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Yer out: the warriors took down westhampton on their home turf on tuesday afternoon, defeating their opponent, 7-0, in their

league Vi opener. right-handed pitcher Mike stiles had a stellar game for Comsewogue, leading the shutout from the mound and doing some damage at the plate — he scored the first run, which turned out to be the only one his team needed to seal the win. above, Justin Virga grabs a strike. See full coverage on pages A16 and A17.

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Superintendent Ken Bossert announced on April 1 that the 2015-16 school year would be his last with Port Jefferson. According to a letter distributed to the community, he was appointed the new superintendent in Elwood, and plans to submit his letter of resignation to the Port Jefferson school board this month. Bossert, a village resident, took over the helm five years ago. Financially, it has been a time of uncertainty as the school district waits, along with the rest of the community, to learn the fate of the aging local power plant, whose property taxes fund almost half of the school district’s budget. In addition to receiving Bossert as a new arrival, during his tenure parents and teachers have also seen changes in leadership at each school building.

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superintendent Ken Bossert will head to elwood after this school year.

At the elementary school level, the district brought in Principal Tom Meehan. When longtime middle and high school principal Roseann Cirnigliaro retired, in her place

the district hired Antonio Santana to head the middle school and Matthew Murphy for the high school, both of whom have since moved on to other schools. Students now have Principal

Christine Austen in the high school and Principal Robert Neidig at the middle school. Bossert said in his farewell letter to the community on Friday, “With the current leadership team in place, I know that the district is in very capable hands.” He called working in Port Jefferson “an honor and a privilege” and thanked the students, parents and staff for their support over the years. Bossert will make the jump to Elwood in July. The school board there has appointed him to a five-year term as their superintendent, according to a board agenda posted on the Elwood district website. The Port Jefferson school board scheduled an executive session for Tuesday — a type of meeting that is closed to the public due to the sensitive nature of information discussed, such as personnel issues — to talk about the search for a new leader.

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Local voters approved their libraries’ budgets on Tuesday night and elected a new community member to serve on one district’s board of trustees. Comsewogue Public Library residents elected Chris McCrary to their board with 116 votes, as compared to challenger Richard Evans’ 45 votes, Library Director Debbie Engelhardt said in an email. Both men had been vying for the seat of library board President Ali Gordon, who declined to run for re-election. Gordon is also a member of the Comsewogue Board of Education. With his win, McCrary, a 49-yearold high school biology teacher and neighborhood soccer and lacrosse coach, will join the board in July for a five-year term. Comsewogue voters also passed the library’s $5.4 million budget, 14925. That 2016-17 budget will raise taxes almost $0.13 for every $100 of a home’s assessed value.

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Hotline goes live to help fight addiction By Elana Glowatz

A 24-hour substance abuse hotline went live on April 1, providing Suffolk County residents with a new resource to help with battling addiction. The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence is operating the new hotline — 631-979-1700 — and will help callers get screenings, referrals and follow-ups, directing them to local resources that will help them or loved ones overcome addiction. Officials announced the initiative at the end of February, calling it a partnership between the county, Stony Brook Medicine

and the state’s health department, as well as private and public community partners in the substance abuse field. Those officials said having a single phone number for all those resources is key. “This initiative will provide [the] opportunity for addicts to reach out during their time of need and access treatment and support options easily,” Suffolk County Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (DCenterport) said in a previous statement. “Often, there is a critical and brief period of time when a person sees clarity and makes the decision to seek help. This hotline can be fertile ground for change and recovery as it can quickly link residents to

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crucial health care services.” LICADD itself noted in a recent statement about the hotline that “the time to seek treatment is ‘now’” and that sometimes the “now” is late at night, early in the morning or on weekends or holidays. The agency also said that the period in which an addict is willing to get treatment could close without immediate help, due to “the pathology of denial, obsession and fear which often defines substance use disorders.” Community leaders have ramped up efforts to fight opioid addiction in recent years while seeing an increase in heroin and prescription painkiller abuse and overdoses across Suffolk County. Those efforts have included more directed police enforcement and informational meetings. Police officers have also started carrying the medication Narcan, which can temporarily stop opioid overdoses and has been used hundreds of times in Suffolk. Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), who authored the law that put Narcan into officers’ hands, said about the new hotline, “Every second counts to a mother whose son or daughter was found and saved from overdosing. And every hour and every day that slips by trying to find quality, affordable, accessible treatment is critical.” The county health department will provide oversight and analyze data to

For 24/7 substance abuse help, call 631-979-1700. To report drug activity to the police, call 631-852-NARC. monitor the hotline’s effectiveness, and identify trends and emerging issues in the community. At the same time the drug abuse hotline went live, the Suffolk County Police Department announced another phone number, this one a 24-hour tip line for residents to report drug activity in their neighborhoods. “We are asking the public’s help to fight this scourge, and with the public’s help, we can make a real difference,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Tim Sini said in a statement. Residents can call 631-852-NARC anonymously to report information about local drug dealers, and authorities will investigate the tips. Even anonymous callers can receive cash rewards for tips that lead to arrests. “If you see something, say something and Suffolk County police will do something about it,” Sini said.

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Board backs budget as aid comes through Officials had banked on state bump By Alex Petroski

Comsewogue officials have finalized a budget for the next school year, days after the state came through for school districts in a big way. The school board adopted Superintendent Joe Rella’s proposal for the 2016-17 school year during its meeting Monday night, supporting a $87.2 million budget that maintains all existing programs, thanks in large part to the state axing its Gap Elimination Adjustment. The adjustment was enacted six years ago in an effort to close a state budget deficit, and deducted funds from each school district’s state aid allotment. Since its inception, it has cumulatively cost Comsewogue about $23 million in state aid, according to Susan Casali, the district’s assistant superintendent for business. But the new state budget, upon which lawmakers agreed last week, eliminated that deduction, netting Comsewogue roughly an additional $1.3 million in revenue.

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Comsewogue’s budget for 2016-17 maintains all academic programs.

‘From the very beginning we’ve done the budget assuming that ... they were going to make good on their promise.’ — SUSAN CASALI

“I think it’s great,” Rella said. “I’m glad we got it back. It means we don’t have to make any big cuts. We’re happy about it — it’s significant.” Rella’s initial budget proposal in January banked on a full aid restoration, despite the fact that, while state legislators had been pushing for it, the restoration was far from a done deal. Other North Shore school districts, such as Huntington and Miller Place, planned for little to no restoration of the funding during their own budget processes. Had the state budget fallen short in restoring the funding, Comsewogue would have been faced with some difficult decisions on program cuts. “If that doesn’t happen, then it’s a whole different world,” Rella said in an interview in March. “We’re anticipating it will happen. Albany’s been very quiet about it, and I’m taking that as ‘no news is good news.’” Casali said the district administration’s faith in state Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport), the majority leader who previously called the aid restoration a “top priority” this year, paid off during the budget process. “From the very beginning we’ve done the budget assuming that Flanagan and everybody [else who] promised us this GEA, that they were going to make good on their promise, so we didn’t make any cuts in the budget,” Casali said. School board President John Swenning expressed appreciation for the additional funds because the district can avoid cuts without presenting a budget to residents that would pierce the state-mandated tax levy increase cap. The district will receive about $30 million in total state aid next year and will collect about $53.5 million from taxpayers. “We appreciate what we get,” Swenning said on Monday. “Do we want more? Yes. Do we think we deserve more? … Yes, but we’re not going to be greedy and we’ll say thank you for all that we get.” Residents will vote on the adopted budget on May 17. Polls at Comsewogue High School will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Legals NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION PORT JEFFERSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that a budget hearing for the qualified voters of the Port Jefferson School District, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, Port Jefferson, New York, will be held at the Earl L. Vandermeulen High School in said District on May 10, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget; copies of the adopted budget will be available seven days prior to the budget hearing. Notice is hereby given, that the annual vote/election of the qualified voters of the Port Jefferson School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Earl L. Vandermeulen High School in said District on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at which time the polls will be open to vote by machine upon the following items: 1) To adopt the 2016-2017 annual budget for the school district and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2) To elect 2 members of the Board, each for a 3 year term commencing July 1, 2016 and expiring on June 30, 2019. The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education: Ellen Boehm (last incumbent) (3 year term) Kathleen Brennan (last incumbent) (3 year term) And notice is also given that the petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., April 18, 2016. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the district, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous election, whichever is greater, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. And notice is hereby given, that in accordance with §2035 and §2008 of the Education Law, any referenda or proposition to amend the budget, otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Board of Education at the District Office on or before April 18, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. prevailing time, except for propositions which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting; must be typed or printed in English, must be directed to the Clerk of the school district and signed by at least 5% of the qualified number of voters of the District who voted in the previous annual election; and must state the name and residence of each signer. However, the school board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

Notice is also given that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required by the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the district during the fourteen days immediately preceding the annual vote/election, at the school district administration office, 550 Scraggy Hill Road, Port Jefferson, New York, Monday through Friday during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, and on Saturday and Sunday by appointment. Notice is also given that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable from the District Clerk, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received by the Clerk of the District at least seven days before the day of the election. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk at least one day before the day of the vote/election. Ballots must reach the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on the date of the vote/ election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for public inspection in the office of the District Clerk during regular office hours until the day of the election. And further, notice is hereby given, that the qualified voters of the school district shall be entitled to vote at said annual vote and election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States, (2) eighteen years of age or older, (3) a resident within the District for a period of thirty days next preceding said vote/election. The Board of Education has adopted the provisions of Education Law §2018-c which requires all new persons offering to vote at any school district meeting or election to provide one form of proof of residency. Acceptable proof of residency shall be a driver’s license, a non-driver’s license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill, or a voter registration card. Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Port Jefferson Union Free School District Janice Baisley District Clerk 3/31/16, 4/7/16 774 3/31 2x ptr

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, Plaintiff AGAINST Kenneth Young a/k/a Kenneth H. Young a/k/a Kenneth Young Jr a/k/a Kenneth H. Young Jr; Alicia Gil a/k/a Alicia M. Gil a/k/a Alicia Young a/k/a Alicia M. Young; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 3, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, 11738 on April 20, 2016 at 12:30PM, premises known as 114 Fairview Circle, Unit 227L, Middle Island, NY 11953. 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 403.00 Block 08.00 Lot 118.000. Approximate amount of judgment $212,034.85 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 600358/2015. Michael Corcoran, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: February 19, 2016 748 3/17 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A AS THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-23 BY GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff against LAURA VIEIRA A/K/A LAURA JANE VIEIRA A/K/A LAURA J. COSTANZO ,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 FEBRUARY 10, 2016 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738 on APRIL 20, 2016 at 9:00 A.M.. Premises known as 28 DOUGLASTON ROAD, SOUND BEACH, NY 11789. District 0200 Sec 030.00 Block 09.00 Lot 036.000. 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 $415,523.33 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 602418/2015 . DONNA ENGLAND, ESQ. , Referee 752 3/17 4x ptr

POLICE BLOTTER Incidents and arrests through April 2 Three minutes A 24-year-old man from Coram was arrested for criminal possession of stolen property, fleeing from an officer in a car, criminal trespassing and resisting arrest on April 1. According to police, the man was driving a stolen 2013 BMW and when police tried to pull him over, he fled in the car from Walnut Street to Mead Avenue in Mount Sinai. The man abandoned the car and jumped the fence of a nearby residence, then took a fighting stance and charged at the officers before he was arrested on Osborne Avenue. The entire incident happened in a period of about three minutes, police said. Tank it On March 29 at 1:15 p.m., police arrested a man from Centereach for criminal mischief, seven counts of criminal possession of stolen property and three counts of unlicensed operation of a car. Police said the 31-year-old man stole assorted tools and a propane tank from a residence on Richmond Boulevard in Ronkonkoma, then damaged the lawn when he drove across the grass with a 2002 Dodge Ram with a suspended license. While fleeing the scene, the propane tank fell out of the back of the truck and hit a parked car. Police later arrested the man at his home. Operation denied A 25-year-old Sound Beach man was arrested on March 30 for unlicensed operation of a car. He had been driving a 2006 Honda Accord on Rocky Point Landing Road when police caught him. Munchies mishap On April 3, police arrested an 18-yearold man for criminal possession of marijuana. According to police, the Shirley resident was in the driver’s seat of a car parked in the ShopRite parking lot at College Plaza in Selden when police discovered the teen had the drug. Bad drivers On March 31 at 10 p.m., police arrested a 47-year-old woman for driving while ability impaired in a 2002 Honda Pilot. Police said she was going north on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station when she failed to maintain her lane. Police arrested a man from Setauket on March 27 for driving while ability impaired after the 21-year-old was speeding on Route 112 in Port Jefferson in a 2007 BMW. According to police, he also failed to maintain his lane. Police arrested a 21-year-old Sound Beach woman on April 2 for driving while ability impaired after she got into a car crash while going south on Halesite Drive in a 2012 Subaru. Police didn’t specify what she hit. Police arrested a 21-year-old man

from Mount Sinai for driving while ability impaired after he drove a 1987 Toyota on Strathmore Village Drive and crashed into a parked 2015 Jeep. Police said the man fled the scene but was caught and arrested around 9 a.m. on March 27. Call me On March 29 around 2:10 p.m., someone stole two phones from a display case in the Verizon store on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station. Door needs a bandage Police said someone damaged the door of Fresenius Medical Care on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station. The incident happened between 2:30 a.m. on April 2 and 8 a.m. the following day. Lynbroken Someone damaged the door of a residence on Lynbrook Drive in Sound Beach around 3 a.m. on April 2. Ring the alarm On March 31 around 1 p.m., a woman said someone stole her diamond engagement ring after she left it in a tanning room of Sky Tan on Middle Country Road in Selden. Broadway bandit On March 27, someone stole a jacket off a chair in the Rocky Point Ale House on Broadway around 10:17 p.m. Police said a wallet was in the jacket pocket. Open for business Between 11 p.m. on March 31 and 4 a.m. the following day, an unknown person stole a 2015 Ford Explorer from the Hope House Ministries property on North Country Road in Port Jefferson. Police said the car was unlocked and the keys were inside. Someone stole multiple sunglasses and money from an unlocked 2015 Mercedes and an unlocked 2014 Jeep. The cars were parked near a residence on Locust Drive in Miller Place. Police said the incidents happened on March 30 around 3:50 a.m. Making moves According to police, on April 3 around 2 p.m. someone stole a GPS and its charger, cables, an agility ladder and assorted fitness equipment from a 2013 Mazda. Police said the car was parked in the Marshalls parking lot in Stony Brook. Cemented steal On March 29 around 6:30 p.m., someone stole a cement mixer from a 2015 Dodge Ram that was parked on Valley Drive in Sound Beach. — Compiled by Giselle barkley

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State closes gap on school aid By Elana Glowatz

New York State is doing away with a funding cut that has kept billions of dollars out of schools, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced last week. Legislators recently agreed on a state budget that would end the Gap Elimination Adjustment, a deduction taken out of each school district’s aid for the last several years, originally enacted to close a state budget deficit. Parents, educators and even legislators have long been advocating for the adjustment’s finish but the push became a shove after state Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport), the majority leader, sponsored legislation to get rid of it. Flanagan called axing the Gap Elimination Adjustment his “top education funding priority” earlier this year. “We will not pass any budget that does not fully eliminate it this year,” he said. The deduction “has been hurting schools and students for way too long and it is past time that we end it once and for all.” Over the past five years, legislators had reduced the total statewide deduction from $3 billion to $434 million. In the next school year, it will be removed all together. “Over the years, the GEA forced many school districts to cut educational programs and reduce services,” Sen. Ken

LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) said in a statement. “This restoration of aid will greatly help local school districts, and our taxpayers, with the budget funds necessary to educate our children.” State school aid is projected to increase to almost $25 billion overall — and Long Island is slated to get $3 billion of that. The New York State School Boards Association noted that the additional aid comes just as the state’s almost 700 school districts are grappling with a “record low” cap on how much they can increase their tax levies, a limit mandated by the state. “The infusion of state aid will help them preserve student programs and services while still keeping property taxes in check,” the group’s executive director, Timothy G. Kremer, said in a statement. However, the association said the state should “make sensible adjustments” to the tax levy cap, suggesting officials no longer use the rate of inflation as the standard for setting the limit each year.

Over the past five years, state legislators have reduced the total Gap Elimination Adjustment from $3 billion to $434 million. In the next school year, it will be removed all together.

Budget has cash for places with dead power plants By Elana Glowatz

A provision in the new state budget sets aside $30 million that could support communities where a power plant has closed and stopped paying property taxes. According to the budget bill that state lawmakers agreed upon last week, that sum would be available for a local

Also included in the next state budget: According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office, the minimum wage on Long Island will increase to $10 per hour at the end of this year, then another $1 each year after, until it finally reaches $15 at the end of 2021. In Nassau and Suffolk counties, the state labor department estimates, there are 382,236 current workers who will get raises once the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour.

government, school district or special district — such as a library or fire district — where an electric generating facility has stopped operating, causing a reduction of at least 20 percent of the money it owed through property taxes or payments in lieu of taxes, commonly known as PILOTs. There are limits to the provision, however: The bill says the New York State Urban Development Corporation will distribute the relief funds on a first-come, first-served basis and will not offer the support to a specific group for more than five years. Additionally, in the first of the five years, the corporation will not award funding equal to more than 80 percent of the local entity’s lost revenue. Port Jefferson Village could possibly be

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New pavement coming for western end’s rough roads By Elana Glowatz

Streets in the Suassa Park section of Port Jefferson Village will get a fresh coat of asphalt this paving season. During a meeting on Monday night, the village board of trustees approved work on Owasco Drive, Emerson Street, Michigan Avenue, Lowell Place, Whittier Place, Hawthorne Street and

Longfellow Lane, as well as the half of California Avenue within village boundaries. Medford-based contractor Suffolk Asphalt Corp. will pave those roads on the western side of the village, south of West Broadway, for a cost not to exceed $180,000. Trustee Larry LaPointe said the streets in that section of the village are “badly in need of repaving.”

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an old map of the Suassa Park neighborhood shows some streets slated to be repaved this season, including an erroneously named longfellow lane.

on the receiving end of some of the $30 million in the pot, dubbed the “electric generation facility cessation mitigation fund.” That community’s power plant — which company National Grid owns and operates, and sells the power generated to utility PSEG Long Island for distribution — is old and runs on antiquated technology. For the past several years, village residents have waited to learn the fate of the plant, whether it will be reconstructed to keep serving Long Island or dismantled. A lot hangs in the balance for the plant’s neighbors: Property taxes from the site fund more than 40 percent of the local

school district’s budget and a significant portion of the Port Jefferson Village budget. “We’d soak up a lot of it,” village Trustee Larry LaPointe said about the relief fund, noting that his government’s budget gets about $1 million in property taxes from the local power plant in addition to the school district’s hefty share. “But we certainly appreciate any efforts” to help mitigate the impact on the community. The state budget provision specifies that local entities seeking assistance, once a power plant’s owner serves official notice it plans to retire the facility, will be helped in the order they apply for relief, but only

after the facilities go offline. The urban development corporation will decide the amount of the annual assistance payments based upon how much revenue is lost. Port Jefferson schools currently get more than $18 million from the plant, between taxes and PILOTs. Superintendent Ken Bossert said, “We are hoping that a resolution can be found that will not place an unfair burden on the home and business owners … in order to maintain the excellence of the school district.” File photo by Elana Glowatz

Port Jefferson’s power plant sits on the harbor.

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Legals NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA CHAMPIONJ MORTGAGE COMPANY, Pltf. vs. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH CETRANGOL A/K/A JOSEPH W. CETRANGOL, et al, Defts. Index #066458/2014. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Dec. 22, 2015, I will sell at public auction at Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on Apr. 19, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. prem. k/a 632 Birchwood Park Dr., Middle Island, NY a/k/a Section 376.00, Block 03.00, Lot 032.000, District 0200. Approx. amt. of judgment is $300,537.75 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law. RUDOLPH CARTIER, Referee. FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore, NY. File No. 40411 #87799 647 3/17 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF SUFFOLK US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC1, Plaintiff,

AGAINST ANGEL M. HERNANDEZ, et al. Defendant(s)

AGAINST WAYNE DUCHNOWSKI, et al. Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered November 19, 2015

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered June 9, 2015

I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on May 05, 2016 at 10:00 AM premises known as 71 GRAY AVE., MEDFORD, NY 11763

I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hall, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 21, 2016 at 9:30 AM premises known as 22 MILLER PL, MIDDLE ISL, MOUNT SINAI, NY 11766

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 497.00, Block 04.00 and Lot 006.000

Approximate amount of judgment $382,195.58 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #33374/09

Approximate amount of judgment $447,020.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #43153/09

TODD M. LEWIS, ESQ., Referee, Kozeny, McCubbin & Katz, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff – 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747

BRIAN T. EGAN, ESQ., Referee, Kozeny, McCubbin & Katz, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff – 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747

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709 3/24 4x ptr

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF SUFFOLK US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BAFC 2007-3, Plaintiff,

OBITUARIES Robert Morrow Robert T. Morrow, 63, of Port Jefferson Station, died on Feb. 14. He was born on Aug. 4, 1952, in Queens, the son of David and Ann Morrow. Robert was a contracts administrator for Grumman and a member of the Port Jefferson Elks 2138 and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Rose; daughters, Christine (Shawn) Stephenson and Catherine (Christopher) Wunsch; three grandchildren; sister Diane Myles; step-sisters, Donna Waters, Stephanie Attard and Ellen Redmond; brothers, David and Douglas; step-brother Peter Pavlonis; mother-in-law Rose Lionetti; and many other family members and friends. Arrangements were entrusted to Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Services were held at St. Gerard Majella Church. Interment followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram. An online guest book is available at www.bryantfh.com.

Navy who served in the Vietnam War. Robert was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Port Jefferson Station and a member of the Mount Sinai Fire Department and American Legion Post 432. He enjoyed the Giants, Yankees, billiards, camping, fishing and spending time with his family. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Judy; daughters, Joleen and Kelly; sons, Robert and Johnathan; eight grandchildren; sister Laurie; brothers, Brad, Larry and Scott; and many other family members and friends. Arrangements were entrusted to Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Services were held at Infant Jesus R.C. Church in Port Jefferson. He was afforded full military honors at Calverton National Cemetery. An online guest book is available at www.bryantfh.com.

Robert Kehlenbeck Sr. Robert J. Kehlenbeck Sr., a.k.a. “One Shot,” 64, of Mount Sinai, died on Feb. 16. He was born on Oct. 1, 1951, in Flushing, the son of Robert and Dorothy Kehlenbeck. He was a veteran of the United States

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World War II history comes alive for young students Port Jefferson Middle School students in Kayleen Everitt’s classes learned indepth details about World War II and the Holocaust when survivor Werner Reich visited on March 18. The students, who have been studying

the genocide in their English language arts class, sat in awe as Reich provided his compelling account of the Holocaust. Through his words, he offered messages of tolerance and acceptance and explained that “bad things happen when

good people do nothing.” To thank Reich for his educational visit to their school, the students will be hosting a bake sale fundraiser for the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County.

All proceeds of the fundraiser will be donated in Reich’s name. Pictured above, Port Jefferson Middle School students hear from Holocaust survivor Werner Reich during an assembly at their school on March 18.

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Jing Chen, Ph.D., of Port Jefferson, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University, has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation. The award will help to advance her research on mechanism design that has impact on computation and rationality problems in areas such as game theory, economics and social sciences. The NSF CAREER Award is given to promising young university faculty nationwide who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of both. Chen, also an affiliate assistant professor in the Department of Economics, an

affiliate member of the Stony Brook Center for Game Theory and the advisor for Women in Computer Science at Stony Brook University, will receive nearly $500,000 over the next five years to support her project, A Theory of Mechanisms with Unstructured Beliefs. The grant will also enable her to broaden opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, with a special emphasis on encouraging women and underrepresented minorities in coursework and investigation based on the study of the theory of mechanisms. Chen received her Ph.D. in computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012, was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton from 2012 to 2013 and joined Stony Brook in 2013.

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Legals SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK INDEX # 070983/2014 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises are situated. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff(s), against JEANINE MAGNOZZI, ENZO MAGNOZZI, Unknown heirs at law of ARTHURA J. THOMSON, if living and if they be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of who and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, ULSTER SAVINGS BANK, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: 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 ATTORNEYS 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 YOU 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. 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 attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within

(60) days of service thereof; 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. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage dated August 25, 2008, executed by ARTHURA J THOMSON to secure the sum of $225,000.00 and recorded in Liber 21751 of Mortgages at page 993, in the Office of the CLERK of the County of SUFFOLK on September 18, 2008, which mortgage was assigned to OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, by assignment of mortgage which is dated July 2, 2013, covering premises known as 70 Blythe Rd, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 (District 0500, Section 010.00, Block 03.00 and Lot 51.00). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. John H. Rouse, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed along with the supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on 3/16/2016. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Lake Ronkonkoma, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, State of New York, District 0500, Section 010.00, Block 03.00 and Lot 51.00, said premises known as 70 Blythe Rd, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable. By virtue thereof, plaintiff has heretofore elected and by these presents hereby elects to accelerate the entire unpaid principal balance of $225,000.00 to be immediately due and payable under the mortgage herein foreclosed, plus interest at the rate calculated in accordance with the provisions of the note from May 1, 2009, together with unpaid late charges in the amount of $1249.10 that have accrued prior to this action as of January 23, 2014. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR

COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State 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, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us 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. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving the 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 may 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 AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504 806 3/31 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 Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on 4/18/2016 at 10:00 am, 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: 2/11/12016 File Number: 201103049 AMH 770 3/17 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff(s) vs. JOHN ELIAS; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about November 6, 2015, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738. On April 26, 2016 at 9:00 am. Premises known as 33 EVA LANE, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738 District: 0200 Section: 624.00 Block: 02.00 Lot: 034.004 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, known and designated as Parcel I on a minor Subdivision filed in the Town of Brookhaven as “Map of Marks Estate”. 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 $705,767.47 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 12209/10 Frank M. Maffei, Jr., Esq.; REFEREE 775 3/24 4x ptr SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK - BROOKHAVEN SUTTON FUNDING LLC, Plaintiff -against- RODY MARMOL; DIANA ROSA; JOSELITO FERNANDEZ; JOSE FERNANDEZ, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated December 8, 2008 and entered on December 15, 2008, I, the undersigned Ref-

eree will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, located at 1 Independent Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 29, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, BEGINNING at a point on the Westerly side of Nadine Lane, distant 120.00 feet northerly from the northerly end of a curve connecting the northerly side of Yale Street and the westerly side of Nadine Lane; being a plot 147.64 feet by 57.82 feet by 169.10 feet by 158.19 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. District: 0200 Section: 227.00 Block: 08.00 Lot: 019.000 Said premises known as 52 NADINE LANE, PORT JEFFERSON, NY Approximate amount of lien $459,056.92 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 6934/2008. ANNETTE EADERESTO, ESQ., Referee McGovern & Amodio, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 2 William Street, White Plains, NY 10601 811 3/31 4x ptr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Belle Terre, on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 8:00 PM (prevailing time), at the Village Hall/Community Center, 55 Cliff Road, on the Proposed Budget of $1,302,684.93 for the Fiscal Year 2016/2017. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of the proposed budget will be available at the Village Clerk’s office, after April 4th , 2016, where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours. Written and oral comments on the entire budget will be accepted at this time. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF BELLE TERRE Dated: April 7, 2016 Bob Sandak, Fiscal Officer 812 4/7 1x ptr Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, on the 17th day of March, 2016, bearing Index Number 02835/2016, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 310 Center Drive, Riverhead, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Abraham Koshy-Varghese. The city and state of my present address are Coram, NY the month and year of my birth are April, 2015; the place of my birth is Town of Brookhaven, NY; my present name is Abraham Varghese. 836 4/7 1x ptr TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Port Jefferson Station, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners, Terryville Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, being duly convened in the regular meeting on March 24, 2016, after due deliberation thereupon did adopt the following resolution:

“RESOLVED THAT an expenditure not to exceed the sum of $35,000 to be made from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Capital Reserve Fund in order to purchase: Broad Band Radio Repeater FURTHER RESOLVED that this expenditure of funds from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Capital Reserve Fund shall be subject to a permissive referendum and that the Fire District Secretary shall, within ten days from adoption of this resolution, publish the required notice and otherwise take any steps necessary to effectuate the same.” BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Dated: March 24, 2016 Port Jefferson Station, New York Frank Triolo District Secretary 834 4/7 1x ptr Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Storm Water Annual Report NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village of Port Jefferson’s Stormwater Management Program Annual Report will be posted online at the Village of Port Jefferson’s website on Friday, April 1, 2016. Interested parties may submit comments on the Annual Report to the Village Administrator by the close of the public comment period which ends at 4:00 PM on Monday, May 2, 2016.” Robert J. Juliano Village Administrator/ Clerk Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Dated March 29, 2016 841 4/7 1x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2007-OPT1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT1, Plaintiff against CHARMAINE STRUMPFLER, ARTHUR STRUMPFLER, et al, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 4, 2016. 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 6th day of May, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Said premises known as 1 Barberry Lane, Middle Island, N.Y. 11953. (Section: 399.00, Block: 06.00, Lot: 025.000, District: 0200). Approximate amount of lien $ 401,249.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 16587-12. Richard D. Schwartzer, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 842 4/7 4x ptr

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Shut out and shut down BaseBall

Comsewogue . . . . . . . 7 Westhampton . . . . . . 0 By Bill landon

Photo by Bill Landon

Vincent Velazquez connects with a pitch, driving in three runs for the Warriors.

Comsewogue opened its League VI season with a 7-0 win against last year’s archrival Westhampton, at home Tuesday afternoon, letting their bats do the talking. Pitching ace Mike Stiles went the distance, shutting out the 1-2 Hurricanes. Stiles, a senior, was as damaging from the plate as he was from the mound. He threw a four-hitter with one walk and struck out 13, and drove in senior John Braun from third base to give his team a 1-0 lead. With two outs and two runners in scoring position, the Warriors threatened, but were unable to bring either runner home, settling for a one-run lead to open the second inning. Stiles dished a three up, three down performance at the top of the inning, and

Comsewogue went back to work in the bottom of the second. Dave Heller’s bat spoke next, as he smacked a lead-off single and stole second base on the next pitch. “Today we hit well,” Heller, a junior, said. “We usually struggle with that, but today we were able to hit the ball. We played solid defense like we usually do, and when you can do both, you win ball games.” Senior Jake Sardinia found the gap in right field to drive Heller home, and the Warriors extended their lead, 2-0. After a walk put runners on first and second, Justin Virga, Comsewogue’s junior catcher, did his job with a sacrifice fly to right field to advance both runners. With two outs and a full count, Comsewogue senior Jordan Lisco laid off a pitch for the walk and took first to load the bases. With the count 3-0, Stiles followed Lisco’s lead by taking a pitch for the walk, forcing in a run. With two outs, Comsewogue’s bats cracked again. This time, it was Comsewogue junior Vincent Velazquez, the designated hitter, who belted one deep to right field over

Legals PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson on the 13th day of April, 2016 at 7:00 PM (prevailing time) at the Village Hall, 121 West Broadway, in said Village, on the Tentative Budget PLEASE TAKE FUTHER NOTICE that a copy of the Tentative Budget will be available after April 1, 2016, at the Office of the Village Clerk, where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours. PLEASE TAKE FUTHER NOTICE that the maximum compensation proposed to be paid to each member of the Board of Trustees from all sources shall be the sum of $19,500.00 annually for the Mayor and the sum of $7,000.00 annually for each Trustee. Written and oral comments on the entire Budget will be accepted at this time.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF PORT JEFFERSON

Specifications for the abovereferenced bids will be available beginning April 7, 2016.

Dated: March 21, 2016 Robert J. Juliano Village Administrator/Clerk 846 4/7 1x 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 #16033 – APPLE PRODUCTS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES APRIL 13, 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.

BID #16034 - ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING MATERIALS (RE-BID) APRIL 22, 2016

Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer Deputy Commissioner TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

BID #16032 – NEW 2017 SIGNAGE TRUCK CAB & CHASSIS APRIL 26, 2016

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Notice to Bidders Bid No: B1600026 Bid Description: Waterproofing the Ammerman Building Advertisement Date: April 7, 2016 Pre-Bid Meeting Date and Time: April 15, 2016 at 9:30 AM Pre-Bid Meeting Location: Room 109 of the Smithtown Science Building, Ammerman Campus Technical Questions Due Date: April 21, 2016 Bid Due Date and Time: April 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM All sealed bids must be returned to the Suffolk County Community College Procurement Office located on the Ammerman Campus, NFL Building Room L16, 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, including Drawings, Specifications and Project Manual are available for viewing and download from the College’s website at: http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/ administration/businessaffairs/ requestforproposals/index.asp

complete and return the “Bid-RFP Vendor Registration Form” via e-mail to menons@ sunysuffolk.edu (or fax to 631-451-4404) as soon as possible prior to the Bid opening date. This will assist in providing us contact information so that if Bid amendments are issued, the College is able to notify prospective bidders in a timely manner. The College will not be responsible for amendment notification if the referenced form is not submitted prior to the bid due date. 857 4/7 1x ptr

All technical questions must be submitted in writing via email to Seema Menon at menons@sunysuffolk.edu, by the due date referenced above. 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

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‘I kept thinking to keep my hands inside the ball and not to try to do too much with it. He gave me a fastball and I did what I could with it.’ —Vincent Velazquez

the outfielder’s head, driving in Sardinia, Lisco and Stiles for a 6-0 advantage. “I kept thinking to keep my hands inside the ball and not to try to do too much with it,” Velazquez said. “He gave me a fast ball and I did what I could with it. It felt good and the ball came off the bat.” Stiles made short work of the next three Westhampton batters, fanning all three for a quick inning. The Hurricanes, with their first real threat of the game in the top of the fourth, put two runners on base with one out, but the Warriors turned a double play to escape the inning unharmed. The Warriors couldn’t score in the bottom of the inning, but Stiles remained consistent from the mound and retired the side in the top of the fifth to keep the shutout intact. Stiles did it again in the top of the sixth inning. “They’re a tough team,” Stiles said of Westhampton. “I had to pound the zone, throw strikes, but it was cold. The seventh inning was a little tough because my hands

he Comsewogue softball team hosted Amityville Friday and demolished them. They travel to Harborfields today for a 4 p.m. game.

were cold, but I had a little left, so it was OK.” With Heller in scoring position, Sardinia drove a sacrifice fly to deep right field, plating Heller for the 7-0 lead. Fresh off a nonleague win against League I’s Longwood, Comsewogue head coach Mike Bonura is pleased with what he’s seen from his players so far, “It was a nice win for us — just the way we went about it,” he said. “With our pitching and our defense, that’s what our team does.” With their last at bat, the Hurricanes would not go quietly and opened the seventh with a stand-up double with one out. A rare walk left Westhampton with runners on first and second, but Comsewogue’s defense came through in the clutch, turning a second double play to put the game away. Bonura said the key to the victory was twofold. “Today’s game started with Mike Stiles from the mound — he was just cruising,” the head coach said. “And we swung the bats well on a day that was tough to hit in very cold conditions with the wind blowing in our faces. That’s the type of team we have here and I’m happy with how we’re starting.” Comsewogue traveled to Westhampton Wednesday, but results were not available by press time. The Warriors are back in action Thursday, at 4 p.m., to host Westhampton in the third game of the series.

Comsewogue . . . . . . 11 Amityville . . . . . . . . . . 1

Photos by Bill Landon

Clockwise from top left, Jake Sardinia makes a grab in the outfield; Dave Heller tosses the ball to first for the double play; and Mike Stiles hurls a pitch during his 13-strikeout performance.

Sayville . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Comsewogue . . . . . . . 4

Greenport . . . . . . . . . . 7 Port Jefferson . . . . . . 5

Matt/Gpt/Shld . . . . . 15 Port Jefferson . . . . . . 9

he Comsewogue boys’ lacrosse team traveled to Sayville Tuesday. Jake MacGregor had 10 saves in the Warriors’ loss.

he Port Jefferson baseball team hosted Greenport Tuesday and narrowly fell. The Royals travel to Greenport today for game two.

he Port Jefferson boys’ lacrosse team traveled to Mattituck/ Greenport/Southold Tuesday and lost to the opposition.

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OPINION Meanwhile, in Huntington ...

Photos above and below left by Victoria Espinoza; below right by Elana Glowatz

the stars have landed: Two famous figures visited Long Island this week, stopping in Huntington to

meet the community. Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich kicked it off on Monday by visiting the Paramount theater ahead of New York’s April 19 primary. On Tuesday, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, signed copies of his new bestseller ‘No Dream Is Too High’ at the Book Revue.

Bipartisan abuse TO THE EDITOR: Recent events have proven, once again, that at least some of the people who claim to represent us have used and abused the authority vested in them for personal

gain rather than the interests of we, the people. As of this moment, the former top Republican in the state Senate, and the former top Democrat in the Assembly are behind bars, along with the highest ranking member of the Suffolk County Police Force.

Equal opportunity criminals. Perhaps along with requiring police officers to wear body cameras, we should get our politicians to wear them too. Maybe even our district attorney. Bruce Stasiuk Setauket

The opinions of columnists and letter writers are their own. They do not speak for the newspaper.

EDITORIAL

Education relief

The state has finally rescinded a cut to education funding that has been costing our schools billions of dollars — now it’s time to rebuild. But we can only rebuild if we move up from here. We cannot afford any more setbacks. Ending the Gap Elimination Adjustment will allow our school districts to collect more financial aid than they have been able to for several years now. The total deduction statewide started as high as $3 billion and was eventually reduced to $434 million before being cut altogether. This was great news for education advocates across the state. However, this new balance needs to be preserved in order for education to truly recover, because of the timing in which the cuts were installed. Around the same time the state started slashing education dollars, school districts were forced to adhere to tax levy cap regulations imposed under New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). The Gap Elimination Adjustment was already an enormous deficit for our schools, but adding the cap on top of it made it much more difficult for districts to find their footing. Because of this terrible timing, the true damage done to our districts cannot be measured in just dollars and cents — they’re going to need some time to reposition themselves in the coming years. Kids are our most important assets and we’re already falling behind other countries when it comes to educational performance. We need our legislators to stay true to their current position when it comes to education spending and invest in higher standards for our students. We’re gratified that our legislators finally got on board with slashing the Gap Elimination Adjustment cuts. They should have never enacted it in the first place.

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Facing off in front of the mirror

D. None of the above BY DANIEL DUNAIEF

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orgive me for smiling. In my head, I see a face. It could be the face of a mother, father, sister, brother, neighbor or even the face in the mirror. I think of all the range of expressions and emotions from that face. It can be ecstatic that a son or daughter was born, it can be pushing hard to

bring that baby into the world, it can be straining with all its might to cross a fi nish line — or it can be waiting anxiously at an elegant eatery for an eHarmony date to appear while trying to appear casually indifferent. With my quality time often involving my wife and children, I picture the faces of the parents who attend a concert or sporting event, while also envisioning the faces of the kids battling against each other, the clock, their instruments or some confounding assignment. The part about the faces that’s bringing a smile to my own is envisioning a scrambler button, mismatching the words and expressions to the situation. Instead of a face and tone that showed rapturous glee after getting a ticket to a live performance at Madison Square Garden, I’ve imagined that same elation at the beginning of a class. “Yes, children, please put

your notebooks away,” a teacher might say. “We have a surprise quiz today.” “Oh, seriously? That’s awesome. Oh, man. I can’t wait to tell my friends on Snapchat that we got a surprise quiz. Th is is the best. I mean, we sometimes have regular quizzes that we know about in advance, but a surprise quiz is a huge bonus. I imagined surprise quizzes when I was younger, but this is the real thing. You are the absolute best teacher I’ve ever had and I’m sure I’ll remember this quiz for a long time.” Now, I know those of you with adolescent children can hear sarcasm in that conversation. I prefer to imagine unbridled enthusiasm. The scrambler button may be used in different circumstances. Perhaps our boss described our work as “moronic.” Let’s dial in the goofy uncle trying to get a nephew to giggle. “Oh, yeah, who’s a great

boss?” you might say as your voice rises. “Come on. Who? Oh, wait, where’d you go?” you ask, as you cover your eyes. “Where’s that great boss of mine? Did you disappear? Where’s the boss? Where is the most spectacular boss anyone has ever seen? There he is ... peekaboo! If you’ve ever been to a volleyball tournament, you know that even the most stoic and reserved girl screeches through the match. The team comes together after each point in the center of the floor, putting their arms around each other and congratulating themselves. “Ladies and gentlemen, your train is delayed due to switching problems,” an announcer might say over a loudspeaker to a group of commuters. “Yeah, cool,” the commuters might scream as they come together in a circle of delight on the platform, tossing their briefcases to the side and

I envision a scrambler button, mismatching the words and expressions to the situation. jumping straight up in the air and pumping their fists. Or, perhaps, you’re an enthusiastic coach and you’ve asked your child to pass the salt. “Good job, kid, good job,” you might say in a voice that’s way too loud for an indoor meal.“Now, keep the salt in your right hand. Stay balanced. Focus only on the salt. Don’t shake it, don’t think about not shaking it or you’ll start to shake it. Now, ease it over here. Way to go, kid, you’re doing great. You’re almost there — that’s some great clutch salt passing. Now, after the meal, don’t forget to shake hands with the pepper and tell it that you had a good meal.”

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