The Trail Mix
A newsletter for and about the Setauket to Port Jefferson Station Greenway
Volume 3, Issue 2 February 2023
The Trail Mix is the monthly newsletter of The Friends of the Greenway. We established this bulletin to keep the Friends and users of the Greenway current on some of the “goings-on” regarding our Trail and to dispense a mix of bits and bytes of flavorful information. Hopefully, The Trail Mix will help to enlighten, inform, and entertain our readers. The Friends of the Greenway is a committee of our parent organization – The Three Village Community Trust.
Pictured above are TVCT President Herb Mones, New York State Senator Chuck Schumer, and Friends of the Greenway Chairman Charlie McAteer.
A Great Day For the Greenway
The Friends of the Greenway and the Board of Trustees of the Three Village Community Trust attended the press conference in January to her Senator Chuck Schumer announced that $450,000 of federal funds were being directed to demolish the fourteen deteriorating buildings on the Lawrence Aviation Superfund Site. This property, which is near the Greenway, has attracted squatters and vandals and has been a danger to young people exploring the area. Finally, the funds are in place to remove a decades-old eyesore!
Thank you to our Stewards and Trust Board members who attended the press conference on short notice:
TVCT Board:
Herb Mones – Three Village Community Trust – President
Peter Legakis – Three Village Community Trust – Vice President
Hope Kinney – Three Village Community Trust – Treasurer
Robert Reuter – Three Village Community Trust – Building and Grounds Manager
Katherine Downs-Reuter – Three Village Community Trust – Senior Advisor
Steve Antos- Three Village Community Trust – Senior Advisor
Michael Rosenard – Three Village Community Trust – Senior Advisor
Rick Giovon – Three Village Community Trust – Superintendent of Properties
Frank Shih – Three Village Community Trust – Senior Advisor
Vivian Vilori-Fisher
Friends of the Greenway’s Trail Stewards:
Charlie Mc Ateer – Chairman
Pat McAteer
Nick Koridis
Susan Colastosi
Norman Samuels
Brian Cohen
Dave Wang
Dennis Brennan
Rob DeStefano
Vivian Viloria-Fisher and Stuart Fisher
As we mentioned in our last, the Three Village Community Trust and the members of our Friends of the Greenway are now working to rebrand the trail as The Steve Englebright Setauket to Port Jefferson Station Greenway. Charlie McAteer – see the handsome guy above in the red vest – has written to our local State representatives to initiate this honor for the “Founder of the Greenway.”
Our official photographer, Steward, and Scout Leader, Nick Koridis with Steve Englebright
Keep in mind, these special friends of the Greenway who support our efforts throughout the year! Please consider giving them your business, and mention you saw them in The Trail Mix.
Bagel Express at 15-5 Bennetts Road in Setauket. Owned and operated by David Prestia, Bagel Express generously donates the catering of our Trail Steward breakfasts. Delicious bagels, hot, steaming coffee – sooo good! For the third year in a row, The Trail Mix has voted Bagel Express #1 for breakfast and lunch, and all of your catering needs. Call 631-675-2770 or check website at Bagel Express – New York | View our menu, reviews & Order food online (bagelexpressli.com)
A Big Friend of the Trust is Swan Cove Landscaping. Swan Cove does a whole line of services – lawn maintenance, pruning, stone walls, firewood. Dave Fortuna, owner/operator, donates many, many of his services to the Trust. The result – our properties always look great! Thank you, Dave! Call 631-689-8089.
Emerald Magic Lawn Care’s horticultural consultant, Craig den Hartog has been providing flower bulbs for the Greenway over many years at “no cost.” We planted a big bulk of these bulbs at the kiosk on Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket. Craig generosity is part of his beautification effort known as Old Town Blooms. And, Craig was a driving force behind the recent Great Daffodil Dash benefiting the Port Jefferson Station-Terryville community! Why not support Emerald Magic who supports us! Call 631-286-4600, 631-804-9205.
For your yard’s beautification look to Setauket Landscape and Design. Steve Antos can help you plan and design the unique surroundings to make your property the envy of your neighborhood. His company has helped us with many large and small projects on the Trust’s historic properties. Call 631-882-7190.
Shown above is Dave Prestia, owner/operator, of Bagel Express
And lots of thanks to Bove Industries and Skyline Industries for their generous support of the Trust’s projects – they have been instrumental in our grounds restorations at the Smith/deZafra House! Bove Industries and Skyline Industries are leaders in producing materials for roads and construction products.
Randall Brothers Tree Service is always a big help and big hearted in helping the Trust! Call 631-862-9291. Marty is the Man!
Editor in Chief – Herb Mones
