainian crisis points to the repetition of a dangerous historical precedent, a foreshadowing of all-out global conflict.

“In 1939 Hitler attacked Poland, he did not stop,” he said. “I feel that Putin is doing something similar. I don’t think he’s going to stop.”

Sklyarenko said the Biden administration must adopt a tougher posture toward Russia, a foreign policy which includes a no-fly zone over Ukrainian airspace and the complete prohibition on the import of Russian oil.

Kindergarten Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year The Three Village Central School District offers a full-day kindergarten program for district residents. In order to be admitted to Kindergarten in September, a child must be five years of age, on or before December 1st, during the school year in which they enter kindergarten.

A proof of residency (a lease, deed, tax bill or signed contract) must be provided, along with the child’s original birth certificate, and a copy of their immunization records at the time of registration.

Children must be registered with the Registrar’s Office at the North Country Administration Center prior to Kindergarten screening.

The registration process has been moved online and can be started at the Student Registration page of the Three Village website.

Choose Student Registration under the “District” drop down menu, or type the following address into a browser: https://sites.google.com/3villagecsd.org/registration/home.

Additional information can be obtained by calling the Registrar’s office at 631–730–4555.

This year’s Kindergarten Screening dates are: ARROWHEAD: 5/12 - 5/13 MINNESAUKE: 5/17 - 5/18 MOUNT: 5/23 - 5/24 NASSAKEAG: 5/18 - 5/19 SETAUKET: 5/16 - 5/17

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The following incidents have been reported by the Suffolk County Police.

Nesconset Wanted for questioning ■ A resident on Neslo Drive in Nesconset called the police on March 3 to report that someone had stolen a wooden carousel horse valued at $250 from a barn on his property the night before.

Port Jefferson

■ C & C Collision on Texaco Avenue in Port Jefferson called the police on March 1 to report that someone stole a customer’s 2020 Nissan Pathfinder from their parking lot after the keys were inadvertently left on the dashboard. The vehicle was valued at $25,000.

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■ A person left their 2011 Toyota RAV4 running and unlocked while shopping at the 7-11 on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station on Feb. 28. When he came out of the store, the vehicle was gone.

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■ Exxon on Middle Country Road in St. James reported a petit larceny on March 4.

A customer allegedly stole $138 worth of printed lottery tickets.

Selden

■ Bob’s Store on Middle Country Road in Selden reported a shoplifter on March 2. A man allegedly took 4 pairs of Timberland Pro boots out of the store without paying for them. The total value of the merchandise was approximately $600.

■ Items were stolen from two cars parked at Panera Bread on Middle Country Road in Selden on March 3. The rear passenger windows were broken. A Dell laptop, backpack, various tools and notebook agenda were taken.

■ Aldis on Middle Country Road in Selden reported a shoplifter on March 3. A woman allegedly stole assorted items valued at approximately $300.

■ Famous Footwear on Middle Country Road in Selden called the police on Feb. 28 to report a shoplifter. A woman allegedly stole two pairs of Nike Court High Top sneakers valued at approximately $180.

■ Target on Middle Country Road in Selden reported a petit larceny on Feb. 28

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole a package from the porch of a residence located near Main Avenue in Centereach on Feb. 24 at approximately 1:50 p.m.

A woman allegedly stole assorted bedding items, cosmetics and clothing valued at approximately $200.

Smithtown

■ A resident on Landing Meadow Road in Smithtown reported on March 2 that a man drove up to their house and stole their empty recycling bin. The item is valued at $30.

■ Costellos’s Ace Hardware on East Main Street in Smithtown called the police on March 2 to report that a man allegedly stole a DeWalt Combo Drill valued at $450.

■ A man walking home from work on Main Street in Smithtown was robbed by two men who pulled up in a vehicle on Feb. 27. The man handed over a silver chain, cell phone and his wallet.

South Setauket

■ Stop & Shop on Pond Path in South Setauket reported a shoplifter on March 2.

A man allegedly stole assorted merchandise worth approximately $400.

— COMPILED BY HEIDI SUTTON

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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Village

Old Field residents set to vote for new mayor and trustees

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Changes are upon the Village of Old Field once again.

Before the end of 2021, Bruce Feller, who was elected as mayor in 2018, handed in his resignation and Deputy Mayor Stephen Shybunko took on the role for the remaining months. As the Tuesday, March 15, village elections approach, neither will be running for the position.

Pirro runs for mayor

Current trustee Tom Pirro is the only candidate running for mayor. Pirro was first elected as trustee in 2018.

Pirro said in an email he decided to run for mayor because he has “developed a keen understanding of our village, its challenges and opportunities.”

His goal, Pirro said, is to use his experience as trustee and professional experience as a CPA “to continue moving the village forward in a positive direction — all while maintaining our strong fiscal position.”

He along with trustee Adrienne Owen and trustee candidate Thomas Cottone are running on the Unity Party line. He said he also supports the reelection of Tom Gulbransen, who is running under the Sound Government Party line.

Pirro said he doesn’t feel there are any significant issues in the village.

“I have dedicated my efforts in ensuring fiscal discipline and steady leadership which have put the village in a very strong financial position,” he said. “I am excited to be a part of the lighthouse restoration project. This is an undertaking that is near and dear to me, as the lighthouse is not only the village’s public meeting space but is a beacon and symbol of the village itself.”

Pirro said during this tenure as trustee he worked to establish a strong financial standing for the village, and Old Field’s bond rating has gone from A1 to Aa2. He has also worked to streamline the building permit process and oversee the maintenance of roads and roadside drainage systems, which included necessary improvements and upgrades.

Two-year trustee candidates

Old Field residents will vote for two village trustees for a two-year term and one trustee for a one-year term.

Tom Gulbransen

Current trustee Gulbransen, who has lived in the village for more than 25 years, said in an email he is running again to continue the efforts of the board over the last few years.

He credits Shybunko, Feller and former mayor Michael Levine along with the board of trustees and residents for important improvements that have been made.

“Most improvements are ongoing, for example, the lighthouse restoration grant applications, the Old Field Point revetment repair grant and some fixes to village code about environmental protection,” he said, adding, “I’m also willing to serve again because it’s a privilege to collaborate with so many talented neighbors.”

The trustee said taking care of the village responsibilities “as cost-efficiently and effectively as possible within the time people have available to help” is one of the biggest things to tackle.

“Even within the village’s relatively small geographic scale, we face complex infrastructure challenges due to our historic buildings, miles of shoreline and fragile environs. Fortunately, the mayors, trustees and the village’s part-time staff have figured out how to juggle and or share tasks.

And we make adjustments when residents point out our shortcomings.”

He said while, at times, there are misunderstandings or even contentiousness in the village, the residents “balance things out, remain neighborly and appreciative.”

Gulbransen is an environmental scientist, specializing in software and data sciences for the nonprofit Battelle Memorial Institute.

He is also a volunteer firefighter and EMT, and chair of the Suffolk County Council on Environmental Quality.

Adrienne Owen

Owen, who ran unsuccessfully in 2021, has been serving as trustee the last few months after Shybunko became mayor.

She said in an email that when Shybunko asked her if she would be interested in filling his seat, she was honored even though it was only for three months.

“I have enjoyed being a part of Old Field’s board these past few months, and I look forward to the opportunity for a full term,” she said.

Serving on other boards such as for Harbor Country Day School in St. James, Owen said she feels she has been valuable in the trustee position.

“I believe I can bring some efficiencies when working with village subcommittees and personnel,” she said. “As I mentioned last year,

I am all about process and procedure and there is always room for little improvements in any organization.”

Owen has also been an active member of Old Field’s Ways and Means and Welcoming committees through the years. She is currently the secretary for the Old Field Lighthouse Foundation.

Like Pirro, Owen said she doesn’t feel the village is facing any major issues.

“Fiscal discipline and steady leadership have put the village in a very strong position,” she said “Our board has been good stewards of the environment, and I pledge to continue that commitment. We recently completed some upgrades to the lighthouse beacon for the Coast Guard and are looking forward to a major restoration project for the Old Field Lighthouse and grounds.”

Owen isn’t the first Old Field trustee in her family as her husband, Jeff, served for six years.

The couple along with their 16-year-old son have lived in the village since 2008.

William Schaefer

William Schaefer, who has previously served as village trustee in 2007-08 and had an unsuccessful run for mayor in 2008, is running on the Bill of Rights Party ticket. He said in an email that his love for the village along with his desire to work with his fellow residents to make Old Field “an even better place to live” is what motivated him to run for trustee.

“While we have been well served by our previous mayors and many of our past and present trustees, I regret the increasing vitriol, intractability and conflicts of interest within our village,” he said. “Many years ago, we experienced the same discord for which, as a trustee, I bore some responsibility and which resulted in me losing the election for mayor. But I believe in redemption and honestly believe that I can bring an independent voice of reason and replace litigation and contention with compromise and mutual respect.”

Schaefer said he would like to see the refocusing of the village’s code enforcement toward “both rigorous and consistent and fair enforcement of our village code — to save our cherished environment — as well as strengthening of its service function.” He added he would honor the 2% tax rate cap.

Schaefer would also like to build on the work of former mayors Cary Staller and Levine, he said, as well as “the current efforts of trustees Gulbransen and [Rebecca] Van Der Bogart, expediting restoration of our precious lighthouse — much in the same way that we saved the

Keeper’s Cottage.”

In addition to his prior experience as trustee, Schaefer has worked for the U.S. Department of Health, served as a clerk to a U.S. District Court judge, a Suffolk County assistant district attorney and an assistant attorney in the Organized Crime and Racketeering section of the U.S. Department of Justice. He has also taught criminal justice, law and political science at Long Island colleges.

One-year trustee candidates Thomas Cottone

Dr. Cottone said in an email that this will be the first time he has run for trustee. He has been president of the Old Field Woods Homeowners Association since 2016 and has interacted with the board due to the position on numerous occasions.

“As a result, I have become more educated about village management, and the significant amount of effort involved in maintaining the stability and wonderful quality of our community,” he said. “I believe I can make valuable contributions to the board with my professional, civic and volunteer experiences.”

In addition to his position with OFWHA, he has been CFO for the Long Island Anesthesia Physicians and principal in strategic growth and practice development for LIAP as well as lead anesthesiologist for the organization where he developed the initiation and implementation of its COVID-19 response team. As well, he is CFO, partner and board member of the Wohali Resort in Park City, Utah, and managing partner of Setauket Partners, the investment arm of the resort. He is also a team member of Room4Love, the Setauket-based, nonprofit organization that helps children with cancer.

Cottone said he feels it would be an honor to serve with Pirro, Gulbransen and Owen as he believes they are “leading the village in a positive manner.”

The candidate said he believes the village has no substantive issues.

“I would like to see the village historic lighthouse efficiently undergo further needed renovation with available potential grant funds complemented by The Lighthouse Foundation donations,” Cottone said. “An improved lighthouse, along with the village park, will greatly enhance the sense of community in Old Field. Other items that I would focus on would be maintaining the successful environmental initiatives the current board has established, as well as identifying other opportunities, OLD FIELD CONTINUED ON A9

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Health

SB doctors offer advice to prevent and treat atrial fibrillation

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The butterflies that color backyards are welcome companions for spring and summer.

The ones that flutter towards the upper part of people’s chests can be discomforting and disconcerting.

In an effort to spread the word about the most common form of heart arrhythmia amid American Heart Month, the Stony Brook Heart Institute recently held a public discussion of Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib.

Caused by a host of factors, including diabetes, chronic high blood pressure, and advanced age, among others, A-fib can increase the risk of significant long-term health problems, including strokes.

In atrial fibrillation, the heart struggles with mechanical squeezing in the top chamber, or the atrium. Blood doesn’t leave the top part of the heart completely and it can pool and cause clots that break off and cause strokes.

Dr. Eric Rashba, who led the call and is the director of the Heart Rhythm Center at Stony Brook Heart Institute, said in an interview that A-fib is becoming increasingly prevalent.

A-fib “continues to go up rapidly as the

population ages,” Rashba said. It occurs in about 10% of the population over 65. “As the population ages, we’ll see more of it.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 12.1 million people in the United States will have A-fib over the next decade.

As with many health-related issues, doctors advised residents to try to catch any signs of A-fib early, which improves the likely success of remedies like drugs and surgery.

“We prefer to intervene as early as possible in the course of A-fib,” Dr. Ibraham Almasry, cardiac electrophysiologist at the Stony Brook Heart Institute, said during a call with three other doctors. “The triggers tend to be more discreet and localized and we can target them more effectively.”

Different patients have different levels of awareness of A-fib as it’s occurring.

“Every single patient is different,” said Dr. Roger Ran, cardiac electrophysiologist at the Stony Brook Heart Institute. Some people feel an extra beat and could be “incredibly symptomatic,” while others have fatigue, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, and dizziness.

Still other patients “don’t know they are in it and could be in A-fib all the time.”

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Dr. Abhijeet Singh, who is also a cardiac electrophysiologist at the Stony Brook Heart Institute, described how the technology to evaluate arrhythmias has improved over the last 20 years.

“People used to wear big devices around their necks,” Singh said on the call, which included about 150 people. “Now, the technology has advanced” and patients can wear comfortable patches for up to 14 days, which record every single heartbeat and allow people to signal when they have symptoms.

Patients can also use an extended holter monitor, which allows doctors to track their heartbeat for up to 30 days, while some patients receive implantable recorders, which doctors insert under the skin during a five-minute procedure. The battery life for those is 4.5 years.

Additionally, some phones have apps that record heartbeats that patients can send by email, Singh said. “We have come a long way in a few years.”

Dr. Roger Fan, a cardiac electrophysiologist at the Stony Brook Heart Institute, added that all these technologies mean that “we are virtually guaranteed to get to the bottom” of any symptoms.

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Doctors offer patients with confirmed cases of A-fib two primary treatment options: drugs or surgery.

The surgical procedure is called an ablation and involves entering the body through veins in the groin and freezing or burning small areas that are interfering with the heart’s normal rhythm. The procedure breaks up the electrical

signals in irregular heartbeats.

Performed under general anesthetic, the procedure generally takes two to three hours.

Patients can return home the same day as the operation, Rashba said.

As with any surgery, an ablation has some risks, such as stroke or heart attack, which Rashba said are “very rare” and occur in fewer than one percent of the cases. Additionally, patients may have groin complications, although that, too, has declined as doctors have used ultrasound to visualize the blood vessels.

In extremely rare occasions, some patients also have damage to the esophagus behind the heart, said Rashba, who is also a professor of medicine.

For patients experiencing symptoms like A-fib, doctors recommended a trip to the emergency room, at least the first time.

“If it’s not going away, one, you can reassure yourself, two, you can get treatment, and three, you can get a diagnosis quickly,” said Almasry.

The Stony Brook doctors said choosing the best treatment option depends on the patient.

“Everybody has different manifestations of their A-fib,” said Fan. Among other questions, doctors consider how dangerous the A-fib is for the patients, how severe the symptoms are, and how much they affect the quality of life.

Doctors urged residents to make the kind of healthy lifestyle choices that keep other systems functioning effectively. Almasry cited a direct correlation between obesity and A-fib.

Reducing body weight by 10%, while keeping the weight off, can reduce the likelihood of A-fib recurrence, he said.

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He added that he would continue the current board’s trend with keeping taxes as low as possible.

Morgan Morrison

Morgan Morrison is running on the Sound Government Party line.

As a lifelong resident, he said in an email, he wanted to be more involved in the village.

“Having lived my entire life here, I’ve watched the village evolve over time, and I’d like to add my energy and commitment toward keeping it a place future generations can enjoy,” he said. “I believe people are drawn to live in Old Field because it is a unique environment. I’d like to preserve its character as we move into the future.”

He added he wouldn’t be influenced by professional conflicts of interests.

“I care strongly about the environment and security of our village,” he said. “I will advocate for what’s best for the village as a whole.”

The candidate said many in the village are concerned about the “costs of maintaining the

safety and security of the village.”

“I believe in finding more cost-effective solutions for getting the largest value and quality of life returns from our village taxes so as not to increase them,” he said. “An easy and costeffective method to increase our security would be to utilize modern technology — such as license plate readers — to build upon the human presence of our constabulary.”

Morrison has worked in IT and technology for nearly 15 years which has provided him with the opportunities to travel extensively. He is currently a technical and horticultural consultant.

He said he feels his professional background can be helpful “to make the village meetings more accessible and to increase our safety.”

He also is familiar with village government as his mother Geraldine Morrison was a trustee and deputy mayor for three terms in Old Field.

“I know what the job entails, and I’m very familiar with the village code,” he said. “I know the capabilities — and limitations — of what technology can do to make our lives better.

I work well with others, and I believe I have a lot of value to add toward keeping Old Field the wonderful place that it is.”

Residents can vote on March 15 from noon to 9 p.m. at the Keeper’s Cottage, 207 Old Field Road. In addition to voting for mayor and three trustees, voters will have the opportunity to vote for village justice. Mitchell Birzon, who ran for the post in 2021 to fill the remainder of the term left open after the death of justice Ted Rosenberg in September 2020, is unchallenged.

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Editorial

Donations collected on March 3 at the offices of county Legislator Stephanie Bontempi and Dr. David Buchin. Photo by Raymond Janis

Uniting for Ukraine

The response of Long Islanders to help Ukrainians has been encouraging.

On March 3, Suffolk County Legislator Stephanie Bontempi (R-Centerport) and Dr. David Buchin headed up the Long Island Ukrainian Emergency Response Drive at their offices, located at 224 Wall St. in Huntington. Local elected officials and community members joined them to gather items such as blankets, medical supplies, sleeping bags and other essentials to send to the embattled country.

On Monday, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. (D) announced the addition of nearly 450 pieces of bulletproof body armor from his office to the items already collected in Huntington.

The College Hunks moving company assisted in delivering the items to the New York City processing center and from there the items will be shipped to Ukraine.

Donation drives similar to those of Bontempi and Buchin along with rallies to support Ukrainians have taken place all over the TBR News Media coverage areas. The message sent across the globe is that we stand with the country in their fight against Russia.

TBR News Media readers have also reached out with letters to the editor condemning Russia’s actions, and another reader shared the struggles his Ukrainian family faced in the past. He hoped that history would not repeat itself, but he was ready to help any relative who needed his assistance.

The last few years have been divisive ones for the United States.

Between the political divide and our battle against COVID-19, it seemed as if we couldn’t look past our own borders. Now we see Americans uniting once again for a cause.

It’s a shame it took such a tragedy to bring us all together. It may have taken a war, but Americans seem once again united behind a common theme: the cause of freedom, democracy and the right of a free people to self-determination.

As U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY3) said on March 3 in front of the offices of Bontempi and Buchin, “We have to follow the old idea that partisanship stops at the water’s edge. We have to all hold together like we are today.”

As we watch Long Islanders work together to help people struggling on the other side of the globe, let’s remember what it’s like to be united as Americans, not only past the water’s edge but on our own island.

WRITE TO US … We welcome your letters. They should be

no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste. We do not publish anonymous letters. Please include a phone number and address for confirmation. Email letters to rita@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to TBR News Media, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733

Letters to the Editor Zeldin’s free campaigning

I’m having trouble understanding why this newspaper is providing a free campaign platform for U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin [RNY1] in its Letters to the Editor page.

There were two of these pieces in February alone [Feb. 3 and 24], each exceeding the recommended word limit of letters by a factor of two or three.

It can’t be pretended that these pieces, published as op-eds or “Perspectives,” have anything to do with his role as a congressman.

Instead, he spends the entire time on the gubernatorial campaign trail and attacking Gov. Kathy Hochul [D]. As a previous letter writer noted, they are nothing more than “campaign flyers without photos.” Is it fair to provide one candidate for governor an unlimited free platform simply because he’s currently a congressman — in name only?

Zeldin’s latest piece is once again filled with misinformation. When I’ve claimed something as fact in a letter to the editor, I’ve been asked to provide my source. Very fair. But apparently the same standard does not apply to Zeldin. One flagrant example of this in this last piece is his assertion that “data suggests” natural immunity from having contracted COVID-19 provides “stronger immunity than the shot.” This is false. And also dangerous for those who might conclude from this that getting COVID is less risky than getting vaccinated and boosted.

In this same piece Zeldin states, “The time has come for a long overdue return to normalcy.” As I write this letter, Russia is busy trying to gobble up Ukraine. There will be no return to “normalcy” as long as Zeldin or those like him have anything to do with it.

Lest anybody forget, this is a man who began his congressional career by speaking at a meeting of the extremist militia group Oath Keepers. A group whose leader, Stewart Rhodes, is currently jailed and awaiting trial for seditious conspiracy, and whom a judge declined to free on bail because he could “continue to plot and prepare for political violence that undermines the foundation of our democracy.”

Zeldin voted to overturn the results of a democratic election at the behest of former President Donald Trump [R], and apparently would stop at nothing to do Trump’s bidding. The same Trump who did everything he could to weaken NATO. The same Trump who currently is praising Putin, calling him “savvy” and a “genius” for invading Ukraine. This is the man Zeldin sold his political soul for. A man who has no moral compass whatever.

Giving Zeldin greater power will not lead to “normalcy.” It will lead only to more of the chaos, division, dishonesty, malice

and moral confusion we’ve already had, with the kind of consequences we are now witnessing.

David Friedman St. James

Parents winning vs. authoritarian elites

Informed parents advocating on behalf of their children have become part of what increasingly looks like a class struggle between themselves and a cabal of elitist authoritarians, many of whom can be found in politics, the media and academia. What the latter-mentioned trio initially viewed as a laughably unfair fight between themselves and a bunch of cognitively overmatched opponents has proven to be quite the opposite, and the losers are plenty mad.

For a quick peek at this kind of anger, one only has to read Arnold Wishnia’s reply [“A second ‘big lie,’” Feb. 10] to my recent letter [“Cheering informed parents voting for change,” Jan. 20]. The good professor must have figured if he could lecture long enough, unenlightened readers would be caught up in his professorial spell and ignore that virtually the entirety of his rant had nothing to with my submission.

Unmistakably clear however was Arnie’s distain for families pushing back against what they feel are autocratic rules damaging their kids. Wishnia dutifully follows the usual demeaning talking points spit out by the triumvirate of elitists mentioned above.

Parents throwing off the yokes of certain uninformed or corrupt bureaucracies don’t have the smarts to make those kinds of decisions. Meanwhile “whip-smart” moms, dads and grandparents, determined to do their own investigative research, when necessary, have been putting the “big lie” to that propaganda.

Parents Defending Education launched a Freedom of Information Act campaign that revealed two National School Board Association executives colluded with the White House in the lead up to the NSBA’s infamous letter comparing protesting parents to domestic terrorists.

Subsequently it was learned that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona solicited the much-criticized correspondence. That work resulted in 10 state school boards have issued statements disagreeing with the letter, and 17 more state school boards have either voted to withdraw their memberships, participation and/or dues from the NSBA. Mask-related information collected by any number of enlightened parents has them mining data from doctors and studies buried by much of the media. Their work has even led them to generally left-leaning

publications such as The Atlantic and New York Magazine, where the headlines respectively read, “The downsides of masking young children are real” and “The science of masking kids remains uncertain.”

Anyone questioning the need to mask children, can skip painstaking data gathering and turn on the TV to watch Democrats such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also of California, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and President Joe Biden ignore their own “lifesaving” mandates. However, to millions viewing her viral video, the biggest offender was Dem Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Pictures of her repeatedly unmasked among face-covered students and staff in a Georgia elementary school were so boorish the outrage was bipartisan.

So, how have those millions of parents swimming against the authoritarian tide done against their elitist scolds? Blue state pols ditching their ideological soulmates in both academia and the media, while sprinting from their own self-imposed “mask tyranny,” tell us all we need to know. Moms, dads and grandparents are “winning” big time.

Those gutsy families advocating for their children owe a “thank you” to the disdainful critics who helped motivate and unite them, with now, perhaps an extra attaboy for a certain local professor.

Jim Soviero Setauket

Cuomo brothers should open a grocery store

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo [D] has begun using part of his more-than leftover $16 million reelection fund to pay for commercials. The message says that he has been exonerated from charges that he sexually harassed a number of women.

Both Andrew and his brother Chris might be better off by listening to the Kenny Rogers song, “The Gambler,” when he said, “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away.”

It is wishful thinking on the part of Andrew Cuomo that he can resume his political career with a simple media blitz.

Both Andrew and Chris should look for honest work. Why not follow in the footsteps of their grandparents who opened a family grocery store in Queens and do the same? Chris could also open up a gym upstairs as he loves working out. Andrew and Chris Cuomo have a long history in selling baloney. This makes them perfectly suited for this new occupation.

Larry Penner Great Neck

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Opinion Instead of a gender reveal, how about a mom’s cravings party?

W

hen my daughter was young, one of her favorite songs was “Old MacDonald.” Maybe she loved it because it was a song about farm animals and we lived in Manhattan, where most of our non-human wildlife consisted of squirrels and pigeons.

When she was an infant, she could make an incredibly convincing pigeon coo, thanks to hearing them all day long outside her window.

Maybe she also D. None liked the song because, of the above unlike Bette Middler’s

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF “The Rose” and “One” from “A Chorus Line,” my wife and I couldn’t butcher the relatively simple melody with our

unimpressive singing skills.

Anyway, she liked to say “duck” when we got to the animal on the farm. She liked ducks, or maybe the “quack quack” sound so much that she’d protest when we told her the farm already had a duck. She would say, “another duck,” to keep us quacking. The song and the quacks made car rides more palatable.

The song popped into my head recently when a friend told me that his second daughter was pregnant with their fourth grandchild.

My friend has three daughters. His fourth grandchild is a girl, which means he’ll also have four granddaughters.

He was extremely pleased to share the news by email about “another granddaughter,” and he has every right to be. He is preparing for the seventh consecutive girl in his immediate family.

Then again, I couldn’t help thinking how he or the rest of the world would have felt if he had a grandson. Would that be a greater cause for celebration because they had a boy in their

midst? I suspect he doesn’t, and didn’t, care.

For so many people, the gender doesn’t matter as long as the baby and mother (and somewhere in there, hopefully, the father) are healthy.

When my daughter was born, the big surprise was that I, unlike my parents or my older brother, could have a girl. As I told my wife, as the second of three boys and an uncle to two nephews, I expected to continue the male tradition.

My daughter started out proving me wrong and, thankfully, continues to do so regularly.

Once I’d broken the ‘all boys’ pattern, I was convinced my son was a girl, so, he, too, defied our expectations.

So, what is it with gender reveal parties? Is it another way to celebrate a coming birth? Is it a way to unveil one of the few mysteries left before birth?

In an era that increasingly understands and supports the transgender population, gender reveal parties seem anachronistic, celebrating a birth gender that may conflict with a person’s

developing identity.

Like so many other events, such as a first birthday party that a child will never remember, a gender reveal party may be a way to celebrate the parents, giving them a chance to anticipate the coming birth and to imagine life as the parent of a boy or girl.

Gender reveal parties have received bad press because of the injuries from pyrotechnics and other exploding blue or pink streamers or images. But maybe beyond the danger from these explosions, the gender reveal also pigeon holes children into specific color patterns.

Don’t we want our children to think for themselves, even about their favorite colors, instead of limiting them to blue for boys or pink for girls?

Maybe, instead of colors or gender, we can celebrate the sounds of their heartbeat, the Alien-like moments when we can see their feet in their mom’s abdomen, or the foods their mothers crave during pregnancy.

On a Moscow game board, 4679 miles away, soldiers line up against dollar signs

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he idea was that if European nations were interdependent for their economic welfare, then they would not make war on each other, but would rather work together for their greater good.

And for more than 70 years, the concept held. Where wars were the way for nations, and before there were nations, for regions to enrich themselves by raiding their neighbors, stealing their treasures and claiming their land, now that was eschewed.

Finally, Between you and me there was to be peace.

England and France,

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF France and Germany, Spain and England among others, all put their guns and their history away and did business with each other. This was the vision articulated by the United Nations after World War II ended, and it came to pass. The economists and

philosophers were right. No one would make war on neighbors who were making them money. And for the most part, nations realized unprecedented wealth and the security that peace brings. Economics was to be the field of battle, not the military. And with unrestricted trade, globalization took hold. War was a distant memory.

Until now. Incredible as it seemed to the rest of the world, Russia invaded the Ukraine less than two weeks ago with the aim of annexing that country. Such action, as Russian military surrounded Ukraine on three sides, would be an ill-conceived throwback to a more appalling and unwise time. Or so we thought.

As the Ukrainians defiantly rise to meet the invaders with military weapons, the rest of Europe and countries elsewhere in the world are responding with their weapon of choice: economics. It is a testament to the thinking and planning of those leaders seven decades ago.

And so, with remarkable unity, the European Union is striving to blow up Russia’s economy rather than blowing up Russia’s cities. The pain for the Russian leaders and the Russian people

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is to be felt in their pocketbooks and not in their cemeteries. At least, that is the intent.

But of course, as in every war, it’s the civilians who most suffer and pay the price for their leaders’ actions. If they aren’t shot to death, they may be starved to death, as their money becomes worthless and their businesses are ruined. Still, the Russians will do better without Coca-Cola than the Ukrainians without water.

And that is another remarkable consequence of attempts to isolate Russia. Not only are governments withdrawing trade and financial dealings in this siege, but also international corporations are cutting ties with the invading country, even if the companies bear the price.

McDonald’s, which employs some 62,000 workers in Russia, Starbucks and Apple have closed their stores, among numerous others.

Americans have indicated overwhelmingly in a recent Quinnipiac University national poll (71%), that they will tolerate the increased price of gasoline if Russian imports of oil and gas are ended. The Biden administration has heard them and is closing off those imports. Of course, the prices at the pump were going up

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anyway due to considerable current inflation.

Why not put the blame on the Russians!

So do shared economic interests prevent wars?

There should have been a corollary put into that concept: assuming all the governments are made up of reasonable persons. Much now is being made of President Vladimir Putin’s mental state because most of the rest of the world cannot understand why he is embracing this “special military operation.”

He did not even tell his lower rank soldiers that they were about to engage in a war. Who knows how the Russian leader thinks? Is he unreasonable or is this merely the opening salvo he, and perhaps his “friend,” Premier Xi Jinping of China, are plotting for a long game?

Of one thing the world can be certain.

When autocrats are planning something that surely would be roundly condemned, one of the actions they take is to close down the media and crack down on free speech.

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History Close at Hand

Brookhaven’s first purchase of land from Setalcott indigenous people

BY BEVERLY C. TYLER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM In 1655, five men from New England and one from Southold, acting as agents for the settlers, arrived in what is now Setauket and met with the Setalcotts. One man came along as a protector. He is depicted in the Vance Locke mural as the soldier in a red coat with a gun in his hand.

I wish to acknowledge that we are sitting on the land of the Setalcott and Unkechaug indigenous people in the Town of Brookhaven, and we pay respect to the Setalcott and Unkechaug people whose land is where we live, work and explore.

On April 14, Sachem Warawakmy and 14 other Setalcotts sold the agents about 30 square miles of land bordering Long Island Sound, from the lands of the Nissequogues on the west to the Mount Misery cliffs on the east (from Stony Brook to Mt. Sinai ).

Warawakmy also agreed to allow the settlers’ cattle to run beyond the bounds of the settlement and to allow them to cut timber as far east as they wished. Both parties agreed to “make satisfaction” for any wrong done to the other. It was also agreed that “the Sachem shall not entertain any strange Indians, or others near unto us, whereby to do us any wrong ...”

Since money was not used by the Setalcotts, the English had to pay for the land another way.

In exchange for their land, the Setalcotts were to receive “within one month ... 10 Coats, 12 Hoes, 12 Hatchets, 50 Muxes (metal drills), 100 Needles, 6 Ketles, 10 Fadom of Wampum, 7 Chest of Powder, 1 Pare of Child Stokins, 10 Pound of Lead, 1 Dosen of Knives.”

During the next decade, settlers came to

Setauket from Southold, Long Island, and from Connecticut and Massachusetts. They built crude wood, bark and mud (sod) homes along the stream, or run, now the Setauket Mill Pond.

In July 1657, Richard Woodhull, Setauket and Brookhaven Town leader, purchased “two great necks of meadow” from Wyandance, the sachem of the Montauks, and Wenecoheage, the sachem of the Unkechaug, which greatly increased the Setauket settlers’ land, extending it south to include much of what is now the Town of Brookhaven. (Records, Town of Brookhaven) Before the English came to Long Island, each of the local sachems had the ability to make agreements within their local areas. As more and more English settlers came to Long Island, the English authorities realized that it was easier, and to their benefit, to have a grand sachem who would make all agreements and deeds. In the 1650s, Wyandance was the grand sachem of Eastern Long Island. Many of the local sachems did not completely agree with this English method, and this resulted in, for example, the deed signed by the sachem of the Setalcotts on April 14, 1655.

The smallpox epidemics of 1659 to 1664 were disastrous for Long Island’s Native Americans, and according to various records, may have resulted in the deaths of as many as two-thirds to three-quarters of them, including Wyandance who died in 1659. In 1662, the small population of Setauket’s Setalcotts, living mainly on Little Neck (now Strong’s Neck), was also decimated by the epidemic.

The following year, Daniel Lane bought for the settlement the southern half of Little Neck from the surviving Setalcotts. The next year, Mayhew, now the sachem of Setauket, surrendered the “Feede and timber of all the lands from the ould manes to the wadeing river,” and Massetewse and the Sunksquaw, Wyandance’s wife, acting for their young son Wyancombone, confirmed the sale of Ould Manes to the Setauket settlement. Other deeds, many of which were for the same land already purchased, were signed by new sachems over the next 14 years to confirm the various deeds. (Records, Town of Brookhaven) On April 14, 2005, the Town of Brookhaven held its 350th-anniversary reenactment on the Setauket Village Green, with costumed members of the Three Village Historical

The 2005 reenactment of land purchase, above, shows Setalcott Chief Theodore “Blue Medicine” Green, center left, and Setauket School fourth grade students in Donna Smith’s class, foreground, enjoying the ceremony. Below right, the 1655 deed signed by 15 Setalcott Native Americans from the Town of Brookhaven, Town Clerk collection. Below left, the Purchase of Land, April 14, 1655 — Vance Locke mural, Setauket School Woodhull Auditorium.

Society portraying the agents for the English settlers meeting the sachem and leaders of the Setalcotts.

Descendants of the Setalcotts, including Setalcott Chief Theodore “Blue Medicine” Green, hosted the event.

Green also founded the Setauket Corn Festival Powwow in 2005. This year it will take place on July 9 and 10 on the Setauket Elementary School field.

Beverly C. Tyler is Three Village Historical Society historian and author of books available from the society at 93 North Country Road, Setauket.

For more information, call 631-751-3730 or visit www.tvhs.org.