TIMES HERALD The Village
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Volume 40, No. 15
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Green Fest 2015
also: Q & a with Ringmaster Fred Hall, B10; Culper Spy Day, B19; gallery North gala, B26; LI Maker Festival, B35
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Sailing in the sun Photo by Bob Savage
Stony Brook School sailors give a demonstration in the harbor as Port Jefferson holds its annual Boater’s Maritime Festival on June 6 and June 7, bringing pirates, art, animals and water sports to the village’s downtown area on a warm weekend. Residents and visitors learned how to row, stepped onto paddleboards, wiggled into kayaks, went on treasure hunts, stuffed their faces with clams, petted slippery snakes and more. See more photos on page A12.
Targeting toxic toys
Suffolk County quits playing games when it comes to children’s products
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Pushing for a safe boating season By alex PetroSki
Town and county officials aren’t taking boating safety lightly, and are urging residents to take precautions while out on the water this summer. The issue was the topic of discussion at a press conference held at the Sandspit Marina in Patchogue on June 4, following a hit-and-run incident on May 24. Mark Tricarico, 31, of Selden, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a boating accident involving injury, according to a Suffolk County Police Department press release. Tricarico allegedly crashed a 23-foot boat into the west jetty at the entrance of the Patchogue River on the night of the 24th. One passenger was treated for minor inju-
ries. Tricarico could not be reached for comment. “If everyone follows safe boating procedures, most accidents can be prevented,” Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said on June 4, just yards away from the site of the incident. June and July are typically the busiest boating months of the year on Long Island, and Romaine, along with Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau Deputy Inspector Ed Photo by alex Petroski Vitale, urged boaters to be From left, assistant deputy county executive tim Sini; Police Marine aware of boating laws in the Bureau deputy inspector ed Vitale; Brookhaven Supervisor ed rohope of avoiding a repeat of maine; and Brookhaven councilman neil Foley at a press conference. the events of May 24. Romaine and Vitale also ing paths set by buoys. toxicated was a point everyreiterated some general boat“Stay in the navigable one touched on. ing safety precautions, like channels,” Romaine said. “You don’t see it that often avoiding alcohol while oper- “Understand what the buoys until you see a boat up on the ating a boat, being aware of are for.” BOaTINg continued on page a12 weather forecasts and followOperating boats while in-