PAGE A6 • TIMES OF SMITHTOWN • MARCH 12, 2020
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LEGALS Notice of formation of Tom Caruso Photography LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/18/2020. 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 the process to the LLC: 2 S Lot Rd, Smithtown, NY, 11787. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 410 3/12 6x ts
SMITHTOWN FIRE DISTRICT NOTICE TO BIDDERS SALE OF 1997 DODGE WHITE VAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Smithtown Fire District at the District Office, 100 Elm Avenue, Smithtown, New York until 7:30 P.M., time then in effect, on April 6, 2020, at which time they will be publicly opened and read by the
To Place A Legal Notice
Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com Board of Fire Commissioners, for the sale by the Fire District of the following automobile: One (1) 1997 Dodge White Van The automobile may be inspected at the District Office, 100 Elm Avenue, Smithtown, New York, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by contacting Thomas Buffa, District Secretary, at (631) 265-8046. The automobile will be sold in “AS IS” condition. Bids may be made on Bidders’ own forms for said automobile. Bids should be presented in a sealed envelope marked “Bid on 1997 Dodge White Van”, addressed to Thomas Buffa, District Secretary of the Smithtown Fire District, 100 Elm Avenue, Smithtown, New York 11787. Sale will be made to the highest responsible bidder for said automobile. Minimum bid offer is Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($250.00) Dollars. Terms are
cash, certified, and/or bank check with delivery and payment within one (1) week of award of the bid. The Board of Fire Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or to waive informalities, as the interest of the Fire District may require. Dated: Smithtown, New York March 3, 2020 Board of Fire Commissioners of the Smithtown Fire District 100 Elm Avenue Smithtown, New York 11787 Thomas Buffa, District Secretary 423 3/12 1x ts
Police
DA Announces Multiple LIers Charged in Labor Crime Crackdown
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.
ST. JAMES
A new organization has spoken out against Gyrodyne — in fact, against all growth and progress in Smithtown. In truth, many of its members don’t even live in our community but have influenced a few whose motives may be more political than civic minded. Is there a hidden agenda under the guise of preservation? So many in the St. James community, at large, support the Gyrodyne project. Members of the St. James Civic Association, St. James Chamber of Commerce, Smithtown Chamber of Commerce and Celebrate St. James support the project for the good it can do. Progress is needed. Our opportunity for revitalization is now. Our future depends on it. Natalie Weinstein is the owner of Uniquely Natalie Quality Consignment and president of the community group Celebrate St. James.
Continued from A4 In the movie “When Harry Met Sally,” there is a famous line “I want what she’s having.” We in St. James want what other towns on Long Island have strived for and achieved — a walkable town with attractions and entertainment, a revitalization of the arts and culture that once thrived here, a place where our history is celebrated, a community with services for all ages, a gathering place for special events, value for our tax dollars, a place where young people can afford to live, work, and grow and a culture that preserves the past as a path to a brighter future.
— Compiled by Kyle Barr
