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Village of Port Jefferson
Trump Supporters Rally in Port Jeff to Support Frigate Sign BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM For a village that has largely tried to stay out of the national political arena, said circus has come knocking in a big way the past few weeks. A banner stretched over the second floor above a premier Port Jeff shop takes the official motto of the United States, “In God We Trust,” instead replaces “God” with “Trump,” hung to support the president during the impeachment trial. More than a week after the owner of Roger’s Frigate building, George Wallis, hung the sign reading “In Trump We Trust,” well over 50 presidential supporters rallied in front of the ice cream and candy shop Feb. 2 to show their solidarity for the business and President Donald Trump (R). Village of Port Jefferson officials had ordered that the banner be removed, saying the owner did not even apply for a permit to hang the sign. People at the rally came with large American and “Trump 2020” flags, and many heads were adorned with the red “Make America Great Again” caps. Several shouted slogans first heard during the 2016 campaign, such as “Build the Wall” and “Drain the Swamp.” Supporters of the president took the village’s
A throng of Trump supporters rallies in front of Roger’s Frigate Feb. 2 to support a banner the Village of Port Jefferson has said is against the code. Photo by Courtney Biondo
order to remove the banner as a sign of bias, with many saying such an act was suppressing free speech. Wallis even came down to stand alongside the protesters in support. The rally was joined by U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) who publicly showed support for the sign and assailed the village for its stance against it. Village Attorney Brian Egan said the business could be fined up to $2,000 if they did not remove the sign five days after it received an
order to remedy from the building and planning department. Though the owner could be fined for each day he keeps up the sign after those initial five, Egan said that would be determined by a village judge. He added the total of $2,000 has been thrown around too easily, and as of now they are ticketing it for the first five days, and then after another five days. “The goal of village code … is compliance, not punishment,” he said.
Though Zeldin, in comments to the crowd, repeated the message the village was wrong to fine Wallis. “How crazy is it you would have a small business owner put up a sign, and you have local elected officials fine that small business owner $2,000 a day just to say they support the president,” Zeldin said. Village officials continued to maintain in the days before and since the rally that the order to remove had nothing to do with the message on the sign, instead that the owner had violated code. Wallis had hung the same exact sign back in January 2017, after Trump’s election into office. The village had ordered the sign down then as well, but it had been taken down within a few days of being put up. This time, the sign had been up since Jan. 21, but had been temporarily taken down Jan. 28 before being put back up the day before the rally. Despite the sign being briefly taken down, the village attorney said they would still have the ability to prosecute as if it were up continuously. Roger Rutherford, the general manager of Roger’s Frigate, said he has no control over FRIGATE SIGN Continued on A11
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Brookhaven Renews Lease for Port Jeff Harbor Oil Transport Company company’s website. The oil transport company’s lease now increases to $77,322 based on a new appraisal, which includes around $40K for the underwater portion and around $37K for the upland portion. The company has agreed to pay slightly more than what the upland portion was appraised for. The 20-year term is set to increase annually by 3 percent. The company has had the lease since 1975, and the Town attorney said the company has not had any claims against the town. George Hoffman, the co-founder of Setauket Harbor Task Force, said he had several concerns over the company’s continued engagement with the harbor. His group has been doing more and more testing of the Port Jefferson harbor in the past two years, having just finished the second season of testing. He asked for strict liability regarding the oil transport company. “Oil transport is inherently a dirty operation,� he said. “There’s always tiny spills, no matter how hard they work there is always going to be problems.� Eaderesto said Northville does not post a bond in case of any ruptures, and any spills are handled by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Miller Marine Services, a regional
BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Town of Brookhaven has renewed leases on two entities in Port Jefferson Harbor, but one of those operations has local environmentalists a little concerned. The Town voted unanimously Jan. 30 to renew the lease for the Port Jefferson/Setauket Yacht Club (which is more known as simply the Port Jefferson Yacht Club) as well as the Melville-headquartered Northville Industries for use in its underwater and uplands properties on the eastern end of the harbor. The licensee has operated in that location since 1975, according to Town attorney Annette Eaderesto. The yacht club’s lease has gone up to $35,100 for 20 years with a 3 percent annual increase. The club’s land includes around .892 acre underwater and 2.723 acres upland, including the club facilities. Northville’s operation has oil being brought in on ship or barge to the Port Jeff terminal, where it is shipped via either of two 16-inch pipelines up to its storage farm in East Setauket before moving on to a Holtsville terminal via a 12-inch pipeline, according to the T
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Town Brookhaven Residents Say Town Needs to Do More on Deer Issue BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With villages like Belle Terre and Port Jefferson taking steps in handling the issue of deer in their municipalities, Town of Brookhaven representatives say there’s things they can do at the Town level to stop the scourge of deer and their impact on the local environment. At a forum hosted by Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) and representatives of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, residents were split on how to handle the overwhelming deer population, but no one questioned whether their impact has been felt far and wide, whether it’s from them simply eating people’s gardens or the mass depletion of saplings and bushes in Long Island forests. “We have not played an active role in respect to deer management,” Cartright said. “It is an issue within our Town, and we can’t rely solely on our villages. So, it’s a question of how can we work with the villages, or how we can do something on our own.” Leslie Lupo, a big game wildlife biologist for the DEC, said that, despite some misconceptions, deer do very well living in a suburban landscape such as Long Island, especially since they have no natural predators. They are polygamous and have short incubation periods, which means, unchecked, their population continues to grow. “No management means more and more deer,” Lupo said. “Unless we eliminate them, there is no check on their carrying capacity. Despite residents’ constant complaints of deer eating plants and vegetables at people’s homes and gardens, deer have had an even more major impact on Long Island’s forests and biodiversity, the biologist said. Many of the saplings in forests have been eaten by deer, and their favoring of ground plants has meant the loss of habitat for some songbird species. “They are a huge changer of their own habitat,” she added. “Deer will just eat everything here and move on to the next property.” Cartright said the forum was an example of one of the first steps the DEC provides in its deer management guide, originally published in 2012, in starting to make change. Over the last several years, the deer issue has ballooned into near-crisis proportions. While state officials said they cannot give estimates of the number of deer on Long Island, due to migration and other mitigating factors, the total number of deer shot and tagged by hunters in Suffolk County is around 3,200-3,400 in the last five years. Multiple North Shore villages have gotten ahead of towns in dealing directly with
Brookhaven resident and avid hunter John German speaks to the Town and DEC about need for more places to hunt. Others call for chemical sterilization of deer. Photo by Kyle Barr
the deer issue. Belle Terre, for example, has been allowing residents to bring in hunters onto their properties as long as they conform to state laws regarding setbacks from other properties. Belle Terre Mayor Bob Sandak said this has already made a significant impact in the village’s deer population.
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With the need to reduce deer population clear, the two major schools of thoughts are to either encourage recreational hunting or professional culls or by surgical or chemical sterilization. Lupo favored hunting, citing mixed-at-best results from sterilization initiatives. Lupo called recreational hunting the most utilized tool for the DEC and said it is “safe and effective” with a large bowhunting culture on Long Island. Even with nonlethal alternatives, she suggested it would be more effective combined with lethal removal. Both Lupo and several hunters who came to the Jan. 30 meeting said, despite areas which have been opened up with cooperative agreements with the DEC, there are many parts of the Island where they are restricted from hunting. Not all municipal lands allow access. While the setback for bowhunters between properties was changed from 500 feet in 2012 to 150 feet a few years later, hunters said there are only a few public properties on which they can actually hunt. The archery season, which runs from Oct. 1 through Jan. 31, is much longer than the shotgun season, which only runs from Jan. 4 to Jan. 31 and requires a Town permit or landowner consent form. The DEC’s tagging system essentially allows for “an unlimited harvest of deer,” Lupo said. “The harvest has been increasing and increasing to go along with our increased population.” John German, of the Brookhaven hamlet and an avid hunter, said that, despite there being a large hunting crowd, the number of deer does not seem to have stymied. He and other hunters complained about Town-owned lands in which they are unable to hunt. “There’s more deer now than there ever was,” German said. Some called for the Town when it buys land for municipal purposes to allow hunters on that property, but Cartright said the majority of space the Town acquires is small and not conducive to hunting. Lupo said that residents or the Town could start organizing hunts and allow residents to interact with them to allay fears, but other residents strongly supported sterilization initiatives, including Elaine Maas, a board member of the Four Harbors Audubon Society, who TOWN AND DEER Continued on A11
Brookhaven, NYSDOT Propose Route 112 Bike Route BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The New York State Department of Transportation is proposing to establish a bicycle route on Route 112 in partnership with the Town of Brookhaven. The resolution was passed unanimously 7-0 Jan. 16. Bicycle Route 112 would be a signed onroad bike route between the Port Jefferson Ferry on the North Shore and the Fire Island Ferry on the South Shore. The NYSDOT has proposed to Brookhaven that it would utilize certain portions of Town roadways to maximize the safety of the bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists instead of using segments of Route 112 that are unsuitable for safe bicycling. A representative from the NYSDOT declined to comment on the proposed bike route stating that the Town and agency plan to have further discussions later in the year on the matter. Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) said the addition of the bike route, which would begin in her district, will be a positive one. “The development of a bicycle route between the Port Jefferson Ferry and the Fire Island Ferry is a positive infrastructure addition to the community for multiple reasons including improved safety for our cyclists,” she said in a statement. “To create greater connectivity between the two ferries and the North and South shores is an added benefit that will increase access and encourage more people to travel between one ferry to the other via bicycle.” As part of the plan, the NYSDOT would
Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station is just one section of the road proposed for a new bike route across the Island. File photo by Kyle Barr
fabricate and install all signs associated with the bike route at no expense to the Town. Brookhaven will periodically inspect the signs and inform the NYSDOT of any replacement signs required and the NYSDOT will fabricate the replacement bicycle route signs. Bike Route 112 would utilize Columbia Street from the Town boundary at the Long Island Rail Road to New York Route 25A at Hallock Avenue; Wincoram Way between NY 25 and NY 112; Granny Road between NY 112 and Old Medford Avenue; Old Medford Avenue between Granny Road and Katy Street; Katy Street between Old Medford Avenue and Weidners Lane; Weidners Lane between Katy Street and Shaber Road; Shaber Road between Weidners Lane and Suffolk County Road 83; North Ocean Avenue between the Sunrise Highway South Service Road and the Village of Patchogue boundary line at Lakewood Street.
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Port Jefferson Station Man Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash Jan. 30 Suffolk County police said a man was killed in Port Jefferson Station early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash. Police said Joel Almanzar, 35, of Port Jefferson Station was driving a 2014 BMW sedan on Green Avenue, off Bicycle Path, Jan. 30 when the vehicle veered off the roadway, hit a parked car and continued through a fence before striking a tree and a shed at around 1:30 a.m., Jan. 30. Almanzar was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A Gofundme for Almanzar has already raised over $8,500 of a $20,000 goal for what
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Centereach Woman Killed Crossing the Street Police said a Centereach woman was killed in Centereach last Saturday while she was crossing the street. Suffolk County police said Christine Chellis, 35, of Centereach was driving a Chevrolet Suburban westbound on Route 25, west of Wood Road, and was changing from the right lane to the left lane when the vehicle struck a pedestrian crossing the street at 6:24 p.m.
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Suffolk County is looking to tackle a pressing environmental issue on Long Island with the creation of a Regional Recycling Assessment Task Force. The legislation, sponsored by Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), was passed at the end of 2019. The task force going into 2020 will look to address the recycling burden found throughout the county. Hahn said towns and villages throughout the county are struggling to handle the increased recycling burden. “Recycling and waste management is a global problem not just a regional one,” she said. Since China’s 2018 decision to ban the import of most plastics and other materials used by its recycling processors, a number of municipalities have altered programs and in cases have reduced or eliminated recycling. Hahn said currently recycling in Suffolk County is handled through a patchwork of programs. “We need to come together to help each other, and come up with ideas and encourage other solutions,” the legislator said. In Brookhaven as a result of the market crash and the town’s recycling contractor, Green Stream Recycling voiding its contract, the town has switched from single-stream to dual-stream recycling and has asked residents to drop glass off at 21 points in the town instead of picking it up at curbside. Ed Romaine (R), Brookhaven town supervisor, said he applauds Hahn’s and others efforts to solve the current recycling issue. “It is a very good idea, we have to do something to solve the solid waste crisis in the near future,” he said. Romaine said with current plans to close the landfill in 2024, and there being no market to send glass, only compounds the issue the town and municipalities face. “I wish the DEC would be more involved but I’m glad someone is looking into realistic solu-
tions to this problem. We look forward to participating [in the task force],” the supervisor said. Similarly Smithtown was also affected by the departure of Green Stream Recycling, as it had a recycling contract with Brookhaven. Smithtown had an agreement to sell all its recyclables through Green Stream for a $180,000 annual profit. In January 2019, Smithtown residents were told to separate their recyclables when the town switched back to dual-stream recycling. Hahn, the chairwoman of the Legislature’s Environment, Planning & Agriculture Committee, plans to put together a 17-member advisory group made up of municipal recycling professionals, county agencies and environmental advocates. Members have not been officially announced and meetings are scheduled to begin sometime later this year. The task force’s aim would be to review existing recycling programs, develop strategies for increasing the efficiency of recycling regionally, and to develop mechanisms to encourage the streamlining of the local recycling process. Hahn stressed the continuation of educating the public on the benefits of recycling and reducing plastic waste in their everyday lives. The 5-cent minimum fee for plastic bags in stores, which took effect in January 2018, has been successful — with reports showing a 70 to 80 percent reduction in the use of the bags. Hahn also sponsored a bill that would create a plastic straw ban in restaurants that took effect last month. In addition, the Styrofoam bill bars businesses from using items such as cups, trays and containers that are made from polystyrene, as well as ban retail stores from selling those products. It will require businesses in the county to use biodegradable products. “They go hand in hand — the success has been apparent in reducing plastic waste in the county,” she said. “I’m hoping we can work with Brookhaven and other municipalities in finding a way to properly handle this and do the right thing for residents.”
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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, 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 EXECU-
Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Legal Notice Tentative Assessment Roll/ Notice of Grievance Day Please take notice that the Inc. Village of Port Jefferson , pursuant to RPTL Sec.1406, the assessor of the Village has completed the assessment roll, and a copy has been filed with the clerk’s office where it may be reviewed by any person during business hours until the third Tuesday of February and that on that date the Board of Assessment Review will meet to hear complaints in relation to assessment from 3:00PM to 8:00PM prevailing time at Port Jefferson Village Hall, 121 West Broadway, Port Jefferson, NY. Joseph Palumbo Village Administrator 286 1/30 2x 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 February 25, 2020 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 A. Denatale, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: January 14, 2020 290 1/23 4x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20055N, Plaintiff against JAMES MCCANN A/K/A JAMES K. MCCANN, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on May 29, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Port Jefferson Village Hall, 121 W Broadway, Port Jefferson, N.Y. on the 3rd day of March, 2020 at 9:00 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 Port Jefferson, Town of Brookhaven,
County of Suffolk and State of New York. Said premises known as 6 Landing Lane, Port Jefferson, N.Y. 11777. (District: 0206, Section: 005.00, Block: 01.00, Lot: 031.000). Approximate amount of lien $ 997,737.81 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 603323-15. Anthony Parlatore, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 299 1/30 4x ptr Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Suffolk Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 610907/2019 Mortgaged Premises: 32 Dering Road Sound Beach, NY 11789 AKA 32 Deerring Road, Sound Beach, NY 11789 DSBL #: 0200 - 072.00 02.00 - 015.000 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, As Trustee On Behalf Of HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006-HE1 vs
Plaintiff,
Public Administrator Of Suffolk County, As Administrator Of The Estate Of William F. McNeil AKA William McNeil Who Was The Surviving Spouse Of Carol McNeil, Marybeth McNeil As Heir To The Estate Of William F. McNeil AKA William McNeil Who Was The Surviving Spouse Of Carol McNeil, Ian McNeil As Heir To The Estate Of William F. McNeil AKA William McNeil Who Was The Surviving Spouse Of Carol McNeil, William F. McNeil III As Heir To The Estate Of William F. McNeil AKA William McNeil Who
Was The Surviving Spouse Of Carol McNeil, If Living, And If He/She 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 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, Citimortgage, Inc., Successor By Merger To Citifinancial Mortgage Company, Inc. Fka Associates Home Equity Services, Inc., Clerk Of The Suffolk County Traffic & Parking Violations Agency, People Of The State Of New York, New York State Department Of Taxation And Finance, Unifund CCR LLC, Long Island Anesthesia Physicians LLP, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS John Doe (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.) Defendants ---------------------------------------------------------------X To the Above named Defendant: 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 Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of
service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Suffolk. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO William F. McNeil, III, Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. John H. Rouse of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Thirteenth day of January, 2020 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, in the City of Riverhead. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated June 16, 2006, executed by Carol McNeil (who died on January 17, 2017, a resident of the county of Suffolk, State of New York) and William F. McNeil AKA William McNeil (who died on November 11, 2017, a resident of the county of Suffolk, State of New York) to secure the sum of $297,500.00. The Mortgage was recorded at Book 21401, Page 64 in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk on October 16, 2006. The mortgage was subsequently modified on March 19, 2009. The mortgage was subsequently modified on December 17, 2010. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed May 29, 2018 and recorded on June 7, 2018, in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk at Book M00022932, Page 932. The property in question is described as follows: 32 DERING ROAD, SOUND BEACH, NY 11789 AKA 32 DEERRING ROAD, SOUND BEACH, NY 11789 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE LEGALS con’t on pg. 8
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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 7 PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN YOUR HOME DURING THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD AT AUCTION PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN YOUR HOME, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them
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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE 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: January 21, 2020 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 301 1/30 4x ptr SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK MORGAN STANELY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-7, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, V.
LAURIE ALLEN; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 07, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, wherein MORGAN STANELY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-7, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE is the Plaintiff and LAURIE ALLEN; 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 March 10,2020 at 1:30 pm, premises known as 62 RUSH STREET, PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY 11776: District 0200 Section 334.00, Block 07.00, Lot 008.000: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT TERRYVILLE, IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 24184/2007. Francesco P. Tini, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 302 2/6 4x ptr PUBLIC NOTICE Inc. Village of Belle Terre Village Elections June 16, 2020 The next annual election of the Inc. Village of Belle Terre will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the Vincent Bove Belle Terre Community Center, 55 Cliff Road, Belle Terre, NY between the hours of noon and 9:00 pm (prevailing time) at which election the following offices are
to be filled for the terms set opposite such offices: MAYOR ----TRUSTEE ---- TRUSTEE -----
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Joanne Raso Village Clerk-Treasurer January 21, 2020 305 2/6 1x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF SUFFOLK THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK) AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1, Plaintiff, AGAINST DALHIA ORTIZ AKA DAHLIA ORTIZ, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on August 21, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Islip Town Hall, 655 Main Street, Islip, NY 11751 on February 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM premises known as 220 Leaf Avenue, Central Islip, NY 11722. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Islip, County of Suffolk and State of New York. District 0500 Section 140.00, Block 3.00 and Lot 33.000. Approximate amount of judgment $599,056.06 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #601872/2015. Vincent J. Messina, Jr., Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 307 1/30 4x ptr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held
by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson, on the 30th of March, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. (prevailing time) at the Village Hall, 121 West Broadway, in said Village on the Tentative Budget. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of the Tentative Budget will be available after March 18, 2020 at the office of the Village Clerk, where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the maximum compensation proposed to be paid to each member of the Board of Trustees from all sources shall be the sum of $19,500 for the Mayor and the sum of $7,000.00 annual for each Trustee.
Comsewogue School District PUBLIC NOTICE: Is hereby given for separate sealed bids for: District-Wide Capital Improvements (Bond Projects Phase II) at Boyle Road Elementary School, Clinton Avenue Elementary School, Terryville Road Elementary School, Norwood Avenue Elementary School, J.F.K. Middle School and Comsewogue High School. Bids will be received by the School District, on February 24, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. in the District Administration Offices, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, 11776, and at said time and place publicly opened and read aloud.
Invitation to Bidders
The Contract Documents may be examined at the Office of the Architect, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers, P.C., 244 East Main Street, Patchogue New York, (631475-0349); however the Contract Documents may only be obtained thru the Office of REV, 330 Route 17A Suite #2, Goshen New York 10924 (877-272-0216) beginning on January 31, 2020. Complete digital sets of Contract Documents shall be obtained online (with a free user account) as a download for a non-refundable fee of Forty-Nine ($49.00) Dollars at the following websites: www.bbsprojects. com or www.usinglesspaper. com under ‘public projects’. Optionally, in lieu of digital copies, hard copies may be obtained directly from REV upon a deposit of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for each complete set. Checks for deposits shall be made payable to the DISTRICT, COMSEWOGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT and may be uncertified. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at the above referenced websites. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Plan holders who have obtained hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate
BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Written and oral comments on the entire budget will be accepted at this time. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD O F T R US T E E S O F T H E INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF PORT JEFFERSON. Dated: February 6, 2020 Barbara Sakovich Village Clerk 319 2/6 1x ptr PUBLIC NOTICE Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Village Elections June 16, 2020 The next annual election of the Inc. Village of Port Jefferson will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the Village Center , 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson, NY - between the hours of 6:00am and 9:00pm (prevailing time) at which election the following offices are to be filled for the terms set opposite such offices: Office Trustee Trustee
Term 2 Years 2 Years
Barbara Sakovich Village Clerk Dated: February 6, 2020 320 2/6 1x ptr
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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 8 directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. The bid deposit for hard copies will be returned upon receipt of plans and specifications, in good condition, within thirty days after bid date, except for the lowest responsible bidder, whose check will be forfeited upon the award of the contract. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or the proposals will be rejected within 45 days of the date of opening proposals. Bids shall be subject, however, to the discretionary right reserved by the School District to waive any informalities, accept or reject any alternatives, reject any proposals and to advertise for new proposals, if in its opinion the best interest of the School District will thereby be promoted. Each bidder may not withdraw his bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof. A bidder may withdraw his bid only in writing and prior to the bid opening date. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Comsewogue School District Dated: January 27, 2020 322 2/6 1x ptr NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Assessor for the Inc. Village of Belle Terre has completed the Assessment Roll for the year beginning June 1, 2020; that a copy thereof has been filed with me at the Village Office at 1 Cliff Road in said Village; that said roll may be seen and examined by any person during business hours until Wednesday, February 19, 2020, which day has been set this year as Grievance Day, the Board of Review will meet at the Village Office for at least four consecutive hours from 2:00
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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com P.M. to 6:00 P.M. (prevailing time) to hear complaints in relation to assessments. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INC. VILLAGE OF BELLE TERRE Dated: January 30, 2020 Joanne Raso Village Clerk-Treasurer 928-0020 325 2/6 1x ptr Town of Brookhaven RFP 20-03 Request for Proposals (RFP) The Division of Purchasing on Behalf of the Department of Information Technology is Seeking Proposals from Qualified Applicants for Cloud Migration Planning and Implementation Services Proposal Due Date: March 30, 2020 by 4:30 PM (Advertised: February 6, 2020) SCOPE OF WORK: The Town of Brookhaven, New York is issuing this RFP to solicit proposals for Cloud Migration Planning and Implementation Services to migrate the Town’s onpremise workloads to a public cloud environment, from a single proposer or from multiple proposers working as a team, to eliminate dependencies on on-premise infrastructure and facilities. The Proposer shall comply with all Town of Brookhaven provisions contained within the RFP, 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 specifications for this RFP are available beginning February 6, 2020 and may
be obtained by: • Preferred Method: □ Accessing website: brookhavenNY.gov/ Purchasing : Register and Download the documents Timeline • Ad Date: February 6, 2020 • Optional On-Site Presubmittal Conference: February 18, 2020 o Attendance must be confirmed by e-mail to the Town’s Contacts • Technical questions due by: February 21, 2020 by 4:30 PM o Must be in writing via email to Town Contacts: □KKoppenhoefer@ Brookhavenny.gov □cc: gmanzolillo@ Brookhavenny.gov □ pmazzei@ Brookhavenny.gov □cschroder@ Brookhavenny.gov o Contact number: 631451-6252 • Q&A Addendum Issued: No later than March 6, 2020 • Proposals due: March 30, 2020 by 4:30 PM o Submitted to Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division o One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York 11738 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. LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE REJECTED 327 2/6 1x ptr Town of Brookhaven RFP 20-13 Request for Proposals (RFP) The Division of Purchasing on Behalf of Town of Brookhaven is Seeking Proposals from Qualified Proposers to Design / Development of
Construction Documents for a Renovated and Expanded Regional Archived Records Center
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.
SCOPE OF WORK:
451-6252 • Q&A Addendum Issued: No later than March 3, 2020 • Proposals due: March 12, 2020 by 4:30 PM o Submitted to Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division o One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York 11738
The Town of Brookhaven, New York is issuing this RFP to solicit offers from qualified architectural / engineering consulting firms to provide services associated with Design & Development of Construction Documents, Bidding & Solicitation and Construction Management for an improved and expanded Regional Archived Records Storage Center.
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.
Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer Deputy Commissioner TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN
The Proposer shall comply with all Town of Brookhaven provisions contained within the RFP, 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).
LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE REJECTED
Proposal Due Date: March 12, 2020 by 4:30 PM (Advertised: February 6, 2020)
The specifications for this RFP are available beginning February 6, 2020 and may be obtained by: • Preferred Method: □ Accessing website: brookhavenNY.gov/ Purchasing : Register and Download the documents Timeline • Ad Date: February 6, 2020 • Technical questions due by: February 26, 2020 by 4:30 PM o Must be in writing via email to Town Contacts: □ KKoppenhoefer@ Brookhavenny.gov □ cc: gmanzolillo@ Brookhavenny.gov □ pmazzei@ Brookhavenny.gov □ cschroder@ Brookhavenny.gov o Contact number: 631-
328 2/6 1x ptr NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. in the Division of Purchasing of the Town of Brookhaven, One Independence Hill, Third Floor, Farmingville, NY 11738, for the following item(s) on the dates indicated: BID #20005 – 3.7 CUYD WHEEL LOADER FEBRUARY 20, 2020 Specifications for the abovereferenced bid will be available beginning February 6, 2020. Preferred Method • Access website: brookhavenNY.gov/ Purchasing: click on link for Bids. • Follow directions to register and download document. • Questions must be submitted in writing to the following e-mail: PurchasingGroup@ brookhavenny.gov 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
Further information can be obtained by calling (631) 451-6252
329 2/6 1x ptr NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Education of the Comsewogue Union Free School District of the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5A of the General Municipal Law, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for the following: Building Management System Upgrades Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 AM on Wednesday February 26, 2020, at the Comsewogue District Office, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, at which time they will be publicly opened. Bid packages may be obtained from the Comsewogue Union Free School District, Purchasing Department, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 3:00PM. Electronic copies of the bid may be obtained by calling the Facilities Office at 631474-8114. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject in whole or in part all bids, or to accept that bid or portion of bid which, in its judgment, is in the best interest of the District. Board of Education Comsewogue UFSD 290 Norwood Avenue Town of Brookhaven Suffolk County New York (631) 474-8116 331 2/6 1x ptr
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Police Say More Than 200 Sex Trafficking Victims Known But Have ‘Only Scratched the Surface’ BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Two mothers, one from Farmingville and the other from Merrick, may live on different parts of Long Island, but both had very similar experiences, watching their daughters abused in sex trafficking schemes that saw men use drugs to keep their children captive. Lisa Principe and Maria Francavilla spoke of their experiences Jan. 31 at a Suffolk County Police Department press conference in Yaphank to round off National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Principe said her daughter, Jenna, went to school at Wellington C. Mepham High School in Bellmore. She said her daughter fell in love with a man who ended up taking advantage of her in the extreme. She was gang raped at only 19 years old, as her “initiation.” She was kept in motels with a number of other girls as her pimps used her addiction to drugs to keep her under control. She would spend time in and out of jail, but as soon as she got out the traffickers were there to pick her up and bring her back into the fold. “They took her soul,” Principe said. Even after the men keeping her were arrested, Jenna would later die at 27 from an overdose at home. Though her hardship remains, she said she hopes new initiatives from the police will help combat the slew of sex trafficking cases happening all across the Island, targeting potential victims on the internet, in public places or even around schools. Jennifer Hernandez, the executive director
Maria Francavilla, left, and Lisa Principe speak about their late daughters experiences with sex trafficking Jan. 31 during a Police Press conference. Photo by Kyle Barr
of the nonprofit Empowerment Collaborative of Long Island, which provides trauma services for victims of human trafficking and other abuse, said they have worked with more than 160 victims of trafficking just this past year. “Most of which were born and raised right here on Long Island — in Suffolk County.” she said. Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said the biggest misconception about sex trafficking is that it’s men piling people, mostly immigrants, into the back of trucks and taking them away. Modern sex trafficking happens to people of all walks, immigrants and native-born Long Islanders. Traffickers take vulnerable people, mostly young women, and use a combination of drugs, violence and other emotional manipulation to control these women. There’s no single place, police said, whether rich or poor, that sex trafficking isn’t happening. The epidemic is tied to the opioid crisis that still rages in communities across the Island. Since October of 2017, the police’s human trafficking unit has leveraged 417 charges against individuals, with 186 she said were specifically related to sex trafficking. The police has interacted with and identified over 220 women
involved with trafficking since the beginning of the initiative, with the youngest one being only 12 years old. Still with those numbers, Detective Lt. Frank Messana, the commanding officer of the department’s human trafficking unit, said they have “only scratched the surface.” On Jan. 25, Kings Park man and alleged Bloods gang member Abiodun “Abi” Adeleke was sentenced to 25 years in prison for multiple counts of sex trafficking. He allegedly participated in this ring from 2014-18. Last year, Sound Beach man Raymond Rodio III was arrested for allegedly hosting a sex trafficking ring at his parent’s house on Lower Rocky Point Road. Police and the county district attorney said he had preyed on more than 20 women over several years, most from Suffolk, with many floating in and out from the man’s basement apartment as his parent’s home located in a relatively middle-class neighborhood. Rodio had pleaded not guilty and was next expected to appear in court Feb. 4. Rodio’s investigation originally began in 2018 when an officer witnessed a suspected victim of trafficking in the alleged perpetrator’s car
during a traffic stop. Hart said such awareness and education, for not only police officers but the general public, is doing much of the job of finding and arresting sex traffickers. In October 2017, police first piloted its human trafficking program, which then became permanent in 2018. The commissioner said in the year prior to the unit being formed, there hadn’t been any examples of sex trafficking arrests. In 2019, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office started a human trafficking unit to work inside the county jails. Undersheriff Kevin Catalina said the team of officers look to identify human trafficking victims within the jail. While women are in jail for a stint, officers can get them to “open up.” Many, he said, could not even identify they were victims of trafficking, instead thinking these people were their “boyfriends.” Francavilla had a similar experience to Principe. Her daughter, Tori, fell in with the wrong people early out of high school. She described it got to the point that her daughter was, “handcuffed to a bed and kept captive.” She would eventually help put the perpetrator away but, like Jenna, the opioid addiction followed her even after her traumatic experiences. She died when she was 24. Police said a person is at-risk or is already a victim of trafficking if they start to show behavior of chronically running away from home or having a history of unstable housing, demonstrates inability to regularly attend school or work, exhibits bruises or other physical trauma, withdrawn behavior, signs of drug or alcohol addiction, inconsistencies in their stories, inappropriate dress, a mention of a pimp, “daddy” or being “in the life,” suspected engaging in prostitution, history of pregnancies, abortions or sexually transmitted diseases, and looking as if they worked excessively long hours. Identifying such a person, a resident should call 911 in an emergency, or contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS (8477). People can find more information and resources at the ECLI at www.empowerli.org.
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Continued from A4 Ripp said the location received hundreds of barges of oil a year, and through their pipelines run hundreds of millions of gallons, “safely” every year. “It is a critical facility for the Town of Brookhaven,” he added. Northville isn’t the only industrial company to work close to the harbor. Along Beach Street in Port Jeff the Tilcon quarry is constantly operating with heavy moving equipment. The area also includes the LIPA power station to the north of both operations. Romaine said his concern was the location and that the lease would conflict with plans
Port Jeff’s Habor Grill will have a new name, soon to be determined, by owners of The Curry Club. Photo by Kyle Barr
what they offer at their other two restaurants. “It’s going to be great to offer new options to our customers,” she said. “It will be a great place to have a nice lunch or dinner.” In addition, they hope to attract visitors coming in from Bridgeport. Kaur also teased the possibility of adding a brunch menu as a way of attracting more patrons. As the family prepares to open the new restaurant, the Meadow Club which was closed due a fire in 2018, is expected to reopen this spring. Despite rumors that The Curry Club may close, Kaur said the restaurant will continue to be open and that the famed train cart will remain. One of the first events the family will host in the building will be a Valentine’s Day fourcourse dinner. Tickets for couples are $120 which will include a Champagne bottle and a cocktail drink. Reservations from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. can be made by calling 631-928-3800. The dance floor will be open, and a DJ will be playing all night. “We are excited about the move and we are looking forward to helping bring more people into Port Jefferson,” Kaur said. of a joint venture of Ørsted and Eversource to make Port Jeff a hub for planned wind turbines off the coast of Montauk. However, the town attorney said the lease is just an extension of a lease that has been in effect for several years. Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) said she had initial concerns regarding community comments and ensuring proper liability coverage, but those concerns had been assuaged by the town law department, and she thanked the company for, “being a good licensee over the years.” Both leases for upland and underwater land were set to expire April 30, 2020. The new license terms go 20 years with the availability of two 5-year extension options for the town.
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pointed to data from Hastings-on-Hudson and its chemical contraceptive program, which from 2014 to 2018 sterilized about 60 deer, which the city described as about 75 percent of the population. Maas also said she has had issues with hunters on a neighboring property for years and described being “confined” in her own home during hunting season. Surgical sterilization can cost as much as $1,000 per deer, while chemical sterilization can cost anywhere from $500 to $3,000. At minimum, 75-90 percent of females would
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whether Wallis puts up signs on the building he owns, however he, “support[s] his right to freely express his support for our president.” Wallis’ intent, Rutherford said, had always been to remove the sign by the end of the impeachment trial, which was expected to end Wednesday after the U.S. Senate voted on party lines last Friday to hear no witnesses or receive any new evidence. Zeldin had been named to Trump’s legal defense team for the trial in the Senate. The Roger’s Frigate manager said while he supports Wallis in his rights for free speech, he also understood the village’s position. “I’m not going to knock the mayor — I believe she was showing her committed support that the law is handed down to the fullest,” he said. Supporters of the sign have said that the village does not take the same stance with other signs in the village, pointing to banners hung by the village itself to advertise events like Paint Port Pink and the Charles Dickens Festival. Trustee Kathianne Snaden has said the village is not bound by the same requirements as businesses regarding banners or signs. “That would be the government asking the government for permission,” she said. Zeldin also claimed the village board had some kind of bias against the president, that if the sign had said something negative about him than village officials would have supported it. “[They] would be paying for that sign if it was against the president,” the congressman said. The mayor and trustees were largely disconcerted over Zeldin’s comment, saying he is using the national attention the sign has received to score political points. “I think they’re using it as a platform,” Mayor Margot Garant said. “As an elected,
need to be treated to see some effect. Lupo also said another issue is that, in an uncontrolled setting, deer often migrate to and away from some areas, meaning that some chemical sterilization techniques that require multiple treatments become that much harder. “Maybe it will prove to be more beneficial in the future,” she said. Cartright said the next step is to get the rest of the Town council on board. While the board could form a committee in the future, there’s a few “low hanging fruit,” including doing a survey and speaking with villages and her fellow board members. She also mentioned changing Town code regarding fencing to make more residents able to buy higher barriers on property.
that’s a real bad posture to do toward a local community and other local officials in that community.” Snaden said she thinks Zeldin understands the village is attempting to enforce the code. “He’s ignoring the real issue to make his own point,” she said. “He’s not a stupid man, and he’s not ignorant, he knows what the real issue is.” Rebecca Kassay, who owns the Fox and Owl Inn in Port Jefferson along with her husband Andrew, said she had also before applied for a permit for a banner in Port Jeff, and saw the process as “rigorous.” She sees Wallis’ disregard for the code as unfair for the rest of the village’s shop owners. “It’s in interest of fairness for all business owners,” she said. “Whatever side of the aisle you’re on, it’s creating a huge rift in our community, it’s making people say things online they would not say to one another’s faces … this is not a matter of free speech, it’s a matter of a sign.” Other businesses have tried to stay out of the mess, but the national attention has also vicariously put the light on shops who want no part in the controversy. The Port Jefferson Ice Cream Cafe, which is located on the other side of Main Street, posted to its business Facebook page, saying it had “received numerous calls and messages regarding this.” “We respect everyone’s right to free speech as long as it does not infringe on others and follows the law and village codes,” the post further said. “This is not up to us to decide and is a matter for the village.” Rutherford said he was sorry that another business had got mixed up in the controversy. “It wasn’t our intention to affect any other businesses,” he said. The sign was still up at the location by press time, but even with the assumption it will be taken down, officials are worried they could go through the same song and dance come the presidential election in November. “It’s not the first time, it won’t be the last,” Snaden said.
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Obituaries Anson Seaman
Anson B. Seaman, of East Setauket, died Dec. 19. He was 77. He was born Nov. 23, 1942, in Mineola, and was the son of Euphemia and Anson Seaman. Anson “Bruce” was a retired sales manager for Reserve Supply Lumber Company. He was also a member of St. George’s Golf Club. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Lana; daughters Melissa and Dorothy; son, Ronald; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Lorna; brother, Kevin; along with many other family and friends. Services were held at St. James R.C. Church Dec. 27. Committal services followed at the St. James Churchyard Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket. People can visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.
Ilse Bayer
Ilse Bayer, of Kings Park, died Dec. 16. She was 100. She was born May 3, 1919, in Germany, the daughter of Helen and Max Stein. Ilse was a retired industrial engineer and she enjoyed gardening and spending time with family. She is survived by her sons, Juergen (Carol) and Dirk (Juanite); five grandchildren;
The Earl L. Vandermeulen High School Chapter 2172 of the Tri-M Music Honor Society recently hosted its 13th annual honors recital and induction. This year’s inductees are Joshua Ecker, Justin Garcia, Hugo Onghai, Lucas Rohman, Nicole Schully, Logan Shaffer and William Wu, who were joined by current members, shown above.
In addition to outstanding musical achievement, students are selected into the honor society on the basis of five points of distinction, including scholarship, character, cooperation, leadership and service. The special evening included an honors recital featuring performances by the new inductees, followed by a ceremony and reception.
Comsewogue School District nine great-grandchildren, along with many other family and friends. She was preceded in death by husband, Walter, and son, Lutz. Services were held at the Bryant Funeral Home, Dec. 21. Interment was at the Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket. People can visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.
Ruth Levy
Ruth Shelby Levy (Borak), of Stony Brook, passed away Dec. 12. She was 82. She was the beloved wife of the late Earl S. Levy and daughter of the late Mollie (Rosenblum) and Henry Borak. In addition, she was the loving mother of Jennie Ossentjuk (Eric), Melissa Knott (Rich) and Adam Levy (Yelena); the cherished grandmother of Jessica, Brian, Erinn, Benjamin, Max, Allie, Elana and Alexa; and great-grandmother of Valerie. The family gathered at Bryant Funeral Home Dec. 16 with a religious service at 10:30 a.m. with Rabbi Ronnie Kehati officiating. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery. Donations to the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration at https:// www.theaftd.org/ in her memory would be appreciated. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket. People can visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.
Terryville elementary students started a `Souperbowl` collection to donate food items to local pantries. Photo from Deniz Yildirim
Comsewogue Elementary Students Collect ‘Souperbowl’ Donations
The students at Terryville Elementary School were excited for Super Bowl LIV and they’ve thought of a generous way to show support for their favorite team. The student council decided to play their own “Souperbowl,” by decorating large boxes to represent the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs and then asked their peers to fill them with soups and other foods. Whichever team collects the most food will win the Souperbowl.
So far, the students have collected over 400 items, having already gone into “overtime” where collections continued into this week. At that time the food will go to local food pantries like St. Gerard Majella Roman Catholic Church in Port Jefferson Station or the pantry at the Comsewogue High School. Student council adviser Gail Ports said, “This has to be the best game ever because everybody wins.”
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Lady Royals Sink Mariners 48-37 BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Comsewogue trailed by two at the halftime break before Port Jefferson held off a late charge by the Southampton Mariners Jan. 30 at home to win 48-37 to stay atop the League VII leaderboard at 13-2. Sophomore Abigail Rolfe led the way for the Royals hitting five from the floor and eight free throws for a team high of 18 points. Port Jeff senior Samantha Ayotte followed with 10 points, while junior Evelyn Walker did her damage from long range, hitting three triples for nine
points total. Brooke Zamek, a junior, netted eight. The win gives the Royals a two-game lead over second-place Mattituck with two games remaining before postseason play begins. The Royals retook the court in a road game against Smithtown Christian Feb. 3, winning it 58-35, before returning home to take on Greenport/Southold Feb 5. Results were not known at press time. Photos clockwise from top: Rolfe drives the baseline; Zamek scores for the Royals; Ayotte drives the lane.
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Comsewogue/PJ Clock Times at SC Track Championship BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Mount Sinai Mustangs were the class of the field in the Suffolk County small school championship Feb. 1, sitting atop the leaderboard to win the team championship with 66 points at Suffolk County Community College. Kings Park finished seventh overall just ahead of Comsewogue High School. Shoreham-Wading River junior Blake Wehr placed
second in the high jump event clearing 6 feet, 4 inches, landing the Wildcats 12th in the team standings. Photos clockwise from top: Comsewogue junior Jack Indelicato placed 12th in the county in triple jump covering 38 feet, 75 inches; Comsewogue senior Logan Haynia clocks in a 1:26.93 at 600m, placing fourth overall; Port Jeff junior William Ledezma clocks 1:31.84 at 600m for 12th overall.
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Recognizing the Signs of Sex Trafficking
While many may equate the stereotype of human trafficking to immigrant communities being shuttled around the United States, sex slavery — of women being coerced and then forced into prostitution — happens right in our North Shore communities. As difficult as it is to accept this fact, residents need to come to terms in order to help combat the problem. Last week, Suffolk County police held a press conference to discuss the threat, especially to young women, and the role drug addiction plays in the exploitation. It’s important to take note that some of these victims didn’t start as drug addicts. Many are fed drugs by their pimps to keep them helpless and dependent on them. We all know the general rules of safety in public to be wary of strangers trying to convince us to go to a secluded place. Other things to keep in mind are also the basics like to travel in groups at night or crowded events, don’t overindulge in alcohol while in public, be aware of your surroundings at all times, keep track of others in your group and never leave a drink unattended. If you feel you’re being followed in a store, try to find an employee, who will ensure someone walks out to your car with you. If you are not the person being followed by someone, approach the individual you feel may be in danger. It’s better to look like a fool if you’re wrong than to hear that a person was abducted. Act like you know the person being followed. Greet them loudly as you approach and then get as close as possible and whisper that you think they are being followed. But regarding sex trafficking, much of it is happening behind closed doors. Often young women around high school age — those going through an emotionally turbulent time — are targeted by men who manipulate them. While police officers described efforts to become familiar with the signs of sex trafficking, Long Islanders need to become more aware of just what sex trafficking looks like, and they need to become more willing to step up and call police if they have suspicions. Police describe women who are approached by men at public places, such as malls, parties or even schools. They endear themselves to the women, taking them out on dates and treating them like they are loved, before getting them addicted to drugs and using that addiction to control them. In public, or even amongst your family, if you notice young women with unexplained bruises or signs of drug or alcohol addiction, look for them disappearing at odd hours and speech mentioning a pimp, “daddy” or being in the “life.” Most victims of trafficking do not even understand they are being used in the way they are. Trafficking activities can also be spotted at hotels, where more and more employees are being trained to spot victims, but you should never hesitate to notify a manager if you notice signs such as various men coming and going from one room. (This is something to take note of, even in your neighborhood when it comes to a house.) Other signs are of a person allowing someone else to do the talking for them or a young woman with a much older man as her “romantic” partner. When it comes to voting, pay more attention to the judges elections. To save these victims, judges need compassion and to be able to spot when a person isn’t choosing to sell their bodies for money. They need to know what organizations to reach out to in order to help these victims. An African proverb says it takes a village to raise a child. Keep all young people under your watchful eye to protect them from these predators.
Letters to the Editor COURTNEY BIONDO
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Zeldin’s Comments Are Demeaning
I have been watching the impeachment of Donald J. Trump with great interest. I have also noted some disturbing behavior exhibited by my representative, Lee Zeldin (R-NY-1). Zeldin is an ardent Trump supporter, eager to defend his most obvious and flagrant abuses. Like Trump, Zeldin has been using Twitter and Facebook to demean and insult opponents and disseminate false information. He repeats lies, calling impeachment “a sham, rigged, based solely on hearsay.” He pretends that calling Trump to account for his lawlessness is “ripping the country apart.” When a journalist
asked him to name corruption pursued by the Trump administration other than Biden and CrowdStrike, he could not. Instead, he called the journalist “a Schiff shill” who insulted her audience for asking the question. Zeldin has plenty of time to appear on Fox News both day and night, tweet, carry two Facebook pages where he shadow bans, show up in Port Jeff to call its mayor a “far left anti-Trumper” while cheering a building owner who brazenly broke the Village’s sign ordinance but never has time to hold a town hall at night, when working people can attend.
He flits from firehouse to restaurant during the day where his audience sports gray and white hair. It has been over three years since Zeldin engaged people of all political persuasions within his district. I want to know why he supports dismantling federal regulations that protect our air, water and land and cuts to Social Security and Medicaid and votes against our SALT deductions, to name a few. I consider all this cowardly and unbecoming of a representative of all the people. We deserve better. Cristina Bono East Setauket
On Sunday, Feb. 2, a large group of concerned citizens gathered in front of Roger’s Frigate in Port Jefferson to express their outrage over the town’s highhanded threat to impose a fine of $2,000 per day on the building’s owner, George Wallis, for having the audacity to display a sign proclaiming “In Trump We Trust” on the front of the Frigate building. The happy crowd seemed to be in a festive mood and was blessed by fine weather, good fellowship and a salute from the P. T. Barnum as it left from the pier across the street, in the form of a loud blast from the ship’s horn and a wave from members of the crew standing on the bridge. We were also treated to a few wellchosen words from Roger Rutherford, the manager of Frigate, who thanked us for our support and explained that the purpose of the sign was to express his displeasure with the unnecessary and desperate Democrat attempt to impeach the president, for which he received numerous rounds of applause and cheers from the enthusiastic crowd. Following Rutherford’s remarks, we were pleasantly surprised by an unexpected visit from our great representative in Congress, Lee Zeldin [R-NY1]. Zeldin spoke
eloquently about our First Amendment rights, which guarantee free speech, particularly relating to political matters, and how it is entirely inappropriate for the Village of Port Jefferson to attempt to restrict them in this unconstitutional and unwelcome manner. He also enumerated many of the remarkable accomplishments thus far of President Donald Trump [R] and thoroughly denounced the ongoing Democrat impeachment fiasco, all of which was very well received by the cheering crowd. I found the prospect of a punitive fine for the exercise of free speech to be yet another example of the double standard so often employed by liberal politicians and their friends. A mere 200 yards or so from Roger’s Frigate lies Rocketship Park. This is now the home of a Peace Pole, which was recently erected with great fanfare by a happy group of our community leaders. At first, I thought this might have been inspired by the famous Pesky’s Pole, which is located at the end of the right-field foul line in Fenway Park in Boston and was so named because Johnny Pesky used to hit home runs that curved around it. But I soon learned that one of the sponsors of
the Peace Pole is our own North Country Peace Group, and the significance of this pole thus became clear. “Peace,” in this context, refers to peace by pacifism or peace by appeasement. This is the peace touted by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who promised “peace in our time,” contributing immensely to the imminent onset of World War II. It is decidedly not the “peace through strength” recommended by George Washington and employed by Ronald Reagan to hasten the welcome downfall of the oppressive Soviet Union. Thus, we are told that a Peace Pole in a public park is a wonderful addition to our beloved community, whereas a sign on private property favoring the achievement of peace by realistic means is not permissible and must be forcibly removed. In November of this year, voters will go to the polls to reelect Trump and Zeldin. Perhaps, at the same time, they will remember that we seem to have politicians who favor one type of speech while imposing large fines on speech of the opposite polarity with which they may happen to disagree. George Altemose Setauket
Punitive PJ Fine Is Example of Double Standard
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Misdirected Fear of New Virus Is Not Acceptable
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ear can be a great motivator. Fear of failing a test can lead someone to study harder, to pay attention in class and to do whatever is necessary to learn the material. In many movies, the lead character has to face his or her fears to accomplish something. Luke Skywalker from the “Star Wars” films had to face his father, Darth D. None Vader, to become a Jedi. of the above Fear, however, BY DANIEL DUNAIEF can also bring out the worst in people, especially when that fear is misplaced and misdirected. Last week, the University of California’s Tang Center, in Berkeley, listed a set of
normal reactions to the new coronavirus on its Instagram account. Among other reactions, like feeling anxiety, worry or panic, the school suggested that xenophobia, or “fears about interacting with those who might be from Asia” was also normal. The Instagram post went on to add that having “guilt about these feelings” was normal, too. Chances are, if you’re feeling guilty about a feeling, it’s probably misdirected and uninformed. Amid an enormous backlash from alumni at the school, whose current freshman class is about 43 percent Asian, the university has since apologized and taken down the post. The school hopefully learned, and also offered a valuable lesson. People in the United States are no more likely to contract a virus that currently has a 2 percent mortality rate from an Asian person than they are from anyone else who is sniffling and coughing. In fact, at this point in the year, someone near you who is sneezing, coughing or looks sick is exponentially more likely to have the flu.
Yes, the vast majority of the almost 25,000 cases of the coronavirus — with about 3,200 critical — are located in China and, yes, many countries, including the United States, have taken strong steps to limit the possibility of turning this epidemic into a pandemic, causing the virus to spread to two or more continents. Where someone’s ancestors come from, or where they themselves were born, is much less relevant than where they themselves have traveled in the last two weeks. And, on top of that, even if someone — Asian, Caucasian, African American, Native American or otherwise — has been to Asia in the last month, if that person has been back in the United States for more than two weeks without showing any signs of illness, then he or she falls into the same category as anyone and everyone else with whom we ride the Long Island Rail Road, sit in a movie theater or stroll through a mall. The mandatory quarantine period for people returning from Wuhan, the Chinese center of the outbreak, is two weeks. Fear of this virus shouldn’t encourage any
of us to avoid people with a specific heritage because the virus doesn’t care about the small genetic differences that create races. It only seeks the receptor in our cells that allow it to get inside and cause respiratory infections. So, how do we manage our fear of the virus? We tackle it the same way we do our fear of getting a flu. We wash our hands regularly, we try not to touch our face, and we don’t shake hands with anyone who has a stuffy nose or is coughing. We can also boost our own immune system by getting enough sleep and eating the right foods. The coronavirus, for which there are currently no treatments or vaccines, has generated a steady drumbeat of horrible news, from the number of people infected to those who have died, which has climbed to almost 500 but with more than 1,000 recoveries. Fear of the virus can be and is healthy, motivating countries to protect their citizens and limiting the spread of the virus. The fear, however, of any group will never be “normal” and certainly isn’t acceptable.
immediately at the end of the president’s talk. As residents listened for the results of the Iowa caucuses, the first indication of voter sentiment in a presidential election year, the new app relaying the results that the Iowa Democratic Party planned to use broke down, and those trying to log in or download it had no training for the task. Fortunately, there seems to be paper backup for the votes, but it takes time for the voting cards to be counted by hand. According to partial returns so far, still only 71 percent, former Vice President Joe Biden is trailing the other three leaders: Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and the youngest candidate at age 38, has a slim and unpredicted lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders followed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Even as people await the final results, the scene is now shifting to the second voting site and the first primary in the nation, that of New Hampshire. Back in Washington, the vote in the Senate to impeach the president was another historic and unprecedented news item. The partisan wrangling in the House and Senate between the two major parties has been constantly on display throughout the impeachment hearings the past
months. The drama was put forth with an eye to the coming elections and promises a hard and bitter fight from now until November. A little bit of relief was provided by the annual football contest, the Super Bowl, this past Sunday evening. For those who watched, the fourth quarter provided much excitement and an intensity that blocked out even the loudest grim news. Three cheers for the 24-year-old quarterback, Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, who brought his team back from defeat and became the youngest winner of both a Super Bowl and a regular season NFL (2018) MVP award. Then there is Harvey Weinstein and the trial that, for me, is too much in the news. The constant stream of rape details that are being eagerly reported is a nauseating backdrop for the aforementioned news. There will undoubtedly be a movie. Speaking of movies, the Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are coming this Sunday, and they should provide distraction from the heavier events. And isn’t it interesting to learn from a recent news article, that there are probably more than 10 million American nudists? See, you can find happy news if you just try.
A Most Dramatic Week
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his was the week that was. And what a week of atypical news it was. Let’s start with the coronavirus and its progression toward a pandemic. The global death toll stood at 492 as of Wednesday morning, according to NBC News, and confirmed cases top 24,000 in mainland China. More than 185,000 people are currently under medical observation, Chinese health officials said. Hundreds of U.S. nationals were removed from locked-down Between Wuhan and have arrived in the Unityou and me ed States, as two BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF more rescue planes landed at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California. Passengers will be quarantined for 14 days before
being released. So far, there have been 11 cases in the U.S. Trailing China with confirmed cases are Japan with 35, Singapore with 28, Thailand with 25 and South Korea with 19. But the virus has definitely spread beyond Asia and has been found in Germany, France, Britain, the United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Finland and beyond. There are even 10 passengers with the virus from a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan. Another cruise ship, with 3,600 aboard, has been quarantined in Hong Kong. While there is talk of work on a coronavirus vaccine, health professionals agree it will take up to a year before such a vaccine would be available to the general public. A traditional news event with an unusual twist was the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday night in the House of Representatives that had voted to impeach him. Extreme partisanship was on display at the start when President Donald Trump (R) did not shake hands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) — second in the line of succession to the highest office next to Vice President Mike Pence (R). Then the speaker tore up a text of the speech as the cameras were rolling
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