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May 12, 2022

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Riley Meckley, second from right, celebrates her achievement with board of education president Deanna Bavlnka, Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich and Ward Melville High School Principal William Bernhard. Photo from Three Village Central School District

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Ward Melville High School senior Riley Meckley has been named one of three $50,000 James W. McLamore WHOPPER Scholarship winners nationwide and the only winner on the east coast. Criteria for the award include GPA, test scores, community involvement, work experience and financial need. Riley rose

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hard-work and ability to inspire others honors Burger King brand co-founder, Jim McLamore and his belief that education can be a catalyst for change to a brighter future. Riley was surprised with this scholarship at a local Burger King location and celebrated during a recent board of education meeting.

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Three Village residents set to vote on $225 million school budget

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Four candidates will vie for two seats in the Three Village Central School District Board of Education race, May 17. District residents will also vote on a nearly $225 million budget for the 2022-23 academic year. The new budget is $3,798,183 more than last year’s contingency budget of $220,262,435, reflecting a 1.72% increase. The proposed tax levy is $164,954,877. This year if the proposed budget is defeated, a contingency budget would be adopted and would be reduced by $2.95 million, creating a 0% tax levy. There will be no other propositions on the ballot. Last year, although 57.7% of taxpayers voted in favor of a $222.6 million budget — 2,2861,677 — it failed to pass. The proposed budget pierced the 1.37% cap on the tax levy increase, necessitating a supermajority approval, or 60% of the vote. The district is poised to receive almost $49 million in state aid, a nearly 4% increase of $1.86 million. Among cutbacks, the district projects that there will be a decrease of 8.6 full-time equivalent positions on the secondary level due to declining enrollment and class consolidation. Among the staffing reductions are the elimination of 4.5 FTE nurses in the wake of declining COVID-19 infection rates.

Candidate information

Four candidates will be vying for two at-large seats May 17. The Village Times Herald conducted phone interviews with incumbent Vinny Vizzo and newcomers Jennifer Solomon, Reanna Fulton and Evan Proios. Town of Brookhaven Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich (D-Stony Brook) will not be running for reelection after serving on the board since 2008.

Vinny Vizzo

Vizzo, a 34-year veteran of the school district, is running for the second time. Vizzo has been both a teacher and administrator in Three Village and a few years ago retired as principal of R.C. Murphy Jr. High School. As someone who has worked, lived in the district and also raised children in Three Village, he said he decided to run again because the community is “his life.” With changes in the district, including the retirement of superintendent of schools, Cheryl Pedisich, Vizzo said it was important to run again. “There are a lot of different things that are going to be put on the table, and I want to make sure, if I’m elected, that I’m going to keep what we need to keep and keep a good eye open for the kids in the community,” he said. Vizzo called the Three Village school district programs “phenomenal” for all students. “We offer an array of programs for our kids so they can take so many different courses, that they

Running for the board of education for the first time are Reanna Fulton, Evan Proios and Jennifer Solomon. Joining them on the ballot will be BOE current trustee Vinny Vizzo. Photos from candidates

can flourish in many ways,” he said. He would like to see a foreign language program in the elementary schools, something that he said is done in many districts. He would also like to see a home-based BOCES program. Since he began his term in 2019, Vizzo has dealt with COVID-19 mandates and the requirement of the HPV vaccine to attend schools before the pandemic hit. He said he feels the board members usually are on the same page despite the challenges and criticism from some parents over the district following state COVID-19 mandates so as not to lose state aid. He also feels that the board has done well in settling contracts and said they are mindful of saving residents money. He applauds the new budget advisory committee which includes community members and would like to see it broadened in the future with administrators and teachers. He would also like to see more forums for residents where there can be an exchange instead of people submitting questions before a meeting and not being able to ask questions that they may think of after. “They want to go back and forth,” he said. “I get it. They want to question the board and they want answers. They don’t want us to sit there mute.”

Jennifer Solomon

Solomon and Vizzo, her former Spanish teacher when in junior high school, are running mates. A graduate of Three Village schools, she is raising four children in the district and is running for the board for the first time. She has worked as a bilingual speech language pathologist in the Riverhead Central School District and is now an administrator in the Riverhead district. “I am running because I’m a very strong believer in public education,” Solomon said. “I want to make sure that every student has the opportunity to learn and grow and be prepared for life and to make the world a better place.” She added sharing a range of perspectives and ideas can help children become more empathetic. Solomon said she feels that her background as an administrator would be helpful on the board. Working in a district that has a high population of Spanish speakers and her experience as a

speech pathologist helps her evaluate students to differentiate between learning disabilities and just needing to learn the English language and provide them with the proper programs they need. “I’m very committed to making sure that every child has opportunities,” she said. Solomon said she feels the district and community has done a solid job in supporting student’s mental health, but as a society there is a crisis for adolescents with them being addicted to screens and social media — and feeling isolated. Something that was exacerbated by the pandemic. She feels it’s important to prepare students by supporting their mental health needs before they can work on a rigorous challenging academic career. She said she feels the community also shares a similar vision to her and described the district as “strong and wonderful.” “I think that as a community, we, for the most part, share a common vision that we want our school district to continue as a stellar district, but I think that there are differences of opinion in terms of how we got there,” she said.

Reanna Fulton

Fulton is a familiar face in the Three Village community as post commander for the Veterans of Foreign War Post 3054 in Setauket. She is also junior vice commander of the Suffolk County VFW and soon-to-be senior vice commander. She served in the U.S. Navy and was on active duty during the 9/11 era. Currently, she’s a supervisor of technology for a local school district, and she recently completed a doctoral program in leadership and organizational change. With two children in the district, this is her first time running for board of ed, and she said she believes her various career and community experiences would be an asset. “I just wanted to be helpful to the community with my experiences in schools as a teacher and administrator,” she said. “I thought maybe I could offer a perspective and really help to bridge the gap of what’s going on between the community and the district, and some of the differences of opinions and just the lack of conversation.”

She said she feels one of the issues is communication transparency. “I think that people really need to understand and be able to share what they feel and get a response,” she said. “Sometimes communication is very one sided. So, people don’t trust when there’s no open dialogue.” She said trust between the community and district has broken down a bit. She added budgets also need to be looked at closer and shouldn’t be “rubber stamped” too quickly. “We want to be able to have that relationship where people will pass budgets because they trust that the district — and the board — has really overseen the process,” she said. “To say, this is what we’re purchasing, this is how we’re spending our money. And it’s OK, you can trust us that we’re doing what’s in your best interest. But it seems that trust between the community and the district especially is just broken down.” She added that she would like to see the elementary STEM program be brought back to the district. Fulton said the earlier students start, the more likely they will pursue STEMrelated careers. Fulton’s running mate is Evan Proios.

Evan Proios

Proios has lived in the district for seven years and has a daughter in the district. A professor and an IT administrator for Suffolk County Community College, he decided to run because he moved to the district due to its great reputation. He said he believes the district could even be better, especially when it comes to communication. “I do think the connection between the district and the community is lacking,” he said, adding that many parents feel they aren’t heard regarding contentious issues. “I think everyone wants what’s best for their kids, but I think we do a poor job of communicating everything,” he said. “I don’t think the community feels as involved as they should. I don’t think the parents feel as involved as they should.” He said as someone who has been in academia for his entire career, sometimes tracking down THREE VILLAGE CONTINUED ON A9

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Simons Foundation partners with SBU to improve diversity in STEM fields At a press conference held May 11 at Stony Brook University it was announced that the Simons Foundation along with its sister foundation, Simons Foundation International, was gifting $56.6 million to SBU. The funds will be used in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics program to be launched in the fall of 2023. The Stony Brook Simons STEM Scholars Program will provide scholarships, housing and stipends to 50 new students each year in the STEM fields. “We could not be more excited and grateful to enter this new partnership with the Simons Foundation,” said SBU President Maurie McInnis, in a press release. “The Stony Brook Simons STEM Scholars Program will allow young people to reach their potential as they bring new, much-needed diversity of perspective to science and innovation. At any given time, we will have 200 future STEM leaders on our campus, forging their way in the STEM fields and setting the stage for future generations of students to follow in their footsteps.” Simons Foundation’s new president David Spergel was on hand for the presentation. The $56.6 million gift is the Simons Foundation’s largest gift under his leadership. “We need scientists and mathematicians who are reflective of our diverse world, and the scientific and educational communities

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David Spergel, Simons Foundation president, and Maurie McInnis, SBU president, announced on May 11 that SBU would be the recipient of a $56.6 million gift from the Simons Foundation to fund a STEM program. Photo from Stony Brook University

must work together to find, train, and support underrepresented scientists and mathematicians,” Spergel said. “That’s why the foundation is making its largest investment yet in diversity through the Stony Brook Simons STEM Scholars Program. Stony Brook University has shown a real commitment already to access and opportunity. They’re our ideal partners in this.” In a joint statement, Jim and Marilyn Simons,

co-founders and co-chairs of the foundation, said they were “proud to see the foundation taking steps to increase diversity in STEM fields.” “The support network, tight-knit community, and sense of belonging that students will find in this program will be life-changing,” the couple said. “We’re incredibly proud to be part of a program like this, with positive implications not just for Stony Brook, but for New York State and the broader scientific and

mathematical communities.” Justin Fincher, SBU vice president for advancement, said, “The power of this gift is that it is not dedicated to existing programmatic or budget needs; rather, it will exclusively support hundreds of Stony Brook Simons STEM Scholars students.” According to SBU, there is a major need for programs such as the Stony Brook Simons STEM Scholars Program to address the lack of diversity in STEM fields. STEM careers have seen a 79% growth in employment in the past 30 years, making STEM one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. workforce. Yet Black and Hispanic workers only make up 17% of the U.S. STEM workforce, compared to 28% of the total workforce. Only 12% of full-time faculty at PhD-granting institutions are Black or Hispanic, a disparity that also exists in STEM higher education programs. Underrepresented college and university students are much more likely to switch from a STEM major to another course of study than their peers, according to SBU. 40% of Black STEM students switch their major during undergrad, compared to 29 percent of white STEM students, and Black STEM students are also twice as likely as their white peers to leave college without a degree. Just 7% of all STEM Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to Black students in 2018.

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Realty company founded in Huntington celebrates centennial birthday BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Not many companies make it to 100 years in business, but Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty did just that this year. Daniel Gale founded the company on Feb. 9, 1922, and chose Main Street in Huntington for his real estate and insurance agency. When he picked the spot, the founder was encouraged by the fact that the town was a stop on one of the Long Island Rail Road lines. A century later, the company remains family owned. Through the decades the founder’s son Kent, until his passing in 2014, grandson Stan, and Kent Gale’s protégé current chairperson and president Patricia Petersen have continued to head up the company along with CEO Deirdre O’Connell.

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In a recent phone interview, Petersen and CEO Deirdre O’Connell discussed the company’s history. Over the hundred years, Daniel Gale has grown from a business with one office to 30 locations not only on Suffolk County’s North Shore but across the Island. In 2014, the brokerage company opened offices in Queens and this year Brooklyn. Petersen said she believes one of the company’s assets is that it has been family owned. She learned the benefits of this early on when she started in real estate in 1975 in the Cold Spring Harbor location, which was the company’s second office. Petersen said as a mother, she was hoping to work part-time but quickly found out it was difficult to become a successful real estate agent with limited hours. She said Jean Gale, the wife of the founder’s son Kent, would help get her children off the nursery school bus, give them lunch and then get them to day care. “Somehow we cobbled it together and made it work,” Petersen said. “It’s kind of how we run the company. Whatever the agents need, Deidre and I figure out a way to provide it.” Petersen went from agent to office sales manager, company general manager and relocation director through the years. She credits Kent Gale with recognizing she had potential. In the early ’90s, she began buying the company with Kent’s son Stan Gale and became president and CEO. In turn, one of the talents Petersen recognized was O’Connell. The latter said her career in real estate began with another company in 1991. She opened her own office in Manhasset and her second one in Cutchogue. Daniel Gale then bought her offices, and she became part of the company in 2007. O’Connell helped the brokerage expand to the North Fork. She went on to become a regional manager then general manager of the company, and became CEO four years ago. Both said they appreciate the history of Daniel Gale. As the centennial celebrations began, Petersen said, it was a reminder of

everything the company had been through since its founding. The ups and downs of the current pandemic, she added, can be likened to founder Daniel Gale’s early days. “Daniel Gale went through the Depression and went through the [second] World War,” she said. “In fact, he started the company right after the first World War, and then he had to go through the second World War. We have had our own challenging times over the years, but certainly that’s not new to us. We’ve always been able to not just survive but thrive in really any kind of market.” O’Connell said she believes the company thriving goes back to its foundation. “Certainly, in times of crisis we use that as an opportunity to assess the crisis and to utilize that and to come out of it as a growth opportunity, because after every crisis comes opportunity,” she said. “We’ve always been able to seize those moments.” As for the pandemic, O’Connell said the company realized the importance of pivoting early on during the shutdowns by going virtual. Within a month, she said, Daniel Gale had an open house with 150 homes virtually showcased. “Yes, everyone could do it eventually, but we seized the moment to once again help our agents help their customers and clients in providing them the service and marketing of the moment,” O’Connell said. Petersen and O’Connell also recognize the importance of marketing in the real estate field. An early marketing tactic of founder Daniel Gale in the 1920s, Petersen said, was buying a tract of land along with two investors. One lot had a miniature model house buried in the ground. Petersen said whoever bought the plot would win a house built for them. She added that the person turned out to be a builder, so he was given two more lots instead of having a house built for him and the win spearheaded his own business in the area.

Sotheby’s International

Another milestone in Daniel Gale’s history was when the company became affiliated with Sotheby’s in the 1970s. The auction house needed an outlet for its clientele. After Sotheby’s International Realty was created, Daniel Gale became affiliated with it on Long Island and went on to become its No. 1 affiliate in the world. O’Connell called the move a game-changer which allows Daniel Gale agents to bring their properties around the world but still have representation on Long Island. “Larger firms that are represented, even here on Long Island, their decisions during hard times aren’t made here locally,” she said. “They’re made maybe in New York City or across the country somewhere. We live and we work, we do everything with our people first in mind.” She gave the example that during the Great Recession of the 2000s, while big corporations laid off people, “Pat Petersen put personal money into the company to make sure that we didn’t have to cut our people.”

Founder Daniel Gale, above, and his assistant Miss Jean Wallice — the future Mrs. Kent Gale — in front of the Daniel Gale Huntington office, circa 1940. Below, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty’s President and CEO Patricia Petersen poses in front of the Cold Spring office around 1990. Photos from Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty

Keeping employees in place is something the company was able to do during the pandemic, too. “We kept everyone on the payroll because we could make that decision,” O’Connell said.

The present and future

Later this year, Daniel Gale plans to open a new office in Huntington located catacornered where the original 1922 building was on Main Street. The company also recently launched the Daniel Gale Foundation to enable the company, which has donated tens of thousands in the past, to make a bigger impact. O’Connell said Daniel Gale offices have always been involved with their communities “through a wide range of community service initiatives and donations.” With the new foundation, offices will choose a few events each year to work on with the whole company. “The Daniel Gale Foundation will enable us to make an even greater impact with our giving by consolidating our giving efforts across the Island from Brooklyn to Shelter Island and make them even more impactful,” O’Connell said. “The foundation is about more than giving dollars, it is having the Daniel Gale family roll up their sleeves, put on their sneakers or pick up their shovels to work in our communities as a team.” The two said it’s important to be proud of the past but it’s also essential to keep an eye on the future. Recently, like other realty companies, Daniel Gale has been keeping up with a seller’s market. O’Connell said while inventory has been low, sales are still high. “We get 10 houses on the market, or an office has five houses on the market in a weekend, and they’re all gone by Monday,” O’Connell said, adding she believes the market will normalize in the near future.

Petersen added the importance of pricing correctly in any market. “Part of our job is to be good counselors,” she said. As they look toward the future, Petersen and O’Connell said the ways of communicating continue to change with social media platforms, but the key is to maintain high quality just like they do in ads and online. “You have to be true to yourself, and I’m very proud of what we’ve done in the last 100 years,” Petersen said. “Not that I had much to do with the first 50, but I am very proud of what we’ve accomplished and what is still yet to accomplish.”

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East Setauket ■ Walmart on Nesconset Highway in East

Do you recognize this man? Photo from SCPD

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 allegedly stole approximately $520 worth of clothing from Kohl’s, located at 5000 Nesconset Highway in East Setauket, on April 14 at approximately 1:20 p.m.

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■ Bob’s Stores on Middle Country Road in Selden reported a shoplifter on May 1. A man allegedly stole assorted clothing and boots valued at $600.

■ Target on Middle Country Road in Selden called the police on May 7 to report a grand larceny. A man allegedly used bolt cutters to open a locked cabinet, placed several Apple watches and iPads in a bag, walked out through the rear fire escape and fled on a scooter. The merchandise was valued at $6570. Stony Brook ■ A landscaping company working at a

residence on Sycamore Circle on May 4 reported that while they were in the backyard a man drove up to the driveway and stole a Husqvarna backpack leaf blower worth $800.

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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Charles Cort Bunning

Charles Cort Bunning passed away peacefully in hospice care in the company of his wife and daughters on April 25 at the age of 83. He was born in Rockville Centre in 1938 to Dorothy Ross Bunning and John Herman Bunning. He attended Oceanside High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Dowling College. Cort married his beloved wife, Carol Valerie Hansen, in 1962 and they moved to Stony Brook in 1964 where they raised their three children and were active in the Three Village community for over 50 years. Cort was in sales prior to owning and operating the Exxon service stations in St. James and Setauket. After Cort retired, he and Carol traveled, enjoyed their beach home in North Carolina, and spent winters in The Villages, Florida, becoming full-time residents in 2019. Cort enjoyed coaching his son’s baseball teams and was the commissioner of the Three Village youth baseball league. He was a member of the Setauket Presbyterian Church and served as a deacon. Cort was a talented craftsman, building everything from porches to decks, bookshelves to coffee tables, doll houses to toy chests. He was also a train enthusiast, spending hours building and rebuilding intricate layouts. Most of all, Cort enjoyed his family. He was the life of the family barbecue, had a quick wit, as well as a stash of corny jokes, and made a mean Old Fashioned on Christmas Eve.

Obituaries

He is predeceased by his parents, his older brother John Ross Bunning, his younger brother Richard (Jackson) Bunning, and his son Bryan Marshall Bunning. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 60 years, Carol Bunning; his devoted daughters Karen Dubrow (Jon) and Nancy Kenny (Steve); and his grandchildren Bryan Dubrow (Ariele), Eric Dubrow, Chris Kenny, Matthew Dubrow and Allison Kenny. On Saturday, April 30, there was a service at the First Presbyterian Church in Wildwood, Florida, and he will be buried with his son at the Setauket Presbyterian Church at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Cort’s memory to Cornerstone Hospice House in The Villages, Florida, at cornerstonehospice.org (601 Mariposa Way, The Villages, FL 32162) or to The Bryan Bunning Memorial Fund, c/o The Setauket Presbyterian Church, 5 Caroline Avenue, Setauket, New York 11733.

Cornelius P. McAdorey

Cornelius P. McAdorey, a 50-year resident of the Nassakeag Ridge area and a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor of the State University of New York, passed away April 22 at the age of 87.

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Neil, as he was known to those who loved him, retired from State College at Farmingdale following a 37-year career rich in accomplishments where he chaired the English department for nine years, served in the elected position of Presiding Officer of the Faculty for 14 consecutive years, and served as a faculty senator. He was instrumental in the formation of the Economic Opportunity Center on campus. He was also an active and proud member of the United University Professionals where he served as a member of contract negotiation committees. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, to Norah and Hugh O’Donnell McAdorey on March 8, 1935. He grew up in the Bronx and attended Saints Peter and Paul Elementary and Cardinal Hayes High School. Neil had a love of song and, along with his brother Hugh, was a featured soloist in the Saints Peter and Paul choir. Following a two-year enlistment in the U.S. Army signal corps stationed in Germany, he attended St. Francis College and New York University on the GI Bill and earned his advanced degrees. Neil was an active member of St James Parish in Setauket and coached his children

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in both youth baseball and soccer programs in the Three Villages. He had a passion for reading and was an appreciative patron of the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library. The professor encouraged his students, children and grandchildren to read at least one book a week to broaden their scope and to expand their perspective. He was always a willing ear, offering guidance emphasizing the importance of respect for others and an insistence to do the right thing. He loved to travel both domestically and abroad visiting Ireland with both his wife, Margaret, and his son John. However, Spencertown, New York, was often where he spent his summer in the shadow of the Berkshires and in listening distance to Tanglewood. His love of music and the spoken word combined to make him a constant accompaniment to any song that may play on the radio. He was an ardent fan of both the New York Mets and New York Giants. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 30 years the former Margaret Pesce of Park Slope, Brooklyn. His constant fourlegged companion (his dog) Koda. His children Neil McAdorey and his wife Vicki; Michael McAdorey and his wife Cindy; John McAdorey and his wife Caitlin; Vicki Cordi; Gina Baglivio; Michael Baglivio and his wife Amy; and Joseph Cordi. He also leaves behind 15 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Visit www.bryantfh. com to sign the online guest book. OBITUARIES CONTINUED ON A9

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Carol Marie McNulty, a 58-year resident of Setauket, formerly Carol Clowery of Brooklyn, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home surrounded by family on Good Friday, April 15. Carol was 86 years old and a survivor of cancer until the day of her passing. Carol is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, William McNulty and children: Michael, wife Mary and children Maggie and Mark; John and children Ryan and Erin; Mary and daughter Megan; Agnes and husband Chris; Cathy and husband Frank and children Francis, William and Marcus; and Doris Zehe McNulty, wife of Joey. She also mourned the loss of her youngest son Joseph and daughter-in law Kelly, wife of John. While raising her family she completed college at Stony Brook University, went on to earn a Master’s degree at Long Island University and began a career of teaching in the public school system at the Bellport school district. This was preceded by her introduction to teaching through St. Thomas School in West Hempstead, St Francis School in Wantagh and finally at St. Anne’s School in Brentwood. Carol, whose early life propelled her into one of special concern and love of children, was not only a teacher but also a poet, decorator, writer, peace activist and one inclined to openly express her life sustaining principles. Her sense of humor got her through many of life’s challenges. Carol will be mourned and missed by extended family and many friends. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Visit www.bryantfh. com to sign the online guest book.

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district information is even difficult for him. Proios said he understands that the district needed to follow state mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic because it would lose state aid if it didn’t, but he felt that wasn’t communicated to families correctly and therefore caused confusion. However, he was pleased that Three Village was able to return to in-person learning sooner than other districts. “I really have to commend Three Village for staying open through this,” he said. The candidate said he also feels when a large number of parents want to attend a board of ed meeting, it should be held in a larger space such as an auditorium instead of

Edna Vashel (nee Blauvelt), 101 years old of Huntington, passed suddenly on April 20. She was the beloved wife of the late George Siegel and the late Vincent Vashel, and the mother of the late George Siegel. She was predeceased by her sisters, twin Gertrude Kopp, Gladys Siegel, Mildred Curran Saderholm and brother Arthur Blauvelt. She was the loving Aunt of Fred Siegel(Barbara), William Siegel(Barbara), Thomas Siegel-deceased (Marsha), Arlene Graziano-deceased (Al), Arthur Kopp-deceased (MaryAnn), Judith Broderick (John aka Bing-deceased), Gertrude Kopp, Lynn Stabler (Richie), James Curran (MaryAnn), Arthur Blauvelt (Linda), Katherine Moore (Thomas) and Carolyn Colebaugh. She was also the proud great-aunt of 26 children and great-great aunt of 42. Edna was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Huntington Hospital Volunteer (2,500) hours, Huntington Senior Citizens, St. Elizabeth’s Auxiliary Knights of Columbus, St. Hugh’s Widows and Widowers Club, and volunteer hostess at the Town of Huntington Beach House. Edna was an avid reader. She loved to travel and line dance. She crocheted over 200 baby hats for newborn babies at Huntington Hospital. Funeral Mass was at St. James R.C. Church on April 25. Burial followed at Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book. In lieu of flowers the family requested donations to Three Village Meals on Wheels 216 Christian Ave. Stony Brook, NY 11790 or Daughters of American Revolution- Native American School Building Fund. the board room. While it has been stated that it’s difficult due to technology issues, he said based on his experience at SCCC he believes a way can be found to accommodate everyone and any technology needed can be provided. Proios said he believes in curriculum transparency but is not associated with the national movement. Regarding curriculum transparency, he said to him it “means I want to know everything my kid is learning,” adding that parents should be able to question teachers and be happy with the answers. “Are we making sure that the parents are comfortable with what their kids are learning? I’m not saying burning books,” he added.

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Editorial School elections matter... so get out and vote School board elections are a rare chance to make a positive change in the lives of schoolchildren throughout our community. Too young to vote, these children depend on us to make responsible decisions on their behalf. It is our duty to help them ﬁnd direction and we must take this responsibility seriously. For centuries, school boards on this continent have served a vital role, promoting health, prosperity and civility throughout communities across America. Our school boards prepare our youth for the challenges of life, serving as a vehicle for their coming of age. On Tuesday, voters will decide who will serve on these school boards and, while they are often overlooked, these elections have enormous consequences. Unlike other elected ofﬁcials who spend much of their time away in some remote capitol, school board members are here on the ground with their students and constituents. Among many other obligations, school boards hire district superintendents, approve budgets, design curricula and organize districtwide calendars. These individuals will chart the course of our students’ lives from kindergarten through high school. Behind the scenes, their decisions will shape how these children learn and grow, and how they develop into responsible citizens prepared to contribute to our community. Americans generally believe that our greatest days still lie ahead of us. Even in this moment of partisanship and polarization, we can all agree that our future requires an educated youth. These young souls will soon be leaders among us, which is why our decisions matter today. We must take greater interest in the education of our youth. We must study our ballots, familiarizing ourselves not only with the names of the candidates but also the person, platform and character behind the name. Does this candidate have integrity? Can this candidate be entrusted with the moral and intellectual development of our children? These are the critical questions we must ask ourselves before entering the voting booth. To the readers of TBR News Media, take a moment to research the candidates for your district’s board of education. Be prepared before you pull the lever, including studying the proposed 2022-23 school budget. While we so often hear people tell us their votes don’t count, we are here to tell you that this one does. The enlightenment of our children, the health of our community and the future of our nation are in your hands. Make your voice heard and get out to vote this coming Tuesday.

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Eye on the street: The future of Roe v. Wade

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Locals are weighing in on the leaked draft out of the U.S. Supreme Court, which places a cloud of uncertainty over abortion access in this country. A draft of the majority opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (in Mississippi), written by Justice Samuel Alito, was

Maureen Budway, Port Jefferson Station

Budway declined to be photographed. She said, “I don’t know anything about the leak, but as far as Roe v. Wade, it is nobody’s business but the person’s and what they do with their body. It’s the government’s responsibility to make things accessible to everybody, not take it away.”

Jimmy Colon, Port Jefferson

“I can’t understand how something like that can come out of the Supreme Court. It shouldn’t be something that came out to the public. It is only a draft. I think they should leave it [Roe v. Wade] the way it was. I believe you do have the right to privacy. It should be the way they wrote it back in the seventies. It should be the way they intended the law to be when they wrote it.”

Serafina, Port Jefferson

Seraﬁna declined to be photographed and preferred not to reveal her last name. She said, “It should be overturned … Roe v. Wade should be overturned. Life starts with conception. When you have an abortion, you are killing a potential human being and you are depriving him from living life and from experiencing life.”

Joseph Maglio, Riverhead

“It was absolutely wrong to leak the draft.” When asked if women have a right to access abortion, he said, “I don’t condemn it, it is whatever the person wants to do.” He went on to say that the right to privacy “is absolutely important.”

leaked to the public on May 2 by Politico. This represents a breach of the court’s stringent ethical standards. Since the leak, a spirited public debate has ensued. TBR News Media took to the streets last week to obtain a sampling of where locals stand on the issues. People were asked about both the leak and access to legal abortion. While visiting Jefferson Plaza in Port Jefferson Station on May 7, we asked local passersby to respond to the leak and to provide their positions on the right to privacy and access to abortion.

Jane Glazebrook, Port Jefferson

Glazebrook declined to photographed. She said, “It’s an awful thing to have to go through for the woman and the unborn child — it’s terrible for the unborn child, but sometimes the woman can’t say ‘no.’ They end up in bad situations. It should be the woman’s choice.”

Frank DeRosalia, Port Jefferson Station

“The real bully here is not the people who are protesting, in spite of what [Justice Clarence] Thomas would like us to believe. The real bully is the Supreme Court, which is nine people who are not elected, who have no responsibility to answer to other institutions or people, who have no oversight, who are empowered to change the minds of 333 million people.”

Christine Volikas, Nesconset

Also declining to be photographed, she said: “The leak I am very concerned about because I feel like nothing is secure anymore in any form of the government. I feel it is politically based.” Asked if she thinks decisions could be reversed, she said, “No, people are taking it out of proportion. I am all for putting stipulations on abortion. I am pro-choice for a woman deciding, but you don’t need seven months to decide.”

Xavier Charles, Gordon Heights

On the subject of the leak, he said, “It was a tragedy. It was just awful. People are looking for all of these things to be in their favor and it feels like things got grasped from under our feet. I think it is awful, because people are all different. They should be able to do whatever they choose to do with their own lives, as long as they’re not out there robbing, stealing and doing things against the law. Why bother them?”

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Opinion And the part of speech winner is…

nce upon a time, the eight parts of speech came together to compete for supremacy. Convinced of his invincibility, the arrogant noun stood on top of the mountain, rolling his eyes at the other parts of speech, assured of his victory. “I am, without a doubt, the most important of the eight of us,” he declared. “I hope you’re not too disappointed when you all eat my dust.” D. None “You think you’re the best and the brightest,” of the above laughed the adjective. BY DANIEL DUNAIEF “Without me, you’d be a bunch of people, places and things, without much flavor. Why, you’d be like vanilla ice cream without sprinkles, melting in the hot sun.” “Well, sure, adjectives are helpful,” the noun acknowledged. “You’re like Robin to my Batman.”

“So, you’re the only superhero with any real value?” the pronoun asked. “No, you and I are a team, right? You stand for nouns, with your ‘he, she, it’ and your ‘who, which and what,’ but, come on? Where would you be without me? I’m the king, the throne, the empire, the country and the world all at once.” “Maybe, but people would get sick of reading the same words over and over if they didn’t have pronouns,” the pronoun argued. “I may have smaller words in my part of speech, but I take the place of all your huge words, without needing to repeat them all.” “Good grief,” the interjection interjected. “Come on! I’m not only a conversation stopper, I am often followed by an exclamation point. See? Well, that’s a question, but I’m a forceful part of speech, dang it! Listen to me! I will win this ridiculous competition!” Slowly and deliberately, the adverb hopped off his adverb couch, gracefully gliding over to the group. “Seriously, the adverbs gleefully chuckling over there,” he said, pointing to a group of

words with “ly” tails, “are highly useful and critically important.” The preposition had heard enough. He climbed off the fence, down a hill, and near the others. “The proposition of a preposition winning this contest is high,” she said. “We provide context for so many activities — on the roof, by six o’clock, beneath the surface.” That’s when they heard a sound without end. When they looked for the source of the noise, they noticed an endless group of words strung together. “Hello, all you other parts of speech,” the conjunction said. “I have endless storage space and can carry each you indefinitely. I can also sew together seemingly different ideas. The noun laughed at the conjunction. “What good would all those connections be if you didn’t have the rest of us?” he snickered. Whirring through the air, the verb appeared, disappeared, jumped over the group, slid beneath them, and ricocheted around the meadow. “Hello everyone,” the verb snickered. “This competition makes me laugh.”

“Crikey! Why is that?” the interjection asked. “Well, you’d be a pile of stuff without action verbs,” he said. “In fact, you wouldn’t even be anything without a verb. To do anything, to be anything, and to animate your actions, you all need verbs. We lift you off the canvas, transport you to other places, inspire greatness, and demand attention. Yes, all the rest of you have magnificent qualities (special thanks to the adjective for giving us ‘magnificent’), but verbs drive ideas forward, infuse life into your existence, and encourage discourse.” “I’d be limited without verbs,” the adverb agreed glumly. “No, verbs soar majestically because of you,” the verb offered reassuringly. “We count on you.” “Hey! We’re all important!” the interjection concluded. “That could be true,” the noun concluded. “I still think none of us would be here without me.” “True, but you’re a long list of stuff that isn’t doing much and that lacks personality without the rest of us,” the verb said, wanting to have the last word. “Now, let the games begin.”

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ecent impressive research tells us something we already knew: not every golden retriever always retrieves. We have been fortunate to enjoy three golden retrievers in a row over four decades, and for the first two, when we threw a tennis ball, it was enthusiastically returned and dropped at our feet. Then there was Teddy. Teddy came to us at eight weeks, a golden ball of fur with two Between eyes, two ears, a pink you and me nose and a tail. He BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF passed on 12 years later, and during that time, we were convinced he was the most beautiful, most intelligent and most fun dog in the world. But there was one oddity about Teddy the Golden Retriever. When we took him out on the lawn and threw a tennis ball, he would politely sit

down and watch its trajectory. Then he would look back at us as if to say, “Yeah? So?” However, if we brought him to a beach and threw a rock that landed among thousands of other rocks, he would bring back that exact rock and drop it at our feet, backing off, tail wagging, and wait for the next throw. This had a terrible effect on his front teeth. Over the years, it wore them down, but he never seemed to mind and didn’t appear to be in any discomfort. The other item he retrieved at the beach was seaweed. He would plunge into the water, stick his nose beneath the surface, then come up with a mouthful of seaweed and bring it about 10 feet up on the shore, where he would deposit it. From his many trips to the beach, there remained a line of seaweed that marked his hunting spot. Although the current researchers never interviewed Teddy, they did surveys of 18,385 dogs and sequenced the genomes of 2,155 dogs for their research paper published in the journal Science. They were looking for predictors of canine behavior and concluded that by breed was essentially useless. This might surprise

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you, as it did us, except regarding the retrieving aspect we just discussed. But apparently, stereotypes like pit bulls being aggressive were not validated. In fact, they scored high on human sociability, with videos showing lap-loving pit bulls. According to an article reporting on this study in The New York Times this past Tuesday, written by James Gorman, “Labrador Retriever ancestry [most popular breed in America], on the other hand, didn’t seem to have any significant correlation with human sociability.” However, the research allows, there are some few predictable traits. “If you adopt a border collie…the probability that it will be easier to train and interested in toys is going to be higher than if you adopt a Great Pyrenees.” Go figure. Breed supposedly accounts for only 9% of the variations in any given dog’s behavior. Rather, behavior patterns were strongly inherited, to the tune of 25%, again according to the research, within any given breed. In studying genomes, “several genes [were discovered] that clearly

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influence behavior, including one for how friendly dogs are.” So if you are about to buy a dog, check out its parents first. The researchers found 11 specific DNA regions that were associated with behavior, and an interesting comparison can be made with those same areas in human genomics. A region that affects the likelihood of a dog howling corresponds in humans to language development, and another that marks dogs enjoying being with humans presents in human DNA with long-term memory. So I will tell you a little more about Terrific Teddy. When company would arrive at our home, he would walk up to each newcomer, wag and, I insist, smile, until the person gave him a pat on the head. He would then go on to the next person and wait until the greeting ritual was repeated. After that, he would withdraw to a corner and watch the socializing quietly unless called. He was a bit of a terror under the table when we were at dinner. He would stealthily snatch the napkins off the diners’ laps. Some day I will write a children’s book about Teddy, the Napkin Snatcher Dog.

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Patriots lacrosse explodes in second half BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Patriots of Ward Melville went into the half time break, protecting a two-goal lead, before exploding in the second half rattling off ten unanswered goals against Lindenhurst to win 15-3 at home on senior day May 5. Senior attackman Tyler Rufﬁni led the way with three assists and two goals. Kevin Dolan netted two goals and a pair of assists and Andrew Belli stretched the net three times in the Division I match-up. Goalie Zachary Licavoli had six

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saves in net. The win lifts the Patriots to 9-2 in the division, 9-4 overall, trailing Smithtown East and Northport with three games remaining before post season play begins May 17. Pictured clockwise from above, Nikolas Barbero looks for a cutter for the Patriots; Ward Melville goalie Zachary Licavoli takes a shot; senior attack Tyler Rufﬁni with a take away; senior midﬁelder Mikey Annino from behind the cage; Nikolas Barbero drives toward the crease; and Ward Melville senior Kevin Dolan gets a grip. — Photos by Bill Landon