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Housing fraud hits home

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Miller Place reveals first budget projectionBy alex PetroSki

Miller Place Superintendent Marianne Higuera presented her proposed budget for the 2016-17 school year on Feb. 24. The proposed budget of $70,602,887 would be $596,007 higher than the budget for the current school year. All instructional and non-instructional programs from the current school year would remain intact.

“We expect some things might look a little bit different, but we’re not looking to eliminate any pro-grams,” Higuera said following the presentation, which was made by school business official Colleen Card. “We’re not looking to elim-inate any teams, any clubs; and we’re going to be able to maintain all of our programs from this year to next year,” Higuera added.

Though the budget would increase by a small amount,

the school board unanimously approved a tax levy decrease of 0.14 percent on Feb. 24. That means that the district will have about $62,000 less revenue from tax dollars in 2016-17 compared to the current school year.

Despite less tax revenue, the proposed budget would be bal-

anced by a $3.5 million fund balance and additional state aid thanks to a partial restoration of money lost to the Gap Elimi-nation Adjustment, which de-ducted about $13 million from funding to Miller Place since its inception several years ago. The adjustment deducted money

from districts across New York state as a means to eliminate a budget deficit. Higuera’s pro-posed budget accounts for about $20.6 million in state aid.

The district will also benefit from a small amount of required retirement payments this year, Higuera said.

Johanna Testa, president of the board of education, heaped praise on the district’s adminis-tration after the presentation.

“Keeping all programs and being able to propose a budget that keeps all of our academic programs and increases our cap-ital project funding when we’re in a negative tax levy cap, that’s really amazing,” Testa said.

The school board and ad-ministration convened again on March 2 for a budget workshop meeting at Miller Place High School. Budget adoption will take place on March 30.

Photo by alex Petroski Miller Place Superintendent Marianne higuera and board of education President Johanna testa discuss the proposed budget for the 2016-17 school year during the Feb. 24 meeting.

Residents look at heroin use on LI

File photo above; photo left by giselle Barkley addiction to pills, like the ones above, is the reason why tracey Budd, left, of rocky Point, founded the north Shore drug awareness advocates group to work with families to try to combat drug issues on long island.

By giSelle Barkley

“Addiction is a family disease.” That’s what Tracey Budd and

social worker Mary Calamia had to say during the North Shore Drug Awareness Advocates com-munity event about heroin use on Long Island. Around 20 residents gathered at the Rocky Point Vet-erans of Foreign Wars headquar-ters on Feb. 24 to discuss drug laws, heroin use in the communi-ty and how to combat the Island’s heroin issues.

Budd, of Rocky Point, estab-

lished the advocates group last fall. Her son, Kevin Norris, was one of many heroin users on Long Island before he died of an over-dose in September 2012. With the creation of this group, Budd hopes to educate local commu-nities on drug awareness and es-tablish a support system for drug users and their families who are seeking help. She tries to hold a meeting at least once a month.

“I’m hoping that as parents, neighbors [and] friends, we learn how to advocate [about drug awareness] a little more, rather than putting it on Facebook,” Budd said about residents who have sought help through social media outlets, especially with ac-quiring the anti-overdose medi-cation Narcan. She was among several residents, including Doro-thy Johnson, of Blue Point, who said people need to change how they view heroin users.

Johnson is a member of the Great South Bay Coalition. She

lost her son four years ago to a heroin overdose and has fought to increase drug awareness ever since. For Johnson, heroin and drug users aren’t junkies, but ev-eryday people in need of help.

“It’s not that they’re bad and sitting on a street corner,” John-son said. “It’s somebody that’s walking around in a suit and tie that comes from a good family.”

Many of these families do not change how they view or deal with their relatives once they re-turn from a rehabilitation center.

According to Calamia, treat-ing rehabilitated individuals as though they still use heroin or other drugs will only encourage future drug use.

In light of heroin use on Long Island, the Suffolk County Police Department started using Narcan in August 2012, according to Dr. Scott Coyne, chief surgeon for the police department. While Narcan allows officials and those trained to administer it to save people who overdose on heroin or opiate-

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Building a haven for our vets

Photo from Legislator Sarah Anker’s officeTown Councilwoman Jane Bonner, Tommy Sullivan, VFW 6249 Commander Joe Cognitore, Sue Sullivan, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker and Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk Director Diane Burke pose for a photo at the uveiling of the veteran family’s new home.

On Feb. 26th, Suffolk County Legisla-tor Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) joined Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk, Rocky Point Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6249 and community members at a home dedi-cation ceremony for Tommy and Sue Sul-livan, a veteran family, in Rocky Point. The home, which was rebuilt as part of the or-ganization’s Sandy Repair Project, was de-

stroyed by a tree during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and took Habitat three months to rebuild with the help of many volunteers.

“I applaud Habitat for Humanity and their 300 volunteers for their tireless dedication and compassion,” Anker said. “Without their assistance. this project would not have been possible. I am in-spired by their desire to help our veterans.”

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Echo Ave revitalization project is completeBrookhaven Town Highway Superinten-

dent Daniel P. Losquadro (R) and Council-woman Jane Bonner (C-Rocky Point) an-nounced the completion of a revitalization project designed to enhance pedestrian safety and beautify a busy stretch of Echo Avenue between North Country Road and New York Avenue in Sound Beach.

The downtown project, which included the addition of handicap-accessible side-walks, new curbs and guiderails, cross-walks, decorative lighting and ornamen-tal trees, was made possible, in part, from a Community Development Block Grant.

With CDBG funding covering a por-tion of the project, the Brookhaven High-way Department went out to bid for the project. The total cost was approximately $500,000, including the CDBG grant in the amount of approximately $110,000.

“The completion of this project is an-other example of the Highway Depart-ment’s continuing efforts to bring a downtown feel to one of our Brookhaven communities, similar to what we had done in Rocky Point in 2014,” Losquadro said. “In addition to beautifying the area, this project provided long-term solutions to many of the safety concerns voiced by local residents and business owners.”

As part of this three-month revitaliza-tion project, a four-foot wide sidewalk was constructed on the north side of Echo Avenue, beginning at North Coun-

try Road. A crosswalk was installed at the corner of Devon Road, near CaraMia Pizzeria, across Echo Avenue to connect the sidewalks that continue to New York Avenue. In addition, the triangle at the Shinnecock Drive and Echo Avenue in-tersection — the site of the Sound Beach Civic Organization’s “Welcome to Sound Beach” sign — was expanded to provide

an entryway to the community.“Walkable communities can only

happen if pedestrians feel safe and the streetscapes that they travel are pleasant and inviting,” Bonner said.

Bea Ruberto, president of the Sound Beach Civic Association, said the im-provements to the roadway have not only made it better for residents to walk and

drive, but have also made it more wel-coming to those entering the hamlet.

“We’re so grateful to Jane, Dan and the Town for realizing that smaller towns like Sound Beach add to what makes Brookhaven such a great place to live, work, and play,” she said. “And, of course, we look forward to further improvements in our little hamlet.”

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Legals

By Giselle Barkley

Housing fraud has hit home for some North Shore officials.

During Suffolk County Legislator Du-Wayne Gregory’s press conference on Monday, fellow legislators, local leaders and county and state officials addressed issues with squatters and unsafe struc-tures cropping up across Long Island.

According to Gregory (D-Amityville), squatters are using foreclosed homes to take advantage of prospective residents looking for an affordable place to live. In many cases, the actual property owners have abandoned the property and some of the homes are becom-ing safety hazards.

Then there’s the prob-lem of the houses becom-ing havens for criminal activity.

“A lot of these vacant homes are being used for drug deals,” Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) said. “These vacant homes are a danger in our society.”

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Tim Sini added that the homes can also become magnets for prostitution and vandalism.

The neglected houses that become sites for criminal activity are commonly called zombie homes.

According to Sini, in each hamlet on Long Island there are dozens of zombie homes or houses that squatters are ille-gally renting out to unsuspecting tenants.

“We know homelessness is a major cri-

sis for our veterans, for our seniors, for our working families,” Suffolk County Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport) said. “When we see someone taking advantage of someone looking to rent or purchase a home, it’s very heinous because a lot of the times, we’re talking about people’s life savings … and this could really disrupt the family.”

Many tenants find the properties through Craigslist or similar websites. During the event, Gregory said a single mother was one of many people scammed when a squatter posed as a property owner and rented out a parcel to her. Al-though police were unable to arrest that

particular squatter before the person fled, officials are working to arrest sus-pects in such cases.

They are also urging people to report vacant homes in their neighbor-

hood. Those tips can help — according to Anker, the Rocky Point Civic Association keeps track of these homes and has report-ed more than 70 vacant homes in the area.

“This is happening all over the county. We want to make sure people are aware of what’s going on and that … when you’re going to rent a property, that you do your due diligence,” Gregory said. “There are people out there, unscrupu-lous people … who take advantage.”

Gregory will host an educational seminar on the issue on Tuesday, March 29, at the Copiague Memorial Public Li-brary on Deauville Boulevard. The semi-nar runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

In criminal cases, a house is not always a home

Photo by Giselle BarkleyPolice Commissioner Tim sini discusses housing issues happening across the county.

‘A lot of these vacant homes are being used for drug deals.’

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POLICE BLOTTERIncidents and arrests from Feb. 20-Feb. 28

Caddy crashA 27-year-old man was arrested for

unlicensed operation of a car on Feb. 28. According to police, the Port Jef-ferson Station resident was driving a 1995 Cadillac when he got into a crash on the corner of Nesconset Highway and Davis Avenue. Police arrested him at the scene.

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Police arrested a 43-year-old man from Sound Beach for driving while ability impaired on Feb. 25, after an officer pulled him over for driving a 2004 Mazda pickup without his head-lights on. The incident happened at 2:35 a.m. on the corner of Route 25A and Panther Path in Miller Place.

He shall not be movedOn Feb. 21, police arrested a man

from Islip for trespassing after he en-tered a residence on Woodland Road in Centereach and refused to leave the family’s attached garage. Police ar-rested the man around 9:30 p.m.

Leave a message at the beepA Riverhead resident was arrested

on Feb. 26 for petit larceny. Police said the man stole cellphones from Walmart at Centereach Mall. Police arrested him in the Burger King park-ing lot on Middle Country Road.

An unhappy endingPolice arrested a 50-year-old woman

from Flushing for unauthorized prac-tice of a profession and prostitution, after they say she offered a sexual act to an undercover officer in exchange for payment on Feb. 22, at The Pam-per Spot on Middle Country Road in Selden. Police said the woman was also giving massages without a license.

They see me rollin’According to police, on Feb. 22, a

22-year-old woman pulled alongside and entered an empty 2015 Dodge pickup parked in a parking lot near North Belle Mead Road in East Se-tauket and stole cash from the car. She was allegedly caught in the act and arrested. Police also said the woman had been driving a 2005 Hyundai Sonata without her inter-lock device.

Shark attackPolice said an unidentified per-

son gained access to the Long Island Sound Sharks football field at Shore-ham on Feb. 25 and drove across the field. Police said the turf was ruined in the process.

CVS swindlerOn Feb. 22 around 5 p.m., an uniden-

tified person stole assorted food, vita-mins and cosmetics from the CVS phar-macy on Main Street in Port Jefferson.

Living on the EdgePolice arrested a 21-year-old

woman from Bayport for driving while ability impaired in a 2007 Ford Edge, after she was heading south on Hollow Road in Stony Brook and got into a car crash. Po-lice discovered the woman was in-toxicated and arrested her at the scene, on Feb. 21 around 4:20 a.m.

Wrong kind of shroomsA 19-year-old man from Coram

was arrested for petit larceny on Feb. 20, after police said the teen stole a bag of dried mushrooms from Wild By Nature on Route 25A in East Setauket. Police arrested him at the scene.

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lice arrested a 58-year-old man from Selden for assault after he got into a verbal argument with another man at Darin’s bar on Route 25A in Miller Place. Police said the victim went to the hospital after the suspect hit him with a metal bar stool.

We build it, you knock it downAccording to police, someone dam-

aged the window of Riverhead Build-ing Supply on Hallock Avenue in Port Jefferson Station on Feb. 27, between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. The business couldn’t tell if anything was stolen.

Watch out for blue shellsSomeone stole an electric go-kart

on Feb. 21 from a residence on Ox-head Road in Centereach.

We are not Oak-kayPolice said someone entered a resi-

dence on Oak Place in Selden through the rear door and stole cash on Feb. 21.

Hummer bummerBetween 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. on

Feb. 24, someone damaged the rear window of a 2006 Hummer limo. The incident happened on Jackson Avenue in Sound Beach.

He thieved me jewelsSomeone entered a residence on

Nautilus Road in Rocky Point and stole jewelry. According to police, the homeowner found her back door open on Feb. 25 around 1:03 p.m.

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Students learn lessons in culture with mystery readerThird-grade students from the Miller

Place’s Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School recently learned about different cultures when visited by a mystery story-teller who told tales that have been passed down from generation to generation.

Cher Bebeau, great-aunt of a third-grade Miller Place student, used fun voices and provided student participa-tion to tell old folktales and stories with meaningful morals. Bebeau’s stories tied into the third-grade social studies cur-riculum, and students generated ques-tions to ask her for her next visit.

Photo from Miller Place school district Third-grade students of Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School in Miller Place recently listened to stories that tied into the their social studies curriculum, which encompasses culture.

Artist stands up for safetyJoseph A. Edgar Intermediate

School fifth-grader Donna Daly has been named a winner in the 2015-16 New York State Kids Safe Online post-er contest.

Donna’s winning piece was chosen from nearly 450 entries originating in 43 different schools in New York State. This is the second year in a row that a student from Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School has been named a contest winner.

The contest, coordinated by the New York State Information Tech-nology Services Enterprise Informa-tion Security Office, aims to educate students and adults about being safe online. As a winner, Donna’s draw-ing will be entered into the National K-12 Poster Contest, conducted by the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Her winning piece

Photo from Rocky Point school district Fifth-grader Donna Daly was named a winner in the 2015-16 New York State “Kids Safe Online” poster contest.

Major General Patrick A. Murphy, the adjutant general and commander of the New York Army National Guard, announced the recent service accom-plishment of Pvt. Anthony Pantori from Sound Beach. Pantori completed the Army’s rigorous basic combat training and advanced individual training, cul-

minating with a ceremony held Feb. 21 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Farmingdale, to mark the start of train-ing with their new unit, the 107th Mili-tary Police Company.

The soldiers will now embark on tra-ditional National Guard service to state and nation as part-time citizen-soldiers.

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Photo from Rocky Point school district Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School first-graders in Christina Capaldi and Erin Glennon’s class dressed as 100-year-olds to celebrate the 100th day of school.

Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School first-graders in Christina Capaldi and Erin Glennon’s class took a look into the future as part of a recent multidis-ciplinary project.

In honor of one classmates’ 100-year-old great-grandmother and the upcom-ing 100th day of school, students used their imaginations to envision what they would look like when they turned 100 and created predictions as to what changes they would see in the world.

To better understand the advance-ments that took place over the last 100 years, they created interview questions to ask their resident centenarian and displayed her insight on a large poster board.

To conclude the lesson, students dressed themselves as 100-year-olds on the official 100th day of school, drew images of their aged selves and created a world news report on the happenings of the year 2116.


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a conference at the office of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) last September.

The new full-service substance abuse hotline, announced last week, will serve as what officials call a lifeline to residents battling drug addiction, which lawmak-ers have been struggling to address across Long Island for years. To get there, the county teamed up with Stony Brook Medi-cine and the state’s health department as well as the county’s private and public com-munity partners in the substance abuse field to allow residents to call to get screen-ings, referrals and follow-ups.

The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence will operate the 24-hour hotline and direct callers to those re-sources. Providing a single phone number to call for a myriad of resources and servic-es is key to assisting those who are battling addiction and their families, officials said.

“Like many places in this country, Suf-folk County is facing an opioid epidemic of historic proportions,” Bellone said in a statement. “We need to tackle this epidemic on all fronts — including prevention, treat-ment and law enforcement.”

The hotline will become live by April, Bel-lone said, and the county health department will provide oversight and analyze data to monitor its effectiveness, and identify trends and emerging issues in the community.

“Every second counts to a mother whose son or daughter was found and saved from overdosing,” said county Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket). The majority leader was the author of several laws credited with preventing more than 1,000 opioid over-

doses in Suffolk since the summer of 2012. “And every hour and every daay that slips by trying to find quality, affordable, acces-sible treatment is critical,” she added.

County Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport) echoed similar sentiments and said the area’s substance abuse issue was pervasive and touched the lives of more than those who suffered from addiction.

“This initiative will provide [the] oppor-tunity for addicts to reach out during their time of need, and access treatment and support options easily,” he said. “Often, there is a critical and brief period of time when a person sees clarity and makes the decision to seek help. This hotline can be fertile ground for change and recovery as it can quickly link residents to crucial health care services.”

Phil Corso contributed reporting.

Photos by Giselle Barkley Above, residents gather to discuss drug and heroin use, rehabilitation and laws at the North Shore Drug Awareness Advocates monthly meeting. Right, Sgt. Keith Olsen, speaks during the meeting.

based drugs, public and safety officials said some drug users abuse the system.

As an example, Capt. William Murphy said the police department has saved an unidentified Mastic Beach resident around 11 times using Narcan. Brookhaven Town councilman, Kevin LaValle (R-Selden), added that one woman who got into a car crash on Middle Country Road and Nicolls Road a few weeks ago demanded Narcan from first responders. According to LaVal-

le, officials can’t test a resident’s blood after receiving Narcan.

“Sometimes I feel bad for the young kids we’re locking up,” said Sgt. Keith Olsen of the SCPD. “They need help. They’re not the dealer. They’re not turning it over. They’re not the ones causing trouble.”

Currently, patients can go home shortly after officials administer the medication. Budd is trying to establish a 72-hour hold for these patients, which will allow hospitals to monitor patients following the procedure.

She helped establish a 24-hour hotline for drug users and their families or friends who are looking for help, after she attended

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‘I’m hoping that as parents, neighbors [and] friends, we learn how to advocate [about drug awareness] a little more, rather than putting it on Facebook.’

— Tracey Budd


Miller Place girls go undefeated in 7th-grade CYO leagueThe St. Louis de Montfort girls’ 7th

grade Catholic Youth Organization bas-ketball team finished the regular season with a perfect 12-0 record and went un-defeated in the postseason as well to cap-ture the Long Island championship title.

In the finals, the girls defeated St. Ray-mond’s of East Rockaway, 28-20.

Throughout the season, the girls were spirited and supportive of one another. The team was successful, according to coach Steve Molinaro, because of its tough man-to-man defense and the play-ers’ unselfishness and patience on the of-fensive end of the court.

The St. Louis de Montfort team real-

ized this season could be a special one when it defeated previously unbeaten the St. Matthew of Dix Hills team by 10 points before a packed gym in a very competitive setting.

What makes this accomplishment more noteworthy is that the girls competed in the seventh-grade league, even though the majority of the team is in sixth grade.

The team of Miller Place girls, which is also coached by Bob Steele, was led by leading scorer Alexa Corbin. Lead-ing the team in rebounds were Lauren Molinaro and Lizzie Doherty. The team’s point guard was Andie Mott. Hitting shots from the gap were Emily Steele and Abby Beers, and leading the team’s tenacious defense was Bridget Nielsen, Emma LaMountain, Amelia Angelo and Jordyn Bloom. Leading the team in spirit was Sierra Gray.

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Spring into the new season with a college road trip

College visits and springtime go hand-in-hand. If you are a high school student, you should make plans to tour a handful of colleges. Early college visits are help-ful, especially as students decide which schools to apply to in their senior year.

You should plan to see a few schools this spring — enough that you will be able to draw comparisons and get a bet-ter idea of what you’re looking for in a college experience. Try to visit a variety of schools at this point in the game: large and small, public and private, urban and suburban. Make it a point to visit both “reach” and “safe” schools, too. Having a varied college road trip itinerary could be helpful later on as you narrow down the list of schools you will apply to.

Spring break is a great time for a high school student to visit a college. Nearly all colleges are in session during high school breaks, so you will be able to get a real taste for life on campus.

Sign up for official campus tours once you decide which schools you would like to visit. You could wander around a school on your own, but going with a trained tour guide is a better bet. Signing up for a tour has other benefits, too. Ad-missions offices love to know that you’re interested in a school, and there’s no bet-

ter way to show interest than to go on an official tour. Plus, on a tour you’ll be able to ask questions of a student guide who can give you all the information you could ever want. Marketing brochures can’t replace real students.

Keep in mind that a college visit should be fun. I find that touring more than two schools a day is overwhelm-ing, so I wouldn’t recommend a whirl-wind weekend during which you tour nine schools in two days. Eventually, the schools start to blend together. So, I also

recommend using some type of simple spreadsheet to evaluate each school and keep them straight.

After you tour a school, spend some time walking around the campus on your own. Talk to students, take pictures and peek into academic buildings. If a college is going to be your home for four years, you want to be sure that you know exactly what you’ll be committing to.

If possible, avoid visiting schools on “prospective student” or “admitted student” days. Colleges plan and pack-age these event days so that everything seems perfect on campus. Though many students fall in love with schools dur-ing these types of events, a wise student will return to see a more “average” day on campus. Sophomores and juniors shouldn’t get their hearts set on any one school before they even apply, and the best way to avoid a heartbreak down the road is to get an honest view of campus on a regular tour day.

College visits are great fun. Take advan-tage of the longer days and warmer weath-er by planning visits to a variety of schools before summer break begins in May.

Ryan DeVito is a Miller Place native and a graduate of SUNY Geneseo. DeVito is a counselor at High Point University and also started his own college advising company, ScholarScope, to help Long Is-land students and their families.

YOUR COLLEGE FUTURE

Photo by Ryan DeVito taking trips to visit colleges early, and not on prospective student days, will help when deciding what college to go to and to help get a real taste for a regular day on campus.

the opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. they do not speak for the newspaper.

Photo by Julie Steelethe St. Louis de Montfort team celebrates after its Long island championship win.


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Photo from Miller Place school district North Country Road Middle School’s Team NCR celebrated at the First Inspiration and Recog-nition of Science and Technology LEGO League Competition at Central Islip High School.

Miller Place competes in robotics competition

Miller Place School District’s North Country Road Middle School team re-cently placed seventh out of 33 com-peting teams in the First Inspiration & Recognition of Science and Technology LEGO League qualifying event at Cen-tral Islip High School.

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LAWN CARE SERVICESThe LandTek Group is in need of a landscaper to service the fi elds at Stony Brook University. Must be able to cut grass, weed whack, edge, and perform miscellaneous job duties as assigned. If interested please call (631) 691-2381.

Servicios del cuidado del céspedEl Grupo LandTek está en necisidad de un jardinero para dar servicio a los cam-pos de la Universidad de Stony Brook. Debe ser capaz de cortar la hierba, golpe de malezas, borde, y realizar tareas de trabajo misceláneos según lo asignado. Si está interesado por favor llame al (631) 691-2381.

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Help WantedLITTLE FLOWER

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Caseworker – F/T working with out Special Needs youth ages 9-21-Req. MSW

House Manager – for our Wading River IRA-F/T to work with out OPWDD adult population. Req: BA

Maintenance Mechanic – F/T-Exp Required-Wading River

Development Associate – F/T-for fundraising and public relations; some travel to NYC loc, avail some nights/weekends; Req: Associates; Preferred: BA

Health Care Integrators – for Bridges to Health Program-Master’s level.

Direct Care Workers for our Wading River Location – P/T and Per Diem to work with our OPWDD Adult population in a residential setting.

Cottage Supervisor –F/T for our Youth Residential Program in Wading River. BA and Supervisory Exp.

Child Care Worker -F/T, P/T and Per Diem; High School Diploma and NYS Driver’s License

RN’S –Per diem for our In� rmary working with our youth 9–21 years.

Medicaid Service Coordinator – P/T-New Life Program-BA and exp req.

Day Hab Worker –P/T to work with our OPWDD population in a Day Habilitation setting

Service Provider-Per Diem Temp through Dec. ‘16 for our B2F Program in Hauppauge.

Valid NYS Driver’s License required for most positions.

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MANAGER

VETERANS CANTEEN SERVICE

The Veterans Canteen Service located at the Northport, NY, VA Medical Center is seeking a dynamic, energetic and customer centric Operations Manager to join our management team. The ideal candidate will possess decisive leadership, strong verbal and written communica-

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Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Business or Retail, Hotel & Restaurant Management and/or a minimum of 1 year of direct food/retail service operational management experience, e.g.,

quality assurance, budgeting, P&L management experience, & controlling labor costs. BA/BS preferred, but not required.

You may have to relocate nationally based on the needs of the service.

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Bene� ts: we o� er Federal retirement package, health and life insurance, vacation and sick days, ten paid holidays, and 401K plan.

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Cashiers Part-Time

(Wang Center Jasmine Cafe)Faculty Student Association at Stony Brook University seeks a part-time Cashier to work Monday thru Thursday 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the Jasmine Food Court in the Wang Center. Required: Experience as a cashier or handling money, excellent customer service skills, and good verbal communications. Apply Monday thru Friday, 10 am to 4:00 pm, Stony Brook University, Union Building, Room 250, or fax resume or letter of application to Human Resources Manager at 631-632-6582. Stony Brook University/SUNY is an equal opportunity a� rmative action employer. ©92367

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FauxFinishes

PowerWashing

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EDITORIALHelp is just a phone call away

A new 24-hour hotline will soon be available to Long Islanders battling ad-diction, bringing new hope to families struggling to overcome drug-related issues.

Suffolk County officials recently announced their hotline, which the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence will run in order to direct callers to different resources in the area based upon their needs. It could launch by April.

While addiction is a growing is-sue that lawmakers have struggled to address, this hotline will become a new tool to combat it. We can see it assisting many people who previously would not have known where to turn. It could be particularly helpful because it will pro-vide an easy route for a population that is often so isolated that they have trouble digging themselves out of the hole of

addiction. Some have been pushed away by their families, or have only old friends who reinforce bad habits. But the hotline will be there in their moment of clarity, no matter the hour, to steer them toward the support they need.

Until the hotline launches a few weeks from now, there are other places to call for help:

LICADD: 631-979-1700Response of Suffolk County 24-hour

hotline: 631-751-7500North Shore Youth Council drug/

alcohol hotline: 631-481-4000Hope House Ministries: 631-978-0188Phoenix House’s Edward D. Miller

substance abuse treatment center: 844-447-0310

Samaritan Village’s Suffolk Outpatient Treatment Program: 631-351-7112

St. Charles Hospital rehab program: 631-474-6233.

File photoSuffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk Legislator Kara Hahn helped create the new full-service substance abuse hotline.

Answer the callTO THE EDITOR:

Everyone has moments when the support and understanding of others seem hard to find, and it is for such moments that RESPONSE of Suffolk County, Inc. was born. RESPONSE of Suffolk County is a nationally accredited, non-profit agency that provides a confidential and anonymous hotline for anyone who needs to talk. RESPONSE is seeking volunteer crisis counselors and will offer a free training pro-gram to those interested in becom-ing the caring voice on the other end of the line.

Part one of the training program will be held on Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3, and continues on Saturday, April 9, and Sunday,

April 10. Sessions will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and trainees must attend all four ses-sions. Training will take place in the Stony Brook area. No experience is necessary, only a sincere willingness to learn and grow, and the ability to make a six-month commitment of four hours a week is required.

Response provides two types of telephone assistance lines and both are heavily dependent on volun-teer talent. The crisis intervention hotline takes over 20,000 calls each year about a wide range of subjects – substance abuse, domestic violence, depression, family conflict, grief and suicidal thoughts, among many oth-ers. The support line provides over 5,000 telephone “visits” yearly to individuals who are homebound or have limited social support due to a

physical disability or mental illness.Training for both the hotline and

support line counselors includes lecture, role-playing exercises, and private and group supervision.

College credit is available and bilingual volunteers are especially needed.

Make a difference in our com-munity – one phone call at a time. Volunteer as a telephone counselor with RESPONSE of Suffolk County and become the caring voice on the other end of the phone.

Those interested in attending the upcoming training can visit www.responsehotline.org for more information or call the hotline at 631-751-7500. Please apply early, as positions are limited.

RESPONSE of Suffolk CountyStony Brook

File photoA RESPONSE volunteer provides support.

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OPINION

The dying flowersTO THE EDITOR:

I found “Where have all the Chinese flowers gone?” (Feb. 11, page A27) very heartwarming.

May I add that the Chinese are benevolent by nature and their cul-ture is blended in strong family ties. With this lov-ing nature, they are under great duress, living under the communist People’s

Republic of China. How sad that these flowers suf-fer so under this oppres-sive society.

Today there is much to share in the suffering of humanity. The oppres-sion in the Middle East that is being placed upon humanity now grows to human carnage.

May the flowers of our society survive our hu-man race.

God bless America.Leonard J. Henderson

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and subatomic particles.I am near the end of a

basketball season. As we were winning a recent game by 20 points, one of the boys on the bench confided that he wished the game was more competitive.

In our next game, he got his wish. In a physical contest, the officiating seemed unbalanced. How, several parents articu-lated with increasing volume as the first half drew to a close, did we get so few foul calls when we could see the red marks on our children’s arms and necks from contact with the opposing players?

With concerns about calls, parents and the kids became increasingly vocal. During my halftime talk, I could see the hurt and anger in the kids’ eyes. “How come he can keep pushing me and he doesn’t get called for a foul, and I go near him and the ref blows the whistle?” one of them asked.

Officiating isn’t easy. I was an umpire for baseball games

in which every full-count pitch was a borderline strike. It was up to me to decide whether the boy struck out or to send him to first base.

Still, in that moment, as the coach of those boys on the basketball court, I was frus-trated. I did what I imagine chairmen do: I sent my assis-tant coach to ask the referees about the calls. It was cow-ardly, but I wanted to stay on the court and try to manage through this tense contest. I could be the good guy and he could be the one whining.

I told the boys to play hard, stay focused and stick to-gether. An eight-point deficit, I insisted, was manageable, especially with an entire half left in the game.

But then something hap-pened early in the second half. As the game got close, one of the boys from the other team got fouled on a 3-point shot. He stepped to the line in a quiet gym. Just as he was

getting ready to shoot, one of the parents on my team barked at him, making him alter his shot and causing him to miss. The referee threw out the parent and the boy made the next two free throws.

While I didn’t agree with many of the foul calls, I un-derstood the need to eject the parent.

With the game close the rest of the way, parents, coaches and players became increasingly animated, shar-ing the kinds of noises you’d hear at a Red Sox-Yankees game. What’s the right mes-sage to offer the kids at the end of a tense game?

I got my answer a few days later, when I interviewed Port Jefferson Station’s Annie O’Shea, who has had a break-out year in the World Cup in skeleton racing. Driven by teamwork and an ability to prevent any adversity from turning into negative inter-nal dialogue, O’Shea found

the kind of consistent suc-cess she’d always sought. She won gold and silver medals in races against the top inter-national sliders and finished fourth for the entire season in the World Cup.

She said she stays focused on each turn, without wor-rying about the clock, what someone said or anything else that might slow her down. It all started with a positive attitude. That kind of attitude doesn’t come from barking or from screaming about calls from officials. It comes from working together and staying focused.

So, did we win? Does it matter?

Messages for sporting kidsWork together and stay focused, says

skeleton racing World Cup star, Annie O’Shea.

This is the critical time, the time when those who cannot hold on any

longer have fallen off their New Year’s resolutions track.

That’s most of us. The best of intentions, articulated amid holiday cheers, have a way of trailing off in the cold light of January and February.

If you are among those committed few who are going strong and plowing ahead, congratulations. If, however, you are like the rest of us, weak but still wishful, I have some thoughts on the subject of resolutions. Statistics tell us that by Valentine’s Day, 80 percent of people who would like to improve their lives have given up. What we are not told is how many start again. Really, it not neces-sary for resolutions only to be made beneath mistletoe. If we peter out, we can pick our-selves up and begin anew. The

pressure is off. And here are some tricks to sticking with it this time.

Don’t make unrealistic res-olutions that are overwhelm-ing. Want to lose 30 pounds? Losing weight is a common idea, but it is hard to break eating habits and it is a slow process. However, breaking the 30 pounds into smaller goals, like 1 pound a week, is doable. And a small success encourages endurance.

Try to find a buddy to lose weight with, even going to the gym together. Whatever your goal is, it’s easier with sup-port from someone else and it surely is more fun. It’s harder to go it alone.

Some people might prefer to keep their resolutions private,

in which case the buddy idea doesn’t work. There are some good reasons for privacy. Mak-ing public commitments can create too much pressure.

Or maybe you don’t want others to know how bad things really are and how much you need improving — if it isn’t al-ready obvious. And then there are those who try to sabotage you, for whatever reason. It’s not pretty, but such urges ex-ist in humans. Perhaps out of competitive motives or fear, you will be a different person and your adversaries won’t be worthy of you.

Attempt to make resolutions fun. Fix on what you will do or how you will feel once your goal is realized. The drudgery of getting there is taking you

ever closer to your ideal.Making resolutions is a

little like making a to-do list. Try to limit the number to the two most important items at most. Otherwise life gets too confusing and energy is dis-sipated in different directions.

Finally, if you give up, start again. I have. When resolu-tions become habits, they will carry us to our goal. And hab-its are much easier to practice than that heavy, multisyllabic word, “resolutions.”

Time to restore those New Year’s resolutionsIf you are among

those committed few who are going strong and plowing ahead,

congratulations.


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