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Rooting for STEM in MC

A pumped-up crowd in the Centereach High School gymnasium cheered, clapped and clamored to see which of the districts elementary schools would come out vic-torious at Monday nights STEM Celebration.

The evening marked the dis-tricts first celebration of sci-ence, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Hundreds of students, parents, teachers

and administrators flooded the school to see students use their skills to build paper helicopters, newspaper tables and cup tow-ers, and compete against each other to build a spaghetti tow-er. In addition, students from the districts eight elementary schools presented their LEGO engineering creations to judges. Stagecoach Elementary School won the STEM challenge.

Erika Karp

Photos by Erika Karp above, ajay, right, and Christian, left, carefully place the last cup on top of their cup tower at the event. Below, students show off their lego engineering creation to a judge. SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGES A8 & A9.

A day of reflection on Memorial Day

Also, Memorial Day parades on the North Shore; local actor

lands lead in Oliver! at Theatre Three

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Keeping crabs in their habs

Town wants to limit horseshoe crab harvesting

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Middle Countrys $236 million bud-get passed, with 1,863 votes in favor and 579 against. All three school board incumbents President Karen Lessler and Trustees Jim Macomber and Arlene Barresi were running unopposed and were re-elected to their seats.

The spending plan keeps current pro-grams intact, no excessing of staff will happen and it includes a continuation of the popular science, technology, en-gineering, and mathematics known as STEM program that has been a hit

in the district. The spending plan is also tax levy cap-compliant.

The budget allocates funds for extra staff in order to comply with a state-mandated English as a second language initiative, which aims to help students whose first language is not English. The district will add two to three teachers to meet the mandate.

In regard to new programs, officials said the budget allocates funds for a science research program at the high school.

MC residents approve next years budget

File photosFrom left, Arlene Barresi, Karen Lessler and Jim Macomber.

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By BarBara Donlon

Edna Gerard, a longtime resident with a knack for community service and a mind for business, died on May 16 at age 86.

A 57-year resident of Brookhaven Town and the wife of former town councilman Gene Gerard, she died of complications related to esophageal cancer, her daughter Pam Ruschak said

in an interview on Tuesday.Edna Gerard had lived in Mount Sinai,

Port Jefferson and Middle Island with her husband, to whom she was married for 65 years. The couple raised five chil-dren together.

The pairs surname was perhaps most well-known through the printing shop they owned in Port Jefferson Station, St. Gerard Printing, where Edna worked until last year, when the Gerard family

sold the local business.But her big love was community

service, Ruschak said.Gerard had worked with many orga-

nizations throughout the area over the years. She was a past president of the Port Jefferson Station and Terryville chamber of commerce; a founding mem-ber and past president of the networking group Decision Women in Commerce and Professions; a former vice president of the Mount Sinai Fire Departments Ladies Auxiliary; and a former Long Is-land Power Authority trustee.

Former LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel called Gerard a valuable asset to the board.

Soft-spoken but challenging, cared greatly for ratepayers and the environ-ment, Kessel said. Shell be missed.

Ruschak said her mother found a way to raise a family and still be involved in her community, something that makes her proud.

She was just a beautiful, dynamic, classy, graceful woman, the daughter said.

In addition to husband Gene, daugh-ter Pam and Pams husband, Richard Ruschak, Edna Gerard is survived by her son, Paul Gerard, and his wife, Pam; her daughter, Patricia Leffke, and husband Gary; her daughter, Ann Dunn, and husband John; her son-in-law, Edward

McKenna; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Her daughter, Christine McKenna, preceded her in death.

Moloneys Port Jefferson Station Fu-neral Home handled arrangements and a Mass was held at St. Frances Cabrini R.C. Church in Coram on Wednesday.

There will be tough shoes to fill, Pam Ruschak said. There will be a real void in this community.

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With its horseshoe crab population dwindling, Town of Brookhaven offi-cials are calling on the New York State Department of Environmental Con-servation to ban harvesting within 500 feet of town property.

At the Mount Sinai Harbor Marine Stewardship Center at Cedar Beach on Tuesday, Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) announced the Brookhaven Town Board is poised to approve a message in support of the ban at Thursday nights board meeting.

Horseshoe crabs are harvested for bait and medicinal purposes, as their blue blood, which is worth an estimat-ed $15,000 a quart, is used in the bio-

medical and pharmaceutical indus-tries to detect bacterial contamination in drugs and medical supplies, due to its special properties.

While there is already a harvesting ban in place for Mount Sinai Harbor, Romaine is seeking to expand the re-striction across the North and South shores so the crabs have a safe place to mate.

The crabs take about nine years to reach sexual maturity.

We think it is time not to stop or prohibit the harvesting of horseshoe crabs but instead to say, Not within town properties, Romaine stated.

Brookhavens Chief Environmental Analyst Anthony Graves and clean-water advocacy group Defend H20s

founder and president, Kevin McAl-lister, joined Romaine at the Tuesday morning press conference.

Graves said the ban would help pre-serve the 450-million-year-old spe-cies population.

Preserving the species affects more than just the crabs: If the population continues to shrink, other species like the red knot bird, which eats the crab eggs will suffer.

They are in some ways an eco-logical keystone species, Graves said. That means that they serve a function beyond their individual existence.

East Coast waterways are the epi-center for the crabs and, according to McAllister, states like New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia have already enacted harvesting limits. The crabs nesting season starts in mid-May and lasts until the end of June. Officials said the crabs are oftentimes harvest-ed at night and illegally.

Romaine said he has asked all of the towns waterfront villages to support the measure. If the DEC moves for-ward with the ban, Romaine said the town could help the department with enforcement by establishing an inter-municipal agreement.

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By Rohma aBBas

County Republicans are vy-ing for the votes of Suffolk La-tinos.

A county GOP press release last week announced that for the first time in its history, it would be creating a Hispanic alliance tasked with register-ing Latino voters and recruit-ing potential candidates to run for office.

For far too long, the politi-cal left has taken the Hispanic com-munity for granted and recent polls indicate a growing frustration with the Democrat par-tys lack of family values and under-standing of small business, GOP chairman John Jay LaValle said in the statement. It is clearly time for Suffolk Countys Hispanic families to seek an alternative and the Republican Party is

that alternative.Republicans are seeking to

tap into a growing Latino elec-torate in Suffolk County, the statement said. According to Nick LaLota, the Republican commissioner of the Suffolk County Board of Elections, La-tinos comprise about 7.8 per-cent of Suffolk Countys 907,000 total registered voters this year. Thats up from 5.82 percent in 2006, he said.

When drawing up the fig-ures, BOE offi-cials analyzed the last names of voters to de-termine which i n d i v i d u a l s have Hispan-ic- or ient e d names, LaLo-ta said. And

while its not an exact science, it gives officials an idea of the growth of the population.

Two Hispanic Republicans Brookhavens Jose Nunez and Victoria Serpa of Islip will

co-chair the Suffolk County Republican Hispanic Alliance, LaValle said. When reached this week, Nunez said he felt there was a great opportunity for the Republicans to attract Hispanic voters, who traditionally lean Democratic.

We believe that they have the same core values family, business, he said. Theyre very conservative. Theres a lot of re-

ligion. I think theres a pool of people right here that havent been reached.

But as far as Suffolk County Democratic Chairman Rich Schaffer is concerned, the Re-publicans were late to the party. He noted the Democrats have backed several Hispanic indi-viduals who were elected

Its about time, Schaffer said. We dont need press re-

leases. Weve been doing it for years. We welcome them to fi-nally recognizing that the His-panic population is an impor-tant part of our county.

Nunez said the GOPs new alliance would also serve an educational purpose engag-ing Latino voters in a political dialogue and perhaps dispelling fears of the political process

Party establishes new Hispanic alliance

File photo by Rohma Abbas Latinos congregate at Xavier Palacios law office in huntington station last year to watch President Barack obama announcing executive orders on immigration.

We believe that they have the same core values family, business. Theyre very conservative.

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POLICE BLOTTERIncidents and arrests from May 1118

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Police charged a woman with reckless endangerment after she allegedly fired a rifle from her apartment balcony on Monday evening.

according to the Suffolk county Police department, the 26-year-old suspect, a resident of the brookwood Village apart-ments in coram, fired the rifle multiple times into a wooded area near her apart-ment on dunstan Place at 6:53 p.m.

Police said no one was hit by the shots and there was no property damage.

officers arrested suspect Suzanne Pesola and recovered two rifles and am-munition, police said. The woman was

charged with second-degree reckless en-dangerment and second-degree criminal contempt.

Pesola has a previous charge pending against her, a harassment charge from late april. She was listed as being rep-resented by Legal aid in the new York State court systems online database, and attorney information on the newer charges was not immediately available.

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Police subdued a man who had alleg-edly threatened bystanders and officers with a 20-inch machete on Monday af-ternoon in a costco parking lot.

The Suffolk county Police depart-ment said officers arrived on the scene shortly after 1 p.m., following numerous witness reports of a naked man waving a machete at people in the lot on Middle country road in Lake Grove. The sus-pect then barricaded himself in the cab of a 2007 Freightliner tractor-trailer, which police said he was operating for a new Jersey-based transport company but was also where he was living.

according to police, the man refused to exit his vehicle when Sgts. Keith Ser-per and brian Michels and officers rich-ard regula, christopher Tenbrink, an-thony Sepe and Jean Hutchinson arrived on the scene. but he later attempted to leave the tractor-trailer cab with the ma-

chete in his hand, and the officers held the doors shut to contain him. Police said the suspect opened a small window and tried to exit the cab through it and threatened the officers with the weapon.

regula, Tenbrink and Serper ap-proached the man closely enough to dis-charge a Taser. Police then entered the truck cab and subdued him.

no bystanders were hurt in the incident.The 37-year-old man from bay Shore,

who police identified as Jose amaya, was arrested and brought to Stony brook University Hospital for evaluation.

He was charged with menacing a police officer, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and fourth-de-gree criminal possession of a weapon.

attorney information for the suspect was not immediately available. He was scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.

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Indebteda Pagnotta drive resident in Port

Jefferson Station reported on May 11 that somebody used her debit card to make unauthorized purchases.

Punches and piesa man reported a person hit the

back of his head without reason while at a Port Jefferson pizza parlor on Main Street on May 16 at around 3:18 a.m. Police said the man suffered a minor laceration and was transported to St. charles Hospital for treatment.

Possession and public lewdnessa 49-year-old Huntington Sta-

tion woman and a 45-year-old Port Jefferson Station man were arrested in Port Jefferson on May 15 on pub-lic lewdness charges. according to police, the man was touching the womans breasts in view of the pub-lic. The woman was also charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, the muscle-relaxer carisoprodol.

Sharp objectsan unknown person used a sharp

object to damage a 1994 Saturn while it was parked in front of an ashland Street residence in Mount Sinai be-tween May 13 and May 14.

Rollinga Huntington road resident in

Sound beach reported that between May 12 and May 13 a person took tires from his backyard.

Just leafya Sunburst drive resident in rocky

Point reported a verbal dispute be-tween himself and a neighbor, who pushed the complainant to the ground on May 15. according to police, the dispute was over leaves and the com-plainant wasnt injured.

Graffiki Action Parkan unknown person spray-painted

graffiti in Tiki action Park on Middle country road in centereach on May 14.

Knock, knocka Gould road resident in cente-

reach reported that on May 13 two males in their early 20s assaulted him after he answered his door. The sus-pects took cash from the complainant and fled. It was unclear if the victim

required medical attention.

Window rockeda Hammond road resident in cen-

tereach reported that unknown peo-ple threw rocks at her homes window, shattering it, on May 11.

Tit for tattooa 57-year-old centereach man was

arrested for second-degree harass-ment, third-degree criminal mischief and acting in a manner to injure a child. Police said the man smashed a window, a lighted neon sign and a cigarette bucket at a centereach tattoo shop during a May 11 incident.

Checked outa Strauss avenue resident in Selden

reported on May 17 that an unknown person withdrew money from his checking account without permission.

Came out swinginga man walking on boyle road in

Selden on May 14 reported that an-other man got out of his vehicle and started to swing his fists at the com-plainant.

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My sediments exactlyThe owner of a 1998 Jeep reported

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Bottoms upa 55-year-old woman from cen-

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Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) recently honored 3rd District residents who were recipients of the Town of Brookhavens Youth Bu-reau Volunteer Awards during the 35th annual ceremony at Brookhaven Town Hall.

The awards honor those who have volunteered to work with and assist young people throughout the town, whether they are individu-al adults, service groups, or

young people themselves. The event was hosted by the Town of Brookhaven Youth Board, which is an advisory board to the Youth Bureau.

It was an honor to join my colleagues and thank the Youth Bureau Award winners for all they do to make Brookhaven a better place to live, LaValle said. Volunteers are the back-bone of the community and its great to see so many young people who step up and want to

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At the May 7 Brookhaven Town Board meeting, Council-man Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) presented a certificate of ap-preciation to Dan Kenny, own-er of Sweet Leaf Landscaping in Selden, for being an active member in the community and donating his landscaping ser-vices to maintain the Centereach Civic Associations Hamlet of Centereach sign. He was also recognized for his charitable ac-tivities, in particular for helping Carolyn Jordan, of Selden, who had a damaged sprinkler sys-tem that Kenny repaired free of charge.

Dan has a very successful

business, but he continues to do so many things for the commu-nity without any fanfare, LaVal-le said. He is an important part of the fabric of our Town and I applaud his commitment to help make it a better place to live.

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Its smart for Republicans to be reaching out to Hispanic voters, accord-ing to Xavier Palacios, a Huntington resident, school board member and co-founder of the Friends of Huntington Station Latin Quarter a group estab-lished to revitalize Huntington Station through business development, men-torship, vocational training and other programs. The number-one issue on the minds of Hispanics, Palacios said, is im-migration reform, and its something Republicans need to address head-on if theyre going to attract Latino voters.

I think it can no longer be the hot potato, he said. A solution to real im-migration reform needs to be had, needs to be discussed as a real issue.

Not everyone thinks that Latinos care most about the immigration issue. Nunez said there are many Latinos out there who feel people should arrive and settle in the country through legal chan-nels. He also said immigration was a fed-eral issue, not a local one.

Other issues on the local level are of importance to Latinos too, Palacios said namely economic opportunity. He said Republicans and Democrats would be smart in focusing on pocketbook is-sues, as many first-and-second-gener-ation Latino residents are staggered in professions or cant afford college. Im-

migrants come here to fulfill the Ameri-can Dream for their children, something that appears to be becoming more chal-lenging.

Folks nowadays, in my view, are los-ing that dream, he said.

File photo by Erika Karp Suffolk County GOP Chairman John Jay LaValle.

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Notice is hereby given that the following amendment(s) to the Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances of the Town of Brookhaven.was/were adopted by the Brookhaven Town Board on Public Hearing Date 05/07/2015 to become effective ten (10) days from this publication as required by Section 133 of the Town Law.Article VII Section 26 entitled STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS is hereby amended by ADDITION of the following in the hamlet of CENTEREACHSALEM RD TOWNE LN STOP N / TOWNE LNKENT LN SALEM RD STOP S / KENT LNFAIRLAWN LN SALEM RD STOP W / SALEM RDSTATE OF NEW YORK) SS:COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) I, Donna Lent, Clerk of the Town of Brookhaven in said State and County do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the Amendment(s) to the Uniform TrafficCode with the record of the original filed in my office, and that it is true and correct copy of such record and of the whole thereof. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the seal of the Town of Brookhaven on this 11th day of May, 2015 .

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LEGAL NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Fire Commissioners of Centereach Fire District will hold a special workshop meeting for the purpose of 2015/2016 Budget on June 12, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. at Fire Headquarters, 9 South Washington Avenue, Centereach, New York. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICTTOWN OF BROOKHAVEN DATED: May 12, 2015Jennifer GardnerDistrict Secretary

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LEGAL NOTICE

TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 12th day of May, 2015, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the Town Law.

An extract of the resolution is as follows:

THE CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICT SHALL SELL THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE: ONE (1) 2007 FORD F550 DUMP

TRUCK NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THE DISTRICTS USES AND PURPOSES VALUED AT LEAST TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) DOLLARS BUT LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000.00) DOLLARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS UNDER SECTION 176 SUBDIVISION 23 OF THE TOWN LAW WITH THE ACTUAL PRICE OF SALE TO BE BASED UPON MARKET FORCES.

Sale of said vehicle is subject to permissive referendum as required under Section 176 subdivision 23 of the Town Law and in accordance with procedures for permissive referendums as described in the General Municipal Law.

DATED: May 12, 2015

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONER CENTEREACH FIRE DISTRICTTOWN OF BROOKHAVENATTEST:Jennifer GardnerDistrict Secretary

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By Bill landon

After not playing for a week and a half, the Middle Country girls lacrosse team showed no signs of cobwebs. After a bye week, the top-seeded team in Division I eas-ily outscored Sachem East, 16-4, Tuesday.

Considering we havent played in a week and a half, we came out and played the best game weve played so far, Amanda Masullo said. We played two complete halves today. Sometimes we get tired in the second half, but today we just kept going.

Middle Country took command of the game from the opening draw, and the Mad Dogs broke out to an 8-0 lead midway through the first half, with the Ortega sisters, Nikki and Jamie, lead-ing the way with two goals each. Sopho-mores Amanda Masullo and her twin sister Rachel, Ava Barry and senior Ali-son DiPaola added a goal apiece.

Sachem East lit up the scoreboard for

the first time at the 4:41 mark, but mid-fielder Jamie Ortega scored again two minutes later, for her hat trick goal.

By the halftime break, Middle Coun-try had tacked on four more goals for a 12-1 advantage.

With the bye week, we had to stay consistent, senior goalkeeper Ashley Miller said. We practiced at game level and at game speed, so we could handle whatever they threw at us today. We played well in the second half, we kept

up our intensity and we stayed focused because its easy to sit back and relax, but we didnt.

The scoring fest con-tinued in the second half when Barry served one to Nikki Ortega for her hat trick goal, to break

out to a 13-1 advantage. Soon after, the senior struck again, this time off a feed from Rachel Masullo.

We had a harder schedule towards the end [of the regular season], so the bye week really helped us, because we defi-nitely needed a rest, Nikki Ortega said.

Middle Country passed the ball crisp-ly and cleanly as they circled the cage looking for an opening. Amanda Masul-lo found one, and passed to Jamie Ortega

on the cut. She drilled home her shot to give her team a 15-1 advantage.

Sachem East still had some life left in them, and managed three unanswered goals in the last 10 minutes of the game. The clock continued to run uninter-rupted, and Nikki Ortega drove home the last goal of the afternoon, to put the playoff win into the record books.

I thought we did an awesome job on our draw control today and when you control the draw, you control the game, Middle Country head coach Lindsay Dolson said. Our defense did an outstanding job to hold that team to only four goals. Well work hard, stay focused and watch film to get ready for Smithtown West.

After crosstown rival and No. 5-seed Smithtown West topped No. 4 Smith-town East Tuesday, the Bulls will get a rematch to avenge a loss at the hands of Middle Country in the Mad Dogs last game of the regular season. The semifi-nal playoff match will take place Friday at Newfield, at 4 p.m.

Well need to be mentally prepared for the next round and forget that were undefeated, Nikki Ortega said. This is the playoffs. There are no second chanc-es, so our next game is our whole season and we cant let up.

Girls lacrosse

Middle Country Mad Dogs make it back to semis

Photos by Bill Landon Clockwise from left, amanda Masullo shoots through Sachem East traffic; Jamie ortega beats out the Sachem East goalkeeper for a goal; and alison diPaola moves the ball up the field.

Middle Country . . . . 16Sachem East . . . . . . . . 4

Considering we havent played in a week and a half, we came out and played the best game weve played so far.

amanda masullo


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EDITORIALTake a chill pill

With warmer weather comes an urge to leave the house, and we expect, as usual, there will be a lot more cars on the road, so now is a good time to remind our readers not to lose their cool behind the wheel.

Whether a driver made a mistake as we all do from time to time or not, it can be terrifying for that person when another mo-torist becomes enraged and takes it out on them. Weve all experienced tailgating or obnoxious horn-honking, and some of us have been victims of more dire cases of road rage, like prolonged following and actual physi-cal violence or threats. In the less confrontational incidents, frustrated and angry drivers often lash out

because its easy to hide in the anonymous bubble of a car, when they would not have been so bold to display such anger in person. In the more extreme cases, the mad drivers may have had a screw or two loose to begin with and might have acted out no matter the location or circumstance.

We understand that daily stresses factor into this problem, and Long Islands immense traffic congestion doesnt help the frustra-tion we might already be feeling while in the car. But consider this: The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reports that aggres-sive driving is a factor in more than half of all traffic fatalities, according to 2009 data. In those cases, mo-torists are concerned with

the others aggressive driv-ing while many are guilty themselves.

Terrible accidents involv-ing mangled cars happen all the time, but they dont have to happen over things as petty as payback for be-ing cut off or revenge on a slow-moving vehicle. We urge our readers to slow down when theyre see-ing red behind the wheel and take some time to think about what the other persons situation might be before lashing out. Give each other the benefit of the doubt because we are all humans who make mis-takes. Let small road infrac-tions go with a deep exhale. Rising tempers dont give us license to rage on the road. And the consequences can be deadly.

Buttercup is the bestTO ThE EDITOR:

On May 2, Buttercups Dairy Store on Old Town Road in Port Jefferson Sta-tion held its annual But-tercups Day. Its so nice to see a business give back to the community. There were

many attractions free to the public for the children, from pony rides to live animals, games, etc. The men, women and teens who helped out were wonderful.

Thank you, Buttercup, for your continued work to give back to your customers.

Kitty ShultsPort Jefferson Station

Photo by Heidi Sutton Buttercups Dairy is on Old Town Road in Port Jefferson Station.

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Petrone: Flanagan will be a powerful voice

huntington residents should be excited by the selection of John Flanagan as majority leader of the State Senate.

I have known John since his election to the Assembly three decades ago. I have found him to be a hardworking, dedi-cated advocate for policies and programs that are of interest to our constituents. he has helped ensure that Long Island gets its fair share of state education aid, reformed state elections law and led the way on other important measures, such as better informing women about breast density and cancer risks

and allowing students with respiratory ailments to bring inhalers to school functions.

having served in both the Assembly and the Senate, John understands the issues, the legislative process and the dy-namics that produce legislation aimed at bettering the lives of all of us. While holding strong beliefs on some issues, he nev-ertheless is willing to listen to opposing sides and consider the merits of different positions.

As majority leader, John will be a powerful voice in Albany for our local concerns. I congratulate John and look forward to working with him on the items that are central to the towns legislative agenda.

Frank Petronehuntington Town supervisor

File photo We would all benefit by keeping our collective cool on the road.


Getting it in todays crazy, mixed-up world

Where do we get the Oh, right, I get it, moments? Were so close to ourselves and our lives that those moments are often hard to see. Its like in the mov-ies, where someone has a close friend: Lo and behold, that friend turns into something much more, once personal in-trospection is abandoned and it

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is realized how important such a friendship is deep down.

Beyond the romantic com-edies, however, we can turn to dramas, action films or other forms of entertainment for a broader awareness of ourselves and our lives.

Lets say were driving on the Long Island Expressway and somebody cuts us off. What do we do? Well, if weve got kids in the car, we might grind our teeth, hold on tight to the steer-ing wheel and fight the urge to say things that would look something like $#$#@%$!!! in a cartoon.

But what did that person make us do? Did we have to hit the brake a bit when were on the way to a soccer game? Did she interrupt our train of thought when we were about to cure cancer, come up with a so-lution for tension in the Middle East, or figure out a way to re-duce fossil fuel emissions from the thousands of planes that

soar overhead?Is it possible that she was

racing home from work to take care of a kid with a stuffy nose, to hear someones first violin concert or congratulate her son for earning his first A in social studies?

Yes, most of the time were, thankfully, stuck in the world of the small stuff. If were fortunate enough, were not worried every moment about taking care of basic needs. I know people have told us many times not to sweat the small stuff and theyve even urged us to understand that its all small stuff. The problem is that weve become accustomed to a world in which everything is available to us right now and in which we dont want to wait for anything or anyone.

Hows all that extra time working out for us? Are we all enjoying the chance to spend more quality time with each other? We seem to have freed up our time so that we can

disconnect with the people around us, staying plugged in to a virtual world devoid of awkward silences, driven by words that pour out of our fin-gers instead of our mouths. We dont have to comb our hair or check our teeth to send some-one a funny text with a little premade goofy face.

This isnt a diatribe against electronics. I enjoy the instant gratification of knowing some-thing that comes from ubiquitous Internet access.

In movies like American Beauty, we see Kevin Spacey get it a bit too late. He doesnt see the wonder of his life, his wife and his daughter until he cant appreciate or show it.

In real life, even people with jobs they dreamt about often get so caught up in what theyre do-ing that they seem to miss it. Of course, when these small, unflattering moments occur for our fame-generated celebrities, eager members of the paparazzi

capture them losing it.Itd be difficult to smell the

flowers, become energized and inspired by a childs question, or pause to appreciate a shifting wind all the time. We wouldnt get much done and, I suspect, might miss a bill, deadline, meeting or two.

But, wouldnt it be nice if those Oh, right, I get it, mo-ments came more often, giving us the ability to appreciate the unseen air we breathe and the world of infinite possibilities that awaits around the corner?

Are we all enjoying the chance to spend

more quality time with each other?

If you could wave a wand and make all the summer week-end traffic on Long Islands highways disappear, it would be a miracle, right? Well, we should prepare ourselves for a miracle, because one is about to touch down at Port Jefferson. Specifically, it will arrive, start-ing tomorrow, May 22, and will last through Sunday and every summer weekend thereafter.

This miracle to which I refer is a high-speed ferry that will

What a stimulus this can be

for business.

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carry walk-on passengers back and forth from New York City to Port Jefferson three times every Friday, once on Satur-day and again three times on Sundays. In so doing, it will, of course, provide an alternate route not only to Port Jefferson but also, thanks to its alliance with the Port Jeff ferry and the Hampton Jitney, to points east and north. Do you hear the announcement, North Shore, North Fork, Hamptons and the wineries? What a stimu-lus this can be for business even as it is a long overdue benefit for passengers.

A partnership between Sea-streak, the Bridgeport-Port Jef-ferson Ferry and Hampton Jit-ney is making this new mode of transportation possible. These companies will link the tristate area, even tying into the New Jersey coast.

The seasonal weekend service is called Sea Jitney, and it will use the Port Jefferson dock as its hub. Hampton Jitney service will carry passengers to their

preferred destinations else-where in Suffolk, and the Port Jeff ferry can take them to Con-necticut and Amtrak.

Seastreak has been an inno-vator in introducing new ferry services from New York City to destinations such as Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket, said Jim Barker, president of Seast-reak, in a press release.

I know something about that service because I used it myself as a way to spend a weekend with friends who lived on Mar-thas Vineyard. But in order to do that, I had to travel out east at an early hour to catch the boat. Still, I was willing to do that to avoid the legendary traffic jams that come with driving there, and as I bet people will do to visit Long Island. According to Baker, the vessels are equipped with high-backed seating, a full bar and Wi-Fi service.

Geoffrey Lynch, president of Hampton Jitney, com-mented for the press release that this innovative idea from these three established and

respected area transportation companies ... will give people a relaxing way to enjoy the East End and Port Jefferson.

The ferry will leave Man-hattans East 35th Street dock and Highlands, N.J., traveling round trip.

Margot Garant, Port Jeffer-sons mayor, said in the release, We are extremely pleased to partner with the Sea Jitney to help bring people to Port Jef-ferson by our harbor. This powerful partnership has an extremely low impact on our infrastructure while introduc-ing visitors to our beautiful, historic village.

Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry general manager, Fred Hall, pronounced the Sea Jitney a game changer for people who travel between Connecticut and the Hamptons. At two-and-one-half hours from Bridgeport to Southampton, its shorter than going through NYC and much less stressful.

Here are some of the nitty-gritty details. One-way fares

will be from $33 to $50, de-pending on the length of the ride; reservations and advance payment are required. The trip takes about two hours from the city to Port Jefferson and an hour, traffic permitting, from Port Jefferson to the Hamptons. For a complete schedule, go to www.seajitney.com.

Aside from my patriotic en-thusiasm for the new alliance, I have a totally selfish reason to be so pleased with this new turn of events.

My children and grandchil-dren live to the west. Their summer visits may change for them from endurance on the highways to a pre-weekend pleasure as they stand at the rail and watch the bluffs of Long Islands North Shore slip by. Id better start stocking the refrigerator now.

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Its Tick seasonand theyre out in force

How to avoid em:Suffolk County is one of the nations busiest breeding grounds for the little buggers that spread Lyme and other serious infectious diseases. According to the Center for Disease Control, the best ways to avoid them when youre outdoors:

Stay away from tall grass, shrubs and wooded areas Use insect repellent Inspect yourself frequently Wear light colored clothing Wear long sleeved clothing Bathe or shower after going outdoors

Do you have Lyme disease?Lyme can be hard to diagnose. The famous Lyme bulls-eye rash may or may not be visible. Symptoms can include fever, chills, sweating, headaches, joint pain, nausea and vomiting. If you think you may be infected, see your doctor right away or call the PBMC Health Tick-Related Disease Center to make an appointment with our specialist.

Questions? Call 631-574-TICK (8425)The PBMC Health Tick Related Disease Center is located at 496 County Road 111, Bldg. D, Manorville and receives educational support from Cornell Cooperative Extension.

News Alert From The New Tick-Related Disease Center at PBMC Health

Treatment for Tick-Related Diseases, anchored by Peconic Bay Medical Center

Learn more at PBMCHealth.org/TICK

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