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Vol. 47, No. 7

April 7, 2022

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Neighborly fun COVID-19 update

Doctors suggest returning to social activities

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Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club show heads to Deepwells

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Three Village residents traveled to St. James April 2 to enjoy some belated St. Patrick’s Day fun. Among the parade participants, were Thom and Barbara Brownworth, left, marching with the Sons of Norway; Ken Esser, waving, playing bagpipes, upper right; and the Stony Brook Fire Department. After canceling the St. James St. Patrick’s Day for two years in a row due to COVID-19, the parade had to be postponed from March 12 to April 2 due to inclement weather. Left photo and upper right by Daniel Kerr; bottom right by Rita J. Egan

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The Three Village Community Trust announced April 3 that Patriots Rock in Setauket is now marked with signage.

Trust President Herb Mones said it was the first time in three centuries that the property is clearly marked with signage and a Grounds Open sign.

“This certainly will help encourage visitation and appreciation to this important historical site,” Mones wrote.

He thanked Trust members Robert Reuter and Greg deBruin for the initial sign installation, including Reuter installing the Grounds Open sign. Mones also thanked Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn and her aide Alyssa Turano for the grant funding for the project.

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East Setauket Pond Park project continues to move forward

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM While delays due to COVID-19 stalled plans to improve East Setauket Pond Park, during the last few weeks residents have witnessed work is underway near and in the pond on Route 25A. The work is a result of a $1 million clean water grant for the Town of Brookhaven that former state Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) secured in 2016. The funds for the water quality improvement project for the pond, which lies on the western side of Se-Port Delicatessen, were tied up by the state during the pandemic.

In addition to the wait, due to rising material costs, the Town of Brookhaven, which was originally slated to add $500,000 to the project, contributed an additional $120,000, for a grand total of $620,000, according to the town’s Highway Department.

The project has included the dredging of the pond for sediment and the repair of the failing bulkhead at the Shore Road park.

The stormwater conveying system has been redesigned and is being installed.

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Recently, trucks could be seen dredging the pond at East Setauket Pond Park. Photo from George Hoffman

The new system will catch contaminated sediments and floatables before they enter the pond. George Hoffman, co-founder of the Setauket Harbor Task Force, said due to the former water treatment structure being faulty, sediment would build up in the water.

Stormwater from Route 25A and Gnarled Hollow

Road regularly washes into the pond and travels into Setauket Harbor. Sediment can include sand that’s put down on the roads, pet waste, car oils and items that fall off trucks and cars.

Hoffman said the redesign will prevent the stormwater from being drained directly into the pond. The new system will redirect the

drainage into underground catchment basins.

“They’re like big cement tombs, and they’ll collect all the sediment, so the sediment shouldn’t go into the pond anymore, it should go into the catchment basins and then there will be periodic cleaning of the catchment bays,” he said. “We think that that’ll have some marked improvement in terms of water quality.”

In turn, he said there will be less floatables such as plastic bags, and an argument could be made that bacteria will decrease in the harbor.

Hoffman said the task force is grateful for the funds from the state and town. He said they are also grateful for the Town of Brookhaven Highway Department.

Hoffman added with the pruning of invasive trees at the park, one day it will be possible for people to see the harbor from the road.

“We have big plans for that park,” he said. “We really see it as the anchor for the improvement of the downtown area.”

The harbor task force has another hope for the future. After clam digging being illegal in most of the harbor for more than 20 years, the members see the possibility that some areas may see the return of clamming one day.

Even amid slightly higher COVID numbers, local doctors endorse return to normal life

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Dr. Gregson Pigott went to the movies this week.

While the activity would be considered mundane in 2019, the decision to go to the theater to catch a flick is yet another example of how local doctors, or, in this case, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, is practicing what he preaches.

“We need to learn to live with the virus,” said Pigott, who has also been to a few Brooklyn Nets basketball games. Pigott, who is not using a mask except in situations where it is required, such as on a plane or on public transit, suggested people are “trying to resume life as it was pre-COVID.” While the percentage of positive tests has risen, the numbers haven’t raised any alarm bells.

The percentage of COVID positive tests increased to a seven-day average of 2.6% as of April 2, according to figures from the New York State Department of Health.

That figure is higher than it had been in the weeks prior, when the percentage dipped below 2%.

“I certainly expected this,” Dr. Sean Clousten, associate professor of Public Health at Stony Brook University explained in an email. “I

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suspect this increase is due to unmasking at public schools because many kids who are infected are asymptomatic or the symptoms are different.”

Pigott said the current symptoms for the newer variant of omicron, called BA.2, which is becoming the dominant strain across the country and through much of the world, includes stuffy noses, scratchy throat and a slight cough.

Clousten added that the symptoms can also appear more like a bad stomach bug.

Second booster

Recently, the Food and Drug Administration approved a second booster for people over 50 and for those who are immunocompromised and who had a first booster more than four months ago.

Pigott said he would urge people who are over 65 or those who are immunocompromised to consider getting another jab.

“Most of the general population is fine with the three-shot regimen,” Pigott said. “Your body will recognize any kind of COVID infection and deal with it quickly.”

Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, indicated in an email that Stony Brook has been “advocating for switching vaccines.”

Switching vaccines could mean triggering a different response to the shot for the second booster, Nachman added.

Data about a second booster shows that the

shot provides “good protection” against serious COVID, Nachman said. “Will it protect against any infection (meaning you might get a runny nose, cough or upper respiratory infection)?

Not really.”

Nachman urged people to consult with their primary care doctor to decide whether to take a booster. What people are doing and where they are going can and should affect that decision.

Finally, daily activities such as going back to a crowded office or starting to take New York City transit could be “excellent reasons” to get a booster, she said.

Nachman plans to get a booster, although she is working on the best timing for another shot.

“Before I travel abroad is key to making sure I have my booster and am protected,” Nachman added.

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Nachman is encouraged that people are returning to in-person conferences and other activities.

“It will be great to have people starting to get back to routine living, and that means being with other people,” she explained in an email.

She urged people to stay at home if they don’t feel well.

“Now is not the time to push to go to that meeting or get together with extended family, since you might just be responsible for getting someone else sick,” she explained.

Many doctors are suggesting people learn to live with the virus and begin returning to usual activities such as going to the movies. Photo from Pixabay

She suggested people should be patient and understanding of others who choose to wear masks or continue to practice social distancing.

“Don’t shame anyone who is wearing a mask,” Nachman advised. “If that is what it takes to get them together with you in public, go for it.”

In another sign of a return to a prepandemic life, Pigott suggested that the Health Department was planning to direct more resources to tracking illnesses like Lyme disease.

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only academic skills but social, emotional and behavioral skills that will be crucial for their success in the future.”

The book highlights the basics of utilizing conversation within the secondary classrooms, and serves as a skill-building tool for school staff working with students in grades 5-12, she explained.

“I hope this can be used as a resource to encourage collaborative communication, something our society needs more than ever,” Murphy said.

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Smithtown planning board gives Gyrodyne first green light

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The Town of Smithtown’s Planning Board voted unanimously March 30 to give Gyrodyne preliminary subdivision approval for its property located on Route 25A in St. James.

Before the company receives final subdivision approval from town officials, which would then allow development on the property, it must secure approvals from Suffolk County Department of Health Services and Department of Public Works, New York State Department of Transportation and final subdivision map approval from Smithtown, according to a press release from Gyrodyne.

The pending approvals require the company Community members and public officials have taken an interest in the proposed development of Gyrodyne’s property in St. James for years. In January 2020, people gathered in to provide additional engineering analysis due Smithtown for a public hearing on the development. File photo by David Luces to a proposed sewage treatment plant, traffic changes on local roads, storm drainage and cannot and should not be evaluated as if these minded on this issue, follow the town’s draft development goes against the town’s draft master more on the property known as Flowerfield. other properties and their likely development master plan that promotes retaining open space plan, and he feels the traffic and environmental The March 30 Planning Board vote came will not impact traffic or other issues.” and maintaining the character of a community. impact reviews have been insufficient. after nearly two-and-a-half hours of testimony He and others have said the environmental I speak to you as a neighbor, as a resident of He added 300 feet from the property is the from Smithtown residents as well as Head of the impact statement conflicts with the town’s draft both the Town of Smithtown and the Village of Stony Brook Historic District and therefore Harbor Mayor Douglas Dahlgard and Town of master plan, citing that the plan calls to enhance Head of the Harbor.”

Brookhaven resources will be used by those Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) during the historic, cultural and architectural character of Matthew Aracich, president of the Building traveling to and from the development, and a Zoom public hearing. Many have been against Smithtown. The plan also calls for development and Trades Council of Nassau & Suffolk Stony Brook Harbor would be in jeopardy due the proposed development of the 75-acre parcel. in existing downtown areas and heavily traveled Counties, spoke in favor of the proposed to the sewage treatment plant.

Opponents have cited concerns about the highway corridors. Many residents have said subdivision. He said the council represents Natalie Weinstein, a St. James business owner possibility of excessive traffic on Route 25A, the Route 25A property does not meet those 65,000 members, with many since 1985 and resident since the proposed sewage plant requirements. According to a of them living in St. James 1973, said in earlier years dumping sewage effluent town zone study, the hamlet and Smithtown. Aracich said the town’s administration into Stony Brook Harbor and of St. James has only 1.6% the proposed development wasn’t open to progress but have criticized the town’s of open space and the rest of represents hundreds of the new one since 2017 has environmental review, Smithtown has an average of jobs in the future that will been. Weinstein added that calling it flawed. In addition 18%, which opponents say provide not only salaries but no matter how residents feel to local criticism of the is an additional reason the pensions and health care. about the plan, they all love current proposed plan, the development goes against He added senior housing St. James. community advocacy group the draft master plan. is important on Long Island “I think that we all are St. James-Head of the Harbor Bollhofer said that as the available units in looking at it from a different Neighborhood Preservation a few people have been Suffolk and Nassau counties vantage point,” she said.

Coalition has suggested working for more than are insufficient.

“I, as a business owner and an alternative plan and are two years to create a plan “We want to keep people someone who has been planning to file a lawsuit, where Gyrodyne would be who have lived here their actively involved in creating which could delay the current compensated for the parcel whole life and want to change in the Lake Avenue process. and development would be continue to live here to see historic business district, Gyrodyne plans to avoided, and it has received their grandchildren and their sees the value of things that —Ed Romaine support from state and children,” he said. “We have divide its land into lots that —Matthew Aracich occur that are well controlled can be used for, in addition county elected officials. to make sure projects like and well documented.” to a sewage plant, a hotel, “I urge town officials these are both sustainable Nicole Garguilo, assisted living facility with authority to join with and able to be built.”

Smithtown public and medical offices. There are currently no those state and county officials, and private parties Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine information officer, said in a phone interview, prospective buyers. who are also interested in this, and concentrate (R) said there are many people in his town “who that it’s important to remember the plan is Joseph Bollhofer, a lawyer and chair of the their efforts on finding the money to compensate are adamantly opposed to this development.” conceptual in order to determine the possible Head of the Harbor Zoning Board of Appeals, Gyrodyne for its property and make what I He said one of the main concerns is that impacts if the property was developed. The spoke during the Zoom hearing. He said in consider to be the only logical solution of reality Route 25A and Stony Brook Road cannot handle preliminary subdivision application approval addition to traffic and environmental concerns — preservation of the open space,” Bollhofer said. any more traffic. While he agrees in some ways is just the beginning of the process as no that could occur due to development on the Dahlgard said during the public hearing that with Aracich, he said development is not fitting development is approved or pending at this time.

Gyrodyne parcel, he is also worried about other Gyrodyne being zoned for industrial use is wrong for the particular area.

Once a lot is bought, the owners will also properties in the vicinity of Flowerfield that could and the Village of Head of the Harbor will be “Not every square inch of Suffolk County be required to go through the land use process, be developed and the any buildout of Stony Brook affected negatively as the company is liquidated. needs to be developed, and this is one area that which will include presenting site plans and University Research and Development Park.

“The town as the lead agency on this doesn’t need to be developed to the maximum,” going through the environmental process.

“All of these properties essentially are application has the responsibility to protect our Romaine said.

She added it could be up to six months contiguous with Gyrodyne’s parcel right in community’s character,” he said. “We asked The Brookhaven supervisor said that he agreed for Gyrodyne to file its final application with the middle,” he said. “Gyrodyne’s application the members of the Planning Board to be open with many Smithtown residents that the proposed the town.

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‘Not every square inch of Suffolk County needs to be developed, and this is one area that doesn’t need to be developed to the maximum.’

‘We want to keep people who have lived here their whole life and want to continue to live here to see their grandchildren and their children.’

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

Road in Port Jefferson on March 30. The East Setauket ■Walmart on Nesconset Highway in East vehicle was worth $135,000.

Setauket called the police on March 30 to Port Jefferson Station report that a man allegedly stole a Goodyear ■ShopRite on Nesconset Highway in Port compressor worth $180 and a Hyper Tough toolkit worth $178.

Farmingville ■Burlington Store on North Ocean Avenue in Farmingville reported a shoplifter on March 29. A woman allegedly stole assorted baby clothing worth approximately $250.

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28. Krystal & Michael Airola, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: Southeast corner Mondavi Ln. & Gallo Ct., East Setauket. Applicant requests permission for proposed accessory apartment exceeding the 850 sq. ft.

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■Wing Wah Kitchen on Old Town Road in

Port Jefferson Station reported a burglary on April 1. Someone broke the glass door with a rock to gain entry and stole cash.

Lake Grove ■Retail store Charlotte Russe at the Smith St. James Haven Mall in Lake Grove reported a petit ■St. James Chinese Kitchen on Lake Avenue larceny on April 1. A man and a woman allegedly stole merchandise valued at $90.

■Macy’s at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove called the police on March 28 to report that a man allegedly opened an unoccupied cash register and stole $830 while three other men served as lookouts.

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Jefferson Station reported a shoplifter on March 29. A man allegedly stole 9 assorted packages of seafood valued at approximately $200.

was burglarized on March 29. An unknown person threw a brick through the front window to gain access and removed the cash drawer from the register.

■Macy’s at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove reported a shoplifter on March 29.

A man allegedly stole assorted men’s Polo clothing worth $3583.

in St. James reported a burglary on March 31. Someone threw a large rock at the front glass door to gain entry and stole a cash register containing cash.

Sound Beach ■A resident on Westbury Drive in Sound

Beach reported that someone entered their vehicle on March 30 and stole a wallet containing cash.

■A resident on Floral Drive in Sound Beach reported that someone stole loose change from their unlocked vehicle on March 31.

■A purse, credit cards and ID were stolen

from an unlocked vehicle on Brookhaven Drive in Sound Beach on March 31 by an unknown man.

Mount Sinai South Setauket ■Old Coach Motors on Route 25A in Mount ■Home Depot on Pond Path in South Sinai reported a grand larceny on March 27.

Someone stole a 2022 Alpha Cargo enclosed trailer worth $6200.

Setauket reported a shoplifter on March 31.

A man allegedly stole six spools of copper wire worth $2059.

Rocky Point Stony Brook ■A resident on Locust Drive in Rocky Point ■A resident on Bailey Hollow Road in

reported that someone entered his unlocked vehicle on March 31 and removed a camera lens and loose change.

■A resident on Xyris Road in Rocky Point called the police on March 31 to report that someone broke into his car and stole his phone, credit cards, gift cards, license and other important documents.

Port Jefferson ■A 2021 Ram TRX commercial vehicle was

stolen from a residence on Old Homestead

Stony Brook called the police on March 30 to report that someone walked up to their four vehicles and stole items from the one unlocked car. The incident was captured on the home’s ring camera.

■Lowes on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook

reported a shoplifter on April 1. A woman allegedly stole three 500 foot AWG stranded commercial electric wiring The merchandise was valued at approximately $450.

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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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One-on-one with Suffolk County Clerk Judith Pascale

BY RAYMOND JANIS JR.EDITOR@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Recently, TBR News Media sat down with Suffolk County Clerk Judith Pascale (R). In our interview, Pascale was candid about Women’s History Month, the controversy surrounding her upcoming bid for reelection and her legacy in the county clerk’s office.

What is your professional background and how did you get to the county clerk’s office?

My husband has a business, and I was the chamber president for the Mastics and Shirley Chamber [of Commerce] many years ago. I was the first woman that was ever running for president of that chamber. It was kind of a contentious race of predominantly men and, to cut a long story short, I won by one vote.

Later on, I went to work on a congressional race as a volunteer for Ed Romaine’s [R] campaign. After that, I worked on a district attorney’s race. When Ed Romaine ran for county clerk, he asked me to join him and that’s when I first went to the county clerk’s office, which I believe was 1989.

I went in as senior deputy, in charge of court actions. Ultimately, I became the chief deputy county clerk and served for him for about 16 years. He decided to leave to go back to the [county] Legislature — he was term limited — and when he left, I became the acting county clerk because in New York, you have to have a county clerk, a sheriff and a DA. It’s a state constitutional office.

I screened for the position, amongst many others. On March 10 of 2006, then-Governor George Pataki [R] appointed me after months of investigation. Luckily, as I like to say, I led a very dull life and got appointed and became the acting county clerk. Subsequently, I ran for the open seat. I got elected and was elected again in 2010, 2014 and 2018.

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March is Women’s History Month, and you are just the second woman in the history of Suffolk County to hold the office of county clerk. What does that distinction mean to you?

I think that it’s important that women are judged by their capability, and I think there are certain industries and certain professions that women have broken the glass ceiling, broken the marble ceiling. I think that’s important, and I think that’s a mantle that I’m very proud to carry.

As far as other women are concerned, I think it’s very important for people to know that no matter what you are, you have the capability. I’m very proud to be the second woman. There are a lot of county clerks that are females, there are a lot that are males, but I’m only the second woman to hold it in Suffolk County.

How has the landscape changed since when you first started out? Do you notice any more women holding leadership roles in government now?

I think it has become more acceptable, more accepted that women have a great contribution to make. I don’t think it should matter whether you’re a man or a woman. If you have the capability and you have the drive and you have the ethical standards, then I think certainly the door is open for women.

Transitioning into this year’s race for Suffolk County clerk, we spoke with Republican nominee, Smithtown Town Clerk Vincent Puleo, last week and he was under the impression that you were going to retire after this term. We’d like to give you an opportunity to clear that up. Do you intend to retire after this term, or do you plan to run for reelection?

Any elected official that tells you that they’re never running again — first of all, if they say that, it may be in the heat of a moment.

They are saying that I made a commitment that I would not run again. I believe that commitment was that I wanted another term. They’ll say that I absolutely said that I would not run again, and that is not something that I said. I said at the time that I wanted another term.

Listen, do I expect to stay here forever?

No. I’ve given 30-plus years of my life to the county clerk’s office. I’m very, very proud of everything that we’ve done there. We moved this office light-years ahead and that’s because I have a great staff.

The issue that I have is the way it was handled. I asked at the end of the year if I could do a kickoff fundraiser. I was told I could. I planned one in the beginning of February and the Friday before my fundraiser, I was told that I had no support. I’m extremely proud of what we’ve done. We’re an award-winning office throughout the state. The fact that the party that I supported — I mean, I broke bread with these people — then all of a sudden I was being thrown out like last week’s trash.

Primaries are very difficult and running a primary is a herculean task. They have an army.

Anybody that has wanted to help me has, I’m going to say, been intimidated. Basically, I’m on my own and I don’t know if I’ll be successful. If I can get enough signatures to get on the ballot for a primary, I will.

They want me out and, to me, that’s pretty devastating. I’ve served with integrity and dignity, and they should have told me six months ago. At least let me leave with some dignity.

And I will tell you this: Women have come up to me and have thanked me for doing this. I’m the only countywide elected official that’s female.

It’s not easy, it’s exhausting, and no one can help me. The fact that I’ve served this party and

served this committee for all these years, and now I’ve become a pariah. That’s upsetting.

As a follow-up, you have won reelection multiple times. You do have name recognition and an electoral track record. If you do get the signatures, are you interested in running in a primary race against Vincent Puleo?

I hate it. Nobody wants to go into a primary. The purpose of getting enough signatures is that if you get enough signatures, you do a primary.

Primaries get ugly and, Suffolk County Clerk Judith Pascale says she wants to run for election again in 2022. like I said, he’s got an Photo from Suffolk County Clerk Facebook page army and I don’t. It our records are maintained and secure. There would be very ugly and it’s not something that are a few more things that I would like to finish I look forward to, but sometimes you do things up, and if that happens it would be beneficial to that you have to do.

Suffolk County residents.

With all of that being said, if you were to win reelection in November, what kind of vision do you foresee for your office over the next four years?

When COVID hit, it was like the perfect storm. COVID hit and everybody moved to Suffolk County, so that meant that all of those land and real estate documents had to be processed and they were initiated. We not only had a shutdown order, but also this influx of this crazy real estate market in Suffolk County. We were able to do a remote system, so there was no interruption in the real estate economy, none.

No financial disturbance was caused and, as a matter of fact, it was actually enhanced.

We would like to add more things to the system: more documents, more document types.

I would just like to continue along that trend, add a few more documents to the electronic recording system.

I’d like to amend the mental hygiene law for those people that have been determined to be mentally incompetent. My concern is that these people may have considerable assets, and we want to change the law to say that only the appointed person from the court can view that file. We don’t want “Cousin Mary” to be able to say, “Oh yeah, she’s got $300,000 in the bank.” These are vulnerable people that need to be protected.

Also, one of our primary concerns is cybersecurity, which is a concern everywhere.

We’re working on that now and have a couple of capital projects that we’re working on to ensure

Could you summarize your legacy in the county clerk’s office over the last three decades? What do you hope to be remembered for?

I would like my legacy to be that I have brought this office into this century and beyond, that I have made this office more user-friendly while simultaneously protecting the privacy of those people whose privacy needs to be protected. My legacy should be that we have won the ‘Best of New York’ award, and we’ve gotten an award for bringing government closer to the people.

Government is a maze for most people.

People have a difficult time navigating the government. My goal was to make it more accessible, more user-friendly, and we’ve won awards for this. I’m very proud that we put together a great IT team. I’d like my legacy to be that I improved the county clerk’s office, picked up where the last county clerk left off and brought it into the next phase.

I think you have a responsibility as an elected official to leave the office somewhat better than the way you found it. Despite some of the wonderful county clerks that we’ve had, I am pretty confident that I will leave the office better than I found it, all while serving the 1.5 million Suffolk County residents.

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Did you know? Residents of Brookhaven Town can now pick up free mulch and compost at nine locations throughout the region. Available in bulk, residents will have to bring their shovels and containers to load their haul into their own vehicles.

Part of the Town Supervisor’s “Greening Brookhaven” initiative, the mulch and compost will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last at the following locations: ◆ Brookhaven Landfill, 350 Horseblock Road, Brookhaven ◆ Brookhaven Town Hall (South Lot), One Independence Hill, Farmingville ◆ Centereach Pool Complex, 268 Hawkins Road, Centereach ◆ Holtsville Ecology Center, 249 Buckley Road, Holtsville ◆ Manorville Compost Facility, 2 Papermill Road, Manorville ◆ Mastic Athletic Complex (Keith Romaine Park), 300 Mastic Beach Road, Shirley ◆ Percy Raynor Park, 220 Belle Meade Road, Centereach ◆ Robert E. Reid Sr. Recreation Center, Defense Road, Route 25A, Shoreham ◆ Rose Caracappa Senior Center, 739 Rte. 25A, Mount Sinai

Mary E. Moeller

Mary E. Moeller (née Koepke) passed away peacefully on March 23 at age 89, surrounded by her loved ones.

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she spent the greater part of her life in Setauket, a community she loved. Besides raising Obituaries her four children, she retired from Abraham & Straus and went on to spend 27 years working at the circulation desk at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library. She was active in the Three Village Historical Society, St. James Lutheran Church, the Board of Elections, and the local food bank.

She shared her cooking, baking and sewing skills with friends and strangers alike.

After her move to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2020 to be nearer to her daughter, the scores of cards, calls and texts from her Long Island friends and neighbors were a testament to the richness of her relationships in the community to which she gave so much.

She is survived by her children Paul (Linda) Moeller, Kathleen (Henry) Giclas, John (Barbara Hatch) Moeller and Kristin (Gunther Hofmann) Moeller; as well as her nine grandchildren Alexander, Madison, Parker, Kennedy, Hannah, Henry, Ophelia, Sophia and Lydia.

A memorial will be held in July at the Setauket Neighborhood House. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to Lutheran World Relief, PO Box 17061, Baltimore, MD 21297.

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Dr. John (Jack) Faigle, 94, of Stony Brook, passed away on March 30.

Jack was born on Sept. 27, 1927, in Jamaica. After graduating from the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Jack went on to study medicine at Syracuse University.

Jack then completed his residency training in pediatrics in Queens. He also served in the Merchant Marine and was a doctor in the U.S Air Force.

Jack practiced pediatrics in The Three Village Area for 30 years and was on staff at all area hospitals. He served as Chief of Pediatrics at Mather Hospital. Jack’s second

career was as a pilot examiner for Federal Aviation Administration.

Jack was an avid sailor, enjoyed traveling, and reading. He was a member of the Stony Brook Yacht Club, the Old Field Club, and served as a volunteer doctor for the Stony Brook Fire Department. Jack was also a member of All Soul’s Parish in Stony Brook and St. James Episcopal Church, where he was interned.

Jack was married to Jane Richart Faigle for 72 years. He is survived by his wife, Jane, and his children Catherine, Michael (Susan), Elizabeth Nemeth (Daniel), and Carolyn. Jack is also survived by his sister Mary Carnahan of Brattleboro. Vermont, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Friends may call at Bryant Funeral Home, 411 Old Town Road, East Setauket. Visiting hours are Thursday, April 7, from 10 a.m . to 12 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment to follow at the St. James Episcopal Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please offer a donation to the charity of your choice.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Visit www. bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.

Jeffrey J. Wichmann

Jeffrey J. Wichmann, 58, of Setauket, died April 2.

He was born May 19, 1963, in Rockville Centre; the son of Jane and (late) Juergen Wichmann.

Jeffrey was an automobile technician that specialized in foreign cars. He was a member of the Moose Lodge in Mount Sinai and enjoyed fixing cars, watching Nascar and attending Lime Rock Race Track.

Left to cherish his memory are his mother Jane; girlfriend, Kathy Pilkington; sister Christine (Lonny) Pitaccio; nephews Christian and Lucas, along with other family and friends.

Visitation is at Bryant Funeral Home, 411 Old Town Road, East Setauket, on Friday, April 8, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A service will be held at 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Visit www. bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.

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Editorial

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is leading the charge to prevent changes at Northport VA that could slash services. Photo from Schumer’s office

Fighting for our vets

After the release of a recent report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recommending the slashing of services at veterans hospitals, including Northport VA Medical Center, local elected officials have demonstrated exemplary behavior to ensure our veterans are properly cared for.

Among the recommendations in the report are the downsizing and reorganizing of the Northport location, which will transition into a subacute care facility. Inpatient medical and surgical procedures will be moved from Northport to Stony Brook University Hospital and NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola. Services that are offered now in Northport will be provided by St. Albans VA Medical Center in Queens and its community partners.

The VA has cited the changing needs of local veterans and millions of dollars of repairs needed for the Northport VA as their reasons.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is taking action, unveiling an advocacy plan with the hopes of defeating these recommendations. His first call of action is to circulate a petition across the Island. In a press release, the senator said he would present the signatures in a personal meeting to those who proposed the Northport reductions, also including closing two New York City VA hospitals. He will ask local hospital officials to express concerns about treating veteran-specific conditions and will then take the matter to the VA. Schumer said he will bring the matter to President Joe Biden (D) if necessary.

In a press release, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) said that he will work with the Long Island veterans community to figure out the “best path forward.” U. S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY3) also criticized the report, saying that elected officials were not consulted on the recommendations.

The report has evoked bipartisan support for the VA hospital and rightfully so. Our veterans have given up so much to protect their fellow citizens. When they enlisted, they risked their safety and sometimes their lives to guarantee the rights of all Americans. Thanks to our vets, we can criticize the government, assemble freely, and enjoy the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.

Through their words, Americans often thank our veterans for their service. Now is the time to thank them through action. Residents should call the offices of their U.S. senators and representatives and demand that they join the fight to keep veterans health services as local and accessible as possible.

Veterans-specific care needs to be expanded, not slashed.

Thank a veteran today by taking action.

Letters to the Editor Every day should be Earth Day

There are many pressing issues in the world — wars, political division, climate disasters — but driving and walking around the Three Village area, I have noticed excessive amounts of trash strewn along our streets, highways and wooded areas.

Some loose trash can be explained away: Trash cans looted by raccoons; bins whose lids weren’t properly secured getting blown around by the wind; trash that accidentally fell from garbage trucks during collection; tissues, masks or other items falling out of someone’s pocket accidentally.

But I find it hard to believe that these are the primary reasons. It must be that enough people carelessly throw garbage (coffee cups, cans, candy wrappers, food containers, water bottles, fishing lines — deadly to waterfowl and other animals) on the ground, as though it’ll disappear into thin air.

I also find it difficult to believe that anyone — especially an adult — would toss trash out a window, but I recently witnessed a grown woman doing just that as I drove along Nesconset Highway. I could hardly believe my eyes. Weren’t we all taught from childhood not to litter?

I walk regularly around the East Setauket area and am disheartened by the excessive litter I see everywhere. I often pick up garbage as I walk along, but it’s exhausting and endless. I’ve registered complaints with Town of Brookhaven officials, to no avail.

This is a huge problem.

We live in a beautiful area, yet it’s getting trashed — literally.

The problem will require more than just Earth Day cleanups, and until people begin pitching in and our local authorities address the problem — No Dumping signs don’t seem to deter people — and we cease senseless littering, things will only get worse.

I know I’m not the only person who cares about our wildlife, our natural surroundings, our waterways, our quality of life.

I propose a few potential solutions.

Stronger laws against littering that are enforced; trash bins with tight-fitting lids as well as more and better covered trash receptacles around our county. And this one will be toughest for us all, but it’s essential.

We all need to use fewer nonbiodegradable items. At minimum, we must dispose of — or recycle — items properly so they don’t end up in our woods and waterways.

This is a solvable problem, but it will take more public awareness and leadership from our local town, county and state legislators, as well as action from caring citizens.

Adriana Lubarsky East Setauket

Calling all citizen detectives: Help TVHS reclaim historic barn wood

Last month, just days before the Three Village Historical Society celebrated the groundbreaking of its upcoming project, The Dominick-Crawford Barn Exhibit & Education Center, it discovered a devastating setback: Several pieces of the reclaimed wood from the original barn had been stolen from the build site.

In addition to removing several large pieces of the barn wood, thieves had sawn off a large beam and left deep truck tracks at the site. Suffolk County police are investigating the theft.

The stolen wood is part of the remnants of the 1847 Dominick-Crawford Barn, which stood on Old Field Road in the Village of Old Field until about a decade ago when it was donated to TVHS. The barn was methodically dismantled and cataloged so that it could be rebuilt at its new home at TVHS headquarters on North Country Road in Setauket.

The barn site is now protected by surveillance cameras and fencing thanks to a team of devoted volunteers who donated their time, supplies and expertise to protect the historic materials.

In stealing a shared piece of our history, these thieves have not just stolen from TVHS, but from the Three Village community itself.

If you or anyone you know has information regarding the theft, please email TVHS at info@tvhs.org or call 631-751-3730.

To read more about the plans for The Dominick-Crawford Barn Exhibit & Education Center, or find other ways to help, please visit www.tvhs.org/buildthebarn Diana Tafone Setauket Three Village Historical Society volunteer

Thanks from across the pond

Just before the end of last month I was on the last day of a much-anticipated short vacation to see my friend, John Broven, who lives locally. It was my first visit for two-and-a-half years because of COVID travel restrictions. Alas, it was to end with a jolt. I was walking back to John’s house with some last-minute shopping, but when crossing the road at the junction of Route 25A and Gnarled Hollow Road I missed a curb, tripped and fell flat on my face. I thought it was a minor fall but concerned passersby looked at me and said it was serious — I had gashed my nose which was bleeding heavily.

I went to the nearby pharmacy, Village Chemists of Setauket, which I knew well,

hoping they would have something to stop the bleeding. However, owner Michael and Justine there said the gash was nasty, needed stitching, and really, I should go to the hospital emergency room. Knowing of the hospital wait times back home, this was worrying news as it meant I would be in danger of missing my homebound flight from JFK only a few hours later.

When I explained my predicament, Justine suggested that a local doctor’s surgery, Setauket Primary Medical Care, might be able to help. Very kindly, she walked me there, made the introduction and explained the scenario. Fortuitously Dr. Tanya Adams was available and rallied to the cause, offering to stitch my wound — subject to my signed consent, of course — and made a terrific job of stopping the bleeding and pulling my gash together. The doctor and her assistant were empathetic throughout.

So, it was a case of “all’s well that ends well” despite my bruised appearance — looking as if I had been 15 rounds with Rocky Marciano — and I made the LIRR train and Jet Blue flight in good time.

I must express my thanks for the sympathetic concern shown by all those mentioned. This kind of friendly help is typical of the reception I get from East Setauket people on my visits. I hope to be back in the fall.

Richard Tapp Burgess Hill, Sussex, U.K.

Vigilance is the price for freedom

Devastation and carnage have been brought to Ukraine by a power-seeking despot, a marauder without conscience who destroys structures indiscriminately and extinguishes innocent souls by the thousands. This tyrant is Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

Men, women and children have been decimated by these Russian assaults.

Cities, towns and villages have been reduced to ruins. Lacking food, water and basic medical supplies, survivors now cling for their lives. Hospitals have become the targets for bombings, with many victims now trapped inside the buildings leveled by the enemy.

Responsibility for this demoniac attack must be placed directly in the hands of Putin, now a war criminal. He must stand before a tribunal of his peers as was done in the Nuremberg trials of 1945-46.

Evil is the absence of God. Darkness is the loss of deity. God bless America.

Leonard J. Henderson World War II veteran Port Jefferson

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Opinion These are a few of my favorite birds

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huge fan of our avian neighbors, I have collected numerous anecdotes during my travels on Long Island and around the world. As we delve deeper into the spring, I’d like to share a few.

The brood parasite: Many years ago, OK, decades, I did some research on the brownheaded cowbird. This bird, whose scientific name is Molothrus ater, which means “black vagabond,” shares D. None a lifestyle with the cuckoo. You see, the of the above cowbird, which spends

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF considerable time eating food near farms or settled lands, doesn’t build nests. It lays its eggs in the nests of other birds and contributes nothing to the parenting of its young.

When I was in college, I wondered how these birds knew they were cowbirds and didn’t form attachments to the numerous other species who unwittingly contribute to its success. Their hosts raise these aggressive young that sometimes outcompete their own chicks for food. Speaking with people who lived in Mammoth Lakes, California, where I performed my research, I met several people who were in their early 20s, who listened attentively to the story of my research. When I finished, one of them smiled and said, “Wow, what terrible parents. They must only live in California, right?”

The beak smackers: When I attended Gelinas Junior High School, I learned about the Galapagos Islands. I couldn’t wait to visit a place where sea lions barely budged when people walked near them. I finally traveled to these wonderful islands, made famous by Charles Darwin’s trip where he posited the theory of evolution. As I hiked with my family

on a tour, our guide stopped and told us to listen.

Smacking sounds, as if people were sword fighting with whiffle ball bats, came from just over a ridge. When we reached the top, we saw albatrosses engaged in extended beak smacking.

Once pairs of these white birds finished their ritualistic and individualized pattern, they started again. Closing my eyes, I could imagine the rhythm of several of these courtship routines becoming the percussion section of a song.

Seeing red: When I studied birds in college, I recalled hearing about the dominance hierarchies of the red-winged blackbird, which occupies marshy areas all around Long Island.

With red stripes on their shoulders, these birds are also distinctive for their loud and extended squeaks. The size of the red color reflects the dominance of the birds. Without the bright red indicating the equivalent of a social rank, even the most dominant bird loses his status and preferred spot in a habitat.

Foul play: The black cormorants, which sit low in the water, are excellent divers. They are not, however, particularly well-suited for their watery lifestyle. Their feathers are not waterproof, the way a duck’s are. After they get sufficiently waterlogged, they stand on docks or pilings with their wings outstretched, as if they were holding their feathers on a drying line. They use the wind to dry themselves out. It seems especially cruel and maladaptive for a bird that lives in the water to endure extended periods of being waterlogged.

You want a coke with that? My family was enjoying a meal in Miami after a morning in the sun. Sitting outside, where we had an unobstructed view of the beach and where the wind provided welcome relief from the hot sun, we ordered burgers and fries. I picked up a French fry and lifted it near my head to make a point. Accustomed to human patterns, a seagull saw the opening, grabbed the fry without touching my hand, and flew off to consume his prize.

As 2nd booster wanes, COVID cases mount. What to do?

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ust as we are trying to decide whether to get the second COVID booster of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna that is now authorized by the FDA for those over 50, the color-coding system that tracks the rate of contagion has turned from green to yellow in New York City, indicating an increase in cases. We know that what happens in the city eventually spreads to Long Island, so that would encourage us to get that fourth shot, yes?

To further complicate the decision, a study Between you and me published in The New England Journal of

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Medicine Tuesday suggests that “additional boosters are likely to provide fleeting protection against omicron infections in older recipients, and are consistent with evidence that vaccine effectiveness against

infection wanes faster than against severe disease,” according to The New York Times.

I say, what?

Let’s consider this carefully. The results of the large new study from Israel are telling us that a second booster shot does provide protection against omicron infections and severe illness among older adults. It is also saying that such protection against infection is short-term and wanes after four weeks, then almost disappears after eight weeks.

That doesn’t sound so good, right?

But hold on. Protection against severe illness-—again, severe illness— did not lessen in the six weeks after receiving the second booster, but the follow-up period has been too short to know if that second shot continues to offer better protection against severity. By the way, the study involved those ages 60 and older, with nothing on younger populations. So “vaccine effectiveness against infection wanes faster than against severe disease,” concludes The Times. And a previous study from Israel that has not yet been published in a scientific

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journal, according to The Times, “found that older adults who received a second booster were 78% less likely to die of COVID-19 than those who had received just one booster shot.” The methodology of that study has been criticized, however, with scientists pointing out that those who have received one booster are already likely to be protected from severe illness and death.

In the new study of 1.2 million adults, “the rate of confirmed infections was twice as high in the three-dose group as in the four-dose group. By eight weeks after the fourth shot, the additional protection against infection had almost disappeared, the researchers found. However, “rates of severe illness were 3.5 times higher in the three-dose group than the four-dose group four weeks after the booster shot. That protection did not appear to wane and actually ticked up slightly by the sixth week after the shot, when rates of severe disease were 4.3 times higher in the three-dose group.”

Still don’t know what to do?

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, said on

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Tuesday that her agency “really would encourage people who are over 50 who have underlying medical conditions and those over the age of 65” to get a second booster shot.

There is controversy among immunologists and vaccine experts over whether to recommend that fourth shot, at least for those under age 65. Twenty million people 65 or older are now eligible and 10 million between 50-64, according to the CDC. So if you have decided to get the second booster, which would you get?

Dr. Peter Marks of the FDA suggested in a podcast that there was “a little bit of data” that switching vaccines may provide better protection, but “probably the more important thing is just to get boosted with whatever vaccine you can get.”

I will be getting the second booster this week.

My thinking is that in the face of newly rising infection rates, even eight weeks could provide a substantial barrier against falling ill and then having the additional worry of incurring long-haul Covid. But reaction across the country is mixed.

With limited data, we are left on our own.

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