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Residents will again have an opportunity to weigh the redistricting plans during a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 29, at Brookhaven Town Hall. The hearing will begin at 5 p.m.
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“Over the course of the last several months, more than a dozen public hearings were held across the town by the Brookhaven Redistricting [Committee] in an open, transparent and public process,” Krieger said. “At these meetings, in emails to the [committee], and in local media, numerous residents, civic associations and community leaders voiced their concerns and opinions as to what newly created districts should include, and what they should not.” The communications director added, “The map that will be voted on includes numerous elements from these suggestions.”
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“The supervisor outlined a couple of
In an exclusive interview, Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich (D-Stony Brook) offered some points he raised during his conversation with the supervisor.
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Following the dissolution of the redistricting committee, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) met with the six representatives on the Town Council to discuss their priorities for the new map.
One of the reasons for the outpouring of public resistance throughout the committee hearings was a general fear of dividing communities of interest across political boundaries and consequently diluting their voting power, leading to possible gerrymandering.Kriegerdefended the new map in his statement, arguing that it “reduces the number of hamlets that are split between districts of multiple council members, has substantially equal populations with the least possible deviation, and contains clear and readily identifiable boundaries.” He added, “The map makes only minimal changes to accomplish this, with 90 percent of residents seeing no change in the district in which they live.”
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Jack Krieger, the town’s communications director, offered a statement outlining the methodology used to arrive at this new proposal. The supervisor could not be reached for comment.
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The Town of Brookhaven has released its first proposed map to reapportion the Brookhaven Town Council.
The Town of Brookhaven’s latest redistricting proposal, released earlier this week.
Last week, the town’s appointed bipartisan redistricting committee disbanded after failing to adopt an official map for the six council districts. Without a recommendation from the committee, the Town Board is now responsible for redrawing the district lines.
“This whole thing of me trying to defend the integrity of my council district was never a political effort,” he said. “It was a bipartisan civic effort. The people who had my back in this were as Republican as they are Democrat.”
Kornreich also addressed the public’s concerns. He said the debate surrounding his district, Council District 1, has been about defending the integrity of communities rather than advancing the interest of a particular party.
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his priorities, like keeping communities together and making as few changes as possible,” Kornreich said. “Another one that he expressed, which I didn’t happen to agree with, was getting as close to zero [percent deviation] as possible.” The councilmember added, “As long as it’s legal, as long as it’s within the tolerance, that [zero deviation] is just not as important to me. The other criteria are more important.”
“This is six months in the making,” Ransome
Dragon boat festival returns to Port Jeff
Dragon boats were back in the water during the 8th annual Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Kornreich also recognized the festival as a cause for celebration. He described the invaluable contributions of Asian Americans and their steadfast commitment to building a stronger community.
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Several dance and choral groups gave moving performances throughout the day. These often paid homage to the cultural and linguistic traditions of the performers.
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To be a part of something where you’re connecting with others is really special.”
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Sponsored by The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, this event is a way to foster community togetherness. It also serves to promote Asian and Asian American culture and customs.
Barbara Ransome, the chamber director of operations, said dozens of community organizations and business groups participated during the event, bringing together hundreds more community members.
example, we have a bunch of different clubs inside of LIYD that each teach their own thing, like tennis club, art club, music club and so on.”
A total of 23 teams participated in the boat races. Among the organizations represented in the dragon boat competition were Stony Brook University, Suffolk County Police Asian Jade Society, Mather and St. Charles hospitals, and club teams from as far as New York City, among others.
“It was a beautiful moment to dot the eyes and tongue and forehead of the dragon,” she said. “You feel connected with the people around you, and I think that’s something we’re missing these days.
“We started as a way to help teach kids around our communities about different topics and subjects,” said LIYD member Luke Hou. “For
“I’m excited to see our friends here, especially my friends from Long Island Youth Development and the Chinese School at Stony Brook,” he said. “We are excited to enjoy the awakened spirit of Port Jeff Harbor for another year.”
“The Asian American population here in our area is growing,” he said. “They have a huge presence and enrich our community so much with their culture and with their friendship, as with their dedication to the community.” He added, “They’re an amazing group of people, and we’re just excited to enjoy this day with them.”
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David Wu, one of Hou’s team members, discussed how the lessons of teamwork and cooperation learned from the dragon boat competition harmonize with LIYD’s organizational principles. “Although this is our first year competing, through the practices it has been pretty fun,” he said.
Jonathan Kornreich (D-Stony Brook) also made an appearance. He seemed overjoyed by the festival’s sizable turnout and the many people he encountered throughout the day.
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This year was Kassay’s first dragon boat festival. For her, the event was an opportunity to celebrate the community’s rich culture and diverse people. “I am so delighted to see so many people come out, the diversity of people here, and the enthusiasm of everyone here for this cultural event on Port Jefferson Harbor,” Kassay said.
The day kicked off with the ceremonial “Dotting of the Eyes.” During this ritual, team captains and local officials painted a dragon head. Among them was Port Jeff village trustee Rebecca Kassay, who described the rush of this ceremonial gesture.
The East Setauket-based LI Youth Development Inc., or LIYD, is a nonprofit organization founded in 2021. The organization is dedicated to supporting the community youth through extracurricular programs. LIYD instructors host weekly sessions to reinforce these skills regularly.
said. “It’s a tremendous amount of organizing, not only with the teams … but all of this entertainment. It’s wonderful to see this all going well, flawlessly and without a hitch.”
“All families go through an orientation when their students are screened,” Golini said. “In the fall we host a parent academy to help families navigate the website, use email to communicate, complete forms requested by the district, [submit] applications for free and reduced lunch, and access the parent portal.”
Depending on their levels, determined by an assessment, the students are either in a cotaught class or general education class where the ENL teacher will be available for support. Children who are less proficient in English will have a stand-alone period for one-on-one with a teacher.“Theway that the state regulations work, their level dictates how many minutes of one-to-one or small group instruction they get strictly in ENL versus how many minutes they get of integrated co-teaching,” Waldbauer said. “They’re not separated from the general population. That was a change over time that the state ed department had made to make sure that there was more inclusivity.”
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While the increase of English language learners hasn’t been drastic, districts at times compete with neighboring communities to secure ENL teachers as the number of teachers certified in the field hasn’t kept up with the increase of Waldbauerstudents.saidENL teachers are special and unique people who ensure students are receiving a proper education and any services they need, plus are in touch with parents regularly answering any questions they may have: “They go above and beyond with just instructing the kids.”
Golini said it’s the district’s “goal to increase parent engagement.”
While some districts have seen an increase in ELL students, some have seen a decrease or have remained steady. According to a district spokesperson for the Northport-East Northport school district, the number of ELL students has remained stable. Currently, out of the 4,533 students enrolled in the district, 167 are ELL students, which is approximately 3.7% of the student population.
New York State guidelines require ELL students to have integrated and stand-alone classes depending on comprehension level. In addition to instruction, there are also opportunities for parents to partake in activities.
Teachers
School districts across the North Shore have experienced an increase in English language learners over the last severalEnglishyears. language learner refers to a student who is age 5 or older and who is learning English as a New Language — formerly known as English as a Second Language. This is an approach in which students who are not native English speakers are mainly taught in English. The respective abbreviated current terms are ELL and ENL.
Students tackling English
“Student success increases when there is someone at home who is involved in the child’s education,” she said.
Fun ways to learn
“We had more ELLs involved in the 3V community this past year than ever before,” sheOthersaid. activities in the district included elementary students visiting the library and high school students touring the Suffolk County Community College campus.
In the same district, at the end of last school year, Oldfield Middle School students went on a field trip to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City to learn about aviation and aerospace history on Long Island.
A spokesperson for Harborfields and Elwood school districts said Harborfields has experienced a modest decrease from 3.8% of the student population being ELL students last year to 3.6% this year. In Elwood, the percentage has increased slightly from 6.1% at the end of June to approximately 6.3% at the beginning of this academic year.
Whenpopulation.shestarted with the district, she said there was one ENL teacher, who would travel to the different school buildings as the students are spread out throughout the grades and schools. Now there are three instructors, plus additional hours for them to work. When the hours are combined, they are the equivalent of a part-time position for the district.
Toward the end of the 2021-22 school year, Harborfields High School’s English language learners visited Stony Brook University where they toured the buildings, lecture halls, student center and library, according to a district press release. The trip allowed students to explore post-secondary education options. While on campus, the high school students also interviewed an SBU student.
In the Smithtown school district, in the fall of 2021, Accompsett Middle School students created welcome signs in their native languages. In addition to English, the signs were written in Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian.
Kerri Golini, Three Village school district’s director of World Language and English as a New Language, said the ENL population in the district has increased by 21% in the past year.
Vicenza Graham, director of World Languages, ENL and Library Media Services in the Smithtown school district, said, families in the district also receive an orientation with translation services “in order to help acclimate our newcomers to their new school environment.”
North Shore school districts embrace English language learners
In the fall of 2021, ENL students attending Accompsett Middle School in Smithtown, above, created welcome signs in their native languages. Photo from Smithtown Central School District
While 13 different languages are spoken in the Three Village program, the majority of students speak Spanish and Chinese dialects.
The number of English language learners varies from district to district along the North Shore of Western Suffolk County. For example, the New York State Education Department reports on its website more than 1,000 students were English language learners in the Huntington school district in the 2020-21 academic year. The district is listed as having 4,236 students enrolled overall in that same year. In the Middle Country school district, a spokesperson said 639 were enrolled in the ENL program this year out of the 8,534 students attending. Smaller districts such as Cold Spring Harbor had 15 students learning English, with 1,585 students overall in 202021. Port Jefferson had 38 ELL students with an overall enrollment of 962, according to the NYSED website, during the same school year.
Currently, these students represent 2% of the district’s overall population.
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Golini said in the Three Village distinct a social event is held for all ELL families in the spring “to provide them with an opportunity to connect with each other and feel a part of the community.”
With COVID-19 restrictions lifted, Golini said the hope is to plan more evening events for the families. She has also worked with teachers to help increase ELL students’ participation in extracurricular activities and sports.
As for studies, Graham said, “Students receive modified work based on their proficiency levels and lesson plans include scaffolded materials with both content and languageNicoleobjectives.”Waldbauer, director of humanities at Shoreham-Wading River school district, said during her five-year tenure as director, the number of students has grown steadily by a few each year. Last year, she said there were 27 students throughout the district, and this year 29. The students represent less than 1.5% of the student
“The goal of that was to get the families all together and to have them make connections, but then also giving them a safe space and place to integrate into the community with people there,” she said.
Educators have found various ways to help children learn the English language, acclimate to life on Long Island and sometimes include the parents in leisure activities.
According to administrators from local districts, while the majority of students enrolled as English language learners are Spanish speaking, other languages spoken are Chinese dialects, Portuguese, Korean, Turkish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Ukrainian and Urdu, the official language of Pakistan. A smaller percentage speak Russian, Haitian Creole, Arabic, languages from India such as Tamil and Telugu and the Iranian Pashto, according to NYSED.
Waldbauer said with grant money, the Shoreham-Wading River district was able to have an after-school tutoring program for ENL students from K to 8. Last year there was also a Saturday enrichment program that included field trips for the students and their families who along with the teachers and Waldbauer, visited places such as Quogue Wildlife Refuge and the Long Island Aquarium.
EDUCATION
Clouston urged those who have underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity or asthma to take steps to protect their health.
Nizza said he planned to get the flu shot in late October.
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“We’re experiencing a lull in severe hospitalizations and illnesses,” said Dr. Philip Nizza, chief of Infectious Disease at Mather Hospital and attending infectious disease physician at St. Charles Hospital
Alzheimer’s and COVID study
“Let us not become hardened to the deaths and suffering this virus has caused,” Pigott added.
Based on what’s happening in the county in terms of hospitalizations and deaths, “I don’t think we’re near the end,” said Sean Clouston, associate professor in the Program in Public Health and the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.
and if you’re over 55 or 60, you should be looking at it,” Clouston said. “Don’t wait until November.”
Vaccination order
“If you haven’t had [a booster] for a while
If that’s the case, he recommended that people receive their updated COVID shot first, and then get the flu vaccine.
The list of underlying medical conditions that might make COVID worse includes physical inactivity and mood disorders such as depression and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
In broader terms, having more diseases or conditions exacerbates the effect of COVID, doctors said.
In other COVID news last week, a study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease by Pamela Davis, distinguished university professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, found that older people infected with COVID had a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease within a year than people of the same age who didn’t contract the virus.
On the whole, Clouston believes people should continue to protect themselves in the fall and winter from the flu and COVID.
HEALTH
Still, Nizza added that he wasn’t “ready to call anything over.” For that to be the case, the population would need herd immunity or people would have had to stop contracting the virus.
As a rule of thumb, Clouston said people lose about 15% of their antibodies every month, which means that if they are far enough away from their most recent shot, they should give serious consideration to receiving the latest vaccination.
“There’s a ton of COVID around and not a ton of flu,” he said.
The county had 29 deaths in September through the 19th, which is more than one death per day attributable to COVID-19. At the same time, the number of people hospitalized with COVID in the county was at 178.
With 29 county deaths so far in the month, local doctors urge COVID caution
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While Clouston said people can get the flu and COVID vaccines at the same time, he understood that some residents would prefer to get them separately.
In terms of timing, the flu typically picks up around October, as more students in school contract the virus.
“Theco-authored.riskisnotenormous,” said Clouston. The study does add to the information that COVID does “damage to the body and may cause outcomes later on.”
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“Neither of those things has happened,” Nizza
Even though Dr. Stacy Eagle, director of psychiatry at Port Jefferson-based St. Charles Hospital, hasn’t seen more severe cases of COVID among patients who have anxiety or depression, she said any type of respiratory illness can be “exacerbated by anxiety.”
Doctorsadded.recommend that people stay up to date on their boosters, including new shots from Pfizer and Moderna. These new boosters offer protection against the latest omicron strains, such as ba.5 and ba.275.
To be sure, the types of symptoms from those who contract COVID are more manageable than they were during the worst of the pandemic, some doctors said.
If people are concerned about their vulnerability or the vulnerability of people with whom they interact, they should also consider getting better masks, such as N95s and KN95s, Clouston added.
While President Joe Biden (D) recently said the pandemic was “over,” and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, said the “end is in sight,” local health officials suggested the virus remains a threat to area
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The risk of showing Alzheimer’s symptoms climbed to 0.68% from 0.35% in the year after infection, according to a study Davis
“SARS-CoV-2residents.continues to circulate throughout the world and in Suffolk County, where we are seeing hundreds of new cases each day,” Dr. Gregson Pigott, Suffolk County Commissioner of Health, wrote in an email. “We all need to continue to take this virus seriously and continue to protect our most vulnerable residents, through vaccines, boosters and non-pharmaceutical measures.”
The loss drops the Patriots to 1-1. They will look to resume their winning ways Sept. 24 with a road game against Commack. Game time is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
the fourth quarter the Patriots defense stalled Longwood’s offensive drive, forcing them to kick a field goal to stretch their lead, 23-13.
Ward Melville answered with a Belli 15-yard pass play to Jackson Weber who found the end zone, and with Morgan’s foot, trailed 23-20. The Lions were able to fend off the Patriots late game surge to put the game away in the Sept. 16 Division I matchup.
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Pictured clockwise from above, Patriot defense swarms a Longwood runner; Ward Melville senior wide receiver Trevor Murray lays out for the ball; Patriots wide receiver Brody Morgan scores off a 29-yard pass from Andrew Belli; Ward Melville running back Nick Gaffney fends off a Lion defender; Gaffney drags a Longwood defender; and Morgan makes the catch.
Longwood Lions nip Patriots
After falling behind by two scores, the Patriots clawed their way back in the opening minutes of the third quarter off a three-yard touchdown run by senior running back Nick Gaffney who set up the play before courtesy of a 57-yard pass play to wide receiver Brody Morgan. The point after kick failed at the 9:05 mark as the Patriots trailed, 13-6.
Longwood found the end zone to retake the lead with 1:52 left to go in the third, and with the kick, retook the lead, 20-13. Four minutes into
The Ward Melville Patriots looked to make it two wins in a row of this early football season in front of their home crowd Friday night, after their impressive season opening, 34-12, road win over Sachem East a week earlier.
—Photos by Bill Landon
Morgan answered next with another pass reception from quarterback Andrew Belli, this time covering 29 yards for the score to trail by one. Again, Morgan finished what he started, kicking the extra point to tie the game, 13-13.
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The New York State History and Education Conference will take place at SUNY Oneonta Oct. 28-30. Historians, museum professionals and educators from across New York state will take part. Three Village Historical Society will be represented by historian Beverly Tyler, director of education Donna Smith, visitor service associate Lindsey Steward-Goldberg and Town of Brookhaven historian Barbara Russell. The panel of four have been chosen to present a conference session on the society’s exhibit, Chicken Hill: A Community Lost to Time, which opened in 2014 and won the Leadership in History Award/Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History a year later. Presently, the exhibit is viewable within the confines of the society’s History Center, but the story of Setauket’s Chicken Hill community that existed from 1860 to 1960 needs to be brought out to the wider public including students, educators and community stakeholders.
positive and negative, which were a part of life in Chicken Hill and the surrounding communities. We hope this will provide an honest reckoning with the past and assist residents, teachers and students to better understand the history of the wider community as well as the true history of racism, slavery and sexism.
that forged relationships on Chicken Hill became the adults that established the core of the new community. They became government employees and representatives. They volunteered at fire departments. They formed and presided over fraternal organizations and church societies. Through photographs, artifacts and recorded interviews, the memory of this neighborhood has been preserved.
BY BEVERLY C. TYLER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM
I Remember features a touch screen
The New York State History and Education Conference is presented by SUNY Oneonta, the Cooperstown Graduate Program, and
The other organization directly involved in the story of Chicken Hill is the Three Village Community Trust which owns three of the factory houses that were homes for some of the African Americans and indigenous people who worked in the rubber factory on Chicken Hill as well as for the European immigrants and their families.
computer station with interviews of former residents of Chicken Hill, who relate their personal stories and recollections of the events that engaged the entire community.
One of the dozen or more oral histories in the exhibit is by Helen Strelecki Bubka who grew up on Chicken Hill. “One of my fondest memories was how the boys Hubbell and his brother Beeb came to help me. There was a boy living in town and he was pestering me … I was just a young teenager and I was frightened of him. I found out later that Beeb and Hubbell went and told him to leave me alone … That’s how close the relationships were with our friends on Chicken Hill … We all got along so well together, Black, white, Jewish, Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, it didn’t make a difference what nationality or color we were. If you needed help you could depend on all your neighbors, one way or another somebody would come through and pitch in and help. If somebody was ill, they would take food to them, they would try to help in so many different ways, it was such a close-knit community, and I think that’s my fondestOvermemory.”thenextyear, following our workshop session at the New York State History Conference, we will be gathering more stories of the individual and family relationships, both
We Came Together examines Chicken Hill’s religious, social, and cultural development.
The Setauket rubber factory building, about 1895, photographed by Arthur Greene, above. Below, photo of the interior of the rubber factory taken after 1898. All images from Three Village Historical Society exhibit Chicken Hill: A Community Lost to Time
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Our Families and Our Play shows how family life and the passion that surrounded Setauket’s baseball teams shaped the community.
Exposing the exhibit Chicken Hill: A Community Lost to Time to a wider audience
At Setauket, the largely company-owned Chicken Hill neighborhood, which surround ed a rubber factory producing shoes, galoshes and many other rubber goods, was a multi-eth nic, multi-racial community combining Eastern Europeans with Native Americans and African Americans. As the wave of suburbanization in the 1960s swept over Chicken Hill, most were forced from their rented homes and the fabric of Chicken Hill was torn. Some were able to re main in the Three Village Community to raise their
The exhibit encompasses four sections: Of Pianos and Rubber Boots details the community’s location, occupations and change in the half-mile area surrounding the present Setauket Methodist Church. Chicken Hill had its roots in mid-19th century industrial America with the Nunns and Clark Piano Factory and its primarily German workforce. Nine years after the bankruptcy of Nunns and Clark, the Long Island Rubber Company occupied the premises. The initial Irish and African American workforce was replaced by Eastern European Jewish immigrants in 1888.
Beverly C. Tyler is a Three Village Historical Society historian and author of books available from the society at 93 North Country Road, Setauket. For more information, call 631-7513730. or visit www.tvhs.org.
the Cooperstown Graduate Association, in collaboration with New York State History Day. Generous support comes from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, and Humanities New York.
At a small gathering at Gallery North in Setauket, an announcement was made that the oil painting would be permanently gifted to the Reboli Center for Art & History. The event included Reboli’s widow, Lois; state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket); Gallery North’s Executive Director Ned Puchner, board of trustees President Nancy Goroff and curator Kate Schwarting; also B.J. Intini, vice president of the Reboli Center’s board of trustees.
Reboli added that the plan is to keep it on display most of the time. Her husband was
“We see the arts community as a family, we want everyone to work together,” he said.
Gallery North’s Kate Schwarting, Ned Puchner and Nancy Goroff joined state Assemblyman Steve Englebright and the Reboli Center’s B.J. Intini and Lois Reboli for a special announcement regarding the oil painting ‘Bellport Gate’ by Joseph Reboli. Photo by Rita J. Egan
Gallery North in Setauket has owned the painting since 2007. When “Bellport Gate” became available for sale in Chicago, the gallery became the steward of the artwork due to a state grant secured by Englebright for $10,000. Additional donations to secure the purchase were raised with $5,000 from Lois Reboli, who is the founder and president of the Reboli Center, and $100 each from friends and neighbors of the Rebolis as well as other community members. The fundraiser became known as the Reboli 100 Fund.
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Goroff agreed.
Lois Reboli thanked Englebright for his help in facilitating the original purchase and transfer of the painting, as well as Reboli 100 for raising funds. She also thanked Gallery North for being willing to give the painting to the Reboli EnglebrightCenter.said the collaboration was
Lois Reboli remembered when she first saw the painting at Gallery North.
Puchner said it was a pleasure working with everyone at the Reboli Center.
The painting is scheduled to be moved to the Reboli Center at the end of the month.
heartening.“It’swonderful that these two major art centers for our community are cooperating and collaborating and coming together,” he said.
“One of the things that is a characteristic of Joe Reboli’s paintings is the attention to light and finding interesting light,” Goroff said.
“I think Joe just found a lot of different things interesting, but I think he liked the fact that there was a lot of depth to it,” Reboli said, adding that she believed he loved the coloring and light.
The Reboli Center didn’t open until 2016, and since Joseph Reboli once sat on the board of Gallery North and his first art shows were there, many felt that this spot was an appropriate home for “Bellport Gate.”
“It was hanging right there on that wall in the other room, and when I saw it, I almost felt like I could see Joe in front of it,” she said. “It’s something that we really needed to keep in the community, and we’re very grateful that Gallery North had it — and that we’re going to be able to have it.”
inspired by a white gate featuring wrought iron hardware in Bellport when creating the painting. The gate was crafted in the 1800s by blacksmith Joseph Merritt Shaw.
“As the title of this painting sort of suggests, we’re hoping that it opens the gate to more collaboration within the arts community movingEnglebrightforward.”added Joseph Reboli had a strong sense of place and credited the artist for being one of the reasons the area is considered an arts “Assemblingdestination.his collection is really heartening, and the symbolism, for all practical purposes, means that this community is enhanced, still,” the assemblyman said. “Even though Joe Reboli is no longer with us, he continues to be a gift to the community.”
“Ned has called this the beginning of an arts summit for the community. I think that’s quite accurate, and it’s something that really is going to reinforce the identity of the community.”
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The Reboli Center is celebrating a homecoming.JosephReboli’s 1985 “Bellport Gate” painting will soon join the artist’s collection at the Stony Brook center that bears his name.
Local art centers collaborate in gifting of Reboli painting
“You see that very well here in this painting.”
administration, faculty, staff, students and parents of Three Village,” Superintendent of Schools Kevin Scanlon said in a district press release. “Without the cooperation and collaboration of everyone, this honor would not have been possible. We are extremely proud of this muchdeserved recognition.”
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But, with humpbacks near extinction in 1972, another bold act of Congress that year also deserves credit for reviving the whale population.
“I would say that the Marine Mammal Protection Act has really changed the game for marine mammals,” Montello said. “This act has provided great protection and awareness of these charismatic species.”
“It’s taken fish populations more than 30 and up to 50 years to rebound,” Christie said. “We’re seeing not only more whales, but also more Atlantic white-sided dolphin, more seals, more sharks and further down the food chain
Humpbacks, she said, are baleen whales — they have no teeth. To capture its prey, it swallows and strains seawater through the long and narrow strips of fingernail-like material called baleen that grows out of its jaw. Through this feeding process, it consumes krill, plankton and small fish, such as menhaden.
Montello and DiGiovanni also praise the Clean Water Act for improving marine habitats.
“The turnaround is miraculous,” Christie said.
Scientists praise the Clean Water Act for improving water quality to protect marine habitats. The landmark environmental law, passed in 1972, regulates pollutants from agriculture, industry and wastewater to prevent or limit discharges into waterways.
This law prohibits hunting, capturing, collecting, harassing or killing marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, seals and manatees.
While boating alone just outside of Port Jefferson Harbor over the Labor Day holiday, South Setauket resident Bill Doherty had what he called a once-in-a-lifetime thrill. First, a big splash caught his eye. Then, another.
If you are lucky enough to spot a whale, scientists want to hear from you with photos. Like human fingerprints, whales bear distinct characteristics on their tails. Gotham Whale has an extensive and growing archive of these tail shots. Through such photos, researchers there have been able to identify and track the activities of 269 individual whales, according to Paul Sieswerda, Gotham Whale’s executive director.
Humpbacks, above, devour sea life during a recent whale watching expedition. Researchers attribute more whale sightings to a thriving menhaden or bunker fish population. Bill Doherty’s video footage is available on tbrnewsmedia.com. Search for ‘Whale sightings on the rise in local waters.’ Photo by Artie Raslich/Gotham Whale
A big yacht and another passing boat, he said, cut their engines nearby so the passengers could enjoy the Whalespectacle.sightings, as unlikely as it might seem, are becoming more regular events in the New York area, including the Long Island Sound.
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“I kept my eye on the water thinking it could be a boat accident or something,” he said. “I undid the anchor to get a little closer — but not too close — and realized it was a whale.”
For 15 to 20 minutes, Doherty watched in amazement as the whale put on a show spouting and breaching in the water about a mile off Old Field Point. He recorded it on a cellphone video just so he could prove to his friends this was no joke.
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After viewing Doherty’s cellphone video, she quickly identified that whale as a humpback. It’s huge pectoral fins, visible as the creature leaped out of the sea, made it easy to distinguish.
A flourishing menhaden population in the food chain, researchers are noticing, attracts whales.
In fact, researchers from the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, when conducting aerial surveys, track whales by following menhaden movement.Some15 years ago, they saw few clusters or bait balls of menhaden along Long Island’s southern coastline. Today, Rob DiGiovanni, the society’s chief scientist, said a continuous stream of bunker stretches from Montauk to the New York Bight. Consequently, whales are more abundant there and traveling closer to shore and staying in the area longer.
Since 2015 whale counts, predominantly humpbacks but also minke whales, have been ramping up. The aquarium’s annual whale counts range from no sightings at all, to one per year, up to as many as a half dozen or more.
marine mammals in local waters.
Almost every year since 2009, Christie said, more and more yachters and fishermen are seeing
The aquarium’s observations, he noted, are consistent with the findings of other researchers. A Staten Island-based research organization Gotham Whale, for instance, documented in 2011 three whales and five sightings. Recently, the number was up to more than 260. The whale population has become so bountiful around the mouth of New York Harbor, Gotham Whale now coordinates research expeditions with the public in conjunction with five commercial whale watching vessels.
Whale sightings on the rise in local waters
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“It would be interesting to find out if whales — our New York City whales — are the same ones traveling through the Sound,” he said.
Maxine Montello is a wildlife ecologist and the rescue program director at the New York Marine Rescue Center. She teaches a marine mammal and sea turtle course at Stony Brook University.
Barrett Christie is director of animal husbandry at The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Conn. His team has been tracking whale activity in the Sound since the museum opened in 1988.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration advises boaters to stay 300 feet away from any large whales. That’s so you don’t hit them, but also so they don’t breach onto your boat. Best thing to do if you see a whale is to cut your engine, get out your camera and enjoy.
Whaling once was one of Long Island’s most important commercial industries, according to the Cold Spring Harbor-based Whaling Museum with Cold Spring Harbor, Greenport and Sag Harbor serving as the Island’s three whaling ports.
After a long history of decline, Christie explained that forage fish such as menhaden or bunker and alewife, both in the herring family, have returned to spawn in the many freshwater tributaries that flow into the Sound.
Today, people are armed with cameras and spreadsheets instead of harpoons, and more interested in spearheading marine restoration projects that aim to protect rather than slaughter these giant marine mammals.
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The Town Board’s new map looks promising for most Comsewogue residents, but not all. Under this plan, the dividing line between CD1 and CD2 is Pine Street, meaning Comsewogue families in the school district east of Pine will belong to Council District 2.
I once worked at a National Trust property, Dyrham Park, which is near Highgrove, the home of Prince Charles. On a closed day about 2005 I arrived for work and was met by the property manager. “You can’t go home and change or have your hair done, I’ve just had a call from Highgrove. Prince Charles has a ‘chum’ staying who wants to visit Dyrham. You and I are the only two on the property who can take them round. It is totally informal and they may not stay long.”
As a lifelong resident, alumnus and active parent, I am very concerned about what has come to light concerning threats that could have caused harm to students, teachers and staff in our schools. Many districts have already begun instituting stronger-than-ever safety measures in an attempt to ensure that our children are secure in their learning environment at both the elementary and secondary levels.
I have not always agreed with administrative actions in the Three Village Central School District, but I will support protocols that will ensure that our children are safe, healthy and accounted for on an everyday basis. Our New York State government officials are working diligently to pass legislation to enact a safe schools by design act. This will establish state law regarding comprehensive safety and security protocols for all schools. Unfortunately, there will be disgruntled individuals who won’t agree for one reason or 10. But I for one, as a parent and an educator, believe that our children are worth the effort. And I would never want to imagine the alternative.
The Town Board has a 6-1 Republican majority, and must adopt a new map by Dec. 15. How we proceed over the coming weeks could impact Brookhaven elections over the next 10 years.
At the outset, powerful and unknown forces sought to crack Council District 1, targeting Port Jefferson Station and Terryville which share a school district, zip code, library, civic association and chamber of commerce. The original draft maps proposed cutting this hamlet in two, dividing our residents across different council districts. If adopted, these plans could have caused a diversion of public resources away from our area and disrupted years of progress — and future plans — made by our residents.
I tried to get my brain working as a car drew up and out stepped Prince Charles, his male friend and the driver. We toured the 17th-century mansion and I showed the prince our collection of priceless Dutch Delft ceramics and some good Dutch paintings. He was very knowledgeable and seemed genuinely interested. Half my brain was thinking, “His mother has much better collections at home, but keep going.”
We assumed after the mansion he would depart but, no, “Have you got cellars?” he asked. Yes, we have cellars and so we descended the slippery stairs to view them. “Have you roof spaces?” Yes, we have roof spaces. We all achieved the steep ascent and returned to earth. “Oh, the garden, we must see the garden.” I dared to mention tulips, which I knew the prince liked, and found myself in a lengthy in-depth talk about the tulip fire disease. Another part of my brain was saying, “This is surreal,” when the prince spotted our 13th-century church. “Is it open?” It was open so round we went. I was wondering if he would ask to climb the tower when the driver began to look pointedly at his watch. “Yes, we must go, we have taken
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After months of controversy, the Town of Brookhaven’s redistricting process is nearing completion. Earlier this week, the town released its latest proposal to reapportion its six council districts.
The property manager and I looked at each other and had the same thought: Did that really happen? She said, “I’m not a monarchist, but he’s really rather nice.” And he was. Rare ceramics, Dutch paintings, horticultural diseases, church architecture … the prince’s knowledge was amazing — and he was totally charming. As King Charles III, I know he will be fine.
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Seeing that our interests were at stake, the people took action. Civic organizations and business groups mobilized the troops, sending members to public hearings to resist these plans. Many spread the word by writing letters to the editor, which appeared on this page. And our hometown paper regularly covered the issue and vigorously editorialized on behalf of our districts.
The people of Port Jefferson Station/Terryville and beyond presented an overwhelming, unified front — a force too large to be ignored. Confronted by such stark opposition, the redistricting committee had little choice but to acquiesce to the community’s demands, restoring the boundaries of Council District 1 to their previous form.
Kudos to TBR News Media for its recent editorial, “Sustainability starts in our own backyard” [Sept. 1]. As the condition of the planet continues to deteriorate, sustainability has to become an overarching priority for our and other societies of the world if we are going to successfully stem and ultimately reverse the global decline of our shared global environment. The editorial rightly recognizes that each of us can play a part by embracing sustainable lifestyle choices and activities, and not just relying on government, institutions and businesses to lead the way toward a sustainableUnfortunately,future.
How about another popular example? Cutting your lawn. Most homeowners shun the idea of letting grass clippings lay on the grass thinking they’re sacrificing a beautiful and healthy lawn. Yet, many studies document the benefits of taking the mower bag off and letting the clippings recycle back into the lawn to provide moisture and nutrients — it’s a stubborn myth that clippings add to the formation of thatch as they don’t. Leaving clippings on your lawn is sustainable: Less garbage needing to be burned or buried (creating methane, a potent greenhouse gas); less
Supporting safe schools
While this new map signals progress for the residents of Council District 1, our work is unfinished. This map still splits Comsewogue School District unnecessarily. As this redistricting process enters the home stretch, let’s remember how we got here.
Building upon our successes, we should remember we are not alone in this cause. The Mount Sinai activists were equally triumphant in preventing the splitting of their hamlet. And in CD4, our neighbors in Coram and Gordon Heights continue to fight apparent attempts to gerrymander that area.
“Conservation practices require us to make individual sacrifices,” the editorial perpetuates the widely held and strongly negative misperception that conservation means sacrifice. While a few actions to promote conservation might require some personal sacrifice, the great majority of sustainable actions have the opposite impact: They promote the emotional, physical and financial well-being of the individual and require no sacrifice at all.
As the new school year kicks into high gear many districts around the country have already had threats of violence made to them. Sadly, Three Village is on the ever-growing list of districts that have necessitated police action in only the first two weeks of classes.
Editorial
A ‘prince charming’ letter from England
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Personal sacrifice or promoting well-being
When we speak with one voice, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. On that day, we must tell our elected representatives to bring our neighbors back into CD1. For the betterment of our community, let’s finish our work to the bitter end. No Comsewogue family can be left behind.
water and fertilizer needed for the lawn as the clippings quickly decompose (saving money); and less time devoted to mowing the lawn. Again, no sacrifice. Borne out by overwhelming collective evidence regarding lifestyles, environmental sustainability rarely requires sacrifice. What is required? Awareness of the environmental impact of each and every lifestyle decision we make and a desire to reduce or eliminate that impact.
This year’s redistricting controversy has brought our community together. It has demonstrated the power of civic and business groups in coordinating their efforts. It has taught us there is strength in unity. It has also illustrated the dynamic interplay between a community and a community newspaper.
Stefanie Werner East Setauket
up a lot of your time,” the prince said. Back at the car he thanked us profusely, shook hands and drove away.
Three Village is one of those districts and for that I am grateful. Parents that are taking issue with any of these new measures need to look at the bigger picture and realize that this is not a punishment, it is not an infringement on their rights to sit somewhere in the cafeteria; it is a necessary, preventative action in the event that a true emergency were to arise.
Redistricting: a lesson in community solidarity
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I read with great interest longtimefriend John Broven’s article, “Goodbye Queen Elizabeth II, arise King Charles III” [TBR News Media, Sept. 15].
Letters to the editor
For example, is it really a sacrifice to install LED lightbulbs in place of much higher energy-consuming incandescent bulbs? Not from a financial perspective since they last much longer than oldfashioned incandescents and save significant energy resulting in reduced energy bills and they benefit the planet by requiring much less electricity, power generated by the burning of fossil fuels. Or how about regularly using reusable grocery bags instead of one-use plastic bags? Nope. Or how about shutting off the water while you’re brushing your teeth? Sacrifice here? Na. Or keeping the air pressure in your car tires at the proper level, thereby helping your car’s mpg? Another no. Rejecting the bag into which the store clerk wants to put the one item you just bought? No way.
My competitive spirit again got the best of me.
Cue the music.
Twilight Zones in which a clock pushes us into doctor’s offices
“I can’t stand the hair that’s coming out of my ears,” I offered. “It makes it harder to hear and to be taken seriously by anyone looking at me.”
I pictured a younger version of me, sitting with the group, staring, open-mouthed at the enthusiasm with which all of us, me included, counted our doctors and the reason we needed them.
“Not to get too personal,” I said, “but your shoes don’t match.”
The good-natured man smiled and said he thought he had shin splints from running, but discovered he had a hairline fracture that required several weeks of rest in a boot.
about the aging vessels that carry us through life.
Conversations
“I hope you feel better soon,” I offered as we got off the phone.
Sure, we still do that, but, as the years pass, the discussions drift. This is where I’d cue the music.
“My hip has been a problem,” I reply.
“Do you have an ENT doctor? I have one,” someone else said.
BY DANIEL DUNAIEF
Will I be as cavalier about relaxing precautions? No, I don’t think so. It is possible to get it again, and I REALLY don’t want it again. I will get the next booster when I am eligible, I will continue to wear a mask regardless of what those around me are doing, and I will limit my dining, to the extent possible, to the great outdoors.
I chose the paxlovid.
“How many doctors do you have?” a third oneAndasked.that is where the conversation became a competition. Each person, slowly and deliberately, shared the number of doctors he or she visits.
“We’ve had two million cases reported over the last 28 days, and we know underreporting is substantial,” Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Minnesota, was quoted in the Tuesday edition of The New York Times. He continued that COVID-19 was the No. 4 cause of death in theManycountry.ofus were feeling what Biden was expressing. Yes, we have vaccines and medicines now that successfully hold the pathogen at bay, and most people have every expectation of recovering. Nonetheless, it has been a dreaded disease, especially for those of a certain age or with underlying conditions. With me, it started as a little dry cough throughout the afternoon, hardly noticeable. By nightfall, the cough had deepened and a headache began. The next day, the miserable irritation at the back of the throat started. By the end of the day, my temperature
Yes, it causes a metallic taste after it’s ingested. But it seems to have worked.
In Episode Three, a man in his 30s walked his dog, limping along with a supportive black boot on his leg. Another man (me) appeared, pulled along by his oversized dog.
began to climb, eventually four degrees, and my bodyOfached.course, my doctor was on vacation that week, but the backup staff responded valiantly. They called me in for THE test, and when it was positive, they gave me three options. I could go to the Emergency Room and get an infusion of monoclonal antibodies, which would take an hour (not including the inevitable wait.) They could phone in a prescription for paxlovid, and I could take three pills in the morning, then three at night, for five days. They spelled out the side effects of both treatments, which didn’t sound too cheerful. Or I could just monitor the situation, drinking plenty of liquids, taking some Tylenol and see how it goes.
You have no idea, I thought, as I could feel the urge to hold back a clock that pushes each of us forward through time.
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course, some differences between catching COVID early on and now. The health care professionals know so much more now about treating the disease. Hospitalizations
We stopped holding events, such as “People of the Year” and “Cooks, Books and Corks” and “Reader’s Choice” that might turn into superspreaders. My family and I zoomed rather than visited. Our family holiday celebrations and vacations were suspended. And we took to our computers, to the extent we were able, for everything from classroom learning to shopping for toilet Rememberpaper.all that?
“My knee is sore,” I added, “but I think that’s from compensating for my hip.”
BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF
COVID
Well, as much as we would like to declare the pandemic over, as President Joe Biden (D) recently did, the virus is still with us. I stopped social distancing, then recently became casual about wearing my mask. I started getting together, first with family, then with close friends, then with business colleagues. Recently, I have been eating inside a couple of restaurants. I stopped asking every repairman to please wear a mask in my house. I pushed COVID phobia way down in myThereThenconsciousness.Igotit.are,of
Decades ago, when I spoke with my friends, we discussed our activities, ambitions and plans. We might have complained about our bosses, described a business trip, shared an encounter with a stranger on a plane or train, or described our frustrations with our favorite sports teams.
And so it went, for about 10 minutes, until we broke the description of all that ails us and transitioned to a discussion of all that inspires, and worries, us about our college-age children.
are fewer but still some 32,000 daily, intubations are less common. But people are still dying, some 400-500 a day, to put numbers on it. Through Sept. 19, Suffolk County reported more than one death per day for the month, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health.
“At this point, I’d just take not feeling worse,” he said.Okay, so that wasn’t too terrifying, right? Two 50-ish guys chatted and shared personal details
That takes us to Episode Two. Imagine, if you will, a group of older adults, representing the 50ish and the 80ish generation, chatting in person together.“Have you been to the doctor recently?” one of the people “Whichasked.one?For what?” a second one replied.
andSo,children.these two friends recently started catching up.
“I’ve had kidney stones, so I have a urologist,” I offered, as if I were recounting trophies on a shelf or comparing the number of friends I have with someone else in fourth grade rather than recalling a specialist who helped me deal with excruciating agony.
I nodded and wished him a speedy recovery.
“I have the best GI guy, who gave me a great colonoscopy. I had such a nice rest while I was under anesthesia,” I said.
with friends, relatives and neighbors have taken a turn into “The Twilight Zone” episodes recently.
“I also don’t see particularly well. I don’t like driving when it’s dark,” he added.
“Well, maybe it hurts just because I’m older,” he offered.
D. None of the above
caught me. After two and a half years of bobbing and weaving, trying to elude the virus, I finally have been felled. It’s like being shot on the last day of the war. I did all the right things. I avoided crowds, driving back from my South Carolina vacation at the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 instead of using my return plane ticket. I stopped going to the opera and to Broadway shows in New York City. I didn’t eat in restaurants, even after they reopened, for fear of who might be harboring pathogens at the next table. We closed the office to all but those with appointments. We ordered masks for the staff by the dozens and hand sanitizer by the gallon. We practiced social distancing at the bank, that is, before the bank closed its doors and moved away.
“Yeah, that’s pretty unwelcome,” my friend laughed. “My back is killing me. I wake up every morning and it takes me a while to feel comfortable enough to stand and shuffle to the bathroom.”
“I went to my parents’ house in New Hampshire and ran over five miles on an uneven road. The next day, I could barely move. I have to rest it for six weeks,” he said.
In Episode One, we have two college friends who shared a room for several years, who sweated through a spectacularly hot summer in Boston with no air conditioning, and who, over the decades, visited each other’s homes with and without our wives
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