Aside from representing the residents of the 14th District, Kevin McCaffrey has another role in county government: he’s also the legislature's Presiding Officer.
“Under my leadership, Suffolk’s legislators are working every day to maintain a balance between providing residents an affordable tax rate while concurrently offering superior municipal services and protecting our environment–especially the surface waters and drinking waters,” McCaffrey said of his priorities.
According to the Presiding Officer, who’s held the position since 2022 when the Republicans won the majority, “Suffolk residents aren’t leaving for places like South Carolina and Texas because they don’t like our parks, beaches, and waterways. Rather, most who do so are leaving because Suffolk County, and New York in general, have become too expensive.”
McCaffrey and his Republican majority took heat last fall for declining to stage a public vote on raising the sales tax to generate money for new sewers and improvements to private cesspools. They rejected a 75-25 funding split favoring cesspools that was put forth by former county Executive Steve Bellone and instead put the spending level at 50-50, a measure they’re looking to put on the November ballot pending state authorization.
The Presiding Officer sees the long-overdue expansion of the county’s sewer system as a way to protect the island’s natural resources while also spurring economic growth, two of his key legislative priorities. The plan, which also includes the creation of a countywide sewer district, is expected to generate billions in funding by raising the sales tax an eighth of a cent. Currently, Suffolk’s sales tax is 8.63%, with 4.25% going to the county, while 4% goes to the state, and .38% to the Suffolk Transit District.
It was in McCaffrey’s district where the body parts of a man and woman were recently found,
reigniting the debate over the state’s cashless bail system as four suspects in the case were released without bail. “One-party rule in Albany has made even this horrific crime not a bailable offense,” McCaffrey noted. “The law, as it is currently written, allows suspects with this propensity for evil to walk free without even posting bail. It defies all logic and, in the end, makes us all victims in these terrible crimes.”
With a crime wave sweeping across the state—Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered National Guard Troops to protect the subways—McCaffrey remains firm in his support of the police. “While national movements have sought to demonize the Law Enforcement profession, under my leadership, this legislature will continue to stand with the men and women of law enforcement and public safety,” he promised.
McCaffrey was also the face of the legislature when it drew the wrath of New York Mayor Eric Adams and national Democrats for retaining an attorney to advise them on the illegal immigration issue. Adams, who stated that the invasion of migrants “will destroy New York City,” was looking to
and dropped his lawsuit against Suffolk for considering measures to stop him. “The migrants are not coming to Suffolk by the busload,” McCaffrey pointed out. “They’re coming in vans.”
The legislator took exception to the governor’s effort to reduce school aid funding. “We really need to stem the tide of unfunded mandates that put tremendous strain on the school districts,” McCaffrey said. “To not have that financial support, to have to hire teachers to handle the influx of children who have English as a second language, who have learning disabilities—that’s a problem.” He pointed to Amityville, Riverhead, and other school districts that are letting teachers go for lack of funding. “But at the same time, they're held to the standards that the state puts on them as far as offering services,” he said.
relocate them to Suffolk. The issue has settled down as Adams backed off on his relocation efforts
In the 14th District, which includes Part of Babylon Town, Lindenhurst, and Copiague, McCaffrey said he is focused on open space preservation and is pushing for a new park on Bergen Avenue in West Babylon. The site of a former nursery, the area along
Montauk Highway used to feature a windmill that served as a gateway to the area, a landmark McCaffrey would like to see restored as part of the park.
In his sixth and final term, the Presiding Officer began his career in government in 1990 when he was elected to serve as Trustee and Deputy Mayor of Lindenhurst, the largest village in Suffolk. In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, McCaffrey worked to get his hometown back on its feet. He also helped develop and maintain some of the best village-owned ball fields and parks in the county and served as a coach for the Lindenhurst Little League and CYO Basketball.
McCaffrey was elected to the Teamsters Local 707 Executive Board in 1995 and then President in 2000, a position he still holds today. He’s been married to his wife Julie, a former Registered Nurse, for over 35 years, and are the proud parents of two children. Their son, Mike, serves as a Detective in the New York City Police Department, and their daughter, Katie, serves as Assistant to the Mayor in the Village of Lindenhurst.
In some respects you can call it a “two for one” deal concerning one Suffolk County Police Officer making two DWI arrests at the same location.
It all started when a Fourth Precinct Suffolk County Police Officer had pulled over one driver suspected of DWI. That person was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated following a minor crash.
The officer was pulled over and sitting in their parked patrol car on Route 25 A at Oakside Road in Smithtown where the first accident took place, awaiting a tow truck.
That’s when law enforcement
Thankfully the officer was not severely hurt, and was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.
ByRobertChartuk
As Suffolk officials rally for changes in a criminal justice system that saw four suspects in a body mutilation case set free with no bail, Suffolk District Attorney Raymond Tierney and Gov. Kathy Hochul went tit-fortat on who’s to blame for their release.
Hochul went on FOX 5 NY with Rosanna Scotto and declared: "Maybe the DA should have done a more thorough investigation and brought murder charges or conspiracy to commit murder or even assault charges because all of them are bail eligible. I encourage the DA's office to go back and build your case because if you bring any of those charges, which I think would be appropriate, that's absolutely bail-eligible. Those people would not be out on the street."
Tierney fired right back:
"Governor Hochul is either completely clueless or being deceitful about how the criminal justice system works. Prosecutors have a duty to bring only charges that are supported by evidence. Anything else would be unethical.” According to Tierney, Suffolk Police homicide detectives are working 24/7 to put together a murder case.
“For the governor to criticize the efforts of these detectives without knowing any of the facts in defense of a broken bail system is both baffling and indefensible.
When law enforcement had enough evidence to arrest these defendants for serious felonies, they did the right thing and made those arrests. Did the governor want the police to leave them out despite having evidence that they cut up and disposed of two bodies?"
Police arrested four suspects in a case that horrified residents after a girl walking to school discovered body parts at Southards Pond Park in Babylon. More remains were found at two other locations, and police discovered a grisly crime scene at a house in Amityville that three of the defendants called home. Charged with mutilation, hindering prosecution, and illegally disposing of body parts–all ineligible for bail under state law passed in 2019 under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo–the suspects, including a person listed as homeless, were set free.
One of the suspects, Amanda Wallace, 40, found herself behind bars anyway for breaking the terms of her no-bail agreement by getting arrested for shoplifting. At the bare minimum, you should be able to go nine days without being rearrested,” Judge James McDonaugh told the defendant. Police have identified two victims in the case: Donna R. Conneely, 59, and Malcolm C. Brown, 53, both previously of Yonkers.
"The governor’s platform on public safety is laughably inadequate, and she should know enough not to comment on ongoing investigations,” Tierney went on. “It would be helpful if the governor confined her comments to subjects that she knows something about."
The high-level spat is reminiscent of a verbal tiff between the governor and Nassau County Executive Bruce
For the 40th straight year, Suffolk County has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from a prestigious multinational group.
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) singled out Suffolk for its annual comprehensive financial report for 2022. “The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management,” the GFOA said. “The report has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating aconstructive
‘spirit of full disclosure’ to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the report.”
Accepting the accolades for the award was Suffolk Comptroller John M. Kennedy.
“I am fortunate to have such a committed, extremely knowledgeable, and highly
Blakeman, who remarked that she should stay out of Long Island. Blakeman panned what he called Hochul’s pro-criminal, anti-police stance and her efforts to usurp local zoning authority to build multi-family housing.
"This is yet another absurd result thanks to 'bail reform' and a system where the Legislature in Albany substitutes their judgment for the judgment of our judges and the litigants in court," Tierney said when the defendants were released. "We will work with the Suffolk County Police Department to resolve this investigation as soon as possible and implore our Legislature to make common
sense fixes to this law."
Also pressuring the governor was County Executive Edward Romaine, who appeared with a bi-partisan group of officials and members of law enforcement at a Hauppauge press conference calling on Hochul to scrap the cashless bail system. They urged her to include the necessary language in her budget resolution the same way Cuomo changed the bail laws in 2019. They’re also calling on Hochul, who served under Cuomo as lieutenant governor, to allow judges more discretion in holding suspects such as those arrested in the Babylon Body Parts case.
professional staff,” he noted.
“ This recognition of their accomplishments is well deserved. It is an honor for the Suffolk County Comptroller’s Office to receive this award for the 40th year in a row.”
Kennedy has recently released audits enabling the clawback of funds from companies that have overcharged the county. His report on spending by former county Executive Steve Bellone in the wake of the 2022 cyberattack detailed nearly $14 million in wasted tax dollars with a recurring hit of more than 3.5 million.
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ByStefanMychajliwIf you still need to get glasses to see the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th in Suffolk County, New York State announced a Long Island location where you can pick them up.
The limited edition “I Love New York” eclipse glasses can be picked up at the Long Island Welcome Center, located at 5100 Long Island Expressway, Eastbound between Exits 51 & 52.
They are open between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM. You’ll have to ask the person working the cash register for free eclipse glasses.
If you happen to be traveling across New York State between now and April 8th. eclipse glasses are also available at a number of Thruway rest stops.
The full list is available under the events tab on “I Love NY” website: ILoveNY.com.
Customers are allowed two pairs of the ISO-certified glasses.
In addition to Thruway rest stops, you can also pick them up at LIRR ticket windows at Penn Station.
Suffolk County is not in the totality viewing area of the solar eclipse, but the view will be quite historic, with an estimated 90% of the sun blocked in our neck of the woods.
“This is an exciting day for New Yorkers and our visitors to experience a rare phenomenon, and we want to make sure everyone can do so safely,” said New York State DMV Commissioner Mark Schroeder.
Brookhaven’s newest town board member, Karen DunneKesnig, brought residents up to speed on a number of issues at last week’s meeting of the Pattersquash Creek Civic Association. The highest vote-getter even among the veteran council members in November, she picked up from where her predecessor, Supervisor Dan Panico, left off as she addressed resident concerns in full detail.
The first question from the floor was the status of the 47acre Beechwood project, a massive redevelopment of the Neighborhood Road Business District in Mastic Beach. According to Dunne-Kesnig, the town is in the final stages of hammering out a Master Development Agreement with Beechwood, an effort that experienced “setbacks,” the councilwoman reported, with the developer finally agreeing to provide sewer service for the residential and commercial units planned for the property. Civic members expressed concerns over the siting of a sewage treatment plant, a need the town is studying with possible locations, including the former Links property, where the town is developing Patriots Preserve Park, and near the CVS on William Floyd Parkway.
Deals have been negotiated to purchase some of the 140 parcels identified for the project, DunneKesnig reported, while closings aren’t expected for about another year and a half. “If deals can’t be made, it could come to eminent domain. We don’t want that; it’s not what anyone wants, but it could come to that,” the 6th Council District representative said. Many steps are yet to come for Beechwood, including a rewrite of parts of the town code to allow for the major redevelopment, environmental reviews, and public hearings. “There will be a lot of opportunities for public input,” the Councilwoman said.
Dunne-Kesnig was also asked about the status of other projects, including the plan to create a daycare center where the dilapidated Smitty’s hardware store used to be on Mastic Road. The owner, Ghulam Sarwar, told the association last June that he was getting permits in place and would start the $2 million project within
a month. Pattersquash President Frank Fugarino reported that the lot behind the old store is infested with rats, and the county Health Department has been there to investigate. He said the property needs to be cleared of overgrowth and debris. Dunne-Kesnig said she would send Sarwar a letter asking for a project update with a copy to Legislator Jim Mazzarella, who was also at the meeting, to address the health department findings. She also promised to contact the owners of the former Chase Bank property on William Floyd Parkway and the commercial/residential structure next to the Mastic Beach Post Office to see where they are with renovation plans.
On the subject of the Mosque planned in Shirley at the corner of the Parkway and Tudor in Shirley, Dunne-Kesnig, a town Planning Board member before joining the council, noted that the church has the right to build the facility on the residentially-zoned property and the Board of Zoning Appeals recently signed off on rear yard setback and other variances for the project. The next step is Planning Board approval for the two-story building that neighbors said is too large for the lot size and too close to their homes.
The Councilwoman was accompanied at the meeting by her aide, Trish Kaloski, who was knowledgeable of local issues as well. She reported that work to renovate the Mastic-Shirley Train Station had recently started and discussed proposed improvements to Patriots Park, including an outdoor amphitheater and a monument to the Declaration of Independence, the nation’s founding document signed by local Colonist William Floyd.
Responding to a request from President Fugarino, the Brookhaven Rep. discussed the moves the board made to streamline government, such as eliminating the Town Planning Board and Accessory Apartment Review Board. Spearheaded by Supervisor Panico, the changes are expected to move development projects through the process faster by having the town board be responsible for approvals and allow homeowners to obtain apartment permits administratively without having to appear before a special board. “Having served on the Planning Board for 10 years, it was
uncomfortable for me personally to vote to eliminate it,” Dunne-Kesnig said, agreeing that it would speed up the approval process.
Fugarino expressed concern that residents of the former Village of Mastic Beach who had accessory apartment permits would have to go through the process all over again now that the town is responsible for the area. The Councilwoman explained that the permits expire every two years and that they would have had to reapply anyway. If all requirements of the application are met, it will be quick and easy to have the permit approved by a staff member, she pointed out.
The Civic also discussed the Army Corps of Engineers program to raise 50 homes on the Mastic Peninsula to make them more flood-resistant. A community meeting will be held in the spring to provide more information to anyone interested in participating in the pilot program, which is part of the massive Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. Pattersquash member Bill Doyle reported that U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is working on an allocation to provide temporary housing for those who have their homes raised, a process
that could take up to eight months. For better coastal resiliency, Dunne-Kesnig said the town is buying uninhabitable properties in the flood zone to allow the land to return to its natural state. Legislator Mazzarella discussed a $1.6 million state grant for wetlands restoration to bolster the coastline.
Civic Member Walter Meshenberg, the local Creek Defender, asked the councilwoman to coordinate with town
Superintendent of Highways Daniel Losquadro to bore out a storm drain on West Drive to help relieve flooding.
Also attending the meeting was the new 7th Precinct Police Inspector, Donald Raber, who announced that additional Shot Spotter units for the area will be in place in about a month. President Fugarino noted that the system received funds through a grant arranged by Legislator Mazzarella.
It was standing room only at a recent town hearing when residents voiced concern over lifting restrictions to build more homes at Stonebridge Estates in Smithtown. Local officials also spoke out against a plan to build 30 houses at the site abutting Blydenburgh County Park and the headwaters of the Nissequogue River.
When the development was approved more than 20 years ago, covenants were put in place to preserve the land adjoining the 588-acre park, including an 18hole golf course. The area is not suitable for more homes because it’s prone to flooding, argued Suffolk Legislator Leslie Kennedy, who spoke against lifting the covenants. “Suffolk County has spent millions of dollars on stream bed remediation, creating water diversions, stream bed cleanings, etc., to protect the river, which eventually flows into the Long Island Sound,” Kennedy said. “This project would have significant environmental and community impacts. It should not be approved.”
Kennedy has sponsored legislation to purchase over 10 acres of environmentally sensitive land just south of the 105-unit Stonebridge subdivision, including smaller parcels at the headwaters of the river and around the perimeter of Blydenburgh Park. “Removing
the protective covenants would be in direct opposition to county public policy,” Kennedy stated.
Another county official speaking against the project was Legislator Robert Trotta, who pointed out that the park’s campground would be near the new homes. “Would you want to be camping near someone’s backyard?” Trotta asked. “Or would you want bonfires and people in your backyard?” The legislator said he discussed the county preserving the property with Kennedy. “Monuments will be built for people who preserve land,” he said. “No one will care who builds houses.”
Kennedy went on to point out that many mature trees would
have to be taken down for the new development in an area she described as “swampland.” The trees absorb about 20 gallons of water per foot per hour, she noted, reducing the amount of water in both the surrounding wetlands and in the basements of nearby homes. “Removal of these old-growth trees and replacing them with houses will not allow for any water absorption, thereby increasing flooding,” Kennedy said, adding that she would like to see a full environmental impact statement required for the project.
Trotta said the town should concentrate on land preservation and slow down on new developments. “Right next to the Nissequogue River is not the spot we should be building houses.”
Long-time Moriches Bay residents may remember when the Havens House was moved across Montauk Highway in Center Moriches where it now serves as a local history museum and gathering place.
At its original location near the head of Terrell River, the home was part of the vast holdings of Benjamin Havens who purchased the estate from the Smith family in 1749. It extended from the river west to Senix Creek and all the way to the “Dongan Line” which is now Sunrise Highway. It’s southern border was Moriches Bay and beyond to the barrier island and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Smiths could spare an acre or two having controlled 81,000 acres of what would become Brookhaven Town assembled by Col. William Tangier Smith, mostly from deals with the indigenous Indian tribes.
“Benjamin Havens was known locally as a fisherman and innkeeper. As an innkeeper, he hosted, without choice, British forces occupying Long Island,” at a nearby inn that he managed, according to the Havens Homestead website.
After Benjamin Havens’ death in 1797, the property transferred to Captain John Havens (17481809) who spent his entire life in the Moriches, and later occupied by his son, Colonel John Havens (1787-1850), who suffered financial difficulty, became land poor, and moved to Patchogue in 1820, selling the property out of the family, the Homestead notes.
After Colonel John Havens’ death, property was purchased back by his son, John Scudder Havens (1826-1903), who, in 1897, remodeled the Dutch Colonial structure with the addition of a Gambrel roof designed by Isaac H. Green Jr. of Oakdale. This more than doubled the size of the house making room for his wife, Mary Amelia Pelletreau of
Southampton, and four children.
John Scudder was a successful businessman with ventures in land surveying, insurance, and mills in Patchogue. He was also a partner in Howell & Havens, a Patchogue general store, which he eventually bought out and went into partnership with his brother, Charles Havens.
John Scudder’s achievements included Brookhaven Town Assessor, Overseer of the Poor, a founder of the Patchogue bank, a state assemblyman from 1862-1865, Brookhaven Town Supervisor from 1859-1862 and again from 1878-1881, and president of the Suffolk County Agricultural Society from 18911898. He was also a board member of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Association of the Moriches, located across the street from the estate.
John and Mary Amelia had four children: Leila Eliza, Archibald Sidney, Aimee May,
early as 9,500 years ago. These finds inhibited the sale, moving Suffolk County to purchase the property in 1986 and create the 263-acre Terrell River Park, a popular preserve that extends from Montauk Highway all the way to Moriches Bay, including the site of the
and Sarah Margaret, none of whom married. When the last surviving heir, Sarah Margaret, died in 1965, the property passed to Robert Halsey Pelletreau, her first cousin. He used the property as a hunting lodge and attempted to sell it. The plan precipitated an archaeological dig which confirmed that the land was inhabited by American Indians as
original homestead. The deal was orchestrated by Center Moriches resident Edward Romaine, a county legislator at the time and now Suffolk County executive, who lobbied for votes in exchange for his support in naming the court complex in Islip after John P. Cohalan, Jr., the former Islip Town supervisor, state Supreme Court justice, and father of former County Executive Peter F.
Cohalan.
In 1971, the Havens House was gifted by Pelletreau to the newly formed Moriches Bay Historic Society. It was moved across the street by the Kennelly Brothers, who rotated it 180 degrees and placed it on a new foundation. A ground thaw and a broken cable delayed the move, blocking Main Street for hours.
According to local historian Bertram E. Seides, who helps manage the property along with the nearby Terry-Ketchum Inn and the former Smith duck farm, the Pelletreau family continues to support the historic gem through Pelletreau’s son, Robert, Jr. Seides reported that generous donations enabled the Homestead to replace the 1750 roof and the Dutch gambrel roof.
The home is also supported by antique fairs, car shows, and a museum shop in a converted duck barn donated by the Tuttle family and moved from Eastport in 1998. It was operated for many years as a thrift store by a nearby resident, Frances Chartuk, along with former Center Moriches Fire Chief Gordon Hackney, Richard Herbert, Sue Savochka, Frank and Lilka Lichtneger, and other local volunteers.
For more information, visit: www.havenshomestead.org
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CountyLegislator
Leslie Kennedy and Suffolk County Comptroller John M. Kennedy Jr. had an important message for a group of more than 200 seventh grade students at Samoset Middle School: learn as much as you can about our Constitution, civic participation, and get involved making your community a better place to live.
The two Suffolk County lawmakers participated in a school assembly titled “Constitutional Principles and Civic Participation.”
The crash course in government and civics covered a
wide range of topics, including the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the role of local governments, and how you can work with local public servants to solve problems.
Following the discussion students peppered both Kennedys with questions about how Suffolk County government operates for the common good.
The highly engaged audience asked numerous questions throughout and toward the end, asking about the function of local officials and how to get involved.
“I hope they continue this level of curiosity and enthusiasm toward local government,” said Legislator Kennedy.
A horseshoe crab upside down on the beach with the tide going out has a slim chance of survival. They’re an easy meal for scavenging seagulls and are high and dry until the surf carries them back to sea—if they make it that long. As a frequent visitor to our Atlantic shore, l will always stop to help a stranded critter.
This was the case when l saw one of the ancient creatures in dire straits with its legs wriggling in the air about a mile west of the Moriches Inlet. I turned him over and saw something very unique. The crab was wearing a tag with a unique ID number given to him by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He was part of a special monitoring program, and not only was l able to save him, l also provided valuable data on the movements and survival rate of his species. I only knew of one other person who found a tagged crab, my friend Diane Mazarakis, a former environmental planner for Brookhaven Town, and l considered it a special opportunity.
Horseshoe crabs are well suited for their habitat, which spans across the globe. They stay low to the ground and have a hard shell that deters predators. These sea armadillos are prehistoric; fossil records show they predate even the dinosaurs over 440 million years ago. Like many species, man is their greatest enemy, harvesting them
for bait and the one attribute that sets them apart from any animal on Earth. Their blood is blue in color and is very valuable in drug manufacturing for its ability to detect impurities.
These “living fossils” are actually not crabs but arthropods in the same family as spiders, ticks, and scorpions. They can live up to 40 years, with females of the species 20% larger than their mates. Mine was decidedly smaller; that’s how l knew he was a he. Their eggs, deposited along the shore by the millions, are a vital part of the ecosystem, feeding many varieties of shorebirds, fish, and turtles.
The surf was pretty rough on Fire Island the day and l figured that if l
put him back in the ocean, he may suffer the same fate, so I opted for releasing him into Moriches Bay. There’s a point where the barrier beach is at its thinnest, a spot where there was an old Coast Guard Station where my uncle, John Chartuck, served prior to World War II. I’ve actually seen water wash through this narrow area from the bay into the ocean during a storm. I know there are plenty of horseshoe crabs on this side since I’ve witnessed their massive mating orgies during the spring full moons, so I figured he’d be in a good place.
Before l let him go, l detached 11 mussels from under his shell, which I’m sure came as a big relief. He smiled for the camera before taking refuge under a shelf where
the marsh met the bay. Perhaps someday a medicine purified by his rare blood will save someone’s life.
Back at home, I went to the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Cooperative Horseshoe Crab Tagging Program website listed on my critter’s tag and logged him in. I received a letter in the mail from Annapolis, Md. a week later informing me that horseshoe crab # 476694 was tagged on May 31, 2022, on
the Moriches Bay side of Pikes Beach in Westhampton Beach. The tagging agency was listed as Cornell University. It seems that the armored fellow left the calmer waters of the bay and made it out into the ocean via Moriches Inlet. He headed west for a spell before being driven up on the beach by the heavy surf. For my effort, l received a Certificate of Participation and a silver horseshoe crab pin.
A second attempt by the Center Moriches School District to win voter approval of a facilities refurbishment plan was rejected
434-277 last week. The $13.9 million plan was a scaled-down version of the $48.1 million proposal turned down 610-341 by residents in October.
The initial borrowing plan was crafted through community meetings to address a number of needs and
wishlist items at both of the school’s campuses. When that failed, the working group went back to the drawing board to present a pared-down plan that was also voted down.
Frugal Center Moriches voters also said no to the fire department three times for approval to expand the firehouse. There was no word from district officials on a third vote for the list of repairs they stress are necessary to maintain the school’s infrastructure.
ByStefanMychajliw
There’s a popular Dave Matthews Band song called “Digging a Ditch” about tuning out technology for the time being.
Some students at EastportSouth Manor Central School District took the song lyrics “unplug the TV and turn off your phone” to heart, ditching their electronic devices in recognition of Unplugged Week.
Sponsored by the districtwide Mental Health Committee, the week included daily classroom activities that promoted student awareness of the appropriate
use of digital technology and the importance of disconnecting during free time.
The week’s activities also encouraged personal connection over digital engagement.
Students can “have fun without devices and that, a lot of times, they are missing out on fun activities because of the constant use of devices,” said Jr.-Sr. High School Assistant Principal Kristyn Pellegrini.
The time spent turning off mobile devices, laptops, and tablets gave students the opportunity to conduct a deep dive on the exact amount of
screen time they’re engaging in every week.
Most importantly, they studied the impact technology has on the brain. During social studies classes, students engaged in a lively discussion about the history of the telephone and the benefits of technology. In English classes, they studied the digital lives of teens and codeswitching.
Without a doubt, the most challenging but thought provoking exercise was the “Away for the Day” challenge. This test of technological will saw whether or not students would completely turn off all mobile devices for the entire day, something everyone pretty much had to do before 1999.
Through their collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory’s (BNL) SPARK Program, Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School research students visited the National Synchrotron Light Source II at BNL to collect X-ray diffraction data on the protein beta lactamase.
The protein beta lactamase is an enzyme that digests penicillin-based antibiotics and is a major cause of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Students are studying the beta lactamase from several species of bacteria that cause infections in humans. The student researchers plan to analyze the structure and publish this information, to help scientists develop alternative antimicrobial treatments.
From left, Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School studentresearchers Elaina Keller, James Lukas, Gianna Dalessandro and teacher Kelly Mackey
The students worked with beamline scientists Dr. Kevin Battaile and Dr. Vivian Stojanoff. Due to a collaboration
ByStefanMychajliw
A statewide group committed to promoting health and physical literacy across the Empire State honored two Eastport-South Manor students for being outstanding in both athletics and academics.
ESM High School Seniors
Jonathan DiMarcco and Danni Sparacio earned the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s
The group recognizes one male and one female Suffolk County high school senior from each school district who exemplifies outstanding scholastic ability, physical education performance and leadership qualities.
In addition to honoring Suffolk County students, the group engages in numerous civic activities that promote health, physical fitness and education.
Grants are offered to educators who develop innovative ways to encourage and improve physical fitness and health programming for students. They also provide “fit club” competitions in schools across Suffolk County.
To learn more about the organization you can visit their website at NYSahperd.org or email them at nysahperd@nysahperd.org.
ByStefanMychajliw
It was fitting that during “Unplugged Week” ESM students also participated in “Read Across America” day. The effort to get kids to pick up a book more often was first kicked off in 1998 and sponsored by the National Education Association.
Older students read to younger children throughout the day and
teachers made extra time to read in their classrooms.
At Eastport Elementary School, students collaborated on a Seuss Sock craft during library class in recognition of the iconic author Dr. Seuss’ birthday, which is on March 2nd. At Dayton Avenue, students designed covers for the books they were reading during the week’s activities prior to Read Across America Day.
Fire safety remains a top priority in the Town of Brookhaven, with the Division of Fire Prevention leading the charge to protect the community. This multifaceted organization, consisting of certified code enforcement officials, investigates fire causes, manages hazardous materials incidents, and plays a pivotal role in emergency management.
The Division enforces local, state, and national fire prevention and building codes, led by trained and certified Fire Marshals. It also conducts routine inspections of commercial properties and responds swiftly to complaints or incidents to ensure safety standards are met.
All Fire Marshals in Brookhaven hold New York State Level II Certified Fire Investigator status, tasked with determining the cause and origin of fires. Their investigations have led to product recalls, identification of juvenile fire setters, and arrests under New York State arson laws.
Brookhaven's Fire Marshals are also equipped to handle hazardous material incidents, from petroleum spills to chemical releases. They collaborate with state and county partners to ensure adequate emergency response and mitigation.
During crises such as hurricanes or power outages, the Division staffs the Town of Brookhaven Emergency Operations Center. They execute emergency response plans and conduct post-incident analysis to evaluate and mitigate impacts.
The Chief Fire Marshal, Senior Fire Marshal, and Fire Marshal serve as sworn Peace Officers under New York State Criminal Procedure Law. They receive annual refresher training to uphold public safety and have the authority to make arrests when necessary.
Fire Inspectors conduct triennial inspections of commercial buildings to maintain safety protocols and promptly address potential hazards, as New York State Law mandates.
With a team comprising 14 Uniformed and 17 nonuniformed personnel, including Fire Marshals, Fire Inspectors, clerical staff, and dispatchers, the Division collaborates tirelessly to ensure the safety of Brookhaven residents.
Residents of Brookhaven seeking guidance on fire safety protocols often have questions regarding using various devices and disposal methods. Common inquiries include whether chimeneas or other woodburning recreational devices are permissible if debris or
yard clippings can be disposed of by burning, and whether sky lanterns are allowed. Additionally, residents often inquire about the recommended type and quantity of fire extinguishers for their homes and the optimal placement of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
in single-family residences. Another frequent concern involves appropriately disposing of old propane tanks used for barbecues. The Division of Fire Prevention in Brookhaven is instrumental in addressing these questions and providing essential guidance to ensure the safety and
well-being of the community.
For inquiries, the Division's physical address is 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738. They can be reached by phone at 631-451-6262 Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Christopher J. Mehrman serves as the Chief Fire Marshal.
As the first buds of spring unfurl and the promise of warmer days beckons, residents of The Town of Brookhaven are preparing for the annual Take Back 25 cleanup event, a cornerstone of community activism and environmental stewardship. Led by Longwood Board of Education member William Massian and a coalition of dedicated leaders, this collaborative endeavor stands as a testament to the power of collective action in addressing local concerns about infrastructure, quality of life, and safety along Route 25.
Town of Brookhaven Councilman Michael Loguercio highlighted the inclusive spirit of the endeavor, noting, "It's truly a collaborative effort involving elected officials, school district members, community leaders, and engaged residents from Ridge, Middle Island, and Quorum." This sentiment underscores the
grassroots nature of the cleanup effort, which draws strength from the diverse tapestry of voices and perspectives within the Longwood community.
Data from previous cleanup efforts underscores the tangible impact of community involvement. Last year's event saw volunteers collect an impressive 2,500 pounds of garbage, representing a remarkable 66% decrease from the previous year's tally of 7,800 pounds. William Massian attributed this success to residents' growing sense of civic pride and environmental responsibility: "Our community is demonstrating a commitment to preserving and enhancing our shared environment for future generations."
Supervisor Daniel Panico echoed Massian's sentiments, emphasizing the transformative potential of community-driven initiatives. "This event epitomizes the Longwood community's spirit of unity and service," Panico
remarked. "It's a testament to the strength of our collective resolve and our unwavering dedication to creating a cleaner, safer environment for all."
The event, scheduled for Saturday, April 6, will kick off at 8:00 AM at 99 Middle Country Rd, Coram, NY 11727, with a rain date scheduled for Sunday, April 7. Focus areas for the cleanup include Coram, Middle Island, Gordon Heights, and Ridge. Participants will receive certificates for Community Service Hours, recognizing their contributions to the betterment of the Longwood community.
Residents of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to join this grassroots movement for positive change. With the support of local sponsors, businesses, and elected officials, the Take Back 25 cleanup event promises to be a hallmark of community activism and environmental stewardship in Longwood.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section Officers are making a public plea for you to
help them place accused criminals behind bars. They shared photos and details of accused crimes in the hopes you recognize the following individuals:
If you’re a grown man it’s never, ever a good idea to get into a fight with a kid or teenager in public, especially in the vicinity of security cameras. That’s exactly what the police said this guy did. He’s accused of getting into some sort of dispute with a teenager outside of the Setauket Target on Pond Path, then trashing their bicycle. The hot headed culprit fled the scene in a Jeep Wrangler.
This hooded man who can’t put his phone down is accused of stealing exactly $999 worth of merchandise from a Target store on 2975 Horseblock Road in Medford. After putting the pilfered goods in a shopping cart, police said he took off in a Jeep Compass.
Police said this woman stole not one but two pairs of shoes from the Famous Footwear in Islandia.
All of the accused are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you know any of these people, Suffolk County Police ask you to call them right away at 1.800.220. TIPS (8477). All tips will remain confidential. Information can also be sent electronically by visiting 222.P3Tips.com. You can also download the Crime Stoppers mobile app in Google Play or the App Store by searching P3 Tips.
It didn’t take long for Suffolk’s new representative on the MTA board to disappoint drivers by not taking a hard line against the Manhattan congestion pricing money grab.
“The head of the Long Island Contractors' Association, Marc Herbst, was one of three nominees of county Executive Edward Romaine and was appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul to the 23-member Metropolitan Transportation Authority board. Appearing before the state Senate Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions Committee for a confirmation hearing, Herbst was questioned by Sen. James Skoufis, a congestion pricing opponent. The Hudson Valley Democrat agrees with Long Islanders arguing that the fees are confiscatory since tolls are already paid to the MTA to enter Manhattan. Under the new pricing plan, drivers will have to pay up to $23 more to access different parts of the island.
“If you say ‘no,’ you put a tremendous hole in the budget, the capital program,” Herbst was quoted as saying. “Everything has been done. The due diligence has taken place. And, for me to turn around and vote against that, I don’t think would be appropriate.”
Herbst replaced Sammy Chu, an energy industry executive, as Suffolk’s representative on the MTA board. A congestion pricing advocate, Chu was not nominated by Romaine for that reason but was given another seat on the board by the governor. Herbst and Chu are expected to vote to green-light congestion pricing this week.
“I'm a little disappointed about his vote on congestion pricing, which is going to pass anyway,” Romaine said of Herbst. “I knew we didn't have the votes to stop it. I think Marc, in the long run, will be a good board member. The governor chose him, and I can understand why because of his knowledge of construction and the industry.”
Romaine argues that congestion
pricing is a bad deal for Long Island since none of the money is earmarked for local projects. “We don't get anything out of it,” he stated. “Tell me you're giving me electrification of the railroad lines in Suffolk. Tell me you're easing up on the payroll tax that you're hitting our large employers with. Tell me
you’ll take care of our stations, and maybe I’ll have a different point of view,” he said, noting that he’s been trying to get the station in his hometown of Center Moriches reopened for years. Romaine has also advocated for new stations in East Yaphank and Port Jefferson Station.
“I have to say I have great respect for Marc Herbst,” Romaine continued. “He's very knowledgeable; he knows a great deal about construction and has the construction industry behind him. I’m not knocking him. I'm just disappointed that we have a different point of view on congestion pricing.”
The massive MTA bureaucracy is on a constant quest for funds to cover an annual operating budget of over $19 billion and a $52 billion capital plan. The authority covers transit operations in 12 Downstate New York counties, along with portions of Connecticut, handling over 11 million passengers on an average weekday and over 850,000 vehicles on its seven toll bridges and
two tunnels. It recently completed the new $11 billion Grand Central Madison Station on Manhattan’s east side, one of the nation’s most expensive transit projects that was wildly over budget and way off schedule.
"If this is not approved, who is going to fill that hole?” Herbst asked of congestion pricing. “Is the legislature going to fill in that hole to make up the difference in the capital program? Because if there's not an alternative to continue the process of the capital program funding through the next few years, then voting no would be irresponsible to the overall system," he said.
Critics of the authority’s spending cite the recovery of millions in lost revenue from turnstile jumpers and toll evaders, in addition to trimming its bureaucracy, as alternatives to congestion pricing. The MTA, arguing that the new toll will curb vehicular traffic and reduce air pollution, is looking to extract nearly $15 billion from drivers over the next few years.
ByRaheemSoto
Nestled along the scenic South Shore of Long Island, the Mastic Beach and Smith Point of Shirley Peninsula stand as a testament to the region's natural beauty and ecological diversity. However, this picturesque landscape has its challenges. For years, the area has grappled with flooding, sea level rise, and the lingering effects of past storms, including the devastating impact of Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
In response to these ongoing threats, the Town of Brookhaven embarked on an ambitious endeavor known as the Mastic Beach Ecological Restoration Project. This comprehensive initiative, funded partly by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), aims to restore and preserve the area's native habitats while bolstering resilience against future environmental hazards.
The Mastic Beach and Smith Point of Shirley Peninsula are home to nearly 13,000 residents. The
region has long been a cherished community, with its prime waterfronts and lush green spaces attracting families and nature enthusiasts alike. However, the development in the area, coupled with the effects of climate change, has left it vulnerable to flooding and erosion, threatening the community and the delicate balance of its ecosystems.
The Mastic Beach Restoration Project seeks to address these challenges through a multifaceted approach. At its core, the project aims to restore the reclaimed floodplain to its natural state, creating a vital habitat for native flora and fauna. This restoration enhances biodiversity and provides a natural buffer against flooding and storm surges, providing muchneeded protection for nearby residential areas.
Led by Great Ecology and Ramboll US Corporation, the project team conducted a comprehensive ecological assessment to evaluate the current state of the Mastic Beach
area. The assessment revealed a mosaic of coastal marshes and upland communities, interspersed with invasive species threatening the region's ecological health. Armed with this knowledge, the team developed a series of recommendations to restore native habitats and promote resilience.
Key recommendations include restoring natural hydrology, improving access to wildlife, and
incorporating natural features such as hammock communities into the design. Additionally, efforts to eradicate invasive species, such as common reeds, are underway to pave the way for the resurgence of native vegetation.
As the project progresses, community engagement remains a cornerstone of its success. Residents are encouraged to stay informed and involved in the restoration
efforts, with opportunities to provide input and feedback. By working together, the Mastic Beach community can build a more resilient and sustainable future for future generations.
For more information about the Mastic Beach Ecological Restoration Project and updates on its progress, residents can visit the Town of Brookhaven's official website at brookhavenny.gov.
Crime and other law enforcement issues were on the agenda during a recent sit-down between Suffolk PBA President Louis Civello and Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“We had what I consider a productive dialogue,” said Civello, who took over the reins of the 1,800-member PBA in November. She was willing to listen to every one of my concerns.”
Civello said he made his position clear on various issues, including cashless bail, making police discipline records public, police oversight boards, erroneous and false complaints levied against police officers, and the Tier 6 retirement program, which requires new officers to cover more of their pension, and health care costs than those in previous tiers.
“I think it's important to keep these channels open, to have a dialogue,” Civello said of the Southampton meeting while the governor was on the island to
herald the completion of the South Fork Wind Farm. “Of course, we don't agree on everything. But she is the most powerful person in the state, and I think if we're ever going to get anything changed, we will need her support,” he said, adding, “I don’t want to get into what she supports and doesn’t support; that’s for her to speak about.”
The meeting came as the state is in the grips of a crime wave officials say is the result of the cashless bail system that Hochul
supports and the pro-criminal, anti-law enforcement agenda of the Progressive Democrats who control the levers of power in Albany. Controversy over the state’s criminal justice system was reignited when Hochul recently called in the National Guard to protect New York City subway riders from assailants, and four Suffolk residents were released without bail after being arrested for mutilating two bodies and hiding the parts in local parks.
White people are to blame for destroying the planet while black people try to save it.
Calling African American United State Senator Tim Scott an “Uncle Tim” for betraying black people.
Demanding a permanent Palestinian homeland following Hamas sponsored attacks on Israel on October 7th, 2023.
Posting on media “FU&K YOU & YOUR RACE APOLOGETICS” to those who oppressed African
Americans.
These inflammatory social media comments from two members of Governor Kathy Hochul’s reparations commission are the reasons why the New York State Republican Conference are calling for them to resign immediately.
Members of Hochul’s reparations committee will be responsible for making recommendations on how much tax dollars should be given to African American New Yorkers
“There should be no doubt these members have no business
continuing to serve. We strongly urge Governor Hochul and the Senate and Assembly majorities to demand their resignations immediately,” said New York State Senate Minority Leader Ron Ortt.
The controversial tweets and social media posts of reparations committee members Lurie Favors and Ron Daniels were first reported by the New York Post.
The social media posts are still publicly available and on @X, the platform known as Twitter, as of the publication of our newspaper this week.
Favors wrote on Twitter on July 17th, 2019: In the name of our ancestors who weep over our fractured communities; in the name of our families whose genealogy is at best a guess and a prayer; in the name of all that is holy & just: FU&K YOU & YOUR RACE APOLOGETICS. WE WILL NOT BE SILENT. WE WILL NOT MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE.
Daniels wrote on Twitter on October 25th, 2021: “White Folks Messed Up the Weather = Black Folks Save the Planet”
Favors blasted police in this Twitter post on April 15th, 2021: “Police all across the country are literally proving *daily* why #DefundThePolice is necessary. I’m old enough to remember summayall claiming activists were going too far…”
Daniels attacked African American Senator Scott in this Twitter Post on May 3rd, 2021: "Uncle Tim," Scott that is, Who Picked Cotton On the Plantation, Is "Still On the Plantation" = Picked to Be the "Black Face" To Suppress/Black Power/Black Freedom On Behalf of White
Supremacy/White Power and That's "The Cotton Picking Truth" #BewareofUncleTim”
Neither Hochul or Democratic leaders in the New York State Assembly are heeding calls for both to resign from the reparations committee. They are two of nine people on the panel.
The entire Republican State Senate Conference sent a joint statement demanding they step down immediately.
"Governor Hochul referred to the appointees as "an extraordinary group of highly-qualified individuals." The announcement failed to acknowledge the
disturbing anti-Semitic and anti-police rhetoric espoused by commission members Ron Daniels and Lurie Danie Favors. The deeply offensive views of these members should completely disqualify them from serving in any governmentappointed position, especially one supposedly intended to unify our state. The abhorrent bias of these commission members will no doubt cloud their decision-making and taint their recommendations. Regardless of any opinion on the necessity of this commission, there should be no doubt these members have no business continuing to serve,” wrote the GOP conference in their statement.
Op-Edby Stefan Mychajliw
I wish typing this were a sick and twisted joke. Unfortunately it is not.
In Kathy Hochul’s New York you are set free with no bail for the heinous crime of disposing of body parts.
You’re then put behind bars only when you’re busted for shoplifting at CVS.
Let that sink in law abiding Long Island taxpayers.
No bail for dumping human body parts.
Lock you up for shoplifting while out free on bail for that sick crime.
This is no backwards bizarro world. It is the current sad state of the State of New York.
Police and prosecutors accused Amityville resident Amanda Wallace of hiding and disposing of hacked up
body parts. She was hit with serious criminal charges related to evidence tampering and concealing a corpse.
I don’t know about you, but the last person I want walking around my neighborhood is anyone accused of dumping so many body parts down their drain that it clogged up the plumbing at their residence.
Worse, a young student found one of the limbs Wallace is accused of tossing, while the youth was on their way to school.
Sadly in the People’s Republic of New York, due to “bail reform” laws passed in 2019 that coddle criminals and make our communities less safe, the crime of concealing human body parts does not require a judge to keep you behind bars while you wait for trial.
This is the sole reason why Wallace and three others walked right out of court with nothing but ankle bracelets and freedom. In New York you can mutilate and dispose of a corpse and the law states you cannot be held behind bars without bail.
Unfortunately, judges have zero discretion to put criminals behind bars, regardless of the evil acts they are accused of.
The good news is, there appears to be a voice of reason surrounding this dismemberment madness.
New State Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick has proposed legislation making dismemberment and/or hiding a dead body a Class E Felony.
Had this proposed law been in place the four accused of disposing and dispersing of body parts might be behind bars and not eligible for bail. The legislation is also sponsored by State Senator Anthony Palumbo and Assemblyman Mike Durso.
That’s the good news.
Here’s the harsh reality of this ever becoming law: all three of these lawmakers are Republicans in Albany, where New York City Democrats and radical progressive socialists are in power.
Logic, concern for public safety, and keeping our Long Island streets safe
are not priorities for the Democrats in power in Albany.
If you’re just as fed up as I am, we really only have two options to rectify the situation.
One: move. A lot of people are choosing this option, with more than 100,000 New Yorkers hitting the road for greener pastures according to the most recent Census data. This is the biggest out migration of any state in the nation.
Two: restore checks in balances in New York by electing a majority of Republicans in the State Senate and/ or Assembly.
For most of Andrew Cuomo’s term as Governor, he had a Democratic controlled Assembly with the Senate Chamber controlled by Republicans.
This “check and balance” ensured that a more centrist type of legislation got passed in New York, including public pension reform and the tough on crime expansion of New York’s DNA database that helped cops catch more crooks. That DNA database required all criminals, regardless of
the offense, to get swabbed in order to help law enforcement solve crimes.
Those days are long gone. Democrats control all three chambers. So the only alternative and best chance is flipping the State Senate to the Republican side of the aisle.
For this to happen, Democrats and Independent voters who are fed up with no bail laws and immigrants having more rights and better benefits than taxpayers must vote for Republican State Senatorial candidates.
If this takes place, checks and balances will be restored in the halls of the State Capitol, and Republicans can force Governor Hochul and the Assembly to compromise on any legislation getting passed.
That’s option two.
If that does not happen in this November’s election, then option one is your only choice.
Suck it up and suffer or pack your bags.
ByStefanMychajliw
New York State wants to spend $500,000 on a public relations firm convincing you that climate change is real and to promote state government sponsored clean energy goals.
That is according to a “Request for Proposals (RFP)” sent out by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, commonly known as NYSERDA.
Bids are due by April 8th to NYSERDA, for spinmeisters to pitch their plan on how they will positively promote the 2019 NYS Climate Act and to convince New Yorkers that climate change is not a hoax.
“Good luck to NYSERDA in their hunt for a PR agency that can spin the Climate Act into a workable, affordable law,” said New York State Senator George Borrello.
The controversial 2019 NYS Climate Act states that New York must cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030 and by 85% by 2050.
This law never specified how this goal would be achieved or who would pay the bill on how to get this done.
It also requires:
• Electricity produced in New York to be 100% carbon free by 2040
• State owned buildings must report a 23% increase in energy efficiency by 2030
• Close all government run fossil fuel plants by 2040
• Reduce or end gas powered state vehicles and shift to electric
• Promote electric vehicles over gas powered vehicles
• Promote the end of gas stoves in favor of electric stoves
As for NYSERDA’s plan to spend
$500,000 on a public relations firm, the RFP was sent two weeks after the Empire Center for Public Policy published a blistering report on some of the true costs of the 2019 NYS Climate Act and how methods to achieve its goals are vague. The Empire Center is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in Albany.
Since NYSERDA is funded by government sponsored grants and surcharges on your utility bills, Long Island taxpayers are footing the bill for the soon to be named $500,000 public relations firm.
According to the RFP, public relations professionals would be paid half a million dollars to promote the following:
• Maintain a positive narrative and conversation around New York State’s clean energy and climate priorities
Immediately address emerging unforeseen events that draw media scrutiny and will develop messaging, strategy, outreach, and execution directed toward multiple audiences
• Beat back negative press coverage of the NYS Climate Act
• Create and manage a media outreach program to spin New York’s Climate Act goals
• Write letters to the editor and opinion pieces for local newspapers, while having other people sign them as their own
The $500,000 public relations contract would last one calendar year.
“Ultimately it matters little what people are told about the Climate Act, by NYSERDA or otherwise. New Yorkers will in short order face higher fuel costs, higher property taxes, higher compliance costs and higher electricity rates, interspersed with news about businesses either leaving or canceling investments because of energy concerns,” wrote Ken Girardin from the Empire Center.
ByStefanMychajliw
The New York State Health Department, under the leadership of Governor Kathy Hochul, issued an order allowing three forms of birth control to be sold over the counter at pharmacies without a prescription.
Pharmacists in Suffolk County and across New York will be able to sell a 12-month supply of hormonal pills, hormonal vaginal rings, and hormonal contraceptive patches without a prescription from a doctor.
“Starting a family is a deeply personal decision and New York State will always be a place where people can access safe and effective contraceptives,” said Governor Hochul.
There are no age restrictions concerning who can now purchase birth control over the counter. Any kid who wants to buy birth control over the counter must complete a questionnaire
before it is sold to them.
Pharmacies who want to sell it must complete training guidelines established by the NYS Department of Health.
Roman Catholic Bishop Robert E. Barron, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth, has harshly criticized selling birth control over the counter.
“Claims that the benefits of this action outweigh the risks are unfounded, especially in light of strong evidence of the many harmful risks of hormonal contraception to women’s health. Allowing this hormonal contraception to be dispensed ‘over the counter’ – without the supervision of a doctor and contrary to the mounting evidence of many harmful side effects – violates the Hippocratic Oath by putting the health of women at grave risk,” said Bishop Barron.
Op-Edby Assemblyman Joseph DeStefano
New York’s attempt at legalizing cannabis has been a predictable failure. The state bureaucracy is bad enough when it comes to basic policy items such as infrastructure and taxation, so a complex policy involving the commercial sale of marijuana was destined to be a nightmare.
For this reason, the Assembly’s Republicans have continued to ask for transparency, clarity, and robust auditing of this out-of-control program. Last March, we wrote a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
expressing our concerns over this drug legalization effort. Little progress has been made to get statesanctioned shops that are taxed up and running and the illegal shops, which pay no tax, closed down. This may be because the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) only employs a dozen or so investigators to pursue illegal operators, a losing battle compared to the more than 1,500 illegal shops open in New York City alone.
Instead of prioritizing applicants with the qualifications and experience required to succeed, the OCM prioritized applicants with drug offenses and criminal histories. Only in New York are criminal records more appealing than records of proven success. Too many qualified applicants have been
boxed out due to this system, and the cracks are beginning to show.
The Assembly’s One-House Budget proposal includes a Cannabis Rescue and Relief Fund of $80 million to offset cannabis-related expenses plaguing cultivators and processors, but there are no guarantees this money will help. Estimates show that by the end of the fiscal year, New York will have experienced a net loss of over $203 million since the program’s inception. If this were a private business, the doors would have already been closed.
Unsurprisingly, Gov. Hochul recently announced a review of the program after acknowledging it has been a “disaster.” She’s right: 7,000 applications are in front of the state,
yet only about 83 stores are open. Jeanette Moy, the commissioner of the Office of General Services (OGS), has been tasked with expediting the process and getting more shops open in the coming weeks. But is OGS really the right vehicle to tackle these challenges? Perhaps an independent, third party is better suited to identify and mitigate these problems.
Since the 2021 Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act was passed, New York has been at a loss to get the legal cannabis market up and running properly. The delays in the application process and the overflow of illegal shops are just a fraction of the problems we are seeing.
As I said from the beginning of
the state’s legalization effort, which I had voted against, a gray market was inevitable, and whenever state government tries to establish regulatory oversight of an industry, there are two guaranteed results: doing business here is going to become more onerous and less profitable, and they will turn to the politicians to bail them out. While we’ve seen neighboring states such as Massachusetts create functional, profitable programs, New York’s has been mired in dysfunction. The economic impact of this mismanagement is growing in the wrong direction. It’s not too late to get this program back on track, and I hope the governor takes seriously how detrimental the initial implementation has been to our state.
In a courtroom spectacle fraught with anticipation, the trial concerning alleged election interference involving former President Donald Trump witnessed a seismic shift as Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee delivered a ruling reverberating legal circles and the political landscape. McAfee's decision to dismiss charges, notably those linked to a contentious phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, marked a critical juncture in the trial, carrying profound implications for Trump and his supporters.
At the crux of the trial lay Trump's now-infamous phone call, wherein he implored Raffensperger to "find 11,780 votes" to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election. Widely scrutinized and condemned by Trump's detractors, the call formed
the centerpiece of the prosecution's case. However, McAfee's ruling laid bare a fundamental flaw in the prosecution's argument, citing a lack of specificity and legal clarity in the charges against Trump. While the call stirred concerns about potential misconduct, McAfee's decision absolved Trump of direct involvement in soliciting Raffensperger and cast doubt on the broader narrative of election interference.
The ruling marked a significant victory for Trump, who vehemently denied wrongdoing and staunchly defended the election's integrity. Trump's attorney, Steve Sadow, lauded the decision as a triumph of justice and a testament to the resilience of the American legal system. Sadow's sentiments resonated with millions of Americans who had steadfastly supported Trump throughout his tumultuous presidency, unwavering
in their allegiance and belief in his innocence.
The fallout from McAfee's decision transcended the courtroom, galvanizing Trump's supporters and reigniting debates
over the 2020 election's legitimacy. As McAfee contemplated potential further legal maneuvers, the ruling galvanized Trump and his allies, imbuing them with renewed vigor ahead of a pivotal juncture in American politics.
With the specter of the 2024 elections looming large, McAfee's decision held far-reaching implications, reshaping the political landscape and bolstering Trump's standing among his fervent base. The ruling injected fresh momentum into Trump's camp, serving as a rallying cry for supporters who perceived the trial as a politically motivated attempt to undermine the former president.
However, McAfee's ruling did not conclude the trial. The trial will continue to captivate national attention as the prosecution weighs its options and considers appealing the decision.
ByRaheemSoto
In a legal saga with political ripples, the prosecution of former President Donald Trump and his allies in Fulton County, Georgia, encountered a significant twist as special prosecutor Nathan Wade tendered his resignation. The move came on the heels of a pivotal ruling by Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, which allowed District Attorney Fani Willis and her office to continue the case if Wade withdrew.
The courtroom drama unfolded against the backdrop of allegations and scrutiny over the handling of the high-stakes racketeering case stemming from claims of election interference in Georgia's 2020 election. At the heart of the controversy were assertions of a romantic relationship between Wade and Willis, prompting a motion by Trump's co-defendant, Michael Roman, to disqualify them from the proceedings.
While McAfee's decision permitted Willis to remain on
the case, it cast a shadow over the prosecution's integrity, with the judge rebuking Willis for what he described as lapses in judgment. McAfee's ruling, while not disqualifying Willis, underscored concerns over the appearance of impropriety and the need for transparency in legal proceedings of such magnitude.
"In addition, we are making sure we are educating people to look at the back of the batteries and identify if they have been properly tested by an accredited facility like United Labs," Thorne stated.
Wade's resignation letter to Willis, with whom he had a romantic relationship while serving as special prosecutor, cited his commitment to democracy and expediting the case's progress. Willis, in response, praised Wade's professionalism and dignity.
McAfee's decision was a response to a motion filed by Roman, alleging misconduct by Willis and Wade due to their romantic relationship. Despite acknowledging the
relationship, Willis vehemently denied allegations that it began before Wade's hiring in November 2021. McAfee's ruling allowed the case to proceed, contingent on Wade's withdrawal from the prosecution team.
Trump's attorney, Steve Sadow, vowed to pursue all legal avenues to challenge the case's legitimacy, citing concerns about prosecutorial misconduct. Meanwhile, Roman's
attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, expressed dissatisfaction with McAfee's remedy, stating, "While we believe the court should have disqualified Willis' office entirely, this opinion is a vindication that everything put forth by the defense was true, accurate, and relevant."
While rebuking Willis for her conduct, McAfee's ruling fell short of disqualifying her from the case. The judge highlighted the need
for proportional efforts to address the appearance of impropriety surrounding the prosecution. He also criticized Wade for providing an "unpersuasive explanation" regarding inaccuracies in divorce proceedings.
As the case unfolds, it serves as a reminder of the delicate balance between legal ethics and the pursuit of justice in a politically charged environment.
In order for New York State to collect the correct amount of taxes on cigarette sales, the New York State Cigarette Tax Law requires vendors who sell tobacco products to be registered and only sell properly “stamped” cigarettes.
Stores can sell packages of cigarettes only if they bear a valid New York State tax stamp.
Suffolk County Police arrested a store Clerk in Coram for possessing and selling unstamped cigarettes.
Sixth Precinct officers placed 37-year-old Yousef Qaid Al Sanam under arrest and charged the Brooklyn man with Possession or Selling Unstamped Cigarettes, a violation of the New York State Tax Law, which is an “A” misdemeanor.
Police also confiscated a large number of flavored vape products and cannabis, a stun gun, and 50
cartons of unstamped cigarettes from Sky High Convenience Smoke Shop, located on Middle Country Road in Coram.
The store was immediately shut down by the The Town of Brookhaven Building Inspector who condemned the building. It remains closed pending repairs.
The raid involved the Suffolk County Police Department, Suffolk County Health Department, Town of Brookhaven investigators, Town of Brookhaven Building Inspector, and the Town of Brookhaven Fire Department.
In a landmark move hailed by investors, Digital World Acquisition Corp. shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favor of merging with Donald Trump's social media company. The merger, which could see the former Republican president pocketing a staggering $3 billion or more, marks a significant milestone in Trump's foray into the digital realm.
The decision by DWAC shareholders comes after 2½ years of anticipation since the special purpose acquisition company initially announced plans to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group, the entity behind the Truth Social app platform.
As Trump inches closer to realizing his vision for a social media empire, he faces mounting legal challenges, including a $454
million civil fraud judgment brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Despite these hurdles, Trump remains resolute in his pursuit of digital dominance.
The newly combined company, Trump Media, is poised to begin trading publicly under the stock symbol DJT, bearing Trump's initials, evoking memories of his previous ventures under the same ticker symbol.
While DWAC's share price initially experienced a slight dip following Friday's shareholder vote, market analysts remain optimistic about the future prospects of Trump Media. Notably, 11% of DWAC's tradable shares are sold short, indicating a speculative bet on the decline of the share price.
Although the merger's terms have sparked legal disputes, including lawsuits challenging the allocation of shares, the deal remains on track,
signaling a potential windfall for Trump. With nearly 80 million shares in the merged company, Trump's stake could be worth
upwards of $3 billion, subject to market fluctuations.
However, realizing this
substantial sum hinges on several factors, including the maintenance of DWAC's pre-merger share price and the duration of the share lockup period, which bars Trump from selling shares for at least six months.
Despite these constraints, Trump's allies, including his son Donald Trump Jr. and former trade representative Robert Lighthizer, are poised to play pivotal roles in Trump Media's board of directors, potentially paving the way for an early share sell-off.
Amid ongoing legal battles and financial constraints, Trump remains undeterred, asserting in a Truth Social post that he possesses nearly $500 million in cash. As he navigates the complex landscape of media and politics, Trump's strategic maneuvers continue to captivate investors and pundits, heralding a new era in digital communication under his leadership.
ByRaheemSoto
Judge Scott McAfee has granted an appeal regarding the disqualification of Fulton County District Attorney Fanni Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. This decision comes amid mounting scrutiny over the handling of the high-profile election interference case.
The appeal, filed by defense attorneys who raised concerns about the relationship between Willis and Wade, challenges McAfee's previous ruling, which gave Willis an ultimatum: either step down from the case or have Wade withdraw as special prosecutor.
Last Friday, Wade indeed stepped down from his role, seemingly resolving the immediate issue. However, the defense argued that this action alone was insufficient to address the underlying concerns about potential bias and conflicts of interest.
Judge McAfee's decision to grant the appeal signals a potential setback for the prosecution, as it allows the appeals process to move forward. While the fundamentals of the election interference case will continue to progress, including pre-trial motions and scheduling, the overall timeline of the trial is now in question.
The delay caused by the appeal adds another layer of uncertainty to the complex legal proceedings. Willis had previously proposed starting the trial in August of this year, emphasizing the extensive nature of the case, which is expected to involve numerous witnesses and months of proceedings.
However, with the latest development, the trial timeline remains to be determined, casting doubt on when the case will ultimately proceed to trial. Critics of Willis and the prosecution have
seized on the appeal as evidence of systemic issues within the legal system, accusing Willis of mishandling the case and jeopardizing the integrity of the election process.
As the legal battle continues to unfold, the fate of the election interference case hangs in the balance. With the Georgia Supreme Court potentially weighing in on the matter, the
outcome of the appeal could have far-reaching implications for both the prosecution and the broader political landscape.
The New York Chapter of the “Order Sons and Daughters of Italy (OSDIA)" Commission of Social Justice celebrated its 41st anniversary.
Anthony Naccarato, national foundation trustee and New York OSDIA state immediate past president, and Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, founder and president of the Italian American Museum, were honored for their contributions to the Italian American community.
According to the group’s website, OSDIA.org, the Commission for Social Justice (CSJ) is the anti-defamation arm of OSDIA, the largest and oldest national organization for men and women of Italian descent in the country.
The organization was founded in 1979 to fight the stereotyping of Italian Americans by the entertainment, advertising and media industries.
If the group spots what it believes to be anti Italian-American bigotry in television, movies, news, and entertainment, it contacts that entity and collaborates with them to end what they perceive to be
offensive portrayals of Italians.
The OSDIA also:
Informs and educates the media and public about Italian American achievements, contributions, history and culture.
Conducts research, produces studies, teaching tools, pamphlets, exhibits and other materials on the achievements and contributions of Italian Americans.
Engage in campaigns at the local and national levels that support cultural and social issues of importance to Italian Americans.
For the 41st anniversary
celebration, Suffolk County Legislator Leslie Kennedy was on hand to present the group with a proclamation honoring them and community leaders for their work on behalf of the Suffolk County Italian American community.
“The work performed by Anthony and Joseph is instrumental to transmitting Italian American culture and combating prejudiced opinions toward the Italian American Community,” said Legislator Leslie Kennedy.
In a pivotal moment underscoring strained relations between the United States and Israel, Washington's decision to abstain from a critical UN Security Council vote on Monday facilitated the passage of a resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The abstention reverberated, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abruptly halt two top advisers' planned visit to the United States. This signaled a fracture in the historically close alliance between the two nations.
This diplomatic rift unfolded against a backdrop of past US interventions, during which the US wielded its veto power to quash similar ceasefire initiatives. Even a US-crafted proposal, presented last Friday, tethering the ceasefire to the release of hostages foundered under the resistance of Russia and China.
Despite efforts to accommodate US concerns, fundamental disagreements prevented Washington from endorsing the resolution.
Championed by ten nonpermanent Security Council members, the resolution underscored the exigency of
Primaries on June 25th will set who will run for the House of Representatives in Suffolk’s lst Congressional District. The district includes the northern half of the Town of Brookhaven, Smithtown, much of Huntington and all five East End towns.
It’s a “swing” district, one that could go Democrat or Republican, unusual these days for a House district most of which are dominated by voters of one party due to politically manipulated reapportionment.
I’ve covered races in the lst C.D. since becoming a journalist in Suffolk in 1962 when Otis G. Pike held the seat. He typified the independence of district voters. When I started, my editor at the Babylon Town Leader explained that on the East End, town Democratic committees considered themselves “Wilsonian Democrats.” They “reject the New Deal” of Franklin D. Roosevelt, John A. Maher said, and were still on the political path of President Woodrow Wilson.
But Pike, from the East End, from Riverhead, saw himself as a “Stevensonian Democrat”—an admirer of liberal Adlai Stevenson. Yet, for nearly two decades he won over and over again in the lst C.D.
before retiring from the House in 1979.
Pike was followed by William Carney, a Conservative Party member, a Suffolk County legislator from Hauppauge who got the Republican nod in the lst C.D. in a deal in 1978 by which the Conservative Party endorsed GOPer Perry Duryea of Montauk for governor that year.
Carney was defeated for reelection in 1986 largely because of his ardent support of the then under-construction Shoreham nuclear power plant. He then took a job as a lobbyist for the nuclear power industry. Still, although a staunch conservative, Carney had previously been re-elected three times in the lst C.D.
Yes, voters in the lst C.D. have a record of swinging politically.
The incumbent now in the lst C.D., in his first term, is Republican Nick LaLota of Amityville, a former chief of staff of the Suffolk County Legislature and an excommissioner of the Suffolk County Board of Elections.
George Santos has announced he will take on LaLota in the June GOP primary. He came to the presidential “State of the Union” address this month and at the same time proclaimed on X that he was
a ceasefire during the sacred month of Ramadan, alongside the imperative release of hostages and a surge in humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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that the failure to implement the resolution could precipitate dire consequences.
Simultaneously, the UN vote unfolded amid mounting
apprehension over a potential Israeli military incursion into Gaza's Rafah city. Urging restraint, the US implored Israel to reassess its strategy, cognizant of the potential humanitarian toll.
Netanyahu's cancellation of the US delegation visit left American officials disheartened. They yearn for an opportunity to engage in substantive discussions regarding alternatives to ground operations in Rafah.
Amid these diplomatic maneuvers, reports hinted at a glimmer of progress in negotiations between Israel and the US, with whispers of a potential breakthrough in a prisoner-hostage exchange. However, Hamas cautioned that unresolved complexities lingered beyond the contours of the proposed swap.
These developments cast a sobering light on the intricate dynamics shaping the Middle East, with global attention riveted on the evolving contours of the US-Israel relationship and its reverberations across the region.
running against LaLota to be the Republican candidate in the lst C.D. The preposterous Santos was expelled from the House by an overwhelming vote of its members last year following an investigation by its Ethics Committee which found he broke federal laws, stole from his campaign and delivered a “constant series of lies” to voters and donors. He faces trial in U.S. District Court in Central Islip in September on a 23 felony count indictment. He said he will run against LaLota because LaLota was among the “empty suits” in the House kicking him out.
LaLota responded saying that “to hold a pathological liar who stole an election accountable, I led the charge to expel George Santos. If finishing the job requires beating him in a primary, count me in.”
However, to be eligible to run in the primary to be the GOP candidate in the lst C.D., some 1,250 signatures of enrolled Republicans in it are required. It’s very doubtful that Santos, who had represented the 3rd C.D. then made up of Nassau County and part of Queens, and with his last known address in Queens, can collect that number of signatures.
On the Democratic side, primary rivals this year for the lst C.D.
position are John Avlon of Sag Harbor, an author and CNN analyst and anchor who left CNN to run for it, and Nancy Goroff, a retired Stony Brook University chemistry professor who lives in Stony Brook.
Avlon has been endorsed by Democratic figures including State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. of Sag Harbor; Southampton Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni; Suffolk Legislator Ann Welker; and former Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, who all addressed well over 100 people at a recent kick-off in Sag Harbor of his campaign. Southampton Town Democratic Chair Gordon Herr and East Hampton Town Democratic Chair Anna Skrenton, whose town committees have endorsed Avlon, spoke as well.
Thiele declared that this is “the most important election in our lifetime.” Avlon, he said, “listens, he communicates, he understands how politics works and he can win.”
Avlon said this year’s election is “about freedom and democracy in a fundamental way like we’ve never faced.” He described former President Donald Trump who “praises dictators at every stop” as a threat to democracy. Earlier, Avlon and Goroff debated in East
Hampton with both scoring LaLota and Trump.
Goroff has experience running in the lst C.D. having been the Democratic candidate in 2020 against then incumbent Representative Lee Zeldin, a Shirley Republican, but losing by 10 percent.
LaLota has affirmed his wanting Trump to regain the presidency saying on X that “as a Navy veteran…I understand America needs a Commander-in-Chief who will keep us safe.”
Will LaLota’s advocacy of Trump help or hurt him? Voters in the lst C.D. in 2016 balloted 54 percent for Republican Trump and 42 percent for Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, and in 2020 some 51 percent went for Trump and 47 percent for Democrat Joe Biden. Yet in 2012 they went 50 percent for Democrat Barack Obama and 49 percent for Republican Mitt Romney, and in 2008 52 percent for Obama and 48 percent for Republican John McCain. In 2004 both Republican George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry received 49 percent. And in 2000 some 52 percent of voters balloted for Democrat Al Gore and 44 percent for Bush in the independentminded lst C.D.
The NCAA Tournament's moniker 'March Madness' isn't just a clever nickname. Year after year we are treated to chaos in the bracket tournament. We have witnessed not one but two 16 seeds upset a #1 seed in the past few seasons after decades of never seeing that feat done. The term 'Cinderella' is synonymous with this time of year for college hoops fans, as are terms like darlings and underdogs. But, this year there has been little to no madness. There isn't a true underdog left and Cinderella won't be fitted for her shoe.
The 2024 installment of the NCAA tournament has been mostly bland. We had a few upsets early, but there are no upper seeds advancing, no last second buzzer beaters to hang our hats on and this Sweet 16 is tasting very chalky. Chalk is a term used by sports bettors when you talk about the favorites and favorites were on full display
this past Saturday. Favorites went a perfect 8-0 on Saturday with all but one team covering the spread. It was a nightmare scenario for sports books, but the public ended up cheering.
BY REV. FREDERICK MILLER. PH.D.Many veterans and others have strongly suggested that my history would be helpful to those joining the military as well as those returning to civilian life.
When I was 10 years old, I had I had two careers that I believed I wanted to do when I grew up. One was working in a research laboratory and the other was a minister. My family doctor, just returning from World War II, suggested that I needed to select a field in the laboratory that was open at the time. He suggested two areas: one virus and the other parasitology (the identification of worms and bugs infecting human. But then he added that studying virus a very slow field that took days for results, whereas parasitology has instant results which was better for me.
When I was in my senior class in high school I started looking for the college to teach me parasitology, but my mother told me there was no money for college. The family doctor told me to join the Air Force and have them train me. So I quit school
and joined the Air Force.
At the end of basic training I found a base in Puerto Rico that was changing command so I volunteered to go there, hoping to be assigned to the medics. I was sent there and assigned to work on the wards, feeding and handling the bed pans. I did the best job I could for three months and then, each day before going to work, I asked the commander for a transfer to the lab. After two months of my daily requests for a transfer I was transferred to the emergency room. I loved the job, but it was not the career I was looking for, so after three months I again started my daily request for a transfer to the lab. About a month later the commander told me that if I did not stop asking for a transfer he would court marital me. I applied for a transfer the next day and when he called for my arrest I gave him the rule that allowed me to do so. Two hours later I was on a plane headed for lab school. I returned after graduating lab school and the other technicians were happy
That favorite run didn't only start and end Saturday. In fact bookmakers have called this the most chalk filled NCAA tournament of all time.
Entering the Sweet 16 portion this week all four #1 seeds are not only still alive but none seemed to even break a sweat to get here. Purdue put up 106 points in a 39 point blowout,
UConn led by 22 at the half and won by 17, Houston and North Carolina had a some concerns but both wound up winning. The #2 seeds also all pushed through with Arizona, Iowa State, Tennessee, and Marquette all advancing. That means of the 16 remaining teams half are the top 2 seeds and another two are the 3 seeds. 10 of the top 12 seeds from the committee will make up the field of 16 with just one team entering being more than a 6 seed.
That doesn't mean we won't have excitement this weekend as all teams have their eyes set on the Final Four, but it does mean that we have just one shot at a Cinderella. North Carolina State sits as the sole team above a 6 seed, being ranked #11 before the tournament, and our last hope for a true underdog story. The Sweet 16 can still be sweet, but it's tasting very chalky.
to let me do parasitology. I also volunteered for Air Sea Rescue as I loved to swim.
While in the Air Force I read a medical journal about a doctor that I decided I wanted to work for although his hospital was in Nassau Co. and I lived in
Brooklyn. I applied for position in his laboratory three day after my discharge and was accepted, but in the histology lab. But, again I did the best I could in the lab and produced twice the slides of what the other technicians were producing. After three months every time I saw the pathologist
and was able to speak to him I asked to do parasitology.
Then one day about two months later he came in the lab and grabbed me by the shoulder and took me upstairs to the bacterial lab to show me that they found an egg of a parasite on the slide. It was the egg of a little whip worm, but I pointed out two other parasites on the same slide, one the large intestinal worm and a dangerous protozoa. At that point I became the chief of parasitology for the next 20 years. I ended up teaching parasitology to the interns and resident doctors at the hospital as part of my job.
When I retired I became a minister, went to seminary and still working in that field, with veterans suffering from moral injury and PTS.
The important part of my story is that I never gave up on my dream of the careers I wanted to do, and you should never give up on yours either. Today I tell people that I never had to work, because I loved what I did and due.
There was an impressive community turnout Friday to support Colonial Youth and Family Services and the honoree at their annual fundraising dinner, Legislator Jim Mazzarella, a local icon who has supported the group for years.
Colonial Youth has been providing services in Mastic/ Shirley and surrounding communities for more than a half century and is sustained through the generous support of local officials, residents, service clubs, and businesses. Their dedicated staff offers child care, counseling, nutrition, school supplies, summer camp, volunteer opportunities, clothing, and many other services that are truly appreciated by those who need them.
In attendance at the Sunset Harbor event in Patchogue were two friends of the honoree, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico,
who praised the Legislator for his long record of service to the community. Mazzarella served on the board of directors of the Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Community Library and was a member of Brookhaven’s Board of Zoning Appeals. He’s a long-time member of the Rotary Club of the Mastics and Shirley and has been honored as a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International. He was even president of the Crystal Beach Property Association, where he lives in Moriches with his wife, Mary, whom he thanked for holding down the homefront while he was out volunteering on evenings and weekends. His daughter, Sarah, was also at the dinner while his son, Joseph, was away at college.
A William Floyd graduate, Legislator Mazzarella is an alumnus of the SUNY Maritime College and also serves as the Secretary/Treasurer of Local 342, Long Island Public Service Employees.
“A truly dedicated public servant” is how Assemblyman Joe DeStefano described him in a special State Proclamation.
The Master of Ceremonies at the successful fundraising event was Fred Towle of the South Shore Press, who has been a Colonial Youth supporter for more than three decades. He was also responsible for lining up donations of the many prizes and auction items that raised a ton of money for the organization. Supervisor Panico took the opportunity to swear in the board of directors including Pete Costelloe, President, Constance Pellechia, Secretary, Treasurer Don Sarno, and Directors Maria Chammorra and Richard Weidersum.
Also holding down a table at the dinner were officers of the Knights of Columbus James V. Kavanaugh Council, including Grand Knight Frank DeNatale, Jr., who presented checks in Mazzarella’s name to the veterans groups Wounded Warriors and
Folds of Honor. The honoree is also a member of the Knights Council, a group started by his dad, Joseph Mazzarella, the last surviving charter member. A contingent from the Mastic Beach Fire Department was also on hand, along with Frank Fugarino, President of the Pattersquash Creek Civic Association, Suffolk Planning and Environment Commissioner Sarah Lansdale, and Leonard Saburro, President of the Dr. Calabro Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge. Mazzarella’s office staff, Tim Rothang,Tammy Blankenship, and Rosemary Perrone, turned out, as did District Court Judge Edward Hennessey, the honoree’s brother-in-law, another brotherin-law Bill Hennessey, President of Local 342, and former Mastic Beach Fire Commissioner Mike Leonardi and his wife, Ann.
Among the many other supporters who help make Colonial Youth such an effective community resource are the D&F Development Group, New
York State Office of Children and Family Services, Suffolk Detectives Association, Suffolk Superior Officers Association, Peter Burd of Moonlighting, Rite Fire Burner Service, Bay Gardens, Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, Brookhaven Superintendent of Highways Dan Losquadro, Tax Receiver
Lou Marcoccia, Clerk Kevin LaValle, Council members Karen Dunne Kesnig and Neil Foley, Attorney Lee Snead, All Island Fuel, All Faith Soccer, Suffolk Clerk Vincent Puleo, Suffolk Corrections Officers Association, Sign Design, Flushing Bank, Dentists Judith S. Savino, William A. Savino, Jr., and Daniel R. Zito, Sons of the American Legion Arthur H. Clune Post 1533, Rotary Club of Shirley and the Mastics, Dr. Richard Savino with the Center Moriches Veterinary Hospital, 1040Man Richard Ziegler, Jesse Garcia, chairman of the Brookhaven and Suffolk GOP, Dime Savings Bank, and the South Shore Press.
The answer is “maybe.” At the outset it is important to know that the New York State exemption in 2024 is $6,940,000. The federal exemption for 2024 is $13,610,000. Therefore, if your estate is under these amounts, then there is no tax due.
First, any amounts to spouses or charities are tax free. Any amount under the above thresholds is also tax free. Nevertheless, for estates over the exemption amounts, either the New York or federal, additional planning is necessary. The balance of this article is for estates that exceed these threshold amounts.
But before we consider those taxes, let’s be clear about what comprises your taxable estate. All assets that you own at your death are counted towards your taxable estate, including IRA’s, annuities, bank accounts, real estate, life insurance owned by you or for which you have the power to
change the beneficiary.
In New York, estates valued below this threshold amount ($6.94 million) will not incur any tax. For any estate valued at more than 5% over the threshold amount, ($7.287 million) the entire estate is taxed and there is no exemption available.
To illustrate: For decedents dying in 2024, consider an estate valued at $6.0 million. This is under the threshold amount and no tax is due. However, for an estate valued at $7.3 million, the estate tax rises sharply, to wit: the taxable estate is $678,000. This is commonly known as the “cliff.”
In an instance where the decedent dies and the estate is over the threshold, we often use a provision in the Will or Trust to reduce the taxable estate with gifts to charities.
Another technique is to make a large gift more than 3 years prior to death. Since New York State does not have a gift tax, only an estate tax, this works quite well. A lifetime gift that reduces the taxable estate below the threshold amount will result in no New York estate tax at death as long as the giver of the gift lives for three years after the gift is made. Otherwise, the gift will come back into the estate
for the purposes of calculating the estate tax.
This same technique would not work for federal estate tax purposes, because any lifetime gift over the annual gift amount does reduce the lifetime applicable credit. This
year the applicable credit amount is $13.61 million. This amount is indexed for inflation and will increase again in 2025. However, in 2026 the credit amount will be reduced as the law that created it will “sunset”. Most experts believe the federal exemption will be approximately $6.5-$7.0 million as of January 1, 2026. For clients with estates over that amount, it is necessary to plan early and reduce their taxable estates before the federal applicable credit is reduced. This is usually done with sophisticated trust planning which moves assets “over the tax fence” and uses the credit before they lose it.
Nancy Burner, Esq. is the Founding Partner of Burner Prudenti Law, P.C. focusing her practice areas on Estate Planning and Trusts and Estates. Burner Prudenti Law, P.C. serves clients from New York City to the east end of Long Island with offices located in East Setauket, Westhampton Beach, Manhattan and East Hampton.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK ON BEHALF OF THE BROOKHAVEN FREE LIBRARY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the South Country Central School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York will be held at the Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, New York on Tuesday April 2, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting by paper ballot upon the following items:
(1) To adopt the Annual Budget of the Brookhaven Free Library for the fiscal year 2024/2025 and to authorize that the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the South Country Central School District.
(2) To elect (2) two Trustees of the Library to fill a five-year term commencing July 1, 2024.
FURTHER NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, the polls will be open between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, and voting will be held at the Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, New York; and
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Brookhaven Free Library’s purposes exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said meeting except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from the Library located on Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, New York during regular business hours and from
the School District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (MondayFriday) at the District’s Administration building located at 189 Dunton Ave., East Patchogue, New York.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Brookhaven Free Library must be filed at the Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, New York, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 26, 2024; such petitions shall be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday) prevailing time; each petition must be directed to the Director of the Library, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the School District, and must state the residence address of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Library Board are not considered separate, specific offices, and the nominating petitions, therefore, shall not describe any specific vacancies upon the Library Board for which the candidate is nominated.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has theretofore registered pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting of the South Country Central School District within the past four (4) years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law through Wednesday, March 27, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time and on all regular days during which the Office of the District Clerk is in operation at the Office of the Clerk located
in the South Country Central School District Administration Building, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that at such time he or she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of said Clerk to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special District Meeting 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, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on each of the five (5) days prior to the date set for the meeting, except Friday, March 29, 2024 (Good Friday Holiday) and Sunday, March 31, 2024, and shall be available between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, weekdays and on Saturday, March 30, 2024, by prearranged appointment by contacting the District Clerk at (631) 730-1542 or by email to cflynn@southcountry.org. In addition, the registration list shall be available in the Brookhaven Free Library on the day of the vote.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable from the office of the Clerk of the School District (Administrative Offices, 189 Dunton Ave., East Patchogue, New York) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, during all days on which the School District is in session. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than March 4, 2024 and by March 26, 2024, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom
absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the School District Clerk’s office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to April 2, 2024, except Friday, March 29, 2024 (Good Friday Holiday) and Sunday, March 31, 2024; and on Saturday, March 30, 2024, by prearranged appointment by contacting the District Clerk at (631) 730-1542 or by email to cflynn@southcountry.org.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for early mail ballots will be obtainable from the office of the Clerk of the School District (Administrative Offices, 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, New York) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, during all days on which the School District is in session. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than March 4, 2024, and by March 26, 2024, if the early mail ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the early mail ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024. No early mail voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote/election. A list of all persons to whom early mail ballots have been issued will be available in the School District Clerk’s office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to April 2, 2024 except Friday, March 29, 2024 (Good Friday Holiday) and Sunday, March 31, 2024; and on Saturday, March 30, 2024, by prearranged appointment by contacting the District Clerk at (631) 730-1542 or by email to cflynn@southcountry.org.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the South Country Central School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email
to cflynn@southcountry. org or fax sent to 631-2862457. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 2024.
AND FURTHER NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the South Country Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, or by email to cflynn@southcountry. org or fax sent to 631-2862457. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on March 7, 2024. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a nonmilitary ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at South Country Central School District, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772.
AND FURTHER NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of polls on April 2, 2024 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) not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 2, 2024 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.
Dated: January 10, 2024 East Patchogue, New York
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
Christine Flynn District Clerk
L15753 – 2/14/2024, 2/28/2024, 3/13/2024 & 3/27/2024
AVISO DE REUNIÓN
ESPECIAL DE DISTRITO DE LA
DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DEL PAÍS SUR CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK EN NOMBRE DE LA BIBLIOTECA GRATUITA DE BROOKHAVEN
POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que una reunión especial de distrito de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, Nueva York, el Martes 2 de abril de 2024 a las 10:00 horas, horario vigente, para efectos de votar mediante boleta en papel sobre los siguientes puntos:
(1) Adoptar el Presupuesto Anual de la Biblioteca Gratuita de Brookhaven para el año fiscal 2024/2025 y autorizar que la parte requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country.
(2) Elegir (2) dos Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca para cubrir un mandato de cinco años que comienza el 1 de julio de 2024.
POR EL PRESENTE SE AVISO ADEMÁS, que a los efectos de votar en dicha reunión del martes 2 de abril de 2024, las urnas estarán abiertas entre las 10:00 a. m. y las 8:00 p. m., hora vigente, y se llevará a cabo la votación. en la Biblioteca gratuita Brookhaven, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven,
Nueva York; y
POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de una declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los fines de la Biblioteca Gratuita de Brookhaven, excluyendo los fondos públicos, durante los catorce (14 ) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados desde la Biblioteca ubicada en Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, Nueva York durante el horario comercial habitual y desde el Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. (de lunes a viernes) en el edificio de la Administración del Distrito ubicado en 189 Dunton Ave., East Patchogue, Nueva York.
POR EL PRESENTE SE AVISO ADEMÁS, que las peticiones que nominen candidatos para el cargo de Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven deben presentarse en la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven, 273 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, Nueva York, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el lunes 26 de febrero de 2024; dichas peticiones deberán presentarse entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m. (lunesviernes) hora predominante; cada petición debe dirigirse al Director de la Biblioteca, debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar y debe indicar la dirección de residencia de cada firmante y el nombre y residencia del candidato. Las vacantes en la Junta de la Biblioteca no se consideran cargos separados y específicos y, por lo tanto, las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta de la Biblioteca para la cual se nomina al candidato.
POR EL PRESENTE SE
NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que el registro personal de los votantes es obligatorio de conformidad con el artículo 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con el artículo 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en cualquier Asamblea Anual o
Especial del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; si un votante está registrado y elegible para votar de conformidad con el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, dicho votante también es elegible para votar en este elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La inscripción se llevará a cabo con el fin de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación hasta el miércoles 27 de marzo de 2024 entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., horario vigente, y en todos los horarios regulares. días durante los cuales la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito está en funcionamiento en la Oficina del Secretario ubicada en el Edificio de Administración del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su o su nombre incluido en dicho registro, siempre que en ese momento se sepa, o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicho Secretario, que en ese momento o en adelante tiene derecho a votar en dicha Asamblea Especial de Distrito para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro así preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en el Edificio Administrativo y estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito a partir de cada uno de los cinco ( 5) días antes de la fecha fijada para la reunión, excepto el viernes 29 de marzo de 2024 (feriado de Viernes Santo) y el domingo 31 de marzo de 2024, y estará disponible en el horario de 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m., horario vigente, entre semana y el sábado 30 de marzo de 2024, mediante cita previa comunicándose con el Secretario del Distrito al (631) 730-1542 o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org. Además, la lista de inscripción estará disponible en la Biblioteca gratuita de Brookhaven el día de la votación.
POR EL PRESENTE SE AVISO ADEMÁS, que
las solicitudes para boletas de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar (Oficinas Administrativas, 189 Dunton Ave., East Patchogue, Nueva York) entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., horario vigente, durante todos los días en que el Distrito Escolar esté en sesión. Las solicitudes completas deben ser recibidas por el Secretario del Distrito no antes del 4 de marzo de 2024 y antes del 26 de marzo de 2024, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante. Si la boleta se entrega personalmente al votante en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, el Secretario del Distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el lunes 1 de abril de 2024. No se escrutará ninguna boleta de votante ausente a menos que haya sido recibida en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de las elecciones. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les habrán emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m. en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al 2 de abril de 2024, excepto el viernes 29 de marzo de 2024 (feriado del Viernes Santo) y el domingo 31 de marzo de 2024; y el sábado 30 de marzo de 2024, mediante cita previa comunicándose con la Secretaria de Distrito al (631) 730-1542 o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org.
POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que las solicitudes para boletas anticipadas por correo se podrán obtener en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar (Oficinas Administrativas, 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, Nueva York) entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora predominante, durante todos los días en que el Distrito Escolar esté en sesión. El Secretario del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas no antes del 4 de marzo de 2024 y antes del 26 de marzo de 2024, si la boleta de votación anticipada por correo se enviará por correo al votante. Si la boleta anticipada por correo debe entregarse personalmente al votante en la oficina del
Secretario del Distrito, el Secretario del Distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el lunes 1 de abril de 2024. No se escrutará ninguna boleta de votante anticipado por correo a menos que haya sido recibida en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de la votación/elección. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les han emitido boletas anticipadas por correo estará disponible en la Secretaría del Distrito Escolar oficina entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al 2 de abril de 2024, excepto el viernes 29 de marzo de 2024 (feriado del Viernes Santo) y el domingo 31 de marzo de 2024; y el sábado 30 de marzo de 2024, mediante cita previa comunicándose con la Secretaria de Distrito al (631) 730-1542 o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org.
Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que los votantes militares que no están actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario del Distrito en persona o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org o fax enviado al 631-286-2457. La solicitud de solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 7 de marzo de 2024.
Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, pueden solicitar una solicitud para una boleta militar al Secretario del Distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org o por fax enviado a 631-286-2457. Para que a un votante militar se le emita una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta militar válida en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las
5:00 p.m. del 7 de marzo de 2024. Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de acuerdo con la Lo anterior se procesará de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar según la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. El La solicitud de boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico. La solicitud de boleta militar original de un votante militar y la boleta militar deben devolverse por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en el Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772.
Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que las boletas militares se escrutarán si las recibe el Secretario de Distrito (1) antes del cierre de las urnas el 2 de abril de 2024 y que muestren una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero. , o mostrando un endoso de recepción fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 2 de abril de 2024 y firmado y fechado por el elector militar y un testigo del mismo, con fecha que se determina no posterior al día anterior a la elección.
Fecha: 10 de enero de 2024 East Patchogue, Nueva York
POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN
DISTRITO ESCOLAR
CENTRAL DE SOUTH COUNTRY, CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK
Christine Flynn Secretario de Distrito
L15754 – 2/14/2024, 2/28/2024, 3/13/2024 & 3/27/2024
NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH COUNTRY LIBRARY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the South Country Central School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York will be held at the South Country Library, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, New York on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of voting by paper ballot upon the following items:
(1) To adopt the Annual Budget of the South Country Library for the fiscal year 2024-2025 and to authorize that the requisite portion thereof be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the South Country Central School District, pursuant to section 259 of the Education Law; and
(2) To elect three (3) Trustees of the Library to fill three-year terms commencing May 16, 2024, and ending May 20, 2027.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, the polls will be open between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and voting will be held at the South Country Library, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, New York; and
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of a statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the South Country Library’s purposes exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said meeting except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from the Library located at 22 Station Rd., Bellport, New York during regular business hours and from the School District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday) at the District’s Administration building located at 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, New York.
FURTHER NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the South Country Library must be filed at the South Country Library, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, New York, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 26, 2024; such petitions shall be filed between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday) prevailing time; each petition must be directed to the Director of the Library, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the School District, and must state the residence address of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Library Board are not considered separate, specific offices, and the nominating petitions, therefore, shall not describe any specific vacancies upon the Library Board for which the candidate is nominated; and
FURTHER NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting within the past four (4) years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law through Wednesday, March 27, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time on all regular days during which the Office of the District Clerk is in operation at the Office of the Clerk located in the South Country Central School District Administration Building, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that at such time he or she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of said Clerk to
be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special District Meeting 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, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, New York and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on each of the five (5) days prior to the date set for the meeting, except Friday, March 29, 2024 (Good Friday Holiday) and Sunday, March 31, 2024, and shall be available between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, weekdays and on Saturday, March 30, 2024, by pre-arranged appointment by contacting the District Clerk at (631) 730-1542 or by email to cflynn@southcountry.org.
In addition, the registration list shall be available in the South Country Library on the day of the vote; and
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable from the office of the Clerk of the School District (Administrative Offices, 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, New York) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, during all days on which the School District is in session. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than March 4, 2024, and by March 26, 2024, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote/election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the School District Clerk’s office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to April 2, 2024 except Friday, March 29, 2024 (Good Friday Holiday) and Sunday, March
31, 2024; and on Saturday, March 30, 2024, by prearranged appointment by contacting the District Clerk at (631) 730-1542 or by email to cflynn@southcountry.org.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for early mail ballots will be obtainable from the office of the Clerk of the School District (Administrative Offices, 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, New York) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, during all days on which the School District is in session. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than March 4, 2024, and by March 26, 2024, if the early mail ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the early mail ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024. No early mail voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote/election. A list of all persons to whom early mail ballots have been issued will be available in the School District Clerk’s office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on and after March 28, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on each day prior to the day set for the annual election, except Friday, March 29, 2024 (Good Friday Holiday) and Sunday, March 31, 2024; and on Saturday, March 30, 2024, by pre-arranged appointment by contacting the District Clerk at (631) 730-1542 or by email to cflynn@southcountry.org. 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 South Country Central School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District
Clerk in person, or by email to cflynn@southcountry. org or fax sent to 631-2862457. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 2024.
AND FURTHER NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the South Country Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, or by email to cflynn@southcountry. org or fax sent to 631-2862457. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on March 7, 2024. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a nonmilitary ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email. A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at South Country Central School District, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772.
AND FURTHER NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk (1) before the close of polls on April 2, 2024 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) not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 2, 2024 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.
Dated: January 10, 2024
East Patchogue, New York BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
SOUTH COUNTRY
CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
Christine Flynn, District Clerk
L15755 – 2/14/2024, 2/28/2024, 3/13/2024 & 3/27/2024
AVISO DE REUNIÓN
ESPECIAL DE DISTRITO DE LA
DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DEL PAÍS SUR CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK EN NOMBRE DE LA BIBLIOTECA DEL SUR DEL PAÍS
POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que una reunión especial de distrito de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca de South Country, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, Nueva York, el Martes 2 de abril de 2024, a las 9:30 a.m., hora vigente, con el propósito de votar mediante papeleta sobre los siguientes puntos:
1) Adoptar el Presupuesto Anual de la Biblioteca del Sur para el año fiscal. 2024-2025 y autorizar que la porción requerida del mismo se recaude mediante impuestos sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, de conformidad con la sección 259 de la Ley de Educación; y
2) Elegir tres (3) Fideicomisarios de la Biblioteca para cubrir mandatos de tres años que comienzan el 16 de mayo de 2024 y finalizan el 20 de mayo de 2027.
POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que a los efectos de votar en dicha reunión del martes 2 de abril de 2024, las urnas estarán abiertas entre las 9:30 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., hora vigente, y se llevará a cabo la votación. en la Biblioteca South Country, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, Nueva York; y
POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que cualquier residente del Distrito puede obtener una copia de una declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para los fines de la Biblioteca de South Country, excluyendo los fondos públicos, durante los catorce (14 ) días inmediatamente anteriores a dicha reunión, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados desde la Biblioteca ubicada en 22 Station Rd., Bellport, Nueva York durante el horario comercial habitual y desde el Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. (de lunes a viernes) en el edificio de la Administración del Distrito ubicado en 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York.
POR EL PRESENTE SE AVISO ADEMÁS, que las peticiones que nominen candidatos para el cargo de Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca de South Country deben presentarse en la Biblioteca de South Country, 22 Station Rd., Bellport, Nueva York, a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el lunes 26 de febrero de 2024; dichas peticiones deberán presentarse entre las 9:30 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m. (lunesviernes) hora predominante; cada petición debe dirigirse al Director de la Biblioteca, debe estar firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar y debe indicar la dirección de residencia de cada firmante y el nombre y residencia del candidato. Las vacantes en la Junta de la Biblioteca no se consideran cargos separados y específicos y, por lo tanto, las peticiones de nominación no describirán ninguna vacante específica en la Junta de la Biblioteca para la cual se nomina al candidato; y
POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que el registro personal de los votantes es obligatorio de conformidad con el artículo 2014 de la Ley de Educación o de conformidad con el artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral. Si un votante se ha registrado hasta ahora de conformidad con el artículo 2014 de la Ley de Educación y ha votado en cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial de Distrito
dentro de los últimos cuatro (4) años, dicho votante es elegible para votar en esta elección; Si un elector está registrado y tiene derecho a votar de conformidad con el artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral, dicho elector también tiene derecho a votar en esta elección. Todas las demás personas que deseen votar deben registrarse. La inscripción se llevará a cabo con el propósito de registrar a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación hasta el miércoles 27 de marzo de 2024 entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora prevaleciente en todos los días regulares. durante el cual la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito esté en funcionamiento en la Oficina del Secretario ubicada en el Edificio de Administración del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York, momento en el cual cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su o su nombre incluido en dicho registro, siempre que en ese momento se sepa, o se demuestre a satisfacción de dicho Secretario, que en ese momento o en adelante tiene derecho a votar en la Asamblea Especial de Distrito para la cual se prepara el registro. El registro así preparado de conformidad con la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación se archivará en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar en el Edificio de Administración, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, Nueva York y estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado de el Distrito comenzando cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores a la fecha fijada para la reunión, excepto el viernes 29 de marzo de 2024 (feriado del Viernes Santo) y el domingo 31 de marzo de 2024, y estará disponible entre las 9 :00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m., horario vigente, entre semana y el sábado 30 de marzo de 2024, mediante cita previa comunicándose con la Secretaria del Distrito al (631) 730-1542 o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org. Además, la lista de inscripción estará disponible en la Biblioteca de South Country el día de la votación; y
Secretario del Distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. el lunes 1 de abril de 2024. No se escrutará ninguna boleta de votante anticipado por correo a menos que haya sido recibida en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de la votación/elección. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les han emitido boletas anticipadas por correo estarán disponibles en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. a partir del 28 de marzo de 2023, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora predominante, cada día anterior al día fijado para la elección anual, excepto el viernes 29 de marzo de 2024 (feriado de Viernes Santo) y domingo 31 de marzo de 2024; y el sábado 30 de marzo de 2024, mediante cita previa comunicándose con la Secretaria de Distrito al (631) 730-1542 o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org. No se puede impugnar una boleta de voto ausente basándose en que el votante debería haber solicitado una boleta de voto anticipado por correo.
enviado a 631-286-2457. Para que a un votante militar se le emita una boleta militar, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta militar válida en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 7 de marzo de 2024. Las solicitudes de boleta militar recibidas de acuerdo con la lo anterior será procesada de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar bajo la Sección 2018-a de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de boleta militar puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico. La solicitud de boleta militar original de un votante militar y la boleta militar deben devolverse por correo o en persona a la oficina del Secretario del Distrito en el Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, 189 Dunton Avenue, East Patchogue, NY 11772.
SHIRLEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY
TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS que las solicitudes para boletas anticipadas por correo se podrán obtener en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar (Oficinas Administrativas, 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, Nueva York) entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., hora predominante, durante todos los días en que el Distrito Escolar esté en sesión. El Secretario del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas no antes del 4 de marzo de 2024 y antes del 26 de marzo de 2024, si la boleta de votación anticipada por correo se enviará por correo al votante. Si la boleta anticipada por correo debe entregarse personalmente al votante en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, el
POR EL PRESENTE SE AVISO ADEMÁS, que las solicitudes de voto en ausencia se podrán obtener en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito Escolar (Oficinas Administrativas, 189 Dunton Avenue., East Patchogue, Nueva York) entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m., horario vigente, durante todos los días en que el Distrito Escolar esté en sesión. El Secretario del Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas no antes del 4 de marzo de 2024 y antes del 26 de marzo de 2024, si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante. Si la boleta se entrega personalmente al votante en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, el Secretario del Distrito debe recibir la solicitud completa a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el lunes 1 de abril de 2024. No se escrutará ninguna boleta de votante ausente a menos que haya sido recibida en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de la votación/elección. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les han emitido boletas de voto en ausencia estará disponible en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito Escolar entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al 2 de abril de 2024, excepto el viernes 29 de marzo de 2024 (feriado del Viernes Santo) y el domingo 31 de marzo de 2024; y el sábado 30 de marzo de 2024, mediante cita previa comunicándose con la Secretaria de Distrito al (631) 730-1542 o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org.
Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que los votantes militares que no están actualmente registrados pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country solicitando y devolviendo una solicitud de registro al Secretario del Distrito en persona o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org o fax enviado al 631-286-2457. La solicitud de solicitud de registro puede incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la solicitud de registro por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Los formularios de solicitud de registro de votantes militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 7 de marzo de 2024.
Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de South Country, pueden solicitar una solicitud para una boleta militar al Secretario del Distrito en persona, o por correo electrónico a cflynn@ southcountry.org o por fax
Y POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA ADEMÁS, que las boletas militares se escrutarán si las recibe el Secretario de Distrito (1) antes del cierre de las urnas el 2 de abril de 2024 y que muestren una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero. , o mostrando un endoso de recepción fechado por otra agencia del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos; o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 2 de abril de 2024 y firmado y fechado por el elector militar y un testigo del mismo, con fecha que se determina no posterior al día anterior a la elección.
Fecha: 10 de enero de 2024 East Patchogue, Nueva York
POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE SOUTH COUNTRY, CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK
Christine Flynn, Secretario de distrito
L15756 – 2/14/2024, 2/28/2024, 3/13/2024 & 3/27/2024
ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION 2024 MASTICS MORICHES
The Board of Trustees of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the William Floyd Union Free School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, Mastic Beach Branch, 369 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach, Suffolk County, New York on the 2nd day of April, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. prevailing time, for the purpose of voting upon a proposition adopting the annual budget for the support and maintenance of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library for the fiscal year 20242025 and authorizing the appropriation of the amount necessary to be raised by a levy of a tax upon the taxable property within the William Floyd Union Free School District, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York; and
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN of the election of two(2) Trustees of the Board of Trustees of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library at such Special District Meeting; the term of such office to run as follows: one candidate to be elected to a full term for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029; the incumbent being Joseph Maiorana; and one candidate to be elected to a remaining term of April 2, 2024 to June 30, 2025, the incumbent being Joseph Ricciardi.
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that candidates for the office of Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library shall be nominated by petition, which petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library and shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District; shall
state the name and residence of the candidate and shall state the residence of each signer. Said petition shall be filed with the Clerk of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, Business Office, 369 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach, Suffolk County, New York Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9 A.M. and 4 P.M., prevailing time, but not later than 5 P.M., Monday, March 4, 2024; and
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet at the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, 369 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach, Suffolk County, New York, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York in said School District on the 26th day of March, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. prevailing time, at which time the Board of Registration shall prepare the register of the School District, and any person shall be entitled to have his/ her name placed upon such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration she/he is known or proved to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Meeting for which such register is prepared; that the register prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the District at the District Administration Office, 240 Mastic Road, Mastic Beach in said William Floyd Union Free School District; and that the said register shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to and the day set for the Meeting (except Saturday and Sunday) from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., prevailing time; and
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the year 20242025 for Library purposes, may be obtained by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding such Special District Meeting and on the day of such Special Meeting,
except Sundays or holidays, at the Mastics Moriches
Shirley Community Library Mastic Beach Branch, 369 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk New York, in said District, during the hours in which the Library is regularly open for business; and
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Section 2018 of the Education Law, voting will be permitted by way of early voting and absentee balloting. Except for those persons whose registration record has been marked permanently disabled by the Board of Elections, pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law, applications for early voter and absentee ballots must be received by the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, in person at the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library
Mastic Beach Branch, 369 Neighborhood Rd, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, New York or by mail c/o Business Office, Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, New York at least seven (7) days before the election by end of business closing 5:00 p.m. (prevailing time) if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election by end of business closing 5:00 p.m. (prevailing time), if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the office of the Library Director of the Mastics Moriches
Shirley Community Library on each of the five days prior to April 2, 2024, except Saturdays and Sundays. In order to be canvassed, early mail and absentee ballots must be received by the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, not later than 5:00 p.m. (prevailing time) on April 2, 2024; and
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the William Floyd School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk by mail c/o Business Office, Mastics Moriches
Shirley Community Library, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, New York; or by email to kbertos@ communitylibrary.org. In such request, the military voter shall indicate his/her preference for receiving the application via mail, or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application to the District Clerk by mail c/o Business Office, Mastics Moriches
Shirley Community Library, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, New York. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday March 8, 2024. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a nonmilitary ballot application under section 218-b of the Education Law. The application for a military ballot should include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by email or mail; and
NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by MAIL to the Office of the Library Clerk c/o Business Office, Mastics Moriches
Shirley Community Library, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley NY 11967. Military library ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the library election clerk (1) before the close of polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the US Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement by receipt of another agency of the U.S. government, or (2) not 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 ascertained to be not later than the day before the election; and
NOTICE IS FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of
Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot; and
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN to all persons who shall have been previously registered for annual or special school district meetings and who have voted at any such annual or special meeting held or conducted any time within the four (4) calendar years prior to April 2, 2024 shall be entitled to vote at this Special District Meeting. In addition, all those who have registered to vote with the Board of Elections of Suffolk County pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law shall be entitled to vote at this Special District Meeting notwithstanding their failure to have previously registered with the School District.
Dated: February 3, 2024 Shirley, New York
By order of the Board of Trustees of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library, Shirley, New York
L15767 – 2/14/2024, 2/28/2024, 3/13/2024 & 3/27/2024
VOTACIÓN Y ELECCIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO ANUAL 2024 BIBLIOTECA COMUNITARIA MASTICS MORICHES SHIRLEY CIUDAD DE BROOKHAVEN, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK
ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO de la elección de dos (2) fideicomisarios de la junta directiva de la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley en dicha reunión especial del distrito; el mandato de dicho cargo será el siguiente: un candidato será elegido para un mandato completo para el período del 1 de julio de 2024 al 30 de junio de 2029; el titular es Joseph Maiorana; y un candidato será elegido para el siguiente mandato del 2 de abril de 2024 al 30 de junio de 2025, siendo el titular Joseph Ricciardi.
ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA de que los candidatos para el cargo de fideicomisario de la junta directiva de la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley serán nominados mediante petición, y esta se dirigirá al secretario de la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley y estará firmada por al menos veinticinco (25) votantes calificados del distrito; deberá indicar el nombre y residencia del candidato y deberá indicar la residencia de cada firmante. Dicha petición se presentará ante la Secretaria de la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley, Oficina Comercial, 369 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, de lunes a viernes, entre las 9 a. m. y las 4 p. m, hora central, pero no más tarde de las 5 p. m., el lunes 4 de marzo de 2024; y
ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA de que la junta de registro se reunirá en la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley, 369 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach, condado de Suffolk,
POR LA PRESENTE, la junta directiva de la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley, en la ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, INFORMA de que se organizará una reunión especial del distrito con los votantes calificados del distrito escolar William Floyd Union Free, de la ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York. Esta reunión se hará en la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley, sucursal de Mastic Beach, 369 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, el día 2 de abril de 2024, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m., hora central, para votar una propuesta de presupuesto anual que apoya y mantiene la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley para el año fiscal 2024-2025 y autoriza la asignación de la cantidad necesaria para ser recaudada mediante un impuesto sobre la propiedad sujeta a impuestos dentro del distrito escolar William Floyd Union Free, de la ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York; y
Nueva York, en la ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk y estado de Nueva York en dicho distrito escolar el día 26 de marzo de 2024, entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 9:00 p. m. del día, cuando la junta preparará el registro del distrito escolar, y cualquier persona tendrá derecho a que su nombre se incluya en dicho registro, siempre que en la reunión se conozca o se demuestre a satisfacción de la junta de registro que la persona tiene derecho a votar en la Asamblea para la que se prepara dicho registro; que el registro preparado según la Sección 2014 de la Ley de Educación, se archivará en la oficina del secretario del distrito en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 240 Mastic Road, Mastic Beach en el distrito escolar William Floyd Union Free; y que este registro estará abierto para inspección por cualquier votante calificado del distrito en cada uno de los cinco (5) días anteriores y el día fijado para la asamblea (excepto sábado y domingo) de 9:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m., hora central; y
ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA de que cualquier residente del distrito puede obtener una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año
2024-2025 para la Biblioteca durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la reunión especial del distrito y el día de dicha reunión especial, excepto domingos o días festivos, en la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley, sucursal de Mastic Beach, 369 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach, en la ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, en dicho distrito, durante el horario de atención al público de la Biblioteca; y
ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO de que según las disposiciones de la Sección 2018 de la Ley de Educación, se permitirá la votación mediante votación anticipada y votación en ausencia. Excepto para las personas cuyo registro haya sido marcado como permanentemente inhabilitado por la junta electoral, según las disposiciones de la Ley Electoral, las solicitudes de voto anticipado y voto ausente deben ser recibidas por la Biblioteca Comunitaria
Mastics Moriches Shirley, personalmente en la Biblioteca Comunitaria
Mastics Moriches Shirley, sucursal de Mastic Beach, 369 Neighborhood Rd, ciudad de Brookhaven, condado de Suffolk, Nueva York o por correo a la atención de la Oficina Comercial, Biblioteca Comunitaria
Mastics Moriches Shirley, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, Nueva York al menos siete (7) días antes de las elecciones al final del cierre comercial a las 5:00 p. m. (hora central) si la boleta se enviará por correo al votante, o el día antes de la elección al final del cierre comercial a las 5:00 p. m. (hora central), si la boleta debe ser entregada personalmente al votante. Una lista de todas las personas a quienes se les emitieron boletas de voto ausente estará disponible en la oficina del director de la Biblioteca Comunitaria
Mastics Moriches Shirley en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores al 2 de abril de 2024, excepto los sábados y domingos. Para poder ser escrutados, las boletas por correo anticipado y en ausencia deben recibirse en la Biblioteca Comunitaria
Mastics Moriches Shirley, a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. (hora central) del 2 de abril de 2024; y
ADEMÁS, SE DA AVISO de que los votantes que sean militares y que estén calificados para votar en el distrito escolar William Floyd pueden solicitar una boleta para militares al secretario del distrito por correo a la Oficina Comercial, Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, Nueva York, o por email a kbertos@ communitylibrary.org. En dicha solicitud, el votante militar deberá indicar su preferencia para recibir la solicitud por correo postal o email. Un votante militar debe devolver la solicitud de boleta original al secretario del distrito por correo a la dirección de la Oficina Comercial, Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley, Nueva York. Para que a un votante militar se le emita una boleta para militares, se debe recibir una solicitud de boleta militar válida en la oficina
del secretario a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del viernes 8 de marzo de 2024. Las solicitudes de boleta para militares recibidas según lo mencionado arriba se procesarán de la misma manera que una solicitud de boleta no militar según la sección 218-b de la Ley de Educación. La solicitud de una boleta para militares debe incluir la preferencia del votante militar de recibir la boleta militar por email o correo postal; y
ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA
de que la boleta original de un votante militar debe devolverse por CORREO a la Oficina del secretario de la Biblioteca a la atención de la Oficina Comercial, Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley, 407 William Floyd Parkway, Shirley NY 11967. Las boletas para militares de la biblioteca se escrutarán si las recibe el secretario electoral de la biblioteca (1) antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y si tienen una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los EE. UU. o del servicio postal de un país extranjero, o si tienen un acuse de recibo con fecha incluida de otra agencia del gobierno de los EE. UU., o (2) a más tardar a las 5:00 p. m. del día de las elecciones y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo, con una fecha que se determine que no será posterior al día anterior a la elección; y
ADEMÁS, SE INFORMA
POR LA PRESENTE de que un votante calificado cuya capacidad para presentarse personalmente en el lugar de votación está sustancialmente impedida por razón de enfermedad permanente o discapacidad física y cuyo registro se marcó como “permanentemente discapacitado” por la junta electoral según las disposiciones de la Ley Electoral tendrá derecho a recibir una boleta de voto ausente siguiendo las disposiciones de la Ley Electoral sin presentar una solicitud por separado para dicha boleta; y
Fecha: 3 de febrero de 2024 Shirley, Nueva York
Por orden de la junta de fideicomisos de la Biblioteca Comunitaria Mastics Moriches Shirley, Shirley, Nueva York
L15768 – 2/14/2024, 2/28/2024, 3/13/2024 & 3/27/2024
Supreme Court County of Suffolk HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., Plaintiff
AGAINST
Brenda Perez, et al, Defendant
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 13, 2017 and entered on November 29, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 9, 2024 at 10:30 AM premises known as 422 Gazzola Drive, East Patchogue, NY 11772. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Suffolk, State of New York,
SECTION: 975.70, BLOCK: 02.00, LOT: 020.000 District 0200. Approximate amount of judgment is $283,356.34 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 025426/2011.
The aforementioned auction will be conducted in
ADEMÁS, SE AVISO a todas las personas que hayan estado previamente registradas para las reuniones anuales o especiales del distrito escolar y que hayan votado en cualquiera de dichas reuniones anuales o especiales celebradas u organizadas en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro (4) años calendario anteriores al 2 de abril de 2024, que tendrán derecho a votar en esta asamblea especial del distrito. Además, todos aquellos que se hayan registrado para votar en la junta electoral del condado de Suffolk según el Artículo 5 de la Ley Electoral tendrán derecho a votar en esta reunión especial del distrito a pesar de no haberse registrado previamente en el distrito escolar.
accordance with the District and Suffolk County Auction Plan in effect at this time.
Annette Eaderesto, Referee
FRENKEL LAMBERT
WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP
53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706
L15784-3/6/2024,3/13/2024, 3/20/2024,&3/27/2024
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST
Rosa Mrozek; et al., Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 5, 2024 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 9, 2024 at 10:00AM, premises known as 168 Woodland Drive, Mastic Beach, NY 11951. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Mastic, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200 Section 977.00 Block 02.00 Lot 005.000. Approximate amount of judgment $127,910.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 622634/2021. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.
Elsie Acevedo, Esq., Referee
LOGS Legal Group LLP
Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792
Dated: January 26, 2024
L15793-3/6/2024,3/13/2024, 3/20/2024,&3/27/2024
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
FREEDOM MORTGAGE
CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST MICHAEL
KINNEY, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered December 18, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 16, 2024 at 11:00AM, premises known as 731 Blue Ridge Drive, Medford, NY 11763. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Medford, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200 Section 605.10 Block 01.00 Lot 731.000. Approximate amount of judgment $252,659.25 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #603783/2023. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the District and SUFFOLK County Auction Plan in effect at this time.
Annette Eaderesto, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 22-004426 79688
L15794 - 3/13/2024, 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, & 4/3/2024
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLKBROOKHAVEN.
BOARD OF MANAGERS OF BLUE RIDGE CONDOMINIUM II, Plaintiff -against- MICHAEL KINNEY, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated January 5, 2024 and entered on January 24,2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, located at 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 5, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Medford, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known and designated as Unit No. 731 in the condominium known as "Map of Blue Ridge Condominium" together with a .2273% as tenants in common elements. District: 0200 Section: 605.10 Block: 01.00 Lot: 731 Said premises known as 731 DARYL DRIVE, MEDFORD, NY 11763
Approximate amount of lien $17,589.74 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.
Index Number 610214/2022.
IAN SACK, ESQ., Referee McGiff Halverson Dooley Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 276 Fifth Avenue, Suite 704, New York, NY 10001
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L15798-3/6/2024,3/13/2024, 3/20/2024,&3/27/2024
NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE
STATE OF NEW YORK
SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. HARRY HARTINGER, ET AL, Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT
In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Suffolk County on December 18, 2023, I, Annette Eaderesto, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on April 04, 2024 at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, at 10:30AM the premises described as follows:
286 Wavecrest Drive Mastic Beach, NY 119511419
SBL: 969.00-14.00-001.004
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Village of Mastic Beach, Township of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York.
The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 206224/2022 in the amount of $156,520.25 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System's COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
500 Bausch & Lomb Place
Rochester, NY 14604
Tel.: 855-227-5072
L15799-3/6/2024,3/13/2024, 3/20/2024,&3/27/2024
NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE
STATE OF NEW YORK
SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff,
v.
RALPH COLE A/K/A
RALPH COLE, JR., A/K/A RALPH COLES, ET AL, Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT
In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Suffolk County on October 18, 2022, I, Scott B. Augustine, Esq., Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on April 05, 2024 at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, at 10:30AM the premises described as follows:
112 Hounslow Road
Shirley a/k/a Brookhaven TWP, NY 11967
Tax Map/Parcel ID No.: District: 0200 Section: 937.00 Block: 03.00 Lot: 015.000 Item: 48-03540
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Township of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York
The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 623978/2018 in the amount of $192,737.69 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System's COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale.
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604
Tel.: 855-227-5072
L15800 - 3/6/2024, 3/13/2024, 3/20/2024, & 3/27/2024
Notice of formation of SILVER DOGS LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on DECEMBER
5, 2023. 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 JENIELLE SCHWARZ, 410 EAST MAIN STREET, EAST MORICHES, NY 11940 Purpose: any lawful purpose.
L15801-3/6/2024,3/13/2024, 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024&4/10/2024
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK
DEUTSCHE BANK
NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2007-2, Plaintiff, Against DAVID T. MITCHELL, et al.
Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 07/26/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, on 4/12/2024 at 10:00AM, premises known as 43 Tree Road, Centereach, New York 11720, And Described As Follows:
ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town Of Brookhaven, County Of Suffolk, And State Of New York.
District 0200 Section 469.00
Block 01.00
Lot 026.000
Terence M. Quinn, Esq., Referee.
MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573
Dated: 1/18/2024 File Number: 560-2261 CA
L15803 - 3/13/2024, 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, & 4/3/2024
STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
______ MIDFIRST BANK
Plaintiff, vs. Any unknown heirs to the Estate of JOSEPH DICECCO a/k/a JOSEPH
MICHAEL DICECCO, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; JOSEPH DICECCO; VINCENT DICECCO; REGINA DICECCO; DOUGLAS DICECCO; JOHN DICECCO; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; and “JOHN DOE” and “MARY DOE,” (Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein.) Defendants. _____
Filed: 11/30/2023 Index No.: 629538/2023 SUMMONS
Mortgaged Premises: 45 Gaymore Road Port Jefferson Station, (Town of Brookhaven) NY 11776
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE
The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $303,464.33 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 602786/2015
HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff's attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF
of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of February 5, 2008, executed by Joseph DiCecco to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Lend America to secure the sum of $307,570.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Suffolk County on February 20, 2008 in Liber: M00021671
Page: 921. That Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Lend America duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association by Assignment dated March 29, 2018 and recorded on April 24, 2018 in the Office of the Clerk of Suffolk County in Liber: M00022919 Page: 972. That JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to MidFirst Bank, a Federally Chartered Savings Association by Assignment dated May 15, 2018 and recorded on May 30, 2018 in the Office of the Clerk of Suffolk County in Liber: M00022930 Page: 514. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Suffolk County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. District: 0200 Section: 160.00 Block: 07.00 Lot: 012.000
DATED: November 29, 2023 Rochester, New York
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.
YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known and designated as Lot 100 on “Map of Northshore Village, Section 3” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on 07/05/1961 as Map No. 3373, said lot being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Gaymore Road where the same is intersected by the southerly end of a curve which curve connects the easterly side of Gaymore Road with the southeasterly side of Clifton Place; RUNNING THENCE from said point or place of beginning South 795 degrees, 59 minutes, 00 seconds East 120.59 feet; THENCE South 702 degrees, 0 minutes, 0 seconds West 73.00 feet; THENCE North 82 degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds West 120.00 feet to the easterly side of Gaymore Road and; THENCE along the easterly side of Gaymore Road the following 2 courses
and distances: 1. North 702 degrees, 0 minutes, 0 seconds East 57.84 feet; 2. Northerly along the arc to a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 450 feet a distance of 20.50 feet to the point or place of beginning.
L15805 - 3/6/2024, 3/13/2024, 3/20/2024, & 3/27/2024
Supreme Court County of Suffolk
ARC Home LLC f/k/a WEI Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff
AGAINST
Adam F. Tuzza a/k/a
Adam Tuzza a/k/a Adam
Francis Tuzza, Olga Tuzza a/k/a Olga A. Tuzza, et al, Defendant
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 26, 2023 and entered on January 18, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 10, 2024 at 11:00
AM premises known as 80 Woodacres Road, East Patchogue, NY 11772. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Suffolk, State of New York,
SECTION: 983.00, BLOCK: 01.00, LOT: 025.000, District 0200. Approximate amount of judgment is $552,973.37 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 203102/2022.
The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the District and Suffolk County Auction Plan in effect at this time.
For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.
Erin McTiernan, Referee
FRENKEL LAMBERT
WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP
53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706
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 AGAINST ANGELA ZIPPEL INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF ROBERT ZIPPEL, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered January 16, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on April 22, 2024 at 10:00AM, premises known as 96 Lafayette Drive, Mastic Beach, NY 11951. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 980.60, Block 17.00, Lot 019.001 fka District 0200, Section 980.60, Block 08.00, Lot 019.001. Approximate amount of judgment $281,680.50 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #200280/2022. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the District and SUFFOLK County Auction Plan in effect at this time.
James E. McElhone, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 20-001575 79779
L15808 - 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024 & 4/10/2024
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLKBROOKHAVEN
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff -againstMARK DEGASPERI, LISA DEGASPERI AKA
LISA S. DEGASPERI, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated March 14, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, located at 1 Independence
L15807 – 3/13/2024, 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, & 4/3/2024
Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 17, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, as shown on a certain map entitled, "Map of Swan Lake Hills, Section 2" and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on September 14, 1960 as Map No. 3239, known and designated as Lot No. 3. District 0200 Section 895.00
Block 05.00 Lot 051.000
All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction.
Said premises known as 35 CIRCLE DRIVE a/k/a 35 CIRCLE DRIVE EAST, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772
Approximate amount of lien $233,181.46 plus interest & costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.
Index Number 624444/2017.
PAUL R. FEUER, ESQ., Referee
David A. Gallo & Associates LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030 File# 8150.950
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L15809 - 3/13/2024, 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, & 4/3/2024
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLKBROOKHAVEN.
THE STRATHMORE TERRACE
HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATIONS, INC., Plaintiff -againstCHRISTIAN DIPALERMO, AS TRUSTEE OF THE JOSEPH J. DIPALERMO
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
DATED DECEMBER 17, 1998 AND CHRISTIAN DIPALERMO, et al
Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated September 18, 2023 and entered on October 17, 2023, I, the undersigned
Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in Mount Sinai, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the division line between Lots 82 and 83 as shown on the above mentioned map; being a plot 70.00 feet by 35.12 feet by 70.00 feet by 35.12 feet. District 0200
Section 210.00 Block 02.00
Lot 083.000
Said premises known as 78 HEARTHSIDE DRIVE, MOUNT SINAI, NY 11766
Approximate amount of lien $5,278.70 plus interest & costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.
Index Number 612487/2021.
ROBERT A. MACEDONIO, ESQ., Referee Schneider Buchel LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 666 Old Country Road, Suite 412, Garden City, NY 11530
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L15814 - 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024 & 4/10/2024
REFEREE'S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY
LOAN TRUST 2006HE5, Plaintiff - againstROBERT MIRABILE, et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 6, 2024.
I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on the 23rd day of April, 2024 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 Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York.
Premises known as 8 Stanley Drive, Shirley, (Town of Brookhaven) NY 11967.
(DSBL#: 0200-983.30-02.00018.003)
Approximate amount of lien
$864,322.51 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 002164/2007.
Annette Eaderesto, Esq., Referee.
Davidson Fink LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618
Tel. 585/760-8218
For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832
Dated: February 29, 2024
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.
L15815 - 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024 & 4/10/2024
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY.
FMJM RWLIV TRUST
2017-1, Pltf. vs. CANDYCE M. VOLKOMMER A/K/A CANDYCE VOLKOMMER, et al, Defts. Index #621222/2019. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 6, 2024, I will sell at public auction at Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 24, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. premises k/a 6 Tara Court, Medford, NY 11763. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200, Section 772.00, Block 07.00, Lot 030.007. Approximate amount of judgment is $591,291.36 plus costs and
interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. ELYSA NICOLE GRASSO, Referee. PINCUS LAW GROUP PLLC, Attys. for Pltf., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556. File No. 09142018.42695. #101219
L15820 - 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024 & 4/10/2024
Notice of formation of SPALLADINONP LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 02/24/2024. 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 SPALLADINONP LLC, 43 ROBERTS RD W., SHIRLEY, NY 11967. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
L15821 – 3/20/2024, 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024 , 4/10/2024, 4/17/2024 & 4/24/2024
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLKBROOKHAVEN. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF BLUE RIDGE CONDOMINIUM II, Plaintiff -against- STEPHEN SPARR, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated July 14, 2023 and entered on July 25, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, located at 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on April 25, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. premises situate, lying and being at Medford, in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known and designated as Unit Number 533 in the condominium known as "Map of Blue Ridge Condominium" together with a .2273% interest as tenants in the common elements. District: 0200 Section: 630.30 Block: 01.00 Lot: 533 Said premises known as 533 DARLY DRIVE, UNIT NO. 533, MEDFORD, NY 11763 Approximate amount of lien $25,741.91 plus interest & costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.
Index Number 618442/2020. BRIAN EGAN, ESQ., Referee
McGiff Halverson Dooley Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
96 South Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, NY 11772
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L15824 - 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024, 4/10/2024 & 4/17/2024
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY IXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL TRUST
2006-2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2, -againstJAMES PEROU, 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 October 12, 2023, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY IXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL TRUST 2006-2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2 is the Plaintiff and JAMES PEROU, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the BROOKHAVEN TOWN HALL, 1 INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, NY 11738, on May 1, 2024 at 8:30AM, premises known as 37 LOMBARDY DR, SHIRLEY, NY 11967; and the following tax map identification: 0200-984.4001.00-008.000.
ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 621852/2017. James E. Gathman, Jr., 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.
L15826 - 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024, 4/10/2024 & 4/17/2024
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, held a public hearing at 5:30 P.M. on March 14, 2024, at Town Board Auditorium at Independence Hill, Second Floor, Farmingville, New York, and streamed live over the internet at Brookhavenny.gov/ meeting, with respect to easements to be acquired by the Town of Brookhaven for drainage purposes, situated at 1137 Middle Country Road, Selden, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, New York. As a result of said public hearing, the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven has made and adopted the following findings and determination:
1. The reason for the acquisition of the easements is for drainage purposes to install and maintain underground leaching pools currently connected to an existing on-site easement leaching pool system which is subject to a Town easement.
2. The location of the proposed easements is on the northwest corner of Middle Country Road and Boyle Road, known as 1137 Middle Country Road, Selden, New York, and designated as SCTM No. 0200-472.0002.00 p/o 001.001. The easements are located at the easterly most portion of the site, along the westerly
side of Boyle Road, north of Middle Country Road.
3. No negative environmental effect would be engendered by the project.
4. The Town Attorney of the Town of Brookhaven is hereby directed to proceed to acquire title to the aforementioned easements through the exercise of Eminent Domain
Copies of the determination and findings will be forwarded upon written request without cost.
By Order of the Town Board Town of Brookhaven
Kevin J. LaValle, Town Clerk
L15831 – 3/20/2024 & 3/27/2024
Proposals will be received by Town of Brookhaven, Purchasing Division, One Independence Hill, 3rd Floor, Farmingville, NY, 11738 for:
Request for Proposals (RFP) 24-05
The Division of Purchasing on Behalf of the Highway Department, Division of Traffic Safety, is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to undertake a Vision Zero Action Plan to improve public safety with the goal of eliminating traffic crashes
Proposal Due Date: April 25, 2024, 2024 by 4:30 PM
The RFP specifications are
available March 28, 2024, and may be obtained on:
• Municipal Market | Brookhaven, NY (brookhavenny.gov): click RFP link.
• Follow directions to register and download document.
• Questions must be submitted in writing by e-mail to:
PurchasingGroup@ brookhavenny.gov
The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all proposals and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town. The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minorities and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate.
For additional information call (631) 451-6252
LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE REJECTED
L15835–3/27/2024
TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS
Proposals will be received by Town of Brookhaven, Purchasing Division, One Independence Hill, 3rd Floor, Farmingville, NY, 11738 for:
Request for Proposals (RFP) 24-08
The Division of Purchasing on Behalf of the Superintendent of Highways is Seeking Proposals for Qualified Professional Engineering Inspection Team Services in
Association with the Highway Re-Paving Program
Proposal Due Date: April 25, 2024, 2024 by 4:30 PM
The RFP specifications are available March 28, 2024, and may be obtained on:
Municipal Market | Brookhaven, NY (brookhavenny.gov): click RFP link.
• Follow directions to register and download document.
• Questions must be submitted in writing by e-mail to: PurchasingGroup@ brookhavenny.gov
The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all proposals and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town. The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minorities and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate.
For additional information call (631) 451-6252
LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE REJECTED
L15841–3/27/2024
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed Bids will be received, publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. in the Town Hall Lobby of the Town of Brookhaven, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, for the following item(s) on the dates indicated:
Bid #24038 – Heavy Duty Truck Parts---April 11, 2024
Bid #24030 – LCM-6 Complete Overhaul---April
12, 2024
Bid #24040 – Purchase of Workboat/Patrol Boat/ Trailer for the South Shore--April 12, 2024
Specifications for the abovereferenced bids will be available beginning March 28, 2024.
Preferred Method
• Access website: Municipal Market | Brookhaven, NY (brookhavenny.gov): click on link for Bids.
• Follow directions to register and download document.
• Questions must be submitted in writing to the following e-mail: PurchasingGroup@ brookhavenny.gov
The Town of Brookhaven reserves the right to reject and declare invalid any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, all in the best interests of the Town. The Town of Brookhaven welcomes and encourages minorities and women-owned businesses and HUD Section 3 businesses to participate in the bidding process.
Further information can be obtained by calling (631) 451-6252
Kathleen C. Koppenhoefer Deputy Commissioner TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN
L15842–3/27/2024
Notice of formation of EXPLORE PLAY DREAM DAYCARE LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 03/16/2024. 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 EXPLORE PLAY DREAM DAYCARE LLC, 4 NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD, MASTIC BEACH, NY 11951. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
L15843 – 3/27/2024, 4/3/2024 , 4/10/2024, 4/17/2024, 4/24/2024 & 5/1/2024
BOARD OF EDUCATION
LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 35 Yaphank Middle Island Road Middle Island, New York 11953
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Board of Education of the Longwood Central School District, Middle Island, New York, in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids from reputable and qualified contractors for the provision of labor and materials for the following contract:
DRIVER’S EDUCATION IN-CAR INSTRUCTION
Bid #: 040424-1
April 4, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Bids for Professional Driver Education Road Instruction for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 (Official school calendar will be provided) will be received until the above stated hour of prevailing time and date at the School District Business’s Office, 35 Yaphank Middle Island Road, Middle Island, New York 11953, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained at the School District’s Business Office, 35 Yaphank Middle Island Road, Middle Island, New York 11953 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to
3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, beginning on March 27, 2024. The specifications will be posted on the School District’s website: www. longwood.k12.ny.us/ departments/businessoffice/bids.
Bids must be presented on the standard proposal form in the manner designated therein and as required by the Specifications. All bids must be enclosed in sealed envelopes which are clearly marked on the outside: Bid For: “Longwood Central School District –Driver’s Education In-Car Instruction”. Bids shall remain firm for a period of forty-five (45) days following the date of the bid opening.
The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any or all bids, or to accept that bid which, in the Board of Education’s judgment, is in the best interest of the School District.
The Board of Education reserves the right to consider experience, service and reputation in the above-referenced fields. In addition, the Board of Education reserves the right to consider the financial responsibility and specific qualifications, as set out herein, of the prospective bidder in its evaluation of the bids and award of the contracts.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
35 Yaphank Middle Island Road Middle Island, New York 11953
Samantha Neff, Purchasing Agent
L15845–3/27/2024
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