The Village Beacon Record - March 17, 2022

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Vol. 37, No. 35

March 17, 2022

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The high price of gas

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SBU will lead new $10 million translational science effort

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM As a part of this week’s $13.6 billion funding bill, a team of Long Island institutions, led

by Stony Brook University, will receive $10 million to accelerate translational research.

Called the Long Island Network for Clinical and Translational Science, or LINCATS, the team includes Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Northport VA Medical Center.

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) , with the support of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), helped bring $50 million in funding to Long Island as a part of the omnibus funding bill.

LINCATS, which will be led by Principal Investigator Dr. Anissa Abi-Dargham, SUNY distinguished professor, vice chair for Research and the Lourie Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, will be headquartered at Stony Brook.

The effort will accelerate the public health impact of research, particularly for underserved communities, by offering access to research programs and educational services.

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The work will span basic research and clinical trials and will address vulnerable populations and disparities, using bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, telehealth, genotyping, proteomics and engineering-driven medicine.

The funding will fast track the use of new scientific discoveries in clinical medical care.

The research will include health challenges specific to Long Island, including Lyme disease, emerging pathogen and environment risks from climate change. Additionally, the effort will address the ongoing challenges created by the opioid epidemic.

LINCATs will create hundreds of new jobs in biosciences.

The LINCATS leadership team at Stony Brook includes 17 members, in areas including Pharmacological Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Biotechnology, and Public Health.

Funding will support personnel, supplies and equipment and the construction of an inpatient research unit at Stony Brook University Hospital for translational and clinical biomedical research.

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Eye On The Street

The surging gas prices

BY JIM HASTINGS EDITOR1@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

The skyrocketing price of gas has hit record highs here on Long Island and across the entire United States. TBR News Media took to the streets to find out how local residents were feeling about it all.

Walter Martinez, Shirley

Abby Buller, Port Jefferson Station Owner of Village Boutique, Port Jefferson

Crista Davis, Mount Sinai “We’re pretty local, thankfully. I don’t have a far commute, but if I did, that’s something that would surely affect other aspects of my life. I’m fortunate that I live close to everything, but I feel bad for people who have no choice.”

“From my business point of view, all of my wholesalers are complaining about their cost rising and having to pay more to employees.

So, the higher cost of employees, gas, oil, freight. If I hear anything more about the cost of freight. When my wholesaler increases my cost of $7 an item, I have no choice. I have to pass that $7 on. I used to live in Queens and drive to Port Jefferson every day. I thank God I don’t have to do that, because that would have been, at these prices, a decision to close this store.

Mitch Steinberg, Huntington “It’s definitely going to make us consider our finances. Conserve a little bit. But we still have to drive to work and do the things we have to do.”

“I pay now double what I was paying last year, but I don’t blame it on the president and I don’t blame it on the government. Everything is just going up. And now with this war thing it’s just getting worse. It is what it is. You just gotta stand by and hope for the best. You know, we gotta pay the price. I do regret that I didn’t go for an electric car before.”

Kenny Dorsa, Selden “I just got 100 gallons of oil today. $560.

For 100 hundred gallons. That’s it. Over $5 a gallon. I’m gonna have to cut back. I might lose weight!”

Pain at the pump: Gas crisis affects all Long Islanders

BY RAYMOND JANIS JR.EDITOR@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Consumers are not the only ones feeling the pinch of ballooning gas prices here on Long Island.

Kevin Beyer is vice president of government affairs at the Long Island Gasoline Retailers Association, a nonprofit trade association which represents over 700 independent service stations throughout Suffolk, Nassau and Queens. According to Beyer, gas retailers are suffering as well.

“When it hurts you as a consumer, it hurts us,” Beyer said in a phone interview. “People think that when prices go up, these gas stations are making a killing. It’s quite the opposite because we’re constantly trying to keep the price down. When we start making money is usually when [the price of gas] levels out or it goes down.”

Beyer also notes that the cost of diesel fuel has increased exponentially. This affects a wide range of consumers, particularly commercial and pickup truck drivers.

“There are a lot of consumers that use diesel because a lot of people have bought pickup trucks in the last few years,” he said.

Despite recent calls for electric vehicles, Beyer believes that the wholesale transition to electric cars is not feasible due to

difficulties related to the technology and is counterintuitive due to already high utility rates in New York.

“You have to deal with massive batteries that have to be produced,” Beyer said. “To produce the batteries, you’re buying products from other countries, number one. Number two, to discard these batteries, you’re talking about a hazard. Number three, there aren’t a lot of charging stations, and New York and California already have probably the highest utility rates in the country.”

Beyer believes that as gas prices continue to rise, governments that tax oil will have a windfall profit. This is why he said LIGRA is lobbying to remove gas taxes at the county and state levels.

“One thing that we are working on is to try to push for some tax relief, even on the county and state levels,” he said. “People don’t realize that they’re making a fortune — the county and the state — as the cost goes up because it’s a percentage per gallon.”

Soaring gas prices will also disrupt local businesses on Long Island, according to Martin Cantor, director of the Long Island Center for Socio-Economic Policy and author of “Long Island, the Global Economy and Race.”

According to Cantor, Long Island was originally envisioned as a bedroom community for New York City residents. To continue their

existing way of life, commuters who drive to work have no choice but to pay up.

“The reality is that Long Island has a workforce of about 1.4 million people commuting to the city, so the rest of the workforce is out here,” he said. “Some of the workforce has no option but to fill up at the high prices.”

According to Cantor, Long Island’s transportation networks were not designed to support the commuter economy of today. He said antiquated public transit systems have led to increased reliance on automobiles.

“Other than the railroad which carries the commuters, Long Island is not a mass transitfriendly community,” he said. “We just don’t have enough public transportation to carry Long Islanders around. We are wedded to our cars and will continue to be.”

Cantor said that the exorbitant cost of gas will leave residents here with less discretionary income, which in turn will harm local businesses.

“Just think, a year ago [gas] was pretty much half the price,” he said. “Right now, with gasoline prices so high, as people have to go to work and have to commute to work, and with the Long Island Rail Road at only about 48% capacity, more people are putting gasoline in their cars at higher prices and have less money to spend in the surrounding communities.”

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Cantor believes that not only drivers will suffer due to the cost of gas, but that local business owners will take a major hit as well.

“Some of the workforce has no option but to fill up at the high prices,” he said. “That will hurt the economy because the money we spend for gasoline really gets exported off the Island.

Those additional dollars we spend for gasoline will take money out of Long Islanders’ pockets to spend. That’s going to hurt the small businesses that already are hurting from the pandemic.”

To read about Cantor’s work, visit martincantor.com.

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County

One-on-one with Vincent Puleo, GOP and Conservative candidate for Suffolk County clerk

BY RAYMOND JANIS JR.EDITOR@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM TBR News Media sat down with Vincent Puleo, town clerk of Smithtown. In our interview, he discussed his professional background, addressed his recent endorsements for Suffolk County clerk, and shared his expectations for the upcoming race.

Q: Before we go into the details of your upcoming race, can you provide an overview of your own professional background? How did you get to this point in your career?

I was in the private sector, in the bar and restaurant business, for 26 years. I spent most of my career in the private sector. I did some insurance business up until around 2005, when the previous town clerk was retiring. I’m also a volunteer. This month, I’ve been in the Nesconset Fire Department for 50 years.

I had community ties. An active Conservative since ’92, before that I was a Republican. I knew [Smithtown] Supervisor [Pat] Vecchio [R] very well. I knew the chairman of the Conservative Party fairly well,

and they were looking for somebody with a little bit of a profile. I started my 17th year here in January.

I’m married. I have three step-boys, eight grandchildren, and I’ve been the president of my chamber of commerce for the last three years. I’m active in my local community of Nesconset, born and raised on the same block.

That’s just what I do. It helps me here because I know a lot of people. I do like to help wherever I can. In terms of people having nowhere else to turn, they call me. My duty is to help my community and help my town. I’m a lifelong resident here and that’s what we do.

Q: For those who may not know, what are the responsibilities of a clerk?

Here in Smithtown, I’m first and foremost the secretary to the town board and to the supervisor [Ed Wehrheim (R)]. I maintain all the records of any vote that the town board makes, so I’m the secretary to the town board meetings. I’m also the records retention officer. I’m responsible for any records that are official. We continue to keep the records up to date here in Smithtown, so that’s one facet.

Smithtown Town Clerk Vincent Puleo Photo from Town of Smithtown

The other facet is that I’m a registrar. The registrar records birth and death. We have a record of every single birth and death in Smithtown. Certainly, we do permits. We maintain the marina list of all of the boat slips, and we keep a list of people who are on a waiting list to get a permit for their boat. We presently have a 26-year waiting list for boat slips, so people get a little antsy.

We do garbage permits, dog licenses for our animal shelter and all the things of that nature.

The most important thing for me is to keep

up with the times electronically. For the past 16 years, I have probably obtained $750,000 to $800,000 worth of grants in order to take paper and put it into an electronic format. My office is pretty much an electronic format. We very rarely have to go into our records retention room to retrieve any records because over the years, that’s been something that I thought could save time and it does. We are able to pick up records and get our constituents whatever they need much quicker than we ever have before.

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School News

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Enhancing literary skills at Rocky Point High School Rocky Point High School students in Christine Blume’s English 10 class created websites revolving around a blog niche of their choice. In these lessons, the students learned how to blog, providing them the opportunity to engage in literacy activities and teaching them how to publish their writing and share their writing with authentic audiences.

“When students write blogs they become an integral part of a lively literacy

community for real readers, not just their teachers,” said Blume.

To complement the lessons, Ms. Blume — with the technical help of high school librarian Jessica Sciarrone — brought in via Zoom self-made blogger Nicole Lewandowski, who spoke to the students about blogging in a refined niche, getting inspiration to promote a blog and gain followers. She also shared how she

monetizes her blog, which has now become her career and main income source.

According to Blume, students were engaged, asked questions and gained valuable information from the presentation.

“Furthermore, this unit comprehensively recognizes that reading and writing texts online offers students the basic skills that they need to be literate citizens in the 21st century,” she added.

Miller Place Cub Scout Pack 204 learns about government Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, Councilwoman Jane Bonner and Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich recently welcomed “Arrow of Light” Cub Scouts from Pack 204 in Miller Place to Town Hall in Farmingville.

The group held a lively discussion about Town government and the role of the Supervisor and Town Council. Part of their requirement to transition from Cub Scout to Boy Scout is to speak with local leaders about how they serve their community.

“Scouts visiting Town Hall is a longtime tradition and I am always happy to join my colleagues to speak with them about my career in government. These scouts asked very good questions and their enthusiasm gives me great hope for the future of this country,” said Supervisor Romaine.

Councilwoman Bonner added, “I really enjoyed our meeting with the Cub Scouts at Town Hall. They were so enthusiastic to learn more about how government works, and I was happy to spend the time talking with them. These boys are the leaders of tomorrow and from what I can see, we will

From right, Town Supervisor Ed Romaine, Councilwoman Jane Bonner and Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich with members of Cub Scout Pack 204. Photo from TOB

be in good hands.”

“I really enjoyed meeting with the Scouts.

I was so impressed by their well thought out and sophisticated questions. Explaining how government and politics work to young

people really helps put into perspective what we’re here to do and I have every hope and confidence that these young people will grow up to be an active part of the community,” added Councilmember Kornreich.

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Rocky Point senior honored for artwork Rocky Point High School senior Tessa Cunningham received an award of honorable mention for her work in Advanced Visions 17, the annual art show at LIU Post that features Advanced Placement high school art students.

The show tasked artists of excellence to imagine “What the World Needs Now….” The promotion for the show stated that through expressive, original work, young artists grapple with the larger issues facing our world today, bringing messages of hope and connection that chart a path forward. Building on the exhibition’s legacy of showcasing the best creative minds, these works combine concept, materials, skill and words that inspire — truly advanced visions.

Tessa’s work, “What Have We Done?” was on display in the group show at the university throughout the month of February.

In her written statement, she explained, “In my opinion what the world needs now is to unite against the climate crisis going on. To put our own material desires aside and prioritize the well-being of nature and animals. In doing so we will be able to achieve a world where humans and the environment live in harmony and are both able to thrive. We are running out of time so it is vital that we take care of our wildlife, for the health of their world and ours.”

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COUNTY CLERK Continued from page A4

Q: To move into your upcoming race for Suffolk County clerk, you have received the Republican and Conservative Party’s endorsements over incumbent Judy Pascale (R). From what I have read, you seemed a bit surprised about how this race has unfolded. Why? I was asked in 2018 if I would be interested in running for that position. At that time, that was Judy’s spot and I said that as long as she’s going to retire, I would be amicable to run for that position. She, at that point, had a conference with the Republican and Conservative parties and she decided that she wanted to stay. From what I was told — and I wasn’t in the room, so I don’t know for sure — she said she wanted just four more years and then she would retire.

In early February of this year, the chairman of the Conservative Party called me and said he would like me to run for county clerk.

I said I’m flattered that he asked me again and certainly would be honored to do that.

A week later, I hear that she’s very upset and that she changed her mind and now there is a possible primary. That’s what surprised me.

I’m surprised that she decided to not retire.

Now, I already have both the Republican and

Conservative endorsements and we will see what happens.

Q: Are you interested in a primary?

I’m going to wait to answer that question until after the petitions are filed.

Q: If elected, what is your vision for the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk?

Judy has done an outstanding job in making the office as transparent as possible.

I’m going to continue that. I think that regardless of being two different worlds — where town stuff is town, and the county is a little bigger and has bigger roles — the thing that I want to continue is making sure our constituents get what they need as quickly as possible.

[Whether town or county clerk] it is still the same premise. I want to continue to go out there and get as many grants as I can to facilitate electronic filing. The scope of the work is different, not the intent of what you are looking to do. I really feel that constituent services are number one and that’s what I will continue doing.

Q: Is there anything else that you would like to say to the local readers?

I just hope that everything moving forward goes smoothly. I would be happy to be in a race and compete. Hopefully, I won’t see a primary. That’s basically it.

The following incidents have been reported by the Suffolk County Police.

Centereach Wanted for questioning ■ Walmart on Middle Country Road in Centereach reported a shoplifter on March 4. A man allegedly stole four car batteries with a total value of $325.

■ A resident on Chevy Drive in Centereach reported that someone entered their vehicle parked in the driveway on March 8 and stole an iPhone, Nintendo Switch games, gift cards, a pocketbook, and sunglasses. The items were valued over $500.

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■ Victoria Secret’s PINK store at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove reported a petit larceny on March 10. A man and two women entered the store, allegedly filled up a shopping bag with 10 articles of miscellaneous clothing worth approximately $1,000, and walked out without paying.

■ Macy’s at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove reported a grand larceny on March 7.

A man allegedly stole various clothing items valued at $3,247.

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■ Vincenzo’s Pizzeria and Restaurant on Route 25A in Miller Place called the police to report a burglary on March 7. Someone threw a rock through the front glass door, entered the restaurant and stole cash from the register in the middle of the night.

■ A resident on Harrison Avenue in Miller Place reported that someone stole mail from their mailbox on March 3.

Port Jefferson

■ A resident on Hillcrest Avenue in Port Jefferson called the police on March 3 to report that a 7.2 FX Trek Bike had been stolen from his open garage. The bicycle was valued at approximately $600.

Port Jefferson Station

■ Seven copper wire rolls and two nail guns were stolen from a construction site at Brightview Senior Living on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station on March 10. The items were valued at $3,200.

St. James

■ Sal’s Auto Body on Middle Country Road in St. James called the police on March 11 to

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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole $3,300 worth of clothing from Macy’s, located in the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove on March 7. report that 8 vehicles parked on the property were damaged, 5 windows were broken and 11 tires and rims were stolen. The damage was estimated at approximately $8,000. The stolen property was valued at $15,000.

Selden

■ Guitar Center on Middle Country Road in Selden reported that two men allegedly stole three Fender guitars from the store on March 4. The total value of the items was $3,430.

■ A resident on Farner Avenue in Selden called the police on March 10 to reported that a man stole packages containing men’s clothing from their doorstep. The incident was recorded on the homeowner’s Ring security camera. The merchandise was valued at $300.

■ Aldis on Middle Country Road in Selden reported a shoplifter on March 11. A woman allegedly stole six cases of Tide Pods and three bottles of Downy Unstopables. The merchandise was valued at $90.

— COMPILED BY HEIDI SUTTON

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING/ELECTION OF NORTH SHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, TOWNS OF BROOKHAVEN AND RIVERHEAD, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting/Election of the qualified voters of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District in the Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, and the qualified voters of the Rocky Point Union Free School District No. 9, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Young Adult Area of the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York, on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting by paper ballot, upon the following item: 1. To elect one (1) Trustee of the North Shore Public Library District to fill one seat. a. One five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2027, filled by the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes.

FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting/election on April 5, 2022 the polls will be open between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and the voting will be held in the Young Adult Area of the North Shore Public Library, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York; and FURTHER

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HEREBY GIVEN, that residents of the ShorehamWading River Central School District and the Rocky Point Union Free School District No. 9 may vote on April 5, 2022, only if they meet they qualifications to vote, pursuant to Education Law 2012, by averring that they are (1) a United States Citizen; (2) eighteen years of age or older; and (3) a resident of the Shoreham-Wading River School District or the Rocky Point Union Free School District No. 9 for thirty (30) days preceding the vote, and possessing identification in the form of a North Shore Public Library card, a valid driver’s license, or some other comparable and reasonable form of identification; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, absentee ballots for the election of a Trustee of the Library District may be applied for at the Office of the Secretary of the Library District during regular business hours. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in said Office of the Secretary on each of the five (5) days prior to April 5, 2022, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and such list will be posted at the North Shore Public Library on April 5, 2022; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that such “in-person” voting will be dependent upon whether the Governor of the State of New York issues an Executive Order prescribing the use of absentee ballots

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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE REUNION / ELECCION ESPECIAL DEL DISTRITO DE LA BILIOTECA PUBLICA DE NORTH SHORE, P U E B LO S DE BROOKHAVEN Y RIVERHEAD, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, ESTADO DE NUEVA YORK AVISO que la Reunión / Elección Especial del Dístrito de los votantes elegibles del distrito escolar central de ShorehamWading River en los pueblos de Brookhaven y Riverhead y los votantes elegibles del distrito escolar del distrito escolar No.9 de Rocky Point Union Free district, pueblo de Brookhaven, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York se llevará a cabo en el Area de Estudio de Adolescentes de la Biblioteca Pública de North Shore el martes 05 de abril, 2022 a las 9:30am, hora local, para el propósito de la votación por papeleta, de acuerdo a los siguientes términos: 1. Elegir un (1) fideicomiso del distrito escolar de la biblioteca de North Shore para ocupar una vacante.

A. Un término de 5 años comenzando el 1 de julio del 2022 y terminando el 30 de junio 2027, que será otorgado al candidato que reciba el mayor número de votos.

ASIMISMO SE COMUICA POR ANTICIPADO, que para el propósito de la votación la reunión/elección, el martes 05 de abril, 2022 las urnas se abrirán entre las horas de 9:30am y 9:00 pm, hora local, y que la votación se llevará a cabo en el Area de Estudio de Adolescents de la Biblioteca Pública de North Shore, 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, New York.

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POR ANTICIPADO, que los residentes de los distritos de Shoreham-Wading River Central School District y Rocky Point Union Free District No. 9 pueden votar el martes 05 de abril, 2022, única y exclusivamente si cumplen con los requisitos para votar, de acuerdo a la Ley de Educación 2012, si afirman (1) Ser ciudadano de Los Estados Unidos, (2) Tener 18 años o ser mayor de 18 años, y (3) ser residente del Distrito Escolar de ShorehamWading River School District o Rocky Point Union Free School District No 9 por 30 días precedentes a la votación y poseer identificación en la forma de tarjeta de la Biblioteca Pública de North Shore, una licencia de conducir válida, u otra forma de identificación comparable, y ASIMISMO SE COMUNICA POR ANTICIPADO, que de acuerdo a las provisiones de la Ley de Educación, los votos por correo, para la elección de un Fideicomiso para el Distrito Escolar de la Biblioteca pueden ser solicitados en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito de la Biblioteca durante horas de oficina regular. La Oficina de la Secretaria cuenta con una lista de todas las personas a las que le han sido otorgadas votos por correo, la que estará disponible cinco (5) días antes del martes 05 de abril, 2022 con excepción de los sábados, domingos y feriados, dicha lista estará publicada en la Biblioteca Pública de North Shore.

ASIMISMO SE COMUNICA POR ANTICIPADO que cualquier votante calificado que no se puede presentar en persona en las urnas debido a una enfermedad permanente o discapacidad física y cuya registración ha sido marcada como “disc a p a c i t a d o p e r manentemente” por la Junta de Elecciones de acuerdo a las provisiones de la Ley de Elección tienen el derecho a recibir una balota para votar por correo de conformidad con las provisiones de la Ley de Educación sin requerir una solicitud separada para dicha balota, y ASIMISMO SE COMUICA POR ANTICIPADO, que tal votación “en persona”

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Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Action to Foreclose a Mortgage INDEX #: 616793/2021 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION M O RTG AG E C O M PA N Y Plaintiff, vs CRAIG PHILLIPS AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF HELEN PHILLIPS, WHO WAS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF WILLIAM K. PHILLIPS, MICHELLE SCHUPNER AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF HELEN PHILLIPS, WHO WAS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF WILLIAM K. PHILLIPS, JACQUELINE PHILLIPS AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF HELEN PHILLIPS, WHO WAS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF WILLIAM K. PHILLIPS, UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF HELEN PHILLIPS, WHO WAS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF WILLIAM K. PHILLIPS IF LIVING, AND IF HE/SHE BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN TO PLANTIFF, 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, H U S B A N D, WIDOWER, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, D E S C E N DA N T S , E X E C U TO R S , ADMINISR ATO R S , 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 B Y, T H RO U G H OR UNDER THEM, OR EITHER OF THEM, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE WIVES, WIDOWS, HUSBANDS, WIDOWERS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DECENDANTS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, L E G AT E E S , CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS, AND ASSIGNS, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES EXCEPT AS STATED, ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED S TAT E S OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE IRS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN D E V E LO P M E N T, N O RT H SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT MANHASSET, CAPITAL ONE BANK USA NA, CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY TRAFFIC & PA R K I N G V I O L AT I O N S AGENCY, PETRO INC, L I ANESTHESIOLOGIST PLLC, JOY E. JORGENSEN ESQ LAW GUARDIAN JOHN DOE (Those unknown tenants, occupants, persons or corporations or their heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors claiming an interest in the mor tgaged premises.)

Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 71 Rush Street Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 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

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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg. 71 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 UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF HELEN PHILLIPS, WHO WAS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF WILLIAM K. PHILLIPS Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. John H. Rouse of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Twenty-Fourth day of January, 2022 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 Helen Phillips (who died on October 21, 2019, a resident of the county of Suffolk, State of New York) dated the March 13, 2008, to secure the sum of $487,500.00 and rec o r d e d a t B o o k M00021684, Page 656 in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk, on the March 19, 2008. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 7, 2017 and recorded on September 20, 2017, in the Office of the Suffolk County Clerk at Book M00022857, Page 399.; The

To Place A Legal Notice Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com property in question is described as follows: 71 Rush Street, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 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.

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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: February 11, 2022 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.

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SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK - ISLIP U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERS SMALL BA L A N C E COMMERICAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH C E RT I F I C AT E S , SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff -againstSIX KIDS HOLDING LLC, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated September 9, 2020 and entered on September 16, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the Front Steps of the Islip Town Hall, 655 Main Street, Islip, NY on April 15, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in Mount Sinai, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of New York State Route 25A, distant 660.92 feet Easterly as measured along the Northerly side of New York State Route 25A from the Easterly end of a tie line connecting the Easterly side of West Gate with the Northerly side of New York State Route 25A, said point also being at the Southwest corner of land now or formerly of Chung Wo Properties Corp.; being a plot 125.41 feet by 50.08 feet by 122.71 feet by 50.01 feet.

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Editorial

Old tech, new normal

In an increasingly modern, information-based economy, survival requires an ability to adapt to the changing environment.

On the other hand, those who shrink in the face of change will have the hardest time navigating this new normal. This week, TBR News Media was fortunate to speak with several leaders throughout our area. Their warning was the same: Long Island is still unprepared to meet the demands of the 21st century.

Martin Cantor, director of the Long Island Center for SocioEconomic Policy, shared with us the history of mass transit systems on Long Island.

Sometime during the suburbanization of Long Island, regional planners failed to account for population increase and the great many cars to accompany it. Today, we pay the cost of failed planning in the form of cluttered roads and endless traffic.

Long Island So reliant are we on our cars, some well-intentioned reformers now suggest is still that we transition to electric cars here on unprepared Long Island — and throughout the country. to meet the This, too, has its drawbacks.

Kevin Beyer, vice president of demands government affairs at the Long Island Gasoline Retailers Association, said the of the 21st push for electric vehicles is unrealistic century. and expensive. The grid simply cannot accommodate an overnight increase of millions of electric vehicles, and we shouldn’t expect it to.

The Long Island parkway system is nearly a century old, yet our commuters rely upon this infrastructure every day to get to work. Without a modernized mass transit network, Long Island commuters must choose between cramped train cars or congested highway traffic. We expect antiquated transit networks to support today’s mass of commuters.

Time and again, Long Islanders apply outdated methods to modern problems. This is like building a jet engine with stone tools.

Not all hope is lost, however. For example, look no further than Smithtown’s Office of Town Clerk, where you will find that the transition from old to new technologies is already underway. For the last 16 years, Town Clerk Vincent Puleo (C) has worked to digitize paper records for electronic filing. This has made the day-to-day operations of the office faster, simpler and more accessible to his constituents.

We need to apply Puleo’s approach elsewhere. We must update our transportation systems to account for the many more drivers on our roads today. We must invest in mass transit, such as buses and boats for commuter travel, so that we are no longer helplessly delayed.

We must embrace the changes happening all around us, for change is the only constant in this life. And with all of that being said, we should remember and learn from the ways of the past. Let history be our guide as we move ahead into the world of the new.

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Letter from the Editor

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jim Hastings. I’m the new editor of The Port Times Record, The Village Beacon Record and The Times of Middle Country. I’m a husband and father who likes to coach his kids’ sports teams, play guitar and relax with family and friends. I also like to write.

I’ve been a professional copywriter for over 25 years, working in book publishing, marketing, advertising/ promotions and more. In my free time, I’ve written songs, plays and books, and dabbled in painting and drawing. Being the editor of three newspapers is a new venture for me. One that I never expected to take on. Yet, here I am.

On day one of this job, just three hours in, my publisher sent me out to Port Jefferson to interview people for my “Eye on the Street” piece. I was incredibly nervous — I’d never done anything like this before — but as I approached the many different individuals up and down Main Street and spoke with them, my unease began to ebb. The reason? The people. People like you. I found in each person … warmth, passion, intelligence, eloquence and all the good things I believed people were made of. Each gave me insight into the different aspects of their lives and experiences and it made me feel connected.

So, here I am now, ready to keep connecting. If you see me around, feel free to say “hi” or to let me know what’s going on. I’m here to report, but I’m also here to support. I want to tell your stories as much as I need to tell our stories. My goal is to bring you a well-balanced paper filled with the news you want to read, as well as the news you need to read.

One more thing ... write to me. Write to me in this section about something you feel impassioned about. I can’t promise it will get printed — there’s only so much room — but I can promise that I’ll read it … and that will help me connect even more.

Jim Hastings Editor

Letters to the Editor Standing for peace and justice

The North Country Peace Group wishes to extend our sincere gratitude and thanks to all those groups and individuals who donated the many items of medical supplies, clothing, diapers and food at the Stand With Ukraine Rally sponsored by our peace group on March 5. The donations for this tragic humanitarian crisis will be used to support the many refugees fleeing their war torn country. We are very grateful to all those people who helped loading their cars and trucks with the donated items to be sent abroad. May peace prevail on Earth and thank you everyone.

Is Biden waiting for Zelensky to be killed?

In contrast to the contention of a writer on March 3 about President Joseph Biden’s [R] handling of the Ukrainian crises, we should consider both what he inherited and what he has done. He took over from a president who tried to weaken NATO and hence Europe, and that same past president even had words of praise for Valdimir Putin after Putin invaded Ukraine.

In contrast to his predecessor, President Biden (Yes, he was really elected despite the lies that the election was stolen) engaged in an extensive period of diplomacy hoping to defuse the situation. He has rallied NATO and Europe to impose draconian limitations on Putin, has essentially destroyed the Russian economy so that the ruble is almost worthless and their stock market has closed.

He has rallied Europe to send extensive arms to the courageous Ukrainians, and has made great efforts to care for refugees. He has frozen the foreign assets of Putin and is now going after the oligarchs’ money and property.

Short of sending troops, Biden has done everything humanly possible to help the Ukrainians. We can be justifiably proud of our president even as we are of the courageous Ukrainians.

Yes, gas prices may rise and that could prove a hardship for some, but in the scheme of things it is a relatively small sacrifice to support freedom and democracy against autocracy.

Exactly what is President Joe Biden [R] waiting for? It appears he is waiting for the Russians to capture and kill Volodymyr Zelensky. It seems, in Biden’s mind, that will make the whole Ukrainian problem go away. Well Joe, it will not.

Putin is a bad man with, apparently, less conscience than Joseph Stalin.

This month the Russians shelled the largest nuclear power plant in Europe with no concern as to what may happen if one or their shells hit a reactor or the control center. It is estimated the explosion would have been ten times greater than Chernobyl. This would have made the Chernobyl disaster look like a minor incident. Because of the prevailing winds most of Europe would have ceased to have been habitable.

Putin, in his sick mind, would then have nothing to fear from his western border.

It is this irrational fear that has had a significant impact on Putin and his friends need to attack the Ukrainian people.

What will they fear next? Will it be the United States? Does Joe Biden even care? A British Prime Minister met with Adolph Hitler and declared, “Peace in our time.” We know how well that worked out. Doesn’t that seem to be the direction our President is taking?

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (DCA) says she wants our government to do more to help the Ukrainian people.

Well, she, through the Democrat majority, controls the House of Representatives but there is no bill that has been passed that will really help the Ukrainian people in their fight against Russia.

No one, not the president, nor the Speaker of the House, has proposed a bill to stop importing oil and gas from Russia. Our imports from Russia only amount to about three percent of our hydrocarbon use.

This could easily be replaced a small percentage of the United States hydrocarbon production blocked by Joe Biden.

Oh well, Mr. President, Zelensky will be dead soon and your problems will be over. Or will they?

But, this is just one man’s opinion.

What do you think?

Adam Fisher Port Jefferson Station

Francis Gibbons Sr. Terryville

Myrna Lee North Country Peace Group

In response to a previous letter

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Opinion A trek to the dog park becomes a trip down memory lane

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t’s been a long time since I took a child to a playdate or to the first day of a kindergarten class. And yet, I felt as if I had gone through a time warp recently when my daughter, who is home for spring break, and I took our threeyear-old dog Bear for his second visit to a dog run.

While I’m sure many dog owners are familiar with the process, I found the collection of dogs circling trees, bushes and owners fascinating and familiar.

D. None When we arrived, of the above several dogs played in

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF groups of shifting sizes while their owners, like anxious parents hoping their children play well together, stood by, observing the action and preparing to intercede.

Dog owners looked back and forth at my daughter and me, trying to figure out which of the collection of pets straight of a Dr. Seuss book filled with colorful illustrations of dogs of all shapes and sizes was ours.

That process isn’t as obvious as the genetics of trying to match the faces of young children with the parents standing by, waiting for the bell to ring and a teacher to bring their children inside.

Like protective parents, many of the dog owners watched their pets carefully, not only to make sure they were behaving, but also to ensure that none of the other dogs was threatening them.

Some dog owners shared stories about their dogs, much as my children’s classmates had done over 15 years ago, talking about what their dogs like to do and how eager they are for their dogs to get out all their energy now, so they’ll sleep well. Just as it does for young children, a day of healthy activities means a good night’s sleep.

A medium-sized dog paused in a puddle, stomping in the squishy mud. Her owner raced over and barked at Roxy to “stop,” annoyed that her paws looked like they had brown booties.

Meanwhile, a giant dog with the name Zeus written on a horse collar lumbered from one group to another, his head held higher than other dogs who came up to his shoulder.

Bear shifted from one group to another, awed by the athletic prowess of two huge dogs that vaulted onto a picnic table.

At one point, Bear trotted to the other extreme end of the park, almost out of sight.

I whistled for him and, despite his tendency to ignore me at home, he immediately picked up his head and pitched his ears forward.

I signaled for him to come back and, to my amazement, he jogged the length of the field, where my daughter and I pet him appreciatively.

While Bear played with the other canines, he also visited every pet owner, thrusting his

head towards their knees and staring up at them with his best “I-know-you’re-a-dog-person-soplease-pet-me” face.

An aggressive dog barked and nipped at the others who had been playing peacefully. After the newcomer lunged at Bear three times, he trotted to the exit, glancing over his shoulder periodically to make sure we were coming. We obediently followed.

Once we were near our car, an unleashed dog raced around the lot, as his owner shouted for Oliver repeatedly to come back and to stay away from cars moving slowly enough to avoid loose dogs.

As we drove home, with our dog panting from the exertion in the back seat, I glanced at our daughter and appreciated the brief trip down memory lane when we brought her home from playing with her peers.

Our dog has no intention of trekking off to college, even if he’s eager to explore the world of our neighbors’ houses, where the grass sometimes seems greener.

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Ernest Shackleton & Endurance

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ike a hand reaching out from its watery grave, the stern of the ship with the name “Endurance” became visible in the underwater drone’s searching beacon of light.

A century after the ice crushed and sank the vessel, along with the hopes of explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew for being the first to walk across Antarctica from sea to sea via the South Pole, the biggest shipwreck discovery since the Titanic connected us with those men a Between century ago. For many you and me of us, the find was

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF thrilling.

The three-masted ship is remarkably preserved in 10,000 feet of water below the surface ice, and from the photos, even the spokes on the wheel in the stern are hauntingly intact.

Armed with the latest undersea equipment, marine archeologists, engineers and scientists,

using the last data recorded when the ship sank, were able to find the wooden Endurance, survivor of one of the most heroic expeditions in history, at the bottom of the Wendell Sea near the Antarctica Peninsula. The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust’s group Endurance 22 announced the news. The darkness and frigid temperatures had made such search efforts in the past impossibly difficult but also created an inhospitable environment for bacteria, mites and wood-eating worms that might have devoured the ship. Instead it stands at attention since 1915 on the sea floor.

After the ship sank, Shackleton and his crew of 28 loaded food and anything else they could into three lifeboats and set up camp on ice floes, and when those disintegrated, camped on Elephant Island.

Recognizing that they had somehow to get help if they were to survive, Shackleton, his captain, Frank Worsley and four other carefully selected men sailed across 800 miles of treacherous waters in a 22-foot boat to the nearest place of habitation, a remote whaling community on the island of South Georgia.

Once they arrived, they had to scale steep

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mountains to get to the station on the other side.

Shackleton’s decisive and heroic leadership ultimately saved the entire crew and is studied in business schools and management programs to this day. His planning and improvisation made the escape possible.

Shackleton died in 1922. Curiously the wreck’s discovery happened exactly 100 years to the day that Shackleton was buried.

And while Endurance was photographed and filmed, nothing was removed or disturbed, and it is protected as an historic monument.

An Anglo-Irishman, Sir Ernest Shackleton was born in County Kildare, Ireland and moved with his family to south London. His story seems a fitting way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. He led three different English expeditions to the Antarctic, walked to within 97 miles of the South Pole during the previous Nimrod expedition of 1907-09, and climbed Mt. Erebus, the most active Antarctic volcano. For those feats, he was knighted by King Edward VII on his return. Ultimately he led a final expedition in 1921 but died of a heart attack while his ship was moored in South Georgia.

He is buried there.

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Despite the fact that he was largely unsuccessful in business ventures and died heavily in debt, Shackleton was voted eleventh in a BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons in 2002. He was to be the one others prayed to have lead them when under extreme circumstances.

The saga of Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance captured my imagination when I worked for Editor Alfred Lansing at Time Inc. I was 22 and had never met anyone quite like Al before. A volunteer in the Navy when he was 17 (he lied about his age and somehow got in), Al had a reddish-blond crew cut, bright blue eyes, a huge smile and a tattoo on his right forearm well before tattooes were a common occurrence.

He smoked unfiltered Lucky Strikes, was one of the best storytellers I had ever met, and wrote adventure stories on the side for what were then called men’s magazines.

It was Alfred Lansing who wrote the book “Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage” four years earlier which had received a National Book Award nomination. Listening to him tell the story, I was hooked for life on that adventure and the marvel of Shackleton’s leadership.

Sadly, both men died at an early age.

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