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Figliola, LaLota face off in virtual GOP debate for NY CD1

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Two candidates took to the virtual debate stage on Monday, Aug. 8, as the Republican primary contest for New York’s 1st Congressional District ramps up to succeed Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1), who is a state gubernatorial candidate.

Hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North Fork, declared Republican congressional candidates Anthony Figliola, of East Setauket, and Nick LaLota, of Amityville, squared off for the second time. The debate moderator was Estelle Gellman, who asked questions that were submitted in advance by the public. The third candidate in the race, Michelle Bond, declined the invitation to participate, according to Gellman.

The winner of the Republican primary race will likely face Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming (D-Noyac), the presumptive Democratic nominee, in the general election this November.

Introductions

Figliola was born and raised in Rocky Point and currently resides in East Setauket.

After serving as deputy supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven, he is executive vice president of a government relations and economic development business, according to his website. He said he entered the race due to a sense of frustration with Washington, which he believes has neglected ordinary citizens.

“People are hurting tremendously,” he said. “What’s happening is that Washington is not listening to them. I’m a regular workingclass individual. Our family, we’re in the struggle with you. We understand what’s going on and I think we need someone who’s a regular, working-class person that’s going to fight for the people of this district.”

LaLota is the designated candidate for both the Republican and Conservative parties of Suffolk County. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, he was deployed three times overseas and is a former Suffolk County Board of Elections commissioner. He said he is running to address the numerous complex issues facing the nation.

“There are important issues that we need to tackle as a nation,” he said. “Issues with respect to the economy, inflation, public safety, the border, protecting our constitutional freedoms — I’m eager to tackle those issues in Congress. There are good Republican and Conservative solutions to each one of those issues.”

Gun violence

After a proliferation of recent mass shootings around the country, the candidates were asked whether they would support additional restrictions on access to firearms, such as a ban on assault weapons or high capacity magazines.

As a gun owner, Figliola expressed his support for the Second Amendment and added that the majority of gun owners act safely.

“We have some very insane people that are committing these horrendous and heinous crimes,” he said. “I don’t believe we should be throwing the baby out with the bath water.”

Figliola said the issue of mass shootings is a matter of enforcement rather than additional restrictions. To curb mass violence, he believes that the laws on the books should be enforced and that illegal guns should be targeted and removed.

“The issue here is that we are not enforcing the laws,” he said. “When you go to places like Buffalo and that horrendous mass shooting — a shooting of 10 people — there were all these laws that the Democrats and Kathy Hochul, our governor, put in place and they said that that was supposed to stop mass shootings and it didn’t.” He also advocated for adding armed security in schools and for “a solution with mental health, but not going after law-abiding gun owners.”

LaLota said that the majority of gun crimes are committed with unregistered firearms. Like Figliola, he favored tougher enforcement of existing laws. Given his background, he suggests that he has a unique understanding and appreciation for responsible gun ownership.

“I’m a legal gun owner,” he said. “I grew up in a law enforcement family with a deep respect for the Second Amendment and for safely operating a firearm. I furthered that understanding as an officer in the military, where I learned to safely handle firearms.”

For LaLota, the problem of gun safety is closely tied to the issue of criminal justice reform. “In New York, we’re living in tough times with this bail reform law,” he said.

“We have some folks out on the streets who should not be out on the streets.” He added, “It’s not a fact of not having enough laws.

It’s a fact of not enforcing the laws that are on the books right now.”

Abortion

The recent Dobbs decision out of the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned Roe v.

Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, has placed a cloud of uncertainty over the future of abortion access nationwide. When asked whether they would support legislation that would legalize abortion nationally, they each declined, opting instead to limit the existing abortion laws in the state.

“The recent Supreme Court decision, which gave the power back to the states and thereby the people, is good,” LaLota said.

“This gives the maximum amount of power to we, the people, to hold the politicians accountable and have a policy that comports [with] their values.”

He referred to the existing abortion

Anthony Figliola, left, and Nick LaLota, right, tackled a range of issues during Monday’s Zoom debate. LaLota’s photo from candidate’s websites; Figliola’s from candidate

policies in New York as “radical,” suggesting that the state should modify its abortion laws to eliminate late-term abortions.

“We should celebrate life,” LaLota said, adding, “And the way that we celebrate life is by protecting it. I think that in New York, abortion should be on the ballot this November. We should ask every state assemblymember, every state senator and every candidate for governor: Would you support the repeal of the third trimester abortion provision?”

Figliola also supported the Dobbs decision.

He argued that the decision-making power to regulate abortions should be in the hands of the people and their elected representatives rather than the Supreme Court.

“I believe that this current court got it right in giving it back to the states because the court should not be in a position to be legislating,” he said. “As a strict constitutionalist, it is the people who elect their representatives, petition their members of Congress and their state legislatures, and they choose what they want to vote on.”

Figliola favored drastic changes to existing abortion laws. “The reality is there shouldn’t be abortions at all,” he said. “On Long Island, between the ages of 18 and 24, we have a third of pregnancies that end in abortion. This is horrendous.” He added, “History is going to look back on us and they’re going to look very unkindly on us that we’re not choosing life — and not just the life of that child but the life of that mother and the hope and the amazing life that the two of them could live.”

Public health

The threat of COVID-19 remains a priority even two years after the height of the pandemic.

Both candidates were asked whether they would favor mask mandates, quarantines or mandatory proof of vaccination for public events. In addition, they were asked to provide the steps that the federal government should take to promote the health of American citizens.

LaLota emphasized the importance of providing accurate information to the public while also empowering citizens to make their own health decisions.

“The federal government should allow people to have access to real, reliable information and people should be able to make decisions on their own,” he said. “I would be tremendously against any sort of federal law or federal mandate involving these sorts of health issues.”

Figliola condemned what he called “unconstitutional mandates,” which, according to him, have put people out of work. Regarding potential solutions, he suggests that the federal government begins to put together an endgame strategy for the postpandemic United States.

“I think that the pandemic, by and large, is over,” he said. “We’re now in the ‘endemic’ stages of things, and I think politicians want to find a way to control the people. They’re using the pandemic or whatever the next variant is to try to make people subservient.” He continued, “It’s people’s own individual rights to decide what they want to do with their body, with their children, with their health care — and we’re moving away from that.”

To watch the entire nearly one-hour debate, visit the SeaTv Southampton YouTube channel.

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Residents, elected officials fight to keep PJS/Terryville intact

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM From gavel to gavel, it looked like any other public meeting of the Brookhaven Redistricting Committee.

But this was no meeting at all, at least not officially. Without a stenographer, an advising counsel or quorum, the three members present were left alone in a hot and humid room to hear public comments on redistricting.

On Friday, Aug. 5, five of the eight members of the Brookhaven Redistricting Committee failed to make an appearance at a public meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Setauket Neighborhood House, standing up the three Democratic appointees to the committee and dozens of Brookhaven residents. For a committee that is, by design, supposed to be nonpartisan and independent, this marks yet another setback in a redistricting process which has become an all-out circus.

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added, “Those maps came out of nowhere. We never accepted them as a committee, even for discussion purposes. They’re just a fiction.”

Between the mysteriously created maps and the cancellation of public meetings, Hoffman has expressed growing frustration with the outside counsel. “We’ve tried to pull together this commission, but they keep insisting that those maps that they created somehow have validity, which we say they don’t.”

Messina could not be reached for comment.

Public comments

New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) reflected on the days when there were at-large elections for the Brookhaven Town Council. With at-large elections, the residents did not feel connected to their representatives.

The change to councilmanic elections did not change the balance of power in Brookhaven, according to Englebright, but it strengthened the connection between representatives and constituents.

“It was not something that favored the Meeting cancellation George Hoffman, a Setauket resident Democratic Party — what it favored was and member of the redistricting committee, the democratic principle,” Englebright said. explained the last-minute cancellation of “It favored direct representation, it made Friday’s meeting. He said originally the Brookhaven grow up, if you will, within the committee suspected it would have enough context of the promise and premise of a direct representation form of government.” members to hold the meeting.

Englebright addressed the precarious future In the final hours leading up to the meeting, of Port Jefferson Station/ Hoffman said the quorum Terryville, which is split quickly dissolved as more under the two draft proposals committee members on the committee’s website. announced they could not He supported keeping that attend. By mid-afternoon, community of interest unified the committee’s counsel, under one council district.

Vincent Messina, informed “Port Jefferson Station, the remaining members that under the mysterious map, the meeting was canceled. would be divided — the “This afternoon at 2 or library would be in one 3 o’clock, we were told that part, the high school would Vinny Messina canceled be in somebody else’s the meeting without even district,” the assemblyman discussing it with the said. “We worked hard chairpeople,” Hoffman said. for communities to have “They decided to cancel this … direct representation, meeting without any concern so the most egregious and for the people that were unnecessary thing that I already coming. They only see in these proposed maps pulled it from their website is dividing Port Jefferson at 4:30.”

—Steve Englebright Station.”

Hoffman, who has Logan Mazer, a resident clashed publicly with the of Coram, responded to the committee’s counsel, has criticized the way in which the redistricting two map proposals on the committee’s website. process has unfolded. Despite a looming Sept. 15 “When I saw the two maps that were put out, deadline, Hoffman said the committee members I was disgusted and horrified that they would have had little to no input throughout this process. attempt to make such a dramatic change from the “The committee has been completely divorced current maps that we have now,” he said.

Mazer proposed a map of his own. “Today, we from the mapmaking process,” he said. “Other than just sitting here at the public meetings that have a viable option with my map, the map of we’ve had, we’ve never met with the mapmaker, least change,” he said. “While I will be the first to we’ve never explained what we would like to admit that the map has its flaws and is not perfect, see in the maps.” Referring to the two maps that I wholeheartedly believe that it is the best option have circulated on the committee’s website, he to create fair and equitable [districts] for all of

‘The most egregious and unnecessary thing that I see in these proposed maps is dividing Port Jefferson Station.’

Above, George Hoffman, left, Rabia Aziz, middle, and Gail Lynch-Bailey, right, during an unofficial public meeting of the Brookhaven Redistricting Committee. Below, Assemblyman Steve Englebright condemns draft maps that propose the splitting of Port Jefferson Station and Terryville into separate council districts. Photos by Raymond Janis

Brookhaven Town.”

Ira Castell, a member of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association, supported Mazer’s proposal, arguing that it best comports with the town code and keeps communities of interest together.

“That meets the letter of the law and the intent of the law,” he said. “It keeps the capacity for this community of interest — ours here in the 1st District — to stay together.” He added, “It’s not the ‘Port Jeff Station/Half of Terryville Civic Association.’ We are all united.”

Castell defined the term “community of interest.” A community of interest, he said, “is for people who have a common policy concern and would benefit from being maintained in a single district. Another way of understanding a community of interest is that it is simply a way for a community to tell its own story.”

Under this definition, PJS/Terryville constitutes a community of interest, according to Castell. For this reason alone, it should be unified within the town council, he indicated.

Port Jefferson Village trustee Rebecca Kassay also made an appearance at this unofficial meeting. Speaking as a private citizen, she stood in solidarity with her neighbors in Port Jefferson Station/Terryville.

“I have had tremendous success … working alongside the civic association, the chamber of commerce and these other groups in Port Jefferson Station/Terryville, who have made phenomenal progress,” Kassay said.

“As their neighbor, I know that our success in revitalizing the uptown of Port Jefferson

village hinges on the success of Port Jefferson Station/Terryville.” She added, “I do not want to see that community split up because there is so much strength there.”

Following adjournment, members of the public agreed to bring their grievances to Brookhaven Town Hall during a meeting of the Town Board on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 5 p.m.

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Fire marshals share steps to increase vacation safety

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM After a tragic fire broke out in Noyac, the tragedy sheds light on fire safety precautions people should consider before unpacking their bags in an unfamiliar room or home and in general.

When the Noyac fire broke out, a family of five from Maryland was on vacation, renting a single-family home. The Aug. 3 fire, in the early morning hours, claimed the lives of sisters Jillian Wiener, 21, and Lindsay Weiner, 19. Their parents Lewis and Alisa and their 23-year-old brother Zachary were able to escape with nonlife-threatening injuries.

Town of Huntington chief fire marshal, Terry McNally, said in an email to TBR News Media, that residents should “make sure your home conforms to the state fire code and building code, including functioning smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.”

“Each bedroom must have a smoke detector,” he added. “There must be a means of egress to get outside from each bedroom and hallway on each level, and there must be a carbon monoxide detector on each level within 15 feet of each bedroom.”

Christopher Mehrman, chief fire marshal for the Town of Brookhaven Division of Fire

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File photo from Miller Place Fire Department

Prevention, agreed and said in a phone interview it’s important to ensure a rental property follows the same codes.

The marshal added it’s important to ensure there are detectors on each floor.

“You want that early warning to be able to get out if there’s a fire,” Mehrman said.

Staying at a private home that may be included on a website such as Airbnb is different from being at a hotel and motel where they must meet stricter codes that marshals enforce, Mehrman said. He added while some municipalities might regulate Airbnbs and inspections are done, they are not as extensive as ones for corporate properties.

Mehrman said the first thing to do when vacationing anywhere is to check that there are smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and test them to see if they are working.

“If you’re in doubt, bring your own,” he said.

Many times he has conducted investigations where it’s found that the detectors aren’t working properly. He said systems that go to a central station also have a button to be able to test them.

Both fire marshals added that it’s important for people to ensure they know all the ways out of a home or building in the case of a hotel or motel. Their advice is to check for exits and for people to familiarize themselves with egress

paths, including stairwells.

Mehrman added to make sure that windows do open. He said when he travels, he finds the emergency exits and counts the number of doors to the exit from his room.

“In a smoke condition in a hallway, you’re going to be down on the floor crawling to get to the exit, and that way you can count the number of doors,” Mehrman said.

When visiting hotels and motels, he also checks emergency exit doors to ensure they aren’t locked, and stairwells lead to a door outside the building.

Regarding vacationing at a private home, Mehrman said, remember not all homes are set up the same.

“Some of these houses are very large,” he said. “You don’t know what the owner has done to the house. They may have sectioned off part of it because they don’t want people in that part of the house.”

He added not to be afraid to escape from a second-floor window as the fall is not as far as it looks, especially if one dangles from the window first.

Most of all, Mehrman said always be aware that there should be a meeting spot for everyone, and people should not run back in to save anyone or pets. Fire victims also should wait until they escape the fire before calling 911.

“Evacuating everybody is the most important thing,” he said.

SBU’s School of Journalism joins Solutions Journalism Network

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Amid the sound and fury signifying nothing, to borrow from William Shakespeare, Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism has joined a national solutions journalism program.

That means the journalism school will teach its students how to do much more than complain or highlight issues or problems.

Instead, the school will teach developing journalists how to use data, tell compelling stories and search for answers to problems that are as broad and challenging as climate change and institutional racism, among others.

The solutions journalism hub is “going to help attract people to the field [and provide] a sense of learning from each other,” said Laura Lindenfeld, dean of the Journalism School. “I’m really proud that we’re the hub in the northeast.”

The other journalism hubs include the University of Georgia, Northwestern University and Arizona State University.

“These new hub universities are showing a serious commitment to leading this important work in their regions and nationally,” Francine Huff, Solutions Journalism Network’s director

University

of journalism school partnerships, said in a statement. These four journalism schools have an amazing wealth of talent and resources, and the Solutions Journalism Network is excited to partner with them.”

While SJN provides no monetary gain to the schools, Lindenfeld would like to pursue fundraising around this designation.

Being a part of the solutions journalism network “signals to the community of journalism and foundations about what we care about and what we are about,” Lindenfeld said.

“A tighter focus and mission is advantageous and genuine.”

Lindenfeld plans to have ongoing interactions with the other three hubs as a part of a learning community.

To be sure, the concept of using data and sharing compelling stories as a part of a solutions driven journalism effort isn’t new to SBU’s journalism effort.

“We were already doing a chunk of this,” Lindenfeld said. The designation ensures the school is more specifically focused on this, even as Stony Brook will still teach other forms of journalism. “It marks a commitment to making sure we are doing deep, rich storytelling that’s data driven and is looking at a response to problems, rather than just pointing them out.”

Solutions journalism can help drive the

focus of stories in an increasingly complex and contentious world, the SBU dean continued.

SBU doesn’t plan to replace balance and professionalism with solutions.

“We are not talking about advocacy journalism or advocacy communications,” Lindenfeld said. “We are talking about the highest standard of ethical journalism that seeks fair, balanced perspectives.”

Lindenfeld urges students to figure out if the data supports or refutes any hypothesis they have about a story.

“You’ve got to always be open to the idea that you could be wrong,” she said. “Trust but verify.”

Solutions journalism includes an understanding of history and context.

Stony Brook has integrated a data analysis and storytelling class into the undergraduate curriculum, where the school helps students dig deeper into how to analyze and tell stories about data.

Solutions journalism will become a cornerstone of the master’s program, Lindenfeld said.

Lindenfeld believes this approach to journalism and communication, regardless of the eventual field graduates enter, should help alumni secure jobs.

“How can it hurt to have a better understanding of data analysis?” Lindenfeld asked.

Laura Lindenfeld, dean of SBU’s Journalism School discusses the Solutions Journalism Network. Photo from Stony Brook University

Down the road, she would like to have an endowed chair in solutions journalism at Stony Brook.

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The following incidents have been reported by Suffolk County Police: East Setauket ■ Walmart on Nesconset Highway in

Wanted for questioning

East Setauket called the police on Aug. 2 to report that a man allegedly stole an air fryer valued at $160.

Lake Grove ■ Old Navy at the Smith Haven Mall in File photo

Suffolk PD 6th Precinct holds monthly community meeting

BY AIDAN JOHNSON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County Police Department’s 6th Precinct held its monthly community meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the precinct’s headquarters in Selden, addressing a number of pressing public safety concerns.

The meeting was hosted by Deputy Inspector Eric D’Agostino, who discussed the crime statistics of the towns within the 6th Precinct during the month of July.

A total of 597 crimes were reported to the precinct in July, a 2.2% increase from the 584 crimes reported in July of 2021.

The crimes included one homicide, three robberies, nine aggravated assaults, 10 grand larceny autos and 14 burglaries.

The community meeting also touched upon the alarming new crime trend of catalytic converter theft from cars, specifically Honda CRVs, Honda Accords and Ford trucks. These incidents have taken place in all Suffolk police precincts and have occurred at residential and commercial locations.

Additionally, single vehicles and large commercial fleets have both been targeted.

These crimes currently include multiple persons of interest. [To read more about this crime phenomenon, see TBR News Media story, “Catalytic converter theft on the rise in Suffolk County,” Feb. 24 this year.]

In July, three robberies were reported to the 6th Precinct, two of which occurred in

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Miller Place, the other in Setauket. There were also two trigger pulls last month, but nobody was shot. This figure represents a drop from the five reported pulled triggers and six shot during July of last year.

The police department is also investigating a series of 15 burglaries at gas stations throughout the county. Most incidents captured a man in a Dodge Caravan pulling up to the establishments, and he was arrested.

D’Agostino also discussed the Multiagency ATV Task Force. Last month, 11 ATVs were impounded, bringing the year-to-date total up to 39, and 15 ATV summonses were issued, bringing the annual-to-date total up to 56.

There were 30 drug overdoses in July, with only one fatality. Of the overdoses, 22 were by men, and eight by women.

This was a slight decrease from last July, when there were 34 drug overdoses, with one fatality.

From June 30 to July 29, there were 10 vehicles stolen, five of which were recovered while the other five remain missing. D’Agostino reminded community members to never leave their key fobs in unlocked cars, along with anything that can be perceived to be valuable.

He suggested keeping cars in garages if possible, or parking them in welllit areas to deter thieves from trying to steal the catalytic converters. In order to protect homes, he recommended putting out alarm signs, installing floodlights and making sure that all doors are locked.

Lake Grove reported that two women allegedly stole assorted kids and baby clothing valued at approximately $600 on Aug. 2.

■ Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Smith

Haven Mall reported that a person allegedly stole four Yeti cooler bags worth $600 on Aug. 4.

Port Jefferson Station ■ A 2019 Nissan Sentra valued at

$23,000 was stolen from in front of a resident on Huron Street in Port Jefferson Station on Aug. 3. The keys had been left inside the car.

■ A catalytic converter was stolen from a 2007 Honda Accord parked in front of a residence on Montrose Drive in Port Jefferson Station on Aug. 5. The part was valued at $800.

Do you recognize this woman? 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 woman who allegedly purchased cell phones using another person’s account from two T-Mobile stores, located at 385 Route 25A in Miller Place and 1263 Middle Country Road in Middle Island, on July 8 between approximately 10:40 a.m. and 3:10 p.m.

Setauket ■ Pantaleons Farm on Route 25A in

Setauket called the police on Aug. 6 to report that a man allegedly stole a pot of flowers valued at $47.

South Setauket ■ Stop & Shop on Pond Path in South

Setauket reported that two men and a woman allegedly stole various food items valued at approximately $600 on Aug. 6.

■ Three people allegedly stole 10 LEGO sets from Target on Pond Path in South Setauket on Aug. 4. The merchandise was valued at approximately $825.

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■ A 2019 BMW X3 was reported stolen from the driveway of a resident on Woodbine Avenue in Stony Brook on Aug. 3. The vehicle, valued at $38,600, was later recovered.

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Do you recognize this man ? Photo from SCPD Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the two individuals who have allegedly been involved in multiple grand larcenies in the Setauket, Terryville, Stony Brook and Port Jefferson areas. The unknown persons entered the cars and allegedly stole wallets containing cash, credit and debit cards, and licenses. They were seen driving what appeared to be a lightcolored sedan.

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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LEGALS SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 2005, PARK PLACE SECURITIES, INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH C E R T I F I C AT E S SERIES 2005-WHQ2, V. STUART B. YALOWITZ, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated July 29, 2016, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 2005, PARK PLACE SECURITIES, INC. ASSET-BACKED P A S S - T H R O U G H C E R T I F I C AT E S SERIES 2005-WHQ2 is the Plaintiff and STUART B. YALOWITZ, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on September 13, 2022 at 1:30PM, premises known as 4 CLARE COURT, MANORVILLE, NY 11949: District 0200, Section 462.00, Block 04.00, Lot 003.002: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE, OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 026561/2012. Theresa Ann Mari, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Setauket Fire District, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, sealed bids for the installation of a split unit HVAC system for Station # 2 of the Setauket Fire District will be received at the office of the Board of Fire Commissioners, 26 Hulse Road, East Setauket, New York 11733 until 12:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on the 26th day of August, 2022 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bids will be submitted in sealed envelopes at the above address and shall bear on the face thereof the name and address of the bidder. All bids must be submitted on forms furnished by the Setauket Fire District, in accordance with the specifications.

Detailed specifications regarding bidding and equipment will be available at the Fire District Office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on regular business days commencing August 4, 2022.

The contract for the above item will be awarded by the Board of Fire Commissioners to the lowest responsible bidder. In cases where two or more responsible bidders submit identical bids as to price, the Board of Fire Commissioners may award the contract to either of such bidders. The Board of Fire Commissioners reserves the right to reject all bids and re-advertise for new bids in its discretion.

No bids may be withdrawn by any bidder for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SETAUKET FIRE

NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BROOKHAVEN AND S M I T H TO W N , SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK ON BEHALF OF THE EMMA S. CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Three Village Central School District of Brookhaven and Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Periodicals Room of the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, Main Street, Setauket, on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. prevailing time, to vote upon the annual operating budget of the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library for the calendar year 2023.

The proposition will appear on voting machines in the following form: Shall the Board of Education appropriate funds in the amount of Five Million Six Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Fifty Six ($5,638,056) Dollars for the 2023 operating budget of the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, with said sum to be raised by tax on the taxable property of the Three Village Central School District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that voting at such meeting will be by paper ballots; polls will be open on September 21, 2022 during the period commencing at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, on said date.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Budget Information Meeting will be held at the Library on September 14, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.; Library Trustees and personnel will be present to provide information to the public.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy

of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the Library’s budget for 2023 may be obtained by any resident of the District on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 through Tuesday, September 20, 2022 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Library on those days on which the Library is open and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays at the North Country Administration Building, 100 Suffolk Ave., Stony Brook, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the four years preceding September 20, 2022 he/she is eligible to vote at this special district meeting; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he/she is also eligible to vote at this Special District Meeting.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable from the District Clerk beginning August 31, 2022; between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, during all days on which school is in session. Completed applications are to be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the vote, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 if the ballot is to be delivered to the District Clerk’s office located at the North Country Administration Building, 100 Suffolk Ave., Stony Brook, New York.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk during regular office hours through the day of the vote.

Said absentee ballot must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote, September 21, 2022 if it is to be canvassed.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that registration for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law who are to be added to the Register to be used at the aforesaid vote will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on days when school is in session at the Office of the District Clerk in the North Country Administration Building and at the Office of Student Registration located at the North Country Administration Building; any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Registrar to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Special Meeting for which the register is to be prepared. The deadline for registering to vote is Friday, September 9, 2022. The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and the registration list prepared by the Board of Elections of Suffolk County will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the North Country Administration Building, 100 Suffolk Ave., Stony Brook, New York and will be open for inspection to any qualified voter of the District beginning on Friday, September 9, 2022 through Tuesday September 20, 2022 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays and each day prior to the day set for the vote, except Sunday and; in addition, the registration lists shall be available at the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 in the Periodicals Room of the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, Main Street, Setauket, between

the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used for the Annual School District Meeting to be held in 2023 and any special district meetings that may be held subsequent to the preparation of said Register.

On the day of the vote, any qualified voter will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Annual School District Meeting in 2023 or any Special District Meeting held subsequent to September 21, 2022.

FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Three Village Central School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to North Country Administration Center, 100 Suffolk Avenue, Stony Brook, New Yo r k , by email to igermano@3villagecsd.k12. ny.us, or fax sent to (631) 730-4068. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter reg ist rat io n ap p licat io n forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 25, 2022.

FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Three Village Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to North Country Administration Center, 100 Suffolk Avenue, Stony Brook, New York, by email to igermano@3villagecsd.k12. ny.us, or fax sent to (631) 730-4068. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 71 original military ballot application by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at the address above. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on August 25, 2022. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email.

FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at North Country Administration Center, 100 Suffolk Avenue, Stony Brook, New York.

Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on September 21, 2022 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on September 21, 2022 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

Dated: August 4, 2022 Stony Brook, New York Inger Germano, District Clerk Three Village Central School District of Brookhaven and Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York 10035 8/11 4x tvh

AVISO DE LA REUNIÓN ESPECIAL DEL DISTRITO

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE THREE VILLAGE DE BROOKHAVEN Y SMITHTOWN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK EN NOMBRE DE LA BIBLIOTECA CONMEMORATIVA EMMA S. CLARK POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que una Reunión Especial del Distrito de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Three Village de Brookhaven y Smithtown, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Sala de Publicaciones Periódicas de la Biblioteca Conmemorativa Emma S. Clark, Main Street, Setauket, el miércoles 21 septiembre 2022 a las 10:00 a.m. hora prevaleciente, para votar sobre el presupuesto operativo anual de la Biblioteca Conmemorativa Emma S. Clark para el año calendario 2023.

La proposición aparecerá en las máquinas de votación en la siguiente forma: La Junta de Educación deberá apropiarse de fondos por la cantidad de Cinco Millones Seiscientos Treinta y Ocho Mil Cincuenta y Seis ($5,638,056) Dolares para el presupuesto operativo 2023 de la Biblioteca Conmemorativa Emma S. Clark, con dicha suma que se recaudará mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar Central de Three Village.

que cualquier residente del Distrito pueda obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para financiar el presupuesto de la Biblioteca para 2022, cualquier residente del Distrito el miércoles 7 septiembre de 2022 hasta el martes 20 septiembre de 2022 entre las 9:30 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora vigente, en la Biblioteca en los días en que la Biblioteca está abierta y entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:30 p.m. días laborables en el edificio de la administración North Country, avenida de 100 Suffolk Avenue, Stony Brook, New York.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los cuatro años anteriores al 20 de septiembre de 2022, él / ella es elegible para votar en esta reunión especial del distrito; si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar bajo el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, también es elegible para votar en esta reunión especial del distrito.

Y SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que se llevará a cabo una Reunión de Información Presupuestaria en la Biblioteca el 14 de septiembre de 2022 a las 7:30 p.m.; Los fideicomisarios y el personal de la biblioteca estarán presentes para proporcionar información al público.

Y SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes de boletas para votos en ausencia se podrán obtener del Secretario del Distrito a partir del 31 de augusto de 2022; entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:30 p.m., hora vigente, durante todos los días en que la escuela está en sesión.

Las solicitudes completadas deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito al menos siete (7) días antes de la votación si la boleta se va a enviar por correo al votante, o el día antes de la votación, el martes 20 de septiembre de 2022 si la boleta se va a entregar en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito ubicada en el Edificio de administración de North Country, 100 Suffolk Avenue, Stony Brook, New York.

Y SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL

Una lista de personas a las

Y SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que la votación en esa reunión se realizará mediante cédulas de papel; las urnas estarán abiertas el 21 septiembre de 2022 durante el período que comenzará a las 10:00 a.m. y terminará a las 9:00 p.m., hora vigente, en dicha fecha.

que se emiten boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible para su inspección a los votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito durante las horas de oficina regulares hasta el día de la votación.

Dicha boleta de voto en ausencia debe ser recibida por el Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del día de la votación, 21 de septiembre de 2022, si se va a sondear.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que el registro con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación que se agregarán al Re g i s t r o para ser utilizados en la votación mencionada se llevará a cabo de 8:30 a.m. a 3:30 p.m. los días en que la escuela esté en sesión en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito en el Edificio de Administración North Country y en la Oficina de Registro de Estudiantes ubicada en el Edificio de Administración North Country; toda persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se inscriba en dicho registro, siempre que se sepa o se demuestre, a satisfacción del Secretario, que tiene derecho a votar en la reunión extraordinaria para la que se ha de preparar el registro. La fecha límite para registrarse para votar es el viernes 9 de septiembre de 2022. El registro así preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y la lista de inscripción preparada por la Junta de Elecciones del Condado de Suffolk se presentará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en el Edificio de Administración de North Country, 100 Suffolk Ave., Stony Brook, Nueva York y estará abierto para inspección a cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir del viernes 9 de septiembre de 2022 hasta el martes 20 de septiembre de 2022 entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente, los días de semana y todos los días anteriores al día establecido para la votación, excepto el

domingo y; además, las listas de inscripción estarán disponibles en la Biblioteca Conmemorativa Emma S. Clark el día de la votación.

Y SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL DE que de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, la Junta de Registro se reunirá el miércoles 21 de septiembre de 2022 en la Sala de Publicaciones Periódicas de la Biblioteca Conmemorativa Emma S. Clark, Main Street, Setauket, entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. hora prevaleciente, para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará para la Reunión Anual del Distrito Escolar que se celebrará en 2023 y cualquier otra reuniones especiales de distrito que podrán celebrarse con posterioridad a la elaboración de dicho Registro. El día de la votación, cualquier votante calificado tendrá derecho a que su nombre se coloque en dicho Registro siempre que se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en la Reunión Anual del Distrito Escolar en 2023 o en cualquier Reunión Especial del Distrito celebrada después del 21 de septiembre 2022.

SE HA DADO UN AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar para registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Central Escolar de Three Village solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario del Distrito en persona, por correo al North Country Administration Center, 100 Suffolk Avenue, Stony Brook, New York, por correo electrónico a igermano@3villagecsd.k12. ny.us, o por fax al (631) 730-4068. El pedido de la solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 pm del 25 de augusto de 2022.

SE HA DADO UN AVISO ADICIONAL, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Central Escolar de Three Village, pueden pedir una solicitud para una boleta militar al Secretario de Distrito en persona, por correo al North Country Administration Center, 100 Suffolk Avenue, Stony Brook, New York, por correo electrónico a igermano@ 3villagecsd.k12.ny.us, o enviada por fax a (631) 730-4068.

En dicha solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia de recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de boleta militar original por correo o en persona a la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito en la dirección anterior.

Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta militar válida en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 pm del 25 de augusto de 2022. Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior se procesarán de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta electoral no militar según la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico.

SE HA DADO UN AVISO ADICIONAL, la boleta militar original de un votante militar debe devolverse por correo o en persona a la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito en North Country Administration Center, 100 Suffolk Avenue, Stony Brook, Nueva York. Las boletas militares serán escrutadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el 21 de septiembre de 2022 mostrando una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando la fecha de endoso reciba por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o recibido a más tardar a las 5:00 pm

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(Part II) One-on-one with Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) has encountered several hurdles throughout his tenure. In Part II of this two-part series, he forecasts the upcoming redistricting process for the town council, highlights the challenges of offering adequate public transportation to Brookhaven residents and shares the lessons learned from his decades in public office.

What are your expectations for the upcoming redistricting of the Brookhaven Town Council?

I don’t expect many changes whatsoever. I don’t expect it to be controversial. There will be some people who are partisan who will want to make it controversial, but it will not be partisan.

I expect it will be done fairly. I do not expect many changes at all. I do expect that the minority-majority district stays together, and that’s the district that includes North Bellport and Gordon Heights, which are the two major minority areas in our town, as well as Coram.

So I don’t expect many changes at all. The only changes that would have to be made are for the shift in population that the [2020] Census would project.

Now I don’t have anything to do with redistricting. We have a Redistricting Committee and we are waiting for the Redistricting Committee to come and offer choices, which will be discussed by everyone on the Town Board.

But the council will be voting on the maps, correct?

At some point, but I’m not going to vote for any major changes. I expect there to be only minor changes as reflected by a shift in population. And I do expect to keep the 4th [Council] District together, which includes Gordon Heights and North Bellport, so that those major minority communities continue to have the opportunity for representation.

In draft maps circulated by the Redistricting Committee, there is a proposal to split the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville community, along with Mount Sinai, between two council districts. Would you vote under any scenario to separate those communities of interest?

There might be a scenario in which I would take a look at that. You’re asking a simple question to a complicated answer. There are other factors that you have to take into account, such as keeping a minority district intact. The second district, which is represented by Jane Bonner [R-Rocky Point], has to grow. Where does that grow? How does that affect things?

If we don’t do that, how does that affect

the other districts? Because it’s like a Rubik’s Cube: You have to turn all the sides to get it perfect. I want to hear their explanation and I certainly want to listen to why they thought that was the better choice. I want to listen to that, and I’m not about to rush to judgment on anything without hearing a full explanation, and I’m sure those issues will be raised at our public hearing.

What are your thoughts on the state of public transit in your township?

I am a huge supporter of public transportation because there are a lot of people that depend on it. The bus system in this county is so broken.

We don’t get even half of the subsidy that Nassau County gets. It’s just incredible, the lack of coordination between buses and trains, which is so needed because not everyone owns a car or wants to use a car.

Do you believe that the Long Island Rail Road is doing enough to expand services into Brookhaven?

I live in the largest town [by area] and the second most populous town in the State of New York, and yet it is served by 19th-century technology: diesel, which is a polluting, dirty fuel.

I have been beating and beating on this issue since the day I came here. We should have had electrification of all of our lines much earlier than this and we’re still arguing over it. Every year we argue that, the price goes up. So we’re stuck with diesel, which is a polluting fuel.

Other than a mile on the main line in Ronkonkoma, all of my three lines — the southern, the main line and the northern line — are all diesel. Electric ends at Huntington, and from Huntington to Port Jeff it’s all diesel. Electric ends at Ronkonkoma and everything east is diesel. Electric ends on the Montauk line at Babylon, and everything east is diesel.

The investment has been skewed away from this Island. Our voice has not been raised, there hasn’t been an investment in providing modern technology. And I’m talking about 20th-century technology, which is electric; 21st-century technology is maglev [a train technology supported by magnetic repulsion] … Forget it, they’re not even talking about the future.

Most 20th-century technology has bypassed my town because the [Metropolitan Transportation Authority] has not made any investment. All the money seems to be funneled into the City of New York. We have a million-and-a-half people out here in Suffolk County, and that’s wrong.

It’s so frustrating. I am passionate about these issues and I am in public office to do something, not to sit here and collect a salary but to do something and to make a change for the better for everyone in this town.

Could you summarize your approach Looking back, which project or to budgeting, taxation and public initiative are you proudest of? And conversely, what do you view as your expenditures?

I believe there’s a role for public greatest setback along the way? expenditures. I also believe, living as I do on Long Island, that our taxes are way too high and that we have too many levels of government. It’s amazing: If you go elsewhere in the United States, you don’t have all the levels of government that we have here.

I’m a great believer in — as much as possible — not raising taxes and being fiscally responsible. Someone said, “Can you sum up your political philosophy?” Yeah, I’m a fiscal conservative, a social moderate and an environmental liberal. It’s really simple.

When I arrived, it was no fault of Supervisor [Mark] Lesko [D] or Supervisor [Brian] Foley [D], both of whom I had known for many, many years, that they were caught up in the 2008 recession. Things were bad, the town had taken on debt and we were not viewed as financially stable.

When I came [into office], I said, “Let me see the last audit.” The audit had numerous exceptions that pointed out the failings of the town. I worked on that audit and those exceptions to improve our financial condition. And I have to say, I am blessed with a very good finance commissioner, Tamara Branson. She is very, very good, along with a number of other people in the finance department.

I worked with them and the following year, the rating agencies gave the town a AAA bond rating and we’ve never had less for as long as I have been supervisor.

We’ve always stayed at or below the tax cap and have always tried to limit and look at things on how we could be more efficient in delivering services because there’s a tremendous amount of inefficiency built into governmental services.

What motivates you to continue your work to this day?

I’m motivated because I see that with effort and energy, you can make a difference, if only incrementally. I am about doing all I can to move Brookhaven forward. I owe it to the people that elected me.

There are a lot of bad things about public life, but the great thing is that you meet a lot of great people. You get involved with civics and other organizations; you see people donating their time and energy for the public good; and it’s great to work with people like that. We have a lot of nonprofits and civics that we work with to make this town better.

That keeps my motivation going, and I’m just going to continue to do that and focus on the job as supervisor every day I come to work, whether it’s on the small problems or the big problems.

I would say that the things I’m proudest of are saving as much open space and farmland as possible — both as a [county] legislator and a supervisor — and putting a plan together to preserve the Carmans River Watershed. I view that as a tremendous achievement, not of myself, but something that will endure because it will mean that these areas will not be developed.

My greatest disappointment is not getting people to do the right thing, like the MTA with electrification, or the [New York Department of Environmental Conservation] on working with us to strengthen recycling. These are all regulatory things, and we need people to be less regulatory and more innovative in terms of approaching issues such as recycling and mass transit.

Also, I have been here for a while and I see the structure of government. Brookhaven would be much better off by itself as a county.

To have one level of government to be able to go to and get things accomplished would probably be better, but that’s not practicable and that’s not happening.

That being said, you set yourself up, you work at it every day, and hopefully you will make a difference. The biggest thing I can do when I’m eventually retired is to look back upon the town and say, “I left it better than when I found it.”

What do you consider to be your legacy at Town Hall?

I think it would be embodied in the phrase, “Save what’s left.”

Is there anything else you would like to say to our readers?

First of all, I’m very honored to be a supervisor and I remind myself every day of what an honor it is to serve the people of Brookhaven, who have been extremely kind to me by electing me by large margins each time I’ve run. They have given me the confidence and the faith to do their work every day.

I am so lucky to have the trust and support of the majority of the people in this town. I don’t forget it and I am very grateful for it, so I would say thank you for the opportunity to serve. I hope that those who follow me come with the same passion, commitment and dedication. And I am sure that there are many who came before me who did the same.

If we can continue that, our society is going to be a good society and my grandchildren are going to grow up in this town. I am just honored to be here.

Part One of this interview appeared in the Aug. 4 edition of The Village Times Herald and can be found on tbrnewsmedia.com.

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Sweetbriar animals pop up in Stony Brook Village Center

BY SERENA CARPINO DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM During the summer, Stony Brook Village Center is often bustling with friends grabbing iced coffee from Crazy Beans and families enjoying Sweet Mama’s ice cream after a long hike at Avalon Nature Preserve. Last Saturday, they were greeted by a friendly quartet of critters during one of Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Pop-Up Saturday events.

The animals were visiting from the rehabilitation program run by Sweetbriar Nature Center. Sweetbriar is a non-profit organization that provides shelter for injured animals and educates the public about the environment.

At the event, families met four different animals: Stitch the red-tailed hawk, Oreo the hedgehog, Holly the box turtle, and Turnip the eastern screen owl. They were able to pet Oreo and Holly as Christionna Carini, a Sweetbriar employee, told their stories. Oreo’s previous owner gave her up after learning that hedgehogs are nocturnal. Holly is one of many box turtles at the center.

“We have a lot of box turtles because they are at risk for habitat loss or injuries,” Carini said, “We also have box turtles that are perfectly healthy but since we don’t know where they came from we can’t release them.”

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Though the families were not allowed to pet Stitch and Turnip, Carini shared their stories as well. Stitch was injured by a truck and suffered multiple injuries.

“Oftentimes what happens is people might throw an apple core out the window, a squirrel might run across the road for it and then the hawk goes for the squirrel,” Carini said.

Though Stitch lost an eye and part of her wing after the accident, she was fortunate that her bone breakage was not severe. Turnip has bad vision, which currently prevents him from surviving in the wild.

During the afternoon, about 60 people attended the Pop-Up event. This is not the first time Sweetbriar employees have brought animals to community events. Gloria Rocchio, president of the Ward Melville Heritage Organization, said, “Over the years we’ve had them come to different events either in our cultural center or on the property. They are a very good nature preserve and rehabilitation facility.”

According to Rocchio, the Pop-Ups have been a popular source of entertainment for families throughout the summer.

“With the success that we’re receiving from the general public … we will definitely be doing more of them next year,” she said.

Pop-Up Saturdays, which are sponsored by Edward Jones of Stony Brook, will continue at

Attendees at the Aug. 6 Pop-Up Saturday event in Stony Brook Village Center check out Holly the box turtle. Photo by Serena Carpino

the Stony Brook Village Center until Aug. 27.

Rain dates are the following Sunday.

Aug. 13 features storytelling and singalongs for kids with Johnny Cuomo from 2 to 3 p.m. at the inner court and Burke & Brenda

from 2 to 4 p.m. in front of the post office.

Aug. 20 there will be adoptable dogs from 2 to 4 p.m. and a free martial arts class from 2 to 3 p.m. Marty Macaluso will be on hand Aug. 27 for caricatures.

Teens taking a stand on Israel with Village Chabad lessons SUBMITTED BY VILLAGE CHABAD Village Chabad offers college credits for high school students who learn Israel’s history, advocacy and spiritual significance.

Israel might be the size of New Jersey, but it hogs a disproportionate amount of media attention.

As a teen scrolling through Instagram, it’s hard to ignore some of the anti-Israel sentiments. Is Israel and apartheid state? Are they oppressing innocent Palestinians? Do they overreact to terrorist attacks with baseless violence?

With all the noise out there, teens need facts to fight the misinformation.

“We want our teens to advocate confidently for our Jewish homeland,” said Rabbi Motti Grossbaum, director of CTeen of Stony Brook.

“But that doesn’t start with current events; it starts by going back thousands of years.”

Teens of the Three Village area will gather weekly for an option of 7, 14 or 21 lessons covering everything from the ethics of the Israel Defense Forces to the origins of Jewish claims to the land. At the end of the course, each participating teen receives one to three transferable college credits.

“I found myself always looking forward to my CTeen U classes,” said Ethan Bassis, a Ward Melville High School senior from East

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Local teens after completing a recent CTeen U course. Photo by Rebecca Saacks

Setauket who took the CTeen U course last year. “It’s that rare time when I can sit with friends and discuss things that really matter to us as Jewish teens.”

Titled, “Israel and Me,” the new course launching in the fall semester is the product of CTeen U, a collaboration between Yeshiva University and the Chabad teen network, CTeen International. CTeen is the world’s fastest growing network of Jewish teens, with over 630 chapters in 37 countries on 6 continents.

The new collaboration is with Yeshiva

University, the world’s premier Jewish institution for higher education, home to a network of undergraduate and graduate programs. The YU undergraduate programs offer a unique dual curriculum comprising Jewish studies and liberal arts, sciences, and business courses.

“Yeshiva University and CTeen have carefully curated courses that will appeal to Jewish high school students from any background,” Grossbaum said. “No previous Judaic knowledge is required.”

CTeen U’s relevant and engaging curriculum on the tenets of Judaism cultivates a strong sense of purpose and Jewish identity. The curriculum is designed to encourage teens to ask questions and apply Jewish thought to their everyday activities.

The small group settings will make it possible for the instructor to get to know each student and for the students to bond with each other as they study.

“I know how busy teens are preparing for college — this is an opportunity for them to advance their resume and college career while studying Judaism’s timeless wisdom,” Grossbaum said.

Yeshiva University credits are accepted at many colleges around the country, including highly selective schools, state colleges, liberal arts colleges, public flagships, specialized programs and many more.

The course is available to sophomores, juniors and seniors, and classes will meet on Thursdays at Village Chabad from 7 to 8 p.m. starting Sept. 29.

To find out more or to register, visit CTeenU. com or email Rabbi Grossbaum at RabbiMotti@ MyVillageChabad.com. Thanks to a generous local donor, a $100 grant is available to students through the month of August using promo code “august31” at registration.

Village Chabad is located at 360 Nicolls Road, East Setauket.

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Library lover turned librarian shines at Emma Clark

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM For many people, a library with all its books and materials transports them on a journey of learning or fantasy. In the case of one 27-year-old Three Village resident, her love of libraries, especially one in particular, led to her career path.

Emily Ostrander has been visiting Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket regularly since she moved to Stony Brook from Massapequa when she was 7 years old.

Today she is the Teen Services librarian who patrons meet when they enter Emma Clark’s Adult Services department. She had wanted to be a librarian since she was 12 when she began volunteering at the library. Ostrander said it was then working with the librarians that she realized it was “a cool career.”

A few years after volunteering, she began working as a library page and went on to receive her bachelor’s degree in English from Stony Brook University and master’s in Library Science from Queens College. After graduating, she became a part-time children’s librarian.

She landed her current full-time position as Teen Services librarian and working at the Adult Reference Desk in 2019, a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down libraries for a few months.

Despite dealing with a complex age group and shutdowns, library officials said teen programming has flourished under Ostrander’s care. In 2021, the number of hours teenagers volunteered had increased over 2019 and 2020. Participation in the Teen Summer Reading Club also continues to increase with readers using a new online platform.

Library director, Ted Gutmann, said Ostrander has developed a rapport with the teenage patrons and their parents. He added she has a good mix of librarian skills and enterprise.

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“She’s constantly coming up with new and creative ideas to engage the teens, and really to help instill the value of libraries in general in their lives, which I think is an important thing,” he said.

Ostrander said she tries to think outside of the box, but it can be difficult coming up with ideas for teens as she describes them as “over scheduled and under slept.”

“They have so many other things that they’re doing that you have to have something that is worth it for them to come to the library,” the librarian said.

Recently, the library introduced a Dungeons & Dragons group, which she said has brought in more young people.

For Ostrander, once she and her sister could read, their mother would take them to the library at least once a week, sometimes every other day. Being homeschooled, Ostrander said the library was for educational purposes and socializing. Through the years she participated in the library’s Summer Reading Club and Battle of the Books team.

“I would meet friends there as well as make friends there,” she said. “I went to as many library programs as I could go to.”

She remembered being 9 years old and discovering the stickers on the children’s books.

“I read every single one that had the historical-fiction sticker on it from A to Z,” Ostrander said.

In addition to enjoying a physical book, she also has an appreciation for audiobooks because, as a child, there were many books she wanted to read such as “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and the “Harry Potter” series which were above her reading level when she was interested in them. She continues to use audiobooks exclusively on the library’s reading app when she doesn’t have time to sit and read a book.

As for the challenge of a new job, Ostrander said she was ready. After she worked in the children’s department, former

Emily Ostrander, Emma Clark’s Teen Services librarian, above, recently found her first reading prize from the library, above left inset. Right inset, Ostrander as a child. Below right, Ostrander when she was first promoted to Teen Services librarian. Below left, Ostrander, second from left, recently joined library staff and Town of Brookhaven Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich and town Environmental Educator Nicole Pocchiare for the 2022 debut of the Little Free Library at West Meadow Beach. Photos from Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Teen Services librarian Nanette Feder, now Adult Programming librarian, trained her and planned out programs for the first few months, which Ostrander said was a big help.

She has known Feder since she was a teen going to the library.

“I think she probably had a formative effect on my decision to go into the library and everybody in children’s,” she said.

Ostrander started to prepare her own programs when the library was shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions. She and other librarians found themselves starting from scratch, and she found she was up to the challenge.

“It was freeing in a way because no one has ever done this,” she said.

She found programs via Zoom weren’t successful with teens, which she said was understandable because they were learning virtually during school hours. She said craft kits where people would pick up materials at the building and then make something at home turned out to be successful with all age groups.

The craft program continues due to demand.

Ostrander said the job has lived up to her expectations, and it has been interesting working with teens.

“They’re all coming into their own,” she said. “They’re really starting to build their own personalities and it’s so much fun to watch.”

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Guy Tyler, lifelong Setauket Brookhaven planning board resident, dies at 78 approves Winmar development plan

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Town of Brookhaven Planning Board approved a preliminary cluster subdivision plan, that had been challenged by residents, at its Aug. 1 meeting.

The eight-lot subdivision, which will feature a cul-de-sac and includes a drainage basin, will be located at the southeast corner of Pond Path and Upper Sheep Pasture Road in East Setauket. Anthony Martino, president of Winmar Homes based in Ronkonkoma submitted the application.

The residential-zoned land is known locally by many as the Selleck property, and a 1920s farmhouse sits on the approximately 6 1/2 acre lot.

The Three Village Civic Association appealed to the board in a letter and at a June 6 meeting for the farmhouse to be protected instead of demolished. Members also asked for a better clustering plan to save more open space and a redesign of

the planned fenced drainage basin on the corner of the property. Adjacent neighbors to the proposed development also echoed concerns about the recharge basin, as well as traffic and elevation of the planned houses at the June 6 meeting.

“All of this was a commonsense approach to preserving key aspects of this historical farmland,” said George Hoffman, member of the civic association’s executive board and land use committee, in a letter to ccivic association members.

Hoffman said in the letter that Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich (D-Stony Brook) asked the Planning Department to “review his and the civic association’s recommendations on a more environmentally friendly stormwater system that would have actually enhanced the neighborhood.” According to the letter, the board review the suggestions, yet the plan approved on Aug. 1 included the original plan for the drainage basin submitted by Winmar Homes.

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Guy Edward Tyler, beloved by family and friends, passed away peacefully in his home on June 9 at the age of 78.

Guy’s life was anchored around the Setauket Mill Pond. That is where he enjoyed his childhood, raised daughter Sarah with his then-wife Liz, sat and chatted over tea with his mother Blanche and brother Bev, visited with friends and neighbors when he could no longer drive on his own, and tended to his flower boxes. Various hobbies and interests would color Guy’s life and bring him joy over the years, but the Setauket Mill Pond was always home.

A teacher and coach for more than 20 years in the Middle Country Central School District, he was respected and admired by faculty and students alike. Even after retiring in 2002, he continued to coach the girls’ softball and field hockey teams to stay active and part of the Middle Country school district family.

His weekends and summers off were spent exploring and learning an impressive list of hobbies and interests. Guy was a commercial and instrument-rated pilot as well as a flight instructor. He was an avid golfer, waking at 4 a.m. each Sunday to arrive first in line for his foursome to snag an early tee time. After purchasing an A-frame cabin in Jay, New York, he taught himself how to ski at age 40 and became hooked on the sport. Traveling to Upstate New York as much as he could in the winter, he also enjoyed the summers through hiking and joining The Chesterfield Fish and Game Club. Guy enjoyed watching the Giants and Mets (when they were good), Formula 1 races and The Masters.

Later in life, Guy went from watching Formula 1 to taking instruction himself at The Skip Barber Racing schools across the United States. He used these instructional race school locations to explore and play the local golf courses as well.

He was also a runner who competed in the New York Marathon and Long Island half marathons.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and ran in at least one Marine Corps Half Marathon in the Washington, D.C. area.

Guy had a dedicated interest in commercial and military aircraft, and even flew, as a passenger, in one of the first Boeing 707 airplanes. Over the years, his travels took him to visit many military aircraft museums, most notably Dover Air Force Base where he would stop and watch the G4 galaxies take off on his way to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where his daughter Sarah, son-in-law Justin, and three grandchildren lived.

Retirement, and the extra time it afforded him, deepened his interest in the universe, cosmos, galaxies, planets, stars, and space flight.

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telescope wondering what was out there. He had a few cherished photographs of space as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope. He died just a month and three days before the new Webb Space Telescope sent back its first official pictures from its permanent location one million miles from earth.

Guy suffered for more than a decade with Parkinson’s, but never let it keep him from walking and exercising, adjusting and adapting to every Parkinson’s downturn. He was a cherished member at the Made to Move Tennis and Wellness Club, and after he could no longer drive to the club, his ‘gym buddies’ traveled to him, retaining a connection that meant so much.

A fixture on Lake Street, he could be seen with his trusted 24-hour aide, Augustine, trying to ‘run’ with his walker to impress and amuse the next generation of Lake Street toddlers out on their scooters. Over time, they affectionately referred to Guy as their ‘scooter’ buddy.

Guy is survived by his daughter Sarah Healy (Justin), grandsons Tyler, Burke and Patrick, brother Beverly (Barbara), sister Ann Taylor (Frank) and his former wife Mary Elizabeth Carey. A remembrance will be held on Aug. 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. followed by a Memorial Service from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Caroline Episcopal Church in Setauket.

In lieu of flowers, Guy wanted donations made to The FD/MAS Alliance, a charity supporting research for his grandson’s bone disease, Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune Albright.

Donations can be made to: The FD/MAS Alliance, PO Box 1199, 4701 Sangamore Rd., Ste 100N, Bethesda, MD 20816-2558, in memory of Guy Tyler.

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Editorial

Fire safety doesn’t end while on vacation

When we are on vacation, the last thing on our minds is a fire. Unfortunately, tragedy can strike even during well-deserved time off.

Recently, a fire broke out in the home that a Maryland family was renting in Noyac while on vacation. Although the parents and their son were able to escape, their two daughters, 19 and 21, were unable to get out. They died later at a local hospital.

This tragedy is a crucial reminder that structural fires can happen at any time.

Whether entering a hotel, motel, Airbnb or even a friend’s or relative’s home, people tend to scope out where they will be sleeping or which door is the bathroom. They may even look for the closets or go to the kitchen first to see the refrigerator size or the oven’s cleanliness if they plan on preparing meals.

But fire safety should always be at the top of their priority list, even if it will only be a few days away from home.

Most people have learned fire safety and may take those rules for granted. We may believe that everyone is following those rules correctly, but the truth is some don’t.

While most hotels and motels must follow strict guidelines or face fines from local fire marshals, many in private homes may be a bit lax with respect to fire safety guidelines, even if their home is listed on Airbnb or similar websites.

Many don’t have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors on each level of their home. Others may renovate their houses in ways that don’t meet safety requirements, making it difficult to escape through a door or window in an emergency.

Taking a few extra minutes when first arriving at a destination can keep vacationers safe.

In a recent TBR News Media article, fire marshals agreed that everyone should check for smoke detectors and escape routes such as doors and windows as soon as arriving at a vacation destination, even when staying in a hotel or motel. And as scary as it may seem, jumping from a second-floor window is better than remaining in a burning room.

The Noyac tragedy should remind all, whether they rent out their house or invite guests into their homes, that they are responsible for those people. It’s imperative to install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors on every floor, check them regularly and ensure you have a door and window escape route in every bedroom, plus a clear path to escape options in the house itself.

Finally, it’s essential to take care when using flames while enjoying the great outdoors, whether in a backyard or park, especially during the summertime when it’s drier. Whether it’s a campfire, fire pit or grill, make sure you put the fire out before leaving an area. Just a tiny spark can produce a conflagration, causing tragedy and devastation in its wake, threatening human beings and wildlife.

Just a little bit of precaution and care can make the difference, and perhaps save a life.

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Perspective

Science behind climate change has been known for more than a century

BY GENE SPROUSE Michael Meltzer’s view of the current change in our climate points to natural variability as a potential cause [“Not a climate change denier” letter to the editor, The Village Times Herald, Aug. 4]. He misses the fundamental science that has now come into sharp focus as we see its effects more clearly in the increased heat waves, rising sea levels, intense rainstorms and stronger hurricanes in the last few years. The science behind the change to our climate has been known since 1896, and the “great debate” and “uncertainty” about it has been pushed by the fossil fuel companies, much as the tobacco companies obfuscated the link between smoking and lung cancer. There is no debate among real climate scientists about the cause of climate change.

The increased temperature of the Earth is a result of a level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere that is 40% larger than has ever been seen in the last million years. CO2 and other greenhouse gases in our atmosphere impede the normal flow of heat from the Earth to outer space by infrared radiation. These gases act as a “blanket” that keeps the Earth warm, and the effectiveness of the “blanket” depends

on the amount of these gases. Once CO2 is put into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels, it lingers for about 100 years. In the last 100 years we have put back CO2 into the atmosphere from deposits of carbon that were put down over millions of years, and this has overwhelmed the natural processes that sequester it. The CO2 is not a pollutant and does not depend on the cleanliness of the engines that are burning the fuels or catalytic convertors or whether your “check engine” light is on or whether the U.S. has the cleanest air and water.

The solution to this problem is to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and replace them with solar, wind, geothermal and nuclear power, and to improve the efficiency of using energy. The transportation sector must be converted to electric or hydrogen vehicles. Meltzer is critical of lithium batteries, and he is correct that the demand for them will be large, but other battery chemistries are under development and the market will govern which is best. Mining of lithium, as well as coal, oil and natural gas can use large amounts of water and must be regulated to not damage the environment.

This transition must take place over the next 20-30 years, and the Inflation

Reduction Act is an excellent start, with many incentives to move our economy in the right direction. It will not be easy, but the developments in wind and solar now make them the cheapest way to add a new generation of electricity to the system so economics will help move us in the green direction. Improved storage and transmission systems as well as the dispatchable sources of hydro and nuclear are important to deal with the variability of wind and solar generation, and these are being developed.

Even though China burns the most coal now, it is transitioning to solar, wind and electric vehicles faster than the rest of the world. Over the last 100 years the U.S. has put more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than any other nation, so we have a responsibility to lead the transition to green sources of energy. It is also good business to lead the way and develop the tools and materials to do so that can be sold to the rest of the world, and we must do it to leave a more livable environment for our children and grandchildren and the world.

Gene Sprouse is a Distinguished Professor of Physics from Stony Brook University and resides in South Setauket.

was anger. There was frustration.

There was determination.

I was raised in a family where working to enhance democracy through a political party was an obligation. My parents were — as are my children — Democrats; I am a lifelong Republican. For the 50-plus years that I lived in Huntington, I was a proud Republican. For the 16-plus years I have lived in Brookhaven, I have become less and less proud of that distinction.

Manipulation of the redistricting process is a game played by both parties throughout the United States. To me, it is a disgusting game. It flies in the face of everything so many have fought and died for.

Let the politicians tell the young boys who died at Iwo Jima that this is what they died for! Let those same politicians tell the young boys and girls who died at Anzio, the Battle of the Bulge, and Vietnam this is what they died for.

Why did so many feel it was OK to riot at our Capitol on Jan. 6 of last year?

Why have so many rioted, in so many places, over the last several years? I believe it is because our politicians have

become so corrupt and incompetent that the majority of our citizens have lost faith in our system of government.

Not all politicians are bad.

Unfortunately, many just look the other way. They go along to get along. I have seen several start with high hopes and aspirations, then fall into the trap of just wanting to keep their jobs. Once that happens, they must be voted out.

When my reputed ancestor, Benjamin Franklin, risked all to bring this country into existence, there was just one political party. Now we have several.

It is not the party you belong to that counts. It is the country, the state, the town, the village, the neighborhood. You need to rise up. Nominate “good” candidates.

Elect those “good” candidates. Push the incompetents and “crooks” out of office.

This will not happen overnight.

It may require creating new political parties. We, Republicans and Democrats, together must get rid of the current crop of politicians if our country, and possibly even our town, is to survive.

Francis G. Gibbons Sr. Terryville

Letter to the Editor Reflections on Brookhaven redistricting process

I don’t know if I am angry, disappointed or disgusted. Last night [Friday, Aug. 5], I attended a redistricting meeting at the Setauket Neighborhood House. This was the second meeting scheduled for that location as the first had been canceled.

At the last minute, the three Republican and two “Conservative” members of the Brookhaven Redistricting Committee, along with the attorney reportedly hired by the Suffolk County Republican Party to “advise” the committee, announced they would not be able to attend. When the remaining three Democratic members of the committee contacted the Republicanrun Brookhaven Town government, they were told, once again, to cancel the meeting. My opinion is there are too many Democrats in Council District 1 for the Republicans and Conservatives.

The official meeting was canceled, but because so many people showed up, an unofficial meeting ensued.

Many emotions were expressed. There

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Opinion Ode to a welcome and delightful summer guest

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he visitor comes unexpectedly sneaking around corners, invisible in the air even if you’re staring directly at him.

He is particularly welcome in the summer, when it’s so hot that the sweat on your skin only makes you wet and clammy, without providing much relief.

A cold drink might help, you think. As your fingers take respite from the moisture on the cup, your lips, tongue and mouth journey far from the heat, giving your brain D. None the chance to ignore the of the above signals the rest of your

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF body is sending about how hot and miserable you are.

Short as this comfort is, it’s nothing compared to the effect this guest brings.

I tend to make an odd face when I get too hot, curling my short, thick tongue into my slightly larger lower palate and waiting, as patiently as possible, for the fall to bring cooler temperatures, Halloween costumes, pumpkin pie and, down the road, maybe a snowman that’s taller than me and my son who years ago started bending down to hug his father.

Today, however, during that most amazing of now moments, the guest has arrived, offering the kind of cooling and refreshing massage that lasts much longer than an hour. He charges nothing for his services.

He has an open invitation, of course, but he doesn’t always accept the offer, particularly when he’s traveling elsewhere.

He makes the horseflies scatter and alters the surface of the water, causing the kind of rippling pattern that may inspire a young mathematician eager to find a formula to explain what she sees.

He can interrupt even the most heated of discussions, debates and disagreements. It’s

hard to be angry or to make an aggressive point when he’s around. And, in case you ignore him, he has a way of making his presence felt, knocking that stylish hat off your head and into the Long Island Sound, causing that expensive silk scarf to ruffle toward your face, or loosening those carefully tucked bangs.

Powerful as the sun and heat are, he can offer a counterbalance.

He can be cruel, knocking a bird’s nests out of the trees. He can also topple a table filled with carefully cooked cuisine, turning the mouth watering meal into a mess. When he feels like attending a baseball game, he can turn a home run into a fly ball and vice versa.

Ah, but go with him when you’re sailing, flying a kite or just sitting on a hot beach, and he brings the kind of cleansing magic to the air that water brings to a parched plate.

He helps send a kite high into the air, tugging on a line that causes the kite to dart, dive, dip and climb.

On a sailboat, he is the copilot, willing your

ship, no matter its size, faster. You don’t need a motor when he’s around and you may not even need to drink that iced tea, lemonade, ice cold beer or soft drink you brought along with you.

After a sail, even on some of the hottest days, but particularly around dusk, he provides cool comfort in much the same way a blanket offers warmth during the coolest nights of the winter.

As he climbs through the nearby trees, he seems to ask you to “shhh.” Then, he waltzes past chimes, tapping each sound singularly and together, singing a unique summer melody that changes with each of his appearances.

He is an equal opportunity flag waver, indifferent to the political leanings of the people who hoisted the revered cloth to the top of a pole.

One of my favorite companions during the summer, I celebrate the cherished breeze, not only for the comfort he affords but for the way he alters the landscape and offers a respite from the heat.

A woman from Kenya entered my world

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ne of the reasons we travel is to broaden our horizons, literally and figuratively.

Yes, we want to see new vistas, consider how others live, and cut ourselves a little break from our daily routines. The same could be said when we meet people from elsewhere. They come from different worlds, bring their personal history and cultural differences into view, and generally teach us about more than what exists in our own small circle.

Such is also the benefit of diversity. We Between don’t have to travel to find new worlds, we you and me only have to be aware

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF of others who come from those different worlds and admit them into ours.

All of which is to say that last Monday, as

I went about my daily routine, I met a lovely woman from Kenya, and we had time for a leisurely talk. Now there were only three things I knew about Kenya. It is a country in Eastern Africa. A friend went with her extended family on a safari there some years ago and raved about it on her return. Runners from Kenya, both male and female, usually win the New York City Marathon. That’s it.

At least, that was it until we started to chat.

Now that she raised my consciousness about her home, I realized that Kenya has been in the news lately. Elections were scheduled this past Tuesday, and they were hotly contested.

This much I learned from the PBS News Hour Monday night. Because of my encounter, I paid more attention to that news segment as well as to a couple of news stories in The New York Times. She brought her country within my view.

The news stories told me more.

William Ruto, 55, the self-proclaimed leader of Kenya’s “hustler nation” [his designation], was vice president for nine years but was now portraying himself as an outsider, representing

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the masses of frustrated young people, most of them poor, who just want to get ahead. He paints his rivals as elitist. That would include Raila Odinga, 77, who is running for president for the fifth time but who now has made an alliance with his former bitter rival, the outgoing president, Uhuru Kenyatta, who is backing him. The race is expected to be close.

Why should we care about Kenya?

“Since its first competitive multi-party elections 20 years ago, the East African nation has emerged as a burgeoning technology hub, a key counterterrorism partner, a source of world-class athletes and an anchor of stability in a region roiled by starvation and strife,” according to the newspaper article. Some 80 % of Kenyans voted in the 2017 election, making for a democracy in the midst of nations run by strongmen.

There are major concerns now. The pandemic and the Ukrainian War have badly affected their economy, which already was struggling under heavy debt to China for financing a railroad and road projects. This was part of its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, aiming

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to expand China’s economic and political influence in Africa. China never has financed the completion of this construction, leaving the railroad to end abruptly in a field 200 miles short of its intended destination in neighboring Uganda. But the debt remains to be paid, and the railroad is further enmeshed in serious corruption charges. Meanwhile China is reconsidering its early investments in African infrastructure since it paid out large amounts of money to countries with shaky economies. But the Chinese government still seeks influence in Africa, as does Russia, which was supplying much of its grain.

The 54 nations and 1.4 billion people on the African continent are important enough to us that Secretary of State Antony Blinken just started a tour of countries there. His trip and the election in Kenya are more meaningful to me now, thanks to the conversation I enjoyed with the woman who may become a new friend.

Now back to travel. She enticed me to visit with a description of their magnificent sand beaches along the Indian Ocean. Travel, imagined or real, is a beautiful thing.

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Fans come first for Long Island Ducks

BY JAMES TEESE DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

“Fans come first.”

Buddy Harrelson’s oft-stated line was true when he and Frank Boulton founded the Long Island Ducks and ”fans come first” remains a baseball and business mantra for a thriving organization that still draws legions of fans to the ballpark — over eight million since the team played its inaugural season in 2000.

With deep community ties — Boulton from Brightwaters, Harrelson in Hauppauge — the high school baseball player turned successful bond trader and New York Mets World Series champion — created and grew what has become one of Long Island’s great attractions. And the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB), also founded by Boulton, became a reality as an independent league as the owner negotiated to bring a ballpark and a team to Suffolk.

“So, I started working on the Atlantic league in the early to mid 90s,” Boulton said. “It took me about five years to get everything put together in the ballparks and the ballparks being built for the Atlantic League.”

Already an owner of minor league teams, Boulton always wanted to bring a ball club to his Long Island home, seeing the potential as he had elsewhere.

“We saw that [in other locales] we had the same kind of families in Wilmington, Delaware as in Long Island … very similar,” he said.

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He saw similar “socioeconomic groupings” and “thought that with our density of population [on Long Island] and the fact that we really didn’t have anything like [a minor league team].”

“At the time, you know, there was no aquarium,” he said “People would go to the beaches … we were an island … with beaches, sailing, even water skiing. But being a baseball guy, I just saw the demographics were just too ripe here.”

“And I wanted to take what I learned on the road,” he added. “Just like a Broadway show when they first take a show on the road.”

In fact, part of the move to create the ALPB and the Ducks was spurred by the New York Mets organization vetoing an unaffiliated minor league team within 75 miles of their own ball club. Boulton had originally hoped to move his New York Yankees farm team to Suffolk; the Yankees were OK, the Mets were not.

Public private partnership

Now known as Fairfield Properties Ballpark, in 2000 the Ducks played under the banner of EAB Ballpark. It was, and remains owned by Suffolk County, which also collects the monies from the naming rights.

Boulton has nothing but praise for the state and county officials who helped make the stadium a reality.

“As a young man, I had been involved with the YMCA,” Boulton said. “I’ve been involved in many different community endeavors …

So I got to meet a lot of elected officials. I had worked with [State Senator] Owen Johnson and … without Owen Johnson, this ballpark probably wouldn’t have been built.”

Johnson went to the New York State Empire Development Corp.

“We gained $14.3 million dollars, economic state, a grant for which Suffolk County [gained the benefit],” he added. Bob Gaffney was the County Executive at the time, and he and his guy [Deputy CE] Eric Kopp … were very instrumental. They were both big baseball fans, Bob and Eric. The county level [of government] was great!”

Then-Commissioner of Public Works for the County, Charles Bartha, remembered a fastpaced project. “[The ballpark] was designed and built in just 14 months from when the grant was signed,” the engineer said.

The lead architectural firm was BD Harvey, he said, a national firm that was one of only a handful that did work on big ballparks.

The county’s officials had “a strong feeling and confidence in Frank [Boulton’s] ability to promote and run [the team and ballpark.]”

The county, said Boulton, “has seen a return on its money from day one.”

Lined up for tickets

After a decade, the fans still lined up. In 2012, this reporter recalls, some light snow and low temperatures did not deter faithful fans on a Saturday morning for the opening of the

Frank Boulton, third from right in front row, cuts the ribbon with County Executive Robert Gaffney, second from left in front row, state Senator Owen Johnson, third from left, and other officials in April 2000. Below, Patrick Czark, 10, of Setauket, shows off the bat he received for being the first child in line for tickets in 2012. Above photo from the Long Island Ducks; below photo by James Teese

then-named Bethpage Ballpark ticket office.

The Czark Family from Setauket comprised the first fans in line for a second consecutive year, having arrived Thursday morning.

“I was not ready [for the snow] but we got through it. We were online about 48 hours,” Christopher Czark said. “The kids just enjoy coming out to the ballpark. The Ducks always have something new every year. The girls like Sundays when they get to run the bases and meet the players. It’s a great experience for them.”

Getting fans and community involved

During games, fans are a part of the show.

In-between every inning, the Ducks hold what they call “fan-interactive promotions” on the field. The activities, which fans sign-up for, are sometimes sweepstakes, other times funny contests such as ’dizzy bats” or ”musical chairs,” and sometimes a celebration of a young fan’s birthday — joined by QuackerJack and serenaded by the on-field host.

Even for family members less enthusiastic about baseball, there is constant action and entertainment. Sunday is Family Funday, including the post-game opportunity for kids to line-up by first base and run the bases to home plate.

And special games are followed by numerous Postgame Fireworks Spectaculars, a favorite for thousands of fans who regularly fill the ballpark for the pyrotechnic display.

More seriously, at every home game the team recognizes local veterans as well as active-duty service men and women, this year with the Suffolk County Office of Veteran Affairs and New York Community Bank, in a program called “Heroes of the Game.”

“The feedback we received from fans,

veterans, sponsors and the community has been tremendously positive,” said Ducks President and General Manager Michael Pfaff.

In fact, when the public address system marks the moment, the fans — in a county which is home to nearly 100,000 veterans — consistently rise to deliver a standing ovation.

Outside the ballpark, QuackerJack and team members are often seen in the community, participating in local parades and charity drives, visiting hospitals, schools and more.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ducks hosted numerous donation events at the ballpark, and acted as a vaccination site.

Programs to aid the community are ongoing and effective fundraisers, whether its “Home Runs for Hunger” or “Breast Cancer Awareness Night,” the Ducks are a vibrant and contributing force in the surrounding communities.

Ducks fans all

After being refused the chance to relocate his Yankees farm team, Boulton had a realization: “If I had had a Yankee team, I would have been splitting the baby. So, now we have Yankee fans that are Ducks fans, and we have Mets fans that are Ducks fans.”

And just plain Ducks fans, of course.

Whether it’s through promotions, the reasonably priced tickets and concessions, or the free parking, the Ducks endeavor to provide a cost-effective choice for a family’s scarce disposable dollars.

Twenty-one seasons and counting, and fans still come first.

James Teese has written for numerous Long Island news outlets and has covered the Long Island Ducks since their first Opening Day.