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Stony Brook University Interim President Michael Alan Bernstein invited a group of local community leaders to campus recently for a meet and greet. The informal event provided an opportunity for him to chat with each guest and learn more about the relationship between the campus and the community. In attendance at the breakfast, held

Aug. 19 at the Charles B. Wang Center were representatives from the area’s civic associations, chambers of commerce, public libraries, fire departments and education and historical organizations. The breakfast was hosted by Judith Greiman, chief deputy to the president and senior vice president for government and community relations.

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Above, from left, Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn, event planner Laura Mastriano, TBR News Media publisher Leah Dunaief and Town of Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartright stop for a photo. Guests enjoy books, conversations and food samplings. Below left, Laura Lindenfeld, interim dean of SBU School of Journalism, talks about the importance of journalism and community.

TBR readers enjoy some book talk and food BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Bates House in Setauket was brimming with book and food lovers the evening of Sept. 24. TBR News Media hosted its 2nd annual Cooks, Books & Corks event at the venue, with 100 ticket holders in attendance to chat with 17 authors and to sample entrées, desserts and beverages from 18 establishments. Cellist Alison Rowe was on hand to provide the background music. The event was organized to raise funds for a paid intern for TBR’s six newspapers next summer. The intern will be selected from students attending Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism. Ticket holders had the opportunity to stroll through the Bates House to sample food and chat with authors, as well as buy books. A few of the attending writers even took to the stage to describe their works to the audience. During the event, publisher Leah Dunaief thanked the crowd for attending, and she said after last year’s Cooks, Books & Corks she received many compliments, including that it was a highly dignified event, and she hoped those in attendance found this one just as grand and exciting. Laura Lindenfeld, interim dean of SBU School of

Journalism and executive director of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, attended the event. “What an important time to be involved in journalism,” she said, addressing the attendees. Lindenfeld said the opportunity to work with SBU journalism students was amazing, and she said they tell “important stories grounded in truth.” As the author of “Feasting Our Eyes: Food Films and Cultural Identity in the United States,” the interim dean said she couldn’t turn down the opportunity to attend Cooks, Books & Corks. She said those involved were building community, a word she said ties into communication. “I love the idea that the word communication comes from the word community,” she said. “It’s about a sense of belonging, being together and making meaning together. And I can see that happening in this room here.” Lindenfeld thanked the attendees for supporting the fundraiser for an intern to have the opportunity to get experience in the field. “We just want to get them out in the world, telling good stories that make a difference and then help us really be open to change,” she said. — Photos by Rita J. Egan

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A Port Jefferson bar has come under heavy scrutiny over allegedly providing alcohol to children underage. Suffolk County Police said they have investigated Portside Bar & Grill, located at 252 East Main St., in response to community complaints. Working with the New York State Liquor Authority, the investigation led to the arrest of Christopher Chernis, 34, of Holbrook on Saturday, Sept. 21. He was charged with

unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree and was issued a field appearance ticket. Police said they do not release information on the nature of community complaints made to SCPD. The owners of the bar were also cited for numerous Alcohol and Beverage Control law violations by the State Liquor Authority, according to police.

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Brookhaven Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) and the town board recently authorized an intermunicipal agreement for a shared services agreement with the Village of Lake Grove for the scanning and electronic storage of village records. The project will be spearheaded by Town Clerk Donna Lent and will include the digitization of Lake Grove Village meeting minutes for the village, planning and zoning Boards. Officials said creating an electronic copy of these records will provide Lake Grove with faster response time for record retrieval and vastly improve record search capabilities. By maintaining a digital record, these documents will also be preserved and safeguarded against deterioration and natural disaster. The agreement is part of the $20 million Municipal Consolidation and Efficiency Plan grant from New York State, which the village participated in securing. This grant is designed to improve the delivery of municipal services while also reducing the burden on taxpayers by eliminating redundancy in local governments, pursuing opportunities for increasing shared services and implementing modernizations and best practices. “The town is committed to partnering with our incorporated villages to streamline operations and save taxpayer dollars,” Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said. “I thank Councilman LaValle, Town Clerk Lent, her staff and Mayor Scottaline for their efforts to establish this new, working relationship and I encourage other municipalities to do the same.”

“The Town of Brookhaven and Village of Lake Grove have forged a solid working relationship over the years that will be enhanced by Mayor Scottaline’s commitment to our shared services program,” LaValle said. “The real winners will be the taxpayers who will keep more of their hard-earned dollars and still receive the services that they are accustomed to.” “This project will offer a host of new opportunities for the Village of Lake Grove,” Lent said. “I am excited to extend the town’s expertise and software to the village as it will reduce the operational costs and offer faster service for our mutual residents.” “The village and the town have historically always partnered for the benefit of our joint constituents,” said Lake Grove Mayor Robert Scottaline. “Through the cooperative efforts of the town and the villages associated with the Town of Brookhaven, we were able to secure this grant for the benefit of all our residents. Working together and sharing services has always been our goal and with this grant we can continue to provide the highest level of services at the lowest possible cost to our taxpayers.” Under the grant, the Town of Brookhaven will make available licenses for Laserfiche, the town’s electronic content management system. Lent said she has already digitized twenty million pages of records and now operates a central scanning repository at Town Hall. Under the agreement, Brookhaven will expand its electronic content management system to include the Village

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On Sept. 21, visitors were welcomed to explore the Stony Brook University campus. The third annual event dubbed CommUniversity Day provided local residents the opportunity to meet SBU students, faculty, staff and leadership. The day included family fun activities such as building a foam rocket, testing balance and heart health and food tastings. Members of the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams demonstrated their skills, and attendees tried tai chi on the lawn and enjoyed a rubber duck race at the end of the day. Dancers and The Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band were also on hand to entertain. — Photos by Donna Deedy

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Editorial

Letters to the Editor

Paying attention to The mystery of Donald Trump’s loyal base local elections Long Island residents bear a tremendous tax burden. So, when the editorial staff at TBR News Media report low voter turnouts for local elections, we are constantly puzzled. Why are people not voting? A recent example is the Sept. 10 special election in the Setauket Fire District where commissioners were looking for the go-ahead to buy four new pumper trucks. While the vote wasn’t one that would immediately result in higher taxes like a bond vote, the district was still looking for the community’s approval to spend approximately $2.5 million. The vote was a meager 8565 for the new trucks. With over 11,000 voting age residents in the fire district, where was everybody that Tuesday? In comparison, on Sept. 18, Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket saw 416 residents approve its budget and 61 voting “no.” While not a huge turnout, more people showed up to cast their votes. Looking at board of education votes in North Shore communities, the turnouts seem only marginally higher. Considering school budgets can be a big hit to taxes, why do so many people miss out on casting their votes? In 2019, for example, the Miller Place School District proposed a $74 million budget, an $1.2 million increase from the previous year. Only 783 residents turned out to vote. The hamlet may be small compared to other districts in our area, but according to the 2010 census, more than 12,000 people live there. Again, where was everyone? When it comes to elections, whether for a fire or school district or library, entities are required by law to post legal notices in their local newspapers, which they do. And while they are not legally obligated to, many send out letters and include information in their newsletters and on their websites, and spread the word through social media. Plus, many school districts and libraries hold events to go over budgets with the community, though the meetings tend to be not well-attended by residents. The current system and practices seem inadequate. It may be time for elected officials to look into the possibility of combining all such votes on one day, either in November or on primary day. If that’s not possible, due to fire district boundaries being different to those of school districts, then maybe legislators can set up funds to help fire districts, schools and libraries cover costs to better advertise elections. With the most recent Setauket Fire District vote, no letters were sent out, due to cost. Under the current arrangement, entities have more incentive not to promote elections, since low voter turnout often means a proposal is more likely to be approved by the few people in the know. Perhaps it’s time to institute a requirement: A certain percentage of residents must vote before a referendum can become official. But the onus must also fall on the electorate as well as the government entities organizing an election. So, in the meantime: Vote! It’s the only way to be sure your voice is heard.

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The 2016 election of Donald Trump resulted, in large part, from working class, non-college-educated white voters deserting a Democratic Party (and the establishment GOP) perceived as economically and culturally out of touch and embracing Trump’s populist, anti-establishment, nationalist rhetoric and promises. Resenting cultural and racial displacement, illegal immigration and economic regression, these “forgotten Americans” saw, in Donald Trump, the savior who would “make America great again.” The dangerously polarized body politic is ill served by the mutual demonization of our current political discourse. Thus, I shall neither impugn nor denigrate the beliefs or values of those who, in good faith, embraced the vision of candidate Trump. What is inexplicable, however, is the inability of these very supporters to recognize the failure of President Trump’s vision and campaign promises? Building an 1,800-mile

wall paid for by Mexico produces 40 miles of wall paid for by the American taxpayer. Promising to balance the budget within eight years morphs into a projected $9.1 trillion deficit in that period. Repeal and replace Obamacare fails with 7 million Americans losing their health insurance under Trump. A pledge to cut taxes of the middle class fills the coffers of the rich (with the top 1 percent receiving 83 percent of the benefits) while, by 2027, the bottom 60 percent of Americans will pay more. “Drain the swamp” translates into Trump’s national security adviser, campaign manager and private attorney in prison; our regulatory agencies staffed by the former executives and lobbyists drawn from the industries they are now regulating; hush money paid to a porn star; financially profiting from the presidency; and seeking Russian and Ukrainian assistance in two campaigns. Pledges to project American strength abroad is reduced to alienating

allies, coddling despots and failing to contain North Korea, Iran, Russia and the Taliban while waging a trade war with China that threatens recession. And finally despite promising to “always tell you the truth,” more than 12,000 lies have been reported in his 950 days in office. One would hope that at some point, Trump supporters would become overwhelmed by his failures and broken promises and reject him. That they do not may be explained by recognizing that Trump’s actual promises and policies were never the key to their support. Rather, they loyally follow him not because of who he is or what he does but because of what they think he believes — and how that empowers them and makes their voice relevant once more. They incorrectly believe that conceding Trump’s failures would delegitimize their core values and beliefs. William Schaefer Old Field

Pay attention to 347 and Nicolls Road

In regard to Rita J. Egan’s article in the Sept. 12 The Village Times Herald on the Stony Brook Road makeover, I would like to state that this project has been a long time coming. I originally brought up the problems to former county Legislator Vivian Viloria-Fisher. Then to past Town of Brookhaven Councilman Steve FioreRosenfeld. Then to Councilwoman Valerie Cartright. The plaudits given to Sen. John Flanagan and Assemblyman Steve Englebright are fine, but where is the help to get the Route 347/Nicolls Road intersection fixed?

It is possibly the worst and most overcrowded intersection on Long Island, and the one that should have been done first on the Hauppauge to Port Jefferson makeover. That project started at the west end and has come to an apparent dead end. So the Route 347/Nicolls Road intersection just sits. Kara Hahn represents [the 5th District of] Suffolk County and could get involved as Nicolls Road is under county jurisdiction. The guide rail on Nicolls Road is a disgrace. Two or three years ago she told me personally that the money was in that year’s budget. Look at the guide rail as you drive

by. Do you think it looks very protective? Please stop heaping praise on your local and state politicians when their help for the bigger projects is not forthcoming. Stop the excuses and work on the major issues. I was also told a few years ago not to worry about a traffic light being put up at the Stony Brook University Research and Development Park entrance/exit. You now have that signal, which is on a grade by the way, which is not going to be much fun when you may have to start or stop during inclement weather on an up or downgrade. Bruce Johnson Stony Brook

My experience with India pale ale After reading Bob Lipinski’s “The resurgence of India pale ale” in the Sept. 19 TBR News Media’s Arts & Lifestyles section, I felt compelled to comment. First off, I loved the article yet feel I must add my own experience to it. In the fall of 1974, I returned from San Diego while finishing Coast Guard training for anti-submarine warfare. While out West, I was least of all impressed with Coors, Olympia and some of the other local brews and gravitated toward the ales

(which were few and far between). Well, one afternoon, I was in Stony Brook Beverage looking for my usual, Ballantine XXX ale, when the clerk recommended I try a recent addition to their stock called Ballantine India Pale Ale. It was 99 cents for a six pack. He said that if I enjoyed the XXX, I would certainly enjoy this. Well, after the first swallow, I was hooked. I drank this IPA as it was the only one available and there was no

competition at the time. Then as suddenly as it appeared, it vanished, and I was in mourning for over 20 years. The rest is history but I must say that I remember Ballantine as the pioneer of IPAs. Now I am paralyzed by choice. I now frequent the Country Corner in Setauket which has always at least five craft IPAs on tap and changes brands almost daily (as well as their lines regularly). Chris Conard Setauket

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Opinion

Practicing what we preach, one bottle at a time

vidence of my own failure sits in plain sight on my desk. I believe in recycling, in saving the planet, in doing what’s right for me, my children and for future generations. I readily agree that using onetime plastic pollutes the world and kills marine creatures. And yet, here, sitting on my desk, are two plastic water bottles from onetime-use plastics. D. None I will, of of the above course, recycle BY DANIEL DUNAIEF them, but that’s not the point. Why can’t I walk the walk if I talk the talk? It’s not enough to believe in something or to nod in agreement as

I read articles about conserving ecosystems, protecting biodiversity and reducing our — no, my — carbon footprint. I could and should do something about it. For example, I should use, clean and reuse the same cup, cutting back on waste. I speak with people regularly about conservation when I write the Power of Three column for TBR News Media. Often, I ask in the context of their findings about climate change, the atmosphere or biodiversity, what kind of car they drive or how they live their lives. Interviewees sometimes chuckle anxiously, share their concerns about flying to research meetings, and sigh that they should do more. Well, maybe the better way to describe it is they should live differently. We all think good thoughts, but those thoughts alone don’t change the world. The environment isn’t self-cleaning, the planet has limited space and finite resources, and we should look closely in the mirror at our own decisions and actions.

I read about 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who came to the United Nations and delivered an impassioned speech, challenging leaders to do more and to protect the world for her generation. The teen’s words spoke volumes, as she demanded accountability and passed judgment, from the younger generation on up, for the failings of all of us who haven’t heeded the warnings. Despite her young age, she has walked the walk. She traveled by boat to the United Nations in New York aboard a zero-emission yacht because she refuses to use a mode of transportation — ﬂying — that emits carbon dioxide. She also went to Davos, Switzerland, for 32 hours aboard a train, again limiting her contribution to fossil fuel emissions. Each of those options might not be practical for many people, but they show her commitment and passion. We live with a predicament: We see and acknowledge what we believe are our principles, and then we take actions that at times conﬂict with those beliefs.

That extends beyond the world of climate change and conservation. We often have a chance to see the disconnect between what we say and what we do when our children — or someone else’s children — point them out to us. We don’t want our children texting while they’re driving and yet they sit next to us or in the backseat and see us connecting through our phones with work colleagues or with people waiting to meet us for dinner. It is also why any kind of poll isn’t completely accurate. We might say one thing, but do the opposite for a host of reasons, including not wanting to tell a cheerful stranger on the other end of the phone what we intend to do. We recognize the importance of supporting ideas. The challenge, however, comes when we have the chance to choose between the easier option — a plastic bottle of cold water — or the one that supports our beliefs. When we see our failures of principle, the question is: What are we going to do about it?

‘Over 50 and basically dead’ is an example of bigotry

geism is a bias just as much as racism and religious intolerance. And just like other bigotries beget those who are ﬁghting to correct such attitudes, there is an effort underway to counteract ageism. One arena being targeted in that regard is the advertising world, as at the Advertising Week conference which is being held in New York this week. Now, remember, older people hold the bulk of the wealth in this and every other country and make up a growing segment of the global population. According to The New York Times, in an article by Tiffany Hsu Sept. 23, more than a third of the American Between population is over you and me 50, yet that segment is portrayed “in BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF only 15 percent

of media images, according to research from AARP, the powerful advocacy organization” for older Americans. We all know that marketing and advertising are powerful influencers in our lives. Martha Boudreau, AARP chief communications and marketing officer, is quoted as saying that “many advertising agencies had never dealt with marketing campaigns targeting older consumers. Recent ads have described being 50 years old as being ‘basically dead’ and characterized older people as selfish and out of touch.” In fact, it is the older generation that is helping their younger family members to attend college and get a start in their careers to an unprecedented degree because the older generation is richer today than at any other time in history. So why would that attitude persist? Here’s a likely explanation. There is rampant ageism in the offices of advertising agencies. Again, according to The Times, at advertising, public relations and related companies in the United States, “more than 81 percent of employees are younger than 55. And just for an interesting comparison, in Britain, the average age of advertising employees

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is “not quite 34.” In trade publications for the advertising agencies, employees have described the industry as a “Peter Pan,” Few last long enough for a retirement party and there have been lawsuits charging age discrimination. Yes, someday those same employees will be 50 years and older, and their perspectives will change, but we are dealing with the here and now. Here are some more details from a report involving 1,116 images reviewed by AARP. More than 53 million people older than 50 are employed in the United States, but only 13 percent of the images showed older people working. Those photographed were pictured mainly at home, with a partner or a medical professional. The numbers get worse. Not even 5 percent of the images showed older folks handling technology, although the Pew Research Center found that 69 percent of people in the age group of 55-73, according to The Times, owned a smartphone. But more than a third of the images showed younger people with technology. AARP’s Boudreau commented for The Times, “Marketers reﬂect the culture and the conversation in our country. Stereotypes about

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the 55-plus demographic were really limiting people’s sense of what they could do with this half of their lives.” The group collected 1,400 images for conference attendees showing older people running businesses, playing basketball and hanging out with younger generations. “McCann, which runs a network of advertising agencies, suggested in a report last year that marketing campaigns consider perspectives of aging as ‘a journey of limitless opportunities and personal growth’ rather than ‘as a time of anxiety and uncertainty,’ according to The Times. There has been some progress in changing perceptions. A decade ago the best-selling image from Getty, the stock media supplier of images, was of an older couple in sweaters embracing on a beach. In June with an increase of 151 percent in customer searches of “seniors” from a year earlier, the most popular image in the category shows a group of women in T-shirts practicing yoga. For our part, here at TBR News Media, we welcome older applicants for positions just as we do those of any age. All we are interested in is the best possible talent and judgment to serve our mission each week.

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