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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. 47

October 15, 2020

What’s Inside

Right wing group sets up Trump caravan despite village summons A3 Baby born at St. Charles follows in her father’s footstep A5

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Three Ways to Vote This Election

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM There are several different ways to make a difference in this year’s election.

The Board of Elections recently sent out a memo to help voters understand the options on how to vote during the 2020 election.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state is allowing voters to receive an absentee ballot in case they do not feel comfortable visiting a voting location. By marking “temporary illness” on the application, voters can receive an absentee ballot.

Voters interested in receiving an absentee application are recommended to visit the portal at absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov, mail an application to the Board of Elections at P.O. Box 700, Yaphank, NY 11980, or email a request with a name, address and date of birth to absentee.voters@suffolkcountyny.gov.

Applications can also be dropped off in-person to the Board of Elections office, called in at (631) 852-4500, or faxed to (631) 852-4590.

All applications — except for in-person — must be sent to the board no later than Oct. 27.

Applications for in-person drops are available up to Nov. 2.

Note that the post office cannot guarantee timely delivery for ballots applied for less than 15 days prior to Election Day. Voted ballots must be delivered to the board or postmarked

by Nov. 3.

Early voting is available in-person at several early voting sites starting Oct. 24 through Nov. 1.

In the Town of Brookhaven, voters can visit Brookhaven Town Hall, located at 1 Independence Hill in Farmingville, and Mastic Recreation Community Center at 15 Herkimer Street, Mastic.

Voters can also go to Babylon Town Hall Annex, Windmill Village, Dix Hills Fire Department, Huntington Library Station Branch, Islip Town Hall Annex, Knights of Columbus in Brentwood, Riverhead Senior Center, Nesconset Elementary School, Stony Brook University Southampton Campus and Southold Senior Center.

Times vary, but voters can visit from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. (Oct. 24-26), 12 p.m. through 8 p.m.

(Oct. 27), 8 a.m. through 4 p.m. (Oct. 28 and 29), 12 p.m. through 8 p.m. (Oct. 30), 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1).

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Village of Port Jefferson

Setauket Patriots Plan Caravan Despite Village Summons for Previous March

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Coming to a town near you: another Trump caravan.

The Setauket Patriots announced they would be hosting a Trumpalozza Road Rally event starting and eventually ending in Port Jefferson Saturday, Oct. 17.

Setauket Patriots organizer James Robitsek said he expects 800 to 1,000 participants. On the group’s Facebook page, a little over 400 say they will be attending, with more indicating they possibly may.

The car caravan is just the third event hosted

by Setauket Patriots, an online right-wing group that often posts in support of President Donald Trump (R), among other conservative and farright messaging. Previous events have been based on Fourth of July and Veterans Day celebrations, though each has carried a strong political tinge in support of Trump. Out of these other past events, this one is the most explicit in its support.

The caravan is to start in the parking lot of the Port Jefferson LIRR train station before moving down Main Street then turning left onto West Broadway. Cars are set to move onto Route 25A in Setauket, down into St. James

Above, Setauket Patriots held a Fourth of July parade this year, though without a permit from Port Jeff village. Setauket Patriots organizer James Robitsek has been issued a summons for the July 4, but the same group is planning a caravan in support of President Donald Trump Oct. 20. Photo by Steven Zaitz

along Lake Avenue, past the Smith Haven Mall.

The caravan will move through Centereach and Selden before turning onto County Road 83 and back onto Route 112 to finish back at the Port Jeff train station.

Robitsek said he has been in contact with Suffolk County police about the event, and though they might be around to facilitate cars leaving the parking lot, they will not be there for the entire run of the car parade.

Other car caravans in support of Trump

have passed through the North Shore in the past month. Several went from Huntington out to the North Fork, where people hung out sunroofs and stood in the back of pickup trucks.

Pictures also show people in the caravan had placed tape to obscure their license plates, which is against the law.

Robitsek said he has not advocated that drivers use tape on their license plates, but participants in other pro-Trump events have been outed online by people tracking their li-

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Despite this, police report nobody in the caravans has been arrested to date, though one resident from Northport was arrested by Northport police for alleged menacing and disorderly conduct involving a caravanner’s truck, something he has reportedly heavily disputed.

The planned caravan is only three days before Robitsek and the Setauket Patriots are set to be in village traffic court, Oct. 20, over their previous Veterans Day event, which drew hundreds down through the village without a permit. Most marching that day did so without masks.

Village of Port Jefferson had issued an executive order signed July 6 by Mayor Margot Garant effectively stopping the village from signing any new permits for marches or protests. This was in response to the Patriots’ July 4 car parade as well as a Black Lives Matter march hosted in Port Jeff in June. The order was enabled by the village’s previous declaration of emergency because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Garant has said the issue is with how many people these events bring together during a pandemic.

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Health

Evaluating Availability and Effectiveness of Trump’s COVID Drugs

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Residents on Long Island and elsewhere can’t call their doctor’s offices and ask to receive all of the same treatment that sent President Donald Trump (R) from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center back to the White House and the campaign trail.

After officials said he tested positive for COVID-19 Oct. 2, the president received a combination of the antiviral drug Remdesivir, an antibody cocktail from Regeneron, and the steroid dexamethasone.

Remdesivir has become more widely used in hospitals on Long Island.

The last two months, “all patients admitted to the hospital may qualify for Remdesivir according to the clinical judgment of your doctor,” said Dr. Luis Marcos, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.

The patient population that is most likely to benefit from Remdesivir includes residents who are over 60, have diabetes with hypertension and have been admitted to the hospital with mild pneumonia.

Patients who have liver disease or kidney failure may not be prescribed the intravenous drug.

Typically, Remdesivir, like other antiviral drugs, benefits patients who have contracted COVID-19 within a week, because the medicine stops the replication of the virus.

Patients who received Remdesivir after an infection that lasted more than 10 days may not benefit as much because the drug won’t reverse damage done to the lungs.

The side effects of antivirals typically last one to two days.

Dexamethasone is also available and used in hospitals including Huntington Hospitals and Stony Brook.

As a steroid, dexamethasone has “multiple side effects,” said Dr. Michael Grosso, Chief Medical Officer at Huntington Hospital. “It is only given when the benefit is expected to significantly outweigh the risk and so there’s

Village of Port Jefferson

Father/Daughter Born on Same Day to Same Doctor at St. Charles

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Dr. Luis Marcos said SBU was planning to participate in the second Regeneron trial, but a general lack of COVID patients scrapped that idea. Photo from SBU

going to be that assessment in every case,” Dr. Grosso said.

Patients with diabetes are likely to experience “more trouble with their blood sugar control if they’re receiving dexamethasone,” Grosso added.

Dexamethasone can also produce sleeplessness and, in some cases, psychiatric disturbances, doctors added.

The monoclonal antibody cocktail from Regeneron the president received has had limited use, mostly through clinical trials and in compassionate care cases. It has not received approval from the Food and Drug Administration, although it has applied for emergency use authorization.

Stony Brook was planning to participate in the second trial of Regeneron, with Dr. Bettina Fries, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, as the principal investigator and Dr. Marcos as the co-principal investigator. The hospital did not participate because it didn’t have enough cases.

Marcos said the cocktail of antibodies block the virus actively causing inflammation.

The good news with the Regeneron treatment is that the side effects appear minimal, Marcos said.

Regeneron is unlikely to reverse the damage in the lungs caused by the virus. In managing patient care, doctors try to slow or stop the progression of pneumonia from the virus.

Marcos said patients who are asymptomatic or have minor symptoms shouldn’t race to take the more widely available Remdesivir or Dexamethasone because 99% of patients with COVID infection do not have pneumonia. Those patients with a mild upper respiratory infection may not need anything but Tylenol.

Patients who are developing more severe symptoms can come to the hospital to determine the best medical response.

“If you have fever or you don’t feel that great, of course, come to the Emergency Room, we can evaluate you, and decide what to do next.

For mild, mild cases, I don’t think we should be using Remdesivir,” Grosso said.

The same hospital, the same doctor, the same day and month. With all that, there’s very little separating this father and baby girl, save a few years.

Sean Ryan and Emily Sugarman, of Rocky Point, are the new parents of little baby girl, Lily Sugarman-Ryan, who was born Oct. 6 at St. Charles Hospital. Funnily enough, that is the same date and the same place where Ryan was born 26 years ago. Young Lily was also delivered by the same doctor, Dr. Gus San Roman, who delivered her father.

Ryan, a construction superintendent, and Sugarman, a nurse at Peconic Bay Medical Center, were originally anticipating the birth of their first child Sept 23. Though Ryan, who, as a kind of joke, told his wife throughout the pregnancy he knew the baby would be born on his birthday. She wasn’t buying it, knowing it was rare she would deliver her baby so long after the due date.

St. Charles Hospital officials said that after September came and went, doctors decided it was time “to give the baby an eviction notice.”

Ryan said his first thought wasn’t hinging on the date, but instead about his girlfriend’s and Emily Sugarman and Sean Ryan celebrated the birth of their new baby girl Lily. Behind them stands Dr. Gus San unborn child’s health.

Roman, who helped deliver both Lily and Ryan, separated Though indeed, in the weeks before going by 26 years. Photo from St. Charles to the hospital, Ryan said in prepared to bring their chatting with his mother and baby girl home a few describing where and with days later, they said it what doctor their daughter would be a joy to have a would be born. dual birthday celebration San Roman did not know in all the years to come. it was the husband’s birthday, Now that Ryan and but they scheduled Sugarman Sugarman have returned to arrive at the hospital that to their Rocky Point Tuesday evening. She was home, the husband said originally set to be induced his daughter has been then give birth the following “an angel,” and that “she day. At the last minute, the —Dr. Gus San Roman just eats and sleeps and time was moved to that goes to the bathroom.” morning, but still there was no given she would be born on that day either. He added that he appreciates everything St. As the soon-to-be mother was going into Charles did to help them, and that they’ll labor, just minutes before the new daughter likely be back in the future for the next was set to be born, San Roman was told he little one.

San Roman, himself the father of six was the same doctor who delivered Ryan.

Lily was born at 6:26 p.m. Oct. 6, weighing daughters, reportedly beamed as he gave parenting advice to the proud new parents.

8 pounds and 3 ounces.

“A new addition to one’s family is always a Sean said the doctor was astonished and asked, “Are you sure it wasn’t my brother?” wonderful event but, to have your daughter’s Dr. Gerardo San Roman, Gus’ brother, is also arrival as your birthday present is utterly an obstetrician. When hospital records were amazing,” he said. “I am honored that the checked, the proof was there. Dr. Gus San generation of babies whose births I assisted Roman delivered Sean Ryan Oct. 6, 1994, now trust me to assist at their own. Lily’s birth at St. Charles Hospital. As Sean and Emily will be one that I will always remember.”

‘I am honored that the generation of babies whose births I assisted now trust me to assist at their own’

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Miller Place Inn Fined $12K for Alleged Port Jefferson Station COVID-19 “Superspreader” Event

BY JULIANNE MOSHER AND KYLE BARR JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

By Julianne Mosher and Kyle Barr julianne@tbrnewsmedia.com, kyle@tbrnewsmedia.com The well-known wedding and event venue Miller Place Inn has been issued with a fine for hosting an event that led to around 270 individuals having to quarantine across Long Island.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said Oct. 13 a Sweet 16 party was hosted at the venue Sept. 25. The event involved 81 people, including 49 students and 32 adults, which is over the state-mandated limit. That party has now led to 334 people having been notified by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services for contact tracing.

Of that number, 183 of those people were affiliated with schools, while 151 were nonschool specific. The county executive said the people affected were spread throughout the county.

State law restricts all nonessential gatherings to 50 or fewer people or 50 percent capacity, whichever one of those is less.

“It was the first time the health The Miller Place Inn was fined $12,000 by Suffolk County after being revealed as the origin point for a department has taken a course of action superspreader event back on Sept 25. Photo by Kyle Barr against a business,” Bellone said on a conference call with reporters, citing operate at 50% of their fire marshal high school. that businesses before have largely cap of 250 persons. He said, along with Though the county executive said complied with COVID restrictions implementing air-filtration measures, there is no dictionary definition for a when confronted by officials. The inn they were “operating safely” with less so-called superspreader event, “Based has received previous on our experience in dealing with this than 125. warnings, he said.

“At no time before pandemic for seven months now, this is The venue was fined that did we know we a superspreader event without question.” $10,000 for violations On Friday, a spokesperson from were operating in the of the New York State the SLA told TBR News Media it wrong,” he said. executive orders, as well On Friday, Oct. had issued a warning to the inn about as $2,000 for violations 9, the inn announced complaints. A spokesperson for the of the Suffolk Counit would be closing SLA did not immediately respond to a ty sanitary code. The down after what they request for comment if it will take any county exec said the desaid was a warning action against the venue. termination that the inn Bellone said that people need to be call from the New was at fault based on the York State Liquor mindful of the consequences of mass “comprehensive contact over gatherings so no more clusters pop up.

—Steve Bellone Authority tracing investigation.”

“We need to make sure as we move reported COVID Though he noted not evviolations.

Miller into the colder weather, as we move eryone at the party was Place Inn co-owner Donna Regina, toward winter, that we cannot have wearing masks, the primary violation was during an interview Friday, expressed these types of activities that could breaking the mass gathering rules. that she was aware of “a group of teens cause a super-spreader event like this,” Christopher Regina, a co-owner [who] tested positive somewhere.” he said. “We are entering a period of of the inn, said in a phone interview The event has become notorious time where it is dangerous. We know after Bellone’s announcement that in the past few weeks, as the Sweet as people move indoors they shut the they were made aware Oct. 8 they 16 was reported to have directly led windows, shut the doors and when were in violation of the guidelines. to the Sachem school district having inside that’s the real possibility for a They thought they were allowed to to temporarily shut down the North second wave of cases happening.”

‘It was the first time the health department has taken a course of action against a business’

Man Arrested in Alleged Coram Shooting Suffolk County Police today arrested a Port Jefferson Station man for allegedly notfatally shooting a man in Coram last Friday.

A 19 year old man was standing in front of 101 Aycock Place in Coram when he was shot in his side at around 10:10 p.m. The man was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, though police did not provide additional details.

On Tuesday, Oct, 13, 6th precinct detectives charged Mark Miller, 20, of 530 Bicycle Path, with 1st degree assault. He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip the same day.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the shooting to contact the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS (8477). All calls will remain confidential.

Pedestrian Seriously Injured in PJS Crash

Police said a car crash seriously injured a pedestrian while he was in the road just south of the Port Jefferson LIRR station Monday, Oct. 12. 6th precinct detectives are investigating.

Suffolk County Police said a man was driving a 2015 Mitsubishi sedan southbound on Route 112, north of Wilson Street, when the vehicle struck another man in the roadway at around 8 p.m. The names of both people involved were withheld by police, as the pedestrian was awaiting notification of next of kin.

Police did not reveal whether the person injured was at a crosswalk or not. The pedestrian was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS (8477). All calls are kept confidential.

PJS Pair Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash Suffolk County Police said two people from Port Jefferson Station were seriously injured while on a motorcycle on Route 112 Sunday, Oct. 11.

Police said Melvin Rodriguez-Carvajl, 24 of Port Jeff Station was driving a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Route 112 when a 2014 Honda pulled out of a gas station, located at 1883 Route 112, and struck the motorcycle at around 10:30 a.m. Rodriguez-Carvajl and his passenger, Elianny Feliz-Rodriguez, 19 of Port Jefferson Station, were thrown from the motorcycle.

Rodriguez-Carvajl and Feliz-Rodriguez were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Honda, Virginia Acosta, 47, of Coram, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with minor injuries.

The Honda and motorcycle were impounded for safety checks. The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.

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LEGALS 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 Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK 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. GORCZYNSKI, 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, DEVI-

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com SEES, 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 Supplemental 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

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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 who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; RICHARD RUPP, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR J. RUPP, DECEASED; JENNIFER KOHNEN, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR J. RUPP, DECEASED; CHRISTOPHER KOHNEN, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR J. RUPP, DECEASED, Defendants-Index No. 624203/2019 Plaintiff Designates Suffolk County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Suffolk County. To the above named Defendants–YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(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 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 the mortgage company will not stop the 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. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE; New York State law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this Foreclosure Action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney of your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possi-

ble 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 you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable John H. Rouse, J.S.C. dated September 11, 2020.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 35 Pequot Lane, East Islip, NY 11730 located at District 0500 Section 373.00 Block 03.00 and Lot 050.000 Dated: September 21, 2020 Filed: September 22, 2020 Greenspoon Marder LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Raspreet Bhatia, Esq. 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022 (212) 524-5000 Please respond to Cypress Creek office: Trade Centre South, 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (888) 491-1120 858 10/1 4x ptr TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Port Jefferson Station, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners, Terryville Fire District, in the Town of LEGALS con’t on pg. 8

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 7 Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, being duly convened in the regular meeting on October 8, 2020 after due deliberation thereupon did adopt the following resolution: “RESOLVED THAT an expenditure not to exceed the sum of$5,000 to be made from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Capital Reserve Fund in order to purchase: Ksaw EMS equipment FURTHER RESOLVED that this expenditure of funds from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Capital Reserve Fund shall be subject to a permissive referendum and that the Fire District Secretary shall, within ten days from adoption of this resolution, publish the required notice and otherwise take any steps necessary to effectuate the same.”

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Dated : October 8, 2020 Port Jefferson Station, New York Frank Triolo District Secretary 887 10/15 1x ptr TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Port Jefferson Station, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners, Terryville Fire District, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, being duly convened in the regular meeting on October 8, 2020 after due deliberation thereupon did adopt the following resolution: “RESOLVED THAT an expenditure not to exceed the sum of$5,000 to be made from the Terryville Fire District Buildings & Grounds Capital Reserve Fund in order to purchase: Storage trailer Stone based pad for trailer FURTHER RESOLVED that this expenditure of funds from the Terryville Fire Dis-

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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com trict Buildings & Grounds Capital Reserve Fund shall be subject to a permissive referendum and that the Fire District Secretary shall, within ten days from adoption of this resolution, publish the required notice and otherwise take any steps necessary to effectuate the same.”

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Dated: October 8, 2020 Port Jefferson Station, New York Frank Triolo District Secretary 888 10/15 1x ptr SUFFOLK - INDEX NO.: 621418/2019 – SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK COUNTY as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map District 0100, Section 198.01, Block 01.00, Lot 066.000, Copiague, NY, County of Suffolk – WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, PLAINTIFF, -against- RALPH JUSTUS WHITEHEAD, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE WHITEHEAD, ERIN WHITEHEAD, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE WHITEHEAD, MEG WHITEHEAD, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE WHITEHEAD, CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAFFIC AND PARKING VIOLATIONS AGENCY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs-at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees,

legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of MARJORIE WHITEHEAD, deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs-at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, “JOHN DOE #4” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, DEFENDANTS. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE 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 against you 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 FIL-

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Maker Faire Long Island Goes Virtual

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

For its fifth year, Long Island Explorium’s Maker Faire will be going virtual — but it is still packed with tons of activities for kids of all ages.

The Port Jefferson-based children’s museum that focuses on science and engineering produces the event, under the license from Make Community LLC, and brings makers near and far to show off their talents.

On Oct. 16 and 17, the Empire State Maker Faire, a statewide showcase organized by local producers throughout New York State, will share the creative work and technical know-how of all kinds of makers who share a passion for making.

“We will share the creative work and technical know-how of all kinds of makers who share a passion for making,” said Lisa Collet Rodriguez, the director of digital media and marketing for the explorium. “The event will feature demonstrations, performances and how-to workshops — everything from 3D printed chocolate, cosplay and robots to programming haunted houses, creating cardboard creations and hacking board games. It will have something for every person and age.”

Normally the faire would be in person, but due to the COVID-19 crisis, the explorium decided to join in on a virtual experience that can go far beyond Port Jefferson.

“The biggest change comes in the scope and ambition of it all,” she said. “We had to think of a way during this time, to expand the reach and help out the community.”

The faire will stream live on YouTube, in addition to a collection of prerecorded sessions available to the public.

Rodriguez said that while also reaching a larger audience, the virtual component will allow viewers to see the makers in their natural habitat.

“It works in our favor as we, for the first time, are able to show you locations and places that a physical faire could not, for example live tours of Maker Spaces,” she said.

On Friday, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., the faire will cater to students and educators learning in-person, remotely or who are homeschooled. The day will be filled with hands-on activities and demonstration focused around STEM and other aspects of the Maker Movement.

A full schedule of all the makers, demonstrations and activities is available online at longisland.makerfaire.com

Port Jeff Station to Celebrate Prescription Drug Take Back Day

It’s time to turn in those unused and expired prescription medications sitting in the bathroom cabinet.

The Town of Brookhaven Council 1 Drug Prevention Coalition and the Center for Prevention and Outreach’s SB IMPACT Coalition through Stony Brook University’s Student Health, Wellness and Prevention Services will be hosting a Drive-Thru Wellness Day to support a healthy, drug-free community during Red Ribbon Week.

ING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Syosset, New York, October 8, 2020.

Roach & Lin, P.C., attorney for Plaintiff, 6901 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 240, Syosset, NY 11791. Tel: 516-9383100. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursu-

On Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., visitors can turn in their old prescriptions for safe disposal and celebrate National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event will be held at the Port Jefferson/Terryville Chamber Train Car, located at the southeast corner of route 112 and 347. Cars enter on Rose Ave. Free masks and hand sanitizer will be given out, and a food drive will be collecting to benefit local food pantries.

ant to an Order of the Hon. John. H. Rouse, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, September 18, 2020 and filed with the Suffolk County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage held

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tion 198.01, Block 01.00, Lot 066.000, COPIAGUE, NY, County of Suffolk as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 66 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE W., COPIAGUE, NY 11726.

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Stony Brook Athletics Director Talks Teams’ Futures During Virtual Town Hall

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Stony Brook Athletics launched its latest fundraising campaign asking people to “Believe in the Seawolves” as the university sports program faces an uncertain future.

On Thursday, Oct. 8, the university’s Giving Day, Director of Athletics Shawn Heilbron held a virtual town hall through Facebook Live to answer questions surrounding the status of Stony Brook Athletics for this school year and for the future.

“Let’s have the Stony Brook Athletics story of 2020-2021 be the greatest story in our history,” Heilbron said during the town hall. “I think we’re going to do that.”

One of the major concerns, he said, was the financial standing of the university since revenue dropped throughout the COVID-19 crisis, calling it a “dramatic financial impact.”

He mentioned that the program lost nearly $700,000 from basketball, alone, and when the school closed in March, students were reimbursed their student fees which neared a $2 million loss.

SBU Athletics Director Shawn Heilbron said the university lost $700,000 from basketball alone. File photo

“Ticket sales, donations, corporate partnerships … you could imagine the impact there,” he said. “The trickle down comes from the state to the school to us, and many universities across the country are dealing with it.”

He said it was close to $5 million in revenues lost.

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In a normal year, when school is out, the number of referrals Dr. Sharon Skariah, Director of Child Adolescent Psychiatry at South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, declines during the summer.

That’s not the case this year, as children continued to seek help for mental health challenges caused by the loss of a parent, the loss of financial or health security and the decline in social contact amid social distancing.

“We’ve been seeing significant anxiety and depression,” Skariah said. “Part of that is the prolonged time that [children] have been out of school.”

Skariah expects that the ongoing pandemic losses and restrictions will likely continue to cause those figures to increase.

Several mental health professionals shared their dos and don’ts for parents with grieving children.

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For starters, Skariah suggests that parents should recognize their own anxiety and depression.

“If they find that they are themselves overwhelmed with the chaos of the pandemic, they should be aware that their own anxiety and mood can play a role in their children’s behavior,” she said.

Dr. Meghan Downey, clinical psychologist and Director of Northwell Health’s OnTrackNY, urged people to maintain a routine.

“Often, a holiday can exacerbate our stress levels,” Downey said. “Changes to our routine can increase stress. Continuing with the same sleep wake routine, normal eating and [finding time] for joy and relaxation provide a good foundation for managing grief.”

Based on prior group traumatic events, like the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the SARS virus, Skariah said the restoration of order happens over time and depends on personal and predisposing factors.

She urged families to be genuine and open and actively listen to what children say.

Downey suggests children need to feel that they are allowed to mourn.

A support network can and should consider showing empathy, care and concern. Approaching people when they are calm, rather

Dr. Sharon Skariah says parents should recognize their own issues in order to help their children.

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than in a distressed state, can provide some mental health relief.

People who are experiencing grief also can benefit from staying connected, even through holiday letters, phone calls, or a card, Downey said.

When Downey gives presentations to children and educators in school, she advises people working with young children to allow them to play death, to display their emotions through play.

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Telling children platitudes like “time heals all wounds” may not be helpful for someone who is “acutely grieving,” Skariah said.

Downey added that telling children that a loved one is “sleeping” or that they should “stop crying, other people might get upset” provides mixed and confusing messages.

Telling children that “at least [the person who died is] not in pain anymore, they are in a better place” often doesn’t help and distracts people from feeling their emotional intensity, Downey said.

Downey cautioned youths, and their adult guardians, to manage over-indulgent behavior, such as with food or with excess spending.

While those indulgences provide temporary relief, they can also contribute to feelings of guilt, which can exacerbate grief, Downey cautioned.

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The Coastal Steward, based in Mount Sinai, has for years hosted beach cleanups in Port Jefferson and many other parts of Long Island. Pat Kuchicki, who heads up the Steward’s beach cleanup efforts, said the 1347 pounds from Centennial and 2,720 pounds from the edge of Mount Sinai harbor is actually a moderate number compared to some previous years.

Normally, the Coastal Steward hosts their beach cleanups after winter, to get all the debris washed up by fall and winter storms, but because of the pandemic the dates were pushed back.

The reason why there were less this year than last could be because of COVID-19, less people were going down to the beach or taking out their boats with friends and family, but Kuchicki said

she thinks it may be more people are simply better aware of the need to keep beaches clean. In the intervening months, more people could have been stopping to pick up trash. “I know definitely in Port Jeff the people are very good up there wanting to keep the beach clean,� she said.

Kuchicki said they saw a total of 60 volunteers come down to both cleanups. Both young and old, locals and people from miles away came down to lend a hand. Bill Negra, a volunteer with the Coastal Steward, said there were even a number of young women from a Hofstra University sorority who came down for one of the early October cleanups.

The Steward doesn’t just pick up loose straws and bottle caps, but anything not natural, including treated lumber or other construction debris.

The Village of Port Jefferson unanimously voted at its Sept. 8 meeting to pay the Coastal Steward $1,000 each for the costs of the beach cleanups at both the Port Jeff side of Mount Sinai harbor and at Centennial Beach.

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Suffolk Unveils Part of 2021 Operating Budget, Showing Significant Reductions

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After weeks of warnings and missives about an upcoming budget shortfall, Suffolk officials finally published this upcoming year’s budget, one that has to take into consideration an apparent $437 million deficit over the next two years.

Cuts won’t be instituted until the middle of 2021.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) revealed a 2021 recommended operating budget of $3.197 billion, representing $33 million less than the current year’s budget. It is a reaction to a total revenue shortfall of $325 million in 2020.

In a proposed budget released Oct. 9, the county would be letting go 500 full-time employees. The county exec said it would also mean a reduction in health care and mental health services, the loss of two full classes of trainees at the police academy and the elimination of 19 bus routes.

Most cuts will be implemented July 1, 2021.

County officials said this gives time in case some federal aid is received in the future.

“We have submitted a COVID-19 budget with cuts that would have been unimaginable just a short time ago,” Bellone said on a call with reporters Oct. 13. “These cuts should not happen, these are cuts that are devastating in many ways and would in effect undermine our recovery.”

The budget accounts for a sales tax loss from 2019 to 2020 of an estimated $131.7 million.

The anticipated sales tax for 2021 is still $102.5 vide some million less than 2019’s figures.

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“We’ve made some tough decisions, many staff positions are being left unfilled,” he said. ime heals “We’re very concerned about our future … someone schools across the country are cutting sports, these are difficult decisions that are hard to d. ren that a come back.”

The new fundraising campaign coined ould “stop “Believe In the Seawolves” comes from ask” provides ing people to do just that. “Believe in our he person value and commitment to this university,” hey are in Heilbron said. “If we can get people to get d distracts behind that we can come out of this stronger intensity, … It’s more than a campaign, I want it to be a movement.”

But just because COVID-19 guidelines heir adult aren’t allowing sports to be played as of right behavior, now, Heilbron they are not cancelled, just ding. temporary postponed. He added that fall sports were gs of guilt, moved to the spring, which will make for a very active season. autioned.

“It’s going to be quite an active period for anager for us,” he said. “We’re just starting to look at

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone at a recent conference said county-funded health services would be impacted by this year’s budget. Photo by Julianne Mosher

one increase seems to be property taxes from a real estate boom on Long Island. Suffolk County received $4 million more than last year, and anticipates $18.6 million more in 2021 than this current year.

In expenditures, contractual expenses and employee benefits are also set to marginally increase.

The county expects a negative fund balance for 2021 of about $176.98 million. Overall, Bellone said Suffolk could be looking at a cumulative $460 million deficit within the next year.

This year’s budget was originally set to roll in back in September, but it has since been delayed until the start of this month. The projected budget also may be another general cry for help to the federal government. Suffolk officials also decry the withholding of state aid to the tune of $1.9 billion to local municipalities.

Cutting employees would save about $25 what those schedules will look like and will be announced very soon.”

He said that utilizing this time now will be a springboard for next fall, and are keeping safe in doing so.

The athletes who are participating in practices now, like basketball, have a regimented screening process before hitting the court.

“Student athletes come through one entrance, have their temperature checked and then they get a wrist band,” Heilbron said.

“They can’t come in if they don’t have the wristband.”

Although it is an uncertain time for the student athletes who worked to play at Stony Brook University, Heilbron said the first day of fall semester was a good one.

“It literally was an energetic lift in our department that they needed,” he said. “It was good to have the family back together.”

The university announced after Thursday’s Giving Day campaign, more than 240 donors combined to contribute gifts exceeding $200,000 to go towards athletics. The campaign will continue to fundraise throughout the remainder of the year.

million next year. The bus route cuts, along with reductions to the Suffolk County Accessible Transportation bus service affecting a total of 2,500 riders of both systems, will save $18 million. The police class cuts will save approximately $20 million, while a 50% cut across the board for contract agencies, which include substance abuse clinics, mental health providers, domestic violence shelters and gang prevention programs, would save another $8 million in 2021 and annualized savings of $16 million.

The budget also shows an overall 1.9% increase in taxes for the police district, though that remains under the New York State tax cap.

Bellone has constantly reiterated Suffolk’s need for federal funds over the past few months, holding press conference after press conference to reiterate loss of services because of COVID19-induced budget shortfalls. Republicans in the Legislature, however, have consistently attacked the executive for what they have called fiscal mismanagement over the past few years, citing Suffolk’s bond downgrades and a report from Tom DiNapoli (D), the New York State comptroller, saying Suffolk was the most fiscally stressed county in the state in 2019.

Bellone, on the other hand, claimed he inherited in 2012 a $500 million deficit but that the County finished 2019 with a surplus. He added the county would have been on track for

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targeting him and his group.

“I’m being unfairly targeted because I’m a pro-Trump group in an all-Democrat town,” he said, adding the reason they chose Port Jeff as their starting point was “its high visibility, it’s a Democrat-run village, so why not show support for the silent majority that does support President Trump.”

Village officials have previously said the Patriots submitted a permit application for the July 4 event, but that they failed to file it correctly, and that they did not pay fees attached to the permit process.

The Setauket Patriots organizer posted the summons online, which said the offense was because they “led a procession/parade down a public sidewalk without a permit” in violation of village code. The Setauket Patriots have also planned a rally in front of Village Hall Oct. 20 in protest of receiving the summons.

Deputy Village Attorney Rich Harris said the summons was only for the violation of the village code, which depending on a plea or a court ruling could result in a 0 to $2,000 fine or up to 15 days in jail. On its face, the violation does not have anything

$50 million surplus in 2020 that would have wiped out the accumulated deficit prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Suffolk did receive $257 million in CARES Act funding in April, as well as an additional $26.6 million for public transportation. Officials have said most or all that funding has been spent or earmarked, and it does not help cover overall losses.

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School Based Mental Health Services for South Oaks Hospital, said he has received numerous requests during the pandemic for support related to COVID-19.

Lewis said Downey’s presentations to some of the 11 school districts went beyond the thought of death, but include losses in other areas, like access to friends, senior awards dinners, and graduations.

“A lot of families appreciated the opportunity to learn more about grief and loss, to understand the different types of grief their children might be going through,” Lewis said.

With parents, Lewis urges parents to “end the stigma of mental health,” he said.

to do with recouping losses from either police or constable’s overtime.

“It’s a violation of the village code for operating a parade or procession without permit,” Harris said.

Whether this event could also be in violation of village code depends on how the event proceeds, Harris said. It could be different, especially as most people will be in vehicles and that the caravan will not be exclusive to Port Jeff.

The car caravan is scheduled for the same day and time as the Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce’s Pumpkinmania, that’s set to bring in professional pumpkin carvers to do live demonstrations as well as host a pumpkin carving contest.

Barbara Ransome, executive director of the chamber, said she is not worried that the caravan would impact the chamber’s event.

Pumpkinmania will be held 12 to 7 p.m. and will be located at 138 E. Main St. in the small brick patio area. There will also be a set of pumpkin carving contests for Port Jefferson residents, one for children and one for adults, that will be judged by the professionals. There is a $5 entrance fee for each participant.

Ransome said the caravan of cars will likely have already moved on, and there will be plenty of time afterward for people to come down.

The chamber event is also designed to promote the small businesses on East Main Street.

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Novenas PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never Known To Fail).

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, blessed mother of the Son of God, immaculate virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh star of the sea, help me & show me here in, you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none who can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my mother.

Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (3 times).

Oh Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times).

Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can obtain my goals. You gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me, and that in all instances of my life, you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine.

The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. The request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor has been granted. Thank you again. M.S.

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Editorial

Far Beyond COVID

In 2016, Stony Brook University rebranded itself to a new campaign called Far Beyond.

The idea behind the campaign was to highlight the wide range of programs and activities the school offered, since everyone normally acknowledges the university for its medicine, science and technology specialties.

But this year in 2020, the institution proved that it indeed has gone “far beyond” with protecting public health.

Dr. Deborah Birx, head of the White House’s coronavirus task force, visited SBU last week, a stop in a several-month-long tour of different colleges and universities across the United States. But her visit to the local university was different, and she made that clear.

During her press conference, she spoke highly of how Stony Brook has handled the COVID-19 crisis. She said from the start, it was going, well, “far beyond” what other schools, and even hospitals, were doing.

She said that back in March when the university shut down and patients with the virus were filling the rooms, Stony Brook did something different from other institutions — it actually collected data, while continuing to take care of the patients.

“I was listening to the research activities that they started from day one,” she said during the press conference. “And it thrilled my heart to hear from them that their number one thing was collecting data and collecting information in real time.”

It’s right to give credit where its due, and Stony Brook, both on the medical and campus side, has done good work in keeping the number of cases down. The university’s COVID dashboard reports just two students, one university employee and four Stony Brook Medicine employees have currently tested positive as of Oct. 11. Better yet, the school has been upfront in where those cases are located and how it is handling them.

This is compared to places like SUNY Oneonta, which had to close back in August after hundreds of students tested positive after a large super-spreader party. The Oneonta dashboard reports 712 confirmed cases among students since the start of the fall semester.

It’s also not to say that SBU has not made stumbles, especially in communicating with students.

Right off the bat during the start of the pandemic, students were rightfully upset at how the university handled the virus. In March, dorming students were shocked when each received an email saying they needed to move out, go home or find shelter elsewhere because the campus was officially closed.

Students said they felt rushed, and felt the university wasn’t being truthful or transparent with everything being so abrupt.

Some international students couldn’t even go home since their countries were in lockdown.

But the students are back, and cases remain low. Is it because of the incentives the university has taken with social distancing guidelines, removing of sports and recreational activities, hybrid learning and sanitizing stations? Or is it just because Stony Brook is not a “party school” and the students there really don’t congregate as at some of the schools upstate, like Oneonta. It’s also important to note the number of students living on campus has fallen from 39% in 2019 to 17% this fall.

With a new president installed at SBU, Maurie McInnis, we think that communication with students has improved. Every person, every institution has been impacted by the pandemic. The students, who feel they are paying a lot for what at times must feel like a mostly online education, need that person-on-person interaction to let their voices be heard, even if it’s behind a clear plastic barrier.

Nonetheless, Stony Brook gets high praise from both us and those involved in the national response to COVID-19, as well as Birx, for going “far beyond.” We kindly ask that the university keeps it up, for the sake of both your students and the wider community.

Letters to the Editor

Knights of Columbus Supports Local Communities Lately some politicians feel comfortable attacking Catholics and Jews. In a hearing for for the position of a federal judge, the nominee’s membership in the Knights of Columbus was disparaged. It was a veiled attempt to impugn his Catholic faith.

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization founded by Rev. Fri Michael McEivney for assisting surviving poor widows and children.

There are 1.9 million Knights worldwide in 16,000 local councils including Joan of Arc Council 1992 in Port Jefferson,

and 27.535 college Knights on 348 campuses including the Donald J Burns Council 13588 on the State University of New York at Stony Brook campus.

Among the most famous Knights have been President John F. Kennedy, Gov. Jeb Bush, heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, Hall of Famer George Herinan “Babe” ruth, Special Olympics founder Sargent Shriver, Super Bowl winning coach Vincent Lom ardi, popular radio and television lecturer Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and many more.

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Our motto is: “In Service to One, in Service to All.” Philip Griffith Port Jefferson

A Lifelong Republican’s Hard Decision I have just become aware that the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has, for the first time in it’s 104 year history, came out for the removal of a president. The gist of their opinion article is that, with regard to COVID-19, President Donald Trump (R) is a danger to the American people.

I agree.

I believe it isn’t that President Trump doesn’t know what is going on but, like a petulant child, he doesn’t really care.

For this reason I, a lifelong Republican, am having to decide whether to abstain from voting for President or to vote against the re-election of Donald J. Trump.

Police and Trade Unions for Zeldin There was a time being part of a blue collar family meant virtually everyone voted Democrat. They were teamsters, skilled tradesmen, factory workers, laborers, mechanics and members of law enforcement. Most belonged to unions, earned a pretty good living doing difficult jobs, and figured they owed that party their loyalty.

But, increasingly troubled by the Democrat’s move towards policies no longer in the best interests of their family’s slice of the middle class, they began casting ballots for Republicans. That blue collar exit grew into a movement that helped elect President Donald Trump (R).

This year, Dem congressional leaders are distancing themselves even further from what used to be their base. They’re demanding our nation adopt the kind of failed policies ruining the very cities currently being run by their extremist, ideological soul mates. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris hail from a blighted, anything goes San

Francisco, while Chuck Schumer stands mute regarding an historic, deadly leap in New York City crime.

How many, common sense, working class folks would want pols representing these badly mismanaged towns, now hemorrhaging residents, spreading those schemes throughout our the nation? If you’re living in Congressional District 1 you may be happy to learn, as of this writing, some 35 unions, representing thousands of members and their families are not buying what Democrat coastal elites are peddling. They are “proudly” endorsing Congressman Lee Zeldin .

The endorsements run the gamut. A quick look finds Lee receiving thumbs-up from operating engineers, heavy construction laborers, masters, mates & pilots, plumbers, carpenters, boilermakers, sheet metal workers, steamfitters, electrical workers, fire officers, and transportation workers.

In addition to those trades people there is now a stunning total of 16 unions

It is my hope that my friends and neighbors can, as I have done, separate the antics of our President from the dedication of most others who are running for office.

As usual, that is just one man’s opinion. What is yours?

Francis G. Gibbons Sr. Terryville

affiliated with law enforcement urging you to vote for Zeldin. Given current circumstances this level of support is completely justifiable.

They know Lee has their back. These men and women also know his opponent is joined at the hip with a political party taking dangerous, radical positions on policing. For months Dems ignored looting in rioting. Cong. Nadler called Portland’s 100 days of mayhem a “myth.” Worse still, as crime spiked nationally, Democrats demanded and got the early release of prisoners, cashless bail, defunding of police (Minneapolis) and a dramatic slashing of monies for cops in NYC. With so much at stake in this election, CD 1 residents might do well to follow the lead of the police and trade unions, who’ve looked at the facts, reviewed the data, checked with their working class peers, and concluded they’ll support Congressman Lee Zeldin.

Jim Soviero East Setauket

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Opinion My Lunch at CSHL With a Future Nobel Prize Winner

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hree years and a different world ago, I attended a scientific conference at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on a gene editing technique called CRISPR, or more technically CRISPR-cas9.

I rubbed elbows with some of the many talented scientists at an internationally renowned institution.

In a casual atmosphere filled with high-powered talks from people who speak the language of science with accents from all over the world, the grounds at CSHL, with its D. None winding roads and of the above personalized parking

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF spaces, offers a treelined backdrop for new collaborations and discoveries.

Back then, I invited one of the conference

organizers, Jennifer Doudna (pronounced Dowd nuh), who is a Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, to lunch.

After a talk she gave to a packed Grace Auditorium, she and I strolled to the cafeteria to discuss a gene editing tool that has the potential to change the world.

Indeed, even today, labs around the world are using a technique based on the way bacteria recognize and fight off viruses to combat the effect of SARS-CoV-2, or the virus that causes COVID-19.

During that sunny July day in 2017, however, we were blissfully unaware of the challenges to come in 2020. We sat down at a central table outside, with people passing, nodding and acknowledging my tall and talented lunch guest.

While she responded to an appreciative crowd of casually dressed researchers, she was present and focused on the many questions I’d prepared for an upcoming Power of 3 column (see page B9 for another look at that column).

Like many revolutionary technologies and inventions such as splitting the atom, CRISPR is

neither all good nor all bad. Editing genes creates opportunities to cure or prevent diseases and to disarm a range of miniature invaders.

At the same time, gene editing puts the power of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein into the hands of scientists or doctors, offering the kind of tool that requires careful ethical considerations.

Indeed, just last year, a Chinese court sentenced a researcher to three years in prison for using gene editing in unborn babies.

Doudna, who moved to Hawaii when she was seven and is a passionate gardener, is in the third year of a four-year $65 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which monitors security concerns for the intentional or accidental misuse of the technology.

Eating with Doudna on a breezy, bright summer day, I appreciated how ready she was to tailor the conversation to my level of understanding of this technology, offering details about gene editing and making sure I understood her.

While she was impressive and articulate, she certainly didn’t seem as if she were speaking to me from on high. She shared a deliberate and

A Benefit Amid Pandemic Problems: Binging

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lame it all on the pandemic, but in an effort to practice social distancing from my refrigerator, I have seriously begun to binge. On what am I binging? I plead guilty to the following definition of binging from my cell phone browser: “watching multiple episodes of a television program over a short period of time.”

Now I am not exactly an innocent when it comes to watching a serialized story all at once. Given the opportunity, I did just that with the last year of Between “Downton Abbey.” you and me I got all the coming

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF installments at once in return for a donation to PBS, and I stayed up past three o’clock in the morning, too hypnotized to

turn off the TV until the series had ended. I guess that was the tip off to my plot-addicted personality. The reveal is that I love stories, and like the monarch lover of Scheherazade, Persian King Shahryar, in “One Thousand and One Nights,” I cannot leave a tale in the middle when I have the opportunity to see how it ends, regardless of my fatigue.

So on a recommendation, I started watching “The Crown,” and you guessed it. This marvelous series, a historical drama about Elizabeth II, the Windsors, and some of the events that have marked her reign, captivated me.

The first season starts with the marriage of Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, to the end of her sister Margaret’s involvement with Group Captain Peter Townsend in 1955. After dinner each night, I turned on the television and watched all the stories filmed to this point until I fell asleep in my chair.

I eagerly await the start of the fourth season, which I believe will happen Nov. 15 and include Margaret Thatcher’s premiership and more on Lady Diana Spencer. The fifth and sixth seasons are to cover the years in the 21st

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century. Sadly, though, I will be limited only to one episode at a time because I am caught up.

The problem with a series is that sooner or later, they end. I guess they just run out of juice or the talented people involved want to move on to something else. Having gone as far as permitted with “The Crown,” I started casting around for another compelling show and stumbled upon “Grace and Frankie,” with an incredible cast: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen and a seemingly endless list of talented actors.

Far from being an historical drama, this series could only run in today’s world. Begun in 2015 and scheduled to finish in 2021, after filming resumes, the story begins when the lawyer husbands of Grace and Frankie announce that they are not only business partners for the past 40 years but also have been lovers for the last 20. They are “coming out” and wish to be married. The two couples, their relationships redrawn, now have to deal with their revised circumstances, and as they move forward in this comedy-drama, their lives touch on so many current themes with sympathy and occasional belly-laughter results.

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directed intelligence, blending a combination of an explanation of what she’d done and thoughts on the next scientific steps.

Doudna, who lives with her husband Jamie Cate, who is also a Berkeley scientist, and their high school senior son Andrew, shared an appreciation for the history of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where she’d visited at different points in her career.

Back in 1987, she spotted a woman walking towards her. Nobel prize winner Barbara McClintock, whose name still comes up regularly in conversations with scientists at the site, strolled by in a tee shirt, giving Doudna a thrill.

The next time someone spots or interacts with the Berkeley Professor at CSHL, they will likely feel the same excitement, as Doudna was recently named a recipient of the Nobel Prize.

Then again, it was clear from the way the attendees at the conference reacted to Doudna three years ago that, Nobel prize or not, she was already a rock star in the scientific community whose foundational work may, one day, lead to the kind of breakthroughs that extend and improve life.

Both couples, forced to recognize their advanced years, deal with physical limitations, retirement issues, health insurance frustrations, bigoted elderly parents, interracial relationships, sexual needs and computer challenges. Both couples have adult children, who bring into the plots some of the pain and satisfactions of the twenty-somethings: raising young children, not wanting children, addiction, being able to afford buying a home, and worrying how to take care of older parents who don’t want to acknowledge aging.

It is primarily the story, though, of two women, Grace and Frankie, who could not be more different. They cannot stand to be in the same room with each other at the start, yet we see how they slowly come together in trying to deal with their mutually altered circumstances.

The characters are well drawn by the authors and actors, and they ultimately reveal much about the value of supportive friendships between women. Can Grace and Frankie, two women in their 70s, survive being outcasts?

The answer is a resounding YES! Be assured, there are already 78 episodes with more on the way, enough for a great binge.

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