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Trump Caravan Rolls Through Port Jeff Caravan goers and Counterprotesters Butt Heads in Setauket BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM For close to an hour, hundreds of President Donald Trump’s (R) supporters rolled through the North Shore and parts of the Middle Country area during a huge caravan Saturday, Oct. 17. Members of the Trumpalozza event, organized by right-wing online group Setauket Patriots, leaned on their horns and shouted “four more years” and “Trump” while people lined up at the corner of East Broadway and Main Street in Port Jefferson shouted their support as well. Some cars sported bull horns that blasted their support into the cool fall air. Many cars and pickup trucks were hung with flags supporting Trump’s reelection campaign, as well as many
pictures and even some blow up representations of the president. Some cars also used tape to cover up their license plates, which is a violation of New York State law. Many of those gathered to cheer on the caravan were not wearing masks. In a previous article, James Robitsek, the event organizer for the Setauket Patriots, said they did not ask participants to block their license plate numbers but added people had been doing it to avoid being outed online. The Setauket Patriots also brought an impersonator of the president to lead the caravan. The actor’s name was Thomas Mundy, aka TOMMY Trump45, who is listed as a comedian on his Facebook page. The caravan originally organized at the LIRR parking lot in Port Jeff Station a little before noon, where the actor portraying the president, speaking in Trump’s voice, called Port Jefferson Mayor Margot Garant “evil.” The Patriots were issued a summons earlier this month for hosting a parade on 9/11 without a permit. The village put a moratorium on any new parade or march permits in June, citing fear of spreading COVID-19. A Black Lives Matter march was held in June, followed by a Setauket Patriotsheld car parade for Fourth of July. Village
officials have said they are the only group to have attempted a parade since the moratorium was put in place. Robitsek has previously told TBR News Media he feels he and his group are being targeted by local Democrats in the area. The original date for the summons was moved to November, but Setauket Patriots had planned to protest in front of Village Hall. While many supporters saw the event as a success in getting the word out about their support, some felt they were harassed by participants if they shared any dissent. Andrew Rimby, a doctorate student at Stony Brook University and Port Jeff resident, said he was called a gay slur by a member of the caravan as he walked in the village. “There were those of us who expressed our dissent, who said we don’t agree,” he said. “A woman started to call me a gay slur, and I had a lot of time to talk to her. I was, like, ‘Why are you insulting me like this?’ And she said, ‘You don’t support our president.’” Rimby sent a letter to Garant voicing his and 14 other local residents’ concerns about the caravan that went through the village. The letter complained about the caravan violating noise codes as well as how people harassed him and
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Comsewogue Looks to Change ‘New Normal’ Into ‘Better Than Normal’ This article is thanks to a combined effort faced getting back to school an even better exby Andrew Harris, a special needs teacher perience this year. Overall, the district is creating unique and at Comsewogue, and 5th period life skills positive things that we have never seen before students at the high school. The start of the 2020-21 school year has been and are trying our very best to make it better a unique challenge for so many school districts, than it has ever been. Superintendent Jennifer Quinn said it this but Comsewogue is rising to the occasion. Beyond the teachers and all the work they way, “We are providing a learning environment have been doing, even the simplest activities that not only makes our student’s health and involving Jackie’s Garden at the Comsewogue safety a priority but are continually thinking of High School have been improving the days of newer and better learning activities than we’ve ever tried before.” We aren’t satisfied with the students, one sprig of lavender at a time. “It ended in what seemed to be such a kind ‘new normal’ but want it to be something even and simple act of students presenting laven- better and keep improving after that. “Staff and students at Comsewogue as well der sprigs to our guidance department for students who might be experiencing stress and as our community are a resilient group-perhaps like nowhere else,” Quinn anxiety; but it was the culsaid. “With the help of the mination of some outstandcommunity we were ready ing academic lessons from and added some new and dytheir teachers Heather Rand namic learning opportunities.” and Natalie Rubinstien” said It’s equivalent to tripling the Mike Fama, the principal at number of different schools JFK Middle School. we have. There are remote, Teacher’s Rand and Ruvirtual, and live classrooms binstien explained it this way: happening all at once. Virtual ”Four years ago, we created the is when a family made a decigarden to honor Mrs. Jackie sion to do all learning at home. Rella. We grow vegetables for Remote is for the students who the school salad bar and just come in every other day and appreciate nature. This year, are doing learning remotely on due to the stress of the pandemtheir days home. ic, we read about how school Andrew Harris Technology wise, we pregardens can benefit social/ pared our students and staff for emotional well-being. Students started thinking of ways our own garden could a giant leap into the future. “This is a big change for both students and benefit students at JFK. After reading about the emotional benefits of lavender, they decided to teachers educationally. I have definitely learned create bundles for the JFK guidance counselors quite a lot about new programs, Chromebook usage, and how to teach and connect with stuto give to students who are feeling stressed.” On the first day of school Sept. 8, high school dents using a remote/virtual platform” said spestudents were welcomed by a smiling staff and cial education teacher Cammie Zale. According to Don Heberer, the district adhundreds of sunflowers that couldn’t help but bring their spirits up. Immediately, partially due ministrator for Instructional Technology, “I to the pandemic, art, photography and all sorts of think students, teachers and parents are realizlessons naturally gravitated towards the garden ing that teaching and learning with educational and outdoors. There in the garden were beaming technology is no longer optional — there’s no sunflowers, which were planted in May to honor going back. I feel like the technology needle jumped five years forward in a matter of a few those graduating seniors. “It was amazing how our entire community months. We were already headed in this direccame to support our Class of 2020,” said high tion, but COVID-19 has propelled us forward at school principal Mike Mosca. “While these ges- warp speed.” Mr. Heberer and our Educational Technolotures could never replace the events they missed out on, it went a long way to show our seniors gy Specialist Teacher Frank Franzese hold frehow much their community cared about their quent virtual professional development sessions for the staff to keep them abreast of the rapid accomplishments.” Actions like this are a part of the Social changes going on. Like many educators, science teacher Shane Emotional Learning, or SEL, which has become a priority at Comsewogue. If the kids feel Goldberg posts many exciting lessons that can safe and welcome, then certainly outstanding involve video comments from her while simullearning will follow. We all knew that going taneously students can view the specific docuback to school would be anything but normal ments that she is using for the class or lab she this year but Comsewogue, as it always does, is covering. “While distance learning has presented some tried their best to make the challenges they
Above, 11th grader Michael Lussos honors Eddie Van Halen during the schools between-period Live at the Fishbowl concerts; right, students present sprigs of lavender to the guidance department for those who may be experiencing anxiety. Photos from Comsewogue SD
real challenges for both students and teachers, it has also created new opportunities for learning,” she said. “By creating videos of my lessons, I can ensure that all of my students are able to access all of my lessons, even if they are absent from school. I have also seen that some students are doing very well learning in a virtual classroom. They have the freedom to work at their own pace. In a live classroom, some of these students may become bored because the teacher will need to slow the pace of instruction to meet the needs of all of their students. Unfortunately, it is the students that need frequent interaction and teacher direction in order to stay on task that may be having the most difficult time adjusting to this kind of learning environment. This is why I make every effort to encourage all of my students to ask questions frequently, using private messages. These students also have the opportunity to meet with me during live meetings several times a week.” At John F. Kennedy Middle School, families dropping off their kids are welcomed by scores of staff members waving, smiling, and welcoming them into the school. “The greeting we get each morning warms my heart every time. We are blessed to be part of the Warrior Family.” said Denise Kline, a mother of an eighth-grade student. Also beneficial are the many outdoor learning environments and activities established throughout the district. Since the first day of school, students have been seen on the lawn with their laptops doing various lessons while
the teacher might be speaking about photosynthesis using the real plants right in front of them. If the teacher wants them to go more in depth, they can do research, watch a video, or take a test outside on a beautiful autumn day. Elementary teacher Melissa McMullen’s students all bring their own yoga mats. ”In addition to the typical subjects we will stop for a moment to do some breathing or movement activities,” McMullen said. “It’s been shown that this helps stimulate our minds so why not?” Taylor Zummo, a Social Worker at the high school, added, “The students have been enjoying the activity of Mindfulness in relation to their social and emotional learning. Simply taking time to reflect and be present in the moment has been so helpful for many students to feel less COMSEWOGUE SCHOOLS Continued on A15
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A local nonprofit that supports the needy on Long Island is anticipating record breaking need come Thanksgiving time. Lighthouse Mission, a mobile food pantry that services several communities across Long Island, including on weekends in Rocky Point, Centereach and Port Jefferson Station, has come out strong during the pandemic, seeing a huge increase in the number of people seeking aid. Their numbers spiked from around 22 to 2,400 people a week to over 3,000 individuals once COVID-19 hit. Pastor Jim Ryan, the president of Lighthouse Mission, said this Thanksgiving they could see somewhere around 10,000 Suffolk families coming to them for their annual Thanksgiving food distribution where the donate an entire holiday meal for those unable to purchase one. “Some of them are just regular people living paycheck to paycheck,” Ryan said.
The nonprofit has seen the number of people looking for help rise while the number of donations go down, and Ryan said they are in need of food, clothing and monetary donations before the large November blitz. Specifically, they are looking for any Thanksgiving food one might find around the family table. “COVID has been blasting people this year,” Ryan said. “As we start getting closer to the holidays, the concerns for this year is if we can meet need for Thanksgiving.” The pastor said they have been practicing social distancing at each of their outreach locations, such that it has actually meant a surprisingly better organized day. Volunteers stand masked and gloved behind the food. People are invited forward to select what they need while people are kept separate. Anybody who shows up without a mask is offered one for free. For more information or on how to donate, visit www.lighthousemission.com.
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Comsewogue Library Hosts Great Give Back The Comsewogue Public Library hosted a food drive as part of the SCLS’s annual Great Give Back event. All those who donated food also got to adopt a pumpkin. The library hosted other activities and community service opportunity, though many were based online due to the pandemic. For more information visit tbrnewsmedia.com. Photo by Kyle Barr
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It seems that the trend of going green hasn’t yet stalled, but the Comsewogue Public Library is looking to make itself a model to the larger community, as it was recently certified by Green Business Partnership. Comsewogue Adult Services & Outreach Librarian Danielle Minard said the certification was a near-two year process, starting when the library was looking to reduce waste, cut down their carbon footprint as well as become a model for the community. The certification process has been completed by multiple businesses, but there is a long list of New York state libraries who have done it as well. The aim of the certification is to reduce a business’, or in this case a library’s, carbon footprint, reduce waste and increase conservation practices. Comsewogue took a inventory of its energy use and recycling, and took such actions as adding reusable flatware in the breakroom, converting from plastic to paper tablecloths, using copy paper from post-consumer recycled material and started the process of converting any old lighting that dies or breaks into more sustainable LED lighting, just to name a few. The library has also tried to clearly label and separate waste into separate bins, including one for paper waste and another for plastic bottles and cans. In the future, the library looks to continue reducing their waste and create a so-called public education garden.
“I Hope what we’ve done will be a good model for the community,” Minard said. Library leaders also said there’s a significant economic impact as well for going green. Library Director Debbie Engelhardt said the library could save taxpayers through general reductions in spending, as in saving on electricity costs and generally having to buy less if the focus is on sustainable products. That’s not to say the library won’t have increases in costs due to inflations and benefits increasing, and the scenario from year to year is, by its nature, going to change. Though the library also received a PSEG Long Island rebate based on the energy efficiency of their new HVAC units, the director noted, which helped offset the initial cost for their green initiative. The library has also received state Library Construction Aid grants for their new roof and HVAC replacements. “While the Library has always operated in a responsible manner, our team was excited to learn through participation in the Green Business Certification Program that we could achieve even more in terms of financial savings, equitable practices, and environmental impacts,” Engelhardt said in a statement. “The Program’s tools and takeaways have changed for the better the way we think and do things, and that benefits all our stakeholders.” The action is also the first step in the process of being certified by New York Library Association’s Sustainable Libraries Initiative, which looks to make most if not all of the state’s hundreds of libraries focused on sustainability in the next few years.
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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, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, CREDI-
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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
PORT JEFFERSON FREE LIBRARY TRUSTEE POSITIONS The Library Trustees have announced that two five-year seats and a one-year seat on the Board are expiring in January 2021. These seats will be filled by an election during the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Interested persons are invited to apply. Applications are available at the Library Circulation Desk. A completed application must include a resume, a written statement of interest, and a written petition signed by at least twenty-five (25) members of the Port Jefferson Free Library Association. Voting will be by paper ballot at the Annual Meeting on WEDNESDAY, January 13, 2021 from 10:00 AM-9:00 PM. Absentee ballots will be available at the Library Circulation Desk from 12/11/2020 to 1/12/2021. To be eligible for consideration as a candidate or to vote in the election, a person must be a member of the Port Jefferson Free Library Association; that is, she or he must be a resident of Union Free School District #6, and have a library card in good standing. In addition, he or she must be at least 18 years old. Please address all correspondence to: Election Committee Port Jefferson Free Library 100 Thompson Street Port Jefferson, NY 11777 All applications must be received by 9:00 PM on Friday, November 13, 2020. 856 10/8 3x 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 AR-
THUR 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 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 LEGALS con’t on pg. 8
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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 7 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 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
To Place A Legal Notice
Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com 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 FILING 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 pursuant 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 by Plaintiff on the premises known as District 0100, Section 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. 69190 891 10/15 4x ptr VILLAGE OF BELLE TERRE PLANNING BOARD
7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at the Vincent Bove Belle Terre Community Center, 55 Cliff Road, Belle Terre, for the following application for site plan review: Section 3, Block 1, Lot 1 Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Vickerss 25 Cliffside Drive Applicant seeks approval for the construction of a new home and swimming pool. Joanne Raso Clerk Treasurer October 14, 2020 894 10/22 1x ptr Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson Building, Planning, and Zoning 88 North Country Rd. Port Jefferson, N.Y. 11777 Ph. (631) 473-4744 Fx. (631) 473-2049 www.portjeff.com PUBLIC NOTICE Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Planning Board PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS of Article XI, Section 250-50 of the Code of Village of Port Jefferson, please take notice that the Planning Board of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday November 5, 2020 via ZOOM posted live at 6:00PM. (A prehearing work session will begin at 5:00PM) Below is a link to watch a live video of the meeting and public hearing. Public comments may be posted on the link during the public hearing portion of the meeting at 6:00PM. Public comment will be permitted during the public hearing portion of the meeting only. Please include your full name when commenting. www.portjeff.com/ virtualmeetings
A pre-hearing work session will begin at 7:00 PM.
216B Main St (LR) Change of Use/Conditional Use Permit
Please take notice that the Planning Board of the Inc. Village of Belle Terre will hold a public hearing at
Application: #0609-20 Location: (former C’est Cheese) SCTM: Sec.12, Blk.7, Lot 35
Zoning: C-1 Commercial Applicant: Richard Orlandi c/o Natural Hounds LLC Property Owner: 210-302 Parillo LLC Contact: Heather Brinn Architect Description: Proposed cooking/preparation of dog food / Artisanal Manufacturing Action: Public hearing Applicant requests a change of use from existing “Restaurant” use to “Artisanal Manufacturing” as per Village Code section 250-9 definitions, to prepare human grade custom dog food for retail sale. “Artisanal manufacturing,” is a conditional use in the C-1 Central Commercial district as per section 250-18 B (7). 897 10/22 1x ptr Notice for Publication: Notice is hereby given that the fiscal affairs of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District for the period beginning July 1, 2019 and ending on June 30, 2020, have been examined by the independent public accounting firm of RS Abrams, LLP, and that the reports prepared in conjunction with the external audit by the independence public accountant has been filed in my office and posted on the district website at www.portjeffschools. org, where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to §35 of the General Municipal Law, the governing board of the Port Jefferson Union Free School District has prepared an action plan to the management letter of RS Abrams, LLP and has filed the response in my office at 550 Scraggy Hill Road, Port Jefferson, as a public record for inspection by all interested persons.
aloud at 11:00 a.m. in the Division of Purchasing of the Town of Brookhaven, One Independence Hill, Third Floor, Farmingville, NY 11738, for the following item(s) on the dates indicated: BID #20053 – FUSION WELDING MACHINE--------------------------------------NOVEMBER 5, 2020 BID #20054 – PAVEMENT MARKING REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT-------------NOVEMBER 5, 2020 Specifications for the abovereferenced bids will be available beginning October 22, 2020. Preferred Method • Access website: brookhavenNY.gov/Purchasing: click on link for Bids. • Follow directions to register and download document. • Questions must be submitted in writing to the following e-mail: PurchasingGroup@ brookhavenny.gov The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town. The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minorities and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process. Further information can be obtained by calling (631) 451-6252 Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer Deputy Commissioner TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN 901 102220 1x ptr
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Volunteers Plant 400,000 Oysters in Port Jefferson Harbor
every two weeks, May through October, to maintain both the facilities and the seed beds. As they have done every year, volunteers come down to the harbor early in the morning to head out by boat and drop the oysters into the water with hopes they survive and thrive. “We put them in cages and bags, or as I like to call them ‘condos,’ then every couple of weeks we check up on them,” Folz said. “They have an 80-to-90% survival rate in the cages, but only 10 or 15 while in nature.” By planting the shellfish, they won’t only be harvested for commercial use, but will help clean
up the water as a natural ocean vacuum. The shellfish program is becoming ever more important for water quality, as locations as close as Stony Brook Harbor have experienced hypoxia, or a lack of oxygen in water, just this year, according to the annual Long Island Water Quality Impairments report. Shellfish such as oysters and clams are great for filtering out organic particulates. “Adult oysters can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day,” Folz said. “We’ve talked to a couple of baymen and I’ve gotten the feeling it’s become a viable product — it’s increasing the oyster count.” Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R) said that organizations like the Coastal Steward have played an important role in bringing shellfish back to local waters. “The Town of Brookhaven has beautiful and bountiful waterways that are so much a part our economy, community and the environment,” she said. “We must do everything we can to take good care of these natural assets, so generations to come will benefit by our actions to preserve and protect them.” Since the planting program began, well more than one million shellfish have been planted in Port Jefferson and Mount Sinai harbors, helping the ecosystem and cleaning things up. “We’re not giving up, we believe in our environment and that’s crucial,” Romaine said
experienced this kind of tremendous loss,” Anker said. “I hope that designating this day will help provide necessary support to those who are grieving and remind them they are not alone.” The resolution was approved unanimously by the county Legislature Oct. 6. Anker said the allocated day will increase awareness of the causes and impacts surrounding pregnancy and infant loss. It is also a means to improve understanding as well as offer support and potential resources for those who grieve the loss of a pregnancy or infant. The Star Legacy Foundation indicates thousands of families in the United States experience pregnancy and infant loss each year. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are approximately 24,000 stillbirths, or one in 160 births a year. In addition to stillbirths, current research suggests that between 10% and 20% of medically confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage, “It’s not just the experience that’s traumatizing for families,” Anker said. “It’s everything after, too.” Kennedy is also using her new platform to establish a support group collaboratively with Stony Brook University Hospital. “I want to put as much information out there as possible, so when people go through this they don’t just crawl into a ball and feel
that they’re by themselves,” she said. “To be able to talk to these people and have somebody who understands what you went through, to cry with them, remember our babies with them — it just needs to be out there more, it needs to be talked about. We need to change the stigma.” On Thursday night, Oct. 15, Anker joined people across the country and hosted a virtual Wave of Light on Facebook Live and through Zoom. With Kennedy’s family online and several other local families who experienced such a loss, they lit candles in honor of the children who are not here today. During the candlelighting ceremony, Kevin Kennedy, Elizabeth’s husband, spoke on behalf of his wife. “We’re all grieving the loss of a baby or a friend’s baby,” he said. “Every one of these candles has a name attached to it — a life’s flame blown out too soon. And it’s our responsibility as survivors to honor and remember them all.” Although getting over her loss is not easy, Elizabeth Kennedy said she finds comfort in knowing maybe this happened for a reason — that losing Grace will help get the message out to families to know they are never going to be alone. “I hope people catch on to this now and realize we’re not hiding anymore,” she said. “We’re not going to hide our babies. We’re going to be OK.”
BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Not only are they delicious, but they’re good for the environment, too. On Sunday Oct. 18, several volunteers from Coastal Steward Long Island who work at the Mount Sinai Marine Environmental Stewardship Center planted 400,000 oysters in and around the harbor. “Fifteen years ago, there were no oysters in Port Jefferson Harbor,” said Bruce Folz, CSLI director of shellfish restoration. “When my kids were little, we were walking down the beach and they were picking up oyster shells, but there were no live ones. … We want to change that.” According to Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine (R), Long Island used to be a saturated with shellfish. “There was a time 50 years ago when you could just walk down the beach and grab oysters or clams,” he said. But because of poachers and pollution, clams and oysters that once covered the sands have become difficult to find. Every year, in a collaborative effort with local groups and the town, shellfish are grown in netted cages with the expectation to plant them back in the local waters, north to south, including Mount
Volunteers from the Coastal Steward Long Island group getting ready at Cedar Beach to set sail and plant oysters in Port Jefferson Harbor. Photo by Julianne Mosher
Sinai Harbor and Bellport Bay. Back in August, the town announced the supply of 50,000 seed clams for planting in the South Shore. Earlier this year, the town finished several upgrades to the Mount Sinai mariculture facility, thanks to a $400,000 state grant. “We make sure the seeds are distributed to other groups to plant and spread them out,” Romaine said. CSLI originally got started restoring the shellfish population back in 2000, and now it has a steady group of volunteers who come to the mariculture facility in Mount Sinai Harbor
North Shore Mom Turns Grief Into Support for Suffolk County Women BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Elizabeth Kennedy lost her second child when she was 28 weeks and six days pregnant. On Feb. 25, 2018, she heard the words from her doctor that their unborn child Grace Anne’s heartbeat could not be heard. Struck with grief, Kennedy, a Rocky Point resident, felt she needed to find an outlet to help her cope with her loss, so she began researching different infant loss support groups. Through her online search, she found the Star Legacy Foundation. “I’ve gotten in touch with other women and families who have lost babies and it’s been such a relief to know that I’m not in this alone,” Kennedy said. “It has made me want to let other people know that they are not alone, either.” When she found the strength through the organization, she knew she had to give back and help other women who have gone through the same thing. Last year, through the nonprofit, Kennedy took the initiative to try and make Oct. 15 a countywide Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Awareness Day. The month of October was proclaimed with the same basic title by President Ronald Reagan (R) in 1988. Earlier this year, she met with Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount
Elizabeth, Evie, Madelynn and Kevin Kennedy preparing at their home for Thursday night’s virtual Wave of Light to remember their lost daughter and sister, Grace Ann. Photo by Julianne Mosher
Sinai), who sponsored the resolution. The legislator said Kennedy’s story moved her in a personal way. “Many other families in our county have
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Defying the Odds and Defining Courage Chris Pendergast Passes at 71 BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM At St. Louis de Montfort R.C. Church in Sound Beach, Monday, Oct. 19, those who came to mourn the passing of Chris Pendergast filled the pews, or at least as much as they could while trying to distance due to COVID-19. Founder of ALS Ride for Life and renowned North Shore figure, Pendergast passed Oct. 14 surrounded by friends and family. He was 71. The nonprofit he founded reported Monday, Oct. 12, that Pendergast was starting to receive home hospice care. The organization announced his death Wednesday afternoon. ALS Ride for Life started when Pendergast embarked on a ride with his electric scooter from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx to Washington, D.C., 22 years ago to raise awareness about the disease and raise funds for research. After a few years, the ride was contained to New York state — from Riverhead to the Bronx — where participants stop by schools along the way that take part in the organization’s presentations throughout the school year. Pendergast, a Miller Place resident and former Northport elementary teacher had lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, for 28 years. When doctors diagnosed him, they thought he only had a few years to live. Many who gathered together to pay respects to the Ride for Life founder have been touched in some way by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a debilitating condition that, over time, paralyzes a person and eventually leads to their death. Father Francis Pizzarelli, director of nonprofit Hope House Ministries, led the funeral Mass at the church, and said to those gathered that his own brother had been diagnosed with the disease at 36 years of age several years ago. Without even knowing it at the time, the Pendergast family reached out to his brother to offer him advice and comfort, something that made “a profound difference in his life.” (See page B3 for Pizzarelli’s thought’s on Pendergast’s passing). Not only did he defy those odds, but he would spend more than two decades after his diagnosis raising millions for ALS research and spreading awareness for it. Chris’ wife of close to 50 years, Christine Pendergast, said beyond all the work he’s done over the past two decades in advocacy and fundraising, he will be remembered by her and her family as a loving father. “While everybody is remembering Chris as an ALS advocate and fighter, at the end of the
day he was my husband, our children’s father and our grandson’s poppy,” she said. Monday’s funeral Mass was one of somber remembrances, and tissue boxes were always close at hand. But at the same time, both Pizzarelli and the Pendergast family looked for ways to say though he may be gone, his life should serve as an example. Pendergast’s daughter, Melissa Scriven, said during the funeral Mass her father was a supremely intelligent man, one who was exacting when it came to her homework as a child. Before he was diagnosed with the paralyzing disease, Pendergast was a handyman, able to “fix anything, even if it was with duct tape.” Her dad’s favorite meal to make when his wife was working late was “tuna noodle casserole, warm, with crushed Doritos … so my brother and I didn’t really like it when my mom worked late.” During a funeral that was filled with music, some of which were songs Pendergast loved in life, Scriven played one she said was her dad’s favorite, John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” in which everyone’s tears dried ever so briefly as they joined in the chorus: “Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.”
Pendergast Leaves Lasting Mark
The founder of ALS Ride for Life became an icon and symbol for the North Shore for never giving up. Even as he lost the ability to speak and had to communicate with an eye-to-speech device, his determination never seemed to relent. Just this year, Pendergast, alongside his wife Christine, released the book “Blink Spoken Here: Tales from a Journey to Within” about his life since his diagnosis in 1993. Ray Manzoni, chairman of the board for ALS Ride for Life based in Stony Brook University, knew Chris for many years, as both their kids went to school together in Miller Place. It was one day after both he and Pendergast were together after Mass that the educator told Manzoni he was likely to die in a few years, and that he wanted to raise awareness. Since then, the organization has raised over $10 million for advocacy and research. Their yearly Ride for Life trips were later accompanied by visits to close to 90 school districts on Long Island. “Anyone who knew him, I believe he helped us all to live a better life,” Manzoni said. “He was a teacher of gifted and talented kids, and he took this terrible disease and turned it into amaz-
Left, Chris Pendergast celebrated his 70th birthday last year with friends and family; above, community members gathered along Route 25A in Miller Place to watch Pendergast’s last ride Oct. 19. Left, file photo by Elliot Perry; above photo by Julianne Mosher
ing positive life.” Paul Weisman, a member of ALS Ride for Life, was diagnosed with the disease in January 2013. Getting introduced to Ride for Life, he started going out with the nonprofit’s founder during their school trips. He would also visit some districts without Pendergast. The organization and its founder gave him a real purpose, “something to strive for, something bigger than myself, to raise as much awareness to fight this disease.” “Meeting Chris, he gave me hope that three to five years might not be true, that there may still be life here,” Weisman said. Pendergast had four mantras: Never give up, never lose hope, always remain optimistic and be willing to defy the odds. Weisman loved that last one so much he had it tattooed on his left arm. Upon showing his new ink to the Ride for Life founder, Weisman said his mentor and friend smiled. “Chris could smile and light up a room,” he said. “We all want to do something with our lives, but he certainly did.” Pendergast’s roots on the North Shore ran deep, so much so that he became renowned in local school districts. He traveled from classroom to classroom, auditorium to auditorium, helping young people from elementary on up understand ALS but, more importantly, serve as a role model for what bravery truly looked like. Manzoni said students would often embrace Pendergast after these talks. As the years fell by, young students who were inspired by the Ride for Life founder would internalize his message. The board chairman said one time an EMT stopped by the side of the road during the annual ride and told Pendergast how his example inspired them to want to help others. “If you had the honor of meeting him, riding
or walking next to Chris in his ALS Ride for Life from Montauk to Manhattan, or hearing his story of determination, you walked away a better person,” Miller Place Superintendent of Schools Marianne Cartisano wrote in a statement. “He left you with the lasting impressions that made you want to be more tolerant, kinder, more understanding and compassionate toward others. His fight against the devastation of ALS left you inspired, knowing him filled your heart and being in his presence left you humbled.”
ALS Ride For Life Talks Future Efforts
Despite the passing of its founder and leader Chris Pendergast, ALS Ride for Life isn’t thinking of slowing down anytime soon. Manzoni said the organization wants to continue its fundraising efforts, starting with himself getting on a bike later this month and hitting the road, going to school districts they have visited before the pandemic. He plans to spend enough time at each to wave to children and “hopefully greet someone who has supported our program and to say ‘thank you’ to them, give them banner in recognition.” The organization has also developed a revised packet on how, even during a pandemic, people can support ALS over the school year. “ALS is not going away, and we have to continue the fight,” he said. There are even talks of doing a documentary film on Pendergast’s life, something Manzoni said the organization is wholeheartedly all for. Weisman, still an active member of Ride for Life, said one of his last conversations he had with Pendergast was “to keep going until we found that cure for ALS,” he said. “He firmly believed, as I do, that there’s a major breakthrough coming somewhere around the corner … it’s up to us to finish it.” Weisman added that while the pandemic has made their normal school trips much more difficult, they have some preliminary ideas to host online talks instead. “Chris laid down 28 years of work,” he said. “Now it’s up to us.”
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Robert Francis Ingulli, of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, Oct. 11. He was four days shy of his 88th birthday. Bob was born Oct. 15, 1932, in Brooklyn. He graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a degree in architecture in 1956. Employed as an architect with Suffolk County for more than 30 years, Bob was influential in the design of many municipal and private buildings, including the Cohalan Courthouse in Islip. He passed on his love of architecture to future generations as an adjunct professor at SUNY Farmingdale and Suffolk County Community College. Bob’s passion for design and architecture was only surpassed by his love of tennis, opera and his family. A resident of Stony Brook for nearly 50 years, Bob and his wife, Norah, relocated to Lakewood Ranch, Florida, in 2013. He is predeceased by his only brother, Deacon Joseph Charles Ingulli, parents Joseph Michael Ingulli and Mary Caroline (D’Albora) Ingulli and cousin Jennie Ingulli. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Anna Norah Ingulli. He was also a devoted father to Robert Michael Ingulli (Karen), Claire Mary Ingulli (David), Jennifer Anna Ingulli, Maria Teresa (Ingulli) Dhingra (Amer) and Stephen Vincent Ingulli (Meighan). He also leaves behind grandchildren Luke Asher Dhingra,
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James Rehan Dhingra, Michael James Ingulli and Thomas Robert Ingulli. Visitation will be held Thursday, Oct. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home in East Setauket. A funeral Mass will be held Friday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. at St. James Roman Catholic Church in East Setauket with burial to follow. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (www.mskcc.org) or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org).
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For example, while the stay is in effect, creditors cannot sue, assert a deficiency, repossess property, or otherwise try to collect from the debtor. Creditors cannot demand repayment from the debtor by mail, phone, or otherwise. Creditors who violate the stay can be required to pay actual and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Confirmation of a chapter 11 plan may result in a discharge of debt. A creditor who wants to have a particular debt excepted from discharge may be required to file a complaint in the bankruptcy clerk’s office within the deadline specified in this notice. (See line 11 below for more information.) To protect your rights, consult an attorney. All documents filed in the case may be inspected at the bankruptcy clerk’s office at the address listed below or through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records at https://pacer.uscourts.gov). The staff of the bankruptcy clerk’s office cannot give legal advice. Do not file this notice with any proof of claim or other filing in the case. 1. Debtor’s Full name: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York 2. All other names used in the last 8 years: Diocese of Rockville Centre 3. Address: 50 North Park Avenue, Rockville, NY 11570 4. Debtor’s attorney: Jones Day, Attn: Corinne Ball, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 11570, Phone: (212) 326 – 3939, Email: cball@jonesday.com 5. Bankruptcy clerk’s office: US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004-1408, Hours open: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM (ET) – 5:00 PM (ET), Contact phone: (212) 668 - 2870. Documents in this case may be filed at this address. You may inspect all records filed in this case at this office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. 6. Meeting of creditors: November 5, 2020 at 12 PM (ET), Location: The meeting of creditors will be conducted by telephone conference. 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BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, raised a red flag last week about the safety of annual family gatherings at Thanksgiving during an interview on CBS Evening News. People may have to “bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering unless you’re pretty certain that the people that you’re dealing with are not infected,” Fauci told the network. Doctors at area hospitals and officials at Stony Brook University are offering guidance to residents and students over a month before an annual holiday that often brings together people from several generations, cities and states. Before SBU sends home some of the 4,200 on-campus students, the university plans to test them for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19. The week of Nov. 15, “every resident will be tested,” said Richard Gatteau, dean of students. “Any positive cases would remain on campus” until the university knew they were negative. Students remaining on campus would receive meals and would get the same level of care through the holidays that students would normally get if they tested positive during the semester. Stony Brook expects the student population to decline after Thanksgiving, when all classes and final exams will be remote through the end of the semester. For the students who plan to return to campus, the university realizes the logistical challenges of requiring viral tests during the short holiday and will provide tests in the first two days after these students return to their dormitories. Even before the holiday, Stony Brook expects to increase the frequency of viral testing from biweekly to weekly. Gatteau said the student government plans to educate students who join family during the holiday about procedures to keep everyone safe. This guidance mirrors school policies, such as wearing masks inside when near other family members, keeping a distance of 6 feet inside and washing hands regularly. The dean of students recently spoke with Dr. Deborah Birx, head of the White House’s coronavirus task force who visited SBU to speak with officials about the school’s COVID response. Though Birx was pleased with the measures the university took, she was reportedly more worried about the behavior
of extended family than with students during Thanksgiving. “Her concern is with the older generation not following the rules,” Gatteau said. She wanted students to encourage their grandparents to follow the same procedures because “grandparents will listen to their grandkids.”
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Dr. Michael Grosso, chief medical officer at Huntington Hospital, urged everyone to plan to get tested before coming together for Thanksgiving. Grosso said two types of tests are available for students and parents. The first is an antigen test and the second is a PCR, for polymerase chain reaction, test. He suggests that the PCR test is more reliable as the antigen test “misses more cases.” The test technique is critical to its success. Some false negatives may result from inadequate specimen collection, Grosso said. The deep nasopharyngeal swab specimen “requires a little skill on the part of the person doing the test.” Additionally, people getting tested before a family gathering need to consider the timing of the test. They may receive a negative test during a period of time in which the virus is developing in their bodies. Active testing may have helped reduce the severity of the disease for people who contract it. People are coming to the hospital in some cases before the disease causes as much damage. In addition to getting tested and monitoring possible symptoms, Grosso urged residents to continue to practice the new, healthier etiquette, even when they are with relatives during the holidays. “Families need to have conversations” about how close they are prepared to get before they see each other, he said. People need to “decide together what rules [they] are going to follow, and make sure everybody is comfortable with those.” As for Thanksgiving in the Grosso home, the chief medical officer said he and his wife have five children between them, two of whom will be coming for the annual November holiday. The others will participate, as has become the modern reality, at the other end of a Zoom call. Typically, the entire family would come together. SBU’s Gatteau said he and his partner typically have 20 to 25 people over for Thanksgiving. This year, they are limiting the guests to seven people. They plan to keep masks on in their house and will crack a window open so there is air flow.
Richard Gatteau, SBU Dean of Students, said they plan to test students before they go home for Thanksgiving in a few weeks. Photo from SBU
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overwhelmed with school. This is a practice that can be done anywhere, which makes it so versatile. Using the practice of mindfulness outdoors is a way that students can pay attention to their feelings, as well as focus on the sounds of nature in order to find themselves some quiet and restful relaxation.” Nicole Kidd’s physical education students can be seen doing much more outdoor activities as well. “We have been super lucky with amazing weather,” Kidd said. “My wellness classes have really enjoyed their yoga and meditation practice outside. We have been taking our mats out to the tennis courts and practicing there. It has felt so good to be in the fresh air and sun.:” At JFK, science teacher Steve Nielsen can be seen walking through the halls with his puppy who the students adore. It benefits both the students and the dogs because one of the best places for these dogs to get used to is the atmosphere and activities at large institutions such as schools, according to the Guide Dog Foundation. “I never knew how profound an impact animals, especially dogs, can have on people,” Nielsen said. “Students and adults alike are drawn to this year’s JFK school mascot Named Pear. She is a delightful black Labrador guide dog in training and brings smiles to all that pass her by in the halls. Everyone wants to pet her.” Throughout September, Sunflowers blooming in the garden were given to many of the 2020 graduates.They were planted in May in their honor. Once they were gone, a generous local landscaper, Frank Prinzevalli, who operates Prince Landscaping and Design Corp., contacted us and said he is looking to help out our students and community. He felt
that replenishing the beautiful flowers might bring everyone’s spirits up, so he decided to purchase and donate over 100 pots of mums. The was an overwhelmingly abundant amount to make our students and staff smile every time they walk the hallways or look out into the flourishing courtyard throughout the Fall, “I have children of my own and we need to continue to keep them on a positive and happy path in these challenging times,” said Prinzevalli. Recently, a mini concert series called Live at The Fishbowl was implemented at the high school courtyard. For the first one, a student musician entertained between periods while students scurried to their classes slowing down for a moment to take in the sounds. Students and staff enjoyed a timely tribute to Eddie Van Halen. It was broadcast live online, where many in the community were astounded at how good his rendition was. “We were excited to have Mikey Lussos perform for the school,” Mosca said. “We have so many talented students who are unable to showcase their skills because of this pandemic. It was great to have him rocking out in our courtyard. We’re constantly looking for different ways to give our kids opportunities like this and Mike certainly made the most of it” Comsewogue, always one of the leaders in education. hopes to inspire not only their own staff and students, but continue to lead Long Island, if not the whole country, and continue to be better and more resilient and come up with more wonderful and unique learning experiences this year. “The district is consistently reevaluating to ensure that we provide the best atmosphere for students in these unprecedented times,” said Assistant Superintendent Joseph Coniglione. “Our goal is now as it always was to make sure we offer students the best opportunities we can, even during a pandemic.”
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A Caravan to Nowhere
Beyond the interruption to Saturday business for stores, some of whom are hanging on for dear life by their pinkie, beyond the traffic and the noise, where is this going? Because we are two weeks before an election, likely one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, and the Trump caravans taking over roads not just on the North Shore as they did last weekend, but from both east and west, have told us one thing: There are real efforts to take the general antipathy seen on the national stage and transport it to here at home. Seemingly in response to a single Black Lives Matter march in Port Jefferson back in June, local right-wing group Setauket Patriots has hosted three events since July. One was a sanctioned car parade for Fourth of July. Another was an unsanctioned parade for 9/11. Now we have the most recent caravan supporting the reelection of President Donald Trump (R) last Saturday. All these events have contained many examples of people waving flags supporting Trump, but this latest parade finally dropped any pretense. In videos shared online, some patriots members have displayed animosity to local officials, to neighbors or effectively anyone who doesn’t agree with them. One video highlighted an actor portraying Trump calling Port Jeff Mayor Margot Garant “evil” for issuing the group a summons for marching without a permit. In another, a member of the caravan jokes about shooting counterprotesters. Grown men and young children got into public shouting matches on the side of the street. There were reported examples of people in the caravan using gay slurs at any who showed disagreement. And, of course, not every example of bad behavior was carried out by Trump supporters. One counterprotester flipped the bird at all those gathered at the street corner, drawing jeers from the crowd. Are these examples just small bites of a larger, more intricate context? We hope so, but there’s a real danger to thoughts like these. Yes, you can and should disagree with the decisions of public officials like the mayor of a small incorporated village, but what is the point of pejoratives? Where is this going? Is there going to be something like the planned armed coup by residents against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)? Not likely but, then again, officials like U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) have joined in on attacks against the mayor seemingly on political grounds. These attempts at further dividing a local community are not welcome. And beyond that, if you joke about shooting your political opponents, no matter if they are protesters, officials or police, you no longer deserve the kind of public platform you currently enjoy. Divided. That’s what we call ourselves now. We say we are polarized and distinct, with one red America and one blue America. Why? Why do we push this polarization as if it’s inevitable? This month, TBR News Media has been hosting debates with candidates running for local elections. Would you be offended or glad to know just how often these people from two separate parties actually agree on local issues? Both Republicans and Democrats agree with how important it is to maintain our North Shore bays and the Long Island Sound in general. Both parties understand the issue of Long Island’s brain drain and the need to keep both old and young here. They might disagree on the particulars, but that is why we have the debates in the first place, isn’t it? Even on the so-called hot-button issues like police reform, there is real nuance and ideas from candidates you likely won’t see on any nationally televised debate stage. There are people, even in our local community, who are trying to twist us and divide us. We ask that we all look past that and attend to the facts to guide our political decision-making. Check back with TBR News Media Oct. 29 for our upcoming preelection issue.
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Zeldin’s Support of Tax Bill Has Harmed Unions I was absolutely astonished to read the claim in last week’s letter to the editor (“Police and Trade Unions for Zeldin,” Oct. 15) that the police and trade unions are for U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (RNY1). If that is true, don’t they follow the news? Zeldin may present himself in CD 1 as a supporter of the needs of the district
but in Washington he is a star of the President Donald Trump (R) administration. Trump with Zeldin’s support has sought to eliminate or diminish unions. Zeldin supported Trump’s tax bill which gave the overwhelming amount to the very wealthy among us and corporations. The police should understand more than anyone that violence is much more
I can’t help but notice that car caravans, usually SUVs and pickup trucks carrying the American flag on one side and Trump flag on the other, have become symbolic of Trumpism. These caravans are impressively large but equally terrifying for those of us who truly believe in democracy and who take the ethical message embodied in the bible seriously. Many of the cars are adorned with pro President Donald Trump (R) political messages and anti-Joe Biden. Many of these messages are not fit for children. I was on the other side of the protest line this past weekend. I saw the face of evil and racism. Consistently, when the Trump vehicles were stopped at a red light, the participants seized the opportunity to roll down their windows, scream and curse at us, give us the middle finger (very popular if a car had the misfortune of not being stopped by a red light). Also popular was the unfounded suggestion that Biden and all the Democrats are pedophiles. Apparently, this is a malignant conspiracy rumor being propagated by QAnon, an online group that erroneously believes Democrats and other celebrities are involved in a
worldwide pedophile ring. Facts, evidence and common sense be damned. But what disturbed me the most was not this. I have a friend, a fellow Democrat, who happens to own a pickup truck. Yes — some Democrats do own pickup trucks. She had the audacity to put an American flag on her car but also Biden paraphernalia. Sure enough, in a manner that would make any dictator proud, she was stopped and verbally assaulted by Trumpsters. “Hey, you can’t do that you filthy b***ch ... This is our flag, our emblem.” She was outnumbered and legitimately concerned for her safety. In the interest of self preservation and to live to see
another day, she took down the flag and Biden paraphernalia. She retreated, emotionally shook up but alive. Sadly, President Trump would have been proud of his supporters. He has encouraged such behavior and has done nothing to squelch it. Consider, for example, his response to the foiled kidnapping attempt of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D). My question to other Americans: “Is this your idea of a great America?” For those of you who are appalled by such behavior I have one suggestion — VOTE. Dave Hensen Miller Place
President Donald Trump (R) is in very high class company based upon his recently exposed tax “avoidance” tactics, but at least he got audited. Economist Lawrence Summers estimates that 70% of U.S. income tax underpayment is by the top 1% of filers. Yet, in the past decade, Congress has slashed the IRS budget so much that IRS audits of tax returns with reported income above $1 million have dropped by 81%. It seems the IRS rarely bothers
to audit wealthy people any more because their high-powered lawyers beat the system almost every time. According to Tax Notes, an online tax news website, the IRS is now spending more time targeting families whose income is so low that they file for the earned income tax credit. Last year, the five counties with the highest audit rates in the US were all predominately African American counties in the South with average
annual incomes around $30,000. Summers also concluded that increased auditing of higher income returns by the IRS could recoup $1,000.000,000,000 over a decade, because each additional dollar invested in enforcement returns $24 on average. Let’s hope that whatever politicians we elect this year will address this serious scandal. Tom Lyon Mount Sinai
likely to come from the far right rather than the far left. The writer falsely claims that “Lee has their back.” The only back he has is his own and Trumps. The unions that support him have, sorry to say, been conned by America’s greatest con manTrump with Zeldin’s support. Adam D. Fisher Port Jefferson Station
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Opinion An Unusual Haircut With A Dose of Perspective
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ill has been cutting hair for 38 years. She has owned a few salons, but these days she has been scheduling hair cutting appointments at people’s homes. She wears a mask, asks her customers to do the same and does her work outside or in the shelter of a garage, where the wind isn’t as strong. An immigrant from Lebanon, Jill is completely professional, asking for extension cords through the garage, setting up a chair for her customers, and carrying her sterilized scisD. None sors, electronic clipof the above pers and comb. BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Reflecting on the decades she’s spent
chatting with customers while she works, she has an easy, purposeful manner about her efforts, while she rolls her “r’s,” sharing linguistic hints on her life. These days, she lives with her daughter, sonin-law and her three grandchildren. She has her own space in the house, but is hoping, before too long, to rent or buy a small place where she can call the shots. She shared a story with me that offers some perspective about life and our reactions in the moment to our wins and losses. Back in February, Jill had decided it was time to own a salon again. She pooled all her savings and placed bid on a property. She was excited about the prospect of serving more customers, hiring staff and growing a business that would help her make money and increase her savings towards retirement. She knew she was close to winning the bidding and had started imaging how she’d reinvent the space and the people she’d hire. But, then, the people selling the property informed her that
they had chosen another bidder, who had deeper pockets and was a part of a larger chain. She was incredibly disappointed and felt as if she’d lost out on a business she knew she could run. She spent several weeks irritated by the situation. A month after she lost the property, she joined the rest of the world in the pandemictriggered lockdown. Initially, she couldn’t get out much. As the days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months, she realized how lucky her loss on that property had been. She would have had to carry a $4,000 monthly mortgage for a location that was producing no revenue for months. She considers herself an incredibly lucky loser. Back in February, of course, a mere month before the virus changed the United States, she had no way of knowing that her loss would save her from a mountain of unmanageable debt. She feels as if a force from on high was looking out for her, protecting her from a
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friend is planning to retire at the end of the year. His wife is already retired, and we three talked about the future. Since none of us has jobs with pensions, they are understandably trying hard to discern economic trends for the investments they hope will carry them through their golden years. Currently their money is mainly in stocks, which are doing well enough, but they, and the rest of us, have duly noted the disconnect between the stock market and the economy. Between The stock you and me market, of course, BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF is not the economy but rather is thought to be one predictor of future economic trends at least six months ahead. There are others as well,
and one place to get some insight is the PBS program, “Wealth Track with Consuelo Mack.” She is the host of this weekly financial program, and in the tradition of “Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street Week,” which ran on the same channel (13) and in the same time slot (Friday, 7:30 p.m.) from 1970 to 2002, a guest each time discusses with her their area of expertise. Originally broadcast on Oct. 9, a recent guest was economic guru Nancy Lazar, and she spoke of four forces she sees as driving the economy to a powerful comeback. The first is, as you may have guessed, technology, which helps make companies more profitable. Lazar emphasized the importance of reinvestment in their companies by executives in order to stay up to date and to increase productivity. As an example, she offers the sad story of Sears vs. the strong growth of Amazon. Businesses must keep up or be left behind. Technology, especially software, is a critical driver in a strong recovery. Banks are another example. Their movement to online services has been enabled by software developments and now COVID considerations using that software. And as she points out, the United States is the
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technology leader. A second driver is housing, which brings with it so many related businesses and jobs: carpenters, painters, spacklers, roofers, plumbers, electricians, cesspool servicers, landscapers, driveway pavers, furniture and carpeting salesmen, and on and on. Housing is doing well, driven by exceptionally low mortgage interest rates, demand from Millennials and now single family homes for COVID refugees from the cities. A third driver for Lazar is manufacturing. She refers to the Rust Belt as her “favorite emerging market.” Disruption in the supply chains due to the pandemic have made companies aware how much safer it is to make it here if they are going to sell it here. This has even become something of a national security issue. She counts 176 companies that have moved back to or started up in the United States since the start of 2020. States like South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama have benefited. And the fourth is capital spending. Lazar believes that the reinvestment that companies have made in their businesses as a result of the huge tax cuts has been under reported and
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financial burden and responsibility that would have been hard to manage, even with whatever government program she might have turned to for help. Down the road, when the world returns to something resembling the experiences of 2019, she may, once again, consider buying a salon. Until then, however, she’s perfectly happy without the debt and the uncertainty of managing through a difficult small business and economic environment. In the meantime, she will continue to show up at people’s homes, brushes, clippers and scissors in hand, ready to provide on-site haircuts to people who prefer, or can’t, leave their homes. The challenges and obstacles that disappoint also sometimes protect us, even if we can’t see that in the moment, particularly when we know how much we want something. Many of us will confront frustrations in the future over which we have no control. Sometimes, we may gain perspective on what, at first, appears to be an unfortunate outcome.
under appreciated. While many companies have indeed increased their dividends and bought back shares, she has tracked reinvestment from some of that windfall and feels that will result in higher productivity, higher profits and more jobs. In order to grow, companies must reinvest, and when they do, the economy grows. A business cycle spurred by reinvestment — building new plants, hiring and training new workers lasts 30 years. Meanwhile many are out of work and there is a lot of pain. Lazar also recognizes that in every recovery, not all sectors improve. But she advocates for more business reinvestment to produce more jobs and believes that will lower unemployment to half by next year. Without a further stimulus package, she envisions a hand off from government to the private sector as a driver for healing unemployment. Consumers, meanwhile, are turning more conservative, having been hit by two shocks in the last decade: Recession in 2008 and COVID now. While Nancy Lazar is not an investment advisor, but rather an economist, she has pointed out areas that might be ripe for investment. Good luck to us all!
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APR*
Fixed First 12 Months • No Closing Costs2
APR=Annual Percentage Rate. Rate accurate as of 9/14/2020; subject to change. 1 Rate featured is the lowest for the product. Variable rate; maximum rate of 16%. May be offered credit at a higher rate and other terms; subject to credit approval. After introductory rate, APR varies based on prime rate plus a margin; margin disclosed at account opening. Current prime rate 3.25%. Hazard insurance required on all loans. 2 Must maintain minimum balance requirements for first 12 months for introductory rate and 36 months to avoid payment of closing costs. No closing costs option only available for limits up to $500,000 for a primary residence located in Nassau or Suffolk County. Other terms and conditions apply. Membership eligibility applies. *
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