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February 22, 2018
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Officers honored for delivering baby on Nicolls Road A2 DA Tim Sini announces new gang unit to combat MS-13 A3
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TOWN NEWS Centereach BROOKHAVEN TOWN
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Cleaning up the streets one zombie home at a time Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) and Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) were at 30 Pleasant Ave. in Centereach for the demolition of an abandoned and dilapidated “zombie house.” “This house was a terrible blight in a neighborhood where people take pride in their homes,” Romaine said. “I am committed to do whatever we can to demolish houses that impact negatively on the quality of life and property values in the community.” The building, vacant for nearly 10 years, had been vandalized, and at times, a home to squatters. It was a source of numerous resident complaints and town building code violations. The house was demolished by the town’s Recycling and Sustain-
able Materials Management Department in accordance with Chapter 73 of the town code, which provides a fast track to rid neighborhoods of unsafe structures. The cost of demolition and debris removal is the responsibility of the property owner, and the town places a lien on the property that is then placed on the tax bill. Suffolk County reimburses the town and collects the money from the property owner. “The nearby homeowners lived far too long with this eyesore and all the problems it brought to the neighborhood,” LaValle said. “This is already the third ‘zombie house’ that we’ve demolished in my council district during 2018, and I will continue to do everything I can to clean up properties.”
Honored for going above and beyond call of duty At the Feb. 6 general Legislature meeting, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (DMount Sinai), along with Legislators Tom Muratore (R-Lake Ronkomkoma) and Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), honored 6th Precinct police officers Jon-Erik Negron and Michael Schneider with proclamations for their dedication to protecting and serving Suffolk County. On Dec. 19, 2017, at 3:45 a.m., both officers assisted a woman in delivering her baby on the side of Nicolls Road in Centereach. She was with her husband on their way to
Stony Brook University Hospital, until birth became imminent. The car was pulled over and the soon-to-be parents were offered assistance from the officers and members of Centereach Fire Department. “Both officer Negron and officer Schneider are exemplary role models as they go above and beyond the call of duty to protect Suffolk County, even when this means delivering babies,” Anker said. “Both the mother and the baby are doing well thanks to the heroic actions of these officers.”
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COUNTY ‘This is an enormous shift in paradigm — this will bring the fight to a whole new level.’ — Tim Sini
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Suffolk DA combats MS-13 with gang unit Amid escalating gang activity in Suffolk County, District Attorney Tim Sini (D) announced the creation of a gang task force to combat the rise, specifically of MS-13, the group linked to six Suffolk killings in 2017. The gang unit, which has already begun operations, exists inside the new Enhanced Prosecution Bureau within the district attorney’s office. Sini said during a press conference Feb. 7 that the unit will focus specifically on prosecuting gang members, even lowerlevel ones or members who commit non-gangrelated crimes. Just before the event a meeting took place, which is said to be the first of many bi-weekly meetings, co-led by the DA’s office and the county police department. “Previously, when a gang member committed an offense, that prosecution issue was handled by any number of different bureaus within the district attorney’s office,” Sini said. “It created a system where gang members could fall through the cracks or be treated like any other individual. That is no longer going to be the case. We will be strategic in our prosecution against gang members.” Though overall crime rates in Suffolk County have gone down, there has been persistent MS-13 activity, including the double homicide of young Brentwood residents Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas, and the murder of four young Latino men in 2016. More than a dozen alleged gang members were arrested in 2017 and charged with their murders. Many more murders, attempted kidnappings and drug sales have also been linked to the gang. The new focus on gang activity has become internalized in other law enforcement agencies, such as the county sheriff’s department, which plans to revamp its gang unit inside the office and expand its data analytics and predictive models relating to gang crime. “Part of it is going to be a learning curve, because my staff is going to have to learn my
ideals and how I want to look at things, and it will require more resources,” Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. (D) said. The police department is “assisting us with some technology that will allow us to look at these patterns differently, and not only patterns, but individuals as well.” Sini said that with this change the county will be more effective in deciding whether a crime should be processed locally or federally. “This is an enormous shift in paradigm — this will bring the fight to a whole new level,” Sini said. “In some instances, it may make sense to start a case in the state system where we’re able to develop probable cause in an efficient manner while it may take longer to build that federal case.” The 14-member county gang unit includes eight assistant district attorneys and six special investigators. The gang unit will be led by deputy bureau chief Kate Wagner, and the Enhanced Prosecution Bureau will be led by veteran prosecutor Christiana McSloy, who previously worked on gang cases in the Nassau district attorney’s office. The assistant district attorneys assigned to the gang unit will be on call on a rotating basis, and available around the clock for when police need assistance or advice. One of the prosecutors speaks Spanish. The district attorney’s office also announced a partnership with Suffolk County Crime Stoppers, which will still allow community members to send in tips on gang activity that, if leads to an arrest, offers cash rewards up to $5,000. The new program was announced just over a week after President Donald Trump (R) made mention of MS-13 in his State of the Union address. He cited the rash of gang killings as a reason for America to change its immigration laws. MS-13 activity in Suffolk also inspired the president to visit the Suffolk County Police Academy campus in Brentwood during summer 2017, where he addressed a crowd of officers.
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COUNTY Local districts respond to Florida shooting BY KEVIN REDDING KEVIN@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM
MOUNT SINAI
Since news of the shooting broke last Wednesday, Mount Sinai Superintendent Gordon Brosdal said he and other administrators and members of the board of education have been thoroughly discussing, evaluating and prioritizing security upgrades across the district’s three buildings to make its existing emergency preparedness plan even safer. He said residents will see upgrades sooner rather than later. “These are tense times now, and the safety of students and staff is paramount,” Brosdal said. “We’ve been fortunate in the past, but you can’t take anything for granted anymore.” Some of the upgrades currently being considered include the installation of more security cameras in each building in the district; security films for all windows that deter attackers from gaining access to a building via shooting through glass, buying students, teachers and staff more time to escape in the process; the implementation of identification badges for school staff and different-colored lanyards to be worn in each building to pinpoint outsiders; the hiring of retired law enforcement personnel inside the elementary, middle and high schools — currently the district has two outdoor security guards who monitor traffic entering and exiting the school grounds; and a better monitoring system on the district’s entranceway alongside Route 25A. “We are having real, hard discussions about this,” Brosdal said. “We also fielded calls from parents last week.” The district’s existing emergency operations plan, Brosdal said, includes lockdown drills, evacuation procedures and relocation of students from one school to another in emergency situations. He added that, at Mount Sinai, all visitors must enter the buildings through a security vestibule and are required to show identification and state a reason for entering the building. He said each building in the district is equipped with the School Active Violence Emergency hotline, an emergency notification system rolled out by Suffolk County in 2013 in response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. With the push of a button, the phone systems are programmed to automatically bypass normal communication channels and immediately dial the county police 911 center supervisor. The program displays the school’s location and initiates an immediate dispatch to the nearest available emergency responders. According to Suffolk Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), who helped launch the system, only 34 out of 70 school districts are equipped with it. However, she hopes
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The shots fired in a Florida high school last week are ringing out across Suffolk County. Immediately following the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 students and faculty members dead, Suffolk County school district officials began to batten down the hatches and inform residents that preparations are in place if an active shooter situation were to occur closer to home.
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An assault rifle, the weapon of choice in many mass shootings, including the Feb. 14 massacre at a Florida high school that changes in light of the latest tragedy. “When they send a child to school after events like this, parents feel helpless — they have no control over what happens to their child throughout the day and have no choice but to rely on school and law enforcement security,” Anker said. “So, by working together, this program creates a stronger network of security for students in the schools. As soon as that phone rings, within eight seconds, the response process begins.”
SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER
Over at Shoreham-Wading River Central School District, Superintendent Gerard Poole released a letter to parents the day after the Florida shooting, ensuring that “safety and security for our students, staff and visitors is a daily topic within our schools” and is the first agenda item at each administrative meeting. “When we hear of these tragedies, we are reminded that our district’s preparedness for any emergency situation is of the utmost importance,” Poole said in the letter. “Each school conducts drills related to evacuation, lockdown and lockout. These drills are observed by our security team and assessed for improvements.” He added that this past summer, the district hired an outside security consultant firm to add an extra level of expertise to its plans, drills and overall preparedness. In the Emergency Planning Information for Parents tab located on the district’s website, some of Shoreham’s security procedures are outlined: Outside doors are locked when school is in session; security guards are at each school, checking entrances to monitor the district’s access points and perimeters; all school visitors must obtain a pass; and school personnel are required to wear photo ID badges. “On an ongoing basis, the district is reviewing its use of technology to further strengthen our security plans,” Poole said. “In addition, with the support of our security consultants, the district recently completed a security audit and developed a multipronged plan to further enhance the safety and security of our campuses.” According to the district, unique variables are occasionally implemented into the drills, like a blocked exit, in order to present a more realistic scenario.
PORT JEFFERSON
“Although teaching and learning is our core mission, families, first and foremost, want to know that their loved ones are safe at school,” said Port Jefferson Superintendent Paul Casciano in a Feb. 15 email. He explained that, in preparedness for a similar
situation, emergency drills are conducted regularly at the school, security guards are in place and cameras are installed throughout the district’s property. “We are working collaboratively with the Suffolk County Police Department to identify areas for continued attention moving forward.” He also said that in the aftermath of the Florida shooting, discussions were held in classrooms for students and efforts will continue to be made to alleviate stress, anxiety and depression in them. “Internally, we are working with students through a variety of programs and strategies to address their social-emotional health,” he said.
ELWOOD
Kenneth Bossert, superintendent of the Elwood school district, said while he is hesitant to make public any portion of the school’s full emergency preparedness plan, in an effort to shield tactics from the “bad guys,” the district does plan for all types of emergencies on a consistent basis. In cooperation with the Suffolk County Police Department, he said the district conducts a minimum of four scheduled drills per year. On the night of the Florida shooting, Bossert made, what he called, a rather lengthy phone call to all parents to share this information and put minds at ease. “We’re all in this together,” he said.
SMITHTOWN
For better protection against intruders, this school district is equipped with the Raptor Visitor Management System, a webbased monitoring software designed to track visitors and electronically check them against public databases, as well as exterior cameras for all its elementary buildings, according to Superintendent James Grossane. He also said each school building has access-controlled doors operated by a swipe card. “I want to reassure you that we take school safety and security very seriously,” Grossane said in a letter to parents. “Our schools are a safe place. As a district, we continuously review and improve our districtwide Emergency Management Plan as needed to incorporate any new policies or improvements in security equipment. Additionally, all district staff undergo annual training on the emergency response plan, and students and staff participate in drills throughout the school year.” Grossane included a website link for the National Association of School Psychologists, and the organization’s document “Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers” for students coping with the recent tragedy.
Social media threat BY ALEX PETROSKI Days after a shooting killed 17 at a high school in Florida, a threat was made via social media against Port Jefferson High School, according to an email sent to parents in the district by Superintendent Paul Casciano. “Today our high school administration was made aware of an alleged threat via social media,” Casciano’s email said. The message went out just before midnight Feb. 15. The district sent out an update to parents on the situation Friday afternoon and posted the message on its website. “While I know that there are many questions that you may have, please understand that there is a limit to the amount of information we are permitted to share publicly about this type of situation,” Casciano said in the notice to parents. “Please know that the individual responsible for the threat has been identified and that our district is complying with the Suffolk County Police Department with their ongoing investigation into this matter.” The superintendent’s message sought in part to dispel what he referred to as “a firestorm of rumors,” on social media. “At no time today or yesterday were any of our campuses on lockdown/ lockout, no evacuation occurred and no bomb threat was made against any of our school facilities,” he said. “The police presence on campus was intended to put our parents and students at ease and was a direct result on the before mentioned ongoing investigation.” The Suffolk County Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Reporting contributed by Kevin Redding.
KINGS PARK
Superintendent Timothy Eagen at nearby Kings Park school district also provided information from the NASP website to parents and informed them that psychologists and school counselors were available to students in the days following the tragedy. In his letter, Eagen urged parents to speak with their children about the importance of reporting concerning activities they might see or hear from other students to adults, as many perpetrators of school shootings tend to leave clues leading up to their eventual rampages. These signs, he said, may include posts to social media relating to weapons, cruelty to animals or any reference to past tragedies, like Columbine. “Even though yesterday’s events seem far away from Kings Park, they are a frightening reminder of the importance of safety and the potential impact of senseless acts of violence,” Eagen wrote in a Feb. 15 letter. “[But] while the world can sometimes seem out of control, schools are incredibly safe places where children experience security, normalcy, inclusion and connections to positive possibilities. As I have often said, the three pillars of Kings Park are: Pride, service and family. Our collective vigilance will help to ensure that Kings Park remains a safe place to live and raise a family.”
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COMMUNITY NEWS Centereach BROOKHAVEN TOWN
On February 1, Councilman Kevin LaValle and Councilwoman Valerie M. Cartright visited North Coleman Road Elementary School in Centereach to participate in Community Readers Day. LaValle read Devin Scillian’s “Memoirs of a Goldfish” to the enthusiastic students in Mrs. Kriz’s first grade class. Cartright read Robert Muncsch’s “Stephanie’s Ponytail” to a group of third and fifth grade students. Following the readings, the students discussed the books and the lessons learned in the stories. “I was happy to share the joy of reading with the students,” said LaValle. “It’s so important for children to develop good reading habits at a very early age that will help them in all aspects of their lives.” Cartright said, “I am always eager to in-
BROOKHAVEN TOWN
Community readers day
Centereach Scouts achieve highest ranking
teract with the children of the community; especially when it comes to conveying educational and inspirational messages that can help build their character.” MCPL
Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) honored Boy Scouts Ryan McElwaine and Daniel Ragone from Troop 356 during a Court of Honor ceremony at Centereach Fire Department. The two were named Eagle Scouts after compiling 21 merit badges and completing a community service project. McElwaine constructed storage shelves for Bethel Hobbs Community Farm in Centereach, and Ragone ripped down an existing unit and built shelving for the storage
of pots for plants at the farm, a working, charitable and educational farm with a cooperative garden that provides fresh produce to several local food ministries and pantries. Daniel’s project was to construct wooden benches for Hobbs Farm. “Congratulations to Ryan and Daniel for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout,” Romaine said. “Scouts like these young men are the leaders of tomorrow, and they set an example for all their peers to follow.”
Coram LEGISLATOR SARAH ANKER
Honoring Eagle Scout Michael Mirabile Teen writers café
On Jan. 24, area teens gathered together at a cozy community spot, Coffee Booths, in Selden, for the first winter meeting of the Middle Country Public Library’s Teen Writers Café. The night was full of laughs and fun writing challenges, along with hot chocolate and
baked treats. At the end, participants shared their original writing. The next Teen Writers Café is Feb. 28 at the Centereach branch, and is open to MCPL cardholders in sixth-12th grade. Register online at www.mcplibrary.org or call 631-585-9393 ext. 107.
Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) joined Boy Scout Troop 560 at the Coram Fire Department for an Eagle Scout ceremony honoring the troop’s newest Eagle Scout, Michael Mirabile. Achieving Eagle Scout rank is a prestigious honor only achieved by 5 percent of all Boy Scouts. It is the highest rank that a scout can receive and requires the scout to earn 21 merit badges, complete a community service project and undergo a review process. “Congratulations to Michael for achieving
the rank of Eagle Scout,” Anker said. “Scouting instills the importance of community service. Michael worked hard and dedicated his time to making our community a better place and is most deserving of this distinguished honor.” Mirabile constructed and installed reflective enter and exit signs at the Sunshine Alternative Education Center in Port Jefferson Station in order to create a safer driveway, as part of his project. The center provides substance abuse and violence prevention programs to students and families in the local community.
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husband of Eileen; and devoted father of William III, Susan and Alicia. Services were held at Moloney’s Lake Funeral Home & Cremation Center. A private cremation followed. Arrangements were entrusted to Moloney’s Lake Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
OBITUARIES Margaret Hildenbrand
Margaret Hildenbrand, 91, of Ridge, died Dec. 2, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Wilton; cherished mother of Wilton J. (Lynn), Richard W. (Nelida) and Margie (Jeff) Zagardo; loving grandmother of Marc, Mandy, Taylor, and Ally Hindenbrand and Chris Zagardo; and great-grandmother of Owen, Georgia and Luke Hildenbrand. Religious service was celebrated at Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place. Interment followed at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Lung Association 225 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788. Arrangements were entrusted to Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place.
Michael Long
Michael Long, 79, of Ridge, died Dec. 23, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Jeanette;
cherished father of Michael (Rebecca), Kenneth (Kathleen), Daniel (Joanne), and Christopher (Kristin); loving grandfather of Daniel, Kasey, Haleigh, Zoe, Ellie and Hunter; dear brother of Patricia Long and the late Dennis and Rose; and is survived by many other family members and friends. Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Mark’s R.C. Church in Shoreham. Interment followed at St. Lawrence Cemetery in Sayville. Arrangements were entrusted to the Branch Funeral Home of Miller Place.
Andre Bermudez
Andre Bermudez, 40, of Selden, died Dec. 30, 2017. Born in West Islip, he was the beloved husband of Danielle; devoted father of Isabelle and Olive; and loving son of Angel and Cynthia. Services were held at Moloney’s Lake Funeral Home & Cremation Center. A private cremation followed.
Martha Vazquez
Martha Vazquez, 67, of Ridge, died Jan. 31. Born June 14, 1950, in the Bronx, she was the daughter of Julio and Gladys (Valencia) Diaz, and was employed by Brentwood school district as a monitor. Vazquez is survived by husband Ferdinand Vazquez; sons Ferdinand Vazquez Jr. and Christopher Vazquez; father Julio; mother Gladys (Valencia) Diaz; sister Debbie Russo; and brothers Herbert Diaz and Richard Diaz. Memorial funeral services were held at Rocky Point Funeral Home. A private cremation followed. Arrangements were entrusted to Rocky Point Funeral Home.
William Robert Balke Jr.
William Robert Balke Jr., 89, of Coram, died Jan. 15. Born in Queens, he was the beloved
Keri LoGiudice
Keri LoGiudice, 39, of Lake Grove, died Jan. 18. Born in Smithtown, she was the beloved wife of Joseph; devoted mother of Joseph and Nicholas; and loving daughter of William and Sandra. She was a guidance counselor at Ward Melville High School, which has established a scholarship in her name. Services were held at Moloney’s Lake Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Lake Ronkonkoma. Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton R.C. Church. Interment followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram. Arrangements were entrusted to Moloney’s Lake Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
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LEGALS Notice of formation of Reading Specialists of Long Island, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 12/27/17. Office located in Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: 208A Oxhead Rd., Centereach, NY 11720. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 003 1/18 6x tmc NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff against Christine Geoghegan, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered November 15, 2016 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville NY 11738 on March 6, 2018 at 9:00 AM. Premises known as 626 Middle Country Road, Ridge, NY 11961. District 0200 Sec 295.00 Block 03.00 Lot 004.002. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $364,320.10 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 20158-11. Anthony Parlatore, Esq., Referee CARN232 76 2/1 4x tmc ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE MIDDLE COUNTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified/registered voters of the Middle Country Central School District at Centereach, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Centereach Building of the Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 9:30 A.M. prevailing time, for the purpose of voting upon the following items: (1) To adopt the Annual Library Budget for the fiscal year 2018-2019 and to authorize that the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the Middle
Country Central School District; and (2) To elect one (1) Trustee to the Middle Country Public Library to fill a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2018, and ending on June 30, 2023, as a result of the expiration of the term of office presently held by Edward McMullin. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on April 10, 2018 the polls will open between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and voting will be held in the Middle Country Public Library (Centereach Building), 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York; and FURTHER NOICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Budget Hearing will be conducted by the Board of Trustees on March 28,2018 at 7 PM at the Library located at 101 Eastwood Boulevard to present the proposed 201819 budget; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Middle Country Public Library’s purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said vote/election except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from the Library, located at 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York during the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. prevailing time and; FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the Office of Trustee of the Middle Country Public Library are available from the Office of the Election Clerk (Janet A. Ross being designated as the Election Officer) located in the Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York. Petitions may be filed on any weekday between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time not later than Monday, March 12, 2018. Each petition must be directed to the Election Clerk and must designate the office sought, the name and residence of the candidate and must be signed by at least twentyfive (25) qualified voters of the District setting forth their addresses; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting within the past four (4) years, such voter is eligible to vote at
this vote/ election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law on Tuesday , April 3, 2018 between the hours of 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm, prevailing time at the Library Building, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York and at the election/vote, at which time any person will be entitled to have his/her name placed on such register, providing that at the meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special District Meeting or Annual District Meeting for which the register is prepared, and that the register so prepared pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York and the registration list prepared by the Board of Elections of Suffolk County will be filed in the office of the Election Clerk, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to April 10, 2018 excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm prevailing time; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for the election of Trustee of the Library, and for the adoption of the annual budget may be applied for at the office of the Election Clerk, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York during regular business hours. Such application must be received by the Election Clerk no later than 5 pm seven (7) days prior to the vote/election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by 5 pm on April 9, 2018 if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Election Clerk not later than 5 pm on the day of the vote/election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Election Clerk’s office during regular business hours on each of the five days prior to April 10, 2018 except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Dated: Centereach, York December 2017
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POLICE BLOTTER
Incidents and arrests Feb. 13–18 Drug bust
A 24-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station allegedly possessed more than 1/8 oz. of cocaine as well as marijuana while at a store on Old Town Road in Port Jefferson Station Feb. 17, according to police. He was arrested and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a narcotic drug and unlawful possession of marijuana.
Unlicensed driver
At about 10 p.m. Feb. 16, a 27-year-old man from Coram was allegedly driving a 2015 Nissan south on Old Town Road in Port Jefferson Station with a suspended license, according to police. He was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
False ID
On Feb. 15 at about 11:30 p.m., a 27-yearold man from Medford allegedly had control over a 2000 Honda that did not belong to him without consent from the owner, according to police. When questioned by police, he allegedly identified himself as someone else and gave a false date of birth, police said. He was arrested on Main Street in Port Jefferson and charged with false personation and seconddegree unauthorized use of a vehicle.
Coke and pot
A 27-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station allegedly possessed a marijuana cigarette in a plastic bag as well as more than 1/8 oz. of cocaine while on Radburn Lane in Port Jefferson Station Feb. 13 at about 11 p.m., according to police. He was arrested and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a narcotic drug and fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana.
Driving on drugs
On Feb. 14, a 24-year-old man from Port Jefferson was allegedly driving a 2016 Nissan on High Street in Port Jefferson without headlights on, according to police. He was pulled over and police discovered he was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs, and also allegedly possessed heroin, police said. He was arrested and charged with first-degree operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Selling heroin
On two separate occasions in March 2017, a 45-year-old man from Port Jefferson allegedly sold heroin, once at Applebee’s on Motor Parkway in Brentwood and once at Walmart on Veterans Memorial Highway in Islandia, according to police. He was arrested Feb. 14 in Port Jefferson and charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.
Dog stolen
A shih tzu dog was stolen from Pax Christi on Oakland Avenue in Port Jefferson Feb. 18 at about 7:30 p.m., according to police.
Driving with suspended license
A 59-year-old man from Mount Sinai was allegedly driving a 1989 GMC on North Country Road near the intersection of Old Field Lane in Mount Sinai at about 9 a.m. Feb. 15 with a suspended license, according to police. He was also allegedly driving without a court-mandated interlock device, police said. He was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and circumvention of an interlock device.
Shoplifting
At ShopRite on College Road in Selden Feb. 17 at about 10 p.m., a 49-year-old man from Selden allegedly stole groceries, according to police. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.
Walmart theft
On Feb. 13 at about 5 p.m., a 53-yearold woman from Medford allegedly took assorted merchandise from Walmart on Middle Country Road in Middle Island, according to police. She was arrested Feb. 15 in Selden and charged with petit larceny.
Food and cash robbery
A 19-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station and a 19-year-old man from Sound Beach placed a Chinese food order for delivery to a home on Andover Drive in Port Jefferson Station Feb. 10 at about 9:30 p.m. and allegedly forcibly stole the food and cash from the person delivering the food, according to police. They were arrested Feb. 13 and each charged with second-degree robbery.
Hit and run with a gun
While driving a 2010 Chrysler on Mill Road in Coram Feb. 1 at about 6 a.m., a 43-year-old man from Selden allegedly crashed into a yellow bus, causing damage, and fled the scene without exchanging insurance or contact information, according to police. He also allegedly possessed a loaded revolver in public view on the passenger seat, police said. He was arrested Feb. 13 in Selden and charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident with property damage and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Three stolen vehicles
A 17-year-old man from Setauket allegedly stole a 2012 Kia from the driveway of a home on Mayflower Lane in Setauket between Feb. 5 and 6, according to police. He also allegedly stole a 1996 Nissan from a home on Twig Court in Setauket Feb. 13, according to police. Police said he also allegedly possessed a 1995 Chevrolet, which had previously been reported stolen. He was arrested Feb. 13 and charged with third-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. — COMPILED BY ALEX PETROSKI
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Smithtown native John Daly, competing in previous races above and on right, and with fellow Team USA members at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, below on left, finished 16th.
John Daly ends Olympic journey on own terms BY DANIEL DUNAIEF
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The third time proved that Smithtown’s John Daly could pick himself up, dust off and start all over again. A skeleton racer, Daly had walked away from the sport he loved after a crushing ending to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Daly had been within striking distance of a coveted medal before the fourth and final race. That’s when his sled popped out of the groove at the starting line, sending him back from fourth place to 15th. Distraught over the mistake, Daly retired from the sport, got a job and moved on with his life. Or so he thought. The red-haired kid, as some of his friends described him years ago, returned to skeleton two years ago, despite a job with medical technology company Smith & Nephew that required him to drive nine hours from Virginia to Lake Placid to train. Over the last two years, he has fought to make it onto his third Olympic team, a feat he accomplished in January. Daly joined his longtime friend and teammate Matt Antoine, representing the United States at PyeongChang. They went head to head against a talented South Korean slider named Yun Sung-bin, who was competing on his home track. The local South Korean hero won gold in convincing fashion, while Antoine and Daly finished 11th and 16th, respectively. Despite the finish Daly was pleased that the final chapter in his Olympic experience didn’t end at Sochi. “I got to do four runs, lift my head up at the end, hold it high, walk off the line and wave to my family,” he said, according to the Associated Press. “That’s something I didn’t get four years ago.”
Indeed, his parents Bennarda and James Daly, who trekked to Vancouver to cheer him on in 2010 and journeyed to Sochi in 2014, also supported their son in person in PyeongChang. “It was fun to see him happy,” his mother said. “He had a good time.” Realistically, she said her son recognized that the odds were stacked against him in South Korea, in part because he hadn’t spent the previous four years preparing for this event the way his competitors had. “He was content with the way he slid,” she said. He had a couple of hits to the wall, which rob sliders, as skeleton racers are called, of critical speed. Still, he “ended on a good note and that made us all feel good.” Daly said her son believed he had run away and hid after the Sochi games, as though he had done something wrong. He realized that wasn’t the right way to handle the mistake at the top of the Russian track.
“He came back to get closure for that race,” she said. James Daly felt this was the best of the three Olympic games, because his son was glowing. “He came and did what he wanted to do, and he didn’t get hurt,” Daly said of his son. “It’s all about the experience.” Bennarda Daly not only enjoyed watching her son rewrite his Olympic script, but she also had the chance to spend quality time with him and with her husband. They attended speed skating events, where the Daly team cheered for fellow Americans. The family walked around the Olympic village with outfits that have the letters USA on them, and although concerned that people might be hostile, especially in light of the ongoing tension in Asia, the atmosphere was high-spirited. “Everyone was polite and kind,” Bennarda Daly said. The hosts “went out of their way to
make everyone feel comfortable.” She was also especially pleased that her son was able to enjoy the final chapter of a long Olympic ride. “Just to see John enjoy the village as a spectator, to go and see other people he’d met along the way and became friends with and to go to things with him was really good,” she said. As for Daly’s skeleton future, Bennarda Daly believes her 32-year old son is truly done. “He feels he’s gotten what he needed,” she said. “He seemed fulfilled.” Looking back on the Olympic and athletic experiences, James Daly appreciated the journey his son took, and the places the family visited as a result. “If it wasn’t for John, we wouldn’t have done the traveling we did,” the elder Daly said. Daly witnessed firsthand how hard his son had to work to attend competitions. A racing official for the sport of skeleton, James Daly enjoyed the contact he had with competitors and their families. “You meet people from all over the country and the world,” he said. “It’s been a great experience. Each country sends their best.” The elder Daly suggested that families angling to make future games need to recognize the roller-coaster ride along the way. “It’s not all glory,” he said. “You have to prepare yourself for the best and the worst. You could think of every kind of scenario that could happen, and then something else would happen.” While the family traveled far and wide to frigid mountains, Daly said the bonechilling cold disappeared each time his son hit the track. “When he gets up there, there’s no more cold,” he said. “It’s just fun. That’s what you came for. You realize if he could do that and get through that, he can get through anything.”
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R E A L E S TAT E PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
SEEKING LARGE ACREAGE Serious cash buyer seeks large acreage 200 acres and up in the Central/Finger Lakes/So. Tier & Catskill Regions of NY State. Brokers welcome. For prompt, courteous, confidential response, call 607-353-8068 or email: Info@NewYorkLandandLakes.com
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OPINION Letters to the editor
Spare me the ‘thoughts and prayers’ Funds held higher than children’s lives Another 17 people are dead — mowed down by a teenager wielding a semiautomatic weapon. Please, spare me the “thoughts and prayers.” This will continue until easy access to these weapons and the ammunition they take is halted. No other nation on Earth has this problem. All have disturbed individuals, but only one makes it easy to get your hands on an AR-15. It’s legal for an 18-year-old to buy an AR-15 but not a can of beer. That’s crazy. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why we have this problem “only in America.” School shootings have become an American tradition, like homecoming or apple pie. As the satirical website “The Onion” put it: “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.” Please, spare me the talk about “mental health.” Are we going to monitor the mental health of every American? Who draws the line? It’s no accident many of these shooters post pictures of their assault rifle arsenals on Instagram or other social media beforehand. We’ve made them so easy to obtain. It’s a symptom of a sick culture which prizes these weapons as tokens of power and manhood. We’re not talking here about hunting rifles or handguns used for self-protection. We’re talking about a military weapon designed specifically to efficiently kill as many people as quickly as possible. After 20 first-graders were mowed down at Sandy Hook we did nothing. After 58 innocent people enjoying a country music
festival were massacred in Las Vegas we did nothing. I could go on and on, but what’s the point? After Las Vegas, Congress could not even pass a bill to prohibit bump stocks. As long as the NRA, the most powerful lobby in the country, has anything to say about it, the massacres will continue. As long as we decide by our actions that so-called Second Amendment rights take precedence over human life, this will continue. There’s a price to be paid for so-called “Second Amendment rights,” and it’s paid by the child or loved one of somebody else. As long as we keep electing politicians who take money from the National Rifle Association this will continue. Our own congressman, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), the biggest recipient of National Rifle Association funding in New York, hypocritically tweets he’s “praying” for the dead and maimed victims. But last December he co-sponsored a bill to allow people from states with loose or no gun laws to bring their weapons here to New York. So, please, spare me the “thoughts and prayers,” and talk about our “great law enforcement” and better mental health care and better security and arming everybody in some kind of demented re-enactment of a Wild West that never was. It’s only a matter of time before something like this happens right here on Long Island. And as long as we do nothing, we are all responsible.
David Friedman St. James
NRA controls votes as much as purse As a former school nurse, this topic pains me greatly, and the time has come for me to speak out. I am concerned that many campaign war chests have excessive funding by special interest groups and corporations. So, to each member of Congress I ask: How about the National Rifle Association? Did they give you big bucks? Do they essentially hold the purse strings of your campaign, your votes in Congress? Have you become a puppet of the NRA? Do they pull the strings when you vote, just as they control the purse strings? You have sold your votes, your heart, your conscience, your duty and perhaps even your soul to the highest bidder, and they own you. Every time there is a school shooting, or some other mass shooting, how do you feel deep down? I bet you might even send prayers and condolences. We don’t want your false words! We want action now!
Have you ever held the body of a mass shooting victim? Gotten their blood on your clothing, your hands? And had to personally hand that body to the family members? The Second Amendment was written long before assault weapons were developed. I am not anti guns ... I want assault weapons outlawed. I want tight screening before a purchase of weapons or ammunition can be made. And I want the FBI and all other agencies to give serious review to social media postings, words and actions reported, which may indicate a predisposition to violence and leanings to anti-social/radical groups. Members of Congress — how much longer will you do nothing? How much longer will those coins mean more to you than the lives of Americans?
Lynn Jordan Mount Sinai
Call it assault rifle 15 What’s in a name? I would not want to be known only by my initials, K.E., and I don’t think most other people would. That might diminish our identities and sense of personal power. So maybe we should start calling the ubiquitous AR-15 by the name assault rifle 15. These assault rifle 15s are responsible for
some of the highest death tolls in mass shootings. We could let that name settle into our collective subconsciousness, and maybe into our own individual consciences.
Karleen Erhardt Port Jefferson
As I watched the events of Feb. 14 unfold in Parkland, Florida, my heart broke for those in mourning and my ire rose to unthinkable levels at those “in power” who have done nothing to stop these mass murders from happening. I have two main jobs in life, and both are affected every time these horrific catastrophes occur. First and foremost, I am the mother of a young school-age child who I send off every day to a public school. I entrust my child’s life to those in the building where I too once walked the halls as a student, though in a very different time. When I was in elementary school I never once feared that someone with a gun would enter this sacred place of learning and hope to cause me any kind of harm. I felt safe and assured that my teachers would care for me, and that I would return home in exactly the same shape I had left in. Unfortunately, as a mother in 2018, there is a constant sense of hypervigilance that I feel every day, particularly after one of these heinous crimes has occurred. I despise this feeling, but it cannot be helped as I worry about the person who is most precious to me. My second job is as a teacher, and this causes an even deeper level of inner conflict for me. When I walk into the school building I work in every day I cannot imagine allowing anything to ever happen to any of my students. I would not allow any harm to
come to them, but I fortunately have never been confronted by a gunman looking to kill as many people as he possibly can for no apparent reason. The conflict lies in the fact that I feel obligated to protect my students, as much as I would hope my child’s teachers would feel the same, but I also would not want to be killed and have my child suffer the loss of her mother. This is an unfortunate conundrum that teachers have been forced to confront in this day and age, and it is an unreasonable choice that we may be compelled to make. What is the ultimate consequence for acting as a human shield? Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) had the audacity to offer his “thoughts and prayers” while his hypocrisy rose alarmingly with every word he spewed. How dare he talk out of both sides of his face as he co-sponsors the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act? Sadly, he feels no shame about his voting record on gun control, and his supporters continue to cheer him on. And I won’t even waste words concerning Chump and his ignorant ramblings about the Second Amendment. Numerous mass shootings have already occurred in less than two months, and still a Republican-led Congress continues to cater to the National Rifle Association as parents continue to bury their murdered children. Enough is enough.
Stefanie Werner East Setauket
There’s no substitute for action Columbine. Virginia Tech. Newtown. San Bernadino. Orlando. Sutherland Springs. Las Vegas. And now, Parkland — yet another mass shooting in this country. Sadly, there are more mass shootings in the U.S. than in any other country in the world. And, once again, what is the response we hear from the president and most Republicans in Congress? Prayers, condolences, expressions of sympathy. Those are all well and good, but they are simply not enough; they are no substitute for action. When are we finally going to do something about enacting responsible, sensible gun control legislation? When President Trump spoke a day after the shooting in Florida, he did not talk about the need for stricter gun control laws — in fact, he did not even mention guns. Is he so beholden to the National Rifle Association that he will not even deign to mention the role that guns play in the deaths of so many people in this country? All he would cite as a factor in the Parkland shooting was mental illness — this from a president who actually revoked President Obama’s ban on the sale of guns to mentally ill people. There is no doubt that the current president’s action contributed to a state of affairs where a mentally ill teenager could walk into a gun shop and buy, without any problem whatsoever, a semi-automatic assault rifle. If Trump is so afraid of losing support from the NRA that he will not even broach the subject of the need for better gun con-
trol laws in America, then we must depend on Congress to do so. Unfortunately, Republicans in Congress also refuse to do anything about the problem. When there is a mass shooting, they say that it is not a good time to discuss gun control because that would be “politicizing” a tragedy. Sure enough, a day or two after the Parkland tragedy, Paul Ryan said that we should not become involved in a discussion about gun control. “I think,” he said, “we need to pray” and not have a “knee jerk” reaction to what happened. Yet when the public weeping dies down and the tragedy fades from full media attention, Republican legislators continue to ignore the issue, apparently believing that it is not important enough to merit action or even serious discussion. We know that most congressional Republicans have become dependent on the political and financial support of the NRA. Indeed, our own representative — Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) — has received an “A” rating from that organization. But are campaign checks and endorsements from the NRA more important to our legislators than the lives of the children and adults who are the victims of the never-ending shootings in this country? What must happen before the majority party in Congress finally says, “Enough already”?
The opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. They do not speak for the newspaper.
Robert Arrigon Setauket
February 22, 2018 • THE TIMES OF MIDDLE COUNTRY • PAGE A19
EDITORIAL
Reflections following yet another U.S. mass shooting W
e’ve been here before. A shooter kills and maims unarmed, innocent American citizens, and according to the people elected to represent us, it’s never quite the right time to discuss gun control. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) told us last week, now “is not the time to jump to some conclusion,” adding the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was not about guns, but about “pure evil.” We’re glad students from the high school have rebuked Ryan and his ilk who, as a church sign in Australia put it over the weekend, “love guns more than their kids.” If students who experienced the horror in Florida Feb. 14 firsthand are ready to talk about change, we’re with them. However, we’ll go along with the speaker’s flawed premise and offer some thoughts about the latest mass shooting in the United States without politicizing the discussion: • First, let’s honor the heroes who put themselves in harm’s way, some, making the ultimate sacrifice for their colleagues and classmates. While many have heard of teacher
Scott Beigel, 35, who grew up in Dix Hills and died shielding students from gunfire, have you heard of Anthony Borges? Anthony is a 15-year-old student fighting for his life who saved 20 lives as he attempted to close and lock a classroom door. He was shot five times — in both legs, his upper left thigh and his back. His thigh bone was shattered. • Are all threats taken seriously? A neighbor reported the shooter’s social media account to the FBI in January, making note of his “gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting,” a statement from the FBI read. But nothing was done. Every single hostile message, no matter how small, needs to be noted and handled accordingly. Police need to investi-
gate every threat or mention of harm or disturbance, while schools and their therapists should monitor every student suspect from then on out. • We are extremely impressed by the grace and maturity students from the high school have displayed in their public thoughts on the tragedy. Lasting change being brought about by young voices should be what America is all about. While many had lost hope, grieving students cried out. Yes, it was a terrible tragedy that should never have happened, as is said each and every time a mass shooting occurs, but again nothing is being done. This is why there are plans for a March For Our Lives stomp on March 24 in Washington, D.C., where the people will bring the power. “We are up here standing together, because if all
‘Lasting change being brought about by young voices should be what America is all about.’
our government and president can do is send thoughts and prayers, then it’s time for the victims to be the change that we need to see,” said 18-year-old Emma González. We admire the Parkland high school senior, and the many other students who took to podiums to voice their opinions, concerns and anger. They have a right to be mad, and even more, a right to be heard. David Hogg, a 17-year-old student who survived the shooting, had a similar, strong message to legislators: “Politicians and more importantly the American public must take action if we’re going to prevent the next shooting. To elected officials I say this, ‘Don’t lie to us. Don’t make any more false promises, because when you do, children die.’” He called the time a turning point in American history “where students stand up and speak out — when the politicians won’t.” We hope to see that happen. In the face of division, standing up is not for any political agenda but for the lives of the innocent, like young school children. As Emma González said, and, yes, now we’ll talk about guns: “They say that tougher gun laws do not decrease gun violence. We call B.S.” So do we, Emma.
COLUMN
A close look at an Olympic relationship
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hey grew up an ocean, and a few months, apart. They spoke different languages, lived in families of different sizes, and competed at high levels in sports from different seasons. And yet Huntington Station’s Sgt. Matt Mortensen, a Winter Olympic soldier-athlete with Team USA who competes in the luge, and Alex Duma, a sports chiropractor in New York, have been dating for close to two years. The world of sports provides common ground for these two 32-year-olds. Duma grew up to become a Romanian women’s national swimming champion and By Daniel Dunaief an All-American swimmer. Mortensen, despite living his early years on the relatively flat terrain of Long Island, dedicated his considerable athletic energy to a sport his father
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Jerry introduced him to when the company where he worked, Verizon, was sponsoring a luge event. Mortensen and Duma met when she was on volunteering at Lake Placid Olympic Training Center. He tried to ask her out for a drink and she turned him down because she didn’t want to consider dating someone she might treat as a patient. Several months later, however, she relented when she knew he wouldn’t consult her professionally. Once they started dating in earnest, her experience as an athlete helped prepare her for the travels, the dedication to training — and the competition. “I understand him really well,” she said. “I’ve been an athlete myself and I do travel with athletes. I understand his lifestyle.” That lifestyle brings challenges that would be difficult for people who weren’t born some 5,000 miles apart. Indeed, as a member of the Army World Class Athlete Program, Mortensen ventures around the globe routinely, competing in World Cup competitions.
Since he was 12, Mortensen learned most of his middle school and high school lessons from work sent from St. Dominic’s in Oyster Bay. He often missed celebrating his December birthday with his family because it fell during the winter luge season. The time on the road, however, helped him grow up more rapidly and, as it turned out, gave him the opportunity to learn other cultures earlier than many of his American contemporaries. The months he spent in Europe “helped bridge the cultural gap,” Duma said. It helped him “understand my European culture.” At the same time, Duma came to the United States when she was 19, so she feels that “a lot of what I am is due to the American culture.” Duma admires Mortensen’s relentless efforts to improve and compete. She has watched how he continues to work out after the season ends, even when the workouts are not required. “He’ll go above and beyond the extra step,” she said. As for their families, Duma grew up as an only child. On another continent,
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Mortensen grew up with four brothers and two sisters, in a family of nine. “They are an amazing big family,” Duma said. “I feel so blessed to have been invited to family events,” which include Christmas and Easter. Duma appreciates the noise, the dogs, little kids and the constant commotion, which is a marked contrast from her life in a small family, where it was “too quiet.” Borrowing an oft-quoted line from the movie “Jerry Maguire,” Mortensen said Duma “really completes me.” Mortensen suggested that Duma stay behind and continue to work while he was in PyeongChang. In South Korea, he finished fourth in the luge team relay, a tenth of a second behind the Austrian team for bronze. He wanted her to save up her vacation time so the athletic couple could travel on a planned trip to Hawaii. During the games, the two of them speak by FaceTime and Whatsapp. Ultimately, what makes the relationship work, Duma said, is that her Olympic boyfriend is “such a good communicator. He’s amazing at that.”
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