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November 11, 2021

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Decisions, decisions

Suozzi contemplates running in Democratic primary for state governor

Review of ‘Thicker Than Water’

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Bellone announces free COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 Following the recent Centers of Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced on Tuesday, Nov. 9, that the Suffolk County Health Department will begin administering free COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine clinics — which will be located at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge — will be exclusively for children ages 5 to 17. “I am beyond pleased that the CDC has recommended that children ages 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19,” Bellone said. “As a father, I am encouraging all parents who may have questions to talk with their pediatrician or a trusted health care provider about the importance of getting their children vaccinated. This vaccine saves lives and it could save the life of your child.” On Nov. 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the final clearance for the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, following the emergency use authorization granted by the Food and Drug

Administration last month. All children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to receive a two-dose primary series of the pediatric formulation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, effective immediately. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be permitted for use in the age group, leading the way for more than 28 million children in the United States to be vaccinated as soon as possible. To date, nearly 88% of county residents 18 and over have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 74% of all county residents have received at least one dose. Vaccines will be administered at the H. Lee Dennison Building located at 100 Veterans Memorial Highway in Hauppauge on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. While appointments are not required, they are strongly encouraged. Walk-ins will be available on a first come, first served basis. For more information on the County’s vaccine efforts, or to schedule an appointment call 311 or visit suffolkcountyny.gov/vaccine.

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Emma S. Clark Memorial Library announces new project Emma S. Clark Memorial Library announced in a press release a project to update its building space to maximize flow and usage for the public. The endeavor will include building an outdoor terrace, reimagining the flow of the Main Reading Room for more delineation between the lively and quiet areas and adding a small café. Work on the outdoor terrace is scheduled to begin in early December, and once completed, patrons will be able to enjoy views of the building’s historic façade and the beautiful Setauket green landscape while reading their favorite book. Over the past 18 months, library personnel and the board learned that many people during the COVID-19 pandemic began to understand more about the importance of outdoor spaces, and it amplified the library’s original intention to create such a space for the public. This new outdoor area will add approximately 800 square feet for patron use. It will be fully accessible for all — wide enough for a wheelchair with a door that is ADA compliant. The public will only be able to enter and exit this safe, enclosed space through a door into the library; therefore, there is no risk of individuals leaving with items that are not checked out. “We are excited to open library space in new and engaging ways,” said Deborah Blair, the library board of trustees president. “Our terrace will offer fresh air and a lovely view where patrons can sit, read and reflect, and the café will provide refreshment. We hope these additions will enhance the pleasure of reading a good book, chatting with friends or just taking a break.” The architect selected for this project is John Cunniffe, a local Stony Brook resident who has experience in preserving historical accuracy. Cunniffe has done numerous projects for Three Village organizations, such as the Three Village Historical Society, the Setauket Neighborhood House, Frank Melville Memorial Park, The Long Island Museum and the Three Village Historical Trust. Urban Village Contracting, Inc., a Three Villageresident-owned local company with over 30 years of quality experience, will be executing the construction. The library will remain open during construction, as much of the work will be done outside. For the indoor work, a majority of the construction will be done during off-hours to ensure as little disturbance and inconvenience to the public as possible. The cost of the project will be paid from the library’s Capital Fund along with money from New York State Aid for Library Construction (not additional tax levy). Emma Clark anticipates that work on the Main Reading Room and café will start in 2022. The beloved, historic 1892 section will remain a quiet area partitioned from the rest

A rendering of what the outdoor terrace outside of the library’s Delaney Room will look like. Photo from Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

of the library by glass doors in the Queen Anne revival style, matching the architecture of the library. There will be an architecturally sensitive glass partition between the front and back of the Main Reading Room, making it two separate spaces, with a new Reference Desk in the middle. Therefore, the front area of the Main Reading Room will be more vibrant for socializing and lively activity, while the back area will be closed off for quiet study and reading. The changes won’t affect or decrease the size of the library’s collections. In this front area of the Main Reading Room, a small café will be added, to grab a drink or bite to eat. According to the library press release, libraries are a community space, and cafés are a popular addition among today’s libraries. Patrons often spend a long time in the building and at times like a quick break from studying for a snack, but also want to stay in the library. The library would like to accommodate that. The space will include comfortable seating that will be easily cleaned and sanitized. A vendor for the café has not been selected at this time, but it is anticipated that there will be several options with regards to food choices and keeping dietary restrictions in mind — nut-free, dairyfree, gluten-free, etc. Additionally, the new partition will make it easy to restrict food and drinks to the café area. “Our library has evolved quite a bit over the years,” said library Director Ted Gutmann. “When the spaces in question were designed

and built 30-plus years ago, the library was a different place. We’ve seen it become more and more of a community center for people of all ages to gather, meet with their neighbors, attend programs and the like. However, many of our patrons still value the library for its ‘traditional’ offerings such as quiet study, browsing, and reading. Unfortunately,

sometimes the more ‘lively’ activities and the ‘quieter’ activities don’t coexist without some friction. Although the planned changes aren’t drastic, they will address those factors by redesigning the space to make it possible for both functions to happily coexist.” The library’s lobby, Children’s Department and the lower level will remain the same.

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Ward Melville High School Class of 2021 alumna Isabella Klug has been named a finalist in the 2021 All American High School Film Festival. She was selected based on her video for the song “Michelle” that she created and submitted last year through the school’s advanced video production class. Klug was honored in the “Best Atlantic Records Custom Music Video” category. — Photo from Three Village Central School District

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Suozzi has big decision to make, comments on ‘red wave’

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM During a Zoom press conference Nov. 4, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY3) said he has a lot to think about before the end of the month. He also commented on the aftermath of Election Day across the country, where many Democrats were unseated by their opponents or are waiting for absentee ballots to be counted in tight races. Suozzi said he is seriously considering running for New York governor in 2022, but said he will not come to a decision until the end of November. “I’d love to be the governor of New York State, and I think I’ve got a great record of accomplishment,” he said. “I think I’d be great at the job. I have a vision for the state of New York. I know what needs to be done.” Over the next few weeks, he will meet with political consultants to determine if he has a good chance of winning. He added he believes he could win a general election but he wasn’t sure about a Democratic primary. To date, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, state Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams have stated their intentions to run in the Democratic primary in June of 2022. Suozzi said he wouldn’t comment on what he thought about any one particular person hoping to run for governor on the Democratic ticket. However, he did say none of them have stood up to the far left. “They’re either outright embracing the far left or they’re playing footsie with the far left,” he said “They’re not picking a side, and we are not going to move our country forward. Democrats are going to lose unless we stand up to the far left.” He said he agrees with some of the goals of the far left but not always their tactics and policies. Recently, he held a press conference with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY14) as they were trying to secure a grant for SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx for job training for wind energy, saying he supports addressing climate change and creating jobs that are “high wage paying union jobs.” “Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez and I don’t agree on every issue, but we do agree on these two issues, and I’ll work together — I’ll work together with anybody — as long as they want to try and help people and solve the problem.” Among his concerns regarding the state, he said, is that when he was born [in 1962] the state had about 45 members of Congress and now there are only 27 and will decrease to 26 next year. “We are not successful in bringing people to our state relative to the rest of the country, and

Voters may see U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi’s name on the ballot during the June Democratic primary for governor. Photo from Suozzi’s office

there are a lot of factors related to it,” he said. Suozzi added work needs to be done to make the state “more successful, more attractive to the people who want to be here.” He said that’s why he has fought so hard for the state and local tax deduction, also known as SALT, “because that was a body blow to New York that made our high state and local taxes even more unattractive than they are for both individuals and for businesses.” Regarding Election Day, Suozzi said during his political career he has learned that races are cyclical where if a president of one party is elected, the next year the other party will do well in elections. “I think that this year was exacerbated because of the fact that everybody is so exhausted from the Trump years, and they were looking forward to some stability and some normalcy and some governing,” he said. The congressman added that while the Biden administration got off to a great start by attacking COVID-19 and with the passing of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, now people are concerned with “too much debate and too much finger-pointing, too much extremism and not enough getting things done.” He said people are still worried about COVID as well as gas and grocery prices increasing, public safety, taxes and more. Suozzi added the Republicans targeted many issues, such as bail reform. “I think there’s a lot of issues that have been weaponized effectively, because the American public does not support a lot of talk that’s coming out of the far left, as well as the far right.” He said in the future Democrats needed “to focus on pocketbook and kitchen-table issues, and real-life issues that affect people’s lives and not this ideological-based extremism.”

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Satterly-Jergensen property sold to Frank Melville Memorial Foundation The Ward Melville Heritage Organization announced the sale of the Woodhull-SatterlyJergensen House to the Frank Melville Memorial Foundation in a press release Nov. 4. Richard Rugen, WMHO chairman, said, “This 1.97 acre parcel including the house and outbuildings seems fitting to be part of the Melville Park and Preserve. Among other things, they can enhance the land next to the 1706 house.” Greg Ferguson, president of the FMMF said, “People are very surprised to learn that this property hasn’t always been a part of the park. The Satterly-Jergensen House is so important to the park that for decades reuniting the two was in the park’s mission statement. We are extremely pleased.” Rugen added it made sense. “When the properties were divided up by Ward Melville this parcel, in our opinion, should have stayed with the park,” Rugen said. “Now it is where it should be”. The house is a rare 17th century structure, according to the WMHO press release, and the oldest home in Setauket’s original settlement area. It is located on the southwest corner of lower mill pond, on the north side of Old Field Road.

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The two and half story, three bay, six-post frame structure features original casement window frames, a 17th century stairway, massive end chimney, fireplaces with unique black smoke flues and wide floor boards. The salt-box style home was reportedly built by a member of the Woodhull family. A rear lean-to section was added in the early 18th century. An early deed traces ownership of the house to William Satterly in 1706. Satterly was appointed to the British Militia by King George I and continued his military career under George II. His son, Isaac (1765-1859) became a lifelong resident of the house. Isaac Satterly was Setauket’s miller, a prominent local figure. During the War of 1812 he was captain of a militia stationed at Sag Harbor. In the late 1700s, Isaac Satterly had married Mary Roe. Their son, General John Roe Satterly, later built the circa 1824 house which is next to the Setauket Post Office. Mary Satterly died in 1795, and in 1803 Isaac married Sara Smith. Together they raised eight more children. The house was passed down through their heirs to Mary Thompson Berrian, the last of the Samuel Thompson and Sophia Satterly progeny. When she married

restored it completely in 1968. At that time a new west addition was constructed. Upon his death, it was deeded to the Stony Brook Community Fund, now the Ward Melville Heritage Organization.

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New neighbors: A look inside the Port Jefferson apartments BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With the revitalization of Upper Port along with the changes downtown, people are choosing to downsize in Port Jefferson or start up their lives in the new Port Jefferson apartments. Rob Gitto, vice president of The Gitto Group, said that his sites — and other places developed by Tritec Real Estate (The Shipyard), Conifer Realty (Port Jefferson Crossing) and The Northwind Group (Overbay) — are here to help people. “That’s one of the big things,” he said. “That we’re trying to keep people here instead of moving off of Long Island.” The Gitto Group currently has three locations between Upper and Lower Port: The Hills at Port Jefferson, The Barnum House and the recent The Brookport. In September, The Brookport officially opened at 52 Barnum Ave. — the former Cappy’s Carpets — featuring 44 apartments that were 100% leased. The building is mixed-use and will soon be home to Southdown Coffee on the lower level. “By having these walkable apartment complexes, we’re helping the stores and the restaurants by bringing more people into the village without a strain on the parking,” Gitto said. “To me, that seems like a win-win.” He said he knows the concern about parking, but his buildings — and those of other developers — have created their own spaces on premise that don’t interfere with the traffic within the village. In fact, he said, he knows many of his tenants are taking advantage of all Port Jeff village has to offer. “I know that I have at least two tenants here that are taking tennis lessons at the country club,” he said. “They’ve already been here a couple months and are trying to become part of the community.” Many of those tenants — across all three of

his locations — either chose Port Jefferson to establish their roots or had a home in the area and decided to stay but downsize as empty nesters. “I can’t tell you how many tenants we’ve had, especially in The Barnum House, that moved here with a significant other or met someone while they were here, got married and had a child or children,” he said. “As they got older, they grew out of the apartment, but they fell in love with the community and became part of the community, so they ended up buying a condo, a townhouse or a home here.” Gitto said they are filling a need that was never met in the community — giving people the opportunity to start up or slow down. The Barnum House, which opened 20 years ago this year, still has tenants who moved in originally in August 2001. A mixed building, he said many are young working professionals but quite a few empty nesters as well. “You’re checking a lot of boxes,” he said. “It’s easy living.” A benefit his older tenants mention often is that they don’t have to worry about upkeep — if an appliance breaks or there’s an issue, they don’t have to worry about fixing it. They don’t have to landscape outside, and they are creating a home base for snowbirds who split their time between here and the South. The Hills at Port Jefferson, however, has some more turnover, Gitto said, due to the type of clientele the apartments attract. Located in Upper Port, the Hills was one of the first projects as part of Port Jefferson’s master plan. “I do see there being a nice community uptown,” he said. “That connection to Stony Brook University and the two hospitals right there, there’s no reason why that can’t be a secondary community.” And in that 74-unit building, Gitto said the majority of tenants are young, working professionals — many of whom work at Mather

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Above: An outside look at the Overbay apartments in Port Jefferson; Below: An exterior shot of the Brookport. Photos from the Northwind Group and the Gitto Group

Hospital, Northwell Health, St. Charles Hospital and Stony Brook University — a 10-minute train ride from the LIRR station across the street to campus. That being said, Gitto noted that “a couple of units will turnover” because of the residency programs at these places. “I would say 80 to 85% of the people that live there are affiliated with Stony Brook,” he said. A fourth project with The Gitto Group is currently underway on the corner of Main Street and North Country Road, where the PJ Lobster House used to stand before relocating. Gitto said that building will be smaller — roughly 36 to 38 units — and planning should be finalized by March. Gitto mentioned that there is often concern or comment about the IDA benefits developers receive to build these properties but noted that neighbors need to look at it long term. “Although our property taxes might be lower to start out, eventually, when the IDA program is over, we’ll be paying a lot more than this property would have ever given in terms of taxes if it had remained a boatyard, or the carpet store that it was,” he said. “It’s important to people to look at the long term — this is really going to help the school districts to have these tax bases being thrown into the mix.” While he can’t talk about the other developers’ properties, he said that the addition of families and people into the community isn’t causing a strain on the school district at all. “In the Hills uptown, in the 74 units, I believe we have one child who goes to Comsewogue,” he said. Overbay The Overbay apartment complex, which finally opened in September, had been in the process of being built shortly after The Northwind Group purchased the former Islander Boat Center building in 2013 for $1.8 million. James Tsunis, managing member of Northwind, said that his family was “really excited” to bring a new complex to the village. “The Northwind Group has been in the family business and we’ve lived in Port Jeff our whole life,” he said. “We were really happy to bring a boutique luxury apartment community here for Port Jefferson.”

Tsunis added that the complex also was planned to bring more positive traffic to the downtown retail shops and restaurants — especially since many struggled throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s a win for the village in general,” he said. Located at 217 W. Broadway, the 54,000-square-foot “nautical style” apartment building consists of 52 rentals, with one-bedroom units ranging between $2,500 to $2,800 and two bedrooms starting at $3,500. Each apartment features walk-in closets, custom built-ins, zero-entry showers with rain heads, a fireplace and a flat-screen TV. Other amenities include an 800-square-foot common room and a fitness facility. The complex also contains an office area, concierge service and in-building parking with over 80 parking stalls for residents and their guests. Leasing, Tsunis said, opened up in fall of last year, and sold out almost immediately. “There was definitely a high demand for it,” he said. “We get calls about this every day and we have a long list of people waiting to get in here, which is good —it’s good for us and it’s also good for the village, because it means that people want to live here and that’s a very good sign.” Jake Biro, Overbay’s property manager, said that like the other developments around the village, there is a good mix of different types of people living at Overbay. “Honestly, it’s really diverse,” he said. “We have people all the way down to the undergrad at 19 or 20 years old to I think our oldest resident is about 94.” Biro said the proximity to Stony Brook University and the hospitals helps. “We get a lot of doctors and nurses,” he said. “But then we also have a bunch of empty nesters — people that are taking advantage of the real estate market and selling their houses right now, then renting for a year or two and reassessing.” “Port Jefferson has been our home and we want our residents to call it their home,” Tsunis said. “We want to help them try to transition that process as hard as possible and as best as possible.” Tritec and Conifer did not respond to requests for interviews by press time.

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LEGALS VILLAGE OF OLD FIELD ELECTION 2022 The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Old Field, Suffolk County, New York at a meeting of said Board duly called and held on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, unanimously adopted the following resolutions pertaining to the registration of all persons eligible to vote and the offices to be filled at the annual Village Election to be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022: RESOLVED, that there shall be no Village registration day for Village elections pursuant to Subdivision 3 of Section 15-118 of the Election Law, and FURTHER RESOLVED, that only those persons registered to vote with the Board of Elections of Suffolk County shall be eligible to vote, and FURTHER RESOLVED, that the next general election for the Incorporated Village of Old Field, Suffolk County, New York, shall be held at the Keeper’s Cottage located at 207 Old Field Place in said Village on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 that the hours of opening and closing the polls thereof shall be 12:00 noon and 9:00 P.M. respectively and that during such period of nine consecutive hours the polls shall be kept open for the purpose of choosing and electing the following officers: Mayor and Two Trustee positions, each for a term of two years RESOLVED, that the following be, and they are hereby, designated and appointed to act as Inspectors of Election, for a fee of $160.00 per person, with Carol Schraut presiding as Chairperson thereof: Carol Schraut, Chairperson and Marianne Feller. FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Village be, and hereby is directed to prepare a proper notice of said annual election pursuant to Section 15-104 of the Election Law and to cause said notice to be published in said Village Times containing the date of the election and the polling

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com place; the hours during which the polls shall be open; the names and addresses of all those who have been duly nominated whose certificate of petition of nomination has been duly filed with said Village Clerk and the term of such office for which they have been so nominated, an abstract of any proposition to be voted upon, if any, and to cause a printed copy thereof to be posted conspicuously in at least six (6) public places in the Village at least one (1) day before said election.

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TAMBIÉN SE RESUELVE que la Secretaría de la ciudad por la presente está autorizada a preparar un aviso adecuado de dicha elección anual según la sección 15-104 de la Ley de Elecciones y hacer que dicho aviso se publique en Villa Times e indique la fecha de la elección y el lugar de votación, el horario durante el cual las urnas estarán habilitadas, los nombres y las direcciones de todos aquellos que han sido debidamente nominados y cuyos certificados de solicitud de nominación han sido presentados debidamente ante dicha Secretaría de la ciudad, el mandato de dichos cargos para los que han sido nominados y un resumen de las propuestas a votar, si las hubiera, e imprimir una copia del mismo y publicarla visiblemente en al menos seis (6) lugares públicos en la ciudad al menos un (1) día antes de dicha elección.

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ELECCIÓN DE VILLA DE OLD FIELD 2022 La Junta de Fideicomisarios de Incorporated Villa de Old Field, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, en una reunión de dicha Junta debidamente convocada y realizada el martes 9 de noviembre de 2021, adoptó de forma unánime las siguientes resoluciones con respecto al registro de todas las personas elegibles para votar y los cargos a ocupar en la elección de la localidad a realizarse el martes 15 de marzo de 2022: SE RESUELVE que no habrá día de registro en la ciudad para las elecciones de la Villa de conformidad con la subdivisión 3 de la sección 15-118 de la Ley de Elecciones; y TAMBIÉN SE RESUELVE que solo las personas registradas para votar en la Junta Electoral del condado de Suffolk serán elegibles para votar; y

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Setauket Fire Department dedicates badge number 729 to honor Culper Spy Ring

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Members of the Setauket Fire Department stopped by the Three Village Historical Society’s History Center on North Country Road Nov. 6 for a special presentation. The department dedicated badge number 729. The number is associated with the Culper Spy Ring, and the badge is now mounted on a plaque and displayed in the center. The number was assigned by Benjamin Tallmadge, the organizer and leader of the local Revolutionary War spies, to signify Setauket in coded messages. Historical society board members as well as state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket), Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) and Town of Brookhaven Councilman Jonathan Kornreich (D-Stony Brook) were also on hand. Englebright said the awareness of the spy ring, which he called “part of our American fabric,” is growing thanks to the historical society, and he thanked the fire department for helping to spread the word about the Setauket

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spies for future generations. Kornreich said the history “is very much alive in our everyday lives,” given examples of local residents who can trace their roots back to Revolutionary times, including the Strongs who can trace their family history back to Anna Strong, a member of the ring. “That history still lives within the blood of our community,” Kornreich said. “I think that what we’re all here today to recognize is something deeper and much less obvious, which is a spirit and a tradition that exists in Setauket of people who when the time came and the call came stepped up to answer and face danger.” He added just as the spies faced danger, so do the firefighters who “rush into the flames to make sure we get out.” Fire Chief Scott Gressin thanked Assistant Chief Charles Regulinski for helping to see the project through. Regulinski read part of the message on the plaque for those in attendance. A replica of the plaque will also hang within the fire department. After a minimum of a year of probation and service, members receive a badge.

Setauket Fire Department Assistant Chief Charles Regulinski, second from left, and Chief Scott Gressin, third from right, present badge 729 to the Smithtown Historical Society as the society’s president Steve Healy, left, Councilman Jonathan Kornreich, second from left, and state Assemblyman Steve Englebright look on. Photo by Rita J. Egan

Gressin said when he joined the department in 2002, he became aware of the connection between the “729” symbol, which appears on a few of the Setauket Fire Department trucks based out of the department’s headquarters and the spy ring. “As we moved forward and realized we were

going to approach badge 729, we recognized the symbolic connection,” he said. “That number sat on our trucks, and one of our past chiefs had the forethought to set aside that number and not issue it to a member but to reserve it for a ceremony such as this.”

Amid excitement over COVID Pfizer pill, local docs urge boosters

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM When the pandemic first hit Suffolk County in March of 2020, health care providers tried what they could to treat COVID-19. The treatment options may be on the verge of increasing, as Pfizer recently revealed the benefit of an antiviral pill they developed to treat the virus in its early stages. The Pfizer pill, called paxlovid, “decreased hospitalization significantly,” said Dr. Bettina Fries, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Medicine. “That’s exciting.” The Pfizer pill, which would still need Food and Drug Administration authorization before medical care providers can administer it to patients, comes just a few weeks after Merck announced its antiviral pill molnupiravir was effective in treating people who contracted COVID-19. Indeed, at the end of last week, Britain became the first country to approve the use of molnupiravir for people with underlying medical conditions, including heart disease and obesity. “There is more information on molnupiravir as this drug was approved in the [United Kingdom] last Thursday,” Dr. Adrian Popp, chair of Infection Control at Huntington Hospital explained in an email. “It will be administered as soon as possible following a positive COVID-19 test and within

five days of the onset of symptoms.” As for Pfizer, it has not yet released data about its clinical trials to the scientific community, which means independent researchers haven’t reviewed the information. Still, the introduction of new antiviral treatments advances the battle against the virus on another front. “They are novel medications,” Popp added. “The speed by which they are being developed is amazing.” Popp added that the pace at which the new Pfizer drug eliminates the virus and its symptoms is unclear because of limited data. Fries said the Pfizer and Merck drugs were in different classes and worked differently, which means they may be most effective in combination. In terms of side effects, Fries wouldn’t expect anything dramatic from either treatment. Taking pills that reduce the severity of the disease also aren’t likely to reduce the body’s natural immunity to the virus. “The immune system has already seen enough of the virus by the time you take the drug,” Fries said. Some of the patients in the trial probably had the virus for about a week, which is enough time for the immune system to recognize the invader and develop a natural resistance. The timing of treatment with antiviral drugs determines its effectiveness. Drugs like

Tamiflu, which prevents the worst symptoms of the flu, become less effective the longer the virus is in a patient. “If you give this drug later, it will likely have less effect,” Fries said. Additionally, Fries cautioned about overusing these drugs in future months and years, which can lead to viral resistance. Fries believes the virus, like the flu, will continue to stick around and will return in waves. The authorization of vaccines for children ages five to 11 will likely reduce the threat from the virus. “A lot of parents will schlep their kids right away, especially before Thanksgiving,” Fries said. “Physicians and people who have a deeper understanding of vaccines feel comfortable” with them. Fries recently received her third shot. While the likelihood of children developing the worst symptoms of the disease is low, they contribute to the spread of the virus. Additionally, the virus can mutate, which could make it “potentially a lot worse. There is [also] a low but potentially significant risk of long covid syndromes,” Fries said. “You don’t want your kid to have that. Children should be super duper healthy, not just a little bit healthy.”

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Fries urged everybody over 65 to get a booster, particularly if they received their initial vaccines at least six months ago. Stony Brook Hospital is admitting patients who have been vaccinated and are over 65, in part because their initial vaccinations were over half a year ago. “We see more and more older people presenting with the disease again,” Fries added. “Do it now so you have antibodies for Thanksgiving” particularly if a family has children returning from college. Additionally, Fries urged residents and their families to get tested before coming together, which will reduce the risk of household transmission. Even though Pfizer and Merck have produced drugs that may improve the treatment of COVID-19, Fries urged people to continue to get vaccinated. “This kind of drug treatment does not make us say, ‘Okay, you don’t need to get vaccinated,’ Fries said. “Absolutely not.” Fries noted that those people unwilling to receive an mRNA vaccine might get another option before too long. The Novavax vaccine has “performed really well” in clinical trials, Fries said. “It is more of a traditional vaccine.” The Novavax facilities have had production problems. Once they resolve those issues, the company could apply for emergency use authorization.

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Mover and Shaker

Stony Brook nurse runs NYC marathon for a good cause

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

running. She said at first those long-distance runs were less than 21 miles. In the beginning of training, McNeill could complete six miles, then each week the distance would increase. She hit her peak four weeks before the big day.

Among the 30,000 or so runners crossing the finishing line of the New York City Marathon Nov. 7 was Smithtown resident Julia McNeill, Sibling bond who was running not only for herself but her McNeill said she was only 6 years old when sister Caroline. The 26-year-old said in a phone her sister was diagnosed so she doesn’t remember interview before the event that her goal was to not much, but the elder sister said she recalls being only complete the race, but also to raise awareness checked out by a cardiologist as the whole family about Marfan syndrome and raise funds for The needed to be evaluated to see if they also had the Marfan Foundation. The genetic condition is one genetic condition. that affects her sister. Like others with Marfan, the odds are her McNeill took part in the race, her first sister may need open heart surgery one day. marathon, with a team of eight others, which Caroline McNeill, who is more than 6-feet tall included members from all over the country and and thin, which are symptoms of the condition, one from Amsterdam. Each of the team members said throughout her life people have always been has a loved one who has Marfan or other related genetic aortic and vascular conditions. Caroline curious about her build and asked questions such as, “Do you play basketball?” McNeill, 23, was 3 years or “Why are you so tall?” old when she was diagnosed The younger sister said with the genetic condition. while Marfan affects her, Marfan affects Caroline’s she doesn’t see her life body’s connective tissue being that much different and has resulted in lifelong than others. cardiac concerns. “I see it as I have Marfan Julia McNeill said even syndrome, but I’m able to though this past Sunday excel in all these other areas was her first marathon, she as a result,” she said. “You has always been athletic know, other kids don’t play and played softball for sports, not because they Hauppauge High School have conditions or heart and in college. conditions. It’s just that they “I always liked running,” don’t like sports, it’s not she said. “It was always on something they excel at.” my bucket list to run the She added when she marathon, and I figured why was younger she found not do it for a good cause, interests outside of sports, raise awareness and educate and she belonged to the people about it and just reach art club in high school and as many people as I can.” —Julia McNeill loved going to concerts Before the race, with friends and supporting McNeill, who is a Stony her sister at games. Brook University Hospital “It’s not anything that’s nurse, said she surpassed her fundraising goal of $3,000 and credits her going to impede you or restrict you in any way, family for the fundraising support. As of Nov. but it’s just going to create new, and sometimes 10, she had raised more than $6,200, and the even better, opportunities,” she said. Caroline McNeill, who is currently studying fundraising page is still open for donations on the to become a speech pathologist, added she’s not Marfan Foundation website. She originally planned to run in the more- sure what her life would be like now if she didn’t than-26 miles marathon in 2020, but it was have Marfan and believes it played a role in her canceled due to COVID-19. McNeill said she choosing a career in the speech field. “I don’t think I would be as empathetic toward was training last year and then stopped running for a while and just continued working out other people, because I know how I want to be regularly at a local gym. Once the summer hit treated, and I want to make sure that other people this year, she started training hardcore again for are treated the same way,” she said. Julia McNeill describes her sister as “the most the marathon. She soon found she could run 21 intelligent, kind-hearted, down-to-earth person” miles, even though it was difficult at first. “It’s nothing like a game of softball,” she said. she knows. McNeill added her sister also has had “A softball game lasts, what, an hour and a half?” the strength to overcome any obstacle she met Training included running four days a week, and is her role model. and one of the days was for long-distance “She goes above and beyond in everything,

‘It was always on my bucket list to run the marathon, and I figured why not do it for a good cause, raise awareness and educate people about it and just reach as many people as I can.’

Julia McNeill, below and above left, ran in this year’s New York City Marathon to raise money for The Marfan Foundation. Her sister Caroline, right, was diagnosed with the condition Marfan syndrome as a child. Photos from Julia McNeill

and the least I can do is train for four months and do something, just make more awareness and everything for her condition,” she said. The admiration is mutual. Caroline McNeill said that Julia has always been her protector, and she couldn’t ask for a better sister or sibling relationship. “I feel like that’s a common theme of us both being like, ‘Oh, you’re my inspiration,’ ‘But no, you’re mine,’” she said. Caroline McNeill said she was proud of her sister and knew she would complete the marathon based on her athletic abilities. “She’s a born-and-bred athlete, and the fact that she wanted to do it and run for The Marfan Foundation just made it that much more special,” Caroline McNeill said.

The big day

In an email after the marathon, Julia McNeill said she completed the race in 4 hours, 53 minutes, 23 seconds. She made it just under her goal of 5 hours. Cheering her on were her sister, parents, grandmother and boyfriend, who met her four times along the route to refill her water pouch and help her refuel with bananas. She said running through the city was like nothing she has experienced before. “The energy from every single person was like no other,” McNeill said. “Every single block you would turn, there would be people lined up shoulder to shoulder just screaming at the top of their lungs cheering you along even if it was mile 1 or mile 26.” She said many people along the way would hand out tissues for chilly or runny noses, and

even offered bananas and orange slices. “I just felt so much support from thousands of total strangers,” she said. “It was without a doubt the greatest experience of my life.” To contribute to Julia McNeill’s fundraising efforts, visit the website give.marfan.org/ fundraiser/3351331. The money raised goes to The Marfan Foundation’s mission to advance research, raise public awareness and serve as a resource for Marfan syndrome, VEDS, Loeys-Dietz syndrome and other genetic aortic conditions

History Close at Hand

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Philadelphia brings history to life BY BEVERLY C. TYLER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Recently, my wife, Barbara, and I spent part of two days exploring history in Philadelphia. Philly is a walkable city with an almost unlimited number of historic sites to explore. The Museum of the American Revolution, which opened in April 2017, has a new temporary exhibit “Liberty: Don Troiani’s Paintings of the Revolutionary War.” His paintings are action-oriented, detailed and vivid. They are also as historically accurate as is possible today. Troiani has been researching Revolutionary War battles and activities for many decades. His personal collection of Revolutionary War-era artifacts is extensive and a number of them are included in this, the first major exhibit of his work. Standing in front of Troiani’s paintings gives you the feeling that you could easily step into the scene and discover, possibly for the first time, what was actually taking place in this snapshot of time. These are modern paintings that say, “We are the photographs you couldn’t take in the 1700s. Look at us as original documents from 250 years ago.” Of course, Troiani’s paintings are not primary sources, but his research into those documents, his visits to the battlefields and Revolutionary War sites, his extensive collection of materials from all sides of the war, and his eye for grasping the essences of the activity of each scene, has brought this era to life for the viewer in a way not believed possible. For anyone interested in the Revolutionary War era this is an exhibit not to be missed. After dinner in Philadelphia’s Old Town, just a block from the museum, we returned for an evening book discussion by historian Gordon Wood on his new book “Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution.” This was a delightful early evening discussion that gave me the opportunity to place many of the details of his book into the context of Troiani’s paintings. Wood had given an initial talk on his new book on Constitution Day at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The next morning we visited the National Constitution Center (NCC), a museum established by the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988. Facing Independence Hall across a grass mall, the center which opened as a museum on July 4, 2003, notes that it, “brings the Constitution to life for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year through interactive exhibits, rare documents and artifacts, moving theatre programs, and educational activities.”

We were especially interested in exploring the exhibit on the 19th amendment to the Constitution which gave women the right to vote. The exhibit included interactive maps on women’s rights throughout the 50 states from 1865 to 1919 when the constitution amendment finally passed both houses of Congress. It also extensively covers the organizations, the people and the protests that were major factors in the success of the Amendment and its final ratification by the states in August 1920. One of the most interesting sections was “Meet the Suffragists,” which included Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927), who, in 1872, was the first woman to run for president of the United States. Her husband, Canning Woodhull is Culper spy Abraham Woodhull’s second cousin twice removed and this writer’s fourth cousin three times removed. Victoria Woodhull’s candidacy was not taken seriously, and anyway she would not have reached the required age of 35 by the date of the president’s inauguration. Due to the pandemic, the National Constitution Center started virtual live classes during the school year. I soon became an enthusiastic weekly student and a Constitution Center member. Part lecture and part lively conversation, with distinguished guest scholars, the classes are hosted by the center’s President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen and Chief Learning Officer Kerry Sautner. Each

Obituaries Fredrick Harold Yack

Frederick Harold Yack died Oct. 11. He was born Oct. 27, 1941, in Manhattan to Harold and Constance Yack. He was the brother of Charles (deceased), Patricia (deceased), Connie (Canino) and JoAnn (wife) died on Oct. 11, 2021. Fred is survived by his wife of 57 years, Gloria, sons Frederick Paul, Christopher Charles, daughter-in-law Diedre (Martin) and grandchildren Kevin, Elizabeth, Chloe and Hannah. A broker on the New York Stock Exchange for over three decades, Fred was an Army Military Police and a member of the FDNY in his younger years. His retirement in 2003 led to almost two decades of gardening, baking, fishing and spending time with his family. Fred’s life can be summed up with a deep dedication to his family, country and

Dust cover of the Museum of the American Revolution ‘Liberty’ exhibition book containing text and photographs of Don Troiani’s painting and the exhibit artifacts.

week they have covered core topics such as the branches of government, landmark court cases, civil rights, the First Amendment’s freedoms of speech and press, and the Fourth Amendment’s search and seizure. All the virtual classes are free and open to the general public. In addition, the center has virtual “Constitutional Conversations” with Supreme Court justices, constitution scholars and authors. I particularly enjoyed

community. In lieu of flowers, Fred’s grandchildren have set up a GoFundMe to create a garden in his memory. Those interested in donating can visit gofundme.com. Enter “Yack” in search.

Malka Zajc

Malka Zajc passed peacefully in her home in Brooklyn on Oct. 10, 2021. She was 101 — a Holocaust survivor, originally from Poland. She survived four concentrations camps, including Auschwitz and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

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Liberated by the Swedish Red Cross, she lived in Sweden for five years, then emigrated to the lower East side of Manhattan. Moving to Brooklyn, she carved out a life for herself, working, dancing and crafting. She is survived by her daughter, Lily and three grandchildren, Adam, Evan and Ilana Heckler — formerly of Setauket. The funeral was held on Oct. 12 at Sherman’s Memorial Chapel in Brooklyn. Interment followed at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont.

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Whitman High School on Nov. 13. Game starts at 1 p.m. at Walt Whitman High School. Pictured clockwise from above, the Patriots take on Sachem North; sophomore Grifﬁn Kramer goes for a touchdown; Patriots move in on a Sachem North player; Chris Pussen with ball in hand; and Dylan Moore prepares for a tackle. — Photos by John Whitley

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Editorial

Letters to the Editor

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A living room in one of the Overbay apartments in Port Jefferson. Photo from the Northwind Group.

The benefits of apartments Throughout the last few weeks, we have been listening to what different candidates have to say when it comes to revitalization and development of our towns. One of the biggest taglines of most elected officials is that they “want to keep young people on Long Island.” That’s great, and young people appreciate the sentiment, but what many don’t realize is the stresses it takes to buy a house in today’s market. Most young people — such as postgraduate professionals — would love to buy their own place at 24 or 25. Unfortunately, many cannot and instead choose to rent as a temporary solution. While there are mother/daughter suites across Long Island, and plenty of accessory apartments that people utilize, legal and illegal, there are other options popping up from Huntington to Selden — larger apartment complexes, such as the ones built and being built alongside local train stations. These developments have been instrumental in keeping young people in our area because, in many cases, the couple fall in love with the town and then proceed to buy a house there. The apartments are simply starter homes to give these new working professionals the freedoms they need to grow up. A big argument that comes out of the development of different areas is that it makes the place “too urban.” While these complexes bring in more people — but not many — they are just adding a bit to an already developed community. Take Huntington village or Port Jefferson — these two areas are already considered downtowns. Adding apartments to a place that resembles a small city isn’t completely out of the ordinary. Embracing the development where appropriate can be good for our communities. It can help our children and our neighbors start their own lives. It may look a little different than 30 years ago, but this is the new normal.

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I would like to bring to the attention of the editors and readers of The Village Times Herald the name of a local citizen who has contributed vastly to our community. Art lover, Fred Bryant of Bryant Funeral Home, has been the sponsor of the Setauket Artists for 16 years. During that time, his yearly contribution has helped with purchases that have made the local exhibit the professional show that it has become, now drawing talented artists and loyal viewers from all over Long Island. Because we exhibit in the historic Setauket Neighborhood House, we had to use a unique picture hanging system that preserved the walls of the building, a system which Mr. Bryant generously provided. From brochures to announcements to the many expenses such an exhibit requires, Mr. Bryant’s help has continued to light the way for local art to shine in our community. I’m proud to say that, today, the Setauket Artists are exhibiting for the 41st year. We will always be grateful to Fred Bryant for his magnanimous and kindhearted support which has made this kind of success possible. Irene Ruddock President of Setauket Artists

In a recent letter to the editor, Charles Cozzolino accuses me of leaving out facts and “destroying civil discourse” [“What’s wrong with today’s politics,” Nov. 4]. He also says that I am ignoring studies regarding immunity following contracting COVID-19. Unfortunately, it is him who is spreading misinformation in his letter, which I will take the opportunity to correct. As Cozzolino stated, there have been studies on increased immunity after having COVID-19. He fails to mention the numerous medical journals and organizations saying that immunity is not a substitute for vaccination. According to the National Institutes of Health, “The details of this immune response and how long it lasts after infection have been unclear.” The NIH also said that compared with unvaccinated participants, those who received at least one dose had higher antibodies and a nearly 50-fold increase in neutralizing activity — vaccination boosts the memory antibodies that develop after infection. The Journal of the American Medical Association corroborates this assertion: “Unvaccinated health care workers appeared to have less protection against the Delta and Beta variants compared with Alpha about a year after they recovered from mild COVID-19. While 88% of this group had neutralizing antibodies against Alpha, only 47% neutralized Delta.” And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a study showing that “vaccinederived immunity is more powerful than immunity derived from a previous coronavirus infection. Unvaccinated people who’ve previously had COVID-19 are twice as likely to be reinfected with the virus compared to those who are vaccinated and were previously sick.” Words matter. It’s why I use them carefully and judiciously. And I stand by my assertion that U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY1] and state Sens. Alexis Weik [R-Sayville] and Mario Mattera [R-St. James] are failing as politicians to do

their civic and moral duties when they do not use their platforms to promote public health in the form of vaccines and masks. Too many Americans have died from a preventable and highly infectious disease, and public servants should be on board with getting our nation toward herd immunity. Anything else is a dereliction of duty. My stating this is not “destroying civil discourse,” I leave that to the folks on Cozzolino’s side of the political aisle, including Zeldin, who refused to accept the results of a free-and-fair election, and spread misinformation that contributed to the violent insurrection on the Capitol on Jan. 6. Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket

Major victory

Tuesday night, Nov. 2, was a major victory not only for the American people but also for the American ideals of freedom and democracy. Voters across the county, the Island, the state and the country came out in droves to express their repudiation of the radical agenda of the Biden administration and the far left. Divisive tactics executed by those running to the left — toward socialism — faltered in the face of true American ideals. Capitalism triumphed over socialism and voters took to the voting booth to defend individual rights. Americans came out en masse and voted to secure our freedom of thought and rejected socialist indoctrination, especially in our schools. All in all, democracy prevailed. As we close the books on this election, we must keep the momentum and move full steam ahead preparing for the midterms one year from now. As a candidate for Congress in the 2022 midterms, I am proud to call myself a Conservative Republican because I know that I am fighting for what’s right. Visit my campaign website at www.cornicelliforcongress.com and reach out to our team at teamcap@ cornicelliforcongress.com to get involved because this campaign is not mine, it’s ours. Rob Cornicelli St. James

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Opinion

Looking to control the uncontrollable

ave you ever watched someone who was cheering for their team at a sporting event? Aside from the potential enormous and mindless consumption of calories in the form of hot dogs, chips and beverages, superfans scream at the players, tilt their heads when they want a ball to move in a particular direction, or beg a higher power to help their player outperform people on the other team whose fans are pleading for the D. None opposite outcome. As fans, we have little of the above control over the result BY DANIEL DUNAIEF of a game, especially if we’re watching it on television. Sure, home field advantage likely helps some teams and players, as fans urging their favorites on, standing and

shouting at the tops of their lungs could inspire athletes to raise their level of play. But, really, all of that pleading, begging and cheering into the ether or at the blinking lights on our screens gives us the illusion of control, as if we have some way to influence games. We generally don’t accept or give up control because we like to think that, somewhere, somehow, our wishes, goals and desires mean something to a deity, a guardian angel, or a fairy godmother. To be human is to hope to control the uncontrollable. Give me the inspiration to pick the right lotto numbers, please! Let me ride the subway with my future spouse. Keep me from hitting the curb on my driver’s test! Millions of Americans sit each night with a remote control in their hands, surfing channels, changing the volume and traveling, without getting up from the couch, from a program about ospreys to a fictional story about a female secretary of state who becomes an embattled president. We sometimes revel in the excitement that comes at the point that teeters

between control and a lack of control. When we’re young, we ride a bike with both hands. At some point, we take one hand off the bike. Eventually, we learn to balance the bike with no hands, as we glide down the street with our hands on our hips or across our chest. In our entertainment, we imagine people who have higher levels of control, like wizards with wands or superheroes who use the force to move objects. When we become parents, we realize the unbelievable joy and fear that comes from trying to control/ help/ protect and direct the uncontrollable. When our children are in their infancy, we might determine where they go and what they wear, but we generally can’t control the noises they make, even by finding and replacing their pacifiers. These noises are their way of preparing us for the limited control we have as they age. They make numerous choices, some of which we feel might not be in their longer term best interest. We can see the bigger picture,

which can be as simple as recognizing that taking eight classes while working part time at night and joining the marching band is likely creating an unsustainable schedule. We know how important the basics — sleeping, eating, exercising — are to their lives, even if they make impulse driven choices. One of the hardest parts of parenting may be knowing when to give them the space and opportunity to make decisions for themselves and to encourage them to learn from their choices. Parents are lifetime fans of their children, supporting and encouraging them, leaning to the left to keep a ball in play, to the right to keep it out of a goal, or higher when we want their voices to hit the highest notes in their range during a performance of “West Side Story.” It’s no wonder so many parents are exhausted and exhilarated after a big moment in their children’s lives: we might not have done anything but sit in a seat and clap our hands, but we tried, from a distance and in our own way, to control the uncontrollable.

set that limited Eastern Europeans and Asians in favor of Northern Europeans and Brits. The Great Migration of African Americans from the Southern countryside to Northern cities was seen as a threat and gave a couple of million people impetus to join the Ku Klux Klan by the middle of the decade. Discriminatory hiring and housing practices led to urban ghettos. The horrific Tulsa Race Massacre took place in 1921. The NAACP moved into higher gear. Finally, in 1928, the first African American congressman since Reconstruction was elected to the House from Chicago. There was what historians call a “cultural Civil War” as well. This consisted of citydwellers versus small town residents, Protestants versus Catholics, Blacks versus whites and “New Women” versus those with old-fashioned family values. Many of these themes are repeated a century later. Women, of course, are still working toward a more equitable playing field in the workplace and in politics. Our society has become more liberal, embracing gay marriage, for example, and health care reform. Connectivity, thanks to

the internet and social media, defines us in a much more sophisticated, two-way fashion than the radio did. And technology innovation advances at a faster speed than most of us can catch up. Just as the assembly line revolutionized the production of cars, electrically powered self-driving vehicles are taking to the road. While indoor plumbing was replacing outhouses, today’s toilets can be connected to the internet and send up-to-theminute diagnostic urine samples to physicians. Just as there were threats then, we see them now. Will artificial intelligence or AI put those with lower skills out of work? There are still outcries against immigrants, attributing fears to them from COVID to taking away jobs. Climate change is a more powerful catalyst for environmental protection than Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir. The stock market and the economy have reached unimaginable heights. And while nationalist groups are longing for the imagined glorious past, activists are working toward national ideals that have never quite been realized. We are just emerging from a kind of world war a century later, the villainous COVID-19 pandemic. How will our decade be named?

The 1920s roared. Will we repeat that?

ne hundred years ago, it was the “Roaring Twenties.” The Flappers were the icons then. They were women who shortened their skirts and shortened their hair. They wore makeup and looser clothing, smoked cigarettes in public, drank alcohol, drove cars, and otherwise reveled in what would have been considered unacceptable behavior in the past. Oh, and then there was a more liberal attitude toward sexual behavior. It was, in a couple of words, more relaxed. Or so they say. It seemed that Between after the carnage and you and me sacrifices of World War BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF I, the goal was to have fun. The Great War had dramatically changed lives, bringing women for the first time into the factories to replace the men, forcing them to manage the farms, making them

the breadwinners on a national scale. They won the right to vote. When the men returned, they carried with them from across the Atlantic some of European culture and broader horizons. It was a time of positivity, of innovation. A key word was “Modern.” Labor saving devices were invented, like the washing machine and vacuum cleaner. The radio came into its own and into living rooms. Thanks to the Ford Model T at $260 in 1924, cars became affordable, offering more freedoms. Credit became cheap, and the economy surged. Presidents Harding and Coolidge issued tax cuts; the stock market took off; people flocked to the cities where they drank, danced new dances, thrilled to jazz and partied. With prohibition came the bootleggers, making it all more exciting. This also gave birth to organized crime figures like Chicago’s Al Capone. By the end of the decade, it was estimated that threequarters of Americans went to the movies every week. F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicled the decade in his novels. Life was not all fun, however. An antiCommunist “Red Scare” gave rise to nativism and anti-immigration movements. Quotas were

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