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

March 17, 2022

The high price of gas

How it’s affecting Long Islanders

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The Bluff

Port Jefferson Village

Bill Landon

Vol. 35, No. 17

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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has awarded a $61.8 million contract to Plainview, NY-based E.W. Howell to build the Lab’s new Science and User Support Center (SUSC). This new facility is part of a larger effort to redevelop an existing on-site apartment area near Brookhaven Lab’s entryway. General contractor E.W. Howell will oversee SUSC construction, planned to start in the first quarter of 2022.

With approximately 75,000 gross square feet, the SUSC will serve as a welcome center for guests, researchers and facility users arriving at Brookhaven Lab. It will offer modern, configurable conference space for scientists to collaborate and office areas for Lab employees.

The SUSC is the first building planned for Discovery Park, a new vision for the gateway to Brookhaven Lab. The concept for Discovery Park includes the potential for additional development on approximately 60 acres of previously used, publicly accessible land.

The Lab is working, in coordination with DOE, on a process for developers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs to propose, build and operate new facilities in Discovery Park.

Future occupants will complement the DOE and Brookhaven Lab missions, leveraging opportunities that result from close proximity to the Laboratory. Discovery Park will offer a flexible platform to advance science and technology-based economic development for Long Island, New York State, and beyond.

Brookhaven Lab’s 5,321-acre site is located north of the Long Island Expressway near Exit 68 and east of the William Floyd Parkway. The SUSC and Discovery Park will be built off William Floyd Parkway along the access road leading to Brookhaven Lab’s main entrance.

The selection of E.W. Howell as general contractor follows DOE’s decision on Sept.

13, 2021, approving a total project cost of $86.2 million and awarding the Lab’s SUSC project team with “Critical Decision Three” (CD-3). CD-3 is the fourth major milestone in DOE’s five-step project management process.

The SUSC project team — comprising

staff from Brookhaven Lab and the DOE’s local Brookhaven Site Office — and E.W. Howell are targeting summer 2024 for SUSC construction to be completed. The SUSC was designed by Burns & McDonnell and Gensler, two U.S.-based international firms.

The Science and User Support Center will serve as a welcome center for guests, researchers and facility users arriving at Brookhaven Lab. It will offer modern, configurable conference space for scientists to collaborate and office areas for Lab employees.

“The Department of Energy’s investment in the Science and User Support Center reflects our commitment to science and technology for the nation. It represents a significant step towards making Brookhaven National Laboratory’s outwardly facing organizations closer and more accessible to the public. DOE continues to support the SUSC to improve researchers’ access to the experts and capabilities offered at Brookhaven Lab,” said Robert Gordon, manager of DOE’s local Brookhaven Site Office.

More than 5,000 guests traveled to Brookhaven Lab annually in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic. The largest percentage came from institutions in New York State, but many came from across the country and around the world, attracted by the Lab’s inhouse experts and highly specialized research facilities for experiments. Those facilities include DOE Office of Science User Facilities such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, National Synchrotron Light Source II and Center for Functional Nanomaterials. Guests also visited — sometimes hundreds at a time — for conferences, workshops, and other events to discuss scientific results and opportunities for future research.

Because of the ongoing pandemic, research collaborations are continuing with remote access and few guests traveling to Brookhaven Lab. When it becomes safer for the Laboratory to return to more normal operations, many guests and facility users are expected to return to the Lab site. Upon completion, the SUSC will be their first destination on site upon arrival at the Laboratory.

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Eye On The Street

The surging gas prices

BY JIM HASTINGS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The skyrocketing price of gas has hit record highs here on Long Island and across the entire United States. TBR News Media took to the streets to find out how local residents were feeling about it all.

Walter Martinez, Shirley

Abby Buller, Port Jefferson Station Owner of Village Boutique, Port Jefferson

Crista Davis, Mount Sinai “We’re pretty local, thankfully. I don’t have a far commute, but if I did, that’s something that would surely affect other aspects of my life. I’m fortunate that I live close to everything, but I feel bad for people who have no choice.”

“From my business point of view, all of my wholesalers are complaining about their cost rising and having to pay more to employees.

So, the higher cost of employees, gas, oil, freight. If I hear anything more about the cost of freight. When my wholesaler increases my cost of $7 an item, I have no choice. I have to pass that $7 on. I used to live in Queens and drive to Port Jefferson every day. I thank God I don’t have to do that, because that would have been, at these prices, a decision to close this store.

Mitch Steinberg, Huntington “It’s definitely going to make us consider our finances. Conserve a little bit. But we still have to drive to work and do the things we have to do.”

“I pay now double what I was paying last year, but I don’t blame it on the president and I don’t blame it on the government. Everything is just going up. And now with this war thing it’s just getting worse. It is what it is. You just gotta stand by and hope for the best. You know, we gotta pay the price. I do regret that I didn’t go for an electric car before.”

Kenny Dorsa, Selden “I just got 100 gallons of oil today. $560.

For 100 hundred gallons. That’s it. Over $5 a gallon. I’m gonna have to cut back. I might lose weight!”

Pain at the pump: Gas crisis affects all Long Islanders

BY RAYMOND JANIS JR.EDITOR@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Consumers are not the only ones feeling the pinch of ballooning gas prices here on Long Island.

Kevin Beyer is vice president of government affairs at the Long Island Gasoline Retailers Association, a nonprofit trade association which represents over 700 independent service stations throughout Suffolk, Nassau and Queens. According to Beyer, gas retailers are suffering as well.

“When it hurts you as a consumer, it hurts us,” Beyer said in a phone interview. “People think that when prices go up, these gas stations are making a killing. It’s quite the opposite because we’re constantly trying to keep the price down. When we start making money is usually when [the price of gas] levels out or it goes down.”

Beyer also notes that the cost of diesel fuel has increased exponentially. This affects a wide range of consumers, particularly commercial and pickup truck drivers.

“There are a lot of consumers that use diesel because a lot of people have bought pickup trucks in the last few years,” he said.

Despite recent calls for electric vehicles, Beyer believes that the wholesale transition to electric cars is not feasible due to

difficulties related to the technology and is counterintuitive due to already high utility rates in New York.

“You have to deal with massive batteries that have to be produced,” Beyer said. “To produce the batteries, you’re buying products from other countries, number one. Number two, to discard these batteries, you’re talking about a hazard. Number three, there aren’t a lot of charging stations, and New York and California already have probably the highest utility rates in the country.”

Beyer believes that as gas prices continue to rise, governments that tax oil will have a windfall profit. This is why he said LIGRA is lobbying to remove gas taxes at the county and state levels.

“One thing that we are working on is to try to push for some tax relief, even on the county and state levels,” he said. “People don’t realize that they’re making a fortune — the county and the state — as the cost goes up because it’s a percentage per gallon.”

Soaring gas prices will also disrupt local businesses on Long Island, according to Martin Cantor, director of the Long Island Center for Socio-Economic Policy and author of “Long Island, the Global Economy and Race.”

According to Cantor, Long Island was originally envisioned as a bedroom community for New York City residents. To continue their

existing way of life, commuters who drive to work have no choice but to pay up.

“The reality is that Long Island has a workforce of about 1.4 million people commuting to the city, so the rest of the workforce is out here,” he said. “Some of the workforce has no option but to fill up at the high prices.”

According to Cantor, Long Island’s transportation networks were not designed to support the commuter economy of today. He said antiquated public transit systems have led to increased reliance on automobiles.

“Other than the railroad which carries the commuters, Long Island is not a mass transitfriendly community,” he said. “We just don’t have enough public transportation to carry Long Islanders around. We are wedded to our cars and will continue to be.”

Cantor said that the exorbitant cost of gas will leave residents here with less discretionary income, which in turn will harm local businesses.

“Just think, a year ago [gas] was pretty much half the price,” he said. “Right now, with gasoline prices so high, as people have to go to work and have to commute to work, and with the Long Island Rail Road at only about 48% capacity, more people are putting gasoline in their cars at higher prices and have less money to spend in the surrounding communities.”

Photo by Jim Hastings

Cantor believes that not only drivers will suffer due to the cost of gas, but that local business owners will take a major hit as well.

“Some of the workforce has no option but to fill up at the high prices,” he said. “That will hurt the economy because the money we spend for gasoline really gets exported off the Island.

Those additional dollars we spend for gasoline will take money out of Long Islanders’ pockets to spend. That’s going to hurt the small businesses that already are hurting from the pandemic.”

To read about Cantor’s work, visit martincantor.com.

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Village Tackling the bluff: Village works on protecting country club

BY JULIANNE MOSHER

It’s been a long and harrowing timeline of events for local officials and residents who use East Beach and the surrounding country club.

For years now, the village has been preparing for this moment, where the tennis courts and Port Jefferson Country Club have seemingly moved to the edge of the cliff overlooking the beach thanks to climate change and the everincreasing erosion.

To the naked eye, one can see a gazebo in photos hanging by a thread. The tennis courts will be next. Eventually, if nothing is done, the club could potentially collapse into the harbor and have devastating impacts on the local environment. Over the course of several months, Mayor Margot Garant, village administrator Joe Palumbo and the village trustees have been anticipating this moment where something needs to be done now.

“We lost so much material,” Garant said.

“The deck is approximately 30 feet from the bluff line … the gazebo isn’t there anymore.

We’re getting very, very close to the bluff.”

Because the tennis courts are so close to the edge now, tennis at the country club had to be canceled for this season.

The backstory

In February, a representative from CGI Engineering, Varoujan Hagopian, presented to the board what could happen with three different options on the table: build a wall at the bottom of the bluff; renovate the building and surrounding areas upland; or do nothing at all.

Hagopian said that many clients he works with on the Eastern Seaboard are experiencing the same, or similar issues. “If you do nothing, this kind of erosion will continue,” he said. “I estimate the building will be totally damaged or gone in three to five years. I’m not trying to scare you, but these are realistic calculations.”

Hagopian added that although the building might be gone, that means it will impact the road and East Beach as a whole. The erosion won’t stop at the club.

Two weeks later at the March 3 work session, the board listened in to Garant’s presentation on the bluff, where she gave a detailed history of just how much East Beach has been through over the last decade.

The restoration project began in 2010, with engineering group GEI working on several projects that included the sea wall restoration, the west end wall extension, a ramp installation, a large jetty project and sand dredging, which was finally completed in 2021.

Garant said that the village and its surrounding beaches have seen devastating effects of different storms throughout the years, including Irene, Sandy and more recently, Isaiah back in September.

Above, an aerial view of the Port Jefferson Country Club; left, a view of the eroding bluff.

Photos from Village of Port Jefferson

‘This is a severe erosion issue and it’s not going away.’

—MAYOR MARGOT GARANT

Finding funding

Meanwhile, Palumbo has been working with the DEC and with FEMA applications to try to get some federal funding — a feat that takes a lot of time and a lot of patience.

The East Beach Bluff Stabilization Phase I project’s DEC permit was originally filed in 2016, finally being awarded in June 2021, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval being obtained in September.

The DEC approved plans call for 454 linear feet of steel wall and rock revetment with tiebacks to stabilize the lower bluff and bolstering the “groin” to prevent further erosion into the roadway, according to a February presentation.

A significant expense of the entire project is the replanting of the entire flank of the hill which includes core logs, erosion control blankets, wood terracing, soil anchors and tens of thousands of native plants, including woody plants, beach and switch grasses.

The comprehensive project and detailed drawings were put out for competitive bidding. Twelve bids came in ranging from $4.8 million to $6.2 million. Funding the project will require a bond initiative, which will have an impact of increasing the typical household tax bill by approximately $147 per annum over the 15-year term if no other sources of funding are available or if no other budgetary changes are made.

The final awarded bid for the lower wall project ended up being $4.3 million. But when it comes to federal funding, the village

is competing with other locations which have had their share of issues with Mother Nature.

“We were denied the application for the reimbursement of the bluff, they claimed, in short, that it was an existing condition,” Palumbo said.

“We’re appealing that because we know it’s a preexisting condition and it’s going to be a condition that will continue to occur if our measures aren’t taken to the bluff.”

The village has recently enlisted the assistance of Congressman Lee Zeldin (RNY1), who is offering his full support to the appeal to FEMA and helping to seek other funding sources.

Palumbo added that he has been in talks with decision makers with FEMA weekly, and has been scouring to find other types of funding that could help offset the cost.

“This is probably one of the most expensive projects any municipality on Long Island has ever had to deal with,” Garant said. “This is a severe erosion issue and it’s not going away.

We might lose a lot more than we already have lost if we don’t act quickly.”

For more information, including the plans to stabilize and restore the bluff, visit the website portjeff.com/eastbeachbluff.

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County One-on-one with Vincent Puleo, GOP and Conservative candidate for Suffolk County clerk

BY RAYMOND JANIS JR.EDITOR@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM TBR News Media sat down with Vincent Puleo, town clerk of Smithtown. In our interview, he discussed his professional background, addressed his recent endorsements for Suffolk County clerk, and shared his expectations for the upcoming race.

Q: Before we go into the details of your upcoming race, can you provide an overview of your own professional background? How did you get to this point in your career?

I was in the private sector, in the bar and restaurant business, for 26 years. I spent most of my career in the private sector. I did some insurance business up until around 2005, when the previous town clerk was retiring. I’m also a volunteer. This month, I’ve been in the Nesconset Fire Department for 50 years.

I had community ties. An active Conservative since ’92, before that I was a Republican. I knew [Smithtown] Supervisor [Pat] Vecchio [R] very well. I knew the chairman of the Conservative Party fairly well, and they were looking for somebody with a little bit of a profile. I started my 17th year here in January.

I’m married. I have three step-boys, eight grandchildren, and I’ve been the president of my chamber of commerce for the last three years. I’m active in my local community of Nesconset, born and raised on the same block. That’s just what I do. It helps me here because I know a lot of people. I do like to help wherever I can. In terms of people having nowhere else to turn, they call me.

My duty is to help my community and help my town. I’m a lifelong resident here and that’s what we do.

Q: For those who may not know, what are the responsibilities of a clerk?

Here in Smithtown, I’m first and foremost the secretary to the town board and to the supervisor [Ed Wehrheim (R)]. I maintain all the records of any vote that the town board makes, so I’m the secretary to the town board meetings. I’m also the records retention officer. I’m responsible for any records that are official. We continue to keep the records up to date here in Smithtown, so that’s one facet.

The other facet is that I’m a registrar. The registrar records birth and death. We have a record of every single birth and death in Smithtown. Certainly, we do permits. We maintain the marina list of all of the boat slips, and we keep a list of people who are on a waiting list to get a permit for their boat.

We presently have a 26-year waiting list for boat slips, so people get a little antsy. We do garbage permits, dog licenses for our animal shelter and all the things of that nature.

The most important thing for me is to keep up with the times electronically. For the past 16 years, I have probably obtained $750,000 to $800,000 worth of grants in order to take paper and put it into an electronic format.

My office is pretty much an electronic format. We very rarely have to go into our records retention room to retrieve any records because over the years, that’s been something that I thought could save time and it does.

We are able to pick up records and get our constituents whatever they need much quicker than we ever have before.

Above, Smithtown Town Clerk Vincent Puleo, right, during Supervisor Ed Wehrheim’s swearing-in ceremony earlier this year. Below, last year, Councilman Tom Lohmann, Puleo and Wehrheim presented a check to Pat Westlake of the Smithtown Food Pantry. Photos from Town of Smithtown

Q: To move into your upcoming race for Suffolk County clerk, you have received the Republican and Conservative Party’s endorsements over incumbent Judy Pascale (R). From what I have read, you seemed a bit surprised about how this race has unfolded. Why? I was asked in 2018 if I would be interested in running for that position. At that time, that was Judy’s spot and I said that as long as she’s going to retire, I would be amicable to run for that position. She, at that point, had a conference with the Republican and Conservative parties and she decided that she wanted to stay. From what I was told — and I wasn’t in the room, so I don’t know for sure — she said she wanted just four more years and then she would retire.

In early February of this year, the chairman of the Conservative Party called me and said he would like me to run for county clerk. I said I’m flattered that he asked me again and certainly would be honored to do that. A week later, I hear that she’s very upset and that she changed her mind and now there is a possible primary. That’s what surprised me.

I’m surprised that she decided to not retire.

Now, I already have both the Republican and Conservative endorsements and we will see

what happens.

Q: Are you interested in a primary?

I’m going to wait to answer that question until after the petitions are filed.

Q: If elected, what is your vision for the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk?

Judy has done an outstanding job in making the office as transparent as possible. I’m going to continue that. I think that regardless of being two different worlds — where town stuff is town, and the county is a little bigger and has bigger roles — the thing that I want to continue is making sure our constituents get what they need as quickly as possible.

[Whether town or county clerk] it is still the same premise. I want to continue to go out there and get as many grants as I can to facilitate electronic filing. The scope of the work is different, not the intent of what you are looking to do. I really feel that constituent services are number one and that’s what I will continue doing.

Q: Is there anything else that you would like to say to the local readers?

I just hope that everything moving forward goes smoothly. I would be happy to be in a race and compete. Hopefully, I won’t see a primary. That’s basically it.

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PORT JEFFERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Registration The Port Jefferson Union Free School District has opened Prekindergarten and Kindergarten registration for September 2022.

The Elementary School Registration packet and HLQ form may be found under the Central Registration tab, under DISTRICT, on the district webpage https://www.portjeffschools.org.

The following incidents have been reported by the Suffolk County Police.

Centereach Wanted for questioning ■ Walmart on Middle Country Road in Centereach reported a shoplifter on March 4. A man allegedly stole four car batteries with a total value of $325.

Registration packets may be dropped off during school hours, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Edna Louise Spear Elementary School, located at 500 Scraggy Hill Road in Port Jefferson. Please note, only complete packets will be accepted. The deadline for registration is April 1, 2022.

■ A resident on Chevy Drive in Centereach reported that someone entered their vehicle parked in the driveway on March 8 and stole an iPhone, Nintendo Switch games, gift cards, a pocketbook, and sunglasses. The items were valued over $500.

Please be aware that the Port Jefferson School District does not provide transportation for Prekindergarten students. This is a fullday program (pending approval of the Port Jefferson School District budget) located in the Elementary School. Depending on the number of applicants, a lottery system may be utilized.

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■ Victoria Secret’s PINK store at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove reported a petit larceny on March 10. A man and two women entered the store, allegedly filled up a shopping bag with 10 articles of miscellaneous clothing worth approximately $1,000, and walked out without paying.

Miller Place

■ Vincenzo’s Pizzeria and Restaurant on Route 25A in Miller Place called the police to report a burglary on March 7. Someone threw a rock through the front glass door, entered the restaurant and stole cash from the register in the middle of the night.

■ A resident on Harrison Avenue in Miller Place reported that someone stole mail from their mailbox on March 3.

Port Jefferson

■ A resident on Hillcrest Avenue in Port Jefferson called the police on March 3 to report that a 7.2 FX Trek Bike had been stolen from his open garage. The bicycle was valued at approximately $600.

Port Jefferson Station

■ Seven copper wire rolls and two nail guns were stolen from a construction site at Brightview Senior Living on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station on March 10. The items were valued at $3,200.

Rocky Point

■ A resident on Friendship Drive in Rocky Point reported that someone broke the passenger window of his vehicle parked in their driveway on March 7 and stole medical equipment and supplies worth approximately $500. The cost to fix the window was $200.

Do you recognize this man? Photo from SCPD

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole $3,300 worth of clothing from Macy’s, located in the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove on March 7.

■ A resident on Dawn Road in Rocky Point called the police on March 7 to report that his vehicle had been broken into and assorted items were stolen. Entry was gained through the vehicle’s passenger window.

Selden

■ Guitar Center on Middle Country Road in Selden reported that two men allegedly stole three Fender guitars from the store on March 4. The total value of the items was $3,430.

■ A resident on Farner Avenue in Selden called the police on March 10 to reported that a man stole packages containing men’s clothing from their doorstep. The incident was recorded on the homeowner’s Ring security camera. The merchandise was valued at $300.

■ Aldi on Middle Country Road in Selden reported a shoplifter on March 11. A woman allegedly stole six cases of Tide Pods and three bottles of Downy Unstopables. The merchandise was valued at $90.

— COMPILED BY HEIDI SUTTON

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.

Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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Town

Supervisor Romaine requests reallocation of $1.5 million Emergency Rental Assistance program funds Fund reallocation would help up to 100 more households In a letter to the Commissioner of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (NYS OTDA), Supervisor Ed Romaine advised that the Town of Brookhaven return and reallocate $1.5 million in administrative funds received from the United States Department of Treasury as part of a second round of Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA-2) funding to address the unmet needs of eligible Town of Brookhaven tenants and landlords.

In the letter, the Supervisor requested to have the NYS OTDA return the money to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program application portal, which is controlled by NYS OTDA for the benefit of Brookhaven residents. It is estimated that the reallocated funds can help an additional 80 to 100 eligible households that need assistance to pay for rental arrears and prospective rent.

Obituaries Emily Freund

“Although it appears that the pandemic is nearly behind us, there are still many Brookhaven Town residents who are experiencing economic hardship. The funds are available, and we should do whatever we can to provide assistance so they can stay in their homes,” said Supervisor Romaine.

Supervisor Ed Romaine File photo/TBR News Media “Because the Town worked well with our since the moratorium on evictions in partnering non-profits and community- New York State expired on January based organizations to perform outreach 15, 2022. To date, more than 3,700 and get the word out, the response from applications have been submitted to residents was overwhelming. Now, we the NYS OTDA and $21,837,851.00 in want to help even more people,” he ERAP funding has been administered to added.

1,257 households through the Town of In his letter, Supervisor Romaine Brookhaven’s Department of Housing stressed the urgency of his request and Community Development.

Emily Freund, 94, of East Setauket New York, passed away on Jan. 29.

Born on Dec. 6, 1927, in Ridgewood, Queens, Emily was an iridescent light to all of her family and friends.

She is survived by her daughter Gail Freund and her husband John Glatt; daughter Deborah Freund-Baldwin and her husband Douglas Baldwin; and grandson Taylor Baldwin. Emily is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Jerome Freund, who died in 2015. Her cherished brother William Szigeti of Dix Hills, died in 2005.

Emily Freund was a recess monitor at Setauket School in the Three Village school district from 1969-1984. The children loved her and many kept in touch as adults over the years. She was a lifelong member of 52 years in The Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post 2937 in Medford. There, she was president from 1972-1973 and hospital chairman (Northport VA Hospital and VA Nursing Home at Stony Brook) from 1968-2005. She worked tirelessly at fundraising to support veterans’ causes by

hosting Smorgasbord Raffles and Spaghetti Dinner Raffles. With her lovely smile and winning ways, she went door to door asking many local businesses to contribute gifts to raise money at these raffles.

Her childhood name was “Cookie.” She volunteered for Meals on Wheels and loved cooking and baking, winning many blue ribbons for her signature “Lemon Brownies” recipe. She proudly displayed them all on a hook in her kitchen.

Emily Freund was grateful for the happiness she found in life — her family, her home, her friends, her country. She was beautiful on the inside and outside; a rare gem exuding kindness, generosity, loyalty and devoted friendship.

Memorial donations in her name may be made to Long Island State Veterans Home, 100 Patriots Rd. Stony Brook, NY 11790.

The Town of Brookhaven has announced that the 2022 Resident Virtual Parking Permit can be purchased on the Town website at www.BrookhavenNY.gov/ Parking. The permit is also available to purchase in-person at the Town’s Parks and Recreation office located at 286 Hawkins Road in Centereach.

The 2022 Virtual Parking Pass eliminates the need for Pixabay photo a parking sticker by using License Plate Recognition technology which allows operators to quickly and accurately read vehicle license plates.

The Town of Brookhaven Virtual Parking Permit allows free parking at all town beaches, pools, marinas and the Holtsville Ecology Site. The cost is $25 for Town residents.

Resident Veteran, Handicapped and Senior Citizen permits are only $5. If you’re a veteran with a service-connected disability, the permit is free.

To purchase your 2022 Resident Virtual Parking Pass or to get more information and proof of residency requirements, go to www.BrookhavenNY.gov/Parking.

Throughout his entire life, he was an avid reader, knowledge seeker and collector of books, with a keen interest in poetry, literary criticism, science and cultural history.

John was a loving and devoted father and husband. He was also a gifted and talented painter, wood block and silk screen print maker and photographer. He loved kayaking, biking and, once retired, taking daily 10 mile walks.

Prior to retirement, John’s career spanned 39 years with a large trade association in Washington, D.C. John is survived by his wife of 42 years, Margaret Ziemba; his son Zachary of New Orleans, Louisiana; his daughter Anne (Scott Dancer) of Hot Springs, North Carolina; his

sister Nancy Zulkofske (Peter) of Shallotte, North Carolina; and two nephews, Peter and Nick Zulkofske. He was preceded in death by his mother Gladys Lucille Amador in 1997 and his father John G. Hollwedel in 2021.

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John D. Hollwedel, a former resident of Stony Brook, died suddenly at home in Arlington, Virginia, on Feb. 26. He was 71.

John resided in Stony Brook from kindergarten through high school.

He graduated from Earl L. Vandermeulen in 1968, and celebrated his high school graduation by driving cross country with his best friend. He attended American University, majoring in English Literature. After graduating college he backpacked through Europe.

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LEGALS 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: 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, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time for the purpose of voting by paper ballot upon the following items: To adopt the annual Port Jefferson Free Library budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023 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.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 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 as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:30 a.m.

- 9:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.; and Sunday 1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m., prevailing time.

By order of the Board of Education Union Free School District

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com No. 6 Kathleen Hanley, District Clerk 2/17/22, 3/3/22, 3/17/22, 3/31/22 6934 2/17 4x ptr

NOTICIA PÚBLICA AVISO DE UNA REUNIÓN ESPECIAL DE LOS VOTANTES DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE LA UNIÓN NÚM. 6, PUEBLO DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK, EN NOMBRE DE LA BIBLIOTECA GRATUITA DE PORT JEFFERSON: POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevará a cabo una reunión especial de votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Union Free No. 6, Ciudad de Brookhaven, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, en la Biblioteca gratuita de Port Jefferson ubicada en 100 Thompson Street, Por t Jefferson, Nueva York. York, el martes 5 de abril de 2022 a las 10:00 a m., hora prevaleciente con el propósito de votar con papeleta sobre los siguientes puntos: Adoptar el presupuesto anual de la biblioteca gratuita de Port Jefferson para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar No. 6 sea autorizada y dirigida a recaudar mediante impuestos los fondos necesarios en la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del distrito.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADICIONALMENTE que con el fin de votar en dicha reunión el martes 5 de abril de 2022, las urnas se abrirán entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. hora prevaleciente, y la votación se llevará a cabo en el edificio de la biblioteca gratuita de Port Jefferson.

Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que cualquier contribuyente del Distrito Escolar puede ver una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los propósitos de la Biblioteca gratuita de Port Jefferson,

sin incluir dinero público. l o s s i e t e d í a s inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión, excepto los días festivos, en la Biblioteca: 100 Thompson Street, Por t Jefferson, Nueva York durante el horario regular de servicio de la Biblioteca de la siguiente manera: lunes, martes, miércoles y jueves de 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p m. ; viernes y sábado 9:30 am 5:00 pm; y el domingo de 1:00 pm -5:00 pm, horario vigente.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION AND BUDGET VOTE OF THE COMSEWOGUE PUBLIC LIBRARY TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Election and Budget Vote of the qualified voters of the Comsewogue Union Free School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, on April 5, 2022, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, for the purpose of voting, by paper ballot, upon the following items: (1) Proposition to adopt the Annual Budget for the support and maintenance of the Comsewogue Public Library for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the B r o o k h av e n - C o m s e w o g u e Union Free School District; and (2) Election of one (1) Trustee to the Board of Trustees of the Comsewogue Public Library to fill a five-year term commencing July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027, as a result

of the expiration of the term of office presently held by Lisa Olson; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing fiscal year for the Comsewogue Public Library’s purposes, may be obtained by any resident in the School District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding and on the day of said meeting, except Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, from the Library, located at 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, during the hours in which the Library is regularly open for business and online at www.cplib.org; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Comsewogue Public Library will conduct a Budget Information Hearing for the purpose of presenting the proposed budget of the Comsewogue Public Library on March 24, 2022 at the Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776 at 6:00 p.m., subject to such meeting being conducted by way of the Library streaming service as cited on the Library’s website; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the Office of Trustee of the Comsewogue Public Library shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday, but not later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 7, 2022; such petition may also be filed remotely with the Library Election Clerk (debolsen@ cplib.org) if permitted by Executive Order. Each petition must be directed to the Office of the Clerk of the Library, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District and must state the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate; and

FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if the voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Registration may be effected during normal school hours when school is in session at the Office of the District Clerk, Administrative Office, Comsewogue Union Free School District, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, NY. Those wishing to register may mail completed registration forms to the Suffolk County Board of Elections (forms available to be downloaded at its website; or may be obtained at a U.S. Post Office; or by way of visiting https://www.dmv. ny.gov/more-info/electronicvoter-registrationapplication in order to do so online); and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of 2018-a of the Education Law, absentee ballots for the election of Trustee of the Library and for the adoption of the annual budget may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the Comsewogue Public Library during regular business hours.

Such application must be received by the Office of the Clerk of the Comsewogue Public Library seven (7) days prior to the vote/ election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the vote/election if the ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed, unless it shall have been received in the Office of the Clerk of the Comsewogue Public Library no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have

been issued will be available in the said Office of the Clerk of the Comsewogue Public Library on each of the five (5) days prior to April 5, 2022 except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, (subject to the Library being open to the public during such days); and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Comsewogue Union Free School District may request an application for a military ballot from the Library Election Clerk by mail to Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776, by email to debolsen@cplib.org or by fax to 631-928-6307. In such request, the military voter may indicate his/her preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail to the Office of the Clerk at Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Je f f e r s o n Station, NY 11776. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the Office of the Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 11, 2022.

Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-b of the Education Law. The application for a military ballot should include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail to the Office of the Clerk, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the Library Election Clerk: (1) before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the U.S. postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 81 another agency of the U.S. government; or (2) not later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot.

Dated: Port Jefferson Station, NY February 17, 2022

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COMSEWOGUE PUBLIC LIBRARY CORINNE D e S T E FA N O, PRESIDENT 6961 2/17 4x ptr

AV I S O DE ELECCIÓN ANUAL Y VOTO DE PRESUPUESTO DE COMSEWOGUE PUBLIC LIBRARY CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NEW YORK POR LA PRESENTE SE AVISA de que se llevará a cabo la reunión anual de elección y voto del presupuesto para los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Sin Sindicato de Comsewogue, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, New York, en la Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, el 5 de abril de 2022 entre las 9:30 am y las 9:00 pm, hora local, con el propósito de votar en papeleta de votación sobre los siguientes puntos: (1) Adoptar el Presupuesto Anual con el propósito de

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com apoyar y mantener al Comsewogue Public Library para el año fiscal 2022-2023 y autorizar que la porción requerida del mismo se aumente mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos en el Distrito Escolar Sin Sindicato de Brookhaven-Comsewogue; y (2) Elegir un (1) miembro de la junta directiva de Comsewogue Public Library para llenar una plaza de cinco años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2022 y finaliza el 30 de junio de 2027, como resultado de la expiración del término de oficina que actualmente ocupa Lisa Olson; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE AVISA, de que cualquier residente del Distrito Escolar puede obtener una copia de una declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los fines de la Comsewogue Public Library durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente antes de dicha reunión excepto los sábados, domingos y días feriados en la Biblioteca ubicada en 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, durante las horas regulares cuando la biblioteca está abierta y en línea en www.cplib.org; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE AVISA, que la Junta Directiva de Comsewogue Public Library llevará a cabo una Audiencia de Información del Presupuesto con el fin de presentar el presupuesto propuesto de la Comsewogue Public Library el 24 de marzo de 2022 en la Comsewogue Public Library, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776 a las 6:00 pm; sujeto a que dicha reunión se lleve a cabo a través del servicio de transmisión de la Biblioteca como se cita en el sitio web de la Biblioteca; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE AVISA, de que las solicitudes para postular candidatos para la oficina de Miembro de la Junta de Comsewogue Public Library se deben presentar en la oficina del Secretario de la Biblioteca en 170 Terryville

Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York, entre las 9:30 am and 4:00 pm, hora local de lunes al viernes, pero a más tardar a las 5:00 pm del lunes 7 de marzo de 2022; dicha petición también se puede presentar de forma remota con el Secretario Electoral de la Biblioteca (debolsen@cplib.org) si lo permite la Orden Ejecutiva. Cada solicitud debe ser dirigida a la Oficina del Secretario de la Biblioteca y debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito, y debe indicar la residencia de cada signatario y el nombre y residencia del candidato; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE AVISA, que la inscripción personal de los votantes es un requisito de acuerdo a § 2014 de la Ley de Educación o según el artículo 5 de la ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha inscrito según § 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en alguna reunión anual o especial del distrito en los últimos cuatro (4) años, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; si un votante está inscrito y es elegible para votar de acuerdo con el artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, dicho votante es también elegible para votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben inscribirse La inscripción puede efectuarse durante el horario escolar normal cuando la escuela está en sesión en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Oficina Administrativa, Distrito Escolar Libre de Comsewogue Union, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, NY. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben inscribirse.

Aquellos que deseen inscribirse pueden enviar por correo los formularios de inscripción completados a la Junta Electoral del Condado de Suffolk (formularios disponibles para descargar en su sitio web; o pueden obtenerse en una oficina de correos de los Estados Unidos; o visitando h t t p s : / / w w w. d m v. ny. g ov / more-info/electronic-voterregistration-application para hacerlo en línea); y

POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE AVISA, de conformidad con las disposiciones de 2018-a de la Ley de Educación, las boletas de votación en ausencia para la elección del Miembro Directivo de la Biblioteca y para la adopción del presupuesto anual pueden solicitarse en la Oficina del Secretario de Comsewogue Public Library en las horas regulares de oficina.

Las solicitudes completadas deben ser recibidas por la Oficina del Secretario de Comsewogue Public Library siete (7) días antes del voto/elección si la boleta se envía por correo al votante o a más tardar las 5:00 pm del día antes del voto/elección si la boleta se entrega personalmente al votante. No se contará ninguna boleta de votación en ausencia a menos que se haya recibido en la Oficina del Secretario de Comsewogue Public Library a más tardar a las 5:00 pm del día de la elección. El listado de todas las personas a las cuales se han emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina de dicho Secretario de Comsewogue Public Library cada uno de los cinco (5) días previo al 5 de abril de 2022, excepto los sabados, domingos y días feriados (sujeto a que la Biblioteca esté abierta al público durante dichos días); y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE AVISA, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Sin Sindicato de Comsewogue pueden pedir una solicitud de boleta militar al Secretario Electoral de la Biblioteca por correo a la Biblioteca Pública de Comsewogue, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776, por correo electrónico a debolsen@ cplib.org o por fax al 631-928-6307. En dicha solicitud, el votante militar puede indicar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de boleta militar original por correo la Oficina del Secretario de la Biblioteca Pública de Comsewogue, 170 Terryville Road, Port Je f f e r s o n Station, NY

11776. Para que un votante militar reciba una boleta militar, una la solicitud de boleta militar válida debe recibirse en la Oficina del Secretario a más tardar a las 5:00 pm el 11 de marzo de 2022. Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de acuerdo con lo anterior se procesarán de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar según la Sección 2018-b de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de una boleta militar debe incluir la preferencia del votante militar para recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico; y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL de que la boleta militar original de un votante militar debe devolverse por correo a la Oficina del Secretario, 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, NY. Las boletas de los militares serán escrutadas si son recibidas por el Secretario de Elecciones de la Biblioteca: (1) antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y mostrando una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 pm el día de las elecciones y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se verifica no posterior al día anterior a la elección; y POR LA PRESENTE TAMBIÉN SE AVISA de que un votante calificado cuya capacidad de comparecer personalmente en el lugar de votación se ve sustancialmente afectado por una enfermedad permanente o una discapacidad física y cuyo expediente de inscripción ha sido marcado como “permanentemente discapacitado” por la Junta Electoral de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley Electoral tendrán derecho a recibir una boleta de voto en ausencia por correo de acuerdo con lo dispuesto en la Ley Electoral sin tener que hacer una solicitud por separado para dicha boleta de voto en ausencia.

Fechado: Port Jefferson Station, NY 17 de febrero de 2022 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA D I R E C T I VA DE COMSEWOGUE PUBLIC LIBRARY CORINNE DeSTEFANO, PRESIDENTE 6962 2/17 4x ptr

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL T RU S T C O M PA N Y, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006OPT1, A S S E T- B A C K E D C E RT I F I C AT E S , SERIES 2006-OPT1, Plaintiff, Against KATHLEEN BAKER A/K/A KATHLEEN M. BAKER A/K/A KATHERINE BAKER A/K/A KATHLEEN M. NORDHEIM, ET AL. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/17/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on 4/7/2022 at 9:00 AM, premises known as 30 Jefferson Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 and described as follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Hamlet of Port Jefferson Station, in the Township of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York District 0200 Section 207.00 Block 04.00 Lot 013.000 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $551,743.76 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 609553/2016 Anthony M. Parlatore, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG &

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 92 CONWAY, LLC, 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Dated: 1/31/2022 File Number: 560-1842 SH

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

FUND, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF HOME PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST,

James M. Burke, Referee NY201900000440-1

Unknown heirs at law of JAMES HUME his next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming, under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained; BETTE HUME A/K/A ELIZABETH HUME AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES HUME; KATHLEEN HUME AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES HUME; COLIN TANSEY AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES HUME; KAYLA TANSEY AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES TUME; U N I T E D S T A T E S OFAMERICA; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendants.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF11 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff against EDWARD BERG, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., Woodbridge Corporation Plaza, 485B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered January 23, 2020, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 6, 2022 at 9:30 AM. Premises known as 21 Carston Street, Selden, NY 11784. District 0200 Sec 446.00 Block 05.00 Lot 038.000. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York.

Approximate Amount of Judgment is $210,974.54 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 622483/2018. For sale information, please visit www.

Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

During the COVID-19 health emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the sale including but not limited to wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. Bidders are also

Esq.,

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Limosa, LLC v.

Scott Liebetruth; et al., Attorney for Plaintiff: Hasbani & Light, P.C., 450 7th Ave, Suite 1408, NY, NY 10123; (212) 643-6677. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on 10/30/2019, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder on the steps of Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on 4/7/2022 at 10:30 am a premises known as 18 Clifton Place, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776, District: 0200 Section: 137.00 Block: 01.00 Lot: 015.000.

All that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Suffolk, State of New York.

As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount of judgment: $298,456.77 plus interest and costs.

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TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS: INDEX NO: 610527/2020 D/O/F: 08/12/2020 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Premises Address: 40 Gettysburg Drive Holbrook, NY 11741 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK ----------------------------------------------------------------------X W I L M I N G TO N S AV I N G S

NAMED

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you

personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. John H. Rouse, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County entered on February 3, 2022 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office. Premises k/ 40 Gettysburg Drive, Holbrook, NY 11741 a/k/ a District: 0500, Section: 216.00, Block: 01.00, Lot: 033.000.

THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION a foreclosure of a certain mortgage executed

by JAMES HUME and delivered to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., bearing date March 8, 2010 and recorded on April 7, 2010 in Liber: M00021935, Page: 235 in the Office of the Clerk of the County of SUFFOLK. Thereafter, said mortgage was assigned from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., to The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by assignment of mortgage dated December 15, 2015 and recorded in Liber: M00022660, Page: 831 on December 22, 2015.

Thereafter, said mortgage was assigned from The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Plaintiff by assignment of mortgage dated October 11, 2019 and recorded in Liber: M00023086, Page: 350 on December 10, 2019.

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. The following notice is intended only for the defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security.

YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INF O R M AT I O N O B TA I N E D WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE AWARE: (1) that debt collectors, in accordance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., are prohibited from engaging in abusive, deceptive, an unfair debt collection efforts, including, but not limited to: i. the use or threat of violence; ii. the use of obscene or profane language; and iii. repeated phone calls made with the intent to annoy, abuse, or harass.

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Sports Royals’ impressive season comes to an end

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Royals of Port Jefferson stayed just ahead of the Frogs of Carle Place on March 9 in the Class C Long Island Championship game at Shoreham-Wading River High School until halfway through the 3rd quarter when the Nassau champions tied the game at 28 all.

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Lola Idir topped the scoring chart for the Royals with 3 triples, 3 field goals and a pair of free throws for 17 points. Senior forward Abigail Rolfe scored 4 from the floor and was again perfect from the charity stripe — sinking 5 for 13 points — and senior Annie Maier nailed 3 triples and a field goal for 11.

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Pictured clockwise from above, Port Jefferson senior Lola Idir battles under the bucket; senior forward Abigail Rolfe looks for the rebound; senior Annie Maier scores; and junior Alexa Ayotte on defense.

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BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIACOM Stony Brook University Associate Professor Jonathan Sanders, who won an Emmy and an Edward R. Murrow Award, reported on Russia for a range of news organizations, including as CBS News Moscow correspondent.

Sanders, who knew several important figures in late 20th century Russian history, spent considerable time with former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who is the immediate past president of Russia before Vladimir Putin. “I knew Yeltsin extremely well, I know his kids,” he said.

Sanders believes the late Yeltsin’s extended family is “appalled” at Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine. He also thinks the late Andrei Sakharov, who helped build the hydrogen bomb for Russia and then was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for opposing the abuse of power and working for human rights, would also be similarly shocked at Putin’s attacks While Sanders thinks noteworthy and important Russian families likely oppose the invasion of Ukraine that has cost thousands of lives, forced millions to flee their homes and disrupted stock and commodities markets around the world, the associate professor said the Russian population itself is likely divided in its response to the war. “People whose sole source of information is the Russian central media are

aggressively listening to the message coming out of the Kremlin,” he said.

The people in this group tend to be 45 and older and are less urban. They know of events in Ukraine in the context of a military operation in Donetsk, rather than an outright war against a neighbor.

For many people in this older crowd, the message connected to hostilities between Russia and the rest of the world has echoes of earlier times, during World Wars and the Cold War. After losing millions of their fellow Russians in World War II, many Russians “had a grandfather or great grandfather who served” in the military, “this makes rallying around the national cause important. The Cold War is radioactive material with a long half life,” Sanders added.

They believe the West, and, in particular, the United States, “wants to destroy” them. The culture and mythology that informs their world view comes from the country’s own tradition of spies and spy novels that are similar to the ones many Americans have read, except that the “bad guys” are the Americans and West Germans the way the protagonists of American spy novels are often Russian.

Younger people who are 35 and below, however, particularly those in cities, get their information from places like TikTok and foreign press, where they don’t receive the Putin party line. These information lines have created tensions during family gatherings.

Sanders described reports of students at teaching colleges getting into arguments with grandparents who believe in the state media, if not in Putin. The associate professor has lectured in Russia, where the students in Moscow are “more astute and more diligent in reading the New York Times and watching the BBC than my students here in the United States.” He said the reason Russians who are protesting the war are younger not only reflects the reality that protesters in general tend to be younger, but also the fact that these are the people seeing and hearing firsthand information about the damage the invasion has caused to Ukraine and to the Russians rolling into the country in tanks.

Over time, pressure might build on Putin when the number of Russians killed continues to climb, although the pace of sharing information about the safety of the troops may remain slow enough that Russians families may not know about their lost loved ones, Sanders said. He was impressed with the military intelligence released just prior to the invasion of Ukraine.

The information that came out before the war was “remarkable. It’s going to mean there’s going to be a witch hunt of enormous proportions conducted by Putin for who is leaking things out of the Kremlin and the Ministry of Defense.”

Sanders is not particularly optimistic about the outcome of this war for Ukrainians and recognizes critical differences in the way Putin

thinks tactically.

In a hostage situation, most countries and leaders put a priority on saving hostages. Putin, however, puts a priority “on killing the terrorists doing the hostage taking,” Sanders said. Putin is likely hunkered down and isn’t listening to anyone else closely, even those who might try to tamp down on his most militant impulses.

Former President Donald Trump (R) “didn’t want to listen to anyone [about the 2020 election].

He only wanted to hear about election fraud. He didn’t want anyone to contradict him. That is mild compared to how Putin has isolated himself.”

As for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, Sanders hailed the embattled leader for his ongoing commitment to the country and inspirational messages. After Zelensky spoke to the British parliament, echoing sentiments expressed by former Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the onset of World War II, Zelensky may be “the first charismatic hero of the digital age,” he said.

While Americans and British saw Zelensky’s address as a tribute to his commitment to his country and his eagerness to preserve a democracy, Russians saw images of Zelensky with a different spin.

“He’s sucking on the teat of the West,” Sanders said. Members of state media believe Russia attacked Ukraine because of “great conspiracy” against the country.

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In an increasingly modern, information-based economy, survival requires an ability to adapt to the changing environment.

On the other hand, those who shrink in the face of change will have the hardest time navigating this new normal. This week, TBR News Media was fortunate to speak with several leaders throughout our area. Their warning was the same: Long Island is still unprepared to meet the demands of the 21st century.

Martin Cantor, director of the Long Island Center for SocioEconomic Policy, shared with us the history of mass transit systems on Long Island.

Sometime during the suburbanization of Long Island, regional planners failed to account for population increase and the great many cars to accompany it. Today, we pay the cost of failed planning in the form of cluttered roads and endless traffic.

Long Island So reliant are we on our cars, some well-intentioned reformers now suggest is still that we transition to electric cars here on unprepared Long Island — and throughout the country. to meet the This, too, has its drawbacks.

Kevin Beyer, vice president of demands government affairs at the Long Island Gasoline Retailers Association, said the of the 21st push for electric vehicles is unrealistic century. and expensive. The grid simply cannot accommodate an overnight increase of millions of electric vehicles, and we shouldn’t expect it to.

The Long Island parkway system is nearly a century old, yet our commuters rely upon this infrastructure every day to get to work. Without a modernized mass transit network, Long Island commuters must choose between cramped train cars or congested highway traffic. We expect antiquated transit networks to support today’s mass of commuters.

Time and again, Long Islanders apply outdated methods to modern problems. This is like building a jet engine with stone tools.

Not all hope is lost, however. For example, look no further than Smithtown’s Office of Town Clerk, where you will find that the transition from old to new technologies is already underway. For the last 16 years, Town Clerk Vincent Puleo (C) has worked to digitize paper records for electronic filing. This has made the day-to-day operations of the office faster, simpler and more accessible to his constituents.

We need to apply Puleo’s approach elsewhere. We must update our transportation systems to account for the many more drivers on our roads today. We must invest in mass transit, such as buses and boats for commuter travel, so that we are no longer helplessly delayed.

We must embrace the changes happening all around us, for change is the only constant in this life. And with all of that being said, we should remember and learn from the ways of the past. Let history be our guide as we move ahead into the world of the new.

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Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jim Hastings. I’m the new editor of The Port Times Record, The Village Beacon Record and The Times of Middle Country. I’m a husband and father who likes to coach his kids’ sports teams, play guitar and relax with family and friends. I also like to write.

I’ve been a professional copywriter for over 25 years, working in book publishing, marketing, advertising/ promotions and more. In my free time, I’ve written songs, plays and books, and dabbled in painting and drawing. Being the editor of three newspapers is a new venture for me. One that I never expected to take on. Yet, here I am.

On day one of this job, just three hours in, my publisher sent me out to Port Jefferson to interview people for my “Eye on the Street” piece. I was incredibly nervous — I’d never done anything like this before — but as I approached the many different individuals up and down Main Street and spoke with them, my unease began to ebb. The reason? The people. People like you. I found in each person … warmth, passion, intelligence, eloquence and all the good things I believed people were made of. Each gave me insight into the different aspects of their lives and experiences and it made me feel connected.

So, here I am now, ready to keep connecting. If you see me around, feel free to say “hi” or to let me know what’s going on. I’m here to report, but I’m also here to support. I want to tell your stories as much as I need to tell our stories. My goal is to bring you a well-balanced paper filled with the news you want to read, as well as the news you need to read.

One more thing ... write to me. Write to me in this section about something you feel impassioned about. I can’t promise it will get printed — there’s only so much room — but I can promise that I’ll read it … and that will help me connect even more.

Jim Hastings Editor

Letters to the Editor Standing for peace and justice

The North Country Peace Group wishes to extend our sincere gratitude and thanks to all those groups and individuals who donated the many items of medical supplies, clothing, diapers and food at the Stand With Ukraine Rally sponsored by our peace group on March 5. The donations for this tragic humanitarian crisis will be used to support the many refugees fleeing their war torn country. We are very grateful to all those people who helped loading their cars and trucks with the donated items to be sent abroad. May peace prevail on Earth and thank you everyone.

Is Biden waiting for Zelensky to be killed?

In contrast to the contention of a writer on March 3 about President Joseph Biden’s [R] handling of the Ukrainian crises, we should consider both what he inherited and what he has done. He took over from a president who tried to weaken NATO and hence Europe, and that same past president even had words of praise for Valdimir Putin after Putin invaded Ukraine.

In contrast to his predecessor, President Biden (Yes, he was really elected despite the lies that the election was stolen) engaged in an extensive period of diplomacy hoping to defuse the situation. He has rallied NATO and Europe to impose draconian limitations on Putin, has essentially destroyed the Russian economy so that the ruble is almost worthless and their stock market has closed.

He has rallied Europe to send extensive arms to the courageous Ukrainians, and has made great efforts to care for refugees. He has frozen the foreign assets of Putin and is now going after the oligarchs’ money and property.

Short of sending troops, Biden has done everything humanly possible to help the Ukrainians. We can be justifiably proud of our president even as we are of the courageous Ukrainians.

Yes, gas prices may rise and that could prove a hardship for some, but in the scheme of things it is a relatively small sacrifice to support freedom and democracy against autocracy.

Exactly what is President Joe Biden [R] waiting for? It appears he is waiting for the Russians to capture and kill Volodymyr Zelensky. It seems, in Biden’s mind, that will make the whole Ukrainian problem go away. Well Joe, it will not.

Putin is a bad man with, apparently, less conscience than Joseph Stalin.

This month the Russians shelled the largest nuclear power plant in Europe with no concern as to what may happen if one or their shells hit a reactor or the control center. It is estimated the explosion would have been ten times greater than Chernobyl. This would have made the Chernobyl disaster look like a minor incident. Because of the prevailing winds most of Europe would have ceased to have been habitable.

Putin, in his sick mind, would then have nothing to fear from his western border.

It is this irrational fear that has had a significant impact on Putin and his friends need to attack the Ukrainian people.

What will they fear next? Will it be the United States? Does Joe Biden even care? A British Prime Minister met with Adolph Hitler and declared, “Peace in our time.” We know how well that worked out. Doesn’t that seem to be the direction our President is taking?

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (DCA) says she wants our government to do more to help the Ukrainian people.

Well, she, through the Democrat majority, controls the House of Representatives but there is no bill that has been passed that will really help the Ukrainian people in their fight against Russia.

No one, not the president, nor the Speaker of the House, has proposed a bill to stop importing oil and gas from Russia. Our imports from Russia only amount to about three percent of our hydrocarbon use.

This could easily be replaced a small percentage of the United States hydrocarbon production blocked by Joe Biden.

Oh well, Mr. President, Zelensky will be dead soon and your problems will be over. Or will they?

But, this is just one man’s opinion.

What do you think?

Adam Fisher Port Jefferson Station

Francis Gibbons Sr. Terryville

Myrna Lee North Country Peace Group

In response to a previous letter

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Opinion A trek to the dog park becomes a trip down memory lane

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t’s been a long time since I took a child to a playdate or to the first day of a kindergarten class. And yet, I felt as if I had gone through a time warp recently when my daughter, who is home for spring break, and I took our threeyear-old dog Bear for his second visit to a dog run.

While I’m sure many dog owners are familiar with the process, I found the collection of dogs circling trees, bushes and owners fascinating and familiar.

D. None When we arrived, of the above several dogs played in

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF groups of shifting sizes while their owners, like anxious parents hoping their children play well together, stood by, observing the action and preparing to intercede.

Dog owners looked back and forth at my daughter and me, trying to figure out which of the collection of pets straight of a Dr. Seuss book filled with colorful illustrations of dogs of all shapes and sizes was ours.

That process isn’t as obvious as the genetics of trying to match the faces of young children with the parents standing by, waiting for the bell to ring and a teacher to bring their children inside.

Like protective parents, many of the dog owners watched their pets carefully, not only to make sure they were behaving, but also to ensure that none of the other dogs was threatening them.

Some dog owners shared stories about their dogs, much as my children’s classmates had done over 15 years ago, talking about what their dogs like to do and how eager they are for their dogs to get out all their energy now, so they’ll sleep well. Just as it does for young children, a day of healthy activities means a good night’s sleep.

A medium-sized dog paused in a puddle, stomping in the squishy mud. Her owner raced over and barked at Roxy to “stop,” annoyed that her paws looked like they had brown booties.

Meanwhile, a giant dog with the name Zeus written on a horse collar lumbered from one group to another, his head held higher than other dogs who came up to his shoulder.

Bear shifted from one group to another, awed by the athletic prowess of two huge dogs that vaulted onto a picnic table.

At one point, Bear trotted to the other extreme end of the park, almost out of sight.

I whistled for him and, despite his tendency to ignore me at home, he immediately picked up his head and pitched his ears forward.

I signaled for him to come back and, to my amazement, he jogged the length of the field, where my daughter and I pet him appreciatively.

While Bear played with the other canines, he also visited every pet owner, thrusting his

head towards their knees and staring up at them with his best “I-know-you’re-a-dog-person-soplease-pet-me” face.

An aggressive dog barked and nipped at the others who had been playing peacefully. After the newcomer lunged at Bear three times, he trotted to the exit, glancing over his shoulder periodically to make sure we were coming. We obediently followed.

Once we were near our car, an unleashed dog raced around the lot, as his owner shouted for Oliver repeatedly to come back and to stay away from cars moving slowly enough to avoid loose dogs.

As we drove home, with our dog panting from the exertion in the back seat, I glanced at our daughter and appreciated the brief trip down memory lane when we brought her home from playing with her peers.

Our dog has no intention of trekking off to college, even if he’s eager to explore the world of our neighbors’ houses, where the grass sometimes seems greener.

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Ernest Shackleton & Endurance

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ike a hand reaching out from its watery grave, the stern of the ship with the name “Endurance” became visible in the underwater drone’s searching beacon of light.

A century after the ice crushed and sank the vessel, along with the hopes of explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew for being the first to walk across Antarctica from sea to sea via the South Pole, the biggest shipwreck discovery since the Titanic connected us with those men a Between century ago. For many you and me of us, the find was

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF thrilling.

The three-masted ship is remarkably preserved in 10,000 feet of water below the surface ice, and from the photos, even the spokes on the wheel in the stern are hauntingly intact.

Armed with the latest undersea equipment, marine archeologists, engineers and scientists,

using the last data recorded when the ship sank, were able to find the wooden Endurance, survivor of one of the most heroic expeditions in history, at the bottom of the Wendell Sea near the Antarctica Peninsula. The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust’s group Endurance 22 announced the news. The darkness and frigid temperatures had made such search efforts in the past impossibly difficult but also created an inhospitable environment for bacteria, mites and wood-eating worms that might have devoured the ship. Instead it stands at attention since 1915 on the sea floor.

After the ship sank, Shackleton and his crew of 28 loaded food and anything else they could into three lifeboats and set up camp on ice floes, and when those disintegrated, camped on Elephant Island.

Recognizing that they had somehow to get help if they were to survive, Shackleton, his captain, Frank Worsley and four other carefully selected men sailed across 800 miles of treacherous waters in a 22-foot boat to the nearest place of habitation, a remote whaling community on the island of South Georgia.

Once they arrived, they had to scale steep

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mountains to get to the station on the other side.

Shackleton’s decisive and heroic leadership ultimately saved the entire crew and is studied in business schools and management programs to this day. His planning and improvisation made the escape possible.

Shackleton died in 1922. Curiously the wreck’s discovery happened exactly 100 years to the day that Shackleton was buried.

And while Endurance was photographed and filmed, nothing was removed or disturbed, and it is protected as an historic monument.

An Anglo-Irishman, Sir Ernest Shackleton was born in County Kildare, Ireland and moved with his family to south London. His story seems a fitting way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. He led three different English expeditions to the Antarctic, walked to within 97 miles of the South Pole during the previous Nimrod expedition of 1907-09, and climbed Mt. Erebus, the most active Antarctic volcano. For those feats, he was knighted by King Edward VII on his return. Ultimately he led a final expedition in 1921 but died of a heart attack while his ship was moored in South Georgia.

He is buried there.

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Despite the fact that he was largely unsuccessful in business ventures and died heavily in debt, Shackleton was voted eleventh in a BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons in 2002. He was to be the one others prayed to have lead them when under extreme circumstances.

The saga of Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance captured my imagination when I worked for Editor Alfred Lansing at Time Inc. I was 22 and had never met anyone quite like Al before. A volunteer in the Navy when he was 17 (he lied about his age and somehow got in), Al had a reddish-blond crew cut, bright blue eyes, a huge smile and a tattoo on his right forearm well before tattooes were a common occurrence.

He smoked unfiltered Lucky Strikes, was one of the best storytellers I had ever met, and wrote adventure stories on the side for what were then called men’s magazines.

It was Alfred Lansing who wrote the book “Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage” four years earlier which had received a National Book Award nomination. Listening to him tell the story, I was hooked for life on that adventure and the marvel of Shackleton’s leadership.

Sadly, both men died at an early age.

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