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To Leah Dunaief and The Times Beacon Record Team, munity For the past 40 years the Three Village com a reliable has turned to The Village Times Herald as rmed source for our local news. You have kept us info s and despite hurricanes, snowstorms, power outage any other hurdles that have come your way. tinued Congratulations and best wishes for your con success. Andy Polan and the entire Stony Brook Vision World staff

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40th Anniversary Issue - April 28, 2016

‘How privileged we feel,’ says publisher Leah S. Dunaief

When we started The Village Times 40 years ago, we had the goal of serving our community “according to the highest ideals of a free press.”Implicit in that idea was that we would, in at least our small corner of the world, make a difference; that we would help make the world a tiny bit better for our being here. Have we met our goal? Have we served our community well? That is for you, our readers, to decide. Indeed, you decide every time you pick up our newspaper. Listed below are some of the efforts of which we are proudest in having had an active voice. 1. Men and Women of the Year This issue has been published at the end of the year since 1976 and is our only “all good news” issue. In it we feature the efforts of people who make our community the exceptional place it is. Year after year, it is an honor roll of selfless effort and community service of which we can all feel proud. Not incidentally, it celebrates the place in which we live and thus serves to strengthen our sense of community. We think that’s an appropriate activity for a community newspaper. 2. Neighborhood Watch Unless you have lived here for a score of years or more, you might not know that The Village Times started Neighborhood Watch in Suffolk County. We certainly had help: Joe Cassidy and the Suffolk County Police Department strongly believed in the idea of raising people’s consciousness to “frontier levels,” in which neighbors keep a benign eye on each other’s homes. Neighborhood Watch remains an effective deterrent to crime. 3. Don’t Drink and Drive (DDD) This too was a consciousness-raising campaign aimed at students right around prom time to keep them from getting behind the wheel of a car if they had been drinking. Initially financed (anonymously) by philanthropist Dorothy Melville, DDD involved high school juniors and seniors signing pledges not to drink and drive. The pages of signatures were then published in the paper. 4. Pens and Pencils This annual supplement features outstanding student writing and artwork sent to us by teachers in our school district. Pens and Pencils celebrates and encourages our children’s talents. 5. Support for the library expansion In 1978, the Emma S. Clark Library was bursting at the seams and expansion seemed inevitable, but a handful of passionate residents opposed the expansion. The vote, which brought a record turnout, was close, with The Village Times the only community newspaper championing the expansion. Can you imagine if the library had not expanded?

6. Coverage of corruption in Three Village School District Our hard-nosed reporting, primarily by reporter Ellen Barohn, led to the resignation of the assistant superintendent for business and won us first place in the nation for investigative reporting. 7. Lawsuit to discover name of teacher who took excessive leave 8. Support of Suffolk County Bottle Bill 9. Opposition to steel-jaw leg traps used to capture animals 10. Support for allowing homes for the developmentally disabled in the community 11. Support for sex-education programs in the schools 12. Ongoing strong support for the environment 13. Support of Suffolk Interreligious Coalition on Housing and workforce housing for residents 14. Support of council districts in the Town of Brookhaven.

15. Election supplement An annual compilation of who’s running, what they believe in and what issues are on the ballot, this supplement is a huge editorial effort received by residents as “a valuable voter guide” and includes a sample ballot. 16. Major informational supplements over the years dealing with significant local issues, including, among others: The Shoreham nuclear plant The State University at Stony Brook The Year 2000 (written in 1987) Water (the original supplement) The Museum’s 60th anniversary 17. Informational seminars for the community An example is the Seminar at Sea with the cardiology department at Stony Brook University Hospital. 18. Cosponsorship of events for the benefit of the community, including: Walk for Beauty in Stony Brook The Dickens Festival The Seawolves of SBU Cardiowise Café at Mather Hospital The Staller Film Festival Port Jefferson Conservancy fundraisers The Three Village Historical Society The Long Island Museum The Women’s Expo at the Middle Country Library Metropolitan Opera broadcasts at the Staller Center The Vanderbilt Museum in Northport 19. North Shore Homes Our real estate magazine, a household word in real estate buying and selling since 1978. 20. Summer Times Our magazine, with the summer’s offerings and relevant articles. This exclusive and free publication is distributed over a wide area and on the Port Jefferson ferry.

21. Harvest Times Ditto, for the fall.

22. Time for Giving Our annual holiday package with gift suggestions, divided by category. A multiyear first-prize winner at the Better Newspaper Contest of the New York Press Association. 23. Bridges A magazine started in 2013, linking Stony Brook University and the community 24. Lifestyle Another in our magazine group, offering contemporary insights to life and style on Long Island. 25. The Village Beacon, started in 1986 26. The St. James Times, 1988 27. The Port Times, 1989 28. The Smithtown, Northport, Middle Country and Huntington Times editions, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2007 29. A walking map of Port Jefferson and driving maps for the Three Villages and Huntington 30. Community Guides for Port Jefferson 31. Hark the Herald Last-minute holiday gift guide 32. Internships for journalism students and graduates. 33. Focus on Health With valuable information, published quarterly 34. Comprehensive website Featuring the latest news, blogs, postings and videos: www.tbrnewsmedia.com 35. An unshakable commitment to community service This is so integral to our thinking that it is part of our mission statement (see below) and defines us as a hometown newspaper. There is much more that I could offer and much more over the coming years that we will. Have we made a difference by being here? I like to think so. I hope you have found what we have written and what we have sponsored of relevance to your lives. I think I should stop here, with a heartfelt “thank you” to our supporters and staff for 40 fabulous years.

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2. To respect our staff and help them to further develop their professional skills. 3. To serve the communities in philanthropic and meaningful ways.

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Times Beacon record newspapers

1976 Quotable

‘[The Three Village area] is a nice place to come home to.’ — Beverly Tyler

Comment & opinion As you were sAying…

he school Board members are volunteers and unpaid. However, they do represent all the residents. Their obligation dictated respect for the taxpayers’ concern, and they most certainly should have tabled the teachers’ contract to allow the taxpayers to express their views in more detail.

Charles V. Brown

ut if community residents are angry enough about the recent [teachers’ contract] settlement, they can still act out their frustration. They can organize to defeat a school budget. In the final analysis that won’t affect the teachers or board members. it will eliminate athletics, library services, transportation of students. in fact it can make losers of the only group that at this point remains unaffected — the school children. Victor D. Villandre, President Three Village Teachers Association

Photos by Ivan Dunaief

History came to life for the Three Villages — and the rest of the country — with festivities lasting for two years to celebrate the Bicentennial.

As we were sAying…

e urge the creation of a standing committee made up of the same cross section of the community as sat on the citizens budget advisory committee that would concern itself with the issues of education. such a committee could consider programs, teacher tenure, merit pay, equipment and supply inventory, and test scores. even more important, such a committee could function without the inhibiting pressure of a time limit. … our taxes are a “purchase price” for a product. We have all concerned ourselves with the bottom line figure, and it is time to direct attention as well to what we are getting for the price we are paying.

on the Calendar ocToBer 24, 1976

in the news PeoPLe

 Howard Klein, author and music critic, and his wife, artist Pat windrow, produced a Three Village guidebook.

 Barbara swartz was appointed to head the citizens advisory committee for the study that was charged with figuring out what to do about the sewage problem.

 Lorraine Planding, president of the civic Association of the setaukets, kept sewage and planning issues before the public eye.

the 18th century. The Fourth of July celebrations, overseen by the Historical society, brought still more jubilation.

 Town supervisor John randolph followed the example of his predecessor, charles Barraud, and refused to sign a new lease for the cottages that sit on public land at west Meadow Beach. Thus began the still continuing legal battle between the cottage owners, who wanted to stay, and those who wanted to get the cottages off the beach and return the land to public use.

 Passions raged over the sewage question. The

 robert DeZafra headed the greening of 25A Port Jefferson sewage treatment plant was outdat-

wHy sHouLD i VoTe? is a discussion topic led by Frank Meyers at 10:30 am at the unitarian Fellowship House, nicolls road, stony Brook.

committee of the historical society that planted the trees along that road.

Penny AucTion at 1 pm, VFw Post 3054, Jones street, east setauket. sponsored by Ladies’ Auxiliary. All are welcome.

LocAL issues

senior crAFTs The Town of Brookhaven is sponsoring an “elder craftsmen show and sale” in time for the holiday season. The show is open for participation to any person 60 years or older. individual craftsmen will keep all profits. Entry blanks may be picked up at any of the town’s six recreation centers or clubs.

Village area celebrated enthusiastically. Festival ’76, The Museums’ contribution, brought 25,000 people to Forsythe Meadow to experience a day in

 it was the Bicentennial year, and the Three

ed, the lines to the university frequently broke, and the strathmore plant was also inadequate. The problem was clear. The solution was not.

 A boy drowned when he went swimming at sand street Beach in early May.

 Twenty-eight women filed a sex discrimination

suit against the university, charging discrimination in hiring, promotion and salary policies.

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The Men and woMen of The year

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Nancy Howard

as curator of education for The Museums at Stony Brook and an artist in her own right, she represented the creativity and sense of purpose reflected by many women.

Times Beacon record newspapers

1976

Beverly Tyler

Nancy Howard

as a member of the Three Village historical Society, he spearheaded the highly successful Three Village Bicentennial celebration. Beverly Tyler

In the news ... School dayS

 Taxpayers were protesting the ever-higher

school budget and school taxes. a two-year teachers’ contract that provided a one-year wage freeze in exchange for a guarantee that no jobs would be eliminated roused furious complaints when the board approved the contract before the budget advisory committee was heard from.

 a citizens advisory committee on what to do for gifted and talented students was established.  one economy measure taken by the board was the elimination of the position of assistant superintendent for curriculum, leaving the district with three other assistant superintendents.  The expected school tax rate of $32.57 (per

hundred of assessed valuation) on the $25 million school budget was an increase of $3.76. The budget passed.

 For the first time in the district’s history, full busing was no longer the rule. children in grades four and up had to walk if they lived close enough to school.

Photo by John Cunningham

Hurricane Belle provided Three Villagers with several years’ worth of firewood, knocked out power and phone lines, and generally disrupted life before departing.

 a student sought protection from the drug dealers at the high school, charging that she had been beaten by them three times after breaking with the drug scene. School officials were skeptical.

The newly painted Bicentennial tree on the Nicolls Road railway trestle stayed up despite hurricanes. Vandals with spray paint cans, however, put it under constant attack, and it eventually passed away.

around The Town

 The town board had a very unusual democratic majority, headed by supervisor John randolph.

 councilwoman Karen lutz pushed for a leash

law in Brookhaven and got it. dogs were no longer allowed to roam free. But the town turned down the idea of a spay-neutering clinic.

 The town established a department of environmental protection.

 The county legislature passed a farmland preservation bill.

 historic districts were proposed for the town, and some local residents were enthusiastic.

The changing TIMES

 leah dunaief and Marcia Schwen co-founded

the Village Times in april. By the end of the year, more than 30 people contributed to the paper — taking care of business, selling advertising, and working as artists, writers and photographers. The newsstand price was 10 cents.

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1986

Quotable

‘I am determined that our town is going to be clean.’

Photo by Robert O’Rourk

Sunwood, the Old Field mansion that had been left to the university by Ward Melville and used for guests, conferences and concerts, was destroyed by fire. Built in 1919, it had originally been the summer home of Thom McAn shoe magnate Frank Melville.

— henrietta acampora, Brookhaven town spervisor

Comment & opinion AS YoU WeRe SAYiNG…

would like to publicly commend our local 7-eleven stores for … their decision to stop selling pornographic magazines. … They deserve public recognition and appreciation for their willingness to help stop moral decline in our society rather than make millions on the degradation of women and children exploited by the pornography industry.

Mary Nell Coblentz

he letter lauding our local 7-eleven stores for their decision to censor certain magazines illustrates a dangerous trend that must be stopped. … When will the urge to protect society from pornography turn into the compulsion to shield us from “dangerous ideas”? Laurence M. Person

AS We WeRe SAYiNG…

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comprehensive family life and human sexuality program is as valid a topic for education as any other. What subject, after all, is more universal?

he clock is ticking. Soon it will be too late to save Suffolk County’s open space, crucial guardian of our water supply, elbow room for the human spirit … We urge support for the 4,833-acre open-space program — which would cost each county resident only $3 a month.

on the Calendar oCToBeR 25, 1986

SToP PoLLUTioN. Bring chemicals in sealed and labeled containers to Brookhaven Town’s ecology Site, Buckley Road, Holtsville, from 9 am to 4 pm. Driver’s license or other proof of residence required. ART AND CRAFT FAiR. To benefit senior class of the Stony Brook School, 10 am to 5 pm on campus at Route 25A and Quaker Path, across from the Stony Brook railroad station. UPZoNe RALLY. 11 am to 1 pm at Plymouth Avenue, Mount Sinai. Staged by Mount Sinai Civic Association to protest shopping center proposed for that land. WeDDiNG ReCePTioN FoR GHoSTS AND GHoULS. Sponsored by the Smithtown Township Arts Council. exhibit of skeletal bridal party and wedding guests. At Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St. James. Pumpkin painting for younger set, storyteller, magic and costume parade.

Photos by Grover Sanchagrin

Above, a car careened off Hulse Road and ended up just 13 1/2 inches from the house of Paul and Art Malussena. Right, Stanley Supovitz took time to remember departed comrades and the annual Memorial Day celebrations.

in the news PeoPle

 Len Phleiderer, Setauket fire commissioner and a science teacher at Murphy Junior High, was convicted on charges of forgery and grand larceny for using fire district funds to buy $15,000 worth of things for himself.

 Andrew Lane, a senior at Ward Melville, was the first Three Village student to be named a semifinalist in the nationwide Westinghouse Science Talent Search.

local issues

 The land along Route 25A west of the post office, where moderate- and low-income housing had once been proposed, was sold to a developer who planned to build offices there. Ten years later, the land remained undeveloped.  A 13-year-old Gelinas student died when a fire

swept through his family’s home. A kerosene heater was suspected as the cause of the fire.

 State University trustees approved plans for a  Chen Ning Yang, professor of physics at the conference center and hotel at the State University

university who won a Nobel Prize in 1957, was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Ronald Reagan.

at Stony Brook.

 Val Harto, assistant superintendent for person-

 Prolife protesters began picketing the offices of Dr. Stanley Brown, who performed abortions in Stony Brook.

 Paul Adams, a neurobiologist at the university,

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 Construction began on the university sewage

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Jennifer Confoy and Courtney Foster

While juniors at Ward melville, they began the movement that led to the implementation of a sex education program in three Village schools.

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1986

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Jennifer Confoy

as chief advocate of the county’s open space program, he worked to protect and preserve the underground water supply and the natural beauty of long island.. Steven Englebright

In the neWs sChool daYs

 thirty Ward melville students went to a school board meeting to ask for a sex education course at the high school. there were numerous heated discussions.  following last year’s strike by school bus drivers, the district hired a new bus company.

 the $53,873,692 tentative budget adopted by the school board included money for an optional all-day kindergarten program and a tax rate increase of $5.75. it passed.

 a before- and after-school program, a success in its first year at Arrowhead, was expanded to all the elementary schools.

File photo

The cottages on West Meadow Beach have been a center of controversy for years.

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 Congressman William Carney, Conservative turned Republican, decided not to seek a fifth term. he was succeeded by democrat George hochbrueckner, who said his primary goal was to get rid of the shoreham nuclear power plant.

Police detectives met with residents of the Strathmore M section who wanted increased patrols in the area.

 the suffolk County legislature passed a $60

million open space program to preserve 4,833 acres of pine barrens and wilderness areas. Brookhaven town set up a new department to t  ake care of garbage.

Photo by Gina Motisi

 Carrefour s.a., a french company, proposed building a hypermarket on route 347 east of smith haven mall. there was lively opposition, and the plans came to naught.  Elected officials in Brookhaven got a 6 percent raise.

 Town attorneys notified West Meadow Beach

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Ward Melville High School celebrated Homecoming 1996, left, with a brand new parade and a brand new stadium, courtesy of fundraising efforts led by Setauket obstetrician Dr. Mark Funt. The blizzard of 1996, below left, shut down the Three Village area for two days as almost 20 inches of snow fell in a 24-hour period. That winter was struck by a total of 15 storms, including 12 inches of snow in the middle of April.

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1996

Quotable

Photos by Robert O’Rourk

‘You’re talking about a disastrous amount of money.’

— RICK BELYEA

(speaking about the refund owed to Lilco)

Comment & opinion As you were sAying …

oes it [ward Melville] award high school diplomas to its graduation classes, or is it a prep school … offering a special selection of courses to above-average students to prepare them for college …? over the past 30 years, while the Three Village community, to a large degree, slumbered on in blissful indifference, the school district administration, a compliant school board and the teachers union turned ward Melville into a de facto prep school. John Brant

e must not become ‘just another school district.’ Before any programs are cut, an intelligent and thorough examination of all district expenses needs to be made so that we can determine where we are spending in excess. we need to look at the bureaucracy, excess administrative staff, excess offices, procedures and purchasing policies, before cutting programs. Terry Shapiro

As we were sAying …

he Town of Brookhaven has spent the last year indulging in fiscal sleight of hand to convince the residents of Brookhaven that they were going to get a tax cut. The town kept saying, “your taxes are going down.” well, it turns out we’re not getting half a million dollars back. what we are getting — when such details such as the highway tax and massive tax refunds to Lilco and northville are included — are millions and millions of extra dollars to be paid in taxes by Brookhaven residents. … residents of the Town of Brookhaven deserve better.

on the Calendar ocToBer 25, 1996

LeAgue oF woMen VoTers Dinner. united nations Day is celebrated at a dinner held at Alice D’Amico’s home, 5 old Field road, setauket. guest speaker is Les Paldy. $5 if you bring a main dish; $12 without a dish. iTALiAn sTuDies FALL syMPosiuM. From 8:30 to 4:30 pm, celebrating the regions of italy, will be presented in the Alliance room, Frank Melville Memorial Library, the state university at stony Brook. Free and open to the public except for optional lunch.

Charles Wang, CEO of Computer Associates, donated $25 million to the State University at Stony Brook to build an Asian-American cultural center. University President Shirley Strum Kenny was delighted with the donation.

in the news … PeoPLe

 Dr. Kenneth Becker, christopher scholl and

Melissa garcia, all of setauket, went to serve in Bosnia as members of the u.s. Army reserves. Meanwhile, east setauket dentist Pam combs returned from a humanitarian mission to Honduras where she extracted more than 1,000 teeth during her two-week trip.

 Paul J. gelinas, a psychologist and public edu-

cator for whom one of the district’s junior high schools is named, died at the age of 91.

 Dr. george raniolo, who practiced in stony Brook and st. James, pleaded not guilty to a 21-count indictment charging him with sexually abusing 12 female patients. Ten months later, two days before he was scheduled to go to trial, raniolo was found dead, an apparent suicide.

 Harold Pryor, a major figure in the Three Village community whose many accomplishments won him the richard woodhull Award in 1990, died suddenly at the age of 76.  Brooke ellison, a local student who was para-

lyzed from the neck down when she was struck by a car in 1990, was accepted to Harvard.

 old Field garbage carter Dennis Hickey was arrested on federal charges of running a racketeering scheme with organized crime ties. eventually, in 1999, he was convicted and sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison, and he was ordered to pay $599,000 in back taxes as well as $6 million upon forfeiture of his carting business.

LocAL issues

 The newly designated Long island Heritage

Trail was unveiled. in 1998, the designation was official and received approval from the state. In 2000, the historic corridor was extended to orient Point.

 Federal charges were brought against three local teenagers for burning a cross on the lawn of their Haitian neighbor in south setauket. Local residents were outraged at the crime and rallied against racial and religious intolerance.

 The teen summer program at west Meadow Beach began. Despite neighbors’ concerns that the teens would litter and be disruptive, the program was a success, giving young people a safe place to congregate after sunset.

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It was standing room only for the crowd that jammed the cafeteria at R.C. Murphy JHS protesting the possibility that district programs, including West Prep and student government, might be cut as a result of budgetary concerns.

School dayS  Ward Melville students’ bid to place one of

their peers on the school board of education was defeated by a board vote of 5-0.

 The Three Village school superintendent pre-

sented the school board with a 1996-97 proposed budget resulting in a 1.9 percent tax increase for residents. however the board subsequently returned nearly everything to the budget that the superintendent originally recommended for removal, resulting in a 2.3 percent tax raise, which was approved by the voters in May.

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 The lIrr delivered 23 new diesel-electric

locomotives, thereby eliminating the need for riders on the Port Jefferson branch to change trains when traveling to Penn Station. The lIrr announced that it will be replacing ticket attendants with machines at 32 stations, including Stony Brook.

 Felix Grucci sued Tom oberle, his former opponent in the race for town supervisor, for $40 million, charging defamation of character. The suit was eventually dropped and then oberle sued Grucci for “acts of harassment.”  Through legislation proposed by assemblyman

Steven englebright, the West Meadow Beach cottages, slated for removal in 1999, were granted a new lease of $6,000 a year per cottage to be paid to the Town of Brookhaven through the year 2004, at which time they were to be torn down.

 Brookhaven residents started paying the county for the lilco deal through their tax bill. The bill was $7,647,194. also, Brookhaven residents were hit with an extra increase in taxes to repay overassessed taxpayers like northville Industries, increasing the amount to be repaid to $1 billion.  Suffolk county sales tax was lowered from 8 1/2 percent to 8 1/4 percent.

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 The Village Times celebrated its 20th year of

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The Ward Melville girls’ swim team won their fifth consecutive Suffolk County championship. They went on to win this same championship in 1997 and 1998 and 1999 and on and on until their 15th straight in 2005.

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Quotable

‘Bambi is a creature beloved of people of all ages, until she begins chewing down your prize evergreens and camellias as if you had planted them for her.’

Smiles followed the formal announcement of the creation of the Stephen D. Matthews Preserve in April. From left, Poquott Mayor Barbara Donovan, Kathy Matthews, Councilman Steve Fiore-Rosenfeld, Assemblyman Steve Englebright, LIPA Chairman Richie Kessel, KeySpan Chairman Bob Catell and Three Village Community Trust President Cynthia Barnes.

— JoHn MckInnEy

Comment & opinion AS YOU WERE SAYING…

don’t even own a dog and I am infuriated about the “No Dogs Allowed” policy that randomly appeared as a sign on a fence at Trustees Road at West Meadow Beach. This is a family neighborhood and dogs are members of families. … How can anyone prohibit walking a leashed dog down a road? Picking up dog feces is a law and those people who don’t comply should be fined accordingly. The majority should not be punished for the few. …

AS WE WERE SAYING…

Christina Hull East Setauket

t seems that Santa Claus has already obscured Tom Turkey and now has his sights on the Great Pumpkin. Every year, Target, Wal-Mart and the other retailers have the Christmas items up earlier and earlier. At this rate, by 2020 we might be picking out a tree right after the Fourth of July. We don’t mind the commercial side of the holidays, believing that there’s plenty of room for both piety and profit, goodwill and good deals. The point is that with the ever-earlier focus on Christmas, Thanksgiving seems to have been kicked to the curb. … Christmas should come riding into town after Thanksgiving. So in that spirit, let’s give every holiday its due.

on the Calendar OCTOBER 12-19, 2006

FARMERS MARKET will be held in front of Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational and Cultural Center. Stony Brook from noon to 3 pm October 12. STONY BROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE. Saturday, October 14 from 11 am to 3 pm. 2006 SPIRITS TOUR through both the Setauket Presbyterian and Caroline Church cemeteries. Tours, by the Three Village Historical Society, begin at 5:30 pm on October 14 and leave every 15 minutes until 8:15 pm. Cost is $13 in advance and $15 at the event. (See photo above.)

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Bonnie Bryant of East Setuket, in period costume, addressed tourgoers in the annual Spirits Tour, sponsored by the Three Village Historical Society in October.

Air Force Reserve Major Stephen Schnell, Ward Melville graduate in 1986, piloted the last landing ever of the C-141 Starlifter transport plane at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

in the news PeoPle

 Vivian Viloria-Fisher, county legislator from the

Three Village area, was sworn in as deputy presiding officer in January. In November, she was defeated in her bid to become Suffolk County clerk.

 Jim Simons, president of Renaissance

Technologies, donated $13 million from his own pocket in January to Brookhaven Lab’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, which was under threat of shut-down due to federal budget cuts. In May, he announced a gift of $25 million to Stony Brook University for a new math and physics institute.

 Brooke Ellison, paralyzed in an accident in 1990, visited her former school, Murphy Junior High School, with an inspiring story. She had graduated from Harvard and was now a graduate student at Stony Brook Univesity.

 lee Koppelman resigned as director of the long Island Regional Planning Board in May after 41 years on the job.

 Olga Belleau was named Volunteer of the Year

for the 5th Legislative District of Suffolk County in June.

LOCAL ISSUES

 Lessings Inc. purchased the lease to the Three Village Inn from the Miaritis family in March.

 Ten acres in Poquott and Port Jefferson were protected and preserved in memory of Stephen Mathews. (See photo above.)

 A spy letter written by George Washington was acquired by Stony Brook University, with the help of philanthropist Henry Laufer.

 State Senator John Flanagan secured $1 million

 Praveen Chaudhari announced he would step in state funds in October for improvements to Old down as director of Brookhaven lab in April.

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The local philanthropist was honored for his contributions to Brookhaven National Lab and Stony Brook University, as well as for the creation of Avalon Park in Stony Brook. Jim Simons

In the news… SChooL daYS

 Ward Melville english teacher dennis Bates was terminated in March after a hearing upheld charges of sexual misconduct.

 The school budget, which increased spending by 6.4 percent and the tax rate by 7.73 percent, was approved by voters in May. John Diviney and Laura Hamilton were elected to the board.  Ward Melville high School graduated the class

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 Bill Connors retired in July after nine years on the school board.

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 The state health department suspended Stony Brook University hospital’s pediatric cardiology surgery program in august after three “unexpected” deaths were reported.

 fire broke out in august at the Chapin apart-

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The bucolic scene at Setauket Harbor in late September belied the funnel-shaped water spout that traversed Long Island Sound from west of Stony Brook to east of Mount Sinai. The spout startled and amazed residents for nearly 20 minutes.

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 Brookhaven Town opened West Meadow Beach

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 In September, Brookhaven Town and Suffolk County bought the development rights to Smoke Run Farm in Stony Brook.

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Motorists and pedestrians alike viewed a show of patriotism when Ward Melville High School on Old Town Road in East Setauket displayed several dozen large American flags outside the school’s front.

— LoIS REboLI, SpEAkIng of HER LATE HuSbAnD JoSEpH REboLI’S pAInTIng “bELLpoRT gATE” Christine Rouse of South Setauket paints daylilies at the Mill Pond in Stony Brook during Gallery North’s Wet Paint Festival.

Comment & opinion As you weRe sAyiNg…

comprehensive study … released by the suffolk County Department of Health services brings grim news about suffolk’s water supply … the study, covering the years from 1987 to 2005, finds a continual decline in water quality … our region’s survival is at stake. we need an effort equal to the threat ... Nancy Rauch Douzinas, president of the Rauch Foundation

am quite distressed as i drive around our beautiful Three Villages and do not see too many Americans flying the flag of our country. …

Henry Brown, East Setauket

treat the American flag with respect but choose not to fly or wear the flag. My reasons are my own ... Jane Cash, Stony Brook

As we weRe sAyiNg…

fter more than a decade, The Brookhaven Town Planning Board has made a decision on the controversial construction of the Stony Brook Post Office expansion and The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s educational & Cultural Center in the stony Brook Village Center. … we hope this will be a productive ruling that will in fact stick and will be a fair and adequate resolution to an emotional issue for some people in Three Village.

on the Calendar AuguST/deceMBer MuSIc uNder THe STArS. Brookhaven Town will host Music under the stars, a free concert featuring the Long island Philharmonic at the Brookhaven Amphitheater at Bald Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 14. eLeCTRiC PARADe. The 17th annual Three Village electric Holiday Parade will take place on sunday, Dec. 11, beginning at 5 p.m. in setauket.

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Historic rubber factory houses were moved back to their original home.

in the news PeoPLe

 John W. “Jack” Milnor, Ph.d., professor of

mathematics and co-director of the institute for Mathematical Sciences at SBu has been awarded The American Mathematical Society’s prestigious Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement. He also received the 2011 Abel Prize, which includes an award of $1 million.

 Leah Dunaief of setauket has been selected as a member of the 2011 class of Long island’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business. Dunaief is the owner and publisher of the Times Beacon Record Newspapers.

 dori Scofield, founder and president of

save-A-Pet Rescue and Adoption Center inc., in Port Jefferson station has been named one of Long Island Business News’ Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business for 2011.

 The rev. david Mantz has been named as the new pastor for the First united Methodist Church of Port Jefferson and his wife, the Rev. Sandra Mantz, has been named as the new pastor for the Setauket united Methodist church.

LoCAL issues

 st. george’s golf and Country Club was named in the top 100 by golfweek magazine.

 A dig, held at the Hart family home, finds over

1,000 artifacts revealing to anthropologists, residents and student volunteers the history of the Jacob and Hannah Hart family and the Bethel Christian Avenue Laurel Hill Historic District.

 repairs are underway to alleviate flooding on shore Road in east setauket, including a new road drainage system.  The historic Setauket Post Office near the

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 Thousands on Long island were without

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In the news… SChooL daYS

 To save the state money, high school students will no longer take foreign language Regents exams nor any Regents exams in January, the Board of Regents decided recently.

 New York State’s Senate and assembly passed a bill that will cap property tax increases at 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower.  Ward Melville high School’s yearbook, Invictus, won national and state publication awards.

 over 400 school principals add their names to a

letter to state education Commissioner John King and Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch expressing their collective opposition to the state’s new teacher assessment system.

oN The CaMpuS

 after shuttering its campus and moving many programs to the main campus, Stony Brook university’s Southampton campus again saw some undergraduate and graduate programs open there in the fall.  Construction was scheduled to begin on a 135-

room hilton hotel, conference center and parking lot east of the Stony Brook universityadministration building’s parking lot.

 The Long Island State Veterans home in Stony Brook installed a new heating and ventilation system paid for by a combination of federal and state funding.

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 A new, environmentally friendly, energy-effi-

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 The Town of Brookhaven signed a 15-year license agreement for the nonprofit Long Island Music hall of fame to use the historic first National Bank Building in port Jefferson to operate a museum and educational center. at a later date, the LIMhf was moved to Melville.  Brookhaven Town and Suffolk County sued

New York State over the MTa payroll tax, which called for businesses in the MTa’s 12-county service area to pay 34 cents for every $100 of payroll. Changes made now omit schools and small businesses from the tax. Brookhaven Town as a preserve america Community for its efforts at maintaining and restoring historical buildings and sites.

The ChaNGING TIMES

 Lee Lutz, editor of the Village Times herald and executive editor of the parent corporation, the Times Beacon Record Newspapers from 2006 to 2011, passed away. The Lee Lutz Memorial fellowship was inaugurated by John Tsunis and the School of Journalism at Stony Brook university, honoring the life of the late editor. an internship at the TBR Newspapers was paired with the fellowship. The winner was Brittany Wait.  TBR Newspapers won 30 press awards

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Suffolk County Police Band played for the Memorial Day Parade in Setauket.

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s representatives of the breast cancer community and other chronic diseases on Long island, our coalitions urge gov. Andrew Cuomo to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in New york state, since 25 percent of the chemicals used in the fracking process have been demonstrated to cause cancer or mutation.

Karen Joy Miller, president Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition Inc., Prevention Is The Cure

hen people ask me where i live, i am proud to say that i am a resident in the Three Village school district; however, with the failure of the school budget, i am left feeling sickened.

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Cancer survivors and supporters take part in A Walk for Beauty to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.

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A menorah was at the entrance to the Frank Melville Memorial Park in Setauket in December. A Christmas tree can be seen in the background.

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ow that the storm (sandy) has passed and most of us have our electricity back, we are able to take a long, hard look at Long island’s energy infrastructure … To update an antiquated system and get a more reliable energy grid is expensive … in a tough economic climate, are we willing to invest in such an enormous project with that hope that it will save us much money and grief in the future?

on the Calendar OctOber-December 2012 KiwANis DuCK RACe. The Kiwanis Duck Race is scheduled for oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Setauket Pond Park. money raised will support local charities. MessiAH siNg-ALoNg. The annual Messiah sing-Along at stony brook University will take place on Dec. 2 at 3 p.m.

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suffolk County Legislature, taking the 5th District seat of Vivian Viloria-Fisher, who was term limited.

Fund for the environment, New york and Connecticut got so-so grades for the job they do taking care of Long island sound.

 Kara Hahn (D-setauket) was sworn in the

 Paying homage to a fallen local hero, a portion of Nicolls Road was renamed for New york City firefighter Joseph Dibernardo Jr. of Setauket.

 Timothy B. glynn of east setauket, an attorney and partner in the Stony brook law firm of Glynn mercep & Purcell, llP, has been appointed to the board of directors of John t. mather Memorial Hospital.

 less than two months after he left office, for-

mer suffolk County executive steve Levy has started his own consulting company aimed at assisting businesses, politicians and municipalities in operational cost-saving measures.

 unitarian universalist Fellowship celebrated 50 years in the Stony brook community.

 in a report card released by the Connecticut

 A yearlong investigation into an overcrowded home on Christian Avenue in stony Brook led to the owner being cited for various violations.  Public officials broke ground on the approxi-

mately two-mile expansion of the greenway trail connecting Setauket and Port Jefferson station.

 A new museum educating people about the world of spies was scheduled to open in stony Brook in late spring. unfortunately, the museum never came about.

 local advocates have been fighting to save the historic Setauket Post Office on the mill Pond. It was on the list of those being considering for closure. However, the branch has been spared while the USPS implements a new plan.

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In the news… sChool days

 Groundbreaking took place for the Kanas

Commons building at The stony Brook school. John and elaine Kanas donated $3 million and mark and maureen hollis donated $1 million toward the project.

 The Three Village school district budget was defeated in may. it passed on a second try in June.

 Thanks to a clause in the Three Village Teachers Association contract, the Three Village board of education has an additional $300,000 with which to restore teaching positions that were excessed during budget season.  The Three Village board of education cut vaca-

tion days to make up for days lost due to hurricane sandy.

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 stony Brook university president dr. samuel stanley and his wife dr. ellen li, donated $125,000 to establish the ellen li and samuel l. stanley Jr. endowed scholarship in the sBu school of medicine.  The long island Children’s hospital opened.

 sBu’s sister campus in south Korea — suNy Korea — began offering graduate classes this month at the songdo Global university campus.

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 The Brookhaven Town Board instituted restrictions on bamboo. offenders of the law could face fines. Under the rules, residents, businesses and other entities must confine the species to prevent encroachment onto another property.

 incumbents, including sen. John flanagan (R-east Northport), assemblyman steve englebright (d-setauket) and Rep. Tim Bishop (d-southampton) were re-elected in November. also re-elected were Brookhaven supervisor ed Romaine (R) and sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson).

The ChaNGiNG TIMES

 TBR Newspapers won 19 awards in the 2012 New

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People dig out their driveways on Cumberland Path in East Setauket after Winter Storm Nemo blanketed Long Island. Some people wondered where were the plows?

— BRookHAVEn Town SupERVISoR ED RoMAInE of THE Town’S nEw gREEn EnERgy pLAn

Comment & opinion AS yoU WeRe SAyING…

ow I wasn’t there … but theoretically the Founding Fathers did not expect our new nation to dissolve into assault weapon heaven ... Arming mass murderers who gun down college students, moviegoers, congresswomen and innocent 6-year-olds was not the intention of the Second Amendment.

Stephanie Werner, east Setauket

he National Rifle Association, Republicans and lawabiding gun owners all agree that it is not oK for assault automatic weapons with high-capacity magazines … The author’s statement was intended to discredit gun owners unfairly… Paul Groben, Stony Brook

AS We WeRe SAyING…

awmakers, commentators and everyday citizens have been arguing over how the country should respond to the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., as well as to the other mass shootings … But, the way to prevent mass shootings may not be further limiting guns, having more access to guns or limiting video games — it may be in how the country addresses mental illness, specifically identifying people who are dangerous.

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TURKey TRoT. The 5K Turkey Trot will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Heritage Park (The Wedge) in Mount Sinai at 10 a.m. VeTeRANS DAy PARADe. Sgt. John W. Cooke VFW Post 395 will hold a Veterans Day parade at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11 along lake Avenue in St. James and hold a ceremony at the St. James elementary School immediately following. For more information, call 631-862-7965. loNG ISlAND oFFSHoRe WIND CoNFeReNCe. Renewable energy long Island will present its third annual long Island offshore Wind Conference on Nov. 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University. Free but must register in advance at www. citizenscampaign.org/forms/offshore-wind.

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 Pastor Doyle DeGraw was named as the new

Postal Service, Marty Donnelly, the postmaster of the historic Setauket Post Office on the Mill Pond retired.

 Motorcycle enthusiasts brought toys to kids at

 After 46 years working for the United States

pastor of Crossroads Church (formerly operated as Christ Community Church) in Stony Brook.

Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. The event was organized by Full Throttle Magazine.

 The Setauket Presbyterian Church welcomed the Rev. Mary Speers as the church’s new pastor and the first female to hold the position.

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new director of Brookhaven National laboratory

bans marketing energy drinks to minors.

Brosnan was arrested and charged with grand larceny after an audit revealed the misappropriation of nearly $60,000. She has agreed to repay the money after pleading guilty in 2014.

Stony Brook. The road had become infamous to Stony Brook residents due to its poor condition.

 Poquott resident Don Gibbs was named as the  Suffolk County has approved legislation that  Former old Field Village treasurer Andrea  Repairs were completed on Christian Avenue in

 The Walk for Beauty, to raise breast cancer awareness, held its 20th walk in 2013.

 After 12 years as president of The long Island  Bruce Sander established a group whose goal Museum of American Art, History and Carriages in Stony Brook, Jackie Day retired.

 Setauket resident, Ross Reisner, was fatally shot in his home.

is to break up the “boarding house business model” in the community, renting overcrowded houses to SBU students.

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40 Congratulations!

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Successful Years of Delivering Quality News to the Communities You Serve 1976 was the 200th Anniversary of the United States and a year where festive celebrations were held nationwide. In our community, the Times Beacon Record newspapers was published for the first time, the beginning of a 40-year legacy of providing the public with highest quality news and information.

Anniversary EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathryn Mandracchia MANAGING EDITOR Phil Corso EDITOR Ellen Barcel INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTORS Beth Heller Mason Wendy Mercier LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton

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EDITORIAL Giselle Barkley John Broven Phil Corso Victoria Espinoza Ernestine Franco Elana Glowatz Alex Petroski Ellen Recker Lisa Steuer CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTOR Ellen Segal BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross CREDIT MANAGER Diane Wattecamps

1976 was a transitional year for St. Charles Hospital with expansive growth in most departments. The Rehabilitation Department alone saw treatments rise from 48,533 in 1975 to 56,886 in 1976. An expansion of the family-centered maternity program provided for prenatal classes for new parents and permitted fathers with “special education and training” to be present in the labor and delivery rooms. St. Charles also implemented a “rooming-in” policy for infants and parents - a policy which remains in effect today.

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Volunteers work at Tesla property

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The Tesla science Center at Wardenclyffe’s mission is to develop Nikola Tesla’s last and only existing laboratory, in shoreham, into a science and technology center and museum. Wardenclyffe never got up and running as Tesla intended as a wireless telegraph plant, but the scientist laid the groundwork for technologies in use today including radar, lasers and hydroelectric power. more than 100 volunteers have been committed to getting the property in shape for its eventual rebirth as a science center and museum dedicated to Tesla and his work.

In the news… sCHool daYs

 a number of parents had their children opt out of the new standardized tests based on the new state Common Core learning standards.

From left, Kevin Law, Jim Simons, Andrew Cuomo, Nancy Zimpher and Samuel Stanley break ground for the new MART building at Stony Brook University.

 The Three Village school district will maintain its intellectually Gifted Program but will phase out Pi, an enrichment program offered to select students, by the end of the 2014-15 school year.

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 Joshua Crane became the new head of the stony

Brook school. He is only the sixth head in the school’s 92-year history..

 The Three Village school board passed a resolution that will put to a vote a $56.1 million bond referendum for repair and upgrade of its buildings.

oN THe CamPus

 stony Brook university received a $1 million donation from dr. deng Wei to establish the Yang Chen Ning-deng Wei endowed Chair in Physics and astronomy.

 The grand opening of the new wing of the renovated

and expanded dental Care Center at stony Brook university school of dental medicine was held.

 Groundbreaking took place at sBu for construction on its new medical and Research Translation — maRT — building on the stony Brook medicine campus.

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february, blanketed the area with record-breaking snowfall — nearly 30 inches in most areas — leaving main roads as well a secondary roads impassable.

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The Hilton Garden on the campus of Stony Brook University opened in 2013. It was the subject of a long lawsuit.

 dan losquadro was sworn in as Brookhaven Town’s superintendent of highways.

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 TBR Newspapers introduced a new publication, “Bridges,” which shows the community the resources available at stony Brook university and shows the university the community’s resources. TBR Newspapers introduced its new e-book division. The newspaper won 11 awards in the New York Press association’s Better Newspaper contest for 2013. The winner of the 2013 journalism fellowship was alyssa melillo.

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‘I was on the job for seven years before I ever even saw heroin. I had heard about it from back in the ‘60s and now it’s a huge problem’. — SgT. JoHn DuRkIn, SuffoLk CounTy PoLICE

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Holiday cheer crowded the streets of Setauket as members of the greater Three Village community came together to mark the 20th annual Electric Holiday Parade. Three Village residents sport special holiday hats in celebration of the event.

Comment & opinion As you weRe sAyiNg…

Three Village Heroes shaved their heads at The Bench Bar & Grill in Stony Brook for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity that raises money for cancer research.

hanks to elizabeth Kaplan for setting the record straight regarding the depiction of the setauket spies in “Turn.” (“AMC’s ‘Turn’ — a lively work of televised fiction with tenuous connections to fact.” — Arts and Lifestyles, May 29). That TV show has been a major disappointment.

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nfortunately, most of the created relationships (in “Turn”) are not even close to portraying accurate history as we understand it. Does it matter? yes…. Beverly Tyler, Three Village Historian

nce again we are in the season of political robocalls … I have developed a firm policy of not voting for anyone who robocalls me ... Mary Leming, Stony Brook

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fter many months of public debate, rallies and other protests, the state education department has adopted measures to improve the application of the Common Core Learning standards … we applaud the Board of Regents for adopting these recommendations … They are a step in the right direction.

on the Calendar sepTeMBeR, 2014 AppLe FesTiVAL. The 25th annual Long island Apple Festival will take place on sunday, sept. 21, at the sherwood-Jayne House in setauket. CoMMuNiTy siNg. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the writing of “The star spangled Banner,” the Three Village Historical society will host a star spangled Banner community sing on sept. 13.

in the news

peopLe

 stephanie ungarino now heads up the historic “little” Setauket post office on Main Street following the retirement of Marty Donnelly.  Temple isaiah, a Reform Jewish congregation in stony Brook, welcomed a new spiritual leader, Rabbi Sharon Sobel, the first female rabbi for the congregation.

 The Reverends gregory and sandra Leonard were honored in April for 15 years of service at the Bethel AMe Church in setauket.  The Town of Brookhaven announced that Molly Hastings would take over as the on-site environmental educator at west Meadow Beach.

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 After one of his most successful season with  Voters in the setauket Fire District agreed to

the Bakersfield Condors, a minor league hockey team in California, defenseman and east setauket native erik Burgdoerfer signed a one-year American Hockey League contract with the Hershey Bears.

 The Rev. greg Leonard, pastor of the Bethel AMe Church in stony Brook celebrated 30 years of pastoral service.  Lee Zeldin defeated Rep. Tim Bishop in Long island’s 1st Congressional District race. Bishop held the post for over a decade.

fund a $14.9 million project to refurbish the Main Street firehouse, built in 1935.

 A 50-page study of the Route 25A corridor in stony Brook lays out multiple ways the road can be revamped to better serve stony Brook university, its students and the community.

 setauket’s gallery North broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art community art center.

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Kyra Durko

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Kyra Durko, a Ward Melville high school senior and member of the dominant girls fencing team, has become an up-and-coming community star, spearheading one of the area’s largest annual events while still excelling in her studies and extracurricular activities. her impact on our society at such a young age is among the reasons she is selected as one of the Village Times herald’s People of the Year. Durko, 17, used her role as president of the high school’s Key Club to completely revitalize the community’s annual Walk for Beauty event. she led what other organizers called an unprecedented level of involvement from students at her school as well as those from neighboring districts.

In the news… sChool DaYs

 The Three Village school district will give par-

Ward Melville H.S. Patriots foiler Stephen Jackson defeats Newfield’s Christian Tirado.

tial tax exemptions to veterans. Taxpayers will make up the difference in the budget.

 The Property Tax freeze Credit provides state tax rebates for property owners if their school district had budgets within the state’s tax levy cap.

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 Three Village school district, after the initial decision to block a Christian club on campus, agreed to let the faith-based club continue.

 New York state education Commissioner John B. King Jr., who led the implementation of the controversial Common Core learning standards, left his post after three years.

oN The CaMPus

 stony Brook Burn Center has been expanded and relocated. It underwent a multimillion-dollar transformation that created an enhanced and comfortable environment for patient care and healing.

 SBU broke ground on the first phase of the new 759-room student housing facility and 60,000-squarefoot dining center.

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 The simons foundation donated $25 million to

Above, Kara Hahn is sworn in as Suffolk County legislator for a second term on Jan. 2.

sBu to be used for research and programming at the simons Center for Geometry and Physics at sBu.

aRouND The ToWN

 PseG long Island, a private utility company, took

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Left, fifth-grader Tommy Shimaitis sits with a duckling on his lap at Setauket Elementary

over management of the long Island Power authority’s electric system on New Year’s Day.

 In October, fire destroyed a stable on the former Ward Melville property in old field.  Mute swans are safe from slaughter … as both

the state senate and assembly passed legislation that halts a plan for two years to eradicate the population.

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TheVillage

TIMES HERALD Times Beacon Record Newspapers

2015 Quotable

‘I read this somewhere [that] if more than one person knows you did a good deed, it’s no longer a good deed … it’s just not necessary to have that kind of ego.’ — RIcHARD PAnIco, FRIEnDS oF KAREn HonoREE

Photo by Heidi Sutton

The spirit of Abraham Woodhull (Dennis O’Connor), leader of the Culper Spy Ring, and his wife, Mary (Bonnie Bryant O’Connor), speak at their gravestones in the Setauket Presbyterian Churchyard at the 21st annual Spirit Tour.

Comment & opinion As you weRe sAyiNg…

ompliments to Councilwoman Valerie Cartright for convening a much needed community visioning meeting on the stony Brook Train station and Route 25A corridor.

Setauket Harbor Task Force members working at the first Setauket Harbor Day. The day was intended to make the people aware of how important the local coastline is to the community. Center, Assemblyman Steven Englebright.

George Hoffman, Setauket

e are appalled by governor Andrew Cuomo’s veto on Nov. 13 of two bills requesting a moratorium on the Department of environmental Conservation’s plan for mute swan management. These bills were passed by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in both state chambers … the DeC management plan for mute swans is lethal. … Like the DeC, his priority is to provide harvestable animals, rather than to ensure other means of wildlife enjoyment for the residents of New york state. Elaine Maas and Susan Krause, education coordinator and board of directors, Four Harbors Audubon Chapter, St. James

As we weRe sAyiNg…

ommercial buildings and restaurants throughout the state will now be required to install — and maintain — carbon monoxide detectors, thanks to a new law our North shore lawmakers helped craft … we sometimes take this space to critique our elected officials or nudge them to shift their attention to an issue we feel is being neglected. But, today, we applaud them for identifying a problem and taking action to fix it for the benefit of the greater community.

on the Calendar FeBRuARy AND NoVemBeR, 2015

FoLK DANCiNg. international Folk Dancing will take place at the Brush Barn, smithtown, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 7. All welcome. seTAuKeT HARBoR DAy. The setauket Harbor Task Force hosted its first Setauket Harbor Day, Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Photo by George Hoffman

in the news PeoPLe

 Brett Knight, was convicted of gunning down

setauket resident Ross Reisner and received a lengthy prison sentence — 22 years. Reisner is a former American express executive.

 North shore residents, members of New york

state’s Department of environmental Conservation and the office of Assemblyman steve englebright (D-setauket) discussed preserving Patriots Hollow state Forest in setauket.

 ward melville graduate and major League

baseball pitcher, steven matz, gets in record books in first start with New York Mets.

 south setauket resident Jay gardiner, is the newly appointed setauket Fire District commissioner

 North shore native Andrew Polan was reelected to serve another term as president of Three Village Chamber of Commerce. He was also appointed the next president of the North shore Jewish Center.

 The Reboli Center for Art and History opened

in the former Capital one bank building in stony Brook. working to develop the center included Joseph Reboli’s widow, Lois, and the Rebolians, a group of local people dedicated to preserving the artist’s memory. The Reboli Center opened the Reboli Atelier on Dec. 18 to train artists to draw and paint in the vein of classical art.

LoCAL issues

 A Christian Avenue home (in stony Brook), known as the sleight House, already added to Brookhaven’s historic landmark list, has also received a historic preservation and conservation easement, thanks to the Peconic Land Trust.

 gallery North has celebrated its 50th outdoor Art show this year.

 The Three Village Historical society celebrated 50 years with its spy gala.

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PeRsoN of The YeaR

Tom Meehan

TIMES HERALD

s principal of the edna Louise spear elementary school, Tom Meehan does what’s best for the kids. for his dedication to Port Jefferson’s kids and the greater community, Meehan is the Village Times herald’s Person of the Year.

Times Beacon Record Newspapers

2015

File photo

Tom Meehan is all smiles with returning students on the first day of school last year.

In the news… schooL daYs

 The Three Village school district is constructing a new $1.6 million facility for maintenance and operations on its administration property.  Voters approved the Three Village school district budget for the year 2015-2016.

 enrollment in the Three village school district has hit a historic low. The class of 2015 maintained the district’s 99 percent graduation rate and had a 95 percent college acceptance rate.

 Gary Vorwald, P.J. Gelinas Junior high school teacher and science chairperson, received the firstever distinguished earth science Teacher award from New York earth science Teachers’ association.

Feeding the animals at the 27th annual Harvest Festival at Benner’s Farm in Setauket.

Photo by Giselle Barkley

oN The caMPus

 stony Brook university and southampton hos-

pitals joined to expand health care services. The two institutions have been collaborating since 2008. stony Brook Medicine announced that the eastern Long Island hospital (Greenport) board of directors has voted to approve its affiliation with sBu hospital.

 sBu’s newest building, a 70,000-square-foot computer science building had its grand opening on July 1.

 The two chimpanzees housed at sBu will not

be granted the personhood necessary to allow them to challenge their captivity, a state supreme court judge ruled in an animal rights advocacy group’s lawsuit against the school.

aRouNd The TowN

 Brookhaven Town celebrated the 350th anniver-

sary of the historic Brewster house in east setauket.

Photo by Greg Catalano

North Shore residents were treated to tunes during a concert at Melville Park in East Setauket at the Red Barn, by the Andrew Fortier Band, with lead singer Andrew Fortier at the helm.

 The Port Jefferson dickens festival celebrated its

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20th anniversary. The year’s honoree was Pat darling. having casinos in the town.

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 TBR Newspapers won five awards in the 2015

New York Press association’s Better Newspaper contest. LIfesTYLe magazine is the newest title in the TBR family of publications, offering contemporary insights and of-the-moment features on life and style on our island. The magazine premiered on april 2. The winner of the journalism fellowship at the newspaper was Giselle Barkley.

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T I M E S B E ACO N R ECO R D N E WS M ED IA PR E SEN T S

An Extraordinary Opportunity to Participate In And Preserve Our Community’s History

The ‘Culper Spy Adventure’ is an immersive digital attraction which will allow locals and tourists alike to be recruited into the ranks of General Washington’s secret Setauket spy ring. Accessed by scanning a special QR code on a back panel of the Three Village map, you begin an interactive 45 minute journey that puts you into the lead role of your own Culper spy adventure! Become a time traveller as you arrive in the year 1780, crossing paths with legends and heroes Abraham Woodhull, Anna Smith-Strong, and even General George Washington himself! Enjoy seven thrilling episodes filled to the brim with intrigue, action, and fun! In between each episode play an exciting interactive game. No download or app required and accessible via any smartphone or tablet device. Created with the whole family in mind, the Culper Spy Adventure is great for all ages. We are also offering a special American Sign Language version as well as a handicap accessible edition, because our history belongs to all of us!

A Limit of 12 Culper Spy Adventure Premier Business Sponsorships Are Being Offered.* EACH PREMIUM PACKAGE INCLUDES: An exclusive video sponsorship filmed on-site at one of our local historical film sets. Giving your business incomparable exposure as you or your representative narrates a chapter of this revolutionary experience! Your very own 1080 HD Hollywood-style animated logo featured before the start of your segment! Your business name and logo featured in the production credits. Your business featured prominently in all published and online promotions for this attraction. Eighteen months of coverage for a special one-time rate of $1,000, including first choice positioning for renewal!

Don’t miss out on this exciting and limited time opportunity! *Exclusively powered and offered by TBR News Media 2016. © Times Beacon Record Newspapers

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