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Local families help bring Down syndrome achievement center to Long Island BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A group of Long Islanders saw a need for a safe space for people with Down syndrome and, despite COVID-19, they made it happen. Founded in 2003, GiGi’s Playhouse is an international network of achievement centers, providing free therapeutic and educational programs for people of all ages. This month, the nonprofit’s 52nd location — and Long Island’s first — will open in Patchogue. But families from across both North and South shores helped bring this safe space to life. Mike Cirigliano, board president and owner of Cirigliano Agency, said that GiGi’s Playhouse Long Island will help fill a void for families of loved ones with Down syndrome. Over the course of several years, the group tried to find the perfect site, scouting locations across Long Island. They eventually settled on 100 Austin St. (in Patchogue), where they took over three of the four units inside the building. Located right off Sunrise Highway, he said the spot is easy for families to get to whether they come from Nassau County or the Hamptons. “There is a true need for this on Long Island,” he said. “This is where people can come — a place where parents who need a place to go with their child can come play, hang out.” But it’s not just a place to chill. Board member Karyn Degnan said it will offer programs for people with a prenatal diagnosis to those adults with Down syndrome.

Pictured clockwise from above: Kids from all over Long Island can soon play at GiGi’s Playhosue in Patchogue; Port Jefferson Station’s Angelique Sternberger with her late son, D.J.; Ryan Degnan playing inside GiGi’s Playhouse in Patchogue. Photos by Julianne Mosher, photo of D.J. courtesy of Angelique Sternberger

“Moms and dads can go to this common place to talk and share their stories,” she said. “They can grow with the center.” The new facility offers everything from fine motor skills to speech and socialization programs, to tutoring, exercise classes and even a kitchen where young adults can learn how to cook. Degnan, a Centereach mom of three, said two of her children have Down syndrome: Sal, who’s 11 and daughter Ryan, who’s 5. “As my kids grow, they have a teen center there — a place where people can go as they grow into their young adulthood life,” she said. “It’s a place where they can feel like they belong.” Cirigliano said that although the fundraising aspect and search for a spot has been years in the making, they officially signed the lease in early February. Over the last month, the group of 50-plus volunteers helped turn the office spaces into a vibrant, exciting place. “What’s really cool is I brought my kids with me so they can see the before and after,” Degnan added. “After we were done with the construction, I

could feel their positive energy and their love for it. When they were able to witness it being all done, there was this happiness that was beaming from them.” She said her 11-yearold can’t wait to hang out there with his friends. One of those friends is Derek DeProspo, an 8-year-old from Selden who also has Down syndrome. His grandmother, Elizabeth Rahne of Selden, is GiGi’s new program director. “It’s an incredible organization and has incredible mission,” she said. “It’s giving parents and families the support they need to help their children become the best they can be.” Rahne said groups like the ones at GiGi’s Playhouse are important for new parents. “It’s an overwhelming diagnosis,” she said. “You don’t know how much they’re going to progress or what they’ll able to accomplish.” But Derek runs and plays with the kids inside the center — an inclusive space where kids who are neurotypical, on the autism spectrum or who have Down syndrome can play, dance,

create and socialize with no judgment or fear. “I’m so proud of what he’s able to do now,” she said. “I think people need to hear the story that our children do have some difficulties, but they can accomplish so much more than people think. We need to celebrate their uniqueness.” Angelique Sternberger, of Port Jefferson Station, lost her 3-year-old son, D.J., eight years ago. “When D.J. was born, the doctors came to us and told us he had Down syndrome,” she said. “They always focus on the worst things possible, but it’s all about what these children can do.” She joined GiGi’s Playhouse in 2017 in memory of him and is now the board secretary. “It’s helpful to have a place where you can go if you need some assistance,” she said. “I wish I had a GiGi’s Playhouse when D.J. was born.” This April, D.J. would be turning 12 and, looking back, Sternberger thinks he would be thrilled to know what his mom has helped accomplish. “I’m sure he would love it here,” she said. “He was such a social child … he was the mayor of his school, and he would love being able to interact with other kids.” Run solely on donations and fundraisers, GiGi’s Playhouse is 99% volunteer based. The only paid employee is the site manager, who opens and closes every day. Cirigliano said that people who want to donate can do so online at gigisplayhouse.org. He said that they will be highlighting donors on their front door every month to say “thank you” for making this all possible. And the opening comes at a special time for the Down syndrome community: March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day, and the Long Island chapter of GiGi’s Playhouse is officially opening its doors one day before. From 10 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on March 20, a virtual grand opening will be streamed through Facebook and online. Due to COVID-19, families who want to start using the achievement center’s services must schedule an appointment online. “Children with Down syndrome like to follow their peers,” Sternberger said. “We want them to be able to socialize. So, come to GiGi’s and we’ll be there with open arms.” GiGi’s Playhouse will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays. To view the hours of operation, visit gigisplayhouse.org/ longisland.

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Suffolk County opts to remove polling sites from elementary schools BY IRYNA SHKURHAN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa (R-Selden) announced the first step in an ambitious effort to remove polling sites from all schools in the county. At a press conference March 5, Caracappa announced that Stagecoach Elementary School in Selden would be the first school in his district to be eliminated as a voting site starting in April. “Today marks the day that we strike a better balance between the safety of our school children and logistical needs of our voters,” said Nick LaLota, commissioner of the Suffolk County Board of Elections. Suffolk has more than one million voters, with over 333 polling sites. Two thirds of sites are currently schools. Logistically, schools are highly accessible sites for voting given their sizable parking lots, handicap access and large open spaces for voting machines. As local alternatives, nonschool buildings will be used as polling sites to accommodate voters. Up for consideration are the Selden Fire

Department’s main station and substation, as well as the New Village Recreation Center in Centereach. Utilizing high and middle schools have also been proposed as alternatives to elementary schools. “Eliminating schools as polling sites has been a high priority in this community since I sat on the Middle Country school board over 10 years ago, which makes today such a special day,” Caracappa said. The proposed overhaul comes after reports that school leaders and parents are worried about voters interacting with young students on voting days, potentially putting them in harm’s way. That’s in addition to the costly increased security required for schools on voting days, which comes out of the school district budget. Shaun Rothberg, principal of Stagecoach Elementary School, said, “This was a collaborative effort over many years of hard work and dedication to bring awareness to the safety concerns of using schools as voting sites, and I hope is the beginning of removing school voting out of all three buildings.” Voters will at minimum receive a postcard

Last week, Leg. Caracappa spoke at Stagecoach Elementary School in Selden proposing the removal of polling stations at elementary schools. Photo by Iryna Shkurhan

in the mail alerting them of a polling place change along with the effective date. “We want to ensure that when we make this change, we’re not only doing it on the focus

of the safety of the kids, but we also want to ensure that votersw are fully aware and how they can participate in our great democracy,” LaLota said.

unobtainable, but desks and distances are closer to 5-feet apart. She said it’s exciting to see how happy her students are at slowly coming back to school. “I think it’s wonderful,” she said. “It’s neat to see how excited the kids are and it’s good to start feeling a sense of normalcy again.” Middle Country is still offering a full virtual option for families who declared so early on. Gerold said right now about 20% of the student population is virtually learning.

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Local school districts talk going back full time BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

This week, Long Islanders acknowledged the one-year mark since the coronavirus hit officially hit and impacted the area. In March 2020, schools began to close, as stay-at-home orders were put into effect. Throughout the remainder of the school year, districts had to figure out new learning models in a virtual world and create a socially distanced environment when schools opened back up nearly six months later. Now, many districts in the area have opted to bring students back in-person all five days a week, hoping to give children, teachers and families a sense of normalcy.

Rocky Point Union Free School District

Rocky Point school district has been back full time for K-5 since September, according to superintendent of schools, Scott O’Brien. By November, secondary schools began attending in-person classes four days a week, and now have implemented five days as of last week. “Reopening our schools this year and embracing a phased-in approach to safely bring our K-12 students back to school full time was a truly collaborative effort, and I can’t thank all of our stakeholders enough for their unwavering support,” he said. “Our elementary students have been thriving, learning in person full time

since the start of the school year and our district was able to successfully and safely increase our in-person learning days from two to four by November for our secondary students.” He said that “it was clear pretty early into the increased learning plan how much this move tremendously benefited our students, not only academically but socially and emotionally as well.” O’Brien said that the district is continually working to ensure their learning environments remain safe.

Middle Country Central School District

Roberta Gerold, superintendent of Middle Country school district, said that pre-K through grade 8 will be returning to five days April 5. For grades 9 through 12, it was be a slower process to ensure everyone’s safety. “By the end of the school year, the goal is to be back to five days,” she said. “We want kids to have muscle memory of what it was like to be in school.” Gerold said that bringing kids back to schools was the goal all along. “Kids are missing the classroom experience,” she said. “The interaction, the energy and it’s good for teachers, too.” She said that they are following all the necessary precautions, including barriers and mask requirements. Due to space limitations, she said that the 6-feet social distancing rule is

SWR Central School District

Superintendent Gerard Poole said that since September, Shoreham-Wading River has been back full time, five days a week, and there have been no problems for all levels. “We have a fully remote option, but about 97% have been attending in person,” he said. By following all the correct protocols and by reopening a vacant elementary school to help with distancing, students and parents have been thrilled. “It’s been fantastic, a huge success,” he said. “It’s good for the students’ mental health, and helps the parents get back to work.” He said that it takes a collective effort to make things like this happen. “It can work,” he said. “It does work, and all the other health and safety protocols work. So, I think the fears of COVID are real, but so are the effects of students not being in school every day.”

Superintendent Jennifer Quinn said that beginning April 6, after spring break, high schoolers will be returning to a normal week. Grades K-6 have been back since September. “Nothing replaces live instruction,” Quinn said. “The [COVID] numbers are low at this point and we’ve watched from some of the surrounding districts that their numbers are not significantly different than ours. … We want the students to be in school. Live instruction is the best way to learn.” She added that the district’s teachers and the community as a whole have done “an amazing job during this difficult situation.” “It’s a hard decision, people are afraid,” Quinn said. “It’s not right for everybody, but the key is this was the plan, and we were working toward this for a long time.” Comsewogue will still have an option for families to remain virtual. “One size doesn’t fit all,” said Joe Coniglione, assistant superintendent. And while it’s still a difficult time, Quinn said that everyone is excited to be going back to five days. “We’re going to be as safe as we can possibly make it, and we need students to feel that this is their safe place,” she said. “Overall, the kids are suffering. It’s not normal to be home every other day and not being able to see their friends.”

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Radio DJ, Long Island brewery team up to prevent suicide BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

A local radio personality and a brewery owner are combining forces to combat suicide. Brian Orlando, a DJ with Connoisseur Media’s 94.3 The Shark, has made it his mission to bring awareness to depression and to help those who are struggling. Back in 2017, when his hero, and Soundgarden front man, Chris Cornell took his own life, Orlando was devastated. He began writing a song hoping to shine a light on the taboo topic of suicide, and to show that music can heal all wounds. He teamed up with Northport native (and the lead singer of 90s band Wheatus) Brendon B. Brown, Vinnie Dombroski of the band Sponge, Kevin Martin from Candlebox, and One Direction touring drummer Josh Devine to create “Choose Song.” In January 2019, the group, along with dozens of Long Island locals, filmed its music video at 1940’s Brewing Co. in Holbrook, starring Orlando’s friend, and fellow Shark DJ, Ashley Massaro, of Smithtown. Massaro lost her own life to suicide a few weeks before the video was set to release. “We watched it together,” Orlando said. “It was just a couple of weeks before she passed, and I know that she loved the video. She loved being here.” When Massaro passed away, everyone thought it was too soon to release the video online. Eventually, in July 2020, they decided to post it to YouTube, and share her story with the world. “There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about her,” he said. “I want people to realize that when they do see the video, they’re looking at somebody that fought to the end, even though she had problems, she was trying to help other people. That’s why she was here.” Massaro rose to fame in 2005 after winning WWE’s Diva Search. Two years later, she was a contestant on “Survivor: China.” In 2016, she was one of several former wrestlers who sued the WWE, alleging they sustained head injuries on set that were not properly cared for, causing her severe depression. “When people see the video, they realize anybody from any walk of life can suffer from depression,” Orlando said. “And hopefully that’s an inspiration to reach out on that can and get help so you don’t become a statistic.” The can he mentions is the new beer that 1940’s Brewing Co. crafted this month. Jon Brengel, head brewer and owner, was instrumental in the movement, since the video was first filmed inside his brewery. Brengel, of Huntington, approached Orlando about creating a beer and a logo that he hopes can save lives.

Above, Jon Brengel with Brian Orlando inside 1940’s Brewery in Holbrook; left, a close look at the QR reader on the Never Alone beer packaging, which leads to a music video created by Orlando in memory of those who lost their lives to suicide Photos by Julianne Mosher

“As you try to bring people together with music, we tried to do the same thing with beer,” he said. “I thought it’d be really appropriate to have something to support mental health.” For every sale of the “Never Alone” beer, proceeds will go to suicide prevention. They also added a QR code to the label, which brings customers to the music video’s page, and other information like the National Suicide Hotline. Brengel said the idea to create a beverage for a cause was thought of in December. By February, they brewed a brand-new citrus New England India IPA (flavored after Orlando’s favorite drink, tequila), and created the symbolic design.

The light blue label features a concert setting, with hands reaching up (to the singer or symbolizing reaching out for help). Crinkled paper decorates the background, symbolizing every note written and never sent. In red ink, it reminds anyone looking, “With music, you are never alone.” Blending the duo’s love for music, hanging out with friends and having a good time, along with the reminder that help is available for whoever needs it, the craft beer was born. Brengel said he hopes his beverage will rekindle friendships and bring more people together. “Living in the world we live in now, not having that contact, and not being able to see people as often as you want, I think the song really is a reminder to reach out to that person you haven’t spoken to in a while,” he said. “We were very cautious of the stigma of alcohol and mental health matters, but I

think the idea is that this QR reader and label will be a reminder for you to reach out to the people you miss.” Orlando said there is always going to be a stigma about drinking, “But the truth of the matter is, breweries like this are just the places to go to and be together — listen to some good music and be with good people.” The ultimate goal, he said, is if the person consuming the drink is feeling down or having a bad day, the QR scanner is right there on the lable, and will direct them to an inspirational video, reminding them they are never alone. Orlando said that since the video’s release, nearly 20,000 people have viewed, shared and commented on it, saying that the song helped save their life. “That’s what the song is supposed to be there for to help people,” he said. The Choose Song beer is available at the 1940’s Brewery and at local distributers.

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LEGALS AVISO DE VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO ANUAL Y DE LA ELECCIÓN DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE MIDDLE COUNTRY, CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK SE NOTIFICA POR LA PRESENTE, que la Votación Anual del Presupuesto y la Elección de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de Middle Country, Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en el edificio Centereach de la Biblioteca Pública de Middle Country, 101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York, el día 6 de abril de 2021 a las 9:30 a. m. hora vigente, con el propósito de votar sobre los siguientes puntos: 1) Adoptar el Presupuesto Anual de la Biblioteca para el año fiscal 2021 - 2022 y autorizar que la parte necesaria de este se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito Escolar Central de Middle Country; y 2) elegir un (1) fideicomisario de la Biblioteca Pública de Middle Country para cumplir un mandato de cinco (5) años que se iniciará el 1 de julio de 2021 y terminará el 30 de junio de 2026 como resultado de la finalización del mandato que actualmente ocupa John Hoctor. POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE INFORMA que, con el fin de votar en dicha sesión del 6 de abril de 2021, la votación se llevará a cabo entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora vigente, y la votación se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Pública de Middle Country (Centereach Building), 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York. POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE INFORMA que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se necesitará para el año siguiente para los fines de la Biblioteca de Middle Country, excluyendo los fondos públicos, podrá ser adquirida 1por cualquier residente del Distrito durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión, excepto los sábados,

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com domingos y feriados, en la Biblioteca, ubicada en 101 Eastwood Blvd, Centereach, New York, en el horario de 9:30 a. m. a 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, si la Biblioteca está abierta durante esas horas y fechas; de lo contrario, la declaración del asunto se proveerá en el sitio web de la Biblioteca; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE INFORMA que las solicitudes de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de fideicomisario de la Biblioteca Pública de Middle Country están disponibles en la Oficina del Secretario de la Junta (funcionario electoral designado) ubicada en: Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York 11720. Las peticiones pueden presentarse cualquier día de la semana entre las 9:30 a. m. y las 5:00 p. m., hora vigente, hasta el lunes 8 de marzo de 2021. Cada petición debe dirigirse a la funcionaria electoral, Janet A. Ross, y debe designar el cargo al que se aspira, el nombre y la dirección de residencia del candidato, y debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, indicando sus direcciones de residencia; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE INFORMA que el registro personal de los votantes se exige de conformidad con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado de conformidad con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial del Distrito en los cuatro (4) años anteriores al 6 de abril de 2021, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta votación o elección; si un votante está registrado y es elegible para votar de conformidad con el artículo 5 de la Ley de Elecciones, dicho votante también es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La Junta de Registro tendrá el propósito [Sic] de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, el día martes 30 de marzo de 2021, entre las

2:00 p. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora vigente en el edificio de la Biblioteca, 101 Eastwood Blvd, Centereach, Nueva York y en la elección o votación, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro, siempre que, en la reunión de la Junta de Registro se sepa, o se demuestre a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro, que tiene derecho a votar en ese momento o posteriormente en dicha Junta Especial de Distrito para la que se prepara el registro, y que el registro así preparado de conformidad con la sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York y la lista de registro preparada por la Junta Electoral del Condado de Suffolk serán archivados en la Oficina del Secretario de la Junta, y estarán abiertos a la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores al 6 de abril de 2021, excluyendo sábados, domingos y días festivos, desde las 9:30 a. m. hasta las 5:00 p. m. hora vigente; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE INFORMA que las solicitudes de boletas electorales de votante ausente para la elección de fideicomisario de la Biblioteca, y para la adopción del presupuesto anual pueden solicitarse en la Oficina del Secretario de la Junta de la Biblioteca en 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York 11720 durante el horario de trabajo. El Secretario de la Junta debe recibir dicha solicitud hasta las 5:00 p. m. siete (7) días antes de la votación o elección, en caso de que la boleta sea enviada por correo al votante, o antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 5 de abril de 2021, en caso de que la boleta sea entregada personalmente al votante. No se escrutará ninguna boleta electoral de votante ausente salvo que haya sido recibida en la Oficina del Secretario de la Junta hasta las 5:00 p. m. del día de la votación o elección. Un listado de todas las personas a quienes se les emitirán boletas electorales de votante ausente estará disponible en la Oficina del Secretario de la Junta durante el horario normal de atención en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al 6 de

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A small taste of history: Selden’s Clarance “Cad” Dare

Amongst the Middle Country Public Library’s many historical artifacts are a few that explain just how far the area has come from its pastoral routes. The picture and story below comes courtesy of a collaborative eﬀort among the librarian staﬀ.

Clarence “Cad” Dare, pictured here at his post atop the 70-foot Bald Hill Fire Tower, directed forest fire management in the woodlands of Suffolk County and the town of Oyster Bay as Fire Ranger for over 32 years. A lifelong Selden resident, Dare also served as Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent during the years 1915 through 1920, before accepting the District Forest Ranger position. A colorful firefighter, Dare directed every major forest fire in both counties. To detect and locate fires, Dare and associate fire rangers scanned the region through a powerful telescope mounted on a compass base. A telephone on the lookout platform allowed the observer to call any fire in to the nearest Fire War-den. In April 1952, at age 70, Dare was credited with working for over two days straight, extinguishing a forest fire that burned from Holtsville all the way to Selden, requiring the use of 90% of Brookhaven’s fire appa-ratus to subdue it. As the Patchogue Advance reported on Dec. 4, 1952, Dare was “eating smoke with men half his age keeping at his fingertips a knowledge of what was going on over hundreds of acres of burning trees and scrubs.”

The value of service to country and community was held in high regard in the Dare family. His father Samuel, a native of Selden, served in Company C, 165th Volunteer Infantry of the Union forces in the Civil War, and before his death, in 1913, he was a town trustee of the Town of Brookhaven. Following in his father’s footsteps, Clarence Dare was active in community affairs, serving as vice presi-dent and director of the National Bank of Lake Ronkonkoma, and also as a treasurer and trustee of the Board of Education for the School District of Selden. During World War I, he was a member of the New York State National Guard. Additionally, Dare belonged to various fraternal organizations, including the Suwasset Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Patchogue, the Patchogue Commandery of the Knights Templar and the Kismet Temple Shrine of Brooklyn. Dare passed away at the age of 70 in 1952 and is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Patchogue with his wife, Florence Eugenia Gould, daughter of George E. and Eugenia (Hallock) Gould, both natives of Lake Grove.

College SCCC student awarded Vanguard Award Suffolk County Community College student Talise Geer recntly was honored with the Vanguard Award. The student recognition award that acknowledges outstanding students who are enrolled in career and technical education programs that prepare them for professions that are not traditional for their gender, the Vanguard Award is presented annually by the Nontraditional Employment & Training Project — an initiative administered by SUNY Albany’s Center for Women in Government & Civil Society in partnership with the New York State Education Department. Geer was one of 15 statewide finalists, and is one of eight state-wide award recipients for pursuing a new career in cybersecurity. She was notified of her win earlier this month. “I had been searching for a long time to find my fit, a passion — and I found it in cybersecurity,” she said. “I feel honored to be have been recognized as one of Talise Geer, a Suffolk County Community College graduate, was recently the winners of the Vanguard honored with the Vanguard Award for her career choice in cybersecurity. Award. I look forward to Photo from SCCC what the future holds for me and holding the door open for for every topic,” said Susan Frank, assistant other women seeking to enter this field.” professor of cybersecurity. The Vanguard Award Ceremony will be held “Talise fully understands the significance virtually at the Nontraditional Employment of a nontraditional career,” Frank added, “and Training Conference in April. she is determined and prepared to succeed Geer, a Wading River, married mom to a six- in the male dominated field of information year-old daughter, was working successfully in technology. Cybersecurity offers her a world of sales after earning a bachelor’s degree from opportunity with a higher salary, quick career SUNY Old Westbury. But, she wanted more. advancement and job security. A traditional “I wanted to find a profession with job field could not provide all of these benefits.” security,” Geer said, adding “and to do Frank said that Geer is the perfect person something I loved and with the opportunity for the honor. for advancement.” “I’m very thankful for the time I spent at Geer researched emerging professions and Suffolk, the professors and for Professor Frank settled on cybersecurity. “I needed a school offering a cyber nominating me for this prestigious award,” security major, a great faculty, affordability Geer said. Geer’s next stop is the New York Institute of and convenience,” she said, “Suffolk County Community College had everything I needed.” Technology Cybersecurity Master’s program. “I hope more girls, more women transition “Talise started with very little computer knowledge, but she fought through every to this field,” Geer said. “It’s possible! And I challenging course, and she has continuously hope to inspire more girls and women to enter improved substantially with each class. Talise cybersecurity. I’m honored and hope that a always comes prepared for class, hands in all girl or woman in a seemingly dead-end job assignments on time, and shows enthusiasm considers cyber security as a future career.”

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was unable to answer when Ingrisano rocked the box for the insurance goal with 8:52 left off an assist from Lauren Prats, her second of the game. Newfield senior goalkeeper Kaylee Dermody had a busy day with 16 saves. The Wolverines went on to play Copiaque March 10 and will host a home game against Walt Whitman March 12. March 10 results were not available at press time. Pictured clockwise from above, Newfield junior Rebecca Muzak, left, drives against Smithtown West’s Isabella Zullo; Emma Ehrhard fires at the box; Dermody with one of her 16 saves; Newfield sophomore forward Ella Sharrock drives on Smithtown West; senior forward Kayla Fernandes battles Ariana Blain. — Photos by Bill Landon

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Editorial Letters to the Editor Lessons learned We need Kornreich for Brookhaven Last week marked milestones that most Long Islanders would prefer to forget. It was March 5, 2020, when the first confirmed case of the coronavirus was reported on the Island in Nassau County, and then a few days after, there was one in Suffolk. A year later, while we can somewhat see the light at the end of the tunnel, we’re not quite there yet. Many people would say we lost a year of normalcy with a good majority of employees working from home, restaurants and other businesses operating at reduced capacity — some even shuttering their doors for good. The biggest loss to COVID-19 was more than 3,000 people in Suffolk County in the last year dying from the virus. This means 3,000 families have lost their loved ones. We’ve come a long way since the novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, China. Scientists and researchers had to scramble to find ways to protect people from a virus that was unfamiliar to the human body, so much so that it not only could make them incredibly ill but also take their lives. There were shutdowns, social distancing guidelines, the requirement of facial coverings and frequent handwashing to keep us healthy, while pharmaceutical companies were on the fast track creating vaccines that would teach our bodies how to clobber the silent and invisible enemy. But was this year really lost to any extent? We have come out of adversity stronger and wiser. Those of us who are reasonably healthy have learned so much. More than ever, we know not to take our health and loved ones for granted. We have discovered just how resilient we can be, finding alternatives to celebrating special events, having meetings with coworkers, buying groceries and more. Many business owners have come up with innovative ideas so they can keep their doors open. We have also seen disparities during the pandemic, especially when it comes to public health, as Black and brown communities have had more cases than others. These disparities are unacceptable and remind us that we can and must do better by our neighbors. So many of us know someone who has been affected by the coronavirus, whether they had mild or severe symptoms, were hospitalized or died. And as we find ourselves at the one-year mark, even with the vaccines being rolled out, we still must curtail our activities, social distance, wear masks and frequently wash our hands. But as more and more people get vaccinated, the light at the end of the tunnel will continue to get brighter. Our residents will carry on — maybe with masks in hand and keeping their distance, but at the same time applying the lessons they have learned and honoring those who can no longer do so.

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I never thought I would serve in elected office. It’s just not something that was on my mind as a young woman. I was drawn to public policy through social work because I wanted to make a difference for as many people as possible. I learned this from my parents who taught me the honor of public service, and the ability of quiet, consistent leadership to drive change. As an elected official I now look for those qualities when endorsing others running for public office. Jonathan Kornreich has proven himself as a dedicated community

leader, which is why I am supporting him for Brookhaven Town Council in the March 23 special election. During 12 years as a Three Village school district board trustee and more than five years leading the Three Village Civic Association, Jonathan has dedicated himself to serving our community. He’s the kind of hometown leader who never hesitates to pitch in where needed: mentoring students, monitoring a neighborhood park, bringing meals to homebound seniors, connecting businesses with much-needed resources, the list goes on.

Further, he’s thinking about the future, how to preserve our community’s finest qualities, how to be inclusive and encouraging our youth to stay in Suffolk. Above all, Jonathan listens and has a tested ability to bring people together around solutions to our most-pressing challenges and opportunities. So, mark your calendar and join me March 23 in voting for Jonathan Kornreich as our next Brookhaven Town councilmember. Kara Hahn Suffolk County legislator, 5th District Setauket

A star on the horizon in Brookhaven A star is on the horizon. Jonathan Kornreich, the Democratic candidate for Brookhaven Town’s 1st Council District, is leading the way in building a new sense of unity across school districts and hamlets in our community. Being born and raised in Brookhaven, I couldn’t be happier to support Jonathan Kornreich. I have long been involved in the community and find Kornreich’s vision to be thoughtful, considerate and unifying. He takes the time to talk to people, asks the right questions and thinks things through before deciding. However, when he does this, he always places humanity at the core of his thought process. When we first spoke, one of the first things

he asked me was, “Why do some folks feel left out?” He was, of course, talking about people who feel left out of Brookhaven government and withdrawn from the Democratic Party. I spoke to him about the need to reconnect with families in Coram, and the need to listen to more young people and working-class folks in Port Jefferson Station — my hometown. His willingness to listen and actually move in a direction that seeks to make our community more interconnected is what’s missing from typical politicians these days. Kornreich is already leading, in fact. He is speaking to community members on both sides of the aisle, connecting with voters and putting forth a new vision that promotes unity and equitability. His experience as a

board member with the Three Village school district will be a benefit to our local schools, which are working to ensure the public health and safety of our children. Also, at a time when the solvency of our public education system is more important than ever, we need a champion who recognizes the vitality that comes from our local schools and the hard work of our educators. Brookhaven needs new leadership that recognizes the issues facing everyday working people. Kornreich is already making sure the community comes first. And in doing so, he is working to bring all hamlets in our district together so there will be a brighter tomorrow. Michael Iasilli Port Jefferson Station

Black History Month is over, now what?

This was a Black History Month like no other for Long Islanders. Interest was high, connection was easy and content was unmatched in quality, historic relevance and potential to bring lasting change. We learned a lot as our screens lit up with panel discussions, book talks and performances. We learned of enslavement at Sylvester Manor in Shelter Island and Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor, both provisioning plantations for sugar plantations in Barbados. We learned about America’s first published Black poet, the Long Island enslaved man Jupiter Hammon. We learned that Blacks were essential to the Long Island whaling industry because nonblacks refused such treacherous work. We learned about John Shippen Jr., the Black Long Island teenager who became America’s first professional golfer. We saw new connections between past and present. The Black men and women who overcame the obstacles of their day often died poor, alone and unknown. Blacks were consistently denied opportunities to

build generational wealth through land ownership, access to capital, education and commercialization of talent. Hammon was not paid for his poetry; Shippen was buried in an unmarked grave. The effects of this history live with us today, in the form of housing and school segregation, wealth disparities and environmental racism. It also lives in the massive wealth created by enslaved people, whalers, indentured servants and low wage workers — wealth that built much of Long Island. History illuminates these connections and, if acted upon, lights the path for remediation. Now that Black History Month is over, we must ask: What are we going to do with the information laid at our feet? These events are not merely for our edification — they are a call to action. It’s a call to rethink education. How can we call ourselves a “well educated” community with so much history still untold? The historians have been hard at work — it is now up to us to tell the stories, update our curriculum, invite

speakers to classrooms and bring students to places like Sylvester Manor and Lloyd Manor. It’s a call to redefine community. What does real representation look like? Who is missing from the table? Are we supporting Black institutions in our towns? Long Island cemeteries for enslaved people are in need of restoration and repair. Historic buildings are being sold because the upkeep is too expensive. We need to rally around these historic lands and the communities who live on them or were forced to flee them. Most importantly, it’s a call to use our privilege — in whatever form — to empower communities bearing the heaviest burden from this shared history. Whether it be hiring, spending, educating or representing, we can all do our part to remediate the injustices of opportunities denied. Black History Month is not just for Black Americans. In many ways, non-Blacks need it even more. We need to be reminded of the work still left to do. Then, we need to act. Allison Singh East Setauket

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Opinion Self doubt, self loathing and the 2004 Red Sox make my cancel list

would like to cancel some things from my past and my own life. Here are some things I’d put on my cancel list: Self doubt: Movies (remember when we used to go out to movies, pay way too much money for popcorn, candy and enjoy previews for upcoming ﬁlms that looked better than the one we were about to watch?) often encourage us to overcome self doubt. What if we never had those D. None doubts in the ﬁrst place? We might of the above become arrogant BY DANIEL DUNAIEF and insufferable, but we also might truly become our own

versions of “The Little Engine that Could.” Wait, that hasn’t been canceled, has it? Well, if it has, I’m going to ignore the latest cultural eraser. Self stufﬁng: When self doubt crept into our minds, how often did we reach for the kind of comfort food that just didn’t do us any favors? Sure, those cupcakes, cookies and sugar cereal might have tasted good in the moment, but was the momentary satisfaction really worth it? Did the eight vitamins and four minerals do us any good? Let’s cancel that urge and impulse, making it impossible to continue unfortunate patterns. Self loathing: I admit that the self loathing that has crept in at times in my life has helped me get off the couch and do some sit-ups and push-ups, has driven me to be more productive and has put me on more of the “right track,” to borrow from that Little Engine. Still, maybe all that energy would have been more effective if I used it earlier.

The 2004 Red Sox: Yeah, I know you can’t cancel a team or sports history, but that would be one of the first teams I’d erase from my memory. The Yankees were winning 3-0 in the series and no team had ever come back from such a deficit, plus we had the curse of the Bambino. None of that mattered, as the Sawx not only took the next four games, but then went on to win the World Series. Blech! Now I know how all those New Englanders felt about Bucky Dent, which probably stings a lot less. Bucky Dent is like trying to tease your younger brother with something that makes him smile even more broadly than you do. Mirrors: We should cancel mirrors. After all, they keep showing how much older and more exhausted we’re getting. Sometimes, like when we conquer the self stuffing and the self doubt, we see the version of ourselves we’d like to be. Other times, though, the mirror tells us, albeit in a backwards way, that we aren’t who we’d like to be and that we need to climb

back onto that train car to get to our desired destination. Report cards: Students, parents and teachers can’t win. If a teacher gives everyone A’s, the teacher will be popular, but the students probably wouldn’t learn as much as they could or should. The teacher who has more of a bellshaped distribution of grades may reﬂect the reality of the class as a whole, but he or she may put someone who belongs on the right side of the curve on the left and vice versa. Let’s cancel report cards and let the students prove what they know in some other way. The great thing about this version of cancel culture is that it doesn’t require me to replace it with something that works. Bad parenting: We’ve had moments when we have the right intention, but the wrong result. Let’s cancel those unfortunate parenting errors. If kids can get a do-over on the playground, we should get to cancel one or two of our mistakes.

Vaccinated against COVID-19! Now what can and can’t we do?

he second time around, of course, I knew the routine: where to drive, what paperwork to ﬁll out, how quickly the shot would be administered into my designated vaccine arm, my left, then how I would have to wait in case of an immediate reaction. After the allotted 15 minutes, there being none, I left and drove myself home, picking up a sandwich for supper at the deli along the way. Shortly after I ﬁnished eating Between and got up from you and me the table, however, I started to feel a BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF bit lightheaded. By the time I had cleaned everything up, I was decidedly dizzy. I climbed the stairs to the

bedroom, got into pajamas and, book in hand, tucked myself safely into bed. After a couple of hours, when my inoculation site began to hurt, I took two Tylenol and ultimately fell asleep. The next morning, Sunday, the dizziness had stopped and I was wolfishly hungry. Thinking that was a good sign, I hurried out of bed only to realize that my left upper arm seriously ached, and upon inspection, was red, hot and swollen. It remained that way throughout the day and the next, until it finally dawned on me to apply ice to the area. Almost immediately the swelling was reduced. Otherwise, except for a slight and short-lived headache, the kind one might get when coming down with a cold, I had no further difficulties. Now that I have had both vaccines, what does that mean? First, it means that I have to wait 14 days before the full preventive effect of the vaccines take effect. Then, and only then, a curtain will lift and I will be able to walk out into the sunshine. At least, that is how I would like to think of my life changing two weeks from

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now. But not completely, I have learned. Yes, I will be able to socialize in small groups in homes with others who have also been twice inoculated. That means friends around my age. We will not have to wear masks nor remain socially distanced. Hallelujah! I will also be able to meet with my unvaccinated family in single family units at a time — son, daughter-in-law and their children — if they have been living together the whole time and are basically healthy. According to CDC guidelines, this can happen in a home and without requiring masks or our standing six feet apart. The very thought of hugging them makes me dizzy again, this time with pleasure. In public places, however, we should continue with the same precautions of masks, social distancing and frequent hand washing, as well as avoiding poorly ventilated spots. Scientists do not yet understand if we can still carry and inadvertently transmit the virus. Also they don’t know exactly how well or for how long the vaccines protect against the disease. There are, as we know, ongoing

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multiple mutations by the virus, some of them more contagious and more virulent than the originals, and scientists are not sure how well vaccines will protect against those variants. Meanwhile, we who are vaccinated need not get tested or quarantine if we are exposed to the virus, unless of course, we come down with symptoms. We are advised not to gather with unvaccinated people from more than one household and should avoid joining medium or larger groups. Further, we are still advised not to travel long distances and to stay home if possible until more facts are known. This is disappointing, but travel brings exposure to more people and the possible spread of variants. Every time there is more travel, there is a surge of cases, the experts point out. If we go to a gym or restaurant, the risk is lower, but we should still be aware and take the usual precautions, like wearing a mask on the treadmill or while waiting for a meal. So we are returning to normal life but slowly and with great care.

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