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BY STEFAN MYCHAJLIW

More than $100,000 each.

That’s how much money every man, woman, and child in Suffolk County and across the country owe because of the almost $35 trillion national debt.

We have a wide range of guest editorials in the South Shore Press, including “Joe From Texas,” Mr. Joseph Penland, who writes in this week’s edition about the dangers of the debt.

Yes, there are incredibly pressing and urgent issues facing America right now. A wide open border allows the free flow of fentanyl, gangs, bad actors, and illegal immigrants into our nation. As my old boss Vivek Ramaswamy says, “a country without a border is not a country.”

The economy is an absolute disaster. The next president must

Pay Down the Debt Now

cut taxes, reduce spending, and create a culture of a government that is business friendly in order to get the economy back on track.

It is unconscionable that you pay a lot more for essentials like gas, groceries, and rent while your paycheck remains the same.

The border and economy are two significant issues that are damaging

our great nation right now.

But the most important issue politicians can tackle head-on must be reducing the massive national debt.

When Ross Perot ran for president in 1992, he rang some serious alarm bells that the national debt hitting $4 trillion was a crisis and must be dealt with swiftly.

Thirty years later, it’s up to an unmanageable number: $34.7 trillion as of press time.

Unfortunately, $8 trillion of that national debt is being held by foreign countries, many of them are enemies of the United States. If China decides to “call in” their debt and demand payment of what they’re owed, it would further weaken the United States both financially and militarily.

It’s going to be much worse before it gets better.

The independent Congressional Budget Office believes the national debt is on pace to hit $56 trillion in ten years.

Right now, Washington spends more paying interest on the national debt than it does defending America. Politicians aren’t making a dent on the principal. They’re barely

able to pay the interest.

Can you imagine if you managed your household finances this way? How broke as a joke would your family be if you put all of your monthly bills on your credit card, then only made the minimum interest payment for many years?

Sadly, this is exactly how the federal government manages finances. It’s a recipe for disaster, with your family being stuck with the bill.

At the presidential and congressional levels, be sure to vote this November for candidates who you believe will take reducing the national debt seriously.

If you don’t, the amount of money you owe to pay down the national debt will only get bigger while Washington keeps spending more.

Local Lawmakers Call For Tougher Penalties for Those Who Hit, Kill, and Run

ByStefanMychajliw

Those behind the wheel who hit, kill, then flee are the lowest of the law according to New York State Assemblyman Joe DeStefano.

“Leaving the scene of an accident is cowardly, and in most cases, the perpetrator is trying to avoid responsibility,” said DeStefano.

That is why he and colleagues in the New York State Senate rallied in Long Island to pass “Nick’s Law” before legislators head home from Albany for good and the opportunity to approve legislation ends.

“These tougher penalties are needed to address the growing instances of hit-andrun accidents on Long Island, provide greater protections for

motorists and pedestrians and save lives,” said New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo.

The “Nick’s Law” legislation was first introduced by New York State Senator Dean Murray.

If passed, it would increase penalties for those convicted of leaving the scene of an accident involving a death.

The legislation was named in honor of 25-year-old Nicholas “Nick” Puzio of Farmingville who died after being struck by two separate vehicles while he was crossing the street. The drivers of both vehicles fled the scene after striking Puzio.

Joining local lawmakers and law enforcement was the mother of 22-year-old volunteer firefighter Christopher Hlavaty. Police said the former Hagerman

“Pass this law,” pleaded Janine Wheeler-Hlavaty.

Whether or not her plea falls on deaf ears, and Nick’s Law passes and is enacted, is all up to Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Democratic lawmakers in the Assembly and Senate. A majority of Democrats hold seats in both chambers and the governor’s mansion, so no proposed law passes without their approval.

If Nick’s Law did pass, it would increase penalties for those who flee the scene of an accident involving a death to a Class B felony and a fine of $30,000.

“Nick’s Law will make people think twice about taking off and if they do, the consequences will be severe,” concluded Assemblyman DeStefano.

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Fire Department rookie of the year was killed by hit-and-run driver Maria Guallpa-Bonilla of

Bellport, who was charged with leaving the scene of an incident involving a fatality.

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Senator Palumbo calls for the passage of "Nick's Law."

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ByRobertChartuk

Suffolk County Waitresses: Stop Taxing Our Tips!

Call it dueling election gambits: President Joe Biden promising to cancel college student debt, while his opponent, Donald Trump, wants to eliminate taxes on tips. The irony is rich: the tip earners, many of whom didn’t go to college and earn lower wages, will have to pay for those who did.

The vote-getting ploys are based on electoral demographics: Biden is looking to curry favor with the college-educated, while Trump wants to portray himself as a champion of the working class.

Biden has been at it for a while. His previous attempt to cancel student loans was struck down by the Supreme Court, which said he doesn’t have the authority to write off what’s been estimated at $153 billion in college loans. Looking more to capitalize on the attempt than to actually provide the relief, Biden pledged to keep trying, all the while painting opponents of his move as foes of the educational system.

These would include what Hilary Clinton described as “deplorables,” taxpayers who eschewed college, such as those in the trades, service workers, and the waiters and waitresses now being asked to foot the bill for the education of others.

Historically, college loans were a private affair between lenders and the student. That is until 2003 when the federal government took over educational lending. Since then, more than 43 million students have put themselves on the hook for $1.77 trillion in loans, with Biden looking to waive the debt on 4.75 million borrowers.

Contrary to how Biden spins it, a debt will always be paid, according to the acclaimed economist Milton Friedman, either by the borrower (the student) or the lender (the American taxpayer). If he carries it off, Biden’s loan forgiveness plan will be part of a spending spree that will increase the national debt, currently at $34.8 trillion, by 27%, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

A post by $100,000-a-year staffer Ben Kamens with Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur bragging that he won’t have to pay off his loan went viral, with nearly every commentator castigating him for not paying it off himself.

“Ben Kamens took this loan out 14 years ago and still hasn't paid it off until we the taxpayers paid it off for him. Disgusting,” said Lisa Moore on X. “As a guy who never went to college but instead just went to work, pardon me if I

don't offer you a high five,” said John Rich, also on X. “MY hardearned tax dollars bailed your ass out.”

Gilda Maile supported the loan forgiveness program on Facebook: “President Joe Biden & VP Harris are doing exactly what 81 million of us elected them to do, and they are doing it beautifully,” she said.

Kaptur, a Democrat, had previously spoken out against the loan forgiveness effort, asking: “What about the people who paid off their loans?" What about the people who didn’t rack up that level of debt? What about people who put college on hold? What about the systemic problems we have in the student loan program, where you walk into an admissions office at a college, and they give you a credit card, and you get the money, and you can spend the money on a car or a vacation or whatever, and then the student doesn’t graduate. There’s a lot of issues."

Recognizing the struggle restaurants are having trying to stay afloat under Bidenomics and the overall pain caused by the record inflation since Biden took office, Trump went for the working class pocketbook issue. “We need to spread the word so that every time you leave a tip

Veterans Honored in Medford

ByStefanMychajliw

Those who bravely defended freedom here at home and around the world were honored at the Medford Memorial Park during the “Salute to Our Veterans” celebration.

The event honoring our

veterans was hosted by the Medford Chamber of Commerce.

Local leaders including New York State Assemblyman Joe DeStefano and Suffolk County Legislators Dominick Thorne and Nick Caracappa were on hand as well.

for the next five months, you put on the receipt, ‘Vote for Trump because there’s no tax on tips,’” the former president said. His plan would save low-middle-class workers upwards of $250 billion over 10 years.

A “Restaurant Apocalypse” is sweeping across America, with fewer people having the discretionary income to dine out. Young adults under 40 who used to love going to restaurants are feeling the sting of Biden’s economic policies, and it’s having an enormous impact on the

industry. Over last year's holiday season, 40 bars and eateries closed in New York City alone, with visits to sit-down restaurants nationwide dropping by about 5% in 2023.

“Trump getting rid of the tax on our tips would be a great thing for the working class,” said Amy Weinhauer of Selden, a waitress at the Country Cottage Diner in Center Moriches. “There is no reason to tax us on our service; we are already taxed on our wages. Enough is enough.”

Waitresses Amy Weihauer of Selden and Jillian Vigliarolo of Center Moriches are all for Trump’s plan to eliminate taxes on tips.

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ByRobertChartuk

Heat Wave Swelters Northeast

A heat dome parked over the eastern U.S. brought temperatures well into the 90s for over 11 million Americans in 14 states. Long Island’s sea breezes kept things a little cooler, with the thermometer in the high 80s as heat advisories and air quality alerts were in effect.

Caribou, ME, put itself on the map with a reading of 101, the same mercury experienced in Washington, D.C. Little Rock hit a 100 while Boston sweltered at 90. While New England will get some breaks in the heat from thunderstorms, the highpressure dome is expected to stay in place, keeping things warm into July.

For the near term, “Afternoon high temperatures and warm overnight lows will challenge daily records and even some monthly and all-time records,” according to the National Weather Service. “Heat index readings are expected to peak from 100 to 105 degrees in many locations. Those without access to reliable air conditioning are urged to find a way to cool down. Record warm overnight temperatures will prevent natural cooling and allow the heat danger to build over

conditioning.”

Suffolk County Police Reserves Honor Top Cops and Bright Students

ByStefanMychajliw

Four Suffolk County Police Department officers were honored for their heroic actions to save the life of a suicidal man armed with a shotgun.

The Police Reserves of Suffolk County honored Seventh Precinct Officers Darwin Nieto, Conor Diemer, Joseph Hernandez, Zachary Vormittag and Brendan Nappi bestowed the honors on these brave officers for finding and saving that distressed individual.

Sergeant David Ferrara was recognized for assisting Sixth Precinct Officer Michael LaFauci when he was shot in the line of duty last May. His actions were cited

Detective Michael Langella and Detective Erik Pedersen were honored for their work bringing a sexual predator to justice. The man had broken into the homes of elderly women in the area of the Seventh Precinct and assaulted them.

The Police Reserves also awarded children of SCPD members with scholarships. Madeleine Hardy, Allison Blosser, Nicholas Friedlander, Ethan Shulder, Sophia Minnion, Margaret Monahan and Sophia Cano were awarded scholarships.

Power outages have not been reported, while PSEG reminds customers to be conservative with power usage during peak hours. The Suffolk County Water Authority asks residents and businesses to conserve water as well.

Long Islanders headed to the shore to enjoy the cool waters and frolic in features such as the spray park at Shirley Beach. The ocean access from Smith Point County Park and Cupsogue Beach also drew nice crowds.

The New York Department of Labor issued recommendations to employers to help workers keep cool during the heat wave:

• Allow workers to rest regularly in shaded areas.

• Encourage workers to drink water frequently, even if they are not thirsty. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that employers provide each outdoor worker with 32 ounces of cool, potable drinking water per hour.

• When the heat index equals or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, establish shaded areas near work sites for rest and meal periods.

• When the heat index reaches 90 degrees Fahrenheit or greater, implement standardized rest breaks to keep workers safe.

• Encourage workers to protect themselves from the sun and heat by wearing light clothing, wide-brimmed hats, and sunscreen.

Admission fees at state beaches have been waived to encourage residents to go cool off, and parents are reminded to keep a close watch on their kids since drowning is the leading cause of death in children 1-4 years old. Family and friends are urged to check in on loved ones, especially the elderly and infirm. Neighbors are asked to keep an eye on neighbors. And don’t forget pets: Never leave them in a locked vehicle or tied up outside.

“New and returning workers should be aware that they need to build a tolerance to heat, as those who are not acclimated to working in hot conditions are the most vulnerable,” cautioned Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon. She urged New Yorkers to familiarize themselves with the signs of common heat-related illnesses.

Temperature-related problems include heatstroke, exhaustion, cramps, sunburn, and heat rash. Call 911 if anyone is experiencing the following:

• High body temperature (103°F or higher)

• Hot, red, dry, or damp skin

• Fast, strong pulse

• Headache

• Dizziness

• Nausea

• Confusion

• Losing consciousness (passing out)

time indoors without air

with saving Officer LaFauci’s life.

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The Police Reserves of Suffolk County honored police and students.

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The Police Reserves of Suffolk County honored police and students.

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ByStefanMychajliw

Eastport-South Manor's Hackathon Wins Best Defense Project

Competing against 18 schools across Long Island, EastportSouth Manor Jr.-Sr. High School’s Hackathon team, Chomper and Code, secured the title of winner in the Capital Defense Project and tied for third-place overall in the sixth annual KidOYO Code Conquest Hackathon held at Bethpage High School.

During the Hackathon, each team worked collaboratively on programmatic projects and digital artifacts, such as games, animations and digital art. The criteria for one team’s project to reign over another included creativity, accuracy of the project as it pertained to the challenge, and the project’s level of complexity and detail. The more territories conquered, the more points were accrued.

of the Eastport-South

During the Capital Defense Project, which was a digital artifact integral to the competition, Chomper and Code was most successful in defending

the capital region occupied by each team on the digital territorial map at the start of the game.

“The team’s victories at the

competition were a testament to their dedication, creativity and skills,” said Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School advisor Gregory Gosselin.

SCPD Honors Two Officers Who Lost Their Battles with Cancer

ByStefanMychajliw

The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) Marine Bureau dedicated two vessels in the names of two beloved officers who lost battles with cancer.

Within two years, Officers Brian Dwyer and Matthew Wargas lost their respective battles to cancer.

To honor their memories, Acting Commissioner Robert Waring, along with department members and friends and family of Officers Dwyer and Wargas, participated in a ceremony to unveil the newly dedicated Marine Juliet and Maine Kilo boats.

Wargas, who joined the SCPD in 2002, was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2014 and

retired in January 2016 just six months before his death in August 2016.

Officer Wargas was survived by his wife, Gina, and their daughters Keira, Riley and Chloe.

About two and a half years later, the command lost another member of their law enforcement family, Officer Brian Dwyer died after a tough battle with peritoneal cancer in 2016.

Officer Dwyer, who joined the SCPD in 1992, retired in July 2018, just five months before his death in December of that year.

Dwyer was survived by his wife, Stephani, and children Danielle, Michael, Gabrielle, Luke and Grace.

Food Drive to Help Those in Need in Brookhaven

ByStefanMychajliw

The Town of Brookhaven’s Youth Bureau and members of the Youth Advisory Board are holding a food drive at two grocery store locations on Saturday, June 29th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The locations are Stop & Shop at 2350 North Ocean Avenue in Farmingville and Wild by Nature at 198 Route 25A in East Setauket.

All items collected will be distributed directly to churches and food pantries within Brookhaven.

You are asked to donate all nonperishables including, but not limited to canned vegetables or fruits, canned sweet or white potatoes, canned meats

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ByRobertChartuk

Summer Solstice Festival

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, occurred on June 20. The celestial milestone was celebrated in Bellport at the Center for Environmental Education & Discovery (CEED), which hosted a Summer Solstice Festival over the weekend.

To understand the solstices, both summer and winter, one must be aware of “tilt.” Spinning around its axis, the Earth accomplishes one revolution every 24 hours. This is what gives us day and night as we face the Sun or turn away from it.

The Earth’s axis, however, is not straight up and down—it’s tilted by 23 degrees. This means that in the summer, the folks in

the northern hemisphere are tilted toward the Sun, while in the winter, they are tilted away from it. For those south of the equator, it’s the reverse: While we’re experiencing the hot weather of June, it’s winter for them. This is because during the 365 days it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun, half the time you’ll be tilted toward it, and half the time you’ll be turning away from it.

The planet’s unique configuration in the cosmos makes for some interesting phenomena at the poles. Upon the summer solstice in the north pole, the Earth completely faces the Sun and the top of the world does not experience darkness. At the south pole, they are marking the winter solstice and it remains

DeStefano Joins "Coffee with a Cop"

ByStefanMychajliw

The Suffolk County Police Department’s 7th Precinct was joined by New York State Assemblyman Joe DeStefano for their popular “Coffee with a Cop” get together.

“We had a great time interacting with all those who attended today. The conversations were

dark for the entire day.

Heading north from the equator during the summer, the days become longer and longer. While the sun set at 8:30 p.m. in New York on June 20, it didn’t go down until 1:47 in the morning in Nome, Alaska, having only come up a few hours earlier. This makes for an enormous growing season, with northern territories producing amazing fruits and vegetables.

The hemisphere’s salad days last until December 21, when it suffers its darkest day as the Earth is tilted the farthest away from the Sun during the winter solstice. On this day in New York, it gets dark out at 4:28 p.m., while in Nome, they enjoy the sunset at 3:56 p.m. Even though the sun dips below the horizon,

what’s known as the “last light” doesn’t occur until about a half hour later, depending on your latitude.

Everything balances out both

in the spring and the fall when there are equal amounts of light and dark. The autumnal equinox takes place on September 22, while the vernal equinox happens on March 20. The Earth’s climate doesn’t follow these dates exactly since it takes time for the atmosphere to cool down or heat up.

Working on 60 acres entrusted to them by Brookhaven Town and Suffolk County, CEED’s mission is to connect the community to nature and science with the creative use of discovery, art, and education. They look to educate and inspire people of all ages to care about the environment and protect the fragile ecosystems of our community, including our bays and oceans, as well as Long Island and the world at large. Visit them at www.ceedli.org.

Park Clean Up Honors Local Woman

ByRobertChartuk

productive and gave us a better understanding of how we can serve our constituents to the best of our ability,” said Assemblyman DeStefano.

Established almost twenty years ago in 2005, the Suffolk County Police Department Community Relations Bureau organizes the popular “Coffee with a Cop” program.

Family and friends of Diane Mazarakis turned out for a “hike to the bay with a garbage bag” at Terrell River County Park over the weekend to help beautify the popular preserve in her memory. The East Moriches resident was an environmentalist who passed away last year at age 65 after a two-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia. The park she loved spans from Montauk Highway across from Kaler’s Pond all the way down to Moriches Bay, where it offers a stunning view of Fire Island. The county saved the 263acre property from development in 1986, and residents now enjoy its woodland trails and wildlife. Diane graduated from Center Moriches

School and the University of Hawaii and had a 28-year career with Brookhaven

as a principal planner. She also worked with the Nature Conservancy. She had boundless energy and curiosity and loved learning through travel and interacting with other people. Walking the Terrell River trails with her dogs, Daisy and Koko, was one of her favorite things to do.

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Family and friends of Diane Mazarakis turned out to beautify the park she loved.

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A bench at Terrell River Park in memory of Diane Mazarakis.

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SCPD Coffee with a Cop Program

ByRobertChartuk

Long Island Rail Road Crime Highest in 18 Years

Eliminate cash bail, defund the police, throw open the border to drugs and illegal aliens, and espouse an endless attack on law enforcement, and what will you get?

Crime doubling on the Long Island Rail Road.

Once considered a relatively safe place for commuters, the railroad has seen its biggest spike in crimes against both riders and employees in 18 years. The crime wave, also felt in communities across the state as the policies of the Progressive Democrats play out, is a reason Gov. Hochul nixed the Manhattan congestion pricing plan designed to promote mass transit.

Infamously deploying the National Guard to patrol the

subway system, Hochul downplayed the crime surge and encouraged New Yorkers to stick with public transportation. Officials note that while crime is up, violent crime is down as the Guard and Metropolitan Transportation Authority police step up patrols.

According to MTA records released as part of an inquiry reported by Newsday, the LIRR crime spike includes burglaries, assaults, and grand larcenies, in addition to major crimes such as murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, and auto theft. Grand larceny represented half of the crimes, which police attribute to riders not paying attention to their belongings.

The rail road’s rate of 2.52 major

Dispatch—Indonesia

ByRobertChartuk

Spending a lot of layover time on my journey to the Mentawais, l leafed through my passport and realized how patriotic the document really is.

It opens with a bold statement that made me feel special as a U.S. citizen:

“The Secretary of State of the United States of America hereby requests all whom it may concern to permit the citizen/national of the United States named herein to pass without delay or hindrance and in case of need to give all lawful aid and protection.”

The adjoining page contains the 1902 painting by Edward Percy Moran of Francis Scott Key viewing the bombardment of Baltimore from a British prison ship and a stanza from the poem he wrote that became our national anthem:

“Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”

Next, President Abraham Lincoln provides the following from his "Gettysburg Address": …”and that government of the

crimes per million riders is higher than the New York City subways, which posted less than two crimes per million, according to police data.

“Violent crime is almost unheard of on the LIRR, with an average of one incident recorded every five days in all of last year across the entire railroad from Penn Station and Grand Central Madison to Montauk,” said Thomas Taffe, chief of operations for the MTA Police. “In some of the more recent cases, the victims were police officers, who have been more actively pursuing fare evasion enforcement.”

The uptick in attacks on railroad personnel is attributed to increased emphasis on fare-beating arrests. With its finances in turmoil,

especially with the governor blocking congestion pricing, the Authority has stepped up efforts to collect fares and tolls to meet its $19.3 billion annual budget.

“It doesn’t take a genius to understand that if you go soft on

people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”

Turning the page, there’s this from Martin Luther King, Jr.:

“We have a great dream. It started way back in 1776, and God grant that America will be true to her dream.”

The next page features President John F. Kennedy:

“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to

Dress for Success on Wheels

ByStefanMychajliw

If you want to take advantage of the “Dress for Success” (DFS) Brookhaven program but have a hard time with transportation getting to Town Hall, you’re in luck thanks to their new mobile unit.

Dress for Success Brookhaven unveiled its new “mobile career center” and boutique at Brookhaven Town Hall.

Sponsored in part by the Town of Brookhaven and Capital One Bank, the new vehicle will provide immediate resources to those in need across Long Island who may be unable to visit the DFS boutique at Brookhaven Town Hall.

The mobile career center and boutique features a fitting room, permanent wall racks for clothing, a career center desk outfitted with computers and more. The mobile career center will provide women with access to professional clothing and career resources.

The Dress for Success mobile career center will travel throughout Long Island to reach partner agencies, universities, street fairs and more to provide women with

L to R: DFS Board member Diane Lovizio; DFS Board Chair, Leah Jefferson; Town of Brookhaven Commissioner of General Services and DFS Board member, Lisa Keys; DFS Brookhaven Executive Director, Sharon Boyd; Newsday TV Senior Lifestyle host Elisa DiStefano, DFS Global Ambassador, Star Arbouin; DFS board members, Joy DeDonato, Cindy Youngs and Cherie Christmas

access to professional clothing and career resources. Women come from over 200 referral agencies, including homeless shelters, domestic violence agencies, other not-for-profit agencies, social services organizations, colleges, and universities. Currently, Dress for Success Brookhaven is the only Dress for Success affiliate on Long Island.

The DFS brick and mortar location is at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill Farmingville, New York 11738. You can call them during shop hours between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

President Theodore Roosevelt is up next:

“This is a new nation, based on a mighty continent, of boundless possibilities.”

President George Washington adds:

“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair…”

Going further, there’s Daniel Webster:

“The principle of free government adheres to the American soil. It is bedded in it, immovable as its mountains.”

World War ll General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower states:

“Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.”

President Lyndon B. Johnson is quoted:

“For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest sleeping in the unplowed ground. Is our world gone? We say ‘Farewell.’ Is a new world coming? We welcome it—and we will bend it to the hopes of man.”

Next is from American astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka, who perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger:

“Every generation has the obligation into free men's minds for a look at new worlds...to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation.”

My passport includes the inscription on the Golden Spike, driven at Promontory, Utah, on the occasion of connecting America’s east and west by rail in 1869:

“May God continue the unity of our country as this railroad unites the two great oceans of the world.”

criminals, crime will go up,” stated Assemblyman Joseph DeStefano.

“It’s a constant battle in Albany to get the Democrats who control the legislature to join us in trying to do something about the crime problem.”

Embossed on the pages where the customs stamps of the countries you visit go are iconic representations of America. The first is the "Declaration of Independence", our founding document that sets forth the concepts that make us the greatest nation on earth. Along with it is Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where brave patriots risked life, family, and future by signing it. My visa stamp from Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, is affixed over an image of the Liberty Bell, which rang out as a clarion of freedom to the rest of the world.

A magnificent sailing vessel and a lighthouse are presented, along with a paddle wheel steamship, symbols of the nation’s great maritime heritage. A double page features the presidents on South Dakota’s Mt. Rushmore: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln. The Great Plains, purple mountains, cacti, palm trees, buffaloes, eagles, and geese flying in a V formation are depicted, along with the pioneers who helped build our great nation: farmers and ranchers. A steam engine traverses a wooden bridge with telegraph lines stretching across it. On another page, Lady Liberty raises her lamp of freedom over New York Harbor. She faces a view of the earth and the moon with a satellite bridging the gap between them. Underneath it are the closing words of educator Anna Julia Cooper:

“The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class—it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.”

Sitting in a faraway country with my credentials in hand, l couldn’t help but think of our divided nation, split to its core by politics. I can only hope that the millions of people allowed to stream across the border from all over the world ascribe to the uniquely American ideals expressed on the pages of the United States passport.

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Bellport Students Visit Lady Liberty

ByStefanMychajliw

Bellport High School United States history and government classes visited New York City to tour Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.

Serving as a beacon of light to legal immigrants who eventually became United States citizens via

OP-ED

Ellis Island, Bellport students saw firsthand the historic poem etched inside the Statue of Liberty, titled “The New Colossus”:

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from France

and was dedicated on October 28th, 1886.

National Geographic offered these “fast facts” about the Statue of Liberty:

• The statue sways 3 inches (7.62 centimeters) in the wind; the torch sways 5 inches (12.7 centimeters).

• Visitors climb 354 steps (22 stories) to look out from 25 windows in the crown.

• The statue—151 feet, 1 inch (46 meters, 2.5 centimeters) tall—was the tallest structure in the U.S. at that time.

• Engineer Gustave Eiffel, who would later design the Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed Liberty’s “spine.”

Inside the statue four huge iron columns support a metal framework that holds the thin copper skin.

• Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi knew he wanted to build a giant

copper goddess; he used his mother as the model.

• The statue is covered in 300 sheets of coin-thin copper. They were hammered into different shapes and riveted together.

• The arm with the torch measures 46 feet (14 meters); the finger, 8 feet (2.4 meters); the nose, nearly 5 feet (1.5 meters).

• Seven rays in the crown represent the Earth’s seven seas.

WFHS Students Support Kids as They Are Bravely Battling Cancer

ByStefanMychajliw

The William Floyd High School concert orchestra, under the direction of Donna VisoneO’Brien, participated in a service project this school year designed to bring hope and encouragement to children with cancer.

Throughout the year, concert orchestra members wrote encouraging letters and drew pictures to brighten the lives and spirits of children receiving treatment at Tyler Robinson Foundation hospitals and centers, including Memorial Sloan Kettering and Hassenfeld

Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone. Students also signed and shared a banner with the words, “Hope is an act of true courage from the bravest part of your soul.”

Families Suffer While Politicians Refuse to Reduce the Debt

Op-edby JoeFromTexas

A recent survey found that almost half of Americans consider themselves broke, while two-thirds consider themselves to be living paycheck to paycheck. Politicians would like to blame you and how you manage your personal finances. But big government policies that caused record-high inflation and ever-increasing costs for gas, groceries, and rent is the real culprit of why families are really hurting right now.

We see and feel the pinch of inflation firsthand every time we fill up the tank or head to the store. Families still spend more even when trying to cut costs by picking up quick meals at fast-food restaurants.

Fox Business recently reported that the typical U.S. household paid $213.00 more per month in January 2024 to purchase the same goods and services they purchased one year before.

That’s more than $2,500 extra in expenses every year, while our paychecks stay the same.

On average, people are paying $605.00 more per month for the same things they were purchasing two years ago, and $1,019.00 more compared to three years ago.

How folks manage their money isn’t the problem. It would have to be the world’s largest coincidence if everyone in America struggled to pay bills at the same exact time. Mismanagement of the economy by elected leaders is to blame.

Point-blank: Government mismanagement is the cause of record-high inflation.

Relying on our enemies and bad actors for oil is one factor. The Bureau of Labor Statistics points out that “energy price shocks were the primary cause of the high inflation rates from late 2021 to the middle of 2022.”

The American economy tanked right after Joe Biden declared war on the oil and gas industry.

When you combine these hostile energy policies with out-of-control government spending that was further driven up trillions of dollars by the infrastructure bill and the socalled Inflation Reduction Act, you see that the government has created a recipe that leads to the kind of pain that we have been experiencing over the last three years.

During this time, average salaries have not kept pace with inflation, and household debt has risen to an all-time high of $17.3 trillion. People are maxing out credit cards just to survive.

Even more damaging to the economy: The government sends a

lot of taxpayer money overseas. For example, the United States has spent $175 billion, over $500 per citizen, on Ukraine alone. Even if you think spending such a staggering amount is a good idea, the Biden administration’s approach to Russia with regard to sanctions appears to be harming our own country more than it is harming them.

Instead of coming to the U.S. hat in hand to ask that we reconsider these sanctions, Russia worked with China and other nations to form BRICS-an economic alliance of member countries that have a combined population of 3.5 billion people (45% of the world population) and combined economies of more than $28.5 trillion, representing about 28% of the world’s economy.

Although not all BRICS nations are hostile to the U.S., there nonetheless remains speculation that the ultimate goal of BRICS countries is to economically rival Western nations, which are led by our great nation.

One example of this may be found in the decision of BRICS member Saudi Arabia’s decision to not renew its 50-year petrodollar deal with the United States when it expired on June 9, 2024.

As MSN stated, “this latest development signifies a major shift away from the petrodollar system established in 1972, when the U.S. decoupled its currency from gold,

and is anticipated to hasten the global shift away from the U.S. dollar.”

Saudi Arabia is also participating in a project that would enable digital currency transfers across borders that could rival SWIFT, the banking transfer system used by the U.S. and other Western nations.

All of these actions highlight that we are living in a rapidly changing world, and I worry that the U.S. government is not prepared to adapt as these changes take place. The potential shift away from the U.S. dollar is of particular concern.

Because the U.S. and the dollar have been seen as strongholds of safety and security for generations, people have always been willing to invest in U.S. debt. Unfortunately, given the changes that we are seeing across the globe, combined with the lack of responsibility being displayed by our politicians as they continue to run up debt while refusing to address the underlying causes, I fear that this could change.

There is a rising chorus of experts, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell, saying that the spending and debt path of the United States is unsustainable. Put another way, they believe that a day of reckoning is coming if we don’t take action soon to curb spending and begin to lower our debt.

I believe our rapidly changing

world should add a sense of urgency to politicians to reduce the national debt.

Although the bulk of our almost $35 trillion debt is held within the U.S., it is also true that we owe trillions to other countries. What if they decide, in a changing world, that there are more safe and secure places to invest their money than in U.S. treasuries? The answer is that such a decision would put the United States and our economy, meaning all U.S. citizens, in a world of hurt far greater than what we’re already going through right now.

As someone who has been in business for over 50 years, I have learned that there are some things that you can’t control, but that you should work to control the things you can.

Although we can’t control all that is happening in the world, we can control our spending and debt, and it is past time for us to do so. I have joined others, including former U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker, to design a document that seeks to push our elected leaders to take steps to bring sanity, especially fiscal sanity, back to our country. It is called the “Contract from the American People.” Please visit www.JoeFromTexas.com to read the contract. If you agree with it, please sign it and join us in this effort. The urgent time to act is now.

Photo Credit: South Country Central School District Bellport High School United States history and government classes visited New York City.

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The William Floyd High School Concert Orchestra

STATE

ByDeborahWilliams

People Are Leaving NY in Droves and Families with Children Top the List

New York State has been losing population steadily since the COVID pandemic. NY’s population dropped by roughly 630,000 between July 2020 and July 2023.

In just 2022, 101,984 people left NY–the largest population loss of any state in the nation in that year.

Families and single people don’t love their hometowns any less. They don’t like their friends less. So, why are they leaving in such high numbers and at a faster rate than ever before?

Four respected polls were recently released giving some insight into just why so many New Yorkers are renting that U-Haul and getting out of dodge. South Shore Press looked at what the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI), Marist Poll, Pew Charitable Trusts, and Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) ferreted out in their polls.

New Yorkers were very clear about why they were leaving–the high cost of living, the high cost of

housing, exorbitant childcare costs, low-performing schools, and for many, high crime and quality of public services.

Post-COVID, when so many workers can work from anywhere, the connection to NY weakened since they didn’t have to report to the office at all or as much. This drove those who could to look for a more affordable and potentially safer place to live to leave.

New York City is especially suffering from population and perception problems. CBC surveys show that that only 30% of New Yorkers think the quality of life in the city is good and only 50% plan on staying in the city in the next four years.

CBC President Andrew Rein said. "New Yorkers' responses crystalize the stark reality that they rate the quality of life and quality of City services as not good," he added.

A Marist Poll showed about 7 million people plan to leave NYwith 46% of those planning to leave Republicans and 29% Democrats.

A recent analysis of the last census data done by Pew Charitable Trusts’ Fiscal 50 program confirmed a continued decline in the NY population.

“In 2023, eight states lost residents and New York was one of them. What you can quickly see here is that 2023 was the eighth straight year of population decline in New York. In each of those years, New York had more births than deaths," said Joanna Biernacka-Lievestro from Pew.

FPI’s analysis revealed broad features of why people are moving out of NY. “The State’s pattern of out-migration is primarily a result of an affordability crisis in the state, particularly for families with young children.”

The most up-to-date data shows that it is not the wealthiest New Yorkers who are leaving, but instead, the working and middle class who face the affordability crises.

The FPI report shows that

households with young children are more than 40% more likely to leave the state—and twice as likely to move out of New York City—as households without young children.

90% of New York’s population loss is driven by NYC, the most expensive part of the state. Black New Yorkers are leaving at more than 50% the rate of white New Yorkers, while Hispanic New Yorkers have rates 38% higher. Young adults are twice as likely to move out.

FPI says, “New York’s high, persistent population loss and outmigration pose a serious challenge to the State’s long-run economic prospects. Recent trends in outmigration represent a failure to provide New Yorkers with the financial stability necessary to remain in the State as they build careers and families.”

What legislators in NYC and towns and cities across the state intend to do to address the population crises and reverse the trends is unclear.

NY Courts Order the 'Parents Replacement Act' Back on the Ballot in November

ByDeborahWilliams

The so-called "Equal Rights Amendment" (ERA) will return to the New York ballot in November.

Democrats initially lost when a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled on procedural grounds that they violated the constitutionally required review process, and the ERA must be removed from the ballot. Democrats immediately appealed.

The Republicans lost the next round–also on procedural grounds. The New York Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the Republican legislators that filed suit did so well past the expiration of the statute of limitations.

It is worth noting that the New York Court of Appeals is almost exclusively Democrats with just a single Republican member appointed by former Democrat Governor Cuomo.

NY's Conservative Party Chairman Gerry Kassar said in a statement, "In New York State,

there is no rule of law — that seems to be the attitude of today’s highlypoliticized court system. Politics takes precedence over justice here.

"Last night’s Appellate Court ruling reinstating the controversial Prop One initiative to November’s ballot reeked of partisanship and was bereft of legal substance. In this land the law forgot, an appeal is expected but it's probably predoomed," Kassar added. "Prop One is a clear affront to individual rights, and the New York State Conservative Party will continue to fight it."

The decision by the Appellate Court said, “The sole cause of action here is subject to the four-month status of limitations and is timebarred.”

Republicans may appeal the decision to New York’s top court and seek an expedited decision since Election Day is looming.

The New York Constitution already bars discrimination against people based on race, color, creed,

and religion, so it is unclear why the ERA is needed-other than to drive Democrat voters to the polls and sow division.

The ERA would add a whole host of additional protected categories. The ERA amendment reads, “No person shall, because of race, color, creed [or], religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.”

Democrats say the proposed amendment to New York’s constitution is designed to prohibit discrimination based on “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes,” but it is clear that “abortion on demand” is under no threat in NY.

Opponents refer to it as the "Parent Replacement Act" and argue that the amendment could grant the government in New York more control over children than their parents.

The Coalition to Protect KidsNY said on X that “the 'Parent Replacement Act' poses grave risks, disguised under the guise of an "Equal Rights Amendment."

Former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Republican who has lobbied against the amendment, called it “left-wing lunacy” on X.

“The Dems’ NY constitutional amendment infringing on free speech, allowing males to play in girls’ sports and use girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms, permitting minors to change gender without parental notification or permission, giving illegals the right to vote, etc.,”

Zeldin said on X.

The broad language regarding sexual orientation and gender could be interpreted by the courts as requiring sports leagues to permit biologically male athletes to participate on female teams. ERA could also undermine parents' authority to make decisions or even be informed of their child's gender identity inquiries or permanent medical interventions.

“Under the Act, children might be able to make major medical decisions, like transgender surgeries, without parental consent

because the Act says you can't treat people differently due to their age or gender identity,” says The Coalition to Protect Kids-NY on X.

Many view the introduction of the ERA ballot measure now as a strategic effort to increase voter turnout and flip House seats in November.

Democrats in New York are implementing a strategy modeled on what Senator Chuck Schumer is doing in the U.S. Senate by introducing a series of show votes to boost voter turnout in the upcoming November elections.

Reflective Markers for LIE

Reflective markers are being installed on the LIE.

ByRobertChartuk

It may be a little slow going at night for the next two weeks on the Long Island Expressway, but it will be worth it as the DOT installs reflective pavement markers that will make the road safer, according to Assemblyman Joe DeStefano, who posted the announcement. The markers will be installed

in the westbound lanes from Route 112, Exit 64 to Exit 33 (Lakeville Road/Community Drive). The expressway will be closed between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weeknights for approximately two weeks, weather permitting. The Assemblyman said that the reflective markers will enable motorists to see the driving lanes at night more clearly, including the HOV lane.

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Family moving away.

Photo Credit: Facebook—Assemblyman Joe DeStefano

STATE

ByDeborahWilliams

With Congestion Pricing Dead, MTA Looks to Psychology to Reduce Fare-Jumping

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has a $15 billion hole in its budget due to New York Governor Kathy Hochul abruptly pulling out of the congestion pricing scheme during this year’s budget negotiations.

The MTA has a solution: They hope a psychologist can help.

Hochul suddenly reversed her stance on the tax as a result of pressure from angry commuters and Democratic congressional leadership. The toll is broadly disliked across the political spectrum, and Democrats are keen to avoid upsetting voters in an election year, as they aim to gain congressional seats.

Congestion pricing would charge drivers $15 to enter downtown Manhattan during peak hours, providing about $1 billion a year in revenue to fund upgrades across the system.

It is no surprise to anyone who uses the New York subway, even infrequently, that fare evasion is a huge problem. Turnstile hoppers stole $690 million from the system just last year.

As with other soft-on-crime

approaches in New York, the MTA is evaluating whether criminal enforcement in farejumping should happen at all.

The MTA put together a Blue Ribbon Panel to look at fare and toll evasion. Not surprisingly, as with other policies across the state, "Equity" plays a key role in the MTA approach. The MTA plans to embed equity principles in enforcement policies. Installing turnstiles that are harder to jump over is also in the plan.

The MTA also issued a "Request for Proposals" (RFP) for up to $1 million for a sixmonth contract so a psychologist can study the motivations of fare thieves.

"Up to a million bucks for a six-month study to tell us that people beat the fare because they can? The MTA has morphed into a 'Saturday Night Live' skit, and unfortunately, is about as funny," Retired New York Police Department inspector Paul Mauro told Fox News Digital.

Addressing the unusual approach, MTA Chief Executive Officer Janno Lieber said at a board meeting, "We have to win or else the system is gone."

Roughly 900,000 riders out of approximately 5 million each day are fare thieves. MTA says almost 14% jump the fare in the subway each day and nearly 50% of bus riders steal the fare.

“I’m sure the cash-strapped commuters don’t appreciate the MTA’s wasteful spending—l certainly don’t,” said Assemblyman Joseph DeStefano (R C-3). “The authority needs a top-to-bottom review of its budget, contracts, and spending. Instead of continually tapping the residents of this state, they should focus on saving money and give everyone a break.”

Why does New York need to spend nearly a million dollars on a study to understand why people evade fares when a comprehensive report on the psychology of fare evaders has already been conducted in Australia? The study found that fare evaders are fundamentally just thieves, without any other significant underlying reasons. They categorized fare evaders into four types: the "Accidental Evader" who may have misread signs or made another mistake; the "It's Not My Fault" evader who doesn't pay because they're

economically disadvantaged; the "Calculated Risk Taker" who will evade fares whenever they see the opportunity; and the "Career Evader" who takes pride in never paying the toll.

Around 68% of Melbourne's fare evasion losses were linked to the last two categories–basic thieves.

New York State Senator Dean Murray (R, C—East Patchogue) said, “From what I have heard MTA says police enforcement doesn’t work. But, that’s not true. The police weren’t allowed to engage. So, when fare jumpers do it right in front of the police and nothing happens, then more

fare-jumping is encouraged.”

“If New York let the police officers do their jobs, then you would see a change. If MTA put head-to-toe turnstiles in place rather than just the waist-high turnstile, we would see a change. Spending a million dollars for a study that will tell you what common sense should tell you is ridiculous.”

There's no reason to believe New York fare thieves are different from Melbourne’s, so why spend $1 million? Ultimately, without a significant penalty for fare evasion, it's unlikely that the MTA will see a reduction in the $690 million annual loss.

NY Passes Law to Track Credit Card Purchases by Law-Abiding

Gun Owners

ByDeborahWilliams

New York State is set to further restrict law-abiding gun owners from the free exercise of the Second Amendment.

This time, lawmakers are targeting credit card companies, forcing them to make it easier for the government to see what kind of guns and ammo you buy.

At the end of the session, legislators passed a bill (S8479A) requiring credit card companies to use unique category codes for gun and ammunition purchases.

These four-digit "merchant category codes" enable tracking of people buying guns and ammunition. This is on top of one of the most onerous gun permit processes in the country and having to recertify in a security check every time you buy ammunition, even after you have a permit for a gun.

State Senator Zellnor Myrie (D-20) and Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages (D-22) sponsored the legislation. They claim this is a way of tracking credit card purchases that are currently not well documented while working to address gun

crime. How it would address criminal behavior is left unexplained.

Sixteen states have banned the tracking of credit card purchases on gun and ammunition purchases, but states such as New York continue to march against law-abiding New Yorkers exercising their inalienable Second Amendment rights.

The states that have banned tracking with "Second Amendment Financial Privacy" laws are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Utah.

New York Democrats position this tracking as a public safety effort, although it is well known that criminals don’t generally obtain their guns or ammunition by legal and traceable means.

Many opponents of the credit card tracking legislation believe this new law is an effort to intimidate law-abiding gun owners.

Tom King, president of the

State Rifle and Pistol

Association, criticized the bill for failing to adequately address gun violence.

“It’s a really bogus attempt to try to shame gun owners into not practicing their Second Amendment rights,” said King. King said he could foresee legal challenges to the bill.

There are legitimate fears of law-abiding gun owners and businesses being tracked by the government. Individuals and businesses fear being ‘de-banked’ as was done in Canada during the trucker’s protests. There, if the Trudeau government didn’t like who you were supporting with

your donations, Trudeau misused the law to effectively remove you from the banking system and froze your bank account.

Democrats claim in the bill memo that the law is a “first step towards facilitating the collection of valuable financial data that could help law enforcement in countering the financing of terrorism efforts.” How is not explained.

The Albany Times Union said in a recent editorial, “Nor is it clear, in the vague language of the legislation which purchases would be considered suspicious and how or when that

information would be provided to police. Which law enforcement agency would receive the data? That, too, is left unsaid.”

“All legal gun owners again will be harassed and gone after for doing nothing but upholding the law,” said Assemblyman DiPietro (R-147). The common refrain among law-abiding gun owners of all political stripes is that once again, rather than focus on crime and criminals, New York is looking to violate the rights and privacy of law-abiding gun owners.

DiPietro noted that for people who target shoot for recreation and practice, their credit cards would be flagged often. “If you buy a bulk piece of ammunition, you’re targeted, that raises a flag, but for no reason because a lot of people like myself are target shooters,” he said. "It’s not uncommon to shoot a couple hundred rounds in a day.”

If signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, it will require retailers who sell guns and ammunition in New York to be assigned the code by May 2025.

New York

Tracking of Gun and Ammunition Purchases Made by Credit Card

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Subway Fare Jumpers

ByRobertChartuk

New York Ranks the Worst in Economic Outlook

It comes as no surprise to beleaguered New Yorkers that the state’s economic outlook ranks dead last in the 17th annual “Rich State, Poor State Report."

Looking at factors such as taxes, fees, and government spending, the once vibrant Empire State has come in last place since 2017. It's no wonder New York leads the nation in people leaving for states such as Utah, which has the best economic outlook, according to the study.

Published annually by the nonpartisan American Legislative Exchange Council, the rankings are based on a state's standing in 15 policy variables. Each factor is influenced directly by state lawmakers through the legislative process, the authors note.

“Generally speaking, states that spend less—especially on income transfer programs—and states that tax less—particularly on productive activities such as working or investing— experience higher growth rates than states that tax and spend more,” said the state.

New York also has the highest personal and corporate income tax rates, the highest estate/ inheritance taxes, and is the worst Right to Work state for employees wanting to opt out of labor unions. It did climb out of the cellar in one category, coming in 49th in debt as a share of tax revenue.

Controlled by Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Progressive Democrat colleagues in the legislature, New York breaks records each year for government spending. This year’s $237 billion budget is $120.5 billion more than Florida, which has a larger population and no income tax. Taxpayer relief is not expected anytime soon as Hochul’s Division of the Budget estimates that the state will run a $2.3 billion deficit in 2026, $4.3 billion in 2027, and $7.3 billion in 2028.

A huge budgetary drain will be the sanctuary state’s spending on illegal immigrants. Hochul budgeted $2.1 billion this year, with enormous costs being passed on to local municipalities now on the hook to provide education, emergency, and social services.

the migrant

crisis will “destroy” the city. He announced drastic cuts to police, sanitation and programs as upwards of $12 billion will go to migrants over the next two years.

Other areas where New York scored among the worst were Average Workers' Compensation Costs (47th), Property Tax Burden (46th), Minimum Wage (44th), and the Amount of Public Employees vs. Population (44th). The state dwells in the nation’s economic basement, along with Louisiana, West Virginia, and New Jersey.

Comprised of nearly onequarter of the country's state legislators and stakeholders from across the policy spectrum, American Legislative Exchange Council members represent more than 60 million Americans and provide jobs to more than 30 million people in the United States. Their annual Rich State, Poor State report was written by economists Stephen Moore, Jonathan Williams, and Arthur B. Laffer, developer of the “Laffer curve,” which shows how lower government taxes relate to higher economic growth.

Schumer Schedules Senate Show Votes as Summer Recess Nears

ByDeborahWilliams

Senator Chuck Schumer (DNY) is in full campaign mode leading up to the November elections. He has scheduled a series of "show votes" this spring and summer turning the Senate into a campaign arm of the DNC rather than the people’s house.

The Democrats have a tenuous hold on the Senate majority and fear losing it in November. Leading up to the summer recess in August, Schumer has so far held a series of show votes on immigration, contraception, and IVF in hopes he can use them to bolster his majority.

It is an open acknowledgement that nothing substantive will happen between now and election day, even if both sides agree. Neither side wants to give the other a win, and if one side can stick it to the other, they will.

Schumer controls what comes up for a vote and he is at liberty to schedule votes on issues that will play well to likely Democrat voters to drive turnout. Democrats are aiming to fool the low-information voter with meaningless votes.

The goal of these show votes is to create a false circumstance to attack Republicans, not to have a meaningful debate over legislation. The votes don’t address

anything that needs addressing. The votes use the Senate as a political battering ram.

Schumer and his team at the DNC hope that these show votes help vulnerable Democratic incumbents, such as Sens. Jon Tester (MT) and Sherrod Brown (OH) and keep the majority no matter how slim.

The first "Schumer Show Vote" was the border bill that claims it would have clamped down on the number of illegal immigrants allowed to claim asylum at the

southern border. Since January 2021, every action of the Biden administration has been to make it easier for illegal immigrants to cross the border and be released into the United States.

“Today is not a bill, today is a prop,” Sen. Lankford (R-OK) said on the floor. "Everyone sees it for what it is.” The procedural vote to send the bill to the floor failed 4350.

The Right to Contraception Act received a show vote despite no one trying to ban contraception.

Access to contraception is widely supported by men and women of all parties with support in the 90% range. The measure failed 51-39.

“This is, right now, purely and simply a political stunt, and I think most people are going to view it that way,” Senate Republican Whip John Thune (SD) said.

“If the Democrat leader (Schumer) had any real interest in legislating on these issues, he would be working with Republicans to bring up legislation that has a chance of receiving

support from both Democrats and Republicans,” Thune added.

The show vote on IVF was meant to establish a statutory right to IVF. The vote, 48-47, fell short of the 60 votes required to move forward.

The IVF vote is considered a "show vote" because as Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said, “No states are currently banning IVF. This is not serious legislation. It is a political process.”

Additionally, Schumer did not go through the committee process or have the bill scored by the Congressional Budget Office as required.

This week Schumer announced another vote attempting to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law before the election.

"A few moments ago, I took the first procedural step to place on the legislative calendar the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, sponsored by Sen. Murray (D-WA) and myself," Schumer said in recent floor remarks. The bill could be scheduled for a formal test vote as soon as early July.

Additional show votes are likely to be scheduled between now and the summer recess.

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DEI and Equity Requirements Cause Years of Delay for $42.5 Billion Rural Internet Program

ByDeborahWilliams

Three years ago, with great fanfare, President Biden unveiled a $42.5 billion rural internet program under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program pledging that every household in the country would have access by 2030 using cables made in America.

Almost no progress has been made in the last three years and it is estimated to take more than a year before the first home or business receives any benefit.

Biden declared the program an “absolute necessity” during his announcement three years ago. Yet according to FCC Commissioner, Brendan Carr, the Biden administration's signature highspeed Internet program from 2021 is stuck in the bureaucracy.

Carr said on X, "In 2021, the Biden Administration got $42.45 billion from Congress to deploy high-speed Internet to millions of Americans. "Years later, it has not connected even 1 person with those funds," Carr added.

Not unlike Biden’s $7.5 billion plan to put 500,000 EV chargers across the country, but three years later, only eight were completed, and not a single home is connected after three years in this $42.5 billion rural internet program. Why is that? What’s holding the process up?

Carr accuses the administration of “layering a partisan political agenda” on the program.

Elon Musk said on X, “This government program is an outrageous waste of taxpayer money and is utterly failing to serve people in need.”

Carr called the Biden administration out over the Democratic FCC members using their majority to revoke the $800

million awarded to Musk's Starlink under the Trump administration, which he says would have brought high-speed Internet service to 642,000 rural locations.

“For $42 billion they could have bought Starlink dishes for 140 million people (US population is 333 million),” said WholeMarsBlog on X.

Nineteen states received more than $1 billion. The ten states

receiving the most funding are Alabama, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Funding ranges between $100.7 million for Washington, D.C., and $3.3 billion for Texas. New York received $664,618,251.49.

The House Budget Committee revealed that the project would likely not start until 2025 or 2026.

Biden Election Order Under Scrutiny

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Carr said the holdup is due to a "partisan political agenda" that includes "climate change mandates, tech biases, DEI requirements, favoring government-run networks + more.

"There's no question that the 2021 law put some process in place, but the Biden administration decided to layer on top of that a Byzantine additional set of hoops that states have to go through before the administration will approve them to get these funds and start completing the builds," Carr told FOX Business.

Mr. Carr describes the requirements as “a liberal wish list that has nothing to do with connecting Americans,” he writes on X. Union laborer provisions and requirements to prioritize the employment of “justice impacted” employees with criminal history round out the requirements delaying implementation.

“The Biden Admin’s failure to turn even a single shovel’s worth of dirt with this $42.45B is not just predictable, it was predicted,” Mr. Carr said.

Many question why Biden is going in on physical cables when technology such as Elon Musk’s Starlink is available. Starlink provides affordable Internet access all over the world.

The delay is said to be unrelated to Internet technology but is due to ridiculous administrative and ideological requirements for states to receive funding.

Capitalizing on their control of the federal bureaucracy, the Democrats are trying everything they can to get Joe Biden reelected and keep the trillions in taxpayer dollars flowing their way. One strategy, using government resources to turn out the vote in their favor, has come under scrutiny by a House committee.

The Administration Committee has issued subpoenas to 15 agencies within the Biden administration to determine if an Executive Order he issued to engage them in the 2024 election is unconstitutional. Chaired by Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, the committee is looking into potential conflicts between the order and the National Voter Registration Act.

“Congress delegates to federal agencies specific functions and missions, which by law they are required to follow. Their delegation of authority to HUD does not include using funds and resources to provide Americans with voter registration materials,” Steil said of one agency, Housing and Urban Development, under scrutiny.

His committee has also subpoenaed officials from a vast list of government bureaucracies with infinite resources to swing an election, including Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland

Security, Interior, Justice, Labor, Management and Budget, State, Transportation, and Treasury. Committee Republicans believe that the agencies and departments are using federal resources for partisan activities, which threatens the integrity of the U.S. electoral system. They are considering legislation to repeal Biden’s order and clarify the role of federal workers in voter registration efforts.

States such as New York turned the election system on its head by providing voter registration forms to illegal aliens and others who seek driver's licenses, social welfare, and other services. The next step by the Progressive Democrats who control the system is to allow the migrants to vote.

Steil’s committee has requested detailed plans from the federal

Pipeline Ruling Good News for New York

ByRobertChartuk

Consumers looking for a break in the high cost of energy were shown a glimmer of hope by a federal court ruling in favor of a natural gas pipeline serving New York and Pennsylvania.

Ruling on a lawsuit brought by the environmental group Food & Water Watch, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) had properly evaluated a plan to expand the pipeline. The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company is making its way through the approval process to expand service in the Northeast.

The lawsuit argued that the Regulatory Commission did not adequately assess any greenhouse gas emissions the pipeline would generate and their effect on climate change. Writing for a three-judge panel, Justice Gregory Katsas said that FERC “reasonably concluded that there was too much uncertainty regarding the number and location of additional upstream wells” that the environmental group had noted in its complaint.

The Tennessee Gas Pipeline is a series of natural gas mains that run from the coasts of Texas and Louisiana into the heart of the U.S. They deliver natural gas to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and other northeastern states,

according to Kinder Morgan, which operates the system, one of the largest pipelines in the U.S.

Since the election of President Joe Biden and his embrace of the Green New Deal, fuel prices have skyrocketed. The country went from energy independent under former President Donald Trump to dependent on other countries, many unfriendly to America, for its energy needs. New York sits on a Saudi Arabia-sized natural gas supply, but its Progressive Democrat leadership in Albany won’t allow it to be touched, leaving residents to rely on outside sources.

Environmental groups

agencies on how they intend to carry out Biden’s dictate. “Recent actions under the Department of Education’s new federal workstudy requirements and the Small Business Administration’s voter registration agreement with Michigan raise substantial questions about the order’s implementation,” he noted. “These actions and those of other agencies raise substantial questions and concerns, some of which may be answered by access to the strategic plans drafted by the agencies.”

The committee chairman added: “Elections are partisan, but our election administration should never be partisan. Allowing federal employees from the Biden administration to flood election administration sites threatens election integrity and reduces the confidence of Americans in the system.”

A lawsuit claiming that Biden’s order targets key demographics to benefit the president's political party and his reelection efforts has been filed by the Foundation for Government Accountability. Referencing Biden’s slipping poll numbers in contrast to his opponent, former President Donald Trump, the Foundation’s president, Tarren Bragdon, stated: “It’s no wonder Team Biden is using their authority and resources to target welfare populations with a federally funded get-out-the-vote effort.”

funded by partisan interests and foreign governments have come under increasing criticism for undermining U.S. sovereignty and the economic interests of its citizens.

Another Kinder Morgan gas pipeline expansion project in Louisiana and Mississippi survived an environmental challenge to its FERC approvals. The projects are part of a buildup of liquified natural gas export capacity from the Gulf of Mexico. Last year, the U.S. became the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas, a capacity expected to double by the decade's end.

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VETERANS WAY What Veterans Wish Civilians Understood

BY REV. FREDERICK MILLER, PH.D.

Many civilians have only a vague notion of what it’s like to serve in the military. In 2022, 171,736 members of the military were assigned to activeduty troops abroad, which led to 0.45% of the American population actively serving.

If you include former members of the armed services, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that as of 2023 there are about 16.2 million veterans in the U.S. Adding veterans to numbers mentioned above the active personnel results in 7% of all living Americans having served in the military at some point in their lives. That leaves 93% who may not understand the veteran experience. Let me add that we have 80,000 living here in Suffolk County, and Nassau County has 50,000 living there.

Help is available for veterans to transition to civilian

The Rivard Report asked veterans from different services, active duty and retired, the same question: What do you wish civilians understood about what it’s like to be a veteran?

To go from belonging to a community that fully understands and identifies with you to return to a life where most people are unaware of all that comprises military life can make for a difficult transition for many veterans.

It helps veterans when civilians show support and how they care about them. Civilian community service projects help them get to know veterans and that they’re not all crazy or suffering from PTSD.

Do not forget the veteran family who may have lived in the military community when the veteran was on active duty or is suffering with the veteran as he tries to get back to civilian life. They too may need help.

The military provides its service members with a structured community that goes beyond the work day. From health care to recreational

The answers spanned from why it’s difficult to return home after military service to how many may not understand what motivates people to serve in the military, including the sacrifice required by military families.

activities to daily rituals and shared values embedded in tasks at large and small, the way of life for a veteran stems from this culture, training, and common experiences of belonging to the larger military community.

The family of a veteran may be the only ones who can encourage vets to get assistance when suffering from PTSD or moral injury. Those are the ones our clergy should be in contact with to help their veterans.

Help is available to you by calling the local VA hospital in Northport, (631) 261-4400, or Veterans Crisis Line 1 (800) 273-8255. Press 1 to talk to a veteran or have a confidential chat at veteranscrisisline.net or text to 838255. If you have any questions relating to veteran problems, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to answer it. Contact us at drfred72@gmail.com.

HISTORY LESSONS

BY RICHARD ACRITELLI

“The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.”

- General Ulysses S. Grant

At this time, some one hundred and sixty-one years ago, Grant made one of the riskiest decisions of the Civil War. For a year after the fighting of the Battle of Shiloh, Grant was under a cloud of disgrace. After gaining the unconditional surrender of Simon Bolivar Buckner’s forces at Fort Donelson, Grant was totally surprised at Shiloh on April 6th, 1862. Word falsely spread that Grant was drunk, incompetent, and this forced General Henry Halleck to assume command. For agonizing weeks, Grant’s military opinion was bypassed, as he was ignored over the slow Union movement to take Corinth, Mississippi. Grant planned to go home, as he was not willing to stay in a position that did not recognize his ability to fight. General William Tecumseh Sherman persuaded him to stay as his luck was bound to change.

When Lincoln ordered Halleck to run the entire war effort, Grant regained his old position, and for several months, he was

on the defensive. As he operated outside of Memphis, Tennessee, Grant watched Vicksburg and was determined to take the “Gibraltar of the West.” He ordered Sherman to attack the northern position of Vicksburg at Chickasaw Bayou. With three divisions, the Confederates easily defeated Sherman, who was forced to strike a well-entrenched and elevated enemy gun. Attacking in the open and through parts of waters that were chest high in late December, Sherman far outnumbered the Confederates but was unable to make any gains against this strong position. As Sherman was assaulting the outskirts of Vicksburg, on December 20th, 1862, Confederate raiders operating behind Grant’s lines captured a large Union supply depot at Holly Springs, Mississippi. Grant was unable to aid Sherman with reinforcements of men and materials.

At Chickasaw Bayou, the Confederates awaited the Union soldiers and unleashed a defensive fury against them that cost the Union 1,700 casualties, compared to 200 that was lost by the Southerners. This lopsided battle victory for the Confederacy continued to provide information to Grant about the impregnable position of Vicksburg that was commanded

General Ulysses S. Grant and the Beginning of the End for Vicksburg

by Pennsylvania native Lieutenant General John Pemberton. Again, these failures stimulated the rumors that Grant was drinking on duty and that he should be quickly fired by Lincoln. Little was said about the immense task in capturing Vicksburg that was surrounded by nine major forts, a garrison of 30,000 men, that was protected by 172 guns to hit any water movements toward Vicksburg from the Mississippi River. As this river ran north and south, it completely bent to provide a geographic barrier to hinder Union drive to hit this position from the water.

Lincoln never personally met Grant, but he continued to defend his ability to overcome this military obstacle. Under pressure, Lincoln often said that he was “Grant’s only friend,” and that he had to

keep “this man, because he fights.”

While Lincoln had to prod other generals to defeat the Confederates, especially in Northern Virginia, this was not the case for Grant. But there was constant friction over the presence of Grant that Lincoln wanted to learn more about this officer and his leadership style.

Secretary of War Edwin Stanton directed writer Charles A. Dana to visit Grant’s headquarters as an Assistant Secretary of War. At once, Dana observed that Grant rarely drank, was an intelligent and brave officer, and had a temper that was rarely disturbed. He identified Grant as an incredibly devoted officer to his tasks, a likable leader who understood the common soldier, and that he was fully capable of opposing the Confederacy.

After several failed schemes to move closer to Vicksburg, Grant informed Sherman and his key officers that most of the army, horses, supplies, would float down the Mississippi River and proceed under the enemy guns. Sherman never doubted the bravery of Grant, but he believed that this was a poor idea that would hurt the Union war effort. At Vicksburg, Pemberton never estimated the will of Grant to move his army in this manner and he offered to send troops to Confederate President Jefferson

Davis. Grant understood that he would be risking his own job if these plans failed, but he firmly believed in the necessity of this plan to travel south of the guns and to land his army on the same riverside as the enemy.

On April 16th, Grant and the navy assembled seven ironclads, three army transports and barges that had coal, food, hay, cotton and ammunition for his army. Next to Grant, was his military circle and his wife and son, Jesse. They had the best seat to view the ferocity of the armaments that lit up the sky in the Confederate efforts to destroy Union vessels and its precious cargo. As they approached Vicksburg, the guns opened up against the northern ships, as Dana counted over 525 shots and observed the unflappable nature of Grant. Whereas Sherman was correct to state the risks that were involved with moving past these fortifications, Grant’s unflinching ability to be daring against the enemy was needed to attain this triumphant moment. Shortly after Grant landed south of Vicksburg, Pemberton recalled his soldiers that were sent to Tennessee to reinforce Confederate troops. This operation was the start of one of the strongest ever conducted by an American general in our history.

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BY NANCY BURNER, ESQ.

When contemplating the most effective method to transfer your family home and circumventing the probate process, it is essential to consider the advantages and limitations of the Transfer on Death (TOD) deed.

It is imperative to compare the use of a transfer on death (TOD) deed, life estate deed, or a trust. Each option offers unique features that can impact your estate planning decisions. The TOD deed, which is a new provision under NY State law and will be effective July 19, 2024, provides property owners with the ability to designate beneficiaries who will inherit real property upon their passing, bypassing the probate process. This approach simplifies the transfer of real estate assets and can be a costeffective solution when real

property is the only asset. Unlike the life estate deed, which has always been recognized under NY law, the owner can change the remainder beneficiaries after the deed is signed. Thus, under the traditional life estate deed, if you name your child on the deed and he predeceases you, his share will pass according to his estate plan, not yours. Under TOD deed option, you could change the beneficiary of the real property anytime until your death. You are free to change your mind!

However, the TOD deed does not offer asset protection from the cost of long-term care expenses. While a life estate deed allows you the retained right to live in and use the premises during your lifetime, similar to the TOD deed, it also protects the home from the costs of long-term care. Both the TOD deed and the life estate deed can be useful tools to avoid probate however, both are

Avoiding Probate

limited. The Medicaid-qualifying trust or the revocable trust may be better options. A revocable trust will avoid probate and the Medicaid-qualifying trust will avoid probate and protect assets from the cost of care. Both trusts offer a comprehensive estate

planning tool, which allows for the efficient transfer of real estate and various other assets, such as bank accounts, investments, and personal property.

When comparing these options, it's essential to weigh the benefits

and drawbacks of each based on your specific estate planning goals and circumstances. In conclusion, the choice between a TOD deed, a life estate, and a trust depends on your circumstances and your priorities. You must weigh the benefits of simplicity and costeffectiveness against your need for asset protection and other estate planning goals. Consulting with an experienced estate planning and elder law attorney can help you navigate these options and make informed decisions that align with your specific needs and objectives.

Nancy Burner, Esq. is the founder and managing partner of Burner Prudenti Law, P.C. focusing her practice areas on Estate Planning, Asset Protection and Elder Law. 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.

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LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT:

SUFFOLK COUNTY. NEWREZ LLC

D/B/A SHELLPOINT

MORTGAGE SERVICING, Pltf. vs. ROSE MARY

HOLDORF AKA ROSE

M. HOLDORF, et al, Defts. Index #610086/2022.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered April 5, 2024, I will sell at public auction at Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on July 9, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. premises k/a 36 Sheridan Road, Shirley, NY 11967. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Mastic in the Township of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, District 0200, Section 983.30, Block 02.00, Lot 012.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $284,170.70 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. GIUSEPPE ROSINI, Referee. PINCUS LAW GROUP, PLLC, Attys. for Pltf., 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556. File No. 12102020.48377#101474

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. MIGUEL ALVAREZ A/K/A MIGUEL S. ALVAREZ, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 22, 2022 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee duly entered on March 29, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on July 10, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., premises known as 9 Dourland Road n/k/a 16 Dourland Road, Medford, NY 11763. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of

land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at West Yaphank in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 545.00, Block 02.00 and Lot 023.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $301,952.58 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #609098/2020. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Richard A. Kaufman, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No.: 193357-1

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY, -against-

VINCENT CELLI, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF RAPHAEL CELLI, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on August 3, 2023, wherein JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY is the Plaintiff and VINCENT CELLI, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF RAPHAEL CELLI, 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 July 8, 2024 at 12:30PM, premises known as 3 STAR COURT EAST, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772; and the following tax map identification: 0200-898.0002.00-093.000.

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 AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 069343/2014. Michael Clancy, Esq. - Referee. The Referee does not accept cash and only accepts bank checks or certified checks made payable to Michael T. Clancy, as Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK

WILMINGTON SAVINGS

FUND SOCIETY, FSB, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

D/B/A CHRISTIANA

TRUST, A DIVISION OF WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE KNOXVILLE 2012 TRUST,

Plaintiff, Against

DAVID RUSSELL

GUGGENHEIM A/K/A

DAVID R. GUGGENHEIM

A/K/A DAVID

GUGGENHEIM; PATRICIA

SUE GUGGENHEIM

A/K/A PATRICIA

S. GUGGENHEIM

A/K/A PATRICIA

GUGGENHEIM; ET AL

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 02/16/2023, I, the undersigned Referee,

will sell at public auction, at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, on 7/9/2024 at 11:00am, premises known as 381 Grace Street, Holbrook, NY 11741, 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 Village Of Holbrook, Town Of Islip, County Of Suffolk And State Of New York.

District 0500 Section 152.00 Block 02.00 Lot 021.000

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $537,835.53 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 613334/2018

Annette Eaderesto, Esq., Referee.

Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504

Dated: 4/29/24 File Number: 6884571 SH

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AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. NORMA ARIAS A/K/A NORMA L. PORTILLO, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 1, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on July 11, 2024 at 10:30 a.m., premises known as 182 Lexington Road, Shirley, NY 11967. 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 967.00, Block 06.00 and Lot 060.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $485,028.06 plus interest

and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #607270/2015. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Annette Eaderesto, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff Firm File No.: 211881-1

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST, -against-

CHRISTINA MORAN AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS DELVALLE, 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 July 6, 2023, wherein BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST is the Plaintiff and CHRISTINA MORAN AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS DELVALLE, 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 July 16, 2024 at 10:30AM, premises known as 17 LAURIE BOULEVARD, CENTEREACH, NY 11720; and the following tax map identification: 0200-513.0002.00-036.000.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE,

LYING IN THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 614521/2019. Annette Eaderesto, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT SUFFOLK COUNTY MID-ISLAND MORTGAGE CORP., Plaintiff against MUHAMMET OZEN, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., 20 Commerce Drive, Suite 230, Cranford, NJ 07016 and 1131 Route 55, Suite 1, Lagrangeville, NY 12540. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered August 21, 2023, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on July 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM. Premises known as 1 Ellen Ct, Lake Grove, NY 11755. District 0208 Sec 008.00 Block 11.00 Lot 029.000. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $412,399.72 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 605329/2016. For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. During the COVID-19 health

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emergency, Bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of the 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. Should a bidder fail to comply, the Referee may refuse to accept any bid, cancel the closing and hold the bidder in default. 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.

Steven P. Bertolino, Esq., Referee File # NY202200000067-1

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SUFFOLK - INDEX NO.: 601405/2023–SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. Plaintiff designates SUFFOLK COUNTY as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map District 0200, Section 757.00, Block 03.00, Lot 003.000, EAST MORICHES, NY, County of SUFFOLK – CITIBANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2019-RPL3, PLAINTIFF, -againstROBERT SINNOTT, SR., AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF PATRICK SINNOTT, STEPHANIE UNGER, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF PATRICK SINNOTT, KATHLEEN UNGER AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF PATRICK SINNOTT, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described

and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs-at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of PATRICK SINNOTT, deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs-at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, "JOHN DOE #1" through "JOHN DOE #12," the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, DEFENDANTS. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff's Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and 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 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 against you 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. Dated: Syosset, New York, June 5, 2024. Roach & Lin, P.C., attorney for Plaintiff, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, NY 11791. Tel: 516-9383100. To the above-named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. THOMAS WHELAN, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated March 18, 2024 and filed with the SUFFOLK County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as District 0200, Section 757.00, Block 03.00, Lot 003.000, EAST MORICHES, NY, County of SUFFOLK as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 143 PINE ST, EAST MORICHES, NY 11940. 81196

L15946 - 6/12/2024, 6/19/2024, 6/26/2024 & 7/3/2024

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE EQUITY LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3, -against-

SCOTT LAZENBY A/K/A SCOTT T. LAZENBY, ET AL.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Suffolk on April 30, 2024, wherein HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 is the Plaintiff and SCOTT LAZENBY A/K/A

SCOTT T. LAZENBY, 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 July 18, 2024 at 12:30PM, premises known as 99 SOUTHHAVEN AVENUE, MASTIC, NY 11950; and the following tax map identification: 0200882.00-01.00-041.000.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK, SITUATE AT MASTIC, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 605424/2017. Michael Clancy, Esq. - Referee. The Referee does not accept cash and only accepts bank checks or certified checks made payable to Michael T. Clancy, as 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.

L15947 - 6/19/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/3/2024 & 7/10/2024

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, -against-

MAUREEN H. PITTMAN, IF LIVING, AND IF SHE/ HE BE DEAD, 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 May 8, 2024, wherein BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is the Plaintiff and MAUREEN H. PITTMAN, IF LIVING, AND IF SHE/ HE BE DEAD, 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 July 18, 2024 at 10:30AM, premises known as 81 MILLER AVENUE, PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY 11776; and the following tax map identification: 0200-334.0006.00-060.000.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT TERRYVILLE, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 208536/2022. Annette Eaderesto, 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.

L15950 - 6/19/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/3/2024 & 7/10/2024

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE

INVESTMENT TRUST 2005-2, -againstJORGE PENA, 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 29, 2019, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2005-2 is the Plaintiff and JORGE PENA, 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 July 22, 2024 at 10:30AM, premises known as 11 ORMOND PLACE, SHIRLEY, NY 11967; and the following tax map identification: 0200851.00-05.00-004.000.

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 AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 611797/2017. Steven Losquadro, 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.

L15951 - 6/19/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/3/2024 & 7/10/2024

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE

STATE OF NEW YORK

SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS DELAWARE TRUSTEE AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CO-TRUSTEE FOR GOVERNMENT LOAN SECURITIZATION TRUST 2011-FV1 Plaintiff, v. LILLIAN L POITRAS A/K/A LILLIAN POITRAS, 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 4, 2019, I, Elyse N. Grasso, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on July 18, 2024 at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, at 1:00PM the premises described as follows:

72 Johns Neck Road a/k/a 72 Lafayette Drive Shirley, NY 11967

SBL.: 0209-032.00-02.00052.000 f/k/a 0200-983.0004.00-052.000

ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York.

The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 060386/2014 in the amount of $178,306.61 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

L15952 - 6/19/2024, 6/26/2024, 7/3/2024 & 7/10/2024

NOTICE OF LEGAL POSTPONEMENT OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, ISANTHES, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JOSEPH TIROTTA, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 29, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on July 2, 2024 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 17 Kent Place a/k/a 13 Kent Place, Mastic, NY 11950. 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 786.00, Block 06.00 and Lot 013.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $394,510.82 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #600981/2019. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. The original sale was scheduled for June 4, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at the same location.

Annette Eaderesto, Esq., Referee

Vallely Law PLLC, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 165, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

L15957-6/26/2024

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE CHALET SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. JENNIFER WAGNERAUERBECK A/K/A J.D. WAGNER-AUERBECK A/K/A JENNIFER W.

AUERBECK A/K/A

JENNIFER WAGNER, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 3, 2023 and an Order Appointing Successor Referee duly entered on April 30, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on July 30, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., premises known as 24 Golden Gate Drive, Shirley, NY 11967. 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 980.30, Block 01.00 and Lot 032.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $260,227.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #616260/2021. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

John Bennett, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 203392-1

L15958 - 6/26/2024, 7/3/2024, 7/10/2024 & 7/17/2024

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY. CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, Pltf. vs. JOHN BAKER, et al, Defts. Index #202609/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Feb. 15, 2024, I will sell at public auction at Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on July 25, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. premises k/a 31 Terrell Street, Patchogue, NY 11772 a/k/a District 0200, Section 979.30, Block 02.00, Lot 044.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $223,806.08 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

ANNETTE EADERESTO, Referee. MARGOLIN,

WEINREB & NIERER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY 11791. #101531

L15959 - 6/26/2024, 7/3/2024, 7/10/2024 & 7/17/2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:

The following Self Storage unit contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by StorQuest Self Storage 2021 Lakeland Avenue , Ronkonkoma NY 11779 (631) 954-2026 to satisfy a lien on 07/10/2024 at approx. 12PM at www. storagetreasures.com:

Bridget Tancredi -2041, Jessie Hassler-3056 , Chris Cornielle-3118

L15960-6/26/2024

LEGAL NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-25

Plaintiff, Against JAMES P. WALSH; STEPHANIE M. WALSH; ET AL;

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered 06/16/2021, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, on 7/8/2024 at 2:00PM premises known as 27 Pineway Avenue, Mastic Beach, NY 11951, 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 970.00 Block 02.00 Lot 012.000 And

013.000.

Approximate amount of lien $469,411.27 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index #604429/2019

Original sale date 6/10/2024 2:00PM at the same location. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.

Billie Jean Miller, Esq., Referee. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Dated: 4/10/24 File Number: 35262 SH L15961-6/26/2024

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006AR29, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-AR29, -againstCHESLEY RUFFIN A/K/A CHELSEY RUFFIN A/K/A CHESLEY J. RUFFIN, 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 January 21, 2021, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006AR29, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-AR29 is the Plaintiff and CHESLEY RUFFIN A/K/A CHELSEY RUFFIN A/K/A CHESLEY J. RUFFIN, 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 July 24, 2024 at 10:00AM, premises known as 12 CAROLINE

STREET, MEDFORD, NY 11763; and the following tax map identification: 0200545.00-02.00-045.000.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING AT WEST YAPHANK, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 612212/2017. Paul R. Feuer, 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.

L15962 - 6/26/2024, 7/3/2024, 7/10/2024 & 7/17/2024

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BY TOM BARTON

Statistics don't lie, but they certainly can lead us to some money. From the eye test this season, we can all see that scoring is down across the league, but how substantially down are the offensive outputs and how can we take advantage?

Let's first start with the facts. This season's offenses and runs scored are lower than the past. Forget about the talk of a dead ball or juiced ball in the past or whatever the reasons and just focus on what is happening. In 2023, each team scored 4.62 runs per game. This year that number is 4.35. We are talking about .27 less runs per game from a year ago. Not that big of a deal right? Wrong. That means that we are seeing about one run less per team every three games, that is actually a steep decline.

To go further, the MLB batting averages across the league are down by an average

of about seven points per batter. But, it gets even worse. If you remove each team's #1 average hitter, that number skyrockets to almost a 10 point per batter decrease. Home runs are noticeably down as well, but the game's runs scored and RBI, or lack thereof, are the biggest red flags. In a game where they don't play small ball anymore and we find it increasingly likely to strand a runner on third base with less than two outs, this doesn't shock most observers.

So, how as sports bettors can we capitalize on this? Instead of looking at league-wide production and just pounding every under (which the books are prepared for), why not take a look at the individual teams?

The Houston Astros are the best example of a team that is just making under backers a streamline of money week after week. The Astros have cashed the under in just about 64% of

Take The Under...While You Still Can

their games this season. Their better than advertised pitching, and struggling offense has been a cash cow. The Rangers are in the same boat, hitting about

61% unders for the year and the Atlanta Braves round out the teams in MLB that are cashing over 60% of under bets.

What a Year for Shoreham-Wading River

ByTomBarton

The Shoreham-Wading River High School spring athletes were recognized for their successful season, as Athletic Director Mark Passamonte announced the names of the student athletes and praised their accomplishments and commitment to their sport. Passamonte also proudly announced that all spring teams were named New York State Scholar-Athlete teams, with the team’s average GPA for 75% of the roster equal to or greater than 90%. There were 238 varsity athletes: 168 or 71% of these students maintained a 90 or higher GPA.

Superintendent of Schools Gerard Poole and Board of Education

President Thomas Sheridan presented those in attendance with a commemorative district pin. The athletes who received their honors are listed below.

Boys Track-Scholar Athlete Team

• All-League: Patrick Shea, Michael Huebner, Kyle Cavliere, Wes Hodun, Leyton Mangiamele, Jarrell Winston, Spencer Lee, Jake Smith, Logan Jung

• All-County: Patrick Shea, Michael Huebner, Leyton Mangiamele, Jarrell Winston, Spencer Lee, Jake Smith, Logan Jung

• All-State: Michael Huebner, Logan Jung, Patrick Shea, Jarrell

Winston and Jake Smith

• All-Academic: Jake Smith

• Michael was the county 400-meter champion as well as the 800-meter overall champion in Section XI

• The 4x800 relay team consisting of Jarrell Winston, Patrick Shea, Jake Smith and Michael Huebner won the D2 county championship

• SWR Most Improved: Kyle Cavaliere

• SWR MVP: Michael Huebner

• Michael Huebner was the NYS D2 State Champion in the 800-meter

• Logan Jung placed 3rd in NYS D2 in the high jump

• The 4x800 relay team which consisted of Patrick Shea, Jarrell Winston, Jake Smith and Michael Huebner placed 3rd in NYS

• Scholar Athletes: James Minetti, James Maxwell, Jake Smith, Spencer Lee, Nicholas Friedlander, Alexander Crawford, Noah Wyszomierski, Patrick Shea, Michael Iberger, Aidan Schmitt, Nathan Schaefer, Leyton Mangiamele, Alexander Gallo, Charles Licata, Timothy Worthington, Andrew Licata, Cole Stadler, Matteo Cortina, Gavin Constantine, Kyle Schiff, Phoenix Fernandes, Nicholas Worthington, Henry Wyszomierski, Michail Medvedev, Aidan Daly, Brendan Friedlander, Jarrell Winston, Luke

Tezcan, and Zachary Johnson

Girls Golf-Scholar Athlete Team

• All-Academic: Grace Barra, Ali Dettleff, Carly Mulroy, Mackenzie Greene, Felicity Fitzgerald, Victoria Hamilton, Summer Murphy

• SWR MVP: Carly Mulroy

SWR Most Improved: Summer Murphy and Victoria Hamilton

• Scholar Athletes: Carly Mulroy, Ali Dettleff, Victoria Hamilton, Grace Barra, Summer Murphy, Mackenzie Greene, and Felicity Fitzgerald

Girls Track-Scholar Athlete Team

• All-League: Brooke Andresen, Reese Nelson, Ellie Connell, Olivia Pesso, Giovanna Olivo, Naomi Harris, Morgan Lesiewicz

• Scholar Athletes: Olivia Pesso,

All these teams have the same formula. A lineup filled with superstar names that just aren't producing. Seattle, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Washington, the Cubs, Toronto and Oakland are also all above 55% to the under. On the flip side of this are teams who are hitting the overs. The vaunted Orioles offense is at the top of the list, but even they are just over 58% to the over. Next would be the Tigers, Brewers and Giants, who are all above 55%, but that is it for teams cashing overs and making money.

Betting straight unders always seems profitable, and for many this season, it has been and will continue to be so. But, few have the bankroll to just blindly bet unders. I suggest that you keep riding the teams that have shown they can keep the number under the total this year before they make some deadline deals to correct the issue.

Anna Minetti, Elysa Corso, Sophia Stadler, Lisa Misawa, Morgan Lesiewicz, Caroline D’Andrea, Nina Nelson, Emma Granshaw, Amariah Burtts, Abigail Cooke, Emma Raleigh, Reese Nelson, Michela Nobre, Ella Meeker, Isabella Arena, Madisyn Perez, Giovanna Olivo, Naomi Harris, Mia Mangano, Kayla Corso, Isabelle Scherl, Brooke Andresen, Caroline Lange, Rebecca Zoraksh, Sydney Albert, Caroline Panasci, and Ellie Connell

Softball-Scholar Athlete Team

• All-County: Elizabeth Sabino

• All-Conference: Erin Cahill, Emma Donnelly, Mia Dettleff

• All-League: Emma Reilly

• SWR Most Improved: Lauren Pollak

• SWR Most Valuable Player: Elizabeth Sabino

• Scholar Athletes: Elizabeth Sabino, Erin Cahill, Lauren Pollak, Abigail Haverty, Mia Dettleff, Grace Minarik, Alexandra Calandrillo, Hannah Rafuse, Lauren Gallucci, Jordyn DeMatteo, Emma Reilly, and Emma Donnelly

Baseball-Scholar Athlete Team

• All-League: Aiden Reilly, Joe Leo, Kyle Stella, Nick Stella

• All-County: Christian Cox, Gordon Votruba

• Gordon Votruba was the League 7 MVP

• SWR Most Improved: Aiden Reilly

• SWR MVP: Christian Cox

• Scholar Athletes: Ethan Rafuse, Christian McClain, Cameron Sheedy, Kyle Stella, Aidan Reilly, Andrew Costello, Gordon Votruba, Daniel Laieta, Matthew Arabio, Colten Sisler, Anthony DeLuca, Owen Crowley, Nicholas Stella, and Joseph Martirano

Girls Lacrosse-Scholar Athlete Team

• All-Division: Charlotte Erb, Halie Abrams, Leslie Jablonski

• All-County: Grayce Kitchen, Reese Marcario, Madison Herr

• SWR All-Rookie: Maeve Bourguignon, Sophia Giangreco

• SWR Most Improved: Haylie Abrams

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Photo Credit: Shoreham-Wading River Central School District | Facebook SWR Student Athletes

SPORTS A First for the Seawolves

ByTomBarton

Stony Brook University tennis player Sara Annamaria

Medved has been named the 2024 Cissie Leary Award Recipient for Sportsmanship in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Region.

With the award, Medved is the first player in Stony Brook's history to win the award and was one of 13 players in the country to be selected as a recipient for the 2024 Cissie Leary Award.

"Sara is a positive force, enthusiastically helping and lifting people up in a consistent manner," said head coach Thiago Dualiby. "I'm excited for her to earn this recognition. Managing a demanding schedule as a double-major, finishing her undergraduate degree in three years, while participating in several committees and organizations showed her unwavering and outstanding dedication on and off the court all season long. We're so incredibly proud of Sara."

The annual ITA Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship goes to a Division I women's player from each region who displays inspiring dedication and commitment to her team, which has enhanced her team's performance and exemplified the spirit of college tennis. The award has been given out since 1997 and is in memory of the late and widely admired Penn women's tennis coach Cissie Leary.

For the year, Medved finished second on the team in wins (individual) and was second on the team in appearances. She owned a record of 5-10 in the 5/6 position for singles, including a 3-1 overall record in CAA play.

She graduated in May with her Bachelor of Science & Computer Science/Applied Math and Statistics, completing with a 3.69 GPA. She earned CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll

Best Coaching Staff in America Belongs to Stony Brook

ByTomBarton

Stony Brook has won the IWLCA 2024 National and Regional Coaching Staff of the Year. After the Seawolves earned a National Title this past season, the entire country took notice of the excellent job the staff did with their student athletes.

and America East Honor Roll

status four different times in her career and was named to the Academic All-District Team this past spring. That added to her resume, which includes making the Dean's list four times and is a member of numerous clubs at Stony Brook, including Academy of Leaders, International Student Advisory Council, Executive board member of the Ski and Snowboard Club, Algorithmic Researcher and Programming Teaching Assistant. She also was selected to attend the Women's Sports Foundation Athlete Leadership Convention.

The national winners for the ITA Awards will be announced on June 15. As the regional winner, Medved is a candidate for the national award.

Led by Head Coach Joe Spallina, Greg Miceli and Sydney Pirreca brought the Seawolves to an 18-3 overall record, which included a perfect 8-0 in CAA play. Stony Brook earned the No. 1 overall seed in the CAA Tournament and the Regular Season Championship after it defeated Long Island rival Hofstra, 18-5. The coaching staff mentored four IWLCA Mid-Atlantic Region selections, including Ellie Masera, who was also a Tewaaraton Award finalist. The Seawolves finished ranked No. 13 in the final ILWomen/ IWLCA Division I Poll.

All winners will be honored at the IWLCA Convention, which is set to take place this November at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. The IWLCA Coaching Staff of the Year Award honors one National and multiple

All-American Freshman

ByTomBarton

Make that two All-American honors for Stony Brook baseball's freshman Erik Paulsen. Paulsen has been named by Perfect Game Baseball as a Postseason Freshman All-American. Perfect Game announced the list this week and Paulsen was the only player from the CAA to be selected. He now becomes the first player in program history to take home the award.

Paulsen was a two-way player this season for the Seawolves. On the hill, the southpaw went 2-1 in his 15 appearances in 42 innings. He was used as a bullpen arm and mostly was the closer for the Wolves. He ended with six saves and a 3.21 ERA. Paulsen's six saves, were tied for 3rd in the CAA, tied for 5th in program history and tied for 2nd in the country among freshmen.

He also was the designated hitter for Stony Brook this season. He finished with a slash line of .299/.392/.458. His versatility was on full display as he hit first, second, third and clean up for the Wolves this season and led

Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year from each NCAA Division and a National Coaching Staff of the Year from the NAIA. Ahead of the 2024 season, the IWLCA

all freshmen on the team and ranked top three in numerous

offensive categories. He was top 3 in batting average, on-base

Board of Directors approved changing the name of this award to recognize the entire coaching staff, rather than individual coaches.

percentage, hits (53), home runs (4), runs batted in (24), doubles (16) and total bases (81). He was also tied for second on the team in multihit games (14) and tied for 3rd in multi-RBI games (5).

Earlier this year, Paulsen earned himself a spot on the CAA All-Rookie team and was an All-CAA Honorable Mention. He also was the only player in the conference to be named CAA Rookie of the Week on three different occasions during the season (March 4, March 11 and April 25).

On May 15, Paulsen was the first player in program history to be named a semifinalist for the historic John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award by the College Baseball Foundation, which honors the best two-way player in Division I. He also became the 15th freshman in program history to earn an All-American nod after the rookie was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-America Second team on June 12.

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Sara Annamaria Medved

Erik Paulsen

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SPORTS Officially Long Island's Hometown Team

ByTomBarton

Back in 2000, when it was announced that Long Island would be trying to field a new baseball team, there were many naysayers who believed minor league baseball couldn't work on the Island. Then, when it was known that the Ducks would be an independent league team, as a major league baseball partner, the detractors got louder. Those who doubted the Ducks were quickly proven wrong as the Island embraced the boys in orange right away. But, there is no greater feat to show they belong than what happened this week.

The Long Island Ducks welcomed their 9 millionth fan, setting a league record. When five-year-old Ethan Oldham from Islip stepped through the gates at Fairfield Properties Ballpark on Tuesday, history was made. He entered through the West Gate at 5:56 p.m. with his Mom, Katie; Dad, Craig; and baby brother, Nolan. When he set the mark, Long Island became the first club in Atlantic League history to reach the milestone attendance figure despite having begun play in the league’s third year of existence. The Ducks have always drawn well as the Island have embraced their hometown team even more so than anyone could have imagined. The Ducks are also currently the Atlantic League’s all-time leader in sold out crowds with 707, have led the Atlantic League in attendance 17 times and currently lead the league in 2024 attendance as well.

“This is another special day in the history of this great franchise,” said Ducks General Manager Sean Smith. “Reaching 9 million fans is a testament to the incredible support from our fan base since we first opened the gates in 2000 and to the fun and excitement Ducks baseball continues to provide Long Islanders every year.”

Prior to the game between the Ducks and FerryHawks, Ethan Oldham was recognized during a VIP on-field ceremony. Sheldon Ellison, General Manager of the Levittown P.C. Richard & Son location, presented the lucky fan with a $1,000 gift card to use at any of the Ducks charter sponsor’s locations. In addition, the Ducks presented Ethan with a jersey featuring “9 Million” as

the name on the back and the number “24”, representing the 2024 season. Ethan threw out a ceremonial first pitch, received a 2024 Ducks team-signed baseball, and he and his family were upgraded to VIP tickets for the game.

The Ducks are still fighting to get to .500 on the season, but their offense has been explosive and have given the fans a show every night. The Ducks will take on the Flying Boxcars this weekend and then head to the road and try to put together a winning streak.

Green Chooses Delhi

ByTomBarton

Center Moriches basketball

standout Tristen Green has selected SUNY Delhi to continue his academic and athletic career.

Green led the Broncos this season and seemed to elevate the team every game he was in. He finished the season averaging 17 1/2 points

Rowing to Greatness

ByTomBarton

Miller

Place High School

Junior Lauren Durkin, a competitive rower with the Port Jefferson Rowing Club (PJRC), along with her doubles partner, as part of Women’s Youth 2X Double took 2nd place in the 2024 NYS High School Championships.

The Panthers duo also placed 8th at the 2024 U.S. Rowing Youth Nationals Championships.

per game making 35 threepointers and 55 free throws. Green's biggest game of the season came against Shoreham-Wading River when he poured in 30 points to go along with his five threepointers. That was a highlight tape type of game and SUNY Delhi are hoping he gives them plenty more.

Durkin began rowing in the summer of 7th grade and never looked back as she fell in love with the sport instantly. The Rowing Club allows her to keep sharp all year long, and not just in season, which has given her an edge. Besides this season's tremendous successes, she was already making waves last year. Durkin finished 2nd in the under 17 Gold Coast Classic Indoor Regatta. She ended up in 3rd place in the Saratoga Invitational Regatta Varsity. Finished 2nd in the under 17 New York State Championship as well.

Ethan Oldham and His Family

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Tristen Green

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Lauren Durkin

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