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

Vol. 34, No. 20

April 8, 2021

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Hope Springs Eternal

A Message from Mayor Margot Garant

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s the Village blossoms into another spring this year, we also find ourselves awakening in the midst of the tragic Covid 19 pandemic. Despite the ever-changing rules, the lockdowns, the mandates, the guidelines, precautions, questions, complaints and the risk that so many took to keep us healthy and out of harms way, our beautiful Village has survived and is resilient in its rejuvenation.

With up to 11 new businesses opening in downtown Port Jeff including a new restaurant by the harbor, a new spice and tea shop in Chandler Square, a wedding planning studio on East Main, a gift and flower shop on Arden and a new bakery in Baker’s Alley, our Village’s local economy remains a preferred and attractive destination for residents and visitors alike to dine and shop.

Many infrastructure projects are underway including a new sidewalk and paving on West Broadway, a new traffic light at the bottom of Liberty and Main and 2 major retaining wall projects; one at East Beach and the other at Highlands Boulevard. This winter East Beach received 80,000 cubic yards of replenished sand from the dredging of Mount Sinai harbor at no cost to the taxpayers, while our administration awaits approval from the DEC for our plan to stabilize the bluff and shoreline.

Uptown will experience its first and major ground breaking project at the northeast corner by the railroad station with a new mixed use retail and a 43 unit affordable housing building. Other projects are underway in planning which will begin the much-needed and long-awaited transformation of Upper Port. In the months to come you will also see the old brick Suffolk County Water Authority building which has stood abandoned across from Village Hall restored into a brand new office building for the ferry boat company. Likewise the abandoned property on the corner of West Broadway and Beach Street will also be restored bringing back a deli to the Village after many long years.

As you can see despite Covid, our administration is very busy overseeing many ongoing projects by going out to bid and securing various grant initiatives to continue the work and forward progress of our beautiful Village. To date my administration has secured and administered well over $4 million in grants to help upgrade our facilities and parks at no cost to the taxpayers. We welcome you to sign up for our electronic newsletter the “Port Ereport” by going to our website or using the QR code below to sign up. Once on the website please make sure you also join our Code Red emergency contact system for notification on critical events throughout the Village.

As always I’d like to thank the members of the Board of Trustees and Deputy Mayor Loucks and our executive team at Village Hall, our department heads, code bureau and staff throughout the Village for their hard work and their persistence and ability to adapt and adjust through the difficult months of COVID. So as we welcome Spring, I’m so very happy to be able to enjoy this beautiful spring time when we see our Village rebounding back to the vibrant, welcoming community we are all so proud to call home. I hope you enjoy this publication of the Times Beacon Record dedicated to our Village, our people and our partners within and we thank them for the 45 years of service to the community.

Mayor Margot J. Garant

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Our parks and beautification department are hard at work maintaining our beautiful beaches, our Harborfront Park and very popular Rocketship Park. We look forward to honoring the memory of two of our dear residents, Jerry Spiliotis and Peter Graham, at a special bench dedication this spring in a newly planted pocket park contiguous to the Fifth Season restaurant.

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Easter bunny hops around Port Jeff Easter morning

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Here comes Peter Cottontail ...

On Sunday, April 4, Barbara Ransome, director of operations with the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, dressed up in her Easter Bunny costume to hand out treats and take photos with passerbyers for the holiday.

Over the past 25 years, Ransome has played the role, carrying a basket full of candy — and carrots for herself — throughout Main Street.

From 11 a.m. until the late afternoon, Ransome visited the local shops to say hello, and took pictures with several families.

“We’re hoping next year we can have our parade and egg hunt,” she said, “But in the spirit of the holiday, I wanted to spread some cheer.”

Last year, the holiday events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year was the same but that didn’t stop people from snapping a selfie with Ransome, or a quick group photo with the local Easter Bunny.

Photos by Julianne Mosher

It’s the Biggest Challenge in the Market Out There, The Lack of Inventory!

Eight million homes could be sold. But if we don’t have them we can’t sell them..

Look at the year over year change in listings over the last year.

The green bar is new listings, and the orange turning to red bar, is total listings or inventory.

And so you see as quickly as it comes to market, it’s being purchased and at a desperately low position across the country

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When do you want to sell something? When there’s fewer of that item on the market than any other time.

And that usually is around January, February, the very end of the year, beginning of the year. And even last January and February was a sweet spot. But today, we sit at an even sweeter spot with about average, about 1.9 months of active inventory across the country. Now is the sweetest spot in the time that we’ve shown here, and probably in the time that real estate has been sold in your lifetime, to sell a home! Let’s talk price!

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The

Special April Edition

The Official Newsletter of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson

Hope Springs Eternal

A Message from Mayor Margot Garant

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s the Village blossoms into another spring this year, we also find ourselves awakening in the midst of the tragic Covid 19 pandemic. Despite the ever-changing rules, the lockdowns, the mandates, the guidelines, precautions, questions, complaints and the risk that so many took to keep us healthy and out of harms way, our beautiful Village has survived and is resilient in its rejuvenation.

With up to 11 new businesses opening in downtown Port Jeff including a new restaurant by the harbor, a new spice and tea shop in Chandler Square, a wedding planning studio on East Main, a gift and flower shop on Arden and a new bakery in Baker’s Alley, our Village’s local economy remains a preferred and attractive destination for residents and visitors alike to dine and shop.

Many infrastructure projects are underway including a new sidewalk and paving on West Broadway, a new traffic light at the bottom of Liberty and Main and 2 major retaining wall projects; one at East Beach and the other at Highlands Boulevard. This winter East Beach received 80,000 cubic yards of replenished sand from the dredging of Mount Sinai harbor at no cost to the taxpayers, while our administration awaits approval from the DEC for our plan to stabilize the bluff and shoreline.

Uptown will experience its first and major ground breaking project at the northeast corner by the railroad station with a new mixed use retail and a 43 unit affordable housing building. Other projects are underway in planning which will begin the much-needed and long-awaited transformation of Upper Port. In the months to come you will also see the old brick Suffolk County Water Authority building which has stood abandoned across from Village Hall restored into a brand new office building for the ferry boat company. Likewise the abandoned property on the corner of West Broadway and Beach Street will also be restored bringing back a deli to the Village after many long years.

Our parks and beautification department are hard at work maintaining our beautiful beaches, our Harborfront Park and very popular Rocketship Park. We look forward to honoring the memory of two of our dear residents, Jerry Spiliotis and Peter Graham, at a special bench dedication this spring in a newly planted pocket park contiguous to the Fifth Season restaurant.

As you can see despite Covid, our administration is very busy overseeing many ongoing projects by going out to bid and securing various grant initiatives to continue the work and forward progress of our beautiful Village. To date my administration has secured and administered well over $4 million in grants to help upgrade our facilities and parks at no cost to the taxpayers. We welcome you to sign up for our electronic newsletter the “Port Ereport” by going to our website or using the QR code below to sign up. Once on the website please make sure you also join our Code Red emergency contact system for notification on critical events throughout the Village.

As always I’d like to thank the members of the Board of Trustees and Deputy Mayor Loucks and our executive team at Village Hall, our department heads, code bureau and staff throughout the Village for their hard work and their persistence and ability to adapt and adjust through the difficult months of COVID. So as we welcome Spring, I’m so very happy to be able to enjoy this beautiful spring time when we see our Village rebounding back to the vibrant, welcoming community we are all so proud to call home. I hope you enjoy this publication of the Times Beacon Record dedicated to our Village, our people and our partners within and we thank them for the 45 years of service to the community.

Mayor Margot J. Garant

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Tara Inn to be featured on Food Network’s ‘Chef Boot Camp’

his love for cooking to a whole new level.

“It’s amazing,” he said. “They’ve adopted me as their little brother.”

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A staple in the Port Jefferson community is heading to the small screen, sharing their story on the Foot Network’s newest series, “Chef Boot Camp,” to air on at 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 8.

Under the guidance of chef Cliff Crooks, culinary director of a global restaurant brand, the show takes struggling chefs from family owned businesses and helps their techniques.

In its season premiere, a local bar and eatery is stepping up to the plate — with chef Andrew Seeley of Tara Inn. “They take a troubled chef, that’s a good chef, but who needs technique to help a place that’s struggling in the area,” he said.

“Prepandemic and now, this area is not what it used to be.”

But Seeley said thanks to the new apartments soon to be developed in Upper Port, the inn has “an amazing opportunity here.”

According to the Food Network, Crooks will put a trio of underperforming chefs each episode through a grueling series of challenges to test their real-world culinary skills and fitness for the role.

With their jobs on the line, these chefs will attempt to not only survive but thrive in “Chef Boot Camp” and prove to their owners they have the talent and passion that it takes to succeed.

Owners Tara and Kate Higgins also joined in on the episode, where they offered tips that Seeley needed to work on.

“The chef spends time with you, teaches you techniques and kind of puts you to the test to see what you can do and what you can’t,” he said.

Kate, a Port Jefferson Station resident, said last summer the bar received a phone call from a producer with the Food Network.

She didn’t believe the message, but called them back to find out they were interested in featuring her family’s spot in their new show.

“I thought it was a joke,” she said. “I’m not even sure how she found us, but I’m happy they did.”

From July on, Seeley and the Higgins family talked with producers and got ready to film at two locations — in Manhattan and New Jersey — in November. This week’s episode is the first one to kick off the season, where Seeley and the bar’s owners will be featured in the hour-long show.

Boot camp

The Food Network said in a statement that Crooks assesses the three featured chefs’ skills in the kitchen and addresses their areas

The legacy

Above: Kate Higgins, Andrew Seeley and Tara Higgins inside Tara Inn. Photo by Julianne Mosher Below: Stills from the Food Network’s new series, ‘Chef Boot Camp,’ which will feature Tara Inn chef Andrew Seeley.

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for improvement.

After an introduction to each chef that reveals what brought them to boot camp, Crooks gets a firsthand look and taste of one of their signature dishes to begin to understand what the issues may be.

Next, the chefs must demonstrate fundamental cooking techniques of a classic dish, which they must create on time and to Crooks’ satisfaction, showing their skills, knowledge and ability in the kitchen.

Then, the chefs must bring it altogether — working a fast-paced, live dinner service at one of Crooks’ restaurants, and then, finally, whipping up a creative, new dish for their restaurant owners to demonstrate their growth and progress from boot camp.

The chef

Seeley has been working at Tara Inn for a year and a half, but his experience comes

from a hands-on approach.

He said when he was a child, he would come to Tara’s with his grandmother and enjoy their famous $1 burgers. He spent his young adulthood visiting the bar scene with friends.

After a move to Florida, he owned several food trucks, but due to some unfortunate family problems, he had to forfeit them, eventually moving back north.

Now living in Wantagh — and commuting to Port Jeff — Seeley would come into the inn for lunch, according to Kate. She was looking for someone to help with a few shifts, and he asked if he could join the team.

“Sometimes hiring customers doesn’t necessarily go well,” she said. “But he started on Sundays, it was a five-hour shift, and three weeks later, he was working six days a week.”

An emotional experience heading back into the kitchen, Seeley said joining Tara’s brought

Tara Higgins said her father, Joe, opened Tara Inn in 1977. Now 90 years old, he has passed the responsibility to Kate, but all eight of his children have worked at the bar at some point in their lives.

“It’s part of who we are,” she said.

Tara, a Port Jefferson resident, village judge and attorney at the Suffolk County Supreme Court in Riverhead, said the inn has always been a labor of love.

“Not just having Andrew work here, but having him be on our team, is such a weight off of our shoulders,” she said.

Located at 1519 Main St., and known for their inexpensive but filling bar food —the former $1 burger now costs $2 — Seeley said there’s more to Tara Inn than the food and drinks.

“It’s also the guests that come in here,” he said. “When you come here, you’re coming into a place that has been around for so long it’s a legacy.”

The motto the Higgins family has held for 43 years is what keeps Seeley going.

“My favorite thing they say here is, ‘We don’t have customers, we have guests,’” he said.

Tara added the vibe of the inn has always been like their living room — a place to get together, share a meal and a beverage, and just hangout.

“I think people believe that just because we’ve been here 43 years means that we’re going to be here for another 43,” Kate said.

“And that’s not going to be the case if we don’t continue to get local support.”

Joe Higgins is happy that after four decades, people still stop into Tara’s.

“Dad was saying that he feels sorry for the local people that don’t realize this gem is in their own backyard,” Tara said. “And it’s true. You know, I used to say the only place to go that’s cheaper is McDonald’s, and now we’re cheaper than McDonald’s and the food is much better.”

And now thanks to “Chef Boot Camp,” Seeley might have a few new tricks up his sleeve.

Although he can’t give away too much, he said on the episode he works on his seasoning and plating techniques.

But in the end, no matter how cheap the food — and how delicious it is — people come back to Tara Inn for its welcoming attitude.

Father offered more advice when Kate took over.

“Dad said to me, ‘You have an opportunity to be good to people and to help people,’” she said.

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Village

Village revamps outdoor dining for 2021 season

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Long Island in March of last year, restaurants had to shut their doors and come up with creative ways to survive.

At first, they utilized contactless, curbside pickup, and then as the summer approached, the warm weather opened up impromptu outdoor dining.

“It was a scary time,” Village of Port Jefferson trustee Kathianne Snaden said. “But the attitude with outdoor dining was whatever they need, we will make it work within reason and safety.”

Restaurants had to make use of whatever outdoor space they had — Joey Z’s, for example, be-ing just two tables on the busy sidewalk in front of its location. Others used their back parking lots, taking up space from visitors and their cars.

Snaden said they were able to relax their already-in-place outdoor dining codes to help the businesses stay open.

“Even though it was hurriedly done, we still did everything to the standards with the fire marshal and the attorney that visited every site,” Snaden added. “We were very careful with that stuff. Our goal was for the businesses to continue doing business and stay open.”

Now that this has become the new normal, the village knew they had to prepare early for the busy season, using what they learned last year to make outdoor dining even better.

Deputy village attorney Richard Harris and

Snaden began researching different accommodations the village could make.

“We came up with a waiver form,” Harris said, “And whenever people came in for an application, for the most part we said ‘yes.’”

Using the good and the bad from what they learned early on in the pandemic, Harris and Snaden began measuring different spots that could accommodate outdoor tables, again joined by the fire marshal to make sure everything was safe, and ADA compliant.

“We were able to take more time in identifying locations,” Snaden said, adding that this year the village again waived the $100 table fee restaurants typically need to pay for outdoor dining.

And this year, the village is continuing to assist the restaurants which could use the extra space.

Recently, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced that indoor dining could seat at 75% capacity, but some restaurants Down Port are small spaces Richared Harris and Kathianne Snaden join Joey Zangrillo in his new outdoor dining spot located behind his restaurant, Joey Z’s.

Photo by Julianne Mosher that still cannot make a profit without a full house.

“This whole place, the way it looks right now, what they asked for.”

So, the outdoor dining helps. looks perfect to me,” he said.

While many restaurants are beginning to Joey Z’s, located at 217 Main St., is now And the tables will not interfere with the rest utilize the outdoor dining now that spring is here, utilizing a small park behind his restaurant, at the of the park, Snaden said, because benches are still Harris said applications are still rolling in, and bottom of the staircase by Toast Coffeehouse. available for people to take a break. have been since early March.

Joey Zangrillo, owner of the Greek and Italian “Everybody that requested a certain area or “If you let us know what you want, we’ll take spot, said he is grateful for the tables located type of outdoor dining, they were not denied,” a look at the permit and make it work for you,” he within the park because he knows it’ll help his she added. “We worked within our parameters said. “We want the businesses to survive — that’s business this summer. and what the code allows, but nobody was denied our job.”

New budget passes during village meeting

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM During Monday’s virtual board of trustees meeting, the Village of Port Jefferson agreed upon the 2021/2022 budget, with a total increase of 1.9% to $10,187,442.

Treasurer Denise Mordente explained on April 5 the increase over last year’s budget of $9,992,565 is attributed to several factors, including the loss of LIPA revenue and increases in state mandated expense lines.

A simple roll over budget would have resulted in a budget gap of approximately $400,000.

But according to Mayor Margot Garant, “The village was able to manage the gap reducing it to $194,877,” just slightly over the impact of the loss of LIPA revenue of $116,646 by reassigning resources and not rehiring

File photo by Heidi Sutton

staff in positions vacated due to retirement or attrition within certain departments.

“We’re looking to make up the difference

by increasing taxes by $122,000 with the balance covered by increased revenues sources,” added Garant.

“The impact to the average household, which would have an approximately $1,500 village tax bill is approximately a $45 increase,” she said.

“We feel the budget, as proposed is going to provide the necessary resources, the village needs to continue to do its job, which is to provide our basic services to its residents.”

During the pandemic this fiscal year, Garant said, “We’re actually at $8.7 million in revenue, so we’re about $1.2 million short.”

However, despite the loss of revenue, the village also managed to maintain services and staffing by implementing a spending freeze and strict oversight of village resources.

The budget hearing has been posted the Village of Port Jefferson’s YouTube account.

To read this year’s budget, visit the village website.

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Parents Night Out! Join us for a fun night out at SaGhar

111 West Broadway, Port Jefferson

The Whiskey Barrel to bring a new destination spot Down Port

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Two amazing options give you the flexibility to make the most of a well needed evening with friends.

Option #1:

Dinner & Psychic Sisters

Option #2:

Dinner & Cigar Bar

For details and to purchase your tickets Go to: www.pjhsprom.com/nightout or scan QR Code

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A new experience is heading Down Port, with a focus on whiskey.

Thanks to a group of 10 from all across the North Shore, the entrepreneurs have taken over the former space of Fork & Fiddle, now creating The Whiskey Barrel.

Located at 138 Main St., the group of whiskey enthusiasts signed the lease just two weeks ago and are anticipating a Memorial Day weekend opening.

John Louis, owner of Maui Chop House in Rocky Point, said The Whiskey Barrel will focus primarily on brown liquors, and also feature a full menu.

“We have 100-plus bottles of whiskey, bourbon, Scotch,” he said.

And the menu will be curated by 18-yearold Maddy Bender, the barrel’s young and enthusiastic sous-chef and partner, who’s been working and gaining notoriety at Maui Chop House over the last year.

“It’s more of like a rustic American kind of thing,” she said. “We’re going to have all different burgers and wings. We’re going do a steak sandwich or pork katsu sandwich, so definitely something that would be really cool with all the different bourbons and whiskeys.”

Bender added the barrel will also have bourbon and whiskey pairings on the menu.

The recent college student said this whole experience has been surreal.

“John told me that he was looking to possibly open a new place in the village and said, ‘I want you to come in as a partner with me,’” she said. “And I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is crazy.’ And now that it’s like actually happening, John says it to me every day, that I’m not even 21 and I’m going to be owning a bar. He gave me the keys and it’s so real now.”

The group began discussing the idea less

than two months ago, Louis said, and from then it was full-speed ahead.

Now that they took over the former Southern-inspired spot, which closed right before the COVID-19 pandemic after a shortlived life on Main Street, Louis said that all they need to do is build a bar and do some cosmetic changes.

“All the fixtures, the kitchen’s in great shape, brand-new fridges I think that only had been on for six months — it’s all ready to go,” said co-owner David Tracy, of Stony Brook.

Thomas Francis, of South Setauket, said he hopes this restaurant becomes a destination.

“It’s really that old-world Kentucky cigarbar feel that we’re going for,” he said. “It’s something that when you walk in, it’s going to be a destination. It’s going to be why you want to come to Port Jeff.”

Francis, a whiskey expert himself, said that the bar will not be a place with intimidation.

“Some of this might intimidate folks,” he said. “So, hand in hand is an education aspect.

We bring people along for the experience, and shepherd them along the way.”

He hopes that it will be a place where those who are interested can learn the whiskey ways.

“We’re not just looking to open the doors and that’s it,” Francis added. “We want to be an experience, and have you come along for the ride.”

The group said they also obtained their tobacco license and will sell cigars to pair with the liquors.

But for those who can’t handle a whiskey or a bourbon, don’t worry. Another part owner, Paul Hess of Rocky Point, said there will be craft beer on tap and a wine list.

Bender said that although the group of partners and investors is large, everyone brings something different to the table.

“We have a little bit of everything in here,” she said.

Thursday, April 15 at 6:30 pm

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What is happening to Long Island’s wetlands?

BY ANGELA PALUMBO DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

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Limited patient visitation begins at Mather Hospital

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A view of the West Meadow Wetlands Reserve in Stony Brook. Photo by James Palumbo

into the atmosphere when a plant dies, it gets stored in the soil and in the muck in the water.”

Victoria O’Neill, Long Island Sound Study habitat restoration coordinator at the state Department of Environmental Conservation, is another local conservationist who confirms that healthy wetlands are important to Long Island.

“Tidal wetlands provide many different ecosystem services to Long Island communities,” she said. “They help provide protection from coastal storm surge, improve water quality, provide recreational enjoyment and serve as nesting, breeding and resting grounds for commercial and recreationally important fish and shellfish.”

With all of the benefits wetlands provide to Long Island communities and ecosystems, why did the federal government want to push back on protecting them? Klein said it is because, “they get in the way.”

“When there’s any type of pollution that gets into a body of water, it ends up in a wetland,” Klein said. “That’s bad news for the things that grow there and live there. Salt marshes are very susceptible to nitrogen pollution, and that’s a big problem on Long Island because almost everybody around here fertilizes their lawns, and they tend to overfertilize.”

He added that because of the high volume of sewage systems on Long Island, the excess fertilizer from people’s lawns and farmers’ fields tends to go from the sewage systems to large bodies of water and then eventually into rivers and wetlands. This causes excess nitrogen that is detrimental to those ecosystems.

Under Trump’s redefinition of protected waters under WOTUS, it has become easier for developers and farmers to make those kinds of damages to wetlands but, according to the DEC,

New York is taking great steps forward as a leader in the efforts to protect state wetlands and their invaluable natural habitat.

“It is estimated that the Navigable Waters Protection Rule will remove federal protections for about half the nation’s wetlands,” the state DEC said in a 2020 statement. “Thankfully, existing strong protections of waters in New York state will reduce the impact of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule compared to many other states. However, not all wetlands are protected under New York law and we rely on federal protection and our water quality certification review to protect smaller wetlands. Recent changes in the definition of Waters of the United States have resulted in fewer of these smaller wetlands receiving any regulatory protection.”

According to O’Neill, active steps are being taken to restore wetland habitats that have been lost.

“The tidal wetland ecosystem target in the LISS’s 2015 Comprehensive Conservation & Management Plan set a goal to restore 515 additional acres of tidal wetlands by 2035 from a 2014 baseline,” she said. “As of 2020, we are 15.5% toward our goal.”

Klein said that restoration projects are time sensitive and need to happen as soon as possible.

“Wetlands provide us with all kinds of important ecosystem services and even more important than that, they’re just pleasant places,” he said. “We should try to preserve them simply because there are so many creatures besides us that depend on them. So even if they didn’t do all this important stuff for us, we should still try to conserve them because they do important things for other species.”

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After the New York State Department of Health updated its guidance regarding hospital visitation, John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson has begun instituting limited visitation.

Beginning on Friday, April 2, visitation hours will now be from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. every day, and patients may have up to two visitors, with just one allowed at their bedside at any given time.

With the new guidelines, inpatient visitation is only allowed in non-COVID medical and surgical units, critical care unites and adolescent psych.

According to the hospital, visitation for the adult psychiatric unit will be accommodated by instituting two visitation sessions to be determined by the behavioral health staff during the hours of 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

An adult will be allowed to accompany a patient during their visit to Mather in its outpatient/same day procedure areas and in our emergency room. The visitor will only be allowed to stay with the patient during the intake and discharge process.

The hospital said in a statement that exceptions will only be made in extenuating circumstances as determined by hospital staff.

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In January 2020, former President Donald Trump (R) signed an executive order that replaced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers definition of what is considered a federal body of water under the Waters of the United States rule, known as WOTUS. In his election campaign, President Joe Biden (D) promised to undo these changes, which are currently under review.

But what does all of this mean for Long Island?

Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present near the surface of the soil all year for varying periods of time. According to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report, as at 2004 6% of Long Island was made up of wetlands — that’s about 51,000 acres.

Wetlands, due to their beneficial services to people and wildlife — including providing habitats to multiple species, improving water quality and assisting with flood protections —are among some of the most productive ecosystems in the world.

Wetland protections can also create problems for business developers and farmers. One of Trump’s main reasons for passing his executive order in 2020 was to redefine the definitions of which bodies of water could be protected under WOTUS in order to remove legal roadblocks to farmers caused by the need to determine whether water on their land fell under control of the federal government.

“After decades of landowners relying on expensive attorneys to determine what water on their land may or may not fall under federal regulations, our new Navigable Waters Protection Rule strikes the proper balance between Washington and the states in managing land and water resources while protecting our nation’s navigable waters, and it does so within the authority Congress provided,” said EPA administrator, Andrew Wheeler, in a January 2020 news release.

Now, due to the undoing of restrictions by Trump’s administration, local conservationists are worried about the long-term effects on Long Island’s wetlands.

Coby Klein, a conservationist at the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society and adjunct professor of Natural Sciences at Baruch College, said that Long Island’s wetlands are beneficial to both the community and the organisms that dwell in them, and they need to be preserved.

“Wetlands provide protection from flooding, especially the coastal wetlands, the salt marshes and things like that,” he said. “They also help work to mitigate climate change. When plants die in these wetland areas, they don’t decompose very quickly. They serve as what’s called a carbon sink. Instead of carbon being put back

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LEGALS NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL ELECTION AND BUDGET VOTE AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR BROOKHAVENCOMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual budget hearing, a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the B R O O K H A V E N COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, will be held in the Board Room at the Frank D’Addario Administrative Building, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 7:30 p.m., for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the Education Law of the State of New York, including the following items: 1) To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2021-2022 fiscal year for school purposes (the proposed budget); 2) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting; and 3) To discuss all of the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machine on Tuesday, May 18, 2021; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election and Budget Vote will take place on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., in the Gymnasium of the Comsewogue High School, 565 Bicycle Path, Port Jefferson Station, New York, at which time the polls will be open for voting by voting machine upon the following items: a) To adopt the annual budget of the District for the fiscal year 2021-2022 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District; and b) To elect Three (3) Trustees at large: (i) for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2024, to succeed John Swenning, the incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2021; and (ii) for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2024, to succeed

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com Richard Rennard, the incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2021; and (iii) for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2024, to succeed Corey Prinz, the incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2021. The three (3) candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be elected to fill the three (3) seats with terms of office of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2021 and ending on June 30, 2024; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following propositions will be presented and voted upon at the Annual Election and Budget Vote to be held as provided above on Tuesday, May 18, 2021: PROPOSITION #1 BUDGET PROPOSITION Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Brookhaven - Comsewogue Union Free School District is hereby authorized to expend during the school year 2021-2022 the sum set forth in the Budget Estimate for the school year 2021-2022, heretofore filed pursuant to law, and that the Board of Education be authorized to levy the necessary tax therefore; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of monies which will be required for the ensuing school fiscal year for school purposes (the proposed budget) may be obtained on the District’s website and by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Election and Budget Vote, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, from the District Office, in the Administration Building, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, or any schoolhouse within the District, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law requires the District to

attach to its proposed budget an exemption report.

Said exemption repor t, 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 the District’s website; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Board of Education must be filed with the District Clerk at her office in the Administration Building, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days and no later than Monday, April 19, 2021, at 5:00 p.m.. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twentyfive (25) qualified voters of the District, must state the name and residence of the candidate, as well as the name and residence of each resident signing the petition. Because the election of Trustees is to be held on an “at large” basis, the nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required to vote at the Annual Election and Budget Vote, and no person shall be entitled to vote whose name does not then appear on the register of the District. In respect to registration requirements, the following information is specifically set forth: a) The Board of Registration will meet in the Lobby of the

Comsewogue High School, 565 Bicycle Path, Port Jefferson Station, New York, on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., to prepare the register of the District and any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon the register of the District provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Annual Election and Budget Vote. b) Prospective voters may also register in the District Clerk’s Office, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, on each day that the District Clerk’s Office is open, prior to Thursday, May 13, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. c) The register of the District prepared at the past four (4) annual elections and the register prepared for each special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) years prior to May 18, 2021, shall be used as a basis for the preparation of the register of the District for this Annual Election and Budget Vote. In addition, any person otherwise qualified to vote, who is registered under the provisions of Article 5 of the Election Law for general election purposes, will be entitled to vote at the Annual Election and Budget Vote without further registration, and shall consequently be considered to be part of the register of the District. d) The completed register will be filed in the District Clerk’s office and open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District at the District Clerk’s Office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., on each of the five days (except Sunday) and on Saturday, May 15, 2021 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, prior to and on the day set for the Annual Election and Budget Vote. e) The Board of Registration will meet during the Annual Election and Budget Vote on May 18, 2021, at the time and place hereinabove set forth for such Annual Election and Budget Vote. It

should be noted, however, that registration during the Annual Election and Budget Vote does not entitle one to vote at such time, the purpose of registration being to qualify those who have not previously registered for voting at subsequent District Meetings. f) Military Voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by submitting a Military Voter Registration Application to the District Clerk, no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. A copy of the Military Voter Registration Application is available both in the Office of the District Clerk and online located at the District’s website at http:// w w w. c o m s e w o g u e. k 1 2 . ny. us/. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the District may submit an application for a military ballot. A military voter is entitled to designate a preference to receive a Military Voter Registration Application, Military Ballot Application or Military Ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the Military Voter Registration Application, Military Ballot Application or Military Ballot by mail. A Military ballot will not be canvassed unless it is received by the District Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021.

FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, absentee ballots for voting at the Annual Election and Budget Vote may be applied for at the District Clerk’s Office during regular business hours.

Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the Annual Election and Budget Vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the Annual Election and Budget Vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee ballot applications will be accepted more than thirty (30) days prior to the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots

shall have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days (except Sunday) prior to May 18, 2021 during regular business hours and on Saturday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. No Absentee Voters Ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the District Clerk’s Office not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the Annual Election and Budget Vote; 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 Education Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot.

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AV I S O DE AU D I E N C I A PRESUPUESTARIA, V OTA C I Ó N A N UA L DE ELECCIÓN Y PRESUPUESTO Y REGISTRO DE VOTANTES PA R A B RO O K H AV E N COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AVISO SE DA QUE la audiencia anual del presupuesto, una Audiencia Pública de los votantes calificados del DISTRITO E S C O L A R L I B R E B R O O K H A V E N COMSEWOGUE UNION, se llevará a cabo en la Sala de Juntas en el Edificio Administrativo Frank D’Addario, 290 Norwood Avenue, Por t Jefferson Station, Nueva York, el jueves 6 de

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 91 mayo de 2021 a las 7:30 p.m., para la transacción de dicho negocio como está autorizado por la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York, incluidos los siguientes elementos: 1) Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2021-2022 con fines escolares (el presupuesto propuesto); 2) Realizar transacciones de otros negocios que puedan presentarse correctamente antes de la reunión; Y 3) Para discutir todos los puntos en adelante se establecen para ser votados por la máquina de votación en martes, 18 de mayo de 2021; Y MÁS AVISO SE DA QUE la votación anual de elección y presupuesto se llevará a cabo el martes 18 de mayo de 2021 entre las 9:00 a.m. y 9:00 p.m., en el Gimnasio de la Escuela Secundaria Comsewogue, 565 Bicycle Path, Port Jefferson Station, Nueva York, momento en el que las urnas estarán abiertas para su votación por máquina de votación sobre los siguientes temas : a) Aprobar el presupuesto anual del Distrito para el año fiscal 2021-2022 y autorizar que la parte necesaria de la misma se eleve mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito; Y b) Para elegir a tres (3) fideicomisarios en general: (i) por un período de tres (3) años que comiencen el 1 de julio de 2021 y terminen el 30 de junio de 2024, para suceder a John Swenning, el titular, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2021; y ii) por un período de tres (3) años que comienzan el 1 de julio de 2021 y terminan el 30 de junio de 2024, para suceder a Richard Rennard, el titular, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2021; y iii) por un período de tres (3) años que comienzan el 1 de julio de 2021 y terminan el 30 de junio de 2024, para suceder a Corey Prinz, el titular, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2021. Los tres (3) candidatos que reciban el mayor número de votos serán elegidos para ocupar

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com los tres (3) escaños con mandatos de tres (3) años que comienzan el 1 de julio de 2021 y terminan el 30 de junio de 2024; Y MÁS AVISO SE DA QUE las siguientes proposiciones serán presentadas y votadas en la votación anual de elección y presupuesto que se llevará a cabo como se proporcionó anteriormente el martes 18 de mayo de 2021: PROPUESTA #1 P R O P U E S T A PRESUPUESTO

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Se adoptará la siguiente resolución, a saber: RESUELTO, que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre del Sindicato Brookhaven - Comsewogue está autorizada a gastar durante el año escolar 2021-2022 la suma establecida en la Estimación Presupuestaria para el año escolar 20210-20221 NO DEBERÍA SER 2021-2022, hasta ahora presentada de conformidad con la ley, y que la Junta de Educación esté autorizada a cobrar el impuesto necesario; Y POR LA PRESENTE SE ADVIERTE QUE una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal escolar siguiente para fines escolares (el presupuesto propuesto) puede ser obtenida en el sitio web del Distrito y por cualquier residente en el Distrito durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la votación anual de elección y presupuesto, excepto el sábado , domingos y festivos, desde la Oficina del Distrito, en el Edificio de Administración, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, Nueva York, o cualquier escuela dentro del Distrito, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 3:00 p.m.; Y POR la presente SE ADVIERTE QUE el artículo 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles exige que el Distrito adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención.

Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el

valor total evaluado del rollo de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de tributación, enumerará todo tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención, el impor te acumulado que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas.

Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del Distrito; Y MÁS AVISO SE DA QUE las peticiones que nombran candidatos para la oficina del Fideicomisario de la Junta de Educación deben ser presentadas ante el Secretario de Distrito en su oficina en el Edificio de Administración, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, Nueva York, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. los días escolares y a más tardar el lunes 19 de abril de 2021 , a las 5:00 p.m.. Cada petición debe dirigirse al Secretario de Distrito, debe ser firmada por al menos SI EL GOBERNADOR FIRMA EL PROYECTO DE LEY ESTE NUMNBER DEBE SER EL MAYOR DE 25 Y 2% DEL NÚMERO O F PERSONAS QUE VOTARON EN 2019 del Distrito, debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato, así como el nombre y la residencia de cada residente que firme la petición. Debido a que la e l e c c i ó n d e l o s fideicomisarios se llevará a cabo “en general”, las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta de Educación para la cual se designe al candidato; Y MÁS AVISO SE DA QUE de conformidad con el § 2014 de la Ley de Educación, el registro personal de los votantes está obligado a votar en la votación anual de elección y presupuesto, y ninguna persona tendrá derecho a votar cuyo nombre no aparezca entonces en el registro del Distrito. Con respecto a los requisitos de registro, se establece específicamente

la siguiente información: a) La Junta de Inscripción se reunirá en el Vestíbulo de la Escuela Secundaria Comsewogue, 565 Bicycle Path, Por t Jefferson Station, Nueva York, el miércoles 5 de mayo de 2021 entre las 12:00 p.m. y las 6:00 p.m., para preparar el registro del Distrito y cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea colocado en el registro del Distrito siempre que en dicha reunión de la Junta de Registro , él o ella es conocido o probado a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro para ser entonces o a partir de entonces con derecho a votar en la votación anual de elección y presupuesto. b) Los posibles votantes también pueden registrarse en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, Nueva York, cada día que la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito está abierta, antes del jueves 13 de mayo de 2021, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. c) El registro del Distrito preparado en las últimas cuatro (4) elecciones anuales y el registro preparado para cada reunión o elección especial del Distrito celebrada o realizada en cualquier momento dentro de cuatro (4) años antes del 18 de mayo de 2021, se utilizará como base para la preparación del registro del Distrito para esta votación anual de elección y presupuesto.

Además, cualquier persona calificada para votar de otra manera, que esté registrada bajo las disposiciones del Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral para fines de elección general, tendrá derecho a votar en la votación anual de elección y presupuesto sin más registro, y en consecuencia se considerará parte del registro del Distrito. d) El registro completo será presentado en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito y abierto para su inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito entre las 9:00 a.m. y a las 4:00 p.m., en cada uno de los cinco días (excepto domingo) y el sábado 15 de mayo de 2021 entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 12:00 del mediodía, antes y el día fijado para la votación

anual de elección y presupuesto. e) La Junta de Registro se reunirá durante la votación anual de elección y presupuesto el 18 de mayo de 2021, en el momento y lugar aquí establecido para dicha votación anual de elección y presupuesto. Sin embargo, cabe señalar que el registro durante la votación anual de elección y presupuesto no da derecho a votar en ese momento, con el propósito de que el registro sea calificar a aquellos que no se han registrado previamente para votar en las siguientes Juntas distritales. f) Los votantes militares que actualmente no están registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como elector calificado del Distrito mediante la presentación de una Solicitud de Registro de Votantes Militares al Secretario de Distrito, a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día antes de la elecciónapril 22, 2021. Una copia de la Solicitud de Registro de Votantes Militares está disponible tanto en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito como en línea ubicada en el sitio web del Distrito en h t t p : / / w w w. c o m s e w o g u e. k12.ny.us/.

Un votante militar que sea un votante calificado del Distrito puede presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar.

Un votante militar tiene derecho a designar una preferencia para recibir una Solicitud de Registro de Votantes Militares, Solicitud de Boleta Militar o Boleta Militar por correo, facsímil o correo electrónico. Dicha designación permanecerá vigente hasta que sea revocada o cambiada por el elector. Si no se designa ninguna preferencia, el Distrito transmitirá la Solicitud de Registro de Vo t a n t e s Militares, la Solicitud de Boleta Militar o la Boleta Militar por correo.

Una boleta militar no será examinada a menos que sea recibida por el Secretario de Distrito en o antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021.

MÁS AVISO SE DA POR LA PRESENTE que de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley, las papeletas ausentes para votar en la votación anual de elección y presupuesto

pueden ser solicitadas en el Oficina del Secretario de Distrito durante el horario comercial regular. Dicha solicitud debe ser recibida por el Secretario de Distrito al menos siete (7) días antes de la votación anual de elección y presupuesto si la boleta debe ser enviada por correo al elector, o el día antes de la votación anual de elección y presupuesto si la boleta debe ser entregada personalmente al elector. No se aceptarán solicitudes de voto en ausencia más de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se habrán emitido papeletas en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en cada uno de los cinco días (excepto el domingo) antes del 18 de mayo de 2021 en horario comercial regular y los sábados entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 12:00 p.m. No se examinará la boleta electoral en ausencia a menos que se haya recibido en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de la votación anual de elección y presupuesto; Y MÁS AVISO SE DA QUE un elector calificado cuya capacidad de aparecer personalmente en el lugar de votación se ve sustancialmente deteriorado por enfermedad permanente o discapacidad física y cuyo registro ha sido marcado como “permanentemente inhabilitado” por la Junta Electoral de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley Electoral tendrá derecho a recibir una boleta en ausencia de conformidad con lo dispuesto en la Ley de Educación sin hacer una solicitud separada para dicha boleta de ausencia.

Fecha: Estación Port Jefferson, Nueva York Marzo de 1621, 2021 JACQUELINE YATES SECRETARIO DE DISTRITO B R O O K H A V E N COMSEWOGUE DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE UNION 1437 4/1 4x ptr

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LEGALS 2 LEGALS con’t from pg. 10 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Belle Terre will hold a public hearing at the Village Community Center, 55 Cliff Road, Belle Terre, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 8:00 PM, for the purpose of receiving comments from Village residents as to the performance of Cablevision, who is requesting a ten (10) year franchise renewal and for the public inspection and questioning of the franchise agreement. All relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk at 1 Cliff Road during regular business hours.

Dated: March 16, 2021

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NOTICE: Harbor Ridge Beach Association The 2021 assessments of $150.00 to maintain active membership are due May 15, 2021.

Please make checks payable to: Harbor Ridge Beach Association and mail them to: P.O. Box 425, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 If you are new to the Harbor Hills area and need information regarding the association, please call 631-642-7168.

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Notice of formation of JMP Solutions LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/4/2021. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 100 Ronkonkoma Ave, Apt 1G, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, 11779. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PRESUPUESTARIA,

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com VOTACIÓN PRESUPUESTARIA Y ELECCIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE PORT JEFFERSON PUEBLO DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK Por la presente se notifica que una audiencia presupuestaria para los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar de Port Jefferson, Ciudad de Brookhaven, Condado de Suffolk, Port Jefferson, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Escuela Secundaria Earl L. Vandermeulen en dicho Distrito el 11 de mayo, 2021 a las 7 p.m., hora predominante, para la presentación del presupuesto; Las copias del presupuesto adoptado estarán disponibles siete días antes de la audiencia presupuestaria.

Por la presente se notifica que la votación/elección anual de los votantes calificados del distrito escolar de Port Jefferson, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Escuela Secundario Earl L. Vandermeulen en dicho distrito el martes, 18 de mayo, 2021 entre las 6:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora predominante, hora en la que se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina sobre los siguientes puntos: Propuesta 1: Adoptar el presupuesto anual 2021-2022 para el Distrito Escolar y autorizar que la porción requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito.

Propuesta 2: Deberá autorizarse el Comité de Educación del Distrito de Port Jefferson a gastar una suma que no exceda los $ 1,000,000 del “Fondo de Reserva de Capital para Renovaciones y Mejoras de 2015” a partir del 21 de mayo de 2015 para los siguientes propósitos: reemplazo de ciertas secciones del techo en Earl L. Vandermeulen High School y Edna Louise Spear Elementary School, incluido todo el trabajo auxiliar e incidental que se require realizar.

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Educación del Distrito Escolar de Port Jefferson estar autorizada para establecer, conforme a la sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación, un Fondo de Reserva de Capital, a partir del 11 de mayo de 2021, que se conocerá como la “Reserva de Capital de Renovaciones y Mejoras 2021 para fines de financiamiento mejoras de capital al Distrito Escolar de Port Jefferson, que incluyen, entre otras, reemplazo de techo, renovaciones de aulas, trabajo en el sitio, reemplazo de puertas y h e r r a m i e n t a s , actualizaciones de ADA, reemplazo de techo, reemp l a z o d e p i s o , actualizaciones de HVAC, actualizaciones eléctricas, reemplazo del sistema de alarma contra incendios, renovación de extractores de aire en la azotea, reemplazo de generadores de emergencia, reemplazo de ventanas, renovaciones/adiciones de baños, reconstrucción de vestidores, reemplazo de gradas deportivas, control de drenaje y erosión, y demolición de aulas portátiles. El monto final del Fondo de reserva de capital para renovaciones y mejoras de 2021 será de diez millones de dólares ($ 10,000,000), incluidos los intereses correspondientes; el plazo probable será de siete (7) años, los fondos se transferirán del saldo del fondo designado no reservado que queda en el fondo general, incluida una suma que no exceda los $ 1,500,000 del presupuesto 2020-2021 y, a partir de entonces, una cantidad anual no superior a $ 1,500,000 por cada año restante del plazo probable.

4. Elegir a tres (3) miembros del Comité por un período de 3 años que comenzará el 1 de julio de 2021 y finalizará el 30 de junio de 2024.

Y también se notifica que las peticiones que nominan candidatos para el cargo de miembro del Comité de Educación deben presentarse en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 19 de abril, 2021. Cada petición debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito, debe estar firmado por al menos

veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

Y por la presente se notifica que, de acuerdo con §2035 y §2008 de la Ley de Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, que de otra manera se someterá a votación en dicha elección, debe presentarse ante el Comité de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito a más tardar el 19 de abril de 2021 a las 5 : 0 0 p . m . h o r a predominante, a excepción de las proposiciones que deben incluirse en el aviso de la reunión anual; debe estar mecanografiado o impreso en inglés, debe dirigirse al secretario del distrito escolar y debe estar firmado por al menos sesenta y nueve (69) votantes calificados del distrito y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante.

Sin embargo, el Comité Escolar no aceptará ninguna petición para presentar a los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determ i n a r, o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica donde el gasto de dinero sea requerido por la proposición.

También se notifica que cualquier contribuyente del Distrito puede obtener una copia del estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente con fines escolares, sin incluir el dinero público, durante los c a t o r c e d í a s inmediatamente anteriores a la votación anual/elección, en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito Escolar, 550 Scraggy Hill Road, Port Jefferson, Nueva York, de lunes a viernes de 8:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. hora predominante, y los sábados y domingos con cita previa.

También se notifica que las solicitudes para votos en ausencia se podrán obtener en la Secretaría del Distrito, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., de lunes a viernes, excepto festivos. Si la boleta debe enviarse por

correo al votante, el secretario del distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa al menos siete días antes del día de la elección. Si la boleta debe entregarse personalmente al votante, el secretario de distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa al menos un día antes del día de la votación/elección.

Las boletas deben llegar al secretario del distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. (hora predominante) en la fecha de la votación/elección. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrá emitido votos en ausencia estará disponible para inspección pública en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito durante el horario regular de oficina hasta el día de la elección.

(1) ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, (2) mayor de dieciocho años, (3) residente dentro del Distrito por un período de treinta días antes de dicha votación/elección. El Comité de Educación ha adoptado las disposiciones de la Ley de Educación §2018-c que requiere que todas las personas nuevas que se ofrezcan a votar en cualquier reunión o elección del distrito escolar proporcionen una forma de prueba de residencia. La prueba aceptable de residencia será una licencia de c o n d u c i r, otro documento/tarjeta de identificación, una factura de servicios públicos o una tarjeta de registro de votante.

Los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión por fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicha solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de solicitud de votante militar deben recibirse en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito del Distrito Escolar a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 22 de abril, 2021. No se registrará ninguna boleta militar a menos que (1) se reciba en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o de un país extranjero servicio postal, o mostrando un endoso fechado de recibo de otra agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de la elección y firmada y fechada por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se asocia como no posterior al día anterior a la elección.

De conformidad con el Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, la Sección 495 se agregó a la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles y requiere que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor total tasado de la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exe n t o de impuestos, enumerará todos los tipos de exenciones otorgadas por autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

Y además, se notifica por la presente que los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar tendrán derecho a votar en dicha votación y elección anual. Un votante calificado es aquel que es

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POR ORDEN DEL COMITÉ DE EDUCACIÓN Distrito escolar de Port Jefferson Kathleen Hanley Secretario de distrito

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE

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LEGALS 3 LEGALS con’t from pg. 11 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 11, 2021 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 18, 2021 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. Proposition 1: To adopt the 2021-2022 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. Proposition 2: Shall the Board of Education of the Port Jefferson Union Free District be authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $1,000,000 from the “2015 Renovations and Upgrades Capital Reserve Fund” effective May 21, 2015 for the following purpose(s): replacement of certain sections of roof at Earl L. Vandermeulen High School and Edna Louise Spear Elementary School, including all ancillary and incidental work required to be performed.

3. Shall the Board of Education of the Port Jefferson UFSD be authorized to establish, pursuant to Education Law section 3651, a Capital Reserve Fund, effective May 11,

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 2021 to be known as the “2021 Renovations and Upgrades Capital Reserve for the purpose of funding capital improvements to the Port Jefferson School District, including but not limited to, roof replacement, classroom renovations, site work, door and hardware replacement, ADA upgrades, ceiling replacement, floor replacement, HVAC upgrades, electrical upgrades, fire alarm system replacement, refurbishment of rooftop exhaust fans, emergency generator replacement, window replacement, bathroom renovations/additions, locker room reconstruction, athletic bleacher replacement, drainage and erosion control, and portable classroom demolition.

The ultimate amount of the 2021 Renovations and Upgrades Capital Reserve Fund shall be Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) including interest thereon; the probable term shall be seven (7) years, the funds are to be transferred from the unreserved designated fund balance remaining in the general fund including a sum not to exceed $1,500,000 from the 2020-2021 budget and thereafter in an annual amount not more than $1,500,000 for each remaining year of the probable term.

4. To elect three (3) members of the Board for a 3-year term commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2024.

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 19, 2021. 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 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 19, 2021 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 sixty-nine (69) qualified voters of the District 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.

Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such ballot application or ballot. Military voter application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk of the School District no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no 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 associated to be not later than the day before 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 nondriver’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 repor t, 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.

SUNIL CHULANI, RESIDENT, JOHN DOES (fictitious names of all persons participating in the evaluation, review and care of the plaintiff whose identity or culpability is not now known), JANE DOES, R.N. (fictitious names of all nurses participating in the evaluation, review and care of the plaintiff whose identity or culpability is not now known) and PETER PHARMACIST (fictitious names of all persons dispensing medication during the care of the plaintiff whose identity or culpability is not now known),

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Port Jefferson Union Free School District Kathleen Hanley District Clerk 4/1/21, 4/8/21

DOCKET NO.: BER-L-4556-20

Defendants SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY LAW DIVISION: BERGEN COUNTY CIVIL ACTION

SUMMONS THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT (S):

1603 4/1 2x ptr SUNIL CHULANI, FELLOW LAW OFFICES ROSEMARIE ARNOLD 1386 Palisade Avenue Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 (201) 461-1111 Attorneys for Plaintiff Attorney I . D. No.: 034241986 Filing Attorney I.D. No.: 012031999 Our File No.: 216308 KAYLIN D’ELIA and ROBERT D’ELIA, her husband, Plaintiff, v.

AFC URGENT CARE LY N D H U R S T, JOSEPH LICITRA, D.C., HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, MONICA HERNANDEZ, M.D., NICOLE W E B B, D. O. , STEVEN SPERBER, M.D., MADHU PARMAR, M.D., LINA ORTEGA, M.D., PETER STEWART, M.D., KELLY RIPPEY, M . D . , D A N I E L MACGRUTHER, P.A., SARW A S AT I DAYA L , M . D. , CHRISTOPHER PERRY, M,D., SAMIT DESAI, M.D., NICOLE BARBASH, R E S I D E N T, ALYSSA BERNS, RESIDENT,

THE PLAINTIFF, named above, has filed a lawsuit against you in the Superior Court of New Jersey. The complaint attached to this summons states the basis for this lawsuit. If you dispute this complaint, you or your attorney must file a written answer or motion and proof of service with the deputy clerk of the Superior Court in the county listed above within thirty-five (35) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If the complaint is one in foreclosure, then you must file your written answer to motion and proof of service with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 971, Trenton, NJ 08625-0971. A filing fee payable to the Clerk of the Superior Court and a completed Case Information Statement (available from the deputy clerk of the Superior Cour t) must accompany your answer or motion when it is filed. You must also send a copy of

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BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A local business wanted to give back, and through fundraising was able to make children at Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, based in Wading River, smile for Easter.

Raquel Fernandez, owner of Icon Properties in Port Jefferson and member of the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, said that she always wanted to create a charity after opening her agency in 2004.

But like everything in early 2020, COVID-19 halted their plans.

In what was supposed to be their first fundraising event to create and donate Easter baskets to three nonprofits across Long Island, they had to postpone it.

That didn’t stop Fernandez, she said. Right before the shutdown in March, she with her own children, brought over 300 baskets to Little Flower’s Wading River campus for kids ages 2 to 14.

“It was such a great feeling,” she said.

“This was the last thing we were approved to do before nothing was allowed in. It gave a sense of normalcy.”

Fernandez said she wasn’t going to let the continuing pandemic stop her from helping again this year.

Icon Cares Inc. — the charitable part of Icon Properties, and a 501c3 nonprofit — was able to fundraise a bit with its second annual Hope Hops Around LI Campaign, that included hosting an event at Stony Brook’s The Bench on March 25.

The four-hour event sold out, Fernandez said, which had a guest list of 70 people. All the funds gathered were donated to Little Flower.

“We’re just trying to do something good,” she said. “It feels good to help out.”

During the event, there was a 50/50

draw, a silent basket auction and The Bench donated a portion of the proceeds when supporters bought The Blue Bunny — a specialty drink created for the event made of Stoli blueberry vodka, soda, lemonade and blue Curaçao liqueur.

“We’re really excited and hope this event becomes a staple,” Fernandez said.Her fundraising efforts raised more than $1,600.

Right before the event, 100 baskets were created and dropped off at Little Flower, which Taressa Harry, Little Flower’s director of communications, said would be gifted to the kids on Easter morning.

“Last year they reached out to us and we were really happy,” she said. “We love getting support especially when it’s from our local community.”

Little Flower is a 90-year-old nonprofit organization founded originally in Brooklyn, with its main campus in Wading River.

According to its website, the group has been committed to improving the lives and well-being of children by providing foster boarding home care, residential treatment care and, where appropriate, adoption. Their work focuses on strengthening the family so that they can provide a safe nurturing environment for raising children and to overcome a myriad of obstacles that threaten a child’s safety.

Harry said that donations like Icon Cares baskets goes a long way.

“The kids love any special treat they can get,” she said. “It shows them that there really are people who are pushing for them and cheering them on. It makes their day a little brighter, especially during the holidays where they can’t be home.”

Fernandez said the fundraising this year was a success and she looks forward to her next donation.

“We’re grateful to God that we can do something that helps out others,” she said.

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LEGALS 1 LEGALS con’t from pg. 12 your answer or motion to the plaintiff ’s attorney whose name and address appear above, or to the plaintiff, if no attorney is named above. A telephone call will not protect your rights; you must file and serve a written answer or motion (with fee of $ 175.00 and completed Case Information Statement) if you want the court to hear your defense.

If you do not file and serve a written Answer or Motion within 35 days, the Court may enter a Judgment against you for the relief plaintiff demands, plus interest and costs of suit. If judgment is entered against you, the Sheriff may seize your money, wages or property to pay all or part of the judgment.

If you cannot afford to pay an attorney, call a Legal Services Office. An individual not eligible for free legal assistance may obtain a referral to an attorney by calling a County Lawyer Referral Service. These numbers may be listed in the yellow pages of your phone book or may be obtained by calling the New Jersey State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service, toll free (800) 792-8315 (within New Jersey) or (609) 394-1101 (from out of state). The phone numbers for the county in which this action is pending are: Lawyer Referral Ser vice (201) 488-0044, Legal Service Office (201) 487-2166. /s/ Michelle M. Smith, Clerk MICHELLE M. SMITH, CLERK

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 012031999 Our File No.: 216308 KAYLIN D’ELIA and ROBERT D’ELIA, her husband, Plaintiff(s), vs.

AFC URGENT CARE LY N D H U R S T, JOSEPH LICITRA, D.C., HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, MONICA HERNANDEZ, M.D., NICOLE W E B B, D. O. , STEVEN SPERBER, M.D., MADHU PARMAR, M.D., LINA ORTEGA, M.D., PETER STEWART, M.D., KELLY RIPPEY, M . D . , D A N I E L MACGRUTHER, P.A., SARW A S AT I DAYA L , M . D. , CHRISTOPHER PERRY, M,D., SAMIT DESAI, M.D., NICOLE BARBASH, R E S I D E N T, ALYSSA BERNS, RESIDENT, SUNIL CHULANI, RESIDENT, JOHN DOES (fictitious names of all persons participating in the evaluation, review and care of the plaintiff whose identity or culpability is not now known), JANE DOES, R.N. (fictitious names of all nurses participating in the evaluation, review and care of the plaintiff whose identity or culpability is not now known) and PETER PHARMACIST (fictitious names of all persons dispensing medication during the care of the plaintiff whose identity or culpability is not now known).

Defendants SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY LAW DIVISION: BERGEN COUNTY

Dated: March 25, 2021

Address to be Served: 2 Dillon Ave. Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 VIA PUBLICATION LAW OFFICES ROSEMARIE ARNOLD 1386 Palisade Avenue Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 (201) 461-1111 Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) Attorney ID No.: 034241986 Filing Attorney ID No.:

LICITRA, D.C., HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, MONICA HERNANDEZ, M.D., NICOLE W E B B, D. O. , STEVEN SPERBER, M.D., MAOHU PARMAR, M.D., LINA ORTEGA, M.D., PETER STEWART, M.D., KELLY RIPPEY, M . D . , D A N I E L MACGRUTHER, P.A., SARW A S AT I DAYA L , M . D. , CHRISTOPHER PERRY, M,D., SAMIT DESAI, M.D., NICOLE BA R BA . S H , R E S I D E N T, ALYSSA BERNS, RESIDENT, SUNIL CHULA.NI, RESIDENT, JOHN DOES (fictitious names of all persons participating in the evaluation, review and care of the plaintiff whose identity or culpability is not now known), JANE DOES, R.N. (fictitious names of all nurses participating in the evaluation, review and care of the plaintiff whose identity or culpability is not now known) and PETER PHARMACIST (fictitious names of all persons dispensing medication during the care of the plaintiff whose identity or culpability is not now known),

LAW OFFICES ROSEMARIE ARNOLD 1386 Palisade A venue Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 (201) 461-1111 Attorneys for Plaintiff Attorney of Record ID No.: 034241986 Filing Attorney ID No,: 012031999 Our file No.: 216308

THIS MATTER having been opened to the Court by Natalie Zammitti Shaw, Esq. of the Law Offices Rosemarie Arnold, attorneys for Plaintiffs, KAYLIN D’ELIA AND ROBERT D’ELIA, her husband, upon Notice of Motion for an Order ·pursuant to Rule 4:4-5 permitting that Plaintiffs Complaint be served on Defendant, SUNIL CHULANI, M.D. via Publication in The Port Times; and the Court having considered the matter and good cause having been shown for the entry of the within Order;

Defendants SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY LAW DIVISION: BERGEN COUNTY DOCKET NO.: BER-L-455620 CIVIL ACTION ORDER

FILED MAR 1 9 2021 ESTELA M . DE LA CRUZ. J.S.C.

DOCKET NO.: CIVIL ACTION

Name of Defendant(s): Sunil Chulani, Resident

1. The Plaintiff’s are residents of Bergen County, New Jersey.

2. That Defendant AFC URGENT CARE LYNDHURST is a New Jersey Corporation providing medical services to the citizens of Bergen County and has its principal place of business located at 560 New Yo r k Av e. , Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey.

3. That Defendant JOSEPH LICITRA, D. C . , is a chiropractor providing medical services in New Jersey which his principal place of business located at 925 Allwood Road, Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey.

4. That Defendant HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (hereinafter “HMHHUMC”) is a New Jersey Corporation providing medical services to the citizens of New Jersey and has its principal place of business located at 30 Prospect Avenue, Bergen County, New Jersey Hackensack, New Jersey.

5. That all remaining defendants are medical providers providing medical services in New Jersey and at the time of the alleged medical malpractice were all employees/agents/servants of Defendant HMHHUMC and were acting within the scope of that employment/ agency/servant relationship when they failed to follow the applicable standard of medical care during their treatment of the Plaintiff on or about August 16, 2018, and thereafter, at 30 Prospect Ave., Hackensack, New Jersey, which proximately resulted in a physical injury to the Plaintiff, KAYLIN D’ELIA.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE COMPLAINT, JURY DEMAND and AFFIDAVIT OF MERIT OF ALAN MULTZ , M . D. and KENNETH ERMANN, D.C. Plaintiff(s), KAYLIN D’ELIA and ROBERT D’ELIA, her husband residing at 7 Orchid Drive, Wallington, NEW JERSEY, by way of Complaint against Defendants, say(s):

KAYLIN D’ELIA and ROBERT D’ELIA, her husband, Plaintiffs, vs.

AFC URGENT CARE LY N D H U R S T, JOSEPH

IT IS ON THIS 19 DAY OF

March, 2021, ORDERED, that service of the Summons and Complaint upon Defendant, SUNIL CHULANI, M.D. be perfected by being published one (1) time in The Port Times newspaper, a newspaper of general circulation in Port Jefferson, Suffolk County, New York; and it is further ORDERED, that a copy of the with in Order shall be served upon all parties within seven (7) days of the date hereof.

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Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, on the 25th day of March 2021, bearing Index Number 610529/2020, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 310 Center Drive Riverhead NY 11901, grants me the right to assume the name of Gerald Castronovo. The city and state of my present address are Smithtown, New York; the month and year of my birth are November 1954; the place of my birth is Port Jefferson, NY; my present name is Girolamo Castronovo.

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Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson 88 North Country Rd. Port Jefferson, N.Y. 11777 Ph. (631) 473-4744 Fax (631) 473-2049 www.portjeff.com PUBLIC NOTICE Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Zoning Board PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS of Article XI, Section 250-50 of the Code of Village of Port Jefferson, please take notice that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson will hold a Public Hearing via ZOOM posted live on Thursday 4/22/21 at

6:30PM. (A pre-hearing work session will begin at 6:00PM) Below is a link to watch a live video of the meeting and public hearing. Public comments may be made through the link during the public hearing portion of the meeting at 6:30PM. Public comment will be permitted during the public hearing portion of the meeting only. Please include your full name when commenting. www.portjeff.com/ virtualmeetings 29 Laurel Dr Appeal No. #564-21 SCTM: Sec. 10, Blk.3, Lot 23 Zoning: RB-2 Residential Property Owner: Joseph & Patricia O’Neil Applicant: Andrew Malguarnera c/o Brookhaven Expeditors Contact: Andrew Malguarnera c/o Brookhaven Expeditors Description: 1.

Applicant requests permission to maintain an existing 24’ x 12’ oval above ground swimming pool, 5.5’ feet from the western property line and in the front yard of the property along Old Post Road. Village of Port Jefferson Code section 250-11C(3)(a) requires that all pools must be set back 20 feet from any property line.

2. Village of Port Jefferson Code Section 250-11C(3)(a) prohibits any portion of a swimming pool to be located within the front yard.

3.

Applicant requests permission to maintain an existing accessory wood deck located .4 feet from the western property line where section 250-28A(1)(b) of the Code of the Village of Port Jefferson requires all accessory structures to maintain a 5 foot setback from any property line.

4.

Applicant requests permission to maintain said existing wood deck forward of the line of the principal building where section 25028A(2) states that no accessory structure shall project nearer to the street on which the principal building

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The campaign for a bone-dry Port Jefferson

BY KENNETH BRADY DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The campaign for a bone-dry Port Jefferson began during the 19th century. At the forefront of the movement, the Sons of Temperance was established in the village in 1848 and composed of members who pledged to abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages.

After the Sons disbanded in 1877, the Independent Order of Good Templars, Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), Young Men’s League and Prohibition Club were organized in Port Jefferson and continued the crusade against John Barleycorn.

The reformers sponsored debates, opened a mission on the village’s East Broadway and reported violations of the Sunday liquor laws.

They also marched in parades, ran a temperance column in the Port Jefferson Echo, endorsed dry political candidates and organized rallies at Protestant churches.

The local activists joined lobbyists from the powerful Anti-Saloon League in supporting legislation that reduced the number of taverns in New York State. Retired sea captain Carman Howell of Port Jefferson served on Brookhaven Town’s 1917 Saloon Eliminating Committee that dramatically cut the number of taprooms in the area from 83 to 39.

In Port Jefferson, the committee members gave the prized liquor licenses to barkeeps William Thompson, Annie Russell, Arthur Decker, Catherine Barker, Thomas O’Rourke and Arthur Feltman, but not to Frederick Reep, Walter Davis and Martha Henschel.

Following the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution in 1919 and the passage of the Volstead Act later that year, Port Jefferson’s victorious drys turned their attention to enforcing the new laws against the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating beverages.

In 1920, villagers organized a local chapter of the Allied Citizens of America. Arthur Loper, president, and Julia Bonelli, vice president, both prominent residents of Port Jefferson, led the newly formed division that worked for a bonedry Northern Brookhaven and cooperated with law enforcement agencies in achieving that goal.

Thirty citizens, including respected villagers Ralph Dayton, Thaddeus Oettinger, George Darling and Roscoe Craft organized a Public Safety Committee, charged with investigating and correcting any of Port Jefferson’s moral or social ills.

Rev. John J. Macdonald, pastor of the Port Jefferson Presbyterian Church, was elected president of the Citizens’ League of Suffolk County, a vigilance committee comprised of ministers and laymen. They promised a relentless war against the bootleggers and rumrunners operating along the north shore of Long Island from Orient Point to Port Jefferson.

William Anderson, former superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, addressed the congregation of the Port Jefferson Methodist Church. Well known throughout New York as the “bartender’s nightmare,” Anderson discussed “A Patriotic Protestant Protective Alliance Necessary for the Preservation of Prohibition.”

Dr. Oscar Haywood, a lecturer for the Ku

Above: A prohibitionist drives a water wagon down Port Jefferson’s Myrtle Avenue. Temperance crusaders urged villagers to forego demon rum and drink nature’s bountiful gift, cold water. Below: Barker’s Hotel was located on the east side of Main Street in Port Jefferson. During Prohibition, its proprietor was arrested for violating the Volstead Act. Photos from Kenneth C. Brady Digital Archive

Klux Klan, spoke at the Port Jefferson Baptist Church in 1924 and Athena Hall (Theatre Three) in 1925. Among its goals, the Suffolk County Klan called for strict enforcement of the 18th Amendment.

Although facing considerable pressure to obey the dry laws, some villagers still flouted the Volstead Act. The proprietors of Barker’s Hotel (Main Street), the American House (East Broadway), and Bennett’s Restaurant (Main Street) were all arrested for serving hooch.

William Thompson, who ran the Ardencraig Bowling Alleys and Billiard Parlor (Arden Place), was twice convicted and fined for selling whiskey to shell-shocked veterans from the Vocational Training Institute at the Plant Hotel, now the site of Port Jefferson High School.

The authorities raided the Sundodgers, a private social club on upper Thompson Street, and dumped 16 cases of home-brew in the backyard. Federal agents also nabbed a man for distributing moonshine from his house on Liberty Avenue.

Customs inspectors boarded the Dragon when it docked in Port Jefferson, took the yacht’s cargo of gin and arrested the crew.

Following a high-speed chase off Port Jefferson,

a government patrol boat captured the Porpoise and seized its stash of contraband whiskey. The notorious Artemis was discovered in a Port Jefferson shipyard where she had been secretly towed for repairs. The rumrunner had been hit by gunfire in a furious battle with a Coast Guard cutter off Orient Point.

The majority of Port Jefferson’s residents soon tired of Prohibition and the problems that the dry crusade had engendered. Although the Prohibition Emergency Committee campaigned in the village to keep the Eighteenth Amendment intact, it was repealed by the states on Dec. 5, 1933. In each of the three election districts that then formed Port Jefferson, voters opposed to Prohibition prevailed.

As wets celebrated their victory, dry’s met in the Port Jefferson Baptist Church and bemoaned their defeat. Bars and package stores quickly reopened in the village. The “noble experiment” had ended.

Kenneth Brady has served as the Port Jefferson Village Historian and president of the Port Jefferson Conservancy, as well as on the boards of the Suffolk County Historical Society, Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council and Port Jefferson Historical Society. He is a longtime resident of Port Jefferson.

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School News

First place for Port Jeff Science Olympiad team

The Port Jefferson Middle School Science Olympiad Team placed first at the Suffolk County Regional Division B Science Olympiad Competition, held as a virtual competition this year.

Students in grades 6-9 competed against 22 teams in events which tested their study skills in the categories of biology, chemistry, earth science, engineering, physics and scientific problem-solving.

The students had a dominant performance

and received medals in every single event. The team will compete on April 17 in the virtual state competition. The team is coached by Adam Bouchard, the Middle School Earth Science and Science 8 teacher.

“Every student was highly motivated and showed a lot of hard work in preparing fortheir events despite the circumstances and hardships to overcome,” Mr. Bouchard said. “I applaud their efforts and cannot wait to see how they do at the state level.”

Port Jefferson Middle School Science Olympiad team. Photo from PJSD

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6. Village of Port Jefferson Code Section 250-28C(4)(a) requires that any fence enclosing a front yard of any lot must be of open wood type construction.

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Comsewogue quarterback Brady Shannon drops back to pass.

Sharks eat Warriors

Comsewogue running back cuts to the outside.

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Comsewogue senior Aiden McCaffrey rolls out of the backfield for the Warriors.

The Comsewogue Warriors at 0-2 this season looked to notch its first win when it hosted the Eastport South Manor Sharks at home in a League V conference matchup in a rare Monday night game April 5.

Comsewogue’s first win would have to wait as they fell to ESM 20-8.

The Sharks set the tone early when on their opening drive consumed nearly 7 minutes off the clock to punch in on a touchdown pass to take the early lead. Comsewogue struggled to get traction and after a blocked punt gave the Sharks another scoring opportunity with 9:06 left in the half for a 13-0 lead.

With less than a minute left in the 3rd the Sharks found the endzone again to take a 20-0 lead. The Warriors took the egg off the scoreboard in the final 2 minutes and were able to convert for two more but it was too little too late and that elusive victory will have to wait.

The Warriors conclude their COVID shortened season with a road game against West Babylon April 10. Kickoff is at 2:00 p.m.

Photos by Bill Landon

Senior Ryan Mimnaugh takes the handoff.

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Editorial

Letters to the Editor

Keeping our teachers safe

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Give a hoot

Driving through our newspaper coverage areas, we’re surprised at the amount of roadside litter.

Fortunately, the warmer weather means various community groups coming out and cleaning up a plot of land or section of roadway. However, to quote an old Woodsy Owl ad from the 1970s, “Give a hoot! Don’t pollute.”

It’s not the responsibility of civic associations, businesses and chambers of commerce to clean up other people’s messes, even though their efforts are applauded. People need to be aware that littering is not cool and then be more mindful of how they dispose of trash.

Throwing garbage out car windows or tossing it wherever while walking is not being a responsible resident. Not properly covering cans where wind can pick up garbage in the container and send it rolling down the street also is not helping matters either.

Unfortunately, we live in a time when people think it’s OK to dump trash on the side of the road or in a park, too.

The current coronavirus pandemic has made the littering problem even worse. In an attempt to keep themselves and others healthy, people have been wearing masks and gloves. But for some reason, many of those people feel they need to discard the protective gear immediately. One of the memories that many of us will carry with us long after the pandemic is gone is how often we saw gloves and masks laying in shopping center parking lots.

Litter is not only unsightly, but it can also wind up in our local wooded areas and waterways where it can negatively impact wildlife. The debris can inhibit plants from thriving, too.

There will always be people who will mindlessly throw out garbage without a care in the world about where it winds up, as long as it’s not in their car or home. But when papers, cups, fast food bags and other items are just left in the grass or bushes, it almost provides an invitation for others to follow suit and carelessly throw unwanted items wherever they please.

Everyone is responsible to pick up after themselves. For our municipalities to clean up after residents means increased tax dollars.

Of course, that doesn’t mean we all can’t encourage our elected officials to rethink how often the departments of transportation clear the roadways and open areas of litter, if they do at all. Looking at our local roads, it’s clear that they need to be cleaned more often until all residents are playing their part in keeping their communities clean.

With Earth Day just a couple of weeks away, isn’t it time for North Shore residents to send a better message to those who visit here or think about living here? Let’s show we care about the place where we live and respect it, plus the environment. That can start today simply by ensuring garbage is properly disposed of even during times where it may feel inconvenient to do so.

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Email letters to julianne@tbrnewsmedia.com or mail them to The Port Times Record, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

Massimo Olson, age 13, is from Port Jefferson Station

Nan Guzzetta — a true ‘harbor light’ of Port Jefferson

When I was a young boy, I stared at the distant harbor lights of Port Jefferson from my family’s beach cottage on Fairfield Beach in Connecticut — just a scant 17 miles across Long Island Sound. My boyhood heart and mind raced and imagined.

I wondered what this distant harbor looked like — and the people who lived there. The harbor lights shimmered and sparkled the nighttime maritime sky like the jewel that is Port Jefferson.

I never knew then (that as an adult) that Port Jeff and her townsfolk would become such a valued, completely irreplaceable and special part of my life.

Enter Nan Guzzetta at Stage Right.

It was the very first Dickens Christmas Festival 24 Christmases ago when Nan was the absolute keystone of the Dickens Festival. She was the “go-to” master costumer and “Dress Doctor.” From her grand, proud, three-floor Victorian home (with nook and crannies everywhere!)

Nan outfitted just about every Dickens character, from sidewalk carolers, Tiny Tim, grand ladies and gentlemen — even me, Father Christmas.

For each Dickens Festival character from age 8 to 80, Nan’s talent and attention to every last detail in Dickens’ era costumes

was but a prelude to a glorious and majestic Christmas in Port Jefferson.

In so many, many ways, we Dickens volunteer characters were all Nan’s special, beautiful ornaments of the magical Christmas tree that is the Dickens Festival.

Some may say that with Nan’s passing “the harbor lights” in Port Jefferson “dimmed” a little. However, that is not so.

Port Jeff’s harbor lights sparkle and shine even brighter because she touched us so. Nan lit a beacon within us all. With her spirit. With her talent. With her smile.

John Galla Wading River

I would like to thank the Town of Brookhaven, the County of Suffolk, and the State of New York for completing an essential project in our community. For over 10 years, the members of the Mount Sinai Harbor Advisory Committee have been advocating for the repair and dredging of the Mount Sinai Inlet.

The jetties were in desperate need of rebuilding and the inlet had narrowed over the years creating a triple threat of safety, environmental and beach erosion issues.

This situation made the inlet hazardous to navigate due to a narrow opening and high current velocity. It prevented the tides from properly flushing out the waters in the harbor and greatly affected water quality.

In addition, the undermined west jetty caused the erosion and virtual disappearance of East Beach. At long last, the jetties have been rebuilt, the inlet dredged, and East

Beach has been replenished.

This situation would not have been possible without the efforts of our elected officials from multiple levels of government. State Senator Ken LaValle secured $3 million from the state for the jetty rebuild.

County Legislator Sarah Anker committed $2 million from the county to dredge the inlet.

The Town of Brookhaven led

by Councilwoman Jane Bonner and Supervisor Ed Romaine contributed $5.5 million. This vital project could not have been possible without all of their support.

I would like to give extra special thanks to Councilwoman Bonner who worked tirelessly on this project for over 10 years.

The Town of Brookhaven was responsible for the planning and permitting of this project and without her willingness to follow

up on every little detail, I do not know if the project would have ever been completed.

She and I talked and met countless times over the years and she was as strong of an advocate as you could wish for.

I would also like to thank the Town of Brookhaven’s Department of Waste Management, and the Parks Department under Ed Morris who worked every spring to keep the inlet as navigable as possible until the larger project could be completed.

If you are one of the thousands of boaters, paddlers, fishers, or beachgoers who will reap the benefits of this project please take a moment to show your appreciation to the people who worked to ensure that our precious waterfront can continue to be enjoyed for years to come.

Mark Hegreness President, Mount Sinai Harbor Advisory Committee

A thank you for our restored waterfront

APRIL 8, 2021 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A31

Opinion The conversation is over now, no now, no, wait, now

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oodbye. It’s simple and direct. You’d think it’d be easy, like changing the channel with a remote control, closing a door or pushing the keyless start button on a car.

And yet, the art of hanging up the phone, which, technically isn’t hanging up the way we used to place a phone on the wall so much as it is pushing a red button, isn’t as simple and synchronous as it ought to be.

Sometimes it feels as if two people are preparing to turn the simultaneous keys D. None necessary to start some of the above top secret process,

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF with one of them ready to turn the key while the other slowly fishes through a messy drawer, chatting away about how pushing a button to start a car takes

us even further away from the days of using a hand crank to start a car or pushing the propeller around to start a plane engine.

When people want to disconnect, they have used variations of “see ya,” “I gotta go,” or, one of my favorites from my days covering Wall Street, “I gotta hop.”

As an aside here, Wall Street loved the “gotta hop” phrase almost as much as my math professors loved QED, Latin for “thus it is said,” at the end of a proof.

Anyway, I was never especially good at disengaging. It’s as if my brain decided, “You got what you needed, now, stumble through a labyrinth of unrelated ideas.”

I’ll give you an example.

“Okay, well, thanks for taking the time to speak with me,” I said.

“You’re welcome. Have a good afternoon,” he responded.

“Right, afternoon. That’s that time after noon. Makes sense, right?” Wait, why are you still talking? That’s not even vaguely insightful.

“I suppose that’s correct,” he replied, not wanting to be rude.

“Well, anyway, it was good talking with you.

I wasn’t disappointed.” I wasn’t disappointed.

First, that’s a double negative, and second, who cares whether you’re disappointed? Does that suggest you had high expectations, low expectations or no expectations? More to the point, what’s your point?

“Glad to hear it,” he sighed.

“Well, anyway, I should let you get back to work. I have a lot of work this afternoon, too. I’ve got to write a column about people who can’t get off the phone quickly when the conversation has ended.”

“Sounds like an opportunity for personal growth,” he replied.

“Oh, I get it. That’s clever and quick. Okay, so, I hope to talk with you again some time.”

“We’ll see.”

“No, wait. I’m sorry. It won’t always be like this.” Oh, no. I’ve polluted the water for future conversations. Say something clever. Hello? Say

something! Maybe the line has gone dead. That might help. “Are you still there?”

“Yes,” he said. “But, you know, I should get going.”

“Yeah, me, too. Have a good ...”

“Afternoon? Yes, thanks. See ya!”

I have been on the other end of social interactions that won’t, or don’t, seem to end.

One of the challenges of mask wearing is that the usual nonverbal signals, like pursing my lips, twitching, or exhaling slowly, aren’t visible to the person talking with increasing urgency at me.

People sometimes seem to hit the “play” button on their monologue, sharing the quirks they find so charming about their children, as if their children are the first ones in the history of the planet ever to own a dog or to eat a grilled cheese.

Nodding and trying to feign interest, I wonder how I can disconnect without being rude.

Then, it dawns on me to borrow from my Wall Street friends.

“Hey, that’s really interesting. You know what? I gotta hop.”

Also, little did we know how many changes we would witness and endure in an industry that had not been much altered since Ben Franklin and his partner bought the Pennsylvania Gazette in Philadelphia almost 300 years ago. Under their management, it became the most successful newspaper in the colonies. They printed words on paper by setting hot type then, and printers were doing the same right up to the decade just before we began. At that point, a huge change was taking place. The industry was switching over to what was called, “cold type,” meaning words printed by a typesetter, a kind of massive electric typewriter.

In the world, the Vietnam War had finally ended, the oil crisis that had cars lined up at gas pumps for miles and high interest rates were all giving way to Ronald Reagan, the return of the Iran hostages, and the United States of America became “the shining city on the hill.”

After three years in publishing, we won the top prize in the New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. Women poured into the workplace, many providing second incomes, successful equal-pay-for-equal-work court challenges were won and it was the beginning

of desktop computers. We got our first, an Apple, to manage subscriptions in 1982.

By the end of the decade, the Berlin Wall came down, the Cold War was declared ended, we had started a second paper to the east and a third paper to the west just before the Crash of ’87, and we rented more space in our office building.

As we slid into the 90s, the Gulf War seemed easily won, cable TV broke through, President Bush (41) was not reelected and we were into the Clinton years. By then the prices for computers had come way down and we owned more than a dozen, then two dozen. Our staff, too, had expanded as the national and the local economies recovered and bloomed. We bought out the Port Jeff Record and preserved its name and legacy by calling our combined Port Jefferson papers the Port Times Record.

Then it was the end of the century, indeed the end of a millennium, and we were into the Bush-led (43) administration, thanks to the Supreme Court. Before we had a chance to recover our equilibrium from Y2K, we tragically suffered 9/11/2001. They closed the banks that day, a brilliantly sunny Tuesday,

and I was locked in for hours because I had been there early to pick up our loan for the purchase of the Three Village Herald.

By this time, radio, television and cable had all been elbowed aside in the communications and news world to admit the internet, and our website was born to augment our, by then, six newspapers from Huntington to Shoreham/ Wading River. America elected and then reelected its first Black president, who gave us Obamacare. For our part, we started making inroads on Facebook and Instagram and YouTube on behalf of our readers and advertisers.

Then we had a new president, who had never run for office before, and the cover blew off the ball of news coverage as passions became heated and epithets flew. In his last year, the pandemic arrived, sowing chaos on the world. We also made a full length movie, a historic narrative called “One Life to Give,” and it won acclaim. Now atmospherics are calmer with a seasoned politician as our current president, and we are all together watching to see where our lives and our news media will next go.

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ho would have thought that we would be marking our 45th anniversary in the middle of a pandemic? Given all that has transpired in the world over these intervening years, we shouldn’t be so surprised at this unparalleled event.

On April 8, 1976, we published our first issue, and it was a good size.

We had attracted a bit of attention. We were a handful of women starting a second newspaper in town.

Between Someone mentioned at you and me the time that we didn’t

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF stand a snowball’s chance in hell of surviving. Little did we know, inside our innocent bubble of optimism, that he was right.

Here we are then, your weekly snowball, bigger now with six hometown newspapers, a website of about 150,000 visitors, social media platforms, and a lot less innocence.

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COPY EDITOR John Broven ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathleen Gobos ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Elizabeth Bongiorno Robin Lemkin Minnie Yancey SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER Kathryn Mandracchia

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