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What’s Inside Northport St. Baldrick’s event A2 Local, county and state deal with coronavirus crisis A5 Police and PSEGLI speak on scam where cons threaten utility shutoff for cash A7 Commack St. Baldrick’s event A10

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Village

Event Raises More Than $100,000 for Childhood Cancer Research

Napper Tandy’s in Northport hosted its annual St. Baldrick’s Day event March 7 where participants shave their heads to raise money for childhood cancer research.

Barbers from various locations, as well as those provided by Eastern Suffolk BOCES teacher Luke Mahoney, were on hand to do the shaving.

The day also included Irish step dancing by the Mulvihill-Lynch Studio of Irish Dance, raffles and entertainment by Redmax Events. In addition, more than 100 knit hats were donated by knitters from St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church in East Northport. The event drew people from all over.

Bob Nolan, who lives in Croton-on-Hudson, said it was his fifth year shaving his head, adding he feels every little thing helps.

Gary Norman, of Long Island City, has been shaving his head for 15 years. He said he was in the hospital with his own battle against cancer, and when he saw the children, it broke his heart.

At the event, he was “knighted” for raising

around $9,000.

Northport’s Betty Reidenbach has been shaving her head for 15 years after a friend introduced her to the event, and she said she knows children who have been affected by cancer.

Tommy McEneny, who lives in Northport and will turn 4 years old on St. Patrick’s Day, said he shaved his head to help other children.

Lynn Kenny, lead event organizer, said there were approximately 96 shavees and at press time the event had raised more than $100,000 with donations still coming in and being counted. She said Northport High School held an event the night before where they had 99 shavees. At press time, the high school event was up to $70,000.

She said it was the first time the school held a St. Baldrick’s event.

“I’m so proud of our town and their continued commitment to help us in the fight again childhood cancer,” Kenny said. “In the years that Northport has held St Baldrick’s events, we have raised $6 million. Northport really is a small town with a huge heart.”

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Village

Huntington Carries on St. Pat’s Tradition

BY JULIANNE MOSHER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On Sunday, March 8, hundreds of people lined the streets in Huntington Village for the 86th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Led by this year’s grand marshal, the Honorable Judge Jerry Asher, the Ancient Order of the Hibernians kicked off the parade starting on New York Avenue and heading down Main Street.

The streets were lined with green, with parade watchers celebrating the festivities outside village restaurants and bars. Music played from nearby pipe bands and the marching bands from Huntington and Walt Whitman high schools. The local Girl Scout and Boy Scout

troops marched alongside a group of dog lovers, whose pups were dressed all in green.

Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) waved to the crowd as he walked by along with other elected officials. Members of the Order of the Ancient and Honorable Huntington Militia marched in old-fashioned costumes, as they fired shots to the excited crowd, and Irish step dancers performed in the middle of the street.

Along with the performers and politicians, the local fire and police departments marched along, showing off old-fashioned fire trucks and waving to the kids who watched in awe on the sidelines.

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County

Suffolk Has First Positive Coronavirus Tests, LI Schools Receive New Guidance

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM In the same week the World Health Organization called the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, Suffolk County recorded its first six positive tests for COVID-19.

The first four people to have the virus contracted it through community transmission, which means that none of them traveled to countries where infections are more prevalent.

The patients include a Brookhaven Town man in his 20s who is in isolation at Stony Brook University Hospital, a Southold resident who is in her 20s and is under home isolation, a man in his 80s who is in isolation at St. Catherine’s Hospital and a man in his 40s who is in isolation Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

At the same time, eight people were under mandatory quarantine while the New York State Department of Health is monitoring 72 people under precautionary quarantine because of their travel abroad, according to officials from the Suffolk County Health Department.

Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the county Department of Health Services, said the patient is “getting better” and expected that he will “be fine.”

Pigott said several area facilities have developed the ability to test for COVID-19,

including LabCorp and Northwell Health Labs, which received state and federal approval to start manual testing for the virus. Northwell is seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to use semi-automated testing within the week, which could boost the number of tests to the hundreds per day and into the thousands in the near future, the health lab said.

Pigott said Suffolk County was “on top of” the virus “for now” but that the circumstances could change, which is why several facilities have taken steps to protect various populations.

Stony Brook University told students this week that it would transition to all online classes starting on March 23, according to a letter sent out to students. The online version of the classes will continue through the end of the spring semester.

Stony Brook is one of several colleges throughout the country that is taking steps to protect students through online versions of their classes. Princeton University, Stanford University, Harvard College and the University of Washington, to name a few, are also teaching classes online. Hofstra University canceled classes this week as well.

On March 10, Stony Brook’s Staller Center canceled all events for March “out of an abundance of caution” due to the coronavirus, according to a release.

Meanwhile, the New York State Education Department and the State Department of Health

Suffolk County’s health commissioner says the county is handling the spread of coronavirus, but schools, universities and labs are making plans. Stock photo

issued updated guidance to school and community health officials, which includes requiring schools to close for 24 hours if a student or staff member attended school prior to being confirmed as a positive COVID-19 patient. Additionally, during that period the school is expected to disinfect the building or buildings where the person had contact prior to testing positive. The departments also urged schools to work with community feeding organizations to plan for distribution of food to students who rely on the two meals served at schools each day.

The local health department will notify schools if and when they are required to close

because of the virus and when they can reopen.

Schools are not expected to decide about closing or canceling events on their own.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has canceled all public events, including lectures and on-site visits, through April 30.

Brookhaven National Laboratory, responding to guidance from the U.S. Department of Energy, has suspended all international business travel, with an exception for mission-essential international travel. Staff returning from China, Iran, South Korea and Italy are required to selfquarantine for 14 days. Staff will also have to self-quarantine if a household member traveled to those countries. All in-person visits of people from those countries are postponed.

Meanwhile, county Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. (D) suspended all contact visits with prisoners. Noncontact visits can still be scheduled in advance, while visiting hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will be limited to 30-minute sessions.

To protect the most vulnerable population, the U.S. State Department also made recommendations to senior facilities.

Following those guidelines, Affinity Skilled Living in Oakdale started screening staff and visitors earlier this week, which includes taking their temperature. The facility also has restricted visiting hours.

Local Businesses/Organizations React to Coronavirus Concerns

BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The uncertainty of the coronavirus has led many people to avoid public places that see a lot of foot traffic. Some have resorted to hunkering down at home. With the first confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in Suffolk County this past week, despite efforts to sanitize their locations, some local businesses owners have been seeing the impact directly.

Since the outbreak began in China late last year, Asian American and Chinese restaurants and businesses have seen a decline in the number of customers.

Kevin Ma, co-owner of Sei Ramen in East Setauket, acknowledged the drop-off in business.

Business “for area restaurants, it’s going down,” he said. “I have friends that run their own businesses and they are going through the same thing.”

Since opening last month, Ma believes they have been doing OK and hopes to see an uptick in customers once the coronavirus scare dies down.

“All we can do is let customers know the food is safe [to eat],” he said. “We are making

The Great Wall Chinese restaurant in Sound Beach is just one of several Asian establishments impacted by irrational fears over the coronavirus. Photo from Google Maps

sure everything is clean and sanitized.”

Gary Pollakusky, president and executive director of Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce, said the fears of coronavirus are affecting businesses in the area.

“I spoke to two Chinese restaurants [that are chamber members], they don’t want this to affect them,” he said.

Pollakusky said misinformation on the

coronavirus has caused the reduction in business, especially to the new owners of the Great Wall, a Chinese restaurant in Sound Beach.

“The fears of the people toward Chinese food are irrational — people shouldn’t be afraid of eating local,” he said. “The Great Wall in Sound Beach has new owners and they are very excited to be a part of this community.”

The executive director said all businesses are taking the proper precautions and safety measures to make sure its facilities are clean.

Libraries also see a lot of visitors and are trying to stay a step ahead.

Ted Gutmann, director at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket, said they are closely monitoring the situation.

“We take the health and the safety of our patrons very seriously,” he said. “We have ordered additional cleaning supplies to clean surfaces, computers, keyboards and other areas.”

Gutmann said if patrons feel sick, he would advise them not to come to the library.

“We have tried to be proactive, we haven’t really seen a decrease in attendance at the library,” the director said.

At this point, Emma Clark has not decided to cancel any upcoming events but has had internal discussions about the problem, should

the overall situation gets worse.

Debbie Engelhardt, director of Comsewogue Public Library, had similar sentiments.

“We haven’t noticed a change in attendance,” she said. “We are trying to be proactive, just washing our hands is part of our daily routine.”

Engelhardt said they already had numerous sanitizers installed throughout the building.

“We increased signage reminding employees and patrons to wash their hands,” she said. “If employees are sick, we have told them to stay home — we are monitoring information from the state and county.

We are trying to stay educated, we have a responsibility as a public service building.”

Several local groups have been canceling events. The Three Village Democratic Club, Three Village Historical Society and Three Village Community Trust have all canceled or pushed off events out of a sense of caution.

Brookhaven Town has released an executive order canceling all town events for senior citizens due to coronavirus concerns.

Those events are suspended beginning March 12. Meals on Wheels deliveries will continue to homebound seniors, while those BUSINESSES CONTINUED ON A7

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Town

DA Announces Multiple LIers Charged in Labor Crime Crackdown

Dr. Michael Grosso, Huntington Hospital medical director and Northwell Health Eastern Region spokesperson; town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci; and Julia Frangione, director of the town’s Senior Division, discuss COVID-19 prevention at a press conference March 9. Photo from the Town of Huntington

Town, Hospital Join Forces To Prevent the Spread of the Coronavirus Town of Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci (R) briefed the public March 9 on updates the town has taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Lupinacci joined Dr. Michael Grosso, Huntington Hospital medical director and Northwell Health Eastern Region spokesperson, to provide an update on measures being taken in the town to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The press conference took place at the Town of Huntington Senior Center, Adult Day Care.

“While 80 percent of those infected with coronavirus are reported to spontaneously recover without any medical intervention, those who are elderly and in high-risk groups are more susceptible and may need more supportive care if infected, which means we all must take precautions, especially since virus spread may occur when no symptoms are present,” Lupinacci said. “The Town of Huntington is taking extra care to ensure risks are reduced at our facilities, such as at Town Hall, at the Flanagan Center, where our Adult Day Care, Senior Center and Youth Bureau programs are based, and our fleet of HART buses and other facilities.”

Lupinacci provided an update on preventive measures being taken at Town of Huntington facilities to prevent the possible exposure and spread of the coronavirus, reminding residents they can access many town services online at www.huntingtonny.gov, by phone 631-351-3000

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and by email, and urged those who are sick or at risk to stay home.

He suggested those wanting to attend a town meeting, who were sick, could watch the March 10 Town Board meeting on the town’s government access TV channels, Optimum 18 and FIOS 38. In future, those who are unable to attend in person may participate in public hearings by emailing the town clerk with comments to be put on the record and distributed to the Town Board or sending comments via postal mail.

Grosso shared Northwell Health’s experience with similar situations.

“Northwell Health has extensive experience and deep expertise in managing infectious diseases challenges, including SARS, MERS, H1N1 influenza and others,” he said.

“Huntington Hospital’s clinical staff and leadership continue to work closely with their colleagues across Northwell to ensure that we are ready to manage novel coronavirus cases while continuing to provide the range and depth of high quality health care services that our community needs and relies on.”

Information on services the Town of Huntington can provide over the phone, online or by email, as well as information and resources for communities, schools, businesses, health care professionals and individuals from the Red Cross, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Northwell Health Huntington Hospital, can be found at www.huntingtonny.gov/COVID19.

Several individuals from all over Long Island, including Selden, St. James and Northport, have been implicated in multiple labor crime violations.

Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini (D) joined Suffolk police along with multiple New York State officials from the labor and insurance departments to announce their arrest.

Sini said, collectively, the charged crimes involve the theft of more than $250,000 in employees’ wages and benefits, nonpayment of more than $58,000 to the state Department of Labor for unemployment insurance fund contributions and nonpayment of more than $133,000 to the New York State Insurance Fund for workers’ compensation insurance premiums.

Paul Gilistro, 58, of Selden, and his company Goldstar Installation Services Inc. are each charged with a scheme to defraud in the first degree and willful failure to file a true certified payroll.

From 2016 to 2019, the defendants, formerly doing business as The Floor Worx of Long Island, allegedly misclassified 12 employees as independent contractors to avoid paying the statutory prevailing wage on public works jobs performed throughout Suffolk and Nassau counties. The DA said, during that time period, Gilistro allegedly regularly falsified the sworn certified payroll records he submitted to reflect the job classifications and wages the employees should have received.

“Here in Suffolk County, we will not tolerate the exploitation of workers or our taxpayers by greedy corporations and business owners,” Sini said. “Not only will our efforts protect workers and taxpayers, they will also prevent these bad businesses from gaining an unfair competitive advantage against legitimate, lawabiding businesses.”

Alan James, 70, of St. James, and his company APJ Restoration Inc. were each charged with fraudulent practices against the state insurance fund in violation of New York State workers’ compensation law.

An audit by the NYSIF revealed evidence that between August 2017 and August 2018 the defendants allegedly failed to report more than $450,000 in revenue to the NYSIF in order to avoid paying $68,613.69 in policy premiums that would have otherwise been assessed.

Richard Hall, 57, of Northport, and his company Regal Contracting Inc. were each charged with a scheme to defraud and willful failure to pay prevailing wages in an amount less than $25,000, a misdemeanor in violation of state DOL law. In addition, Hall and Triangle Enterprises of Long Island Inc. are each charged with fraudulent practices against the NYSIF in violation of New York State workers’ compensation law.

In the summer of 2018, Hall and Regal Contracting Inc. allegedly failed to pay $7,400 in benefits to the Laborers Local 66 Benefit Fund for multiple workers on five different projects. In December 2018, Regal canceled its state insurance fund policy. Hall then incorporated Triangle Enterprises of Long Island Inc. and allegedly fraudulently omitted his ownership of the company on its application for workers’ compensation insurance. Regal Contracting allegedly owes more than $28,000 in unpaid unemployment insurance fund contributions to the DOL and allegedly owes more than $48,000 in unpaid workers’ compensation premiums to the insurance fund, therefore making Hall ineligible to take out a new policy.

— Compiled by Kyle Barr

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County

With Phone Scams on the Rise, Cons Threaten Utility Shutoff for Cash

BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Phone scammers have used a number of tactics to get unassuming people to hand over their money, but one con has police and a Long Island utility company especially concerned.

Some scammers have been claiming they are employees of a utility company like PSEG Long Island, and then tell a person their bill is in arrears. They threaten to turn off heat or electricity if they do not receive hundreds or even thousands of dollars, often in the form of a gift card instead of the normal check or direct deposit.

Such is what happened to Setauket resident Candy Maeder, who said March 5 she was called by a person claiming to be from the utility company. The man on the phone said Maeder was late on her bills and her service would be shut off in a matter of hours if she didn’t give them hundreds of dollars in cash.

She said they would not even take a debit card over the phone.

“I fought with them back and forth,” the Setauket resident said. “At first, I really Police and PSEGLI have been trying to catch scammers pretending to be from the utility company for several years, but the con is still on the rise. Stock photo believed it was them.”

After hanging up the phone, and after embarrassment to exploit money from those Utilities United Against Scams, a U.S. and talking with her boyfriend and also her residents who are probably in the worst Canadian consortium of utility companies, electrician, she came to the conclusion it had position to lose money like this.” ran the campaign during National Consumer been a scam.

New Jersey-based PSEG has been tracking Protection Week March 1-7 to promote scam That day, she called PSEGLI this scam even before taking awareness. Vessichelli said the consortium and the police, but Maeder’s over the electric infrastructure uses its influence to block the numbers of experience is all too common portion of LIPA’s business callers they confirm are from scammers, but in the modern day — almost from National Grid in 2014. of course the perpetrators will simply move on textbook with what others Robert Vessichelli, the to use a different phone number. Sometimes, have experienced. Suffolk senior security investigator these calls come from people outside the U.S. County police has records of for PSEGLI, said the actual The scam comes in multiple forms. While the number of reports of phone number of people falling for often it’s a person on the phone proclaiming — Candy Maeder the scam has decreased over a bill is in arrears, con artists also conduct scams received over the past several years. Records show the years. In 2019 the utility phishing schemes by telling people they are the frequency of the PSEGLI company received notice of scam has increased. In 2018, 6,574 scams for the whole of there were 56 reported cases of the scam Long Island, where 305 of those fell victim BUSINESSES throughout Suffolk. In 2019, police received to the scammers. The con artists often ask for Continued from A5 76 reports of scammers claiming they were as little as a few hundred dollars and up to PSEGLI, where people did not give them several thousand. previously served by congregate nutrition money. An additional 55 actually resulted in “The best way to combat these scams is programs at senior centers will be offered the scammers stealing money from victims by educating the public,” Vessichelli said. meal delivery at home. for a total of 131. In January and February of “When I learn people haven’t heard of the Residents can call 631-451-8696 for more this year, police have received reports of 30 scam, it kind of concerns us.” information. scams so far.

Tracking these individuals is difficult, even Despite the preparation, other Suffolk County Police Chief Stuart when scammers are calling locally. While the businesses said they haven’t seen much of Cameron said scammers are always coming police chief said they have made some arrests, an impact so far. up with novel frauds, but the PSEGLI scam the suspects often do a process to their phone Bobby Suchan, general manager of has been on the rise. Like many scams, it numbers called “spoofing,” making their Port Jeff Bowl, said besides less people particularly targets the most vulnerable caller ID on answering machines appear as a coming into bowling alleys in general, residents, such as the elderly, who particularly completely separate number, even making it they haven’t seen a change in business as can’t afford to be out several thousand dollars out to look like it was coming from PSEGLI of now. as some scammers demand. or even police.

“We have installed more hand sanitizer “The elderly might not say anything The Long Island utility company has in the building and just making sure because they may be embarrassed,” he said. been participating in a national campaign “Scammers play on that type of fear and to promote awareness of phone scams.

‘At first, I really believed it was them.’

owed money from overpayment and ask for bank account information. They may also call saying they need a deposit for a new meter, though PSEGLI does not charge a deposit for such a thing.

One of the more frightening tactics is when charlatans show up in person at people’s houses claiming they are utility employees.

When such people come to the door, Vessichelli said its best to call PSEGLI to confirm those are legitimate employees. The security expert suggested if they show ID, ask to take a picture for you to send to the utility to confirm identities.

Warning signs are often readily apparent.

If a resident receives a cold call without any prior email or snail mail notifications, that’s usually a bad sign. Another sure sign is if they ask for any nontraditional form of payment, such as asking you to buy gift cards which the person then asks for those to be scratched off, or a payment of cash by drop off or in person.

These are points often seen across all sorts of scams, so police’s general advice is to not relay any kind of personal information, such as your name or the name of family members or where you live. Scammers often take private information off social media such as Facebook, so if one starts hearing familiar names, don’t take it as a sign they are who they say they are.

PSEGLI workers are required to wear photo IDs, so in meeting one of these scammers in person, a surefire sign is if they cannot produce such an identification.

Cameron said if one suspects a caller might be a scam, then one should hang up, get the number where called from and phone PSEGLI at 800-490-0025 or the police at 631-852-2677.

For more information, visit www.psegliny. com/scam and www.utilitiesunited.org. everything is clean, which is something we always do,” he said.

Charlie Ziegler, director of operations at Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook, said it’s business as usual at the hotel.

“It’s not having an effect [on us] — the number of customers coming is the same,” he said.

Despite that, Ziegler said they will continue to make sure everything in the building is cleaned and sanitized.

“We had a meeting recently with the staff and we told them to make sure to wash their hands constantly,” he said.

“We want to keep areas clean … we are disinfecting areas like the great room, telephones and door handles.”

Ziegler said they don’t anticipate any further disruptions from the coronavirus situation.

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LEGALS NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-10, Plaintiff AGAINST WILLIAM VOLPE, KARESSE VOLPE, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 04, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743, on March 24, 2020 at 9:30AM, premises known as 65 VICTOR DRIVE, EAST NORTHPORT, NY 11731. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Huntington, County of Suffolk and State of New York, DISTRICT 0400, SECTION 218.00, BLOCK 01.00, LOT 046.000.

Approximate amount of judgment $440,960.22 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 602688/2018. ANTHONY M. PARLATORE, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 68015 333 2/20 4x thn Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Suffolk ---------------------------------------------------------------X The Money Source Inc Plaintiff, Vs Tanya Fayyaz If Living, And If He/She Be Dead, Any

To Place A Legal Notice

Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com And All Persons Unknown To Plaintiff, Claiming, Or Who May Claim To Have An Interest In, Or General Or Specific Lien Upon The Real Property Described In This Action; Such Unknown Persons Being Herein Generally Described And Intended To Be Included In Wife, Widow, Husband, Widower, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assignees Of Such Deceased, Any And All Persons Deriving Interest In Or Lien Upon, Or Title To Said Real Property By, Through Or Under Them, Or Either Of Them, And Their Respective Wives, Widows, Husbands, Widowers, Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Descendants, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Legatees, Creditors, Trustees, Committees, Lienors, And Assigns, All Of Whom And Whose Names, Except As Stated, Are Unknown To Plaintiff, People Of The State Of New York, Alex Piroozian, PMLJP, LLC, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS John Doe (Those Unknown Tenants, Occupants, Persons Or Corporations Or Their Heirs, Distributees, Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Guardians, Assignees, Creditors Or Successors Claiming An Interest In The Mortgaged Premises.)

Defendant(s).

Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 617136/2019 Mortgaged Premises: 26 West 22nd Street South Huntington, NY 11746 AKA 26 West 22nd Street Huntington Station,

NY 11746 DSBL #: 0400 - 194.00 04.00 - 077.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------X To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

Trial to be held in the County of Suffolk.

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

TO Tanya Fayyaz Defendant In this Action.

The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Michael A. Gajdos, Jr. of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Eighteenth day of February, 2020 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk, in the City of Riverhead.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Tanya Fayyaz to secure the sum of $432,030.00. The

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Editorial

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Call Out Scammers Coronavirus Exposes Mistakes of Politicians We live in an interconnected world, and some of the worst parts of our society have resolved to exploit that.

Phone scams are well known to a point, but the level at which these scammers operate is mind boggling. According to Suffolk County police data, there were a total of 644 scams reported in 2018. By last year, that number jumped to a grand total of 1,141. Utility company PSEGLI, which has been dealing with these types of scams for several years, said it has dealt with many thousands of such reports over the years.

The scams range from kidnap extortion scams to cons where people pretend to be from a utility company like PSEGLI and threaten to shut off electric or heat if the person does not send hundreds or thousands to them, usually in cash or in a generic gift card.

For some, such schemes might seem obvious. Of course, a utility wouldn’t ask a person to pay for a bill through a gift card over the phone but put yourself in another’s shoes. Imagine a call on a weekday evening, when you’re already concerned about making sure your bills are paid for this month, and a call comes through threatening to shut off your electricity because your bill is in arrears. How easy is it to become concerned or even panicked? These predators are counting on someone to not be in the correct frame of mind to deal with something like that.

These scams regularly target the most vulnerable. Last month, News 12 reported a wife and husband in Port Jefferson Station were targeted by a con man claiming to be their grandson, who had been in a car accident involving an infant and needed bail money. The couple withdrew nearly $20,000 from a bank and handed the cash over to a man they later learned was a scammer.

Their grandson, they later found, had been fine.

In that case, the scammer likely got information about the couple’s grandson and names of other family members on social media and used that in the scheme.

Like most people who are retired or on a fixed income, none can afford to lose several hundred dollars, let alone several thousand.

Despite the isolationist connotation, sometimes the best practice to avoid such scams is to simply not pick up the phone if the caller is unknown. Even that is not foolproof, as scammers have easy access to spoofing technology, allowing them to have their phone numbers come up as anything on caller ID. In the best of circumstances, these scammers are hard to catch.

Calls can come from out of state or even overseas. Even when they exist locally, tracking a spoofed phone call can be tricky.

Still, we advise people to call the police if they suspect a person is trying to scam them. Police will ask all the pertinent information, caller ID, when they called, what they asked, etc.

But we also believe it may take something else, a sense of forethought and community to recognize a scam. One local resident who received a call she found to be fraudulent asked her boyfriend as well as her electrician, who both poked holes in the scammer’s pitch.

That’s what it requires. One can’t be too proud to ask the people around you for help or advice. If you end up handing money to somebody you suspect is a scammer, you must call police as soon as possible.

People make mistakes, but they shouldn’t be the ones who get punished. The people who prey on the vulnerable, they are the ones who should be penalized.

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The COVID-19 virus has exposed the vulnerabilities our society has faced for decades. Being the only developed nation on Earth that does not guarantee health care to all, as well as one of the only nations with no mandated paid family/sick leave, makes it far easier for the coronavirus to spread in the United States. As many of us contend with the fear of pandemic outbreak, the concerns are exponentially greater because we live in a nation where too many exist with no safety net for when crisis strikes.

Because there is no mandated paid leave, too many will go to work when they should stay home. Because health care is not considered a right in America, too many will not see a doctor when they are feeling sick. Because the cost of prescription drugs are prohibitive for many, too many will not receive the treatment they may need.

It’s important that we remember that this problem didn’t begin with COVID-19. This is a systemic problem in America, brought to you by the greed of politicians who are more

loyal to insurance and pharmaceutical industries, who care more about their wealthy donors than they do the common good. It is important to remember that two of our Suffolk County congressional representatives, Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) and Peter King (R-NY2), have voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would leave millions without health care.

They voted against H.R.3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, and against H.R.692, the Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2019. In Zeldin’s and King’s estimation, we, their constituents, are not deserving of relief and safety, should crisis strike us.

While pandemics like COVID-19 cannot be avoided, it is clear that the Trump administration has been thoroughly unprepared. This administration has proposed funding cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. Because we have not fully empowered the expert scientists and physicians to prepare for and study these issues, we are not ready for this outbreak.

This anti-science administration has been enabled by Republican members of Congress, who have not held the president and administration accountable for their inaction.

It is crucial that we begin to address the systemic problems in our society, and vote out the members of government who prevent us from the structural change that We the People need. Too many of our citizens are just one crisis away from economic distress, and outbreaks like COVID-19 test our shaky position. This November, we must vote out those who refuse to put our interests first, from President Donald Trump [R] on down. I have always been an engaged and eager voter, but when I go to the ballot box Nov. 3 to cast my ballot against Trump and Zeldin, it won’t just be for me. It will be for every vulnerable citizen who is hurt by their selfishness and greed. America deserves better. I urge my fellow citizens to vote these men out Nov. 3.

Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket

Schumer Must Have Skipped Civics Class

First, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer [D-NY] while speaking at the recent Sunnyside, Queens St. Patrick’s Day Parade said, “President Donald Trump is not welcome in Queens.” Schumer’s hatred of Trump is so strong, that should self-proclaimed democratic-socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders [I] win the Democratic Party’s nomination, Schumer would enthusiastically endorse him, regardless of his lessthan-friendly support for Israel.

Next, Schumer speaking at an abortion pro-choice rally on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States in our nation’s capital said about justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, “You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You will not know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”

Imagine if you are or I made such threatening statements about the president or members of the Supreme

Court. We would quickly be visited by members of the president’s Secret Service or FBI. Perhaps Schumer forgot about civil discourse in America. Democrat, Republican or Independent, Liberal or Conservative, we have a long held tradition of respect for our government institutions, be it the president or Supreme Court. I wonder if Schumer missed attending his civics class at Brooklyn’s James Madison High School, Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

It should be no surprise to anyone that Schumer comes away with a bounced check when lobbying Trump to make his case for the proposed $29 billion Gateway Tunnel, $7 billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 or other multibillion transportation projects that might benefit New Yorkers.

Schumer has consistently portrayed Trump since becoming president as an

ultra right-wing conservative whose values will destroy New York setting us back decades. Only Schumer and the Democrats can save us from this disaster. Yet the same level of billions in federal aid — just like under former President Barack Obama [D], if not more — continues to arrive every year.

We are still alive and well today.

Our economy continues to grow.

Unemployment is at record low levels.

Schumer forgets that you get more with honey than you do with vinegar. Voters should remember this in 2022 when he stands for re-election.

By the way, I’m not a member of Trump’s “Keep America Great” or the “Never Trumpers” brigades. I voted for Libertarian Party presidential candidate former New Mexico Republican Gov. Gary Johnson in the 2016 general election.

Larry Penner Great Neck

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Opinion

The Crowds We’ll Miss If We’re Quarantined

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e take so much of our life for granted. In some ways, it’s natural and necessary. After all, if we got up and stared out our window and marveled at the combination of sun and shade on the branches rocking in the wind, bent down to admire the dew clinging to the grass and breathed deeply of the newly blossoming trees every morning, we might never get our kids to school and D. None ourselves to work. of the above And yet, all the news about

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF the spread of this new virus and the ensuing reaction to protect the population — from closing schools to avoiding subways to

staying away from large crowds — gives us an opportunity to appreciate the things, people and sensory experiences we take for granted.

No one will miss the scent of urine wafting up through the subways during a hot summer day when switching problems make everyone stand four, five and six deep on the platform, waiting for the next overcrowded and overheated subway car to arrive.

Still, we may miss so many other sensory, social and everyday experiences if and when we have to lock ourselves in our homes, waiting for the “all clear” sign.

So, what are some of those experiences? It depends on whom you ask and what time of year the question arises.

I appreciate the joy of people watching. After living in Manhattan for decades, I’ve learned to swing my eyes across the street inconspicuously, while I seemed lost in thought or even pretended to be on an invisible phone. Times Square, with its superabundant tourists speaking uncountable languages, wearing unrecognizable colognes

and walking in all manner of shoes, is a great place to start.

But then, the line for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island offers a similar variety of people from all over the world. Instead of billboards of half-naked and incredibly tone and muscular bodies advertising Broadway shows and underwear, the backdrop for the people watching at the ferry lines includes the unpredictable waves of the Hudson River, which has its own personality, ranging from near stillness to foaming white caps.

Closer to home and nearer to summer, West Meadow Beach blends the natural with the call of the seagulls across the enormous intertidal zone and the salty, wind-carried scent; and the anthropogenic with the plaintive cry of babies overheated by the hot sun, the sound of music vibrating from sound systems and the sight of happy teenagers taking their first lick of their soft-serve ice cream cones.

I enjoy watching the end of a hard-fought tennis match, when two or four people come

to the net and exchange pleasant handshakes and share thoughts about a good match or a good game.

The crowds at sporting events, many of whom we might not choose from a potential lineup of friends, become a part of memorable games and evenings, as we exchange high fives with inebriated strangers, share insights about what we would do if we were the manager of the team, or congratulate the parent of one of the players on our daughter’s team for the improvement in her game.

Despite the fact that I tend to avoid a crowded elevator car, an overstuffed subway or even an escalator with too many tired bodies waiting for a machine to bring them to the top, I will miss the chance to share some of these experiences with the random strangers who might become friends, the fellow sports fans who might offer a game-within-a-game entertainment, or the chance encounter with a long-lost friend whose winsome smile is the same as it was decades ago in an eighth-grade math class.

Biltmore Estate and Downton Abbey Celebrate the Gilded Age

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eave the coronavirus, Biden and Sanders behind for now and come with me to a delightful place. I will take you on my magic carpet to the largest private residence in America that is also a historic landmark: the Biltmore.

Located in Asheville, North Carolina, amid the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Biltmore is a country estate built by George Vanderbilt III in Between the style of a great European manor. you and me To do so took six

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF years of work by an army of artisans, and when the home formally opened Christmas Eve, 1895, it had four acres of floor space, 250

rooms, of which 33 were family and guest bedrooms, with 43 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces, three kitchens and an indoor swimming pool. In addition there were elegant furnishings, tapestries and artwork from Europe and Asia, and the home was ahead of its time with an elevator and a refrigerator.

The mansion sat on 125,000 acres of forests, farms and a dairy, a 250-acre wooded park, five pleasure gardens and 30 miles of macadamized roadways. The architect was Richard Morris Hunt and the landscaper was Frederick Law Olmsted, known to us as the designer of New York’s Central Park. The cost to build such splendor was nearly $6 million out of Vanderbilt’s inheritance — that is about $1.6 billion today. He was then 33 years old.

Jan Aertsen van der Bilt emigrated to America in 1650 from Holland and was a farmer on Staten Island with his family. But it was Cornelius Vanderbilt ((1794-1877) who made the fabulous fortune. At 16, he borrowed $100 from his mother, or so the story goes, and started a ferry service across

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New York Bay. That grew into a fleet of more than 100 steamships that went as far as Central America and Europe. Appreciating the value of transportation, he eventually built a second fortune by investing in railroads, including New York Central.

He also believed in philanthropy, donating $1 million to Central University in Nashville that was renamed Vanderbilt University. Continuing with that tradition, his eldest son, William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-85), who in turn doubled the family’s assets, donating generously to the Metropolitan Opera and endowing the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the medical school of Columbia University.

And it was William Henry’s youngest son, George, born in 1862, who built the fabulous Biltmore Estate. He first visited the area in 1888 with his mother, who came to breath the healthy mountain air as a remedy for her asthma. He fell in love with its rugged beauty and decided to build his home, emulating the vast baronies of Europe, in Asheville. It was to be not only a showcase for his large art and book

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collections but also a retreat for entertaining and a profitable, self-supporting business. And so it is. In addition, with its thousands of original furnishings and artwork, it is an authentic picture of life during the Gilded Age. It is America’s larger version of Downton Abbey, only real.

Visitors can stay at The Inn on Biltmore Estate or other hotels on the property, and take the picturesque shuttles around the estate. There is much to see and do beyond viewing the fourstory ornamental French Renaissance châteaustyle mansion. A winery, stables offering carriage and trail rides, farms with animals, gardens, a conservatory and several restaurants and gift shops populate the acres. And flawless customer service from a large staff of some 2,300 accompanies the luxurious setting. More than 1.4 million guests visit the now downsized to 8,000 acres National Historic Landmark house, gardens, winery and village each year.

And until April 7, there is an impressive exhibit of Downton Abbey, the series and movie, that further entertains. But at Biltmore, art merely imitates life.

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