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Vol. 14, No. 25

October 4, 2018

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Welcomed funds Bethel Hobbs Community Farm to receive county grant, set to thank legislator at its annual Fall Harvest Festival

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Police Youth bureau offers free Man arrested for DWAI after hitting pedestrian support, education programs Suffolk County police arrested a man Sept. 29 for allegedly driving while ability impaired by drugs after a crash that critically injured a pedestrian in Nesconset. Jesse Santucci was driving a 2018 Audi A6 northbound on Rosevale Avenue, near Smithtown Boulevard, when his vehicle struck a pedestrian walking northbound on the shoulder of the roadway at approximately 8 p.m. The victim, Kevin Hartnett, 26, of Ronkonkoma, was transported by Nesconset Rescue ambulance to Stony

Brook University Hospital in critical condition. Santucci, 42, of Centereach, was charged with one count of driving while ability impaired by drugs. He was arraigned in 1st District Court in Central Islip Sept. 30 and held on $2,000 cash bail or $4,000 bond. Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident to call the 4th Squad at 631-854-8452 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS (8477).

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Town

No fund balance needed, minimal tax increase in 2019 proposed Brookhaven budget BY ALEX PETROSKI ALEX@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

growing non-property tax sources of revenue, including a “huge rally” in mortgage tax receipts in recent years. The 2017 operating budget was boosted by an increase in mortgage tax revenue also not seen in nearly a decade, though 2018 estimates are falling slightly short of that performance, according to Romaine. Still, he indicated there are positive signs for the town’s housing market. In 2013, more than 62 percent of the operating budget was funded by property taxes, according to him, compared to an estimated 58.7 percent in the tentative ’19 budget. “We have 41 grants that we have been successful in receiving, and we have another 25 in the hopper,” Romaine said, of other revenue streams for the town. “So by attracting and aggressively going after grant money, we’ve been able to cut down on our dependence on property tax.” The town’s proposed budget includes about $87 million in capital projects for 2019. About $58 million of those funds will be set aside for new capital projects with the remainder going to projects started in prior years. Brookhaven also received a $20 million grant as the winner of New York State’s Municipal Consolidation and Efficiency Competition.

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Brookhaven Town residents will see a small increase in their 2019 town tax bill, and minimal use of surplus to balance the proposed operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine’s (R) roughly $302 million tentative spending plan, presented during a media briefing at Town Hall Sept. 28, maintains all constituent services and full-time staffing from the current operating budget, increases funding for road maintenance and keeps the garbage district rate flat at $350 annually. The 2019 tentative budget represents an approximately $8 million increase compared to the current year. The primary cost drivers of the budget cited by Romaine are a collective bargaining agreement mandated cost-ofliving raise for town employees; an extra pay day for all employees in 2019; and a more than 6 percent increase in cost of employee benefits. Still, the proposed budget complies with the state-mandated 2 percent property tax increase cap. Romaine discussed the lack of a need to use fund balance reserve dollars to balance the

budget as a point of pride in presenting the ’19 tentative budget. “One of my key strategic financial goals since taking office in November 2012 has been to bring the town’s finances to structural balance,” he said. “The three-point plan I implemented six years ago has put an end to deficit spending, has rebuilt the town’s surpluses and has improved the town’s credit rating to a AAA with Standard & Poor’s.” Matt Miner, town chief of operations, said it’s been more than a decade since the town had a balanced budget requiring no fund balance. “This is really the highlight of the supervisor’s budget,” he said. “You can see that the town, prior to Supervisor Romaine’s arrival, relied heavily on the use of fund balance surplus to balance its budget and the supervisor has been very aggressive and instructed both [Tamara Wright, town commissioner of finance] and myself and all of the department heads to craft budgets to bring that application of surplus down. Each year, we’ve been doing that and to the supervisor’s credit, it is now at zero in all six major funds, something that really hasn’t been achieved.” The supervisor touted a rededication to

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A public hearing on the budget is slated for Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. at Town Hall with expected adoption to take place Nov. 20.

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Suffolk County grant to aid last Centereach farm

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Volunteers, above, plant lettuce at Bethel Hobbs Community Farm in the spring. Vice President Ann Pellegrino, left, by one of the farm’s raised gardens.

classroom so when it’s cold or raining outside, programs can be held indoors. She said it’s the first time they received a significant amount of money. “We’ve never had that, never,” Pellegrino said. “We’re always scrounging for pennies. There is so much we can do with that.” Pellegrino invites the community to the farm’s 10th annual Fall Harvest Festival which will be held this Saturday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m.

to 5 p.m. The afternoon will feature tractor rides, live music, face painting, pumpkins, a bounce house, games and contests, food, a visit from the “Science Guy,” a farm stand and much more. Admission to the festival is free with fees for certain activities. Bethel Hobbs Community Farm is located at 178 Oxhead Road, Centereach. For more information, visit www.hobbsfarm.info.

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More educational programs are coming to the last farm in Centereach thanks to a county grant. Suffolk County Legislator Tom Muratore (R-Ronkonkoma) sponsored a resolution to amend the 2018 operating budget and transfer funds to Sachem Teen Center, Suffolk County Police Athletic League and Bethel Hobbs Community Farm. The transfer resulted in a $29,616 grant for the farm, which donates 90 percent of its vegetables to area food pantries.

Vice President Ann Pellegrino said Muratore has been one of the farm’s biggest supporters for years, and to thank him, he will receive a plaque at Bethel Hobbs Community Farm’s annual Fall Harvest Festival Oct. 6. “He sees the good work that we’re doing over here, and he always likes to help us out,” she said. “And this year, he really pushed for a grant.” Muratore said he loves the farm. A few years ago, he joined Town of Brookhaven Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) in organizing Run the Farm, an annual four-mile race fundraiser. “I think it’s a wonderful, wonderful asset that we have in the district and in the county,” the legislator said. “Ann Pellegrino does so much with that place and with the children, and people get to buy fruits and vegetables there that are homegrown. It’s really a big plus for the community.” Muratore said his fellow county legislators voted unanimously for the grant. He said it’s up to Pellegrino what she does with the funds. The farm’s vice president said she plans to use the money to enhance the educational programs it offers for students with things like farm tours and making salads with them. In the future, she said she would love to build an indoor

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LEGALS Notice of formation of Honest Physical Therapy PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/5/18. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the PLLC: 1056 W. Jericho Tpke, Smithtown, NY 11787. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 851 9/27 6x tmc NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK OCTOBER 23, 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the resolution duly adopted on September 18, 2018 by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Centereach Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, a Special Election of the qualified voters of said Fire District, will be held at the Firehouse, 9 South Washington Avenue, Centereach, New York, on October 23, 2018, at 2:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) and the polls shall remain open until 9:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) or as much longer as

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their votes upon the following Proposition: PROPOSITION SHALL the bond resolution of Centereach Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, New York, entitled: “BOND RESOLUTION OF THE CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2018, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS AT EXISTING CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT FACILITIES, INCLUDING STATION 2, STATION 3 AND THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING; STATING THAT THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF, INCLUDING PRELIMINARY COSTS AND COSTS INCIDENTAL THERETO AND THE FINANCING THEREOF, IS $13,000,000; APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $13,000,000 BONDS OF THE FIRE DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONDS AND THE INTEREST THEREON AS THE SAME BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE,” be approved?

All residents of the Fire District who were duly registered with the Suffolk County Board of Elections, or who have otherwise registered as eligible registered Fire District voters, on or before September 23, 2018 shall be eligible to vote at said Special Election. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS DATED: SEPTEMBER 18,2018 JENNIFER J. GARDNER FIRE DISTRICT SECRETARY 858 10/4 1x tmc LEGAL NOTICE WHEREAS, on the 25 day of September, 2018, 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 2019 on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 commencing at 7 P.M. at the Selden Fire District’s Headquarters located at 44 Woodmere Place, Selden, New York, and LEGALS con’t on pg. 7

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A 54-year-old woman from Farmingville allegedly keyed the passenger side door of a 2009 Subaru parked outside of a home on Reo Avenue in Port Jefferson Station Sept. 23 at about 9:30 p.m., according to police. She was arrested Sept. 29 in Port Jefferson Station and charged with criminal mischief.

Driving on drugs

At about 2 p.m. Sept. 24, a 20-year-old man from Rocky Point seated in the driver’s seat of a 2008 Hyundai while parked near the intersection of Pipe Stave Hollow Road and Route 25A in Miller Place was allegedly slumped over with the keys in the ignition and the car running, according to police. He also allegedly possessed a prescription drug without a valid prescription, police said. He was arrested and charged with first-degree operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. A 20-year-old woman from Sound Beach was also allegedly in the vehicle, also in possession of a prescription drug without a prescription, police said. She was also arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Unlicensed driver

While on Route 25A in Shoreham Sept. 24 at about 9:30 p.m., a 39-year-old man from Mount Sinai driving a 2004 Mazda was pulled over for a traffic stop and was allegedly knowingly driving with a suspended license, according to police. Police said his license had been suspended previously 28 different times. He was arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Fake identity

A 51-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station allegedly provided police with a false name and date of birth while on Stony Brook Road in Stony Brook Sept. 23 to avoid being arrested for a New York State parole warrant, according to police. He was arrested and charged with false personation and violating parole.

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Attempted after hours entry

A 34-year-old man from Rocky Point allegedly attempted to enter Broadway Market in Rocky Point at about 2 a.m. Sept. 29, making efforts to force open the locked front doors, according to police. Police arrived while he was in the midst of making entry, and he fled the scene, though he was apprehended nearby a short time later, police said. He was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary.

Do it yourself

At Lowe’s Home Improvement on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook, someone stole five Delta brand faucets at about 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2, according to police. The incident was reported to police Oct. 1.

Jet ski damaged

On Oct. 1 at about 3 p.m., a jet ski parked on the side of a home on Silverspruce Lane in Stony Brook was damaged, according to police.

Car mirror cracked

Someone damaged a mirror on a 2010 Nissan parked on Orchid Drive in Terryville Sept. 30 at about midnight, according to police.

Windows smashed

The rear and passenger side windows on a 2013 Subaru parked on Birch Hill Road in Mount Sinai were broken at about 7:30 a.m. Sept. 30, according to police.

Twist ending

While parked outside of AMC Loews movie theater in Stony Brook, a radio, cash, a purse, a wallet and a social security card were stolen from within an unlocked 2003 Nissan at about 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30, according to police.

Car ransacked

A flute and laptop were stolen from within an unlocked 2019 Ford parked on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook Sept. 30 at about 7 p.m., according to police.

Uncalled for

An iPhone and identification were stolen from within an unlocked 2007 Toyota parked outside of John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson Sept. 24 at about 8 p.m., according to police.

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 6 WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners is required to adopt a proposed budget at least 21 days before October 16, 2018 so that it is available for public inspection prior to the budget hearing. 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 2019 as of this date for purposes of discussion and review at the Budget Hearing to be held on October 16, 2018 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

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 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 2019 on Tuesday October 16, 2018 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 16, 2018 commencing at 7 P.M. at the Fire District’s Headquarters located at 44 Woodmere Place, Selden, New York.

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT:

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.

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 25th day of September, 2018, subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law.

Dated: 09/25/2018, Selden, New York

An extract of the resolution is as follows:

Board of Fire Commissioners of the Selden Fire District

The SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund for Buildings and Grounds, Grounds Maintenance, Repairs and Capital Improvements known as Capital Reserve #1 under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is suf-

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ficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, the removal of the existing heating system and installation of a new heating system at fire headquarters, and it proposed to contract for such work 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 work 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 #1 of the SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed One Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand ($125,000.00) Dollars for the work, and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such transfer from time to time to effect such work.

This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a mandatory referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law is required to be held. DATED: September 25, 2018 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS SELDEN FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN ATTEST: MARION WARREN Secretary 884 10/4 1x tmc

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County

Data suggests worrisome trends for LI’s water

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Long Island’s water is facing a dangerous threat — not a mythical sea monster, but harmful and poisonous algal blooms. Recently released data showed the problem was more far reaching this summer than years past. The Long Island Clean Water Partnership, an advocacy collective supported by the Rauch Foundation, that includes members from Stony Brook University and the Long Island Pine Barrens Society headed by Dick Amper, released an annual water status report Sept. 25 that showed new harmful algal blooms in Port Jefferson, Northport and Huntington harbors and in North Shore ponds and lakes. “Every single water body across Long Island, be it the North Shore or the South Shore, East End, Suffolk County, Nassau County, all had significant water impairments during this time frame,” said Christopher Gobler, endowed chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation at the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. “We would call this a crisis.” The Island-wide study, which was conducted from May through September, showed Northport Harbor suffered a bloom of Dinophysis, a type of algae that releases a powerful neurotoxin that can affect shellfish. Both Northport and Huntington harbors showed a rash of paralytic shellfish poisoning in other marine life from eating shellfish. In May, shellfish fishing was temporarily banned in Huntington and Northport harbors by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation because of PSP. The harmful poison

SBU’s Christopher Gobler, with Dick Amper, discusses alarming trends for LI’s water bodies at a Sept. 25 press conference.

began to wane in June, Gobler said, and those bans have since been lifted, according to an automatic message put out by the state DEC. Stony Brook University’s Roth Pond has been experiencing for years summer blooms of poisonous blue-green algae, a type that is harmful to animals. This past summer the researchers saw the algae spread into neighboring Mill Pond in Stony Brook. In 2017, Suffolk County had more lakes with blue-green algal blooms than any other of the 64 counties in New York, according to the report. The summer also saw the rise of a rust tide in Port Jeff Harbor and Conscience Bay caused by another poisonous algae, which, while not dangerous

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clean water protection and improving water infrastructure, including $40 million for the new sewer systems in Smithtown and Kings Park, and adding a rebate program for those upgrading outdated septic systems. Suffolk County and scientists from Stony Brook University are currently working on cheaper nitrogen filtration systems, but commercial availability of those systems could be years away. Kevin McDonald, the conservation project director at The Nature Conservancy, said that there is a strong impetus for all of Long Island to change its waste standards. “We are the nitrogen pollution capital of America,” McDonald said. “We can’t reverse climate change by ourselves, but with the right support and engagement and leadership we can aggressively respond to this problem at a faster pace than at present.” Many of these areas now experiencing algal blooms were only encountering hypoxia, or a depletion of dissolved oxygen in water necessary for sea life to survive, in the same report released back in summer 2017. Last year Mount Sinai Harbor was spared from severe hypoxia, but now has seen a decrease in necessary oxygen levels this past summer. Gobler said it wouldn’t be out of the question that Mount Sinai Harbor could experience a potentially dangerous algal bloom next summer. One thing is for sure, according to Gobler: Long Island will experience more hypoxia and harmful algal blooms until new waste systems can catch up to the amount of nitrogen that’s already in the water. “Technology and governmental policies are rapidly changing to address our island’s water crisis, but we need to increase our pace of change,” said Adrienne Esposito, the executive director of the environmental advocacy group Citizens Campaign for the Environment.

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Amid mandatory evacuation orders in the Carolinas and Virginia in advance of Hurricane Florence, many ﬂeeing residents left their pets behind to fend for themselves. For those pets lucky enough to be rescued, they were brought to area shelters already full to capacity. When news spread the animals would start being euthanized if no one adopted them, Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton quickly joined other outreach groups to make a difference. Working in conjunction with Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, the shelter took in 12 dogs two weeks ago. “We then sent our own truck down to South Carolina and when they came back last Monday night they had 17 more,” said Pamela Green, Kent’s executive director. The most recent group of dogs came from South Carolina’s Marlboro and Horry counties, two of the hardest hit areas devastated by ﬂooding. “Those counties were still pretty much under water as recent as last Tuesday so those dogs were from people who lost their homes and relinquished the animals,” Green said. “The people probably don’t have places to live themselves at this point.”

The new arrivals range in age from 9 weeks to 4 years and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The executive director said there are hound mixes “which are common in the South” as well as Labrador mixes and a few Chihuahuas. While many have already been adopted, all the dogs will all be spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before going to their new homes. See page B12 for some of the available pets. Shelters in areas ravaged by Hurricane Florence announced earlier this week that they are temporarily halting the transport of animals to give residents more time to reclaim their dogs. For the staff at Kent, however, this is only a short reprieve as they are expecting 10 dogs to arrive Sunday from a Missouri puppy mill. According to Green, the shelter is always looking for foster homes. “Sometimes the animals we get in are a bit traumatized. In the case of the hurricane, they’ve already been exposed to some trauma so then they are transported a very long way and by the time they get here they’re pretty scared or nervous,” she said, adding, “Those animals usually come around more quickly in a foster home.” Financial donations and supplies such as canned cat and dog food, paper

towels, bleach, cat litter, treats, towels and blankets are also appreciated. Kent Animal Shelter celebrates its golden anniversary this year. The private not-for-profit, located along the Peconic River, opened its doors in 1968. It rescues and finds homes for over 700 dogs and cats each year. “We had almost 100 adoptions this July alone,” said Green proudly, who has been at the helm of the no-kill facility for over 30 years. Several events have been planned to commemorate the anniversary including the upcoming Wines and Canines Run/Walk fundraiser at the Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard in Calverton Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person at www. kentanimalshelter.com. For Green, working at the shelter is a labor of love filled with rewards and happy endings. “I’ve been doing this for 33 years and I still come to the same office because I feel that we are really making a difference here. Maybe we’re not going to save all the animals, but just saving the ones that we can get to changes their lives and changes the lives of people too,” she said. “I still get so much joy out of seeing an animal leave the shelter and go to a new home. It’s the greatest thing – it makes my day.”

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a man dressed as Johnny Appleseed said was “so good it will make your tongue slap your eyeballs.” The event also included live folk music, hayrides, pony rides, games for kids, tours of the historical Sherwood-Jayne House and an apple pie baking contest. Funds from the event went to Preservation Long Island to continue its efforts to maintain historical places like the Sherwood-Jayne property, among others. To view more photos, visit the website www.tbrnewsmedia.com.

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Newfield Wolverines trampled by Smithtown East Bulls to put the game away. Clockwise from above, Newfield sophomore quarterback Max Martin rolls left out of the pocket looking for an open; junior running back Hunter Hughes finds an opening; Martin hands off to freshman running back Devin Aviles; senior wide receiver Anthony Cabal catches an out pattern pass; and Martin throws from the pocket.

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Smithtown High School East trampled the Newﬁeld Wolverines, 38-24, to claim victory at Smithtown East’s Sept. 29 homecoming. The Bulls’ offense came in ready to play, picking up 17 points in the ﬁrst half. The Wolverines countered with three points, putting the score at 17-3 going into halftime. The offense for Smithtown East continued to do well in the second half, scoring another 21 points

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Handyman Services JOHN’S A-1 HANDYMAN SERVICE *Crown moldings* Wainscoting/raised panels. Kitchen/Bathroom Specialist. Painting, windows, finished basements, ceramic tile. All types repairs. Dependable craftsmanship. Reasonable rates. Lic/Ins. #19136-H. 631-744-0976 c.631 697-3518

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Opinion

Letters to the editor

Missing the point on sexual assault accusations

Your “Picking up speed” editorial published in the Sept. 27 issue makes sense. Long Island Rail Road President Philip Eng’s announcement at a recent MTA board meeting, that he would seek funding in the next MTA 2020-24 Capital Program to pay for both extending electrification on the Central Branch, running east of Hicksville on the Ronkonkoma line to Babylon, and look into the feasibility of doing the same on the Port Jefferson Branch. These are both great ideas worthy of consideration. Estimated costs for electrification are $18 million per mile. Electrification of the 7-mile Central Branch would provide additional options for thousands of riders from Babylon. They could travel from the Central Branch to Jamaica via the $2.6 billion Main Line Third Track. Electrification of the Central Branch could also afford creation of a new north/ south “scoot” service, running from Huntington via Hicksville to Babylon. Electrification of the Port Jefferson Branch beyond Huntington has been proposed on and off for more than 50 years. In the 1980s, MTA and LIRR management decided to go forward with electrification of the Ronkonkoma line rather than on the Port Jefferson Branch. Completion

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We have hit the point as a society where it is near impossible to believe a definitive conclusion will be reached that will convince both sides of the political divide as to what happened between Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh in 1982. This is not to say we did not find Blasey Ford’s testimony under oath credible, but we wish the conversation could go in a different, more productive direction on parallel tracks with the predictable political mudslinging. Believe it or not, we see this moment and conversation as far more important than a single seat on the Supreme Court bench, as mind blowing as that may be for some partisans. The tenor of the national conversation following the hearing on the matter before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week is a perfect representation as to why people like Blasey Ford hold accusations back, sometimes for decades. As a country we need to take a step back and figure out why the knee-jerk reaction from so many when sexual assault or misconduct accusations come up is to find a reason to invalidate them. The #MeToo, #WhyIdidntreport and #TimesUp movements have moved the discussion undoubtedly in the right direction, but this week should serve as proof we still have a long way to go. Defining sexual assault and instilling a baseline of acceptable behavior — especially in young men, but all young adults — would be an extremely healthy first step. Legally the term is defined as any unwanted sexual contact. It seems simple when phrased that way, but because of the way rites of passage and coming of age are portrayed and depicted in our society, truly hearing and understanding a partner and being conscious of someone else’s comfort in a certain situation is likely far from the minds of young people in that situation. This should not be read as an excuse for people who cross the line into sexual assault — which is a crime — but rather a demand to be open to communication and self-reflection as a means to avoid perpetuating this type of behavior. If we can get our kids to a place of having that reaction, to look within and take up a dedication to learning from mistakes, instead of the knee-jerk deny, deny, deny, we’ll have taken a critical, if minimal, first step toward a healthier tomorrow for everyone. The U.S. Senate used to be a body looked to for leadership, a place where Americans use their democratic right to send our very best, and most objective, neutral arbiters. Anyone who watched the hearing would scoff at that notion in the present day. We can only hope that once the dust settles on this ugly chapter that body will resume its intended function and becomes a leader in this discussion, regardless of political persuasion.

Port Jeff line electrification is worth it

of the proposed $12 million Port Jefferson Branch feasibility study by the end of 2019 would be a great first step. Eng, MTA senior management, board members and many others may not be aware of past history of this concept. Besides electrification of the Central and Port Jefferson Branch from Huntington to Port Jefferson (estimated $360 million), there is the need to do the same for the Montauk line from Babylon to Speonk ($360 million), on the Ronkonkoma line from Ronkonkoma to Yaphank ($120 million) and Oyster Bay to Mineola ($120 million). All five combined could easily cost more than $1 billion. This does not include several hundred million for a new storage yard on the Port Jefferson Branch

between Huntington and Port Jefferson to support electric multiple-unit MU cars. Once East Side Access is completed by December 2023, all would provide support for a one-seat ride via electric MU cars for service to Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station, making the LIRR more attractive to current and future new riders. Height restrictions in the 63rd Street Tunnel built decades before construction of the current East Side Access project, funded in 2006, prevent the LIRR from running duel-mode locomotives and double-decker coaches into Grand Central Terminal. Larry Penner Great Neck Former U.S. transit employee

If you want to breathe, vote If you’re like me, you really feel those air quality alert days. I have asthma. On a good day, I hardly think about breathing. By contrast, on National Weather Service air quality alert days, breathing is a struggle that demands my constant attention. You don’t need a stranger to describe this to you, though. Think of seven people you know in your neighborhood. According to the American Lung Association, one of them suffers from asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and is affected on air quality alert days. Along with older people, children and those with lung cancer, we’re supposed to restrict activities in our glorious outdoors on days with poor air quality, or else struggle to inhale. Or worse: In Suffolk County, around 40 deaths per year result from asthma.

This past summer, it felt like there was an air quality alert every other day. If you have trouble breathing, or you care for someone who has trouble breathing, I’m sure you also noticed that. We don’t have to be passive victims of polluted air. We can vote against politicians who vote against clean air. Lee Zeldin, our U.S. congressman, has voted against clean air several times since 2015. For example, he voted to permanently exempt coal-burning power plants from certain clean air standards. He voted against increasing protection against smog and to undermine EPA rules to reduce smog. He voted to weaken protections that safeguard air from coal refuse burned by power plants. And on and on: His 2017 League of Conservation Voters score is a measly 9 percent. Polluted air affects people regardless of

party affiliation. Unfortunately, in our silly political climate, no Republican can be a friend of clean air. For now, we must vote for Democrats if we want air we can breathe. Perry Gershon, Zeldin’s opponent in the upcoming November election, is new to politics. So he has no League of Conservation Voters score. However, he assures us that he takes air quality seriously. Gershon believes we should work with our allies to fight climate change, and work with the EPA to address cross-state pollution. In addition, he says he will fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality so that our children can lead healthier, happier lives. What an improvement that would be. If you want air you can breathe, vote for Perry Gershon Nov. 6. Teresa Dybvig Stony Brook

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Opinion

Seeking the best metaphor to describe the national mood

ith Washington leading the way, we have become a divided nation, bickering, ﬁghting, shouting and disagreeing as if we’re at a competing pep rally. What are we to do? Perhaps we need metaphors to turn the thermostat down. To start with the obvious, perhaps we are a nation of onions. No, we don’t give everyone bad breath D. None and, no, we don’t cause gas. We have of the above layers, as Shrek BY DANIEL DUNAIEF so famously described in his eponymous movie. The surface, which everyone sees, has a layer of anger and frustration, but peel back a few of those layers

and we’re filled with sympathy, empathy and concern for our friends and neighbors who, like us, are pursuing the American Dream. Sticking with the food metaphor, perhaps we’re a kitchen stocked with incredible ingredients trucked in from all over the country. You may never have been to Idaho, but I can assure you that the simple potato in that state is remarkable for its flavor and texture. While we have all these wonderful ingredients, perhaps we have a kitchen filled with too many cooks, who are changing recipes and oven temperatures so often that the food we’re baking will inevitably be unrecognizable and either vastly overcooked or undercooked. Then again, perhaps we’re an enormous cruise ship in the middle of a vast ocean. We’re slowly turning but, because we’re such a huge vessel, we move and change direction at a rate that’s hard to perceive, especially when landmarks are either too far away or are masked by an enveloping fog. Perhaps we’ve become a collection of angry

bees, buzzing loudly, perceiving threats from everywhere and everyone — even inside our own honey-producing hive. Are we truly threatened from within and without, facing insurrection among the ranks of other bees, or are we surrounded by majestic purple mountains? Are we creating such cacophony that we can’t hear the birds singing around us? We may be a batch of apples, looking suspiciously at the other fruit in the bin, wondering if any of us have turned bad, threatening the entire bunch. Maybe we’re on a roller-coaster ride, racing up and down, screaming and shouting as we circle tracks that we fear might need repair, hoping to return to where we were so we can regain our equanimity on solid ground again. Maybe we’ve become a boulder gathering size and momentum as it plunges down a hill. Our anger and frustration propel us forward, even as we ignore the kinds of moments and people who could, and should, unify a country. Have you been to a sporting event lately? I’m

not thinking of the athletes as unifying forces. I’m talking about the salutes to members of the military that often occur during the seventh-inning stretch in a baseball game or during a stoppage in the action in the middle of a hockey game. People throughout the stadium — those who think Trump is either a superstar or an imploding supernova — stand and cheer together, thanking these humble men and women for the sacriﬁce and service to our country. Those heroes among us are the few who might do the impossible, catching the boulder or slowing it down as it cuts a path of emotional destruction through an outraged nation. Then again, maybe the best metaphor to keep in mind amid the ﬁnger-pointing and criticism and self-doubt is the document that got us this far: the Constitution. It is the enduring net that protects the country and its citizens, even when we seem to be shadow boxing against each other on a high wire at the top of a circus tent.

with these particulars when they should be in bed asleep. When I asked, he told me his name and that he was from the 6th Precinct. My hostess instincts rushed to the fore. “Would you like some coffee or a sandwich?” He laughed. It was, after all, a preposterous exchange to be having in the dead of night. “No thank you, but here come the guys from PSEG, right behind the ﬁremen. They will take care of this quickly.” It wasn’t so quick. A courageous soul from PSEG Long Island went up in one of those extending arm buckets mounted on the truck alongside the burning pole to cut the electric wires. At the same time, the entire street was plunged into darkness, no doubt at the direction of the power company. “What caused such a reaction?” my neighbor asked a worker. “Who knows?” he replied with a shrug. “It could be a rodent or a squirrel chewing through the wires.” The responders were a gallant crew, seemingly unperturbed by the excitement. Between the ﬁre trucks and the PSEG trucks, there were interminable blinking lights

and radio noise for a couple of hours. The men went about their jobs in good humor, and when the lines were cut and the fire finally out, they promised to come back the next day. They were able to restore power to the rest of the block but, of course, not to us, before they left. To their great credit, the men were back with trucks by 9 a.m. the following morning. This surface crew dug up the burnt wires, installed a new pole alongside the charred one and reconnected the overhead wires. The underground crew arrived around midday and installed the other wires beneath the soil, laboring until well after dark under bright lights before they finished. By 9 p.m. we had our power back in our house but not the other services that are attached to the pole: cable and telephone. As of this writing, those services are promised shortly. Whatever we grouse about on the national level of our country, it is tremendously reassuring that on the local level we are remarkably well cared for. Three cheers for my helpful neighbors, the police, firemen and PSEG men.

Boom, boom, out go the lights

he lights went out just as I had finished the chapter, and was about to put down my book and go to bed. I looked at my watch, which shines in the dark, and noted that it was past 11 p.m. It was a clear night with no lightning or wind, was my first thought. Probably some driver ran into a telephone pole and disabled a transformer, my brain posited, trying to Between make sense of the you and me sudden blackness. BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Then the loud noises began. In rapid succession, there was a series of what sounded like firecrackers going off somewhere on our street, close to our house. The acrid smell of smoke began to fill the air.

I briefly thought to go outside, then decided to wait a few minutes before bothering to fumble around for a robe or wake the rest of the house. Within minutes my neighbor across the street phoned. He looks directly at our property. And he said that the telephone pole right beside my driveway was on fire, flames and sparks coming out from the bottom.“We’ve called the fire department, and you seem to be in no immediate danger,” he reassured me. “They said they would be here directly. In fact, here comes a police car now. It’s beaten the fire truck.” Time to wake the house and go outside for a look, I decided, hoping not to trip over any obstacle on my way to the front door. The police car was in our driveway, his lights the only ones piercing the darkness. “What’s happened?” I yelled as he got out and slowly walked toward me. He didn’t want to trip over a tree root or a curb either. “Your telephone pole is burning but not to worry, the firemen will shortly have it under control,” he offered calmly, as if everyone deals

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