The Port Times Record - February 11, 2016

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The Port TIMES RECORD

Volume 29, No. 11

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Just days after Brookhaven Town’s Holtsville Hal was said to have predicted an early spring during a Groundhog Day ceremony, Long Island was hit with snow, wind and chilly temperatures. In the storm last Friday, pictured at right, Meara Lehmann’s kids in Miller Place were finally able to make good use of a snowman kit they got over the holidays. At top, the snow blows at the railroad car on the corner of Routes 347 and 112 in Port Jefferson Station. Above, the boardwalk at Port Jefferson Harbor turns white. See more photos on page A16.

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Brookhaven Town and American Safety Inc. are teaming up to offer defensive driving classes to help keep residents safe on local roads. Classes consist of two three-hour sessions or one six-hour session and reward participants with certificates of completion and professional advice on how to avoid crashes. The courses help drivers save money on car insurance and allows them to remove up to four points from their licenses. The Rose Caracappa Senior Center on Route 25A in Mount Sinai will host classes from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on four upcoming Thursdays, including March 17, May 19, Sept. 15 and Nov. 17. At Brookhaven Town Hall in Farmingville, in the second-floor media room, courses will alternate between the threehour sessions and the six-hour sessions. They will be held on:

• Tuesday, Feb. 23, and Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Tuesday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Tuesday, April 19, and Wednesday, April 20, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Tuesday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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• Tuesday, June 21, and Wednesday, June 22, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Tuesday, Oct. 18, and Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Tuesday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Tuesday, Dec. 20, and Wednesday, Dec. 21, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The courses cost $25 for veterans and seniors ages 55 and older; and $40 for all others. To register or for more information, call 631-476-6449 for the Rose Caracappa center and 631-363-3770 for Town Hall.

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Stay golden, Port Jeff McDonald’s closes restaurant on West Broadway McDonald’s locations. We remain committed to serving Port Jefferson, and we A longtime fi xture in downtown Port look forward to continuing our work in Jefferson closed last week, leaving a busi- this community.” ness next to Village Hall empty. Sabatino, who runs the Port Jeff Army The McDonald’s fast-food restaurant Navy in upper Port and serves on the on West Broadway had been controver- village planning board, was a member of sial when it first moved in more than the now-defunct civic association at the a decade ago, but what has been per- time McDonald’s was trying to locate in ceived as its abrupt closure has left some lower Port more than 15 years ago. scratching their heads. “They really had a diffiVisitors were met with a cult time,” she said. “[Some sign directing them to a ‘[Some people] felt people] felt that a McDondifferent franchise location that a McDonald’s ald’s did not fit their view in Port Jefferson Station. did not fit their view of Port Jefferson.” “I was totally shocked,” There were also people Barbara Sabatino said of Port Jefferson.’ on the other side of the about finding out that the — BARBARA SABATINO argument, she added, who harborfront restaurant had had an attitude of “what’s closed. the big deal?” The owners and operators of the busiWhile village officials said they were ness, franchisees Peter and Katie Hunt, concerned about how the restaurant said in an email statement through a would look, Sabatino said, the owner McDonald’s spokesperson on Monday, was “cooperative” on the architecture “It’s been a pleasure to serve this neigh- and finishing touches, giving it that borhood and we appreciate the support “seafaring town look, with the dormers of the local business community, elected on the top and the little trim.” officials and community partners. We And the business owner noted that are very happy to report that all of our the restaurant has been a good neighemployees have accepted jobs at nearby bor, cleaning up trash and keeping the BY ELANA GLOWATZ

property looking nice. The controversy over it coming in was enough to spur the village board of trustees to take precautions for the future. According to the village code, officials amended Port Jefferson’s zoning

laws in June 2000 to prohibit “formula fast food establishments” in both the C-1 and C-2 central commercial districts, which are located along the main drag in the downtown and uptown areas, respectively.

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Blame it on the snow Mother Nature makes schools’ spring break suffer By Elana Glowatz

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Kids are dismissed early from Port Jefferson’s middle and high schools on a previous snow day.

Slippery conditions and cold temperatures are a couple of reasons to hate snow, and now Port Jefferson kids and parents have another one: cutting into the school break. Despite a handful of snowfalls, with the help of the heaviest of them falling on a weekend, the school district has kept closings to just two days — last Friday and Monday. But those instruction days still have to be made up at some point, so that the district stays in compliance with state education regulations regarding the minimum number of school days. Superintendent Ken Bossert said at the Port Jefferson Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night that, as a result, the snow will dig into April. The first lost day will be made up on Friday, April 22, which was originally scheduled as a staff conference day, and the other will be made up on Monday, April 25, which was supposed to be the first day of spring break. Delayed openings and early dismissals,

which the school district also uses to ensure student safety during snow events, do not affect the count of instruction days and thus do not have to be made up elsewhere. If there are any more storms that precipitate school closings, each instruction day missed will be redeemed during the spring break, according to Bossert, cutting deeper into that vacation time. The superintendent explained that due to the way the school calendar was designed in the 2015-16 school year, with a late Labor Day and the way the Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur fell, the calendar was “much less flexible with building in snow days.” Next year is shaping up to be different. The school board approved a 2016-17 calendar on Tuesday night that starts a couple of days earlier than the current year and has five snow days built in from the get-go. “And we can actually do more than that without encroaching on religious observances and things like that,” Bossert said.

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Legals Filed: 12/8/2014 Re-Filed: 2/2/2016 Index No. 070363/2014 Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK County as place of trial Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK X WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BRONZE CREEK TITLE TRUST 2014- WFB1, Plaintiff, -againstJEAN BIANCHINO; KATHLEEN SPECHT A/K/A KATHLEEN PERNICE A/K/A KATHY SPECHT A/K/A CATHY SPECHT A/K/A KATHY STRISSLER; NILS EDVIN MANNGARD; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC DOING BUSINESS IN NEW YORK AS MIDLAND FUNDING OF DELAWARE LLC; BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; CLARA GURNEY D/B/A HARMONY DESIGN; THOMAS P. WASLH; THE UNKNOWN HEIRSAT-LAW, NEXT-OF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT JOAN WATSON, BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; TATJANA ROZENTALE; BRIGHT BAY LINCOLN MERCURY, INC.; PREMIER MOTORS, INC. D/B/A SMITHTOWN ACURA; MBL SERVICES, INC.; CLERK OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN JUSTICE COURT; MAROTTA FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY; CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT; PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER; THE FURNIRUTRE STORE, INC.; FRANK T. MITOLA; RYAN CHRISTOPHERS LTD.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiffs attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED: Elmsford, New York February 2, 2016

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 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BRONZE CREEK TITLE TRUST 2014-WFB1AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Heino J. Muller, Esq. Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliott, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590 Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BRONZE CREEK TITLE TRUST 2014-WFB1 IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to Order the Hon. Andrew G. Tarantino Jr. a Justice of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated Aug. 10, 2015 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office, Riverhead, NY. NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT sTHE OBJECT of the aboveentitled action is to foreclose a mortgage to secure $289,380.00 plus interest, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk/City Register of the County of Suffolk on October 4, 2006 in Liber 21394 at Page 960 covering the premises described as follows: 27 Memorial Boulevard, East Moriches, New York 11940 a/k/a Section 722.00, Block 03.00, Lot 038.004 The relief sought in the within action is final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against any Defendants in this action except Jean Bianchino #87764 639 2/11 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 THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2012-5T, Plaintiff, vs. GESNER DEZALON, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on December 10, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on March 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., premises known as 33 Manhasset Road, Sound Beach, NY. 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 052.00, Block 03.00 and Lot 023.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $479,994.11 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 61612/13. Christopher Modelewski, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliott, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 638 2/11 4x ptr NOTICE TO BIDDERS 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 #16009 – RAWLING NFHS QUALITY BASEBALLS (OR APPROVED EQUAL) February 17, 2016 BID#16010 – ACCEL DISINFECTANT CLEANER February 25, 2016 Specifications for the abovereferenced bids will be available beginning February 11, 2016. Preferred Method • Access website: www.Brookhaven.org: click on link for Bids. • Follow directions to register and download document. 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. Further information can be obtained by calling (631) 451-6252. Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer Deputy Commissioner TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN 637 2/11 1x ptr

POLICE BLOTTER Incidents and arrests from Jan. 31–Feb.7 Oh, boy! Police arrested two 17-year-olds from Port Jefferson Station for petit larceny on Feb. 6. The pair allegedly stole Playboy cologne from the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove a month earlier, on Jan. 7. The teens were arrested at the McDonald’s fast-food restaurant on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station. What a saint On Feb. 7, police arrested a woman from Mastic Beach for grand larceny. The 33-year-old woman stole a wallet from another woman’s pocketbook that day at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, police said. The wallet contained several credit cards. She was arrested at the scene, around 10:05 p.m. Shopping spree A 17-year-old girl from Centereach was arrested on Jan. 31 for petit larceny after officials said she entered the Walmart on Nesconset Highway in East Setauket and stole assorted makeup and bath products. Police arrested her at the scene at 7 p.m. Welcome home Between 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 1, someone entered a residence on Jarvin Road in Port Jefferson Station and stole cash and jewelry. Route to handcuffs Police arrested a man from Patchogue for driving while ability impaired on the afternoon of Feb. 5. He had been driving east on Route 25A in Stony Brook when an officer pulled him over for speeding. Police allegedly discovered the man was intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. Fight to the finish On Jan. 31 around 1:45 p.m., two men got into a fight on Route 25A in Port Jefferson. Police said the men were in the street when one of them punched the other in the face. The victim refused to go to the hospital. Green-thumbed thief Someone entered the property of a residence on East Gate Drive in Mount Sinai and stole a Japanese maple tree planted in the yard. Police said the incident happened between 6 p.m. on Feb. 2 and 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 3.

The rest is history Police said someone broke the door lock and latch of the Miller Place Historical Society building between noon on Feb. 4 and 1:45 p.m. the following day. Bang bang into the room On Feb. 4 around 9 p.m., someone shot a BB gun at a residence on Longview Avenue in Rocky Point. A pellet left a small hole in the window. Weekend allowance An unknown person stole a purse from a 2012 Hyundai parked outside a residence on Hawkins Road in Centereach between 6 p.m. on Feb. 6 and 9:30 p.m. the following day. It was unclear whether the suspect broke into the car or if it had been left unlocked. Gold digger On the morning of Feb. 4, a woman at home on Middle Country Road in Selden received a scam call from someone posing as a federal employee of the Internal Revenue Service. The unidentified person told the woman that she would be charged if she didn’t send money. Police said the victim sent more than $1,000 to the caller. According to police, a woman on Glen Court in Stony Brook received a scam call on Feb. 5 from a man who claimed to be her grandson and asked her for money. The woman sent more than $3,000 to the man. The Rite to remain silent A 32-year-old man was arrested for petit larceny on Feb. 7. Police said the Middle Island man took electronic items from the Rite Aid on College Road in Selden. He was arrested at the scene. Sight for sore eyes Police arrested a woman from Centereach for assault on Feb. 3, after she allegedly punched another woman in the face and injured her right eye on North Coleman Road. Police said the victim required medical attention. And you’re out On Feb. 2 at 7:56 p.m., police arrested a man for driving while ability impaired. According to officials, the man was unconscious when he crashed his 2001 Toyota into another car in a parking lot near Route 347 in Stony Brook. Police said the man had overdosed on heroin and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital. — Compiled by Giselle barkley

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Flanagan gets into synthetic drug fight By Phil Corso

Lawmakers are stepping up in the fight against synthetic drugs, and one North Shore official said a recent effort was a major milestone in a personal initiative to combat abuse. State Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) joined Senate Majority Coalition leaders and the Independent Democratic Conference leader Jeff Klein (D-Bronx) to help pass a package of bills that aims to prevent the abuse of deadly synthetic drugs. In a statement, Flanagan said the drugs have become more prevalent across Long Island because their effects are similar to other known hallucinogens or narcotics. But their chemical structures, Flanagan said, are slightly altered, making it more difficult to restrict them. “The spread of synthetic drugs is affecting every community and will continue to destroy lives unless more preventive action is taken,” Flanagan said. “For five years, I have sponsored legislation that has passed the Senate on numerous occasions so that we can hold criminals accountable for the creation of new and dangerous drugs that evade our current laws. It is past time for the Assembly to join us and help put an end to synthetic drugs today.” If the Senate bill passes, the state would zero in on the sale of the synthetic drugs known as K2, Alpha-PVP and others similar to them, by creating criminal penalties for possession and sale. The Department of Health would have to maintain an electronic database of known synthetic cannabinoids, listing their compounds, a description of products and their street names, lawmakers said. The legislation would also amend the Controlled Substances Act to add analogous drugs, Flanagan said. With support from the Senate Majority Coalition and the Independent Democratic Conference, lawmakers released a report called “The State of Synthetics: A

Review of the Synthetic Cannabinoid Drug Problem in New York and Solutions on Ending the Epidemic” earlier this year. The report found that New York taxpayers fronted roughly $22.7 million to respond to what Flanagan called a public health crisis in 2015. “We must KO K2 from upstate to downstate, and the Senate will send a strong message that synthetic drugs will not be tolerated in our state,” Klein said. “My analog bill will ensure that New York keeps ahead of the chemists’ curve and will ban chemicals that mimic controlled substances as they are tweaked, so the law can no longer be subverted. Now, the Assembly must take action to protect the citizens of New York State.”

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Legals STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK _______________________ _______________________ _____ BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff,

which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. District: Section: Block: Lot:

0200 403.00 08.00 055.000

DATED:

July 16, 2013 Rochester, New York

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

vs. VERNON L. ALTMAN; GEORGE E. ALTMAN; Any unknown heirs to the Estate of WILLIAM H. SHEPHERD, JR., next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; Defendants. _______________________ _______________________ _____ Filed: July 18, 2013

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. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Index No.: 18797/2013 SUMMONS AND NOTICE Mortgaged Premises: 25 Fairview Circle Middle Island, (Town of Brookhaven) New York 11953 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of April 5, 2006, executed by William H Shepherd Jr to Bank of America, N.A. to secure the sum of $208,000.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Suffolk County on April 18, 2006 in Liber : M00021281 Page : 003. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in

LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL THAT CERTAIN unit of real property situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known as Unit no. 167-U Bldg. as shown on Condominium Plan entitled “Map of Fairview at Artist Lake Condominium I” filed in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office as Map No. 143 together with an undivided 1/202% interest as tenant in common in the common elements of the Condominium described in the Declaration of Condominium “Fairview at Artist Lake Condominium I” recorded in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office in Liber 10123 cp 80. The premises on which said condominium has been created is situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Yaphank-Middle Island Road C.R. 21 said point being located 480.82 feet southerly as measured from the southerly end of the line connecting the easterly side of Yaphank-Middle Island Road with the southerly side of Middle Country Road N.Y.S. Route 25; RUNNING THENCE along the land of S & E Realty Company the following 2 courses and distances: 1. South 89 degrees 31 minutes 42 seconds East 534.09 feet; 2. South 88 degrees 44 minutes 12 seconds East 194.93 feet; THENCE through the land of H. N. D. Development Corp. the following 16 courses and distances: 1.

South 01 degrees 15 min-

utes 48 seconds West 124.00 feet; 2. South 11 degrees 14 minutes 12 seconds East 93.00 feet; 3. South 43 degrees 14 minutes 12 seconds East 64.00 feet; 4. North 46 degrees 45 minutes 48 seconds East 46.00 feet; 5. South 43 degrees 14 minutes 12 seconds East 107.00 feet; 6. North 80 degrees 45 minutes 48 seconds East 95.00 feet; 7. North 48 degrees 45 minutes 48 seconds east 143.00 feet; 8. South 45 degrees 14 minutes 12 seconds East 113.37 feet; 9. South 23 degrees 43 minutes 48 seconds West 136.23 feet; 10. South 70 degrees 43 minutes 48 seconds West 114.00 feet; 11. South 12 degrees 43 minutes 48 seconds West 50.00 feet; 12. South 74 degrees 43 minutes 48 seconds West 107.00 feet; 13. South 20 degrees 43 minutes 48 seconds West 146.00 feet; 14. South 02 degrees 43 minutes 48 seconds West 43.00 feet; 15. North 87 degrees 16 minutes 12 seconds West 75.00 feet; 16. South 02 degrees 43 minutes 48 seconds West 160.00 feet to the land now or formerly of Carrabis; THENCE along said land North 87 degrees 16 minutes 12 seconds West 925 feet to the easterly side of Yaphank-Middle Island Road C.R. 21; THENCE along said road line the following 2 courses and distances: 1. Northerly along the arc of a circular curve whose center lies to the east, whose radius of 922.37 feet, a length of 489.63 feet; 2. North 19 degrees 49 minutes 40 seconds East 357.08 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. 607 2/4 4x ptr INDEX NO.: 609911/2015. Date Filed: 1/28/2016. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE MORTGAGED PREMISES: 21 Beach Lane, Coram, New York 11727. DSBL #: 0200 – 453.00 – 02.00 – 010.000. Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK HSBC BANK USA, N.A, Plaintiff -againstCAMILLE TALBOT A/K/A CAMILLE A. TALBOT, if they be living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, in any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after dili-

gent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, ET AL. Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this 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. 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 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. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $231,400.00 (Said Loan was modified to $273,314.62 by loan modification agreement effective as of December 5, 2011) and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of SUFFOLK on September 4, 2007, in Liber M00021597 Page Number 293, covering premises known as 21 Beach Lane, Coram, New York 11727 – DSBL #: 0200 – 453.00 – 02.00 – 010.000. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant CAMILLE TALBOT A/K/A CAMILLE A. TALBOT, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Denise F. Molia, A.J.S.C of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk, dated January 11, 2016. Dated: New Rochelle, NY January 27, 2016 MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. /s/_________________ Natalie Giraldo, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot St., Ste. 210 New Rochelle, NY 10801 p. 914-636-8900 f. 914-636-8901

HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE 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 toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. 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 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. 622 2/11 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST 2007-AR3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AR3, Against

Plaintiff, Index No.: 2065-09

DANNY FERNANDEZ, ET AL., Defendant(s), Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on 6/25/2015, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on 3/7/2016 at 2:00 pm, premises known as 30 Sayville Road, Sound Beach, NY 11789, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or

parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Sound Beach, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Suffolk County Treasurer as District 0200, Section 052.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 024.000. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $504,586.98 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 2065-09. Armand Araujo, Esq., Referee. STIENE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (Attorneys for Plaintiff), 187 East Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743 Dated: 1/7/2016 File Number: 201103049 PB 598 2/4 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Catherine VanGostein; Lillian Passela; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 6, 2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on February 29, 2016 at 9:00AM, premises known as 47 Aloma Road, Rocky Point, NY 11778. 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 and State of NY, District 0200 Section 035.00 Block 06.00 Lot 007.000. Approximate amount of judgment $406,944.73 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 11-09570. Anthony M. Parlatore, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: December 18, 2015 582 1/28 4x ptr Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court Suffolk County, on the 27th day of January 2016, bearing Index No. 16-01010, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk; located at The Juliette A. Kinsella building, Riverhead, N.Y. grants Mohammed Syed Amir Alam the right, to assume the name Muhammad Amir Alam Shah. The child’s present address is 16 Halliday Road, Coram, NY 11727; The child’s date of birth is August 20th, 1999, The child’s present name is Mohammed Syed Amir Alam. 632 2/11 1x ptr


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Neighbors to help study 25A corridor By Giselle Barkley

Photo by Giselle Barkley

George Hoffman, Brookhaven Councilwoman Valerie Cartright and Jane Taylor stand in front of stony Brook train station on route 25a.

Hoffman started working to revitalize the area when he joined the civic association board four years ago. His co-chair, Taylor, has lived in the Stony Brook area since 1973 and said that she was pleased with the news of her position on the committee. “One of the important values that I have ... is to be able to give back to our community in some way,” Taylor said. Taylor added that it’s exciting to see a variety of local organizations unite for this issue. She also said community input is something the supervisor and town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) wanted from this land use study. Cartright has worked with the supervisor to address the Route 25A issues. Last June, Cartright teamed up with the Three Village Community Trust and organized a meeting with residents to

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get their input on how they’d like to see the street revitalized. According to Cartright, around 100 community members attended the meeting at The Stony Brook School. While there were some differences in opinion, the majority of residents wanted to “keep the small-town feel” and maintain as much open space as possible. “I think it is part of the planning process. I think we need to always make sure to have the community [as] involved as possible,” Cartright said. Cynthia Barnes, president of the Three Village Community Trust, said the corridor study was an opportunity for residents to make sure any past successes were not wiped out by future indifference. “The community has worked hard to prevent Route 25A from turning into an endless corridor of strip malls like so many other places in Brookhaven and

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Brookhaven Town is calling on those residents who know the area best to help herald in a new era for Route 25A, just weeks after passing a resolution to explore a land use plan and study for the area. On Feb. 4, the town board created a Citizens Advisory Committee for the Route 25A study and plan, and appointed Three Village’s own George Hoffman of the Setauket Harbor Task Force and Jane Taylor, assistant head of The Stony Brook School, to lead the committee. The efforts could tie in with similar ones in Port Jefferson Station, where residents, with the help of the town planning department, have already finalized their land use plan for the main drag between the Long Island Rail Road tracks at the northern tip of the hamlet and Route 347 at its center. That main road starts as Route 25A and becomes Route 112. Brookhaven officials are starting up this year on rezoning parcels in that study area to fit the finalized plan. In Three Village, the new citizens group will also include members from 12 offices or organizations, including the newly renamed Three Village Civic Association, the office of the president of Stony Brook University, members of the Setauket and Stony Brook fire departments, among others, the town said. For Hoffman, traffic and pedestrian safety is an area for concern for him and other community members and officials alike. About one-and-a-half years ago Hoffman helped establish a kiosk for an Eagle Scout project near Route 25A and the Stony Brook train station. A car destroyed it nearly a month later, he said. Hoffman said, “It’s a tricky area and there’s a lot of pedestrians” that walk along Route 25A. Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said a Stony Brook University student died several years ago when walking along Route 25A. Many others walk along this road throughout the school year. “When you have the largest state university in the state of New York, it should have sidewalks,” Romaine said.

elsewhere,” she said in a statement. “Over the past 20 years, civic leaders have actively engaged in community-based planning, advocating land and historic preservation, scrutinizing development proposals and conducting two planning studies, in 1997 and in 2010. As a result, land has been preserved along 25A and throughout the area and the first of 15 historic districts now in Brookhaven were established here in Setauket and Stony Brook.” Barnes also said the study is an opportunity for the entire community to “influence policymakers and deciders in how they direct future development and redevelopment along our ‘Main Street.’” Looking ahead, she said the trust urges everyone to participate in this planning process by seeking out information and watching for meetings and workshops — including the trust’s spring “Join the Conversation” series. The town will conduct the study in phases starting from the Smithtown line to Nicolls Road while the second phase will focus on the remainder of Route 25A to the Poquott Village line. Although Romaine said there’s “tremendous opportunities for redevelopment” of the street, it will take time to revitalize the area. The supervisor agreed with Cartright that community members are key to a successful study and plan. Cartright is also involved in revitalizing the Port Jefferson Station-Terryville area to meet the needs of residents. The Citizens Advisory Committee there has presented the town with a vision for the area, which the town previously accepted and then voted on Jan. 14 to start rezoning the area to fit that vision. Port Jefferson Station’s land use plan was built on existing studies of the area, and the town’s Citizens Advisory Committee meetings will add on to previous Route 25A discussions. “We’re just at the beginning of the process,” Hoffman said. “We want to build off Valerie’s successful community meeting in the summer. People have different views of how they want their community to look [and] we want to make the area really beautiful [for residents].”

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Legals NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Suffolk, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. Peter C. Pernice, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on November 16, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on March 04, 2016 at 11:15 a.m., premises known as 24 Groton Lane, Coram, NY. 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 314.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 020.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $299,807.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 27477/10. Vincent J. Messina, Jr., Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliott, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 584 2/4 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. KERRY CONLON-PULIS, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on September 18, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hall, Farmingville, New York, on March 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 12 John Street, Port Jefferson Station, New York. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, known and designated as District: 0200; Section: 334.00; Block: 05.00; Lot: 010.000 will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 30468/2013. Harold Steuerwald, Esq., Referee We are a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione & Wabnik, LLP, 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 585 1/28 4x ptr Public Notice Notice of Completion of Tentative Assessment Roll Inc. Village of Port Jefferson PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the assessor for the Inc. Village of Port Jefferson completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2016 on February 1, 2016, a copy thereof has been filed with me at my office at 121 West Broadway, Port Jefferson, New York. This Tentative Assessment Roll may be seen and examined by any person on or after February 1, 2016, during the Village’s Regular Business hours 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM until the Third Tuesday in February - February 16, 2016, on which day the Board of Assessment Review will meet at Village Hall for at least four consecutive hours from 3:00 pm (prevailing time) to 7:00 PM (pre-

vailing time) to hear complaints in relation to assessments. Robert J. Juliano Village Administrator/ Clerk Dated: February 1, 2016 604 2/4 2x ptr REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff – against – PEDRO P. GENAO, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on August 18, 2015. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction, at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on the 3rd Day of March, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. 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 known as 10 Dillon Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, (Town of Brookhaven) NY 11776. (District: 0200, Section: 281.00, Block: 06.00, Lot: 011.000) Approximate amount of lien $608,027.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 32930/2010. Peter R. McGreevy, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218 Dated: January 15, 2016 606 2/4 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff against DARA LINTHWAITE; STEPHEN A. LINTHWAITE ,et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered DECEMBER 14, 2015 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HALL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738 on MARCH 3, 2016 at 9:00 A.M.. Premises known as 79 WHISKEY ROAD, MOUNT SINAI, NY 11727 A/K/A CORAM 11727. District 0200 Sec 287.00 Block 02.00 Lot 016.000. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Mount Sinai, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $309,781.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 10305/13 . GLENN PATRICK WARMUTH, ESQ. , Referee 609 2/4 4x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF

CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 20048, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-8, Plaintiff against RONALD AVALLONE, et al, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 16 2015. 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 3rd day of March, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. Said premises known as 6 Windsor Court, Coram, N.Y. 11727. Tax account number: SBL # : 313.00-06.00-007.000. Approximate amount of lien $ 566,290.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 26168-09. Glenn Warmuth, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900

Union Free School District No. 6 Janice Baisley, District Clerk

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INC. VILLAGE OF BELLE TERRE Dated: January 29, 2016 Joanne Raso Village Clerk-Treasurer 928-0020

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VOTERS OF UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK, ON BEHALF OF THE PORT JEFFERSON FREE LIBRARY:

2/11/16, 2/25/16, 3/10/16,3/24/16 614 2/11 4x 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, 2016; 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 17, 2016, 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 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. (prevailing time) to hear complaints in relation to assessments.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a special meeting of qualified voters of Union Free School District No. 6, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Port Jefferson Free Library located at 100 Thompson Street, Port Jefferson, New York, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time for the purpose of voting by paper ballot upon the following items:

At the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Belle Terre, held on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 the following resolution was offered by Trustee Bob Sandak, and Seconded by Trustee Mike Sampogna, who moved its adoption:

To adopt the annual Port Jefferson Free Library budget for the fiscal year 2016-2017 and that the Board of Education of School District No. 6 be authorized and directed to raise by taxation the necessary moneys on the taxable property of the district.

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees must designate by resolution and publish the offices which are to be filled at the Village Election to be held on June 21, 2016 and

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 the polls will be opened between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, and the voting will be held in the Port Jefferson Free Library Building. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Port Jefferson Free Library’s purposes, exclusive of public moneys, may be seen by any taxpayer in the School District during the seven days immediately preceding said meeting, except holidays, at the Library: 100 Thompson Street, Port Jefferson, New York during regular library hours of service, between 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday; 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, prevailing time. A Budget Information Meeting will be held on Monday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Conference Room. By order of the Board of Education

WHEREAS, the next general Village election for officers will be held on June 21, 2016, and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees must designate by resolution and publish the offices which are to be filled in such Election and the Terms thereof, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: Section 1. That the board of Trustees designated the following offices as vacant at the end of the current official year, to be filled at the Village Election to be held on June 21, 2016 for the following terms: MAYOR -----TRUSTEE ---- TRUSTEE -----

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SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK - BROOKHAVEN CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff -against- CALVIN HOLTE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated May 13, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, located at 1 Independent Hill, Farmingville, NY on March 16, 2016 at 8:45 a.m. premises situate, lying and being at Ridge in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Watermill Way, distant 987.03 feet easterly from the extreme easterly end of the arc of a curve connecting the southerly side of Watermill Way with the easterly side of Bates Lane; being a plot 150.00 feet by 200.00 feet by 150.00 feet by 200.00 feet. District: 0200 Section: 193.00 Block: 01.00 Lot: 001.015 Said premises known as 14 WATERMILL WAY, RIDGE, NY Approximate amount of lien $ 399,376.24 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 41505/2010. MICHELLE AULIVOLA, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 95-25 Queens Boulevard, 11th Floor, Rego Park, NY 11374 625 2/11 4x ptr Notice to Bidders Bid No: B1600018 Bid Description: Maintenance and Repair of Large Tonnage Chillers Advertisement Date: February 11, 2016 Bid Due Date and Time: February 25, 2016 at 2:00 PM All sealed bids must be returned to the Suffolk County Community College Procurement Office located on the Ammerman Campus, 533 College Road, Selden NY 11784 by the date and time indicated on the bid. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope which must be labeled with the Bid Number as well as the Bidder’s Name and Contact information. Late bids will not be accepted. Bids will be publicly opened at Suffolk County Community College, NFL Building, Room 11, located at 533 College Road, Selden, NY 11784 immediately after the due date and time. Bid information can be found at the college website: http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/ administration/businessaffairs/ requestforproposals/index.asp Or by contacting Laura Austin austinl@sunysuffolk.edu phone: 631-451-4127 (preferred) Or Seema Menon menons@sunysuffolk.edu

phone: 631-451-4141 Bids must be made upon and in accordance with the forms and documents provided by the college, which will contain accompanying instructions to bidders. To assist us in communicating quickly to all bidders, please complete and return the “Bid-RFP Vendor Registration Form” via email to austinl@sunysuffolk.edu (or fax to 631-451-4404) as soon as possible prior to the Bid/ RFP opening date. This will assist in providing us contact information so that if Bid/RFP amendments are issued, the college is able to notify you in a timely manner. The College will not be responsible for amendment notification if the referenced form is not submitted prior to the bid/ RFP due date. 629 2/11 1x ptr NOTICE OF AMENDMENT & HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board at Brookhaven Town Office Complex, Town Auditorium, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York on 02/25/2016 at 6:30 pm, to consider enacting the following proposed amendment(s) to the Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances of the Town of Brookhaven. Article VIII Section 39 entitled STOPPING IN DESIGNATED LOCATIONS is hereby amended by ADDITION of the following in the hamlet of MOUNT SINAI FROST VALLEY RD NO STOPPING ANY TIME BEG +/-170’ E/O CRYSTAL BROOK HOLLOW RD CONT E +/-185’ At said public hearing, any persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard. DATE: 1/14/2016 Farmingville, NY Donna Lent, Town Clerk Town of Brookhaven 633 2/11 1x ptr

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Trotta calls for committee to oversee police activities By Phil Corso

A North Shore lawmaker and former Suffolk County detective has his sights set on the Suffolk County Police Department. County Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) took to the Legislature last week to introduce a procedural motion that would establish a special committee to watch over the county’s law enforcement operations. If enacted, the committee would investigate and oversee different aspects of the county police department, the legislator said. Trotta has been an outspoken critic of the police department, recently calling for the demotion of former police chief James Burke, after his resignation amid being charged with civil rights violations and obstructing an investigation. In a statement, Trotta said there was enough evidence to support his proposed need for a committee overseeing operations of the department. “As a result of the recent allegations of wrongdoings by top officials in the Suffolk County Police Department and other law enforcement agencies, I felt compelled to

sponsor this measure to review all aspects of law enforcement operations in Suffolk County,” Trotta said. The lawmaker said the special committee would be comprised of six members of the Legislature who would be tasked with reviewing the operations, procedures and practices of the entire police department as well as the district attorney’s office and the sheriff’s office. The committee would also investigate allegations of favoritism, the lack of adequate rules and procedures and the failure to comply with laws already on the books relating to internal affairs investigations in the police department, Trotta said. The Suffolk County Police Department did not answer requests seeking comment. “As a retired Suffolk County detective who was assigned to the FBI’s Long Island task force for 10 years and now as a legislator, I feel it is incumbent upon me to try to rectify the situation created by a few bad apples in various departments,” Trotta said. The county Legislature scheduled a review of the procedural motion at its public safety committee meeting on Feb. 4. If put into effect, the committee would

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suffolk County legislator rob Trotta is calling on his colleagues to move forward a committee that would be tasked with overseeing internal affairs at the county police department.

be empowered to administer oaths and affirmations, and to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers related to the review and investigation. It would have subpoena power with approval of the Legislature and hold

meetings and hearings as needed. In addition, the committee would be authorized to hire the necessary staff to conduct its investigation, subject to appropriations by the Legislature, according to Trotta’s statement.

Llama arigato, Mr. Roboto The Port Jefferson Free Library has its own robotics team that participated in a qualifying tournament held at Central Islip High School on Feb. 6. The team, coached by librarian Anthony Bliss, is also known as the Llamas in PJs and is a member of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) LEGO League. Members around the world solve real-world engineering problems by applying math, science and technology concepts to the creative challenge of the annual tournament. The library team won the award for best robot design for a second year during the annual qualifying event. Photo from the library

robotics team members (top row, from left) coach Anthony Bliss, Matthew riccobono, sean o’Connor, shaun Auletta, Ava Timpanaro, Kasumi layne-stasik, Nicole Koepper and Ashley Dua, and (bottom row) assistant coach Khan Derenzo, Veronique Velazquez, James suhadolink and Nicholas Dimitratos.

Legals PUBLIC NOTICE Zoning Board of Appeals Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Zoning Board of Appeals PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS of Article XI, Section 250-50 of the Code of Village of Port Jefferson, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on February 25, 2016 at 7:30PM at Village Hall, 121 West Broadway, Port Jef-

ferson, NY 11777. (A pre-hearing work session will begin at 7:00PM) PUBLIC HEARING 1217 Main St. Appeal No. # 503-16EG Location: c/o Main St. & First Ave. SCTM: Section 17, Block 5, Lot 11.1 Zoning: R-O District Property Owner: Winters Fam-

ily Foundation Applicant: Jimmy Barker c/o Barker Materials LTD Contact: Campani & Schwarting Architects Applicant is seeking relief from Village of Port Jefferson Code §250 – 16 ResidenceOffice R-O District and §250 – 27 Schedules of regulations for the following area variances: 1. Requests 21.8 ft. minimum front yard setback from Main

Street where 40 ft. is required. 2. Requests 13,759 sq. ft. lot area where 18,500 is required. 3. Requests 111 ft. lot width where 125 ft. is required. 4. Requests 19.7 ft. side yard where 25 ft. is required. 5. Requests 41.5 ft. cumulative side yard setbacks where 60 ft. is required. 6. Requests parking in a front yard (First Avenue frontage) of a through lot. 7. Requests 12 ft. screening for

parking (First Avenue frontage) where 20ft. is required. 115 Randall Ave. Appeal No. # 502-16MB Location: 115 Randall Ave. SCTM: Section 16, Blk. 1, Lot 9 Zoning: RB-2 Property Owner: Curtiss Durand Applicant: Curtiss Durand c/o The Treehouse Trust Contact: JW Consulting c/o

John Weis & Tracey Schleske Applicant is seeking a use variance from Village of Port Jefferson Code §250 – 13 to allow a freestanding recreation room with a bathroom and kitchenette. 636 2/11 1x ptr


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PEOPLE

Pennies add up for charity

The Port Jefferson Middle School Student Council recently completed a successful Pennies for Patients fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. During the month of January, students raised funds through an online campaign, organizing several in-school bake sales and hosting a “pay to play” fundraiser, where they sold passes to peers to play computer games during their lunch periods. Additionally, the council held Pajama Friday, which enabled teachers to wear their pajamas to school for a $5 donation. The Student Council’s efforts yielded a $1,585 contribution to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which surpassed their initial goal of $1,200. Photo from Port Jefferson school district

Port Jefferson Middle School Student Council members recently raised $1,585 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Earl L. Vandermeulen High School ninth-grader Annalisa Welinder shined in the spotlight on Jan. 31 as she performed a violin solo with the Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra at Massapequa’s Berner Middle School. Annalisa, a Port Jefferson native who earned the solo after a rigorous audition process, performed Camille Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28. View Welinder’s performance:

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Annalisa Welinder, a ninth-grader at Earl L. Vandermeulen High School was a featured soloist with the Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra on Jan. 31.

OBITUARY Argyro N. Dover Argyro “Sylvia” Dover, 75, died peacefully at her home in Port Jefferson on Feb. 2. Beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, she will forever be remembered for her integrity, her love of learning and always putting her friends and family before herself. She taught English and humanities at Suffolk County Community College and Dowling College and practiced real estate on Long Island for 30 years. She

received degrees from the University of Florida and Bryn Mawr College. She was the widow of Carl B. Dover (1941-1996), physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. She is survived by her son Dimitri, daughter Anna, and grandson Alexander Love. Arrangements were entrusted to O. B. Davis Funeral Home in Port Jefferson Station. Burial was private. An online guest book is available at www.obdavis.com.

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Pictured, left to right, are Port Jefferson Middle School National Geography Bee participants Massimo Cipriano, Aaron Held and Mattea Rabeno.

Seventh-grader knows his geography Port Jefferson Middle School student Aaron Held recently took first place in his school’s National Geographic Bee. To earn the bee title, the seventhgrader competed against 25 of his peers and placed ahead of second-place winner Massimo Cipriano and third-place

winner Mattea Rabeno. Aaron now has the opportunity to qualify for the state geography bee. On Jan. 29, he took the regional online qualifying test. The results of that exam will be made available in early March.


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Edna Louise Spear Elementary School fifth-grader Sophie Blumenthal (center, standing) recently won her school’s spelling bee.

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Photos left and above from Mike Maletta; photo below from Port Jefferson school district

Clockwise from left, Joe evangelista works for a tilt in a dual meet match this past season; Vin Miceli sizes up his opponent at the eastern states tournament; and Matteo DeVinenzo, second from left, stands atop the podium after his first-place finish at the eastern states tournament.

Royals wrestlers head to counties this weekend

But the team did have success in multiple tournaments. Although the Port Jefferson wrestling On Jan. 9, the team took first place by team once again fell short of its goal of a outscoring 14 opponents at the David League VII title, plenty of Royals will still Sorenson Memorial Invitational held see action this weekend — and stepping at Long Island Lutheran in Brookville. onto the podium would mean a trip up At the same tournament, teammates to Albany at the end of the month for a Vin Miceli, Joe Evangelista and Matteo chance at an individual state crown. DeVincenzo took first-place wins in their “We have a group of seindividual weight classes. niors that have been work- ‘We’re looking to A week afterward, ing hard all season,” head DeVincenzo took his seccome away with a coach Mike Maletta said. ond first-place crown at “It’s still yet to be seen where group of champions the Eastern States Classic, they’ll end this season, and that’s going to make held at Sullivan County it all comes down to the Community College in Port Jeff proud.’ next two weeks.” Loch Sheldrake. To earn The Royals squad ended — Mike Maletta his latest title, DeVincenzo the year at 5-2 in conferdefeated three other state ence play, suffering a loss to undefeated champions from a field of 60 wrestlers. Mattituck/Greenport/Southold on Jan. Simultaneously, he was voted Champion 6 and a close 37-36 loss to Bayport-Blue of Champions by his peers. Point in the final league dual meet of the The Royals also won the LuHi Tourregular season on Jan. 22. The team also nament, a separate tournament at Long beat Hampton Bays, 64-15, in a nonleague Island Lutheran High School, in midmeet that didn’t count toward that record. January. “We didn’t go 8-0 because we’re miss“We don’t fill out all of our weight classing some of our heavier guys,” Maletta es, so for us to win a tournament means said about the team’s run. that our guys who were in the tournament By Desirée Keegan

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wrestled real solid,” Maletta said. “We’ve had steady wrestling all year from guys like sophomore returning county champion Vin Miceli [and] sophomore returning All-County wrestler Joe Evangelista, and seniors Sterling Nenninger, Dallas Brett and Alex Frohnen have done a great job winning and placing in tournaments.” Jack Collins also placed in two tournaments and freshman 99-pounder Ricky D’Elia won a tournament, while

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106-pounder Robby Williams placed in four this season. “We’re pretty solid from 99 up to 152 pounds,” Maletta said. “The biggest happy surprise has been Rick D’Elia at 99 pounds, how he has over 20 wins as a ninth-grader. He’s gotten valuable experience, he’s undefeated in the league, so the goal is for him to be heading upstate and getting some even more valuable experience in Albany.” WRESTLING continued on page A19

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Wrestling Continued from page A18

DeVincenzo’s winning season continued when the graduating senior, who will be attending Princeton University in the fall, set a school record of 141 career wins during the Armstrong Cup, held in Port Jefferson on Jan. 30. DeVincenzo is now a four-time Armstrong Cup champion, which according to Maletta has never been done before by any wrestler. He surpassed brother Tristin DeVincenzo’s win record of 137 wins in his first match there. He’s undefeated right now with a 29-0 record, and plans to remain undefeated at the end of the month, stepping atop the podium at the state championship. Matteo DeVincenzo may have a unique trip upstate. According to Maletta, his senior star, who is a three-time county champion, state champion and All-State wrestler, may see a familiar face in his weight class — a wrestler who defeated him in the 99-pound final in his freshman year. “It would be fitting if they meet in the finals this year, and I have all the confidence that Matteo can top him,” Maletta said. “Coach Ian Schneider and Coach Nick Miceli and myself are just enjoying the ride right now. Very few coaches get to coach an

athlete like Matteo, so we’re aware of it, and we’re going to enjoy the next month.” For now, Port Jefferson is sending numerous athletes to the Section XI Division II championship on Feb. 13 at Center Moriches High School. Other wrestlers competing will be Brendan Rogers, James Laffey, Shane DeVincenzo, Joe Longo, Dylan Berger, Brian Webb, Matt Murphy, Joe Collins, Pedro Nobrega, Chris Lepore, Ryan Walsh and Harry Cona. “We might not be able to outpace some of the other teams that can fill up the brackets with their athletes, but we’re looking to come away with a group of champions that’s

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“We’re excited about moving forward,” Maletta said. “We countdown in practice because we have to enjoy the time together, because we don’t have much longer. They’ll always be my boys, my athletes, my kids. I’m looking forward to enjoying the next week and hopefully extending it further into the end of February. It’s been a good journey.”

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County cop committee needs outsiders

The Suffolk County Police Department needs more oversight, but a committee entirely composed of Suffolk County legislators is not going to cut it. Rob Trotta, the Republican representative for the 13th Legislative District, called upon his experience in law enforcement when he proposed such a committee to investigate and oversee county police operations. There have been concerns after issues such as former police chief James Burke’s resignation last year amid charges of civil rights violations. Trotta is a former Suffolk County detective who once worked on the FBI’s Long Island task force. His idea would put six members of the Legislature on this committee to review police practices, as well as those in the district attorney’s office and the county sheriff’s office, and investigate allegations of favoritism and other issues. While we support his notion of assembling an oversight committee to keep the county police department honest, we also prefer bringing in people from different backgrounds. There should be legislators involved on the committee, but we would limit it to only two members — one from the Legislature’s majority party and one from its minority. From there, we would add a local expert on ethics, one representative each from the police department, sheriff’s office and DA’s office, and perhaps a financial member such as Comptroller John M. Kennedy Jr. Bringing together these different brains and skill sets would bring more ideas to the table and help in problemsolving — diversity in opinions and backgrounds could enhance the conversation. Having this sort of diverse membership would also help prevent abuse, as the committee Trotta has proposed will have the authority to subpoena and to administer oaths and affirmations. Not that we think our legislators are necessarily untrustworthy, but putting that level of power into the hands of any one lone group is asking for trouble. We already have enough of that with people who have abused their authority — that’s why we’re in this position in the first place.

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Study, study, study TO THE EDITOR: With developmental pressures being a constant force on Long Island, it is wise for the Town of Brookhaven to take a hard look at the well-traveled Route 25A corridor. While the push to further develop the area around the Stony Brook train station has found a renewed zeal in the last decade or so, the simple truth is that we must

first understand the on-the-ground capacity of the Three Village area’s infrastructure, as well as assess the area’s projected future needs for growth. The town’s study should be a detached analysis that is data-driven, fueled by ample public input, and balances the collective needs of the community — including both the residents who live in the area, as well as the Stony Brook University students who drive both the economy and vibrancy of the Stony

Brook and Setauket areas. As a land use columnist, I always find it troubling when development is prescribed as the cure-all for economic stagnation. In this instance, an honest assessment of the 25A corridor would help us set a template for responsible growth — if it’s needed — and preservation of the charm and character of these unique North Shore hamlets. Richard Murdocco East Setauket Founder, The Foggiest Idea

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A franchised society on automatic pilot

D. None of the above by DaNiel DuNaief

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linton, Bush, “Star Wars,” McDonald’s, Target. It sounds like the setup for a joke, except that the joke seems to be on us. Somehow, a nation that prides itself on rugged individualism has wound up with a case of “the more of the same, please.” It’s like we’ve all been chewing the same gum for a long time. As soon as we’re not

sure what to do with it in our mouths, we pop in another piece, which tastes OK for a while but then runs out of flavor. Hey, look, I get it. The unfamiliar could be worse and confusing. We have, politically and culturally, become a country that is comfortable with the devils we know. Drive through almost any town on the East Coast and you might feel as if you are taking a short trip, over and over, through a movie set with the same props, signs and stores on every corner. What happened to mom and pop stores? Is there such a thing as local flavor anymore? Do we even want to try local flavor, lest we don’t like it or, worse, our digestion doesn’t appreciate an unfamiliar combination of foods? We are a society of specific tastes, avoiding gluten, peanuts, dairy, animal protein and a host of others. What that’s created is a collection of picky eaters and

picky consumers who want things their way from specific restaurants and stores. That has become a recipe for the same stores to open in towns throughout the country. We have become a society in which franchises reduce the amount of thinking we have to do, trimming the highs and lows of unique experiences. We don’t have to think about any of our consumer choices, because we can go to the same stores with the same layout everywhere. In fact, many of these stores have saved money on staff, allowing us to self-checkout, so we don’t even have to converse with people about their lives and towns anymore. We can continue to interact with our friends and family on the phone, removing ourselves from our current setting. When we’re done shopping, we don’t have to worry about the type of hotel we sleep in at night because we can stay

in the same place everywhere. “Yes, as my profile demonstrates, I like room 518.” Here we are, 24 years after Bill Clinton took office and Hillary is hoping to move back into the White House as Clinton II. Of course, she’s not Bill and she has her own ideas for the country. But it feels as if we’ve been here before, as if we are in another “Star Wars” between the Clintons and the vast right-wing conspiracy she decried all those years ago. Speaking of “Star Wars,” it’s a relief that the current film isn’t as bad as the forgettable three prequels. And yet the plot devices and decisions seem to have come from the recycling bin, albeit with a humble woman from a desert planet who has developed the ability to use the force. Maybe we’ve had enough of the same. Maybe the country has decided to take Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

Is there such a thing as local flavor anymore? more seriously because we don’t want to be on automatic pilot anymore. Then again, Sanders sounds like the George Steinbrenner character from “Seinfeld” and Trump sounds like, well, himself from TV. Where will we be a year from now? Well, we will probably have another “Star Wars” film; we will have a new president, or maybe a different iteration of something familiar; and we will be somewhere in America, surrounded by familiar stores and choices. Then again, maybe, just maybe, we will make our own decisions and find our own way, without big box retailers and familiar characters and story lines passing in a blur past the windows of our minds.

Where have all the Chinese flowers gone?

between you and me by leah S. DuNaief

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hinese New Year this week made me think of the Chinese people I had visited this past September, which in turn made me think of the vegetation growing out of their heads, which then made me smile.

We don’t usually think of the Chinese as being frivolous, but there they were, sporting plastic clips on their hair in the shape of vegetables, fruits and flowers. First I thought it was my imagination. Then I guessed it was some sort of fancy head covering. Finally I just stared. People — young people, older people — were walking past us matter-of-factly with flowers and weeds growing up out of their heads. Most had one or two; some had half a dozen. That was our first morning on the street outside our hotel in Shanghai. The fad moved with us as we traveled around the country. No one seemed to know how or where it started, although there was some speculation that it began in the southwestern city

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of Chengdu, known for its laid-back lifestyle. And in a country in which the people are not particularly known for their individualism, they certainly did stand out on the streets. The plastic vegetation included clover, sunflowers, chrysanthemums, lavender, mushrooms, chilies, cherries, gourds and pine trees, according to an article about the fad that appeared in The New York Times at that time. The trend was ratcheted up when a popular Taiwanese singer, Jay Chou, and his wife were seen wearing bean sprouts in photographs on the Internet. They were “meng meng da.” meaning cute. Bean sprouts are still the most popular item, according to street vendors, who with their native entrepreneurial instincts, leapt into business on street

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corners and in gift shops. The rapidly growing fad speaks to the power of the Internet in China to spread trends as well as ideas. “Some people think it’s cute, some think it’s just plain infantile,” one sales assistant was quoted by The Times as she was carefully arranging three flowers and a cherry stem on her friend’s head. The flower clips cost 500 renminbi each, or about 75 cents, unless one is a skillful bargainer in which case one can get perhaps three or four for the same money. Maybe the colorful plastic head gardens offer some respite from the unceasing gray pollution that covers the cities and towns in China. The greens could be seen as a wistful attempt at harmony with nature. For us, they were ready-made

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I guessed it was some sort of fancy head covering. conversation pieces. We indicated our admiration to the wearers, and they smiled in appreciation. Quickly the ice was then broken and conversation, often in pantomime, proceeded from there. Taobao, which is a popular Chinese retail website, lists thousands of sellers of increasingly elaborate floral displays for one’s hair, although at this time of year, such ornamentation is probably taking second place to hats. And maybe not, since it was 64 degrees in Shanghai yesterday, warm enough for a garden to grow.

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