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The Official Newsletter of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson

A Message from MAYOR MARGOT GARANT

With May upon us in a few weeks, spring is in full session with the Village blossoming in yellow daffodils and our cherry and fruit trees opening to welcome the sun. The Board of Trustees unanimously passed a conservative budget with a slight tax increase due to the impact of the loss of revenue from the LIPA Power Plant. Our financial status nevertheless remains strong, and we were able to accomplish many of the planned capital improvement projects despite struggling through the pandemic. We completed renovations of the bathrooms at Village Hall and Rocketship Park, built a new safety vestibule as you enter Village Hall, finished the addition of a new emergency command center up at the Department of Public Works building, paved many neighborhood streets and restored a large drainage culvert that runs along Brook Road that had collapsed during heavy rains.

Did you know that over 140 Village residents volunteer their time to serve on one of the various boards and or committees? Without them, the wheels would fall off the bus! We are grateful to all our Village volunteers and honored them, as well as our Not-for-Profit partners with a fun-filled recognition dinner at the Village Center. It was so great to be together again in person and I think everyone had a nice time.

There are many events to take advantage of - including our “Winter Tide “free concerts that take place every Friday night at the Village Center sponsored by the Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council and the Village. Concerts begin at 7:30 so you can catch an early dinner or happy hour and then come and listen to folk, country, and some great “unplugged” recognized musicians. A complete schedule is available online at www.portjeff.com/calendar.

We are also launching some new senior clubs beginning with painting and fun bingo which will take place midday at the Village Center for those looking to connect, get out of the house and make new friends. To sign up please visit www.portjeff.com/recreation and search for the senior programs.

Lastly, I hope to see you at two of my favorite events - the Historical Society’s 14th Annual Antiques and Garden Weekend at Village Center (April 30th and May 1st) as well as the 12th Season kickoff of our infamous Farmers Market at Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park! Let’s get outside people and enjoy our beautiful Village and your neighbors! See you then!

OFFSETTING THE COST Actively applying for grants!

The Village of Port Jefferson has been working diligently for the past several years to address the ongoing erosion issue with East Beach. They are seeking significant funding from various opportunities to offset the cost for the residents.

We have two applications already completed and two more actively in the process. Grants are in motion from Congressman Zeldin’s office and Senator Schumer’s office. They both have the potential to bring in millions in funding. We also have grant applications out for FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security. FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers will soon be touring the affected areas. The goal is to repair the havoc that mother nature has given us and get most of it funded from grants.

The Village will continue to pursue all funding sources so the community can be appropriately protected while keeping costs to a minimum.

GET READY FOR SMOOTH SAILING Paving our roads!

We are pleased to announce our latest road improvements.

The paving of our well-traveled streets will be smooth as silk!

Preparation and milling are scheduled to begin on Thursday, April 28th, and Friday, April 29th, weather permitting. Paving will follow on Monday, May 2nd, and Tuesday, May 3rd. Motorists and residents are cautioned that traffic may experience minor delays and detours during this construction period.

THE STREETS TO BE PAVED ARE • Red Barn Lane • Franklin Street • Hoyt Lane • Chestnut Street • Longacre Court • Overton Avenue • Maiden Lane • Nicholas Street • Hawkins Street • Midland Avenue • High Street from E. Broadway to Thompson Street • Reeves Road from Sheep Pasture to Nicholas Street • Sands Lane from Chips Court to Peninsula Drive • Belle Terre Road from Thompson Street to E. Broadway If you are on one of the listed roads, please don’t park in the streets on those dates during daylight hours.

We appreciate your cooperation and patience while these improvements are underway.

DROWNED MEADOW COTTAGE MUSEUM (DMCM) Immersion into Port Jefferson’s Revolutionary War history Big things are happening! The DMCM team is focused on getting a New York State Museum Charter, and that is a rigorous task governed by the Board of Regents. The designation of a Museum comes with responsibilities and accountability guided by standards under education law. The team has been doing the necessary steps for a provisional charter to the New York Department of Education. Upon successful review, the DMCM application will be advanced to the regent’s agenda for consideration.

A provisional charter will allow DMCM to open the doors to students and families to tell, honor, commemorate, educate, and celebrate the heritage of Port Jefferson. The current museum collections consist of acquired and donated artifacts, rare prints, antiquities, objects, maps, documents, transcripts, textiles, memorabilia, instruments, and tools from the early colonial times.

The Roe House itself is a surviving Revolutionary War structure making the building itself an artifact and part of the collection.

Here’s a preview of the educational programs that will be running. There will be exhibitions, lecture series, author events, and the Turn Academy: Edutainment Brings History Alive. A six-week lecture series comparing the intersection of the historical fiction series of AMC’s Turn and how it actually unfolded right here on Long Island.

DMCM is at the beginning stages of the application process and has been preparing for this transition for the last eight years. We are very fortunate to have pieces of history readily available because of the vision and hard work of the DMCM team - The brilliant and accomplished team includes - Dr. Georgette Key-Grier (DMCM Historian and Chief Curator), Mark Sternberg (Historian), Tara Penske (DMCM Director of Education), Chris Ryon (Port Jefferson Village Historian) and under the leadership of Mayor Garant and the Board of Trustees.

Join us for a ribbon-cutting for the opening of the Drowned Meadow Cottage Museum on June 5th at 1:00 pm

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Squires family heirloom returns to Port Jefferson

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A flag once flown outside of the post office in the former Echo area of Upper Port has been returned to Port Jefferson and now resides at the Village Center.

The flag is unique in that it contains only 46 stars. It had flown outside the Echo post office between 1908 and 1912. Chris Ryon, village historian, charted the timeline of the 46-star flag.

“The 46-star flag came about when Oklahoma became a state in 1907,” Ryon said.

“The following July Fourth in 1908 produced the 46-star flag, as stars are always added to the flag on July Fourth. In 1912, it jumped from 46 to 48 stars because two more states were added, Arizona and New Mexico. That flag lasted until Hawaii and Alaska were added in the late ‘50s.”

Before the present boundaries, “the post office was right up against the railroad tracks in Upper Port Jefferson,” Ryon said. “That area was called Echo — Echo was a racehorse and that’s what it was named after. The post office was the building on the right when you crossed over the railroad tracks into Port Jefferson Station. That building is still there, but it’s an empty building right now.”

On April 10, Lee Squires Sussman and her son Grayson Sussman Squires met with Ryon to exchange the flag. “This has been in the family and has been passed down through the generations,” Ryon said. “She decided it belonged back in Port Jefferson.”

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A journey through time

Last week, TBR News Media reached

out to Lee Squires Sussman for an exclusive interview. Through our correspondence with her, which included a phone interview and an email exchange, she detailed her genealogical background and her family’s place in the local history of Port Jefferson.

“I grew up outside of Washington D.C.,” she said. “My father, Donald Fleming Squires, was the deputy director of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History when I was a child. When I was 12, we moved back to Long Island, to Stony Brook, because my dad had decided that he really wanted to get back to his roots, and back to science, not administration.” She added that by returning to Long Island, her father sought “to give back to his home community, so he went to work for Stony Brook University.”

In 1965 Donald Squires helped found SBU’s Marine Sciences Research Center, the predecessor of today’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. A renowned marine biologist, he wrote several books investigating the waters outside of New York City and Long Island. “Interestingly enough, as a sidenote, when we moved back to Stony Brook, we moved into a rental house while we looked for a place to permanently live,” Sussman said.

“That house was a house that my other greatgrandfather, Harry Fleming, built in Stony Brook.” She added, “We really were going back to our roots.”

A family keepsake

“My great-grandfather was Charles A. Squires and he was the original owner of the flag,” Sussman said. “It flew outside the post office at Echo, New York. Following his retirement, my granduncle, Dwight Squires, took over as

Village historian Chris Ryon, left, with Lee Squires Sussman, right, and her son Grayson Sussman Squires, middle.

Photos courtesy of Chris Ryon

postmaster. When he retired, my understanding is that my great-grandfather had left it with my Uncle Dwight.”

At some point in time, Dwight had given the flag to Sussman’s grandfather, Charles W. Squires. Charles W. held onto the flag into his mid-90s and passed it along to her father, Donald. When Donald moved to Tasmania, he gave the family artifacts to her.

“All of the pictures, the certificates, the family Bible, the flag and all of that came to me when my dad moved overseas,” Sussman said.

“I’ve had [the flag] stored in my living room in a sea chest that has also been passed down through the family.”

After years of storing the flag, she started considering what to do with this family memento. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a high school friend had referred her to Ryon.

The two got in touch and agreed to meet in Port Jefferson to exchange the flag.

“I have five Squires-related children,” Sussman said. “I discussed with the kids what to do with some of these possessions. We all agreed that the flag would be best back home where it could be viewed. It really was just a matter of finding the right time to get out to Long Island and get it to Chris so that he can display it for Port Jefferson.”

Squires legacy

At around the time when Sussman began having children, she and her father took up a deep interest in the Squires family history. Her father contacted Tiger Gardiner, author of “The South Fork Squires, Long Island, New York.”

“I would say her life’s work was the genealogy of the Squires family,” Sussman said. “She documents the Squires from really early on in Long Island. When my dad left me all of the photographs and items when he went overseas, that’s when I started getting involved in the Squires family research. It was very easy because I had all of the stuff.”

Sussman described the pride of continuing this Squires tradition, documenting and sharing her genealogy for future generations. When asked how she would like the Squires to be remembered, she said for their hard work, altruism and outlook on education, which she said were central to their system of values.

“The values that the Squires family brought to me were that public service and hard work are the foundations for success,” she said. “There were times when members of my family had money and there were times when members of

my family lost all their money. When money was tight, they offered help and shelter to people who were less fortunate.”

Sussman also recalled the renovations made to her grandfather’s house to accommodate and shelter the needy, adding, “During the Depression, the attic had been made into two apartments and the basement had been made into two other apartments where people who were less fortunate lived. Those values really sunk in for all of us and they’re very clearly part of what made my family members click.”

Civic engagement and public service also mattered deeply. “They were very involved in their community and they also never quit exploring,” she said. “Those are things that are a gift to any community, beyond philanthropic gifts — a sense of pride in your local surroundings and a willingness to help.”

Sussman said her family members were acutely aware of the significance of education and passed down this value to their offspring.

“There was a sign that was printed in my great-grandfather’s printing shop in Echo that we had a copy of in our house,” she said. “I gave one to Chris. It says ‘We study to please,’ which was an old-fashioned way of saying the more modern ‘we aim to please.’” Interpreting the meaning of this sign to her, she said, “To me this was always an indicator of how important study was to my family.”

Today, the Squires family flag hangs inside the Village Center. Reflecting upon her joy in seeing the flag once again on display for the residents of Port Jefferson, Sussman said, “History is so much bigger than us all. It doesn’t do anyone any good to leave it in a box in the house. This makes me incredibly happy.

I’ve shed more tears over the pictures of that flag hanging in the Village Center than I can believe. It makes me incredibly happy to see it back home.”

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Port Jefferson first graders set to learn about, and plant, trees

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Port Jefferson will likely be greener at this time next year, thanks to the efforts of 59 first graders at Edna Louise Spear Elementary School, their families and village trustees.

As a part of what Trustee Rebecca Kassay hopes will be an annual tradition, first graders will hear a talk in their class this Friday, April 29, on National Arbor Day, by Heather Lynch, IACS endowed chair of Ecology & Evolution at Stony Brook University. At that point, the students will also get coupons for free saplings of white oak, red spruce or winterberry shrubs.

The students and their families can plant the trees or shrubs in their backyards if they have space and clearance or at the Port Jefferson Country Club. The trees planted at the country club will not interfere with any golf games or other activities.

“We want to help foster that Melissa Cohen with her children r e l a t i o n s h i p Andrew and Alice Turner. between our Photo courtesy of Alan Turner young, upcoming

stewards of Port Jefferson and the natural environment,” said Kassay, who spearheaded the project.

Planting trees will help offset losses incurred during storms and as some of the older trees die.

While sharing games like bird bingo, Lynch also hopes to speak with first graders about the role that native plants can play on Long Island.

“Planting trees is like a gift to their future selves,” said Lynch, who also described the effort as “paying it forward.” She hopes first graders see the role they play in Port Jefferson history by planting trees that will grow as they do and that will become a part of their enduring legacy.

While first grade students will receive saplings for free as a part of the project, Port Jefferson residents can also buy them for $1 at the farmers market on Sunday, May 8, while supplies last.

Kassay is describing the purchase for residents as a “dollar and a dream.”

Planting these trees will strengthen the ecology of the area, providing homes and food sources for local birds and insects and reducing runoff, Lynch added.

The trustees will invite the first graders, as well as community members, to help plant the tree nursery at the country club on Thursday, May 5, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., with a rain date of May 6. Residents can park at the country club and follow signage from The Turn restaurant to the tree nursery beyond the driving range.

Family response

For several families in Port Jefferson, this kind of effort validates their commitment and interest in the village.

Nadine and Richard Wilches moved to Port Jefferson last year with their 9-year old son Lucas and their 7-year old daughter Cecilia.

“One of the reasons we moved to Port Jefferson is to experience a closer-knit community that includes taking care of the environment,” Nadine Wilches said. “Planting this tree will be a learning experience.”

Cecilia, who is in first grade at Edna Louise Spear school, shared some of her awareness of trees.

Without trees, “there would be no air,” Cecilia said. “The tree eats carbon dioxide. We eat the opposite, which is air, so the tree does the opposite.”

Cecilia has learned some of what she knows about trees from the work her brother Lucas is doing on photosynthesis in his class.

Lucas was born on Earth Day and also appreciates the connection to preserving the planet, the mother said.

Wilches added that the family tries to be cautious about their carbon footprint and has a hybrid car and an electric car.

She appreciates that the school and the village are “reinforcing our home values around the environment.”

If Cecilia could ask a tree a question, she

would want to know if it hurts a tree when it loses its leaves.

First grader Andrew Turner appreciates how trees provide a home for animals. He will join the group planting saplings at the country club, and wants to know how long it takes a tree to grow.

Andrew, who likes woodpeckers and who currently wants to be a paleontologist like his father, Alan Turner at Stony Brook University, enjoys jumping in leaf piles in the fall.

Andrew’s mother Melissa Cohen, who is a graduate program coordinator in Ecology & Evolution at Stony Brook University, said she appreciates how this effort will help children in the school develop an understanding of trees and the benefits they bring to the community.

Longer term, Lynch, Kassay and others hope the first graders who participate in this effort develop a connection to the trees they plant.

“We envision these kids growing up with their trees,” Lynch said. “It would be amazing if the kids could all take pictures with their trees now and we can [see] them taking pictures when they graduate high school as a rite of passage.”

Kassay said these trees offer numerous benefits, including lowering heating costs from the shade they produce, increasing property values and stabilizing the soil by soaking up runoff from storms.

“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, and the second best time is today,” Kassay said.

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APRIL 28, 2022 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A5

SBU celebrates Earth Day all week long

BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Stony Brook University community members had Planet Earth on their minds all last week.

Earthstock 2022 took place on campus and virtually from April 18 to 22.

The student-focused event included lectures, panels, demonstrations, educational events and more.

The mission was to focus on the need to understand issues such as climate change and rising sea levels as well as the need to develop clean, renewable energy and to comprehend how humans affect the planet while developing ways to nurture the environment.

On April 18 Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) delivered a lecture, “Suffolk County Environmental Concerns.” There was an earlier symposium, April 12, titled “Global & Local Dimensions of the Plastic Crisis” with keynote speaker Erica Cirino, author of “Thicker than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis.”

“Earthstock is a weeklong, campuswide tradition that celebrates Earth Day and raises awareness about climate change and sustainability,”

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said Richard Gatteau, vice president for student affairs and dean of students. “On Friday, April 22, the Stony Brook campus was full of excitement as environmental organizations and clubs, student groups and members of the community participated in the Earthstock Festival. It was great to see students, faculty and staff together once again celebrating this annual campus tradition with an Earth-friendly inspirational message.”

In addition to educational displays and exhibits, Friday’s activities included live music, rubber duck races and the Green Pledge, where students promised to make a commitment to improve and sustain the natural world and its resources.

To end the weeklong celebration, the University Police Department partnered with Student Engagement and Activities to host the 6th annual Spring Fest. The afternoon activities provided an opportunity for students and campus police to enjoy games, snacks and music together.

“It was a great day for our police department,” officer Joseph Bica said. “Our officers conversed, played games and got to know our students while everyone enjoyed themselves.”

—Photos by John Griffin/Stony Brook University

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole multiple spools of wire from Lowe’s Home Improvement, located at 215 Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook, on April 18.

The items were valued at $1364. his 2017 Nissan Ultima with multiple tools inside was stolen on April 19. The vehicle, which was unlocked and had the keys inside, was valued at $20,000. The tools were valued at $2,000.

South Setauket ■ Target on Pond Path in South Setauket reported a shoplifter on April 19. A man

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Pickleball lands in Port Jefferson village

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Pickleball, a nationwide recreational phenomenon, has made its way to Port Jefferson village.

On Tuesday, May 10, village residents will be offered the opportunity to learn about pickleball and try it out for themselves. Trustee Stan Loucks said the pickleball village initiative is finally materializing.

“Pickleball has been on my agenda for about four years,” he said in a phone interview. “We have a clinic planned for May 10 at 6 o’clock that we’re advertising, and registration is through the village recreation department.”

Loucks described pickleball as a combination of several racket sports in one.

Unlike tennis, pickleball is played within a much smaller area, which has a lower impact on the body. “It’s also a sport that the elderly can play,” he said.

Loucks was first introduced to pickleball in Florida, where he said he spends a good portion of his time. There, he noticed a surge in pickleball’s popularity and sought to bring this activity to the village.

“The reason I picked pickleball is because if we use the area that we have left over at the country club, those upper [tennis] courts, I can put six pickleball courts there,” the trustee

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said. “We don’t have room for tennis up there right now and we thought we could put a pickleball complex up there.” He added, “It is a sport that has exploded nationwide. It’s a matter of popularity, expense, room, and it’s an advantage that all ages can play.”

History of pickleball

TBR News Media contacted Stu Upson, CEO of USA Pickleball, for an exclusive interview. He shared the history of the sport dating back nearly six decades.

“Pickleball started in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington [state] — just across from Seattle — by three families who were there for the summer,” Upson said in a phone interview. “The kids were antsy and bored, so they created the game of pickleball on their driveway.”

From there, the sport grew throughout the Pacific Northwest, becoming more With 4.8 million participants nationwide, pickleball is now the fastest growing sport in the United States, says Stu Upson, CEO of USA popular over time. Upson noted Pickleball. File photo from Pixabay it was particularly popular basic hand-eye coordination, especially if throughout warmer climates.

Future of the sport “Over time, it really grew in the Sun you have experience playing another racket Part of Pickleball USA’s efforts include Belt,” he said. “It’s huge in Florida, sport, you can go out on a pickleball court appealing to the International Olympic California and Arizona.” Addressing and, within an hour or so, be confident and Committee for formal recognition at the the demographics that gravitated to the not embarrass yourself.”

Olympics. Realistically, pickleball will not be sport initially, Upson added, “It was a recognized for at least another 12 years.

Rules and regulations more popular sport among seniors who “We want to help grow the sport While pickleball may look similar to wanted to remain active and probably internationally and would love for it to be other racket sports, it is governed by its own had played tennis a lot. Tennis was a recognized by the IOC and be a part of the unique set of rules and scoring procedures. little difficult for them to continue to Olympic Games at some point, but that’s quite “The scoring is different from tennis,” play because it’s harder on the body.” a few years down the road,” Upson said.

Within the last five years, Upson Upson said. “It’s a much smaller court At the local level, there is a growing demand observed a boom in the number of which is about the same size as a paddle- for the sport throughout Port Jeff. “We now picklers throughout the country. “It tennis court,” adding, “In fact, you can fit have a waiting list,” Loucks said. “We have so was growing 20% per year before the four pickleball courts in the area of one many people that have enrolled that we can’t pandemic, but when COVID shut the tennis court.” accommodate all of them.” He added, “The Also distinguishing pickleball from demand is there. I think we’re going to have world down, the sport really took off because it was so easy to play.” He its racket sport counterparts is the style in more people that want to play than we’re going added, “Even since the pandemic, the which it is played. Unlike tennis, a pickleball to have room for.”

Loucks said programs such as the May 10 sport has continued to skyrocket and is served underhand. Additionally, the game is now the country’s fastest growing follows a service-scoring format, meaning clinic are designed to introduce prospective sport with now 4.8 million people points can only be earned while one is picklers. He emphasized the importance of the serving the pickleball. Games are usually upcoming clinic, saying, “I’d like to see the local playing it.” readers show up at our May 10 pickleball clinic When asked to explain the rise played to 11 points, according to Upson.

The mission of USA Pickleball is to grow at Texaco Park. It’s free and we will have rackets of pickleball, Upson said it was the sport’s relative simplicity that made the sport,” he said. “As the national governing available. For anyone who shows up, we will try body, we also sanction tournaments, set the to get them on the court. If we can’t accommodate the difference.

Trustee Stan Loucks has been working for over four years to “It’s easy to play, but it’s also rules of the game, approve all the equipment that many people on the courts, they certainly will bring pickleball to the village of Port Jefferson. His vision is now easy to learn,” he said. “You can get — the paddles and balls — and we hold see the game being played and receive an awful becoming reality. Photo from the Village of Port Jefferson website lot of information about the sport.” out on the court and if you have any tournaments around the country.”

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LEGALS SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, v.

HELEN M. KLOPFER, REGINA M. K LO P F E R , AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE Defendant.

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the office of the County Clerk of Suffolk County on February 26, 2019, I, Anthony P. Moncayo, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on June 1, 2022 at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, County of Suffolk, State of New York, at 11:30AM the premises described as follows: 3 Monticello Dr Shoreham, NY 11786 SBL No.: 0200-125.00-04.00-029.000 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 611572/2015 in the amount of $657,810.38 plus interest and costs.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.

Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 7874 4/28 4x ptr

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT, Plaintiff AGAINST Matthew Shea; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 3, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on May 18, 2022 at 10:00AM, premises known as 198 Radio Avenue, Miller Place, NY 11764. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200 Section 168.00 Block 08.00 Lot 014.000.

A p p r ox i m a t e amount of judgment $252,156.27 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 617544/2017. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Proper ty established by the Tenth Judicial District.

James McElhone, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: March 9, 2022

copy of the process to the LLC: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue. Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 1228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Michelle Nagel; Sean Nagel; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 4, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on May 19, 2022 at 9:30AM, premises known as 20 Garland Road, Rocky Point, NY 11778. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200 Section 055.00 Block 10.00 Lot 040.003.

A p p r ox i m a t e amount of judgment $458,024.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 066059/2014. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Proper ty established by the Tenth Judicial District. Paul Feuer, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: March 9, 2022 71380 8031 4/21 4x ptr

NOTICE OF SALE 7974 4/14 4x ptr SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Notice of formation of Sugarbabe T LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on February 8, 2022.

Office location: Suffolk County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Richard Smid; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 23, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will

sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on May 24, 2022, at 4:00PM, premises known as 16 Bar tlett Commons, Yaphank, NY 11980. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of NY, District 0200 Section 552.40 Block 04.00 Lot 007.000 f/k/a District 0200 Section 989.10 Block 1 Lot 007.000.

A p p r ox i m a t e amount of judgment $288,376.06 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 603400/2019. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Proper ty established by the 10th Judicial District.

Daniel J. Fox, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: April 1, 2022 For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 8123 4/21 4x ptr

The annual meeting of the members of Cedar Hill Cemetery Association Inc., will be held on Wednesday, May 18th (Rain Date May 25th) at 5:00 pm at the Brick House on the cemetery grounds on Liberty Avenue, Port Jefferson, NY. Lot owners will be welcomed.

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION PORT JEFFERSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK Notice is hereby given that a budget hearing for the

qualified voters of the Port Jefferson School District, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, Port Jefferson, New York, will be held at the Earl L. Vandermeulen High School in said District on May 10, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget; copies of the adopted budget will be available seven days prior to the budget hearing.

Notice is hereby given, that the annual vote/election of the qualified voters of the Port Jefferson School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Earl L. Vandermeulen High School in said District on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 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: Shall the annual budget of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District for the school year 2022-2023 in the sum of $46,114,331; as proposed by the Board of Education with the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District, as required by l a w, be adopted?

2. Proposition 2: Shall the Board of Education of the Port Jefferson Union Free District be authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $1,358,537 from the “2015 Renovations and Upgrades Capital Reserve Fund” effective May 21, 2015 and a sum not to exceed $976,463 from the “2021 Renovations and Upgrades Capital Reserve Fund” effective May 11, 2021 for the following purpose(s): Installation of drainage and retaining walls at the Port Jefferson Middle School.

3. To elect two (2) members of the Board for a 3-year term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2025. The candidates to be as follows: Paul F. Ryan Ellen Boehm Randi DeWitt And notice is hereby given, that in accordance with

§2035 and §2008 of the Education Law, any referenda or proposition to amend the budget, otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Board of Education at the District Office on or before April 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. prevailing time, except for propositions which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting; must be typed or printed in English, must be directed to the Clerk of the school district and signed by at least 5% of the qualified number of voters of the District who voted in the previous annual election; and must state the name and residence of each signer. However, the school board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

Notice is also given that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required by the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies, 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

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 81 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 21, 2022. 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

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 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.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Port Jefferson Union Free School District Kathleen Hanley District Clerk 4/28/22, 5/5/22 8239 4/28 2x ptr

AV I S O DE AU D I E N C I A PRESUPUESTARIA, 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 10 de mayo, 2022 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.

1. Propuesta 1: Deberá el presupuesto anual del Distrito Escolar Libre de la Unión de Port Jefferson para el año escolar 2022-2023 en la suma de $46,114,331; según lo propuesto por la Junta de Educación con la porción requerida de la misma que se recaudará por impuestos sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito, según lo exige la ley, ¿se adoptará?

Educación, cualquier referéndum o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, que de lo contrario se presentará para votar en dicha elección, debe presentarse ante 0la Junta de Educación en la Oficina del Distrito en o antes del 18 de abril de 2022 a las 5:00 pm el tiempo que prevalece, a excepción de las proposiciones que deben incluirse en el aviso de la reunión anual; debe estar escrita a máquina o impresa en Inglés, debe dirigirse a la Secretaria del distrito escolar y debe estar firmada por al menos el 5% del número calificado de votantes del Distrito que votaron en la elección anual anterior; y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante. Sin embargo, la junta escolar no aceptará ninguna petición para presentar ante los votantes ninguna propuesta cuyo propósito no esté dentro de los poderes de los votantes para determinar, o cualquier propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica cuando el gasto de dinero sea requerido por la proposición.

2. Propuesta 2: Se debe autorizar a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Libre de la Unión de Port Jefferson a gastar una suma que no exceda los $1,358,537 del “Fondo de Reserva de Capital para Renovaciones y Mejoras de 2015” a partir del 21 de mayo de 2015 y una suma que no exceda los $976,463 del “Fondo de reserva de capital para renovaciones y mejoras de 2021” a partir del 11 de mayo de 2021 para los siguientes propósitos: Instalación de drenaje y muros de contención en la escuela secundaria de Port Jefferson.

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.

3. Elegir a dos (2) miembros de la Junta por un período de 3 años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2022 y termina el 30 de junio de 2025. Los candidatos son los siguientes:

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

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, 17 de mayo, 2022 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:

Paul F. Ryan Ellen Boehm Randi DeWitt Y por el presente se notifica que, de conformidad con las disposiciones de §2035 y §2008 de la Ley de

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.

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 21 de abril, 2022. 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 (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

POR ORDEN DEL COMITÉ DE EDUCACIÓN Distrito escolar de Port Jefferson Kathleen Hanley Secretario de distrito 4/28/22, 5/5/22 8240 4/28 2x ptr

Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Stormwater Annual Report NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village of Port

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Port Jefferson girls golf team kicks off its inaugural season

History is in the making this year as the Port Jefferson School District fields its first ever girls varsity golf team.

After noticing decresed participation in high school softball over the last few seasons, the district has sought ways to increase female participation in the athletics department. This paved the way for a newlyformed golf team.

Charles Hafner, physics teacher at Earl L. Vandermeulen High School and coach of the girls varsity volleyball and basketball teams, helped spearhead this endeavor.

“Mr. Hafner held multiple student interest meetings, coordinated with the Port Jefferson Country Club and designed uniforms for our girls golf team,” said Adam Sherrard, district athletic director. “With his experience in the sport of golf and coaching female sports in our district, he was the ideal candidate to coach the new team.”

All 18 members of the golf team – Aiden Barrett, Annie Byrne, Lauren Calendrille, Gwen Connell, Ava Cooper, Lina DeLeo, Petra Kundic, Maddy Matvya, Annie McKeown, Angelina Orofino, Kiki Parmegiani, Julia Perrotta, Sophie Peterson, Ava Reilly, Tabitha Schully, Sophia Wennerod, Amy Whitman and Gretchen Zimmerman – have been putting in the effort to improve every day of practice.

Their determination was well rewarded as the team secured its first win in program history in its match against Connetquot, led by Connell, Cooper, Matvya, Perrotta, Reilly and Schully. “I look forward to the continued growth of the program and anticipate a junior varsity girls golf team in the future, which will provide more opportunity for our students to compete against other schools,” Sherrard said.

Members of Port Jefferson School District’s inaugural girls varsity golf team with Coach Charles Hafner.

Photo courtesy of PJSD

LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 92 Jefferson’s Stormwater Management Program Annual Report will be posted online at the Village of Port Jefferson’s website on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Interested parties may submit comments on the annual report to the Village Clerk by the close of the public comment period which ends at 4:00 PM on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Barbara Sakovich Village Clerk Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Dated April 19, 2022 8242 4/28 1x ptr

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com INC. VILLAGE OF BELLE TERRE Joanne Raso Village Clerk-Treasurer 928-0020 8256 4/28 1x ptr

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”) A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED S TAT E S OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. MYRSA D. BONET A/K/A MYRSA D. BONET-PAGLIARO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

of New York, District 0200, Section 240.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 012.007.

Approximate amount of judgment is $361,195.56 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed J u d g m e n t I n d e x #605930/2017. Cash will not be accepted. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Brian T. Egan, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 8284 4/28 4x ptr

Inc. Village of Belle Terre 2022/2023 Budget PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that after due Public Hearing, the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Belle Terre, at a meeting held on the 19th day of April 2022 did adopt the Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2022/2023. The adopted budget is filed in my office and is open to public inspection during office hours.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 25, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on June 2, 2022 at 9:00 a.m., premises known as 1 Miranda Drive, Ridge, NY 11961. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State

TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY NOTICE TO BIDDERS Bids will be received and publicly opened and read aloud in the Town of Brookhaven Town Hall Lobby located at the Brookhaven Town Office Complex, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, 11738, 3rd Floor, for the following project on the date as indicated at 11:00 am:

BID #22029 SELDEN ATHLETIC COMPLEX TREE CLEARING & DRAINAGE INSTALLATIONS TECHNICAL QUESTIONS DUE: May 4, 2022 BID DUE DATE: May 12, 2022 Specifications for the abovereferenced bid will be available beginning April 28, 2022.

Preferred Method -Access website: b r o o k h a v e n N Y. g o v / Purchasing: click on link for Bids.

- Follow directions to register and download document.

- Questions must be submitted in writing to the following e-mail: PurchasingGroup@ brookhavenny.gov The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any i n f o r m a l i t i e s o r irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town.

minority and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process.

Town of Brookhaven Purchasing Division Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer, Deputy Commissioner (631) 451-6252 8286 4/28 1x ptr

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. in the Town Hall Lobby of the Town of Brookhaven, One Independence Hill, Third Floor, Farmingville, NY 11738, for the following item(s) on the dates indicated:

available beginning April 28, 2022.

Preferred Method Access website: b r o o k h a v e n N Y. g o v / Purchasing: click on link for Bids.

- Follow directions to register and download document.

- Questions must be submitted in writing to the following e-mail: PurchasingGroup@ brookhavenny.gov

Bid #22030 – On-Call Landfill Administration Buildings HVAC System Maintenance, Rebid III May 13, 2022

The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any i n f o r m a l i t i e s o r irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town. The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minorities and womenowned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process.

Bid #22031 – 55 Gallon Plastic Drums May 13, 2022

Further information can be obtained by calling (631) 451-6252

Bid #22032 – On-Call Natural Ballfield Services May 13, 2022

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Comsewogue 6 Bayport Blue Point 5

Warriors edge out Phantoms

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Comsewogue Warriors had their hands full when Bayport Blue-Point came to visit.

Trailing by two goals in the early going, senior Mackenzie Beck brought them back with a hat trick. Teammate Shannon Harrington had an assist and two goals, and Madison Schubert’s goal put the Warriors over the top, 6-5, in a division II matchup on April 25. Kamryn McCrary also had an assist in the victory, and senior Gabby Tommaso had seven saves in net.

The win lifts the Warriors to 7-3 in league play while the loss drops the Phantoms to 9-2.

Comsewogue is back in action on April 28 with a road game against Elwood John Glenn.

Gametime is scheduled for 4:00p.m.

CALLING ALL SENIOR CITIZENS!

Sports

Photos by Bill Landon

Join us every Wednesday for our NEW Senior Club Program at the Port Jefferson Village Center.

Free for all Port Jefferson Village Residents!

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Pictured clockwise from above, Comsewogue midfielder Alyssa Deacy looks inside; midfielder Gabriella Constant passes to an open shooter; senior Madison Schubert gets “checked”; Warriors senior Shannon Harrington runs the wheel in a Div. II matchup against Bayport.

Visit www.portjeff.com or call the Recreation office for more information at 631.802.2160.

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The Official Newsletter of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson

A Message from MAYOR MARGOT GARANT

With May upon us in a few weeks, spring is in full session with the Village blossoming in yellow daffodils and our cherry and fruit trees opening to welcome the sun. The Board of Trustees unanimously passed a conservative budget with a slight tax increase due to the impact of the loss of revenue from the LIPA Power Plant. Our financial status nevertheless remains strong, and we were able to accomplish many of the planned capital improvement projects despite struggling through the pandemic. We completed renovations of the bathrooms at Village Hall and Rocketship Park, built a new safety vestibule as you enter Village Hall, finished the addition of a new emergency command center up at the Department of Public Works building, paved many neighborhood streets and restored a large drainage culvert that runs along Brook Road that had collapsed during heavy rains.

Did you know that over 140 Village residents volunteer their time to serve on one of the various boards and or committees? Without them, the wheels would fall off the bus! We are grateful to all our Village volunteers and honored them, as well as our Not-for-Profit partners with a fun-filled recognition dinner at the Village Center. It was so great to be together again in person and I think everyone had a nice time.

There are many events to take advantage of - including our “Winter Tide “free concerts that take place every Friday night at the Village Center sponsored by the Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council and the Village. Concerts begin at 7:30 so you can catch an early dinner or happy hour and then come and listen to folk, country, and some great “unplugged” recognized musicians. A complete schedule is available online at www.portjeff.com/calendar.

We are also launching some new senior clubs beginning with painting and fun bingo which will take place midday at the Village Center for those looking to connect, get out of the house and make new friends. To sign up please visit www.portjeff.com/recreation and search for the senior programs.

Lastly, I hope to see you at two of my favorite events - the Historical Society’s 14th Annual Antiques and Garden Weekend at Village Center (April 30th and May 1st) as well as the 12th Season kickoff of our infamous Farmers Market at Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park! Let’s get outside people and enjoy our beautiful Village and your neighbors! See you then!

OFFSETTING THE COST Actively applying for grants!

The Village of Port Jefferson has been working diligently for the past several years to address the ongoing erosion issue with East Beach. They are seeking significant funding from various opportunities to offset the cost for the residents.

We have two applications already completed and two more actively in the process. Grants are in motion from Congressman Zeldin’s office and Senator Schumer’s office. They both have the potential to bring in millions in funding. We also have grant applications out for FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security. FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers will soon be touring the affected areas. The goal is to repair the havoc that mother nature has given us and get most of it funded from grants.

The Village will continue to pursue all funding sources so the community can be appropriately protected while keeping costs to a minimum.

GET READY FOR SMOOTH SAILING Paving our roads!

We are pleased to announce our latest road improvements.

The paving of our well-traveled streets will be smooth as silk!

Preparation and milling are scheduled to begin on Thursday, April 28th, and Friday, April 29th, weather permitting. Paving will follow on Monday, May 2nd, and Tuesday, May 3rd. Motorists and residents are cautioned that traffic may experience minor delays and detours during this construction period.

THE STREETS TO BE PAVED ARE • Red Barn Lane • Franklin Street • Hoyt Lane • Chestnut Street • Longacre Court • Overton Avenue • Maiden Lane • Nicholas Street • Hawkins Street • Midland Avenue • High Street from E. Broadway to Thompson Street • Reeves Road from Sheep Pasture to Nicholas Street • Sands Lane from Chips Court to Peninsula Drive • Belle Terre Road from Thompson Street to E. Broadway If you are on one of the listed roads, please don’t park in the streets on those dates during daylight hours.

We appreciate your cooperation and patience while these improvements are underway.

DROWNED MEADOW COTTAGE MUSEUM (DMCM) Immersion into Port Jefferson’s Revolutionary War history Big things are happening! The DMCM team is focused on getting a New York State Museum Charter, and that is a rigorous task governed by the Board of Regents. The designation of a Museum comes with responsibilities and accountability guided by standards under education law. The team has been doing the necessary steps for a provisional charter to the New York Department of Education. Upon successful review, the DMCM application will be advanced to the regent’s agenda for consideration.

A provisional charter will allow DMCM to open the doors to students and families to tell, honor, commemorate, educate, and celebrate the heritage of Port Jefferson. The current museum collections consist of acquired and donated artifacts, rare prints, antiquities, objects, maps, documents, transcripts, textiles, memorabilia, instruments, and tools from the early colonial times.

The Roe House itself is a surviving Revolutionary War structure making the building itself an artifact and part of the collection.

Here’s a preview of the educational programs that will be running. There will be exhibitions, lecture series, author events, and the Turn Academy: Edutainment Brings History Alive. A six-week lecture series comparing the intersection of the historical fiction series of AMC’s Turn and how it actually unfolded right here on Long Island.

DMCM is at the beginning stages of the application process and has been preparing for this transition for the last eight years. We are very fortunate to have pieces of history readily available because of the vision and hard work of the DMCM team - The brilliant and accomplished team includes - Dr. Georgette Key-Grier (DMCM Historian and Chief Curator), Mark Sternberg (Historian), Tara Penske (DMCM Director of Education), Chris Ryon (Port Jefferson Village Historian) and under the leadership of Mayor Garant and the Board of Trustees.

Join us for a ribbon-cutting for the opening of the Drowned Meadow Cottage Museum on June 5th at 1:00 pm

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from DEPUTY MAYOR KATHIANNE SNADEN Happy Spring Everyone! This month I am really looking forward to a lot of the work over the winter finally coming to fruition! Locations for the new uptown planters have been mapped out, and we can’t wait to fill them with colorful, eye-catching flowers! The new tables and benches have arrived and will be placed at the Arden Place pocket park (next to the old Gap building) So grab a coffee or lunch to go and feel free to sit and dine in the beautiful new “park.” Additionally, the front wall at Village Hall has been repaired and painted, and the new plantings should be arriving soon!

I can’t wait to see the fresh new look!

Work continues on the School District’s Citizen’s Advisory Panel for capital projects. If you haven’t done so already, I highly encourage everyone to tour the facilities. They are the subject of these projects. It was an extremely eye-opening experience. I would not have been able to comprehend the full extent of the school’s needs without seeing it for myself. Tours will be scheduled soon.

On April 1, I was honored to present a Proclamation alongside Rear Admiral Thomas G. Allan Jr (First District Commander) of the United States Coast Guard to Captain Soderstrom and Crew of the Grand Republic, who bravely saved the life of an 18-month-old girl in January who had fallen on the deck and was drifting in and out of consciousness. It was an amazing experience to meet the little girl and her family along with their new golden retriever puppy named after the Captain! Please watch the ceremony online at: https://youtu.be/wMn6lS-e5T0

A PIECE OF HISTORY - RETURNED! A 46-star US Flag was brought back to Port Jefferson Recently Port Jefferson historian, Chris Ryon, accepted a treasure trove of Port Jefferson history. The Lee Squires family traveled from upstate to make the delivery. They brought photographs, books, and papers from her Great Grandfather and Grandfather, Charles A. and Charles W. Squires, both prominent businessmen in Port Jefferson. However, the prize object is approximately 13’x6’, 46 star US flag that flew over the Echo Post Office where Charles A. Squires was postmaster. The post office was located immediately North and West of the LIRR tracks on Main Street.

It is a rare flag, made for only four years between 1908 and 1912 and is proudly displayed above the Village Center entryway. This piece of history is a hand-sewn flag that was passed down in the Squires family for generations. It is now an important piece of our archives and will remain protected and cherished.

The flag is a must-see! Check it out at The Village Center.

GET READY TO HAVE SOME FUN! The LI Maker Faire returns to the Harborfront Park on June 11th at 10am. Maker Faire is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.

Glimpse the future and get inspired!

PEACE, LOVE & MUSIC You don’t want to miss the 2nd annual Port Palooza in the Harborfront Park on Saturday, July 30th.

It’s a mini music festival on the harbor.

Remember to bring seating and a picnic.

We are amping up our Senior Program repertoire. Starting April 20th We have scheduled Watercolor Art Classes, 10am - noon (supplies included) and Bingo, 1-3pm. The only requirement is that you are 55+.

The original senior program is still in place too. You can join in for fun and camaraderie every Wednesday from 10 am to 2 pm at the Village Center. Bring a lunch - the coffee is on us! For more information please call the Recreation Office at 631-473-4778.

2022 ANTIQUES & GARDEN WEEKEND at the Village Center Sat., April 30 & Sun., May 1 10am - 5pm, Admission $6 www.portjeff-antiques-garden.net

EXCITING NEWS! Pickleball courts are coming soon!

Pickleball is the fastest growing racket sport in North America, and it has become a popular activity here in Port too. Our Recreation Department is responding to your requests for courts here in Port Jefferson. Work is being done to open up 2 Pickleball courts at Texaco Avenue Park for residents to enjoy the sport. The courts are on a first-come-first-served basis.

A free clinic on May 10th at 6:00 pm for youth aged 10-17 years old is being held. To attend, register online at www.

Portjeff.com. Parents are requested to attend the clinic.

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SEE DOGS FLY! The Port Paws Dog Festival is coming on July 23rd & 24th to the Joe Erland Field on Barnum Ave. This exciting sport challenges dogs to dash down a specially built canine runway and jump headlong into a giant swimming pool.

Sign your pooch up and join the event. https://dockdogs. com/event/port-jefferson-paws-dog-festival/

NEW SENIOR PROGRAMS Find new friendships while having fun!

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Historical perspective: Remembering our local liberators

BY RICH ACRITELLI DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM “The same day I saw my first horror camp. It was near the town of Gotha [in Germany]. I have never felt able to describe my emotional reactions when I first came face to face with indisputable evidence of Nazi brutality and ruthless disregard of every shred of decency. Up to that time I had known about it only generally or through secondary sources.

I am certain, however, that I have never at any other time experienced an equal sense of shock.” — Supreme Allied Cmdr. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower At that moment almost 78 years ago, Hitler’s Third Reich was rapidly crumbling away.

This was in large part due to the massive strength of Eisenhower’s armies, which were determined to finish the war in Europe. With the end in sight, Allied soldiers entered German soil with the hope of receiving a speedy surrender. During this advance, American soldiers quickly noticed that the enemy had some notable similarities to their own countrymen.

The German population was similar in size to the American middle class, and lived in heated homes surrounded by picturesque natural beauty from the German and Austrian landscapes.

As Allied forces continued their eastward push, however, any feelings of closeness with the enemy quickly evaporated, as they had come to learn of Hitler’s “final solution.” American soldiers, many from neighborhoods along Long Island’s North Shore, had discovered and liberated the German death camps.

For the men who witnessed this shocking brutality, these experiences would never be forgotten. Although hardened by the Battle of the Bulge and other combats against a fanatical resistance unwilling to surrender its losing cause, Americans were utterly unprepared for the scenes at these camps. Some had heard of the cruel treatment inflicted by the Nazis, but they were horrified after entering these camps. At once, the medics distributed food, water and medical treatment to save as many lives as they could.

After visiting the Ohrdruf concentration camp on April 12, 1945, a sickened Eisenhower said, “We are told the American soldier does not know what he is fighting for. Now, at least, we know what he is fighting against.” Renowned journalist and

A photograph of a tank from the Battle of the Bulge, above. File photo from Getty Images

radio broadcaster Edward R. Murrow accompanied the American 6th Armored Division into the Buchenwald concentration camp. Laying witness to the atrocities, he reported, “I pray you to believe what I have said about Buchenwald. I have reported what I saw, but only part of it. For most of it I have no words. ... If I’ve offended you by this rather mild account of Buchenwald, I’m not in the least sorry.

I was there.”

Diplomat Robert Murphy was also present to see the conditions of these camps. He recalled: “The inmates liberated by our forces were skeletons. … It was enough to make strong men weep — and some American officers did so unabashedly.” Many American soldiers were ordered to see these camps for themselves, as Eisenhower wished to prevent any future deniers of the Holocaust.

Two local heroes

Among these soldiers was the late John D’Aquila, resident of Belle Terre. A member of the 11th Armored Division, he served under Gen. George S. Patton’s famed Third Army.

D’Aquila was a native of Middletown,

Connecticut, who landed in France during the Battle of the Bulge. As a medic, he was ordered toward the strategic Belgian town of Bastogne which was surrounded by German forces. During one of the worst winters in recorded history, D’Aquila treated wounded soldiers as they turned back this German offensive. For his valiance and unceasing treatment of wounded servicemen, D’Aquila received a Purple Heart after being wounded during this battle.

Like many other soldiers at the end of this war, D’Aquila wondered if he would survive. On May 5, 1945, the 11th Armored Division entered the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. By the end of the war, those camps in Central Europe had considerably higher death rates as they were the last to be captured by Allied forces. D’Aquila remembered the inability of the local Austrian citizens to accept responsibility for the savagery committed there, despite the stench of death that hung in the air, the piles of bodies stacked up “like cordwood.”

After the war, D’Aquila attended college and later earned a degree in

law, where he defended the interests of insurance companies. Locally in Port Jefferson, he was on the board of directors of Theatre Three, and a play was later created by Jeffrey Sanzel, “From the Fires: Voices of the Holocaust.” Until his death, D’Aquila openly addressed his wartime experiences because he wanted to ensure that citizens, especially the youth, did not forget the severity of the Holocaust.

In 2008, D’Aquila described his experience of liberating Mauthausen during a Veterans Day program at Rocky Point High School. As though it had just occurred, D’Aquila spoke of his duty to medically care for the survivors of the concentration camp as they were finally being liberated.

At another program at the high school, D’Aquila joined Werner Reich, who had survived Theresienstadt, Auschwitz and Mauthausen, and was liberated by the 11th Armored Division.

Reich was a 17-year-old young man who weighed only 64 pounds at the time of his liberation. In this condition, he was not expected to survive. At RPHS, he looked at the

audience and vividly stated that if it had not been for Americans like D’Aquila, then he would have surely perished from starvation. Although from different backgrounds, both men were inextricably tied to one another through their shared experience of “man’s inhumanity to man.” For years, Reich has spoken to high schools across the North Shore to ensure that good people do not stand by when innocent people suffer from such atrocities.

Even though World War II ended long ago, the world now watches history repeat itself through the images of fighting in the Ukraine. Americans are again learning of the massive losses of Ukrainian civilians suspected of being killed by Russian forces. People such as D’Aquila and Reich made it their mission in life to alert people that history will repeat itself if good people do nothing. We must learn from the examples of the past, we must always act, protect and preserve the rights and freedoms of people everywhere.

Rich Acritelli is a history teacher at Rocky Point High School and adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community College.

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Port Jeff and the spirit of incorporation: The road to self determination

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Nearly six decades ago, the residents of Port Jefferson made a pivotal decision: to incorporate as a village.

On a snowy day Dec. 7, 1962, villagers voted 689-361 in favor of incorporation.

After court challenges, the vote was made official in April 1963.

Philip Griffith, co-editor of Port Jefferson Historical Society’s newsletter, said the incorporation of Port Jeff had been under discussion as early as 1960.

“At that time, Port Jefferson was part of the Town of Brookhaven,” Griffith said in a phone interview. “They were concerned that things happening in Brookhaven were being done independently of the residents of Port Jefferson. A lot of people were starting to feel, ‘Why don’t we incorporate as Belle Terre had done.’ Then we can make our own decisions, we can raise our own money through taxation and we can use those tax monies locally.” He added, “Instead of relying on representatives of the Town of Brookhaven, we would have our own elected representatives, all of whom would be residents of the village.”

While there were many proponents of incorporation, Griffith said there were also persuasive arguments made in opposition: “The main arguments against were people having a fear of leaving Brookhaven and not having the ability to raise sufficient finances to carry a village.” He added that opponents of incorporation were mainly driven by fear: “Fear of something that’s new, fear of change, fear of losing the umbrella of Brookhaven — and the fear of going on out your own.”

Legacy of Belle Terre

This week, TBR News Media sat down with state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket), who shared his perspective of the legacy of incorporation in Port Jefferson and beyond.

The first village incorporation in the area was Belle Terre, a coastal community preyed upon by industrial dredgers. In the early 1920s, hydraulic sand miners dredged large swaths of Belle Terre’s coastline to support the growing concrete industry which helped in the expansion of New York City.

“The sand had to come from somewhere and it came in the 1920s and ’30s mostly from the North Shore of Long Island,” Englebright said. “It was very threatening to the people who had homes and dreams of continuing to live in those homes and pass those homes on to their children. They lived in fear of having the sandy grounds under their homes sandblasted away.”

Endangered by the sand miners right in their backyards, the residents of Belle Terre were advised to incorporate.

Above: Industrial dredging vessels such as this were used to remove sand from the Belle Terre coastline, wiping out large sections of territory. This drove residents of the area to incorporate as a village in 1931. Below: Photograph of state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket). Above from Pixabay; below from Assemblyman Steve Englebright’s Facebook page

“The sand had to come from somewhere and it came in the 1920s and ’30s mostly from the North Shore of Long Island.”

— Steve Englebright

“The relationship with the town had become fraught because the town was basically trading against the best interests of the people who lived where the resources

were extractable,” the assemblyman said.

“It was clear that sand dredging was a real threat to the quality of life for these North Shore communities.” He added, “It wasn’t just Brookhaven that was trading against the best interests of the North Shore residents, but all of the towns were doing this.”

After its successful incorporation in 1931, mining in Belle Terre had stopped altogether.

The incorporation movement

Port Jefferson accommodated a prosperous shipbuilding industry from the 1790s until the 1920s. After it wound down, the residents of the area were left with little choice but to adapt to the changing circumstances.

With the construction of a new power plant between 1948 and 1960, villagers were motivated to incorporate to draw from this as a revenue stream. “They said if they incorporated as a village, they would be able to draw some revenue from that industrial facility and it would only be fair because they were hosting that facility and it served all of the town,” Englebright said. “They rationalized that it would be reasonable to draw the tax benefits from the imposition of such a heavily industrialized facility because it served for improving the quality of life for the village, most particularly the school district.”

This is the first story of a series on the incorporation of the Village of Port Jefferson.

If you would like to contribute to this continuing series, please email: editor1@tbrnewsmedia.com.

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Farmingville Hills County Park renamed in memory of Leg. Tom Muratore

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On Saturday, April 23, public officials gathered to formally rename the 107-acre Farmingville Hills County Park after the late Suffolk Legislator Tom Muratore (R-Ronkonkoma); it will be known as Thomas Muratore County Park.

The ceremony was hosted by county Legislator Nick Caracappa (C-Selden), majority leader of the Legislature. Caracappa succeeded the late legislator by special election less than two months after Muratore’s untimely death on Sept.

8, 2020. Caracappa also sponsored legislation to rename the park in Muratore’s honor.

“Tom Muratore had a special way about him,” Caracappa said. “He knew how to touch us and mentor us and just be a good friend to us. Anyone who knew Tom knew of his passion for serving his community, his constituents and the residents of Suffolk County. Whether it was talking about politics, talking about his family or talking about the way the Yankees either won or lost, he had a passion that was unmistakable.”

The event included elected leaders from the town, county and state governments. First among these speakers was County Executive Steve Bellone (D), who emphasized Muratore’s unique ability to bring competing parties and interests together.

“You have people from all walks of life here, people from all across the political spectrum, and I think that speaks volumes about who Tom Muratore was,” Bellone said. “He was always the utmost gentleman and would work with you.

There was a way about him that I think was an example and a model for all of us to look at about how we should govern.” The county executive added, “This man was a true public servant his entire life and we need to honor public servants like that. We need more of the way that he conducted himself in public life.”

Discussing what it means to rename the county park after Muratore, Bellone said, “It’s an honor to be here today to be able to help name this park in his name so that forevermore, as we move from here, this will be a place where a

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man of great honor and a great public servant is remembered always in this county.”

County Legislature presiding officer, Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst), acknowledged Muratore’s record of public service and his example of quality leadership throughout the county.

“I got to know Tom when I joined the Legislature in 2014,” he said. “He was truly a mentor to me. He always had my back, never afraid to tell me when I was doing something right or wrong. No matter what role he took,

the politics, it was always about you.”

Town of Brookhaven Councilman Kevin LaValle (R-Selden) spoke of his experience serving for three years as Muratore’s chief of staff. LaValle said Muratore made little distinction between his public and private responsibilities, treating his staff as though they were family.

“You weren’t employed by Tom Muratore,” LaValle said. “You may have worked for Tom, but when you worked for Tom, you were part of his family and that’s how he always treated

Michael Wentz, president of the Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce, presents a proclamation to Linda Muratore, above. Elected officials gather at the newly named Thomas Muratore Park at Farmingville Hills on April 23, below.

Photos by Raymond Janis

whether it be in government, as a police officer or serving our county … he continued to serve.”

McCaffrey added, “He didn’t just serve, he served well.”

Jason Richberg (D-West Babylon), minority leader of the county Legislature, commended Muratore for the human touch that he put on his work in county government. “Tom was always invested in you,” Richberg said. “It didn’t matter when it was, he was always walking around, talking to everyone, finding out how their family was doing, what was going on in their personal lives.” The minority leader added, “He really wanted to know how you were doing. Beyond

us.” Reflecting upon Muratore’s passing, the councilman added, “It hit us all hard because it was like losing your uncle or your dad. He always was around for us no matter what it was.

It wasn’t just about government for Tom. It was about you as a person and about your family and how you were doing. It was never about Tom.” County Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) complimented Muratore’s legislative philosophy. According to her, his leadership was defined by his love of his community.

“Tom operated and governed from a base of love,” Kennedy said. “He loved the organizations, he loved the people that he was with. He was a good human being and I know right now that he is sitting in the palms of God’s hands.”

County Comptroller John Kennedy Jr. (R) spoke of Muratore’s effectiveness as a labor leader. Kennedy believed that Muratore’s style of representation included both a sense of urgency as well as a sincere conviction and passion for the work he performed.

“Always, always he was about our workforce and about the integrity of our county.

He truly embraced that concept of service,” the comptroller said.

County Clerk Judy Pascale (R) used her memorial address to recite a quote from the late

American poet, Maya Angelou. “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel,” Pascale said, adding, “Tommy, you always made us feel very special. Rest in peace, brother.”

State Sen. Mario Mattera (R-St. James) suggested Muratore brought to county government a commonsense outlook and an approach guided by practical wisdom.

“It was commonsense government, that’s what it was when you were with Tom Muratore,” Mattera said. “He cared about a decent wage, a decent health care [plan], a decent pension for all, so that we can live here on the Island.” Sharing his expectations for the park, the state senator added, “We have 107 acres here and when anybody walks these 107 acres at Tom Muratore Park, you’re always going to remember this name. This is an absolutely beautiful park and to have a name like Tom Muratore, I am just blessed to say I knew him.”

State Assemblyman Doug Smith (R-Holbrook) emphasized Muratore’s authenticity. “Every time he would talk to you, he was never texting or doing anything like that,” Smith said. “He would be in the moment. I think more of us should live in the moment and genuinely care about each other.”

The assemblyman also highlighted Muratore’s creative strategies to solve problems and get work done. “And I really appreciate that kind of relentless attitude. I just loved that about Tom and about how he always wanted to go to bat for people.”

Michael Wentz, founder and president of the Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce, presented Muratore’s wife Linda with a proclamation that the chamber had prepared with Sachem Public Library of Holbrook. It reads: “On behalf of the Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce, we present this proclamation in recognition of Thomas Muratore, whose never-ending support of his community and local businesses will forever live on, and be remembered for generations to come.”

The presentations were concluded with a short speech prepared by Linda Muratore, who used her time to honor Caracappa’s mother, the late county Legislator Rose Caracappa: “I don’t know if Legislator Caracappa knows, but Tom was very fond of his mom, Legislator Rose Caracappa. Every time he saw her name on a building, he said, ‘That must be the greatest honor.’” Linda Muratore added, “Today his dream has come true because of all of you. Thank you again for honoring my husband. I truly know that it was his honor to serve all of you.”

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Englebright remembers Muratore

BY RAYMOND JANIS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM This week, TBR News Media sat down with state Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) for an exclusive interview to discuss the life and legacy of the late Suffolk County Legislator Tom Muratore (R-Ronkonkoma), a former police officer who served in the Legislature from 2009 until he died at age 75 in 2020.

Reflecting upon his memory of Muratore, Englebright said, “I found him to be very straightforward and honorable, a person whose door was always open, who was willing to listen. We had a warm and cordial professional relationship that was based upon our respect for public service. I came to regard him very highly and he is much missed. He was a very positive part of the world of local governance.”

Addressing Muratore’s personable style of governing, Englebright believes Suffolk residents have benefited from the example

left behind by Muratore. “He came across as sincere,” the assemblyman said, adding, “He made people feel they were being listened to, and he had a personal interest in what they had to say. I think it was all authentic, I think he was an authentically good person. For someone with that profile to be in public office was a double benefit for the community because they had someone who they could trust.”

Englebright additionally acknowledged the moral foundation which guided Muratore. The assemblyman believes residents can learn from this example. “I think that he is remembered for being a part of a vibrant community and that leadership takes its form sometimes in subtle ways,” Englebright said, adding, “He was not a flamboyant man, but he left an indelible impression because he was a genuinely good man. I think that’s the lesson: That goodness in the way you react to and interact with others can translate into an awful lot of good for the community if you care really about it, and he obviously did.”

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Write to your local paper… it’s common sense “Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.” — William Faulkner The founding of this nation would have been impossible without letters to the press.

In 1776, Thomas Paine had captured the spirit of his times and wrote the most influential pamphlet of the American Revolution, “Common Sense.” Paine was not writing to the powers that be. Rather, he addressed his essay “to the inhabitants of America.”

The Revolution was fought and won because ordinary Americans — people like Paine — had ideas they believed were worth reading. They wrote down their grievances of British rule and shared them with their countrymen. Through these revolutionary writings, a common folk resurrected an ancient principle: unearthing democracy from the ashes of antiquity.

So what happened? Why have we lost touch with this uniquely American tradition?

In this Information Age, we find that access to information has become, paradoxically, severely limited. With the introduction of the internet, we were sold the hope that new technologies would educate the masses, that instant messaging and social media would create a wider forum for democratic participation.

While this has happened, our era also is marked by censorship and misinformation.

Americans no longer trust their institutions.

Everywhere we look, we find politicians who disregard our interests and tech executives who monitor and monetize our activity online. Globally, powerful interests invest billions every year to restrict access to information and keep the people in the dark. Our technologies have become the instruments of autocrats, used to subvert democracy rather than promote it.

To the readers of TBR News Media and the people throughout this community, do not put your faith in tech moguls to represent you fairly. Regular people are left not knowing what to believe and what are the facts. This is why letters to the editor in newspapers are so crucial.

Democracy depends on ordinary Americans speaking truth to power. We must remember the example of Paine and be unafraid to let our opinions be heard. We must present our own unique ideas to our fellow Americans, reopening the robust political exchanges of the past. The staff of TBR News Media welcomes letters. Write to us because our democracy requires it.

WRITE TO US … We welcome your letters.

They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste. We do not publish anonymous letters.

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Happy 188th anniversary Long Island Rail Road Let us all wish a happy 188th officially chartered on April 24, 1965, by anniversary to the Long Island Rail Road. the State of New York. Prior to 1965, the On April 24, 1834, the Long Island LIRR derived almost 100% of its funding Rail Road was officially chartered for both capital and operating expenses by the State of New York. In 1900, from fares. Chartered by the state the Pennsylvania Railroad bought a Legislature in 1965 as the Metropolitan controlling interest as part of its plan for Commuter Transportation Authority, it direct access to Manhattan was created to purchase which began on Sept. 8, and operate the bankrupt 1910. The Pennsylvania LIRR. Railroad subsidized the In 1966, New York LIRR into the late 1940s.

State bought the railroad’s This provided the financial controlling stock from the basis for support of Pennsylvania Railroad expansion and upgrades to and put it under the service and infrastructure. newly formed MCTA, At the end of World which changed its name War II, there began a to the Metropolitan decline of our LIRR with Transportation Authority Larry Penner a corresponding loss of in 1968 when it took over fare-box revenues. The operations of the New Pennsylvania Railroad began to reduce York City Transit Authority. financial support as well. This played a With MTA subsidies, the LIRR part in the LIRR going into receivership modernized further and grew into the in 1949. In recognition of the role the busiest commuter railroad in the United LIRR played in the economy of both States. Over the past 50 years, several Long Island and New York City, New billion dollars in combined county, city, York State began providing financial state and federal taxpayer-generated assistance to the LIRR in the 1950s and dollars have subsidized both the capital 1960s. and operating costs for the LIRR. The Line of Dashing Dan was This included paying for many capital

improvements on the Port Jefferson Branch. In 1970, electrification was extended from Mineola to Huntington which benefited riders through to Port Jeff.

Riders must remember that fare hikes are periodically required if the MTA is to provide the services millions of New Yorkers use daily. These ticket increases are inevitable due to inflation, along with increasing costs of labor, power, fuel, supplies, materials, routine safety, state of good repair, replacement of worn-out rolling stock, upgrades to stations, yards and shops along with system expansion projects necessary to run any transit system.

In the end, quality and frequency of service is dependent upon secure revenue streams. We all have to contribute, be it at the fare box or tax revenues generated by different levels of government redistributed back to the MTA. TANSTAAFL (“there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”) — or in this case, a free ride.

Support for Englebright’s bill

and many others attacked if not outright banned in some districts. Books like these cover some challenging and uncomfortable topics. Except reading and learning is not about being comfortable. It’s about pushing the boundaries, expanding our understanding and evolving. That process is sometimes uncomfortable. If you want to be physically stronger you need to experience discomfort in your muscles — no pain, no gain. If you want to expand your knowledge and have a more complete view of the world the mind goes through a similar process.

Any candidate that chooses to run under the moniker of so-called curriculum transparency has no business being on the 3V board of education. Three Village has long been known as a beacon of knowledge and education. The key to maintaining and expanding on that is with people that embrace public education. Not someone who has a clear chip on their shoulder against the district.

Ian Farber East Setauket

Letters to the Editor Brookhaven Town strongly supports efforts to reduce the amount of solid waste that has to be incinerated or landfilled. The Town supports efforts to reduce the amount of waste entering our waste stream through the adoption of an effective Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan.

Assemblyman Steve Englebright’s (D-Setauket) EPR bill would mandate waste reduction. This bill would require manufacturer’s to redesign packaging products to be reused or recycled.

Manufacturers should also be required to utilize recycled materials in their product designs and be prohibited from using toxic materials in the manufacture of their product packaging.

Finally, New York State, not the packaging companies, should be in charge of regulating and enforcing the provision of any EPR law. That’s why we support Assemblyman Englebright’s bill.

Ed Romaine Brookhaven Town Supervisor

No ‘curriculum transparency’ in 3V

My wife and I have always been very engaged in our children’s education.

Whether it’s working on homework together, being a class parent or having detailed discussions with a teacher about progress. We have found that when a dialogue is created with our children’s teachers, they are very receptive. It’s always been very clear what is being taught in school, what the children are working on and the context in which it’s presented.

The concept of so-called curriculum transparency might sound fine on the surface. But when one considers that there never has been a lack of transparency regarding the curriculum, one must ask what is this all about. Throughout many school districts on Long Island and across the nation, this movement has been proven to be nothing more than an attempt at banning books and historical lessons that conflict with the preexisting bias that some people have failed to evolve beyond.

We have seen books like “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “Maus,” “Persepolis”

Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York office.

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Opinion The ‘Piano Man’ brings unity and welcome normalcy

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inally, two years later, we were going to see Billy Joel. We had bought tickets to a concert in April of 2020, which was canceled because of the pandemic. The rescheduled event last year was also delayed.

An anticipation had been building that reminded me of the seemingly endless three years between the end of the Star Wars film “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”

Within a few blocks D. None of the stadium, we ran into the heaviest traffic of the above we’d experienced

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF in Charlotte, North Carolina since we arrived four years ago. My wife asked if I wanted her to park the car so I could make sure I was in our seats on time. I

declined, knowing I didn’t want to experience any part of the evening without her.

While we sat in our car, waiting for the slow line to move, we watched as many of the people heading to the stadium were our age or older.

We were either being nostalgic or hoping Billy Joel’s music could be our musical time machine.

We arrived at the stadium well before the 8 pm start time, where every seat gradually filled. When Joel started the concert at 8:30 with “My Life,” the packed crowd roared its heartfelt approval.

The weight of time — the two years anticipating this concert and the decades that passed since I first enjoyed the song’s lyrics and melody — quickly slipped off my shoulders.

Flashing lights from the stage and enlarged images of Billy Joel’s 72-year old fingers dancing across the piano keys created a visual spectacle. Accompanied by saxophone and trumpet players who would have blown the roof off the building if there were one, Joel thanked the crowd for coming after a long delay.

With songs from several albums through the 70s and 80s, Joel shared some of his biggest hits. People in the crowd played their own version of the show “Name that tune,” shouting out the song’s title as quickly as possible.

Thanks to Linda Ronstadt, who Joel said encouraged him to play “Just the Way You Are,” he included that love song. Joel said he and his wife, for whom he wrote that song, got divorced, so people shouldn’t listen to him.

But listen to him and his music we did. When the lights were off, the packed crowd swayed back and forth, holding up cell phones with lit camera lights, the way previous generations of concertgoers held up their lighters.

As he’s done at other concerts I attended, Joel stopped singing and the band stopped playing during “Piano Man” while the audience sang the chorus, “Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feeling alright.” I’m sure I wasn’t the only one with a smirk and goosebumps.

Swaying and singing in our seats, we were active participants in this long-awaited evening out, allowing ourselves to enjoy moments of unity.

Not as spry as he’d been decades ago, Joel moved more gingerly. He still shared his storytelling and lyrical voice, captivating an appreciative crowd. In between tunes, he noodled at the piano, as if he weren’t in an enormous football stadium in North Carolina below the image of a ferocious panther but was, rather, in a piano bar somewhere in New York City. He said the “key” to his longevity was “not dying.”

When the nighttime air got too hot for us, a light wind, which is uncharacteristic for Charlotte, washed over our skin. Leaning in, my wife smiled and whispered, “cue the breeze.”

The music itself reached much deeper than the wind, refreshing our souls and allowing us to revisit people like Sergeant O’Leary, the old man making love to his tonic and gin, and the “Big Shot.”

I imagine this is exactly what Olmsted envisioned for his park

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man I never met had a profound effect on my early life. Indeed, I could not have met him since his 200th birthday was this past Tuesday.

There are millions of others whose lives he has touched and continue to touch all over the country. His name is Frederick Law Olmsted, and along with a colleague, Calvert Vaux, he designed Central Park in the late 1850s. He went on to design many Between other parks and public you and me spaces, but Central

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Park was his first.

Olmsted was more than a landscape architect, and his philosophy and appreciation of community and human nature were built into his designs. Proving that I am not the only one who feels his importance, I was pleased to notice a special section about Olmsted

published in Tuesday’s New York Times.

All subsequent quotes are from that section, written by Audra D.S. Burch, with sayings from essays of Frederick Law Olmsted.

“In plots of earth and green, Olmsted saw something more: freedom, human connection, public health…Olmsted’s vision is as essential today as it was more than a century ago. His parks helped sustain Americans’ mental and physical health and social connections during the darkest days of the pandemic. As COVID-19 lockdowns unlaced nearly every familiar aspect of life, parks were reaffirmed as respite, an escape from quarantine.”

And this from Olmsted: “The park should, as far as possible, complement the town.

Openness is the one thing you cannot get in buildings… The enjoyment of scenery employs the mind without fatigue and yet exercises it, tranquilizes it and yet enlivens it; and thus through the influence of the mind over the body, gives the effect of refreshing rest and reinvigoration to the whole system…

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When people ask me where I grew up, I answer, “New York City,” but I should answer “Central Park.”

Almost every Sunday without inclement weather, my dad would take us to the park for the day, giving my mom time for herself.

It worked out splendidly for him because he grew up on a farm and never liked the urban surroundings in which we lived. It also gave him some uninterrupted time with us since we didn’t see much of him during the work week. And of course it was welcomed by my mother, who then had a chance to sleep in and tend to her own needs.

Dad would awaken early, make us a creative breakfast that always involved eggs and braised onions plus whatever other ingredients happened to be in the fridge.

Never were two Sunday breakfasts the same.

Then we would go off, my younger sister and I with him, to “The Park.”

There were many different destinations once we left the street and stepped into the

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greenery. We roamed along countless paved paths, over charming bridges and through tunnels (always yodeling for the echo effect), climbed rocks, crossed meadows, watched baseball games on several ballfields, played “21” on the basketball courts (if we had remembered to bring a basketball), watched older men competitively play quoits (pitching horseshoes) and munched on crackerjacks — my dad limiting the three of us to one box. I usually got the prize since my sister wasn’t interested.

On beautiful days, when longer walks beckoned, we would visit the merry-goround and ride until we were dizzy. Or we would spend the afternoon at the small zoo.

My dad taught me to row on the Central Park lake. And always the air was fresh, the seasons would debut around us, the birds would sing and the squirrels would play tag through the trees.

By pre-arrangement, my mom would appear with a pot of supper, some paper plates, forks and a blanket, and we would eat in a copse or a thicket of brush. Then, as the sun was setting, we would walk home together.

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