The Port Times Record - December 24, 2015

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The last two years have been rough for Dunia Sibomana, but now that he has been brought to the United States for reconstructive surgery, everything could change.

Since the 8-year-old was disfigured in a chimpanzee attack — the same one that killed his younger brother — he had stopped going to school because the other children in his native Congo ridiculed him.

And being extremely poor, he came to America weighing only 40-something pounds, although the typical weight for a boy his age is almost double that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Despite all he has gone through, volunteers from the Smile Rescue Fund for Kids said Dunia is still a sweet kid.

That group, founded by Poquott resident Dr. Leon Klempner, who until recently was an orthodontist based in Port Jefferson, is hosting Dunia on Long Island and will care for him through a series of surgeries to reconstruct his lips and cheek.

Klempner started his non-

profit organization a few years ago to care for kids with severe facial deformities who are often ignored by similar groups that repair simpler issues like cleft lips.

Dunia lost both his lips and has scarring on his cheeks after the chimpanzee attack two years ago on the outskirts of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near that country’s border with Uganda and Rwanda. While his father was working in the fields, he was playing with his friends and his 4-year-old brother, Klempner said. The chimps “killed and completely dismembered” the brother, but a ranger fortunately found Dunia and rushed him to the hospital.

“He refused to go to school after the injury because the kids were just ridiculing him too much,” the Poquott man said.

“He lost most of his friends.”

Smile Rescue Fund stepped in, bringing Dunia and that park ranger, Andre Bauma, stateside. Bauma was acting as a translator for Dunia, who only speaks Swahili, and helping him get settled with his Hauppauge host family, the Creans, but had DUNIA continued on page A12

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at top, leon Klempner poses with Dunia sibomana in front of the Christmas tree. above, Dunia and ranger andre Bauma both give a thumbs-up for school.

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According to the Suffolk County Police Department, 48-year-old Belle Terre resident Glen Nelson was driving east up East Broadway in Port Jefferson in the 2008 Lamborghini that day, Dec. 20, when he left the road and struck a pole near High Street.

Port Jefferson Village Trustee Larry LaPointe said on Monday that one of the village’s code officers was the first person

on the scene and was able to get into the “horribly mangled vehicle with a person still alive inside.”

LaPointe, the board of trustees’ liaison to the code enforcement bureau, said the code officer, Paul Barbato, started to deliver care to the injured driver.

Despite Barbato’s attempt, the man was pronounced dead at St. Charles Hospital, police said.

Police impounded the Lamborghini for a safety check and detectives from the 6th Squad are investigating the single-car crash. Anyone with information is asked to call them at 631-854-8652.

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Holiday gift event reaches hundreds

By Giselle Barkley

For the past eight years, Rhonda Klch and her company Equity First have made many dreams come true.

This year is no different with Klch’s annual Holiday Dream event, which provides Christmas gifts for Long Island families in need. Last Sunday, families picked up their Christmas presents at the Coram Fire Department headquarters from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Klch, a Miller Place resident, and event volunteers upped the ante this year by getting gifts for around 250 families from Mount Sinai, Miller Place, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station, Selden, Medford and other towns across the Island.

“These kids feel like they’re walking on a cloud,” said Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station), as several children ran around with balloons in the background after receiving their presents and meeting Santa.

Cartright was one of many people Klch called this year when searching for families in need of some holiday cheer.

Local schools and churches were also contacted to find these families. While the families don’t need to be homeless to participate in the program, many of the

families are financially unable to afford presents around the holidays.

People like Gordon Leonard of Selden said with the recession it’s harder to live on Long Island, making special seasons like the holidays more stressful.

“They’re giving because they know people are struggling just to be New Yorkers,” he said. “We don’t want to leave.

What choice do we have?”

According to volunteer Priscilla Arena, of Mount Sinai, the event was a success.

“The outpour from the community has been tremendous and I’m hoping that it’ll only increase next year,” she said.

Last year, the event helped about 167 families.

For residents like Tiana Wyche, who lives in a shelter, Holiday Dream was important to bring joy to her children.

Wyche is originally from Riverhead but currently resides in Port Jefferson Station.

“Unfortunately, financial restrictions impact everybody and it becomes difficult over holidays,” Klch said. “I think people have this perception that just because you live somewhere, you’re doing very well.

But unfortunately, people get so blind.”

Klch added that people don’t always realize how many families struggle to live on the Island, much less celebrate the

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holidays. She started spreading the word about the event among people in the business district. While Holiday Dream is the main event where children pick up their toys and have breakfast with Santa, there are toy drive events prior to Holiday Dream that Klch and her company host to raise more donations.

For Carmen Nunez and her family, who moved from the Dominican Republic to Port Jefferson Station, the program was extra special. Her family wasn’t used to getting presents around this time of year.

“I feel so happy,” she said. “It’s beautiful.”

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at left, a little girl plays with a balloon during rhonda klch’s Holiday Dream event. above, klch, on right, poses for a photo with volunteer Priscilla arena.

the spirit of giving is important this time of year, and she hopes to keep giving in the future through Holiday Dream.

“A lot of community organizations and individuals come together to remind the kids that this is a season of giving,” Cartright said. “The holiday season is not only about receiving. They’re reaching hundreds of kids now, and I can only imagine as the years go by, how many kids we’re going to be changing their lives by letting them know they’re loved and supported by the community.”

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County Republicans call for federal SCPD monitor

BY Phil Corso

North Shore lawmakers are calling on the federal government to keep a closer watch on the county police department.

At a press conference last week, Suffolk County Legislators Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga), Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) and Tom Muratore (R-Ronkonkoma) stood beside Republican minority leader Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) at the William Rogers Legislature Building in Hauppauge to call for heightened oversight of the Suffolk County Police Department via a federal monitor. Their pleas came in light of a recent investigation and indictment of former county Police Chief James Burke, who was accused of beating a handcuffed suspect and attempting to cover up the crime.

During the press conference, numerous members of the Republican Caucus made it clear that both Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) and Tim Sini needed to speak up about what they know — if anything — regarding the alleged malfeasance of the department, given that their positions were so intimately tied to its internal mechanisms.

Trotta said that as more facts related to Burke roll out, it has become more apparent that the problem needs to be addressed by a federal monitor. He and his colleagues argued that federal in-

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suffolk County legislator rob Trotta, second from right, calls for a federal monitor to oversee the county police department in the wake of recent scandals.

volvement would allot the best resources available to the investigation and also instill an element of objectivity.

“I want the monitor to come in to make sure that everything in the internal affairs department is running correctly,” Trotta said at the press conference. “I want the monitor to come in and say that the per-

son appointed to be police commissioner is qualified.”

Bellone ensured that a monitor will be established as soon as possible.

Bellone tapped Tim Sini to become Suffolk County police commissioner after serving as Bellone’s chief criminal justice advisor since August 2014.

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Before his tenure as Suffolk’s assistant deputy county executive for public safety, Sini served as an assistant U.S. attorney from 2010 to 2014, specializing in violent crimes, gang prosecutions and large-scale narcotics cases.

“When looking for a police commissioner, I am seeking someone with character, experience and vision, and Tim Sini has all three,” Bellone said. “Tim is a man of real integrity with a strong sense of justice. Tim Sini has a unique blend of law enforcement experience as a federal prosecutor combined with a keen understanding of Suffolk County’s law enforcement community by serving as my top law enforcement advisor.”

But McCaffrey argued at the press conference that there was no time for “onthe-job training” when one is elevated to the level of commissioner of the county police department. McCaffrey argued that Sini is inexperienced, making it that much more essential that federal investigators seek out accountability.

“This is not a political issue, it is one of public safety and the integrity of our government,” McCaffrey said. “The State of New York, and now Suffolk County, is just roiling with corruption and mismanagement. The people of Suffolk County deserve much better than this, and anything less than full federal involvement will not be acceptable.”

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Legals NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Suffolk, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Norman Fuchs, Nancy Fuchs, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on July 08, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on January 06, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., premises known as 5 Flagpole Lane, East Setauket, 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 157.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 015.000. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 26045/09.

Hon. Armand Araujo, Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff 436 12/3 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST Benjamin Crespin; Encarnacion Crespin; Samuel Crespin a/k/a Sauel Crespin; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 5, 2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, 11738 on January 12, 2016 at 10:15AM, premises known as 18 Minerva Lane, Centereach, NY 11720. 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 514.00 Block 06.00 Lot 017.00. Approximate amount of judgment $374,790.95 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 16440/11.

James K. Hogan, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: November 5, 2015 483 12/10 4x ptr NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE PORT JEFFERSON B.I.D. MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of the PORT JEFFERSON B.I.D. MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. will be held at the Village Center, 101-A East Broadway, Port Jefferson, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 6:00 o’clock p.m.

The purpose of the annual

meeting is as follows: 1. The election of directors.

2. The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting of the members pursuant to the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law and General Municipal Law, or any adjournment thereof.

If you are unable to attend in person, you are requested to sign and execute a proxy naming a person you authorize to vote on your behalf and to deliver the same to the person named therein to be presented at the meeting so that your membership may be represented and voted at the meeting.

Your proxy should state your name, address and whether you are an owner of the commercial property, a commercial tenant of property located in the district, or a tenant in an apartment complex.

Tom Schafer, President 485 12/10 3x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff against SONY CLERVOIX; FRANTZIE JOSEPH CLERVOIX A/K/A FRANTZIE JOSEPH-CLERVOIX ,et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered JANUARY 29, 2015.

I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HALL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738 on JANUARY 12, 2016 at 9:30 A.M.. Premises known as 72 GIANT OAK ROAD, RIDGE, NY 11961. District 0200 Sec 407.00 Block 01.00 Lot 055.004. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Ridge, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $426,664.89 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 18916/11 .

DEIRDRE J. CREIGHTON, ESQ. , Referee 486 12/10 2x ptr SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises INDEX NO. 061945/2013 38 FLAMINGO ROAD ROCKY POINT, NY 11778 Section: 077.00 Block: 05.00 Lot: 038.00 District: 0200 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES OOMC 2005-HE6, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES OOMC 2005-HE6, Plaintiff, vs. PETER H. CLAUSEN, if living, and if he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, ad-

ministrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “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, Defendants. To the above-named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney 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) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; 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 caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $99,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on July 11, 2015 in Liber 21083, Page 548 covering premises known as 38 FLAMINGO ROAD, ROCKY POINT NY 11778. 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. SUFFOLK County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: October 7, 2015 RAS Boriskin, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: Thomas Zegarelli, Esquire 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 280-7675 496 12/10 4x ptr

POLICE BLOTTER Incidents and arrests from Dec. 13-19 Curbing a DWAI Police arrested a 20-year-old man from Port Jefferson Station for driving while ability impaired on Dec. 15, after they saw him drive over a curb on Wilson Avenue and pulled him over.

Cashing in Between Dec. 13 and Dec. 15, an unknown person withdrew more than $200 cash from a bank without the permission of the Port Jefferson Station cardholder.

Hitting the trifecta A 31-year-old Medford man was arrested for driving while ability impaired on Dec. 17 after he failed to maintain his lane and struck a grassy median while speeding on Lincoln Drive in Rocky Point. Police said the man was going 70 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone in a 1998 GMC.

That’s a big dog On Dec. 19, an unknown person entered the Walmart on Nesconset Highway in Setauket-East Setauket and stole a television and a dog bed.

Police said the person may have used the dog bed to conceal the TV.

Wanted woman On Dec. 16, police collared a Wading River woman who had five warrants out for her arrest. At the time officers found her on Babylon Drive in Sound Beach, the 26-year-old was also allegedly in possession of a controlled substance, and was charged with that crime.

That sucks Police arrested a 28-year-old man from Lake Grove for petit larceny on Dec. 16, right after he stole two vacuums from a store at the Centereach Mall.

Hand-to-hand-to-cuffs Police observed a woman in a handto-hand drug transaction on Route 25A in Selden on Dec. 18, and stopped the 55-year-old before she could pull away in her 2002 Cadillac. Officers found heroin in her possession and arrested her for criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Caffeine fiend On Dec. 18, a 69-year-old man from Centereach was arrested for petit larceny.

According to police, the man entered the Shoprite on College Road in Selden on Sept. 15 and took a Keurig Coffee Maker worth around $190.

Vroom vroom to jail Police arrested a 29-year-old Ronkonkoma man on Dec. 13 for driving while ability impaired, after the suspect failed to maintain his lane while driving a 2008 Volkswagen south on Nicolls Road in Stony Brook. Police said the man was speeding, at 62 miles per hour.

Unwarranted steal A 27-year-old woman from Port Jefferson Station was arrested for petit larceny on Dec. 18, after stealing assorted costume jewelry, clothing and other items from a store on Route 347 in Setauket-East Setauket. According to police, there were already two unrelated warrants out for the woman’s arrest.

In hot water An unidentified person stole three faucets from the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook on Dec. 18.

Taking it to-go On Dec. 18, three unknown men with guns entered the Peking Chinese Kitchen on Middle Country Road in Selden as someone was closing the restaurant. The men demanded money but the suspects fled empty-handed.

Visa revoked On Dec. 19, someone stole a jacket, a wallet and a person’s visa from a car in the Starbucks parking lot on Middle Country Road in Selden.

Rock on Tree According to police, an unidentified person threw a large rock at a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer and damaged the car. Police didn’t specify where the car was damaged but said the incident happened some time between Dec. 18 and Dec. 19 on Tree Road in Centereach.

Tired of theft An unknown person gained entry to the Mavis Discount Tire on Route 25A in Mount Sinai and stole money from the register before fleeing the store. The incident happened on Dec. 14 around 8:25 p.m.

Smashed On Dec. 19, someone smashed the back window of a 2009 Honda outside a residence on Deepdale Drive in Rocky Point.

Police are in purse-uit An unidentified person stole someone’s bag from the Walmart at the Centereach Mall on Dec. 19. Police said the victim put the bag down and walked away. When they returned, the bag was gone. According to police, the bag contained money and an ATM card.

— Compiled by Giselle barkley

DECEMBER 24, 2015 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A7

A Jefferson for the people Thomas Jefferson will watch over Village Hall visitors in the future, thanks to a donation from the Calabrese family.

“Much to my surprise, there’s nothing for the public viewing of anything of Thomas Jefferson — no statue, no bust, no painting,” Ray Calabrese said at the Port Jefferson Village Board of Trustees meeting Monday night. “So I decided to do something about it.”

To applause from the audience, he presented Mayor Margot Garant and the board with a painting of Jefferson, the original of which he said was done

by Rembrandt Peale in 1805, halfway through the president’s tenure.

Garant said the portrait would hang above the stairs so that as people go between the first and second floors, “they’ll see Thomas.”

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PERSPECTIVES

Climate change agreement is just a first step Your turn

BY Emma collin

It’s the morning of Dec. 12 as I hurriedly make my way across Paris, hands in my pockets, trying not to draw attention to myself. Today will be my first real engagement with civil disobedience. Under a broad state of emergency, French President François Hollande has banned demonstrations. In the weeks leading up to today, citizens who publicly criticized the egregiously dangerous deal brewing in the 21st United Nations Conference of the Parties climate talks were confronted with state-sanctioned violence, tear gas, and arrest. I emerge from the metro and scan the scene. Imposing graffiti on the bank of the Seine River nearby reads “L’état d’urgences pour faire oublier les tas d’urgences,” or “A state of emergency to ensure other emergencies are forgotten.”

Let’s back up. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change convened heads of state in an old airport hanger in a suburb north of Paris. With extraordinarily high stakes, world leaders were tasked with drafting and signing a binding agreement that would prevent the most catastrophic effects of climate change.

COP21 comes after years of unproductive conversation around climate; e.g. the notorious COP15 in Copenhagen 2009 produced only a vague document with no legal standing.

After an emotional and exhausting two weeks, not to mention an extended deadline and a few all-nighters, a deal heralded by most major news outlets as “historic” and “groundbreaking” was signed.

And, in many ways, the deal is historic. World leaders unanimously signing a deal at all signals progress. This forward movement is undoubtedly a testament to grassroots power built by communities around the world who are demanding action — for example, the more than 400,000 people who took to the streets of New York City last September for the People’s Climate March.

While acknowledging that victory, here are some things you should understand about the Paris climate accord.

For one, it is functionally unenforceable.

Emission reductions are based on voluntary commitments by each nation. To adhere to the desperately needed 1.5°C warming limit that appears repeatedly in the document’s text, we need to stop extracting and burning fossil fuels almost immediately. Instead, the tangible commitments to emission-reduction lock us into 3.0°C warming or more, which spells catastrophe, especially for the global south. Furthermore, language

on indigenous and human rights were stripped completely from the body of the document. The words “fossil fuels,” “coal,” or “oil” don’t appear once.

One of the most debated and divisive sections of the document is called “loss and damage.” It outlines the idea that compensation should be paid to vulnerable states to aid adaptation to climate change. In a predictable move, representatives of developed countries like the United States fought hard to make this section non-binding. This strips poor nations — those already feeling the brunt of the consequences of climate change despite a historically negligible contribution to emissions — of any mechanism for claiming damages or compensation. Contrast this with international free trade agreements, which give corporations concrete mechanisms

to sue nations for projected loss of profits. I know this deal is inadequate, and I know others know it too.

So when I exit the metro on Dec. 12 and quietly walk past swarms of Parisian police officers in full riot gear, I find myself in a crowd 15,000 people. I stand with people peacefully singing and chanting and defying a protest ban because they understand that we can do better. I stand next to my family and fellow delegates of Gulf South Rising, an inspirational group of community and indigenous leaders from the five U.S. states on the Gulf of Mexico, who are uniting to build just economic, political and energy systems that heal their communities. And I stand with the understanding that what happened this month is just the beginning — that we must operate from a framework of resistance where we demand the healthy and safe communities we know we deserve.

The Paris Climate Accord will not get us there, but with world leaders committing, however theoretically, to action, it is a tool we can leverage as we continue this fight.

Emma Collin grew up in Centerport and graduated from Harborfields High School. She recently moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, where she is a senior project manager at Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy.

Legals SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Plaintiff -againstPUBLIC ADMINSTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA MORRISON A/K/A A. MORRISON, KEVIN MORRISON AS HEIR AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA MORRISON A/K/A VIRGINIA A. MORRISON-DECEASED, JUNE SMITH AS HEIR AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA MORRISON A/K/A VIRGINIA A. MORRISON-DECEASED, JAMES MORRISON AS HEIR AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA MORRISON A/K/A VIRGINIA A. MORRISON-DECEASED, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE- TAX COMPLIANCE DIVISION- C.O.-ATC, COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION & FINANCE- TCD

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SECTION, BENEFICIAL NEW YORK INC., COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, MAURICE SHEPHERD, CAROL A. MORRISON C/O CSEB Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly dated OCTOBER 5, 2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738 on January 7, 2016 at 2:00 PM premises known as 359 WELLWOOD DRIVE, SHIRLEY, NY 11967.

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 669.00 Block 05.00 Lot 033.001 Approximate amount of lien $385,758.12 plus interest and

costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 12-12817 ED SIMEONE, ESQ., REFEREE STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 DATED: December 04, 2015 FILE # INDY FF 54183 497 12/10 4x ptr NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2007-FM1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-FM1, Against

Plaintiff(s),

Index No.: 21128/2007

CECILIA A. JONES AND WILHELMINA P. JONES A/K/A WILHELMINA JONES, MS. JONES, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on 9/16/2014, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on 1/11/2016 at 10:00 am, premises known as 3 Teller Avenue, Coram, NY 11727, and described as follows: 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, and designated on the tax maps of the Suffolk County Treasurer as Section 496.00, Block 03.00, Lot 037.004 F/K/A 035.00 and P/O 024.00, 036.000 and 037.000.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is

$495,758.96 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 21128/2007.

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.

Donald Novick, Esq., Referee.

Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504 Dated: 11/6/2015 TMC 499 12/17 4x ptr TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT 19 JAYNE BOULEVARD PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY 11776

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the 2016 Organizational meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Terryville Fire District will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 6:00 PM (prevailing time) at the Fire District Office, 19 Jayne Boulevard Port Jefferson Station, New York.

The Regular meetings of the Board of Fire Commissioners will be held on the Second and Fourth Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM (prevailing time).

By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Terryville Fire District Dated December 10, 2015 Frank Triolo District Secretary 517 12/24 1x ptr

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE TERRYVILLE FIRE DISTRICT

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Did You Know That A Local Purchase Can Benefit The Local Economy 3 Times More Than The Same Purchase At A Chain Retailer?

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PEOPLE

Photo from Port Jefferson School District

Port Jefferson students present the Fortunato Breast Health Center with a check for $6,486.33 as part of the Paint Port Pink initiative.

Students donate $6,000 to breast center research

Port Jefferson students recently presented the Fortunato Breast Health Center at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital with a check for $6,486.33 as part of the hospital’s Paint Port Pink initiative.

To raise the money, the students

participated in a variety of fundraising activities throughout the month of October. At the Edna Louise Spear Elementary School, students collected donations in an hourglass jar; Port Jefferson Middle School students secured

donations through bake sales, also shoelace and frisbee sales; and Earl L. Vandermeulen High School varsity cheerleaders and student organization members held a “flamingo flocking” fundraiser, during which community

members paid the kids to set pink flamingos in their neighbors’ yards.

“The students did a tremendous job raising funds,” said Debra Ferry, director of health, physical education & athletics.

“We are very proud of them.”

OBITUARY George Moraitis Sr. George Moraitis Sr. died on Dec. 6. The son of Stamati and Alice, he was born in Port Jefferson on May 31, 1951.

He was a lifelong resident of Port Jefferson, and graduated from high school in 1969. In the 1970s, George took courses at Stony Brook University and received a bachelor’s degree in history and theology.

On Dec. 27, 1969, he married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Bloom. Their family blossomed, with sons George Jr. (Meredith) and Jason (Catie); daughter Laurie (Paul) Hatch; grandchildren Wyatt, Gavin,

Alex, Emily, Nicholas and Sophia; and great-grandchildren Aria and Chayse.

George was a devout Greek Orthodox Christian who loved and lived his faith. He personified the time-honored values of faith, family and country.

In 2008, Father Demetrios Calogredes, of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption in Port Jefferson Station, conferred the title of neokoros — church caretaker — on George and made him Father of the Year in 2009. George served the church with love, honor and distinction during all the Holy Services and sacred sacraments.

He was well known for his beautiful smile, support for church organizations and everlasting love for the Lord’s house.

George was the historian for the Cedar Hill Cemetery Association and compiled a history of the cemetery, “Forevermore on Cedar Hill,” which detailed historical facts of all those buried there. He also compiled a history of his family, which they will treasure forever.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Bryant Funeral Home of East Setauket. Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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

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Legals SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS INDEX # 10429/12

Plaintiff Designates Suffolk County as the Place of Trial

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above caption is for the foreclosure of:

Plaintiff resides at

Mortgagor, to Premier Mortgage Corp., d/b/a PMC Mortgage Co., as Mortgage, to secure the sum $100,153.00 which Mortgage was duly recorded in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office on Aug. 18, 1997 in Reel 19233 at Page 251

3415 Vision Drive

NOTICE

The Basis of Venue is that the Subject of the Action is situated in Suffolk County.

Columbus, OH 43219

YOU ARE IN DANGER OF

County of Franklin SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION S/B/M TO CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC S/B/M TO CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, — against — JEFFREY I. BAUM, as Temporary Administrator for the Estate of Vincent Capuano, his respective heirs-at-law, next-of-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, NICOLETTA CAPUANO INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF VINCENT CAPUANO, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, A FEDERAL ASSOCIATION, DANIELLE NICOLE CAPUANO A/K/A DANIELLE N. CAPUANO A/K/A DANIELLE CAPUANO AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF VINCENT CAPUANO, CYPRESS FINANCIAL RECOVERIES LLC, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America may appear or answer within 60 days of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to Order the Hon. Daniel Martin a Justice of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, dated Nov. 12, 2015 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Suffolk County Clerk’s Office, Riverhead, NY. Prem. k/a 53 Elmwood Avenue, Selden, NY 11784 a/k/a Section 491.00, Block

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: Elmsford, New York December 1, 2015 Respectfully submitted, KNUCKLES, KOMOSINSKI & ELLIOTT, LLP By: HEINO J. MULLER, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590 Elmsford, NY 10523 (914)-345-3020- #87200 514 12/24 4x ptr Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Suffolk Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Suffolk ---------------------------------------------------------------X Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Karen J. matz if living, and if he/ she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees,

lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to Plaintiff; Michael J. Matz, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Capital One Bank USA NA, Danielle Matz, People of the State of New York, United States of America Acting Through the IRS; John Doe (being fictitious, the names unknown to Plaintiff intended to be tenants, occupants, person orcorporations having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the property described in the complaint or their heirs at law, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors.)

Defendants.

---------------------------------------------------------------X Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index No.: 607543/2015 Mortgaged Premises: 3 Andrew Street Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 DSBL #: 0200 - 284.00 - 01.00 002.000 To the above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

Trial to be held in the County of Suffolk.

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

To: Karen J. Matz, Defendants In this Action.

The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. ANDREW G. TARANTINO, JR. of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the First day of December, 2015 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, in the City of Riverhead.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Michael J. Matz and Karen J. Matz dated August 21, 2006, to secure the sum of $365,000.00. The Mortgage was recorded at Book 21382, Page 631 in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk, on the September 14, 2006. Said Mortgage was subsequently modified by a Loan Modification Agreement executed by Michael J. Matz and Karen J. Matz on August 22, 2014 and recorded February 11, 2015 in Book 22566, Page 59 in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk.

The property in question is described as follows: 3 ANDREW STREET, PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY 11776

EXPERIENCED ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER/ JR. MECHANIC Must be reliable, punctual and professional, with references and clean driver’s license. Port Jefferson-based shop.

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Original Filed With Clerk on

02.00, Lot 057.00.

Email: selectric2014@hotmail.com or call 631-828-4675 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACTAN 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 office, there are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process.

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1877-226-5697) or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE 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 PLAIN-

TIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: December 9, 2015 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose 523 12/24 4x ptr

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of December, 2015, duly adopted a resolution subject to permissive referendum, the purpose and effect of which is to authorize a Lease Agreement between the Town of Brookhaven and the Sunshine Alternative Education and Prevention Center, to lease premises known as 468 Boyle Road, Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776.

The subject resolution is available for public inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Brookhaven Town Clerk’s office located at One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York.

Dated: December 17, 015 At: Farmingville, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN DONNA LENT, TOWN CLERK 538 12/24 1x ptr NOTICE OF ADOPTION Notice is herby given that the following amendment(s) to the Uniform Code of Traffic Ordinances of the Town of Brookhaven.was/ were adopted by the Brookhaven Town Board on Public Hearing Date 12/17/2015 to become effective ten (10) days from this publication as required by Section 133 of the Town Law. Article VIII Section 39 entitled STOPPING IN DESIGNATED LOCATIONS is hereby amended by ADDITION of the following in the hamlet of PORT JEFFERSON STATION BICYCLE PATH NO STOPPING ANY TIME BEG +/- 1240’ N/O SWEET WOODS CT CONT NORTH +/- 495’ BICYCLE PATH NO STOPPING ANY TIME BEG +/- 1470’ S/O ROUTE 112 CONT SOUTH +/- 150’

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)

536 12/24 1x ptr Notice to Bidders

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE SUNSHINE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION CENTER

STATE OF NEW YORK)

I, Donna Lent, Clerk of the Town of Brookhaven in said State and County do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the Amendment(s) to the Uniform TrafficCode with the record of the original filed in my office, and that it is true and correct copy of such record and of the whole thereof.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the seal of the Town of Brookhaven on this 18th day of December, 2015 .

SS:

Bid No: B1600014 Bid Description: Environmental Testing Services Advertisement Date: December 23, 2015 Bid Due Date and Time: January 7, 2016 at 2:00 PM All sealed bids must be returned to the Suffolk County Community College Procurement Office located on the Ammerman Campus, 533 College Road, Selden NY 11784 by the date and time indicated 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.

Bids will be publicly opened at Suffolk County Community College, NFL Building, Room 11, located at 533 College Road, Selden, NY 11784 immediately after the due date and time.

Bid information can be found at the college website: http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/administration/businessaffairs/requestforproposals/index.asp Or by contacting Seema Menon menons@sunysuffolk.edu phone: 631-451-4141 (preferred) Or Ivona Zelman zelmani@sunysuffolk.edu phone: 631-451-4230 Bids must be made upon and in accordance with the forms and documents provided by the college, which will contain accompanying instructions to bidders.

To assist us in communicating quickly to all bidders, please complete and return the “BidRFP Vendor Registration Form” via email to menons@sunysuffolk.edu (or fax to 631-4514404) as soon as possible prior to the Bid/RFP opening date.

This will assist in providing us contact information so that if Bid/RFP amendments are issued, the college is able to notify you in a timely manner. The College will not be responsible for amendment notification if the referenced form is not submitted prior to the bid/RFP due date.

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Photos from Amy Epstein

Clockwise from left: Dunia Sibomana hugs Eian Crean while playing with Collin Crean; is all smiles with host mother Jennifer Crean; meets Santa Claus; goes food shopping; and laughs with Grace Crean.

dUNIA Continued from page A1

Help needed

Smile Rescue Fund for Kids is searching for a local volunteer who speaks Swahili to translate for Dunia while he is in the United States, as well as volunteers who will spend time with Dunia, as a way of helping out his hosts, the Crean family. Contact Leon Klempner at 631-974-7511 or leon@smilerescuefund.org.

For those who cannot volunteer but would like to help, Smile Rescue Fund accepts donations online, at www.smilerescuefund.org.

to return to Congo last week.

Jennifer Crean said Dunia is getting along well with her three children, ages 10, 12 and 15.

“They have fun with him and he loves them,” she said. “So far so good.”

The family has taught him how to swing at the Hoyt Farm playground in Commack and taken him horseback riding, Crean said. Dunia has also played on an iPad, learned about Santa Claus and gone bowling.

“Everything for him is like brand new.

It’s pretty cool.”

After the holidays, when things have slowed down, Crean said, the plan is to take him into New York City to see the big Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.

Dunia’s experiences here deeply contrast with his life back home — Klempner said the boy’s mother died when he was a toddler and his father is indigent, picking up work wherever he can, so they don’t have a home. And there’s not much food to go around.

At his temporary Hauppauge home, “He eats like a horse,” Klempner said.

“He eats as much as Jenn’s teenage son.”

He’s also recently started instruction at Hauppauge’s Pines Elementary School, where he’s in the second grade.

Klempner noted the biggest benefit of school is that Dunia is being reintegrated into a social setting, with kids who don’t mock him.

“They’ve been very warmly receiving him.”

He’s already picked up some English — Crean said with a laugh that “he knows the word ‘No’” — and has adapted to the new environment.

The surgeries begin in early January, when Dr. Alex Dagum will put three tissue expanders into his face, under the skin on his cheeks and chin. Over a few

months, Dagum will slowly fill those with saline, expanding them and stretching the skin. Once there is enough excess skin created, the expanders will come out and that skin will be cut away and used to reconstruct the lips and cheek.

Stony Brook University Hospital, where Dagum is chief of plastic surgery, has donated the facility and medical staff’s time to operate on Dunia, and is even preparing special meals for him.

In addition, Klempner said, “nurses volunteered to be dedicated nurses for him when he comes in for surgery so he sees the same faces.”

All of the work will add up to a new look for Dunia that will hopefully improve his quality of life at home in Congo when he is ready to return.

“He is sweet, and he is fun-loving; he’s got a sense of humor,” Klempner said.

“He’s an 8-year-old kid that got a bad draw on life.”

DECEMBER 24, 2015 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A13

Photos by Desirée Keegan

Clockwise from above, Michael Spyrou jumps for the layup; Kris Cheslock dribbles toward the basket; John McLaughlin leaps for possession at tip-off; and Brian Mark prepares to pass the ball.

Kris Cheslock is king of the Royals court Boys’ BasKetBall

Port Jefferson . . . . . 60 Greenport . . . . . . . . . 58

By DeSirée Keegan

Kris Cheslock wasn’t happy with the way he was practicing last Thursday night and walked into the locker room feeling defeated, as head coach Keith Buehler followed behind for a pep talk. The next time they went into the locker room together, Friday night, they were celebrating a huge League VIII win.

“We have a terrific relationship,” the Port Jefferson head boys’ basketball coach said of he and his junior forward. “We had a nice man-to-man talk, so for him to have the game he had tonight after what he was battling last night, it touches my heart. I love these kids, and I’m just so happy for him.”

Cheslock scored a game-high 34 points and knocked in a layup with 21 seconds

left to break a tie, giving the Royals a home scored four points off two free throws and a court win over Greenport, 60-58. layup, to maintain a 56-52 edge.

“It’s a great uplift,” Cheslock said of his Cheslock swished a field goal to make game and the team’s win. “I was feeling it 56-54 and Greenport tacked on another down last night and this was a great way to two free throws, but Spyrou grabbed a recome back up.” bound for the score and was fouled, swishHe scored 12 of the team’s 19 first-quarter ing his extra point to make it a one-point points — adding stats in each category with game, 58-57. two three-pointers, two layups and two free“Me and my teammate Cheslock got the throw points — but the team fell behind 24- ball to each other and were able to score,” 19. Both teams were slow to get on the board said Spyrou, who was next in line behind in the second, but the Royals were able to his comrade with 18 points and eight renarrow the gap to 34-31 by halftime. bounds. “Our teammates were getting us “It was a tough one and a the ball, we were getting pivotal game to start the sea- ‘I kept telling my the looks we wanted and son,” Port Jefferson senior that’s what we go over in forward Michael Spyrou teammates not to give practice and we hope to see said. “We were already 0-1 up, that we got this, out on the court.” [league] so it was good to get Cheslock finally got we’re going to win, a win here at home.” what he had been pushing The third stanza proved we’re going to pull for when, with 21.4 seconds to be much like the first, remaining, he nailed anwith Cheslock scoring eight through. And we did.’ other field goal — this time — Kris ChesloCK to give his team the lead, points, but Greenport maintained its three-point lead, 59-58, and ultimately the 46-43, by the end of the next eight minutes. win. Again the gym shook with excitement.

The fourth quarter was when the game “It was a rush,” Cheslock said. “It’s eleccaught fire. tric — everyone is rooting for you in the With 6:09 left to play, Greenport jumped crowd and it feels great.” out to a 52-44 lead.

The team and the fans were matching Spyrou missed a 1-and-1 attempt, but each other’s excitement during the last few sank the rebound for two points and stole a minutes of the game. pass that led to a Cheslock field goal. Seconds “I kept telling my teammates not to give later Cheslock added another to make it a up, that we got this, we’re going to win, two-point game, 52-50. With 3:27 left to play, we’re going to pull through,” he said. “And he intercepted a pass and nailed a long field we did.” goal to tie the game, and the crowd erupted.

Greenport was fouled with 9.7 seconds It didn’t last for long, though, as Greenport left on the clock, but missed both oppor-

tunities to tie or grab the lead. With 7.6 seconds left to play, Spyrou tacked on the final point of the game off a free throw.

“I’m very impressed because we’re a young team,“ Buehler said. “They’ve never really been in a game like that, so I was a little scared. … [But] they were resilient, they stuck around, they stayed calm and they won the game.”

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SBU

Dec. 24-Dec. 30, 2015

SPORTSWEEK STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Tomorrow is Friday — wear red on campus!

THE QUOTE

‘I thought we did a good job of moving the ball.

Our assist total was great. … We were able to finish when it counted.’

— STEVE PIKIELL

Anyagaligbo scores 23 points The Seawolves set their season-high in assists with 15 led by Davion Wingate’s six

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• Freshman forward Ogechi Anyagaligbo wins five Under Armour Rookie of the Week honors in a row.

• Football’s Victor Ochi tabbed as STATS FCS All-American Content provided by SBU and printed as a service to our advertiser.

The front-court duo of Brittany Snow and Ogechi Anyagaligbo combined for 35 points and 22 rebounds to lift the Stony Brook women’s basketball team (7-5) to a 71-54 victory over LIU Brooklyn (2-7) on Monday night at Island Federal Credit Union Arena.

The Stony Brook defense locked down in the second quarter, limiting the Blackbirds to just five points over the 10-minute period, the lowest total by an opponent in any quarter all season. The Seawolves stretched a 19-16 first-quarter lead into a 39-21 margin at halftime by holding the Blackbirds to 2-13 shooting in the second quarter, while going 8-15.

The Seawolves pounded the Blackbirds inside, outscoring them 46-26 in the paint.

Stony Brook shot its best percentage of the season from three-point range, finishing the game 5-12. Freshman guard Davion Wingate, making her first career start, led the way with a 3-for-4 effort from behind the arc, totaling 14 points for the game.

Stony Brook forced 21 LIU Brooklyn turnovers, the most it has caused since 23 against Saint Peter’s University on Nov. 20.

Junior guard Christa Scognamiglio tied

her career-high with six steals.

Stony Brook’s largest lead was 28 points, a 55-27 advantage with 3:18 to play in the third quarter.

The Seawolves set their season-high in assists with 15 led by Wingate’s six. Stony Brook lost the rebounding battle for the first time in seven games, finishing with a 42-39 disadvantage on the glass.

For the second consecutive game, Stony Brook had two players finish with double-doubles and a third just narrowly miss out. Anyagaligbo notched her third of the season with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Snow recorded her fifth of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Scognamiglio finished with nine points and nine rebounds.

Snow has scored in double figures in all 12 games this season.

The Seawolves have won a season-best three games and are two games over .500 (7-5) for the first time since they were 3-1.

Stony Brook is 5-0 when holding its opponents under 60 points.

Stony Brook has nine days off over the holiday break before they host Harvard University on Dec. 30 at 4 p.m.

File photos from SBU

At top, Ogechi Anyagaligbo looks to the basket.

Above, Brittany Snow with a jumper.

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Warney, Stony Brook outlast Hofstra, 71-68 Senior forward tallies 22 points, nine rebounds and five blocks For a second straight year, Stony put myself in a position to help the team.

Brook and Hofstra University battled I’m happy I could provide the help today. to the final seconds, but it was the Sea- Hofstra’s a great team. They were picked wolves who came out on to finish first in the CAA top this time, beating the ‘This is bragging so this was a great chalPride, 71-68, Sunday affor us.” rights for Long Island. lenge ternoon at Island Federal Warney, who was Credit Union Arena be- ... I always try to put named America East’s fore 3,334 fans.

Player of the Week for the myself in a position Senior forward Jameel third time this season, was Warney finished with 22 to help the team. I’m the only scorer in double points, nine rebounds happy I could provide figures for the Seawolves, and five blocks for Stony but they were paced by juthe help today.’

Brook (6-4). nior guard Lucas Wood— Jameel Warney house and sophomore “This is bragging rights for Long Island,” Warney guard and forward Bryan said. “They won it last year and we had Sekunda, who each had nine points. Senior all year to think about it. I always try to forward Rayshaun McGrew and sophomore guard and forward Roland Nyama followed close behind with eight apiece.

Ameen Tanksley and Brian Bernardi led Hofstra (6-4) with 23 and 22 points, respectively.

Juan’ya Green, the Pride’s leading scorer at 17.6 points per game entering the contest, was held to five.

“In the first half, we rushed things a bit,” Stony Brook junior guard Ahmad Walker said. “In the second half, we adjusted to their different defenses. We accomplished what we worked on in practice. We got good looks as it got late in the shot clock.”

After Sekunda made one of two free throws with 15 seconds left to make it 71-68, Hofstra’s Denton Koon missed a three, but got his own rebound and

found Green, whose three-point attempt was long as the buzzer sounded.

Stony Brook led for good on a threepointer from Nyama with 10:44 left in regulation. Hofstra got within one five times, but the Seawolves scored on the ensuing possession each time.

“I’m just really proud of our guys,” Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell said.

“I thought we did a good job of moving the ball. Our assist total was great. … We were able to finish when it counted.”

Bernardi’s layup made it 65-64 with 1:44 left, but Walker connected on a three-point play to make it 68-64.

Warney made two free throws with 20 seconds left to make it 70-66 Stony Brook. Tanksley cut it to two with a pair of free throws with 16 seconds left.

Junior guard Lucas Woodhouse hits three three-pointers, his most in a Stony

File photos from SBU

Clockwise from top left, Rayshaun McGrew maintains possession; Jameel Warney goes up to the rim; and Roland Nyama chases after the ball.

Brook uniform.

Walker recorded at least five assists for the seventh time in 10 games, tying his career-high with eight.

Stony Brook faced a quick turnaround, traveling to Pennsylvania for a contest against Lehigh University on Tuesday, but results were not available by press time.

mike rooney selected sixth overall in mll Supplemental Draft Stony Brook’s all-time leading scorer was chosen by Boston

File photo from SBU

Mike Rooney competing in a Stony Brook University game this past season.

Former Stony Brook All-American Mike Rooney ‘15 was chosen sixth overall by the Boston Cannons in the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft on Dec. 16.

Rooney posted one of the greatest seasons in Stony Brook history with school records of 63 assists and 111 points. The first team All-America East selection also scored 48 goals, a seasonhigh, recording more points in 2015 than in 2013 and 2014 combined.

After totaling nine points in the first three games, Rooney recorded eight points in a win over Fairfield University. Over a seven-game span, he accumulated 54 points and finished the season by averaging more than six points per game.

Rooney had nine games with at least seven points, including a career-high 11 at the University of Vermont. He owns school records for career assists with 121 and career points with 253.

Rooney is one of only two players in school history with 100 goals and 100 assists.

In other news, Adam Rand ‘11 and

Sean Brady ‘13 were chosen by New York and Tom Compitello ‘11 was picked by Boston.

Statistically, Rand, an honorable mention All-America in 2011, finished his career among the greatest faceoff specialists. He totaled 796 face-off wins, good for the third most in Division I history, and is second all-time in face-offs attempted. He’s in the top five in school history with 288 ground balls, tallying a career-high 96 in 2011.

Compitello, an assistant coach at Bryant University, scored 68 goals and had 78 assists in 51 career games for the Seawolves. As a junior, he tallied 37 goals and 35 assists en route to honorable mention All-America honors.

Compitello was a two-time All-America East selection.

Brady, who led the conference in goals against average with 9.94, and save percentage with 515 in 2012, finished the regular season with 120 saves.

He registered double-digit saves in six games, including a career-best 17 at Binghamton University, to earn first team All-America East honors.

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Religious ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

CATHOLIC

STONY BROOK CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Connecting to God, Each Other and the World

400 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket (631) 689–1127 • Fax (631) 689–1215

www.stonybrookchristian.com Pastor Troy Reid Weekly Schedule Sunday Worship w/nursery 10 am Kidmo Children’s Church • Ignited Youth Fellowship and Food Always to Follow Tuesday Evening Prayer: 7 pm Thursday Morning Bible Study w/Coffee & Bagels: 10 am Friday Night Experience “FNX” for Pre K-Middle School: 6:30 pm Ignite Youth Ministry: 7:30 pm Check out our website for other events and times

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

38 Mayflower Avenue, Smithtown NY 11787 631–759–6083 resurrectionsmithtown@gmail.com www.resurrectionsmithtown.org Fr. Jack Custer, SSL., STD., Pastor Cantor Joseph S. Durko Divine Liturgy: Sunday, 11:15am followed by fellowship in the parish hall.

Holy Days: 7:00pm. See website for days and times.

Faith Formation for All Ages: Sunday School (Ages 4-13), alternate Sundays at 10:00am ByzanTeens (14-18), alternate Tuesdays at 7:00pm Adult Faith Formation: Mondays at 7:00pm.

PrayerAnon Prayergroup for substance addictions: Wednesdays at 7 pm See the website for current topics and schedule.

The Sacraments: Baptism, Chrismation and Eucharist for infants, children and adults arranged by appointment. Sacrament of Matrimony arranged by appointment. Sacrament of Repentance: Sundays 10:50 to 11:05am and before or after all other services.

All services in English. A parish of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic.

CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST. GERARD MAJELLA 300 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station (631) 473–2900 • Fax (631) 473–0015

www.stgmajella.org Rev. Gennaro DiSpigno, Pastor Office of Christian Formation • 928–2550 We celebrate Eucharist Saturday evening 5 pm, Sunday 7:30, 9 and 11 am Weekday Mass Monday–Friday 9 am We celebrate Baptism Third weekend of each month during any of our weekend Masses We celebrate Marriage Arrangements can be made at the church with our Pastor or Deacon We celebrate Penance Confession is celebrated on Saturdays from 4–5 pm We celebrate You! Visit Our Thrift Shop Mon. – Fri. 10 am–4 pm + Sat. 10 am–2 pm

INFANT JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 110 Myrtle Ave., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 (631) 473-0165 • Fax (631) 331-8094

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www.www.infantjesus.org Reverend Patrick M. Riegger, Pastor Associates: Rev. Francis Lasrado & Rev. Rolando Ticllasuca To schedule Baptisms and Weddings, Please call the Rectory Confessions: Saturdays 12:30-1:15 pm in the Lower Church Religious Ed.: (631) 928-0447 • Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145 Weekly Masses: 6:50 and 9 am in the Church, 12 pm in the Chapel* Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5 pm in the Church, 5:15 pm in the Chapel* Sunday at 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm in the Church and at 8:30 am, 10 am, and 11:30 am (Family Mass) in the Chapel* Spanish Masses: Sunday at 8:45 am and Wednesday at 6 pm in the Church *Held at the Infant Jesus Chapel at St. Charles Hospital Religious Education: (631) 928-0447 Parish Outreach: (631) 331-6145

429 Rt. 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 Phone/Fax: (631) 941–4141

Mission Statement: In faith we come together to celebrate the Eucharist as a Parish Family; and as a Catholic community of faith, we are sent to be Christ to the world around us.

Rev. James-Patrick Mannion, Pastor Rev. Daniel Opoku-Mensah, Associate Rev. Jon Fitzgerald, In Residence Weekday Masses: Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Christmas Eve Masses, Thurs., December 24 4 pm Church, 4:15 pm Parish Center, 7:30 pm Church, 11 pm Church (Carols Sung by the Choir at 10:30 pm) Christmas Day Masses, Fri., December 25 8 am Church, 10:15 am Church, 11:45 am Church (No afternoon or evening Masses On Christmas Day) The Feast of Mary, Mother of God, Thursday, December 31, 5 pm Church Friday, January 1, 2016, 10 am Church Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30 am (family), 11:30 am (choir), 6:00 pm (Youth) Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Baptisms: Sundays at 1:30 pm (except during Lent) Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 pm or by appointment Anointing Of The Sick: by request Holy Matrimony: contact the office at least 9 months before desired date

CONGREGATIONAL MT. SINAI CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

233 North Country Road, Mt. Sinai • (631) 473–1582 www.mtsinaichurchli.org “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here” Sunday Services at 10 am Sunday School and childcare offered at the 10 am service and open to all infants to 8th grade.

Last Sundays of the month: 10 am Welcome Sunday Service A service welcoming those with differing abilities We are an Open and Affirming Congregation.

EPISCOPAL ALL SOULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH “Our little historic church on the hill” across from the Stony Brook Duck Pond

Main Street, Stony Brook • (631) 751–0034

www.allsouls–stonybrook.org • allsoulsepiscopalchurch@verizon.net Please come and welcome our new Priests: The Rev. Dr. Richard Visconti, Priest–In–Charge The Rev. Farrell D. Graves, Priest Associate Sunday Holy Eucharist: 8 and 9:30 am Religious instruction for children follows the 9:30 am Service This is a small eclectic Episcopal congregation that has a personal touch. We welcome all regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey. Walk with us.

CAROLINE CHURCH OF BROOKHAVEN The Rev. Cn. Dr. Richard D. Visconti, Rector The Rev. Farrell Graves, Priest Associate

1 Dyke Road on the Village Green, Setauket Web site: www.carolinechurch.net Parish Office email: office@carolinechurch.net (631) 941–4245

Sunday Services: 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:15 am Church School/Child Care at 9:30 am Church School classes now forming. Call 941-4245 for registration Weekday Holy Eucharist’s: Thursday 12:30 pm and First Fri. of the month 7:30 pm (rotating: call Parish Office for location) Youth, Music and Service Programs offered CHRISTMAS SERVICES Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24th Please note our new Service times 5:00 p.m. Children’s Service Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II - Youth & Teen Choirs

8:00 p.m. Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II - Adult Choir 10:00 p.m. Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II - Adult Choir Christmas Day, Friday, December 25th 10:00 a.m. Festal Holy Eucharist, Rite II - with Christmas Hymns Let God walk with you as part of our family–friendly community.

EPISCOPAL CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 127 Barnum Ave., Port Jefferson (631) 473–0273 email: ccoffice@christchurchportjeff.org www.christchurchportjeff.org

Father Anthony DiLorenzo: Priest–In–Charge Sunday Eucharist: 8 am and 10 am/Wednesday 10 in our chapel Sunday School and Nursery at 9:30 am Our ministries: Welcome Inn on Mondays at 5:45 pm AA meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm/Prayer Group on Wednesdays at 10:30 am/Bible Study on Thursdays at 10 am.

It is the mission of the people of Christ Church to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ and to make his love known to all through our lives and ministry.

We at Christ Church are a joyful, welcoming community. Wherever you are in your journey of life we want to be part of it.

EVANGELICAL THREE VILLAGE CHURCH Knowing Christ...Making Him Known

322 Route 25A, East Setauket • (631) 941–3670 www.3vc.org

Lead Pastor Josh Moody Sunday Worship Schedule 9:15 am:Worship Service Sunday School (Pre–K – Adult), Nursery 10:30 am: Bagel/Coffee Fellowship 11:00 am: Worship, Nursery, Pre–K, Cornerstone Kids (Gr. K–4) We offer weekly Teen Programs, Small Groups, Women’s Bible Studies (day & evening) & Men’s Bible Study Faith Nursery School for ages 3 & 4 Join us as we celebrate 55 years of proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ!

GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION

430 Sheep Pasture Rd., Port Jefferson 11777 Tel: 631-473-0894 • Fax: 631-928-5131 www.kimisis.org • goc.assumption@gmail.com

Rev. Demetrios N. Calogredes, Protopresbyter Sunday Services Orthros 8:30 am - Devine Liturgy 10 am CHRISTMAS EVE 2015-Orthros 6 pm, Divine Liturgy 7 pm Services conducted in both Greek & English* Books available to follow in English* Sunday Catechism School, 10:15 am - 11:15 am* Greek Language School, Tuesdays 5 pm - 8 pm* Bible Study & Adult Catechism Classes Available* Golden Age & Youth Groups* Thrift Store* Banquet Hall available for Rental* For information please call Church office*

JEWISH CHABAD AT STONY BROOK “Judaism with a smile”

Future site: East side of Nicolls Rd, North of Rte 347 –Next to Fire Dept.

Current location: 821 Hawkins Ave., Lake Grove

(631) 585–0521 • (800) My–Torah • www.ChabadSB.com Rabbi Chaim & Rivkie Grossbaum Rabbi Motti & Chaya Grossbaum Rabbi Sholom B. & Chanie Cohen Membership Free •Weekday, Shabbat & Holiday Services Highly acclaimed Torah Tots Preschool • Afternoon Hebrew School Camp Gan Israel • Judaica Publishing Department • Lectures and Seminars • Living Legacy Holiday Programs Jewish Learning Institute Friendship Circle for Special Needs Children • The CTeen Network N’shei Chabad Women’s Club • Cyberspace Library www.ChabadSB.com Chabad at Stony Brook University – Rabbi Adam & Esther Stein

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Religious

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JEWISH

LUTHERAN–LCMS

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

CORAM JEWISH CENTER

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL & DAYCARE

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP AT STONY BROOK

Young Israel of Coram 981 Old Town Rd., Coram • (631) 698–3939 YIC.org – YoungIsraelofCoram@gmail.com

RABBI DR. MORDECAI & MARILYN GOLSHEVSKY RABBI SAM & REBECCA GOLSHEVSKY

“THE ETERNAL FLAME–THE ETERNAL LIGHT” Weekly Channel #20 at 11 am Shabbat Morning Services 9 am Free Membership. No building fund.

Free Hebrew School. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Shabbat and Holiday Services followed by hot buffet. Adult Education Institute. Women’s Education Group–International Lectures and Torah Study. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Kaballah Classes. Jewish Holiday Institute. Tutorials for all ages.

FREE HEBREW SCHOOL 2015–2016 Details (631)698–3939 Member National Council of Young Israel a world–wide organization.

All welcome regardless of knowledge or observance level.

NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER

385 Old Town Rd., Port Jefferson Station (631) 928–3737 www.NorthShoreJewishCenter.org Rabbi Aaron Benson

Cantor Daniel Kramer, Rabbi Emeritus Howard Hoffman Executive Director Marcie Platkin Services: Daily morning and evening minyan Friday at 8 pm; Saturday 8:45 am and one hour before sundown • Tot Shabbat Family Kehillah • Sisterhood • Men’s Club • Seniors Club • Youth Group Award–winning Religious School • Teen Community Service Program Nursery School • Mommy and Me • Preschool Summer Program Continuing Ed • Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Judaica Shop Thrift Shop • Kosher Catering Panel We warmly welcome you to our Jewish home. Come worship, study and enjoy being Jewish with our caring NSJC family.

Member United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

TEMPLE ISAIAH (REFORM)

1404 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook • (631) 751–8518 A warm and caring intergenerational community dedicated to learning, prayer, social action, and friendship.

Rabbi Sharon L. Sobel Cantor Michael F. Trachtenberg Emeritus Cantor Scott Harris Rabbi Emeritus Stephen A. Karol Rabbi Emeritus Adam D. Fisher

Member Union for Reform Judaism Sabbath Services Friday 7:30 pm and Saturday 10 am Monthly Family Service • Monthly Tot Shabbat • Religious School Youth Groups • Senior Club • Adult Education • Chavurah Groups • Early AM Studies • Sisterhood • Brotherhood • PT

LUTHERAN–ELCA ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH

309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station (631)473–7157

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Rev. Paul A. Downing, Pastor email: pastorpauldowning@yahoo.com • pastors cell: 347–423–3623 church website: wwwStPaulsLCPJS.org Services Sundays – 8:30 am and 10:30 am Holy Communion Bibles and Bagels 9:30 am Sunday School during 10:30 am service Wednesday Evening 7:30 pm – Holy Communion Friday Morning Power of Prayer Hour 10:30 am ~ All are Welcome ~

465 Pond Path, East Setauket (631)751-1775 www.messiahny.com

Rev. Charles Bell - Pastor We welcome all to join us for worship & fellowship Sunday Worship Services 8:15am, 9:30am & 11:00am Sunday School at 9:30 am Midweek Tuesday Advent Service 6:15 pm, December 8 & 15 Midweek Wednesday Advent Service 11 am, December 9 & 16 Christmas Eve5:30pm-Candlelight Family • 8pm-Candlelight Traditional Christmas Day 10am • New Year’s Eve 7:30pm NYS Certified Preschool & Day Care Program Please call for details

METHODIST BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 33 Christian Ave/ PO2117 E. Setauket NY 11733 (631)941 3581 Rev. Gregory L. Leonard–Pastor

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Adult Sunday School 9:30 am Lectionary Reading and Prayer Wed. 12 noon Gospel Choir Tues. 8 pm Praise Choir and Youth Choir 3rd and 4th Fri. 6:30 pm

COMMACK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 486 Townline Road, Commack Church Office: (631)499–7310 Fax: (631) 858–0596 www.commack–umc.org • mail@commack–umc.org Rev. Linda Bates–Stepe, Pastor

380 Nicolls Road • between Rte 347 & Rte 25A (631) 751–0297 • www.uufsb.org • office@uufsb.org

Rev. Margaret H. Allen (minister@uufsb.org) Sunday Service: 10:30 am

Religious Education at UUFSB: Unitarian Universalism accepts wisdom from many sources and offers non-dogmatic religious education for children from 3-18 to foster ethical and spiritual development and knowledge of world religions. Classes Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. Childcare for little ones under three. Senior High Youth Group meetings Sunday evenings. Registration is ongoing.

For more information: dre@uufsb.org.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF HUNTINGTON

109 Brown’s Road, Huntington, NY 11743 631–427–9547 www.uufh.org

Rev. G. Jude Geiger, Minister

(minister@uufh.org) Starr Austin, religious educator (dreuufh@gmail.com) Sunday Service 10:30 am, Children’s Religious Education 10:30 am CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES Family Service 5 pm: Christmas pageant with youth choir, intergenerational orchestra and candle lighting.

Contemplative Service 7 pm: With candle lighting, choir and string quartet.

Whoever you are, whomever you love, wherever you are on your life’s journey, you are welcome here.

Our services offer a progressive, non-creedal message with room for spiritual seekers.

Services and Religious Education each Sunday at 10:30 am Youth Group, Lifespan Religious Education for Adults, Adult and Children’s Choirs Participants in the Huntington Interfaith Housing Initiative Find us on Facebook and Twitter

SETAUKET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

UNITY

Rev. Sandra B. Mantz, Pastor

UNITY CHURCH OF HEALING LIGHT

PRESBYTERIAN

Unity Church of Healing Light is committed to helping people unfold their Christ potential to transform their lives and build spiritual community through worship, education, prayer and service.

Sunday Worship & Church School 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Prayer Service 7:30 p.m.

Sign Language Interpreter at Sunday Service

160 Main Street, Corner of 25A and Main Street East Setauket • (631) 941–4167

www.setauketumc.org • SUMCNY@aol.com Sunday Worship Service & Church School 10 am 10 am Worship with Holy Communion Mary & Martha Circle (Women’s Ministry) monthly on 2nd Tuesday at noon Adult Bible Study Sunday 8 am Prayer Group and Bible Study at the Church Wednesdays 10 am

203 East Pulaski Rd., Huntington Sta. (631) 385–7180 www.unityhuntingtonny.org

Rev. Saba Mchunguzi

SETAUKET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

5 Caroline Avenue ~ On the Village Green (631) 941-4271 www.setauketpresbyterian.org Email: setauketpresbyterian@verizon.net

REV. MARY BARRETT SPEERS, PASTOR

Sunday Morning Worship at 9:30 am With Childcare & Children’s Church School Advent Schedule: Dec. 13: Selections from Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit SPC Choir, Soloists and Orchestra, 9:30 am Dec. 20th: Children’s Christmas Pageant, 9:30 am Joy Offering Christmas Eve Schedule: Family “Manger” Service at 4:30pm, with Blessing of Animals Welcome INN dinner at 5:45 pm Worship Service at 7:30 pm • Singing of the Hallelujah Chorus Youth Group Alumni Party at 9:00 pm in the Parlor Candlelight Service with Communion at 11:00 pm

To be listed in the Religious Directory, please call 751–7663

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OPINION Holiday cheer

Photo from Susan Eckert

County GOP lawmakers speak at a press conference.

EDITORIAL

GOP’s ‘cop monitor’ worth considering Suffolk County Republicans assembled at the Legislature building last week to call for a federal monitor to oversee our county police department. They argued that a recent indictment of former Police Chief James Burke was a tipping point, proving that county government could not be trusted to operate independently without supervision. They also cited County Executive Steve Bellone’s appointment of Tim Sini to replace Burke as key evidence supporting their pleas, accusing him of not having enough experience to do the job at the level the county needs.

We don’t disagree with the Suffolk County GOP in saying that the federal government should consider monitoring the county’s police department to make sure it is adequately protecting us and that the taxpayer dollars funding it are being well spent. There should be a monitor — but not solely for the reasons our Republican lawmakers have outlined. There are plenty of other issues concerning the Suffolk County Police Department that a federal monitor could help alleviate.

For starters, we have editorialized in the past about the department’s ongoing relationship woes with the greater Hispanic community, which has had a public spotlight for the last several years. The department has taken some steps to address this issue, but a lot more can be done.

A federal monitor could also make sure our department utilizes its resources appropriately at a time when many elected officials argue that patrols are being stretched too thin and officers are overworked. Better management of resources could also mean better enforcement of the county’s gang population and fight against drug abuse.

As much as we might cringe at the idea of “more government” — especially on the federal level — it would be better than nothing.

TO THE EDITOR: I wish to thank everyone from the St. James Roman Catholic Church, especially the Religious Education Department, who, once again, provided a beautiful Christmas dinner for all the residents of Echo Arms on the grounds of their church on Dec. 13.

Providing their own transportation to and from Echo Arms in Port Jefferson Station, the residents were treated to a sumptuous Christmas dinner and generous gifts — every one of them. This is a tradition that has been going on for as long as I can remember.

If ever there was an act in the true spirit of Christmas, it is this festive dinner. In the true tradition of St. James — and, of course, Jesus — this is a reflection of the church’s historic commitment to the poor, the elderly, the orphaned and widowed.

Wishing you all blessings for a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

Harry Katz Echo Arms staff Port Jefferson Station

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The St. James Roman Catholic Church is located on Route 25A in East Setauket.

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World is at a critical moment on AIDS TO THE EDITOR: We have come a long way in the fight against HIV/AIDS — since the Millennium Development Goals were first adopted in 2000 through 2013, new HIV infections have fallen by roughly 40 percent.

But the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to affect millions of people around the world and in the United States, with marginalized communities disproportionately impacted and millions newly infected each year. In some of the hardest hit areas globally, adolescent girls and young women face poverty, gender inequality, exclusion, discrimina-

tion, lack of education and violence, which put them at increased risk of acquiring HIV. Many don’t realize that Planned Parenthood is a leading educator and provider of HIV testing in the United States. In 2013 alone, the last year for which data is available, Planned Parenthood health centers provided 704,000 HIV tests nationwide. In 2014, Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic health centers and SmartWheels mobile education and testing vans provided 13,100 rapid HIV tests in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Suffolk counties. Yet rather than supporting such needed efforts to end the epidemic in our community, we anticipate that anti-women’s health members of Congress will continue to push for

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a policy rider that defunds Planned Parenthood in the next round of budget negotiations.

Defunding Planned Parenthood really means taking health care — including testing and treatment for STIs like HIV — away from the 2.7 million women, men and young people Planned Parenthood serves each year. I encourage you to #StandWithPP and support efforts to end HIV/AIDS. Now is the time to move forward, not backward, on this issue that has impacted so many millions around the world.

Let’s protect our progress and double down on our efforts to end this epidemic.

Reina Schiffrin Planned Parenthood Hawthorne, N.Y.

DECEMBER 24, 2015 • THE PORT TIMES RECORD • PAGE A19

Preparing to close the book on 2015

D. None of the above

by DaNiel DuNaief

vtimes@tbrnewspapers.com

T

here we are at the Baseball Hall of Fame. And, look, remember that time mom ran into Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard on the street and got a selfie with him.

Speaking of selfies, how about that one of our nephew who ran into Celtics’ basketball player David Lee in Boston?

Yes, every year, we produce

countless photographic memories, capturing the moment.

Those pictures may be worth a thousand words — and more.

I’m talking about our other senses. We have this incredible evolutionary gift that enables us to experience our lives, to appreciate and understand what’s happening now beyond just seeing a video, or flipping or clicking through a photo album.

At some point we’ve all lost someone we love. We can look at pictures, visit their graves and listen to their favorite songs. But the experience, at least for me, of remembering how they spoke or what they said breathes life into that memory.

Despite growing up in Manhattan, my Aunt Maxine developed a Jimmy Durante way of speaking. “Hey, you!” she’d shout at me from across the room. “Did yah remembuh? It’s my boithday soon and ya gotta get me a cake and a watch.”

Shorter than most adults,

Aunt Maxine, who died several years ago, was so much more than her small frame. Yes, she flooded the airwaves at times with a deep voice that could seem like a jackhammer. And yet she could charm a Mona Lisa-type smile out of the most hesitant of audiences. My first thought is not of her stature, but the gift of her humor and of the back scratches she shared with her small, soft hands.

As we prepare to close the book on 2015, it’s worth going beyond the pictures of experiences, victories, defeats and challenging moments to celebrate our senses.

I recently attended a holiday party where a couple described in savory details the taste of a seven-fish stew they eat every year at Christmas. A relative who died long ago used to make it for their family. Not only do they appreciate the flavor, but they also use the taste to reconnect with their ancestors who

left Italy long ago.

When we look at that picture of ourselves at a baseball game, we can and should remember the sun that peaked through the clouds, warming the backs of our necks. Even if we don’t eat the hot dogs, we can bask in the connection between that smell and those times we sat high in the seats at a baseball stadium, waiting for the hot dog vendor to place those warm meals wrapped in napkins in our mitts, which we refused to remove in case a foul ball came our way.

When we see that picture of our daughter in the dress she bought for a party, let’s allow the squeal she let out when she found the perfect outfit to echo in our minds. If you’re lucky and your daughter shares an excited sound, does a triumphant dance or expresses a joy that resonates throughout her body, you know how those movements or sounds make you feel.

Those pictures may be worth a thousand words — and more.

It’s probably something akin to how mother penguins, who have left their young for days on end to hunt for fish, react when they return to the familiar call of their young.

Or, maybe, we’ll take a moment to relive the way we bent over double, laughing with our wives and kids, about something ridiculous we said just before we got out of the car. Wonderful as the pictures of each year are, they’re the tip of the sensory iceberg of the experiences we shared in 2015.

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

The frenetic age of instantaneous news feeds

between you and me by leah S. DuNaief

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W

hatever else we may be feeling right now, it is safe to generalize that we are not bored. Aside from the usual holiday frenzy, as we get our homes, our pets, our refrigerators and pantries, ourselves and our shopping lists ready, we are overwhelmed by more issues at this year’s end than I can ever remember. Maybe it has to do with our instantaneous news feeds that make us aware of what’s going on. But I think that we are living in a frenetic age.

Where to start?

Certainly, terrorism has occupied center stage in the minds of Americans. Worse — and more frightening than attacks from outside — is the demonstrable possibility of random homicide from within, from Americans or those who have settled among us and been “radicalized,” a polite word for psychopath. For how else can one characterize those who would commit mass murder to make a statement?

Continuing on, in no particular order, there is the fierce debate about guns and their easy availability in our country. Probably the most extraordinary line I have heard on the subject: “If Jews in Europe had had guns, there never would have been a Holocaust.”

The presidential race, started way before the actual election, has become an excellent source of entertainment as spectator sport for the public and high ratings for the TV stations. Top banana is surely Donald Trump, who is clearly having the time of his life mocking his GOP colleagues and those of the opposition party,

especially Hillary Clinton. Just think: If this were a movie, people would never believe it could happen, this New Yorker leading the pack by insulting everyone in sight. He may even be the catalyst for a new detente with Russia. Putin really likes him and vice versa.

Maybe he gives Putin something more interesting to watch on his own TV at home at night than the censored news the Russian people are served up. How probable that a candidate in Russia would be able to say the one-liners Trump offers each day, starting with his opinion of his president?

Then there is the grave matter of police brutality, which is framed in large part by the issue of racism in America. No sooner is there a police shooting in one state than there is another in another state, equally distributed between North and South, East and West. The only redeeming feature is the outrage and immediate investigations such events engender. But how helpful those reactions are remains to be seen.

We must keep the spotlight on them.

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Immigration has become a major flash point, having moved from Mexican youngsters crossing over in large enough numbers to overwhelm the border patrol to Syrians and others from the Middle East desperately seeking asylum from the bombings and atrocities currently perpetrated on civilian populations. We are living in a time with the greatest migration of peoples since World War II displaced millions.

And how are we to judge the authenticity of each person coming into America? By the same token, do we discriminate on the basis of ethnicity or religion?

Have we learned nothing from the past century?

Immigration is an even more acute issue across the Atlantic since Europe is a geographically closer destination than the United States. Thousands have abandoned their homelands, taking little more than their children and the clothes on their backs to try and make a better life in the northern countries. Some have perished along the way. Fences have gone

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Top banana is surely Donald Trump.

up to prevent their entrance, threatening the basic tenets of the European Union amid the countries’ inability to cope.

Partly underlying resistance to the newcomers is the fear of admitting further terrorists.

Meanwhile we continue bombing Syria. So does Russia. So does France. So does a reported Middle Eastern coalition led by Saudi Arabia. No wonder mistakes are being made as people are killed who are not the intended targets. There must be almost as many different nationalities of planes in the air as people on the ground, trying to escape. What a mess.

For the moment, we here can do little more than pull our families closely around us and remember how lucky we are as we reach out to help others. No, we are not bored, just overwhelmed.

May we see peace in our time.

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