The Village Times Herald - July 16, 2015

TIMES HERALD THE VILLAGE

STONY BROOK • OLD FIELD • STRONG’S NECK • SETAUKET • EAST SETAUKET • SOUTH SETAUKET • POQUOT T July 16, 2015

Volume 40, No. 20

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Stony Brook Film Festival 2015

Also: ‘West Side Story’ at the SCPA and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at Theatre Three

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Summer spreads its wings A great egret flies over Setauket Harbor off Shore Road in the heat of summer this week.

Kids crack coding

Stony Brook University rebrands summer camp for North Shore youth

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Photo by Maria Hoffman

Setauket community sows seeds for Cosel BY VICTORIA ESPINOZA

Michael Cosel left a lasting impact on the Three Village community, and his neighbors returned the favor. A memorial cherry tree was planted on Limroy Lane at the Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail on Wednesday, July 8, in honor of Cosel, 69, who died in May, but his work as co-founder of the Greenway project will live on for decades to come. Some of his former colleagues joined with elected officials to make sure the roots take shape the right way. “Mike was the person to call for the project,” said Charles McAteer, another co-founder of the Greenway. “He got many different groups involved, and COSEL continued on page A9

Photo by Victoria Espinoza

Nick Kordis, Ronne Cosel, Charlie McAteer, Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) and Herb Mones stand next to the newly planted memorial tree in honor of late North Shore activist Michael Cosel, on Wednesday, July 8.