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GOP Takes Early Lead in Elections, Though Thousands of Ballots Still Need Counting BY KYLE BARR, RITA J. EGAN AND JULIANNE MOSHER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Capping off months of anticipation, the 2020 election came to a head Tuesday night, though New Yorkers will still need to wait weeks before they know the true outcomes of state and federal races. As it stands, Republicans have taken an early lead based on unofficial counts of inperson polling numbers by the Suffolk County Board of Elections. Nick LaLota, Republican BOE commissioner, said absentee ballots will start to be tabulated Nov. 10 after the board has had the opportunity to remove the absentee ballots of those voters who also cast a ballot on a machine, and have bipartisan teams compare the signatures on the oath envelopes to the voters signatures on file. There have been well over 100,000 absentee ballots received in Suffolk County for the three congressional districts alone, and there will likely be more incoming as ballots are received as long as they were postmarked by Election Day. Election experts have also said those absentee ballots are more likely to favor Democrats. In one of the most contested races for the NY1 Congressional seat, Lee Zeldin has already moved to declare victory. Zeldin is sitting at 61% of in-person votes while Goroff holds a little under 39%. The Zeldin campaign released a statement declaring victory at 11 p.m. Election Day. “I am deeply honored and humbled that the families of Long Island have entrusted me to continue representing our great Congressional District,” Zeldin said in a statement.
Democratic contender Nancy Goroff’s campaign manager, Jacob Sarkozi, responded at 1:30 a.m. that, “With tens of thousands of ballots left to be opened, we owe it to voters that every single one be counted.” There are currently 75,091 absentee ballots for CD1 uncounted as of Nov. 4. Speaking to Goroff the evening of Nov. 3, before polls closed, she said the huge turnout in the district has been “amazing,” adding there has been a good deal of excitement about the coming results. While in-person votes were still to be counted as of Election Day, with the thousands of absentee ballots still to be counted, she stressed it’s still too early to tell winners with any degree of certainty, but added the turnout is a good sign. With an energized electorate not seen in many years, polling places across Long Island saw a huge rush early in the morning Nov. 3, with residents across the North Shore reporting hour or more wait times in chilling temperatures. Lines got progressively shorter over the day, and by 8:30 a.m. people were reporting between 20- to 40-minute lines. The night of Nov. 3, both Suffolk County party committees held online livestream events, rather than the usual election parties held at Stereo Garden in Patchogue for the Republicans and IBEW Local 25 in Hauppauge for the Democrats. The Dems palled around in a short hour-long Zoom call before signing off. The Republicans spent the night taking calls from candidates and committee members, relishing the early polling numbers.
U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin declared victory in the NY1 Congressional District despite thousands of mail-in votes still to be counted. Photo from Lee Zeldin’s office
Other congressional races have similarly stalled at a Republican lead. U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY3) is currently sitting at 47% to Republican challenger George Santos at 53%. Kim Devlin, a senior adviser to Suozzi’s campaign, said in a statement they believe Suozzi is guaranteed to win. “It is clear that Tom will win reelection by a substantial margin,” Devlin said. “Democrats hold a 3-1 advantage in the nearly 90 thousand absentee votes yet to be counted and we expect Tom’s margin of victory to be over 20 thousand votes.” For state Senate in District 2, Republican Mario Mattera held a near 30-point lead over
his Democratic opponent Mike Siderakis at 64%-36% Wednesday morning. Mattera said he was grateful for all the volunteers who assisted in the campaign. “I’m so excited for my community,” he said. “I’m so excited for our families.” Once in Albany, Mattera, who describes himself as “a middle-of-the-road guy,” said he will work to repeal the bail reform act and ensure funding for law enforcement. Continuing to educate the public about precautions to take during the pandemic and helping businesses to open up fully is also on the forefront of his mind. He added he will continue to work on improving the infrastructure in the district. Mattera worked with elected officials and community leaders on the revitalization of Lake Avenue in St. James. He said it’s important to secure a sewage treatment plant that will allow for growth in the area and at the same time will protect local waterways. Siderakis did not respond to request for comment by deadline. The day’s vote disparity is most drastically seen in Assembly District 8, with incumbent Mike Fitzpatrick (R-St. James) holding more than 70% of the vote compared to Democratic challenger Dylan Rice’s 29%. Fitzpatrick said while “the dust still has to settle,” he feels good about where he’s at. “It was just an unusual campaign,” he said. “I’m used to being out and about in front of people. We did a couple of events, but certainly not like past campaigns.” Rice did not respond to a request for comment.
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If the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, LIRR is serious about extending electrification to on behalf of the Long Island Rail Road, will Port Jefferson over this time period, it would be not progress a planning study to look into the included within this report. Gov. Andrew Cuomo feasibility of extending electrification from (D) and the MTA promised that this document Huntington to Port Jefferson, this project may would be made public by December 2019. It is now eleven months late. never be completed in our lifetime. Extending electrification of the Port Jefferson There is $4 million in real funding from the branch east of Huntington has MTA $32 billion 2015 -2019 been talked about for decades. Five Year Capital Plan to pay for In the 1980s, discussions took this study. The MTA previously place between the MTA, LIRR, promised that a contract would Suffolk County and various be awarded in the summer of elected officials over which 2019. They are now 15 months branch should be electrified late in awarding a contract. first. The Ronkonkoma branch There is no new recovery was selected over the Port schedule for the contract award. Jefferson branch. If the MTA is unable to initiate Without electrification east a planning study, it may be an of Huntington, Port Jefferson indication that this project will branch riders may not have never go forward. a one seat ride to the future Estimated costs for elecLIRR Grand Central Terminal. trification are $18 million per Larry Penner Service is promised to begin mile. The $260 million fundby the end of December 2022. ing provided for electrification Thousands of daily LIRR riders of the 7-mile Central Branch, running east of Hicksville on the Ronkonkoma from diesel territory branches, including those line to Babylon is also on hold. This is due to commuting from stations east of Huntington to the ongoing MTA financial crisis. This capital Port Jefferson, east of East Williston to Oyster improvement would provide additional options Bay, east of Babylon to Speonk and east of for thousands of Babylon riders. They could Ronkonkoma, will still have to change at Jamaica travel from the Central Branch to Jamaica via for travel to the future Grand Central Terminal or the $2.6 billion Main Line Third Track and on Atlantic Avenue to Brooklyn. Future opportunities for funding to progress to either Penn Station or future Grand Central Terminal by December 2022. Electrification of this project beyond a planning study will be under the Central Branch could also afford creation of upcoming MTA 2025 - 2029, 2030 - 2034 and a new north/south scoot service, running from 2035 -2039 Five Year Capital Plans. The estimated Huntington via Hicksville and to Babylon. If cost will grow over time to $1 billion or more. results from any planning studies are positive, This is necessary to pay for planning, design and the next step would be the environmental review engineering, environmental review, land acquisition process, which would cost millions more. Fund- for construction of power substations, expansion ing would have to be included under the next of commuter parking, potential relocation and/or consolidation of existing stations, new stations and MTA 2025 to 2029 Five Year Capital Plan. The MTA 2020 - 2040 Twenty Year Long platforms, new electric Multiple Unit car storage Range Capital Needs Plan documents how much yard, new track, third rail and signals. From start money, years or decades will be required before to finish, the project could require 15 to 20 years. each MTA operating agency, including New York Based upon my past experiences on other FTA, City Transit subway and bus, Staten Island Railway, MTA and LIRR projects, I would not be surprised Manhattan Bronx Surface Operating bus, MTA if electrification of the Port Jefferson branch is not bus, Long Island and Metro North Rail Roads have completed until 2040. Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, reached a state of good repair. Categories for each agency include such assets as existing bus, subway historian and writer who previously worked for and commuter rail fleet, stations and elevators the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 to meet Americans with Disabilities Act and New York Office. This included the development, escalators, track including switches, signals and review, approval and oversight for billions in interlockings, communications, line structures, and capital projects and programs for the MTA, NYC painting, protective netting on elevated structures Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North and bridges, line equipment including tunnel Rail Road, MTA Bus, Suffolk County Transit, lighting and pump rooms, traction power, power Town of Huntington HART Bus, New Jersey substations, yards and shops and supervisory Transit along with 30 other transit agencies in vehicles. It would be revealing if the MTA and NY & NJ.
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Ward Melville Grad Brings Ben’s Garden to Stony Brook Village detail that The Ward Melville Heritage Organization has committed to shopping. “You can’t go to Newport Beach in California and find the standards Stony Brook village has in terms of trying to maintain its historical integrity,” he said. By planting dogwood trees, which were Dorothy Melville’s favorite trees, around parking spots, the foundation is demonstrating its commitment to a high level of detail. The Stony Brook version of Ben’s Garden will celebrate a level of detail that has characterized its other stores. The village store will have herringbone flooring, which Busko described as being almost “driftwood colored.” It will also have a string of numerous marshmallows that will hang from the window to look like snow on a fishing line. “Kids look up and wonder at these marshmallows,” said Busko, whose other stores have them as well. The window design, which will take six to eight people over a week and a half to create, will make the entire store smell like sugar, he said. In the first few weeks after the store opens, it will add holiday ornaments. Focused on developing personal touches that define his
BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Ben Busko is bringing Ben’s Garden, with its copper coasters, cocktail magnets, French crystal paperweights, photo frames, greeting cards and numerous other items, to Stony Brook Village Center in the middle of November. Renting the space in between Chico’s and Chocolate Works, Busko is excited about the opportunity to open a store so close to his roots. Born in Setauket, the business owner is a 2002 graduate from Ward Melville High School. “It’s nice that we’re coming full circle and are now opening in Stony Brook village,” he said. One of the first members of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Youth Corps, Busko is delighted that his business will become a part of the village center. Ward Melville was a “businessman, a U.S. soldier, and then he also started these tremendous businesses,” Busko said. “He had a vision to turn around the village to face the harbor and create a shopping experience.” Busko is pleased with the attention to
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Smithtown Woman Discovers Mother’s Secret, New Siblings Through Shared DNA she said the tight-knit family never suspected any other close relations. On Aug. 4, a month after sending in her This holiday season, many will have more test, Hamm said she read her results and was family members to celebrate with thanks surprised to see she had three half-siblings to popular DNA tests that not only break she didn’t know existed: John, Irene and down a person’s ethnic background but also Elaine. At first, she thought it was a fluke. connect them to people with similar DNA. She said the younger of her new halfThe tests that estimate how two people siblings, Irene, was curious and the two of may be related to each other can sometimes them were texting one day when Hamm was out on the Long Island provide some surprising Sound on her boat. She said results. This was the case she started to realize her for Smithtown resident ‘Of course, that mother may have had an Jennilyne Hamm, who was inspired to take a test little girl inside of affair. Looking at her ethnic background she noticed through 23andMe after her you still wishes she was all Italian instead daughter Isabella had done of mixed with Scottish and so. She said her daughter that she knew.’ German heritage as she was curious about her ethnic — Jennilyne Hamm thought. She gave her twin background, and her results sister her login information turned up some relatives that so she could look over the they didn’t know about. results. It was then when a One of those relatives, John, asked questions to see how they were message from Elaine, one of the newfound related, Hamm said. They couldn’t figure out half-siblings, wrote back, “We’ve known the connection, so they chalked it up to them about our baby twin sisters. We’ve been waiting for you.” being distant relatives. “It’s turned out to be such a wonderful Hamm, who just turned 50, said when her husband, Erik, didn’t use a test she bought experience,” Hamm said. “Nothing that we ever him, she decided to use it herself. She and asked for or looked for or even knew about.” While Hamm’s parents and older relatives her twin sister, Karla, grew up in Whitestone with their parents, sister and four older half- are deceased, the new family members have siblings from her mother’s first marriage, and been able to piece together part of the story. BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM
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Elaine said she and John found out from two uncles after their father passed away that there were a set of twin girls from an extramarital affair. Hamm said she discovered that while the father who raised her, Ed, and her mother wanted to have their own children, they had trouble conceiving. Her mother and biological father, John, had an affair, even though no one knows how they met. When her mother got pregnant, she told John she wanted to raise her child with her husband. Hamm said at the time her mother didn’t know she was pregnant with twins. “John gracefully bowed out and accepted that, and then later found out through the grapevine that it was twins, and he respected my mother’s wishes,” Hamm said. “Of course, that little girl inside of you still wished that she knew.” Hamm and her twin sister now know that their biological father was married to a woman named Alice, and they had John and Elaine. After the affair with her mother, Hamm said father John then married a woman named Shelley and had Irene. A 23andMe representative said the company is hearing of more stories like Hamm’s. “With genetic testing readily available to consumers, we are increasingly hearing stories of families discovering and reuniting with newfound relatives, and of customers finding unexpected results in their reports,” the spokesperson said. According to the company, the kits are not designed “to help people confirm parentage or find biological parents.” However, the DNA relatives tool, which is optional for customers, provides an opportunity for users to find and
connect with participating genetic relatives. The company also lists a disclaimer that the tool may lead to finding unexpected relatives. Hamm said the siblings meet on Zoom and talk and text regularly. With Elaine in Texas, John in Florida and Irene in Colorado, the pandemic has made it impossible for Hamm and her sister to meet them in person. However, the hope is that in the future the twins can travel to Florida where Irene’s mother Shelley lives near their brother John, and they all can meet there. Hamm said she loves sharing the story with everybody, and she feels a completeness. “It’s funny how God works or the world or whatever you believe in,” she said. “That emptiness I used to feel is finally gone.”
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Many stores, shops and restaurants had to close because of the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide. Sustaining a business was just too hard, especially
during the unprecedented times of the virus spread then government-mandated shutdowns of most venues and shops. Despite these massive hardships, several so-called COVIDpreneurs, or people who opened up shop during the pandemic, decided to take a risk during a rather
Osteria Umbra: 197 Terry Road, Smithtown It’s always been chef Marco Pellegrini’s dream to open a fine dining restaurant, and when he found the space in Smithtown over a year ago, he knew it was where he belonged. A chef from the age of 14, Pellegrini comes from the ancient Italian town of Foligno in Umbria. He and his family moved to the United States seven years ago to partner with another restaurant out on the North Fork. The partners decided to go their separate ways and Pellegrini moved west. “Everywhere I stopped from Mineola to the south, I was not impressed,” he said.
Then he found Smithtown. He said he visited the area when he first came to the U.S. and was impressed by the family oriented community. “It’s more what I’m looking for,” he said. Together with his wife, Sabrina Vallorini, and partners — Stephen, Diane and Daniel Bragoli — they signed the contract in September 2019. From that point on, they renovated the whole space, decorated it with marble, chandeliers, wine racks and an open-oven BBQ imported from Italy. Their goal was to open in March. Although it was an uncertain and scary time, they made the most of it. Pellegrini and his wife took on the renovations themselves, painting the space and completing it at their own pace. The restaurant officially opened Sept. 9, more than six months past its planned date. But the uncertainty of another virus wave is stressful. “I really want to try and stay open,” he said. “We just have to cross the bridge until the end of COVID right now, and run the restaurant without losing money.” He’s still hopeful, because he stands behind his brand. Pellegrini said that the food at Osteria Umbra is different than typical Italian — everything is made on-site, from the pasta to the gelato and the authentic Italian cuisine. “The way we do the food in Italy is little bit different than what we’re doing here in the USA,” he said. “Usually you find more authentication in the city, Long Island there are not too much.”
ENDO Ethos: 289 Main St., Huntington Clark and Christine Ruggeri opened their first hemp and CBD storefront in Northport last
year. When space in Huntington became available, they knew to jump on it, signing their second lease in November. With the intention of opening their new location in March, COVID hit and halted their plans. “Who would have ever imagined,” she said. “We almost backed out of it. When it came time to decide what we were going to do, we decided to go through with it anyway.” While struggling to keep their other store afloat through e-commerce and local delivery from March until June, the Ruggeris opened their Huntington “dream location” on Aug. 1. “I think that’s why we were able to survive the first round of quarantine, because people that we didn’t even know were ordering from our website,” she said. “This might be the opportunity for people who don’t want to buy online but feel really stressed or anxious or can’t sleep … there are people who needed this space, and that’s why we decided to do it.” She added that as they had the space
bleak time, some putting their livelihoods on the line for the sake of their passions as well as for the community. While it’s hard to know the future of these new businesses, most owners said not even a pandemic could stop them from realizing their dreams.
since November 2019, they already had so much invested. “Then you have to find a way to pay that back without making an income from the space,” she said. “We kind of felt like we had no choice.” But since they opened, although it’s been tough, the couple said they have been able to sustain their business. “We’re hoping that post-pandemic, it will pick up again. So, for now, as long as we can stay afloat, meet new people and introduce them to our products, I think that’s the goal,” Christine Ruggeri said. But right now, the village isn’t as crowded as
Druthers Coffee: 1113 North Country Road, Stony Brook Kathryne Piazzola, Zachary Russell and Michael Buchholz had their plans to open a local coffee shop set for some time. Their goal was to open Druthers right across from Stony Brook University in a new center being built, Stony Brook Square. “We signed the lease three years ago,” Piazzola said. “And we were hoping to open actually in January.” But there were some construction delays and then the virus hit Long Island. After a few hurdles, they finally opened officially on Aug. 14. With their opening, they had to change their plans a little to fit into the new state health guidelines, like not allowing guests to bring their own glassware while still trying to be sustainable without many
it normally would be in the pre-pandemic world. “Huntington depends very much on the bar and restaurant scene,” she said. “With the bar and restaurant scene being so minimal right now, you can definitely feel the impact of that on the street.” Although the couple are concerned about the upcoming winter, they said it might work out in their favor since CBD, which stands for Cannabidiol, was an explosive market before COVID. “Hemp or CBD might be the thing that people need right now,” she said. “Maybe we’ll actually end up doing better than we thought because this is something that’s so needed.” paper cups. “Nevertheless, we’ve really developed an incredible following of regulars,” Buchholz said. “Everybody who comes by is truly so understanding about the circumstances that makes it so much easier.” While continuously changing their opening date, and finishing the painting, decorating and preparing, they also had to go through the Paycheck Protection Program. “We knew we were going into it with a limited budget, we had to operate as intelligently as we possibly could,” Buchholz said. “So, navigating federal loan programs was not at all easy, while finding our footing and feeling confident about everything that we had spent three years planning.” Piazzola said three months later things are running smooth. “You start talking to people and meeting our guests when they were first coming in,” Buchholz added. “And it just turned out that it’s exactly what people needed. They wanted an experience that felt welcoming and warm, and a bit of hospitality from the heart of a small business that had the human story behind it.” Even with support from the community, they’re beginning to get a little anxious about the upcoming winter. “Rather than planning for growth in the way that we wanted to do initially, we’re planning for winter that might be a little bit more challenging,” Buchholz said. “There’s still things that we’re wrapping our heads around, but it’s been surprisingly gratifying.” For more examples of businesses opening during the pandemic, visit tbrnewsmedia.com.
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Here is the rub, we’re in tense, dangerous times. We all feel it, a sense of unease blowing on the wind from who knows where. We don’t know what will come in the weeks following election day Nov. 3. Absentee voting has been around for years, but the pandemic has caused a new swath of residents looking to vote remote. In New York state, boards of elections will not even begin to count absentee ballots until Nov. 6, and that process could take weeks to finish, especially if this year’s Democratic primary is anything to go by. Some experts have said we could not see the final results until December. Due to this, sites like FiveThirtyEight, which often analyses election polling, said New York may initially skew Republican and then edge Democratic as more absentee ballots are counted. Effectively, as we look at the preliminary results in the days after Tuesday, we have to remember that nothing is set in stone, especially this year. It’s only fair that every person who voted in this year’s election is counted, no matter which way they may have voted. Anything else would be undemocratic, and nobody can judge another for deciding to stay home and cast a ballot by mail, especially if they or a person in their family is in the high-risk category for getting COVID-19. Despite this, President Donald Trump (R) has continually called absentee votes into question, despite the likely fact that many of the people voting for him have cast absentee ballots, and that he himself has voted by mail, specifically by giving it to a third-party individual to return. He has even suggested legal action to mandate only the votes counted by Election Day are applied. We’ve been trained to want our results election night, but no state has ever fully counted every ballot on the first Tuesday in November. Some states, like North Carolina, are counting absentee ballots that arrive as late as Nov. 12. And lacking any bombshell reports of vote mismanagement, we have to trust the system. New York’s process double checks each absentee ballot to make sure the person also did not vote in person. Voter fraud remains rare, and multiple states use mail-in ballots as the primary way people can vote in local, state and federal elections. And what should we expect in those days after? Are we really going to see violence? Will people really accept the outcome of this year’s election? That’s the real question, and as we write this editorial for an issue that comes out two days after the initial results, we cannot say what’s on the horizon. We urge everyone to stay safe and stay sane. We’re all looking for someone to take the lead in asking for calm, but it seems we should be looking to those in education for a guiding light. Stony Brook University’s new President Maurie McInnis wrote: “While we wait for the results, we are bound to be anxious and tense. Practice patience, extend courtesy and be considerate. When results do come, given the variety of political affiliations that are part of our strength as a diverse community, some are bound to feel elation while others will be disappointed and distressed. I encourage you to reach for empathy. Reach for critical understanding. Reach for the profound combination of caring and intelligence.” We know tensions will be high, we know the national news will be covering unrest in different parts of the country, but we want to believe our communities have the right mindset to move forward, and that we can stifle the most radical voices with a bulwark of civic mindedness and a sense of neighborly compassion.
Leaning too far to the left will, obviously, cause you, and our country to fall over. Over to a socialist platform, the likes of which has never been experienced in this “great country” before. In the words of Winston Churchill: “Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy.” I am referring to, in part, a prolific writer to this newspaper who touts her “progressive” agenda. Progressive denotes progress and, reading those letters, and those of some other writers, it is blatantly apparent that there is nothing relating to “progress” in their views. What are they progressing toward? It is obvious that the progressive agenda has been to remove President Donald J. Trump [R] by any illegal means possible — check the latest declassified documents — regarding collusion delusions. Of course, they also constantly vilify Congressman Lee Zeldin [R-NY1], because he supports our president. Is “progress” believing the mostly biased lamestream media, and acting based on their false narratives? Proof positive that a leftist-leaning media is more dangerous to our country than a
virus: After the vice presidential debate, all that I saw from the extreme leftwingers — so-called progressives — on social media forums were remarks and photos of a fly on Vice President Mike Pence’s head. When you’ve lost the debate and the best you can do to save face is try to switch the subject to an irrelevant fly, that says a lot. The debate content was what was important and on that Kamala Harris (D) lost completely. “Just answer the question, Senator Harris,” and stop deflecting and lying to the American people. In my sometimes-not-so-humble opinion, and my opinions are based on well-researched facts, not delusions: The current “socialist” (former Democratic) party, on a national level, and by no means on a local one, is not my great-grandfather’s party anymore. It is the Democratic Party in name only. Do the attitudes implied, and the positions taken, by this current “party” align with this writing? “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the
process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” — George Orwell, “1984” (the novel, published 1949). Strange, but it certainly seems like fiction is becoming reality. This is why we have to preserve, and learn about our history, good or bad. Those who condone the taking down of statues are a large part of the problems we face today. And by not condemning it outright, the majority of elected officials in the aforementioned party are condoning it. Cancel culture is more pervasive now than ever and, as we hopefully all know, people uneducated in our history will vote blindly for representatives who, because of their ignorance, can unknowingly repeat its mistakes. Continued ignorance will only exacerbate the problem. Don’t fall over for fictitious (socialist) promises. The reality is that promises made were promises kept, and not by a lifetime do-nothing politician. Art Billadello East Setauket
The Sky’s the Limit, Food for Thought It has, over the last eight months of my life, allowed me to experience thoughts and feelings that I never experienced before. So, in words of the musician BobDylan, “The times they are a changin’.” My reaction to these changing times has resulted in a dramatic change in my lifestyle. This lockdown, which I have chosen to adhere to faithfully, is dramatically different from my usual lifestyle. Ithas been challenging and not easy. That being said, I want to share some thoughts that others may find helpful. Firstly, the word “behavior,” defines or refers to actions usually measured by commonly accepted standards, is
the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others — and yes “behavior does matter”. It is important to stay focused and aware of how our behavior affects others. Secondly, the word “character,” is defined as having features and traits that form the individual nature of an individual. Good character, in general, exemplifies people who have traits like integrity, honesty, courage, loyalty, and fortitude. It defines who we are as people, which in turn influences the choices we make in our lives. So, as we navigate through these interesting, challenging times, I suggest that we focus enthusiastically on these two words, and be aware that
they are powerful words which require constant development by us in this ever changing world we live in. Each of us are an important part of this ongoing development to chose a lifestyle that is healthy for ourselves and in turn healthy for others — to allow humanitarianism, a belief in the value of human life and to lead to humane and benevolent practices and treatment toward others. This will not only allow us to become better humans, but will endow us with the means to provide assistance to others in order to improve the human condition moving forward. Paul Feinberg South Setauket
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Opinion Living In a Pandemic-Triggered Time Warp
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’d like to add time to the list of things that have changed during 2020. In addition to our notion of personal space, our concept of public health and our ability to empathize with friends, neighbors and strangers around the world battling against the virus, some of us have a warped sense of time. My brother calls it a “Groundhog Day” existence, the Bill Murray movie in which each day seems to be a carbon D. None copy of the one before, as time stands of the above still for him while BY DANIEL DUNAIEF everyone else thinks that one day is a unique part of a continuum.
These days, with so many people working from home and our ventures away from the house fairly limited, our daily existence, even in various phases of reopening, don’t change much, either by month or by season. Indeed, for many of us, the weekends just mean two more working days from home until Monday. Now, we might not all be working as hard on Saturday or Sunday, but we are wellequipped to get that one additional project done before the week begins. In addition to forgetting the day of the week, some of us have also developed a less clear connection to the usual merry-goround elements of each year. Birthdays don’t involve the customary travel, we haven’t attended the same seasonal musical concert at school, and we don’t have the annual family traditions or gatherings. That has meant both an acceleration and a slowdown in the movement of time. I am both stunned and not surprised that it is early November already.
To illustrate my point, I recently reached out to a scientist with whom I chat periodically. Not wanting to go to the same well too frequently, I try to separate my emails and calls by a few months. Before I wrote to him, I guessed my last contact was about two weeks earlier. In reality, it had been two months since we spoke. The mismatch between my memory of the interaction and the reality of the time that passed likely came from a host of factors, including the fact that I enjoy his insights, his sense of humor and the information he shares. Additionally, however, the time warp is a product of the amount of running in place I do on a regular basis, whether that’s chasing down stories or providing updates on the ongoing twists and turns in our coverage of the pandemic. Without much variability, each day achieves its own familiar rhythm, even if the days and weeks blend together.
For me, this week, with the election, arrived both quickly and not soon enough. It’s a relief that the attack ads, the cross talk and the vitriol connected with the election will end, even if the parties lining up on both sides of the fence line continue to shout into the wind about each other. In addition to “Groundhog Day,” I have also pondered the Tom Hanks movie “Cast Away.” When Hanks’ Chuck Noland — wait, I finally get it, Noland, as in “no land” because he’s cast away from his previous life — finally escapes and returns to civilization, I thought we missed out on the incredible opportunity to see Hanks adjust to speaking to people after four years with only a volleyball for companionship. Once our lives return to some level of normal, I imagine we will all make numerous adjustments, including to the annual journey through years filled with more varied activities and in-person connections with people who live further away.
No President-Elect Yet. What Do We Do Next?
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owever devoutly to be wished, the election results concerning the next President of the United States of America are not yet known. Nor will they be for a good while, it would seem, as the avalanche of mailed ballots needs to be counted and recounted for accuracy. The suspense and anxiety remain. What can any one of us do? For starters, we do the obvious. We wait. As adults, we know Between we don’t always you and me get what we want BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF when we want it, and that goes for the political world as well. This year, 2020, will be known as the year we all waited. We are waiting for a vaccine
to save us from COVID-19 too. But while we are waiting, there is a lot we can do. First, we can calm ourselves down. It does no good to hurl accusations and invectives at each other for believing differently. We are, for better or worse, all Americans, and we will be moving forward from here. As to how we can calm down, I suggest (and it may seem ironic) that we watch and listen to less news. One or two good and brief news reports a day should do nicely. My own preference is CBS News at the top of the hour on my clock radio first thing in the morning and PBS News Hour or the BBC in the early evening. I stress “early” because I don’t want the news to be the last thing I hear before going to bed. As for the rest of the day, besides the daily efforts to keep life going — from brushing one’s teeth to doing our best job at work and at home — we can use our energies productively instead of shouting into a void. We can make a big difference on a local level economically and socially. We can donate food, and perhaps even time, if done safely, to local soup kitchens and food banks.
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We can also donate unused clothing and even furniture through the offices of local houses of worship. We can spend a little time on the phone, calling those we love who live elsewhere in this large country, and those who live nearby but are elderly and don’t get out much, to keep relationships vibrant and perhaps share a laugh or two. Sometimes people just need to talk with someone who will listen in order to feel better. It is a merciful thing just to be willing to actively listen. We can shop locally, especially at this holiday time when store owners depend on revenue gained during the last quarter of the year to keep them in business. By and large, those store owners and their employees are also local residents and the first ones to underwrite educational and sporting events for our children and funds for community betterment. If we don’t want to go indoors because of the risk of contagion, we can call in to the store or restaurant and the merchandise or orders will be brought to the curb. Or we can call and ask what precautions are being taken to ensure safety
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