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Marcantonio, Brown to Face Off in Special Election for 12th District Seat BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Suffolk Republicans and Democrats have picked their candidates for an April 28 special election for the New York State Assembly 12th District seat. Michael Marcantonio and Keith Brown, who are both attorneys, have never held elected office and are vying for a position that was held by Andrew Raia for the past seven years. The former assemblyman vacated his position after he was elected Huntington town clerk this past November. The district includes parts of Babylon, Huntington and Islip. Suffolk Democrats are putting their hopes on Marcantonio, who in 2018 had plans to run for the same seat and had the party’s endorsement. However, as a result of a lawsuit brought forward by supporters of Raia, a state court removed him from the ballot for not meeting the state’s five-year residency requirement. The Northport attorney said this is unfinished business for him and is looking forward to gaining the support of constituents in the district. “I will fight for this community, people trust me on the issues,” Marcantonio said. The Democratic candidate is keeping close watch on the ongoing Long Island Power Authority tax assessment suit. “Time is running out, this is my number one priority,” he said. “If LIPA were to be successful, it could have a devastating effect on the area, property values will decrease, taxes will double. If elected, Marcantonio would pursue enacting legislation in Albany. Improving infrastructure and roads in the

From left, attorneys Keith Brown and Michael Marcantonio are running for state Assembly in an April 28 special election to fill the seat vacated by Andrew Raia. Photos from candidates

district are a pressing issue. “I want to work on improving the Route 231 corridor,” Marcantonio said. “Right now we don’t have enough money to pave the roads — we need more funding sent to us from the state.” Marcantonio said another priority is keeping young people and businesses in the district. “They are leaving Long Island, they want jobs and opportunities,” he said. “People that are thinking of moving here want good public schools, public safety and nice communities to live in.”

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Marcantonio also wants to help amend the current bail reform. “Judges should have discretion, and we need to be listening to our law enforcement,” he said. “I will go up to Albany and fight this, we need to protect our residents.” Other important topics for Marcantonio are cutting taxes in the district, improving water quality, expanding sewers in the area, increasing teacher pay and rebuilding older school buildings. Fellow attorney and Republican Brown said in a press release that he wants to fight

the “one-party rule” in Albany. “I’m running for state Assembly because we deserve a fighter who’s going to work for our community,” he said. “I’m the only candidate for the state Assembly who can confidently assure voters that I won’t support an agenda that threatens and compromises our community and residents.” Currently, NYS Democrats control both houses of the state Legislature. Brown said he is focused on improving the district. “My entire professional career has been dedicated to make Long Island a better place to live,” he said in a statement. “That’s why the opportunity to continue to fight for the betterment of our community in the state Assembly was one I could not pass up.” Other issues Brown is focused on is bail reform, which he believes needs to be rolled back, and the state’s financial situation. “The state is billions in debt, and they want to raise our taxes to fix it,” he said. “They have gone too far. Too many in our community can’t afford to pursue their dreams.” The Republican candidate secured an endorsement from Raia. “I am very excited to endorse Keith Brown as the Republican nominee for the 12th Assembly District,” Raia said in a statement. “I have worked with Keith for the last 20+ years and recognize when someone has a special ability to fight back against the outrageous and dangerous policies coming out of the New York State Assembly. Keith can get us to our highest ideals as a community and together we can achieve great things for our district. He is the right person for the job.” Brown could not be reached for additional comments before press time.

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Northport Shop Owner Provides Opportunities for Independent Suppliers BY LEAH CHIAPPINO LCHIAPPINO@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Nestled in an alley off of Village of Northport’s Main Street, Our Own Projects mission comes from its name, as a store filled with handmade clothing and gift items from independent suppliers. Upon entering, the bohemian, rustic feel is palpable with the wooden beams on the walls and ceiling contrasting the bright minimalist, midcentury modern clothing. Elizabeth Sliclen, the shop’s owner, opened the doors in August 2017. A designer by trade, she was looking to open a shop that could combine her own work with like-minded brands. “I have always looked to improve on things and love the visual arts,” she said. “I wanted a skill, and clothing gave me that.” Sliclen has managed to use her partnership with other designers to expand inventory from clothes to more of a retail shop that encompasses housewares and gifts. “We focus mostly on small batch makers, use sustainable fibers and recycled materials,” the entrepreneur said. “Quality is very important to us, and that takes an experienced artisan or maker.” Some of her favorite products include a geometric chalk set, which can be perfect for a

chalk artist or a child playing on the sidewalk. She also noted handmade jewelry in her shop, all of which are individually handmade and unique. The Star Mela clothing the store carries also offers an affordable take on handmade brands, without feeling “as precious” as a luxury clothing item. Housewares range from handwoven baskets to air plants and glassware. Most of the clientele stems from window shoppers browsing for a gift. Therefore, the inventory changes every season, so shoppers can always find what is relevant. She hopes to expand her stock into personal care items, while increasing sustainable products that are reused and repurposed. “This makes Northport Village the perfect home for the shop,” Sliclen said. “People are looking for handmade things and individual unique shops.” The store sees its highest foot traffic during the holiday and summer seasons, forcing Sliclen to work to satisfy the clientele and maintain a rapport with the customers, while finding new ones. “I try to bring in new things, but without it being overwhelming,’’ she said. A native Long Islander, raised in Halesite, Sliclen is grateful to have her shop where it is. “It’s great to have the beaches nearby and to be so close to culture,” she said. “The greater Huntington area has so much culture around it.”

Our Own Projects in Northport is filled with handmade products. Photo from Our Own Projects

She added that she wants to give back to the community by promoting local artisans in her shop. “The title of our store is Our Own

Projects, and I want to support people who are developing their own products,” Sliclen said. “People should be free to develop their own things.”

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global economy. As of earlier this week, over 80,000 people had tested positive for Covid-19, which claimed the lives of over 2,700 people. In the United States, the number of confirmed cases, including those from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, had reached 57. None of those cases is in New York, where 26 tests have come back negative and one is still pending, according to the New York State Department of Health. Bettina Fries, the chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, said the infections in Italy and South Korea signaled a new phase in the epidemic. “We are now having these new cases where we can’t even link them” to exposure to people who have traveled to China, Fries said. “The genie is out of the bottle. Once that happens, it’ll be that much harder” to contain the virus. Fries described the virus, which health officials believe is transmitted through droplets from people carrying the infection, as “behaving much more like the flu,” which is why the CDC

is preparing for cases in the United States. With other coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome, the majority of patients who transmitted these diseases had symptoms like high fevers. That may not be the case with Covid-19, as patients that are “asymptomatic could be shedding the virus,” making it more difficult to contain, Fries said. Medical professionals don’t have any medication or vaccine, while the world population, which hasn’t been exposed to this new virus, also hasn’t developed any kind of resistance. If pockets of the outbreak appear in the United States, it is “conceivable that schools could shut down and that there could be rules where people self quarantine” for the required 14 days, Fries said. Fries added that it’s important to protect health care providers who are on the front lines in this battle. Stony Brook is continuing to make contingency plans in the event of confirmed cases of this coronavirus, which includes making space available if necessary. In the event of an outbreak,

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the hospital would change its policy of having trainees, residents and medical students go in and out of rooms with doctors on rounds, she said. Fries added that the warmer weather may not cause a reduction in the incidence of the virus. “Every virus is different,” Fries said.

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Legislature Could Move Forward on ‘Ban the Box’ BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A piece of legislation that would restrict employers from asking about criminal histories in job applications could be voted on by Suffolk lawmakers in the near future. At a county Legislature meeting earlier this month, legislators said that they had reached a bipartisan agreement on “Ban the Box” legislation and plan to present the bill at a later date. County Legislator Samuel Gonzalez (D-Brentwood) along with Legislators Susan Berland (D-Dix Hills) and Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) plan on making amendments on the bill. More than 20 people came out in support of the bill at a Feb. 11 meeting. Those who spoke agreed that it would allow former convicts the ability to become better contributing members of a community while helping them rehabilitate and reacclimate into society. “I would like applaud the Legislature for making progress in supporting fair hiring practices in Suffolk County — it’s about time,” said Serena Liguori, executive director of New Hour, a Long Island nonprofit organization advocacy group that supports women, mothers and children impacted by incarceration. “We have worked with more than a thousand women across the county who have convictions. Most of them need employment when they come home.”

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The executive director of the nonprofit said she hopes a potential passage of the legislation could lead to making strides around other issues. Besides employment, “many of the women we help talk about housing and the lack of it, [and] transportation,” Liguori said. Melissa Bennett, Huntington resident, said she believed individuals deserved a second chance. “People makes mistakes in their lives, I’m sure each of you have made mistakes,” she said. “We’re human, it happens. Without banning the box, you are essentially [putting people] in a box.” Elizabeth Justesen, community outreach director of the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, also stressed the need to eliminate the application question.

“Last year this bill lost by one vote,” she said. “For those who came out here every month [to the Legislature] it was a blow. We sat in disbelief in the Legislature’s inability to vote on human dignity.” The community outreach director pointed out that one in three people have a criminal record in the U.S. Other advocates of such legislation, such as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) have also made the claim in the past, though according to PolitiFact, a fact-checking website, the FBI considers anyone who has been arrested on a felony to have a criminal record, even without a conviction. Effectively, one in three adults in the U.S. have a criminal record, but less have actually been convicted. Though Justesen said with Suffolk County’s numbers of people on parole, people with convictions have it harder than it needs to be. “In Suffolk County … with the largest parole population in the state, how can we expect them to get up on their feet and reintegrate to our communities if they cannot work,” Justesen said. “The time has come to do what is right and give people the chance to interview.” Supporters have contended the ban would give applicants a chance to explain their crimes, in turn increasing their chance of getting hired, reducing crime and the number of repeat offenders being sent back to jail. More than 150 municipalities and 33 states in the U.S. have implemented “Ban the Box” laws.

Gonzalez spoke on the future of the legislation. “We have been fighting the fight on this bill for a very long time, and we have been continuing to come together to iron out our differences,” he said. “We all felt that we needed to get this thing put in. ... I think we are headed in the right direction on this issue.” Local business owners are concerned about what the legislation could mean for them. The Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers encouraged members to voice their opinions on the issue. “It is imperative that you know what your elected officials are voting on and have a chance to share your concerns before additional regulations are forced on you which ultimately might make it harder to operate a business here in Suffolk County and New York state,” the organization said in an email. Last year, county legislators voted 9-8 against the measure. Lawmakers were concerned about putting too much onus on the employers. The previous version of the bill required employers to wait until after an initial interview to inquire about an applicant’s arrest or conviction record, and disclose to applicants the reason why they were not hired. At the time, Berland did not support some of the requirements. The legislator said she didn’t think people who have a criminal record should get more benefits than others, noting that people with no criminal records do not learn why they were passed over for a job.

State’s Plastic Bag Ban to Take Effect Next Week BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Beginning March 1, Long Islander shoppers will have one less option when packing their groceries, as a New York State ban on singleuse plastic bags goes into effect. The ban would prohibit retailers from giving out plastic carryout bags to customers. State lawmakers hope that this will lead to more residents deciding to bring their own reusable bags and a decrease of plastic waste. The legislation is a step toward reducing the 23 billion plastic bags used by New Yorkers every year, reducing litter and helping the fight against climate change. According to a Siena College Research Institute poll conducted after the bill was passed, 62 percent of New Yorkers support the ban compared to 33 percent who don’t. While plastic bags will no longer be handed out at retailers, paper bags will still be available. In Suffolk County, consumers will be charged 5 cents for each paper carryout bag provided at a

checkout. In areas that have the opted into the 5 cent charge, the fee does not apply for SNAP and WIC food benefit recipients. Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said the ban will have a positive impact in curbing plastic pollution. “This is a significant accomplishment — Suffolk County needs to be commended for implementing the 5 cent bag fee,” she said. “The state noticed the success of it and it led to this ban.” Some environmentalists are concerned about some final tweaks in the legislation by the DEC that would allow usage of bags which are thicker and heavier. Esposito said they aren’t concerned about it as it won’t be widely distributed as regular bags and will only be used for packaging of certain foods. “If for some reason it needs to be tweaked further, we will be a part of those discussions,” she said. State lawmakers are hoping the ban will increase usage in reusable bags. Earlier this

A sign inside Wild by Nature in East Setauket warns customers they will no longer supply plastic bags starting March 1. The store will also collect 5 cents for paper bags used. Photo by Heidi Sutton

month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced a campaign, dubbed BYOBagNY, which has been spearheaded by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

The agency has been running ads on the ban on TV, radio and social media. In addition, the DEC provided educational materials to its nine regional offices to use for outreach events and will be distributing more than 270,000 reusable bags to low- and moderate-income communities. Stop & Shop branches throughout the county began offering free reusable bags to customers who bring in one or more carryout plastic bags for recycling. Similarly, in the county, a plastic straw ban took effect this January, which required businesses to switch biodegradable alternatives. A Styrofoam ban was also implemented, prohibiting businesses from using items such as cups, trays and containers that are made from polystyrene. “We are expecting a successful implementation — we as a society can learn to bring a reusable bag when we go out shopping,” Esposito said. “Most people have already made the change, some have lagged behind, but this is one thing they can do to reduce plastic waste.”

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Suffolk Nonprofits Attempt to Galvanize LI Populace for Census other counties have been encouraged to create their own committees. County Executive Steve Bellone (D) was named to the New York State It’s a once-in-a-decade request, and this year’s Complete Count Committee by Gov. Andrew census could determine just how much local Cuomo (D). “Suffolk County is not only the largest subschools, governments and nonprofits get in aid from the federal government. Not to mention, this urban county in the state of New York, but we year’s count could determine if New York could have the fourth largest and hardest-to-count popbe sending one or two less U.S. representatives to ulations in New York state,” Bellone said during a 2019 meeting with the Suffolk Complete Count Washington out of its current total of 27. It has enough officials worried that New York Committee. Approximately 40 percent of county State is funneling money around to different residents live in hard-to-count areas, he said. County officials have hosted census job fairs counties to get people to fill in the survey. Suffolk County is expected to receive $1.019 million this year and last, with positions paying $17 to toward its efforts. Officials have called for $23 an hour. Governments at both county and town level additional funds toward the census in this year’s budget, though most don’t expect the money to have started putting notices of the census in ofmaterialize before the census starts rolling in ficial emails and releases. Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson mid-March. New York State Station) had been drafted to has made $20 million available partner with the complete of a total of $60 million to go count committee. She said the toward engagement efforts in town is working on a project local municipalities. $15 million with the tax receiver’s office is going to the state’s 62 counties. to send out a reminder in the This year, galvanizing the midyear tax receipts that goes populace to take the census has out to every household in become a phenomenon, with They have also players at the state, county and — Martha Maffei Brookhaven. started to include information local level putting a heavy emabout the census in town prophasis on this year’s survey. On the line, advocates say, is a correct polit- grams hosted this year and had representatives ical representation on a federal level as well from the census table at town events. “Undercounting of communities can have a as $675 billion annually in federal funds for prioritizing road work, school aid, grants and domino or ripple effect on community projects and issues for years to come,” the councilwoman Medicaid funding. Due to the 2010 census, New York lost two said in an email. “A complete and accurate count congressional seats, and some have said this of your community can result in improved infrayear’s count could lose the state one or two structure and schools, better community health more. Local groups, both small and large, have and programs and much more.” Steven Collins, who works for the U.S. Departthe task of energizing enough people to gain an ment of Commerce as a partnership specialist for accurate headcount. the census in Suffolk, said the big game changer Like herding cats, that’s much easier this year is the now-four different ways residents are going to be able to respond to the census. Peosaid than done Suffolk County Complete Count Committee ple can now respond over the internet, over the was created in 2019 in part by the nonprofits phone or using the usual mailed in paper survey. Health & Welfare Council of Long Island and The fourth way is when all other options are exLong Island Community Foundation to generate hausted, and when census operators have tried to reach an individual by several other means, an engagement for those efforts. Rebecca Sanin, president of HWCLI, said enumerator will knock on one’s door. Though not all see the incentivized online they have around 300 groups, including nonprofits, religious organizations, business organi- component as a good thing. Sanin said there are zations and governments, participating at least to many who have a general distrust of putting insome degree in outreach among 11 subcommit- formation online, due to the many examples of tees. The nonprofit has also established guide- private companies being hacked to get access to books and graphics for everyone from immigrant a user’s personal data. There is also a large digital divide, and many still do not have easy access or leaders to hospitals to senior citizens. “We’re really trying to build momentum, understanding how to use the online component. where the end is a 10-year funding impact to our Despite the online component, census region,” Sanin said. The committee has become a hub for join- promotion still requires boots on ing up the disparate groups looking to promote the ground Stony Brook University has been active in the census. The state has its own CCC, and BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

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trying to get students signed up for the count but have also started concerted efforts to encourage indigenous groups, especially those living on Long Island’s South Fork, to sign on for the census. Despite how seriously census takers have been in requesting surveys, that still has not stopped multiple areas coming back with low response rates, some barely above 50 percent. In Suffolk County presentations to the complete count committee, some communities are shown as much harder to count than others. While much of the North Shore shows a response rate of 70 percent or better, a large area in Huntington and Huntington Station, with sizable minority populations, have a response rate of 60 percent, at worst. At www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us, researchers have used previous census data to track which areas showed lower census participation. In Brookhaven, one area with low turnout happens to be around the hamlets of Ridge and Upton and in Selden and Centereach, especially in the area along Route 112 that has a previous response rate of only 60 to 65 percent. There are portions of Long Island with much worse representation. There are certain parts of West Babylon with a response rate as low as 0 to 60 percent. SEPA Mujer, a nonprofit immigrants rights advocacy group, has chapters in several of the areas that show low response rates, including Riverhead, Huntington Station and Patchogue. Martha Maffei, the executive director of the nonprofit, said they have formed coalitions at two of their three chapters specifically to energize the community for the census. Many of their organizers and members have advocated for local

immigrants to take the census which comes with the task of convincing the immigrant community the information will not be used against them by immigration enforcement. “It’s the principle that we count, and we should be counted,” Maffei said. Usually, she said, organizers take the tack of arguing that filling out the census will mean more funding for their school districts and how it will offer them better political representation. The complete count committee has organized 13 total groups on the immigration subcommittee who have all pledged to move through these communities. The issue, she said, is money, compounded with the amount of ground these volunteers have to cover, with only the some $1 million to be spread amongst all of Suffolk. Still, she’s optimistic these hard-to-count areas will be more active than 2010. The census is meant to track everyone, including those undocumented immigrants, in order to get a full understanding of total population, but in 2019 the potential for a citizenship question to appear on the census created a tornado of partisan bickering, with opponents saying such a citizenship question would specifically target Latino groups and incentivize them to not respond to the census, thereby limiting the political capital such groups could wield. Officials said the pro-citizenship question was needed to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965, designed to help blacks overcome legal barriers to voting during the Jim Crow era. In November of last year, The New York Times reported on disclosures from the White House hinting that Republican strategists had political reasons for encouraging a citizenship question, that it would increase Republican influence and political power once totals for the census were drawn by undercounting residents in largely Democratic areas. Judges ruled under Title 13, which states the government can only use data from the census for statistical purposes. Collins reiterated there will be no citizenship question on this year’s census, and all information is kept extremely confidential and secure. Yet the idea still lingers in the minds of some residents, and it is something census advocates said they have had to work around. Sanin and Maffei said the citizenship question has undoubtedly had a cooling effect toward the census, though to what extent is hard to gauge. “We feel we are going from one attack to another,” Maffei said. “There is a lot of trauma in this community.” The general distrust in government and in government systems is high, and trying to encourage people “living in the shadows,” as Sanin put it, is where much of the past year’s efforts have gone. “Fear nurtures an undercount, and an undercount nurtures our continued inequity,” she said.

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Northport Tigers Maul Ward Melville Patriots BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Northport showed why they’re the No. 1 seed in the girls Class AA semiﬁnal against the No. 4 seed Patriots of Ward Melville, surging ahead by 13 at the half Feb. 22, then stretching that lead to 20 points after three quarters to win it, 69-53, at Centereach High School. Northport sophomore Sophia Yearwood topped the scoring chart for the Tigers with two triples, four from the ﬂoor and a free throw for 15 points. Sophomore Sophia Bica netted 14, and seniors Danielle Pavinelli and Kelly McLaughlin banked 13 and 12, respectively, for the Tigers. Ward Melville senior Jamie Agostino scored

14 points, as did freshman Julia Greek, and senior Sarah Bucher netted 11 for the Patriots. Ward Melville ﬁnished their season with an impressive 12-3 league record, 17-5 overall. The win lifts the Tigers to the Suffolk Class AA title game against No. 2 Longwood at St. Joseph’s College Feb. 29. Tickets are $10.00 cash at the door. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Pictured clockwise from above, Pavinelli drives on Ward Melville’s Molly Cronin; Bica rebounds against Ward Melville; McLaughlin scores from down low; and Yearwood lets a 3-pointer. — Photos

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Letters to the Editor Editorial An Example to Live By Northport St. Baldrick Events Scheduled There are only so many people who could have done the job that Dr. Joe Rella, the former Comsewogue superintendent, did — teacher, principal and finally head of schools. If the scores of affectionate tributes posted to social media are anything to go on, Rella is one of the few folks you could point to that has made the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville community what it is today. Rella died last Friday at the too-young age of 69. He had been dealing with a diagnosis of bile duct cancer for the last few years, but still he kept at the job until he finally retired last year. Community members know there wasn’t a day that went by where Rella did not put himself forward for the benefit of the community, whether it was his weekly online story times or his constant attendance as the “piano man” at district concerts. Many in the community can point to examples of outreach and help he bestowed upon employees and students in the district. North Shore residents often rightfully complain of their high taxes, the majority of which stem from school districts, but Rella showed that a school district can become the heart of the local hamlet and the epicenter for every goings-on in the area. It can become the source of pride and culture for residents, not only the entity that simply teaches students for 13 to 14 years at a time. What we found in reporting on Comsewogue is that doors were always open. Most of the time, officials did not hesitate to speak on either positive events or district issues. In an age where there seems to be more and more red tape between district/school administrators and both journalists and the public, Comsewogue, under Rella’s guidance, showed just how effective being open to public comment could be. In a final interview with Rella before he retired, he spoke to one newbie editor of how important it was to listen to community feedback, no matter if it was negative and no matter if you may disagree with it. As a former music teacher, who brought music into everything he did, he said the important thing was to listen. Rella was named one of TBR News Media’s People of the Year in both 1995 and 2010 for music and education, respectively. Though the papers have changed editors since then, the editorial staff was amazed reading those old articles, seeing just how much of the same man was in stories 25 years old as he was in articles written about him little more than half a year ago. There is a sense of compassion, of simply wanting to be there, to spread an awareness of purpose amongst students and staff and to act selflessly and to help define a community around a sense of selflessness and compassion. Other supers have also made the list of People of the Year, including Elwood’s Ken Bossert — formerly Port Jeff superintendent — who has shown a similar sense of community engagement. Of course, we do not wish to diminish the hard work of the many heads of schools in our coverage areas, and we know many who have shown strides in district leadership. What we instead ask is for more people to look at the example Rella left in not just defining a school district, but defining neighborhoods and neighbors, of being the precedent which every student and even most residents could look toward. He was the one who looked to building trust not by demanding loyalty, but by creating a space everybody feels they’re on the same side and that all are working toward goals that benefit everyone. Rella will be missed, but his example remains one that all should live by. Letters … We welcome your letters. They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste. We do not publish anonymous letters. Please include a phone number and address for confirmation. Email letters to rita@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to The Times of Huntington & Northport, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

It may be February, but St. Baldrick’s Day 2020 has begun. Last year, I am proud to say, that Napper Tandy’s St. Baldrick’s event raised more than $165,000. In total, the Napper/Northport events have raised over $5 million to help eradicate childhood cancer. As you may have heard, after many years of trying, we are thrilled to announce that the Northport-East Northport school district will be hosting their own event at Northport High

School for members of the student body of all the schools in the district, as well as faculty and staff members. This is a private event only for the aforementioned parties. We are so excited to see the school district join us in our fight. Their event will be held at the high school Friday, March 6, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. For any student interested in signing up for this event, please log on to www.stbaldricks.org/ events/northporthighschool to register.

For all others, once again we will be having our annual event at Napper Tandy’s Saturday, March 7, from 12 to 5 p.m. If you would like to register, you can log in to www.stbaldricks.org/events/northport. There is no St. Baldrick’s without all those that brave the shave. Northport may be a small town, but it has an amazingly big heart. Until we find a cure. Lynn Kenny, Chairperson Northport St. Baldrick’s Committee

Who’s worried about President Donald Trump [R] politicizing the power of presidential pardon? I am. All presidents have the power and constitutional right to pardon anyone they want of criminal charges for any reason they deem appropriate. All have done so. President Bill Clinton [D] pardoned Mark Rich on the last day of his presidency. Rich was a major political financial supporter of Clinton. This blatant move of political pardon power overreach was condemned by the media and both political parties. Rightfully so. But it was constitutionally legal. Looking at this factually, nobody has abused this power more than Trump. He has weaponized it. From blatantly telling his campaign staff and people who are pro-Trump not to worry about cooperating

with legal authorities regards any criminal investigative matter that involves Trump because he “has their back,” to the recent spate of high profile criminals he let go for a variety of reasons, he has sent a clear message, “At the end of the day, I can be the police, jury, prosecution, defense and judge all in one”. And, obviously, Trump likes this power and is not afraid of the consequences or the precedent it sets. The problem is this is a far cry from being ethical or just. It is not what our Founding Fathers wanted. I do not believe it is what most Americans want today — including Republicans. No president has been so reckless in wielding this power as Trump. I am reminded of George Washington who had the opportunity to become president for a third term and most historians believe could

have become king. But Washington felt this would not be good for America. It was not what this new experiment in democracy was about. God bless Washington. Instant American hero. I believe whoever follows Trump as president will need to take an honest look at presidential pardon power and take steps to constitutionally control it. This will be difficult because in so doing, the next president will be decreasing his or her own power. That has to be tough no matter how logical and right, but it will be the right thing to do. I hope our next president will be inspired by Washington. Who knows, maybe Trump will take such actions himself. That would be impressive. On second thought — that will never happen. Dave Hensen Miller Place

Last week’s editorial [“Don’t Eliminate Bail Reform, Fix It,” Feb. 20] was spot on and should be heeded by state lawmakers wrestling with changes to the bail reform measure New York recently put in place. Bail should exist to ensure that dangerous individuals are sequestered from others they may harm while waiting for trial. It should not exist to keep harmless individuals in jail because they lack the financial means to pay the cost of bail. Yet, for way too many years New Yorkers have had to live with the injustice of a two-tiered criminal justice system — those that could afford to post bail continued their lives and roamed free waiting for trial, while poor defendants languished behind bars. How could there be a more marked example of injustice than two defendants, charged with identical crimes, having very different out-

comes based simply on the fatness of their pocketbook or wallet? One goes on with their life while the other sits in a small cell for days, weeks, months and, in a few cases, years, while waiting for resolution of their case. This injustice understandably breeds contempt by those too poor to post bail and those around them. For example, they often run the risk of losing their jobs and their homes, apartments or places in shelters. Studies have shown that down the road they are more likely to commit crimes than those who post bail. And if you don’t think this injustice affects you, you’d be as wrong as the criminal justice system is unfair. Every New York taxpayer pays the price for those who remain unfairly incarcerated due to income. For example, you pay the costs of their incarceration and the social programs their families desperately turn

to when their family breadwinner is behind bars for a prolonged period of time. And we all pay when the unfairly incarcerated commit additional crimes when they finally get out. Has there been hiccups in the implementation of the bail reform measure? Absolutely, as the editorial notes — repeat offenders have gotten out who should have been held, an especially serious concern for those who have repeatedly been arrested for crimes such as driving while intoxicated. But the answer to these problems isn’t to toss out the newly enacted, badly needed reform measure but to tweak it to make sure it achieves its dual purpose — delivering justice to all defendants while protecting all members of society from harm. John L. Turner Setauket

Trump’s Political Pardons Abuse Power of Office

Bail Reform Fixes Injustice in the Justice System

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Opinion

Wanted: A Weak President in a Balanced Democracy

want the weakest possible president in 2020. As a representative democracy, the United States uses a system of governance that relies on checks and balances. Everything about the history of the country makes it clear that a collection of leaders, each with limited power, should reﬂect the diverse nature of the country, with states that have small populations getting equal representation in the Senate. D. None Whenever one of of the above the three branches of government BY DANIEL DUNAIEF oversteps its bounds, the other two have the opportunity to keep that one in check. If, for example, the executive branch, through the

president of the United States, takes actions that the legislative or executive branches find objectionable or questionable, Congress or the Supreme Court can hold that president accountable. So, how do we ensure those checks and balances? Where do we find exactly the right kind of weak president who can do just his or her job without trying to tell the courts what to do or legislate new laws favorable to the officeholder? Most presidents, including every candidate who seems to be running now, appear to be convinced that he or she will be a strong leader with a vision for the country that takes us to greater heights or that makes us a better nation. That’s lovely, but no president can do it alone. The government should be a team effort, pulling together people with a drive to contribute to the world through public service and to represent not only personal opinions, but the values, goals and concerns of the entire nation. That seems almost impossible, given the

divided nature of the country as we enter the 2020 election, right? Someone is always winning and someone is always losing. That doesn’t have to be the case if a president sees and understands the limits of their power. While this may seem like a direct rebuke of President Donald Trump (R), it is not. If Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), who seems to be gaining momentum with each passing primary, wins the Democratic nomination and then becomes president, I don’t want him to be powerful, either. Some of his ideas, like free college and Medicaid for all, seem compelling on the surface, but many Democrats, Republicans and Independents wonder how exactly he’ll pay for all of those ideas. I enjoy reading dystopian ﬁction, like “1984,” “The Giver,” and “Fahrenheit 451,” to name a few. The conclusions of all of them are that utopia doesn’t work and big government creates even bigger problems, particularly for the individual. The idea of Medicaid for All may seem appealing because of the frustration so many

people feel with their medical insurance, until they imagine the bureaucratic machine known as the federal government making decisions about their medical coverage. Many of us want to make informed choices. That brings me back to the choice for president. In the next eight months or so, as we prepare for the onslaught of advertisements telling us how and why the other candidate may ruin our lives, We the People can do something about it. If we truly believe a Democrat will win the White House, we can vote for Republicans in Congress. If we believe Trump will continue to share his inspirational Twitter messages wishing everyone well — just a bit of sarcasm here — we should vote Democratic in all the other races. I don’t want Sanders expanding government and running up a tab that even higher taxes seem incapable of paying, while I also don’t want Trump getting a free pass to follow his impulses where they take him and the rest of the country. For me, the best 2020 choice is a weak and controlled president.

Winners of Readers’ Choice 2019 Ready for Viewing Now

s many of you know, because we have been publicizing it and because it created a bit of a buzz in town, we recently had a reception at the Three Village Inn for well over 100 guests. The purpose was to celebrate the winners of the Readers’ Choice contest in which their customers voted these select businesses the best in their business categories. It was a relaxed and fun evening where everyone seemed delighted to be there and party together and, in some cases, even to do business with each Between other. We had our you and me talented videographer ﬁlming the BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF proceedings.

What you may not know is that the video, with the winners walking the red carpet to accept their awards and to explain how they got into their respective businesses, is now up on our website for viewing. Just go to our website tbrnewsmedia. com and you will find the window, labeled TBR Readers’ Choice 2019 Reception Videos, on the top right-hand side of the home page. When you click on that, it will open to reveal a choice. You can just watch the film in its entirety, fairly long, or by clicking on the prompts you can bring up the playlist and advance to any one of the recipients or hopscotch throughout the video. You can also pause anywhere to watch the rest later or to share. I hope you enjoy this second look if you were there — or perhaps first look if you weren’t — at this jolly community event, which we will make an annual. It is an index of some of the best businesses in the local area and, I hope, an encouragement to shop locally. We are now clearly in the events business. Readers’ Choice was our third theme, the other two being the longstanding reception for People

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of the Year, our 44th, coming up March 22 at the Three Village Inn, and Cooks, Books & Corks, our other annual event, at which we have delicious tastings from local restaurants combined with books presented for sale by local authors. “Corks,” of course, refers to the libations that accompany the meals. CB&C will again be held in September at the Bates House in Setauket. Now you might be surprised that we have wholeheartedly embraced the events business. It certainly is a wonder to me. We started our professional life here on the North Shore of Long Island as a community newspaper. I liked to write, didn’t like to be edited up the line, as I was when I was working at Times Inc. in New York City, loved the villages and meeting residents, and felt we had something to offer that wasn’t already here. Over the past four-plus decades, we have taken pride in advancing the interests of our hometown, communicating the news, issues and entertainment offerings, and strengthening the sense of community. We have

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also struggled mightily to stay afloat financially so that we could do all those things. We all know that newspapers — and other news media as well — have been totally disrupted by progress. The publishing industry has changed; retail, the backbone of newspapers, has been disrupted by the digital world, and we have had to grow and change, too. Those who resist change are left behind. So just as we are now in the moviemaking business (“One Life to Give,” prequel to the Culper Spy story — be sure to see it when it screens next as it’s quite a story and will make you proud of where you live), and the video business, we can assert that we are in the events sector. These activities fit with our mission to inform our residents because they offer something of interest, and they enhance our sense of community. They also help us to do our main job of relaying the news and to pay our bills. Therefore, we are beginning to plan for our next event, Rising Stars, and you will be hearing and reading more about that soon. Please stay tuned.

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Tigers Tame Cougars in AA Semi BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Northport led by two in the closing seconds of the game Feb. 25 when Commack intentionally fouled Sean Walsh with six seconds left. Senior Walsh went to the line and swished both to seal the deal for the 49-45 victory in the Class AA semifinal at Longwood High School. Walsh topped the scoring chart for the Tigers with five triples, two from the floor and his final appearance at the charity stripe for 21 points. Teammate Pat Healy finished with 10 points, and senior Larry Citrola chipped in nine. Commack senior Spencer Malloy led his

team with 17 points, and senior Nick Greco netted 15 to conclude the Cougars’ season at 11-2, 16-5 overall. The win lifts No. 2 Northport to 13-0 in league, 20-1 overall, and advance to the county ﬁnals where they’ll face top seeded Brentwood at Farmingdale State College Feb. 28. Tickets are $10 cash at the door. Game time is 8:30 p.m. Photos clockwise from top left, forward Nick Watts lays up from the paint for the Tigers; senior George Mansour shoots; junior Robby Kennedy drives the lane; Northport celebrates at the buzzer; Northport goes on to the championship round; Walsh scores two of his team high 21 points; and Citrola nails a 3-pointer.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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