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I'll Quote You on That: This Week in Words

Catch up on this week's news through the words of the people involved in making it happen.

Take a look back at this week's biggest headlines through the words of people who made it happen:

"If this works out good, this is something we could be doing for years. And I would imagine in other places where they've done something like this, they usually end up with someone opening a store." - Ray Pickersgill, Business Improvement District president, co-owner, .

  • Pickersgill and Dennis McDermott, owner of , to discuss the prospect of organizing triathlon centered in downtown Riverhead, and a "pop-up" retail village to cater to the triathletes and their families. The board seemed receptive to the idea.

"I think the North Fork is better served by being contiguous with the North Shore as far as representation goes." - Assemblyman Dan Losquadro, R-Shoreham.

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  • Though Losquadro knew his district would be split following redistricting when he took office - the first A.D. has the highest population in New York State, he said - Losquadro was disappointed to hear that .

"I show a lot of people and most say, 'That's pretty cool.' But that and a quarter will get me what?" - Willie Rangel, Calverton resident.

  • Rangel currently , El Diablo Match. The match lights with a striker wrapped around the matchstick head, eliminating the need for a match book or box. But, he says, a bright idea hasn't been enough - yet - to make his dream of helping out other fellow inventors come true.

"The positive end of this as a principal is that it has really made me look intricately into exactly what we're doing, what's effective or not. It may be cumbersome and lengthy, but in the end it's healthy for me and my building to go through." - Dave Densieski, principal, .

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  • Densieski reported to the Board of Education , a state requirement after the schools failed to show adequate yearly progress with a handful of student cohorts.

"This industry exposes you to a lot of amazing things. A lot of chefs are of the mind of giving back, and raising awareness." - Keith Luce, chef, co-owner, .

  • On Wednesday night, Luce returned to the James Beard House in New York City for the first time in a few years, as he dedicated to raising awareness and education about American culinary culture. 


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