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Kara Hahn suspends congressional campaign

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) suspended her campaign to run for Congress. She made the announcement in an email to supporters May 22.

Hahn told TBR News Media it wasn’t an easy decision. “But, I am confident it is the right one,” she said. “Too much is at stake now, this is bigger than me.”

Hahn announced her bid to run for New York’s 1st Congressional District in June last year. The former deputy presiding officer of the county Legislature was set to run against fellow Suffolk Legislator Bridget Fleming (D-Noyac) in a primary for the Democratic nomination.

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R) has held the seat since 2015. The congressman is currently campaigning for this year’s Republican nomination for New York State governor.

In the May 22 email, Hahn said she will be uniting behind Fleming.

“I may no longer be on the ballot, but I will not be on the sidelines,” Hahn said. “Our democracy and most fundamental rights are all at stake. In order to combat the dark forces that threaten these values, unity is extremely important right now. In that spirit, I look forward to getting back on the trail and I hope you will join me in support of Democrats up and down the ballot.”

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Fleming filed her Certificate of Designation on May 23, according to her office. She is currently the only Democratic candidate in the congressional district.

In thanking Hahn “for running a great race,” in a statement Fleming said, “Kara has been a model public servant with an extraordinary work ethic and commitment to bettering the lives of Long Islanders. I look forward to continuing to work with her in the county Legislature.”

Due to changes in certain districts, some primaries, including the ones for Congress, will be held Aug. 23, which Hahn felt would leave Democrats divided too close to the November elections. Suffolk County Democratic Committee chairman Rich Schaffer, in a statement, said the committee appreciated Hahn’s “hard fought campaign” and decision.

“Kara has a great future, and we look forward to her continuing to serve the residents of Suffolk County,” he said. “Toward that end, with the primary moving back, we appreciate that Kara has put her own interests aside and chose for unity, backing Bridget Fleming in her race for Congress. There is no time for interparty fighting and we’re all ready to get behind Bridget to ensure she is the next representative for the 1st Congressional District.”

Hahn won her sixth term as county legislator last November. This will be her last two-year term in the Suffolk County Legislature due to term limits.

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Local doctors offer suggestions amid baby formula shortage

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The national shortage of baby formula is creating health-related problems for newborns, while increasing anxiety for parents.

Stony Brook University Hospital has seen patients in its primary care offices after formula changes, as parents indicate that infants have had reflux, vomiting, spitting up and loose stools and blood or mucus in their stools, according to Dr. Jill Cioffi, medical director of Ambulatory Primary Care Pediatrics at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.

“This situation is difficult for all parents,” Cioffi explained in an email. “They are already experiencing the stress of caring for a newborn, adding food insecurity to this will only increase their stress and worry.”

Nationally, some hospitals are reporting that infants are coming to Emergency Departments due to lack of nutrition and dehydration. Thus far, Stony Brook has not seen such cases in its Emergency Department.

Stony Brook, however, said residents have been anxious over a crisis that has affected parents and their children in Suffolk County.

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taken measures that have created discomfort and illness for their children.

Parents are watering down formula, searching for ways to make their own formula or switching to cow’s milk too early, Cioffi explained.

None of these efforts is medically safe and could lead to electrolyte and caloric problems for children, she continued.

Stony Brook recommends attempting to breastfeed newborns, continuing to breastfeed infants who have already started breastfeeding, finding substitute formulas, without sticking to a particular brand, and transitioning to whole milk at 11 months or older.

For babies over nine months old, toddler’s formula is an option, but not a permanent solution until newborns are over 11 months old.

Parents with infants on specialized formula should reach out to their pediatricians to navigate their choices, Cioffi added.

Cioffi said she has heard that stores are still getting regular shipments of formula. Some of those stores have limited how much each family can buy at one time to decrease the chance that families purchase more than they need, leaving other parents with fewer options, leaving other parents with fewer options.

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Cioffi urged parents to follow guidelines from the American Academy of pediatrics: — Don’t dilute formula.

— Only purchase formula from reputable sources. Buying formula in parking lots of any place that doesn’t seem legitimate could be problematic because this food could either be expired or part of a recall, she explained.

— Don’t try to find a recipe to make formula. Stony Brook recommends whole cow’s milk only for children who are 11 months of age and older.

— Don’t give your child alternative milk products. Cioffi suggested avoiding almond or other plant milks because they are low in protein and minerals.

— Don’t give your baby toddler formula.

Such food is not recommended for infants.

Children close to a year old may tolerate it, if parents have no other choices.

— Check the shelf life of baby formula in stores.

Cioffi added that some children are not on regular milk-based formula for medical reasons.

“It’s those parents who are going to need medical help finding adequate solutions,” she added.

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Bellone delivers State of the County address

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At the Shea Theatre, Suffolk County Community College Ammerman campus, County Executive Steve Bellone (D) delivered his State of the County address May 18.

The county executive started his speech with a moment of silence to honor the lives lost in the Buffalo gun tragedy.

“We continue to grieve for those who were lost, for the Buffalo community and, most importantly, for the families that have been directly impacted by this incomprehensible act of hate,” he said. “We must speak out against hateful rhetoric that is contrary to the American creed and stand up for what we do believe.

This requires that we continue to celebrate our diversity here and recognize it for what it is — a strength.”

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The county executive acknowledged the many challenges of leading the administration through the public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “In March of 2020, life as we knew it shut down,” he said. “The world came to a halt and Suffolk County was at the epicenter of the COVID-19 global pandemic in our state and in our nation.”

Bellone reported that the county has lost over 4,400 residents to the virus. As normalcy slowly returns, he said that the pandemic has taught valuable lessons.

“One of the clearest takeaways for me is the importance of public service,” he said. “During this county’s darkest hour, our employees did it all. While much of the rest of the world was on lockdown, county employees ensured critical operations did not stop.” He added, “It is fitting that this year’s State of the County is here at Suffolk County Community College’s Ammerman campus as this was the location for

one of our first mass-vaccination sites.”

region is currently on the front lines of the battle against climate change.

“As an island, we know that we are on the front lines of climate change,” Bellone said. “By taking action, we are not only helping to protect our region in the future, but we are creating economic opportunities in the near term as well.”

He also discussed the need for more charging stations as drivers throughout the county continue to transition to electric vehicles. He announced that two-dozen public libraries in each of the 10 towns in the county have partnered with the administration in the development of a chargesharing network.

Suffolk County has also emerged as one of the centers of the offshore wind industry in the region, according to Bellone. “This is an industry that will have a more than $12 billion economic impact on New York,” he said. “Suffolk County is well positioned to benefit from the new supply chains and the creation of approximately 7,000 new jobs.”

The county has also reached out to businesses and collaborated with local colleges to establish workforce training programs that will prepare residents for these new jobs.

Human resources

One of Bellone’s points of emphasis during the address was the need for greater human resources personnel in county government.

Despite its size, Bellone said that the county government still operates without a fully functional human resources department.

“Human resources, to the extent that it has existed in this government, has been done on an ad hoc basis,” the county executive said.

“Commissioners or department heads who are not human resource professionals perform these functions when a problem occurs or a crisis arises.”

Bellone considers this no way to run an organization, especially one as large and impactful to the lives of residents as the Suffolk County government. He likened human resources to military supply units.

“Operating departments without effective human resources is like the military trying to operate without its supply units,” he said, adding, “You can have the best fighting force in the world, but if those support units are ineffective, the mission will be undermined.”

Through the addition of the latest HR software and new organizational practices, he suggested the county can save $18 million per year in payroll operation costs alone.

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Investing in the future

The county executive called the Long Island Rail Road a critical asset. “Nearly two centuries after its tracks were laid, that initial investment is still reaping extraordinary returns for the region,” he said.

Bellone said the county is taking two significant leaps forward with both the East Side Access and Third Track projects.

The county executive announced a new project called the Midway Crossing, which proposes to create two new public facilities which have long been under consideration: the Long Island Convention Center and a north terminal at MacArthur Airport.

“It is crazy that a region of our size and significance, of nearly 3 million people, with incredible innovation and natural assets, adjacent to the largest and most important city in the nation, has no convention center,” he said.

“A convention center would bring thousands of people and businesses to our region every year from other parts of the country, importantly bringing new dollars

County Executive Steve Bellone, above, delivers the State of the County address. County legislators onstage during the event, below. Photos from Bellone’s Flickr page

into our local economy.”

In a grand plan, Bellone envisions this convention center will be connected to both a new state-of-the-art north airport terminal at MacArthur Airport and to the main line of the LIRR. “The convention center attendees would conveniently and easily fly in and out of MacArthur Airport, and if a flight wasn’t available they would still have the ability to take the train from either JFK or LaGuardia,” he said.

“Every great region must have a great regional airport and no one can deny that Long Island is one of the great regions in the nation.”

Bellone also foresees other opportunities to integrate the regional economy along the Ronkonkoma Branch line of the LIRR. He proposes relocating the “wholly underutilized” Yaphank station to create the Brookhaven National Laboratory Station, “effectively connecting this global institution to MacArthur Airport and the larger innovation ecosystem in the region by mass transit.”

Environmental quality

The county executive highlighted some of the environmental initiatives that his administration is working on. He said this

Exacerbated by the pandemic, ending the opioid epidemic remains near the top of Bellone’s list of priorities. He said opioids have wreaked havoc upon the county, causing horrific damage for users and their families.

“After years of steady progress, the pandemic created unprecedented circumstances of fear, isolation and anxiety that led to an increase in overdoses — 374 confirmed [fatal] cases last year alone,” he said.

The Greatest Generation

Bellone concluded his address on a positive note. With war again raging in Europe, the county executive reminded the audience of the example of the Greatest Generation.

“The attack on Ukraine is the kind of naked aggression against a sovereign nation in Europe that we have not witnessed since the end of World War II,” he said. “The images and the videos that we see coming out of Ukraine are absolutely devastating and heartbreaking.” He added, “I don’t think that it is any coincidence that after more than 75 years of peace in Europe, forged by the sacrifices of American veterans, that we’re seeing this kind of aggression happen just as this Greatest Generation slowly, but inevitably, fades into history.”

Bellone said it is important to honor the legacy of the Greatest Generation as these Americans had laid the foundation for a future of peace. “They won the war and then they came home and built a better future for all of us,” he said. “If we want to be part of the solution, then we need to do what the Greatest Generation did: Put our heads down and build. Build our families first and then do our part to build stronger communities.”

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The following incidents have been reported by Suffolk County Police: East Setauket Wanted for questioning ■ Walmart on Nesconset Highway reported a petit larceny on May 20. Two women allegedly filled a shopping cart with miscellaneous items valued at approximately $500 and walked out of the store without paying.

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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 attempted to use a stolen credit card to make purchases at multiple locations throughout Suffolk County, including Home Depot in Bay Shore. The card had been stolen from a parked vehicle in Stony Brook on April 23.

■ A lawnmower and tools valued at approximately $200 were stolen from the backyard of a residence on Mooney Pond Road in Selden on May 16.

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■ Target on Pond Path in South Setauket reported a shoplifter on May 19. A man allegedly stole a Keurig coffee maker valued at $110 and eight assorted toys valued at $210.

■ Stop & Shop on Pond Path in South Setauket called the police on May 18 to report a shoplifter. A man allegedly placed 30 miscellaneous food items in his shopping cart and walked out of the store without paying. The merchandise was valued at $325.

■ A man allegedly stole copper wire worth $765 from Home Depot on Pond Path in South Setauket on May 16.

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Part I: Mental health strain for Long Islanders

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The first in a two-part series, this article highlights the ways COVID-19 exacerbated an already difficult mental health landscape on Long Island, particularly for adolescents.

Amid isolation and uncertainty, residents had an increase in anxiety-related and mental health crises. Additionally, residents in acute distress who arrived at the emergency room sometimes had to wait hours or days for an inpatient psychiatric bed. In the second feature, which will appear in a future edition, mental health workers describe the challenges of their work during the pandemic.

COVID-19 has taken its toll on mental health throughout Suffolk County, as people in a range of ages confront challenges related to isolation, depression, anxiety and grief.

Area hospitals report that inpatient psychiatric beds are rarely empty. Indeed, patients have had to receive treatment in the emergency room at times for a day or more as they wait for an available inpatient psychiatric bed.

“Our emergency room has two behavioral health beds, but often, we have more patients waiting for admission to [the] inpatient psychiatry unit,” said Dr. Adnan Sarcevic, chairman of the Psychiatry Department at Huntington Hospital.

While patients receive the same treatment in the emergency room that they would in an inpatient unit, some types of intervention, like group psychotherapy “cannot be provided in an emergency room setting,” Sarcevic said.

COVID also exacerbated the shortage of beds when some units had to close after an outbreak of the virus.

“We had periods when some psychiatric inpatient units were closed for a variety of different reasons including COVID outbreaks” which created a shortage of beds, Sarcevic added.

At St. Catherine of Siena in Smithtown, beds filled up as soon as one opened, said Dr. Michel Khlat, chief medical officer.

Adolescent strains

The pandemic exacerbated trends that already reflected the mental health strain among youth and adolescents.

For the previous decade, youth presentations for mental health crises in the emergency room had been increasing.

During the pandemic, those numbers climbed nationally and on Long Island.

Estimates of anxiety among youth increased to 20%, which is dramatically higher than the 12% prior to the pandemic, said Dr. Vera Feuer, associate vice president in the School Mental Health program at Northwell Health.

Depression has also reached about 20%, which was previously below 10%.

Additionally, the pandemic caused a

Dr. Jeffrey Wheeler and Dr. Stacy Eagle from St. Charles Hospital and Dr. Adnan Sarcevic and Dr. Vera Feuer of Northwell Health, discuss the state of mental health on Long Island.

Photos from St. Charles and Northwell Health

three-fold increase in children with eating disorders, which is consistent with new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, Feuer added.

“There’s a real big increase in presentation to the emergency room” with youth who are considering suicide, particularly for girls who are 10 to 13 years old.

Additionally, adolescents are showing an increase in tic disorders, which are involuntary movements of the neck, eye or facial movements, Feuer said. While some studies suggest a link between depression and these movements, other research has linked them to the increasing use of social media.

As for the availability of mental health services, adolescents are continuing to find it difficult to become outpatients for an overburdened mental health care system, which increases the need for emergency services.

Community services are often “saturated,” Feuer said. “There are not enough child psychiatrists” which means that children go without care for longer, she said.

On Long Island, the wait for inpatient beds is not as long as it reportedly has been in other areas of the country.

“We do have kids waiting at least a day or over the weekend,” said Feuer. She suggested that access to beds and to crisis programs in school have mitigated some of the adolescent demand.

Dr. Stacy Eagle, director of Psychiatry at St. Charles Hospital, cautioned that the potential for addiction and substance abuse is “concerning. Even marijuana is dangerous, because you don’t know what it’s laced with and it can become incredibly addicting.”

Broader challenges

The shortage of inpatient beds predated the arrival of COVID, with mask mandates, social distancing, remote learning and athome work altering routines and creating stressors that often increased anxiety and triggered the kind of self-medication that led to substance abuse.

“I’ve seen it step up on a daily, weekly, monthly basis” in terms of generalized anxiety

disorders and panic attacks, said Dr. Jeffrey Wheeler, director of the Emergency Department at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson.

Eagle said she has seen more anxiety, mood disorders and substance abuse, with more acute patients coming in from schools.

Doctors suggested that COVID itself can contribute to the worsening of a person’s emotional well-being.

“COVID certainly plays a role in mental health, both as a psychosocial stressor and due to the neurotropic nature” of the virus, said Sarcevic.

The types of treatment varies according to the severity of the symptoms, the underlying conditions, and any ongoing treatment plans.

“Some people come in who are in need of medication to be stabilized for depression,” said Khlat.

To accommodate the increasing need for non-acute psychiatric services, health care professionals have been offering

telepsychiatry help.

In the last three months, St. Catherine of Siena expanded their telepsychiatry services, which had been offered primarily on the weekends, to seven days a week.

“Due to the influx of patients we’re having, with COVID depression we had to [expand that] to the rest of the week,” Khlat said. These services “helped us out a lot.”

Silver lining

Feuer suggested a few silver linings amidst the health care crisis.

“The attention to something we know has been a problem for a long time” will help the community, she said. “I’m hoping the right resources and interventions will come.”

Additionally, the increased vigilance of mental health challenges has enabled people to feel that asking for mental health resources is something they can, and should, do.

“It has normalized these conversations,” Dr. Feuer said.

Available resources

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, urged people who think they need help to get it right away.

Those people seeking help for substance abuse or mental health can visit www.SuffolkStopAddiction.org to find a network of providers in the 2022 Suffolk County Directory of Behavioral Health Services guide.

The following are resources available to those in crisis: — Family Services League’s Diagnostic, Assessment and Stability Hub (DASH) program. This is a 24hour stabilization response program for children and adults in crisis due

to substance abuse, mental illness and other life stressors. They are located at 90 Adams Avenue in Hauppauge. Their phone number is (631) 952-3333.

— A free 24-hour hotline: (631) 7517500, or www.responsehotline.org.

— A Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) at Stony Brook Hospital at 101 Nicolls Rd in Stony Brook is available at (631) 444-6050.

CPEP has voluntary and involuntary emergency psychiatric services for children and adults every day.

“It is important for individuals to engage in self-care,” Pigott wrote in an email. “Listening to each other and recognizing the signs of mental illness and substance use can help mitigate a developing crisis.”

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Blood centers experience decrease in donations

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Among the shortages New Yorkers are facing is blood donations.

According to the New York Blood Center in a press release, two months ago, donations began to decline. The center has seen 6,000 fewer donations than earlier in the year.

“This is a disturbing trend after the chronic blood crisis during the pandemic and ran counter to our hope that our communities were returning to normal,” the press release read. “We had seen some promising signs with school blood drives returning and many organizations scheduling blood drives for the first time in two years, yet, our donor centers and community blood drives have seen a decrease of 30%. While there are more convenient blood drives happening, blood donors are just not turning out.”

The New York Blood Center is currently experiencing an inventory of less than two to three days. Types 0+ and 0- are critically low.

Dr. Linda Mamone, director of Transfusion Services/Blood Bank at Stony Brook Medicine, answered a few questions for TBR News Media about the hospital’s experience.

Stony Brook University Hospital Blood Bank is a collection facility that serves the patients at the hospital with blood and blood products.

Has the Stony Brook University Hospital Blood Bank been experiencing a

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blood shortage?

We have been closely monitoring our blood inventory throughout the pandemic — and earlier, of course — but we have been fortunate enough to have had a sufficient blood supply for our patients.

Is there a particular type of blood that there is less of?

In terms of the four main — ABO — blood groups, O is the most common, followed by A, then B and then AB. Also, many more people are Rh positive than Rh negative. All blood types are critical for donation though.

Why do you think there is a shortage? Is there any way to solve Local blood centers are looking for people to donate blood. File photo by Julianne Mosher the problem?

Certain blood products may not be able to directly donate but still — such as platelets — have a relatively want to help. short shelf life, which can lead to significant Do you think people are hesitant to fluctuations. Historically the summer donate blood in a health care facility months and COVID-19 surges have been setting? If so, what is your advice to them? difficult overall.

Some people may be reluctant to donate It is important to have a diverse group of in a health care facility. However, our donor blood donors, with repeat donors being vital. center has ample space for social distancing Another important way to improve the blood and all prospective donors are health supply is to increase awareness about blood screened at the hospital entrance. Our staff donation. This is one option for people who maintains adherence to policies instituted to

prevent the spread of infectious agents.

The Stony Brook University Hospital Blood Bank is located in the main lobby area of the hospital’s 5th floor in Suite 5000. To schedule an appointment to donate blood or platelets, call 631-444-3662.

New York Blood Center has donor centers at 1010 Route 112, Port Jefferson Station and 905 Walt Whitman Road in Melville. Call 1-800-933-2566 to make an appointment.

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BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It was Ward Melville senior Courtney Quinn’s goal in the opening minutes of the second half that gave the Patriots their first lead of the game over William Floyd in the Suffolk class AA semi-finals at home May 21.

Kate Spinks’ shot split the pipes two minutes later for the insurance goal followed by Grace Balocca who stretched the net to put the Patriots out front, 8-5. Floyd threatened with 15 minutes left to trail by one before the Patriots slammed the door rattling off four goals to win it 12-7. Quinn had two goals and two assists, Grace Balocca

found the back of the cage three times as did Kate Spinks and Ava Simonton had an assist and two goals in the win. Ava Carrillo had six saves in net.

Ward Melville, the No. 2, seed faced Northport, the No. 1 seed, for the Suffolk championship game Wednesday, May 25.

Results were not available at press time.

Pictured clockwise from above, Ward Melville senior Courtney Quinn looks for a cutter; Patriots sophomore midfielder Emilia Retzlaff cuts inside; Ward Melville scores in the semi-final; Patriots sophomore attack Kate Spinks looks to shoot; and Quinn readies a shot on goal.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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SBU celebrates the Class of 2022

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM More than 7,600 Stony Brook University students filed into Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium to take part in the 2022 Degree Commencement Celebration ceremony Friday, May 20.

The students were part of one of the largest graduating classes in the university’s 65-year history. They were awarded a combined 7,610 degrees and certificate completions. The Class of 2022 included students from 68 countries and 45 states, and the students ranged from 19 to 71. In addition to the in-person event, it was live streamed.

During the ceremony, film director Todd Haynes received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Over the past four decades, he has taken part in several films and television projects as a film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for his work on “Poison,” an American science fiction drama horror film that he also wrote. Haynes is a longtime friend of Christine Vachon, founder of Stony Brook’s MFA in Film, and has collaborated often with her and guest lectured to students in the program.

Haynes had advice for the graduates.

“I just wanted to acknowledge the remarkable teachers in my life, who I feel gave to me the tools to engage with a history and a culture that contained all the contradictions and many of the challenges that we confront today, that you guys confront today,” he said. “They helped me feel inspired to engage with those challenges, not to retreat or even impose my own solutions, but to dig deeper, to raise questions and respond to them in my own way, which is what I have the unique privilege of doing as a filmmaker. I wish for every student here today those kinds of openness, those kinds of tools as you guys all step out into this wild world. You deserve to feel as optimistic and inspired as I did at your

age and know that you embody all our very best hopes and finest dreams.”

Among the speakers at the event were SBU President Maurie McInnis, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and student speaker for the Class of 2022 Ahmed Syed, a biology major. During his speech, Syed told his fellow SBU students about his parents who moved to the U.S. from India when they were in their 30s. Syed’s three brothers also graduated from SBU, and his older sibling, who is now a doctor in Florida, was the student speaker when he graduated from the university.

“Stony Brook wasn’t just a college our family went to, it’s been our legacy,” Syed said.

“Understand that my parents came here with nothing and now all four of their sons are college graduates. Not just four college graduates, but four Seawolves. This is nothing more than a testament to what Stony Brook stands for.”

After acknowledging exceptional students in the graduating class, McInnis had praise for all the members who she said inspired her and others.

“As you join Stony Brook’s more than 200,000 alumni across the globe, I hope you’ll stay connected to this unique and passionate community,” the university president said.

“I hope you’ll continue to see Stony Brook as a second home, one that celebrates all you accomplish, strengthens your critical perspectives and supports your most ambitious endeavors.”

She quoted Jackson Pollock who once said, “Each age finds its own technique.”

“With the Class of 2022, it is very clear to me that your technique is to maintain a truly creative and collaborative spirit that will be your path forward,” McInnis said. “I know you will move together as individuals with a sense of discovery, ambition, innovation and artistry. Stony Brook University is incredibly proud of all you have achieved here — and all you will go on to create.”

— Photo above and right center from SBU; all others by Rita J. Egan

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Editorial

Transportation tribulation

During his State of the County address, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) presented an ambitious vision for a state-of-the-art north terminal at Long Island MacArthur Airport that would connect to both a newly erected convention center and to the main line of the Long Island Rail Road.

“Every great region must have a great regional airport and no one can deny that Long Island is one of the great regions in the nation,” Bellone said.

While Bellone is correct that Long Island is a great region and that it could benefit from a modernized airport terminal at MacArthur, the staff of TBR News Media would like to remind the county executive that there is still so much work to be done before this dream can ever materialize.

In its present form, Long Island’s prehistoric mass transit network is vastly unprepared to support Bellone’s grand vision.

Look no further than the Long Island Expressway to discover the backward state of transportation affairs on the Island.

If one is lucky enough to be on the road at an hour when the expressway is not crammed with cars and trucks, there still remains the herculean task of dodging potholes. Out-of-state residents are horrified by the medieval conditions of this roadway — and the carnage inflicted upon their tires and front axles.

The LIRR offers little alternative. While railways around the nation and globe have modernized and expedited their services, Suffolk County residents ride home at a sluggish pace aboard rickety train cars. Riding the LIRR today is uncomfortable, exhausting and, frankly, not worth the price of the ticket.

Our airways do require a modern renovation, but so do our railways and roadways. Policymakers and regional planners need to consider these projects in tandem. Airports and train stations are not standalone facilities but part of a broader, integrated transportation ecosystem. It is that ecosystem that needs an overhaul.

It makes little sense for Suffolk County residents to dodge potholes en route to their state-of-the-art regional airport. It is equally nonsensical to bring 20th-century train cars into a modernized transportation hub.

In Suffolk County, leaders offer us bold visions for change without a roadmap to get us there. Our various public transit systems are remnants of a bygone way of life, artifacts of a time when the county had far fewer residents.

The challenges of immobility are real, likely a result of failed planning some decades ago. Our residents require relief right now as their freedom of movement and quality of life are both dangerously impeded.

TBR News Media sees the benefits of a modernized terminal at MacArthur, and believes Bellone’s idea is a good one. But there is a whole lot of work to be done before we can get there.

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Letters to the Editor Hahn’s message to NY-1 Congressional District

This week, I suspended my campaign for NY-1. This was not an easy decision, but I’m confident it’s the right one.

We launched this campaign nearly a year ago. I made the announcement at Stony Brook, across the street from my dad’s old firehouse and outside the inn where I had my first job cleaning rooms. I was proudly joined by neighbors, teachers, nurses and many of the hardworking community members who have shown up for me my entire life.

Since then, I’ve had countless meaningful conversations with voters from all walks of life and all corners of this district — even given the many forms the district has taken! We built a grassroots campaign of volunteers who were the backbone of our campaign. I’m incredibly grateful to every single person who invested your time, money or trust in this campaign. I cannot thank you enough for believing in me and what I hoped to accomplish in Washington.

I got into this race with a deep love for my country and community and I’m leaving it even more inspired by the people of Suffolk County than ever before, inspired by our resilience and the potential we possess to create a brighter future. I truly believe a future is possible where no one has to break the bank to get mental health therapy they need, or prescription medications their lives may depend upon. And I believe a future is possible where we are not forced to pass on to our children and grandchildren an Earth that is simultaneously flooded and on fire.

It is more vital than ever that we flip NY-1 and elect a member of Congress who will stand up for our values. However, given the new congressional lines and the late primary, it has become clear that we cannot win this race in November if we are still fighting ourselves just 11 weeks before Election Day. We must unite to win in November. We simply cannot afford to continue to be divided. There’s no margin for error. I will not be responsible for making it easier for a right-wing Republican to hold this seat, so in the interest of the issues and communities I care deeply about, I have made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign and unite behind Bridget Fleming [as the NY-1 Democratic candidate.]

I may no longer be on the ballot, but I will not be on the sidelines. Our democracy and most fundamental rights are all at stake. In order to combat the dark forces that threaten these values, unity is extremely important right now. In that spirit, I look forward to getting back on the trail and I hope you will join me in support of Democrats up and down the ballot.

Service has been a constant in my life,

and you can be sure that I will continue to serve our community in the best ways I know possible. I’m looking forward to continuing my work in the Suffolk County Legislature and to making a positive impact for Long Islanders.

I’m incredibly proud of the campaign we ran and can’t thank you enough for being a part of it.

Kara Hahn County Legislator, District 5 Setauket

How will MTA find additional funding to meet demands?

NYC Transport Workers Union Local 100 members received a 2.75% basic wage increase May 16 under the last year of their contract. Previously, the agreed-upon contract in 2019 provided for wage increases of 2% in May 2019, 2.25% in 2020 and 2.5% in 2021 for a compounded total of 9.8% over four years. The annual costs of the wage increases will grow from $42 million in 2019 to $354.3 million in 2023, for a total of more than $1 billion through 2023. The MTA’s November 2020-23 financial plan assumed 2% annual increases and set aside $907.7 million for wage increases.

It anticipated a cumulative shortfall of $638 million.

The current contract includes other increases to pay and benefits. The Citizens Budget Commission estimated that these benefits would add at least 0.5% to the 9.8% in annual wage increases, for a total cost of 10.3%. The CBC further stated that the four-year costs of these benefits to be at least $64 million, bringing the total four-year agreement cost to $1.1 billion.

Inflation was 4.7% in 2021 and is currently 8.3% in 2022.

Why would the TWU not ask under the next round of contract negotiations with the MTA for salary increases to keep up with inflation? Given the MTA’s ongoing financial crises, commuters and taxpayers have to ask how the authority will find the additional billions in funding to meet transit workers demands? What will be the MTA budget under the next financial plan for employee wage increases? Will riders be asked to pay more at the fare box? Will motorists be asked to pay increased tolls, a portion of which is transferred from the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to various MTA transit agencies.

Will City Hall or Albany increase operating assistance to cover these costs?

LIRR union workers will want the same salary increases obtained by NYC TWU members in their next contract as well.

Larry Penner Great Neck

Abortion is a freedom of religion matter

I want to add to David Friedman’s excellent letter of May 19, “A domino effect.” Abortion is not only a privacy issue, it is a freedom of religion matter. Judaism and other religions say that life begins with birth and not at conception. Therefore, for us and others abortion is not murder. In Judaism, the fetus must be aborted if the pregnancy or birth endanger the life of the mother. A fetus resulting from rape or incest may be aborted. Over the centuries many Jewish religious authorities have permitted abortion for other reasons as well.

Since America is a pluralistic society, with separation of religion and state enshrined in our Constitution and since there are many different religious views as well as many different ethical philosophies, abortion should be left to the decision of a woman and not legal or political leaders.

For the state to limit abortion to conform to one religious tradition is a violation of the Constitution.

Rabbi Adam D. Fisher Port Jefferson Station

For all the Biden supporters who think he is doing a great job

Let me list some of Joe Biden’s [D] accomplishments so far as president.

Open borders, stopping the building of the wall, allowing illegal immigrants to enter our country without being vaccinated, allowing criminals to cross the border, allowing illegal drugs to enter our country, highest drug deaths, stopping oil production, highest cost of gas, oil, food and cars in history, highest crime rate, defunding the police, no bail, releasing criminals to commit more crimes, freedom of speech and Second Amendment being taken away, parents being labeled “domestic terrorists,” school children forced to wear masks in school as well as mask and vaccine mandates.

In addition, first responders, police, firemen, health care workers and military personnel being fired over vaccine mandates, highest inflation and unemployment under Biden, teaching critical race theory in schools, fake Russia collusion, not arresting and jailing Black Lives Matter and antifa rioters only the Jan. 6 protesters, Afghanistan and Ukraine disasters and, of course, the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.

These are just a few of his accomplishments so far, so if any Biden supporters can add any more accomplishments please let everyone know.

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Opinion The college kids are back and we, and the dog, are exhausted

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mpty nest? Seriously? I almost want to laugh maniacally when people ask about our empty nest.

For starters, we have a dog and two cats, which means that our nest, such as it is, has plenty of creatures with ongoing needs.

One of our neighbors even asks regularly about our “little one.”

It still takes me a second to realize she’s not inquiring about our children, who are anything but little, but D. None our dog, who is also over 80 pounds. of the above The pandemic and the

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF weather have disrupted so much over the last few years that we half expect

to see one or both of our children at the airport or on our doorstep at any given moment.

Sure, we’ve had a few weeks where we’ve been on our own (with our pets), but in between, we’ve entertained visitors thrilled to travel again. We, ourselves, have also traveled back and forth to visit family, which means that the whole us-time has morphed into a collection of pet feedings and short trips.

Like so many other parents of college kids, we welcomed our children back to our home recently. It’s a wonderful chance to see them face to face, when they pick their heads up from their phones, and to connect the dots on snippets of their lives that they’ve shared from a distance.

The dog, who loves both of our children something fierce and whose tail threatens to detach from his hindquarters and float to the ceiling each time they return, is completely exhausted. After a few late nights with the kids

and their friends, the dog reaches the sidewalk in front of the house, stands stock still, and stares at me, as if to say, “you want me to walk now? Do you have any idea how late I stayed up?”

Once I coax him, in between clenched teeth, away from the house, he still stops at random places, eager to turn around and lay down.

The dog loves it when I chat with a neighbor, which gives him a chance to plop down on the grass and pant, as if I’ve taken him much further than the 1/8th of a mile from our home.

During a recent such pause, a neighbor shared the joy/frustration of having his two children in his house. His wife wants to institute strict rules about comings, goings, and living-under-their-roof. His son, a junior at a nearby college, is delighted for the homecooked meals, but not so much for the homecooked rules.

Both of our children have become nocturnal.

They have no need to hear birds chirping in the

morning, to plow through a plate of pancakes, or to share in the start of another day.

In the “late” evening (which is getting earlier for me each day), our children often appear as we’re going to sleep. Excited to see them, we sit up and engage in what can be competing conversations. It’s like that old joke about a lawyer who moves into town and has almost no business, until another lawyer comes and they’re both working nonstop.

Something about hearing a sibling talk greases the wheels for the other one, who then remembers important details to share.

The next morning, when we’re at our desks, our children are happily sleeping, resting and recovering and our dog is flat out on the floor.

Then again, the fatigue is more than offset by the joy of hearing about their adventures, marveling at their maturation, and steadying ourselves for the moments when they head back to their busy lives.

A miasma of hate leads to violence and death

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wo young boys, 10 and 8, were in a local playground last weekend, bouncing on a pogo stick, when four teenagers approached them. “Hey, could we have a turn?” one teen asked. “Sure,” said the older of the two boys, pushing the new toy forward toward them.

Some conversation followed, indicating that the boys were Jewish. The teens then began ominously bad mouthing their religion, and one teen took coins out of his Between pocket and threw them you and me at the boys. They were

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF startled, then scared, and they began to run away. What had started as a fun afternoon will become a lifelong painful memory for the two youngsters.

How sad.

We know children can be cruel. Anyone

who has ever read “Lord of the Flies” will certainly agree. But this is more than bullying.

This is bullying with hate. And on what basis is that prejudice founded? The afternoon was beautiful, the young boys were generous in their response, and the setting should have been one of neighborly interaction among young people. Instead, it served as an excuse for bias. Where did those teens get their ideas? The deplorable answer is often “from their parents.”

How do we understand prejudice? What prompts it? What inflames it? Why should someone whose skin is one color think they are somehow better than someone of another color? Yet, children are “carefully taught,” to quote the line from “South Pacific.” Do we fear differences? Do we need to feel superior to others in order to be happy with ourselves?

Why aren’t we simply judged by what sort of persons we are rather than how we look or what we believe?

Speaking of beliefs, political partisanship is threatening to rip apart our country.

Never in my lifetime have people so defined themselves as being of one party or the

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other as now. We can’t even talk about our differences now. And never has that definition resulted in broken friendships and even broken families as now.

What’s happened to bipartisanship, to working together for greater good, for sharing our flag? Aren’t we all Americans?

Don’t we all appreciate what is unique in our country, even as we try to improve its failures? When did the word, “compromise,” become an epithet? While there will always be disagreements about policies and actions, together we have moved forward and accomplished great goals since 1776. Now we can’t even get our facts straight.

The only issue that seems to pull us together is fear of being attacked by some outside force. Congress acts in unison when voting substantial sums of money for Ukraine. Suddenly, on the world stage, we are united and bringing other countries that believe in the rule of law together to oppose the Russian leader. If we can do that for the rest of the globe, why can’t we do that for ourselves? Maybe it’s because we can all agree on the same set of facts, that

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we are opposed to a fascist leader and his unprovoked assault, and we are afraid of who he may be coming after next?

So this is what we need to get us to work together: a common enemy. Heaven forbid that such a threat should ever materialize at our shores or in our heartland. For by then, it may be too late to undue the grievous harm being done to our nation from within. We are enduring daily shootings and killings of innocent children. Our evening newscasts reveal a society in chaos instead of under an orderly rule of law.

How much of the violence in our current lives is the result of the shouting and insults being hurled back and forth among our leaders? Rhetoric plays an important role in people’s behavior, and the rhetoric we are constantly surrounded by is hate-filled. Our citizens, especially our young, have huge mental challenges. While the coronavirus is partly to blame for the collapse of order and predictability, it is not the only culprit.

What else is? The immoral, unconscionable grasp for power that fills our airwaves with hate.

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Pam Pahuja

My name is , and I am a Science Teacher.

I teach because I come from a long line of teachers. My maternal grandmother taught for 38 years in India. My dad taught for 43 years (in Pakistan and Ethiopia before coming to America). He retired from the NYC DOE after over 30 years of service. My mom and my aunt also taught for many years before coming to the US. Teaching is not just in my blood, I teach because it feeds my soul. The moment when a lesson or idea hits my students like a bolt of lightning is a humbling experience. It is moments like these where I am proud and thankful to have the opportunity to work with students from diverse backgrounds with varying abilities. Yes, there is joy in seeing them exploring new ideas. But for me, the greatest gift is my students teaching me as much as I am teaching them.

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that I have a family I can rely on. I spend more than 8 hours a day with my work family. We have cried together as we have lost students and we have clapped and cheered proudly at our students' successes.

Collaborating, communicating and sharing ideas has helped me grow and become a better teacher, especially in the last two years as we have had to navigate the pandemic together. We all felt lost, yet we were not alone.

Merriam Webster defines a union as a confederation of independent individuals (such as nations or persons) for some common purpose. We are united in our love for our students and our community.

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WE ARE , dedicated to excellence.

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Having known Pam Pahuja for more than 20 years, I couldn’t find a better way to describe her. Pam has a kind and generous soul and always puts her students first. Whether it is through her leadership and guidance of the Murphy Science Olympiad Team and the Key Club, her active and passionate participation in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, or her never-ending effort to help all students succeed in her Earth Science classes, Pam’s kindness and compassion are at the center of everything she does. The Three Village students and community are fortunate to have Miss Pahuja in their corner! Dawn Nachtigall, Colleague Miss Pahuja has a passion for science education that ignites intellectual curiosity in her students. She is a life-long learner, continuously seeking more information about new research and discoveries in the ever changing fields of both physical as well as life sciences. Pamila believes in all students and their right to grow academically in an inclusive educational environment. She helps to build her students' capacity to be positive contributors to their school and community. Students are drawn to Miss Pahuja’s caring heart and her warm and welcoming classroom environment, where learning is fun, relevant, and valued.

Sarah Doepp, Colleague

Pam is an amazing science teacher and colleague! She teaches her students from her heart and enriches their minds with engaging Earth Science lessons. Pam has taught a variety of different learners over her long career. She keeps this in mind as she faces all situations within her classroom. She can be flexible in her lessons and adapts her teaching to meet the varying needs of her students. Pam is patient, yet she creates a classroom environment that fosters growth and independence in her students. Their overall success is what drives her everyday. Pam is an active member of the Murphy community. She runs several after school clubs. This year, she co-led the Murphy Science Olympiad team to the State Competition where the students placed in 2nd place in Regionals and 7th place in States.

Suzanne Garcia, Colleague

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