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A stump along Old Town Road now features the faces of tree spirits. Photos by Christine Petrone

Tree Sages Appear on Old Town Road

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Drivers along Old Town Road in Setauket have noticed a former tree stump has been transformed into an intricate sculpture. The homeowner said when a giant tree on her property lost a limb on the roadway, she realized the tree was being attacked by beetles and was hollowed in parts. She decided to have it cut down so it wouldn’t be

a danger to anyone. She said she originally wasn’t going to have it cut down so low and wanted it sculpted into a welcoming figure with its arms out. However, too much of the tree was hollow. It was then she had it cut down to a stump, and when she saw it was in good condition at the cut-off height, she decided to ask Richard Anderson, a retired art teacher who now enjoys a second career as a wood sculptor, to work on it.

He sculpted the stump using a chainsaw. The homeowner said at every point where there was a protrusion he created a character, and the men’s beards or women’s hair travel down to the roots. She said the sculpture is inspired by wood spirits of English folklore, and she was pleased with the expressions Anderson gave each of the figures on the stump. When it was completed, the homeowner decided to name the tree spirits on the wood sculpture The Sages.

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Brookhaven Supervisor Considering New Ashfill Site Option The inevitable closure of the Brookhaven Landfill in 2024 looms large on Long Island and the surrounding region. The burden of how to dispose of millions of solid waste still remains unresolved. The Town of Brookhaven has been considering its options, and one of them could be a new ashfill just east of where the current landfill is located in Brookhaven hamlet. Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said 500 acres of additional land owned by the town could be used for such a site. “There are probably 200 acres that we could take a look at for a regional ashfill,” he said. “We are looking to get feedback from other municipalities, we are in the premature stages.” The site would handle only ash, and the town would not take any construction and demolition debris. While the money brought in from an ash site would bring in much-needed funds to Brookhaven, Romaine said it still leaves them with the issue of the construction and demolition debris, adding that with the closure of the landfill and no alternative for an on-Island site accepting that refuse, it would cause a crisis in the construction and building industry. Currently, the Brookhaven Landfill handles over 350,000 tons of ash annually from energy-from-waste facilities, in addition to handling 720,000 tons of solid waste. Each day 2,000 trucks transport waste off the Island Romaine said he hasn’t had any direct conversations with state officials or the state Department of Environmental Conservation on the idea of a new ashfill site. Though he mentioned some members of his staff may have had conversations on the matter. For such a site there would be the need for an environmental impact study as well as DEC approval. The Town Board would also have to

make a decision as well. Though news about what could be another site of dumping in an area that has already complained about odor issues has not gone well with town critics. Will Ferraro, activist and a 2019 Democratic candidate for Brookhaven supervisor, has created a petition against the proposed ashfill site. He said an ashfill site does nothing to solve longterm fiscal problems. “Instead of making a proposal to solve our long-term solid waste crisis and the serious environmental health issues related to it, this will only exacerbate the threats to our air quality and groundwater,” he said. Ferraro created the petition following a Newsday blog post discussing the potential ashfill site. His petition, “Say No to a Second Landfill in Brookhaven,” begs the Town Board to reject any proposals relating to a second landfill or ashfill site, as well as to develop a “comprehensive proposal to deal with our solid waste crisis, that can be brought to our regional partners at the state, county and town levels,” among other demands. Romaine reiterated that the town is not considering a second landfill, but only an ashfill. Back in February at a Long Island Regional Planning Council panel, the Brookhaven supervisor called for collaboration to solve what he called a “regional crisis.” In a June 15 letter to the council, Romaine reaffirmed his stance by urging it to work with the 13 towns, two counties, two cities and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to develop solutions. “Even if we are able to do so now, it will still take several years to implement any changes,” he said, adding, “If we don’t address this issue now, it is going to be yet another thing that will make Long Island a less desirable place to live and work.”

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Your Turn: It’s Time for Long Island to Come Together

The rhetoric around the reopening of are going to conduct daily health screenings schools in September is as heated and intense and isolate children who are sick, the responas any school-related issue in recent memory. sibilities of school nurses will be dramatically The intensity reflects the high stakes. We’ve expanded and they too will require additional dealt with many controversial school-relat- support. The list goes on. Nearly every aspect of school operations will beed issues in recent years — come more expensive as we school shootings, Common make our school buildings Core, property taxes, state safer for students, staff and aid, accountability, standardtheir families. ized testing, and economic No one can argue with and social inequities based on the current New York State zip code have all been in the guidelines for school reopenpublic eye during this time. ing. Every recommended These issues tend to divide measure makes sense and deus because public opinion is serves attention. These mealargely determined by how sures will make our children individuals view the issue’s safer and contribute to the root cause. As a result, seemhealth and welfare of every ingly reasonable responses resident of our region. We can drive a wedge between must speak with a strong, neighbors and friends. Gary Bixhorn unified voice when advocatWe cannot allow the aring for increased federal aid ray of issues involved in the reopening of schools to divide us. We must to backfill the significant shortfall in state unify and address a major issue clearly rooted revenues resulting from the pandemic. Our in the pandemic. Simply stated, every Long communities continue to do their part to supIslander needs to actively advocate for a sig- port our schools. Despite growing economic nificant increase in federal support leading to challenges, in the midst of the stress generatadditional state aid for schools to respond to ed by the pandemic, only three of 125 school the pandemic. Almost every state-mandated budgets islandwide were rejected. This sucresponse to the pandemic increases the cost cess occurred despite repeated warnings from of reopening our schools. Social distancing Albany that the state might significantly cut requirements on buses and in classrooms will aid midyear. This year our school districts need more result in increased transportation and staffing costs. Think about it, if we put half the than yes votes — they need us to be advocates. number of kids on each bus and in each class- They need us to stand up and tell our room, we will need more buses and teachers representatives in Washington and Albany to regardless of how creative we are with our do everything within their power to assure that scheduling. If our schools need to be contin- our schools can meet community expectations. ually cleaned and disinfected, we will need They need more financial support appropriated more custodial staff around the clock. If we SCHOOLS REOPENING Continued on A8

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION 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 voters of the Middle Country Central School District at Centereach, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com Centereach Building of the Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York, on the 15th day of September, 2020 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 2020-2021 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 September 16, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2025, as a result of the expiration of the term of office presently held by Jacqueline Schott. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on September 15,

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2020 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 provided that an Executive Order of the Governor of the State of New York does not require the utilization of absentee ballots exclusively to canvass the electorate; 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 Library’s purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said meeting 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 if the Library is open for business during those times and dates; otherwise the subject statement will be provided on the Library’ website; 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 Clerk of the Board (designated Election Officer) located in the Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach, New York 11720. 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, August 17, 2020. Each petition must be directed to the Election Officer, Janet A. Ross and must designate the office sought, the name and residence address of the candidate and must be signed by at least seventeen (17) qualified voters of the District setting forth their residence addresses; such petition may also be filed remotely with the Election Officer at rossjanet@ mcplibrary.org if permitted by Executive Order of the Governor of the State of New York; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 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 four (4) years prior to September 15, 2020, 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 (subject to prescription of an Executive Order of the Governor of the State of New York) for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law on Tuesday , September 8, 2020 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 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 Clerk of the Board, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to September 15, 2020 excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm prevailing time; all of the above provisions will be subject to Executive Order of the Governor of the State of New York providing otherwise; and

lar business hours. Such application must be received by the Clerk of the Board 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 5pm on September 14, 2020 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 Clerk of the Board 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 Clerk of the Board’s office during regular business hours on each of the five days prior to September 15, 2020 except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (the above protocols are to be subject to the terms of any applicable Executive Orders of the Governor of the State of New York; and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a military voter who is a qualified voter of the School District may apply for a military ballot to be issued to him/her by obtaining from and submitting to the Clerk of the Library Board at 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, NY 11720 an application for such military ballot (rossjanet@mcplibrary.org). A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in his/her request for such ballot. Military ballot application forms must be received in the Office of the Library Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 21, 2020. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is received by the Office of the Library Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 15, 2020.

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 Clerk of the Library Board at 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, New York 11720 during regu-

Dated: Centereach, New York July 15. 2020

*Such “in-person” voting to be dependent upon whether the Governor of the State of NY issues an Executive Order prescribing the use of absentee ballots (exclusively) for such vote/election.

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Bellone Pulls Resolution Aimed at Closing County’s Budget Gap BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) and the county Legislature agreed to withdraw a resolution that would have diverted money from the land preservation program over a three-year period to help to close the county’s budget gap. The ballot measure called for increasing the percentage of sales tax that is allocated to the Suffolk County Taxpayers Trust Fund and decreasing the percentage of sales tax that is allocated for the Suffolk County Environmental Programs Trust Fund. Bellone withdrew the bill an hour or so before the Legislature was set to vote on it in a July 28 special meeting. Richard Amper, executive director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, said that the decision was a good result for the people of Suffolk County. “It took him [Bellone] a long time to reach a simple conclusion,” he said. “It would have killed a program that has been around for over 30 years. It is a commitment to water quality and land preservation.” In the past month, the county executive has criticized Amper during calls with press for what he said was a misrepresentation of what the bill would do, and that Suffolk County would need to cover budget gaps due to the pandemic or suffer dire consequences. The decision comes after the Legislature last

week voted 14-3 to approve another ballot measure that would transfer excess funds from the county’s sewer stabilization reserve fund to the general fund in an effort to budget deficits from the coronavirus pandemic. That referendum will come in front of voters Nov. 3. Amper said he felt the Bellone administration was so concerned with the possibility both propositions could be lost when residents voted on them in November that the administration chose to stick with one instead of being “left with nothing.” Bellone confirmed this assessment in a statement. “We have come to an agreement to withdraw this resolution in order to focus our efforts on ensuring the passage of the ballot referendum regarding the Assessment Stabilization Reserve Fund,” he said. “I am also pleased that several key players within the environmental advocacy community have indicated that they will not jeopardize the approval of this pending ballot measure and instead leave it in the hands of the voters.” Environmental groups were concerned that taking away funds from the drinking water protection program would cause more harm than good. The program was established through a public referendum back in 1987. Under the program, revenues from a 0.25% sales tax are divided between sewers land preservation, property tax stabilization and water

quality funds. “This is one of the most important environmental programs in Suffolk County,” said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “[Water quali-

a.m. drink.” Data from police have shown the number of opioid overdoses, both nonfatal and fatal, have increased dramatically since the start of the pandemic, rolling back almost two years of decreases. At the press conference, Bellone and Curran said they believe the long road to recovery ahead for Long Islanders requires the ongoing support of services like LICADD and the Hempstead-based Family & Children’s Association. Bellone said he and Curran were heading to Washington to make it clear “we’re talking about people’s lives and families in crisis.” These type of services, including public safety, public health, social services and mental health, are “even more important today” and will be critical as “we seek to recover from this over the next several years.” Long Island has been battling an opioid crisis that has wreaked havoc throughout the region. The pandemic has increased the risks from opioids, among other drugs, even as Nassau and Suffolk are “still dealing with the direct impacts.” Jeffrey Reynolds, the president and CEO of Family & Children’s Association, suggested that it “makes no sense to help save someone’s life

from COVID-19 only to have them die from a fatal overdose or suicide.” He called the current challenges among Long Island’s “darkest hour,” which is “exactly what we are seeing on the ground.” Reynolds noted that social isolation has strained the mental health of individuals and families. In the last two weeks, Reynolds has seen three overdoses, including one of his former staff members. Reynolds urged Washington to recognize the need for mental health services is just as critical as the need to protect people from viral infection. “Nobody in Washington or in Albany, from either side of the aisle, would dare say, for the second, third or fourth wave of COVID that we don’t have enough money” for personal protective equipment. “This is the same. Untreated social anxiety and mental health conditions rank right up there and need our full attention.” In an interview, Chassman added that residents have also self-medicated through other outlets, including gambling, online spending, emotional eating and sexually acting out. “These are unhealthy coping mechanisms for fear, anxiety and stress,” Chassman said.

Dick Amper, of the Pine Barrens Society, has sharply criticized the county executive for trying to plug budget holes with land preservation money. File photo

ty] is not a partisan issue, everyone needs clean water and they benefit from this program.” Still, the loss of this potential referendum leaves Suffolk County in potentially dire straits. A report of both Nassau and Suffolk finances released in early July said Long Island lost 270,000 jobs during the peak of the pandemic. Total job losses could eclipse 375,000 compared to pre-COVID levels. County leaders have constantly petitioned people to reach out to federal representatives to beg for budgetary relief. The subsequent withdrawal and earlier ballot approval on the sewer fund is the latest instance of the county attempting to divert money from environmental protection funds. Back in 2011, the county borrowed $29.4 million from the sewer fund in order to balance the budget under former County Executive Steve Levy. The Pine Barrens Society sued the county, and won. The move was deemed illegal by the state appeals court in 2012 because the county failed to get voter approval. The county appealed that decision and lost again. The Appellate Division in Brooklyn ordered the county repay the funds last year. Amper said the county is using the environmental programs as its piggy bank and sees voters as a way to “legally” take funds away. “The county doesn’t manage its fiscal affairs very well, they’re billions of dollars in debt,” he said. “The public put that money aside for a reason.”

Mr. Bellone Goes to Washington, Urges Federal Aid for Mental Health

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM During a press conference July 28 at the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran (D) made the case for what’s at stake for Long Island the day before heading to Washington to urge the congressional delegation to provide financial support for the area. In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, which claimed the lives of close to 2,000 Suffolk County residents, Bellone and Curran urged the federal government to appreciate what was at stake as residents continued to deal with the mental health consequences of a deadly virus, job losses, and ongoing fear and uncertainty. Indeed, the 64-year-old LICADD has had a 20 percent uptick in calls as people grapple with mental health problems and anxiety, Steve Chassman, the executive director of LICADD said. “Many people have crossed an imaginary line, where the 6 p.m. drink became the 2 p.m. drink,” Chassman said in an interview. For some, that has even developed into an “11

County Executive Steve Bellone said Suffolk desperately needs federal support in both budget and in mental health/drug services. File photo

Reynolds offered support to the county executives as they head to Washington. Turning to Bellone and Curran, Reynolds said, “You have our voice and our good wishes as you go forward” to make sure “these vital services” remain available to Long Islanders.

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High School Sweethearts Fight Cancer Together

Kim and Bruce Bardes, husband and wife, of Shoreham are in need of support, as one after the other have now been diagnosed with cancer. A friend of the family has started a GoFundMe campaign that has raised $24,100 of its $50,000 goal, as of July 28. “Back in April, Bruce noticed that one of his legs was swollen,” Kim said. “But he didn’t want to go to the hospital because of COVID-19.” After eventually visiting the emergency room when the swelling worsened, Bruce was told he had a blood clot in one of his legs but was quickly discharged due to coronavirus guidelines. On May 6, after gardening in the backyard — one of his favorite activities, according to his wife — Bruce suffered a heart attack and stroke in the family home. When he was found unresponsive, his son ran to the neighbor’s house who was trained in CPR. Doctors suspected Bruce had cancer, and a week later, May 21, Bruce was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic lung cancer. Nearly two months after Bruce’s diagnosis, the family received more devastating news. Kim was diagnosed with aggressive inflamma-

tory breast cancer. “It was seven weeks of me just getting my mindset around the fact that this was happening, trying to be his supporter and his support system, taking care of all of his medical needs — doing what any wife would do — when I had noticed one day that my left breast felt different in one area.” With a “funky family history,” Kim had gotten routine mammograms since she was 30 years old. When she visited her doctor June 30, she received a diagnosis for a type of breast cancer she had never even heard of. Bruce began his chemotherapy treatments in May, and Kim started hers July 28. “I know our condition is going to get even worse because now I’m not just going to be tired from running my husband around and taking care of home, now, I got to add myself to this scenario somehow. And I don’t know how I’m going to feel from the treatments,” she said. With a crackling voice, Kim describes their “love story turned tragedy,” as she calls it. They met at 15 years old, as sophomores at Half Hollow Hills East in Dix Hills. The basketball player and cheerleader were locker neighbors and a year later — thanks to Bruce’s persistence — they were a couple. They started dating when

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Kim Bardes, right, and her husband Bruce just before she started her first round of chemotherapy July 28. Both she and her husband have recently been diagnosed with two different types of cancer. Photo from Bruce Bardes’ Facebook

they were 16 years old, 34 years ago. High school sweethearts, Bruce and Kim got married in 1995 and had their first son, Austin, in 1996 and their second, Tanner, in 1999. “We met 35 years ago and never had a fight,”

Bruce jokingly adds from the next room. “If we can’t joke, then we cry. And we’ve already done too much crying.” “Anybody would describe my husband as BATTLING CANCER Continued on A9

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Not a Moment, But a Movement: Protesters on North Shore Show Stamina BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM While 2020 will be remembered for the coronavirus, this year’s summer will be recorded in the history books for the millions of voices speaking out against injustice and police brutality across the country. The H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge will be the site of a rally this Saturday, Aug. 1, where activist group Long Island Fight for Equality intends to host an event to speak out against racial injustice and inequality from 2 to 6 p.m. The rally as well as a march comes more than two months after George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer which reignited outrage over police brutality in the U.S. The summer has been filled with hundreds of Black Lives Matter protests such as in Hauppauge, Port Jefferson Station, Stony Brook and multiple ones through the streets of Smithtown and Huntington in June and July. While most have been peaceful, some have seen the conflict between protester and cop escalate, such as when at a recent Babylon protest, three participants from Black White Brown United were arrested, including a Stony Brook resident charged with harassment, according to Suffolk County police. Couple Ashley Payano, 23, and Ian Atkinson, 26, are organizing the Aug. 1 Hauppauge rally and march. Together, they have helped assemble as well as attend about half-a-dozen protests and rallies in the last couple of months. Atkinson lives in Farmingville, while Payano splits her time between the Bronx and Long Island, with plans to move to the Island in the future. They are just two among scores of protest leaders, but having attended many such protests on Long Island, they said momentum is still strong. “As a young Black person, these struggles affect me and my family directly so I couldn’t

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by Congress and signed into law by the president. Equally important, we need our representatives to make certain that the increased funding reaches New York State and our region. Long Island cannot afford to be shortchanged. It’s essential that we stand together at this critical time. We need to make certain that our schools have the needed resources to effectively implement the measures necessary to respond to the pandemic. Gary Bixhorn is a retired district superintendent and the executive director of the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association.

imagine not taking part in it,” Payano said. Atkinson said the number of people at these protests has varied. At one in Stony Brook near the Smith Haven Mall, there were more than 1,000 attendees, while a Port Jeff Station protest saw around 150 people at its peak. Payano said a fundraising aspect has been added to many of the rallies, with protesters asked to bring canned goods and hygiene products to be donated to those in need. Payano said she feels this is an extension of the civil rights movement and believes that the passion will lead to actual change. “I think that instead of this being about protests, I think this is a movement,” she said. “It is for change. I think it’s important to continue to practice civil disobedience and civil unrest.” Atkinson said he is driven by frustration because he feels many have not experienced the freedom and equality that the country stands for. “Clearly, it hasn’t been the way it’s supposed to be for certain populations,” he said. “African Americans, minorities, are not treated fairly or equally in this country.” He said he also believes that the civil rights movement leaders didn’t get everything they were fighting for. “We know what we’re fighting for and we’re not looking to stop until we’ve gotten it,” he said. Several weeks after the start of the BLM protests, a counter movement, largely either called pro-police rallies or Blue Lives Matter rallies have garnered hundreds of participants, such as one in Port Jefferson Station June 22. Though many of these rallies have been led by and have featured conservative figures such as U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) and former Suffolk GOP chairman John Jay LaValle, participants have called on people to support police, who they say have been attacked unfairly. Atkinson said the Blue Lives Matter rallies have added to his frustrations. “They’re completely missing the point,” he said. “They don’t stand for anything. It’s just frustrating because they’re kind of going against the belief that everyone should be equal.” Payano, who has been involved in music, acting and real estate, and is planning to take

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to perform the procedures. Kutzing, who works with Katrina Denning, the founder of Jacob’s Hope Rescue, and cat enthusiast Jenny Luca all work on a voluntary basis. They said the pandemic put their plans on hold, but they plan to be out again in August. Though she said some locals may be

Ashley Payano, left, and Ian Atkinson, right, have been active in the recent protests on Long Island such as the one that took place in Stony Brook June 7. Left two photos by Mike Reilly; right by Rebecca Kassay

some college courses this school year, said she has been politically active since age 15, as her father spoke out often about housing issues in the Bronx. She said she has been part of similar efforts through the years when a young Black person’s death was followed by protests, but she hasn’t seen them last as long as they have now. The Bronx native said the more she comes to Long Island the more she notices de facto segregation and the impact of redlining, which has disturbed her. She said she also notices that people will sometimes stare at her when she and Atkinson are on Long Island. However, she added that she has seen a diverse group of people of all different backgrounds and ages at rallies throughout the Island, except in Brentwood where there were more attendees of color. “It’s really nice to meet people from all backgrounds who believe in the same thing,” she said. “And the people who honk their cars and pass by, it showed me there are more people in support of this movement than not.” Atkinson, who works with the developmentally disabled to help them adapt hesitant to contact them, Kutzing emphasized there is no charge to the homeowner and they are professionals who know how to capture the felines without harming them. Though some residents may want the rescuers to move the cats from the area, taking an animal like a feral cat away from its habitat is considered abuse and is against the law. The TNR Task Force can be contacted online at its Facebook page by searching TNR Taskforce of Brookhaven.

to everyday life, is looking toward a future with Payano, who he met at a paint night in Manhattan. The Long Islander said he hopes to see their children grow up in a different environment. “I don’t want them to grow up in a community where they’re not looked at like everyone else,” he said. Atkinson and Payano said in all the protests they’ve been part of, everyone has been asked to wear a mask and stay home if they are immunocompromised. So far, the majority have seemed to comply. The couple have also encountered counter protesters, but Atkinson said they welcome conversation, even though at times it can be scary after hearing of stories such as a Black Lives Matter protester being attacked or having water thrown on them. “We welcome the discussion as long as they are willing to hear us out,” he said. Payano said while some discussions are disheartening, she understands why it’s hard for people to believe that their loved ones or even themselves “have been practicing bigotry.” She said she looks at the debates from a sociological standpoint. “Our brain is programmed to protect us from things that will hurt us whether it’s emotionally or our sense of self or identity or belief system that we have ingrained in us, which is very well capable of growth of change,” she said. “But a lot of people have a belief system, and they would prefer to avoid the instability of having to start from scratch.” Regarding change, Payano is optimistic. “It’s going to take a while, but I believe it’s possible,” she said.

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Bars/Restaurants on North Shore Struggle to Comply with Restrictions BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Over the past weekend, 84 restaurants and bars in downstate New York were cited with violations to COVID-19 guidelines by the State Liquor Authority. A total of 10 establishments on western Long Island and New York City had liquor licenses removed. Though Monday Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Long Island and New York City are stepping up their enforcement, it’s a new point in the continuing contention between bars and New York State over social distancing restrictions. While other states across the country see record spikes,the governor has mentioned the possibility of scaling back reopening of bars and pubs, though owners say that would kill their businesses. Documents released by the state reveal 16 of the 443 establishments which were cited for distancing violations from March to July 22 were in Suffolk County, though none were issued in this most recent round of investigations. Among those on the North Shore, only Danfords Hotel &, Marina in Port Jefferson and Pancho Villa’s in Huntington have previously been cited. This was out of 1,080 SLA investigations in New York, according to a release from the governor’s office. That office has not responded to requests for comment about the specifics of those citations, or about where the 84 new violations have come from this past weekend’s efforts. “We are very proud of what New Yorkers did to flatten the curve of the virus, but we have to protect our progress because no one wants to do that again,” Cuomo said in a release July 24. On Monday, the governor said there had been no summonses on businesses failing to follow coronavirus guidelines. Earlier in July, Cuomo announced a so-called “Three Strikes and You’re Closed” initiative that means any business that receives three violations or shows an egregious disregard for the guidelines could be closed or have its license revoked. This weekend’s investigations of these establishments showed people not social distancing or wearing masks in a kind of “party-like” atmosphere, according to the governor’s office. During the pandemic, 40 establishments have had their liquor licenses revoked in total, as of July 27. Cuomo cited young people as the main reason these bars are packed and not conforming to distancing guidelines. “That’s not unique to New York — it’s a national problem — and even the president of the United States said young people shouldn’t go into packed bars,” Cuomo said. Danfords was cited on the Fourth of July for failing to conform to distancing guidelines. A representative of The Crest Group, which owns Danfords, did not respond to requests for comment.

Above, Bench Warmers Tavern & Grill in Mount Sinai has an outdoor deck, to the left of the artwork, built specifically to help comply with state orders; right, Danford’s in Port Jeff was cited for violations July 4. Photos by Kyle Barr

Pancho Villa’s was cited June 26. Restaurant owners could not be reached for comment. The governor indicated last week that if we see more failure to social distance in bars, the state may roll back reopening regarding these establishments. It’s a hard line to follow, especially as New York hovers over a 1 percent regional infection rate. If that number increases past 5 percent, schools will not be able to reopen in the fall. Above 9 percent, the governor will start to roll back on the reopening process that

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the kindest person they have ever met,” Kim said. According to their GoFundMe, Bruce coached youth basketball and baseball teams in Long Island for many years. Although he has been on disability leave since 2013 due to back injuries, he continues to be remembered as a beloved coach and has a “huge baseball family that has been giving them a lot of support,” Kim added. Kim, whose eBay business was already struggling due to the pandemic, had to halt her sales in order to care full time for her husband. “I don’t have a job where I can take sick leave,” Kim expressed. Now, the family has no source of income. “We were so excited for this year — we were turning 50, celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary, and were looking forward to the second half of our lives,” she said. “Our kids are now grown up and we were getting back to being us again … we even talked about moving to Florida.” Kim added, “I feel blessed that we have never been hit this hard, but I didn’t expect that when we would be hit, it would

counties across the state managed to make over the past two months. But for bars and other restaurants that sell alcohol, it’s a roller coaster bringing them undue anxiety, even as they try to make guidelines. Mount Sinai’s Bench Warmers Tavern & Grill co-owner Jim Dunn said it’s been tough tofollow what has been, from the ground level, seemingly haphazard orders from New York State. Business has been hard, he said, even after reopening. He’s gone from 10 tables in the dining area to four and from 12 barstools be this hard.” Overall, Bruce has been feeling better following his chemotherapy treatments. “He hasn’t lost a stitch of hair, which I’m deﬁnitely going to be jealous of,” Kim joked. The hardest part is going through their doctors’ visits alone, due to coronavirus guidelines. “COVID is making it 10 times harder because we can’t have any normalcy even if we try to,” she said. “It’s a weird feeling to ask for help because that’s not who I am, ever. But I’ve had to put my pride aside a little bit .... I can’t do it all.” Kim, whose extended family describes her as the “matriarch,” had adopted the role of hosting Thanksgivings and annual Fourth of July celebrations. Now, without the time or energy, she’s struggling to adapt to her new normal that doesn’t include her regular hobbies like cooking and hosting. “This isn’t the life we had, not even close to it,” Kim said. “It seems like somebody else’s life.” Kim and Bruce’s family, friends and Shoreham community have been great supporters — in addition to the GoFundMe — offering their services, giving gift cards to local restaurants and writing letters.

to six along the bar with only three bar tables. He built a deck patio that now has five tables on it, but with the recent heat wave, very few customers have dared sit outside and eat. Though he said he’s been doing everything to comply with state regulations, the constant changes have been disruptive. The worst order for his restaurant, he said, has been the requirement that people must order food if they are to order drinks. “A guy who’s a contractor can’t just come in and have a beer after work, because he has to have a beer with dinner,” Dunn said. “They’re trying to put the restaurant business out of business — every week there’s a different thing with this governor.” “Our younger son is now a shadow and doesn’t leave us alone,” Kim said. Their older son moved back home from Brooklyn in order to help. Kim’s mom and dad, who are 75 and 78, respectively, live in an apartment attached to the Bardes’ house and have also been significant supporters. Kim is one of three children who have all had cancer. Her sister is a nurse and has been instrumental in assisting the family, especially with their medical needs. Kim’s brother passed away at 33 years old from lymphoma. “You do the best you can for people and try to do the right thing and it doesn’t matter who you are but sometimes life just attacks you. It feels like we are under attack … and I don’t know why,” she said. A statement on their GoFundMe reads: “As you may know, medical expenses and life expenses add up quickly and the family needs to make financial decisions based on the best prognosis and not the cost of care ... If you are able to support the family during this time please donate. But if not, that's okay, please join them in prayer.” The GoFundMe is available at: https:// www.gofundme.com/f/nqp2qt-help-bruce039s-fight-against-cancer.

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Editorial Letters to the Editor What Has Become Political Voting Is Not Grocery Shopping Take the time for a second to think about all the things you know you can’t talk about in a public space. Think about it hard. However much you like to talk to strangers, imagine what should happen if one dares to speak about the upcoming election. Envisage the shouting matches over recent protests. Have you feared what should happen if you kindly ask the person waiting in line at checkout to please put on a mask? As reporters, we have seen just how reserved people can be on the hot-button topics of the day. Sending a reporter out to ask people their opinions on an issue such as the possibility of war with Iran back in January — remember when that was the big story of the day? —results in a paltry mix of opinions. Out of more than a dozen people, you may get one willing to speak their thoughts and offer their names on the record. Yes, you’ll get more answers to the tame question of “what are you most excited to do this summer?” but so few people want their opinion shared. If you ask, the majority will say they do not want their thoughts laid bare for all to see on the internet and on social media. Though we rarely share them, it seems the antipathy and staunchness of those same opinions is only hardening as time goes. Polls by Gallup and the Pew Research Center in 2017 show the mean identity for being either strictly Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, has only increased over the past two decades. The partisan gap on issues such as immigration started with a percentage gap of little more than 10 percent has become 40. Worries about climate change have only become starker on the political line. The thing is, most people know and would acknowledge said political polarization. Students at the top of their class at recent social distancing graduations like one in Miller Place spoke about that same political gulf. Indeed, everybody seems to confirm it, but at the same time, nobody seems to work to bridge those same divides. People have made apolitical things political. Climate change is not a political issue. The debate has long centered on whether climate change is really happening. It is happening, it is being caused by humanity, and the debate should not center on the “is it” but more on the “what we need to do about it.” We on Long Island have to be acutely aware of it, because rising sea levels will impact us immensely. This pandemic has also made such a divide even starker. Asking to wear masks, in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19, has been transformed into an assault on personal freedoms. This thought isn’t helped with the constant barrage of false info and conspiracy theories spread through social media, especially about the virus. Last week’s article about local social media pages cited a Pew Research Center report that a frightening number of individuals believe unproven conspiracy theories about the ongoing pandemic. Indeed, with national politics being what they are, it’s often better to think about local issues. We at TBR News Media do our best to report on issues that impact us right here at home, issues of beach erosion, flooding, the state of our small businesses. Instead of basing the conversation on grander topics of political infighting, focus on what works or doesn’t work. These conversations can (though not always) be much calmer and sincere than anything concerning who’s behind will occupy the White House throne come Nov. 3. Leave animosity at the door, and concern yourself with you, your neighbors and your community. That is where the best of us can be found.

Recently, memes on social media and letters to the editor have argued that mail-in voting is unnecessary because people can go to the grocery store, implying that voting is no different. This is a weak argument. In each household, only one person needs to shop. For voting, every adult must show up. All households with two or more adults (married couples, roommates, adult children at home) necessarily multiply the number of people to be accommodated for voting. Moreover, there are multiple grocery stores and people can shop once a week, once a month, have friends do it or use a service. Voting locations are assigned and every registered voter must show up on the same day during the same limited number of hours. Furthermore, some people are only at the store to buy a few items while others are filling two carts. Every voter follows the same process and utilizes all the services offered. Stores limiting the number of people inside a building experience long lines, and these are people choosing whether they are willing to wait. Voters have no such luxury. They are assigned their location and, if employed, may only have a short time available to wait. If they cannot vote in that window, they lose that right. They cannot “come back tomorrow” or “hit a place

closer to home.” Even with early voting, many voters cannot get to these locations due to the distance from their homes. Mail-in voting is safe. The primary showed we can achieve accurate, timely results with greater participation and little fraud. Unlike the alleged instance of a ballot being issued to a cat (“Mail-in Voting Should Be a No Go,” The Village Beacon Record, July 23), multiple articles from trustworthy sources have reported that little voter fraud occurs with mail-in voting. There are numerous safety protocols. Mail-in votes are signed, and the signatures checked against those on file.

Ballots are not counted if not printed on the correct paper. Mail-in voting is not a risk to the validity of election results. Citizens should be allowed to vote in person if they so choose, but given that people have shown they cannot be trusted to maintain social distance or wear masks, every registered voter should receive the opportunity to vote by mail rather than risk their life, or someone else’s, because they carry or were exposed to COVID-19. We are not picking ice cream. We are picking leaders. Mary Hobson Miller Place

A letter to the editor [“Not So ‘Middle-Class-Joe’”] recently appearing in this newspaper contained several statements about Nancy Pelosi that are false. These falsehoods originated in a doctored Wikipedia entry. Unfortunately, by the time a Wikipedia editor removed the doctored entry as “not verified” and “unsourced,” the damage had been done. Less reputable right-wing internet sites had picked it up and continued to spread it. These in turn were sources for multiple letters to the editor in a variety of newspapers. First of all there is the accusation that Pelosi created a special exemption in the minimum wage bill of 2007 for American Samoa, to benefit the Star-Kist tuna processing plant there, because her husband “owned $17 million of Star-Kist stock.” There was no such thing as Star-Kist stock. In 2007 Star-Kist was owned by Del Monte, which in turn was majority owned by

H.J. Heinz. Pelosi’s husband did not own any H.J. Heinz stock, according to 10 years of financial disclosure forms (which carry severe penalties for false statements). Second the statement that Pelosi personally exempted American Samoa from the minimum wage increase is false. There is zero evidence for this. In fact, prior to 2007, the U.S. territories of Northern Marianas and American Samoa were always exempt from federal minimum wage standards. The original minimum wage bill of 2007 (H.R. 2) removed this exemption from the Northern Marianas but not American Samoa. This was per the request of the nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from American Samoa, Eni Faleomavaega. Third, the statement that Samoans received no pay increase is false. Because of Republican objections over the special treatment of American Samoa, the

exemption was removed and the bill that ultimately passed in the House and was signed into law (H.R. 2206) raised the minimum wage in American Samoa to the same level as elsewhere in the U.S. Without commenting on the rest of this letter to the editor (except to say that I find the claim that Hitler and Mussolini said they were “taking from the rich to give to the poor” dubious, to say the least), it’s a classic example of the harmful spreading of false information. Now, more than ever, and especially as the campaign of 2020 heats up, and America is being targeted with disinformation by foreign adversaries, I would implore every writer, of whatever political stripe, to please, please, please check your facts carefully so as to avoid spreading falsehoods. It’s the patriotic thing to do. David Friedman St. James

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College Packing Lists Include New Items This Year

ike it or not, ready or not, we will be starting August at the end of this week. That means many students and faculty will be returning to college, for those schools that are welcoming students back to campus and for however long those young learners will be allowed to remain there. So, what should be on the shopping list? Well, for startD. None ers, the kids will of the above need masks and BY DANIEL DUNAIEF abundant quantities of hand sanitizer. Sure, colleges are promising to have some of each scattered around the facilities students will have to take turns using, but, to the extent we can find and afford it, we should include these health care items on

our packing list. They’ll probably need their own thermometers, just so they can respond, at a moment’s notice, to the question of how they are feeling and whether they’ve had any fever. In fact, they should carry the thermometer to every class. Of course, this often isn’t sufficient in the age of COVID-19, in large part because so many people, particularly those who are our children’s age, don’t have a fever even if they are carriers and potential superspreaders of the virus. They’ll also need plenty of cleaning supplies because they may prefer to clean their rooms and common spaces like bathrooms themselves or because schools may be reluctant to send other people into their suite or hallway bathrooms. We might want to add a laminated card that includes critical phone numbers and addresses. If they are far enough from home, they might need a safe place to stay in case they have to vacate campus immediately, like an antiseptic barn or a never-used

cabin in the woods. They also might need to know the name and phone number of a local doctor or a doctor from home who can talk them through any medical challenges through telemedicine. Waiting at university health services, urgent care facilities, or hospitals may create undo stress and raise exposure to the virus. Now, how many weeks or months of clothing to pack has become a matter of opinion. Some people, like my daughter, are listening to their school suggestion and are planning to pack for a total of three weeks. In that case, one or even one-and-a half suitcases may be sufficient. Okay, what else? Well, they’ll need electronics and chargers, so they can do most of their work from their dorm room or a pre-reserved room in a library or any other space students can reserve that is cleaned in between study sessions. Given that the gym, where they might go to run or lift weights, is likely on restricted hours or is only available for school athletes, they might also want to bring a few

light weights, just to get some exercise in the room. Even though they may only be there for three weeks, they’ll need plenty of air freshener and bug spray. If these students and their roommates spend most if not all of their time in their rooms, they may eat most, if not all, of their meals in this small space. Unless they take regular, exercise-inducing trips to remove their trash, the leftovers will likely start to smell within a few days, particularly in hotter rooms that don’t have air conditioners. These students will also need cameras and plenty of memory in their electronic devices. If they only get three weeks or less of time on campus, they’re probably going to want to document as much as possible of their campus life, before they do all of their learning remotely. Oh, and they might need a few notebooks, pencils and pens. Then again, if they do everything online, those antiquated items might be unnecessary in a year of unknowns.

Send a Photo to Celebrate Your Grandparents Amid COVID-19

hat’s it like to be a grandparent? Most of us would say it’s totally wonderful. But it’s not automatic. It’s a club we can’t join on our own. Only through our children’s actions can we be admitted, and for some people, their children are reticent to provide admission. Getting married in one’s 20s and shortly thereafter starting to have children is not the automatic course of events it once was in the last and previous centuries. For others Between with no children of their own, the you and me surrogate route is BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF available, and that can be deeply satisfying. I can share with you some of the personal

satisfactions. I am grandmother to four, who are in their teens and early 20s. Watching them grow and flower has been as much a miracle to me as their births, and they have expanded my horizons even as they have found their own paths. From my oldest grandson, I have learned a bit about making films since he has become a filmmaker. As you may know, we have even teamed up and collaborated on his movie, “One Life to Give,” about Benjamin Tallmadge, Nathan Hale and the Culper Spy ring. From my second grandson’s work, I am thrilled to hear how music is made and then distributed to the public. This is his chosen career and our family is enjoying every note. My granddaughter is in college and expresses an interest in psychology, a field in which I have, to my regret, never taken any courses and am eager to learn more about. She is also a marvel to me because she is the first daughter among a team of sons to come along in a couple of generations. And my youngest grandson, still in high school, and I share a passion for baseball. Our only difference: he plays, I watch. And cheer.

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Perhaps a less generally articulated satisfaction of being a grandparent is watching our children become parents. They have moved into those roles with the same eagerness and trepidation that their father and I felt. They now know what it is like to put aside their lives for another. As they have done so, they have understood and, I believe, come to appreciate their father and me, which is a nice aside. Grandparents get to love their grandchildren without any baggage. We can enjoy their development without as much ego and effort as the ﬁrst time around. We can play with them when they are little, then give them back to their parents when they need some attention. The remarkable thing about that relationship is how much they seem to love us, right from their ﬁrst breaths on earth. Grandparents also are the repositories of the culture, origins and values of the family. They offer a link between past and present, and often it is they who bring together families and community with their Sunday dinners and holiday gatherings.

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

Where are the grandparents now and how are they doing? Grandparents have been perhaps the most isolated by COVID-19. In the age group deemed most likely to die from the disease, they have been the most careful about staying at home. As a result, grandparents have become almost invisible over the past four months. The only respite for some has been FaceTime or Zoom. If they have the technology, at least they can connect with family and friends digitally. To honor grandparents and make them more visible during the pandemic, we are producing a special publication in time for Grandparents Day, a national holiday started by Marian McQuade of West Virginia and made ofﬁcial by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. We are inviting residents to send in pictures of their grandparents, and we will print them in the issue of Sept. 10. September was considered appropriate for such a celebration by the Carter administration since grandparents are in the autumn of their lives. And we consider it appropriate to salute them now for their difﬁcult sheltering-in-place.

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