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Babylon Village Spring Fling draws crowds for season’s first street fair

By CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD cbabirad@liherald.com

Enthusiasm filled the air in Babylon Village as residents and visitors turned out in large numbers for the first street fair of the season on April 11.

Following a notably cold winter, the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce’s annual Spring Fling was met with sunny skies and mild temperatures, drawing crowds to Deer Park Avenue. Returning favorites and firsttime vendors lined the streets while local eateries welcomed steady foot traffic, with some offering outdoor dining and seasonal treats.

Among them were Torta Fina Bakeshoppe, Babylon Meat Market, Argyle Grill and Tavern and Babylon Social, each contributing to the

festive atmosphere.

“I’m excited for the weather and the sun being out,” said Katie Mattary, owner of Barnyard River.

Vendors emphasized both sales and community engagement. Bestea by HITCH featured a slime-making station for children, drawing families throughout the day. Owner Joseph DeBello said the event offered an opportunity to reconnect after the winter months.

“Winter is finally over and I’m looking forward to connecting with the community,” he said.

First-time vendor Helen Bolanos, of Artezina Handmade Jewelry, said she was pleased with the turnout and the chance to support local commerce.

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Babylon SD okays 2.87% tax levy hike

By ALENA BERENBLATT Correspondent

The Babylon Board of Education approved a 2.87 percent tax levy for the 2026-27 school year, keeping the increase under the state tax cap while maintaining all current programs despite rising inflation.

The proposed $66,155,485 budget represents a 2.79 percent increase over the current year’s spending plan, a smaller increase than the previous year, according to Assistant Superintendent for Business Deirdre Lunetta.

Over the past several years, the district has implemented a series of strategic actions that focus on cost savings, revenue enhancement, and proven financial monitoring.

The budget preserves all instructional and extracurricular programs. It also includes funding to hire a human resources director and retain two special education positions added this year.

Babylon entered the budget process facing a $790,000 gap. Lunetta said the district conducted a “line-by-line review” of expenses and reclassified school food service spending to improve efficiency. The district also used $350,000 in one-time reserves from its Employee Benefit Accrued Liability fund to help close the gap.

DEIRDRE LUNETTA

District officials cited rising health insurance costs and inflation — which Lunetta said has increased roughly 20 percent over the past four years — as ongoing challenges, while revenue growth remains capped by the state.

“Over the past several years, the district has implemented a series of strategic actions that focus on cost savings, revenue enhancement, and proven financial monitoring,” Lunetta said. “We’re trying to strengthen our long-term fiscal stability, increasing our reserves as much as we can to a reasonable level so that we can weather sustained inflation and have reserves to fall back on when needed.”

According to Lunetta, the district received a fiscal stress score of 0 — the best possible rating — from the state comp-

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Bill targets harassment at houses of worship

By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com

Calls to protect religious institutions from harassment and intimidation took center stage last Friday morning at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County.

There, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi unveiled the bipartisan Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption Act, known as the SACRED Act, legislation Suozzi said would address growing concerns among his constituents about safety at houses of worship.

“There’s too much hate in our country right now,” Suozzi said. “A lot of people are being intimidated as they enter into their religious institution to practice their faith.”

The bill, co-led by Rep. Max Miller, a Republican from Ohio, would make it a federal crime to intentionally intimidate, obstruct or harass individuals within 100 feet of a place of worship, including blocking their path or approaching within 8 feet with the intent to harass.

Suozzi said the measure “ensures that people can access their place of worship safely and without obstruction, while still preserving First Amendment protections for peaceful expression.” He added that it draws “a clear line: Intimidation and threats have no place in our communities.”

“We at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center understand religious persecution,” Alan Mindel, the center’s chairman, said, “and so we are so proud to stand with Congressman Suozzi in protecting the rights of all Americans, regardless of where they pray.”

Leaders of several national advocacy and faith organizations attended the event, including represen-

Community leaders, elected officials and faith advocates gathered at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County to highlight efforts to protect religious institutions and ensure safe access to places of worship.

tatives of the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, Hadassah and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.

According to the Anti-Defamation League, antisemitism has reached historic levels, with 9,354 incidents recorded in 2024, underscoring concerns about the safety of those attending religious services.

“Religious freedom thrives where respect prevails,” Azhar Azeez, CEO of the Islamic Society of North America, said. “Let every place of worship be a sanctuary free from intimidation, obstruction or harassment so all people may practice their faith in peace, dignity and safety within every sacred space.”

The proposal has also drawn political criticism.

Mike LiPetri, who is challenging Suozzi for his 3rd Congressional District seat in November, said he believed the congressman had not been sufficiently vocal on the issue in the past.

“Now in an election year he wants to take action?” LiPetri wrote in a statement to the Herald. “We’re not buying it.”

Rep. Laura Gillen, who was not in attendance, emphasized the need for additional protections.

“In the wake of rising hate crimes in our own backyard, we must safeguard our houses of worship and ensure every Long Islander has the freedom to gather without fear of violence,” Gillen wrote. “Establishing buffer zones is a step in the right direction.”

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Pension debate intensifies as labor leaders seek rollback of Tiers 5 and 6

By CAROLYN JAMES cjames@liherld.com

The debate over New York’s public pension system is intensifying as labor leaders and policymakers clash over the impact of Tier 5 and Tier 6 on public employees across Long Island, with unions arguing the reforms are undermining recruitment while fiscal advocates warn of long-term budget pressures.

Public officials and labor leaders held a rally in Albany March 8 to lobby for change.

The pension tiers determine retirement benefits, employee contribution levels and eligibility requirements for public workers statewide, including teachers, police officers, firefighters and other municipal employees. Compared with earlier tiers, Tier 5 (enacted in 2010) and Tier 6 (enacted in 2012) require higher employee contributions and, in some cases, longer service periods or later retirement ages.

Supporters of the changes say they were enacted during periods of fiscal strain to help rein in long-term pension costs and stabilize obligations for state and local governments.

However, public employee unions say the newer structure has made government careers less attractive and is contributing to staffing shortages in key public safety and service roles.

“What we are seeing is a dangerous decline of applicants and it has become harder to hire qualified candidates as a result of the introduction of Tiers 5 and 6,” said Lou Civello, president of the Suffolk County Patrolmen’s Association. “They have made the job less desirable, taking up to six percent of salaries and offering a major reduction in retirement benefits.”

In Nassau County, union officials report similar trends, pointing to a sharp drop in candidates taking civil service exams for law enforcement positions.

“The number of applicants signing up for the Nassau County Police exam ten years ago was 30,000,” said Tom Schevlin, president of the Nassau PBA. “We are now seeing 8,000 to 10,000; this is a big drop off and it is getting worse.”

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“These employees can’t afford to live in and buy homes on Long Island when they give 6 percent of their salary to the state,” he said.

Efforts to address pension concerns were expected to be part of the state’s 2026–27 budget discussions, but Assemblyman Michael Durso said that while some minor changes could be enacted a resolutio on the larger issues is unlikely in the near term.

“There have been discussions underway and they continue, but this is a complicated issue,” Durso said. “And the fact is that it is the state that will likely have to come up with the money needed to resolve some of these inequities because the local municipalities simply will not be able to afford it, which makes it even more complicated.”

The New York State and Local Retirement System, established in 1921, provides retirement benefits for public employees. Membership in the system is constitutionally protected, meaning benefits cannot be reduced once earned. Employees contribute a portion of their salary, alongside employer contributions, which are invested to fund future obligations.

As of March 1, 2025, the system included

1,264,732 members, including 735,943 active employees, 481,747 retirees and 47,042 beneficiaries (spouses and dependents of deceased employees).

Workers are assigned to pension tiers based on their date of entry into the system, with each new tier historically created in response to economic downturns and budget constraints.

Tier 6 was enacted under then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature during what officials described at the time as a fiscal crisis. The changes increased employee contributions and adjusted benefit formulas for new hires.

Labor organizations are now calling for significant reforms or elimination of Tier 5 and Tier 6, advocating a return to earlier systems such as Tier 4, which required lower employee contributions.

“Let’s be clear: Tier 6 is not just flawed policy, it’s actively breaking New York’s public workforce,” said NYSUT President Melinda Person. “Schools can’t hire, hospitals are short-staffed, and communities are paying the price.”

Fiscal watchdogs and government officials, however, caution that reversing pension reforms could significantly increase long-term costs and place additional pressure on already strained municipal budgets.

retirement age to benefit calculations: How New York’s pension tiers differ across generations

•Higher retirement age requirements remain one of the most significant changes. While earlier tiers — particularly Tier 1 and Tier 2 — allowed many employees to retire in their 50s with full benefits, newer tiers generally require workers to remain in service until age 63 to receive full retirement benefits, with fewer early retirement options available.

•Pension benefit calculations have also shifted. Earlier tiers often based benefits on final average salary over a shorter period, sometimes the last one or three years of employment. Under newer tiers, benefits are typically calculated using a five-year salary average, which can result in lower overall pension payouts.

•Employee contributions have increased as well. In earlier tiers, some employees were no longer required to contribute after a set number of years. By contrast, Tier 5 and Tier 6 require members to contribute a fixed percentage of their salary for their entire career, with Tier 6 contribution rates varying based on income level and, in some cases, exceeding earlier requirements.

•Overtime restrictions have also been tightened. Newer tiers

place stricter limits on how much overtime can be included in pension calculations, reducing retirement benefits for employees in roles where overtime is common, including police, fire and transit workers.

•Vesting and benefit accrual timelines have changed as well. Tier 6 members generally must complete 10 years of service before becoming vested, compared with five years under earlier tiers. In addition, benefit accrual rates are lower, meaning pensions grow more gradually over time.

•Social Security integration is another key difference. Some earlier tiers allowed more flexibility for employees retiring before Social Security eligibility, often with more favorable offsets or supplemental provisions. Newer tiers are more closely aligned with Social Security retirement ages, limiting that flexibility.

Taken together, these structural changes reflect a broader effort to control long-term pension liabilities, while continuing to fuel debate over workforce recruitment, retention and the competitiveness of public sector employment across New York.

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Lou Civello, president of the Suffolk County PBA, speaks at rally on behalf of his members and all union workers.

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Amityville man indicted in alleged $1.7M treasury check scheme

An Amityville man has been indicted on grand larceny and forgery charges for allegedly stealing and depositing a nearly $1.7 million U.S. Treasury check into his business account, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced.

the check at a Valley Stream bank on May 21, 2024.

Authorities said the account, opened months earlier with a negative balance, received the funds, and Lindor withdrew more than $470,000 in cash, checks, and transfers over the following weeks. He also allegedly spent thousands on retail purchases and travel.

Marc Lindor, 46, was arraigned April 16 before Judge Helene F. Gugerty on charges of first-degree grand larceny and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. He pleaded not guilty, was released under pretrial supervision, and ordered to surrender his passport. He is due back in court May 18. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.

The bank later closed the account and issued a check for about $1.23 million, but halted payment after the U.S. Treasury flagged the original check as fraudulent. Lindor allegedly attempted to deposit the funds at other institutions but was unsuccessful.

He was arrested Aug. 12, 2025, by Nassau County police. The case is being prosecuted by the DA’s Major Financial Frauds Bureau.

Prosecutors allege Lindor obtained a Treasury check issued to a Brooklyn home care agency for a COVID-19 employee retention credit and altered it to name his company, Nicolaoca Enterprises, Inc., as the payee. Surveillance video allegedly shows him depositing

Authorities emphasized that the charges are accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

West Islip man charged in child exploitation case following police investigation

Suffolk County Police arrested a West Islip man on charges related to the possession and promotion of child pornography. According to police, detectives from the Digital Forensics Unit began an investigation into Steven Enderley after receiving a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children hotline. Authorities executed a search warrant at Enderley’s residence on Gladstone Avenue on April 14, seizing a cell

phone and additional electronic devices. Following a forensic examination of the devices, Enderley, 35, surrendered at the Third Precinct on the morning of his arrest. He was charged with Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child and Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child. Police said Enderley was arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip.

CRIME WATCH

The following incidents have been reported by the Suffolk County Police Department’s First and Third precincts and by other local law enforcement and emergency service units.

PETIT LARCENY

North Lindenhurst: An unidentified male entered the Phillips 66 gasoline station at 86 Sunrise Highway, April 16, took a can of beer from the shelf and left the store

without paying for it. He left the store in a Dodge Minivan at approximately 2:21 p.m. West Babylon: A woman went into Stop & Shop supermarket at 365 Route 109, April 16, took four items from the display shelves and left the store without paying for them. That incident was reported shortly before noon.

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NYS Parks announces return of the Summer Run Series

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced the return of its annual Summer Run Series, an eight-race program scheduled to take place Monday evenings from June 8 through August 10, 2026.

Participation will be capped at 4,000 runners, and advance registration is required through elitefeats.com/26srs.

Registration is divided into two tiers. Tier 1 includes all eight races and is limited to 2,500 runners at a cost of $100 per registrant. Online registration is now open.

Tier 2 and wheelchair-accessible registration is limited to 1,500 runners at a cost of $75 per registrant. Tier 2 participants will compete in four designated events: the Heckscher 5-mile (June 8), Sunken Meadow 10K (June 15), Heckscher 5K (August 3), and Jones Beach 5-mile (August 10). Wheelchair-accessible athletes will also participate in four races, including Heckscher 5-mile (June 8), Caumsett 5K (July 13), Heckscher 5K (August 3), and Jones Beach 5-mile (August 10). Registration for Tier 2 is underway on a first-come,

first-served basis.

All races will be held on Monday nights at 7 p.m. at various Long Island State Parks, beginning June 8 at Heckscher State Park with a 5-mile race. The series continues June 15 at Sunken Meadow (10K), June 22 at Belmont Lake (5K), July 13 at Caumsett State Park (5K), July 20 at Robert Moses (1-mile beach run), July 27 at Hempstead Lake (5K), August 3 at Heckscher (5K), and concludes August 10 at Jones Beach (5mile).

The Summer Run Series is sponsored by the Natural Heritage Trust, Foundation for Long Island State Parks, 106.1 WBLI, 102.3 WBAB, Runners Edge, FourLeaf Federal Credit Union, Boening Brothers, Performax Physical Therapy and Wellness, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists, Newsday, and WildPlay Elements Park at Jones Beach.

Officials said proceeds from the series will support future New York State Parks programming.

For additional information, contact the Regional Recreation Department at 631-321-3510.

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North Amityville: A woman walked into the Dollar General at 3395 Great Neck Road shortly before noon April 13, took several items from the shelf and left the store without paying for them.

ROBBERY

Lindenhurst: Three unidentified males engaged in a dispute with another individual and stole his phone, watch and cash after assaulting him. That incident occurred near the 7-Eleven store on West Montauk Highway. The victim declined medical assistance following the incident which occurred at 12:30 p.m., April 16.

GRAND LARCENY

North Amityville: Someone stole a 2009 black Hyundai Elantra from Penndale Drive April 15. Police said that at approximately 2 p.m., witnesses observed an unknown male and female entering the vehicle and driving it away.

•A 2017 Honda Accord was stolen from in front of 2541 Albany Avenue. The victim told police they parked the vehicle at Albany Avenue and Brewster Lane and later returned to find it missing. That report was filed April 12 at 4 p.m.

Deer Park: Representatives for a business on Jeffryn Boulevard called police to report that someone had fraudulently ordered numerous HVAC supplies in their name and putting the cost of those sup-

plies on their account. The items were then picked up by the unknown individual. The report was filed at 9:30 a.m., April 15.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

Deer Park: An unknown man was observed breaking a window on a 2011 Dodge that was parked in front of 745 Deer Park Avenue at approximately 2:20 a.m., April 14. It could not be immediately determined if anything was taken from the inside of the vehicle.

ARRESTS

Driving While Intoxicated

Stuart Robert, 29, 429 39 St., Lindenhurst; Mark Tenny, 34, of 299 30 St., Lindenhurst; Vladimir Ulysse, 48, of 17926 143 St., Jamaica, New York; Claudio Alvarado, 49, of 1100 Thompson Dr., West Bay Shore.

Petit Larceny

Sean Barrett, 34, of 64 Heathcote Rd., North Lindenhurst; Franklin Gnauza, 28, of 50 Ferndale Ave., Selden; Jaclyn Habekost, 38, of 161 Garfield St., Massapequa Park; Marvin Barnwell, 59, of 116 N. 21 St., Wyandanch; William Bennett, 35, of 16 Montgomery St., Brentwood.

Grand Larceny

Sharisa Griffin, 47, of 28 Broome St., West Babylon; Isabel Woodard, 25, of 622 Broadway, North Amityville; Joel Santiago, 43, of 790 Park Ave., Huntington.

Menacing With a Weapon

Adam Mlodynia, 38, of 41 Swallow La., Brentwood.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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North Babylon eyes another playoff berth

By NIKO SCARLATOS sports@liherald.com

North Babylon’s baseball team is navigating a season defined by resilience, growth, and strong leadership.

Under coach Steve Corrado, the Bulldogs currently sit at an even 6-6 record, a mark that reflects both early challenges and recent progress. As Corrado noted, the team started off a little rough largely due to integrating new players into the lineup. However, with time and experience, the group has begun to find its rhythm.

A key turning point came in its recent series against Copiague, where North Babylon won two out of three games. After a narrow 2-1 loss on April 20, the Bulldogs bounced back with a 4-3 victory two days later and followed it up with a 7-5 win in the finale April 23. That series showcased the team’s ability to respond under pressure and highlighted their growing confidence as the season progresses.

Despite the momentum, the Bulldogs have faced adversity. One of their top pitchers and first basemen, Josh Arteaga, is out for the season due to injury, leaving a significant gap in both the pitching rotation and lineup. Still, the team has rallied behind its depth and leadership to stay competitive.

At the center of that leadership is four-year varsity captain Tristan Garcia. A standout performer, Garcia has been dominant both on the mound and at the plate. He holds a 3-1 record as a pitcher while batting

.500 with a .550 on-base percentage, leading the team in hits and runs scored. His consistency and experience have been invaluable in guiding the team through ups and downs.

Another major contributor is senior TJ Oppedisano, who impressed in his first varsity start by carrying a no-hitter into the fifth inning. Oppedisano has yet to allow an earned run through 10 innings and has secured a permanent spot in the starting rotation. At the plate, he’s hitting .316 and consistently bats in the heart of the order, either third or fourth.

Junior shortstop James Mieszerski continues to build on a strong sophomore campaign. With a batting average of .360 and an on-base percentage above .400, he has become a reliable presence both offensively and defensively. Jake Walsh has also made an impact, batting .350 despite missing time early in the season with a broken nose. His return has been significant, including a late game-tying hit in the second game against Copiague. Meanwhile, Aidan Walsh, a three-year varsity center fielder, has provided steady defense in the outfield.

Younger players are stepping up as well. Sophomore Chandler Como, who transitioned from the infield to the outfield, delivered a standout performance with four RBIs against Newfield. Behind the plate, starting catcher Christian Fernandez has handled pitching duties effectively, contributing to the team’s defensive stability. Senior pitcher Tommy Morton has also added multiple wins, strengthening the rotation.

Looking ahead, the Bulldogs aim to carry their recent momentum into a challenging series against first-place Smithtown East. With seven consecutive playoff appearances on the line, North Babylon is focused on maintaining its standard of excellence.

Corrado emphasized the importance of leadership, noting the seniors have been instrumental in keeping everyone focused and motivated.

With a mix of experienced leaders and emerging talent, North Babylon is working hard every day and that commitment may be the key to another postseason run. “We’ve had bad days,” he said, “but we’re lucky to have seniors who know how to lead the team.”

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TJ Oppedisano is getting it done at the plate and on the mound.

Devin Ryan and the Bulldogs enter the stretch run in playoff contention.

Heralds capture 11 awards in N.Y. press contest

By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Herald Community Media received 11 awards at the New York Press Association’s 2025 Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented at the organization’s spring convention in Saratoga Springs on April 23-24.

Creative Designer Jeffrey Negrin took first place for Best Special Section Cover, Division I, for the Herald’s basketball section. Karen Millindorf was the photographer.

“The layout is clean and bold,” the judges said. “Good use of the isolated subjects placed center frame and the text is well balanced. Overall solid.”

Negrin also placed second in the same category for a Rockville Centre cover. “The mostly monotone color scheme is well complimented to [the] line art doodle graphic,” the judges said. “The lightness of the graphic placed center frame is well balanced with the heaviness of the text at both the top and bottom of the layout.”

“It’s always an honor to be recognized by our peers,” Herald Community Media publisher Stuart Richner said. “We’re proud to continue telling the stories of our communities, and I congratulate our team on this well-deserved recognition. Ultimately, our greatest reward is delivering comprehensive local news to our readers each week.”

Vice President of Sales Rhonda Glickman, Special Sections Editor Karen Bloom and Negrin combined their talents and captured second place for Best Special Section in Advertising, Division I.

“An eye-catching and meaningful special section,” the judges said. “The editorial is local, informative and well writ-

ten. The ads complement the section and align with the section’s intent.”

Negrin and Advertising Director Ellen Reynolds partnered to grab second and third place in the Best Multi-Advertiser Pages.

“This piece does a nice job of capturing the spirit of this campaign and community,” the judges said of the secondplace submission, “combining the multiple advertisers into a harmonious layout. A subtle mix of patterns and color makes a strong impression. Well done.”

Of the third-place entry, the judges said, “A fun piece that visually captures the reader while being based on a strong concept that is a service to the community. The art and topography are appropriate for the theme and lend themselves to the overall mood of the piece. Nice job.”

“Good journalism doesn’t chase applause — it chases accountability,” COO Brad Harmon said. “That’s what makes me proud and reminds me why the work we do matters.”

On the editorial side, Copy Editor Jim Harmon and Production Designer Yolanda Rios received second-place recognition for editorial pages that appeared in all 24 weekly editions of the Heralds. “This was a close second,” the judges said. “The editorial writer is excellent.”

Staying on the editorial page, Managing Editor Jeffrey Bessen, Harmon and Zack Richner combined their efforts to take third place in Editorials, Division 1.

“Three editorials delve into some of the troubling dangers of our time — unaddressed impacts of long Covid; Meta abandoning moderators and the implications on civility and democracy; and the harshness of the housing crisis,” the judges said. “All are told with

perspective and expertise.”

Multiple sports stories that appeared in the Massapequa Herald Post were part of the package that took second place in Sports Coverage, Division 1.

“Greatly enjoyed the range of stories covered in this issue, from the longtime Hofstra soccer coach to the Ryder Cup volunteers,” the judges said. “Well written and attractive layout, easy to read.”

It takes a great team to bring back awards from NYPA — we have the best!” Glickman said. “From finance to sales to editorial, production, press, circulation etc. Together we win!”

For Online Breaking News, Will Sheeline, editor of the Oyster Bay and Sea Cliff/Glen Head Heralds, and past reporter Luke Feeney placed second for their story “Pirate Booty founder Robert Ehrlich addresses attempt to seize control of Village of Sea Cliff.”

The judges said: “The reporters not only identified Robert Erhlich first as the person behind the attempted power grab, but also landed the first on-therecord, exclusive interview with him and posted it online before state, national and international outlets followed.

Excellent use of community trust and source relationships to turn a chaotic, somewhat bizarre local power struggle into a clear, timely story.”

Sports Editor Tony Bellissimo and Negrin earned third place for Special Sections/Niche Publications for the Herald’s lacrosse book.

“Very well organized, and comprehensive,” the judges said. “Visually appealing and something for everyone who likes Lacrosse.”

Sheeline also took third place in the Environment Story category for his “Keeping the ‘oyster’ in Oyster Bay” story.

winner in the category Best Special Section Cover.

“I kept reminding myself that this is a reporter’s award and not an award for which environmental project was the coolest,” the judges said. “And this project was cool! I’ve decided not to hold it against the reporter, however, because the reporter has done an excellent job of making me feel invested in these people and this place and their oysters without getting mawkish or too purple in the prose.”

For the Better News Contest, 150 newspapers submitted 2,732 entries and competed in 67 categories, and a total of 389 awards were presented. The Michigan Press Association judged the contest submissions in January.

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At the New York Press Association’s spring convention in Saratoga Springs, members of Herald Community Media’s editorial team with President and CEO Stuart Richner, far left.

Herald file photo

The Herald’s Basketball section was a

Stamp Out Hunger drive will return May 9

Island Harvest, letter carriers request donations of nonperishable food and personal care products

Residents across Long Island are being asked to take part in the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive on May 9 by leaving donations at their homes for pickup.

Island Harvest Food Bank and the National Association of Letter Carriers are partnering for the nationwide one-day effort.

Community members can leave nonperishable food items and personal care products in a bag by their mailboxes, where letter carriers will collect them during regular delivery. All donations collected on Long Island will support Island Harvest’s network of community-based food pantries and feeding programs.

The need remains significant, according to Randi Shubin Dresner, president and chief executive of Island Harvest Food Bank, which distributed a record 21 million pounds of food across Nassau and Suffolk counties last year.

“Hunger and food insecurity impact about a quarter of a million Long Islanders, including children, families, older adults, and veterans — and virtually every ZIP code is affected,” Shubin Dresner said in a news release. “We have always depended on the generosity of Long Islanders to support their neighbors. The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is an easy yet powerful way for our community to come together. When Long Islanders act as one island for one day, the impact is extraordinary.”

Items needed include canned goods, cereal, pasta, rice, boxed juices and shelf-stable milk. Prepared food and items in glass containers are not accepted. Personal care products such as toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant and disposable diapers are also accepted.

Tom Siesto, executive vice president of NALC Branch 6000, said that letter carriers see the effects of

food insecurity every day.

“Our members see firsthand the impact of food insecurity on Long Island during their daily routes,” Siesto said in the release. “We are proud to partner

OBITUARY

In Loving Memory

Allen Joseph Stillman

with Island Harvest once again and to help bring neighbors together for the 34th annual Stamp Out Hunger food collection. This one day when letter carriers and residents unite island-wide makes a real difference.”

Stamp Out Hunger is held annually on the second Saturday in May, and has collected more than 2 billion pounds of food nationwide since it began in 1993.

Last year, Long Island residents donated more than 360,000 pounds of food, enough for more than 600,000 meals. Island Harvest aims to collect more than 500,000 pounds this year.

This year’s collection campaign on Long Island is supported by presenting sponsor National Grid, lead sponsor JPMorgan Chase, and IPRO Healthcare, along with nearly 40 additional corporations.

Island Harvest Food Bank is a leading human-services organization whose mission is to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island. It has organized innovative programs and services aimed at enhancing hunger awareness, short-term case management, nutrition education, outreach and advocacy initiatives, its Healthy Harvest Farm, a Workforce Skills Development Institute, and efficient food collection and distribution.

Island Harvest’s work directly supports children, families, seniors and veterans who turn to the organization in times of crisis, and supports a network of community-based nonprofits. Its Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks leading the effort to combat hunger in the United States. To learn more, go to IslandHarvest.org.

–Jeffrey Bessen

March 2, 1952 – December 15, 2026

Allen Joseph Stillman, a legendary figure whose personality was as vast as the oceans he loved, passed away leaving behind a legacy of laughter, generosity, and “Zippy” spirits. Born on March 2, 1952, to Fred N. Stillman Sr and Olga Stillman.

Allen’s life was a masterclass in friendship and living every moment to its fullest.

Raised in the bayside village of Babylon, New York, Allen’s soul was forged by the water. From his early days as a clammer to his time in the local surfing community, the salt air was his lifeblood. Whether he was swimming, fishing, or boating, Al was at his happiest where the shore met the sea.

In the world of hospitality, he was a giant. Known affectionately as “Zippy,” he created the iconic Zippy Cooler, a Fire Island staple. Alongside his partner Brian O’Handley, and partners Mary Ellen and Kevin Kelly, Al helped build Housers of Ocean Beach into an enduring destination for fun, famous for having one of the best sunset views on the planet.

His adventures weren’t limited to New York; Al spent his winters in Rincon, Puerto Rico.

A fixture of the surfing scene there since the 1970s, he loved the town from its “sleepy” beginnings to its modern popularity. When he wasn’t on a board or behind a bar, Al was often at a poker table. A skilled player, he recently celebrated a career highlight by cashing in the 2025 World Series of Poker Senior Event.

Above all, Allen was a friend to thousands. He moved through life with a rare kindness that disregarded status; whether you were a celebrity or down on your luck, Al treated you with the same extreme generosity. He leaves us with smiles on our faces, as the “great times” shared with him are simply too numerous to count.

Allen is survived by: Jennifer Kontaxis his devoted girlfriend.

Richard Stillman, and Fred N. Stillman Jr., his brothers. His sister in law Carol, Dede Rude, his sister., Lindsay McKenna, his niece; and Zachary Rude, Austin Stillman, and Jake Stillman, his nephews.

He is preceded in death by his sister, Lauraine Stillman and brother in law Brian Rude. Celebration of Life

A celebration of a life exceptionally well-lived will be held on June 6th 2026 at Housers in Ocean Beach New York at 3pm. Please bring your favorite stories and a sense of joy to honor a man who gave so much of both to the world.

Courtesy Don Miller

Long Island residents can help by leaving food donations outside their homes for the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive on May 9.

Mother and daughter poets featured in BVAC April MoMA

The Babylon Village Arts Council is pleased to present “Lilacs and Roses: A Poetry Collection” featuring the work of poets Cheryl Babirad and Christie Leigh Babirad as the latest exhibition in the Museums of Miniature Art. Centered on their latest publication, “Lilacs and Roses,” this showcase explores poetry as a space for healing, connection and emotional depth.

Rooted in themes of growth, memory and the beauty found in both joy and struggle, “Lilacs and Roses” reflects the symbolic pairing of its title, where lilacs suggest renewal and nostalgia, and roses embody love, resilience and complexity. Together, these elements weave a poetic narrative that speaks to the shared human experience.

Cheryl brings a lifetime of reflection to her work. After a distinguished thirtynine-year career as an educator teaching Kindergarten through second grade, she continues to inspire through her writing. Her poetry, which she began in her youth, is grounded in empathy and timelessness. Through her words, she invites readers to explore life’s emotional landscape—its joys, sorrows, ambitions and challenges, while offering encourage-

ment and hope.

Christie Leigh, an award-winning author of fiction and poetry, expands this dialogue through her expressive and uplifting voice. Her work is driven by a desire to comfort and inspire, creating meaningful connections with readers across generations. With a strong presence across publishing and digital platforms, she continues to share stories that resonate deeply and widely.

Together, Cheryl and Christie Leigh present a powerful intergenerational collaboration. “Lilacs and Roses” becomes not only a collection of poetry, but a shared artistic experience— one that highlights the enduring relevance of poetic expression in contemporary life.

BVAC is proud to share their writings. This showcase will be on view throughout the month of April outside the Village of Babylon Historical and Preservation Society, 117 W. Main St., Babylon, and the Nathaniel Conklin House, 280 Deer Park Ave., Babylon.

For additional information visit BVAC’s website at babylonvillagearts. com.

Editor’s Note: Christie Leigh Babirad is a reporter at Richner Herald newspapers.

TOB Italian Food Festival, May 16

The Town of Babylon will be hosting their annual Italian Food Festival on May 16 from noon to 5 p.m. on the Great Lawn at Town Hall. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled for the following day, May 17.

The event will feature food vendors, a kid zone, La Famiglia Cadillac Club and entertainment including Angelo Venuto, Maria Venuto, Carmelo Raccuglia and DJ Domenick.

Please bring a pasta or sauce donation to support Councilman Manetta’s 8th Annual “Pasta and Sauce Food Drive.”

Additional parking with free shuttle bus service will be available at the Lindenhurst Train Station.

The Great Lawn at Town Hall is located at 200 E. Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst.

For more information, please call (631) 957-4482.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF BABYLON Corner of Deer Park Avenue and James Street in the Village of Babylon, 631-661-5151 Website: babylonumc.org

Pastor: The Rev. Melissa Boyer SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30am - Worship in the Church Online at Website - 9:30am

Home of the James Street Players and the UMC Nursery School Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

MOMAs featured artists for April are Cheryl & Christie Leigh Babirad, North Babylon residents & Poets.

Sunny skies, strong turnout mark Babylon Village Spring Fling

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“It’s a beautiful day to be out and support small businesses,” she said, describing them as the backbone of the community.

Other vendors included Behr’s Boutique, which offers apparel for dogs, as well as local organizations such as the American Legion Babylon Post 94, Babylon United Methodist Church and the Babylon Village Arts Council. Retailers like Wakes and Waves, Luvstitch Boutique and Jillery Jewels also participated, while the Argyle Theatre hosted a prize wheel offering attendees a chance to win show tickets.

“I love what I do; it makes people so happy, and I love meeting new customers,” said Shari Wagner of BamboozeldNY, who sells handmade items and ornaments.

The event also featured activities for children, including bounce houses and face painting, making it a family-friendly outing.

“It’s a nice family day out in the sun,” said Jason Goldsmith, who attended with

his wife and two daughters.

For some, the event is a tradition. “This is my hometown,” said Krystal Schaefer, who attended with her son and said she makes it a point to come to village events.

Samantha Alvarado, attending with friends and her infant daughter, said she was happy to enjoy the warm weather and community atmosphere.

Village officials said the event marked a strong start to the spring season. Mayor Mary Adams thanked the Chamber of Commerce, local merchants and village staff for their efforts in organizing the event.

“There was plenty of excitement all around, with residents and visitors relaxing and enjoying the day,” Adams said.

Chamber of Commerce President Tom Vitale echoed that sentiment, calling it a “gorgeous” day and pointing ahead to future events.

“It’s so exciting to see everyone out enjoying the day together,” he said. “It also means that the summer block parties are right around the corner.”

The crowds came out for the Village of Babylon’s first street fair of the season.

Joe DeBello of Bestea with Gabby White showcasing their new Slime Bar.

Friends come together to enjoy the Spring Fling: Kristi Melfi, Hayley Schatz, pup Lulu and Samatha Alvarado with her daughter Sophia.

Jason and Danielle Goldsmith wait on line at Joanie Baloney Face Painting with their daughters Savannah and Scarlett who was excited to get her face painted with the rainbow tiger design.

Helen Bolanos, owner at Artezina Handmade Jewelry showcasing her creations for attendees.

Krystal Schaefer enjoying the day with her son Kade.

Katie Mattary, owner of Barnyard River: Homemade Soy Candles, excited for her first Village of Babylon Spring Fling.

Shari Wagner of BamboozeldNY showing some of her newest products.

Babylon schools OK 2.87% tax levy

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troller’s monitoring system for four consecutive years.

As of the board’s April 13 meeting, the state budget had not yet been finalized. Lunetta said the district would adjust its budget if it receives more state aid than expected.

Superintendent Carisa Manza called the spending plan “a labor of love,” citing continued inflationary pressures, and praised Lunetta’s work to close the gap.

“Babylon has a long history of success and, as indicated tonight, a tremendous amount to celebrate. Because of

this success, our community has come out year after year in support of our budget, as indicated by the passing of our budgets by wide margins. We are incredibly grateful for our community’s support,” Manza said. “As we planned the budget for 2026-2027, Lunetta and I took into consideration all of our priorities. First and foremost among our priorities was to ensure we continue to provide the exceptional education experience that our students are accustomed to.”

A public budget hearing is scheduled for Monday, May 11. District voters will decide on the budget and trustee seats on Tuesday, May 19.

North Babylon Lions Club Annual Street Fair, May 31

The North Babylon Lions Club will be holding their annual street fair on May 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Deer Park Ave. from Hale Road to Stone Ave., North Babylon. In case of inclement weather, the fair will be rescheduled for June 7.

The event will include live music, a

food court, inflatables, vendors and raffles.

If you are interested in being a vendor, please call Peter O’ Leary at (516) 383-0553 or Diane DeLuca at (631) 5530217. You may also email lionpeteroleary@outlook.com or dianedeluca1957@ gmail.com

STEPPING OUT

You don’t have to be a kid to love bubbles. Step into the museum’s bubble playroom and see why bubbles are fun for any age.

No kids allowed

By Abbey Salvemini

For many folks a trip to the Long Island Children’s Museum isn’t just a childhood outing, it’s a shared community memory. Now, those of us “big kids” who grew up visiting here will have a chance to step back inside but this time as grown-ups.

Relive the wonder of childhood at the museum’s inaugural “Adults Only Nostalgia Night” on May 6. Open to guests ages 23 and up, this after-hours event (starting at 6:30 p.m.) offers a lively, playful reimagining of a beloved local destination — welcoming visitors to explore familiar exhibits in a whole new light, long after the kids have gone home.

“This has been something that’s been talked about for years,” Communications Coordinator Stephanie Silver says. “We have so many people who came here as kids and are now bringing their own children or even grandchildren. There’s always been this desire to come back and experience it again for themselves.”

That idea recently gained momentum online after a nostalgic TikTok post comparing the museum’s former Stewart Avenue location with its current home in Garden City went viral, creating a wave of former visitors in the comments reminiscing and sharing memories.

The result is an occasion designed to feel equal parts reunion and night out.

For three hours, the museum’s galleries are open exclusively to adults, giving guests the rare opportunity to explore exhibits at their own pace. From the popular bubble station to newer installations, visitors can revisit old favorites or discover exhibits they may have missed.

“It’s really about giving people the freedom to explore,” Silver explains. “They can go wherever they want, spend as much time as they want, and just enjoy it without any responsibilities.”

Beyond exploring the exhibits, the evening comes

Children’s Museum turns childhood memories into an adults-only night out

alive with a DJ spinning crowd pleasing hits from across the decades, inviting guests to hit the dance floor or simply enjoy the music. Classic games add a touch of friendly competition, while photo stations capture the fun along the way. Together, these elements transform the museum into a vibrant, social “playground,” a striking departure from its usual daytime pace. The result is a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere where nostalgia, play and connection come together for a memorable night. Light bites and refreshments are available; admission includes two drink tickets for beer and wine. Organizers aim to create a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere where everyone can mingle, unwind, and rediscover a beloved space in an entirely new way — all without straying far from home.

Guests are also invited to take part in hands-on memory-making activities throughout the evening.

Design your own I Heart LICM friendship bracelet to keep as a personal memento, or contribute to the Nostalgia Wall by posting photos and sharing stories from past visits. Over the course of the night, the growing display will reflect decades of community connection — ranging from childhood snapshots to treasured, multigenerational memories — woven together into a heartfelt collective tribute.

For Silver, that piece hits close to home.

• Wednesday, May 6, 6:30-9 p.m.

• Tickets are $45 per person, $40 members, with limited availability; Advance registration and valid ID required

• Visit the events calendar at licm.org for tickets and additional information

• 11 Davis Ave., Garden City

“I grew up coming here,” she says. “My own photos will be up there. It’s special to see how many people have that same connection.”

While designed to be lighthearted and fun, the museum’s educational spirit remains an underlying thread throughout. Exhibits originally created to spark curiosity in children take on a new dimension for adults, offering a fresh perspective that invites reflection, rediscovery and a touch of wonder in a familiar setting.

“That’s actually the easiest part,” Silver adds. “Everything here is already grounded in education. The nostalgia just comes naturally.”

If the evening proves successful (as expected), museum leadership aims to make this a recurring offering and potentially expand it in future seasons, building on what’s anticipated to be strong community enthusiasm.

“We’d love to make this a reoccurring event,” Silver says, enthusiastically. “But we also want to hear from visitors … what they enjoy, what they want to see. This is really about the community.”

Nostalgia Night will offer something that’s familiar yet new: a chance to revisit a childhood staple, reconnect with friends or neighbors and see a well-known local institution in a completely different light.

“We want people to walk away feeling reconnected, not just to the museum, but to that sense of joy and creativity,” Silver adds. “Play is just as powerful for us as adults as it is for the children.”

And for those who recall spending rainy afternoons or birthday parties inside the museum’s walls, this might feel somewhat like coming home — only this time, with music, companions and no curfew.

George Thorogood and The Destroyers

For the past five-plus decades, over 8,000 live shows and more than 15 million albums sold, George Thorogood and The Destroyers have been “The All-American Rock & Roll Party Band” (Goldmine Magazine). In celebration of their 53rd year of “playing rock ‘n roll hot enough to melt the polar icecaps and flood the world’s major population centers” (Rolling Stone), the group continues The Baddest Show On Earth Tour — a stage-shaking, roof-raising, guitar-snarling blast. For an artist whose music honors the blues, rock and country legends of the past, Thorogood’s forward momentum is now stronger than ever. And along with longtime Destroyers Jeff Simon (drums), Bill Blough (bass), Jim Suhler (guitar) and Buddy Leach (saxophone), they continue “to slap a custom flame paint job onto those classic sounds” (Blues Blast Magazine) like never before.

Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com.

Til Death Do Us Part … You First!

Love, regret and second chances take center stage in a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud solo show directed by Broadway veteran Chazz Palminteri. Written and performed by comedian Peter Fogel, the 90-minute multimedia performance blends sharp humor with heartfelt reflection on the realities of modern relationships. At the heart of the story is Fogel himself — an eternal bachelor blindsided by a Valentine’s Day breakup that forces him to confront more than just heartbreak. As he wrestles with questions of love, timing and personal growth, he’s guided by his own conscience, voiced by Palminteri, in a clever theatrical device that adds both wit and depth. What follows is a whirlwind of storytelling as Fogel transforms into more than a dozen characters, Saturday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $40. Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. Tickets available at landmarkonmainstreet.org.

Photos courtesy LICM

Building boom! ‘Big kids’ are sure to have fun unleashing their creativity by building with KEVA planks

Delve into Long Island’s maritime history and connections at the Saltwater Stories exhibit.

Your Neighborhood CALENDAR

Wendy Klemperer: Wrought Taxonomies

Vanderbilt Museum welcomes everyone to enjoy the exhibition of outdoor sculpture at the historic summer estate of William Kissam Vanderbilt II. Klemperer’s sculptures. a haunting assemblage of animal forms that span imaginary, endangered, familiar, and exotic species, celebrate natural history and the nonhuman world through evocative interactions with the surrounding environment. Using materials salvaged from scrapyards, she composes ecological narratives that respond to the history and collections of Suffolk County’s first public park and museum. Her brilliant use of gestural lines captures the spectator’s attention and invites museum-goers to reflect on the relationship between an interest in animal life and the incessant push of human industry. Visitors are encouraged to picnic on the grounds.

• Where: 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport

• Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Contact: vanderbiltmuseum. org or call (631) 854-5579

‘Everybody Loves

Raymond: Celebrating

30 Years’

Visit the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame for an immersive exhibit (designed by LIMEHOF Creative Director, renowned designer Kevin O’Callaghan). It features the 70-foot-wide set from the show’s recent 30th anniversary TV special on CBS, never before on display. Visitors can walk into the world of the Barone family and explore their home through original studio sets, which include the living room, the kitchen and other areas of the house. Also see a variety of iconic items, including original clothing, the famous fork and spoon, and the Christmas toaster, among other classic items from the series. Multimedia clips, including behind the scenes and rare out-takes and a range of related videos play in LIMEHOF’s surround sound theater.

• Where: 97 Main St., Stony Brook

• Time: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

• Contact: limusichalloffame.org or (631) 689-5888

Emeritus Inaugural

Gala: The House That

JoAnn Built

Honoring JoAnn Boettcher, president emeritus, the Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce proudly hosts an evening celebrating

Ben Folds & A Piano

nominated singer-songwriter Sarah Hart to celebrate the parish’s 70th anniversary. This is evening of music, storytelling and fellowship. $30 includes concert and reception. Tickets can be purchased online or directly through the parish office.

• Where: Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church, 455 Hunter Ave., West Islip

• Time: 7 p.m.

• Contact: ollchurch.org or (631) 661-3224

Italian Food Festival

The Town of Babylon once again hosts their Italian Food Festival. Entertainment includes Angelo Venuto, Maria Venuto, Carmelo Raccuglia and DJ Domenick. With the La Famiglia Cadillac Club, food vendors and a kid zone. Bring a pasta or sauce donation to support Councilman Manetta’s 8th Annual Pasta and Sauce Food Drive. Additional parking with free shuttle bus service at Lindenhurst Train Station. Rain date is May 17.

• Where: Great Lawn at the Town Hall, 200 E. Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst

• Time: Noon-5 p.m.

• Where: Tilles Center, LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville

• Time: 8 p.m.

Ben Folds, widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of his generation. brings his latest tour to the Tilles Center, joined by multi-talented actress-singer- composer Lindsey Kraft. Known for pushing genre boundaries, Folds first rose to prominence with Ben Folds Five before launching a wide-ranging solo career that blends sharp lyricism, piano-driven melodies and orchestral ambition. Over the years, he has released multiple solo albums alongside collaborative projects, earning an Emmy nomination and a devoted global following. His most recent pop album (2023) drew critical praise and played to sold-out audiences, followed by a holiday release in 2024. Folds’ recent work also reflects his deep engagement with orchestral music, including a live album featuring a live orchestral performance of his hits recorded just before concluding his eight-year tenure as Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center — an appointment that marked a first for the role. Today, he continues to move fluidly between pop tours and performances with leading orchestras worldwide, while also developing new work for film, television and theater. A bestselling author and former podcast host, Folds remains a restlessly creative force — an artist constantly expanding the reach of his music.

leadership, legacy and community at their Inaugural Emeritus Gala. Guests enjoy an elegant evening of connection and celebration featuring dinner, cocktails and meaningful moments alongside fellow business leaders, community members and supporters.

• Where: Gemelli’s at Bergen Point Country Club, 69 Bergen Ave. #1, West Babylon.

• Time: 6-10 p.m.

• Contact: lindenhurstchamber. org/event-details/emeritusinaugural-gala or (631) 226-4641

In concert

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1

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame welcomes the Kerry Kearny Band for their 30th anniversary gala.

Kerry Kearny is a slide guitar master, plays and works his instrument to limits that amaze even the most seasoned musician or cultured music fan. His style, music from the “Psychedelta,” is his own brand containing an upbeat mix of American Blues and Roots, created from writing and performing on the circuit for over 40 years. Along with his band, he has continued to experience an overwhelming and positive response over the airwaves and especially when

performing live. His wailing upbeat style of blues, driven by tasty, inspired guitar riffs, electrifying slide and infectious rhythms, has allowed Kerry to amass a huge loyal following.

• Where: 97 Main St., Stony Brook

• Time: 7:30 p.m., also May 2

• Contact: limusichalloffame.org or (631) 689-5888

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2

Town of Babylon Earth Day

The Town of Babylon hosts an Earth Day celebration. With garden tours, children’s crafts and inflatable bouncers, baby animals, free giveaways.

• Where: Geiger Park, Grand Blvd., Deer Park

• Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Contact: (631) 957-4292

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Lindenhurst Springfest Street Fair

Check out the street fair. Hosted by the Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Lindenhurst, it includes vendors, entertainment food, drinks and fun. Rain date is May 17.

• Contact: ticketmaster.com or tillescenter.org or (516) 299-3100

• Where: North and South Wellwood Ave. from John St. to Gates Ave.

• Time: Noon-5 p.m.

• Contact: lindenhurstchamber. org or (631) 226-4641

LIMEHOF concert

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame welcomes Joe Louis & The Groove. By combining rhythm, soul, Motown and blues, Farmingdalebased singer-songwriter-guitarist Joe Louis always has his audience at the edge of their seat enjoying emotional electrifying performance.

In 2023, he won the Long Island Blues Challenge and released his first studio album, “First Time I Saw You.” His soulful vocals are incredibly inspired from greats like Wilson Pickett, Little Buster, and B.B. King. His bright fierce guitar playing will touch your heart with each and every note.

• Where: 97 Main St., Stony Brook

• Time: 3 p.m.

• Contact: limusichalloffame.org or (631) 689-5888

MAY 16

Our Lady of Lourdes Church Concert

Our Lady of Lourdes Church in West Islip welcomes Grammy-

• Contact: For more information or to become a vendor, call Councilman Manetta’s office at (631) 957-4482

MAY 18

Top Golf Pre-Launch Twosome

Edition

Deer Park Chamber of Commerce invites all to their annual Golf Outing. Enjoy climate-controlled bays, friendly competition, premium food and drinks, raffles and a lively atmosphere designed for both seasoned golfers and first-timers. This is an opportunity to strengthen connections, meet new local professionals and celebrate alongside fellow chamber members during their installation celebration. The cost is $250 for two tickets and includes open bar, dinner, game play and raffles.

• Where: Top Golf Holtsville, 5231 Express Drive North, Holtsville

• Time: 6-10 p.m.

• Contact: chamberofdeerpark.org or (631) 860-6946

Having an event?

Items on the Calendar page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to kbloom@ liherald.com.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR SPECIALIZED LOAN TRUST 2005-2 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2, -againstJAMES PARKS, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on September 24, 2024, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR SPECIALIZED LOAN TRUST 2005-2 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2 is the Plaintiff and JAMES PARKS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on May 19, 2026 at 2:00PM, premises known as 86 MANHATTAN AVENUE, WEST BABYLON, NY 11704; and the following tax map identification: 0100140.00-03.00-013.003. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject

to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 608507/2023. Jonathan A. Baum, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

26-226. 4/16,23, 30, 5/7

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FLX1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-FLX1, -againstPUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HOWARD R. TAYLOR, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on August 3, 2023, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN

TRUST 2006-FLX1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006FLX1 is the Plaintiff

and PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HOWARD R. TAYLOR, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on May 19, 2026 at 1:30PM, premises known as 7 ASH PLACE, WYANDANCH, NY 11798; and the following tax map identification: 0100-055.00-03.00052.003 and 052.004. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 619055/2018. Robert A. Macedonio, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 26-227. 4/16, 23, 30, 5/7

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK HSBC BANK USA, N.A., Plaintiff

Public Notices

AGAINST HECTOR ARISTY; ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 2, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM, premises known as 30 Park Circle North, Farmingdale, NY 11735. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at East Farmingdale, in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, Section: 047.00 Block: 03.00 Lot: 086.000 District: 0100. Approximate amount of judgment $403,296.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #603157/2018. For sale information, please visit ServiceLink Auction at https://www.servicelinkauction.com or call (866) 539-4173. J oseph Fritz, Esq., Referee FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, NY 14614 FSLNY006 89566 26-220. 4/16, 23, 30, 5/7

Notice is hereby given that a license, Application ID: NA-0340-26108660 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 311 Boulevard E, Store C-2, Yaphank, NY 11980, County of Suffolk, for on premises consumption at The Pizzeria of Yaphank LLC. 26-236. 4/23, 30

Notice is hereby given that a license, Application ID: NA-0240-26108729 for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 31455 Main Rd, Cutchogue, NY 11935, County of Suffolk, for on premises consumption at MJJ Pizza LLC.

26-237. 4/23, 30

NOTICE OF FORMATION of

K&L seafood and BBq llc. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on (02/14/2026)

Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to (170 Mooney Pond Rd, Selden NY, 11784). Purpose: any lawful act.

26-239. 4/23, 30, 5/7, 14, 21, 28

Notice of formation of Purovyx LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/16/2025

Office location, County of Suffolk. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.  SSNY shall mail a process served to:

4 VANDERBILT CT, DIX HILLS, NY 11746

Purpose: any lawful act.

26-243. 4/30, 5/7, 14, 21, 28, 6/4

Notice is hereby given that a license, Application ID: NA0340-26-103725 for liquor, beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell liquor, beer, wine, and cider at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 174 Islip Ave, Islip, NY 11751, County of Suffolk, for on premises consumption at Unico Asado And Cocktails Inc. 26-235. 4/23, 30

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RAYLA RESTAURANT GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/07/2025. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 26 Hanover Pl, Smithtown, NY 11787. Purpose: any lawful activity. 26-199 4/2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 5/7

Notice of formation of KELLS CONSULTING COLLECTIVE, LLC, a Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 01/15/2026. Office located in Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to C/O the LLC, 108 OCEAN AVE, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701. Purpose: Providing consulting and advisory services .26-213. 4/9, 16, 23, 30, 5/7, 14

Notice of Formation of LCG Innovative Consultant LLC filed with SSNY on March 10, 2026. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 30 Brown Blvd, Wheatley Heights NY 11798. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. 26-176. 3/26, 4/2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Notice of formation of Blue Water Operations LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SS Y) on 03/26/2026 Office location, County of Suffolk SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.  SSNY shall mail a process served to: 69 Cotter St., West Islip NY 11795 Purpose: any lawful act.

26-210. 4/9. 16, 23, 30, 5/7, 14

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE TOWN OF BABYLON ACCESSORY APARTMENT REVIEW BOARD Pursuant to provisions of Local Law # 9 of the Babylon Town Code, notice is hereby given that the Town of Babylon Accessory Apartment Review Board will hold a public hearing in the Town Board Meeting Room in the East Wing of Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, New York on Tuesday eve, May 5th, 2026.

Public hearings begin 6:00pm. NEW

APPLICATIONS:

•Frederick Heffel 510 S. Great Neck Road

Copiague, NY 11726 SCTM#0100-1923-43

Printing Instructions: RENEWALS BY AFFIDAVIT APPLICANTS, ARE NOT REQUIRED TO APPEAR. ALL NEW CASES WILL BE HEARD IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE ADVERTISED. All interested persons should appear at the above time and place by order of Sandra Thomas, Chairperson, Accessory Apartment Review Board, Town of Babylon, North Lindenhurst, Suffolk County, New York. Babylon Beacon: Thursday, April 30, 2026 26-244. 4/30

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Dream2FLIp LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04-14-2026 Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to 234 41st Street Lindenhurst NY 11757. Purpose: any lawful act.

26-258. 4/30, 5/7, 14, 21, 28, 6/4

NOTICE

OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

SUFFOLK COUNTY

WILMINGTON

SAVINGS FUND

SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER

TRUSTEE OF CSMC

2021-RPL4 TRUST, Plaintiff against MARK GETZ, et al Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Margolin, Weinreb & Nierer, LLP, 575 Underhill Boulevard, Suite 224, Syosset, NY 11791.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered March 9, 2026, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Babylon Townhall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM. Premises known as 685 Howard Avenue, Copiague, NY 11726. District 0100 Sec 196.00 Block 03.00 Lot 063.000. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Copiague, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $471,091.88 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 626255/2024. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District's Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing.

Robert Fuchs, Esq., Referee File # 230908 26-205. 4/9, 4/16, 23, 30

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF ACQUISITION TRUST, -againstPATRICIA PETRILLO, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on March 5, 2026, wherein U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF ACQUISITION TRUST is the Plaintiff and PATRICIA PETRILLO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on May 11, 2026 at 1:45PM, premises known as 285 WEST 10TH STREET, DEER PARK, NY 11729; and the following tax map identification: 0100086.00-02.00-002.000. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 608969/2023. Francesco P. Tini, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310,

Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

26-206. 4/9, 4/16, 23, 30

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS AS TRUSTEE RALI 2006-QS12, Plaintiff AGAINST TAREQ MOLLAH

A/K/A TAREQ M. MOLLAH; ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 6, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM, premises known as 130 Claremont Avenue, West Babylon, NY 11704. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District: 0100 Section: 141.00 Block: 02.00 Lot(s): 057.000 & 058.003. Approximate amount of judgment $1,016,322.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #203752/2022. For sale information, please visit Auction. com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Francesco Paolo Tini, Esq., Ref-

Public Notices

eree FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, NY 14614

SPSNY760 89477

26-207. 4/9, 16, 23, 30

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff AGAINST JASMINE MORGAN AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF ROBIN MORGANHAWKINS, ROBERT L. HAWKINS, JR. AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF ROBIN MORGANHAWKINS, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 10, 2026, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM, premises known as 31 South 23rd Street, Wyandanch, NY 11798. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100 Section 055.00 Block 02.00 Lot 030.001. Approximate amount of judgment $182,838.07 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #631468/2023. For sale information, please visit Auction. com at www.Auction. com or call (800) 2802832. Joy E. Jorgensen, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 22-004060 89482 26-208. 4/9, 16, 23, 30

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK U.S. BANK NA-

TIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-GEL2, Plaintiff AGAINST LUIS A. ESPINAL LOPEZ AKA LUIS ALONSO ESPINAL LOPEZ, PIERRE JUSTIN, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered July 18, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 128 North 17th Street, Wyandanch, NY 11798. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Wyandanch, in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100, Section 013.00, Block 03.00, Lot 129.000. Approximate amount of judgment $719,102.74 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #603217/2017. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.Xome.com or call (844) 400-9633. Joseph L. Fritz, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 16-005240

89426

26-209. 4/9, 16, 23, 30

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Suffolk, Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Delaware Trustee of SMRF Trust VII-A, Plaintiff, vs. 35 West Santa Barbara LLC, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 27, 2024 and an Order Extending the Sale Deadline duly entered on February 25, 2026, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 15, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., premises known as 35 Santa Barbara Road West a/k/a 35 West Santa Barbara Road, Lindenhurst, NY 11757. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Copiague, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100, Section 190.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 076.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $523,792.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #613358/2023.

Brooke J. Breen, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 230934-1 26-216. 4/16, 23, 30, 5/7

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Suffolk, Mortgage Assets Management, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Susan Mackenzie, as Nominated Successor Executrix and Beneficiary Under the Last Will and Testament and as Heir at Law of Margaret Hacker; Karen Bohannon, as Heir, Devisee, Distributee of the Estate of Margaret Hacker, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judg-

ment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on February 19, 2026, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 17 Mound Street, Lindenhurst, NY 11757. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0103, Section 024.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 096.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $729,851.00 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 602077/2015. Alison M. Varley, Esq., Referee Greenspoon Marder, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2200, New York, NY 10105, Attorneys for Plaintiff 26-217. 4/16, 23, 30, 5/7

REFEREE'S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff - against - PAUL M. WESTPHAL, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on April 2, 2025. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on the 14th day of May, 2026 at 10:30 AM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying

and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, and State of New York. Premises known as 26 Gibbs Road, Amityville a/k/a Amity Harbor, (Town of Babylon) NY 11701. (DSBL#: 0100-182.0001.00-103.000)

Approximate amount of lien $175,517.58 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 610921/2023. Peter L. Kramer, Esq., Referee. 516-510-4020. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218

Dated: March 20, 2026

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. Auction Locations are subject to change. 26-219. 4/16, 23, 30, 5/7

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, AGAINST CHRISTOPHER WHITE, NICOLE CONSI, et al.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on December 9, 2025.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 E. Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM premises known as 415 Pleasantview Court, Babylon, NY 11726 A/K/A 415 Pleasantview Court, Copiague, NY 11726.

Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Suffolk County, and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Copiague, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York. District 0100 Section 195.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 021.000.

Approximate amount of judgment $477,872.39 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #611748/2024.

Brooke J. Breen, Esq., Referee,

Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747

26-218. 4/16, 23, 30, 5/7

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-PA2, -againstPHILIP TUCCI A/K/A PHILIP S. TUCCI, JR., ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on April 30, 2024, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-PA2 is the Plaintiff and PHILIP TUCCI A/K/A PHILIP S. TUCCI, JR., ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on May 18, 2026 at 8:45AM, premises known as 129 E 5TH STREET, DEER PARK, NY 11729; and the following tax map identification: 0100-063.0004.00-096.000. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE

BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 015314/2012. David H. Besso, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES.

26-223 4/16, 23, 30, 5/7

Notice of Formation of Idlewild Ventures LLC ("the LLC"). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ("SSNY") on March 9, 2026. Office location: Suffolk County. Street address of LLC: 55 Larboard Court, OIBA 4436 Babylon, NY 11702. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon SSNY to the LLC: 55 Larboard Court, OIBA 4436 Babylon, NY 11702. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 26-163 . 3/26, 4/2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 5/7

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SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF SUFFOLK - BABYLON. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-OA7, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OA7, Plaintiff -against- TANYA M. SMITH AKA TANYA NASH; MICHAEL A. SMITH, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated December 12, 2023 and entered on January 23, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps of the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY on May 27, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at North Amityville, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 44th Street with the easterly side of Pacific Street; being a plot 100.16 feet by 66.77 feet by 100.16 feet by 66.77. DSBL: 0100-202.00-03.00046.002 Said premises known as 450 PACIFIC STREET, COPIAGUE, NY 11726 Approximate amount of lien $340,560.35 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 601574/2023.

ROBERT T. FUCHS, ESQ., Referee Pincus & Tarab Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556 26-234. 4/23, 30, 5/7, 14

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF Suffolk, U.S. Bank NA, Successor Trustee to Bank of America, National Association, Successor by Merger to Lasalle Bank NA as Trustee for Washington Mutual Mortgage PassThrough Certificates WMalt Series 2006-7, Plaintiff, vs. Sean P. Reis a/k/a Sean Reis, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on November 22, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 27, 2026 at 8:45 a.m., premises known as 349 Neptune Avenue, West Babylon, NY 11704. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at North Babylon, in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100, Section 145.00, Block 04.00 and Lot 086.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $512,782.33 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #623364/2018.

David H. Besso, Esq., Referee

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, 10 Bank Street, Suite 700, White Plains, New York 10606, Attorneys for Plaintiff 26-231. 4/23, 30, 5/7, 14

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Suffolk, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Inden-

ture Trustee on behalf of and with respect to AJAX Mortgage Loan Trust 2022-B, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2022B, Plaintiff, vs. Adam J. McKeon, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 28, 2025 and an Order Extending Sale Deadline and Other Relief duly entered on March 18, 2026, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on May 28, 2026 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 836 7th Street, Babylon a/k/a West Babylon, NY 11704. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Ezra Park, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100, Section 132.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 132.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $479,244.99 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #601523/2024. Pamela J. Greene, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 234408-1 26-232. 4/23, 30, 5/7, 14

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK BABYLON. GITSIT SOLUTIONS LLC, Plaintiff against ARIA 1026 CAPITAL LLC, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated July 8, 2024 and entered on July 11,

2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps of the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY on May 28, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being North Amityville, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of Hatch (Hatcher) Court, distant 294.00 feet Easterly from the intersection of the Easterly side of Broadway and the Northerly side of said Hatch Court as said Broadway was originally laid out (291.53 feet Easterly from the East side of

Broadway as it existed February 25, 1964) as measured along the Northerly side of said Hatch Court; being a plot 86.33 feet by 78.11 feet by 90.42 feet by 78.00 feet. Block: 3 Lot: 12 Said premises known as 9 HATCHER COURT, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701 Approximate amount of lien $500,000.00 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 609150/2022.

TRACY K. PALUMBO, ESQ., Referee McGovern & Amodio, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 2 William Street, Suite 306, White Plains, NY 10601 26-233. 4/23, 30, 5/7, 14

REFEREE'S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

SUPREME COURT

- COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-9, Plaintiff - against - ANTHONY A. ARCURI, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on July 27, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on the 28th day of May, 2026 at 10:00 AM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the building and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York.

Premises known as 465 Old Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, (Town of Babylon) New York 11704. (District: 0100, Section: 159.00, Block: 04.00, Lot: 022.000)

Approximate amount of lien $325,410.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 062112/2014. Bruce W. Farquharson, Esq., Referee.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409 For sale information, please visit Auction. com at www.Auction. com or call (800) 2802832

Dated: April 7, 2026

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. Auction Locations are subject to change.

Dated: April 7, 2026 26-246. 4/30, 5/7, 14, 21

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF Suffolk, U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its Individual Capacity but Solely as Owner Trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust, Plaintiff, vs. Calvin S. Smith Sr, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 24, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, North Lindenhurst, NY 11757 on June 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 102 43rd Street, Copiague, NY 11726. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100, Section 202.00, Block 02.00 and Lot

062.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $386,214.80 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #207634/2022. Cash will not be accepted.

Robert J. Cava, Esq., Referee

Knuckles & Manfro, LLP, 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, New York 10591, Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: April 7, 2026 26-245. 4/30, 5/7, 14, 21

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

Mortgage Assets Management, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST

Alonzo Foskin, Individually and Limited Administrator of the Estate of Jorge Foskin a/k/a George Foskin; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered March 24, 2026, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, New York on May 29, 2026, at 1:00PM, premises known as 29 Jackson Street, South Farmingdale, NY 11735. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Amityville, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0100 Section 122.00 Block 01.00 Lot 005.000. Approximate amount of judgment $642,944.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 608951/2017. No cash accepted at sale, only certified checks made payable to Brooke J Breen, Esq. As referee. Brooke Breen, Esq., Referee

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LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: April 7, 2026

26-247 4/30, 5/7, 14, 21

The Town of Babylon Rental Review Board will hold a Public Hearing at The Town of Babylon 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, New York (East Wing Board Room) on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:00pm NEW APPLICATION

1. Gaura Mudgal 1573 9th St. West Babylon NY 11704

SCTM NO: 0100-138-1-11

2. Steven Wiener

9 Neptune Ave. West Babylon NY 11704

SCTM NO: 0100140-3-82.002

3.. BED TJD LLC

8 Rosewood Ave. Amityville NY 11701

SCTM NO: 0100165-3-29

4. Sukhjinder Singh 26 Flanders Place West Babylon NY 1704

SCTM NO: 0100158-1-29 26-250 4/30

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Name: MedCal LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 21, 2026.

Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at PO Box 340 West Islip, NY 11795. Purpose: To engage

NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL ASSESSOR

(Pursuant to Sections 506 & 526

Of the Real Property Tax Law) HEARING OF COMPLAINTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Assessor and authorized members of the Assessor's staff of the Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, have completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the current year of 2025/2026. A copy has been left with the Assessor at Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY where it may be seen and examined by any person until the third Tuesday in May.

THE ASSESSOR WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE WITH The Tentative Assessment Roll on:

DATE Babylon Town HallLOCATION

1. Tuesday. Mav 12, 2026 9:30 AM -4:00 PM

Babylon Town HallAssessment Dept.

2. Wednesday. May 13, 2026 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Babylon Town HallAssessment Dept.

3. Saturda\" May 16, 2026 9:00 AM - 1:00

PM and in the evening Babylon Town Hall Assessment Dept.

4. Thursday, Mav 14, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00

PM Assessment Dept. AN APPOINTMENT MAY BE MADE WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE DURING THE HOURS SHOWN

ABOVE at

200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, New York 11757

By calling 631-957-3015

THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW will meet on the third Tuesday in May to hear and examine all complaints in relation to assessments on the application of any person believing himself to be aggrieved: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM LOCATION: Board Room of Babylon Town Hall

Dated this 21st day of April, 2026

Matthew R. Cronin, IAO Assessor Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk 26-248 4/30, 5/7

ASSESSOR'S OATH

STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

TOWN OF BABYLON

I. the undersigned, do depose and swear that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, I have set forth in the 2026/2027 Tentative Assessment Roll attached hereto or filed herewith all the real property situated in the assessing unit in which I am Assessor and with the exception of assessments made by the New York State Office of Real Property Services, I have estimated the value of such real property at the sums which I have determined to be in accordance with the provisions of Section Three Hundred Five of the Real Property Tax Law.

Matthew R. Cronin, IAO

Assessor

Town of Babylon 26-249 4/30, 5/7

in any lawful act or activity.

26-259. 4/30, 5/7, 14, 21, 28, 6/4

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-4, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, -againstMARGARET HAYES A/K/A MARGARET E. HAYES, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on November 25, 2024, wherein TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-4, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE is the Plaintiff and MARGARET HAYES A/K/A MARGARET E. HAYES, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on May 28, 2026 at 3:30PM, premises known as 103 NORTH 18TH STREET, WHEATLEY HEIGHTS, NY 11798; and the following tax map identification: 0100-039.00-02.00-110.002. ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE CITY OF WHEATLEY HEIGHTS, TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 624057/2023. Joshua P. Blumberg, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES.

26-238. 4/23, 30, 5/7, 14

April 30, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE WEST

BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 20th day of April 2026 subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law. An extract of the resolution is as follows:

The WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund for Apparatus and Equipment under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, purchase of a district rack truck and associated equipment, and it is proposed to contract for such vehicle in order to maintain the high standards of performance of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said purchase is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT. The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Section 6(g) Capital Reserve Fund for Apparatus and Equipment of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars for the purchase of said vehicle, and the District Treasurer is

authorized to effect such transfer from time to time to effect such purchase. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a mandatory referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

DATED: April 20, 2026

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BABYLON ATTEST:

Mary-Beth Briordy Secretary 26-252 - 4/30

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 20th day of April 2026 subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law.

An extract of the resolution is as follows:

The WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund for Buildings and Grounds under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, the installation of solar panels on the mechanics building at fire headquarters including change orders, and it is proposed to contract for such work in order to main-

tain the high standards of performance of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said purchase is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT. The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Section 6(g) Capital Reserve Fund for Buildings and Grounds of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed One Hundred Forty-Five Thousand ($145,000.00) Dollars for the work, and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such transfer from time to time to effect such purchase. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a mandatory referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

DATED: April 20, 2026

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT

TOWN OF BABYLON ATTEST: Mary-Beth Briordy Secretary 26-253 4/30

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 20th day of April 2026 subject

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to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law.

An extract of the resolution is as follows:

The WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund for Apparatus and Equipment under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, purchase of a district automobile and associated equipment, and it is proposed to contract for such vehicle in order to maintain the high standards of performance of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said purchase is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT. The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Section 6(g) Capital Reserve Fund for Apparatus and Equipment of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed Eighty-Five Thousand ($85,000.00) Dollars for the purchase of said vehicle, and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such transfer from time to time to effect such purchase. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a mandatory referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

DATED: April 20, 2026

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS WEST

BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BABYLON ATTEST: Mary-Beth Briordy Secretary 26-254 4/30

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 20th day of April 2026 subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law.

An extract of the resolution is as follows:

The WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund for Apparatus and Equipment under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, purchase of a district van and associated equipment, and it is proposed to contract for such vehicle in order to maintain the high standards of performance of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said purchase is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT. The resolution further provides that there be transferred

from the present Section 6(g) Capital Reserve Fund for Apparatus and Equipment of the WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT a sum not to exceed One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars for the purchase of said vehicle, and the District Treasurer is authorized to effect such transfer from time to time to effect such purchase. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless in the meanwhile a mandatory referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

DATED: April 20, 2026 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS WEST BABYLON FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BABYLON ATTEST: Mary-Beth Briordy Secretary 26-255 4/30

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Board of Education of the Copiague Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, will accept sealed bids for the following: “#26/27-002 - DISTRICT PRINT BID”

Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 8, 2026, at the Business Office of the Copiague UFSD Administration Offices, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, NY, at which time and place all timely bids will be publicly opened. In the event that Copiague UFSD is closed the day of the Bid Opening, the bid(s) will be opened at the same time, on the next day that Copiague UFSD is open. All bids received after the date and time

stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder.

Bid packages will be available on Monday, April 27, 2026, at the same office from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except Holidays).

Bids must be signed in ink and submitted in a sealed envelope marked “#26/27-002 - DISTRICT PRINT

BID” and with the name and address of the company submitting the bid clearly indicated. All bids shall be addressed to the attention of Susan Kanuika, Assistant Su-

perintendent for Finance & Operations, Copiague UFSD, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, NY 11726. The Copiague Union Free School District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to accept any proposal or proposals as submitted, or as modified, which in the opinion of the undersigned will be in the best interests of the Copiague UFSD. Deborah VanFlorcke, District Clerk Board of Education

Copiague Union Free School District 26-251 4/30

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COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the Annual District Election of qualified voters of Copiague Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Deauville Gardens East Elementary School, 100 Deauville Blvd., Copiague, New York, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 between 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. to vote for the election of members of the Board of Education and to vote upon the following propositions: PROPOSITION

NO. 1

SHALL the proposed budget of the Board of Education of Copiague Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, County of Suffolk, State of New York, for the school year 2026-2027 requiring the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures and requiring the levying of taxes on the taxable property of said district be adopted?

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the fiscal year 2026-2027 for school purposes, may be obtained by any resident of the District, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual School District Election except Saturday, Sunday or any holiday, at the district office, at each school house in the district, on the school district’s

internet website ( HYPERLINK "http:// www.copiague.k12. ny.us" www.copiague. k12.ny.us) and at the Copiague Memorial Library during their operating hours.

A Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/ preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the undersigned School District Clerk not later than April 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Each vacancy to be filled shall be considered a separate specific office. A separate petition shall be required to nominate a candidate to each separate office. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the School District and shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district. Each petition shall state the residence of each person signing, shall state the name and residence of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the term of office, and the name of the last incumbent, if any. The following vacancies are to be filled on the Copiague Board of Education: TERM OF OFFICE LAST INCUMBENT

July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029

Brian J. Sales

July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029

Ledy Torres

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that

a petition to place a proposition on the ballot may be filed with the District Clerk by also not later than April 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., except for petitions relating to a proposition which must be included in the notice of the annual meeting. Such petitions must be submitted 60 days in advance of the annual meeting to facilitate the preparation and printing of the ballots. This rule will not apply to those propositions or questions which the Board has authority by law to present at any annual or special meeting and election of the district. Except as provided by law, such petition shall state said question or proposition clearly and concisely, and shall be signed by at least thirty (30) qualified voters of this district and shall show the address of each signer and the date of signature.

The Board of Education reserves the right to determine the exact wording of the question or proposition as it is to appear on the ballot; and further reserves all powers vested in the Board of Education by the Education Law to determine whether any question or proposition shall be submitted at any District meeting or election and to determine the order in which each question or proposition should appear on the ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that

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voters at the May 19, 1998 Copiague School Budget/Trustee Election approved Continuous Voter Registration. Qualified voters may register on a continuous basis as follows: Registration will be conducted Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the school year, and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during school recesses at the Office of the District Clerk, Central Administration Office, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, except there will be no registration allowed after seven (7) days prior to the election. Voter registration will also be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Deauville Gardens Elementary School, 100 Deauville Blvd, Copiague, NY 11726. Any person whose name appears on such register or who shall have been previously registered hereunder or who shall have voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election held or conducted at any time within four (4) years prior to the preparation of the register for this Annual District Election will not be required to register personally for this Annual District Election. In addition, any person otherwise qualified to vote who was registered with the Board of Elections of Suffolk County under the provisions of the Election Law shall be entitled to vote at said Annual Election without further registration.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Education has duly adopted a resolution providing for absentee ballots for the election of members of the Board of Education, the adoption of the School Dis-

trict Budget and any other propositions in accordance with the provisions of Section 2018-a of the Education Law of the State of New York. An applicant for an absentee or early mail ballot must submit an application therefore setting forth the information required by subdivision 2 of Section 2018-a of the Education Law and Section 2018-e of the Education Law, respectively. Applications for absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. No absentee or early mail voter's ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M. (prevailing time) on the day of the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military

ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2026. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the qualifications of voters at School District Meetings or Elections are as follows: A person shall be entitled to vote at any School Election for the election of School District Offices and upon all other matters which may be brought before such Election who is:

(1) A citizen of the United States

(2) Eighteen years of age

(3) A resident within the district for the period of thirty days next preceding the meeting at which he offers to vote

(4) Not disqualified pursuant to the provisions of Sec.

5-106 of the Election Law. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Register as prepared by the Board of Registration, shall be filed in the office of the undersigned School District Clerk, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District, and the hours during which such register shall be open for inspection on each of the five days (Saturday by appointment) prior to the date set for the Annual District Election, except Sunday or holiday, shall be 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Public Hearing on the proposed budget will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. in the Everett E. Newman III Administrative Offices Board of Education Room, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, NY 11726.

By order of the Board of Education Copiague Union Free School District Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York Deborah Van Florcke District Clerk 26-185 . 4/2, 16, 30, 5/7

COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

CIUDAD DE BABYLON, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NEW YORK

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA, VOTO DE PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN

A CONTINUACIÓN, SE DA AVISO que la Elección Anual de Distrito de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar de Copiague Ciudad de Babylon, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en el gimnasio de la Escuela Primaria de Deauville Gardens East, 100 Deauville

Blvd., Copiague, Nueva York, el martes 19 de mayo de 2026 entre las 10:00 am y las 9:00 pm para votar por la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación y votar sobre la siguiente proposición: PROPOSICIÓN No. 1

¿Debemos proponer el presupuesto de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Sindicato de Copiague, Ciudad de Babylon, Condado de Suffolk, Estado de Nueva York, ¿para el año escolar 2026-2027 exigiendo la apropiación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados y exigir la recaudación de impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos de dicho distrito?

SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que cualquier residente del distrito podrá obtener una copia del estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2026-2027 para fines escolares, entre las 9:00 am y las 4:00 pm durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la Elección Anual del Distrito Escolar, excepto los sábados, domingos o feriados, en la oficina del distrito, a cada casa escolar del distrito, en el sitio web de Internet del distrito escolar (www. copiague.k12.ny) y en la Biblioteca Memorial de Copiague durante sus horas de atención al público.

Un informe de Exención del Impuesto a la Propiedad Real preparado de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto a la Propiedad Real se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto provisional / preliminar, así como al presupuesto

Continued

April 30, 2026

Continued from previous final adoptado del cual formará parte; y se publicarán en el tablón de anuncios del Distrito que se mantendrán para avisos públicos, así como en la página web del Distrito. SE DA AVISO

ADICIONAL que las solicitudes de nominación de candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación deben presentarse ante el Secretario del Distrito Escolar abajo firmante a más tardar el 20 de abril de 2026 a las 5:00 p.m. Cada vacante que deba llenarse se considerará una oficina separada. Se requerirá una petición por separado para nominar a un candidato a cada oficina por separado. Cada petición debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar y debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (59) votantes calificados del distrito. Cada petición debe indicar la residencia de cada persona que firma, debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato, y debe describir la vacante específica para la cual se postula el candidato, cuya descripción debe incluir al menos la duración del mandato, y el nombre del último titular, si lo hubiere. Las siguientes vacantes disponibles de La Junta de Educación de Copiague: PERÍODO EN EL CARGO

ÚLTIMA PERSONA EN EL CARGO

1 de Julio 2026 a 30 de Junio 2029

Brian J. Sales

1 de Julio 2026 a 30 de Junio 2029

Ledy Torres SE DA AVISO

ADICIONAL, de que se enviará una petición para presentar una propuesta en la boleta electoral ante el

Secretario del Distrito antes del 20 de abril de 2026 a más tardar a las 5:00 pm, a excepto de las solicitudes relacionadas con una propuesta que deberán incluirse en el aviso de la reunión anual. Tales peticiones deben presentarse 60 días antes de la reunión anual para facilitar la preparación e impresión de las boletas. Esta regla no se aplicará a aquellas proposiciones o preguntas que la Junta tiene autoridad por ley para presentar en cualquier reunión anual o especial y elección del distrito. Excepto por lo dispuesto por la ley, dicha petición deberá indicar dicha pregunta o proposición de manera clara y concisa, y deberá estar firmada por al menos treinta (30) votantes calificados de este distrito y deberá mostrar la dirección de cada firmante y la fecha de la firma.

La Junta de Educación se reserva el derecho de determinar la redacción exacta de la pregunta o proposición tal como aparece en la boleta electoral; y además reserva todos los poderes otorgados a la Junta de Educación por la Ley de Educación para determinar si alguna pregunta o proposición se presentará en una reunión o elección del Distrito y para determinar el orden en que cada pregunta o proposición debe aparecer en la boleta electoral.

SE DA AVISO

ADICIONAL que, de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, se requiere el registro personal de los votantes.

SE DA AVISO

ADICIONAL que los votantes en la Elección de Presupuesto / Elección de los Miembros de la Junta de la

Escuela Copiague del 19 de mayo de 1998 aprobaron el registro continuo de votantes. Los votantes calificados pueden registrarse de manera continua de la siguiente manera: La inscripción se llevará a cabo de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 3:00 p.m. durante el año escolar, y de 9:00 a.m. a 1:00 p.m. durante los recreos escolares en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito, Oficina de Administración Central, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, excepto que no se permitirá el registro después de siete (7) días antes de la elección. El registro de votantes también se llevará a cabo el sábado

9 de mayo de 2026 de 8:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. en la Escuela Primaria Deauville Gardens, 100 Deauville Blvd, Copiague, NY 11726

Cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicho registro o que se haya registrado anteriormente en el presente documento o que haya votado en cualquier reunión o elección anual o especial del distrito celebrada o llevada a cabo en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro (4) años anteriores a la preparación del registro para esta Elección Anual del Distrito no tendrá que registrarse personalmente para esta Elección Anual del Distrito.

Además, cualquier persona que califique para votar y que esté registrada en la Junta de Elecciones del Condado de Suffolk bajo las disposiciones de la Ley de Elecciones tendrá derecho a votar en dicha Elección Anual sin más registro. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que la Junta de Educación ha adoptado debidamente una resolución que estipula las papeletas de voto en ausencia para la

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elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación, la adopción del Presupuesto del Distrito Escolar y cualquier otra propuesta de acuerdo con las disposiciones de la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación del Estado de Nueva York. El solicitante de una boleta de votación en ausencia o anticipada por correo debe presentar una solicitud, por lo tanto, debe establecer la información requerida por la subdivisión 2 de la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación y articulo 2018-e de la ley de Educación respectivamente. Las solicitudes de boletas en ausencia o anticipada por correo deben ser recibidas por el Secretario Del Distrito no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Además, dicha solicitud debe ser recibida por el Secretario del Distrito por lo menos siete días antes de la elección si la boleta se envía por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entrega personalmente al votante o su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para una boleta de votación en ausencia enviada por correo o boleta anticipada por correo, el Secretario del Distrito enviara la boleta por correo a la dirección establecida en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la votación. No se votará ninguna boleta de votante ausente o boleta anticipada a menos que se haya recibido en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. (hora predominante) en el día de la elección. SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL que los votantes militares que no están actualmente registrados pueden registrarse como votantes

calificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los votantes militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, transmisión de fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de inscripción de votantes militar y los formularios de solicitud de boletas militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito del distrito escolar a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 23 de abril de 2026. NO se realizará una votación militares militar a menos que se (1) reciba en la oficina del Secretaria del Distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y muestre una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o que muestre un endoso de recepción fechado por otra agencia del gobierno delos Estados Unidos; o (2) recibido por la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de las elecciones y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se asocia a no más tardar del día anterior a la elección.

SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que las calificaciones de los votantes en las reuniones o elecciones del Distrito Escolar son las siguientes:

Una persona tendrá derecho a votar en cualquier elección escolar para la elección de las

Oficinas del Distrito Escolar y sobre todo los demás asuntos que puedan plantearse antes de tal elección quien es: (1) Ciudadano de los Estados Unidos (2)18 años de edad (3)Un residente dentro del distrito por un período de treinta días antes de cualquier votación que se vaya a dar (4)En virtud de las provisiones de la Sec. 5-106 de la Ley Electoral.

SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, de que el Registro, tal como lo preparó la Junta de Registro, se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar que está abajo firmante y estará abierto para la inspección por parte de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito y las horas durante las cuales dicho registro estará abierto para inspección en cada uno de los cinco días (sábado con cita previa) antes de la fecha establecida para la Elección Anual del Distrito, excepto el domingo o feriados, serán 9:00 am a 4:00 pm

SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL de que se llevará a cabo una audiencia pública sobre la propuesta del presupuesto el martes 5 de mayo de 2026 a las 7:00 p.m. en las oficinas administrativas

Everett E. Newman III en el salón de conferencias, 2650 Great Neck Road, Copiague, NY 11726.

Por orden de la Junta de Educación Distrito Escolar de Copiague Ciudad de Babylon, Condado de, New York

Deborah Van Florcke Secretaria de Distrito 26-186 . 4/2, 16, 30, 5/7

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING MAY 19, 2026

WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWN OF BABYLON SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that voting on the school district budget for the year 2026/2027 and election of Members of the Board of Education will take place on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law by Ballot on Voting Machines or by Paper Ballot, if voting machines are not available or as otherwise provided by Law or Regulation. All times set forth herein are prevailing time. Form of propositions will be as follows: Shall the following Proposition be adopted?

PROPOSITION NO. 1

hall the school District budget proposed by the Board of Education of the West Babylon Union Free School District for the Fiscal year 2026-2027 requiring the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District in accordance with Section 1716 of the Education Law and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District be adopted.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Proposition in substantially the following form shall be presented to the qualified voters of the District at such Annual District Meeting and Election: JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECT PROPOSITION

WHEREAS, on December 6, 2022, the

voters of West Babylon Union Free School District, in the County of Suffolk, New York (the “District”) approved the expenditure of not to exceed $9,700,000 for improvements to West Babylon Senior High School and South Bay Elementary School; and thereafter the Board of Education (the “Board”) authorized the issuance of not to exceed $9,700,000 bonds and the levy of a tax in installments to pay said bonds and the interest thereon to pay such cost; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the cost of such improvements were accomplished at a reduced cost, resulting in an unneeded balance of $3,008,174 of the bonds heretofore authorized; and WHEREAS, the Board has now further determined that it is necessary and desirable to undertake certain other improvements at the West Babylon Junior High School, at the estimated maximum cost of not to exceed $3,008,174. Now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED:

(a) That the Board of Education of the West Babylon Union Free School District, in the County of Suffolk, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to construct alterations and improvements to West Babylon Junior High School and the site thereof (the Project”), substantially as described in a plan prepared for the District by JAG Architect P.C., Port Jefferson, New York, which is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the District Clerk,

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(b) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $3,008,174 to finance the cost of such Project, said tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and

(c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $3,008,174, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable; Said Proposition will appear on the ballot used for voting in substantially the following form:

CAPITAL PROJECT PROPOSITION YES NO RESOLVED:

(a) That the Board of Education of the West Babylon Union Free School District, in the County of Suffolk, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to construct alterations and improvements to West Babylon Junior High School and site thereof (the Project”), substantially as described in a plan prepared for the District by JAG Architect P.C., Port Jefferson, New York, and to expend therefor an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $3,008,174; (b) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $3,008,174 to finance the cost of such Project, said tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $3,008,174, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.

PROPOSITION NO. 3 YES NO

ceiling tile and lighting replacement and (3) Upgrade parking lots at Tooker Avenue and John F. Kennedy Schools, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto. Since the funds to be expended hereunder come from the Capital Reserve Fund, approval of this proposition will not require a tax levy upon the real property of the district.

AND to elect three (3) members of the Board of Education for a term of three (3) years, with the three candidates receiving the highest plurality to be elected.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Annual Budget Hearing of the West Babylon Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law including:

• to present to the voters and discuss the proposed budget and the amount of money which will be required for the 20262027 fiscal year.

• such further business as is authorized by the Education Law and acts amendatory thereto.

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West Babylon School District Website at www.wbschools.org.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation; list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll: (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and any website maintained by the District.

must be filed with the Clerk of the District at her office, at 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, New York 11704, no later than on or before 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on or before April 20, 2026. Forms of Petition may be obtained from the District Clerk. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District and shall state the name and residence of the candidate and the length of term of the office and the names of the last incumbents, as set forth above. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least thirty five (35) qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the 2025 Annual Election) ; must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate. The Petition shall describe at least the length of term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent.

tion) ; and must legibly state the name of legal residence of each signer. The School Board will not entertain any petition to place a proposition before the voters which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required and no person shall be entitled to vote at said meeting and election whose name does not already appear on the register of said school district, or who does not register as hereinafter provided.

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JUNIOR HIGH

RESOLVED: that the Board of Education of the West Babylon Union Free School District is hereby authorized to expend $4,500,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund established in May, 2023 for the purpose of performing the following projects; (1) District-wide fire and burglar alarm panels; and (2) District-wide

Said meeting will be held at the Board Room, Administration Building, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, NY 11704 at 5:00 P.M. The Annual Budget Hearing will adjourn immediately upon the conclusion of the business before the Board. The meeting is open to the public. You will also be able to view and listen to the meeting by joining the virtual meeting using the information which will be available on the

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026/2027 will be prepared and will be available at each school building and at the West Babylon School District Office, school district Library and on the website (www.wbschools.org) no later than fourteen (14) days before the vote.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of Board of Education

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election and budget vote must be filed with the District Clerk of the Board of Education, 10 Farmingdale Rd, West Babylon, NY 11704 on or before April 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, must be typed or printed in the English and Spanish language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least eighty nine (89) qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the 2025 annual elec-

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, if a voter is registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law in the West Babylon Union Free School District and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The register so prepared includes all persons who have presented themselves personally for registration in accordance herewith, and all persons who shall have been registered previously hereunder for an Annual or Special Meeting or Election, and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election, held or conducted at any time within four (4) years prior to the preparation of the register is also eligible to vote at this election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that all other voters may register to vote on any school day not less than five (5) days preceding the Election and Budget Vote, at the District Office, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, New York 11704, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. prevailing time, at which time any person will be entitled to have his/her name placed on such registers, provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter is entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, New York 11704, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 14, 2026, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday and by advance appointment on Saturday, May 16, 2026, which appointment must be made with the District Clerk on or before 4:00 P.M., prevailing time, May 12, 2026, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, in the Board Room of the Administration Wing of the Senior High School and the Santapogue Elementary School to,

prepare the Register of the School District to be used at any election or special district meeting that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 19, 2026.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee or early mail ballots may be obtainable at the Office of the Clerk of the District (Administration Offices, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, New York 11704). An application for an absentee or early mail ballot must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the election. The completed application must be received by the District Clerk, at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or their designated agent. The absentee or early mail ballot will be mailed to the address set forth in the application no later than six (6) days before the election. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the Office of the Clerk of the School District no later than 5:00 P.M., prevailing time, on the day of the election. A list of

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all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection by qualified voters of the District in the said Office of the Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of election, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., prevailing time and shall be available at the polling places on the day of the vote. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. A challenge to an absentee ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an early mail ballot. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voter registration applications and ballot applications can be requested from the District Clerk via mail at 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, New York 11704 or via electronic mail at districtclerk@wbschools. org or by fax transmission at 631-376-7019 and such applications must be received in the Office of the Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on April 23, 2026. In the request for an application for registration or an application for a ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for

registration by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail as set forth above.

Military ballots must be received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of polls, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 and must show a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign Country’s postal service, or must show a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 P.M. on the day of the election and be signed and dated by the military voter and one witness, with a date ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS

The boundaries of the school election districts and the place in each election district for registration and voting shall be as follows:

Election District No. 1

Election District No. 1 meets in the Board Room of the Administration Building, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, New York, and the said election district comprises all that portion of West Babylon Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, lying south of Sunrise Highway.

Election District No. 2

Election District No. 2 meets in the Santapogue Elementary School, 1130 Herzel Boulevard, West Babylon, New York and the said election district comprises all that portion of the West Babylon Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, lying north of Sunrise Highway.

ALL STATE OR CDC RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, IF ANY, WILL APPLY TO EVERYONE ENTERING

THE POLLING PLACES.

Dated: April 16, 2026

West Babylon, New York BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF BABYLON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK

By: Amanda McNamara, District Clerk

West Babylon Union Free School District Administration Building 10 Farmingdale Road West Babylon, New York 11704 26-214. 4/16, 4/30, 5/7

AVISO DE LA REUNIÓN ANUAL 19 DE MAYO DE 2026 WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT CIUDAD DE BABYLON CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK

SE NOTIFICA que la votación sobre el presupuesto del distrito escolar para el año 2026/2027 y la elección de los miembros de la Junta de Educación tendrán lugar el martes 19 de mayo de 2026 para la gestión de asuntos autorizados por la Ley de Educación, mediante papeleta sobre máquinas de votación o papeleta en papeleta, si no hay máquinas de votación disponibles o según lo dispuesto por la Ley o el Reglamento. Todos los tiempos establecidos aquí son tiempos prevalecientes. La forma de las proposiciones será la siguiente:

¿Será la siguiente Proposición?

¿Adoptado?

PROPUESTA NO. 1

¿Debe el presupuesto del distrito escolar propuesto por la Junta

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de Educación de West Babylon Distrito Escolar Union Free para el año fiscal 2026-2027, que requiere la asignación de los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del Distrito de acuerdo con la Sección 1716 de la Ley de Educación y autorizar la adopción de la parte requerida que se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del Distrito. SE NOTIFICA

ADEMÁS que una Proposición en la siguiente forma sustancialmente será presentada a los votantes cualificados del Distrito en dicha Asamblea Anual y Elección del Distrito:

PROPUESTA DE PROYECTO DE CAPITAL PARA LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA

CONSIDERANDO

QUE, el 6 de diciembre de 2022, los votantes del Distrito Escolar Libre West Babylon Union, en el condado de Suffolk, Nueva York (el "Distrito"), aprobaron el gasto no superior a $9,700,000 dólares para mejoras en West Babylon Senior High School y South Bay Elementary School; y posteriormente la Junta de Educación (la "Junta") autorizó la emisión de bonos no superiores a $9,700,000 dólares y la imposición de un impuesto en cuotas para pagar dichos bonos y los intereses correspondientes para cubrir dicho coste; y CONSIDERANDO

QUE, la Junta ha determinado que el coste de tales mejoras se realizó a un coste reducido, resultando en un saldo innecesario de $3,008,174 dólares de los bonos autorizados hasta ahora; y CONSIDERANDO

QUE, la Junta ha determinado además que es necesario y de-

seable realizar ciertas otras mejoras en la West Babylon Junior High School, con un coste máximo estimado de no superar los $3,008,174 dólares. Ahora, por tanto, que así sea RESUELTO:

(a) Que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre West Babylon Union, en el condado de Suffolk, Nueva York (el "Distrito"), está autorizada para construir modificaciones y mejoras en la escuela secundaria West Babylon Junior High y su emplazamiento (el Proyecto"), sustancialmente tal como se describe en un plan preparado para el Distrito por JAG Architect P.C., Port Jefferson, Nueva York, que está archivado y disponible para inspección pública en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, dicho proyecto que consiste en (según sea necesario): instalación de nuevo césped y gradas, reconstrucción, reconfiguración y/o reemplazo de canchas de tenis, baloncesto y balonmano; y mejoras en el drenaje y otras cosas; todo lo anterior incluye el mobiliario original, equipos, maquinaria, aparatos y el sitio auxiliar o relacionado, demolición y otros trabajos necesarios o requeridos en relación con ello; y para gastar para ello, incluyendo los costes preliminares y los gastos relacionados con su financiación, una cantidad que no exceda el coste total estimado de $3,008,174 dólares; siempre que los costes de los componentes individuales del Proyecto puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que dicha reasignación es en el mejor interés del Distrito Escolar; (b) que se vota un im-

puesto por la suma total de no exceder los $3,008,174 dólares para financiar el coste de dicho proyecto, dicho impuesto que se recaudará y recaudará en cuotas en los años y en las cantidades que determine dicha Junta de Educación; y (c) que, en anticipación a dicho impuesto, se autorizan la emisión de bonos del Distrito por un importe principal no superior a $3,008,174, y se vota un impuesto para pagar los intereses sobre dichos bonos que se hagan vencidos y pagar; Dicha Proposición aparecerá en la papeleta utilizada para votar en la siguiente forma: PROPUESTA DE PROYECTO DE CAPITAL PARA LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA S Í NO

RESUELTO:

(a) Que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre West Babylon Union, en el condado de Suffolk, Nueva York (el "Distrito"), está autorizada para realizar modificaciones y mejoras en la escuela secundaria West Babylon y su emplazamiento (el Proyecto"), sustancialmente tal como se describe en un plan preparado para el Distrito por el arquitecto JAG P.C., Port Jefferson, Nueva York, y para gastar una cantidad que no excediera el coste total estimado de $3,008,174 dólares; (b) que se vota un impuesto por la suma total de no exceder los $3,008,174 dólares para financiar el coste de dicho proyecto, dicho impuesto que se recaudará y recaudará en cuotas en los años y en las cantidades que determine dicha Junta de Educación; y (c) que, en previsión de dicho impuesto, se au-

torizan por la presente la emisión de bonos del Distrito por el importe principal que no exceda los $3,008,174, y se vota un impuesto para pagar los intereses sobre dichos bonos que se hagan vencidos y pagar.

PROPUESTA NO. 3 S Í NO

RESUELTO: Que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar West Babylon Union Free queda por la presente autorizada para gastar $4,500,000 provenientes del Fondo de Reserva de Capital, establecido en mayo de 2023, con el propósito de llevar a cabo los siguientes proyectos: (1) Paneles de alarma contra incendios y robos en todo el Distrito; (2) Reemplazo de placas de techo e iliminacion en todo el Distrito; y (3) Mejora de los estacionamientos en las escuelas de Tooker Avenue y John F. Kennedy; todo lo anterior, incluyendo la totalidad de la mano de obra, materiales, equipos, aparatos y costos incidentales relacionados con dichos proyectos. Dado que los fondos que se gastarán en virtud de la presente provienen del Fondo de Reserva de Capital, la aprobación de esta propuesta no requerirá la imposición de un gravamen fiscal sobre los bienes inmuebles del Distrito. Y elegir a tres (3) miembros de la Junta de Educación por un mandato de tres (3) años, siendo elegidos los tres candidatos con la mayor pluralidad. SE AVISA ADEMÁS de que la Audiencia Presupuestaria Anual del Distrito Escolar West Babylon Union Free, Municipio de Babylon, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se celebrará el martes 5 de mayo de 2026 a

las 17:00 horas, para la transacción de negocios según lo autorizado por la Ley de Educación, incluyendo:

• Presentar a los votantes y debatir el presupuesto propuesto y la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal 2026-2027.

• los asuntos adicionales autorizados por la Ley de Educación y las leyes que la modifiquen. Dicha reunión se celebrará en la Sala de Juntas, Edificio de Administración, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, NY 11704 a las 17:00 horas. La Audiencia Presupuestaria Anual se suspenderá inmediatamente tras la conclusión de los asuntos ante la Junta. La reunión es abierta al público. También podrás ver y escuchar la reunión uniéndote a la reunión virtual utilizando la información que estará disponible en la página web del Distrito Escolar de West Babylon en www. wbschools.org.

SE DA AVISO DE QUE, CONFORME AL Capítulo 258 de las Leyes de 2008, se añadió la Sección 495 a la Ley del Impuesto sobre la Propiedad Inmobiliaria y exige que el Distrito Escolar adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también formará parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cuánto del valor tasado total del registro final de evaluación utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos; enumere cada tipo de exención concedida, identificada por la autoridad legal, y muestra: (a) el impacto acumulado de cada tipo de exención expresado ya sea

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Continued from previous page como una cantidad en dólares del valor impuesto o como porcentaje del valor tasado total en el registro: (b) la cantidad acumulada que se espera recibir de los beneficiarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos por servicios municipales; y (c) el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. El informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablón de anuncios mantenido por el Distrito para los avisos públicos y en cualquier sitio web mantenido por el Distrito.

SE NOTIFICA

ADEMÁS que el presupuesto propuesto para el año fiscal 2026/2027 estará preparado y estará disponible en cada edificio escolar y en la Oficina del Distrito Escolar de West Babylon, la Biblioteca del distrito escolar y en la página web (www. wbschools.org) a más tardar catorce (14) días antes de la votación.

SE NOTIFICA

ADEMÁS que las peticiones que nominen candidatos para el cargo de Miembro de la Junta de Educación deben presentarse ante la Secretaria del Distrito en su oficina, situada en 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, Nueva York 11704, a más tardar de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. en o antes del 20 de abril de 2026. Los formularios de la Petición pueden obtenerse del Secretario del Distrito.

Cada petición debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito y deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato, así como la duración del mandato del cargo y los nombres de los últimos titulares, tal como se indica arriba. Cada petición

deberá dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito; deben estar firmados por al menos treinta y cinco (35) votantes cualificados del Distrito (representando la mayoría de los 25 votantes cualificados o el 2% del número de votantes que votaron en las Elecciones Anuales de 2025); debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, y debe indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato.

La Petición deberá describir al menos la duración del mandato y contener el nombre del último titular.

Y SE DA UN AVI-

SO ADICIONAL de que cualquier referendo o propuesta para enmendar el presupuesto, o que se someta a votación en dicha elección y votación presupuestaria, debe presentarse ante el Secretario del Distrito de la Junta de Educación, 10 Farmingdale Rd, West Babylon, NY 11704, antes del 20 de abril de 2026 a las 17:00, en el tiempo predominante, debe ser mecanografiada o impresa en inglés y español; debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito Escolar; deben estar firmados por al menos ochenta y nueve (89) votantes cualificados del Distrito (que representan el 5% del número de votantes que votaron en las elecciones anuales de 2025); y debe indicar legiblemente el nombre de residencia legal de cada firmante. La Junta Escolar no aceptará ninguna petición para presentar ante los votantes una propuesta que no esté dentro de sus poderes para determinar, que sea ilegal, ni ninguna propuesta que no incluya una asignación específica cuando la propuesta requiera el gasto de fondos, o cuando exista otra razón válida para excluir la

propuesta de la papeleta.

Y SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL de que se requiere registro personal de votantes y que ninguna persona tendrá derecho a votar en dicha reunión y elección cuyo nombre no aparezca ya en el registro de dicho distrito escolar, o que no se registre como se indica a continuación.

Y SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL, si un votante está registrado conforme al §2014 de la Ley de Educación en el Distrito Escolar Libre West Babylon Union y es elegible para votar según el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, también es elegible para votar en estas elecciones. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. El registro así preparado incluye a todas las personas que se hayan presentado personalmente para su registro conforme a lo presente, y todas las personas que hayan estado registradas previamente en virtud de aquí para una Asamblea o Elección Anual o Extraordinaria, y que hayan votado en cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial de Distrito, celebrada o realizada en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro (4) años previos a la preparación del registro, también pueden votar en esta elección.

Y SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL de que todos los demás votantes podrán registrarse para votar en cualquier día escolar no inferior a cinco (5) días antes de la Votación Electoral y Presupuestaria, en la Oficina del Distrito, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, Nueva York 11704, entre las 8:30 y las 16:00 horas vigentes, momento en el que cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre sea

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incluido en dichos registros, siempre que se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de la Junta de Registro que tiene derecho a votar en la elección para la que se prepare el registro. El registro así preparado conforme al §2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en el Edificio de Administración, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, Nueva York 11704, y estará abierto para la inspección de cualquier votante cualificado del Distrito a partir del 14 de mayo de 2026, entre las 8:00 y las 16:00. en la hora predominante, entre semana y cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección, excepto el domingo y mediante cita previa el sábado 16 de mayo de 2026, cita que debe hacerse con el Secretario del Distrito a las 16:00 horas, hora vigente, 12 de mayo de 2026, y en el/los lugar de votación el día de la votación.

Y SE DA UN AVISO

ADICIONAL de que la Junta de Registro se reunirá el martes 19 de mayo de 2026, entre las 6:00 y las 21:00 horas, hora vigente, en la Sala de Juntas del Ala Administrativa de la Escuela Secundaria y la Escuela Primaria Santapogue para preparar el Registro del Distrito Escolar que se utilizará en cualquier elección o reunión especial del distrito que se celebre después de la preparación de dicha Registro, en cuyo momento cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho Registro, siempre que en dicha reunión de dicha Junta de Registro se sepa o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicha Junta como titular de derecho a voto en la elección escolar para la que se prepare dicho

Registro, o cualquier reunión especial de distrito celebrada después del 19 de mayo de 2026. Y SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes para votos por correo anticipado o por correo pueden estar disponibles en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito (Oficinas de Administración, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, Nueva York 11704). La solicitud de voto por correo anticipado o por correo anticipado debe ser recibida por el Secretario del Distrito no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. La solicitud completada debe ser recibida por el Secretario del Distrito, al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la papeleta debe enviarse por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección si la papeleta debe entregarse personalmente al votante o a su agente designado. La papeleta por correo anticipado o por correo anticipado se enviará a la dirección indicada en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días antes de la elección. Ninguna papeleta de votante ausente será sometida a la consulta a menos que haya sido recibida en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar a más tardar a las 17:00 horas, hora vigente, el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se hayan emitido papeletas de voto por correo estará disponible para su inspección por parte de votantes cualificados del Distrito en dicha Oficina del Secretario en cada uno de los cinco (5) días previos al día de la elección, excepto sábados, domingos y festivos, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., y estará disponible en los colegios electorales el día de la votación. Cualquier votante cualificado podrá, tras examinar

dicha lista, presentar una impugnación por escrito de las cualificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicha lista, exponiendo las razones de dicha impugnación. No se puede impugnar una papeleta por correo porque el votante debería haber solicitado un voto anticipado por correo.

Y SE DA UN AVISO ADICIONAL de que los votantes militares que no estén actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes cualificados del distrito escolar. Los votantes militares que sean votantes cualificados del distrito pueden presentar una solicitud para una papeleta militar. Las solicitudes de registro de votantes militares y las solicitudes de papeleta pueden solicitarse al Secretario del Distrito por correo postal en 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, Nueva York 11704 o por correo electrónico en districtclerk@wbschools.org o por fax en el 631-376-7019 y dichas solicitudes deben recibirse en la Oficina del Secretario a más tardar a las 17:00 horas del 23 de abril de 2026. En la solicitud de registro o de papeleta, el votante militar puede designar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico, tal y como se ha indicado anteriormente. Las papeletas militares deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito (1) antes del cierre de las urnas, el martes 19 de mayo de 2026, y deben mostrar una marca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o deben mostrar una

aval fechado de recepción por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) no más tarde de las 17:00 horas del día de la elección y ser firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo, con una fecha fijada que no será posterior al día anterior a la elección.

DISTRITOS ELECTORALES ESCOLARES

Los límites de los distritos electorales escolares y el lugar en cada distrito electoral para registro y votación serán los siguientes:

Distrito Electoral Nº 1

El Distrito Electoral Nº 1 se reúne en la Sala de Juntas del Edificio de Administración, 10 Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, Nueva York, y dicho distrito electoral comprende toda la parte del Distrito Escolar West Babylon Union Free, Town of Babylon, situada al sur de Sunrise Highway.

Distrito Electoral Nº 2

El Distrito Electoral Nº 2 se reúne en la escuela primaria Santapogue, 1130 Herzel Boulevard, West Babylon, Nueva York, y dicho distrito electoral comprende toda la parte del distrito escolar West Babylon Union Free, en la ciudad de Babylon, situada al norte de Sunrise Highway.

TODAS LAS DIRECTRICES RECOMENDADAS POR EL ESTADO O LOS CDC, SI LAS HAY, SE APLICARÁN A TODOS LOS QUE ENTREN EN LOS COLEGIOS ELECTORALES. Fecha: 16 de abril de 2026

West Babylon, Nueva York POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DIS-

TRICT, CIUDAD DE BABYLON, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK

By: Amanda McNamara, District Clerk West Babylon Union Free School District Administration Building 10 Farmingdale Road West Babylon, New York 11704 26-215. 4/16, 4/30, 5/7

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SUPREME COURT

OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

WILIMINGTON TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR

TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH

MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE2, -againstMITCHELL WESSELY, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on September 26, 2019, wherein WILIMINGTON TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR

TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE2 is the Plaintiff and MITCHELL WESSELY, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on June 2, 2026 at 9:00AM, premises known as 1020 NORTH WELLWOOD AVENUE, WEST BABYLON, NY 11704; and the following tax map identification: 0100130.00-03.00-029.001. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECT-

ED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF WEST BABYLON, SUFFOLK COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 612966/2015.

Sabita HajareeRamsaran, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK US BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-W1 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, WITHOUT RECOURSE, -againstGERARD PALLOTTA. AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on May 27, 2010, wherein US BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE OF CITIGROUP

MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-W1 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, WITHOUT RECOURSE is the Plaintiff and GERARD PALLOTTA is the Defendant. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the BABYLON TOWN HALL, 200 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, NORTH LINDENHURST, NY 11757, on June 3, 2026 at 2:30PM, premises known as 80 CLAREMONT AVE, NORTH BABYLON, NY 11703; and the following tax map identification: 0100141.00-03.00-002.002. ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BABYLON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 003808/2009. Oscar A. Prieto, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/ CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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Quotes about Dogs that say a lot about people

Below is a compilation of what famous people from all walks of life have said about man’s best friend. Many of the 30 dog quotes say more about people:

• “Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.”—Emily Dickinson

• “The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” – Charles de Gaulle

• “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” —Roger A. Caras

• ” The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.” – Samuel Butler

when I die I want to go where they went.”

– Will Rogers

ANDERSON Pets, Pets, Pets...

• “Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles Schulz

• “The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.” – Konrad Lorenz

• “My little dog – a heartbeat at my feet.” – Edith Wharton

• “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” – Josh Billings

• ” Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” -Groucho Marx

• “To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.” –Aldous Huxley

• “Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul, chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth!” -Anne Tyler

• “What do dogs do on their day off? Can’t lie around – that’s their job!” -George Carlin

• “Dogs never bite me. Just humans.” -Marilyn Monroe

• *“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” -Ann Landers

• “You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, ‘Wow, you’re right!’ I never would’ve thought of that!’” -Dave Barry

• “I’ve seen a look in dogs’ eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that dogs think humans are nuts.” -John Steinbeck

• “You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” – Harry Truman

• “Once you have a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished.”- Dean Koontz

• “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then

• “Every dog has his day, unless he loses his tail, then he has a weak-end.”—June Carter Cash

• “The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.”- Johnny Depp

• “What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”- Dwight D. Eisenhower

• “There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.”Ben Franklin

• “A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.”Jack London

• “I care not for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.”-Abraham Lincoln

• “Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” –Mark Twain.

• “If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.” –Woodrow Wilson

• “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” – Andy Rooney

• “Everyone should have a shelter dog. It’s good for the soul.”- Paul Shaffer

• “I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.” – Doris Day

Looking to adopt a dog? Here are two possible pups who need you at Last Hope Animal Rescue Adoption Center (631-946-9528) 3300 Beltagh Ave., Wantagh 11793:

Bennie is a one-year-old Lab mix who was hit by a car. His damaged rear leg needed to be amputated. Bennie is a doll. He has such an upbeat attitude about life despite his lost leg, and he treats everyone he meets as a longlost friend. Miles is a happy fellow too. This five-year-old Miniature Pinscher (aka Min Pin) dances on his hind legs to greet you.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

TUESDAY, May 5

•Village of Babylon Board of Trustees work session: 6 p.m.; Village Hall, upstairs conference room, 153 W. Main St., Babylon. For additional information, call 631669-1500; or email: info@villageofbabylonny.gov; or visit the web site @https://www.villageofbabylonny.gov.

•Lindenhurst Village Board of Trustees meeting: 6 p.m. work session / 7:30 p.m. public meeting, Lindenhurst Village Hall, 430 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. For updated meeting info., call 631-957-7500; or visit their web site @ https://villageoflindenhurstny.go

•West Babylon School Board of Education meeting: 7 p.m. at the West Babylon Administration Building, 10 Farmingdale Rd., W. Babylon. For info., call 631-376-7008.

•Deer Park School Board of Education meeting: XX p.m. at the District Office, 1881 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park. For more info., call 631-274-4013; or visit the web site @http://www.deerparkschools.org.

WEDNESDAY, May 6

• Lindenhurst School Board of Education meeting: 8 p.m., at the McKenna Administration Bldg., 350 Daniel St., Lindenhurst. For info., call 631- 867-3001.

THURSDAY, May 7

• Village of Babylon Architectural Review Board: 8 p.m. @ Village Hall, 153 W. Main St., Babylon. For additional meeting information, call 631-669-1500; or email info@villageofbabylonny.gov, or visit the web site @https://www. villageofbabylonny.gov.

• North Babylon School Board of Education regular board meeting: 8 p.m., at North Babylon High School, 1 Phelps Lane, N. Babylon. For meeting information, call 631-321-3226; or visit their web site @ https://www.northbabylonschools.net.

• West Islip School Board of Education meeting: 7:30 p.m., Beach Street Middle School, 17 Beach St., W. Islip. For info., call 631-893-3200.

JOANNE

Bennie 3 legged male Lab mix

Miles male Miniature Pincher

EMPLOYMENT

Help Wanted

Building Maintenance Assistant and Porter needed for Management Co. in Long Beach Experience Preferred Email: humanresoures5771 @gmail.com or Call: (212) 873-7575

CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time

Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department. Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc. STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multi-task, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail oriented and able to work well under deadlines. Salary Range is $17 per hour to $20 per hour. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: circulationassociate@liherald.com

DRIVERS WANTED

Full Time and Part Time Positions Available! Busy Print Shop in Garden City is Hiring Immediately for Full Time and Part Time Drivers. Must Have a Clean License and BoxTruck Driving Experience. Hours Vary, Salary Ranges from $17 per hour to $21 per hour Night Availability is a Must. Please Email Resume to careers@liherald.com or Call (516)569-4000 x239

DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

Company Car/ Bonuses. Clean Driving Record Required, Will Train. Retirees Welcome! $22 - $27/ Hour Bell Auto School 516-365-5778 Email: info@bellautoschool.com

EDITOR/REPORTER

Part Time & Full Time. The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team! This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry. Salary range is from $20K to $45K To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to jbessen@liherald.com

MAILROOM/ WAREHOUSE HELP

Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME & PART-TIME mailroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Salary Ranges from $17 per hour to $20 per hour. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

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Inside Sales

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OUTSIDE SALES

Richner Communications, One of the Fastest Growing Media, Event and Communications Companies on Long Island is Seeking a Sales/Marketing Candidate to Sell our Print Media Products and our Digital, Events, Sponsorships. Earning potential ranges from $35,360 plus commission and bonuses to over $100,000 including commissions and bonuses. Compensation is based on Full Time hours Eligible for Health Benefits, 401k and Paid Time Off. Please Send Cover Letter and Resume with Salary Requirements to rglickman@liherald.com or Call 516-569-4000 X250

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR PT. Immediate. Weekdays. Organized, writing, social media, office management skills. $22- $27/hr. Email resume/ cover letter church@clcwantagh.org.

PRINTING PRESS OPERATORS

FT & PT. Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for Printing Press Operators in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Salary Ranges from $20 per hour to $30 per hour. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

Project Engineer (Hauppauge NY): Plan, organize, & oversee projects to achieve timely completion that are w/in budget & according to specs. Monitor & update project schedules. Manage project documentation such as RFIs & submittals. Reqs. Mstrs deg in Construction Engrg & Mgmt & 24 months relev work exp. Sal $119,496/Yr. Mail resumes to HR; Mason Construction Services Inc, 150 Motor Pkwy, Ste. #401, Hauppauge NY 11788.

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There’s not much creativity in suburban building design

Q. My daughter is in architecture school, and she has always had an interest in doing more artistic things, thinking outside the box, so to say. When she comes back home after architecture school, she wants to look for somewhere that she can do more artistic designs, not just the ordinary kinds of buildings that you see around us, for the most part. Where would you recommend that she look? What communities are more open to doing unusual designs?

A. Not on Long Island. I, too, was once a starry-eyed young architecture graduate, ready to change the world with groundbreaking designs that inspired forward thinking, etc. I even got an amazing opportunity I didn’t plan on when I was hired to work in a firm that landed three entire cities to redesign Jeddah, Jubail and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

Between my minor in city planning and studying with a group called Superstudio in Florence, Italy, I ,too, thought this was the most extraordinary opportunity. And it was, for a time, but the process of building design is very long, and cash flow changes by the day. The city design started with a lot of statistical analysis, referred to as the scope of work or program, which was better suited to an accountant, so that by the time the design phase began, the cost analysis showed that the exciting ideas had to be cut back.

On Long Island, government regulations such as zoning, parking, height restrictions, use allowances, groundwater containment you get the idea create so many restrictions that artistic creativity is limited. Then you encounter architectural review boards that won’t let you deviate from their version of local styles, such as no flat roofs in some communities, to adding colonial trim details and only specific colors. If you ever notice in architecture magazines, most of the more creative, curvy or flat-roof homes are somewhere out away from cities. The land of the free isn’t so free when it comes to suburban building design.

Your daughter will need to search for communities with fewer restrictions, away from populated or conservative towns and villages, if she wants to generate her ideas. You could bond over road trips, like my family did. My father was an aerospace engineer who worked on Saturn, Gemini and Apollo rockets, and my mother was an interior designer, so we set out to find the latest new designs by piling into the family car and traveling all over. Fortunately, with the internet, your daughter can research the regulations of community governments before you drive off to the horizon.

Remember, some things that stand out may have taken many years to even get permission because of restrictions and politics. For example, the Guggenheim Museum, on Manhattan’s Central Park, a complete departure from convention, took 14 years to obtain approvals to build. Even the replacement World Trade Center tower took three years to get final approvals. Your daughter must persist if she wants to fulfill her dreams. Good luck!

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Federal funding has helped science thrive on L.I.

While the headlines have focused on science funding cuts at elite national universities, we shouldn’t lose sight of the local impact. Long Island is home to major research centers, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Feinstein Institutes at Northwell and Stony Brook University, among others.

The $47 billion in cuts to the National Science Foundation and other federal sources of research funding affect those institutions, too. The administration has halted thousands of approved grants for projects focusing on infectious diseases, energy management and quantitative computing, while also releasing staff and curtailing new funding, causing major upheavals in research.

Some now argue that the United States model for research, involving universities, research institutes and private corporations, should change because there’s too much reliance on unstable federal support. Fair enough, but first we should ask how we got here, and how federal support became so important. Our current research enterprise originated in World War II. Reflecting on the

immense and immediate response of universities and scientific laboratories to the war effort, Dr. Vannevar Bush, an engineer at MIT, accepted President Harry Truman’s invitation to write a report on what worked and how to plan for the future.

Bush assembled several committees of experts to examine the issues, and wrote an essay entitled, “Science: The Endless Frontier.” In it he summarized the various reports and recommended goals and a strategy for the president to consider.

RFirst, Bush highlighted the fact that many of the discoveries and advances that aided the war effort were made by scholars who had migrated to the United States from countries under totalitarian rule. One conclusion was that immigration was an important source of intellectual talent. A second was that the war had kept millions of Americans from advanced education, and that we should create a program that offered them opportunities to earn college and higher degrees. The G.I. Bill was one result.

years. They include support for federal student aid, immigration policy and grant programs for basic and applied research at universities and private companies.

esearch here has led the world, and Washington shouldn’t forget that.

The war also gave birth to the Grumman Corporation, which mass-produced aircraft as well as an innovative wing configuration that made it possible to fit more planes on aircraft carriers. The story of how this unique folding feature was developed from a model using two paper clips and a soap eraser is engineering legend. That same spirit launched the lunar module that transported two astronauts to the surface of the moon.

Another example is Brookhaven National Laboratory, established on an unused Army base in1946 by a consortium of nine major universities. Today it is a leader in high-energy physics, materials chemistry, national security and nonproliferation, neurosciences and computational sciences.

A significant source of science innovation is Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, home to eight Nobel Prize winners in physiology and medicine. It has an education division that awards doctoral degrees, hosts international conferences and partners with regional medical schools affiliated with Hofstra/Northwell and Stony Brook University.

Stony Brook’s prominence is grounded in biomedical science, including work that led to the development of magnetic resonance imaging, which was recognized with a Nobel Prize in 2003. Other research is dedicated to understanding and addressing water quality challenges on Long Island, in the interest of restoring the health of bays and waterways, safeguarding fisheries and protecting the coastal environment that is so central to the region’s identity and economics.

A third conclusion was that the country needed systemic support for ongoing research and advanced learning not limited to defense. The National Science Foundation was another result.

The models that Bush’s report inspired have worked well for over 80

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, established in 1999, is home to 50 research labs, 2,500 clinical trial studies and 5,000 professional and support staff. They conduct research in molecular medicine, genetics, cancer, neuroscience, behavioral science and bioelectronic medicine.

Together, these Long Island enterprises employ thousands and operate with millions of dollars in federal grants. They contribute to improved health outcomes and the economic well-being of individuals and communities. The products and services they develop create businesses, expand services and contribute tax revenue that supports our schools and public services. Rather than shutter these programs, let’s work together to remember why they exist and consider how they can improve even further.

Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work.”

The disgraceful jail sentencing of a cop doing his job

Every day, police officers put on a blue uniform and patrol the streets to protect the innocent and the vulnerable. It’s imperative that we have their backs.

Unfortunately, a liberal judge in New York has handed down a sentence against an officer that will have a chilling effect on every law enforcement member who wants to do what it takes to protect the public. Officers will be fearful that if a spur-of-themoment decision to collar a perp is twisted by an activist judge, they could lose their home, their job or even their freedom.

Earlier this month, New York Police Department Sgt. Erik Duran was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for stopping a suspected drug dealer by hurling an ice cooler in his direction as the suspect was fleeing the scene on a motor scooter. The suspect fell to the ground, and subsequently died of the

injuries he sustained.

I’m old enough to remember movies and television shows when I was growing up on which a police officer would warn a fleeing suspect, “Stop or I’ll shoot.” No one was surprised by that back then, because it was understood that as a criminal, you assumed the risk if you recklessly decided to ignore an officer’s command and run from being apprehended after committing a crime.

Ttant to stop the reckless suspect from inflicting further damage on innocents.

And sometimes, things can go astray. But when they do, should our policy be to imprison the officer who was merely trying to enforce the law and protect society from a violent criminal roaming free to do more harm?

he state attorney general sought a prison term of up to 15 years for Erik

Obviously, our pursuit policies have evolved since then, but the principle of snagging a criminal before he or she gets away to hurt others should never be eliminated.

Duran was part of an undercover police narcotics unit, and the suspect, Eric Duprey, was allegedly selling drugs and tried to flee from the officers at the scene. Duran saw him getting away, so he reflexively, and in good faith, tossed a nearby cooler in Duprey’s path to impede his getaway. It’s similar to the police procedure of tapping the rear of a fleeing vehicle in a high-speed chase. For the sake of public safety, it’s impor-

Duran.

Indeed, sometimes offices hired to protect us make the wrong split-second decision. When they do, we have to consider their intent. Was it malicious? Was it a gratuitous attempt to inflict unnecessary violence on a suspect? Or was it a goodfaith attempt to protect the public that just crossed a line? If the intent was malicious or involves self-interest, then certainly a criminal penalty should apply. But when the officer was simply trying to protect the public, why in the world would we charge him with a crime and put him behind bars?

If the action was clearly wrong, the officer could be disciplined by losing his job, and the Police Department and its municipality could be sued by those who were injured. But putting an officer

in jail when he was simply trying to collar a bad guy is reprehensible. It is horrific not just because of the impact it will have on the officer and his family, but also because it will make society less safe, as officers think twice about going the extra yard to protect us.

The state attorney general prosecuted Duran, and sought a prison term of up to 15 years. To put this in perspective, two protesters who tossed Molotov cocktails into a police car during the riots in the summer of 2020 received 12- to 15-month sentences.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has been dead silent on the issue, but Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is opposing Hochul in this year’s gubernatorial election, has vowed to pardon Duran if he is elected. Such a pardon would send a message to our officers that you won’t be punished for goodfaith efforts to protect us from those who wish us harm.

Steve Levy is president of Common Sense Strategies, a political consulting firm. He has served as Suffolk County executive, as a state assemblyman and as host of the podcast “On the Right Side,” and is the author of “Solutions to America’s Problems” and “Bias in the Media.”

Long Island must make pedestrians safer now

atroubling pattern is emerging across Nassau and Suffolk counties — and it should force leaders in both to act with urgency. In recent weeks, there have been a number of serious and fatal crashes involving pedestrians in our communities, from Wantagh to Freeport, Rockville Centre and Lindenhurst.

In Wantagh on March 9, a 53-year-old woman was killed when a pickup truck struck her while it was making a turn at an intersection. On April 4, In Freeport, a 66-year-old man died after being hit while crossing Merrick Road, with police later charging the driver for a hitand-run.

In Rockville Centre on April 10, a 76-year-old woman died of injuries she sustained when she was struck by a vehicle at an intersection. And in Lindenhurst on April 15, an 85-year-old woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a vehicle making a left turn. These were not isolated incidents. They were part of a steady, devastating rhythm of crashes that too often end in tragedy for people doing something routine — crossing the street.

Even in Long Beach, where city officials are now reviewing traffic data in an effort to improve safety, the response remains reactive. Studying the problem isn’t the same as solving it. Long Island has reached the point where analysis

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Ferretti favors status quo amid the housing crisis

To the Editor:

The “local control” lauded by Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti in his April 16-22 op-ed, “REVIVE Act is the wrong solution to the housing crisis,” is spelled NIMBY, for Not In My Backyard, and he spells it out by rote. On Long Island, local control is widespread, a slogan for a politician’s assertion of veto power.

It is, in effect, a feudal remnant of the creation days of “suburbia,” shaped by the interests of bankers, builders, insurance and real estate. It was an illusion then, and is now a distraction from broader visions needed for a better future. Mr. Ferretti’s claim that REVIVE is the wrong solution suggests some better choice on offer. The one he offers is the status quo — a denial, in effect, that any crisis exists.

The REVIVE Act will benefit the same interests named above, and will not solve the housing crisis alone, but “house” construction is core to any solution, and thus the right one for the present.

must give way to action.

The uncomfortable truth is that Nassau and Suffolk are still operating under an outdated suburban model of road design that prioritizes speed and vehicle flow over human safety. Wide lanes encourage faster driving. Long crossing distances expose pedestrians to danger. Intersections are designed for convenience, not caution.

We do not need to reinvent the solution. We need to look west.

New York City, through its Vision Zero initiative, has spent years reshaping its streets with a different philosophy: that no loss of life on the road is acceptable. That approach has led to lower speed limits, redesigned intersections, pedestrian islands, expanded enforcement and a fundamental shift in the way streets are used. The results haven’t been perfect, but they have been meaningful. Fatalities have declined over time, and the conversation has changed.

Now the city is going even further, considering a “full stop” rule that would require drivers and cyclists to remain stopped at intersections until pedestrians have completely crossed the street — not just cleared their immediate path. It is a simple idea with powerful implications: The pedestrian comes first, fully and without compromise.

Long Island should not wait to see how that proposal plays out. The princi-

ple behind it is already clear, logical, and overdue here.

And not every solution requires tearing up asphalt. Some changes can happen quickly: reducing speed limits on local roads, increasing enforcement of failure-to-yield laws, improving signage and crosswalk visibility, and launching public-awareness campaigns that reinforce a culture of caution.

The data makes this urgency undeniable. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, roughly 90 percent of crashes in the United States are tied, at least in part, to human error — speeding, distraction, poor judgment. That means safer systems are not optional; they are essential. Road design must anticipate mistakes and reduce their consequences.

Long Island has the benefit of proximity to one of the largest real-world laboratories for traffic safety reform. The question is whether its leaders are willing to learn from its city neighbors. How many more deaths will it take before that happens?

The recent fatalities in our area shouldn’t fade into the background of the next news cycle. They should serve as a call to action. Nassau and Suffolk must act now to prioritize pedestrians, redesign dangerous roads and adopt proven safety measures. The cost of waiting is already far too high.

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Advanced economics: the bacon, egg and cheese effect

economic trends remain solid on Long Island and across most of the united States, yet consumers still seem “unhappy.” Measures of sentiment, both local and national, are more downbeat than some relevant information would suggest.

For example, inflation, as measured in the consumer price index, continues to moderate from the highs of 2022, up 3.3 percent in March nationwide, while our region was up 3.6 percent. Even with higher gas prices likely to fuel an uptick in inflation overall, we’ve been seeing moderating trends.

Even so, the cumulative increase in inflation since early 2017 remains roughly 32 percent. Prices have gone up over the past five years, and consumers haven’t forgotten it, even if the recent trends are more moderate — or even if they temporarily move in the wrong direction.

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To the Editor:

The perception that prices are still going higher can be partially attributed to what we call the Snickers Bar Effect: consumers remember the prices of more frequent purchases. Economists at uBS began examining this issue in early 2024, and it remains highly relevant today. In 2020, the popular candy bar cost $1.50, but today it costs $2.39, an increase of nearly 80 percent. Most consumers, however, don’t know how much their car insurance has gone up over the past few years.

Ysis suggests that in 2015, the average price of a BEc was $3, and in 2020 it was $4.25. Today it’s closer to $7.50. People see the higher prices every morning, which reminds them daily that expenses are higher.

ou’re more likely to know about its price increases than those of your insurance.

We’re all much more aware of the price increases on everyday products, which creates a sense that inflation is still surging. So, even though it has in fact been moderating, most consumers still feel that prices are too high.

For those who don’t scarf down a mix of savory peanuts, caramel and chocolate for breakfast, lunch or a snack several times a week, let’s drill down to a very Long Island-specific product: the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. Nearly every neighborhood deli or bodega serves it, on a roll or a bagel. Our analy-

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To be clear, it isn’t just Snickers, bacon, egg and cheeses or even overall inflation that weighs on purchasers on Long Island. Data shows that consumers are also worried about possible layoffs, the seeming likelihood of artificial intelligence replacing jobs, and the so-called K-shaped economy, in which high earners thrive while low earners struggle. These concerns are real, even if they aren’t fully showing up in the hard economic data.

Recent survey data reinforces this point. A few months ago, PKF O’connor Davies, in partnership with the Siena Research Institute, released its annual Long Island Economic Survey–Outlook 2026. Like consumers, Long Island businesses also seem more worried about the economy, even though current trends are solid. Economic sentiment in

the survey is the third lowest since 1995. Even with March housing data showing continued strength and the stock market rebounding dramatically, affordability and inflation for residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties remain issues. If you bought a home five or more years ago, you are sitting on strong price appreciation. But if you’re entering the market today, there aren’t enough reasonably priced alternatives. Entry-level buyers are being squeezed, and affordability remains a major problem. That’s why the Long Island Association and business leaders have been advocating for federal, state and local support for more housing development.

Sentiment matters, because it drives spending, hiring and investment decisions. When consumers and business leaders feel downbeat, they may pull back — even in a relatively solid economy. until they begin to feel relief in their day-to-day purchases, housing becomes more attainable and there’s less volatility in economic news, that disconnect is likely to persist, even if the numbers continue to tell a more positive story.

Steven Kent is chief economist at the Long Island Association. Comments? Skent@longislandassociation.org.

Last week was National Work Zone Awareness Week, a nationwide campaign reminding motorists that warmer temperatures bring an increase in construction activities along our transportation system.

Here on Long Island, the state Department of Transportation is scheduled to perform hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of paving and bridge projects this year. For the safety of the highway workers doing this work, NYSDOT will deploy signs, cones, barrels and attenuators to make these work zones as visible as possible. Motorists, however, must also do their part to ensure that our workers return home safely each night: slow down, move over and stay alert. Honoring this simple request can save a life.

Earlier this year, a NYSDOT worker was senselessly struck by a vehicle while setting up a closure on the Long Island Expressway. It’s a miracle that worker survived. Throughout this construction season, in an effort to better protect our workers, NYSDOT will be working with our police partners on targeted enforcement, and will be deploying automated speed-enforcement cameras in our work zones. Thank you for doing your part to keep our highway workers safe.

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L.I. regional director, New York State Department of Transportation Hauppauge

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