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Hundreds attend Schaffer Team’s reelection campaign kick-off

By CAROLYN JAMES cjames@liherald.com

Several hundred supporters attended the kickoff for the Schaffer Team’s reelection campaign on Sat. Feb. 8.

Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer is running for reelection in November, joined on the ballot by Councilmen Anthony Manetta and Tony Martinez and Town Clerk Gerry Compitello.

The event took place at the Lindenhurst Fireman’s Pavilion, 555 Heling Blvd., Lin-

denhurst, the same location where Schaffer announced his first run for public office 38 years ago.

Throughout the lively event, supporters were asked, “Are you on the team?” They enthusiastically responded, many raising their arms, shouting, “I’m on the team.” The party’s slogan, “Safe, Strong, Resilient Babylon,” also echoed through the crowd.

Rev. Keith Hayward, senior pastor of Bethel AME Church in Copiague, delivered the invocation, asking that Schaffer, his team, and

Babylon Village Mayor Mary Adams, trustees seeking reelection on March 18

By CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD cbabirad@liherald.com

Babylon Village Mayor Mary Adams, Trustees

Frank Seibert, Dominic Bencivenga and newly appointed Trustee Sean Goodwin are all running unopposed for reelection on Tuesday, March 18. So too is Village Court Justice John T. Rafter.

The incumbents, running on the Better Babylon party line, are focused on preserving the village’s small-town charm, which residents consider unique and community driven. By the filing deadline on Feb. 11, no challengers had filed to run against any of the candidates.

New bill proposes adding heart checks to school physicals

By CAROLYN JAMES cjames@liherald.com

A new bill introduced by Assemblyman Michael Durso and Senator Alexis Weik would require New York schools to include an EKG as part of regular sports physicals.

An EKG is a non-invasive procedure that uses ultrasound to assess the heart’s structure and function. If abnormalities are detected, doctors typically recommend a more invasive test, an electrocardiogram.

The bill, known as Connor’s Law, is named in memory of Connor Kasin, a 17-year-old athlete from the Massapequa School District who died during a charity hockey game in Bethpage. Connor collapsed on the ice during an intermission at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center. Bystanders performed CPR until paramedics arrived and transported him to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Connor, a senior, was an avid hockey player. At the time of his death, he was participating in a memorial game for Sabrina Navaretta, a 19-year-old Syosset graduate who died in a car crash in 2023.

“It turned out that Connor had a heart irregularity that might have been detected by an EKG,” Durso said. “Adding an EKG to a student’s physi -

cal—especially for studentathletes—could uncover these issues sooner and possibly save lives.”

Durso noted that most of the costs for these procedures are covered by insurance. He also said the bill would increase awareness and evaluation of student health, particularly for athletes.

He added that Assembly Bill A2718 has been well received in Albany and has several cosponsors in both the Senate and Assembly.

Carolyn James/Herald Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer addresses crowd of supporters at his election kickoff event.

A state bill in memory of Connor Kasin of Massapequa High School has been proposed.

Schaffer Team’s reelection efforts get off to good start

their supporters be granted “wisdom and faith.”

“We all have to come together and make sure we are moving in the right direction,” said S.C. Leg. Jason Richberg. “Rich has always made sure that we give more opportunities to people of color, people of different cultures and faiths, women, and to give everyone a second chance—and in some cases, a third. He makes sure things get done. That is what a leader does.”

Frank Dolan, whose father was a town leader in the Democratic Party, praised Schaffer: “He is a good man and a good politician. We want someone who can be in the middle of the road.”

Tom Dolan, CEO of LDCII, added, “He pays attention to what is going on and responds. He takes care of the people of Babylon and his employees.”

“I’ve worked both in private practice and the public sector, and he (Schaffer) is the best,” said a deputy town attorney. “He cares for the public and the employees, and that is rare.”

Representatives from the villages of Amityville and Babylon also attended the campaign kickoff, including Ami-

tyville Mayor Dennis Siry, Trustees Kevin Smith, Roger Smith, Owen Brooks and Mike O’Neill, and Babylon Village Mayor Mary Adams, along with Trustees Frank Seibert and Sean Goodwin.

Kevin Smith remarked about Schaffer, “He is a man who is kind and concerned and known for getting things done.”

A Babylon resident shared her support for the Schaffer Team:

“Rich is amazing; he is a man of his word. If anyone goes to him with an issue or problem, he makes sure it gets resolved,” said Nancy Jones. “If it’s not in his jurisdiction, he reaches out to the right person to make sure your concern is taken care of. He doesn’t say: It’s not my job.”

For his part, Schaffer emphasized his people-first approach to governance:

“That’s the way we should govern,” he said. “Look around this room—you’ll see people from not only the Democratic, but Conservative, Republican, and Independent parties as well. That’s because here in the Town of Babylon, we talk to one another and work together for our constituents.”

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Amityville Village officials at the campaign kickoff: Christopher Nehring, Amityville Village School Board; Amityville Trustees Roger Smith and Mike O’Neill; Mayor Dennis Siry, and Trustees Kevin Smith and Owen Brooks.

Right: Schaffer Team supporters: Former Babylon Town Councilwoman Jackie Gordon with Claire McKeon, the town’s Youth Bureau Executive Director

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A rising star shines brightly in the LIMEHOF spotlight

By CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD cbabirad@liherald.com

Camryn Quinlan is only 18 but music enthusiasts are already taking notice of her talent and she has developed a following with her powerful vocals and personal lyrics.

On Sunday, Feb. 9, she performed her first solo show at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, having been invited back after a successful show with the Kerry Kearny Band for LIMEHOF’s 20th anniversary last year.

“I’m very excited to see her perform because she was here with the Kerry Kearney band and I was the one who asked her at the time if she would like to do her own gig here,” said General Manager Barry Fisch, adding “This one is going places, she’s special.”

Camryn, of Sayville, was excited to perform because, she said, she has been singing since she first talked. She is inspired by a wide range of artists including Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan and takes great pride in the fact that she is a writer, while also enjoying the collaborative process, gravitating toward the genres of Americana and Acoustic Pop.

Asked what inspires her writing, she points to everything that surrounds her. “I’m inspired by things that happen to me, movies or shows that I’m watching or what’s going on around me,” she said. In addition to writing and singing, she also plays the guitar and piano and is set to release her first EP in the next couple of months. Particularly excited for the LIMEHOF show, she explained that it would be her band’s first gig as they have only been playing together for a few weeks. “I’m excited to be playing with my new band for the first time, that’s really cool, and performing all of my own originals,” she said.

The audience collectively was sur-

prised that the new band had only been playing together for a few weeks because the chemistry and performance level was high. With Camryn as lead singer, the band consisted of Matt Sullivan on the drums, Charlie Duplessis on the guitar and Parker Fohner on the bass.

“These four kids only got together five weeks ago and it’s exciting because they sound great,” said Jim McLoughlin, who was there with his wife, Kerri, to support their son Parker. “It’s the perfect recipe and they are all stepping up to the next stage in their career.”

Camryn’s mom was also in attendance and filled with pride. “This is a lifelong dream come true for her and I’m so excited to hear her play her original songs,” said Amy Quinlan.

Attendee Joe Lamberti came out for the show after first seeing Camryn perform last year. “She’s quite a talented young lady. That was a big stage for her and she did great, said Lamberti.

Camryn and her band performed her originals, including “ex box,” which she explained is a song about her 8th grade boyfriend and the box she kept of items from the relationship, and “Hour Glass,” a song about going into a relationship and knowing how it’s going to end. She joked, “So you see, I really like to write happy songs and lighten the mood.”

However, she also sang some upbeat songs, including “Light of Day,” that reflected songs by Colbie Caillat, and “Hummingbird.”

Camryn’s songs are available across streaming platforms. including YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify, and you can also follow her on Instagram at Camryn Quinlan Official.

“It’s exciting to foster young talent and maybe one day she will be one of our Hall of Famers,” said LIMEHOF Chairman Ernie Canadeo.

To learn about upcoming shows at LIMEHOF, visit limusichalloffame.org. or call (631) 689-5888.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: Please note: All meetings are subject to change without notice.

SUNDAY, February 23

•Babylon Lions Club Take-Out Sunday Sauce Dinner: 1 - 6 p.m. Take-out only. Dinner includes pasta with meatballs & sausages. Receive a complimentary bottle of wine with a $70 purchase. $35 per order - cash or credit card required at time of pick-up. All proceeds go to charity. Pick-up at Cafe IL Villaggio, 35 Deer Park Ave., Babylon Village. Pre-orders can be placed beginning at 11 a.m. Call 631-422-7037 for pre-orders and more information.

•Maritime Smuggling on Long Island - From Pirates to Rumrunners: 2 p.m., at the Village of Babylon Historical & Preservation Society Museum, 117 W. Main St., Babylon Village. Listen to a PowerPoint lecture by Bill Bleyer to learn why

pirates like Captain Kidd were attracted to Long Island at the turn of the 18th century and how a visit by Kidd to Gardiners Island led to him dying on the gallows in London. And learn why Long Island was so attractive to bootleggers during Prohibition that the Atlantic Ocean off the South Shore became known as Rum Row and was frequented by bootleggers like William “The Real McCoy” McCoy who supplied gangsters like Al Capone and Dutch Schultz.

MONDAY, February 24

•Babylon School Board of Education meeting: 7:30 p.m. For meeting information, call 531-893-7925 ; or visit their web site @ http://www.babylon.k12.ny.us

TUESDAY, February 25

•Village of Babylon Board of Trustees meeting: 7 p.m. (work session); 8 p.m. (regular meeting); Village Hall, 153 W. Main St., Babylon. For additional meeting information, call 631-669-1500; or

email: info@villageofbabylonny.gov; or visit the web site @https://www.villageofbabylonny.gov.

•Deer Park School Board of Education meeting: 8 p.m. at the District Office, 1881 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park. For more info., call 631-274-4013; or visit the web site @http://www.deerparkschools. org.

WEDNESDAY, February 26

•Town of Babylon Town Board meeting: 3 p.m., Town Board Room, 200 E. Sunrise Hwy., Lindenhurst. For additional information, call 631-957-3100.

THURSDAY, February 27

•Academy Charter School - Wyandanch Campus board meeting, 5:30 p.m. at 100 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Uniondale. Call 516-591-3030.

Above, Camryn with her bandmates, Parker Fohner, Matt Sullivan and Charlie Duplessis. Below, the band peforming for the audience.

Mayor Adams, Trustees Seibert, Bencivenga and Goodwin and Justice Rafter seek reelection in Babylon on March 18

Mary Adams, Mayor Mary Adams is the first female to be elected as the mayor of Babylon Village. she was initially appointed to the position following the death of Mayor Ralph Scordino in October, 2020,and won the seat in March, 2021. She had been serving as a Trustee on the Board since 2016. As both a Trustee and Mayor she has been on the forefront of major projects including the Argyle Falls restoration program and has worked to bring many events to the Village, working closely with Village organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, Beautification and Historical societies and the Conklin House committee.

Frank Seibert, Trustee

Seibert was appointed to the board in January 2021 to fill the trustee seat of Mayor Mary Adams and was reelected in March of the same year. Seibert served the village for more than 27 years on various boards, including the Architectural Review Board, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals. He has also been active in community service, serving as president of both the Babylon Rotary and Babylon Lions Clubs and as a member of the Babylon Beautification Society for over 25 years. Seibert was named Lions Club Man of the Year in 2008, Rotary Club Man of the Year in 2010, and Nathaniel Conklin Volunteer of the Year in 2018.

Seibert said that the biggest improvements he has seen in the village are the investments in infrastructure, such as the docks, pool, and playgrounds. His goal is to keep projects on budget while maintaining the tax cap. As the trustee responsible for parks and recreation, Seibert will focus on improvements at the golf course, pool, playgrounds, Argyle Lake, and gazebo. “We have a lot of amenities here in the village, and we want to keep downtown looking good,” he said.

Dominic Bencivenga, Trustee

Bencivenga joined the village board in September 2020, bringing over 20 years of public service experience. He previously served on the Babylon School Board for nine years, including as president and vice president, and coached youth sports for many years. Bencivenga is also third vice president of the Babylon Lions Club and was named Lion of the Year in 2020.

After Superstorm Sandy, he helped launch and manage Babylon Helps, providing relief to the community with support from American Legion Post 94.

Bencivenga said one of his priorities is to increase participation in the Babylon Village Volunteer Corp. “Part of what makes this village special is how the community comes together to help each other,” he said. He also emphasized the importance of maintaining the village’s quality of life, noting that recent developments must be appropriate for the area. He opposed a proposed development at the train station, calling it “the wrong project, wrong place.”

Sean Goodwin, Trustee Goodwin, the newest board member, is seeking election after being appointed by Mayor Adams in December to fill the seat formerly held by Trustee KathyAnn Miga, who stepped down late last year. A Babylon Village resident for 19 years, Goodwin is also a trustee with the Village of Babylon Historical and Preservation Society and a member of the Babylon Village Façade Improvement Committee. He has been involved with the Babylon Village Volunteer Corps and the preservation of the Conklin House for seven years. He is also a parishioner at St. Joseph’s Church. Goodwin believes the most significant improvement in the village is the rebuilding of the downtown area, particularly with new apartments and retail spaces. He looks to work to revitalize the area further by adding more retail space and supporting the historical society’s efforts with the Conklin House. Goodwin is also working to build up the Babylon Village Volunteer Corps to assist seniors and expand volunteer opportunities.

John T. Rafter, Village Court Justice

Judge John Rafter has served as Babylon Village Justice since April 2000 and was the acting Village Justice from 1997. He graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and New York Law School and is the founding member of Rafter and Associates in New York City. He is involved in several community organizations, including the Babylon Lions Club and the Knights of Columbus. Rafter, a Babylon Village resident since 1980, has enjoyed supporting the community in his

role as Village Court Justice. “I do this as a public service,” he said.

Election Information

Polls will be open on Tuesday, March 18, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the following locations:

• 1st and 4th Election District: Babylon High School, 50 Railroad Ave., Babylon (Entrance on Grove Place)

• 2nd and 61st Election District: Municipal Building, 153 West Main St., Babylon

• 3rd and 15th Election District: Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 576 Deer Park Ave., Babylon

• 23rd Election District: Babylon Public Library, 24 South Carll Ave., Babylon

For more information, call Village Hall at (631) 669-1500.

The West Islip High School Class of 1975 is holding a class reunion July 19, 2025 at Captain Bill’s restaurant in Bay Shore. For details, visit/join the organization’s Facebook page: West Islip High School Class of 1975 Or call 516-456-3207 and leave a message.

Mayor Mary Adams

Dominic Bencivenga Sean Goodwin

Frank Seibert

Judge John T. Rafter

Lindenhurst Beautification Society recognizes those who took part in annual wreath decorating contest

By CAROLYN JAMES cjames@liherald.com

Lindenhurst Village officials recently recognized the local youth groups and organizations who took part in the Mayor’s Beautification Society Wreath Project.

In late fall, the society asked local youth groups to make holiday wreaths to be displayed in businesses through the village. Dozens of youngsters took

part and created beautiful wreaths that were displayed in stores and businesses throughout the Village. They were honored for their efforts to beautify the village at a Village Board meeting midJanuary.

“We thank the organizations, youngsters and their leaders and parents for their work in helping to beautify our village,” said Mayor Michael Lavorata. “And we are very happy to be able to recognize them here tonight.”

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Left: Bernardo Batista, Den Lead of Arrow of Light Boy Scout Troop 1421 with Emilio Bartista, AOL Scout, and Village Trustee Maryann Weckerle.

Smedley, Pack Master of Boy Scout Troop 1421, Jessica Messina, Den Leader Wolf, with Noah Messina, Village Trustee Maryanne

and

Right:

Rosati, chairwoman

the Mayor’s Beautification Society

Michael

Weckerle

Mayor Lavorata.

Boy Scouts from Troop 1421: Emilio Batista, Anthony Capone, Stella Capone, Adam Messina and Noah Messina, with Lindenhurst Trustees Doug Madlon and Maryann Weckerle, Mayor Michael Lavorata and Trustees Richard J. Renna and Patrick M. Pichichero.

Jessica Conde Feliciano, Beautification Society treasurer, with June Cullinane, who donated two wreaths on behalf of BACCA, and Trustee Maryann Weckerle with Mayor Michael Lavorata.

Beautification Society treasurer Jessica Conde Feliciano, with Evie Sosna of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Village Trustee Maryann Weckerle and Mayor Lavorata.

A wreath of smiles for their good work

Trustees Doug Madlon and Richard J. Renna, Jessica Conde of the Mayor’s Beautification Society with scouts: Natalie Ciborowski, Teresa Cortez, Sharon Westgard, Amani Bradley-Coleman, Sienna

Lebron Sheryl BradleyColeman, with other Village officials, Trustees Maryann Weckerle, Mayor Lavorata and Patrick Pichichero (standing in back).

Lindenhurst Trustee Doug Madlon, Beautification Society treasurer Jessica Conde Feliciano, Trustee Richard J. Renna, Kayla Foell and Kaitlyn Lund-Watson of Girl Scout Troop #1746, Trustee Maryann Weckerle, Mayor Michael Lavorata and Trustee Patrick M. Pichichero.

Ellen Meyer from Junior Girl Scout Troop 3823 with Trustee Maryann Weckerle and Mayor Lavorata.

Girl Scouts Natalia Ciborowski, Sheryl Bradley-Coleman, Bomi Oyewo and Hanmi Oyewo, with Trustee Maryann Weckerle and Mayor Lavorata

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Immigration policies spark anxiety on L.I.

By SCOTT BRINTON

Special to the Herald

First in a series of stories on immigration through a partnership between Herald Community Newspapers and Hofstra University.

Sergio Jimenez, of Amityville, an activist with an immigrant rights coalition that includes the Workplace Project in Hempstead, was recently approached by an acquaintance with an unusual proposition: The man asked whether Jimenez would take over his car payments.

The Honduran man had had enough of the Trump administration’s treatment of the immigrant community, and planned to return to his home country. He needed someone to assume his car payments rather than abandon the vehicle.

“He’s going back to Honduras because he can’t stand all this suppression,” Jimenez said.

Jimenez spoke during a nearly twohour-long conversation on Feb. 5 that the Herald hosted at a restaurant down the street from Hempstead Town Hall, attended by 15 immigrants and advocates from the local community and beyond. They came to discuss President Trump’s immigration policy, with its increased focus on identifying and deporting undocumented immigrants.

To protect its owners’ privacy, the Herald is not naming the restaurant.

Trump, Jimenez said, is ignoring the potential economic impact of tens of thousands, perhaps millions, of undocumented and documented immigrants returning to their home countries, either because they are forced or choose to. If a growing number of immigrants leave, the economy will suffer, he said.

Immigrants comprise a third of Nassau County’s workforce and a third of its small-business owners, and New York’s immigrants, documented and undocumented, pay more than $3.1 billion annually in state and local taxes, according to the New York Immigration Coalition.

Nadia Marin-Molina, co-executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, which has an office at the Freeport Workers Justice Center, said she believes the Trump administration aims to “make people’s lives miserable and to scare people, to terrorize people into leaving themselves, because they can’t deport everybody that they say they’re going to deport.”

As of Feb. 3, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported nearly 8,800 arrests of immigrants from 121 countries, with almost 5,700 deportations and removals since Trump took office. As of 2022, an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants lived in the U.S., 3 percent of the population, according to the American Immigration Council.

Many immigrants were already on edge and thinking of returning to their homelands before Trump’s increased enforcement, according to Deyanira Barrow, who immigrated to the U.S. 35

An increasing number of immigrants are considering returning to their home countries because of the Trump administration’s “suppression” of immigrant rights, according to Hempstead-area activists. Advocates and 15 immigrants gathered to talk with the Herald on Feb. 5.

years ago following the Nicaraguan civil war from 1978 to 1990.

Theft is often why “our people say, no, no, I’m going back to my country. They know some people spend a lot of money for nothing,” Barrow, a Workplace Project activist from Baldwin Harbor who owns a cleaning business, said. An attorney might charge $3,000 to $5,000 to process an immigration claim and provide no services, she added.

Local cooperation with ICE?

According to the National Immigration Law Center, on Jan. 20, his first day in office, Trump signed executive orders calling for, among other measures:

■ A recommitment to mass detention of undocumented immigrants.

■ Potential punishment of municipalities that act as “sanctuaries” for them.

■ A DHS review and audit of federal grants and contracts with non-governmental agencies that aid them.

■ Possible reinstatement of countrybased immigration bans.

■ An examination of Temporary Protected Status designations that allow immigrants fleeing violence and natural disaster to remain in the U.S.

■ Expansion of the expedited removal policy that allows the federal government to deport undocumented immigrants without their day in court.

■ Authorization for local municipalities to act as immigration enforcement agents.

This final point was most disconcerting for a number of the immigrants interviewed by the Herald. They wonder whether local governments, such as the villages of Freeport, Hempstead and

Westbury, and area school districts might cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, signed an agreement with the Trump administration on Feb. 4 that deputized county police officers to carry out immigration enforcement in tandem with ICE.

Blakeman’s policy has received bipartisan support. Freshman U.S. Rep. Laura Gillen, a Democrat, issued a statement on Feb. 6, saying, “Violent criminals with no legal right to be here should be deported in accordance with the law. Nassau County detectives now being able to work directly with ICE agents on targeted enforcement against known noncitizen criminals will help keep Long Islanders safe.”

Whether local governments and school districts will cooperate with ICE is an open question. Last month, Hempstead Board of Education President Victor Pratt told Newsday, “We will continue to comply with federal mandates, and the law is the law, whether we agree with it or not.”

That prompted the immigrant rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF to respond. “Allowing ICE into our schools or working with this federal agency jeopardizes the safety, rights and wellbeing of the district’s student body,” Lourdes Rosado, the group’s president and general counsel, said.

Hempstead Schools Superintendent Susan Johnson posted a message on the district website last week to reassure concerned parents and students: “We understand that there are concerns circulating in our community regarding the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. During these times, it is important to know that our schools are safe spaces where all children are valued, protected and supported.”

No village or school district could be reached by phone for comment at press time.

‘The struggle continues’

“We are in a dire situation, as I see it,” Jimenez said. “Part of it is the lack of cohesion in the community. There’s no one representing, working with us, except organizations” like the Workplace Project.

The immigrant community was very active politically during the 1980s, “but then somehow the community fell asleep, and we remain sleeping,” Emilio Alfaro Ruiz, national advertising director for La Tribuna Hispana, a Hempstead-based Spanish-language newspaper, said. “It’s a state of mind. We have to tell the people that the struggle continues.”

Elected leaders of both parties have disappointed the immigrant community, Ruiz said, adding, “We always hope the Democrats will do more.” In particular, he said, the community had hoped that President Barack Obama, with a Democratically controlled Congress from 2009 to 2011, would push through comprehensive immigration reform, but that never happened.

Many immigrant activists have grown tired of the fight, Ruiz said. As they see it, the “politicians don’t give a damn about us,” he said, “and I’m going to do my own business — self-care.”

Miguel Alas Sevillano, a community organizer with the Workplace Project and a Salvadoran immigrant, said the organization is holding a workshop series to help immigrants understand their rights under the law. “We prepare people in the community how to act in case ICE comes to our homes or our workplaces or any public area,” Sevillano said.

To learn more about the workshops, call (516) 565-5377.

Courtesy Scott Brinton

Edward Martin Myslivecek,

tech teacher, WW II veteran, active member of the Babylon Village community, at 101

By CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD cbabirad@liherald.com

Edward Martin Myslivecek, an educator in the Babylon and Garden City school districts, an active member of the Babylon Village community and a World War II veteran, died on January 21, 2025 at the age of 101.

Mr. Myslivecek was born on August 6, 1923 in East Patchogue to Edward Myslivecek and Katherine Hummel.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942, entering aircraft school and becoming an administrator at Republic Aviation, an aircraft manufacturing company, where he worked on the instrumentation of planes being built and shipped to England during the war. After completing his training, he served as an aviation mechanic in the Philippines.

His granddaughter Meredith Michaels explained that her grandfather always had a deep sense of duty. He also served with the Army Air Force in the Pacific Theater during World War II. “He was extremely proud of his service and would wear his World War II hat whenever he went out,” said Meredith.

Upon discharge in 1946, Mr. Myslivecek met his wife-to-be, Teresa Collins. They met as he was secretly trying to get into a movie for free. He decided to go to dinner instead. They were married on December 28, 1946 at St. Philomena Catholic Church in East Hampton.

In the early 1950s, he and his wife made the move to Babylon Village where they lived for over 30 years and raised five children.

Mr. Myslivecek became an educator of technology (alongside his wife who taught physical education) after receiving his undergraduate degree from SUNY Oswego and a master’s degree in education from NYU. He began at Babylon High School and Meredith said that he was not only a teacher but a mentor and leader, serving as a class advisor. He was respected so much, she said, that the senior class dedicated the yearbook to him. He later became a tech teacher and soccer coach in Garden City and spent his summers instructing driver’s education and working as a New York State Parks policeman at Jones Beach. “He loved everything about working and always had multiple things going,” said his granddaughter. She said that her grandfather never had a break and that was by design.

Additionally, Mr. Myslivecek was committed to his community: he was an active member of the Babylon Fire Department and the Babylon Lions Club, and was a member of the Babylon Village Planning Board and the Argyle Hose Company where he served as a former captain of the 25-team Pumper Company.

“He loved Babylon Village and the sense of community there,” said Meredith, adding that was why he was passionate about being involved.

After retiring from his career in education, he and his wife moved to Venice, Florida, where he remained involved with the Babylon Fire Department and found his next calling in real estate. He became a top-selling agent with Paradise Real Es-

tate, where he spent another 25 plus years as a full-time agent. “He played a big role in the boom of real estate in Venice, Florida,” said Meredith, who explained that her grandfather was someone who in addition to providing for his family and being a good father was motivat-ed by work and success. “He was always very proud of any career success that any of us in the family had,” she said. “He loved hearing about my career growth.”

His daughter Marie Gallay said that her father was someone who was “very ambitious” and would al-ways have at least two side jobs going, in addition to helping raise five children. “He definitely taught me to have a good work ethic, do the best you can, never give up and aways try to achieve what you’re going for,” she said.

Alongside real estate, Mr. Myslivecek remained active with veteran and service organizations, includ-ing the American Legion, the Elk and the Heritage Group.

In his leisure time, Meredith said that her grandfather enjoyed watching Judge Judy and playing games like Rummikub and Boggle. After his wife died, he found companionship with Lilian Papash, who he spent his final years with traveling around the world on cruises, enjoying the casinos and buffets. He also en-joyed being handy and could fix anything, his granddaughter said.

“He was always doing some kind of project at home and would grab one of us to be his assistant,” said his daughter Marie.

He was known to be a very social person and his granddaughter said he would have a traditional happy hour for the neighbors every Friday at his house, which continued even when he had to move to a nursing facility. He also enjoyed having his grandkids over the house and Meredith said he loved any big party or celebration.

She added that her grandfather was someone who had an impeccable memory and could recount memo-ries as if they occurred the day before. “His mind was so sharp and vivid,” she said. “Hearing him tell his stories was so impactful.”

His daughter Marie recalls her son sitting down with her father a year before he died and interviewing him for over an hour and that he remembered absolutely everything. “He had an incredible memory that was so vivid,” said Marie, adding that after her mother passed away he made sure that he got everybody’s birthdates and anniversaries so that he could continue the tradition of sending cards.

His daughter Margaret McCaslin recalls, alongside her daughter Meredith and sister Marie, that her fa-ther was also someone who made everyone always feel like they were the only person in the room and he never missed a birthday or anniversary. “It says a lot about how much he cared for his family, and he would always have a huge wall of photographs,” said Meredith. “Anything you ever sent him would be up on that wall and it would extend and get bigger and bigger.” She also spoke of his “signature wave” when anyone was leaving the house: he would walk out to the driveway and wave with both of his hands until you were all the way down

Edward Martin Myslivecek the block.

His daughter Margaret remembered asking him on one of his last birthdays if he could go back to a spe-cific time in his life, what time would that be. And he said it would be the moment he was in right then, Margaret said he told her.

“He always looked forward with a

smile on his face and would say that today was the day and why go back,” she added, noting her father was always present and in the moment with no regrets, making sure he did everything that he wanted to do in the life he was given.

Mr. Myslivecek was predeceased by his wife, Teresa Collins Myslivecek, and companion, Lilian Papash, and his sonin-law, Gerald Colpas.

He is survived by his children: Cathy Marco and her husband Frank of Mystic, Connectictut; Marie Gal-lay and her husband Sy of Babylo; Margaret McCaslin and her husband Chris of Babylon; Barbara Colpas of Coral Springs, Florida; and Edward Myslivecek and wife Heidi Abramovich of Chanhassen, Minnesota. Also surviving him are 14 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

He was cremated at Farley Funeral Homes and Crematory on January 24, 2025 in Venice, Florida.

Military honors and burial will be held on April 15, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 State Road 72, Sarasota, Florida. Donations in Mr. Myslivecek’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz. org, 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

The history and the stars of the

annual show; going strong after 149 years

Last week during the 149 th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Monty, a champion Giant Schnauzer, received the honor of Best in Show (BIS) out of an entry of over 2,500 dogs from 201 breeds. Why does the world watch Westminster? Look at this list:

Pets, Pets, Pets...

Our Local Link: Westminster Kennel Club had a grand clubhouse and kennels right here in Babylon from 1880 to 1904. In fact, Sensation, the WKC trademark Pointer, was buried in front of that clubhouse by Southards Pond in 1887. I did not know this, nor did Babylon historians, until 2006, when I read a reference to Sensation’s grave in a Canadian dog publication. With the help of our local historians and others, I spent the next ten years piecing together clues to where the flagpole (Sensation’s grave marker) and the clubhouse once stood. My findings were chronicled in at least fifty “Pets” columns.

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tended the grand opening of the clubhouse in Babylon months before. Parade of champions: Certain years just the elite participate. When there is a shortage of space in the daytime, breed judging venue, only champion dogs can enter. With agility and obedience trials this year, over 2,500 dogs from all fifty states and other countries competed at WKC.

Benching:

Westminster is one of the only benched shows left, which means when not in the ring for breed judging, all dogs had to be on view in a specific area from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to educate the public about purebred dogs. Only Best of Breed winners were invited to the Garden for Group judging and BIS.

“America’s Dog Show” since 1877: The first Westminster had over 1200 dogs entered, including a two-legged mixed breed named Nellie. The event lasted four days in May, rather than three days in February. Sensation was on special exhibition at that first show while local notable August Belmont Jr. showed six dogs, including Robin whose tombstone still stands near the cannons at Belmont Lake. Belmont pulled a shrewd one, entering Robin as both a Gordon and an English Setter. He could not do that now because of the rules of the American Kennel Club that he helped form.

Longevity:

It is the second longest continuously held sporting event in the US, one year behind the Kentucky Derby. The WKC dog show went on despite turmoil and tough times. During the Depression, the number of entries stayed solid. Former President Hoover attended the 1943 WKC show during WWII. WKC honored Search and Rescue dogs working at Ground Zero in February 2002. From 2021-25, COVID moved the show to Lyndhurst mansion in Tarrytown and then the Billie Jean King National Tennis Stadium in Flushing.

World famous arena:

WKC has been held in the five incarnations of Madison Square Garden. No other sport can make that claim. In 1880, when Garden reconstruction was going on, a wall collapsed as Show Manager William Tileston and Chair Walter Webb walked by. Tileston and three women passersby were killed; Webb was injured. Both men were WKC charter members who had at -

“Academy Awards of Dogs”: Westminster is the canine Super Bowl and Oscars combined. A week’s worth of festivities, including dog-designated benefits and awards banquets, lead up to the final showdown at Best in Show.

Chronicling our history and culture:

Prominent WKC participants fill history books. The Czar of Russia sent his Wolfhounds. Famous Americansamong them J.P. Morgan (Collies), Nelly Bly (Maltese), Lou Gehrig (German Shepherd), Patty Hearst (French Bulldogs), and General Custer (Staghounds)- entered their dogs. The WKC Dog Show has been televised since 1948 which pre-dates “I Love Lucy’.

Civic responsibility:

WKC has a long tradition of giving back. During the first 1877 show, one day’s proceeds went to Henry Bergh of the newly formed ASPCA. In 1918, profits were given to the Red Cross to support war efforts. Now, WKC presents scholarships to outstanding veterinary students.

“Live from New York”: Other major dog shows broadcast taped TV highlights. But during Westminster, live TV covered every Best of Breed (BOB) winner, Group judging, and BIS. In 1990, there were 140 AKC recognized breeds; in 2012 there were 185; this year 201.

This is a ton of information to compile. In 2014, when I had the WKC Best of Breed cards ready for TV, I got stuck on the top floor of the New Yorker Hotel because of a broken elevator. I could see the Garden across the street but not get there. I felt as if I had the heart for a transplant that I would not be able to deliver on time.

NEWS BRIEFS

The Easter Bunny is coming to Babylon, on Saturday, April 19

The Easter Bunny will be coming to Babylon Village on Saturday, April 19 for a day of spring fun that begins at the Argyle Park Playground at 9:45 a.m. for the Easter Bunny Parade and an egg hunt that will being at 10 a.m.

Hosted by the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Catholic Health Good Samaritan University

Hospital, guests are encouraged to bring their own camera as the Easter Bunny will be in front of Fitness Incentive from 1 to 3 p.m.

For more information, please visit babylonchamber.com or email hello@ babylonchamber.com

Argyle Park is located at NY-27A in Babylon.

Home heating assistance opportunities for Suffolk’s veterans

The Suffolk County Veterans Emergency Assistance Commission is now accepting applications from veterans in need of home heating assistance. Consideration is given to all home heating options and minor home heating system repairs.

“With all the pressures facing our heroic veterans, staying warm at night should not be one of their concerns,” said Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine.

If you are interested in learning more and/or applying for the Veterans Emergency Home Heating Assistance Program, please contact the Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency at (631) 853-8387 or email veteransinfo@ suffolkcountyny.gov

The application can be found at shorturl.at/N7MJM.

To meet the criteria, you must complete the application, DD Form 214 with Character of Discharge Honorable or General Under Honorable Conditions, household income (W-2, disability rating, social security etc.), Proof of heating expenses (oil, electricity, gas) or boiler/plumbing estimate and a narrative letter describing your need for assistance.

All the above information must be submitted with the application to Keith O’Reilly, VSO, Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency, 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099.

In 1933, Lou Gehrig entered his German Shepherd “Afra of Cosalta” at the Westminster Dog Show.

At Belmont Lake State Park, tombstone of Robin. August Belmont Jr, entered Robin as both an English Setter and a Gordon Setter at the first Westminster Show in 1877.

Kevin Catalina sworn in as Suffolk’s new police commissioner

Kevin Catalina was sworn in as the new commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department after the Suffolk County Legislature approved his appointment recently.

Catalina previously served as the department’s deputy commissioner. Before that, he was undersheriff for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office for more than five years.

“Today is a monumental day in Suffolk County as we are proud to formally introduce Kevin Catalina as our police commissioner,” said County Executive Ed Romaine. “Commissioner Catalina is a man of honor and integrity and will be a tremendous leader for the men and women of the Suffolk County Police Department, while also serving as a steward for our communities.”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to become commissioner of the Suffolk County Police Department, the best police department in the country,” Catalina said. “This is a dream come true. I’m excited to use my more than 30 years of law enforcement experience and work with a knowledgeable and professional executive team to implement strategies that continue to reduce crime and build

relationships with our residents through community policing.”

“Kevin Catalina has shown throughout his distinguished career why he’s known as ‘a cop’s cop,’” said the Legislature’s Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey. “I fully expect his leadership, innovation, and achievements over three decades to prove invaluable in making Suffolk County a safer place. I’m proud to support him as commissioner.”

Catalina began his career with the NYPD in 1992 as a police officer in the 103rd Precinct. He quickly advanced through the ranks, spending 20 years in supervisory roles, including three terms as commanding officer of PSA 6, the 32nd Precinct in Central Harlem, and the 44th Precinct in the Bronx.

Catalina was promoted to deputy chief and became the commanding officer of the Gang Division. He also served as the executive officer and operations commander of Patrol Borough Manhattan North.

In August 2017, Catalina was named commanding officer of the Intelligence Bureau’s Operational and Analytical Section as deputy chief before retiring from the NYPD after 27 years of service.

Village of Lindenhurst residents: Snow reminders remain timely

The Village of Lindenhurst would like to remind residents of some of the ways they can help to keep the Village safe during the cold and snow:

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• Be alert to weather advisories. To receive alerts directly to your phone or email, sign up for the emergency alerts system: https://villageoflindenhurstny.genasys.com/portal/en

• As soon as you are aware that bad weather is on the way, make every effort to keep your car off the street. This protects your car from being plowed in, or being hit by passing vehicles, and the snowplow has space to safely plow the snow.

• If you have an outdoor portable basketball hoop, as per Village Code, it must be removed from the Village roadway. This is especially important to keep the roadway clear for the safe and efficient removal of snow by Village plows.

• When shoveling snow out of the mouth of your driveway, throw the snow to the right of your driveway (the direction to your right when you are looking at the street from your property). Throwing or plowing snow into the road can create a patch of snow and ice and cause a hazardous condition.

Note, it is unlawful to shovel or dump snow into spaces reserved for handicap parking.

• Also note the following important emergency numbers: •Fire/Rescue, (631) 226-1212. •Police Emergency, 91, •Department of Public Works, (631) 957-7520.

•Code Enforcement (631) 957-7519. •Public Safety, (631) 793-5366; PSEG.

• 1-800-436-PSEG to report downed wires and hazardous conditions

If there is an emergency, call 911.

S.C. Exec. Ed Romaine, left, congratulates new police commissioner Kevin Catalina

NEWS BRIEFS

Babylon Village raffle basket auction set

The Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual Raffle Basket Auction at The Piermont on Thursday, May 1 from 6 to 9 p.m.

The auction will include food for purchase, cash bar and hundreds of baskets. The cost is $45 per person and includes 3 sheets of 26 tickets and dessert.

Applications now available for West Babylon Alumni Foundation Scholarships

Applications are now open for all West Babylon Alumni Foundation Scholarships and can be picked up in the West Babylon Senior High School Guidance Office.

The foundation will be awarding 10

scholarships to the Class of 2025.

All applications must be in by Monday, March 3.

For more information, call (631) 3767100.

Durso opens annual pet food drive for LI Cares

NYS Assemblyman Michael Durso, in coordination with Long Island Cares, is inviting the community to participate in his annual Pet Food Drive to help families keep their pets out of shelters and remain at home where they belong.

Durso is asking residents, community organizations and pet lovers to donate unopened bags of dog and cat food, canned pet food and pet supplies. All items collected will be donated to Baxter’s Pet Pantry, operated by Long Island Cares, which provides free pet food and pet supplies to pet-owning families in need throughout Long Island.

Donations can be dropped off through April 4 at Durso’s district office at 512 Park Blvd. in Massapequa Park or at various other locations throughout Nassau and Suffolk Ccounties including:

Petco 5500 Sunrise Hwy, Massapequa; Babylon Public Library 24 S Carll Ave, Babylon; North Babylon Public Library 815 Deer Park Ave, North Babylon; West Babylon Public Library 211 109, West Babylon or West Islip Public Library 3 Higbie Lane, West Islip.

In addition, students at the following schools can bring in donations: Massapequa High School, Massapequa; Bayview Elementary School, West Islip; Manetuck Elementary School, West Islip; Oquenock Elementary School, West Islip; Beach Street Middle School, West Islip Udall Road Middle School, West Islip; West Islip High School, West Islip and Paul J Bellow Elementary School, West Islip.

For more information, call Durso’s district office at 516-541-4598.

Show your veteran some love with a tribute banner in Babylon Village

The Village of Babylon will once again be hosting its Military Banner Program in downtown Babylon Village. Honor the troops, veterans and all those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

To honor a veteran you know, email vobmilitarybanners@gmail.com. The village will be accepting orders through Saturday, March 1.

Spirituality group sets women’s retreat March 15

Science of Spirituality will be hosting a Women’s Retreat on Saturday, March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Learn how to face life’s challenges by finding your center of inner strength, peace and love through meditation. The program will include a complimentary vegetarian lunch. Come for discussion, sisterhood, meditation and friendship.

Featured workshops include Meditation, Beautify Your Life with Emo -

tional Wellness with Ekta Kohli Portillo, LCSW; Yoga for Health and Inner Harmony with Ferlaisa Gomez, ALM, RYT; and Vegan Bites for One or More with Rosanna Jimenez, CHHC. To register, email infotristate@sos. org

For more information, call (631) 8227979.

Science of Spirituality Meditation Center is located at 79 County Line Road, Amityville.

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Flu surges in ‘under-vaccinated’ population

By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com

Anna Sequoia had never had the flu before. At 79, the Glen Cove resident thought she knew what to expect when she developed a sore throat while on a Caribbean cruise last week. But by the time she got home, the illness had taken a frightening turn.

“By the third night, I could barely sleep because of the coughing,” Sequoia recounted. “The coughing was so horrible my chest really hurt.”

Sequoia, who has asthma, went to an emergency room after struggling to breathe. “I told them that I was short of breath,” she said. “I immediately told them that I had been out of the country. They always want to know that. And at that point, everybody put masks on.”

Doctors diagnosed her with the flu and prescribed multiple medications, including Tamiflu, prednisone and a nasal decongestant. They also told her to use a nebulizer every four to six hours to ease her breathing. Now recovering at home, she remains shaken by the experience.

“I was scared, actually,” she said. “It’s frightening to me that people are walking around now without masks.”

Flu cases in New York have surged to more than 53,000, with Long Island recording 11,862 cases in a single week — the highest in at least two seasons. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that flu-related doctor visits nationwide are at a 15-year high. The CDC estimates that, so far this season, 24 million Americans have had the flu, resulting in 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths.

In New York, flu activity has reached its highest level in years. The number of flu-related doctor visits

climbed 7 percent in the first week of February, approaching levels last seen during the 2009-10 flu pandemic.

Dr. Bruce Farber, chief of epidemiology at Northwell Health, said this year’s flu is being driven by low vaccination rates and changes in the virus strains.

“Flu seasons vary year by year, depending upon minor drifts in the virus,” Farber said. “Secondly, the population is under-vaccinated. Flu vaccination rates are much lower than they have been in years previous

… And then, of course, the matchup of the flu vaccine to this year’s strains is also always a prediction, at best.”

In New York, flu vaccination rates among children ages 6 months to 17 have dropped from 60 percent in 2020 to 49 percent this season, according to the CDC. Public health officials stress that the vaccine reduces the severity of illness and the likelihood of hospitalization, even if it doesn’t prevent infection entirely.

Health officials expect flu cases to remain high for several more weeks. “Rates have been very high the first week of February. They’re just starting to level off and fall,” Farber said. “It usually remains at high levels of infection for about eight to 10 weeks, and then slowly declines.”

Officials track the flu’s spread through hospital admissions, flu test positivity rates and emergency room visits.

The Nassau County Department of Health stressed the importance of flu vaccinations in an email to the Herald, noting that it is not too late in the season to get protected. In addition to vaccination, health officials recommend frequent hand-washing, covering coughs and sneezes, and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces to reduce the spread of the virus. Those who are not feeling well should stay home from work, school and social gatherings until they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication.

Those who need help finding a vaccine can call the county health department, at (516) 227-9697.

With between 20,000 and 60,000 flu-related deaths expected annually, Farber stressed the seriousness of the illness, particularly for vulnerable populations. “People should realize that this disease is responsible for a lot of mortality every year,” he said. “It’s not a cold.”

Courtesy Metro Creative Health officials continue to stress the importance of vaccination as the number of flu cases remains high.

STEPPING OUT

Those ‘wild’ days

Director Billy Bustamante, whose credits include Broadway and off-Broadway, brings his ﬂair to the Madison Theatre’s latest production.

The stage is set for a steamy Prohibition

By Danielle Schwab

It’s “the party to end all parties” and everyone’s on the guest list. You’re invited to travel back to the decadent world of 1920s Prohibition-era Manhattan when the roaring musical production of Andrew Lippa’s “The Wild Party,” arrives on the Molloy University campus shortly, March 7-9.

Audiences can expect a lively show ﬁlled with vibrant jazz and eclectic guests — also some uninvited “surprises” — that’s sure to keep the joint buzzing.

Observing the talented young performers involved with Molloy’s renowned CAP21 Musical Theatre Conservatory, guided by Director-Choreographer Billy Bustamante, you’ll surelly be thinking: ‘Let’s raise the roof, let’s make a scene!’

Set in the Roaring Twenties, it tells the tale of two vaudevillians, Queenie and Burrs, as they throw the party to end all parties. Jealousy and decadence abound in this spicy concoction whose tasty musical stew of jazz, blues, gospel, and Tin Pan Alley sounds remarkably contemporary.

Vaudeville dancer Queenie, (played by senior Jessica Olexy) and her intense partner Burrs (senior Cade Eller) host an evening of delight only to see it spiral into chaos with every twist and turn.

tale at Molloy’s Madison Theatre

• Friday through Sunday, March 7-9; times vary

• Tickets start at $35; available at madisontheatreny.org or the box ofﬁce at (516) 323-4444

• Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre

Sondheim’s “Here We Are” (choreographer). Now Molloy’s theater students can beneﬁt from his talents.

“I have history with this story,” Bustamente says. “I directed an off-Broadway production of the other version back in 2016, so this feels like a full circle moment, getting to explore this story again through different writers.”

There’s even a ‘show within a show’ musical number, “ A Wild, Wild Party,” a favorite of senior Angelo Domingo, who appears as a party guest, the rambunctious boxer Eddie.

The Pirates of Penzance

Shiver me timbers! Book your passage to the Madison Theatre when Molloy University’s renowned CAP21 Musical Theatre Conservatory, stages the classic musical, accompanied by the South Shore Symphony, Sail away to the whimsical world of Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved operetta, where a merry band of parading pirates — led by their Pirate King — clash swords and nightsticks with the bumbling Bobbies on the shores of Cornwall. The story revolves around Frederic, who was apprenticed by mistake to a band of tenderhearted pirates. He meets the daughters of Major-General Stanley, including Mabel, and the two young people instantly fall in love. With its humorous blend of romantic entanglements and memorable melodies, this delightful production promises an evening of laughter and theatrical magic.

Friday through Sunday, Feb. 2123, times vary. Tickets start at $35. Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Tickets available at madisontheatreny.org or (516) 3234444.

“At this party, everyone has a secret and something to hide. This show explores what happens when those secrets and the masks — that we all wear — get ripped off,” Bustamante says.

Based on Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 poem of the same name, the award-winning off-Broadway musical wowed audiences with its look into love in a messy and exciting fashion when it debuted 25 years ago.

the award-winning off-Broadway musical wowed audiences with its the score,” Bustamante says. “The nature of the music

While the narrative poem is almost a century old, Lippa’s adaptation brings a modern take to the story, blending the captivating allure of the 1920s with a modern feel.

“The music is a lot more contemporary and eclectic, all while being rooted in jazz. There are some really exciting pop, Latin and contemporary musical theater elements in the score,” Bustamante says. “The nature of the music allows audiences today to engage with the story and see themselves in the characters’ experiences in a really impactful way.”

From larger-than-life dancing sequences such as “Juggernaut,” to soulful reﬂections as in “What Is It About Her?,” the production traverses the range of human emotions and complicated identities those vaudeville entertainers of that era.

“All these people at the party are people who don’t belong in other places. The nature of what it meant to be a vaudevillian performer was you were uplifted and applauded at one moment and then not allowed certain restaurants or rooms at the next,” Bustamante explains.

“At its core, it’s something really beautiful. But on the

“At its core, it’s something really beautiful. But on the other hand, these are all damaged people because of the lives that they’ve had to leave, and that sets the stage for an evening where a lot can really go down.”

This isn’t the ﬁrst time that Bustamante has helmed the story. In fact, he was involved with a different musical adaptation of the famous poem, created by Michael John LaChiusa. His resume includes acting in productions such as Broadway Theatre’s “Miss Saigon” in addition to his directorial turns in “Here Lies Love” (assistant director) and Stephen

as a party guest, the rambunctious boxer Eddie. says.

“It was the number that introduced me to the show, and it has just a very fun, infectious vibe,” Domingo

an opportunity to hone their performing skills before

For the cast of 25, this production is an opportunity to hone their performing skills before going forward professionally.

“The [CAP21] program teaches you a lot about how to be an individual in theater. Because we’re in New York, you get the experience of [being with] working professionals who are working on Broadway, Off Broadway and developing musicals,” Domingo continues.

[being with] working professionals who are

“I’ve grown in more ways than I thought I ever would. And when it comes to my training, I achieved things that I thought would take way longer to achieve already.”

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

So get ready to head to the theater — it’s time to join the party.

I thought I ever would. And when it head theater — it’s time to join the party.

audience Party” feeling

“I hope that our audience can leave “The Wild Party” feeling entertained, but at the same time a little educated and with a deeper understanding of themselves,” Bustamante

understanding of themselves,” Bustamante says.

masks serve you, and what masks might you

“And our version of the show can really help ask the question of our audience: ‘What masks serve you, and what masks might you be ready to let go.’

Recognized as one of Europe’s ﬁrst-rank symphonic ensembles and renowned for its versatility, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra brings its current U.S. tour to Long Island, under the baton of music director Steven Mercurio. Dynamic guest soloist Maxim Lando, an American pianist and winner of the 2022 New York Franz Liszt International Competition, joins CNSO. He and violinist Sandy Cameron perform beloved works from the Romantic repertoire — Jan Václav Hugo Voríšek’s Sinfonia Re Maggiore, Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 and selected works from Antonín Dvorák, including Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33 and Czech Suite.

The Wild Party contains mature themes.

Angelo Domingo and Mariposa

step lively on stage.

Saturday, Feb. 22, 3 p.m. Tickets start at $35. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or tillescenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Photos courtesy Madison Theatre

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a different musical adaptation of the famous poem, created by Michael John LaChiusa.

THE Your Neighborhood

Colin Jost

Live … from Long Island … it’s Colin Jost! He appears on the Paramount stage, Thursday, March 13, 8 and 10 p.m. From Saturday Night Live to standup to his appearances in film, other TV ventures and even authoring a memoir, Jost is seemingly everywhere. He is currently in the middle of his 11th season as SNL’s “Weekend Update” coanchor, and his 20th as an SNL writer. His accolades are many: five Writers Guild Awards, two Peabody Awards and 15 Emmy nominations for his writing on “SNL.” Jost and his Weekend Updatemate Michael Che have hosted special editions of “Weekend Update” on MSNBC during the 2016 Republican and Democratic national conventions as well as co-hosted the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2018.

Also, in 2024 they executive produced and co-hosted Peacock’s first live comedy event, “Colin Jost and Michael Che Present: New York After Dark,” which featured an evening of surprise dropin performances from stand-up comedians. As a writer, Jost has been published multiple times in the New Yorker and has contributed to the New York Times Magazine, among other endeavors. In 2020, Jost debuted “A Very Punchable Face.” A New York Times bestseller, the memoir is a series of essays that documents pivotal moments in Jost’s life, including growing up in Staten Island in a family of firefighters, commuting three hours a day to high school, attending Harvard while Facebook was created and more. And in 2024, he even appeared as a correspondent from Tahiti for NBC Sports for the surfing competition at the summer Olympic Games, plus last year he was featured entertainer of the 2024 White House Correspondents Dinner. $129.50, $119.50, $89.50, $79.50, $69.50, $59.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Movie Club

Come in from the cold and enjoy a film with West Islip Public Library Movie Club. See “A Berlin Romance,” Wednesday, Feb. 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The story is set in 1950s Berlin, before the Wall and tells the story of Uschi, a salesgirl and aspiring fashion model from the East, who is attracted to Hans, from the West. The flashiness of this new world soon evaporates, however, when Hans loses his job. To register and for more information, call (631) 661-7080.

Higbie Lane, West Islip.

Hempstead House tour

Sands Point Preserve is the backdrop to explore the elegant Gold Coast home that’s the centerpiece of the estate, Sunday, Feb. 23, noon-1 p.m. and 2-3 p.m. Visit the grand rooms inside the massive 50,000-square-foot Tudor-style mansion, the former summer residence of Gilded Age financier Howard Gould and later Daniel and Florence Guggenheim. Tours are limited in size and tend to sell out. Arrive early to purchase tickets. $10. Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road. For information, visit SandsPointPreserveConservancy. org or call (516) 571-7901.

Teen Winter Reading Club

The Teens Winter Reading Club at Babylon Public Library extends until Sunday, March 2. Students are encouraged to join the library’s winter reading club. Fill out a review for each book you read and submit it at the Reference Desk for a raffle ticket for the prize of your choosing. For more information, call (631) 669-1624. 24 South Carll Ave., Babylon.

Beyond the book

The Whaling Museum invites all to a presentation on “The Wide Wide Sea” by Hampton Sides, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m. In February of 1779, James Cook famously met his end on a Hawaiian beach. Hampton Sides’ bestseller details the disturbing behavior and violent moods that gripped the explorer on this final, fatal voyage and wrestles with Cook’s legacy amid the backdrop of colonialism.

Participants will explore artifacts from the time when Hawaii was a popular whaling port. $15, free for museum members and patrons of participating libraries. Register shorturl.at/CQXDJ. For more information, call (631) 3673418. 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. The Whaling Museum is located at 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. For more, call (631) 367-3418.

Annie Mark takes the LIMEHOF stage

Annie Mark, a New York-based singer-songwriter who has shared her country-tinged Americana-roots music with audiences from Florida to Ireland appears at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, Sunday, Feb. 23, 3 p.m. Her songs explore life’s journey and universal themes of love and loss, struggles and triumphs, shadows and light, with a little humor thrown in. The event is free with an admission ticket. $29.50 for adults; $27, 65 and older; $22 students. To purchase your admission ticket, visit limehof. org or call (631) 689-5888.

Tickets can also be purchased prior to the show at the ticket office. 97 Main St., Stony Brook.

Documentary screening

North Babylon Public Library shows the documentary “Billie,” Thursday, Feb. 27, 6-7:30 p.m. Learn about the legendary vocalist Billie Holiday as musical greats speak on her impact and legendary success. To register for this program and for more information, call (631) 669-4020. 815 Deer Park Ave., North Babylon.

Maritime Smuggling on Long Island: From Pirates to Rumrunners

The Village of Babylon Historical and Preservation Society hosts a PowerPoint lecture on the history of Maritime Smuggling, Sunday, Feb. 23 , 2-3:30 p.m., with former Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer. Learn why pirates like Captain Kidd were attracted to Long Island at the turn of the 18th century and how a visit by Kidd to Gardiners Island led him to dying on the gallows in London.

Also find out why Long Island was so attractive to bootleggers during Prohibition that the Atlantic Ocean off the South Shore became known as Rum Row and was frequented by bootleggers like William “The Real McCoy” McCoy who supplied gangsters like Al Capone and Dutch Schultz. This lecture is free. For more information, call (631) 669-1756. 117 W. Main St., Babylon.

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Town of Babylon Parks and Recreation Annual Art Contest

The Town of Babylon holds their annual art contest with submission due by Friday, March 14, 4 p.m. This year’s theme is “Town Pride.” Participants must be Town of Babylon residents. All ages are welcomed and submit only one submission per resident. Photographs, drawings and painting are all accepted mediums. To access the application, visit shorturl.at/xSIEo. For more information, call (631) 8932100.

Name That Tune

Babylon Public Library hosts Name That Tune, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2-3 p.m. Join the library for a fun afternoon of music and prizes. This edition features popular hits released between the years 1950 and 2000. To register, visit babylonpl. librarycalendar.com/event/ name-tune-beatles-1970. For more information, call (631) 669-1624. 24 South Carll Ave., Babylon.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

On exhibit

Suffolk County Community College presents the exhibition

“Drone Beuys: Origins,” at the Sagtikos Art Gallery, through Friday, March 28. The collaborative project by artists Nick Bontrager and Adam Fung utiliz contemporary technology to reflect on the legacy of renowned artist Joseph Beuys. Through video projections, sculptures and large-scale inflatable structure, the exhibit transforms the gallery into a space of exploration, wonder, and experimentation.

It features landscapes from various residency projects, along with animations and data points that traverse both real and imagined terrestrial layers. Visitors engage with the interactive works, contributing to the creation of a growing, collaborative origin story. Gallery hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, contact Sagtikos Art Gallery at (631) 851-6380. Sagtikos Arts and Science Building on the Michael J. Grant campus in Brentwood, 1001 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood.

First Presbyterian Church of Babylon requests food pantry items

First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry needs items this season. The church is requesting those interested in donating to stop by with any of the following items: pancake mix, oatmeal, boxed macaroni and cheese, spaghetti sauce, canned chicken, frozen beef patties, boxed potato, rice, canned soup and peanut butter. Donations can be dropped by the church house Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 79 East Main St., Babylon. For more information, call (631) 587-5838.

Magic of Motown: From the Marvelettes to the Miracles at North

Join Keith Crocker at North Babylon Public Library, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2-4 p.m. for a delightful trip down memory lane. Discuss the history of Berry Gordy’s Motown and its fantastic sounds that included Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas and more. To register and for more information, call (631) 669-4020. 815 Deer Park Ave., North Babylon.

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Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF BABYLON NOTICE OF TAX SALE

WHEREAS, arrears of the taxes levied for the year 2024 by the Village of Babylon, charged and imposed pursuant to law, remain due and unpaid on the several tracts, lots, pieces, or parcels of land situated in the Village of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York and described in the following list: Names of the owners or occupants are the same as appear on the 2024 Assessment Roll, and the amounts include the taxes, fees, interest charges against properties for such year. The subdivided parcels are described by Section, Block and Lot as shown on the official Tax Map No. 58 of the Village of Babylon approved by the State Tax Commission on December 17th, 1937, and duly filed pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Clerk’s Office. The parcels not subdivided are described by Section and Lot as shown on the said Official Tax Map of the Village of Babylon.

005.-01-002.003

005.-03-096.010

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under the authority given by law, I shall on the 22nd day of February, 2025, sell at public auction at

Time in the Municipal Building at 153 W. Main Street, Babylon Village, County of Suffolk, State of New York, the tax liens on the above-described lots, tracts, pieces, or parcels of land as will be sufficient to pay the unpaid taxes for the year specified, and fees, interest and charges which may be due thereon at the time of sale.

The purchaser(s) at such sale shall pay the amount of their respective bids to the Village Treasurer within (10) days after the sale, and upon such payment, the Treasurer shall give to the purchaser(s) a certificate in writing describing the real estate purchased and the sum paid therefore. (Please note, payment of the taxes due entitles the purchaser(s) to a lien being placed on the property, not an immediate acquisition of said real estate). If any purchaser(s) shall neglect or refuse to pay the amount of their bid or bids within the time described, the Village Treasurer may cancel such sale to such purchaser(s) and the parcel(s) so sold shall be deemed to have been purchased by the Village.

The owner, occupant, or any persons having an interest in any real estate sold for taxes to any party of the Village itself, may redeem the same as provided by the Real Property & Village Laws.

Andrew Reichel

Treasurer

Babylon, New York

25-73C 2/6, 13, 20

Dated: January 29, 2025

SUMMONS Supreme Court of New York, Suffolk County U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR RMTP TRUST, SERIES 2021 COTTAGE-TT-V, Plaintiff -againstRAFAEL ASTACIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ASTACIO; TIMOTHY G. ASTACIO, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ASTACIO; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ASTACIO; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

F/K/A SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT) O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; SUFFOLK COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE; "JOHN DOE" AND "JANE DOE" said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Index No. 615011/2024. Mortgaged Premises: 255 Meucci Avenue Copiague, NY 11726 District: 0100 Section: 199.00 Block: 03.00 Lot: 046.000. To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20)

days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $$383,330.00 and interest, recorded in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on August 13, 2012, in Liber Book M00022236, at Page 847, covering the premises known as 255 Meucci Avenue, Copiague, NY 11726. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may

be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160 Garden City, New York 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 25-84 2/13, 20, 27, 3/6

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION Plaintiff, -againstBERSHELL HALL AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF FREDERICA COOLEY WHO WAS HEIR AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS COOLEY; KHADIJAH DUFF AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF FREDERICA COOLEY WHO WAS HEIR AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS COOLEY; BERNADINE COOLEY AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF FREDERICA COOLEY WHO WAS HEIR AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS COOLEY; CARL BOUCICAULT AS HEIR

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TO THE ESTATE OF FREDERICA COOLEY WHO WAS HEIR AND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS COOLEY AND FREDERICA COOLEY’S unknown heirs at law, her next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming, under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein; WIHELMINA COLLIER AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS COOLEY; TANZA COOLEY AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS COOLEY; THOMAS COOLEY AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS COOLEY; TIMOTHY COOLEY AS HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS COOLEY; CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAFFIC & PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY; CITIFNANCIAL MORTGAGE CO., INC.; LANDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.; NORTH STAR CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS LLC; CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, JOHN DOE (REFUSED NAME), Defendants. INDEX # 614591/2024 Origi-

nal filed with Clerk June 13, 2024. Plaintiff Designates Suffolk County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated Suffolk County. Premises: 81 New Ave Wyandanch, NY 11798. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 day of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

The OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage in the amount of $129,000.00 plus interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of SUFFOLK on February 4, 2017 in book 22786 page 357 covering premises known as 81 New Ave, Wyandanch, NY 11798. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to sat-

isfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Uniondale, New York, January 31, 2025 Respectfully submitted, Pincus Law Group, PLLC. By: /s/ Linda P. Manfredi, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 425 RXR Plaza Uniondale, NY 11556, 516-699-8902 25-88 2/13, 20, 27, 3/6

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST, Plaintiff against LAWRENCE

WOMACK A/KA

LAWRENCE H. WOMACK, et al

Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles & Manfro, LLP, 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 17, 2024, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Babylon Townhall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on March 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM. Premises known as 252 Locust Avenue, Babylon, NY 11702. District 0102 Sec 008.00 Block 03.00 Lot 030.000. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Village and Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $509,962.08 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 619962/2023. Cash will not be accepted at the sale. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District's Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing.

Robert T. Fuchs, Esq., Referee File # 3000-001648 25-86. 2/13, 20, 27, 3/6

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Asset Backed Funding Corporation

Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007NC1, Plaintiff AGAINST Shirley Smith; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 18, 2015, and Amended August 11, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, New York 11757 on March 24, 2025 at 10:00AM, premises known as 41 South 32nd Street, Wyandanch, NY 11798. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of NY, District 0100 Section 054.00 Block 04.00 Lot 002.000. Approximate amount of judgment $371,382.29 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 012198/2012. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the 10th Judicial District.

Robert J. Cava, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: January 23, 2025

For sale information, please visit www. Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 25-96 2/20, 27, 3/6, 13

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE STATE OF NEW YORK

SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

DANIEL ECHEVERRIA, ET AL, Defendants.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Suffolk County on March 5, 2024, I, Chad A. Lupinacci, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on March 5, 2025 at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY 11757, at 10:30 AM the premises described as follows: 6 Cedar Street Wyandanch, NY 11798

SBL No.: 0100083.00-01.00159.001

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 024370/2013 in the amount of $414,088.54 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System's COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiff

500 Bausch & Lomb Place

Rochester, NY 14604

Tel.: 855-227-5072

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, -againstJAMES L. BOTTARO A/K/A JAMES BOTTARO, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on February 1, 2024, wherein BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is the Plaintiff and JAMES L. BOTTARO A/K/A JAMES BOTTARO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on March 4, 2025 at 9:00AM, premises known as 183 WEST 21ST STREET, DEER PARK, NY 11729; and the following tax map identification: 0100-084.00-02.00100.000 and 131.000. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TO DEER PARK, IN THE TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject

to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 200254/2022. Leonard B. Symons, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.

*LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOL

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FLX1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-FLX1, -againstPUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HOWARD R. TAYLOR, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on August 3, 2023, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FLX1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-FLX1 is the

Public Notices

Plaintiff and PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HOWARD R. TAYLOR, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on February 27, 2025 at 1:30PM, premises known as 7 ASH PLACE, WYANDANCH, NY 11798; and the following tax map identification: 0100-055.00-03.00052.003 and 052.004. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 619055/2018. Robert A. Macedonio, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.

*LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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Notice of formation of Walela Advisors, LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/17//2024

Office location, County of Suffolk. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a process served to Walela Advisors, LLC, 45 Duke Street, Deer Park NY 11729

Please advise if anything additional is needed from me.

Thank you very much in advance.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF Suffolk, U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its Individual Capacity but Solely as Trustee of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Mortgage Trust 2018-1, Plaintiff, vs. Outsourcing Solutions Tax and Accounting Inc., ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 17, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on March 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 63 Franklin Avenue, Deer Park, NY 11729. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Deer Park, in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100, Section 090.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 034.000. Ap-

proximate amount of judgment is $423,137.10 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #614928/2022. Mark A. Peterson, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 201914-4

25-78. 2/13, 20, 27, 3/6

Notice of formation of 4 Sons Charter and Guide Services LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 12/03/2024. Office located in Suffolk . SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC 172 West Lake Drive Lindenhurst NY 11757 . Purpose: any lawful purpose. 25-45. 1/23, 30, 2/6, 13, 20, 27

Notice of formation of ENSENADA PR LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/09/25 Office location, County of Suffolk. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a process served to:

The LLC, 434 Rutgers Road, West Babylon NY 11704 Purpose: any lawful act.

25-33. 1/23,30, 2/6, 13, 20, 27

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS AS TRUSTEE RALI 2006-QS12, Plaintiff against TAREQ MOLLAH A/K/A TAREQ M. MOLLAH, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered

September 6, 2024, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Babylon Townhall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on March 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM. Premises known as 130 Claremont Avenue, West Babylon, NY 11704. District 0100 Sec 141.00 Block 02.00 Lot 057.000 and 058.003. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $1,016,322.20 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 203752/2022. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District's Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. Francesco Paolo Tini, Esq., Referee File # SPSNY760 25-54. 1/30, 2/6, 13, 20

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME

COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. WISDOM EQUITIES LLC, Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK PREMIER INC., et al., Defendants. Index No. 607934/2023

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale granted herein on February 16, 2024, I the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757, County of SUFFOLK, State of New York on March 4, 2025 at 2:00 pm of that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: Said premises being known as and by street address 177 Baylawn Avenue, Copiague, NY 11726 District 0100 Section 191.00 Block 01.0Said premises are sold subject to the terms and conditions of the filed Judgment and the Terms of Sale. Approximate amount of Judgment $332,320.00.

Dated: Garden City, New York January 23, 2025

SCOTT SILLER, ESQ, Referee

Adam E. Mikolay, P.C.

Attorney for Plaintiff

400 Garden City Plaza Suite 405 Garden City, New York 11530 516 -222-2050

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Public Notices

PROBATE CITATION

File No. 2022-3462/A

SURROGATE’S COURT – SUFFOLK COUNTY

CITATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,

By the Grace of God Free and Independent

TO: The distributees, heirs at law and next of kin of VIRGINIA WILL, deceased, if any be living; and if any be dead, their respective distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest, all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence, being the persons interested in the estate of VIRGINIA WILL, deceased, as distributees or otherwise.

“Jane Doe” and “John Doe,” (the names being fictitious) being any person or persons who are the paternal first cousins of Robert Hamje, a post-deceased distributee of Virginia Will, if living, and if dead having survived decedent, their executors, administrators, distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, successors and assigns of any such persons, all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence.

A petition having been filed by Geraldine Mary Orr who is domiciled at 153 Hessinger & Lare Road, Youngsville, NY 112791.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before Surrogate’s Court, Suffolk County, at 320 Cen-

ter Drive, Riverhead, New York on March 18, 2025 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day why a decree should not be made in the estate of Virginia A. Will a/k/a Virginia Anne Will a/k/a Virginia Will lately domiciled at 580 Montauk Highway, Babylon, NY 11704 admitting to probate a Will dated November 26, 2021 (a Codocil dated ______), copy of which is attached, as the Will of Virginia A. Will a/k/a Virginia Anne Will a/k/a Virginia Will deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that (X)

Letters Testamentary issue to: Geraldine Mary Orr ( ) Letters of Trusteeship issue to: ( ) Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to:

Dated. Attested and Sealed: HON. VINCENT

J. MESSINA, JR. January 10, 202

SURROGATE

Kevin M. Campbell

Attorney for Petitioner

Doreen A. Quinn, Chief Clerk 2 Lynbrook Court, Huntington, NY 11743

(516) 702-7649

Address of Attorney Telephone Number

(NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have the right to have an attorney appear for you.)

P.S (Suffolk 6/112024)

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Notice of Formation of Crafted by Nature Candles LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/13/25. Office: Suffolk County. U.S. Corp. Agents Inc. designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave. Suite 202 Bklyn., N.Y. 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice is hereby given that a license, Application ID: NA-0340-25103257 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 88 E Main St, Smithtown, NY 11787, County of Suffolk, for on premises consumption at The Pizzeria Of Smithtown, LLC. 25-85. 2/13, 20

North Babylon’s Belmont Elementary students become reporters for the day

Through the Newsday in Education program, fifth graders at Belmont Elementary in North Babylon visited Newsday’s headquarters in Melville. Students became cub reporters, participating in a mock press conference, touring the newsroom and visiting the television studio and control room. They received reporter notebooks and pens to complete a breaking news assignment. Back in the classroom, the students used Newsday.com to write their articles.

Deer Park eighth grader named runner up in Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest

Emily Rodriguez, an eighth grader at Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School, was recently named a runner up in the 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest, earning a new iPad as her prize. For the contest, sponsored by Optimum and Univision Foundation in celebration of Hispanic Americans’ diverse histories, cultures and contributions, Rodriguez wrote an essay titled “The Most Colorful Time in Ecuador.”

Optimum representatives visited Robert Frost for a presentation ceremony, which was attended by the Rodriguez family and school administrators. Optimum additionally presented the school with a $500 gift card to DonorsChoose, a nonprofit organization that allows teachers to submit requests for needed materials or supplies.

“Emily is an incredible young lady who is always ready to learn and partake in activities both in and outside of the classroom,” Spanish teacher Meredith Telese said. “When presented with the opportunity to create an essay for this contest, based on the impact that Hispanic culture and traditions have had on her life, she was eager to begin.” Telese said that Emily’s essay was well thought out and truly captured the influence that her Hispanic culture has had on her as she captured the beauty and emotions experienced during Ecuador’s Carnival. Telse called Emily’s entry both unique and special. “I am so proud of Emily, and I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for her,” said Telese.

Photos courtesy of the North Babylon School District.

Emily Rodriguez, an eighth grader at Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School, was recently named a runner up in the 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest.

Photos courtesy of the Deer Park School District.

At an IAS Term Part 44 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of Suffolk, at the Courthouse thereof, 1 Court St., Riverhead, New York, on the 22nd day of Jan., 2025. PRESENT: HON. JOHN J. ANDREWS, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk, IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF GREGG SATZINGER, Petitioner, against MICHAEL ALGARIN, Respondent, INDEX NUMBER: 601815/2025, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. UPON reading and filing the Verified Petition for Dissolution (“Petition”) of Gregg Satzinger (“Petitioner”), the holder of fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares of GM Renovations NY Inc. (“GM Renovations” or the “Corporation”), a corporation incorporated and existing under the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York and having its principal place of business at 63 Inlet Drive, Lindenhurst, New York 11757, duly verified by Petitioner on January 20, 2025; it is hereby: ORDERED that GM Renovations, and all persons interested in GM Renovations, including the respondent, Michael Algarin (“Respondent”), shall show cause before this Court at an IAS Part 44 thereof, to be held at the Supreme Court, State of New York, County of Suffolk, 1 Court Street, Riverhead, New York 11901, on the 19 day of March, 2025, at 12:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, why an Order should not be made: 1) order -

ing Respondent to provide Petitioner with full access to the books and records of the Corporation pursuant to New York Business Corporation Law (“BCL”) §§ 624, 1104-a(c), 1106(a), and/or the common law of the State of New York; 2) appointing a referee or receiver to oversee the Corporation pursuant to BCL §§ 1106(a), 1108 and/ or 1113; 3) dissolving the Corporation pursuant to BCL §§ 1104, 1104-a(b) and/ or the common law of the State of New York; 4) pursuant to BCL § 1115, granting an injunction: (a) restraining the Corporation and its directors and officers from transacting any unauthorized business and from exercising any corporate powers, except by permission of the Court; and (b) restraining the Corporation and its directors and officers from collecting or receiving any debt or other property of the Corporation, and from paying out or otherwise transferring or delivering any property of the Corporation, except by permission of the Court; 5) pursuant to BCL §§ 1104-a(d) and/or 1111(c), providing for the distribution of the property of GM Renovations to the parties according to their respective rights; 6) awarding Petitioner compensatory damages for his claims pursuant to breach of contract, conversion, unjust enrichment and breach of fiduciary duty; and 7) awarding Petitioner such other and further relief as the Court deems appropriate. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that GM Renovations, through its

officers and directors, shall furnish the Court with a statement of the corporate assets and liabilities, including the names, addresses, and amounts owing to and/or from any creditor or debtor of GM Renovations; the name and address of each shareholder of GM Renovations; and the minutes of any shareholder meeting of GM Renovations by the 5th day of March, 2025; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in accordance with BCL § 1106(b), GM Renovations shall cause to be published a copy of this Order to Show Cause (“Order”) at least once each week for the three (3) weeks immediately before the time appointed for the hearing on this Order, in the following newspaper: Babylon Beacon; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall serve a copy of this Order, in the manner prescribed in BCL § 1106(a), upon GM Renovations, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, and each person named in the Petition as a shareholder, creditor or claimant of GM Renovations (other than Petitioner), except that service need not be made upon any person whose address is stated to be unknown and cannot with due diligence be ascertained by GM Renovations; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in accordance with BCL § 1106(d), Petitioner shall file a copy of this Order to Show Cause and the Petition with the County Clerk of Suffolk County, within ten days after this Order to Show Cause is entered; and IT

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IS FURTHER ORDERED that answering papers, if any, in response to the Petition shall be filed with the Court and served upon counsel for Petitioner, Hogan & Cassell, LLP, 500 North Broadway, Suite 153, Jericho, New York 11753, on or before the 12th day of March, 2025; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that reply papers, if any, shall be filed with the Court and served on the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and each person named in the Petition as a shareholder, creditor or claimant of GM Renovations (other than Petitioner), on or before the 18th day of March 2025, except that service need not be made upon any person whose address is stated to be unknown and cannot with due diligence be ascertained by GM Renovations. ENTER: HON. JOHN J. ANDREWS, J.S.C. 25-63. 2/6,13, 20

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-11, Plaintiff, AGAINST JEFFREY TORRES AS ADMINISTRATOR AND HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF ALEX TORRES A/K/A ALEXIS TORRES, ALEXIS TORRES AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF ALEX TORRES A/K/A ALEXIS TORRES, and JENNY TORRES HEIR TO THE ESTATE

OF ALEX TORRES A/K/A ALEXIS TORRES, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on September 6, 2024.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 E. Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on March 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM premises known as 58 Sunburst Drive, Deer Park, NY 11729. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Suffolk County, and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York. District 0100 Section 092.00, Block 03.00 and Lot 015.000.

Approximate amount of judgment $409,257.80 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #607067/2015. Latoya James, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP

- Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 25-79 2/13, 20, 27,

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., -againstHELEN AYDELOTT AS

HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOE A AYDELOTT, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on May 2, 2024, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. is the Plaintiff and HELEN AYDELOTT AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOE A AYDELOTT, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on March 13, 2025 at 10:30AM, premises known as 111 NORTH 23RD STREET, WYANDANCH, NY 11798; and the following tax map identification: 0100-039.00-03.00130.000.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 606253/2019. Mark Anthony Cuthbertson, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.

*LOCATION OF

SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES. 25-80. 2/13, 20, 27, 3/6

PRESENT: HON. VINCENT J. MESSINA, JR., Surrogate X File no.: 2024-2094/A PROBATE PROCEEDING, WILL OF EVERETT R. MACKE aka ORDER FOR SERVICE OF EVERETTE RICHARD MACKE PROCESS BY PUBLICATION Deceased. X It appearing from the application of GEORGE THOMAS WASZKIEWICZ, petitioner, dated January 18, 2025, and filed herein, that the person or persons hereinafter named are parties to be cited in this proceeding on whom service of citation by Court order is requested, for the reason or reasons set forth herein, it is hereby OR-

DERED, that pursuant to SCPA 307-3, service of the citation herein dated January 28, 2025and returnable March 25, 2025, be made upon the following persons, namely-.

Dated: 1/28/25

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Notice of formation of ASK Health Care Service Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/17/2024

Office location, County of Suffolk. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC United States Corporation Inc 7014 13th Ave Brooklyn NY 11218 suite 202 upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a process served to: The LLC, ASK Health Care Svc 737 Elmwood Rd., West Babylon NY 11704 Purpose: any lawful act.

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“John Doe and Jane Doe,” if living, being the grandparents of decedent and if dead having predeceased decedent, his issue, if any; or if dead having survived decedent, his distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, executors, administrators, successors and assigns and any other persons who might have an interest in the estate of Everett R. Macke aka Everett Richard Macke, deceased, as distributees or otherwise all of whose names, whereabouts and addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained with due diligence. by publication of said citation in one (1) newspaper published in Suffolk County; namely: Babylon Beacon at least four (4) successive weeks, the first of such publications to be at least twenty-eight (28) days before the return date of said citation, and the last of such publications to be not less than one (1) day before the return date of said citation.

NOTICE OF SALE OF COLLATERAL

RE: 113 Farber Drive Unit 113 a/k/a 113 Farber Dr # 113

a/k/a 113 Farber Dr, West Babylon, a/k/a Babylon NY 11704, including any parking spaces and/or storage units associated with Unit 113 and District: 0100

Section: 134.00

Block: 03.00 and Lots 065.000 and 074.000

PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE, that, pursuant to the New York Uniform Commercial Code, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Seller”), as secured creditor of Maureen Sannito (“Debtor”), will sell all of the right, title and interest of the Debtor in the collateral described below at public sale. The collateral to be sold is described as follows:

• UCC Financing Statement recorded on October 7, 2014 at UCC No. U20140004151, as amended and corrected, covering the Stock Certificate Number 1108 representing 176 shares of stock and Proprietary Lease for Unit No. 113 a/k/a Unit 113 a/k/a # 113 at 113 Farber Drive Unit 113 a/k/a 113 Farber Dr # 113 a/k/a 113 Farber Dr, West Babylon, a/k/a Babylon NY 11704, including any parking spaces and/or storage units associated with Unit 113.

• 176 shares of stock per the Stock Certificate and Power issued by Country Club Garden Owners, Inc. (“Corporation”) represented by Certificate number 1108 including all personal property of the Debtor, affixed to or used in connection with Unit No. 113 a/k/a Unit 113 a/k/a # 113, lo-

cated at 113 Farber Drive Unit 113 a/k/a 113 Farber Dr # 113 a/k/a 113 Farber Dr, West Babylon a/k/a Babylon, NY 11704, including any parking spaces and/or storage units associated with Unit 113, that are subject to the securing interest of the undersigned.

• The unpaid principal balance is $35,237.54 (not including fees, costs, other recoverable amounts).

The sale shall be conducted pursuant to all terms and conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale, specifically including but not limited to: Buyer responsibility for obtaining possession of the collateral, payment of any sums due the Corporation, obtaining any necessary approvals from the Corporation, any existing tenancy and prompt payment of the purchase price according to the Terms of Sale issued by Seller. The sale shall be “as is, where is and with all faults” and subject to any prior liens. No bid shall be accepted with any contingency of any nature. A deposit of ten percent (10%) of the bid amount must be paid at sale, in the form of a certified check payable to “Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP.” Seller makes no warranty or representation in connection with the sale, except that it has a security interest in the collateral and that the transfer is made free and clear of its security interest. The warranties of merchantability and fitness are expressly disclaimed. The sale shall be conducted without recourse to Seller, except for breach of an express warranty contained in this Notice of Sale. The Debtor is entitled

to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness. Transfer shall occur by secured creditor bill of sale made without representation or warranty, except as set forth above.

The public sale shall take place on February 28, 2025 at 9:30 am Eastern on front steps of the Babylon Town Hall, 200 E. Sunrise Hwy, Lindenhurst, NY. Such sale shall be conducted by Richard J. Cantwell, Richie Schultz, or Michael Campbell, Publications Elite Company Inc, as Agent. Seller hereby reserves the right to bid. Interested parties may contact the undersigned prior to the sale to obtain a copy of the Terms of Sale. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Attorneys for Seller 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604

Tel.: 855-227-5072

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME

COURT

COUNTY OF Suffolk, Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Delaware Trustee of SMRF Trust VIIA, Plaintiff, vs. 35 West Santa Barbara LLC, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 27, 2024, and Order Extending the Sale Deadline, duly entered on December 27, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on March 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.,

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premises known as 35 Santa Barbara Road West a/k/a 35 West Santa Barbara Road, Lindenhurst, NY 11757. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Copiague, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100, Section 190.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 076.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $523,792.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #613358/2023.

Brooke J. Breen, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 230934-1 25-66 2/6, 13, 20 , 27

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Suffolk Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as Trustee for the benefit of the Freddie Mac Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2019-2, Plaintiff AGAINST Patricia Allen, et al, Defendant

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 12, 2023 and entered on February 6, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Hwy., North Lindenhurst, NY on March 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM premises known as 193 Arizona Road North a/k/a 193 North Arizona Road, West Babylon, NY 11704. All that certain plot piece

or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Suffolk, State of New York, SECTION: 102.00, BLOCK: 03.00, LOT: 035.000; District: 0100. Approximate amount of judgment is $451,350.23 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 612599/2021.

Robert Thomas Fuchs, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS

WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 25-68. 2/6, 13, 20, 27

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, -againstCYNTHIA A. MCCANN, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on December 5, 2024, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 is the Plaintiff and CYNTHIA A. MCCANN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at

public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on March 6, 2025 at 11:00AM, premises known as 138 ARACA ROAD, BABYLON, NY 11702; and the following tax map identification: 0102-022.00-01.00020.000. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE VILLAGE OF BABYLON COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 622082/2019.

Joy E. Jorgensen, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing.

*LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES.

25-69. 2/6, 13, 20, 27

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISI -

TION TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST LESLIE W. MILLS, JR., PENNY J. MILLS, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 21, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on March 7, 2025 at 12:00PM, premises known as 34 Karen Street, West Babylon, NY 11704. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100 Section 209.00 Block 01.00 Lot 035.000. Approximate amount of judgment $541,738.54 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #600042/2024.

Robert J. Cava, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 23-004245 84225

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Suffolk, LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. ALI BEAUBRUN, ET AL., Defendant (s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 3, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Town of Babylon, Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on March 12, 2025, at 9:00 AM, premises known as 63 SCHENECT -

ADY AVENUE, WEST BABYLON, NY 11704. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District: 0100, Section: 081.00, Block: 01.00, Lot: 088.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $413,736.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 604964/2020. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney, or the Referee.

For Sale information, please visit Auction. com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. ROBERT J. CAVA, Esq., Referee Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff 25-72. 2/6, 13, 20, 27

Notice of Formation of Dom’s Hot Wheels Kitchen L.L.C.

Articles of Organization. Filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/13/25. City: Suffolk. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against may be served and shall mail to: 1130 America Ave., West Babylon NY 11704

Purpose: any lawful act.

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The Last Will and Testament of Virginia Anne Will DECLARATION

I, Virginia Anne Will, a resident of the state of New York and county of Suffolk and being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my last will and testament, thereby revoking and making null and void any and all other last will and testaments and/ or codicils to last will and testaments heretofore made by me. All references herein to ''this Will" refer only to this last will and testament.

FAMILY

At the time of executing this Will, I am unmarried. I have no children.

SPECIFIC BEQUESTS

I give to the persons named below the following specific bequests, if owned by me at the time of my death:

1. To my cousin, Robert Hamje, I give: Deeded cemetery plot at Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York, $5,000.00 in cash for burial expenses. If said beneficiary does not survive me, this specific bequest will lapse, be added to the residue of my estate, and be distributed to my remainder beneficiaries as set forth below.

PRIMARY

REMAINDER BENEFICIARIES

I give to the persons named below (my "Primary Remainder Beneficiaries"), all of the residue and remainder of my gross estate, real and personal, wherever situated, after payment of all my just debts, expenses, taxes and specific bequests, if any, in the percentages set forth below. Unless other-

wise indicated in my Will, these shares shall be distributed outright and free of trust.

1.Name: Deborah Larkin Relation: friend Percentage: 14 2/7%

2.Name: Jeannie Hedum Relation: friend Percentage: 14 2/7%

3.Name: Maureen Bowdren Relation: cousin Percentage: 14 2/7%

4.Name: Geraldine Orr Relation: cousin Percentage: 14 2/7%

5.Name: Laurie Carmody Delano Relation: cousin Percentage: 14 2/7%

6.Name: Pamela Bowdren Relation: cousin Percentage: 14 2/7%

7.Name: Carly Sallee Relation: friend Percentage: 14 2/7% DISTRIBUTION IF NO LIVING BENEFICIARIES

If at any time before full distribution of my estate all of my beneficiaries are deceased and this instrument directs no other disposition of the property, the remaining portion of my estate will then be distributed to my heirs determined according to the laws of intestate succession, unless specifically disinherited elsewhere in this Will.

EXECUTOR NOMINATION

I nominate my cousin, Geraldine Orr, to be the executor of this Will.

If, for any reason, my first nominee executor is unable or unwilling to serve or to continue to serve as executor of this Will, I nominate my

friend, Deborah Larkin, to be the successor executor.

If none of the nominated executors are able, willing, and authorized to serve or to continue to serve, and the vacancy is not filled as set forth above, the majority of estate beneficiaries shall nominate a successor executor. If the majority of estate beneficiaries are unable to nominate a successor executor, the vacancy will be filled pursuant to a petition filed by the resigning executor or any person interested in the estate in a court of competent jurisdiction.

MISCELLANEOUS EXECUTOR PROVISIONS

The term "executor'' includes any executrix, personal representative, or administrator, if those terms are used in the statutes of any state that has jurisdiction over all or any portion of my estate. My executor will have broad and reasonable discretion in the administration of my estate to exercise all of the powers permitted to be exercised by an executor under state law, including the power to sell estate assets with or without notice, at either public or private sale, and to do everything he or she deems advisable and in the best interest of my estate and the beneficiaries thereof, all without the necessity of court approval or supervision. I direct that my executor perform all acts and exercise all such rights and privileges, although not specifically mentioned in this Will, with relation to any such property, as if the absolute owner thereof and, in connection therewith, to

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make, execute, and deliver any instruments, and to enter into any covenants or agreements binding my estate or any portion thereof.

If there are two co-executors serving, they shall act by unanimous agreement. If there are more than two coexecutors serving, they shall act in accordance with the decision made by the majority of coexecutors.

Subject to specific provisions to the contrary, I authorize my executor to distribute a share of my estate given to a minor beneficiary, up to the whole thereof, to a custodian under the applicable Transfers to Minors Act or Gifts to Minors Act, if in the executor's discretion; it is in the best interests of the beneficiary. The executor may also make distributions to a minor by making distributions to the trustee of a trust created under this Will for a minor beneficiary, the guardian of the minor's person, or the guardian of the minor's estate.

No person named as an executor is required to post any bond.

I authorize my executor to make the following choices or elections in my executor's absolute discretion, regardless of the resulting effect on any other provisions of this Will or on any person interested in my estate or in the amount of any of the taxes referred to: (a) choose a valuation date for estate or inheritance tax purposes or choose the methods to pay estate or inheritance taxes; (b) elect to treat or use an item, for either federal or state tax purposes, as either an income

tax deduction or as a deduction for estate or inheritance tax purposes; (c) determine when a particular item is to be treated as taken into income or used as a tax deduction, to the extent the law provides that choice; and (d) disclaim all or any portion of any interest in property passing to my estate at or after my death, even though any of these actions may subject my estate to additional tax liabilities. No person adversely affected by my executor's exercise of discretion under this clause is entitled to any reimbursement or adjustment and my executor is not required to make any adjustment between income and principal or in the amount of any property passing under this Will as a result of any election under this provision.

I authorize my executor, without obtaining court approval, to employ professional investment counsel on such terms as my executor considers proper, and to pay the fees of investment counsel as an expense of administration of my estate. However, my executor is under no obligation to employ any investment counsel.

I authorize my executor either to continue the operation of any business belonging to my estate for such time and in such manner as my executor may consider advisable and in the best interest of my estate, or to sell or liquidate the business at such time and on such terms as my executor may consider advisable and in the best interest of my estate. Any such good faith operation, sale, or liquidation

by my executor will be at the risk of my estate and without liability on the part of my executor for any losses that may result.

DEBT

I direct that as soon as is practical after my death, the executor named pursuant to this Will review all of my just debts and obligations, including last illness and funeral expenses, except for those secured longterm debts that may be assumed by the beneficiary of such property, unless such assumption is prohibited by law or on agreement by the beneficiary. The executor is further directed to pay any attorneys' fees and any other estate administration expenses. The executor shall pay these just debts only after a creditor provides timely and sufficient evidence to support its claim and in accordance with applicable state law. I direct that any estate, inheritance, and succession taxes, including any interest and penalties thereon, imposed by the federal government or any state, district, or territory, attributable to assets includible in my estate, passing either under or outside of this Will, be apportioned among the persons interested in my estate in accordance with applicable state and federal law. My executor is authorized and directed to seek reimbursement from the beneficiaries of my estate of any taxes paid by my executor to the extent allowed by law.

If my executor cannot collect from any person interested in the estate the amount of tax apportioned to that

person, the amount not recoverable will be equitably apportioned among the other persons interested in the estate who are subject to apportionment.

If a person is charged with or required to pay tax in an amount greater than his or her prorated amount because another person does not pay his or her prorated amount, the person charged with or required to pay the greater amount has a right of reimbursement against the other person.

I further direct that if any beneficiary named in this Will is indebted to me at the time of my death, and evidence of such indebtedness is provided or made available to my executor, that share of my estate that I give to any and each such beneficiary be reduced in value by an amount equal to the proven indebtedness of such beneficiary unless: (i) I have specifically provided in this Will for the forbearance of such debt, or (ii) such beneficiary is the sole principal beneficiary.

SIMULTANEOUS DEATH

If it cannot be established if a beneficiary of my estate survived me, the provisions of the applicable Uniform Simultaneous Death Act, as amended, or any substantially similar successor act effective on the date of my death, will apply.

NONLIABILITY OF FIDUCIARIES

Any fiduciary, including my executor and any trustee, who in good faith endeavors to carry out the provisions of this Will, will not be liable to me, my es-

tate, my heirs, or my beneficiaries for any damages or claims arising because of their actions or inaction, or the actions of any predecessor fiduciary acting pursuant to this Will. My estate will indemnify and hold them harmless.

SAVINGS CLAUSE

If a court of competent jurisdiction at any time invalidates or finds unenforceable any provision of this Will, such invalidation will not invalidate the whole of this Will. All of the remaining provisions will be undisturbed as to their legal force and effect. If a court finds that an invalidated or unenforceable provision would become valid if it were limited, then such provision will be deemed to be written, deemed, construed, and enforced as so limited.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,

I, the undersigned testator, declare that I sign and execute this instrument on the date written below as my last will and testament and further declare that I sign it willingly, that I execute it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes expressed in this document, and that I am eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and memory, and under no constraint or undue influence.

______/s/ Virginia Anne Will _______

(Signature of Virginia Anne Will)

Date: 11/26/2021 ATTESTATION

This last will and testament, which has been separately signed by Virginia Anne Will, the testator, was on the date indicated below

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Continued from previous signed and declared by the above named testator as his or her last will and testament in the presence of each of us. We, in the presence of the testator and each other, at the testator's request, under penalty of perjury, hereby subscribe our names as witnesses to the declaration and execution of the last will and testament by the testator, and we declare that, to the best of our knowledge, said testator is eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and memory and under no constraint or undue influence.man________________

(Signature of witness) (Print Name)

Date: 11/26/2021

501 W. 123rd St. 18G (Address) New York, NY 10027

City, State, Zip _/s/_Jason Barton _ Jason Barton (Signature of witness) (Print Name) 2438 Court Street (Address) Syracuse, NY 13208

City, State, Zip

STATEMENT OF INTERMENT, CREMATION, and WISHES

I, Virginia Anne Will, the undersigned, having previously executed a last will and testament on the date hereof, hereby state that, in addition to the directives and bequests set forth in said last will and testament, it is my desire that my remains be cremated.

My further wishes and directives are as follows: Geraldine Orr is aware of my wishes to be cremated and of my final resting place.

Dated: 11/26/2021 ____/s/ Virginia Anne Will (Signature of Virginia Anne Will)

WITNESS ATTESTATION CLAUSE

This statement of interment, cremation, and wishes, which has been separately signed by Virginia Anne Will, was signed, executed and declared in the presence of each of us. We, in the presence of Virginia Anne Will and each other, under penalty of perjury, hereby subscribe our names as witnesses to the declaration and execution of the statement of interment, cremation, and wishes by Virginia Anne Will, and we declare that, to the best of our knowledge, Virginia Anne Will is eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and memory, and under no constraint or undue influence.

_/s/_ Gabe Suleiman _Gabe Suleiman________________ (Signature of witness) (Print Name)

Date: 11/26/2021 501 W. 123rd St. 18G (Address)

New York, NY 10027 City, State, Zip _/s/_Jason Barton _ Jason Barton (Signature of witness) (Print Name) 2438 Court Street (Address)

Syracuse, NY 13208

City, State, Zip

SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT

State of New York

County of Suffolk

I, Virginia Anne Will, the undersigned testator, being first duly sworn do declare to the undersigned authority that I signed and executed the attached or annexed instrument as my last will and testament and that I signed it willingly, or willingly directed another to sign for me, that I executed it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes expressed in that document, and that at the time I signed the document, I was eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and memory, and under no constraint or undue influence.

Date: 11/26/2021 /s/ Virginia Anne Will

(Signature of Virginia Anne Will)

We, the undersigned witnesses, being first duly sworn, do each declare to the undersigned authority the following: (1) the testator declared to each of us that the attached or annexed instrument is his or her last will and testament; (2) the testator executed the last will in our presence; (3) each of us, in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other, and at the testator’s request, signed the last will and testament as witnesses; and (4) to the best of our knowledge the testator was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and memory, and under no constraint or undue influence.

_/s/_ Gabe Suleiman

(Signature of witness) (Print Name)

_Gabe Suleiman________________

_/s/_Jason Barton _ Jason Barton_____

(Signature of witness) (Print Name)

Acknowledgement of Notary Public:

Subscribed, sworn and acknowledged to me this 26 day of November, 2021 by Virginia Anne Will, as testator and Gabe Suleiman and Jaon Barton, as witnesses. Witness my hand and seal.

Signature of Notary Public: /s/ Morgan F. Bernas 25-62B 2/6, 13, 20, 27

BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

50 Railroad Avenue Babylon, NY 11702

UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN SERVICES

RFP #25-26

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Babylon Union Free School District will receive sealed proposals for UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN SERVICES for the 2025-2026 school year. Such proposal must be filed with Babylon UFSD’s Assistant Superintendent for Business, 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY 11702, PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M. prevailing time, Friday, March 7, 2025. Proposals must be clearly labeled. There is no expressed or implied obligation for the district to reimburse responding organizations for any expenses incurred in preparing quotations or attending interview(s) in responding to this request. Applications submitted after the stated time and date will not be considered and will be returned to the organization unopened. Questions may be addressed to Jeff Haubrich, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction & Personnel at (631) 893-7924 or at jhaubrich@babylonufsd.com.

NOTE: The Babylon Union Free School District shall not be held responsible for the completeness or accuracy of any proposal documents received by a vendor that were not directly issued to that vendor by the Babylon School District’s Business Office. Any vendor submitting a proposal based on incomplete or inaccurate information

resulting from documentation received from any third party, shall not have cause for relief from award or completion of a contract in accordance with the official documents on file with the Babylon Union Free School District’s Business Office.

It is HIGHLY recommended that all vendors interested in participating in this request for proposal, contact the Babylon Union Free School District’s Business Office directly at the above address to assure they have received the most accurate and up to date materials concerning this request The district does not offer or supply anyone with the list of people that have obtained a copy of these proposal specifications or cost estimates for the project prior to the opening of the proposals. NO EXCEPTIONS ARE MADE TO THIS PROCEDURE.

The Babylon Union Free School District reserves the right to consider qualification, experience, and reputation, as well as the specific qualifications of a proposer set out herein, in considering proposals and awarding the contract. The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals that it considers not to be in the school district's best interest.

Babylon Union Free School District Deirdre Lunetta Assistant Superintendent for Business Babylon UFSD (631) 893-7914 25-98. 2/20

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AND/OR INFORMATIONAL HEARINGS BY THE TOWN OF

BABYLON PLANNING BOARD

Pursuant to Chapter 186, Site Plan Review, and Chapter 213, Zoning, of the Babylon Town Code and Section 276 of the Town Law, notice is hereby given that the Town of Babylon Planning Board will hold public and/ or informational hearings(s) at the Babylon Town Hall, Town Board Room, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, New York, on the Monday, February 24, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. prevailing time or as soon thereafter as can be heard to consider the following application(s):

PUBLIC HEARING/SITE PLAN REVIEW/BAR/RESTAURANT JOB# 24-35AF; Q Lindenhurst, LLC: SCTM# 0100-20801-071.001: Zone –EB Business: SEQRA – Type II Action: Applicant proposes to demolish an existing building in order to construct a 2,363sf one-story Qdoba restaurant for 50 seats (44 indoor & 6 outdoor) with a drivethru, along with associated site improvements.: Property is located on the northeast corner of Sunrise Highway & N. Green Avenue, Lindenhurst, Suffolk County, Town of Babylon, New York All interested persons should appear at the above time and place by order of Patrick Halpin, Chairperson of the Planning Board, Town of Babylon, North Lindenhurst, Suffolk County, New York PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS Babylon Beacon: 02-20-25 25-99 2/20

NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT

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BRARY TOWN OF BABYLON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN to the qualified voters of the Copiague Union Free School District, Copiague, Suffolk County, New York, that a Special District Meeting will be held in the Copiague Memorial Public Library, 50 Deauville Boulevard, Copiague, New York on April 8, 2025, for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the Copiague Memorial Public Library for the 2025/2026 year, and the election of one (1) trustee of the Copiague Memorial Public Library. The term of said trustee shall be as follows: July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030. The voting shall be by paper ballot, and the polls will remain open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., prevailing time.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Copiague Memorial Public Library Trustee must be filed with the District Clerk’s Office of the Copiague Union Free School District during regular business hours no later than 4:00 p.m. on the 30th day prior to the Special District Meeting. The Petitions shall be directed to the District Clerk; shall be signed by at least twenty five (25) qualified voters of the School District or two (2%) percent of the voters who voted in the previous annual election, whichever is greater;

shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate being nominated for the office of trustee of the Copiague Memorial Public Library including the name of the incumbent and the length of the term of office of the position sought.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required and no person shall be entitled to vote at said meeting and election whose name does not appear on the register of the said School District, or who does not register as hereinafter provided except as may otherwise be provided by the laws of the State of New York. The register so prepared includes all persons who have presented themselves personally for registration in accordance herewith, and all persons who shall have been registered previously hereunder for an Annual or Special Meeting, and who shall have voted at any Annual Meeting or Election, held or conducted at any time within four (4) years prior to April 8, 2025. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Copiague Memorial Public Library will hold a Special Budget Hearing on March 26, 2025 at the Copiague Memorial Public Library, 50 Deauville Boulevard, Copiague, New York, at 6:00 p.m., prevailing time. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that voters at the May 19, 1998 Copiague Union Free School District Budget/ Trustee Election approved Continuous

Voter Registration. Qualified voters may register on a continuous basis for Copiague Union Free School District and Copiague Memorial Public Library votes/ elections as follows: Registration will be conducted Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the school year, and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday during school recesses at the Office of the District Clerk, Central Administration Office, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, NY 11726 except there will be no registration allowed seven [7] days prior to the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for early voting ballots and absentee ballots for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the Copiague Memorial Public Library for the 2025/2026 year, and for the election of one (1) Library Trustee may be obtained from the Office of the District Clerk of the Copiague Union Free School District, 2650 Great Neck Rd., Copiague, NY 11726. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No early mail ballot or absentee voter ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. [prevailing time] on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom

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early mail ballots and absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election of a Library Trustee, except Saturdays and Sundays.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the Copiague Union Free School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, Central Administration Office, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, NY 11726, by e-mail at dvanflorcke@copiague. net or by fax at 631841-4614. In such request, the military voter may indicate his/her preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or e-mail. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail to the office of the District Clerk at Central Administration Office, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, NY 11726. This application must be returned by mail or in person to the Office of the School District Clerk, or appropriate official designated by the school district public library, as applicable, not later than 5:00 PM on the twenty-sixth (26th) day before the election for all school districts and school district public libraries, except city school districts with less than 125,000 inhabitants in which case the application must be received not later than 5:00 PM on the fifteenth (15th) day before the election. Military ballot applications received

in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018 of the Education Law. The application for a military ballot should include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or e-mail.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, Central Administration Office, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, NY 11726. Military voters must submit a separate military ballot application for each election at which they wish to cast a vote, except any necessary budget revote. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on the day of the election, or showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received no later than 5:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on the day of the election and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election/ vote. By order of the Board of Trustees of the Copiague Memorial Public Library, Copiague Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York 25-91. 2/20, 3/6, 20, 27

Aviso De Audiencia Pública, Votación Del Presupuesto y Elecciones de la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon, Distrito Escolar de Babylon, Pueblo de Babylon, Municipio de Babylon, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la Junta Directiva de la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon, pueblo de Babylon, Condado de Suffolk, Estado de Nueva York llevará a cabo una audiencia pública en la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon, 23 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, Nueva York en dicho Distrito el 25 de marzo de 2025 a las 6:30 P.M. con el fin de discutir los gastos contenidos en el proyecto de presupuesto para el año fiscal 20252026. Copias del documento presupuestario estarán disponibles con previa solicitud a los residentes del Distrito a partir del 18 de marzo de 2025, entre las 8:00 A.M. y las 3:00 P.M., en la oficina de la Sra. Linda McGarvey, secretaria del Distrito Escolar de Babylon que está ubicada en la Oficina del Superintendente (Edificio de Administración.)

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la votación y la elección se llevarán a cabo el MARTES 8 DE ABRIL DE 2025, entre las 12 del mediodía y las 8:00 de la noche en la BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE BABYLON para los siguientes propósitos de votación por parte de los votantes calificados sobre los siguientes asuntos separados: (a) Aprobar o desaprobar el presupuesto propuesto por la biblioteca (complementado o

enmendado, según sea el caso) de los gastos estimados para el año siguiente, según lo presentado por la Junta Directiva de la Biblioteca. b) Cualquier otra cuestión o proposición relativa a asuntos, gastos o autoridad para recaudar impuestos que se someta a votación en virtud de la Ley de Educación.

TENGA EN CUENTA que en dicha votación y elección del 8 de abril de 2025, se elegirá un (1) miembro para la Junta Directiva de la siguiente manera: UN (1) miembro será elegido para la Junta Directiva de la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon por un período completo de cinco (5) años a partir del primero de julio de 2025 y hasta el 30 de junio de 2030.

TENGA EN CUENTA que todas las peticiones de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta Directiva de la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon deben presentarse ante la secretaria del Distrito Escolar de Babylon, la Sra. Linda McGarvey, a más tardar el 10 de marzo de 2025, entre las 8:00 A.M. y las 5:00 P.M., cuya oficina está ubicada en la Oficina del Superintendente de Escuelas (el Edificio de Administración del Distrito escolar) en 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon, Nueva York. Las peticiones de nominación deben contener al menos veinticinco (25) firmas de votantes calificados. Dicha petición también debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Las peticiones de nominación no

describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta para la cual el candidato es nominado.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que se requiere el registro personal de los votantes. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora y ha votado en una reunión anual o especial del distrito dentro de los últimos cuatro (3) años calendario, él/ella es elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La inscripción se llevará a cabo hasta e incluyendo el 3 de abril de 2025, de 8:00 A.M. a 3 P.M. los días en que la escuela esté en sesión en la Oficina de la secretaria del Distrito, ubicada en 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon, Nueva York.

El registro preparado estará disponible para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito entre las 8:30 A.M. y la 1:30 P.M. durante cualquiera de los cinco (5) días anteriores al día fijado para la elección, excluyendo el domingo, y entre las 8:30 A.M. y la 1:30 P.M. del sábado 5 de abril 2025 y el lunes 7 de abril de 2025 en la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon, 23 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, Nueva York, y en el lugar de votación el día de las elecciones.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que, durante el horario de votación del 8 de abril de 2025, la Junta de Registro se reunirá en la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon, 23 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, Nueva York

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con el fin de preparar un registro para las elecciones que se celebren con posterioridad.

La votación será por papeleta. Las urnas estarán abiertas a las 12:00 del mediodía y permanecerán abiertas hasta las 8:00 P.M. y el tiempo que sea necesario para permitir que los votantes presentes emitan su voto.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que cualquier residente del Distrito puede pedir y obtener una copia de dicho presupuesto o declaración a partir del 18 de marzo de 2025 entre las horas de 8:00 A.M. y 3:00 P.M., exceptuando sábados y domingos, en la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon, 23 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, NY 10702. También pueden obtener estos documentos en la oficina del Director Escolar de cada uno de los siguientes edificios escolares durante el horario escolar:

• Oficina Central del Distrito Escolar de Babylon, 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon

• Escuela Primaria de Babylon, 171 Ralph Avenue, Babylon

• Escuela Primaria de Babylon Memorial, 168 Park Avenue, Babylon

• Bachillerato/Preparatoria de Babylon JuniorSenior High School, 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon Estos documentos también estarán disponibles en el sitio de Internet de la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon en: www. babylonlibrary.org

TENGA EN CUENTA que las

boletas de ausencia y las boletas anticipadas por correo estarán disponibles para la elección de los miembros de la Junta Directiva y la votación del Presupuesto. Las solicitudes de boletas de votos de ausencia y boletas anticipadas por correo pueden ser recibidas por la secretaria del distrito escolar no antes del trigésimo (30) día de la elección para la cual se solicita.

Las solicitudes para las papeletas de voto en ausencia estarán disponibles en la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon durante el horario de la biblioteca y en el sitio de Internet de la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon – www. babylonlibrary.org. Las solicitudes para boletas anticipadas por correo estarán disponibles en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar, que se encuentra en la Oficina del Superintendente en el Edificio de Administración del Distrito. Para recibir una boleta de voto en ausencia o una boleta de voto anticipado por correo a su hogar, deberá llenar una solicitud y firmarla. Deberá llegar a la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar a más tardar a las 5:00 P.M. del martes 3 de abril de 2025. La solicitud de una boleta de voto de ausencia o una boleta anticipada por correo se puede hacer en persona de 8:00 A.M. a 3:00 P.M. durante los días escolares y hasta las 5:00 P.M. del 8 de abril de 2025. Las boletas de voto de ausencia y las boletas anticipadas por correo se aceptarán en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar, a más tardar a las 5:00 P.M. del 8 de abril de

2025. No se tomará en cuenta ningún voto de ausencia o voto por correo anticipado a menos de que haya sido recibido en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar, a más tardar a las 5 P.M. de la fecha de votación. Las solicitudes también se pueden descargar desde el sitio de Internet de la Biblioteca en: www.babylonlibrary.org

El derecho a votar por medio de una boleta de voto ausente o una boleta anticipada por correo estará sujeto a la aprobación de la Junta de Registro, o del secretario del distrito o su designado, según corresponda. Una lista de todas las personas que emitieron boletas de voto de ausencia y boletas anticipadas por correo estará disponible para inspección de los votantes calificados del Distrito en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar, entre las 8:00 A.M. y la 1:30 P.M. a partir de la emisión de dichas boletas y los cinco (5) días anteriores al día de la elección, excluyendo el domingo; y entre las 8:30 A.M. y la 1:30 P.M. del sábado 5 de abril de 2025 y el lunes 7 de abril de 2025 en la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon, 23 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, Nueva York. La lista también se encontrará en el lugar de votación durante el día de las elecciones.

POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que no estén actualmente registrados para votar deberán solicitar registrarse como votantes cualificados comunicándose directamente con la secretaria del distrito escolar (Sra.

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Linda McGarvey), en 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon, New York 10702 o por correo electrónico con ella: lmcgarvey@babylonufsd.com o por fax al 631-883-7835. El votante militar puede indicar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. La solicitud de boletas militares debe entregarse a más tardar a las 5:00 P.M. del vigésimo sexto (26) día antes de la elección, que es el 8 de abril de 2025. El registro de votantes será preparado y archivado en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar, e incluirá los nombres de todos los votantes militares que presenten un registro de votantes militares válido. Un votante militar es un votante del estado de Nueva York que está presentemente en servicio militar y, por lo tanto, estará ausente del Distrito en el que está calificado para votar el día de registro o elección o es dado de baja del servicio militar dentro de los 30 días posteriores a una elección. Un votante militar también es un cónyuge, padre, hijo o dependiente del votante militar, que está con dicho militar y es un votante calificado del estado de Nueva York y reside en el mismo distrito escolar que el votante militar, o es un personal militar que reside en una base militar dentro de un distrito escolar en el estado de Nueva York por un período de 30 días inmediatamente antes de dicho voto.

POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden

solicitar una boleta militar. Pueden solicitar una solicitud de boleta militar a la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar, y deberán ser entregados ya sea en persona o por correo a la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar (Sra. Linda McGarvey) en 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon, New York 10702, a más tardar a las 5:00 P.M. del vigésimo sexto (26) día antes de la elección. Un votante militar puede indicar su preferencia por recibir la solicitud de boleta militar por correo, por fax o correo electrónico. Las boletas militares deben ser recibidas por la secretaria del distrito escolar: 1) antes del cierre de las urnas el 8 de abril de 2025 y mostrando una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los EE.UU., o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo de otra agencia de gobierno de los EE.UU. o 2) antes de las 5:00 P.M. en la fecha fijada para la elección y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que no se compruebe que será posterior al día anterior a la elección. Independientemente del modo de transmisión preferido, la solicitud de la boleta militar y la boleta militar en sí, deben ser entregados por correo o en persona. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les hayan emitido boletas militares estará disponible para la inspección de todos los votantes cualificados del Distrito en la oficina de la secretaria del distrito escolar durante el horario regular de

oficina hasta el día de la votación.

TENGA EN CUENTA que la votación de todas las propuestas y la elección de candidatos el martes 8 de abril de 2025 se llevará a cabo mediante boleta de papel. Quedando expresamente entendido que la intención de la Biblioteca es cumplir con cualquier legislación derivada de la actual pandemia de coronavirus. Por lo tanto, todas las referencias al momento, el lugar y la forma de las audiencias, el registro y la votación y elección del presupuesto están sujetas a modificaciones en función a la legislación aplicable o la dirección de una entidad con jurisdicción gubernamental sobre la Biblioteca.

REQUISITOS PARA VOTAR EN CUALQUIER REUNIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR

Una persona debe:

•Ser ciudadano de los Estados Unidos

•Tener dieciocho o más años de edad

•Ser residente del Distrito por un período de treinta días o más inmediatamente anterior a la Elección en la que se ofrece a votar

Estar registrado para votar en las elecciones del condado de Suffolk o del distrito escolar de Babylon

FECHADO:14 de enero de 2025 Babylon, Nueva York

Por orden de la Junta Directiva de la Biblioteca Pública de Babylon, Distrito Escolar de Babylon, Pueblo de Babylon,

Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York 25-90B. 2/20, 27, 3/6, 13

REFEREE'S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-9, Plaintiff - against - ANTHONY A. ARCURI, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on July 27, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on the 25th day of March, 2025 at 10:30 AM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the building and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York. Premises known as 465 Old Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, (Town of Babylon) New York 11704. (District: 0100, Section: 159.00, Block: 04.00, Lot: 022.000) Approximate amount of lien $325,410.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 062112/2014. Bruce W. Farquharson, Esq., Referee. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409 For sale information, please visit Auction. com at www.Auc -

tion.com or call (800) 280-2832

Dated: January 28, 2025

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. Auction Locations are subject to change. 25-95 2/20, 27, 3/6, 13

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF BABYLON PUBLIC LIBRARY, BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

BABYLON, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of Babylon Public Library, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York will be held at the Babylon Public Library, 24 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, New York in said District on, March 25, 2025, at 6:30 P.M., for the purpose of discussing expenditures contained in the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025–2026. Copies of the budget document will be made available to District residents commencing March 18, 2025, upon request, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, in the office of the District Clerk located in the Superintendent’s Office of the Administration Building.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the vote and election will be held on TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025, between the hours of 12 Noon and 8:00 P.M., at the BABYLON PUBLIC LIBRARY for the following purposes of voting by the qualified voters on the following separate matters:

(a) To approve or disapprove the proposed library budget (supplemented or amended as the case may be) of estimated expenses for the ensuing year as submitted by the

Library Board of Trustees.

(b) Any other questions or propositions as to matters or expenditures or authority to levy taxes that may be presented for a vote under the Education Law.

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FURTHER NOTICE that at the said vote and election to be conducted on April 8, 2025, one (1) member is to be elected to the Board of Trustees as follows:

ONE (1) member is to be elected to the Board of Trustees of the Babylon Public Library for a full term of five (5) years commencing July 1, 2025 and expiring June 30, 2030.

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FURTHER NOTICE, that all nominating petitions of candidates for the office of member of the Trustees of the Babylon Public Library must be filed with the Clerk of the Babylon School District, not later than March 10, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. prevailing time, whose office is located in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at the District’s Administration Building at 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon, New York. Nominating petitions must contain at least twenty-five (25) signatures of qualified voters. Said petition must also state the name and residence of each signer and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE-

BY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required. If a voter has heretofore registered and has voted in an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he/she is eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

Registration will be conducted up to and including April 3, 2025, from 9:00 A.M. to 4 P.M. on days when school is in session at the Office of the District Clerk, located at 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon, New York.

The register so prepared will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. on each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the election, excluding Sunday, and between the hours of 9:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, April 5, 2025 and Monday, April 7, 2025 at the Babylon Public Library, 24 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, New York, and at the polling place on election day.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that during voting hours on April 8, 2025, the Board of Registration will meet at the Babylon Public Library, 24 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, New York for the purpose of preparing a register for elections held subsequent thereto. The voting will be by paper ballot. The polls will be open at 12:00 noon and remain open until 8:00 P.M. and as long as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots.

AND FURTHER

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a

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copy of such budget or statement may be obtained beginning, March 18, 2025 by any resident of the District upon request during the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., except Saturdays and Sundays, at the Babylon Public Library, 24 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, NY 11702, and the Principal’s office in each of the following school buildings during school business hours:

• Babylon Public Schools, Central Office, 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon

• Babylon Elementary School, 171 Ralph Avenue, Babylon

• Babylon Memorial Grade School, 169 Park Avenue, Babylon •Babylon Junior-Senior High School, 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon These documents will also be available on the Babylon Public Library website at: www.babylonlibrary. org

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FURTHER NOTICE, that absentee ballots and early mail ballots will be available for the election of Members of the Board of Trustees and the Budget vote. Applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots may be received by the District Clerk no earlier than the thirtieth (30) day, before the election for which it is sought. Applications for absentee ballots will be available at the Babylon Public Library during library hours and on the Babylon Public Library website – www.babylonlibrary.org. Applications for early mail ballots will be available in the Office of the District Clerk, which is lo -

cated in the Superintendent’s Office at the District’s Administration Building. To have an absentee ballot or early mail ballot mailed to your home, an applicable completed and signed application must be in the District Clerk’s Office no later than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Application for an absentee ballot or an early mail ballot may be made in person from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on any school day and up until 5:00 p.m. on April 8, 2025. Absentee ballots and early mail ballots will be accepted in the Office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 8, 2025. No absentee or early mail ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5 P.M. of the date of the Vote.

Applications can also be downloaded from the Library’s website at: www.babylonlibrary.org

The right to vote by absentee ballot or early mail ballot will be subject to the approval of the Board of Registration, or the district clerk or designee, as applicable.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots and early mail ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. commencing with the issuance of such ballots and for each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election, excluding Sunday; and between the hours of 9:30 A.M. and

1:30 P.M. on Saturday, April 5, 2025 and Monday, April 7, 2025 at the Babylon Public Library, 24 S. Carll Avenue, Babylon, New York, and at the polling place on election day.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Military voters who are not currently registered to vote must apply to register as a qualified voter by contacting the District Clerk at 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon, New York 11702 or by email to the District Clerk at lmcgarvey@ babylonufsd.com or fax sent to 631-8937935. The Military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile or electronic mail (email). The application to register as a qualified voter must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. on the twenty-sixth (26th) day before the election which is March 13, 2025. The register of voters prepared and filed in the District Clerk’s office shall include the names of all military voters who submit a valid military voter registration. A military voter means a qualified voter of New York State who is in actual military service and will, therefore, be absent from the District in which he or she is qualified to vote on the day of registration or election or is discharged from military service within 30 days of an election, or a spouse, parent, child or dependent of the military voter, accompanying or being with such voter, if a qualified voter of New York State and a resident of the same school district as the military voter,

or military personnel residing on a military base within a school district in New York State for a period of 30 days immediately preceding said Vote.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may apply for a military ballot. A military ballot application may be requested from the District Clerk and must be returned, in person or by mail, to the Office of the District Clerk at 50 Railroad Avenue, Babylon, New York 11702, not later than 5:00 P.M. on the twenty-sixth (26th) day before the election. A military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the military ballot application by mail, facsimile transmission, or e-mail. Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk: 1) before the close of the polls on April 8, 2025 and showing a cancellation mark of the U.S. postal service, or a foreign country's postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt of another agency of the U.S. government or 2) by 5:00 p.m. on the date set for the election and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereof, with a date which is ascertained not to be later than the day before the election. Irrespective of the preferred mode of transmission, the military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. A list of all persons to whom military ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters

of the District in the office of the District Clerk during regular office hours until the day of the vote

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FURTHER NOTICE that the vote on all propositions and the election of candidates on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 will be conducted by paper ballot. It being expressly understood that the intent of the Library is to comply with any legislation stemming from the current coronavirus pandemic. Thus, all references to the timing, location, and manner of hearings, registration, and voting in the budget vote and election are subject to modification based on applicable legislation or direction by an entity with jurisdiction over the Library.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING AT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING

A person must be:

•A citizen of the United States • Eighteen or more years of age •A resident of the District for a period of thirty days or more next preceding the Election at which he offers to vote

•Registered to vote in Suffolk County or the Babylon School District Elections

DATED:January 14, 2025

Babylon, New York

By Order of the Board of Trustees of Babylon Public Library, Babylon Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York

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WEST BABYLON PUBLIC LIBRARY

211 Route 109 West Babylon, NY 11704

• (631) 669-5445 • Fax: (631) 669-6539

• www.wbpl.us

Nancy Evans, Director

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF WEST BABYLON PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of West Babylon Union Free School District will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. at the West Babylon Public Library, 211 Route 109, West Babylon, New York, the designated polling place, for the following purposes:

1. To consider and vote upon the Library Annual Budget and tax appropriation (“tax levy”) for the fiscal year 2025/2026, for the following proposition: That the Library Annual Budget as proposed by the Board of Trustees of the West Babylon Public Library for the fiscal year 2025/2026 be approved, with the requisite portion thereof to be raised by a tax appropriation (“tax levy”) in the amount of $4,073,167.

To elect one Library Trustee for a term of five years, commencing July 1, 2025. A petition shall be required to nominate such candidates to the office of Library Trustee. Each petition shall be directed to the West Babylon Public Library, shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each

signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. In the event that any such nominee shall withdraw his/ her candidacy prior to the election, such person shall not be considered a candidate unless a new petition nominating such person in the same manner and with the same limitations applicable to other candidates is filed with the West Babylon Public Library. Each petition shall be filed between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., but not later than Monday, March 10, 2025, at 5 pm. Petition forms may be obtained from and signed petitions returned to, the office of the Director of the West Babylon Public Library. No person shall be nominated by petition for more than one separate office.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Special District Election and Budget Vote shall be conducted by voting on the propositions by paper ballot on Tuesday, the 8th day of April 2025, between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M., at the West Babylon Public Library, 211 Route 109, West Babylon, New York, which has been designated as the polling place for the Special District Meeting.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the said expenditure of funds and the budget thereof will be held on Monday, March 31, 2025, at 6 P.M.

A register of the qualified voters of the School District for said Special District Meeting and

Election, to be prepared for the Special District Meeting and Election to be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, shall include all persons who have previously registered for any annual or special meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four years prior to the preparation of the register or who are registered to vote at any general election pursuant to Section 5-210 of the Election Law of the State of New York. Such register will be filed in the Office of the Director of the West Babylon Public Library immediately after completion and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District at the Office of the Library Director from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on each of the five (5) days prior to the meeting or election for which it was prepared, except Sunday or holidays. Only qualified voters who are duly registered will be permitted to vote. The Office of the Library Director is located at 211 Route 109, West Babylon, New York in said District.

FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that any qualified voters who wish to register to vote may visit the office of the School’s District Clerk, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, NY or any school building main office during their regular business hours to register. Those wishing to register to vote must be a United States Citizen, at least 18 years old, cannot be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction and cannot claim the right to vote elsewhere. In addition, those wishing to vote must

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be a resident of the District for at least 30 days prior to the vote.

FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that in accordance with Education Law Section 2018-a and Section 2018-f, application for absentee ballots or early mail voter ballots for the Special District Meeting and Election may be applied for at the office of the Director of the West Babylon Public Library. Such application must be received no earlier than March 11, 2025, and at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. The Board of Registration shall make a list of all persons to whom absentee voter ballots and early mail voter ballots have been issued and have it available during regular office hours commencing twenty-one days preceding the Special District meeting and until the day of election. Such list will be posted at the polling place during the election. No absentee voter ballot or early mail voter ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received not later than 5:00 P.M. on the day of the Election.

FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the School’s District Clerk in person, or by email to bburrows@wbschools.org or fax sent to (631)-3767008. The request

for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the School’s District Clerk, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, NY, no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 13, 2025.

FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the Library Director in person, or by email to nevans@ wbpl.us or fax sent to (631)-669-6539. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the Library Director no later than 5:00 p.m., on March 13, 2025. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the Library Director at 211 Route 109, West Babylon, New York in said District. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by

the Library Director before the close of polls on April 8, 2025 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 8, 2025 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a statement of estimated Library expenses (Budget) and tax appropriation (“tax levy”) for the fiscal year 2025/2026 will be available at the West Babylon Public Library, 211 Route 109, West Babylon, New York, daily, except Sundays and holidays, between 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., during each of the fourteen (14) days preceding the Special District Meeting.

Dated: January 27, 2025 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WEST BABYLON PUBLIC LIBRARY, RACHEL SCELFO, PRESIDENT

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BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA

DE WEST BABYLON 211 Route 109 West Babylon, NY 11704 • (631) 6695445 • Fax: (631) 669-6539 • www. wbpl.us

Nancy Evans, directora AVISO LEGAL AVISO DE ASAMBLEA EXTRAORDINARIA

DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE WEST BABYLON POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una Asamblea de distrito extraordinaria de los votantes calificados del Distrito escolar de West Babylon Union Free el martes, 8 de abril de 2025, entre la 1:00 p. m. y las 9:00 p. m. en la Biblioteca Pública de West Babylon, ubicada en 211 Route 109, West Babylon, Nueva York (el centro electoral designado) para los siguientes fines:

•Para considerar y votar sobre el Presupuesto anual de la biblioteca y la asignación tributaria (“gravamen fiscal”) para el ejercicio fiscal 2025/2026, para la siguiente propuesta: Que el Presupuesto anual de la biblioteca según lo propuesto por el Consejo de Administración de la Biblioteca Pública de West Babylon para el ejercicio fiscal de 2025/2026 sea aprobado, y la porción requerida de dicho presupuesto que se debe recaudar a través de una asignación tributaria (“gravamen fiscal”) sea la suma de $4,073,167.

•Para elegir un Administrador de la biblioteca por un plazo de cinco años, a partir del 1 de julio 2025. Se requerirá una petición para nominar a dichos candidatos al cargo de Administrador de la biblioteca. Cada petición estará dirigida a la Biblioteca Pública de West Babylon, será firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, indicará la residencia de cada firmante y el nombre y residencia del candidato.

En caso de que cualquiera de estos candidatos retirase su candidatura antes de las elecciones, dicha persona no será considerada como candidato, a menos que se presente ante la Biblioteca Pública de West Babylon una nueva petición en la que se nomine a dicha persona de la misma forma y con las mismas limitaciones aplicables a otros candidatos. Cada petición deberá presentarse entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. antes del lunes, 10 de marzo de 2025 a las 5:00 p. m. Los formularios de petición pueden obtenerse en la oficina de la directora de la Biblioteca Pública de West Babylon y las peticiones firmadas pueden devolverse a dicha oficina. Ninguna persona será nominada mediante petición para más de un cargo diferente.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que las Elecciones de distrito extraordinarias y el Voto del presupuesto se llevarán a cabo mediante votación de propuestas a través de boletas el martes, 8 de abril de 2025, entre la 1:00 p. m. y las 9:00 p. m., en la Biblioteca Pública de West Babylon, ubicada en 211 Route 109, West Babylon, Nueva York, (centro electoral designado para la Asamblea de distrito extraordinaria). ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una audiencia pública para debatir sobre el gasto de los fondos y su presupuesto el lunes, 31 de marzo de 2025, a las 6 p. m. El registro de votantes calificados del Distrito escolar para dichas Elecciones y Asamblea de distrito

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Continuedfrom previous page extraordinaria, que se preparará para las Elecciones y Asamblea de distrito extraordinaria que se llevarán a cabo el martes, 8 de abril de 2025, incluirá a todas las personas que se hayan registrado previamente para cualquier elección o asamblea ordinaria o extraordinaria llevada a cabo o realizada en cualquier momento durante los cuatro años previos a la preparación del registro o que estén registrados para votar en cualquier elección general conforme a la sección 5-210 de la Ley Electoral del estado de Nueva York. Se presentará dicho registro ante la oficina de la directora de la Biblioteca Pública de West Babylon inmediatamente después de su finalización y se abrirá para la inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito en la oficina de la directora de la biblioteca de 10:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m. todos los días durante los cinco (5) días previos a la asamblea o a las elecciones para las que se preparó, excepto los domingos o feriados. Solo podrán votar los votantes calificados que estén debidamente registrados. La oficina de la Directora de la biblioteca está ubicada en 211 Route 109, West Babylon, Nueva York, en dicho distrito.

TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que cualquier votante calificado que desee registrarse para votar puede concurrir a la oficina del Secretario del distrito escolar, ubicada en 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, NY, o a la oficina principal

de cualquier escuela durante su horario de atención habitual para registrarse. Aquellas personas que deseen registrarse para votar deben ser ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos, tener al menos 18 años, no pueden estar en prisión o en libertad condicional por la condena de un delito grave y no pueden reivindicar el derecho de voto en otro lugar. Además, aquellas personas que deseen votar deben ser residentes del Distrito durante al menos 30 días antes de emitir su voto.

ADEMÁS, SE NOTIFICA que, de acuerdo con la sección 2018-a y 2018-f de la Ley de Educación, la solicitud de votos en ausencia o las boletas para votos anticipados por correo para las Elecciones y Asamblea de distrito extraordinarias se puede pedir en la oficina de la directora de la Biblioteca Pública de West Babylon. Dicha solicitud debe ser recibida no antes del 11 de marzo de 2025 y al menos siete (7) días antes de las elecciones si se debe enviar la boleta por correo postal al votante o el día antes de las elecciones si se debe entregar la boleta personalmente al votante. La Junta de Inscripción hará un listado de todas las personas a las que se les ha enviado boletas para votos en ausencia y boletas para votos anticipados por correo y estará disponible durante el horario de atención habitual a partir de los veintiún días previos a la Asamblea de distrito extraordinaria y hasta el día de las elecciones. Dicho listado será publicado en el centro electoral durante las elecciones. No se computará

ninguna boleta de votante en ausencia o boleta para votos anticipados por correo a menos que se reciba a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de las Elecciones. TAMBIÉN SE NO-

TIFICA que los votantes militares que no estén actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito escolar si solicitan y envían una solicitud de inscripción al secretario del distrito escolar en persona, a través de correo electrónico a bburrows@wbschools.org o por fax al (631) 376-7008. El pedido para la solicitud de inscripción puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la solicitud de inscripción a través de correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de inscripción de los votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del secretario del distrito escolar, ubicada en 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, NY, a más tardar el 13 de marzo de 2025, a las 5:00 p. m.

ASIMISMO, SE NOTIFICA que los votantes militares, que son votantes calificados del Distrito escolar, pueden pedir una solicitud de boleta militar a la directora de la biblioteca en persona, a través de correo electrónico a nevans@ wbpl.us o por fax al (631) 669-6539. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, debe enviarse una solicitud de boleta militar válida a la oficina de la directora de la biblioteca a más tardar el 13 de marzo de 2025, a las 5:00 p. m. Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de

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conformidad con lo anterior serán procesadas de la misma forma que una solicitud de boleta no militar conforme a la sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la boleta militar a través de correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. Una solicitud de boleta militar original y una boleta militar del votante militar deben enviarse por correo postal o entregarse en persona en la oficina de la directora de la biblioteca, ubicada en 211 Route 109, West Babylon, Nueva York, en dicho Distrito.

Y TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA POR LA PRESENTE que las boletas militares serán computadas si la Directora de la biblioteca las recibe antes del cierre de las elecciones el 8 de abril de 2025 y cuentan con un sello postal del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o de un servicio postal de un país extranjero, o tienen un acuse de recibo con fecha de otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o las recibe a más tardar el 8 de abril de 2025, a las 5:00 p. m. y cuentan con fecha y firma del votante militar y de un testigo, y se verifica que dicha fecha es anterior al día de las elecciones.

ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que una declaración de gastos estimados de la Biblioteca (Presupuesto) y asignación tributaria (“gravamen fiscal”) para el ejercicio fiscal de 2025/2026 estará disponible en la Biblioteca Pública de West Babylon, ubicada en 211 Route 109, West Babylon,

Nueva York, todos los días, excepto los domingos y feriados, entre las 10:00 a. m. y 4:00 p. m., durante los catorce (14) días previos a la Asamblea de distrito extraordinaria.

Fecha: 27 de enero de 2025

POR ORDEN

DEL CONSEJO DE ADMINISTRACIÓN, BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE WEST BABYLON, RACHEL SCELFO, PRESIDENTA

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Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Mortgaged Premises: 823 VENETIAN BOULEVARD, LINDENHURST, NY 11757

District: 0100, Section: 228.00, Block: 01.00, Lot: 072.000, 073.006 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 620924/2024 COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.

Plaintiff, vs. DANIEL P. CRONIN, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees,

committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AN AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal deliv -

ery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Consolidation, Extension, and Modification Agreement to secure the sum of $202,300.00 and interest, recorded on June 07, 2004, in Liber M00020765 at Page 029, of the Public Records of SUFFOLK County, New York., covering premises known as 823 VENETIAN BOULEVARD, LINDENHURST, NY 11757.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

SUFFOLK County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE HALF

HOLLOW HILLS COMMUITY LI -

BRARY TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK

BUDGET VOTE AND TRUSTEE

ELECTION APRIL 8, 2025

NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District will be held on Tuesday April 8, 2025, between the hours of 9:30a.m. and 9:00p.m. at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library (the “Library”), located at 55 Vanderbilt Parkway Dix Hills New York, the designated polling place, for the purpose of voting upon the following:

•To adopt the Annual Library Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025/2026, and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the Library District.

•To elect one (1) Library Trustee to a term of five (5) years, commencing July 1, 2025, and expiring June 30, 2030, as a result of the expiration of the term presently held by Gregory Laub.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the Office of Library Trustee shall be filed at Library in the Office of the Clerk of the Library Vote between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday, and not later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 10, 2025. Each candidate must be a qualified voter, and must reside in

the area served by the Library. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the Library Vote of the Half Hollow Hills Community Library and signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District. Such petition must state the name and the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate; and

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a Public Information Meeting will be held on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 7:30p.m. in the Half Hollow Hills Community Library building (address above) for the purpose of discussing the proposed 2025/2026 Library Budget. All residents of the Library District are invited to attend this informational meeting; and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that copies of the proposed Library Budget for the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year will be available beginning Monday, March 17, 2025, in the Half Hollow Hills Library through April 8, 2025, between 9:30a.m. and 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 12:00pm to 5:00pm on Saturday; and

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Registration for the School District shall meet at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library Building (address above) on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, between the hours of 9:30a.m. and 9:00p.m. for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the School District for said Special District Meeting and Election, at which time any person shall

be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at said district meeting.

The register to be prepared for the April 8, 2025, Special District Meeting and Election shall include all persons who have previously registered hereunder for any annual or special meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) years prior to the preparation of the register, or who are registered to vote at any general election, pursuant to Section 5-612 of the Election Law of the State of New York. Such register will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Library Vote immediately after completion and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District from 9:30a.m. to 5p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the meeting or election for which it was prepared, excluding weekends and holidays. Only qualified voters who are duly registered will be permitted to vote; and

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that in accordance with Education Law Section 2018-a, applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the Vote, during regular office hours. Such application must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or at least one

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(1) day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee voters’ ballots have been issued will be available in said Office on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the vote, except weekends and holidays, and posted on the date of the election. No absentee voter ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received not later than 5:00p.m. on the day of the Election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reasons of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration has been marked “personally disabled” by the Board of Election pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot without making separate application therefor.

IS FURTHER

GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the School District. Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail, in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot applications must be received in the Office of the Clerk of the Vote no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday,

March 14, 2025. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is received by the Office of the Clerk of the Vote no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the Election.

Dated: Dix Hills, New York

January 21, 2025 BY ORDER OF THE HALF HOLLOW HILLS COMMUNITY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

GREGORY LAUB, PRESIDENT 25-93A 2/20, 3/6, 20, 4/3

AVISO DE REUNIÓN ESPECIAL DEL DISTRITO DE LA BIBLIOTECA COMUNAL DE HALF HOLLOW HILLS CIUDAD DE HUNTINGTON, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK

VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DE FIDEICOMISARIOS

8 DE ABRIL DE 2025

POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE SE COMUNICA que el martes 8 de abril de 2025, desde las 9:30 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m., se llevará a cabo una Reunión Especial de Distrito para los votantes habilitados del Distrito Escolar Central de Half Hollow Hills. Dicha reunión tendrá lugar en la Biblioteca Comunitaria de Half Hollow Hills, localizada en 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, Nueva York, lugar designado para la votación, con el fin de deliberar sobre los siguientes puntos:

• Aprobar el Presupuesto Anual de la Biblioteca para el Ejercicio Fiscal 2025/2026, y autorizar la recaudación de los fondos necesarios a través de impuestos sobre

la propiedad del Distrito de la Biblioteca.

• Elegir a un (1) Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca para un periodo de cinco (5) años, que iniciará el 1 de julio de 2025 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2030, en sustitución del término que actualmente detenta Gregory Laub. SE INFORMA ADEMÁS, que las solicitudes para nominar candidatos para el cargo de Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca deben ser entregadas en la Oficina del Secretario del Voto de la Biblioteca, situada dentro de las instalaciones de la misma, en el horario de 10:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., de lunes a viernes, hasta el viernes 10 de marzo de 2025 a más tardar. Los candidatos deben ser votantes calificados y residir en el área atendida por la Biblioteca. Cada solicitud debe ser dirigida al Secretario del Voto de la Biblioteca de la Comunidad de Half Hollow Hills y estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, indicando el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, así como del candidato propuesto. SE COMUNICA TAMBIÉN, que se celebrará una Reunión de Información Pública el lunes 24 de marzo de 2025 a las 7:30 p.m. en el edificio de la Biblioteca Comunitaria de Half Hollow Hills (en la dirección previamente mencionada) con el objetivo de discutir el Presupuesto de la Biblioteca propuesto para el año fiscal 2025/2026. Se invita a todos los residentes del Distrito de la Biblioteca a participar en esta reunión informativa.

ADICIONALMENTE, se informa que las copias del Presupuesto de la Biblioteca propuesto para el Año Fiscal 2025/2026 estarán disponibles a partir del lunes 17 de marzo de 2025, en la Biblioteca de Half Hollow Hills. Los documentos podrán ser consultados de lunes a viernes entre las 9:30 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m., y los sábados de 12:00 p.m. a 5:00 p.m.

NOTIFICA SE INFORMA ADEMÁS que la Junta de Registro del Distrito Escolar se congregará en el Edificio de la Biblioteca Comunitaria de Half Hollow Hills (dirección mencionada anteriormente) el martes 1 de abril de 2025, desde las 9:30 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m. Este encuentro tiene como finalidad preparar un registro de los votantes habilitados del Distrito Escolar para la próxima Reunión y Elección Especial del Distrito. Durante esta sesión, cualquier persona podrá solicitar la inclusión de su nombre en dicho registro, siempre que demuestre a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro que actualmente, o en el futuro, estará facultado para votar en dicho evento. El registro compilado para la Reunión y Elección Especial del Distrito del 8 de abril de 2025 incluirá a todas las personas que previamente se hayan registrado y participado en cualquier reunión o elección anual o especial en los últimos cuatro años, así como aquellos registrados para votar en cualquier elección general, según lo establecido en la Sección 5-612 de la Ley Electoral del Estado de Nueva York. Este

registro se mantendrá archivado en la Oficina del Secretario del Voto de la Biblioteca, disponible para inspección por cualquier votante calificado, de 9:30 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., durante los cinco días hábiles anteriores a la reunión o elección, excluyendo fines de semana y días festivos. Solo podrán votar aquellos votantes que estén debidamente inscritos.

ADICIONALMENTE, conforme a la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación, las solicitudes de papeletas de voto ausente pueden ser realizadas en la Oficina del Secretario del Voto, dentro del horario regular de oficina. Estas solicitudes deben ser recibidas al menos siete días antes de las elecciones si la papeleta se envía por correo, o al menos un día antes si la papeleta es entregada en persona al votante. Un registro de todas las personas a quienes se les haya emitido papeletas de votante ausente estará disponible para consulta pública en la mencionada oficina durante los cinco días hábiles previos a la jornada electoral, excepto fines de semana y festivos, y será publicado el día de la elección. Ninguna papeleta de votante ausente será contabilizada si no se recibe a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del día electoral.

SE INFORMA ADEMÁS, que los votantes habilitados que estén físicamente incapacitados para presentarse en persona en los centros de votación debido a una enfermedad permanente o discapacidad física, y cuyo registro haya sido marcado como

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Continuedfrom previous page “personalmente discapacitado” por la Junta Electoral conforme a las normativas de la Ley de Educación, podrán votar por correo automáticamente, sin necesidad de tramitar una solicitud específica para este método de votación.

ADICIONALMENTE, se comunica que los votantes militares que no estén registrados actualmente pueden solicitar su inscripción como votantes cualificados del Distrito Escolar. Aquellos votantes militares que ya sean considerados votantes cualificados del Distrito Escolar tienen derecho a solicitar una papeleta militar. En su solicitud, los votantes militares pueden indicar su preferencia por recibir el registro de votante militar, la solicitud de papeleta militar, o la propia papeleta militar a través de correo postal, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de inscripción para votantes militares y las solicitudes de papeleta de voto militar deben ser entregados en la Oficina del Secretario del Voto antes de las 5:00 p.m. del viernes 14 de marzo de 2025. Es indispensable que las papeletas de voto militar sean recibidas en la Oficina del Secretario del Voto a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del día de la elección para que sean consideradas válidas.

Fecha: 21 de enero de 2025, Dix Hills, Nueva York

SEGÚN LO DISPUESTO POR LA JUNTA DE FIDEICOMISARIOS DE LA BIBLIOTECA

COMUNITARIA DE HALF HOLLOW

HILLS GREGORY LAUB, PRESIDENTE 25-93B. 2/20, 3/6, 20, 4/3

NOTICE

OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE DEER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

TOWN OF BABYLON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YOR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Deer Park Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Deer Park Public Library, 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, New York on April 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting by paper ballot upon the following items:

• To adopt the Annual Budget of the Deer Park Library for the fiscal year 2025/2026 and to authorize that the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the Deer Park Union Free School District.

• To elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees, whereby one (1) member will serve a term commencing on July 1, 2025 and expiring on June 30, 2030.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such a meeting on April 8, 2025, the polls will be open between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., prevailing time, and voting will be held in the Deer Park Public Library, 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, New York, and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that a public information meeting will be held in the Deer Park Public Library, 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, New York on March 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM prevailing time to discuss the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Deer Park Public Library’s purposes; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Deer Park Library’s purposes exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said meeting except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from the Library located at 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park ,New York during the operating hours of the Library; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Education Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District meeting within the past four (4) years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is eligible and registered to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons that wish to vote must register.

The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District

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pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law on Saturday, March 29, 2025 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. prevailing time at the Deer Park Public Library, 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, New York to add any additional names to the register to be used at the aforesaid election/vote, at which time any person will be entitled to have his/her name placed on such register, provided that at the meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special District Meeting for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York and the registration list prepared by the Board of Elections will be filed in the Office of the Director of the Library and will be open for the inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the election/vote except Sunday.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Deer Park Library shall be filed in the Office of the Director of the Library, at the Library, 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, not later than 5:00 pm Monday, March 10, 2025 which petition shall be filed between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. prevailing time Monday to Friday. Each petition must be directed to the Library Director, must be signed by

at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the Library district and must state the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Board of Trustees are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the district. An application for registration as a military voter can be requested in person from the Library Director at his office at the Library, Monday – Friday between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm or in writing to Deer Park Public Library 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, NY 11729, or by email to directorsoffice@ deerparklibrary.org. The application for registration must be received in the office of the Library Director no later than 5:00 pm on March 13, 2025. In the request for an application for registration, the military voter is permitted to designate his/ her preference for receiving the application for registration by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the district may submit an application for a military ballot in person to the Library Director at his office at the Library, Monday –Friday between the

hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm or in writing to Deer Park Public Library 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, NY 11729, or by email to directorsoffice@ deerparklibrary.org. in order to receive a military ballot, the military ballot application must be received no later than 5:00 pm on March 13, 2025. In the request for an application for a military ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for a military ballot, and the military ballot, by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. All original qualified military voters’ ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. Ballots for military voters shall be distributed to qualified military voters no later than March 14 2025. Military ballots must be received by the Library Director (1) before the close of the polls, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, and must show a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or must show a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 pm on the day of the election and be signed and dated by the military voter and one witness, with a date ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. A list of all persons to whom military ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the Library Director between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the election, vote, except Sunday.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2018-a and Section 2018-e of the Education Law, absentee ballots and/or early mail voter ballots for the election of Trustee of the Library, and adoption of the annual budget, may be applied for at the Office of the Director of the Library, 44 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, New York, during the hours of 10 a.m. through 4 p.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday. Completed applications must be received by the Library Director no earlier than March 10, 2025, and by April 1, 2025, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the Library Director, the completed application must be received by the Li -

brary Director no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025. No absentee or early mail voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Library Director not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote/ election. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the Library Director between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to the election, vote, except Sunday.

Dated: Deer Park, New York BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF January 22, 2025 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DEER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY 25-92. 2/20, 27, 3/6. 13

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As we celebrated Presidents’ Day on Monday, I thought back on presidents I’ve had the opportunity to meet over the years. Except for my first meeting with Richard Nixon in 1967, before he was president, all of those meetings resulted from my involvement in politics.

In the summer of 1967, between my second and third years of law school, I worked as an intern in Nixon’s Wall Street law firm. (The fellow intern I was assigned to work with that summer was Rudy Giuliani — who was then a liberal Democrat.)

In addition to the chance encounters we had with Nixon in the hallway or elevator, we interns had a long lunch discussion with him, during which he demonstrated his expansive knowledge of foreign and domestic issues. Surprisingly, he also displayed a certain shyness.

A quarter-century later, in 1993, the then former president was in Washington to address Republicans in Congress, where I told him how much I appreciated the long-ago internship. He was no longer shy, but seemingly at peace. The following year, I attended his funeral in

California.

President Gerald Ford was in the closing days of his 1976 campaign against Jimmy Carter when he spoke at a massive rally at the Nassau Coliseum. At a reception afterward, Ford was gracious and friendly, a class act.

The next time I saw him was in 1998, at Sonny Bono’s funeral in California.

From Nixon to Trump, there have been 10, and each left a different impression.

I had just two brief encounters with Jimmy Carter, the first an introduction at Yitzhak Rabin’s funeral in Jerusalem in 1995. The second was about 10 years ago, when I was on a Delta Shuttle, waiting to take off for Washington, when Carter got on the plane, recognized me, shook my hand and gave me a warm hello and a big smile — an awkward moment for me, since I had attacked him for something on national TV just the day before!

Except for a White House briefing for New York Republicans in 1987, my dealings with President Ronald Reagan consisted of handshakes and photos at political events in Nassau County and Manhattan. I was always struck by his sense of dignity and leadership. He never disappointed.

President George Bush 41 was the last of the old-school presidents, in the best sense of that term. He was very knowl-

edgeable and always respectful of his office. In addition to greeting him at political events before and after his presidency, I was invited, along with other newly elected Republicans, to meet with him in the Oval Office in his final days as president in January 1993. It was inspiring and memorable. He didn’t have a word of regret or complaint. True stature.

Though President Barack Obama offered to appoint me ambassador to Ireland, my dealings with him were infrequent and businesslike. He was always polite, and always “no drama Obama.”

My contacts with Joe Biden were when he was senator and vice president, primarily at social events in Washington. He was invariably cordial and humorous. Always greeted me with a big grin, and would kid me that Irish guys should always be Democrats. He was sharp; very different from how he was as president.

The presidents I spent the most time with were Bill Clinton, George Bush 43 and Donald Trump, all of whom are within two years of me in age. I worked closely with Clinton on the Irish peace process, traveling with him on his historic visits to Northern Ireland. I stood with him during his impeachment. He

couldn’t have been more gracious and friendly to my family. He and Hillary were the first to call the night my mother died. We remain friends.

I saw up close how dedicated the younger George Bush was to helping New York and defeating Islamist terrorism following the horrific Sept. 11 attacks. I was with him in the ruins of the World Trade Center three days afterward, and over the succeeding months and years was at numerous meetings he had with cops, firefighters and 9/11 victims’ family members. A true patriot. Great sense of humor.

Donald Trump was and is one of a kind. He and I grew up in Queens at the same time. Though we lived in different Zip codes, one on one he was like the guys I grew up with, totally down to earth. Despite his public persona, he could be caring and concerned, like when he reached out to my daughter when she was sick, or when he invited my grandchildren to the White House. Most significantly, I’ll always be appreciative of his visits to Long Island, where he led the effort to crush MS-13. These are just some of the recollections from my front-row seat of the 10 men who led our nation over the past six decades.

Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.

Somewhere, the Founding Fathers must be fretting

As best I can remember when I was in fourth grade, we were taught that there are three branches of government — the legislative, the judicial and the executive. And we were taught that they were co-equals, with each possessing powers that the other branches couldn’t interfere with.

To make it simple, our teacher stated that the legislative branch, represented by Congress, is responsible for making laws. The executive branch, headed by the president, enforces laws made by Congress and oversees federal agencies. The judicial branch, led by the Supreme Court, interprets laws and ensures that they comply with the Constitution. In my lifetime, over many decades, I have seen how the wishes of our Founding Fathers were complied with. While I was too young to understand the maneuvers of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, when he stepped over the line, the

Supreme Court reversed a number of his actions. In blunt terms, he was told that some of his actions violated the Constitution.

Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama saw their controversial legislation overridden by a vote of three-fourths of Congress. And on quite a few occasions, the Supreme Court told Congress that it had violated the Constitution and its actions were null and void. That seemed to be in line with what I learned at Public School 26 in Brooklyn.

Wcal issues. Some are consistent with campaign promises Trump made, but others clearly step on the toes of the 435 members of Congress.

e once learned that the White House, Congress and the courts were co-equals.

Having served in the State Assembly for 23 years, I am very much aware of how the systems work in both Washington and Albany. I have seen the Legislature in Albany flex its muscles and override the governor on many occasions. I have seen the courts tell the Legislature that it has stepped over the line and violated the state Constitution.

On Jan. 20, President Trump issued an avalanche of executive orders. Many of them have escaped public attention, because voters don’t spend all their time watching the news and following politi-

Under Article I of the Constitution, Congress is given the sole authority to appropriate money for the operation of the government. There is no language that allows the president to impound funding authorized by Congress. The president campaigned on the promise of abolishing the U.S. Department of Education, but only Congress can dissolve a federal agency.

Some of the most challenging developments in the new Trump term are the actions taken by Elon Musk. He may have been given a blanket direction to cut government waste, but he is not allowed to abolish any federal agency that has been created by Congress. Musk has effectively shut down one agency already by restricting funding, but his powers will no doubt be challenged in the federal courts.

The biggest surprise to me, as a former state and local official, is how civil service protections are being totally ignored. Notices have been sent to thou-

sands of federal workers offering them buyouts with no guarantees that they will keep their jobs if they don’t take them. Actions taken by the administration to force career employees out of their jobs defy what the civil service system is about.

The most eye-popping development is the failure of any Republican member of Congress to complain about the impact of the funding impoundments on their own home communities. Major cancer research hospitals in Louisiana, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas have made urgent cries about the loss of anticipated dollars. Special drugs for serious diseases can’t be purchased without assurances that the money will be available. Rather than free up these dollars, the White House is focusing on efforts like halting the production of pennies that are popular with the public. There seem to be no people in Washington who are echoing the voices of the Founding Fathers. That is our loss.

Jerry Kremer was an assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

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n February we celebrate Black History Month, honoring the achievements, resilience and contributions of Black Americans throughout history. In March we recognize Women’s History Month, acknowledging the pivotal role of women in shaping our society. Throughout the year, we take time to celebrate mothers, fathers, military veterans, educators, grandparents and others who have made an impact on of our lives, and continue to.

These moments of recognition remind us of something fundamental: Every person, the members of every ethnic and demographic group, and those of every faith deserve R-E-S-P-E-C-T, as the great Aretha Franklin sang. Yet in today’s world, respect often seems to be in short supply. This reality is magnified by the noise blasting from social media, the nonstop discourse on television and radio masquerading as news, and the constant barrage of opinions that seek to divide rather than unite.

We can, and should, engage in constructive discussions on pressing issues such as climate change, education, housing, economic opportunity and social justice without resorting to dehumanization. It is possible to stand firm in our

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How about taking on property taxes, Jerry?

To the Editor:

Re Jerry Kremer’s op-ed in the Feb. 6-12 issue, “Cleaning the 2024 slate is comforting”: While we don’t share the same political philosophy, I respect Mr. Kremer’s career and his accomplishments. He was known in Albany as a fellow who actually did the people’s business.

His piece had a regular-guy ring to it. His protestations were mine, as were the laments. I no longer go to Yankee Stadium. I do get to Citi Field for a game or two, but the Mets are moving into the high-priced arena as well. I’ll still go, but I do mourn the old days.

Supermarkets are on my canceled list. I have throwback moments at Costco now.

Jerry’s recollection of the movies took me back to a story my father told me when I was a kid. The son of Sicilian immigrants who didn’t have much, he told me that one day, as a 14-year-old, he found a quarter on the street. With that quarter he got a trolley ride, a hero sandwich and a triple feature. It was 1934, and a quarter got you somewhere in Brooklyn.

Jerry did skip over my major annoyance, property taxes. Last October, the Herald printed my op-ed, “Nassau is no county for old

beliefs while recognizing the humanity of those who see the world differently. Diversity of thought is essential to a thriving society. Healthy debate strengthens our communities, fosters new ideas and leads to meaningful progress. But progress is only possible when conversations are grounded in mutual respect.

As we address the challenges facing our nation, we must acknowledge that the path forward is not always clear. Intelligent, clear-thinking people will advocate different solutions based on their experiences and beliefs. That is to be expected. But what should never change is our commitment to engaging with one another as individuals deserving of respect, regardless of our differences.

It isn’t enough to simply argue about policies or demand that others see the world exactly as we do. True progress requires dialogue. It requires the humility to recognize that none of us has all the answers, and we must be open-minded enough to find solutions together, even when our collective problems seem impossibly difficult.

We must also reject the idea that disagreement makes those who disagree

into enemies. Too often, political and social divisions are deepened by rhetoric that seeks to demonize rather than understand. But a just and equitable society cannot be built on division. Rather, it requires the recognition that, despite our differences, we are all part of the same human family.

In the year ahead, let’s recommit to fostering a culture in which mutual respect is not an afterthought, but instead a guiding principle. Let’s teach our children — not just with words, but also with actions — that disagreement is not a reason to hate, but an opportunity to learn. Let’s model the kind of civil discourse that allows communities to grow stronger rather than splinter apart.

Black History Month, Women’s History Month and all the other days on which we honor those who have shaped our communities serve as indelible reminders of the R-E-S-P-E-C-T everyone deserves, every day. Despite the challenges we face, a just, equitable society remains within our reach — one in which opportunity isn’t determined by race or Zip code, where debate isn’t defined by hostility, and where respect is a cornerstone of its foundation.

men.” I’ll be 80 this summer, and my property taxes, which I’ve been paying for 47 years, are now north of $30,000. I hope that in his editorial role, Jerry can advocate

for seniors who want to stay in their homes.

PHIL COMO Sea Cliff

Turning N.Y.’s yellow buses green could cost billions

new York in 2022 told school districts they would be barred from purchasing gasoline- or diesel-powered buses after 2027, and instead would have to buy electric buses at more than double the cost. “The purchase of new electric buses will help grow the market,” officials later pledged, “which will in turn help reduce prices.”

Unfortunately for taxpayers, those reductions aren’t materializing — in part because state officials put the prices, and future increases, on cruise control.

The state Office of General Services, which negotiates contracts on which local districts are expected to piggyback, reached a five-year deal in December 2022 with nine bus dealers, and tied the price schedule to the federal Producer Price Index for “truck and bus bodies.” That’s notable on its own because the index doesn’t reflect changes in battery or electric motor costs — the components that make electric buses so costly.

New York’s arrangement left school bus prices rising automatically. A handful of bus models were added to the

price schedule in the first year after getting state Department of Transportation approvals, but nothing has changed since — except for the price hikes, which totaled 3.7 percent over the past 12 months. Inflation-related provisions are common in government procurement, especially in multi-year deals. But it’s remarkable that the state hasn’t been able to woo more players into the market or work out lower prices.

sLooking specifically at the OGS prices for the ubiquitous Type C buses (which make up two-thirds of school buses statewide), five manufacturers with electric models are listed. That’s more than the three listed for gasoline or diesel buses, and should have set the stage for greater competition and downward pressure on prices. What’s more, OGS reserved the right to negotiate lower prices or rebid the contracts altogether “in the event of a decrease in market price.”

the added cost of buying electric buses instead of replacing them — is on track to total more than $9 billion by 2035, when state law requires districts to park the last of the fuel-burning units.

And it’s become increasingly clear that the total cost of compliance will be far larger.

tate officials, in classic Albany form, never issued any cost estimate.

sel buses long after 2027.

So far, the agency hasn’t, and the price gap between gasoline/diesel and electric units is widening. In January 2024, the lowest price for a 46-seat Type C bus was $134,353, compared with $388,265 for electric, a difference of $253,912. This year, the premium is up to $263,360. That premium alone — that is,

Letters

There’s good news about younger readers, Randi

To the Editor:

Re Randi Kreiss’s recent column, “When was the last time your read a book?”: I was happy to be informed about Randi’s impressions of the reading habits of children and young adults. This is a subject that I have a firsthand knowledge of.

Over the past 10 to 15 years, I have observed a tendency among my paying customers, most of whom are, in fact, 16 to 30 years old. Most come to me to fill a gap in their knowledge of classics, science fiction, general fiction, mystery and other literary genres. It seems that high schools and colleges assign them books that are online, but those who come to me seem to prefer hard copies. For me the trend is notable and rewarding, and boosts my hope that reading physical books, particularly classics, has not lost its luster in our over-technological, disgustingly over-computerized society.

AMNON TISHLER

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Alarmed at Blakeman’s ‘outrageous behavior’

To the Editor:

I am alarmed at the lack of alarm in Nassau County in response to County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s outrageous behavior.

First he organized an independent local armed security force, and denied it was a “militia.” It actually fits the dictionary definition of a militia, which means Blakeman is either uninformed or disingenuous — or both.

Then he declared that the New York Post, a tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch, is the official publication of Nassau County, because Blakeman doesn’t like the leanings of Newsday, which, for better or worse, has been a Long Islandcentric publication for decades.

Both moves are autocratic and partisan, and both are indefensible — but the public outcry has been muted, at best. I believe we need to react to — and reject — this sort of overreach, which I do not believe represent either the feelings or the interests of many Nassau County residents.

RICHARD SCHWARz Bayville

Despite the fact that it’s the largest unfunded mandate in a generation, state officials, in classic Albany form, never issued any cost estimate for the electric bus policy before approving it as part of the 2023 state budget.

Last October, the State Education Department found that at least 42 percent of districts “will need some electric service update or upgrade to meet their bus charging needs,” while just 3 percent said they won’t. Another 39 percent haven’t yet made an assessment.

State officials still haven’t estimated the total added grid-related costs, but some districts face costs in the tens of millions of dollars as they contemplate necessary substation upgrades and additional or upgraded distribution lines, or potentially relocating their bus depots. And since distribution-level upgrades must be planned (and approved by the state utility regulator) years in advance, school districts will likely need to keep buying gas and die-

Districts face other major sources of uncertainty. Instead of gasoline or diesel, they will buy more electricity, the cost of which is poised to rise as the state prematurely shutters natural gasfired power plants. The administration of Gov. Kathy Hochul has indicated that the per-mile costs of electricity will be lower than fuel, but has otherwise been mum on the subject.

Most school districts will use bonds to pay for their bus upgrades, and financing costs have surged since the electric bus mandate was adopted. Schools are counting on state and federal incentives to defray their costs. These include one-time proceeds from the 2022 Environmental Bond Act, as well as various federal incentives sure to come under scrutiny as the feds grapple with ballooning debt costs and the potential expiration of parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

In this last case, Hochul and state lawmakers are likely to blame congressional Republicans and the Trump administration for forcing them to postpone the electric bus mandate. But it’s difficult for Albany to blame Washington for a policy’s cost and feasibility problems when Albany didn’t first determine the policy’s cost or feasibility.

Ken Girardin is director of research at the Empire Center for Public Policy. He can be reached at ken@empirecenter.org.

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