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Construction of the terrace began earlier this year through Urban Village Contracting, Inc. This company was the low-bid contractor and a 3V-resident-owned local company with over 30 years of experience. The architect on the project is John Cunniffe, a local Stony Brook resident who has experience in preserving historical accuracy. For more information, along with architectural renderings, visit reimagine. emmaclark.org.

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library recently debut its newly constructed terrace. Patrons will be able to bring books, magazines and newspapers outside onto the terrace for their plein air reading pleasure. Conveniently, the terrace includes built-in power outlets to allow for laptop usage or mobile device charging, along with connectivity to the Library’s WiFi network. It is full accessible for all — ADA compliant and wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs. This new, outdoor area adds approximately 800 square feet to the building, all for public use.

The only entrance/exit to the terrace is through the library; therefore, it is a safe, enclosed space, ensuring that individuals do not leave with items before they are checked out. The terrace will also close 15 minutes before the library closing each night. This allows ample time for patrons to borrow items through the Circulation Desk and for staff to clean up at the end of the day. The terrace structure takes advantage of the existing retaining wall — the area was formerly the main entrance to the library prior to 2000. The $293,000 construction costs created no additional tax levy. The costs will be paid from the library’s capital fund, along with money from New York State Aid for Library Construction. “The new patio is a great repurposing of the former front entrance to the library providing a beautiful open space for all patrons,” said Christopher Fletcher, library board president. “Special thanks to our director, Ted Gutmann, and board member Orlando Maione for their dedication in seeing this project to its completion.”

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‘I also love about OLLI that it’s a place on a college campus, and it’s youngenergizingverytoseeallofthestudents.’

OLLI members head back to SBU after virtual pivot

Breanne Delligatti, OLLI at SBU program director, said members had the opportunity to attend an orientation on Aug. 31. More than 100 people were in attendance. This semester there will be more than 600 learners with over 100 courses, lectures and events planned.

“It’s difficult to have a discussion when you have to wait to be recognized in the waiting room, it’s going to be so much better,” she said. “It’s more impromptu, it’s more DiPaolafun.”said there were some workshops they could not do remotely, such as ones about board games. She added she enjoys walking between workshops and getting a bite at the cafeteria on campus. “I also love about OLLI that it’s a place on a college campus, and it’s very energizing to see all of the young students,” DiPaola said. Cash said it’s interesting meeting people who you have not met otherwise.“Youpass people in the supermarket, and you don’t know anything about them except how they look, but when you get to know them as people and see them as people with great experience and expertise and charming also, I think that’s the beauty of OLLI.”

“It was almost like having them in your room, and now to see them again in person at the orientation was just a delight,” DiPaola said. Delligatti said they were one of the first Osher institutes to be fully operational with virtual learning. Before the pandemic, virtual workshops were not “Withinoffered.two weeks of leaving the campus, we had over 50 workshops converted to virtual on Zoom, and that remained and increased every semester for the subsequent five semesters that came,” Delligatti said. After the Aug. 31 orientation, held in the theater at the univesity’s Charles B. Wang Center, SBU students led the OLLI members on a tour of the more popular spots on campus and where workshops will take place. They also showed the adult learners where they could relax between their workshops.

According to Delligatti, OLLI members raised more than $50,000 over the last couple of years which enabled the program to outfit two classrooms at SBU with new equipment for the members to use.

While it was good to see each other in person again, Karen DiPaola, curriculum committee co-chair and workshop leader, a member since 2017, said it was amazing how the workshops were quickly made available on Zoom in 2020 considering it was something that couldn’t be anticipated. She took several workshops via the platform.

Delligatti said the members then headed to the computer lab at Research & Development Park where OLLI learners will have access to new computers. The SBU students helped OLLI members set up their credentials to get on Wi-Fi, something members may need if they decide to participate in a virtual workshop while on campus.

Nyc said she is looking forward to members interacting in person again, especially in discussion workshops.

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Joining children and college students across the Island going back to school to study, adult learners also returned to a local campus on Sept. 6. After five semesters, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s members have returned to the Stony Brook University campus. The program, better known as OLLI, offers a variety of noncredit workshops designed to appeal to people over 50. During the spring semester of 2020, OLLI switched to virtual workshops via Zoom due to COVID-19 shutdowns. The program this fall will once again offer in-person workshops, as well as virtual and hybrid options.

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Ella Nyc, executive council president, said it was also exciting to see people return who decided not to participate via Zoom either due to lack of technical savviness or proper equipment.

OLLI members, above, returned to in-person workshops on the Stony Brook University campus Sept. 6. Below, members attend an orientation on Aug. 31. Photos from OLLI at Stony Brook University Education

“They’re still coming back and returning and so excited to be back on campus again,” Nyc said.

—Karen DiPaola

Jane Cash, curriculum committee cochair and workshop leader, described the orientation as extraordinary. A recently retired nurse, she joined OLLI during the pandemic and has only attended via Zoom. “To see more than people’s heads and shoulders, and to meet them in person, it was really lovely,” Cash said.

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On Sept. 13, The Stony Brook School marks the 100th anniversary of inaugural ceremonies that, in 1922, made the front pages of national newspapers. Here’s theEarlybackstory.inthe 20th century, Presbyterian pastors decided to follow the example of Methodists, establishing summer conferences to instruct Sunday school teachers for the next year’s Bible lessons. The most prominent voice belonged to the Rev. John Fleming Carson, whose Brooklyn congregation was the second largest in the country. Carson had a summer home on Christian Avenue in Stony Brook — now the Stony Brook Community Church’s administration building — and so recommended locating the proposed Presbyterian enterprise here. His colleagues agreed and, in 1907, acting as the Stony Brook Assembly, began buying property: What we know as the Three Village Inn, along with “riparian rights” to Sand Street Beach and a large tract of land opposite the railroad station. By 1909, the Assembly was ready for its first season, held in a tent where the North Shore Montessori School stands today, at 218 Christian Ave. The next year a “tabernacle,” modeled after popular evangelist Billy Sunday’s contemporary venues, was constructed — then the largest meeting space on Long Island. Summer-long attendance soared into the thousands as world-renowned preachers and other public figures came to speak. Guests from across the continent swarmed to the site, building summer cottages and even impressively large homes in the surrounding area. By 1918, two hotels had been added on the grounds. The Assembly’s influx of “summer people” had replaced shipbuilding as Stony Brook’s economic cornerstone. From its outset, however, the Assembly had also weighed founding a school to occupy its facilities year-round. World War I delayed that decision, but by 1920 the Assembly board was ready to act. Their priority was to appoint a founding headmaster to execute faithfully the Assembly’s “Platform of Principles,” a creed-like document still in effect for every member of the board, administration and faculty, affirming its theological beliefs. Among other nominees, the board chose Frank E. Gaebelein, a 22-year-old Harvard University graduate student. At a glance, he seemed stunningly unqualified for the job. Brilliant but painfully shy and handicapped by stammering speech, he had never set foot on the campus of an independent boarding school, and had never taken a course in education or administration. His only apparent assets were as a classical pianist — taught by a pupil of German composer Johannes Brahms — and his early avocation as an Alpine Nonethelessmountaineer.theAssembly founders saw in this young man a deep spirituality and evidences of promise to be fulfilled over the next 60 years as a pioneering Christian educator and internationally respected spokesman for such schools. Gaebelein spent a year developing his philosophy of schooling, hiring a faculty and recruiting students from families willing to risk their sons’ education by a novice. Expecting 100 boys, he enrolled only 27, scattered in grades 4 through 12, for whom he had already hired nine teachers. They would all reside and study in Hopkins Hall, one of the summer hotels but without central heating. On Sept. 13, 1922, the auditorium swelled with supportive constituents and the merely curious for the inaugural ceremonies. Francis L. Patton, president of both Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary, described “The Fourth R,” meaning religion, but the founding headmaster gave a more interesting address, stating his vision for “a grand experiment” in straightforward language.Gaebelein’s remarks were historic and unique because his message ran counter to what leaders of every other collegepreparatory school of that era would proclaim. To be sure, many of them were church-related, some with ordained clergy as headmasters, most with religious-sounding mottoes and even daily chapel services. But none would have dared to declare — as did Gaebelein on that inaugural day — that The Stony Brook School would strive to be both an academically demanding collegepreparatory school and a place where its motto “Character Before Career” is set in a context of biblical teaching and example. Over its history, the Assembly ceased its conferences in 1958, the school added female students in 1971, Frank E. Gaebelein Hall was built in 1982 and the number of day students has increased substantially. This year, some 440 students come from across the U.S. and 20 other nations. Regarding this notable year, Joshua Crane, today’s head of school, said, “Our centennial year has been a remarkable time of reflection and celebration for The Stony Brook School as we consider the wisdom of our founders, the hard work and selfless dedication of our faculty and staff, and the students who have been the beneficiaries of an outstanding, rigorous education steeped in the Christian faith.” The school will celebrate Founders’ Day on Friday, Sept. 16, at The Waterview at Port Jefferson Country Club. D. Bruce Lockerbie served on the administration and faculty of The Stony Brook School for 34 years. He is author of 40 books, including “The Way They Should Go” (Oxford University Press, 1972), a history of the school’s first 50 years, and editor of Frank E. Gaebelein’s posthumous collection of essays, “The Christian, the Arts, and Truth” (Multnomah Press, 1984).

The Stony Brook School marks 100th year

Above, The Stony Brook School’s Frank E. Gaebelein, center, board and faculty members, and students in 1922. Below right, Frank E. Gaebelein in 1963 the year of his retirement after 41 years as headmaster. Below left, Chapman Parkway at The Stony Brook School was named for J. Wilbur Chapman, Assembly board member. Photos from The Stony Brook School

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Huntington Hospital has had two confirmed cases of monkeypox. Popp expects the virus will “likely continue to spread.” Several medical facilities continue to administer the limited monkeypox vaccines. SBUH is working with the Suffolk County Department of Health to provide vaccinations at the Edie Windsor Healthcare Center in Hampton Bays. On the official Suffolk County website, eligible residents can schedule monkeypox vaccinations through Northwell Health at the Bayshore Mall on Sunrise Highway. As for the flu, Nachman urged residents to get their vaccines prior to the start of the seasonal flu season, sometime between now and November.

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration gave Pfizer and Moderna Emergency Use Authorization to start distributing their newest COVID booster, which includes protection against the highly infectious Ba.4 and Ba.5 strains of omicron.

The incidence of hospitalizations among people who have COVID at area hospitals has remained fairly stable during the summer. Stony Brook University Hospital has about 50 COVID inpatients each day, while Huntington Hospital has about Doctors11. cautioned, however, that those numbers include people who are hospitalized for other procedures or treatments and who test positive as a part of the hospital’s effort to monitor the “Thepandemic.vaccines, to a large extent (primary series plus a booster-protection) are working quite well” at preventing the need for hospitalizations, NachmanDoctorswrote.urged people to take steps to protect themselves, their families, and their communities against contracting the virus. “With the virus changing, it’s even more important to keep yourself and your family safe from getting COVID again and remain vigilant about taking precautions, i.e. hand washing, social distancing, mask wearing,” Nachman added.

A minority of residents treated with Pfizer’s antiviral therapy Paxlovid have experienced a

A few days later, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the administration of the booster.

“Viral rebound occurs in about 10%” for those who have taken Paxlovid, with the majority in the older age groups, Nachman wrote. Having said that, the rebound we are seeing has not led to Emergency Department visits or hospitalizations.”

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“I suspect that, at a minimum, those who needed to get a fourth booster (elderly, comorbidity, immune issues) should get” it, explained Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, in an email. “I believe that its approval will include all individuals over age 12.” Dr. Adrian Popp, chair of Infection Control at Huntington Hospital/ Northwell Health, agreed that senior citizens and immunocompromised people should consider the latest booster.

Monkeypox vigilance Area hospitals continue to remain on the lookout for potential outbreaks of monkeypox.

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The FDA authorized single doses of Moderna’s booster for people 18 and over and Pfizer’s booster for those 12 and older.

“We are aggressively evaluating all suspected cases of monkeypox and have protocols in place for testing as well as treatment,” Nachman wrote.

Three Village school district welcomes back students

Students in the Three Village Central School District returned to their buildings on Sept. 6 for the first day of school. Administrators, teachers and staff members welcomed students and led them to their classrooms for a day full of introductions and activities. From the youngest students in the district to the Class of 2023, everyone was excited to start the new school year. This academic year will resemble scholarly life before COVID-19 a bit more as the New York State Department of Health has lifted restrictions such as masks, social distancing and mandatory quarantines if exposed to someone with the virus. It’s not too late to submit your child’s back-to-school photo for TBR News Media’s website. Email pictures to rita@ tbrnewsmedia.com by 3 p.m. Sept. 9.

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Pictured clockwise from above, serving for Ward Melville, senior Sophia DiGirolamo (OH); libero Gianna Hogan pushes to front row; DiGirolamo passes the ball; junior Kelsey McCaffrey sets the play for the Patriots; and outside hitter Mackenzie Heaney spikes around Smithtown East’s blocker to score.

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Last year’s League II powerhouse Smithtown East came knocking on Ward Melville’s door in the opening round of the 2022 campaign in which both teams lost just one game last season. The Bulls of Smithtown East finished at 10-1 in league last season, and the Patriots went 11-1 which set the tone in the first set. Both teams stayed within three points of one another in the opening game that required the Patriots to win by two with a 27-25 victory. The second round saw both teams swapping the lead several times but the Patriots were able hold off the charging Bulls to take the second set 25-23. The Patriots stretched their legs in the third set breaking out to an 8-point lead thanks in part to a strong performance from the service line winning it 25-16 for the sweep at home Sept. 2. Both teams are back in action Sept. 7 when Ward Melville travels to Bay Shore for nonleague game at 4:15 p.m., and Smithtown East travels to Centereach with a 4 p.m. start.

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Local residents, including a couple on the water, protested a proposed dock planned to be constructed on private property next to Cordwood Park.

The Village of Nissequogue Planning Board announced on the village’s website Tuesday that it would be adjourning an application for a private dock at Swan Place in Nissequogue scheduled for Sept. 6 until its Oct. 3 meeting at 7 p.m. The proposed dock would be adjacent to the Town of Smithtown’s Cordwood Park, which is located in Head of the Harbor. The application has received criticism from neighbors and environmentalists, including state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) and John Turner, conservation chair of Four Harbors Audubon Society. At an Aug. 27 rally at the park, organized by Head of the Harbor resident Lisa Davidson, local residents voiced concerns over the possible construction of the 186foot dock and the potential of another 200foot dock a few houses away in the future. The footage includes a combination of permanent and floating docks. Because the harbor is shallow, the dock must meet New York State Department of Environmental Conservation requirements that it stands in 3 1/2 feet of water even at low tide, hence the lengths of the proposed docks. Protesters and speakers, including Englebright and Turner, cited among their concerns the 186-foot dock spoiling the view of Stony Brook Harbor and restricting access to those walking along the beach or using their canoes and kayaks in the water. Many also feel it may encourage other homeowners to build similar private docks, leading to harbor pollution due to more or large boats.

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Davidson, a member of the Joint Village Coastal Management Commission, a waterfront board of the villages of Head of the Harbor and Nissequogue, recused herself from the commission on the matter of private docks. The commission recently concluded that the Swan Place dock is inconsistent with Nissequogue’s waterfront revitalization program.AtaJune 6 Nissequogue planning board meeting, George Jacob Turner, an attorney for the dock applicants Andrew and Maria Georgakopoulos, represented them along with a Land Use Ecological Services representative, according to the board’s minutes. During the meeting, representatives stated the proposed dock’s use “is in character due to other docks.” The trustees responded that existing docks were preexisting to the current requirements. The board members also questioned if public access would be impacted due to the applicants indicating “that the only public access will be by going under the dock.”

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The most recent letter, “Net-zero carbon issues” [VTH, Sept. 1], from Mark Sertoff, regurgitates fossil-fuel corporate propaganda. He claims European countries have embraced zero-carbon policies with catastrophic results. The premise is simply false: European governments, all right wing from Great Britain to Poland, might give lip service to zero carbon, but continue to rely on fossil fuels: many on Russian supplies, which were cut off, the U.K. on North Sea oil and gas, and all on the OPEC-BP-ExxonMobil nexus. Half of Britain will face the choice of heating or eating this winter, because fossil-fuel companies have tripled prices, essentially because they could — the Tories would not challenge their market power and political power. The only blackouts I know about occurred in Texas in February 2021, where the grossly unprepared and unregulated power grid — deliberately not connected to the two major national grids — collapsed and people froze to death.

It is time that we all finally accept the truth about this crisis — the debate is over — let’s move forward. NickPortAcamporaJefferson Biden’s fails at uniting nation President Joe Biden [D] scolded, lambasted and shook his fist, during his Adolf-style “Soul of the Nation” speech in Philadelphia Sept. 1 and accused “MAGA Republicans” and all Republicans of being prone to violence, a threat to our country’s existence, because they rejected the outcome of his election. Biden has a very selective memory. Upon former President Donald Trump’s [R] inauguration in January 2017, according to CBS News, protesters were armed with crowbars and threw objects at people, destroyed storefronts, used baseball bats, threw chunks of pavements, all as the demonstrators cheered. According to Reuters, “black-clad activists were among hundreds of demonstrators” who used pepper spray on police, threw rocks and bottles at police cars, and multiple vehicles were set on fire and overturned a few blocks from the White House. When Madonna confessed her deep desire to blow up the White House, I gather ol’ Madge didn’t accept the outcome of Trump’s election either. Is any of this an “insurrection,” “an existential threat to our democracy,” “a call for violence”? I suppose in 2016 all this didn’t move the then-outgoing vice president to speak out to the “soul of our nation” and ask that the protesters accept the results of the election, not erupt into violence and have some “manners.” Was that because the rioting and mayhem was committed by liberals and democrats? The day after his dark speech, Biden flip-flopped his swipes against MAGA republicans and Republicans. Although he tried to tamp it down by saying anyone who fails to condemn violence is a threat to democracy. It does not erase what he stated and which Americans he singled-out during a prime-time speech to the nation.

The images of ﬁrst responders trying to save people will be forever seared into Americans’ collective memories.

Another Big Lie is climate-change denial, promoted by two recent letters.

The surface slick from the leak before the well was sealed covered more than 57,000 square miles, and 1,300 miles of shoreline along five states; more important, 35,000 square miles of sea floor were covered. The damage to marine life was incalculable; people who depended on fish and shellfish harvests were devastated. In economic terms, BP said in 2015 its total pre-tax charge for the spill “now stands at $53.8 billion.” It had cut way too many safety corners in the interests of profit.

The Big Lie relies on endless, relentless, shameless repetition, in this country by billionaire-ﬁnanced cynical interest groups, until uninformed hearers are saturated, while the truth struggles to be heard.

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The second paragraph of Sertoff’s letter, regarding wind and solar generation costs, is ﬁction: a disaster-movie scenario of hypothetical catastrophes from renewable-energy implementation. Let me recall just one incident: The British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon explosion of April 20, 2010, which killed 11 men, and spilled 4.9 million barrels of oil about 40 miles offshore from Louisiana by July 12, with more leaking for many months.

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This Sunday will mark 21 years since our nation was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. The fear that many of us felt on what was a beautiful late summer day and the compassion toward the victims and their loved ones will never be forgotten.

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This is in response to “Net-zero carbon issues” in your Sept. 1 Letters to the Editor page. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the writer continues to push the climate denialism argument including that “over 1,100 scientists and professionals have published ‘There Is No Climate Emergency.’” That may be the case, however they are in a distinct minority and their numbers are dwindling.

Gene Sprouse’s masterful rebuttal in his Perspective piece [The Village Times Herald, Aug. 11] of the ﬁrst letter by Michael Meltzer [“Not a climate change denier,” VTH, Aug. 4] should have ended the discussion. The “dispute” continues simply because Big Oil has had the resources and will to wage a 60-year disinformation campaign, creating right-wing think tanks to give the color of science to its lies.

The arguments against solar and wind energy are not helpful. It is true further development and research is needed to improve the technologies and, in fact, both have proven effective and dependable and the cost is coming down. The writer insists that current petroleum-related energy production has proven reliable and cost effective. Well, they have had a century or so to perfect it and in doing so have made us all totally dependent on it. Climate change has been known to exist since as early as the 1970s. We cannot afford to continue to “kick the can down the road” any longer.

The unfortunate truth is that we need petroleum products to meet our needs as we segue to renewables. The bottom line is that we need to take action now and true energy independence comes when we are no longer dependent on petroleum. With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inﬂation Reduction Act, I am hopeful that funding will now be available to help perfect these technologies and other types of renewables here in the U.S. and in doing so reduce our reliance on petroleum for our energy needs.

Published by a right-wing Dutch think-tank setup and ﬁnanced by a Dutch political party, the far-right “nationalist” Forum for Democracy, it echoes the views and publications of The Heartland Institute, the Cato Institute and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, which supplied many signatories — all members of the Atlas Network, funded by “the generosity of foundations, individuals and corporations.”

Since 2001, more than 4,000 ﬁrst responders, volunteers and survivors have died, according to the World Trade Center Health Program. More are suffering from cancers and illnesses that medical professionals believe are linked to working at Ground Zero. These reported deaths are over 1,000 more than the nearly 3,000 killed at the World Trade Center on the day itself.

The opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. They do not speak for the newspaper.

In addition to those who lost their lives on that tragic occasion, there were many who coordinated evacuation efforts and others who helped clean up the wreckage. It’s imperative for Americans to remember and honor these heroes, too.

Finally, Sertoff cites the report “There Is No Climate Emergency.” This is not a scientiﬁc paper; it is a rehash of the usual claims and obfuscations the corporate-ﬁnanced, climate-change-denial community has been pushing for years.

In the days and the months after 9/11, police officers, firefighters, tradespeople and more put their country and fellow humans first. They dedicated their time and energy to help New York City heal, rebuilding a hurt but unbroken nation, bringing dignity to those perished beneath the rubble. Their dedication allowed families and friends of the victims to properly grieve, and offered a sense of closure. This was no ordinary work. It took immense courage and selflessness to confront the horrors of Ground Zero. The first responders and the rest put others before themselves, knowing that what they uncovered within the debris could not be Andforgotten.despitethe trauma and shock in the days and weeks after the attacks, these brave souls likely never imagined the physical strain their work would have later in life.

They could not know that one day they would need additional health care because of their work, emotional support, and possibly financial assistance to help with mounting medical bills. Ground Zero volunteers and workers, as well as 9/11 first responders, still need our help. Whether it’s listening to their stories, running an errand for them when they are sick or simply thanking them for their bravery, every bit means something. When tragic memories become part of the distant past, for those who were removed from the scene, it’s easy to forget those who suffered the most or, even worse, ignore them. However, we should never forget the repercussions of 9/11 as our heroes continue to heal from it. This 9/11, as we honor those lost on that tragic day, we must also remember the thousands on the scene in the months following who have died since then. They helped New York City recover, and their sacrifices should never be forgotten.

A short and quick search reveals that over 99.9% of scientists and professionals around the world believe the crisis is real and it threatens all species across our planet. In fact, over 90,000 studies have been published and all came to the same conclusion — it is real and immediate actions are needed if we are to curtail the worst-case scenario.

ArnoldStonyWishniaBrook Can’t kick the can down the road

This newspaper continues to publish letters by former President Donald Trump [R] Big Lie supporters in the teeth of the truth. These are not “fruitful exchanges of opinion,” it is irresponsible.

Right-wing politicians have latched on for ideological reasons — Ayn Rand/Friedrich Hayek absolutely unbridled capitalism — and more mundane self-interest: massive political contributions.

Susan Kerr Stony Brook

A salute to the 9/11 selﬂess

Letters to the editor

He also advised that I avoid heavy lifting and strenuous exercise. There could be side effects, like bleeding, nausea, skin rash, infections or allergic reactions, I had read. Fortunately, I experienced none of those except the momentary bit of blood at the end. What I especially like about this therapy is that it urges the body to cure itself. That’s far different than turning to surgery. If it works. So far, it’s too soon to tell.

I also read that acupuncture can be used to relieve discomfort from chemotherapy, dental pain, fibromyalgia, headaches (tension and migraine), labor, lower back, neck and … osteoarthritis. BINGO!

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF

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For decades, my wife and I have had one of those five-gallon water dispensers in our house. We enjoy the taste of ice cold water, and we recycle the empty containers when we’re done. We have a regular water delivery service. Our monthly order varies depending on how many of our children, and their friends, are in the house. Typically, the best, and only way to connect with our water delivery service, is through an online interaction. Reaching an agent has been close to impossible.Recently, we had one of those surreal technological moments with our company. I received our usual email message, reminding me that the next day was my delivery day and I should leave out my empty bottles. I did as I was told, because it’s so comforting to take instructions from an automated system. That night, on my last walk with our dog, I noticed that the empty bottles were still where I putOkay,them.I thought. Maybe they’ll bring them the next Whenday.Ichecked my emails, I received a notification indicating that the bottles were delivered and asking if I’d like to tip the driver. Realizing that my powers of observation could have been faulty, I went back outside, where the reality of the empty bottles defied the assertion of the automated email. I tried to reach the water company through a chat service, but the automated system explained that agents were busy and couldn’t handle my request.

Trying acupuncture to manage knee pain

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“I can give you $5 off the water for next month,” she said. “That’s assuming you deliver the water,” I replied.“Letus know what you’d like to do. Is there anything else I can do for you?” Tempted as I was to answer that she hadn’t done anything for me, I said I appreciated herThateffort.night, I brought the empty bottles back into the house and discussed the situation with myThewife. next evening, five water bottles appeared in the usual spot. I brought them in and was pleased I hadn’t shopped for more at the Bysupermarket.thenextevening, I could barely contain my laughter when I found five more bottles in the usual spot. I quickly canceled the delivery for October and lugged the next five bottles into the Concernedhouse. that these deliveries might become daily, I approached the usual spot with trepidation the next evening. I was relieved to see that the deliveries stopped. BY DANIEL DUNAIEF company that’s all wet

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I found an old email from the company and wrote to them, explaining that they thought they had delivered a product, for which I would likely be charged. On my second try the next morning, I reached a live person. Tempted as I was to exclaim my glee at speaking with a real person, I remained focused on the mission. I explained that I hadn’t received the water and would like them to bring it as soon as possible. “You’re not scheduled for another delivery for a month,” she explained. “Right, but I didn’t get the water yesterday,” I replied. “Can you send a truck with water?” “Well, it says you did get the water,” she“Whosaid. is saying I received the water? I’m telling you no one delivered the water,” I answered. “Can I please get the water I’m paying“Holdfor?”on,” she said, putting me on hold for several“No,minutes.sir,I’m sorry, but we have a new computer system and I can’t reschedule the water delivery for you. I can credit you for this month.”“Well,” I sighed. “I appreciate the gesture, but you’re not proving all that reliable. I pay for you to provide water. Maybe I’ll switch companies.”

It seems effective in reducing inflammation, which happens when chemicals from the body’s protective army of white cells enter the blood or tissue. This raises the blood flow to areas of injury or infection, causing redness and warmth. Fluid leaking into the tissues causes swelling, which I have. The effects from an acupuncture session generally last anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks. I was advised by the doctor to come twice a week for the first 2-4 weeks, then once a week, then once every other week, followed by once a month and then as often as needed.Whenhe finished, and as he was leaving the room, the doctor cautioned that I should get up slowly and take my time coming out. I did feel a bit lightheaded but was cheered that my knee felt, if not pain free, at least numb as I walked.

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For the first time, I am trying acupuncture. I hope it will help my sore knee, which suffers from osteoarthritis. A fair number of people have suggested I try this ancient Chinese medical technique for relieving pain, some with great enthusiasm from their own experience. Now I know this won’t cure my problem, which is the result of my having used up the cartilage that separates the bones, and in fact, I have been diagnosed as having bone-on-bone in my knee. That feels just as unpleasant as it sounds. In short, when I walk, it hurts. So if I can’t fix the ailment, perhaps I can fix the pain. I wore a shirt and shorts, so he could get to my knee easily and went to a local acupuncturist, who was highly recommended, and was directed to one of several small rooms in his office. In the room was an examining table covered by a white cloth and pillow, and as I lay down, he asked after my general health. Finding nothing of particular interest, he proceeded to take out a series of short metal needles, each individually wrapped like a toothpick and explained that he was going to insert them around the knee. I had done some research and read that acupuncture was devised in China around 2500 BC and can even act as an anesthetic during surgery. Needles no thicker than a human hair are pressed into the skin and underlying tissues, usually for 0.1 to 0.4 inches at precise points. They may have a slight arrowhead or an extremely fine tip, and they may be twisted to cause a tiny wound and thus stimulate the body’s natural healing abilities. While there is little to no discomfort as the needles are applied, especially in areas of thicker skin and muscle, the insertion causes enough damage to make the cells release pain-killing chemicals that are picked up by adenosine receptors on nearby nerves, which in turn react by damping downThepain.doctor probably applied 15 needles in and around the knee, then left me to doze on the table for 20 minutes or so. When he returned, he carefully removed each needle. One, on my shin, caused a bit of bleeding, to which he applied pressure and then an ointment. He next energetically massaged the knee for about ten minutes, making the area feel wonderful. I had read that massage after acupuncture enhances the effectiveness of each and results in a more complete treatment.

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