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Across from left, Adele Cullen, Peter Desjardins, Marie Moran and Rachel Ndembera will take on new administrative roles in Middle Country Central School District.

Middle Country announces new administration Middle Country Central School District announced that four new administrators have joined the district staff this fall. Adele Cullen will serve as Coordinator of PPS/Special Education in Secondary Education, Marie Moran will serve as Coordinator of PPS/Special Education in Elementary Education, Peter Desjardins will serve as Coordinator of District Data Services and Rachel Ndembera will serve as Coordinator of Science/Research K-12. “It is with great pride that we welcome these four dedicated administrators to our district,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Roberta Gerold said. “We continuously strive to bring the best experiences and support to our students throughout their educa-

tional careers, and these new members of our team will help achieve this goal.” Adele Cullen attended Touro College, where she earned her Master of Science in School District/School Building Leadership. As a school psychologist at Newfield High School, she has positively affected innumerable students the past six years, and will continue to do so as she brings her passion and keen understanding of students’ strengths and needs to the team of administrators. Marie Moran graduated from Hofstra University with a Master of Science in Special Education and holds an Advanced Graduate Certificate in School Building Leadership from Queens College. She gained experience as a special educa-

tion coordinator at a K-8 school district in Queens before she joined Middle Country’s administrative team. Moran is passionate about providing high quality special education and is committed to supporting the needs of all students. Peter Desjardins will be responsible for utilizing student data to aid teachers in providing individualized instruction to students. He graduated cum laude from Stony Brook University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science Education, and gained his master’s in Liberal Arts from Stony Brook as well. Desjardins plans to use his experiences as a student data expert at Eastern Suffolk BOCES to provide a one of a kind learning experience for Middle Country students.

Rachel Ndembera earned a degree in Geology and Astronomy from the University of Colorado in Boulder and served in the Peace Corps, during which time she worked with Botswana’s Ministry of Education Department of Curriculum Development and Evaluation. There she oversaw the design and implementation of a curriculum program in Molepolole, one of Botswana’s largest villages. She hopes to continue assisting students make sure they have the necessary tools to achieve a high-quality research education. For more information about academic programs available within the Middle Country school district or a calendar of events, visit www.mccsd.net. For more news from the district, visit www.mymiddlecountryschools.net.

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Remembering Amy, a kind-hearted teacher turned philanthropist By Kevin Redding

of four — having to juggle parenting, a house in Great Neck that constantly Amy Hagedorn, whose generosity needed repairs and a job as a preschool and activism as co-founder of the Hage- teacher at a number of schools, ultimatedorn Foundation, provided millions of ly Hillside Grade School in New Hyde dollars for children, families and immi- Park. But she never let it be known. She grants across Long Island, died Sept. 8 loved teaching and brought a certain seafter a lengthy battle with lymphocytic renity to her classroom. leukemia at her home in Floral Park, Longtime friend and fellow presurrounded by her family. She was 79. school teacher Anna-Marie Quinlan said Hagedorn was called an incred- that she had a very caring and respectful ibly strong, passionate and way of treating children kind-hearted person by that was different from a family and friends, who lot of teachers. said she dedicated her life “Amy brought security and wealth to making an and calm into their lives,” impact on a wide variety Quinlan said. “She was of groups and causes. She always very careful about deeply cared for others, esthe way she set things up pecially those who were in to them; they were set up low places, and was handsto be accomplished and on with everything within they learned how to be her foundation and fund successful in that small up until her final days. — Anna-Marie Quinlan manner. When she was a Born Amelia Maiello in teacher, she was a team a small apartment in Queens in 1936, she member and those are the kinds of things had a humble upbringing. Her mother — I appreciated about her. She was a very a first-generation immigrant from Italy gentle, serene person. For all that she — struggled with poverty her whole life. did, she was just always easy to be with.” Hagedorn understood that every cent In the mid-1980s, Hagedorn began counted. She was an accomplished stu- the transition to being an activist for dent who went to Jamaica High School many people on Long Island, by writing and went on to graduate from Baruch a singles ad in a weekly newspaper. She College. Even with college costing $15 a sought a “warm-hearted man with a cool semester, money was tight. For years, she head and charming manner” who would struggled financially as a single mother AMY HAGEDORN continued on page A11

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New trail hub south of Rocky Point Pine Barrens By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com A day when Montauk and New York City are connected across Long Island by bike trails might not be too far off. On Sept. 22, the Department of Environmental Conservation celebrated the completion of a piece of the Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest Multi-Use Trail Hub Project. The project is an effort to connect trail systems across Rocky Point, Ridge, Yaphank and Shirley. The entire trail system, when completed, will pass through the DEC’s Pine Barrens, Suffolk County and Town of Brookhaven parkland, and end in the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge. The new trail hub can be found on the north side of Middle Country Road in Ridge, between Wading River Road and Woodlot Road. “The completion of this trail hub is an instrumental step in the effort to connect Long Island’s trail systems,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “The multiple features of this hub will allow local residents and visitors, young and old, and of any ability, to take advantage of Long Island’s stunning natural diversity.” The new hub, located on the south end of the Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest, is expected to be one of the central public access spots for the new trail system. It features a car and horse trailer parking lot, a newly built half-mile Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible hiking trail, an

accessible horse mounting platform, and a half-mile connector to an existing horse and hiking trail. “I am fortunate to represent one of the most beautiful regions of New York State,” Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) said. “As the sponsor of the legislation that created the Pine Barrens Preserve, I am pleased that we are creating an opportunity for more individuals to access the trails. The ADA-accessibility will enable those with mobility issues to enjoy more of Long Island’s natural beauty firsthand.” Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) also commended the DEC for its work with the ADA. “It’s very important that all residents get the opportunity to share in the natural beauty that surrounds us and we must do whatever we can to preserve it for generations to come,” he said. The project began in October 2014, with funding from NY Works, and was completed in June for a total cost of $460,000. The trail hub is located on the property of the former Lustgarten Nursery in Ridge. In April, the DEC worked with Students Taking Action for Tomorrow’s Environment, which is affiliated with Avalon Park and Preserve in Stony Brook, in an Arbor Day reforestation effort. The student volunteers planted 250 seedlings of native-New York tree species. “The new trail hub is about connecting people with nature and making it easier to get out and explore Long Island’s treasure of trails and the beautiful wildlands they

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By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com Suffolk County Police have arrested a Centereach teenager after he pointed a BB gun that appeared to be a handgun at a school bus in Centereach. Following a dispute, a 17-year-old male threatened to shoot another student while riding on the bus Sept. 21. The teen exited the bus on Garden Street and pointed what appeared to be a handgun at the bus. After an investigation, it was determined that the weapon was a BB gun without a red tip. The 17-year-old Centereach male was arrested by 6th Precinct Crime Section officers Sept. 23 and charged with three counts of second-degree menacing. He was issued a desk appearance ticket and scheduled for arraignment at a later date.

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Incidents and arrests from Sept. 21-Sept. 26 Thief thwarted

A 44-year-old homeless man attempted to steal a 1994 Pontiac while it was parked on Canal Road in Port Jefferson Station at about 8 a.m. Sept. 25, according to police. He was arrested and charged with thirddegree criminal mischief.

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At Tara Inn restaurant and bar on Main Street in Port Jefferson at about 1 a.m. Sept. 24, a 31-year-old man from Port Jefferson punched another man in the face, police said. He was arrested and charged with third-degree assault.

Church mischief

On Sept. 25 at about 6 a.m., a 21-year-old man from Bayport entered Infant Jesus Roman Catholic Church on Myrtle Avenue in Port Jefferson through a side door, damaged the frame and remained inside, police said. He was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary.

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A 21-year-old man from Shoreham possessed cocaine on West Broadway in Port Jefferson between Barnum Avenue and Main Street at about 10:30 p.m. Sept. 21, according to police. He was arrested and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. At the same time and place, a 20-year-old man from Wading River had marijuana in a clear jar in public view, police said. He was arrested and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana.

Running man

At about 8 a.m. Sept. 8, a 37-year-old man from Islip Terrace driving a 1999 Honda on Nicolls Road near the Long Island Expressway collided with a 2000 Honda and fled the scene on foot, according to police. He was arrested in Selden Sept. 23 and charged with first-degree leaving the scene of an accident with an injury.

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A debit card was left on the counter at Island Thrift on Middle Country Road in Selden and used to make purchases at another location at about 3:30 p.m. by an unknown person Sept. 22, according to police.

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A window screen on a home on Greene Avenue in Terryville was damaged at about 7:30 a.m. Sept. 23, according to police.

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A bicycle was stolen from in front of a home on Charm City Drive in Port Jefferson Station at about 6 p.m. Sept. 22, according to police.

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A mailbox at a home on Woodbine Avenue in Stony Brook was damaged at about 9:20 p.m. Sept. 22, according to police. About 30 minutes later, a mailbox was damaged at a home on Old Field Road in Old Field, police said. The two streets are less than three miles apart. —CompileD By alex petrosKi

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WHEREAS, on the 22 day of September, 2016, pursuant to Section 105 of the Town Law and Section 181 of the Town Law, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Selden Fire District confirmed that the Annual Fire District Budget Hearing will be conducted with reference to the Annual Fire District Budget for the fiscal year 2016 on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 commencing at 7 P.M. at the Selden Fire District’s Headquarters located at 44 Woodmere Place, Selden, New York, and

TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT:

WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners is required to adopt a proposed budget at least 21 days before October 18, 2016 so that it is available for public inspection prior to the budget hearing.

The SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund for Safety Devices, Medical Equipment Supplies, Uniforms and Firefighter’s Gear known as Capital Reserve #3 under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, the purchase of vehicle maintenance equipment, and it proposed to contract for such purchase in order to maintain the high standards of performance of the SELDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said purchase is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT. The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Section 6(g) Capital Reserve Fund #3 of the SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars for the purchase, and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such transfer from time to time to effect such purchase.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Selden Fire District has adopted a proposed Annual Fire District Budget for 2017 as of this date for purposes of discussion and review at the Budget Hearing to be held on October 18, 2016 and a copy of the proposed budget is available at the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Brookhaven and at the office of the Selden Fire District Secretary at 44 Woodmere Place, Selden, NY 11784, where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours. In addition, a copy of the proposed budget is posted on the fire district’s website, and copies of the proposed budget will be available on the night of the said hearing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Selden Fire District will hold the Annual Fire District Budget Hearing to be conducted with reference to the Annual Fire District Budget for fiscal year 2017 on Tuesday October 18, 2016 commencing at 7:00 P.M. at the Selden Fire District’s Headquarters located at 44 Woodmere Place, Selden, New York. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the aforesaid budget will be presented to the residents and taxpayers of the Selden Fire District and to the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Selden Fire District, for their respective consideration at this public hearing and for the purpose of considering the said budget and hearing all persons interested in the subject concerning same on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 commencing at 7 P.M. at the Fire District’s Headquarters located at 44 Woodmere Place, Selden, New York. This notice is being publicized and posted in accordance with the provisions of Public Officers Law and the Town Law of the State of New York by order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Selden Fire District. Dated: 09/22/2016, Selden, New York Board of Fire Commissioners of the Selden Fire District ATTEST: Marion Warren Selden Fire District Secretary

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 22nd day of September, 2016, subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law. An extract of the resolution is as follows:

Scientists, politicians to discuss opioids By Alex Petroski alex@tbrnewspapers.com Opioid addiction will be the topic of discussion at a community forum Oct. 1 at Stony Brook University. The event, titled The Opioid Epidemic, will be hosted by the group Scientists for Policy, Advocacy, Diplomacy and Education. The panel discussion begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Charles B. Wang Center Theatre. Speakers include state Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport), state Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff William Weick, Stony Brook Director of Adult Inpatient Services Constantine Ioannou and Columbia University Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurobiology Jermaine Jones. Attendees are encouraged to bring excess or expired

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Skills, not college major, determine success in his proverbial cap. When we caught up earlier this month, Anthony had moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, and quickly landed a position selling new homes. This was a natural fit for Anthony: He had spent his college summers working as a real estate agent at home on Long Island. Real estate sales might not seem to be the obvious career choice for a communications and music major. The field is changing, though, and technology has become integral to the sales process. Walk-through videos, once a perk reserved for luxury real estate, are found on more listings than ever before. Anthony has produced some of those videos. He thinks that the field is evolving in such a way that his electronic media background will become a major asset. He’s looking forward to being able to apply his skills in new ways. Anthony is always looking ahead. While thrilled to be using his skills to sell new homes in the Charlotte area, he believes that the future is full of other opportunities. A career in digital marketing may well follow this stint in real estate. To Anthony, every step he takes is just another opportunity to hone his skills. Sometimes a fine arts major is a red flag for parents. Naturally fearful for their child’s future success, they prefer “safer” majors like business administration or engineering. But the world is changing, and Anthony is proving it. His majors — while not professionally inclined — were invitations for him to develop the talents needed to succeed in any field. Employers consistently cite communication, problem-solving and teamwork as the skills they desire in job applicants. Anthony used his four years in college to develop these, just like his passions for

BY RYan DeVito The knowledge economy doesn’t care about your college major. Modern success starts with skills and develops through the continued application of a web of knowledge. Anthony Boucher never let his choice of majors determine his potential for career success. I first met Anthony at Newark Airport, at the start of a recruiting trip that included stops in Connecticut and Massachusetts. We were recruiting students for High Point University, where I worked as an admissions counselor. Anthony was a student volunteer. While my primary responsibility was to drive hundreds of miles and greet hundreds of students, Anthony was tasked with coordinating the logistics of eight large-scale wine-and-dine events. Our experience on the road together made me sure that Anthony would land on his feet after graduation. With a double major in electronic media and vocal performance, it would be Anthony’s outstanding communication skills that would separate him from the field. That he also managed to lead the university’s a cappella group, the Toccatatones, while growing their national reputation, was just another feather

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An inside look at the presidential debate on LI By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com A historic political event, which carried what felt like an unprecedented level of uncertainty, took place close to home Sept. 26. Hofstra University was the place to be, as thousands of reporters, protestors, students and politicians flocked to the Hempstead campus to witness a debate featuring the first female presidential nominee of a major political party in United States history and one of the most powerful businessmen in the world. Hillary Clinton (D) and Donald Trump (R) were the main attraction, but there was so much more to be seen and heard on campus in the hours leading up to show time. Major news outlets from all over the world covered the event. The scene was already buzzing around 10 a.m. Businesses set up booths to hand out free debate gear, and MSNBC, Fox News and CNN were already warming up their outdoor stages for a full day of coverage. Some students carried signs with Clinton and Trump’s name, while others raised humorous, homemade signs with messages like “Mom, please come pick me up, I’m scared.” Freshmen to seniors visited the photo booths and interview stands set up, and seemed enthused and excited to be a part of the historic day. One of the more popular activities of the day was an inflatable, replica White House for students to jump around in. In the early morning it lit up the parking lot and seemed like a spot students would enjoy a carefree few minutes after the stations focused on national issues were seen. But soon enough, the inflatable White House became a backdrop for a serious scene. Dozens of #BlackLivesMatter supporters stood silently arm in arm, in front of the White House. Observers around the area were silent as well. It was a reminder early on that this debate was not just an exciting event, but also would spur a serious conversation about the state of America, and how it we will be led into the future. Bernard Coles, a senior at Hofstra, said he wasn’t confident the issues important to #BlackLivesMatter supporters would come up at the debate.

photos by Victoria Espinoza

clockwise from above, #BlackLivesMatter supporters silently stand with their hands up during a television broadcast on campus sept. 26; a student smiles while donning a ‘Make america Great again’ hat; students cheer and hold up clinton Kaine signs; a man dressed in a polar bear costume talks climate change in the free speech tent. “We’ve been talking nonstop about Brangelina for the past week so I’m not very optimistic about it coming up but I hope so,” he said in an interview. He also said he feels Clinton best represents the #BlackLivesMatter cause. “I feel a thousand times more confident in the direction Hillary Clinton would take the country. She’s been trying to listen to us and support us and represent us for decades and I don’t understand why people are forgetting that.” Although #BlackLivesMatter was not directly referenced Monday night, moderator Lester Holt asked a question entirely focused on race relations. Both candidates talked about solutions they have proposed to help improve the criminal justice system, while also touching on their personal relationships with ethnic communities. About a half-mile from the center point of campus was the free speech tent, an area heavily guarded by police where supporters of lesser-known presidential candidates Jill Stein (G) and Gary Jonhson (L) protested their exclusion from the event. Entrance to the free speech tent required passage through a metal detector and a search of belongings. Officers on horseback lined the street, and at the tent, a man dressed in a polar bear costume spoke out on global warming, and an “election frog” croaked “Rig it, rig it.” Chris Roy, a Stein supporter, said it was a disgrace that she was not allowed into the debate arena. “I’m thoroughly disgusted and disturbed and furious,” Roy said in an interview. He questioned why two parties are allowed to make the rules for other minor parties, and said Trump and Clinton should be speaking up to allow the other candidates in. “She [Stein] is the only one that is in the trenches fighting with the people,” he said. “They’re [Clinton and Trump] both just totally corrupt. They don’t speak out for open debates, which is awful. When you turn on the television all you see is Hillary and Trump.”

Stein has been the presidential nominee for the Green Party for the last two debates, and was escorted off the premises Monday after reportedly failing to present the necessary credentials. Like Stein, Johnson is not new to the presidential campaign circuit. He has been the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate for the last two elections. Both candidates have been vocal about being denied the opportunity to debate. Neither reached the 15-percent polling threshold on national surveys needed by the Commission on Presidential Debates to qualify. Hofstra students throughout campus donned “Make America Great Again” hats and “I’m With Her” pins, and at the end of the night everyone argued over which candidate had the most success. After leaving the scene of the debate, and walking out of what felt like a bunker, it seemed like all issues discussed during the day had been forgotten and all that mattered was Clinton and Trump’s performances. Hofstra’s campus gave a voice to more

than just the typical election season rhetoric, and helped remind a reporter like me that this election season is about so much more than just the two candidates who stood on the stage for 90 minutes.

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Photos by Dave Paone

Clockwise from above, some of the scarier masks at Ronjo Magic & Costumes in Port Jefferson Station; Ron Diamond of Ronjo Magic & Costumes, Long Island’s last-surviving magic store; and some of the “sexy” Halloween costumes.

Long Island’s last magic shop won’t disappear anytime soon By Dave Paone Port Jefferson Station is able to make a claim no other place on Long Island can: It’s home to the last brick-and-mortar magic store in all of Nassau and Suffolk County. Ronjo Magic & Costumes on Route 112 is the last of its breed, yet doesn’t look as if it’ll be performing a disappearing act anytime soon. The 2,000 square-foot store is stocked with magic trick pieces, novelty items, costumes and a room for performances. The costume articles include wigs, masks and an extensive line of hats that hang from the ceiling. The novelty section is small, but contains the usual gags, like exploding cigarettes, hand buzzers, itching powder and the obligatory rubber chickens. Last month, Hope Galasso, of Bellport, discovered Ronjo through a Google search and brought her 15-year-old nephew Zack Galasso to the store to purchase a Chinese coin trick for $7. While Halloween is the bread-and-butter season for costume sales, it’s not the

only time they’re in demand. Last year, 19-year-old Suffolk County Community College student Christine Day came into the store with her brother and a friend. The trio was preparing to attend Comic Con, a convention for comics, graphic novels, anime, video games, toys and movies, in New York City. Her brother was dressing as Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and her friend was dressing as Beetlejuice. The three of them needed makeup. Owner Ron Diamond provided them with just what they needed. “We looked great,” Day said. She also said Diamond was “really helpful” and “inviting,” so when he offered her a part-time job at the store, she took it. Currently she handles data entry, shipment of online orders, and works the counter for costumes and makeup. Diamond’s lifelong interest in magic began in 1966 when his mother bought him a magic kit called Box-o-Magic for $3 at Billy Blake’s department store in Setauket. Then 8 years old, Diamond said the box con-

tained just a handful of tricks, but enough to get him started. Diamond continued to learn tricks, but with no magic store nearby, he resorted to learning new illusions from library books, and by age 12, even started to handcraft his own tricks with the help of a classmate. Diamond got the itch to perform. So at 13, he recruited a girl named Joanne from down the block to play the part of his onstage assistant. He wanted to give Joanne top billing, and name the act Joron, but his sister, Deborah, said he should call it Ronjo, so he did. Ronjo’s first public performances were free for local charities in Suffolk. Since the two performers were only in eighth grade, his mother had to drive them to wherever they were performing. Eventually, the charity work led to paying gigs. Their first was at a birthday party for a 6-year-old, where they made $6. Diamond kept $4, and paid Joanne $2. A year later, Diamond became more polished and added new tricks to the act, and with it, the price of a show jumped to $35. The clients from the first job called to book him again, but when he told them the new rate, they hung up. At 15, he thought he could make additional money by giving lessons and selling magic tricks in a retail setting. He talked one of the merchants at the Old Town Village indoor flea market in Setauket into letting him rent space in his booth, where he set up a 2 feet by 4 feet showcase with 12 tricks for sale. The retail locations kept changing, and with each move, got bigger. Diamond added more showcases with more tricks for sale, and eventually landed his own 13 feet by 100 feet store at the Arcade Shopping Center in Port Jefferson Station at 16 years old. He stayed there for 14 years.

As the years went on, Diamond became a professional magician, but Joanne was no longer in the act, because her father wanted her to get a “real job.” By 1982, he had a crew working for him, including, at times, a driver, a stagehand and other performers including a sword swallower, belly dancer and disc jockey. On occasion, customers in his store would ask for wigs, makeup and costumes. Since he never says no to a customer, he’d get whatever items they were looking for. In 1991, Diamond hired Pete Albertson, who was one of his students, to manage the store. He’s been there for 25 years. Diamond purchased his current location in 2000. When Magic Shop in Hicksville closed three years ago, Ronjo became the last surviving magic store on Long Island. The storefront acquired a little slice of cyberspace and joined the internet in 2003. The website saw tremendous growth over a five-year period, which peaked in 2008, almost to the point where physical store was no longer needed. But all that changed when more and more retailers began selling online, and cyber sales dropped considerably. Now, there are “more websites than customers,” he said. On the magic side, Ronjo’s customers range from the loyal to the new. Mike Maimone of Port Jefferson Station has been purchasing tricks from Ronjo since he was 12. He’s now 48. He owns nearly 350 decks of cards — each for a different illusion — plus 250 other items for tricks. More than half of them were purchased at Ronjo. The uncertainty of operating a shop that sells exclusively what amount to nonessential items looms over Diamond and his business, but for now, Long Island’s only magic store is still here. “Everything here is a luxury,” he said.

When Magic Shop in Hicksville closed three years ago, Ronjo Magic & Costumes in Port Jefferson Station became the last magic shop on Long Island.

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Amy HAgedorn

dren, especially those of an early age. “As a preschool teacher, Amy was Continued from page A4 very concerned with the early years of a child’s life,” said Sandow, executive director of the foundation. “That was share in her yearning for romance, love a very big passion of hers; she basicalof reggae and dreams of sailing.” Re- ly wanted every kid to get to the same cent widower Horace Hagedorn — the starting line, no matter what ZIP code born-wealthy marketing genius behind they came from.” the hugely popular Miracle-Gro gardenHagedorn believed that parents who ing product — responded, and in 1986 are emotionally available, educating the two were married. They couldn’t children as early as possible, and prohave come from more difviding safe environments fering backgrounds, but are greatly improving for the first time in her the health and future job life, Amy Hagedorn was prospects of their child, as in possession of a great well as reducing involvedeal of wealth. But she ment in crime and subwasn’t about to spend it stance abuse. Her passion on yachts or jewelry. Inled to programs like the stead, she was adamant to Parent Leadership Initiagive it to those who truly tive, among many others needed it. like it, which provides inIn 1993, she and Hortensive advocacy training ace started a fund at the for parents. Long Island Community Her contributions to the Foundation — geared to— darren Sandow world around her were limward children and famiitless and awe-inspiring. lies in need of help — which has since The Hagedorn Foundation helped esdonated $65,403,917 in nearly 2,985 tablish a more family-based system at grants to more than 500 nonprofit or- Middle Country Public Library and was ganizations. After Horace died in 2005, instrumental in transforming it into a he left her $50 million to continue their community center — providing childcharitable activism. With the help of hood education and support for families Darren Sandow, a longtime member of in need of a nurturing environment. the Long Island Community Foundation Another huge passion of hers was imstaff, the widow started the Hagedorn migration. The foundation worked tireFoundation, a limited-life organization lessly in helping immigrants and making that continues to provide much-needed Long Island a more comfortable place attention and care for families and chil- for them to live and thrive and advance.

‘She basically wanted every kid to get to the same starting line, no matter what ZIP code they came from.’

Having grown up hearing stories of what her mother went through in a country brand new to her, Hagedorn was proud to grant them the money they needed to get going. She also hired an outreach coordinator on behalf of the foundation to speak at schools and avert prejudices and hate crimes against immigrants. In addition, Hagedorn granted scholarships to deserving students from her alma mater, Baruch College, among several other colleges. She was also heavily involved in helping people become more hands-on politically, exercising their rights to vote and participating in the local governments of their communities. She was pivotal in the foundation of ERASE Racism, which served to expose and combat structural racism across Long Island and was on the board of Northwell Health, a system devoted to providing better health care. For Sandow, Hagedorn’s absence will be immensely felt. “We have staff meetings every Monday, and Amy attended just about every single one of them, and it’s heartwrenching to not see her in her normal space around our table, being part of our conversations,” he said. “I’ve known Amy for 20 years now and I considered her a matriarch and a mentor and partner at this foundation. She was very hands-on and very approachable to everyone. You would never know the kind of wealth she had. She was an amazing lady, and she was fearless.” Amy Hagedorn is survived by her four children, as well as Horace’s six children, 34 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchil-

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Amy Hagedorn created the limited-life Hagedorn Foundation to provide assistance to local families on Long Island.

dren. A public memorial service will take place in October. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, those who wish to express condolences make a contribution to the Horace and Amy Hagedorn Fund at the New York Community Trust.

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Wolverines on 3-game streak with win over Bulls East By Desirée Keegan Desiree@tbrnewspapers.com

Photos by Desirée Keegan

above, Taylor regensburger races ahead of the pack to get the ball. right, Kristen Prevosto runs and jumps into the air to receive a pass.

All Emily Diaz had to do was put her body on it. As senior center midfielder Kristen Prevosto sent in a corner kick for the Newfield girls’ soccer team, Diaz, a junior forward, was in the right place at the right time. “When I was standing in front of the net — I’m always on the goalie — I Newfield 2 asked Emily [Caso] to go on the goalie East 1 so I could get the ball,” Diaz said of her game-winning goal. “I saw it, and thought, ‘This is me.’ So out of the air I had nowhere else to go with it then to push it with my stomach. It went in, and I was psyched.” With a 2-1 victory over Smithtown East, Monday, Sept. 26, the visiting Wolverines are on track to make the postseason for the first time in more than a decade. The Wolverines had bested reigning state champion Port Jefferson, 3-2, in their nonleague season opener, proving they’re talented enough to hang with the best. They’re also learning from their mistakes.

Newfield tied Smithtown East, 1-1, the first time the two teams met each other Sept. 7. This time around, the Wolverine girls were hungry to continue their winning ways, with the team’s third straight win, and now have a record of 5-1-2 in League III; the Bulls are 4-3-1 league. “It’s one of the strongest starts we’ve gotten off to,” Newfield head coach Domenik Veraldi said. “But we just think about winning this game, winning the

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first half, winning the first 10 minutes and winning the ball. We compartmentalize into small, small goals and eventually when we accomplish those small goals it turns into what we want in the end.” And Newfield did all of those things. First, the team won the 50/50 balls, and despite Smithtown East senior midfielder Brianna Donato getting back-toback shots on goal, Newfield’s junior goalkeeper Alexis Saladino made save after save. “We try to keep the ball in the offensive third, and when we can do that, it takes the pressure off of our defense,” Veraldi said. “The only way to keep it up there is to win those air balls ... work to every play.” Newfield junior defender Taylor Regensburger, who was soft but tactical with her foot skills, curled a corner kick into the goal to open the scoring for the Wolverines three minutes into the second half. Three minutes later, Donato knocked the ball to the floor as she dribbled toward the box, and sent it into the left corner to tie the game for the Bulls. The two teams traded possession throughout much of the game, but the

Wolverines clawed their way up top, making strategic passes and remaining aggressive until and even after Prevosto set up the game-winning shot. “It’s awesome to see a team come together as well as we have,” Prevosto said. “I knew we needed to score, so I set the ball up, concentrated on where I was going to put it — and placed it.” She said her team has improved tremendously from her eighth-grade year to now, and Diaz agreed. “We have been playing together for a long time,” Diaz said. “We were a young team that continued to grow together. As the season progresses we build on that chemistry day after day, we’re working hard in practice, we’re all really good friends and it’s fun to be on the field, and that’s why we keep winning.” What she liked about her team’s style, compared to Smithtown East’s, is that the Wolverines use more combinations, whereas the Bulls kicked and ran. The chemistry plays a big factor in the team’s ability to transition the ball up and down the field. Veraldi said because of

Photos by Desirée Keegan

Clockwise from top: Emily Diaz propels the ball into the net with her stomach in a goalmouth melee; Emily Caso beats out Smithtown East’s Brianna Donato for possession; Sierra Rosario kicks the ball back into the Bulls’ half; and Taylor Regensburger heads the ball.

this, his group is one to be reckoned with. “When they play with that much heart and that kind of work ethic, we’re a dangerous team,” he said. And Diaz anticipates her team will take it all the way.

“We have to keep our heads up and keep fighting back for the win,” she said. “I have high expectations for us and we’re achieving them every game. We take it game by game by game, and we’re on the road to playoffs.”

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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS F/T & P/T. Days, evenings, midnights & weekends. Riverhead Call Center. Details on www.rccjobs.com MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL DISTRICT Registered Nurse Part-Time, 10 Month Position Send letter of interest/resume to Mr. Scott Reh, Director of Athletics, PE, Health, Nursing & Grounds at sreh@mtsinai.k12.ny.us

FT OFFICE SECRETARY Must be punctual and have a lot of computer skills. Helpful to have Real Estate Experience. Please email resume to aliano@optonline.net GRAPHIC/PRODUCTION DESIGNER wanted for award-winning news group. Looking for a creative person to work in a family friendly environment. Experience with Creative Suite software a plus. Minimum 2 years experience or degree in graphic arts. Pagination or prepress experience a plus. Email resume and link to portfolio to beth@ tbrnewspapers.com TRAVEL AGENT WANTED Experienced Leisure/Sabre professional, Northport location, full/part/flexible Call Linda or Karen 631-757-8500 or email burrtravel@aol.com

LAKE GROVE HIRING FAIR Wednesday. October. 12th 10am-12pm RSVP to NELGVHIRING @ wholefoods.com BRING YOUR RESUME! (Culinary background preferred.) Whole Foods Market P/T CUSTODIAN/ MAINTENANCE , 20-24 hours a week for a local nonprofit organization. The position includes light lifting(up to 30 pounds), cleaning restrooms, classrooms, hallways, snow removal,emptying garbage and general maintenance. Fax resume to 631-744-8611 or email to Awhite@sldmrc.org R.N., L.P.N., C.N.A. POSITIONS AVAILABLE, ALL SHIFTS. Please send your resume to: jfhr@jeffersonsferry.org,or to dcaccamo@ jeffersonsferry.org, via fax 631-675-5597 Jeffersonâ€™s Ferry, 1 Jeffersonâ€™s Ferry Drive, South Setauket, NY 11720, 631-650-2614, EOE

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Clean Ups LET STEVE DO IT Clean-ups, yards, basements, whole house, painting, tree work, local moving and anything else. Totally overwhelmed? Call Steve @ 631-745-2598, leave message.

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Electricians GREENLITE ELECTRIC, INC. Repairs, installations, motor controls, PV systems. Piotr Dziadula, Master Electrician. Lic. #4694-ME/Ins. 631-331-3449

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Masonry ALL SUFFOLK PAVING & MASONRY Asphalt Paving, Cambridge Paving Stone, Belgium Block Supplied & fitted. All types of drainage work. Free written estimates. Lic#47247-H/Ins. 631-764-9098/631-365-6353 www.allsuffolkpaving.com Carl Bongiorno Landscape/Mason Contractor All phases masonry work: stone walls, patios, poolscapes. All phases of Landscaping Design. Theme Gardens. Residential & Commercial. Lic/Ins. 631-928-2110

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R E A L E S TAT E PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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OpiniOn Editorial

Letters to the editor

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Hofstra University hosts the first presidential debate, but factchecking of candidates’ claims should have gone on long before.

Real time fact-checking A growing trend this election season amongst newspapers, politics-centric websites, pollsters and even candidates is to fact-check claims made by presidential hopefuls or their litany of staffers during speeches, debates and other public forums in real time. In theory, that makes perfect sense. Candidates should be taken to task for false claims they make in public when attempting to appeal to voters. During the first presidential debate, Sept. 26 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump, each took turns making statements and accusations that were later proven false by the army of fact-checkers listening closely. Trump asserted that the stop-and-frisk policy did wonders for crime rates in New York City during its short-lived run. Fact-checks by the Associated Press, the Washington Post and CNN yielded no proof of stop-and-frisk impacting crime rates. Trump accused Clinton of “flip-flopping” her position on The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a global trade deal, which she initially supported and referred to as “the gold standard.” The same cast of fact-checking characters nabbed Clinton for switching positions in the debate aftermath. Fact-checking during and immediately following the first presidential debate was a useful tool for American voters. However, if checking facts were this important throughout the primary process, it’s possible Americans might be choosing from a different slate of candidates Nov. 8. Our editorial staff wonders how much of an effect fact-checking has on voters. How many Trump and Clinton supporters heard their candidate say something that was later proved false, and actually started reflecting on if that mattered to them? Fact-checking is important, and it’s great that so many media outlets are devoting resources to it. It’s part of what separates news organizations from the rest of the social media storm that ensues during and after major events. We hope the increase in fact-checking doesn’t fall on deaf-ears, and voters take notice of when their candidates are proven wrong.

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When you look at the local newspapers in Suffolk County about what Lee Zeldin is supposed to have done for Long Islanders, especially for his constituents in the 1st Congressional District, a very different impression emerges when you actually study his voting record. By contrast, his challenger in the upcoming elections, Anna Throne-Holst, has a solid record in the areas of job creation and the environment. Zeldin is reputed to have done a lot for job creation in Suffolk County. This is very misleading. What passes for helping job creation — when you look at the voting records — actually has nothing to do with jobs. The Administrative Procedure Act, which Zeldin voted in favor of, actually loosens regulations on business. Zeldin would probably say the bill reducing regulations helps the American worker. Wrong. It helps agencies to make commercial decisions, which may or may not be for the American worker. Republicans have been traditionally for reduc-

ing governmental regulations in business, so that business flows uninterrupted and business owners make profits. When businessmen profit, other people get jobs, or so many Republicans believe. This type of “trickle down” subsidy benefits the ordinary person looking for work only minimally, and not very often. Another bill that Zeldin has voted along party lines amends the Administrative Procedure Act, another bill to reduce governmental interference in business. Once again, the bill does not increase business, per se. The American Workers Act purports to increase the mandatory working hours for a full-time worker from 30 to 40 hours in order to qualify for health insurance. But for the ordinary person, when he or she sees the title — American Workers Act — thinks it has to do with jobs. It actually enables the employer not to pay medical insurance to employees. Finally, we need to look at Lee Zeldin’s voting record with the environment. I read in May

that Zeldin, as a congressman, has voted time and again, to protect Long Island’s pristine nature and its rich natural resources. His voting records do not support this claim. He has voted eight times on environmental issues. Each time, except once, he has voted to reduce the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget. I think 1st Congressional District constituents should look carefully at both the candidates vying for election to Congress. Anna, as the town supervisor of Southampton, has brought in jobs for policemen and started day-care centers and alternative schools for children. She has helped the elderly and has worked to preserve wide stretches of Long Island’s land. She helped found the Center for Clean Water Technology, housed at Stony Brook University. The election is less than 50 days away. Let the voters know what the facts are before they vote.

Shivaji Sengupta Medford

Anker: Eliminating bus route isn’t the answer I am writing in opposition to the proposed discontinuation of the 5A bus route in the Town of Brookhaven. I fully understand that Suffolk County is faced with a difficult financial situation, but in an effort to fill a widening budget gap, I do not believe that it is in the interest of Suffolk County to cut this core service, which would deny residents access to basic transportation. I believe that it is Suffolk’s obligation to provide affordable, equitable and accessible mass transportation to all residents throughout the county. The 5A bus route serves a corridor where service cuts will

cause real hardship, including the entire hamlet of Sound Beach and three large senior communities in Ridge that include Leisure Village, Leisure Knoll and Leisure Glen. Elimination of the 5A route would cut off the entire community of Sound Beach and deny them any access to public transportation. The cuts will also inequitably affect the Leisure communities where seniors on a fixed income, and without alternate modes of transportation, would be effectively isolated and denied their independence. The 5A bus route also provides transportation to two large shopping centers in the 6th Legislative District,

where local business owners who are already struggling will feel the economic impact of the cuts. I am requesting the county Department of Public Works and Suffolk County Transit modify the existing routes to strike a balance between total elimination and cost reduction. Suffolk County should restructure the existing routes to provide for greater efficiency. I do not support the bus service cuts without a transitional period to offer alternatives to transportation needs.

Sarah Anker Suffolk County Legislator Mount Sinai

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opinion Urging teachers to sharpen their communication skills

t’s time to raise the bar on communication skills for teachers. I realize there are sensational educators who inspire a cadre of young minds each year. There are also plenty of teachers who are weak communicators, whose work wouldn’t stand up to their own liberal use of the red pen and who have their own rules of grammar that defy any style book. That seems especially problematic, particularly for language arts teachers who are, presumably, By Daniel Dunaief not only educating our sons and daughters about how to read and analyze text, but are also helping them develop their writing style and voice. The do-as-I-say-and-not-as-I-do ap-

D. None of the above

proach may, unwittingly, be preparing students for the unfair world where merit doesn’t count as much as other factors, like connections. I’m not sure that’s really the lesson we want to teach or the subtext we want to share during these formative years. I’d like to ask a favor of teachers: Please read your instructions before you give them to your students. You can shape the assignment the way you’d like: asking questions about identity, seeking to understand the perspective of the author, asking for an analysis of the tone of the piece. But please, please, please read over your directions before printing them out, sending them to students or sharing them with parents. It’s not OK for your writing to read like the assembly instructions for a child’s toy. I know it will take a few more moments and I know that you’re not particularly well paid, but please remember your mission and the difficulty of a double standard. Children can sense hypocrisy quicker than a shark can

smell blood in the water. I realize these missives filled with misdirections may provide a lesson unto themselves. Students may learn that nobody is perfect. While that may be true, are the teachers — who provide confusing directions, who send out assignments rife with poor grammar and misspellings, or who casually make the kinds of mistakes for which they would take major deductions — comfortable enough with themselves and their position to provide students with the opportunity to correct them? Ideally, learning isn’t just about hearing things, memorizing them, spitting them back out during a test and forgetting them within a week of an exam. As teachers say so often when they meet parents, they want their students to learn to think for themselves and to question the world around them. If that’s the case, then let’s not pay lip service to those missions. Let’s add a corollary to that and suggest that how teachers communicate is as important as what they communicate.

Let’s also encourage students to ask teachers why their instructions include particular words or employ specific phrases. I recall, many years ago, the first time one of my more self-assured teachers silenced a room when he said, in his booming baritone, “I stand corrected.” The rest of us didn’t know whether to cheer for the boy who challenged him or to duck, worried that a temper tantrum with flying chalk — remember chalk? — might follow. Maybe schools should hire an editor who can read the instructions to kids and emails to parents. Or, if the budget doesn’t allow a single extra employee, maybe they can engage in the same kind of peer review they utilize in their classrooms. Ideally, students and teachers can seize the opportunity to learn and improve every year. Teachers create an assignment and then reuse it the next year. If the assignment is unclear, or the directions flawed, the teacher should do his or her homework and revise it. All I ask is that teachers lead by example.

The best of the best of Broadway musicals, for free

f you have had enough of politics and pundits this week, come with me for a nostalgic trip through the golden age of Broadway musicals. I was carried back to those heady days of the 1950s by a recent New York Times article about the lost art of sneaking in for the second act, impossible today due to post-9/11 security. Now I don’t know if you have ever By Leah S. Dunaief indulged in this type of larcenous activity, so I will explain how it worked — at least for me and my merry little band. I attended junior high and high school at 68th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. The subway was right at the corner of our Gothicstyle building. This is important

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information for you to know in order to follow our exploits. The other bit of vital info is that our school day officially ended each afternoon at 2 p.m., rather than the usual 3 p.m. for the rest of the schools under the New York City Board of Education’s auspices. Shortly after I started in seventh grade, I fell in with a happy group of kids who lived across town, on the Upper West Side. While that was decades away from what we know today as the highly cultured and worldly UWS, nonetheless these kids were a lot more culturally savvy than I was. Every Wednesday, which is of course matinee day, they would slip out of our last class some 15 minutes early, slither quietly through the side door of the school and make a beeline for the subway stairs 20 feet away. Somehow I came to be included in this precocious group. We would ride the local to 59th Street, descend to the lowest level of the station, which in those days housed the BMT line, ride it through Midtown to 49th Street and Broadway and arrive at the predetermined show of our

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choice just as intermission was ending and the smokers were returning to their seats for the second act. No one ever checked the tickets for the second act in those days. And there were always empty seats sprinkled throughout the theater that we claimed for our own. If the real seat owner arrived, most often the usher would help us find another seat since it was fairly common practice for young people to move closer to the stage in those days if there was opportunity. I doubt the ushers realized they were helping scofflaws. In this way, I saw some of the most famous plays with their original casts during what turned out to be the most memorable period of American musical theater. Of course I didn’t know that then, I just knew I was having a fine old time and we didn’t even have to pay the subway fare because we had student passes. Of course I never told my parents what we were doing every Wednesday afternoon, and somehow we never got caught leaving school early. Perhaps the faculty understood

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where we were going and thought it more important than the last 15 minutes of classes. But my parents may have wondered from time to time because I seemed too knowledgeable about the current musicals, their actors and composers. There were the Rodgers and Hammerstein classics: “Oklahoma!,” “Carousel,” “The King and I,” “South Pacific” and “The Sound of Music” (the latter two with Mary Martin); Frank Loesser and his “Guys and Dolls,” “The Music Man,” “West Side Story” and Chita Rivera; Ethel Merman, Gertrude Lawrence, Yul Brynner, Gene Kelly and Gwen Verdon; Irving Berlin and Cole Porter — they were all in my world. And then there was the best of the best, its eloquence, melody, intelligence and heart standing at the head of those magnificent musicals, Lerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady.” I can still hear the music, with its clever lyrics, playing in my head. Led by Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, it was the longest running show on Broadway for years thereafter. And we saw them all — at least by half.

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