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Stony Brook • old Field • Strong’S neck • Setauket • eaSt Setauket • South Setauket • Poquot t March 12, 2015

Volume 40, No. 2

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above, a $50,000 check is presented to the Stony Brook university cancer center, celebrating the efforts of last year’s Walk for Beauty. Below, runners cross the colorful finish line back in october, when a special new color splash feature was added to the annual event. By BarBara donlon

Guardians rescue two Setauket ducks Three-hour surgery saves life

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Stony Brook’s annual Walk for Beauty event took a giant step forward this week. Breast cancer researchers at Stony Brook University Hospital graciously received a $50,000 check last week, which they said would help them focus on the fight against cancer. The Ward Melville Heritage

Organization, which sponsored the event, presented the check to the doctors at the hospital March 4 as a result of the funds raised during the 21st annual Walk for Beauty in the fall. Dr. Yusuf Hannun, director of SBU Cancer Center, thanked WMHO for its long-term partnership and the community for their dedication. “As you know at Stony Brook,

as an academic medical center, we have an obligation to conduct research into cancer,” Hannun said. “If we don’t do it, no one else will do it. It’s as simple as that.” And to show that the money raised from last year’s walk went to good use, both a cancer researcher and doctor from the center delivered presentations on their areas of expertise: Chiara Luberto, research associate professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, briefed those in attendance on metastatic breast cancer — a subject she has spent months working on; and Dr. Jules Cohen, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, spoke about “chemo brain,” which some women face after undergoing chemotherapy. Research shows, Cohen said, that it may be linked to inflammation in the brain and it interferes with cognitive skills and memory. Hannun said these types of research projects are important for the hospital because most of them aren’t big enough for funding from larger organizations such as the National Institutes of Health. He said the donated money helps get these kinds of smaller research projects off the ground and where they need to

be, and possibly even contend for more funding in the future. “If we don’t do research today, we won’t have discoveries tomorrow — and medicine will not change later,” Hannun said. There were nearly 230 runners and more than 500 color splashers, said Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), a member of the committee helping to organize the annual event, making the 2014 event an incredible success. Residents also hit the pavement for a separate race, the Hercules on the Harbor 10K, which toured some of the Stony Brook area’s most coveted outdoor gems. The annual event has already raised more than $1 million for cancer research. Attendees celebrating the check presentation included Walk for Beauty committee members and WMHO President Gloria Rocchio, Hahn and Carol Simco of the Stony Brook Fire Department. Rocchio said she enjoys meeting the researchers in the aftermath of the Walk for Beauty event and seeing what kind of progress the event helps achieve. “What feels good is to see the results and projects moving forward,” Rocchio said.

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Rescue group saves pair of Setauket ducks Smithtown-based volunteers save animal’s life after injury By Phil Corso

The worst is over for a pair of Pekin ducks spotted waddling on the street in Setauket earlier this week. Frank Floridia of the Smithtown-based Guardians of Rescue said his volunteer animal advocacy group received calls of two free-roaming ducks in the North Shore neighborhood — a region he said is not suitable to support such a species. Upon investigation, he found and rescued the duck duo, whom he dubbed Donald and Daisy — but not without a painful three-hour surgery to save one of them. Pekin ducks are domestic animals most commonly found in the commercial pet industry, Floridia said, famously known for their white bodies and orange bills. Floridia, who has been rescuing animals of all sorts his whole life, said he and his team found the male duck earlier this week but could not locate his companion until the next day. That was when he said a trail of blood led him to the wounded female Daisy duck, who had a gaping wound on her hind end that appeared to be somehow inflicted by a human and was splitting her pelvis in half. “We found blood everywhere and were preparing for the worst,” he said. “She had a really bad cut on her back, and we knew we needed to get her help and fast.” Floridia rushed the duck to Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue in Port Jefferson Station before she was transported to Jefferson Animal Hospital, where she endured a nearly three-hour surgery to repair her pelvis and stitch her wounds closed, he said. But in the end, Daisy pulled through. Floridia said his group suspects someone had purchased the ducks when they were babies and then ditched them when they grew older and more difficult to manage. “We remain shocked that someone would intentionally beat this duck so brutally,” Guardians of Rescue wrote on its Facebook page. “Not only did their owner fail them when they dumped them in the wild, but to then have someone try to split this poor animal open is absolutely deplorable.” The group said it was investigating the incident as Daisy duck recovers, and Floridia said he plans on entering them both into a foster home where they can be reunited and live happily ever after. Guardians of Rescue said that anyone interested in helping the cause of saving animals in danger can visit its website and donate at www.guardiansofrescue.org.

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Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) is hosting a free Narcan training seminar later this month, with the goal of teaching local residents how to administer the drug that reverses opioid overdoses. At the Comsewogue Public Library on March 31, starting at 7 p.m., community members will also learn how to identify an overdose and administer the lifesaving medication. The seminar will take place in

the community room of the library, located on Terryville Road in Port Jefferson Station, and participants must be 18 years or older. Hahn said in a press release that the training is important “because it is often the family and friends of a victim who are first on the scene when someone is overdosing.” Those who wish to attend must pre-register by calling the legislator’s office at 631-854-1650. File photo by Erika Karp

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county executive’s signature before it becomes law. The new rule will bring the exchange in line with the procedure for when dollars flow in the other direction — when Suffolk County buys parkland, it uses money from a fund that is fed with sales tax revenues and is specifically set aside for land acquisition. “I just want to make sure any money we are reimbursed gets put back toward its original intended purpose of saving open space and protecting drinking water,” Hahn said in a press release. The legislator introduced the bill in December, and the Legislature’s Parks and Recreation Committee discussed the issue in late February. The Legislature unanimously approved the measure last week. Suffolk County manages more than 46,000 acres of parkland, making it the largest county-owned park system in the nation, Hahn’s office said.

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Town officials go after illegal STAR exemptions By Erika karp

Town of Brookhaven officials announced on Tuesday that they are taking down property owners who are receiving illegal tax exemptions. At the forefront of the issue are School Tax Relief, or STAR, exemptions. The popular state program’s standard level, known as Basic STAR, is available to residents who have a household income of $500,000 or less. The home must be owner-occupied in order to qualify. However, according to Brookhaven officials, there are dozens of — if not more than 100 — homes in the town that receive the exemption even though the owners rent them out. “We are going to send a very strong message because everyone else who is entitled is paying their fair share,” Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said at a press conference. In May 2014, the town enacted a law that requires all entities, including banks, to notify the Brookhaven tax assessor after it takes over ownership of a property and is therefore no longer eligible for a tax exemption the previous owner received. If the entities don’t comply within 30 days of taking ownership, they could be fined up to $5,000. Shortly after Brookhaven passed the law, New York State Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) introduced legislation that would require banks and financial

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Brookhaven’s tax assessor Jim ryan speaks about fraudulent STar exemptions at a press conference on March 10, flanked by Deputy Town attorney Dave Moran, Councilman Neil Foley and Tony Derosa of the Stony Brook Concerned Homeowners.

institutions to notify local tax assessors about acquired properties if the previous owners qualified for a STAR exemption. The state administers funding to offset the exemptions. LaValle’s legislation, which is supported by Assemblyman Fred Thiele (D-Sag Harbor) in the state Assembly and has yet to go to a vote, does not address other exemptions, like veterans exemptions. A 2012 state comptroller audit, which

examined 731 mailing addresses with a STAR exemption, estimated that almost 19,000 improper exemptions could have been granted in 2010-11 statewide. According to Jim Ryan, Brookhaven’s tax assessor, property owners found to have an illegal exemption are subject to penalties such as a $500 processing fee to remove exemption, and the town can recapture any tax savings that the property owner benefited from. The monies would be returned to the school districts.

In addition, interest charges can be applied to the money owed at a minimum of 12 percent per year, and there is a protocol to forward complaints to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office for criminal prosecution. About 30 to 35 cases have been referred to the district attorney’s office over the years. “At the direction of the supervisor and in cooperation of all departments in the town, the assessor’s office will investigate and vigorously pursue all of these penalties to the maximum extent provided by law,” Ryan said. While officials said the crackdown is townwide, leaders from the Stony Brook Concerned Homeowners group, which advocates against illegal rental homes, were present at the meeting. The 2-yearold group has been fighting overcrowded boarding homes, which are often occupied by Stony Brook University students, in the Three Village community. According to Romaine, the town has identified at least a dozen homes in the Stony Brook area that are receiving fraudulent STAR exemptions. Even though town officials are focusing on STAR exemptions, Ryan said the town wouldn’t ignore other improperly granted tax cuts if they are discovered. “As we find those, we will aggressively investigate and take whatever action is appropriate.”

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The Three Village Central School District in partnership with SCOPE will be offering both a full-day and half day pre-kindergarten program for the 2015-2016 school year. Open enrollment is now underway and we are accepting applications. Families interested in learning more about the pre-kindergarten program are invited to bring their children to the Family Registration Fair on Saturday, March 21st from 10-11:30am. During this time, prospective students will have the opportunity to play and learn in our model classroom with some of our 6th grade student volunteers. Parents will have the opportunity to learn more about the program and complete the registration process. If you cannot attend or would like to read more information, all forms and further information including the registration packet as well as before and after care information can be found on the Three Village Pre-Kindergarten website, www.threevillagecsd.org/department_and_ programs/pre-k_program . We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday, March 21st. ©129218

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Reality checks Police said a 25-year-old Centereach man was arrested in South Setauket and charged with fourthdegree grand larceny of an amount greater than $1,000 on March 2. The man deposited fraud checks and then withdrew funds from TD Bank between Nov. 25, 2013, and Dec. 6, 2013. He was arrested at his Segatogue Lane home at 4:10 p.m. Groceries on the go A 20-year-old Centereach woman was arrested and charged with petit larceny on March 7 at 10:30 p.m. Police said she stole assorted grocery items from a location on Pond Path in Setauket. No calls, please An unknown suspect called a Setauket-East Setauket complainant’s home various times, causing annoyance and alarm, police said. The calls occurred between March 4 at 11 a.m.

and March 5 at 11 a.m., the Old Coach Road resident reported to police. TV trot A man entered Wal-Mart on Nesconset Highway in Setauket-East Setauket and stole a Samsung television on March 4 at 2:45 p.m., police said. Scratched up An unknown person scratched the right side of a man’s 2015 Ford sometime on March 4 in Setauket-East Setauket on Research Way. Pet peeved Someone made numerous calls to Setauket Animal Hospital, making verbal threats by phone. The incident occurred on March 3 at 2:45 p.m. Mysterious messages Staff at Ward Melville High School told police they received cryptic messages by email at about 6:21 p.m. on March 2. Bedding stolen An unknown man stole assorted clothing and bedding and ran out of a store on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook without paying for them on March 4 at 5:20 p.m.

Alleged Setauket thief running out of time Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole a watch from a Setauket store in February. A man stole a watch from Kohl’s, located at 5000 Nesconset Hwy., on Feb. 26, 2015, at approximately 12:50 p.m. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS (8577). All calls will be kept confidential.

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Romaine shifts focus to the environment Supervisor advocates for a sustainable town By Erika karp

In his third State of the Town address, Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine went green, focusing on making Brookhaven a more environmentallyfriendly place to live. The emphasis on creating a more sustainable town deviated from past addresses in which Romaine (R) focused on the town’s fiscal stability. Romaine said that while the town’s efforts to boost its financial standing are far from finished, there have still been improvements — like ending 2014 with a surplus — and now the town must do its part to address climate change. “In fact, protecting the environment and being fiscally prudent are not mutually exclusive,” he said Monday at Town Hall in Farmingville. In the coming weeks, Romaine said he would be putting forward an Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Initiative, as part of a five-year capital plan, with the goal of reducing the town government’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent over the next five years. In order to reach the goal, the town is looking at three areas: its buildings and facilities, traffic controls and streetlights as well as town vehicles. The Highway Department has already

installed energy-efficient LED traffic lights throughout much of the town and the Department of General Services purchased hybrid vehicles. The town has also created wind, solar and geothermal codes in an effort to promote alternative energy, and has worked to expand its single-stream recycling initiative. Later this year, the town will extend the single-stream pickup to multifamily complexes, allowing those residents to dispose of plastic and paper together. “It has been estimated that, as a nation, as much as 60 percent of the efforts to achieve environmental sustainability will needed to be addressed here on the local level, reinforcing that message: We should think not only globally, we need to act here locally,” Romaine said. Town Board minority party member Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) said she was pleased to hear the supervisor focus on the environment, and as the environmental protection liaison, is looking forward to working with him on the initiative he put forward. “I think he did a great job as far as reflecting on the hard work that the town board and the supervisor together have done over the past year,” she said. Romaine also touched on making Brookhaven a little brighter in the figurative sense. Since taking office in 2012,

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Brookhaven Supervisor Ed romaine speaks about his stronger focus on protecting the local environment during his March 9 State of the Town address.

the 70th town supervisor has made it his mission to clean up Brookhaven’s vacant and foreclosed properties that developed out of the recession. So far, nearly 1,000 vacant buildings have been registered with the town’s vacant building registry, while the town’s newly-adopted blight restoration code is also being put to work. Under the code, home and commercial property owners must maintain and

repair properties or face the town completing the work and billing the owner. In addition, the code allows the town to condemn and demolish unsafe structures. “From Port Jefferson Station to Mastic to countless other communities, we are putting the owners of these abandoned houses on notice,” Romaine said. “If they don’t take care of these properties, we will take matters into our hands.”

OPINION

Team up to starve New York’s testing machine Your turn By aLi GOrDON

This is my fourth year serving as a trustee of the Comsewogue Board of Education. I love every minute of it, because I love my community and I take very seriously the responsibility entrusted to me. The thoughts expressed here are my own. I do not speak for the Comsewogue School District or the Board of Education. We have been warned that a trustee who speaks out could be removed by the state education commissioner. But our schools and our children depend on those of us who were elected to represent the best interests of our community. I cannot stay quiet for fear of retribution from the New York State Education Department anymore. There has been tremendous criticism of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent decision to withhold state aid and extort legislators into passing his education reforms. Our state legislators are stuck between agreeing to terrible reforms or refusing, leading to a late state budget and a potential loss of millions of dollars for schools. Cuomo’s proposals include measures

such as increasing the time to earn tenure from three to five years and evaluating teachers based upon half of their students’ state test scores. The reforms Cuomo is pushing are disingenuous and dangerous; he works out of the privatization handbook and uses inflammatory statistics. He cannot think of another way to move forward in education except through obsessive testing. Cuomo and the Board of Regents use a one-size-fits-all answer that will never work for every community, while an entire generation of students is being sacrificed for testing data. Each of Cuomo’s education policies reflect a desire to remove local control. He insists that NYSED investigate the teacher evaluations procedures of Long Island school districts, thinking the system is skewed. Those local evaluation plans were approved by the very same entity, NYSED. Here is what Cuomo cannot fathom: Teachers on Long Island were rated highly effective or effective because they are. If Long Island was a state, we would rank near the top in high school graduation rates, Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists and Siemens Competition semifinalists. Cuomo prefers to ignore these statistics because they do not fit his narrative.

‘It is time to work together to elevate public education without destroying things that are already working.’

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There are several ways to stop the destruction of public schools: Cuomo must separate his education reforms from his executive budget proposal. If he believes in these reforms, he should let them stand alone as legislation, allow a healthy debate and not circumvent the separation of powers established by our Constitution.

The Legislature should ensure that new Board of Regents appointees have public education experience — they establish state education policies, and interviews are now being held for four appointees. Parents must educate themselves and make a decision regarding testing in grades three through eight. This will be the third year my children have refused to take the state exams. This is the strongest weapon we have in the fight to save public education. As the number of test refusals grows, the reforms dependent upon those numbers will falter. We will starve the testing machine. It is time to work together to elevate public education without destroying things that are already working. I cannot sit by quietly anymore and wait for someone else to stand up. I have a sworn duty to represent the interests of my community, including speaking out against policies that endanger the well-being of our students and faculty.

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Legals NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR SPRINGLEAF MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2011-1 Plaintiff -AgainstCHRISTOPHER DOWELL, ET. AL. Defendants Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale granted on or about 1/8/2015, I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hall, Farmingville, NY 11738 on March 26, at 10:30am. Premises known as: 60 Glenmere Ln Coram, New York 11727 Section; 284.00 Block: 04.00 Lot: 011.000 ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and the State of New York as more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Said premises will be sold subject to all terms and conditions contained within said Judgment and Terms of Sale. Approximate Amount of Judgment: $414,764.03 plus interest and costs. Index No.: 12-28003 Charles Russo Esq. REFEREE McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 Dated: February 20, 2015 691 2/26 4x vth NOTICE OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS BUSINESS MEETING RESCHEDULED PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Setauket Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners business meeting scheduled for March 26, 2015 at 6:00 pm has been rescheduled for March 19, 2015 at 6:00 PM at 26 Hulse Road, East Setauket, N.Y Dated: March 3, 2015 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SETAUKET FIRE DISTRICT Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York BY: CYNTHIA HUBBARD Fire District Secretary 717 3/12 1x vth PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF POQUOTT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK The Incorporated Village of Poquott will hold a Public Hearing at Village Hall, 45 Birchwood Avenue at 7:30 P.M. on March 26, 2015 to obtain input from the public on a proposal to enact a local law as follows;

A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING A PROPERTY TAX LEVY INCREASE GREATER THAN ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW 3-C. It is the intent of this local law to allow the Village of Poquott to adopt a budget for the fiscal year 2015-2016 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the “tax levy limit” as defined by General Municipal Law 3-C. Anyone wishing to express a comment on the proposed local law may do so at the hearing. The Village of Poquott will also accept written comments received by the Village Clerk before the time and date of the hearing. By Order of the Board of Trustees Joseph Newfield Village Clerk March 4, 2015 722 3/12 2x vth PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 85636(c) of the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven, a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven at the Town Board Auditorium at One Independence Hill, Second Floor, Farmingville, New York, on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 6:30 P.M. to consider designating the Sleight House, located at 242 Christian Avenue, Stony Brook, further identified as SCTM #0200-173000700-00100, current owner Brian and Elizabeth Merrick, 967 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02144 as an Historic Landmark and said owner having an additional contact address of 242 Christian Avenue, Stony Brook, NY 11790 as an Historic Landmark. At said public hearing, any persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard. Dated: February 26, 2015 Farmingville, New York DONNA LENT, TOWN CLERK TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN 724 3/12 1x vth NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff -AgainstJAMES GORDON A/K/A JAMES R. GORDON, MICHELLE GORDON A/K/A MICHELLE T. GORDON A/K/A MICHELLE THERE GORDON, ET. AL. Defendants Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale granted on or about 11/17/2014, I the undersigned Referee will

sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 14, 2015 at 11:00am. Premises known as: 2 Arrowhead Ln East Setauket, New York 11733 Section; 226.00 Block: 03.00 Lot: 001.000 ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and the State of New York as more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Said premises will be sold subject to all terms and conditions contained within said Judgment and Terms of Sale. Approximate Amount of Judgment: $539,454.82 plus interest and costs. Index No.: 13-04227 Robert J. Flynn, Jr. Esq. REFEREE McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 Dated: February 27, 2015

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT & HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board at Brookhaven Town Office Complex, Town Auditorium, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York on 03/26/2015 at 6:30 pm, to consider enacting the following proposed amendment(s) to the Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances of the Town of Brookhaven. Article VIII Section 33 entitled PARKING PROHIBITED IN DESIGNATED AREAS is hereby amended by ADDITION of the following in the hamlet of STONY BROOK ARLINGTON CT NO PARKING ANY TIME BEG AT WELINGTON DR CONT E FOR +/- 250’ /N

North Shore mother sends gracious message of thanks to neighbors for helping family after flames subsided a gift card to a large delivery of clothing and supplies — many of which lined the The flames from their devastating inside of her College 101 workspace on house fire may be long gone, but the Main Street in East Setauket. “I had 188 texts by 11 p.m. that day. warmth has not gone away for this East It’s a small town, and word spread Setauket family. Maryann Butkevich said she was lucky fast,” she said. “It was unbelievable. to be home Jan. 7 with her 9-year-old The community was just amazing.” Butkevich had to relocate with her famdaughter when an electrical fire made its way to her basement. She heard two ex- ily to the Holiday Inn Express on Route plosions, and next thing she knew a man 347 in the aftermath of the blaze while trying to return to normal life. Meanwhile, was yelling into the house to get out. “It worked out as beautifully as it she had to play dual roles as a mother and could for a house fire,” she said. “Had we working professional, all while working not been home, it would have burned to out the gutting and renovation of her East Setauket home. the ground.” Nevertheless, the Three Village comButkevich grabbed her daughter and munity’s compassion has made her way outside, made the entire rebuilding where she stood and ‘It worked out as watched as firefighters ar- beautifully as it could process a little bit easier for Butkevich and her family, rived to douse the flames. she said, in ways both tanThe damage was dev- for a house fire. Had gible and intangible. astating to the inside of we not been home, it she wanted to her home, at a time when would have burned to findShea said way to deliver one bitter cold was sparking large heartfelt message of house fires all over the the ground.’ North Shore. — Maryann Butkevich thanks to the entire North Shore community for But the fire, she said, banding together at a time when she and was not the story. “The community’s response after the her family suffered a loss — even if it was only on what she described as a small scale. fire went out is the real story,” she said. “I’ve never witnessed anything like it. The North Shore mom said her neighbors’ response to the fire will forever I’m completely overwhelmed by the generwarm the hearts of her family, so much osity,” she said. “We’re very lucky. We lost so that she has lost count of the number a lot of ‘wants,’ but so many people don’t of thank-you cards she had written. The have ‘needs.’ We’re just very thankful for response in aid ranged anywhere from everyone’s help.” By Phil Corso

ARLINGTON CT NO PARKING ANY TIME BEG AT WELLINGTON DR CONT E FOR +/- 195’ . /S Article VIII Section 33 entitled PARKING PROHIBITED IN DESIGNATED AREAS is hereby amended by DELETION of the following in the hamlet of STONY BROOK ARLINGTON CT NO PARKING ANY TIME ENTIRE LENGTH BOTH At said public hearing, any persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard. DATE: 2/26/2015 Farmingville, NY Donna Lent, Town Clerk Town of Brookhaven 725 3/12 1x vth

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PEOPLE History Comes Alive at PJG

Silence fell over the auditorium at P.J. Gelinas Junior High School as the eighthgrade class listened to Warner Reich recall his experience living through one of the world’s darkest times — the Holocaust. The students have spent the past several weeks studying the time period as part of their English curriculum and were captivated by Reich’s message encouraging all to stand up for others. Throughout his presentation he recalled the Nazi movement, its influence throughout Europe and his own escape from Germany before being captured and placed in one of the camps. Equating the passive behaviors of what transpired at that time to bullying, Reich urged the students to stand up for others and not to tolerate any negative actions. In their classes, the students have been learning about the subject through such texts as “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “Cage” and “Night” as well as activities and research projects on the historical context of the Holocaust. Reich’s firsthand account of the period enabled the students to further understand the atrocities during World War II. To help preserve Reich’s compelling presentation for future generations, Gelinas art teacher Mike Sacco and technology teacher Dean Kostis recorded the morning’s event. They will be editing the vocal recordings to pair with Reich’s PowerPoint presentation. The final project will be used to continue to share this historical recollection of the Holocaust.

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P.J. Gelinas Junior High School eighth-grade students were visited by Holocaust survivor Warner Reich, center. Pictured are several students along with, from left, Principal William Bernhard, art teacher Mike Sacco, school social worker Debbie Johnston, technology teacher Dean Kostis and English chairperson Joanna Cadolino.

Master Teachers in Three Village As the result of a challenging application process, Three Village Central School District educators Pam O’Brien, Peter Schuchman and Gary Vorwald have been named New York State Master Teachers. These three teachers bring the district’s total number of Master Teachers to five, the second highest number on Long Island. The program encourages educators to mentor their peers and deepen their own scholastic and professional development. They will join a network of more than 500 outstanding educators who demonstrate a deep understanding of their content area, pedagogy and communities. O’Brien has been teaching for 26 years, the last 14 of which have been at Ward Melville High School. During her time in the district, she has taught a range of courses but most recently the majority of her schedule has been

Advanced Placement statistics. Schuchman has taught for 12 years at P.J. Gelinas Junior High School and has a total of 13 years of educational experience. At Gelinas he teaches Regents/honors-level earth science and the earth SMART courses. Vorwald has taught in the district since 1998 and been an educator for 28 years. During his time in Three Village, he has taught nearly every science course offered at P.J. Gelinas, is the school’s current department chairperson and the lead coach of its award-winning Science Olympiad team. For the prestigious honor, the teachers were required to demonstrate their success in the classroom and model teaching practices. They had to provide transcripts, recommendation letters and complete a teaching demonstration, writing sample, personal essay and interview.

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Students rock out during a two-day classical workshop.

Electrified Music Lesson Three Village Central School District’s secondary orchestra students had the chance of a lifetime — they learned how to put a rock spin on several classical pieces during a two-day workshop with electronic violinist and international recording artist Mark Wood. More than 400 students from Ward Melville High School, R.C. Murphy Junior High School and P.J. Gelinas Junior High School covered the auditorium stage and surrounding pit as they participated in the event, during which they learned new techniques, received tips on how to get the most out of their music and how to amp up their performance of such songs as “Anyway You Want It” and “Inferno.” In preparation for the event, the students learned the repertoire of music provided by the former Trans-Siberian Orchestra performer. The workshop culminated in an evening concert for the community, featuring the students and Wood. This event was held as part of Wood’s Electric Your Strings “Velocity” tour.

ObiTuary Glynda Tummillo

energy and her love. Her retirement life at Callawassie Island was treasured and Heaven has a new angel as Glynda brought her great happiness. Sue Tummillo, age 81, passed peaceGlynda is survived by her loving fully on March 6, 2015, with her husband Peter, her brothers Larry and family by her side. Glynda, a former Ronnie, her sons and daughters-innative of Setauket, was born Feb. law Peter Tummillo, Mike Tummillo 4, 1934, in Murray City, Tenn., the (Kelly) and Mark Tummillo (Kris) and daughter of Benny L. Pruette and her beloved grandchildren: Peter, AnHazel L. Ballenger. thony, Nicholas, Michael, Olivia, Carly, Glynda brightened every room she Josie, Cassidy and Bella. She also leaves entered and never met a stranger. She behind numerous loving relatives and lived life to the fullest and loved spend- friends. ing time with her family and friends. A church service was held on March She traveled the world and was a profes- 12 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on sional memory maker for her loved Lady’s Island, S.C. ones, especially her three sons. She In lieu of flowers, memorial donanever missed a game, major life event tions can be sent in her name to the or an opportunity to share her love American Macular Degeneration with her boys. Her pride could not be Foundation. Information can be contained when it came to her children found via the following link: macular. and grandchildren, seldom realizing org/how-donate#memgift. that her heart fueled their accomplishThe family would like to thank the ments. She was a selfless person who numerous friends that provided her was always concerned with others and her husband comfort and support before herself. She will be missed by ev- during her health challenges over the eryone that knew her and had a chance last several years. Her life was better to experience her smile, her laugh, her because of all of you.

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RECEPTION/SALES PT/FT Stony Brook. Optical retail practice near Smithhaven Mall. Mon.,Wed.,Thurs. & Sat. Computer literate, heavy phones, patient service experience & office administration. Will train. Call 631-246-5468 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC. Needed Secretary/Administrative Assistant to be answering phones, filing, scheduling, incoming/outgoing mail etc. Call Janice at: 516-751-1709 or email janicesmithnina@hotmail.com SWIMMING POOL COMPANY SEEKING CDL Drivers, experienced pool installers, light equipment operators. EMAIL: joedpoolfection@gmail.com TBR NEWSPAPERS SEEKS An Immediate P/T Inside Classifieds Customer Service/Salesperson to retain and grow client base for our 6 community newspapers. Requirements: Sales and/or customer service experience necessary. Excellent spelling required. (Dictionary OK) Must have good people and communication skills. Computer experience a must! Creative ability a plus. No nights or weekends. Setauket area. Contact: Email resume to class@tbrnewspapers.com WAIT STAFF, HOSTESS positions available. FT/PT. Breakfast, lunch, dinner shifts available, 7 days a week. Joey’s Z Pita Cafe. Ask for Manager Joe. 631-476-7510 WANTED! SELF STARTER. Trustworthy individual to answer phones. Must have working skills of Microsoft products. Miller Place area. Monday-Friday, 8:45am-5:15pm. Email: dwalker@intlcomputer.com WEEKDAY COUNSELOR FT Port Jefferson, NY; Mon-Fri; 4pm – 12am. Concern for Independent Living See complete info in our Employment Display Section. WELDING CAREERS Hands on training for career opportunities in aviation, automotive, manufacturing and more. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM 1-877-206-4006

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LEGAL SECRETARY Congenial Stony Brook Law Office, flexible hours. Law office experience required.

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EXPERIENCED BOOKKEEPER, PART-TIME, 15-20 hrs/wk. Microsoft Dynamics SL a plus. Work from home. Contact 212-269-1313 ext 242 EXPERIENCED RN’S * HEMODIALYSIS P/T & Per Diem, Variable Hours * CRITICAL CARE F/T, P/T, Per Diem, Days, Nights * PACU F/T, P/T & Per Diem, Variable Days, Eves & Nights. For more info and to apply online, visit: Brookhavenhospital.org/careers MEDICAL SECRETARY Permanent P/T. 28-32 hours weekly. Two days till 5-6PM if necessary. MUST be dependable. Retiree welcome. Port Jeff area. Call for details. 631-474-0444. See our ad in employment display for complete details.

IRRIGATION SERVICE TECH, F/T Must be responsible, with a clean NYS Drivers Lic. Able to work 40 plus hours a week. Experience preferred, but not required. Salary neg. Interested parties should email with work history and availability to: service@ holmesirrigation.com

LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IN WADING RIVER seeks a Psychotherapist. P/T, for our Youth Residential Treatment Center. Send resume to: wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631.929.6203. EOE See display ad for detailed information

MENTAL HEALTH WEEKEND COUNSELOR, Shoreham, NY. Sat & Sun; 4pm-12am. Concern for Independent Living is seeking a w/e evening counselor to assist with daily living skills including recreation, budgeting, meal planning, and transport. MUST have exp. working w/ individuals. w/mental illness. Visit https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=1015823 to apply.

WEEKEND COUNSELOR P/T- PORT JEFFERSON, NY; Sat & Sun; 8am – 4pm. Concern for Independent Living is seeking a counselor to assist in providing direct services to the clients who suffer from Mental Illness. Must have exp. with working with individuals who suffer from mental illness & valid driver’s license. Apply online by visiting https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=978365

EDITOR/REPORTER for news coverage, evening meetings, and feature articles, across North Shore of Huntington, Smithtown and Brookhaven. Experience preferred. Provide own transportation and digital camera. Submit resume and three writing samples to erika@tbrnewspapers.com

•ICU RNS, F/T DAYS & NIGHTS (7a-7p or 7p-7a). New Sign-on Bonus! •Ambulatory Surgery/PACU RNs, F/T. Varied flex shifts & On Call. Both postions require a current NYS RN license, minimum 2 years acute care exp, and BLS/ACLS. EOE m/f/d/v Email: HR@elih.org Eastern Long Island Hospital HR 201 Manor Place, Greenport, NY 11944 Fax: 631-477-5822

LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IN WADING RIVER seeks Child Care Workers. Per diem. F/T and P/T. Related experience preferred. Send resume to: wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631.929.6203. EOE See display ad for detailed information

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AIRLINE CAREERS BEGIN HERE. Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified students. Housing available. Job placement assistance. Call AIM 866-296-7093 AVON CAREER or pocket money, you decide. Call Brandie (Ind Sls rep) 1-800-305-3911 or sign up on line: wwwstartavon.com Reference code: gsim for awarding winning support BILINGUAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT for Port Jeff Station OB/GYN office. Experience required. Must have evening availability. No weekends. Competitive salary. Fax resume to 631-331-8886 CAN†YOU†DIG†IT?† Heavy†Equipment†Operator† Career! Receive hands on training and national certifications operating bulldozers, backhoes and excavators. Lifetime job placement. Veteran Benefits available! 1-866-968-2577

FREELANCE REPORTER/WRITERS. Seeking freelance reporters to cover high school games in Huntington, Smithtown and Brookhaven areas. Experience required. Must provide own transportation and digital camera. Must take photos. Submit resume, three writing samples and six photos to sports@tbrnewspaers.com

LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IN WADING RIVER seeks Direct Care Workers in Wading River, NY. P/T and per diem to care for developmentally disabled adults. Send resume to: wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631.929.6203. EOE See display ad for detailed information

Help Wanted

PUBLISHER’S EMPLOYMENT NOTICE: All employment advertising in this newspaper is subject to section 296 of the human rights law which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, sex, age or arrest conviction record or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. Title 29, U.S. Code Chap 630, excludes the Federal Gov’t. from the age discrimination provisions. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for employment which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that employment offerings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Plumbing/ Heating ANDERSON ENERGY Heating, Air Conditioning and Hot Water. Oil, gas services, installations and solutions. Financing Available. Lic/Ins. Lic. #49018-H, 631-209-1100, Bill

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w w w . n o r t h s h o r e o f l o n g i s l a n d . c o m Commercial Property/ Yard Space OFFICE FOR RENT JUST REDUCED! FRONTAGE 25A, 3 rooms off center hall, private bathroom, built in shelves, closet space, Village Times Building., E. Setauket. Signage on front lawn available. $895 + utilities. Please call Ann 631-751-5454 weekdays or 631-751-2030 evenings.

Co-ops/Condos For Sale 55 OR OLDER AFFORDABLE HOMES 2 B/R Ranch $184,000. 2 B/R, 2 bath, garage, $229,000. 2 B/R, 2 bath, garage basement $250,000. STRATHMORE EAST 631-698-3400

Houses For Sale PORT JEFF VILLAGE Immaculate Colonial, quiet culde-sac. Near elementary school. 4 bedrooms, (2 masters) 2.5 baths, walk-out finished basement, cherry cabinets, stainless appliances, granite, CAC, IGS, professionally landscaped, village amenities, pristine, turn key, FSBO. $559,000. 631-928-8178, cell# 516-356-3780. ROCKY POINT New Home, 3BR, 2 Bath, Stainless Kitchen, Wood Flooring, Full Basement. Asking $304,000. POINTS EAST 631-653-0300

Land/Lots For Sale ABSOLUTE LAND SELL OFF! March 14th & 15th! Cooperstown, NY. 60-70% below market prices from $19,900 or $254/month. 26 tracts! WATERFRONT, VIEWS, WOODS, 6 miles from Village, low taxes, town rd, utils, 100% guaranteed! Call 1-888-905-8847 to register. NewYorkLandandLakes.com NORTH FORK LI Property in prestigious Nassau Point (Cutchogue). Large wooded building parcel with permits and survey in place. Near pristine private beaches. Call for offering price. 631-928-2328

1111 RT 25A STONY BROOK Free standing building, 2300 sq. feet. Private driveway, private parking. Great for private practice, physical therapy, legal, insurance, educational. Previous tenants yoga studio, legal. Call Drew 516-316-8864 25A SETAUKET On way to supermarkets. Hi visibility office for rent on 25A in charming stand alone professional office building. 650 sq. ft. Private entrance, 2 private bathrooms, private A/C and heating controls. Built-in bookcases. Light and bright. Ample parking. Previous tenants included; an attorney, an accountant and a software developer. Call Ann: (days) 631-751-5454 (eves) 631-751-2030. OFFICE FOR RENT. EAST SETAUKET Just reduced! Frontage 25A, 2 rooms off center hall, plus additional space. Private bathroom, built in shelves, closet space, Village Times Building. Signage on front lawn available. $895 +utilities. Please call Ann 631-751-5454 weekdays, or 631-751-2030 evenings.

Out Of State SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Beautiful 55+ manufactured home community. 4.4 miles to the beach. Close to Riverfront District. New models from $85,000. 772-581-0080 www.beach-cove.com

Rentals WADING RIVER Apartment for Rent. 1 bedroom. Private entrance. No smoking/pets. Quiet neighborhood. Walk to beach/tennis/park. $750/month w/o utilities. 631-988-1126 HISTORIC STONY BROOK Waterfront Ranch. 3/4 acre, 3 B/R, LR, DR, 2 f/baths, 2 car garage, fireplace. W/D hookup, Patty M-F, 9-5. 631 751-2244. LAKE GROVE 3 BR 2 BATH, HOUSE. Yard, deck. New appliances. No pets/no smoking. Off-street parking. $2500/all. Matainance included. 631-252-1212

MILLER PLACE PRIVATE GATED, RANCH 1/2 acre 3/2 BR, LR, DR, DN, sun-rm, all appliances, cac, at/garage, circular driveway, walk to water. $2,500 mo Must be seen! 917-445-2729 MT SINAI 1 bedroom, private entrance/carport, EIK, full bath, porcelain floors throughout, W/D. No pets/smoking. Wireless/cable, $900/all. References 631-828-8173

PT. JEFF VILLAGE 1 BR top floor, W/D, kitchen, full bath, $950 plus electric. Close to hospitals/village. 631-790-2395

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Rentals ROCKY POINT $2500. Large house available immediately, 4 BR, 2 bath, L/R, D/R, Kit., fenced yard. Ample parking & basement storage. Heat/water/yard maint/snow removal all included. Call Debbie 631-744-5900, x12. SHOREHAM Light, airy ground floor 1 BR, LR, full bath, EIK, Washer/Dryer. Private entrance, driveway parking. No smoking, pets negotiable. $1200/month plus 1 month security. Includes CAC, Cable, Wifi plus all utilities. 631-369-1544. or 631-849-2813 SOUND BEACH Renovated one bedroom apartment. Private entrance, light/airy, EIK, bath, cable/internet, walk/beach, deck/backyard. No smoking/pets. Available 4/15. $1,050/all. 631-744-3314 STONY BROOK (Old Village) Room with full bath, private entrance, utilities, $750 per month plus 1 month security. Available 4/6. 978-944-7480 or 631-751-2301

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Rentals-Rooms PORT JEFFERSON Room for rent. Will consider short term. $175/week includes refrigerator, microwave. No smoking, off street parking. 917-832-3964 STONY BROOK Furnished room for rent $700/ALL. One Block SUNY. Share kitchen and bath. Avail. February. 631-689-9560 STONY BROOK Near University and Mall. Quiet, cable and utilities included, share bath. $650/mo. security/references. 631-751-3019

Rentals To Share PORT JEFFERSON Owner will share Village Home. Requires References/Credit Info. No Smoking/Pets. $900. Short Term OK. 631-903-0716

Vacation Rentals DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2 B/R unit, $350/wk, 3 B/R unit $450/wk. In beautiful Playa Dorado. 5 minutes from beach. Call 631-751-2549, leave message. OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

OPEN HOUSES SATURDAY 3/14 2:00PM-3:30PM MT. SINAI 45 Chestnut St. 3 B/R, 3 bath Ranch, EIK overlooking back yard. MLS#2697348. $450,000. SUNDAY 3/15 1:00PM-3:00PM SETAUKET 3 Highwood Rd. 4 B/R, 3 bath Ranch on 1.8 ac. lot in Old Field South. MLS#2732227. Listed at $699,000 STONY BROOK 25 Hollow Rd. 4 B/R, 2.5 bth, L/R, EIK. Private backyard w/ IGP. Must See. MLS#2727831. $699,000 1:30PM-3:30PM SETAUKET 15 Kenwood St. Sunny, warm, post-modern on cul-de-sac. 4B/R, 2.5 baths, den w/fpl. MLS#2742315. $715,000. DANIEL GALE SOTHEBYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S INTERNATIONAL REALTY 631-689-6980

SATURDAY 12:00PM-2:00PM MT. SINAI 19 Hillcrest. Crystal Brook Park. Harbor Views, renovated home. 4 B/Rs, 3.5 baths. $1,099,000. SATURDAY 2:00PM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 PM MT. SINAI 36 Sunnydale. Tri-level country contemporary overlooking Mt. Sinai Harbor. $875,000 JOSEPH FLANAGAN HICKEY & SMITH REALTORS 631-751-4488

SATURDAY/SUNDAY 12PM-3PM Monday thru Friday Open House by appointment PORT JEFF. VILLAGE 415 Liberty Ave, starting at 799,000 New Village Vistas 55+ Condo. Waterview Community SATURDAY/SUNDAY Open House by appointment MOUNT SINAI 101 Hamlet Dr., Jefferson Estate Ranch. Numerous upgrades, Mstr Suite, 2 car garage, $779,000 MOUNT SINAI 153 Hamlet Dr., gated, golf. Full fin bsmt, 4/5 bdrms, water views, 2 fireplaces, $749,000 Reduced MOUNT SINAI 63 Hamlet Dr, private pool, fin. bsmt, main floor Master, gated Hamlet with golf. $749,990 NISSEQUOGUE 1 Martingale Gate, main flr Master Suite w/priv bath, landscaped grounds, $1,200,000-$1,300,000 Dennis Consalvo ALIANO REAL ESTATE 631-724-1000 info@longisland-realestate.net www.longisland-realestate.net

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OPINION EDITORIAL

Protecting against sex offenders It’s easy to unite behind protecting our communities against sex offenders. That’s why we support recent measures in the New York State Senate to close loopholes in current laws to do just that, and we urge the Assembly to sign on to them. The package of nine bills would enact a range of measures that would allow public authorities to more closely monitor the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. One measure would, as part of their residency requirements, mandate they report not only their addresses but also any location at which they spend more than two days a week. Another law would allow local municipalities to enact their own restrictions on sex offenders, as long as they are not less restrictive than state laws already on the books. The push is a direct response to a recent New York State Court of Appeals ruling that sided with a registered sex offender who had completed his parole and moved within 500 feet of a Nassau County school — an action that complied with state law but violated a local residency restriction. The package of laws would do other things, too, like require level two and level three sex offenders to disclose their employment and residency on the state registry and mandate that schools distribute information to parents about offenders living in the district. It would also prohibit level two and level three offenders from living within 1,500 feet of their victim’s residence. State Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) put it well this week: “There’s no reason to wait.” While we realize these types of restrictions may just push out sex offenders to other communities — maybe not making us the best neighbors — we’re okay with a “not-in-my-backyard” stance on this issue. When you consider the types of crimes sex offenders commit, it’s hard to rationalize wanting to give high-risk sex offenders some breathing room. Given the number of sexual assaults that go unreported year after year, this could at least help us defend against the offenders about whom we do know.

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The Candlelight House Tour shows North Shore residents some of the most historic spots in the Three Village area.

A special house tour to remember TO ThE EDITOR: Although I have attended the tour many times over the years, I had never truly understood the level of hard work involved in preparation for this community activity. From the time Carol Lane called to ask if my husband and I would be willing to open our home for the tour, I was impressed by the attention to detail and professionalism of all the volunteers. Lane reviewed the history of the house with Town historian Barbara Russell and clarified some of the historical information, showing me maps from 19thcentury archives with identifying markers. The conversation segued from “house” to “home” as Lane, Russell, and the house chairs, Carol Castillo and Katherine Downs spoke with us about our own family’s history and how that is expressed in the house that we have made our home. Katherine enjoyed the story

that I recounted about John Augustitus who told me that, as a boy, he picked up crates of eggs from the chicken farmer who lived in our house in the early 20th century and took them to the Setauket train station to deliver to markets in New York City. John and I laughed that the house compelled a city girl like me to raise chickens as he told me this story when we ran into one another on Gnarled hollow Road as I frantically gathered the hens who had escaped their coop. Our home was decorated by a threesome of women, led by Ethel Courtney, who spent days creating a lovely, natural seasonal space. They treated our home with care and respect as did the house chairs and the docents throughout the two days of the tour. With all the rain that we had on that December Saturday, there was not a drop in the house. The Candlelight Tour provides members of our community with the opportunity to connect with one another in a meaningful way. There are neighbors whom I have

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seen for 40 years: at school open houses, the supermarket, even the campaign trail, who remarked that they never knew about my father or that one of our sons is an artist. I enjoyed answering questions about my father, a well-known Merengue bandleader in the 1950s whose accordion is displayed in our living room and who died when I was only 6 years old. The Candlelight house Tour is a tour de force: an enormous task that requires the work of many dedicated individuals. It teaches us something about the history of the place we call home and about the history that the families who live here now are shaping for the future. It also brings neighbors together to celebrate the holiday season and each other and the special place we call home. Thank you. Well done. Vivian Viloria-Fisher East Setauket

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MARCH 12, 2015 • THE VILLAGE TIMES HERALD • PAGE A23

People, can we all get along?

D. None of the above by DaNiel DuNaief

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odney King once asked, “People ... can we all get along?” That was in the days after police who had beaten him after a high-speed chase were acquitted for brutality, leading to the murderous 1992 Los Angeles riots. The answer to his question, almost 24 years later, is still “no.” Sure, we get along in some places. And yet, at the University

of Oklahoma, a group of white students on their way to a dance were chanting about how African-Americans — using a reprehensible word — would never join their fraternity. After a video surfaced, the fraternity quickly cut ties, kicking out that chapter. People marched in protest, while the university president said he couldn’t sleep. Our country is filled with contradictions. We have our first African-American president. We recently remembered the 50th anniversary of the Selma march at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where police brutally beat marchers determined to express their frustration with an unfair voting system. Someone forgot to tell those giddy college kids who we really are. Their chants and attitudes strike at something humans have battled throughout our history. It’s a question of who is “in” and who is “out.” What they were saying, and the racist way they said it, was that they would

never admit someone that was different from them. Why is it so important to have an “out” group — people to hate, to reject and to ridicule? On some level, I understand why the disenfranchised might hate the empowered. The people who have no say in government, who feel cut off from power, who have nothing to lose are sometimes the ones who lead a revolution. They see the unequal distribution of wealth and power and demand changes. But kids dressed in tuxedoes and gowns attending college? Maybe this speaks to our education system, not only at the University of Oklahoma but across the country. Maybe we spend too much time preparing for standardized tests and not enough time understanding who we are, where we come from and what we represent. Yes, democracy is difficult and complicated. At the same time that we are guaranteed free speech through the First

Amendment, we can’t shout “fire” in a crowded theater and we can’t urge discrimination and violence against a particular group just because it sounds funny to a group of kids on a bus on the way to a dance. Maybe technology is making these ugly moments more visible. If someone didn’t have a cellphone on that bus, those kids would have gone to the dance, had their fun, said and chanted whatever was on their minds, and gone about their lives. There’s plenty of lessons in this ugly moment. Some of the kids on that bus might not have thought it was amusing and might not have chanted. Sitting on the bus, however, and saying nothing becomes guilt by association. The short video I saw shows one particular fellow who seemed to be leading the charge, smiling, gesticulating and enjoying each use of this totally abhorrent word. Should someone have confronted him? Was there someone sitting on that bus who thought,

On some level, I understand why the disenfranchised might hate the empowered. “Wait, this is just so wrong?” Not to blame the media, but every outlet these days, including movies, pushes limits. I’m still stunned by some of the unexpected turns in the awful spy comedy movie “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” That’s not an excuse. We are what we think, how we act and what we say. Maybe it’s time children asked themselves the question our parents’ generation asked whenever we got out of line: “Who do we think we are?”

Daniel Dunaief’s recent book, “The Other Parent,” may be purchased online from northshoreoflongisland.com/ebooks.

A technological magic carpet ride to the past

between you and me by leah S. DuNaief

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Apple has been much in the news of late, introducing its “Dick Tracy” watch along with other sophisticated new products, and we have gotten used to the idea that the tech company has revolutionized our world. But then one little incident drove home for me the miracle wrought by Apple and its Silicon Valley colleagues. We marvel anew. Here is an example.

I was chatting with a friend, who confessed that she had lots of jobs to do and was not doing any of them because she was just being lazy. Since I have known her for a long time and am secure in the belief that she will forgive my little idiosyncrasies, I began to sing the lyrics of a song her lament brought to mind. The words go like this: Lazy bones, sleepin’ in the sun, How you ’spect to get your day’s work done? You’ll never get your day’s work done, Sleepin’ in the noonday sun. She immediately perked up and asked where that song came from, a movie or a show? I thought a moment, then told her the song came from my mother, who also had a habit of just bursting into song whenever the circumstances triggered a melody. (You see where I got it — must be a special gene.) I’d heard her sing that song many times as she worked. So where did she get it, this lazy, contagious

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melody suited to a crooner like Bing Crosby or Perry Como? My friend was persistent, encouraging me to think of the song’s origin. Unable to reply, I did what I have done thousands of times when I have been stumped for a fact or reference. I turned on my cellphone and searched the Web. Not sure how to ask for information, I simply typed in “song lazy bones” in Google and to my surprise, up came fully a dozen references to the song. I learned that it was part of the Tin Pan Alley genre, written in 1933 with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael. It was a major hit by Ted Lewis and Mildred Bailey when it was released, selling over a million copies around the world at a time when a million was really a million. No wonder my mother knew it. The song, it seems, was written in 20 minutes. Carmichael related that Mercer had come over to his apartment and caught him

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“snoozin’” on the couch. Inspired by the sight, Mercer told Carmichael he was going to write a song called “Lazy Bones.” Carmichael perked right up, the two men went over to the piano, Mercer threw out the first line, Carmichael started playing a melody — and 20 minutes later the famous song had emerged. How do I know all that? It was written in Wikipedia, one of the selections offered by Google. Better yet, as I considered the other listings, I saw one from YouTube, touched the screen to pull it in, and in five seconds was listening to and watching Dorothy Dandridge and Carmichael sitting alongside each other at the piano and singing “Lazy Bones” in 1941. The song is irresistible. Mercer was a Southerner from Savannah, Ga., who resented what he called the phony southern vernacular lyrics written by those who had never been to the South. The popularity of the song has been attributed by some to the authenticity

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One little incident drove home for me the miracle wrought by Silicon Valley.

of those regional lyrics. That too came from Wikipedia. So in a matter of seconds, I was transported back by YouTube to my mother’s kitchen, a young child enjoying the rich smell of the roasting chicken, watching her peeling the carrots and listening to her singing “Lazy Bones” all the while. She was probably then in her 30s, her hair was still brown and a starched apron was stretched around her trim figure. Talk about “back to the future,” this was a magic carpet ride back to the past until the song ended. Looking at the iPhone in the palm of my hand, I was stunned by the power of the experience. I can hardly wait to see the technological miracles still to come.

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Clockwise from left, Nick Piccininni and coach Bill DeSario practice on the mats; Piccininni controls an opponent in a previous match; Piccininni celebrates after winning his third state title last year; and Piccinnini practices with a Ward Melville teammate.

Nick Piccininni has achieved greatness

Ward Melville senior becomes second wrestler in Long Island history to win four NY state championship titles Nick Piccininni did it. On Feb. 28, the Ward Melville senior 126-pounder became the second wrestler in Long Island history to win four New York State titles. Piccininni’s career paralleled that of Shoreham-Wading River’s Jesse Jantzen, the only other wrestler to win four state titles. Piccininni became the second wrestler to win five Suffolk County crows in 76 years, and only Jantzen won one more, with six. After going 42-2 this season, the Patriot finished with a career record of 225-5, with two of those losses coming after the League I tournament this sea-

son, where the wrestler was forced to default to fourth place because of an ankle injury. Jantzen finished his high school career with a record of 221-3. Piccininni did surpass Jantzen in one way this season though, breaking the Wildcat wrestler’s record of 163 consecutive wins, and finished the streak with 169 before the forfeit loss in the League I tournament. His skills were undeniable, as he was known for technical falling most of his opponents, and although that wasn’t the case in the finals at the state championship at the Times Union Center in Albany, Piccininni got off to a good start

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to help claim the final piece to his puzzle. The Patriot earned his first takedown at 1:34 of the first period against St. Anthony’s senior Ben Lamantia for a 2-0 lead. He added another point with an escape in the second period for a 3-0 advantage and held on after his MichiganState-bound opponent, who finished his season at 40-2, also got a point off an escape. Piccininni held on to win the match, 3-1. He will look to take the momentum and success with him to Oklahoma State University, where he will wrestle in the fall, but Piccininni’s name will forever be inked in the New York record books.