The Port Times Record - October 29, 2015

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October 29, 2015

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The Port Jefferson Harvest Festival was a howling good time on Sunday, with a costumed dog parade, antique farm equipment on display and a marshmallow roast. Clockwise from top left: A dog shreds it on a skateboard; one canine is too cool for school; Takako Ogonowski and 8-year-old Skyler bring the whiskers; and a woodcarving demonstration gets the festival buzzing.

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Creek near complete

Photos at left by Elana Glowatz; above by Steve Velazquez

At left, Old Mill Creek and its banks have been cleaned up, enticing a duck to swim in it Tuesday. Above, a view of what the water looked like earlier this year.

BY ELANA GLOWATZ

Old Mill Creek is almost back to its old self.

Restoration work on the troubled waterway in downtown Port Jefferson is nearing completion, and its look has drastically changed. Previously choked with vegetation, the sloped banks of Old Mill Creek have been cleared out and replaced with native freshwater plants, and Holbrook-based contractor G & M Earth Moving Inc. has added rock supports.

“These are the exact type of plants that belong along a freshwater stream like

this,” village Trustee Bruce D’Abramo said in a phone interview Tuesday. “It’s going to be very interesting to see what it looks like next spring.”

The project, which began earlier this year, is geared toward improving water quality in the creek, which discharges into Port Jefferson Harbor. Work included removing built-up sediment that was impeding water flow; installing water filters; and repairing a blocked pipe that channels the creek underneath Barnum Avenue but in recent years had caused flooding during high tides and storms.

Water quality is important at Old Mill

Creek because it affects the health of the harbor. But over the years the creek has been battered by invasive plants, flooding and pollution. The former Lawrence Aviation Industries, an aircraft-parts manufacturer in Port Jefferson Station, was the site of illegal dumping for many years and the hazardous chemicals traveled down-gradient through the soil and groundwater, with some of it seeping into Old Mill Creek.

The village’s restoration project includes filtration, and D’Abramo said one of the final steps to completing the work is installing a catch basin along Barnum

Avenue to collect stormwater runoff before it rushes into the waterway.

Old Mill Creek starts on the west side of the village, near Longfellow Lane and Brook Road, passes the Caroline Avenue ball field and streams under Barnum.

When it emerges on the other side, it goes past Village Hall and turns north, running under West Broadway and into the harbor.

D’Abramo expects the restoration to be completed before the end of this year.

In addition to installing the catch basin, the contractor is also replacing a brick walkway along the side of the creek.

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Donate for soldiers Coach Realtors, located in Stony Brook and Port Jefferson, is collecting donations for a U.S. military platoon through the Adopt a U.S. Soldier nonprofit organization’s Project Frontlines through Nov. 10.

The realtors are looking for donations of boot socks, bed toppers, combat gloves and workout items. They can be dropped off at the Stony Brook realty office, at 1099 North Country Road.

For a full list of items that military personnel need or to arrange a pickup, send an email to Debbie Battaglia at dbattaglia@coachrealtors.com.

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Donations will benefit U.S. soldiers.

Football team calls for blood donations The Earl L. Vandermeulen High School varsity football team is hosting a blood drive in the school gym on Monday, between 2 and 8 p.m.

Walk-ins are welcome but participants can make appointments by calling Holly at 631-875-0158.

All donors must have a valid identification, be between 16 and 76 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. Participants cannot have gotten a tattoo in the last 12 months.

The Port Jefferson high school is located at 350 Old Post Road.

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POLICE BLOTTER Does not compute Early in the morning on Oct. 23, an unknown person entered an unlocked business on Oakland Avenue in Port Jefferson and stole a computer.

NoGood An unknown person stole a woman’s wallet from her purse on Oct. 25 while

the woman shopped at the HomeGoods on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station.

Got my eye on you Police said a dispute broke out between two males on Main Street in Port Jefferson on Oct. 24, during which one punched the other in his face, near his

eye. It was not clear if the victim needed medical attention after the altercation.

Left unlocked An unknown person entered an unlocked 2005 Toyota Sequoia on Harbor Beach Road in Mount Sinai and stole assorted items between Oct. 22 at 9:30 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 3:30 a.m.

A clean getaway At some point between Oct. 22 and Oct. 23, unknown people entered a residence on Norwich Road in Sound Beach through a basement window and stole a washing machine from the residence.

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Beer me Police said on Oct. 23 a man entered a store on Middle Country Road in Centereach and took a 12-pack of beer without paying.

Getting to work On Oct. 24, an unidentified person stole work gloves and cell phone accessories from the Centereach Mall in Centereach.

Smashing pumpkins An unknown person smashed a pumpkin in front of a residence on Ambassador Lane in Selden on Oct. 23, then threw another pumpkin through the front window of the residence. Police didn’t know if the individual was acting alone or with others.

Cold case Police said three people took off in a yellow sedan after stealing five coats from the Kohl’s on Nesconset Highway in Selden on Oct. 23.

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Drove my Chevy to the jailhouse Police arrested a 23-year-old woman from Centereach for driving while ability impaired on Oct. 23, after pulling her over for failing to maintain her lane while driving east in a 2004 Chevy on Chereb Lane in Port Jefferson Station.

The officers arrested her at the scene at 1:15 a.m.

Larceny tour Police arrested a 39-year-old man from Farmingville on four charges of petit larceny, after he hit different stores

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On Oct. 5, he stole a vacuum from the Walmart on Middle Country Road in Middle Island, and on Oct. 20 stole toys from the Kmart on North Ocean Avenue in Farmingville. Police arrested the man at the 6th Precinct two days after the final incident.

Gone with the ganja A 38-year-old woman from Mount Sinai was arrested for criminal possession of marijuana on Oct. 23, after Suffolk County police executed a search warrant at her residence on Island Trail in Mount Sinai. Officers found more than one pound of marijuana. Police did not elaborate on why the search warrant was issued.

Stay focused A 33-year-old woman from Selden was arrested for unlicensed operation of a vehicle on Oct. 23, after she was pulled over while driving a 2005 Ford Focus down Route 25 in Centereach.

Low maintenance On Oct. 25, a 25-year-old woman from Mount Sinai was arrested for driving while ability impaired. Police said the woman was driving a 2013 Hyundai east on Route 25A in Port Jefferson shortly after 1 a.m., when police pulled her over for failing to maintain her lane.

Targeted approach A 42-year-old woman from Centereach was arrested for petit larceny on Oct. 25, after she stole clothing and toys from the Target on Pond Path in South Setauket.

Man gets batty Police arrested a 50-year-old man from East Setauket for menacing after he prevented the female passenger in his 2002 Toyota from leaving the car on Oct. 26. The driver then exited his car with a baseball bat and hit her car. The incident occurred on Old Town Road in East Setauket.

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Legals SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK INDEX # 603714/15 FILED: 9/28/2015 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial.

Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premise is situated. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff(s), against SHAWN CRUISE a/k/a LEON LINCOLN, any possible unknown heirs at law of SHAWN CRUISE a/k/a LEON LINCOLN, if living, and if any be dead, their 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 defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien, or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, EDWARD LINCOLN, ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, FIRST PREMIER BANK, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, “JOHN DOE #1” 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, Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: 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 ATTORNEYS 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 YOU 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. 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); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof; 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 OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage dated July 13, 2007, executed by SHAWN CRUISE AND EDWARD LINCOLN to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to secure the sum of $307,400.00

and recorded in Liber M00021576 of Mortgages at page 521, in the Office of the CLERK of the County of SUFFOLK on July 31, 2007, which mortgage was thereafter modified, covering premises known as 36 King Ave, Selden, NY 11784 (District 200, Section 445, Block 8 and Lot 1). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Jeffrey Arlen Spinner, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed along with the supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on September 23, 2015. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. District 200, Section 445, Block 8 and Lot 1, said premises known as 36 King Ave, Selden, NY 11784. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable.

The following amounts are now due and owing on said mortgage, no part of any of which has been paid although duly demanded: The entire unpaid principal balance of $303,300.08 to be immediately due and payable under the modified mortgage herein foreclosed, plus interest at the rate calculated in accordance with the provisions of the note from July 1, 2010, together with unpaid late charges in the amount of $239.34 that have accrued prior to this action as of September 11, 2014. Plaintiff is also entitled to recover escrow advances made to protect plaintiff’s mortgage and a reasonable amount for attorneys’ fees to be determined by the Court. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/ CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/ DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State 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 or 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, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including try-

ing to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-BankNYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state. ny.us 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 ser-

vices 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. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving the 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 may 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 fore-

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bids will be received, publicly opened and read 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 #15099 – SUPPLY & INSTALL A JPI EXAMVUE DR17C (OR APPROVED EQUAL) AT THE BROOKHAVEN ANIMAL SHELTER NOVEMBER 12, 2015 Specifications for the abovereferenced bid will be available beginning October 29, 2015.

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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.

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on September 14, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on November 12, 2015 at 9:15 a.m., premises known as 312 Clubhouse Court, Coram, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 493.40, Block 01.00 and Lot 312.000 together with a .4937% undivided interest in the common elements. Approximate amount of judgment is $360,486.72 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 60307/13.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS INDEX NO. 602290/2015 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Date Filed: 9/28/2015 Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc, Plaintiff, -against- Suffolk County Public Administrator as Administrator of the Estate of Murielle Minard a/k/a Murielle B. Minard, Brian Higgins as Heir to the Estate of Murielle Minard a/k/a Murielle B. Minard, Thomas Higgins as Heir to the Estate of Murielle Minard a/k/a Murielle B. Minard, Deidre Higgins as Heir to the Estate of Murielle Minard a/k/a Murielle B. Minard, Alicia Higgins Smerin as Heir to the Estate of Murielle Minard a/k/a Murielle B. Minard, Christian Beery as heir to the estate of Murielle Minard a/k/a Murielle B. Minard, if living and if Christian Beery be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of such of the foregoing as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residences are unknown to Plaintiff, Brendan Beery as heir to the estate of Murielle Minard a/k/a Murielle B. Minard, Jennifer Warren as heir to the

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estate of Murielle Minard a/k/a Murielle B. Minard, Radhika Lily Barcus as heir to the estate of Murielle Minard a/k/a Murielle B. Minard, The Board of Directors of Strathmore Gate East, Teachers Federal Credit Union, Clerk of the Suffolk County District Court, State of New York, Midland Funding LLC DBA in New York as Midland Funding of Delaware LLC, Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, People of the State of New York, United States of America - Internal Revenue Service, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., Suffolk County Clerk, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): 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 attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this 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. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure up to the principal sum of $332,250.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on September 10, 2008, in Liber 21749, Page 101, covering premises known as 57 Freemont Lane, Coram, NY 11727. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

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: Williamsville, New York: August 7, 2015 By: Stephen J. Wallace, Esq. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01041306-F00

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; Plaintiff(s) vs. GEORGE L. DUFFY, IV; ANNE M DUFFY; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about July 1, 2015, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738.

On November 6, 2015 at 10:00 am.

Premises known as 36 HILLTOP DRIVE, MILLER PLACE, NY 11764 District: 0200 Section: 012.00 Block: 02.00 Lot: 032.001 All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, shown and designated as part of Lots 1, 2, 24 and all of Lot 23 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Scott`s Beach” and filed in the Suffolk County Clerk`s Office on 5-24-1937 as Map No. 1233.

As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount of judgment $384,857.44 plus interest and costs.

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County race focuses on finances, planning GOP challenger Jim O’Connor, County Executive Steve Bellone square off on Suffolk’s pressing issues

BY VICTORIA ESPINOZA

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) said he hopes to continue his work addressing the county’s top issues, including affordable living, financial issues and wastewater management. But in order to do that, he first has to get past Republican challenger Jim O’Connor.

O’Connor (R), a partner in the Manhattan law firm of Maroney O’Connor LLP, said he was hoping to unseat Bellone and get a handle of the county’s finances, which he argued are currently in bad shape.

“We are in massive amounts of debt,” O’Connor said. “Our taxes are a significant problem.”

Bellone said that he inherited a $500 million deficit when he arrived to his

position in 2012, and during his short time in office he said he has been able to resolve a “legacy of issues” left to him — including minimizing that deficit.

O’Connor also said one of the issues looming over the next several years is the county’s handling of negotiations with police salary contracts.

“They are back-loaded contracts,” O’Connor said. “The real impact of these contracts won’t be felt until 2017 and 2018.”

O’Connor said he does not know how the county will pay for those salaries, and proposed to freeze them if he is elected.

“One of the things we can control is our labor costs,” O’Connor said.

Since his election, one of the examples Bellone heralded as evidence that he was working to streamline government efficiency and cut spending was his proposal — approved by public referendum last year — to merge the offices of the county comptroller and treasurer to cut costs. Bellone said it should save more than $1 million annually. He also said he has reduced the government by more than 1,100 positions.

Jim O’Connor is facing off against Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

Bellone said he is focused on shoring up the county’s water quality in his reelection bid.

“Unless we reverse the decades of decline that we’ve seen in our water quality, we are mortgaging our future,” Bellone said of why improving the county’s wastewater management is so crucial. Bellone celebrated SepticSmart Week over the summer, when he encouraged residents to

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stay informed on how to properly maintain their septic systems.

Both candidates discussed how they planned to fully utilize the county’s resources and make living in Suffolk more affordable.

To get there, Bellone said he wants to better utilize Stony Brook University, because “as Stony Brook University goes, COUNTY EXECUTIVE continued on page A16

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 Former Supreme Court Referee, Nassau County  Former Law Secretary, Nassau County Donna Cumella, left, is challenging Legislator Kara Hahn, right, for her seat.

Is third term the charm?

Debate for 5th District comes down to money vs. initiatives

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Republican emphasized that the county could get help from state and federal grants to push along the projects. The Democrat stressed that the county needs to grow its number of high-paying jobs and said she has an idea to boost the economy by training workers for technology-based positions at Suffolk County Community College.

There were not many other similarities between the two women. One of the ways the candidates stood apart was on their methods for improving the county’s cash flow. Cumella said the county should be sharing more services with other municipalities, specifically local towns, and Hahn said she has been holding meetings on finding new revenue streams, such as penalizing polluters like those who use certain fertilizers on their lawns.

The legislator is looking for another term because she is “deeply committed to making a difference” and there is still work to be done. She has been working on initiatives to raise awareness of chemicals used in dry cleaning, affecting water quality and public health; to make it easier for people to safely get rid of leftover prescription medication; and to change the way the county addresses domestic violence and its victims.

Cumella, on the other hand, spoke against partisanship in the Legislature and said getting the county’s finances in order will help keep young people on Long Island.

“We need to keep our families together,” she said.

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Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn said she wants a third term in office to continue working on protecting public health, while Republican challenger Donna Cumella said she wants to focus on Suffolk County’s finances.

Hahn (D-Setauket) has spent much of her two terms in the 5th Legislative District on environmental and public safety issues, crafting a bill that put Narcan, an antidote for opioid overdoses, into the hands of first responders and another that set the gears into motion to ban tiny plastic pellets called microbeads that pollute our water supply, among others. But in a recent debate at the Times Beacon Record Newspapers office, Cumella said while that work is important, the county’s fiscal state is a more pressing issue.

The challenger, a Port Jefferson Station resident, said county officials, in crafting budgets, habitually overstate county revenues and understate expenses, creating a serious deficit.

“Projections far exceeded what the reality was,” she said, referring specifically to county estimates on sales tax revenue.

She said borrowing is “out of control” and called for a smaller government.

But Hahn fought the idea that the county is spiraling.

“Our debt burden is manageable,” she said, adding that Suffolk tends to pay off its debt quickly and legislators always look for ways to decrease borrowing. About the size of government, she noted that the county has been reduced by about 1,200 positions in the last few years.

The incumbent also said that a certain amount of debt is unavoidable, because “you can’t pay cash for everything.”

Cumella and Hahn agreed that neighborhood revitalization is important. The

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Romaine goes for another term

Town supervisor has eyes on illegal housing, environmental issues

By GiSEllE BaRklEy

After his first full term at the helm, Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) said he thinks the Town of Brookhaven should look better than it does, and if re-elected plans to continue the town on its positive trajectory.

Romaine is running for another two years as supervisor against Democratic challenger Douglas Dittko, who declined to attend a debate at the TBR Newspapers office alongside his opponent. Dittko also did not answer a request for an interview.

According to the Suffolk County Democratic Committee’s website, Dittko, a Manorville resident, is a civic leader who has worked to preserve open space and has been involved in other community issues.

For Romaine, re-election means finishing up current environmental projects, managing the town’s budget and introducing technology to make it easier

for residents to interact with the town. While he said there is still work to be done, he highlighted improvements since his special election in early 2013, which put him into office for several months before he was re-elected to a full term.

“My predecessor left in midterm and he left with a fiscal crisis.

He was firing over 100 people as he left,” Romaine said, referring to former Supervisor Mark Lesko (D). “We stopped some of those firings — I haven’t laid off [anyone] since I took office.”

While in office, Romaine has helped get the town’s debt under control, and this year the town finished paying off its pension debt. One of the ways in which Romaine brought in funding to do that was selling the former tax receiver’s office in downtown Port Jefferson as well as the old town hall in Patchogue.

“I’ve worked on finances because I’ve learned from a long life that all issues of government are

issues of money,” Romaine said.

One of the incumbent’s focuses in another term would be housing. Following the recession, there were more than 200 foreclosed homes that the town is trying to maintain or tear down. And residents of neighborhoods near Stony Brook University complain of illegal boarding homes bursting with college students. To combat that issue, Romaine and town officials have already enacted some restrictions, like making it illegal to pave over front lawns to make more room for parking.

Another goal the supervisor has for a second full term is expanding his single-stream recycling program beyond Brookhaven’s single-family homes. The single-stream system, in which residents can put all of their recyclables on the curb together, has already drastically increased recycling townwide, and has made money for Brookhaven because the

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Supervisor Ed Romaine discusses his last term and his goals for another two years if re-elected.

town sells material it brings in.

He would also like to continue his efforts to encourage renewable energy use and reduce nitrogen pollution in local bodies of water.

“It’s time for us to wake up,” Romaine said. “We’re going to lose what we cherish about living in this town if we don’t start to preserve our waterways.”

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Republican challenger Ed Garboski, left, is looking to unseat Councilwoman Valerie Cartright in the race for Brookhaven Town’s 1st District.

Civic leader looks to unseat Cartright

BY ELANA GLOWATZ

Two neighborhood leaders are battling for Brookhaven Town’s 1st Council District seat, with incumbent Valerie Cartright leaning on her record of community involvement and challenger Ed Garboski on his background as a small business owner and civic president.

In a debate at the Times Beacon Record Newspapers office last week, Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station), who is seeking her second term on the town board, and the Republican Garboski, president of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association, did not stand apart on many of the area’s biggest issues.

Both said they agreed that repaving town roads, upgrading parks and preserving open space were important, as well as holding the line on taxes. They also made similar statements about the need to crack down on illegal housing in the area, specifically overcrowded homes rented to raucous Stony Brook University students — Cartright and Garboski said the town has to work with the university to alleviate the problem.

But one issue for which they had different solutions was the pace of the town’s approval process for businesses looking to locate or expand in Brookhaven. Many stakeholders have argued the process for site plan approval and other planning and zoning concerns is slow and deters business, particularly in a sluggish economy. The candidates said they heard those complaints and had plans to address them.

“I was a home improvement contractor and had to deal with the Town of Brookhaven,” Garboski said, adding that he also witnesses the movement of business in his role as civic president. “The bureaucracy … [has] just too many rules and regulations.”

He said the town should keep watch

on businesses, but needs to move things along. According to the challenger, his first step would be determining whether the holdup is a personnel issue or can be attributed to the approval process itself.

The incumbent, on the other hand, pointed to a department restructure in the town in January 2014 — among other changes, the town board split up the building and fire prevention department, putting building into the planning department and fire prevention into the public safety department.

“I think it’s time for us to sit down as a board and evaluate that restructuring to see if it’s been more effective,” Cartright said. “To see if there’s any additional stuff that needs to be restructured.”

Another topic that received different responses was the issue of drug abuse and addiction on Long Island. While Garboski stressed the need for outreach programs in neighborhood schools and educating parents so they can identify a child with a drug problem, Cartright said Brookhaven should be assisting community groups that are already tackling the issue and should work with the county to get homeless people, many of whom struggle with addiction, the services they need.

In endorsing herself for re-election, Cartright said she has worked to bridge the gap between the government and the community, touting the bulletin that she sends out to residents with information about upcoming public hearings and proposed laws, among other outreach efforts.

Garboski said he agreed that bulletin is helpful to people like him, who are keeping an eye on town news. For his own part, he emphasized his experience as a business owner with negotiating and budgets, and said he has time to put toward alleviating quality of life issues.

The two community advocates will face off on Nov. 3.

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Highway head candidates spar over subcontractors

BY VICTORIA ESPINOZA

A stark difference in opinion over the town’s management of funding is a key component of the race for Brookhaven Highway superintendent.

The incumbent, Superintendent Dan Losquadro (R), squared off against Democratic challenger, Jason Kontzamanys, at the Times Beacon Record headquarters, where they discussed finances in the highway department, use of subcontractors and why they deserve the job.

Kontzamanys has worked in the department of parks and recreation in Brookhaven for the past decade. He said it was that experience that helps shape his workers-first mentality, which he hoped to bring into office: “As I worked my way up, I realized the most brilliant ideas come from the workers doing the work day in and day out.”

Kontzamanys said he wants to consolidate the department as much as he can in order to save money and streamline government. One way to do that, he proposed, would be placing the Holtsville Ecology Site within the jurisdiction of the town’s parks department.

He also said he thinks he can bring changes to a “financially mismanaged” department, especially by cracking down on the usage of subcontractors.

“I do not want to rely on subcontractors,” he said. “I want to embolden the unionized work force and expand it as much as I can.”

He said subcontractors should not handle routine projects like lawn cutting, drainage and tree removal. Instead, he said he wants to do as much work as he can in-house within a 40-hour week.

“To deal with them on a continual basis, as far as I’m concerned is a violation of public trust when it comes to tax payers

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Incumbent Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro faces Democratic challenger Jason Kontzamanys on Nov. 3.

money,” the challenger said.

In terms of hiring fewer subcontractors, Losquadro said he believes there is no way around it, as Brookhaven’s scope is so large that the town needs more hands to handle the amount of work it accrues.

“With 3,350 lane miles of road to maintain and 200 employees, there is no way we could get all the work done without supplementing and augmenting some of that work to subcontractors,” Losquadro said.

With another term, Losquadro said he wants to continue to reform and update the department. He said he has already modernized the department a great deal and improved communication.

“There were no radio communications that were reliable [when I came

into office],” Losquadro said. “I designed and installed a new radio communication system which is the same technology that the police and fire service use.”

Losquadro said the new system is reliable and gives the department coverage in parts of Long Island with serious topographical challenges.

He also mentioned major storms over the past year in which the department was able to dispatch and respond to public safety concerns in real time.

Another improvement Losquadro said he has brought to the department is with the work order system. He referred to the old system as “archaic,” in which a routine work order took weeks of mailing to different departments.

The town already uses this system for severe weather events like snowstorms, but Losquadro said he was still in the process of rolling out a fully electronic work order system.

Kontzamanys said many of the updates that Losquadro has brought to the department have already been in effect at the parks department for years and he would like to see more updates on his watch.

“I would try to embrace solar projects through federal grants, including solar bike paths and solar sidewalks,” Kontzamanys said. He also said he would then sell the energy back to utility company PSEG Long Island for a profit.

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so goes Suffolk County.” He said one the challenges and opportunities residents in the area have is enacting initiatives that better link Stony Brook University with other North Shore assets like Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

O’Connor said he and Bellone have a fundamental difference on how to go about dealing with affordable living in Suffolk County.

“I don’t agree that the way to do this is more [government] programs,” O’Connor said. “The way to do this and stimulate more economic growth is by turning things around and making sure Suffolk isn’t the second-most expensive place to do business and live in the United States. The only way to do that is by reducing the costs.”

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Legals SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK INDEX# 68562/14 FILED: 9/24/2015 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. The Basis of Venue is that the Subject of the Action is situated in Suffolk County. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, ROBERT HYNES, Peter McGreevey, Esq. as Guardian ad Litem for the respective heirs-at-law, next-ofkin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through SHERRI-ANN CARTEY who may be deceased by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, JOHN WHEELER, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SHERRI-ANN CARTEY; ANNISSA C. LEWIS, HEIR-AT-LAWOF THE ESTATE OF SHERRI-ANN CARTEY, ANTHONY LEWIS, HEIR-LAW OF THE ESTATE OF SHERRI-ANN CARTEY, TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, SLOMINS, INC., DISCOVER BANK, PETRO INC., HUDSON VALLEY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, ADVANTAGE ASSETS II, INC., THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: 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 ATTORNEYS 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 YOU 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. 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. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is the foreclosure of a Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreement, dated July 21, 2011, executed by the defendants, Robert Hynes and Sherri-Ann Cartey, as mortgagors, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as mortgagee, to secure the sum of $287,800.00, which Agreement

was duly recorded in The Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on August 30, 2011, in Liber M00022110 at Page 906. The Consolidation Agreement acted to consolidate two mortgages. “Mortgage #1”, in the principal sum of $296,800.00, was given to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Mortgage #1 was duly recorded in The Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on January 10, 2007, in Liber M00021448 at Page 796, and the recording tax was duly paid. “Mortgage #2”, in the principal sum of $6,771.56 was given to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

Mortgage #2 was duly recorded in The Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on August 30, 2011, in Liber M00022110 at Page 905, and the recording tax was duly paid, covering premises known as 31 South Kennedy Drive, Centereach, NY 11720. (District 200, Section 422, Block 3 and Lot 27).

The relief sought within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Denise F. Molina, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, filed along with the supporting papers in the office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on August 12, 2015. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that, certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Centereach, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 200, Section 422, Block 3 and Lot 27.

Said premises known as 31 South Kennedy Drive, Centereach, NY 11720. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned Note and Mortgage, or their agents has elected and does hereby elect to declare the entire principal balance to be due and owing. By reason of the foregoing, there is now due and owing from the Obligor to plaintiff the principal sum of $277,271.11 plus interest at the rate of 5.125% per annum and late charges. Said rate has been calculated from December 1, 2013, the first date of the month before the default date of January 1, 2014. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORE-

CLOSURE New York State 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 or 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, 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 tollfree helpline maintained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us 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. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving the 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 may 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 AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Stiene & Associates, P.C., Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 187 East Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743 201400533 329 10/15 4x ptr SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK INDEX# 603171/2015 FILED: 10/20/2015 Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, -againstSuffolk County Public Administrator, as Administrator for the estate of Lorraine J. Crayne a/k/a Lorraine Jean Crayne, her respective heirs-at-law, next-ofkin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in in-

terest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, John Milito aka John Michael Milito aka John M. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne, Leo Milito aka Leo V. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne, Steven Milito aka Steven C. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne, Christopher Milito aka Christopher P. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne, William Milito aka William A. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne, Christina LoDuca, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne, United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Board of Managers of Bretton Woods Condominium VII, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANT(S):

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.

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 attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. 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 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: Bay Shore, New York August 10, 2015 FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP BY: Pamela Flink Attorneys for

Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-060960-F00 TO: Suffolk County Public Administrator of the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne 300 Center Drive Riverhead, NY 11901 John Milito aka John Michael Milito aka John M. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne 35 Walter Avenue North Massapequa, NY 11758 Leo Milito aka Leo V. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne 1749 Franklin Avenue East Meadow, NY 11554 Steven Milito aka Steven C. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne 235 Lake Pointe Circle Middle Island, NY 11953 Christopher Milito aka Christopher P. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne 473 Hunter Circle Kissimmee, FL 34758 William Milito aka William A. Milito, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne 505 N. Tyler Road, Apt. 410 Wichita, KS 67212 Christina LoDuca, as Heir to the Estate of Lorraine J. Crayne aka Lorraine Jean Crayne 1549 11th Street West Babylon, NY 11704 New York State Department of Taxation and Finance WA Harriman State Campus, Bldg 9 Albany, NY 12227 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street SW Washington, DC 20410 Board of Managers of Bretton Woods Condominium VII 1027 Clubhouse Court Coram, NY 11727 371 10/29 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY. THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF VIEW ESTATES CONDOMINIUM, Pltf. vs. CHRISTOPHER FASULLO, et al, Defts.

Index #14/04373. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Sept. 4, 2015, I will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY, on Nov. 9, 2015 at 9:30 a.m., prem. k/a 54 Country View Lane, Middle Island, NY a/k/a Section 288.00, Block 03.00, Lot 054.000.

The real property above described is a Unit shown on the plans of the condominium prepared certified by Barrett, Bonacci, Hyman & Van Weele, P.C. and filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Suffolk on May 10, 1995 as Map No. 260, defined in the Declaration of Condominium entitled “County View Estates Condominium” made

by Scro & Scro Properties Inc., under Article 9B of the New York Real Property Law dated May 15, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on May 19, 1995 in Liber 11725 cp 987; known and designated as Unit No. 54, together with a 1/66% undivided interest in the common elements of the

condominium hereinafter described as same defined in the Declaration of Condominium hereinafter referred to. Approx. amt. of judgment is $15,935.50 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. MICHAEL CAHILL, Referee. SOMER, HELLER & CORWIN, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 2171 Jericho Tpke., Ste. 350, Commack, NY. #86679 296 10/8 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST 2007-AR3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AR3, Against

Plaintiff(s), Index No: 2065-09

DANNY FERNANDEZ, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on 6/25/2015, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on 11/6/2015 at 9:30 am, premises known as 30 Sayville Road, Sound Beach, NY 11789, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Sound Beach, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, and described as follows: District 0200, Section 052.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 024.000.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $504,586.98 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 2065-09.

Armand Araujo, Esq., Referee.

STIENE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (Attorneys for Plaintiff), 187 East Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743 Dated: 9/15/2015 File Number: 201103049 GR 307 10/8 4x ptr Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, on the 9th day of October, 2015, bearing Index Number 15-17795, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk, located at 400 Carleton Avenue, Central Islip, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Robert Paschal Ungarino. My present address is 7 Village Lane, Bohemia, NY, 11716; I was born on September 16, 1997 in Yonkers, New York; My present name is Robert Paschal Sklar.

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PEOPLE

Musical senior earns honor

Photo from the Port Jefferson school district

Second-grader Mael Rago shows off the sushi he made in the Scraggy Chef program.

Earl L. Vandermeulen High School senior Parris Garant has been named a Scholar-Artist by the Long Island Alliance of the Arts for her vocal talents.

To earn the title, which is bestowed annually upon 21 students across Long Island, the Port Jefferson native participated in a competitive selection process. As part of that process, she was required to submit a video of herself singing in English and Italian and compose an essay.

“I was very surprised when I learned that I was recognized,” Garant said. “I hope that this honor will help me to further my goals and dreams.”

Garant, who sings in the All-County Choir, her school’s choir and chamber choir, has hopes of studying music at Boston’s Berklee College of Music or Northeastern University next fall.

In addition to singing, Garant is a violinist and sits second chair in the

Photo from the Port Jefferson school district

Parris Garant is one of 21 Long Island students named a Scholar-Artist.

school’s orchestra. She is also the vice president of her school’s Tri-M Music Honor Society.

Scraggy Chefs show off their good taste

To enhance students’ reading experience, Edna Louise Spear Elementary School librarian Selinda Moore has whipped up a new reading incentive program, Scraggy Chefs.

Port Jefferson students are motivated to borrow cookbooks and, with the help of their families, create the dishes.

Students have made everything from cupcakes and pizza to more exotic dishes like sushi.

Students are encouraged to celebrate their culinary successes by submitting photos of their dishes to be prominently displayed in the school library.

“This program boosts students’ reading skills and also [homes] in on other interdisciplinary skills, including math and science,” Moore said. “Students are learning to follow directions, about the importance of sequencing and strengthening their fine motor skills.”

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OBITUARIES Norman Mitchell Reddick Norman Mitchell Reddick was the youngest of five children born to the late Richard A. Reddick and the late Carrie Williams Reddick of Live Oak, Fla. He was born on July 12, 1930, and departed this life on Sept. 20 at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook.

During Norman’s high school and college years, he ran track and sang. Norman was an outstanding tenor, known for his melodious voice; he sang in church and at countless private engagements.

He was also an exceptional gardener.

Gardening was Norman’s hobby, and he shared his produce with his family, neighbors and friends.

For much of Norman’s adult life, he traveled to Live Oak, his hometown. He was married to his loving wife, Evelyn, for 62 years.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket.

Services were held at Setauket United Methodist Church on Sept. 24, with the Reverend Sandra Mantz officiating. Nor-

man was afforded full military honors at Calverton National Cemetery.

Contributions made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org/donate or to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org/donate would be appreciated.

An online guest book is available at www.bryantfh.com.

Richard Charles Leopin Richard Charles Leopin, 79, of Riverhead, formerly a Port Jefferson resident, died on Aug. 30.

He was born on July 26, 1936, in Jamaica, Queens, the son of Matthew and Marie Leopin.

Richard was a retired accountant for Leopin and Sons and was a graduate from Port Jefferson High School. His hobbies included golf, fishing and horses.

He loved to socialize and was always a generous person.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Elenore; sons, Ricky (Mary) and Steven (Lisa); daughter, April (Mike); six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister, Betty; brother, Mark; and many

other family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Denise, and brother, David.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket, where services were held on Sept. 2, with Rabbi Howard Cohen officiating. Interment followed at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Port Jefferson.

Contributions made to the National Parkinson Foundation in Richard’s memory would be appreciated.

An online guest book is available at www.bryantfh.com.

Thomas F. Bell Thomas F. Bell, 79, of Port Jefferson, died on Sept. 15.

Thomas was the loving husband of Maureen; devoted father of Marilyn E. (Robert) Farley, Thomas F. (Christina) and Michael J. (Rachelle); and loving grandfather of Kathryn and Elizabeth Farley and Thomas, Alyssa and Gabrielle Bell.

Arrangements were entrusted to Moloney’s Port Jefferson Station Funeral Home. Interment was at Calverton National Cemetery.

Donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.

An online guest book is available at www.moloneyfh.com.

Maria Parietti Maria Parietti, 77, of Port Jefferson Station, died on Sept. 5.

She was born on Dec. 31, 1937, in New York, the daughter of Victor and Emilia Marinello.

Maria was a homemaker.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Christina (John) and Deborah; sons, John and Steven; five grandchildren; and many other family members and friends. Maria was preceded in death by her husband, John.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket.

Services were held at Infant Jesus R.C. Church, Port Jefferson, on Sept. 11. Interment followed in Calverton National Cemetery.

An online guest book is available at www.bryantfh.com.

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Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SEC. 85-29 OF THE BUILDING ZONE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND AT ONE INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AUDITORIUM – 2nd FLOOR), ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: 2. Mark & Sabina Leibowitz, 108 Park Ave., Miller Place, NY. Location: West side Park Ave. 475.72’ South of Oakland St. (East side Panther Path - not open), Miller Place. Applicant requests height variance for proposed 6’ high fencing located in front yard (Park Ave.), along north & south property lines and on Panther Path (thru lot). (0200 12000 0200 009001) 4. Kathleen McManus, c/o Sal & Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: South side Sunset La. E. 485.41’ East of Daisy La. (North side Passway Lane), Miller Place. Applicant requests height variance for existing 6’ high fence located in rear yard on thru lot (Passway La.). (0200 01100 0600 023000) 13. Carmela Rhodes, Susan Lamarte, Anthony Sabatiele & P. Lionetti, c/o Christine Nicholl, 18 Railroad Ave., Suite B, Center Moriches, NY. Location: East side Ivy Rd. 219.75’ South of Locust Dr., Rocky Point. Applicant requests rear yard variance for existing detached garage not built in conformance with permit #162335. (0200 05500 0900 020000) 18. Brianna Defeo, c/o Sal and An-

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drew Malguarnera, 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: South side Sunset La. E. 335.41’ East of Daisy La. (North side Passway La.), Miller Place. Applicant requests height variance for existing 6’ high fence located in rear yard on thru lot (Passway La.). (0200 01100 0600 024000) 20. Allan Flaxman, 118 Clinton Ave., Port Jefferson Station, NY. Location: Southeast corner Clinton Ave. & Champlain St., Port Jefferson Station. Applicant requests rear yard variance for proposed inground swimming pool; also, height variance for existing 6’ high fence located in front yard (Champlain St.).

(0200 25500 0500 056000) 23. Craig Cohen, c/o Michelle Quatrale, 255 Hagerman Ave., E. Patchogue, NY. Location: Southeast corner Ottawa St. & Henearly Dr., Miller Place. Applicant requests front yard setback variance from Ottawa St. for proposed attached garage; rear yard variance for proposed one story residence addition; side yard variance for existing detached shed located in the required side yard; also, height variance for existing 6’ high fence located in front yard (Ottawa St.). (0200 18800 0600 001015)(PB-CGA) 32. Debora Gaona, c/o Traci’s Permits, 80 Terry St., Patchogue, NY. Location: West side Ontario St. 100’ South of Clinton Ave., Port Jefferson Station. Applicant requests rear yard variance for existing one story residence addition. (0200 28100 0500 051000) 38. Jeanne De Vaul, c/o Traci’s Permits, 80 Terry St., Patchogue, NY. Location: Southeast corner Locust Dr. & Knoll Rd., Rocky Point. Applicant requests front yard setback variance from Locust Dr. for existing open wood porch exceeding 4’ x 8’ permitted (6.7’ x 45’). (0200 05400

0200 041000) 39. Robin Cosgrove, c/o Sal & Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: South side Violet Rd. 175.11’ East of Hawthorn Rd., Rocky Point. Applicant requests height variance for proposed retaining wall varying in height from 3’ to 12.5’ located along west & south property lines. (0200 05400 0600 031000 & 032000) 40. Ed Sullivan, 53 Tarpon Rd., Rocky Point, NY. Location: East side Tarpon Rd., 400’ North of Shamrock Rd., Rocky Point. Applicant requests rear yard and side yard variances for existing above ground swimming pool; side yard variance for existing pool deck; also, side yard variance for existing detached shed located in required side yard.

(0200 05600 0800 035000) CASES WILL BE HEARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. PAUL M. DE CHANCE CHAIRMAN 373 10/29 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 20, 2015, after due deliberation thereupon did adopt the following resolution: “RESOLVED THAT an expenditure not to exceed the sum of $9000 to be made from the Terryville Fire District Purchase of Equipment Capital Reserve Fund in order to purchase: Computer , Lap top, CO Meters,

LP15 3G modems 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 20, 2015

363 10/29 4x ptr NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Port Jefferson Station, New York Frank Triolo District Secretary 362 10/29 1x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK EVERBANK, Plaintiff against MANUEL CORDERO, JANET CORDERO, TOMMY CORDERO, ERICA CORDERO, JESSICA CORDERO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on August 21, 2015.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps of the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, N.Y. on the 2nd day of December, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

Said premises known as 4 Trainor Avenue a/k/a 4 South Trainor Avenue, Center Moriches, N.Y. 11934.

Tax account number: SBL #: 755.0003.00-011.000, District: 0200.

Approximate amount of lien $ 368,550.10 plus interest and costs.

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

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Index No. 14312-10.

Elsie Acevedo, Esq., Referee.

Fein Such & Crane, LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103 Westbury, N.Y. 11590 “If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s attorney.”

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Brookhaven Town Planning Board on Monday, November 9, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 to consider the application of Morano Expediting, 4 Hamilton Court, Coram, NY 11727 to repeal Restrictive Covenant for property known as The Woodlands, Lot 9 @ Port Jefferson Station. Covenant relief being requested on the abovedescribed premises is as follows: Increase in clearing from 70% to 90% The application and diagram of the subject property are on file in the Planning Division and may be examined during regular business hours. At the time of the public hearing all interested parties will be given the opportunity to speak.

Inc. Village of Port Jefferson Planning Board Please take notice that the Planning Board of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson will hold a Public Hearing on November 12, 2015 at Village Hall in the second floor court room located at 121 West Broadway, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 at 6:30PM for the following applications: (A pre-hearing work session will begin at 6:00PM) PUBLIC HEARINGS: 116 West Broadway (Vacant Water Authority site) Site Development Plan & Conditional Use Application: # 384-12LJ Location: North side of W. Broadway/SR25A approx. 340 ft. east of the intersection of Barnum Ave. & W. Broadway/SR25A. SCTM: Sec.12, Blk.1, Lot 3 Zoning: MW-2 Marina-Waterfront Property Owner: Enrico Scarda c/o The Crest Group LLC Applicant: CE Port LLC Contact: Enrico Scarda c/o The Crest group LLC & Allen Bernhard, P.E. Description: Site Development Plan & Conditional Use application for 2130 sf proposed restaurant with 1928 sf outdoor deck. Variances received for insufficient parking, oversized restaurant & location within 400 ft. of another restaurant.

Action: Public Hearing continued from 4/16/15, Postponed 5/14/15, 6/11/15, 7/15/15, 8/13/15 & 9/10/15.

Continued from 10/8/15 to 11/12/15.

Dated: October 20, 2015

Cindy Suarez, Secretary to the Planning & Zoning Board 10/23/15

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Vincent E. Pascale, Chairman

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Photos by Desirée Keegan

above, Comsewogue’s Brooke Cespites and Miller Place’s arianna esposito fight for possession. Left, The Warriors’ Lauren short moves the ball through midfield.

After milestone win, Warriors are eliminated Field Hockey

Miller Place . . . . . . . . . 4 Comsewogue . . . . . . . 0

By Desirée Keegan

Comsewogue field hockey has come far this season.

After making it to the playoffs with a 9-5 overall record, the No. 4-ranked Comsewogue Warriors made it past the first round of playoffs for the first time in school history, topping No. 5 BayportBlue Point, 1-0.

Unfortunately for the girls, their undefeated semifinal opponent, No. 1-seeded Miller Place (14-0), wanted to stay that way, and eliminated the team from the postseason with a 4-0 shutout Monday.

“It’s awesome to make history — I’m really proud of our team,” Comsewogue junior defender Megan Turner said

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he Port Jefferson football team traveled to Greenport/Southold/ Mattituck on Friday and shut out its opponent.

through tears. “I really love these girls.” for a timeout, the team kicked into high Both teams stormed the field, playing gear, leading to another goal off a corwith intensity and pressing for possession. ner, this time by senior forward Alyssa “I think they came out really, really Parrella, off an assist from sophomore strong,” Comsewogue head coach Katy Crystal Esposito.

Dornicik said. “We didn’t have a lot of Coming out of the halftime break scoring opportunities, but I feel like in with a 2-0 lead, the Miller Place fans and the middle of the field we were evenly players cheered and shouted to build up matched — we just didn’t come out the intensity as the team took the field. strong at the end.”

That strategy worked — the With 26:42 left to play in ‘It’s awesome to last two goals for Miller the first half, Miller Place make history — Place were again scored off senior forward Danielle of corners. With 13:59 left I’m really proud Powers broke the ice when to play, Parrella found the she scored off a corner of our team.’ right corner of the box from with an assist from junior — Megan turner the far left side, off an assist Arianna Esposito. from junior Julia Burns, and “A lot of their passes were connecting, rounding out the scoring with less than they were looking up which was great,” five minutes left to play was Powers, off Miller Place head coach Alana LaMorte an assist from the younger Esposito. said. “That’s what we want to do, and “It feels great, but we’re looking fortheir corners were phenomenal today.” ward to the next one,” LaMorte said of Comsewogue came through with the win. “I think they both came out some big blocks off more corners to stay really intense. I do think that Comsein the game, but after the Panthers called wogue really put up a very big fight. It

Port Jefferson . . . . . 22 Greenport/Shd/Matt . . 0

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he Comsewogue girls’ volleyball team hosted Westhampton Monday and fell to the opposition.

was not easy for us even though the score differential says otherwise. I think both teams came out tight, we just were able to put it in.”

Miller Place moves on to face Rocky Point in the Class B finals today, at Dowling College at 4 p.m., while Dornicik is forced to say goodbye to some of the girls she’s coached since they were in seventh and eighth grades.

“It’s rewarding to see how far they’ve come now that I’m the varsity coach,” she said. “I’m very proud of them.”

Turner said her Warriors team had a lot of confidence coming into the game and believed it could overthrow its No. 1-seeded opponent. She said the team, the coaches and the fans have been nothing but supportive throughout this season’s journey.

“We were all there for each other, we really tried our hardest and this is definitely one of the best teams I’ve ever been on,” she said. “It’s a very big self-esteem booster considering how far we made it.”

Westhampton . . . . . . 3 Comsewogue . . . . . . . 1

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POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS

Bellone is best in county exec race

It’s a real race for the Suffolk County executive spot this year. In one corner, you’ve got a seasoned incumbent, Steve Bellone (D), who has an ambitious vision for the region’s future. On the other side, you’ve got Republican Jim O’Connor, who knows finances and is in tune with the taxpayers’ pockets. It was a tough call, but we say re-elect Bellone.

While Bellone’s judgement call in tapping James Burke — who recently resigned as the county’s police chief amid a federal investigation — gives us pause, the county executive has some big plans ahead. Those include better connecting Suffolk’s existing downtowns to its research institutions to create an attractive environment that entices millenials and employers to stay on the Island.

O’Connor said he sees it in a different light, saying it’s too expensive to live on Long Island and that county government needs to make it cheaper for residents, who are leaving in droves, to stay put. We appreciate a focus on finances, but we prefer Bellone’s long-term vision of the county’s future.

Now, if he could only prevent his dreams from getting in the way of action.

The county executive has grand plans to change a lot of things in Suffolk, from his proposal to connect those downtowns

Cartright’s the right pick for town

Photo by Giselle Barkley

Steve Bellone is looking for a second term.

to his desire to increase the sewer network and improve water quality. But after trimming his salary, the size of government and his own body weight, there’s one more thing he must trim: his big goals, into more tamed, specific plans of action.

It’s great to have ideas that would transform the way we live on Long Island, but we can’t get there in just one leap, which our county executive’s rhetoric seems to demonstrate. We have to take small steps that add up to larger ones.

Bellone can do it. He demonstrates an understanding of complex issues — for instance, he knows the solution to the Island’s drug addiction issue is to work on prevention and treatment resources, not just add more cops on the streets.

Simple improvements like getting all the county’s town supervisors in one room to agree on streamlining a building process in the county may seem small, but it’d make a huge difference in spurring economic growth, which would also feed into his larger plans.

And maybe he might want to add O’Connor to his administration. He seems to have some good ideas.

Romaine is super

Photo by Desirée Keegan

Kara Hahn is the 5th District legislator.

Help Hahn win again

Since 2011, Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) has worked to defend the public’s health and safety. She spearheaded a law to protect our water supply from hazardous plastic materials; worked to eliminate toxic chemicals from toys; preserved open space; and put a lifesaving drug into the hands of our first responders to help them prevent opioid overdoses.

Hahn is accessible to the people she represents, and her ideas are moving the county in the right direction.

Republican challenger Donna Cumella has lived in Suffolk County for 44 years and is quite knowledgeable about the big issues, and we applaud her willingness to serve the community. But Hahn has proven that she takes action to improve her constituents’ quality of life.

She should be re-elected to another term.

Ed Romaine has a solid record of getting things done. He has kept the lid on taxes; brought single-stream recycling into the town, which added revenue and made collection day easier on residents; and fought bad neighbors who run their homes as illegal boarding houses or abandon their properties and allow them to fall into disrepair. And under the leadership of the Republican Center Moriches resident, the town paid off its pension debt this year — an important factor in maintaining fiscal stability in the future.

On top of these efforts that affect residents where they live, he has attacked broader initiatives, including supporting laws that encourage residents to use alternative energy sources.

His Democratic challenger, Douglas Dittko, is nowhere to be found, but that’s OK because what Romaine has been doing is working.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Reelect Romaine on Nov. 3.

The race to represent Brookhaven Town’s 1st District is a good one with two ambitious and qualified candidates, but we feel one of them is just the right fit at just the right time, and that’s incumbent Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station).

Cartright, an attorney, was first elected to the seat two years ago and has been busy ever since. She can be seen at various community events and working on some of the town’s most pressing issues, like drug-related crime, zoning and planning. She has hosted roundtable discussions as part of her “be a good neighbor” campaign, bringing all involved parties together to address illegal student housing in the communities surrounding Stony Brook University, resulting in new code proposals to better regulate the housing. All in all, she has been responsive in addressing what her constituents identify as concerns facing the district.

Much of the same can be said for Cartright’s opponent, civic president Ed Garboski. The face of the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Civic Association, Garboski is a proven leader on community issues and was named a Times Beacon Record Newspapers Person of the Year because of it.

However, Cartright’s perspective and life experience is necessary to the Brookhaven Town Board. Not only is

Photo by Phil Corso

Valerie Cartright is running for re-election.

she a Democrat on a Republican-controlled board, but she also has a background unlike her council colleagues — she brings a valuable perspective to town politics that would be lost without her.

Garboski is still a great candidate and an effective leader, and we hope he does not go away if he loses this election.

If re-elected, Cartright said she hopes to build upon her constituent outreach by perfecting her communication methods, knocking on doors and bringing in the senior community to better address their concerns in the district. She has already made great strides in bringing groups together to address and discuss problems, and she should be given another term to continue her work.

Losquadro paves way

Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro had a busy year filled with rain, sleet, snow and, now, a reelection bid. We think he handled them all fairly well and deserves a second term.

Losquadro came into office two years ago with the inheritance of a mounting debt and crumbling infrastructure, but we feel the highway superintendent has been proactive and pragmatic in finding solutions to the county’s problems, while remaining transparent throughout his office’s shortcomings.

In one of the most tangible litmus tests, Losquadro has remained accessible with his office’s attempts at putting a dent in a backlog of road repaving and repair projects, while also admitting there was no way he could tend to every single one. That kind of honesty demonstrates his willingness to work with the public and trust in those he serves.

The winter was brutal and full of snowfall, and it didn’t stop there — a tornado barreled through the North Shore in August. All the while, we were pleased with Losquadro’s handling of the storms, hitting the pavement quickly and remaining accessible throughout.

He has also worked to bring the Highway Department into the current century,

Photo by Phil Corso

Dan Losquadro hopes to win another term.

ushering in new technology and implementing new methods of doing business.

Losquadro’s opponent, Democrat Jason Kontzamanys, has based much of his opposition campaign on knocking the county’s debt and vowing to watch after the taxpayer’s dollar. While we agree with the sentiment of his argument, we don’t feel that is something the current superintendent fails to recognize or act upon.

Losquadro works to deal with town debt as much as a highway superintendent can.

Losquadro is just getting started. He had a tough winter with very little criticisms, especially from the ground level of his constituents, and we feel he should get another term under his belt.

OCTOBER 29, 2015 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A23

Getting our mojo working in a sea of negativity

D. None of the above

by DaNiel DuNaief

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he first few moments after we open our eyes, our minds process everything around us. Wait, what day is it?

Hmm, did we dry clean the right suit for today? Do we really have to do that presentation? Could it possibly have snowed and might we have a day when we can relax at home?

Somewhere in those moments when we put the pieces of our lives and minds together, we might take stock of how we feel about the coming day and its challenges.

Are we going to puff out chests, knowing that we’re going to ace that test, that we’re going to give the perfect presentation or that we’re going to do so well in that job interview that the company will not only offer us a position but will give us a higher salary than they had intended.

Where do we find the zen, strength and confidence to succeed, while having something to offer? And why, like a reputation, does it so often seem so fragile?

Let’s take a look at children.

They are smaller versions of us — up until high school — and some of the thoughts, emotions and reactions to experiences that they have are more visible. They haven’t learned how to cover so much of themselves up.

When they play their musical

instruments, for example, we can tell that they’ve played the wrong note by the color of their faces and by the way they slump their shoulders when they stand with the group for a final applause. We can watch them pull their hats low over their eyes when they throw a ball into right field from shortstop or when they shake their heads and roll their eyes at their misfires.

Even surrounded by a large collection of friends and family, our children can so readily believe the worst about themselves. In a way, I suppose, believing that we can and should be better could be motivational. We’re not where we want to be, we’re not who we want to be, and we have to figure out how to get from the now of point A to the goal of point B. It’s also important for us to find some humility. If we walked around town, the house or school acting as if we were the preordained future leader of the free world, we would be insufferable,

irritating and ridiculous.

Still, when it comes to that balancing act, we seem so much more likely to look down on ourselves, our efforts and our achievements. No matter how much our parents or friends tell us we’re fantastic and that we contributed something extraordinary, we are still ready to home in on the imperfections and wonder whether we’ll ever live up to our own expectations.

We read inspirational books, follow the examples of people who have achieved what we’d like to do and surround ourselves, sometimes, with sayings like, “Today is the start of something incredible.” Along the way, however, someone nudges us off the tracks and we hope that tomorrow might be the real start of something spectacular.

Maybe there are people who have become so effective at becoming “nattering nabobs of negativity,” to borrow from former

Where do we find the zen, strength and confidence to succeed?

Vice President Spiro Agnew, that we are ready to believe them. It’s easier, after all, to knock someone off a mountain than it is to climb one yourself.

Maybe, in addition to all the diet plans to help us avoid giving in to our cravings for the sugar our country produces and uses to celebrate so many occasions, what we need is a new industry: Mojo Inc. This could allow us to succeed in a humble way, perhaps, while refueling us with positive energy.

Daniel Dunaief’s recent book, “The Other Parent,” may be purchased online from www.tbrnewsmedia.com/ebooks.

Election special from TBR News Media

between you and me by leah S. DuNaief

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nside this issue is a treasure trove of first-hand information about the candidates and the issues in the coming election.

How do I know? Because we, the different members of the editorial board of Times Beacon Record Newspapers, personally interviewed 16 people running for office across the three towns that we serve: Brookhaven, Smithtown and Huntington. The offices the candidates are running for are all local, which means that these are the officials who

will have the most direct effect on our lives. The positions range this year from county executive and county legislator to town supervisor and town council, to highway department supervisor and family court judge.

We asked them questions without bias, seeking only to understand who they were, what they believed and what we could expect from each of them, should they be elected — or reelected, as the case might be.

The setting in our conference room was relaxed, and we hoped comfortable, with opponents for each office seated together around the table responding to questions put to them by our editors and reporters.

Sometimes there were four candidates, sometimes only one who might be running unopposed or against a shadow opponent, but mostly there were two during each session. Most of the time, the hour goes by calmly, but occasionally the opponents get testy with each other — they may even become openly hostile.

At one such session some years ago, one of the candidates

invited the other out to the back parking lot “to settle things.”

When the other began to take off his jacket, we quickly intervened. But there was no such flare-up this year.

The answers were timed in an attempt to get to the main ideas without running on too long. There was ample time at the end for each visitor to tell us anything more that perhaps we hadn’t elicited with our questioning.

We have written up the details of each interview in a separate article for the election section. And we discuss the candidates at the end of each hour and come to a conclusion for the endorsement.

Most of the time, the editorial group was unanimous because the choices were fairly direct. But for a couple of races, we talked over the pros and cons of each candidate at length before making the selection.

These endorsements are based on both the in-depth interviews and the considerable information we know about the incumbents since we have been cov-

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ering them closely throughout their terms in office. Of course, after reading the stories, you may or may not agree with our conclusions. Our job is to get you thinking.

The many hours that are given to this task, throughout the month of October, are a service for our readers. We are privileged to enjoy an extended faceto-face time with those standing for election, and we feel an obligation to pass along whatever information, facts and impressions we gather during these sessions. We sincerely hope we help in the sometimes-difficult job of casting a responsible vote.

Each year we include in the election section a sample ballot that we are able to procure, with greater or lesser difficulty, from county election officials.

This year the effort took most of an entire day until we got to the right person. It was finally our art director who located the prize. We believe it was well worth the trouble, because readers have told us that it is a great advantage for them to receive the ballot at the voting

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The many hours that are given to this task are a service for our readers.

poll already knowing how it is laid out.

Our editorial board is made up of staffers with different political leanings, but when we put our journalists’ hats on, we try to judge each race strictly on the merits of the opposing candidates. And while it is technically possible for me to be tyrannical about the final selections, that is almost never the case. We decide by majority rule.

Sincere thanks to the talented staff who join in this extra work each year. We truly believe that we are watchdogs for the people, and nowhere is that more necessary than in reporting about government and its office holders. We hope we have helped you, whether you read by newspaper and/or online. Now please vote.

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