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

Vol. 33, No. 45

October 1, 2020

The PJ Lobster House is moving, and in its place: Uptown apartments A3 Suffolk says they could be cutting bus service if feds don’t offer any aid A5

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Village of Port Jefferson PJ Lobster House Moves Downtown, Apartments Heading Uptown

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Port Jefferson’s Uptown could soon be losing one of its premier restaurants, though one won’t have to look far for that seafood dinner experience.

The PJ Lobster House is moving from its spot on the corner of Main Street and North Country Road and will be moving downtown into the location that used to be Ocean 88, a Japanese restaurant, just east of the Mill Creek Road parking lot across from Rocketship Park.

In its place, local developer The Gitto Group is planning to add another apartment complex to a growing slate of living spaces both uptown and downtown.

Discussions on the new property have been going on for about a year. James Luciano, owner of the PJ Lobster House, said he had originally proposed to landlords for the property about purchasing it, but was rebuffed. As time went on, he inquired with The Gitto Group about potentially moving into a location in one of the company’s new spots downtown, and was told that the local developer was buying the uptown property. He said he wasn’t given the option to purchase the land, and that the decision was made before his lease was up.

“I have all my money invested into this place, everything was paid here, and now I have to start over,” Luciano said.

The developer already owns The Hills at Port Jefferson Village across from Port Jefferson train station and The Barnum House at the corner of Barnum Avenue and Main Street. The Gitto Group is also in the middle of creating The Brookport, an apartment complex going up where the old Cappy’s Carpets building once stood.

Both Rob Gitto, vice president of The Gitto Group, and Luciano are members and officers of the Port Jefferson Business Improvement District board. Gitto said in a phone interview that he has tried being “upfront and transparent” with Luciano since the property was purchased.

Though he attempted to find a way to fit him into the upcoming Brookport site, the space simply wouldn’t work for him.

“It ended up working out, and its great to have him downtown,” he said.

Though Luciano said Gitto had been considerate in helping him find a new space, the move has been financially and physically costly to both him and his business, as he has to pick up everything that isn’t nailed down and transport it downtown. Work has already started at the Ocean 88 site, where he has to do some major

The owner of PJ Lobster House is moving downtown to spot once occupied by Oceans 88. Photo by Kyle Barr

renovations, including replacing the wood on the outside porch and the tiling on the inside, also removing the entire Japanese hibachi area.

“I had to take all kinds of loans out to do this,” Luciano said. “I would have never done that during this situation [with the pandemic], but it’s either that or close up shop — it was move or you’re done.”

Things are not all bad. Overall the PJ Lobster House owner said he is optimistic for the future, especially as the number of seats goes from 90 at the uptown location to around 140. He is keeping the current fish market at the front of the house in his new space, and now has plans for a bar to add a liquor selection to the current slate of beer and wine. There may be an opportunity

in the future for an oyster bar.

The move downtown will likely bring his current regulars into the downtown portion of the village.

“I think with our following, we’ll do just fine,” he said.

Gitto said the new uptown building will likely be slightly smaller than the 46-unit Brookport site, and plans have the new space at three stories. Like other local apartment developments, parking is planned to be on-site with a retail component on the ground floor.

Gitto considers the corner of North Country onto Main “one of the entrances into the village,” adding they are working to make sure it fits into UPTOWN APARTMENTS Continued on A12

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County

With Suffolk on Edge of Fiscal Crisis, Bus Routes Could Be Nixed

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM County Executive Steve Bellone (D) has continued his calls for additional federal funds, now saying bus routes and bus driver positions could be eliminated in the planned county budget to be released within the next week.

Bellone said Friday, Sept. 25, also celebrated as Car Free Day, that cutting 19 bus routes and 25% of paratransit bus availability would result in about $18 million in savings for the county’s 2021 budget. The nonparatransit routes, officials said, are equivalent to 2,500 riders a day, according to the pre-pandemic ridership levels.

Cuts would impact another 200 daily riders who use Suffolk County Accessible Transportation Services, and could also potentially eliminate hundreds of worker positions.

The routes themselves are spread out throughout the county, and though officials said they would be buses with overall less ridership, they represent some of the only buses that move through certain areas. The S62, which runs across the North Shore from Riverhead to Hauppauge and is the only bus for places like Shoreham, Rocky Point and Miller Place, will be axed. The S54, which connects Patchogue railroad station to the Walt Whitman Mall is also in the crosshairs. Together, those routes represent 887 daily riders, according to the county.

The S76, which connects Stony Brook and Port Jefferson villages and has an estimated 36 daily riders, may also get cut. The S56, which runs in Smithtown from Commack to Lake Grove with around 89 daily riders, could be eliminated.

This is all part of an anticipated 2021 county budget that Bellone said will include cuts across the board.

“Washington has failed to act,” he said.

“We need Washington to do its job, to do what it’s always done in times of crisis when local communities are hit by unprecedented natural disasters that are beyond the scope and capability of local government can handle.”

The cuts to personnel could be especially devastating, he said, considering many were the “essential workers” who did their jobs even during the worst of the pandemic on Long Island.

Many hospital and other frontline workers take the bus to work as well.

These planned cuts are despite receiving close to $26.6 million earlier this year in federal aid specifically for transportation services.

Bellone said the money has already been spent or allocated for the current year.

The total operating cost of Suffolk County Transit is over $85 million, with more than $43 million being funded by the county, around $29 million from New York State, more than $4.4 million from the federal government, and

$8.2 million in fares. The county estimates it will lose $6.1 million in farebox revenue in 2020, alongside a 20% or $6 million cut in state funding. Bellone’s office reported that the $26 million in federal funds allowed the county to operate the buses as normal during the height of the pandemic.

John Corrado, president of Suffolk Transportation Service, a private company which operates all the buses used by Suffolk County, said it lost about 40% of ridership during the pandemic, and though numbers are coming back there is no way it can stave off the massive loss in farebox revenue.

In a repeat of last week’s press conference where Bellone announced major cuts to Suffolk County police, Republicans in the county Legislature held a retaliatory press conference of their own. Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga), a member of the legislature’s Public Works, Transportation and Energy Committee, claimed the county is only down $4 million in bus fees. The GOP members of the Legislature have constantly attacked Bellone on its financial situation, with officials often citing a 2019 report from the state comptroller, Tom DiNapoli (D), calling Suffolk the most fiscally stressed municipality in the state, with Nassau County.

“To blame the federal government is a cop out,” Trotta said.

Though that aid that Suffolk received this year must be put toward current budget impacts due to the pandemic, Trotta said the numbers Bellone cited were off, and that the $26 million federal funds could be used now, and all the savings could be rolled over into next year.

While it’s nearly impossible to tell until the final 2021 budget is released, Republicans have claimed both these and other cuts to major services are unnecessary considering the CARES Act funding the county has already received to the tune of $257 million, not counting the additional public transit funds, which should be enough to cover COVID-related expenses.

Republicans said that new money is being used to pay for past financial mismanagement by the county executive.

When asked what else could be cut instead of these services, Republican legislators said they would need to see the full budget before making that determination.

Though some legislators admitted there is need for further federal aid, Legislator Anthony Piccirillo (R-Holtsville) suggested

Above, Suffolk County director of Office for People with Disabilities speaks about the importance of the county’s paratransit system, which if cut could impact 200 riders; left, Legislator Rob Trotta, center, blames past financial woes for why Suffolk is planning cuts.

Photos by Kyle Barr

the federal government put a watchdog on the county executive to make sure the funds are spent correctly.

In response, Bellone said since the county pays more than $40 million for the bus system, that while the federal funds help, it does not cover what will be a massive $800 million deficit for this year going into next year.

The planned cuts to public transportation would also impact the Suffolk County Accessible Transportation Services buses, which residents with disabilities rely upon for service in doing things as simple as going to physical therapy or shopping for food. The service allows residents to schedule being picked up and dropped off.

Frank Krotschinsky, the director of the Office for People with Disabilities under the county executive, said “the county has gone above and beyond” for the offerings it has for disabled transport.

Krotschinsky himself uses a wheelchair and has been since he was a young man growing up in New York City. He added the questions his office most commonly receives are from people asking about transportation.

“The day these cuts are made, people with disabilities will be disproportionately affected,” he said. “We need the federal government to step up to its role.”

The same day as the press conference, Bellone hosted a call with the county executives of Onondaga and Orange upstate counties, both of whom are Republican, in emphasizing the bipartisan need for additional relief from

All Planned Route Cuts

S54 - 548 riders per day 10B - 45 riders per day S59 - 90 riders per day S57 - 139 riders per day S31 - 12 riders per day S76 - 36 riders per day S56 - 89 riders per day 2A - 106 riders per day 7A - 60 riders per day 10C - 85 riders per day 6B - 108 riders per day S47 - 73 riders per day 8A - 131 riders per day S62 - 339 riders per day 1A - 63 riders per day 6A - 78 riders per day S69 - 3 riders per day 2B - 161 riders per day S23 - 149 riders per day

Suffolk County could also be forced to reduce the Suffolk County Accessible Transportation (SCAT) Service. the federal government.

“As we put forward this budget, there is not going to be a part of this budget that involves discretionary spending that will not be impacted by Washington’s failure to act here,” Bellone said.

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Health

Doctors Recommend Getting Flu Shots ... NOW!

That’s the case for both children and adults, Grosso added.

Getting an influenza vaccine could also reduce the confusion that will Get a flu shot now. occur if people experience fluWhile timing a flu shot can like symptoms, which are also seem like timing the stock a hallmark of COVID-19 cases. market — buying or selling a “Getting as much of the stock now might mean missing population immunized as posout on gains later — it’s not. A sible is even more important flu shot generally provides imthan at other times,” Grosso munological coverage against said. the flu from about four weeks Each year, somewhere beafter the shot is given until six tween 140,000 to 810,000 peomonths later. ple are hospitalized from the With a flu season that flu and the death toll can range doesn’t follow a yearly calenbetween 12,000 to 61,000 peodar, residents sometimes try to ple per year in the U.S., accordbalance between minimizing ing to estimates by the Centers the possible effect of expofor Disease Control and sure to the flu in the next Prevention. few weeks with exposure Doctors recommend to the flu in the middle of that people who are 65 and the spring. older get a quadrivalent flu “It makes most health shot, which includes an adprofessionals very unditional influenza B strain. comfortable when people In a trial of 30,000 peo[suggest they’re holding ple over 65, people who out until spring] as a reareceived the quadrivalent son to delay immunization, shot had 24% fewer illas it takes four weeks for nesses compared to those protective antibodies to who got the standard shot, mature,” said Dr. Michael according to the CDC. Grosso, chief medical offiDr. Susan Donelan, cer at Huntington Hospital.

— Dr. Michael Grosso medical director of HealthInfluenza season can begin care Epidemiology at as early as November and sometimes earlier, so “any time now would be Stony Brook Medicine, said the side effects of the flu shot can include an uncomfortable arm the right time.”

Medical professionals urge people to be for a few days, a low-grade fever and fatigue.

“The vast majority of people can easily even more proactive about getting a flu shot this year, as the pandemic continues to lurk in the manage the minor side effects for a day or two shadows, on door knobs and within 6 feet of an with Tylenol or Ibuprofen or a cold pack on their arm,” Donelan said. infected individual.

Doctors said practices such as wearing a When people contract the flu along with other respiratory illnesses, the combination, as people mask, social distancing and frequent hand washing, which are designed to reduce the might expect, can cause significant sickness.

“The novel coronavirus is just that, it’s spread of COVID-19, are also helpful in novel,” Grosso said. “We don’t know exactly cutting down on the transmission of the flu.

These measures will only help if residents how it will interact with influenza. We do have significant prior experience with concurrent exercise them correctly. Masks that fall below infections with other respiratory viruses. the nose of the wearer, which may make it easier Individuals coinfected with one or more serious to breathe, are not as effective at reducing the spread of these viruses, Donelan said. respiratory viruses frequently get sicker.”

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‘The novel coronavirus is just that, it’s novel ...

We don’t know exactly how it will interact with influenza.’

Village of Port Jefferson

New Ferry Building in PJ Gets OK from Zoning BOA

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The new planned ferry building in Port Jefferson was granted slight height variances by the village zoning board of appeals for an additional 2 and a half feet on top its roof. Representatives of the ferry company said the variances are needed so it can retain an elevator in its design.

The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company is planning to create new offices for its staff at 116 West Broadway in an old building that had once been used by the Suffolk County Water Authority and had previously been a bank.

Lisa Rickmers, the planner for Village of Port Jefferson, said that the applicant had tried to get the two story building with an elevator in it while complying with restrictions, but that it was impossible without raising the height by two feet.

“They’re working between the [Federal Emergency Management Agency] guidelines that raise the floor and our own height restrictions that lower the roofline,” she said. “The architect worked with the mechanicals, but he could not get the elevator shaft to stay below the 30 foot.”

Police Cops: PJS Man Seriously Injured in Early Morning Crash

Suffolk County Police said a man was seriously injured in a single vehicle crash in Port Jefferson Station early Sunday morning.

Police said Joseph Aiello, 43 of Port Jefferson Station was driving a 2001 Nissan Maxima southbound on Jayne Boulevard Sept. 27 when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree at the intersection with Roe Avenue at around 5:30 a.m.

Aiello, who was alone in the vehicle, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was admitted in critical condition.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the 6th precinct at 631-854-8652.

Rickmers said the height restrictions were originally designed to preserve sightlines to the water. Though because of FEMA height restrictions, the building must start at least 12 feet up higher than adjacent buildings. The existing building is sitting at 8 feet and must be raised an additional 4.

Though the property is not required to have an elevator because of its overall size, the ferry company said it’s still something they want to include. The property could in theory stay below the required height by making it a flat roof, but Rickmers said the applicant did not think that would be attractive.

The building is located on the side of the village in the MW-2 zone, which has certain restrictions other buildings across the street do not, especially because its located in a spot that has seen major flooding in the past.

Cindy Ingraselino, a project manager for architectural firm EAB and a representative for the ferry company, said they are keeping the building at the same footprint of approximately 22,090 square feet per floor on a two story building.

Ingraselino said the elevator is planned to be centrally located within the building.

Man Allegedly Steals Bike in PJS Security footage of a man who allegedly stole a bike from an open garage in PJS. Photo from SCPD

Suffolk County Police said a man stole a BMX bike from a home garage in Port Jeff Station back in early September.

Police said an unknown man allegedly entered an open garage on Jones Avenue Sept. 7 and stole a Kink Curb blue BMX bike.

People can contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-220-TIPS (8477), utilizing a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com

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LEGALS SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK HSBC BANK USA, AS TRUSTEE FOR DALT 2007-1, Plaintiff against PELAYO SERAFIN, VICTOR SERAFIN, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 16, 2020.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, N.Y. on the 15th day of October, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Terryville, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, and State of New York.

Said premises known as 6 Parnet Court, Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. 11776.

(District: 0200, Section: 336.00, Block: 020.00, Lot: 009.000).

Approximate amount of lien $ 713,174.64 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 19879-09.

Dara Orlando Martin, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 803 9/10 4x ptr Cre8tiv Action Flow LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/13/20. Office: Sufflok County. Registered Agent Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to Registered Agents Inc. at 5302 Towne Woods Road Coram, NY 11727. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

833 9/17 6x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR SAXON ASSET SECURITIES TRUST 2003-3, MORTGAGE LOAN

To Place A Legal Notice

Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-3, Plaintiff against DEBORAH E. HARTMAN A/K/A DEBORAH HARTMAN, STEVEN T. HARTMAN A/K/A STEVEN HARTMAN, BRIAN HARTMAN, DANIEL HARTMAN, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on March 8, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, N.Y. on the 27th day of October, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Holbrook, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York.

Said premises known as 6 Sutton Place, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 11779.

(District: 0200, Section: 763.00, Block: 02.00, Lot: 043.000).

Approximate amount of lien $ 310,088.17 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 608646-15.

Vincent Messina, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900

has been filed with the Town Clerk, Town of Brookhaven, and is available for review there and is also available for review at the Office of the Board of Fire Commissioners between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

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Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING FOR 2021 BUDGET TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held on October 20, 2020 at 7:00 PM (Prevailing time) at the main Firehouse located at 19 Jayne Boulevard, Port Jefferson Station, New York.

The purpose of the Public Hearing will be to permit public review of the proposed budget for the Terryville Fire District for calendar year 2021.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a copy of the proposed budget

The Board of Fire Commissioners will conduct its Regular monthly meeting at the conclusion of the public hearing for the purpose of adopting the final budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONER OF THE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK NEW YORK Frank Triolo District Secretary 846 10/1 1x ptr Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, on the 15th day of September, 2020, bearing Index Number 20-02287, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 310 Center Drive, Riverhead, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Colton Isaac Young.

The city and state of my present address are Coram, NY the month and year of my birth are January, 2005; the place of my birth is Stony Brook, NY; my present name is Autumn Skye Young.

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Action to Foreclose a Mortgage US BANK TRUST, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST Plaintiff, Vs PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF PETER R. GOR-

CZYNSKI, MARYALYCE MCDONOUGH AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF PETER R. GORCZYNSKI IF LIVING, AND IF HE/SHE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, CLAIMING, OR WHO MAY CLAIM TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN, OR GENERAL OR SPECIFIC LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS ACTION; SUCH UNKNOWN PERSONS BEING HEREIN GENERALLY DESCRIBED AND INTENDED TO BE INCLUDED IN WIFE, WIDOW, HUSBAND, WIDOWER, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DESCENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF SUCH DECEASED, ANY AND ALL PERSONS DERIVING INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON, OR TITLE TO SAID REAL PROPERTY BY, THROUGH OR UNDER THEM, OR EITHER OF THEM, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE WIVES, WIDOWS, HUSBANDS, WIDOWERS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DESCENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNS, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES, EXCEPT AS STATED,ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE IRS JOHN DOE (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mortgaged premises.)

Defendant(s).

INDEX #: 624044/2019 MORTGAGED PREMISES: 288 MAGNOLIA DRIVE SELDEN, NY 11784 DSBL #: 0200 - 368.00 03.00 - 009.000 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemen-

tal Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie.

Trial to be held in the County of Suffolk.

The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises.

TO Maryalyce McDonough as Heir to the Estate of Peter R. Gorzynski Defendant In this Action.

The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. John H. Rouse of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Seventeenth day of September, 2020 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, in the City of Riverhead.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Peter R. Gorczynski (who died on October 26, 2013, a resident of the County of Suffolk, State of New York) dated the April 10, 1998, to secure the sum of $108,750.00 and recorded at Instrument No. Book 19350, Page 249 in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk, on the June 12, 1998. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed October 7, 2019 and recorded on October 15, 2019, in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk at Book M00023069, Page 841; The property in question is described as follows: 288 MAGNOLIA DRIVE, SELDEN, NY 11784 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the

mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: September 21, 2020 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose.

855 10/1 4x ptr SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS–SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK – REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Pl a in t i f f,-a g a in s t-T E R E S A CROMWELL, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR J. RUPP, DECEASED; THOMAS RUPP, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR J. RUPP, DECEASED; ROBERT WARREN RUPP, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR J. RUPP, DECEASED; SUSAN RUPP AKA SUZANNE CAPRIOTTI, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR J. RUPP, DECEASED, if he be living and if he be dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant LEGALS con’t on pg. 8

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-800-269-0990 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs. ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon

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action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 days of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated March 11, 2020. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and

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Brookhaven Says Heatherwood Golf Course Needs to Clean Up Property

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A picture of a sign reading “What Should We Build� standing next to the now-closed golf course on Nesconset Highway in Terryville gained a few chuckles, before heads turned down in thought. Just what should be there? And who, if not the property owners, will do it?

The Heatherwood Golf Course, owned by Commack-based Heatherwood Golf and Villa, has been under strenuous controversy for the last few years as it tried in vain to build an apartment complex on the site. The site was closed this year, and the property facing the road has started to become overgrown.

The apartment complex would have halved the number of holes at the golf course from 18 to nine on property that covers both Port Jefferson Station and Centereach. Back in 2014, the owners were granted a zoning change to the Heatherwood property to allow them to build the new condominiums for people 55 and older.

Both Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) and Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) dissented. In 2018 the town planning board conditionally approved plans for the property.

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The Heatherwood golf course in Terryville has sat vacant since it was closed earlier this year and the green has become overgrown. The site is still slated for around 200 new 55-and-older condiminiums. Photo by Kyle Barr

proved its plans, specifically Aug. 20, 2021, to finish the last four of 16 conditions of the approval, otherwise they would not be able to start construction.

In 2019, the property owner had sent two separate proposals to the Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency for a payment in lieu of taxes agreement. The IDA shot down the owner’s first $7 million proposal, with some on the board citing the minimal number of jobs such a project would create. Just a few months later in November, the owner came back to the IDA

with a newer, less intense $2.2 million tax break proposal. In a four to three split vote, that new PILOT proposal was rejected yet again in December.

And local civics haven’t budged from their antipathy toward any of those same PILOT agreements. Civic members from both Port Jefferson Station and Three Village have previously shared concerns about lost tax revenue for school districts as well as traffic concerns.

Sal Pitti, the president of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber of Commerce, said

he felt the property owner was being “vindictive� in letting it become overgrown because the IDA did not acquiesce to any new tax breaks. He called owners “greedy� for trying to relinquish the one true benefit to the community the project would have, that being school taxes. “If they did the project normally, think about all the money they would have saved back then,� Pitti said. “The guy’s pushing for what he wants and how he wants it, and that’s why he’s letting the property get so overgrown.�

Representatives of Heatherwood did not return a request for comment by press time.

Since its second IDA rejection, the owners have been largely silent about plans for the property. The Heatherwood Golf Course was officially closed this year. Weeds and grass have grown long in the absence of much or any care, and Cartright said the owners have been put on notice and are on a 14-day clock, starting from last week, before town workers move in to cut the grass.

The question of who erected that cheeky sign belies the question: what is the future for the property? Suggestions on Facebook ranged from a park to a vineyard to a shooting range.

Cartright said that as far as she knows the developer is still moving forward with their plans.

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New Shop Brings American-Made Goods to Port Jefferson

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM After traveling throughout the country, Bob and Nancy Hendrick knew where their next stop would be — Port Jefferson at Lighthouse Landing.

Everything inside their new shop, Treasures America’s Artisan Gallery (or TAAG for short), is made in the USA. Both artists themselves, Bob Hendrick said that while traveling cross-country to and from California, the pair has seen a lot of talent that is often underappreciated.

“With big-box stores, we often lose sight of the great people in our country who produce great work,” he said, “But there are people out there with talent who deserve the recognition.”

The Kings Park couple said they have always loved Port Jefferson and wanted to become more involved with the village.

Originally, they thought to open a pop-up shop for the goods to sell but decided on a whim to fill a vacant space at 14 East Broadway in Lighthouse Landing.

After about a month of planning, they officially opened their doors earlier this month.

Inside the store are all handmade gifts and fine art from local to national artisans.

“We seek out specific items,” he said. “And we want to give the opportunity for local artists to come by and show and sell their work.”

TAAG does custom work, as well, on-site.

Obituaries Richard Spence

Richard C. Spence, of Selden, passed away Sept. 27. He was 64.

He was born Oct. 24, 1955, in Queens, and was the son of Robert and Frances Spence. Richard was a retired Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He will be deeply missed by his mother, Frances; brother, Gary (Denise); sisters, Jean (Kenny), Carole (Chuck), Mary (Fred); all of his many nieces and nephews; his cat, Hobo; along with many other friends and family.

Richie enjoyed taking care of his mom as much as she enjoyed taking care of him.

He was an avid animal lover and was always helping his neighbors but loved mostly

Bob and Nancy Hendrick inside their new shop, Treasures America’s Artisan Gallery. Photo by Julianne Mosher

While everything inside the Hendricks’ shop is made in America, they want it to be known they are huge supporters of those who have risked their lives keeping the country and its people safe.

“We’re heavily involved in supporting military, police, firefighters and first responders because they mean a lot to us and to the community,” he said. “We like to give back to those who serve.”

One way they are giving back is by honoring different heroes every week. During the month of September, they offered 20 percent off purchases to firemen, healthcare workers and police officers, thanking them for their service.

spending time with his family.

He was preceded in death by his father Robert Spence and his brother William Spence.

The family will receive friends at Bryant Funeral Home, 411 Old Town Road, Setauket on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Donations may be made in Richard’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

People can visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.

Rita Biamonte

Rita J. Biamonte, from Hixson, Tennessee and past area resident, passed away Sept. 8.

She was born in Brooklyn, and was the beloved wife of the late Frank; and devoted mother of Mary Ann and Andrea.

Services were held at Moloney’s Port Jefferson Station Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass was held at Infant Jesus R.C. Church in Port Jefferson. An interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

This week they honored military vets with an extra 10 percent discount.

The back part of the store is dedicated to veterans with its “Wall of Heroes.” The Hendricks encourage customers who have served to come in and sign their names within the stars that decorate the wall. Nancy’s father’s folded burial flag hangs upon them.

And although they are new, the couple is excited to bring their own art and the art of others to downtown. Up until Oct. 15, TAAG is hosting a contest in honor of the upcoming election and will be creating a painting based on ideas that people in the community can submit. The winning idea will be created on a canvas, and the winner will be presented with the first number framed print.

“We have lot of things in mind for the future,” he said. “We want to support the area.”

TAAG is open Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., Friday through Saturday 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

School News

Repetition, Variation and More in Port Jefferson Elementary Art Classes

Third grader Damon Francoeur showed his masterpiece.

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Students in Edna Louise Spear Elementary School have been using the great outdoors to get their creative juices flowing. Under the guidance of art teacher Meghan McCarthy, the young artists at all grade levels are designing their art portfolios, discovering font styles and more to produce their visually interesting masterpieces.

Second grade students focused on bubble and block letters as well as different techniques to achieve their desired look for their art port-

folios. Third graders worked on repeated line designs, using repetition and variation to create depth on a 2D surface. Fifth graders were encouraged to design their own art folders by using their name as the focal point and including a theme that represents them.

“We discussed font styles and how different lettering may give you a specific feeling,” McCarthy said. “Students had the opportunity to utilize technology for visual references while experiencing the beauty of the outdoors.”

HEATHERWOOD Continued from A10

As much as community members would like to see another public park, the councilwoman made it clear the town cannot simply buy up private land.

“It's not our land — you have to have a willing seller to purchase anything as open space,” she said. “Though they still have an obligation for cleaning up their property.”

But Heatherwood has long had everything it needs to start up a new apartment complex,

though it has before cited the need for those tax breaks before they can start any real development.

Pitti said that while the owners still need to keep the property facing the street somewhat nice, it wouldn’t be so bad to see the rest of it reclaimed by nature. Better yet, he asked, why not let it return to being a golf course.

“I think the community loved it when it was a golf course,” he said. “It wasn’t like it wasn’t profitable — people went and used that golf course, even during the winter months — it was a sport people enjoyed, it was a clean well-kept property.”

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Nation

Zeldin Shares Thoughts, Outlook for Funding Bill

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) has been in the thick of federal discussions about another program to support state and local governments.

He said the federal government is having “active talks with respect to there being a next coronavirus response bill … I have been advocating directly to the president and his chief of staff [Mark Meadows] and leaders in Congress about Suffolk County and our local towns and villages.”

The local congressman, whose district covers the North Fork and South Fork all the way west to most of Smithtown, said President Donald Trump (R) called his house last Sunday night and that he used the opportunity to talk about getting funding for local government. Zeldin brought up the MTA with the president.

“I’m trying to get top line numbers for our county, towns, villages, the MTA and Port Authority,” he said.

Zeldin suggested three factors affected a national funding bill. The first is that the Nov. 3 election is rapidly approaching.

“You have to have a willingness to allow your political opposition to also have a win

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin said Suffolk County’s federal assistance is going to come down to closing the gap between each party’s proposed bills. File photo by Kevin Redding

when you have a government that’s divided between parties,” he said. “The only way for a next coronavirus response bill to become law is similarly to the way the past coronavirus response bill became law,” by Republicans and Democrats working together.

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The new development would be located on the Port Jefferson side of the school district line with Comsewogue. In terms of adding children to the school district, the Port Jeff developer said so far none of theirs or other projects have added more than one family each with school-aged children. It’s likely this one won’t make a dent in local enrollment either.

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Passing another bill would give everyone, including U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Trump a win, the congressman said.

“That’s a problem for some, because there are people who really don’t want the president to get reelected,” Zeldin said. “If anyone wants to suggest that that’s not a factor, a political calculation and electioneering, they are incredibly naive to that absolute factor to these talks.”

Additionally, the Republicans and Democrats have been far apart in the amount of funding. The Democrats initially had passed a bill in the House for approximately $900 billion for state and local governments out of a $3.4 trillion total aid bill, but the congressman claimed Democrats are sticking to their highball number. According to Axios, Pelosi is now aiming for a new total aid package hovering around $2.2 trillion with local assistance reduced to $436 billion.

Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have offered a $150 billion package for state and local governments.

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The additional dynamic that comes into play is that some Democrats who were elected for the first time in Republican districts have been putting pressure on Pelosi in the last few weeks, Zeldin said.

“They want there to actually be negotiations and compromise to get it over the finish line,” he said.

With talks restarted between congressional Democratic leadership and the Trump administration, Zeldin said he was “hopeful” that the discussions would result in a new bill.

He said the amount of money the states and local governments are asking for has also declined since the original request. Indeed, New York State has cut its request to $30 billion from $60 billion.

Any bill that passed wouldn’t likely indicate how county and local governments should spend the money, the congressman said.

“I’m not looking for Congress to break up every dollar being appropriated for Suffolk County,” Zeldin said. “The best thing to do would be to provide flexibility, so that county level elected officials can determine the best use of additional funding.”

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“The schools as well as the village are going to need to lean on new projects to help out with the loss of the [Port Jefferson power plant tax revenue] to help keep our uptown vibrant.”

Plans are still early, and Gitto said they are waiting to submit their formal application within the next few months.

Luciano added that while it’s a shame to see the loss of retail uptown, he still thinks The Gitto Group will do a good job.

“They do good work, this building is going to be beautiful,” he said. “They maintain all their properties really well, and it’s going to be a good look for the corner.”

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Editorial

Letters to the Editor

Recovering Our Routes Debates Should Have Mic On/Off Switch

We get it. The only time most of us think about Suffolk County buses is when we’re stuck behind them on the oft-congested Long Island roads.

But despite how many Long Islanders complain about the traffic, those who use Suffolk County buses every week have it that much worse, as the county has announced the potential loss of 19 bus routes all across the Island affecting about 2,500 riders. A loss of routes impacts the most vulnerable people, namely the poor, elderly or handicapped folks.

This is a real crisis, and it does not seem like everyone is on the same page about just what that means. The S62 bus is the only thing that can take somebody east and west in the Rocky Point area without having to call for an expensive cab. The north/south line of the S54, which many retail and service industry workers use to get to their jobs, is on the chopping block as well.

Some lines have very few daily riders, but even if one of those people won’t be able to get to their job, to the supermarket or even to visit friends and family, it will be a loss for the greater community.

This comes a week after county officials said they will need to cut two whole Suffolk County police classes, which means 200 new recruits not being put out on the streets.

County Executive Steve Bellone’s (D) now weekly press conferences portending doom if the federal government doesn’t come through with funds for state and local municipalities are a kind of theater, yes, but they are also perhaps the only way for the county executive to make his point beyond sitting in the president’s lap and telling “Santa Trump” all the things he wants for Christmas, before the county hits the point where a budget goes through, and so do the cuts.

And that makes some local elective’s response to Bellone’s talk that much more exasperating. Republicans in the county Legislature contend the current financial woes are all the executive’s doing, and that since he already received over $280 million in federal aid, we should not be hitting up the federal government for more. That would be fine, if Suffolk wasn’t going to see at least an $800 million deficit going into next year Beyond judging just how badly the current executive has handled Suffolk’s finances, the argument falls flat when every municipality from Montauk to Orange County, every village, town and county have all said they need federal funds as well. The congressional delegation, including both Democrats and Republicans, has at least been outspoken about the need for federal funds, but the fact is the top dogs for both parties have failed to drop the animosity and create an aid package for the municipalities nationwide who need it.

It seems like the executive and minority party in the Legislature are not on the same page — as if they ever really are — but there needs to be one, and only one, message on this issue, not a cacophony of back chatter. As important as the past state of Suffolk County finances was before the pandemic, and still is after the fact, the only way that any of these local municipalities can get to the position where those arguments are valid is if we’re all on a stable financial footing.

Because we believe Bellone when he says there won’t be a single line in the budget that hasn’t been impacted by the pandemic.

The loss of police classes and bus routes might be the most physical and politically stimulating examples, but one should shudder to think what other municipal services, not even county but town as well, might be getting axed in their 2021 budgets.

We are thankful that Legislature Republicans have been keeping on top of Suffolk’s financial well-being, beyond partisan politics we know it’s necessary, but now is not the time for disunity, not when the water is slowly rising and is at our necks.

Our voices need to be one, at least in this strange moment of time. We are beating back COVID-19, at least for now. Congress should not be as hard as that was if we stick together.

I watched the debate last night as did millions of people across America. It was horrible, crude, disrespectful and, most of the time, unintelligible. But who won? No matter how poor a display of the American ethos this was, one of the candidates picked up undecided votes. So, who won? Biden did! Or perhaps better stated, Trump lost.

President Donald Trump (R) was far more aggressive in speaking out of turn and even went after the moderator. Trump doesn’t like fair but tough questions. To Trump, such journalistic behavior is what defines “fake news.” No doubt, Democratic candidate Joe Biden occasionally interjected when Trump was speaking, but in the age old justification of elementary school yard fights, Biden didn’t start it, Trump did! Moreover, Trump never eased off even after numerous reprimands from

Chris Wallace. Trump was the quintessential “bully” and it was on full display last night. I don’t see how that is going to sway swing voters. Biden won.

There were a few moments of substance that allowed viewers to form an opinion of what the candidate was all about. Trump’s refusal to call out white supremacists, his plea to delegitimize the election results should he lose and his characterization of himself as doing everything he can to get clean air and clean water stand out to me. Trump is anything but an environmentalist.

But there is such an easy solution. The moderator should have a button that controls the microphone of each candidate.

In this way, he or she could literally turn off the voice of the candidate not up. So easy. So fair. The moderator would have

Republicans Won’t Be Rioting

It is amazing to me how all the Democrats and left-leaning pundits, and even some in the middle, are saying that if President Donald Trump [R] loses in November there will be riots.

Most of the burning of stores and attacking people are coming from the left. They even try to intimidate people in

restaurants. It took three to four months for the Democrats to even acknowledge this. Even Joe Biden refused to say anything about the riots until about two weeks ago in September. The only people I feel will riot if the election does not go their way are the Democrats. It is also amazing that most of the looting and

control as should be the case. The American people would win. Why don’t they institute this? This is my plea to the commission of presidential debates to institute the on/off button.

No doubt Trump would not like this.

It would stymie his ability to bully. Can you imagine if Trump called out a moderator for asking a “nasty question” and the moderator responded simply by turning off his microphone and giving the remaining time to his rival. Trump would implode. He doesn’t do well with “fair.”

But to many of us it would be a beautiful thing. If I were Biden, I would only agree to participate in the next two debates if the moderator has a button that controls the microphone of each candidate.

Dave Hensen Miller Place

burning of buildings are happening in Democrat cities and towns. The leaders of these towns and city refuse to do or condemn this because they would be condemning Biden and Democrat supporters.

David Jacobson South Setauket

Trump Is Sowing Seeds of Chaos, Civil Strife What’s more important: “winning” or democracy? That’s the question facing every voter this election. And that’s why President Donald Trump [R] must be overwhelmingly defeated.

“We’re not going to lose this except if they cheat.” That’s what Donald Trump said. Think about that for a minute.

What kind of country deems elections valid only if one particular side wins? I think the answer is obvious. Obviously not a democracy.

Throughout his career, Trump’s motto has been “I’m always right, and I always win.” This is a man who won’t acknowledge even the possibility that he could be wrong, could make a mistake, could lose.

Who claims for himself a flawlessness usually reserved for God. If the game of baseball was played so that one particular team always won, what kind of game would that be? Even that team’s fans would see the problem with this. That’s bad enough, but when all is said and done baseball is just a game. The future of our country isn’t. We can have

the best Constitution in the world, but sadly, if there’s no spirit of fair play, it’s powerless to guarantee democracy.

Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses because he won’t allow the possibility that he could lose fair and square. He’s busy sowing seeds of chaos and civil strife by claiming that mailin ballots are “a whole big scam.” That’s a lie. He’s encouraging armed goons to show up at polling stations to intimidate voters opposed to him. He’s organizing teams of lawyers to challenge mail-in ballots on technical grounds, not because there’s anything really wrong with them, but because he doesn’t think they’ll favor him. For him, the purpose of this election is not the persuasion of voters, but the coronation of Donald Trump.

The George Washington of popular legend said “I cannot tell a lie.” Can anyone imagine that for Trump? The real George Washington refused to serve beyond two terms even though he was practically begged to do so. He was worried about the president becoming like a king. Can anyone imagine that for Trump? George

Washington warned about political parties enabling “cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men ... to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government.” Ring a bell?

The Declaration of Independence states that “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” An election which counts only if Trump wins bears no resemblance to honoring the “consent of the governed”.

I hope my fears about this election are wrong. I hope this election provides an honest and fair-minded effort to have every vote counted, whether mail-in, early, or cast on election day. I hope that after election day we see no bullying attempt to prevent all voters’ ballots from being counted. I hope that this election is decided by the voters, not by state legislatures or judges, and particularly not by justices of the Supreme Court.

How important is democracy? That’s for you to decide.

David Friedman St. James

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Opinion

My Dog Needs to Know What’s on the Other Side of Everything

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y dog is delightfully imperfect. In fact, as I type this at my home computer, he is staring at me, hoping that I have succumbed to the snack urge and I will either intentionally toss a few morsels his way or that gravity will help him out, causing a carrot to slip off my desk.

Yes, he eats carrots, which isn’t terribly surprising because he also eats cat poop whenever he can get to it. I’m not sure he has taste buds or that he pays attention to them.

D. None I love my imperfect of the above dog and would like to share some of his

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF quirks.

For starters, walking in a straight line is clearly against his religion. As soon as he’s on one part of a sidewalk, he needs to cross in front of me to the other side. He is a canine windshield wiper, swishing back and forth in case there is a scent, a scurrying insect, or a frog hopping nearby that he needs to see or smell.

When he’s not sitting during our walks, because he seems to have the words “walk” and “sit” confused, he turns around every few seconds to see what’s behind us. If he is a reincarnated person, he must have been in the rear guard of a military unit, making sure no one was following him.

When we turn around to go back in the direction he was staring, he then stops to look over his shoulder in the direction we had been walking.

It’s not about what’s out there, but what’s back there that concerns him.

His breath is an absolute mystery. He consumes a bowl of chicken and rice formula twice a day. And yet, somehow, his breath smells like fish. You know how they say you can hear the ocean in a conch shell? Well, you can smell the ocean, and not the good, salty crisp air parts, but the rotting-seaweed-anddead-crabs-on-an-airless, overheated-beach parts, on my dog’s breath.

Then, there are the neighbors. They are so appealing to my dog that he pulls to go see them whenever they are outside. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that they drop a treat in front of him each time he appears.

Yes, I know I could train him, but I could also go running more often, go to bed earlier, read better books and make better choices for myself, so I haven’t trained either of us particularly well.

You know that delightful foot thing dogs do when you pet them behind the ear, on their

stomach or on their chests? It’s the one where they shake their leg as you scratch them. Well, he does that once a month, as if he wants to confirm that he actually is a dog, but that he’s a conscientious objector to flailing his feet in the air regularly.

He treats the doorbell as if it were the starting gun at a race. He jumps up from the floor, ready to greet refrigerator repair people or HVAC workers as if they had come to see him, refusing to let them pass without an ear rub.

Food is the ultimate motivator. He may not particularly want to lie down at my feet and have me pet him while shaking his paws, but he does go back and forth with me to the grill.

He always seems to be on the wrong side of our patio door. If he’s outside, he barks to come in.

As soon as he’s inside, he barks to go out.

Maybe he’s not actually a dog, but a metaphor.

Did You Pivot? Please Write and Tell Us How

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ocal businesses continue to struggle and local employees continue to worry about job security. None of this is new, but perhaps we should stop simply waiting for matters to improve with a rebound in the economy or more stimulus help from Washington and take a more proactive role.

The word is: pivot. Some already have. Here are two examples to share with you.

One is a restaurant in Stony Brook village, the other is action taken by two people in their 20s.

Many restauBetween rants already have you and me moved in collatBY LEAH S. DUNAIEF eral directions.

They have developed take-out orders for curbside pickup, and while that represents only a small fraction of the volume they would normally do, we have

given up on the word “normal.” With diners unable to come inside, restaurateurs have sent meals outside.

Then many took the further step, and made the additional investment to create outside dining areas as the world came to learn that eating outside was a lot safer. They built tents, leaving one side open to qualify as “outside,” so as to serve meals in the open air, and local governments cooperated by allowing tents to mushroom in parking lots.

Residents discovered the pleasure of eating “en plein air,” much as artists have when painting. Now some restaurant owners are hurrying to add heating devices to the tents so that patrons will continue to come and be able to eat in comfort despite cooler weather.

European cafes have long ago mastered this arrangement.

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While these are examples of rearrangements around cooking and serving food in order to survive, Pentimento Restaurant has made a true pivot. In addition to patio dining, which they are fortunate to offer behind their intimate restaurant, they have taken out the tables and chairs in one now unused room and turned it into a marketplace instead.

Featured by the owners are fresh produce, attractively displayed, and all manner of unusual high end foods in jars and cans, many from other countries. There are also prepared foods in the freezer to take out and even some delicious ice cream.

Those who dine on the patio are a “captive” audience of potential shoppers as they pass the new offerings on their way out, and they seemed delighted by the selections.

The other example involves my oldest grandson. He is known to

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some of you as the filmmaker of the historic “One Life to Give,” telling the story of Nathan Hale, Benjamin Tallmadge and the beginnings of the Revolutionary War Culper Spy Ring that was shown at the Staller Center and is being viewed in school districts.

He had moved to the West Coast to continue his chosen career. After some initial success, but with Hollywood now locked down, he and a friend cast around for something else to occupy their creative energies and to pay the rent. Fanciful stickers caught their attention, and they started out by applying them to work calendars and back packs, taking orders to customize such utilitarian products.

They really hit their stride when they customized 32-ounce clear plastic drinking cups, the kind with covers and straws featuring stickers displaying different themes.

These they then mailed to initial customers.

Putting together their skills, they made a video of themselves creating the stickers and decorating the cups, then showed the video on the internet. A few orders trickled in, then their business took off.

He still intends to return to his dream career, but until then … bottoms up!

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