Babylon Town hosted the 17th Annual Soldier Ride to benefit the Wounded Warrior organization. Shown are NYS Assemblyman Michael Durso, Taylor Durso, Suffolk County Legislator Jason Richberg, Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Walter E. Piatt, CEO of the Wounded Warrior Project, and Dominic Bencivenga, Trustee of the Village of Babylon. See story and photos Page 3
The Babylon Town Industrial Development Agency (IDA) had 173 active projects in 2022 with a total value of $1.75 billion and created 7,500 new jobs in the town, according to a report released last week by NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
"The Comptroller's report underscores the critical role IDAs play in fostering economic growth,” said Tom Dolan, CEO of the Babylon IDA. “We are committed to continuing our efforts in attracting and supporting businesses that bring valuable jobs and opportunities to our community while ensuring accountability and transparency in our operations."
The 173 active projects benefited from $39.4 million in tax exemptions and $22.2 million in PILOTs (payments in lieu of taxes}, resulting in a net tax exemption of $17.2 million. The IDA’s efforts have retained 7,156 jobs while adding more than 6,200 positions. Before the IDA's involvement, there were an estimated 7,156 full-time equivalent jobs; that has increased to 15,200, the report noted.
Statewide, the IDAs supported 4,320 active proj-
ects in 2022, with a record total value of $132 billion, marking a $5 billion increase from 2021. The projects are projected to create over 213,000 jobs and retain an additional 224,000 positions. IDA projects collectively received nearly $2 billion in tax exemptions, with property tax exemptions comprising $1.7 billion of this total.
PILOTs amounted to approximately $854 million, resulting in net tax exemptions of about $1.1 billion. Downstate regions, including Long Island, accounted for a significant portion of these net tax exemptions, demonstrating the high level of economic activity and investment facilitated by IDAs in these areas.
“This agency remains dedicated to enhancing the local economy by supporting sustainable projects that meet the needs of our community and grow our future tax base,” Dolan added.
For more information on the Babylon IDA, go to https://babylonida.org/
By Carolyn James
A lawsuit filed against the Village of Amityville by a resident fighting over an expanded house roofline has been thrown out of court.
The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Pamela K. Chen holds that the homeowner’s claim that the village used “selective enforcement” against him to make him comply with zoning and building codes on the roofline height was unfounded.
“Where the plaintiff claims to have been treated unfairly in a zoning/building context, he must plead specific examples of applications and hearings that were similar to (his) application and demonstrative of the disparate treatment alleges,” the ruling stated. “Plaintiff has not done so here. Instead, he merely alleges that at least five variances for the same, if not greater, roof height had been approved for others similarly situated.”
U.S. District Court Judge Pamela K. Chen
For his part, Vincent Franco III claimed in his lawsuit that the Amityville Village zoning board didn’t like that he supported former President Donald Trump with signs on his house and that the Village used “selective enforcement” by refusing to grant him a second variance while other homeowners were granted the same or similar relief.
Steve Stern of Sokoloff Stern LLP of Carle Place, who represented the Village in the lawsuit, said that the court agreed that the plaintiff’s position lacked sufficient proof to move forward.
“The legal allegations did not even pass muster to be
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The Amityville Woman’s Club recently awarded scholarships to three graduating seniors from Amityville Memorial High School.
Chairman of the Adrienne Miller Scholarship committee Jill O’ Toole presented Kyndal Chandler with the Adrienne Miller Scholarship. Chandler will be attending Suffolk County Community College and studying Animation.
Eileen Becker presented the Naomi Griffiths Scholarships to Tatiana Martinez and Taylor Rollins. Martinez will be majoring in Psychiatry at Sienna College and Rollins will be majoring in Health Studies at Western New England University.
For more information about the Amityville Woman’s Club, please call 516578-5887.
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FRIDAY ★ JULY 19, 2024
Story and Photos by Carolyn James
JOIN US FOR THIS UNIQUE 25-MILE CYCLING EVENT. RIDE ALONGSIDE THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR JOURNEY TO RECOVERY.
More than 1,100 riders took part in the Annual Soldier Ride July 19, the largest group to take part in the event in its 17-year history. The event, sponsored by the Town of Babylon, in partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project, united hundreds of community participants and 40 wounded U.S. military veterans for a 25-mile journey from Babylon Town Hall to Overlook Beach.
“We come every year to support our veterans,” said Melissa Simone who attended this year’s event with Phyllis Bavero. “It’s the least we can do.”
Bavero knows well the sacrifices of veterans and their families. Her husband Vincent served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967 and died from exposure to agent orange. “I am here today to. represent him,” she said.
The event kicked off with a heartfelt ceremony at 9 a.m., where Town of Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer warmly welcomed the participants and acknowledged the significance of the event.
“The Soldier Ride exemplifies our community’s commitment to honoring and supporting our veterans. Each year, we come together to help these brave individuals find strength and healing through camaraderie and shared experience,” Supervisor Schaffer said.
REGISTER NOW AT soldierride.org/babylon
Councilman and Veterans Advisory Council Chair DuWayne Gregory emphasized, “This event is more than just a ride; it’s a celebration of resilience and community spirit. Our veterans deserve our unwavering support, and the Soldier Ride provides a platform for that.”
If interested in being a sponsor, please contact signatureevents@woundedwarriorproject.org
Wounded Warrior Project CEO Walt Piatt addressed the crowd, noting the profound impact the ride has on the veterans and the community. Marine Veteran and Adaptive Sports Director Mike Owens shared his personal journey and the importance of events like the Soldier Ride in fostering recovery and empowerment for veterans. The ride concluded at Overlook Beach, where participants, veterans, their families, and friends gathered for a celebratory barbeque, honoring the warriors’ achievements and the community’s collective effort in supporting veteran causes.
Lisa Scotto and Pat Coghlan stood with their bikes ready to ride once the ceremonies at town hall were completed. Scotto and Coghlan work for Paws of War, a non-profit organization that trains and places shelter dogs to help veterans and first responders with PTSD, said Coghlan. “This is a great event for veterans and it is our second year taking part.”
Tom Kane of Babylon said events like the Soldier Ride are important. “We give back to help anyone we can,” he said, adding that government services for veterans are not readily available. “This is a great cause.”
This year, the Babylon event raised over $160,000, with donations still pouring in, surpassing the fundraising goal. The funds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and Paws of War, an organization dedicated to enhancing veterans’ lives by rescuing and training service dogs. Over the past 17 years, the Town of Babylon has raised more than $1.5 million for the Wounded Warrior Project, showcasing a longstanding commitment to supporting veterans.
For information on how you can help go to woundedwarrior.org. If you are a warrior or family support member in need of services, call the Resource Center: 888997-2586.
As we gear up for the new school year, parents and caregivers are busy preparing their students for this exciting time. From picking out new clothes and shoes to gathering school supplies and savoring the final days of summer, there's a palpable sense of anticipation. Students are eager to meet new teachers, make new friends, and embrace the fresh start that a new academic year brings.
Recently, a powerful message was shared on our Facebook page that we feel is essential for all students heading back to school. It said:
“To all students returning to school: If you notice a peer struggling to make friends, being picked on, feeling left out, or eating alone, take the lead. Be a warrior. Greet them with
a smile, offer to sit with them, and make an effort to include them. You never know what challenges they might be facing.”
This message underscores the crucial role that each student plays in fostering a supportive and inclusive school environment. While new clothes, shoes, and supplies are important, it’s equally vital to equip our children with the emotional and social skills they need to contribute to a caring and welcoming community.
Let's commit to not only preparing our kids for academic success but also for emotional resilience and kindness. Together, we can ensure that every student feels valued and supported as they step into the new school year.
By Karl Grossman
“We are destroying this incredible living fossil, chopping it up for bait,” New York State Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick told me in an interview last week. She is the author of a bill in the State Assembly which with a companion measure in the State Senate have passed that would protect horseshoe crabs. They would prohibit horseshoe crabs from being taken from the waters of New York State except for educational and research purposes
The legislation is now before Governor Kathy Hochul to sign or veto.
In a letter to the governor, Assemblymember Glick, a Manhattan resident with a Long Island connection—she spent several years renting on Fire Island, the shore of which is among the habitats for horseshoe crabs—wrote: “Horseshoe crabs have existed for over 400 million years. Commonly referred to as living fossils, these marine creatures predate the earliest dinosaurs by hundreds of millions of years. Their long existence on our planet has led them to be a keystone species of which many other marine and avian species rely on for their continued survival.”
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“Unfortunately,” wrote Glick, “humanity’s exploitation of this prehistoric species has threatened to end horseshoe crabs’ 400-million-year existence.”
Environmentalists on Long Island are enthusiastically backing the legislation and so is a global expert on horseshoe crabs, a scientist from Suffolk County, Dr. John Tanacredi, a resident of the Town of Huntington. “It needs to be done,” said Tanacredi of the proposed ban
From New York State waters, principally off Long Island’s shores, 150,000 horseshoe crabs are taken every year—mainly for bait to catch whelk and eel, said Tanacredi, director of the Center for Environmental Research and Coastal Oceans Monitoring (CERCOM) located in West Sayville, a component of Molloy University in Rockville Centre. He is a full professor of Earth and Environmental Studies at Molloy.
For many decades Tanacredi has extensively studied horseshoe crabs. He points out that horseshoe crabs aren’t all over the U.S. but are limited to the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Florida. In a presentation before the group Long Island Metro Business Action in 2021, he said they could now be “on the cusp” of local “extinction.”
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The Seatuck Environmental Association, based in Islip, also in a letter to Governor Hochul, has expressed “on behalf of the board of directors and supporters” of it “the organization’s strong support” for this “horseshoe crab protection measure” and “urge you to sign the legislation into law. If done, this beleaguered species, of which approximately 3.5 million have been killed in New York State over the past quarter century for use as bait in the eel and whelk fisheries, will finally receive the protection it deserves.”
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“As a result of this huge take,” said the letter, signed by Enrico Nardone, executive director of Seatuck and an attorney, and John Turner, Seatuck’s senior conservation policy advocate, “horseshoe crabs have declined precipitously in New York coastal waters, most notably at numerous sites around Long Island. Many Long Islanders
have noted the significant decline in horseshoe crab populations, recalling when the species was abundant in New York coastal waters decades ago.”
The letter says the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation “has set annual harvest quotas for the crabs at 150,000 animals and has implemented a few other measures in an effort to conserve horseshoe crab populations….Unfortunately, these strategies have failed to reverse the loss.”
“We understand there is opposition to the legislation from the Long Island Farm Bureau, representing baymen, and several companies that ‘bleed’ horseshoe crabs for the production of Limulus Ameboxyte Lysate (LAL), which is used to detect… bacteria on surgical equipment and implants. We believe their opposition is unjustified,” said the letter to the governor.
Regarding bait, “there are other baits and bait formulations that have proven effective in catching both whelk and eel,” it continued.
And “there are synthetic alternatives to LAL that negate the need for companies” to “bleed” horseshoe crabs. “A new laboratory manufactured product, recombinant rFC [scientific shorthand for recombinant Factor C] is an alternative to LAL and has proven to be as effective and in some cases more effective than LAL. Not surprisingly given its effectiveness, rFC has been approved for use in Europe, where it is displacing LAL. In the United States, the U.S. Pharmacopeia is very likely to approve the use of rFC in the United States later this summer,” said Seatuck.
Seatuck is asking people to write to Governor Hochul asking her to sign the legislation. On its website—https://seatuck.org— is an “Action Alert” saying: “Your help is needed to ensure New York seizes a historic opportunity to safeguard horseshoe crab populations.”
“Please take a moment to urge Governor Hochul to enact this important measure,” it says, and lists the phone number of the governor’s office, 518-474-8390, the link to her “official contact page” and suggests, too, “mailing her a letter or postcard.”
Adrienne Esposito, executive director of a leading environmental organization here, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, says: “We have been depleting the species for decades and it is time to stop. We are incredibly excited that horseshoe crabs will finally have needed critical protections in New York State so its populations can rebound.”
The writer is an author, former investigative reporter and full professor of journalism at the State University of New York at Old Westbury.
By Christie Leigh Babirad
Albert Sears enjoyed a life defined by love, born and rekindled in the Village of Amityville. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and truck driver who died March 18, 2024. He was 85 years old.
“Plot a course of love and joy so we can take a
fantastic journey when it’s my time to join you,” said his wife Lei Lani Yeswoit (nee Faust) Sears in defining their life together.
Albert Arnold Sears was born in Brooklyn on March 16, 1939 to Albert and Harriet Sears. He went to school in Mill Basin, Brooklyn before the family moved to Long Island where he attended
Massapequa High School.
Mr. Sears first met his wife Lei Lani Yeswoit Faust in 1957 at her parent’s luncheonette, Faust’s Campus Nook on Merrick Road in Amityville. She was 15 and he was 18 and they dated for about 8 months. At the time, Mr. Sears was working as a truck driver.
In November of 1957, the St. Lawrence Seaway in New York and Canada was under construction and Mr. Sears took the opportunity of driving a dump truck on what was then a challenging project. Meanwhile, the future Mrs. Sears continued at Amityville High School but said that she never forgot him and his “humorous and fun-loving ways.”
In 1959, Mr. Sears went to serve his country in the United States Marine Corps and served until 1963. “He was so proud of his Marine Corps years,” said his wife. “He loved it.”
After receiving an honorable discharge, he returned to Faust’s Campus Nook to renew his relationship with Lani. By then, however, she was engaged to marry Joseph Yeswoit the following August.
They went their separate ways and Mr. Sears continued his trucking career with companies that stretched from the east to west coasts. Some of his employers included Sunoco fuel tankers, Risolo Diesel Fuel, Prime Petroleum, Pier One Imports and Schwerman Trucking.
“He just loved trucking,” said his wife, who added that he made many longtime friends in the trucking world who contributed to his love of trucks. She said that his motto was always “Any Load, Any Road,” and that’s exactly what
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he did, she said.
Mr. Sears was known for his sharp mind and his wife said that he could recall anything he read from road maps, books or roadside historical site postings.
During his trucking career he too married but that marriage ended in 1988. Through a mutual friend, Mr. Sears found out Lani had separated from her husband as well. “When he called me, I couldn’t believe my ears,” she said. “He asked if we could correspond and I immediately said ‘yes’.”
Mr. Sears moved back to Long Island a short time later towing a small trailer-home with his pickup truck, and young love was rekindled once more, said his wife.
The couple purchased a home in Amityville in 1990 and proceeded to take many road-trip vacations up and down the East Coast in his
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The Amityville Woman’s Club held their annual fundraiser, a philanthropies luncheon and fashion show at the Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip. Over 100 members and guests enjoyed the luncheon, raffles and fashions from Chico’s that were modeled by Mary Bushman, Mary Calabrese, Geri Fallot, Linda Filippone, Linda Heller, Erin Hurme, Ruthe McKeown and Jennifer Ronzo.
DJ Tommy Bruno provided musical entertainment and the guest speaker was Beth Packert who is the Executive Director of North Shore Holiday House. Philanthropies Chairmen Barbara
Lozier and Phyllis Singer and their committee have announced that the $3,500 proceeds from this event have been donated to the North Shore Holiday House, a not-for-profit organization that provides a free summer experience for girls 7 through 15. The girls attend a twoweek sleep away camp with fun-filled traditional camp activities and lessons on life skills such as self esteem building and financial literacy.
For more information about the North Shore Holiday House, please call 631427-7630.
To learn more about the Amityville Woman’s Club, please call 516-578-5887
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pickup truck. Sometimes Lani accompanied him in big rigs, hauling scrap metal to the ports in New York or loading fuel tankers and transporting product.
Additionally, Mr. Sears had a passion for boating and purchased a Steiger Craft at which point he and Mrs. Sears joined the Amityville Yacht Club of which Mrs. Sears’ parents, Ed and Catherine Faust, were founders. Mrs. Sears said that being involved in the Amityville Yacht Club provided “many years of fun” for the couple.
Mr. Sears and his wife received tremendous support during Mr. Sears’ illness, including from her daughter Jennifer Yeswoit Oates, her future son-in-law Tommy Gallagher and her grandchildren, James, Kailey and Jake Oates as well as from Mr. Sears son and daughter-in-law.
“I am grateful to God for the help Albert received,” she said. “He is in Paradise, healed by God’s living waters, free to drive a magnificent big rig through God’s amazing
Universe. Semper Fidelis.”
Albert Arnold Sears is predeceased by his parents Albert and Harriet Sears and his sister Katherine Lennon.
In addition to his wife Lei Lani Yeswoit (nee Faust) Sears of Amityville, he is survived by his daughters Nancy Sears of Blackshear, Georgia, Katherine Lent and her husband Adam of Batavia, Ohio and his son Christopher and his wife Nikki of Flower Mound, Texas. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law Kenneth and Karen Sears of Georgetown, Texas; his granddaughters Annalea, Hali, Corrine and Madison; his niece Becky and nephews Aaron and Cody.
He reposed at Powell Funeral Home, 67 Broadway in Amityville, on Sunday, March 24, 2024 where a service was also held. A prayer was given at Powell Funeral on Monday, March 25, 2024, followed by burial at Calverton National Cemetery.
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able to move to the next step in the case,” said Stern, noting legal precedence.
“Plaintiff does not allege any facts suggesting that Mayor Siry took action to prevent Plaintiff from being granted a variance. Without that, Plaintiff’s allegations as to Mayor Siry’s purported interference in ZBA process are conclusory and insufficient to state a claim against him,” the decision noted.
Franco applied to the zoning board in May of 2022 for a height variance of 30 feet for the roofline of his home at 32 Marion Road, which was under renovation. He received the variance but allegedly built the roofline at two locations on the home higher than approved, one at 32 feet and the other at 34-feet. When village officials discovered the discrepancy, they told Franco that the construction had to be taken down and rebuilt to conform with the height limits under the variance.
Franco went back to Zoning Board in September 2022 for relief, asking that they amend the variance to allow the higher roofline, noting that the change would add approximately $140,000 to the cost of the home renovation. At that time, he was represented by local attorney Glenn Nugent, who acknowledged that Franco was in violation of village code but was not asking for anything more than what other residents had
been given.
“There is a history here and I am not going to address that,” Nugent told the Zoning Board at that time. “But I am asking that you look at this application as if it were brought to you by any other homeowner; an application that is for minor relief.”
However, the board unanimously rejected the request for a second variance, which was for a portion of a garage that was 1.4 foot higher than permitted under code.
“Mr. Franco disregarded this board and didn’t follow what he was supposed to do,” said Zoning Board Chairman Roger Smith, who was ZBA chairman at the time. “If he is taking off the 34 -feet of the roof, take off the rest of it and make it the 30 feet we granted him last year. I don’t want to hear that we have to look at this with an open mind.”
Following the meeting, Franco said they would be working on a redesign of the house into a “barn-like” facade that would reduce their costs in bringing the height into compliance. He was expected to present new plans to the Village Planning Board for approval. He did not. Instead, he headed to federal court.
Franco was represented by Victor M. Feraru of Manhattan. He did not return calls for comment.
The Amityville Farmers Market will be returning Saturdays from June 15 to Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pick up fresh, local produce at their new
location of the lawn at 25 Broadway, next to the First United Methodist Church.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, -againstHENRY THOMAS JR., 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 November 30, 2023, wherein
U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST is the Plaintiff and HENRY THOMAS JR., 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 August 8, 2024 at 1:30PM, premises known as 17 PINE ROAD, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701; and the following tax map identification: 0100099.00-01.00-040.000.
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.: 602719/2020. 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.
24-463 . 7/10, 17, 24, 31
NOTICE is hereby given that the PLANNING BOARD of the Village of Amityville will hold a Public Hearing in the Court Room of Village Hall, 21 Ireland Place, Amityville, NY at 6:00 P.M.
on THURSDAY, August 8th, 2024, to consider the following applications: APPLICATION OF NOLAN LAUTERBORN: Applicant seeks architectural review and approval associated with the proposed construction of a new one family dwelling pursuant to Section 24-6 A. (1) (h) of the Village of Amityville Code. Premises located on the North side of Shore Road approximately 270 feet West of Central Avenue in a “Residential B” District known as 51 Shore Road a/k/a SCTM#101-131-5.
APPLICATION OF GUSTAVO RUIZ FOR AUTO STREAM OUTLET: Applicant seeks review and approval for the proposed installation of a wall sign pursuant to Section 24-6 A. (1) (j) of the Village of Amityville Code. Premises located on the North side of Sunrise Hwy. (RT 27) approximately 712 feet West of Hunter Court in a “B-2 Business” District known as 189 Sunrise Hwy. a/k/a SCTM #101-2-3-16.
By Order of the Planning Board, Village of Amityville Catherine Murdock, Clerk/ Treasure 24/471, 7/24, 31
NOTICE: FORMATION OF KUNG FU BETTY LLC. Art. Of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 07/11/2024. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at its principal business location, 92 Carman Place, Amityville NY 11701. Purpose: any lawful.
24-484. 7/31, 8/7, 14, 21, 28, 9/4
NOTICE: FORMATION OF KUNG FU BETTY LLC. Art. Of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 07/11/2024. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at its principal business location, 92 Carman Place, Amityville NY 11701. Purpose: any lawful.
24-470. 7/24, 31, 8/7, 14, 21, 28
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
Index No. 207754/2022
Date Filed: 7/8/2024
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
Premises being foreclosed: 2 Biel Dr Amityville, NY 11701
ACTION TO FORECLOSE MORTGAGE ON PROPERTY SITUATED IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
LNV Corporation, Plaintiff, -againstAfrika C. Parks, Shawnika Williams, Letitia Saint Louis, Fredrika Council, Joan Williams, Clerk of the Suffolk County Traffic & Parking Violations Agency, Clerk of the Suffolk County District Court, Incorporated Village of Islandia, Cavalry SPV I LLC, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance-Tax Compliance Division-C.O.-ATC, Internal Revenue Service- United States of America, and, The Unknown Heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of any of the aforesaid defendants at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, except as herein stated, Defendant(s).
TO THE ABOVE
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 attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of the Summons exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. In case of your failure to appear, or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in this Complaint.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Thomas F. Whelan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County entered June 24, 2024 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office.
THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a mortgage recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on January 24, 2007 in Liber 21463, Page 74, covering premises k/a 2 Biel Dr., Amityville, NY 11701 a/k/a District 0100, Section 171.00, Block 02.00, Lot 067.000.
Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK County as the place for trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.
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 (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
Dated: July 1, 2024 Westbury, New York Edward Wiener, Esq. Stein, Wiener & Roth, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 315 Westbury, NY 11590 (516)-742-1212 #101617 24-473. 7/24, 31, 8/7, 14
The Town of Babylon Rental Review Board will hold a Public Hearing at The Town of Babylon, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, New York (East Wing Board Room) on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 6:00p NEW APPLICATION
1. J & J Brook St., LLC 799 Brook St. West Babylon NY 11704
SCTM NO: 0100-2091-55
2. Ken Gordon/ KLS Mgmt Consulting 564 15th St. West Babylon NY 11704
SCTM NO: 0100-130-1-88
3. Sandra Zelaya 425 41st St. Copiague NY 11726
SCTM NO: 0100-2011-34.001
4. Naveed Sikander 81 Totten Ave. Deer Park NY 11729
SCTM NO: 0100-422-7.001
5. Brian & Barbara Magistro 205 Hawkins Blvd. Copiague NY 11726
SCTM NO: 0100-1934-20
RENEWALS
1. Bryon Anderson 7 Lindsay Ave. Wheatley Heights NY 11798
SCTM NO: 0100-403-33
2. Sergio Olivo- Jamamu Unido Corp. 218 Hampton Rd. E. Lindenhurst NY 11757
SCTM NO: 0100-189-3-92
3. JNK Realty LLC 417 Great Neck Rd. West Babylon N 11704
SCTM NO: 0100-2162-32
4. Glasford Hall 1513 Straight Path Wyandanch NY 11798
SCTM NO: 010058-4-14 24-485. 7/31
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Independent Auditing Services – External Auditor
For the Amityville Union Free School District 150 Park Ave Amityville NY 11701
July 17, 2024
The Amityville Union Free School District, Amityville, New York is a district of about 2,800 stu-dents, 650 full time employees, and an operating budget for 2024-25 of approximately $117,700,000.00. The District has five build-
ings, encompassing an area of approximately 9 square miles, offering educational instruction to students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade. The District is seeking written proposals from firms of independent certified public accountants for its annual financial audit and related services for the fiscal years effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, subject to annual approval of the Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District.
The Amityville School District invites proposals for services from public accounting firms that have had experience in auditing school districts of similar size and scope, and that have staff ca-pacity and expertise to do so for the Amityville School District.
For a firm to be considered for the engagement, five (5) copies of its proposal must be submitted to the Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations to the address below. The proposals and sealed bids must be received by 2:00 pm on Friday, August 16, 2024. Proposal must be in a sealed envelope marked in the lower left-hand corner “PROPOSAL-AUDITING SERVICES-EXTERNAL AUDITOR”.
Olivia Buatsi/Danielle Godinez
150 Park Ave Amityville NY 11701 631-565-6039 24-480 7/31
July 31, 2024
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK INDEX NO. 616162/2019
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 20052, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2, Plaintiff, vs.
GABB’NDUTHIEL T THERMITUS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THIELO THERMITUS; C.T., A MINOR DAUGHTER, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NATURAL GUARDIAN, CHRISTA M LABRANCHE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THIELO THERMITUS; C.T., A MINOR SON, BY AND THROUGH THEIR NATURAL GUARDIAN, CHRISTA M LABRANCHE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THIELO THERMITUS; DUTHYMINE THERMITUS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THIELO THERMITUS, 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; M’GIA THERMITUS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF
THE ESTATE OF THIELO THERMITUS, 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; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF THIELO THERMITUS, 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; SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS LLC; MARK LEWIS TAX GRIEVANCE SERVICE INC.; TOWN SUPERVISOR
TOWN OF BABYLON; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; GUERLINE JEANLOUIS THERMITUS; LINDA A. PRIZER, ESQ.; COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION & FINANCE; SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAFFIC & PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; SAMANTHA PIERE; MRS. “JANE” THERMITUS,
“JOHN DOE #3” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last ten 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.
Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK as the place of trial situs of the real property
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
Mortgaged Premises: 60 CROWN STREET, DEER PARK, NY 11729
District: 0100, Section: 090.00, Block: 01.00, Lot: 076.000
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 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. 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.
THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $390,000.00 and interest, recorded on April 22, 2005, in Liber M00021031 at Page 357, of the Public Records of SUFFOLK County, New York. , covering premises known as 60 CROWN STREET, DEER PARK, NY 11729.
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.
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.
Dated: June 28th, 2024
ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC
Attorney for Plaintiff
Matthew Rothstein, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 24/468, 7/24, 31, 8/7
Students in grades pre-K-2 in the Amityville School District have celebrated several weeks of interactive learning during their Summer Academic Success Program at Northwest Elementary School.
During week one, students participated in numerous activities such as camping, picnics, arts and crafts, and they created tasty smores. The program has featured students from both Northeast Elementary School and Northwest Elementary School.
In the photos: During week one of the Amityville School District’s Summer Academic Success Program, students in grades pre-K-2 participated in numerous activities such as camping, picnics, arts and crafts, and they created tasty smores.
The Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District, Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties of New York invites sealed proposals for Bond Counsel Services as specified in the contract documents.
Proposals will be received until 2:00 PM, prevailing time on August 16, 2024, at the District Administrative Offices at 150 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701.
The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any proposals and waive any informality in any proposal. It shall, further, make awards in any way it deems advisable to the School District's best interest. Any proposals submitted will be binding for forty-five (45) days after the formal opening, and no proposal shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education. Any firm wishing to receive a copy of the above proposal must call the District’s purchasing department at (631) 565-6039. 24-474. 7/31
The Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District, Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties of New York invites sealed proposals for Claims Auditor as specified in the contract documents.
Proposals will be re-ceived until 2:00 PM, prevailing time on August 16, 2024, at the District Administra-tive Offices at 150 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701.
The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any proposals and waive any informality in any proposal. It shall, further, make awards in any way it deems advisable to the School District's best interest. Any proposals submitted will be binding for forty-five (45) days after the formal opening, and no proposal shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education. Any firm wishing to receive a copy of the above proposal must call the District’s purchasing department at (631) 565-6039. 23-475 7/31
The Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District, Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties of New York invites sealed proposals for Financial Advisor as specified in the contract documents.
Proposals will be re-ceived until 2:00 PM, prevailing time on August 16, 2024, at the District Administra-tive Offices at 150 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any proposals and waive any informality in any proposal. It shall, further, make awards in any way it deems advisable to the School District's best interest. Any proposals submitted will be binding for forty-five (45) days after the formal opening, and no proposal shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education. Any firm wishing to receive a copy of the above proposal must call the District’s purchasing department at (631) 565-6039. 24-476 7/31
The Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District, Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties of New York invites sealed proposals for Legal Services – School District Attorney as specified in the contract docu-ments. Proposals will be received until 2:00 PM, prevailing time on August 16, 2024, at the District Administrative Offices at 150 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any proposals and waive any in-formality in any proposal. It shall, further, make awards in any way it deems advisable to the School District's best interest. Any proposals submitted will be binding for forty-five (45) days after the formal opening, and no proposal shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education. Any firm wishing to receive a copy of the above proposal must call the District’s purchasing department at (631) 565-6039. 24-477 7/31
The Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District, Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties of New York invites sealed proposals for School District Physician as specified in the contract documents. Proposals will be received until 2:00 PM, prevailing time on August 16, 2024, at the District Administra-tive Offices at 150 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any proposals and waive any informality in any proposal. It shall, further, make awards in any way it deems advisable to the School District's best interest. Any proposals submitted will be binding for forty-five (45) days after the formal opening, and no proposal shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education. Any firm wishing to receive a copy of the above proposal must call the District’s purchasing department at (631) 565-6039. \23-478 7/31
The Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District, Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties of New York invites sealed proposals for Unemployment Cost Management Services, as specified in the contract documents. Proposals will be received until 2:00 PM, prevailing time on August 16, 2024, at the District Administrative Offices at 150 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any proposals and waive any informality in any proposal. It shall, further, make awards in any way it deems advisable to the School District’s best interest. Any proposals submitted will be binding for forty-five (45) days after the formal opening, and no proposal shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education. Any firm wishing to receive a copy of the above proposal must call the District’s purchasing department at (631) 5656039. 24-479 7/31
The Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District, Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties of New York invites sealed proposals for Athletic Trainer, as specified in the contract documents. Proposals will be received until 2:00 PM, prevailing time on August 16, 2024, at the District Administrative Offices at 150 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any proposals and waive any informality in any proposal. It shall, further, make awards in any way it deems advisable to the School District's best interest. Any proposals submitted will be binding for forty-five (45) days after the formal opening, and no proposal shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education. Any firm wishing to receive a copy of the above proposal must call the District’s purchasing department at (631) 5656039.
24-483 7/31
The Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District, Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties of New York invites sealed proposals for Medical Insurance Consultant/Affordable Care Act as specified in the contract documents. Proposals will be received until 2:00 PM, prevailing time on August 16, 2024, at the District Administrative Offices at 150 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any proposals and waive any informality in any proposal. It shall, further, make awards in any way it deems ad-visable to the School District's best interest. Any proposals submitted will be binding for forty-five (45) days after the formal opening, and no proposal shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education. Any firm wishing to receive a copy of the above proposal must call the District’s purchasing department at (631) 565-6039. 24-481 7/31
The Board of Education of the Amityville Union Free School District, Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties of New York invites sealed proposals for Third Party Administrator for 403 B and 457, as specified in the contract doc-uments. Proposals will be received until 2:00 PM, prevailing time on August 16, 2024, at the District Administrative Offices at 150 Park Avenue, Amityville, New York 11701. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any proposals and waive any in-formality in any proposal. It shall, further, make awards in any way it deems advisable to the School District's best interest. Any proposals submitted will be binding for forty-five (45) days after the formal opening, and no proposal shall be withdrawn during that time, pending the decision of the Board of Education. Any firm wishing to receive a copy of the above proposal must call the District’s purchasing department at (631) 5656039.
24-482 7/31
Summer learning has been exciting and dynamic for Copiague School District elementary students engaged in learning, movement and enrichment during the three weeks of the district’s summer school program in July. Housed at Deauville Gardens West Elementary School, the program allowed students to focus on their academic lessons while participating in music class, art lessons and physical education. The summer program reinforced that fun and learning can go hand in hand as students prepared for the upcoming school year.
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NYU Langone Health is participating in a new research study that aims to improve survival in cardiac arrest patients by administering magnesium to reduce brain damage. Any adult who experiences a cardiac arrest within participating hospitals might be included in this study unless they explicitly choose to opt out. Hospitals participating in this study include NYU Langone Health Hospitals (Tisch Hospital, NYU Brooklyn, NYU Long Island, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue). Future participating centers may include NewYork-Presbyterian (Weill Cornell Medical Center), Stony Brook University Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, and more. For more information or to opt-out of the study, please call 646-899-7325 or go to our study website at: https://med.nyu.edu/research/ parnia-lab/get-involved-our-research/cardiac-arrestresearch-studies/post-cardiac-arrest-neuroprotectionmagnesium
by Joanne Anderson
Do dogs smell our stress? A new study out of the United Kingdom published last week in the journal “Scientific Reports”, suggests that dogs do smell when people are stressed, and this seems to make the dogs less hopeful. The findings were reported after collaboration between the University of Bristol, Cardiff University, and the British non-profit Medical Detection Dogs.
People and dogs have been best friends for at least 25,000 years—ever since wolf-like canids approached early humans to share their tasty meat. In time, it dawned on the early humans that these canids were better hunters than they were, so both would benefit if they partnered to hunt for more meat.
Over time, dogs fine-tuned their skills at reading human emotions. Dogs can detect visual and verbal clues from their owners. Prior research has shown dogs can pick up the odor of stress in human sweat. The new British study shows canines can smell human stress because of the higher levels of the hormone cortisol, (like service dogs that are trained to alert people certain medical conditions), and the dogs react to this stress finding emotionally.
us, and their evolution has been alongside us. Being able to sense stress from another member of the pack was beneficial.”
Katherine A. Houpt, a professor emeritus of behavioral medicine at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine, who was not involved in the new study, suggests that the smell of stress may have reduced the dogs’ hunger because it is known to impact appetite. “It might not be that it’s changing their decision-making but more that it’s changing their motivation for food,” she says. “It makes sense because when you’re super stressed, you’re not quite as interested in that candy bar.”
Study lead author Dr. Nicola Rooney, Senior Lecturer in Wildlife and Conservation at Bristol Veterinary School, said: “Understanding how human stress affects dogs’ well-being is an important consideration for dogs in kennels and when training companion dogs and dogs as assistance dogs. Dog owners know how attuned their pets are to their emotions, but here we show that even the odor of a stressed, unfamiliar human affects a dog’s emotional state, perception of rewards, and ability to learn.”
A recent study in England suggests not only can dogs smell people’s stress, but doing so makes the dogs pessimistic.
Dogs are known for their incredible sense of smell. With noses up to 10,000 times more sensitive than our own, canines can sniff out bombs, track down missing people and sense illness in humans. Now, in a firstof-its-kind study, researchers have discovered that smelling stressed-out humans may influence how a dog behaves.
How the stress detection study was set up: The University of Bristol-led study is the first to assess how human stress odors affect dogs’ learning and emotional states. Scientists there recruited 18 dogs of various breeds and their owners. The participating dogs ranged from eight months to 10 years old and consisted of two Springer Spaniels; two Cocker Spaniels; two Labrador Retrievers; two Pointers; a Whippet; a Golden Retriever; a Miniature Poodle and seven mixed breed dogs.
Meanwhile, 11 volunteers, unfamiliar with these dogs, were put through a stress test involving public speaking and math computation while samples of their underarm sweat were collected on cloths. Next the volunteers were treated to a relaxation exercise, watching a nature video while sitting on a beanbag chair in dim light. New sweat samples were taken. Sweat samples from only three of the volunteers were used with the dogs.
The 18 dogs had been trained to know that a food bowl at one location contained a treat, and a bowl at another location did not. During testing, bowls without treats were sometimes placed in one of three “ambiguous” locations. Once a dog learned the difference between the bowl locations, they were faster to approach the location with a treat than the empty location. Researchers believed a quick approach reflected ‘optimism’ about food being present in ambiguous locations— a marker of a positive emotional state. A slow approach indicated ‘pessimism’ and negative emotion.
The dogs were put into three groups and smelled sweat samples from one of the three volunteers. When the dogs smelled the sample from a stressed volunteer, they were less likely to approach the bowl in one of the ambiguous locations, suggesting they thought the bowl did not contain a treat. Previous research has shown that an expectation of a negative outcome reflects a pessimistic mood in dogs. The results imply that when dogs are around stressed people, they are more negative about uncertain situations, whereas being near relaxed individuals does not have this effect.
Interpreting the results: Zoe Parr-Cortes, lead study author and a Ph.D. student at Bristol Veterinary School said, “For thousands of years, dogs have learned to live with
Dr. Rooney added: “Working dog handlers often describe stress traveling down the lead, but we’ve also shown it can also travel through the air.”
This last statement is the most crucial point. Our stress is contagious to our dogs. It travels down the leash like an electric current, and through the air like a black cloud. Your stress can become a self-fulfilling prophecy for your dog’s behavior.
For Adoption at Last Hope Animal Rescue, 3300 Beltagh Ave., Wantagh: Meet JFK at PetSmart Huntington, just south of Walt Whitman Shopping Center. JFK is a handsome, nine-month- old tabby kitten with an unusual, Presidential name because he was rescued all alone in a Kennedy Airport parking lot. Last Hope NEVER wants this sweet, tabby boy to be all alone again.
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THURSDAY, August 1
• Amityville Rotary Club meeting, 8 a.m., Brownstones, 55 Merrick Road, Amityville. For information, go to rotary7255.org or call President Michele Camilleri at 631-598-1700.
• Town of Babylon Zoning Board of Appeals: 6 p.m., Town Board Room, 200 Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst. For information, call 631-957-3012 or email zoningcomments@ townofbabylon.com
• Amityville Village Planning Board: 7 p.m., Village Hall, 21 Ireland Place, Amityville. Visit Amityville.com or call 631-2646000 for more information.
FRIDAY, August 2
• Simpson United Methodist Church Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 30 Locust Ave., Amityville. For more information, call 631-789-2569.
• St. Mary’s Thrift Shop: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 175 Broadway, Amityville, enter from rear parking lot. Lots of collectibles, glassware, clothing and other gently used items. For information, call 631-464-4899.
• Amityville Public Library Presents Fridays on the Greene: 6 p.m., Greene Avenue and Broadway, Amityville. Featuring live music from One Nite Band. Hosted by the Village of Amityville and the Amityville Chamber of Commerce.
SATURDAY, August 3
• Amityville Farmer’s Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 25 Broadway, First United Methodist Church, Amityville. For more information, email amityfarmersmarket@gmail.com.
• The Long Island Dahlia Society: 9 a.m., Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Hwy., Great River. All are welcome. Come and learn how to care for your dahlias. For more information call 631-972-8829 (leave message) or visit www. longislanddahlia.org
• Church Attic Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway, Amityville. For information, call 631-264-0152 or email amitychurch1792@gmail.com
• St. Mary’s Thrift Shop: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 175 Broadway, Amityville, enter from rear parking lot. Lots of collectibles, glassware, clothing and other gently used items. For information, call 631-464-4899.
SUNDAY, August 4
• Simpson United Methodist Church Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 30 Locust Ave., Amityville. For more information, call 631-789-2569.
MONDAY, August 5
• Town of Babylon Planning Board: 7 p.m., Town Board Room, 200 Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst. For information, call 631957-3103 or email planningcomments@townofbabylon.com
TUESDAY, August 6
• Town of Babylon Accessory Apartment Review Board: 6 p.m., Town Board Room, 200 Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst. For information, call 631-957-7468 or email accessoryapartments@ townofbabylon.com
• Emotional Health Recovery and Support Group: 7:30 to 9 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9592, 55 Hickory Lane, Levittown. Free weekly, in-person meeting of Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step support group for anyone experiencing emotional difficulties. For more information, call Steve at 631332-0552 or Jill at 516-220-7808. All calls are confidential.
WEDNESDAY, August 7
• The Long Island Dahlia Society: 9 a.m., Bayard Cutting Arboretum, 440 Montauk Hwy., Great River. All are welcome. Come and learn how to care for your dahlias. Tubers will be available for sale starting in April. For more information call 631-972-8829 (leave message) or visit www.longislanddahlia.org
• Church Attic Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway, Amityville. For information, call 631-264-0152 or email amitychurch1792@gmail.com.
• Town of Babylon Rental Board: 6 p.m. Planning and Development Rental Division, Town Board Room, 200 Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst. For more information, call 631-957-4434 or email rentalcomments@townofbabylon.com.
• Emotional Health Recovery and Support Group: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free weekly, virtual meeting of Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step support group for anyone experiencing emotional difficulties. For more information, call Steve at 631-332-0552 or Jill at 516-220-7808. All calls are confidential.