The South Shore Press 8/14/24

SUFFOLK CELEBRATES NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

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Supporting the First Amendment From the

BY STEFAN MYCHAJLIW

It was December 19th, 2020.

At the time I served as the Erie County Comptroller, the independently elected financial watchdog who fiercely fought corrupt politicians to protect taxpayers. In Suffolk County, it’s the same seat held by the Hon. John Kennedy.

This was during the height of COVID lockdowns. An overzealous, left-wing County Executive was imposing five-figure fines on businesses that violated his punitive edicts that closed businesses and churches.

To combat this COVID tyranny, I implemented rules that gave “violators” 100 years to pay excessive fines back. It was one smart and small way to beat back ridiculous lockdowns that punished hardworking businesses.

Because of my strong position of battling bureaucrats and

standing up for taxpayers during the manufactured COVID crisis, various pro-freedom groups invited me to speak at public rallies.

At one, antifa clowns came to counter-protest us freedom-loving patriots. Things got ugly fast. The second I got out of my car, a group of snowflakes who thought they were tough in their full face masks and helmets quickly surrounded me.

“Fu#$ you Mychajliw. Fu#$ you…” one started shouting at me. I just started laughing at this kid, who looked to be no older than 20. I have socks older than this antifa protestor. He also had on this oversized helmet that resembled the Rick Moranis character in the movie "Spaceballs."

My laughter enraged these angry children. Things escalated quickly.

A big brawl broke out. Police in riot gear were on hand shortly after these clowns got a good old-fashioned rear-end kicking, something their

BY GEORGE SANTOS

Presidential election tickets have traditionally focused on building coalitions within parties to appeal to moderates and swing voters.

For example, in 2016 President Trump chose then-Indiana Governor Mike Pence to appease the establishment wing and evangelical base of the GOP.

In the 2020 presidential election, President Biden selected Kamala Harris to boost his support with the progressive wing of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and black voters, who might have taken issue with some of his past statements, such as referring to black men on the streets as

“predators” when debating his 1993 crime bill in the U.S. Senate.

This year, precedent has been abandoned in favor of doubling down on the electoral base. I've dubbed this election the MAGA squared vs. WOKE squared election.

President Donald Trump conducted a long-drawnout audition for his VP slot, ultimately choosing freshman Ohio Senator JD Vance, one of the loudest voices for Trump in the U.S. Senate.

On the flip side, VP Harris quickly decided to pick Tim Walz for the VP slot. Walz, a former member of Congress and current Governor of Minnesota

parents should have done years ago. After the antifa protestors licked their wounds, sucked their thumbs in the fetal position, and crawled back to their safe space of their parents’ basement, we held our profreedom rally in the presence of police in riot gear.

Some of these defund the police radicals stayed and hid behind the protection of the very same police officers they despised. What I said first shocked them.

“As much as I abhor these freedom-hating clowns, I will always fight for their right to speak freely. The First Amendment gives

them the right to assemble and speak, just as we are,” I blasted from my bullhorn, strongly supporting the rights of those who just minutes before got in my face and threatened me.

The true fascists in this great nation of ours are those mostly on the left side of the spectrum who will go to great lengths to fight for free speech, but only if said speech agrees with what they believe and say. All others be damned.

In our struggling constitutional republic, the most productive way to shoot down bad ideas is to come up with better ones through open and robust discourse, not shutting down dissenting opinions.

This brings me to former George Santos’s column gracing the pages of the South Shore Press. You may like him or not. You may think one way or another about his personality or his politics. That’s great.

The Great Base Election of 2024

is a self-proclaimed progressive wrapped in a Midwestern accent and blue-collar facade.

To understand the strategies behind these choices, let's unpack the VP candidates. It was widely expected that Harris would pick Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro due to his incredible popularity in the state and his appeal to moderates.

However, speculation suggests that his religious background became a stumbling block due to the growing pushback Democrats are facing within their ranks because of the Israel vs. Hamas war in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.

This forced Harris to go

with the alternative: Gov. Tim Walz. Although Walz is a selfproclaimed progressive with a voting record that would make Sen. Bernie Sanders proud, he is now being repackaged as a bluecollar Midwesterner who can relate to the Rust Belt states.

This sets up a perfect storm to clash with Trump’s VP pick, Ohio Senator JD Vance. While Walz might not be the addition most Democrats and donors wanted, he is energizing the progressive wing of the party and galvanizing their ground game.

The Trump campaign needed to find a way to be competitive in the Rust Belt states, making

Ohio Senator JD Vance a necessity. The Trump camp has several goals, and Vance seems to satisfy many of them, starting with his appeal to Midwestern and youthful voters. Moreover, as the author of the New York Times best-selling book "Hillbilly Elegy" and the subject of a Netflix blockbuster of the same title, Vance has become a mini-Trump in D.C. politics. He has drawn intense support from younger GOP voters and grassroots activists across the country. The Trump-Vance ticket might not appeal to the entire GOP spectrum, but it has created energy to activate the party's base.

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December 2020: Brawl breaks out at COVID protest.

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ByRobertChartuk

Community Comes Together During National Night Out

A National Night Out was celebrated on August 6 as members of the Suffolk County Police Department and other service organizations came together with the community at the Smith Haven Mall.

"National Night Out is a campaign designed to enhance the relationship between residents and law enforcement while restoring a true sense of community,” explained Acting Suffolk Police Commissioner Robert Waring. “The evening provides an opportunity to bring police and community members together under positive circumstances.”

The night's activities, which took

place at the mall’s center square, included food, games, and police demonstrations. Local businesses set up booths, along with a table with Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney’s staff, the Army, mammography services, and a CPR training area. Kids enjoyed limbo dancing, hula hooping, face painting, and other activities as members of the Fourth Precinct connected with the community they serve.

National Night Out was started in the western suburbs of Philadelphia and has been held yearly since 1984. The tradition began with neighbors turning on their porch lights and sitting in front of their homes. Millions now participate in communities across America.

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ByDeborahWilliams

Five Suffolk County Bridges Listed as Worst in NYS

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued a report on the structural health and safety of New York’s bridges. Ten percent rate in poor condition. Five bridges in poor condition are right here in Suffolk County.

The five bridges in Suffolk County that rated in poor condition are:

* Southampton Town Rte. 27 intersected by North Road. The bridge is owned by the State and was built in 1959.

* Southampton Town River Ave. near Eastport. The bridge is owned by the town and opened in 1907.

* Brookhaven Town Floyd Park Extension near Narrow Bay SW of Mastic Beach. The bridge is owned by the County and was built in 1959.

* Islip Town Lincoln Ave. intersected by Rte. 27. The bridge is owned by the State and opened

in 1996.

* Islip Town Park Rd. intersected by Connetquot Brook near the State Park. The bridge is owned by the State and opened in 1900.

The last report was issued seven years ago and the good news is that the number of NY’s bridges in poor condition has decreased by 2.1%, but NY still is 2.2% higher than the national figure of 6.8%.

The State Department of Transportation is responsible for inspecting bridges. They assign a score of 0 to 9 with 9 being the best condition. If any component of the score receives a 4 or lower, the bridge condition is rated as “poor.”

Ensuring safe and reliable public infrastructure is an ongoing concern for local governments across the country,” DiNapoli said. “Despite increased funding from the federal and state governments,

there is a great deal more work that needs to be done in New York. Local governments need this funding to continue so sorely needed repairs and maintenance are completed.”

The Federal Highway Administration reports that $29 billion was spent on NY bridge repair in 2023. New York has 17,573 highway bridges. Counties own 50.6% of the bridges – 8,891 in total.

The region with the highest percentage of local bridges in poor condition was the MidHudson region at 13.9%. The Capital District was next with 13.7% of its local bridges in poor condition.

The Comptroller report reveals that the regions with the highest percentage of local bridges in poor condition in 2023 were the Mid-Hudson (13.9%) and Capital District (13.7%) regions. Long Island (3.2%) and New York City (7.1%) had the lowest percentage of bridges

East Moriches World War l Roster

ByRobertChartuk

Going through a box of old books l won at an auction years ago, l came across a notebook containing a treasure trove of information about the men from East Moriches who served during World War I. “Soldiers in the World War” was written across the top of a notepad containing the service records of 21 heroes who were part of the “Great War,” which started in 1914. Many are familiar names with relatives still in the area and are immortalized on the Eagle monument that stands on Main Street. The South Shore Press presents them as a tribute to those who answered their country’s call.

Richard Brackett: Colonel: Drafted, entered service 1918. Branch of Service, called to Camp Upton. Parents lived in Virginia, names unknown here. Discharged at Camp Upton for disability 1918 or 1919.

Henry R. Brevoort: Drafted, entered service May 29/18–infantry. Next of kin: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lefferts, aunt and uncle. Private, no promotion, no change of assignment, no transfer. trained at Camp Sheridan, Ala. in the infantry, discharged at Camp Upton Dec. 23/18.

Allen Highland Brown: Enlisted, entered service Apr. 28, 1918. Branch of Service, Medical Department, Fort Slocum, N.Y. Names of parents—Lewis H. Brown, father, Lucy H. Brown, mother. Honorably discharged Dec. 30, 1918. “Character excellent.”

Henry Squire Brown: Enlisted, date of entering service Sept. 12, 1918. Branch of service, apprentice seaman of the U.S. Navy. Parents

or next of kin, Ethel R. Brown, wife, Henry R. Brown, son, Edward E. Brown, father, Ada M. Brown, mother. Died Oct. 7, 1919, of pneumonia at Great Lakes Training Station, Illinois.

David Fallow Carter: Enlisted, date of entering service Apr. 25, 1917. Branch of Service, Navy. Names of parents: William F. Carter, father, Isabel F. Carter, mother. Honorably discharged Aug. 30, 1919.

Charles B. Chapman: Drafted, date of service Sept. 4, 1918. Branch of service, Coast Artillery (Limited Service C.V.) Parents, William H. Chapman, father. First Class Private, honorably discharged Dec. 6, 1918.

Roswell Sammis Hallock: Drafted, date of entering service Sept. 19, 1917. Branch of Service, Military Police. Parents Theo. W. Hallock, father, Lillie J. Hallock, mother. First Class Private,

rated in poor condition. The North Country (50.1%), Finger Lakes (48.7%), and Western New York (45.4%) regions have the highest share of local bridges in good condition.

Nearly every county and New York City had at least one local bridge rated in poor condition in 2023. Ulster County had the most, with 63 in poor condition,

followed by New York City (60), Columbia County (34), Orange County (31) and Rensselaer County (31). Wyoming County (12) and Suffolk County (5). Yates County had only one local bridge in poor condition. Schenectady County had the fewest number of local bridges overall and was the only county that did not have any in poor condition in 2023.

promoted to Wagoneer once. Honorably discharged at Camp Upton, May 19, 1919.

Roland Monroe Howell: Enlisted, date of entering service Sept. 1, 1918. Branch of Service, Infantry. Parent, Mr. Everett S. Benjamin, father. Discharged January 29, 1919, Camp Upton.

Hewlett P. S. Howland: Drafted, date of entering service Aug. 5, 1918. Branch of Service, Battery E. 25th Regiment Field Artillery. Parents, Phillip S. Howland, father, Maud A. Howland, mother. Last assigned to A.M.C. Honorably discharged at Camp Upton Apr. 3, 1919.

Arnold G. A. Klose: Enlisted, date of entering service Aug. 1917. Branch of service, medical corps. 306 Field Artillery. Parent, (Rev.) Otto R. W. Klose, father. Sergeant Medical Dept. Transferred to 305 Infantry Sanitary Detachment on January 3, 1919. Honorably

discharged May 16, 1919.

Carl Otto Klose: Enlisted, date of entering service, June 1917. Branch of service, American Ambulance Service, connected to the French Army. Parent, (Rev.) Otto R. W. Klose, father. Honorably discharged with the French Army Apr. 8, 1919.

William Walter Klose: Enlisted, date of entering service, March 1917. Branch of service, Co. B 113 Infantry. Parent (Rev.) Otto R. W. Klose, father. Facts concerning: In service Mexico summer of 1916. Enlisted in present war 1917. Honorably discharged May 27, 1919.

Frank Thomas Lias: Enlisted, date of entering service Oct. 8, 1917. Branch of service, 302nd Engineers Headquarters Co. Next of kin: Frank D. and Julia A. cousins of East Moriches, N.Y. Rank: Private. Honorably discharged May 10, 1919.

Wallace E. Morton: Drafted, Oct. 8, 1917. Day of entering service Oct. 9, 1917. Branch of service, Supply Co. 307th Infantry. Parent, Mrs. Kate O. Morton, mother. Promoted from Private to Mechanic. Honorably discharged May 9, 1919.

John Henry Nederman: Enlisted, date of entering service, Nov. 17, 1917. Branch of service, Navy. Parents, John P. & Mary Nederman. Rank, promoted Fireman 3rd Class to Fireman 1st Class July 1919, still in service. (Note added) Discharged Sept. 22, 1919.

Marcus B. Osborne: Apr. 27/18–Date of entering service Apr. 27, 1918. Branch of service, Air Service St. Paul, Minn. Parents, Edward T. Osborne, father, Maggie Osborne, mother. Rank and promotion, made Corporal in June 1918. Honorably discharged January 10, 1919, at

Camp Upton.

Ernest Garfield Raynor: Enlisted, July 22, 1918, commissioned, date of entering service, July 1918. Branch of service, Engineers U.S. Navy. Next of kin, E.W. Raynor, brother, Rank Captain. Honorably discharged January 10, 1919. In reserve for 5 years.

LeRoy Edward Raynor: Enlisted, date of entering service, July 3, 1918. Branch of service, Radio School. Parents, Morris E. and Hattie R. Raynor. Facts concerning: Transferred to Harvard University Nov. 15/19 (1918?). Released from active service July 27, 1919.

Arthur Brewster Tuttle: Enlisted, date of entering service, June 28, 1916. Branch of Service, Infantry 105th. Parent, Anna Mowbray Tuttle, mother. Rank, promoted to Corporal July 1917 Supply Sergeant, Ordered to Army Candidate School, Langres , France. Commissioned 2nd Lt. of Infantry, assigned to 88th Div. (313 Engineers and 352nd Infantry). Honorably discharged Camp Dix June 10, 1919. Edward Mowbray Tuttle #5067677: Entered service at Ithaca, N.Y. Waived draft exemption. Date of entering service, Oct. 21, 1918. Branch of service, Infantry. Parent, Anna Mowbray Tuttle, mother. Facts concerning: Trained at Camp Wheeler, Georgia 8 weeks in a replacement unit. Discharged from Camp Dix Dec. 15, 1918

John J. Warren: Enlisted, date of entering service, Nov. 5,1917. Branch of service, U.S. Transport SS San Jacinto. Parents or next of kin, unknown. Facts concerning: Served as a Quartermaster until discharged at the end of the war.

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The World War I Monument in East Moriches.

LOCAL The Time Is Now to Prepare for a Storm

ByRobertChartuk

With Hurricane Debby sparing our area, Long Islanders are reminded about storm precautions and what they need to do if another tropical cyclone threatens us this hurricane season.

The chief recommendation from the National Hurricane Center is take some time right now and get prepared. Here’s how:

Before A Storm

• Prepare an evacuation plan & make sure everyone in your home knows the plan.

• Stock up on emergency supplies.

• Water (1 gallon per person daily, for 7 days)

• Nonperishable food items (minimum 7 days' worth)

• Cooking tools and fuel

• Flashlights with extra Batteries

• Tools; battery operated radio

• Toiletries

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• First Aid Kit, prescription medication and other medicines

• Clothing

• Important documents

• Cash

• Special items (medical devices, baby care items if applicable)

EVACUATE, if told to evacuate. Do not stay behind.

During a Storm

• Follow instructions from local law enforcement and emergency management officials.

• If you are remaining at home:

• Determine your best protection for high winds and flooding.

• Take shelter in a designated storm shelter or an interior room for high winds.

• Stay away from glass windows and doors.

• Move to higher ground before flooding begins.

If you are evacuating:

• If local authorities advise you to evacuate, go right away.

• Follow evacuation routes

and do not try to take shortcuts because they may be blocked.

• Check with local officials for shelter locations.

• Download the Red Cross Emergency App to find shelters near you.

• Bring a kit of essentials.

After a Storm

• Wait for officials to say it is safe before going back home.

• Avoid damaged or fallen power lines, poles, and downed wires. They can electrocute you.

• Do not touch floodwaters because they may contain

sewage, bacteria, and chemicals that can make you ill.

• Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning: Gasoline, propane, natural gas, or charcoalburning devices should never be used inside a home, basement, garage, tent, or camper – or even outside near an open window.

• Carbon monoxide can't be seen or smelled, but it can kill you fast. If you start to feel sick, dizzy, or weak, get to fresh air right away – do not delay.

• Do not walk or drive outside if you do not have to. For more info, go to www. nhc.noaa.gov.

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With both sides making redundant picks, there's little room left for moderation.

The Great Base... K of C Hosts Community at Historical-Themed Barbecue Aug. 17

I believe this will lead to a historically tight presidential campaign, likely decided in six to seven states and among 150,000 to 200,000 voters in those states. When politicians focus on their bases, one-third of the country is largely ignored by their messaging, making this a tight margin election.

As the presidential race becomes more contentious, attention is shifting to House and Senate races, with some arguing that the Senate is at risk for Democrats, potentially leading to a tenyear GOP hold.

Look no further than the state of Ohio, where more than $310 million has already been spent on the U.S. Senate race pitting political outsider and business owner Bernie Moreno vs. career politician Sherrod Brown, who entered political office when Richard Nixon lived in the White House.

This is crucial because if Trump wins reelection,

there's enough evidence to suggest that there will be two retirements in the U.S. Supreme Court, allowing Trump to appoint two younger, more conservative Justices with the full support of the U.S. Senate. On the flip side, GOP control of the Senate under a Harris presidency could severely block her agenda and force her to moderate her positions. It should come as no surprise that the American people have a lot of homework to do before heading to the polls this November. How does one cut through the millions of dollars poured into messaging via TV, social media, and print ads?

I always say it never hurts to do it the old-fashioned way: Do your own research. It can be enlightening and helpful in making that decision come Election Day—or, more accurately, Election Season, with all the early voting options available.

Ultimately, this election will be remembered as one of the most exhausting in history, marked by a relentless focus on base politics and self-aggrandizement.

ByRobertChartuk

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The community is invited to a barbecue hosted by the Knights of Columbus at their headquarters in Mastic on Saturday. The area’s rich historical past will be featured, including displays, a Civil War

encampment, and the New York 67th Company Rifle Team from the Revolutionary War. Food and beverages will be provided free to all guests, according to Grand Knight Frank DeNatale. The event starts at 12 noon at the James V. Kavanaugh Council at 176 Madison Street.

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Historic reenactments with be part of the free Knights of Columbus community barbecue on Saturday.

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Windmills Were the Topic with the Man on the Beach at Smith Point

News of Massachusetts beaches closed due to the debris

The beach means so much to me. I’ve been coming here since l was a kid. I would hate to see it closed for any reason.”

Dang Hassan, Brookhaven

The whales are out there; the dolphins are out there; the fish—this is their world. They’re going to disturb the wildlife, for what? We’re on an island, it’s not that big. We can’t afford to lose any of our beaches. We don’t need power like that.”

Ted Cigna, Shoreham

from a collapsed wind turbine blade didn’t sit well with the beachgoers at Smith Point County Park. Here’s what they had to say:

The problem with windmills is they don’t make enough power for the cost. It’s not worth the risk of raising rates and possibly closing our beaches. This is purely a political move. It’s a move by the Democrats to make a small part of their base happy.”

John Roberts, Port Jefferson

I wouldn’t be happy if they ever closed the beach, especially from windmills.”

Mark Delia, Shirley

LongHouse Director on Young Concert Artists Season: 'It's Like Magic'

ByDonnaRolando

Back by popular demand, classical music performed under the stars by Young Concert Artists (YCA) returns for the second year to LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton with a Sunday series starting on Aug. 18.

To kick off the series, LongHouse invited two celebrated musicians to perform individually and then in unison—accordionist Hanzhi Wang and violinist Oliver Neubauer— for the hour-long event that begins at 5 p.m.

“They’re young, and they’re talented. It’s like magic. They

come out and play and everyone’s really happy,” LongHouse Reserve Director Carrie Barratt said.

She’s anticipating another great turnout as not only the concerts, but the LongHouse site itself becomes better known; it has been fully dedicated to serving the public since 1993 with Barratt working to promote this new mission.

Tapping into the “magic” of young performances is LongHouse’s partnership with YCA, which has been supporting youthful talent for more than 60 years.

“We were looking for young performers because that really engages our audiences and it

This is our beach, and we only have a small window every year to enjoy it. We need to keep it open. There’s a big roof on the Smith Point pavilion. Why don’t they put solar panels up there to make energy?”

It wouldn’t be a good thing to close the beach, that’s for sure. We come here often, and l would not like to see it closed.”

Thos. Cornell Galleries Drop Final Gavel

ByRobertChartuk

The final gavel struck the podium at the Thos. Cornell Galleries in Bellport as the famed auctioneer conducted his last sale on August 10.

Presiding over more than 3,000 auctions over a storied 45-year career, Cornell drew bidders from all over the world for furniture, furnishings, antiques, art, and other valuables. A former sales manager, auctioneer, and vice president of Lubin Galleries in Manhattan, he won top dollar for his clients.

supports the work of youth working in the most beautiful of ways,” Barratt said.

Wang’s rare classical portrayal of the accordion is described as a revelation of the instrument’s power and agility, while Neubauer is known the world over for his mature artistry. Their collaboration will feature "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. Both of these young artists have many accolades under their belt. Wang has her master's degree and soloist diploma from the Royal Danish Academy of Music and likes to nurture future accordionists despite a busy schedule that includes performing coast-to-coast. Among her many awards, Wang stands out as the first accordionist to reap first

Bidding was frenetic at his last sale, with buyers snatching up

prize at the YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions.

Neubauer is proud to perform on a 1780 G.B. Guadagnini violin on loan from The Julliard School, where the award-winning musician is pursuing his degree. A soloist with many orchestras, he performed with his father in Rome as a highlight of his 2023-24 season. His performances are described as grippingly precise and gleaming by the San Francisco Classical Voice.

Not only the music but the setting will make for an unforgettable night, according to Barratt, who comes to LongHouse from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York Botanical Garden.

“We do it outside in our amphitheater surrounded by our

items including a vintage handpainted eight-drawer chest that sold for $175, an 18th-century Spanish two-door low cabinet that fetched $100, and an oil-on-board painting of a boy with dog signed by Franz Nitscher, 1846, that sold for $175. A Tiffany and Co. bronze skeleton case clock netted $275 while an 18th-century Dutch marquetry table went out the door for $650.

His last item sold was a G. D’Andrea-signed oil on canvas landscape with castle and bridge for $270. Now, it’s off to retirement with his family in Kansas.

Ai Weiwei sculptures and redwood trees, open to the sky, during the twilight hours which are so beautiful at LongHouse,” she said.

She encourages patrons to come early and explore the grounds, as it was Larsen's wish the public would enjoy the sculptures that define the Japanese Shinto Shrine-inspired homestead.

One of the popular features and a symbol of peace is a white chess set with no opponents by artist and singer Yoko Ono, she said. Another crowd-pleaser has been the huge white dome by American architect and engineer Buckminster Fuller.

To find out more about the special performance on Aug. 18 and others to follow, visit longhouse.org. The cost to attend is $20.

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Violinist Oliver Neubauer

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Thomas Cornell

Hazel Roberts, Port Jefferson

Marilyn Oliveri, Manorville

Lessons Learned 7,000 Miles Away to Help South Country Schools

ByStefanMychajliw

It’s common for school district superintendents, teachers, and administrators to attend educational conferences here at home and even around the country to bring home ideas to improve classrooms across Suffolk County.

If there’s an award for traveling the most miles to accomplish this, South Country School District Superintendent Antonio Santana would win in a landslide.

Superintendent Santana traveled 7,000 miles to meet with educational leaders from around the country, visiting Asia for a global conference. He was awarded a scholarship from the New York State Council of School Superintendents, which afforded him the honor to attend.

The educational tour was

facilitated by EF Educational Tours and was themed “Technology, Innovation, and Culture in Japan and South Korea.”

According to Mr. Santana, the visit was “full of juxtapositions.”

“It was a true mash-up of tradition and innovation, collectivism and individualism, and reflection and projection,” he said.

During the trip, Mr. Santana visited both Hiroshima and the demilitarized-zone in South Korea. He acknowledged the unique perspective that visiting these locations in person offers, saying, “While we can read about it, watch videos, and even engage in interactive digital platforms, to walk among it and experience it was invaluable.”

Mr. Santana also described the emphasis in both countries

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What you’ll see are the thoughts and insights of a nationally recognized politician who’s seen plenty of ups and downs, and most important: who knows firsthand how the ugly sausage is made within Suffolk County politics and is ready to expose it.

To the entrenched politicians within the political establishment, buckle up. No punches will be pulled.

Those in power may not like hearing about it and may not like reading about it. You may disagree as well.

That’s healthy and expected in a strong democracy, especially within the pages of a newspaper and a free press.

on education as “remarkable, as was their notion of collectivism, putting community before self.” He explained that "education is held in high regard as it is considered extremely impactful in terms of fostering a prosperous Society.”

The tour was not only a catalyst for reflection, but projection, as Mr. Santana engaged in discussions with the educational leaders on the trip on how they might apply the experience to their respective school communities.

He “is certainly looking forward to applying the experience to my role as superintendent in the South Country Central School District,” he explained.

“I gained a true appreciation for the value of experiential learning.”

Brooklyn Man Busted for Bolting after BOCES Hit-and-Run

ByStefanMychajliw

Suffolk County District

Attorney Raymond A. Tierney

announced that 22-year-old Josef McLorrain of Brooklyn, was indicted for two counts of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, and other related charges, for allegedly striking two BOCES employees with his vehicle in an Eastern Suffolk BOCES parking lot.

“The indictment alleges that the defendant drove towards a group of BOCES employees in a parking lot and struck two individuals with his vehicle,” said District Attorney Tierney. “The large size, speed, and mass of vehicles make them capable of causing significant injury or death to pedestrians, even with minimal contact. Vehicular violence will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.”

According to the investigation, on the morning of June 24, 2024, McLorrain was driving a black Mazda Tribute in the parking

lot of Eastern Suffolk BOCES’ Bellport Academic Center.

Prosecutors said McLorrain hit the gas and purposely drove toward a group of five employees who were walking in the parking lot, striking two of them.

The victims were tossed on top of the vehicle and then thrown to the ground before McLorrain took off in his car.

Both victims were transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue for treatment.

On August 7, 2024, McLorrain was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro, for the following charges:

* Two counts of Attempted

Murder in the Second Degree, Class B felonies;

* Two counts of Attempted Assault in the First Degree, Class C felonies; and

* Two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, Class D felonies.

Justice Ambro ordered McLorrain held on $100,000 cash, $250,000 bond, or $500,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. McLorrain is due back in court on September 11, 2024.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Maria Troulakis of the Major Crime Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Detective Michael Richardsen of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Fifth Squad.

William Floyd Students Raise Resources for an Important Cause

ByStefanMychajliw

Near the end of the 2023-24 school year, the William Floyd High School National Honor Society under the direction of advisors Salvatore Alfredson and Rebecca Penney, hosted “Sets for Tourette’s,” a volleyball tournament to benefit the Tourette Association of America.

That also includes holding government officials accountable, engaging in aggressive investigative journalism, and producing a robust opinion section where the free flow of ideas reigns supreme.

If political party bosses and entrenched politicians feel threatened by this exposure, then good.

That means we’re doing our jobs, and doing it well.

“This” is exactly what a newspaper should do. Inform as well as serve as a catalyst and spark for free and open debate and discussion. To fulfill our mission of being a true community and public service, we should absolutely inform the surrounding Suffolk County community of what newsworthy events are taking place.

The event, organized by Class of 2024 alumnus Gabriel Holfester, raised $1,300, which will go toward the Tourette Association of America's mission to provide help and hope to those affected by Tourette syndrome, tic disorders, and associated conditions through awareness, research, and support.

The participating teams raised $1,000 in advance of the tournament, and another $300 at the door from spectators. Thirty-two teams participated.

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From left, Antonio Santana, superintendent of South Country Central School District; Michelle Osterhoudt, Superintendent of Margaretville Central School District; Lorna Lewis, Superintendent of Malverne Union Free School District; Troy Decker, Superintendent of Indian River Central School District, and Christopher Barnard, Superintendent of Manchester-Shortsville Central School District

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Assemblyman DeStefano Honors Fallen Firefighers

ByStefanMychajliw

New York State Assemblyman Joe DeStefano traveled across the state to the “Cataract City” to represent Suffolk County at the 152nd Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) annual convention.

Local and state leaders also gathered in a solemn ceremony to honor and remember the brave firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty over the past year.

“Volunteer fire and EMS services rise above partisan

lines, unified by a shared commitment to protecting our communities. FASNY serves as the resolute advocate for these dedicated individuals in Albany. Through continuous education, strong advocacy, and active community service, FASNY supports the volunteers who stand ready to respond in our times of need. Their efforts also ensure that these heroes are rightly recognized, while actively promoting recruitment and retention to keep this vital service thriving for generations to come,” said Assemblyman DeStefano.

Suffolk Boasts Best Water

Future Law Enforcers Celebrate Completion of Police Training

ByStefanMychajliw

The South Shore Press congratulates the 17 young men and women who recently participated in the Suffolk County Police Department Explorer graduation.

The teens participated in a weeklong training at the Suffolk County Police Academy where they learned about firearms, criminal justice, the penal law and took part in physical agility training.

This program provides teens an opportunity to determine if a career in law enforcement is a field they want to pursue.

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ByRobertChartuk

The region’s best-tasting water comes from the Suffolk County Water Authority, winner of the 36th Annual Drinking Water Tasting Contest.

Held by the Long Island Water Conference, the challenge pitted 14 water companies from Nassau and Suffolk, with 240 judges scoring the entries in a blind taste test. The Suffolk Authority was joined on the medal platform with the Bayville Water Department,

which took top honors for Nassau.

“The drinking water taste contest is always a fun time for us,” said SCWA Chairman Charles Lefkowitz. “It is great to see how we stack up against many of our fellow water providers, and our victory shows that our hard work is paying off. We are excited to have this trophy in hand and will be sure to display it with pride.”

Repeating its win from last year, Suffolk gets to keep

its trophy for the next year, holding friendly bragging rights over other providers in the county. The Authority will also participate in the New York State Regional Metro Tap Water Taste Contest held in New York City to compete for entry into the statewide contest held at the Great New York State Fair. Last year, the title for the best-tasting water in New York State went to the Village of Canajoharie, a community midway between Albany and Rochester.

Ronkonkoma Man Dies in Apparent Drowning

ByStefanMychajliw

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man who was pulled unresponsive from the water in Shirley.

A Suffolk County Park Ranger was patrolling on Outer Beach in Smith Point County Park when he was notified that a man was in distress in the water.

The officer and a Good Samaritan immediately attempted to reach the man using a life ring, but he was

located unresponsive by Suffolk County lifeguards on Jet Skis.

He was pulled to shore where CPR was initiated.

The man, Vincent Nespoli, 70, of Ronkonkoma, was transported via ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631.852.6392.

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From L to R: Assemblyman Angelo Marinello, Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt, Assemblyman Joe DeStefano

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graduation,

presented by Deputy Inspector Steve Rohde of the

Police Academy Bureau and Sgt. Linda Piotrowski of the Community Response Bureau.

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Suffolk County Police Department Explorer graduation.

Suffolk County Water Authority CEO Jeff Szabo hoists the Long Island Water Conference’s drinking water tasting contest trophy with fellow SCWA employees.

Suffolk County Police Department Explorer graduation.

Free Health Screenings Courtesy of St. Francis

ByRobertChartuk

Residents can get a free cardiac screening for cholesterol and diabetes at a nearby location courtesy of the St. Francis Community Outreach Mobile Unit.

A professionally staffed blue and white Outreach Bus will be at numerous locations for screenings, including a brief cardiac history, blood pressure, simple blood test for cholesterol, and diabetes screenings with the appropriate patient education and referrals needed for clients above the age of 18. Working in partnership with

Catholic Health, the screenings will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following:

August 14: Smithtown Library, Kings Park

August 15: Riverhead Senior Center, Riverhead

August 19: Allyn P. Robinson Village, Central Islip

August 21: Gala Fresh Farms, Riverhead

August 26: El Salvador Consulate, Brentwood

August 28: By Mary Immaculate Church, Bellport

The free screenings are

108 Years Young

ByStefanMychajliw

The year was 1916.

Democratic Presidential candidate Woodrow Wilson won his second term in the White House.

The Chicago Cubs played their first game at Wrigley Field.

A Model T car would set you back $360.

Eggs were 38 cents per dozen, a gallon of milk cost 36 cents, and a loaf of bread was 8 cents.

1916 was also the year that Ronkonkoma resident Mary Papilon was born.

A steady stream of friends, family, and local dignitaries led by New York State Senator Dean Murray gathered to celebrate Mary’s 108th birthday.

“Mary is a remarkable woman, who has seen and

experienced so much in her life. I am truly in awe of Ms. Papilon and the life that she has lived. I was honored to join her friends, family and loved ones to celebrate this momentous occasion with her. May she continue to enjoy life to its fullest,” said Senator Murray, 3rd Senate District.

Mary most certainly still has a spring in her step and a quick wit at the ripe young age of 108. When she was asked, “How does she feel,” Papillon didn’t miss a beat with her humorous response.

“With my hands,” quipped Mary.

Credit: Senator Dean Murray Family, friends, loved ones, and dignitaries celebrated Mary Papilon's 108th birthday.

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ByDeborahWilliams

Only in New York: No ID to Vote, but Required to Buy Decongestant

Governor Kathy Hochul signed several new laws she claims strengthen voting protections and improve voter accessibility. Notably absent from her legislation: laws to ensure election integrity and the requirement for photo IDs at polling stations.

Despite almost 80% of Americans supporting photo ID requirements at the ballot box, Hochul did not include a provision for New Yorkers to prove who they are when they vote.

The support for voter ID is broadly embraced across party lines as shown in a Gallup poll –97% of Republicans and 84% of Independents support voter ID, as do 53% of Democrats.

New York is one of just 14 states that neither requires nor requests ID of any kind at the polling station.

Other than driver’s licenses, we know that identification is required to purchase some overthe-counter drugs, apply for benefits, enroll in school, receive vaccines, and many other things.

Hochul is opposed to the most fundamental element in the American election tradition – One person, One vote. The fidelity of this system relies on being certain that you are the "one person" voting under your name. Why would anyone oppose such a basic thing?

“We need to take the governor’s package a few steps further by

requiring ID at the polls, mailin ballots only if you have a legitimate reason for not being able to vote in person, and prohibiting non-citizens from voting,” said Assemblyman Joe DeStefano (R,C—Medford), who has sponsored bills in Albany to codify these measures.

Factions opposed to photo ID requirements make claims that requiring ID is an intentional impediment to voting for black, Hispanic, and other voter-eligible Americans who may live in poverty. But, statistics show that 91% of all American adults have a driver’s license in 2024. The argument that people of color or economically disadvantaged Americans can’t get photo ID is plainly false.

New York already made big changes to election rules in 2022 and 2023. New York moved the deadline for voter registration from 25 days ahead of an election to the constitutionally allowed minimum of just 10 days ahead of an election. And, in 2023, New York established a statewide system for early voting by mail.

Voter ID of some kind is an accepted and even mandatory practice for voting in many other states. Twenty percent of voters (11 states) live in states where photo ID is required to vote, 4% (4 states) live where non-photo ID is required, 30% (14 states) live where photo ID is requested but not mandated, 9% (7 states) were non-photo ID is requested but not mandated, and 37% (14 states) where no ID of any kind is required or requested.

“Our democracy is rooted in the

sacrifices of those willing to fight for that idea greater than any one of us, and with this legislation, we are strengthening our efforts to protect it,” Hochul said.

“Every New Yorker deserves the opportunity to have their voice heard, and these laws bring the ideals of self-governance closer to reality.”

The seven new laws Hochul signed will allow voters who will be 18 by Election Day to apply for absentee and early ballots, speed up the process of curing ballot defects, standardize candidate ordering on ballots, bring the state into compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act, allow most state attorneys to serve as poll watchers, make some technical changes to town elections, and clarify certain parts of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York.

Senators Hawley and Gillibrand Co-Sponsor a Bill to Expand Mental Health Services for First Responders

ByDeborahWilliams

U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan "First Responders Wellness Act" that would establish a grant program to expand professional mental health services for law enforcement officers.

The Ruderman Family Foundation issued a report documenting that police and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty and up to a quarter of all public safety telecommunicators have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or depression.

The “First Responders Wellness Act,” aims to help with the high rates of mental illness among first responders.

“Our first responders put their lives on the line every day for us. The least we can do is support

them in the halls of Congress,” said Senator Hawley.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration says that an estimated 30% of first responders, including police, firefighters, and emergency medical services staff develop some sort of behavioral health condition, compared to roughly 20% of the general population. Those conditions include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and suicidal ideation.

To address this prevalence of mental illness among first responders, Gillibrand and Hawley’s bill would direct a $125 million federal grant program over five years for training mental healthcare providers, so they can best serve law enforcement officers.

“Our first responders put themselves in extremely

challenging and life-threatening situations in order to keep us safe. Unfortunately, it takes a toll; first responders face higher rates of PTSD and suicide compared to the civilian population,” Gillibrand said.

The bill would also direct

The Fraternal Order of Police, the National Association of Police Organizations, the NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association, and many other statewide and national law enforcement and emergency personnel groups support this legislation.

“Law enforcement officers routinely encounter highly volatile, chaotic, and dangerous situations that put them in physical jeopardy. There is also overwhelming evidence that the cumulative and corrosive effects of the mental stresses suffered by officers in the line of duty inflict ‘invisible injuries’ which can be just as disabling—or as deadly—as any physical injury,” said Fraternal Order of Police National President, Patrick Yoes.

the development of a special telephone hotline for first responders in crisis. The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services would be required to submit an annual report to Congress on the hotline, its use, and implementation timeline. The program would be funded with $50 million over five years.

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State Voter ID requirements by state.

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Calls for Hochul to Sign Law Expanding Tuition Aid to Veterans Grow Louder

ByDeborahWilliams

The New York State Assembly and Senate both passed a bill during this session that expanded tuition assistance to veterans regardless of their combat experience. All veterans, no matter their service, would be eligible for tuition assistance.

Under the current Veterans Tuition Award (VTA) program, only combat veterans are eligible for tuition assistance. The new bills amend the state education law to expand eligibility for the VTA to all veterans, regardless of their combat service.

State Sen. Jessica ScarcellaSpanton (D-23) is the lead sponsor of the bill, and state

Assembly member Michael Reilly (R-62), a veteran himself, is a supporter and wants to see it go into effect right away.

Scarcella-Spanton said in a recent interview with Inside City Hall, “So happy to join Inside City Hall with Assemblyman Reilly to discuss my legislation awaiting the Governor’s signature to expand tuition aid for veterans! My bill would expand eligibility to all New York veterans, regardless of combat experience.”

In today’s economy, where so many American families are struggling to keep afloat, this tuition assistance for veterans trying to get that next level of

State Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Security Surrounding EBT Cards

ByStefanMychajliw

It’s high time for New York State to upgrade the antiquated technology used in Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.

The goal: upgrade from simply using a magnetic stripe to one where cards have the same security chip you have in most of your debit and credit cards.

That’s the message from New York State Senator Dean Murray to the New York State (NYS) Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA)

Senator Murray (R-Patchogue) recently wrote to OTDA Commissioner Barbara Guinn to inquire when NYS would be

education or vocational training to advance their careers and income for them and their families is important.

Joe Bello, NYMetroVets on X, said, “The bill would expand the VTA to all New York veterans, regardless of combat experience, if signed into law. Sign it now!”

There is some speculation that the cost of the tuition assistance expansion to the bottom line of the state budget may be an issue considering New York’s finances are in rough shape going forward. But, many point to the fact that New York has already given tens of millions of dollars to illegal immigrants for tuition assistance, among other things, and yet the Governor has yet to sign the tuition assistance expansion law for veterans who have served our country

VTA covers the cost of tuition,

not to exceed the cost of a stateoperated SUNY school. VTA is available to veteran students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree or an approved vocational training program in New York State. The program is available for either full- or parttime students.

VTA-eligible students also must be a legal resident of New York and have resided in NY for 12 continuous months before the beginning of the first term assistance is requested. For the 2024-25 academic year, the maximum VTA award would be $7,070.

New York on Track to Allow Convicted Felons to Serve on a Jury

ByDeborahWilliams

New York’s Office of Court Administration (OCA) announced that New York’s lifetime ban for convicted felons to serve on juries is about to come to an end.

“Jury service is a core function of our civic fabric and represents every individual’s right to access robust civic participation," OCA officials said in a statement Wednesday. "The New York State Unified Court System embraces this measure’s vision of reintegrating into society those who have fully served the terms of their sentences.”

upgrading its EBT debit/benefit cards to chip technology.

Currently, the NYS debit/ benefit cards use swipe technology, which has left the cards vulnerable to criminals that install devices known as “skimmers” onto credit card terminals, allowing them to steal the funds from the debit/benefit cards.

The issue is that the taxpayers not only pay out the benefits but also must refund the recipients’ stolen benefits, so they can be made whole. This is one more burden the taxpayer should not have to bear and can and should be corrected as soon as possible.

New York’s Senate and Assembly passed bills that remove the lifetime jury service ban for convicted felons. The amendment, sponsored by Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry (D-Queens County) and Senator Cordell Cleare (D-Harlem), requires completion of all sentencing requirements, including any term of imprisonment, probation, or community supervision.

Anyone who has ever been called for jury duty knows they ask if you have ever been arrested or had interaction with the police or courts and also if you have been a victim of a crime. The reasoning has long been that if you or a family member has been incarcerated or had frequent interactions with law enforcement, you might be more partial to the defendant in a trial. Likewise, if you, or a person close to you, has been a victim of a crime, it is thought you might be more partial to the prosecution.

These are standard reasons why potential jurors are declined.

Our system of justice relies on the unbiased jury of our peers, which is why people with certain viewpoints and experiences are often excluded during jury selection.

“Having people on a jury with an 'eff' the system attitude is deleterious to justice. We used to know this. Civilization as practiced currently is losing the understanding of progress as a positive concept,” said Tom Neider.

The bill removing the ban on convicted felons from serving on a jury passed both the state Senate and Assembly along party lines. The legislation sits on Gov. Hochul’s desk awaiting her signature. Most Republicans voted against it, making the case that those convicted of a crime would be more partial to the defendant.

District Attorneys argued against the bill for the same reason.

Republican Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R-Staten Island), a former prosecutor and litigator, argued attorneys usually

want jurors who have not been involved in the criminal justice system.

"Attorneys... are more inclined, I should say, to try to put individuals on the jury who do not have a history with the criminal justice system, whether they be as defendants, or victims, or even police officers," said Tannousis.

The state bar association backed the legislation, issuing a report in 2023 showing that about onethird of black men in New York state are excluded from the jury pool because of the state’s current felony exclusion law. Their position is that once you have completed all of your sentence requirements, you should be fully integrated back into society in every way – including jury duty.

Someone who is a convicted felon could still be declined for a jury for some other reason but would no longer be banned from the outset because of their conviction.

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ByDeborahWilliams

Courts Again Block Biden-Harris Student Loan Bailout

The Eighth Circuit of Appeals extended its pause of part of the Biden-Harris plans to transfer student debt from the student who knowingly took out the loan and passed it on to other taxpayers.

The court’s extension of the block prevents the Biden-Harris Administration from moving ahead with the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan until the lawsuits are resolved in the courts.

All three judges voted in favor of the extension of the block, arguing that the states have at least a "fair chance" of winning the case in the U.S. Supreme Court.

The justices also claimed that the plan was a “vast assertion of newfound power” and the

Biden administration failed to show clear authorization from Congress.

The argument against these debt cancellation plans stems in part from the assertion that administrative departments of the US Government do not have the power to enact such broadbased and substantially costly programs on their own under the direction from the president. Programs as large as this require Congress to act. Congress has the power of the purse, not the president or administrative agencies.

The Biden-Harris student loan debt transfer program is estimated to cost taxpayers $870 billion to $1.4 trillion.

According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), that is more than all

federal spending on higher education from 1962 to 2019.

It is also more than all federal projected costs for universal pre-K and universal affordable childcare estimated at $750 billion. It is more than all educational appropriations over the next ten years estimated to be $935 billion from 2025-2034.

“Most of these student debt cancellation policies have not only been costly, but also inflationary, poorly targeted, counter to the mission of lowering college costs, and not financially justified,” said the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. “Instead of continuing down this road, lawmakers should work together on reforms that actually fix the student loan program and address the cost and quality of higher education.”

Despite all evidence that these debt transfer plans are not good for society due to the moral hazard or good for the economy, the Biden-Harris Administration plans to double down.

“Our Administration will continue to aggressively defend the SAVE Plan — which has been helping over 8 million borrowers access lower monthly payments," the Education Department said in a statement. "We won’t stop fighting against Republican elected officials’ efforts to raise costs on millions of their own constituents’ student loan payments.”

These cases are expected to end up in front of the United States Supreme Court. In the meantime, every dollar transferred to the taxpayer adds to the federal deficit.

Biden-Harris have justified the unilateral implementation of the vast student debt cancellation plan based on their belief that the Secretary of Education has the authority to prevent borrowers from being “placed in a worse position financially” as a result of a national emergency during the COVID pandemic. But even long after the pandemic has long been over, they continue to push this debt transfer plan.

However, CRFB points out that the majority of those who will benefit from debt cancellation are not currently in a worse position financially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Disgraced FBI Agent Strzok Gets $1.2 Million

ByRobertChartuk

Taxpayers will have to shell out $1.2 million agreed to by the Biden administration to settle a lawsuit by Peter Strzok, the disgraced FBI agent who claimed his rights were violated when his inflammatory emails against President Trump were made public. Another suit is pending by Strzok looking to get his job back and retire with full government benefits.

“Trump’s not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Lisa Page, an FBI attorney at the time, wrote to Strzok, to which he replied: “No. No he won’t. We’ll stop it.”

The texts were singled out by Trump as evidence of an internal conspiracy to keep him out of the White House and hamper his administration once he took office. When the texts were revealed, Strzok was fired by special counsel Robert

Mueller, who tried to prove that Trump colluded with the Russians in his 2016 election against Hillary Clinton. After two years and millions of dollars in expenses, Mueller’s “Witch Hunt,” as Trump deemed it, failed to show a connection between the 45th president’s campaign and the Russians.

Page, who is alleged to have had an extramarital affair with Strzok when the text messages were going back and forth, also received a government payout, though reportedly less than Strzok. They both left the FBI in 2018.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions reported that Strzok and Page exchanged nearly 50,000 texts during the Trump years, including messages indicating that President Obama wanted to be updated on the Russia probe.

“God Hillary should win 100,000,000 – 0,” Strzok wrote to Page before the election.

“God Trump is a loathsome human….omg he’s an idiot,” Page said in another exchange.

“He’s awful,” Strzok replied.

Trump held up the FBI employees as prime examples of how the “Deep State” was aligned against him.

During the 2016 election, insiders known as “Government Gangsters” manipulated the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to get clearance to spy on Trump and his associates, activities that kicked off years of coordinated attacks that included two failed impeachments, a raid on his home, numerous lawfare

Further, surveys of income data and level of financial security suggest that those most negatively affected by the pandemic are not holders of student debt, but instead, those who never went to college in the first place.

In other words, the student loan cancellation plans transfer the debt of financially secure debt holders with a college degree to less secure taxpayers who never went to college. The BidenHarris plan put the clerk and the tradesman in the position of paying back the college debt of the doctor and the lawyer.

“Student debt cancellation is a poorly targeted solution that will mostly help borrowers whose finances were not adversely affected by the pandemic and as the data make clear, cancellation is not financially justified,” says CRFB.

suits, and a constant drumbeat of negative coverage by the mainstream media.

Cleaning out the “swamp” in Washington has been a consistent Trump theme, an intention that has put him at odds with thousands of government workers, mostly Democrats, who inhabit Washington. The November election—Trump vs. Vice President Kamala Harris—is viewed as a contest of business as usual against an outsider who wants to pare down a corrupt federal behemoth.

The Biden-Harris administration has also settled suits with other government figures involved with the Trump bashing, including Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who alleged the former president improperly fired him and should get pension benefits.

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Cost of Student Debt Cancellation

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ByDeborahWilliams

Biden-Harris Give Taliban $239 Million in Taxpayer Funds

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) revealed in a report that significant failures in oversight of American aid resulted in the “misallocation” of $239 million of taxpayer funds to the Taliban. The funds were intended for counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan.

The Biden-Harris administration has a disastrous record in Afghanistan, going back to the deadly retreat at Abbey Gate that left 13 American service members dead and 45 injured. Approximately, 9,000 Americans were left behind and roughly 78,000 Afghanis, who were cooperating with Allied forces, were left in the hands of the Taliban to be tortured and murdered in the streets.

Over $5 billion in military equipment was also left behind for the Taliban.

The SIGAR report identified at least 29 different grants that were awarded to the Taliban. The State Department’s divisions of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs had a significant lapse taking money from the taxpayer and awarding it to a known terrorist group.

“Joe & Kamala sent $239 MILLION of YOUR TAX DOLLARS to the Taliban. This is

$100 Million

ByRobertChartuk

Armed federal agents stormed into an American’s home to seize documents they had already been privy to and had an open invitation to come back anytime to retrieve them. If bullets started flying, they had an embedded triage unit and maps to local hospitals.

The media was tipped off to the raid and accompanied the agents, broadcasting their every move, including the salacious details of rummaging through the bedroom of the citizen’s wife. The documents they were after, supposedly top secret, were removed from their boxes and strewn across the floor for a photo op.

likely just the tip of the iceberg. The State Department and USAID have given $2.8 BILLION to Afghanistan since the Taliban took power. We don’t know how much of that went directly to the Taliban,” said Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL).

This lapse in vetting of groups receiving foreign aid is not just a budgetary or financial error but is a security issue for the United States. With this $239 million, along with the $5 billion in military equipment left behind, the United States, through the Biden-Harris administration is directly funding enemies of America.

John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said in a previous congressional testimony, "Unfortunately, as I sit here today, I cannot assure you we are not now funding the Taliban, nor can I assure

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you the Taliban are not diverting it from the intended recipients, which are the Afghan people.”

SIGAR "investigators found that the State Department

failed to comply with its own counterterrorism partner vetting requirements in Afghanistan," Judicial Watch reported.

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) said, “This is unconscionable and beyond incompetent. The Taliban has killed U.S. service members, harbored bin Laden, and is currently holding American hostages like Ryan Corbett. Not a dime of taxpayer dollars should go to the Taliban.”

This $239 billion is on top of the more than $2.9 billion in cash that the United Nations has delivered to Afghanistan since the Taliban seized control. Some of these funds are from the United States resulting in the flow of U.S. funds to the Taliban says another SIGAR report.

U.N. officials do not deny that the cash delivered to Afghanistan

makes its way to the central bank. But they say there is no avoiding it since the Taliban controls the country.

Libs of TikTok said, “Welcome to the Biden-Harris admin. The Taliban get $239 million while Maui fire victims get $700.”

After the lapse in vetting was reported, the State Department claimed "the majority of the Department's Afghanistan-related awards fully complied" with "vetting requirements" but acknowledged "the gaps in compliance highlighted in the report."

The letter expressed the State Department's "commitment to ensuring that all program offices comply with applicable...vetting requirement."

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As the Ranking Minority Member on the NYS Senate Social Services Committee, Senator Murray has been working collaboratively with the Committee Chairwoman, NYS Senator Roxanne Persaud (D-Brooklyn), to get OTDA to update its technology to the chipenabled cards.

OTDA officials reported that

for Trump Raid

Now the citizen, former President Donald Trump, is suing the government for $100 million, alleging the raid was a violation of his civil rights and a political persecution scheme engineered by the Biden team to eliminate him as a challenger. The case is one of many instances of lawfare against the 45th president and his associates that were directly coordinated at taxpayer expense with the White House.

After months of contending that the documents represented a national security threat, the special counsel hired by the Department of Justice, Jack Smith, had his 37 felony charges against Trump thrown out by a federal judge.

As the 2022 Mar-a-Lago raid

drove headlines worldwide, Joe Biden’s lawyers tipped off the Justice Department that the former vice president had confidential government documents of his own to declare. These were found stacked in his garage and at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, an office funded by the communist China government. Unlike the treatment of Trump, who rails against a “two-tiered justice system” in his bid to retake the Oval Office, Biden’s home was not raided, and the special counsel in his case found nothing wrong.

As per U.S. law, Trump, as president, has every right to obtain government documents and has the authority to declassify anything he wants. Biden, as vice president when he obtained his sensitive materials, had no such authority. Trump attorneys hold that the 15 boxes of documents seized by the 30 armed agents contained evidence of corruption by the Biden family, which has been accused of taking bribes from China, Russia, Ukraine, and other foreign actors in exchange for official acts.

"What President Trump is doing here is not just standing up for himself—he is standing up

they are in the early stages of moving NYS to chip technology for NY EBT cardholders.

Senator Murray says that while he is happy to hear the switch is in the works..."every day that we continue to use the old swipe technology, taxpayers are losing money at the hands of these criminals."

In his letter, Senator Murray asked Commissioner Guinn to

step up the efforts and to provide a realistic time frame for the implementation of the new chip technology.

“By switching to the safer and more secure chip technology, we can all but eliminate the skimmer problem and save millions of dollars for the taxpayers, while also ensuring those in need are getting the help they are supposed to be receiving in a timely fashion,” said Senator Murray.

for all Americans who believe in the rule of law and believe that you should hold the government accountable when it wrongs you," said Trump attorney Daniel Epstein. The suit argues that the "tortious acts against the president are rooted in intrusion upon seclusion, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process resulting from the August 8, 2022 raid of his and his family’s home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach Florida."

Decisions made by Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray, the Trump suit says, were not grounded in "social, economic, and political policy” but were in "clear dereliction of constitutional principles, inconsistent standards, and a

clear intent to engage in political persecution—not to advance good law enforcement practices.

"Garland and Wray should have never approved a raid and subsequent indictment of President Trump because the well-established protocol with former U.S. presidents is to use non-enforcement means to obtain records of the United States," the suit continues. "But notwithstanding the fact that the raid should have never occurred, Garland and Wray should have ensured their agents sought consent from President Trump, notified his lawyers, and sought cooperation. Garland and Wray decided to stray from established protocol to injure President Trump."

Taliban get US cash.

HISTORY LESSONS

BY RICHARD ACRITELLI

“Third Army has advanced farther and faster than any army in the history of war.”

- General George S. Patton

The world has descended on Paris for the Summer Olympics that has seen global athletes participate during the goodwill of these games.

As Americans are leading the medal count, it was eighty years ago this month that our soldiers fought the Nazis in France. While the German Wehrmacht hurt American forces through the deadly hedgerow fighting that caused massive casualties for both sides, the Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces General Dwight D. Eisenhower expected his armies to push away from Normandy.

With Cherbourg in Americans hands, as more reinforcements and supplies were sent to France, Eisenhower demanded the American military to gain an eastward breakout. The Allies needed to push toward the open country and to make gains toward Germany before the winter months.

Once General George S. Patton’s Third Army became operational under the direction of General Omar N. Bradley’s “Operation Cobra,” the Americans desperately wanted to push away from the hedgerows fighting. Bradley planned for a major bombing campaign that began on July 24th, as the American Army Air Force dropped armaments, some fell behind our

lines that killed 150 American soldiers. The next day, 1,500 B-17 and B-24 bombers dropped 3,000 tons of bombs and napalm against the enemy. Again, there were 111 killed that included Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair, the head of American Army Ground Forces. Eisenhower crossed from England to gage the progress of Operation Cobra, as it took time to ascertain the success of this air operation. It was later learned that the Germans lost 1,000 soldiers, tanks, fortifications and communications were destroyed. The American forces broke through the lines at seven different points, as favorable reports reached Eisenhower that the bombing allowed his armor into the open country.

By August 1st, Patton with the aid of aerial support targeted all German targets that was out in the open. As the Allies controlled the skies, German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel’s car were attacked and he was severely hurt and pushed out of field service by a Canadian fighter pilot. It took the Third Army two weeks to drive westward to open the Brittany coast to gain additional ports. Patton’s next goal was to drive eastward toward the Seine River and Paris through speed and audacity. If the Germans did not pull out of the Normandy region, they would have been surrounded by the Americans. As Patton maneuvered to gain the destruction of the Germans, Bradley ordered him to halt. He feared a German counterattack that had the chance

VETERANS WAY

Are you in the habit of doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done, or are you more likely to put off the harder tasks until some vaguely defined date in the future? If you’ve acquired the habit of doing your most important work first, congratulations.

You’re not only doing the right thing; you’re also reducing anxiety and stress. But if you find yourself putting off all those unpleasant tasks until later (or never), it’s time to think about the consequences of your behavior.

You can free yourself from the emotional quicksand by paying less attention to your fears and more attention to your responsibilities. Are you subconsciously sabotaging your

The Dangerous French Summer of 1944 and the Loss of Paris

to overrun the stretched lines of the Third Army. Patton estimated that he certainly would have taken these German forces, but he reorganized his army, and continued eastward.

During these operations, the 101st and 82nd Airborne dropped paratroopers to oppose the Germans, but they complained that Patton’s armor operated so quickly that they moved beyond their landings. The American military nearly destroyed the German Army Group B, as before this breakout in June, they had 50 divisions that were able to fight, by August, the enemy could only rely on 10 divisions. At this point, Patton informed Bradley that he already crossed the Seine River and sought to engage a disorganized enemy who was just trying to survive this American onslaught.

For the first time since June 14th, 1940, the Allies were about to liberate Paris. As the Third Army pushed closer, General Jacques-Philippe Leclerc's Second Armored Division was attached to Patton. Confident of gaining their freedom, French resistance harassed the German military and Vichy government officials, hit enemy fortifications, and French workers went on strike. Eisenhower was unsure how to take this city, as he argued that it would better to surround Paris. He feared that Allied troops would be bogged down through streetto-street fighting that would halt the quick advances of his armies. General Charles De Gaulle pleaded

with Eisenhower to reconsider, he was concerned of German reprisals against the resistance and the people, and the chance of French communists taking credit for the liberation of Paris. By August 22nd, Eisenhower approved of American and French forces to take control of this city. Although Hitler ordered the historic landmarks of Paris to be “leveled,” and peace was concluded through the defiance of German General Dietrich von Choltitz.

De Gaulle and the French military marched down the ChampsÉlysées. Shortly afterwards, American troops headed in front of cheering French citizens cried as the Nazis were removed from power.

During this military operation, 20,000 German forces surrendered or retreated and inside of six weeks since the Normandy landings, Paris was conquered by the Allies. With the southern invasion of

“Dragoon” of French territory in the Mediterranean, American soldiers quickly opposed the enemy that was frantically pushed back toward its own border. For a time, Patton was close to being sent home in shame, but Eisenhower decided to retain his fighting services. Eisenhower told this armored figure after the slapping and Knutsford incidents, that he was owed some victories for weathering the storm of criticism that was created by Patton. With the Soviets pushing into Polish territory on the Eastern Front, Patton’s military genius struck fear into the retreating German armies in the West. At this point some eighty years ago, as Americans are athletically competing in Paris, our citizens who are watching these games should understand the ability of our armies to liberate the “City of Light,” from Nazi tyranny some eighty years ago.

Taking Personal Action

success?

So when you’re faced with a difficult choice or an unpleasant responsibility, don’t spend endless hours fretting over your fate. Remember that you’re not stuck unless you allow yourself to be stuck.

Here are the most common reasons for not taking action:

* Fear of judgment: Everyone wants to look good in the eyes of others. And being afraid of the opinions of others is why most people do not take action.

* Fear of the unknown: We seek familiarity and do so, even if they’re causing us harm. Are you subconsciously sabotaging your success?.

* Fear of failure: When experiencing self-doubt or lack

of confidence in your abilities, you simply will not take action.

* Vagueness: Undefined goals

or unclear motivations hold people back from taking action. Do you know exactly what you

want to achieve and why?

Self-awareness is an excellent first step in making change. Unfortunately, many will say it’s a good project that I will do tomorrow. However, every day is followed by a tomorrow and the project gets put off to tomorrow routinely until forgotten. So take your actions as soon as they come up and not tomorrow

Taking action is when you reach the point of dealing directly with the project, working your way to that point is taking and doing the motions that lead to the action. For example, in writing this article is the action. Picking the title, researching the subject are motions. It was not until the pen started writing on the paper that any action occurred.

BY REV. FREDERICK MILLER, PH.D.

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

General Charles de Gaulle, President of the French Committee of National Liberation, speaks to the people of Cherbourg from the balcony of the City Hall during his visit to the French port city on August 20, 1944.

BY NANCY BURNER, ESQ.

If you die without a will, your assets will be distributed according to New York statute, also known as the laws of intestacy. In New York, that law is found in Estates, Powers & Trusts Law § 4-1.1: Descent and distribution of a decedent’s estate. The “decedent” is another term for the person who died.

In intestacy, what happens to your assets depends on who your living relatives are and their relationship to you. The family members who are entitled to a share of the decedent’s estate when there is no will are called “distributees.”

The New York statute provides that if you are married and have no children, your spouse will inherit everything. If you have children but no spouse, your children will inherit everything in equal shares. If you have a spouse and children, your spouse will inherit the first

$50,000 and half of the remaining balance. Then your children will inherit the remaining balance. If you have parents but no spouse and no children, your parents will inherit everything. Finally, if you have siblings but no spouse, children or parents, your siblings will inherit everything.

If your children die before you, and they had children of their own (you had grandchildren), then your grandchildren would step into the place of your deceased children and inherit their share. For an unmarried person with no children, the distributees will include the next closest relative.

The list looks to parents, if deceased to the children of your parents (siblings), then to the children of your siblings (nieces and nephews), and so on and so forth. Everyone has next of kin, the question becomes how far out on the branches of the family tree you need to go in order to identify them.

Dying in Intestacy in New York

If you do not have a will, in general, the “closest distributee” can file for administration or small estate, applying to be the administrator of the estate. This means that your spouse has a

priority right over your children, your children have priority over your grandchildren, etc. If the relative with the priority right does not want to administer the estate, then they can sign a renunciation and waiver, allowing

someone else to serve. This means only that they are giving up the work of serving as administrator, it does not mean that they are giving up their share of your estate.

The default distribution set forth in New York’s statute may not align with the plan you had for your property. Creating a Last Will and Testament can help avoid the pitfalls and frustration that occur when a person dies without any estate plan in place. We strongly recommend seeking a Trust and Estates, and Elder Law professional to help determine the right estate plan for you.

Britt Burner, Esq. is a Partner at Burner Prudenti Law, P.C. focusing her practice areas on Estate Planning 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 County of Suffolk

US Bank National Association as Trustee for CMALT REMIC Series

2005-A1 - REMIC PassThrough Certificates Series 2005-A1, Plaintiff AGAINST

Nelson Medina, et al, Defendant

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 7, 2024 and entered on May 17, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on August 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM premises known as 17 Nadworny Lane, Stony Brook, NY 11790. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Suffolk, State of New York, SECTION: 247.00, BLOCK: 04.00, LOT: 009.003, District 0200. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,162,518.57 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 616581/2018.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the District and Suffolk County Auction Plan in effect at this time.

Elyse Nicole Grasso, Referee

FRENKEL LAMBERT

WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF CIM TRUST 2020-R6, Plaintiff, vs. KIMBERLY LIBBY, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 23, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on August 27, 2024 at 12:30 p.m., premises known as 28 Dressel Drive, 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 823.00, Block 04.00 and Lot 028.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $392,963.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #604247/2023. Referee does not accept cash, only bank or certified checks made payable to Michael T. Clancy, Esq., as referee. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Michael T. Clancy, Esq., Referee

Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 222277-1

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court County of Suffolk

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as Trustee for the benefit of the Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2019-4, Plaintiff AGAINST

Christine Nestor, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Patrick Nestor, Jr., et al, Defendant

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 4, 2024 and entered on June 6, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on August 28, 2024 at 9:30 AM premises

known as 47 Hunter Lane, Centereach, NY 11720.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Suffolk, State of New York, SECTION: 421.00, BLOCK: 04.00, LOT: 027.000; District 0200. Approximate amount of judgment is $312,599.62 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 607797/2023.

The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the District and Suffolk County Auction Plan in effect at this time.

Donna England, Referee

FRENKEL LAMBERT

WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP

53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. GUERLINE JEAN LOUIS-THERMITUS

A/K/A GUERLINE THERMITUS A/K/A G. JEAN LOUISTHERMITUS, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Discharging Senior Mortgage 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 September 9, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., premises known as 70 Margin Drive West, 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 974.60, Block 05.00 and Lot 004.000. Approximate amount of judgment is $294,170.92 plus interest and costs. Premises will be

sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #612814/2022. Cash will not be accepted. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Edward G. Heilig, Esq., Referee

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

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY. FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREDDIE MAC SEASONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST, SERIES 2019-2, Pltf. vs. RONALD KOCSI JR, et al, Defts. Index #205792/2022. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered June 27, 2024, I will sell at public auction at Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on September 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. premises k/a 464 Carnation Drive, Shirley, NY 11967 a/k/a District 0200, Section 615.00, Block 05.00, Lot 017.00. Approximate amount of judgment is $253,630.60 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. STEVEN LOSQUADRO, Referee. MARGOLIN, WEINREB & NIERER, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, Syosset, NY 11791. #101629

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION,

Plaintiff, Against

YEN LOPEZ A/K/A YEN

R. LOPEZ A/K/A YEN S. LOPEZ A/K/A YENNIFER

York 11763, And Described

YENNIFER S. LOPEZ, ET AL.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 12/12/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, on 9/10/2024 at 10:00AM, premises known as 42 Sterling Ave, Patchogue, New York 11772, 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, State Of New York.

District 0200 Section 951.00

Block 06.00 Lot 005.000

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $713,931.57 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 624041/2018

Daniel James Murphy, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 7/15/24 File Number: 272-0299ny SH

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF SUFFOLK

CMG MORTGAGE, INC.,

Plaintiff, Against

COREY LEMAY A/K/A

COREY M. LEMAY, ET AL,

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 10/23/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738, on 9/9/2024 at 11:00am, premises known as 30 Balsam Drive, Medford, New

LOPEZ A/K/A YENNIFER R. LOPEZ A/K/A

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 870.00 Block 03.00 Lot 030.002

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $318,054.88 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 604459/2015

Thomas Joseph Demayo, Esq., Referee.

MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 7/15/24 File Number: 15-311761 SH

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 20194, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff AGAINST BRUCE R. CADOVIUS, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 30, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on September 17, 2024 at 10:30AM, premises known as 10 Gillette Avenue, Patchogue, NY 11772. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Patchogue, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0204 Section 005.00 Block 01.00 Lot 029.000. Approximate amount of judgment $465,912.55 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #614001/2023. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the District and SUFFOLK County Auction Plan in effect at this time. Annette Eaderesto, Esq.,

LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES

Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 22001326 81779

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that acquisitions have been proposed and contracts prepared under the New Suffolk County ¼% Drinking Water Protection Program-Open SpacePayGo as follows:

SITE

Moriches-Riverhead Road

Corridor County Park

TAX MAP NOS.

0200-684.00-05.00-001.000

0200-684.00-05.00-004.000

0200-721.00-05.00-006.001

0200-721.00-05.00-007.000

0200-721.00-05.00-008.000

OWNER

Dorothy Lufker, as surviving tenant

Copies of the proposed contracts can be seen at the office of the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning, Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management, H. Lee Dennison Building, 2nd Floor, Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York. The undersigned will hold a final public hearing of these acquisitions, pursuant to Section 247 of the N.Y.S. General Municipal Law, at the Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management on the 22nd day of August, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., at which time all interested persons will be heard.

Michael Brown Acquisition Unit Supervisor

Dated: August 2, 2024 Hauppauge, N.Y.

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF SUFFOLK BROOKHAVEN.

NEWREZ LLC

D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING,

Plaintiff against JAY DEVERS A/K/A JAY D. DEVERS, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated June 14, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY on September 12, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in Blue Point, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, known and designated as District 0200 Section 979.20 Block 03.00 Lot 001.000.

*Referee does not accept cash only bank checks or certified checks payable to Michael T. Clancy as referee*.

Said premises known as 52 EATONDALE AVENUE, BLUE POINT, NY 11715

Approximate amount of lien $190,249.69 plus interest & costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 607584/2023.

MICHAEL T. CLANCY, ESQ., Referee DRUCKMAN LAW GROUP PLLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 242 Drexel Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590

For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280 2832. DLG# 39220

{* SOUTH SHO4*}

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NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Plaintiff, vs. THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF SUFFOLK COUNTY AS LIMITED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE FERLAND A/K/A MARIA J. FERLAND, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June

3, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738 on September 12, 2024 at 12:30 p.m., premises known as 10 Windsor Place, Shirley, NY 11967. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at St. George Manor near Mastic in the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk and State of New York, District 0200, Section 879.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 029.003. Approximate amount of judgment is $629,439.14 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #017774/2013. Referee does not accept cash, only bank or certified checks made payable to Michael Clancy, Esq., as referee. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale.

Michael Clancy, Esq., Referee

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

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NOTICE OF RESOLUTION ADOPTED SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Mastic Fire District, at a regular meeting thereof, held on August 5, 2024, duly adopted the following resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the provisions of the Town Law of the State of New York, that two (2) 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles be deemed surplus property and no longer necessary for any of the uses or purposes of the Mastic Fire District and further that each such vehicle is valued at more than $20,000.00 and less than $100,000.00, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is adopted subject to permissive

referendum as provided in the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Fire District shall, within ten working days of the adoption of this resolution, publish a notice within the official newspaper of the Fire District setting forth the date of the adoption of the resolution and an abstract of the resolution concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof and that the resolution was adopted subject to a permissive referendum.

Dated: August 5, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MASTIC FIRE DISTRICT By: RUDOLPH A. SUNDERMAN, JR. Fire District Secretary

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LEGAL NOTICE

TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE MASTIC FIRE DISTRICT:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the MASTIC FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 5th of August 2024, subject to a permissive referendum as provided for by Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law.

An extract of the resolution is as follows:

The MASTIC FIRE DISTRICT maintains a Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Fund for Equipment under Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law in which account there is sufficient funds to accomplish the purpose hereinafter set forth; namely, the purchase of 2 new Fire District First Response Vehicles and Equipment, and it is proposed to contract for such vehicle and equipment in order to maintain the high standards of performance of the MASTIC FIRE DEPARTMENT in the discharge of its duties in

preserving the lives and property of the residents of the community, and said purchase is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the MASTIC FIRE DISTRICT.

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

DATED: August 5th, 2024

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

MASTIC FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

ATTEST:

Rudolph A. Sunderman District Secretary

RESOLUTION

PURCHASE OF 2 (two) NEW FIRE DISTRICT FIRST RESPONSE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

WHEREAS, the MASTIC FIRE DISTRICT has, by appropriate Resolution established a certain Capital Reserve Fund designated as the Fund for Equipment established pursuant to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, in an account for deposit of said Equipment Reserve Fund in local banks; and

WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interests of the residents of the MASTIC FIRE DISTRICT to purchase 2 new fire district first response vehicles; and WHEREAS, the maximum cost for such purchase, including incidental fees is estimated to be One hundred Eighty Thousand ($180,000.00) Dollars.

IT IS RESOLVED, that pursuant to the laws and regulations applicable and in particular, Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, that said purchase be completed, and that the cost and expense for the purchase shall be expended from the Equipment Reserve Fund for 2 new fire district first response vehicles and Equipment upon authorization of the Board of Fire Commissioners, at the maximum estimated amount

of One Hundred Eighty Thousand ($180,000.00) Dollars, and THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law.

The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote and upon roll call the vote was as follows:

Chairman Rudy Sunderman ) Yes

Commissioner Mike Malone ) Yes

Commissioner Patrick Greene ) Yes

Commissioner Daniel Haase ) Yes

Commissioner Rudy Sunderman Jr. ) Yes The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.

DATED: Mastic, New York August 5th , 2024 L15999-8/14/2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Mark Baisch, Managing Member, Marbai Profit Sharing Plan Trust, 122 Prince Road, Rocky Point, NY 11778, has made application to the Brookhaven Town Board acting as the Planning Board for approval of a site plan for proposed construction of 74 senior apartments with recreational facilities, office/garage building and associated site improvements, involving variance(s). This proposal is known as Oak Run, located at N/E/C Middle Country Road (NYS Route 25) and Birchwood Park Drive, N/S Middle Country Road, approx. 2300’ W/O Middle Island Road, Middle Island, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York and described as follows:

NORTH: Now or Formerly BIRCHWOOD AT SPRING LAKE HOME OWNERS ASSOC INC; Eric Drive; Spring Lake Drive;

WEST: Now or Formerly BIRCHWOOD AT SPRING LAKE HOME OWNERS ASSOC INC; Birchwood Park Drive;

LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES • LEGAL NOTICES

SOUTH: Now or Formerly SRVG REALTY LLC; Middle Country Road (NYS Route 25);

EAST: Now or Formerly 601 MIDDLE COUNTRY ROAD REALTY GROUP INC; HSN BROADCASTING OF NJ INC %TELEFUTURA 500 FRANK BURR; Spring Lake Drive.

Notice is hereby given that the Brookhaven Town Board acting as the Planning Board will hold a public hearing in the Town Hall 2nd floor auditorium, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 3:00 P.M., when adjacent property owners and/or others interested in any way in the proposal may appear before the Board to be heard.

A more detailed diagram of the subject property shall be made available virtually at https://www. brookhavenny.gov/1159/ Meetings

At said public hearing, any persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard. Anyone interested in submitting written comments to the Board may also do so via email at emccallion@brookhavenny. gov.

DATED: July 25, 2024

Daniel J. Panico, Supervisor

L16000 - 8/14/2024, 8/21/2024, 8/28/2024 & 9/4/2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Brookhaven Town Board acting as the Planning Board on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in person, on the 2nd floor of Brookhaven Town Hall at One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, to consider the application of Kurt and Loni Berglin, 28 Briana Ct, East Moriches, NY to repeal Restrictive Covenants for property known as The Landings at Hart Cove Lot 19. Covenant relief being requested on the above-described premises is as follows:

The application and diagram of the subject property are on file in the Planning Division and may be examined during regular business hours. At the time of the public hearing all interested parties will be given the opportunity to speak.

Daniel J. Panico, Supervisor Dated: August 9, 2024

L16001-8/14/2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Brookhaven Town Board acting as the Planning Board on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in person, on the 2nd floor of Brookhaven Town Hall at One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, to consider the application of Richard Nicolich, 10 Sylvester Court, Rocky Point, NY to repeal Restrictive Covenants for property known as Rocky Point Heights Lot 13. Covenant relief being requested on the above-described premises is as follows:

An increase in clearing limit from 48% to 76%.

The application and diagram of the subject property are on file in the Planning Division and may be examined during regular business hours. At the time of the public hearing all interested parties will be given the opportunity to speak.

Daniel J. Panico, Supervisor Dated: August 9, 2024

L16002-8/14/2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Brookhaven Town Board acting as the Planning Board on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in person, on the 2nd floor of Brookhaven Town Hall at One Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York, to consider the application of Vincent Sweeney, 1 Easterly Court, Manorville,

A reduction in the front and rear buffers from 25’ to 0’, and a reduction in the north buffer from 25’ to 10’.

NY to repeal Restrictive Covenants for property known as Chapman Sites Lot 8. Covenant relief being requested on the abovedescribed premises is as follows:

An increase in clearing limit from 36% to 81%, and a reduction of the natural and undisturbed buffer from 50’ to 25’.

The application and diagram of the subject property are on file in the Planning Division and may be examined during regular business hours. At the time of the public hearing all interested parties will be given the opportunity to speak.

Daniel J. Panico, Supervisor Dated: August 9, 2024

L16003-8/14/2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

SOUTH SHORE PRESS

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SEC. 85-55 (B) OF THE BUILDING ZONE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WILL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW, HOLD THE FOLLOWING, AT ONE INDEPENDENCE HILL, FARMINGVILLE, N.Y.: 1. A WORKSESSION ON AUGUST 19, 2024 (BZA CONFERENCE ROOM –1ST FLOOR) AT 4:00 P.M., 2. A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024 (2ND FLOOR AUDITORIUM) COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M. (THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED OVER THE INTERNET AT https://brookhavenny. portal.civicclerk.com, TO CONSIDER THE MATTERS LISTED BELOW and 3. A WORKSESSION ON AUGUST 21, 2024, (PUBLIC DINING AREA 2ND FLOOR) COMMENCING AT THE END OF THE CALL OF EITHER THE 2:00 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR AND/

OR THE END OF THE CALL OF THE ENTIRE PUBLIC CALENDAR, AS TIME PERMITS TO DISCUSS THE DECISION CALENDAR

10. Kogel Brothers, LLC, 390 Middle Country Rd., Middle Island, NY. Location: East side Currans Rd., 5622.29' South of Whiskey Rd., Miller Place. Applicant requests division of a parcel into 4 plots, 1, 2, 3, & 4, requiring no variances for proposed one family dwelling on plot 1 (lot conforms). (0200 34700 0100 005000)

11. Kogel Brothers, LLC, 390 Middle Country Rd., Middle Island, NY. Location: East side Currans Rd., 5818.26' South of Whiskey Rd., Middle Island. Applicant requests lot frontage variance for proposed one family dwelling on plot 2.

12. Kogel Brothers, LLC, 390 Middle Country Rd., Middle Island, NY. Location: East side Currans Rd., 5839.22' South of Whiskey Rd., Middle Island. Applicant requests lot frontage variance for proposed one family dwelling on plot 3.

13. Kogel Brothers, LLC, 390 Middle Country Rd., Middle Island, NY. Location: East side Currans Rd., 5860.18' South of Whiskey Rd., Middle Island. Applicant requests no variances for proposed one family dwelling on plot 4 (lot conforms).

15. 24 Hamilton St. Inc, 285 Rt. 25A, Rocky Point, NY. Location: West side Randall Rd., 618.68' South of North Country Rd., Wading River. Applicant requests division of a parcel into 3 plots, 1, 2 & 3, requiring no variances for a proposed one family dwelling on plot 1. (0200 08300 0200 015000)

16. 24 Hamilton St. Inc, 285 Rt. 25A, Rocky Point, NY. Location: West side Randall Rd., 842.41' South of North Country Rd., Wading River. Applicant requests lot frontage variance for proposed one family dwelling on plot 2.

17. 24 Hamilton St. Inc, 285 Rt. 25A, Rocky Point, NY. Location: West side Randall Rd., 865.69' South of North Country Rd., Wading River. Applicant requests

lot frontage variance for proposed one family dwelling on plot 3.

18. LZ 21 LLC Unity Brother LLC, 70 Nursery Street, Locust Valley, NY. Location: Southeast corner Riverside Ave. & Market St., Mastic Beach. Applicant requests division of a parcel into 3 plots, 1, 2, & 3, requiring lot area, lot frontage (both streets), front yard setback from both streets and rear yard variances for proposed one family dwelling on plot 1. (0200 93900 0900 001000)

19. LZ 21 LLC Unity Brother LLC, 70 Nursery Street, Locust Valley, NY. Location: East side Market St., 107.39' South of Riverside Ave., Mastic Beach. Applicant requests lot area, lot frontage, front yard setback, rear yard and minimum and total side yard variances for proposed one family dwelling on plot 2.

20. LZ 21 LLC Unity Brother LLC, 70 Nursery Street, Locust Valley, NY. Location: East side Market St., 207.39' South of Riverside Ave., Mastic Beach. Applicant requests lot area, lot frontage, front yard setback, rear yard, and minimum and total side yard variances for proposed one family dwelling on plot 3.

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL COMMENCE AT 4 P.M.:

34. Frank & Melissa Ferrara, c/o Andrew Malguarnera, 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: East side Landing Rd (Miller Landing Rd.), 818.20' North of Pringle Rd., Miller Place. Applicant requests rear yard variance for existing deck. (0200 00900 0300 019000)

37. Kevin Uss, c/o Woodhull Expediting, 800 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Ste CL-101, Hauppauge, NY. Location: East side Campfire Lane, 546.16' South of Harwood Way, Coram. Applicant requests rear yard and side yard variances for existing shed. (0200 42700 0300 079000)

41. Pat Seccafico, 33 Old Neck Road South, Center Moriches, NY. Location: East side Old Neck Road South, 280' North of Rowley Ln., Center Moriches. Applicant requests minimum and total side yard variances for proposed attached garage. (0200 94200 0200 019000)

42. Amy Zauner, 37 Leicester Ave., Ronkonkoma, NY. Location: East side Leicester Ave. (not open), 375' South of Larch St., West side Duncan Ave., Ronkonkoma. Applicant requests lot area variance and lot frontage variance (both streets) for proposed one family dwelling. (0200 72500 0600 007000)

44. BCJNY, 3 Washington Ave., East Islip, NY. Location: North side Oak St., 52.59' West of Patchogue-Holbrook Rd., Ronkonkoma. Applicant requests division of a parcel into 2 plots, 1 & 2, requiring lot area and total side yard variances for existing one family dwelling on plot 1. (0200 68900 0600 084000 & 085000)

45. BCJNY, 3 Washington Ave., East Islip, NY. Location: Northwest corner Oak St. and PatchogueHolbrook Rd., Ronkonkoma. Applicant requests lot area, front yard setback from all streets, and rear yard variances for proposed one family dwelling on plot 2.

48. Rongrant Associates LLC, 255 Executive Dr., Suite 302, Plainview, NY. Location: Southeast corner Portion Rd. & Ronkonkoma Ave. (North side Division Ave. & West side Hawkins Rd.), Ronkonkoma. Applicant requests height variances for proposed additional tenant sign on existing pylon signs located on Hawkins Rd. & Portion Rd. both exceeding 12' high, 32 sq. ft. permitted (42' high, 252 sq. ft. respectively). (0200 68800 0300 015001 & 004003)

40. Brian & Gregory Sawicki, c/o Andrew Malguarnera 713 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY. Location: Northeast corner of Laurel Rd. and Brookhaven Dr., Rocky Point. Applicant requests rear yard variance for existing one story residence addition; side yard variance for proposed detached garage located in the required side yard. (0200 07400 0400 003000)

AMENDMENT: #5 & 6 of 4/24/24

5. Carmine & Doreen

Astore, 35 Dawn Dr., Shirley, NY. Location: Northeast corner Dawn Dr. and Westend Ave., Shirley. Applicant requests division of a parcel into 2 plots, 1 & 2, requiring lot area, lot frontage (Dawn Drive) and minimum side yard variances for existing one family dwelling on plot 1. (0200 78200 0200 016000)

6. Carmine & Doreen

Astore, 35 Dawn Dr., Shirley, NY. Location: North side Dawn Dr., 115' East of Westend Ave., Shirley. Applicant requests lot area, lot frontage and rear yard variance for proposed one family dwelling on plot 2.

CASES WILL BE HEARD AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.

HOWARD M. BERGSON

CHAIRMAN

L16004-8/14/2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Great Rock N.Y. Realty Inc., 1189 Montauk Highway, Mastic, NY 11950, has made application to the Brookhaven Town Board acting as the Planning Board for approval of a site plan for the construction of 3,200 s.f. accessory storage building for an existing countertop retail sale and design showroom. This proposal is known as Great Rock Realty Inc.1189 Montauk Highway@ Mastic, located on north side of Montauk Highway, 121’ west of Bonny Drive, Mastic, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York and described as follows:

NORTH: Hoover Court.

WEST: Now or Formerly; John Mahoney and Eric

Doulman.

SOUTH: Montauk Highway.

EAST: Now or Formerly 1191 Montauk Paul LLC.

Notice is hereby given that the Brookhaven Town Board acting as the Planning Board will hold a public hearing in the Town Hall 2nd floor auditorium, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 3:00 P.M., when adjacent property owners and/or others interested in any way in the proposal may appear before the Board to be heard.

A more detailed diagram of the subject property shall be made available virtually at https://www. brookhavenny.gov/1159/ Meetings

At said public hearing, any persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard. Anyone interested in submitting written comments to the Board may also do so via email at emccallion@brookhavenny gov.

DATED: August 8, 2024

Daniel J. Panico, Supervisor L16005-8/14/2024

MIDDLE ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special Election of the Middle Island Fire District in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, will be held at the Main Firehouse, located at 31 Arnold Drive, Middle Island, New York, on September 17, 2024, between the hours of 6:00 o'clock P.M. and 9:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose stated in the below proposition:

PROPOSITION

THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MIDDLE ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT, TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK, IN A RESOLUTION ADOPTED AUGUST 8, 2024, APPROVED AN AMENDMENT OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE DISTRICT AND ESTABLISHED FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OF THE MIDDLE ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT FOR WHICH A PARTICIPATING ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MAY EARN A SERVICE AWARD FROM 40 TO 50 YEARS, AND THEREFORE THE MAXIMUM PROJECTED ACCRUED MONTHLY SERVICE AWARD FROM $800 TO $1,000, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025.

THE CURRENT ANNUAL REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION FOR THE PROGRAM IS ABOUT $ 226,000, WHICH INCLUDES AN AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION FOR EACH PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER THAT EARNS SERVICE CREDIT OF APPROXIMATELY $ 4,500. THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE AMENDED PROGRAM WILL INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT. THE DISTRICT PAYS ADDITIONAL ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTMENT COSTS OF ABOUT $ 5,500. WHICH WILL NOT CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT.

Pursuant to subdivision 4 of Section 179 of the Town Law, every elector of the aforesaid Town who shall be a registered voter of such Town and who shall have resided in the Fire District for a period of thirty (30) days next preceding the Special Election which is the subject of this notice shall be qualified to vote upon such proposition.

Please note that only those persons who have registered with the County Board of Elections on or before the 23rd day before the Fire District election day shall be eligible to vote. For this Special Election, such registration must have taken place on or before August 25, 2024.

Please be advised that the Board of Elections of the Middle Island Fire District shall meet on September 10, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at the District Office Building, 195 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, New York, for the purpose of preparing the rolls of registered voters of the Fire District.

Dated: Middle Island, New York

August 8, 2024

By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Middle Island Fire District Chrissy Rosenfeld, District Secretary

L16006-8/14/2024

PUBLIC NOTICE

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS MIDDLE ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the MIDDLE ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT will have an Information Hearing on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the District Office Building of the Middle Island Fire District, 195 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, New York, to review and invite the public

comment on the upcoming referendum for voters to approve the Amendment to the LOSAP Plan.

Dated: Middle Island, New York

August 8, 2024

By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Middle Island Fire District Chrissy Rosenfeld, District Secretary

L16007-8/14/2024

LEGAL NOTICE

TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE MEDFORD FIRE DISTRICT:

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the MEDFORD FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York, on the 8th day of August 2024; subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal Law Section 6 (G).

An extract of the resolution is as follows: By resolution dated the 8th day of August, 2024, the Medford Fire District has approved a resolution subject to permissive referendum to withdraw up to $40,000 from its Equipment Reserve Fund #1 in order to purchase radio equipment, as part of a grant which provides the remainder of the funds. Petitions for a referendum must be submitted to the secretary of the Medford Fire District no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice.

This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless, in the meanwhile, a permissive referendum as provided by the General Municipal Law is required to be held.

Dated: August 8, 2024 BOARD OF FIRE

COMMISSIONERS

MEDFORD FIRE DISTRICT

TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

Attest: Kathleen Dugan District Secretary L16008-8/14/2024

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS HVAC Rooftop Unit Replacement

Notice is hereby given of a Request for Pricing for the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Medford Fire District.

The Medford Fire District is requesting pricing for the replacement HVAC Rooftop unit for Headquarters located at 171 Oregon Avenue, Medford NY 11763. Bid packages will be available for pick up on August 20, 2024 at 8:00 am. Bid packages can be picked up Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm at Headquarters located at 171 Oregon Avenue, Medford New York 11763; (631) 475-0413 x 6 or you can request through email at MedfordFD@optonline.net. Prevailing wage is required for this bid. Bids are due back by THURSDAY- September 12, 2024 at 12:00 pm. Bid opening will be ThursdaySeptember 12, 2024 at 6:45 pm.

By order of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Medford Fire District, Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York.

Date: August 12, 2024

Board of Fire Commissioners Medford Fire District Town of Brookhaven

Attested: Kathleen Dugan District Secretary

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THE BETTOR ANGLE TM

BY TOM BARTON

The Chicago White Sox just narrowly avoided making history by themselves last week. The Chi-Sox lost 21 games in a row, coming just one loss away from setting the American League record for most consecutive losses. They are still in the record books tied with the 1988 Baltimore Orioles for 21 in a row, but they avoided sole possession of that dubious record.

For sports bettors, it was a thing of beauty. In sports betting, we often talk about hot teams, and who will win games, but there is a small faction of smart bettors who just bet against bad teams, and this was the team to make them rich. Fading a team, as it's called, is just as impressive as finding that winning formula. The White

Sox presented sports bettors with 21 straight chances to capitalize on their failures.

At the final tally, if you had started with a $100 bet against Chicago and rolled the winnings over to re-bet against them every game during their 21 game streak, a bettor would have made $787,853. That is far-fetched to think someone would continue to roll over their winnings, but there are reports that bettors jumped on the White Sox after 10 games and turned hundreds into tens of thousands of dollars.

The good news for sports bettors is the run of futility is not over. The White Sox fired their manager and after the win promptly went on to lose immediately the next night. Chicago's schedule at

the end of the season includes having to face the Yankees, Mets, Rangers, all playoff teams as well as the first place Guardians. They also have to travel to face first place Houston and Baltimore, a streaking San Francisco, a trip to Fenway and a playoffbound San Diego.

They do get the benefit of taking on Detroit 7 times, the A's three times at home and the Angels for 6 games. That might not be enough to stop them from setting another all time mark. Chicago is on pace for 123 losses, they will certainly break the franchise record set in 1970 with 106 losses, but can they catch the all-time mark? In order to break the record of 121 losses set by the New York Mets, the White Sox will have to play

The Best of the Worst

worse than .330 the rest of the way. They have played .239 ball thus far. The Mets may be erased from the history books

The Kamala Bounce Makes Her the Favorite?

ByTomBarton

When a new political candidate comes onto a ticket, there is often what insiders will call a " bounce." That means the new name garners enthusiasm and support and they will "bounce" up the polls and show better numbers than previously thought. The same thing happens in sports betting. When a hot team makes a trade, draft pick, or especially a

coaching change, there is often a bounce. That bounce results in the bookmakers adjusting odds and knowing that the public will back the enthusiasm and bet the new hot team.

The bounce has been very prevalent in the recent presidential betting markets. Canadian and offshore sportsbooks did not shift the odds after Tim Walz was announced to be Kamala Harris's

running mate, but just days later, the Harris bounce has gotten some real steam. Harris is now in a virtual tie with Republican candidate Donald Trump for odds to win the presidency.

Harris can be had from anywhere from +100 odds, with Trump still being the slight favorite at -125 to Harris in a deadlock tie for first with Harris

at -105 and Trump at -105. As the election cycle moves on, most insiders believe that Harris will flip the vote sometime in the next week or two and take over as the favorite. If the flip happens after two weeks, this is no longer a "bounce" but a real threat to the Republicans.

There is one offshore market that has already adjusted Harris to

this season if this continues and it gives sports bettors more chances to back the best of the worst.

be a favorite in anticipation that this is no longer just a bounce but a market correction to the vice president. No one could have seen this coming after Trump stood up and raised his hand yelling, Fight, fight, fight, but the markets have spoken loudly here and believe that Harris has overtaken the momentum and now has a real chance to win the presidency.

Comsewogue Gets a Hall of Fame Treatment

ByTomBarton

This past week, the great

Rivera was on hand to meet the boys and he took some time to take pictures and talk with the team. Rivera even showed them how he used to throw his cutter, one of the best pitches in baseball history.

The baseball team finished the year 16-9 and opened the year with a perfect 8-0 record. They also won 5 of their last 6 games and were led by their pitching where multiple starters pitched

over the season.

partnered with the dealership and opened its doors in August of 2022. "I'm excited to bring my business to the Port

Credit: @Polymarket | X Presidential Map According To Polymarket

Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera invited the Comsewogue baseball team to come and visit the Mariano Rivera Honda dealership in Port Jefferson Station.

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Rivera

Jefferson Station community. As a native New Yorker, it means a lot to be able to get involved with the area and give back to the state I was raised in," said Owner Mariano Rivera.

Credit: Comsewogue High School | Facebook Mariano Rivera with the Comsewogue Baseball Team.

SPORTS Bayport-Blue Point Is Making a Difference

Help Is on the Way

ByTomBarton

The New York Yankees have regained their winning ways and now are back to eyeing a division title and, hopefully, a World Series championship. After the trade deadline, the Yankees have looked like a much better team, despite failing to fill a few holes, New York is back into the swing of things.

The good news for Yankee fans is things are about to get a whole lot better. The Bronx Bombers faithful were concerned that the Yanks didn't get another bat, a lefty arm in the pen and there are still pitching concerns. With that said, Brian Cashmen reverted back to his standard talking point of saying "just wait until guys get healthy." While pinstripe fans have heard that before, this season it rings true. Giancarlo Stanton returned healthy and he brings an immediate threat to the middle of the lineup. Jose Trivino also returned late last week giving New York another threat behind the plate, even if he will be more of a Wells backup after this return. The depth is starting to grow into a strength. Those additions are good news, but both were fully expected and understood by the fans and team. This team will add even more

ByTomBarton

The Bayport-Blue Point School District has been hosting ISF, Inc., this summer. The events are for the Inclusive Sports and Fitness for students in BayportBlue Point as well as areas that are outside the district.

ISF is a summer program that allows people with different abilities an alternative and safe environment to learn skills

in the coming weeks, and that could push them to the division and possibly to greater heights. New York will welcome back Jon Berti. Berti is a speed threat who was specifically chosen in the offseason to be that ultra utility man. He can take over at 3B if needed but also spell a defensive liability at 2B in Torres and even SS with Volpe having some foot issues. Anthony Rizzo will also

be returning and while the Ben Rice experiment was fun, there was still hope that Rizzo could come back to his pre-concussion self both at the plate and in the field.

We can also look to the farm system and anticipate Jasson Dominguez to be patrolling left field in short order. Dominguez seems to be the missing bat that Cashman needed to complete

Long Island Soccer Coach Arrested

ByTomBarton

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Long Island soccer coach, who stands accused of sending sexually explicit messages to a female teenager in April.

Kyle Justin Bradbury was taken in by the Second Precinct Crime Section officers after the victim’s mother called 911 on August 5th. The concerned parent reported that her 13-year-old daughter had been sent inappropriate messages from the soccer coach. Bradbury worked for Dix Hills Soccer Club, where he met

needed to encourage lifelong physical fitness. Much like the programs across Long Island that promote the United Leagues, the ISF program provides an engaging space for school-aged athletes four days a week for six weeks.

the victim and subsequently sent sexually explicit messages.

The 27-year-old Bradbury is originally from Long Beach. He was arrested and charged with Attempted Use of a Child in a Sexual Performance, Criminal Solicitation in the Third Degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Detectives want to hear from anyone with additional information, or if you believe you are a victim, to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.

Athletes are paired with peer mentors, who volunteer their time to participate in the event, and they have peers from middle school-aged students to high school and even occupational therapy graduate students. This year, the program will have around 170 volunteers.

this lineup and his addition makes everyone around him better. Dominguez is tearing up the minor leagues since his return and on the year is batting over .310, with a .870 OPS, to go along with 6 home runs and 5 steals in just over 100 plate appearances. Oswaldo Peraza has also started to show some real signs of improvement in AAA and he will give the Yankees even more flexibility when he returns to the majors. He has mashed 10 home runs and has 17 steals on the year.

The bullpen will get a boost and have a number of arms to choose from when they are fully healthy. The long awaited return of Scott Effross is on the horizon, while Ian Hamilton, and his 15 holds, JT Brubaker, and Nick Burdi could all return

Every day the athletes and mentors partake in fitness exercises, such as walking or running on the track, playing sports and doing yoga as well as social group activities, such as crafts. Many athletes move on to participate in organized sports after the program ends.

to the pen and give Aaron Boone plenty of options. The biggest need right now seems to be the rotation, where there are a few starters who have watched their ERA skyrocket and concerns are growing. Clarke Schmidt should alleviate some of those concerns upon his return, as he was having a banner season before going down with an injury. Schmidt looked like a staff ace while Cole was out with an injury and his 2.52 ERA and 1.14 WHIP would change this team's outlooks in a heartbeat.

All of these injury-riddled players won't be returning at the same time, but New York expects them to be major contributors and when you add that type of potential to this team, it's ok to dream big.

Longwood Gets the Gold

ByTomBarton

The Longwood school district has won some gold this summer.

Seventh grader Brianna Lechmanski and her brother, sixth grader, John, traveled to St. Louis, Missouri, to represent Team New York in a roller hockey event and they won the title. John has previously been

selected to the State Wars Hockey All-Star team while Brianna played in the Champion Impact league and MVP scored 4 points for Impact Blue in that game. Longwood's social media page is celebrating what students are doing over their summer break and the Lechmanskis are certainly making the most of their off time.

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Jasson Dominguez

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Inclusive Sports and Fitness Students

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ByTomBarton

The Junior Ducks Are All Smiles

The Long Island Ducks hosted the Junior Ducks camp this week at Fairfield Properties Ballpark. The camp allows children to participate on the field and play baseball with Ducks players and coaches selected from the staff.

St. Joseph's University's head baseball coach Tom Caputo leads the camp, and he explained that he hand selects every staff instructor, as they are all former players for the esteemed coach. Caputo said that the camp has been going strong now for 18 years, and it hosts children from

age 3 to age 12.

The campers work all week with their respective Little Leagues and then come on the field for the final day of instruction. North Shore Little League in Rocky Point was well represented, but the Leagues come from all over the island over the summer. Each child is paired up with kids of their age range as they are walked through practice stations, led by Caputo's former players. From fielding grounders properly, to speed drills and, of course, batting and pitching seminars, the camp is

set up to cater to everyone's skill set, while also highlighting the special attributes each athlete has.

Speaking with campers, they said they enjoyed the scrimmages the most, but the ability to interact with the coaches and Ducks players made the week for them. Speaking with Nick Heath and Al Alburquerque, you could get the sense that it meant as much to the players as it did to the kids. Heath said, it's nice to come out and interact with the kids and get involved. While we play there isn't much opportunity

to interact with the fans but this gives us this chance to listen to the kids and hear what they have to say." He went on to explain his favorite moments are when "they are sponges and you can be eye to eye level with them as a teacher and see when it connects."

Both Alburquerque and Heath were on the field making the older players do pushups and, they could barely get through them because of the laughter. You could see from the stands the fun that they were having, and you could hear the Ducks

Suffolk Hall of Fame Adds Classes at Miller Place

ByTomBarton

The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame and Miller Place High School are partnering together on a unique educational program that will teach students about local sports history. The program will include guest speakers, provide them with classroom experiences, researchbased projects, and access to Hall of Fame events. This is the second Hall of Fame educational program with public school integration in recent years. The Hall previously partnered with Port Jefferson High School in 2022-2023. Miller Place High School will offer several sections of sports history starting in the fall of 2024, and the Hall of Fame will help develop lessons, line up guest speakers, and work directly with faculty on content creation opportunities related to history, research, and media.

This partnership was developed through the Vaccaro brothers. Chris is the President of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame, and Bryan is a social studies teacher and multisport coach at Miller Place. Bryan developed the sports history class, which the administration approved. This partnership aims to inspire future historians, teachers, and sports business leaders while honoring local sports history.

“One of the core values of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame is education, and there is nothing more important than teaching the next generation

about the incredible people who came before us,” said Chris R. Vaccaro, President of the Hall.

“Hopefully, this partnership with Miller Place will create future historians, teachers, and sports business leaders. Our mission is to honor the past and inspire the future, and this educational partnership further underscores our importance and impact.”

“I’m excited to continue the longlasting legacy of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame and educate Miller Place students on how impactful our region is to the sports world,” said Bryan Vaccaro. “Two years ago, this class was a success in another district, and I’m looking forward to unveiling the rebrand at Miller Place High School. I want to continue to raise the bar and expectations in the classroom, and providing my students with this unique opportunity will motivate them to learn.”

Kevin Slavin, Principal of Miller Place High School, stated, “This is a tremendous opportunity for our students to be exposed to

the impact sports has had on our local history. We are thrilled that Mr. Vaccaro has developed this course and the connection to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame.”

The Suffolk Sports Hall of

players telling the campers "this is baseball it's fun, it's always supposed to be fun."

After the long day, campers lined up to get autographs from the players, manager Lew Ford and, of course, the Ducks mascot QuackerJack. Everyone left with a great experience, some newly learned baseball skills, autographs in their hands, but the most important thing each camper left with was a smile. That is exactly what the goal was.

Fame is a non-profit established in 1990 to honor outstanding people who have made substantial contributions to sports. There are more than 400 inductees in the Hall and has exhibits at Fairfield Properties Ballpark (home of the Long Island Ducks), the Town of Huntington Town hall, the Section XI offices in Farmingville, Long Island Sports and Rehabilitation in Holbrook, and Long Island MacArthur Airport.

Bellport Has Heavy Hearts

ByTomBarton

Former Bellport football coach

Sean Chavious has passed away.

The outpouring of emotions ran through Bellport for one of their most influential and beloved members of their athletic community. Chavious has seemingly always been a part of Bellport football. He was a three-year varsity player, highlighted by being a part of Bellport’s 1992 Long Island Class II championship team as a sophomore.

After playing college football, Chavious became a physical education teacher in Bellport at the elementary school and through the years wound up as an assistant coach on the Bellport varsity team.

Sean Chavious, just 47 years old, leaves behind his 7-year-old son, Decker, who could always be seen around the field helping dad on the sidelines. His father, Gregory, who was from Bellport, his sister, Therese, of Riverhead, his brother, Gregg, and his wife, Kerry, will miss him greatly.

The athletic community also have heavy hearts as Jamie Fabian, Bellport's varsity football head coach called Chavious a "good friend" and spoke about his love for his job, his kids, and Bellport football.

Chavious graduated from Bellport High School in 1995, but before he did, he put up some outstanding numbers. He rushed for 1,367 yards, the 16thmost in program history, and as a two-way player, also had 11.5

sacks, the 12th-most in program history. He was inducted into the Bellport High School Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

The Bellport Football program's social media page described him as "Our brother, coach, teammate, teacher, friend. Please keep Sean's family and especially his son in your prayers." There is a GoFundMe set up to help his family and son if you would like to contribute.

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Sean Chavious and Bellport Football

THE JUNIOR DUCKS ARE ALL

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