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Vol. 30, No. 2

December 8, 2016

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Heroic surgeon honored by Jets SCPD recognized SBU doctor on Monday Night Football

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‘Barnaby Saves Christmas’ at Theatre Three ALSO: Review of ‘Moana,’ Photo of the Week, review of ‘Voice for the Silent Fathers’

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Ghosts of Christmas past Dickens Festival sweeps Port Jeff — photos A8 & 9

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Keep safety in mind this Christmas

She says you have rocks in your head.

Show her what you really have on your mind.

As residents decorate their Christmas trees this year, it’s important to keep safety in mind.

According to Suffolk County Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-North Babylon) each year, fire departments in the United States respond to an average of 230 home fires that start with Christmas trees. Such fires result in approximately six deaths, 22 injuries and more than $18 million in property damage annually.

There are many ways to ensure a Christmas tree is properly maintained:

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Lighting

Use only noncombustible decorations.

Check and replace worn or damaged light sets or wires and use only UL or FM approved lights. Do not run wiring for trees or other indoor displays under rugs and carpets and never use candles on or near a tree.

Disconnect lights at bedtime or while away from the house, and make sure smoke detectors are in place and operating properly.

Maintenance

Before inserting a cut tree in the stand, remove 1 to 2 inches from the base of the

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Town of Brookhaven Fire Marshal Chris Mehrman shows how Christmas tree fires can have devastating results. trunk. Position tree at least 3 feet away from baseboards, fireplaces and all other heat sources. One-fifth of tree fires start due to a heat source being too close to the tree. Keep your Christmas tree well-watered; the average 6-foot tree can consume up to one gallon of water per day. Artificial trees should be checked to make sure they are certified and identified by the manufacturer as fire resistant or retardant.

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Electrical circuit reliability improvement project slated for Port Jeff CIRCUIT RELIABILITY PROJECTS

By Alex Petroski alex@tbrnewspapers.com An arm of the federal government and a Long Island utility are working to ensure North Shore residents who lost power in their homes for weeks in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 won’t go through that again.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is working with PSEG Long Island as part of its Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program to fortify electrical infrastructure in Port Jefferson Village and other areas in Brookhaven Town in the hopes of avoiding the widespread and lengthy outages associated with the 2012 storm. The project entails replacing existing wiring with more weather-resistant wire, installing new and more durable poles in several locations and installing or replacing equipment to help reduce the number of customers affected by an outage, according to PSEG. “By putting in the storm-hardened equipment, the stronger wires, and the more weather-resistant poles, it will help to reduce the number of customers affected during a storm,” said Elizabeth Flagler, PSEG Long Island’s media relations specialist. “So when we get the high winds, the equipment will hold up better.”

The project’s $729 million in funds was secured in 2014 through an agreement between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program, which helps communities implement hazard mitigation measures following a major disaster declaration. PSEG

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electrical circuits in Port Jefferson will be improved as part of FeMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program in the hopes of preventing extended outages after severe weather. licensed and approved contractors will be doing the work for approximately the next four months in areas along Old Post Road, Hulse Road, Sheep Pasture Road, Main Street, Stony Hill Road and Belle Terre Road in Port Jefferson.

Port Jefferson Village Mayor Margot Garant is glad to see improvements being done to help residents in the event of another major storm.

“Working on these lines and hardening the grid I think is something that should be done constantly,” Garant said during a phone interview. She added she knew of

people who live in the village that were without power for up to two weeks after Sandy. “In the modern day I think that’s pretty unacceptable.”

Garant also said the abundance of large and old trees on the North Shore pose another problem for electrical lines when wind gusts get powerful.

Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) stressed the importance of being ready for another disaster.

“The reliability of our electrical infra-

structure is paramount,” she said in an email through Legislative Aide Jennifer Martin. “Communities, including residential customers and businesses must be able to depend on uninterrupted service. In the last few years we have seen many unprecedented extreme weather events and these events are expected to continue. As such, upgrades under the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program will be critically important to my district, much of which is on the North Shore, and to other districts throughout Long Island.”

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) took over his post a month after Hurricane Sandy hit. He said that in his first few weeks in office he was overwhelmed trying to recover from all of the damage it caused.

“All poles and wires were down, water was about knee high throughout all the streets — if not higher — and obviously, you want to be able to withstand the next storm,” he said.

Romaine did, however, suggest PSEG bury wires to further minimize damage.

“Costs for burying wires is about the same that you would pay to recover from a series of storms in a 30-year period,” he said. “It’s more costly in the short run, but in the long run there’s no difference, and you will be much better protected by buried wires.”

PSEG representatives say that they anticipate minor traffic interruptions, as well as some localized, short-duration power outages related to the project. The crews will generally work Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with limited evening and Sunday work.

Kevin Redding contributed reporting.

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LEGALS NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

Plaintiff(s) vs. RICHARD DONNELLY; 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

11/29/16 2:16 PM

or about September 8, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738.

On December 22, 2016 at 11:00 am.

Premises known as 205 NORTH COLEMAN ROAD, CENTEREACH,

NY 11720 District: 0200 Section: 391.11 Block: 07.00 Lot: 001.001 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known and designated as part of Lot

Number 37, on a certain map of D.P. Tredwell and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on January 12, 1898 as Map Number 492.

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 $128,849.95 plus interest and costs.

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DECEMBER 08, 2016 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A5

Lifesaving SBU surgeon honored before ‘Monday Night Football’

By Kevin Redding kevin@TBRnewspapeRs.com

to prevent trauma. Everybody deserves credit here. We’re very happy when our patients do well.”

L. Reuven Pasternak, chief executive ofA lifelong New York Jets fan and Stony Brook University Hospital surgeon had the ficer at the hospital, said at the press conference trauma is the leading cause of death chance to take the field with the team.

The Suffolk County Police Department for all Americans before age 45 and, in showed its gratitude to SBU Hospital Chief terms of trauma care, every second counts.

Vosswinkel leads the hospital’s trauma Trauma Surgeon Dr. James Vosswinkel at a surprise press conference at the hospital program, which is the only Regional Level 1 trauma center for Suffolk County, according Nov. 29, with a little help from the Jets.

Vosswinkel, a Jets fan who saved the to the New York State Department of Health. lives of two SCPD officers critically injured The center has been recognized as the topin the line of duty, said he was “complete- ranked center in the care of pedestrian ly overwhelmed” to learn that he and 20 trauma and has some of the highest survival members of his staff were to be honored rates anywhere in the nation and state.

The two SCPD officers at the Jets’ Annual First are on their feet again Responder Appreciation thanks to the emergency Night at Metlife Stadium surgery done by Vossbefore the game Monwinkel. Mark Collins and day, Dec. 5.

Nicholas Guerrero made SCPD Commissioner sure their surgeon was Tim Sini and Military & invited to the event as First Responder Liaison they wanted to do somefor the team, Steve Castlething special as a thanks ton, along with members for giving them a second of the police department chance at life. and staff from the hospi“I don’t think either tal, were present to anone of us would be standnounce the news to the ing here today as full catrauma surgeon. pacity police officers if it Alongside members — Nicholas Guerrero wasn’t for the doctor and of police and fire departhis care,” Guerrero said. ments from across the triCollins said he and Guerrero are thankstate area including the SCPD, NYPD and FDNY, Vosswinkel served as honorary team ful for each day they wake up.

Guerrero, a four-year veteran of the SCPD, captain and helped with the coin toss before the Jets squared off against the Indianapolis was under Vosswinkel’s care for weeks in a Colts on “Monday Night Football.” Unfor- medically induced coma after suffering a crititunately the Jets were defeated by a 41-10 cal head injury when a hit-and-run driver in Huntington struck him in September 2014. final score.

According to Vosswinkel at the time of Vosswinkel said the honor is as much about the efforts of the hospital as it is the officer’s discharge from the hospital, Guerrero had “only a one in three chances about him.

“I may be the guy that’s most visible of surviving.” Collins, a member of SCPD’s right now, but this is not about me,” Voss- gang unit and a 12-year veteran, was winkel said. “This is about Stony Brook. rushed to the hospital in March 2015 afStony Brook cares. It excels in so many ar- ter he was shot in the neck and hip while eas. It’s a true team here that truly cares pursuing a suspect in Huntington. He was about their patients. They put the extra discharged only four days after the shoottime in; we go out to the community to try ing occurred.

‘I don’t think either one of us would be standing here today as full capacity police officers if it wasn’t for [Vosswinkel] and his care.’

If it wasn’t for the immediate action of Vosswinkel and his team, the injuries could have been fatal.

According to Sini, the partnership between the SCPD and SBU Hospital is integral to the law enforcement mission. He said the department relies on the hospital in the wake of unfortunate circumstances, and many officers wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for “the man sitting to my left,” referring to Vosswinkel.

“We call him Voss and he’s part of our family,” Sini said. “You’ve saved families from extreme tragedy; you’ve saved this department from extreme tragedy; and you’ve allowed two officers to continue to serve the department. We can’t thank you enough for that.

What we can do is do our best to express our gratitude. But from the bottom of my heart, on behalf of the SCPD and on behalf of Suf-

folk County, thank you very much.”

Castleton was introduced to make the big announcement, which Sini referred to as a small token of appreciation.

Castleton said when the announcement was being planned, he heard some “crazy” stories about Vosswinkel, like he often wears a Jets shirt under his scrubs and even repainted his office in the team’s colors. He spoke on behalf of the Jets organization and said it was extremely important to recognize medical staff.

“A lot of people forget that doctors and nurses are first responders ... it’s not just policemen, EMTs, and paramedics,” Castleton said.

According to Castleton, the Jets players were insistent that members of the surgeon’s staff join them in running out of the stadium tunnel before the start of the game.

Top photo from Melissa Weir; photo above by Kevin Redding

Top, Stony Brook Univeristy surgeon James vosswinkel, left, is recognized prior to the dec. 5 new york Jets game at Metlife Stadium; above, nicholas guerrero, left, and Mark Collins, right, honor vosswinkel, who performed life-saving surgery on each of the police officers, at a surprise press conference nov. 29.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NOVA VALUATIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on August 24, 2016. Office location: Suffolk County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, also the registered agent. Purpose: Personal Property Valuations.

527 11/3 6x ptr Notice of formation of The Lantern News LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/12/16. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: PO Box 410, Middle Island, NY 11953. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

557 11/10 6x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff -againstFREDERICK AUFRECHT A/K/A FREDERICK AUFRECHT JR. A/K/A FRED AUFRECHT, DALE K. TAYLOR, CITIBANK SOUTH DAKOTA N.A., INGABRITT TAYLOR, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly dated JUNE 2, 2016

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HALL, FARMINGVILLE, NEW YORK 11738 on December 16, 2016 at 9:00 AM premises known as 32 ACKERLY LANE, LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY 11779.

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Lake Ronkonkoma in the Town of Brookhaven, County of SUFFOLK and State of New York.

District: 0200 Section: 690.00 Block: 02.00 Lot: 032.000 Approximate amount of lien $249,334.29 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 12-8040 PAMELA J. GREENE, ESQ., REFEREE STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 DATED: November 10, 2016 FILE #: SHELLPOINT 56193 592 11/17 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; Plaintiff(s) vs. MANMIT CHADHA; NAVELLA CHADHA; 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 April 20, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738.

On January 3, 2017 at 9:00 am.

Premises known as 30 HERMANN AVE, CENTER MORICHES, NY 11934 Section: 828 Block: 01.00 Lot: 002.00 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, being known as and

by Lot No. 15 on the map entitled, “Amended Map of High School Park” filed in the Suffolk County Clerk`s Office as Map No. 825, together with a right of way to travel to and from said lot on Herrmann Avenue to Brookfield Avenue, a highway of the Town of Brookhaven.

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 $336,474.79 plus interest and costs.

INDEX NO. 37901/09 Karen M. Caggiano, Esq., Referee 622 12/1 4x ptr

At about 5 a.m. Nov. 30, a 37-year-old man was found sleeping in a vacant building on Perry Street in Port Jefferson without permission, according to police.

When questioned, he gave police a fake name and also possessed prescription medication without a valid prescription, police said. He also attempted to flee on foot during the arrest. He was charged with third-degree criminal trespassing, false personation, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. A 34-year-old woman from Coram was also sleeping in a vacant building on Perry Street on the same date at about the same time, police said. She was arrested and charged with thirddegree criminal trespassing. At about 6 a.m., a 56-year-old man from Central Islip was found sleeping in a vacant building on Perry Street without permission, police said. He was also arrested and charged with third-degree criminal trespassing. Police would not confirm if any of the three charged were in the same building.

Driving on drug cocktail

On Nov. 30 at about 12:30 a.m., a 34-year-old man from Selden was driving a 1995 Toyota on Route 25A in Miller Place near the intersection of Pipe Stave Hollow Road when he struck a median, a curb and a street sign, according to police.

Police discovered he was driving under the influence of marijuana, Percocet and Xanax. He was arrested and charged with first-degree operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.

Dishonest Abe

A 2012 Lincoln was stolen from Coastal gas station on Route 25A in Rocky Point at about 6 a.m. Dec. 4, according to police.

Can you hear me now?

A cellphone was stolen from Gallery North

art gallery on North Country Road in Stony Brook at about 6 p.m. Dec. 4, according to police.

Winter is coming

Someone entered Kohl’s on Nesconset Highway in Setauket and took a pair of sweatpants without paying for them at about 4 p.m. Dec. 3, police said.

Missing merchandise

At Woodhaven Home for Adults assisted living facility in Port Jefferson, a cellphone was stolen at about 8 p.m. Dec. 3, according to police.

Garage break-in attempt

The handle of a detached garage at a home on Mount Sinai Avenue in Mount Sinai was damaged at about 9:30 a.m.

Dec. 2, though no evidence of entry was found, police said.

Skimming off the top

At Speedway gas station on Route 25A in Miller Place, an employee kept cash for several items that were purchased Nov. 24, according to police.

Right on target

Assorted merchandise was stolen from Target on Pond Path in Setauket at about 12:30 p.m. Dec. 2, according to police.

Benched

A handbag was stolen from a bar and restaurant called The Bench on Route 25A in Stony Brook at about 10 p.m. Dec. 1, police said.

Busted window

A window was broken on a home on Mark Street in Port Jefferson Station at about 10:30 p.m. Dec. 2, though no entry was made, according to police.

Like pulling teeth

A 25-year-old man from Coram who was an employee at a dental office located on Terryville Road in Port Jefferson Station issued himself a cash refund through the company’s credit card system Dec. 2, according to police. He was arrested and charged with petit larceny.

— Compiled by Alex petroski

DECEMBER 08, 2016 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A7

Peace group stands against injustice at holiday festival

By Alex PeTroski alex@tbrnewspapers.com Port Jefferson’s 21st annual Dickens Festival brought together members of the community and neighboring areas for a weekend full of events based off Charles Dickens’ novel, “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 3 and 4. But for a group of local activists, the event was a reminder about social consciousness.

The North Country Peace Group, established in December 2002, has been periodically visible on the corner of Route 25A and Bennetts Road in Setauket to share its message. For the last six years members of the group have used the village’s holiday festival to expand their audience.

Myrna Gordon, a member of the group since its inception, was among the people passing out informational flyers and holding props in front of their faces to simulate being behind bars, which included the message “Debtor’s Prison — Justice for some, not for all,” among others with similar themes.

The group believes in nonviolent activism as a means to combat social injustice, poverty and inequality. They use the festival as a platform to highlight analogous issues in Charles Dickens 19th century London and present-day America.

“It’s important that people don’t forget while they’re moving around and being festive and being joyful, that we have a lot of things in our country that are filled with social injustice, economic injustice, class injustice — and we’d like to bring attention to it to let people think about it,” Gordon said while standing on the corner of East Main Street and Main Street in Port Jeff Village, where the group set up shop for the afternoon.

“While they probably have thought about it for the last 18 months, it’s something that we’ve been doing here for six years now, and we feel it’s important to be part of this event. I’m a Port Jefferson resident, so I feel that this is my way of making a statement but in a different way.”

Gordon referenced the outcome of the presidential election as evidence that instances of social injustice may be heading in the wrong direction in 2016 America. She said she was concerned about the future of the Supreme Court, health care for women and education, among other issues going forward as a result of Donald Trump’s (R) surprising victory.

Village Mayor Margot Garant said she had no problem with the group’s message or desire to use a popular village event to spread their message, given that they are conscious of keeping sidewalks and streets clear for festival attendees.

“That’s democracy at its highest form of expression,” she said during a phone interview. “I applaud them for taking time out of their day to come down and relay their message.”

Gordon has lived in Port Jefferson for almost 50 years, she said, and called the area a microcosm of the United States.

“I think Port Jefferson does have things that can be better, as in any small community,” she said.

Despite the celebratory nature of the event, which features performers in Dickensian attire, and the group’s use of props, Gordon said she wasn’t worried their message would be construed as part of the festival.

“They may not get the full scope of it, but I think once they see the signs a connection is being made,” she said.

“Especially when they see the words ‘debtor’s prison,’ and then they read the contemporary statements underneath the signs. The same things went on then that are going on now.”

Photo by Alex Petroski

The North Country Peace Group attends Port Jefferson’s Dickens Festival for a sixth consecutive year to share their message about social injustices.

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‘God bless us, every one’: Dickens Festival

Right photo by Alex Petroski; all other photos by Bob Savage

Clockwise from top, a horse-drawn carriage moves down Main Street during a parade Sunday to conclude Port Jefferson’s 21st Annual Dickens Festival; Mayor Margot Garant portrays a chimney sweep along with other costumed performers; Drowned Meadow Cottage Museum is transformed into Santa’s Workshop for the festival; and carolers sing Christmas songs.

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spreads holiday cheer in Port Jefferson

Top left photo by Bob Savage; top right photo from Leah Dunaief; all other photos by Alex Petroski

Clockwise from top left, the Ghost of Christmas Past haunts the streets of Port Jefferson during the Dickens Festival; Port Jefferson residents pose for photos in Santa’s sleigh; TBR Newspapers Publisher Leah Dunaief poses with performers: newsboys pass out programs; festival attendees toast marshmallows over an open flame; and festivalgoers ice-skate at Village Hall.

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LEGALS

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Index # 606929/2015 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, -against- Giorgio Riccardi, Individually as Heir to the Estate of Caroline Riccardi, Individually as Heir to the Estate of Pasquale Riccardi who was Heir to the Estate of Caroline Riccardi, and as Limited Administrator to the Estate of Caroline Riccardi, Luigia D’Amore a/k/a Gina D’Amore, Individually as Heir to the Estate of Caroline Riccardi and Individually as Heir to the Estate of Pasquale Riccardi who was Heir to the Estate of Caroline Riccardi, Patrik John Riccardi, as Distributee in the Last Will and Testament of Pasquale Riccardi, Individually as Heir to the Estate of Genevieve Riccardi who was Heir to the Estate of Caroline Riccardi, and Individually as Heir to the Estate of Genevieve Riccardi who was Heir to the Estate of Pasquale Riccardi who was Heir to the Estate of Caroline Riccardi, Giorgio Riccardi, as Natural Guardian to S. E. R. who is Distributee in the Last Will and Testament of Pasquale Riccardi, Luigia D’Amore a/k/a Gina D’Amore, as Natural Guardian to A.F.D. who is Distributee in the Last Will and Testament of Pasquale Riccardi, Luigia D’Amore a/k/a Gina D’Amore, as Natural Guardian to N.J.D. who is Distributee in the Last Will and Testament of Pasquale Riccardi, Pasquale Riccardi’s respective heirs-at-law, nextof-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Genevieve Riccardi’s respective heirs-at-law, nextof-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, People of the State of New York o/b/o Clerk of the Suffolk County District Court, Capital One Bank, Krohn Rosenblum Hametz Waldman & Watters, LLP, PJ Carpet, Inc. DBA Eastern Carpet, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, People of the State of New York o/b/o Town Supervisor, Town of Babylon, People of The State of New York o/b/o Sarah Brucas, Amy Rischert, Incorporated Village of Patchogue, Clerk of The Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency, Oakwood Manor, LLC DBA Oakwood Manor, Helen Higgins, Dick Higgins, Mary Higgins, Defendants.

Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial.

Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated.

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; 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. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage on premises located at 32 Golden Gate Drive, Shirley, NY 11967.

This Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Andrew G. Tarantino, Jr, a Justice of the Supreme Court, County of Suffolk, State of NY entered on June 17, 2016.

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: December 21,2015 RAS Boriskin, LLC Incoming Counsel for Plaintiff 900 Merchants Concourse Westbury, New York 11590 Phone: (516) 280-7675 605 11/25 4x ptr SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF SUFFOLK THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-J14, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-J14, Plaintiff against JOANNE C. MARTINEZ, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 13, 2016.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the front steps Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hall, Farmingville, N.Y. on the 5th day of January, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. premises Lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven and State of New York.

In the condominium known as “ARTIST LAKE CONDOMINIUM.” Together with an undivided .2909% interest in the Common Elements.

(District: 0200, Section: 403.00, Block: 06.00, Lot: 036.000).

Said premises known as 228 Artist Lake Drive, Middle Island, N.Y. 11953.

Approximate amount of lien

$ 174,329.68 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 602440/2015.

Andrea Denicola, Esq., Referee.

Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South – Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344 623 12/1 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Richard Berkhout; Shana Berkhout; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 2, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill Farmingville NY 11738 on January 3, 2017 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 34 Cherokee Trail, Ridge, NY 11961. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of NY, District 0200 Section 151.00 Block 02.00 Lot 052.000. Approximate amount of judgment $431,616.54 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 601794/2015.

Armand Araujo, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: November 15, 2016 628 12/1 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, MNH SUB I, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JOSEPH PANZELLA; ERNESTIN PANZELLA, ET AL., Defendant(s).

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 January 09, 2017 at 9:00 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 an undivided 0.4937 percent 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.

Todd Lewis, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 635 12/8 4x ptr

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST Patricia Kinkaid a/k/a Patricia J. Kinkaid, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Marie D’Angelo a/k/a Marie K. D’Angelo; Thomas Ficker a/k/a Thomas J. Ficker; Margaret Dante a/k/a Margaret A. Dante; Strathmore; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 22, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, 11738 on January 9, 2017 at 10:00AM, premises known as 77 Standish Drive, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of NY, District 0200 Section 210.00 Block 02.00 Lot 187.000. Approximate amount of judgment $227,626.40 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 604763/2015.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1298273 for beer, liquor and/or wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, liquor and/ or wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 5 Mill Creek Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777, Village of Port Jefferson, for on premises consumption.

Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835

Bon Appetit Catering Inc. dba Gourmet Burger Bistro 637A 12/8 2x ptr NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 22, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville NY 11738 on January 5, 2017 at 12:30PM, premises known as 67 Wooded Court, Calverton, NY 11933. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of NY, Section: 357.00 Block: 01.00 Lot: 020.000. Approximate amount of judgment $87,949.06 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 605791/2015.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 2, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Townhall, 1 Independence Hall, Farmingville, NY 11738 on January 12, 2017 at 9:00AM, premises known as 42 Norwood Avenue, Selden, NY 11784. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of NY, District 0200 Section 540.00 Block 05.00 Lot 027.000. Approximate amount of judgment $527,511.61 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 23486/13.

Dated: October 31, 2016 629 12/1 4x ptr

NOTICE OF SALE

Charles Rosen, Esq., Referee

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Susan Tesseyman; et al., Defendant(s)

Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835

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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-RP1, Plaintiff AGAINST Joseph R. Brown; Joseph R. Brown, Jr.; et al., Defendant(s)

Daniel Ross, Esq., Referee

Dated: November 28, 2016

Malachy P. Lyons, Jr., Esq.,Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835

Dated: November 23, 2016 640 12/8 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff(s) vs. EDWIN ALEJANDRO; DEANA ALEJANDRO A/K/A DEANA VELARDI-ALEJANDRO; 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 January 27, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738.

On January 10, 2017 at 2:00 pm.

Premises known as 18 HARRISON AVE, CENTEREACH, NY 11720 District: 0200 Section: 423.00 Block: 01.00 Lot: 005.000 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Selden, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known and designated on a certain map entitled, “Map of #2 of Jefferson Park, situated near Port Jefferson, New York” and filed in the Suffolk County Clerk`s Office on December 18, 1906 as Map Number 447, as and by the Lots and all of Lots 27 and 28, part of Lots 26 and 29-32.

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 $422,064.48 plus interest and costs.

INDEX NO. 14361/11 A. Craig Purcell, Esq.; REFEREE 643 12/8 4x ptr Notice to Bidders Bid No: B1700003 Bid Description: Construction of the Health & Wellness Center on the Eastern Campus Advertisement Date: December 8, 2016 Pre-Bid Meeting Date and Time: December 22, 2016 at 10:00 AM Pre-Bid Meeting Location: William J. Lindsay Life Sciences Building, Room 129, Ammerman Campus, 533 College Road, Selden, NY 11784 Technical Questions Due Date: January 5, 2017 Bid Due Date and Time: January 19, 2017 at 2:00 PM All sealed bids must be returned to the Suffolk County Community College Procurement Office located on the Ammerman Campus, NFL Building Room L16, 533 College Road, Selden NY 11784 by the date and time indicated above and on the bid. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope which must be labeled with the Bid Number as well as the Bidder’s Name and Contact information. Late bids will not be accepted.

The Drawings, Specifications and Project Manual are available on disk in PDF format starting on December 8, 2016 and can be picked up in Room L16 of the NFL Building at the Ammerman Campus, 533 College Road, Selden, NY 11784. All interested bidders are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting scheduled on December 22, 2016.

Bid information and any addenda are available for viewing and download from the College’s website at: http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/ adminis tration/ business affairs/requestforproposals/index.asp All technical questions must be submitted in writing via email to Seema Menon at menons@ sunysuffolk.edu, by the due date referenced above.

Bids must be made upon and in accordance with the forms and documents provided by the College, which will contain accompanying instructions to bidders.

All interested bidders are required to complete and return the “Bid Vendor Registration Form” via e-mail to menons@sunysuffolk.edu as soon as possible prior to the Bid opening date. This will assist in providing us contact information so that if Bid amendments are issued, the College is able to notify prospective bidders in a timely manner. The College will not be responsible for amendment notification if the referenced form is not submitted prior to the bid due date.

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DECEMBER 08, 2016 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A11

Suffolk Legislature can’t decide how to approach budget issues Five-year salary freeze for representatives and fewer members discussed but not supported

By Victoria Espinoza victoria@tbrnewspapers.com With Suffolk County’s dire financial straights for the present and the future, some legislators are proposing ideas to trim the fat and save costs, while others think the real problems are not being addressed.

County Legislator William Lindsay III (D-Bohemia) has drafted two bills, one that would freeze salaries for all legislators for five years and another to consolidate the Legislature from 18 members to 13.

County legislators receive an annual raise equal to 4 percent or the increase in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower. This year the raise is expected to be 0.58 percent, according to Lindsay’s office.

Lindsay has advocated to get rid of the automatic increases for some time, and recently drafted legislation for a five-year freeze — a motion that didn’t receive a seconder in the Government Operations, Personnel, Information Technology & Housing Committee.

Fellow members Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset), Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) and Robert Calarco (D-Patchogue) declined to second Lindsay’s motion. Hahn and Kennedy did not respond to requests for comment.

“This sends a message we’re serious about tackling the issue,” Lindsay said. “Everyone should feel the pain a little. We should lead by example. This gives us more credibility.”

Lindsay froze his salary when he first took office in 2013, and other legislators have done the same.

Lindsay said he was surprised the proposal didn’t get more consideration from his colleagues.

“With the financial issues we’re facing, we need to look at alternatives to cut spending,” he said.

Lindsay’s second proposal to drop from 18 to 13 representatives was created in the same spirit. The first public hearing on the bill was due to be held Dec. 6. If the bill is approved by the Legislature it will be up to a voter referendum.

“Why shouldn’t we allow voters to decide how they should be governed?” Lindsay said.

The 8th District representative said he thinks cutting legislators would help reduce costs without sacrificing the quality of representation for each district.

His proposal would see each representative go from roughly 80,000 constituents to 110,000.

According to a 2015 government census report, Suffolk’s population is approximately 1.5 million. By comparison two Californian counties, Sacramento and Alameda, each have five representatives for their 1.4 million and 1.6 million residents respectively. Both of these counties function with a board of supervisors, instead of legislators.

According to Lindsay’s office, Suffolk almost doubles the national average of representation while each legislator represents only one-fifth of the average constituency nationwide.

Lindsay’s proposal states that at present each county legislator receives a salary, is assigned three paid staff members and is enti-

File photos

Legislator rob trotta, above, believes a smaller leadership and a salary freeze are not enough to solve the county’s budget problems. Legislator sarah anker, left, said she would freeze her salary, though a smaller Legislature wouldn’t solve the county’s problems.

tled to a district office, among other benefits. Police Department, which he said costs SufIf this legislation passes, it would not go folk $135,000 per day.

“We’re in these binding arbitrations that into effect until 2021, after the county diswe have no ability to pay,” he said. trict lines are set to be redrawn.

Trotta’s primary concern is contractual Lindsay’s suggestions all take aim at relieving some of Suffolk’s budgetary issues. pension and pay increases for county poLegislators, a credit rating agency and the lice officers. The county and the Police Bedirector of the Budget Review Office for the nevolent Association agreed on the current Legislature have said the county’s financial contract in 2011, which runs through 2018.

Trotta, a former SCPD detective, estimated situation is dire.

Robert Lipp, director of the Budget Re- for every 200 cops that retire, it could cost view Office, expressed concerns in his assess- the county more than $60 million.

“We need to generate businesses and ment of the county budget.

“How are we able to provide services at growth, but we can’t afford to,” he said.

Trotta said a five-year salary freeze for needed levels when facing a structural deficit that is far in excess of $100 million in legislators is equivalent to a grain of sand each of the past several years? It is a conun- on the beach, but he would support a salary freeze of all government drum,” Lipp said in a letter employees. As for a reducaccompanying his review tion in members, he said of the budget in October. he doesn’t think that goes “The short answer is that far enough either. the county’s structural “It should be six or deficit is increasingly drivseven members,” he said. ing our decisions. As a However, Trotta warned result, some initiatives, fewer representatives that may be considered could put grassroots camcrucial, are funded without regard for our ability — Sarah Anker paigns at a disadvantage with more ground to cover to pay, while others are funded at less than needed levels because in a single district. Ultimately he called the idea a double-edged sword. of our deficit position.”

Lindsay’s proposal acknowledged this He said the county has set a bad precedent by borrowing money to pay for operating ex- concern, stating districts would still be small penses. The credit rating entity Moody’s In- enough to “allow underfunded candidates to vestors Service has projected a negative credit compete effectively in legislative races and rating outlook for the county due to outstand- permit winning candidates to provide excellent services to their constituents.” ing debt and a reliance on borrowing.

Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) said the budget is deeply flawed, but he said she supports the five-year freeze. She does not believe either of Lindsay’s proposals froze her own salary in 2011.

“We need to show we can be an example, would help fix the problem.

“This is pennies compared to the prob- that we’re cutting back during fiscally challems we have,” Trotta said in a phone in- lenging times,” she said in a phone interview.

But Anker doesn’t back a smaller Legislaterview. “It’s showboating.” The District 12 representative is most concerned with the ture. “If you have less representation, that’s county’s contract with the Suffolk County not in the best benefit for the public.”

‘We need to show we can be an example, that we’re cutting back during fiscally challenging times.’

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SportS

Photos by Brian Ballweg

Left, James Thristino dribbles the ball up the field for adelphi University. above, Thristino blocks a pass by flicking the ball away.

Comsewogue standout continues success at next level

By Desirée Keegan desiree@tbrnewspapers.com

sophomore year,” the Eastern College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year said. “He concentrated more in the offseason on deIt’s said defense wins championships. Al- fending more; we did more work with him though James Thristino is a forward, work- and showed him more video. With extra lifting on his defense in the offseason helped ing, extra practicing and playing a lot over his Adelphi University men’s soccer team to the summer, it made him very fit, and that two conference championship titles, and the was a big difference.” program’s first NCAA Division II quarterfinal Thristino plays for the Premier Developappearance since 1975. mental League Westchester Flames during The sophomore, who was a standout at the summer, and is also a member of Long Comsewogue High School, said he knew Island Soccer Football’s Port Jefferson Blue coming into the season his Panthers had the Under-23 team. makings of a championshipThe athlete’s father, Peter caliber team.

Thristino, believes practice “We had a lot of the has enhanced his skill level. same team members that “He’s a 19-year-old we had the opportunity to playing with 23-year-old go even further than we did men, and it challenges last year, and we achieved him,” he said. “He needs to that,” he said. “We all had be challenged. It’s a pretty the same intentions of what high level to play at, and we wanted to do.” he’s slowly getting better, Thristino made adjustand that’s what he does ments to his own game for — he’s been getting better the benefit of the team. He every year.” learned when to go backJames Thristino saw an ward and forward defendimprovement in his statis— Carlo Acquista ing and attacking, sometics as well. He played in thing he wasn’t used to doing as Long Island’s every game in both seasons for Adelphi, and leading goal scorer with the Warriors. after finishing the 2015 season with eight “Coach was always on me on how to play goals and two assists, he tallied nine goals defense,” Thristino said. “And I grew a lot as and nine assists this year. a player in the last year. I matured, I learned “He absorbed the information, he came in to do what I needed to do for the team and and asked more questions, he did very good play my role. I had a lot more success this in training and concentrating,” Acquista said, season because of it.” adding how his unselfish mindset led him to Adelphi men’s soccer head coach Carlo more assists. “He wanted to get better, and Acquista noticed the changes, too. with the little extra defending he did better “I pride our program on being balanced points-wise because he was able to get the in each position, and he did a great job of ball in better spots, and not wait for the ball.” transitioning from his freshman year to his Acquista and his staff also garnered the

‘He absorbed the information, he came in and asked more questions, he did very good in training and concentrating.’

National Soccer Coaches Association of America Regional Staff of the Year award.

Thristino’s biggest game points-wise came in a 6-1 win against Stonehill University Oct. 8 when he tallied a goal and two assists, but he had a bigger impact when he contributed two assists in a 2-1 win over Le Moyne College Nov. 6, that won the Panthers’ first-ever Northeast-10 Conference Championship title. The Panthers then shut out Long Island University Post, 4-0, Nov. 17 for the NCAA East Region Championship. Adelphi was 18-1-1 heading into that game, with the only loss of the season coming against LIU Post. It was the program’s first win over the Pioneers since 1989, and it also snapped the school’s 43-game unbeaten streak at home that dated back to Nov. 4, 2011. The win over LIU Post was the 14th shutout of the season for Adelphi.

Although Adelphi fell, 5-3, in a penalty shoot-out to the University of Charleston in the Elite Eight, the team came back from a 2-0 deficit, scoring twice in the final 10 minutes.

Thristino had a chance to win it with a shot that rang off the post in double overtime.

“It was crazy how we came together to do all of that this year,” Thristino said. “Everything was working for us, and I just feel extremely lucky. I don’t think I’m going to find another team like this.”

The forward capped off his second season with a 2016 Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-East Region Second Team nod. He also made the 2016 NE-10 All-Conference Second Team, and All-Championship team following his two-assist game against Le Moyne.

“I was surprised,” Thristino said of his Division II second-team honor. “I didn’t think I was going to get that until I was older. It’s cool how I didn’t expect to get those type of things.”

Acquista said the team wasn’t satisfied with falling short of the Final Four. He said the team’s success has come from how hard the players work and their desire to do well, so he’s expecting even bigger things next season — Thristino included.

“When I recruited him back when he was a junior and senior in high school we felt that he had all the tools to be very good, and we expect the next two years for him to be one of our leaders,” Acquista said. “We expect for him to get on the All-Region team, and he’s right there. He’s done fantastic things.”

File photo by Bill Landon

Scoring savvy: In just the

second game of the season, a nonleague matchup at Comsewogue, Port Jefferson girls’ basketball team’s senior forward Courtney Lewis eclipsed 1,500 career points. She scored 22 points in the 48-40 loss, and after scoring 27 points in a 59-41 win over Southold, now has 1,536.

DECEMBER 08, 2016 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A13

history

File photo

Americans lost on Pearl Harbor are honored during a previous remembrance in Port Jeff.

Lessons of Pearl Harbor

By RicH AcRitelli

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“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with terrible resolve.”

Japanese Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, the architect of the attacks on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago, supposedly uttered these words as he assessed the immediate aftermath of Dec. 7, 1941. Up until Japan attacked, most Americans still subscribed to the popular sentiment of remaining out of the conflict, inspired by the words of Charles Lindbergh — “America first.” The America First Committee openly resented any notion that the United States should prepare for war. Even the first peacetime draft conducted in 1940 that expanded the military forces received stiff anti-war congressional opposition. While German tanks easily invaded France and later pushed through the Soviet Union, officers like Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar N. Bradley and George S. Patton still saw the cavalry play a major role within the mobility of the Army. All of this changed when Japanese fighter planes swarmed into Hawaii and attacked the air, naval and Army bases that manned the “jewel” of our forces in the Pacific Ocean.

When word of the attack spread to Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Cordell Hull was in the midst of negotiating with his Japanese counterpart. After a couple of choice words for the diplomat, the nation was rapidly placed on track for war. Within seconds, Americans were on lines blocks long to enter the service. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the nation with his “Day of Infamy” speech that was adopted as a rallying cry by American citizens to defeat the Axis powers. Unlike the political gridlock seen today, Roosevelt’s words were accepted without reservation, and supporters and opponents of the president’s New Deal listened to the beloved leader. The “sleeping giant” of productivity, strength and endurance was awakened to defeat a global enemy. Prominent baseball players like Yogi Berra, Bob Feller, Ted Williams, Hank Greenberg and Yankee Manager Ralph Houk hung up their uniforms during the prime of their careers to support the war effort. By the end of 1942, the size of the U.S. armed forces had doubled from the previous year. The enthusiasm could be traced to a commitment to avenge Pearl Harbor and defeat Hitler and the Nazis.

Americans today do not realize how

close the Allies came to losing the war.

Although the U.S. government was fully committed to fighting and helping its allies, America had a steep learning curve in teaching its young men the ways of modern warfare. The Japanese crippled America’s naval forces and Hitler looked unstoppable in Europe, but Roosevelt promised armed forces would be fighting the enemy in the Pacific and in North Africa before the close of 1942. Americans were drafted so quickly into the military that there were not enough uniforms, weapons, tanks or trucks for them to utilize for their training. Longtime Wading River resident Michael O’Shea, who passed away in 2009, was a navigator in a B-17 Flying Fortress and experienced the earliest aspects of the war efforts.

The New York City kid watched Yankee games and attended Stuyvesant High School. Like other young men, O’Shea was horrified by the attack on Pearl Harbor and wanted to forgo his senior year to enter the military. His parents were adamant that he finish high school before enlisting. As a young recruit into the Army Air Force, O’Shea for a brief time was stationed in Atlantic City, N.J. He was not issued a uniform, did not have many knowledgeable instructors, and the lack of heat in the military housing made people sick.

The local resident flew 24 combat missions and had the rare experience of being shot down twice over Europe. He was later imprisoned in Stalag Luft III, the same camp depicted in the film “The Great Escape.”

In the spring of 1945, Patton’s Third Army liberated O’Shea. He was present to see the noted armored general speak to all of the freed Americans. O’Shea was a good friend to Rocky Point High School, where he was a proud representative of the “Greatest Generation” and spoke about his crusade against totalitarian powers.

It was 75 years ago that America was propelled into a war it did not choose, but the people worked together and completely sacrificed for the safety and security of a thankful nation. Citizens like O’Shea, without hesitation, risked their lives for the wellbeing of the country. On this Pearl Harbor anniversary, may we never forget those men and women who were lost and wounded in the defense of this nation and continue to do so today at home and abroad.

Joseph Lalota of the Rocky Point History Honor Society contributed to this story.

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Tree service company owner dies in accident while working

By Donna newman donna@tbrnewspapers.com

— he was not a cowboy,” Powers said in a phone interview. “He took all the precautions. And then this happened anyway.”

A woman who came to the door at the Setauket arborist Erik Halvorsen, 45, died Monday, following a tragic accident Avalon office on Harbor Road in Stony while working on a tree in Avalon Park & Brook declined to comment, but Avalon’s Leadership Program Director Katharine Preserve in Stony Brook.

The owner of Norse Tree Service Inc. Griffiths issued a statement later Tuesday was approximately 50 feet up in a tree morning on behalf of her entire staff.

“Erik was a friend to many of us at the while attempting to cut it down at approximately 11:15 a.m., according to Suf- park,” Griffiths wrote in an email Tuesday.

“We are heartbroken over folk County Police. The this tragic accident. We trunk splintered and extend our deepest contrapped him against the dolences to his family tree. Halvorsen, who was and his many friends.” wearing a safety harness, Halvorsen did a great attempted to free himself deal of work for The and fell 20 feet. An emWard Melville Heritage ployee was able to lower Organization in Stony Halvorsen to the ground.

Brook. President Gloria He was transported via Rocchio expressed her St. James Fire Departhorror at the accident ment ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospi— Katharine Griffiths and her admiration for the man. tal, where he was pro“We worked with Erik for years in Stony nounced dead.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad Brook,” she said. “He was very sensitive. detectives are investigating the death, al- When we did work on the village green, though no foul play is suspected. This is he designed [the landscape]. It was like an standard procedure in workplace deaths, art form, what he did. Everyone was very happy with the result. He was very paspolice said.

George Powers, former owner of the sionate. All of us here at The Ward Melville Hither Brook Nursery in St. James, recalled Heritage Organization are devastated. He was a great man.” his customer’s work ethic and expertise.

The folks at Sheep Pasture Tree & Nurs“[Erik] was very good at what he did

‘Erik was a friend to many of us at the park. We are heartbroken over this tragic accident.’

Photo from Britt Halvorsen

erik Halvorsen during a Thanksgiving weekend vacation at Bear mountain. ery Supply Inc., friends and neighbors of Norse Tree Service on Sheep Pasture Road in Port Jefferson Station, said he was very easy to recommend.

“Erik was by far one of the hardest working men we knew,” Laura Brown said in an email. “He was one of the good guys, a person who would lend a helping hand without a second thought. We easily recommended him to our customers because we knew he would do a good job. When he came into our office, he was always happy, fun to talk with and a gentleman.

We will miss the days of him walking into our office at 5:45 a.m. to use our fax machine. We will miss him as will so many in our community.”

Bob Koch of Koch Tree Services reflected on the impact the incident has had on the community.

“I want everybody to know that the tree community is a very tight-knit family,” Koch said in a phone interview. “A tragedy like this affects everyone in it. Our hearts go out to Erik’s family. He was a wonderful young man. We all feel it when something like this happens.”

Powers shared an anecdote about Halvorsen that spoke to his character.

“He and his wife were on vacation on some island,” Powers recalled. “He saw a dog tied up in a very bad way. So he let it loose. The next day the dog was again tied up. So he adopted the dog and brought it home. He had to go through a lot of paperwork and paid to have [the dog] flown home. But that dog loved him. You could see it. He was just a good person.”

Halvorsen leaves a wife, Britt, and three children, Liv, Leif and Lilli.

A celebration of Erik’s life has been scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Old Field Club in Setauket.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Gerda’s Animal Aid Inc., a rescue organization run by Britt Halvorsen’s mother, at P.O. Box 1352, West Townshend, VT 05359, or by calling 802-874-7213.

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BY Michael Tessler This is not an obituary but a tribute from a friend and former classmate.

Whenever Garrett Venza would walk into a room, you could quite literally feel his positivity, even without a single word being spoken. He wore a great big grin every time I saw him, always smiling, always chuckling to himself. You can’t help but appreciate someone who always laughs at your jokes, even when they’re not funny.

Quite impressively, he was a morning person, or at least pretended to be for Pro-

fessor McFadden’s 8 a.m. public speaking class. It’s no easy feat to be smiling that early, especially when you’ve got to give (and listen) to speeches by half-awake college students. Garrett Venza was my first friend at Suffolk County Community College. It was my first semester at college and I had just moved back to Long Island after six years in Florida. Admittedly, I didn’t have many friends and was terrified to go back to school after a three-year hiatus.

Garrett wasted no time in introducing himself and we quickly became friends.

You can imagine my relief when I saw him in the cafeteria. For the first two weeks of school I sat stoically by myself. Garrett invited me over to his table and introduced me to quite literally every single student at the school. It was genuinely remarkable how many people knew him.

That semester flew by, as good times tend to do. We ended with a bang though.

Putting on a half an hour live show in our public speaking class based off a Jerry Springer-type show. We had the class in stitches from laughing so hard, and we each took home an A for our final grade.

Garrett and I stayed in touch and would occasionally meet up. The last time we saw each other in person was a few months ago when registering for classes. As per usual he had that great big grin on his face when

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only just to see an old friend, and that very much epitomized who he was — someone willing to sit through a three-hour lecture about politics just to be with friends, someone willing to do anything for his friends.

Garrett was a friend to us all. His heart was so full of warmth, kindness and a genuine love for life and everyone in it. He shared all of his goodness with us, even those who were little more than acquaintances. Thank you Garrett, for the tremendous impact you made on my life and so many others. We will carry on your kindness for the rest of our lives.

My love and prayers are sent especially to his family and best friends whom he also loved like family.

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Garrett Venza of Port Jefferson was born June 30, 1995. he died Nov. 27, 2016.

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hereby approved subject to the following: Conditions 1. The applicant must submit proof, to the satisfaction of the Town Attorney’s Office, that the covenants and restrictions, approved as to form and substance, referenced below, have been filed with the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office.

COVENANTS 1. Maintain 25-foot vegetated natural buffer with supplemental evergreen planting within the buffer along the easterly property line and maintain existing vegetation to the maximum extent practical.

2. The use of the site shall be limited to office use only. No other use or special permit uses within the J Business 2 zone shall be permitted. and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Board, as Lead Agency, has determined that pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617.3 and 617.6, the proposed action is deemed to be an Unlisted Action for which a Negative Declaration has been issued.

DATED: DECEMBER 1, 2016 AT: FARMINGVILLE, NEW YORK STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) I, DONNA LENT, Town Clerk of Brookhaven, State of New York, do hereby certify that the annexed foregoing is a true copy of the amendments and changes to the Code of the Town of Brookhaven Chapter 85 Article VII which amendment and change was duly adopted by a motion of the Town Board on the 10TH day of March, 2016 as herein above set forth as the same appears in the minutes of said meeting on file in my Office.

IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have

hereunto set my hand and annexed the seal of the said Town the 1st day of December, 2016.

DONNA LENT TOWN CLERK TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN 647 12/8 1x ptr AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN CHAPTER 85, ARTICLE VII CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING: SIMCO MANAGEMENT CO., LLC FOR A CHANGE OF ZONE AND SPECIAL PERMITS ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY ADOPTED BY THE BROOKHAVEN TOWN BOARD - MEETING: JANUARY 14, 2016 RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION – GRANTING THE APPLICATION OF SIMCO MANAGEMENT CO., LLC @ PORT JEFFERSON STATION FOR A CHANGE OF ZONE FROM J BUSINESS 2 TO J BUSINESS 5, SPECIAL PERMIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE FUELING STATION, SPECIAL PERMIT FOR CONVENIENCE STORE ACCESSORY TO A MOTOR VEHICLE FUELING STATION AND WAIVERS OF TOWN BOARD SPECIAL PERMIT CRITERIA ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NEW YORK WHEREAS, on January 14, 2016, a duly advertised public hearing was held to consider the application of Simco Management Co., LLC @ Port Jefferson Station, for a change of zone from J Business 2 to J Business 5, special permit for motor vehicle fueling station, special permit for convenience store accessory to a motor vehicle fueling station and waivers of Town Board Special Permit Criteria, on a parcel of

property located on the n/w/c of Old Town Road and N.Y.S. Route 347, Port Jefferson Station, New York, further identified as SCTM Nos. 0200-253.00-02.00-003.001 and 003.002; and WHEREAS, after due consideration and deliberation; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven that the above application of Simco Management Co., LLC @ Port Jefferson Station, for a change of zone from J Business 2 to J Business 5, special permit for motor vehicle fueling station, special permit for convenience store accessory to a motor vehicle fueling station and waivers of Town Board Special Permit Criteria, on a parcel of property located on the n/w/c of Old Town Road and N.Y.S. Route 347, Port Jefferson Station, New York, further identified as SCTM Nos. 0200-253.00-02.00-003.001 and 003.002 is hereby approved subject to the following: Conditions 1. The applicant must submit proof, to the satisfaction of the Town Attorney’s Office, that the covenants and restrictions, approved as to form and substance, referenced below, have been filed with the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office. COVENANTS 1. Applicant to provide enhanced front yard landscaping on Old Town Road and Route 347 subject to the Planning Board review and approval at the time of site plan review; and be it further RESOLVED that the following waivers from special permit criteria are approved: 1. Brookhaven Town Code Section 85-467(B) (1): Waiver for Convenience Store Parking. 26 spaces required; 24 spaces approved.

2. Brookhaven Town Code Section 85-467(B)(3): Waiver for Maximum Total Building Area.

1,500 s.f. required; 2,560 s.f. approved.

3. Brookhaven Town Code Section 85-467(B)(3): Waiver for Maximum Square Footage for Retail Sales: 750 s.f. required; 1,300 s.f. approved.

4. Brookhaven Town Code Section 85-467(B)(7): Waiver for Rear Yard Setback. 40’ required; 11’ 4” approved. 5. Brookhaven Town Code Section 85-467(G)(4): Waiver for Proximity to Place of Public Assembly: 500’ required; 422 ± approved; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Board, as Lead Agency, has determined that pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617.3 and 617.6, the proposed action is deemed to be an Unlisted Action for which a Negative Declaration has been issued.

DATED: DECEMBER 1, 2016 AT: FARMINGVILLE, NEW YORK STATE OF NEW YORK) COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) I, DONNA LENT, Town Clerk of Brookhaven, State of New York, do hereby certify that the annexed foregoing is a true copy of the amendments and changes to the Code of the Town of Brookhaven Chapter 85 Article VII which amendment and change was duly adopted by a motion of the Town Board on the 14TH day of January, 2016 as herein above set forth as the same appears in the minutes of said meeting on file in my Office.

IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and annexed the seal of the said Town the 1st day of December, 2016.

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Preferred Method • Access website: www.Brookhaven.org: click on link for Bids.

• Follow directions to register and download document.

The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town. The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minorities and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process.

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

Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer Deputy Commissioner TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN 650 12/8 1x ptr

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SATURDAY 12/10 12:00PM-2:00PM OLD FIELD 1 Old Field Woods Rd. 3,000 sq. ft. California contemporary in the woods with walls of glass, $895,000.

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OpiniOn Editorial

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The memorial to the USS Arizona sits above the sunken aircraft carrier in Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

A turning point for America There are moments in American history that change the course of our democracy, and our lives. Several have come out of a clear blue morning sky.

Dec. 7, 1941 in Hawaii began with just such a morning..

But it was not just “a date that will live in infamy,” in the words of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D), which he used to begin a speech to Congress and the American people the day after the surprise bombing on the naval base at Pearl Harbor. It was also a day that marked a major transition for the United States of America.

“I think December 7, 1941, is perhaps the most important day in American history,” Paul Sparrow, director of the FDR Library in Hyde Park said in an interview aired on CBS Sunday Morning television last weekend. “It is the transition day when we shifted from being an isolationist nation to being a global superpower.”

Roosevelt initially did his best to keep the country out of World War II. The Great Depression had taken a toll on the American people, and the memory of the destruction and lives lost in World War I still lingered.

When faced with the destruction of an entire fleet of aircraft carriers docked in Pearl Harbor — and the fighter planes that they were meant to deploy — Roosevelt knew he had to make a swift and decisive response to an attack he called “unprovoked and dastardly.”

Roosevelt’s rallying cry was met with an immediate response from a unified and committed nation. America retooled, fought and took on a leadership role in the world it has maintained ever since.

Seventy-five years later, we might be experiencing another total policy realignment. Will the new administration, with its Americafirst doctrine, lead us back to pre-Pearl Harbor isolationism? One of the most important parts of American tradition since 1941 is our willingness to lend a hand to other countries and support them.

Though it remains to be seen what values our new commander in chief will maintain, we must not forget our history.

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We welcome your letters. They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste.

We do not publish anonymous letters. Please include a phone number and address for confirmation. Email letters to alex@tbrnewspapers.com or mail them to The Port Times Record, P.O. Box 707, Setauket, NY 11733.

Hello, My name is Stacey Wohl, founder and owner of Northport-based CAUSE Brands.

Last year, I launched Our Coffee with a Cause, an online coffee retailer, in response to the growing concern for local individuals with special needs who are looking for job opportunities and a learning environment to acquire real-life skills.

My children, Brittney and Logan, each have severe autism, which worried me about their futures. As they have gotten older, I have come to realize that their disabilities don’t make them incapable, but I felt they would not get a chance like everyone else to succeed. Although 53 million adults in the United States are living with a disability, as many as 70 percent of this working-age population are currently unemployed.

Earlier this year, I opened a new storefront, Cause Café, located at 1014 Fort Salonga

Road in Northport. As with my original CAUSE brand, Cause Café’s mission is to integrate individuals with cognitive delays alongside their typically developing peers to help provide them with the skills necessary to live a successful and fulfilling life. Most recently, we launched our Baked with a Cause line of cookies, brownies and cupcakes, which are available online or instore. We also offer our CAUSE bar and chocolate-covered CAUSE espresso beans.

In addition to being a delectable gift item, our CAUSE brand coffee, sweets and baked goods products make the perfect addition to any holiday gathering. Enclosed please find a flyer, which highlights the coffee products available for sale at www.ourcoffeewithacause.net, as well as the baked goods that can be ordered in-store to accompany any holiday spread by calling us at 631-651-8667.

A portion of the proceeds from our sales benefit Our Own Place, a nonprofit organization I founded in 2012 to provide unique opportunities to specialneeds children and their single parents. The mission of the organization is to support businesses and other organizations that provide valuable resources to children and adults with cognitive disabilities.

Nothing would mean more to me than the support from your local organization to help us fulfill our mission of increasing job opportunities for individuals with special needs.

If you’re in the area, stop in, grab a bite and check us out; I’d be thrilled to meet you. If you’re looking for gift ideas, be sure to visit us online at www.ourcoffeewithacause.net.

Stacey Wohl Fort Salonga

A look at the problems with Black Lives Matter I was dismayed, disgusted and egregiously offended by your support of BLM and their portrayal on your front page. BLM is a vicious gang of thugs who have no apparent purpose except depriving others — including Bernie Sanders — of their right to free speech and to violently attack anyone in their way.

They would not exist except for the dirty money of the world’s most evil billionaire, George Soros. Their very name is a fraud because they couldn’t care less about the thousands of blacks killed every year in gang violence.

The only black lives they care about are those lost — in most cases — by criminals confronting

and antagonizing police.

And they ignore the power of all the blacks who constitute the power structure of this country ... from the president, the attorney general, the presidential advisors and cabinet secretaries and the hundreds of black mayors, chiefs of police and policemen in every city and town who enforce the law.

Do you agree with BLM that all these black leaders hate their fellow black sisters and brothers?

And how many scholarships has BLM given to black students?

None! How many encouraged to graduate high school? None! How many helped to start businesses?

Less than zero because of all the

black businesses BLM has burned to the ground!

In the end, if BLM doesn’t like all the blacks and Democrats they keep electing and re-electing, why don’t they elect someone else instead of just beating up people and burning cars? And why doesn’t this “newspaper” print news instead of being Karl Marx’ definition of useful idiots, copying whatever social fad their rich friends think may be cool this week, while mindlessly carrying out the goals of the most hurtful elements of the society.

Robert Sandberg Stony Brook

DECEMBER 08, 2016 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A31

opinion The day our kids bend down to look us in the eye

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he first time we hold them, they fit into the corner of our arms with room to spare. Their impossibly small pink toes fit neatly in our eyelids as we kiss their wiggling feet.

We lower their grocery-sack-sized bodies gently into their cribs.

During the day we bring food to their toothless mouths, and their bodies process the food as they take what they need and leave the rest for us to clean and remove.

Suddenly they are coasting,

By Daniel Dunaief looking into the side of a couch, a chair or our legs, standing for the first time. Amid the cheers and squeals, they fall and

D. None of the above

we rush to the floor near them and congratulate them. Before long we’re bending down, gently holding tiny hands engulfed in our oven-mitt-sized palms.

From their first walking steps, they progress to trotting. It’s a wonderful yet terrible transition, as their developing minds can’t process dangers at the same rate that their feet propel them.

We keep up or race ahead, making sure they don’t step off a curb until all movement on the street has stopped.

They no longer want to sit in the car seat. They arch backs that are shorter than our arms, making it impossible to buckle them in. We distract them enough to close the clasps, run to the front seat and bring the car to a high enough speed that they sleep.

We take them roller skating, skiing or ice skating. We start them early so they’ll become naturals. Brilliant idea, except that they need us to put our hands under their armpits to keep them upright. After a time far too short

for our kids’ liking, our backs scream to stop. We can’t bend down or our spines will go on strike. At that point, these small people want hot chocolate or the chance to try skiing, snowboarding or rollerblading on their own.

We stand on a field, tossing a ball lightly near their gloves. They throw the ball back in our general direction, discouraged that they haven’t discovered the magic of a catch. We get down on one knee, look them in the eye, pull up their small chins and smile, hoping we can teach the mechanics of throwing before they become too upset to keep trying.

We protect their heads from colliding with the tops of tables, reach for glasses from the cabinet, and help them into the seats at restaurants where their feet dangle far from the floor.

Pretty soon, they want to ride a bike. We promise to hold on but our backs, yet again, have other ideas.

They shout at us for letting go or,

maybe, they decide they want to do it on their own because they saw Timmy down the street on his bike.

Their faces, arms and legs get longer, they pick up speed everywhere they go and, before long, their heads are above the level of the kitchen table.

They reach down to pet the neighbors’ big dog, and they sit in restaurant chairs with enormous feet that rest on the floor and which we wouldn’t dare put anywhere near our eyelids.

We no longer have to bend our necks to kiss the tops of their heads.

In fact, with their braces gleaming in the sun, they stare or glare from under the long hair of adolescence directly into our eyes. Pretty soon we hope, as we go to sleep each night, they will be taller than we are.

Wonderful as that moment is, maybe — just for an instant — we remember that the head perched atop this growing body is the same one that fit so snugly into our arms all those years ago.

No humbug at Port Jeff’s Dickens festival, just cheer and comfort

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his is a big THANK YOU to the Village of Port Jefferson and all those who worked hard to transform the village into the Charles Dickens Festival. For the 21st year in a row, the seaside village came to life in the time of Dickens, with decorations, lights, greenery and especially costumed characters roaming the streets and welcoming visitors. This year, a second THANK YOU for naming us, Times Beacon Record News Media, the honoree for the event.

The entire

By Leah S. Dunaief weekend was a thrill, for us and for the thousands of people who chatted with the characters, shopped in the many varied stores, ate in the wide selection of restaurants, rode in the horse-drawn carriage, enjoyed the festival of trees and took in the harbor views. How do I know? I asked the festivalgoers, because I was there every day from Thursday to Sunday,

Between you and me

and they told me how they decided to come into the village. Some came from Connecticut, enthusiastic about the magical event because they had visited before and knew of the many fun activities. It also helped that Port Jefferson ferry general manager, Fred Hall, offered a two-for-one price special during the weekend. The 10:30 a.m. boat on Saturday morning had 300 walk-ons alone, and they came without cars so no parking problems, and they had money in their pockets to spend for a good time. And people came from towns to the east and west, responding to the publicity and reputation surrounding the annual fantasy on the Long Island Sound.

Everyone might take the festival for granted after all these years, but I know how it came about because I was also there at the beginning. It was the brainchild of Jeanne Garant, the mayor at the time and mother of the present mayor, Margot Garant. Jeanne, a woman of vision, wanted the many organizations and groups to come together and work as a whole on a project to strengthen the sense of community and to celebrate the village. And she figured it wouldn’t hurt if the project helped the local businesses. So the first weekend in December was designated

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as the ideal time to capture some of the holiday shopping, and the theme was to be the Dickens stories and characters, who would come alive during those couple of days. And so it happened.

This was no small project to get the organizers’ arms around. Among those invited to offer their talents and to hold special events was the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council, which would become the managing body alongside Port Jefferson Village, the historical society, the school district, the churches, various cultural paeans like Theatre Three (“A Christmas Carol”) and Harbor Ballet Theatre (“The Nutcracker”), the chamber of commerce and the civics, the constables, the ferry company, music groups, the harbormaster, the individual businesses and the residents just for starters. Events were designed for all age groups.

Eventually the Currier & Ives-like ice skating rink — another Jeanne Garant idea — joined the enchanting picture.

And a special THANK YOU to nationally famed and charming confection artist, Pat Darling, for once again creating the whimsical Santa’s Workshop in the historic Drowned Meadow Cottage on West Broadway.

There are new offerings each year,

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel MANAGING EDITOR Desirée Keegan EDITOR Alex Petroski

LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton SPORTS EDITOR Desirée Keegan ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ellen Recker ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathryn Mandracchia

and this past weekend Mrs. Cratchit’s Colorful Christmas Crafts was one such in the Village Center, along with an expanded Festival of Trees that each sponsor creatively decorated.

Port Jefferson Village was rich with events running through Saturday and Sunday. Indeed, it required more than two full pages in our Official Festival Guide just to list them in their many different locations hosted by the various community groups. So the original vision of a unified village has once again been realized. And the businesses were delighted with the results. “Never had an empty table all weekend,” one restaurateur said. “Shoppers buying all afternoon,” a jewelry store owner said.

Dickensian pleasure will go on throughout December this year, with the decorations and specials. And I would like to end on a personal note.

I have watched countless parades in my lifetime as a child, a mother and a grandmother, but until this weekend, I had never been on a parade float. As the honoree of the Dickens weekend, I got to ride atop the ferry float and to wave at the thousands of people and shower them with (artificial) snow as they waved back, calling out greetings.

What fun! We are deeply honored to have been appreciated in this way.

ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Beth Heller Mason INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano

CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTOR Ellen Segal BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross CREDIT MANAGER Diane Wattecamps CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtney Biondo

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