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March 26, 2020
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State Sen. John Flanagan (R) announces he won’t run for reelection
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Smithtown Rises to the Challenge During Pandemic BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM As more Long Islanders are required to stay home from work and school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Smithtown residents have been coming up with ways to help each other.
Nourishing the community
Last Friday the phone was ringing off the hook at La Famiglia in Smithtown. Like many restaurants in the area, residents could go there for takeout, but the establishment was also offering a bit more. Last week co-owner John Cracchiolo notified patrons through social media that the family business wanted to show their gratitude to the community during the pandemic. Cracchiolo and manager John Davella decided to donate 50 meals a day to seniors and those in need Thursday and Friday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Instead of giving out 100 meals over the two-day period, the owner said they wound up handing out approximately 150. Cracchiolo said it was something he wanted to do to keep the doors open and his workers employed. “Am I scared, too? Absolutely, but as long as I can afford to do it, I’ll do it,” he said, adding he hopes to give out meals again March 26 and March 27. Cracchiolo said he has been touched by those who have stopped by the restaurant to donate money to the cause, and La Famiglia has recognized many of the philanthropists on its social media page. Cracchiolo and Davella
have received donations including a few even totaling $500 and $1,000, and one woman walked in and donated a gift card as well as $200 in cash. The owner said another woman drove all the way from Nassau County when she heard what the restaurant was doing to donate $50. “People just started walking in and handing us money,” he said, adding it was a big help for their ability to donate more meals to the community. The owner said he knows of people in the restaurant business who have had to close their doors during this time, and he’s grateful for the Smithtown community that he said has been good to him in the nearly 20 years since he opened La Famiglia. On Friday, the restaurant also donated food to the staff at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center. “We’ve been here for so many years,” he said. “The community, the town have been good to me,” he said. Cracchiolo said he had to cut a few things from his menu as they were hard to get, but most of the selections remain the same for those who are ordering takeout. For the free meals, the restaurant offered family-style options that included chopped or Caesar salad, a choice of pasta and sauce and a chicken dinner where people could choose between marsala, francese and parmigiana. On Friday Teresa LaRosa, of Kings Park, picked up food for family members who are out of work. She said if other restaurants have the money to do so they should do the same.
Teresa LaRosa, above, leaves La Famiglia in Smithtown with food for family members. Jennifer O’Brien and her daughters and son, below, ready to deliver St. Patrick’s goodies to children. Above photo by Rita J. Egan; below photo from Jennifer O’Brien
“We all have to work together and do what we can,” she said.
Keeping the community smiling
Jennifer O’Brien runs a State Farm office in Smithtown where reaching out to the community is a big part of her job. When it came to St. Patrick’s Day, she was unable to go ahead with an event that she had originally planned and decided to try something different. She posted on social media for people to send their names and addresses to her, and she put St. Patrick’s Day goody bags together that included light-up necklaces and a letter from a leprechaun to deliver to their children. On March 17, she and her children dressed in green and delivered the bags by leaving them at participants’ doors, making sure not to touch any door bells or knobs. The family covered Smithtown from Kings Park to St. James. “It’s nice to know that you are still, ‘quote, unquote,’ touching people personally without physically touching them just by brightening their day a bit,” she said. O’Brien said she is already thinking of different ways to brighten up Easter for community children, and with events canceled, she has been tapping into social media even more so. When it comes to her everyday life, she said the State Farm office is closed to the public and a couple of employees are working
from home. With her son’s birthday Tuesday, she invited friends on social media to pass by her house in their cars during a certain time frame to honk their horns or sing a song.
Looking for the helpers
Social media is filled with feel good posts during the pandemic. On the Kings Park Downtown Facebook page, Linda Henninger posted that when she went to the grocery store March 20 to get oat milk, she noticed the market had received items that had been sold out for a while. She said she wound up buying more than originally planned. “At the cashier, I had to take some items out of my cart,” she wrote in the post. “After I paid and left, the cashier came running out after me with a bag filled with the items I had to leave behind. She said a man in line paid for them for me. I was so touched, I sat in the car and cried.” During a walk in a local park, one mother wrote in a post on the Smithtown Moms Facebook page that she found little vases with flowers with inspirational notes attached throughout the park, something that she said made her day. “We need to look for the good because it is always there,” she wrote. “I hope this puts a smile on your face as it did mine.” Have a story about how you or others have helped during this pandemic, let us know about it by emailing rita@tbrnewsmedia.com.
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Locals Craft Homemade Masks for Health Care Workers During Pandemic BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM
As hospitals experience a significant lack of protective masks during the growing coronavirus pandemic, locals are looking for ways to assist, using on-hand materials and their own equipment. Rebecca Kassay, who co-owns the Fox and Owl Inn in Port Jefferson, started a Facebook group, Suffolk County Creators of COVID19 Medical Supplies, to not only get the word out that there’s a need for homemade supplies but also to make sure locals are crafting these items the right way. Kassay said there has been a growing demand for aid, and with so many people home from work and school, many are looking for ways they can help out. “That’s what the group is aiming to do — to focus all of that information into one place,” she said. Groups like Kassay’s have popped up all across the country as news of this lack of personal protective equipment grows. A national Facebook group called Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies has put forward a countrywide initiative to crowdsource more of these protective items. This mainly includes gloves, gowns and masks. The Suffolk group is just getting its legs but have already confirmed donations are accepted in several local places, including the Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, Pax Christi homeless shelter in Port Jeff, Welcome Friends Soup Kitchen in Port Jeff and Stony Brook University Hospital. Kassay said the point of her group is to make sure people are making masks to a rigorous standard, following instructions provided by multiple sites including www.project-clothmasks.com as well as documents provided by the OSCMS. Angela Clayton, a historical costume designer from Manorville, said she started making masks because she had both the material and the skillset, and knew she needed to put them to use. “I’m lucky to be financially stable and healthy, I wanted to help in any way I could,” she said. The costume designer has been making masks from 100 percent cotton fabric, which can be used as a mask or as a cover for the more sought after N95 medical masks. She got her designs from www.makemasks2020.org, which not only gives designs but partners with groups around the country to get specifically requested designs from the makers to those who need them. People all over Long Island have caught onto this trend. Old Field residents Bob and MaryLou Whitcomb, along with their neighbor Christine Matthews and her children Nicole and Connor, have been crafting handmade masks since Friday, March 20. MaryLou said the idea came after a phone call with her sister in Boston, with the person on the other end upset of her own
close family members working in the health care field while severely lacking supplies of masks. So far, the neighborhood team has made around 200 masks, which were mailed to Whitcomb’s sister. They have made masks for doctors in the Old Field area and also have plans to ship more to NYU Langone hospital. “I thought to myself, we’re all sitting around — why don’t we do something?” MaryLou said. There are some issues, including accessing supplies, particularly in terms of elastic, which has proved hard to come by. The Suffolk County Creators group has been trying to crowdsource materials from people who have it, especially the elastic bands. Though now there are more and more examples of people making ties from fabric instead. Though area hospitals are loath to admit it, officials have said there is a general lack of PPE material in nearly every medical sector. Some of this is due to people hoarding such devices since the start of the outbreak. As cases ramp up, hospital workers have been dealing with the shortage. There are reported cases of hospital workers using masks meant for just a single encounter for over a week. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said there are some facilities, including nursing homes, first responders as well as hospitals, that have been reduced to a pittance of the preventative garb and devices. Though Stony Brook University Hospital officials have said they “have supplies, but need more,” they have started accepting PPE donations. “It’s amazing how people can come together to support one another in a time of crisis,” said Stony Brook University Hospital CEO Carol Gomes in an email statement. “We are grateful for the community’s willingness to help one another. We’re all in this together.” A Stony Brook spokesperson said the hospital is “open to accepting all kinds of donations at this time. They will then be sorted and distributed appropriately.” Despite this, Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott said in a phone call with reporters that masks need to be certified if they are to be of any use. Making masks at home is “not advised — we’re looking for masks that can help filter out the virus,” he said. “They need to be certified and tested.” Kassay said she agrees these masks are not replacements for the professionally made and certified items normally used in the health care sector. At the same time, while other health care providers may have better access to the high filtering top-of-the-line N95 masks, people who work for food pantries, food banks or even just in retail do not have the same access to the high-grade PPE items. Not to mention, there are several designs for masks that can go over the N95 types, potentially allowing them to last longer without being soiled. For those looking to get into making masks,
Bob and MaryLou Whitcomb at their house in Old Field cutting up fabric for the homemade masks. Their neighbor Christine Matthews, along with her children, finished the job by sewing them. Photo from MaryLou Whitcomb
Clayton said its best to order materials remotely and not threaten the spread of the virus. Use the resources available and try and contact groups that may need masks but are not in the medical field, such as shelters, clinics or senior centers to see what they may need as well. Kassay said these homemade masks, at the very least, help remind people not to touch their nose or mouth, which experts have recommended people restrict themselves from doing. “Something is better than nothing,” Kassay said. “We’re all living in this unprecedented time, we’re all wondering what we can do. You want to make sure you’re doing something in the best way possible.”
County Solicits PPE Supplies from Local Companies
In calls to reporters, Bellone said they simply do not have enough beds and other supplies for what still could be a ballooning of the number of coronavirus cases. Hospitals, officials warned, could be overwhelmed as we head toward a peak number of cases. The county announced a donation drive for medical supplies. They are looking for donations of N95 masks, ear loop face masks, gowns and gloves from the construction industry, building trades and others in organized labor, as they are supplies that are often used on work sites. Additionally, the county is soliciting donations of ear loop masks and gloves from the personal service industry. By the end of Monday, the first day of the drive, Bellone said they have already received “an incredible amount of outpouring and support.” This included 40,000 gloves of various sizes, 3,000 N95 masks, 1,500 gowns
and over 3,000 ear loop masks. Donations can be delivered to the Suffolk County Fire Academy located at 102 East Ave. in Yaphank between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekdays. Residents can email FRESfinance@ suffolkcountyny.gov regarding a large donation of supplies or a potential vendor of opportunity. As of Monday, Long Island is set to receive 33,976 N95 masks, 86,170 surgical masks, 35,350 gloves, 14,512 gowns and 19,709 face shields. Cuomo admitted that even with these supplies, hospitals will need more especially in the long term. Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has said New York hospitals would need to increase the number of intensive care unit beds by approximately 18,000 to 37,000 in total to deal with the peak of the pandemic in New York. The governor put out an executive order saying hospitals must increase the number of beds by at least 50 percent. Companies like 3M, which manufactures the N95 masks, would be shipping half a million masks to New York and Seattle. But Cuomo said even such beneficial acts by a few companies belies the need for all such companies to step up to the plate. He has urged the Donald Trump (R) administration to invoke the Defense Production Act, which would allow them to order manufacturers to increase production of much-needed PPE items. The president has signed an executive order invoking the act but has yet to make a single order. Cuomo said those companies would be “paid handsomely” for the effort, but that it was needed more than ever. “You can’t run this operation that way — it can’t just be based on ‘we’re waiting for people to come forward with offers,’” he said at the Monday press conference. “You cannot continue to do these supplies on an ad hoc basis.”
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State Sen. John Flanagan Will Not Seek Reelection in 2020
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Smithtown Announces Changes Due to COVID-19 BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Town of Smithtown declared a state of emergency March 18 in an effort to operate a functional government, based on New York State’s executive orders to limit workforce to only essential employees. Town officials postponed a March 24 Board of Zoning appeals meeting until next month, and the March 26 Town Council meeting will be closed to the public. Residents can still comment by emailing townclerk@ smithtownny.gov. The town Senior Center is currently shut down. Residents who come to the center for lunch and require meals can make arrangements for delivery during the building closure. The Meals on Wheels program will continue to operate to homebound seniors. To arrange for your meals to be delivered, call 631-360-7616. Playgrounds and washrooms have also been closed. Residents are asked to please refrain
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In a press release March 25, state Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport), Republican minority leader, announced he will not seek reelection this election year. “For almost 34 years I have enjoyed the privilege, honor and distinction of serving as an elected official in the New York State Legislature,” Flanagan said in the release. “The opportunity to serve the public for virtually all of my adult life has enriched every aspect of my life, and so it is with a heavy but extremely proud heart that I announce today that I will not be seeking reelection to the New York State Senate. The wide array of emotions I am experiencing in making this decision are balanced by knowing that I am making the best decision for me and for my family.” Flanagan’s career has spanned more than three decades. The senator has spent 16 years, eight terms, as an assemblyman in the state Assembly, and 18 years, nine terms, in the state Senate. “I have met some of the finest and most dedicated people in my life throughout this time, and it reminds me of why New York state is so special — because of its people, both in and out of government,” he said. “It is still my fervent belief that New York is the Empire State and will continue to be so for many, many years to come.” In the press release, Flanagan added that he realized the timing of the announcing was not ideal. He said he was making it now, though, due to “the constraints of the political calendar that guides our elections.” “Our great state is clearly in a time of crisis and now more than ever we need leaders to guide our public policy as true representatives of our taxpayers and constituents,” he said. “I fully intend to apply the same diligence and work ethic as the leader of our Republican conference as I have since I was first elected leader in 2015.” Flanagan said top-tier candidates have been
State Sen. John Flanagan (R) during political debates at the TBR News Media office in 2018. Photo by Kyle Barr
recruited in races across the state which will mean the party’s conference “has the right message to succeed.” “I look forward to continuing to be part of that process as our conference navigates delicate and challenging budget issues and finishing our legislative session,” he said. “Our residents and my constituents deserve no less.” The senator said he never envisioned the opportunities that have come his way in the last 34 years. “The gift and privilege of being elected by my colleagues to be the Senate majority leader is an honor I will always cherish, and I recognize that with that position comes an immense responsibility to work for the betterment of all New Yorkers,” he said. “It is a fact that continues to be the cornerstone of all my thinking and actions as the leader of the Republican Conference in the Senate today. Working closely with my Republican colleagues, we have advocated for vital local issues and passionately distinguished ourselves as principled lawmakers who care very deeply about public service and the people we represent.” Flanagan ended the statement by thanking his family, friends, colleagues and the people of New York for their support.
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Zeldin: Feds Will Help New York Pull Through Crisis New York is the state hardest hit in the country by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and containing its spread and combating this outbreak must continue to be a wholegovernment, top-to-bottom approach. On the national level, the federal government has taken unprecedented steps to ensure that travelers do not spread the virus in the U.S., including travel restrictions from highly affected countries, and has declared a public health emergency that has allowed for the utilization of reserve funding to help support response efforts. Last week, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law, which, in addition to providing free coronavirus testing and paid sick leave, also provides family leave for caregivers, food assistance for the needy and enhanced unemployment insurance. The federal government is also wielding the power of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is now authorized to build four temporary hospitals in New York, including at SUNY Stony Brook and SUNY Old Westbury. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is also committing its resources to utilizing the Javits Center in New York City to assist area hospitals in increasing patient capacity. In addition to taking new steps to ensure
medical professionals have the tools they need are coming together. Small businesses are to confront any outbreak of the coronavirus, donating meals to senior centers and those including expediting the availability of who cannot leave their homes. Organizations personal protective equipment, the federal like Island Harvest and Long Island Cares are teaming up with school government is working to districts across Long Island expedite the development of to put together grab-and-go a vaccine, therapeutics and meal distributions at local monoclonal antibodies that schools. The U.S. Postal can be used to both protect Service continues to deliver from infection and treat mail, vital prescriptions and people already infected. more. Truck drivers, grocery This is no time to play store workers and farmers politics, and, on Long Island, continue to ensure the healthy every level of government and abundant availability of is committed to working a strong food supply chain. together. The first driveWe are New Yorkers, and through, free testing center there’s no doubt we will in Suffolk County is open By Lee Zeldin emerge stronger than ever, at Stony Brook University, but when this outbreak is featuring six lanes to over, we must ensure that our accommodate up to 1,000 tests per day. The site is open seven days a way of life has been preserved to the best week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To schedule an extent possible. That’s why it was critical that the U.S. appointment, call 888-364-3065. A doctor’s prescription is not required. If you cannot Small Business Administration issued an travel to Stony Brook, please contact your emergency declaration last week making medical provider, because additional testing Economic Injury Disaster Loans available options are now available throughout our to small businesses and private, nonprofit organizations in the state of New York, congressional district. All across our district, Long Islanders including Suffolk County.
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Gershon: A Call for Federal Leadership During Pandemic It’s time for the federal government to step up its response to the coronavirus pandemic. While our states and governors are admirably providing leadership, coordinated action from Washington, D.C., can do so much more. It’s inexcusable that some states are doing little to promote social distancing, missing their chance to flatten the curve. Rather than continue with the current piecemeal approach, a national stay-at-home order is appropriate. Further, as described by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), states are competing with each other for medical supplies — the federal government should nationalize the process of acquisition and distribution to keep pricing fair. And, most important, we must upgrade our testing to be on par or ahead of other nations suffering from the same pandemic. One can look at our national response in phases. The first phase was to be prepared and ready. We failed miserably. After this virus became known in January, we should have taken immediate steps to develop tests and begin production of the hospital and medical equipment necessary (should the situation deteriorate). Instead, President Donald Trump
(R) ignored the signs and insisted there important — we must take steps now to ensure was nothing to worry about. This was very our rapid recovery from the pandemic. What does such recovery involve? Testing, unfortunate, but it is what it is. testing, testing. Current The second phase is testing, looking for the virus how we battle the current in nasal secretions, is highly situation. The goals are to accurate but expensive and flatten the curve, minimize cumbersome to administer pressure on our hospitals and en masse. Simpler testing for provide stressed areas with specific COVID-19 antibodies the support they need for can, in theory, be done with a treatment and testing (tests, pinprick, without the need for ventilators, masks and gowns, special masks or gowns, and for starters). We must have would yield rapid results at better leadership on this, and lower cost. Using these tests, federal coordination is critical we could reach many more to getting us there. Why isn’t people and identify not only President Trump invoking all By Perry Gershon who is actively spreading his powers under the Defense the disease but also who is Production Act to set up every already immune. able factory to produce the How available are these tests? Searching the materials necessary for our hospitals, health care workers and first responders on the front Internet reveals many antibody (or serological) lines during this crisis? The administration’s tests effective for COVID-19 in various stages reliance on coaxing rather than ordering private of development — some that can even be industry to act is puzzling. Beyond these steps, procured today. Other countries report success focusing on the third phase is also critically and certification of these tests, and the U.S. can
do its own verification rapidly. The bottom line is that a coordinated federal response can quickly bring an effective antibody test to mass availability in the U.S. By working with private drug and biotech companies, effectively enforcing technology sharing for the public good in this unprecedented national emergency, we can advance our science rapidly. And we could go even further if we coordinated better on an international front — why not cooperate against the virus with China rather than bait them with derogatory terms like “Chinese virus?” To get control of our destiny and put an early end to the coronavirus pandemic, our government must mount a coordinated effort of science, private industry and the international community. We can take the lead in this third phase, and that is how we can win the war. Perry Gershon is a national commentator on business, trade, policy and politics. A candidate for New York’s 1st Congressional District, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale and a master’s in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
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In the panic of the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic that killed, by several differing estimates, 50 to 100 million people worldwide, nobody trusted anybody, whether it was their neighbors or even their friends or family. The distrust started early when the government started lying to them, telling them it was just another standard flu, not to be worried about. Once people saw men and women bleeding from their mouths and noses in the middle of the street, they knew it wasn’t just a mild influenza. The level of trust was so bad there were reports people starved in their homes, with nobody willing to bring them food in the most rural areas of this country. A crisis requires clear leadership. It cannot be politically motivated. It cannot be muddled in the daily sparring of political actors. It has to be precise, meaningful and factual. We here at TBR News Media are thankful that some officials are doing just that today in our time of crisis. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has to be commended for his response to the coronavirus crisis. Cuomo laid his cards on the table. He has been upfront about getting people statistics and updates on what the state is doing. He has made more and more drastic decisions in order to curb the number of infected people within the state. “If you are upset by what we have done, be upset at me,” he said at a March 17 press conference. “County executives did not do this. The village mayor did not do this. The city mayor did not make these decisions. I made these decisions.” Cuomo added, “The buck stops on my desk … I assume full responsibility.” By owning the problems these executive decisions have caused, the governor has accepted the responsibility for everything that is happening and will happen. That doesn’t just take guts, that takes a true sense of civic responsibility and leadership. We agree with that. We need only look at Italy to see just how destabilizing the disease can be if it’s left unchecked for too long. Doctors and nurses there have been made to triage, making decisions that mean life and death for some patients rather than others. We should also laud County Executive Steve Bellone (D), who on his daily calls with the press has been forthcoming in all details related to COVID-19. His answers have so far been consistent, and we hope such reliable communication continues. There is no way to know the true impact of everything going on here long term. As expansive testing makes its way onto Long Island, finally, the number of known cases has spiked. We have not seen the end of it, nor really the peak, medical experts have warned. That’s not even mentioning the economic impacts. Companies, both large and small, being shuttered for weeks on end could mean many thousands of unemployed people in just a few short months regardless of stimulus packages from Congress. Business owners have had to limit hours and foot traffic, or otherwise close completely. Many of those storefronts may never open their doors again. There’s something strange about how mankind seeks strong leadership in trying times. There have been more than one book and movie about how people have handed power over to tyrants when the stage is set for mass upheaval. But this is a case of officials doing what they were elected to do. Every measure is instigated with a calm reassurance with a note of trying to make things better. This is New York at its best. We saw it with 9/11, and we’re seeing it here again. That is the kind of leadership we need now.
My wife and I went to West Meadow Beach last Saturday. She likes to walk, while I jog as I have for decades. The parking lot was closed, so people parked along the road, and we followed suit. The occupant of the car in front of us, a middle-aged woman, exited her car and, unsolicited, immediately began to share pearls of wisdom. “Why is the parking lot closed?” she asked. I responded, probably to prevent congregating. Her response, “ridiculous! If you’re gonna get it, you’re gonna get it.”
Leaders in Time of Crisis Show Heart While Health Care Staff on Front Lines My restrained response was to the effect that we can do things to minimize the chances of getting “it.” This was met with “you know what, we’re all gonna die at some point.” I thanked her for that revelation as she provided more insights, such as, “this is just the beginning; it’ll be back again and again.” She finally added, with an amazing disconnect, that she really resented being deprived of her exercise as she walked down the road unimpeded. I could see there was no point in more discussion.
I jogged the miles up and down the road a few times feeling fortunate that I’m able after seven decades. I couldn’t stop thinking about people hunkered down struggling to breathe as I jogged and all the medical staff suited up and trying to save lives 24/7. I know these people well. They will work, at their own risk, nonstop until they drop trying to save lives. That’s who they are. Meanwhile, there are lose cannons like this rolling around. Jim Damico Old Field
‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’: A Good Lesson for Today’s Crisis
“To everything there is a season” are lyrics to a song written by Pete Seeger that became a hit in 1965.The lyrics, except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines, consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical book Ecclesiastes. Our country has been thrown into a season of uncertainty and now is the time of urgency to display a spirit of uniting and pulling together, not a time of creating criticism and fear. Now is the time as individuals to
help curtail the spread of COVID-19 by heeding the guideline of social distancing. The generation (Gen. Z) who has professed social responsibility for the environment, the poor, the illegals, the gender issues need to be responsible for public health during this pandemic. They are not asked to storm the beaches of Normandy to stop the Nazis like twenty somethings were in 1944. They are asked to not go to beaches on spring break and to cooperate with social distancing. Now is the time to show kindness,
Yes, We Can Defeat Coronavirus
I want to address those on the front lines during these uncertain times. People around the world are watching to see — can the people of New York handle this crisis successfully? The answer is, “Yes, we can, Yes we will!” Each day all of you are protecting our community. That is something to be extraordinarily proud of. Look to the people you are working with each day to do special things and say to them, “We are a team and we are together on this!” and “You are the heroes of health care!” Continue to have confidence and
pride in what you do every day, our community is thankful! On Long Island and in the Greater New York City region we have the best people — You are the best people! We are made for this challenge! What is our continued focus? To provide the best possible care we can for everybody! We will stay safe using our proper personal preventive equipment (PPE) guidelines and techniques. Our health care workers are on the front lines of this pandemic, and the American Heart Association (AHA) is working with them to implement training aids and resources they
compassion, cooperation and patience. We all have boots on the ground but we need to pray for those on the front lines, our leaders and health care professionals. Now is the time to use FaceTime and Skype to encourage one another, and just maybe, when this pandemic is over, we can have healthy boundaries with our tech use not snuffing out “simple abundance” with our families, friends and communities. Carol Florio Lisa Pius Old Field
anticipate needing. For example, in response to an anticipated possible future shortage of trained ICU personnel utilizing ventilators, the AHA will soon be launching a new course for the oxygenation and ventilation of the COVID-19 patient (which will be available to health care providers worldwide by March 31). In conclusion to the initial question posed today, remember: The answer is, “Yes, we can, Yes we will! Thanks to all of the Heroes of Health Care!” Dr. Russell Schiff President, American Heart Association’s Long Island Board of Directors
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factory that refined it, the drivers who transported it to the stores and, eventually, the residents of our community who placed it on the shelves are making it possible for us to feed our families. Each time I shop, I would walk around giving the local supermarket workers a hug, but that would violate social distancing, and would be pretty awkward. Then, there are the pharmacists, who stand in their white lab coats mixing our medicines. We need them, now more than ever, to ensure we get the right amount of the right drugs. Of course, even when I’m not seeing the doctors, nurses, police, and other first responders, I’m well aware of the front line in the battle against the pandemic. Each one of these people is putting their lives on the line when they interact with people who may carry an infection for which their bodies have no resistance, no matter how much coffee they drink or how much they hope they are invincible. With coronavirus glasses, I see them perform their heroic jobs each
day, despite the concerns they may have about bringing the disease home to their families or limiting their contact with their relatives. Fortunately, we are not so isolated that most of us can’t see important people in our lives through FaceTime. Many people contributed to the development of the phones that have become an extension of our bodies. The ones who made the futuristic Jetsons’ notion, in the animated sitcom, of seeing people as we talked to them have made it possible for us to connect from any distance, even if the ones we wish to hug are waiting out the storm in their living room next door. Scientists throughout the world are working tirelessly to figure out the best ways to treat people lined up in hospitals or to create a vaccine that will protect us in the future. I am privileged to talk to scientists every day, although I haven’t spoken to any of the ones working on a treatment or vaccine. These researchers come from everywhere, are indifferent to national borders, and often are driven to make new discoveries,
help humanity and make a difference in the world. Those of us who receive treatments or a vaccine for which they made a contribution can assure them that what they do matters. The entire team involved in heating, cooling and lighting my home also stand out, as do the ones who created magnificent and inspiring films, books, and home entertainment. Each day, people like Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) and County Executive Steve Bellone (D) work tirelessly and visibly on our behalf. On Bellone’s daily media calls, he has remained level-headed, determined, and focused during the difficult balancing act of trying to protect our health while working to revive the economy, once the crisis clears. I’m sure I’ve left many people off the list who deserve appreciation. In fact, if you, the reader, would like to share a few of the people whose work and dedication you appreciate, please write in and share your thoughts to news@tbrnewsmedia.com.
Some Humor and Some Gravitas Re: COVID-19
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emerged and flung itself on the unsuspecting population of the world. In fact, this new coronavirus was named by the World Health Organization. The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Robert Burns wrote that saying, and well before COVID-19. Only he said it more elegantly in “To a Mouse.” What the Scottish poet wrote was, “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men/ Gang aft awry.” Well, I suspect you too, like me, are feeling awry or off-balance. This past Sunday was to be our 44thth annual People of the Year celebration at the Three Village Inn in Stony Brook. There we would have handed out certificates and expressed appreciation to those who had worked to make our lives better during 2019. Instead all such gatherings were shut down for fear of contagion. Breakfast and luncheon appointments were cancelled, meetings were postponed indefinitely, children were home from shuttered schools and colleges, and supermarkets were swept clean of all animal protein and, would you believe, toilet paper. This whole subject has got to be the dark
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comic relief of the times we are living through, as I have mentioned before. Who would have imagined that social status could be determined by how many rolls of toilet paper one possesses? Never mind Rolls Royces! Open your bathroom cabinet and let’s see how many rolls you’ve got in there. I’m happily receiving all sorts of cartoons on the subject. The latest one shows a typical family of four: — husband, wife, daughter and son, — in a subterranean room, up to their waists in rolls of the stuff, and the father asking, “Did anyone bring any food?” There are things I have learned since this all began. I’m not talking about the big stuff, like what’s really important in life. No, more basic things. I never thought, when washing my hands, that I should also be including my wrists. I considered washing my hands to be just my hands. Now I soap up to above my wrist bone for the requisite 20 seconds, then rinse thoroughly. So if you see me and the front of my blouse is a little wet, you’ll know that I was diligent. But you probably won’t see me, and I won’t
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see you because of self-isolation and social distancing. From six feet away, you won’t be able to judge the condition of my blouse. And by the way, how is your unsocial life going? Under the heading of learning new things, I have participated in my first Zoom session. And my second. And my third. The meetings were with the sales staff, and although we couldn’t share the cookies or pretzels usually brought by sales people to the meetings, we did get to see each others’ faces and hated the sight of our own necks. All joking aside, I am as worried about the survival, among others, of small businesses in our villages as I am about the virus. That includes our business. It is short-term survival when revenues only trickle in and expenses continue rushing out. We know what we do, by delivering the latest news and vital information, is essential for the community. And in fact, so is what the other businesses do, for they make up the hearts of our villages. The government has just offered help for us to survive. We hope it arrives in time.
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WELCOME HOME TO YOUR STYLE OF LIVING Experience a 55+ luxury lifestyle rental community featuring open floor plans, upscale interior design, and resort-style amenities. Indulge in the heated outdoor pool, spend mornings on the walking trail, or visit the on-site dog park. Plus, enjoy a robust social calendar designed by a dedicated event coordinator, join friends at the clubhouse sports bar, and train in our state-of-the-art fitness center and yoga studio. It’s all here – all we need is you!
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SCHEDULE YOUR VISIT TODAY! 300 Sutton Court, Mount Sinai, NY 11766 | 631.239.7090 | suttonlanding.com
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