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in compliance with state guidelines. In order to keep families connected, the facility sends out email blasts and has social workers and nursing staff call family members for updates. According to its website, they are also scheduling times for residents to video chat with loved ones. It’s not only the nursing homes that are struggling. For communities who mainly house older residents, the virus has been just as disruptive, perhaps even more so than an average neighborhood. The 646 homes in Leisure Glen, a 55-andolder gated community in Ridge, have also felt the pressure of the ongoing pandemic. Ed Marczak, the homeowner association president at Leisure Glen, said they have been complying with guidelines on social distancing and have cancelled all community events and activities, along with the clubhouse. “My wife and I haven’t had much contact with neighbors or others,” Marczak said. “If it’s nice out we’ll see some people out, but everybody is trying to be 6 feet apart.” The real estate sector of the community has also slowed down, with those in the middle of closing or selling homes now having to hold off until an unknown date arrives. Laura Ruhnke, lead broker at Leisure Living Realty, said before the pandemic, they were experiencing a strong market, but not anymore. Virtual home tours are an option for the group,but it could be tricky as some clients may not be as tech savvy. “Business has drastically slowed down since the outbreak,” she said.

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“Each of these veterans answered the call to serve our great nation with honor and dignity to protect the freedoms we all enjoy today as Americans,” the letter read. “Our staff is grieving the loss of these beloved members of the LISVH community.” Peconic Landing, a nursing home in Riverhead, has already reported nine deaths as well. After numbers related to elder deaths during the pandemic were released, the AARP put out a release detailing questions people should put to nursing homes during the pandemic. “New Yorkers need to communicate with their loved ones in nursing homes on a regular

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said they had no clear information on why nearly half of all COVID-19 deaths were related to nursing homes or adult care facilities. County ofﬁcials have said, upon analysis, these homes have implemented all state and county rules correctly. The county executive added that upon review, the virus was shown to have been inside Suffolk before testing became ubiquitous and before all the calls for social distancing were in place. “If the virus was here, and people are going into nursing homes, workers coming in and out — you put those two things together and you’re going to have the kind of numbers that you see here,” he said. “It’s tragic and it’s devastating. This is one of those things why testing early on was important and could have helped to save lives.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) also said he was concerned with the numbers released about nursing homes. The Long Island State Veterans Home released a letter April 8 saying that, at that time, seven veterans have died due to the coronavirus as a comorbidity. Forty vets had tested positive for coronavirus, where 35 were still living in the home and another ﬁve were being treated at Stony Brook hospital. Fourteen employees also tested positive for the virus and were recuperating at home.

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How EMS Members’ Jobs Have Changed Since the Start of the Pandemic BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM If we are to keep using war terms to describe the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, calling nurses and doctors “soldiers” who are “on the front lines,” whose personal protective equipment are like “tools” or “weapons” in the fight against COVID-19, then the Emergency Medical service members, whether paid or volunteer, truly are the ones who make first contact with the enemy. Though members of local EMS services said they don’t know exactly how to feel about that terminology. If anything, it’s the unknown of every situation that makes the whole thought stick. “Every patient is a risk,” said Daniel Ortiz, an EMS member of the Terryville Fire Department. “That’s where I guess they say it’s a war zone, because you don’t know what you’re walking into.” EMS members from all over the North Shore have experienced a heavy time of stress during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, though as the number of cases seems to have plateaued as New York enters the middle of April, these service members, both paid and volunteer, are still asking people to continue their social distancing, as we’re not out of the woods yet. The emergency service members said they have been wearing much more gear than normal, including masks, head coverings, face shields and eye protection. Every single call they go on is in this gear, since every case is now treated like a COVID-19 situation, despite what might have been said by the caller on the phone. “We trained for this, and I can honestly say this is the first time in 10 years that I’ve seen anybody suit up other than your annual refresher,” said Terryville member of the EMS squad Andrew Hoyt. While the Terryville Fire District only covers about eight square miles, the Commack Fire District covers nearly 15 square miles, dipping into both the Huntington and Smithtown townships. Joseph Vollers, the 3rd assistant chief of the Commack Fire Department, said they have dipped into neighboring districts to aid with

Terryville EMS members, including, from left, Lauren Maloney, Andrew Hoyt, Tom Fauteux, Daniel Ortiz, Jacob Parrish and Gina Brett. Photo by Kyle Barr

as of now, four of those cases have returned to work. In Terryville, they’ve had two cases out of the 15 paid paramedic staff and 25 volunteer EMTs. “It’s stressful for a lot of reasons,” Sterne said. “We’re in their environment where there could be infectious viral loads. If a patient is sick, it could be 10 or 15 minutes to take them to the hospital … everyone fears bringing it home to their families and loved ones.” Sterne added the district Joe DiBernardo, President of the Lieutenant Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial has had to make do with a Foundation, donates masks to Kyle Matura of the Miller Place FD. lack of certain items, such Photo from DiBernardo as the coveted N95 masks for their medical personnel. calls, including into Brentwood, which has New policy has been these masks, which are been a particular hotspot for coronavirus cases. normally only supposed to be used once and With that, they have gone from one to two full crews with a driver and EMT available at all then thrown away, have been used multiple times. Terryville has effectively done the same, times. Setauket FD had been concerned at moving from one to two ambulances available. several points with limited supplies, but with “It’s a pretty big area we have to cover,” support from Suffolk County, Sterne said they are now in a relatively good spot. Vollers said. But support for the fire departments are Other fire districts increased the load and numbers of EMTs and paramedics on a shift. coming from all corners and some unexpected The extra hard part has been decontamination, places. On Wednesday, April 15, retired FDNY as now after every call both the people on the Deputy Chief Joe DiBernardo, who is president truck and the truck itself have to be cleaned of the Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation, worked with fellow nonprofit Fire from top to bottom. If the job was stressful before, the Hooks Unlimited to deliver 100 n95 masks to understanding that one might be potentially the Miller Place Fire Department and 200 to taking the virus home with them after each stress the Setauket Fire Department. The memorial foundation is for only adds to the level of concern. Most agreed they had never seen anything at this scale. While DiBernardo’s son, Joe DiBernardo, who was EMS members knew they had to be aware of injured in the line of duty during a tenement fire contractible diseases, such as tuberculosis, flu, in 2005. He died as a result from his injuries in scabies or even bed bugs, the pandemic levels of 2011. The foundation works to train and equip how far the virus has spread, every single person firefighters in need. Now the districts have settled into the is approached as if they have SARS-CoV-2. David Sterne, the Setauket Fire District routine and have seen a small improvement in Manager, said there were five cases of the number of calls from mid-to-late March, COVID-19 in the department, with more where the number of coronavirus deaths started staying home with suspected cases. Though to rise with startling speed.

With suspected coronavirus patients, it wasn’t so much the usual dealing with people having injuries or back and abdominal pains, it was instead situations where a person might desperately need oxygen. While the numbers of people with heart attacks and other sudden traumas have stayed the same, EMT staff said people calling for respiratory issues tripled in the month of March. Other, more usual calls of non-life threatening injuries dropped off significantly. EMTs said this was largely because people did not want to go to the hospital where the possibility of viral infection was that much higher. “I think there’s people afraid to go to the hospital,” said Gina Brett, the Terryville EMS coordinator. “They say, ‘I don’t want to go to the hospital for knee pain, because I might get very sick at the hospital.’” District officials said that despite the load, they’ve managed. “Overall it hasn’t been exceedingly stressful where we can’t function,” Vollers said. “Our crews have been amazing at overcoming all stresses, with 234 calls back-to-back, they’ve done a great job.” Despite the stress, the service members agreed their communities have been excellent in their care and even compassion. The Commack Fire Department, for example, recently held a drive where community members donated over 500 items, both nonperishable food and medical supplies. Otherwise, EMTs said the best thing for people to do is continue social distancing to help flatten the curve. Another suggestion is after calling 911, people should meet the EMTs and paramedics outside the home in order to best reduce first responders’ interaction with anything that may be contaminated. “It is an incredibly long time to have that level of awareness and vigilance,” said paramedic Dr. Lauren Moloney, an associate medical director for the Stony Brook University paramedic program. “God knows how long it’s going to go on for. That’s the hardest thing — trying to find what is your date you’re trying to get through.”

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Small Businesses Struggle In PPP Loan Labyrinth BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Businesses are looking for sanctuary during the absolute tumult caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, some say even with the federal government’s attempt to help keep employees on payroll and businesses running, some question when their submissions will be processed, while others question how much it would help. The $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which passed congress in March as part of the $2 trillion CARES Act relief bill, was made to offer businesses with 500 employees or less loans up to $10 million specifically to keep on or rehire employees. This is partly to keep those shops afloat while revenues have plummeted and to keep people from being forced to go on unemployment. New York’s unemployment system, in particular, has

been overwhelmed, with over 600,000 claims processes and another 200,000 still in partial status. Many people report having to call the unemployment offices dozens or even 100s of times and not getting a response. But as Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and other states are starting to meet to discuss a timeline for bringing everything back online, businesses still await the loans that will essentially enable them to rehire those employees. For others, the loans may be too late. Bernie Ryba, the director of the Stony Brook Small Business Development Center, said by the center’s estimates there could be as many as 25 percent of restaurants across the country saying they have likely closed permanently. Another 25 percent, he said, could be also looking at shutting their doors. “If you have, in the restaurant industry, 12 million that are employed, you’re looking at 6 million that will never go back to work,” he said.

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That’s why applying for the PPP loans early Some businesses have also had issues is so important, not to mention that the money applying for the loan, especially if they were could eventually run out, though congress is affiliated with smaller community banks that in talks of supplementing the program with are not certified with the federal Small Business additional funds. Administration as an approved lender. Other The PPP loans of up to $10 million would larger regional and national banks, Ryba said, normally have to be paid off with a 1 percent have focused more on their own customers who interest rate over two years, but if 75 percent do business with them, not even those who may of funds are used for payroll, keeping staff only use the bank to deposit. to pre-pandemic levels for eight weeks after In such cases, applying for the loan requires the loan is disbursed, then the loans will different documentation. be forgiven. The PPP is just one of several loan systems However, for businesses who have applied businesses have been applying to in this time and haven’t heard anything back about their of crisis. The Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications, some owners are left with a bad Emergency Advance is supposed to loan taste in their mouths. businesses up to $10,000 in economic relief. Several have complained the rules of the loan The loan wouldn’t have to be repaid, though. were not well explained, and Nationally, businesses the timeline for when money have told outlets like The can and will be disbursed New York Times that such is hanging in the air, all funding has all but dried up. the while business owners Luciano said he has can only sit around in the received an email saying anxiety of not knowing. his PPP loan was approved Roger Rutherford, the and to expect paperwork in general manager of Roger’s the next five business days. Frigate in Port Jeff and the However, he added he has president of the PJ Business heard nothing about his Improvement District, disaster loan application, related it to the disaster his accountant told him —James Luciano and loans after Hurricane Sandy he “did not expect anyone in 2012, when he said it took to see that money.” him two years and multiple meetings before he In a conference call with businesses March ever saw a dime from the federal government. 26, before the final bill was signed, U.S. Rep. Though he said the timeline for these loans Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) held a conference call should be much shorter than that disaster, he with local businesses along with the Long said his daily calls have not yet resulted in word Island branch manager of the Small Business on the loan. Administration Robert Piechota. Piechota said James Luciano, the owner of the Port Jeff at the time while the bill had yet to be signed, Lobster House and BID secretary, said he, along in normal times such loans would take around with most business owners he knows, have 21 days for the application to be processed, and applied for the PPP loan. However, he said it could another five for the money to be released. be weeks before he even hears his application “In good times you’re looking at a month,” was processed, and the guidelines were not clear he said. on what he would get or have to repay. Jennifer Dzvonar, the owner of Bass Electric “They’re keeping up this thing to bring in Port Jefferson Station and president of the employees back, but how can you expect us to Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of bring employees back full force if you’re not Commerce, said there is much misinformation allowing us to open the doors?” he said. out there on the internet, and the best choice for The government has clarified that employees anyone looking to get the loan is to go to the would have to be rehired to levels as of Feb. 15 SBA website. by June 30. Despite not yet hearing of a single business that Such need for clarifications has been has yet received any funds from the loans, Charlie constant from the federal government. Problems Lefkowitz, the president of the Three Village with the program started on day one, according Chamber of Commerce, said there has been a to the Wall Street Journal which wrote that the general effort on all levels, whether its regional nation’s largest banks were unable to take loan government down to the community level, to help applications when it launched April 3 because these businesses in their time of need. the government did not send them application “This is very different from 2008 — documentation until the previous night. Ryba now you see banks and borrowers working said the institution of the program “took lenders together,” he said. “This is unprecedented, by surprise,” with many having only one week and across our community … you’re seeing cooperation on all levels.” to prepare top accept applicants.

‘How can you expect us to bring employees back full force if you’re not allowing us to open the doors?’

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Main Street Needs a Show Support for Universal Pre-K Hand from Albany

COVID-19 has completely changed the way we all live. But along with worrying about keeping themselves and their families healthy, thousands of small business owners across New York state are losing sleep over how to keep this virus from killing the businesses they have worked so hard to build. At the same time, lawmakers in Albany are trying to craft a budget in the face of plunging revenues. Sales taxes — much of them generated by small business — brought in a whopping $73.6 billion last year. Our schools, as well as other vital government services, rely on these funds. When a business fails — and too many are on the precipice of failure right now — that sales tax revenue goes, too. We believe a simple proposal could help restart local business and bolster sales tax revenues, but swift action is required by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and the state legislature. Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. Everyone wants a thriving downtown where they can shop, eat or go to a movie. The good news is that small businesses have always been engines of innovation and entrepreneurship, and we are seeing that again today as they adapt to the new reality. Local gyms are streaming personal training sessions. Restaurants offer free delivery and online happy hours. Medical practices are expanding their telemedicine capabilities. Car mechanics are making house calls that require no personal contact at all. Of course, it’s vital that these businesses let potential customers know about their services. That’s the role of advertising in all its myriad forms. But advertising costs money, and the sad truth is that advertising is one of the first things small businesses cut when times are tough. Put yourself in the shoes of a local restaurateur with a stack of bills and very little money coming in. By the time she finishes paying the most urgent bills — rent, food suppliers, payroll — there’s not much left for advertising. Whatever stimulus money she gets from Washington or Albany will most likely be needed to keep the door open and the lights on. Yet studies show that how well businesses survive a downturn is in large part determined by whether they continue to market and advertise during the hard times. Fortunately, there is a way for Albany to prime the sales-tax pump to keep revenue flowing to both small businesses and state coffers. Let businesses use some of the money they would have sent to Albany, as sales taxes, to market their new offerings. The formula would be simple: Every dollar a small business spends on advertising (up to some reasonable limit) would be a dollar saved off that business’s sales tax bill. It would be a win-win-win. Local businesses would be healthier because the increased advertising would jump-start sales. The state would get more sales tax revenue because local businesses would be selling more. And media companies (like ours) would benefit from the additional ad revenue. We’d like to think that we, too, are vital to the character and strength of our communities, not to mention our democracy. Think for a moment of the critical role that journalists have played in getting vital local information out to your community during this unprecedented crisis. The legislature has a lot on its plate right now, and the temptation will be to bury this idea, or to take the shortsighted view that we can’t afford to do it right now. But right now is when it’s needed. We’ve been impressed with Cuomo’s levelheaded leadership in this crisis, and we call on him to back this innovative yet simple policy. — From the New York Press Association

We are social work students from the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University. The views and opinions expressed in our letter are not representative of the School of Social Welfare or the university. The issue we are presenting is the need for universal pre-k education and head start programs. Universal pre-k and head start programs have been proven to have positive impacts on children’s development and life outcomes. Current research indicates 30 percent of low-income children have no familiarity with print, proper reading skills and or reading comprehension.

Research has explored and compared student progress from pre-k through second grade. The results were compared to students who have not received the same education. The results exhibited students who attended Pre-K displayed significant improvements in early language skills, literacy and math skills at the kindergarten entry level. Students who attended pre-k also scored high in math, vocabulary skills and language comprehension. Early intervention pre-k is an essential strategy in assuring students will have a successful academic career.

We are proposing universal pre-k should be available to all children, starting at the age of 2 years old. Many young children do not have equal access to education until the age of 4 years old. The policy we are proposing would solve the issues of working parents and introduce 2 year old’s to quality educational resources. We urge our senators and representatives to sponsor legislation in ensuring all children have equal access to universal pre-k. Taylor Bilski, Francesca Campo, Khadijah Lopez, Sabrina Padyk, Charmaine Parker, and Yasemin Tastan Stony Brook University Students

Lawn Care Disrupting Tranquility of North Shore Spring is here. But instead of Three Village residents being able to enjoy the pleasant sound of the birds and the bees, they are assaulted by the infernal noise of leaf blowers and lawn mowers. With the coronavirus in full force, many are working from their homes. It is practically impossible to do any work that requires concentrated attention. Many enlightened communities have banned gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers.

In addition to noise pollution, these blasted machines produce unacceptable amounts of carbon dioxide and other noxious gases as well as biological pollution, such as dust, pollen, fecal matter, and pesticides which are blown into the air. It is high time that officials in our community enact a total ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers. Albert Haim Setauket

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Zeldin and Bellone as Bipartisan Partners Daniel Dunaief’s column highlighting the bipartisan cooperation between Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY1), and Democrat Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D), was a much appreciated breath of fresh air. The speed with which these two elected public officials, working across the aisle, attended to the needs of their community was remarkable. On the first weekend in April, the congressman received an urgent message from Mr. Bellone saying the county’s stockpile was of out of, among other things surgical, and n95 masks. Upon receiving that information Mr. Zeldin put out a tweet asking for help. Almost immediately President

Donald Trump’s (R) son-in-law Jared Kusher reached out, and Executive Bellone was able to buy 150,000 surgical masks. They were delivered the following day. Coincidently, on that same Sunday, the president promised a shipment of 200,000 critical n95 masks from the federal government. As Congressman Zeldin said, “For the n95 masks to come without a charge helps all of those local entities laying out a lot of cash at the moment.” In his April 6 column Mr. Dunaief pointed out Zeldin was continuing his search for additional equipment. His pursuit has paid quick and very significant dividends. By the middle of that week Suffolk had over 250,000 n95 masks,

with an additional 100,000 of those going to Northwell Hospitals located west of us. It was a much larger number than the administration promised. By the end of this past week another 40,000 n95 masks were received. Three quarters came from the federal stockpile, and 10,000 from the wonderful Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. GOP Congressman Zeldin, using his influence at the federal level to quickly aid Executive Bellone (D), shows what can happen when two men, from rival political parties work together to save lives in a time of crisis. Jim Soviero East Setauket

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Hoping a Viral Victory Ends Unique Anguish

uring my sophomore year of college, I was preparing to visit my family for Thanksgiving. In early November, however, I had this incredible need to come home to see my mother, my younger brother, our aged-but-stillhanging-in-there golden retriever and my dying father, who was in the hospital full time. I asked my mother D. None if I could come of the above home a week before Thanksgiving, return BY DANIEL DUNAIEF to school and then travel back again for Thanksgiving. She acquiesced, suggesting that the family would be happy to see me twice during the month. Of course, she also gently

reminded me, to the extent that she ever gently reminded me of anything, that I bring home any schoolwork. My brother picked me up at the airport and drove me home. Initially, we avoided the subject that hung over every conversation. I didn’t ask how dad was because cancer is a horriﬁc roller coaster ride, in which every small rise inevitably precedes a hard and fast drop towards the abyss. Over the weekend, my mother brought me to the hospital. She warned me several times that my father was taking so many pain medications that he probably wouldn’t know I was in the room. He might not even wake up, she cautioned. Still, I needed to see him. When I got to his room, he turned toward me and he acknowledged me, in the smallest way, with his eyes. He didn’t smile or speak, but his eyes told me that he not only knew who I was, but that he was glad to see me. He tried to sit up, which was extremely unusual in the end stage of his life. His movements through

the day were extraordinarily limited and he wasn’t interacting with anyone regularly. Protecting me from seeing my father’s emaciated body in a hospital gown that hung tenuously onto his body the way he clung to life, my mother took me to the cafeteria to get my father a grilled cheese while a nurse brought him to a chair. By the time we got back, he was mostly asleep in the chair. He didn’t eat or acknowledge me, and had already drifted away. That was the last time I saw him alive. He died before Thanksgiving. Difﬁcult as the memory is, I know how fortunate I am to have had the chance to see him one last time. I didn’t thank him for being a wonderful father or receive any sage advice. I got one more moment to connect with him. With that memory in mind, my heart aches with the recognition of the hardships families are enduring through their separations caused by the coronavirus. I am conﬁdent courageous nurses and doctors are comforting those with uncontrollable coughs, fever, aches and all the

other symptoms of this dreaded disease. And yet, I also recognize how difficult it must be for people not to share the same room or, as I did, to exchange one last glance into a loved one’s eyes. We draw inspiration from seeing each other, sharing space and time, and wrapping ourselves in the blanket of humanity that offers comfort during times of crisis. I admire those who have stood outside the windows of loved ones, with messages of hope and encouragement. I also appreciate the benefit that FaceTime provides, letting people look at a virtual image of people whose lives have defined ours. Hopefully, our continued commitment to social distancing and working from home will prevent people from contracting COVID-19, while we await vaccines from scientists and pharmaceutical companies. These efforts will ultimately prevent more families from enduring the additional layer of pain caused by such separations.

A Milestone Almost Lost Amid COVID-19 Chaos

n the crunch of reporting the latest COVID-19 news and working remotely to the extent possible last week, we failed to notice our media company’s anniversary. Last Wednesday marked the 44th year since we offered the first issue of our first newspaper, The Village Times, to the community. For me, that is akin to forgetting my birthday; so exciting and memorable were those early days. After incredibly long hours and endless hard work, we had created something that had never before existed and both proudBetween ly and nervously had given it to the you and me residents to judge. BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Would they become engaged or would they ignore our efforts? Would they find what we published to be

relevant and important to their lives or would they just go on without us? Such are the thoughts and fears of entrepreneurs. I was just asked recently why I wanted to start a newspaper. I had to stop and remember what life was like on April 8, 1976, because we were certainly a product of our times. My husband and I had come with our children to live here on the North Shore of Suffolk County largely because of the university. The State University at Stony Brook was just in its earliest years, a medical center was planned, and my husband wanted to practice his specialty, along with a research hospital afﬁliation, wherever we settled. That’s the way it was then: a physician hung out a shingle wherever he wanted a private practice and began to see patients. We were utterly charmed by the picturesque village of Stony Brook, with its quality schools, rich Revolutionary War history, cultural offerings and unending recreational opportunities both on land and on the Sound. After a time, we came to learn there existed a seemingly unbridgeable towngown split. Thousands of new university hires and students were pouring into the community every year, in some ways upending the peaceful

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existence of longtime residents, even as they prompted property values to soar. The 1960s were, anyway, unsettling times, with the Vietnam War, assassinations and bursts of protests in the streets. Yet the small villages offered a peaceful and fulfilling existence, it seemed to me, if only there could be better communication between the university and the residents. I had been thinking, as I worked for Time Inc. in New York City, about what I imagined were the joys of owning a community newspaper: meeting residents, serving their needs for information, providing a “town hall” for dialogue from all points of view, offering opinion through editorials, tracking local accomplishments in the arts, sciences, sports and cultural worlds and strengthening the sense of community for protection and pride. So when my youngest of three started first grade, I saw my opportunity. I assembled what turned out to be a brilliant and committed team of largely other housewives, sold shares to families in order to capitalize the venture, rented an office on Route 25A in Setauket, and we were off. The thrill and excitement of creating a newspaper to serve a community could fill a book, and perhaps

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel MANAGING EDITOR Kyle Barr INTERIM EDITOR Kyle Barr

LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathleen Gobos ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Beth Heller Mason

one day it will. There are so many stories, some side-splitting funny, some tough moments, some amazingly stupid mistakes, so many honors and awards for encouragement, and the bottom line: here we are, 44 years later. Speaking of the bottom line, like so many other small businesses, we are in an unprecedented position now, with our traditional advertisers shuttered and their customers shutins. Our revenues have dramatically dropped, yet we feel it is our ethical duty to keep our communities informed of the latest information concerning COVID-19 via print and daily internet, yet our expenses continue. Indeed, we have been designated as “essential,” and we are publicizing every week, at no cost to them, other such businesses that are open, including restaurants and pharmacies. These are our papers and internet presence. They are also yours. We trust we are serving you well. Please note last week’s column contained several errors for which I humbly apologize. Please check any information that you might use. My thanks to the readers that pointed out the errors.

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