Raise your hand if you know Stanley Rubin. Of course you do. Everybody knows Stanley Rubin. He is a legend here. So when you see him next Friday, the 27th, make sure you wish him well as he turns 90. Congrats, friend, and wishes for many more. 

Friday, Feb. 13, was a very lucky day for Bobby Haase and his bride, Rachel, since they welcomed their firstborn, Robert James Haase III, at Southampton Hospital that day. The little blessing weighed in at 6 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents, Mattituck’s Kim and Steven Sweeney, are tickled as are paternal grandparents, Nicola Hanrahan of Southold and Orienteer Robert Haase Sr. Congratulations all around.

OHS knitting classes have been rescheduled due to the horrific weather. Jean Walters will teach beginning knitting March 3, 9, 23 and 30. The materials fee is $12, including needles and one skein of yarn. Intermediate classes are set for April 13, 20 and 27 and May 4. The course fee is $135 for OHS members and $150 for others. The $12 materials fee includes needles and one skein of yarn. Call 323-2480 to register.

OYC junior sailing classes are now open to non-members. Go to orientjrsailing@gmail.com for help.

There was lots of discussion about Taylor Ham. Greenport’s Lynn Decker reminisced about her Taylor Ham memories. None, however, was connected to New Jersey. Lynn grew up in Northport, where she ate it on rye with mayo (that would be a first for me). East Marioneer Ron Ribaudo splits his time between here and Short Hills, N.J., and wasn’t intimate with Taylor Ham. He grew up on Coney Island, however, so his expertise would be hot dogs! Ron said he soooo loves East Marion, where he built his Pebble Beach Farms house in 2001 (after purchasing the land long before then) and hopes he will someday be able to share his favorite spot with future great-grandchildren.

Many Jersey folks chimed in and it appears that southern Jersey folks called it “pork roll.” It has been interesting.

Hopefully the roads will be open by the time this column hits newsstands so you will be able to get out and buy your tickets for the Orient Fire Department’s Steak night on Feb. 28. None will be sold at the door. Get yours at the Country Store, the Candyman or ask a member.

The upcoming Lenten Bible Study at Orient United Methodist Church begins Friday, March 6, at noon and runs for four weeks, until March 27. It’s part of a 12-lecture series on “Grounding in Our Faith” by church historian Jesuit John O’Malley, a professor of theology at Georgetown University. Adjunct minister Geoff Proud will moderate and guide the lectures. A light soup lunch will be served. Admission is free, but if you can, please sign up at 323-3523.

This Sunday, Feb. 22, at OUMC, Geoff Proud’s sermon, “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” will launch the first Sunday of Lent with scripture from Mark 1, Jesus is tempted. The service is at 10 a.m.

It was fun to meet Orient native Tom Wysocki, baby brother of Orchard Street’s Bill Wysocki, when he popped into our North Fork south gathering last Thursday. Tom, Greenport High School Class of 1958, came with his lovely bride, Mary Lou, and wasn’t at a loss for commonality with North Fork stories. He pops in and out of Port St. Lucie and, like all of us, was glad that we are tucked in with the warm weather.

Nearly-nonagenarian Jessie Pemberton is very saddened that this snow is keeping her from tending/feeding the many birds in her yard that give her so much pleasure. This week she heard a thud on her kitchen window and saw that a bird had crashed into it and was lying in the snow. She managed to get out and scoop it up and put it in her laundry room, thinking it was dead. A little later she heard a commotion and discovered the bird had thawed out and was jumping around, anxious to be released. Here’s hoping the grateful bird will visit her in the spring and delight her with a greeting.

OK, Mother Nature, enough already. See you back here March 5. Keep warm.

Contact Oysterponds columnist Carol Gillooly at medinnov@aol.com or 323-3899.

Governor Cuomo giving his State of the State address the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany Jan. 21. (Credit: Courtesy Flickr photo)

The rushed rollout of the Common Core State Standards under Gov. Andrew Cuomo during the 2012-13 school year set off alarm bells in school hallways and living rooms across the state. All of a sudden, teachers and parents in New York were being told that well over half of the student population had failed to make the grade based on the new Common Core-aligned math and ELA state assessments. 

Educators had no time, training or quality materials that would have helped them or their students prepare for the new, more rigorous standards. At the same time, teachers were being told they would be graded as professionals based on the results of scores from these flawed — and really, still experimental — assessments.

This was a quintessential example of big government at its worst, straight from the textbooks of Political Science 101, with faraway bureaucrats executing a grand plan and showing no ability to admit mistakes or make real adjustments to address concerns that arose after its execution. The most serious concern about the scheme is the emphasis it puts on test scores — what has become known as high-stakes testing — and the negative effects this might have on teaching methods, local control over school curricula and students’ abilities to pursue electives and be enriched by the public school experience.

The political result of this rollout was a vote of no-confidence by the state teachers union against former education commissioner John King. The unions also refused to endorse the governor for re-election last year. And understandably so. Mr. Cuomo distanced himself from Common Core during election season, even saying during a debate that he “had nothing to do with Common Core” and arguing that he had been working to roll the standards back.

Now, after the election, he’s doubling down on state assessments and, somewhat ironically, using fuzzy math to do it.

Under his reform plan, Mr. Cuomo is suggesting that 50 percent of teacher assessments be based on student test scores instead of the current 20 percent. Those teachers whose students can’t make the grade should be labeled “developing” or “ineffective.” When it comes to tenure, he wants to require five consecutive years of above-standard scores. His reasoning is that even though large majorities of students are failing the new assessments, less than 1 percent of teachers are getting bad grades.

In Mr. Cuomo’s mind, teachers in wealthy Jericho are simply better at what they do than, say, a resource room teacher in poorer Wyandanch. Thus, the educators working in these low-income districts should be scrutinized and punished when their students test poorly. Of course, this flies in the face of common sense, as do many of the state education department’s convictions about testing.

Legitimate concerns have been raised that teachers in poorer school districts would be unjustly punished by the new policy.

While Mr. Cuomo has made some improvements in teacher accountability — for example, even tenured teachers must now be observed regularly — his latest reform plan has more to do with his fight with the teachers unions than with any real concern about the well-being of children.

Lawmakers should not support him.

Brad Bocksel and his father, Robert, preparing artifacts for accession to Fraunces Tavern Museum. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)

Brad Bocksel is a treasure hunter, but he’s not in it for the cash. He started digging up lost artifacts — ranging from silver coins to bullets used in the Civil War — when he was in middle school, and more than two decades later he’s never sold a single one.

He’s no hoarder of history either.

To prove it — though it’s not as if anyone dared him — Mr. Bocksel turned over some of his most prized possessions last Wednesday to the Fraunces Tavern Museum, a building that dates to Colonial times at 54 Pearl Street in lower Manhattan and is owned and operated by the Sons of the Revolution preservation group.

All 20 donated items originated from the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods.

Mr. Bocksel found them on his family’s Main Road farm in Aquebogue and other places on the North Fork.

“I’ve had them for so many years,” Mr. Bocksel said of his finds and why he chose to part with them. “They don’t need to be in my house. They need to be in Fraunces Tavern, where they belong.

“That place has so much history.”

Mr. Bocksel has recovered items that date back thousands of years. Even when he isn’t out with his metal detector, he’ll somehow stumble upon items. Along the Sound beach in Mattituck, he found a stone spearhead the Southold Indian Museum estimated at over 3,000 years old. He has it framed in his house.

He’s found Colonial buttons and shoe buckles and bullets from the Civil War. He’s excavated crotal bells on the North Fork and in England. Such bells were used on livestock in the 18th century to help scare off crows, he says.

In a video Mr. Bocksel posted to his YouTube channel under the handle “diggerbrad,” he can be seen showing off his items and even ringing one of the bells.

“The really cool part about it, is that it still rings,” he says. “How cool is that?”

For Mr. Bocksel, using metal detectors and digging up artifacts is just about the coolest thing anyone could do.

“The thing that’s so special, in the middle of the farm we get a history lesson,” said his father and sometime hunting partner, Robert. “Brad goes out there and comes back and finds a Spanish reale from the 1700s, or a French coin, and you’re scratching your head and thinking what is that doing in the middle of a farm field in the middle of Long Island?”

Even more interesting for the Bocksels is that some of the items Brad has dug up over the years likely belong to his ancestors.

The home on their property, called the Luther Moore House, is registered with the Riverhead Landmarks Preservation Commission and dates back to around 1865.

“My wife was part of the Luther Moore family chain,” Robert said. “It was her grandmother’s home.”

He and his wife, Karen, bought the house from other relatives almost 10 years ago and moved to the North Fork full-time. It didn’t take long for them to realize they were sitting next to prime hunting grounds for metal detecting. Brad’s very first find in Aquebogue was a large cent coin. American large cents were in circulation from 1793 to 1857, according to CoinFacts.com, and are prized by collectors.

“I was digging in my front yard and I got this signal, sometimes we call them tones,” Brad recalled. “It turned out to be an 1828 large cent. I was screaming my brains out. I couldn’t believe this coin was buried right there. I touched it and my hands were shaking. That night we went to celebrate.”

Although Ms. Bocksel never joins the men on their treasure hunting expeditions, she said the pastime has helped them make friends all over the world. Not only do they go on trips with other hunters, there’s also an active online community where people show off their finds. Brad posts images of artifacts he’s uncovered at diggerbrad.com.

“It is nothing short of amazing to me that what started as a hobby for Brad in middle school has turned into such a lifetime passion,” Ms. Bocksel said. “He has learned so much about every one of his amazing finds and the history that surrounds them.”

And nonprofit museums such as Fraunces Tavern reap the benefits.

“Fraunces Tavern Museum is thrilled to receive the donation made by hunter Brad Bocksel,” said Jessica Phillips, the museum’s director. The building dates back to the 18th century and held the departments of foreign affairs, war and treasury offices during the Revolutionary War.

“These objects ranging from a ringing bell to a spoon are a perfect fit for the museum’s mission,” she said. “Several of the pieces including buttons and coins are being prepared for immediate exhibition.”

“It was really quite noble of Brad,” his father said.

Caption: Some of the items donated to the Sons of the American Revolution’s Fraunces Tavern Museum in lower Manhattan. (Credit: Bocksel family)

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Fraunces Tavern Museum director Jessica Phillips reviews the 20 donated items as Brad Bocksel stands by and fields questions. (Credit: Bocksel family)

A homeless man was found in this garage Thursday night. (Credit: Paul Squire)

UPDATE, 11:10 a.m.: The Greenport man found dead Thursday night was homeless and had been arrested on several occasions for breaking into locations in the village to sleep.

Record lows across the tri-state area last night may have contributed to his death while sleeping in an unheated garage, authorities said.

According to Southold Police Chief Martin Flatley, German Mendoza had been arrested “mostly for incidents which you would associate with being homeless,” such as public intoxication, petty larceny and trespassing.

He was arrested recently in two separate incidents: One for breaking into a woman’s home, drinking a beer and then falling asleep in her bed just two weeks after he had been arrested on the North Ferry.

Police said that Mr. Mendoza fell asleep on the ferry and refused to leave.

Det. Edward Grathwohl, who handled the case, said that the garage where Mr. Mendoza was found was having interior construction work done; he said it was possible that some people working on the garage had informed Mr. Mendoza that nobody would be around to bother him if he slept there overnight.

According to Jay Engle, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, a low of 5 degrees was reported in Greenport Thursday night into Friday. Across the tri-state area, record lows were reported in Islip, at JFK and LaGuardia Airports, at Central Park and in Bridgeport, Conn.

Temperatures ranged from 1 degree to 10.

Chief Flatley said that the exact cause of Mr. Mendoza’s death remains under investigation by the medical examiner.

Neighbors said the house police identified as the location of the death was owned by a Harlem couple, though no one rented it, to their knowledge. Penny and Patt Rudder, who live across the street from the house, said they had no idea anything had happened last night.

“That’s really sad,” Ms. Rudder said. “That’s crazy.”

After hearing of Mr. Mendoza’s death, Ms. Rudder said she wants to rally neighbors to do more for the local homeless population, like collect pillows and sleeping bags to distribute to keep them warm. Mr. Rudder already volunteers at John’s Place, a local shelter for homeless and needy people.

Ms. Rudder said while organizations like John’s Place help those downtown, there are few resources on the outskirts of the village.

“If there’s anything I can do, even make a pot of soup or something, if they’re out there freezing to death around the corner from me, for heaven’s sake, let me know.” she said.

ORIGINAL STORY: According to Southold Police, a man was found dead last night in a detached garage on Second Street in Greenport.

Police said 44-year-old German Mendoza was found by a friend who was checking on his well being due to the cold weather.

The death is not considered to be suspicious at this time. It is under investigation by Southold Town Police and the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The building at 1491 Main Road used to house a North Fork Bank branch. (Credit: Michael White)

Citing ever-ongoing efforts to operate “as efficiently as possible while continuing to provide quality service and products,” a Capital One Bank spokeswoman confirmed this week the company will be closing down its Jamesport branch.

It’s one of five branches and one drive-up bank closing in Suffolk County, said the spokeswoman, Julie Rakes.

They’re be closing April 24 or April 25, she said.

“We take the decision to consolidate branch locations seriously, as we understand the effect that it has on our associates and customers,” Ms. Rakes said. “Customers were informed via letter mailed January 21 of the branch closing.”

The branch’s five employees were all given more than 90 days notice that their positions were being eliminated, she said.

“They will be able to post for roles at other Capital One locations and the company will assist in that process,” she said. “In addition, all impacted associates will be eligible to receive a severance package, including retraining assistance and outplacement services if they are not able to find another role within the company.

One loyal customer of two decades interviewed outside the branch Friday said the company was making a mistake.

“They’re being pennywise and pound foolish,” said Paul Wilmot, a business owner who lives nearby.

“I hate it,” he said. “These people are the best. I’m only here because of these ladies. I’ve been with them for over 20 years. It’s convenient because it’s right here. I come here, they know me. Now what? I have to go somewhere else and reinvent myself.”

Employees at the branch said they could not comment on its impending closure.

Customers in Jamesport will see their accounts automatically transferred to the Riverhead branch on Route 58, Ms. Rakes said.

“There will be no changes to customers’ accounts or their account numbers; they will continue to receive the same level of high quality service at any of our nearly 900 branches,” she said.

The building at 1491 Main Road used to house a North Fork Bank branch.

North Fork was absorbed in 2006 by the much larger Capital One, which acquired it for $13.2 billion.

The other branches closing in Suffolk are in Amagansett, Bay Shore, East Quogue, Stony Brook and the Deer Park drive-up.

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The Railroad Dock in Greenport. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)

After months of negotiation, Greenport Village is about ready to take Suffolk County completely out of the equation when dealing with the Railroad Dock. 

Since the early 1980s, the dock has been leased to the county by the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The county then subleased it to the village for a token fee of $1 per year. But last July, the Suffolk County Legislature officially ended its lease with the MTA after a unanimous vote.

The new agreement has Greenport Village assume the county’s position in the lease, something that had been worked on for months since the legislature’s resolution passed.

“More or less, the transaction should be approved by the village,” said Village attorney Joseph Prokop. “It’s been something we’ve been looking forward to for a long time.”

Mr. Prokop said the new agreement with the MTA will allow the village to “constructively work with the users of the docks” directly. The agreement is nearly done, he added, saying that a few sticking points in the language of the agreement still need to be ironed out before it’s ready for the Village Board’s approval.

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A 62-year-old Cutchogue man was arrested Wednesday for reportedly selling alcoholic beverages to an underage undercover state police operative during a sting conducted by members of the New York State Police Barracks in Riverside.

According to police, Louis Genovese, a clerk at the Mattituck shop At Your Service Beverage, was charged with unlawful dealing with a child and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage. He was issued an appearance ticket returnable to Southold Town Justice Court at a later date.

The following 11 establishments were also checked and found to be in compliance, police said.

MATTITUCK:

7/11

Vintage Wines

La Tienda

The Handy Pantry

Shields Find Wines & Spirits

BP Gas Mart

CUTCHOGUE:

Valero Food Mart

7/11

Peconic Liquors

Citgo Gas Mart

SOUTHOLD:

Empire Gas Royal Mini Mart

• Attorney Martin Finnegan of Mattituck has rejoined the Riverhead law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo as a partner. He left that firm in June 2009 to serve as attorney for the Town of Southold. Mr. Finnegan returns with extensive experience in municipal and environmental law. His general practice will also address land use and zoning matters; commercial litigation; real estate, corporate and business law; and tax certiorari and estate planning. He will work in both the Riverhead and North Fork offices of the firm.

• The North Fork Chamber of Commerce’s February dinner meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. at the Hellenic Restaurant in East Marion. There will be a meet-and-greet with candidates running for the Greenport Village mayor and trustee positions. Members, $28; non-members, $35. RSVP at 631-765-3161 or info<\@>northforkchamber.org.

You know when you’re lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking how badly you’d like to fall asleep?

It usually happens after thinking of just about everything else, which for me usually consists of creative story leads I can never remember, appointments I need to plan and when I last got my car’s oil changed. 

But health experts say you can actually take control of the situation, using one of the body’s most natural functions — breathing, which can also help during times of stress.

“Calmness is key to everything,” said Patrick Giugliano, manager and lead technician at the Riverhead-Southampton Sleep Disorder Center. “If you’re excited, you’re going to have trouble sleeping.”

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Dr. Alexis Hugelmeyer of the Suah Center for Natural Healthcare in Riverhead said that deep breathing improves oxygen delivery to tissues, which can have a calming effect and reduce stress hormone levels.

“Unfortunately most people do not regularly practice breathing as a method of controlling stress,” she said.

Stress is often be the reason behind a sleepless night, Mr. Giugliano said.

“When you go to bed, you think about the lows or the highs, but it is really best to think about things that are mindless,” he said.

Certified clinical hypnotherapist Phoenix Redhawk of the Suah Center said breathing exercises can help, whether you’re in need of a good night’s sleep or clearing the mind of all that’s heavy.

“The breathing techniques that I teach have amazing results,” she said. “It is so, so easy.”

Start by making yourself comfortable, fluffing up that pillow and closing your eyes.

“Take a nice deep breath in through the nose, hold it for a moment and exhale evenly through the mouth,” she said. “They will find that even with that one cycle of breathing the process has begun.”

It begins to influence your heart rate, blood pressure, stress levels and many other bodily functions, she said.

Begin by breathing to counts of three: inhale for three seconds, hold that breath for three seconds, and then exhale evenly for three seconds. Do this three times, then switch to a cycle of six-second breaths, using the same pattern, she said. Then go back to three.

Repeat as necessary until you find yourself drifting away, she advised.

“When you’re doing the count and circular breath, your mind really can’t focus on anything else; you have to focus on what you’re doing,” Ms. Redhawk said.

Even if someone does not get their eight hours of sleep, “when they allow the mind and body to relax, they do much better the next day than if they allowed themselves to get frustrated tossing and turning,” she said.

Got a health question or column idea? Email Carrie Miller at cmiller@timesreview.com. Follow @carriemiller01

A 1920 census record from Pennsylvania. (Credit: Ancestry.com)

Say it with me: Cesidio Joseph Pinciaro III.

Having difficulty pronouncing my name? Join the club.

It’s OK. I’ve learned to live with it by now.

The first day of school was always awkward when the teacher would get to my name. It came to the point where I’d just raise my hand when she hesitated after reaching the “P” names. Employers have cocked their heads to the side when I’ve told them my given name. Telemarketers, insurance companies and bankers completely bungle it over the phone, not that they really care. Microsoft Word underlines my name with a red squiggle; no, it’s not a typo.

The list goes on.

My name is not easy to pronounce, it’s different and it’s a name most people have never even heard before. In fact, before coming to the News-Review and Suffolk Times, I’d never heard of anyone else outside of my family named Cesidio. As it turns out, however, I share a first name with our sales director’s great-grandfather.

But if my pregnant wife gives birth to a boy next month (we don’t know the gender), the world will soon know yet another Cesidio — Cesidio Joseph Pinciaro IV.

For someone who’s actually a fourth-generation American, having an outdated foreign family name is interesting, to say the least. As a kid, there were times I wanted a “normal” first name like my friends: Rob, Dave, Pat, Mark, Pat, Steve, Matt, Brian, Pat. Nobody really wants to be the different one on the first day of school, right?

As I grew up, though, I started to realize that different didn’t necessarily mean bad. In fact, it can be pretty cool. First off, it’s always a good talking point. I’ve told people “Cesidio” means “Chester” or “Charles” in Italian, fabricating stories for my own entertainment: “My relatives are big Chester Arthur fans.”

The foreign name gives me a bit of mystique, too, right? OK, maybe not. It’s nice to think it does though.

But more important, it’s a link to the past that I can’t escape and I’ll always have. Carrying the family name, it’s impossible for me to forget that my ancestors went through Lord-knows-what to get me and my family where we are today.

A few years back, I fished through Ancestry.com to try and get at least some clues of what my ancestors did actually go through. Some of what I found was amazing. On his passport, in fact, my great-grandfather Giuseppe Pinciaro lists his father’s name as Cesidio — something my grandfather never even knew.

“My father didn’t really know his father,” my Papa told me last week, and he didn’t talk about him much. Apparently my great-great grandfather drowned in a river when Giuseppe — who in a page straight out of a history book, came to America unable to speak English with $3.40 in his pocket — was 4 years old.

As I’ve considered the reality that I could have a son named Cesidio Joseph Pinciaro IV, I’ve found it worthwhile to look into the story behind the name myself.

From what I’ve found online, it seems to roughly translate from a Latin word meaning ‘bluish-green,’ pointing possibly to eye color. Fittingly, all three Cesidio Joseph Pinciaros have blue eyes.

The name gained particular popularity in the late 1800s in a central, more rural region of Italy called Abruzzo. That’s where my great-grandparents, Giuseppe and Crocafissa Pinciaro, came from. Giuseppe was born May 15, 1894, in Pettarano sul Giuzio — which today has about 1,300 people. Six years after my great-grandfather’s birth, a priest born about an hour away from him named Cesidio Giacomantonio was killed during the Boxer Rebellion in China on a mission trip, according to Catholic.org. Many people in the region — one of the poorer parts of the country — apparently took to honoring their local martyr by naming children, businesses and the like after him.

St. Cesidio Giacomantonio was later canonized by Pope John Paul II, along with 119 other missionaries who died in China from the mid-1600s to the mid-1900s. My grandfather said that in the city of Sulmona, Italy, signs for restaurants and other buildings to this day can still be found to be named after St. Cesidio.

One of the many things I’ve realized during my wife’s pregnancy is that naming a human being can carry quite a lot of pressure. Who knew? And I’m not very good at naming things. I’ve never named my cars, my fantasy sports team names are always so-so and, luckily, our dogs already had names when my wife and I adopted them.

It’s good to know that at least if we have a boy, the kid will have a name we’ll be able to be proud of — even if he has to suffer through some awkward first days of school.

And if it’s a girl? You’ll have to ask my wife. Cesidio Joseph Pinciaro IV is pretty much a lock for a son, so she’ll get to choose a name for a daughter.

Grade 12: Leah Baxendale, Mary Bertschi, Rachel Burns, Abigail Conway, Michael Cosmadelis, Ryan DiGregorio, Jack Dunne, Jonna Franke, Natalie Hocker, Jennifer Jaklevic, Jessica Jerome, Shayne Johnson, Kaitlyn Kettenbeil, Heather Koscinch, Alexandra Lasot, Callahan Long, Ajsia Martocchia, Matthew McCarthy, Katherine Mejia-Hernandez, Jennifer Membreno Umana, Thomas Messana, Sean Moran, Sarah Perry, Sophie Pickerell, Alexander Poliwoda, Emily Pressler, Gregory Quist, Julia Saccamano, Jessica Saporita, Claudia Steinmuller, Willow Sutton, William Tondo, Chrysovalantou Tsoumpelis, Megan VanBourgondien, Juliane VanGorden, Nicholas VanMater, Liam Walker, Morgan Walter, Winter Wilcenski.

Grade 11: Gina Anasagasti, Samuel Basel, Theresa Connolly, Julia Daddona, Jacqueline Davey, Michael Dolan, Peter Fouchet, Kimiko Fujita, Vivienne Glasser, Carson Hughes, Katherine Hunstein, Esther Jeffrey, Paige Messana, Noah Mina, Margaret Naleski, Leah Passanant, Bryan Patchell, Lily Saeli, Julia Schade, Andrew Seifert, Liam Simmons, Ethan Sisson, Walker Sutton, Aidan Toy, Albert (Aidan) Vandenburgh, Aidan Walker.

Grade 10: Emma Alvarez, Jessie Bakanic, Samantha Baldwin, Garrison Bennett, Abagail Cacovic, Nicole Christman, Evelyn Cummings, Douglas Fiedler, Miguel Gomez, Stephen Hocker, Owen Klipstein, Robert Kruszeski, Jake McCarthy, Patrick McFarland, Jamie Molnar, Maryann Nunez Estrada, Sean Okula, Quinn Osmer, Emily Perry, Meg Pickerell, Charles Poliwoda, Alessandra Ramirez, Kyle Skrezec, Edwin Ward IV.

Grade 9: Harry Antonucci, Brooke Averette, Katie Baumann, Alexandra Cardi, Rebecca Dickerson, Ashley Hilary, Katherine Jarvis, Kathryn Jernick, Ann Lincoln, William (Liam) Mullen, Kai Obinata, Jared Palumbo.

Grade 8: Sabrina Basel, Jonathan Baumann, Bryanna Bay, Ally Boyle, Eric Connolly, Patrick Connolly, Tyler DeFrese, Amanda Dickerson, Samantha Dunne, Robert Elliston, Jaedon Glasstein, Van Karsten, Max Kruszeski, Marie Mullen, Jake Okula, Emiliann Palermo, Emily Russell, Olivia Saccamano, Dante Tramontana, Michael Wineberger.

Grade 7: Walter (Cole) Brigham IV, Jane Burns, Jacquelyn Constantine, Jack Cosmadelis, Matthew Crean, William Dickerson, Nicholas Eckhardt, Elizabeth Jernick, Kathryn Kilcommons, Olivia Lynch, Jessica Mele, Simon Mraz, Ella Neese, Maximilian Pasko, Elizabeth Quinones, Angelina Ramirez, Anna Yao Reilly, Steven Russell, Stephen Schill, Joseph Silvestro, Kaitlin Tobin, Rhian Tramontana, Nicholas Vicinanza, Emma Whittington-Quarty.

HONOR ROLL
Grade 12: Steven Amato, Liam Anderer, Christopher Buono, Jacob DePaulis, Zachary Ellis, Jasmine Fell, Alexis Leonard, Michaela Manno, William McAllister, Patryk Mejsak, Jonathan Rempe, Gus Rymer, Lukasz Sklodowski, Cara Vaccariello, Kitty Zheng.

Grade 11: Raeann Berry, Adam Best, Angela Bucci, William Bucci, Kathryn Comiskey, Michael DiCandia, Sarah Gaffga, Julia Girzadas, Heather Jarvis, Juliette Liegey, Ewa Mejsak, Jennifer Pressler, Cora Small.

Grade 10: Maria Amador, Adam Baldwin, Grace Bruer, Mathew Cardi, Michael Christman, Dylan Clausen, Kylee DeFrese, Evelin Garcia Palencia, Angelica Klavas, Anthony Klavas, Julia Mele, Althea Mignone, Mark Moran, Nicolas Orientale, Daisy Rymer, Joseph Saporita, Alexander Seifert, Jheimy Uguna, Willow Wilcenski.

Grade 9: Jose Agustin Gomez, Charlotte Allen, Alexandra Apadula, Hayley Brigham, William Burns, Matthew Civiok, Bridgett Comiskey, Mario Contreras, Jacob Dominy, John Gensler, Jack Koslosky, Michael Krause, Julia Kujawski, Mario Menjivar Leon, Annette Newman, Lucie Showalter, Kathryn Stahl, Hannah Sutton, Justin Tobin, Victoria Tondo.

Grade 8: Maxwell Cichanowicz, Olivia Daddona, Gabriella Drumm, Peter Franke, Joseph Hayes, Ryan Hunstein, Courtney Kruk, Anakin Mignone, Rosanna Mollica, Devin Quinones, Franchesca Rodriguez, Casie Vaccariello.

Grade 7: Amanda Bardsley, Justin Eckhardt, James Hoyt, Kate Jones, John Judge, Felecia Kayel, Kenneth Latham, Julia Mejsak, Andrea Palencia Villavicencio, Julia Vicinanza.

The Slaves Burying Ground in Orient. (Credit: Suffolk County Historical Society)

The North Fork of Long Island probably isn’t a place most people associate with slavery, but it “persisted in Oysterponds until about 1830,” according to a plaque marking the Slaves Burying Ground in Orient. 

Highlighted this week as Suffolk County Historical Society’s “Photo of the Week,” 20 slaves are buried at the small, picturesque site, which is located on Narrow River Road and now owned by the Oysterponds Historical Society.

The remains of Dr. Seth Tuthill, proprietor of Hog Pond Farm, and his wife, Maria, are also interred there. They died in 1850 and 1840, respectively. The site’s marker states it was the couple’s “wish that they be buried with their former servants.”

This was highly unusual, according to Doris Glover and Jean LaPorte, authors of “Genealogical History of the Tuthill Family.”

“It was unthinkable … that slaves be buried with their owners, in cemeteries of white people,” they wrote.

Regardless, the Tuthills reportedly formed strong bonds with their slaves and wanted to be buried alongside them, Suffolk County Historical Society officials wrote in an email. Unable to find any existing cemeteries that would accommodate their wishes, they created the Slaves Burying Ground on a portion of their property, using granite boulders as gravestones.

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The snow that has begun to fall across the North Fork might only add up to a couple inches, but the freezing rain that could follow might make travel difficult this evening, the National Weather Service has warned. 

The snow is expected to change to rain and freezing rain about 9 p.m. and a Winter Weather Advisory will remain into effect until about 2 a.m. Sunday, the NWS said.

“Snow covered roads coated with ice will make walking and driving hazardous,” the advisory reads.

Winds are not expected to be a significant factor and temperatures are expected to climb back above freezing by late Sunday morning, according to the forecast.

Snow totals are predicted to add up to about one to two inches tonight.

If you’re a dog lover, this is an app you should download. (Credit: Joseph Pinciaro)

Anyone who enjoys animals, leisurely strolls or a combination of the two can take advantage of a new smartphone app that directs cash to a local animal shelter every time they take a walk.

Walk For a Dog uses the location services function on smartphones to track users’ walks and then makes a donation to an animal shelter of their choosing — just for using the app. 

Walk For a Dog, powered by Maryland-based parent company WoofTrax, is one of many fundraising apps to pair sponsorship deals and advertisements with users who want to give back.

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“There are millions of people who are walking their dogs every day,” said WoofTrax CEO and founding partner Doug Hexter. “We are pairing those efforts and creating a social mission that is supported by advertising and sponsorship.”

Donations are funded by the app’s major sponsors, which include pet health insurance company Trupanion and Pet360, an animal parenting and lifestyles website. Shelters can become beneficiaries after providing WoofTrax with proof that they are not-for-profit animal welfare organizations.

The amount donated to a user’s chosen shelter does factor in the number of miles walked. But, according to an October article on The Huffington Post, distance is less important that the number of walkers signed up via the app to support an individual shelter and how often they walk.

“The benefit to [sponsors] is they get to piggyback onto our social mission and it is a great way to reach folks who have pets directly,” Mr. Hexter said, calling it a win-win-win for everybody.”

“We’re promoting the emotional bond for both the canine and the human, there’s the exercise component and then the third win there is the benefit to the animal shelter,” he said.

Southold Animal Shelter kennel attendant Laura Zurek cleans up one of the cat rooms Monday morning. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)

Since the app was launched last fall, users have walked over three million miles for the benefit of more than 4,500 shelters nationwide and over $65,000 has been donated to shelters specified by the app’s users, according to data provided by WoofTrax.

Mr. Hexter said that even people who don’t have dogs can to participate by choosing the app’s “Walk for Cassie” option, named for his foxhound mix, when they walk.

Pam Greene, executive director of Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton, said “this could be fairly significant for Kent, as a lot of people are out here are walking their dogs on a daily basis. There are a number of good dog parks and preserves with trails they can take advantage of.”

Ms. Greene said all of Kent’s dog volunteer dog-walkers are using the app and that she hopes it inspires others to volunteer at the shelter.

“Going for a walk is great for the dog and it’s great for the walker, too,” she said. “And the more they walk the dogs, the more donations we can get.”

Gabby Glantzman of North Fork Animal Welfare League, which manages town shelters in Riverhead and Southold, said her organization has already received donations via the app. And while it has only been a few dollars, she said, every penny helps them care for animals in need.

“We have a lot of animals that need medical care and that means we have a lot of large medical bills coming in,” Ms. Glantzman said. “We have dogs come in that need all types of surgeries, so every dollar really does count. If you’re going to be walking your dog anyway, why not help other animals at the same time?”

To download the app, visit wooftrax.com.

January has disappeared around the corner, taking with it the shreds of hundreds, maybe thousands, of New Year’s resolutions. I think any resolution that lasted, say, 13 days, was successful — that’s 13 days fewer of some persistent, distressing habit. 

Here, though, I’m focusing on dieting, that primordial urge to lose weight that sinks its claws into so many of us on Jan. 1. There are endless books covering weight loss; my wife is still going strong with the one she chose, “The Carb Lovers Diet” by Kunes and Largeman-Roth. (Doesn’t it seem odd that someone named Largeman would get involved with a diet book?) She eats copious amounts of lettuce, kale, peppers, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, celery — foods I normally associate with Peter Rabbit — but she’s enjoying it all and is getting the hoped-for results. (I’m staying away from any actual numbers here, for personal safety reasons.) She likes working from a book — soothing confirmation from invisible companions, perhaps an occasional chiding.

I called some of our women friends to see if they’d made similar commitments. (I called no men, for men simply cut back from six six-packs a month to five, all the way up to Super Bowl Sunday! Stunning.) My first call was to a lady who was indeed on a diet and felt good about herself for sticking to it. She was also using a book, “The South Beach Diet” (Agastos), had a specific number of pounds in mind and was approaching the goal line.

The second call was similar. Yes, on a diet; yes, having some success , but no book involved. She said she’d often used the South Beach approach and had much of it stored in her head. I wondered if South Park had an entertaining diet plan; she gave no dignified reply.

The final conversation was heartening. “Yes, I start a diet every year and last about two weeks.” (This is my kind of person.) “I’ve tried the Scarsdale, the Atkins, the Suzanne Somers — forget it, when do we eat?” I hasten to add that all these ladies are extremely attractive and a pleasure to walk behind.

Here’s something I recently came across:

In the beginning God covered the earth with beautifully colored vegetables so man and woman would live long and healthy lives.

And Satan presented mayonnaise, blue cheese dressing, creamy Italian and croutons. Man and woman gained 15 pounds each.

And God brought forth potatoes, low in fat and brimming with life-sustaining nutrients.

And Satan removed the skin, sliced them into slivers, deep fried them in animal fats and added considerable salt. And woman jumped from size 8 to size 10.

And God gave lean beef that they might consume fewer calories and still enjoy sumptuous eating.

And Satan created MacDonald’s and said, “You want fries with that?”

And the two went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created triple bypass surgery.

It was Henny Youngman who said, “They were light eaters; as soon as it got light they started to eat.”

Hey, bon appétit. Maybe Reader’s Digest will issue a Condensed Diet Book, covering only every third day or so.

Mr. Case, of Southold, is retired from Oxford University Press. He can be reached at Caseathome@aol.com.

HIGH HONOR ROLL
Grade 12: Lisa Angell, Courtney Benediktsson, Christopher Dwyer, Harrison Forte, William Gildersleeve, Joshua Hassildine, Walter Jacob, Rony Javier, Madison Kent, Adrianna Lawson, Emma Leaden, Constantina Leodis, Christopher Mauceri, Ryan Messinger, Emily Mincieli, Christopher Molchan, Courtney Murphy, Ian Nish, Oliver Orr, Daniel Parks, Pulith Peiris, Marcos Perivolaris, Sarah Pfennig, Colby Prokop, Heidy Quizhpi, Leah Santacroce, Alyssa Scartozzi, Christopher Sledjeski, Jamie Stonemetz, Abigail Terry, Haley Unger, Nicole Zurawski.

Grade 11: John Batuello, Thomas Behr, Julie Dickerson, Carly Doorhy, Jack Dufton, Emma Fasolino, Erin Feeney, Liam Finnegan, Sarah Fogarty, Gwyneth Foley, David Folk, Yianni Giannaris, Sarah Goerler, Jacquelin Gonzalez, Audrey Hoeg, Katherine Hoeg, Chloe Janis, Raven Janoski, Caroline Keil, Anna Kowalski, Julie Krudop, Antonina Lentini, Dylan Marlborough, Meghan McKillop, Lika Osepashvili, Artemis Pando, Meghan Pawlik, Courtney Penny, Dawn Rochon, Miranda Sannino, Kimberly Scheer, Greg Sheryll, Sophia Sluyters, Andrew Stakey, William Stuckart, Lucas Webb, Charles Zaloom.

Grade 10: Eshi Baldano, Amy Li Berninger, Alex Bradley, Ty Bugdin, Alexander Burns, Charley Claudio, Sean Gambaiani, Daniel Harkin, Cheyenne Harris, Thomas Hoeg, Samantha Husak, Tina Imbriano, Colleen Kelly, Joseph Kelly, Brendan Kent, Colette Kodym, Amy Macaluso, Ryan McCaffery, James McDonald, Joseph Mele, Carter Montgomery, Corinne Reda, Sascha Rosin, Tyler Seifert, Sarah Shannon, Ryan Shuford, Dale Stonemetz, Christopher Waggoner, Dylan Wilsberg.

Grade 9: Talia Aiello, Larysa Andreadis, Alexandra Beebe, Alexander Bellavia, Brittany Benediktsson, Jack Bokina, Ashley Burns, Ashley Chew, James Clementi, David Conroy, Liam Corbley, Mackenzie Daly, Joy Davis, Jane DiGregorio, Elizabeth Dwyer, Sean Feeney, Brian Feeney, Samantha Fine, Rebecca Foster, Brianna Fox, Jaime Gaffga, Jacqueline Galdamez Santa Maria, Macie Grathwohl, Rebecca Hammerle, Shawn Howell, Sophie Jacobs, Leah Kerensky, Justin Lake, Anthony Lopez, Chelsea Marlborough, Grace McKeon, Lucas Micheels, Emily Mowdy, Jakob Olsen, Madison Osler, Alexandria Peters, Jennifer Rutkoski, Joseph Stuckart, Thomas Sullivan, Alexandra Talbot, Martha Terry, Carly Unger, Carly Woods, Kathryn Zaloom.

Grade 8: Lauren Bihm, Sarah Bihm, Charles Bordsen, Kaitlyn Brisotti, Max Cantelmo, Dorothy Condon, Christian Demchak, Annabel Donovan, Kaitlyn Driscoll, Gabrielle Dwyer, Michelle Escalante, Anne Finnegan, Caleb Foley, Jillian Gaffga, Savvas Giannaris, Bryce Grathwohl, Gabriella Hassildine, Claudia Hoeg, Riley Hoeg, Christopher Imbriano, Rachel Janis, Wilber Javiel Cruz, Mason Kelly, Kristen Lisowy, Antonio Marine, Sean McDonald, Catherine McGrath, Sierra McShane, Cassidy Mullin, Tyler Olsen, Tyler F. Olsen, Mikayla Osmer, Katherine Parks, Ashley Perkins, Trevor Poole, Meghan Riley, Amber Rochon, Lily Russell, Wylee Sanders, Madison Schmidt, Olivia Schutte, Ryan Seifert, Julie Seifert, Madelyn Shannon, Thomas Silleck, Matthew Sledjeski, Mia Slovak, Madison Storm, Christina Tomao, Courtney Trzcinski, Francesca Vasile-Cozzo, Gabrielle Wahlers.

Grade 7: Ian Baker, Margaret Bruer, Anna Burns, Kianja Christian, James DiBartolo, Cole DiGregorio, Shelby Dufton, Gabrielle Finora, Julia Gammon, Justin Garbarino, Claire Gatz, Grace Golder, Viktoria Harkin, Miranda Hedges, Andrew Hildesheim, Mackenzie Hoeg, Charlotte Keil, Abigail Kerensky, Hayden Kitz, Adam Kobel, James Kowalski, Jenna Lisowy, Payton Maddaloni, Tyler Marlborough, Shannon Massey, Paige Mather, Jessica Mazzeo, Mildred Monroy, Taylor Montgomery, Christopher Nicholson, Jillian Orr, Jordan Osler, Rachel Park, Cade Patchell, Dane Reda, Emmet Ryan, Jessica Scheer, Grace Shipman, Tyler Shuford, Rylie Skrezec, Joshua Starzee, Emily Sullivan, Christopher Talbot II, Kathryn Thompson, Brett Walsh, Matthew Warns, Thomas Wilton.

HONOR ROLL
Grade 12: Kaylee Bergen, Brianne Briggmann, Steven Brisotti, Joseph Cavanagh, Nicole Considine, Andrew Cushman, Jacqueline Diaz, Kevin Diffley, Jack DiGregorio, Olivia Finn, Kayla Gibbons, Benjamin Hinsch, Amanda Hodun, Victoria Ireland, James Nish, Nicholas Noormae, Michael O’Rourke, Rebecca Piraino, Randy Salvitti, Marisa Sannino, Cal Seifert, Sarah Sheppard, Molly Smith, Cady Vitale, Diana West, Ya-Xin You, Andrew Young, Andrew Yurchison, Ryan Zlatniski.

Grade 11: Cassidy Arnzen, Taylor Berkoski, Hayley Berry, Eddie Dowling, Alec Durkin, Hannah Fitzgerald, Ava Gaines, Austin Gao, Emily Gatz, Joseph Graeb, Skyler Grathwohl, Katerina Hatzinikolaou, Christina Hatzinikolaou, Jeffrey Hauser, Frank Imbriano, Trevor Larsen, Alison LePre, Joseph Lisowy, Garrett Malave, Daniel Nugent, Kristina Olsen, Michael Onufrak, Samuel Shaffery, Cecilia Stevens, Joseph Tardif, Parker Tuthill, Mia Vasile-Cozzo, Rachel Voegel.

Grade 10: Chance Anderson, Ryan Buchholz, Karen Carrillo, Katherine Celic, Joseph Considine, Caitlyn Deerkoski, Grace Izzo, Luke Karlin, Kyle Makely, Christopher Massey, Matthew Mauceri, Eric Momente, Karolina Morawski, McKenzi Murphy, Cassandra Nine, Johanna Pedone, Grace Pellegrino, Melanie Pfennig, Joshua Prager, Hannah Prokop, Autumn Reichardt, Sean Robbins, Ally Robins, Christopher Schroeder, Emily Sidor, Katherine Stumpf, Mary Wilton, Amanda Young.

Grade 9: Luke Bokina, Alissa Dabrowski, Kaitlyn Ficarra, Daniel Folk, Wade Foster, Drew Hahn, Collin Kaminsky, Jack Kitz, Jacob Kupecki, Taylor Larsen, Jordyn Maichin, Stephen Masotti, Justin McKinney, Mauricio Moran, Stephen Nyilas, Thomas Olsen, Dennis O’Rourke, Sarah Park, Jillian Pedone, Greta Peters, Riley Peterson, Peter Pugliese, Elvira Puluc, Jacqueline Secaida, Dominick Skrezec, Connor Smith, Logan Urick, Julia Vasile-Cozzo.

Grade 8: Miranda Annunziata, Isaiah Baker, William Burns, Alexis Burns, Trinity Butler Kelly, Heather Carita, Tyler Cirincione, Cassidy Deerkoski, Joseph DePinto, David Fasolino, Benjamin Golanec, Melina Harris, Lucas Kosmynka, Jessica Lessard, Jonathan Lisowy, Kyle McFadden, Emily McKillop, Kacper Michalak, Brian Molchan, Alexander Nadel, Teagan Nine, Matteo Pellegrini, Mariano Perez, Stephanie Perez, Ethan Prager, Aidan Reilly, Bayleigh Rienecker, Andrew Righi, Francesco Sannino, Matthew Schroeck, Joseph Sciotto, Christopher Siejka, Nikita Siracusano, Benjamin Webb, Caitlin Westermann, Goksel Zaim, Lauren Zuhoski.

Grade 7: Jack Burkhardt, Rhiannon Cherney, Joseph Corso, Oswald Cuellar, Matthew Czujko, Emma Flint, Halle Foster, William Hickox, Sean Jester, Madeleine Jimenez, Marissa Lechner, Jadyn Maichin, Joshua Masotti, Kyle McCaskie, Hannah Murphy, Jennifer Palencia, Eric Palencia, Veronica Pugliese, Morgan Puterbaugh, Sarah Santacroce, Aidan Sawaya, Mathew Schultz, Parker Sheppard, Colby Suglia, Sarah Wahl, Luke Wojtas, Taylor Zuhoski.

EFFORT ROLL
Grade 12: Amanda Pfeifer
Grade 11: Samantha Smilovich
Grade 10: Kyle Schultz
Grade 9: Aaron Conner, Adriana Hernandez, Jose Chamale-Puluc

COMMENDED STUDENTS
Grade 8: Jake Catalano, Kaela McGowan
Grade 7: Xavier Allen, Tia Flythe, Emily Javier, Adam Kaya

Newsday sportswriter Bob Herzog interviews Shoreham-Wading River quarterback Danny Hughes after the Wildcats won the Long Island Championship in November. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister)

The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame recently announced its 2015 inductees, who will be formally honored at a ceremony May 8 in Hauppauge.

The hall of fame, located in Patchogue, has inducted numerous locals over the years, from Greenport basketball player and coach Al Edwards, to former Southold coach Richard Osmer and former Riverhead sportswriter Bob Burns. 

A total of 10 people will be inducted in this year’s class. They are:

Gary Lee Brown, football: A former NFL offensive lineman who attended Brentwood High School and Georgia Tech.

Harold Cooley, bowling coach: The girls bowling coach at East Islip High School since 1985. He’s the first inductee for bowling.

Ken Friedheim, gymnastics coach: He was the boys varsity gymnastics coach at Sachem High School for 37 years, beginning in 1969.

Rob Grable, baseball: A three-sport athlete at Connetquot High School in the late 1980s. He went to play baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies.

John Gregorek, track & field: A two-time USA Olympian in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in the 1980 and 1984 Games.

Bob Herzog, journalist: A Commack High School and Syracuse University graduate, he is currently a senior sportswriter at Newsday as well as adjunct professor at Stony Brook University.

Richard Mercurio, lacrosse coach: He totaled 316 wins as lacrosse coach at Sachem High School from 1985 to 2005.

Rob Pannell, lacrosse: A standout lacrosse player at Smithtown High School and Cornell University, he was the No. 1 pick in the 2013 Major League Lacrosse Draft.

Carol Rose, lacrosse coach: The varsity lacrosse coach at Northport High School for the past 25 years, she’s compiled 351 wins.

Walter Williams, athletic director: The former athletic director at Babylon High School from 1939 to 1960.

2015 Special Recognition Award: Central Islip Fire Department “Hoboes” Drill Team — The “Hoboes” captured seven tournament victories in the 2014 season, including the Suffolk County and New York State Championships.

Looking for work? Check out the Times/Review classified section.

Looking for work, or know someone who is?

Times/Review classifieds offers local companies a place to advertise their job openings each week, and this week 50 positions are available from plumbers, marine technicians to drivers.

And for anyone interested in submitting a classified ad, email: classifieds@timesreview.com.

Check out the listings below:

BUS SERVICE POSITION: F/T. Sunrise Coach Lines, located in Greenport, is looking for a qualified self-starting person to service and clean our buses. CDL license preferred but will train the right person. Prior experience a plus. Union position with benefits. Please inquire, 631-477-1201. Ask for Jim or Karen.

CALL CENTER REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS: F/T, P/T, various shifts available. Must be able to work a Saturday or Sunday every week. For corporate headquarters located in Southold. Spanish proficiency a plus. For complete details about the position and to apply, visit

CASE MANAGER: F/T, temporary through December 2015. For our bridges to family program located in Hauppauge, NY. BA in social work or related field and 1-year related experience required. MSW or related field and related experience preferred. Valid NYS driver’s license required. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, NY. Send resume, wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631-929-6203 EOE.

CASE MANAGER SUPERVISOR: F/T, temporary through December 2015. For our bridges to family program located in Hauppauge, NY. BA in social work or related field and 5 years’ related experience required. MSW or related field and related experience preferred. Valid NYS driver’s license required. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, NY. Send resume, wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631-929-6203. EOE

CHILDCARE WORKERS: F/T, P/ T and per diem needed to supervise the daily living activities and ensure the safety of children in our residential treatment center. Related experience preferred and valid NYS driver’s license required. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, N.Y. Send resume, wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631-929-6203. EOE.

COUNTER PERSON: F/T for retail fish market. Weekends and holidays a must. Excellent customer service skills required and knowledge of fish helpful. Salary based on experience. Benefits, profit sharing. Contact Ken, 631-734-6700 or email your resume to: info@braunseafood.com

DIESEL/HEAVY-EQUIPMENT MECHANIC: Heated shop. Must have own tools/transportation. 516-458-7328.

DIRECT CARE WORKERS: P/T and per diem needed to care for developmentally disabled adults in our intermediate care facility. Related experience preferred and valid NYS driver’s license required. Little Flower Children and Family Services, Wading River, N.Y. Send resume, wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631-929-6203. EOE.

DOCK BUILDER: F/T, year round. Experienced. Driver’s license required. South Shore. Benefits. 516-458-7328.

DOCK BUILDING LABORER: Clean driver’s license a plus. Hard work, good pay. Call 631-477-6463 (evenings).

DRAFTSPERSON/CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR: P/T, F/T. Residential experience helpful. 631- 734-7455.

DRIVER: Early hours, 3 a.m. Airport runs and NYC. Own van a plus. Salary commensurate with experience. Send all qualifications to pbfarm@optonline.net

DRIVER: P/T for North Fork bakery. DOT medical certification required. No CDL required. Knowledge of LI and NYC preferred. 631-629-4125.

FARM MAINTENANCE POSITION: Tree and shrub farm located in Jamesport. Experience in growing. Self-starter a must. References required. Bilingual a plus. 516-293-3282.

HOME HEALTH AIDES: New home care agency needs home health aides with driver’s license and experience. Looking for live-in and live-out positions. Bonus to aides that excel in their performance. Car is not required. Hiring now! Please call Samantha, 631-360-3914.

IRRIGATION INSTALLER/SERVICE TECHNICIAN: Clean driver’s license required. Call Sound Shore Irrigation, 631-445-0242.

IRRIGATION INSTALLER/SERVICE TECH.: Clean driver’s license required. 631-298-0288.

KITCHEN WORKER: needed to assist in the kitchen of our residential treatment center. High school diploma and valid NYS driver’s license required. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, NY. Send resume, wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631-929-6203. EOE.

MAINTENANCE WORKER: Looking for a year-round employee with skills in maintenance for private club. Call 631-734-7139 ext 102.

MARINE TECHNICIAN: Self-motivated individual with experience working on large boats. Must be familiar with engines, system, electrical systems. Diesel experience a plus. Must be neat/organized. Retirement, heath benefits, vacation. 631-722-3565, or email info@greatpeconicbaymarina.com

MARINE TECHNICIAN: Career opportunity for skilled, detail-oriented technician with at least 5 years’ experience. Diesel marine back- ground, experience with boats up to 75’ preferred. Competitive earnings package including health benefits, 401(k) and profit sharing. Fully equipped, comfortable shop environment. Ongoing factory training provided to encourage growth. Many employees have been with us 10-plus years or more! Build your career with us at Strong’s Marine. Email resume to ryan@strongsmarine.com or call 631-298-4739, ext. 105.

MECHANIC: Busy construction company. Riverhead location. Must have own tools. Work on diesel/gas trucks, small engines, repairs, etc.

MEDICAL OFFICE: P/T. Busy front desk position, including patient testing. Multi-tasker with excellent customer service skills. Riverhead. Email resume to classads@pressnewsgroup.com (Subject: Blind Box 140). (S)

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST: P/T. Billing experience preferred. Bilingual a plus. Fax resume, 631-208- 9725.

NURSERY SALES/CUSTOMER SERVICE: F/T seasonal with possible P/T offseason for plant nursery. To provide sales and customer support. Must have plant knowledge, computer skills, be organized and have excellent interpersonal skills. Email resume, northforkplants@gmail.com

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST: P/T for our residential treatment center program. Master’s level, licensed occupational therapist and valid NYS driver’s license required. Experience with sensory integration rooms and working with developmentally dis- abled children. Residential experience preferred. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, N.Y. Send resume, wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631-929-6203. EOE.

OFFICE MANAGER: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m. Southampton office. All phases of the bookkeeping/payroll process via QuickBooks, coordinate employees, respond to email, filing, faxing/copying. 4 years’ office experience, must be professional, organized, punctual, able to multi-task. Email resume: sandmine@optonline.net

PARTS POSITION: F/T. Experience a must. Carl’s Equipment Supply. See Chris. 631-727-3500.

PAYROLL COORDINATOR: F/ T. Experience in payroll administration. Degree preferred. Valid NYS driver’s license required. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, NY. Send resume, www.wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631-929-6203. EOE.

PLUMBER MECHANIC: Experienced. All phases of plumbing work. For Southold Plumbing and Heating. NYS driver’s license a must! Contact George, 631-553-3198.

PLUMBING MECHANIC: Experienced. F/T, immediate start for busy plumbing company on East End of LI. Must have own hand tools. Driver’s license a must. Me- chanics and junior mechanics positions available. Pay based on knowledge of plumbing industry. Email resume to cnappeplumbingoffice@gmail.com or call to set up an interview, 631-727-4096.

PLUMBING MECHANIC: Experienced plumbing mechanics needed for growing North Fork company. Excellent salary, medical, dental, 401(k). Must have clean driver’s license. Career opportunity! Call Eileen, 631-298-8181.

PSYCHOTHERAPIST: P/T for our youth residential treatment center. Licensed social worker (LMSW) and valid NYS driver’s license required. Bilingual preferred. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, N.Y. Send resume to wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax, 631-929-6203. EOE.

REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON: Licensed, experienced. All inquiries strictly confidential. Fedun Real Estate, Aquebogue. Call Deirdre Fedun direct, 631-276-1384.

RECEPTIONIST/SERVICE WRITER: Ability to multitask a must. Self-motivated, able to answer phones, greet customers, write up repair orders, advise customers, and order parts. Have knowledge of marine products and boats. Must be friendly. Retirement, health benefits, vacation. 631-722-3565 or email info@greatpeconicbaymarina.com

RESTAURANT POSITIONS: Servers, bussers, hosts for VUE Restaurant. Experience a plus but will train those with a great attitude! Opening April. 631-749-5424.

RESTAURANT MANAGER: P/T, year round, North Fork restaurant. Experience required, hospitality experience preferred. Food/wine knowledge, multi-tasking and people skills for front/back of house. Proficient written/oral communications and social media savvy. Email resumes to classads@pressnewsgroup.com (Subject: Blind Box 195). (S)

SAILING INSTRUCTORS: Have a great summer as a sailing instructor at Devon Yacht Club, Amagansett. Experience in sailing Optimists and 420’s necessary. Will require US Sailing level 1 instructor certification. Great pay, additional income crewing on big boats. Please email your resume to: employment@devonyc.com

SCHOOL POSITIONS: P/T, monitors/food service. Substitutes needed, teachers, teacher’s aides, nurses, clerical, custodial. Westhampton Beach UFSD. Fax resume, 631-288-8351 or email lstevens@whbschools.org

SERVICE PROVIDER: Per diem, temporary through December 2015. For our bridges to family program located in Hauppauge, NY. NYS ABA certification plus related experience preferred. Valid NYS driver’s license required. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, NY. Send resume, wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631-929-6203 EOE.

SOCIAL WORKER, LCSW: F/T. For Riverhead school base prevention and counseling. Email resume, info@riverheadcap.org

SUPERVISOR/APPLIED BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST: P/T for day habilitation. Minimum 5 years’ OPWDD experience and 2 years’ supervisory experience. Master’s in psychology and valid NYS driver’s license required. Little Flower Children and Family Services in Wading River, N.Y. Send resume, wadingriver-jobs@lfchild.org or fax 631-929-6203. EOE.

T-SHIRT SCREEN PRINTER: F/ T. Experience preferred but will train. Send resume to: P.O. Box 921, Riverhead, NY 11901.

TELEMARKETING/SALES POSITION: P/T. No nights or weekends. For Setauket-based community newspaper group. Enthusiasm and telephone work required. Experience helpful. Please email resume to class@tbrnewspapers.com (N)

TICKET AGENT: F/T position for Cross Sound Ferry. Apply in person. 631-323-2761.

VETERINARY TECHNICIAN: F/ T, P/T. The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF), located in Wainscott, NY, is seeking a vet technician to join our team of medical professionals. Experience handling cats and dogs in a shelter, private practice or clinical environment required. Must also live within com- muting distance. Position entails handling/restraining dogs and cats, lifting up to 60 lbs., conducting clinical rounds and assisting in the treatment and care of animals as assigned. Flexible work arrangements considered. Competitive compensation package including excellent health insurance, 401(k) available. Email cover letter/resume, Gloria@arfhamptons.org. No phone calls please. (S)

WAITSTAFF: Year-round servers for SI restaurant. Please call The Islander, 631-749-1998 or stop in to see us.

WAITSTAFF: P/T, lunches during the week. 631-734-5123.

WINERY TASTING ROOM STAFF: Weekend availability is required. Seeking self-motivated, outgoing team player with experience in fast-paced, high-end restaurant, bar, or other hospitality/service setting for tasting room sales/hospitality position. Wine knowledge a plus but will train right candidate. Tasting, host/ hostess, reservations, customer service, events, point of sale, wine club administration, database, shipping. Able to lift 40- 50 lbs repeatedly. At least 21 years of age with valid driver’s license and a TIPS certification will be required. Competitive hourly wage plus tips and other incentives. Send cover letter/resume, hello@kontokostawinery.com. No phone calls, please.

Today’s sunshine and warmer temps melted some snow here on Main Road. (Credit: Jen Nuzzo)

Don’t let Sunday afternoon’s sunshine fool you into thinking winter weather has passed.

The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures are going to drop below freezing tonight with a low at around 15 degrees.

And with this afternoon’s sunny skies at a high near 38 degrees, some melted snow could cause black ice conditions.

Greenport Village administrator Paul Pallas said he hasn’t experienced a big melt on roads since temperatures didn’t rise above 40 degrees. While puddles formed throughout roadways, he said in an interview this afternoon that he didn’t notice any flooding and found today’s sunshine helped to dry out the roads.

“We’ll keep an eye out and salt as necessary,” he said.

Southold Town Highway Superintendent Vinny Orlando said crews plowed until 2:30 a.m. today and again between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mr. Orlando said flooding has been largely avoided because the snow absorbed most of the rain and crews cleaned out drains last week in anticipation for this weekend’s storm.

As for tonight, Mr. Orlando said crews are planning to hit the roads at around 7 p.m.

“As soon as the sun goes down, the temperatures will drop and we’ll definitely be out sanding again,” he said. “Drivers should take their time and be careful of black ice.”

jnuzzo@timesreview.com

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