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PORT TIMES RECORD P O R T J E F F E R S O N • B E L L E T E R R E • P O R T J E F F E R S O N S TAT I O N • T E R R Y V I L L E

Vol. 32, No. 48

October 24, 2019

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Aftermath of Last Week’s Nor’easter Shows Rough Start for Storm Season BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Last week, Long Island was slammed and hit by an unexpected fall nor’easter which brought in heavy rains and gusting winds that exceeded 50 mph. The powerful winds from the storm caused downed power wires and felled large trees and branches. According to the National Weather Service, parts of Long Island dealt with moderate coastal flooding and about 2-3 inches of rain. More than 73,000 PSEG Long Island customers lost power during the storm. Within 48 hours, PSEG restored service to nearly 100 percent of customers affected by the storm on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 16-17, according to PSEG media relations. The rest were restored by that Friday. By the end of the nor’easter, crews had removed a total of 1,206 trees and large branches downed by the storm. In Port Jefferson Harbor a sailing sloop named Grand Prix slipped her moorings and drifted aground in front of Harborfront Park, according to local photographer Gerard Romano who took a photo featured on the cover of this week’s paper. Another sailing vessel called the Summer Place washed ashore in Mount Sinai Harbor. The Town of Brookhaven Highway Department responded

to nearly 250 calls during the 24-hour storm. “We worked directly with PSEG as they dispatched their crews to areas where trees had fallen on wires so we could safely remove the debris after the power lines were de-energized,” town Highway Superintendent Daniel Losquadro (R) Left, A tree falls on a line on Main Street in Setauket; above, a tree falls on another said in a statement. “Crews worked throughout the night to line on the northwest side of Quaker Path in Old Field village. Left photo by Donna Deedy, above photo by Johness Kuisel clear the roadways swiftly and efficiently.”

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Village of Port Jefferson New Agreement to Allow Town to Demolish Derelict Homes in Village Port Jeff currently looking at nearly 30 zombie homes BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A new intermunicipal agreement between the village and town could mean more zombie homes in Port Jeff may have a larger target on their heads. At its Oct. 3 meeting, the Brookhaven Town board voted unanimously to enter into an intermunicipal agreement to let town workers assist, if requested, with demolition projects and then dispose of the waste at the town’s landfill in Brookhaven hamlet. Under the agreement, Port Jefferson would pay the expenses of inspecting the property, demolition and carting away the debris. In previous meetings, the village identified close to 30 zombie homes in the village boundaries. These colloquially named “zombie homes” are derelict houses that have slowly started to degrade where the owner is absent. The village’s Zombie Task Force, run by the constabulary, goes weekly to these houses to check in, looking to see if there are vagrants or squatters at the premises and checking for other illicit activity.

Mayor Margot Garant said this will mean shearing costs for the village. “Tremendous savings for us, because we can just call it in and schedule it, instead of going out to bid and doing everything like that,” she said. “If it works out, it will be great.” Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said the agreement will mean the town’s engineers that usually inspect these derelict houses, Hauppauge-based Cashin Spinelli & Ferretti, will inspect homes in Port Jefferson upon request and report to the village. Then, depending on the decision by the board after a public hearing, a vote to demolish will mean either Brookhaven employees will demolish the home, or a private company will be contracted in the case where asbestos is on the premises. The area will be cleared, and debris taken to the town landﬁll. The village will then have to put a lien on the property for any unpaid taxes and for the cost of demolition. Costs range on average from $25,000 to $40,000, depending on the size and type of home being demolished, according to the supervisor. Romaine said this is just one deal in a long line of 35 intermunicipal agreements between the Brookhaven and smaller municipalities such as Port Jefferson Village for close to a year. The town has made these deals as part of a $20M Municipal Consolidation and Efﬁciency grant from New York State. Other agreements have included plowing snow in the Village of Shoreham and completing road repairs in the Village of Patchogue.

The home at 101 Nadia Court was owned by David Ferguson, an SBU professor of merit who died July 12. With his passing, the village still must find how it should remedy the situation at the house. Photo by Kyle Barr

“We have contracts and things of that nature that they can benefit from, and we’re happy to help with that,” he said. “It helps reduce the overall cost of government.” Recently the village announced it would be working on two zombie homes, one on Sheep Pasture Road and another at Nadia Court. The former was soon found to be a nearly 300-yearold historic structure, and the village has promised not to touch the property while local historians and New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) work to find ways to preserve it, though the difficulty comes from the owner, Jericho-based Tab Suffolk Acquisitions, not responding to any calls or having a set location.

While the village has not made any move on the property, other than to continue to board it up and monitor for vagrancy, Garant said the village is not willing to pick up the tab for any restoration, citing the costs associated with ﬁxing up the Drowned Meadow House. “Until you ﬁnd a full-time [caretaker] for [the house], it’s going to be a big challenge,” she said. This is just one in a line of intermunicipal agreements between the village and town. Earlier this year the town and village announced a new intermunicipal agreement to consolidate property tax collections. The village has also worked out an agreement over salt and sand between the two municipalities.

Community News Village Center Events and Activities for Oct./Nov. The Port Jefferson Visitors Center has several events going on throughout the month. Some are free for Port Jeff village residents.

Free Port Jefferson Village Resident Programs:

• Tracking The History on Long Island (Railroads) Sept. 5-Oct. 30

Bus Trips from Port Jefferson Village Hall:

• Day in New York City, Dec. 5, bus leaves at 9 a.m.

Ice Skating @ Port Jeff Village Center: • Starts Friday, Nov. 29

Youth Programs:

• Ga Ga Ball Fall/Winter League • Puppet Show for Harvest Fest, Sunday Oct. 27 at 12 p.m. • DJ & Hayrides at PJCC, Halloween, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. (Residents only) • Indoor Soccer Program at Spring Street

• Indoor Youth Basketball • Exploring Modern Art • Indoor Rowing Program • Indoor Kids Tennis Club at Spring Street • Soccer Shots

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• Music Together Classes

Adult Programs at Port Jefferson Village Center: • Balance through strength and flexibility • Beginner fitness classes • Fitness for everyone classes • Gentle flow yoga classes • Co-ed Volleyball League, Nov. 6 • Indoor Rowing Program • Indoor Beginner Tennis Program • Mixed Media and Book Art Program • Co-ed Indoor Basketball Program

Engagement Announcement

The families of Vincenzo Masone and Caitlin McCarthy are overjoyed to announce their engagement. Both are currently residents of Port Jefferson village. The wedding of the century will take place in December of 2021. We love you both very much. Photo from Margaret Masone

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Police

Cops Arrest Woman in Fatal Wading River Car Crash

Police said CND Automotive was robbed at gunpoint Oct. 19. The man was described as wearing a mask and having a black backpack with blue trim. Photo from SCPD

Police: Man Robs Sound Beach Gas Station at Gunpoint Police said a small Sound Beach gas station was robbed at gunpoint Saturday, Oct. 19. According to police, a man allegedly approached the attendant at CND Automotive on Echo Avenue, displayed a silver handgun and demanded money at around 8:45 p.m. The attendant, a 50-year-old man, complied and gave his own wallet and cash from the register to the suspect. The suspect then fled the scene on foot southbound on Blue Point Road. The attendant sustained a minor injury and declined medical

treatment at the scene. The suspect was described as black, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall with a medium build, wearing all black clothing, tan sneakers, black gloves and a black mask partially covering his face. He was carrying a black backpack with blue trim. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the robbery to contact the 7th Squad at 631-852-8752 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

— Compiled by Kyle Barr

Police said woman gave false name at crash site

Police arrested the driver allegedly involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash in Wading River Oct. 14 that killed a 90-year-old woman; the driver allegedly provided a false name to officers. Following an investigation, Suffolk County detectives determined that Tara Demauro was the driver of the Jeep that struck a Nissan

— Compiled by David Luces

Coram Man Killed in Mount Sinai Single-Vehicle Crash Suffolk County Police 6th Squad detectives said they are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a man in Mount Sinai Oct. 20. Ralph Maiello, 55, of Coram, was driving a 2019 Chevrolet pickup truck southbound on County Road 83 when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree just south of Mount Sinai-Coram Road at around 9:05 a.m., according to police.

Maiello was transported to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson where he was pronounced dead. The pickup truck was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.

Mount Sinai Woman Killed in Port Jeff Station Crash

Kaitlyn Schaal was driving a 2001 Jeep Cherokee southbound on Old Town Road when the vehicle crossed the northbound lane and struck a tree on the east side of the road at Greenhaven Drive at 6:03 a.m., according to police. Schaal, 19, of 60 Chestnut St. in Mount Sinai, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.

Police said a Mount Sinai woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Port Jefferson Station Oct. 15.

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on Route 25A. Following the crash, Demauro provided officers with the name of her relative, Meghan Cunningham of Rocky Point, who was not involved. Demauro, 48, of Rocky Point, was charged with criminal impersonation second degree, making a punishable false written statement and driving with a suspended license. She was released on a desk appearance ticket and is due to appear at the 1st District Court in Central Islip in December. No attorney information for Demauro was available as of press time.

— Compiled by David Luces

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Perspectives

Tick Borne Diseases Should Not Be Taken Lightly I thought I had taken all the right steps to protect myself against tick borne diseases; avoided going onto tall grassy areas without gloves, long white pants and white socks, and I sprayed legs — and shoes — and arms with repellents. All that notwithstanding, I did find more than one tick on me this summer. Again, I followed the prescribed steps and collected the vermin, saved it and saw my doctor, who prescribed a prophylactic dose of doxycycline. After the requisite weeks, I had blood work done which showed no sign of disease. So, when I was flying home from a visit with our two sons in California and was not able to eat my salad at my layover stop, I was surprised but not concerned. I’d had a very busy week enjoying time with my kids and grandson. I felt very achy but chalked that up to the long drive from Marc’s home in Sebastopol to Dan and Megan’s home in Thousand Oaks. That’s more than 400 miles. I was very tired the next morning but pushed myself to get up and get ready for the funeral that caused me to shorten my trip. During the Mass, I swung from hot to shivering cold

and began to feel lightheaded. I turned to my old. He had continued to work although he was husband, Stu, and told him that I felt as if my sick with mumps, and the infection spread. I head was exploding in a white flash before my remember the grown ups’ conversations about the tube driven into his head to eyes. He helped me to my feet, relieve pressure. That left me and we made our way out of with a very vivid but equally the church, quickly hugging inaccurate image of what he my cousins as we passed. We endured. I wished something bought a thermometer at a could relieve what I knew was drugstore across the street from going on in my head. the church. It read 103 degrees. Stu and I had just watched This was Friday, the “Jeopardy!” on Friday evening, beginning of a week of fevers and my right eye hurt so much rising and falling, no ability to that I decided to go to bed, eat, muscle aches, headaches, since I couldn’t read or watch earache and fatigue. My TV. I looked in the mirror as I search for answers included brought the toothbrush to my three visits to doctors’ offices mouth and saw that only half and finally, on Thursday, my mouth was opening. Off we Mather Hospital Emergency By Vivian Viloria-Fisher went to Mather ED. Department in Port Jefferson Within a day it was where Dr. Hirsch did not determined from the spinal dismiss it as just a virus. I told him I thought I had meningitis. He shook his fluid that the Lyme disease did cause the meningitis — and the palsy that froze the right head and said, “I suspect Lyme.” My father had meningitis when I was 5 years side of my face.

I refer to tick borne diseases as the Black Plague of our county. These diseases are not to be taken lightly either by the public who don’t believe it will happen to them or by health providers who don’t consider the possibility of Lyme as often as they should. One can be bitten and walk away free of any infection or one can be bitten, feel safe because blood work shows no infection and find oneself close to death. I was very lucky to have had excellent medical care, both in the hospital and at home. I was discharged with a midline for a 28-day course of intravenous antibiotics and a service that provided a nurse who came to our home once a week and instructed my devoted husband on how to administer the medication when she wasn’t there. Nobody drilled a hole in my head. Instead, my family, my friends and my community surrounded me with love, care and prayers. I am so grateful. Vivian Viloria-Fisher and her husband live in East Setauket. She is a former county legislator in the 5th District, and is now chair of the Jefferson’s Ferry board of directors.

Chris Pendergast Reflects on ALS Diagnosis Decades Later On a cold rainy Columbus Day, my life forever changed. Nothing would be the same. The life I knew ended. My wife, children and I embarked on a new road, one less traveled by. That has made all the difference. During the Columbus Day weekend of 1993, I was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Most people now know it is an incurable and uniformly fatal disease. Average life expectancy still hovers near the two or three-year mark. Lucky ones can live longer. A rare few survive longer than 10 years. Remarkably, l am entering my 27th year with my unwanted road companion. I am here today due in large part to my loving wife, Christine, and our wonderful kids, Melissa and Buddy. They keep me well cared for and motivated. They have, literally, gone the extra mile for me. My grandson Patrick is the most effective medicine I take. My son-in-law Rich and stepgrandson Ryan round out my terrific family. I am blessed with caring, competent and compassionate caregivers, Tiana, Amanda, Marquita and Lena. They are in the trenches every day and night battling right beside and fighting the good fight with me. I am fortunate to have an outstanding mental health therapist, Dr. Melnekoff. He has kept me balanced, focused and headed in the right direction. My life is

extended through the phenomenal care provided by my incredible respiratory therapist, Monty Rivera from Millennium. I receive expert medical treatment at the ALSA Clinic, which bears my name at Stony Brook University Hospital. Marvelous friends surround me and help with so many things to make our life easier. My ALS Ride for Life charity has countless volunteers led by staffers Maureen and Marilyn. Because of all their collective work, we have raised more than $8.5 million. Along the road with ALS, I witnessed amazing things and met incredible people. I was able to participate in wonderful experiences which otherwise would not have happened. Do I wish I never got ALS? Honestly, I am not sure. I am certain that at some point in almost everyone’s life, a fatal disease will arise. The timing and circumstances vary but the ending does not. I have no corner on the market — everyone will get a turn. My turn came earlier than expected and became more public. It has been a great life so far. I wonder what new adventures and joys lie around the bend. Besides the joys to come, there are also the challenges and corresponding sorrows. However, I have faith and optimism that everyone one in my life will collectively help me triumph. To paraphrase Gehrig’s farewell speech at

Chris Pendergast celebrates his 70th birthday in April at 89 North Music Venue in Patchogue with family and friends. Photo by Elliot Perry

Yankee Stadium, as he did, I also say, “Look at these grand people. Which of you wouldn’t consider it the highlight of his life just to associate with them for even one day? Sure, I’m lucky. Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.”

Chris Pendergast, 70, is a former Northport teacher, who lives in Miller Place. He is the founder of ALS Ride for Life, the Stony Brook University-based nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about ALS, funding research and providing patient services.

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University

Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Set to Open in November BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It’s apparent, when stepping into the main lobby of the new Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, slated to open for patient care Nov. 17, that young patients will come first. The downstairs lobby is decorated in soothing tones with a fun nautical theme. One wall features a live feed of fish swimming at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead. Stony Brook Medicine held a ribbon cutting at the site with staff and elected officials in attendance Oct. 17. The 71,500-square-foot, 114-bed hospital will be the only children’s hospital, according to Stony Brook Medicine, with single-patient rooms on Long Island. “We’re really trying to get everything into a child-friendly environment, and this is sort of like the icing on the cake to have our building and to get the pediatric inpatients out from the 11th floor of what is predominantly an adult hospital into this proper space that was designed for kids and their families,” said Dr. Margaret McGovern, professor of pediatrics and physician in chief at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, during a tour and interview two days before the ribbon cutting. With a full-service health care program that includes a Level 1 pediatric trauma center, neonatal intensive care unit and more, McGovern said Stony Brook Medicine treats an array of pediatric conditions. “In general, the acuity is high,” she said. “These are kids who really need to be in the hospital. It’s everything from an infection to a broken bone.” McGovern said the single-bed rooms will provide infection control, comfort, privacy and security. The children’s hospital will be located on floors 4 through 7 in the new Medical and Research Translation Building, also known as MART, which combined with using wristbands with devices, will provide extra security for children. Each patient’s room will have a pull-out sofa for parents to sleep in, refrigerator, safe and workspaces for families and hospital staff. Each room also has a private bathroom with a shower that is wheelchair accessible. Dr. Carolyn Milana, interim chair in the Department of Pediatrics, said that the singlepatient rooms will allow medical staff to easily have private conversations with families, as the current rooms have two patients each and can only be divided with a curtain. She said at times medical teams have to step out of a room to have a conversation with parents. “This will allow the whole team to come in and really have a conversation with the family in private, and it’s quieter,” Milana said. The children will also have a remote to control the lighting over artwork hung on the

Elected officials and Stony Brook Medicine faculty and staff at the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 17. Photo from Stony Brook Medecine

walls, and medical teams will be able to pull up records and patient care educational materials right up on the room’s television screen. Maureen Cole, associate director of nursing at the children’s hospital, said that the rooms were designed after receiving feedback from families on an advisory council. “They were very instrumental in some of the additions that we have made, and then the children gave a lot of feedback, too, because we have a youth advisory council who have been touring the building,” she said. Cole said children even offered advice on how they should be spoken to and who should be in the room when conversations occur about their care. In addition to the private rooms, McGovern said the hospital was designed for respite with play spaces and rooms, and even a teen lounge. The building will also have an adolescent unit on a separate floor from younger children and a classroom with Wi-Fi. Ronald McDonald House of Long Island, a New Hyde Park nonprofit that provides support to improve the health of children, has a family room in the hospital so parents can sit and relax, and even do work. A washer, dryer and shower across from the room are also available to families. The building includes an elevator for patients being transported for procedures that is separate from visitors. The special procedure unit will provide services such as sedated MRIs, pediatric endoscopies and bone marrow

procedures for both inpatients and outpatients. McGovern said nearly 10 years ago Stony Brook Medicine declared itself a children’s hospital because they recognized the need to expand children’s health care programs in Suffolk County. “There are about 450,000 kids in Suffolk County,” she said. “That is absolutely a population that can support a children’s hospital. So, we’ve been building the number of pediatric providers who are on our full-time faculty — now there’s almost 180 of them, 30 different pediatric specialties.” McGovern said there are also more than 250 nurses on staff and child life services employees and social workers. “Everyone likes to work in a place that has been thoughtfully designed to help them do their best work,” McGovern said. “I think that has resonated, also, with our staff and keeping good staff. We’re recruiting great physicians here. Pediatricians like to work at children’s hospitals because it says a lot about the commitment of the organization to children’s health to have a children’s hospital. I think that has helped us be successful recruiting doctors here from the best training programs in the country to come and join us to help us take care of the kids in Suffolk County.” According to Stony Brook Medicine officials, the cost of the construction was $73 million and was part of Stony Brook Medicine’s $450 million expansion, which includes a 10-story hospital pavilion and new

cancer center. To help with the cost, state Sens. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) and John Flanagan (R-East Northport) secured $50 million from the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and the State University of New York, under the leadership of former Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, helped to secure more funds through a $35 million NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant. More contributions came from donors with $25 million from 3,584 contributors to the Children’s Hospital Building Fund, which was supported with matching gifts of $10 million from an anonymous donor and $2.5 million from the Knapp Swezey Children’s Challenge. An additional $50 million was from a historic $150 million gift to Stony Brook University from Jim and Marilyn Simons. On Oct. 17, Delaney Unger, 13, from Selden was on hand for the ribbon cutting. An osteosarcoma survivor, who received a unique amputation called rotationplasty in spring 2017, was a patient at Stony Brook Children’s. “I must say, I am a little jealous of the new beautiful Stony Brook Children’s Hospital,” Delaney said. “I can attest that not only will the children who stay here get the best possible care, but they will also do so in a fantastic new facility designed with them in mind.” Before the official opening, the hospital invites the local community to see the new building Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Preregistration is preferred at www. stonybrookchildrens.org/openhouse.

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Village of Port Jefferson

U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland Added to Port Jefferson High’s Hall of Fame BY JULIANNE MOSHER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Earl L. Vandermeulen High School welcomed the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Edward T. McMullen Jr., as its 2019 Wall of Fame inductee, adding his name to the dozens of special alumni that graduated from the district. On Oct. 18, McMullen visited his former alma mater, where he graduated from in 1983, and walked through the halls of his former middle and high schools. He commented on what has changed and reminisced about the fun times he had in these same classrooms. “The great thing is nothing has changed,” he said. “It still feels as warm and welcoming as it did when I was a student here.” After leaving Port Jefferson in the early ’80s, McMullen continued his education at Hampden-Sydney College, where he earned a bachelor’s in political science. In 1995, he was selected to participate in The American Swiss Foundation’s Young Leaders program, an annual conference that works to foster mutual understanding among the next generation of leaders in Switzerland and the U.S. “It’s always nice to honor alumni,” High

Above, U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Lichtenstein, Edward T. McMullen Jr., was recognized as the 2019 Wall of Fame inductee; below, Principal Eric Haruthunian, McMullen and Superintendent Paul Casciano welcome the ambassador to the Port Jeff High School. Photos by Julianne Mosher

School Principal Eric Haruthunian said. “It’s great to see them grow to make positive changes in the world.” McMullen founded McMullen Public Affairs, a corporate advertising firm, before he was ap-

pointed by President Donald Trump (R) in 2017 to serve as U.S. ambassador to the two countries. When he visited the school on Friday, he brought along his high school friends and was joined by former teachers. One teacher in partic-

ular, Richard Olson, who taught U.S. history for almost four decades and retired in 2002, was ecstatic to show off McMullen to passing students and administrators throughout the halls. “This is one of my students,” he’d say throughout the tour. During his speech when he received his plaque, McMullen acknowledged that the education he received from Olson was partly why he ended up on the path that he did. “Mr. Olson was an inspiration for many students because of his love of history,” he said. The tour ended at the library where the celebration began. McMullen was greeted by members of the school orchestra and dozens of students and teachers sat in for his inauguration to the hall of fame, which was created in 1996 and honors Port Jefferson graduates who made a difference in categories like academics, fine arts, sports and community service. “To think that our school district had a part in this, having an ambassador, means so much,” Superintendent Paul Casciano said. “There’s so much prestige.” Before he left, he had one piece of advice to the students sitting in the audience. “Go to college, learn languages and travel the world,” he said. “The world needs intelligent, smart people like you.”

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LEGALS PORT JEFFERSON FREE LIBRARY TRUSTEE POSITION The Library Trustees have announced that one five-year seat on the Board is expiring in January 2020. This seat will be filled by an election during the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Interested persons are invited to apply. Applications are available at the Library Circulation Desk. A completed application must include a resume, a written statement of interest, and a written petition signed by at least twenty-five (25) members of the Port Jefferson Free Library Association. Voting will be by paper ballot at the Annual Meeting on WEDNESDAY, January 15, 2020 from 10:00 AM-9:00 PM. Absentee ballots will be available at the Library Circulation Desk from 12/13/2019 to 1/14/2020. To be eligible for consideration as a candidate or to vote in the election, a person must be a member of the Port Jefferson Free Library Association; that is, she or he must be a resident of Union Free School District #6, and have a library card in good standing. In addition, he or she must be at least 18 years old. Please address all correspondence to: Election Committee Port Jefferson Free Library 100 Thompson Street Port Jefferson, NY 11777 All applications must be received by 9:00 PM on Friday, November 15, 2019. 955 10/10 3x ptr STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, vs. GEORGI MARTE, AISHA PEPEN, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 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 July 11, 2019, I, Armand Araujo, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on November 1, 2019 at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, County of Suffolk, State of New York, at 10:00 A.M., the premises described as follows: 390 Mooney Pond Road Farmingville, NY 11738 SBL No.: 0200-538.0004.00-031.000 ALL THAT TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND situate in Farmingville, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 608666/2017 in the amount of $361,627.01 plus interest and costs. Richard C. Turner, Esq. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, New York 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 968 10/3 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST VIII, Plaintiff AGAINST BERNADETTE RAMNARINE KELLAM, DEXTER S. KELLAM, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 07, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Front Steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY, on November 06, 2019 at 11:00AM, premises known as 10 TAHOE COURT, CORAM, NY 11727. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situ-

ate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, DISTRICT 0200, SECTION 340.00, BLOCK 04.00, LOT 030.000. Approximate amount of judgment $215,476.91 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 612523/2016. GABRIELLE M. ESQ., Referee

WEGLEIN,

Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 972 10/3 4x ptr SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AHL1,

Lot 015.000: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 19279/2013. Valerie S. Manzo, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 982 10/17 4x ptr SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK NATIONSTAR LLC,

MORTGAGE

V. JAMES FINNEGAN; ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE

V. BERNADETTE PARKS, AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MARY E. DODSON, A/K/A MARY DODSON, DECEASED; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 12, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AHL1 is the Plaintiff and BERNADETTE PARKS, AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MARY E. DODSON, A/K/A MARY DODSON, DECEASED; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on November 20, 2019 at 10:00 am, premises known as 128 NORFLEET LN, MIDDLE ISLAND, NY 11953: District 0200, Section 479.00, Block 02.00,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 30, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC is the Plaintiff and JAMES FINNEGAN; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on November 20, 2019 at 2:00 pm, premises known as 196 MINROL STREET, PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY 11776: District 0200, Section 226.00, Block 04.00, Lot 070.00: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 601528-2015. Kevin Fitzgerald, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants

Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 983 10/17 4x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff against TATYANA BABAN, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on June 26, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, N.Y. on the 13th day of November, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Port Jefferson Station, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Said premises known as 50 Comerford Street, Port Jefferson, N.Y. 11776. (District: 0200, Section: 309.00, Block: 04.00, Lot: 054.000). Approximate amount of lien $ 475,277.29 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 21184-13. Dara Martin Orlando, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 995 10/10 4x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR SAXON ASSET SECURITIES TRUST 20033, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-3, Plaintiff against DEBORAH E. HARTMAN A/K/A DEBORAH HARTMAN, STEVEN T. HARTMAN A/K/A STEVEN HARTMAN, BRIAN HARTMAN, DANIEL HARTMAN, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 8, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, N.Y. on the 8th day of November, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Holbrook, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Said premises known as 6 Sutton Place, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 11779. (District: 0200, Section: 763.00, Block: 02.00, Lot: 043.000). Approximate amount of lien $ 310,088.17 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 608646-15. Vincent Messina, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 996 10/10 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Citibank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Debbie Archibald a/k/a Debbie D. Archibald; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 16, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill Farmingville, NY 11738 on November 14, 2019 at 1:00PM, premises known as 43 Park Lane, Medford, NY 11763. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of NY, District 0200 Section 527.00 Block 02.00 Lot 029.000. Approximate amount of judgment $333,556.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions LEGALS con’t on pg. 11

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LEGALS con’t from pg. 10 of filed Judgment Index# 609887/2016. Michael Clancy, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: September 17, 2019 007 10/10 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, Plaintiff AGAINST Fred Frey; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated July 1, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill Farmingville, NY 11738 on November 12, 2019 at 1:15PM, premises known as 66 Westfield Road, Coram, NY 11727. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of NY, Section 399.00 Block 04.00 Lot 007.001. Approximate amount of judgment $584,019.72 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 7012/10. Susan Denatale, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: September 28, 2019 008 10/10 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME

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TY OF Suffolk, M&T Bank, Plaintiff, vs. Lourdes Hoglo a/k/a Loures Hoglo, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on February 4, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on November 22, 2019 at 10:30 a.m., premises known as 95 Sunflower Ridge Road, Centereach, NY 11720. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 388.00, Block 04.00 and Lot 047.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $80,529.48 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 608812/2017. Annette Referee

Eaderesto,

Esq.,

Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 200 John James Audubon Parkway, Suite 202, Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for Plaintiff 009 10/24 4x ptr SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK-BROOKHAVEN STERLING NATIONAL BANK, successor by merger to Astoria Bank f/k/a Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association, Plaintiff -against- WILLIAM M. BOYLE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated March 19, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on November 7, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, being further described as follows: BEGINNING at a point the following two courses and distances from the extreme westerly end of a curve connecting the westerly side of Berkshire Drive and the southerly side of Edinburgh Drive; 1.

South West 18.35 feet; 2. South East 17.00 feet to the true point or place of beginning; being a plot 68.00 feet by 44.00 feet by 68.00 feet by 44.00 feet. District: 0200 Section: 241.20 Block: 01.00 Lot: 019.000 Said premises known as 191 EDINBURGH DRIVE, RIDGE, NY Approximate amount of lien $258,076.11 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. 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 or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 616659/2017. STEVEN SILIATO, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 99 Powerhouse Road, First Floor, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 File# 8888.040 010 10/10 4x ptr

002.000: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN SOUTH SETAUKET, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609250/2017. Anthony M. Parlatore, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 011 10/24 4x ptr SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2004 FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-FF1,

ERECTED,SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 05510/2013. Robert G. Steinberg, Esq. Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 013 10/24 4x ptr NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE PORT JEFFERSON B.I.D MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INC. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of members of The PORT JEFFERSON B.I.D MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INC. will be held at the village center, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson, County of Suffolk, State of New York. On Tuesday November 5, 2019 at 6:30pm

The purpose of the annual meeting is as follows:

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

ANTONIO RUSSO; ET. AL.

1.The election of directors

CIT BANK, N.A.,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 24, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2004 FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-FF1 is the Plaintiff and ANTONIO RUSSO; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on November 25, 2019 at 10:00 am, premises known as 26 GRIFFEN CT, MILLER PLACE, NY 11764: District 0200, Section 026.00, Block 04.00, Lot 010.005:

V. CECILE COTE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD A. HEDTRICH; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 16, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein CIT BANK, N.A. is the Plaintiff and CECILE COTE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD A. HEDTRICH; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on November 25, 2019 at 9:00 am, premises known as 12 DETMER ROAD, EAST SETAUKET, NY 11733: District 0200, Section 155.00, Block 07.00, Lot

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2. The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting of the members pursuant to the New York Not for profit corporation law and general municipal law or any adjournment thereof. 3. If you are unable to attend in person you are requested to sign and execute a proxy naming a person you authorize to vote on your behalf and to deliver to the same person named therein to be presented at the meeting so that your membership may be represented and voted at the meeting. Your proxy should state your name,address and whether you are the owner of the commercial property,a commercial tenant of property located in the district, or a tenant in an apartment or complex Roger Rutherford, Acting President 025 10/17 3x ptr

Notice is hereby given that the fiscal affairs of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District for the period beginning July 1, 2018 and ending on June 30, 2019, have been examined by the independent public accounting firm of RS Abrams, LLP, and that the reports prepared in conjunction with the external audit by the independence public accountant has been filed in my office and posted on the district website at www.portjeffschools. org, where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to §35 of the General Municipal Law, the governing board of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District has prepared an action plan to the management letter of RS Abrams, LLP and has filed the response in my office at 550 Scraggy Hill Road, Port Jefferson, as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Kathleen Hanley, District Clerk 041 10/24 1x ptr TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Port Jefferson Station, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners, Terryville Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, being duly convened in the regular meeting on October 15, 2019 after due deliberation thereupon did adopt the following resolution: “RESOLVED THAT an expenditure not to exceed the sum of $40,000 to be made from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Capital Reserve Fund in order to purchase: Portable laptop/tablet computers for EMS ePCR program FURTHER RESOLVED that this expenditure of funds from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Capital Reserve Fund shall be subject to a permissive referendum and that the Fire District Secretary shall, within ten days from adoption of this resolution, publish the required notice and otherwise take any steps LEGALS con’t on pg. 12

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 11 necessary to effectuate the same.” BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Dated: October 15, 2019 Port Jefferson Station, New York Frank Triolo District Secretary 042 10/24 1x ptr Request for Proposals Advertisement RFP No: R20-002 RFP Description: Purchase, Implementation, and Training of a Mobile Communications System Advertisement Date: October 24, 2019 Conference Date: N/A Technical Questions Due Date: November 4, 2019 Proposals Due Date and Time: November 14, 2019, no later than 12:00 PM Suffolk Community College (the “College”) solicits proposals from qualified companies for the above referenced services. Proposals must be returned to the Suffolk County Com-

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RFP addenda are issued, the College is able to notify proposers in a timely manner. The College will not be responsible for addenda notification if the referenced form is not submitted prior to the RFP due date.

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ht tps://w w w3.sunysuf folk. edu/About/809.asp Proposals must be made upon and in accordance with the forms and documents provided by the College, which will contain accompanying instructions to proposers. All questions and inquiries regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing to Seema Menon, Associate Administrative Director of Business Operations at menons@sunysuffolk.edu. To assist us in communicating quickly, all prospective proposers are requested to complete and return the “RFP Vendor Registration Form” via email to menons@ sunysuffolk.edu as soon as possible. This will assist in providing the Procurement Office with proposers’ contact information so that if

TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY NOTICE TO BIDDERS Bids will be received and publicly opened and read aloud in the Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division located at the Brookhaven Town Office Complex, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, 11738, 3rd Floor, for the following project on the date as indicated at 11:00 am: DATE: 11/14/19 BID #19082 The Brookhaven Landfill South Shore Truck Wash TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NEW YORK A non-refundable fee of $54.12 will be charged for plans and specifications. Payment can be made by either money order, or business check (payable to the Town of Brookhaven). NO CASH, CREDIT CARDS OR PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED. Definite specifications may

be obtained at the Purchasing Division, beginning 10/24/19. The Proposer shall comply with all Town of Brookhaven provisions contained within the Bid, including the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) goals. The Town of Brookhaven has established an overall MWBE participation goal of 30% with 15% for MinorityOwned Business Enterprises (MBE) and 15% for WomenOwned Business Enterprises (WBE). In addition, there is a 6% participation goal for Service-Disabled VeteranOwned Businesses (SDVOB’s). The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town. The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minority and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process. Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer, Deputy Commissioner (631) 451-6252 052 10/24 1x ptr Town of Brookhaven RFP 19-13

email to: □ K K o p p e n h o e f e r @ Brookhavenny.gov □ cc: gmanzolillo@ brookhavenny.gov □ pmazzei@ brookhavenny.gov □ cschroder@ brookhavenny.gov o Contact number: 631-451-6252 • Q&A Addendum Issued: No later than November 13, 2019 • Proposals due: November 26, 2019 by 4:30 PM o Submitted to Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division o One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York 11738

Request for Proposals (RFP) The Division of Purchasing on Behalf of the Department of Highway, Division of Stormwater is Seeking Proposals for Engineering Services for the Carman’s River Mill Road Culvert in Yaphank, NY Proposal Due Date: November 26, 2019 by 4:30 PM (Advertised: October 24, 2019, 2016) SCOPE OF WORK: The Town of Brookhaven is soliciting proposals from qualified engineering firms to provide final design, permits and construction oversight for the Mill Road culvert in Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York.

The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town. The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minorities and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process.

The specifications for this RFP are available beginning October 24, 2019 and may be obtained by: • Preferred Method: □ Accessing website: brookhavenNY.gov/ Purchasing : Register and Download the documents

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Comsewogue High School’s ‘Town Square’ Shows Compassion of the Students BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Since the beginning of the school year, students have been gathering in the courtyard at Comsewogue High School on their off periods. “Dr. [Joe] Rella always thought of our Rotunda as our town hall, and now we’ve expanded on his dream, by developing a Town Square,” said Superintendent Jennifer Quinn. The space started with “Jackie’s Garden” a few years ago after the untimely passing of Rella’s wife, Jackie. Her passing left the school broken hearted, said special education teacher Andrew Harris, making them want to reach out. Harris suggested the idea, and “Dr. Quinn looked at me and said it was a beautiful idea, but asked me if I was sure I wanted to commit ... because you know what happens to gardens?” Harris knew exactly what she meant, having seen several gardens start-up and then eventually fall by the wayside. He promised her that for as long as he is a teacher at Comsewogue, he would make sure to maintain the garden. The next thing the school knew, Boy Scouts from the High School stepped up and did their Eagle Scout projects to benefit the garden. Joey Rizzo, a junior, built several raised beds. He even created a barrier to protect the garden from other activities. Now-graduate Christian Freda built a raised bed for a student who uses a wheelchair, going further to design and build a bench that has wheelchair access. Last year, James Mantione, a junior, built a trellis that became the backdrop of many senior pictures at graduation. “These are amazing students who are doing wonderful things for our school,” said principal Mike Mosca. “These projects took up a lot of their own time and efforts while they developed great leadership skills. By next year, don’t be surprised to see grapes, eggplant, or even zucchini, growing from the trellis.” Soon, community members and businesses asked to pitch in. Rich Crandle, from 4 Corners Produce in Port Jefferson Station, donated many of the flowers, plants and decorations for every holiday, which Harris called extremely generous. “Ann Marie’s Farm Stand, Agway, and landscapers Chris Friedl, Tommy Deacy and Steve Long are a phone call away and will stop what they are doing just to help out clearing things or delivering soil and mulch,” said Joe Coniglione, assistant superintendent. The Whole Foods Foundation gave the district a $2,000 grant for the garden, which allowed the garden to expand. Recently, the school added a sunflower farm in the middle as a result of a class project. “This year, students gather by the beautiful sunflowers at every lunch period, it’s quite beautiful,” said a senior posing for pictures with friends. According to Rella, sunflowers were Jackie’s favorite.

Photos clockwise from above: photography, art, science and several other classes do projects at and around the garden; Joe Rella, Jennifer Quinn and Joe Coniglione during the naming of ‘Jackie’s Garden’; and Comsewogue students gather for festivities at the ‘Town Square.’ Photos from Andrew Harris

“Our life skills class took that idea and ran with it,” said Joe Dimino, who helped with the project-based initiative. The students planned, researched and set up the garden, watching it ﬂourish. Harris said that they weren’t quite ready to plant after mid-May, but then the unexpected passing of one of the district students occurred. “I told the students that I really didn’t have a good explanation, but I did know that this year we could plant and dedicate the sunﬂowers to Jackson, the young middle school student who lost his battle to cancer,” Harris said. “We all got out there and got to work to focus ourselves on something positive in his memory. The students were so proud of their efforts to get it done in time.” Harris described an amazing thing that started to happen. Students, teachers, clubs and administrators started to “plug-in” various projects at and around the garden. This Halloween, the district plans to conduct a hay ride for the kids who visit for the annual Trick or Treat Streets. Shane Goldberg, who teaches advanced science classes, planted vegetables. “For a bit, our sprinkler system wasn’t reaching the plants, so one of the AP students designed and implemented a system to keep the soil and plants hydrated,” Goldberg said. “It was the perfect idea and solution to a real-life problem.” For the past several years, the school’s food service department has served special meals that were designed by and even prepared with the help of Heather Rand’s English Language Learner classes at the middle school. Rand and her classes developed their own “Jackie’s Garden’” at the middle school. “The amazing thing to see was that these kids enjoyed their hands-on experience while learning a whole new language as well as science,” said John F. Kennedy Middle School Principal Mike Fama.

The ELL teacher said new English language learners were excited and passionate about the garden. “It became the ideal way to teach science and English because all the students could relate to what we were doing,” said Rand. In the ﬁrst year of the garden, Charlotte Johnson, who teaches drama and chorus, serenaded Rella and his family as well as the whole district during an evening where staff, students and families participated. “There wasn’t a dry eye out there,” Harris recalled one of the parents saying. “It was quite emotional.” On a daily basis, the school sees students from art, photography, ELA and more using the garden to do their projects. Outside, on a crisp fall day, both Rand and Natalie Rubenstein’s classes were busy measuring plant length and looking into microscopes all while recording data into their science notebooks. In many ways, the garden has become the focal point of the school and district. Students can be seen doing fundraisers and other ac-

tivities, some to raise awareness of what is going on around them locally and even internationally. On one occasion, students displayed pride ﬂags, sold cancer awareness shirts, all while sharing space with recruiters from the armed forces. On another table, they were collecting for Comsewogue graduates who are currently serving in the military. “We are a tight community, and we want those men and women serving to know that we remember them,” said Michelle Mortorano, head of the Parent Teacher Student Association. “Some of the elementary students will be putting hand-written letters inside the boxes we send to show how much they care.” Soon, the district will display holiday decorations, celebrating the district and community. The rotunda is currently being renovated by art students working on an intricate mosaic that people will see as they enter the school. “The mosaic in combination with our kind and welcoming attitude — makes this place one of the best places on Earth to walk into,” Harris said. Harris described a scene at the garden, where a few students were doing their homework in the garden on picnic tables surrounded by baskets of ﬂowers. “One student looked up and said growing up in this school district and community was one of the best experiences of her life,” he said. Information for this article supplied by Andrew Harris, Michelle Lautato and Comsewogue High School students.

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Village of Port Jefferson

Port Jeff Educators Form Fishing Club at Middle School BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

For Keith Buehler, guidance counselor at Port Jefferson Middle School, fishing and being out on the water was second nature to him growing up on Long Island. So when students came to him saying they wanted to start a fishing club at the school, he thought it would be a good opportunity to share his passion with others. “I loved the idea,” Buehler said. “I told them to get names and start a petition to start a new club.” The middle school guidance counselor said the school principal, Robert Neidig, was very supportive of their efforts and helped in the process of getting the necessary paperwork to the district office. The club has close to 70 students currently enlisted with both middle and high schoolers encouraged to join. Buehler said they had already started to have meetings and have begun to teach students the basics of fishing. “We were practicing casting and how to properly hold a pole,” he said. “Everyone has different levels of experience so right now it’s just about getting the equipment they need.” Buehler, who fishes on his kayak at Smith Point Marina, as well as Rocky Point and Port

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Jeff, said through his connections from the local fishing community the club has received equipment and other items to get them started on future fishing trips. The Long Island Salt Savages, a Facebook group with over 3,500 members dedicated to fishing, donated poles, bait and other equipment to the club. “We’ve been very grateful for the support, they are a bunch of great guys,” Buehler said. “It really has given us a good foundation to start from.”

In addition, Buehler has gotten Soundview Heating & Air Conditioning, a business in Middle Island, to sponsor the club and will get T-shirts made for the students. Buehler said the reaction from students has been great and are excited to get out on the water. “I’m a morning fisherman, so I go out before school sometimes — some of the kids will see me with my fishing gear when I come in and they’ll ask me questions,” he said. Greg Gorniok, science teacher at Port Jeff High School and co-advisor for the club, said

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he believes the club is a great opportunity for students to get on the water. “It was a no-brainer,” he said. “Keith and I fish all the time; a lot of students have the same experiences [as us]…. It’s nice to share that passion with them.” Gorniok said another positive is that they are exposing students to the waters of Long Island. “It will be fun, the kids get to see you in a different light and you better connect with them,” he said. While the club will be predominately about fishing, Buehler said they also want to plan beach trips, local boat excursions, beach cleanups, focus on environmental and conservation activism, as well as bringing in speakers to talk to students. The adviser hopes to continue to expand the club in the future. They have begun to raffle off equipment to members who attend club meetings as well. The club plans to do its first beach cleanup of the fall on Oct. 24 at East Beach in Port Jefferson. Buehler said in the spring he wants to plan out more fishing trips and educate students on local and state fishing laws. “The students have been a big part of this,” Buehler said. “You want to be a good role model for the kids, just getting out there and sharing one of your passions with them is fun.”

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BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It was the youth of the Comsewogue soccer team that delivered a gift to the senior class when freshman Angelina Ortiz retied the game at 1-1 late in the first half and delivered the go-ahead goal four minutes into the second against visiting Riverhead, senior night Oct. 21. The Blue Waves rallied back when Megan McIntosh stretched the net twice, but the Warrior’s own Gianna Gritzmacher and Alyse Then both scored for the Warriors to win the game 4-2. The Warriors are on a roll with their winning ways notching their 6th victory in a row, concluding their reg-

ular season at 8-5-1 in Division I. Comsewogue is solidly positioned for the post season with their opening playoff game Oct. 28 at 2:00 p.m. Details on who and where they play was not available by press time. Photos clockwise from top right: junior Jacqueline Bernzott traps the ball; senior Gritzmacher fires at the net; senior Ashley Durand drives past a Riverhead defender; Comsewogue’s Ortiz celebrates with teammates after her game tying goal; senior Ariana Rivera clears the ball; senior Taylor Lipack pushes up-field; junior Jacqueline Bernzott fires up-field.

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The House representative for New York’s 1st Congressional District, a Republican, has come out against the U.S. president on foreign policy. We here at TBR News Media think it’s time for more of us to look at such national decisions in a bipartisan way. On Oct. 13, President Donald Trump (R) stunned the world and ordered the abrupt removal of American troops out of Kurdish territory in Northern Syria along the Turkish border. The unusual policy shift has been characterized by foreign policy experts and representatives from both the Republican and Democratic parties as a gravely flawed decision that harms U.S. national security interests. Trump’s military decision should mark a turning point. The issues of today should no longer pivot on party affiliation. Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, the matter affects the whole of the U.S. national security and the whole fabric of America. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R) represents Suffolk County residents in New York’s 1st Congressional District. He sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Financial Services committees. We’ve asked him to tell us when he learned about Trump’s decision to remove troops from the Turkish border, a question he did not answer. However, he did provide his insights into the situation. “The Kurds have fought, bled and died fighting alongside the U.S.,” Zeldin said. “They have been warriors and brothers in battle along the way The president is right to want to end endless war, but the Turks wiping out the Kurds will absolutely not be an acceptable outcome after all of that.” Instead of responding to questions, Zeldin’s office wanted us to know that the congressman, who has tended to support the president, signed a joint piece of legislation that flatly denounces Trump’s decision, namely H.J. Res. 77 (116th Congress). The resolution stated, among other things: “An abrupt withdrawal of United States military personnel from certain parts of Northeast Syria is beneficial to adversaries of the United States government, including Syria, Iran and Russia.” The damage is done, and both experts and federal representatives said the U.S. strategic presence in the region has been severely neutered. Russian President Vladamir Putin’s troops now occupy the region. Jihadists have broken from prisons, reversing many of the West’s original hard-fought gains against ISIS and terrorism. The House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman called the situation “just devastating.” These are elected officials we are talking about. If a local official, such in the case of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, or former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke, abused the power of their office, then one should want them investigated. That should be no different for a sitting president, Republican or Democrat. No elected official is “your guy.” Even if you vote for a person, you should never blindly accept every decision they make. As the impeachment proceedings move forward and as more details are made public, scrutinize the behavior, comments and motives of the president with keen concern. Distinguish between propaganda and truth. It’s time to join hands and unite with your neighbors or your relatives, whatever party they belong to.

Regarding Mr. Richard Esopa’s letter of Sept. 19, “God help America,” let me say that I for one do wholeheartedly agree with him. Let me bring to your attention a few other items which I believe need to be stated with further zeal. When was the last time we had an open dialogue with North Korea? When did the stock market reach the heights it is at now? When was unemployment at such low levels? When was our military as powerful as it currently is?

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I could go on and on, but the fact still remains that this president continues to do an exceptional job despite the negative support he receives from the radical left. He takes the attitude of letting other countries around the world take care of their own. They all come to the “land of plenty” and announce, “Here we are, take care of us!” Nonsense, that’s not the way our parents and grandparents played the game. By abiding by the tenets of the

Monroe Doctrine (1823), it would allow those monies to be spent on health care, infrastructure and last but not least, taking adequate care of our military, which comes home in pieces or pays the ultimate sacrifice. These people who we elect have to be held accountable for all the before mentioned. Some may ask why? I say, why not! Ronald Reinisch Mount Sinai

Vote for Kennedy for County Executive I have been privileged as a Hauppauge community leader to work with John M. Kennedy Jr. (R) for the past 15 years when he was a Suffolk County legislator, then Suffolk County minority leader and now Suffolk County comptroller on a multitude of community issues to make the county a better place to live and work. Kennedy is a man of leadership, integrity, experience, dedication and heart for the people, serving Suffolk County for over 25 years, including as the official examiner of the title for the Suffolk County clerk’s office. In addition to his years of public service, Kennedy is a man of knowledge with his bachelor’s from Stony Brook University, master’s in business administration from Adelphi University and juris doctor from St. John’s University School of Law. Kennedy works diligently and consistently throughout Suffolk County, daily fighting for the people of Suffolk County, if it is against LIPA to pay its fair share of taxes and pass the tax savings down to the local municipalities and personal taxpayers, saving taxpayers rate reductions from public utility companies or recovering the appropriate hotel/motel

tax, again taking the burden away from personal taxpayers. Kennedy has the good reputation of being the county’s watchdog, unlike our existing Suffolk County executive. Steve Bellone (D) says that taxes have not increased, he is clearly mistaken. He has raised taxes every year since he has been in office: Created alarm fees, additional car registration fees, park fees, mortgage fees, cremation fees, tax map fees and red-light camera fees. He has also used $171.3 million from the sewer fund to make payroll, borrowed $385 million from the pension fund and has had millions of dollars in lawsuits for mismanagement. Per New York State comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli (D), Suffolk County has the most severe significant financial stress two years in a row with over $883 million in debt over the past decade, and there has been a spiral of bond rating downgrades. And then Bellone adds a Protect the Taxpayer ballot line for this election? On the other hand, Kennedy fights for the people of Suffolk County by finding fraud and collecting unpaid sales taxes, property taxes and hotel/motel taxes to

add to the bottom line and truly protects the taxpayer. I would also like to mention the Bellone campaign accusations: 1. Bellone indicates that Kennedy has a county car. Yes, the car is a 2007 Ford Explorer with 120,000 miles mostly used to commute back and forth from Hauppauge to Riverhead. 2. Bellone indicates that Kennedy’s wife, Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset), has a patronage job. She is the Suffolk County legislator for the 12th District voted in office by her constituents. 3. Bellone indicates that Kennedy has received salary raises. Cost of living adjustments are determined by Suffolk County government, not Kennedy. However, Bellone has hired a good number of senior-level commissioners at taxpayer expense. John M. Kennedy Jr. is a man of leadership, results and for the people of Suffolk County and his record proves it. Please vote for John Kennedy for our next Suffolk County executive. Paul Borowski Hauppauge

It’s very surprising that an extremely troubling report from New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli regarding Suffolk County’s frightening fiscal state, released at the beginning of this month, has gotten scant local attention. A headline announcing we’ve been designated the “most fiscally stressed county in the state,” two years running might have gotten residents’ attention. They may have been tempted to ask how Suffolk is in “significant fiscal stress” when they’ve been paying so much of

their hard-earned money in taxes and fees? DiNapoli flunked us after studying our year-end-balance, cash on hand, shortterm borrowing, fixed costs, patterns of operating deficits and factors such as poverty and unemployment. We’ve also been hit with seven bond downgrades in the last seven years. Think of that as having dramatically supplemented a big spender’s income, only to learn their FICO score went from a 750 to below 500. What’s crucial to note, given the

current partisan political climate, Democrat DiNapoli’s straight-forward, by-the-numbers exposure of Suffolk County’s money woes was not influenced by his party affiliation. DiNapoli gave an honest accounting of a county governed by a majority of Democratic legislators, led by Democrat Steve Bellone, and let the chips fall where they may. A word of “thanks” to Comptroller DiNapoli. Jim Soviero East Setauket

Suffolk’s Fiscal Stress Mess

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Perspectives

Caring for America’s Heroes BY THOMAS CASSIDY

Opinion

Exempting the state veterans nursing homes from budget cuts would be a meaningful way for New Yorkers to say ‘thank you for your service.’ When the LISVH ﬁrst opened, he again served his fellow veterans for many years as a volunteer. He visited the nursing home almost every day because it was his way of supporting his “band of brothers and sisters.” When my Dad fractured his hip at age 83, many doctors at the hospital thought he would never walk again. It took a year of rehabilitation with the skilled and compassionate staff at the veterans home, but my Dad walked out of the nursing home and

spent the last year of his life with my mother in their own home. In the 74 years since the end of World War II, military men and women have been on the front line of battles in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and many other locations around the world. Sadly, the physical, emotional and psychological wounds never heal for many of the warriors who fulfill their oath to protect America. I learned that firsthand more than 20 years ago when my father had emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. I visited him the morning after his operation. He was laying his bed shivering and shaking uncontrollably. He whispered he had the worst nightmare ever. He was back in a foxhole in the Philippines, guns were blasting and bombs were dropping all around him. Then he looked at his fellow combat veteran in the bed next to him and said, “Sal got me through it. Thank God he was here for me.” Today we might say that my father had post-traumatic stress disorder or a flashback. But whatever you call it, his fellow veteran pulled him through just like the veterans do for

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ew York State government should not cut funding for America’s heroes residing at the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University. The veterans home has, and does, provide ﬁrst-class health services for veterans and their spouses who receive rehabilitation and long-term care in their time of need. Providing topnotch nursing home care for our veterans, many of whom put their own lives on the line to keep us safe, is a patriotic action that truly expresses “thank you for your service.” At the age of 17 my father, Hugh “Joe” Cassidy, enlisted in the United States Coast Guard to serve his country during World War II. Before he reached his 19th birthday he participated in ﬁve shore invasions with the Marines and Army as frogman. He was frequently shot at while he stood on coral reefs in the Philippine Islands acting as a human buoy to help keep the landing boats from crashing into reefs and sinking. He was almost thrown overboard when his ship, the

USS Cavalier, was torpedoed in the still of a Paciﬁc Ocean night. But my Dad always said he was not a hero. His heroes were all the soldiers and sailors who put their lives in harm’s way, were wounded or died in battle.

Thomas Cassidy with his father Hugh

each other every day at the Long Island State Veterans Home. New York State is facing a budget crunch, that much is true. But exempting the state veterans’ nursing homes from the budget cuts would be a meaningful way for New Yorkers to say “thank you for your service.”

A Review of the Yankee Lessons from the ALCS

ooking back at the six-game American League Championship Series, it’s clear that the Houston Astros were the better team. Tough as it is to write that when my fan allegiance is with the Yankees, the Astros had more clutch hitting, better defense, and better starting and relief pitching. Yes, the two teams were fairly evenly matched when it came to runs scored. The Yankees covered up many of their sins — and D. None deﬁciencies — with a few timely of the above long balls and some BY DANIEL DUNAIEF standout pitching performances from Masahiro Tanaka and James Paxton.

While hindsight is always perfect, because we know who failed and who succeeded, I want to ask an obvious question. Why was our designated hitter doing little more than striking out? It’s clear that our enigmatic catcher Gary Sánchez, who has a talent for crushing balls deep into the night, seems to disappear at big moments. And, while we’re playing the hindsight game, it seems obvious that closer Aroldis Chapman, who has lost a few miles per hour on his fastball and now relies on an effective slider, should have avoided pitching to José Altuve with two outs, a runner on ﬁrst and a defensive replacement on deck for Houston. So, one at a time. Edwin Encarnación was a compelling pickup from Seattle Mariners during the season, offering a few moments of ball-bashing power. Perhaps because of injury, or maybe because he was trying to hit a deﬁning titanic home run, he couldn’t do much of anything in the postseason. The same seems true for the multimillion dollar Giancarlo Stanton.

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Given that both can hit huge home runs and are capable of changing the complexion of a low-scoring game, I understand the urge to put them in, but, at some point, if they are not getting it done, why not go with other options? Sure, Cameron Maybin doesn’t hit as many home runs and isn’t as physically imposing. If manager Aaron Boone had inserted him into the lineup, would he have taken away the possibility of using Maybin as a late-inning defensive replacement? That’s possible. OK, then, how about using Austin Romine as the designated hitter? Yes, I understand that Boone might also have been saving him to give Sánchez a break in a game where defense takes precedence. If either of them had become an unconventional designated hitter, would fans be screaming about the panic move if they had failed? Yes, of course, they would. But at least Boone would have been trying something — anything — when he seemed wedded to a script that wasn’t working in a short series.

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The same thing holds true for Adam Ottavino. The guy was a great pitcher during the season, but he ran into the postseason twilight zone. It happens. Sit him down and don’t let him affect the outcome of games. As for Sánchez, he may have hit batting practice pitches into the next county, but that’s irrelevant. He wasn’t getting it done at or behind the plate. Maybe even a single day off would have changed his approach and would have helped. In a short series, managers can’t wait to see if something that’s not working turns around. The team — and its desperate fans — don’t have the luxury of that kind of time. The question for next year isn’t whether the Yankees will get a starting pitcher who can throw more innings than the present incumbents, or whether Stanton will make a meaningful postseason contribution. The question is: Will Boone buy into the idea of a team game and give other players a chance? After all, the last time the Yankees won the World Series was a decade ago, in 2009.

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